OREGON SCOUT.
JONES & CHANCEY, Publishers.
VSiOS. OKRHOX.
PERSONAL. AND LITERARY.
' The Pall Mall OazeUc has adopted
tho American term "elevator" in place
of the shorter English nanio for tlio
machine, "lift."
Mr. Elliot Stock ha secured tb
"balusters from tho atnircaso of tho
liouso in Fetter Lano in which Drydon
is 8id to have lived, and of which tho
destruction has been completed.
When ex-iscnator lliurman goes
on a journey he takes Mrs. Ihurman
alone to keep off tho newspaper m on.
ho is said to have tho moat charming
manner ot showing a man the door.
Tho finest library in Pennsylvania
is about to bo establishes! in Wilkes-
harre, through tho bonovolenco of tho
late Isaac Osterhout. Tho fund given
amounts to nearly $400,000. Public
Opinion.
Napoleon's traveling carriage,
which was captured at Waterloo by
Tield Marshall llluoher, is still in ex-
istenco near Silesia. Napoloon had
left tho carriage a short time beforo
ita capture, abandoning his hat, sword
and some valuables.
Fred Douglass recently said in
Tnris: "I have traveled through most
of tho countries of Europe and when
ever I am in tho cars, in tho theaters,
in the ball-rooms, nnywhoro in fact, I
find that I am treated always with
courtesy, and not raroly with distin
guished consideration. As far as I can
ecc, a man is judged over hero with
out any regard to tho color of his
liiur, his eyes or his skin."
Dr. J. II. Hepburn of Rcimcrs-
ourg, Pa., has in his possession a tablo
which was onco tho proporty of
'William Ponn. It is solid walnut
and hns two folding leaves.
Jt is oval in shape. Jlioro are
two drawers, one in oach end.
j.ho tanto is lour toot and seven
inches long and iivo feet wldo when
tho leaves are raised. It is very heavy
and solidly built, with no attempt at
ornamentation. An vffor of $600 was
refused for it.
It is usual atCambridgo to annual
ly give a handsonio sum I think it is
dClOO for tho best poom. Soino years
ago a waggish undergraduate, for a
mere jest, modo a iooin by
piecing togother fragments of all
tlioso which had for many years
been tho winners. Hn expected that
tho coinmitteo would laugh at it
and throw it aside. What was his
horror at learning that ho had been
adjudged tho pri.o and that his name
was published all ovor England as
that of tho victor. How ho got out of
tho Rcrapo I know not, but no harm
came to him that ovor I heard of.
London Letter.
HUMOROUS.
' Tho Uso of tho Negative-Working-man
"Hain't noun
chaps see no pipo a-knookiu1
British
o' you
about
none o' tlioso 'ore sheila nowneror '
Judy.
A Sunday-school toaohor in Litoh
new tout ins lulants to ask nuy ques
tions they had in their minds, and a
littlo ono nskod: "Whon is tho olrous
comlngP" Christian at Work',
Charlio "Thero, now, Em, Mr.
Ulunt's hat ain't a bit bigger than
pa's." Enuna ' Well. Charlie, wl
of Jt?" Charlie" You said last night
that Mr. Ulunt had thu thickest hoad
you ever saw." Boston Beacon,
Who "i uon'l seo wny womon
want to wear high hats, anyhow
Husband Neither do I, my dour
VIfo "Yes; it's perfectly senseless.
They don't cost a bit more than thu
others, and some of thorn not nearly so
snuch." Pittsburgh Dispatch.
What tho Neighbors Said.
Ji farmer's Ran wus Silas Drown
Whoso misdeeds oniiHOd his parent pain,
And who wus known about tho town
A ono who'd ne'er tlo woll agiiiti;
Bo, when tho frUlior, through Urn door
Iii offspring tluiiR with wrnthrul cry,
The nclKlihom Mild; "Ah oft bo fore,
I'oor Ilrown lias livaved u liouvy SI."
Boston Budget,
"Where do you got all tho funny
things you print in your paper?"
asked tho innuisitivo subscriber. "Out
of n)3' head, sir. out of my hoad,"
curtly replied tho bothered editor.
"Do you really, now?" said tho inquis
itive subscriber, pityingly. "Well, I
rather had an idea that something was
wrong, mi i dtiin t know it was so
oad as that." Somervillti Journal.
Wife "I havo joined tho Audubon
Society and think it a grand associa
tion." Husband "Well, if 1 belonged
to such a society, I would live up to its
rules." W. "What do you mean? I
don't wear any part of a bhxl on my
lionnot." II. "Nobody said any
tiling about your bonnot. It's your
face decoration I rofor to." W. "My
face! How is that decorated?" H.
"Why, with crows' foot" Boston
liudtjd.
-A now roportor hns joined tho
tuff. Ho was writing tip his first as
lgnnicnt, which was tlio resuscitation
of n half-drowned woman. Tho city
dltor looked over tho scribbler's
shoulder, and tills is what he read:
"Tho fair form lay on tho dock, and
hor short pants " "Tut, tut, young
man," said tlio city editor, "none of
your Zola realism; not on this great
religious daily; drop that pants busi
ness." Tlio now roportor smiled soft
ly and wrote on, "And her short
pants for breath showed that uou
iclotisnoss was returning." JIWium-
ort (I'd.) Breakfast Table,
1 1
NAPOLEON'S TABLE.
JIor tho 13x11ml Kmneror of tlio Krcnct
Vnroil at St. Helena.
M. Charles Monsolot lias discovered
in tho memoirs of Carome. a famom
cook, some interesting details of tin
llfo of Napoloon at St. Helena. Ho hat
given those to tho world, after express
ing a conviction that it is not without
intorost "to know what a tyrant cai.
cat." Napoleon's household staff,
takon with him from France. Included
ainaitre h'hotol, a chef d'ollico, a hoad
cook and a pastrycook. Four Chinese
servants were added on tho arrival ol
tho oxilo and his attondnuts at the
island. J no nationality or tills sup
plementary staff is causo of grief tc
Caromo, who says: "M. Lepage (the
chiof cook) was doubtless tho lirsl
French cook to find himself in such
difiiciilt posititi four Clilnoso nion tc
assist him in his work! I repeat it,
the position is tlio worst that
could try a ptirvoyor for tho tablo;
still, thoy set to work with tho four
Chinese. Apparently Napoleon was
not a troublesoino animal to feed. He
had a particular liking for blood pud
ding, and they let him havo all ho
wanted. Ulher favorito dislies were
fowls a la Murongo, such ontries as
could bo fried vol-au-vont, and, being
an Italian, maccnronl in all styles of
serving. Ho had also a weakness fot
pastry and sido dishes composed ol
Bwcotinoats. His broallfast usually
consisted of a porridge mado from
sorrel or from any thing else, provided
it was cooling; breast of lamb woll
broiled and servod with thin gravy; n
small roast, fowl or two cutlet-, and
sometimes vegetables, but those
raised on tho island woro good fot
nothing. For dinner, a partridge,
one releve, two entrees, n
roast, and tho indispensable
swootmcats and pastry. Sir Hudson
Low provided tho materials, and, ol
course, those woro ilotestaolo, accord
ing to Carome. who says: "Tho pool
cook for the Emporor was often made
unhappy by receiving a loan fore-quarter
of beef, while tho Governor kept the
hind-quartor for himself. Thero was
no game on tho island. Two or three
times a your partridges and pheasants
would como. but tho Governor would
grab thorn for his own tablo, and sent
very few to tho hinporor." Napoloon
had his whims. Ono day ho ordered a
"soldier's soup." Tho cook, astonish
ed, did not think it necessary to answer
the demand literally, and made a soup
with very lit tlu bread, and so light
that the beans could bo soon. Na-
polonn was not so easily humbugged.
Ho sent for tho cook.
"I believe that you woro a soldier?"
"Yes, sire."
"Thou you must know vory well
that this is not a soldier's soup."
"Excuso mo sire. I buliovo I
thought"
That will do. Mako mo a hotter
ono to-morrow.
Tho cook did not ropoat tho per
formance, and tho next day served a
soup so think with broad and bonne
that a spoon could bo stood erect in it.
Napoleon was satisliod. but ho ate
very lit t lu of It. and never called for
it again. And then Caromo pro
pounded this puilt sppliical query:
" hat was tho purpose of this great
Captain in ordering a soldier's soup?"
Another time Nioleou ordered from
his Chinese retainers a dinner of
Chinese viand. Hat ho could not
touch it. Scribncr's Magazine.
MACHINE-MADE BOOTS.
A Now Syntoni of Somirlnir th Soli's Iu-
voiiloil In KiikIhiiiI.
A now system of boiitmaking has
been perfected in which tho method of
securing tho soles, uppers and Insoles
together Is the oxact reverse ol the
ordinary wholesale system. In the
latter tho uppers aro attached to the
insoles by small tacks, tho points of
which in tune protrude into tho wear
er s loot, licsldes wnlcli their use is ac
companied by other disadvantages.
The sole is then scored or channeled
round to receive tlio stitching, by
which It is, of course, weakened and
its water-resisting power greatly re
duced. Iu tho "Ah Intra" system the
tacks aro deftly put into tho insole by
a handy machine, tho Hat heads of
tho nails being Hush with the surface
of tlio Insole and toward tho wearer's
feet. Tho insole is then placed on the
last with tlio points upwards, and tho
upper Is placed over t hum and
made fast by means of a hollow tube,
with which tho oporator passes down
tho leather ovor tho point of oach nail.
The solo is thou placed ovor the pro
truding points ot the nails and ham
mered down, a few smart blows Min
ing to secure the solo to the upper and
Insole. St) perfectly ate tho three
united hat it requires tools and groat
force to separate thoin. Tho secret of
this groat cohesive power lifts in tho
form of the nail, which lias a shoulder
near its point and iu section ivsom
hies an open harpoon. Honce, when
driven into leather tho latter closes
over the shoulder of tho nail and di
ttos all but the most severe efforts to
extract it. After tho hole has been
secured the boot Is finished in tho
usual way, tho timo occupied iu fixing
tlio solo being about half that required
in tho ordinary machine-boot process.
The value of tho system is strongly
attested by practical boot manufact
urers, and it appears likely to e licet a
marked change iu tlio condition of tho
wholesale boot manufacturing trade.
London Times.
Two races of inou are dying out
tlio Laplanders, who number thirty
thousand, and the Maoris, of Now Zou-
laud, reduced from ono hundred thou
sand to forty-llvu thousand sinco tho
dnys of Captain Cook, and likely to ha
uxtlnut by tlio year L'000. Public Upto
wn.
EDUCATING HORSES.
A .System of Mtmnspmrnt and Training
Thnt ltocoiiiineiiiU Iltf-lf.
Tlio method employed by It irey was
to deprive tlio horse of the uc of lit j
limbs and then to causo him to roaliz.i
the utter usolossnoss of attempting to
do otliorwiso than as the operator de
sired. Tho method is rather sovore,
taken altogether, and though most ex
cellent for vicious animal, is not ad
visablo in the caro of colts or of an an
imal that is not vicious. Tho principal
thing, in training a colt or horso that
is not vicious, is patience:, and thore is
a temptation to many to resort to
methods that aro eiuicker and do not
require tlio exorcise of patience. Tlio
average colt or horse needs only to un
derstand what is wanted of it to do it,
if tlio task is within tlio animal's power.
Hut it can not always immediately un
derstand what is required, and tho per
sistence in teaching it this is where tho
necessity of patience comes iu.
Hut if sonio other means aro found
necessary, the Hare' method may bo
adopted. In tho first place wo must get
a halter or bridle upon the annua'., and
that is sometime a pretty difficult tiling
to do. Karey sometimes used drugs to
quiet tho horse, and that is permissible
if nothing elso will answer, but never
should bo advised if other means can
bo employed. Ho would rub a littlo of
the oil of cummin upon tho hands, and
ipproach the horse, upon the windward
side, so that ho could smell tho oil. It
is said that a- soon as tho animal
smells tho cummin ho will permit the
man to approach him. When ap
proached a littlo of tho oil is rubbed
upon the nose, and it is raid to make
the animal so docile that ho can bo led
anywhere. We have never seen this
done, and while it is one of tlio features
of tho Karey method, wo must advise
caution iu attempting thus to approach'
a dangerous animal. A vicious horse,
witli both head and heels loose, is not a
very safe tiling to trille with.
Tho bridle or halter onco on, tho
horse is next thrown upon his sido. To
tlo this the left foot is lifted up to tho
body and a strap is passed ovor tlio
knee and pushed ovor tho lower pastern
joint over the anklo and closo to tho
body of iho arm. This brings tho ani
mal on three legs, on which ho is com
pelled to stand for livo or ton minutes.
Keep tho foot closo to tho body by
tightening the strap. Perhaps tho ani
mal may jump around some. Let him
jump as muoli as ho likes, give him
bridle room enough to tlo as ho pleases.
Ho will soon loam that he can not get
tlio foot down, ami that is the lesson to
he taught. Next noose a strap about
tho ankle of tho right foot, anil pass it
over tho shoulder. The operator takes
hold of this strap anil jerks tin; foot up,
bringingtho linrsedowu upon his knees.
It is likely he will struggle, but not
long if his head is kept down and tho
foot kept woll up. Ho will pretty soon
show a disposition to lie down. Givo
him all the encouragement possible to
tlo so by talking kindly and rubbing or
patting him with one hand while the
other is used to endeavor to push him
over. As soon as ho tloes lie down
it is likely that ho will begin again to
struggle. Hold the head firmly to tlio
ground ami keep the left foot firmly
back, and tho strugglo will soon end.
It is. better that two men should oper
ate, though Mr. Karey never had an
assistant.
Once down and helpless and submis
sive lot the work of kindness begin.
Allay the animal's fears and calm his
nervousness. You have shown tho
creature that von are his master, now
teacii him that you are his fricu I. Ho
must bo brought to realize that ho is
safe iu your hands and that you will
not hurt him, or permit him to be hurt.
His confidence mu-t bo aroused ami
sustained. After talking kindly to him
and patting him for awhile tlio oper
ator sits down upon tho animal, then
lies down upon him. turns from side to
sido, indeed making all the changes
possible, the more tho hotter. Then
bring a saddle and lay it gently upon
him; then all parts of the harness, up
plying them picco by piece. When
these operations have been continued
for a half or three-quarters of an hour,
and after tho animal has ceased to
show any signs of fear, remove every
thing and encourage tho animal to got
up. Sometimes tliis process is gone
through with several times but once
will usually "break" the horse. Hut
whatever you seek to teach the animal,
there should bo perseverance until tlio
work is accomplished; and, therefore,
if it is necessary to repeat tho process
we have described to make the break
ing perfect, repeat it. Do not half do
it. Above all tilings avoid rough, loud
language. A hor.o doo not like to be
sworn at. If it is a vicious horse ho is
too much tif a "gentleman not to
know that profanity is a very ungontlo-
inanly thing. The horso is capable of
a high degree of education, but his
trainer needs to bo educated before the
horse. Detroit Prec Press,
A stranger, who claimed to ho a
Mater, applied for work in Newark, N.
, one day recently, and was given
employment on the roof of an un
finished house with another workman.
few minutes after tlio other work
man, not getting an answer to a ques
tion, looked around and found himself
alone on tho roof. Peering down the
hole whore the chimney was to bo
placed, ho saw tho ttrangor
tho bottom sixty feet below.
lying at
lie gave
tlio alarm, ami braudv was procured
and administered. "An hour after
ward tho stranger dragged himself to
a street-air and rodo away."
It U well known that lino loaf
sujrar spi'luklwl over proud Hash will
cniuve it with ltj uvublu thau with
411 otlwr rwmwty.
THE CHICKEN BUSINESS.
An
Ohio Man's Kxpnrlonco Which
Mny
Tench Olhnr H I.okaom.
In tho fall of 1878 I found myself out
of cmploymont. 1 had worked for one
Jinn fifteen years as book-kcopor, but
tho hard year had pushed thoni to tho
wall, and I was out. I had command
ed a fair salary, and with an industri
ous littlo wifo to manage household af
fairs I had saved up over fifteen hun
dred dollars. My hoalth was rather
poor, anil wifo and doctor botli said it
was leaning over tliq desk so much.
Now that I was frco, I was advised to
purchnso a littlo farm, and secure com
petence and health at once.
Woll, I found a nico littlo place of
25 acres, seven miles from the town I
had lived in so long, and I bought it
for $1,000. It hal a small frame house
and a log barn on it, and tlio soil was
fertile and in good condition. I bought
a team, wagon, plow, harrow, etc.. for
S300. I inovod out to this farm about
tho first of October. I had about $250
left of my bank account, anil a friend
advised mo to buy an incubator and
go into tlio chicken business. Ho por
trayed in oloquont terms tho profits
anil pleasures of tin; business, and I be
lieved it all, and invested.
I cominoncod about tho first of Feb
ruary. I invested $200 in an incubator
and chickens, anil expected to make
SI. 000 that season. Hut I didn't make
a cent. The eggs wouldn't hatch; tho
chicks would ilie or got eaten up by
rats and weasals; tho lions wouldn't
lay, but wanted to sit. I worried along
somehow that spring, and just man
aged to get tlio $200 back, for eggs and
chicks.
Hut I learned sonio valuable experi
ence. I learned that it was best for
tvic to "go slow" when he did not un
derstand tho business, and I learned
that a man couldn't get along well on
even a little tnrm without some money.
I learned, also, how to run tho incu
bator, and how to take caro of the
chickens and the next year 1 cleared
about 200 out of the chickon business.
All this timo I was raising vegetables
and fruit for tho market, and hauled ,
thoni seven miles, and would, of
course, market tho eggs and fowls at
tho same time, whan wo had any to
sell.
And wo did very well. My oldest
boy was fourteen, and was a great
help. Ho did most of tho marketing
in summer, or pleasant weather. Uv
the third year I had experience enough
to make it pay. I'roin that 25 acres
wo cleared over )f:i00, besides keeping
a family of four. The chickons cleared
over halt ot it. We lived very sav
ingly, for wo ditl not know how things
were coining out. I laid up more
money that year than l ever did netore
in ono year, anil I was as stout as an
Esquimaux Indian, if not so fat, I
traded tho farm in 1SS2 for a larger
one, going iu debt for part, and wont
to keeping cows, but think I shall
havo to go into chickens again, for 1
havo mado vory littlo money since.
Cor. Ohio Parmer.
SAPPHIRE HUNTING.
Vitluiihln l'rlns Snruretl In n Iicmotu mill
Si t'luilt'd KckIiiii of Slum.
Some lime ago a native hunter in
Siam found sapphires in a remote ami
secluded district. Some men who wore
let into tlio secret followed li in into
the mines an 1 brought back to K ingoon
nnd Calcutta a number of very valua
ble stones. A rush ensued from Hritish
Hurniah, thousands of adventurers
Hocking to the niines.soine to find s.id
tlon foriune.but more to loo their lives
from privation anil jungle fiver. The
mines aro located in tho provinces of
Hatta in hong and Chautahoon. In his
commercial report the Hritish Consul
at H mkok says that tho miners are
very careful to conceal their gems
while iu Siam. H dug anxious to show
sonio of the goins to tho English Ad
miral the Consul called for specimens
from some miners who had just re
turned from the diggings. One minor,
a poorly cla 1 and miserable-looking
fellow, prod need a few small stones,
and after a groat deal of coaxing was
induced, with many precautious, to
give a private view of his great priz ,
which was a large sapphire iu the
rough, valued at $10,000. He would
probably not have shown the stone at
all had ho not been on the point of
leaving in a steamer. Owing to the
ccrccy thus ohservetl by the possess
ors of valuable gems it is iinpo sibleto
g.ve any estimate of tlio total value of
the stones found, but that individuals
have made large profits is certain. One
man dug out a stone which he offered
for sab at Cdiuitab on for !5"iX), but
did not Hud a purchaser. Ho wont to
Rangoon, where he was offered $7,500.
but, having awakened to the value of
the stone, ho declined to sell, and took
it toCalcuttn, where he eventually ob
tained $15,000 for it. Now. however,
thero are many experienced gem
merchants established in the neighbor
hood of the mines, ami something liko
the real value i f the stone can be ob
tained by the niiners on the spot. Tho
largest sapphire hitherto found so far
as the Consul knows weighed 1170 carats
in tho rough, and when cut turned out
111 carats of tho finest water. The
ruby, onyx, and jado aro found in tlio
district, but thu quality of none of
them is suoh as to make thorn very val
uable, Jewelry Xtws.
Tlio Pittsburgh
(N. Y.) Republic
an relates that a fow days ago a wild
deer ran into Lake George near tlto
Mohican H iuso in Helton. Colonel F.
F. Nickol, of Fort Laramie, Wyo
sot out iu a boat and attempted to
capture it. 11 easily rowed up to his
nmu, but in tho oxoitomunt swampisl
his boat, and wus obliged to cling to
the diMtr to smvu himtolf, nnd the uni
inul nouiall) tiiwcd him ashore.
MARK TWAIN'S COURTSHIP.
How thn Famou Hiimorltt Won ItU Hrldn
mid lli-r Anxlout Frtthrr, Too.
Mark Twain i3 in Now York almost
every week. Ho is very much at homo
iu tlio city, b'lt ho never stops twice at
tlio sani" hot 1; that is, not twice con
secutiv.dv. This is because lie likes
variety. It Ii is nothing to do with the
bill or his methods of payment. Mark
is all right, though every now and then
some old crony from tlio West who
hasn't struck pay-dirt since '49, will,
turn up with a tpioer story about tho
great humorist and his days of impe
cuuiosity. Littlo do theso detractors
know that Mark was ealled upon sud
denly ono day to furnish California!!
testimonials to his good character, and
that ho passed through tho ordeal in a
fashion thnt should silenco all carping
criticism.
As every ono knows, Mr. Clemens
first met his beautiful wifo while on the
famous voyage of tlio Quaker City, ami
ho pursued his acquaintance after their
return so closely that at last tho young
lady's papa one day called tho anient
and devoted Mark Into his private
study and said, after some preamble:
"Mr. Clemens. I havo something to
Fay to you which bears upon a subject
of grave importance, at least to mo and
mine. You have been coming here for
sonio time and your manners lcavo no
doubt in my mind as to your object.
Now, my daughter's welfare is very
tlcar to mo, and beforo 1 can admit you
to her society on the footing of a suitor
to her hand I would like to know some
thing more than I do about you, your
antecedents, etc. Stop a minute! You
must remember that a man may ho a
'good fellow' and a plcasantcompauiou
on a voyage anil all that, but when it
is a question as grave as this a wise
father tiies to take every precaution
before allowing his daughter's affec
tions to become engaged, and I ask of
you, as a gentleman, that you shall givo
me tlio names of some of your friends
in California to whom I may write and
make such inquiries as I deem neces
sary, that is, if you still desiro our
friendship."
It was now Mark Twain's turn.
"Sir," said lie, bowing profoundly,
as became a young man who respects
his hoped-for father-in-law, "your sen
timents are iu every way correct. I
approve of them mj'solf, and liaMcn to
add that you have not been mistaken
in my sentiments towards your daugh
ter, who, I may tell you candidly, seems
to me to he the most perfect of her sex,
and I honor your solicitation for her
welfare. I am not only perfectly willing
to give you reference but am only too
glad to have an opportunity to tlo so,
which my natural modesty would have
prevented mo from offering. '1 here
fore, permit me to givo you the names
of a few of my friend-). I will write
them down. First is Lieutenant Gen
eral John McComh, Alexander Hntllain,
General Lander and Colonel W. H. L.
Karnes. They will all lie for me just
as I would for them under like circum
stances." This conclusion broke the old man all
up, nnd he never asked more reference
nor wrote to those gentlemen. Tlioso
who know this quartette will appreciate
the joke.
A few weeks before Mark Twain
started away on the trip mentioned
above he was standing on Montgomery
street, leaning up against a lamp-post,
and he hold a cigar-box under one arm.
Mrs. Captain Edward Poole, a very
beautiful woman, and as bright and as
witty as beautiful, came along and
held out. her hand, saying: "Why,
Mark, where arc you going iu such a
hurry?" "I'm m-o-o-v-ing," drawled
Mark, at the same time opening tho
cigar-box, disclosing a pair of blue
socks, a pipo and two paper collars.
Ar. Y. Cor. I'hiludelithia I'rcss.
HONESTY REWARDED. "JET
Trne Ktory of u e)nnneln'loin Uoj and
(riii-rout Woltiiui.
"I think I'vo found tho most gener
ous woman in New York," saitl a. Maid
en Lane diamond merchant to a friend
iu tho Aster liouso rotunda yesterday.
"Proceed with your story," saitl tho
other, resting his elbow on the polished
bar.
"Ted, my littlo office boy," the mer
chant continued, "found a lady's pock
ctbook the other (lav. It contained
about one thousand dollar.' iu cash and
-ovcral valuable papers valuable to
the owner, I mean. He picked it up
near the door of my store, but as no
one saw him do it ho could easily have
kept the money without any one being
aware of the fact. It must havo been
quite a temptation to tlio littlo chap,
for he only earns two dollars ami a half
a week and his folks aro very poor.
Hut lie brought it right iu to me like a
littlo man. I watched tho papers but
it was not advertised. Several days
passed and I had begun to think of
giving tlio book back to the tinder
when I learned from a friend that a
wealthy lady customer of ininn who
lives on Fifth avenue had suffered a
loss of this kind. I font Ted up with
the purse. Sure enough, it was hers.
When ho explained how ho found it
she became demonstrative over the
honest way ho had acted. She patted
his head and declared that it did her
good to k'now that there was really one
honest boy in Now York. 'You'll not
go unrewarded, either,' sho added.
Just como with mo.' Ho went with
lior into an adjoining room, and thoii
what do you suppose sho gavo him as a
reward?"
"O, ten dollars, perhaps," returnod
tlio friend.
The diamond man siuilwl. "The re
ward she sfavo him," he added, "was
a hie pittcu uf huckUlwrry id imply
that and nothing more'
KM.
'A'. 1'. JVi.
POISON PURVEYORS. 1
Some of Tho Who FlonrMtett In the Fif.
trcnth ii nd Mttcentti Co nt ml en.
The number of poison makers must
have been considerable. We coma
across "Quelli dal vencn," who lived
on the Lago di Garda; tho famous poi
son brewers, Peter Paul, of Padua;
Master John and Master Picliele, of
Viccn.a, and "Nostro fidcl Vilandri
no," custodian of tho garden of simples
at Padu.i. The poisons which these
masters made were of two kinds slow
poisons ("Veneni a tempo") and rapid
poisons, and the manner of administer
ing them was various. The method
most frequently iu use was either poi
soned meat or poisoned drink; and wo
have seen proof made of the "Vcne
nttin edible" and of the "Venenuni
potable'! upon two pigs in tho presence
of the Ten. There were other modes
of poisoning, however, though they
were less commonly adopted. , Wo find
instances of thnt favorito Indian
receipt, pounded diamond. Again, in
the year 1585, the French Ambassador
relates to the college an attempt on
the life of the King of France by means
Ttt poisoned seals, which had effectually
killed three slaves on whom they had
first been tried. And in 1499 Catcrina
Sfoiv.a, mistress of Forli, which city
Cesaro Horgia threatened to take from
her, attempted to poison Alexander
VI. by means of credentials which her
ambassador brought to his Holiness,
wrapped in scarlet cloth and placed in
side a hollow cane that they may not
kill the bearers. Theso are cases of
poisoning by touch. We hoar also of
proposals to poison by smell; of littlo
balls to bo dropped on a lire, and
presently they will kill all who aro in
tlicroom. Nothingstrikesus as stranger
about these poisons than their incllicacy.
In the year 1511 wo find Vilandrino,
one of tho most famous masters in his
day, sent for and told that, as the fire
at the palace had ilestroj'ed tho poison
cupboard and its receipts, lie must
furnish some two or three more, and
must semi in the receipts along with his
new poisons. Vilandrino produced a
poisoned water, but when this caino to
be tried on a certain Mustafa, ho was
none the worse for it. The Ten ordered
a second dose; and after waiting eight
days with no more satisfactory results
they conclude in disgust that Viland
rino' s water is worth nothing, and send
him back to Padua. Edinburgh lie-view.
Cranks arc nuisances, but the farm,
cr's boy is apt to think the grindstone
crank the worst of tho lot, about haying
timo.
A peach tree forty years old, at
Sonoma, Cal., lias produced 250 pounds
of fruit thissoason. Most of the peaohes
measured over eight inches in circum
ference. Charles Johnson, of Griffin, Ga.,
says that he hs a cat that turned from
jet black to gray from grief at l)cin
separated from tiis children, to whom
it was greatly attached.
She "Aro you going to the picnic
Tuestlaj', George?" Ho "O. yes."
She (with feeble indifference) "Alone,
George?" He "No; I shall take an
umbrella." Puck:
In the early part of the reign ol
Henry VIII. Lord Chief Justice Keotl
tried an action, when on circuit, in
which the jury was locked up, but bo
fore giving its verdict had eaten and
drunk, which all tho members con
fessed. This being reported to tho
judge, ho lined them each heavily and
took their verdict
At Parkersburg, W. Va., a littlo
Leo boy found an old liquor barrel, and
amused himself by dropping lighted
matches through the vent hole. Pres
ently there was an explosion, and hoy
and barrel were blown into the
branches of a neighboring tree. The
boy was badly hurt and tho barrel
ruined.
Considerable excitement lias been
occasioned iu Louisiana by tho report
that leprosy existed at St. Martinsvillo
in that State. Tlio Stato board oi
health has made an examination and
finds that five persons aro suffering
from undoubted leprosy, wlulo three
others are as vet in doubt.
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villc, Ky., but to no purpose; where
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