OREGON SCOUT,
JONES & CHANCEY, Publishers.
UNION. OKKtteX.
Fkople In Minneapolis, Minn., con
sumo 45,000,000 cigars a year, but only
9,000,000 of tin's number are mado by
its 200 cigar makers.
Gordon Hughes, an Ohio boy, son
of the American Con&ul at Binning-
liam, has won, in competition with 52
others, a Cambridge scholarship worth
$2,000.
Tiik supervising architect of public
buildings at Washington has recom
mended to the Secretary of the Trcas
ury that $-10,000 bo appropriated for
tho repair of public buildings in San
Trancieco.
The remarkable finish of American
.papers is imparted by the addition of
a mineral called agalith, a silicate of
magnesia somewhat resembling as
bestos iu texture. It is found only in
tho United State?.
A iiKTTEit received from Itobert Qai
rett, dated at Oniro, states that l.o
and his party will ascend the Nile as
Jar as Thebes, and returning by way
of Cairo, will cross tho Mediterranean
to Greece. From there they will go
to Russia.
They are not troubled with breach
ot promise runs in (Jliiua. When a
future Chinese bello is about three
days old sho is formerly betrothed to
tho Bcion of Borne acceptable neighbor,
and when sho is about fifteen tho is
carried and lufl'there, and that ends
it.
John LUi.r, of Westbrook, Ga., is
evidently a humorist, although ho has
not yet become known to tho world
us such. Ilif first baby was christened
Pirat Half; tho next, Second Half;
tho third, Other Half, and tho fourth
Jiest J tall. J lo lias a lig sign over
his cabin door which reads : "Tho
Whole family of John Half lives with
in. . A half family is better than none,
but if you want to too six halves in
one nolo, como msulo and see what is
left of us. God bless our homo."
TELEGRAPHIC.
Ad
Epitome of the Principal Events
Attracting I'aMic Interest
Now
Wiiii.k a citizen of Lumpkin, Ga
was cleaning out his cellar recently
after it had been Hooded, ho discovered
a slight dopiossion in tho earth, and,
examining it closely, saw a bar of
metal partly buried there. Picking it
up ho found it to bo lead. Further
search revealed 1(57 haw, weighing
about u pound each. Mow they got
there is not known, though it is sur
limed that they were buried during
tho lndiun war of J8!K, when a mdo
fori stood on tho present tilo of tho
house.
It is said that -10 per cent, of all the
dentlis from poison in Great Britain
are due to opium; and this rate of
morsality, according to Dr.
Dlytho, "ariseB in a great
from tho pernicious practices
hard-working English mothers and
tho baby-farmer of giving infants
'soothing sirrupp,' 'infants' friends' nnd
tho like, to allay restlessness and keop
them asleop during tho greater part of
their existence." It has been calcu
lated that ono preparation alone is tho
undoubted cause of death of 150,000
children every year.
Winter
measure
both of
Bobton hiiB just received from Af
rica tho largest gorilla over landed in
this country. His name is Jack, and
he is live feet in height when stand
ing erect, and measures sovou feet
from the end of one outstretched
hand to tho other. Ho weighs about
125 pounds, and exhibits enormous
strength, compared with which that
of a man seems like a child. Ho ar
rived iu a large box made of planking
two and a half inches thick, and when
being removed from tho ship ho tore
largo splinters from tho hard wood
planks with as much ease as a child
would break a twig.
An enormous black eagle has boon
Boon lately at Lander, Wyoming. It
is believed that tho bird is fully live
foot in height and that his powerful
wings measure lilteon feet from tip to
tip. His legs are almost as big as a
man's. Ho gouoially makes his ap
pearance nbout sunset, when ho will
fly from cHlf to clill' on tho mountains,
all tho time keeping up a piercing
Bcroam. Ho has been shot at dozens
of times by excellent marksmen, but
bo fur ho has safely avoided the Hying
rillo balls, and each shot only seems
to make him yell louder, as if laughing
at his wotild-bo slayers.
A mini nmy bo opposed to capital
punishment ami yet In favor of hang.
Ing up hid grocer. Mwfoi Courier,
Married moii aro preferred as offi
cers on the pollen force. The authori
ties want men who have had their
ourauu tried uud urorod. '
Hungarian house deputies adopted
tno army bin as proposed by tho gov
eminent.
In tho duel on tho Boisde Boulocn
in Paris, between Depuis and Hubert,
art critics, tho former ,yas killed.
It. P. Gravel, treasurer of Scott
county, Kas., has been found short in
his accounts to tho amount of $9,000,
Tho ship Smyrna was sunk in
coll'sion with tho steamer Moto, off
tno Isle of Wight near London. Thir
teen passengers were drowned.
Daniel Moriarity and Daniel Hayes
were hanged at Tralce, for tho mur
der of James Fitzmaurice, a farmer.
near Lixna, countv Kerry, Ireland,
Jamtnry 21st last.
Alexander Jones, colored, was
hanged at Tallahassc, Fla., for the
murder of George Cuthbert, in No
vember, 1887. The execution was pri
vale.
Samuel Phillips, the eleven-year-old
son of a prominent merchant of Sagi
naw, mien., wnno piayine on soino
ogs in a bayou, fell in. Englehart
Keiillinger, aged twenty-four, jumped
in to save tho 003, but the little fellow
clung to ins neck and both were
drowned.
Itamon Cruz, a wealthy planter re
siding thirly miles from Havana, was
taken prisoner by bandits is held for a
$10,000 ransom. Soldiers are scour
ing the country in search of him while
his wifo has received a letter demand
ing money, and saying if sho plays tho
messenger false her husband's life will
bo forfeited.
New York brokers have boon in
structed by a detectivo and requested
to look out for a large number of
bonds stolen from a lirm at Lisle,
I ranee, llio bonds aro supposed to
aggregato $1,000,000, and include
Panama obligations, Credit Foncicr se
curities, Portuguese obligations, Itus
sum rents, 1 urkish bonds and miscel
laneous obligations.
A passenger train on tho New York
& Pennsylvania railroad was wrecked
near Whitohouso, N. Y., by tho spread
ing of tho rails. Tho mail and bag
gage cars and two passenger coaches
containing about forty passengers,
rolled down a twenty-toot embank
ment. No ono was killed oulihfht,
hut seventeen of those injured will
die.
lleleno Crosmond, prima donna,
committed suicide 111 the oanm of tho
Piccadilly, London. Sho signed a con
tract with tho Drury Luno Opera Com
pany, but owing to a mis-understand
ing sho toio up tho contract in a lit of
temper. Later sho tried to reopen
negotiations, but in the meantime a
stibstituto had been engaged, and in a
lit ol despondency sho shot herself.
General Wirt Adams, postmaster at
Jackson, Miss., and John Martin, an
editor, fought a street duel, and both
nu n wore killed. Tho general was hit
111 the head, and Alartin was hit twice.
A published article was tho immediate
cause of tho tragedy, though a broach
has long existed between tho men. It
charged incompetent service in the
poslolhee.
... . . .
v nine yoar-oiu daugnror 01 a tanner
named Albert Uoodspoed, living near
Dcs Moines, Iowa, is lying at the point
ot death, having been almost lilerallv
eaten by a dog when found. Tho girl
had been attending school. A hueo
dog was standing over tho little girl,
tearing the ilesh from her breast and
devouring it. Her loft breast had been
eaten away, leaving the lungs exposed,
while her limbs were horribly mangled.
A torrihio accident occurred at
Itushsylvania, Ohio. A school exhi
bition was iu progress in a hall situated
in tho third story of a brick building,
over -100 people being present. Sud
denly the lloor gave way with a fright
ful crash and tho entire audience wont
down 111 a surging muss to tho ground.
So far, two people aro reported dead,
ton seriously injured, and probably
fifty los seriously injured.
An odd marriaga occurred at St.
Louis. Miss Ada Hollo Richards, a
cousin of tho late President Arthur,
was married to Dr. Wright, of the
Choctaw Nation, Indian territory. Tho
groom is a quarter-blood Choctaw In
dian, and a son of tho late Guv.
right, of Indian territory. Ho is a
well educated physician and quite
handsome. Tho couple became ac
quainted while tho biido w.is doing
missionary work in thotorritory a year
go.
A lamp oxploded in tho hand of
Mrs. John Quillon at Pittsburg, Pa., as
sho was going up stairs. Tho burn
ing oil set lire to her clothing, and,
overcome with fright, sho ran to tho
window and tumped out, alighting on
a brick pavement ihirty-llvo foot be
low. Coleman Kilroy and wifo who
also occupied tho house had retired,
but were awakened by tho explosion.
Kilroy jumped from the third story
window and was badly injured. His
wifo forced her way through tho Humes
which filled tho halls but in so doing
was painfully burned about tho head,
face and arms.
A British gunboat has returned
from Oupo Juby, whither sho was sent
to investigate the reported attack of n
body of tho Sultan of Morocco's troops
upon a depot of tho Northwest Africa
Company at that place. Tho coin
mumlvr of tho Falcon roporta that Mr.
Morris, manager of tho British-African
Company at Capo Juby, attempted to
photograph a Moorish camp of sovou
soldieis, and that while ho was ad
justing tho eamura the soldiers brained
him. They then attacked and drove
his companion into the fort protecting
tho company' factory. (
COAST CULLINGS.
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California.
A serious stabbing affray occurred
at Itcd Bluff, Cal., in a saloon between
Steve Trast (colored) and John Mali
Ion, when the' latter stabbed Trat
three times, and it is thought he will
die.
At Truckee, Cal., a fnecial train
loaded with oranges aan into a freight
train at tunnel 13. Both engines and
several cars were badly smashed and
fifty feet of snow-shed was knocked
down.
tV Southern Pacific passenger engine
in turning on the table at Santa Ana,
N. M., ran by tho table and collided
with a freight engine in the round
house, demolishing tho roundhouse
mil freight engine.
John B. White was stabbed and
killed at Big Pine, Cal., bv W. T. C.
Elliott. White was an uncle of El
liott's divorced wife, and it is claimed
that he was stabbed for offering pro
tection to his niece. Elliott asked to
be arrested.
At Los Angeles, Cal . while Mrs.
Molleto was driving into the citv the
horse took fright and she was thrown
from tho buggy. Her dress caught iu
tho axle and she was dragged some
distance. Portions of siuln wore torn
from each side of her head and her
right arm broken.
While driving along a road seven
miles south of Santa Cruz, Cal., three
boys were thrown from a wagon, bv
the horso balking, over a sixtv foot
cliff. Vincento Garcia, twelve years
old, was killed ; Manuel Smith, six
CONGRESSIONAL.
Legislation Pertaining to the Interest
of the Pacific Coast
and
fol-
years old, was bonously injured, and
John Smith, four years old, escaped
miraculously without injury.
redro Pino, a Mvxican, and- Joseph
Silva, a Portuguese ouarreled on a
sheep ranch near Los Corrillos, N. M
over tho right of possession of some
laud, when Silva drew a pistol and
shot Pino through tho jaw. Tho lat
ter returned the fire, and shot Silva
through tho brain, killing him in
stantly. Pino will probably recover.
A passenger train on tho Inter
Oceanic railway was stopped and
robbed by a band of fourteen high
waymen, three miles beyond Irolo, of
.Mexico. Tho passengers and train
men were systematically robbed. The
company lost over ijW.OOO from the
treasure box. It is presumed this is
tho same band that entered Anieca
hieoa recently, and that plundered the
Chatbuac ranch in tho state of Pueblo.
A t-on of Win. Bent, who keeps a
saloon in San Francisco, was drowned
at tho entrance of the ferry slip. He
was in a boat near tho end of the
wharf when tho steadier Donahue
c.uue in, and the wuws caused by the
steamer swinging into the slip caused
tne bo s boat to capsize. A yacht
saw tho accident and went !o his res
cue, but accidentblly ran light ovei
bun. Tho lad sank and was drowned.
Terrencc Mullen, convicted of per
jury in connection with an entry of
public lands in Southern Now Mex
ico, whs brought horn Los Cruces and
placid in the penitentiary. Jlo is un
der sentence of tho United States
court to servo four yoais at hard labor
and pay a fine of 1,000. Mullen is
the ono who concocted tho schonio to
steal tho body of Abraham Lincoln.
md hold it for ransom. The plot was
disclosed by ono of his associates, and
he was caught in tho act of carrying
off tho body, for which ho served "one
ono and one-half years in tho Illinois
prison.
A shooting affray occurred at Oak
land, Cal., which resulted in tho death
of John Phelan, a tailor. It seems
that Phelan was out with two com
panions, and met Hen Litchenstein,
another tailor. Thoy had some angry
woids about tho price of work. Phelaii
accused tho other tailor of taking
work from him by doing it at cheaper
rates. Litchensttin denied this, and
things were smoothed over, and nil
parties took a di ink in a neighboring
saloon. Phelan than struck Litchen
stein in the face. Tho assaulted tailor
went away, but quickly rotunud with
a rovolvor and shot Phelan in tho left
breast, tho bullet entering his heart
Phelan died in fifteen minutes after
reaching the hospital.
A fow days ago a gentleman from
Fresno registered at one of the pi iuci-
pal hotels in San Francisco, but as
thoro were no rooms vacant at the
timo ho was' told to return in tho af
ternoon. His luck was no better on
his return. Ho was a littlo indignant.
and told tho) clerk at tho desk that ho
would stop there anyhow, and offered
to back his boast with $100. Among
tho guest at tho hotel Was a young
udy from tho same town as tho gen
tleman, and for whom ho had a liking.
Ho went to tho young lady, told his
predicament and determination, and
asked tho young lady to marry him.
Sho consented, and together they went
to tho parson and were married. It is
sufficient to say that tho gentleman
made good his boast.
Some nine mouths ago Miss Laura
Webster, a young lady living iu Santa
Clara county, Cal., received a severe
mguc wnue visiting nor sister m vic
toria, H. 0. Sho was in good hoalth
at tho time, but a fow days later
sho sank into a deep sloop. Shortly
after hor allliction sho was takon tb
San Jofco, where sho now resides, and
during the tranco tho only nourish
ment sho received was forced down
her throat. Her breathing was barely
perceptible, and her limbs, when
placed in a certain position, would re
main rigid until changed by an at
tendant. Sho lies xih heroyes closed
but will reply to questions, when re
peated several times. During tho last
fow weeks hor condition has improved
considerable, and tho physicians iu at
tendance statu that sho will eventually
awaken from her long sleep.
HK.NATK.
Among tho bills reported
placed on tho calendar, were the
lowing :
Senate bill to retire certain disabled
officers of the army.
House bill authorizing the presi
dent lo retire Alfred Pleasanton, with
the rank of colonel, with an amend
ment giving him the rank of colonel.
House bill for the promotion of
army officers after twenty years of
continued service in one grade, a
minority dissenting.
benato bill granting to the Oregon
llailway it Navigation Comnanv right
of way through the Nez Perce Indian
rescivation.
The committco on foreign afTairH
reported to the senate in executive I
session Ihe treaty which was recently
negotiated by Secretary Bayard and'
the Chinese minister, with the recom--mendation
that two amendments bo,
made to the treaty, and that it bo sent I
to the President with the request that'
ne secure the consent of tho Chinese
government to tho amendments.
TJ10 first amendment is to the first
clause of the treaty, wnich provides
for the exclusion of all Chinese labor
ers from this country. Tho amend
ment added to this clause provides
that this exclusion shall also apply to
Chinamen who have been in this
country and hnvo departed, taking
certificates with them. This amend
ment will prevent the return of all
Chineso with certificates. ,
The fcecond amendment adopted by!
41. n e , . 1
niu uuiiniiiuoo on ioreign aii.urs pro-,
vides that exempted classes in tho
treaty, such as merchants, students
and Chinamen who have departed
from this country leaving behind a'
wife and family or money or propertv
to tho value of $1,000, shall be allowed
lo return only .upon presentation of
certificates showing that tho holders
belong to tho excepted classes named
in the treaty.
The number of individual pension
bills passed bv the senate in sixty-live
CARE OF THE HAIR.
flolT Must Woman Can Come Into the Pot
M-itsloii ot Fine Xrosse.
There Is 110 necessity of cutting the
hair short to improve- its growth, un
less iu tho case of fevers, etc., whon
it Is snrj lo fall out. To bo suro, cut
ting tho hair short does improvo iti
growth, but In most cases tho remedy
is worso than the disease, for it takes
it so long to grow to a length when it
can hi done up in tho simplest way,
that whon it is of tho length that it
is too long to do up on papers, and
too short for a ouil. but must bo sim
ply combed nut and lot hang, it is a
groat toniptation to cut it again, as it
seems to bo at that stage of growth
that can not bo kept iu order. If at
this stage the leinptatfo 1 is resisted,
it will not bo but a short timo buforo
it will have grown lo a convenient
length to put up in sonio way. for If
eared for at this timo It will grow
very fast.
1 hero Li nothing that will Improve the
hair like brushing. Uo a stiff-brisilod
brush, and brush thu hair vigorously
until thu scalp glows. No matter how
many times tho hair is brushed during
tlio day, it is of tho utmost importance
that it should bo thoroughly brushed
boforo retiring at night. A vigorous
use of the brush night and morning,
but 11, ore especially at night, will ren
der 1 ..: hair soft and silky ami give it
a beautiful glos.. It will, also, make
tho coarsest ha r soft and the dryost
moist. Vjry important is it that 'this
treatment should bo given lo long
hair, where a comb is of very littlo
uso but for re moving snarls. Tho
hair should always bo taken down at
night, 110 matter how elaborately it
has been dressed, and given a tlior-
minu.es was 105, forty-two of them be
ing house bills. ' Several of them were
for volunteer nurses, at tho rate of $2f)
a month, and one was for the widow
uf Gen. Charles P. Stone, at $50.
nous:.
A bill to provide for tho sale to act
ual settlors under tho homestead laws.
of the Fort, Sedgewick military reiser-i
vution iu Colorado and Nebraska was!
passi d. I
A bill w.is nnsil in .cl,,l.i;l. ,,,, .,,1. 1
x - " v. i. ..J, ttu nr
ditional land district in Oregon.
Johnston, from the committee on '
elections, submitted a report on the!
California contested election case ofi
Lynch vs. Yandever, and it was placed,
on the house calendar. The report is j
unanimously in favor of Vandevor, I
the sitting member.
Cox presented a bill for an approp-1
nation, in lefoiouce to a nieniuiial
from Gene. Sehortehl and Sloeuin and
other members of the Army of the
I otomac-, asking for an appropriation
of $ 25,000 to aid iu meeting the tx
pontes of a fraternal reunion of sur
vivors of the Anny of tho Potomac
oiigh brushing, then farted behind
anil plaited into two long braids,
which may bo left loose, or if annoy
ing, as it is to some to have their hair
down at night when sleeping, they
can bo fastened iu a loose mat at tho
back of tho head with rubber hairpins.
, 3. eel pins are not in any way as nice
I fir holding tho hair iu place as rubber
once, for the former aro very apt to
rust when used for any length of timo,
and must bo instantly thrown away,
for they are dangerous a Ijiuots when in
tins stale to have ab ut tho head.
Itubber pins hold the hair in place hot
ter, aro cleaner and more comfortable,
and do not fall out ot thu hair as easily
as tho steel ones. Although steel piiH
may bo, used during tho day when
preferred, they ought never, 011 any
account, he Usui at night in bod, for
any sudden turn while asleop may
send the point of 0110 into thu scalp,
whicli wound, aside from being pain-
ful, may turn out to Lo of a very seri
ous nature.
To promote tho growth of tho hair
and to iirroftt its lading out, wetting
tho scalp frerpitntiy with sag.) toa is
an old-fashioned remedy, ai.d is an
excellent one. Tho lnult with most
pooplo using this U that they do not
persevere in it, and then condemn it
as usclo.is. There is no Loiter reme
dy for promo ing the growth if tho
hair than tnis oUt-stylod one. To
eleanso tho soalp usu the yolk of an
egg. boatou in a very littlo water.
Hub it woll into the soalp and let
dry. Il'mso iu lukewarm water, to
been added a fow drops of
Ammonia is a good iuvog-
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mm mu jvtiu,) u .ui iiiuin Virginia, 1 wineii lias
to be held on the battlefield of Gttlvb- ammonia.
mug in j 111 next. 10 commemorate j orator, u lmu only a lit do of it is used
1110 t,wenty-htth anniversary of that in water; hut beware of using much.
UUm,', . , . ! or it may inllau.o the scalp and
t uu Euure mry 01 uio interior trans
mitted tho report by Governor Swine
ford of Alaska, upon tho operations of
the Alaska Seal and Fur Company, in
which ho alleges that the company has
gtossly abused tho natives, ami at-,
taches an affidavit to tho charges. Ho!
concludes that it would bo belter to al
low every fur seal to be exterminated j
than to continue so blighting a mo-1
nopoly. ,
I'OHTIiA.M) CMtOIHICr: JIAKKKT.
15 (3)
274 s?
10 (&)
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18 fa)
121
10 6
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Burrint
Fancy roll, p lb
Oregon
Inferior grade
Pickled
California roll
do pickled
Cukksk
Eastern, full cream
Oregon, do
Calitoruia
Koos- Fresh
DitiKi) Fnurrs
VpphM, qrs, sku and bxs...
do California
ApricotH, now crop
Peaches, unpeeled. now ...
Pears, machine dried
Pitted cherries
Pitted plums, Oregon
Figs, Cal., in bgs and bxs..
Cal. Prunes, French
Oregon prunes
Fi.ouit-
Portland Put. Roller, tfbbl tJ 4
Salem do do i
White Lily ti bul 4
Country brand 3 50 3 75
Supertlno a tO & 2 75
Chain
Wheat, Valley, V 100 ttw...
do Walla Walla
Barley, whole, I etl
no groin d, p ton
Oats, choico milling t' bush
do feed.nood tocholce.old
Kve. fc 100 lbs
Fkko
Uru, tou
Shorts, ? ton
Hay, v ton, baled
Chon. Ii ton
Oil cake meal fc'ton 33 00 (g35 0C
a: ttcit t-jtuun
Apples, Oregon, t? box
Cherries, Oregon, tdrm...
Lemons, California, libx..
Limes, I' 100
Hlveruhle oranges, f box, , .
Los Angeles, do do ...
Peaches, box
Hides
Dry, over 16 lbs, lb
Wot salted, over 63 lbs
Murrain hides.
Pelta
VE(1KTA1IU
Pultlinirn t Ih
Carrots, p sacW
vauunower, v uoi
Onions 2 73
Potatoes, uow, V 100 lbs .. 75
Wool
East Oregon, Surlm clip., 14 15
VttUev Oregon, do .. jo IS
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do 111010 hiirm than ' good.
A very littlo borax in water is
also excellent lor eicnisiug thu ilea I,
but ought to bj ticd us carefully iu
auiinoiihi, as too much bus a tendency
lo make the hair dry and Lriltlc. Soap
will make tho hair coarse and split it
at the ends; consequently it ought
never to ho u-cd in washing tho hair.
After tho hair has been uahud and
rinsed, wipo it as dry as possible with
a towd, thou dry it thoroughly by ihu
lire Never on any cqiisidoratiou go
out into the air when (ho hair is wet,
as, tho pores of the head being open,
serious results may tollow. NuVer go
to bed while the hair is damp, but
wait until it is perfectly dry. Never
uso a sharp-ioothoil comb, for it is
suro to sera eli and irritate tho scalp
and for this same reason metallic
brushes are not 10 bu recommended.
liostoa liudiet.
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PURCHASING TREES.
Miih ICuusont Why S.n ill Oinx Aru I'ref.
'eriiblu lor Suvtvey 1'iu-)iil.
Owners of grounds who aro laviii"
plans and making arrangements to
purchase nursery trees whon spring
opons, and who eau niako.thoir own
solectlons, or can rol." o 1 tin nursory
man to carry out their wishos, should
bear in mind that rather small trees
will possess tho following advantagos
Jhoy may commonly bj bought fot
loss inonoy uiaii largo or overgrown
ones; they aru morj easily taken up,
ami with better a id more perfect
roots; thoy aro mo - compactly and
more securely packed for railway con
.1 t .
veyauce; 1110 iroigni or cxpross
charges aro los; thoy aro loss
likoly 10 bo injured or dried in
transit; there is loss labor In handling
and digging holes; thoy aro hotter
held by tho roots, and do not require
staking; thoy aro not exposed to
loosening w inds; an I thoy aro more
easily and porfoetly trained into such
a shape as w.ll suit tho owner. Hore
aro nine reasons; and if tho matter if
can fully examined, every 0110 will It
fumd true. Tho only supposed ad
vantage of largo trees U that thoy will
boar fruit sooner, but this is not com.
inonly tho cao, and tho chock thoy
muot with iu removal oftou rotnrdi
thorn so much that tho younger true,
which aro seanoly i-lioekud, outsuiii
tlioiu, and glvo haitdouir nod mure!
thrifty growth and better fruit
Country GeitLe uatk
I'xiit-llni; Duties of Cam-
lliiiiHt-wlved.
Ono uf tliu Mutt
lilt
Hut our shirts aro ready. Unfold one
and, with jerky shako or two, snap ot)'
the rough particles of starch which may
adhere; iron dry a wrist-hand and its
sleeve, then it.s fellow, essay the neck
baud, which must not bo relinquished
until perfectly dry, as tho rounding of
the nock of the garment and it- liuisheil
look (unworn) eau not bo secured with
out this pains some super-sensitive
necks require careful smoothing of the
inner surface of tho band as well; iron
the yoke, next tho front of tho shirt,
and, after these, the bosom. Insert the
bosom-board, and draw tho shirt-front
tightly over it; wipe with a clean, damp
cloth, and, bidding it lirmly, iron dry
and polish by much rubbing. During
tho operation, however, ami whon
partially dry. lift all tho plaits cithot
with the lingers or a very blunt knifo.
and thou press down again. This ro
veals tho stylo of tho front, and does
not detract from its stillness. When
tho desired polish has been obtained,
with tho tip of the iron, make a mark
ing down the line of stitching on each
side of the central plait, which depres
sion give.-, tho regular blunderer's finish;
draw out the board, iron tho shoulders
and Haps, and, lastly, taking tho back
by Its center it will not harm the dry,
Hill bosom crease down tho middle,
and the garment is ready for foldiii";
ami this is the manner of It: lay ft,
front down, on the board, aud brin
tho right, outer edge to tho central
crease, and iron thu folded edge only;
take up ami lav llio sleovo lengthwise
aihiwn thU fold; rop.at with th left
side, and, laying one hand across tho
back, at the bottom of tho bosom, toss
it over it with the othor. and hang it
on thu oloihea-bar, for, as a most
worthy mother ud to Instruct her
daughters vuium she trained to domes
Ucusu.il .( liiwrnrv ways: "Never
saddle and bridle chairs with the air
ingli .cn." Uvt Housekeeping.
AMONG THE PAPUANS.
Bovr l'inlly QaarreU are Conducted
NmlYra of New Urltaln.
The Papuans livo in villages which
are again dividod into small inclosiires,
occupied by tho various families 01
which tho tribo is composed. Eacb
family has its chief or patriarch, whuse"
position is ono of considerable respon
sibility, for if any of the members o)
the little community of which ho is the
head transgresses tho customs of tlj
country, ho is called upon to rectify
the wrong. Spmetimcs, also, a feud
will arise between two families, and
then it becomes his duty to lead his
people in battle. It was our goon for
tune to witno3 ono of these family
quarrels. A young "buck" was. ac
cording to our informant, accused o)
"stealing" a young girl, or, in other
words, they eloped. As every female
has a certain cash valuo in Now Britain,
t!ae relatives demanded that the girl
should bo paid for iu full, which
demand w:i3 refused. After much un
successful negotiating the indignant fa
ther of tho girl demanded the blood of
the gay Lothario, and the entire family
went out on the war-path. Wo sta
tioned ourselves at a safe distance from
the scene of operations in order to
watch 'he affray. Ono party of sonif
thirty warriors, tho relations of the
young "buck," stationed themselves
behind the trunk of a huge fallen tree,
which formed an admirablo breastwork,
and calmly awaited tho onslaught ol
tlio foe. Tho girl's relatives advance I
leisurely along tho sandy boaeh until'
they had arrived within speaking dis
tance, when the' halted, and now an
animated confabulation took place be
tween tho respective leaders, the one
trying to persuado tho other to accept ii
smaller price for tho ghl than that de
manded, tho othor stoutly refusing any
but tho girl's full value. Iieitig unable
to come to an agreement, both parties
began abusing eacii other in no meas
ured terms, until finally, becoming
more and more exercised, they began
to swing their slings (a favorite weapon
of tho Papuan) and showers of stones
were soon whi.jdug across tho space be
tween the two parties. Presently one
old man. more excited or more courage
ous than the rest, fot within spent
dis anee, and lot lly several spears,
without, however, doing any damage.
His friends coming ui) behind him made
such a tieivo onslaught that the foe h-fl
their shelter behind tlio tree trunk and
retreated. The shrieking and yelling
now became terrific. Finally one ol
thi.r warriors was observed to fall and
his fi iends, dismayed by this catastro
phe, lied toward their village, bearing
the wounded hero with them. Theii
eiiemios. apparently satisfied with their
ietoiT. seated thoinselves upon the
fallen trunk to hold a council of war.
A messenger approached from the
client 's camp ami a trueo was ar
ranged. V" waited no longer, but
afterward learned that tho girl
pald for in full and tho dispute ended.
ThePapauusarapolyg.-unisis. A man
may have as many wives as his wealth
enables him to purchase, and the more
capital lie invests lu this kind of prop
erty tlio greater his income, for tin
savage. is a very practical civaturo and
his helpmates, by their lab r, so n re
pay him for bis outlay. Divorces ;ire
absolutely unknown among tlie-o primi
tive people; a woman oiieo bought be
comes the property of her lord am
master. wh. punishes any minor of
fenses w illi a cudgel. Woman's greatest
crime is, however, nunished with death.
Tlio women are consequently very faith
fill, ami tlio latter extremity is soldoir
resorted to. If a man runs away with-another-man's
wife, ho has to pay bet
full value in divarn, as well as a line,
and .-lie thou becomes the second party's
property. Should ho refuse he is liable
to be killed, at the option of the injured
husband, who kills the woman when
ever lie has a favorable opportunity.
Cor. Sun Francisco Chronicle.
HOW TO IRON SHIRTS.
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