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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1887)
DEBT AND EXTRAVAGANCE. 'Simplicity mill Comfort Siirrlllroil to Vimltjr lit till' Merrliiiltn' KxprliiH'. Very few xvomcn. xvho art' not miser ly, arc content to lie simple- to live well xvithin their means, having all thln.- in haiinouy ami 'all thing in fcullleiency, those xxhieh are unseen as xxcll a those xvhieh an- visible. Most if them' prefer an-outside grandeur with a skiliipcd ami dilapidated inte rior, so Hint the xvorhl to which they sacrifice .-hall commend anil perhaps envy cciug nothing of the Haws 1m low'the shrfare. What the family feels doc not count: of scli-repcct then; I no question; of the sentiment of thorough ness also i there none. t The whole Mrongth" of the inniingc nient, goes to make a show to have an occasional display anil the ileht by which this Is brought about troubles the conscience of the laily as little as Hie discomfort to her family disturbs her feeling. Her fricilils ilo Mich anil Hich things in Mich and Mich a style, so must shc. Sim put her self-respect in emulation not in sinecritx. not in thoroughness and holds herself worthy of her position in proportion to the ex tent tow hich she spreads its pretence and increases its fundamental rotten ness. If she gjves dinners she goes be yond her home powers, ami has to bor row from the outside. A plain, well cooked, simple and suc culent repast, such as she could accom plish without aid, and such as would delight her quests, would be a confes sion of comparative poverty she eould not be induced to make. Wherefore .she .spends more in a bad imitation of lirst class cooking than her linanees ean properly nu"oi;d ami goes into debt for the margin. What islrucof housekeeping i truer Mill of personal expenses the milli ner's bill and the dressmaker's - with the thousand little fads and fancies dear to the feminine iitjnl and destruc tive to the feminine sense of honor. To fret behind the scenes and into the conlideucc of certain small traders is to be introduced to the world, which, if you yourself are not one of the dcht niakci's. seems of another constitution and character from that xon have al ways inhabited. Some women have neither conscience nor compassion neither thought nor feeling for the poor ereatures whom they mulct- the vlctini whom they cheat.- Emily Crud doek; in A'. V. Herald. WORK FOR WOMEN. lliT-Kerpliut Oih- or tint .Mont Aer il.b- llinplii mints for I'M r merit' XX'hc. Who can keep bees? Anybody pos sessed of conlidence, gentleness, pa tience ami sense. There, are persons who believe that the bees instinctively select them for enemies, pursue them and still;. Founded in this belief such persons will never become bee-keepers, but if they should attempt it. throw injr stsjde all fear they would hud that tin "iiisviucllvt! antipathy" against them personally did not exist. Man is the eiiemv of everv Ih ing thin" regarded from 'the standpoint of the living thin Jf it hi; ilesireii to lake eggs irom a brooding hen, they are not abandoned because the hen drives her beak into the lli'sli, or Hies into the face of the intruder. The bee-keeper may he stun; n hundred times in a season, and yet he has no more fear of bees than of (lies. The beginner is advised always to wear gloxes with Ion;; gauntlets bound to the arn by elastic cord-. When eonlidenei' is .established fullx the glove will b laid aside. All bee keepers wear veils. There may be a few exceptions, but only a few. Women bee-keepers have been very successful. A bee paper, perhaps the lhlt one of any account in this conn try was published by a woman who welled out agricultural problems in her own apiary. The "bloomer" cos tume, mr a inodillcatiou of it, is recom-mcnde-l by some writers. Hut there is a gcncrtl dislike for thai picturesque dress, (he object Is gained by having n skirt Mnll . the hem that it may be gathered Hiuul each ankle below the top of the sipe. The material must be strong. butia be light as gau.c, and being light ui ample wilt not inter fere with nnxNnoxeniiinl. Tor all there is . rccreation.Vxercise, health, anil :u least twcuty-lix per cent, profit. There are twitwaxs to start an api ary, namely, citkr to hux colonies in modern hives nllyeaih to make bar xijst. or to hux erniie,., in old fnsh iiincll hives mihI Itinsfer to modern hives. The latter lshc ..Imaper, and the transferring, evo ,,f one eolony. will Usually rob beekeeping of any li.rrni'S It 1 1 1 1 1 have ill In itmlil iiilml. It is a graud'lntroductni to the whole science. tieonje It. .SofW, in X. .'. Farmer, " Do nut try tit keep ge unless ail the conditions arc favorai,,. (ieese may bo kept at a very small est or they max entail cot according circum- stance. A.pontl and pasturoyjii n. able them to secure their foodxjt, u,t little tiul. .- i.oius icciiuuiieun . Where will you put me xv,. i come to M'oxour 'castle in the .vie ifsked a gentleman of a witty Asyju, Hill young lady xvhoin he xvas vMtjjr due evening. "In a In-own study" xxj the impromptu reply. - llnrtfoiil Joiit tin. - -tPriif. Halrd savs that tishes smut' times live to be one hundred and lift y years old. Now xve can understand xvhy they are in no hurry to partake of jlit" tempting morsel at the cud of our line Iktroil Fixe l'rs. l'lower-pot Mains on the xvintlow- tlll will yield to n forcible application of tfuo xvood nshus. Hi use oil' la clear wwr. A'. J". A rum i'h er. BUSINESS WOMEN. A NumliiM' of I.iullcs XVlio llv rrnreil I lienirlr Stmrp riiiulirli-r... Wonien xvho ean make money can't alwajs keep it. Harriet 1 loonier chis eled herself into fame and fortune, iu x'esied.a large part of lief earnings in Keely motor stock, and lost it recently. Anna Dickinson made a large sum as a lecturer and lost it as a stage man ngi'f. Mr-. Bryan, of (ieorgin, ha charge of certain cheap imblications in New Yoi k at a salary of ?(i iXK). .Mrs. Ann S. Stevens. :,t her death a few months ago. left a handsome fortune of fj:M(),tWM). Hie result of her literary work and profitable investments. Not long ago the secretary and treas urer of one of the largest street-car litu-f. in Pittsburgh was taken ill, am! Ills daughter, xvho never had any practical training for the xvork. under took to manage his business. She kept the books in good shape, attended to the collection of money, paid the em ployes, mill bought fcd and stock for the company. Her father died, and she had done so xvell in her ollicial capacity that the company thought the best thing to be done xvas to elect the "irl to fill the position permanently. There are xvoinen of such great business ability that they have proved themselves a match for the very sharp est linaneicrs. From Chili conies the report of one Dona Cousino xvho rivals the linaneicrs of all times. She is almost as famous forhcr charities as, for her business ability. She is one of the richest women in the xvorhl. At her husband's death he gave her abso lute control of his immense xvoalth, and she has proved herself a veritable otieeu of finance. She manages her bii-iness, exhibiting great foresight. I readth of purpose, and great ability is a manager of a Italic. She a power of control that ean lirect and harmoni.t! the dilt'icnt branches of trade and business in which she is engaged. She has a trained su perintenilenl for each separate depart- moiil. These she lias tlie tact to pay well, thus binding them to her inter ests. On one larin oi vast extent sue has too men. Kvery house in a x-illage of (i.lXH) or 7,000 is her?, and to the peo ple of this village anJ one adjoining he pays out monthly irom ."siuu.ooo io $ I '.'0,000. She. owns tin- only largo coal mines in South America. J-roiu them she receives !?:?0.OL)O each mouth. She has copper and silver smelting xvorks of "real value, and a licet of eight iro'i steamships All this vast enterprise she controls and directs. Vltiewjo Tribune Rough, But Probably True. Something very unpleasant occurred to tins Suobberly, a dude, at a fashion able N'ew York restaurant, and lie will go thciv no more. The large room was crowded with people. mot of whom knew (Jus so he said, in a loud, imperious voic: !'Wa!taw. I orlcivl some brain a while ago. but I've not got them yet. I w you have fried oysters, ltriug in,. n ' do.en xvhen you fetch the brains." "A dozen fried oysters for the nun who hasu'l irot anv brains yet, called out the waiter, in a voice that could be heard by every body in the dining ri o:n. ViU'iM SiJ'lini.s. Exactly Like Him. A clerk In a Jexvish banking-house eeleoi aiCU Hie I w em -mm .utim -.,t of his connection With the iirm. Schmul. the principal, hands him in tic morning closed envelop.' inscriiio i; "In "memory of llii eventful day." Tim clerk gratefully reedves the envelope without opening il; but on a gracious hint from the head of the linn he broakt the cover ami llnd the photo of his master. "Well, xv hat do yon think of il'.'" in quired Schmul. with a grin. "It's just like yon." was the reply. UernHtn I'tiner. GENERAL. A txventy-eight-toed cat. xvilii one ellow and one green eye. is exhibited in New Haven. A prominent minister in Fremont 1 credited with being a good one to tie two. -Oinnhti Ih't. -An apple tree over one hundred x fur-old mid four and a half feet in diameter, has been cut down in Lyme, Conn. -The French scientist are seeking lo discover some xvay in xvhieh the coming of mi carllupiakc can b: f re lold. If they llnd it Hie Signal Hureaus will hoist a ting indicating: "Danger -climb a tree." French experiments hax'e shown tha' nickel may be effectively rolled upon soft steel plates xvhieh are thus made a valuable for lamp relief tor and tit her purposed as silvered copper. .Intiii.sino Traveler. A xvealthy farmer near ltcdxvood (V,t. t'al., is making arrangements to ll"ht the grounds and residence of hi fiuni with electricity. Ho will put up ninety lamps the power to be fur nished from the xvatfr-xvork on his ranch. -Vhieivjo Time. Australian receive more bitters and post card than any other people, the annual average being twenty-four to ea Vvlth if-Tiets i ach norson. Kuropeaus come noxi ,Uh about fourteen each. An Asiatic s onlv 10-100 of a letter or post cant. l an African only 9-100. Ilrooklya Vl'inf. Jaegfr claim that the odor "tjyuner hair, xvhlfh Is so tllslln. -"Ltlilf, Imt ii must liouettclal ue. HVert that it pwdnces sleep in porstj suflVrlng from Insoninlu. and h" n"i.e-s them to sleep on pillows cover vvi, camel' hair ami sluflf-tl with Ita uosto,, lindyal. THE COCAINE HABIT. A I'lijrlr'!tn'4 IntiTiMtliix Ktiiorlliipntl XX'llli Hip INuri-roil Drujr. There is no doubt of the x tilue of co caine, xvhen appropriately and guard-eillyu-edby physician and surgeons. Dr.' Hammond, of New York, latch read a paper on th" subject before the New York Neuroliigical' Society, in which he cpro'i'd doubts us to the existence of a cocaine, habit xvhieh could not be readily eontroled by the will. He had tested cocaine on him self, and the c licet exhibit d are of in tercut, though xve lake exception to his conclusion. Hc'lii'sl injected one grain hi'iicath the. skin. U cvhilaratod him ami made him feel ipiite huppx. but he xvns seepies alter it niiuosi, uiiui niMrniug. and arose xvith a severe headache. This headache followed each trial. The next night he injeeled two grains and the same pleasant f.'cling followed, accom panied by an inordinate desire to write. He wrote much, ami thought at the time his work the best he. had ever done, but f.jtind it in the morning to be disconnected nonsense, each sen tence b.'iiig complete in itself, but having no relation to the others. He nexi injecte I ' three grain, and fell the same inclir.atio i to write, but re strained himself ami indulged in speech-making. Hiving at different intervals injected successively six and eight grain, he then injected eighteen. The ctVeel was intense exhilaration, And inability for . sum ) hours to recall what he did. Next morning he found lie had thrown his nlllco into more or less of disorder. There had. in each instance, been much palpitation of the heart, but this lime it xvas greatly in creased. His headache remained for Ixvo das. Hut he felt no disposition lo commit act of violence, an. 1 was not er.-Mseiou of any habit. It seems tp us. however, that Dr. Hammond overlookel two importan: faet: First, that all such habits .-informed gradually; and secondly, that teinp.'rani 'tit is an important consider ation in the case, persons of a nervous temperament being specially mis eeplible. In IliJ discission which followed the reading of the paper, Dr. Mattison said lie had had witliin a few months seven cases of the habit under his care, live of xvhieh were physicians. A physician, in attempting to write a prescription, wrotefor asheriffto come and take the patient to jail. Hi had also himself noticed hallucinations and delusion. He thought the continued use of the drug more injurious than that of morphine. His patients had gradually acquired their habits. The president of the society referred to thirteen eases reported by a single Cierman phvsician. In Pittsburgh a prominent physician, xvho had formed the habit, became violent, and. under the delusion that he was being attacked by liurglars, began liring right and left. Voutlt.i Companion. THE INTELLIGENT APE. Xltiretoim I mltiitl vi Timer of Mm Clilm-piiii.-.pi- tin I IMIur .Xlimki-y The ape i u:ii tcslionably the nm-t intelligent and the most manlike of the lower animals physically, mentally and morally. II may be far axx ay from the superior rat" of men in in Ictlcc! but th" dill'-'rcnco between him and the lower raivs is much less marked. The black chimpanzees of Africa have feasts like those of the iie urocs. They live in communities, light in concert, and care for their xvouml ed. They are clever in the use of their hand aiul arms, throwing stones better than stivct boys. HulVon's black cliinipnnz"!' knew how lo un lock a door, and if he did not Hud the key xvould hunt for il. This monkey took its meals like a. well bred person, ate with a spoon and fork, used a plate and served itself with wine. In one of her letters from the M Hay peninsula Miss Bird describt'S a dinner to which he wa invited and at which her com panions were two apcis. "The ape had their curry, chutney, pineapple, c'-'s and bananas on porcelain, and so had I," xvrites the enterprising ladv. xvho speak of another ape. which x-as an important member of the family of the Hritish Hsldent. at Klaug. as walking on its hind legs ami going along ipiietly bx her side like a human escort. It hail not even a rudimentary tail, and xvhen il sat xvith its arms folded it looked like a "gentlemanly person in a clo-e-litting suit." The xvoi'st defect of monkeys I that thex are inx'clerate thieves, ' They look upon stealing as fun. and therefore will pilfer even xvhen they have no de ire for xvhat they lake. Mine. Hover tells us that "they are capable of sack ing a house and carrying oil' every thing moveable lu it xvith the system and concert ot a band of robbers. They observe a kind of discipline in their operations, and post their scouts to in form them iiisason xvhen it is time to run away." The monkeys in Sumatra, accordiu'rlo (Vsare Moreno, steal fruits and vegetables from gardens ami will nlunder houses. "Forming a line in order to pass their spoils from hand to hand, they scale the walN, enter at the doors or xvlr.d.ixvs. and leisurely pillage all they ean find." They are also very gr.'edx'. and xvlll get tipsy when they have the chance, and a drunkuu ape seems more like a man than ever. A. P. Unit. A Chicago noxvspaper tells of eili.en of that town xvho, going home the othff night aftff a very hcax-y dm nor, stumbled up against an iron rail ing that encircled a statue, lie care fully felt Ids way around the railing several times, and at last, not liuding anv onening. i!nllaiicd in a heap on ihe navemcitt outside, swearing: Tlifl rascal! Thev've locked mo In hero!" A'. 1'. Sim.' MAKING MEADOWS. r.Tirn's XVIilrh Will Hp Amplr -palil In ttin Long Itu". There is no department of farming which is performed in :t more imperfect maimer generally in the United States than in the preparation and seeding to gras. Meadows do not yield more than half as much hax generally a they might under the bet preparation, anil pasture alloc I a correspondingly r.-dueed amount of grazing. One rea son for, this Imperfect result is that grass land, and the preparation for seeding il. take a second clniitce in the succession of crops. The seed is sown xvith some grain crop, and the young "rap has to take its chance. i ue amount of seed sown, and the imperfect treatment which it get, result in a thin growth, and in plenty of small bare spot over the Held. The seeds of the grasses are many times smaller than those of xvheat and corn, and the soil xvhieh i to receive them should bu in a line state of pul verization, and not made up of lumps and clods. Tins surface should be even .mil imi fi ii'iii so thai the seed mav be 1i.r1.tU- -md ex-enlv buried. Careful and measured experiment. have shown that Hue grass seed will not come" up if covered much over half an inch deep, and clover seed .should never be more than an inch. It will not answer, therefore, to sow these minute eeils on rough and furrowed ground. Whether the seeding i done alone or xvith oine grain crop, it i vitally important that this linihed preparation should 1h at tended to. A top-dresing of line ma nure, in either ca-e. will greally :usit in tin' germinating of the seed, and in the rapid growth of the xoung gra after it ha come up. (iras. unlike Indian corn, will bear thick sowing and dense growth. The quantity of seed usually used is much too small, and the bare sp.it seen in new meadows me the result. Hut a moderate sowing, mi a xvell prepared surface, will give a more t pict tow-Hi of grass, than a bushel to the n .. . . i.. i i 'ri... i I acre on a uci t oi ory emus, mr nuin-ie-. crop of hay which xve ever suc ceed in raising the first year. xva from a seeding of clover and timothy at the rate of half a bushel p.r acre, on a line and xvell prepared surface, early in spring, and alone, the seed being cox ered with a light brush. Farmers should not be sntislied with less than three tons to the ace. Hut this amount can not be obtained by the common course of allowing the gras to lake its chance between other crop xvithoul special preparation. The two great requisites are ade.qi. rich soil anil dense seeding. M inure is quite a im portant for grass for corn, and adeep soil i a cipital security against drought. Nearly a important is top tlresing. 'fhe late A. H. Dickinon Ill-ought th" prolucl of hi mca low up to three ton ti th acre, by turning the turbid streams in time of Hoods over the surface. ::nl giving them adc- p isit an inch in depth. If Ibis deposit had been line inanuiv instead of eoin- non soil. th ell'ecl would doublles- have been still greater. A pcrtect meadow should therefor.1 be made by leepatul repeated plowing, xvorkingm 1 I . .1. M'l manure at an ucpui-. i n s , e,,Mi a tion mav If ma le with other crop. copious seeding follows, and the grass is continued for years. lutuinn or xvinter lop-uresing is on- porinnt. All this i- atlenueu xviiii arge epen-c. Ii il il will oe ampix n , iid in the long run. and it x-ould be m. .i-e ni-olit.-ible to concentrate xvithin narrower compass than to spreau . I . I I....!.. i . . over much lanu aim ootaiu nun-. file same advantages will be seeured instead of meadow, the laud is to i' devolcd lo pasture. lu a short rotation, or xvhen the i 1 .... :.. "Tllss. s to O' llliue.i Ilinu-r in mxoi lliree vear. clover and timothy may ontituto the principal soxving, or lover and orchard grass; but for more . permanent meauow- or pasnut-, un...- oiitinnoiis growth .will lie aiiorucii o.x Ihe addition of other ni'i, as tin' un sianee. tall fescue, Kentucky blue- grass, red top. etc. lu culling the gra for hay, the mowing machine should be set several inches high, xvhieh will be better lor the the roots of the gras and for the next crop. Meadows are frequently injured by close cutting ami bare earth. For the snine reason, pastures sumim never be severely grazed. An improve ment in their management, rarely adopted, is to pass the reaper over Ihem early in the summer, to cut oil' all the heads of grass as they are emerging and before tint seeds form. Set the cutter about a foot high, which will take of the heads and leave the suceu leut stems and leaves, and prevent the exhaustion from the ripening of the seeds. Such a pasturage has a much liner and more uniform appearance than xvhen covered w ithuuexen patches of ripiuind dead stalks. -Country den- UeiAnn. Wise Words About Women. hove and a eough can not be hid. ticorye Herbert. Maternal love! thou xvor.l that sums all bliss. lUhel: Marriage ar be-t of dissimilar ma terials. Theodore I'nrkt r. No man can either live piously or die righteous without a wife. lliehtr.r. She eoniniandelh her husband in any equal matter, by constantly obeying . Fuller. To be a man in th" true sense is in the lirst place, and above all things, to havo n wife. -Miehelel. Shut the door of that house of pleas ure xvhieh you hear resounding. xvith tho loud voice of a xvonian. Saudi. Thuro h in all this oold ami hollow world no fount of deep, strong, death less lovo sao that xvithin n mother's hcavt. MrJ. lleiaani. INDIAN POTTERY. ItPRlon, lii the Mrxlrnn Itcpiil.tle Whoro tho Olit Art Still SurvUr. It. is thought bx some that ornament al pattern, on pottery are handed down bv savage. from one generation to another. This i not true of our Indian, xvho. after making a pot. orna ments it with improvised design. He ha no pattern-look to guide him. Indians of New Mexico accustomed to potterv-inaking have, since their con tact xvith white, given attention to more elaborate ornamentation; just a those of Mexico meet a demand and find their xvav into public and private collection. " The most noticeable change in technique i' the use of ani mal and human forms which, though not unknown on older pieces are rare. Toy form of pottery and those animal and human design which met the readiest sale have been in st improved by a kindot natural .selection. ti... .t.:..-i tnf ..ntiriiiil ic has also a in- i iih ji .... t stimulated the native artist to imitate them. In the Citvof Mexico an Italian i. ..I.. .. .r.,,,.1 liviiitr for three vear making stone sculpture in imitation ..f . ..Ti 'I'lie writer saxv some of Ids works, but they were easily. de tected. The children all had Kuropeni: faces, and the delicate parts of the I....K were two xvell worked out. Near .1... ..:. tt ii.-ii.i, live -a settlement of Indian's who have the credit of manu facturing clever imitations of ancient p itterv. The noble custom of excit ing iuVhildreii the love of the beatiti f of through tovs and doll xva not neg- l.. ...! In- the rlncient Mexicans. F.ven at our day a striking example is the manufacture of tov in great profusion at Guadalajara, which are sold not only .. .. 1... thliiltgliout llll- repunnc. mu ...iisi.i.. TI...1 me taken on the back of men ami animals oaeke.l in baskets and crate. These toys are very truthful representations of the manners ami customs of the people. For the rude apparatus employed, they are truly re markable, 'fhe most interesting fact about this xvarc is the way in xvhieh Ihe artist holds on to ancient forms and in the decoration yields himself absolutely to the whims and demand of the mar ket. He even borrows from the Span iard the art of .silveriii.c and regihliiig. Tin almost total hiding of the old thing which they are unwilling to give up. with paint and form to which their old art xvas a stranger, is also seen in their gourd vessels. The pitchers from Ioluea. once sim ple, uiino.zled vessels, are lost in the large spouts, altered handles, polished . ui-facc. elaborate decoration, glazing and tainpiug. Still, one mav visit re gions in Mexico xvhere Ihe old art still survive, 'fhe Panics, near the Yalle del Maiz. and Ihe Huasteca. the In dian of Sierra Nola and of Savanito. away from the influence of innovation:, make their polterv as of old. simple in form and decoration. Eduuml rainier, in Jincnran XufnralM. TEUTONIC WISDOM. (ml lluntlrr '1VII UN I'l'li-iul llllll!IV iiii.I lloiv lit. (iol XX'llV n 1 Kiel). Sometimes ,-0 nepmly coin" lo me mid says xluis I Carl Dander';' I vim. All right. Mr. Dundee, you xiia fr.t liml sleek: you vluis always mil a shmile o 1 your fae-; you haf m trouble mil x our family; eafery pody shpraks well of x 011. 1 like you to tell me how it vhii done. Und 1 answer him: "If snmcpndv x has content he gel fit. If somcpodv vhasa! peace mil all der worldt he shmile.. Der man xvho inarm for love und is a true husband to his wife and a good fadder to hi shiltlren will haf no trouble mil his house, lvifcry pody must shpeak xvell of a man xvho keep oudt of bolilics. navs ids deb'.s, s'ltands to his word und preaks no laws." Und sometimes soniepodv come to me und :iv vhas I C.irl Dander, dot oldt Dutchman'1 1 vim. Mr. Dan der. 1 vhas your freiull. 1' like a little loan for aboudt two xveeks. Und sax's to him: "Make oudt vour noteilue in feefteen dux's und get ome good indor-ers und I lend you ten dollars. I liki to ke:qi von ah niv friendt, und o 1 do pet ness mil vou in a neesiies vli-.iy. No stranger get madt at you for an honest opinion, out sometimes your best frendt gels mailt vheu you dun him. D.'r hanker makes no enemies vhea he eolleet his moitev. Yhv should I?" I ml again soniepodv comes to nv nut a long tace unit :isic- vha 1 i-.u Jiiutiler. tint iJuiennian xvno nuiKcs so mooch monex '.' Mr. Dinuler, you vhas one It a lucky dog! 1 on vhas shu coining monex. 1 on pegin so poor vou doan own vour own boot, utu now vou ri.'.e in your carriage! Ah! Fortune vim an eccentric jade. She shmilt's on some und !rownou other- I like xou to tell me how you manage il. I'iuI 1 says to him: ".xlv trenitt, l.uc v vha Her out man in der poor-house. If you xvait for Luck to come along und h-lp you omit vou xx ait for der city to burv vou. xvork hardt, 1 spend leedle; 1 plan care fully; 1 Imv 110 vacant lo.s m a hollow und 1 build no shipyards on a hill xx hat vou smoke unit drink pav niv taxe. What lime you loe builds niv fences mid shingle my house. (!if Pet'set erane a dollar und he make two; gif Half-Hear; a dollar mid he let half of it sldip avhay xx'hilo he is wait iug. Octroi! Free I'm A ix-vear-o!d bov in (Salt, Can. ha become an expert cigarette maker and smoker, and Uses any paper that comes to hand in xvhieh to roll his to bacco. The other evening lie xvenl into hit mollicr'. room in the dark, and picking up a piece of paper from tho bureau, rolled a cigarette, and had uurncu two-minis 01 it bciorc it xvas discovered that he xx'as dollar bilk smoking a ten A CONJUGAL CAUCUS. Mltlhtclit t'imvorsutloii Hptivppn a FaMi. lolllltll)! AXire will lll-r iii-iuiicritiiu i.i. I111111I. Mr. Thompson Are you asleep, Mr. 1 . ? Mr. Thonipson (hesitatinglx') N-no. s,r T.Prof. Catgut's bill for Ara bella's lirst quarter jj,., T.llmuph! How much? Mrs. T. Why, my dear, you knoxv his term a xvell as I. Sixty dollars for txvelve lessons. jlr. T. The dev deuce, I mean! It's the lirst I heard of it! Mrs. T. Oil, you've forgotten. I told you all about it. Mr. T. You told me axvhile ago that vou xx-anled Hellc to brush up her music Ii little. Mrs. 'J'. Yes; and you said very well. s,r- i Antl on the strength of that vou engage a professor at five dollar a lesson! Why. Maria, you'll drive me lo Ihe poor-house! Mr. T. I've heard that before. Mr.'I'. And I nevei-sce Helle open the piano, either. Mrs. T. It isn't the piano; it 's the violin. Mr. T. Violin !!! Mrs. T. (calmly) Yes; don't rouse the household. The piano is so very comiuou. .Mr. T. Indeed! Mrs. '1'. Ye; it i so inunh -more ef fective to have some unique musical ac complishment like playing the violin, .it her or banjo. Mr. T. Banjo! Good gracious! ( I Mippo-e I ought to be grateful for the violin if it lias sawd me from the b-injo. Mr. T. I thought seriously of the banjo, but Arabella's arm is so lovely, 1 decided in favor of the violin. Mr. T. Well, it strikes me JJelle shows her arm enough every night, xvithoul going to an expense of sixty dollars to further display it. 'i oh, you don't understand. Mr. T. No; I only pay. Mi's. T. And while we are on the ubjecl of money Mr. T. I don I know xvlieu xve re olV- Mrs. T. 1 really think you might iu- rease Howard's allowance. Mr. T. Well. now. I like thai! He hu txx'o Ihousanil live liunilred dollars year, and live at home. Mi's. T. I know; and it has don,u erv well o tar. Mr. 'I'. 0:1. ha il ? Mr. T. But this swumcr he xx-anLs to play polo at Nexvport. Mr. 1. Oil, docs he :J Mr. T. Yes; hr is a great expert now. Mr. '1'. Oh. is he? .Mrs. T. And he wants his own ponies. Mr. I. -On. doe he Mrs. 'P. I think (.ioh.) you are very unkind (.fobs) to talk in that xvay (sob). You have no interest (sobs) in the xvel- are and happiness (nob) of your chil- Iren. Mr. T. -Il looks a if I hadn't, in- Irod, to kcejitheni in the luxury anil idlcnc in xvhieh they are living. Mrs. T. (-lill tearful) Well, xvhat an ou expect'.' Mr. T. I wasn't brought up so. I worked hard for my daily bread. Mrs. T. You hadn't a rich father. Mr. T. -(xvith grim humor). That's o! Perhaps it isn't their fault. Mr-. T. You see the children hax'e got to live up to their station. Mr. T. Humph! Mi-, 'f. A sort of noblesse oblirn. Mr. '1'. Stick to Knglih, my dear, I catch vour meaning quicker. Mi-. T. And Howard is sure to niar .... t. rv snlellilliliv. 110 i so uauusome. Mr. 'f. (facetiously) Yes a chip of the old block. Mi-. T. There is no doubt that Clara Knickerbocker is greatly taken xvith hi 111. Mr. T. -ll-ni, he might do xvorse. Mr. T.Wxit-Mi indeed! WJiy, they're one of the oldest families, and rich into the bargain. Mr. T. Quite a rare combination. .Mi-. T. Arabella's prospects are not quite so lla lering. 1 he dear girl 1 so fastidious. Mr. T. Belle is a little fool. Mrs. T. - Why, how can you say so. Mr. T. Because it is o. Fastidious, indeed! Do vou know the xvay she judges a young man'.' Mi-. T. I know that her standnrdi verv high. Mr. T. Is it? Well, at the haxx--rcuee dance the other night, young Brown look herdown lo supper a nice likely young felloxv Mrs T. But hardly Arabella's style. Mr. T. And xvlieu I asked her at breakfast, how h) liked him, she said: "Pretty well, but O, Papa, did vou notice he put hr. napkin on both knees?" Mi-, T. She'is so ultra-refined. Mr. T. Ultra liddleMtck! Anotlier young man xx-ore 111-iitiiiig giox'cs, a "third let hi hair grow in an ugly xvay at the back of hi neck, and so on Mi-. 'I'. My dear, you don't under stand girls. Mr. T. Mv dear. I don't xvanl to. Mrs T. You ought to be very proud of Arabella. Mr. T. I am he has a lovely arm. .Mi-. T. And to strive to establish her xvell in life Mr. T. What shall I tlo? Advertise, for a man xvho xvcars his napkuiover one knee only, xvhoe gloves arolSaili-' to oitler, mid Mrs. T.l lie axvake half the night, plotting and planning for my children, while vou siioro soreuclv on. Mr. t.-A fair divfsion of labor. Maria. A hoiul of tho house, to snoro is mv inalienable right. Good nighU my'dcar! Philip ILmicli, in TmcjUt W