OREGON SCOUT. !
JONES & CHANCIY, Pnbluhers.
UNioar. ourcox.
'SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
uoou carpets Irom conunoii moss
Hypnuin vulgaris) nro tho production
jo! a 1 run ou manufacturer.
in every lonn or prociuotion mora
-miisclo counts for loss nnd lois, mid
"brain and machinery for moro mid
inoro.
Tho curious fact lias been observed
in Rome, and at somo places in North
ern Italy, that a thcrinomctcr in tho
.sh.-ido will sometimc-i indicate a higher
temperature tuan a thermometer in
Uio sun, particularly when a strong
wind is blowing upon the latter instru
ment.
An imnrovnment in the manufact
tiro of spirit levels consists in placin
tho&la&i tube containing the body of
point in a heavier glass tube, with a
rubber or clastic bearing interposed bo
tweon the holder and tube, thus main
taining tlioni from contact with one
another. lloston limlget.
A standard thermometer is mado
with a dial upon which tho flguros aro
is easily road as upon a clock. In this
instrument strips of metal which are
unequally acted upon by boat or cold
nro soldered together in tho form of
apirnls. The action of tho temperature
is multiplied by delicato wiieeh and
pinions.
Mr. John Murray, of the Chal
lenger Expedition, recently said in the
lloyal Society of Edinburgh, that lie
questioned whether auv country in tho
world, taking it." size into considera
tion, could show a bolter record ol
scientific work or a greater mass of
cioutilio literature than Scotland dur
ing tho past ten or twuntj your.
Fubli", Opinion.
Mica has boon mado by French
-chcmlt'tn by fusing a mixture of the
constituents of the inicw with polas
siu m ftilicolluoride. mid crystallization
"being facilitated by tho addition of
pota-sHiuiu arsenate. In this way
among others, crystals olosoly resent-
Lling the ferruginous micas of V osuvius
havo been prcparod.
Tho most successful individual
and firms aro those which havo do
Telopod a promising specialty, leaving
collateral matters to tiio attention of
their neighbors in trado and industry.
Tho possibilities of any one branch of
manufacture grow upon investigation,
and develop rapidly under fostoring
cure. Tho man who gathers all "the
profit that are in one branch of legiti
mate industry can well afford to give
Lis brother in trado a chance as well.
Scientific. American.
According to I'rofessor H'oodward,
of Washington, in about 2,200 vours the
rock over which tho falls How at Niag
ara win uo au worn away, i no area
of th rock worn away at Horseshoe
JTalls bstweon tho years 1812 and lb7.'i
wuh 18, fiOO square foot, equal to 0.-12")
icro; uotwoon IM7o anil lasii. tjo.ooi)
ixiunro loot, or i.;w aero. 1 no mam
length of the contour of tho falls is
2,800 foot. Tho time required to recede
ono mile, it tiio rate is 2.4 feet per year,
u z.juu years. Kngitm Mechanic.
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
Tn California ostriches sell foi
$1,000 por pair.
Struggle loughons tho mind, until
by-and-by wo do not mind tho strtii;-
Tiio certain.wav to bo cheated is
to fancy yourself inoro cunning than
jotherri.
Men lift their hats. Women do
ant, thank Heaven! Thoy aro quite
uigh enough without any lifting.
trasmoiiamn women sued more
tears over spoiled drossos than over
spoiled children. Louisville Democrat.
"I've got an elegant idea for to
morrow's paper," said a rising young
journalist. "Aro you going to credit
it?" was the sarcastic rejoinder of a
fellow surlbhlor. Merchant Traveler,
A boy in t ho public school defined
man ns "composed of half water and
Jinlf avnrieiousnois." When very ava
ricious his water is principally In stock.
Annmon (Ala.) Hot Mast.
"What an arm! You must have
been an athlete in .your day, porhaps n
jnigilistP" "No; I in u musician. This
muscle all camo from practice on tho
trombone."
Wo can guard against yellow fevor
and other drawbacks, but as yet notli
ing has been found to inoculate against
the croakers. l'W of them dio and
ono of thoni over hold thoir tongue.
Memphis Avalanche.
Junoliinory lias reached a groat
state of perfection, Wo recently, sny
an exchange, saw some burnt peas put
into tho hopper of a coll mi mill, and in
less tlia.i two minutes they were occu
pying a p!ao in a grocery window,
liibcllod. "Fine Old Mocha."
"Whafs tho trouble now?" asked
a nervous paongor on a now Dakota
rond, as t.u train came to a sudden
halt. "(), nothiii' much," h'aid the
urakotnan, st niggling to got away,
tJiu freight ahead of us got oil" the
track and run into tho depot, kiiuokiu1
it clear out o' time, and our engineer
can't tell just where tho town sito is.
Maku'ta Hell.
Fhvrt Dude "Vou aw .wero nt
tiio tlieutaw last night, Fit.doodlo?"
Second Undo y,ntli., First D
"How aw diil you liko the piny?"
Second I) "I aw iiiutht eawnfeth
Unit I paid no attention to it wliatevah."
I'ir.st D.ido "(iwoat lioavens, what did
you go full? Go to tho thenttiw anil
not pay any attention to the play. Von
awHiipivlno inu." Second I) "Gooi
givmdiiitli, man, there wath a jmlity o
ulh utid wo ocoupiud a pwh'iito buktliP
CRAZY ROMANOFFS.
How Immiltr Km Knit Through tha Tin
jirrlnl Itimlan Family.
In the recently published memoirs of
Count Vitzthum, of Eckstadt, proofs aro
given of tho hereditary character of
tho mental disease which afflicted the
imperial family of Russia. All the sons
of Czar Paul I., liko that unhappy mon
arcn nunsell, wno was murdered in
1801, became subject to fits of insanity,
Paul I. had four sons Czar Alexander
L, tho Grand Duke Constantino, Czar
Nicolas I. and tho Grand Duke Michael.
Every one of them, after his forty-fifth
year, exhibited undoubted signs of men
tal derangement This was not fully
discovered in tho case of Nicolas 1. tin
til after tho Czar's death. An English
physician, however, tho Count says,
noticed the appearance of tho lmrcdi
tary disease m tno uzar as early as
July. 18.V), and lie thon predicted that
tho monarch had not more than two
years of life before him. This lie stated
in a letter to Lord 1'almeivtoii. Tho
Emperor Nicolas died in March, 1855,
about four months earlier than the date
predicted. The Count appears to have
no doubt that tiio Crimean war, so far
as it depended on Nicolas, was tho rash
act of a ruler "whoso mental equipoise
was disturbed." Nono of tho four sons
of Paul I. lived to be sixty years of age,
and every ono of thorn suffered from
concussion of tho brain after reaching
ids forty-iifJi 3-ear.
Alexander died at lortv-eiglit, a mis
erable man, moody and despondent, as
Prince Melternich lias painted him,
"tired of existence." His brother, tho
Grand Duke Constantino, though not
manifestly insane, gave frequent signs
of mental disturbance of which he
was hinnelf so plainly conscious that,
lie did not think himself lit to bo trusted
with tho reins of govontmont. His
conduct in tho year 18;50, at tho out
break of tho revolution in Warsaw,
will remain to provo his mental un
soundness, lie had to be entrusted to
tho care of his wife, the Princo3 Lo
wicz, who was cautioned in tho t-amc
way as is a physician in charge of a
patient having intermittent fits of iu-
H.mity. Ho, died in ids fifty-second
year from congestion of tho br.iin.
The Grand Duko Michael was killed by
a fall from his horse at tho age of forty
eight. Some years before his death lie
had exhibited signs of undoubted men
tal diseaso, and his physicians declared
that ho was on tho road to certain in
sanity. The events of 1818-52 were
not calculated to allay tho hereditary
dispositions of tho imperial family of
Russia, but to excite and intensify
them. There is something terrible in
tho contrast hntwoon the outward posi
tion of tho Czar Nicolas, upon the bent,
of whose will tho fate of so many mil
lions in Europo was dopending, and
the alleged diseased inward condition
of ids mind. Loivlon Society.
Onion Maggot and Cutworm.
According to an exchange, eggs of
the onion maggot are laid in the blos
som and develop in the seed; therefore.
Honking tho seed in a strong decoction
of cayenne pepper, kills the eggs and
prevent destruction of tho crop. Had
the author of this theory seen, as I did
tho past, spring, eggs of the onion niujj-
got by Uie teaspooiiful laid on earth
just about tho plants, lie would change
his mind. Another paragraph recom
mends ploughing in aulunin to freeze
out the cutworms. I havo proved bv
trial that this does no good, except as
it gives birds a better ohaueo to pick
up these fat caterpillars, which they
are always ready to do. It is worth
while to try against cutworms, placing
small bunches nf grass or clover pre
viously sprayed with tho London pur
pie poison about tho garden before the
tomatoes or cabbage plants are set, or
In the corn-lielil just as the corn is com
ing up. I'rof. A. J. Coot, in X. Y.
Tribune.
Fragments From Emcion.
Envv is ignorance.
Practice Is nluo-tenths.
Discontent is infirmity of will.
Insist on yourself; never imit&te.
Stick to one business, young man.
Life only avails, not the having lived
Concentration is the secret of strength.
Always scorn appearances and you
always inny.
Trust thyself: evory heart vibrates to
that iron string.
Your goodness must havo somo edge
to it, eiso it is none.
Nothing is at last sacred but tho in
tegrity of your own mind.
Lot a man know his worth, mid keep
tilings under his foot.
A true man belongs to no other time
or place, but is tho cent r of things.
It is as easy for the sirong man l be
strong, as it is for the weak to bo weak.
An
Accomplished
Wlfo.
Ah, old fellow." said an Austin
gentleman, meeting another ou the
avenue, "so you are married at last.
Allow mo to congratulate you, for 1
hear vou have au excellent and accom
plished wlfo."
"1 have indeed," was the replv; "She
is accomplished. Why, sir, she is per
fectly at homo in literature; at home in
music; at homo in art; at homo in
soienco in short, at-homo everywhere,
except "
"Except what?"
Except at homo." Texas Siflings.
m m i
-From tho brusque way some rail
road tickotnmstors net, one would think
they wore superior to thoir stations.
lioston GaictUu
A girl in Wisconsin lias horns on
her forehead, which she covers with her
hair.
i.. i. i IIWH
llltto grass ami qlovor mako excel
lent uasturo for nwluo.
CHEAPENING A POEM.
IIiit lliujr Urlvn HurerthK In tha fsewspa
per linicM of Detroit.
Tho editor know that ho was a poet
tho moment ho opened tho door. Ho
was palo and tall and thin, with tan
gled hair and wild eyes. Proof jwsi
tive of his affliction was given when lie
drew a roll of manuscript from his
pocket and said:
'1 have, ahem, a little poem hero
dashed off in an idle hour. I am a
contributor to tho Biugfiold Ualtla-Axc,
tie "
"What is jour poem about?" asked
the editor. There was a vacant quar
ter column in ids "make-up" that day
and lie was strangely short of "slush."
"O, it's on 'Tho Seasons.' " said the
poet, amazed at tho oditor'g unheard
of civility.
"How much you want for it?"
".Well, I I about forty dollars."
"Forty fiddlesticks! Go" to "
"O, well; I bog your pardon, I
didn't just know what you generally
paid. How would twenty-live suit
you?"
"J wcnty-livc! Han! 1 "
"Well, say twenty, then?"
"Why. man alive, I can got poems
by tho bushel, the cord, the car-load
for "
'Well, woll, it's surely wortli ten.
Tho Minefield Dttttle-Ajcc editor says
I don't care wiiat ho says. He's an
editor and an irresponsible person."
uiit, my dear sir, surely you
wouldn't think of offering mo a paltry
live dollars for tho poem?"
I guess not. I d like to see nvysolf
offering you two and a half for it." v
Why, sir, I I But then r.i coirii
eration of your immense circulation and
the advantage likely to ensue from my
name appearing in your paper, 1 might
consider your offer of "
J Haven t m ido any oil r yet, my
friend, this paper ain't got any dollar
md a quarter to throw away on pootry
at this time of the year.
"A dollar and a quarter? Why, you
said just now that you "
JNo, l (lulu t. J5ut wo don t asx our
contributors to work for nothing. Now,
hero's a ticket gooil for a regular,
straight twenty-five cent dinner at
Slop's retaurant. If vou want to take
that in exchange for your forty dollar
piece ot rot you can havo it.
"Whv. man. I I "
"Take it, or leave it. Quick!"
"Well, owing to tho hign standing of
your papur I uou t know but I'll
I'll "
O, you'll take tho meal ticket? I
thought you would."
Ho took it and left in ita stead
t.wenty-nino pages of foolscap on "Tho
Seasons, the coldest and saddest day
of them all having dawned for him at
that moment. Detroit Free 1're.is.
THE AZTEC SEPULCHER.
Somi luterMtllltr I)tMCOTorlr- KncuutlT
IMniln In Arl7im Territory.
Kcontly thero were somo strange
discoveries in tho land of the cave
dwellers, not far from tho Gila river, in
tho Sierra Madro range in Arizona.
I'ho place of sepulture was securely
sealed with cement and was difficult to
penetrate. Great oxcitcmont was caused
bv the discovery among tho Indians of
tho neighborhood, who believing that
the mummies were tho mortal remains
of some of tho ancient deities, would
fain have prevented their removal. The
strango trcasuro trove was taken away
only after several skirmishes.
Who wore thoy? That is a question
that will probably never ba answered.
nat wnro yieyr litis question is
answered in the caro taken for the pres
ervation of their ho lies and the skill
witn wulcli torni and fcaturo were pre
served to last forages. I hoy were evi
dently people of rank among a people
of wonderful character.
Ono of them must have been almost
a giant in life. The hair still adheres
to his scalp, while tho cartilages of tho
nose and ears aro so neariv perfect that
'only a close inspection reveals their im
perfections. 1 ho eyebrows are still
distinct, and well defined, wliilo bo
tweeu the compressed lips the cork-like
tongue and glistening teeth are plainly
visible. The tlcsh on the bones Is. of
course, considerably shrunken, but the
muscles stand out in bold relief, and
the features still preserve tho unmis
takable characteristics of ancient Aztec
physiognomy, which is, indeed, strongly
marked in all tho bodies in tno collec
tion. In size ami stature, and in general
appearance tho' strictly correspond
with the descriptions given bv anti
quarians of tho prehistoric Aztec race.
1 hen thero is a remarkably interest-
ing group a mother and female child,
tlie latter apparently about four years
old. They wero wrapped in one shroud.
Hie delicate lineaments of the mother's
taco are clearly distinguishable, while
the piM'foot preservation of the child
enn not but bo a invstorv to scientists.
Siill another of the bodies is that of
a woman who may Imvo been an Aztec
belle. She was young, ami her silkv,
Hum lug hair is in u perfect state of pres
ervation, liar small delicate hands and
feet, with their long, lino nails, load one
to boliovo thatshe must have boon one of
the aristocracy of that anoiont common
wealth. Tiio beautiful coloring of her
-hroud, remnants of which aro still vis-
ble, show that hor contemporaries wero
by no moans ignorant of tho arts of
lydngaiid weaving. Close beside her,
and wrapped in a shroud of similar
texture and color, wore found the re
mains of a stalwart man, who might
have boon, for aught wo know, hor hus
band, father or lover. Ohioago InUr
Dot an.
Tho firemen of Brooklyn aro made
happy by Governor Hill's signature to
Ho nut luuroaslng their salaries to $1100
11.000 and $L$X) for thu diiloruut
grades of tho sorvioe.
SIXTY YEARS AGO.
Method nf TritrliliiK Tlmt Will Scorn
Funny to rnplU nt To-Day.
In those days tiio tirst exercise was
reading two verses from the Testament
by the older pupils, who had back seats,
while the small children wero nearest
the fire. After the reading if the
teacher was a man of prayer he offered
ono. This was done while the little
ones were roasting beforo tho fire,
Then began tho exorcises in Webster's
spelling-book, the teacher in winter
pointing to tho letters with a penknife,
I and in summer witli tho point of his
scissors, as they wero moro or less in
use.
Thumps were generally on the head
with a thimble on the teacher's finger,
if a female. Then came tho study of
a-b, ab. Thon reading was begun with
the maxim: "Let no man put olf tho
law of God. Then as tho reader pro
grossed came tde stories in Webster s
spelling-book of tho unfortunate and
silly dairy maid who, with hoc milk
pail on head, calculated how many eggs
she would sell it for and what a fine
dress she would buy, until, toiing her
head with these pridoful reflections,
,in'ii came the milkpaii to the ground
and with it all her sweet hopes.
Then there was the moral story about
the boys stealing apples. The farmer
first tried to stop them by throwing
tufts of grass, but finding them of no
effect lie threw stones, which were mora
effectual. Tho American Preceptor
succeeded that book. The children
were given a recess, though it was not
known by that name. The boys went
first by themselves, and afterwards the
girls. At recess tho teacher mcmlcd
tho gooso-nuill pens, tho quills lining
picked it) oftentimes while the children
were ou the way to school. They would
be damp, and a split could not well be
made to form tho two nibs. If there
were girls who could not learn the
"rule of throe," tiio teacher explained
it during tde recess, bliortly camo n
a rap on tho window to call in all the
children. After geography followed a
lesson in grammar, forty minutes long,
which none of the children understood.
but most of them hated. Ruled paper
was not known. 1 no latlier bouglit a
few sheets of paper, which were stitched
at homo. It was of all qualities. The
teacher had to rule the lines and keep
busy mending tho pons. 1 ho ink wa:
home made.
Later on came the Columbian Orator
and English Render, filled with solid
matter, not suited to the wants of the
learner. Children of sixteen, or about
that age, got to read very woll, the
book passing from class to class. The
girls were generally tho best readers.
There wero no regular classes in arith
metic, but the book's were Daboll's and
Pike's arithmetics. No lessons wore
given out. out a pupil would get on as
he could. The teacher, if he could.
would wont out a "sum. u inula
book with tho problems worked out.
When a pupil was troubled he would
copy it into a similar book in Ins desk,
and this satisfied both teacher and
pupil. Rut the happiest exercise was
at the end of tho week: reciting from
the commandments and tho catechism
and tiio tables of weights and measures.
The books of tho Old Testament had to
bo recited in order. Xcw London Day.
A THIEVING MONKEY.
tin Unlocks n I) raw or, Tle Out Money
nnd riimpcrri HIT,
In a house on tho Boulevard Napoleon,
of Ioulousc, a woman locked up her
money in a desk and went out shop
ping; on ncr return sno missed tlnvo
napoleons, a gold five franc piece and
a iranc in silver. 1 Here was no trace
of a burglary. Verv much buwildor
uy inese losses tno good woman was
deep in reflection over the matter when
she heard a roar of laughter from her
neighbor's garden. "O, the thief!"
cried several persons at once. "Where
has he stolen this?" Tho damo de
scended instantly, ran out and said
uni my money, messieurs; wiiore is
the thief?" "Ho is up a tree.
inadaine," pointing up to a monkey on
a high branch above them, "but hen;
is the money!" The nionkov. who
certainly would bean invaluable assist
ant to a burglar, had been seen to
climb into the window of ono of the
good uuiy s rooms, nan unlocked t
drawer, found the money ami conceal
ing it in his jowl had brought it -to his
master. I lind that no less an authority
than Bullon declines that a female
chimpanzee who went out to scrvicu a
Loango mado tho beds, swept the house
and so far assisted in the cooking as to
turn tiio spit. Monsieur do Grandpro,
au otiieor ot tiio rronon navy, tells ot
another chimpanzee, on board a French
man of war, which assists tho cook and
turns tiio capstan and furls sail as well
us any of the sailors. In China monkeys
help in the ton picking, and Lord Mm
boihlo used to gravciv contend that
apes could talk readily enough, but that
:hcir superior cunning told thorn to
hold their tongues l.t thov should bo
put to hard work. Lcats tcrcurg.
Sick with Anxiety.
"Good-bv, my dear," ho said to his
wife as tho bell rang for all ashore.
"I hope vou will havo a pleasant voy
age with your friends, but. I shall be
sick with anxiety to hoar of your safi
arrival."
Shall I cable from Quooiistown,
John?"
"Heavens, no! Send a postal card.''
.V. '. Sun.
British Bumuior "Rawther lono
.onie, aw? Will you allow mo to intro
duce ntyxelf? Colonel Bullerly SiinllitH
icy Glister, of tho Ninoty.seoiid Foot.
Fought in tiio Soudan." Amuricati
IVavelcr "(ilttd to meet you, sir! Yorj
lud to meet the only man who did an
lighting iu thatoampaigu. Titl-Vits.
COZY ROOF GARDENS.
How ScnMlilo New York Capltnllut Slake
Hot M'oather Knilurable.
"No, I am not going to the country
this summer.'' said a rich nnd decidedly
original fridid of mine, tho other day,
in New Yn'k. in response to the stereo
typed question which greets every body
in tho summer season. "I shall spend
a month in tho mountains in tho autumn
when the foliage begins to turn, but tin
summer I shall spend in mv roof
garden." I suppose I stared at bin
blaiiklv. for he laughed, and added
"Yes, my roof garden; come up and see
it. All the advantages of the countrj, no
mosqui'oes, no malaria, cool air, large
airy bedrooms, houso witli all modern
improvements, and all that sort of
thing. Como up and dine with me and
I will show you."
Wo strolled up the avenue and entered
his house, on Murray lull. After
capital dinner my friend smiled as he
led tho way to tho elevator.
"Wo will havo colfco and cigars in
the garden."
iv hen I had ascended the stairwnv
and stepped through this scuttle I could
hardly believe that I was on the top of
one of the commonplace brown-stoni
houses of fashionable New York. The
lint roof had been covered witli a nar
row slatted flooring. Potted plant
and shrubs in boxes do'ighted the eye,
relieved tho nharp angles of the eaves,
and hid the chimneys. A large marquee,
such as wo see on country lawns, pro
tected us from the sun. and rugs, cane
easy-chairs, hammocks, two or three
small bamboo tables, and a multitude
of Chinese lanterns made the roof seen,
a bit of fairyland.
"What do vou th.nkofit?" he. said.
gayly, as we seated ourselves and hi
wife made tho coffee in one of tliost
French balance colfoc-pots which maki
the best colfco in the world. It wa
charming, and 1 told him so.
"It costs no more than a week at :
fashionable hotel would, and it is mud
more comfortable. My cooking suit.
me. Thero are no unpleasant people,
no wild rusnos ior trams or boats, no
stuffy little hotel rooms, no impudent
waiters, wc haven cool breeo hen
every night, and a fine view. See there
where the Brooklyn bridge stretches
tcross tho river like a necklace of dia
monds. That cluster of brilliants is the
light tower in Madison square, and the
one just below is Union square. Tin-
little spark off in the bay is tho statue ot
Liberty, beyond are the electric lights ot
St. George and Erastiua, Staten Island.
Over there is the Casino with its man;
colored lights ou tho roof garden from
which I got my idea, and beyond it an
the twinkling lights of Jersey Citv aim
llohoken. I think it is rather jolly mv-
olf," he concluded, modestly.
It was awful jolly, and I wonder that
more people do not follow mv friend -
example. During the evening half
dozen "people dropped in and wer.
shown up to the roof. Ices were served
and when I strolled down the hot cit
street again I could hardly realize th.i
thero was Mich a jolly little park higl
up in tno air, wlicio all the coin
forts of the city and country could be
omomed into such a uniquo and de
lightful whole. Cor. Chicago Times.
AN ILL-STARRED LOVER.
An
African nimiinc Tlisit Kncloil With n
I'l iih! ICvcciitlnn.
When tho doctor was within a few
miles of Wambago his rafters deserted
him. and ho had onco more to take u
ids journey on foot. Arrived at thu
village, which is in the country of th
Bakongos, ho saw a' strange speetach-
ono. However, wnicli is somewhat con
mon to the travelers in this continen
It was an execution. The manner of it
was similar to that prac, iced in many
savage tribes tiio worul over. Hie cul
prit or victim was kneeling on the
round when tho doctor arrived, his
hands and feet bound. His neck was
entwined with tho forked branches of a
tree-top that had been bent over until
it reached tho ground. It was held in
that position by a dozen or more slaves.
At tho word they lot go thoir hob', and
the tree, springing up to its original
position, took with it the body of 'he
victim, effectually breaking his neck in
the rise. Dr. Harrison sent his chief
guide to learn the cause of tho exi'cu
tion, and when ho returned ho told thU
lismal romance:
"The victim was a young man named
Mbando. He was a stalwart youth and
i member of tho King's body guard.
His official duties brought him frc-
liieutly into view of the King's daughter.
Fwalln. The young guard fell desncr-
itcly in lovo with Fwalla, and devoured
icr presence with his eves wIioiicmm
die was near It seemed undoubted
hat tho girl returned his ardor, for sh
took every possible opportunity to be
iieiir him, yet they never spoke a word
together. Great hopes arose in the
icart of Mbando. Ho thought that the
inio might come when he could do the
iung some extraordinary somee. ami
bus gain tho privilege of asking for
he hand of Fwalla. But ere thin time
iccurrcd, for the tribe was at iieace,
having conquern I the depraved drunk-
mis ot toe tribe down the river, ono oi
tho high chiefs and a favorite of tin
King, brought gifu and laid thorn be-
tore tho King's houso, in token of lii
suit for Fwalla. Tho girl, of course
was not consulted at all in tho matter.
and tho King told the chief that In-
uit would prob ibly bo favorably uou
, I., , ..... ..
s.ucreu; ior. iiiiu.mjru nine tune u
wasUd in Africa in preparing for
wedding, tin King imvor umvos hatih
a it would not comport well with hi
liguity." Uor. St. luis Ulob-Diij
A tiiMopsr is making a fortm,
ilpong t.io wn knie i of Nw rk cil
Ho docs Ilia Wio.v d'tiMij thuuoiiu hunt
THE FOOD OF THE TURKS.
Tu Turlilnh Cnlilne Mint lie Tasted to
IJo 1'roperly Appreciated.
As to Turkish cuisine, it must bo tasted to
be appreciated; it is such that I dnr not rec
ommend it to any one. The basU of nil cu
linary operations in Stamboul is a certain
kind of tallow extracted from the broad ami
thick extremity of the Carauian sheep. This
tallow has nu odor so potent that we would
not use it oven for caudles.
Tho Turks ars essentially vecetarians.
They cat beef very rarely, and never pork
or veal. They Indulge in drinks, lean fowls,,
and finally sheep, the flesh of which thoy cut
off in small pieces. Thes piect are strung
upon long rpits, which ore held and turned
for some minutes over hot coals, nbera they
are slowly roasted, retaining all tbeir juiced.
This is what is called kebab, a healthful and
nutritious food, rvhich Europeans find deli
cious. Turkish pastry Is quite varied and would
not be disagreeable if honey and sucor were
not used so abundantly and if the taste of
tallow could be excluded. Bakalava and
ekniik kataif (thick cakes cooked in honey,
perfumed with rosewater and covered with
caiinak, a kind of cream) in particular recall
very savory memories.
l'ashas and rich Turks olwayf havo ah
their repasts a great number of disbes, which
the servants bring in on brass platters and
place on the nmt on the floor or sometimes on
small, low tables, around which tho guests
squat themselves. They eat in silence and in
a grave manner, nnd serve themselves gen
erally with their Angers as well as with their
forks, and with their teeth as well as with
their knives. Nevertheless they deign to uso
a spoon to convey to their mouths food that
is not very solid, like stewed rice mnlebi, a
kind of cooked cream, and inourt, thick and
bitterish milk, of all of which they aro very
fond.
Their drink consists of clear water; bub
this does not prevent them from imbibing
lefore their repast a white liquor, raki, which
is mado of the gum of the mastic tree mixed
with alcohol. It is an agreeablo drink, bu6
it is uwl like nbdnthe, the taste and proier
ties of which it possesses. Its ute, nnd even
its abuse, does not bring rcmoivc to the con
science of tbt Turks, for if Mohammed has
forbidden them to usa wine, he forgot,,
prophet though h was, to foresee tho man
ufacture of rati, an invention more modern
than his own. Tha Cosmopolitan.
Fecnlinritlr of "Word Deafness."
The eases with reference to language nnd
other means of communication among mon
are most instructive. Tho loss of memory
mnj be limited to everything connected witli
a foreign language that has been acquired
generally late m life, comparatively speak
ing. Tho latest acquirements Lave least,
chance of becoming thoroughly organized in
the brain, nnd aro consequently easiest lout.
The lojs may not bo pormanenV, Indeed may
be very transient. In certain forms of pa
ralyti", generally afTecting tho right sido of
tha body, all momory or tho uo of words
may bo lost, and this loss is usually perma
nent. Tha memory of gestures appropriate
for the expression of ideas is frequently losft
nt the same time. This curious condition ij
termed "as-phasia." In other cases the con
dition is ditTerent. Tho meaning of written
or printed words b understood as well a
ever, hut articulated sounds conTey no
meaning. Thia is cnllcd "word deafness.''
Again, spoken word are perfectly under
stood, but written or printed language con
veys no idea. The patient may be able to
write quite well, but unable to read what ho
bus written. This goe- under tha name of
"word blindness." These r.mnrknbla condi
tions are connected with disease or injury ol
certain definite localities in the bruin, as the
post mortem examination has demonstrated
time and ngain.
"When forgetfulness l limited to numbers,
to names, to verbs, to adjective, to music,
to colors, etc., as there are numerous cases
recorded of each of these forms of ov of
memory, we must suppose that there is de
struction of the substance of certain nerve
cells which were used in connection with
these forms of ideas, or that they are .re
strained in their action, "thrown out of
genr," so to speak, by some influence reach
ing them from somo other part which is tho
seat of tho disease. In tho temporary cams-
tho latter is the condition most probably.
St. Louis Globo-Uomocrat.
'i- t;
Hob llui-Uotto lu tho Pulpit.
Robert J. Burdotto, who has moro friauda
and fower enemies than any living writor in
hi px-uliar branch of historical literature,
1ms been elected a deacon in his Baptist
church at Lower Uenon, Pa. ; and bo will
not be a mere flgm o Lead in tba oflico either.
When Mr. Imrdetto was summering hi tho
Adirondncks last year ho was hunted down
in his retreat by tho trustees of n little Bap
tist, cnurcu nuout lour miles from his camp,
who insisted that, in tho absence of auv reim-
lur pastor, he should fill tho puljiit. With
ids customary good nature he complied, and
for several successivo Sundays tho voico thatt
had many a time roused the mirth of crowded
halls as it told tho story of Tom and Laura in
tho "Rise and Kali of tho Mustacho" w3
heard in tho pulpit of that little church. lis
preached not only a full but a free, salvation
in every seme of tho word, tor ho charged
tho good brethren nothing whatever for hi
service. Chi-niro Tribune.
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Car, See'y Southern Baptist Theological Seminar
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