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. m 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. m m 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.