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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1889)
o ft NEEDLESS FAILURE 'IN A GARDEN. Before 1 made my garden. O' I was a happy man, I read the seed store catalogues and joyfully would plan How Iota of luscious TcgtAbles I easily could raise, i And figured up tho profits that, they say, a garden pay Of patent fertilizers, fancy garden tools and seeds I bought about as many as a western farmer 4 needs; " t hired men that wouldn't work, and, rising with the lark, t dug till time for business and finished In the i4- dark. After 1 made my garden, 01 I was a woful man. The chickens scratched my pretty beds, the dogs upon them ran. The cat pitched battles "on them fought, the cows ate all my corn. And n hog that tried to bite me always rooted there at morn. Then came a drought that burned to dust my gar den; then a Mood And pelting Mall and hurricane turned everything to mud; VThcn, like the plagues or Egypt, swarmed upon mu lltas and bugs. Inch worms, moles, cut worms, locusts, caterptl lars, crows and slugs With parts green, tobacco, sulphur, soot and helle bore 1 dosed that Insect army, but they only cried for more; spoiled my clothes and patience In the blazing nun and rain. And got myself so dirty that 1 always missed the train All summer long I wrestled, while my persplra tlon drops. VI think, would (111 the barrels 1 had ready for my crops. And though I wasn't able to supply one dinner's needs, I took the prize of champion for raising famous eods Before I made my garden, 01 I was n happy man. But afterwards my troubles and experience bo gan Now, If some city greenhorn like myself would care to reap STho profits of a garden, I will sell out very cheap -II C. Dodge In Detroit Free Tress. The Hilling Passion. When I was traveling to New Haven on an accommodation I thought that the whole state of Connecticut hail its attention fixed on tho fact that I was to mako a speech to the- law school graduates at Ynlo. When a farmer got on nt a way station, and after looking nt me flvo minutes asked mo if 1 wasn't Chauncey Deiww, I said to myself, "Hero is an intelligent son of an intelligent state. Ho is going on to hear my speech." He confirmed my impression by asking: "Are you going up to Now Haven I But when 1 answered "Yes," ho bimply said: "Baseball .game, I s'posof" Interview with Chauncey Depew. No Use us n Lamp. A stall keejer on tho central market, who had been "stuck" with a number of green melons, plugged ono yesterday, pourod a pint of kerosene into tho hole, and after waiting a quurter of an hour gave it toa colored man. Tho latter sat down on a box to eat it, but after removing tho plug and taking a smell be arose and returned the melon to the stand. "What's the matter" asked tho donor. "Izo much obliged, but 1 couldn't uso it onless you'd frow in a chimbly an' a wick, an' dot would bo axiu' too much of any body." Detroit Free Press. A Correction. Sub-Assistant Maid (investigating tho cu rios, to superior olllcer) 1 kaint mek out why Miss Julia calls deso t'iugs break her back. Superior Ofllcer Ignunt chilol Sho don't. Sho calls 'em brick her back. Harper's Ba zar. Ornithology. I was very, very tired, and I didn't caro to cat. But I felt I really ought to tnko a bite, So I sought a quiet cafe on a quiet little street, And I ordered there a supper very light. "I only want a swallow." I remarked unto mine host. "Because I'm very tired, and I have no appetite; A reed bird you may bring mo on a bit of graced toast. To sustain my sated stomach and to keep me through the night." The bird was soon brought to me on a bit of gra- viea toast, rtn n ulnttfr that was verv larco and narrow. But I really couldn't eat It; "For," I said unto mine host, "This swallow's not a reed bird, but a sparrow," Harper's Bazar. Floy's Flowers. Little Floy, 0 years old, has a flower gar den of her own, of which sho is wonderfully Sho and her father aro great rivals, on this scoro Mistress Hoy stoutly maintaining mat Jior nnsles nru "ever so sweeter than papa's.'' The other mornimr 6he gathered a little bunch of her own sweet pea blossoms, and then another of her father's, and with one In each hand skipped gayly tnto the house, call Incr ti-inmnhnntlvi "0 mamma, mamma, Just smell tho differ ence!" Youth's companion. Tho Slinring Process. Tin had n note ho wanted to discount, and he went down to a broker's office. They had ome haggling, ami llnnliy ine urouer snavou it pretty heavily and gave him tho money. As ho put it in his pocket tho customer looked nnlutU- nt the broker and said: "Do you cut hair, tool" San Francisco Chronicle. Older Than 1 1 . Looked. A very young man applied for tho hand of a wealthy man's daughter "My dear loy , you aro too young to marry ehilil." replied tho parent. Boy tpnndlyi-"l nm. ehl Why, 1 have ihad two uttui'Us or rueumat.siu iu iuu iusi six monthi." Texas hitting. Jociili'i Tuiits. i nn i.. rwn-VHar.old has added something 'iw to the story of Joseph and his brethren. t-Jiold him tho Bible version of tho ktory, and ti .Veined much interested in Joseph'scoat of many colors. When 1 had finished ho said : "Papa, tell mo about hu punts." Home Maker inert Korcetfulneis. "Wliat do you think of Miss Flyrte, Mr Bmallcnshf" asted tho landlady Innocently tad Mr Kmallrash replied i "I am trying not to remember her," Sorn srville Journal 1 HE DOUBLE CHIN. Fhtlnsoplipr I.avntrr I'ronounrri It "HcA- soii's Own Image." The great justification of the double chin rests, of course, on its unrivaled valuo as an index of characterl It is not dilllcult to divine what Lavator thought of n double chin. Ho care fully points out that man differs from tho animals chiefly by his chin, laying it down as an axiom that tho chin is tho distinctive characteristic of hu manity; consequently, double-chinned people aro doubly differentiated from the beasts that perish, which is greatly to their credit. He expressly- takes for his model of "tho thinker, full of sagacity and penetration." a man with a fleshy double chin, coupled with a nose rounded at tho end. The por trait he gives is oven better than the letter-press, as the gentleman is limned with at least live chins, so that his lower aw is a vista of magnificent distances, like Washington. This happy physi ognomy of the double chin coupled wit! tho rounded nose, characterizes, lib tells us, tho mind which can rise to heights, and which follows its designs with reflecting firmness unalloyed by obstinacy. Let, therefore, those with double chins rojoice, whether they pos sess rounded noses or not, and quoto Lavater in gratitude. He gives again another example of the double mcnton, r.nd tho faco so endowed, ho says en thusiastically, is Reason's own image. Ho quito revels in this feature. Ho takes an example of Raphael with a beautifully rounded doublochin, and in criticising it ho acknowledges that the profile is wanting in truth, harmony, and grace; but then, asks ho, how is il it so strongly takes captive our sym pathy? Where lies tho illusion? Mere ly in tho chin, ho answers, and as the chin is a double ono, tho matter is no longer a mystery. Ho points trium phantly to Cicero's magnificent double chin, and in a burst of eloquence says ol Wren's that, if you can find a man with (among other things) such a chin us that, without being gifted with some extraordinary talent, he renounces for ever the science of physiognomy. What Lavator lias thus laid down, experience simply corroborates. The double-chinned, therefore, should hold thoir heads up higher, in tho consci entiousness of modest merit, and give free play and just prominence to their certificates of character. It is, as hinted abovo, rather diltlcult at present to tell who is endowed and who is not Portrait-painters nro craven onough to dissimulate a double chin; they leave it to the caricaturist, who seem to think it great fun for a popular statesman or poet to have two chins, whereas those appendages nro tho soeret of their success. Some of our most observant writers have got a glimpse of tho truth; Mr. Wilkie Collins, for instance. He very properly credits Count Fosco, the man of daring, resourco and determin ation, with a doublo chin, to which Fosco's pet cockatoo calls public at tention, by rubbing his head against it in tho most appreciative manner pos sible. Rut your ordinary novelist would never havo thought of that. As an Englishman, by tho way, ono natu rally turns to Shakespeare, to see whether his appoaranco corroborates Lavater's views. Shakespen.ro un doubtedly foresaw tho point, as he foresaw every thing else, but ho was sufficiently artful to wear just onough beard to placo it in eternal doubt whether he had a doublo chin or not. Thus ho leaves it open to all parties single-chinned or double, to quote him as an lnstanco oi any tiling mey into, 'iiieh, after all, is tho great uso which Shakespeare has always been put to.- London Standard. STRENGTH OF ROPES. Ilt-sult ol KxiierlmeiitH Made by u French Scientist. Tho quality of tho workmanship, strength, extensibility and olasticity ol round and Hat ropes of hemp and aloe, r.nd of iron and steel wire, have been experimentally Investigated by A. Du- boul, and tho rosults of.hls experiments published in tho Bulletin do la Socioto d'Kncoumgomont des Ai ts, Paris. In his oxnorimonts Mr. Duboul used a horizontal hydraulic press and a weigh ing apparatus consisting of a steelyard and sliding weight, by whlcli tension of from ono to 130,000 pounds could bo rooorded. For higher pressure u gauge on tho body of tho press was used. Specimens wore fastened by winding each ond on a grooved pulloy of special construction. Tho usual length of spec imens for testing was thirteen feet. Tho results of all tho tests gave for tho average tonsllo strengths of ropes lirt fallowing: 7,i. vn ii. inch White hemp 10 5"' ll.Wjj) White ra.nila to 10.JD White aloes Jo ..WM vint tarrml htmin or manllu to K.4UI a fiK.tm- of Hiifntv of 4. or oven 3 in - tf some cases, is considered safe ropes, A rone of unannealed wiro lias an ultimata tonsilo strength of about S5.000 pounds por square inch of sec tion of motal; when nnnealed tho ulti mato strength is reduced to about 15.000 pounds, but tho elongation is nearly doubled, being 12 to IS por m.nt. In annealed wire. The best wiro r,w (n minim' PUrPOSCS llUVO (1 much hlirher tensile strength. An other writor on tho same subject say? that tho tonsilo btrongth of u wot rope is only one-third that of tho same rope even to this day, is still more appall when dry, and that a rope saturated Ing. Thu death rate of St. Petersburg with soup or grease Mechanical News. Is still weaKor. "Accopt my hand, Augusta. And tho maiden looked at tho hand, which was somothlng sraallor than mo aver- ago-sized salt-fish, hesitated a moinonl and won cum "' a uiscounv DU.un....b ... :-."." UIKO SO .u.bw DEVIL WORSHIPERS. Strange Itellglon of Certain Comma nltle In Western Asia. According to IIcrrGustav Paull. who recently mado a journey from Tabriz to Lake Van, the Nestorlun Christians graco with tho nnmo of dovll-worshlpers a pumber of communities scattered through Russian and Turkish Armenia and in the Valley of the Tigris down to Mosul. Near Mosul, in tho outspurs of Kurdistan, lies Ba-Hnsanl, tho holy city of tho Jesids or dovll-worshipers, and containing tho templo and mauso leum of their Sheik Adi, and not for thence tho village of Bashiyka. tho resldonco of their civil and religious head. According to tradition, thoir faith had its origin in certain apostato members of Armenian Church, and thoir nnmo is variously derived from Josu or .Tesid, one of their chiefs, and from tho town Je.d. Their faith has probably, however, a much earlier ori gin, derived from tho inlluonco of all those religions successfully holding sway in those regions, from Zoroostrl- nnism to Islam. They address prayers to tho sun at his rising and kiss the placo first touched by his beams. At certain festivals they warm tho fingers of their right hand at tho holy taper, then draw them over thoir right ovobrows and kiss them. Tho Supremo Being they name Allah, 1 and rovorenco tho founder of Islam as a prophet, whilo they reverence Christ ns agroat ango;l naming Him Bon lsal 1 Nurani (Jesus. Son of the Light), who ono day will como to rulo the world. They desiro to live in good understand- ing with Sliaitan (Satan?), the devil, i and so great is their respect for him that they do not presumo to pronounce his name, but call him "Molok-Taup," , and pay Uonor to him symbolically as alight-giver (Lucifer), and In tho liguro of a bird. Our Thursday Is their Sab bath. Thoy fast forty days In the spring, but aro not over strict in tho observance of such fast, preferring rnthor to do it by proxy. Ono member of tho family fasting will do for all tho others as well ' ns himself. Children aro immediately ! aftor birth baptized with tho wator of i tho holy spring at tho gravo of tho Sheik Adi. To this end that water Is fetched to places very romoto from tho holy well by mendicant monks(Kawall,) i all bolonglng to ono singlo family. The Jesids have a horror of tho color of bluo (flamo of sulphur?), and os-' chow all attire of that huo. Thoy havo the reputation of being strictly honest 1 and moral. Thoy show great respect to women, so that a woman may ac quiro the priestly dignity. Polygamy is allowed only with tribal chiefs. Tho I common man may havo but ono wifo, j for whom ho has often to pay tho : mother a rather high price. Priests and Kawal may not marry out of their , caste. A widow dresses in white, and I etiquotto requires of her even to strow dust on her head and smear her face with clay. Corpses aro first washed and then buried with tho faco toward tho Polar star. In tho killiiig of ani mals all tho blood is draiuod off by cutting through tho artery of tho nock, as with tho .lows and Mohammedans. Thoy cling with great tenacity to their faith, but refuse tho adoption of any proselytes into thoir ranks. Philadel phia North American. THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL. The City Czar 1'rtnr ltitllt on tlio Deadly MiirHlii' or the uvn. Thoro was a sublime ruthlossnoss about tho Czar Peter winch reminds us at every stop of tho operation of tho forcos of nature What recked ho how many of 40,000 sorfs, whom ho impressed every year to build his city, perished in tho marsh? As littlo as tho earthqiuiko which engulfs a city or tho typhoon which desolates a province. Ho was an olomontal forco embodied In human form and what a forco! JSo ono can properly appreciate tho colos- Bal energy of tho man until ho has had some acquaintance with tho unconquer able inertia of tho peoplo whom Peter sot himself to forco into stop with na tions hundreds of years in advance of Muscovy. Uvou to this day his coun- trymon havo not quito mado up their minds whothor ho was a fiend or nn archangel, antichrist, or a a now ava tar. But surely in all history thoro aro few nioro pathotically tragic spectaolos than this tromondous battlo with mud giants on tho part of this modern Thor, a strugglo constantly re newed by his unconquerable will, but constantly thwarted by that stu pidity against which tho gods thom- solves contond in vain. I supposo Mr. Auboron Herbert would sou In the story of Peter's horoio attempt to knout a nation into reform a tolling object lesson as to tho fatuity of all efforts to forco tho paco of nature. But Peter himself, with his fiery energy and unconquerublo will, was at loast as fundamental a pieco of nuturo as tho sluggishness and superstition with which ho waged so soro a war. It Is true ho failed In much, and many things havo not turned out as ho hoped. Kvon St. Petersburg Is now admitted to occupy by no moans tho most desirable site on tho Russian sea board. The mortality among tho levies whose labor built tho city was groat, but tho numbor who perish by tho un- hoalthlnoss of tho site year aftor yoar, is nearly uouoie wiat. oi i.onuon, aim, evon if all allowanca is made for the ,lHT..r.ncA nt Hiinltarv science, tho mor- , ... d 0 BOioctu by Peter C1U1 jmrujy bo loss than 10 por 1,000 Ior ,inilUtn. As tho population ol tlie cupltaj 930,000, this is oqulvalent to . an annual hecatomb ol "J.auu victims ai icr deed to tho manes of tho Uospot- nnfnrrnr ConttmnarOTU IlcvieW. THE MILLER AND THE CAMEL.' The Arabs tell of ft miller Who one mnrnlnp from his repose Was wakened by hearing a camel Through tho window thrust his nose. "It's cold out here." said the creature, "And 1 wish, sir, if you pleaie. Just to warm my noo a moment; It's so chilled I fear 'twill frceic." "All rlRht'" said the other, kindly: "You do look pinched and thin." "O. thank you "' replied the camel, . And his head went further In. Soon, while the miller slumbered, lloth heud and neck were through; Then presently in at the window The body entered, too. Now. the room was close and narrow, And the startled sleepor woko, And to his ungainly Inmato At length, complulnlng, spoke. "Heally, my friend, while willing To grant your tlrst request. My quarters arc not sufficient To hold so largo a guest." "Very well." said the other, coolly, "If you ttnd it as you say, Move out In fact, you'll have to For I havo come to stay." How plainly this story teaches (As you perceive, no doubt) Wrong Into tho heart admitted Will soon the right drive out. And how plnln It warns us, also, At the very first to shun The evil that seems so harmless, Ere an entrance has been won. litv. VMltp 11. Strpni, In GoUlen D lyi. m PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE. A rrty of Despomlfiit Tourists Saved by l'dUowlne Klk. In tho fall of 1879 a party of three men woro sight-seeing and hunting in tho Yellowstone National Park, and having prolonged thoir stay until late in October, wore ovrtakon by a torri- blo snow-storm, which completely block aded and obliterated all the trails, and filled the gulches, canyons aiul coulcon to such a depth that their horses could not travel over them at all. They had lain in camp three days waiting for tho storm to abate, but as it continued to rrow in severity, and as tho snow became deeper and deeper, their situn tion grew daily and hourly more alarm ing. Their stock of provisions was low, they had no shelter sutllciont to withstand the rigors of a wintor at that altitude, and it was fast becoming a question whothor thoy should over be able to escape bovond tho snow-clad peaks and snow-tilled canyons with which thoy woro hemmed in. Thoir onlv hone of escape was by abandon ing their horses, and constructing Bhow-shoes which might keep thorn nbovo tho snow; but in this case thoy could not carry bedding and food onough to last them throughout tho several days that tho journey would occupy to tho nearest ranch, and the chances of killinir irame cn route aftor tho severe weather had set in were OX' tremely precarious. Thoy had al ready sot about making snow-shoos from tho skin of nn elk which thoy had saved. Ono pair had boon com plotod, and tho storm having abated ono of tho party set out to look over the surrounding country for tho most feasiblo route by which to got out, and also to try If possible to find game o somo kind. Ho had gono about a mllo to ward tho northoastwhon hocamo upon the fresh trail of a largo band of ollc that woro moving toward the oast. Ho followed, and in a short timo camo up with thorn. Thoy were traveling In singlo file, led by a powerful old bull who wallowed through snow, in which only his head and nock woro visible with all 1 ho patience and presovoranco of a faithful old ox. Tho others fol lowed him tho stronger ones in fron nnd tho weaker ones bringing up tho rear. There woro thirty-soven iu the band, and by tho tinio thoy had all walked In the sanio lino thoy loft it an open, woll-beaton trail. Tho hunto approached within a few yards of them. Thoy woro greatly alarmed whon thoy saw him, and made a few bounds lu various directions; but seoiug thoir struggles were in vain, thoy meokly i Hubmltted to what Hoomed thoir im pending fato, and fell back in rear of thoir file-leader. This would havo been tho golden opportunity of a skin hunter, who could and would havo shot thorn all down in thoir tracks from a singlo stand. But such was not tho mission of our friend. Ho saw in this noblo, struggling band a means of deliverance from what had threatened to bo a wintry gravo for him and his companions. Ho did not fire a shot, and did not in any way create unnocos sary alurm amongst tho oik, but hur ried back to camp and reported to his friends what ho had seen. In a momemt the camp was a scono of activity and excitement. Tent, bod ding, provisions, every thing that wus absolutely necessary to thoir journey, woro hurriedly packed upon their pack animals; saddles woro placed, rllles woro slung to tho saddlos, and leaving all surplus baggage, such ius trophies of their hunt, mineral specimens, and curios of various kinds, for future comers, thoy started for tho oik trail. Thoy had a slow, tedious and laborious task breaking a way through tho deep snow to reach it, but by walking and leading their snddle animals ahead, the pack animals woro able to follow slowly. Finally thoy reached tho trail of tho elk herd, and following this, aftor nine days of tedious and painful traveling, tho party arrived at a ranch between tho upper falls of tho Yellow stone rlvor and Yellowstone lake, on tho Stinking river, which was kept by a "squaw man" and his wife, whore thov woro enabled to lodgo and re cruit themselves and their stock, and I whence they finally reached their homes In safety. The band of elk passed down tho river, and our tour ists never saw them ugain; but they liavo doubtless long ore this all fallon a prey to tho ruthless war that la con stantly being waged against worn oy I huntars white and red. Q. 0. Shields, I in llarpefi Magazine PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS' "Papa, how old was Mothusaleh when he died?" "Nino hundred nnd sixty-nine years, Rollo." "And what was his business? ' "Boy preacher. liurdcttc. The name of tho White House ia derived from the fnct of the irglnia freestone of which it is built, being painted white to conceal the discolora tion caused by smoke and weather. An engagement ring indicates that a young lady intends marrying; but in these fashionable times it does not In dicate that sho Intends marrying tho one who gave It to her. JcwcU:r Weekly. Husband (after church) "Did you notice, rav dear, how late Mrs. Cad- WKllader and tho two Misses Cadwal lader wore?" Wife "Yes; and as they all woro the Psycho knot for the fir -a time, it is easily explained." KpoJi. Well." said Parson Poundtoxt. "I stuck to my text this morning, any how." "Yon did that," said tho dea con, wearilv: "von stuck to it till we thought vou'd grown fast to It. Seemed to me vou'd never let go." Brooklyn Eaqlc. Husband (whoso wife has been ro- proving him for smoking in her pres ence) 'ou often used to say before wo were married, 'O. C.eorgo! 1 do so love tho odor of a irood ciirar.1 " Wifo "Yes. that sort of thing is part of n young laity s capital. nine. "As an accomplished horsowom an. sain tno reporter, uoiououit i .... . .. .I. - 1 hand, "1 presumo you ride bareback occasionally?" "No. sir! replied the star actress, with a lurid Hash of indig' nation; "whon 1 ride 1 always wear u suitable wrap, sir!" Chicago Tribune. Husband (pettishly) "Why, el lie. do you spend so much time at the looking-glass?" Wife "To niako my self look as at tractive as possible." 1 1 "Pshaw! You aro too vain. And what does it? all amount to? 1 don't admire you any more." W. "I know it, dear. but you are not tho only man in the world." 11. puts on his thinking cap. Hoston Courier. Jangle"! am thinking of sending Arabolla to Paris to finish hor musical education." Hanglo "1 am delighted to hear it." Jangle -"The only obsta. clo seems to bo tho matter of funds, Hanglo "Funds! Don't lot that stop you. Your neighbors will gladly sub scribe to send that voico to Paris; and say. hadn't vou bettor sond tho piano with her. too?" Lowell Citizen. Husband (Impatiently) "Is it pos sible, my dear, that you can not keep those children quiet for a moment?" Wifo (soothingly) "Now John, don't bo harsh with tho poor littlo Innocent things; it is natural for them to be full of spirit, and they're doing tho best they can." Husband 'Well, if I could have a moment's peace I would sit down and write that check for .r)0 that you've been bothering mo for Wife (sternly) "Chlldron goup stairs nt. unee. and if I hoar anotlior word fi-Miii vou to-nlL'ht I'll punish you so 7 --- -- n voroly." Life. - m m COLD WEATHER RULES. How tii Make Uf III Winter Agreeable and Hmiltli-UlvliiK. Never lean with tho back upon any thing that is cold. Never beirln a iournov until the breakfast has been eaten. Nuver take warm drinks and then immediately go out into the cold. Keep the back, especially between the shoulder-blades, well covered; also tho chest well protectod. In sleeping iu a cold room establish tho habit oi breathing through tho noso. and never with the mouth open. Never go to bed with cold or damp feet. . Never omit regular bathing, for un less the skin is in active condition tlie cold will close tho poros and favor con gestion and other dlseasos. After exorcise of any kind, never ride in an open carringo or near ine window of a car for a momont; it is dangerous to health or evon lifo. When hoarse, speak as littlo as pos sible until tho hoarseness Is recovorod fnun, else tho voico may bo perma nently lost, or dlllloultios of tho throat be produced. Moroly warm tho back by tho firo, and never continue keeping tho baoit ox posed to tho heat aftor It has bocome emnfortab v warm, lo ao oworwisc is debilitating. When going from a warm atmos- nhero Into a cooler one, keep the mouth closed, so that tho air may be wnrmnd ill its PllSSUgO through tllC noso uro it reaches tho lungs. Novor stand still in cold weather, especially aftor having taken a slight ili'L'iiie of exorcise, and always avoid standing on ico or snow, or whoro the nnrson is exposed to cold wind. San- itarian. m Household Suggestions. Use a penny to removo paint spots from glass. Dltl'oront flavors of cake should be kept iu separate boxes. Uso a silver spoon in cooking mush rooms. Tho sliver will bo blackened if any injurious quality Is present. If cream soups aro to stand any length of time after being prepared, placo a damp towel over tho dish to prevent a scum from rising. if you aro obliged to leave a basket of clothes that have been dampened for ironing, longer than usual, put thorn in a dry place away from artill clal heat and they will not mildew or sour for days. If the handles of stove Drusnos aro kept clean from tho first, that part ol tho work will seem no dirtier than any other about the house. It is an excellent plan to uso a paint brush for putting on tho blacking, iiieo use ploniy of fresh uowspapors. Good llousekeeinng. FUTURE AMERICAN POETS. Edmund Clarence Mntlmnn Feel Vary Hopeful as to Tlixm In a recent conversation Edmupd Clarenco Stedman, roferring to tha older poets of America, remarked as follows: "In tho enso of tho two old est survivors in song Mr. hittlor nnd Dr. Holmes wo observe thoir ad mirers grow moro extended In num bors with tho spread of culture In our land. If their voices nro not heard nU frequently as-formerly. It is not bo- causo thoy havo grown less' strong and sweet, for with ench now uttoranco aa It comes to us from timo to time wo nro unablo to detect any variation in tho tones wo all long ago so easily lcarnod tolovo. Lowell is less often heard now-a- days than ho used to bo, but it is not, ns wo know, becauso of any diminu tion In tho qunllty of that voico whoso music is so appreciated by all culti vated peoplo everywhere. Our only regret is that we don't hear moro of it as wo havo reason to hopo wo may whon Klmwood Is again grncod by the presonco of Its mas ter. Stoddard. whoso work has novor been appreciated as it should bo, continued to bo loyal to his first lovo, and from time to timo, notwithstanding ndvanclng yoars and physical infirmities, ndds to tho poot Ical richness of our literature I can not help feollng that the outlook for poetry In this country Is onconrngtng, though, and will not deny that with tho youngor and coming singers alto gether too much stross is laid upon tho moro painful forms of verso. Tho volumes of verso omnnating from month to mouth from tho youngoc writers do not contain that distinctive character of work such as bolongod to that formative poriod when Bryant. Longfellow, Whlttlor and Lowoll, ani tho writers immudlatoly following thorn, wrought for a waiting pooplo. Longfellow's "Lost Youth" In Itsolf was sulllcient to establish tho reputa tion of any poet who could produce such a masterpiece. How fow of our younger writers givo us any thing liko this. And yet thoro Is no roason why such poems can not bo written to-day as in Longfollow's early yoars. My advico to our coming slngors Is do not givo so much attontion to tho lighter forms of vorso-making, but seek 'shall to produoo something which bo full of real character. nnd shall stand apart, as it were, from Jtho dainty order of vorso roforrod to. Iheso bits of vorso aro all protty I l. 1 I .vuuiiu. uuu ui uuui au in u mi u ivuu sense promises of somothlng hotter to .como, but that is all. Still, as I havo said, there is much encouragomont to bollovo that tho outlook for pootry in this country is bright, since ovory now ,ud then somo striking lnstanco is af forded as ovidonce of this fnct, as in .ho caso of Woodborry's "Tho North Shoro Watch." ono of tho flnost ologiaa poems of recont timos; also in tho caso Uf MtUon1!! lamina nf lir Slri.nii " nn.1 lovoral of Sidney Lanlor's composi tions, such as tho "Songof tlioChatta- iioochoo," "Tho Rovongo of HnmUh," 'and "Tho Marshos of Glynn." I trust .tho day Is noar at hand whon I shall bo Jreo from tho pressure of outsido du ties and cares, and can give moro at tention to pootry than I havo boon ablo tn ilnvnln In it for soma time nusL iWlth tho completion of tho work on i"Amorican Literature," on which I havo boon engngod for a considerable period of time, I shall feol that I can once moro tako up tho work noarost my hoart, in which sorvico toll Is only a rofroshmont and dollght. N. Y. Mall and Express. THOUGHTS ON LIFE. Why It Is Welt That Wn Can Not Look Into ICucli Other's Mlnils. Lifo would not bo happy If wo could look into ovory body's mind and know exactly what our neighbor was think ing about If wo could soo the spirit as easily as wo can look at tho body wo would bo afraid to go along tha strooL If wo woro pympathotlo it would bo a constant mlsory; If wo wore cold our best friends would havo noth ing to do with us; If wo woro vicious nobody would speak to us; if we wore virtuous wo would mako any number of onomlos. I wonder whothor, In that robolious spiritual state, which wo can lmaglno ns tho only possiblo next form of oxistonco, wo shull all bo known ex actly us wo aro. Wo must thon bo all purely good, and it is not oasy to soo how that Is to bo brought about unless death Is a kind of filter and absorb all our wickodnossos. It will tako an awful lot of charcoal to tako outull our impurities, f Hut, still, life Is for all of us a lone ly kind of business. Friendship, lovo. sympathy, confidence, trust aro all very well. Yot aro thoro things thoy can not aid or romovo. Wo huvo all some grief in which wo must tread tho wlnopress alono. I suppose thoro would bo even moro trouble if we started in to try to help ono another in real carnestnoss. I supposo we would hiako a mess of it. Thoro aro peoplo who want to bo lot alono and peoplo who want sympathy, and tho perversity of things is such that you invariably worry tho follow who wants to bo lot alono with your sympathy and lot tho fellow alono who is anx ious to bo helped, to mo pooplo when thoy aro sick aro uogry and annoyed if you call to soo thorn; othors novor for glvo you If you don't go to soo thorn. What aro you going to do about itP Do whatever friendship In your opin ion domands, whatovor bo tho out come Sun Francisco Chronicle. Ho who does no good gets none. Ho who cures not for others will soo Ond that othors will not caro for hiia.