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THE OREGON SCOUT.! PRINCE BISMARCK'S DOG. DRESS IN FRANCE. JONES A CHANCEY, Publishers UNION, OREGON. DOES FARMING PAY? JL Tleannnt Clint With llgrnnttcd mn4 CnsucccMful Tillers aftho Soil. Farming don't pay. Let us go to tewn and got a clerkship or drivo th stroot cars and mako somo money whoro wo can havo somo fun. That is tho talk of the country boys. Is that 8oP Lot us sco. I havo just eaten my country breakfast and sat down on tho porch to pick my tcoth and look about mo. Tho thing I saw was tho little farm of a Dutchman and tho greenness thereof. It nt once occurred to mo: Does farming pay? If not, how do the Dutch live? This Dutchman nlwnys has money and spends It frcoly; sends lis ordors to Philadelphia, Now York, anywhere for seed, and ho moves about over his farm of fifty-seven acres, and ovory thing responds to his movements. Ho feeds tho land, and tho land scorns bo gratoful it can not do too much for liim. Ho passes mo overy day. What aro you doing, Buchi? Nothing much. I am hauling in my turnips; don't you want somo to feed your cows on? No? Cheap, only 25 cents por barrel; first rato for cows. Plenty of my own, don't want them. Mighty cheap at 25 cents por barrel. Well, what is that Hold do ing for you this year? Not much. You sco I was a littlo fast in tho spring and tho frost got my potatoes and cut mo short, but I got $50 to tho aero on tho fruit crop. I then socded down the Tsocond crop of potatoes and millet for my stock, and turnips, I havo sold $25 "worth of turnips oil tho aero, and am hurrying to got rid of them so as tc tako out my second crop k of potatoos. I want to got them out boforo it rains. Thoy aro fino, and I will get $50 to tho aero on most of them. flood gracious, that Is $125 to tho aero, boy, besides your crop or Hungarian mlllot. That's so, but you know I had bad luck with tiio frost mrd drouth. If I had a fair chunco 1 could pay for a farm In a year. Think of It, $1 25 to tho aero, and tho work is fiono by hlmsolf mostly. Ho drives tho -wagon and doos tho gathering and idl ing, with an occasional hand. Nobody to feed but himself and family and thoy food high and work hard. Tho most efficient and hard worker on tho farm is his mother, noar sovonty-ilvo yoars or ago. Sho looks to tho plant bods, flowers, transplanting, etc., advising, and Jacob doos tho cultivation and buy ing and soiling. Ho knows nothing ot lozinoss, and Tuosday when ho rocolvod his deed ho Issued a chock for $5,00G and paid for tho land. When he purchases a mulo or any thing, ho pays. No myth about this, I soo his farm and crop ovory tlmo I look west, and ovory morning I see him como in with his load of produce and market stutT. Ono hundred and twonty-flvo dollars to the aero, and from his own labor. Well, como say this Is not farming; and if u few of us wore to go into tills potato and turnip busluoss wo would glut the market. Glut nothing; you would onlv mako tho market. You would always havo a good inarkot for potatoes at $1 por barrol, and turnips at 25 cents pet harrol. That Is like tho wheat ques tion a fow yoars back when 1 was try ing to boost up tho crop. Oh, if a fow of us woro to go into that wheat busi ness wo would glut tho markot and got nothing for it. Now whon everybody is at it, tho prlco has incroasod four tlmos. Much to loarn yet. Tonnossoa Tanner. Din Iron Chancellor' Attachment for Hit 1'amoij ItolclmliuiKl. Prince Blsmnrck is sad at heart for tho loss of an old friend. Man of iron though ho may bo, tho Chancellor has attracted and returned an affection has ''loved and lost." It Is truo that tho object was only a dog; but tho hugo, ill-favored Bavarian nnimnl, whoso death has recontly befallen, Is Ikoly to bo long associated in tho memories of men with tho most famous Df tho Kalsor's subjects. In Berlin tho log was woll known, but In town ho 31d not always follow tho Chancellor. To was regarded moro as an nppanngo ,ji tho "Pomornnlnn squlro ' side of tho Trinco's life than of this stitTer official mtouragc. At Vnrzln or Frledrichsruh, bowovcr, tho two wero inseparable, No sooner was tho most absolutely necessary business of tho morning despatched than tho Relchskunzlcr milled oft with "tho Kclchshund" nt tils heels, and for tho rest of tho day tho long light coat and tho battered felt "threc-mastor" hat of tho famous statesman woro not objects nt which jurious toHrlsts pooped moro eagerly :han tho groat dog which followed him avery whore, on horsoback or on foot. In a score of pictures and photographs ho and his collar appear, and In tho woll-known painting of tho Chancellor and his family tho dog is to bo soon at his master's knoo, with tho Prince's hand on his neck, being indeed mo most natural mcmoor or mat ex tremely bureaucratic, full-uniformed prroup. Tho affection which subsisted between tho man and tho dog has formed tho subject of not a fow moral disquisitions. Storn in ovory relation of his public lifo, and surrounded by multitudes of admirers and somo flat terers, tho illustrious head of tho Im perial Government has fow friends. Like other loaders of a similar caliber, ho stands alono. But In his domestic relations tho Pomoranian squiro is an other man. Ills correspondonco with Ills sister affords a pleasing gllmpso of tho softer side of a hard character. Horo wo loarn how ho liked tho bonod sausago, whether Johanna Is (jotting ovor hor teething, and aro on lortalnod with a lengthy account of littlo Bill's disordered digestion and of tho now govornoss' growing infirmities. From Nordornoy wo havo a rollicking tloscrlptlon of tho guosts at tho tablo d'hote tho codfish, boans and mutton on altornato days, and of tho Russian ollleor whoso long thin body and short logs put him in mind of a boot-jack. To this human sldoof Prince Bismarck's Ufo tho "Hoichflbund" bolonged, and as such tho Borllnors, apt to weep on very slight provocation, aro at present la menting tho decoasod Bavarian. Lon- The Secret of French Ancenilenry In the Matter of Wear I up Apparel. iioro lies tno secret ol rroncn as cendency In tho matters of dross; be yond all other nations Franco possesses tho senso of tho eternal fitness of things. Just run through tho different grades of sociotles and note how the French adapt moans to ends, how thoy understand tho suitable. Horo is a French peasant woman, with heavy stockings nnd wooden shoes or pattens, short skirt of somo coarso material, loose blouso, small llannol kerchief tightly pinned over tho shoulders, nnd a handkerchief of somo bright color holding hor hair neatly in place. Look on that picture and thon on this: Hero is an English working-woman hampered in a largo faded shawl, with a long, full skirt of thin, cheap material, edged at bottom with a llounco all tattered and torn. shod with a pair of cast-off boots, and to cap tho climax, somo lady's discard od bonnet trimmed with a faded flower or feather that havo been dampened with fog till thoy look ltko tho 'frctfu'. porcupine." A littlo highor, you got in England tho factory and workshop girl with hor ill-fitting coat reaching to the kneo, with a dress that must have bnck drnpory, though tho quality of material may not run to moro than ono fold, with loud, broad-brimmeu hat, shoes that aro dirty and run down at tho hcol. In Paris you ill soo this "young person's" social equal tripping along In slippers suited to tho weather. in plain full dress in tiny white cap and largo spotless apron. Go up one wrung highor on the social ladder and you soo In London small trauesmon s daughters or shop assistants, over dressed and tricked out In shabby finery. In Franco you find tho same girl neatly dressed and with no head covering In tho street, for tho beautiful real laco caps thnt have for gonorations passed from mother to daughter aro not put on until years have crowned the head with gray. In short, tho French know exactly what Is sultablo for any given occasion, for any given employ ment. Thoy, tinlike most other na tions, with natlvo Instinct avoid what Is mal a propos. Philadelphia Times. DOCTOR AND PATIENT. JInvo don Standard. THE CORPSE-QUAKE. At. A man's Bolf-rospoct may help him to rule his own spirit. A broker hav ing fallod to porsuado tho manager of a miirlno insuraui'o company to tako a certain risk, became rudoandolTonslva Tho lnanagor, who was noted for his courtesy, kopthlB temper and ronmlnod so calm that a bystander asked him: 'How did you maniigo UP" "Tho caslost thing in tho world," ropllod tho manager, his oyo twinkling with fun. "I said to myself, 'Hush! there is a fool in tho room.' Thon I said to mvsolf. Shall 1 doublo tho number? No; that -would bo a pity.'" Littlo Tommy, who has a bald uncle, was very much Interested when IiIh mother told him tho other day that tho hairs of his hoad tiro numbered. "Is that so with ovorybody?" "Yes," mild Hits inothor, "that's what tho lllblo says." Tommy pondered for a minulo In sUonee "Woll," said ho finally, "If tho Blblo says so it must bo bo; but I'll bet tho angel that does tho counting feels mighty glad when ho comes to a man with a head like Uncle Jim's." Somorvlllo Journal. -' m m Husband -Tills house Is as cold as n barn, all tho doors aro swinging open, tho children yelling, no signs of sup- por, no WIfo-Why, my dear, haw unreasonable you are. You aro tibso lutoly brutal. Tho Idea of talking tluit way to mo after Pvo worked like a blavo tho wholo aftornoon trying to finish this "Heaven Bless Otir'llomo" motto for tho front hull. N. Y. Weekly. Sho Mlsundoratunds. Miss Canada (blushlngly) 1 am sorry, sir, but I can uovor bo any thing moro to you than u is Utielo Sam (aghast) Chrlsto- phor Columbus, young woman! You mlmmdorstund mo. I'm not courting you. I'm only offering to bo a father to you. Chicago Tribune, "This butter, Mr. Spioor," said tho denier, "curried off tho prize at tho armors' fair," mid Soth spiitout a taste of tho compound and remarked: "Un- lees tho prize was a ship's anchor and chain cablo, I would think tho butter irouUl lmyo carried it off easily."' A HtraiiRC, Malady Which Knimittiiics tacit (Iravii-lllKKrrs. A strnngo sort of mental affection, known as "corpso-quako," has often been found to exist among gruvo-dlg- gors. It is no uncommon occurrence that a person employed In cemeteries for many years is suddenly alllicted with a shaking similar to that experi enced by porsons sulTorlng from ague. A grave-digger who has been em ployed at Cypress Hills cemetery for fifteen yoars was scon yostorday by reporter. "I know of a number of such casos," said ho. "Ten years ago wo had throo diggers horo who had worked together for qulto a while Ono of the throo, who used to bo a very llvoly chap and always willing and ready to toll a good yarn, bocamo very qulot all at once, His companions noticed this and, think ing that Joo v:is not fooling woll, lot him alono. Tlhero was to boa funoral in tho afternoon and wo wont ovor to dig tho grave. As soon as Joo stuck his spado In tho ground ho began to shako. His companions told hlmtostop working If ho didn't feel woll, but Joo paid no attention and continued with his work until tho job had boon fin lBiieu. 4 nree or tour more gravos woro made that day, and ovory time Joo put down hts spado ho shook. Tho other two tried to mako fun of him by Imitat ing his shaking while at work. A tow days later Joe's compan ions had tho corpse-quake, too, and a week later had to stop work entirely. "I thought that the throe men had contracted malaria, but, strange to say, thoy never would have that peculiar shako while away from the cemetery. Joo eamo back to us, but every time ho would pick up a spado and try to work that old trouble would come back. Wo insisted upon his giving up the job, as he was falling away. Ho remained at homo about a weok, and his wlfo told us ho was getting bettor iiiraln. when ono day his boy mentioned tho word 'spado in his father's presence. It was tho strangest thing In tho world no sooner hud the boy said 'spado' than Joo took tho corp.so-quiiko again. Ho didn't last long after that, lie would bo thinking about digging graves all the time, and this made him so sick that ho died shortly after. 1 don't remem ber what bocamo of tho other two men. Thoy had to give up tho job, and, I think, moved away from here altogeth er." Superintendent Thomas Marohant, of Greenwood Ceinotery, said that his moil had never boon affected by corpse quake. "Our men aro old hands at tho business," said ho, "and I havo never known ono to sulTor from any suoh trouble "-N. Y. World. A Itolutloiixhlp Which Many Peoplo Never llulhx'toil I'poli. When I consider what tho education of a doctor ontalls, what endless study and investigation, what pationt labor; whon I rcllect upon the continual risks that ho must take, the continual self- control that ho must havo, balanced by continual compassion; when I remotn bor how ho Is ovor contending in a fneo-to-faco and hund-to-hand oncountor witli disease and death, I think that he should bo an industrious and thought ful, a bravo and noblo gontloman. To tho Invalid ho is more. Ho is the mustcr-moehanic of what may bo avery troublesome machine Ho is tho auto crat of the tablo and of tlio lodging, of raiment and oxorciso. His advent is the evont of tho day. His utterances aro oracular, his nod Olympian. His learning is boundless, his wit irreslst iblo, his goodnoss not to bo disputed He takes tho responsibility of living off shouldors that tremble beneath it, as sumes tho battle witli pain, and fights tho sick man's duel for him. Ho con dones tho cowardico of shrinking norvos and puts them to sleep. Ho on- eourngos and stimulates and bolsters tho BtitToror into shape again. There is no relationship on cnrthliko this botweon doctor and patient. Ho owns mo, owns at least this arm ho sot whon I was a boy, and tlioso lungs whoso ovory wheo.o and sputter ho roc ognizos as I do the voico of a familiar nequultitnneo. J ho mother who horo mo has not so intimate a knowlogo of my peculiarities, my penchants and antipathies; no friend, however faith ful, Is so tolerant of my faults or has such an easy way of curing them. Ho reconciles mo to mysolf by a quioting powdor, and starts mo fair with tho 1.1 ri i i worm once more aorioner s Maga zine JAPAN'S PROGRESS. Th Recent Change of Government la I Thnt Wlile.Atrakn Country. Tho most important nnd significant cent which has happened this year Is tho promulgation by imperial edict of a constitution for Japan. By this mani festo tho absolute monnrchy form of government, which hns existed in Japan for 2,550 years, Is changed to a consti tutional form, and mnrks another step in tho forwnrd liberal progress of that Interesting country. Tho Japanoso themselves claim that their Empire was founded CGO B. C. by thoir first Emper or, Jlmmu, nnd that tho present Mikado, Mutso Hlto, bolongs to his dynasty. From Jlmmu to Mutsu Illto tho nbsoluto form of govornmont has prevailed, tho powor of the Mikado having boon unlimited in overy depart ment of government. Tho first stop in tho direction of liberalism was taken In 18G9, whon a Parliament was formed. Its life, however, was short In 1875 a Senate wns established with legisla tive power, but its decisions had to bo nfllrmed by tho Mikado. In 1881 a Council of Stato was established with powers somewhat resembling thoso of our House of Representatives. Tho popular drift had been in tho direction of constitutional form of government for somo tlmo Indeed, and in 1881 tho Mlkndo yielded to It sufficiently to issue an imperial rescript announcing that a onstitutional govornmont would bo adopted In 1890, and that in tho same year tho first National Assembly should moot. As tho first stop toward this import ant change Count Ito, tho Minister President, was commissioned by tho Mikado to oxamlno tho constitutions of different countries and prepare ono for Japan. Tho intervening time has been spent by tho Count in this duty, and at last ho lias formulated a constitution, based upon that of Germany, aidod by lawyors and ofiicinls of that country, and recently it was promulgated from tho throno by tho Mlkndo himself. It establishes a Houso of Peers, tho mom- bors of which aro partly hereditary, partly elective, and partly nominated by the Mikado. Tho House of Com mons is to consist of 800 mombors elect ed by tho people Tho suffrage is PERSONAL AMD LITERARY. Tho Duchess of Rutland is a con stnnt contributor to tho magazines, nnd gives all her literary earnings to ono of tho London asylums for tho blind. Rev. Augustine Francis Howlt, who succeeds Father Hecker as Su perior-General of tho Paullst Fathers, was born in Connecticut sixty-eight years ago. Ho is of a literary turn of mind, and has written many books. Associated with him is Father Dcshon, who was at ono tlmo looko l upon as Father Becker's probable successor. When "Our Mutual rriend ap peared It was enthusiastically re viewed in tho London Times by tho late Mr. Dallas. Dickons was so pleased with the article that ho gavo to Dallas tho MS. of tho story, tho critic metaphorically clasping it to his heart and protesting that lie would never part with tho precious thing. A ox- tended to all men over 25 years of ago who pay taxos annually to tho amount of $25. Tho Parliament possesses leg islative functions and tho control of tho financos undor certain limitations. Lib- rty of religion, freodom of spoech, and tho right of public meeting are also de clared. Thus peacefully tho Govern ment bf tho Empire is changed, and from now until 1890 tho peoplo will have tlmo to adapt themselves to their now conditions and got ready to elect thoir representatives. During tho last quarter of a century Japan has boon gradually preparing herself for this important chango. Sho has greatly onlarged hor intercourse with tho Western world and American influences havo boon strongly at work. Hor army and navy, her post-ofllco de partment, schools and collogos havo been modeled upon our own, and sho has adopted many customs, both Amer ican and European, besides availing horsolf of our latest improvements in railroad, tolograph and tolophono sor vlce If sho has not adopted a consti tution modeled upon our own and de clared a full-lledged republic it is prob ably becauso tho Govornmont wisoly apprehends that tho pooplo are not yet far enough advanced for so radical a change Still, tho stop from an abso lute to a constitutional form of govorn mont, based upon popular representa tion, is a long stop forward toward froo popular govornmont aiid is in striking contrast witli tho consorvatisni of China and hor other Asiatic neighbors, who aro conturies behind tho littlo oinpiro in all that goes to mako up advanced civ ilization. Chicago Tribune littlo whilo nftor ho sold it to Mr. Childs for twolvo hundred and fifty dollars. Gladstone was Invited by a West ern editor to contribute an article on "Washington." Tho English states man declined in tho following words written on a post-card: "I am much honored by your letter. But I can not act upon it. Washington is a noblo subject. I studied him forty years ago with lovo nnd admiration. But it is not in my powor now to renow tho study, and I should not like to profano tho theme by thin and slovenly work." Kov. Mr. Spurgeon, tho Londoii preacher, receives an average of 500 letters a day, and ho employs threo secretaries to answer tho communica tions which como to nim from all parts of the world. Tho enormous rev enues of his church, or "Tabernacle," aro entirely devoted to tho various philanthropic movements in which tho reverend gentleman is interested, as tho amplo income derived from his book and sermons is moro than sufficient for tho needs of himself and family. Dr. A. P. Happor, of China, call ing attention to tho fact that Arnold, in his "Light of Asia," estimates tho numbor of Buddhists at four hundred and sovonty million, nnd James Free man Clarke, in his "Ten Great Relig ions," gives tho numbor at threo hundred million, says: "I regard thoso statements as entirely unwarranted and unsupported by facts." His own cstimato iu sjvonty million. Prof. Monier illiams states as his opinion that ono hundred million would bo a largo estimate of tho Buddhists in tho world. Missionary Review. nr. air moron ;ucivonzio nas a family consisting of a wife, two sons and threo daughters. Ono son is on tho stage undor tho name of H. II. Moroll, whilo the other follows his father's profession. Each of tho daughters has a special talent, which sho is givon overy opportunity for cultivating. Ethol, tho oldost daugh ter, has a tasto for journalism, and is tho London correspondent of a Phila delphia paper: Hilda, tho second daughter, aspires to bo an artist, and has a studio, whoro she paints indus triously, while Olga, tho youngest, is a musician, and, has done something in tho way of original composition. A RUSSIAN ROMANCE. & Touching Story of Nihilism, Lovo nnd Dovntlon. In the blind asylum nt Stoglitz, a short distance from Borlln. there lives a man who until recently was as mys terious a personage as tho famous "Man of tho Iron Mask." Certain person high in authority mado appli cation for apartments at tho asylum which should bo worthy of a wealthy occupant. Ho appeared a short time i aftor, accompanied by a beautiful woman, who was addressed as his wife. The man was tall and well made, and dressed In tho holght of fashion, with bands that botokened gentility of birth. Tho woman was young and aristocratic in look3 and bearing. bout the face of tho man was a linen mask, with an opening opposito the mouth and nostrils, which was never removed in the presence of attendants. Ho sat in a dark room, to which tho servants wero rarely admitted, and conversed with fow. His food was givon to his wife, and tho inmates of the asylum know nothing of their nnme and history further thnn tho fact that x they woro from Russia. Rumors wero rife, as was natural, and many ingen ious stories constructed to account for ho strnngo imprisonment. But the mystery has at mst been solved, and tho "Man of tho Linen Mask proved to bo tho horo of a strange and touch ing tale A year boforo tho death of tho late Czar of Russia, although tho scion of a high and mighty family, Iho young nobleman, like so many of his class, became interested in tho trials and hopes of tho Nihilists. Timo uiado him ono sympathizers and tho murder of planned, un- and association of thoir ardent assistants. When tho Emporor was CHINESE LIQUORS. EVERY THING GOES. Why Oklahoma Is Coveted. Ill Moxluo It Is said that a man can llvo and support a family tm ton cents a day; but thon, as it Is about as hard to tnUo tun cunts in Mexico as It is to mine tin lUHMMMury amount required here thu mtMt of us aro content to try Hiul wnrrj along whoro wo m e - Bos ton Budui't, iT 1 t .1 . it "i was uown in tuai wKiuiiomn coun try throo yours ago, ' said an officer of General Miles' stall', speaking of tho like Ihood of u fight between tho troops and tho Oklahoma boomers. General oner dan and liouernl .Miles wont to Fort Reno to quiet a disturbance among tho t heyeniio Indiana and I was in tho party. It is certainly a beautiful re gion for tho agriculturist, and it is no wonder tho lands aro coveted. Tho soil is rich and woll watered, the coun try Is a rolling prairio, tho climate is mild and equable, tho grass in summer 'belly deep,' and two railroads aro now built through tho heart of tho vast, unoccupied domain. Any thing can bo grown thoro that will grow in Missouri Arkansas. It would be the finest fruit country in tho world. At Fort Bono peaches, pours and plums are ulsod which can not be equaled any where outside of California. Tho most magnificent corn I ever saw was raised In Oklahoma by the fow half-breeds al lowed to till tho soil. Thoro are snlon- did streams, tho Canadian rlvor and Its north fork, which course through tho land. Thoro is no snow, very littlo frost and never a sign of tv blizzard. It does seem a pity that such tv superb ag ricultural region should bo shut out from settlement nnd given over in per petuity to a worthless lot of Indians, who can not use It oven as a hunting ground," San Francisco Examiner. A Pleasant mill lieiillntlo Picture of Illim tratoil Journalism. Foreman of composing room (speak ing through tubo to managing editor) You say you want that article about tlio woman who killed a boar and threo cubs Illustrated witli a cut of tho woman? Managing Editor Yes; I do. Foreman -What cut shall 1 uso? Editor Whoro is thx.t cut of Lydia Pinkham that wo run in tho weekly? 1'oro'uan It s being used in tho first form to Illustrate that articlo on Quoon Victoria, "Woll, thon, run that picture of Har riot Hubbard Ayro for tho woman who killed tlio boars." "All right, but what aro wo going to do for that articlo about Josoph Chtim- borlnln and his bride? ' " ell, supposing you run that cut of tho man that goes with his three dol lar shoo ad for Sir Josoph and that old hand bill cut of Emma Abbott for his bride" 'All right; and I supposo that old cut of tho now Colorado capital will do for Sir Joseph's castle, won't It?" 'los, yes; run any thing you can find for tho castle There's a lot of old cuts in for tho job room. Seo If you can find somo thing thoro for an artlolo Phi going to sond down about tho Emporor William and his wife. I guess tho old cut wo ruu a fow weeks ago of Coquolln and Juno Hading will da" "All right, sir; Hading and Coquolln goes," Detroit Froo Pros. Voting for a Good Cause "Thoro ain't any blomlshos about this nninmlr" asked tho would-bo pur chaser of a cow. "No, sho Is all right; but 1 must toll you candidly that soma. times sho kicks whon sho is being milk!," replied tho ownor of the oow. " That's no oousommnee My wifa done the mllkta'." -- Equostrian Mali frlon', doy's hnb- bln' a middy hot tlmo at do polls up In Slabtowu. Podostrliin Am datsoP What is doy wotln' fob dU tlmo In do yonli? 1.'. ...... ...1. ... t - ivas wotln' foil two dollnhd aplooa, but I htrarad dut muiio ob du boys dill got ad Simple Wnys or Maliiiifj DUtlllcil nnd IVr lilenteil Wines. With but a single exception all Chi neso liquors are mado by formonta tion. Tho exception in question is called "show due," or "burning liquor," so named becauso of its fiery nature It is a regular brandy, and tho puro show duo will burn whon ig nited until every partiolo of it is gone. It is tlio samo color as our regular r-.... 1.. .1 i i. "iiuimiiii uriiuuy aim is usually dis tilled from a species of glutonous rico called "noi mni." Tho noi mai due commonly used by tho Chincso in this country is not tho real articlo excopt in name. I havo seen very good show duo made from sweot potatoes. Tho only first-class show duo is mado in the provinces of Shantung, Chilli and Honan Immonso quantities of it are manufactured and sent all ovor the empire and into tho southern prov inces of Kwong Tung and Fookien, and from there occasionally sont into America. The fermentation or manufacture ol other Chinese liquors aro so primitivo In thoir methods that as a rule ovory farmer makes his own supplies when occasion demands, such as Now Year's, betrothals, weddings or other occa sions of extreme happiness. Sweot potato, broom corn, millet or wheat are generally employed to make thoso temporary drinks, although fruit (es pecially pears) aro sometimes usod. Tlio materials aro soaked with com mon yeast and boiled and subsequently sealed up in air-tight tanks for about twonty days. Tho liquors are then withdrawn and aro ready for u.-o, but no good orthodox Chinaman would over think of taking a drink unless at his meals. Ho sips tho liquid be tween tho mouth fills of moats and novor drinks it cold, for invariably tho wines aro boated to a boiling point ami Kept on tlio firo by mi attendant while tho opicuro is drinking. In this way tho Chlnnmon as a rulo novor got as "tight" as tho Christians, as thoir "domontaries" are chucked full with olb'jr goods bosldos tho exhilarating show duo, and tho uso of tho latter must cease at least llvo minutos boforo thu conclusion of tho meal. Wlue mid liquors aro so cheap and so oasllj made in China that it does not pay as a rule to run factories nor ovou keep saloons, oxuopt in oatlag shop. When a man "treat" iu China it Is always a dinner, and, tlierefoi.'. he seldom "treats." Won" Chin l-u, iu N. Y. World. fortunately tho execution of tho dread ful deed fe'.l to him. Tlio news stag gered him. His oath bound him to tlio Nihilists, his fairily ties to tho Czar. Thoughts of his peoplo and tho attendant disgrace influenced him and finally deterred him; ho refused to commit tho crime. A year passed by. nothor revolutionist hud thrown the bomb which ho had declined to de, and Alexander was dead. Ho had forgotten almost that ho had beon a Nihilist, but not so thoso whom ho had forsaken. Passing along ono of tho principal streets of St. Petersburg, when about to greot a woman on tho opposite sido, something was dashed into his oyes. and in a moment tlio light of day hud gone His mouth was deformed, his cheeks burned and dis figured. It wtis the work of a Ni hilist, boforo whoso modern inquisi tion ho had been found wanting: vitriol had porformed the work. Mad with pain, ho was taken homo, but ttiG injury was beyond reparation, and the doctor's aid in vain. Tho Government had confiscated his estates upon learn ing of his revolutionary sympathies, but restored thorn in part whon in formed of tho fato which had over taken him. Tho mask was placed upon his hoad, for ho was unpleasant to look upon. But the heroism of ono woman was shown, tho horoism of his fiancee. Sho was a Countess and tho daughter of a house as famous and powerful in Russia as was his own. Sho was heart broken whon told of tho fiendish act, and tho mooting between tho lovers was touching in tho extreme. With sorrowful heart ho offered to break tlio engagement and mako hor free again. But tlio bravo woman refused and declared that sho would remain with him till death took hor away. And thoy woro married in tho littlo church on tho old estate, attended by thoir relatives and friends. And on their wedding day thoy started for tho blind asylum in Stoglitz, whero thoy had liopos of restoring tlio poor man's sight. And hero his wife attends him with unfailing dovotion and prays for tho day when tho alllicted nobleman can again look upon her face. Berlin Cor. N. Y. Tribune. STATISTICS OF CRIME. IIh DccrcuMt in l.'iiKhiiul mni lncii asp lu th I'uitoil Stilton Recent statistics show that whilo crime is satisfactorily diminishing in England, it is rapidly increasing in tho United States. During tho past fow years American cyime has increased by not loss than one-third, and tho growth of tho prison population has. unfortunately, been steadily progress ive siuco tho year 1850. At the closo of tho first half of this century tho proportion of prisonors to the million in tho United Stnto was 290, being one to ovorv tf.lf.S nor.-ons: lint i. 1SS0 tho proportion had rison to 1.1C9 to the million, or ono to 855 ot tho population. This did not include juvenile delinquents, who would havo raised tho proportion to ono In 715. In 1857. whon tho population of En gland and Wales was about 19,250,000, tho avm-ago number of )onal-rvltud sentences in this country was 2.5SH, but by tlie end of 1WS7, whon tho pop ulation had risen to ovor 27,750,000, tho average number of such sentences had fallen to 902. On tho last day of 1809 there wero 11,000 porsons under going sentences of penal servitude in England and Walos, tho population thon being 21,081,000. But in July, 188S, when the population had ad vanced to nearly 28,000,000, tho ponnl sorvitudo subjects had fallen to fi.O'Jl ' Tho conviction of soldiers and sailors has also gono down greatly; whilo with regard to woman, although 180 wore sentenced to tonus of nenul bervltude iu in 1S37 only 85 Woro Uivii convicted. London 'limes. Aii English judge ivrfntlv liiif t ( ntlc'iiaii as a 1,-i-in i. ,. i. i-u-'- ii!,io(ly who has iintl. de- "in g to s