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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1888)
MISCELLANEOUS. ' Popping tho question would bo jual ns light ami easy u question as popping corn tr It wasn't for tho atonement. Jiinghamfon Leader. A tnmnltilu escaped from tho bot tle in which an embryo naturalist whh bringing It nway from Hot Spring the other day, and forun half hour or more was decidedly th i most important pas bonger on a crowded ear. Mr. (iotbnm "Would you llko to see 'Pygmalion' to-night, Miss Por cino?" Miss Porclno (of Cincinnati) "Yes, very much, Mr. Gotham. I bollevo in encouraging any thing con nected with tho great hog industry." Puck. Tho maximum cost of feeding a Chinese passenger from China to San Francisco is twolvo cents n day, but tho Canadian Pacific steamship Abysstnn recently brought over 1,. 500 Celestials ot an averags cost of 43 cents a day. It was mostly rice and not much of it. Tho oldest houso In Indiana, tho old Moore mansion, situated on the Utica pike, near Four Mllo Springs, was recently torn down. It was built in 1800, of stono and brick, and for many years past Jinshnd tho reputation of being huuiitod. Of all tho moan things said hymen, to and about women, commend us to that crabbed parson who told tho sis tors of liis flonk that "Christ appeared first to wonion nfter the resurrection, jest so as tho nows might spread faster." Scientists aro of the opinion that tho newly discovered cities of Ari.oiKi nro thoco sought by Cortoz and the early Spanish adventurers in their ex peditions after gold. Tho cities an povon in number, and give ovldonco of former civilization and wealth. A speed trial botweon the tole pruph and tolophono from Now York to lloston was lately undertaken at tho Run olllee in Now York City. Tim eon tost lasted for ten minutes; 330 words woro delivered in Hoston, ready for tho printer, by tho telograph, and 310 words by tolophono. Hut ninny of tho tolophono words wore incorrectly re ceived. So tho telegraph was tho wln lior. Within the Antartio Clrclo there has never been found a llowerlng plant. In tho Arctic region thoro are 702 kinds of flowers; fifty of thoso aro confined to tho Arctic region. They aro really Polar flowers. Tho colors of thoso Polar flowers aro not as bright and varied as our own, most of thorn botng whito or yellow, as if borrowing these hardy hues from their snowy bergs and golden stars. Drown (to Dinnloy, who has had about at billiards with Robinson) "What do you think, Dumloy, of Rob inson's gumo?" Dumloy "He's a fair player, but mighty lucky." Hruwn (a little later, to Robinson) "What do you think, Robinson, of Dumley's billiards?" Robinson "He plays a fair game, but is otio of tho luckiest men I over saw." - Drake's Magazine. Omahii man "Think law is a use less relit! of barbarism, oh?" F.nthu plaslli) Socialist "It's worse, it is a curse; there should bo no law; men don't need law, mid they would get along much better without it. Rut 1 am in a hurry; have an engagement to meet the committee to-night." "What committee?" "Tho committee to draft oath-bound, iroa-cla l, obey or-dio laws to govern our Socialistic organiza tions," - Omaha World. --In 1712 thuro Nourished in Hoston nn original sort of a character, Thomas Fleet, who was a printer uAd tho most popular auctioneer of his day. Among other rare bargains ho oll'ered at publh' nal was this: "A negro woman to bo Hold by tho printer of this paper; tho very best negro woman in this town, who has had the mnullpox and the measles; is us hearty as a shore, as brink as a bird, and will work llko a beaver." "Don't bo a elnm" Is a warning that meeta one very frequently now-u-dnys. "Well, why not? Wlmt's the mutter with a clam? He's nil right. II lie fulfills his mission and makes the most of himself, what more could bo expected and what more could any per con do? Tho elum Is as well born, as well bred, nnd as respectable as the oyster, yet nobody thinks of speaking disraipiu'tfill of tho oyster. What Iiuh tho clam douo that it should be made a term of dorlHion? Nobody overheard of n clam getting drunk, lying, cheat ing at cards, abusing dumb animals, putting a little dog's oyos out, or doln any of the thousand things by which men distinguish themselves from brutes. Tho clam is yet to bo hoard from. Perhaps ho would day, "Don' bo a man," Indianapolis Journal. Clugston Dopartod in Haste. "Matilda," fervently oxolalmod tho lovelorn youth, "I can no longer ou dure this suspense ami uncertainty. I must know my futo this night. For months I have carried your Imago in my heart You hnvo boon tlrst In my waking thoughts, last In tho roVorlos that have llllod my midnight vigils, nnd your lovely face has boon over prosunt in my restless dreams when sloop has kindly nought to ease tho burden that oppressed mo, You have boon tho -tho " "Tho lodo-atar of your existence and tho UltlmaThulo of nil your hopes, Mr. Clugston," suggested Matilda, observ ing that tho young man hoslUitod. "Why i Jow did you know what 1 was going to bay?" ho domanded in aston ishment 'I got it from Lulu Dlldorbuolc wnd Mary Juno Whoolhouso," replied Mil tlltlHj "it'tf tho Humo thing you Bald to Ihoin. louiiropont tho whole apoooh, lr. Oluyslou." C'Ayt Tribune. CLOTHES FOR SOLDIERS. How Uiictn Kii-n Nupulln III Army With ooil finoiM h! Out. Tho largest clothing, boot and shoa store in this country is run by tho United States though they sell things down at coat prices and there is no prolit in it. Kvcry army recruiting station is a branch store whore supplies aro deal', out. It is different from o d'nary sloros, in that tho United States treasury furnishes thomoney that buys the boots, hats, blankets and clothes. and the money that buys from the United States also comes from the Treasury. Resides his pay each soldier in tho regular army has un allowance for clothing which varies from $178.85 to $228.4'.) for his flvo years' term. This is only from $3..77 to $ 15.G9 a year. If tho soldiers had to go arouad and buy their own clothing at ordinary rates tney would not hnvo a now coat more than onco every other year, und thoy would have to Bleep in thoir under clothes to keep warm. So tho United States have gono Into the business of supplying thoir ordinary things to soldiers at tho bottom price at which the contracts for them can bo made. Thoro is no rent nor salesmen's salaries nor insurance nor prolit to bo VNiid by tho Government. Asa result, .ho prices at which clothing is sold to the soldiors aro so low that many work ing-men who aro paid four tinier ui nueh wages as tho soldiers aro inl dad as well. Tho blue coats cost$3.3. I'hoy are mado of good material, wed "it, and are bettor fitting than the uniform of tho uverag.s policeman, for .vjiieh ho pays sovoral times vhat tho (oldior pays. His ou;s cost 41) cents, ills stockings cost 0 et-nts i pair, and thoy are bettor than thoso tho Howory tores sell for a quurU-r, whilo tho 49- out caps are as good as any man could want. For h'm blue trousers tho sol ller pays $2. They aro so cheap that io can buy half a dozen pairs with his month's pay, which is more than many young raon who look down on soldiors can do. Tho two bits of extravagv.vco aro tho llannol shirts nnd tho blankets. 'The shirts cost thirty-eight cents more than tho trousers, but tho aro us good shirts as can bo bought at any prieo, and they do not shrink into a woolly ball when thoy aro washed. The blankets aro sold for $1.28. It Is easy enough to go to almost any dry goods shop and buy cheaper blankets than tho soldiers have, but these blankets aro wool and weigh six pounds. One pair of them is enough in cold weathor, and they are warmer than several pairs of cheap blankets. The United States consider the health of thoir sol diers, and though they economize on tho caps and trousers they supply the best woolen shirts and blankets. There are various kinds of shoos, that sell from $1.70 to $3.01. Then thoro are heavy stockings that soil for more than the nine cents that the summer stockings bring. Thoro are under clothes for sale, that aro of such a good quality that tho ollloors wear them in proforonoo to tho underclothing that thoy can buy In tho usual way. Tho United States go further and supply all tho necessities of tho soldiers at cost prices, and thoir cost ratos are frequently lower than thoso at which a private storekeeper could buy, as tho United States buy in largo quantities and aro sure pav. It also tends to in crease a manufaeturoi's outside trade f he gets largo garment contracts, and a big manufacturer, with a large stock on hand, can afford to noil to tho United States at cost. If ho sold at the same rate to private so'lors thoy might cut retail rates, while tho United States null to nobody but soldiers. Whon a recruit is sworn in tho ser geant takes him into the clothing-room mil fits him up with a full outfit. The est of it is taken from his pay, though it the rates at which tho Government sells it does not take him long to pay up. No ono' liny buy clothing in tills way from tho Government except sol llors, and It Is a orlmj for any clothing to bo given or sold to any ono else, if tho Government wore to fell to every body at the same rate tho business of the furnishing goods stores In tho neighborhood of recruiting would be rulnod. Ar. Y. Sun. Htatlotis Hanged with a Woman's Hair. Among the strange things which have found their way into the rooms of the Natural History Society is a jpnrrow whlclf was hanged by a woman's hair. It was discovered by I A. Lauison, of 21 Florence streot. Near his houso is n largo number of piuo trees, and ho saw at tho end of a limb on ono of tho3o Irons a sparrow suspended from a branch. lie could 8oe notmng uy wiueii tno oiril. was hung, nnd It was a very curious flight, ills .son, who was called, went up'luto tho tree and carefully sawed off u small portion of tho limb. Tho wliolo soorot was thou revealed. On tho twig was a neatly built nost, In which thoro wore three spoeklod eggs. Whon examined thoy wore found to ba cold, which shewed tho homo hud boon broken up for some time. Tho male sparrow was hung by a womun'rt hair which was pluoe.l around his nook just us neatly as though it had been done by human hands. Tho other ond was fastened to tho nost, being a part of 1L Tho eggs wore on ono ldo of tho nost, while on the other Hide was a hole just largo enough for tho bird to go throuj h. It may bo, porhups, that ho hud boon attacked by an enoiny mid look this way of escaping, only to moot his dontli. In going through tho nost tho hull might have caught around tho "chlppors" nuok, and thus oaosod tho bird to oholco to death. - Hlrvcsfcr (Alasf.J Spy. YUCATECAN ETIQUETTE. Aoine of the I'mnmrniliibln Trail of Our Hp iiiMi-Ainnririui Nil!ilir4. Yucatan gontlonion higher In the so- cialsca'othun.Iohn tho Hiptist aro loss extravagant in thoir expressions of gal lantry. In salutln'' lndios they fatill observe tho Spanish form a los pirs de uMed, "at your fe"?f," ts which figure of speech tho correct rosponso in lie to a usted la mint, "I kiss tho hand to you." In closing an ordinary letter of business or friendship ovory body in this part of tho world always ndds R. S. M., moaning bem sui manoi, "I kiss your hands." Tho Spanish-American, llko his Latin brot'ireu aorois the sea, talks quite in much with hands and oyes as wlt'.i hU tonguo, and shrugs his shoulders as frequently iua French man. One of the p "0111031 of tho many gestures in general uso hero is called tho hem snplado throwing kissos by gathering the fingers of tho right hand into a close group, touching the lip then throwing them out llko a fan, at the same tlmo blowing on tho hand as it outstretched toward tho person for whom tho demonstration Is intended, thus nigntfying that five kisses are given at onco. GjnMomon manifest thoir apprecia tion of fomalo bna-ity by gazing intently int'i the faces of tin ladies, whether in tin-street, in the church or at tin opera. This custom, which elsewhere would be resented as an impertinence is hero uo-.vitod. ut it is meant, maroly ns a flittering tribute to the fair one's charms. It dween acts of tho opera men rise to their feet, and with lov elod glasses, pay admiring homage It those dark-eyed senor'tas whoso beauty has attraeto.l them. Then the prottj language of the fan comes into play and tho well-ploased maldons carr.s away blissful memories of gallan knights and "oyes that spako again." In nsconding a stairway tho lad; tnkos tho gout Ionian's arm, as at th North; but In descending ho alway goes a stop or two ahead, holding he firmly by the hand, to avoid accidents, with as much solicitude as if sho wor- an invalid or a cripple. The mum careful attention Is offered to tho vorios' .stranger, as naturally, and with fai moro regularity and promptitudo than our own countrymen snow In rolm quishing a seat in a crowdod car to oik of tho woakor sex. On leaving tin houso after having made a friendly call tho salutation with the hand tho oft repeated bow and tho "a los pics di asfcf," aro continued just as long as ono is in sight, und instead of findin: any tiling tedious and woarisomo it tills long-drawn-out civility, ono feob as If ho had been transported back tc tho days of chivalry . Ono highly commeudablo trait of Yu- calecau character Is that they wil never say any thing disagreoablo tc you, either on thoir own account or ii repeating tho gossip to others. For in stance, in alluding to ono's ago, th greatest delicacy is always exorcised if ono is considerably advuncod ii years ho is spoken of as viejito "a lit tle old." A girl may remain unwoddod thirty yoars or more before sho is con sidered a soltcra, or, in plain English an old maid; mid after that uothin. more offensive is over said than tha she is "very fastidiosa," "very dillleu! to pioaso, and tney sometimos adi Unit sho is "good to dross tho saints, ' meaning that, having no family of he. own to make garmonts for, she nin; levoto her time to tho holy work o making vestments for tho sacred Im iges. Wmmo Jl. Ward, tn lroy (A Y.) Tiwe.f. OUR COAL PRODUCTION. n Inornutliii; Output Imllonttnl or. lli'lul I'l nuro. Tho following statistics of coal pro duction in tho United States aro fur nished from the department at Wash ington: The total production of all kinds ol oinmorclal coal In 1887 was te3,90.r, short tons (Increase over 183G, 16. iM.Ulu tons), valued at tho mines at tl7.V:iO,9)() finoroaso, $20,118,241) 1'hls may bo divided Into Pennsylvania anthracite, SO.SOlV-VWi short tons (in ro.iso, 2,809,780 short tons), or i("),27:i, 12 long tons (increase, 2,508,7:12 long ons), valued at ?79,!tG5,21l (Increase, I $7,807, 118) all other coals, including bituminous, brown coal, lignite, small lot of anthracite produced in Colorado mid Arkansas, and (i.OOO tons ol graphltlo coal mined in Rhode Island, amounting in the aggregate to 8t,4)9, 000 Hhort tons (increase, 18.47H.26G tons), valued ut $1)1,103,752 (increase, $18.011. 12!). Tho colliery consumption at the In dividual nilnos varies from nothing to 8 puy cent, of the total output of the mines, being greatest at special Ponn sylvanla anthraolto mluasund lowest at thoso bituminous mines where tho coal bod lies noarly horizontal and whore no steaui-powor or ventilating furnaces aroused. 1 ho averages for the dllTer ont States vary from 2 1-10 to 0 1-7 per rout. The total output of tho mines, in cluding colliery consumption, was: Pennsylvania anthracite, .17,578.747 long tons (increase over 1880, 2,725, 070 long tons), or 42,088,197 Hhort tons (increase, 3,052,7il short tons); all other coals, 87,8:17,1100 short tons (Increase, 14,129,403 tons), making tho total mines in oluslvo of output of till coals from tho United States, ex Black coal thrown on the dumps, 129,925,557 short tons (Increase, 17,1811,151 tons), valued as follows: Anthraolto, $81,552,181 (In- orenso, ?,4.n;),U0l); bituminous, $U7,. 9.W55G (Increase, $19,438,000); total value, $182,491,837 (Increase, $27,891, 601). Tho above figures Hhow a nota ble iuuroaso In 1887 over 1880 in the "tfffi'Oniilo output nnd vuluo of both anthraolto and bituminous coal. CVu' THE WORDS WE USE.J fntvrnotlni; .Studio on tlio Suhjuct Milito by u Knllublo Writer. At an educational meeting held in this State a fow years ago the conduct or, a noted professor, made the follow ing statement: "Tho best educated person in this room will not use moro than GOO or 700 words. Ho also. as signed a small number to persons of limited education, stating that an ig norant man would not uso moro than 200 or .'lO'J words. I had before seen statements of similar import in publi print, und to tost thoir correctness I bogau an investigation of tho matter. Tho subject was brought anew to my mind by observing an article in which Prof. Hincroft remarked: "It has been estimated that an English farm hand has a vocabulary limited to .SOD words An American workingman who road tho newspapers may command from UUtol,UUi words, five thousand is a largo numbar, ovon for un educated reader or speaker." This assertion is much noarer the truth than that of tho institute conductor mentioned. For tho bonolit of those who may bo inter osted, I oITor tho results of my study on tno suojoct. An intelligent person can ma'.co tho sumu oxuminution, and will arrivo ut substantially tho same results. 1 took Webster's high-school diction ury, edition lae, containing 131 page of vocabulary, and oxaminod oae' word in tho book. I ma.lo a note of those words which I suppojod I had used at some time either in speakin or writing. 1 counted the primitive words and thoso derivatives whoso meaning Is most at variance with tho primitive. Thus, I count, fright and fruit, but not frightJii, frightful fright fully nor fruitage, fruitoror, fruitful fruitfulness, fruition and fMit-troo. I omitted mo it of tho compound words especially when tho eoinponont parts directly indicated tho moaning, a milk-pail, mooting-houso, rag-man but counted thoso whoso significance was not directly indicated, as crowbar luicksand, tinfoil. As tho result of this examination, I had 7,928 words which, 1 think, I myself have used. Thoro wore 419 in A, 52S in R, 7Gl! in C. 455 in 1), 235 in E. 309 in F, 279 In G. 280 in II, 330 In I. 81 in J, 49 in t, 291) in h, 470 in M, 141 In N, 217 in O, 715 in P. 55 in Q, 397 in U, 954 in S, 451 in T, 47 in U, 14,8 in V.202 in W. 23 In X and Y and 10 in Z. Had I counted tho various dorivn- ives in common use, it is probable the mmbor would be nearly double. I o make a lurthor test of words at ny command, I spent about two hours in writing from memory words in A. I was able to note down 537 words that could uso if occasion roquirod. This s thirty-llvo per eont. more than 1 had ountod from tho dictionary. Should he sumo proportion hold good in all ho letters, it would follow that I , can ecull from memory 10,700 words, all of which aro familiar. 1 made another count and came to Mie conclusion that I could give a fair lefinition of at least 25,000 words in that book, and would understand thoir signification in a printed article or qiokon address. The above ostlmatos are based upon my own experience and knowledge be- kiuso it was convenient to niako tho jxporimont with myself. Every well- nformod man will bo as competent, or more so. wittier protessor montionod will have a more extended vocabulary than I have. 1 thou toolc at random, in tno sumo dictionary, a page in each lottor, and counted the words in very common uso. On twenty-four pages thoro wero 254 such words. This would give 3.300 words in uso by porsons of tho most ordinary intelligence. Nona of those lists include any proper namos. At the time of making this .stud', ono of my children was three yours and two months of ago. I noted down (and still liuro tho lists) 218 words used by hor in ono day. Thoy wore words that any intelligent child would uso, chiefly namos of household articles and com mon things, with tho most ordinary verbs and purtoiplos. 1 did not hear all sho said during tho day, nor do 1 think she tisod all tho words sho know. I otImated her vocabulary at 400 words, and she did not know onough to curry ou any oxeopt childish con versation. From all of tho foregoing observa tions I drow tho following conclusions: Every well read mnn of fuir ability will bo able to dotlno or understand 20,000 or 25,000 primitives and princi pal derivative words. Tho same man in his conversation and writings will uso not less than G.000 or 7,0 JO words. If ho bo a liter ary man he will command 2,009 or 3,000 111010. Common pooplo uso from 2,000 to 4,000 words, according to thoir genoral intfllllgeiico and conversational power. An "lllitorato man" (ono who 'can not road) will uso from 1,500 to 2,500 words. A person who has not at command nt least 1,0iK) words is un ignoramus and will find dlllleulty in expressing his thoughts, if, Indoed, ho have any to oxpress. tieorgc Fleming, in Litera tttrc. m Young woman (to doalor) "1 want to buy a cano for a young gentle man, but I hardly know what kind of a head to se'oot." Dealer "Yos, miss; what size hut doos ho wear?" Young woman "Churllo or tho young gen tleman wears a number flvo, I think." Doalor -"Thon you had hotter soleot one without any varnish on It." X, V, Sun. Tho Prince of Wales has seventeen brothers-in-law, slxtoen unulos, fifty sovon cousins, uud llfty-olght uophowi and ulucos. NEGRO BURIAL GROUNDS. flow Houtlicrn Tlarklrg Decoruto th (Iril . of I.ont friends. One of the strangest sights to bo peon in tho Soutli is the negro burial ground In Wilmington, N. C. It is not very lar removed in location from the cemetery in which the blue blood of Southern chivalry lies entombed, but it Is very far removed in its surroundings and con ditions. There is nothing unusual to bo seen In tho portion owned by tho well-to-do colored people. Hut in tho part .where tho common people are buried, what may be called the Potter's Field, thoro is much cause for wonder ment. As the graves there cost noth ing tho most is made of the ground, not a sparo inch being allowed between tho mounds. Hero tho old and the young are huddled together, nnd the wholo plot Is covered witli decorations. No grave appears to be too humble or too small to remain undocorated. It is tho quality of tho decorations that oxcites tho wonderment of tho be holder. These embrace every descrip tion of crockery known. One little mound is covored with cups und sau cers. Near by is one on which plates and sugar bowls aro most prominent. Conspicuous on nnother is a hugo pair of undirons. Hroken pictures are scat tered on all tholhounds. An old man's gravo is ornimonted with a hugo soup tureen and a washbowl, with a full sot of knives and forks. Ono long gravo has had at its head a slab rocordiugtho age of the old man underneath utiiinoty vears. Somebody has remombored tho veteran with the bust of a huge doll planted in tho middle of tho mound whilo a toy wire cradle lies ut tho head of tho grave. Ono mound hns n lino of korosono lamps, with shades and chimnoys com ploto, and two havo wicks and oil in thorn. Indeed, lumps are quite com mon, boing scattered over tho entire enclosure. Uutchots, hummers, tongs kottles und pots aro prominent orna monts. On tho foot of the headstone retired to tho momory of a Haptist minister rosts u mustacho drinking cup, whiloone lamp stands, sontluol- liko, at tho foot of tho gravo. But tho most curious urtlcles to bo seen aro tho bottles of modicino that uppoar occasionally. Thoy uro marked with the name of the physician and Uio druggist. These contain tho medicines which tho deceased was using in the fatal illness. Thoso gifts are doubtless soloctod from a very scanty store. Tho Southern negro is very affectionato, but has very littlo to sparo for decorating tho graves of lost ones. So any thing there is in tho house or hut is borno to tho bury ing ground and plucod on the gravo as a token ol loving romombnwico. Somo of tho huts contain no articles at all ex cept a fow chairs, a tnblo, a pot and crano and a pair of andiron's. Ar. 1 Weekly Pre.u. HUNTING WITH FALCONS. How Arnl) Sportsmen OiipturrU o Ilurc In the African Denrt. In our second day's journey wo mot our two falconers, who hod boon sent on In advnuce to find und murk tho game. Now for a hunt with tho falcons! Ah, royal sport of kings, nothing can compuro witti it! in Iront, scanning ovory bush-side, tho falconers, each with one bird on his gauntleted loft hand, and nuothor perched on his tur ban. Roth hawks are hoodod and jossed exactly as in tho old knightly days. Wo mako up a party of eight or ton cavaliers, while tho rear is brought ip by two or throe servants armed with guns lor (iofonso as wall as olienso against tho eagles, who somotimes pounco on tho falcons. Suddonly risos tho cry "Wall!" from ono of tho falcon ers, as a nure darts lrom its iorm. up soars ono falcon unhooded, whilo tho other is drawn from its uncertain porch on tho head of tho Arab to join tho others. Wo roin in our impatient horses, that bound and snort to join tho chase, for it is iniporativo to keop bohind tho falconers, so us not to inter fere with tho birds that aro now dash ing at tho head of tho huro, which doubles, and marvolously, considering its headlong flight, ovudes tho beaks of its enemies. The chase is now at its hoight; the sunlight plays on the rich drossos, tho bright arms, the glossy coats of tho superb horses, whoso elas ticity of movement and uristoerutic gait imprint on my mind a scene unrivaled. Onward hurries tho huro us she bruvoly runs for hor life, in and out of tho high hillocks of sand tuftod with brush, which our horses take, ono uftor tho other, without a stumble. -Urged on by tho crlos of tho falconor, a hawk fiorcoly Bwoops down again. Ah, sho is touchod by tho romorsoloss beak, und rolls ovor and ovor, showing hor whito furrod bolly! 'Tis nothing; sho regains hor footing and darts onward onco moro. gladly givo roin to my Arab, tho mo mentary chock having brought him on his haunches, us with arched nock nnd starting veins no crunches the bit with ago. I find tho boat now terrific; tho huro Is still truvollng with seomingly ndimiiiished speed. 1 ho two falcons now swoop from opposlto directions; thoy meet almost abovo tho head of tho huro; ono falls with a broken nock, nmld fronzled cries from tho falconor. In a moment a fresh bird is unhooded and cost otT, and at tho first dash at tho now oxhiiustod huro rolls her ovor dead. I dismounted with tho rest, mon and boasts sweltering and foaming; tho falconors rohoodod thoir hawks, which had settled on tho carcass, and made preparations to food J.hom with tho en trails mixed with tufts of hair, which was said to assist digestion. E, P. Sanguincid, in Harper's Magazine. An English naval ofllcor ostlmatci that thoro aro $200,000,000 in cold nr.d silver under tho sea which could be rcachod by good luck. ON THC PLANTATION. rt I'tra-mut LmuNcnpn .-(kotch in thn Ilanha orthci .MI4Ulppl. The autumn was struggling for recog nition and was making an impression upon all but the midday hours. In tho morning tho air eamo cold and crisp, full of incentives to work, in tho even ing the soft languor and droumy inort ness of summer hud been driven uwuy by ti wide uwuko activity, with good reso lutions und plans of future energy to be discussed insido closed doors nnd windows into lato hours of the nlgliL Tho roeii In the garden bloomed palo and listless alter their exhausting sum mer season, shivering perfumelessly In the practical October breezes. Tho trees were in tho full glory of their rich green foliage. The cano in tho Holds stood in thick, solid maturity, with long, groon, pendant loavos curl ing over and ovor in bewildoring luxuriance. The sunset clouds, burst ing with light and color, gildod tho tops of tho boundary woods and il lumined like a halo tho features of plantation life. Tho Mississippi rivor, reflecting and rivaling the sky above, rolled, an irredescent current, between lis yellow mud banks, cut into grotesquo silhouettes by crevasses und steam- ut landings us it dimpled in eddies over shallows, boiled und swirled a uohow whirlpools over depths, , or rushed with inflexible, relentless rapidity, following the channel in Its '-il r course from point to point. Tho day's work had como to un ond. i lie plantation bell rang out Its dis missal und bonodietion, Tho black smith laid down tho half-sharponod cano knife und begun covering up tha fire. From mysterious openings on all sides of tho sugar house workmon issued with tools in thoir hands. Tho stable doors wore thrown open, und the hostlers, old crookod-loggod nogroos hurried about with food for tho mulos. Tho cowstinklod their impatient bolls outside tho milking lot, whilo tho fran tic calves boundod and bleatod insido. Along the smooth, yellow road through the Held oumo tho "gang" with thoir mules and wagons, plows und hoes. In advance walked the women, swaying themselves from side to sido with Vi-mtMistlo abandon, lighting thoir rude pipes, hailing tho truoo to toil ..t.i loau volubility. The man followod, aggressively masculino, heavy limbad, slow of movement on their hampered, shod feet; wearing their clothes llko harness; with unhandsome, chaotic -i j'Mill ovijs and concoalod nuturoa. They watchod the women with jealous interest, excluding them from thoir hilarity and responding grudgingly -depreciatingly to their fiv.nk ovor turos. Tho water carriers, half grown joys and girls, idlod at a distance, VvHn"'"" Onir ivnotv puils on thoir bare hoads quick and light on thoir w'Oi, ;,.uiiii, uurt, intuitive, oxubor unt with life und spirits, thoy wora h'n" hi t.h" thoughtless, unconscious onjoymont of tho short moment that yet separated them from thoir hot, dull. i.i v iii'vous m iturity. Tho an ticipations of cheer and rest, tho subtle satisfaction of houostly tirod bodios; tho llattoring oominandatioas of thoir own skill from th linjlv oultivatod stand of c ino on each sido of them; tfia past expiations ofplo.vinj, dltohlng, weeding, booing; Uio fro-szing rains; .h.i scorching suns; but, abovo all, the approach of tho grinding fo:ison. tho r.mlaison with its frolics, oxeitomonts and good pay, all tended to olato their spirits, and thoir voices, in joke, song, laugh and retort, sped down tho road before them to the quarters and evoked responsive barks and shouts from tho dogs und children thoro. Qraa King, in Monsieur Motte. GIRLS' SCHOOL DRESS. Mmi of t In. I'olnts That Can I!o llrprivd In Tutor of l'liilii Codtumt". No doubt tho faculty and trustees of any girls' school would do service to univorsal womankind by insisting upon a plain, sonsiblo costume to bo worn by all pupils during the school years. Many points can bo urged in favor; re gard for physiological needs of devel oping girls, tho freedom of tho cos tume, tho sisterhood, which would at ouco put all young Indies, rich and poor aliko, on tho footing of equality in dress during tho yoars thoy aro in timately associated beneath tho sumo roof und In tho sumo work, onding foolish and oftentimes bittor rivalry between those who can, and thoso who can not, atlord to dross richly; and. perhaps, no less Important point thou the others, reserve tho pleusuros of beautiful costuming for tho entrance upon social life, which is really tho beginning of tho nocosslty for indi viduality in dress. Whilo girls aro in tho school-room their minds should be occupied with ita work and tho simplo, healthful ploa.v uros incidental to harmonious develop ment of tho bodily and montal powers which nro to mako tho grand women later, and a simplo costumo, varlod in color to savo monotony, would conduce greatly to tho benetit of a school or college course. Make this regulation dress pretty and attractive, light in weight, refined and graceful, always bearing in mind the freedom for devel opment of good, sound limbs and mus cles; but keop rich fabrics and One jewels for tho soclnl debut. Keep tho girls young, and with somo- thing always in anticipation, for noth ing Is more disgusting and dishoarton tug to thoughtful pooplo than the Maw miss of slxtoen, who knows ovory thing and doosn't seo much In life anyhow, vIhiiic Janness Miller, in Dress. -KosUuirunt guest "Whow! Tho cook must havo dropped her vlnnlgrot Into tho short-cjiko." Walter "1 guoss you've struck a strawberry, sab." Vuwia WvrUL