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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."
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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
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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