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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1889)
M'PELICAN'S WOOING. rri.. r?nrrtrfl Httn rile Kro r"o --.,. HaveOyou over experienced the feeling, Mr. Jlcroiican, roung lady, softly, "that some great Opportunity was within your grasp, but you had hardly tho prcsonco of MnA, tho tho courage as it were, to gvuil yourself of it?" Vhv or ves, Miss liulckstop, 1 havd sometimes iiaa a kiiiu oi icoiinsr as if I'd been sort of sent for and couldn't go, you know." Miss Amanda sighed dreamily, and there- was a pause, during which tho two sat in tho semi-darkness of tho Quickstep parlor and exchanged pro found silences. Tho door opened and Miss Amnnda'n elderly fomalo relative looked in. "Tho book you aro looking for, nuntie," said tho young lady, with en tire self-possession and some empha sis, "is probably in the library." Tho elderly fomalo relative with drew, and Amanda spoko again in tho soft, musical, porsuasivo voico of a trained applicant for charity. rSho will not disturb us again, Mr. MtPolican." "She she wasn't disturbing mo yiy," ho protested. And he sat and looked helplessly at the glowing coals in tho grate, with the feeling that every breath ho drew was a mortifying and ghastly bluudrr " As you were about to say, Mr. Mc Peliean," resumed tho young lady. " thoro aro times when it seems to all of is wo must speak what is in our h in our minds." Yes." vaguoly answered tho be wildered youth, and ho tried to re member when ho had started to say any thing of tho kind; "yos.o' course." "And while I am not sure that I ought to listen to you, Mr. MoPoliean," she said, with downcast eyes, " when you speak to me in this in this per sonal manner, yot " Tho young man could feel his pulso beating a tattoo on tho drums of his cjfrs, but ho sat like a bound boy at a 1 riorn-uusKing anu saiu noining. vJ "fy' tno waJi" exclaimed Miss f i.. ...,!.. ii r i .. ....... JYIlllUlUil, Jll unuubi , X UillU it ilUN book of engravings, Mr.MePelicnii, that I am sure you will enjoy seeing. It is a large book, and you'll b.ve to more your chui:--; hy, certainly, you can sit hero with mo on tho Jofa. 1 never thought of that!" Tho pictures danced before the eyes of tho young man in blurred, confused images. "Isn't this engraving of tho ' Court ship of Florence Domboy and Walter Gay' perfectly lovoly?" 'Which is Walt?" ho gasped. "There! Look closer. Don't you sco him?" "W-who's ho courting?" "You'll - have to como closer, Mr. McPelican. 1 declare, though," and slio looked archly at tho trembling youth, "I am almost afraid to let you como any nearor. You look exactly lio Walter in tho picturo!" And then tho arm of that helpless voung man stole in a timid, apologetic, mneaKing way nrounu uiu waist ui uiu Ircharming Amanda Quickstep, her . 1 .1 ! .1 ..t . 1. . head sank on his shoulder, and tho book of engravings fell neglected to tho lloor. "Alfred," sho sal 1, an hour later, as sho toyed with a button of his coat, "you bold boy! How on earth did you jver muster up tho courago to ask mo to bo your wife? You know well enough I never gavo you a particle of I encouragement. Tho young man patted her conde scendingly on tho head and then spoko proudly, with tho voico of an Ajax de fying tlio lightning: "When I make up my mind to do any thing, Amanda, no obstaclo on earth can stop mo!" Chicago Tribune. ABORIGINAL MONEY. :iiieer Articles AVhlch Tako the l'lnce of (inlil anil Silver. At a meeting of tho Academy of Sci ences of San Francisco, a number of years sinco, Mr. Stearns presented u paper upon tho monoy of uncivilized man, in which ho remarked that tho durability and ease of manipulation of sholls have long caused them to bo em ployed in domestic intorcour30 and trado; and, among those, he first enumerated tho common clam of tho eastern coast of tho United States, tho purple portion of which constituted the wampum, or one class of thoir monoy, while another was mado from tho axes of a species of Pyruln. In each sholl about half an inch in diumoter of tho inside is of this purplo color, and this was converted into bonds, which thoy callod Suckanhock, or black monoy, and had twico tho valuo of thoir white money or wampum proper, which was IffJkiado of tho Motauhock or Pyrula. I his -fvas used not onlv amonc tho Indians, but among the whites; and it is re marked that tho solid cash with which tuc salaries of ministers wero iormauy -fwid included black and whito wam pum. Thn monoy of tho wost-coast Indians is a species of tusk-sholl, or Dentahum, resembling a hollow olo phant'a tusk, tho worth dopendlng upon tho length of tho fcholl. Those nro strung on corns and workod up in various forms of beaded And other ornaments, having a distinct valuo nniJ; tho Indians, according to tho ilzoTJiA tho shell and their numbor, quite as fixed as that of tho specio or tho papor monoy of tho United Statos. Tho uso of tho monoy cowry in Africa is woll known, many tons of tho shells being annually imported to Groat Brit ain, and again exported for barter wlth the nativo tribes. Ciruf urn at Work. Tennyson's work nro usod foi J"ol tisamlnatlou papers in India. LIGHT FOR THfc BLINS, timirjf Thut CMvrfi Orrut Sail.', Hot tn tin Inmate or A j In in. You have probably often seen blind asylums brilliantly lighted at night, and you have probably just as often wondered why tho blind required such a luxury. An inquisitive reporter re cently ivseertulned that tho blind nro not doprived of their sight to such an extent as is generally supposed. Super intendents and managers of asylums are aware of this fact and know all tho little foibles and petty tricks of their wards. Tho blind are most mischiev ous at tho very time when one would think them to be tho lea it troublesome that is, in tho evening. Tho super intendents in this city understand this and order all tho gas jets in the insti tution to bo lighted promptly at sun down. All the tricky ones are then watched by tho janitors as carefully as Tabby does tho mouse. Most of tho blind have some powers of eyesight, and light rays, as a rule, can be readily perceived by them Thoy know that when all the lights are going at full bluzo they can not cut up any pranks, and that all tho books with heavy print, which thoy can tako to bod and read far into the night, aro taken away from them. These aro the principal reasons why tho passers-by sees all the lights burning in the rooms of tho blind asylum. Hut there is another and special reason. Guardians of the blind state that the latter derive a great amount of comfort from tho light. Many of them can perooivo rays, and that is the only gratilieation left to their impaired vision. As soon as night comes on thoy wait patiently fot the gas or lamps to bo lighted and then muse under tho illumination that it sensible to their optics. Superintendents tind it hard to di vide the blind Into distinct classes, ac cording to tho degrees of blindness. There is one continuous graduation from the totally blind to those who car. see to read large type. The blind arc divided into three classes by those who come in daily contact with them. The first class is composed of those who can not perceive light of tho greatest inten sity. Thoy aro dovo'd of the comfort which light gives. 'I h 5 highest test to prove total lack of vision is to place tho blind person in tho direction ol lightning during a thunder storm, and if the Hash is not perceived this prove that tho sense of vision is entirely gone. In tho second class aro those who can perceive and appreciate light and can seo only tho barest outline of the forms of persons. Those are fed with illumination and want it most. Regu larly at sun-down, thoy seok tho chairs nearest to tho light, and draw ino lia ble comfort from it. The third class can not only dis tinguish light, but can also partially read and discern the features of thoir friends. This class is by far tho most troublesome. Thoy do not especially care for gas light, sometimes because it interferes with their little plans ol mischief. The janitors always mako it a point to light the gas in thoir rooms and keep their idle brains out of mis chief. Light and music aro tho blind per son's chief delights. All tho lost pow ers of vision are almost compensated for by tho extraordinary sense of har mony and time. A peculiar musica' talent and gift aro apportioned to the blind, and secure for them positions ol note. Many piano tuners aro blind. In Paris nearly all tho head piano tuners nre blind porsons. The same is true in Boston, whore all of tho pianos in the public schools aro tuned by tho blind. Albany (Ar. Y.) Argus. TWO HISTORIC CHAIRS. How u fiprintm Olllrnr Obtained fosses hloii of Them. An incident of Goneral Shoridan'f visit to Europe during tho Franco Prussian war is porhaps omitted from his articlo in Scribncr's through ignor ance of tho facts. When tho Goneral reached Borlin ho asked tho Ainoricar Minister to recommend to him some young American who could speak Ger man lluontly to act as an interpre ter. Tho Ministor recommended Mr. Cnarles F. MncLoan, hotter known to Now Yorkers as a Police Commissioner than as an intoprotor, and ho followed Goneral Shorldan through tho cam paign. Tho Genornl relates in Scrib. ner's how Bismarck tho Great and Na poleon tho Little sat on rudo wooden chairs in front of a cottago nenr Sedan, discussing the situation, and there is a picturo showing tho two men, ono tri umphant, the other downcast, in the peasant's garden. A few days later Goneral Sheridan dined with Bismarck, who began to talk of the surrender, "That meeting." said tho Prussian Chancellor, "will bo historical. 1 sent ovor yesterday and bought those two chairs from tho peasant for ten francs npleco; now I have them as memon toes, and I suppose," ho added with u laugh, "tho English will go on buying theso chairs for years to como." Thoro was a goneral laugh nt this ro mark; but ono otllcer had more tc laugh at than tho others, and gavo his reason to Mr. MacLoan afterward. "You see," ho said, "I know as woll as Bismntck that tho meeting would be historical, so tho very next dny I rodt ovor myself and got tho chairs for five francs for tho pair." X. Y. Sun. - A few days ago Mr. Davis, of St Augustine, Flu., hoard aboil tinkling, and couldn't toll from what quarter it oamo until ho looked in tho air and saw a buzzard with a small brass bolj uround his nook. Ho shot tho buzzard nn'd on examination saw nn indistino. date. "1503," on the t ill.' II thlnkt It must littva biwu hu c there by old Meaendez. SCHOOL AND CHURCH. Ono out of overy llvo school chil dren in Philadelphia is obliged to wear glasses, and tho. proportion Is rapidly increasing. William and Mary College, the al ma mater of Presidents JelTcrson and Monroe and Chief Justice Marshall. Is to bo reopened after a long term of In activity. It is the oldest college In Vir ginia, and onoof thootdest In the Union. Tho following nro tho endowments of some of tho principal educational in stitutions of the Up ted States: Girard College, .$10,000,000;. Columbia. .". 000,000; John Hopkins. $1.000. 000; iltrvard, 000, 000: Princeton. 6)0,000; Lehigh. $ 1,800,000; Cornell, fcl, 400,(100. The Presbyterian missionaries in the City of Mexico have recently lo cated seven preaching stations in the outlying wards nrd districts. In this way they touch the people who cou'.tl not be brought Into any thing known as a church edifice. Lay talent is utilized, ont-half of these ser ices be ing sustained by native elders. Ono of the finest organization of women in the country is tho " New York League of Unitarian Women," which was formed to promote closer fellowship, among its members, and lor awakening and sustaining a real interest in religious worship, ethics and philanthropy, and of securing co operation in the advancement of Uni tarian Christianity. Hov. Bradford P. Raymond, who has just been elected president of Wes leyun University, has been president of Lawrenco University Wisconsin, for some years. Ho studied theology nt Leipsie and Gottlngen, Germany. Ho is a man of broad mind, great cult uro and much personal magnetism. As an orator ho is impressive, and has been considered tho most etToetivo preacher in Wisconsin. Tho young womon who attend the now college in Baltimoro ought to be como robust and well developed, for tho facilities olTored for physical train ing aro said to bo superior to any other woman's collego in tho world. Tho gymnasium is a three-story structure covering -1,000 square feet. It has a largo swimming pool, bowling alloy, walking track, bath rooms and consid-eva-blo apparatus designed especially for women. Tho overseers of Harvard Collego have decided that a committee for tho regulation of athletic sports shall hore aftor bo annually appointed and chosen us follows: Threo members of tho rollcgo faculty, and threo graduates of tho college, those six to bo appointed by tho corporation with tho consent of Iho overseers, and also threo under graduates to bo chosen during tho first week of the college year by tho ma jority vote of tho students represent ing tho various sporting associations. An Illinois notion for making church sociablos pleasant is to give each person a card on which a dozen names are written, and tho recipient of tho card must talk five minutes to ehch ono whoso name is on tho card. At tho end of each live minutes a boll sounds and conversation must ceaso and new partners bo found. This t-chomo is said to bo death to wall (lowers and cliques, and of great ad vantage to tho social success of tho en tertainment. VICTORIES FOR PASTEUR. The J'anioui I'renrh l'liyslclan's 'Woll I'oiunlrd Claims to Fume. It is not generally known in this country that Pasteur's claim to fnmo rests upon a moro substantial founda tion than tho discovery of tho method of preventing hydrophobia by innocu hition. "If it had not been for Pas teur," said a woll-known physician who recently mot Pasteur in his labora tory, "wo would not bo drinking tho Bparkllng wines of Franco, and tho wine-making industry would havo boon ruined. A blight had como upon tho wine. Some insidious agent that could not bo detected was at work in tho wino and affected it so that it would not keop. Tho exported wine became acid and blttor. and the domestic lost Its flavor and valuo. Tho largo wine makers wero In despair and knew that If something was not dono thoir busi ness would como to an end, and this meant destitution to thousands of hap py French homes that dopondod upon this industry for support Pastour at tacked tho evil. He found that tho de teriorations in tho winos wero caused by organic gorms, which could bo de ntroyed by a degroo of heat, without affecting tho quality of tho wine. Tho remedy was applied immediately on a largo scalo to all tho wines which hud undergone ncld formontution, and thoy wero mndo sweet and puro. Another Industry was also paralyzed. It was silk culture. A plague called pobrino attackod tho silk-worms, inflicting a loss of twenty million dollurs in ono year. Myriuds of worms wore de stroyed, and those that wero left only turned out a small quantity of silk. Pastour traced tho disonso to its origin and found It to bo tho work of a living organism or paraslto. Tho germ was picked up by tho worm from tho louf on which it fed and speedily got into tho sack which contained tho material from which tho worm spun its cocoon, and increased so rapidly that tho worm was killed, or its sllk-produclng power was destroyed. Pastour discovered tho timo when tho poisonous germ could bo killed and tho method of doing it, und again saved tho commercial pros perity of tho French. This Investiga tion took many years, during which Pastour was profoundly abused by inon of science but thoy nil woro silenced when ho finally killed tho biur." A'. I. Tribune. YELLOWSTONE PARK. Some of the Natural 'urloltlr or Thut Wiinilrrfiil Tnirt r I. anil. In the Northwest corner of tho Ter ritory of Wyoming: thero Is n tract more remarkable for natural curiosi ties than an equal area In any other portion of tho globe. It was first brought Into notice by n party of sur-! r tti m 'I' !.. lufin 1 oyuis n uiu iiuiuu.i. oi. i., in In 1870 an expedition, under tho di rection of the Surveyor-General of that, Territory, visited tho region, and in 1871 Prof, llayden, at tho head of a scientific corps, mado an examination of its remarkable features. This re port induced Congress to pass an act, approved March I. 1872, by which tho district now known as tho Yellow stone National Park was "reserved and withdrawn from settlement, oc cupancy or sale under tho laws of tho United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground, for the benefit and enjoyment of the people," and was placed under the exclusive control of tho Secretary of the Interior. The limits of this park, as first fixed, havo been threo times extended by Congress. Its western boundary now coincides with that between Wyoming and Idaho and Montana, and its northern boundary is identical with that between Montana and Wyoming. Tho southern, boundary of tho park Is tho forty-fourth parallel of latitude, and its eastern lino Is tho meridian of 100 degrees 30 minutes west longitude, it is, therefore, now about soventy-throo miles cast and west and nearly ninety miles north and south, and has an area of about G.SGl) miles. Tho entiro park Is moro than C.000 feet above tho sea. Yollow stono Lake has an altltudu of 7,788 feet, and the mountain ranges that hem tho valley on every Bido rise to tho height of 10,000 and 12,000 foot, and aro covered with perpetual snow. Until a comparatively recent period in tho geological history of tho globe, this spot was evidently tho scene of remarkable volcanic activity. This is known from tho hot springs and goysors that aro so numerous here. Thoro tiro said to bo fifty geysers hero that throw a column of water to a height of from f0 to 200 feet, and from 5.000 to 10,000 springs. The latter aro of two kinds, those depositing limo and those depositing silica. The de posits of these minerals on tho borders of tho spring form crys tals in many beautiful shapes and of many varied colors. Tho tompora turo of tho limo springs is from 1G0 to 170degreos; that of tho others rises to 200 degrees and moro. Other feat ures of interest in tho park aro tho Grand Canyon of tho Yellowstone, whero tho perpendicular banks of tho river, from 200 to 500 yards apart, riso to tho height of 1,000 foot On Tower creek, a branch of tho Yellow stone, thero is a gloomy canyon ton milos long which is known as tho Dovil's Don. This creek has, a few yards from its mouth, a fall of lfiG foot, on each sido of which stands columns of breccia resembling towers. Above tho Grand Canyon aro tho Groat Falls of tho Yellowstone, !I50 feet high. Tho geographical locality of the park is interesting, as it has within Its limits In Yellowstone lake and Madison hike, and in tho mountain springs, tho sources of great rivers flowing in vari ous directions. On tho north aro the sources of tho Yellowstone; on tho west, thoso of tho principal forks of tho Missouri; on tho southwest and south, thoso of Snako river, flowing 'nto tho Columbia, and through it into tho Pacific Ocean, and thoso of Groon river, a brunch of tho Groat Colorado, which empties into tho Gulf of Culifor nia; while on tho southeast sido aro tho numerous headwaters of Wind riv er. Tho forosts of tho park abound in doer, elk, bears and mountain sheop. By tho latest ordinances of Congress, penalties aro fixed for tho destruction of any natural object, tho cutting down of trees or killing gamo in tho park. A local magistrate llvos within tho park to try all cases of violation of tho rulos mado for its preservation. Chicago Inter Ocean. An Extraordinary Incident For four yonrs Mrs. Bonjamln Mover, of Soudorton, Pa., was totally blind. Not long ago sho was taken 111, so that sho hud to stay in bod sovoral days. On tho fourth day tfho awoke in tho morning and exclaimed: "My God in Hoavon, I boo!" Hor husband rushed to tho bodsldooand was recognized. Then tho other mombors of tho houso hold came in and wero recognized. Sho pointed out different articlos of furnituro in tho room, told different porsons what they woro wourlng, and In many ways proved that sho saw. Sho asked that all hor children und grandchlldron, twonty-fivo in all, como to her bedside, and thoy did. Sho told thorn thut sho hud curnostly pruyed thut sho might seo them all once bo foro sho died, and this wa tho answor iohorprayor. Then sho suld: "This Is tho last day thut I shall over havo tho uso of my oyoslght." Sho awoke tho next morning as blind us ovor, una has been so over sinco. N. Y. Bun. The Debate Was Postponed. Trosldont (dobutlng club) Woll, wo huvo hud. some stirring spoochos on tho negatlvo sido of tho question of tho evening: " Is Marriage a Fail ure?" but nono of tho gentlemen ap pointed to speak on tho ufllrmutlvo sido havo responded. Secretary (whlsporlng) Thoir wives are hero. Tho president (loudly) Owing to tho latonoss of tho hour further de bate Is postponed. Adjourned I'hilo ddphiu llcoord. THE NEWSPAPER LIAR." IlnnioriiiM IVrk TrlW How lie lot Ir HU Work. a! UN i:x,rne. Almost every daily paicr of any pre tensions to grenttic-4 or enterprise maintains a "hnmorLt' on Its stall, u funny fellow whoso business it is tc make the readers laugh "ha! ha The following item was writton by one ol those alleged humorists.: "l'ecw, of Vt' i. won ll.ico on tlio olrc t'on, bin hl conso five will l ot permit lilin tc UiH'p It. lie iiropoM-s to itUfnsc It to nceclj whIovns In sums nt J.tUsicli Kvcry wlilow it neon of cnH hoiihl i ui in l.e claim tit once.' The laughable item w.m started the Lord only knows whcio, but it is going tho round", and 1 am be ginning to got the benefit Of course If 1 knew who the feil'iw was that wrote the Item 1 could kill him, and that would break him of sucking eggs, but ho is "incog." Ho is like the fel low who writes an anonymous letter. Ono would think Mich an item could not do any harm. It does no harm to me, except to make my heart bleed about twico a day. Tho fellow who wrote it probably thought I would re ceive lots of letters from pretty widows, and that I would have a picnic answer ing them. Tho facts aro that L never bet a cent on elect ton, and nover won a dollar, and while 1 may occasionally give u little money to tho deserving poor, I havo no thousands of dollars laid away for tho purpose of, aiding widows or any other deserving class. 1 wish tho follow who wrote that item to bo cunning could read souio of tho letters 1 receive. If ho could sit hero bosido mo, 1 could mako him so ashamed of himself that ho would an swor theso letters 1 am receiving, and acknowledge that ho was not only a Mar liar but a foolish ass. These let ters aro not from beautiful and "fly" widows, with pearly teeth, rod lips, beautiful complexion, soulful eyes, and fat. littlo hands, but thoy como from old ladies seventy and eighty years of age, who havo been loft alone, and who aro so poor and needy. They never know any thing about news paper liars, and tako it for granted that tho above item is God's truth, and they picturo to mo thoir sufferings and poverty and despair in such terms that It makes mo fool us though, if I wits able, 1 would support thorn all in luxury as long as the precious old souls live. Thoy tell mo how to send tho monoy, and how much good it will do them this winter. Ono poor, loving old creature, ignorant of tho ways of tho wicked world, shivering from Insuf ficient clothing, has bought somo underclothes of warm wool from a kind merchant, to bo paid for when aho gets her twenty dollars from mo, and sho writes such a glad letter of thanks, and tolls mo that sho believes I must bo a perfect imago of hor dear boy who was so kind to hor, but who was killed at Antietani, or at least sho supposes ho win, for she never heard fom him after that buttle, and sho says I am so good sho knows l will go to Hoavon, and sho will pray for mo overy day. What opinion will tho In nocent old lady havo of mo when I toll hor tho story is all a lio, and what opinion will sho havo of tho liar who wrote it to bo funny. 1 think 1 will pay for thoso undoiclothos for luck, any way. Another lottor comes from u woman eighty-four yours old, who has been u wid w for forty yours, and supported hoi'nolf for thirty years knit ting socks, until sho became paralyzod, and for ton years sho has been In a poor-house, bed-rlddon. Sho tolls mo what sho is going to do with her twenty dollnro. With ten dollars of It sho Is going to buy a blanket shawl und somo warm imdorclolhing, and somo crab applo jelly, and a chicken to mako somo soup, and a littlo china concern which is used to pour liquid nourishment into tho mouths of thoso who can not raise their heads. Five dollars of it sho is going to uso to pay u debt, monoy sho borrowed nlno years ago to buy medicine, and with tho rest sho is going to buy a crutch for a poor girl whoso limb is shrlvoled, and tho rest sho Is going to put under her pil low to bo used when sho Is dead, to paint tho poor-houso coffin In which sho will bo burled, and buy a shroud und bonquot of ilowors for that occa sion. Well, I can sco that poor old woman cry whon I write hor that tho item is not true. I can seo tho tears run down hor wasted, wrinkled chook, und I wish tho fellow thut wrote thut Item, und thought ho wns smart, could sco hor as I do. But I guess I will send hor tho blanket shawl, and the china affair, and havo tho poor-houso folks inform hor that her coffin shall bo painted nil right, and that she shall havo a good sond-off, with flowers. But, O. wouldn't I like to catch tho follow who wrolo that smart Alock Ho about mo. If ho hud a heart I could show him somo of tho results of his work, and mako him cry at a murk. How much troublo can ho caused in nocent people hy such a follow, who draws a ralary for being "funny." I'ch's 6'mm, ..I. Mr. Rambo's Mistake. ' TT door of Mr. Hambo's ofllco opened and u lady stood irresolutely on tho threshold. "Thunder and lightning, Nnncyl Shut tho door!" exclaimed Mr. Hambo, glancing hastily up from his account book. " Woro you raised In a burn? Do you suppose 1 want to freeze to death on account of your confounded I bog your pardon, madam. I thought It was my wife. 1 win expecting hor at the ofllco about this tlmo. Certain, ly, certainly, mudum. I'll subserlbo fur tho magazine with pleasure. Put mo down for two copies." Chicago TfitlUHA. unuw-unui FOREIGN GOSSIP Tt costs tho Princo of Wares- ?50,. 000 a your to keep up Ills hunting stables. Hundreds of English girls aro now adopting shorthand for a livelihood. in Berlin heavy wngoiiB. aro nol allowed on certain streets. In Parte any carload of rattling material must bo fastened till It can't rattle. Tlio (olograph lines entering the central station at London, aro all un derground. It appears alt tho more wonderful when It Is said thoro are li"l0 different linos. Princess Eugono of Sweden has sacrificed her family jowols to build hospital for cripples upoa un island oft the coast. The Queen incurred: expenses in her jubilee as woll as other people, the cost to her having boon 00 000, and tho largest payment being In the department of tho master of tlio horse. Paris receives 100,000 franc by tho will of a citizen who was run ovot and killed In that city. Ho bequeathed tho money to erect bridges over the streets at the most dangerous points. The old Town Thill at Loleester. a curious wooden building, in which Shakespeare is said to huvo acted, te now occupied us- n school of cookery. A pulley still shows whero tho drop curtain was. Emperor William of Germany Is still carrying on his crusado against all things not Teutonic. Ho has ordered tho officers of his army to discard pointed English boot3 and wide creased trousers. He has also made a change In the royal crown, which ho consid ered too high for his stylo of beauty. The Karl of Onslow, the now Gov ernor of New Zealand, Is thirty-five years old. and has never dono any thing particular In his life, boyoud be ing a lord-in-wniting to Her Majesty in 1S80, and recently serving as Undoc Secretary for the Colonies and the Board of Trade. His salary as Gov ernor Is !j2.r,000 a year. A courso of popular scientific lect ures has been inaugurated at Victoria Hall, London, to which tho price ol admission is only ono ponny. The lectures aro designed to benefit the poor, and great pains aro taken to make them entertaining as woll as In structive. Tlio movement has enlisted tho sympathy and co-operation of emi nent scientists. Tho project of a maritime ship canal to connect Bristol with t.w En glish Channel is being revived in En gland, and it is said a syndleato is in courso of formation with u view to ita promotion. Tlio length of tho pro posed canal will bo forty-llvo miles. Tho cost of construction is roughly estimated at 70,000 per nillo. Drink seoins to bo as provalont in Belgium as any whero olso perhaps moro so. A nowspapor published in Flanders states that "tho daily con sumption of a worklngmaii not a drunkard thoro Includes at fi:!10 a. m., a 'worin-klllor;1 at 8 a. in., an 'oyo oponor;' at 11 a. in., a 'whip;' id '4 p. in., a 'digester;1 at ft p. in., a 'soldier,' and at 7:!I0 p. m., u 'flnlshor.1 " .ic regular yearly expenditure, without counting extras on fostivo occasions, amount to 219 francs, 800 to 1,200 francs bolng tho usual wages. , ELECTRICAL LIGHT. How It All'iM'ti l'linvcr.H, VuRotablcs nnd Other rianti. From tlmo to tlmo, of Into yonrs, ex periments havo boon mado of tho effect of tho electrical light on flowers and plants, with rosuUs soomlngly thu same, to wit, feoblo efforts of some plants to prolong thoir periods ot bloom into the night and thou rue maturo decay. Ono has only to study thoir actions, as obsorvod, to concludo that oven plants need rest, or, to bet moro preclso, thoy sooni to thrlvo boat under tho conditions which nature has Imposed tho poriod of durknoss and, tho poriod of tho light, which is heat us woll; or oiso that tho family of plants, as now thoy aroi sprung from theso exact con ditions, and will not thrive without them. It is tho uaturo of somo flowers., as overy ono knows, to open at one poriod of light und closo ut unothor; of othors to open only at night and close; before or at the moment whon tho orb of day tops tho horizon. So strictly do somo of theso follow thoir unwritten laws that floral clocks havo boon con structed, so thut ono may step out Into his garden, of a bright day or clear nfght, und learn tho tlmo hy tho con dition of bloom on the floral dial. Prof. Wollnoy, of Munich, sutlsflcd by experiment thut electrical light will not advanco or improve plant growth, recently tried tho olToct upon thorn of. tho current Itsolf. Wo quote tho fol lowing, being tho means employed and its result: Ho "took patches of ground twolvu or thirteen feet square, separated by boards penetrating tho earth to thu depth of a foot In ono case he ap plied two earth plates and Interposed live earth colls; In another ho Inserted an Induction apparatus; and In a third, a plate of copper at one side and u plate of zlno at tho othor side to form a nuturul buttery. Peus, potuloos, car rots, etc., wero planted on these and othor patohoB, but the olectrclty, whether of high or low potential, seemed to have either no influence or a bud ono upon their growth." Pltints being full of sup, and sup a fairly good conductor, overy fiber must huvo been reached, and, so fur as tho Professor was onublod to poreolvo, th only effect of tho cm rent was to pro voko a perturbation oil thu protoplasm. Sc(tiitlo American.