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LONDON DAY BY DAY. Tbosmofce In vaster volume rolls, The fever Hend takes InrK"" tolls. Anil Kin u Mercer urip of kojin In l.ondon tiny uv day. Still IUicKln- tmlldiioiiKwaiiipy Klto, And KlfTel liou-en block the litflm And tnukHit town of dreadful nlRht. Of lindon day tiy day In fashion m Ions nnd busy Ktreet The niiluuMl foreign Imrlotx meet. Will In llohert KinlleH upon his beat. In IajikIod day by day 6U1I modest midden h cro-eks nre Rtunjr With fouK-ct nord from wanton's toncu And oatliN yelled .int with leathern lunn, In Uni'loii day by day Wealth notM In h mad excem. Wl'lle thotixandH. mornnd iiennllew, Stnrvo In the mighty lldernexa Of Umdon duv bv day Wrong proudly rears Its nicked head. While Ulk'lH'H wid eyes with tears uru red. And Kliit'iird Justice Ilex hIhnI, In lxndon day by day Tho liar trliimnlH. nnd the knave Hides buoyant on the mllitiir ava And Liberty make many a slave In Ixindon day by day Yet Mope and TniM nnd l iiltli nnd Ixjvo. And (lod's fair dowers from above. Still find a brunch, like Noah's dine, III Iximloti duy by day And onward still, though slow the pace. Press pilgrims of our urnnd old nice. Who seek the Ulght with llrm set fuee. And shed Truth's light by (Jod'K juod (trace O'er ltndoti duy liv day (icorco It Slum Tho Wrong Hoiino. ITo was ti keen, sharp looking young man, he Haiti to 1 1 10 lady of I he Jiouro on Second uvcnuo as lio stood in the hnll "Madam, I liavo called for tho unit of clothes which needs brushing and fix ing." "What unit?" r!io asked. "Your husband's Sunday suit, ma'am. Ho called us 1 111 went down thin morn ing." "And ho said I waa to let you havo themr "Yes'm." "Did ho appear in good health and spirits?" "Why. certainly." "Look and act natural?" "Of course. Why do you ask?" "Because lie has been dead, eighteen years, and I have some curiosity on the eubjectl" "I I have mado n mistake, perhaps!" Btammered tho young man "Perhaps you liavo. The man you saw 0 out of lici t) an hour ago is my brother You may liavo better luck in the next block with the old fashioned confidence game. Good morningl" Detroit Free Press. Ak of Parents unit Vitality of Children. Mr. J Korosi, director of tho Hunga rian bureau of statistics, recently read u memoir before tho Hungarian Academy of Sciences Uon tho "inlluonoe of the Ago of Parents Upon tho Vitality ol Children." ami in which, taking 5M.OO0 cases as a basis, he reaches tho following conclusions. Children whose father is less than "(I years of age liavo a weak constitution Tho issue of fathers of between IM and 40 yearn are the strongest, while the de. Bcentlants of fathers of over 40 years are weak. The healthiest children are those whose mother bus not yet reached 115 years. Those born of mothers of be. tween !J and 40 years of ago are 8 pel cent, weaker, and those of mothers ol over 40 aro 10 per cent weaker The children of aged fat hi rs and youngei mothers have, as a general thing, a strong constitution, but if tho parents are of the same age. tho children are less robust. Kovue .Scicnliflquo. Ilefortiieil I'ltiiiiiiiidutlon. The question of " What's in a name?" lias been the subject ol discussion around ouo of the principal hotels lor somo time, and an Englishman named Pugh is the cause of it Mr. Pugh is tin iron brokoi for home eastern or foreign concern, and more than this he is a thorough English cockney, to whom the letter II is an en tirely useless invention. Two mutual friends of this gentleman met one day in the hotel and ouo asked the other if lie had seen Pugh. The person ques tioned appeared not to know the gentle miin by that name, and he asked "Who?" "Why, that llttlo Englishman, you know who I mean; Pugh, 1 have Been you talk with hint more titan once," rcjilied the tliu "Oh, you mean Pug," said the other, "he must bo Pug accord ing to his own piouuueiatiou, for he al ways leaves olf his lis." Among a cer tain clique nowadays Mr. Pugh is only known us "Pug "Chicago Herald. Suiirl.ed Voiiey Ladle. MissCVlia Child, of Seattle, was sur prised. u nay the least, when somebody dashed a buui.et of cold water in her face us she was Mantling In a drug store A hanging cigar lighter had touched oil tho inllauuuablu fore.it of millinery sur- I titiilltil i 11,. I ... I- luklnii.t mill ii.t ......I,. ..I ' clerk adopted dial mode of extinguish ing her. Ono of iho must accomplished young ladies of Sclnia, Ala., was hailed on the struct by it bystander, who very politely knocked 11 tat olf Iter bustle, where It was enjoying it delightful n .0. As the varmint Atruck the ground .uitl the lady buw that it was nctuuln live rat, she had a lively loot nice lot imo distance. Washington A valuncho. 'IVatlnj UluillOKits, It doesn't icq 11 Ire an expeit to tell whether u diamond In genuine or not Tho tost l very biuiple, and can bo made in any place and In a moment. All you need is a piece of paper ami a lead pen cil. With tho latter make a small dot on t'10 paper, then look at it through the diamond. If you can see but one dot you can depend upon it that tho stone is genuine, but if the mark Is scattered, or shown more than one, you will bo por Jei 'iy safV in refusing to pay ten cents for a fctono that may bo ottered you at $i00. A hi uo stouo may bo tested by a bath In alcohol. Many yJ.sw stone. aro made blue by an application of jwtMbiio, and tlili h overcome by the aUohol. -St. ijoula (flolo democrat. C urirlpiel ClB7mnn The following incident Isrelafut on tho authority of W L. Hright, M. P.: "Mr. Bright went into an agricultural district ono day. and he had to walk from the sta tion a long way into tho villago. On the ivay a clergyman who was driving in a dog cart came up to him nnd tho two men passed tho time of day. Tho cler gyman ottered to drivo Mr. Bright into the village, and Mr. Bright accepted tho otter. The clergyman was a Tory and ho had liecn reading a speech Mr. Bright had mado tho previous night, and turn ing to Mr. Bright ho said: 'liavo you seen tho papers to-day, sir?" " 'Yes.' said Mr. Bright. 'What's In them?" " 'Why, that rascal John Bright has been making another speech.' " 'And what was it about?' asked Mr. Bright " 'Why, so-and-so nnd so-and-so,' and ho went on to relate tho incidents of tho speech. Tlioy discussed tho topic and Mr. Bright said: " 'Well, it is Just possiblo that Mr. Bright may have been right and that ho was only expressing Ids honest convic tions. There may bo something in it.' " 'Oh, no. there can't Ikj,' said tho irate clergyman. If I had him hero I'd feel just like shooting him.' "Neither revealed his Identity, but bo fore they separated tho clergyman in vited Mr Bright to go to his church next morning, and Mr, Bright promised to I i 1 go. And ho kept his word, as lie always did. Tho clergyman took for his tliemo Mr Bright's speech, and nt tho conclu sion Mr. Bright thanked him for his very able sermon. As lie was going homo to dinner a friend of the clergyman met him and said: 'You havo been preaching undcrdistinguished patronage this morn ing then.' " 'No,' said tho clergyman. " 'Oh, yes, you havo,' said tho friend 'You had John Bright among tho con gregation. You must havo noticed hlin in tho front in tho middlo pew. 1 know him perfectly well, and I nssuro you it was Mr. Bright.' " 'Why,' said tho clergyman, '1 drovo him to tho villago yesterday in my dog cart and called him a rascal and exe crated him in nil tho moods and tenbes and ho never said a word. II 0 kept per fectly calm and cool. I havo insulted him. I must go and apologize nt once.' " St. James' Gazette. Not Ural t.lvo Frogs. A good story is told concerning tho proprietor of tho Hotel Bellovuo nnd ono of tho well known wits of tho Clover club. It appears that some timo ago a privato dinner was ordered in tho hotel, at which frogs' legs a la oulot was to form an Important course On tho day of tho dinner, by some piece of ill luck, it was found that the supply of frogs had failed, nnd tho question of where to ob tain any more became an important one. In this emergency, as tho proprietor of tho hotel was bewailing his hard fate, our Clover club friend approached and asked what was tho matter. Uo was told tho sad state of affairs. "Oh!" saitl he, sweetly, "if you want frogs, that's all right. I havo two dozen largo one! in tho fountain on my place in Germautown. You can havo them if you like. Send your man out now and I'll givo him a noto to my gardener." The otter was accepted with ettusivo thanks. Tho man was duly called, given tho noto and dispatched for tho frogs, and both proprietor and guest wished him god speed. In about two hours ho returned, and his face wore a sort of puzzled expres sion. "Havo you got tho Irogsi1 said bis master. "No, sor," saiil tho faithful ser vant. "Weren't thero any there?" inquired tho Clover club man, meekly. "Shure thero was, sor," said tho other, "but, sor, they wero iron frogs." "How very stupid of mo not to have mentioned tho fact be fore," remarked tho wicked joker as he departed from tho hotel.- Philadelphia Times. Tho Vorlc of Modern ChcuiUtry. Some years ago, in tho course of a con versation with nu eminent mathemati cian, I asked in all seriousness whether he could givo mo a definition of mathe matics that would convey to mv mind oven a faint Idea of tho object in view in mathematical investigation, Ho replied: It is Impossible to givo such a defini tion as impossible as it is in tho case of chemistry." "But," said I, "I think I can givo u definition of chemistry which would havo some value; and then, with a little time to think, I suggested a defi nition, which elicited this remark: "I could certainly givo an equally bald defi nition of mathematics." 1 have fre quently thought of this subject since, nnd havo wondered whether it is possiblo to convey to the minds of those who are not chemists a clear idea in regard to tho work chemists aro doing. Thodilllculties aro great as great, 1 supioso, as in tho case of mathematics, for chemists aro uo longer engaged in tho study of familiar phenomena, but are dealing with matters which lie far beyond tho limits of ordi nary observation. Tho Popular Science Monthly. V New Ailment from Wheat. According to l-o Genie Civil, Dr. Du jardiu-Bcuumctz recently exhibited at tho Paris Academy of Medicine a now alimentary substance "fromentino" which is obtained from wheat by tho aid of Beclal millstones. Fromentino is the embryo of wheat reduced to Hour and deprived of the oil which it contains. The substance contains three times more nitrogenous subttance than meat, and a strong proportion of sugar, Thus, the nmouut of nitrogenous matter in it Is 01 percent., while thatof the richest meat, mutton, is but 21 per cent., and the pro Krtiou of digestible substance reaches B7 per cent, of the total weight. Hence it would appear that it might advan tageously replace powdered meat us a concentrated fowl. It can be used for making soups, and oven for making bis cuits, the taste of which would not bo disagreeable, Tho wheat germs employed are a by product in the Schwletzer process ot manufacturing a flour which can Ih kept for a long timo without detorwrutimr. HIGH HAT3 IN THEATRES. 1 MniiHcrr Attribute thn Nnlnnro t Im perfection In the IMnyhiiime. Some pcoplo contend that the evil of itgh hats is aggravated considerably by J10 defects of our theatres, where suffl ;ient slope is not given to tho rows of icats, said a well known Now York manager. In an ideal playhouso each spectator should bo able to have an un interrupted view of tho stage. It was so in all the Roman amphitheatres, and ilso on the Greek stage, owing to tho height of the platform where tho per formers moved and breadtli of the spaco given to the chorus, who occupied tho ground wo cover with orchestra and stalls. Some of the newly erected theatres in this city aro much better off In tiiis respect than the older houses. By way of contrast, look at the con veniences proposed in a new London playhouse Tho visitor will find his allotted seat a center of convenience and comfort On cold nights he is to havo a hot water lottle to Ills feet. Ho will drop a penny into a slot on the left, and out will pop a bill of the play By de livering a shilling into an aperture on his right he will obtain an opera glass. Books of the words can be secured by turning a handle behind him. There will be a placo for his hat, another for his umbrella, a third for his top coat. By pressing a button ho can send a telegram: touching another ho can call a ! I. 1 1 ...Ml ..... I. i !.. e . I. ciiu. iiu w 111 w.iiil Homing, 111 tact, out a telcphouo to his wife, so that between tho acts he can ask her how the baby is getting on, and tell her not to sit up for him, as he is going to take supper with a friend. Wo are not quito sure of all theso details, but such aro tho general impressions to bo gathered from various paragraphs which have appeared respect ing tho new placo of amusement erected by an eminent dramatist for a success ful manager. Wo livo in hope that one-half of theso agreeable attractions and sweet boons may bo realized, for the play going pub lic has been long taught by bitter ex perience not to expect too much. Even in some places where the electric light flourishes, tho ventilation leaves much to bo desired. In fact, wo aro not quito suro but that tho gas "sunlight" of other theatres does not greatly tend to purify tho air. Sometimes, on winter nights, tho thea tres whero concreto and Iron aro used in stead of wood for partitions and scats, strike a chill to the flesh and blood of tho auditors, who shiver and shake whero they ought to applaud with warmth and enthusiasm. In timo all theso raw defects of imperfect reforms and all theso lingering evils of tho old regime will disappear, and we hail as a sign of the millennium tho crowning mercy of a txninet for ladies that can bo folded up at theatres and will no longer vex tho souls of men. New York Star. Hurled Alive. An instanco of buried alivo is reported from Syracuse. For ono such case which, through extraodinary circumstances, comes to light, it is only reasonable to assumo that thero aro many known only to tho idl seeing eye ami hidden from all human ken in the depths of an uuvio lateil grave. Bare as aro these evidences of a second death, a thousand times moro terrible than tho first, they aro sulllcient to engender tho earnest hope that some means shall bo reached whereby burial before death shall bo impossible Either 601110 enactment whereby it would be como a penal oirenso to inter a body that did not betray certain unmistakable evi dence of absolute death, or some applica tion of electrical appliance to tho coflin and its contents. There aro no mechanical difliculties in tho way to provent electrical communi cation between every recently buried body and tho olllco or residence of tho cemetery official or watchman. Nor is it impossible to construct an electrical appliance of such delicacy that the slightest movement in the collin would sound an alarm that would lead to avert ing tho worst fato which can possibly befall man born of women, or woman or children beloved of man. Electricity haa long been made to summon men to tho distant room of a great hotel when a fire is in its first stages. Surely it is possible for tho samo subtle servitor to tell of tho frantic movements of tho wretched mor tal entombed cro tho vital spark of life has departed? Pittsburg Bulletin. Her Monthly Mioiilii. Farmer llow many yards o' that truck will it tako tor make ther olo worn an er dress? Clerk About twelve, 1 should nay. "At threo cents or yard it comes ter thirty-six cents. 1 reckon twelve's er lectio moro'n she'll need. Just cut off six yards. Times is mighty close, an' wo hov ter bo er leetlo savin'." "Any buttons or thread?" "No. I reckon not. Sho kin scratch up ernulf o' them at homo. Craps wa'n't ex try this yo'r, and wo kain't erford ter fool no money erway." "Is thero anything else?" "1 guess yer may wrap up or quarter' wuth er sugar an' er dollar's wuth er chawin' terbacker. 'Pears liko a sin ter fool erway money for sugar, but ther ola woman thinks sho kain't livo thoutiu it, an' ther habit o' usln' It's got bech er holt on 'or that she gits erway wither quarter's wuth every month. Say, mebby you'd Mtcr put up two dollars' wuth o' that terluicker, for I kain't tell ef I'll be down hero erglu fer er month, and I waut plenty ter do me." Time. ' Tho Hod. Tho advocates of whipping as a meaud of family discipline are accustomed to quote Sploinon as saylngi "Sparo tho rod und spoil tho child." What Solomon said was; "Ho that spiueth the rod hateth hU son." But the word "rod" in that con nection docs not necessarily refer to coi1 porul punishment. It simply means pa rental authority and guidance. The same Hebrew word is used in Psalm xxlii, whore David says: "The Lord la my shepherd: 1 shall not want. His roil und his stall they comfort me." Tho roil was the symbol of authority uud 'owur. not a row hide nor a hiokory wUju). Indiana poll i1"""""1 PIES BY THE MILLION FACTORIES GREAT THAT PRODUCE THE AMERICAN STAPLE. Fruit Peeled. Ml lire in eat Chopped mid Dough Hulled by 1'owerful Mnrhlnery. Score of (lirli. filled lth I'len of All Rlre anil Slmpe. Americans are great pie caters, or havo tho reputation of being such, any way For a great many years tho consumption of these savory edibles has leen looked ujkmi as one of our most distinguished characteristics, and there is no doubt mat mere is goon grounii lur 1111s lhjiioi. for thero is no place on the globe where 1. ... a 1. 1 1 1 r . t...i:..e the subject of pie making and pie eating has received so much attention And when it comes to pie eating. New York city is not Iwhind the rest of the Union, for It is estimated that in this City there are consumed daily not less than "o.OOO of these somewhat indigest ible dainties' KItOM WIIKNCR COMIi THEY? But where do they all come from? is a question that is frequently asked. The majority of them are manufactured in small bakeries around town, but there are several concerns, each of which is kept going day ami night, und produces from 15.000 to W.OOO pies of all size? daily every day of the week, mounting into millions in the course of a year A reporter visited one of these immense pie factories. It is located on Sullivan street not a very desirable locality, it would seem, but tho ntcrior was as neat as a pin. It was surprising to seo how every branch of the business was conducted Everything moved along with really au tomatic precision. The entire building fs divided into sep arate departments. In ono department the manufacture of mincemeat is carried on by machinery: in another the fruit is prepared, while in a third the immense quantity of dough that is used is made. The fruit is peeled by machinery and cut by hand. In tho room where the pies are made there are several long tables at which sev eral men stand. Tho dough is brought to them in large buckets holding about thirty pounds. A lump is then put on tho table and rolled out, cut in smuu squares nnu lam on tin plates. These plates aro then handed along to a man who stands ready, with knife in hand, to shave ofT tho ends of the dough which hang over tho outside of the plates. Tho plates are then placed In rows in a wooden tray and taken to tho fruit coun ter to receive their "insides." The men at tho fruit counter hold a large wooden spoon in their hand, anil as tho tray comes oeiuiu mem uioy mi.ii i-.iun n Min i- ally with fruit or sauce, as tho case may Iw. Tho plates are then replaced on the trays and carried to another table, where they receive the top crust, alter winch they aro put on an elevator ami sent to tho cellar, where thov aro baked. Thero tiro a half score of ovens in this place, each of which will hold 400 four cent pies, or 1120 fourteen cent pies. The four cent pies aro retailed at livo cents and Iho fourteen cent article sells for twenty cents. It requires two men to run an oven, ono man stands at tho door of the oven and directs his partner whero lo put the next consignment. The man w ho places the pies in tho oven holds in his hands a long, shovel liko arrangement with a haudlo fifteen or twenty feet long. The pies are put on tho shovel in couples and are then put in to bake. This takes twenty minutes, ami when finished tho hot and juicy dainties are re moved, put in cases and sent to tho wag ons. FOIlTY WAGONS IIAUUNO I'lKS. Thero aro many other details connected with tho business that havo not been spoken of. For instance, in ono depart ment seven women aro employed all day long washing tin plates, which are dried by an improved steam apparatus. Tho busiest timo around tho building is at o o'clock, when tho hands go to work. Thero aro not less than ono hun dred and ten people employed in the factory. They work until U o'clock in tho afternoon, anil then leave, oyly to icturn at a corresiKinding hour tho fol lowing morning. Tho drivers begin to go out on their daily rounds at 4:110 o'clock in tho morn ing. und all return by noon, for thero h no sale for pies in the afternoon. It re quires thirty-five wagons to supply the company's custoinei-s in New York, Jer sey City and Brooklyn, and thero are live more wagons in Newark, for New ark is also a great pie eating district, Thero is 110 doubt but that this is the largest place of its kind in America, The manufacture of pies is not confined to any one size; thero aro small pies that sell for ft cents, medium size that bring 10 cents nnd tho largo size that sell for 'JO cents. In addition an immense quantity of "homo made" pies, bold at 45 cents each, are manufactured for tho accom modation of restaurant keepers. Thero is every variety of pie, chief of which are apple, mince, Kicli, plum, lemon, cocoa nut, rhubarb, pineapple and custard. Berry pies uro made when ber ries are in season. To manufacture such an immense tock it requires not less than SO barrels of Hour, l.','0O quarts of milk. 8.000 eggs, D.00O pounds of lard, I'J barrels or alioul 4,000 pounds of sugar, leaides nil tho fruit. There Is more fruit used in the composition than anything else, and to show how much used it is only neces sary to say that twenty barrels of apples aro used every day. Although thore aro only about 13.000 or 20.000 of theso pies sold daily tho factory could, if necessity arose, produce U3.000 a day. But taking tho average sales per day, say 17.500, It makes tho weekly produc tion (allowing six days to tho week, for no work is p0 formed on Sunday) 105, 000; the monthly 455,000, uud tho yearly 0,477,500 pies. And all this from only ono plo foundry! Is It auy wonder that tho Americans are u race of dvspcptlcs? New York Evcu tn World. O Contncion Dliea. The Frertch government has made A rrant of $25,000 a year to defray tho ex penses of the Pasteur institute, in Paris, tho cost of founding which several hun dred thousand dollars was contributed by various governments nnd private in dividuals. Tho purposo of this institute is. as all know, the prosecution of experi mental research with a view to tho cure nf lirilmnlinbi.i In nnv countrv a very ' raro disease. Diphtheria, scarlet fever, 1 typhotd fever, measles, yellow fever, ci,0era nnl other preventable diseases, on tie ot,er mmi, count their victims DV thousands; yet there is in no coun- . . ..... try nnv a 6ix;cial csiaoiisnmeni in winun a I I . r one of them can oe sciemuicaiiy studied, nnd letter means arrived at for their prevention or their cure, and arrest from spreading All contagious msea.ses are preventable. For their development two things are required First, tho special germ which produces them, sec ond, suitable bodily conditions to allow it to flourish If wo could destroy their germs, they would cease. But to do this would ne cessitate universal co-ojwration on the partof all individuals in the community, which is practically iuiK)ssiblo The liet ter way is to secure such bodily condi tions as will prevent their development. The success that has attended vaccina tion for smallpox, and is now attending vaccination for hydrophobia, points to the likelihood of achieving this by somo process of vaccination for diphtheria, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, etc. Why will not some large minded and philan thropic person or persons endow an in stitute or institutes in this country, as individuals and governments havo dono in Franco, for the purKse of studying these more fatal and common diseases, which kill their tens of thousands whero hydrophobia carries off a single case? In so good and eminently practical a , work America should not lag behind, 1 Boston Herald. Strange Alilinalit. It cannot Ik? denied that "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet," but certainly it would not be as available for poetry if called by some pretentious, sci entific term Indeed, the names of sci ence, when heard bv ears unfamiliar I witn ,,lr ,,..,,, jIllr. hove ol ton a terrifv- ing sound Two young men were studying, unler the microscope, the bacteria found in ditch water, and one of them proposed that they should take their work home from the class room, after tho usual hour for remaining there Ono of them, who lived witli a maiden aunt, said that he was sure sho would allow them to use her dining room table, where they would 1 havt )llinly of an(1 oll arrivjnK at i tho ,us(, hp Ilml(t. request. ..W,v don't you look tit your livo 1 ti,jngsal H(.,. and leave them there?" ,, i(,ujriMl, with manifest distasto for t)10 whole subject. "Because we've found such beauties today, we can't bear to stop looking," said her nephew "Let us liavo tho ta ble, won't you?" " Ye-yes. you may have tho table," waa tho somewhat grudging response, nnd tho young men, wondering why auntie was so peculiar, set to work. Presently she appeared again, this timo holding her skirts gingerly about her ankles, that they might not touch the floor "Boys." said she. taking a careful glance in every direction, "do bo careful of those things, won't you?" "What, the bacteria?" "Yes. Don't let any of tho creatures get out, and hide about tho room, so that you can't catch them." Youth's Companion. Wlmt He Would Have Said. A certain lady in Paris gives periodical dinners, at which assemble most of the best known wits and literati of tho day. Tho rule of tho mansion is that while ono erson discourses no interruption whatever can bo permitted. It is said that M. Kenan onco attended ono of these dinners, and, Iwing in excellent vein, talked without a break during tho whole repast. Toward tho end of tho dinner a guest was heard to commence a sentence, but ho was instantly silenced by the hostess. After they hnd left tho tablo, however, sho at onco informed tho ex tinguished individual that, as M. Kenan had now finished his conversation, she would gladly hear what he had to say. The guest modestly declined; tho hostess insisted. "1 am certain it was some thing of consequence," sho said. "Alas, madaine," ho answered, "it was, indeed; but now it is too late. 1 should have liked a little moro of that ieeil pudding." San Francisco Argonaut. Horned at tho Stake. What a little way wo are, after all, from tho dark iigesl How many of my readers are aware that It is only IOC years this mouth sinco the last criminal was burned at tho stake in London and that criminal a woman? Hero is tho ac count of that event which a eorresion. dent has bent mo: "On tho 18th of March, 17S0, nino wretches wero ex ecuted at Newgate four for burglary, ono for theft and threo men and ono woman for coining. After tho men were 'turned olf,' as 1. phrase- wont, tho wretched woman v . brought out, tied to a stake, m 1 rued to ashes, after tho form o: t -tangling her had been gono through by removing the stool whereon sho stood nnd so throwing her weiglit on tho cord which bound her throat to the stake. Christian Murphy was (so far as 1 can discover) tho last womnn burned alive in London, though possibly a later victim may havo been executed in somo country towu." Lon dou Truth. Iho Mo.t Yaloablo Metal. "If I gnvo you a iound of motal and ordered you to make tho most out of it, what kind of motal would you soloct?" nskod a well known jowolor. "Gold, of course," was tho prompt roply. "I'd prefer a ound of steel," 6aid tho jew eler, "and I'd havo it .adu into hair springs for watalQv. A pound of such Bprlngs would coll for an oven $140,000," Buffalo Kxpross. PERSONAL AND (MPERSONAL. Miss Fannie Maeaultty. who died a few days ago at Brighton. England, at the ago of eighty, wtis the last sur viving sister of Thomas Bablngton .Macaulay. I Ono of Murat"s daughters. Lulsa. Murchesa Hasponi. is said to bo still living, at the ago of ninety-two, in Havenna. Italy. She was. therefore, nineteen in LSI."), when Napoleon I. wtw i dethroned and her father shot. Assistant Doorkeeper Bnssett has been in tho employ of the United States Senate for fifty-eight years. Ho recently celebrated his golden wed ding, nnd was then made the recipient of a handsome present from tho Sen ators. E. B. Ball, tho nearost living relative of George Washington, oc cupies a stall in the south corridor of tho Pension Building at Washington, whero he sells cigars and fruit to tho clerks. Ho is nearly eighty years old, and bears a striking resemblanco to tho Father of his Country. Philip Armour, tho Chicago meat king, ascribes much of his success to ' good memory. Ho is said to carry tho 1 details of his enormous business in his head, can remember dates as well as transactions, and never forgets a man's face or name. Tho gift is nat ural but has been sedulously culti vated. John Wanamaker's country placo at Jonkin town is said to absorb his at tention as completely when out of town as business does at tho storo in Phil adelphia. IIo is a liberal entertainer, nnd his hail-fellow freedom and jollity aro contagious. IIo has a splondid collection of roses and orchids, and his rhododendrons aro famous in tho neighborhood. Mrs. Stan'oy Brown, formerly Miss Mollie Gaitlold, daughter of tho dead Presidont, is described as a singularly beautiiul womnn, with a slender but almost faultless form. Tho impresslvo effect of her beauty Is said t be height ened by "undisguisablc suggestions of -silliness," which havo lingered about her eyes and month over since the dark days of '81, when she lost tho father she idolized. Miss Breckinridge, daughter of H10 Kentucky Congressman, said to a Wa hington writor. recontly: "Wo once lived at tho samo hotel with Gon cral and Mrs Harrison. She is ono of "10 sweetest women in tho world, and .vill bo verv popular. Sho takes sin cere p'easuro in doing good and mak ing everybody happy. Wo young girls wero all in love with hor. Sho used to givo us a great deal of pleasure, and I do not suppose that she was over conscious of it.1' "A LITTLE NONSENSE.' In Keiii'dnr it is understood that tho oinpioyer -hall board tho cook's family. Tho easo Is similar in Amer ica, only he em ploy or doesn't under stand it. Drake's Magazine. Tho lat words of great men aro till recorded in the books, but tho last words of women, great and small, havo always been too much for tho historians. Journal of Education. Kuseuer (to man ho has just cut down) "Tho boys lynched yor, and leftycr fur dead, did they? Well, how do yor fool now?" Half-hanged man "Quite unstrung." Boston Beacon. Dullard "Now this is outrageous. Here's Casket has charged the widow Jones .$500 for her husband's funeral." Brightly "Well, you must always ex pect a stiff bill from an undertaker." Lowell Citizen. Family meatman "I understand, Mr. Smith, that your oldest daughter was married yesterday. Permit mo to tender my congratulations." Smith "Thanks; if you would do tho same by your meat, howevor, it would bo moro gratifying." Burlington Free Press. Tho oo:il mail ho whistled a melody Ray, As he llxed up the scales in n fanciful way, And he nodded and stalled while ho oarolod thMay: "As we journey through life, let U9 live by tho wolgli." Merchant Traveler. Mrs. Tempertoii "Henry, father wrote 1110 yesterday that ho wants to get a typewriter. What is tho best kind, do you think?" Tomperton (im mersed in stock questions) "I liko 'om about twenty-four with dark bluo eyes." Munsey's Weekly. Stranger "How aro base-ball prospect- in Tcrro II auto?" Terro Ilauto citizen "Bad. All gono to tho dogs, so to speak." Stranger "Ah, that accounts for tho sight of so many canines with catchors' masks on, I suppose." Terro Hauto Kxpress. A gontloman mooting a friond on tho street stopped him to condole with him on his emaciated appearance, and inquired anxiously as to tho cause. "Alas!" said tho friond, "I havo suf fered for years with walking in my sleep. I havo walked out of tho door at night, havo been saved when about to step from an upper window, and am now so in dread of fatal results that I fear to sleep at all." "An easy matter to cure," replied tho first gontloman. "Tako car faro to bed with you and you won't walk." Philadelphia Press. A Modest Request. They wore going homo from tho opera, and as she had occupied tho most prominent seat in the box. carrying his $12 bouquot and been seen by every 0110 sho know, she wits In a most amlablu mood. "Dear Chni'loa," she said, softly, "you have heon very kind to-night. Is thoro nny thing (nulling oloier) Unit I can do for you before you go?" "Yos, Mabel." ws his eager reply, as ho looked Hi her roay lips, -you win, If you you will, lond ma ten- owUs to pay my wir faro home," PhllupUla Inquirer.