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VOL. 3.
PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1878.
NO. 2&
pal) u4 lew yrMa.
ill
"The Water Mill.
Listen to the water-mill
All the livclonr day
How the clicking of the wheel
Wear the hourt away.
.Languidly the aatumn wind
Stir the greenwood leave;
, From the field the reaper alng,
Binding up the tbcave;
And a nacmory o'er bit mind
A a spell Is cast;
The mill will never grind
W.th the water that U3asL
Take the lesson to yourself.
Loving heart and true;
Gulden years are Seeling by;
Youth Is passing, too.
Strive to make the most of life.
Lose so happy Oar;
Time will sever bring yoa back
Chances swept away;
LeaTe no tender word unsaid.
Lore while love shall last
The mill will never grind
With the water thai Is past.'
Work while yet the daylight shine,
Man' of thought and will;
Xever does the streamlet glide
Useless by the mlU;
Wait not till to-morrow's nn
B-atas upoa your wy,
Alt.that yoa can call your own
L3c In tt tolay.
Power, Intellect and health
May not always last
The tnUIraJuurf grind
With the water that U psst
I started at 3 a. u. aud arrived where the
train was before daybreak, and having
seen it under way, we went forward
with instructions for it to overtake ui at
Choice at night.
Leaving the road on which they were,
we took a cm-trail to the right ton!,
and passed a tract of rolling land, and
through myriads of dowers of the most
brilliant aud gaudy colors. It teemed
as if nature had made this tract her fa
rorile flower garden. Every hue, every
tint, every shade of color, was to be
found here. The poet has uttered the
!. ...... ... '
me ounr Lady or tee rsi aad the ,
Yonns Lady of the Present.
' t
The young lady of a hundred years
ago was Uught to embroider, t. sing and j
tu dance the minuet. She carried hrr-!
self upright, and sat habitually on thai
elge nf her chair, and netrr leaned back. I
Whether she was mode-it at heart or not, '
she assumed a modest demeanor. She
DlaiBg with theSilUB.
A remarkable event rcceatly took place
in Constantinople, causing a lively sea
sstloa in that capital. Mrs. Layard, the
wife of the British Ambassador, was ia
Tited, with her hatband, to diae with the
Sultan Abdul Ilamid at his palace.
To thou who do not kaow tbecli-
qiette of the Turkish court, this event
one,
Tke Craeltlfts of tke War.
Whenever a great war arises, and the
combat betwcea the opposing armies
thickens sad becomes more intense.
I charge of cruelty, outrage and atrocity
are almost Invariably made "V cacn com
More HxperimeaU With tke Electric
Light.
Notwithstanding the statements here
tofore made and broadlv disseminated to
the effect that the electric light, especial
ly oa toe J ablosaou pus, is too costly to
bataat agsiost the other. This was the ' come lnt practical and economical ntc,
ml In lue wu'noflmmU which have recent!- been
case ia our own civil war; am!
bet wees France and Piussia iu 13i0, short
exp-rlsrnt which have recently been
mad oo ouita a broad scale la Prance
looked down when eentlrmeo snoke to1 would not wrai a atra&tre one. The I ss it was, w bad Ules of cruelty anJ In- tm toeui!raJict this opinion. It ap-
hcr. and was shocked whoa ther Wiped wives of dlnlomatists often sit at other I humanity, many of which, at leat, are , pesr that experiment have btea made
under her bonnet, which was really some-' courts at the tables of sovereigns. I kaown to have been cr.jMated or j for forty consecutive day la the city of
thing to do in those days. She wore her I These are days whoa
royalty is social
fa
Letter from Mexico.
Editor Commercial Advocate: A
week has passed away very pleasantly in
this delightful city. I And Use same kind
aad unassuming hospitality tint 1 now
legia to look upon as one of the attri
butes of Mrxicaa character. There is a
coarteous deportment manifested by them
all to each otner, and also to the Strangtr
within their gite. 1 think one reason
first
ever
ua uiicreu inei.i -- , i ., - ,. . .. - : .
idea, "That fio era are the alphabet of . rt , lWrrt i,,, .- mit.r f idr
acgelf, whereby thy write on hills and f..M ci. ' , .rn A rr JL " i. .u.
plains mi stenou truths, if hts
true ooe. I thtuk the
wriung-rchool mutt have
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s uri.ira si, iircvswua .o uccoB.jmsuiUK 0rherAaatn IO h.r ,rtner: and whrn
uu, u..ra. cun-grapny. , ue wnoe cuar- id epapi ,he blushed, or
. .tf. . - h a her tmce behin 1 her fan. "Sensl
Scent la Cairo.
The traveler who da Ires to see the Mo
hsmmedaa at home can not do beitr
tbaa to sclc him ia Calm, aud be find is
the narrow, picturesque streets of the old
parts of tbs towa sceaes of Interest which
he may seek in vaiz elsewhere. Wbez.
he emerges into the mod ere quarters the
change is remarkable. Taougb all tbs
tyranny ot tb Turks has not sumced U
alter the indelible characteristics of th
plscr, aad though the wide sqitres, tfc
foanUios. the gardens, the arcades, th
watered roads, the roas of villas bare a
.J0,. fashion. She always spoke respcctfolly ; But Mr. Lavard Is the
JLii to her elders, and atia a corner Ull the not of myal dignity, who has
,Tr. i!g.. v gln admlicd her sought her honored with an invitation to si
,n !1 ?SRm , u0t- When she dinced she gave the tips with a Turkbh Sultaa; aad
to acconipluhing r i... v' i.. . ... ... . ...
been
changed, as we leave the low plains ol bi,jt coui a great charm in
thenerra calinta -warm ls-aad h y madam," to her
almost imperceptibly ascend the rimc I . ' , , ...
I w"'i.i . II Uttl 'll wuc M III uvi
ground which i the premonition of the
foothills of the Sierras. The Tegstation
becomes more dene, tbe cacti! are not
a numerous and the tres are larger.
The trail, owing to the rank under
growth, became more difficult to follow,
and we soon found ourselves trTinc to
force our way thrungh the brushes which
covered a low flat tract, almost a marshy
swamp. The mohture of the last shower
still formed into glUtenirg peart upon
the iolLi of the pendant branches un
der which we have to pass and which
dissolving in the sourness of our trials,
were transformed fiom pearls into rain
drops, that penetrated our garments, and
wholly false. : Ly as, by the railway authorities there,
Tha strae bitter conDlainl Iitve Lxea , mMrh mra (inln i&tl.raflorr. It Tu
csastaatlr reoeated almost from tlie foand that a tW eon al to about fort r I""' reach look, the people who crowd
begiaaingof the pirseat coalitt betwcea bir.e power was suacieat to keep g'-iog I eTCJ " ruognixre are a oaiuca xajtmag
iae uasuaas ana we tunc, i emote, twentr-ei?ht electric lamp, eaca ol J"uK:'MU,eJc8
w . ,.!.! I stoiiei have come to usof outrires corn-1 -! rir n-ht Html to 80 iras-l Here, a loajr stnazof CToauInz caatels.
... - ' . r , o -i , 7.1 i.- . ni: r u;.. t..
th. f . fr i Hiiiitvi om one hub u t liic Liniuiioui itmni -fin vnfiri vim rKr&ixniT ua in i "J mhhs. tu.cai
. - - . r-, .- j . . '
aad the Bssht Dazukf, ad oa the othr ! a m t siilctorv msaotr. Trie elrtt P ciover or toag ugaunt
by the aut lest savage Cusck. Indeed, ' 0f I0Ch iMaainatloa Is grand bejoad I ease lUere, nail a Uorea I
acta are said to have been c mmlttel, of Unvthinir else ever exoorieaeed ia the war K1 wosaaa squat idly ia the mulfils
which weaver heard a hint during the I of artificial iilomlaatioa. Tbe experi-lor 'd"J A browa-stiaaed Uy
other wars thathare been mentioned. menu hate been tried oa Los to 's srs- bot ao cloUung oa his toee.
N'ot onlv do we bear of villares burned t-n . mndirtMiion nf Wild .fe SlMaV 1 le" limb, or a Udy smothered Ia Tolam-
aad the vlllsgers, men, womrn and chil- This oUa is to scnJ aa electric current. draperies rules by oa a donkey, har
dren, driven foodlaa an 1 homeless out treoerated bv a Wilde raichiae. into aa I covered with a traasparent whita
speeches, or fa! a ted awv. which was KsUmlvk" where the Sultaa himelf re- into aa opra country or Into the moua- electro-masaetlc entriae called a dis- Tt b knees aearly as tdgft as fier
' r . . i . a . i - . " . i s. i a m i r i a . i w
unumouat to aa acciitnce. II mng J sides, and where the ceremonies aad de- "tas, ta the miasi oi uutncu wnera oai- inhutor. The reatral part being stroaitly cu,f' can vim amau wbci,
been brought to, she referred her sui or ! liberations of the court Uke place. I tie I raging; not only of fl -Ids laid waste, j magnetised by tbe current from a Wilda "hich creak horribly at every tara, roe
to papa, and wrote a confidential note to I Foreign ladies. Uke Lsdy Mary Wort- towns oesiroyca uy ruroiess uomosfu- machine, a numier ol etectro-msgaet p ireitKjin.
herdeanut frii-nJ. 1wm .in., hrr nut to i.rUt.m. f- i,. rttMt to I meat: of flasrs of trace fired upoa: these re Isflieoeed br iu raDid rotation, aad I os oi aoaKey boys ss la wut wc a
mention it, and coandtng the I act that , dine in the Heramlvk. with the ladies ol I are oorrora waica war wibji w
1 1 I . , .- .. . . ! . . . . .. a ... V lllli Inm.I ImI.
vmaouu awaticnevi aa lnierr. ia ucr t me aaitaa nousenoia; out Jars, myaru I
heart at their fir.t meeting, bat that '. is the Am who hi aar down to dinner Fr worse than these are the enorml
never wai she so surprised as whea Le in ih Mimlik. I ties which it Is much to be feared have
pr-poiel
she either made him a courtesr and
clined the honor with
many
d
polite
that she has done so marks a great
and sinking change la the customs aad
prrjjdice ofTuraisb royalty.
la the Sultaa palace there are two
septrate ssts of apartmsots. Oae Is
called the "Ucramlyk," aad here live the
'Saltan's many wives, apart from the
rest of the world. The other is the!
declaration of attachment,
was married she wpt, and
made bis
When sh
so did all the bridesmaid.
The girl of to-dsv is taught to play the
piano, aad to dance the glide, bae stare
trickled in diminutive streams down the I about her. and there I no occasion to
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peep under ner bonnet. At preseat she
chokes herself with scarfs aad standing
ruraei, sad sometimes msnsges to give
them anything but a modest effect. She
of this marked courtesy to each other is
becaase they have cot tbe time to do it.
A Mexican never rushts ahead eicept be I we resumed our long-time hibit of gen
wrinkled ravines of oar bodies. The
rays of the sun burned aad t c rched u ;
the thorns ol the cactii pierced and
scratched us; the swsyicg limbs beat
and scourged us, until ia the plenitude
of our wrath and anger we sought solace
in tbe ttitcraacc of many epithets plenti
fully inter persed with decided anathe
mas. At least an hour was passed in this
exciting reertatioa, when finding that
the trail was, Jordsx-like, "a hard road
to travel,' and at the same moment
emerging upon the road we were seeking.
It has aot beea many years Iadeed,Nrkeaed evsa the tragedy of .-aria Bui
aiace the sultans were la tae Eai.it ot I '"'tui. ncmiuwiwin
la each of these an ladccUoa carreat is
generated. Tbee Indoetloa carreat are
powerful eaod'jb Us feed these electric
lamp. Acta ally the aavchiae fcis 28
i. Loatoapiaa eses
fare, myriads of half-clothed cai hires:
play lazily la the gutter, turbased Arab
smoke Iuog pipes aad converse eaergtti
eally at tho Craer, asd every now aad
ihea a fair of runaiag foots ea, ia while
jl- i limni Ivitna nlaa isaa a retfwlalor
Ie which works by tbe dilatatioa of a silver 1 wide short trowsers, shat to
..vt ik.T. rn .ii...i.t. T.- I tones of tha ruthless massaero ot nd i wliich .lttii.tioa works a IerM- avs-Ciear me way iot a carnage ia wmcs, B-
used to sit at dinner quite aioaa aad j , womea aad chlldrao; of joanggtrii UCj( brlaging ths earboa ehsctrles ia!o j bod half drawa bliads, scase fiaa bdjof
apart from the rest of the world. Xot hot dowa without waraiag, of iaaoceat coatact. The Frtach Xonhera Rulwsy I the Tice-regsi harem uke the air. Sh
evea their sons or brothers were allowed bbrs tooedoa byo3ets,oI m llherscom-t his ordered several msgaeta-electnc ma-1 accoapaaieu pexaxpa oj a iuue boj is
to sit at the same table. The Saltan pelled to witness ths murder ol tnriricbiae to light their freight statioas at I "ropeaa ore, aas oya sversvets oc
was regarded as too exalted a persoasge children, oi uther torceu w stand Help- th termini of ths road. Tae co.t rrcscawHaaw
to brrak bread with aay other mortal. I by aad see their lamillea sscnOcni to these lamps his not been fully worked jcoainus s-xaagesy wxia xne veiisa aare
Fieallv. the Isinerial nrinccs were ad-lo passion ana mry oi savage toiciicrs; . out vet. It rcQUtrcs mora U ana
makes aa secret of despising old people, , mitted to this privilege; aad at last the I f aambers of people dnvea into barn farther cspcrimrnts to amve at a definite
asdata partr gMS about buating up : Sultan Abdul Asix went so far as to ia- d there burned alive; of suSriog J result In this respect. Bat a careful
ner beaux. Waea she dsnces. she tell I vite to dinner hi creat minister of stste. I wouaicd men, tortured sal matiiaUd as ' :a lr nf the s'atistics already faralshed
: pashas aad beis of tbe highest 'le 00 Dtue neia; 01 nw o: ; tevl to tbe be
aad the pasha
is oa hurreback, and then his horse Iran-' tie speaking, and plodded cheerfully
sacts the rushing for him as the Ameri-! Jong. It is a relief, under the pressure
cas are so prone to do. What time has j of such vexations, to give voice to posi-
a named Americas got to be courteous ? tive epithets, and to utter some naughty
in a crowded tharougblarel la bis ea- ( words.
grrsess to get along, he is regardless of 1 S xm after entering cpon the right road
whose corns he treads upon, or who bel and here let me state that most of the
jBccmoIesby his streauous exertion to f roads in this part of Mexico are merely
pass taroaga we tnroag.
All this rush
aad harry is aaknown to the Mexican;
he has bo conception ol such a waste
of muscular force; but wrapped in hi
quietude be parses calmly and eaily
aloaf , greetiag kiadly all be may meet,
asd partiag with tbeuiual friendly bless
iagofuAaio4r God be with you T It
is the atteatioB given to these minor mat
ters of geatleaess and kiadliness that
trails which have been used for centuries
I witnessed a spirited contest beta-een
a dog aad a half-score of buzx irds, for the
ownership and consumption of some car
rion by the side of the trail. Dg had
both tbe best and the worst of it. lie
held possession and realized all the an
noyance. Bozzarda to tbe right of him,
buzzards to tbe left of him, buzzards tie-
fore him, and buzzards behind him, and
her partner to hold her tighter and not
to let her fall, and sbs ts rouged too
highly ta blush. Whea she ha aa offer.
sbo laughs, refeses tt twice, and accept
it the third time, saving: "Don't tell
aay one we're engaged yet, especiallv ps
and ma; ani having flirted to the end of
her tether, teils all about it herself to all
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was dead in love tbe first day they met, 1 was almost literally pushes lata the i
but she could hardly make up her miad ncrial reception room. The Sultaa did
bctweea him aad that btadsome KeJ i not deiea to notice him. but cob versed
Joaes, until Aed s father failed. ben I with him through
oe is marneu sne wnispers 10 nr oriues-1 or interpreter.
maids to ice i( ner train is tl ,'hr, and 1 -has the dog d
thinks to herself, as her wed ling ris; I I negative ansacr, tha Salua said, thea
supped on, bow jelou pour ed Jones ; let the dog be fed, aad the ambassador
rank.
Less tbaa a aeatury ago. a' I foreigners
were considered as dogs by the Sal
tans." An English ambassador oace
entered the preseBre of the Saltan Sellm,
early la this ceatery, to prepare nt
credentials, lie was obliged to wear a
shabby cloik, lined with cattkia, aad
prisoners of war taken out morning after
morning and shot down by platoon of
soldiers, ia defiance not only of hora salty,
bat of everr rule and custom of war.
We may believe that maay of thes: re-
pott are highly colored, and many of
them nave existed oaly ia the nested im
agiasuoa of the combatants; vet
belief that light caa bt fsr-
aished ia Fraacc at ahoct 40 per cat.of
ths c hi of gat.
Ab Eaperor's Geaereiity.
opposite.
A still greater coa trait is cSered by tha
appearaace of the woatra who stand by
as the carriage passes, whose babies are
carried astride oa tbe shoulder, or some
time la the basket, so carefally bwlaacea
epos the bead. Tae bakets hardly difr
from those depicted oa tha walls of tha
aadeat tomb, aad probably ths baby.
eatirely naked ad its eyea full of black
cjesLts mccn lice wast 11 aacesiurs were
Ia the days of the Pharaohs. Ia the older
Emperor Joseph IL, of Austria, hated
(.. ' eerrsi'inious -rccrotions as cordiallT as nairtm nf itw b9 iho u-r.r r kvW
they have la some in. tan cm taken placa ! Emperar IXca Pedro II. of Brazil doe. I the uae, only that there is not so msck
Is too well proved to admit of a doaWt t " er tnem T1 to travel i$-. I room for observing them; aad the traT-
Vof is It mtlhU t . ncn'm thai Uith I beiag known a Coast Falkeasteia, aad I eler who stoca to look about him U
. .-.Ji.i. j l.:th,T.W.T,;ifrnf.WVinr,ltTMaretvrrcoztizriatiiIpcror exaept I roarblv iostled bv Hindbad. the eoner.
n,t. 5.KT ..Vlaad barbarhm. There U as moch proof ! aea h- cho to rereal hiaiielf. Many wit feu heavy bale of carpets, cr the
liaedr Oa receivjs- a I agalait oae bj against the other. loteretiag anecdotes a told of hiaa I cxd of Alsdaia, wilh his baa Vet of cop-
Tna truth is that neither tbe tlasttais jmuaijm, uusj " " 1 per samps, or iae waier-carnex, cuaxiag
is. St. K.D sa -V. T. US3tr
rea-Drinking- In Morocco.
To the reauiue lover of tea evea the
slightest addition of cream aad sugar is
objectionable. lie lore it for it deli
was hustled cut again.
A great chaage has lacked come over
the Turkish court, wbea the ssutaa
sit down socially at his owa taWe with
aa English lady, who has aot evea a title ferocity still break out ia the Turk aad
attached to her name. It shows that Cireassiaa. The Tartar blood or tha Co.
aacx aaa ibc jsuscoviie suit oosis, ia coo
evea
evisce iae xaaaxe gooanes oi uie nearx. sometimes buzzards would swoop down
Xoristhis line of conduct confined to . from above him. Like the trading la
the street; it shows itself in tbe social jdian, be might have said: "Yon bczzard
circle, ia "their homes and their neighbor- J me all." Did be turn his attention to
ly iatercoarse, aad in it manifestation, I the repast in front of him, the buzzards
they place before us an example w hich ! would do the same, and jt dtizea of unfair
we might follow with decided improve-1 bills would be presented to his bill of
. .4.1.. .n-k TV .1 1 .. . 1. 1 .1. .1
cate flavor and, like the Chinese and Jap-1 new and more fntelligcat ideas are belag
anese, drinks it without aay "trim-j adopted. It ladicate that the Saltan,
mings." i taught by calamity and example. Is dis
. . . . ., , .... i . . . . . .
matters. If a gaett in a Mexican family
should by chance express hi approba
tion of aay particular article that pleaded
him, the reply of the host or hostess
would very likely be: I am gratified to
xd that yoa admire it; please allow me
g preheat it to yoa. But it would be
peeled that tbe same degree of courtesy
would compel tbe guest to decline accept
isg the proffered gift. There are two an
ecdatea cob Bee ted with this peculiarity of
expressioa that I venture to narrate here,
to illas-trate it. A Strang er to this idiom
ef the ceaatry, whea expressing hi ad
mirarioB of tbe hyuse, at which be was
Tkitisg, was told by the owner: I will
be proud if yoa will allow me to present
it to yos, astosithed tbe owaer afore-'
said, the .sex t day, by sending a crowd ol '
masoB aad carpenters to make a mate
rial change ia tbe architecture of the
bsiidiag. Asd whea a gentleman who
had ridden out with the lady of his host.
in her taxations carriage, expressed his
would snap at bis choicest morsels. Did
he attempt to mouth a delicate fragment.
numerous indelicate mouths would at
tempt a similar performance. Worried,
teased, perplexed and harassed, he bit
this way and that way; barked, whined,
plunged and cashed, but all to no avail.
lie bad a luscious feast almost within his
reach, and from his aggravated position
be could not partake of it. Tbe power
ful aroma to effectually pervaded the sur
rounding atmosphere that I was fain to
ride onward, and leave the field to be de
cided by a fair fight; and, looking back
from time to time, I could see that the
belligerent powers still retained their
primal status, and tbe strife bad not been
decided
Our road was a very attractive one, oa
account of the marvellous diversity of
foliage; so new to me, so strangely dlser-
eat lrom aay thing I bad yet seen: and
the whole prolusely decorated with
gorgeous flowers. The flowering vines
In Morocco tbe method of tea -drinking
it pecaliAr. A traveler thus describe it :
Tbe tea is washed before it Is Infused.
and a great quantity of sagsr is put iato
the tea-riot. It is, in fact, a syrup, and
it might be supposed that people so par
in TnrVr tbe wcrld aotSL aad
new aad more intelligent ideas are being lth savage aad remore!e.s heat.
11 seems certain mat toe wursi cruel
ties which have been committed have
nor the Turk are saffirientlv civjlired to i this way, cr walking ia unguis
. . a a a a x a i
tv Irtnu.1 Vi tn vir with tHo I UWKO bis rayiwi.
Id t Tiolarina nf hn m.nitr thr A ' Ojco, pissiagdowa the streets of Vt-
stractioa aad sacrifice .4 the laa.ceat aad i caa be saw a yoaog girl wi-Ji a handle
deieaseleas. The old AsUtic an I Koslem aader her arm, seeming y piaagwi ia tae
led her tocoaSJa is him that she was
the daughter of a deceassd o taker, aad
his braxea cups with aa immense skiav
slcag aroaad his stoopiag shoulder.
posed to pat away some old Oriental no
tions that hare loag ruled la hi palace,
aad to adopt the more enlightened aad
. i r ? I : t ,
reasooooie cusuhbs oi uuhuu x. jiuj.
If a Sultaa caa dine socially with aa
English lady there i some hope that he
bees those which the Bulgarians and
Wealed Bb Trwert .
A Freach Journal tells how a Paris
banker fell a victim to his sharp basi-
ness naoizs, waica lorosa uai uvaa ks-
remaining ciotbe as a last res sores.
"Yoa ought, replied Joseph, to have
the Tcrks have visited upoa esch other. pe0611 ,J Emperor.
jects sorely a red, asd the waat of which
has brought maay a disaster epos pre
ceding buluas aad upoa himself, as well
as upon the mass ot tbe population.
Rare Girls.
ticclar about flavors a are the Moors may adopt other aad more importast re-
would find such excessive sweetness ob- i forms, such as hit long-oppressed sab-
jectionable. let, what is more extraor
dinary still, they endeavor, apparently,
to supprets the delicate tea-flavor altogether.
There it a regular coarse ot tea, im
pregnated with different flavors, which
are all more or less disagreeable to the
aovice. Tbe order cf these may vary;
but from tbe numerous opportunities we
bad of judging, Uie following seemed the i
rule in tbe "best circle.
First there was a round of plain green
tea with no addition bat sugar. Milk or
cream was sorer used. Then came a sec
ond course, in which
fused, a horrible com
infusion of tea with worm
You eg ladles who make themselves
independent by hoaest aad Boisoless
means are not so coaan bat thy
are worth mentioning aad Brauiag.
It wilt be a small drop of costolalioa
to the thoataads of Inaest hoaseaire
who look upoa servant girls as saisiaees,
j to learn that there are foar workiag
hose plans
pabucmeauoa
th:s
As soob at a Russian army hat occupied
Balgsriaa district, the satires have
rises remorselessly upoa their Turkish
neighbors, asd have carried fire and mas
i acre Iato their households. Whea the
Turks have regained the district, they
have retaliated oa the Bulgarians with
equal ferocity.
Thus the present coaSict exhibits to
at the horrors of war In all lh;ir gbaitli-
Bess aad intensity. It shows how utterly
savage the iastiacts of taca are wbea un
restrained by tbe iafiueaces of civilixa
tioa. Fevti's Cs-sapaaiV.
DaBgcrecs Bedfellow.
that ber mother aad berseii were redaced I ol jic priadpre that coaidexce be
to such peaury at to part with their few j confidence.
At Itoyat, where he west to tan tae
waters, be. met aa abseat-miaded philoso
pher, who works out intricate problems
while teariar off tbe bsctoas ea his
waistcoat, asd stand against a wall.
stanng Iato Tacaacy, aad Ieatisg by
staadera aader the impressioa that he is
not oaly blind hut mad.
While the banker wat readiag a aews-
Sbe told him thlt had already beea
d tae, but without success, aot coacealiag
tbe opinion of Ills rMajesty's waat of
gecerosi'T.
Yoa have beea deceived, he replied.
suppressing his emotloa. "I will myself
report your case to the Emperor. I kaow I paper la the casiao, the philoaopaer flxed
him too well to fear
assistance,
The girl sow broke forth iato expres
sions of thanks, which Joseph aastilv
Interrupted, saying. "Allow me to lead
you twelve ducat for ysar preteat se
cern lies.
In a day or two Joseph dupatcsed a
I messeager. bidding ber aad her mother
be will refuse yos I his eye upoa his aetghbor's white dack
troasersad begaa fdge&ag the tnasaasd
with tbe ead of tbe slip of wood gener
ally fasteaed to the newspapers a au
paolic reading room.
The result was that the iakstaad.
.enTwaslTlto learn that there are foar
SSTllSi le dtyofDeU.it, who
irm woo.1, not quite I Jfd d are " P8"1
mrti, 2 - JiT-Oaeoftbem, the oldest, eama
a
so objectionable. Fourth, one flavored . "8 m , . I Z
with lemon verbena. Fiflh, one MMwaUlSnm"JJ.
dtron. Sixth, and more rarely, as being
an expensive luxury and intended a a
great compliment, tea with a little am-
bergnt scraped into it, aad which could
be seea floating like grease oa the sur
face. Of this tbe flavor, if peculiar, wat
not disagreeable. Esch course of tea
meanwhile, was eaten.
admiraUea of the span ot blooded steeds ; bad grown up bt tbe top of tbe highest
aad the vehicle la which he was riding, trees, aad with their brillisat-hued bios
was answered by tbe request of his accept- , soma bad decked them ia holiday attire.
aace of the same, aad. seat a note to theiTbece vises covered with a thick rsatting
wa ii ft t . I w "Pa
laay taesexiaay, w in prolusion oj oi joiiage every oun oy me trail sine; uke whHc T wlrm with a
manes lor Her iioenu gut, ana as oruer tney ciamoered upoa we swieiy coi- lo(d imackitJg Boiie of u.. nothi,
wm Haliwaf Kv 4 f4is fkoarsir Isa carii. i timnsP rsi sad Iaf hswl it in t.l an rt 11 I .
a WTsvUVtTa maa kt t-rxsx v - UBtuai Sx4vtasa ssasa av aaa sirs,MM
lv was not more chsCTieed at the expla-j attire: they swung from, tree to tree iu
nation which earned, than she was astoa- j graceful, many tinted festoons, and
ished at the purport ef bis Bote and the I crossed our trail far above oar heads,
accompaayiag order. Whea tbe matter ' forming such triumphal arches as sever
yet graced tbe prgrei ol a conqueror.
Laaguage fails to portray tbe exquisite
loveliness of the omnipresent bbquet;
it was toa ethereal lor earth, too gaudy
for heaven. Ia its fasdnating beauty it
carried me atay from the realities of life.
was fally aaderstood, they stood upoa
this common ground she grinned, aad !
he was chagriaed.
The Mexkass have a hygienic proverb
that "Fruit is gold ia the morning, silver
at soon aad lead at night.' I was told
by eld residents here sot to eat fruit ex
cept early ia the day; aad acting upon
lh'M advice I had a large baketful of
oranges brought iato our rooms from the
orchard early every morning. ,My as
tonishment caa be considered similar to
that of the two would-be acceptors of tbe
gifts above allaoed to, whea upoa desir
ieg to pay for the rest of the rooms we
Abtice to Farm era Bors,
m?Bd toj farmers aad tbdr boys
plain words, crammed with bard
of ex-Senator Chandler, who knows
about political life:
MIf I bad a boy to-day, I woild rather
The f attlesaake Is very susceptible to
the cold, a fact which oltea makes him
as sawekeme compaaioa to those camp-
lag out ob the plains. For he will at
Bight crawl iato a teat aa 1 seek a com
f citable place la the bedding or horse-hlaaket.
Aa officer Is command of aa exploring
sh wi fotlnKAj mfti-r a time bv a expedition camped oat one sight oa the
-.n.i . Wn! 1 fLwrttt tsui dor-1 Naeces river. Texts. Having slept for
Inw the laat threa tmti tae foar Bare I maay aigau wiiawas uaasgioK aa u,
beld places la families Is the same aeigh- he determiaed to sleep as a gentleman.
lVirhisiTsll I aU i sa a ntaaaV9Cl4 m HlKUfaunw
rh Mb Hin utb moMT frun Ue fell Micep ud wu ptru&iir awik
M 1 " f BTS J I . . a
the first. They have made every eff.rt to eued by a cold seasatioa ujwb nis oaca.
please the families eaplojiag them, aad Thtakiag, la his semt uaconscioas con
have conseiuently beea paid extra wage, ditioa, it was raia, he moved his potitioo
rr... rmrtii nerrkud br tk ku I aad agaia slept. A second aad a third
been for comfort and long wear, iastead time he was awakened by a cold seat
... t. . f . ho. t!.. Krh bu eaa sew. tton. Ua Ue third roasiag, be saw
V f S3 g kJL 1 p 9 m
4t ttrtl m r Ir.i i f aaa aVas RassLsas rara
these
sense.
p8lsed to the very ead ot tae tabic, aaax
for a second in the bslasce, asd thes, Tsap-
aliaf over, emcticd its contents over the
repair to the palace. Whea the voaarisauwy white docks of the cspect!ag
girl saw the Erapetor she falated from baaker. The banker jumped up, aad.
fear aad emotion. Ua iter recovery, Jo-1 sbakiag the almost cscoasciocs pMleso
seph said, on delivering to her a pcVsion I aher by the shoalder. showed him tha
'equal to the appoint a -at of her father, J damage he had doe,aad Insisted that
rl en treat yoa and ynur mother to par-1 the paatalooas mast be paid for.
dou las delar wbtch nss oeea tae caasel TMpIulcMaser swnl tsat he woeiti
of yocr embarrassmeat. Yoa are ess I sead the money to the banker roots la
viaced, I trust, it was tavoluatary oa my I ls thsa as hoar. The baaker, saipect-
fitrt ; aad should aay oseis fataie speak j tajt; the shabby little mas wasted ss avoid
11 of mr, I eXjject yoa to he my ailru-1 paymeat, deasasded thirty frastas thes
cate. I aad there.
Tha tahllosoDher asked for a reed at.
aad paid the moaey. Taes, tsralmg ts
the bysttatkrs, he said,
-.Now, gentlemen, yos are witnesses
ail
patch, dam. put up fratt,make preserves, thst the bom was sttiaiag. aad was woa
feok any dish, tack dowa a carpet, pat I deriag where tbe raia could come from,
up a stove, harness a aerse, maxe seri m ww,u.ai. ""-Ji
own clothes, aad trim her ewa bat. If awake were fiUiag itself agalast
Each one has a bask account, aad for a1 tpiK.
t.lsrj hint a thn Imt riiir.m rei -n 1 nffl
but opened to gate of paradise for me to ; .u- i.B,. vke rnnr hnni-i nlis.,nt
eater iu and find a resting place. J7i-1 s,vP .h.m io ttrmctlve that ronr sons
swx, ia S. F. Commercial AdtoeaU. daughters will love their home bet-
I tr Ihm inr Atliir tiltm ha fin. I'd rlh
VThisperisor for Bachelors. Nose j k-u.v. th biBf nf r.min-,
but tbe married mm has a borne in hisl ,,ie ,t., TOIir a.,ti a. that it
-ii i nsu a o.y to-o.y, i woiia rainer - ' aJ eb- With a yell, he ipraag to hla feet,
put him on an eighty acre lot that had .jjJJ rushed from the test, bunUag out the
"f"r.fPJs?W,"n" I. ow almo,t accom- whole freat A large "rattled fell from
old age; none ha friend then but he; u ffi0lt hthfol aad profitable occu
aoae bat fee lives ano iresweas m nis patios in which they can engage. Build
green old sge, amid the affection oil ' i BnMM ..a iiar 1n..i ta.n.m.nti.
had occupied, I foand a bill amounting ''5 children. j Don't get aa old cracked cook-stove, but
to aftees dollars lor uie or&ages coa-i ';'c WIt put in a good range. In fact, btve every
sumed dsriag the week, at the rate of a bachelor; there Is no one is whose eyes nTealence that you can, so that your
half real six aad a quarter cents each. bj can see bimscir reflected, and from w;,ca Md daoghter will dee in it a p eas-
t 1...1..3 .v... fdinni r s-nnM 1 whose not hecaB receive the UBbuI- . .r .l.-I.l. . 1. I
bay them at tbdr lead valuation, and ; laR iBrance of care and love, ho, the thil ws yoa cia briag.Bp your soas and
A Lwxa Bcsi5S3. Not loagslaca a
geallemaa trsvelti oy rail tram a
neirhbonncitr to zmsSos BarcHeo a
class of soda at a refrehmeat stand la a that I have paid for Use troasers, asd I
way statioa aad gave the atteadaat a trart job will sspsoct my reoable re
quarter. The latter appareatly purposely quest that the article of dress that I have
delayed making Change, aad Uu cat-1 prcaea may se at ssce ince w mj
tosser was obliifed to harrT os hoard the! asesiosr
tnls with a tWlW of kvavlwip haa A Uach ras aroaad the room aa tha
cheated, aad coaseguesUr "oar ifteea I Acidemias advasccd towards the ftaaa
v r .
cents, lie coaeeal rated bss wiu aa the
idea of gettiag evea with the refresh-
meat Tender, aad at last devised a p!aa
which succeeded admirably, as will he
sees. At the next stop pig place he
ntshed to the wiadow of the telegrspa
n. i i V. iu. I the folds or hi shirt wttais al tha tear, t
rberr Vi and putcaaTId at whea it was fcuad aad killed. The of- J ZlrVs fery
northern Srt of the city, 4xlW la aVin a t rec It w" m "Jlows:
size. They thes contracted with a hits teagala sleep Is camp In a aigltt-) 'HTu r. . wtr.fl rt .
builder for a cottage, whiefa was ready
for occupancy cmly two or three days
azo,
The eldest sister then gtva up her sits
ation and moved in. Tbe faraitare was
bought here aad there, where cash would
secure a bargain, aad Is good, if Bet
showy. Maay little thiags were coatrib
uted by friend i, aad the little home Is
as neat as a pia.
1 lie eldest sister will sew become a
Ik'""
every
where
cier, aad demanded the property he had
acq aired. Tbe wearer of the ducks prom
ised to ue liver u wiiai as soar, sas ue
philosopher would sot trait him.
The baaker was Bsaily compel let to
retire to a private room, Uke oC the
trousers, path theaa oet to Me parchaser.
aad remala ia seclusies loraa hv whin
his servant was dtspasched to hia ksiciscs
ts eteh aaether pair. The banker it ao wat
I kaews at the besrse as uS-CUe,n'
Dsrcbase them ia the evening. Talk of
Yankee tricks 1 why, the most dull and
stapid Mexican could go all around the
most 'cate Yankee, and aot thiak he had
made even a slight eMoitJ
HariBg obtained males aad aa ample
stock of provisions, we started oar trains,
toward the close of tho day, with lastrue
tioas to tbe muleteers to proceed to a
ranch about a lesgae from town and
camp there fur the night, aad await our
c imiBg in tbe early morals g. We west
to the restaurant, obtained our supper,
aad were leaving there, wbes we learned
that the traits was upon an other road from
that which 1 iastracted 4be muleteer to
take. B. mouated his mule aad rede
after them,,and found them camping at
another place en another road, oar direc
tions baring bees misunderstood. We
old bachelor may be tolerated for bis
mosey; he may eat and drink asd revel
as such d'i; and he may sickea and die
in a hotel or a garret, with plenty of ii... i. iw.
attcnilaace about him. like so many cor-L:.i i.-i,i. r7...t;
'icpfortlipir tirer? but whvrel
daughters on tbe farm; but wbea you
make the borne repulsive, yoa drive ttiern
iato clerkships aad other menial poi-
UodY
moraatstjraificg for their prey; but where
are the moistened eye, and gentle hand,
and loving lips that ought to receive his
last farewell! He will never kaow what
it is to be loved, and to lire aad die
amid a loving circle. He will tro from
the world ignorant of the delights of tbe
domestic fireside, aad oa the records of
humanity his life is noted a blank.
At a recent fashioaible wedding ia
Chicago the bride wat presented wits a
boaqset ef three hradred flowers, each
fijwer ef a different virkty, aad tbe
present ef a friend.
Zcxo. tbe philosopher, meeting with a
young man who had aa aausaally exalted
opiBion of himself, and. wat always too
reany to uiurn conversation anu give an
opinion, said to him, "Uncollect, young
msa, thst nature Ins gives us two ears,
but only oue mouth, to inform us that we
should be more ready to bear thsn to
peak.
Chicago Timet headlines are better
reading than dime Bovels. bat do sot
possess the elcgaace of dictioa which
eharae'erizes the table of election retard.
almert as theagh ear better thoughts
asd sympathies were charms la virtue or
which the soul Is enabled to bold some
I 1 ..J l.t-nru With.
If'.i! IT Wfk t the spirits ofJ those they loved Is life.
L wi'i? .mJAl'.'f Alaaihow often aad howloag may those
tbe week. She will keep heate, aad be i. wmtrhinr-
- wtAi sawaw a. svassrarra nuiai bsunsih n
t . , V j . a
It Is as exquisite asd beautiful thlse was a chaaee he repealed this message. wUtoat breeches.
iaear aatare that when the heart I Upon reach! ag Boit m, hariBg tha Jkf-I .
touched &Bd seftesed by some tranquil " vcaged himself five times, h glided ewtl A StxboucI Minaett. Many
haBBlaess. er aSectlosate feeliar. the I of tlie depot aad off ab-mt hi basiaess, I would recoil from titestselvcs. If they
memory of the dead comes over It most Jwith a quiet smile of salkfactles irradiat-1 eoald see what shrivelled wheat, what
powerfully aad Irresistibly. It would I isg his placid features that wat refresh-1 musty cars, what blighted grapes w sat
lr w iwa asus. as sot use aotia water I Bttter Mums, woum ue vtetaett raj
i . . . . .. - . ...
maa, that atgbt alter Matting up be I rear if aature were sot better, w iw er-
. . . I?.,. . . . 1 I . . . 1 T , .
itrew wb a uuw smtaace aeeet oa use bt- i ur. taas user are is taesr iinsn re
leal ci dtary a wiiws: "Kxaessat
of telfgraphy, f 1.25; extra profit ea soda.
13 seats; oat, f LIB. JSU Ainrtucr.
a mother to make a some for tae rest.
All owa a share, aad if sick aea come
to one of the three still acting as ser
ranis, she has a place to go te aad seme
one to care lor ser.
Each Sabbath day they will gather
there to feel that it is a heme, aad ta
visit
for the spell which is to often forgotten.
O the authority of the London L-i
it Is stated: "A mas is a certain neigh-
horbood ha I three daagBier. n tsSiag
for a sea he made a sokma vow that if
with aad advise each ether, aad the sext was a girl he weald never speak
I . a a a alillH m K-..
i.it.r. rr.i-, r.ii,.- ...i srmtlte her. The next cHtia proved to te
m vn - sms va stmsnwi - - ----- " e a a
the wide ocean, will be epeaed aad read sea, as Be wsea. oat, curiously eaoaga.
- m a . bMa eaweasauai asBbS&Aar ua aaasi istbb mi
again aad agaia thraagB lean si eye, m i' n uj t7 '"""'
1 M tktf. Tnar Albu I S It I USSPI M miltl'SH 1W Ills
laadt-IWr Fru Frtt$7 sim. He always talked freely with his
s.n.-r sa DM Mnist-aia. wemes. BUl attef we ueaiR ins lataer, WBea
..d oku.irtroBira weeklr the pah- he talked readily with ertryeae. llawa
IkaHlhiafBreeklys. j aalled 'Dumb KlI. "
tvoss.
Oh, Vf a miser cosld oaly see what a
poor, gnarled, pi ached crab-aspla tree
he would tara late if hi spirit shecid
Amwa.rtaiTED lookiwr hdar. with a K XZCm
issaMcerchief tied ever hi eye, a straw " ff m.k.7TvC.- "S
hat daagllag is shreds abeatU ear, the rJLt jf
buekle to I - . T 1. r i. . i . -1 1 1 r l . .
i i . r 1.1. . i:. ru
jseck hi, lacerated kpyeriag thresh
his disj seated -saautooa, oae arm la a ?J? mW u
sliagaad a heavy stick sap pert lag H JS .wVftLiLi! skT!
. .1.1:. !!..- u..v. l pressaw ww sw iwrec a i
rFVrWvaaLd Tto Ntteasymhelkmlrreref hilf.
bear about the exptesies, bat this wreck j '
ef hHmaaUy, taraiag hts gashed asdl A Raeoctr nw thst Is commaaieatedls
bleed ia: faee apes the crowd, s&a it t m leager witMs tky power; tar tnta
. . ... . i. .. t. i . .. un...it. I. i . ... i "i
tremaiuos oui aepetui mmb. uctwc-i uetosae ww m ptayustagws aua
us tu dita't aaa CM VSS waat SS UHV I wha wtusld hA mm in -I lJ "
a aamber eae team ef graca male, tub- j Ulaly earrled eat must takei
Bia', de ywi laey uhist. jkmm-s. ' piH,-eMsi.