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.
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