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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1888)
Pliooorap?! la (In Army. ' A dlstinguhdied officer caul to mt, nffcsr Wo had inspected Edison 'e phonograph at tho Press club by fr.vor of Co'. Ccu rnud, wonder can tint bo tutnptcd to Baval and military nsc?" Eutecqucnt conversation with 1dm developed theso Ideas. There is hardly a campaign of vrhich wo havo a complete record ; thero is hardly an accident nt eoa of which wo havo over heard, or that did not give riso to tho question of Uio exact wording and precise cmphaslo on tho wording of an order. Tho moet conspicuous Instanco in modern limco of n misunderstanding svao perharn tho caso of tho chargo nt Balaclava, but tho ceaseless tlow of bat tlo papers In tho American magazines goes to show that what happened in tho caso cf our Light brigado happened in eubstanco pretty often in your great war. Now, if thero wero a portable form of tho phonograph thero could lw a record of tho orders given, whether in caso of on action ashore or an accident afloat. Perhapj Mr. Edison will condescend to givo the subject bis attention. But mcanwhilo I havo "spotted" a so for tho phonograph that probably fcas occurred to no ono else. It has been my lot in days gono by to attend perhaps o greater number of artillery experi ments than any ono clso not an artillery officer, and I can seo how if n number of phonographs, synchronized, wero placed 'along a rango thero would bo a betftr ond clearer record of tho path of a shot or shell than thero is nt . present whero iho uso of screens inevitably causes souio defection and somo loss of energy, how ever light. But in applying tho pho nograph to military and naval purposes it does seem to bo necessary that thero should bo found somo moro durable, c!n if less sensitive, material than tho wax cylinder as tho receiver of tho vibrations, ffliat such a material exists can hardly ibe doubted; but it may interest Mr. Edison to know that already somo of tho . smartest military minds in England aro considering hi3 invention with n view to its adoption for, or adaptation to, mili tary purposes. I do not feel at liberty to say moro on tho matter at present. London Cor. INow lork 'limes. I Swimming Kxnmlnntloim fur Schoolboys, i Ono of tho most scnsiblo of school re gulations is that nt Eton which specifics that only thoso boys who know how to ewim shall engngo in boating. At ono time iho school authorities did not intcrfcro at all in overseeing tho oarsmen, and acci dents on the water wero not nt all un usual. In 1810, however, when a boy was drowned, tho law was mado that no boy should bo allowed to enter n boat who had not passed an examination in swim ming. Ono or two teachers wero an pointed river masters, bathing places wero specified, and watermen wero en gaged, both to teach swimming, and to bo at hand with punts, in order to pro vent accident. Bathing is permitted as soon after tho Easter holidays as tho weather will al low, und twico a week tho river masters aro present at Cuckoo weir to conduct tho swimming examination. "Boating-, of tho Badminton library, describes tho ceremony: "A number of tho boys thought by tho watermen to bo sufficiently proficient, appear, undressed, in a punt. About thirty yards off a polo is stuck up in tho water. Tho master stands on n high placo called tho acropolis, and as ho calls ono namo after unothcr eacbj pupil takes a header and swims onco or twico round tho pole. It is not sufficient merely to take tho header and accom plish "tho specified distanco; ho must owim in approved form, so as to bo capa ble of swimming in hi clothes." Sinco theso formnh..es havo been es tablished only ono I.. has been drowned nt Eton, though mail v boats aro swamped under all 6orts of circumstances. Those who havo not passed belong to tho class called "non mint, -emith a Companion. A Ooeil Kind of Two. Memory of Events. This is shown by a wide, full forehead in tlio center. easoning Power. A high, long and well defined noso and u broad face ex hibits this great faculty. Moral Courage. This faculty mani fests jfsclf by wido nostrils, bhort neck and oyos set directly in front. Language. This faculty is exhibited in many parts of tho face, particularly by a largo mouth und large, full eyes, opened wide. Self Esteem. This faculty shows itself in a long or deep upper lip. Largo 6clf esteem gives one dignity, self control and perfect independence. Firmness. Tho presenco of this fac ulty, when very largo is indicated by a long, broad chin. Firmness is synony mous with willfulness, perseverance and Btability. Perception of Character. This is indi cated by n long, high noso nt tho lower end or tip. This fnculty is very useful, if not indisiwnsable, to a judgo in tho cxerciso of tho functions of his office. Ppwer of Observation. Tho situation of this faculty is in tho fnco just above tho top of the nose, filling out tho fore head to a level with tho parts on each Eido of tho noso. It is a faculty which enables ono to concent into tho mind upon tho subject being discussed. Conscientiousness- This is shown in tho fnco by n square jaw, n bony chin,t prominent cnccic bones mul a general liqunrencss of tho features of tho entire faco. To bo conscientious means that ono has a sense of justice, honesty of purpose, rectitudo of diameter and moral courage. Pittsburg Dispatch. Truo to Ilrr l'roiuUr, As illustratlvo of tho average negro character n gentleman said that nil old negro woman mado application for tho loan of $5. Ho lent her the money and, truo to her promise, alio returned it. That waB eovcral years since, and nearly every timo bIio has seen, him sinco tiho would accost hint with ilia salutation: 'Mr. Blank, you loaned mo $3, didn't vou?" Yea." "Well, I vild it back, didn't II" "That you did." Well, don't you tliink you otighter glvo mo a nwarU'ii" Tho gentleman enld ho i;ei wily thought eo, und that ho had io MKMidod to Iter wlto cheerfully. Albany (.) Now, Thu ordinary U Uio iit'cctwiryi tho i. traonlliiury wo can do without, YhI.Iv Mtrwnp j8uwox, wvh vuliw must what tiiy kabt THE CAUSE OF LANGUOR. oi to Co Confounded with Truo Fatlcc Care and Prevention. In ordinary 6tatca of health thoetron,--est persons nro apt to feel sennatiora cr fits of languor which they call fatigue, and for which they can glvo no reaocn ablo explanation cither to therr.Eolvtn 07 to others. Tho weather largely influ ences this condition. A moist and warm atmosphere always increases tho disposi tion to languor; a moderately cold and dry atmcsphcro always prevents it. Tho tenco of relaxation and disposition to sleep must not bo confounded with true fatigue, arising from hard or prolonged physical or mental work, but must bo taken as simply duo to a condition in which thero i3 weariness without a suf liccnt reason for it. When this condition is strongly pres ent, it is marked by ono particular sign, which is of itself characteristic: it cornea on after repeso. Tho affected person ex periences it most on rising in tho morn ing, and even after n good night's sleep is still oppressed by n 6cnseof weariness, a feeling as if tho day, with all its cares and ixicties, could not bo passed through. Tho desire, almost irresistible, is to go to sleep again, a desiro which, if gratified, increases tho evil ond makes tho day heavier than it othcrwiso would be. That it is not real fatiguo or exhaus tion which causes tho tenso of languor now being described is clearly shown, not only by tho fact that tho feeling comes on after long repese, but that it is dispersed in tho day, after it has been present in tho morning, by tho cxerciso and duties of tho day. I have no doubt that it is caused by tho accumulation in tho body of tome diffusible and light chemical substance, which acts after tho manner of an intoxicant and is a truo in toxicant to tho nervous system. Tho probable physiology of tho condition is plain, but what is to bo tho cure, and, abogo all, what is to bo tho prevention? Tho euro is cxerciso and tho wearing of clothing whi. 'i will givo frco libera tion to t' "j exhalations of tho 6kin. Kv. -V 0.10 who is nirected with tho senso 1 f languor is soon conversant with the knowledge that if ho resolves to throw off tho load which oppresses him and takes a short, sharp walk or other good and wholcsomo cxerciso. ho is always re lieved, and many find' this modo of euro so certain that they invariably follow it. Others, ond I fear tho majority, aro so oppressed that they feel as if they could not bring themselves to tho effort of throwing off tho tense of weariness by resorting to anything liko nctivo motion. When tho oppression is tho strongest and exertion is most demanded, thoy try to balance betwixt tho two modes of treat ment, tho sharp exertion und tho seduc tive sleep. They givo way to tho sleep; tho giving way becomes a habit; in a very short timo tho habit lapses into a confirmed method, and with tho habit structural changes in vital organs of the body aro soon set up, and add rapidly to tho evil. Tho body becomes obese, the liver becomes inactive, tho mind becomes dull, nnd a short lifo is, of necessity, de termined. Tho treatment of languor in tho healthy consists, then, in taking cxerciso in due, but in modcrato amount. To go in for desperato exercise, ns somo do, is to frustrate, not to assist, euro; for desper ato cxerciso produces actual fatigue, which nothing except rest will cure, nnd then tho weariness from actual work and Iho weariness from underwork get con fused tho ono with tho other, 'and all goes wrong. Rightly conducted, tho euro is exercise, and tho prevention is continued cxerciso carried out daily and regularly, whatever tho temptation may bo to give it tip. Second to this is light and porous clothing, 113 I havo many years taught. Whatever holds or takes up tho fluid ex halations from tho skin is not clothing fit to wear. Whatever cannot bo easily breathed through is not clothing that is fit to wear. No kind of clothing for tho human body is so good ns that which admits freely into and through its meahes tho most perfect purifier anil tho most per fect non-conductor and healthy equalizer of (jempcrnturo known atmospheric air. Patients sometimes coino to mo lit orajv homo down with tho weight of their own clothing. Tlioy nro coated with thrco or four layers of heavy und closo materials. Theso lut&u'inls nro nut urn d with tho moisturo from the skin, nro unduly heavy, aro always damp, if taken off for a short timo leavo oxecssivo cold, and if kept on too long induce op pressive bent; all round mischiefs of sure and certain development. A fairly healthy person who lakes reasonable out door exercise daily, and who clothes him Belf lightly in porous material, will feel no weariness except that which comes naturally from healthy fatigue. Dr. Richardson in Tho Asclepiad. Tin) SlnUlu of Clu'up Hooka. Tho cheap libraries havo given amuse ment and instruction to thousands, but it is tho opinion of tho shrewdest men in tho tradu that they havo injured book publishing. After all wo aro creatures of habit, and wo havo become accus tomed to buying a novel for 20 or 25 cents. Peoplo nro unwilling to pay 75 cents or a dollar now. At 20 or 25 cents, unless an enormous number of conies aro sold, thero is not much money for tho author, nor, in fact, for any one. Out of tho cheap reprint has grown tho Bum- mer novel, cheaply but tastefully got up, mul intended to jxtss uway an idle hour. Somo of tho hundreds which nro pub lished are good, but tho majority aro bo ncath contempt. They make ono simply weary wlnlo reading them, nnd yet tho publication goes 011. "Of tho making of hooka thero iu no end." Current Lit erature. Wntt'n'rooiliiir l'nct for I-entlicr. It will not Iw long before tho ehoo- maker can add to his stock of raw mate rials a watorproof leather. Tho process", which has Ivon recently perfected, is not only of service on tho uncut lumber, but can Ik) used in rendering worthless leather valuable by plumping, stiffening and waterproofing it fur iiuolw, counter, Ikix tootf, titu. Every ixirt of a Uwt or shoe 0011 Iw "waterproofed" either Iw for or after it U finished. Chicago Now. Wipi4ug frull troMwillioioth (okutn imn t m TUg iuitirml Iry sunburn ami iiMVta Ihm provwi uiiartrou to tho titw In MtioMa county, C11I. CHINESE COOKERY. KITCHEN SUPPLIES OF A RESTAU RANT ON MOTT STREET. A Great Variety of fiplces nnd Condi ments A Stocl: of Standard Foods, Mnnj- of Ynilrli Aro Not Familiar to Amcrlrum Sutlers. Lons before Lucullas Immortalized him self !y regaling tho jcuncsso dorco of Romo with his hundred thousand dollar dinners Ids prototypes were Indulging In the same pleas ures 011 a similar scale in l'cklu nnd Fook Chow, for gastronomy has been ntong tho flno arts In China almost from tho beginning of Chinese history. Tho Chincso chef has an official status of nt least forty centuries' du ration. Two thousand yeare before the Chris tian era ho was esteemed as highly nnd paid as liberally ns ho i.i today, and now ho Is ex ceedingly well paid. For cxamplo, tho chef In a restaurant In Mott struct caino to Now York from San Francisco under a contract by which ho ro celvcs $100 a mouth, besides his board and lodging, for his services. All things consid ered, this salary is fully equivalent to tho (0,000 a year paid to such chofs as prcsido In the kitchens' of tho Hoffman house, DchnoiQ co s, Uio Union League club mm tho V nndcr bilt mansion. Tho Mongolian chef, to judge by Lco-Ali,who ;s tho distinguished iudi vidua! mentioned, is curiously liko his Caucasian eolleaguo In that ho Is dignified, egotistical, petulant and thoroughly independent. Un liko the Caucasian, however, tho great man of tho Chlneso kitchen believes In working himself nt tho simplest tasks in order to keep himself in practice. In taking chargo of tho kitchen of a great restaurant his first work is to supply himself with a great vuriety of spices nnd condi iicnts, and in this particular ho is fully qualified to glvo points to tho jaded sybarites of tho Occident. In his stored will bo black, wliito nnd red jxjpper, us well as tho pimento of tho tropics; curry, chutney, mustard, ginger (tho favorite spicoof tho cast), green, dried, pickled, sweetened and pulverized; bco-yu, which is tho father of soy and tho grandfather of Worcestershire sauco; olivo oil, iauut oil, cotton seed oil, clarified butter (thogheoot India); onions, shallots, chives, leeks, garlic, fu-qua and su-qua (highly cul tivated bitter cucumbers) ; ma-tai, for which thero is no English name; orango and lemon icc, vinegar, lemon juieo, powdered crab and lobster shells, a curious preparation con taining iron, half n dozen forms of dried mushrooms, and not less than lifty powerful condiments and spices unknown to Americans and having no English names. In every kitchen Is n stocl: of standard foods, but a fow of which aro familiar to tho American eye. Among tho moro interesting aro smoked chicken, duck und pigeon, which, uuliko our smoked meats, retain tho natural color und nppearanco; shrimps, prawns, oysters and clams which havo been dried by somo mysterious process, unknown to us, until they aro as hard and durablo us wood; a fish that suggests sardines in oil, but which Is a foot in length, from two to threo pounds iu weight, packed in a sardino box a cubic foot in size; dried llshcs which rango from a tiny sprat smaller than but similar to tho English whitebait, to n monster eight feot long, two feet wido, and two inches thick; preserved cabbngo, which is rolled up so as to suggest n ball of yarn; bean, pea nnd wheat gluten in long candy Mm sticks, which oro mado by crushing tho cereal and removing tho starch by ofton repeated washings; odd sausages, of which each ono is suspended by brilliant colored cord3, mid is stuHed, not with an indistinguishable hash or paste, hut with alternating dieo. of fat nnd lean meat; hugo cans filled with tho famous cdiblo bamboo tips, which look and smell liko hugo usparngus, but tasto uuliko anything in Christian markets; water lily leaves, which aro used both as a food nnd as coloring material, imparting a beautiful green to any white food with which thoy may bo cooked; preserved eggs, of which each ono is embalmed iua rough urns? of quick lime, charcoal and fish gluo; sea sprouts, which resemble a string beau two feet in length. Occasionally in tho wealthiest establish ments may bo seen tho celebrated birds' nests, which look for all tho world liko irreg ular masses of coopers' gluo; sharks' fins, which aro greenish white pieees of desiccated soft curtilngo; becho-do-la-mor, a mollusk of a high order, which is n first cousin of Victor Hugo's duvil fish; and dried sea anemones, which bear tho samo culinary resemblance to birds' nests that snapping turtles do to tho diamond back terrapin. Somo idea of tho luxuriousucss of tho Mongol is afforded by tho prices ho charges for theso delicacies. Dried chuus cost $1 a pound; dried oysters, 81.50; sharks' fins, fa to $3, according to quality; becho-do-la-mcr, from 40 cents to $3, nnd birds' nests, from $-0 to $50 a dozen. In Chinese cooking sauces play ns import nut apart us iu tho cuisino at Les Frcres 1'rovoncoau. For tho prcparntiA of theso, ns well ns for tho thickening of soups and tho eoucoction ol "mndj dishes," thero will bo bowltuls ot tho nnost wheat Hour ami starch und of that finest of all amylaceous foods,Tieo Hour. Iu this and iu other re spects tho stores of tho kitchen contain tho wmo articles as first class American restau rant kitchens. Whatever is to Ihi found iu our larders finds a placo there, nnd tho numerous urticlcs mentioned add tho variety which is tho main dUtingshiug feature of tho Chlneso cuisino. Tho furniture of tho kitchen presents a curious instance of tho invasion of tho cost by tho wust, for tho east iron stovu or rango is foiuul besiilo tlio Uriel; benca uscu in China, which greatly rambles tho ono rec ommended by Count Hum ford hi his famous studies at tho bcgitiuiug of tho century. This bench is about four feet high, four feet wido and from ten to twenty feet iu length. At ono cud ot it is a largo fireplace cylindrical in shape, two or thrco feot in diameter and three feet deep. This is used in roosting. Tho remainder of tho top of tho bench has tovonil circular openings of different blzcs. In tho sides and cuds there aro smaller fire place, feldom moro than eight iuches umiuv. Tho fuel used in cooking Is kiln dried wood, hickory or bonui similar variety being pre ferred. Harper's Uazar. Uutler Iiupectluu Iu France. Among tho recent decrees mado in Franco U 0110 relating to tho inspection of butter for tho repression of fraudulent dealings, lly this, special persons aro authorized to take KiniplM of butter ta any phice, wlMttucr the butter I oxKWud for sale, ttorud in a ware liouw or iu irm wit by land or water. No ob ibiolo t to lw thrown in tlio way of thin, nod all way bilU, receipt, bills of ladiug, or doo- titration uuut Ih tuowii on iMtnnud, Juwii Httuplo taken is to lMtkubjwtwl tuaMci KxmnuuUou, Pur butMr, mixud buiur, uwnpiriuo, oUottMirtpiriuo, ami i,rmu to im!1 lur ogiMumpUW!, furwimtad ta tnuMil nitMt m QOMtaiued in ukfcd iMokaxtw, ih1Mm oriftn and iwtur of Uto imrwian iUm mum bo emwplciMMKly ivulwl tUerwou. laownr WHY twarUO to U wiwrtoU imut IU full utetvry ivttrdvd Loatai Thaw, A COCKHOACH MAIL CARRIER. Norcl Means of Communication Employed by Two Indiana Convict. A common cockroach was trained to net as a letter carrier between William Rodifcr and "Starlight Jack" Ryan, convicts In tho Southern Indiana penitentiary. It is prob ably tho first instanco on record, too, whero thero was any uso found for this littlo crca turo. A writer in Tid Bits tells tho story as follows: Itodifcr occupied a cell In tlio tier Just nbovo tho ono whero Jack was confined, and for a long timo they had no means of com municatlon with ono another. Itodifcr was a dar; fellow, but he had not simlclont Imagination to get up a plan of escape, and ho relied on tho bright mind of his friend, "Starlight Jack," to suggest an idea. Ono oveninj: Itodlfer noticed an innocent looking cockroach running ubout on tho floor. After watching its garabolings for a timo, ho concluded be would uso it. So, writing n short noto to his friend, ho tied it to tho cockroach's wing, and, kneeling down on tho floor, ho put it out on tho wall under tho iron balcony in front of his colL Ho calculated that it would run into tho cell underneath; and it did. Jack noticed tho pnper, caught tho insect, nnd read tho note. Then ho answered it, and poked tho littlo creature out on tho wall from tho ceiling over tho door, whero ho re leased it. Tho roach went into Itodifer's cell and was caught. Then they feil and cared for it, nnd used it in this mnnuer for somo months. In fact, it grew to understand its business. It must havo been a femalo cockroach, however, for oue day it stopped to chat with n'friend, and was noticed by a warden. Tho noto, which was written in somo sort of cipher, was taken off, and tho hospital stew ard, Dr. Sid C. McCure, read it. Then tho beetle was put on tho balcony floor and it ran into Itodifer's cell Thus the officials wero kept posted n3 to tho two famous jail breakors. Arterntimo Jack began to suspect that something was wrong, and he added a post script to his letter something liko this: "If everything i3 right, you will find a hair from my head in this noto." Tho warden read it ns ho did tho others, but dropped tho hair and lost it. "Nover mind it," said Capt. Craig, whoso hair was red; "put 0110 of mino in it." Tho answer camo back: "That last whip ping must havo been an awful one, Jack, for it has changed tho color of your hair." Tho scheming of theso two worthies camo to naught, however, and thoy served their terms. Inter Ocean. Japancso Coating for Ships. Tho Japanese admiralty has finally de cided upon coating tho bottoms of all their 6hips with a material closely akin to tho lac quer to which we are so much accustomed as a sjccialty of Japanese furnituro work. Al though tho preparation differs somewhat from that commonly known us Japanese lacquerj tho baso of it is tho same viz, gum lac, as it is commonly termed. Experiments which havo been long continued by tho im perial naval department havo resulted in af fording proof that tho now coating material remains fully efficient for threo years, and tho report on tho subject demonstrates that, although tho first cost of tho material is threo times tho amount of that hitherto employed, tho amount of dockings required will bo re duced by its uso to tho proportion of 0110 to six. A vessel of tho Russian Pacific fleet lias already been coated with tho new prep aration, which, tho authorities say, com pletely withstands tho fouling influences so common in tropical waters. It occupied tho nativo inventor, many years to,overcomotho tendency of tho lac to harden mul crack, but having successfully accomplished this, tho finely polished surfaco jf tho inirturo resists in an almost perfect jpgreo tho liability of barnacles to ndhcro or weeds to grow, whilo presumably tho samo tifgh polish must materially reduco tho skin friction which is so important an elomcnt uireetiug tho speed of iron ships. Tho deal ers in gum lac express tho fear lest tho do niund likely to follow on this novel applica tion of it may rapidly exhaust existing sources of supply. Scientific American. A Smuggler of Cofffce. I havo been told how a shipmaster got to .viiulward of tho inspector detailed to look utter his vessel. Ho had six barrels of cof fee, for which ho had been offered n high price. It was during tho war, and things went with a rush in thoso days. Tho master took a teamster into his conildonco, who nt noontime, whilo tho stovedorcs wero eating their dinner, drovo boldly down tho wharf, hailing tho skipper, who was standing on tho quarterdeck conversing with tho officer. "1 sny. Cap," ho shouted, "Mr. sent mo down hero after six barrels of beans which havo been sent by mistake Thoy bo long to another vessel, and I havo an order to deliver them right now. They nro marked lljjln n diamond. Can I havo 'emf' iho master blandly put tho question to tho officer, who hail, of course, heard tho conver sation, and failed to detect either evil inten tions or deception in tho proposition. Ho glanced at tho barrels, which had boon left closo to tho gangway ; tho owner carelessly rolled 0110 over and tho beans rattled glori ously. It was a clever touch, a dcllcato stroko of shading and diplomacy on tho part of tho wily smuggler, and tho bait was swal lowed. Tho barrels disappeared, ami a hand somo profit was iockoted. Now York Star. Not Fit for'tho Business. Fow peoplo havo an idea, how fow thero aro who could becomo barbers by nny amount of application. 1 havo had nineteen appren tices at vnrious times, ouly sovcu of whom aro tousorial artists. Some boys aro too ner vous to acquire tho ability, and particularly cigarette smokera. Others aro too lazy. Still others havo not tho suuvcuess necessary, for a successful luirbcr must bo a polito man. Others havo not tho essential mechanism or cannot nttnin to tho requisito lightness of touch. Hut morbid peculiarities aro great factors in unfitting a candidate. For in stance, I havo just dismissed an apprentice becauso of his luordinnto antipathy to warts. When n customer who is tho possessor of n wart Is down in a chair nt tho boy's mercy ho shaves nil around It with tho utmost care; then a devilish grin distorts his features, tho expression being tho f unnioat' I over saw, and ho cuts oft' tho wart. Tho customor risas and discovers his face bleeding terribly, and tbo result U a row and a lost cmtomer. John Uock iu Ulobo-Dauiocrnt. Tarmoiit for tbo CyalUtJ. Tho street row dies of Chelae have invented a uw torment for the cycliits who avail thoiuMlvtM of liatttraen park. Ttwy ant not conttMit with lucking rtwiH with switchw and inserting blu of stick iu Uta daliofttat wires of thotr wboeU, but they net on littl boys to run aeruoe)c list with a view of getting knookad uvr. li-'.v ftUU'.iro.trt, howling, prk kT l.uriie up, tko ryclm' ud div, n I'lvin.l kiii kuiu. i, comjieiuintion U, of xiui.--, 1: tumiiui.j, iApvuiliy If tho i')klulln ltt.1,', Tl.j ttuuuiiwd child nkltM murfiy ull nuu n Uuf cruwn, divide tU Uwiy and trio fur iutbr uull Iu another Mrt ef ttw park.-l'ull SIM Uusrttu. COME HOTEL HAWKSHAWO. o "en TVbo ITr.ro Eceetao XndiapctB abTo ta Onr Bcnifaces. "Oil, ho'cT o hotel detective, la he? roll what on earth ,-ocd i3 a hotel de rive? What do hctcb want with cc - ' x Hot 5 ' This remarlr, mado in a petulant tone, c?3 uttered in tho corridor cf tho Hou nsn houfo tho other aftcrscon by a r-e3tcm rsan who was cn a visit to tho l.ictrorolia and had fcrcn lcoking at-tho cvt treasure? of tho cafo. Ho eyed in n conteniptuoitn way tho well dressed littlp man, with n nlnuch hat. who was lean ing against a pile of trunks near tho ele vator. A friend showing tho western man tho citv sighi3 had happened inci dentally to point out Detectivo Jacobs as 0:10 of tho features of a big metropolitan hotel. Ten minutes later the westerner saw tho little detective step up to a well dressed man in n group of three who had just sauntered into tho art gallery. "I'll havo to ask you to move on, sir," tho detectivo said. "Who nro you?" growled tho man, ungrily, "what do you mean by talking to 1110 that way?" "Just what I say, and I mean it," the little man tQdic'd, undaunted, "and hero's who I am, nnd I know you per fectly well." Tho little detectivo threw open his coat and chowed his glistening d;ctivo bhield. Tho well dressed man cut short his bluster instantly, and walked quickly out into tho street. Ho was a local bunko man, who had casually dropped into the hotel cnio with two out of town crooks. Tho conversa tion with the littlo detectivo was anima ted, but not so loud that anybody in the art gallery could understand it. Tho Gothamito who was showing tho west erner around know what was up, though, and turning to his friend said playfully: "That's somo good a hotel detectivo is. That was a confidence man that ho talked to. Maybo he'd havo caught on to you if it hadn't been for the detec tive." It was an apt illustration of ono of tho duties of tho hotel detective. In the marvelous perfection of tho equipment of a metropolitan hotel in tho last few years tho privato detectivo has como to bo an indispcnsablo detail, and today thero 13 not a hotel in town that enjoys any select patronage at all that dees not employ a guardian, who is empowered to make arrests if necessity arises. Somo of tho detectives aro men specially as-bio-ncd from tho police force, and whoso salary is guaranteed by tho hotel in con- uuerauon 01 1110 service. Often, policcman's exclusive however, tho special guardians are regular privato detectives. They aro men well trained in detective methods, and enjoy tho advantago of a wido and varied acquaintance with tho faces of metropolitan rascals and tho confidence operators of tho country. Keeping tho hotel clear of this class of crooks, however, is only a small part of tho hotel detective's work. Upon them de volves in most cases tho supervision of ; he porters and hall boys, and all the .irniy of help that a big Gotham inn has to employ. If a guest loses anything in J10 hotel, or outside of it either, ho is -out at onco to tho hotel detectivo to con tilt about its recovery; and if chamber maids or porters find articles that have been mislaid or lost, they nro expected to bring them direct to tho hotel detective, and he, in turn, hands them over to the betel proprietor, or his representative, to be delivered to tho owner. It is also tho detective's duty to pro tect his employers from tho numerous ,iul persistent army of pests known as tlio hotel beat, and it 13 duo to tho pres ence of detectives, in every well regulated city hotel, that New York has ceased to bo a spot where this peculiar gentry can thrive. Tho petty thievery of guests' valuables has also como to bo a rarity, and nowadays tho man of means, stop ping at any well regulated New York ho tel, can feel as secure as if ho wero trav eling with a privato station house of his cwn in tow. Moro than all, however, tho old timo harvest of victims that Hun gry Joo and his pals used to gather from hotel corridors is all cut off. All this tho detectivo has to do for the regular salary, but ho has legitimate per quisites. Theso aro tho moro or less lib eral fees that good natural out-of-townors, who want to sea what the life of a big city really is after dark, pay for straight tips on tho places whero tho ele phaut "cuts up his most flamboyant and startling.shindigs." It is worth a hand omo sum to tho hotel detectivo who pilots a party of strangers through tho multitudinous and more or less pictur cfp.o mazo of after dark spectacles known to tho experienced man about town as "tho eights." And thero are fow moro experienced men about town than your quickwitted hotel detective. Now York Sun. Tho Wondrous Weather riant. That rcniarkablo specimen of tho vege table world, tho "weather plant." con tinues to excito considerable interest. Men of science, who on its first discovery wero unwilling to express an opinion oil its prognosticating virtues, now agree, after extensivo experiments, that the shrub is in truth prophetic. Thirty-two, thousand trials made during tho last threo years tend to prove its infallibility. Tho plant itself is a legume, commonly called tho "Paternoster pea," but knowii in botany as tho Abrus I'ereginus. It is a nativo of Corsica and Tunis. Its leaf nnd twig strongly resemblo thoso of the acacia. 'Ibe moro delicate leaves of ils upper branches foretell tho state of tho weather forty-oight hours iu ad vance, while us lower and hardier loaves indicate nil atmosjilierio changes three days beforehand. Tho indications con siit in h chango in thu ic.ition of the loaves and iu tho riio and fall of the twig und bmnuhluts. Pall Mall Ca ssette. IngHiKO of tlio World. An English oorrespoiulunt gives ns n reason fur possibility that the English Uiifc-uuge will become Uio "world speech" tho uiontaJ slownew of tlto Anglu-SAxon 1 ace in runrniiig two language. They travL the globe tituttfected or ttndu-in-;e-l by is itveutricilkn of fju'eeb. Tli.' l'i'; ii-h i x.ikiiig i"Ui.uiM have un ai 1 "I lii'jie lluit riii'-IUlll of t!u vvbul. I, .1 1 .1' globe. Kii;;ii!i u l.in.w;:. 1 ; ti:t I i t un 1 1.4 b Leu in in-i u-Ji itu 1. rl. Wl.ut di iiiaud gun thu be fur Yolupukr IWou Itudwt. THE NAMEQ OF JEWS. flrtiy Camo Hoto Cfcoicu Oestllo Euraamefc r.nctlth ForatCtiancse. Lord Colcrldgo touched upon an ln (erecting thomo tho other day when ho inquired of certain Jewish witnesses how it wr.3 that they bad adopted tho names of Mcrtlount and Savlllo in lieu of their nntivo patronymics of Mores nnd Gam uol. It la not qulto correct to oay that Jo'.vn ever chango their original r.ameo. In tho aytiasogacD thoy bear throughout their Uvea tho Hebrew names In tho traditional Oriental form cf So-and-so, eon of So-and-oo given to them shortly after their birth. Tho Instability of tho names by which they nro known to tho world is due to the fact that originally, liko all Oriental peoples, thoy had no family names, and that wherever they havo congregated very closely together tho Eccular uso of tho traditional genea logical forms has been tenaciously pre served. In sotno countries, such as Ger manvand Austria, special legislation has been found necessary to compel them to adopt fixed surnames. As, at different times, thev havo como into closer con tact with" the Gentile world, they havo themselves seen tho necessity of sur names, and it is not surprising if, under these circumstances, Bonioof them should have chosen the most tonorou3 and dis tinguished they could find. An examination of the lists of seat hold ers in the twelve principal synagogues of London shows that less than 5 per cent, of tho names such a3 Beddington, Clif ford, Coburn, Curtis, Graham, Ilalford, Hamilton, Uardinge, Hardy, Herbert, Howard, Lumley, Manville, Marsden, Merton, Montagu, Morlcy, Morion, Novillc, Norman, Russell, Sydney, Wal ford, etc. aro accounted for on this hypothesis. Tlio foreign surnames and placo names preserved by tho Jews of England form n small epitonio of tho history of tho Israelitish dispersion. Side by side with tho Hebrew Abrahams, tho Egyptian Moses, and tho English Mordaunt, wo havo the Greek Alexander and Margolies, tho Latin Marcus, and tho Arabic Mocatta. Thoso derived from medicaval houso signs aro Rothschild, Adler, Ganz, SchifF, Strauss, Silberkron, etc. Somo of tho occupation names aro interesting. Ropho is Hebrew for physician, and Rappoport is a corruption of Ropho d'Oporto; Jalfon is Hebrew for money changer, and Mocatta is Arabic for mason. Moro strictly Anglo-Jewish aro tho natural assimilations of Hebrew and Jewish names to English forms. Thus, Coleman is a corruption of Kalman, which is an abbreviation of Kalonymos, tho Greek translation of tho Hebrew Shorn Tob (Good Name). Bonny is de rived, through Bondi, from u Latin translation of Y0111 Tob (Good Day). Phillips comes from tlio Hebrew Uri or Meier, both meaning "light," through the Greek equivalent Pheebos and-its German-Polish diminutivo Pheibul. Sa villo is a moro natural corruption of Samuel than is generally imagined, see ing that in Germany tho Scriptural namo has been shortened into Sanvel, and in England wo havo tbo authority of Mr. Weller, senior, to spell it with a "we." Freeman is from tlio German Friedmann, a translation and upocopation of Shalom ben Menachem. Ilaymen is derived through Hyman and Hyan from tho He brew Haim (life). Jessel is from Echcs kel, tho Hebrew pronunciation of Ezc kiel. Yates is from Goetz, an abbrevia tion of Gottschalk, which in Low Ger man means "God's servant," and is & literal translation of Eljakim. Among , simpler changes aro Cowan Cohen, Lcwiu Levi, Victor Avigdor, Archer Ashcr, Jessop Joseph, and Soman and Slowmon Solomon. Curious in stances of misdirected translations aro af forded by tho names Marclumt and Chap man, both of which aro Anglicizationa of tho German Kaufmann or Handols uiann. Originally, however, neither of these names meant "merchant" among tlio Teutonic Jows. Kaufmann is a cor ruption of Koppclman, of which tho first two syllables aro a German diminutivo of Jacob and tho third an abbreviation of Menachem, tho wholo being a contrac tion of Jacob ben Menachem. Handels inann has a similar history, being derived from Elchanon ben Menachem, through Handl, a recognized German diminutivo of Elchanon. In tho same way Seligman is a contraction of Selig ben Menachem, and Felbcrman a cor rupted contraction of Phoebus (Uri) ben Menachem. Ono of tbo most curious instances of an erroneous etymology is tho namo Jaffe, which figures among tho landed gentry of county Down. It is tho He brew word for "beautiful," and is a cy&rcct translation of tho German "Schon." as a Jewisn surname, liowover, benon or Schen has no meaning. It is simply an acrostic of tho Hebrew Schliach Ncemon (faithful messenger). Theso acrostic names aro peculiarly Jewish, and many of them are found among English Jews. For exnmplo, Ivatz, which ono of theso days will perhaps bo Anglicized into Cat, Is derived from tho initials of Ivohen Tzcdel: (priest of righteousness) ; Schatz, which in Hungary has actually been translated into Kincz, tho Magyar for "treasure," is from Schliach Tzibur (incsbcngcr of tho congregation); Babad is from Dl'ii Ab Beth Din (Son of tho President of tlio Houso of Judgment); Sack is from Sera Kadosh (holy poster ity), and when tho namo of a town bo ginning with s is ndddetl as, for exam ple, Sera Kadosh Spcyer (holy posterity of Seyer) it becomes Saks or Sachs, which has been frequently mistaken for nn abbreviation of Sachson (Saxony); Dram is from Ben Rabbi Moses; Bran (corrupted into Braun, and translated into Brown) from Ben Rabbi Nachnian; Bard, from Ben Rabbi David; Borsal, from Ben Rabbi Solomon tho Levito, and Bril from Ben Rabbi Judah the Levito. The oxegetical names nro also peculiar ly Jewuh. They consist of equivalents for Hebrew names, derivod from colloca tions iu biblical tests. Thus tho com lrioua in Jacob's blading furnish equivalents for Benjamin in Wolf, for Judah iu 1-ioii and for Nnphtali iu Hart. FUlier iu an equivalent for Ephtvini, be cause it was foretold (Gen. xlviit, 10) thai ho hliould multiply exceedingly, and i!t' tUh U a symbol of fruitfulBosj. It is 11U0 houu times a substitute j.t Maes, lrftvuiM. I'liuraoVa daughter, in giving hi'ii liu tiaiue. Mid iLJudiu 11, 10): "For I drew ldm ou of tlw water." Ht. Junittn' Gazette,