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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1888)
SHt--i..N.iiNG IN SLAVERY. TIow nn Intelligent Colored Man Acquired HI Trade. Somo few weeks ugo, while visiting the Quaker City, I hud occasion to puss down Locust street, and on nenring Eleventh Htrcot my cyo was nttrnctcd to the following sign over a small cob bler's shop: : James Moniiok iMirnrox Uhai. Looan, ; j PRACTICAL HOOT AND SllOK.-M AKF.U. ; Having a few moments' spare- tlmo, idle curiosity tempted mo to see the man with such a name, form his nc quaintnncu and obtain his history. On entering the shop what was my sur prise to find the only occupant a negro. Upon inquiry from him, ho said that the tianio I had seen outside was his.. After u littlo chat, during which I told himT was a shoe-maker myself,1 ho con sontcd to relate to mo his history. He was born in Avlngton, Vn., on James Monroo's plantation, and lived thuro until tho ago of twelve years. Then his master dying, ho cnino into a new owner's hands, Charles Preston, of. Buchanan, Vn. Mr. IVostou, not . believing in idleness, put him in u blacksmith shop to learn tho trade. l!ut not liking it. ho wont to his now master and told him ho wanted to be a shoe-maker, but'Mr. l'rcston was firm, and snid: "No; you stay at what I put you." Somo little time passed when one afternoon he caught Ills foot on a ur.il and toro half tho solo oil. This again put him to thinking of shoo milking, so in his leisure moments ho contrived to got an old shoe, cut off tho sole, mndo tomo pegs and patched up his torn shoe. Succeeding in this beyond his expectations, ho determined, on his first opportunity, to malco a pair of shoes. So collecting all tho old boots ho could, ho hid them away until ho could make the tools to work with, and littlo by littlo ho selected the ma terial to go ahead with, shaping his own last out of a pleco of poplar tree, and the pegs out of dogwood. Then ho went to work with a will and made u pair of low shoos, put them on and woro them around among tho other slaves, tolling thorn he had made them, Not long after this 0110 of tho slaves wanted n now pair of shoos, and on tolling tho overseer so, tho latter said James Logan could make shoes. Mr. lYoston, upon loing told this, said: "Send Logan to me." When Logan appeared boforo his master, tho latter said: "Logan, If you can malco shoos, go to tHo village shoo-inukor and get what ever you want In tools, leather, etc., and I will glvo you n shop, and horo uftor you are to malco all the planta tion shoes." So at lust ho won his point, and was installed as a shoe-maker, and staid with Master Logan until sold to a now muster, Charles T. ileal, who bought tho plantation from Mr. J 'rest on. Ho staid with Mr. Ileal until set free, and then camo to Philadelphia, whore l.o lias boon in his littlo shop on Locust street for tho last twonty-two years. Ho is jiow olghty-throo years of ago, and can malco as good a shoo as any 0110 at tho present t lino. Tho wonder ful numo ho boars w . taken from his different musters w 'ion a slave, a cus tom among tho slaves in those days. Mootx and Shoes, A ,t .1ANSPLANTED EYE. l)CH('rlitliiii of llu Hrt Opcratlo;i of Its Kind Hvor Perfurinr I In Amcilcn. A most dollcato mid remarkable sur gical operation was recently por formed in Philadelphia, which con sisted of transplanting part of u rab bit's oyo into that of a human being. Tho patient was a girl whoso eye was so inllnmed as to bo almost useless or vision, and tins operation was in re lievo tho obscurity of sight. Without technically describing tho operation, it may ho simply said to -bo tho en grafting of a plooo of tho cornea of tho oyo; and a rabbit's oyo was selected because of its similarity to tho' human oyo, and because, being a distinctively herbaceous animal, Its blood is less liable to contaminating iutlueuce than that of animals who live on animal food wholly or In part. Tho patient and tho rabbit were both plnccd under the iutluenco of tho hu-nl niuosthotto, cocaine, and a very dollcato instru ment, manufactured for tho purpose, was used. This was invented by Prof. Gipplo, of (ilessen, Germany, and, by menus of clock-work attachment, not only bores Into tho cornea of tho oyo, but also registers tho exact depth of tho puncture. By this moans, a very small' portloni of tho cornea from a point directly in front of tho pupil was tnlceu from tho rabbit's oyo, and a piece corresponding In she and posi tion from tho atlllcted oyo of tho hu man patient, and tho piece of rabbit's eye substitute. Tills is tho third oporatlou of Its kind, and the llrnt performed in this country; but no doubts of its satisfactory insults are entertained by expert ophthalmic sur geons, since tho previous operations were, successful boyond expectation. Demorest'g Monthly. A number of society girls in Mobile rooontly organUod themselves into a indistrol troupe, blacked their faces, donned Iho professional wigs uud gave it iKirfornmnuo for tho bonulU of a hi'llnblo society. .A fiioUi Which iiionmiryd u n luulio Im ImiiJJUi. Ilftuuil limit' l "litHim rvi4C4Hinl wultfHml lm mmiimU wm uikn Uw Him I""! ' 'I'0 Wltlilu wwM rim lu UIUhu Uo nut . A MIGRATORY WIDOW. Memories or Married Mf Itlntol by ft .MatrtiiifintiillVlnclliirit Woman. A weathcr-boaton woman, of melan choly and -discouraged meln, eat in front of a drummer on a railroad train. She, was clad in rusty mourning, and her nppearanco Indicated that her loss was recent. When near Chicago sho turned to tho drummor nnd said: "What place wo coining to next?" "Chicago, madam." "Lemmo seo; that's In Illinoy, ain't it?" "Yes certainly." "I'd ort to know, but I'd forgot I ben in Illinoy. I burled my first husband thero 'bout twenty years ago." "Indeed?" "Yes, nnd from Illinoy I wont to Ioway. I buried my second man out in Ioway, and I uln't been thero since. That was eighteen years ago. Wont down to South Carllny from Ioway." "Oh! did you? I've been there." "You hev? Ever been to a place called Muck Snake Fork's? No? Well, lien Dodson lays thero." "Who was Mr. Dodon?" "My third man, and a right smart lellow he was. lie had a cousin named Hi Dnggot. Ever run across Hi?" "I think not." "You'd know it if you hud. Every body liked Hi. Him and mo was mar ried in (Jeorgy, and ho is buried nine miles from Atlanty." Oh! indeed! And do you llvo In Goorg-ia now?" "Land no! Ain't sot foot thero for more'n a dozen years. I wont from Goorgy away up to Minnesoty, and I mot Tom IUxou up there." "Tom Illxon?" "Yes; him and mo lived most a year thero after we was married; then a blamed old whilo mulo wo had kicked Tom so fatally that I buried him ono cold day under tho snow up near St. Paul and sold off nnd went out to Kan sas, near Atchison, and tuk up a quar ter section o' land jlnln' a real smart man's, named 1)111." "And you" "Yes, I married Dill, and ho took chills and fovor 'foro thrco months and left mo a widdor 'foro tho year was out. I toll you Pvo had mighty bad luck." "I should think so." "Thai's what I have. Thero was lien Harbor; after mo and him was married out in Cnliforny wo got ulong splendid, and was making money fast, when, all of a suddont, lion goes head first down a 000-foot shaft, and, of course, 1 was a widdor 'fore tho poor mini over struck bottom." "Then you loft California?" "Yes; I stayed there eight or nine mouths, and then Hob ho wanted to " "Hob who?" "Oh! Hob White! Ho was Hon's partner, and ho never glvo mo no peace till 1 married him. He Is buried in tho Mack Hills." "Great Casor!" cried tho drummor, "do you make a business of going around the country burying husbands?" Tho "widdor" put her handkerchief to her eyes, nnd said In keen rebuke: "That's a party way to talk to a poor lono widdor, that's got her hus band's cawpsa in tho bnggago-onr ahead, a-takln' him out to Dalcoty to lny him asldo of his other kin folks. You'd ort to be 'shamed to bo so on feelin'!" Jmhje. A WONDERFUL MULE. Tlionli Mude of llnis. II It Supposed to t.'nrn livery DNi'iue. A friend, recently returned from Po kln, tolls us that ho saw a method of euro which may bo now to somo of our renders. In uetoinplo outside ono of tho city gates Is to bo found a brass in'ulo of life size supposed to have wonderful healing properties. Patients suffering from every Imaginable dis ease seek this temple to obtain a cure. The method pursued is as follows: Supposing you sulTer from sciatica, you go with all speed to this famous temple, and having discovered tho par ticular part of the brass mule corre sponding to tho painful region of your own body, you first rub tho animal a iifliiin nimihni' of times, ami thou with 4ho sumo hand shampoo your own 'lis- nbled member, nnd then well, then tho pain goes. The special feature of this method of euro Ls Its delightful simplicity. Is your tooth aching? just scrub tho mule's tooth and after ward your own, and voilai the euro Is complete. Huvo you nu ulcer of the cornea? pass tho tips of your lingers to and fro over the particular eyeball of the mule, and then, with well-regulated pressure, rub repeatedly the alllleted eye. lint wo are forgetting; tlio liHito has unhappily lost his sight during tho many years ho has boon engaged in his benevolent work tho eyeballs, wo are told, having been gradually worn away as the result of constant friction, until now you have only tho empty or bits to operate upon. Yot don't bo dis tressed, dear reader, tho success Is guaranteed to be us real as It was for merly. Is tho cure always certalnP some would-be applicant may inquire. ell, the temple Is covered with laud atory tablets In honor of the hiulo. Isn't tliU testimony enough? nnd If you want more the animal Is patched lu all directions with fresh pieces of brass, put on to cover holes produced by the constant friction of eager pa tients; and a new perfectly whole mule tnuds ready at hand, awaiting the iluy when his old colleague, having fallen to picric, shall give lilhi mi opportunity of lllumUo heiittllltliig poMwHly. - Vhtnn Multml Mtnianary Jvuriwt, A limn In I'lorlilu hu trnlHwl hU dull tn lUh fur hiii) 'flmv u tutu Uiu ltUr UlN lwl pull ht u,il itfhuru, CHILD CRIMINALS. Tlio Mint Dnntternu J'rntluct of n Wrong IMtlcntlnnnl S jut em. An unusual number of 'raes have recently been committed by persons so young that thoy may properly bo called children, and nearly all of these crimes have boon of the most holnous char acter. A boy of fourteen caused n million-dollar firo. A boy of ton de liberately committed sulcldo to escape pnnlshmcnt-for truancy. A girl of fif teen administered poison to horfathr, mother, brothers and sisters. A boy of twelve tried to wreck a train. Of course it would bo improper to general ize from theso and similar cases, and absurd to Infer from them tho oxlst onco of any provnlont tendency, but It Is certainly worth whilo to inquiro whether cases of tho kind aro prevent able, or whothor thoy aro duo to somo inborn bias too stubborn to be removed by education. 'J'ako tho caso of tho ten-year-old boy who poisoned liimsolf. Is It probable that a child of that ago would commit suicido if ho had any ideas about tho value and the purpose of life? This poor boy, evi dently, did not understand what ho was doing, but thought, in a confused way, that ho wou'd cfcapo punishment at tho hands of his father. It is not credible that the little girl who tried to poison all hor family had any clear notion of what sho was doing. Possibly sho had been scolded for something, and felt ungry with all about her, but it is hard iy conceivablo that she realized tho im plications of what sho did when sho put poison lu the colTo. In these days, when so many peoplo think it a proof Of advanced views to iudulgo thoir children from Infancy, and re frain from teaching and disciplining them for fear of injuring thoir spirit md crushing their indejiondonco, children of naturally strong passions aro often soriously Injured. By tto pilring tho habit of indulgence their egoism Is dangeiously developed. By boing treated on terms of equality with thoir parents thoy lose all rovor anco and subordination, and It very easily happens in such cases that op portunity or passion will lead them into absolute crime. Wo know what happens when an attempt is mado to ..rent savages as though thoy were .ivilized. Thoy abuse their privi leges, behave childishly or lawlessly, nd generally come to grief boforo long. Savages aro but larger children, and 3hlldron smaller savages. Thoy must bo taught how to cfuduct thorn selves. Thoy do not bring that knowl Jilgo Into tho world with thorn. It Joes not belong in tho category of In nate ideas. An untaught child is :upablo of doing almost any thing, such children have been known to mlnilo a hanging, and iictually to kill one of their niunbor in doing it. Tho Imitative faculty is strong In them, iiid, therefore, thoy can easily be trained rightly, if thero is any ono to tlo the work. When thoy develop dan gerous and ovil tendencies, tho first piostion which ought to bo asked Is: What has thoir education been? If nobody has taught them to distinguish between right nnd wrong, to hold ifuard over their passions, to bo un selfish, to bo considerate of others, to do as they would bo done by, how can idclety blame them for getting into mischief? In such ease thoy are clear ly Irresponsible; but can the same bo mid of their natural guaradlans of those whoso duty it is to put and keep thom In tho right path, yot who hayo neglected that duty, no matter whothor through false philosophy or through Indolence and Indifl'orouco? X. 1'. Tribune. CALCUTTA'S JACKALS. II icy I'lll n Special l'liico lu the. Sanitary Kcnntmiy of tlio City of I'itlariw. Kind friends had warned us, Mr. Bamford writes lu "Turbans nnd rails," ore wo retired to sleep tho first night In Calcutta not to suppose that there was any tiling tho mutter If wo should hear tho cry of the jackals. But for that warning I do not know what our feelings would huvo been when, awakened from our slop by thorn, wo heard a pack pass close to the house, It seemed to us as though tho conscience of the whole city had unbarred tho portals of hell and put a trumpet lu tho hand of every liberated lleiid. I hud presumptuously Imagined that familiarity with tho concerts of Loudon cats would enable me to sleep through tho jackals efforts. But, though tho cat has undeniable power, ho can never hopo to reach the top notes of tho jack al. This latter, Indeed, lacks tho con versational variety of tho more do mestic animal. Ho confines himself mainly to one tune, which begins in a soml-upologotio low note, then ascends a little, still with a suspicion of apolo gy and explanation that ho did not mean to make quite so much noise but could not help It; and then the tlood gated are open, uud, seeming to say that he does not enre, ho yells with ecstatic abandon. Terrible as a "wandering voice" of tho night, the jackal -appears a poor creature should ho be come upon lu his own proper person by day. l'ruo, his teeth aro to be respected, but that Is because, like nil carrion feed ers, his bite is more or less poisonous. Ho is himself a sneaking coward, use ful, however, beyond description. No ytom of drainage will enable Cal cutta to dUpuiiM) with It natural scav engers, and of these Iho jackal U iiinoiig Iho most onluUmt, Piwilng Into dark ctirner, nnd with a noo kouii to snout mil what Im ocmpd jv on Bin urnw'tf hrltfhl oyu, g u lliut ktioinn tu inlsn. lie lllU u poolwl plum In tlio Ktntlury viMMMiuy of lliu till) of )iutavwi LIFE IN MANILLA. Tlotr tlio Day I'ne In tlio Capital of tin IMillIlpplne Inland. Frfthtibly tho most novel feuturo oi tho early morning scones on tho streets nro tho groups, pairs and single natives coming to mnrkot with thoir loads ol vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs, etc. Thoy huvo no horses or carts, but carry very heavy loads on their shoulders by means of a strip of bamboo, at each end of which, susponded by thin ropu of bamboo flbor, la qulto a largo basket or woven bamboo tray filled with prod uce. Ono of those baskets carried in tho arms would bo a load for a very strongman, yet ono of those Indians, by moans of tho clastic strip of bamboo, will carry two and trot along at a brisk rate. At each stop tho bamboo springs up and down, assisting the bearer qulto materially by rellovlng him of half tho weight for an Instant. A group of this sort is qulto pictur esque, tho gayly-colored drosses of tho women, their black, glossy hair stream ing down thoir backs and being tossed upon tho fragrant and cool early morn ing breozo; the colored shirts of tho men, thrown opeu In front, showing their mahogany colored breasts almost to tho waist, tho rythmylcal' motion of thoir forms blending with tho rich beauty of tho tropical landscapo out side tho city. When tho sun Is up thero como; forth on tho streets a myriad of ped dlers of all sorts, from tho Chinaman with a wholo dry golds sto'ro daugling at either oud of a bamboo polo to tho scantily-dressed native woman with a broad bamboo tray on her head filled with "gobs" of rice paste, cocoanut and sugar, which shtj sells for "doa cuatros," or ono coppor per "gob." Then thoro aro womon with huge trays of luscious mangoes, tho most delicious fruit in tho wqrld, and found in per fection only in tho Fhilllpines; womon and boys with groat baskets of boiled and roasted green corn, who soli four oars for a copper; women with cocoa nut sholls filled with rare guava jolly, soiling four full sholls for twenty cents; peddiors of all sorts of sweots in which rico is ono of tlio chief component parts; peddlers of every conceivable thing used in housekeeping, and moro beggars than you con lount. Vpsp" tho snn bogins to near tho mer..an tho roar and bustle of traffic dies away, and by noon tho streets are almost deserted, tho heat driving almost oviiry ono under cover. A Sabbath day quiet rolgiu until about four o'clock, whoa tho vehicles begin to roll again, the peddlers awaken from thoir midday siestas, and tho beggars uncover their deformities and emerge Into tho open streets to frighten timid women and child ron and plead pite ously with tho pedestrians, who usu ally glvo them a coppor or two to in duce thorn to got out of sight. Tho boggars aro a choice lot, and present somo of tho most sickoning malforma tions that you can imagine. By six o'clock tho streets aro filled with carriages of all sorts, tho horses racing along at full speed, and as thoy aro largely occuplod by ladles dressed in bright colors and with nothing on their heads but a bit of ribbon or laco, tho scono Is qulto attractive. Every body's objective point at this hour of tho day is La Lunotta. a largo, well kept pltiza on tho shoro of the buy, where a military band of sixty or seventy-live pieces discourse music that would not bo discreditable to Gll more. Hero many of tho visitors leave their carriages and promenade ftp and down tlio smoothly graveled space about tho music stand, but tho majority remain seated and drive around the vast driveway with tho im mense cavalcitdo. Iloro all tho fashion, youth and bounty of the city assemble almost nightly, Inhale tho bracing sea breeze and chat with their frionds. At eight o'clock tho music ceases and tho hundreds of carriages whirl' their occupants over the smooth roads to dinner. Everybody dines at eight o'clock, and from nine o'clock to twelve o'clock make or receive calls. At midnight tho city is us quiet as a gravoyardi Cur. SI. Lqute Republican. - - - m i WHITE SUMMER GOWNS. l)ri'Me Tlmt Are Lovelier Tlinii Itj;al Velwt or Ma ely limeade. The linen laces remain popular for trimming underwear because of thoir durability and genuino quality. Flno Humburgs on India lawn uud French nainsook may bo bought In patterns which match In various widths, and aro exceedingly convenient for trim ming muslin gowns for coininoncomi'ijt days or for summer afternoon wear. A dress of sheer white muslin has boon too often extolled by poets and novel ists to receive now praises. It still re mains the loveliest dress of a lovely woman, far more beautiful than regal velvet or stately brocade. It Is a mis take for our girls over to adopt white silk surah or sheer white woolons In place of tho old-timo muslin. Tho plain, Dlivctolro styles, full, plain skirts, slightly draped at the back or left to hang In full, plain breadths and short, round waists, shirred full In front, with a tendoney to full sleeves, ure the features of the white afternoon gowns this season. Girdles or rlblon coming from tho under arm seams of tho waist in cream white, pale blue, primrose yellow or soino llower-llke tint of color, are frequently a feature of these gowns. A groat many dresses have boon mndo up this season with pyramids of pleating in front, panels of embroidery at the side ami full, htmlghl breadths at tho back, tluu ox eluding nil dnipury. Millions of gro. grain In No. 'J uud No. Id width, with u plain, satin edge, are proferrud for gitnilliirtt to wUo drNMM over tiny ribbon with fimUr tdg or a ribbon of inoliii, wkuwpi in H)t narrow width ill Whiull lliutlt U Its. hrttlH I'lllUiHU uio fur VbU purjionv. -tvv)i iiuci. CONCERNING HEADACHE. rive StiBsentlon of Intercut to.TluueAr lllctcd With the Aliment. A teacher in Tonnessco, who has long suffered from headache, and has tried physicians nnd remedies with only temporary relief, nsks our advico as to diet nnd manner of living. He has a good appotito and is otherwise apparently woll. Wo may promlso that a hcadacho may bo duo to ono of many causes, or to soveral causes acting together. A romedy suited to ono caso may be harmful in another. Nor can any case be cured without tho removal of the cause. Without some knowledge of the habits, tho temperament, tho phys ical tendencies and tho general sur roundings of a sufferer, it is impossi ble to mark out any scheme of diet ndapted to a particular case. But any one who is nn intelligent obsorver of himself, and is possessed of a strong will, can, probably, treat hinisolf as successfully as any ordinary physician can treat him. Wo will address our correspondent directly, but tho advice,' with tho necessary modifications, will do for others: L You aro awaro that vigorous out door exercise is essential to sound hcr.lth in all persons, and especially so in tho caso of a brain-worker, under tho "peculiar strain of a school-room. You need at the minimum, two hours a day of such exorcise. Perhaps with your Southern habits and conveniences, horse-back riding might profitably interchange with rapid, cheery walk ing. 1?. You aro equally awaro that at least eight hours of solid sleop aro still moro essential sleep in a well ventilated, sun-disinfected room. 3. You may not bo aware, but it is true, that " biliousness " and indiges tion aro generally duo far more to over-eating or under-eating than to the kinds" of food eaten. Seo If you can traco a connection between tho quality of your food and your distress ing symptoms. Lessen it below tho average of tho past, and note whether tho tendency to headache lessens with it. If it docs, you aro on tho right track. If not. try tho ell'ect of moro frequent and abundant meals. 1. Constipation fills tho blood with poisons that alTect tho bruin. Lot this be remedied, if possible by your food. Abjuro whito bread, and uso bread tnado from " entiro wheat Hour," or mush from oat-meal or "wheat- gcnn mcal," with a free addition of fruit. fi. Notice whether any particular article of food positively disagrees with you in itself, in tho modo of cooking it, or in tho quantity eaten nnd govern yourself accordingly. Make trial of theso suggestions for thrco months and note the result. Youth's Co))ip(inioi9 m COARSE POTTERY. Ilmv CrocliH, Jiirk and Similar Articled Are Millie. Tho base of materials for all kinds of pottery is clay, and tho quality of tho product depends mainly on tho kind of clay used and tlio ingredients with which it is mixed. Bricks are made of common blue, brown or red clay, mixed with varying proportions of sand. Drain tile Is mado of common plastic clay, tho pipes boing molded by pressing tho material between a solid cylindrical cone, and a hollow external cylinder. In making earthen crocks or jars tho clay is first moistened into a plastic muss which can bo molded by tho hand, and then Is worked up in what is called a pug mill. A vortical shaft armed with knives placed with tho planes of thoir blades in a spiral direction, is mado to revolve within ii slant cylinder having a funnel shaped top. There aro knives also on the outside of tho cylinder, and by the action of both sots tho moistened clay is worked into a smooth mass, and pushed down to tho bottoiVand through a rectangular orifice on tho side of tho cylinder. It is then cut into slices, tho workmen removing as ho does so all stones and other solid substances. It is thou ready for tho lathe or "ptor's whoel." This is ono of the most ancient machines' known, having been used in Egypt probably six thousand years ago. It is simply a lutho turned by the motion of a wheel. The clay is plQbed on tho lathe and Its rapid revolving movement aids the worker In shaping it to Its right form. Thus, tho workman throws n small quantity of plastic clay with a smart blow upon tho head of tho lathe, and then with his hands which ho keeps moist by dipping them Into a bowl of wator conveniently near, ho presses tho mass into a conical shapo. Then tlnttonlng the top, ho gradually works his hand Into the Insldo of tho mass, and mennwhllo keeping his other hand on tho outside, ho works it into tho form of u jar or crock, and by means of somo simplo tools-of wood or leather, tho shape Is rendered perfect. It is then ready tp bo fired, then glazed, then tired again. Chicago litter Ocean. Somo wugs wdro walking around tin agricultural implement store, uud they chanced to see In tho rear a drowsed hog hanging by a hook In tho wall. "What sort of an agricultural implement do you mill that?" they asked. "That is a patent .combined root.grubbor, corn.shollor.upplo grind or, gato-IIfter, double action, back spring sod-plow; but 1 guos you won't want one. for It lake a Hilgltty inui l mini to iiiuiuitftt Il"-IW I'upnU. Whtmt brnu. Mug light, itppHr unity ban but lUUw rHlM. ywt n tun of It iMlulH forty i) iHMtHd uf U gN, hihI uvar Uli puuiuU uf i!iu phrl ualil, with wWb'w piupurUnu ul DRIVING THE COWS. Adrnntnsefi Derivable Trout Training Heifers to Drive M'ko Oxen. It frequently occurs that cows havo to bo driven twico dally between sta bles and distant pastures, passing -through villages or at least past orna mental grounds, whero shrubs and flowers in beds and bordors are moro or loss exposed. All through tho sea son, and especially when tho animals are first turned out In tho spring, thero is constant delay and annoyance by nnimals lingering along tho road side, Insisting upon occupying tho sidewalk and turning into private grounds, through open gates, to tempting pieces of Inwn. It is much bettor for milch cows to move quietly nnd steadily along from stable to pasture.and vice versa.than to go by "fits und starts." halting to graze and then hurrying or hurried to over take their mates, or straying so as to necessitate driving back to tho right route. In a hill town in Western Massa chusetts I know tin instance in which nil this trouble was obviated by train ing heifers and cows to drive like oxen. The farmer In question lived near ono end of ii farm village street and hud to take his cows to pasture boyond tho other end of tho village. So ho began to train his animals while young.hand ling calves and yearling heifers as ho would young steers. Getting calves ac customed to handling and quiet leading by halter or neck strap is a good plan in till and will repay tho littlo tlmo necessary if the training is begun early enough. In this instance heifers were soon taught to walk In pairs side by side with si light stick or swith simply laid across behind their horns or attached by a small cord. Likowiso pairs were trained to follow one ano ther as If all yoked and fastened to a long chain. And thoy woro taught not to depe'oil upon a special mate, but to ttike any place assigned them in tlio procession. Thus trained at a com paratively slight expenditure of time, tho cows of this owner, by tho timo they were two or three years old, woro as well drilled and manageable as a thoroughly broken steers handled without a yoke. Tho cows of this farmer, six, eight and sometimes ten in number, could bo seen dally during pasturage season moving sedatoly through tho village, two and two, pair after pair, liks a -"string" of oxen or a "town team on its way to cattlo show." They turned neither to tho right nor left, but kept straight along tho road, without a break from start to finish, and tho owner declared that tho timo and trouble ho saved in every season moro than repaid all tho ollort necessary to train his animals to this exemplary conduct. MujorAlcord, in American Cultivator. IDEAL LIVING ROOM. Olio That HreathcH Welcome and Illds Visitors "lie at Home." It is a real one, too, and so replete with cheerfid brightness that Its very atmosphere breathes welcome and bids ull those who enter "Bo sit home." It is not easy to, analyzo this look of inelTable peaco and homeliness, but all notice It. Tho room is largo and high and light. Ono end, that to tho south, Is rounded, forming a homellkeness room for plants. A bed of doop earth borders this conservatory and in it flourish ivies and blooming vines and gay geraniums and the prolific holio-O trope, with a hardiness which only such a permanent abiding place could give. Deep red curtains, well drawn back only partially divide this gon erous bay w'QJow ttQin tho main room, which, whilo adorned with pictures and vases and other bits of prottiness litis no ornamont comparing to the freshness of growing plants and tho fragranao of their blossoms. Tho floor of polished oak is covered with a brussels mat of chasto and quiet pattern. A feather covered tablo. strewn with magazines and papers stands under tho ohandolier and is surrounded by half a dozen rooking chairs and two or three with arms. Uncomfortablo seats are ban ished to a parlor for which tho mem bers of this family havo no use. A loungo, furnished with pillow and soft nfghan tonipts the lazy and slcopy to Its corner. Tho writing desk occu pies another; nnd tho largest wall space is utilized, for an open caso whore books of reference and otl)r books in constant use aro placed; underneath nro two rows of drawers nnd a cup board with closed doors, tho top of which forms a convenient space for atbis, globe and dictionary. Directly oiiposlte, a lire place and oak mantel complete tho cheerful picture, and in cold wcathor add to tho warmth and brightness. An air of porfeot cleanli ness impresses tho casual visitor and is accounted for by thoso who know that twico a week, on Wednesday and on Saturday, tho furniture Is ttikonout and cleaned, tho ornaments removed and dusted, the carpet swopt, tho floor wiped with damp cloths und ovory part of tlio largo room mndo free of dust. Every day, thoro aro tho marks of dirty boots and sticky fingers to re move, blocks und dolls to put uwiiy, ptipejj to foldund ohiilrs to replace; for children and grandchildren call this "Home" nmUcomo to Its mistress for advice, for comfort und for huppy Intercourse. Ulin JJurlou, in Uood H -i m ii ii A Western lightning rod ngunt re (Willy put nil rivals to shiiiiio by the following ellnolmr on tliu inorlU of hU food i "You U4, htr, our rod nru twUtwl fiuMi tiwl Ui Mid. Wll. the llg hiulurf nuiki it liv for Uu Uij uud fMM wUlrtlntf iicuiiml iIdwh llm rod, b4 b(un It but Ui Uih bolUMii tl'i 4W lUvunlK'lhurU fly."