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f THE OREGON SCOUT &CHANCEY, - Publishers UNION OREGON. A Croud Story Told nt the Kxpcnuo of an Ohio Lrglftlator. In tho last Ohio Legislature was a Representative) who had been elected and ro-olccted until ho was serving his fifteenth term. At tho opening of tho session tho first bill introduced was to grant authority to a certain Thomas ShielC." to construct a mill dam on a cor tain river. Somo ono hunted up tho fact that this bill had boon regularly in troduced and as regularly killed through tho oiforts of tho old timer at overy scs Blon for a dozen years, andwhen ho was asked to explain ho said: "It's just this way: A dam thero would bo all right, but Shields is down on mo, and tho minute a bill is passed ho will lay for nnd givo mo a whaling. So long as I can stavo oil his bill ho will lot mo alono, hoping to got it through tho noxt session." "Hut tho peoplo favor a dam there, and it is hardly fair to keep them out of ono becauso you and Shields havo a quarrel." "Hut I don't proposo to invito a pound ing." Later on, whon tho bill camo up, a numbor of tho members rushed it through against tho protests of tho old timer. When ho found himself dofcat od ho said: "Woll, you will sco what tho result will bo. I've got to got ready for a licking." Threo days later, ns somo members woro going homo from an evening ses sion, they found a bundlo of somo thing against a fence. Whon lifted up and undone it proved to bo tho mashed re mains of tho objector to tho mill dam Thoy rccovored consciousness whon handled, and whon ono of tho finders asked what had happonod a volco faintly answered: 1 mot Shields horo about half an hour ago, and tho result resulted, Just as I said it would, llo not only pounded 010, but ho added tho twelve years' in terest." X. Y. Sun. AN INGENIOUS FAKIR. How llo (Sot Kid r n Jolt Lot of Clit-up Cotton UinlirclluH. Tho nimblo old gentleman with tho big bundle of cheap umbrellas still makes his appearanco whonovor a sud den down-pour of rain dolugos tho streets of tho city. Not that tho old gentleman Is slnglo in tho industry, by nny means. Whon the black skies ovorhoad indicato that tho shower will bo of moro than a fow minutes' duration, half a dozen uin brolla merchants parado tho principal thoroughfares, oITerlng pedestrians tho privllego of keeping dry for fifty cents. When tho rain has boon falling steadily for tho best part of the day, tho profits of tho wandering umbrella merchant do not amount to much; but when a big Btorm conies up during tho evening, and continues while tho theaters are emptying their crowds l nto tho streets, ho often gathers a rich harvest. Spoaking of tho theater ro ininds mo of the particular old gentle man I ilrst alluded to, and the neat trick ho is credited with onco successfully playing on an audience lie, so tho Btory goes, was standing on tho stops of tho Sherman House ono evening about ton o'clock, llo looked at tho skies, but tho re was, alas, no sign of rain. His big bundlo of umbrellas were under his arm, and bade fair to remain thero. A happy thought struck him. A fow moments before the hour for tho emptying of tho thoater he stole Into a neighboring baso mont and emerged with a big watering pot. With this he carefully sprinkled to sidewalk on both sides of the the ater entrance. Tho audience emerged It was summer time and tho girls wero in light dresses. Thegeniusof tho water ing jxit stationed himself advantageous ly and reaped tho reward. Tho feelings of tho purchasers, on finding that thero had been no rain at all in tho next block may bo better imagined than described. Chicago Journal. THE UMBRELLA TREE. It Origin Wrnppcil In Myntery n Fur a Aiut'i'lru lit CoiU'itrniMl, "Whllo .1. C. Walker, of Texas, was firivlng about Tulare and vicinity to day ho noticed tho numerous umbrella trees, which species of shado trees havo boon familiar to him for many years. Ills attention was particularly attracted by their low growth, and ho remarked that ho had caused them to grow fifteen foot in height before branching. Tho Register representative became suddon ly interested, as tho only objection wo havo over heard urged against Texas umbrella trees was that they did not grow high enough for a shade tree, and If trimmed of their lower limbs they would not branch well again. In response to our inquiry as to tho way it was done Mr. Walker informed us that ho took young trees ai.l punched olf all but the top bud. This ho repeated whonovor it budded out again, always leaving tho top one, and when tho tree had attained a Bulllolont heigh tho allowed it to branch out and it made a splendid shade tree. Bometimes he Xuivos more than ono of the top buds until they begin to sprout In order to see which Is tho most healthy and stralghtost. llo treats tho white mulberry in the same manner and says thoro ure mulberry trees in his yard which put forth their first limbs twenty foot from the ground. M r. Wnlkor further Informed us Unit thero was a town called Owensville In Texas, which died whon tho county seat was removed, scarcely a vestige now remaining, and that hero the umbrella tree originated, at least so far as tho United States is concerned. No ono knows whence the seed came, but there thoy wero found grow ing, and are now scattered all through Texas. Mr. Walker has lived thirty-six years in Texas; and being an Intelligent, observing gentleman, It is quite proba bio bo is well posted on tho products of his own Stute. -Tulare (Cal.) Register. A woman living near tho lino of Jef ferson and Walker counties, (!u., In B'jven feet two inches high, twonty-flvo years old, weigh ono hundred and eighty pounds, and can whip any luau u t)i elghborhood. HABITS OF FRENCHMEN. One Itenpect In Which They Knjoy UM Ad vantage Over Americans. Tho habits of life, so far as regards eating, aro bettor with our Parisian England and America both transgrccs, ono in tho quantity, tho other in tho quality, of tho food. Tho Briton foeds too heavily. IIo becomes plethoric una bcofy. Tho oxquislto roso tints on his daughter's cheek turn to patchos of harsh color on tho face of his wife, nnd his own rubicund vlsago suggests chronic congestion. Not content with heavy meals mornlng.noon and evening, ! thero is a night supper, moro or less profuso according as tho good senso of tho individual bends to or wrestles with custom. Thero is a good deal of toa drunk and coireo and a vast amount of strong alo and porter; which all servo to induce moro appetite for solid food. A man can eat two slices of bread or moat with a glass or a cup of liquid accom paniment, whero bo could uso but ono without. So tho effect is apt to bo ex cess certain oxcoss ovor tho necessary amount of nourishment, probable oxcoss over tho wholesome point. In America it is not tho amount al though our women as a rulo with their sedentary habits uso too much, especial ly at breakfast timo but tho kind of food which mako3 tho national deadly sin. Pies, cakes and hot biscuits, friod meat and doughnuts, pickleS and pre serves, bleach Instead of reddening tho blood; and except in somo fow districts, wo aro a nation of anomics. If tho un fortunate stomach can sustain tho in jury dono it by lack of proper nourish tnttit, it succumbs to tho habit of bolt ing. Meal timo is a succession of gulps and swallows grudgingly snatched from timo devoted to tho routine of labor, as hurried as nervous hasto and tho preoc cupation of business cares can make it, and wholly unavailing for ordinary pur poses of mastication. Tho misused teeth iecay and ruined digestion rovenges it self in blanched eheoks, thinned hair and gonoral prostration. If this is too vivid a picturo for tho bettor knowlcdgo ind higlior civilization of our eitlos, it jertainly Is not so for tho country dis tricts, and it is thoso last which produeo tho people. Towns may bo tho nervo ranglions, but tho country supplies th eir force. The Parisian has changed all this, do begins tho day with tho slightest Dossiblo breakfast, leaving mind nd body cleared, not weighted for aoUon. After threo or four hours' work has in luced a healthy demand for food thoro ;omos a dainty and plentiful meal two Dr threo courses of meat, with a few veg etables, an omolotto, bread and butter, fresh or prepared fruit. This answers to our lunch, and is usually served at noon or at ono o clock. Six hours later :omes dinner. Soup always, often fish, four or live delicate and inviting prepa rations of meat, with a slight accompani ment of vegetables and some delicious sauce; a sweet and a dessort of fruit and sheeso form tho main points of this principal meal. Poor families will havo less; richer peoplo will offer greater va riety, but ordinarily this scheme very slightly modilled will represent tho daily routino of a Parisian household. Paris Cor. lloston Journal. ON THE GRAND CANAL. ICurly MonilMK Stius In Vcnleo Murlict JMen on llm Wuy to thtt tlulto. Tho 11 rat sign of llfo on tho Grand Canal In tho early morning is tho pass ing by of long barges laden with green vegetables and fruit from the low, flat Island of Mazzorbo, and destined for the market at tho Kialto. One such has passed as we write; its sail is of a rich Indian red with a dark blue tip, a llllet- work border running round it, and in Its center a design in orange of St. (Jeorgo and tho dragon. The big rud der Is gaudily painted in green and white, and has a picture of tho Madonna on the part that is above tho water. The men who are poling tho barge along add to tho variety of color by ono of them wearing a pink shirt and purple trousers. Tho whole thing, together with its green load, looks, as tho first rays of tho sun glint upon it, llko a bit of a broken rain bow that has dropped Into the canal and Is drifting along on tho eddies. Now comes a barge heaped up with coal, now ono with bales oti cotton for tho factory lately established here. This Is followed by an other whoso cargo of square white deal boxes is guarded by a boldler at each end of tho boat, and the red Hag that floats over it tells us that it is dyn amite that is passing by. Of a moro peaceable sort Is tho next that wo no tice. A small flat boat, hardly moro than a curved hoard, is propoled by two tall, brown-robed figures, two Capuchin friars, who, with bare heads and san daled feet and with cords girdling their waists, aro oil on a begging expedition, hoping to return with their Franciscan cane basket filled with good things for their monastery s faro. Presently a barca approaches tho stone landing place bosldo our palace. This barca is a plainer sort of gondola, without its graceful, dignified steel prow. Out of It come, tumbling ovor each other, about fifty soldiers. An early-astir, Itinerant seller of an Italian "Complete Letter Writer," with a quick eyo to business who happens to come up, seizes the op portunity, and In a moment his bag is open, llo puns out a neap ot dooks, and with ready wit reads a sultablo sample of tho contents of his book: "Letter from a soldier In Abyssinia to his brother in Italy." In an instant tf o soldiers are crowding round him, listen ing with interest, many producing the few coins with which they cau become possessors of tho little manual, which thoy scan eagerly for something to lit their own particular case as thoy are hurried away up tho narrow lano. Chambers' Journal. Amy Meant tho Other Kind. "Mr. Dolley, glvo mo a cent," said Amy's little sister, before Amy came down to tho parlor. "What do you want with it?" asked Mr. Dolley, much amused, as ho handed her the coin. "0, 1 donH want it; I only wanted to tno If ysu i tad any cunts, because sister Amy said this afternoon that you hadn't," Vwinwluu's Nowii. RESPONSIVE VIBRATIONS. Ttterlei and Nature Explained by a frtior of Mualc Remembering tho old story about the flddlor who claimed be could flddla down a bridge, a reporter recently quizzed a professor of tho musical nrt ;oncornlng tho matter of responsive vibrations. Tho teacher of music proved to bo no less acquainted with tho sci ence than with tho art Tho answers to many questions, compiled, are ui follows: Tho pitch of tho tone either in sink ing or pluying depends, of course, upon tho number of vibrations in tho vocal chords or in tho instrument played upon. Thoso vibrations are conveyed to tho molecules of tho air which vibrato In a similar manner. If any resonant object or substance bo within reach of tho vibrations of tho instrument or of tho secondary vibrations of tho air, that object or substance is also 8ot in motion. Any given elastic body can vibrato only at u given rate, and if vi bration of thatrato reach it, the hereto fore quiet substance also begins to vi brate. If a violin is bung upon a wall near a piano and tho violin strings which nro G, D, A and E in tho scale are tuned to tho piano, then whenever G. D, A and E aro struck on tho ono instrument tho strings on the other will vibrato similarly. A note which sounds in response to another is called an aliquot note. If ny note bo souuded on tho piano, its fifth, third and octavo will also vibrato in response. Thero ure objects in al most ovory room, somo ono of which will respond to ovory noto struck. Glasses, lump shudes und globes, win dows, metallic articles, respond most readily to vibrations communicated to them through tho air. Curpots upon tho floors, curtains upon tho walls, and other non-resonant substances tnko away and deaden the sound of musical instruments. Tho larger a room is, tho louder tho sound produced in it, air boing highly elastic, and its multi plied vibrations adding to tho intensity of tho sound. In a snuio room, on thu contrary, tho sound is less in intensity. If tho keys of an octavo on tho piano oo hold down so that tho damper bo raised from tho wires, and if a chord bo struck in tho octavo above, it is easy to doteet that tho corresponding strings in tho lower octavo aro sounding. The principle of tho phonograph wn9 discovered through the established principle of responsive vibrations, tho vibrations of tho voice being communi cated to a needle which makes inden tations in metullic foil, corresponding to tho vibrations, and as tho foil is turned under tho needle again, tho needle dancing back and forth in tho little indentations, reproduces tho vl brutions llrst given to tho foil. Whon asked If it was truo that vibra tions from musical instruments some times impair structures, tho professor of music laughed and said ho thought that impossible, and as to tho story of Addling a bridge down, ho thought that absolutely impossible, although Uiuro could bo no doubt that vibra tions in tho mutorial of a bridge might Do caused by a very slight sound if that sound bo pitched properly. Hoohestor Democrat and Chronicle. THE SILKWORM'S RIVAL. A Liii-go Hrown Moth Vliich l'roiluces Vry l.ui'i;" Ciu.oona. Wo nro accustomed to consider silk Bololy as tho product of tho well-known silk worm, which feeds upon mulberry loaves, and has been so widely domes ticated in Europe, and oven to some slight oxtout in this country. Hut the truth is that thoro are many othor varieties of caterpillar which furnish tho same product, and that in India alono fifty dllToront kinds of silk-bearing insects arc known. Tho most im portant of these, the tussur moth, feeds upon more than thirty different species of plants, and tho caterpillar weaves a eocoon about four timos tho size of that of the mulberry silkworm. Groat at tention is paid to tho roaring of tho tussur, and very religious ceremonies are employed in catting for it. Thu largo browu moth, which has four transparent eyes upon tho wings is venerated, und only peoplo of a certain custo are permitted to approach it. It has been doirostlentod in India for thousands of .rears, whllo tho cocoons of all tho ollnr species aro collected wild from the jungle. Ono of these feeds on tho castor-oil plant and spina a white cocoon, In China also the silk from several varieties of worms is used; ami in Japan, besides tho nllnnthus caterpillar, thoro is a spoelos which until lately was reserved for tho exclu sive uso of tho Mikado, tho exporta tion of tho eggs boing an offence pun ishable with death. Somo of them, how ever, havo boon carried to Franco, where an attempt, which promises to bo successful, Is making to cultivate thts species. N. Y. Sun.. Sunlight for Farm Stock. Thoso who bollovo in sunlight for douustle animals, as woll as for hu mans, will concur in what Dr. Rey nolds says on tho subject, llo thlnki the value of sunlight to farm stock li not sutllclently appreciated. Harm and btnblos might bo so arranged as tc allow freo access of sun to tho farm took. Tho tlo-up should always be upon thu sunny side of tho barn, and windows put in near to each othor, so that abundance of sunlight may bo ad mltted. During tho pleasant days such tle-ims would become warm and com fortable, serving ton considerable ex tent, for food. Tho colder it is tin more food will bo required to keep the animal warm and continue Us growth. If tho sun keeps tho barn warm part ol the timo less food will bo required to maintain the animal temperature. Thou thu otTuut of tho sunlight Itself is bene dotal to thu stock, making it more healthy uud vlgorou. ChrUUau at Work. JEFFERSON'S YOUTH. How Lincoln Sared the Great Actor's Father from Financial Itatn. Spingflold being tho capital of Illi nois, it was determined to devote tho en tiro season to tho entertainment of tho members of tho Legislature. Having made money for several weeks previous to our arrival here, tho management re solved to hire a lot and build a theater. This sounds llko a largo undertaking, and perhaps with their limited means it was a rash step. I fancy that my fa ther rather shrunk from this bold en terprise, but the senior partner (Mc Kenzio) was mado of sterner stuff, and his energy being quite equal to his am bition, the ground was broken and tho temple erected. Tho building of a theater in thoso days did not rcquiro tho amount of capital that it does now. Folding opera chairs wero unknown. Gas was an occult mys tery, not yot acknowledged as a fact by the unscientific world in tho West; a second-class quality of sperm oil was tho height of any manager's ambition. The footlights of the best theaters in tho Western country wero composed of lamps in a "lloat" with tho counter-weights. When a dark stago was required, or tho lamps needed trim ming or refilling, this mechanical con trivance was made to sink under tho stage. I believo if tho theater, or "dovil's workshop," as it was some times called, had suddenly been illu minated with tho same material now in use, its enemies would havo declared that tho light was furnished from tho "Old Hoy's" private gosomoter. Tho new theater, vhen completed, was about ninety foot deep and forty feet wide. No attempt was mado at or namentation, and as it was unpainted, tho simple lino of architecture upon which it was constructed gavo it tho ap pearance of a largo dry-goods box with a roof. I do not think my father, or McKonzie, over owned any thing with a roof until now, so they wero naturally proud of their possession. In the midst of their rising fortunes a heavy blow fell upon them. A religious revival was in progress at tho time, and tho fathers of tho church not only launched forth against us in their ser mons, but by somo political maneuver got tho city to pass a new law enjoining a heavy licenso against our "unholy" calling; 1 forget tho amount, but it was largo enough to bo prohibitory. Hero was a tcrriblo condition of affairs all our available funds invested, tho Legis lature in session, tho town full of peo plo, and by a heavy licenso denied tho privilege of opening tho now theator. In tho midst of their troublo a young lawyer called on tho managers. Ho had heard of tho injustice, and offored, if they would place tho matter in his hands, to havo the licenso taken off, de claring that ho only desired to see fair play, and ho would accopt no fee whether ho failed or succeed ed. Tho case was brought up before tho council. Tho young lawyer began his harangue, llo handled tho subject with tact, skill and humor, tracing tho history of the drama from tho time when Thespis acted in a cart to tho stago of to-day. llo illustrated his speech with a number of anecdotes, and kept tho council in a roar of laughter; his good humor prevailed, and tho exorbitant tax was taken off. This young lawyer was very popular In Springfield, and was honored and be loved by all who knew him, and, after tho timo of which I write, ho held rather an important position in tho Govern ment of tho United States, llo now lies buried near Springfield, under a monu ment commemorating his greatness and his virtues and his name was Abraham Lincoln! Joseph Jefferson, in Century. CHARMING FORTITUDE. AtVecllnjj Sot-im nrlnuliiK to Light u Hit; mid :t l.lttlu lli-ro. It was in tho year 1SS0, in a third-rato city called Noufchateau, in tho Depart ment des Vosgos, France, about noon, that wo were passing, my father and myself, in front of a store whero, in ad dition to hardware, a supply of ammuni tion was kept for tho uso of a regiment there. Suddenly wo heard a terrlblo explosion, and being either thrown or having unconsciously ran, 1 know not which, we, at any rate, found ourselves about twenty yards from whero tho ox plosion occurred, and could see part of the roof in the street. Wo had hardly reached tho building when a man came out of it covered with powder, his hair and beard burning, and largo pieces of llesh hanging from his face and bare arms. Never will I forget tho horror of the sight; his llesh was charred and his face partly burned. As ho reached the sidewalk ho looked around him and called a name 1 did not catch. Keeoh'.ng no answer ho went right back into that burning furnace, and in a fow seconds came out bearing in his arms his child, a girl of six or seven. Thoso nearest him heard nim say: "My darling, aro you hurt? Oh, you aro hurt!" Whllo tho poor little thing kept saying: "No, papa, I am not hurt, not at all; you aro burning, think of yourself," and yet tho blood was trickling from her forehead whero the Hying debris made a deep gash. Hoth recovered, though disfigured for life. At the time I thought thoro was not only ono horo, but two. Philadelphia Press. m m Carlylo's Cold Water Remarks. The little anecdote of Carlylo related by Lord Houghton to tho members oi tho Yorkshire College Is said to bo char acteristic of its horo. It appears that many years ago, when Carlylo first camo on a visit to Lord Houghton's grand father at Fryston, his host took occasion ono morning to lament to him tho de struction of a fine view by the erection of a tall factory chimney. Mr, Mllues, no doubt, expected that his guest would readily concur; but tho philosopher was not in a concurring mood, and his reply was: "1 do not at all agree with you. Since I have been under your hospitable roof thts Is thu first evidence that 1 have seen that any work is being carried on in this neighborhood which is ot any utility to mankind." This is the sort of reply which sensitive conversationalists find slightly discouraglug, Loudon Dally News. SEVRES PORCELAIN. the Conception and DeTeloproent or m Profitable Art Industry. The famous factory was first started at Vincennes In 1750. A certain Sieur de SL Etienne is said to have discoverd tho art of making a paste which would passably imitate the Chinese kaolin or hard pasto some timo toward tho ond of the seventeenth century. Ho was a potter at Rouen, but appears to havo been satisfied with tho beautiful faienco or eurthenwaro which he made and to have handed on his discovery to somo other manufacturer, and tho first European porcelain was produced at St. Cloud. Tho soft paste, it is well to remember, is only relatively soft that is to say, its consistency is as hard tie that of Chinese porcelain, but it will not bear so great a heat and the surfaco glazo is easily scratched. Whon it was found that truo kaolin existed in Europe tho soft pasto was no longer used; hence the rarity and value of this earliest French porcelain. Apart, too, from this, it was costly to make from tho beginning, and we read that, when Louis XV. gave Prin cess Mario Joseph of Saxony two little pieces, a cream jug and a sugar oasln, they cost 23 louis. A single plate, from a service ordered by Cath erine II. of Russia, lately fetched G,400f., or more than 250. Tho manufac ture was carried on at Vincennes till i75G, so that many of the best examples now extant must be correctly described us "Vincennes ware" rather than "Sevres," at which latter place it as sumed Its title of "Manufacture Hoy ale de la Porcoluinc do France." ovory piece boing thonccforth marked with tho King's cipher. Tho sales in 175G 1758 we are told, amounted respect ively to the value of 210,000 and 274, 0 litres. In 1750 tho King became the solo proprietor, und for it time all went well. Efforts wero constantly being mado to discover tho secret of the German hard paste, and workmen from Meissen woro bribed to reveal it. No kaolin of good quality was, how ever, found in Franco until 1768, nnd during tho interval tho French artists were able to compete with the foreign hard pasto only on account of tho extreme beauty of tho objects they produced in tho inferior 'material. Whon the necessary beds of kaolin had been discovered near Limoges, hard pasto was introduced, but the soft paste was in its highest perfection just at this time, and it was not finally abandoned till 1790. Meanwhile a dis honest manager had nearly ruined Sevres, but Louis XVI. mado a strong effort to keep it going, and tho National Assembly included it in the royal property. Even after tho fall of royalty the Convention decided that tho manufacture was creditablo to tho country, and intrusted tho man agement to skilled hands. In May, 1800, tho famous chemist, Hrongninrt undertook tho management, and tho soft paste from that timo wtis aban doned, and tho very secret of its com position has long since perished. Sat urday Review. LIABILITY OF HEIRS. An Intoi'CHtlns; Cant. Decided liy the Court l. or Ohio. Auut eight years ago A und H bo cauto sureties on tho bond of O as ex ecutor and trusteo under tho hist will and testament of his fathor. Ono of tho provisions of tho will required O to retain tho sum of $1,000 of his father's estate during tho life of tho widow of the deceased, and pay her tho sum of .G0 per annum, that being tho probable Interest which that sum would produce during that time. In January, 18S5, A died. An adminis trator was appointed immediately thorenitor, who settled up tho estate within tho eighteen months allowed by the statute. Each of A's heirs received somo money from his estate and they partitioned his real estate among thotn. About four years after A's death O was called upon to account for tho money in his hands, and it was ascertained that ho had spent tho $1,000 and had not paid tho widow her annuity for five years. Tho question asked is as to the liability of A's heirs upon that bond. "Any creditor of a deceased perou whoso right of action shall llrst accrue after the expiration of tho timo in which an action can bo brought against tho executor or administrator of such de ceased person, nnd whoso claim shall not havo been presented to the court, or if presented shall not havo been al lowed, may recovor tho same against tho heirs, widow as next of kin, and next of kin of tho deceased, and the devisees and legatees under his will, erich of whom shall bo liable to llio creditor to an amount not exceeding tho value, whether of real or personal estate, that ho or she shall have re ceived under tho will, or by tho distribution of the estate of tho de ceased." It is not necessary to go into tlu question as to whether tho liability of A and H had nc cruud so that an action could have been nu.lntnlned on the bond within the timo allowed for tho sottlemont of A's ostataor not. H Is still liable upon the bond, and when ho hns paid the tuuountaue thereon he will havea right of action against tho holrs of A for con tribution, and thoy will bo liable under tho statute cited above. H and the holrs of A aro liable for tho amount that the court found that O should account, with Interest thoreon from that time, but they are not liable for the payment of the annuity to the widow buyoud tho amount now duo. Tho $1,000 that you will havo to pay will bb tif-od to produce tho amount to be paid to tho widow. Ohio Farmer. ENGLISH TABLE WAYS They Are Altogether Too French fot Fer ods of Good Seme. The Anglo-Saxons aro afraid to uso their fingers to eat with, especially tho English. Thanks to this hesitation, L have seen in tho course of my travels in the old world many distroesing sights. I have seen a lady attempt to . cat crawfish with a knife and fork and abandon the attempt in despair. 1 have also seen men in tho same fty. I havo seen oh, barbarous and Vuel spectacle! Anglo-Saxons, othenyis' apparently civilized, cut oil tho points of asparagus, and eat these points only with a fork, thus leaving the best part of tho vegetablo on their plates. As for artichokes they generally uttorly defeat tho attacks of thoso who trust only to tho knife and fork. Fingers must bo used for eating cer tain things, notably asparagus, arti-y chokes, fruit, olives, radishes, pastry, and oven small fried fish; in short, every thing which will not dirty or grease the lingers may bo eaten with tho fingers. For my own part I prefer to eat lettuce salad with my fingers rather than with a fork, and Queen Mario Antoinette and other ludies of tho eighteenth century wero of my way of thinking. If tho ladies would only see how pretty is their gesture when their . diaphanous forefinger and thumb grasp a leaf of delicate green lettuce and raise that leaf from tho porcolain plate to their rosy lips they would all imme diately take to eating salad a la Murio Antoinette. Only bear in mind, good ladies, that if you do wish to eat lettuce salad with your fingers you must mix your salad with oil and vinegar, and not with that abominable ready-made white "salad dressing," to look upon which is nauseating. May Heaven preserve us from ex cessive Auglomauia in matters of tablo service and eating. Tho English tend to complicate tho eating tools far too much. They have too many forku for comfort, and tho forms of them are to quaint for practical utility. Certainly silver dessert knives and forks aro vary good in their way, becauso thoy are not susceptible to tho action of fruit i acids, but it is vain and clumsy to at- ' tempt to make too exclusive uso of the knifo nnd fork in eating fruit. Don't imitate, for instance, certain ultra correct English damsels who eat cher ries with a fork and swallow tho stones becauso they aro too modest, or rather too asinine, to spit them out on to tho plate. Eating is not a thing to bo ashamed of. To thoroughly enjoy a peach you must bite it and feel tho juicy, perfumed llesh melt in your mouth. Hut let tho Anglomaniacs say what thoy please, thero is no necessity of sticking a fork into tho peach, and pooling it while so impaled, as if it wero an ill-flavored and foul object. A peach is as beautiful to tho touch as it is to the eyo; a peach held between human lingers has its beauty enhanced by tho beauty of tho fingers. However dainty and ornate tho silver dessert i knife and fork may be, it always irri ' tates mo to sco people cut up their peaches, or pears, or apricots, or what not, into cubes and purallolopipods, as if dessert woro a branch of conic sec tions. Imitate Mario Antoinette, ladies; uso your lingers more freely; cat decently, of course, but do not bo tho slaves of silly Anglomania or Newport crazes. To eat a pair or an applo con- j veniontly, cut it into quarters, and peel each quarter in turn as you eat it. Tbo pencil, too, can bo cut into quar ters, if tho eator is timid. Apricots do not need peeling, nor plums, either. Who would bo bold enough to peel a fresh fig, or to touch such a dolicate fruit oven with tho purest silver in struments? Harper's Bazar. THE CRIME OF SLANDER. It J IVHtilrnco Walking in I)nrknrft, . Siirrudluir Contusion Fur ami Wide. Against slander thero is no defense. It starts with a word with a nod with a shrug with a look with a smilo. It is pestilence walking in dark ness, spreading contagion far and wide, which tho most wary traveler can not avoid; it is tho heart-searching dagger of tho dark assassin; it is the poisoned arrow whoso wounds ure in curablo;itis the mortal sting of the dendly adder, murder its employment, innocence its prey, and ruin its sport. Tho man who breaks into my dwelling, or meets mo on the public rond and robs mo of my property, docs me in jury. Ho stops mo on tho way to wealth, strips mo of my hard-earnod savings, involves mo in difficulty, and brings my family to penury and want. But ho docs mo nn injury that can bo ropaired. Industry and economy may again bring mointo circumstances of ease and aflluonco. Tho man who, coming at tho midnight hour, fires my dwelling, does mo an injury ho burns my roof, my pillow, my raiment, my very shelter from tho storm and torn posts; but he does mo an injury that can bo repaired. Tho storm may in deed beat upon mo, and chilling blasts, assail me. but charity will receive- ibt into her dwolllng, will glvo mo food to oat, and raiment to put on; will timoly nsslst me, raising a now roof ovor tho ashes of tho old, and I shall again set by my own fireside, und tasto tho sweets of friendship and of home. But tho man who circulates false reports concerning my character, who exposes ovory act of my life which may bo rep resented to my disadvantage, who goes first to this, then to that individual, tolls them he is very tender of my rep utation, enjoins upon them tho strictest secrecy, nud then fills their earof vith hearsay aud rumors, and, what ia worse, loaves them to dwell upon tho hints und suggestions of his own busy imagination the man who thus "filched from mo my good name" does mo an Injury which nalther Industry, not charity, nor time itself can repair. Catholic Telegram.