Lincoln County Leader.
J. F. STEWART, Publisher.
TOLEDO OREGON
CURIOUS CHINESS CUSTOMS.
A Bride' Salutation to Her Husband Elect
and. Hit Response.
A Chinese paper describes some a rang
ing marriage customs. In a small
mountain village between Eaga and
Etchu tbe bride conies to tbe bride
groom's gate and bawls ont to him,
"Hello, brotberl I've come."
To which the other replies, "Glad
you've come."
The bride then appeals to him,
"You'll never forsake me?"
And the bridegroom answers her,
"We'll earn our living together."
With these assurances the bride comes
into the house, followed by a long pro
cession of well wishers, old and young.
Cheap, muddy sake is distributed to
them, and they commence dancing and
are not content until the floor gives way,
when they clap their hands, crying,
"How uuBpidouo!" and tuke their
leave.
At Euiita, in Echizen, the betrothal
takes place when the parties are 8 or 9.
The boy's parents and a deputation,
numbering from five to fifteen, proceed
to the girl's family, who, anticipating
their coming, spread mats before the
bouses and await them. After the usual
salutation tbe deputation present as a
betrothal present pieces of hand woven
cloth for cushions and at the same time
praises the girl's family, who return
the compliment with interest. Here
the ceremony ends, and the deputation
take their departure.
When tho boy is 15 or thereabouts,
bo goes to stay with his betrotbed's
family and works like a menial at tlin
bouse for a year, after which he is sent
borne in fine apparel. Soon after the
girl comes to her lovor's house, accom
panied with rustic music and songs,
Tho Hoi and bustlo are as great as on
tho festival day of tbe tutelary god.
When tbo girl comes to the house,
cushions made ol the cloth given by her
parents are piled one upon another for
her to sit upon. On theso cushions the
thrice repented exchange of the triple
wine cups, tho most important core
mony at a wedding, takes place
Htrlnglng Pictures.
Tbo one thing that is unforgivable in
picture bunging is to string tliein along
the walls in a line. Their loneliness is
pitiuble. Next to that crime is tho one
of arranging exactly symmetrical
groups, suggestive of nothing so much
as a lesson in geometry. Group pic
tures, group tlioiu gracefully, but don't,
when ono has succeeded in making a
graceful bunch on one sido of the fire
place, reproduco it exactly on tbo other
Dido.
According to ono who speaks with
the emphasis of authority, delicately
framed water colora ure the only proper
things for tho drawing room, maguin
cent oils for tho library and hall, and
etchings mid engruvings for the dining
room. Meantime those who do as tl.'y
pleuso will continuo to hang their etch
ings, water colors anil oils oxuetly whore
they will gain most pleasure from them
taking cure only not to place side by
side ridiculously inharmonious things,
.Tho smaller the picture, or the mora
full of detail, tho nearer the level of
tho eye it should hang. Hoinotimcs two
parallel wires are brought straight up
to separate, hooks on the piutnro mold
ing, but generally tho old fushioned an'
gle of wire is mudo. Gold and silver
wires are generally used, but it is suid
that small steel and iron chains are to
bo used this winter for bunging durk
framed engravings and etchings. Home
of tho daintier pictures, instead of bo
ing hung from the moldings, havo wires
stretched tightly across the back and
nsirnnght invisibly on small screws.
.Now lork Journal.
A Servant'! Instructions
The following rnies of conduct for
servants ure suid to be found iu a Liv
ttrpool household :
Servants who have the good fortune
to resido in my house miiHt co-opuratu
with the following rules:
They must be up punctually at 0,
Have all meals punctually to time,
Must be clean uud tidy iu their per
ions, und at their work must not be
spoken to.
Must not speak at the doors to any
of tho tradespeople.
Must not sing.
Must not wear heavy boots.
Must close doors quietly.
Must stand meekly while being re
proved.
Must not answer back.
Must bo obliging and cheerful.
Must be willing to stay in any 8uu
day or day ont when required, and when
asked to do anything to do it quickly
and well and show no impatience or ill
temper, as Mr. bates that.
Must put np with fault finding and
complaining whenever Mr. wishes
to fuult Uud or complain.
Mr. ' likes io le called at
Takes tea at 80 paHt 7, towel at 90 to 8
and breakfast at 8 prompt, and will not
wait a minute, and no nonsense.
By order, Mr. ,
London Million,
Fact anil Fiction
Burglars recently broke into a jowel
y store In row lork and stole among
other things a gold snuffbox that once
belonged to Queen Isnliellit of Hpaiu,
Tho newspapers seriously announced
that the suoiriiox was given to Cjiiccu
Isabella by King Ferdinand In 1403
The longer we live the more we unlearn
We imagined that tobacco had some
thing to do with snuff, and, as school
boys were taught, that tobacco was not
known iu Europe till many years after
Ferdinand presented this snuffbox to
his queen. Jewelers' Circular.
A Pleasant Position.
Garzaui What made you lend Bilker
dollar? iou 11 never get it back.
Ilurduppe No, bnt it ptits ma In
position I've beeu trying for years to
occupy.
"What's that?"
"I'm somebody's creditor nowl" i
Boston Traveller.
The New York Observer suggests that
clergymen really on v lit not to writs so il
legibly a to provoke tb compositors to
oommil the alu of profanity.
Tlit rnlmsris, mentioned In ths second
book of Kings, was an Assyrian military
tills, equivalent to brigadier general.
POINTER3 ON THE GRIP.
A BeacrtptloD of the Disease by One Wise
. Has Suffered.
Ever bad the grip? I will give you a
few pointers. You will imagine yon
have a bad cold, and yon can wear it
out, but you need not try it. Tbe grip
bas fastened his fangs onto you and will
not let go. You bave got to give np, go
borne and go to bed. In a short time
you will realize Beecber's dream of bell.
Yoa will think your bead bas been re
moved and an old beehive with the
empty comb left in its place. Your
mouth will taste like a pail of sauer
kraut. You bave the grip.
Tbe doctor comes, looks yoa over,
puts his thermometer in your mouth,
finds your temperature 101 degrees in
the shade, your pulse going at tbe rate
of two miles and three laps to tbe sec
ond. He orders yon to stay in bed and
gives yoa medicine that is so strong and
sour that simply setting tbe bottle on
tbe clock shelf stopped tbe clock. He
will tell your wife that she may give
you warm drinks and try to get you
to sweat and take bis leave. Now, all
wives are futnily doctors by right of
their position in the house, and as yoa
bave gone to sleep, delirious and ex
hausted, she begins her treatment by
putting a.belladonna plaster across your
lungs, a flaxseed poultice on one side
and a mustard poultice on the other,
a hot flatiron and a jug of hot water to
your feet, and a sack of boiled corn in
the ear, piping hot, to your back. You
sleep and dream of being away to tbe
far north in search of tho north pole or
out in the center of some beautiful
sheet of water, like Lake Suporior or
tbe lawn tennis skating rink, helpless
and alone, with the ice breaking all
around you and you slowly sinking.
You finally awake, burned, blistered and
baked. Tbe doctor calls, finds your
temperature about 80 degrees at tbe
north side of tho house and your pulse
normal, not needing a pacemaker. He
pronounces you better, convalescing;
orders beef tea, chicken soup, gruel
and toast as a diet. Yon tnke the bin;
rocking chair exhausted, tired, dis
couraged and ugly; you feel like lick
ing your wifo, kicking the dog and
breaking np the furniture, but yon
won't do anything but sit there day
after day weuk, helpless and tired.
Winona (Minn.) Herald.
Making llllllard Cushions.
The making of billiard cushions Is an
important industry, but is carried on
by two or throe firms alone, and while
the story of tho difficulty which has
been overcome in preventing the bull
from sinking into tho rubber and thus
destroying tho anglo desired to be taken
is an interesting one it has been told
bofore and will not bo repeated now.
In tbo early days of tbo industry the
manufacturer employed valve rubbor
and obtained a much better price for it
when it was worked up into the cush
ion. Then tho cushion maker set his wits
to work to get the valve rubber cheap
ly, but iu those days it wus strongly
bold, and none was ul lowed to pass to
that industry unless it paid the en
hanced royulty. Finally the combina
tion was broken by a firm in Pittsburg
ordering tho valvo rubber ostensibly for
ordinury use, but shipping it back to
Now York for tho intended purpose.
So skillfully and patiently was this
done that a greut quantity was accumu
lated, and the valve lubber man threw
up the spnngo. Now billiard cushions
are made of molded rubber, an evolu
tion which came along later. Hard
ware. La Fontaine's Opinion of Himself.
"La Fontaine," suid ono of tho most
brilliant critics and wits of the famous
fable writer's time, "is such a fool thut
ho does not know he has more genius
than TICsop or Phu?drus."
In truth, ho was a severe critio of his
own work. Ilo attended the first presen
tation of his "Astreo, " and sat near
some Indies who did not know him. At
some of the important passages he ex
cluimed: "That is wretched! Tbut is
absurd I"
When they protested thut it was
good, and that it was by ths great La
Fontaine, he rejoined:
"That makes no difference. The
piece is bad. i know tnat La Fontaine
you are speaking of. He's a stupid fel
low. He's myself."
Then ho went out, entered a cafe and
went to sleep In a corner. Some of his
trionds found him there and inquired
why ho wasn't listening to "Astree."
"Oh," said tho author, rousing him
self and stilling a yawn, "I just camo
away. The tirst part displeased mo
greatly. No one agreed with what I suid
about it. but I didn't cure to henr more.
I admire the patience of tho Parisians. "
-Youth's Companion.
Gambling.
A considerable proportion of failure
in business and 00 per cent of the do
falcations and theft and ruin of youth
among people who are employed in
places of trust are due directly to gam
tiling. I have seen in my vast employ
mont so much misery from the bend of
the family neglecting its support, and
squandeiing his earnings in the lottery
r the policy shop, and promising young
men led astray iu a small way, and final
ly becoming fugitives or landing In
the criminal dock, that I have come to
believe that the community which 11
censes and tolerates public gambling
cannot have prosperity in business, re
llglou in its churches or morality among
its people Chuuncey liepew.
Coyote and Kegl.
W. fj. Plunimer of Prinevllle one
witnessed an exciting fight between
eaglo and a coyote. The eagle bad
canght a rabbit, and tbe coyote under
took to take it sway from him. The
eaglo defended bis prey manfully for
some time, but tho coyote wus too much
for him and dually got away with ths
rabbit, but not until after the eaglo bed
clawed several hand fuls of hair out of
bio back and left biui somewhat dinflg-
rcd. Portland Orcgoniun.
Tbe prisons of Mmucco Hie the worst
In the world. No euro or attention
whatever is given to the prisoners.
They are left dependent on their triouds
for food, and if they have no friends
the government provides only bit of
bread or handful of grain daily to
keep theiu alive.
A man was arraigned In a Loudon
court for creating a nuisance by play
ing a bagpipe. The court ruled that
ths bagpipe is a musical instrument,
and be went scot free. Whether or not
tbe decision Is musical on Is Question?
SAMOAN TROUBLE.
The Rebels Continue to Defy
the Government.
THE JAPANESE RAILROADS.
The Rothschilds Have Diamond Stocks
Among Their Securities An Alleged
Promise by Carlisle.
London. Senator Teller's proposed
high tariff on diamonds is causing a sen
sation here, where the Rothschilds have
recently bonded four and a half millions
sterling (nearly $20,000,000) of bonds for
tbe bouth American Diamond Trust,
Besides these bonds the Rothschilds are
known to be very largely interested in
tbe stocks of the Diamond Trust. The
proposeu nign larin would produce a
great fall in the value of the immense
stock of unsold diamonds on hand and
greatly reduce the dividends to holders
of the trust's stocks, which for years
past bas been 25 per cent. A cable re
ceived by the officials of the trust from
Premier Rhodes of Cape Colony, it is
stated, declares that Secretary Carlisle
promised last March that the Senate
would modify the duty put on diamonds
when the Wilson bill passed the House.
Teller's amendment increasing the duty
to 30 per cent is regarded as a blow
aimed by tbe leader of the American
free-silver men at the Rothschilds, the
leading bankers in Eurone. who have
done so much to maintain the simile
gold monetary standard. The Colorado
Henator and ex-Speaker Reed have con
sidered various forniB of discriminating
duties against those countries which op-
pone an international agreement lor Iree
use oi silver.
THOUlil.K IN SAMOA.
Slight Skirmishes llotween the Rebels
and the Government.
Auckland, N. Z. Advices from Samoa
dated June 14 reached here recently.
Tbe British warship Curacoa and the
German warship Buzzard visited the
locality of the rebel camps recently, and
noli lied them that, if ten chiefs and fifty
guns were surrendered, no attack would
he made upon them by the government
forces, anu the rebels were also informed
that, if they resolved to reject this Dron-
osition and fight, they were at liberty to
I il..: 1 i l ,
nuve tuuir nouieii unu ciiuuren on uoara
the Curacoa and Buzzard. After some
deliberation the rebels sent ten chiefs
and fifty worthless guns aboard the war
ships. After the departure of the war
ships tho rebels reoccupied the forts, and
openly deneu tne government torces,
I'ho Sunday following the rebels lired
upon the village where (Jhiet Malietoa
was supposed to be attending divine
services, and advanced upon the village
itsen. j ne reneis, However, were re'
pulsed by the government force with
slight loss on both sides. It was evi
dently tbo intention of the rebels to at
tempt to kill Chief Malietoa. but be was
absent at the tuno. When these dis
patches left Samoa skirmishes were tak
ing place between tho rebels and the
government forces, but there bad been
no severe lighting.
ClIAItOKi CONKHOIKl).
Storthing Adopts the Report Agalns
Norwegian Officers.
Chkihtiania. The Storthing has con
eluded tho debato upon the report of the
committee appointed to examine into
tho conduct of several high military and
civil oflicers, who, it was charged, bad
at the height of the conflict between the
Crown and Lilieral party, which resulted
in the impeachment of the Conservative
uaoinet, acted in a manner prejudicial
to the safety of Swedun and Norway.
The House adopted tho report by a vote
of (12 to (III. In sulmtnnee the report pays
at the time of the difference between the
Crown and Liberals the officers in tiueS'
tion deliberately ruined 30,000 ritles and
got the guns at Cbristiunia ready for
service. In addition they had the war
ships at Norton, the chief naval station
of the kingdom, cleared for action.
Japnliose Hallways.
Yokohama. As several bills for the
construction of railways have been
passed through the Diet during the pres
ent session, the government has submit
ted estimates for the construction of the
lines from lluchio il to Nagoya and from
Shinonoi to Shiwojiri, to be incorporated
iu the supplementary budget for the
present financial year. It is propose!
commence the construction of these lines
this year. The total cost is estimated at
30,718,241 yen, but this will be spread
over eleven years. The appropriation
for the present tlnanciul vear is 2,800,000
yen, which it is proposed to raise bv h
suing railway bonds in accordance with
article 4 of the railway construction law-
Laying a t'oruer-8tone.
Bkiii.in, The foundation Btone of the
new Protestant Cathedral, which is
replace tho old Pom Church, was lui
with imposing ceremonies by Kmperor
William. Tbe Empress and tlie imperial
ciiiiurcu, logetner witu otner royal per
souages, the licrman and Prussian Mm
intern and a number of civil officers at
tended tho ceremonies. All the Prot
enfant clergy of Berlin were present,
The Kmperor, who was followed bv manv
prominent personages, thrice tapped the
louuiiiuion stone, at me same time say
ing a lew words, Iho service consist?
chielly of the singing of psalms.
An Irruption Feared.
Yokohama. Native papers report that
Mount Atuma in Fukushima Prefecture
showed signs of activity on the 2Ulh lilt.
a loud rumbling being heard from the
mountain during the night, while on the
following morning a coatimi of ashes
was found on the fields in the neighhor-
nood and on the sides ol the other mount
ains of tho range, Issaikyo and Kofuji
For (Hailstone's Heat,
KpixiifKoii. The Liberals of Midlo
thian have selected Sir Thomas Pavid
liilwon-Carmichael, Baronet, candidal
or me rem in i ariiamcni wiileli lias
mm held by liludstoiie since April, 1880,
unu who nas oiiiy consented to retain
until tho next election.
To Seek Separation,
Rome. Princess Colonna, daughter of
Mrs. J. . Mackay, has enten.nl an ae
tlon for a separation from her husband
Tbe case will tie tried at Naples, where
i no rrincess will ppear in person.
Civil Marriage Hill Passed.
Bcda-Pkktii. The House of Magnat
after a long discussion passed the civil
marriage bill by a majority of four. The
announcement was received with loud
cheers.
THE PORTLAND MARKET.
WHEAT The local wheat market is
dull, and export quotations are nominal
at 7 c per cental for Valley and 75c per
cental for Walla Walla.
PLOCB, FEED, ETC. '
Fiooa Portland. 12J! Klm. S2.K.V
Cascadia, $2.65; Dayton, 2.55; Walla
Walla, 2.90; Snowfiake, 2.65; Corval
lis, $2.60: Pendleton. 2.50: Graham.
2.40; superfine, $2.25 per barrel.
v. ii in 13, ooc per uiiHiiei , grov,
3C; rolled, in bags, $5.766.00; in
barrels, $0.006.25; in cases, $3.75.
MiLUBTorra Bran, $15(?17; shorts,
$16(818; ground barley, $20.00; chop
feed, $1510 per ton ; whole feed barley,
$17 per ton; middlings, $2328 per ton;
chicken wheat, 65c$1.00 per cental.
may uooa, $iul2 per ton.
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Butter Oregon fancy creamery. 16(3
17sc; fancy dairy, 1416c; fair to good,
ll(g!l2)4c; common, 7(gl0c per pound.
Cheese Young America,13)14c;
Oregon, HJgl2c; Swiss, imported, 30
(ff.szc; domestic, loftflHc per pound.
Hjaaa uregon, i je per dozen.
Poomry Chickens, old. $3.00(33.50
per dozen; young. $1.50(33.00: voung
ducks, $3.004.50 per dozen; geese,$6.00
Cjs.uu per dozen; turkeys, live, 8(8 10c
per pound; dressed, 10(1 12c.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
Vegetables Cabbage, IWc per lb;
potatoes, 70c per Back: new potatoes.
DoC per pound; new onions, $1.25 per
saeK; uregon lettuce, 12'iwloc', cauli
flower, $2.16 per crate. $1.00 per dozen:
parsley, 40c per dozen ; string beans, 7c
per pound ; asparagus, bUCgooc per dozen ;
rhubarb, lk2c per pound: peas, 3! (3
0c per pound; cucumbers, $1.50 per box;
laiiiorma tomatoes, sz.OU per Zd-pound
crate.
Fruits California fancy lemons, $3.25
(83.50; common, $2.003.00; Sicily,$8.00
(a 0.25 per box ; Mediterranean Sweets,
$3.O03.26 ; St. Michael, $3.253.50 per
box; bananas, $1.76(2.50 per bunch;
Honolulu, $1.762.50; California navel
oranges (Washington), $3.754.00 per
box; seedlings, $2.252.75; Oregon
strawberries, bj'c per pound ; cherries,
ti690c per 10-pound crate for black, i)0c
$1.10 lor Royal Ann ; gooseberries, 3
4c per pound; apricots, $r.00rftl.25 per
10-pound box ; new cooking apples, 75c
per 25-pound box; peach plums, $1.25
1.40 per box; peaches, $l.6U(gl.7o per
box.
CANNED GOODS.
Canned Goodb Table fruits, assorted.
$1.752.00; peaches, $1.752.00; Bart
lett pears, $1.752.00; plums, $1.37
1.50; strawberries, $2.252.45; cherries,
$2.252.40; blackberries, $1.862.00;
laspberries, $2.40; pineapples. $2.25(3
2.80; apricots, $1.65. Pie fruits,
assorted, $1.20; peaches, $1.25; plums,
$1.001.20; blackberries, $1.251.40per
dozen. . Pie fruits, gallons, assorted,
$3.153.60; peaches, $3.604.00; apri
cots, $3.50(44.00; plums, $2.753.00;
blackberries, $4.254.60.
Vegetables Tomatoes. $1.10 per
dozen; gallons, $3.003.25; asparagus,
$2.25((i2.75 per dozen; string beans,
$1.001.10; sugar peas, $1.001.10;
corn, western, $1.0O1.25; Eastern,
$1.2f1.70.
Meats Corned beef. Is, $1.50; 2s,
$2.25; chipped, $2.40: lunch tongue. Is.
$3.50; 2s, $6.757.00; deviled ham, $1.50
(tz:to per dozen; roast beef, Is, $1.60;
2s, $2.26.
Fish Sardines, s, 75c$2.25; s,
$2.1504.50; lobsters, $2.303.50; sal
mon, tin 1-lb tolls, $1.251.60; flats.
$1.76 ; 2-lbs, 2.262.50; -barrel, $5.50.
STAPLE GROCERIES.
Dried Fruits 18U3 pack, Petite
prunes, (38c; silver. 10012c: Italian.
MtfllOn Murman IKOn nl.,.B HIH-.
uvv, " ........ uu , siiuiD, UUlUVj
evaporated apples, 810c; evaporated
apricots, 16Jloc; peaches, 12l4c;
pears, twiic per pound.
CorraE Costa Rica, 23c; Rio,2223c;
Salvador, 22c; Mocha. 2628cj Ar
buckle's, Columbia and Lion, 100-pottnd
cases, $2j.m.
Sugar D, 4c; Golden C, 4TjTc; extra
C, 6fi c ; confectioners' A, 6,'i.c ; dry gran-
iiIaLmI. Ji'p piilm. rriinliful Ami nnor.
dered, ti'jo per pound; Ho per pound
discount on all grades for prompt cash;
mapie sugar, lotgioe per pound.
Beans Small white, No, 1, 8c; No.
2, 3t'c; large white. 3't,c: pea beans,
3'ac; butter, 8,'Jcj bayou, S'c; Lima,
;tc per pound.
Rice Island, $4.75(36.00 per sack.
Salt Liverpool, 200s, $15.50; 100s,
$16.00; 60s, $16.50; stock. $8.5009.50.
Syrup Eastern, in barrels, 40(55c;
in half barrels, 42057c ; in cases, 35(3
00c per eallon : $2.25 ner keir: California.
in barrels, 20(340c per gallon; $1.75 per
"ft- - . .
ricKLEs Barrets, sso. i, zutgauo per
gallon; No. 2, 2028c; kegs. 5s, 86c per
Keg ; nun gallons, i-.to per dozen ; quar
ter gallons, $1.75 per dozen.
Spices Whole Allspice, 1820c per
pounu; cassia, iooisc; cinnamon, zzo
40c; cloves, 18030c; black pepper, 150
ijc; wiuie pepper, l(SZoc; nutmeg,
75080c.
Raisins London layers, boxes, $1.75
O2.00; halves, $2.0002.25; quarters.
$2.2502.75; eighths, $2.503.00. Loose
Muscatels, boxes, $1.60; fancy faced,
$1.75; bags, 3 crown, 405c per pound;
4 crown, 6(85Lc. Seedless Sultanas,
uuxes. si.otgz.uu; bags, o(c per
puunu.
mops, wool and hides.
Hops Choice, 100 11c per pound;
umiiuiu, i inc.
. Wool Valley, lOOlOc per pound;
umpqua, iuiuc; r.asiern uregon, 4
M7c, according to quality and shrinkage.
Hides Dry selected prime, 6c; greeu.
salted, 60 pounds and over, S'oc; under
60 pounds, 203c; sheep pelts, shearlings,
10016c: medium. 20036c: long wool.
30060c; tallow, good to choice, 33Sc
lvr puuira.
live and dressed meats.
BEKr fop steers, $2.600175; fair to
good steers, $2.0002.25; cows, $1,760
2.00; dressed lieef, 4O60 per pound.
Mutton Best sheep, $1.7602.00;
ewes, $1.0001.76.
Hogb Choice heavy, $4.00; light and
feeders, $3.75; dressed, 6c per pound.
bal Small choice, 6c ; large, 304c
per pound.
PROVISIONS.
Eastern Smoked Meats and Lard
Hams, medium, Ho per pound; hams,
largo. l;lc; hams, picnic, 11012c; break-
. v.... iukiv, oiiuik virr euies,
Vfllc; dry salt sides, O10c; dried
beel hams, r."s013c; lard, compound,
in tins, 8S,O10o per pound; pure, in
uns, io'(!ru'sc; pigs' leet, 80s, $5.60;
pigs' feet, 40s, $3.25; kits, $1.25.
COHDAUE.
Manilla rope, l4'-inch, Is Quoted at
9,C anil Sisal, "c per pound.
COAL.
Sales are slow and prices are steadv ;
domestic. $5.0007.60 per ton; foreign,
f3.0UUfll.UV.
Home II the first Claim.
The Hrst thought of a wife or a mother
saoulil be hrr home; all things, no matter
how lniKriniit, are m-comhiry to that. No
nmtter bow riimimnt tnuy become certain
public evils, let her we lu It that she keep
the evil out uf ber home and she perform
nor grvaieHt iliitjr lo lier tie!, ber family
md mankind. Detroit Free I'reas.
A i'ouiuiiiulty of Indian Bister.
North Dakota hnsafull community of
luilinn shdrnt rnUblishrd under an Indian
mother superior, the Una community of
ths kind ever rttnhlished, though there
have been before this Insllnn sisters In
oiber couviul.-New York freaa.
FARM BUILDINGS.
Coat of Whitewash Adds to
Their Appearance.
AN IMPORTANT FARM FACTOR.
The Dairy Industry Being Looking to
More Carefully Than Ever Before by
tbe Farmers.
Farmers are looking to the dairy in
dustry more carefully than ever before,
says Henry Talcott in Farm and Fire
side. It has become an important factor
of the income of the farm. Cows are no
longer kept upon the farm simply be
cause the farmer muet have a little milk
and butter for the family. Best results
cannot be obtained without cows or cat
tle upon the farm in great abundance to
manufacture the much-needed fertility
to sustain the soil and do our whole duty
to Mother Earth. With the careful rais
ing of ensilage corn or corn of the largest
variety one can grow in his locality to
near full maturity, and with a good silo
to put it in at the proper time and in
fair condition tbe farmer is well prepared
to do his whole duty as a farmer. I here
wish to say that any farmer who tills 100
acres of land or more without silos and
ensilage and the cattle or farm stock nec
essary to eat it up and leave the manure
on the farm is very far from being a first-
class farmer, lie does not know what
his farm is capable of producing. More
bushels of grain can be raised every year
upon a Biio farm than upon a grain farm.
It increases the brain power of man to
have more than one idea in his head at a
time. A few of them to rattle around in
an almost empty casket will soon excite
good ambitions and produce wonderful
results. The great luster and beauty of
diamonds we saw at the World's Fair
could have been produced only by grind
inc and ponaninw or frtetmn. Try the
necessary variety farming to make your
farms develop their whole powers of
production, and do not dwarf them or
yourself by one-idea farming alone. My
ensilage usually molds from four to eight
inches deep on top. I cover it one to
two feet deep with grain chaff, which I
always save for that purpose, and then
put two or three feet of dampswalecrass
on top of the chad to keep it down and
better pack the pit. it looks a little
tough to feed moldy chaff and ensilage
to cuttle; so I throw it out into the barn
yard every time I open a fresh pit. I
keep throwing it out until I get down to
the "'clear quill," but the old cows know
better than I do what they like, and they
always go to the pile of nioldv stuff 1
throw away and eat the whole thing ud
clean. I let them do it on their own re
sponsibility, because I found out long
ago they still continued to give good
milk. It is soon out of sight of some
weak-kneed farmer who might chance to
come at the wrong time to see the silos
and ensilage, l often have visitors who
come many miles to see if I practice
what I preach, and it.stands in hand to
keen my lamp well trimmed and ready
for burning. 'We nse the gravity process
lui 1:1 earning uur lllllll ftl tlltj Jiume uuiry.
I can now buy the Fairland can, twentv-two-quart
size, at 75 cents apiece. In
our large creameries we use separators
with the latest improvements.
WHITKWASH.
The Mine In It Is a 1'urlrying and Dla
lnfectlug Agent.
Nothing adds more to the annearnnee
of farm buildings or gives a better im
pression than to have them nicely paint
ed. Large numbers of old buildings can
not be painted except at great expense,
and these may be given a coat of white
wash at a comparatively small expense,
and tbe result will be very satisfactory.
The lime in tbe whitewash is a purifying
and disinfecting agent, and if the pig-
sues, pouury-nouses and stables are
thoroughly whitewashed, they will be
much more fit for the animals and much
less offensive to the eyes and nose. We
append directions for making a brilliant
whitewash that will wear well and mn
be made and applied by any one, says
me American rarmer. ive know of
buildings that have been whitewashed
with this mixture for Beveral vears and
are still in very fair condition: "Take
one-hall bushel of nice unslaked lime,
slake it with boiling water, cover it dur
ing the process to keep in ths steam-
strain the liquid through a fine sieve or
strainer, and add to it a peck of salt,
previously well dissolved in warm water.
i i t , .....
mice imuiius ui grouuu rice ooiied to a
nun paste, one-balf pound of powdered
Spanish whiting and one nonnd nf
glue which has been previously dissolved
by soaking it well, and then hang it over
a slow fire in a small kettle within a
larger one filled with water; add live
gallons of hot water to tbe mixture, stir
it well and let it stand for a few days
covered from the dust. It should be put
on hot, and for this purpose it can be
kept on portable furnace. It is Baid that
about a pint of this mixture will cover a
square yard upon the outside of a house
if properly applied. Fine or coarse
brushes may be used according to the
neatness of the job required. It answers
as well as oil paint for wood, brick or
stone, and is cheaper. It retains its
brilliancy for many years. There is
nothing of the kind that will compare
with it either for inside or outside walls.
Buildings or fences covered with it will
take a much longer time to burn thon if
they were painted with oil paint. Col
oring matter may be put in and made of
any shado desired. Spanish brown will
make a reddish pink when stirred in
...v.. v v, lufu uvrp, m-curiiing io me quan
tity. A delicate tinge of this is verv
pretty for inside walls. Finely pul verizeii
common clay, well mixed with Hpanish
brown, makes a reddish stone color-
vii. ii iv, ouneu in, manes yellow
wash; but chrome goes further, and
iiHiRve coior generally esteemed pret
tier, it is uimcult to make rules, lie
cause tastes are different. It would be
best to try experiments on a shingle and
let ltdry. lireen must not bemiii.,1 uiil,
line; It destroys the color, and thecolor
nae an euect on me whitewash which
uitiitv ii, rraca aim peel."
Ualry Faets.
rv . i . ., ....
i-uuu tV tne nun from the cow's
uuuorurop mio tne milk pail
""W can strain It out when ih.
i lu yer- 'rH,ninK may take out
he thickest part of it but it will not
take out the llavor, and even if there is
no perceptible flavor, a knowledge that
it had been there would be enough to
prevent some people from relishing the
milk and the cream s
A certainty of having the milk of fifty
w. ana tne promise of 300 later on if
the venture is a success is not enough to
start a crt-arnery or cheese factory on. It
would be difficult to make it a success
with that number of cows and to7"
fair wages to a skillful butter or cheVi
sker. Nor can a success be made by
hiring cheap or unskilled labor. Three
hundred cows should be had at first, un
less someone desire. In Ii .
as an experiment or to learn the bil
n. and would work at bw w..b"'1
7 m erneon
UNCLE SAM'S WARSHIPS.
Fitting Ox of Th.mrov . CrnU. Cost. .
small fortune.
Furnirare and supplies for TMelt
Sam's new war vessels cost a mint of
money To fit out one of these ships for
fcruL is a bigger job than eqmPP.ng
first class hotel. Here is a floating tor
tress as long as two city blocks, with all
modern conveniences and complete res
taurant facilities, lighted throughout by
electricity-a gigantic fighting machine
and military barracEs comum. -steel
walls, bristling with guns, shelter
a small army of men. The lew York,
for example, has a crew numbering 4oo,
1 iAnn Aft marinpn and 44 officers. To
feed them all for a twelvemonth at the
government's rate of allowance costs
$60,000. . .
On going into commission such a ship
must be furnished throughout, from the
kitchen, which is as complete as that of
a great city hostelry, to the captains
cabin. She carries large stocks of sta
tionery, hardware and apothecaries
goods, and is provided with tools for all
sorts of trades. Everything conceivable
that may be needed for purposes of war
and peace is supplied, because on the
high seas no shops or factories are ac
cessible. Usually the vessel is pro
visioned for only three months, because
rhorA i no room to stow more. The ra
tions are purchased by tbe navy depart
ment and comprise such necessities as
hard bread, cornmeal, oatmeal, nominy,
flour, salt pork, beans, peas, rice, pre-
meats, butter, coffee and tea.
Every man in the navy, from the last
boy shipped up to the admiral, has an
allowance of 80 cents a day for rations,
which he may draw either in food or in
monev. The paymaster of the ship has
charge of all the provisions, which are
dealt out by his "yeoman," who is in
turn assisted by the jack-o'-dust. The
person last named attends to opening the
barrels and packages. Coffee and sugar
are served out once in 10 days, flour ev
erv fourdavs and meats daily. While
.. f y a
iu null fieo'll uiukiBtuuS toio Iiiiliioucu,
each man receiving one pound of fresh
bread, li pounds of fresh meat and one
pound of fresh vegetables per diem.
These take tho place of the ordinary ra
tions, only tea and coffee being provided
in addition. The allowance is at all
times so liberal that the enlisted men
cannot possibly consume the whole of it,
so they take part of it in cash. .Fliila
delphia Times.
Beraarkable Stalactite Caves In Ctab.
Two of the most wonderful stalactite
caves in the world are located within the
territory of Utah one five miles south
of Toquervillo and the other 25 miles
west of St. George. Neither is remark
able on account of size, and to the best
of my knowledge the dignifying title of
"cavern" has never been bestowed upon
either of the two. They simply come
within the category of the wonderful be
cause of the immense number of stalac
tites of various sizes and colors which
depend from their roofs. The first, the
one near Toquerville, is known as La
Virgin, and the other by the name of the
Black Warrior. ;
The Virgin was discovered a few years
ago by the contractor of an irrigating
compuny, who was engaged in driving a
tunnel through a mountain called "La
Virgin Bench" for the purpose of tap
ping the river beyond. When the light
was first let into this wonderful under
ground chamber, the effect is said to
have been startling, the roof and floor
glittering with cubes and points of crys
tal alum and the roof studded with mil
lions of rain colored stalactites.
The "Black Warrior" cave is a coun
terpart of the Virgin and was discovered
by miners at a point where their tunnel
was 865 feet beneath the surface. St.
Louis Republic.
Ex-Presidents In Polities.
Several of the presidents have remained
in active politics after retirement from
the White House. Buchanan was elected
president at 66 and retired at the age of
70. Tyler was a member of the provi
sional confederate congress at the age of
71. John Adams, at 85 years of age, was
a delegate to the convention for revising
the constitution of Massachusetts. John
Quincy Adams was elected to congress
by the anti-Mason party when he was 64,
and he remained in congress for a period
of 17 years. He died in the hall of the
house. James Monroe retired from the
presidency at 67, was a regent of the
University of Virginia with Madison and
Jefferson at 68, but declined to serve as
an elector from Virginia at 70 on the
grouud thut an ex-president should net
be a partisan, but afterward acted as a
local magistrate and was a member of
the constitutional convention of Vir
ginia. Andrew Jackson was 70 when he
left the White House. Washington Star.
Humorous Trifles.
The floating bits of humor to be picked
up on many a random page of literature
are enough to conviuce us that the world
is a blithesome sort of place after all.
Chief Justice Rushe and Lord Nor
bury were walking together in the old
times and came upon a gibbet.
"Where would you be," asked Nor
bury, pointing to the gibbet, "if we all
bad our deserts?"
"Faith," was the reply, "I should be
sniveling aionei
O'CouneU'scuttinirriesrii-lntl, t j
tl Is worth a dozen ordinary witti
cisms, "She had all the qualities of the
aucuen poger without its occasional
warmth,"
Then tuke the remark of Sydney Smith
n regard to a very attractive and dash
fag widow. "When Mrs. H appeari
n the neighborhood, the whole horizon
w darkened with majors.!"-
Treatment For Wounds.
Dr. Eiehler, in the "Aerzt. Prakt,"
advocates Peru balsam as a dressing
which causes lacerated wounds to heal
?k 8 P0'018 of dPtation being
hat it adheres well and covers the en
tire surface of the wounds; it has a
drying effect, but stimulates granula
ns, and following application a scab
U formed under which healing goes on.
Dr. Eiehler states that its use is especial
I) indicated in the treatment of wounds
baling .tendency to marked snppnra
ion or partial gangrene, and in in
juries of the hands and Angers the re.
."It. are excellent In pia'ctTce ., er
coaptuion o the margin, of the wound!
he Peru balsam is poured over the en
re .urtace, which i, then covered wh
th a layer, of gauze moistened with
balsam and an ordin.ry dressing T
latter may be left in pace
d-y. though it U an adva age to "r I
withonr rt? . n tn' balsam
. k, Vk Trib8unV nnd-
HOTELS F0RTHE POOR
HOW THE HOMELESS ARE CARZD FOR
IN GLASGOW.
KBalclpal Lodging HousesMlnus the Sting
at Charity No Chance For Politics In It.
"Tbe Saturday Sight Entertainments and
How They Are Conducted.
One Saturday in Glasgow I tramped
ihnnt the noorer portions of the town
till midnight, first in company with the
head of a municipal department and
afterward with an estimable Daine who
is renowned in the town for his opposi
tion to all things alcoholic. My tour be
gan soon after dusk, which comes aston
ishingly early in these northern lati
tudes, giving one hardly time to salute
the sun between aawn auu uara. uur
noints of call in the earlier half of our ex-
pedition were mo uiummytn luugiug
houses, those places of agreeable refuge
which the cily established 20 years ago
for the purpose of selling decent shelter
to the lower elements of its floating pop
illation. On Saturday night in winter time
some form of entertainment is devised
for the 2,000 municipal lodgers. The
entertaining talent volunteers for the
performance. It is part of the duty of
the city committee having in charge
these hotels for the poor to secure on
Saturdays the assistance of amateurs
who can sing or dance or tell a story or
give an athletic show. There are seven
municipal lodging houses, and in the
recreation rooms of each these Saturday
night pleasantries are conducted. Every
concert, or magic lantern show, or what
ever it may be, is presided over by a
chairman, who volunteers for the pur
pose from the members of the city gov
ernment. The gentlemen so presiding are not
municipal politicians, because, us I have
previously explained, they havo in Glas
gow no municipal politics, but merely
an administration. Mr. Chairman, there
fore, is not in quest of votes, and if he
were his services in a lodging house
would ill requite him. Nor is there any
appearance of charity, condescension,
nor any other untoward thing in this
business. The entertainment is carried
on very much as a concert is aboard an
Atlantic liner with this exception, that
no collection is made. The municipality
is put to no expense in tho matter, and
it may be assumed that the chairmen
are put to no inconvenience. They are
usually men who devote a large part of
their lives to philanthropic work.
A Saturday night's audience at one of
these municipal lodging houses comprises
a wide assortment of characters and a
considerable distribution of race. There
are sailors who have got hard up in port,
soldiers recently discharged. There are
poor devils who are spending their last
pennies for shelter and food, which will
take them over to the Monday morning,
when they may be able to pick up some
where somehow pennies enough to last
them over another night. And there are
laborers in regular employment, arti
sans, too, who are not hard up, but who
are lodging here while they are at work
in the town. There are of course men
who have seen better days and men who
by no possibility can ever see any worse
ones. Some are here from necessity.
some from motives of economy, and all
of them are fairly comfortable while they
are here.
The Saturday night entertainments are
voluntary altogether. The entertainers
give their services, and the audiences are
not asked for a penny. There were from
200 to 850 men in each of the recreation
rooms which we visited, and hearty ap
plause gave evidence of the delight of
the men, who appeared to enjoy them
selves thoroughly.
A municipal lodging house is a large,
well lighted and well ventilated build
ing. At the entrance there is an office,
where the applicant for lodging pays his
8 jd. or 4d. and receives a ticket en
titling him to the privileges of the house.
On the ground floor there are three large
apartments, one used as a sort of eating
room, another as a sitting room, another
as a kitchen. The lodgers supply their
own food and cook it themselves, having
the free use of the kitchen fires and the
steam heaters for this purpose. The house
is in charge of a superintendent, with
several assistants.
At 8 o'clock in the evening the dormi
tories are opened. These dormitories are
spacious rooms divided by partitions 8
or 0 feet high into small compartments,
each compartment containing a bed ar
ranged in the fashion of a stateroom
berth on an Atlantic liner. The only
difference between the threepence half
penny and the fourpence halfpenny ac
commodation is that the higher price en
titles the lodger, to an extra blanket.
Lodgers ore admitted to bed until about
1 a. ra. They must arise not later than
8 o'clock in the morning. The premises
are kept scrupulously clean by the staff
of assistants. A well fitted laundry at
tached to the place is constantly at work
washing the bedding. Cor. Boston Her
ald. Ancient Preservation of the Dead.
Herodotus gives a good description of
the manner in which the early Ethiopi
ans preserved their dead. Having thor
oughly dried the corpse, they plastered
it over with a paste made of gypsum and
then painted the face and exposed parts
o as to make them look as natural a.
possible. Dead bodies served in this
manner remained intact for hundreds of
years. St. Louis Republic
All They Rsn to Do.
When Miss Limberjaw retarned from
Washington, she remarked to her friend,
Miss Chatterbox, "Only think of it, MaV
tie, the men in congress are paid liberal
salaries, and all they have to do is to
talk!"
Miss Chatterboi-How ridiculonaV
Exchange. TTomeo as Conductors.
Mr. Harry Furniss, In The St James
Budget, comes out as an advocate of
feiuiuine bos conductors. He asks. "I.
"J Wine the md male conductor was
abolished and girls employed Insteadf
Twelve steel plates from designs for
Illustrations to "Pickwick, " made near
ly balf a century ago by Onwbyn, have
been discovered in London, and prints
from them hare been published.
Dr. Boyd, at one time surgeon on the
i!?.0' Rome' ta 1 Lancet that
aminlstraHon. of cholorbrora and at
tention to diet will insure the passenger
immunity from seasickness.
Ths Interest on the pobllo debt 0
Tnlred States approximate t0
tier tuinuts.