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THE OEEGON SCOUT. JONES A: CHANCKV, l'liMUIicr. UNION, OREGON. A Yalnnblo Tnl)Ic. Messrs. D. Lnndreth fc Sons have is URil tho following table, giving the quantity of seed niul number of plnuta requisite to crop nn ncro of land, which will provo valuable to fannerB and g.ir dencrs, and to families generally who mny havo only a small garden. t It can always bo referred to to set ono right in any matter of doubt connected with tho subjects involved. Wo havo ourselves often been bothered fcr instant informa tion which this table would havo sup plied : Asparagus In 12-lnch drills, 1G quarts. ABparaniiH plants, 4 by 1J feet, 8,000. Uarluy, UuhIioU. IJeans, buli, in drills 1i feet, i badieln. IJeaiiH, ixilu, Minn, 4 by 4 foot, 2u quarts. Uouns, Carolina, proline, etc.. 4 by 3, 10 quart. Ifccts and inaii(:oldn, drills, '21, lout, 0 pounds. Hrootn corn in drills, lit pounds. Cabbage, outside, for transplanting, 12 ounces, Cabbago sown in frames, 4 ouiicch, Currot in drills, '2 feet, 4 pounds. Celery, need, 8 ounces. Celery, plant, 4 by feet, 25,000. Clover, wliito Dutch, 111 kjuih'b. Clover, Lucerne. 10 pounds. Clover, Alsike, G pounds. Clover, largo red with timothy, 12 pounds. Clover, largo red without timothy, 10 pounds. Corn, sugar. 10 quarts. Corn, Held, 8 qumts. Corn, salad, dull 10 inches, 25 pounds. Cucumber, in liilln, 3 (parts. Cucumber, in drills, 4 quarts. ICgg plant, plants, I) by 2 fuel, 4 ounces. Klidivo, in drills, '2 feet, 3 pounds. Flax, broadcast, 20 (plaits. (Irass, timothy with clover, C quarts. Crass, timothy without clover, 10 quaiU. (Irass, orchard, 25 quints. Grass, red top or heids, 20 quurts. Crass, blue, 2ri quarts. Grass, rye, 20 quarts. Urars, millet, 'At quints. Hemp, broadcast, bushel. Kale, German greens, 3 pounds. Lettuce, in rows, 2J feet, 3 pounds. IaxU, 4 pounds. Lawn grass, 35 pounds. Melons, water, in hills 8 by 8 feet, 3 pounds. Melon, citrons, in bills 4 by 4 feet, 2 pound i. Outs, 2 bushels. Olila, in thills 2 by ( feel, 20 pounds. Union, lu bods for sets, 50 pounds. Onion, in lows for largo bulbs, 7 pounds. l'lirciup, in drills 2 leet, C pouiuls. Topper, plants, '2 oy 1 leet, 17,500. Pumpkin, in lulls 8 y 8 feet, 2 quarts. Parsley, in drills 2 feet, 4 iKmmls. Pens, in drills, short varieties. 2 bushels. Pens, in drills, tall varieties, 1 to i buehcU. Peas, broadcast, 3 bushels. Potatoes. 8 bushels. Itadish, in drills 2 feet, 10 pounds. Jtyo, bioadcast. 1J bushels. ltyo, drilled, ljtf bushels. Salsify. In drills 2 feet, 10 pounds. Hpinucli, bioudciiht. 30 pounds. Kquash, bush, lu lulls 4 by 4 feet, 3 pounds. Bquasli, niuning, 8 by 8 feet, 2 pounds. Korghmn, 4 quarts. Turnips, in unlls 2 foot, 3 pounds. Turnips, broadcast, 3 pounds. Tomatoes, in frame, 3 ounces. Tomatoes, seed in bdU 3 by 3 foot, 8 ouiwis. Tomatoes, plants, 3.800. Wheat, in drills, Vtf, busbals. Wheat, broadcast, 2 bushels. i. Icnehcr or rocket-ricking. Twenty years ngo Chester established n school in London dedicated to tho devotees of St. Nicholas, and ho speedily obtained many pupils. Tho most well known and skillful pickpockets who havo paid tho penalty of being caught, and thosowho were clover enough to ovudo tho clutches of tho myrmidons of tho law, havo all been molded according to tho Chcstorian method. And, when it is dated that in twenty years Chester had been able to iiinass u fortune of 50,000 sterling, tho groat importance and eflicaoy of his lessons will bo thor oughly appreciated. His pupils, on leaving his institution, wore formed into hands of ton under tho guidanco of a "schoolmaster;" and it was under tho regis of this over-watchful guardian that they overran tho earth. Two-thirds of tho " profits " wero faithfully and punc tually paid to tho illustrious professor. Chester domeancd himself but twice in his career by "working," personally ; it was at Paris, during tho last two exhibi tions. In 1878 ho was arrested and con demned to six months' imprisonment; nnd ho was. moreover, prohibited from over entering Franco again, lie has Bineo disposed of tho good-will of his "business" to two of his best pupils nnd retired toliirininglmni, where ho lias a great deal of property. Having some verv urgent atl'airs to settlo in I'uris, ho applied, a few days ago, for permission to puss a week in this capita, which was duly accorded him. Hut as it was not deemed advisable to allow a man of his caimcity to roam about tho city without let or hindrance, two police agents have been told off to act as an escort of surveil lance. Chester is (15 years old, and is tho father of ten children, whom he 1ms educated in a princely manner, and he himself is muster of several language. Parte Cor. Geneva (hnllnent. Language or the Mouth. Borne wiseacre proposes to read wom an's character by her mouth. Hero are tho rules to bo observed : If her mouth is very small there is not much mind, but overmuch shallow sentiment. It sho hasu very largo mouth she will pos sess iv good brain, but tho trouble is m kissing it. Largo mouths put a man to an urtistio test ; he will bo driven to his wits' end whether to In'gin at ono corner and conclude on tho other, or to nmko a heroic dash at tho middle and endeavor to reach both corners. Hut if you iwo a kissing urtist it can bo covered nicely enough. If your sweetheart bus a coarsely formed mouth sho will be sens tud and full of strong, course points of character, nnd will raise iv row in the family. If sho has a delicately formed mout.i, with rounded lips and of a vol. vety color, sho will havo much sensibil ity and perfection of cln'racter, but will not astonish by her brilliancy of concep tion or execution. It is a good mouth becuuso it is kissablo and submissive. Shun bluo-lipied or thin-lipiHd women i ii ,.;ii i.,.w in didith with litem- turo or woman's rights, theorizo while . . . .. i, ...... n .,,, f.iti,. you want your uiuuer, m mit lor by their red-hot scolding tongues. I Samson hud but possossod the alirnurilnmifi tit u hnhl-houdod man. ho novor would havo snflorod bhamo and defeat by having his hair out, Thero nre HOG words In soino of Arel demon l'urrur's ontonce6. Lady Ilundolph Churchill Is said to dis approve of woman suffrage. Aliens owu 20,000,000 acre of American oil. GEN. Jl'CLELLAN GONE. Tho Distinguished Sohller nnd Slates man Suddenly 1'usscs Awny. Tlic Supremo moment Ono of I'caca l'ollowliiii Sovero SuITorlng. Blteleh nf Ills TAfe. Gen. GeorRB B. McClcllan, ox -commander of tho nrmy of tho United States, died suddenly on tho morning of tho 20th at Orange, N. J., from exhaustion produced by repented shocks of neuralgia of the heart. Though ho had completed his fifty ninth year, ho had preserved not onlj bouyiuit spirits but a buoyant, youthful ngility. Therefore, when .ho began, about three weeks ago, to feel mlns of tho heart, neither ho nor bis medical man, Dr. bow nnl, of Orange, nor any of his family, re garded It as serious. Ho and every one elso believed that tho troublesome malady was either gone for good or at least lor a long time. In that belief tho general or dered his carriago and drove to Orange, ac companied by his only daughter. He saw several gentlemen on business and made an appointment with ono of them for 11 o'clock tliesnmo ilny. Ho returned home in excellent spirits, ate heartily at his meal hours, and retired to rest. About 11 o'clock tho pains returned nnd " Hcnger on horseback was dispatched down hill for tho doctor, who ciimo buck with tho lenst possible delay. When ho entered tho bedroom o! the gen eral be found bis patient in extromo ngony. Paroxysms returned with a rhythmical frequency that was alarming and tho homeopathic remedies which tho skill of tho doctor suggested were no inore elllcient than those which bud been supplied by the intelligent, affection of (Jen. MiClollati s wife and daughter, who had ministered to him unceasingly from the tlr t alarm. I-or four hours ho suffered most excruciating ngony. About.'! o'clock there was a change. Tho eyes of tho patient began to grov brighter and his face, that had been white with pain, begun to recover its usual ruddy hue. llo gave a long deep sk'h of relief, smiled faintly and said: "1 feel easy now; thank God, I have pulled through." then ho sank buck upon tho phlow as if ex hausted, closing Ills eyes. Tho doctor, who was watching bis faco with extreme solicitude, saw unerring signs of approach ing collapse, and whispered to Mrs. Mc Chilian: "I fear bo is dying." It was but too true. General MiClellan raised hiiusoll up on ono hand, half opened his eyes, and fell back dead. Goorgo Urlnton McClellnn was horn In Philadelphia, Dec. 2. 1820, and was a son of Dr. Goorgo McClellnn. Ho graduated from tho University of Pennsylvania, in 18-1 2, and from West Point in 1810. leav ing both institutions witli distinction, his commission from West Point being that of brevet second lieutenant of engineers. His first actual sorvlco of nolo in tho army .was during tho Mexican war, and tor his dashing gallantry at tbo hIpjio of Vera Cruz and in tho battlo of Ono Gordo, Con troras, Cliiirnbusco, Mollno del Key, and Chapulptepec ho received tho brevets of first lieutenant and captain. At tbe-closo of tbo Mexican war and his brilliant share therein ho returned to West Point. Ho ro iiiniiie.l tliero until 1851, when ho was assigned to important duty in tho con st ruction of Ft. Delaware, and subsequently in bis engineering capacity, to an expedition for tho purpose of exploring tho sources of the lied Itivcr of tbo North. Ho was again placed hi churgo of n largo undertaking hi tho preliminary survey of tho Northern Pacific rnilron, I. In 1855 hs w.is promoted to ho captain, and that yea was detailed to ldiropo as a member of a military com mission to visit tho sent of war. As a re sult of this very important mission ho pre pared nil ollh-ial report upon "the Organi zation of Kuropi'iin Annies and Operations in tho Crimea," which was published ly order of tho government, nnd which, even in those earlier days, showed remarkable comprehension not only of military affairs, but wonderful prescience and skill in the analysis of diplomatic uiuuouvres, togothor willi'ii decp-tlilnkingobscrviitiou of human nature. In 1857 ho resigned from tho army and accepted tbo position id chief engineer and vice-president of tho Illinois Central railroad, which position bo contin ued to fill until ho was chosen president of the St. Louis and Cincinnati railroad in the latter year. At the outbreak of tho treat trouble between tbo north nndsoutb, however, his really largo qualities of soul and his pbenoininiil energy and reach ol ideas first gained any thing like commensii ratoscope. lu 18(11 his services wore on listed liv tho governor of Ohio lu organic Ing tho vohmteors called for by tho first proclamation, and ho was given command of tho department of tho Ohio, and com missioned major-gonerai (ii iuu wmw ..... teors April 2!1, 18(11. May 1-1 following, tll.k ItKHU 1(1 lift t II I1IWI II toil htm a miiior general of tho United States army anil or- ilerul him to disperse ino coniuueruiu im occupying and threatening tooverrun West Virginia. Hy a movement iiispui.vins ii i ...:ui ...... i. ...ii,. j ,. oniliini.il with oner- lllli'ni iiiiiiiuij uv,, v.. getie action, ho met and defeated tho eneinv-ono ol the most ineinoruiuu i mo early battles of the r -betlion - and duly I I, exactly ono month a tier receipt of his orders, reported his tasi accomplished and West Virginia cleure I of disturbing elements. For those notable services tho thanks of conanvs were publicly tonureii him, and after the great Imttlo of Hull Hun he was specially summoned to Washington to receive conimaiKi t-iuiy couiprising thi'departmcnts of Washington and NortbeiiMtei n Virginia. This eminent recognition of bis wmth anil ability as a soldier was followed three Weeks later by 4 1 no ., . Iwiiwii.nlil,) limtnr of hoini! ,lli run iit;u ii ,..." - - placed in command of tho department of ixt, 'JO follinvlll'.' ho .wiisMtill more llatteiingly. though uono the less (lon'i-ve lly, given ooauoi oi mo uriiijr of the Potomac. Tho president sent tho following telegram of coudolonro to .Mrs. .Mil. leiiau: ... I I 1 I... .1... ......... ..f lrl.,1. Itllkl "i am suociiiMi ii.v inn in-"" ,!" imnd's death, and while I know how futile are all efforts to console, I must assure you of mv deep sympathy in your groat grief, and express to you my own seuso of ullllc tf mi III ttio loss Ol so good n mviiii. m niinvKIt Pi.HVKL.ANH." Tho following oxecutlvo order was also iSxiltMl: 1.'. tivi- ArivHinv. WasIIIN'MTON. Oct SJl -The death of George 11. McClellnn, at ono time uiajoi-general coniiiiiiiidlng the ......l..., r ll, lTnilxil Stales, took IllllCO lit mi early hour this morning. As a murk .., . ..i. il .......t tli imiiiKirv of this in iii'im n"i'i fc - ' - , diHtinguislieil soldier and citizen whose military nimuy ami service virtues mm nih lustre upon thoblstory of his country It is ordered by the president that tin t .. I. .11 ...1.: .....1 tiinul national nag ou (iiNpmjeu u ..... upon 1110 DUIIillllgS Ol 1 110 uxccuuvu niont lii this city until after the lunoral shall nave taken place. Daniki. 8. Lamont, Private Secretary F0IIEIQN liM'ELLIOKSUE. A dispatch from Sofia says nolthcr th Hulgitrlaiis nor the ltouuiohans will Biibmlt ... , l... w...... 1. 1 ..f lli.i ,i I ii no n lila wit b l I 111, 1 1'llW.i 111 i'l i.,w . ...... ..... out lighting, even if the lialkan coafoiwice so derides. The shah ol Persia refused to allow tho escort of the KnulUh frontier commission to traverse Persian territory. Two French men-of-war havo been or dered to proceed at onco to Guinea to pro tect tho French interests ol that country. A dispute growing out ol tho rival claims of .....I ll.ptn,it fi rnrf.iiln hnrlinnn nl 1 I III I I.U ill II I 1,1 Mlp... - v - Guinea has reached a crisis and serious events aro feared France and Kngland havo notified tha porto of their readiness to take part in the lUikiMi conference. Tho Soman minuter snys Hint tho Bulgarian coup d'etat has no't created hut intensified tho long-existing tension between fcorvin and iiulgnrin. Kvcn without tho coup d'etat, ho believes tho Hiiluur an and Servian armies would now havo been opposing each other. Dispatches from. St. Petersburg stato that tho Russian cnhlnot officials allege' thnt Austria and Servia aro intriguing for territorial aggrandizement detrimental to tho Kussianrinterests in tho Halkan penin sula. Tho information must havo been received from what they consider a reliable source, as Russia lias been secretly arming with a view to Doing prepared at any mo ment should tho contingency arise to assert her claims In the llalkau states. llloody fighting is reported at Baku, on tbo Caspian sea. between Moslems and Russians. The military had to bo called out to restor order. In the fighting several Russians were killed and a largo number wounded. Rev. Spurgoon has written a letter for publication in which ho refutes tho state ment of the orators who speak in defens of the established church imputed to him. Hi; hiivs tliat while be wishes tbo church well, and that it will make tho best argu ment it can, ho considers tho union of the biirch nnd stale unscriptural and fraught with evils nnd injustice toward dissonters, and therefore ought to bo discontinued. In conclusion ho says: "I am not disposed to handle tho question with bitterness, and cannot regret the impending change." THE IJOUMERS AGAIN ACTIVE. Four Thousand, W'oll Armed uul Iiiinlppcd, on Their Way to OUlu liomu. Leavenworth (Ks.) dispatch: General Miles, commanding tho department of the Missouri, with hendouarters at Leaven worth, received olllcial information this afternoon that four thousand well-armed men aro on their way to Oklahoma teni- tory, under tho leadership of Capt. Couch, and unnounco their intention to stay aim fight, if necessary, for possession of the laud. Cant. Couch has organized a stuff, and tho main body of tho boomers arc marching with mi itnry precision and de termination. Thej expect to occupy the 1, mill luilil I limn mil il eoiiLM-ess declares them open for settlement. Somo of the iu vnders havo already reached Oklahoma nnd staked out claims and put up signs. "No trespassing allowed on this farm." i!.. Mil.tu Ii ii ki iirili.rml Mllior Sllillllel' til proceed to Oklahoma nnd eject those theie and bend off nnd put out any on tho way. Major Sumner can utilize, if necessary 1.U00 regular troops at r oris uono ami Sill. Wellington (Ks.) dispatch: '1 ho boom ers" have begun operations with oven more determination and vigor than wero niaiii f.,ui.,,i ,i ... ii mill. Yi'Mleribiv mot-nine, the day announced for the beginning of tlitf campaign, which promises so uiucii in mu near lutiire, covered wagons mm tuuioi buggies, carriages and "schooners," filled ...in, ilwi rniiiillnu nt Hie eneer vet itinerant boomers, could ho seen in droves and num bered by tho score, 'i o-day uie crown ims been supplemented by hundreds more, all iv i 4 li uii i Kit 1. for the haiiDV. cherished spot called Oklahoma. From tho earnest news of tho boomeis and their equipments one would imagine iney aro iieiermiiieu m light it out ou this lino 11 it uiiics an suiu- llll'l. Aiun, in r,,,... ... played'hy soveral who wero interviewed .. 'I'li.i in uniifT. lu lilt, Him il, iiin while passing tlirougn tins city. VflRSOXAI, ANWOVIliiitWISE. -nL....uiit. r!n..niMil Villi H Iw rf)MHi(10rC(l I imummivi ii.iivh. by ollice-seekers a very hard man to get nt. Gen. Sherman prefers Washington to M. ,ouis. Tho latter city is too slow fofhim. ii:..i lilu InifK.iiii' were nost noued until nfter Canada is annexed to the Uni- cd Slates. m.... ii,.i..,. T.rinl.-u-niul will not vite this fail. She prefers to wait until sho s nomi nated tor the presidency. ... v..t il,,, wlf.i nf tlui nrlist. is tall mill beautiful. Sho is said to bothooriginal of bis famous figure of Columbia. It is said ono reason some girls run -i i... ;...,i.,,,,l ,,t l.-!,iiiiii' i beciiilso it III- rill-l-lin llini.ii. r - Hiiiesainoro pcifect distribution of pow der. i'....ii.o.. i...lli.r llnVnn Hiiends most of his time in his saw mill, but he occasion ally tluds leisure to tulio a squint iu me ly. '..I., ii... uAiiuiiliiinnl utoi-v-writor. once .lilll, mi- r-v -." lived for several months on sparrows hlcli he caiigut nimsuii uuiouib ms,i"" indow. Mrs. Croly (.lennlo .luno) has returned ii t.. ii.,. luii.t r,.iiiti nliriiiiil were roin i n i ii. imi linn",,.... - tiiirmiuc and delighted thousands of renders. Miss Chile is tho leading lady of a New York dramatic company. She is said to he elllcient is working up a "storm ol applause." mi. IV. .....! f Iti ,1 riiiMin t. lecture r.-.iiiiiiii-i I'liKvii. . i on the Sandwich Islands says that Captain Cook was not amen nun a ""i a wooden dagger. lieu- Perley Poore, tho well-known corre spondent, lived for nearly two years on stale bread and skim milk to ward off a threatened attack of Uright's diseaso. An Indianapolis belle said it altnont her heart when she found that pug dogs were no longer fashionable. Somo society illllliv- ltlllV coiniiensate licr for her loss. Uev. Dr. Taluiage says ho owes much ol bis success in me 10 mo Hugg""""' ,v . . .u,.,..l,i wliii riiirii tnid llilll liewspiliii r ii I'i'i ...... ...... ...... that "if his lecture was full of good points the paper couldn't atlurd to leave it out. Abundant Hair. Japanese women aro very proud of their hair, which is black and luxuriant. They cultivate and nrraugo it with great caro'bv brushing their tresses back from tho forehead and gathering them in a plaited topknot, covered with llowors, spangles and hairpins of gold, silver and tortoise-shell, lbeh and juxir are abko proud of their coifl'mo, and tho kuli womim in rags devotes tho samo atten tion to her hair us any great lady. To preserve tho ehilHirato structure from be ing disturbed, women during sleep rest Uieir necks on a padded fork. There is uo ditVorouco between single and married women in wearing their hair, as m China; and their respective social status Is indicated by the inwition of tho bow iu which tho waist scarf is tied, girls wearing it at tho buck, matrons in front. The latter likowiso shavo their oyo- nml ,lvrt Oinir teeth black. Girls UlllllD. ! .J w ...... - - use rougo freely, and sometimes gild their lips. They are- all fond of smok ing, and wear their embroidered tobacco pouch ea as belt oruumouta. GIVE US A REST. ..M.-1 f - ll'l . I II... T , . 1 .1 .. 4 tt-A.,lo l.l J nulls M uai uie a i unniuiii imiii- a u.n j the Horde of Oiilce SjccIo.'f. Their NumcroMlt nnd rerslstcncy In tcrferln AVItli llio Public Service Oilier Matters at the Capital. ATTENTION, OFFICE SEEKEnS. The following hns been promulgated by tho president for the information of the public: ExKctiTivr. Mansion, October 27.For nearly eight months a lnrgo share of the time of tho president hns been devoted to the hearing of applications for office and determination of appointments. Much of tho time thus spent has undoubtedly sub served tho public good, some of it has been sacrificed to tho indulgenco of the people in their national insistence upon useless inter views, nnd somo of it hns been unjustifiably wasted. Tho public welfare and due re gard for tho claims of those whoso interests in the government nroentirelydisconnccted with oflicelioldirg imperatively demand thnt in tho future tho timo of the president should he differently occupied, and be con fidently expects that all good citizens will ncq'iiesro in tho propriety and rensonable neLo of the following plan adopted to that CPAftcr the first dny ofNovemher the presi dent will decline to grant interviews to those seeking public positions or their ad vocates. Mondays, Wednesdays and In days during that month from 10 to 11 o'clock in tho morning ho will receive such persons as call on strictly public business, and on the samo days at 1:30 in the nfter noon ho will meet thoso who merely desire to pay their respects. On all other days nnd times during that month ho will re ceive only cabinet officers and heads of de partments. SODTIIEIIN CONSULS TO HEMAIN. It is understood Secretary Bayard doe not contemplate making any changes hi tho consular service in countries south ol the United States for somo time. It is the policy of tho state department to cultivate friendly relations with Mexico, tho South and Central American people, and extend our commercial intercourse in that direc tion. For this reason the consuls who have already secured the good will of the people with whom they have to deal, It is thought, will be of greater service just now than would new men who would have to dovoto much of their timo at first making acquaintances nnd winning confidence. The delay in filling consular and diplomatic po sitions isduo no more to a desiro to respect the tenure of ofllco law than to wish to maintain high standing of tho sorvice. TIIR ALABAMA CLAIMS. An unusual amount of public attention has been directed to tho court of commis sioners of Alabama claims. That tribunal has just received nn answer from Secretary Bayard to tho inquiry of two months ngo. Tho secretary recedes somewhat r...... Il.n nvf.n,n nnuUirm n f. flrnfr. til t;on bv IIUII1 lllUliAllUlltw j.wu.-.w.. 4 Controller Durham, and Bays that the ... 11 r. ii1tr tr-n.itnil li'mnfisM fnr special counsel will not bo allowed hereafter, .' . II II. -A. 4 n ...Ol ...nil. out an expenses oi miii, uuiino nm jiiuu ably bo paid up to tho date of the summer adjournment of tho court. The attorneys interested in tho ponding claims aro still . -..!.! 41... ........... C'lfin tnr ivanlr luruimiiui; tiiu iiiuiiuj v""!' i'i" ,-.... necessary to pay the court employes, t.liu.i unlni'lna warn ulmt off bv tho treas ury officials. Walker Blaine, associato government counsel, is drawing .-us wuurj from thoso sources and is making efforts to earn tho money. Tho court is workingday and night nnd will positively clear tin .. i. 1 .T 1 ilocKct oy tlio end oi uecemuur. Kl-0It(iANIZIN(J THE CIVIL SEKVICK Tho 1'rcHlilciil B'iiKlIn- IMueh IHII1 cullj' In the Work. An intimato personal friend of the presi dent, who talked with him on the subject, says ho is experiencing much difficulty in his effort to reorganize tho civil service commission. He is aiming to secure for that service threo men who aro well known to the country and whoso names would be received as an earnest of his purpose togivosiich character to tho commission as to givo confidence to the friends of tho movement that ho regnrds civil service as ono of tho most important features of his administration. At tho samo time the president is seeking men whose appoint ment will satisfy tho people, whether friendly to tho movement or not, that it is iu the hands of practical, reasoning men who are not doctrinaires and who will con sider and suggest needed modifications to popularize the reform in tho execution of law without impairing its benefits. The salary of tho position is only $11,000 por year and few men of prominence who pos sess the qualifications named aro willing to make tho sacrifice. Tho reason why some of tbo many persons whose names suggest themselves to tho public in connection with the place aro not appointed, is because they havo already declined. No appoint ment has yet been determined upon. Among those who havo declined appoint ment on the commission are L. Salto,,stall and Chas. Codmnn, of Massachusetts, and Judge Schoonmukor and H. O. Graves are among those whoso names are under con sideration. THE MARKETS. OMAHA. WnrMT No, I lUm.KV No.'-' Hvi:-No. .' Coax No. 2 nil.tod DATS No. : lien ru l'linoy creamery.... 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Governor Murmadiiko of Missouri, who is still in the city, went up to West Point to renew his acquaintance with the plnce, lie having graduated there in 1857. lie entered the academy from Missouri, in which state lie was born, in 1853, took the regularcoursf, and immediately after graduation went down to Washington, where through the influence of Senator Thomas II. Benton ho obtained an appointment to a-lieutenancy in the command of Albert Sidney Johnston, that was just beinu fitted out ior the Utah campaign. When he came bac k from the west ho found tho war of '(51 ready to begin, and, as his state went with the south, lie resigned his place in the regular armyand went with thecon federacy. lie had attained a higher mark in cavalry tactics than in any other branch ot study while at the academy, and his tastes nil lay in that) direction. Ho soon became an effi cient cavalry officer in tho Confeder ate army. He was colonel of a regii ment at Shilo, where he fought hard and had many men killed. Ere Ioiir he rose to the command of nil the cavalry forces of Price's army nnd was distinguished for much gallant conduct. After the war lie returned to Missouri, and accepted the result of the conflict with good grace. He took a soldier's view of the situation rather than that of a politician, and soon renewed some of the cordial friendships that had existed before the war between himself and officers who had gone with the other side. Last year lie was elected Governor of Mis souri, and is just now having the first respite from severe labors that at once devolved upon him, A World correspondent, who had tho pleasure of accompanying tho Gov ernor on his visit to West Point had an opportunity of observing how com pletely tho war is forgotten in tho reunions of men now who. during tlio war, wero on opposing sides. Gov ernor Murmuduke seemed to take as much pleasure in revisiting the sccno of his military training as if the great breach of lSiil had never existed. He was cordially received by Colonel Has brook, commandant, who was a 'plebo" at West Point the year the Gosernor was graduated. They had not seen each other for twenty-eight years, and there was a hearty renewal of an old-time friendship. Colonel llasbrook is a most intelligent and hospitable officer, and betook genuine pleasure in affording every possible means l'or Gov. Marmaduke's enjoy ment. After tbo Governor had gone about the grounds ii ml through some of the most important buildings be was ask ed what striking changes had taken place. "There " are no striking changes," he taiil, "but the place, with a few exceptions, looks just as it did thirty years ngo. There is more regu'arity at We&t Point than any where else in the country. There is the old barracks building that I slept in four years, looking exactly as it did when I left, but for an addition to one of the wings. There is the chapel, the old library, the old diniim hall, theold West Point Hotel, theold drill-ground, and even tho trees t-eeni to bo but lit tle taller than when I was here. The crass is just as smooth and green, the Hudson (lows along with the same majesty, and the Hag limits out against tho dark blue of the Crow's Nest mountain just as it did when my eyes first fell upon it. The cadet uniform is the same, "Flirtation walk" is the same, and the girls are t he same happy smiling creatures. I do not think there is a place on the continent that has such a fascina tion for American girls as West Point. It was so when I was a cadet, and I see by the troops of them here to-day that it is so now. No, I see but few changes in West Point, but there have taken place tho most start ling changes in the people who were heie when, I was. 1 have found but three persons that I knew, here, Colonel llasbrook, tho old librarian, and the local magis trate, whom wo always called judge. General Robert K. Lee was the super intendent when 1 came in 1S."J. He and every officer and teacher here havo then either died or passed beyond my knowledge. lint West Point itself is the same quiet, beautiful nook in the rugged hills that it was thirty years ago." In company with Lieutenant Young, officer of the day, Governor Marina duke went down to the dining hall at 1 o'clock to see the cadets at dinner. There ho was met by theatl'ablo Major Winimte, who has been in charge of all the food supply department of the academy for years past, and who has wrouuht great cha imos there, it now costs no more to feed a cadet than it did when Governor Marmaduke was there, but the living is quite revolu tionized. The governor related storie.s of how there u-ed to bo actual revoltr actuust tho lnUorable diot afforded the rancid butter, the burnt coffee, the salt bread, the tough meat, the brown sugnr, tho strong molasses, the dry beans, the leathery cakes, and tho pie that came once a week. The cook then employed had a salary of S2o a month. Now they have a French chef who gets a New York hotel salary. His kitchen is clean and sweetly odorous, and lie prepares a new and delightful dinner menu every day. There is first a good stout soup and plenty of it; then a roast, with an abundance of the line.it vegetables, and a good des- borr to close with. The heel, mutton, chicken, eiais, butter, milk, coffee, tea, sugar, are all of the very bet quality, and the bread is baked in an oven built in tho kitchen expressly for the pur nose. It really tonipts ono to be edu cated lor a soldier when ho stes how tho cadets live. Yet they draw exact ly the sHiuoallowaiicofrointhegovern liient with which to tiay expe ies tlu-y did a quarter of a cent in y mio. When Governor Marmaduke M'u: into tht library he look. 1 m .-i t he i osterof tin' rlnss of Ib.'iT. TI.l.c k.ie about thirty m it out nf tin- MXty v hobecu the course wi.hh.!-. in Aicuid 4115 iu ""ic ui merit jmu uunn uv the faculty he did not have a stand : ..i.i 1 ... . . nin iui ei-iiuim-snip tliat p.trtlCU- j -- - n - , iiuuiu 1 1 , . ii,.- lows, yet he is the only man of tho plnau nf 1 SriT u-lin line :Vn.. 4 ..n..,t nence. rJGiiere is not a nnnn in the en tire list that is now generally known except that of General Marmaduke. This is nn illiistnitinn nf .litf-.r. . - - - - - , W4 IIIU ,11,1k . enco between being a promising boy at scnooi and nn eminent man in real fe; The young men selected for West 'nmh ni'A imimrnllr "tlio iiuil-" .-.f 4-l,. - - ' - ' ' ' - ' ' J' ' .. J l HID community in which they live. But ln ivttl nil flnin?iia nf pnnmiilU!,... examination or careful choice a con siderable proportion drop out during the term of four years' study, another considerable proportion can not pull through the final examination, nnd of tllA limit nrl lirnnni-f inn lnlf. nptllnlKf get into the army about ono in twen- 4.. f!.. 4 ,i:4 :....i riu,:.. "ill 13 LVI KOL1I11. LIU1I. a-ilio hows how hard it is to be a great 'man. How Negroes Say Good -Xig-lit. Texns Sittings. "Pet e Wheeler nnd Nugent Trumbull, both residents of a Texas town, hap pening to meet, the former remarked: "You are not looking well, you havo black rings about your eyes, and you look haggard. What's the matter with you?" "I can't get any sleep at nights." "Perhaps you smoke too much, or you drink too much codee?" "I don't touch tobacco or collec." "A bad conscience, then?" "Haven't got any conscience that I know of." "Perhaps it's fleas or musquitos?', "Neither of them." "You sit up all night and play poker, that's why you can't sleep." "You are away off. "Aro you a night watchman and sleep in tho daytime?" You get out." Perhaps you live near a colored church?" Now, you are shouting. I don't live near a colored church, but I might just as well. I live on the corner of Hickory and i'aiinerto streets, ana that is tho corner where tho negroes, returning from their pow-wow, break up. borne go in one direction, and others in another." "Well, how does that disturb you so much?" "Did you ever notice how a lot of darkies coming home from church say good-by to each other?" "Never did. "I thouuht not. About 1 o'clock I sit up in bed with a start. There is a noise outside as if a mob were trying to break into a jail to lynch a man. It is those darkies saying good-by to each other, right under my window. They nre all huddled together, tint you would suppose they were shout ing to each other across a river a milo wide." "What do they say?" " 'Good night. Uruddor Jackson; tell t'nclo Sum and Cousin Lizo howdy forme. Good night all obj'er.' 'Good night, Sister Bones; tell Mirundy dnt I'segot sumlit ter tell her. Tell all the folkses howdy from me.' 'tiood ni.rht. Aunt Sttke'v; come ober and see me to-morrow; tell Brudder Peto I want his wife ter bring me iiiick uac wash-board she borrowed las' week. Good night; come ober and see me m do mawning.' Henh! Heah! Heali! Hits niawnin' already,' and they keep that tin until the old German, who lives across the street, throws open the blinds, and calls them verdanto neger. J no negroes roiuri. u iimnm remarks thataretinctured with khow nothingism. It would makea wooden man tired. Ihit you must not suppose tliat when they bid each other good night the sossion is over. Nothing of the kind. The partinglriends Keep on talking to each other an I sending messages until they are out of hearing. Just as I was dozing oil last night a negro woman, who was under my window, called out to a man who was a hundred yards oft", and they kept up pnnversation at long range for hall an hour, his voice sounding like a dog barking up a hollow log: 'ion, bam Jackson, you tell dat yaller-coinplex-ioned, goggle-eyed, culled lady wnt lives next door to yur inudder.dat if I hears ob her talkin' about me agm, 1 11 scald her, for a fac . , , , "'G'way Lizo, you auvtgw unci nuffin. You is too lazy, you is. ion keep your eye peeled forthegrcen-eyeu nionstruin. Henh! heah! heah! "In about ten minutes another nVnvn nf thorn aro arounti, and they go over tho samo racket with vuria- tions. A ve noiiiieu my iim" I'm going to leavo on tho isc u i aj alive. If I can't do any better I 11 camp out until thocoloredpeoplehavo got through wit h t heir distracted meet ings, as they call them." Tho White AVivs of Chinamen. From the I.'liiladolpliiii Times. It has como to beasayingthat when a Chinaman arrives in this city with the intention of going into business all ho requires is a room, n wash-tub, a stove, two flat-irons and a wife. The wife is considered ns much of a necessi ty as any other article of tho house and sho is generally chco'm with more of an eye to business than to love. A Chinaman is particular to get a healthy wife, a woman with a fair Hko of washing and. irmung w proferabfe. but it is not imperative that she should know nil aim it that business. She can soon be taught it. Health nnd strength are the firs reo uisites. After these the rest will fob l0Five years ago prejudice was so strong against Chinamen that they could not got women to marry them, but prejudice against them ha gradu ally died away till now a Chinaman can got a wife, as one said the other dny, "Alien bftinee as a Mf'i an man In few instances they b.r wmnu young and pretty win-, i-u mor of ten they have chosen coinp.iiuor. leas . beautiful than Helen of Ttoy.