THE OREGON SCOUT.
JONES & CHANCEY, - Publishers
UNION, OREGON.
TALLEYRAND'S TRIBUTE.
Discovery ol a French Htntn I'nprr on the
Dcntli of 'WitKlilugtfiii.
Mr. SomorvllloPinknoyTuek, United
Slalos Assistant Commissioner-General
to Iho Paris Kxposition of 1889, whilo
-in Europo on n special mission, having
for its object a search for documents
and other evidences rotating to tlio
.French spoliation claims, discovered at
Paris, omong tho archives of tho
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a papor
written by Talleyrand which has par
ticular interest at this timo in connec
tion with the project now under way
mid in chargo of a committco of ladies,
presided over by Miss Bayard and Mrs.
jfathaw Applcton, tho object of which
is to raiso a fund for tho erection of a
statue of Washington in somo placo In
tho city of Paris. Tho following is a
translation of tho paper In question,
the original of which is Nos. 172 and
183 of volumo 51 of tho manuscript
Borios known as "Etats-Unis. 1770-1800.
(Years sovcu und eight of tho French
Republic):
Kcport of Tiilloyrnnd, Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, on tho occasion of tlio tloatli of George
Washington:
A nntlon which somo dny will ho a great na
tlon, und which to-dity Is tho wisest und Imp
ptcst on tho face of tho onrtli, weeps nt tho ttlor
of a man whoso courni;onnd genius contributed
tho most to freo It from hondago und elevate It
to tho rntiU of un Independent nnd sovereign
power. Tlio robots caused uy tlio dcatli of
this crcat man, tho memories aroused by tlieso
rcRrots, nnd u proper vonoratlnn for nil that Is
held dear and sncrcd by mnnldnd, Impel us to
filvo expression to our sentiments by taking part
In an event which deprives tho world .of one of
its brightest ornaments, und romoviw to tlio
realm of history ono of tho noblest lives Unit
ever honored the human race.
Tho name of Washington is inseparably
linked with n mcmorablo epoch: ho lulorned
this epoch by Ills talents nnd tlio nobility of his
character, and with virtues that oven envy
dared not assnult. History offers faw exam
ples of sucli renown. Groat from tha outset of
Ms career, patriotic bcloro his country had bo
co mo a nation, brilliant and universal despite
the passions mm political resentments that
would gladly have checked tils career, his fame
is to-day iniporishablo, fortuno having conse
crated his claim to greatness, while tho pros
perity of u people destined for grand achieve
ments is tho best ovldonoo of funio uvur to In
crease His own country now honors his memory
with funeral ceremonies, having lost n citizen
whoso public actions and unassuming grandeur
In private life were a living example of cour
age, wisdom and unselfishness, and Frame
which from the dawn of tho Atnorlcun revolu
tion hailed with hopo n nation hitherto un
known that was discarding the vices of Ku
rope, which foresaw all the glory thut this Na
tion would bestow on Immunity, and the en
lightenment of governments thnt would ousuo
from tho novol character of the social Institu
tion und tlio new tyiio of heroism of which
Wushlngton nnd America woro models of tho
world ut largo Franco, I repeat, should depart
from established usages and do honor to one
whose fumo Is beyond comparison with that of
others.
iCiTho man who ninld tho docndpiico of modern
ngos llrst dared bellove Unit lie could Inspire
degonerate nations with cournge to rlso to tho
level of republican virtues, lived for nil nations
und for all centuries, and this nation, which
llrst kiiw In 'tho life nnd successor that Illus
trious mini n foreboding of his destiny, und
therein recognized a future right to bo rcnl'zcd
nnd duties to bo performed, has every rlglvo
-class him as a fulloir-cltlzoii. I therefore sub
mit to the llrst consul tho following decree:
Ilonupiirte, llrst Consul of the Kopublic. de
crees us follows:
Article I. A stntuo Is to bo erected to Cen
tral Washington,
Article It. This stntuo Is to bo placed In ono
of tho squares of Purls, to bo chosen by tho
Minister of the Interior, and It shall be his duty
to execute the present decree.
I Thoro is no evidence that nny action
was over taken on this proposed do
croo of Napoleon, and it is probable
that tho matter was entirely forgotten
;in tho press of affairs of that exciting
Itlmo. A copy of tho original of this
jirophollo state papor has boon lately
!jroourod by Mr. Tuck for the Depart
inont of State. Washington Dispatch.
Baby's Sleeping Timo.
, I wonder If all mothers know that
ilmby likes to bo turned over after ho
jlias slept for an hour or two on ono
ItluoP When ho strotohos and wrig
gles, and llnnlly, perhaps, cries out,
try turning him on his othor side, or
julmost on his back, and see if he does
(not relapse Into another sound nap
without further otTort on your part.
(Do not forget to turn tho pillow over
mlso sometimes. Tho ono or two-yonr-old
wlio wakes in the nlght-nitd sits up
tin bed, rubbing his little lists Into his
bloopy eyes, fools, perhaps, hot and
juucomfortablo. Try turning tho pil
low. if ho is Uko somo children tho
Uvrltor knows of, ho will wait for tho
jnoiiml of the turning pillow and thou
.'drop back on It Into a rouowed sleep,
ltemembur also to keep u child's
olothos smooth uudor him. Drawing
down tho rumpled night-clothes and
Ihtnoothlng the cover has much to do
with quieting tho restless tosslugs ol
tho llttlo sleeper. Babyhood.
Ho Applied tlio Proverb.
"See here," bit Id a big man, In nn
iimgry volea, as ho rushed Into a cheap
clothing Btoro, "you are a swindler a
rank, unmitigated swindler, without
'nny principle or sent linen t of honesty
that's what you are."
' "My vrondt, vot la do matter?" nsked
(tbo murehaut, in a conciliatory tone.
i"You have no right to call mo dose
.names."
"J Jinvoii'l! Look at this coat that I
guvo you eight dollars for. It's all
pulling apart, and look at this vest,
and those pants. Thoy look Uko a
cyclone had put 'em on to go out WosO
,ln."
"Und for dot you call mo a svrln.
lorP"
"You but I do."
' "My vrondt, you forged one ting."
1 "What is that?"
"You should nofor Bhudgo a umn by
Jlila olodlug." Morchuul Traveler.
STRIKING CHILDREN.
A I-eeltirn for I'nrnntri Who Do Not Know
Hovr to Control llielr Temper.
It Is not unlikoly that this nrttclo
will ever meet tho eyes of thoso for
whom it is intonded. Tho ones who
really need advice aro usually thoso
who can not, or will not, rend it- Hut In
tlio hope of arresting even one angry
bond which might otherwise do untold
cl.tmiigo by a single ill-aimed blow,
tneso lines aro written.
"A box on tho car," has becotno to
bo so common an expression that wo
smile when it occurs in a racy narra
tive; but it should never bo smiled at,
A box on tho car may cause partial, or
oven total deafness for life; tt may
cause internal injuries, which may ro
suit in stupefying, or oven entirely do
stroying tho Intellect; It may cause
Illness oven death. Should an act
freighted with such tremendous possl
billties over bo lightly spoken of ?
And what sort-of a soul can tho man
or woman 'possess, who, knowing tho
results that may follow tho act, can
recklessly give tho child a box on tho
car ?
A blow on any part of tho bond may,
and most likely will, bo followed by
grave consequences. A blow upon tho
chest, tho stomach, tho spine, is al
most equally dangerous. In fact,
thoro aro only ono or two places upon
tho human body which may bq struck
with comparative .safety.; and, when
it seems necessary that corporal )im-
Ishment should bo administered to a
child, It should bo administered In
those places. Tho teachings of Script-.
uro and of common-sense scum to point-
to tho occasional necessity of corporal
punishment. It sholtltl novor bo bo
stowed in anger, however; novor with
out tho most careful deliberation, and
as a last resort. If a child has been
trained from early infancy to habits of
obedience, thoro will rarely, If over,
bo found a necessity for whipping,
after it has attained tho ago of fivo or
six years. Other punishmont equally
oiTgctlvo can and should bo devised
for older children.
In any ease, never strike it child at
random in a momont of Impatience.
Tho remark which is often made, that
bright, precocious babies dovolop into
tho most commonplace men and wom
en, may, perhaps, bo accounted for in
another way than that fond parents
overestimate their brightness In in
fancy. Blows, kicks and vlolont shak
ings must have their olTect upon tho
tondor brain and norvo of childhood.
It would not necessarily require much
of such treatment to reduce an orlgl-
mlly brilliant intellect to a condition
llttlo short of idiooy. Congrogntioual
ist. A HAPPY MARRIAGE.
Tlio Only AViiy In Which un Ideal Union
Heroines Possible.
Two pooplo may bo of suitable ago,
temper, tastes and inclinations, but if
thoy haVo not minds sulllclontly orig
inal or wo'l stored to olTor to each othor
fresh attractions thoy quickly find
themselves at tho melancholy stage of
conning twice-told tales, and howovor
comfortable their life together may bo,
their union can not bo ideally happy.
Only tho man or woman who can oiler
to wife or husband or friend continual
novelty, continual freshness, can hopo
to keep alive an affection of quick fer
vor. The Individuality of tho raco is
far too highly developed for us to fol
low the fashion of our ancestors of
taking friendship as a contract almost
loyally binding. People fortunately do
not demand u groat deal In this line.
very llttlo freshness, a now thought
now and then, a slight growth, a small
attainment in untried Holds, sulllcos;
but this Is Imperative to vitality of in
terest. Unless a husband and wife fall
In lovo with each oilier anew every
day, their marriage has failed of its
ideal possibilities.
And from what has been said it is
easy to perceive what nonsense Is tho
talk about ulllnltlos which used to be
called Into account for tho failure of a
inurringo. .'Whilo some people are
lltted to llvo together Aud, .others .are
not, tho paucity of thought, of imagina
tion, of originality, of ordinary people
makes it impossible for them to realize
tho highest conditions of lovo or of
friendship; and since tho fault Is in
herently their own no alllnlty could
remedy tho effect.
I ho moral. If one -wlshos to draw u
moral, IssutUdently obvious.- The only
way In which an Ideal marriage be
comes possible Is by tho cultivation of
tho Imagination and the creative
powors. This'muy not secure tho do-
si rod blessing, but without It an Ideal
marriage la Impossible. Boston Cour
ier.
Tho Pacific Ocoa.n Islands.
Tho Samoau dllllculty is not easily
appreciated by thoso who Insist on
thinking of the islands of tho Pacific
as only groups of savage-possessed
territory, of whloh nothing bettor can
bo oxpoctod. Tho fact Is that group
after group Is passing forward to a de
gree of civilization comparable to tho
larger continents, lthln tho next
century the larger islands will bo tin
der the highest culture, and the homos
of art nnd education. Bull roads are
being constructed on the Philippine
Inlands, and others aro projected elto-
whero. Iho Philippine group pos
sesses over 7.000,000 of Inhabitants, is
as fine tt territory U3 Now Zealand,
und capable of becoming one of tho
richest parts Qf-trro jrlobo. 'i'ho Sa
moau group IS associated with ti dozen
other groups juqiro JiUly In the Con
tral ' laollle,'"aud,iH)St(.ied Hue har
bors flue soil, natives of unusual In
telligence, ami is dojlrnblu property
ovory way. - at. LoALajlobo-Dciiiocrut,
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Buffalo man recently counted
tho motions made by a barber's hand
during tho process of shaving ono
man, and found them to be 078.
Ruling machines which nro now
used for ruling paper with faint lines,
were invented by an Ingenious Dutch
man, a resident in London in 1782.
An English weekly observes that
there is "a fierce rivalry between tho
States of St. Louis and Chicago as to
which has tho tallest Governor." And
such is fame!
Tho llncst exhibition ever given in
old Homo was when thirty-eight men
nnd women were torn to pieces by
twelve lions which had been stnrved
for three days. Each Hon was called
out from threo to six times.
A negro boy near Camden, S. C,
ono day lately lost a dollar that be
longed to his mother. Ho felt so badly
about it that ho began crying bitterly,
and did not stop for twenty-four hours,
and then ho died from oxhaustion.
At a typewriting contest in Lon
don a short time ago there were l'-'G
entries, and nearly till appeared. Tho
llrst prlzo was for seventy-nine words
a minute, twenty or thirty words
less than have been achieved in this
country.
Tho Chinese have always exhib
ited great repugnance to any surgical
operation which involves amputation ;
not on 'account of fear of pain, which
they bear with great fortitude, but
'because thoy look upon it as a duty to
keep tho body intact.
A Now Haven clairvoyant phy
sician has had a large practice judging
from tho recent returns to tho health
officer of thoso who lmvo died under
ills care. This is tho way ho accounted
for their death: "Mnlayral fovor,'!
"consumpsion," "aonoumia" (ame
ntia,) "diseso of chines" (diseaso of tho
kidneys), "oxhustion," "brano fever,"
"old lingo" (old ago).
A curious discovery was lately
nitulo In Washington regarding a patrol
box on Samson street. It seems tha
u police oflioor slept at tho station
house and used tho patrol box as a
kitchen and eating house. It was lit
tored with an oil stove and a necessary
array of pots and pans. Tho walls and
sides of tho improvised kitchen wore
soaked with grease, while tho iloor
was covered with scraps of bread,
meat, cheese, otc.
Tho big Grandin wheat farm in
Dakota comprises about 10,000 acres,
of which l.'!,000 acres aro under culti
vation, 11,000 boing sown to wheat.
Thoro are used nn the farm 15 gang
plows, two plows In a gang, each plow
cutting from 11 to lf inches. There
are 15 gang harrows, 1 1 broadcast
sowers, 7;" self-binding harvesters and
six threshers, with a small army ol
men employed on tho place.
Ono of tho most remarkable build
ings in tho country is tho now Audi
torium in Chicago. Tho main audience-room
contains live thousand seats,
the tier of galleries reaching up to tho
seventh story of tho building. The
organ for this room is said to have
cost iifty thousand dollars. Tho main
building is ton stories high and the
tower two hundred and forty feet In
height. The hotel connected with the
building will contain four hundred
rooms. Besides this thoro tiro nine
lloors of rooms for business olllces.
Built as it is of granite, tho entire
structure presents a most impressive
aspect, lit for tho parli unent of an em
pire. A gontloman living In tho suburbs
of Cincinnati wont into a store on Wal
nut street to make a few purchases.
Tho only light in tho storo was a
candle standing on the countor neat
tho nionoy-drawer. After making hh
purchases ho handed tho proprietor a
bill, and, after handing lilm the
change, tho proprietor walked to the
rear of tlio store to arrango some
thing, when suddenly he was loft in
tho dark. He started toward the
countor, and, groping around on It,
found, not tho candle, but the change.
It struck him then t int probably tlu
man, Inn tit of absent mindednoss, bad
taken tho candle instead of his change.
Ho started out after hltn und, eatchlne
ti with him, miw that he had the bun
dle in one hand ami the caudle in the
othor. After apologizing for his mis
take the stranger took his change and
gave bnok.tho eandlu.
Intelligence in Cows.
Tho othor morning, a very sultry
ono, two cows oamo to our gate, evi
dently on tho lookout for something,
nnd after being at fir-t somewhat
minimi liv thitir llliiiiilinir looks. I Int.
thought myself that they might be In
want of water. No sooner had thl
idea occurred to me than I had some
wutoc brought In a large vessel, which
tho puor uulmals sucked up with the
greatest eagerness. The pair then
sauntered contentedly awny to a Held
near at hand. In about half an hour
or so wo woro hurprUed and not a little
amused, by seeing our. two friend
maruhlug up to the gate, accompanied
by throe other cows. Tho water tap
was again called into requisition, and
tho new comers were in like manner
helped liberally. Thou, with gratllled
and repeated "boo-oos a unanimous
vote of thanks our visitors slowlv
marohod oil to their pasturage, it wut
qultu clear to us that the two llrt
callers, pleased with tholr friendly re
oeptlon, had strolled down to tholr sui
tor gossips ami dairy comjMtnions and
had informed them how, 1 can not
say, tsnu you? of their Uborttl eu:er
tulument, and then hud Uikcu the par
donable liberty of Inviting them up to
our cottage. Pull Mull Gavotte.
MANAGEMENT OF HOGS.
Uaw to Produce tli (Jroutrst Amount of
l'nrk ut tlio I.rait Kxponse.
As tho hog seems to be indispensa
ble to tho American people, tho object
of tho farmer should be to produce the
greatest amount of good pork at tho
least expense. Tho question then is,
how can this be done? I will endeavor
to answer this knotty question. First
procure some pure bred sows of some
well established blnck breed, and mate
them with males not too closely con
nected, but of pure stock. Have the
sows farrow in September or October.
Feed thorn liberally on slop from the
kitchen, with all the milk in it you
can spare; have your troughs made
(.hallow, so tho pigs can get a taste,
and they will soon learn to drink un
til full. When cold weather comes,
enrich your slop by adding bran and
boiled pottitoes. Tho small and de
fective ones, which you sort out at
digging time, will pay a good profit if
fed in this way to your pigs. If you
have apples to spare, or thoso which
are beginning to decay, put them into
your slop, with turnip peelings, cab
bage refuse, or any thing a hog will
relish; ho likes a variety.
As tho cold increases, the slop should
havo some scalded meal In it. If fed
in this way until clover is ready tc
turn in on, tho shoats will bo growing
finely. Let them remain in tho clover
until harvest. If you havo an orchard
(tho larger tho better) sow It to oats.
when the grain is ripo turn your shoats
in, and you will see that this feed
will dovclop their bono and muscle.
By the timo the oats aro disposed ol
your early apples should bo ready;
then your summer find fall varieties
will follow, and if you have plenty
of swoot tipples (which you should).
in your orchard, you will be astonished
to see how your shoats will thrive on
them.
I havo como to tho conclusion that
apples (especially sweet ones), with a
llttlo corn meal and potato slop, is the
cheapest and best feed for preparing a
hog for tho slaughter house. By the
timo your pigs aro a year or fourteen
months old thoy should be ready for
tho market, and their weight should
bo satisfactory.
Tho reason why I prefer to havc&io
pigs como in tho fall rather than in
tho spring, Is, that during winter the
farmer has moro leisure time to get
his pigs up a first-class boarding house,
with extra inexpensive rations, and he
has a longer time to change n sucking
pig intoti three hundred-pound porker,
and so is not compollcd to resort to the
forcing system at a busy timo of tho
voar, as ho is when ho makes an April
pig woigh three hundred pounds by
Thanksgiving. Another advantage in
having a hog a year old, when
called upon to "die for his
country" is, that during tho last six
weeks of his life ho takes on fat moro
readily, and when slaughtered his
yield of lard is satisfactory. Whereas
at six months old, although hit. na
ture is st 111 striving to produco more
bono and muscle instead of fat, bo
cause the pig has not yet come to ma
turity. The reason why 1 prefer a
black or dark spotted hog to a white
ono is, that when pigs they seem to Iv
less liable to have tho mango in win
ter. Pigs aro very social creatures,
and thoy will pile up when cold, and
so get dirty and hot. Too much tilth
and heat is, 1 think, tho cause of
mango, and when a white pig gets
rusty and his hair stands erect, his
progress toward development is slow,
and often his end is near at hand.
Whoivas, his moro swarthy brother
seems to grow notwithstanding his un
favorable surroundings.
Corn cob ashes mixed with salt
should be given to hogs to keep them
healthy.
To sum up, feed slop and cooked po
tatoes in winter and early spring, then
clover, oats and apples, tho more
sweet apples tho better, giving tho fin
ishing touch to his hogship with a few
bushels of corn meal mixed with but
termilk. If ho does not then make
good pork I will agree to eat him if
you will give mo time enough. Cor.
Farm, Field and Stockman.
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A Trick for the Boys.
A pretty parlor trick which may
please the boys of tho household is
porformed in this manner: 'lake a pin
and dip It into glycerine and mark a
number, say 1SS7, on the arm. Let
tho marks remain. A confederate il
is necessary to havo two to undersJard
tho trick suggests that somo ono ol
tho company write some number on a
piece of papor. Vary quickly he sug
gests tho number already marked on
tho arm. He writes down the figure
and exhibits them to the company.
Tho one who has the letters on his
arm says: "Pooh, that's nothing. II
you burn up those letters I will muke
those identical figures appear on m
arm." Of course no one believes It.
Tho figures aro burned to ahen on
pinto and he takes some of theni and
after some gesticulation, a If employ
ing some unseen power, rubs tho tuno
over the glycerine and the figures will
appear in very, bold ohuractor. The
trick can be repoatod several tlnn's if
the glycerine has been applied before
hand, and will afiord a groat deal of
surprise and amusement to the com
pany. Detroit Tribune.
Blind Man (in a London fog)
"Now, then sir! Look whore you're
going to!" .Jones "I bog your par
don, my good follow this beastly fog
couldn't seo you lost my way
don't know where tlio dlokeus 1 ami"
Blind man "Fog, is thoro? Ah just
you Uko hold of my arm, and toll me
where you live, ami I'll go you safe
homo. Foir makes no difference to
rae!" Puuch.
''I
rhe Salaries I'aM to Some of the Leading
Ones In the Country.
Public school teaching would appear
to be a very remunerative occupation
for women, and if thoy were always
paid according to tho importance of
their positions thoy might bo counted
nmomr tho fortunato ones of creation.
But it is tho frequent claim of men
If not openly at least covertly tliat
women ought not to recolvo the same
recognition themselves for services
rendered, and they havo to pay tho
penalty for belonging to tho gentler
sex.
Miss Agnes Y. Humphrey stands
out as tho ono example, either in Now
York or Brooklyn, of a woman who
has been able to obtain tho sum o:.?3.
000 a year us principal of a school.
Sho is a woman of staunch char
ncter, a winning personality and a
capability that is rarely found. Sho
had a position in ono of tho public
schools of Brooklyn for many years,
whore It was decided by tho local
authorities that when a teacher In a
certain grade had 300 pupils their
salaries should bo increased $50 a year
until it reached $3,000. Miss Humphrey
was ono who camo under that rule,
and In spite of opposition kept her
place untill sho won tho coveted $3,000.
In Now York tho usual price paid to
women principals is $1,800. Men in
tho same position recolvo $3,500. Is
tho discrepancy in tho salary of the
women justified. Tho special teachers,
whether men or women, tiro paid a
uniform price in all tho public schools
that is, $'2 an hour. If all tho hours
of tho school year aro occupied it in
sures an incomo of $2,000.
Miss Lydia F. Wadleigh, tho super
intendent of tho Normal College In
Now York, who died recently, was tho
recipient of $2,100 a year, and tho lady
who has succeeded hor recoives tho
same amount. Mrs. Dolla Lathrop
Williams, of Cincinnati, and Miss
Harriot Morris, of Brooklyn, gradu
ates of the Oswego Normal Collage,
each receive $2,000.
Tho largest salaries paid ton woman
in the schools of Philadelphia is $1,800.
In Boston tho salaries paid to women
avcrago less than those of Now York
and Philadelphia. Tho principal of
the Horace Mann school for tho deaf
In that city receives $1,800 a year.
Tlio assistant principals of tho high
schools have also $1,800. Chicago has
a better showing for teachors in public
schools. There aro three assistant
superintendents who receive $3,000
each, and nine principals of grammar
schools who receive $2,175 a year.
Special teachers receive from $1,G00
to $2,000 annually. Mrs. Mary Lowe
Dickinson, of tho Denver univer.-ily,
is ono of the few women in this coun
try who is carrying a full professor
ship, and whoso labors aro well re
munerated. A now occupation for ti woman is
that of boing a clergyman's assistant.
Sho accepts tho duties which would
'naturally fall upon tho wife of a parson
in a country town, but which must bo
much too arduous for tho wife of a
minister of a city parish. Tlio "as
sistant" receives tho salary of an or
dinary school tcuchor about $1,000.
Sho visits tho sick, goes to funerals
and 'lends a helping hand in cases of
need in tho homes of both tho poor
and tho rich. Sho is naturally a
woman of ready sympathy, unobtrus
ivo and of unruflled temper. Balti
more Herald.
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A Congressman's Camera,
Congressman Allen, of Massachusetts,
is ono of tho fow men who aro turning
to somo account tho monotonous mo
ments in the proceedings of tho llottso.
Armed with his pockot camera, ho
saunters idly to and fro, watching tho
whilo with a keen oyo for a subject,
and when this presents itself, ho Is
quick to catch tho situation. In tills
way ho Is getting quite a collection of
tho moro prominent mombors in atti
tudes which thoy will cordially re
pudiate. To-day ho followed for a
long timo tho only Tom Heed, and at
last caught a viow of tho back of his
head as tho member from Maine was
sitting beside Oregon's lono representa
tive. Thoro Is much curiosity as to
tho ultimate purpose ho has In view In
making this collection, and several are
Inwardly trembling lest they find copies
of his work circulating in their dis
tricts. As ho uover warns his intonded
victim to "look intelligent," and tho
absoluto truthfulness of tho views
could not bo satisfactorily explained
away, there will be an intense feeling
of relief when tho littlo leather box
disappears from hlsdosk. In thomoan
titiin, he Is the recipient of a courtey
from his fellow-members which is as
ngroouoio as us oujeci is oovious.
Washington Cor. Baltimore American. I
Mrs. Henry Johnson, tho nioco of
James Buchanan, who ruled over tho
White Hou.-e as Harriot Lano during
hor uncle's administration, is now
living in Washington, which sho finds
very much changed In tho past thirty
years. Mrs. Johnson lost hor husband
and two sons within tho last eight
yours, and sho is now in her middle
ago, left without any family. Sho
bears hor lossos heroically, but thoy
havo whltonod hor hair and taken
some of tho brightness out of her eyes.
"I can never bo yQurs," bald Miss
Crowo. In rosnonso to Mr. HovL.'k
earnest pleadings. "Then you don't
lovo me, alter all," sighed tho young
man. "On tho eoutrarv. I love vm.
passionately, madly, devotedly; but
can never become your wife." "And
why not. prnyr" "Beonuso our mnr-
riago announcement in Uie newspa
pers would read. 'Hoylo Crowe.' " sho
said uud fainted. N. Y. Lodger.
WOMEN TEACHERS.
AN INTERESTING WORK.
Secretary McCook's Collection of Messages
Sent to tlit Semite.
General Anson McCook, secretary of
tho Senate, has recently had prepared
for tho Senate archives a book con
taining ono or more original messages
I to tho Senate from each of tho Prosi-J .
. . . . 1 fii .liiiiitii tlin
dents of tlio unueu ouhus uuuug uiu
first century of American independ
ence. From tho executlvo files of tho
Senate holms had prepared tho follow
ing brief memorandum of tho organi
zation of the Senate. It forms tho titlo
page of tho book:
Tho first Congress met in tho City
Hall, corner Wall and Nassau streets,
on the site of tho present sub-treasury,
in tho city of New York, March 4,
1789. but it was not until April 1 that
a quorum of the Houso of Kcpresenta
tives appeared. On that day Freder
ick Augustus Muhlenberg, of Pennsyl
vania, was elected Speaker.
A quorum of the Senate was not
secured until tho Gth of April, when
the Senato elected John Langoon. ono
of tho Senators from Now Hampshire,
"for tho solo purpose of opening and
counting the votes for President of tho
United States." Tho votes woro
counted tho same day, when it was
declared "that George Washington,
Es.q., was unanimously elected Presi
dent and John Adams, Esq.. was duly
elected Vice-President of tho United
States of America."
On tho 21st of April Vice-President
Adams appeared, addressed tho Sen
ato and took his seat, but the oath of
olllco was not administered to him
until June 3 following, when tho "act
to regulate tho timo and manner of
administering certain oaths" having
become a law, Mr. Langoon adminis
tered tho oath to the Vice-President,
and tho Vice-President then adminis
tered it to tho Senators present.
On tho 30th of April. 17S9, Georgo
Washington, "boing attended to tho
gallery In front of tho Senato Chamber
by tho Vice-President and Senators,
tho Speaker and Hopresentatives, and
the other public characters present,
tho oath was administered." (By
Chancellor Livingston of Now York.)
"After which tho Chancellor pro
claimed 'Long Iho Georgo Washing
ton. President of tho United States.'"
(Senato Journal, April 30, 17S9.)
Tho first passage in this book was
tho first ono of importance sent to tho
Senate by President Washington. On
two occasions ho mot the Senate in
person in executivo session, but sinco
August 21, 1789, there is no record of
any President having done so, although
tho thirty-sixth rule of tho Somite rec
ognizes his right to bo present, and
says, "That when tho President of tho
United States shall meet the Senate in
the Senate Chamber for tho considera
tion of executivo business ho shall
have a seat on tho right of tho presid
ing oincor.
Tlio Senate sat with closed doors
during its legislative, us well sis its
executive sessions for over fivo years,
or until tho end of the first session of
tho Third Congress, June 9, 179 1. (Sco
Senate resolution February 30, 1791.)
It was not until tho first session of tho
Fourth Congress, December 7, 1795,
that any report of debates was made.
Washington Critic
A JEWELER'S SCHEME.
Ho Invents n Novel Wny to Supply Kvery
ltody Willi n Watch.
Tho latest application of tho scheme
of co-operation is in tli purchase C7
jewelry. A llttlo club has just been
organized in East Boston in which tho
new idea will undergo its first test.
Tho club had its first meeting hist
night. As might readily bo suspected
when tho plan is outlined, there is tt
jeweler deeply interested in it. The
idea probably emanated from the fer
tile brain of n man in tlio trade who
was anxious to extend his bu.-iness.
This club has fifty members, who agree
to pay into tho treasury the sum of $1
a week, and tho $50 thus accumulated
shall bo expended in tho purchase of a
gold watch. Each week the meet
ings boing hold wm-kly tit tho resi
dences of those members who aro will
ing to provide a littlo cntoi'tninment,
such as card playing there is to be a
drawing for tho watch thus purchased.
'I'ho successful member takes tin
"winning" at once, but to satisfy ah
concerned, gives a lease to somo ono se
lected by the club, and then tho prin
cipal participation which ho (or she)
has in tho meetings subsequently held
is tho payment o $1 u week until tho
obligation is cancolod.
There is no olomout of hazard In th
drawing, or should not be If tho mem
bers are all honest, and In tho end
ni'.ihiT nm. if 111.. Aft.. ,,.111 l.....n .. i.i
ui J w.u w. v., w liul ..ill JJlltU 11, IIIH
watch, paid for on the instalment plan.
Of course, there is in addition tl..
pleasant element of sociabllitv. A
memlier is not obliged to accept ,i
watch, hut may be perjultted 4o tak.- a
diamond ring intoad. Tho club va,
however, organized on tho idea that
watches woro mo-t nooded, and they
will be most extensively sold. It is rep
resented that tho jowoler who Is inter
ested in seeing nil thoso pooplo get
watches is enabled to soli $70 tlmc
ploeeu for $20 loss than tho usual prlc
on account of getting so much trade;
In fuot, thut he sells his jewelry at a
poltlve loss. If ho wore linked to ex
plain how ho was able to bland it, ho
would say thnt ho couldn't If ho didn't
sell so uiniiy. The jeweler serious'
state, however, that ho doos not go
Into this co-operative soherao with any
bono nf ImimullntA iiin,l l.nf Innba.
for It hereafter, whoa tho watches rim
down and get dirty, nnd whon their
owner feel that they want to buy m w V
chains to curry them with, etc. Boston,
Herald.