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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1888)
MY "DEAR FRIEND. n the vole of Life together i "walked In snrlmr and wlntor weather. hVfaeri days were dim, when day wore bright; ' Mai of whom God's will bereft mc. Iiose kind, congenial spirit left mo ind went forth lti tho Unknown Mgnt law hi step Rraw morn lnvall I, law his check grow pillld pallid, iWlthcr llhc o dying ro&o: itll ntloiiHh be nit all too weary ft Life's rude scenes and places dreary, He badcr farewell to friends and foes. lis Is his Rrave: The spring with (lowers ' 'istrews It In Iho morning hours, f I n . hi t mc n a n'nr film twiure.1 i 'id summer pauses to deplore him, f 'li weeping Winter nrches o'er him Jler solemn drapery of cloud. j was not faultless: Ood who gavo him ifo, and Christ who died to save him pent Sorrow, wherewith ho was trlod; Id if nil, who loved him, nnmo him, lere should bo heard a volco to blame him, May wo not answer: Christ hath died! , verily! I fancy often ;eo his kindly fcaturos soften I mark his melting eyo grow dim, fhlle Hunger, with Its pained appealing, wont and woe and grief revealing, ptrctched Its Imploring palms to him. can not answer now: He novcr, i all the dim, vait, deep Korovcr, f Shall sneak with human words airaln. J j! can not fcol tho spring dews falling, Hot hear tho winter winds complain. j ,'ep is his sloop: He would not waken tough earth wcro to'her contcr shaken ' 3y the loud thunders of a Ood. ,)Ough tho strong sea, by tempest driven, I Ith waillng wavos rock earth and Heaven, , Je would not answer from tho sod. bo It. friend. A llttlo whllo hence, jid In tho dear, deep, dreamless Silenco; uVc too shall share thy couch of rest, Ihen we have trod Life's pathways dreary, nd Death' will take the hands grown woary, ,nd gently fold them o'er the breast. ep on, dear friend 1 No mnrblo column yearns in the lights and shadows solemn Over tho grasses on thy griivo; tt lowers bloom there tho rosos love thco; lid the tall oaks that tower nbovo thoo jfhelr broud, green bannors o'er theo wavol jfcp, wbllo tho weary years nro flying; 'hile men are born, while men are dying; jtlecp on thy curtained couch of sod, inc bo the rest which Christ hnth given; I j ine bo tho Christian's hope of Heaven; I jhlno ba tho perfect poaco of God I iij F. I.. Stanton, In Smtthvllle (ffci.) Xtics. n UNCLE SAM'S HORSES. T Animal In tlui Cavalry Service Arc Ktnmlnntl mill llrHiiiluil. J'ho inspection Is dono by a board of yco or bIx ollleors. Ono by ono tho irscs nro led up for inspection. An 'timlnntlon is first mndo of tlio horso's cs, teeth, limbs and body. His no ma under examination nro llkowiso Ken note of. Ho is then middled and ' bunted in tho presence of tho board. 3 mustyiold to tho bridloand bit ons . Then ho is walked ono hundred iruB nnd return, aflor which ho ia girted on a fiorco gallop. Returning the inspectors ho is unsaddled and a j nil Inspection Is mndo. If this second fnmlnntton does not rovoal any phyel- !1 Imperfections ho is pronounced no pted and is branded with the Na innl trade mark. U. S., on tho loft jjouldor. dicing accepted, tho cquino is turnod ..or to tho euro of tho Assistant Quar- master, wno, as soon as no receives tho horses contracted for, dlstrlb- js them through tho department. ton special purohnsos of horses aro idc This occurs when a largo lot jhorsos aro missing in ono troop, and is impossible to wait until the end I tho qunrtor. Not infrequontly tho !jvnges of tho plunders or other dli .sos poeuliar to the horso, or a raid j Indians on tho co t.vI at a front lor jst, are responsibl e for tho depletion 1 ,tho "mounts" of a cavalry troop. In distribution of tho horso3 care Is lercisod in regard to color. As near (possible, black horses aro Icopt in So troop, bay hor.os in another, and ion. While it perhaps would not rlko any ono very forcibly as a bad Tnngomout to sou a captain riding at m head of a black horse company on iwhtto steed, yet It would form an 111 flvlsed combination to see several ioopet'S on wnlto horses sprinkled rough tho company. Tho onlihtod cavalrymon arosuppllod th mounts at tho oxponso of tho ivcrnmont. but olllcers are renulred purehusa their horses. When tho )rsos reach tho company for which icy wore purchased, tho ollloors are titled to tho privilege of selecting o or two as oaoh doslres, and paying o awstant quartermaster lor tne tuul cost of the horse or horses taken. ie troop of each regiment is com Hod to take tho leavings, as far as lor U concerned. This troop, whon ounted, Is not a bad imitation Qf a tlnbow, on account of the diversity of ,10S. Tho ownors of horsos namo them flth u sort of aet'ostlcal reference to iolr company's title. Tlius tho mimes ' all horses in Company A begin with ut letter. Tho horsos aro well cared r In stables which aro kept clean and Hit. Tho name of each trooper is uoedon his horse's manger, right )ove tho namo of tho horso. No prl Uo is allowed to take his steed from o stable, unless It Is In tho lino of tty, without soourlng a permit from iO commanding olllcer. Detroit Frte 't$3. i m m A prominent business man of Hath is declared war against tho cigarette, id la Industrious In cutting Items out the newspapers giving frightful ox nplfe) of tht) use of this pernicious Hlol. Theo ho shown to olgarotto fiokrn, and has succeeded in making jHumbarof converts. Ho challenges y one to namo a single thoroughly od buluea man who smoked olgur- lNothlug U inoi-o annoying to a mihh, Hflor mlmlrlMg hluuolf u i&wti Ih h plHto-tflimi hoW'Wlniow, Um mwldrtiily to cliumr it lu'otty W'HUi Innltfy (mlmly tukhiK lilt" ! l.(jMt off 4irllw'Hl ilmlM roiiitlio PW fw lii)iil(livliemiMif lliu ullif hi J)-. w k llliiln Willi lllli j). Hum nil UtM Jpiifhvt iulfvu WHITE MUSLIN DRESSES. How tint Most Conirorlnblfl of All .Summer down Arn.Mnrte. Notwithstanding tho preference for white wool drosses, there are warm days in ovory summor vhen whito muslins aro tho favorite wear with youn and old alike, and this season such gowns nro made up in very simple fashioni, or else they nro so elaborate with embroidery "that they are suitable for very dressy occasions. For simple dresses, either for tho morning or afternoon, soft English nainsook with out droning is chosen, with a little embroidery or lace for the neck and sleeves of tho gown. The belted waist may be gathered on the shoulders and crossed in front in surplice fashion, leaving tho throat open in V shape and trimming It with Swiss embroidered edging, or with gathcrod Oriental or Valenciennes laco, which may be turned kick from tho front, or its scalloped edge! mndo to moot, ns best suits tho neck of the wearer. The sleeves are thon plain to tho elbows, with a rufile of laco or embroidery falling towards tho wrists. The Hklrt is 11 vo strulght breadths, with shirring ncross tho front and sldo breadths just below tho belt, whllo tho two back breadths aro gathered only onco and In n very small space, hanging plain to tho foot. Some modl3tes mount this -kirt on a foundation skirt In which steels are run in cases, but ladies who havo their dresses mado and laundried at homo prefer the full round house m tld skirt just described, and wear it over handsomely tucked or embroldorcd petticoats under which a very small bustlo Is placed. A bait ribbon nnd ithino-atono buckle nfay complete this dress, or else a wldo sash of whito or colored watered ribbon is worn, with loops and ends hanging low behind. Still simpler white drosses aro mado of French nainsook, or of crossbarred uislln, with the bolted waist high at the throat and full thoro, also on the shoulders, thon drawn Into yoke shape, buck and front, by two cords run In tho material. The slooves of such a waist aro full, with deop cuffs or narrower waistbands of ombroldory, and thero is a turned-over collar of embroidery to match. Very sheer mull dresses mado In this way with cords outlining tho yoke havo also cords holding tho full sleoves In pulls" at tho top, and two sets of cords hold tho fulness below tho bolt In tho front and side breadths. A Uirnod-ovor collar of wldo laco and loop laco eulTs trim this sheor waist. A pointed yoko of embroidery, in all- over patterns of stars, daisies, vines, or stripes, Is also much used for belted waists of nainsook dresses. I ucked waists of nainsook havo tho fronts tucked In a pointed yoko shapo from armhole to armholo, or olso tho tucks aro only just below tho neck in front and back, and tho shoulders aro plain "r gathered, as best suits tho figuro of tho wearer. .Many of thoso tucked waists extend below tho belt a short distance, and are simply hemmed on tho edges; If made too long below tho waist, or If trimming is added on tho edge, tho stylo of tho garment is destroyed. Lmbroldored bwls.s muslins havo a busquo of the striped or all-over em broidery, to which a bolt is often idded to glvo tho now full etleet. Scal loped ombroldnrod llouncos aro taken lougthwlso down tho front and back of basques, and also down tho slooves, showing tho soillops In a straight lino, and aro then edged with a narrower scalloped trimming. Insertions of om- broldorv are much used in skirts, dither lengthwise or olso around tho skirt above a deop hem. Tho all-over embroidered skirts of forty-Inch wide nusllu, with scallops at tho foot, aro made up in full round skirls four and i half yards wide, or olso thoy merely .over tho front and sides, whllo the back Is of plain Swiss muslin arranged in full burnooso drapory. Panels of Swiss ombroldory are still liked, one panel bolng down tho front and ono down each sldo of full round skirts; omo wide lengthwise plaits separate thoso panels, and bridles of white watered ribbon are set down tho plaits. I ho ribbons for muslin drosses nro a feature this season, thoso of white moire being considered most dressy; then yellow, green, old-rose or blue Is chosen, In two or three Inch widths, with either feathered or satin edges. Kmbroldered Swiss muslin llouncos aro plaited around the foot of Imported Iressos, or else thoro aro two (loop llouncos covering tho front nnd sides, or from throe to llvo llouncos aro up each sldo of tho skirt, with a draped apron In front and plain drapery I o hind. Finely dotted and sprigged Swiss muslins nro nuido in tho "house maid stylos" described for plain nain sook. Hemstitched tucks and many clusters of lino tucks run by hand aro on ihh sheer white muslin dresses worn by ladles in mourning; tho old-fash-lonod "covering" Is also Inserted In whito drosses for thoso wearing mourc lug. Jlurper'n Jlaxur. Culture Is spreading. Tho other day a young miss, of Tuxarkaua, bought herself half a doion big trunks full of llnery, had them shipped to her address at u loading girl's college tip North, ami seat tho bills to her fond father, who U a man of worth and substance, along with a telegram that she herself had taken the train for school, as she was "bound to havo a lino education." - It has boon wuggDnted that by prop at iiiHuaguiiittiit the mmmI In Iho applu might btf outlruly oltlltlimtttl. Tlml m mil half o liiiiui (ftiH, iiowttvwiv it 4iUuk rid of uU In Uu kirwwlMrry, Uiiufciwp, tU Tkwt no (Mil a IHlrv itf ItMIMiyiM.'J, tl.ll p.H.'Ull Ul 1' nil.". i.Un frittst IrrllftUtxt wl Uiv UUcLUiMf DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS. flow thn Austrnllnn Farmers Kid tlieCoun try of Kangaroos. A reporter mot a gentleman recent ly who has boon largely Identified with pastoral interests both in Australia nnd Now Zealand, and from him some interesting facts wore ascertained In connection with tho efforts of antipo dean agriculturists to coinbat the plaguo of tho long-eared pests. "Tho drive idea," said tho gentle man, "is not entirely new to Austra lians. Thoy havo for years employed a somewhat similar mothod of ridding pastoral lands of tho destructive kan garoo. The usual way was to build a capacious stock-yard, with very high fences, for your able-bodied kangaroo is no slouch at playing leap-frog. The location generally chosen was on tho fork of a river, for kangaroos aro not extra partial to water. Invitations to the round-up would then bo sent to the neighboring farmers, nnd on a specified morning tho farmers would all put in an appearance, mounted, and accompanied by whatever kanga roo hounds they chanced to possess. Dogs and owners would then got away back and scatter out in skirmishing ordor until a largo section of country was covered, and then circumnaviga tion was In order, tho objective point, of course, being tho lofty stock-yard. "Pretty soon you would hear tho baying of scoro3 of hounds, and then the long-jumping marsupials would be seen leaping like gigantic frogs, while tho skirmishers would advance and close in steadily and systematically, controlling the hounds tho while, so as to gradually direct tho hopping kangaroos to tho do3ired point. When tho mob, which on occasions numbered many hundreds, were finally housed in tho place of slaughtor, someono wns sent to close tho draw-gate on them, and the, fun commenced. Tho dogs wore restrained and family relics in tho shapo of blun derbusses and ancient lllnt-loeks were brought into requisition until tho last grass and crop despollor had bitten the dust." "Kangaroos make It rough for the hounds on some occnslons, do they not?" asked the reporter. "You bet thoy do. An old man kangaroo is just as tough n bit of mechanism as ever a dog tackled. When fairly cornered ho will plnco his back against a tree or rock and invito the best dog In tho pack to come on. Old dogs aro wary of them, and uso their best endeavors to got an car or neck hold from behind, but a young hound will frequently rush Into the bayed marsupial's arms, so to speak, and if ho gets away allvo ho is lucky. The kangaroo will balanco himsolf firmly on his tail, which Is both powerful and springy, and will clasp tho dog around tho body with his hind legs, while ho will utilize tho sharp claws of his foropaws to tear the bruto's stomach into ribbons and haul his entrails out. "I remarked beforo that kangaroi did not take kindly to water, but when goaded to desperation on a plain whero thero aro no treos or rocks In sight to back up against, thoy will not hesitate to Hop Into a water hole, and it is a uuittor of history that a kangaroo thus placed has been known to grasp an at tacking hound and hold him under water until drowned. "Tho days of roundlng-up aro pretty well at an end now, as the govern ments of tho different Australian colo nies pay so much a scalp for kanga roos, and this has induced numbers of hunters to follow tho business of kan (iiroo shooting. By this means tho troublesome animals aro kept down, and it is only a question of a llttlo time whon thoy will be wholly ex terminated." Han Francisco Exam incr. m Making Artificial Noses. 'J'hey aro discussing artificial noses In Vienna, it seems, and tho savants take credit for a grand advance in science In this age over the Im memorial methods of tho Fast. Probably enough, their congratula tions nro justified, but wo should havo more faith if thoy showed better ac quaintance with tho methods tluiy contemn. It is not tho fact that Oriental surgeons take a strip of llesh from some other porson's body nnd mako of It a new nose for their patient. That Is an Kuropeau practice of late date, and if Viennese authorities dis approve it thoy must quarrel with their confreres. Tho Fastorn practice Is "iinmoinorlul," Indeed, and for so many agosilt has been used with success that neither operators nor sufferers are likely to change it. That practice is ab solutely tho same which tho professors ussort to be a modern triumph. Sir. Baden Powell, in his great work upon the arts and manufactures of tho Pun jab, describes It; "Tho patient Is first laid down, and the surgeon, with a small razor, outs a triangular piece of skin from tho forohoad, which ho turns down and dexterously twists just at tho juncture of tho noso with tho brow, so as to bring tho right sldo of tho skin to tho front," etc., oxactiy as our toltmtlflo peoplo do. Iv i tt process hereditary In certain families of tho Kaugra district, where It is likely this art was oxoroknul beforo Vienna was hoard of. Loudon Staii' l'hotofriipkw "The llkis U txoll(MU but 1 hiu afraid tho oxpr Uui i too U. Wo had UUar uy fttfHla." ( uatomur "No, no. Th pi, inn ia mH right. 'v Utfwu tt' tiling on ii uti iiii fori'iHHiu Pip u i.ii ii,.' ini hi ti li in) wlfii m!ii tldlli.. in lit. i .mull j Mint M .".lilu'l I.. I" !. t iMlig UlJiiJ UlMMtl M " H fttfi Jkmr. THE SHAVING TOOL. Tracing thr Karlr Ve and Improved Con struction of the lt7.or. Among tho earliest mentions of tho razor is that In tho Biblg by hzekicl , v. 1: "And thou, son of mnn, take j theo a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon tnino neau ana upon tny beard." Homer, who is supposed to have written nearly throe thousand years ago, alludes to tho ubo of tho razor. This instrument has generally been mado of metal, but Cortez found the Mexicans using razors of obsidian (a mkicral much like nntive glass), and tho Tahitians use pieces of shell nnd shark's teeth ground to a very fine edge. In China and Japan razors like tho European and American, but with out handleo, aro used. They aro mado of very fine steel. Tho manufacture of razors in tho United States is comparatively recent, but already it bids fair to equal at least that which has been carried on at Shefileld, England, for centuries. The utmost caro is taken to obtain fine eteol, but cutlers sometimes find tho result uncertain. A razor is supplied to every soldier nnd sailor in tho Brit ish army and navy at nine cents each. Tho division of labor is much used iu producing a razor, tho blade having to go through at least twenty opera tions. The list of tho principal of these is as follows: (1) The blade is molded; (2) forged; (3) ground to take off tho black scales; (-1) drilled for tho rivet and stamped with tho maker's name; (5) hardened nnd tem pered; (G) ground; (7) tho shoulders aro ground on a dry stone; (8) tho blade is ground on a leaden wheel, which gives the truo curve to tho sur face,; (0) the tang and back aro glazed by a leathorn glazer; (10) polished on a buff-wheel with crocus; (11) handled; (12) sot. In tempering razor blades they are heated in a coke or charcoal fire, and dipped nto tho water ob liquely. Thoy nro then laid on their backs in a clear lire, six or eight to gether, and thoy aro removed whon tho edges, which are yet thick, como down to a palo straw color. Tho edge of a razor consists of a great number of minute points, com monly called teeth, which, if tho razor is in itsolf good and in good condition, follow each othor through Its wholo extent with great order and clearness, nnd constitute by their unbroken regu larity its excessive keenness. Tho edge acts on tho board not so much by tho direct application of weight or forco as being drawn, erven slightly, along it; becauso by this operation tho fino teeth of which it consists pass in quick succession in tho same part of tho substanco. The best razors will havo tho teeth of their edges sot al most as regularly as a good saw, and tho best test in trying a razor is to ox amino tho edgo by moans of a strong magnifying glass. This also explains tho good effect on tho razor caused by dipping it into hot water, which nec essarily cloars tho edgo of any small clogging substancos. Barbors often assort that razors got tired oi shaving, and that thoy will perform satisfactorily if permitted to rest for a timo. It will be found by microscopic examination that tho tired razor from long stropping by tho same hand nnd tho samo direction has tho ultimate fibers of its surface or edgo all arranged in ono direction, liko tho edgo of a piece of cut velvet; but aftora month's rost these fibers rearrango themselves hotorogeneously, crossii each other and presenting a saw-liko edgo (us de scribed above), each fibor supporting its follow, and honco cutting tho beard instead of bolng forced down fiat with out cutting, as when laid by. Among tho distinguished persons connected with tho craft, whose legiti mate instrument tho razor is, aro iEsibius, a great mechanic, who first applied air as a motlvo power, and in vented a water clock and a hydraulic organ somo two hundred years ago. The fathers of Sir Uiehard Arkwrlght, Lord Tondordon and Lord St. Leonard usod razors to gain a living. Tamos I. novor ovorcamo his horror at tho sight of a razor or sword. Whon ho knighted Konolm DIgby his hand shook so that if Buckingham had not guided tho royal blade tho now knight would havo paid for tho handle to Ills name with tho loss of an oyo. Tho razor is very tempting to per sons who havo a tendency to commit Biticldo, for about ono-fourth of all tho suioldes havo used the razor. It's name comos from tho Latin vorb rado, to ehavo, tho participle of which is rasus. Unimportant though It may appear on first mention, tho razor can not bo dis pensed with by a great number that Is, by millions on millions of human beings. Tho razor was in constant uso among tho Egyptians, who shaved their boards, except In timo of mourn ing, when they lot tho hair grow. Tho Hebrews usually did not shavo, but Joseph used the razor beforo being pre sented to Pharaoh. Troy (.V. J.) ' 0 Nothing In Comparison. "How do you liko tho Southwest?" said a travollng man to a friend who had just returned from an extended tour. "Vnry muoh." 'Nluo oliuilr' "Oh, ywi but Ulan) U n tr(Mwulov dry MHMii) vrlitM I twin from. It iMtdd Bktful fciivnn month." "tinvtm month' TtiMl would ha (WUfUluitia iii'.llunjj in Dim MmIu HimI l lU U.t'lllll ll III! )tl litW Jftf44i Tnimkr, QUIET RESTING PLACES. larroundlncs That Are In Harmony IVlth the Feilliijrs of Mourners. Some of us, perhaps, may remember to havo seen a cluster of many family graves in an uncultivated nook or dell of an old farm, where some of tho loss commercially valuable, but equally beautiful, original timber trees havo been allowed to grow undisturbed till their vory size makes the fow brown stono grave slabs seem modest and nestling to tho ground, and whero, tho cnttlo having been kopt out. tho j wood violet and othor &hy wild plants ndd their dolicato charms, while they also mark tho peaceful seclusion of tho spot. Such simple nnd yet dignified i rural furnishings aro in harmony with ! tho purpose to which the place is ded I lcated and to tho feelings of the sym ' pathetic visitor to it, and leave the . Imagination free to conjure up, if it will, romantic visions of tho past. In Buch a spot the thought might easily i occur to ono that hero was indeed a I restful plnco in which to havo luid : away tho mortal remains of a few of thoso weary human beings whose lifo struggle it was to subdue nature to I their own aims, and yet who finally ' succumbed to her and whoso remains beenmo a part of her. How much j more appropriate to their lives are such graves, with suah surroundings, I than they would have been in some I great cemetery, whero their mod est littlo grave-stones would havo , been put to shamo by scores of big, staringly white Egyptian obelisks, broken-topped Greek col umns, Roman urns, weeping Italian angels, Renaissance canopies, Gothic spires, and all tho other kinds of showy monuments, and where all rest fulness nnd seclusion aro annihilated by rows upon rows and scattering swarms of factory-made, whito mar bjo gravestones, all sot up on edgo so as to bo as conspicuous as possible and looking as if they would be heaved out of plumb by every frost. Such stones have, in fact, tho very unmon umontal quality of being in a state of unstable equilibrium. And nfi if all theso white monuments and grave stones were not enough to frighten nature into submission, innumerable fences are added, mostly of the sort which may bo described as tho "this-is-the-most-show-you-can-get-for-your-money" cast-iron fence. And. ns iron rusts into a color which is somewhat harmonious with nature, such a catas trophe is carefully avoided by paint ing nil ironwork a gloomy black, a vivid whito, or by gilding it, like a crosting over a chromo tea store. The managers of cemeteries seem to be proud of theso private fights with na ture, and do all thoy can to aid and abet them with their ribbon gardening and by planting all tho most artificial looking specimens of "nature's bright productions" that skillful nurserymen can induce to grow. They havo no limiting rules as to showiness, but aro only too glad to sell lots to thoso who will spend most in making a show that will advertise tho comotery. J. C. Olmstcad. in Oardcn and Forest. ESSENTIALS oV NURSING. Some Things Which KvuryGlrl In the Land Ouclit to Know. Cleanliness and systom aro tho first cssontlals of nursing, yet tho carpet must bo swept by tho noiseless carpet sweepor or with a dust-pan and whisk broom, novor in any way that will raise a dust. Tho room must bo cared for carefully yet in such a manner as not to annoy tho patient. Perfect ventila tion is a necessity, and in winter if possiblo an open firo should bo in tho sick room both becauso this is tho most wholosomo way of warming tho room nnd for tho sako of tho ventilation. Towels and bed linen used by tho sick should be aired and warmed in winter after they aro taken out of tho linen closet. Tho tray of food brought to tho invalid should bo ns attraetivo as dainty china and spotless napory can i mal:o It, and if possiblo tho edibles should bo garnished in somo dolicato mannor. Whenever pussiblo bring up I a clustor of llowors with tho salvor, if only ir rosebud, to brighton tho room. Do not allow llowors to romain moro than a day, but replace them with fresh ones. Mako tho sick room as lovely as neatness and perfect ventila tion can mako it, and ndd any thing that will make it brighter and moro cheerful, any fresh ornament or plcturo at your command. Theso aro littlo mattors, but thoy losson pain by turning tho mind of tho BiilToror if for a moment from his sick ness. It is important in infectious discasos to havo a disiufecting lluid to uso for cleansing china, clothing nnd bedding. All articles which nro to bo laundried should first bo wrung out of somo disinfecting fluid and thing out of tho window to air, rather than bo car ried through tho house. If such a courso is followed tho contagion of tho disease may bo kept In one or two rooms. Tho dress of a nurse should always bo of somo material that can bo washed. Tho nursos of, Bellevue train ing school wear dresses of striped blue nnd white seersucker, a white npron nnd white caps. Tho dros is pretty nnd dainty and ovory part can bo put In tho wash-bollor if necessary. A cap that completely covers tho hair U quite iweaury In uaso of Infectious dUotteuti. Qulot U ludispuiiiiahlo In tho slok room. It Is a mUtnko to main tutu nii opprelvo lidimoo o.xiwpt In ctirtnlii OHtiu; but thuro should bo no 'HUiUiNsr oi Uir toklrli, Jurrlii at th bL imttllntf of dUliai or jNrriuf ol wlti4rt miil doow. A r)iin fiil iuii lMr mill u if . t mifniotttrol In i.g Plllt'l'tM'lK ) UU M IIMtHwalt fill M Ml'1 ItfMfill l"'l ttllUMI t't ill llltlll) lll NMM "i I'll. In. IMiilu Hi. I II I tilt iMMtfkM u tlx. tuwU buJw4 tUj itil. RUSSIAN STUDENTS. How They Are Watrhed nnd Persecuted by Government Spies. It Is not a plefcsant thing to bo n student in a Russian college or high school. If the students have a griev ance, it is not to tho newspapers of Russia that they send their complaints, for no Russian editor would dare to print them. Tho news is forwarded to tho London Times. At this moment people of England and the United States know mora o'f what has recently passed in the University of Moscow than do the inhabitant's of Moscow who live within half a mile of tho institu tion. A Moscow student wrote lately to the Times to explain the riots which have broken out in several university towns between the students nnd the police authorities. Ho says that Rus sian students, since the accession of tho present Czar, havo been watched and worried as if thoy were inmates of a reformatory prison. They do not en joy the'freedom of ii peasant. Rules of the most minute description are laid down for them, extending even to the cut of their hair, the stylo o their clothes, the choice of their com panions, and tho nature of their amuse ments, to say nothing of tho sleopless espionage of their reading, writing and conversation. Detectives are ever on the alert to catch delinquents, and the slightest infraction of tho most trilling rule is followed by tho penalty, The consequence of this policy is that every college is in a chronic state of suppressed rebellion, which a very small matter may kindle into activity. Tho last Moscow riot originated at an evening concert given by the students, which was, as a matter of course, ut tvded by police inspectors, ono of whom had made himself particularly odious to all the students of tho Empire by his superset' vieeable zeal. This man publicly reprimanded one of tho law students, who replied to him. The inspector responded. An alterca tion aroe, iu tho course of which the frtudont, amid the applause of tho whole body of his comrades, seven hundred in number, boxed the inspector's ears. The next day a higher ollictfr oi police continued and increased tho ex citement by addressing the students on tho affair, and pretending that tho ap plause which had followed the boxing of tho cars was an oxpression of the students' sympathy with tho person bnfd. A storm of hisses greeted this absurd remark, and finally the students were provoked to open riot. Thoro were tumultuous proceedings of many kinds, until the young men wore charged by a division of mounted Cos sacks, and all their attemps to meet were forcibly prevented by armed men. But the affair quieted down, and the classes went on as usual, except that the University was surrounded by bands of Cossacks, and evei door within the building was guarded by a policeman. Not one word of these events was published in tho Moscow press, and nothing was known of them except to eye-witnesses. Youth's Com jtanion. RANK IN BURMAH. It Is Indicated by the Number of Umbrellni n .Alan Ciirrlurf. 0 The number of umbrollas which may be carried beforo each noble, to denote his rank, is accurately defined by im perial grant, this boing tho Burmese form of letters patent of nobility. These umbrellas aro single, whereas in tho regal sunshiffo concentrated honor is implied by multiplied canopies, aa shown in ono of the pyramidal form found in tho palace of Mandahiy. Of tho golden uinbrollu as an ecclo siastical distinction special mention is nndo in n curious letter which, in the year 1S02, was addressed by tho great high priest of Burmah to tho Buddhist priesthood of Ceylon, on the occasion of tho arrival in Burmah of six Cinga lese priests, who had journeyed thither to desire ordination to the highest or der of tho priesthood. Tho letter tolls of tho magnificent ceremonial with which tho event wns celebrated by the order of tho king, "Lord of tho White Elephants," and how the candidates had been placed on golden howdahs. borno by the stateliest elephants, and thus led in procession through tho streets of Amarapoora, attended by all tho great dignitarios of tho ompiro and preceded by all tho insignia of royalty, while over each priest were held two suporb golden umbrollas, shining like the morning sun. So prominent Is tho position ussigncd In Burmah to this quaint symbol that it gonorally attracts tho special notice of travelers. Thus, when, In 1870, Mr. dishing visited tho Province of Klang Tung and was admitted to an auillenco with the tsaubwa or rulor of tho prov ince, ho tells us how, on entoring a fine hull, with four rows of pillars, ho preeeived tho gilded throne on n raised dais between tho central pillars. On cither side woro seated a row of high dignitaries, those of the highest rank being provided with velvet cushions, and all around tho throne worogrouped white, yellow and golden umbrellas and other emblems of princely rank. In like mannor In China, whunovor you chance to moat any groat man ou his way to pay an official visit or on his tiiivoU, you can toll his trim rank by a glanoo at tho groat symbolic re.d lUtibrtflUt, which U onrrlixl booro him uttotig Rwuy otliitr luniifiihi of Slali. kuali tt buimtra tutil luiffo fmu, Uoi'iiu ou ull tola mut dUpUiylnir diN' Hud rvproMtnUtlou ot Um uu. - tfo. II..' (.Ill III IIH' Kl4 Ullllwl' ti.i,fclil rotUi VI it oiilnul II.... iidiinuii i. nil ,u ..h iia lwWH Hi) SUM lor H oi