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'I; i THE OREGON SCOUT. JONES CHANCEY, - Publisher UNION, OREGON. THE GREAT DELUGE. 'BatlnfMtorr Kvtriencn Thnt tlie Knttro Karlli Was Not Inunilnteil. Goological and pnleontological rea sons comblno to provo that geograph ically tho dolugo was not univorsnl. At the limo assigned for the delugo tho mirfaco of tho earth was substantially ftaltla now. If, then, soma great por tion or tho dry land had been sub merged, a proportionate rlso of land above tho waters would havo boon nec essary In somo othor part of tho globo. 3""or, as l'rof. Alexander Wlnchcll ob tsorvcj, "tho torrcstlal globe, In somo of Its behavior, may bo compared to an india-rubber ball flliod with water. If Indented by prcssuro in ono place, thoro must bo a protuboranco oqual in vol ume In another place. Honco, if all Asia had been sub merged, a proportionate amount of dry land would havo been lifted above tho waters somo whore else. That Asia, Africa, Europe Australia and America -woro all submerged at tho samo time ecoms zoologically Impossible and wo havo no ovidonco which would justify us to nssumo that God wrought so stu pendous a wonder. On tho contrary, thoro aro goologlcnl and paleontological facts which ovldont ly provo that somo portions of tho fjartli havo not boon inundated by the Noachlan dolugo. For instance, in Auvcrgno, Franco; in tho Elfol country of tho Prussian Rhino Province; In Now Zealand and olsowhoro, thoro aro extinct volcanoes, ovidontly oldor than Noo, that aro "marked by conos of pumlco-stono, ashes and such light sub stances as could not havo resisted tho wnlors of tho dolugo." Whereabout was tho dolugo? Indi cations seem to point to Westorn Cor Iral Asia. It is qullo probable that tho leading descendants of Adam, tho di rect lino of tho ancostors of Cod's choBon people of old, contluuoil to re side noar the former happy homo of our first parents, tho Garden of Para dise. Now, this was undoubtedly sltu ntod In Westorn Central Asia, as tho Hook of Gonosls unmistakably indi cates by stating that four rivers, the Phlson, tho Gohon, tho Tigris and tho Euphrates, had tholr source in tho re gion of the Paradise. That really tho Tigris and tho Euphrates of to-day woro meant can not bo doubted. In tho first placo, of tho Tigris it is expressly stated that It Is the samo that passoth ulong by tho Assyrians. Secondly, thoro is no geological reason known why tho present Tigris and Euphrates ehould not havo oxlsted in tho days of Adam, or evon long before. Thus, forlnstanco, our Missouri, Ohio andTMsslsslppi, tho latter about as far south as Tonnesseo, seem to havo been in existence during tho tertiary ago, long before tho appearance of man upon earth. Moroovor, It Is not llkoly that tho transient Inundation causod by tho del ui'ohuB permanently changed tho chan nels of these rivers, which It could not have done without changing tho entire surface of tho surrounding territories. And, finally, tho Hook of Genesis was written at a tlmo when no othor rivers wuro known as tho Tigris and tho Euphrates than tho rivers which still bear those names. For thoso reasons It can not bo doubled that tho Paradise was located fiomowhore near or about the sources of tho present Tigris and Euphrates, in Armenia. This is the opinion of com potent authorities. John Gmeluer, in Catholic World. OWNERS OF THE SOIL. Their JVolliii; WoriU Oim Not 1'ulnt unit (lulil Chii Not liny. The limn that stands upon his own soil who feels that by tho laws of tho land in which ho lives, by tho laws of civilized nations, ho Is tho rightful and exclusive owner of tho land ho tills Is by tho constitution of our nature under u wholesome Influence not easily im bibed by any othor source, llo fools othor things being equal more ttrong ly than another tho character of a man who is tlio lord of an Inanimate world. Of this great and wonderful sphere which, fashioned by tho hand of God, and upheld by Ills power, is rolling through tho heavens, a -part Is his from tho center to tho sky. Jl Is tho space on which tho generation boforo him moved In Its round of duties, and ho feels himself connected by u visible link with thoso who follow him, and tp whom ho is to transmit u homo. Perhaps his farm has como down to him from his fathers. Thoy havo gouo to their last home; but ho can traco tholr footsteps over tho hcenos of his dally labors. Tho roof which shelters him wns roared by thoso to whom ho owes his being. Some in teresting domestic tradition is con nected with ovory lnolosnro. Tim fa vorite fruit was planted by his father's hand, llo sported in boyhood beside tho brook which still winds through tho meadows. Through tho Hold lies tlio path to tho village school of early days. He still hoars from his window tho voice of tho Sabbath bell which rallod hU father to tho house of God; and near at hand Is tho spot where, when his time has come, ho shall bo laid by his children. Those am tho feelings of tho owners of the soil. Words can tiot paint them; gold onn not buy thorn; they How out of tho dooost fountains of tho heart, thoy aro tho life spring of u fresh, healthy and generous national character. .Udwurd EvurolL BIRTHDAY. Up from the under-world they come again. Dim form of ranUhed years: And some rose-garlanded, nor known of pain; Somo pale with tears. The golden summers of gone girlhood's dnys. When all the world was youtig: ThegllttciinRstnr-glcum: the bedizened sprayi Where hoar-frost clung. Roe-ccntcd gales that an the breath of Juno; The north wind's bitter blast With many voices do they sing the tune Of life that's past. And could they tell us of the years to come Would It be better so! Dut nay: the Hook Is scaled, their lips are dumb: We may not know. I can but wish you what Is good and great, True-hearted till the end, Nor ever daunted by an adverse fate, Nor lacking friend. And If it be that you must tread alone The long and empty years. Wear still rosemary for tho past you've known, With hopes, not fears. Chambers' Journal. THE HAUNTED MANSION. Why I Am ns Skopticrtl Concorn. mg Ghosts as Ever. In tho fall of 1852 (says an acquaint ance to whom wo aro indebted for the present singular story) I was upending a fow weeks in tho City of New Orleans. Ono evening, while in company with somo friends ladles and gentlemen tho conversation. turned upon ghosts, hobgoblins, evil spirits, haunted houses, and tho like; and being a great skeptic in all such matters. I freely ex pressed myself to that olTect, saying that I believod all ghosts to bo mere fancies of timid visionaries, and the nocturnal disturbers of haunted housos to exist only in tho fovercd imagina tions of ignorant, credulous fools. Thoro woro nono present who hnd actually seen a ghost themselves, though a number of thoin had seen a number of persons who had; and as for haunted housos, no ono was pre pared to speak from actual experience, though a fow of such reputed places woro known to thooxclted boliovors. "Woll." said I, rather boastfully, "if thoro is such a thing as a haunted hoiiBo in tlio universe haunted by splrlt-dovlls and not man-dovlls I should like nothing bettor than to pass a night in one." "Would you dure to do it?" inquired a very pretty young lady, fixing hoi largo, black oyos upon mo, with an ox prcssiou that 1 thought implied some doubt of my courage "Try mo and seel" I ropllod, with a dignllled bow. "Good faith, thou, wo will!" rejoined an excited gentleman, as ho seized me by tho button. "J'here is a splendid mansion', somo two or three miles abovo tho city, which is last going to decay, in the midst of a beautiful oraugo grove becauso no ono cares to live in it! Como! to put your boast ing to tho tost, I will wager you i champagne Hiippor that you dare not pass tho night thoro, alone, from sun to hum" "1 take tho bet!" returned I, prompt ly for tho least hesitation then' would havo brought upon mo a storm of ridicule "Now, what night shall wo name for the venture, and how shall 1 obtain entrance into tho building?" "l will lot you cnooho your own night, 1 answered tho othor; "and as the doors of tho mansion are always unlocked, and frequently standing open, you can outer any time, without let or hindrance." "If not too soon for your purpose, I will namo to-morrow night for tho great trial of my nerves by super natural agency. Hut 1 give fair warn ing to all whom It may concorn," 1 added, slightly compressing my Hps, and speaking In that tone of stern de termination which always shown tho individual to bo in serious earnest "that I shall go well armed, and bo likely to try tho olToet ot a fow leaden halls upon whatever object, olthor of this world or tho othor, shall venture to disturb my peaceful tranquility!" "And if you do shoot u ghost," laughed one of tho most skeptical of tho ladies, "pray bring It olT, and have It stulTed for future exhibition." "Hy my faith, 1 believe such things aro all stttj'.'" 1 rejoined, in a merry mood. Woll, matters being all sottled for tho subsequent trying of my nerves ami tho shaking of my skepticism, 1 took leave of tho company at a sea sonable hour, repaired to my hotel, and slept soundly till morning. Tho next day I provided myself with two bra co of pistols, a couple of slioath-knlves, a bottle of brandy and a basket ot provisions; and in the aft ernoon, accompanied by the gentle man with whom 1 had laid tlio wager and two others, I rode out to tho haunt' ed mansion to uiako a rocounolssuneo. in force When It was llrt pointed out to mo, looming up grandly beauti ful from amid a delightful orange grovo, 1 believed my companions worn jesting, not thinking it possible that so lovely a placo had been abandoned for what appeared to mo so trifling a cause as superstitious splrit-doviltrles. Hid lug past It some little distance, wo left tho can Inge, entered the grounds on foot, and approached tho building through an avenue of trees. Thoro was an air of desertion and desolation about tho premises that I confess sent a chill through mo at tho very tlrst. Gould thoro possibly bo any truth in the strange report concerning Its un natural tenants? Pshaw! what non sense! The structure itself was large roomy and grand, with marble stops, fluted columns, tossolated floors and stone stalls Tho doors woro open, and tho whole houso empty, dusty and diwnyiiig a flt abode for painful and gloomy oontemnlution. Wo explored every portion above ground, but did not descend into tho cellars, tho doors of which were locked, a fact that struck mo as somewhat singular. When my friends got ready to depart I told them they might leave mo thcro that, Heaven and tho Other Place permitting, I should spend tho night under that roof and that, if they felt uny interest in my fate, thoy might como for me tho next morning nt sunrise. They all shook hands with me, confessed they did not envy mo my night's lodging and possible entertainment, and went away with much lighter spirits than 1 felt at see ing them take tholr leave 1 shall briefly pass over tho first part of the night, becauso nothing remark able then occurred. I had selected a front room in tho second story for my watch, and, pistol in hand, hud sta tioned myself by ono of tho windows, whonco 1 could make my oxlt to tho ground below, in casoof diro necessity, without any serious risk. Hero I wit nessed tho night gradually shut in tho scone, and felt tho first lonliness of tho solemn, heavy hours, as thoy dragged on toward tho mid-watches. Occasionally I took a bite from my basket and a sip from the bottlo, more for tho purpose of having some thing to do than becauso I felt tho need of food or stimulants. It was very tedious keeping watch thcro all alqno In the dark, In an empty build ing, afar from tho sound or reach of human voice, and I almost began to A'lsh for a ghost of somo kind to broak tho dull, dreary, gloomy monotony. At last somowhoro about midnight. I judgo I began to grow very drowsy; and as keeping awake was no part of my agreement or wager, I sat down on tho floor, t In Turk, braced my back against the wall, and soon bogan to nod and dream, and finally lost mysolf In sleep. How long I slept I do not know; but In my Bleep, nono of tho soundest, I fancied I heard human voices, speak ing In low, guarded, steady, monoto nous tones, that came to tho car liko tho distant fall of water; yet, whon I awoko, which I did by losing my bal ance and coming own with a shock and a jar, tho sound of tlio voices seemed suddenly to ccaso. Was it fancy? a dream? or had I heard some ono or moro porsons speaking? Not boing in tho least bewildered at suddenly awaking and finding mysolf in my novel situation, but remember ing all that had gono boforo and why I was there, I now lay still and listened, keeping my eyes wide open, prepared to hear and seo whatovor sound and sight might bo presented to tho two senses, and act accordingly. Presently I heard what seemed to bo whispers, and foot moving cautiously In the room below, and I must admit I had somo rather strange feelings and reflections. What if, after all, thoro should bo somo truth in ghosts and haunted houses? Another short sllonco succeeded tho sounds I heard, or fancied I heard, and then suddenly, bang! bang! bang! wont threo dltToront doors in tlio story below, followed by several groans and it noise as of somo person walking heavily and dragging a chain along tho floor. There was no mistako this time; ami if I did start up rather quickly, grasp two of my pistols very tightly, and feel my hair rise, and heart beat faster, 1 think, all things considered, 1 notthor felt nor exhibited any more fear than the bravest would havo experienced and displayed under the circumstances. The sounds of tho heavy footsteps and tho rattling drag of tho chain still continued, moving toward tho stair case, until It was reached, and then ascending deliberately to the second story a blue light soemlug to precede the nocturnal walker, and, through tho open door, steal into the room where 1 was. "Now for it!" thought 1, compress ing my lips and steadying my nerves with all tho resolution at my com mand. Tho sounds advanced, tho light grow brighter, and, with eyes half-starting from my head, I stood staring at the open door, prepared to behold somo awful apparition. Nearer and nearer sounded the heavy steps and tlio rat tling chain, and presently, what seemed tho form of a man enveloped in a white sheet and holding before him a small, iron vessel, burning a blue light, appeared to my astonished gaze "in God's name!" cried I; and thou. crack! crack! went both pistols In quick succession. A yell of terror followed, down wont the light, and away wont apparition and chain, thundering and clattering down the stairs. Then 1 hoard quick and excited voices speaking together, a rush of several feet, and a noise of a number of porsons running across the grounds outside 1 stood my ground and kept my watch till morning, but was not dis turbed again. A little before sunrise, my friends appeared, anxious to know how 1 had passed tho night. They woro surprised to tlud several pieces of silk, laco and other valuable goods scattered over the main apartment of the lower story. On my giving them a narration of tho facts, wo all came to the conclusion tho house had boon made tho rendezvous of thieves, who had previously prepared them selves to work upon the superstitious fours of any strangers thoy might chance to encounter; and that, having hoard my fall, thoy had dressed ono of tholr number In a ghostly garb, and sunt him over tho house to make a search- My two shots had unquestion ably eouvlnoad him and his compan ion thnt Midden log-bull wua tholr bs security, and thoy had taken it accord ingly. We all had a hearty laugh over tho fright of tho apparition, whom I stout ly declnred was moro scared than I was. We also found out who hnd been robbed that night, and restored some of tho missing goods through the police Whether my adventure ex plained away all tho ghosts of that haunted mansion, I am not prepared to say; but certain it is I maintained my argument against their nppcarancc ato a champagne supper at my friend's expense, and became quite a hero for my exploit. N. Y. ledger. LESSONS OF ANTIQUITY. Wlint I'rnf. Mux Mullor Cornlilprs tlic Only Knowledge Worth Having. A man who knows his language, and nil that is implied by it. stands on a foundation of ages. He feels the past under his feet, and feels at homo in the world of thought, a loyal citizen of the oldest and widest republic. It is this historical knowledge of language, and not of language only, but of every thing tb:vt has been handed do-vn to us by nn uninterrupted tradition from father to son, it is that kind of knowledge which I hold that our universities and schools should strivo to maintain. It is the historical spirit with which thoy should try to inspire every new generation. As wo traco tho course of a mighty river back from valley to valley, as we marie its tributaries, and watch its meandcrings, till wo reach its source, or at all ovonts the watershed from which its sources spring, in tho samo manner the historical school has to traco every current of human knowl- edgo from century to cantury back to its fountain-head, if that is possible or at all events ns near to it as the remaining records of the past will al low. Tho true interest of all knowl edge lies in its growth. Tho very mistakes of tlio past form the solid ground on which the truer knowledge of tho present is founded. Would a mathematician bo a mathematician who had not studied his Euclid? Would an astronomer bo an as tronomer who did not know tho Ptolemaic systom of astronomy, and hnd not worked his way through its errors to the truor views of Co pernicus? Would a philosophor be a philosopher who had never grappled with Plato and Aristotle? Would a lawyer be a lawyer v. ho had novor heard of Roman law? Thoro is but ono key to tho present that is tho past. Thcro is but ono way to under stand tlio continuous growth of tho human mind and to gain a firm grasp of what it has achieved in any depart ment of knowledge thnt is to watcli it historical development. No doubt it will bo said there is no time for all this in the hurry and flurry of our mod ern life. Tliero aro so many things to loam that students must bo satisfied with results, without troubling them selves how'theso results woro obtained by tlio labors of thoso who camo before us. nils really would mean that our modern teaching must conflno itself to tho surface and keep aloof from what lies beneath. Knowlodgo must bo what ib called cut and dry, if it is to provo serviceable in the open market. My oxporienco is tho very opposite Tho cut-and-dry knowledge which is ac quired from tho study of manuals or from so-called crammers is very apt to share tho fate of cut llowors. It makes i brilliant show for ono ovoning, but it fades and leaves nothing behind. I'lio only knowlodgo worth having, and which lasts us for life, must not be cut and dry, but, on tho contrary, it should bo living and growing knowl edge, knowlodgo of which wo know the beginning, tho middle and tho end, kne tvledge of which wo can produce tho title deeds whonover thoy aro called for. l'rof. Max Muller, in Fort nightly Hoviow. QUEER SUPERSTITION. Tim nlseovrry of Drowned llodlei by Menus ol Hie. ul. Among bellofs current among sailors In our own country is tho notion that it is unlucky to turn a loaf upside down aflor helping oneself from it, tho idea that for every loaf so turned a ship will be wrecked. It Is also said that If a loaf parts in tlio hand while boing cut it bodes dissension in the family the separation of husband and wife. Again, it has long been a widespread belief thnt tho whereabouts of a drowned body may bo ascertained by lloatlng a loaf of bread down stream, when it will stop over the spot whore tho body is. A curious account of tho body thus recovered near Hull appoared somo years back in tho Gentleman's Maga zine: "After diligent search in tlio river had been made for tho child, to no purpose, a two-penny loaf, with a quantity of quicksilver put in it, was sot floating from tho placo where the child was supposed to havo fallen in, which steered its wny down tlio river upward of n half mile, when, tho body happening to llo on tho contrary sldo of tho river, the loaf suddenly tacked about and swam across the river, and gradually sank noar tho child, when both tho child and tho loaf woro brought up with tho graplers ready for the purpose." A correspondent of Notes nnd Quo rlcs maintains that It is a solontlfo fact that a loaf and quicksilver indicates the position of tho body, as the weight ed loaf is carried by tho current just hs tho body is. This practice, too. pre vails on the continent; and in Ger many the name of tho drowned person is inscribed on tho placo of bread, whllo in Ftauoe loavus consecrated to St. Nloholas. with a lighted wnx taper In them, Imto gout' rally boon employed for that uuroose. Note and Queries. THE ARIZONA KICKER. A Few Strenuous Protest Culled by THi Detroit Free Tress. The last issue of The Arizona Kicker con tains tho following cheerful paragraphs: Not a Success. Last Saturday night soon after 11 o'clock somo gentleman whoso identity is unknown to us flred a chnrgo of buckshot through the side window of our ed itorial room directly at tho eiwt where our cot Is usually placed. Had the cot been there ,ve should havo been inquested on and buried ere this. But tho cot wasn't there. Wo are not purty, but wo are no hayseed. Wo haven't slept twico in the samo spot for the last twelve weeks. We havo learned the ways of this community at considerable cost and trouble and wo don't propose to plant ourselves as a midnight target. Wo feel sorry for tho gent who wasted his energies and ammunition. He doubtless went away from tho window feeling thnt he was entitled to credit for dotug a smart thing Como ngain, old chap. Can't Tixl Yet. Tho Boston Acme Oiera company is billed for two nights next week at Carter's tmlL This may bo a llrst class combination, or it may lw a snidoshow which our eoplo should give tho cold shoulder. No tickets havo been leftnt tills olllco up to date, and wo shall not express our opinion in this issue. EaiiATA. Wo find wo wero In error last week in regard to tlio shooting all'ruy bo tween the Hon. Bill Dnkin and CoL Jones. Wo supposed at the time that CoL Jones was a regular siibscrilier to this pajier, but u look through our list proves that we have never had his name at alL Un tho contrary, tho Hon. Dakiu has subscribed for llvo copies Wo wero misinformed us to tho following: 1. Dakin did not call Jones a liar. 2. Dakin did not draw Ins gun llrst. 3. Jones did not oiler to tqxilogizo. Wo wero hasty In saying that Dakin ought to swing from n limb, and that lie had long been a terror to the town. Wo found him to bo a mild, courteous, genteel citizen, full of push and enterprise, and his presenco is n credit to the town. Col. Jones had better travel for his health as soon as nclo, und in enso ho llnds a town to suit him better he should buy it anil settle tbera Not Tins Year. A correspondent who signs himself "1. D Q." wants to knew why The Kicker doesn't pitch into tlio boanl of ulilennen for its corruption, and ho adds that every mother's son of them could bo sent to prison for a thief. Wo don't doubt tlds asser tion in the least, hut wo are not saying any thiug. Wehavothecity printing this year ut a good, fat price, and aro not saying a word Ilr.TUlixim. Maj Jim Smith created quite a sensation by descending from the stago us it reached town last Friday ovening. Wo had no sooner notified him that his subscri tion to Tho Ivieker had expired thau ho handed us two big silver dollars for a re newal. The major has put in tho past year in state prison, having been sent there by mistake, as Ids friends nro convinced. Ho served his term liko n man and lius returned to tho bo som of his family and society Ho lias curd out for a "high collco" day after to-morrow, and the elito will bo thero in legions. Do troit Freo Press. Well Kt-pi CBOlitiil. Young Man (applying for a situation) 1 havo hnd considerable exerienco as a com mercial traveler, sir Would you not liko to engago mo to push your products Manufacturer Your services will hardly lio required. Thero aro already about 7,000, 000 men engaged in pushing our products in this country. Wo manufacture baby car riages. Burlington Freo Press. SiixplrlmiH Accessories. Mr Winkmore ICiokt Why, bress yo' heart, Nathan wouldn't kick fer tor sabo hoV lifo. Jes' put deni ghil3 on 'cuso he's n little tender beliina .Mr. ilokus Unipah. 'Sposo ho broko dot arm o' yourn waggin' he's tail. Judge. A Katlicr Strong lluml. "Mistah Johushig, I hyah dnt yoh hnd a wery Interestin' seshun oh de Straight Flush club do oddah ebouing." "Yes, sah, doro wur somo oxcitin' times, ihoh's yoh iKihn." "What wero do 'casion ob do excitement?" "Hit were dislier way Lemuel Skivins lie dono open do John ot wuf erbout fohty bones in hit, Doy wiu foil hi do gamo. I como erloug wuf my money and Gabo Sink erson btanl, and Jud Cumberland ho dono de same. U'liuicl ho done stood pat, an' do res of us drawed from ono to three cynuds, as the 'niergeneies happened to requira iiuuel U't ono chip, and Siakerson followed him wuf a raise, and wo all stayed in de gamo like men, obry fellor raisin' do bet ns his turn came, Finally Lemuel ho dono called Sink erson, and wo all showed down, and IajiuuoI took do jiot." "What did you all habl" "Sinkerson had threo kings nn' a Jack knife, 1 had a (lush and a (vihof brass knuck les. Jud Cumberland had aeus up au' u ruhzor." "But what dill Loinuot hatif "Ho hal a pah of fob's an' a revolver." Merchant Traveler Not .Much. Little Emily, ft years old, is a grant favor ite in spito of her incorrigible freedom of ex pression., Tho other day sho hud been on a visit with her mother at a friend's, and had remained to dinner At tho table she had amused tho family, with tho ossibo excep tion of its oldurly and serious honil, by occa sional roinurks. As tho meal was drawing to au end the hostess remarked) "Emily, wouldn't you liko to stay horo all tho time, and bo our little girll" Emily looked up, pointed her finger nt tho head of tho family and exclaimed, contempt uously. "What I And havo him for a father r Boston Transcript. Nothing l'l-Utilous About Him, Author (anxiously You jwy by the space, do you. or by the Editor qxxMiipUy)Uy spt, of course. it would uaukrunt us la xmr tar vnur terlal by m eight. Kjetwug O Ilolllllalllli; 1'oIIIqs, Dr. AlDttoaso Pi-howIm bend touun! the rapper table). UtMt fen undertaker Deter, 1 follow you. Detroit Frvo Prta Hill AMERICAN JEWELRY. i Aggravation una Annoyances to milch Jewelers Are Suhject. "There is a great deal of imported jowclry in tho market," said n lending denier yesterday, "that is imported only in the senso of having been brought Into tho city. That Is ono of tho ways in which tho credulous pur chasers are duped into paying fancy prices. That which is foreign seems to havo a charm for tho averago lady. I havo even known pieces of jewelry that was out of stylo to have ready sale when tho nlluring bait that thoy wero 'imported novelties' was hold out Of courso this trick would not work with society ladies, who, as a rule, keep track of innovations as carofully as their husbands do of stocks and bonds, but tho number of thoso who nro will ing to bo gulled in this way is legion. Still, little fault can bo found with this weakness on tho part of ladies, since gentlemen stickle for their imported cigiirs. "As a matter of fact, except in cer tain types of work, wo make hotter jowelry than our foreign teachers. Peo-" plo nro misled into believing Imported goods to bo of superior make by'the fnct that wo commonly seo moro cheap stuff of American make than good arti cles, while of foreign jewelry wo see only tho best. It would pay to import no other quality, sinco wo can make third and fourth rnto jowelry and put it on the markot at lower prices than though wo availed ourselves of cheap foreign labor and imported tho articles. There aro somo kinds of work which, as yet, wo aro away behind in. We havo fow good lapidaries, for instance Our precious stones aro almost invari ably cut boyond tho sea and shipped bore to bo set by American workmen. That accounts for much of tho so-called foroign jowelry. A fow cholco pieces nro bought abroud for the sake of se curing the stylos, and tho imported stones nro then set in home-made frames designed after the foreign pat terns. Ono of the most popular of tho for oign novoltios and it is ono in which tho old-world artists havo no equal is tho painted ivory artistically set in a gold frame. Tho delicate finish and artistic beauty of tVo ideal painted faces givo this class of jowelry a lien on public favor which it woll merits. Tho frames aro often thickly studded witli goms and aro of exquisite work manship. With thoso miniatures tho same practico is followed as with dia monds tlio paintings nro imported and tho frames aro mado hero. Most of theso pieces aro mado so as to bo worn oithor as a pendant or as a pin. Theso ivories aro essentially articles of virtu and as such are probably the nearest approach to tho antique we now have in the lino of jewelry. I think that thoy afford a wider Hold for puro art in personal adornment than any othor typo of articles worn. ".Upon the whole, our business is ono of the most aggravating now pursued. You would bo surprised at the amount of nnnoyanco wo oxporienco from peo plo's indecision. Whon ladies como in thoy, us a rule, havo little idea of what thoy want. Thoy aro captivated by the stylo or finish of a particular piece, but tho price is boyond what thoy feel warranted in paying. Thoy know thoy can't buy the artielo, but they revert to it time and again, wish they could af ford it, wonder if tho price can't bo cut a little, put it on and want to know how it looks, and ask a thousand and ono questions about what thoy don't mean to buy. Thoro is an almost constant conllict botwoou longing and finances. There is frequently an uncertainty a3 to what is best to do and tho jeweler is asked his opinion, which ho gives only 'to lind it isn't wanted. Wo nro also largely subjected to that nuisunco of having pooplo come in to handle, price and admire goods without tho slightest intention of buying. It is somewhat risky to bo short or show that you havo divined tho intruder's purpose, for it is often dillieult to guago a person's in tentions and means and a customor lost in this way means moro than the loss of so much profit. So. practically all wo can do is to grin nnd bear our annoyances." Chicago Nows. surprise'arties. A ttuoil Old Institution Defended liyu (iar llllous Old (leiitlenmu. "I was roading in a society paper tlio other day," said a gontloman whoso healthful and rubicund visage holies the hint of ago suggestod by his frosty whiskors, "an account of an alleged surprise party.' Tlio account, aftor stating in so many words that it was a supriso partj', wont on to describo tho magnllicent toilets of tho hostess and the guests, tlio ologant supper, tho costly cotillion favors, otc., ote. What sort of a surpriso party was that, do S you think? The lady of tho house was no moro 'surprisod' than I am at this minute. If it was a surprise party, how did the hostess got the tip to pllo all her good clothes on, prepare her sup por and buy a lot of silly knick-knacks to give to tho dudes and dudesses who camo to 'surpriso' hor? 1 supposo that that sort of thing is all the go now, howovor. A porson who should orsun izo a surpriso party liko thoso wo used to organize in our youth, when every follow brought his own and his glrls bupper in a basket and the mistress of tho house ronlly war surprised, would bo laughed at for an idiot or a boor. It's all very woll for tho young folks of to-day to enjoy thomsolvos in tholr own wny. It's tholr own lookout if thoy want to got up a swell party and fancy that they are having a good time, but when they choose to libel a good old in bUtutign by calling their glittering fchindfi a 'surprise jmrty,' it's timo for ( iaa to enter a protest." And the good old gontloman wandered away, mur muring softly to himself: "Mirprise party. ahaw." Chicago Journal