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i I r: . w $f r . ... . . ,. 1 t b ttf I 4 3 oi bi ti It ti' m r4 O. k t' I, ,t - i 15 A f Is- Ufa v. . la V , . to. ) .'Sj. I Hi. 1 I T- n r- I I r"i Kt r-n,, 1 The Oregon Scout !ONE8 &. Chancey Publishers. UNION, OREGON, r" BAD NEWS FOR BLONDES. Season for Thinking That Fair Hair In nccomlnr Kxtlnct. In forming opinions as to whether f air fcaired persons aro less numerous in a particular locality now than formerly, "tho clement of ago has to be considered. A porson who has spont his childhood in a fair-haired district, and visits it again after a lapse of years, may easily imagine that tho number of fair-haired persons is fowor than formorly, meroly on account of tho class of persons from whom ho draws the inference bolng xnoro adult than those of whom ho has recollections formorly. From tho rato at which hair darkens from childhood to adult ago wo havo pome valuable observations, which show that tho hair of Hght-comploxlonod male childron darkens from 55 per cent, during tho first fivo years of life to 33 per cont at 45 yoars, and dark hair with light eyes is found to lncreaso in about tho same ratio. Darkening of tho fctnalo hair and eyes with ago takos placo to a much less extent than among males. It would appear, thoreforo, that in estimating tho increase or diminution of fair-haired persons in a particular district observations on females aro much moro trustworthy than on males, from tho fact that they aro much loss liable to variations; but, on tho other hand, it must bo rotnombored that tho color of a woman's hair is moro liablo to Iter according to tho tint which is con sidered the most fashionablo at a par ticular time. Jlosidog tho blending of fair-haired racos with tho dark stocks, thoro aro other oloments which Dr. Beddoo has shown may account for the diminution of fair hair in England, and thoso should not bo overlooked. Ho considors that tho xanthous tomporamont is loss ablo to withstand tho unsanitary conditions existing in tho crowded populations of our groat cities than tho melanotic, and that in this way tho law of natural soloction oporatos against Its incroaso. Again, as a largo majority of women live and dio unmarried and childless, it is probable, in his opinion, that tho physical qualities of tho raco may bo to a small oxtont molded by the notion of conjugal as woll as natural soloction. In support of this ho has gl von statistics showing that of 737 womon only 55.5 por cont of thoso with fair hair woro married, against 70 por cont. with black hair, while 37 por cent, with fair hair wore unmarried, against 18 por cent, with black. On classifying thoso with rod, fair, and brown hair as "blondo," and thoso with dark brown and black hair as "dark," wo havo 350 of tho formor and 301 of tho latter. Of tho blondes ho found 00 por cent, woro mar rlod to 70.5 of tho dark, and 32 por cont. of tho formor woro unmarrlod to 21.5 of tho lattor. If during sovoral gonorations this preforonco among tho malo box for wives with dark hair should continue, it is reasonable to suppose it would oxort an influonco decidedly ndverso to tho incroaso of fair-hairod persons bolng maintained. On various groundB, there fore,' it would soom as If tho fair hair so much bolovod by poots and artists is doomed to bo encroached upon and oven roplacod by that of darkor huo. Tho rato at which this is taking placo is probably slow, from tho fact that naturo is most consorvativo In hor changes. British Medical .Journal. LAST SLAVE VOYAGE. Tuo Hliippliiir, Htowlnif unit Feeding of a Cargo of Slave. During tho embarkation I was en gaged separating thoso nogrocs who did not appoar robust, or who had rocolved somo trilling Injury In gotting on dock, and sending them to an improvised hos pital mado by bulk-heading a spaco la tho roar of the forecnstlo. Tho othorB, as they arrived, were stowed away by tho Spanish mate; so that when all wero aboard thoro was just room for each to Ho upon one sido. As no one knew what proportion tho men were, all woro horded together. Tho nuxt morning the separation took place; tho women and girls woro all sent on dock, and numbered about four hundred. Then a oloso bulkhead was built across tho ship and othor bunas constructed,. Tho wo mon woro sent below, and enough inon sent up to onublo tho carpontor to havo room to construct additional bunks. A moro doolie and easily managed lot of croaturos can not bo Imagined. No vio lence of any kind was necessary; it was somotlmos dilllcult to niuko thorn under stand what was wanted; but as soon as they comprehended immediate compli ance followed. Tho negroes wero now sent on dook in groups of eight and squatted around a large wooden plattor, heaping full of cooked rice, beans and pork cut into small cuboB. Tho platters woro mudo by cutting off tho head of Hour or othor barrels, leaving about four Inches of tho slaves, Haoh negro was given a wooden spoon, which all on board had auiusod thomsolvos in (naklng during our forty-day trip. Itarrel staves wero sawed into lengths of eight inches, split into other pieces ono and a half inches wldo, and then shaped Into a spoon with our pookot-knlves. It was surprising -what gqod spoons could bo made in that manner. A piece of rope yarn lied to u spoon and hung around tho neck was tho way in whioli every Individual re tained his property, Thoro not being room on deck for tho entire cargo to food at ono time, platters woro sent bo twoen docks, so that all uto at ono hour, turoo times dally. Casks of wator wore placed in convenient plauos, and an abundant supply furnished day aud night Goorgo Howe, M, D.,lnSerlbnor. It Wi Conclusive, Mrs. Llvowayt (of Chicago) Yes, young Mr. Lakor wanted to marry our Susie, but I put my foot right down on it Mrs. North Illver (with a glunco at Mrs. LlvewaytB feet) Well, thotoov rl the tfrOjUud.T-iy.Mt fchare. GOD'S PROVIDENCE. POISONOUS PLANTS. " ' ' " A A Heller That Helps the Unfortunate to Hear Their litmlens Nobly. Nothing so holps the unfortunate to bear their burdens as a belief that thoso burdens aro a part of tho providence of tho world and como to them with purpose and design, and, although not easy to bear now, havo a future benefit notonly to themselves, but to tho whole universe at largo. This bolief begets a sp rit of humility which in itself gives tho strength to bear moro than half of tho hard load, for with its coming departs all that defiance, all that fighting with fate, which Is as useless as It Is desper ate. And with tho willing spirit of humility comes also a capacity for reli ance and trust, for dependence on su premo and fathorly care, that makes all pain seom lighter than it could seem otherwise, and that gives ono all tho satisfaction that tho little child has when sobbing out its grief after any hurt upon a mother's breast. It Is a tromondous thing for ono to possess this sense of the fatherhood and provldonco of tho power that rules tho universe; ono who has it fully ceases to struggle, rests in tho divlno arms, and no matter what deprivation, effort, loss or sorrow comes, that person remains satisfied with tho divlno will, seostho sun behind tho shadow, feels that grief and troublo aro temporary but better things aro eternal, and finds It easier to enduro with that help, as if ono wero carried ovor on strong wings. I!ut ono who docs not possess this faith In God's providence has tho woes of tho world, so far as they affect one's self, to carry all alone, has to fight with tho sun in the face, has a burden undor which tho giants of old would havo stag gered. Tho folly and futility of tho ef fort aro as cortain as if ono undortook to mako a world ono's self, or to hold It in correlation with tho othor worlds. It ends either In stony lndllforenco that has Its consoquenco in an equal indiffer ence to ploasuro and satisfaction, so that if ono no longor suffors, neither docs ono any longer enjoy, or else in mad ness. Tho moment that tho oilort is surrendered comes peace, comes abso luto abandonment of all ono's solf-ro-lianco and resistance, comes comploto aurrondor to tho all-surrounding power, In which alono Is recompense for troublo or hopo of rollof. Thoy that dlsboliovo In God's providenco aro no wiser thon thoy that bollovo In It, thoy themselves openly declare that they do not bollovo becauso they do not know, and moan tlmo knowledgo Is wisdom, and thoy cer tainly aro no happier. Thus It seems solf-ovldont that in tho beginning of misfortuno to bo nblo to oxperionco not only non-roslstanco and submission to fate, hut ncqulesconco and loving trust, is tho part of religion and duty, to bo sure, but that it is nlso, in viow of its capacity of producing comfort and hap piness, tho part of worldly wisdom also. Harper's Bazar. A MUSCULAR HEN. She Vanquishes lllildy hikI Adopts a Fumlly or Kittens. At Stafford Springs, Conn., a dotor minod old hen wanted to sit Hor ownor romovod hor eggs, whoroupon in queru lous mood sho quit hor nest and blustered about tho homestead, finding a great deal of fault with llfo. Whilo she was doing that tho family cat discovered hor artistically wrought and rounded nost curled upon It and doposlted llvo kittens In It Thon biddy camo back, pitched Into pussy, fairly drovq hor off tho nest, flow In and Hat down on tho kittons, ovldontly inforrlng thoy woro a new kind of chickens, she had hatched in a moment of mental abstraction. For a day or two tho lion brooded away and tho unhappy cat stalked about tho promises watching for an opportunity to get back hor own. At tho ond of throe days tho hen had to quit tho old stand for food and wator, and prompt y tho cat slipped into tho nest and taking tho kittons ono by ono by tho cuff of tho nook, transported thorn all to tho distant part of tho hay-mow. Thon camo biddy homo again. Whon flho found tho lledglngs flown sho raised anothor noisy row all about tho farm. Sho looked alow and aloft vainly for nwhllo, for tho missing brood, and final ly found thorn ranged llko pegs, on a telegraph polo arm alongsldo tho paront cat Again anothor hattlo and tho old cat had to fly from tho furious hon pecking, but sho took along ono kitten In her tooth, while tho hon hold tho field of battle, and four feline spoils. With tho kitten in hor tooth tho cat scaled a high scallold and mado for her self a now home, with hor ono offspring by her side. 'Iho old hon is atlll on- camped on tho rest of the kittons In tho now-mado nost She lays not, neither does uhu cacklo, hut It really looks as If sho was going to bring up tho four kits In spite of all drawbaokH and sotbacks. Tho Stafford Springs mun has watched the proceedings impartially, but with Interest and ho fancies ho is proprietor of tho only ease of cat and hen nbduo tlon and re abduct on. Who can beat this novel sight? Oh o Farmer. Ilmr lo Stop IIIcimiukIis. Hiccough Is produced by a spasmodic twltohlng of the diaphragm. If it hap pens whon a person is just breathing in, It produces a sort of guttural noise. If tho porson has strength of will enough ho can take hold of his diaphragm and hold it down, that Is, by taking a deep breath the diaphragm Is contracted so that It can not contract any more, Tho spasms of hiccough occur In rhythmical ordor, once In bo many seconds. Ascer tain tho length of tho Interval and thou about tlvo seconds before It Is Unto foe tho hiccough, tako a deep breath delib erately and slowly, and hold It until you bavo passed two porlods. This will break up tho rhythm, Frightening a person has tho same effect and explains tho philosophy of that mode of cure. Hiccough is usually duo to Irritation or Bomo other disturbance of tho stopiuoh. ltomovo tho cause and break up tho habit Dr. J. II. Kellogg. lie NeTer Went to College. Mr, Hansom- My dear, I think you must bo mistaken in your opinion that young Sklnigullot Is a college bred man. Mrs. Hansom Why? Mr. Hansom I drew him into oonyor atlon about foot-ball and ho doesn't know un iota ubuut It Chlcaco Inter Ocean. Four Rules for Identifying rolson-Ivy j and I'olson-Suinacli. j There need be no trouble In lndontl- fylng tho poison-Ivy In any of Its forms. Tho hairy trunk will often serve us, but 1 thcro aro two other features which are of much more value. First let us re- j member that its leaves aro always grouped in threes whatever tho outlines . of thoir moro or less wavy margins. In ' somo sections tho plant is always called ' tho "three-leafed ivy " And this nat- j urally loads mo to a consideration of j that other vino with similar habits which is commonly known in tho same i localities as the "five-leafed ivy," and a leaf of which I havo hore pictured under I tho title of "an Innocent victim." This Is a loaf of tho Ampelopnui rjuinquefolia quinquefoliaftvQ leaves), also called Virginia creeper and woodbine. Look at tho leaf, and fix Its form in j-our J mind. This is ono of our most boauti- 1 ful native climbers. It is allied to tho ; grapo-vlno, Is perfectly harmloss, and Is ' tho ono plant that has to suffer from , suspicion, being often destroyed undor tho Impression that it is tho "poison ivy." I Tho writer know of a porson who pos- sessed a beautiful homo upon tho Hud- Bon, and whoso deficiency In knowing of this ono little page of botany cost ! him a sovoro loss. Ills children wore 1 suddenly prostratod with ivy-poisoning, and ono of his "ninth hour" neighbors 1 camo in to offer him somo loarnod ad- vico. Somothing In this stylo: "Woll, Squlro, it's fetched 'om at last I I'vo been tellin' Betsy all along that i tho pesky stuff would ketch yo artor a while. Woll, thar, goodness and truthl Timo an' timo agin, whon I'vo boon goln' by tho gate an' seen them air chll- , dren playin' in the summer-house yen- j dor, It's mado mo feol 'tarnal ticklish, j an' I'vo sed timo and agin, an' told 1 llotsy so tow, that I'd bet my best gob- I blor thoy'd bo broko out aforo a weok, ' an' now thoy'vo dono It; an' if you tako I my advice, you'll cut tho pesky weed j down an' burn it boforo tho hull on yo is kotchod. ion needn't look so sur prised, Squlro. What I'm tollln' yer Is for yuro own good. That air weed Is plzoh-shumako, an' it'll nigh on to kill somo folks." Such advice, coming from a practical farmer in whom tho "Squire" had por fect confidence, was immediately acted upon. Tho vinos which had ombowored tho boautiful arbor for a generation woro sawod off at tho ground. And to think that a poop Into the botany might havo savod them! Four things need to bo committed to momorv to insuro safotv airainst our poison-sumachs: I First. Tho throo-loavod ivy is dan gerous. Socond. Tho fivo-loaved is harmless. Third. Tho poison-sumachs havo whlto borries. Fourth. No red-borried sumach is poisonous. Hoth tho poison-Ivy and poison- su mach though unllko in appearanco of foliage, havo similar whito berries growing in small slondor clusters from tho axils of tho leavos. In all other Bumachs tho berries aro rod and In close bunches at tho ondsof tho branchos, and far from bolng dangerous, yield a frosty looking acid which is most agrooablo to tho taste, and wholesome withal. With thoso slmplo precopts fixed In tho mind, no ono nood foar tho dangors of tho thlckots. Nor nood any ono ropoat tho hazardous oxplolt of two young ladles whom I know, ono of whom, as a com mltteo on church decoration In a coun try town, brought hor arms full of tho scarlet autumn branchos of tho vonom ous sumach; whilo tho othor onco sont tho wrltor a roally boautiful group of carefully arranged raro grassos and mossos gonorously dockod with tho whlto borrlos of tho poison-ivy. Both of thoso rash maidons, I bellevo, paid tho sovoro penalty of their botanical In noconco. William Hamilton Gibson, in Harper's Young I'ooplo. AN UNDIGNIFIED EXIT. A Collector Tackles n lteil-IIended Wo iinn With it Hull. "I bog your pardon," ho said, as a wo man camo to tho door in answor to his knock. "I am looking for a man with a haro-llp and a woodon log namod John son " "Is It his woodon leg that is namod Johnson, or are his hare-lip and wooden log both named Johnson?" sho demanded. "I didn't moan, of courso, that his woodon log was named Johnson. 1 " "Thon what did you say so for?" "Permit mo to explain, madam, 1 was only " "I havon't iskod you for any oxplana Uon, havo I?" "Certainly not My objoot In trying to find out " "Havo I asked you to state why you aro trying to find out any thing?" "Of courso not madam, but bolng a stranger In tho notghborhpod " "Do you mean that I am a strangor In the neighborhood?" "No, madam, certainly not I I I good morning, madam." Ho paused a uiomont whon safely out side tho front gato to mop tho presplra tlon from his face, and thon started down tho street "If over I taoklo a red-hoadod woman with a boll on her. nose for information ogaln," ho said to himsolf, "may I bo o-sontlally dog-gonedl" J ury. Ought to Know 1 1 1 in Metier, 'Notlco any thing peculiar In tho wator yesterday, Uambo?" said ltaldwln. "Yes; It seemed to leave a sandy sodl mont in tho bath tub," said Uambo. "I mean In tho taste of It" "In tho taste of tho wator? Do I un derstand you to ask mo If 1 noticed any thing peculiar In thotastoof tho wator?" "That's what I asked you." "llaldwln," exclaimed Uambo, in tho tone of an injured man, "let's talk about tho consus." Chicago Trlbuuo. A Grand Opportunity. Madame Murray Hill I hoar that your sou got a position immediately after graduation. Madame Hurlom Holghts Yos, ho has become private secretary to an actress. Madame Murray Hill Woll, but U there auy chance of advancement Madame Harlem Heights Yes, la deod. Ho has a chance to bocotno har jatoond husband. Munsoy's Weekly. I Many Have lleen Attempted, Hat Not One 1'rnTed a Success. Among tho inheritances from tho ad ministration of Mr. Buchanan was an application for the reissue of a lot of coupon bonds alleged to havo been de stroyed. Tho claimants proved tho facts as clearly as human testimony could that thoso bonds, each with six coupons attached, wer.j deposited In a locked mall-bag In Frankfort transported to Liverpool, and there delivered into tho hands of an agent of tho post-offlco on board a steamship which was wrecked by collision, and wont with all Its malls, and all but two or threo of thoso on board, to tho bottom of tho sea. Tho complotonoss of the evidence was Itself a source of suspicion, and, much to tho chagrin of tho claimants, Socrotary Chase affirmed Iho decision of a bureau officer that tho duplicates should not bo issued except by tho direction of Con gress. On tho application of tho claim ants at tho next session, Congress passed an act directing tho issue of tho duplicates. Tho claim was again pre sented with tho act and tho duplicates woro demanded. The same bureau officer again represented his suspicions to the Secrotary, and, with tho sanction of tho lattor, tho present regulation was adopted, Interposing a dolay of twelvo months after proof of tho claim boforo the actual Issue. This rule was vehomently assailed by tho claimants through tho press; thoy even chargod tho olllcor with intentionally nullifying tho authority of Congress. Ai this timo tho coupons of bonds re doomed woro in packages in tho Regis ter's filo-room. Thoro was littlo need of their examination, and no attempt had been mado to arrango them in con secutive ordor. Books wero now mado with ono page appropriated to each bond, and a spaco for each coupon, whilo a force of clerks was dctailod to placo each redeemed coupon in Its appropriate space. At tho expiration of tho year tho claimants camo for thoir duplicates. They wore assured that thoy would now be issued unless somo satisfactory reason could bo shown for further delay. Tho books wero sent for, and in thoir propor spacoswero found all tho coupons which bad been proved to havo sunk to tho bottom of tho sea! A fow months later tho bonds themselves woro presented for redemption and, no adverse claims being mado, thoy wero paid. What was tho explanation of this mystery? I do not know. Tho pressuro of official duties and tho anxieties of war which occupied us so incessantly prevented any further investigation, and tho inquiry will probably never bo answered. Tho next fraud which I recall was a success as far as tho department was concorned. Tho loss of tho monoy was prevontod by an accident. Tho courso of proceeding for tho col lection of a claim for army supplies was usually this: Tho contractor mado his collections through his banker. His monthly account was mado up in con formity with all tho rules of tho War Oftico, and transmitted to that ofllco with a letter of directions whore tho draft should bo sont Tho War Office approved tho claim if correct, and trans mitted tho account, tho lottor, and the action of tho War Department to tho Secrotary of tho Troasury, by whom it was sont to tho proper auditor, whoso duty it was to audit tho claim. If ho doclded that tho claim was a propor one, it wassont to tho Comptroller, who rovised tho action of tho auditor, and, if correot approved it, Bonding tho ac count with tho accompanying docu ments to tho Socrotary, who issued the warrant for its paytnont This warrant was countorslgnod by tho Comptroller, and ontored on tho books of tho Itogls ter; tho Troasurer thon drew his draft upon ono of tho depositories for its pay tnont and the draft was sont by mail according to tho original lottor of in struction, which constituted ono of tho fllo papers. Tho fllo was thon sont to tho Hoglstor's filo-room, and thoro re mained. It comprised all tho papers, showing a comploto history of the transaction. On tho occasion in question tho cash ier of ono of tho Washington banks camo to tho office of tho Heglstor with a draft just Issued for moro than SSO, 000, payable to a well-known Massachusetts contractor, and regularly endorsed. It had been prosentod by tho hoad portor of Willard's hotel, a rollablo man, who said that tho payeo was ill and unablu to loavo his room. Ho had thorofore requested him to collect tho draft in notos, if possible of SI. 000 each. With out any apparant reason tho cashior said his suspicions wero oxcitcd, and ho wont with tho portor to tho hotol to seo tho payeo, and bo suro that tho transac tion was all right But tho sick gontlo man had disappeared. Ho had probably watched tho portor, and finding that thoro was dolay in tho paytnont, had vuuished. Tho fllo was sont for, and tho lottor found directing that tho draft bo sont to tho contractor at Willard's hotol. Uo was communlcatod with by tele graph, and said that tho lottor was a forgery, Ho had given tho samo direc tions in this case as in his former col lections. This fraud was consummated by an outsidor with tho assistance of a clerk In tho treasury. No outsidor could have obtained access to tho files in order to roiuovo tho true lottor and sub stitute tho forgery. Such a fraud could not bo prevented by p.ny system. For tunatoly the suspicions or the prudunco of tho cashior prevented any loss. L. 12. Chittenden, In Harper's lagatlno. Illlklus' Popularity. Guest I understand that Bilklns Is ono of tho most popular men in your city. Host Did Bilklns toll you that? Guest O, uo; 1 havo not met Bilklns for years. Host Ahl Thon you havo boon talk ing with his wlfo. N. Y. Wookly. Causn and llrTect. Propriotor(astonishod) WhowlThroo hundred subscribers In ono mall. I wondor what is giving our paper suoh a boom? Managing Kdltor (gloofully) I killed our funny man's jokes on death by elec tricity. Texas Sittings. TALK ABOUT OATHS. How I'eople Swear and Where Some Ex pression Come From. "You need not have looked severe be causo I said that didn't I caro a dam," said a gruff old Sonator in conversation with tho Sunday-school reporter of tho Washington Star. "That is not swear ing. Tho expression has a very differ ent meaning from what is popularly supposed, and was originated by tho Duke of Wellington. A dam in India is tho smallest piece of monoy known, and not to caro that much means simply that ono is very indifferent That was all the phraso was Intended to signify. Tho word 'damn,' from tho Latin vnrb meaning 'to condemn.' is a very different thing. Curiously enough, it seems al most invariably to bo tho first word in our languago acquired by foreigners, and It has always been suoh a favor ite with the English that in tho last century tho French always referred to them as tho 'Goddams.' A distinguished Gallis writer of that epoch said that Kngllsh was a beautiful tonguo and that 'Goddam' was tho basis of It 'People of that nation,' ho remarked, 'have a fow other words which they uso in conversation, but tho principal ono is Goddam. You car. go anywhero in England I if you know that' "A funny misapprehension also exists as to tho expression: 'Go to tho duce.' Peoplo generally suppose that 'duce' means 'dovll,' whoroas as a matter of fact it is derived directly from tho.Latin 'Deus 'God.' So whon any ono tells you to go to tho duce ho is uncon sciously uttering tho best of good wishes for your welfare. Speaking of Latin always reminds mo that among the anciont Bomans it was considered tho thing for each man to havo somo particulargod to habitual ly swear by. Some sworo by Jupiter, others by Mars, othors by Mlnorva, and so on. Tho domi-gods, llko Hercules and Castor and Pollux, wero also made uso of in tho way of oaths. Castor and Pollux woro usually appealed to as the "Twins" "by Gemini" tho phrase whenco wo got our exclamation "by Jimlni." It was thought very Impropor for Roman ladlos to swear by tho male god3, but thoy woro permitted to take tho namo of tho Twins in vain, and also especially that of Venus. In moments of groat aggravation thoy might go so far as to cry "Mocastor!" "by Castor!" The Greeks sworo by tho cabbago, which was tho most prized of vegeta bles, and oven to this day tho samo oath is often heard in Italy, whilo in Franco a lover is being in tensely affectionate whon he calls tho lady of his heart his 'petit chou' or 'lit tlo cabbage.' 'By jingo' is from 'Jincoa,' tho Basque namo for God. Barbarous tribes havo been accustomed to swear by tho head of their ruler. Queen Elizabeth is said to havo been a very hard swearor, as ladies woro very apt to bo in her day. Louis IX. of Franco forbado tho uso by his courtiors of such oaths as 'Pardiou,' 'Cordieu,"Totediou,' and so on. There chanced to belong to ono of tho ladlos of tho court a small pot dog named 'Bleu.' Tho courtiers mado up thoir minds to swear by tho dog instead of tho Deity, and hence came tho parbleus and tho corblous of later times. Pythagoras had a favorito oath which most peoplo would consider not sufficiently forcible to bo satisfactory. He sworo by tho number four, which tho Greeks regarded as symbolizing perfection. FAMILY FASHIONS. Suits for Little Hoys aud Wraps for Lit. tin tSlrls Children's Hutu. Tho first colored dress which is put on littlo boys after thoy aro a year old is of gingham, and is mado with a plaited waist with rows of insertion be tween tho plaits and a skirt laid in sido plaits. Whon tho boy is about throe or four years old, according to his Bizo, ho is considered largo enough to bo put in a suit with tho kilt separato from tho waist Thoso suits aro mado of Scotch plaid and plain wools of light woight whito piquo and whlto flannel. Tho skirt is laid in flat, broad kilts, and if of wool is ornamented with a decoration of squares of braid. Tho jacket is squaro and short, to show tho blouso vest of whito linon or whito or yollow China silk entirely around. Short whito socks, which display tho bare leg, aro worn with black or tan colorod boots. A long coat of piquo or whlto wool, with a capo, is worn by littlo girls up to fivo and six yoars of age, whon tho child is considered old enough to woar a reoflng jacket of dark navy-bluo cbovlot, or of tho protty striped fian nols that aro now usod. A groat many mothers, hovvovor, retain a long coat till tho child is at least ton yoars old, becauso thoy find thoro aro many cool days whon tho light roofer jackots aro not enough protection In tho country. Tho long wraps mado for littlo girls aro usually looso in front roaching to tho bottom of thoir dross-skirts. Thoy aro mado of plain and fancy cloths and rough choviot cloths in navy bluos, browns and also of light drab and gray coachman's cloths, Dainty littlo jack ets in mixed covort cloth, In stylish Oxford and Cambridge mixturos, aro importod for littlo girls. Tho favorito wrap for older school-girls Is a tallor mado jacket of serco or mixed English tweed, tlnlshod with stlched edges and plain bono buttons. Considerable difforonco is now made in tho first bat worn by a baby boy and girl. Tho little girl's bonnot Is a vari ety of tho Fronoh cap, fitted closely around her hoad, whilo tho littlo boy wears a hat of shirred lawn or cropon, made with a puffed crown, and a rucuo of laco noxt tho faco. As soon as tho boy puts on a separato kilt ho woars a sailor hat of whlto straw. Tho littlo girl of threo, whon sho la too old to woar a cap, has a loghorn straw flat In whlto or in somo of tho various colors which have boon brought out this soa son, simply trimmed with ribbons and flower. Forsohool-girls'thare are largo hats, with brims projecting over tho eyes, to bo trlmmod with tips or ribbon bows. Sailor hats are worn by girls la thoir "teens," and are now moro popu lar, it possible, than ovor before. Helena Rowo, in Good Uousokoeplng. RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL. Short sermons in warm weather will Bucceed better than tho long ones. There are sixteen girls' schools in Turkey with over 1,000 young lady stu dents. 1 Self-organization is the most im portant elomont in education. I. A. Cooper. Tho great fact is that llfo Is a sacri fice. The only question is, whom will wo servo? Fabor. When wo got to Hoaven wo will find that wo havo all had something to do in building it Ram's Horn. Tho last stono of tho splro of Ulm Cathedral was put In placo on May 31, and that cathedral now reaches higher than any othor in tho world, or 530 feet A proposition is advocated to erect a great Tabornaclo in Chicago at tho World's Fair with a seating capacity of 20,000, to bo used by all religious denom inations. President Dwigbt announces that during tho last year tho gifts and be quests mado to Yalo amounted to $710, 000. In four years tho college had re ceived Sl.'JHOOO. Bequests amounting to 5400,000 arc dependent on tho life of one porson. l'o seo tho light of God and tochooso the darkness is tho most hopeless condi tion into which any ono can fall. It is probably that which is meant by Christ ns tho sin against tho Holy Ghost, for which thoro is no forgiveness. Donald MacLeod, D. D. Tho work of preparing a commen tary on the New Testament, which was begun fourteen years ago, undor tho auspices of tho American Baptist Publi cation Society, by Dr. Hovoy, has been comploted. It is called tho "American Commentary on tho Now Testament." Tho great movement in tho Ameri can Baptist Mission among tho Tclugu3 in India, in which 30,000 converts havo been gathered in twelvo years, still con tinues, and is spreading into tho interior of tho country. In tho Nalgunda Dis trict fifty-two wore recently baptized in ono weok. Education in Paraguay is freo and compulsory. In 1877 only 20 per cont. of tho adult Paraguayans and 00 per cont of foreigners could read and write. Thoro woro in 1S88 100 public elementary schools with 2S.520 pupils, ovor 100 sub sidized schools, and a national college with 15 professors and 150 students. Tho fact that threo roligious bodies within two years havo taken stops to ward tho establishment of tho ordors of deaconesses indicate a growing convic tion on tho part of tho church that wom en can find a congenial and suitablo field of service in somo such way as that in which they used to minister in tho primitive church, and as tho Roman Catholic sisters havo ministered all through tho Christian ccnturios. Tho . Presbyterians hae taken only provis- ' ional action, but tho Mothodists and Episcopalians havo already worked tho idea out into definite shape. Coiigrega Uonalist. WIT AND WISDOM. Hear both sides and all shall bo clear; hear ono and you may still bo in tho dark. Do not persecute tho unfortunate, as it is like throwing stones on ono fallen into a well. Tho reason why gratitude is so raro is becauso momory is less stronger than expectancy. A piceo of llmburgor chooso is like a tack in ono respect you can always find it in the dark. Puck. Tho sublimity of wisdom is to do thoso things living which aro to bo de sired whon dying. Taylor. School Boy Our principal is not lightning teachor, for lightning never strikes twice in tho samo placo. Asking papa is a court of appoal. Lovo at first sightand a runaway match is a supremo court N. O. Picavuno. "Ho is too lazy to go to sleep." "Oht tho idea." "Fact, novortholoss. Ho just simply falls asleep." Torro Hauto Express. Every ono has a mission; tho mis sion of tho crying baby is to mako old bachelors and maids contented. Atchi son Globe. It Is a molancholy fact and much to bo regrotted that good pooplo who want only what is right often got what is loft Dallas (Tex.) News. A Now York lawyer owns a load poncll which ho values at S100. If it is a pencil that can't bo permanently bor rowed, it is worth it Norristown Hor old. Ho "Ah! sweetheart, what is more dolicious, after all, than lovo's young dream?" Sho "Woll, a littlo ico cream in somotimos vorv nice aftor dancing." i Munsoy's Wookly. Brlggs "Tompkins is engaged to a widow, I hoar." Braggs "Yes; that's just like him. no is too lazy to do any ai tho courUng." Terro Haute Exprosa. VEGETABLE PANACEA PREPARED FROM ROOTS & HERBS. FOR THE CURE OF AND ALL OTHER DISEASES ADIClun nn DISORDERED STATEoftkSTDMACH .INACTIVE LIVER- I QRU6GISTS GENERAL DEALERS.