Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1889)
SHRINKING OF TIMBER. Precautions Which trill Kimble Wood Workers to Turn Out Good Work. Tho various kinds of oak, and somo other kinds of timber will shrink mora cr less ovory tlmo tho surfaco is dressed off, oven a small fraction of nn inch. Wheelwrights accustomed to tho work aro well awaro of this fact, and a correct appreciation of it en ables them to turn out work of a su perior character, even of ordinary ma terials, by first blocking up tho plocos roughly, then allowing tho tlmbor to season, and afterward working tho va rious parts by degrcos, as tho season ing process becomes moro nnd moro complete. Whltc-oak spoke tim ber, for instance, may bo allowed to re main in rough stato for half a scoro of yoars under sholtor without becoming ecasonod so thoroughly without that tho tlmbor will not shrink after the spokes havo been dressed out Car riage wheels havo often been made of tho choicest quality of oak tlmbor after every spoko baa been sea soned for sovoral years, and, to tho great surprise of tho wheelwright, ovory spoko would work In tho joints boforo tho vohiclo had boon run thrco months. Tho dofect In such Instances could not bo attributed to Inferior timber, nor to perfunctory workman ship; but simply to this ono circum stance that tho parts of tho wheel woro put together boforo tho tlmbor linl ceased to shrink. To provo thnt tho host quality of oak will shrink after a spoko has boon dressed out, lot a tenon bo mado on ono end and bo driven immediately into a mortlBo; after a fow days' exposure In a warm workshop tho spokes may bo with drawn with littlo difficulty. Tho same fact will hold good In the manufacture of wood work of any kind whoro oak ds employed for tonons. In order to mako joints that will novor start, the iploco on which tho tonons aro mado should bo drosscd several times, until tho Shrinking has ccasod. Then lot tho tonons bo mado. After thoso have shrunk, whllo exposed In tho drying intluoncos of a warm workshop, the spokes or othor parts may bo driven in their rospectlvo plncos, with the assuranco, especially If thoyaro dlppod in oil paint previous to driving, that tho tlmbor will shrink no moro. Woodworker. MISCELLANEO It is said that a fir Is standing in tho IMAGINARY ILLS. HABITS OF FLIES. Jntercitlnc Fact About Two I.onthmima . Member of tlm Family. ) Tho horso-fiy Is tho most cruol and bloodthirsty of tho entire family. Ho is armed with a most formidable weap on, which consists of four luncots, so sharp and strong that thoy will pono trato leathor. When not in uso thoy aro nicely folded away in a sucker. Ho makos his uppearanco In Juno, and may often bo seen in tho vicinity of small streams of water. He is said to subsist in part upon an airy dlot, and to puss his llfo harmlessly. Not so the female, for sho is armed with six lan cets, with which sho bloods both cattle and horses, and ovon human beings. Sho lays hor eggs In moist places, and aftor thoy aro hatohod Into footless maggots, thoy mako all necossary jour neys by stretching and closing tho sog montH of their bodies, tholr heads bo ing supplied by two hooks by which thoy got tholr food. In proeoss of tlmo this maggot goes down into moist oarth, whoro it roposos for somo weeks, aftor which it bursts tho pupa case, and comes forth a largo black 11 v. armed and equipped like its predeces sors. Tho sower and cosspool fly rosointyu caoh othor In tholr habits, with a sin gle oxcoptlon tho former lives In oloanor water and has a loss compli cated apparatus. Tho fumulo lays hor eggs whoro thoy may bo reached by tho filthy lluhl. Tho young aro booh hatched, and may bo seen Hunting on tho water and taking in all Its bad qualities; thoy dlo If placed In clean water. Thoy dart swiftly about and go down for tho space of a mlnuto, but nro obliged to rlso to breathe. In tho course of tlmo thoy sook a dry place, and aftor tholr wings havo grown, cmorgo regular lllos llko their parents, ready to repeat their lllthy but useful work. Wo can form only a vnguo Idea bow greatly wo aro Indobtod to thoso loathsome insects as scavengers. Cor. Country Gentleman. Knnlch Valley, Nevada, which mens ures fifty-eight feet In ctroumferenco Bovon foot from tho ground A (South Carolina man attempted to pawn a horse, and was surprised when "his undo" told him that ho didn't llko sccurltlos that could walk away. A Michigan man, in digging a well, struck a vin of water which ho thought contained mineral properties, and was disgusted to find that ho had tapped a sowor. Tho five great continental powers of Europe now havo 12,000,000 men un dor arms, not to mention tho naval armaments, almost doublo In size tho whole Boa fighting force of tho world twenty years ago. I ho citizens of Dijon boast that havo tho oldest poplar In Franco, but just how old it Is no ono knows. It Is 122 foot high, forty-five foot In clrcum foronco at tho base, and twenty-three feet In circumference fifteen foot from the base. At tho great steel works in Clove- land, O., a largo electro-magnet Is used, suspended from a crano, to pick up Iron or steel bars and billets. It will tako up 800 pounds, and as soon as tho electric current Is turnod off afto moving tho load, will drop It In the proper place, thus doing tho work of a gang of men. Kentucky Is as famous for its wide spread and critical knowledge of tho lllbl as for its sonsativo appreciation of rod-oyo. Tho nowspapers down .1. - . . wicro are many oi tnom uaiiy com mentaries. Horo is a samplo para graph from the Scottsvlllo Sentinel, "Milk makos most people bilious, and honoy gives most people tho collo, Ihoroforo a hind flowing with milk and honey Is not as doslrablo as ono dripping with tree molasses and flour batter-cakos." Tho flrstattompt to record a public speech by means of tho phonograph was mndo at a political rally In Now York rccontly. A funnel seven foot long was placed In front of tho plat form, connecting with tho transmitter of tho phonograph. Aftor tho moot ing tho Instrument was tostod, and tho oxperimont found to havo been ontlroly successful, tho speaker's volco bolng hoard as distinctly as In tho original address, together with sounds of tho applause and music Tho following anccdoto Is rolated of President Lincoln: Ono evening Mrs. Lincoln swopt, magnlllcontly dressed, Into tho library whoro tho 1'rosldont was waiting to escort hor into tho brilliant rocoptlon-parlor. Hor dress had a vory long train, and was cut low at tho nock. Lincoln was standing with his back to tho llro whon his wlfo ontorod. "Whowl" said old Abo, "What a long tall our cat has to night!" Mrs. Lincoln mado no answer, and tho President continued: "Say, mother, don't you think It would bo hotter If Homo of our cat's tall was around hor neekP" Dl- The Treatment of llrnorlinntlrlaci cuel by a rhynlclan. So many peoplo are hypochrondrlaca thnt a physician oxpects to find one third of his patients laboring under Imaginary Ills. It is easy for pooplo to oxaggcrato symptoms, and by giving thomsolves Into tho hands of quacks, becomo confirmed victims of supposed 111 health. Whnt is not at all unusual Is to find physicians who havo become thoroughly hypood. Many of thorn with great reputation aiJU a largo practice and capable of diagnosing any caso bocomo cranks concerning tholr own iieuim. Ihoy oxaggcrato slightest symptoms Into dnngorous cases and bollovo thoy havo chronic troubles when thoy would know that, In a patient, It would bo but a slight indisposition. Most physicians aro not competent to treat thomsolves, and many of them aro confirmed hypochon driacs. Medical students begin early to Imaglno themselves afillctod with tho various diseases which they aro studying. I remember when at collcgo I had a room-mato who beeamo thor oughly hypoed after entering tho course. Ono day he caught a cold and that night suddonly informod mo ho believed ho was point: to die, as he was certain ho was allllctcd with a most malignant fever which ho had boon studying thnt day. I went Imme diately for ono of tho professors, and ho not bolng in I had another com'. Tho second understood the case utonco and gave my fric yomo simplo romcdy, and, la tor, tuo first came, and he. wishing to givo tho young man a les son, had me administer n liberal dose of Ipecac. This mado hltn vory sick, but cured him of tho malignant fovor. . i , , , i. J. a long-discuss-su question among ino medical fraternity Is whothor a physi cian should humor a hypochondriac and ostensibly treat him as If ho wero , sick, or, on the othor hand, to try to dlsabuso his mind of his folly. Ono of tho professors of a collcgo put it to tho class In thl way: "If whon you aro called In to a patient you find him suf fering imaginary ills, and you toll him so instead of humoring nnd apparently curing hlin. .you lose a client who whon ho may bo sick will not call you In becauso ho has no confidence in your ability. You thus lose practice and a chance to do good whon tho roal necessity arises; besides by humoring tho man you do no harm, for ho will call In somo othor physician, who will do exactly what you could havo dono yourself." This argument has doubt- loss canned many physicians to treat hypochondriacs according to tholr fancy. Tho professor who followed tho other ono In tho class heard of his predecessor's advlco and was vory in dignant, saying that a physician should bo trim to his profession and treat ovory patient as ho finds him, not in creasing tho number of hypochon driacs In tho world by encouraging tho natural human tendency in that direc tion. )r. I. B. Bruce, in St. Louis Q lobe' Democrat. it TWO MEN AT DINNER. TIMBER CULTURE. Punishing Chlnoso Gods. A curious caso of punishing tho gods ia reported by tho last mall from Foo chow. Tho Idols of a certain tomplo in that city woro thoso uppoalcd to by persons who desired to bo rovonged on tholr enemies. Thoy woro supposed to causu death to thoso against whom prayers to thorn woro directed. Ro contly tho Tartar military commander ulod suddenly, uiuUho Idea got abroad among tho pooplo that ho had boon elnlu by tho Idols In question. Tho VIcoroy of tho province hearing this at onco gavo orders that thoy woro to bo arrested and punished. Tho pro loot was Instructed to seo tho decroo carried out, and, armed with tho Vico roy'B warrant, ho wont to tho tomplo and had fifteen Idols arrostod. Thoso woro of wood and about flvo foot high. Uoforo being brought for judgment be fore tho prefect tholr eyes woro all put out ao that thoy should not see who was tholr judge and bo ablo to troublo lilm either horo or hereafter. Aftor A full Investigation a report was sunt to tho VIcoroy, who gavo orders that tho idol shoukl bo beheaded, tholr bodies oast into a pond and their tern plos eon led up fo rover to prevent thorn from toting tho poaco of tho town lu futmo. London (Hole. m A woman's "shoo" Is generally dm efficient in Bearing lions out of tfurdnu thou a man's boot, Time. DUTerenco Hot ween nn Kiiellnliniiui mid a k Frenchman ut it Tallin d'Hotc.; "The Knglshman Is big, squaro. rod, hairy. Ho has breakfasted at nine o clock and walked all day with a fo minutes' rest for lunch. Ho calls for champagno sec. Ho guzzles tho soup no noes not tasto It. Ho drenches th fish In Homo black English sauce, an HonilB it niter tho Boup. In regular order follow roast and vogotablo and gamo. Hut whothor tough or tender cooked to a turn or burned to a crisp, your Englishman knows littlo and cares loss. Ho continues to soak ovorythlng with tho dark sauce, augmohted by musmru aim black popper. Tho dos sort finds him slightly congostcd, but- full. Ho Is now going to stuff his short, brlarwood pipe with black tobacco, and enjoy It between sips of tho moro than questionable coffee, and ho will round off with a B. & S. And when ho mon lions tuo hotel to-morrow, or tho day alter to-morrow, to tho traveling women oi nis countrv. as ho moots them all along tho routo, ho will bol low forth: "Vory nlco table, indeed at that plaeol" (For this is always vnoir sunjeot or conversation). "Hut tho poor Frenchman! Ho is sallow; ho will soon bo bald; his white tooth aro miracles of tho dentist's skill uno discerns his flabby muscles be neath tho lino oloth of his fashlonablo coat. Ho has placed his monocle lu tho corner of his eye to road tho carto which ho holds gingerly in ono fustldl ous hand a hand which Is skilled enough with tho Bword or tho ulstol. but which hus novor In his llfo struck a blow from tho shonldor. Through tho clay no has probably driven In a car riage to Bonio view of interest ho has Binoked countless clgarottos ho Is not hungry. Ho finds tho menulmposslblo from tho flint glance. Ho foresees tho watery soup In which will bo floating squares of vnguo paste. Tho flsh may bo fresh, tho sauco served with It will bo nauseating! Tho beof will bo dono to death, tho capon a skeleton and burnt into tho bargain. Tho waiter has a tiresome and disgusting habit of In troducing his abomlnablo thumb Into tho dishes ho places on tho table! Tho peoplo opposite make a frightful nolso iiH thoy oat! Tho knives and forks nro black! Your Frenchman nibbles a bit of cheoso and moistens it with a red poison labeled Saint Jullen. Ho loavos tho table thinking with a sigh of the Cafo Anglais. Ho lights another cigar ette Ho wonders, whon ho will begin to HiilTor from that oplgustrlo burning to which his physician has given tho coquettish unmo of pyrosis, 'Zuui! Blank!' ho says, 'what a moss!' "Now will you alllrm that thoso two www havo oaton the same dinner? Hut tho niunu wu tho bumo!" Airw LttUr. What I.11111U oil the Farm to Devote to the IMantliiK of Tree. Whllo tho great mass of our farmers admit tho necessity of tlmbor culti vated in a general and systematic way, but fow on this side of tho treeloss plains aro ready to glvo up to this work their best cultivated Holds. Tlmbor planting Is an Investment from which wo can not hopo to realizo any thing for a considerable length of tlmo. Comparatively fow farmers aro ablo to give up tho rogular annual in comes that thoy roallzo from common farm crops, no mattor how profltablo tho tlmbor crop promisos to bo. Vortunatoly it is not necessary for them to mako such sacrifices, as a rulo. Tlioro are fow farms oast of tho uroat plains tlm do not contain moro or less waato land. Such lands often provo admirably adapted to troo growing. Many of tho marshos and lowlands lying along our rivers that aro periodi cally overflowed will yield lino growths of uoh vuriotlos of tlmborns aro natur ally adapted to such lands. Tho swalos on many farms, smnll swamus. roach. rooky, hilly, uneven lands, that aro al most worthloss for crops, the vast, sandy stretches along our seaboards nil such lands judiciously planted will grow good crops of tlmbor and ought to bo re-tlmbored. Tho farm or who has aunli lauds within his boundary linos may start a forest without great ox ponso. A ploco of ground nuut bo rooky Indeed that trees can not bo grown upon. Nor doos a plantation roqulro vory rich soil. Of courso light. sandy oarth will not throw up n rank, rapid tlmbor growth, but such liftidscan 00 made to pay, nevertheless. Somo of tho flnost natural growth timber is found along tho stoop sides and tops of ledges and among hugo bowlders that nearly cover tho ground. Such lands aro plantod in England by digging holes horo and there where over tho chance Is afforded among tho ooks, and carefully planting such trees as are doslrod. Wo havo many lessons to learn in this lino, and as our country becomes more thickly settled t will bo necessary for us to economize in space and utilize all such rough bits of surface just as thoy havo long been obliged to do In the countries across tho sea. On tho treeless plains of tho West a fow acres of tho best land Is not bo- rudged tho forest plantation. It bo- comes then more a question of outlay of labor and of capital for seed and trees. Tho question of location is not with regard to tho ocouotny or value of land as much as it Is for tho proteo- on that tho timber will afford tho ardti, stables and dwellings, 11". J). Boyntoit, in t'unn and Uomt. PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. Chausslor dried a man in a kiln nnd there resulted only twelve pounds of solid matter. An oxperimont recently mndo In Scotland proves that tho tortolso can walk a milo in four hours. Telephones aro great convenience, nnd yet peoplo nro all tho tlmo talking against them. Yonkers Statesman. A traveling man remarks that any fellow who makes lovo to a widow Is literally courting danger. Merchant Traveler. "I wish I could sell all I write." tho ' romftrkC(i a certain author to a lady. -xnoro are moso, ' rcpllod his com panion, sweetly, "who say you can't writo all you sell." Life. "Mrs. Bnrkloy, are you familiar with 'Songs without Words?' " "O, yes, quite. Mr. Barkloy frequently sings them whon ho comes homo in tho morning." Terre Haute Express. A Brooklyn man Intonds to start a goat farm, which ho thinks will bring him 10.80 per day. He will stock with sovonty-fivo goats, and as tho or dinary goat will glvo threo pints of milk a day, he calculates upon ninety quarts per day at twelve to fifteen cents a quart I One of tho leading American col leges has resolved to dispense with a "class yell" next year. An Institution of loarn'mg that will thus aim a deadly Li i. . 1.1 1 . . . oiow iii mo nignor education of our youth doesn't desorvo the patronage of tho American pooplo. Football may go noxt. iomstown Herald. "iou should havo counted on tho exponso of married llfo boforo you entered upon it," said tho young bus band's friend; "It was only a quostlon of common senso nnd reason that you should havo exorcised. "Common senso and reason?" echoed the youth ful bonodict; "why, I was In lovo!" Chicago Globe. Railroad Superintendent Any of tho passenger cars nood repairing?" Head Examiner "Yes, sir; No. 305 is In very bad shapo; ought to m to tho shop at onco." "What's tho mattor?" "Two of tho windows nro so loose that any ordinary mnn can ralso them, sir." Time. Two vagrants called on aklndlndy In tho suburbs of Now York. "To which of you two shall I givo this nlckol?" Bho asked. First tramp "Give it to him, madam. Ho has pur chased tho routo from mo, and I am just taking him nround to introduco him to tho'customors. "Texas Si flings. Not Used to Traveling. Strangor (at hotel hnr) "Best whisky, please." Bartender (sovoroly) "This is a pro hibition town, sir." Stranger "Ah, excuse me." (moving away.) Bar tender (excitedly) "Great Scott, strangor, haven't you senso enough to get siok?"-ZrflNfce Magazine. Editor Society Journnl (to repor ter) "ilr. .Jinks, tho directors havo oruoroa mo 10 raise your salary, iou bring in moro society scandal than all tho othor roportors put togothor." Jinks "Thank you. Tho advance will bo handed ovor to my wlfo. It Is hors by right." Editor "How so?" Jinks "Sho Is the secretary of tho ladles nnti-gossip club." Cartoon. A gentleman who has recently nkon up Fronch, and who losos no op portunity of airing tho littlo knowledgo ho has thus far acquired of that lan guago oy translating and pronouncing such wordi! and phrases as his friends might encounter in his presenco, was thus nddrossod by an acquaintance "If you only know as much English as you do French, what a success you would bo! "--lexas Stjtmgs. DOING UP LACE-CURTAINS. CLUMSY DIRECTNESS. The Moat. Common Way of nivlne OITeiiHO In ati UiiroiMoloti Way. Somo people aro porpotually giving ollonso In the most unconscious way 1N0w, uo lot mo propose you as a niombor," says Smith. "But suppose thoy blackball mo?" roplios Brown 'Pooh! Absurd! Why, my dear fel low, there's not a man In tho club that knows you ovon!" A lady vory do slrous of concoallng tho awful fact that sho Is tho aamo ago as her husband observed to a visitor: "My husband is forty; there nro just flvo yonrs between us." "Is Itpossiblo?" was tho unguard ed reply of her friend. "I glvo you my word, you look as young as ho does As unexpected must havo been the re ply of the husband whoso wlfo said "iou havo novor tnkon mo to tho cemetery." "No, dear," ho answered; that is a pleasuro I havo yet In nntlci pation." It Is rolated of a portrait painter that, having recontly painted tho portrait of a lady, a critic who had just dropped in to boo what was going on in tho studio, exclaimed: "It Is very nicely palntod; but why do vou tako such an ugly model?" "it Is my mother," calmly replied tho artist. "O, pardon, a thousand times!" from tho crltlo In groat confusion. "I ought to havo perceived It. Sho resembles you completely." On a similar occasion, a facotlous friond, Inspecting a portrait, said to tho artist: "And this is Tom omiin, is 11.- jenr, uoarj And l re member him, such a handsome, jolly looking ohap a month ago. Dear, dear! From tho following, it would seem that tho ceremonious Orientals aro not above marring tholr polltonoss by an occasional speech apropos of tho sub ject lu hand. Somo European ladles, passing through Constantinople, paid a visit to a certain high Turkish function ary. Tho host offered them refreshments including a variety of sweetmeats, al ways taking care to glvo ono of tho ladles doublo tho quantity ho gavo to tho others. Flattered by this marked attention, she put tho question, through tho Interpreter: "Why do you servo mo more liberally than tho rest?" "BtKMu.o you have a larger mouth,1 was tho straightforward reply, Chris, tian at II ork. Valuable SurtstpUIoim on a Moit Import Jlotucholil Topic. Once thoroughly understood this work is as easily accomplished as any simplo washing. After taking the cur tains down shake out tho dust careful ly, so as to avoid tearing tho material; then spread them out on two lines near together, and brush them gently with a soft feather duster; this will removo all tho dust that can bo got off. Now havo ready a tub half full of tepid water, to which two tablcspoonfuls of liquid ammonia has been ndded (this comes put up in bottles ready for use, and Is called, I think, household am monla). Placo tho curtains in thi water and allow them to remain some fifteen or twenty minutes, turning them ovor carefully every mlnuto or two and squeezing with tho hands. This process will loosen all tho dirt, after which squeeze out us dry as possiblo, but bo very, vory caroful lest tho meshes of tho lace be broken. Havo ready another tub containing water prepared as before, and placo tho cur tains Immediately in it, one at a time, allowinir them to soak until all aro washed. It will need threo waters If tho curtains are much soiled, but the water will decide this; should It be very much discolored, uso different waters until the last from which they wero taken looks clear. Ammonia In tho first two waters will be sufficient un less tho curtains aro very gray and smoky. Next, placo them In a coarso pillow-caso nnd scald in clean soap suds (not very strong), for a few min utes. Use pure white soap, nnd let tho water bb only blood warm whon thoy nro first put in; allow them to como to a boiling heat, and then rinse thoroughly in two clear waters, tho last of which should bo blued, and then starch in thin boiled starch which must bo mado very blue, as lace whon liting up against the light does not ap pear blue. I ho blood-warm water and starch should bo strained, that no particle of bluing may sottlo on tho curtains. ftor scalding, take tho curtains from tho boiler and rinse thoroughly, but with a gentle hand, until all suds aro out. I hon wrlnsr or squeeze 'out and put through the bluing water; wring out from that and prepare to stretch and pin out smoothly, to tho original length and width. This must bo dono while tho curtains nro wot, as tho laco can not bo strotehed whon dry. The whole process of washing, rinsing, scalding and drying should bo dono as quickly and thoroughly as possible, as no othor cotton material shrinks so oasily. Although many pin a clean sheet on to a carpet and pin tho curtain on to tho sheet whllo drying. I consider it a much better and easior way to keep 011 hand four strips ot thin boards about threo inches wido, mado similar to quilting frames, with holes at suitablo distances to increase or diminish the length and breadth to suit tho size of tho curtains. Havo stronc wooden pins put through tho holes to fasten the frames strongly together; tack wido tapo or selvago edges of cloth tho wholo longth of tho frame, then placo them on chairs, so that thoy will stand firm and steady, out of doors on a still, bright, sunny day, and pin or basto tho curtains to tho tape, pulling out and fastening every point in tho luce. Before wetting tho curtains measure the length and breadth and mark it on the iramo on which thoy aro to b dried. Aftor washing, fasten at both ends first and then strotch to match tho measure. Curtains thus strotehed dry vory quickly in tho sun, and if well rinsod and free from soap sovoral can 00 dried at tho samo time. Instead of tacking on tho strips of cloth or tape If small-sized galvanized hooks woro used tho work could bo greatly facili tated, and tho curtains bo caught on to thoso hooks whilo drying. Curtains washod In tho manner described look much hotter than whon dono nt the laundry, and last a groat deal lomrer. which is quito an object to bo consid ered. Portland Transcript. PEOPLE The Awful BURIBD Story of a Bit Woman FaUW In Russia nconlo aro oftoner than elsewhere condemned unintentionally, of courso to that most gruosomo of all deaths, of which E. A. Poo had such unfeigned horror burial alive. But tho circumstances accompanying this frightful tortuo are seldom so characteristic or so horrible as In the caso of tho wlfo of a peasant In tho government of Volhynla, on tho borders of Austria, who, according to tho local journal, Volhynia, was lately buried In a comatoso state. Sho was expecting soon to become a mother nt tho tlmo of her supposed death. After tho "corpse" had been kept tho usual timo, tho par ish priest, Konstantinoff, recited tho prayers of tho burial service in tho church-yard; tho widower cast threo handfuls of earth on tho coffin, and all departed except tho grave-diggers. In filling up tho grave tho latter shoveled In an unusually largo sod of hard earth, which struck tho coffin with a loud noise, and woke up tho unfortunato woman from her sleep. Tho horror of her position at once dawned upon her. Sho cried out in most piteous tones to the grave-diggers to rescue her from a horriblo death. Sho solemnly prom ised them all hor property If they would take her from tho gravo and coffin. The moro she cried and en treated, tho moro strenuous woro their endeavors to fill tho crrave; and on leaving tho church-yard, whon their work was done, thoy still heard her erics and moans. Tho grave-diggers then hurried off to her husband who was surrounded with guests, drinking to the memory of tho deceased. Having related what had taken place, tho matter was dis cussed by tho guests and tho neighbors, who soon came rushing in, and it was finally resolved ncm. con. that an ovil spirit had taken possession of tho de ceased, and that, in order to provent hor walking at night and disturbing tho people, it was absolutely necessary to disinter her and drive an aspen stake through her body. Tho husband sent a deputation to the priest, asking permission to disinter tho body and perform this superstitious rite deemed necessary in all such cases. Tho priest, horrified, hurried off to tho church yard, and had the body disinterred in tho hopo of saving a lifo, but super stition had already got its victim tho woman was dead, but unmistakable signs showed sho had struggled hard to escape from the most horriblo death tho human mind can conceive. Pall Mall Gazette. ALIVE. Ian Feasant AN ANCIENT REPUBLIC. All An Artificial Silk-Worm. "it is by no moans Impossible," said a liitorson sun manufacturer, "that artificial silk may somotimo roplnco mo prouuet of the silk-worms' labor. That, of course, is only a possibility, lwl m, . .....1.. .1. !,!.- , .... t.uii uui 11 uruuuuiiiiv. 1)111. It la v-,. J 1- . . . " jiruuuuiu mat ariiueial mothods will roplnco the tedious and expensive means now employed to utlllzo tho worms. Jt has for some tlmo h icnown that worn-out silken fabrics can bo utilized by puttintr thorn in 11 oliom. ical bath which soparates foreign sub stances from the silk itself, and saves tho latter in a solution. This solution can bo respun or used to plate othor thread. Now, as I learn from Franco, Dr. Chardonno, of that country, hns succeeded in making a puroly artificial silk. Ho makes a solution of nitro cellulose alcohol, other, ferrous chlo rldo and tannic acld.ln nlcolv-cnli-nlnt. od proportions, nnd runs it from a res ervoir through an exceedingly minute hole into a bath of water. iulliii,.t,? with ono-half of ono nor onnt. nt mono-hydrated nitric acid. Tho fluid hardens In tho water, and is dried in hot air. I Is said that tho thread can be readily dried, but I do not know whnt othor valuable oualitio It " -V. r. Mail and Ari)r.' Not Very Complimentary. Politician Why is It. TTnnl., vn that whenever I nnncnr on tlm tnt you dodge around the cornor? uncio .Moso Hekaso do eood book- says tor shun dor 'poarnuco ob ebil. SOUS dlJlliH)3,l Facts About Amlorre, tho Smallest of Commonwealths. This, perhaps, tho smallest of all na tionalities, is romarkablo for Its long lease of life. Its greatest length is un der thirty miles, Its greatest breadth is under twenty; and when "Ilistoria do la Hopublica d'Andorro" was pub lished, in 1815, tho population was under 8,000. It is marvelous "while nearly all the charters, prior to tho middlo ago of the German and Italian re publics, havo disappeared, tho original charters of this republic havo remained almost unsuspected in its Pyronean archives for moro than a thousand years." Tho first credited tradition of Andorra dates from 778, and tho first written charter, which is still known to exist, from 801. The war of Andor rian independence lasted for 400 years, and their Bill of Rights was obtained at its eloso in 1278. To givo somewhat of an idea of tho primitive character of this nevertheless sturdy nation, tho Talker finds tho following, descriptive of thoir judicial tribunal: "Fivo timos a year, on tho occurrence of somo great fostival of the Church, tho four-and-twenty represontatlvo oligarchs assem ble at tho village which courtesy desig nates tho capital, to deliberate on pub lic affairs. Each of tho twonty-four councillors arrives on horseback, and a national stablo with twonty-four stalls is propared. Each legislator, with his own patrician hands, puts up his respective horse, attends divine sorvico in a chapel attached to tho chamber of deliberation, exchanges his peasant's dres3 for tho stateliest cos tume, shoots partridges and pheasants in summer, hunts bears and wolves in autumn and winter, feasts by night with a kind ofCyclopic sumptuousncss, passes fow laws, and effectuates no re forms." Tho Andorrian rolitrion is a curious ndmixturo of worship and pleasuro, but in theso regards Is not widely different from tho nraeticos of other countries. On somo saint's day, sacred in their calendar, tho peoplo congregate at a lonoly spot, whero a chapol opens for a brief mass on each anniversary of its patron. Tho remain der of tho day Is given up to dancing, a ecreation of which tho Audorlans nro fonder ovon than thoir noighbors, and which it is no hard thing for them to got up, ovon without a saint s dny. A green sward, a clear moonlight, a balmy air. and the falling fragrance of mid-summor night s dew, nro sulll- lont ineidonts. Tho chlof tlnnco of tho peoplo, termed tho "vul d'An dorro," Is awkward enough, but pecu liar to tho commonwealth, and reputed havo been in voiruo In tho days of Charlemagne. Christian at Work. m A Husband's Generosity. "To-morrow, Marin, will bo your birthday, and I want to give you somo upproprlato presont. What shall it bo?" "Whatovor your kind heart may suggest, John." (Next day. ) "Maria, you know how your poor back has suffered from pull ing off my boots In the evening. It will not suffor any moro, my lovo. Seo! I havo brought you a nlco now bootjaok whloh I will hereafter in stead." Chiougo Tribune,