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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1887)
WIJM4IHliimiVJ1MrMPJW !! W IUJBjm.WlUAm,KigJlM,llJlXJJU'.lAl.l&l.llLiJM J I , Mil 11,1 V a .ltOTiwirs mm: act. Cuicaco, Tlx., Dre. 1G. When Jojcjti Kwn, a cutter en p'oyed In a Clark street tailor shop, relumed to hU home tonight lie found the i(xr fading to bis flat look-d and tiurrcii. Mjoious knock Ins broii-nt no re sponse, and when tlie door whs finally forced tlie lodi 's of Ids wife. Antonla. and Ills irt months-old cliild were seen thiugUm; from the irnii5oni ri tlie beI loom uoor, sufpju.leu uj ple'-cs of a Miaul tlrsp. '1 he dead woman wm a native of Saxony, and 21 u-nrs old. She married Ko?a les than two year3 nco, nnd their domestle relations nre oaid to have been pleasant, but Mr. Kosa Uccaine ucnrJv cr.izen wuen ner ctnia took jlck recently. It U M:ppo?ed that she committed the deed nben temtxirarlly hisaiiL. man is :m:.i r .i;o.vr. St. Louis dispatch: The death from h. dropliobia (ii the daughter ol Louis Grande, cx-cliiiirninn ol the republican city central committee mid n proinincit quar Itinti anil contractor, was reported to the coronrrlo-dn.v. llnrliara Kliwibelh Grund.i was thirteen years old. Pome time nqo she was pinyms mi n youns pupnv. onlv two months old, when it bit her. The wound wn not serious and ns the do? was knowi. never to linvp been out o the house hIiic tho diiy of birth, mid bad never been with other iIot.s, nothing was thought or it. About eight days a an, however, Ihoyouny liidy biiui to shoiv t-y mptoms ot thedrnul hseae, and two physicians were called in Their cf.'oitn to relieve her sufferings ucr ol no av.iil, and he rapidly grew uorse un til yesterday, when she died in great ajjony a tiuxo or mi: vast. St. Loins dispatch: Knight of Labor Dis trict Assembly N'o. 1(11, is to become e. thins of the post. It is rapidly disintegrnt ing, and in a Hhort timu will cease to exist. Tho assembly included all the local assem blies of men oniployed on the Gouhl .South west nystem of railroads, and on tin) au thority of its executive commit tcu the strike of Inst npring mih ordered. Since the nettleineut of that dillirulty positive orders Jinve been g venou the Mmsouri Pncilicnud its connections prohibiting the issuance of passes to employees who may be delegated to represent local assemblies at tlie meet ings of the district assembly. These dele pates then were forced to pay fare or stay uwiiv, and calling a meeting "meant a eou siderable expense upon the organization. The district assem'ily had jurisdiction in Missouii, Kansas, Indian Territory, Arkan sas, Texas and Kentucky. The sum of nec essary f.ues was more than the treasury could sland, and it was decided as the power of the assembly was gone it would be better to disorganize it. A.vrr-Mon.vox i.rcisi.A rio.v. Washington special: The representatives of the nuts Moriuonsnre making very earn est effoi ts to bring up in the house the bill reported favorably from the judiciary com mittee 1 st summer, which proposes to make still more strong and effective the statutes against polygamy. They are win lident of success, and have assurance from the speaker that an opportunity sh.ill bo given to consider tho bill. Prominent nmnng thoso who are urging the passage of the bill are Kate Kiel. I, Mr. JSaskiu, of Utah, and the nephew of lirigham Young. The Mormons nre also represented hero mid nre active. There are the usual stories about the use of money by tho Mormon representatives. The danger of tho bill is, of course, in delay, and the programmeot the Mormons atthis session, as it was at the last, is to secure delay. They had their wishes gratillod at t ho bist session to an eminent degree by de lay, whether in consequence of their own efforts or not, they probably may never know. a nnsi'KU it:: rmxn ricnr. Ronton dispatch: Tho mostsavage prize fight, wthout exception, that lias ever been fought in this part of the country occurred nt a late hour last night in a disused lolt in one of the wharves in this city, the ptincipnl.4 be'ng Dick ("rouiii, of lloston, nnd Abe Humor, champion light weight of the United States navy. The pugilists' Jinnds wore covered with the lightest of kill flints, and they f(. light until both were un able lo stand, when the referee declared the contest a "draw." Eghl desperate loiinds were fought. Thete weie several knockdowns and blood was freely drawn (in both sides. Tlie m-es of both men were ten b'y cut and disfignied and both had to lie earned fioin the spot. Marly in theday police got n hid ot the affair and on threo ncuutions durii'g the evening when tho preparations h id been completed for tho light they ntip-ered and prevented it. There was Imd blond between thopiiuci pals, hem ever, nnd finally tlie lolt was so Mind, into and fioni which lighters and flprctiitoi s had to descend mid ascend hand over Land on lopi-s. Ten well known (porting Uioii rontiibutod n purse of 5200, and only they I esides thescconds w itnessed the !!' soxi: lyAsui.saTox aossri: The estimates ol the supervising archi tect tor the lepairs ol public buildings have been sent lo tho senate. Among Mioiii are the following: Chicago customs house, extension of ventilation nnd repairs,$lfls,. 000; Chicago Marino hospital and break water, $i,noo. Tho collections from oleomargarine up to Nov. U0, wero $'J2n,209. The supremo court of tho United States has granted a motion to advance the im portant bank tax rase of tho Mercantile National bank against tho city of Now York, involving tho question ol tho legality of state taxation upon national bank hliarus. The case is rot tor argument tho tirst day after tho February term. The collections of iutoruul rovonuo dur ing the llrat five months of the present fl -teal year amounted to $.18,00.;, 80(1, being 5"'J-,r00 less than tho collections during the corresponding period ol tho last fiscal year. A special says: There Is still talk about n revision ot tho tariff (luring the present session ol congress, but it is chiefly con fined to thofo democratic members who voted with Mr. llaudall against consider ing the Morrison bill. It is staled by Mr. McAdoo ami others ol this class that though they votod against the consider ation ot tho Morrison bill they do not "ant to bo known as lieing opposed to any nnd every kind of tariff reduction, nnd it is proposed to hold nnothor conference tor the purpoBo ol swung it some reduction ol the tariff cannot bo made when the Hewitt odminUtrMlon bill is taken up. tux roimis to m: uaxokd. SruNKr, N. J.. Dee, n -Of tho ulr.e youth wnteaeod here tor cilinlnally asiaultlut: a 1&-year-old sonant girl, the executive has decid ed to commute llw eutiiee of three for life. 1 be tlx others will be baujecd. Awnug tU foutholM pojtoOleei whloh will iMiooine fnwldential January 1, lSSr, are Kin., and UUrkivlile, Mo. eoaMti, 'Im-ky P. i ? Ctf :i s ens. i, :e,t nt i r.u- two I ot Id l.'.M.-ht a ! m N. Il: ' ..-ker. o',i 1 nad notion" .v an Jr -h !'.' t o'lMni-s to up ti'nl t.!l b.T t li.it -a:n,-! II n t ist -rday, m", 1 to mo-i'i: 'I'.it Murky, tiow's yer toltiii?. or niwi !' 'Xcllie :ts 111 tins pun try wn.shirt' tlo dishes an' s.timtliiii s-hoiitod: Ax hcrt Site's to- busy to look nt ver ony way.' s'o I starti on with 'Troth. Nellie, it's :i bud !oifo fill' a bye to bo liviti' alone.' " m sliu wld nary a tvinkl Mike Kyati, tluit's j.tbin sint to prison, is" in :i bail way imlaile.1 Oeli.' si l. ' tlii'te'.s niony n bye lliat'.s lonely liviti' rite wid his" fnetuLs an' navbor.s. Sure tin' I'm lonesome me? U." " 'How can I b'lavo that. says she, whin yu'v.- a liiMttl?' " 'I'ldduls.' six, I, 'are eliccrlu'. but I've gui nie two eyes :-ul on sontethin', buinc thin' elieeriner.' "Ih forgot to ax mo what that stun thin' wit, f,o 1 troltoil oft' by another road, s.ijiii': " l aitli. Nelly, I'm pa'ng bach across the pond in Marchitnry.' "indade!' sea she, llurtin' the tlihrag. 'An' t's a pity ye iver eutn over!'" 'Yi-,' so. I, Mane sed thet same in her last h-ther.' An' who's Jane?' nU Nolly, peit:n' red loiko tho urabi on tho table buaohlu her. " "Sim thinks a powur o' nie,' fez I, onluTtUn'. " 'Sliure an1 that'n quare. Is she younc; es meP' ' 'lis.' " 'An' belher Jookin'?' " 'rajile nio;irht think so.' " 'An' is sho wtiitin' fttr vo?' " 'Y.s.' " 'She'll bo chanIa' nainos sure, reekoiil" " 'Yis.' " "Wat's her name now?' " Mane Mnrkv!' cried I will dc-Ii-ht. ( ' Tiiin' she's your sister,' sez Xully, cross es her mistress. ' ell. it aiu t much matter seein' ez how I've trot ii bye wolehiti' fur me ovur in liaily- corati. 'Wat's his name?' axt 1 tnrin' hot cold to watisl. 'Harney Flyiin.' scz she. 'About me size?' Yis. 'An' does lie, Inv ye?' 'Nixt to I lie Varrin.' Is he eontin' to Atiierk'ky sttro?' No.' 'Whv not, bedad?' 'Oeli, l'at. lie's married alridily!' ''l'li. spalpeen!' sas 1. 'Don't ;ivo him hard names,' ppb Uaniev "! mi's mo stin-lirtither!' All' she 'Tlieu she hi lit that purty hiuj;li o' hern an' I wint up close. " 'Nelly,' s.-z J. " 'Wat, rat?' " 'Cud ye luv a bye loike me?" " 'Troth an' 1 wu'dn't tliry.' " "Why not, ilarlint?' " 'l'adh, I wus niyer axt to.' " ''I'iien I'll a ye now.' ' 'Don't do it,'" sez slie. 'I'm that fuil o work 1 couldn't raply for a montli,' and tlie dishes llew'd ivory way os she said it. "Dut I sat down on the .slip. " '1 kin wait.' se. I. " ''l'lie mistress woll cum an' foitul you In re.' "I'd be plazed lo mate her.' " "I'll tell herye're a robber.' ' 'Ueoi ra. that's just what I am. for I'm alther Nellie MeC'u5ker's heart! " 'Ye' II be arretted.' " 'I've bin alriddy and yer bin' eyes did it,' sas I. '(.'tun. Nellie, look mo up in ver warm heart fori ver.' ' 'Deli, its boulted and I've lost the key.' " 'Thin I'll eloimb in at t ho winder,' "She. huii her curly Irad lur a niin.t, and whin she looked up 1 axt her to lie me woife." ' 'I II fjuv ye fo've seekinds, sez L 'I'.f ye wuil just foteh nie the hi; jiewt er .spoon ye vo bin wipin'; of on won't, thin put it baek in the drawer.' "Shepeoped at nu over th.i top av it. "D'ye ye mane what ye say, Tat?' " 'Yis, ilarlint,' saz l". " ' I li;n here is the spoon!' "lloston Ilcra d. Vanilerhilt'H Tomb. A writer in The New York Graphic .-ays: I paid a visit not long ago to tho old Moravian cemetery at Siateu island, where the Vanderbilt crypt is built. As you enter the j;ato by the little wooden church, before you is an onl. nary vault, where a man watches intrlit ainl day, and hem the body of tho at million aire rests for tile t ma Imins;. Follow in,' tho road that leads to the left through tho woods, yon conio after a few minutes upon lh"e lar;e sepuieiier designed lo contain all that is mortal of tlie "rent radroad kin;?. It scquested, lonely spot. i:. i b in in i and a sense ot isolation comes over you as the roat, massive tomb is tirt seen. It looks much like a Moorish receptacle for tho dead, with the two round cupolas of granite rising from the embankment at tho back. 'I lie front of the tomb is of blocks of white granite beautd'tilly and wonderfully carved, and through the two s'.de gratings can be seen tall urns, each bearing an itiscr ption. It is pro posed to lay out ton acres of ground about tlie tomb in a park. How it Country Taper U linn. The "copy," after Iho managing ed itor has revisod it, comes to the com pos ng room. It then passes through the hands of the foreman, then tho printers set the tyno from it, then again tlie "devil" handles it, and lastly tho copyholder and proof-reader tackle it. The latter is expected to correct the spelling, ailjiut the tmtictualiou, "lix" the grammar and see that no typo graphical errors 'cur. He must Know everybody, ami tho initials of tholr names. He must bi a physician, meta physician, antiquarian, jili'lologit, logi cian, eonehologist, theologian, nulural Ut, botaiiUt, up the dead luugungw, mid must be, IkhhIiw, wuqimintod with the whole hold of general literature, p(Atry, lieliim. hUtorj. art, otu. It Is not btirprUing. then, that an error ahp Into a pper oncu In n wlillo. Haiti' mure American. .Mr Gems of Thought. )t wn a verv roper ati-urr to b'tn win) a-ked. why an iii.-mi should be de lighted w til licautv? Tiiat it wa a iiuetioii that none luif a blind man i coi i. it nK. s nee :m j doih so inncli nttrn'c I men that is in no m ant till object i he sijjbt of ail 's power not to be pleased with it. ( Men resemble the cc.is in nothiuir so much as in doing good to their fellow creatures. Cicero. I hold It eownrdlce To rest mistrustful where a iniMc heart Ihitli pawned an oj en luitid III iiii of love. f.'iakf tart. A man thai can not mind his own business, is not to be trtt.-ted with the king's. Suvillc. A good word is an easy obligation: but not to speak ill requires only our sdence. which costs lis notliiu'r." 77- 1 think the first virtue is to restra n the tongue; he approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, oven though ho is in the right. tuto. Vlmt I the worst of woes that wail on a cot What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow ! To view each lovi d one blotted from life's pnj;o, iiAnd be alone ou cartii, us 1 am now. fiyro i. Deference is the most complicate, tiie most ind.rect. and the most elegant of all conipl. incuts. Shenstoue. An egotist will ahvavs .speak of him self either in pra so or in censure; but a modest man ever slums making liini s df the subject of his conversation. La I ruyerc. Wherever I tind a great deal of grati tude in a poor man 1 take it for granted there would be as much generosity if he were a rich man. 'opr. To smile at the j.-t which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a pr.ncipal in tlie mischief. -Shcritlan. Money and lime are tlie heaviest burdens of 1 fe, and the unhappiest of all mortals are tho-e who have more of either than they know how to itsu. Juhimon. And 'th remarkable Hint they 'lalk most that have tin- least to siy. Your ilalutv si,a!crs have the mrse. To plead their e.iu.-vs uv n to v.ore; As ihimes, who native In au'j want, Still uglier look the mure lacy paint. 'riot'. It Was Not Slieol in Those Days. In the good old days "befo' de wail" our fathers and mothers were more firmly fixed upon lite rock of orthodox than their degenerate sous and daugh ters, and Iho new-fangled "isms" made slow progress among those who were grounded m tlie belief that "In Adam's fall we siii-ned all," ele., etc. A lady of our acipiaintaiico tolls a good one illustrative of tlie aoove. Shis and her brother wero attendants upon the Sunday sehod of the orthodox chinch in tlie illace in which they lived. The Uiiivorsahsis were endeav oring to establish a church there, nnd held Sunday services and Sabbath school in (lie town hall. As the children were on the way to Sunday school one day. the boy insist ed upon leaving tlie beaten path and attendintr the lately or:atii..'d school. greatly to h'.s si-ter's indignation. Inconsequence of thcomg man's contumacy the allair reached the di mensions of a regular "scene" upon the publ.c street, m which a sturdy boy was marching oil" toward the hall,"witii a I.I tie girl hanging to his jacket shirt, weeping in a heart broken fashion. "Wnat's the matter. s;s?" asked a gentleman whom tliev met. "lias your brother been whipping on?" "No, sir, but he's real naughty." "What has he bien doing:1" "lie's goin' lo that ixuv Suiiday- sdiooi at the liall: "I didn't know it was naughty to ro there. What is the matter with tho new school?' "Why didn't von know? Th"v haven t got any hell there." Chicwjo l.cilijcr. Loiters to the. Lady of tho White House. Many persons have the idea that tho posilionof mistress of the White House carries with it no other ihifies than tho social one of presiding on state ocea sions or assisting mo i resiient to re- cove. In reality the position is far from proving a sinecure, for Mrs. Cleveland endeavors not only to read, but answer personally till coinuiun ca tions iiireeieu 10 ner. v licit one re- Ilect.s upon the size of the mail daily delivered at the White House it will be seen that this is no light task, but, rather, one which would give constant occupation to a secretary specially en gaged for such work. Upon returning from the Adirondack", Mrs, Cleveland found the mail awaiting her largo enough to fill a good-sized clothes bas ket, but sho went bravely at it, and has just concluded her self-imposed tail; of reading through and answering this formidable pile of manuscript. Wash iiujton Capitol. lie Had an Attachment fur Her. Ono of Sheriff Harrington's new deputies called upon a pretty Washing ton avenue widow to servo an attach ment. "Madam, I have an attachment for you." J no wnlow blushed, but said some thing about reciprocation. "You must proceed to court." "I profor that you do that -" Coin", hurry, pletu-o, the justlco is waiting!" "Oh, well, then, you have tho license, I suppose?" Tun deputy cloarcd himself in timo. St. 7.0KW Chrouidc. A Honiui7.ii. "ThatiUmo i only worth 11 vo cents," sa'd the groceryman to Johnny Fizzle- top. "How's that?" "It's got a hole in it" "So a hole in a dimti is good for five cenlri." "J UBt 0." "Thou give the dime Utek to mo. I'll iiiinoh another hole In it and thou It will bo worth tun canUs. Ily thund er, I'll punch tlx hole In it ami then It will bo worth thirty cunts. I'll Imvo monov to throw at thu blnld pretty Miou' 7'cxoj bifttngs. A GKAFTY WOMAN. One lit the (.renti-st ( outldrnre Ortern tors or Iter Tliui - -How She Do- rolcl mi OKI .Mint. A Philadelphia dip:itch of No. :.',) to Thc.(io York Tims sas: Onirics l)a ton Talmago brought his roinatie and peculiar connection with the no torious adventures. Mrs. Annie Wall ingford, to a most dramatic climax this af let noon, when he appeared as a w t ness in a suit ailed ng his interests which was on trial before .ludge Fell, lie test lied to the fraudulent and crafty methods by which the subtle adven turess got him in her toils and secured from b in an assignment of all ho own ed ou earth. The old man's frame hook witii excitement and his voice trembled with emotion as he declared "it was a fraud and a cheat. I never owed her a cent of the ?lo,0(M said to have been a consideration for the assignment. She has robbed me of Jt.'t).0iK. She lias seeuteeu husbands md twenty different names." Mr. Talmago said ho knew whereof he 'poke, and his knowledge was acquired by lone; and hitler experience. 'I'he public has had only scraps and inklings of the most remarkable chap ter in tin life of the woman w ho is ;:usdy cut tied to the distinction of b. uig one of the greatest confidence operators of her t inc. She met Charles D. Talmago in l'aris in 1S7S, and their relations scon became quite intimate. In less than a year there was a quarrel, an exchange of l ines and gems. A law or put th.ngs in shape and tho two ictois in tlie drama separated. Sis (ears elapsed before, they came to gether again. The meet ng was in i; Doarili!ig-!iou-e in Amv i ork, where both were living. Mrs. Walhngford has concealed the ravages of time w.th rosmetics and a tawny wig, and for nearly a week she pascd before Mr. l'almage's inattont vo eyes unroeog ni'ed and unknown. Meanwhile, she had taken tlie measure of her intended victim and formed plans which contemplated nothing less than the getting possession of his entire fortune. When the time rvaa ripe she revealed herself, brought tip pleasant memories of the past, and prevailed upon the old man to go and live with her in a Hal on Sixth avenue, near Twcnty-e ght street. Then she fommenced to carry out her well-plan-aed schemes, jjho knew that at an ?arlicr period of his life Mr. 'I'alniago's mind had been unsettled, and that he w:i' constantly in more or l.-ss dread of a recurrence of his mental malady vhich might land him in a uiad-Iiou-e. 1 hi was the string on which she play nl. She d scovctcd that Counselors uoorgo W. Arundel and I!. O. Moon, of ;h:s c ty, had in their possession about pS.Olltl which they had recovered in a su t in wh oh they had acted as Tal- tuajie s counsel, lo rel tins money was her lirst object. ith all the in fluence she had oer her deluded vic tim this seemed an easy task. She told ti.m that Messrs. Arundel and Moon ivire his enemies and would con line him in an insane :is linn if he came to Philadelphia, tdie assured him that Ins relatives and friends had already instituted proceedings to have him do- ared a Junatie. Nie lured men to track him on the si reels of New York, and then pointed them out to him as detectives sent over to entrap him and get him back to Philadelphia, liy these means she persuaded him thai lie could not safely come to this city. The nuest on then aro-e how he was to jret the money from Mr. Arundel. To this Fhe proposed an easy answer. There was nothing to prevent her coming to Philadelphia, therefore give her a judgment note and let her collect it from the attorneys. Talmngo still hes itated, so ho was taken to a lawyer's office and browbeaten into acquic.s :cnce. Past experience had taught tho ad rcntuross caution, and she fortilied her position until it sicim-d impregnable, ti'ot suiislii d willi getting Tahnago's tdgnnturo to a judgment nolo forS, 100, me also made liim sign an allidavit stat ng that the judgment was lor bor rowed money and that ho had no de fense to it of any kind or tort. I 'ear ful that this iirgiil not bind Ii.h real es tate she tool, in addition an assignment of all his properly. Ile.side.s all this .she got h in to wrde her a letter, dated in 187!), admitting that, lie owed her nione. 'I'o give th s paper the proper ippcarauco of age she explained that bbe would dip it in lea and carry it in her pocket for awhile. These papers iho brought on to Philadelphia and tjiread upon the records of the common pleas court No. !k No Philadelphia lawyer would nssi.st in Iho conspiracy, ;o that ho was obliged to act her own attorney until she brought a lawyer over from New York with her. hiio issued an attachment against Mr. Arun del, and expected that she would got money immediately. Mr. Arundel Mir pried her by making a most vigorous nnd persistent defense. Without hav ing any precedent for his action he stood between tho woman and h s for mer client, held on to the money in spile of i lie orders and protests of the latter, mid was fully sustained by the court. Mrs. Walliiigford made repealed efforts to force him to jrio lb- uionev up, hut was always bulked. 1'iiially she got J sgu-ted and k eked Talmngo out of the Hat. This was just what. Mr. Arun del had predicted to the court thatslie would do as soon as she found herself unable lo get the money. Mr. Tiilinngo 11. en caiue on to Philitdclph a, and Mr. Arundel explained lo him the true con- ilil on of aflairs. lie whs duly grateful mid beramo ns bitter against the wo mantis bo had formerly l ie n strong In his puskiou for her. Ho retained Messrs. Arundel and Moon to ims.st him in get ting the court to op.-n the judgment entered on Jthe $fi,HQ note. Deposi tions wero nnket), in which ho described how it hud been oxtruled from him, nnd declared that ho owed the woman nothing, Tho court promptly granted h application and opened tho judg ment. Mm. Walllngford, however, has not jot given up the content. Although the has no judgment. ho has the note, the allidavit. nnd the tea-Htalned letter, upon which fche intends to tusk u jury to give her a vnrdiut. Her ellortsaro at proeiitilironUKi to Mnjiiriii n lawyer vlio viiu co mo nt to ropius-'iii nor. EXPLORERS ASTONISHED. Kritinrlcntilo tilscovorlo thnt "mhiio of Tlicni HnM ltce.-ntly Mmlc. U happens nw and then tli.it :mi ex plorer makes a s Misat oa.il and wholly unexpected d mw cry. Several tin quo facts with regard to ci tain tribes of savages have recently been ascertained. Mr. W. Montagu Kerr, for instance, has found among tho Makorikori trib.s in in Africa, whom he is the lirst to de scribe, gunpowder which they make themselves for use in the Hint-lock mus kets which they obtain from nativo traders. This tribe lives far from tho east coast and quite a distance south of tho Z.mihosi river. Their gunpowder burns slowly, and its eplosie lorco is far in ferior to that of ours, but it answers their purpose very well. They mix the elllorescenco of saltpeter with charcoal which they make from the bark of the lnufati tree. This mixture is baked in an earthen pot for several hours, and then it is pulverized and spread in tho sunlight, where it is left for some time. It is not at all I kely that tlie Makori koris. like tlie Chinese, discovered tho art of making gunpowder. Their fath ers doubtless learned it from tlie Portu guese or f i out slaves who had hvei! among white men on the coast. Wo hear sirango things ottce in a wh leof African tr.bcs, but it was hardly to bo expected that a wh illy unknown tribe, hemmed in by tlie mountains of inner Afiiea, would be found eiiiraed in tho manufacture of gunpowder. A few ears ago Lieut. Yt issmnnu came home and told a remarkable story about tribes lie had met w.th south ol the Congo river, who were far more civilized than most African people. His report is now fully coulirmed by the travels in the same region of hieut.s. Ivtiud and Tnpponbeck. They found last year, between the Cono and Sau kuni river, many street villages, with large, gable-roofed huts standing squarely on either side of the street", inhabited by brownish-red, line-looking people. These villagers have advanced not. ons of comfort. They sleep ou wooden bedsteads instead of ou the lloor. Their homes are the largest ot found in Afr ca, and are kept clean. Their streets are about lifty yards wide, sometimes two or three miles long and are carefully swept. lie fuse of all sorts is taken away and thrown into pits dug for the purpose. They are clever hunters, and tram their dogs to follow game. They carve pestles out of ivory for pounding manioc, ami they have astonishing skill as wood carvers. Lieut. Kund brought home two wooden cups representing negro heads, which might readily be taken for I'hiropean products, owing to their superior workmanship, liohind the bouses ol tins populous .enge tribe are neatly kept gardens and plantations of liauanas. When Lieut. Holm visited an isolated settlement of Fust Creenlanders two years ago he was astonished to find among these natives, ot whom tho world had never heard, walrus spears of which the handles wero made of wood, although no limber grew there, and the points of hoop-iron. Ho as certained that the sea current bad brought these useful commotlil'c.s to the poor Fstpiiiuaux in the shape of wreckage an. I iron-bound boxes. It has recently been shown that in parts of Chili where Kiiropoa'n trees and filauls have boon introdti'-ed the native llora is actually disappearing nnd the imported vegetal ion is nourishing in its place. Lxporters are otten surprise lo see the familiar plants and fru Is of other rejnons growing as exotics where they did not dieam of tindiug them. Kerr di-eovored the tomato in the lar exterior of Africa, and Sehwcinfvrth was much astonished to find tobacco in the heart of the continent, where it was raised and enjoed by natives who bad never beard ol its American home, though the name by which the weed was known among some tribes Jwa.s doubtless derived from our uamu for iL A'cu York Hun. Had n Taste for 'far. "Can I do anything for you?" polite ly Inquired tho young man in charge of tho cigar factory olhco as a stranger entered. "Why, yes, I guess so," was the rather slow reply. "You make a brand of cigars called the 'Joax,' don't you?" "Yes, sir, wo do." "And you keep a.lvertis'ng that you are lxuiiid to preserve tiie excellence of the brand?" "Yes, sir." "Well, I've been smoking tho 'JonxV for a couple of years past, and it's only lately I've noticed achangoin tho taste. I thought I'd drop in and son about it." "Why, sir, we are using ovon hotter tobacco." "And tho Mimo fillers?" Hotter fillers, sir." "Well, that's probably Iho 'matter. Up to a fortnight ago they had a beau tiful taste of tarred rope, "and my wifo used lo inhale, the smoke for catarrh. Since thill time they seein to have a dort of sheep-twine taste, and Iho smell is like an old towol ou lire. 1 was go- idg lo say that if " "Our cigars are mado entirely of cho'ee tobacco, sir!" "No rope inbidu?' No, sir!" "Oh, well, then, I guess I'll change my brand. Tarred rope lays over sheop-twlno any dy J n tho week with nie, and thorn's my wife's catarrh and the baby's whooping cough to by con sulted. Sorry to have troubled you, sir, but all of us havu our taato.'you know." Detroit Free Iresa. Ineroasa of Population. In round numbers tho population of the United States increnios at the rate of 1,000,000 u year. The census of 1B80 siiowed a population of over 950,000, 000, and c!oo estimates based on local censuses give In lhViG oU.OW.OJO. Of this increase about one-third is from abroad. Two natives roach the stage of action for one foreigh born rosidont. 'J he ratio of native inuroiuo uuit In tho future bo greater, as tho native element la constantly growing larger, while tho foreign U uboul stationary. r.atllc IMnor; nir. Sfttdlo, ral p a. nn i . ot course. n:! i. . ... .. i -..I. ... -I.... . ....ii v cw fill" panorama .m l tiie. efore tito r.rti-ts are 1 ge to go to :t ln.picnt ly, as tlie pain ng ne irs compact. on, in order to observe the effect and progress of their work. Th's, loo, is tho place of conference, and despite the signs of "No Admit tance," within and without, visitors tiro frequent and usually welcome. These visitors are otten veteran sol diers who took part it the action repro sented, and who often make helpful suggestions. I be army stories that aro toll on the central platform, when old sol liers meet and discuss the old davs, would, if collected, make a prodigious volume. Tho lloor of the platform is chalked and rechaikod with diagrams, some re-f-rring to the panorama itself, but more to illustrate oecutivncos upon other fields. The strong pine rail sur rounding the platform is penciled all over With kindred decorations, whiio scraps of paper, upon which are mem oranda of incidents and a variety of data, as well a.s names anil addresses, are pinned lo the convenient t.niber w ith thumb-tacks. 'I'he artists paint steadily, every indi vidual being mainly occupied in perfect ing his own work, though never lies -tilling to r.sk or extend aid in some spec al direction. One artist, fjr in stance, lias an excellent ligure of a mounted ollieer, all complete excepting; the portrait, n photograph for which is p. nncd to the cenavs. While this art st. goes to strengthen : line of battle, another ono will rapidly paint in an ad mirable portra.t lor tho incomploto ligure. Soon, auollier brush is busy w ith the horse, while still another artist calls for some special saddle and bridhi to be brought to the platform that ho mav paint the trappings. Now, look at the back of Iho photo graph w hieh i:? pinned to the canvas -a faded rnttc lc visile of a .oung otli cer; upon a slip of paper we read thu following: "Col. K, now ou (Jeneral Sheridan's stall'; then captain, (ieneral Thomas's stall', II 17" (meaning the section II, square 47 of tho panorama;) "French cap, blouse, captain's straps stall'--dark-blue trousers, gold cord, cavalry boots, stall' sword, McClollan saddle; shabrack black horse; sou sketch." This instance will give an idea of tho way in which fads are preserved when a panorama is painted uy artists who conscientiously strive to make of tho work a great historical pa nt ng. Theodore It. L'uvis. in NZ. Xich-jlus. Orausro U roves in C.ilP'orniu. In comparison to the extent of south ern C'aliforn'a, the localities su lud to tlie growth of the orange, lonion, and linio aro very l.iniled. I mean by this that tho places where tho orange can be brought to perfection, without cod dling, wrapping, etc., are few and lim ited in extent; even on tho fur-famed Uivcrsidc tlu re nre many groves on tho lower ground where they get an occa sional freeze, and where, in I heir young' slage, the trees h iveto be wrapped una covered each winter, and in the valleys nearer the coast. Los Angeles, for in stance, tliev get so many togs that tho fruit is more or less spotted with fun goid growth, which in aerially all' -els their keeping oual'tics aiod 'sale, so that, really speaking, there is only tho mesa land, near the interior foothills, where the orange, lemon, and limu will llourish summer and winter, whero tho fruit is brou;;nt to its highest perfec tion, ami where, 3 ear by year, thu grove ields n good income to tho grower. Hut given a good location, planted to good budded fruit, there is no tree planted that will yield such ait income as the orange. The planting is done from February to Juno. Seed ing plants cost from 10 to (iJ cents each; budded trees from 7o cents to SI each. They aro planted all thu way from eighteen feet apart to thirty fed, and the estimate ot last season's planting in the three count es viz., San 1) ego, San Heriiardino, and Los Angeles, was) 1,000 acres, or neatly Hd.OJO trees, and these are almost o-elusivoly Wash ington Navels. 'I'he output of lustsen hon was about l.W.000 boxes, or soni what over US.O'JO.ODO oranges, ami Jiivorsido alone nulled 9:100,000 for their crop. An orange orchard, if it is well attended to and properly cared for, will begin to pay about the liftli year from planting, 'i'he lemon is hard er to cultivate than the orange, and tho crop is inornoxponslvo to handle. Tho owner of a lemon grove must havu a cool curing-house, if he would make, anything out of his crop, because the lemon should bo picked before It is ripe, and placed in bins in n cool room lo cure. When picked the skin Is thick: and not very juicy, but when properly cured it comes out with a thin skin and. an abundance of juice, and such fruit always finds a ready market at a good paying price; but the California grow er-, are only lust beginning to tutu this out. lrick 3 Magazine. Severity in Verbosity. Sin'lh and Jones wero bowailing tho great increase- of or 1110 In our coutitry, and endeavoring to ace. Mint for thu alarming number of defalcations by men in positions of trust. Smitii maiiitiiued (hat our Judges wero not siillielontly severe in thu penalties im- po-eil upon this class or oll.ui.lers, and said ho believed "if the courts would ivo those follows 'tho butt end of tho law' there would bu loss stoaling by persons holding lldttciary positions." "J believe von, says jouos. Anil, by tlie way, our judges don't sooui to bj at ail like .Mr. i-.yarts. "How so?" "Whv, given to long hontoucea, you kuow." Lhiomjo Ltdijer, , A Wuaiu of Time, Cermnn: Why don't you Amoricana drink beer as wo do? Voting America: How's that? Ciorman: Sip it slowly, and take, half or three quarters of nn hour to u glas. Young America (with disgust): It would tako all night to get full. Life. In n Tii ivi. !. s'Mld