The Oregon Scout
Uones & Chanoey... Publishers
UNION, OREGON.
ODDS AND ENDS.
n&w Invention of English origin la
n incandescent lamp in wliich tbo fila
ment is coated with a layer of silicon.
It ii claimed that tho degreo of vacauin
nqairod insido the bulb will bo thusles
Moed.
An odd conception, manufactured at
the suggestion of a New York lady, is
an enameled o ran go which opens and
discloses a watch In one-half, and a
pnrao in tho other. Tho exterior of this
-vnlquo articlo is exceedingly realistic
Ixmdon is giving her electrio traction
ervico a boom. Beforo very long a
line of omnibuses run by electricity is
to be started. Thoy will bo driven by
tor&go batteries, and each bus is to
have a seating capacity of twenty-six
passengers.
Spain's population has grown incrcdi
Wy during tho last decade. There lias
"twen an increase of about ono million
people during thirteen years, This as
tonishing growth is attributed in a
great measuro to tho success that has
attondod tbo changes in tho hygienic
condition of the largo cities and towns.
Tho Duke of Northumberland is no
doubt tho greatest landowner in Eng
land. Ho owns mora than 200,000 acres
and has a rent roll of 8875,000 a year.
He is 81 years of ago and all his lifo has
'been a great reader.
Of 2,759 duels fought in Italy during
eleven years, 1,141 terminated by insig
nificant wounds, 1,400 by wounds
speedily healed, and CO only by wounds
subsequently producing death. It is
shown that nearly all tho duels take
pUoo in tho hot months and in tho vory
early morning hours.
Perhaps Jennor did not discover vac
eination. In a gravoyard of Worth,
Dorsetshire, thero la a tomb with this In
scription: "Bonjamin Jcstoy, of Down
hay, died April 18, 1810, agod 70. Ho
"was born at Yotminstor, in this county,
and was an upright, honest man, par
ticularly noted for having boon tho first
person known that introduced tho cow
pox by inoculation, and who, for his
great strength of mind, mudo tho ex
periment from tho cow on his wife and
two eons in tho year 1774."
Wordsworth's cottage at Grasmcro is
ono of tho most beautiful spots in that
lovely district. It dosorvos to bo saved,
and Stopford Brooko and his brother.
with Professor Knight, of St. Andrew's,
and others, oro making an appeal that
it should bo secured with tho orchard
and garden for tho modost sum of G5a
Tho proniotors aim to raise that sum
by small subscriptions, so that every
lover of tho poet may contribute and
thus mako tho monuuient a national
memorial to "Wordsworth.
Tho ofllcocy of hot water in shaving
is moro fully appreciated by tho peoplo
of that remarkably advanced country,
Japan, than in tho youngor civilizations
of tho west. Japanese barbers shavo
nearly all of tho exposed surfaces of a
man's head. Thoy shavo tho ears, tho
outsido and insido of tho noso, tho cyo
brows and a portion of tho scalp. No
lather is used, but a keon edgo is kept
constantly on tho razor by dipping it
Into hot water.
A rcmarkablo occurronco is reported
ty a nativo Japancso newspaper,
Scientists assign its causo to vacuum
due to atmospheric changes, whllo tho
villagers think it to bo tho work of dov
Ik. Tho circumstances aro as follows;
A man suddonly falls down whllo walk
ing in tho open air or in a houso,
in
-wncn a silt in tno liesii irom ono
inch to ono inch and a half in length
and about an inch in depth is found,
tho plaoo principally attacked being tho
legs. At tho time not much pain is
felt, but half an hour afterward tho
pain Increases as tho blood begins to
flow. Tho wounds aro said to vory dif
ficult to euro.
A New Violet Discovered
. 1 t it . If. V
"it is uio sweetest liowor i over
inow," said Miss Browing, tho well
"known Baltimore florist, displaying a
stew violet Just dlsoovored by Mr. A. 1.
Gordon Cummlng, on his place, near
Sykosvillo, Md. Tho foliago loaves on
thin violet are longer than tho ordinary
wild or cultivated violot Tho flower
leaves of tho now violet oro a soft
"white, striped or niottlod with light and
4ark purplo. Unliko tho other culti
vated violots, tho now ono is a single
violot. All tho cultivated violets
liavo hitherto, without exception, been
double tilnglo violets, until this dis
covery of Mr. Cumming's, have been
-without porfumo, but tho Sykosvillo
cultivated single violot has n wealth of
rich porfumo which cannot bo sur
tMLSsed. Thoso wonderfully sweet plants,
atephno, Odora and Oloo Fragrans, do
not givo off moro delightful odora than
tula new violet, Baltimore Bun.
Baby Still In the Klu,-.
"Willie a Buffalo family was moving
the mother suddenly missed the baby.
The infant could bo heard crying, and
the mother finally conjectured that she
-wa insido of a roll of carpet. It was
true. The baby had boon left in tho
-wJddlo of tho Bitting room floor, and
" lite men who took up tho carpet totcd
breadth over her without noticing
Iter, rolled her up in it, and stood tho
carpet up In tho hall. Tho child when
reeeued was puueturod hero and there
-wieii rusty tacks, and its mouth was
partly stuffed with carpet dust, but
otherwise it was quite hearty. Dotrolt
free Ym,
HER BEAUTIFUL HANDS.
The rosea are sweet and tbo lilies are fair,
As they beed 'ncatb the dews from nborej
They ro splendid and fair but tbey cannot com
pare With the beautiful bands of my love.
No jewels adorn them no glittering bands
They aro Just as God mado them, these sweet,
sweet hands I
And not for tho world with Its splendor and gold,
Nor the pearls from tho depths of the sea;
Nor tho queens of tho land, with their beautiful
bands,
Should these dear bands be taken from met
What exquisite blisses await their commands I
They were mado for my kisses theso dear, sweet
bonds!
Aye, mado for my kisses I And when, some day,
My llfo shall bo robbed of Its trust,
And the lips that are colder shall kiss them away,
And hide them In daisies and dust,
I will kneel In tho dark where tho angel stands,
And my kiss shall be last on these dear, sweet
hands! Smlthvlllo News.
ABRAHAM'S COURTSHIP.
During my residence on a north
Georgia plantation ono of my chief
pleasures was to listen to tho charac
teristic stories reluted by tho unedu-
nninA miwlliufa
a dozen or moro negro and whito
laborers wcro resting at noon, after
having eaten their dinners from their
tin buckets in tho shade of tho trees
which bordered a vast wheat field, j loss it was at camp mectin' whar
Abraham Jennings, a tall, slender j peoplo them times usu'lly tried their
man of about 45 years, was induced to I 60 , ,, , , .
recount tho story of his courtship a , , "Woll, after that I went thar toler'
thcino to which ho hud not uufrc-i bl ofUm? mighty nigh ever' timo
11 l- I i i TYinnrin' &.rmn tlirf Inllnfo n linnmn'
auentlv alluded as beinir of somewhat
moro than passing interest.
Mis innuendoes had excited tho in
terest of his hearers, and tho entiro
crroup sat open cured durincr tho ro- i
cital.
"Gi' mo tho water iuc Jake, vou
black rascal, cr you're lelt anything
in it," ho called out to a giant negro
who had just lowered tho articlo . in
question from his lips to tho grass.
iuicr ministering to ins iinrst wnn
tho neck of tho jug between his lips,
ho begun, with tho air of ono who very
much enjoys telling un experience :
"I saw myolo'oman fur tho fust
time," ho suitl, stroking his full, iron
gray beard with his sunburned hand,
whilst a tender expression stole into
his face, "over thar on tho Preston
farm.
"Her pnp, Jim nouse, had jist como
over tho mountain from Fannin', and
was ono o' tho Preston renters. I
went thar fur tho purposo o' huyin' a
poko o' seed corn of a spcciul variety
which hud been tho talk considerable
fur its beurin' qualities; an' which ho
had fetched from Fannin'.
I fust went to his shack, n noro
enough cabin it was, too, fur sich
agrccablo folks to live in, but it was
tho best thoy could git as it was Into in
year when thoy moved, an' good, com
fortable houses was as scu'eo us hen's
teeth them times.
"His wifo was busy a-cookin' dinner
at tho cliimbloy, was a-nattin' a butch
o' meal dough in n oven as I como up.
Sho hud a neat look, an' while sho was
a-dircctin' mo whar to find Jim, I cast
my eyes a bit on tho inside.
"I'd seed as many cabins ns tho next
un, out taut was the most homo like
un I'd seed in many a day.
"Tho flat rocks o tho hearth was us
clean us new straw, not even a speck
o' ashes. An' tho shelves, agin the
logs, was kivered 'ith papers cut not
chity on aigo. Everything wus us
bright as a pin.
"I found Jim an' his daughter Mary
down iu a ten aero iield in tho creek
bottom. Ho wus u luyin' oil' corn rows
with a bay nag in first rato order; sho
was udrappin the seed, un her brother,
a young strip of a boy, was kivcrin' it
'ith a hoe.
"Sho como up, ketched up 'ith tho
flow, while mo an' her pa wus talkin'.
thought on my soul I had nover seed
another sich. ITer face, which I seed
when sho shoved back her bonnet, was
tho purttiest I'd over nut eyes on. I
didn't hear half what Ilouso had to say
rccoinmcudiu' o' tho seed, which ho
was powerful partial to, kaso I had my
mind on her.
"Ho tol' Mary to go buck 'ith mo to
tho houso an' fill my poko with tho
corn; an' when I axed 'mi how much
tho daniugo wus ho shuck his head an'
said: 'Never mind about that thutho
b'lioved iu bein' neighborly.'
"No wowls passed 'twixt mo an' her
on tho way. Sho wus so powerful shy.
I's afeard almost to draw my breath,
much less to striko up a conversation.
Her motions couldn't a-bceu beat on
earth.
"When wo riched tho crib, nothin'
'copt n pen o' pino poles, sho riched in
air filled tho poko. 1 tol her I was
vory much obleeged fur tho 'commo
dutiou. " 'Not at all,' sho said, 'thout lookin'
up, an loft mo thar.
"I stopped behind n clump o' bushes
iu tho big road an' watched her on tho
way back to tho field. I nover was
much or n hair to tako on over wo
men; in fact, no end o' peoplo wus of
tho opiniou 'at I'd live an' dio a olo
batch, but just thar I firmly beliovo I
tuck a turn leustwiso I knowed
hadn't seed tho lust o' that gal.
"Tho fust step I tuck atter that was
to find out whar thoy went to mectin'.
Tho lneotin' houso wus two milo
furtler'n tho ooo I'd been goin' to, but
that didn't nick no odds. It was all I
could do to wait till Sunday, I wus so
sot on seem' ner agin.
4You aro agom to j'ino our sido,'
a Bcusloy said, ugrinnin' kuowin'
olo
liko, w
whon l
hen I overtuck 'iin on tho
meotin' houso
road. 'You may havo
'tain't Jim House's gal
my olo hat ef
from t'other sido tho river. You got
up an fed 'foro day, I'll bound you.
Tho nurson'll havo to havo tho mectin' I
houso mado bigger to 'commodato tho , tho door. Tho houso was packed with
congregation. Thar's a powerful sight womon; most o' tho men was a stand
o' intrust aboin' tuck lately in tho ' in' around Uio front. I tuck a placo
word o' Uio Lord.' with them. I mid no attention to
"Inovor said nothin'; it wasn't no
use 1 jest whipped my mulo to mako
jso. I jest whipped my mulo to mako
im keop up 'ith his boss, an' wo wont j
m to tho meotin' houso.
"I hitched nn' wont in.
"Thar thoy sot, Mary an' hor mother
sido by sido on tho women's sido. and
Ilouso an' Ida eon ou t'other.
: Iditbi.'t pay ovorly much attention
Arirhat (ho parson had to wy, fur I
couldn't keep my mind off'n Mary.
Howsomovcr, when it was ended an'
ho began to exhort mourners to come
up to tho mourners' bench, an' Mary
nz, so dignified, an' went for'ard, I
tuck a triilo int'rust myself an' went
up with a passlo o' men fellers to be
prayed fur.
"Atter mectin' I j'ined Houso out
side ; I felt just as back'ard 'bout goin'
nigh his daughter ns before. As I ex
pected, ho nxed mo to dinner an' I
went 'long. There were three or four
fellers, mostly from our settlement, the
lost ono of 'cm n-hankcrin' arter Mary,
jist lack so many bees
a-bur.zin' around
a iresh Mower.
"I said nothin' to her nor them
nother. I was n lavin' low some'n'
tol' mo that when it como to a stretch
I wouldn't bo no furder behind 'an any
tho rest. Tho other fellers went on
ahead 'itli tho two women an' I shuffled
my deck o' cyards with the olo man
you fellers '11 seo how tho gamo was
I played out.
"Purtty soon Mrs. Houso sho drop
ped back with us, said sho couldn't
, stan' tho'r foolish chattenn'. Then I
i proceeded
with her.
to cit better acquainted
I talked to her about tho
I prcachin'
an' sich matters as women
?JL,aB most generally keer fur.
I "When wo got to tho cabin wo all
I wcnt 111 " tuck als. I don't think
? ovcr Bot down to a bcttcr "inner, un-
mectin' some other fellers a hanirin1
'round.
"When thoy was present I made a
pint to have mighty lectio to say to
them. I ginerilly put in my timo a
conversin' with her father or mother,
an' I did tho right thing sartin, fur
thoy was most al ays a-praisin' of mo
iu ono way or a nother.
"Air moreover, a blin' man could a
seed that Mary wasn't satisfied with
mat sort o arrangement. As soon as
I tuck notice o her oneasmess I got
wuss at it. Lvery blessed timo the
ollier fellers ud swarm aroun' I'd de
liberately movo my cheer across to tho
old folks, or cf they wasn't convenient
I'd git squar up an' light out.
"But on tho other ban', when mo
and her'd bo alono tho best of 'em
couldn't n-head mo ofi
"Well, things rocked on in that way
for a month, they'd progressed fur
enough, I 'lowed, so I considered I'd
fetch 'm to u focus.
"Ono night in August I think it
was about tho third Monday, if I rec
ollect right I camo by to tako her to
a big party at Ford's. It was a lectio
furtler'n two miles ; wo was a-goin' to
tako it afoot. It was a clo'r, moon
shiny night jest fittcn fur what I had
in mind.
"I never seed 'er look as fino sonco
I'd been a-knowin' of her. Wo went
down the big road, her on ono sido an'
mo on tother about tho length of a
wagon axlo betwixt us; sho wasn't
willin' fur mo to get nighcr. In fact,
sho seemed to bo moro tedious 'an I'd
over seed her before.
Tltci T trtitit i r i.nti n nl Anal
I that thar is a mighty big diil'crcnco in
t tho way town peoplo and country peo
plo do their courtin'. I've seed both
sorts. Town folks always havo plenty
i to say. an' aro easy enough nbout it,
but when a country gal on' a feller git
ready to pop tho question they uro
more tonguo tied 'n new born babies.
"Lord, IM thought up tho most
natchcrl kind of a speech to say, but I
couldn't do it to savo me.
"Fust thing I knowed we'd dono
passed tho forks, not far from Ford's,
and I hadn't opened my mouth; more-
i over, tho road seemed to bo a-passin'
' uudor our feet samo us ef wo's behind
a trottin' boss. I knowed that
wouldn't do, but I didn't know how to
, better it.
j "I'd crossed over on to her sido o' tho
road, but that was as fur as I advanced.
I felt powerful inclined todrap back a
( step bohiml 'er, fur it was mighty
ticklish to bo n-walkin' so nigh iier,
an' her nor mo nother n-talkin, when
I I knowed sho was sartin o' what I
i wanted to say.
j "I seed tho light at Ford's on tho
riso ahead, an sho stopped at tho
( branch that run across tho road to put
on hov shoes an' stockin's- that she'd
been a-totin', wrapped up in a towel.
1 In them daj'8 it was mighty common
, fur gals to prcsarvo their shoes by not
wearin' 'em when they tuk a long
walk.
"I dropped buck u i-od or so, out of
Iicrliteness, portendin' tcr bo inspectin'
Tord'a chanco of a corn crop t'other
sido tho fence. When sho riz from
tho log sho was a-scttin' on I j'ined 'cr
j agin.
j "Thar was jist ono lcetlo moro shady
stretch betwixt us an' tho houso: so I
' knowed ef t'wus over dono on earth it
had to bo then
totuuioni utnougni
lUUuO Up lUV XnUUt at
struci: mo. 1 nuuio up my
I'd grab her an' kiss 'cr smncl
UaU 111
in'an'thur wouldn't bo no partio'lar
uso in 'nother ono o' us u-tnlkiu'
over it.
j , , " iy xuwm-
"I changed sides with 'er an got i
triilo nicher. An', jist beforo wi
ro'ched tho end o' tho shado, I flung
my loft arm aroun' hor an'drawed her
squar agin mo; an', 'foro sho knowed
what was up, I'd slapped it to her
right iu tho mouth.
"'Sho turned on moan' clawed wuss'n
a wildcat, an jerked out'n my holt. I
couldn't a belt her no moro'n a baby
could a eel in water. Then sho went 1
on ahead o' mo liko a tornado, 'thout
lookin' back, an' wont into tho front
door o' Fowl's witli a imissIo o' others.
"I nover was as tuck buck. It was
a gonuiuo surprise. I was convinced
'at sho'd go right in an tell tho others.
"I followedlier in that is. its fur as
what tho f oilers stud to mo; I was busy
a-watchin' Mary's movements,
"Sho went right up to Jeiinio
an' said somoV to hor; then shot
a - watclnn' ilary's movements.
Ford
turned
nn' looked at mo
arcs
cuns. Bho
fust got ml us blood in tho face, then
turned as whito as a sheet. Sho como
right through tho crowd to mo a
lookin' powerful flustered.
'I want to seo you n ininuto, Mr,
Jennings,' sho said a-trcmblin' so much
when sno touched mo on tho arm 'at I
forgot my own skecr.
'"I followed her outside; sho led tho
way down behind a clump o' grape
vines. I wondered what on earth was
a-comin' next
"Atter wo got thar, out o' sight o'
tho house, sho stood perfectly still
'thout so much as openin' 'or mouth.
"Terectly she said, kinder flustered,
fumblin' amongst tho grapevines liko
sho was atter a uunch o' grapes:
" 'Havo you got a handkercher about
you J'
" 'What?' I axed, so' much astonished
I could hardly speak.
liavo you got a handkercher? ' sho
! said atrain.
better oresh
off vour coat, its liter'lv
kivered 'ith face powder. You don't
want folks to bo a-makin' liirht o' us.
do you?" t
"I bresheditoff in a hurry, I reckon,
about tho gladest man on earth jist
then, fur I knowed we'd como to a'
understandin'. 'Fore wo went back
in she'd promised to marry me. Wo
didnl. coin richfcoff. furwo hada crood
, deal to say, atter wo onco got started,
and besides, we had to stop several
times to brcsh on my coat, fur gals in
them days jest6tuck their heads in
tho flour barrel when thoy begun to
primp.
"We're been mun an' wifo nigh
twenty year, an' in that timo I hain't
seed a single day o' discontent. We're
got as likely a set chil'reu as tho
gincral run, an' wo aro thankful for
what tho Lord has allowed us.
"Sho wasn't the sort that's ketched
easy. Till my dyin' day I'll al'ays
feel sartin it was pcert management,
an' onderstantlin' of tho female giner-
ation, that fetched her." Will
N.
Harbcn in Atlanta Constitution.
A Story of the Grout Duke.
It may bo of interest to some of
i your readers to hear
n
characteristic
story of tho gn
great duke,
wliich was
' told mo
by a ccntleman principally
concerned in tho affair.
Tho Duko of Wellington at ono pe
riod of his lifo was rather fond of tell
ing a certain pig sticking story, and
persons who knew of this weakness
used to lead tho conversation so that
tho great man might have an oppor
tunity of relating his favorite anec
dote. But at length ho became suspi
cious, and any allusion to tho subject
mado him extremely angry. About
this time nearly sixty years ago tho
duko was staying at Belvoir. Ono of
tho visitors at tho castlo had nover
heard anything about tho pig sticking
adventure, and was easily persuaded
that tho duko would bo pleased if ho
wcro asked to tell his lamous story.
Accordingly ono morning after break
fast in tho long gallery, when seated
not far from the duke, tho gentleman
ventured to tell his grace how much
ho should liko to hear somo of his ex-
Sericnces of Indian sport. At first tho
uko was inclined to bo seriously of-
ienueu, uut looking round and discov
ering irom the laces ol tho
comnanv
Willi imu iiujuiri'i uuii ueuii iiruiiiiueu.
and that thoVequest was made in perl
iect goou luitu, no quietly got up and,
drawing his arm through tho gentle
man's, said: "I shall bo delighted to
tell you all you want to know, but let
us como to tho end of tho gallery,
whero wo can talk quietly." A pleas
ant half hour's conversation ensued,
and it was not till somo hours later
that tho intended victim learned what
a triumph ho had nchioved over tho
tn-ucticnl jokers, and what a quiet re
mko had been administered to them.
Tho Atlueneum.
An Ingenious Letter Itox.
Tho box is of cast iron, and similar
in general appearanco to tho ono now
in use. It is divided into two com
partments, un upper ono for newspa
pers and nnothcr for letters. Tho mail
is removed by turning a key, which
causes tho bottom of tho box to drop,
depositing all tho contents in tho car
rier's bag hung on a hook underneath.
Tho carrier does not handlo tho mail
at any timo. When tho box is un
locked a bell rings that can bo heard a
block, and an ingenious arrangement
of indicators designutes tho timo of tlio
next collection.
Tho box is a sort of nuito detective.
If tho I) o'clock indicator appears on
tho box at 3:tt0 it is at onco evident Unit
tho carrier is not attending to business.
If that gentleman Ji uds a 3 :30 indicator
when ho visits tho box at 3, it is evi
dent somebody bus been attending to
it for him. The box, onco opened in
any way by a thief, must bo opened
and shut seventy-four times, which
would not allow him to escape detec
tion. As each box is numbered, any irregu
larity can bo promptly reported. Tho
letter slots on tho sides aro arranged
wiui a metal up on tho insido that pro-
eludes all Uunpering: with tho coutenta
W flnrros nfWiVc Tliorn um cnvnml
rttlint iinvnl frtoiuwic nwl 1ir Kiv
altogether an ngenious and practical
l"a lohio Tr ,no
co"uM.-ulucago iribune.
ri c- -t r-
Dtieuio Germ Mutt Go.
Recent developments in bacteri
ologyt according to Dr. Austin Flint,
givo increasing promiso of results of
tho greatest importanco to tho whole
human race. A revolution iu tho
scionco and practico of mediciuo is
being slowly hut surely wrought, and
a better acquaintance with hacteria
must in timo mako provcntablo or
mu.s,t n u m"k0 proyontab
Sas"v , curable a largo class of
now
formidable ailments. Amonir tho dis-
eases in which tho presonco of bacteria
has already been surely traced, and
their influence lessoned or destroyed,
tho malarial foyers, certain catarrhs.
tetanus and nearly all contagious and
skin diseases. Now York Telegram.
Tho spread of leprosy in India has
convinced tho natives that tho diseaso
is contagious. India bus about 135,
000 of tho sufferers, and tho list is
swelling at n tremendous rate.
Tho body of a boy drowned hi a pond
was found by submerging an incan
desccui Ighi secured to the cud of a
u tno renoi or euro or tno patient, aro , venioa a
consumption, diphtheria, typhoid mg richly
fever, yellow fovor. relapsinc fever. Ho was
A Doso of Her Own Medicine.
"Talk about a woman's Inconsisten
cy! Well, I had an examploof it to
night that fairly took my breath away,"
tnd tho speaker took a puff at his ci
gar. "I was at tho theatre, and of
course my seat was directly behind
ono which contained a woman with a
big hat. Tho hat was not only high,
but it was topped off with waving
plumes, and it soon started in to spoil
the evening for mo. Tho woman bob
bed her head from sido to sido in a way
that played tho deuco witli my nerves,
because I was kept Jumping from sido
to sido in my efforts to catch glimpses
of, the actors. At first I didn't know
what was tho causo of her activity, but
finally I discovered that tho woman In
front of her had on even a bigger hat
than sho woro herself. Well, I gave up
trying to seo tho stage tho rest of the
first act and devoted myself to enjoy
ing tho plight of my tormentor, as she
dodged on tins side and then on that
to avoid tho big hat in front of her.
"At tho end of tho act I got another
seat, where I could see both the stage
and tho woman who had sat beforo mo.
Sho wasn't young or pretty (women
who wear big hats at tho theatre sel
dom are), and I confess I took great
gleo in seeing her go tlirough tho con
tortions through which she had recently
put me. Sho became furious, and
dropped remarks to her husband which
I was suro were by no means compli
mentary to tho woman in front.
"After the play I managed to get
alongsido tho woman and walk out of
tho theatre at her elbow. If sho wasn't
I muttering all the spiteful things imogin
i able to her husband about tho poor
; creature whoso hat had put her in such
a temper, and bless you, it probably
nover ocourred to her that sho had been
doing tho samo thing herself wliich she
thought so mean in her guilty sister. I
I hope that her experience taught her to
look for the beam in her own oyo first,
but I'vo no idea it did." New York
Tribune.
Srullop Shells.
In olden tunes when pilgrims camo
1 from tho Holy Land thoy woro as an
! emblem of their vows a pretty brown
J and whito shell, called St. James' shell,
now better known as a scallop shell.
Largo shells of this kind were early
utilized as baking dishes, and havo
given their name to a great number of
excellent scalloped or "escalloped"
, preparations of fish and meat. Of late
years luxurious tasto has demanded
something moro costly, and silver shells
in tho shapo of tho old sea shell, at $50
a dozen, havo taken tho placo of
scallop shells at sixty cents a dozen.
Tho smaller scallop shells aro exceed
ingly pretty for many decorativo pur
poses. Their wavy shapo and delicate
hues of brown and cream aro so beau-
.1 n. x 1.1 1 1 -, . .
. thoy have been used for fancy
work by many peoplo who would havo
been shocked if they had known tho
shell was as common as an oyster, and
was thrown away from our market
stalls by the bulk.
Tho natural scallop shell is covered
with a rough coating, which is easily re
moved by soaking it in a weak solution
of chlorate of lhno and water, in pro
portion of half a pound of lhno to a gal
lon of water. Tho shells must each bo
pierced four times on each sido of tho
baso and onco higher up on each sido if
thoy aro to bo sown on velvet or silk to
border a cushion or form a wreath
around the baso of a pretty circular
work bag. This is dono with a single
drop of caustic. Only a tiny drop must
bo used, and a hole must bo instantly
drilled through with a strong needle.
As soon as a holo is pierced tho shell
must bo dropped In cold water to stop
tho action of tho acid, which might
otherwise spread. As soon as tho shells
aro pierced varnish them with tho finest
wliito varnish used by artists. It will
hardly show, but will bring out tho col
ors as holding a shell hJwator does.
Now York Tribuno.
The Futile Scheme of a Tramp.
An attempt was mado to wreck the
Tacoma bound Northern Pacific train
at Linton, seven miles north of Port
land, Oro. Tho train was suddenly
flagged by a tramp named F. S. Tay
lor, who told a strange story of an en
counter with train wreckers. He said
that while walkjng on tho road to Port
land ho saw three men piling old ties
and fallen trees high on tho track.
When thov Raw him tlinv nnf. n. nistnl
to his head and mado him tako a seat
fin n lnr nnrl knnn nntnf rlitln
proceeded with their work. Their work
I so engrossed them that ho managed to
I slip away unnoticed just in timo to pro
! vent a wTeck.
j Taylor was taken aboard tho train
and treated liko a prince. Ifo was sent
back from Contralia, and Sheriff Kelly
took chargo of hhn to get a description
of tho wreckers. Taylor claimed that
ho know nothing about tho country,
but ho was so ininuto in his details in
describing tho obstructions plied on tho
track that tho sheriff suspected somo-
' tiling. Finally, ho turned to Taylor,
saying: "You did this." Taylor wilted,
, and confessed and told all. Ho said ho
piled tho stuff on tho track and pro-
rewarded by tho company.
arrested and is now in Jail.
! Thorn wnm fWl niunnntram nn tlm fmln
' - u. M.U MM414.
St Paul Pioneer Press.
Jutt Uko Other Men.
Stanley Bet out on a very expensivo
expedition to roscuo Emin Pasha. Ho
rescued hhn. Emin discovered that tho
rescued always play second flddlo to
tho rescuers, and ho turns about and
walks back with never a "thank you"
to Stanley. After this ho will rescuo
himself and reap all the credit Detroit
Free Press.
A
Proof That the Earth Turns.
It has puzzled tho heads of a good
many youngsters to know how tho
earth turns round. A German educa
tional journal, published in Frankfort,
gives tho following directions for prov
ing that tho earth "docs movo:"
"Tako a good sized bowl, fill it nearly
full of water, and placo it upon tho
floor of a room which is not oxposcc
to shakine or jarring from tho street.
Sprinkle over tho surfaco of tho water
a coating of lycopodium powder a
1 whito substance wliich is sometimes
used for tho purposes of tho toilet, and
which can bo obtained at oJmost any
' apothecary's. Then upon tho Burfaco
of this coating make, with powdered
charcoal, a straight black lino, say an
inch or two in length.
"Having mado this little black mark
with tho charcoal powder on tho sur
face of the contents of tho bowl, lay
down upon tho floor, close to tho bowl,
a stick or somo other straight object,
so that it will bo exactly parallel witli
tho mark. If tho lino happens to bo
parallel with a crack in tho floor, or
with anv stationary object in tho room,
this will servo as well. Leavo tho
bowl undisturbed for a few hours, and
then observe tho position of tho black
mark with referenco to tho object that
it was parallel with. It will bo found
to havo moved about, and to havo
moved from east to west that is to
1 say, in tho direction opposito to that
of tho movement of tho earth on iU
' axis. The earth, in simply revolving,
lias earned tho water and everything
elso in tho bowl around with it, but
tho powder has been left behind a
1 little. Tho lino will always bo found
to havo moved from cast to west,
! which proves that everything elso has
moved tho other way.' Court Jour-
' nal.
A Creature of the Mist.
An interesting optical illusion may
bo experienced almost any night when
thero is a alight mist on tho Third
Avenuo Elevated railway between
Houston and Grand street stations.
About fifty yards from cither of theso
platfcrins a shadow quite as black as
tho smoko from an engino of tho fire
department when it is hard at work
seems to ariso directly from tho streets
through tho tracks. So denso is this
shadow that tho lights north of tho
Houston street station cannot bo dis
tinguished from Grand street. Atrain
going north or south seems about to
plungo into tho thickest sort of smoke
when it reaches tho point in question,
but tho headlight may bo seen, never
theless, shining along tho track
through tho apparently impenotrablo
mist, even with moro luminousness
than along other parts of tho road.
Tho solution of this mystery wa3
given byagatcman at Grand street:
"I havo lots of persons como up to mo
almost every night, and, asking mo
what's on fire, point up toward Hous
ton street. I ask them whero tho firo
is and thoy almost invariably point to
tho shadow, for such it is after all.
Tho blocks along tho Bowery whero
that shadow extends aro perhaps the
most brilliantly lighted along tho
thoroughfare Tho "brilliancy of the
electric lights falling upon tho super
structure of tho tracks casts a shadow
against tho mist that is inky in black
ness. Sometimes, when tno fog is
very heavy, tho lights cast long rays
through tho spaces between tho ties
and tho mist reilects them, making
that part of tho road look as though
an aurora borealis had dropped down
to seo tho town." Now York Times.
Camel's Ilnlr unci Where It Comes From.
I Camel's hair has been employed in
eastern countries during many centu
ries for tho production of durable,
! though somewhat coarse, tissues; but
i its introduction into European manu
I factures is of comparatively recent
date. Tho color of tho hair varies
, considerably, according to tho climato
of tho country and the breed of tho
animal, and ranges from a dark brown
' to pure whito, thd latter, however,
being very scarco and fetching com
paratively high prices. Tho hair is
, not obtained by clipping, but is
combed oil tho camel when it is
changing its coat, and presents any
thing but an attractive appearanco in
its natural state. It is brought from
, tho interior on tho backs of camels in
small bales to tho Arabian and Syrian
ports and to Egypt, whence it is mostly
forwarded to Bradford, wliich is tho
most important market in Europo for
this article. Camel's hair aiFords two
kinds of material namely, tho hair
properly so called, which is often used
in its natural stato in tho list of cloth,
and tho short down or noils employed
in tho north of England, Franco and
other countries for manufacturing
nouveautes and fancy materials for
ladies' dresses. Great difficulty was
oxpenenced in utilizing earners hair
as long as tho fashions favored felted
and lino materials, but since choviot
goods havo becomo tho voguo it has
been employed successfully m several
countries. North British Mail.
Goctho's Digestive Cajmclty.
According to tho bills of faro pro
served ill Uio city archives at Jena
Goetho was in tho habit of dining ex
ceedingly well. Ho also liked com
pany at dinner, for during tho poriod
covered by tho bills wheu ho had not
ono guest with him, ho had threo. Ho
always had four courses, and some
times moro, tho dishes of his choice
being such as roast beef and roast pork
on Uio same day; soups wiUi dump
hngs, and a sirloin with anchovy
sauce, witii i-oasted pigeons and roast '
mutton tp follow, tho dinner rathor of a
glutton Uian of a poet For a week and
moro ho dined in this fashion, tho bill
vuiy vuming iu u muo moro tuan 3.
It is satisfactory to know that this
really great man could dino woll, and
was not a dyspeptic wreck, though it
is not so pleasant to know that tho
poet squabbled with Uio landlord over
tho items, and oven went to law with
him on tho subject Loudon Lifo.
In Sumatra fig bearing trees havo.
branches producing figs either on-.
Uroly or partially uudcr ground.
Paint mado with turpentine is a bct
protector for iron work than when,
mixed with linseed oil.