The Oregon scout., April 11, 1889, Image 6

THE OREGON SCOUT.
JONES A CHANCEY, - Publishers
UNION, OREGON.
MALLEABLE IRON.
BILL NYE ON THE ROAD.
A FflT
Roniiirko n -tlio Peculiarities oi
I carry with mo, this year, a small, sorrel
bag, weighing a llttlo over twenty ounces.
It contains n slight bottlo of liorso medicine
mad n ixjwdor rag. Sometimes it also con
tains a costly rotto do ouit, 'when 1 do not
forget and lenvo said robo In tho sleeping car
or hotel 1 am not overdrawing this matter,
bowovcr, when I say honestly that tho shrill
cry of firo at night in most any hotel in the
United Suites now would bring to tho flro
cscapo from ono to six employes of said hotel,
wearing theso costly vestments with iny brief
but impcrishablo natno engraved on the
bosom.
This llttlo traveling bag, which is not big
4jcr than a man's hand, is rudely pulled out
of my grasp a-s I enter tho inn, and it has cost
mo f'JD to get it back again from tho porter.
Uesides, I havo aid f3.itt for new liandles to
replace thoso that liad been torn olf in a
frantic scuillo between tho porter and myself
-to soo which would get invny with it.
Yesterday 1 was talking with a reformed
lecturer about this peculiarity of tho porters,
lie said ho used to locturo a great deal nt
moderate prices throughout tho country, and
after ten yean of earnest toil ho was enabled
to retire with a rich experience and $9 in
money. He lecturod on phrenology and took
bis meals with tho chairman oi tho locturo
committee. In Ouray, Colo., tho baggageman
allowed his trunk to fall from a great height
and tho lid was knocked off and tho bust
which tho professor used In his locturo was
busted. Ho thercforo had to borrow a bald
bonded man to act aa bust for hhn in the
evening. After tho closo of tho lecturo the
professor found that tho bust had btolen tho.
Cross receipts from his coat tail pocket wliilo
be was lecturing. Tho only improbablo feat
ure about this story is tho implication that a
bold beaded man would commit a crime.
Hut still ho did not becomo soured. IIo
pressed on and lectured to tho gcntlo janitors
of tho land in piercing tones. IIo wasalways
kind to every ono, oven when people criticised
hi lecturo nnd went away beforo ho got
through. IIo forgavo them and paid his bills
just tho samo aa ho did when iooplu liked
him.
Onco a nowspapcr man who had dono him
ft great wrong and said that "tho lecturo
was decayed and that tho professor would
endoar himself to ovcry ono if ho would
omo night nt his hotel, instead of blowing
out tho gas nnd turning off his brains ns lio
usually did, just turn off tho gas nnd blow
out bis brains." But tho professor did not go
to bU ofllco nnd blow holos in his viscera. Ho
tpuko kindly to him always and onco when
tho two met in a barber shop, ami It was
doubtful which was "noxt," as thoy camo In
from opposito onds of tho room, tho professor
Koatly yioldod tho chair to tho man who had
dono him tho groat wrong, and wliilo tho
barber was shaving him cloven tons of cell
tag pooled off nnd foil on tho editor who had
ooen so cruel and so rudo, and when thoy
c&lhercd up tho debris a day or two after
wards it was almost imposslblo to tell which
was celling nnd which was remains.
So it Is always lost to deal gently with
tho erring, esjxjclally If you think It will bo
lata! to them. 11111 Nyo In Now York
World.
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Tiro Ilerolo Souli.
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Ir-- ""(ii
"Dear Ooorgo, I deem It only just to toll
you that I am not tho rich girl tho world
thinks mo. Sly father's income is smaller
than it has boon, nnd iny own private fortune
from my losses on tho turf, yields less than
wirty thousand a year."
"Lulu, dear, do you think mo a fortuuo
hunter that filthy hiero influences iny lovo
for you! Never I I lovo you all tho more for
your iwvcrty." I.lfo.
A Prveloiu Air Ciitlilnn.
Wo wcro spending tho summer of '77
among tho Wlilto mountains. Prominent
amoug tho guests at our hotel was old Sirs.
11 , of Boston, nlways prating of her bltto
blood nnd old connections, or wearying ovcry
ono by nppcuU to eomo and nsist her in look
ing for various missing articles which
through great curcloediio&i slio was invariably
tnUlayiug,
Judge of our dismay when ono morning
tho old lady seated herself in a largo moun
tain wagon that wo had engnged to tako us
oa a long day's vxcurbion to Randolph Hill.
In vain did wo picture to her tho fatigues of
tho drivo and dibeomforts blio would meet
with go slio would; and from the moment
wo left tho hotel door her fussing begun.
"Tako care of my eyo glasses, my dear, they
belonged to my great grandmother;" and
"May 1 nsk you, my dear, to assist mo in dis
entangling tho fringes of my bhawl; being
left mu by a distinguished ancestor, I prize It
highly," etc.
Finally on our arrival at Randolph ono of
tho gentlemen kteppod forward to assist tho
cm lauy to dismount, when wo were con
vulsed by tho following: "Tako care, my dear
sir, iny air cushion; oh, tako caro; what
trould becomo of mo should tho nlr ekCiot"
'I do assure you, madamo," said ho, "thut
I am handling it with great care, but do not
distress yourself about it, for should it lw
coroo necessary It will glvo mu groat pleasure
to inflate It for you."
"You, yes,"tald tho old huly; "but It would
not bo tho same thing nt all, for at present It
contains tho breath of u dear friend 1" Phil
adelphia Tress.
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A SIlMed Opportunity.
"There's ono plnco where you haven't
looked for burglar, Maria," said Sir. Uood
sleeper, lazily watching hU wlfo in slio got
down on tho floor, and, shutting ono eye,
tried to look into tho two inch wco under
the bed for a burly robber. "Wherof" sho
exclaimed I nervously. "In tho Blblo, Slarhi;
in the Bible." It didn't room to impress her
very much and ho grow heavy hearted long
hours ufterwaiil, when bo remembered that
be had iiitonded to say dictionary. llurdotto
In lirvoklyu Englo.
Ill Simple Vraren nt Two Onturle Ag
.SneccMfully RevlTriU
Tho process by which Iron is made
malleable is a simple but expensive
ono. It b is commanded favor among
iron-workers, however, by reason of
tho remarkable tensllo strength nnd
ductility wlilcli it imparts to the other
wise refractory material and renders it
as firm as east-iron ifhdws enduring as
the wrought metal, so that it can bo
fashioned into any form by the molders'
art, not possible with wrought iron,
But once annealed it is useless, as is
wrought iron, for any purpose that re
quires remelting, for, although that
can bo done, tho absence of carbon de
stroys fusibility, making necessary so
great a heat that it is almost impraoti
cable.
The oro is first selected with a viow
to obtaining that which is as nearly as
possible free from sulphur, pyrites and
phosphorus, as thoso foreign elements
would precludo malleability. Then the
fuel for smolting must bo free from
sulphur. Only charcoal is available.
Even this must bo produced with great
care. Twonty-fivo kilns, each with a
capacity of about 700 cubic feet; will
afford a supply for a furnace of twenty-
eight tons daily capacity. 1 ho wood is
cut and planed in tho kilns before
seasoning in allowed. Albumen and
vegetable matter aro detracted by a
Bort of roasting, which allows no llamo
to reach tho wood, which process re
quires seven days, i ho ore is then
pulverised, and, with a proportion of
limestone, Is charged into a furnace in
layers alternated with charcoal. A
strong air blast then induoas a tem
poraturo of from -1,000 to 0,000,
hat melts tho mass. Tho limestone
(luxes that is, it being lighter than
tho molten iron, combines with tho
impurities which, with tho iron proper,
mado up tho oro, and rising is drawn,
olT, leaving tho Iron free. Tho lattor is
then cast into "pigs" or small, rough
bars.
lhon tho cssontial process for con
verting into malleable really begins.
up to tins point tno pigs aro a very
excellent quality of cast iron. It is
again subjected to a heat of 0,000 for
a time HUtllciont to mako ovnnoscont a
major portion of tho carbon. Just
enough only of this carbon is extracted
not to destroy fusibility.
Directly from this second procos tho
molten iron is poured into molds,
which glvo tho desired form in which it
Is to bo used. The castings aro thon
cleaned and dlppotl into add to re
move external Impurities. It is thon
packed into iron boxes with Iron oxldo.
Tho boxes aro thon sealed hermetically
and packed into an oven. This is
biickod up so olosoly as to bo air-proof,
and tho annealing process begins. This
requires a high constant temperature
for seven or oight days, or until tho re
malnlng carbon has united with the
oxide and passed olT as carbonic acid
gas.
J ho walls aro thon torn down, the
boxes removed, tho surface iinpurttlos
worn off by rovolving in a slowly turn
ing box, and tho castings aro sent to
tho stamping room. At this point, tho
degree of temper is so intense that,
were tho castings cool, a slight shock
would jar them into a thousand pieces.
Malleable iron is manufactured wholly
to onior, nowovor. J noy aro now
heated to a ehorry rod, and each pleoo
Is put in tho lower half of a die, which
a fne simile of the pattern wanted, is
secured to a massive anvil. The corre
sponding half is fastened to a drop
bainiiior, which descends and perfects
iho design. Tho force of this blow is
so great that it would dissolve ordinary
Iron Into a shower of sparks. Tho
great impediment to the extensive use
of malleable Iron Is the expense neces
sary to its production. But, ultimately,
this is more than offset by long life of
tho product, which Is practically inde
structible. It can not be broken, nnd
if bent will readily ronssunio its form
y a fow well-directed blows on the
itttvll. From this It derives Its name
malleable being the property that al
lows a thing to bo worked under the
hummer without injury to tho liber.
Besides, tho samo pattern can be made
jf one-half tho weight of iron that
would be required of ordln'ary cast
metal and will afford oven greater
llrnmess. It will be but a short time.
I believe, until it will wholly supercede
cast-Iron for tho commonest uses. W.
W. Culver, hi St. Louis Globe Demo-
IN AN OPIUM DEN.
urat.
Head-Light for Locomotives.
An Improved headlight for locomo
tives has an adjustment which allows
tho engineer to conveniently direct tho
light as he may desire, to various
points olf tho line. The lantern is
supported on a frame or platform,
which has a movement to right or loft
unoui a vertical axis, and also up or
down by the sumo means, the operat
ing monhnnlHin loading back to the
iab, so as to be within ready reach of
the engineer, llo is enabled, by this
iirrangemenl, to examine dangerous or
doubtful parts of tho road, and in
stormy weather to turn the light upon
threatening troos or masses of earth or
rock upon either side, and which aro
liable to fall. Tho device also permits
of the lantern being turned so as to
throw tho light across shnri corners
mid exhibit the line of track at some
distance ahead of the train and at
points which would bo entirely out of
reach of the light in Its usually tlxod
position. According to tho usijal con
struction and employment of locomo
tive headlights, thoy aro fixed to the
engine front In suuh a manner that tho
light is always thrown forward and
uotioontrntod In one lino only this
boltig, of ooursu an Inadequate ar
inupinoiit In tho uaso of bhtirp curves.
X. Y. Sun.
A nouplo or Kngllali nioniU "lilt the
ripe" In Knit London.
Smiley was now on his mettle. IIo
wanted to show that ho was a good
"shimmer." "Well," ho said, "if you
caro to go a little further, I can show
you some very queer nooks. You've
heard of opium smoking in China.
can show you an opium den down in
blind well where a man can smoke him
self to death as comfortably and cheaply
as If ho were In Canton. '
Mtzbootlle jumped at tho idea. Thoy
went down Commercial road on a tram
car, and when thoy left it Smiloy
struck off into the network of streets be
tween that thoroughfare and tho docks.
In a narrow lano ho turned into a
cornor public house, tho chief decora
tion of which was a great shining yel
low dragon of Chlneso porcelain, which
tho landlord had bought years before
from ono of his sailor customers, and
which had given its name to tho es
tablishment. Tho Yellow Dragon was
a favorite houso with sailors, British
and foreign. The bar and tho parlor
wero bung with pictures of ships; and
curios, ehiolly Chinese, gave a quaint
look to tho place.
While Fitzboodlo was refreshing
himself at tho bar nnd staring at the
dragon, Smiley exchanged a fow words
in whispers with tho landlord, tho re
sult of which was that the two young
men wcro allowed to pass through the
bar, along a passage and into a little
court, from which another door opened
upon a small entrance hall, lighted by
a paper lantern.
Now," said Smiloy, "try and imag
ine you aro In Canton or Nankin."
As If to help tho Illusion, a Chinese
boy with a yellow face and black eyes
opened a curtained door, and they
found themselves in a room, round
three sidos of which ran a sloping
wooden platform about six feet wido.
with a fow rugs laid on it hero and
thoro. On this rudo divan a score of
men wero lolling In various lazy atti
tudes. Threo or four wero fast asleep.
Two, more energetic than tho rest,
wero playing cards. Nearly all of them
had tho llttlo opium plpo, with Its
short stem and flattened bowl, in thoir
hands, and wcro in various stages of
tho enjoyment of tho drug. Not hnlf
of thorn wero Englishmen; tho rest
wore Chincso nnd Malay sailors,
mulattoes and negroes. Thoy seemed
a stupid, ill-conditioned crow, but it
was not oasy to mako out details, for
tho lights wero dim in tho painted
papor lamps. Seated at ono end of the
divan a young Chinaman kopt beside
him on a table a supply of pipes and of
tho little balls of prepared opium.
To tno newcomers it all seemed like
a dream, it was so sudden a transition
from all thoy had yet soon; and the air
of tho place added to tho half-dreamy
sensation. Smiley stretched hlmsolf
on tho divan, and Fitzboodlo took
place beside him, wliilo tho Chinese at
tendant roused hlmsolf to offer them
pi pes.
"ion had bottor not smoko." said
Smiley. "Give him half a crown anil
ho won't mind whether you smoke or
not. By jovo, thoro s enough opium
in tho air forany reasonable man.
"No, said tho other; "tho greatest
pleasure in life Is a now sensation. The
sight of this plnco Is one; a smoke here
will bo another."
Noll, lor Ilea von s sake lot It be
only a whllT, or you will bo so stupid
tnai i snail not uo aoie to got you
homo.
Fitzboodlo toolc tho pipe offered by
tho attendant, and after ono or two
false starts got it fairly alight.
Hum is delicious," he said. "Bui
I thought It would make mo slcopv
ay, i never ion more awaito in my
life. 1 should llko to got up and dance
or slug; by jovo, 1 should! "
"Don t make a fool of yourself,"
said Smiloy, who, to toll tho truth, was
fooling anxious as to how all this would
end.
Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Fitzboodlo,
what would my old uiielo say if he
saw mo here, and what would ho say
to you, old man!'" and he poked
Smiloy In tho ribs in away that showed
very little roverene for his tutor.
"1 should not llko to tako his opinion
on tho subject," answered tho tutor.
"but If you will listen to my advice von
will get out into tlm open air again
before you are muddled with thU
place. If I had thought you would
smoke I would no ret have brought
you here."
"Well." said Fitzboodlo, "I will bo a
dutiful pupil, and take your advice.
The fact is, I don't feel as bright as I
did, and I'm afraid this beastly stuff is
beginning to mako mo fool queer."
"Just so." said tho tutor, gravely,
"you aro in tho second stage of the
business -not such a pleasant one for
a beginner. Hero, lot mo help you up.
You will fool bottor In the htroot," and
they made their way out through the
court at the bauk of the Yellow Dragon.
Vanity Fair.
iVilbCELLANEOUS.
A correspondent of the London
Times says that the word "teetotal'
had Its origin through a stuttering tem
perance orator, who urged on his
hearers, that nothing less than "tc-te-to-to-tal"
abstinence would satisfy tem
perance reformers. Some ono nt onco
adopted "teetotal" as a suitable ward,
and it sprang Into general use.
A placard placed on a window of a
shoemaker's shop near Cripplegatc,
London, many years ago, Is said to havo
read as follows: "Surgery performed
on aged Boots and Shoes broken Legs
sett and bound upright disordered
feet repaired tho wounded healed.
Tho whole Constitution mended and
the body supported by a new Solo.
By T. T
An ingenious person, who was get
ting up a popular entertainment In
London, "in aid of a well-known
charity," wrote to a business man as
follows: "It has occurred to me that
you might be inclined to support so
good a cause say on these terms: If
you will tako soven 3s. tickets I will
cause tho ventriloquist to refer to your
firm and business. If you agree to this,
will write the 'wheeze' myself, or
will adopt any you may send."
IVof. Huxley remarks of those who
julp down raw oysters with a smack
pf the lips, evidencing gestntory satis
action, that "few people imagine that
ihoy are swallowing a piece of ma-
Jhinery (and going machinery, too)
reuuy more complicated than a
ivatch." Tho oyster though a lowly
srganism is highly organized or differ
entiated in its vital parts, and is about
the only form of animal llfo which avo
nvallow raw, while yet alive but who
ivould eat a raw dead oyster.
A very odd dining organization in
Philadelphia is known as tho Ishmnol
ites. Tho apartment in which the feast
is hold is always decorated in tho Orien
tal fashion, some of tho features Intro
luced being very luxurious and strik
ing. During each season thoro is a
muezzin who presides and rules the
least, and who also dolivors a mock
prayer and hiis a peculiar song. All
ivear turbans or fez caps with long
obes and ornaments around their
leeks.
It is alleged that an cpidomic of
typhoid fovor in a town in England
was traced to tho milk supplied to tho
rictims by a milkman. On examina
tion it was found that tho milkman's
:ows wero grazing at the time on a
pleco of waste land which contained a
pool of stagnant water in the old bed
Df a river which was also tho recopta
;!o for all kinds of rubbish. This pool
ivas tho only source of water supply to
Hie cows while grazing, and its filthy
.vater was Impregnated with organic
matter; hence the infection of the milk
which generated typhoid fever in its
jonsumers.
This reminiscence of tho holidays
is related by tho Athens (Gu.) Manner:
"During tho holidays a beautiful young
lady visited Marietta, and a couple of
rouiig men fell victims to her charms.
W hue thoro thoy wero all attention,
md every thing was dono to mako her
stay pleasant, iho tuno camo when
she must depart. She told her friends
she would spend one day In Atlanta.
mil the noxt day following slio would
journey homeward. On that day tho
Marietta young men wero in Atlanta to
bid her good-bye. Slio was on the cars.
uiu! as the last sad adieus wero about
to bo said slio bogged permission to in
troduco them to her husband, whom
she had married in Atlanta the day be
fore."
COINING NEW WORDS.
Their Diet Was Too Rich.
The servants of an economic million
aire came to him with u complaint thai
tho butler allowed thorn for suppoi
nothing but turnips and cheese. Tlx
butler was ordered to report hlmsolf a
once, and tho Indignant master of the
house said:
"Is It true, sir, that you glvo thosi
people nothing for supper but turnlpi
and cheese?"
Tho terrified butler confessed thn;
such was his rule.
"Woll, sir, it Is my ordor that from
this day forth you give them ono nigh
choose and tho noxt night turnips, s
that they shall not bo compelled to oa
the same thing ovory dav."-Chleagt
Globe.
Soma consider Missouri tho bannoi
upplo-growlng Stnto of tho Uulon.
DiiiiKeroiit l-'utl AlVcntfil hy l'oots, l(n.
porter mill IVtmelii-rri.
Dr. Austin Phelps nays that as a very
saintly man can boar to bo seen carry
ing a llask of brandy in tho street, so
the reputation of a very scholarly man
win bear occasional departures from
?ood English.
For instance, .lames Hussoll Lowell
may coin such words as "cloudborgs,"
'othorwoiidliness" and "Dr. Wutsi-
ness, ami t oloridgo may coin "matter-of-fact
nct.s." An exceptional in -.lulgoneo
is allowed to those scholarly
cities, though ovon thoy would scarce
ly expect to boo such unlicensed coili
ng acknowledged by a standard ilic
ionary. The most fertile but certainly not the
best qualified coiners of now words aro
found among reporters, who are forced
to write rapidly. Thoy coin maiiv
words by often adding the termination
izo" to substantives, for exainplo:
jeopardize," "municipalize," 'ehnr-
tizo," "doputizo" and "burglarize."
bout one word in a hundred of re
porters' coinage remains in circula
tion; tho rest aro stamped as "coun-
erfeit," oven by nowspnpor readers,
ind hardly pass a dozen mouths.
Preachers aro also addicted to coin
ing new words. Their method is to
join two good words by means of a hy
phen. Every Sunday their hearers,
who love monosyllable words which
are both forcible and correct, aro Irri
tated at hearing such hybrids as
"hoavou-descended," "soul-dostroy-Ing,"
"God-fearing" and "God-defy-
imr."
Professor Pholps nptly calls such
words "long-winded, long-walsted,
long-tongued, long-tallod and long
ciri( compounds," and says that very
few of thorn are authorized English.
All of thou! aro a drawl in expression,
and tend to form a mannerism which
runs to suuh oxtromes as thoso two
specimens of tape-worm English, quo
ted from novels by female authors:
"Not-attemptod-to-bo-uoucoaled oaro"
iuid"tho-sudduu-at-tho-momantthough
ax pouted death." Youth's Com-
J'UUIUU. i
CRIMES AGAINST SUFFRAGE.
Dr. Gliwltlen Arcdes That They Should Be
I'untalinble lr DUfrrtiiclilnpinent.
The complete disfranchisement of
men who have been guilty of the lesser
offenses would not bo just or expedient
Such men ought to havo spaco for
reformation. Tho first term of their
disfranchisement might well bo brief.
Conviction for drunkenness or dis
orderly conduct might excludo from
tho polls for ono year. More serious
misdemeanors might entail a longer
disfranchisement. And it would bo
well to give large discretion to the
authorities who grant pardons, and
who regulate indeterminate sentences,
that they may restore tho suffrage
more speedily to thoso whoso conduct
in prison has been exceptionally good.
But wo should mako sure that every
conviction under the criminal law work
some temporary forfeiture of political
privilege. Wo should mako it plain to
tho dullest mind that good conduct is
tho indepensable condition of the pos
session of tho franchise; that those
who wish to take part ia making tho
laws must refrain from violating the
laws.
Some offenses should bo followed, ns
now, by perpetual disfranchisement.
That all "felonies" should incur this
penalty Is not at all clear; many ol
thoso committed to our prisons for
crimes of passion may, under proper
care, bo reformed and rendered useful
members of tho State. That door should
by no means bo forever closed ngainst
them, nor should tho opening of it be
left to executive clemency. Tho felon's
record, in prison, should determine
whether he may, after a space, bo re
stored to full political privileges. But
there is ono class of crimes for which
tho laws of many of our States do not
entail any political disabilities, which
ought to bo punished everywhere by
tho final forfeiture of political power,
Theso aro tho crimes against the suf
frage itself bribery, both in the briber
nnd tho bribed, fraudulent voting, the
falsifying of returns, and the like. No
man convicted of ono of theso crimes
ought over to bo permitted to vote
again, homo of tho States, with a
moral obtuseness on this point which is
positively grotesquo, provide that a man
caught in attempting a crime of this
nature shall loso his voto "In that elec
tion!" What a sense of the sacrednoss
of tho suffrage tho men must havo had
who could framo into a statute such a
grinning jibo as that! Tho man who
strikes with a poisoned dagger at the
very heart of the Republic ho shall
not bo allowed to voto "in that elec
tion!" Could the force of anti-climax
and of a priori theory go farther?
Such an offender deserves to be ban
ished and forbiddon over again to sot
foot upon our soil under penalty of
death; certainly tho lightest punish
ment that can with justico bo meted
out to him is perpotual exclusion from
tho franchise. Dr. Gladden, in Century.
AMERICAN MUMMIES.
An
In the
interesting Dlncowry Miirio
Slurrit Mitilro Mountains.
A Mexican arclueologist, Senor Mar
ghlero. has recently mado an interest
ing discovery of naturally mummified
human bodies in a cavern in the Sierra
Madre Mountains. Tho cavern is of a
natural origin, and lies at the height of
about 7,000 foot above the sea. Tho
mouth of tho opening had boon nrtifi
chilly closed with sun-dried bricks and
stones, so contrived as not only to closo
but to conceal tho entrance. In the
cave tho dessicated remains of four
human bodies wero found, apparently
all members of one family, the father
mother, a boy and a girl. Tho bodief
were in tho position so commonly
given to the dead by American Indians;
they wero in a sitting posture, the
hands crossed over tho breast, and tho
head inclined forward toward tho
knees. Thoy all wore placed with their
moos toward mo r-nst, and wero
shrouded in burial garments.
In articles concerning thoso remains
mo writer assumes mat tno preserva
tion of tho bodies was duo to tho pecu
liarly high and dry atmosphere of this
southern clime and elevated lovol. In
this conclusion ho is mistaken, for tho
reason that, in at least ono case of a
human body, discovered about fifteen
years ago in a cavern near the Natural
Lave in Kentucky, a similar natural
desiccation had taken place. Tho re
mains wore those of a child twelve or
fourteen years of age. Tho unfortu
unto creature had evidently been lost
In tho envoi n, and had wandered until
starvation brought about death. The
position of tho body was that of per
fect repose, showing that tho sloop of
exhaustion had passed into the rest of
loath. In this case, as in that of tho
remains found by Senor Murghioro,
tho Integument was woll preserved,
there being no trace of decay in any
part of the form; even soniethliigof the
expression of tho face remained despite
the emaciated look given by tho pro
cess of desiccation.
Whenever tho circumstauces of bur
ial aro such as would bo afforded by
any caverns In thin country, whoro the
access of tho germs which conduct tho
fermentative process of decay Is pre
vented, and where the air has an ordi
nary dryness, a llko process of mum
mification would certainly ensue. It
thus seems probable that the Egyptians
took an unnecessary amount of pains
to preserve thoir duud In the mummified
condition. In their dry climate the
samo end could have been attained by
much simpler processes. As fur as the
preservation of form is couceruod thte
inuiniiiios of Mexico or Kentucky are
bodias. as wall prosarvud as any of
thus from Kgyptlau burial places.
Nature.
CLERKS IN STORES.
Some of the Cmuo Thnt Operate to Keep
Srtlarlen Down.
"There are fow lines of occupation
in which there Is such nn Inequality of
ictunl worth among men and women
Irawlng approximately tho same pay
is clerking," said a city merchant of
long experience. "Some people areM
born clerks while others aro chiefly
lorviceuble for keeping tho dust off tho
jtock. Personality, address, the faculty,
3f inspiring confidenco, tho ability to
jxplain differences and superiorities,
md n dozen other qualities enter Into
5ho question of competency, and though
:nost places of business nro dally over
run with a crowd of anxious situation
?eokers tho supply of thoroughly capa
olo clerks Is not over-largo. To sell to
a. public that wants to buy and knows
what It wants is ono thing; to sell to an
uncertain, wavering or merely curious
public is quite anothor. It is ability to
ieal with the latter that proves a clerk's
usefulness to his employer. Two clerks
working side by side on the samo lino
of goods will show differences in their
aggregate sales wholly out of keeping
with tho difference between their re
spective salaries. Clerking is essential
ly a trade and tho best clerks are skilled
laborers.
"It is this assumption that anybody
Dan stand behind a counter and wait
upon customers and the consequent in
flux of those little qualified for tho
work that is one of the greatest draw
backs to clerking as an avocation. It
is this, not loss than tho centralization
of population, that makes supply and
demand so radically abnormal. It is
true that only u period of actual trial
will determine tho fitness or unfitness
of an individual for the work. Tho
trouble is, however, that men and
women do not fall out of tho ranks
when it is reasonably proved that thoy
havo not sullieiont aptitude, and new
generations keep filing applications for
trial. It is practically tho old story of
killed labor competing with unskilled.
"To a casual observer it may seem
strange that such a multitude of men
and women enter a calling liko clerk
ing where thoro is comparatively little
prospect for advancement and stay year
ifter year at a salary little more than
accessary for actual needs. Scores of
men aro to-day clerking In Chicago for
loss wages than shovolors on the street
jam. Doubtless many of thorn aro not
worth moro than they get, and, in tho
majority of eases, it would bo infinitely
bottor for their financial interests if
chey would strike out for something
ow. For clerks as a body 1 can see
little that could bo held out as induce
ment, save only tho possibility of gain
ing a meager living. In some lines of
business, doubtless, desirableness of
?mploymont draws tho multitude, of re
sruits. In other stores tho work is
hard and scarcely desirable, and I am
inclined to think that tho determining
factor that induces men and women to
becomo clerks and stay clerks is peo
ple's unwillingness to assume risks.
Talk with hundreds of employes in dif
ferent kinds of stores and you will find
that, though they fully realizo tho
future of their calling and face it with
reluctance, they prefer to remain clerks
at small or moderate pay rather than
rissumo personal risks that may entail
largo profits or no profits at all.
Much Is said of the rolativo worth
of male and female clerks. My own
opinion, based on half a lifetimo of ex
perience with employes, is that tho
value of help to a store-keeper does not
como to a question of sex at all, but to
the qualifications of individuals tact,
study, persuasion, accomplishments, 1
have known now recruits to bo moro
vnhmblo on a fow weeks' experience
than old hands who had been years in
the business. Irrespective of ago, sex
or nationality, the measure with which
a clerk studies his particular depart
ment, identifies himself with his em- ,
plover's interests and caters to tho
whims of customers is tho measure of
actual worth. Sex cuts little figure.
The percentage of excellent employes
of one sox, 1 think, would pretty well
equal that of the other. 1 am speaking,
of course, of tho help of establishments
where both sexes are usually employed.
There is a natural fitness of one sex or
tho other for particular classes of busi
ness, but that scarcely comes into con
sideration in estimating comparative
worth.
"As a rule there aro few clerks who
do not becomo more or loss careless
and Indifferent. A store-keeper could
scarcely do business unless ho laid
down pretty stringent rules. 'So many
hours, so much pay,' soems to ho a sort
of motto for tho majority of employes.
To minlmizo work and bo attentive to
tho clock toward quitting timo nro pre
vailing faults, and roprimund and re
proof are almost indispensable." Chi
cago News.
m m m
The Duchess and the Doctor.
An old Duchess on ono occasion re
quested Dr. Abernethy to pay a profes
sional visit to her house. Tho doctor
wont as requested and was introduced
Into tho drawing-room, whoro tho
Duchoss, with tears inhoroyos, showed
him an ugly little monkey, apparently
in groat agony, lying on ologant cush
ions and almost burled In lovely lacos.
Tho doctor felt thoroughly disgusted
at being called upon to act as a mon
key's doctor. .Ho felt thn
pulse in silence, examined It with at
tention and soon recognized tho nature
of Its illness, thon, perceiving tho hid v's
grandson in a cornor of tho drawing
room rolling about on tho carout. h
advanced toward tho child, examined
him also, felt his pulso, and, returning
to the Duchess, said to hor in a gravo
manner: "Madam, your two sons uro
suffering from Indlgostlon. Hv !, -inf
ill g tea and living on a plain dlt thoy
will soon nscovgr." and, bowing pro
foundly to tho suipofiod Diioiii tho
doctor rotlrod, nvauged. From "Talcs
of a Physleluu."
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