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!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.
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