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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1885)
THINGS THAT AIIU NOT. 11T A. I D. vJV 1 dreamed a dream of Love, ' ' That she was holy, pure and true, A friend to give delight on earth, X voice to bid man look above, Her constancy her only worth, Alas 1 like this sho comes to vcrc lcy(. X heard her sacred namo On lips of many, young and old, I looked toclr idol in the face, A giddy, pleasure-seeking dame, Whose vanity is her difgrace, Whose Summer friendship fades before the cold. Is love then but a dream, The sweetest fancy man can knowl Or has she broken earthly bars And fled with her celestial gleam, To shine aloft among the stars And look with scorn upon the clods be' low! When Faith and Hope arc dead, When life has for its only aim To seek the passing moment's bliss, To find aufllcicncy of bread, Han soon his highest joys will miss, And seeking Lore will And her but name. ' WIIATICVI5H IS-IS BEST." HV KU.A WHEnLEll wii.coi. I know as my life grows older, And mine eyes have clearer sight,- That under each rank Wrong somewhere, There lies the root of Iilght That each sorrow 1ms Its purpose- By the sorrowing oft unguesscd, JJ nt as sure as the Sun brings morning, Whatever Is, is best. I know that each pitiful action, As sure as tlio night brings shade, Is sometime, somewhere, punished, Tho' the hour be long delayed. I know that the soul is aided Sometimes by the heart's unrest, And to grow, means often to suffer, lint whatever is, is best. 0 I know there arc no errors, In tho great eternal plan, And all things work together For tho llual good of man. And I know when my soul speeds onward In the grand, eternal quest, 1 shall say asJ look back earthward, Whatever is, is best. Q-Good CJter. FARM, (JAIU)EN AND HOUSEHOLD. Dr Collier mid .Sorjjliimi Suunr. Tarin and Flroiltfc. O Tho chnrrro lias boon fronlv nmdn ngninst Professor Pater Collier, lute Chemist to tho National Dopuitmont of Agriculture, that his enthusiasm re garding tho possibilities of tho sor ghum plant had carried away his judg ment, and that it would bo impossible to realize, in practice, his claims for that plant. It must bo admitted that there has been somo foundation for this charge. For instanco.in an nddts recently de livered beforo tho Now York Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Collior claims that sorghum is a crop of equal valuo with Indian corn, when grown as corn is grown, for the seed alono, and without refcronco to its sugar-producing quali ties). To fiur.prfc tli.U uluim )hj quotes yields of twenty to forty-eight bllsheis of sorghum seed per acre, as obtained at a few experimental stations, and on plantations dovotcd to tho raising of sorghum as a specialty, mid thou com pares ineso yiouis Willi tlio uvcrago vicld of corn ovor tho wholo United States, This iivorago yield of corn Is but 201 bushols, which is far below tho nvnnifo obtained bv careful fanners. yet Dr. Collier neglects to mention this fact, and to acknowledge that his yields of m to -to uusnois ot sorghum seed should bo oompared with yields of -10 to 80 bushels of corn, were all attend lint circumstances to bo considered. In discussing tho yield of oano, and its richness in sugar, tho sumo neglect ui mo -pruoiioiu is uuaui vuuiu. nom yields of oano of oxcoptional weight, and from tno content oi sugar as shown by laboratory tests, deductions arc drawn which would not for a mo incut stand the test of practice. Notwithstanding all this tho fact ro mains that Dr. Cpllicr's Investigations liavo shown tnal, alter making lull al lowauco for his ontliusiasm, thoru is still in the sorghum plant it source of profit which tho farmer in tho corn bolt can in no wise niionl to neglect, and tho people of our country aro under lasting obligations to him who lias so persistently, and in tho faco of so ifhmy obstacles, brought this fact be foro 'them. The Cloven Foot. WriternRural. Tho Indiana legislature has rofusod to pass tho ndultertlou bill. Now no sensible man believes that any reason ably intelligent legislator aots from honest motives when ho deolinos to loglslato to insure pure products for consumption. Ho may bo stupid as n mullet, aud not know enough to do otherwise, but if ho is reasonably in telligent ho proclaims himself as dis honest as sat an Is wioked whon ho neglects to raise his voice aud givo his voto against adulterations. That is all there is to that, honorablo gentle men. You can voto to encourage fraud upon producers aud consumers, and to undermine tho publio health, but you go homo marked by publio opinion either as inveterate fools or well seasoned rascals. It is your prlvilogo in this free country to earn that sort of a niuno, if you like, only bo assured that you earn it. And if Indiana wants this dirty business and fraudulent business, lot hor havo tho whole of it. Lot tho adjoining states etinot such laws as will drive tho bogus butter makers and other adulterators over tho lino into Indiana. Hut tho people of that stato do not want any thing of tho kind, and wo aro mista ken if thoy do not lot their power bo felt upon tho recreant mombers of their present legislature, just as soon as thoy can got tho opportunity. Tho work, howovor, goos surely on in other states. Bogus butters must f;o. It may bo that in (several state egislatures there will bo a failure in consequonco of tho largo number of dough faced members, to puss prohibi tory bogus butter laws, but tho ball is moving and tho people aro showing that oarnestness which always results in ultimate success. Tho Illinois Dairy men's Association aro exerting all the inllucnco in their power upon tho Illi nois legislature. It is exceedingly dta cournging to attempt to do anything for tho peoplo beforo that precious mass of stupidity, imbecility and "or nariness" iirst rate word, by tho way that sits in the Illinois otato House. But tho effort to accomplish some thing will not bo thrown away. It will tell on future legislatures, and wo be lieve that tho peoplo of this stato will sometime hunt about for intelligent nnu clucicnt men to represent them in tho legislature with as much energy as they now appear to seek for ignoranco and midnight stupidity. As wo liavo beforo piid, tho Michigan legislature deserves great credit lor what it is uo' lug in tliis matter. There aro men in that body who deserve the gratitudo of the peoplo of tho state, and they will receive it, too. Iowa's Dairying Wcitcrn haral. In 18.r)0 Iowa was credited with tho production of 2,171,118 pounds of but ter. In 18G0 her production of this staple (butter) had increased to 11,- 593.GGG pounds; in 1870, 27,512,171) pounds, whilst in 1880 it had reached tho neat little aggrcgato of 65,481,958 pounds. Iho productioiof tho lead ing six counties was as below: Comities. Delaware Clinton.. Benton.. round ..l.-JOiUfiJ ,.1,100,000 Counties J'ounrli lluchanan.... 4,107,802 Linn ........1,030,1:0 Mackbavk..l,003,S37 In response to a call mado by the New Hampton, Iowa, Courier for an account of tho work of dairymen Mr. John II. Kolthoir reports that during the year 1881 tho Wilhamstown factory received w;,'Jto pounds of milk and mado 91,293 pounds of cheese, for which $8,3t3.G8 was received. This was at tho average rato of 91.8 cents per cental. Butter is mado from gathered cream during the months when checso is not nianulaetured. There were received 15,78 inches of cream, from TVhich 15,810 pounds of butter woro made, showing a gain of sjxty-itvo pounds during tho cream gathering season For that butter 3,901.22 was received, making, with tiio amount received for cheese, a total of $12,227.90. Tho net price paid to patrons per inch of cream, month by monliv and tho net pneo per 100 pounds of milk, month by mouth, were: Cream per month. , . .t!0.5 cts. ,.'jy.o cts. ,..'r.acts. ..10.0 cts. O Milk Months. per 100. January.... February... Alarch aVii Mav 70.0 cts. .1 lino July 0 Go.O cts. ()5.5 cts. Auirust .... 71.0 cts, 0...rj cts, September.. October November. . lttt.O cts. . 10.11 cts. .10.!) cts. 107.5 cts. December. . , General average 80.5 cts. Tn a privato note Mr. KoltholV says: Wo have paid moro lor mule than is paid throughout tho Elgin distriot. Av rage per cow, 5.JU. Ho adds: "he ligurcs I havo givenyou represent quite a largo sum 01 money as being distnb' utcd 111 this neighborhood, atjd not more than three-fourths of tho people Nurouizu mo. 1 !......!, A Clint Cor.oJrnlng Implements, Forest, Forijo and Farm. Perhaps no farm subject is oftonoi discussed thnn the care of implements. Tho articles sometimes appear in sea son, but oftonor aro inspired by tho ev idences of neglect that aro paiufiQly conspicuous 011 too many farms, and tho warnings given are likely to bo for gotten before it is time to put tho sug gestion into practice. Now is the time to decido in what condition implements shall bo put into tho lialds, how they shall bo used and how cared for. A liboral coat of paint on any machine or implement that is to bo exposed to tho woollier will always bo found a good nrrvostniont. Tho implement should always bo romiirod beforo it gets into a "ramshackle" condition. It is easier to prevent rust than to remove it. Dull tools wear out men and imiG mills, cause a waste of timo, insure poor work, and, as a consequence; poor crops. The farmer who discards a worn-out plow or Ttotf, puts more money in his pocket than tho amount expended for a now one. Thoro is a certain kind of so-called economy that is thriftless in tho extreme. A dull saw or oven a dull jack-knife should not bo tolerated. A wagon that is in need of constant repairs and always breaks down at inopportune moments, and a horso that is ineapablo or unwill ing to work can profitably bo allowed to rust and rest. If thoy can bo dis posed of at all it will be to tho ownor's advantage. No man is so rich that ho can allbrd to keep a balky horso. As soon us an implement is not needed in tho Held it should bo housed and cleaned. How many farmors know how to slinrpou a so.vthoP Cortainly a very small proportion of those using that implement. It is thoroforo necessary to grind equally on both sides. Many, however, grind almost altogether on otio side, believing that tho steel is on tho other, in so doing, they grind off tho material for tho ciujo, which is al ways in tho center, and then wonder why the iron does not remain sharp. If you havo a soytho that doos not do good work, examine it and soo if it is improperly ground, and if s6 it can probably bo mado into a good tool in a few minutes, Tho steol used in soythes is what is known as German steel, and tho labels 'cast stool" and "silver stool" do not statu a foot. There is no such thing as silver steel, still tho la bels should not bo altogether disregar ded. If a soytho Is polished the Haws show, and those with ibiws are painted on both sides, labeled Gorman steel and sold cheap, tho others being branded an stated above, and though not what thoy are called, are really superior to tho painted ones. A Word for the Jersey. Teiai Farm aud llanou. It is not our purpose In presenting tho merits of tho little Jersey to abuse any other brood of cattle, The noble Short Horn is known over tho civilized world as it most royal animal. It has merits for tho dairy as well as for tho jutchcr pen. Beside tho Short Horn; is apeor, at least for beef, stands tho aoblo and symmetrical Hereford. Then too, comes the Polled Angus, its advo- :atcs claiming lor it ail the merits 01 ooth the above breeds. Then tho Devon, meek, kind and gentle, looks jut of its bright eyes upon a world of admirers, who contend that for tho iairy, for the butcher and for work animals there is no superior. Tho ilolstcin and tho Ayrcshiro and tho Guernsey and even tho little Guinea jow maintain undisputed credit for worth in tho dairy, in tho stall and in tho iicld. All are grand, and oven She native breeds loom up in tho hands 3f careful breeders as often worth tho weight of their long horns in stand ird dollars. But hero wo desire, cs pccially. to present the merits of tho "prido of the dairy," tho grand little lersoy. She is particularly a a family ;ow, contributing, under kind treat ment which sho so well deserves, to Iho happiness of those who watch over ind nourish her. With good care, she is gentle anil kind, always ready to jive her flow of good, rich milk, turn ing out more butter for tho number of pounds of lacteal iluid than any other cnown cow. It has been computed that a pound of hrst class Jcrsoy but ter can bo mado almost as chcanlv as 1 pound of beef from tho best beef ani mal, but tho butter is worth several times as much as the host meat. A gentleman owning a Jersey herd, near San Antonio, has not sold a pound of butter for loss than fifty cents for years, and ho is selling several hun ured dollars worth per month. An other gentleman, living near Austin, receives similar prices lor his butter, md it is in great demand. A good Jersey will givo from turr to lifteon pounds of butter per week, whilo fancy records havo gone away abovo the highest figure. At ten pounds per (veek tho yield would be, forKhirtv-- four weeks in tho year, 310 pounds, worth at thirty-livo cents per pound B119. This is moro money than a well aliened high bred Short Horn or Hereford, three years old, would com mand in the beef market, and the Jer sey cow would not eat in one year as much as the beef. Tho Jersey is a little lairy queen, and wo wish the breed in .ts purity woro widely distributed over tho land.Q Grass. Weitcrn Itural. In describing a caso of diseascin ahi inimai a miiy correspondent sayyinac . ...... vjj her husband thinks it wiil be all right is soon as grass comes. This has sug- USlUll IU Its IHUU it 1U1V 1U1I1S UJJUU that subject might be of oenelit. It is probable that inno out of ton cases of sickness will llcomo out all right" as m as tho animal can bo gut upon grass. Uur animals havo been fed all winter, in thousands of cases, upon dry, tionccutratcd food, and in ono wav or another they arc now showing tho ciVevts of it. The owner feels that ho h must d.soniothing. and of 011 it is nec essary To givo mecUvines tit once. But is soon as grass comes stop tno mod eino in ordinary cases at least, and turn them into tho pasture. At first the grass will lack nutritious qualities, and it may sometimes bo necessary to feed a sick animal something iu ad dition. Animals that are not diseased jht to havo something besides tho very young grass. But a sick animal will often bo greatly benefited by stinting it in tho diet, aud in such cases it may need noQiin!) moro than what tho impertcot voting grass will give, If wo had au animal that was out of nomlition, or in any diseasoQhort of being or verging upon a desperate case, wo should turn it upon grass as soon as grass comes, and givo that a trial loforo resorting to medical treatment. Wo fool that wo cannot say too ofton that tho custom of feeding for months principally upon corn is ono of tho most costly habits that fanners havo. It is positively injurious to tho animul that is compelled thus to live. Somo- times wo do not see tho evil oll'ects, but we may bo sure thet thoy exist, for such a course of feeding is iii vi olation of nature's laws, and thoyvan- uot bo violated without paying tho penalty. But wo do not see tho olTcct, in thousands of eases, and soo them often enough hi our own herds to sug gest the wisdom of reform in our feed ing methods. It ought not to bo difficult to sco what tho result of constantly feeding a dry fat producing food is. Leaving out of tho question altogether tho fact that by such feeding 11 part of tho system, and tho most important part, too, gets no nourishment, or scared v any, the natural tendency of fat producing, con centrated dry food is toward an im pairment of tho digestivo function. Tho system must have moisture. If wo deprive tho system of all moisture tho animal would die. But to furnish it with plenty of moisture hi the shape of clear wator is not tho best way. i'.xpenonco ihows that it is better to furnish at least part of tiio moisture needed in corporated in tho food. iPis for this reason that green grasses are so val uable, or at least it is a principal reasou. It is for this reason that roots are so valuable as a food. In place of medicines, therefore, in many oases wo would adviso grass. 1 noro is otio omss 01 eases, however. that tho farmer often finds it hard to treat as wo havo suggested. The' aro tho cases of horses that aro needed for work. Ho feels that ho cannot spare & horso for a week or two that it may run upon grass. Well, a sick horso, if ho is very sick, should not bo worked, and the way to treat a sick animal is tlwaya to treat hhn the best way. If a tveok or two weeks, or a month Is tho best way to euro him, that is tho way to trout him. Tho work must bo left to bo taken earo of in some other way, unless wo valuo the lifo aud usefulness 3f tho animal so little that wo do not 31x10 about saving hhn. Humanity, nowover, oven thou should prompt us to oxerciso moroy. Wo do not mean oy auything that wo havo said to con- roy tno idea mat an siock siiouid uo turned upon grass too early. In doing his people oiteu mtiKo a mistako. l'urm Notes. Never allow wagons and implements to bo used as hen roost. Shavings sprinkled with diluted car bolic nolil will make a nest free from vonulu. Poultry keening goes better with dairying and stock-raising than with grain growing. Treat tho cow kindly. Harsh treat mont will make them hold their milk -and dry them up. It is only when inactivo and under artificial conditions that tho Asiatic fowls become fat, loggy and lazy. Tho chickens first hatched in tho brood and those with tho shortest legs fatten tho best.. Long-legged fowls are uiiticutt to fatten. It is considered settled that tho qual ity of tho milk is controlled by tho quality of the food. How important it is, tlQu. that the food bo of the best quality. In driving tho cows, never hurry them; as when their udders are full of milk, or thoy are heavy with calf, it is, ve likely to do them permanent injury. In buying a cow find out for yourself if sho is what you want. Don't tako anybody's word for it. A mean cow is such an intolerable nuisance that many men uro tempted to strain point in order to get rid of hor. Ono way of preserving eggs is to uso wood ashes. Pack the eggs in a box, without allowing them to touch each other, small end downward, and uso plonty of ashes. Sawdust or sand if perfectly dry will do as well. Tho Orange County Farmer says: 'Tho sugar beet is preferred among tho roots for sheep, being most palata bio and containing the most solid nu tritious matter." However, sweet tur nips are preferred by many practical aheep feeders, among whom aro lead ing Englishmen. It is a well known fact that sheep love bright, lino hay, and will cat it cleaner aud do bettor on it than on tho coarse hay; while cattle seem to relish the coarseJiay and fodder oven better than tho Very fine. It would not bo much trouble to feed accordingly. If vou aro keeping cows for tho tho dairy, or to give milk and butter, keep only tho kind that will givo tho great est quantity of your specialty butter cows, if it is butter; and if it is milk, then keep cows 01 one of tho milk breeds, says tho Pittsburg stockman. The farmer who keeps a fevf) sheep can givo them better attention mail where largo llocks are Kept; and per haps those farmers who cannot well keep largo numbers could handlo tho mutton breeds to better advantage. Ihoy require just such treatment asH theso farmors aro best prepared to givo them. fJivn tn tlio pnu'S nnnn link tlfn bnsO and purest food. With no other Jlook is this so essential, lor tho reason tyit it has been fully demonstrated by com petent authorities that the milk is a very prolific source of transmitting disease germs from impure food, and especially from impure water. Doos vour cream refuse to produco-1 butter, tho conditions so far as manip-M ulation is concerned being correct.'1 Tho Dairy World says: Tho fault is probably in somo ono or moro cows of tho herd. Tost tho milk separately of any ono that may bo suspected especial ly of any one that may be ailing in any way. A Sand Storm in New Mexico. Tho air was still as death, and there was not a pull' of windor a rag of cloud in tho whole horizon. I observ ed, however, th the sky had under gone a curious change. There was no diminution of tho blazing sunlight, but the deep blue had been superseded by 11 strange white glare that was nearly blinding, and tho heat had increased rather than diminished. We saddled hastily, and woro soon threading our way through tho broiling labyrinth of sand hills and out on tho broad mesa again. Wo had not gone moro than a mile or two in tho direction of Kspan ola when .loo, who had been glancing about in all directions, suddenly re marked, "There sho comes!" and jumping off his tSirro, commenced tying him up behind an adjacent heap of largo bowlders. Wo stared in tlio direction he pointed, but could discov er nothing save tho whito sky, tho hills, and tho sandy plains. As wo looked, howovor, we gradually becamo aware that far down tho valley two or threo of tlio hills had ontiroly disap peared, and, stranger still, that more of them woro being eaten up under our very eyes! A littlo brownish-black cloud, no bigger than ono's hand, was tho monster that was thus devouring tho landscape. Wo hastily secured tho animals 111 tho shelter of tho rocks, and camo back to look. Tho cloud had already spread quite across tho plain and valley, and was approaching with frightful ranidity. It was not moro than live miles away. It swept along toward us, with constantly ac celerating speed, a bellying, porten tous black wall of dust, that sent long waving lingers up to tho zenith. Mile after milo of mesa, and hill after hill disappeared in its vast maw, until thoro was only one rise left. This was swallowed up, and then, almost beforo wo could scok shelter, tho storm was upon us with a shriek and a blast liko tho breath from a cannon. In an instant every thing was ob scured. I peorod through my half closed lids, and could not see a sago bush that L had noticed tho moment boforo only a few foet distant. Tho air was full of tho dull roar of tho bat tling winds. Wo could barely hear tho sound of our voices when wo shout ed. Kverything had boon wiped away from tho face of tho earth, and a blur of gray dust was all that rcmainod. I could barely distinguish thoso near est me through this strange mist. Tho worst of it lasted for about half an hour, I should think, but tho air was still full of dust wheu wo arrived homo about two hours later. Such is a New Mexican sand-storm. Wo found all our household goods covered with a mat of from half au inch to an inch of an impalpable powder, which had sifted m through every crack and cranny. Nothing had cscapod Biuok IIakuison, in Harper's Magazine for May. "Hero, waiter, tako away them fried ov6ters; thoy are bad." "I know It, sfr; but wo gave you two more oys tors than you called for to make up for it," 11 Alt K AMERICAN BOOKS. The History of Printing on This Side of tho Atlantic Some Curious Works. A plain sign hanging over tho en tranco to a narrow stairway on Nassau itreet reads: "Hare American Books." A long, narrow room in tho rear of tho second story of tho building contains fho stock to which tho sign refers. When askod yesterday by a reporter for The. Mail and Express'whcn book printing was first dono on tho Amen ;un continent, tho proprietor of this aook-storo said: "Printing on this sido of tho Atlan tic was first dono in Mexico in 153G. L'ho earliest American book extant is lated 1539. It is a doctrine of faith of ;ho ltoman Catholic church, entitled 'Doctrina Christiana,' and was printed n Mexico in the Spanish language. nother book to bo numbered among tho oldest printed in America is a Mexican vocabulary, a dictionary of aativo Spanish and" Mexican. It was printed in 1571. "In tho United States tlio first print ng dono was in 1G39. In this year Freaiuan's "Oath" and "Almanac" tvero printed in Cambridge, Mass., tho "oath" boing printed on one sido of a lalf sheet of foolscap. Neither of them a oxti'nt. The earliest printed book aow in existence of thoso printed in ;his country is tho book of Psalms, ivhich was published in Cambridge in IC10. The next place where printing .vas dono whs in Boston. Wo havo hero in stosk a book printed in Cam aridgo in 1G7I, and it is ono of tho old jst wo over had." The speaker then showed tho roport ji; ,11 small and very ancient looking jrown-paper pamphlet of thirty-four oages. It was partly torn anil had jvulently seen hard usage. It was an jleetion sermon preached at Boston on May 10, iob, on election day, by He v. Jonathan Mitchel, "lato pastor of AJio Jiiurcii of Christ. Cambridge." ts ,itlo was "Ncltemiah on the Wall in 1'roublesomo TimQ," Another etui-5 sity which was shown was a text-book ised in Harvard college in 175S. It A'as printed in Boston by John Draper. It was a text-book of logic, and was jrinted in Latin. Its title was "Com- jondium Logical Secundum Principia, D. Henati Cartctitet Catechistice Pro- lolituin." A rare book also found hero relating o this eity was in tlio Dutch language orinted in Holland in 1GG7. Two vol- imes in volluni were bound in one, md its prico was 20. "This book," ,aid tho proprietor, "is said to con tain the first printed report of tho jaoturo of Now Newiorland by the En glish in 16G4. It is considered the most oniploto and authentic account in ex istence of tho war between Holland nd England, and includes a list f resscls and goods captured by tlio En- ;iisu irom 1110 Jjutcii. A curiousToluino in the stock was .1 selection of handbills circulated in Jiis city just previous to the gfrncral stato election in 1810. "It is an ainus- ng gubernatorial campaign docu ment, said the owner, "appearing mainly to Methodist and somwhat lo tho Baptists. Jonas Piatt was tlio edcralist candidate and Daniel D. Tompkins the republican. Brother Klias Viuiderlip and Samuel Winton, of tho Methodist church, were their respective champions in this rather acrimonious controversy, hach as sumes high'moral grounds, and each do oreeates tho bringing of politics inside io church, and ot course denounces ho other for doing it. Neither claims his candidate as a communicant, or 5 ven as an attendant of the Motiiodist murcli, but seems to consider him a good enough Christian until after election. Au interesting volunio scon was written by Cadwallader D. Coldon printed in 1825 It was of half-morocco inning wiiu gin, lop, !iuu i.iium l Sltl. It is 11 "Memoir, Prepared at ho Homiest of a Committee of tho Common Council of the City of New iorkat tho ueienration 01 tho com pletion of tho New York Canals." Many maps, views, and portraits aro ncludcd in the volume. Another in- eresting book is a collection of the iws of tho legislature of this state, 'in force against loyalist and atleot tng trade of Great Hritairr and British merchants and othors'having property in th:it state." It was printed in Lon don in 17SG and is held at $10. It contains tlio confiscation act and gives tlio names of many of the old residents who were known as tories. An odd book relating to tlio politics if this city was tlio "Hoport of the Controller of Porsons in Employ of Corporations and their Salaries." It jontains 140 pages, jHjdj printed in 1838. "That book cofrtahis tho names Df tho wholo gang," said tho proprietor, "with the amount of composition op posite tho names. Why, Aaron Clark jot $3,000 for being mayor, 'Old Hayes' got 500, and Ira looker aud his compeers, who perhaps could not ontrol more than two or threo votes eh. got 50 cents per night as watch en " "Can you toll 1110 something about tho celebrated Indian biblo translated by John Elliot?" asked tho reporter. "Yes, sir, I can, and its history is 3110 of great interest among all who ire in our line of business. Thoro aro boliovod to bo twenty or thirty copies '.ii existence, ami l liavo seen ono of them sold for $1,000. Thoro are very few perfect copies extant, and there iro no reprints bociiuso oven tho In lian tribe for which it was printed has oeeomu a thing of tho past. 1 havo taken great interest in tracing 0110 :opy ot tho Indian biblo and I think it lias boon sold fully twenty times, bringiug hundreds of dollars. It is an unusually perfect copy, tho printing ooIn? remarkably clear. Its history Is this: It was printed in 1GGI and IS lllis: 11 WHS priuiuil ill 1UUI mm ( 1GG3, tho Now Testament in tho form- er year and tho Old Testamont later, Thou tho two parts were boutid to- gothor. It was printed at Cambridge, and tho first trace I havo of it was when it camo into tho possession of Mr. John A. Hiee, of Chicago, a col lector, who pa.d SI, ISO for it. Ho bought it at tho Bunco sale in this city hi 1SGS. Whon tho Hiee collection was sold, in 1S70, it was bought by William Mozles, of this city, for $1,050. This gentleman paid $10J for having the book elegantly rebound. In 1876 it was sold to Mr. Josuuu J. Cook, of Providence, for $900, and upon hn death it was bought by Mr. Bravton Ives, of this city, for over $1,"200. This gentleman now holds tho precious volume. My nssistant hero owns a copy of tho Indian biblo of a later edi tion; though it is imperfect it is worth $200. New York Mail ami Express. The Best Wires. There is visiting in S.in Frand says The Chronicle of that city, a vory learned Mohammedan named Gopal Vinayak Joshco. Ho recently arrived from Bombay, and has attractoii nnn. siderablo attention on tho streets by his hugo Oriental turban of many folds, which ho wears constantly, and is the only thing especially remarkable about his costume. Mr. Vinayak in not only a philosopher and scholar in his own language, but is thorouhgly conversant with European affairs and custom", and, withal, speaks English with unexceptionable accent and won derful lluenc'. Yesterday afternoon being the time set for tho teachers' in stitute at the girls' high school, ho wasJ invited to be present, as ho is particu larly interested and well informed on educational topics. After the regular exercises had been concluded bupt. Moulder asked the sago from tho far east to present his views upon tho. education of girls, both from tho, standpoint of Asiatic customs and. from tho results of education in tho western world which had como under his observation. Ho very courteously complied, and thoroughly entertained the unusually largo attendence, most ly composed of young lady teachers, by his graphic description and pecu liarly original ideas. Ho said his own idea was that igno rant wives woro much preferablo to educated ones, as they made much better slaves, that is, thoy performed tiieir duties with greater contentment and reliability, and were not continual ly opposing their own views to thoso of their husbands, thus causing tho dissension so frequently seen in moro onlighteneikliouseholds. Ho thought there wouhruc less of "gadding about" which he noticed upon the streets hero if there was less of this placing of women abovo their sphere. Ho had especially noticed the great crowds of1 handsomely dressed ladies constantly promenading on Market street and other thoroughfares, who seemed to havo no care and no thought of homo duties or household responsibilities; this was a condition of things that would not bo for a moment tolerated in Bombay. At this "point Miss Hunt, ono of tho t arte hers present, asked him if it were not true that ho had an educated wifo now in Philadelphia studying med icine. To this ho naivoiy answered "Yes," and joithrd heartily in tho storms of laughter that followed. Ho said ho was fully qualified to speak, and that in his opinion the uneducated women made the be9t wives. He ex plained that there were a few very in telligent and finely accomplished ladies in India who had received their education from the government schools established by the English throughout the ontiro country, but ho thought it was all a mistake. The ladies espe cially enjoyed his good-natured on slaught on tlio fair sex. Not Consummated. During several seasons, young Parks had been a constant visitor at the liouso of Abeinleich Morrison. Sunday after Sunday the young follow would, como and after sitting nearly all day, stealing glances at Sookoy, old Abom leioh's'dauglitor, ho would go home. Ho was so bashful that when tho timo camo for his departure, ho would glide out tho door, jump over tho fence and run liko a jack-rabbit. Last SunduyQio took his place as usual. "Sam," said old Abeinleich, "whut's your daddy doin1?" "Makin' uv a steer yoke, uh, huh, huh." ', Whut's Ligo doin'?" "Ain't dosn' notliiu' Dun gono to meotin' with a gal, uh, huh, huh." Whut's your mother doin'?" "Got sorter behind on her quilt an' is a eardin' uv her bals to-day." "Mado your plant bod yit?" "We'vo'mado one uv them but wo ain't made tlio big ono whut wo 'low ed to make." "Sam?" "Yes, sar." "Whut's tho usen actiu' sich a blamo fool. You lovo Sook?" "No, I don't, uh, huh, huh." Yes, vou do." "I don't nutRur.' "Yos, you do, ry hor." an' you wantor mar such uv a thing, "1 don't now, no uh, huh, hull." "Yos, you do." n "Would you give her W mo of I wus tor wantor marry hor?" "Yos, you mav havo her. Como hore, Sook," calling the girl. "Whut do you want, dad?" sho said, entering the room. "Hold on, Sam. Como b.tck, you blamo fool!" Sam had jumped over tho fonco and was running like a jack-rabbit. Old Abomloieh says that tho marriage may tako plaeo as soon as Sam "kon bo hemmed up an' fotch to tho liouso." Arkansaw Traveler. Indian Museum. I went to tho Indian museum twico and found it a stately pile, worthy of a dozon visits. Its specimens of natural history, ureluoologioal, fossil, and historical remains, preserved ani mals and birds woro vory tine. Groat slabs of different kinds of stone havo been brought from tho Interior of tho country, showing tho antiquity of its civilization. I saw tho skhi3 of a mon biui uuu ami nf "" into a group, representing them In a deadly light in the junglo. It was a beautiful thing, very iliiloront from ster lion and tiger stuffed and made any thing I over saw before. It is well known that tho Asiatic society is lo cated in Calcutta, tho researches of which havo extended far and wide. I do not know whether tho museum is au oll'shoot of tho society or not, but thov ought to work together and form tho" nucleus of natural history of all tho oast. I visited tho art school for natives but did not find anything very nlco on exhibition. Calcutta Cor. Ihi ten Journal.