OREGON SCOUT
JOMB & CHANCIY, Pabliahers.
uniox. oBRUoir.
PITH AND POINT.
Kcop cool and you command cvcrj
loily.
Don't bo mulish. Never kick sim
ply because people talk behind your
back.
A mctaplrysical paradox Killing
yourself with hard work to got a hv
mg.
Put Phwat is that yo aro at, Bid
lv? Blddv Shuro. it's a bottle oi
liair resthorer Oi'm putting on mo ould
muff. Life.
"The mind. ,T quoth little Felix with
quaint wit, "is soino thing tliat turnp
round and round in your head and
makes up stories." The lice.
A poultry authority says: "Hons
-will lay a certain number of eggs in
year." Our experience is that they
will lay an uncertain number. Lowell
Courier.
Justice is blindfolded, but sho holds
n pair of steelyards in her hand so'b
sho kin tell tlio diffurenco between the
Jicft of a dollar an' a dime. Washing
ion Critic.
Clenrvman (to dvinc man) lie
joyful, brother; you will soon bo in
licttcr placo. I) vine Bostonian
Tho idea! Wiry, dear sir, you can't
liavo seen Boston nt all. You've just
arrived by rail, I suppose.
At Sidney, an island in tho South
Pacilic, girls are shut up until they aro
married. If nn island can bo discov
ered whero girls aro mado to shut up
after marriage, it would probably bo
colonized in a twinkling. Boston
Jludgct.
Teacher You must not como to
school any more, Tommy, until your
mother has recovered from tho measles.
Tommy There ain't a bit of danger
that she will give them to me. "Why,
how is that?" "She is my stepmother."
Texas Siflina.i. , ,
-MJimuia (lanio (anxiously) Why.
liow thin you look! Married daughter
Thin! WI13. I thought I was gaining
in weight. "Nbnsonso. You are get
ting as thin as n rail." "It's very
queer. My husband can't hold mo on
Ids lap half so long as ho used to be
cause l'vo got so heavy." Omaha
World.
In tho Court of Assizes tho Advocate-General
points to tho accusod
-with a gesture of scorn and says:
"Yes, gcntloinon, you soo nttlio end of
my arm tho most corrupt and con
temptible man that tho earth has over
produced " Tho accused (interrupt
ing) I ngreo with him, gontlcinon of
tho jury, but monsiour has forgotten to
say at which ond. French Fun.
A Kingston (N. Y.) womnn, says
The Freeman, of that city, roturncd a
"borrowed book to a friond tho other
day. Sho had had tho book soino time,
mid tho friend expressed soma surprlso
that sho had returned it so soon.
""Well," said sho, "I'll toll you how it
Jiapponcd. My husband just bought
quite a numbor of books, so I had to
tako out Uto borrowed books to mako
room for tho now ones in tho book
case." "You havo no idols in America,"
said Warn Chops to tho pastor's wifo.
"Haven't we?" sho answorcd, pointing
nt tho tramp who was sneaking back
toward tho kitchon, "wo can give
China points on idols; thoro goes the
idolost thing that ever walked tho faco
of tho earth and lived on freo offerings
and human sacrifice." And thon alio
wont on to say that shtj didn't know
whether ho had a jug 01 not, but Warn
Chops had fled and was already half
8eas ovor to China. That is, ho was
doep in Ids cups. How many cups,
dear? Tlireo ho cups. Scat! liurilclte.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
A '-Few riiraiea Which tho Itrnilor May.
Perchance, lluve llruril MoToro.
If thoro is a modern drama in oxlst
enco in which none of tho following
sentences is to bo found, wo would bo
glad to know its name:
Unhand 1110, villain!
Not another ward.
I um lost!
All is lost!
Hack again to tho old homestoad.
To-morrow all tho world will know
4Jintl)'Arcy O'Brien is a bankrupt!
You havo pronounced your own
doom.
Fly, cro it is too lato!
Curses on yo all!
Is it thus that wo meet after all theso
years?
No resource is left mo but doatlu
Mandevillo Snooks, you aro in my
power!
Man, man, havo you no pity?
"Would you know my story? Listen.
Reginald I llogiualdl Great heavoiia,
too Is gone!
Aha! you tremble!
This, thou, is tho end of nlL
"Would that I wore doadl
Hector Heilley, you soo beforo you n
desperate man.
If you have no plty for me, at least
onsider her.
And this is tho man I called my
friond!
You havo sent for mo I am hero.
Oh, Percy, how I havo longed for
this meeting!
Can he suspect?
Villain, you havo betrayed mo!
Havo you no mercy?
Sho must, she shall bo ininot
So, so! all my schemes prospor.
Tho priceless heritage of an untar
nished name.
You cast mo oft' so bo it
For yearn I havo waited for this hour.
Wretch! would you strlku a woman P
Who will save mo? Tid-DiU.
THE FRENCH SOLDIER.
How the Government l'rovldc for Him
In Time of Pence
In rendering military service, gen
oral and compulsory, tho French Re
public lias wisely endeavored to mako
tho soldier's life in barracks as pleas
ant as possible. Although tho Gcrmnu
military organization lias neon closely
imitated in Franco since 1872, this
spirit of imitation lias never been car
ried so far as to introduce tiio harsh
nnd often brutal discipline of the Gcr
man army. Tho French character is
naturally humane, although under ex
citement it is npt to become quite dev
ilisn In its cruelty. Wlicro thoro is no
such excitement Frenchmen havo
(Treat deal or active sympathy lor one
another. All unnecessary rigor is con
sidorod barbarous in Franco, nnd the
soldier profits' by tho good naturo of
his people. This, no doubt, partly ex
plains why the army is mueh less
cheaply managed in Franco than
it is in Germany. The German
soldier who docs not receive
frequent supplies of sausages
and other food from home is often
troubled by an uncomfortable sensa
tion under his belt, which is npt that
of repletion. The French soldior is
by 110 means overfed, but his rations
are of better quality.
The Fronch soldier is allowed two
meals a day the first at nine in the
morning and tho second at four in
the afternoon. Until quito recently
there was not much variety 111 the
food, but General Boulaii'rcr's reforms
havo embraced the military kitchen.
Tho men can now, return with appe-
titos sharpened by change to their
bouilla, which is tho term for luof
when tho nutritive principles havo
been well boiled out of it to make
soup. Mowed mutton is a Irequent
dish. On Ihursdays nnd Sundays the
meat is baked with potatoes round it
11 joints are bought of tho butchers
of tho locality whero the bar
acks are situated by batches of
soldiers told oft for the purpose; and
tlie' take care that tho moat is properly
hoson and weighed beforo they carry
It
away. Kvery rriday preserved
moat is iriven out not for tho sake of
economy, but 111 order that the stocK
which is kept in event of war sliall be
continually replenished. A very com
mon dish consists of a piece of boiled
meat placed upon haricot beans, rice.
mashed potatoes or macaroni. This
goes by the name of rata. Every com
pany has a refectory, and each soldier
is provided with an iron basin called a
gameile, and in tills lie fetches his ra
tions from tho kitchon. Formerly sev
eral men ate out of one largo gaiueile;
but this unpleasant custom has been
lontrsinco abolished. Now tho soldior
is not competed to eat out of his iron
basin; for within tho last few months
the use of plates has been authorized.
vory morning 111 winter a small
piantity of black codec and brandy is
served out, and this is also done in
suinmor during inannjuvres or when a
eminent is on tho march. Each man
has a loaf weighing tlireo pounds giv
en to him every other day. The broad
is mado partly from rye and partly
from wheat, and Its color is very dark.
Those who aro supplied with money
from homo frequently sell their loaves
and buy broad more to their taste.
Thus it is that in all garrison towns
there aro shops whero "soldiers'
broad" is regularly sold. The govern
ment provides tho army with tobacco
not gratuitously, but at a very cheap
rate. Kvery fortnight tho soldier is en
titled to a large packet weighing about
the flf 111 part of a pound, in return
for tlireo sous. This tobacco is tho
gonuino Caporal; it is very coarse, and
is usunlly smoked in pipes because of
tho dilllculty of niak'ng cigarettes with
it. No wino is given to tho French
soldier, nor iwiy alcoholic liquor except
tho small quantity of brandy already
mentioned. Ho therefore drinks water
with his meals, and if lie has the
means, takes his wino out of doors.
Besides the dally work of cleaning his
arms nnd accoutrements and suppos
ing liiin to bo inn cavalry regiment
of grooming his horse, ho is expected
to wash his own linen, but ho is at lib
erty to pay somebody to do the laundry
work for him. SL James Gazette.
THE NATION'S WEALTH.
The Shuro of Kuril l'criou lit tho Country
11 l.lttlo Muro Tlititt 8H.10.
Tho census report of 1880 places the
total of tho National wealth at f:i.
G42.000.000. Of this amount $10,11)7,
000,000 aro credited to the farms; $,
881,000.000 to residences and business
real estate; $5,53G,O0D.O0O to railroads
and their equipments; $5,000,000,000
to household furniture, books, pictures
and the like; $2,000,000,000 to live
stock; $0,000,000,000 to agricultural
products remaining over, and $2,000.
000,000. to churches, school houses, pub
lic buildings and institutions of 0110
kind and another. Thoro was also a
considerable miscellaneous list.
It may bo said that tho accuracy of
tho estimate has been disputed by otlf
eers of tho Bureau of Statistics, Mr.
Hill especially holding that tho esti
mate should bo placed several billions
higher. But tho total is accurate
enough for practical purposes, and it
will be soon that if wo divide It equal
ly among tho 60,000,000 population, re
turned by tho census of 1880, tho share
of each person will be measured by a
little more thau 850 in money. .V. Y.
Sun.
Omaha Doctor "Ah, llttjo one.toll
your mother I havo come to vaccinate
tho baby." Refined Child "I'm
afraid you can't see baby now. Mamma
is giving him a bath." "That won't
matter. It won't tako but a minute."
"Yos, but bo's entirely decollete."
Omiii!i World,
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
The annual income- of tho hospitals
of London is roughly estimated at
550.000.
It is estimated by a correspondent
of tho I'aris Matin that the republic
costs France 300,000,000 francs more
yearly than the monarchy.
Tho famous diamond mines of
Golconda, on tho Ganges, aro now de
sorted. Two centuries go sixtr
thousand persons of both sexes and all
a(rcs found employment in them.
United Presbyterian.
On his eightieth birthday Kaiser
Wilhelm gave his medical attendant
Dr. Von Lauer, a purse containing
$37,500, and on his ninetieth birthday,
$75,000. Public Opinion.
The C.ar lias just promoted four
hundred and eighty-two olbcers of the
Russian army in a batch to Siberia.
This is in consideration of their real or
supposed connection with political con
spiracics.
Tho report that Lake Ngami, in
South Africa, had dried up, is authori
tatively contradicted. It is gradually
becoming smaller, however. This lake
was 0110 of Livingstone's more import
ant early discoveries. Ar. Y. Ledjer.
-The French project of fertilizing
the African deserts by means of ar
tcsiau wells is reported to bo working
admirably. On a tract of 25,003 acres
of worthless land granted by the Bay of
lunis an area of 37o acres is already
under successful cultivation through
the aid of the first well, and two other
wells aro in progress, which are ex
pected to irrigate 7,500 acres.
The cost of the municipal police in
fans, exclusivo of tho commissaries
and the sedentary service, is ovcr$l
500,000 a year, the material expenses
figuring for about $ i 530,00 J and sal
aries for .f2.123.00D. Tno chief inspect
ors aro paid $1,200 a year, tho captains
about $700. the brigadiers $3G0 a year,
and the 0,800 ordinary policemen re
ceivo an average of $262, or 1,310 francs
1 year. Philadelphia Prcsi.
-Thoro aro other expons'.vo things
in ware and ceramics than peachblow
vases, it seems; for, at a recent auction
in Paris, a small plato sold for 10,000
francs. At tho same sale a bedstead
sold for 17,000 francs. It is sahl the
bedstead tho E.nperor of Germany
sleeps on is an iron camp bedstead not
worth over $25; but he would doubt
less sleep more soundly if he did not
have to think so often of the gay city
where tins expensive brio a brae ac
cumulates. The Hour.
A vcloeipcdo mado in the year
1082 is kept in the city archives at
Nuremberg, Germany, and an old book
printed in 1703. entitled "Historical
Account of the Nuremberg Mathcmat-
al Artists," is found this passage:
'Stephen Farllors, of Altdorf, went to
work and co istructed a little wagon
on threo wheels, in which, by means of
an artistical arrangement, ho man
aged to drivo to church without any
assistance," all of which shows tho
truth of tho old udago that "there is
nothing new underthe sun." Chicago
Times.
The Sovereigns of tho Sandwich
Islands have been liberal in the pro
motion of public charities. Kino;
Lunalilo, tho present King's immedi
ate predecessor, left by will a largo
property for tho founding and main
tenance of the Lunalilo Homo for old
and indigent llawaiians. Tho lato
Queen Emilia left her largo estates in
trust for the Anglican Church Mission.
King Kalakaua has given much tinio
and money to the completion of a
large anil handsomo church for natives
of the Congregational denomination,
ind Q110011 Kapiolaui lias founded the
Kapiolani Homo for tho children of
Hawaiian lepers.
THE MODERN GREEKS.
CliiirncterNttrn mill Ilrrai of tho Natives of
tho Hellenic Kins iln 111.
Tho people in looks 111 n o resemble
the French than any othor people of
urope, though they have not the vi-
acitv of tho French or Italians, and
tho ancient veins of Greek democracy
and independence are full of lifeblood
yet. S01110 one has said anil a day in
Alliens will mako you feel its truth
and aptness that "whero there are
six Greeks there Tiro soven captains."
They seem self-contained and self-re-
pecting. They aro polite, but do not
Hatter by obsequious bows: If a boy
ibout the hotel has flowers to sell, ho
offers them to you, asks you to buy, but
ho does not pross thoin upon you or
follow you. There is littlo or no an
noyance in visiting old ruins, occa
sioned by 11 numerous following of bog-
ars and persons with something to
ell. 1 have scarcely been accosted by
icggar in Greoce. Ono may yet
. M . 1
soo in tlio streets 01 Alliens a goon
many men in tho Albanian or old
Greek cost nine, which is very pictur
esque. It consists of a very full white
cotton skirt or kilt, bolted at tho waist
and coming down to the knees. With
tills are worn closo-littlng long hose or
drawers, very shapely, mid shoes with
long pointed toes that turn up a littlo
ami are frequently ornamented with a
rosotto or pom-pom at tho point Ovor
tills is worn an embroidered tunic or
jacket, sometimes very handsome. On
his head a Greek of tho od school
weal's the soft Greek cap, not a fez,
with a long silk tassel falling down on
his shoulder. The movements of a
Grcok are very energetic, and his ap
pearance in this costume in the street
or In a crowd is very picturesque. In
the country about Athens, in the ex
cursions wo havo made, I havo seen
this dress, or a modification of it,
adapted to work in tho Holds, worn
dmost outirely. A Greek gentleman
who had live I for forty years in
Athens, nnd ono to whom wo aro very
much indebted for our great enjoyment
of Athens, told me that twenty or oven
fifteen j-cars ago ono would hardly
have sjen any other dross worn. It
was really within a very few years
that the common European dress has
been adopted. Tho Greeks impress
me as a sObor, thoughtful-looking
people nbovo all the southern peoplo ol
Europe. They talk, but aro not loud
and noisy and fiory in appcranco as the
Italians. This manner characterizes
tlio children Xtvon. They aro not shy
butindopendont; they neither shun you
nor make advances; they simply stand
their ground. An American lady
who has lived here twenty yenrs, the
wife of the gentleman above alluded to,
told mc that never any where had she
seen such eagerness for knowledge,
for study nnd' for books as sho saw
among the Greeks. A book was more
attractive to a Greek boy or girl than
any play. Sho said little girls seldom
played with dolls, and sho told 1110 an
anecdote of a little girl whom sho had
in a measure adopted. Sonic one gave
her a pretty doll on Christmas. She
accepted the present graciously, but
asked: "Bat what shall I do with it?"
Sho said Greek children loved to
go to school above all children she
had ever seen. A Greek child could
not be kept away from school,
except by some very strong
reason, and no gift or privilege eoul.l,
with a Greek child, equal that of being
sent to school. In one of the public
schools in Athens there were at tho last
.numbering 2,000 pupils. There are
also many private schools. Thoro nr.
also many private schools. Iu'M"s
Muir's school, formerly a mNrdm
school, but scarcely that now, there
arc 500 or 000 children. Several of the
mission schools, formerly very flourish
ing hers, have been dropped, as tho
Greek G ivcrnmcJit. required tho eathe
chisin of the Greek church to be taught
in all schools, and some of tho mission
teachers felt that they could not con
scientiously comply with the require
ment Alliens Cor. Detroit Tribune.
AMONG THE MORMONS.
Tlio Kxtrnorilliiiiry Crt'en-Ilnom Con
nrctuil with tho Suit I.iike Theater.
A shopping tour of Salt Lake is in
complete if tho Chinese stores are
neglected. Especially in ono of these
the bric-a-dirae is very line. There
were some magic tea-pots hero, of
which II i Hop told us he had sold sev
eral for progressive euchre prizes.
From thes the ebevcrage will pour tor
some, and refuse to pour for others, un
til tho secret is revealed of a tiny air
hole in the handle, which, if inadver
tently covered by tho hand, restrains
110 amber fluid, and tho pot appears
as dry as tho desert. Ho Hop told
1 1
some tourists in our Hearing one nay,
that thorj was a prejudice
in tho capital against tlio vul-
arity of giving any tiling of monoy-
value for euchre prizes; that their
value must como from something in
herently unique about the gift This
was not his lauguago, but what he
said convoyed tho sentiment to the
Bostoniaus. Ho Hop has tea that he
oils for thirtv-six dollars a pound,
which seemed grown expressly for tho
little cup at the queen' s-ware store.
Second-hand stores seem to flourish
here. They arc numerous and look
prosperous, probably because the Mor
mons are a peoplo addicted 10
barter. They wero hero money
less in the desert for so long,
that the habit of trading formed clings
to them. In instanco of thoir habit of
barter, there used to bo two green
rooms in the Salt Lako theater, one
tho legitimate professional green
room; the othor a sort of green grocery
whero was received all kinds of produce
taken in exchange for tickots. Ono of
those typical old residents who aro re
sponsible for so mueh, says that in
some of the outlying villages this habit
still obtains when a homo troupe is per-1
ming, and that if a man slightly i
overpays by giving in tlireo very line
pumpkins for hks fare, he gets back,
for change, a small pumpkin wi'h his
ticket.
In tho towns remoto from tho rail
road, other primitive methods obtain.
Dances in tho Mormon school-house
aro frequent for tho Mormons have
tho:r school, whero "Knowledge
comes, but wisdom lingers. -theso
dances are openc I and closed bv
prayer.
I ho church authorities have lately
issued a pastoral lettor, limiting the
number of round-dances to tlireo in ono
evening, tho voting men noro ns
elsowhero according to tho dictates of
custom, replenish their wardrobe"
preparatory to attonding dances; but
here it is not by such trifles as a new
cravat and gloves, cushion here de
mands, instead, a pair of bright now
suspenders, and a now pair of top-
boots, brilliantly banded at tho top
with a patch of green, scarlet or pur
ple loatjior to match tho new suspond-
rs. troin this it is not to bo inferred
that their light is hid under a bushel,
for thoy dance in thoir shirt-sleeves,
their pants curtailed at tho kneo by be
ing thrust into their now top-boots.
But this is seeing Ujnh in her frivol
ities. She has also her grave aspects.
Her loyal men, a little band, are of that
sturdy mold which Emerson typified
when lie said: "Some men, if planted
upon a marblo slab, would tako root.''
She has her loval women, wives such
is such men choose. She has her
schools. She has her sacrilegious
churches where Christ is preached as 11
polvgainist. She has her polls where
every Mormon video cries treason; her
Gontilo press, run smoothly by able ed
itors who are prodigals in the mid
night oil. Sho has tho stirring discon
tent, which, always an earnest of bet
ter times, presages a change. a' P
Forgery, in Woman's Magazine.
RUGS AND DRAPERIES.
Ileautirul Article Marie of Silk Itng nnd
1'leces or Woolen Drenn C3ooI.
Since rugs and draperies aro the ob
jects of universal desire in these days
(and surely nothing changes the ap
pearance of a room so much), and since
every domestic success has a suggestive
value, let me tell you what a charming
curtain and rug I have just seen, made
of rags. The young lady whose room
the' adorn has a quick eye for color,
and a deft and rapid touch. Both
rug and curtain were made ready for
tlio weaver in tlio odd moments of a
summer vacation.
The portiere, very rich and dark in
color, looks at tho first glance like a
heavy brocade; it lias, however, a
broken, plush-like surface, and one
hardly knows whether it is some costly
oriental fabric or a piece of elaborate
needlework. In fact, it is made of
scraps of silk and satin, indiscriminately
mingled together and woven after the
fashion of rag carpets. The warp is a
dark red linen thread. The weaving,
done at a placo where this weaving is
a specialty, is in what is called the now
style, which gives a crumpled, hand
made efl'eet, more showy than tho
tightly folded fillingof the usual method.
I say the scraps are indiscriminately
mixed together, but of course a certain
discrimination, a certain choice is ex
ercised, and upon that nice feeling for
color which keeps out all incongruous
and jarring fragments, mueh of tho
ofTeet depends. In this special curtain,
a large proportion of the pieces were
trimmings of very rich, dark silks and
satins from a manufacturing establish
ment. The ordinary remnants of a
family, even if sutlluiu'it in quantity,
would not have bjen as desirable for
the purpose.
Tho rug, woven in the same way, and
made chiefly from two cast-oil" dresses,
was quite a successful piece of work.
The two colors, a dull groon and gray,
suited the room, and were enlivened by
a mixture of soft yellow (dyed with
nnnatto) , smiI the owner was so de
lighted with the result as to express an
immediate intention of making "a
larger out! next summer."
For a rug or carpet, I think the old
style of weaving quite as desirable.
What this pretty rug suggested to me
was, the possibility, by a judicious plan,
of making a full-sized carpet or largo
rug for bed rooms, as pleasing to the
eve as a handsome eastern rug, as
economical and durable as the old
fashioned rag carpet. I think the secret
may be found in observing two pre
cautions: The first is the great essential of
color. Let the materials on hand the
old dresses, the rolls of scraps belonging
to discarded garments, etc. be got to
gether and examined. Consider the
efl'eet in c.mihinntinn, and decide upon
one or two additional colors which will
best modify or heighten the general
effect of the whole. It is a very simple
matter to dye at home, by means of the
inexpensive and convenient prepara
tions now in use.
With greens, browns and olive,
little yellow will be found very effective
111 combination. Dark red will suit
well with mixed colors, with a consul
erablc proportion of black. Of course
the colors employed in the room where
the carpet or rug is to be used will be
considered. When the decision is
readied, all the white and light rags
will be dvod in one or more colors, or
shades of a color. By dipping a few at
a time in the same solution, von will
havo soveral shades of the color, each
lot growing lighter, as the strength of
the solution is taken up.
If a largo proportion of the rags are
faded, or very neutral in hue, it is best
to sort these out and dve a sullieient
(piantity, in two harmonious colors, to
make tho leading tones of the whole
carpet. Thus drab and maroon, dark
green and light olive, or blue and brown,
will make a handsome combination.
then comes tho second precaution,
which is, I think, equally essential. All
the rags should be cut and thoroughly
mixed before beginning to sew. This
will obviate the streaked, uneven efl'eet,
which usually detracts greatly from tho
agreeable, tone of even the prettiest rag
carpets of the hit-and-miss type. No
doubt, in many households, there is
abundant material for such a carpet
material which the housekeeper hardly
knows how to utilize and why should
we not see what handsome honie-niado
floor-coverings it will produce? I, for
one, intend to try.
Perhaps tho contents of the scrap
bags are considered too good for a rag
carpet, In that case, the new pieces of
woolen dress-goods will mako a hand
some curtain, or a good table-cover.
For this purpose they are cut and sewed
In the same manner as fcr a carpet.
Flannel or cashmere piece should bo
about three-fourths of an inch wide.and
tho ends lapped and sewed entirely
tint. Dorothy, in Country Gentleman.
Structure of the Epidermis.
At a recent meeting of tho Berlin
Physiological Society, Dr. Blascliko
demonstrated by drawings and micro
scopic preparations the structure of tho
epidermis. Starting with the assump
tion that the filial ending of the nerves
of feeling must bo sought in the layer of
tho epidermis and not in tho cutis, ho
had studied tlio structure of tho upper
skin at tlio boundary between epidermis
and cutis. He distinguished tlio main
parts of direct feeling (tho hairless
parts of tho skin) from tlio parts of in
direct feeling (tho hairy parts of the
skin). Tho former posstssed 011 tlio
under side of the epidermis very beauti
fully developed grooves (Loisten) form
ing'a reticular system with spiral lon
gitudinal and 'transversa lines. Tho
hairv parts of the skin wero influenced
in tlieir structure by tho hairs, which
likewise stood in spiral series and had
but very indistinct reticulations in the
Intermediate suaecs. X. Y. Posl.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A diminutive negro, who acts as
Deputy Sheriff in a Georgia county and
attends to the hangings, is known famil
inrly as the littlo tic coon. Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
The importance of the fish trade s
illustrated by the recent leases issued
at Fulton Market, twelve stalls having
been taken at $1,600 rent How many
fish must be sold to clear nn agregato
rent of $18,000 a year?
It requires botli presence of mind
nnd a strong ncrvo to get out of the top
stories of a hotel by even the best fire
escapes, and few men arc equal to the
task even under the most favorable con
ditions. Pittsburgh Commercial.
; The fourth case of tho successful
removal of a tumor from the brain has
been reported in England, the weight
of the tumor being 4J ounces. Theso
cases of brain surgery, with tho exact
location from the symptoms of the spot
affected, arc feats of which science may
well be proud. Boston lludqet.
A new explosive, to which the name
of "bellitc" lias been given, is regarded
by certain scientific men of Europe as
likely to come into general use in placo
of dynamite and other nitro-glycerinc
compounds, and is recommended as a
substitute for coarse gunpowder in tho
larger firearms, Boston Qlobc.
C. P. Marshall, of Perry, Ga., shut
up his eat in the dining room one after
noon ast week, and went into the li
brary to tako a nap. Half an hour
afterward he was surpriseiMo find Tom
purring away on tho sofa beside him.
The cat had climbed up the. dining
room chimney, walked across the roof,
and descended through the other chim
ney into the library.
A Baltimore youth was married
Tuesday evening and left his wifo the
next day. He discovered that her hair
and teetli were false, and gave 110 con
sideration to tlio more important fact
that her 'art was true. The young man
incapable of making such discoveries
beforo marriage is, however, of small
account; so that tho bald-headed lady
hiusu't.lost much. Ar. Y. Graphic.
'iii ere is 111M an unmarried woman
in Turkey who can both read and write
the Turkish language, and there aro
b.t few men who are able to do so. It
requires six years of hard study to ac
quire these accomplishments. When
you hear of a Turk with the title bey
prefixed to his name j-ou may know
that he is one of the few educated men
in that country, as tho title is only con
ferred upon thoso who can both read
and write. Chicago Times.
"What queer things there are in
tho world!" said Mr. Brown, looking
up from a book of travels which ho had
been perusing. "Here it says that a
New Guinea savage gives a friendly
salutation by pinching Ids nose and
patting his stomach at tho samo time.
What do you suppose such a perform
ance signifies?" "That you can lead a
man by the nose when his stomach is
full," returned Mrs. Brown promptly.
"Those New Guinea savages must bo a
sensible race." Harper's Bazar.
The nine Ambassadors of tho
French Republic receive each a salary
of lO.OOOf,, but the expenses of the
different capitals vary considerably,
being as follows: St. Petersburg, 210,
OOOf.; London, lG0,000f.; Vienna, 130,
000f.; Berlin, 100,000f.; Conssantinople,
90,000f.; Madrid, SO.OOOf.; Rome (Italy),
70,000f.; Rome (Holy See), 70,000f.;
Berne, 20,000f. To tho other countries
with which she has diplomatic relations
Franco sends a Minister Plonipotcntary.
The Minister to Washington receives
only 21,000 francs.
A word about the materials used in
perfumery. Tlio animal series com
prises musk, velvet and ambergris.
Musk is a secretion of a deer; civet is
the secretion of a eat; ambergris is the
diseased portion of a whale. Musk
varies in price from $0 to $12.50; civit
from ?5 to $7.50, ambergris from $2.50
to .$12.50 an ounce. The iloinl series
includes tlio jasmine, rose, orange,
tuberose, cassia, violet, jonquil and
narcissus. Tlio herbal series includes
all aromatic plants, such as lavender,
spike, peppermint, rosemary, tliynio,
marjoram, gjraniun patchouli and
wintergroco
DYSPEPSIA
Up to a few weeks nffo I considered
myself tho champion Dyspeptic of
America. During tho years that I
tmvo been afflicted I hnvo tried
almost everything claimed to bo n,
spoolllo for Dyspepsia In the hope of
finding something that would ntrord
permanent relief. I had about made
up my mlud to abandon all medi
cines when I noticed an endorsement
of Simmons Liver Itegulntor by a
prominent Georgian, a jurist whom
I know, nnd concluded to try Its
etfects In my case. I havo used but
two bottles, and nm satlslled that I
havo struck tho right thing nt last.
1 felt Its benellclal etfects almost Im
mediately. Unlike all other prepara
tions of n similar kind, no special
instructions aro required as to whit
ono shall or shall not eat This fare
alone ought to commend It to nil
troubled with Dyspepsia.
J. N. HOLiTES,
VlnelanO, X. J.
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