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7 4 THE OREGON SCOUT. JONES A CHANCEY, Publishers UNION, OREGON. flELIGIOUG AND EDUCATIONAL. Tho great business of man is to Im prove Ills mind and govern his man nors; all other projocts and pursuits, whether In our powor to compass or moU aro only nmuscmonts. l'llny. The twenty-fifth anniversary of tho Introduction of Sunday-schools into "Germany was recently celebrated. Thoro are now moro than 1,000 Sundny- i schools, 1,100 teachers and 230,000 children in tho Gorman Empire. Tho prcsidont of a Western college judges that tho proportion of men from "hia collcgo entering tho ministry, will bo twlco as great for tho decado now approaching its close as for either of tho two preceding decades. 1 Examinations in English schools go toward proving that color blindness is ofton declared to bo present when really no organic defect but only poor training in tho naming and distinction of colors is found to bo tho troublo. l'aronls too seldom roalizo how early thoy can turn tho baby twig In this way or that. Infantllo rudeness is thought "cunning." Hut beforo tho mothor knows It tho baby is a boy, and his rude ways bring a pung to hor heart No school can bo carried on in Greece except tho priest is allowed in "to givo roligious instruction. Owing to tho inlluonco of Americans, tho Now Testamont Is used as a text-book in tho olomontary schools. Springfield ltc publlcan. If Christian Bontlmont or any good causo is healthfully moving onwards, thoy who aro under Its influence should viovo with It. If thoy do not, thcro is danger that thoy will bo loft bohlnd, and Hint to thorn may mean calamity. United Presbyterian. Novor boforo in tho history of our country has tho number of students and colleges been so great as it io to-day. Could ono look forth and bco them all at a glance, what a host; what personal Tcsourcoa of powor, how largo a Boctlon of tho most potont moral forces of tho coming gonoratlonj how impresslvo tho Bpoctaclol How can ono who thinks liolp saying: "God bless thorn, ovory ono!" Advance "'' Of tho educational system In tho Now York publlo schools, condomnod "by tho roport of tho commlttoo of tho board of Education, tho Philadelphia Jlocord says: "Such a syetom causes teachers to dovoto all tholr cnorglos to preparations for tho expected oxamin ution, disregarding tho roal advance ments of tho children, and loading tholr anomorlos with facts and llgurcs to bo drawn out at tho propor moment by tho lookod-for quostlon. Tho uso of mem ory Blmply as an educational tool can aiovor stlmulato tho mental powers, nor enablo thorn to riso abovo tho lovol of cut-and-drlcd uniformity." i m WIT AND WISDOM. Frondshlps aro chonp whon thoy can bo bought by dolling tho hat. Labor makes known tho true worth of a man, as 11 ro brings tho porfumo out of ineouso. Tho blosslngs of fortuno aro tho lowest; tho noxt aro tho bodily advan tages of strongth and hoalth; but tho uporlntlvo blessings aro thoso of tho mind. Tho movomcnt of ovcnls Is ofton as wayward and Incomprehensible as tho course of human thought; and this la why wo ascrlbo to clinnco whutovor "belles our calculations. It Is truo that gonulno polltonoss springs from klndnoss of honrt Hut It should bo Inculcated boforo tho heart lias boon dovolopod onough to bIiow vhothor It bo kind or not. Tho glory of mini consists not moroly in looking up to what is abovo him, "but In lifting up what is below him; tho noblost and most oxaltod character u.1ko tho tondorost and moat helpful. Sitting down to brood ovor our Borrows, tho dnrknosa doopona about us, and our llttlo Btrength olmngos to voiiknoss; but if wo turn away from tho gloom and tnko up tho tnska of comforting and liolplng others, tho light will como again and wo shall grow Btrong. Kov. J. It. Millor. A good rulo for tho guidance of n girl through tho yonra whon alio la tho object of admiration and lluttory Is to do nothing which shu would not bo willing to tell now to hor mother and hereafter to hor husband. Life may bo made tamor for hor by observing that rule, but it will asaurodly bo moro pure, womanly and Biifo.-Youth' a Compan ion. Tln truo llfo Is not thinking or dreaming, but doing. To wait for great opportunities, which may noyor como, la to miss tho llttlo within our roach. For as surely as tho houbo la built brick upon brick and Btono upon etono, bo tho llttlo doods, tho dally trlfloa, tho apparently ordinary actions, oomprluo In tholr aggregate human Ufu wnd human achievement. Jewish Mos sougor. Thoro aro fow positions at onco bo dlfllcult, bo daugoroua, and bo unsntls factory as that occupied by ono who tries to booiu wlaor Hum ho la. Ho has Assumed a rolo which compels constant watchfulness, shrewdness and powor ot deception. Ho la in continual fear ol detection, and ovor on tho alort to pro--vent it. Whon ho falU, ho la exposed to tllout scorn or open derision, ami, ovun when most biiecesaful, ho must export bco somo degree of self-contempt for having taken 60 uiuch pulus to secure , OF GENERAL INTEREST. An Eastern savant has discovered that tho humnn body contains moro bones on Friday than on any other day of tho week. Itochcster FostExpre8. Thcro was an exciting battle at Pierce, Iowa, tho other day," between an owl and a largo shepherd dog, tho bird coming ofT victorious. Another bout was then arranged between tho victor and a brlndlo bull pup, and ngaln tho owl wtisthn winner. Ski running, a Scandinavian sport, is becoming popular In Minnesota. Tho performer slides down hill on long wooden skates, or foot toboggans, and at a prepared jolt mnkes a leap Into apace. Nlnoty-llvo feet Is tho longest ski-jump on record In Norway. A lankoo has invontcd nn appar atus for timing horsos. A clock with three hands minute, second and quar tor hand is started by tho olllcial timer. When tho winning horse touches tho wire tho clock is stopped by electricity. Tho same Instant tho current opens a camera, which photo graphs tho horso and tho clock face. Milan, Paris and London lead tho world in all mat pertains to a thoroughly artistic knowledgo of dancing. Tho Koyal Academy "do la lanco" at Paris, founded by Louis XIV., and which is presided ovor at tho prcsont time by M. do Sorla, is tho most finished school of dancing In tho world, and npnroaohod by none savo that of La Scal.i, in Milan. Texas has its own Idea of tho mar rlage ceremony. A judgo of Center- villa recently performed a marrlago ceremony, which was In substance as follows: "Do you and each of you solemnly swear that you aro In earnest about this business, and that you will Btand by each other as husband and wife, through thick and thin, sink or swim, live or dio, survlvo or perish?" Both partlos nodding tholr assent thoy wore pronounced man and wife. Sovcral of tho big buildings of Philadelphia havo recently had placed in them scnloB with a hopper rocop taelo capablo of holding several tons of coal. Thoy aro situated undor tho sidewalk chutes, and tho coal i dumped directly into tho hopper from tho cart and then weighed. Tho en gineer of ono of thoso buildings says that thus assuring full wolght in tho coal ho buys, ho savos tho value of tho scale many times during tho year. "Spike teams" aro an institution peculiar to tho South. Tho Georgia loam consists of a mulo or a jenny and an ox. Thcso aro geared to an old rlckoty wagon to haul guano and watermelons In. Tho Florida team is Iobs complicated and moro economical. An ox Is harnossed to a pair of shafts fitting to a yoke on tho anlmars neck and connected with a pair of wheels In which a box is placed, a rope attached to tho orenturo'a horn answering for rolns. Tho box generally contains a man and a woman of a typo that can bo found nowhoro but In Dixlo. Thoro is a dog in Orlando, Fin., with a lino souso of humor, if this story is truo as told by tho local nows- papor: Ills owner frequently gives him a pleco of coin to carry along to inarkot. A day or two ago ho gavo him a dollar, and tho dog was trotting along whon ho saw a colored man ap proaching. Ho stopped a llttlo distance In front of tho darkoy, dropped tho dollar from his mouth to tho sidewalk, and then walked to tho edgo of the pavomout, appnrontly as if ho cared nothing for tho monoy. Mr. Darkoy walked briskly up. mid was In tho act of stooping to pick up tho monoy, when tho dog How at him as if to blto, quickly solzed tho monoy, and trotted oil with an air of "No, you don't," and ovortook his owner. . DEFYING A GOVERNOR. 1 1 oh' till! l'onplo (if Connecticut ltolullo(l AKiilnst Tyranny in 10IKI. Long boforo tho war by which tho thirteen American colonies became In dependent Slates, thoy were ofton on gagod in struggles to prevent royal Governors from onoroaehlng on tholr rights and privileges. In tho autumn of IG911, Governor Flotohor, of Now York, wont to Hartford to assort there his authority as oomtnnndor-in-ohlof of tho inllltiu of Connecticut. Tho' royal commission hud ontrustod him with largo powers ovor tho militia of tho colony, and ho- ordered It out, though tho season for pnrndoa had ended, and tho charter of Connecticut denied his jurisdiction. "I will not sot my foot out of this colony," said Fletcher, haughtily, to tho Governor, "until I havo seen his Majesty's commission obeyed." Tho Connecticut Governor yielded so far as to order Captain Wadsworth to call out tho train-bauds of Hartford. The result is described in Lossing's "History of tho Empire State." When tho troops wore assembled, Flotohor stopped forward to tnko com mand and ordered his aid to read his Excellency's commission, Captain Wadsworth ordorod tho drums to bo beaten. "Sllencol" angrily cried Flotohor, and the aid begun to road. "Drum! drum!" shouted Wadsworth, ud the roll of tho drums drowned tho aid's voice. "Silence!" again cried tho onragod Governor, nth? threatened tho Captain with punishment. Wndaworth stopped in front of tho furious Governor, nested his hand on his sword, and Mild, calmly: "If my drummers are Interrupted again I'll umke tho Mtnllght tthow through you! N o deny ami defy your authority." The Governor folded up his com mlst'on, returned to New York, and ooinplnluod to tho King of hU treat inunt; but nothing uamu of his com plaint Youth's Covipuntou SOME CLEVER BIRDS Doir They DUplnyciI Their Intelligence mill l'nrental Love. One morning whon my littlo sister was walking with mamma, sho found a young lettuce-bird in tho path. It had ovidently fallen from too nest, but they could not seo where it was, and fearing tho bird would bo killed if it wore loft in the road, mamma told Hcssio sho might bring it homo, and, as it was a sccd-oatlng bird, they hoped to bo ablo to raise it in tho cage with tho canary bird. She carried tho llttlo thinsr homo and nut it in the" canary's cage, which hung in tho shady front porch. In a littlo while wo hoard a commo tion among tho birds, and, hurrying Into tho porch, wo saw a pretty sight Two full-grown lettuce-birds, evi dently tho parents of tho ono In the cage, were lluttcring about tho bars with somo food for their baby. Ho was standing on tho porch, and seemed afraid to try to lly down; so tho canary How down, took tho seeds from tho old birds, and carried them to tho llttlo ono. They did this several times. Tho next day Hesslo mot a small boy who had another yellow bird about tho size of tho ono sho had found tho day boforo, apparently ono of tho sumo brood. Sho bought it from him for five cents, and carried tho fright ened birdllng tenderly homo and put It with tho caged birds. After that for two days tho parent birds came at daylight and How in and out until dark, feeding tho two young ones. On tho third day tho malo bird camo alone, and wo feared tho llttlo mother had boon killed. After about a week, howovor, sho camo again, bringing with hor a third bird about tho slzo of our two pets. It seemed clear that after trying to care for tho divided family together, tho intelligent birds had agreed that tho father should take care of tho caged birds, whllo tho mother tonded tho lonoly birdllng in tho nest until it was ablo to lly, when sho brought it to visit its brothor and sister. Thoy woro all by this tlmo old onough to lly, so, although wo grieved to part from our littlo friends, wo de termined to reward tho wibo and loving paronts by giving tholr children tho freedom all birds lovo so well. We oponod tho cage door and after a fow timid twittors and lluttors, tho young birds How out and tho rounlted family How away in tho sweot summor air. As for tho canary, vlrtuo had to bo its own roward, but it seemed to satisfy him, for ho followed his depart ing guests with a beautiful burst of song. Swiss Cross. Some Things Worth Knowing. Thoro aro 3,001 langungos in tho world, and its inhabitants profoss moro than 1,000 roliglons. Tho number of mon Is about equal to tho numborof women. Tho avorngo of llfo Is about thlrty-thrco years. Ono quarter dio provious to tho ago of soventcen. To ovory 1,000 po'rsonsonly ono roaches 100 years of llfo. To ev ery 100 only six reach tho ago of slxty Hvo, and not moro than ono in 600 lives to eighty, years of ago. Thoro aro on tho earth 1,000,000,000 Inhabitants; of thoso !53,033,O.M dio every year, j 1,02-1 ovory day, u.rM ov ory hour, and GO ovory minute, or 1 ovory second. J ho married aro longor lived than tho single, and, abovo all, thoso who obsorvo a sobor and Industrious' con- duet Tall mon llvo longer than short ones. Women havo moro chancos of llfo In their favor provious to Hfty yours of ago than mon have, but fowor nftorward. The numbor of mnrringos Is in tho proportion of 75 to ovory 1,000 indi viduals. Marriages aro more froquont after equinoxes that Is, during tho months of Juno and Docomber. Chris tian Union. Vnluo of Punctuality. It is astonishing how many peoplo thoro aro who neglect punctuality. Thousands havo failed In life from this causo alone. It Is nut only a sorlous vice in itaolf, but it is tho fruitful parent of numorous other vices, so that ho who becomes tho victim of it ots involved In tolls from which it is almost Impossible to escape. It makes tho merchant wasteful of time; it saps tho business reputation of tho lawyer, and It Injures the prospects of tho mechanic, who might otherwise rise to fortuno; In a word, thoro is not a pro fession, nor a station in llfo, which is not liable to tho canker of tho destruc tive habit. Many and many a time has tho failure of ono man to meet his obligation brought on tho ruin of a score of others. Thousands remain poor all tholr llvos, who, If thoy woro moro faithful to their word, would 60 ouro a largo run of custom, and bo make tholr fortunes, lie punctual, if you would succeed. N. Y. Ledger. Expecting Too Much. A small man with a great doal of voice got his mouth shipped In a Grand Hlvor avenuo biiIooii tho other evening, and omo of his friends In sisted that ho Ball in and redeem his personal honor. Ho refused to do so, and thoy taunted him with cowardice. "It Isn't cowardice, gontlumon," ho oxplaluod, " but you are expecting too much of 1110. I got licked on Michi gan avenue on Monday; was half killed on the markot on Tuesday, and a chup 011 Fort street mopped tho earth with mo yustorduy. To-day 1 am taking a vacation and using three kinds of plasters and live brands of liniment, and my perounl honor doesn't demand tlmt I let this follow drive me Into tho mirth h foot or t-," And he pUnktii) nx:pU.-l M L. ..uj wtilkvl oil. - Detroit Free Prow. AMRIONETTES IN ITALY. now l'olltlcnl Mutter 1Vero Onco Upon Tlmo rltlcNcil by J'uppct. In tho olden days of petty princi palities tho pollco and tho censor were nowhere moro active or Interfering than in Italy. Thus, nil popular opin ion being completely suppressed, nnd especially on tho stage, It followed that tho peoplo turned to the puppet show for any thing llko criticism on political or social matters. This was particularly tho case at Home, whe? tho subtle and keen-witted nntivos I recognized a whole volume In tho ex pressive gestures of tho burattinl. Kallct and opora, oxquisitoly and elaborately performed in most com plex fashion, were mado tho vehicle of cutting jokes lovcled at tho Govern ment, and, indeed, served as the most available vehicle of public opinion. In no country wero thoro so .many grades of marionette performances, from tho box of homely puppets per forming by tho roadside rfp to tlio com plete theater with seats, lights and orchestra of tho most beautifully wrought, costumed and manipulated figures. Whole operas musicians and vocalists of tho first class being bohlnd tho scones and dramas in live acts woro common achievements of thoso aristocratic marionettes. Their audiences comprised people of all ranks. Ono of tho learned librarians of tho Vatican, Aliacl, who hold that olllco during tho pontificate of Alexander VII., was a constant visitor to tho mimle theater as a ro laxatlon from his brain work. Nor were tho Italian marionettes confined to miscellaneous audiences. A prac tice grow up of engaging n company of tho puppets to perform at private parties. A wealthy entertainer con sidored his viands, wines and music incomplete unless ono of tho best troupes of burattinl was engaged to make mirth for his guests. On those occasions brilliant hits at political and social personages and occurrences woro indulged in, and so completo was tho mannor in which tho performance was carried out that each popular charaetor put on tho stago had the words of tho part spoken by a special artiste who could accurately Imitate tho tones of tho original. Anothor great point in tho Italian marion ettes was their oxquisito ballot danc ing. Every kind of dance, every nour ish nnd pirouotto In which famous living porformors oxcollcd was imi tated most accurately by the puppets, and their bows in response to tho unanimous npplauso woro as olaborato as thoso of tho originals. In fact, the Roman authorities at ono time passec what was practically tho highost pos sible euloglum on them, by making the mimic ladles wear culecons, mucti as tho King of Naples did in Inter days with his actual corps do ballet! Gentleman's Magazine. ABOUT MIDDLE AGE. Why It Should ISn One of tho Most IJcim- til til Sl'll'rilllM Of I. Iff. Ago commands attention becauso It Is ago, youth becauso it is youth. The ono is supposed to rost and nave a good tlmo becauso it is boyond the cares and exactions of life, tho other because it has not yot reached thorn. Hut what of middloago, that highly ro spectablo but plodding and generally considered prosy and unintorosting poriod? , It Is true that during this period tho labors, cares and responsi bilities of llfo, as a rulo, weigh heav iest ui)on us, and yot it nood not bo barren of joy aiifl romance, Middlo llfo will bo to us what wo chooso to mako it. It brings its own friends, its own peculiar ploasures, II wo will only accopt thorn; and its trials and cares enablo us to onjoy oven moro than wo did tho companions and joys of youth. Indeed, If we havo lived and developed as wo should, wo discover a fullness, a satisfaction in tho blessings of middlo ago that we poroolvo was lacking In thoso of youth. Tho springs of joy as well as tho springs of sorrow riso from a deepor source. Life should bo pro gressive; each stago should bo a pe riod of preparation for tho noxt H it is thus viewed and accepted wo shall find that tlmo, so far from rob bing us of joy at each successive stage of our earthly existence, brings it to us in richer forms, thus gradually preparing us for that unspeakable bliss which "oyo hath not seen," of which "oar hath not heard." Middlo life, If rightly considered, is a beautiful season. While it still re tains, or should retain, much of tho pootry, romanco, beauty and lire ol youth, thoso aro tompored, softonod, ripened as it were by tho experience and wisdom of added years. Thus it is brought Into a sympathetic rela tionship with both youth anil age, which opens up to it a wide Hold for usefulness, Tlio demands upon those in middle llfo are certainly great Elder loved ones aro still with us and about us looking to us for comfort, sympathy and support Youth de mands of us not only guidance, but warm interest and more or loss partic ipation in its pursuits and pleasures, which wo must cheorfully rondor If wo would win and retain its confidence and affection. Middlo ago is tho autumn of life, and llko that season should be rich hi fruitage to both delight and nourish. Lot not those, then, who havo passed tholr spring and summer look back upon tho past with regrot, or forward to tho future with forebodings, but re joice iu and make the most of their glorious prosont. Christian at Work. "Say, Sam! When you proposed to Mis Shekels did yen tn-l dow n rr your kTt ---. ," N i-ut in.ui, I . 11 Ir't. hhi. eitiu- u tLoW -Cj.vouUi Spectator. MISS PHELPS' COURTSHIP. tt rimt Sho Itefnurtl Vounff Mr. Ward, Hut Aflerwnrd Sent Tor Him. Kov. Herbert Ward and his wlfo, neo Miss Elizabeth Stewart Phelps, aro spending tho winter at Hampton, Va., wheroMr. Ward Is teaching tho In dians and colored students. Their marrlago has been moro than a nine days' wonder in Hoston and elsewhere, and much interest has been manifested by readers of Miss Phelps' stories in tegard to hor unexpected course. In all her books Miss Phelps has idealized hor young lover who went to the war and who died of fever shortly after ontering tho service. Tho young peoplo wero entirely devoted to each other, and his sudden death was a shock from which sho has suficred continuously. Ono book, dwelling en tirely on their plain meeting and part ing, win so personal that tho family bought up tho wholo edition rather than have It appear. It is said that tho book would have had a larger sale than "Gato-i Ajar." Miss Phelps becamo a writer for tho Independent shortly after her lover's death, and tho editor,-Dr. 1 Ward, was a great admirer of her stories. It is said that lior story of "Jack" mado so deep an impression upon him that it was whllo meditating upon it that ho was knocked down in tho street by a wagon and soriousl injured. As soon as ho could be moved from tho hospital ho went to Gloucester, Mass., accompanied by his son, and thoro tho latter met Miss Phelps, who at the tlmo was writing "An Old Maid's Par adise." Tho acquaintanco grow, young Ward proposed and was rejected, with tho understanding, howovor, that should she at any timo relent sho would send for him. Tho summor passed pleasantly at Gloucester, and Mr. Herbert Ward finding himself re jected, was becoming consoled by an affair of tho heart with a much young er maiden from ltoxbury, and had gono to Now York on a briof business visit whon a quite unexpected recall camo from Miss Phelps. Ho returned to Gloucester, and tho nuptial knot was privately tied at tho collcgo in tho presence of but ono or two friends. It is tho hopo of Mrs. Ward's admir ers that sho will writo a book dealing with tho quostions of tho union of young men with women who are their seniors in years. It would bo a com paratively now fiold, for in all fiction thoro is but ono book now recallod dealing with it, and in this book, "Diana of tho Crosswnys," by Georgo Moredlth, tho heroine did not marry hor young lover, sho refused him and married a man older than herself. In tho common, matter-of-fact world there havo been many Jiappy marriagos liko Miss Pholps', and thoro is no reason why thoy should bo otherwise. Women who aro financially independent, and aro money-getters, do not havo to take tho practical view of matrimony that young and inexporienced girls must, who oxpect with a husband a homo and a llfo-long dependence upon him. Womon who do not havo to mako of marriago a business can afford to bo romantic, nnd romantic marriages aro usually successes, as. for instance, tho Haroness Hurdott-Coutts, Lady Hoa consfield, Georgo Eliot, Lady Max well, and many othors. Apropos of this subject, it is reported that a well known Now York literary woman has becomo engaged to a rising young law yer who is hor junior by twenty years or moro. N. Y. Cor. St Louis Globo Democrat 9 Savage Ideas of Books. Tho testimony of travelers In various parts of tho world shows that most savages think that books spoak to tho roadors. Somo Esquimaux, seeing a priest read from tho Hiblo, thought that ho hoard tho book and ropoatcd tho words to them. A Fuegian, after hearing a rondor, took tho book unl put It to his ear in ordor to hear tho sound of tho voice that 6poko to tho reader. Thosavagosof West Australia used to be greatly puzzled by tho "speaking papers," as thoy called books and letters. Thoy could not un derstand how a porson receiving a lot tor announcing the sending of a num bor of sheep was able to dotect by it that ono wius missing. Somo Cochin 'China Haunols wero in liko mannor astonished at finding that a demand for payment for carrying a letter was defeated by tho letter Itself, tho writer having announced tho payment of tho feo. A California Indian, having by a letter been detected in tho theft of one ot a numbor of loavo of bread that ho was car rying to a missionary, tho noxt time that ho had a liko orrand hid tho note undor a stone that It should not see him 'out tho broad, and thus bo ablo to tell of tho theft N. Y. Sun. Technical Education. Tho technical schools of Germany havo received of late groat expansion, and are most carefully patronized by tho State. J ho plan generally in oper ation alms to familiarize tho pupils with machinery nnd the different branches of constructive Industry. Thoro are tho englnoor schqols, or classes, and tho mastor-workmon schools. Tho flrtt Is for thot-e who please to build and own factories; tho second for thoso who purpose to be come skilled mechanicians. Anion'' tho tiTohnlcals aro spinning, weaving, milling, browing, and the making of all sorts of wares, machines, building, furnlturo, etc Constant and intlnmto relations aro sustained wiUi all bort of industrial establishments, and scfeii- Uiie excursions lira frequently imi,!-- t. fnotorlu to study tlwlf kjk i .iti.m J , jias of Auu riian hu .i'iuh i t,, Uu. ut Utio pitfotkui v.iivotuii. bt LouIj Globe Democrat YANKEE WIVES ABROAD. N . An EnglUh Journnl CUvc Somo Kxcmo for ' Their Foputurlty. Tlio frequency with which English men of distinction select tholr domestic partners from tho United States may well sot peoplo asking what it is that causes the. occurrence. Tho fact that Lord Randolph Churchill. Sir William Harcourt, M. Clcmcnceau, tho Duke of Marlborough and tho successor of Count Moltko in tho important military post with which his name is associated, havo married American ladies may tempt philosophic Inquiries to go in search of a truo and efficient causo f tho occurrence, now brought still more. Into prominence by tho marriago of Mr. Chamberlain. If wo nro to Imltato them, wo might find a certain number of plausible explanations; but, at tho end of the oxorciso of our best ingenuity wo should havo to confess ourselves puzzled! That there nro a number of Ameri can young ladle's who aro most attract ive -and charming will readily bo ad mitted; but, without posturing as out rageous patriots in this respect, wo -aro disposed to thln.c tho English girls can hold tholr own against oven their fair American cousins in tho matter of good looks, and decidedly outstrip them in tho qualities which most Englishmen regard as engaging and irresistible. The Ideal of tho States is. notoriously, not quite tho samo as that which for tho most part prevails in this country, and wo suspect it would bo found, 011 searching and impartial investigation, that tho Amorican standard is loss of what is usually meant by an ideal than tho English standard. In other words, it is, liko Americans themselves, moro practical. Just as, for tho most part, they educato their children not so much with tho object of making them fine scholars and cultured gentlemen, as of making them capablo and success ful citizens, so, probably, thoy aim, oven unconsciously, at preparing girls not so much for a brief passago of ro manco as for tho long and unromantlc business of Ufa At tho back of tho head, as tho phrase is, of most English girls is tho idoa that Lancolot, or Princo Charming, or somo oqulVident of thoso-ngreeablo and seductivo per sonages, is living somowhoro in tho world; that it would bo delightful to meot him, and that, conceivably, that happy fato is reserved for thorn in par ticular. In a word, English girls aro what Is called romantic, and American girls, if -romantic, aro so in a less de gree. Liko tlio rost of their race, thoy aro educated to understand and bo in harmony with tho hard and soniowhnt cynical conditions of tholr life. Thoy havo less "nonsonso" about them than English girls. Thoy aro sonsiblo women of tho world, "knowing all about it," not easily deluded, and quite equal to tho task of confronting exist ence in all Us various phases. Hcneo thoy enjoy considerable suc cess in society, ovon on this sido of tho ocean. Society does not ask .for ro mantic disposition, for refinement or delicacy of temperament, but, on tho contrary, for practical good sense, for,n cortain business-likp quality, and for thoso gifts which enablo peoplo to suc ceed in deal ng with their fellow-creatures. It is ofton remarked that Amer ican women push their way where En glish women, possessed of no greater personal advantages, would fail. Tho reason is that tho former understand tho conditions of success hotter and ac commodate themselves to thorn. They aro not tho 'women that stir tho pas sions or inspiro the t-ong of thopoots; nor will thoy go down to posterity as heroines or charmers. Hut they hnvp tholr day. Thoy succeed in London drawing-rooms as their brothers suc ceed In "dry goods storos" in Now York, and for much tho samo reason. Wo havo no doubt thoy mako excellent wlvos to men who llvo In tho full glare of socioty, and profor a clover, capablo associato to a tendor domestic compan ion. London Standard. DEEP SEA FISHES. Mow They Aro Cimlilml to lle'ur tho I'ros Hiiro of tlio Water Aliovo Thorn. Fishes havo been found, it is said, three. miles below thosurfacoof the son. and whon a specialty has beon made of deop-sea sounding as In tho voyago of tho Challongor and others, tho ocean depths have boon found to bo very pop ulous. Plants, howovor do not livo in the deepest seas, and it is supposed that the deop-sea animals cither prey upon ono anothor, or got tholr food from dead organisms and plants which sink down to thorn. Tho phosporoscont fishes which light up tho waves about them so bril liantly, aro found as far as a mllo below the surfnee. Tho most of the fishes Inhabiting what aro called tho "abyssal zonoa," havo only rudimontary eyes, but they have longfeolors, which enablo thorn to grope their way along tho bot tom of tho soiu Othor species, how ovor, havo very largo eyes, and thco aro suppose to follow thoVphosphoros cont fishes, who act as moving lamp posts for deoi-ocean streots. The light of tomo of thoso phosphorescent fishes brought up by deopoa dredges. ' Is so bright, that during tho brief spneo tho animals survivo it Is quite easy to read by it Tho reason that flshos'and jnol lusks that llvo ovon threo miles under water aro able to bear the pressure of tho wnvos above thorn, which amount to sovoral tons to tho 6nuaro inch, is because they havo oxceodlngly looso tissues, which allows tho water to How through ovory instorstico and thus to equalize their woight Indeed, it is as sorted taut whon this pressure ia ro- moved they porlsh. Tho account ot 1 he Cha''e:i'or c-XHiIltion states that ..II t!u si 1)11 up f ii(a a depth ..f tin- . u:i: ttr- i-f .. ni!i- wero dead iiufu.u ti.u,v ;.!hMl Uitt kurfocc. Chi--iitfo Inter Uuvac