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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.