OREGON SCOUT.
JONES & CHANUEY, PiiblLhra.
VXIOK. OKJBUOX.
" MISCELLANEOUS.
Imagination becomes a snaro when
allowed to run riot.
An English sparrow has gono to
housekeeping boside the window of an
Auburn, lie., lady, who sits and looks
into the nest while she sows. The ncBt
is sot solidly against the glass.
Fifteen ostriches havo just been
hatched from a nest of seventeen fertilo
ggs at Mount Fairviow ostricli farm
near San Diego, Cal. "Tins is the best
record over made in America."
William McDaniol, who died a few
days ago at Los Angeles. Cal., was a
miser. In t tic banks lie had 2,800, and
nearly $500 was found secreted in tli
cracks of the houso in which ho died
His death was caused by the lack of
proper food
"1'apn, I wisli you would buy mo a
foot pad," said a littlo girl to her
father as he was about to go down
town. "You mean a liver pad," replied
the old gentleman. "No. I mean a foot
pad, as I have an awful pain in the
crown of my foot." Chicuyo National
Democrat,
My mother writes mo that sho has
a chicken hatched with four legs and
almoot two heads. Tho chicken when
p tar ting to run folds tho two hind legs
wlim tired ho will fix them so as to
form a seat to sit on. Pitts field (Me.)
Advertiser.
A Georgia negro and a mulo got at
it the other day to seo who or which
was the best man. Tho mule used his
heels and the negro a club, and after
Boveral knock'downs tho mule gavo in
and agreed to behave himself in tho
future. Detroit Free Press,
Several weeks ago Miss EmmaMor
nam, of Bristol, Conn., had her scan
torn oil' by her hair catching in tiio
machinery in a mill. Now sho is having
a now onu made by tho grafting process
Several friends camo forward and con
tributcd bits of skin
. Ono of tho crack shots of Louisiana
recently said tiiat ho had engaged in
his hut live pigoon shooting match. Ho
pronounced it cruel in tho extreme, and
nald thatolhors who ongaged in tho
lost match hold tho same opinion, since,
"with but ono or two exceptions, tlioy
ehoot under an assumed name.
Omahaman (in amazement) "Ton
dollars a yard for bucIi stuff as that?1
wife (ycry naturally mistaking tho
cause of his surpriso "That's all; isn't
it a bargainP Only ton dollars, just
think of it" "Why, it's scarcely half
-width." "O, don't worry about that,
dear. I was careful to make allowance
ior that and got twice as many yards
as usual." Omaha world.
Thero is a Miss Alii living in Ap
pling County, about ton milos from
Uaxley, Ga., who is ton years and two
months old and weighs 180 pounds.
ono woigneii at tiio ago ol seven years
140 pounds. She is no higher than chil
dren usually nro at borage, so you may
judge sho is a sight. Persons who havo
Been her say she is as broad as sho is
Jong.
Tho Western ronitcntiary of Ponn
eyivama can innk'o cocoa maus so
cheaply, as a specialty, that outaldo
manufacturers havo about abandoned
tho market. Now, howovor, by the Now
Xork law just passod, substantial pro
tection is given tho trade by tho form
idable tag which tho goods must wear
in that State: "Convict Mado, 1887.
"Western Penitentiary of Pennsylvania."
Way back man "No use talking.
Thirteen is an unlucky number."
Omaha man- "1 don't believe any such
superstition." "If you'd lost a brother
'tho way I did you'd believe it." "What
happened to himP" "Ho didn't believe
airy of thoce old superstitious, either,
and ono day he took thirteen big drinks
of whisky, hand riinnin', on a wnger,
and tho thirteenth dose killed him
duader'n a mackerel." Omaha World.
The development of coal and
natural ga in far-off localities is giv
ing an impulse to numberless littlo in
dustries hitherto dependent on distant
fuel. Natural gas is found in Dakota
and Texas, and they arc after it in
Colorado. Natural gas is plenty in
Utah, and much money is being di
verted to its utilization. A sixty-inilo
pipe-lino is to bo laid from the Indiana
Hold to Chicago, and this enterprise
has stimulated manufacturers of arti
ficial fuel to furnish fuel gas as cheap
as natural gas for manufacturing pur
poses. IUiblio Opinion.
Tho llftoen groat American inven
tions of world-wide adoption are: 1,
tho cotton-gin; 2, tho planing-maehlne;
3, tho grass mower ami reaper; 1, tho
rotary printing press; 6, navigation by
steam; 6, tho hot-air engine; 7, tho sew
ing machino; 8, tho India rubber In
dustry; !), tho mauhluo manufacture of
liorschocs; 10, tho sand-blast for carv
iug; 11, tho gauge lathe; 12, the grain
clov&tor; lit, artillclal ice making on a
large scale; 14, tho electric magnet and
its practical application; 15, tho tele
ylionvi. Boston Budqet.
A sixteon-year-old boy at Green
wood, Ark., bocamo enraged with his
Mother, went at sunset to a grovo near
by, climbed a tree, and doclared ho
would roost thoro ail night. His mother
tried in vain for au hour to persuade
the kid to ooiuo down. Then sho threat
ened to cut tho tree down, and finally
sent for the town marshal, who climbed
the tree, placed a ropo about tho young
ster's body, and loworod him to tho
ground. So groat was ids yearning to
play raccoon and sleep In tho tree-top
that he had to bn kept securely fastened
in the house all night.
MUSIC HATH CHARMS.
Dow Jccr Vliet Captivated Hand of
Savncra with III Sonus.
When Jcspbr Vllet, whoso fathor was
ono of Milwaukee's pioneers, was a boy
of fourtcon, lie shot a wolf under rather
thrilling circumstances. Somo time
after his adventure with tho wolf he
participated in another with tho In
dians. While leaning upon the fence
about his father's house ono evening a
savage came up tho road and addressed
him in broken English, liis appear
auco denoted long travel, and when h
said that lie came all the way from
Canada the boy did not doubt it. His
moccasins were torn so that tho toes
protruded, his letrgins were torn and
encrusted with mud. Thero was that
however, in his mien that betrayed the
chief. Thoro was an encampment ol
Indians sonic live miles to tho north
west, and this ho was in search of.
Young Vliet offered to guide him to th
lodges, and tho two 6ot out together,
but not until tho boy had brought tin:
wanderer a cup of fresh milk and a slice
of iohnnv-cako from tho house. In tho
route they passed tho swail where Vliet
had shot tho wolf, and tho boy related
the adventure to his companion.
On arriving at tho encampment or
"planting ground," the boy saw at once
that tho stranger was a chief of great
renown and that unusual ceremonies
were about to bo performed in hi
honor. Young Vliet was anxious to
trot awav. but tho Indians would not
permit it. Thcv passed him the "kin
ne-kin-nick" to smoke. Tho squnw
oifered him venison, and taking hi
seat outside tho cire'e of warriors, li
became a silent spectator of tho pro
ceedings.
They smoked in silence, not simulta
neously, but consecutively, tho pipe be
nig passed from mouth to mouth
order of tank, tho distinguished guest
being allowed to iuhalo tho precioii
weed first.. At length the chief rose
and with him tho assembly, and then
commenced a wild scone of rejoicing,
Eacli of the men, seizing a brand from
tho lire, nourished it over ins head
joining in a wild dance, shouting in a
terrihu manner.
Howover exciting this display, it soon
bocamo wearisome to Vliet, and ho
mado another attempt to leavo the
camp. ino Indians omioavorcu, in
their limited English, to persuade him
to stay. One savage said:
"Makeo tay with warrior and shoot
wolf."
But tho boy preferred to shoot wolves
about tho settlement, and replied that
ho would not go with them.
"Makeo go!" said tho Indian, with
much nicaning. at which young Vliet
laughed in au incredulous maimer.
"Not want shoot wolf?"
"Yes. but my fathor wants mo homo
again."
It was evtdont from this that the
stranger had told them of his prowess
with tho gray wolf, and also that it was
their intention to retain him in their
band if possible. Another savage
tempted him by a description of tin
Butto lies Moris Lake, where they in
tended to remove their encampment.
But their persuasions wore of no effect.
s a last inducenientono of tho squaws
Minir him a song m no siren voice, no
compaiiving herself on a gourd, ihis
touched Vliet s pride, and, having a line
voice. lie proposed to sing himself, if
only to show thoin that they knew
nothing about tho art. The rude beings
gathered around, and tho boy, placed
on a log, with the glare of their lires
lighting up his form and features, pro
ceeded to sing for them in a clear,
musical voice tho time-honored strains
of "Auhl Lang Syne."
Ho saw that thoy wero pleased, and,
chough no applause followed except tho
characteristic 'ough" and tho senten
tious "rood" bv tho chief, he felt en
couraged to mako another exhibition of
lis vocal powers. Uo then sang "Iho
Harp thatOneo Through Tara's Halls.'
Tho savages listened as tlvough spell
bound. Whoa ho had concluded the
men took up tlioir torches, and ono of
them signified that ho might go now,
and they would accompany him. This
thoy did, escorting him to his father's
gate with torches, making the first
torchlight procession that had probably
over passed over tho soil in honor of a
white being. Milwaukee Sentinel.
COMPLICATED CASE.
WUf a Dukotu. Ijvjr Kill I nil In Milking n
I'lnlmilt Collection.
A Dakota attornoy who iwlvertlsos to
maku ditllcult collections, while re
entry in tho East, was speaking with
a man for whom ho had tried to make
a collection and failed.
"You ndvortiso that you mako difll-
cult collections a specialty, don't you?"
asked the Eastern man.
"Yes, sir," replied tho Dakota attor
noy.
"Well, why didn't vou get that Uiloy
matter settled up that wo sent you?"
"I hat was a peculiar case. 1 don t
now whether 1 can got that money or
not, ion seo 1 took my shotgun tho
ustrumont I use In making collections
and drove out to sou Hiloy. I tied
my horse and was walking towards tho
houso with both hammers of tho gun
up and my lingers on the triggers, in
tending to make the collection as soon
as I saw him, when suddenly, without
any warning whatever, ho opened lire
on me from a knot-hole in the side of
the house. 1 returned tho shots and
lulil my own for awhile, but as ho was
concealed and I stood out in plain sight
the consequence was that 1 finally went
own tho road with my legs full of
shot and lllley's bull-dog hanging onto
my coat-tail. He kept my horse and
buggy and I haven't seen them sluco.
It is tho first timo my shot-gun has
failed in making a ditllcult collec
tion. It Is a very peculiar caso ami I
hardly know how to proceed. I intend
to ask the judge of our district whou I
ot back and seo what ho thinks about
t. Ho is an old resident of tho Terri
tory and may bo able to glvo mo a
lointer or lend mo somo improved
weapon," Dakota Dell.
BEFORE THE CAMERA.
How I'ainotM I'nlltlclnn Itclinve In the
I'liotocrnpli Gnlter-r.
A noted photographer in Washington
tolls somo interesting stories about tho
bearing of our leading statesmen before
tho camera:
"I have posed all tho members of the
Cabinet and most of tho Senators 'and
Congressmen," said he. "Somo of them
fall into position with all the grace of
professional actor?, but the majority
give mo a great deal of trouble. Sena
tor Edmunds is ono of the worst sub
jects I have ever had. on account of tho
expression he invariably assumes at the
critical moment. He will look pleasant
whilo being posed, smile when told ho
is all right and beam on the black cloth
while the artist is making his prepara
tions, out the moment tho cloth is re
moved a fierce look comes into his eyes,
his muscles grow rigid and his whole
appearance is that of a Sepoy about to
bo lired from a cannon. When requested
to take on a more pleasant expression
ho complies with a smile, which lasts
till the camera is again uncovered.
Then again comes that fierce "I'll-die
Ji-l-must" expression. 1 could never
catch a pleasant look on his face.
"Mr. Blaine is a model sitter. He
falls into position gracefully and needs
little aid from tho poser. lie is not
easily pleased, howover. Ho is a pho
tographic critic of the keenest kind and
can detect the slightest faults injjtho
proofs. Sometimes it has taken a half
dozen sittings to satisfy him.
"Senator Evarts does not look well
in his photographs, because ho insists
on posing himself. Ho has a large
nose, you know, and his chief anxiety
is to conceal it as much .-is possible.
Since a generous lofty nose can not, by
any effort of art, be transformed into
a delicate Grecian feature, tho Senator
is never satisfied with his photographs.
"Senator Sherman takes a poor
picture, because ho assumes a smile.
which is foreign to ids features. If he
would only look grim and stern, as he
docs outside tho photograph gallery,
his faco would ho impressive on paste
board, even if it could not bo called
beautiful. But tho Senator tries to
look sweetly benignant, and tho result
is an expreasiou bordering on the
funny. This is invariably tho case witli
stern men who try to smilo before tho
camera.
"Secretary Whitney has had but one
set of photographs taken since he has
boon at the head of tho Navy Depart
ment, and those woro for private dis
tribution. Unlike most prominent men
at tho Capital, ho does not caro to see
his faco in store windows. Curiously
enough, too, his pictures aro the hand
somest wo havo taken of Government
officials. Ho is tho only instance 1
know of in Washington public life of
good looks and modesty going hand in
hand.
"Secretary Lamar is fond of assnm
Ing a poetic, ethereal expression, which
conies near to utter blankness. To
add to the impression that he is a pot!
far above thoughts of earth, lie rum
pies his hair and lets it fall so as to
almost cover his cars. He is fond of
seeing Ids faco on pasteboard and dis
tributes Ids pictures liberally.
"Senator Hoar takes well. Ho sit
down, clasps his chubby hands, and
lets his face resolve itself into sun
beams. Ho has tho sweetest smile 1
havo ovor seen on tho faco of a public
man. lie never asks for proofs, being
satisfied from experience that the cam
era docs him justice because ho dues
justieo to tho camera.
'Senator Sewoll is rather trouble
some, lie always wants tho position
ist to pose him in such a way that the
littlo bald spot on his head can be con
cealed. I havo tried it, and in vain
Tho only way it could bo accomplished
would be for tho Senator to place his
facn horizontally to tho ceiling, but
when I told him this ho got angry.
Senator rrv looks in his picture
quite tho heavy villain. Ho seems
downright blond-thirsty when ho faces
tho camera, and no amount of pcrsua
ion can solten his features. 1 have
tried funny stories, humorous sugges
tions and little practical jokes: but to
no purpose. Ho still looked as if il
was his dearest wish to bo let loose
among his leiiow-citizoiis with a der
ringer.
fcionator Wado Hampton is particu
lar as to ono point only his handsome
liundreanes.' wiion wo show nun a
proof, ho glances at once at his side'
faco adornments, scorns to count all
tho hairs, and if he finds one missing
ho has uo criticism to offer. He passes
many minutes fondly arranging his
whiskers before taking the chair.
"Senator Beck takes, perhaps, tho
best picture in tho Senate. His faco is
strong and handsome, his bearing
manly ami graceful, and his Iron-gray
ty'ks aro things of beauty. And isn't
in proud of them, anil dosou't he
handle them tenderly? Ho knows that
his photograph is something to bo ad
mired, so ho does not by any means
object to having It in tho windows for
sale. He gives us a call regularly ovcr.v
three months.
"It is a pleasure to pose Mr. Randall.
Ho has natural grace, ami perfect com
mand of his features. He can assume
any expression, unterrllled by the in
strument before him. Like Senator
Hoar, he never has to eomo back for a
second sitting.
"Mr. Morrison Is quite tho opposite.
His expression when in tho chair would
excite tho laughter of any lookor-on
except a 'poslthmlst,' If the expression
wore translated into words it would
road something liko this: 'l'vo got my
eyo on you, my man, and, if you make
a movement, I will send a bullet
through your heart.'
"Speaker CarlUlo is a good subject.
Ho looks serious and natural, just as ho
docs at his desk in tho House of Repre
sentatives." .Y. J'. Commercial Advir
tiscr, i
BOLD INDIAN RIDERS.
Great Font of llnrsetnnn-ililp Vtltneed
In Chief Frldrijr'a Cnmp,
In a letter from Chief Friday's camp
General Brisbane writes: "Here wo saw
many curious scones and learned much
of Indian life. One day Friday said to
me he would liko to show off his young
men and let me see how well they could
ride. At first I expected somo treachery,
as the whole herd of ponies was still in
tho hands of the troops. The old chief,.
however., was so earnest and apparently
honest about it I told the Captain who
had the herd in charge, he might lot
Friday have fifty ponies for his young
men. In about an hour they drew up
before the tents in war paint and
feathers, and were as fine a set of
young fellows as I had ever seen.
Hardly one was but six feet in height
and beautifully proportioned. They sat
their horses like centaurs and wero caso
and giyico itself in tho saddle. At a
signal from tho chief they began their
movements with a yell that sent the
blood curdling to the heart and was
.enough, if heard unawares or in tho
night time, to make one's hair stand
on end. In a moment they had disap
peared over a neighboring hill to tho
right,, and I thought they had gone,
but, hearing a mighty trampling of
horses, 1 looked to the left and there
they came. I can compare it to nothing
but tho wind, and they swept by so
swift and compact that they looked
like a ball of horses and men. Splitting
in two, one body swept to the right and
another to the left and again disap
peared. In about two minutes the two
bodies charged each other in solid lines,
and I waited almost breathlessly for the
shock, but as tho horses' heads almost
touched each other the files skillfully
opened to the right and left and the
lines passed through the intervals with
out touching;. Wheeling to the right
about thoy passed back in an instant
and again disappeared over the hills.
Itwas about fifteen minutes before they
came in sight, and Friday informed mo
they were blowing their horses. Pres
ently on they came and wheeled by
fours, formed columns, broke by fours
and finally deployed as skirmishers.
It was now wo saw tho finest individual
horsemanship. Some would npproach
lying so close to the pony's back noth
ing but the horse could be seen. Others
stood up and rodo as circus men do.
Somo would hang with one foot and
one hand on the horses and sweep by,
their bodies completely protected by
tho bodies of the animals. Some leaped
upon the ground holding to tho manes
of tho horse, and after running a step
or two would swing themselves up on
tho backs of the horsos again as easily
as any circusman could do it. The
positions thoy assumed and tho feats
of horsemanship which they performed
wero incredible, and I doubt if any
thing outside of a circus ring ever
equaled it. They would throw objects
on the ground and pioic them up again
whilo passing at full speed, tho war
riors hanging to the sides of the horse?
with ono foot and ono hand. They drew
bows and shot arrows from underneath
tho necks and even hollies of the horses
whilo riding at a fast gallop. Our cav
alry could not learn to ride as well as
these Indians did if each man was
trained for twenty years. They ex
changed horses while riding, and got
behind each other. One man would fall
off his horse as if wounded, and two
others would ride up besiuo him,' and,
taking him by an arm and leg, swing
him between their horses and carry him
off. Tho exhibition, or drill, as Friday
called it, lasted nearly two hours, and
tho men and horses wero completely
exhausted. I had never seen such mag
nificent featsof horsemanship in my life,
and I freely said so. At this Friday was
much pleased, and calling up tho young
men repeated to thorn in a loud voice
what I had said and added a few words
of his own complimenting Lhein. The
young men wero very proud of tho man
ner in which they had acquitted them
selves, and I could imagine tho feelings
of their parents and sweethearts. Tho
performers wero much worn out, somo
of them being hardly able to stand after
their violent exercise, and all evening
I saw them laying in tho lodges, where
tho Indian women brought thoin food
and water, bathed their hands, anna
and limbs, and combed their hair.
Chicago Times.
George Sampson was firmly re
solved to know his fate that very night
"Miss Clara," ho began tenderly, "you
are not quite your usual self this even
ing." "No, Mr. Sampson," tho girl re
plied, "1 am suffering from acute indi
gestion." So ho postponed knowing
hisfatu until a moro favorable opportu
nity. AT. Y. Sun.
Miller's Sou (just
returned from
college) "Father, do you
believe tho
center of that shaft is turning?" (point
ing to a revolving shaft.) Millor "No,
I know it isn't." Son (somewhat dis
concerted) "Er but can 3011 explain
why it doesn't?" Millor "Certainly;
it is hollow." Detroit Free Press.
"Johnny," says a fond mother to
her boy," which would you rather do,
spcakFroneh or Spanish?" "I would
rather," said Johnny, rubbing his waist
band and looking expressively at the
tablo, "I would rather talk turkoy."
Rlnckhorry Pudding : A pint of
flour, a pint of warm water, a pinch of
salt and a quart of blackberries; Hour
your pudding well and boil for ono
hour. The Farmer and Manufacturer.
Yellow fever and cholera wero
never known to oxlst in tho northern
districts of Ixiwor California, says the
Governor of that territory.
Tho man who knows exactly what
hie neighbor should do in hot weather
is unusually numerous this summer.
Albany Argus.
AMATEUR FARMING.
n Itcnevolent Gentleman Tries In Vain to
Tench n Cult How to Drink.
Onco upon a time there was a certain
man who had lived on a farm in an
amateurish way for about three months
and on a beautiful summer day ho
girded up hi- loins and went forth, with
all the strength of his manhood and
pail of fresh milk, to teach a little red
calf, with soft brown eyes, to obtain tho
lacteal nourishment in other than the
wav preset ! b"il by nature.
The little creature was waiting, all
alone, in one corner of a shed, each leg
braced in a different direction, and with
a wondering expression on its flat little
cardinal-colored face. . Subsequently
tiio following littlo monologue migii
have been heard by a listener in Ihe ad
joining shed:
"So-o, Boss, so-o so-o so-o-o.
"Nice Bossy, Bossv, Bossy. Here's
somo nice milk fot him to drink."
"Put his nose right down in the pail
good boss. Ha-a-r! Where you going?
Come back bore! Now get into that
corner and drink your milk, you ornery
brute!"
"Nits! milk good for calfy drink
like a good bossy."
"You won't, efi? Get your foot out
of that pail, you gal-whanged, inooley
headed, little fool!"
"There, there. So-o-o, poor calfy.
calfy, calfy; drink his milk to mako
him grow like a Get off 1113' foot, you
dod-gasted, clumsy, bull-headed luna
tic!"
"Come, now, I've fooled long enough!
Stick your nose in that pail! Stick it
in there, I say, or I'll O-o-o-h! Whn
are 3011 buttin' mo in the stomach for?
Get over there, now; s-0-0."
"You can have just one more chance
I'll just stick my fingers in bossy's
mouth, and take his head between my
legs, and then the little follow can eo
how Hold on thero wficroyou going?
Let me off you 11 tip over the nnlk-
pail whoop 1 Thoro she goes Tako
that, and that, and that, and starve to
death if 3011 want to, 3011 addle-pated,
low-lived little runt of a Durham Oh,
don'tstareat me in that way, 3011 blank,
blanked four-footed lunatic!"
"U, vou nccdn t olat at me you
want vour milk bad enough now there
it is; six quart?, at three cents a quart,
gone to wasto! You can stand in thoro
and blat and starve 'till wheat is two
dollars a bushel, before I'd lift a finger
to feed such a measlv, knoek-kneed, big-
cared, slab-sided imp of Satan as 3011
are! I d as lief plow six acres in a day!
And he went back to the house, and
held his peace; and when the hired man
camo in he remarked, as though the
thought had just occurred to him, that
when tho hired man got a little time he
had better teach that red calf in the
sheep-shed to drink; and tho hired man
went out straightway and taught him.
in just six minutes Uy tho nickel-plated
wateh which lie traded the shot-gun
for. C. A'. Hood, in Pur.h.
UMBRELLA HISTORY.
The
First sllsli 111:1 (t Who Curried Ono
of Tln-M Uhi'ftil Protectors.
In Queen Anne's time it is mentioned
both b Swift and Ga3 as emphwed by
women, but up to tho middle of tho
eighteenth centuiy it appears never to
havo been used in England by men,
though Wolfe, the future conqueror of
Quebec, wrote from Pans in 1752, de
scribing it as in general use in that
eity, and wondering tiiat so convenient
a practice had not et penetrated to
England. Haiiway, the famous trav
eler and philanthropist, who returned
to England in 1750, is said to have
been the first Englishman who carried
an umbrella; and a Scotch footman
named John MaeDonald, who had
traveled with his master in France and
Spain, mentions in his curious nutobi-
ograph that he brought one to London
in 17a and persisted in carrying it
in wet weather, though a jeering
crowd followed him, crying: "French
man, win uon t you get a
coach?" In about threo months
lie says, tho annoyance almost ceased,
and grail ualh a few foreigners and
then some Englishmen followed his ex
ample. Defoe had described an urn
brella as ono of tho contrivances of
Robinson Crusoe, and umbrellas wero
in consequence at ono timo called
"Robinsons." Tiny were long looked
on as a sign of exttenio effeminacy, and
thev multiplied very slowl. Dr.
Jainioon, in 1782, is said to have been
the first person who used ono a Glas
gow, and Southey's mother, who was
born in 1752, was accustomed to s.13
that she remembered tho timo when
11113 ono would havo been hooted who
carried ono in tlo streets of Bristol.
A. single coarse cotton ono was often
kept in a eoll'oo-houso to bo lent out to
customers, or in a privato houso to be
taken out with tho carriage and held
over tho heads of ladies as U103 got in
or out; but for maty years those who
used umbrellas in tho streets wero ex
posed to the insults of tho mob, and to tho
persistent and very natural animosity of
tho hacknoy-coachnien.who bespattered
them with mud and lashed them fu
riously with their whips. But tho man
ifest convenience of tho new fashion
secured its ultimate triumph, and boforo
tho close of the century umbrellas
had pa3sed into general uso. Lccky's
History of England.
A romarkablo canary of tho tune
bird species died ono day last wook In
Now York City. It sang "Lifo Lot Us
Cherish," ono of Mozart's famous com
positions, so well that It was a great
treat to hear It. Mr. Hoff, tho owner,
was offered $500 not long ago by a
Spaniard who wished to present it to
the Queen regent of Spain, but ho re
fused to sell iL Thoro are two tuno
birds only in New York now. but neither
one can slug as well as the deceased
songster.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY. t
Charles James Fox was in Parlia
ment at nineteen.
Lord Bacon graduated at Cam
bridge when sixteen, and was called to
tho bar at twenty-one.
Landsecr, tho great animal painter,
onco asked Sidney Smith to grant him
a sitting, whereupon the clerical wit
replied: "Is thy servant a dog that ho
should do this thing?"
Prince Bismnrck is the most deco
rated man in Europe. Should he ever
appear wearing the insignia of all tho
orders conferred on him ho would rc
scmblo an Oriental princo
A new sixpcnn3 illustrated maga
zine is to be publised in England under
tho namo of Atalanta. Mr. Buskin
will write tho preface, and Andrew
Lang and Rider Haggard will con
tribute to tho first number. Boston
Transcript.
Queen Victoria is going to insti
tute an order of litcraiy merit, consist
ing of twenty Knights, fifty Knights
companions, and one hundred com
panions. Her Majesty is now taking
counsel with a number of the leading
litcrar3 men of England. 1
Moro copies of Mrs. Dodge's
"Stor3 of Hans Brinker" have been
sold than any book for children from
the pen of an American nutlior, yet
the author had tho most extreme dif
fieulty in finding a publisher for it
when it was completed in manuscript.
Tho Scribncrs finally accepted the
book after it had been declined by
several houses.
"1 can hardly tell," says Mr.
Hubert IIowo Bancroft, "how 1 enmo
to devote 1113 life to history rather than
11113 thing else. Looking back, it seems
to have been accidental. Tho niotivo
was neither a longing for wealth nor a
thirst after fame, while the develop
ment w:s eas3, gradual and natural.
My history is nearly finished now, and
about half of tho force which has been
continuous employed at 1113 library
for twenty-five years has been retired,
yet t hero's before mo several years of
historical labor."
The "Fox Hunt" figure is the latest
for seaside genitalis. A lad3 and gen
tleman are selected as foxes. The
gentleman receives a fox's tail and tho
lady a red ribbon to be pinned to her
left shoulder. Three additional
couples receive different ribbons and
represent I lie hunters. A waltz is then
played. The couple representing the
foxes is allowed a start and the hunters,
follow, endeavoring to capture them.
If they succeed tho foxes retire and tho
successful couple finish the dance with
their troply.
HUMOROUS.
A Ridge street man has told so
mniry lies in li is life that his wife has
to sand-paper his tongue three times a.
day before eating. Gorham Mount
aineer. What beats us is to know how it
was possible to stretch the skin so
tiglith over a shad, and 3et not havo
tho bones punch through. Dansville
Breeze.
When your family plysician gets
sick, it is not good form to call and
gaze at him eveiy few dtys. It shows
a mean, revengeful spirit. Mereliant
Traveler.
A man in the park reading a sign.
"Keep Oil' the Grass," asked a police
man fncctiousry what he could keep it
off with. "With vour feet." was tho
brief reph. Texas Sitings.
A rural correspondent asks: "How
can I remove vermin from 1113 liens?"
Make them uso their combs. Your
liens don't seem to have been brought
up right. BinghamUm Bcpublican.
An advertisement reads: "Wanted
A young man to be parth out of
doors and partl3 behind tho counter,"
mid the Cleveland Leader asks: "What
will 1)0 the result when tho door
slams?"
An English paper tells a wild talo-
about an old German who has invented
a safe that on its lock being tampered
with throws open its doors, seizes and
drags and locks in tho burglar, and
handcuffs and holds him in readiness
to bo conducted to tho police court in
tho morning. Philadelvhia Press.
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Your Liver ?
Ib tho Oriental salutation,
knowing that good health
cannot exist without a
healthy Liver. When the
Liver is torpid tho Bow
els are sluggish and con
stipated, tho food lies
in tho stomach undi
gested, poisoning tho
blood; frequent headache
ensues; a feeling of lassi
tude, despondency and
nervousness indicate how
tho whole system is de
ranged. Simmons Liver
Regulator has beoa tho
means of restoring moro
peoplo to health and
happiness by giving them
a healthy Liver thin any
agency known on earth.
It acta with extraor
dinary power and efficacy.
NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED.
As n general finally remedy for DyBjxps'a.
TornlU Uvcr, Conhtlimtlon, otc, I hardly
over uso unj Uilnp else, an 1 tuvve never
boon disappointed Intlioe oct produced :
it eooins to Ik) utmost u perl ct euro for nil
dluouMM of ttie Stomach on Dowels.
W. J. McKlu v, Macon, On