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OREGON SCOUT JONES & CHANCEY, Pnblhhon. vniox. oRGoxr. OUTWARD OR HOMEWARD. Htlll ero tho ship? tb.it In haven ride, Waiting fnlr winds or a turn of the tide; Jfothlng but fret, though they do not get Out on tho ocean vide. O wild hearts that yearn to bo froo, look and learn from tho ships of tho seal Bravely tho ships In tho tempest tossed, BulTrt tho wnvca till tho sea bo crossed; Jfot In despair of tho haven fair. Though winds blow backward and leagues be lost, O weary hearts that ycam lor sleep, Look and learn from tho ships of the deep I I. W. BourdlUon. MARRIAGE OF UNEQUALS. Women 3foro T.llicly Thnn Men to Marry IJenealh Their Intellectual Station. Tbo genius of Milton Dover found a sweeter tbemo than tbo ideal mnrriago of our first parents In Men. yet ho who wroto so beaut! fully of tbo tnarrled stato wai himself th rictlm of an unhappy marriage. Indeed, won of genius liavo, perhaps, been moro un fortunate in thin respect ttinn ordinary mor tal, because, living on a higher piano of Hiougut, 10 was moro difficult for them to find n liclpniato equal to themselves. Tho samo is iruo, although not lo tbo samo extent, of women of genius who liavo married men in fcrior to themselves in mind, lccauso a wo--jiiair's nature bos not only moro endurance, but mora adaptability in It than a muns, Tho man soon grows impatient of tbo coir creation of a frivoloin wifo, especially if she disturbs bis moiitul occupations, but tbo wo man often feels n pleasure, in tbo homago of a ommonplaco husband, If only ho bo nn lion est and considerate fellow, nnd with her more than with man "pity is akin to love." Hence it is that there nro probably moro clover nnd lifglily gifted women who throw themselves nwny, ns tbo pbrnso is, upon a good naturcd implcton, than of talented men who fall in lovo with women who nro not in intellectual sympathy with them. Tho world "marries and is given in mar rlago," nnd tho wedding bolls ring on from ago to ago unceasingly, and yet bow few who witness tho Ilfo contract of brides nnd bride grooms fctop to consider tho tremendous im portance of so brief a ceremony. Upon the montal, moral and physical mialitloH of tha man ana of tho woman mav donond tho ac- tions and msults of actions of a. succession of human beings in generations yet to come, Tho ungoverned will doscends from slro to on, nnd tho Bocretivcncss or aqulsitlvenes uncontrolled by other qualities in tbo father r tho mother may ntnko tho thief, tho liar r tho miser, who, a fow docudos hence, will bo tho black sheep of tbo family fold. An ngovernnblo tompor married to on ungov crnablo tomjier may lKget tho murderer whom society is forced to hnng for its own protection, but who may bo as irresponsible ueioro uio u iuunai or supremo ju&tico ns tbo lunatic in now bold to bo before our earthly ourts. It has been said, coarsoly, perhaps, in the un of modern refinement, but with iierfcct truth, that while wu tnlto every precaution to lusuro high qunlitlos in tho higher types of dogs and horses, wo scorn to tlilnl: it a matter of no consequcneo to insure a noblo naturo to our own offspring. Brooklyn Hiignzlno. Slio Vlxfil 1IU llloiisn. wo nail gono Into winter quarters nt Charleston, "V. Vu. Somo now recruits bad arrived for tho Thirty-sixth Ohio, nnd ono of lliem was finding fault with tho government xor not putting moro pockots in bis blouso. It Happened that tho wifo of Gen. It. B. Ilayea was on n visit to tho general and was topping nt headquarters. Borne of tbo boys told tho grumbler that ho could get a pocket pu& in ins ujouso; mat uen. Hayes kept a seamstress nt hctulpiuru.-ra on purpose to patch their clothes and new on buttons. HV.... I . -1.1 nil . ... ii-o, Nim mm, ino general uniwuvs on tho lookout for tbo wolfnro of his men. Onlv Uio other day ho had a man nrrcsted for sow ing on como buttons. The idea of n soldier patching bis clothes when tho general has a woman for that purpotol If you want nu other pocket In your blouso tnkn it to thu Eenorulj you will find tbo lady there. Toll Ultra what you want and you will soon get It." Ilo was soon on bis way to headquarter, wiiuo wo watched to wo thu fun. Tho rocrult morehed up and tho general returned his salute nnd salil: "Well, my good man, what can I do for vou?" "Gonoral, tbo boys told mo thero was n woman hero to sow for tho soldiers, und I wanton to gotn pocket put in this blouso." JJororo tho general could answer Mrs. Jin yes spoiio up und Mild: "Certainly, certainly; leave your blouso for an hour or m and you shall h.ivo a oekot in When tho soldier returned with tbo poekct fci his blouso, and tho boys told him who tho Jndy was, wo realized that wo had carried tho Jokotoofar and had imposed on ono of tho best 'and truant women in tho world. national Tribuuo, ClirUttim CnnvurtN from lluddlilmu. I mot a gentleman a fow days ago who has but recently returned from n rcbldeneo of ovcrnl years in India. Ho is well educated, and during bis long rosldonco in tho land of Buddhism ho turned his attention iwpoelally 10 tno eiiocis or i.uri4tianity uiMm tho fol lowers of Gmitama. At lli-xt ho was deeply Impressed by tho devotion hhown bv tbo na tives who professed to have embraced tbo religion of tho western world. Ho found tbemfulthful in tholr nttfiidancontthoKor Tices held by tbo missionaries and very care ful in following out tho instructions given Hjcm uy tiieir teachers, in fact, they wore. as u rule, fur moro devout than tho members f tho hurotiemi colonics. After htudying them for somo time, how ever, my friend boennio convinced that u very largo iiervontago of tho apparently con- Tcncu native wero inr from being slneero in Uicir protestations. While jwadlng before tlio KuroiHjiins as devoted Christians thoy wcro fcocretly as faithful followers of Buddha as oven tho most punctilious mcmlioror tho Kxoltod Order of tho Htar of India could wish them to be. My friend found that tho aallvo of India, liko tho heatlion Chlueo, bad a great deal that was "artful and bland" about his character, nnd simply pulled tho wool over tho missionaries' eyes in order to jceeptn the good graces or tlio liurojieans. Ho explained that a natlvo who was known to havo embraced lho religion of tho west en joyed a great many moro advantages among tho Europeans residing In India thiui tho ono who failed to reuounco Buddhism. "Rum Wor" in Brooklyn Englo, . 1 1 "Don't you dawnso, I'redl" "No, dear boyj I'm invited out for my facial expression." Now York Joumul. The Now York court of nppoals has ro affirmed a former decision that the elevated nUlrosda In Now York city mutt jwy for damages through loss of light and air to jmadMM along the line. Chicago Times. CONTROL OF THE EYES. Something That Is Particularly Neces sary In tlio City of Now York. Tlio greatest secret of enjoying cxistenco in New York Is that ono must bo absolutely the master of his own oyes. Hungry Joo, tho nrch confldenco operator, uscd-to say that ho could distinguish a stranger by his hat or shoes. Tho Idea that theso betray men Is to deep rooted that many strangers always buy New York hats nnd shoes as soon ns they ar rive, whllo others who expect to como often to town order theso wearables from city shops. But you can get correct hats and shoes in any largo city, and off styles in tbo Bowery. But whatever ono looks liko ho must con trol his eyes or lifo will bo a perpetual tor ment to him. Our dudes and Anglotnnniac society carry tho thing too far. They go about forovcr looking over every onos bead, or clso staring witii a dend and livo glassy look, insulting uliko to whomsoever they glnnco at nnd to tboir own intelligence. This they think "tho grand air" and their admirers dub it aristocratic A ward iwlitician tbo other day said to ma that tbo leader of n cer tain political faction wos"gittiiig'ristocratic" I asked him how ho was showing this. "Ob," said tho heeler, "ho has a tired look, ani no uonx seem to seo you "less ho wants." But by oyo control I mean tho seeing of everything without being seen to do so. This necessity is bred by tho hordo of street bandita that prey tqKm overymnn out of doors. incir numix-r is legion and their ways are tho ways of brigands. If a man lets bin oyes fall on a boy who utters a peculiar street cry no 11 apt to havo from two to six newsboys leap for blm liko so many human catapults. As ho stens from a hotel, tbentro, depot or club, if ho ollows his eyes to wander an instant bo will bo at onco surrounded and hommed in by cabmen, each fcceklng his custom, oven bv violence If bo turns his bead to look nt tbo mendicant who addresses him ho may not bo able to get rid of tbo fellow for a block. Hosting tbo cyo for an instant on n group of well di-csscd men (who may bo interested in a "quiet gamo' j, or on a boisterous drunkard or a vol- ublo crank, may provo to havo very annoy ing results. I was talking tho other day to a iauy wnoso recopuons nro very popular, and I remarked that ieoplo commented very curi ously on tho dlffercnco l;twecn her manner in doors nnd her carriage on tbo street. In doors Bho was all affability and unconscious caso, nnd out of doors tho was a poker. "It's all put on out of doors," sho said; "it goes on Willi my bonnet nnd wrap. I was in endless trouble as long as I yielded to my in clination to bo natural und caroless. Somo adventures thut I bad were qui to alarming, I cun toll you. But now I am on my gunrd ns long ns I mil out of doors. Minneapolis Tri bune. JHnpors Sure Knniigli. "Thcro had been nn account of nn elope ment m me morning pnpein," said tho com mercial travoior, "and 1 was thinking of it wnon a coupio drovo up to tho country hotel and registered, 'Mr. and Mrs. So-and-So.' I iruiKcu ab 1110 uoys aim saiu: -iieros lor a joko.' Ihe old hotel kecjxir was a very dear friend of mlno and took my word for gospel truth, so when I said: 'Look out for 'cm! I think I know 'em, and they aro eloping anil they nro not married,' etc., you ought to havo wen tbo old fellow. Ilo bcowled and Hi Utl his chin, nnd wagged it up and down half a dozen time, sort of ns though ho T?ns tmiiicing it over, nnd then ho walked off. All t ho other boys in tho liouso woro put on to tho joko und wo agreed to watch tho old man and seo what ho did. "Supior rang, and tho party of traveling mon took seats at 0110 table and left tho now arrivals to tho solo occupancy of another. Tlio hotel proprietor, w ho liolpod servo at tho table, took hU station as much as possible be hind tbo young couple, his eyo all tho tinio watching their ovory liiovoment. will you havo somo sugarin your tent' at length sulil tho young man to his companion, as 110 passed tlio hacchuriuo lor her use. " 'Io, thank you: I never uso sugar in my ten,' was tno sweet response. " o woro watching the old mini asbostood near thoin and henrd this answer. Ilo grew about a foot In a hoi-ond. 'lie's got a clow,' wild I lo myself. Ami it was a clow Mich us would make tho oyo of a 1'inkerton detective siKit'Kio. i lioiuea of 11 husband not knowing whether His wifo umhI sugar in her ton or notl Tho old man didn't linger long about coming t a decision. Ho leaned over and said: 'oung man, you leave tho table. Thut woman is not your wedded wife.' 1 ho couiilo novor whimpered. They called for their team and drove on. Tho most sur prised party In tho affair was ours. Wo hadn't untuned that wo wero so near tho truth. lho next day tho samo pair wcro urnwU'd in a neighboring town nnd car rl'Kl back to their homes. If 1 should tell thuT landlord now that tho Methodist mini tor that boards with him was Josm) Juntos in dlsguiiw fio would bellevo 1110." Lowiston 1M0.) Journal. 'IVapot niitl I'll 11 oh Howl. lUteriioon teas am flUiinr up tho remaining days or tho wasou at Washington and tho teapot nnd punch bowl still "draw," as theatrical liooplo put it. A lackadaisical youth who was making eyes and saying soulful things In ti languid way to a pretty assistant at 11 reception wus handed a glass of punch to change tho conversation. Tasting tho compound, ho rolled bis oves no. and said, "1 his punch is 11 symphony," Ho was only equaled by n Kansas man who was taken to 0110 of Mrs. C'oekroU's receptions, and lieimr given her tamous punch did not know whether it was a symphony or not. In fact, ho did not know what tbohtulV was that ho was drinking, us ho was a rigid total abstinence mini, Ho was shy ns well, and beclne- that every one eiso nuu 11 itiio glass cup of tho harmless looking liquid ho took ono too, Tho iKKir man thought it was somo kind of tea. and tho bowl seemed moro innocent to him than a bottle. Ho remarked to a friend afterward that it was very nice, but that ho iHjlloved that it nmdo him fool very quivrly. Uno hostess 11ns Intmluml this winter tho fashion so common in Parts of havlutr hot punch, bho is nn original woman all around, inougn, ami caps ttm climax by giving her hot punch at her Sunday evening receptions. "uuuiiniaii" in uiobo-iJeniocrat. l'nrmer In tlio Somite. Tho remark is current thnt " Judge Ueairnn 01 'lexas win no tno only farmer in U10 sen ate," but Its propriety is most doubtful. Thero aro numerous other senators who havo farms. lhoydonct work them personally, nor do- iicnd uixm them for n living, nor yet derive any csiiecial pecuniary profit from them. Hut then neither docs Mr. Iloagnu. His w ifo runs tho farm and says thoy lose money on it; for tho soil u too sandy to rnlso any crops, and tbo sand is too ixwr to nuiko into class. New York Tribune. Tho Kowt'rs and Catacomb. Tho prefect of tho Seino allows 600 excur sionists a day to visit tho 60vers and cata comlM in aid of tho sufferers from tho floods iu tho south of Franco. In Germany during a year ore made M0.. 000 real meerschaum pipes, 600,000 imitation uiccrbciuuma and &00,OUOI000 wooden pipe GLUTTONS OF BYGONE DAYS. Somo Distinguished. Cnes of Tremendous Appetites From tlio ltfcnrds, Elizabeth Charlotte, tho Duchess of Or leans, writing under date of Dec. 5, 1718, says: "Tlio late king, monsieur the dauphin, nnd tho Duo do Berri wero enormous caters. I havo often seen the king eat four plates of different kinds of soup, a wholo pheasant, a partridge, a dish of oalad, two thick slices of ham mutton flavored with garlic, a plateful of pastry and iinish lus repast with fruit and hard boiled eggs." Thcro was a good old German from Wittcmberg, whero my Lord IJauilet attended tlio university who liad a flno faculty for storing away provender. IIis caso is well nttestetl For a wager ho would eat a wholo sheep or a wholo pig or put out of eight a bushel of cherries, stones and all. Ilo lived until ho was about 80 years of age, great portion of the litno supporting him self by exhibiting tho peculiarity of ii3 appctito, which, to say tho least, mui havo been a very eccentric ono. Thus, ho would chow glass, earthsnwaro and flint into small fragments. Ho had nn especial preferenco for caterpillars, mice and birds, and when theso wcro not pro curable ho would content liimsclf with mineral substances. Onco ho put down his "maw and gulf" a pen, tho ink and tlio Gand pounco and ho would havo gob bled tho inkstand, too, had ho not boor, restrained. Taylor, tho water poet, tells of Nicholas Wood, of tho county of Kent, in England, who was a tolerably good trencherman. On ono occasion ho got nwny with wholo sheep; at another timo with sev eral rabbita; at a third witli thrco dozen pigeons well grown pigeons, not squabs: again with eighteen yards of black pud dings, nnd on other occasions CO pounds of cherries nnd threo pecks of damsons Dr. Copland, in speaking of two children who had wonderful appetites, tho young' est, 7 years old, being tho worst, said: "Tho quantity of food dovoured by her was astonishing. Everything that could bo laid hold of, even in its raw state, was seized upon most greedily. Other articles, an uncooked rabbit, half a pound of candles nnd somo butter, wero taken at ono time. Tlio mother ntated that this little girl, who was apparently in good health otherwise, tool: moro food, if Gho could possibly obtain it, than tho rest of her family, consisting of six besido her self. a triiio over a imnureu j'cars ago a London youth alo fivo pounds of shoul der of lamb and two quarts of green peas 111 hftv minutes: and a Polish soldier, who w:is presented at tlio court of Sax- cvj, succeeded, in ono riav m getting out' eido of twenty pound's oLhocf and half a roast call, with tho appropriate "lutings.' When Georgo HI was king, a watch maker's apprentice, 1!) years of ago, in three-quarters of an hour devoured a lei of pork weighing six pounds and a pro portionate quantity of peat;o pudding, washing nil down with a pint of brandy, taken in two "tots." Tlio tall Nick Davenport, tho actor, is known to havo eaten a soven pound turkey nt a single sitting. Instance of depraved appelito nro numerous, and men liavo been known t svallow iiro, swords, spiders, flies, toads, serpents, cotton, hair, paper, wood, cinders, Kind, earth, clay, chalk, Hint, musket balta and earthen waro. One man could swallow billiard balls nnd gold watches. In tlio Now York medical journals for 182" a record is mado of a man who could swallow clasp knives with impu nity. Ono day ho overdid tlio business by swallowing lourteen and it kuled him, which well it might. In 1870, m Eng land, two men of Wiltshire wagered with earn other as to wlncli could consume the greatest quantity of food in tho shortest epaco of tinio. Ono of them blotted from existence six pounds and a half of rabbit.' a loaf of bread nnd two jiounds of cheese m a quarter of an hour, and ho was so pleased with tho approbation ho received from the bystanders that ho llniRhtxl off with a beefsteak, a pint and a half of irin and a half pint of brandy. Good Iloiteo kecping. Tho ltnHwiiy l'OHtiit Clerk. Now tho train starts. Tlio postal clerk bus lieen pulling heavy pouches around or throwing lot tern into tho boxes lor half iui hour, and if ho is unused to the work his muscles begin to feel tired. But ho must not quit or tnko rest, oven for a moment, Ix-enuso his labor has just begun. Ilo must brace himself up and outer upon a desperate game of follow my loader tho leader being a man who has Ixm'ii in tlio servico for years and has worked himself up from im npprcntico to tho high and mighty olllco of chief clerk in ehargo of tho car, whoso power is for lho timo as alisoluto as that of tho czar of all tho Itussias. As tho train dashes along all theso clerks must continue their work, now mado 100 per cent, harder bv tho swaying of tho car. Thoy must braeo themselves first ono way and then another, always keeping up that cease less throw, throw, throw, not for 0110 hour or two, but for eight or ten hours, taking on additional pouches as tho train flies through tho country at a breakneck sieod, anil throwing off other ouehes no tho stations aro passed, all tho while m n stato of uncertainty as to whether tho pouch knocked out the small boy stand ing on tho station platform, or lauded in tho middle of tho cornfield near by, Tho train does not stop at any but im- iwrtnnt towns, and tho postal clerks must toko chances on tho jwuch thoy throw off 1 to tho rural postmaster striking tho ground anywhere within a quarter of a mile of him. By tho timo tho clerk has got to tho end of his run, tho place being Chicago, St. Iwis, Pittsburg, Grafton, Cleveland, as tho caso may bo, and hav ing been kept ia a violent motion, legs, arms and mind, nil tho time, it is only reasonable to suppose that ho feels tired, nnd ho does. Cincinnati Times-Star. Slteiirt) Tlmt whs (Iriiud. "It was no still in tho hall," said Dob bins, shaking of tho concert, "that you could havo hoard a pin drop." "Was thoro a large mulicneor' asked retcrby. 'lho liouso was halt full." "Is that all? Hum I you ought to hear tlio silonco thero when thero is a full liouso. Oh, it's something grandl" Tid Bits. To Drink or Not to Drink. 'Yes, ' ' says Jenkins, "I tun ono of those fellows that can drink or let it nlono. When I am whero it is I can drink: when I am whero it Is not I can let it olono," Detroit Free Press. HANDSOME MRS. KATE CHASE. Ijn rictnro of the I.ndy who Killed Washington Society ITlftecii Years Ago. Somo days ago an afternoon reception was given by tho wifo and daughters of Mr. A. B. Mullett, formerly supervising architect of tho treasury. Among tho ladies receiving with tbo hostess was Mrs. ICato Chase, as sbo now calls herself tho onco famous and al ways beautiful Kitty Chase. It was tbo first timo sbo had nppeared atuny social gathering in Washington for many years, and this woman, who fifteen years ago ruled Wash ington society ns it never was ruled before or sinco, was not personally known to onc f o.rrth of lho guests present. Ueside her stood her daughter Ethel a slim, indefinite kind of n girl, iwssibly to bo pretty, but never to bo as handsome as her mother. As for Mrs. ICato Chase, her beauty is of that noblo sort that ago cannot wither nor custom stale. Besidc, she is a woman who has passed througli great storms without leU ting them agitato her unduly. Slio ii now nearly 4o years old, but sbo looks ten years younger. Sbo has lost tho first brilliancy of her youthful completion, but sbo can't help being superb and distinguished. In tho day of her power sho was intensely feared and ad mired, but nover inspired or seemed to try to inspire affection, so that tbo animosity she awkakened on tho part of tboso who saw her for tho first timo in many years assisting at a party was of n critical kind. No doub' this suited her quite as well, becauso pity is something sbo always disdained. bho is no longer rich, and inherits Chief J ustico Chase's financial inabilities inn marked degree. The sum of what Sho La3 now is tho nnall compctenco loft by her father, who lived and diod n poor man. Whatever claim tho has upon Canonchct is worth notbiii now, and this woman who could order twenty two gowns with nil nccjssoiies from Par not many years ago, and repeat tho order whenever slio felt liko It, appeared tho other day In tho simplest land of a black costume. Cut it was nevertheless 'lognnt and appro priate, becauso it couldn' t bo any t jing else with Kitty Chuso as iu wearer. Bho ahvnyi had a iwrfect genius lor clothes, nnd her striking bcuuiy gained effect from tho styl iu which sho ib-essed. w n&hmgtou Letter A Tonus Indian's Self Torture. MiiBzau, a promising young Sioux Indian who is ono of Buffalo Bill's attractions, re ceived word tho other morning of tho death of Ins brother iit-Pmo Kidgo agency, Dakota, ami ho began to mourn his loss m tr.uo Indwi fashio-i. Ho first uttered a prolonged scries of yells, shrioka and groans that brought nil tho polico in tho neighborhood to tbo garden und moused nil tho inmates of that i xtcnsiv structuro who wcro taking a morning sleer. They all know what tho matter was and only tho uninitiated in Indian crfstoms gathered around him to watch the proceedings. As t'.o fervor 01 Ins gi-itl increased ho diw bis Ion bowio k:iilo from its sheath nnd began slash ing his bared breast, nrms nnd legs with ir Whllo tho blood from half a dozen vound.s wa3 coursing down his body and forming red pools at his feet, bo sat down and with tbo bamo bloody weapon began whittling 011 wooden pins about tbo thickness and lengtl of a lead pencil, which ho sharpened to point. During tho timo that it took him to manufucturo a half a dozen of theso ho kept up tho loud, dismal ho7ling, expanding volumo ns tho puin increased and tho pools of blood grow larger. When tho skewers wcro ready bo caught tho fleshy part of cno leg lwtwcen tho thumb and tho lingers of tho left haihrnud drovo tin wooden pm into tho flesh until tho pin pro traded. Ho did tho snmo to each limb, and also drovo a pin through either chock. These ho allowed to remain for two hours, during which timo nono dared to speak to mm or at tempt to interfere. Among lho Indians it is on min of instant death that ono Indian speaks to another who is in "mourning'' until after thu tlilnl day. After tbo Indian drew out tho pins ho rolled himself from head to foot in his blanket nnd crawled into ono of tlio mangers, whero ho lay all dav without food or drink, moaning and groaning and occasionally breaking out into wild shrieks as ho thought of Ins loss. 1 ho blood stainei wooden pins wcro exhibited to many visitors to tbo garden, and thero wero many upplicu tions lor them to bo kept as 1110111011100. Iow ork tribune. A I.iuly Ituili'iKM? Stciiograiihtir TalKs I huo otten thought that tho humdrum life of u stenographer lind a tendency to brea down nnd eventually drive out altogether tho imaginative nnd pcjtieal 111 oiio's naturo and nuiko lifo practical. 111 ull its details. Tho murmurings of poesy on moonlight, violets memories and hoie, grnto harshly against tbo whisperings of the chief clerk on subject of drain tile and tho tariff rate on wheat 111 car loads, with tho resti't of giving tho poem 11 dry llnvor, snvonnj: or owner's risk wtli 11 obate. I-ioisuro ho'lrs cannot bo devoted to poetry, because tho-ight must bo concentrated upon rate quotations, billing directions, un- stanqK'd tickets, whllo one's dreams aro filled not with tho beautiful, but with mocking ghosts of rates, tari Js and waybills. inspiration may como at times, but so cer tniuly will also coma tho nito clerk with tho request to mako 11 h ?ktogr.iph copy of a lot of per cent sheets, droiilful things with strings of figures, not nice , oven figures, but with lots of fractious to them which must not bo mixed up with tho various other ior cents. Most of my working hours aro spent in arail- roan oiuce, and 1 imvo almost given up my jxioticnl dreams K look ufter sUipments of water pipes, stove 1 listings, potatoes, butter, furniture, hums, hides, stoves, oil cakes, iumior, beer, oggf, livo stock, patent medi 01110. etc. lllobo-r eniocrat. Kt'liiitor Munford'a 1Vlfu. It seems Mrs, Stanford will nover bo a great society woman nlUiough this winter, for tho first timo sinco tieir son's death, sho has como out of i-otiruimmt and has also enter tained somo. But sbo can't help having her sujierb diamonds remarked on and bor gorgeous gems observed. Shu still w cars a kind of half niouriiing-tbo kind which ad- urns m i iiiiu uiuiuuiius uuu sue is u dig nified and flno looking woman. Both sho and Senator Stanford havo a life w ork in jer iwtuating tbo memory of their son in away to lienetlt other ieoplo's sons and Mrs. Stan ford says sho is too deeply interested in that to give n great doal of timo to society. Eut l-...ll..A..... t. 1. - r . . . such a loscinaiing Kind 01 place that sbo will bo just liko everybody clso -give a great neat moro timo to it and g- out vastly moro than sho expects. Now York Mail and Express. Wales as u Scientist. Tho London correspondent of Sclenco writes that tho IViuco of Wnles has just been elected an honorary member (probably tho first British one) of tho Linna-an society, which has hitherto lieen soniowimt chary of lestowjng its "iKuvhments scaled with wax." Tills famous society was founded in 17SS, and is tho owner and custodian of tho library, manuscripts and herbarium of tho illustrious Uimoms, who died in 1774 Theso wero or iginally twught from his family for about $5,500, by Dr. James Edwnnl Smith, who founded and was first president of tho Lin- uasan society, which has comprised in its roll ill tho most distinguished naturalists of tho day, and may bo considered to be a select club of scientist TWO LUCKY MEN. A Barber and a Laborer Win a Big Frize in Ike Louisiana State Lottery. Zaclmrias Messinger is a barber who has pursued his trade of scalping chins and clipping hair at 315 Bush street for some two or three years past, lie has during that time had tho honor of ex ercising his tonsorial art upon the enput nnd physiognomy of Boss Buck ley and in consequence lias enjoyed tho patronage of the followers of the ' trreat Bush street statesman. His' trade was a. good one and afforded him a good living, but nothing mote, and he 1ms endeavored to increase his store of gold by wooing the ficklo Goddess of Fortune by investing in lottery tickets. He paid his addresses more particularly to the good dame who presides over the tlrawings of The Louisiana Stato Lottery and lias held ono or two coupons nearly every draw ing during the last three years. As the gamblers say, he has played in good luck nnd lias nearly always won enough to give him a small prfit, so that lately ho has been "playing with the money of the bank." A few draw ings ago he camo down town and as lie passed the Chronicle oflico he saw by the bulletin board that ticket 07 ,0G0 bad drawn the capital prize of $150,000. He knew that his ticket was 07,000 nnd something and he rushed honio te get it. His delight can bo imagined when ho found that ho held a coupon of the winning ticket, which entitled him to if 15,000. He went down to his shop, presented each of his assistants with a suit of clothes, made arrange for them to carry on the business and last week ho and his wife started on a trip to Europe. He expects to be gone about seven months and to spend from $3500 to $-1000 on the trip. Tlio remainder of the money ho will invest in some safe security as a nestegg, and when he gets back will put it into some legitimate- business. The uther lucky man is a Swede nnmed A. Monsson, who lives at 1301 Center street in Oakland. Ho is a laboring man and lias been living a hand-to-mouth existenco such as usually falls to tho lot of a toiler in the land. Ho bought a coupon from a peddler as n speculation. When he heard of his good luck ho could not believe it, and when convinced that ho had won 15,000, turned whito with nervous excitement. Ho is a singlo man and is now much, sought after by the young ladies of his acquaintance. San FranciEco(Cal.) C7iroji!ce,Ilay4 Ail -Anny Contractor's .Experience I bad a curious oxjierienco with an army contract onco a few years after tho war closed. I got 011 order for a lot of fino gro ceries for oflleer.-' stores. Among tho rest wero twenty-seven sacks of Java coireo a hundred pounds to tho saclt. It was for a station so far to tho west that tho freight was fivo cents a pound. Tho colTco was billed nt twenty-soven rents a pound. After 11 wbilo I received notification that tho codeo had been rejected, probably 011 account of mildow in ocean transportation. I wroto to have tho cofTeo sent back, and at tho proper timo my teams wero thero lo receive it. When it camo to tho storo I told 0110 of tho clerks to put a "trier" into a few saclts to seo if it was tho sumo goods wo had shipped. Tba "trier" came out of the first sack tilled with yellow corn. It was put into another sack nnd pulled out with tho same result. And so on nllnround. Kvoiy sack sent back was sim ply that mil h shelled corn. Tim Midlers at. the po-t bad taken out tho coffee und probably sold it to tho country groceries, nnd put corn iu its place. Tho sacks looked all right on lho outside. Tho same strings had been used In sowing them up, and overything had been dono to ikeeive. I sent for the quartermas ter on duty here, and showed him the fraud. There was 11 long controversy about it, but in tho end tho government stood tbo b)ss, and I got jiaid for my coffee, k the vnluo of the tnenty-8evcii sack's of corn sent back iu its place. Glolio Democrat. I'd lion's ."itlcroplione. Perhaps it may bo remembered that j ears ngo Edison was interested in tho microphone, a device for magnifying ininuto sounds in a iuot wonderful maimer; it was with the microphone thut Edison said ho would enable people to bear a fly walking across tho ceil ing, the steps of a fly sounding liko that of 11 war horso upon a theatrical stage. His latest movo in this direction is a device which, at tnehed ton small cabinet organ, enables it to give out tho sound of n cathedral instrument bigger than that of tho Boston Music hall, und ho says that a hand orgun provided with his new invention will bo heard across the East river. If this is so, soiiim one is going to get killed, either Jlr. Edison or tho Italian nobleman who uttempts to put his dovieo to tie. 1 he idea or Hearing "11 Union" or "Tho Heart Uowed Down" or "Tho Kneet By und Uy" from two or threo hundred band organs suddenly endowed with ten times tho power of Bariiuin's steam calliope is something aw ful, and kdison has dono well to got far out of tho reach of civilization before announcing his latest achievement. Now York Cor Brooklyn Englo. Cost of Toiiibstouo Designs. Weeping nngol, ngo 10, flno finish, $ 45 to $75 Weeping nngol, with wings 00 to W Weeping nngol, ago 10 fto to 85 Weeping angel, with wings. 75 to 100 dult angel, with or without wings W) to WO Adult nngel, with urn '. 100 to 200 Greek gods, demigods nnd muses mourning series) 150 to 200 Recording ungcl (with book) 200 to COO Boston Advertisement. A piece or anc paiecd on tho coal at a hot j ovo will clean out io stovepipe. The vapor stov produced carries oil the soot by chemical Uo- coiiiposition, Tbo yelk of ono egg, three drams of gh'co- rino and Ilft-.-en grains of carbolio acid make un excellent mixture for softening tho hands. Vienna bread such as we have here is un derstood to lxj materially diireront from that they enjoy in Austria. Cent wbalelKJiie can be restored and used again by simply soaking in water a few houi-s, then drying them. Boston women call cranberry tarts uThck- fray puffs," becauso they aro so keen and eemi-bitter. American leather paper, in white and gold, ta a popular material among London house furnishers. THE COMING HOUR. Wall through tho bosom of tho night, Btorm wind; how strong thou art! Thou canst not chango tho Inward sky, Tho summer of my heart. Sbco. thy cold tears, O winter rata! Sob through the twilight dim I only feci tho mmshlnc's glow la ripening fruit for him. Ecnd your drown branches, leafless trocaf Beneath tho wintry sky; I know for mo tho harvest time, Tho vlntngo hour Is nigh. The grapes ore glowing on the vine. For Lore's own hand to take; But ho must press them with his lips The wluo of lifo to make I SETH GREEN'S GALLANTRY, His Itrscuo of nn 18-ycnr-old Muliloti.. An Interesting Incident. Said Seth Green, tho fish culturist : " I was trout fishing on Pino creek, Pennsylvnnin, bo low Smith'3 dam. Tho creek below tbo dam was about fivo roils across, nnd tho bottom covered with ' hard heads,' from tho sizo of iv gooso egg to a barrel. Tbo water was three feet deep, and whirled around like the whirl pool of Niagara. Thoro wns no esenjw there for anybody if ho was unlucky enough to get, in, unless ho was a very expert swimmer. Thero wcro sawborscs placed across tho creek and planks fastened to them for n foot bridge. I bad a twrlvo pound basket nearly filled when I saw nn 18-year-old girl como 011 the bridge. When sbo got to mo I stepped on ono of tho sawhorses to let her pas "I wutcbed her as sho continued, and don't think sbo had got moro than thirty feet from mc beforo I noticed t'nnt her head began to swim. Sho gavo 0110 of tboso peculiar screams sucli as aro natural to all girls when in dan ger, tottered for un instant and fell bead fore most down tho stream, and being buoyed up somewhat by her clothing tbo swift current carried her rapidly along toward tbo deep hole. To drop my rod nnd jump into the water wns but tbo wor: of a second, and I mado my way over tho 'hard heads' in three, feet of water as fast as I could. I wentdowui twice, but kept going nnd overtook her nlinut fifty or fci.ttj feet from whero she went in, and then began tho struggle I grabbed her and turned her around, and tbo first thing she did wus to clutch mo with ono hand and push her clothes down with tlio other, und when sho had got them below tho surfuco wo wero both taken off our feet and went slipping and floating down. Wo went threo rods beforo L gained 11 footing. Tlio girl must havo been very fond of mo for I never got such a bug ging in my lifo as sho gavo me. I had my trout basket, with tbo strap hung over my shoulder. I kept swinging it around, and it looked nt ono timo very much us though we threo would go into tho deep hole. "Well, I finally gotn firm foothold, and. then I had a painful duty to jierform, and that was lo stop that girl hugging mo and get her quieted down so that she know what she was about. I told her that sho must tnko bold of her garments and with both hands raiso them lo tho top of tho water, or ne never could get back to lho bridge uguiusttho current. I placed her in front of mo and put my urms around her, and wo went loekstep back lo tbo bridge. I toll you it wus a severe wrestlo with tho boulders, current mid laskot of 1Kb, but wo reached thero at last, and then continued tbo samo step to tho eugo of tbo bridge at which sho camo on, when I mod estly turned my back und stayed In tho water while sho climbed out, nrranged her skirts and ran off." Turf, Field and Farm. .-wientic; tlio J'";tclul Kxpress".... A ii'oiv York surgeon says ho can take any man under -10 years of ago and so alter hu facial expression, by tbo uso of tho knifo and u Iittlo pain that his own wifo could not identify him. Tho noxt bank cushier who makes u haul should try this scheme instead of going to Canada. Ilo can then enjoy tho money right at home. Detroit Free Press. 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