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The Oregon Scout Jones & Chanoey Publishers UNION, OREGON, Ilpit I)lre for I.nry Men. Heart discaso Is the best hold of lazy men -an ally and friend of long stand ing and constant service. It enables him to play his little confidence gamo on his friends of dilating for hours upon his feelings and sufferings, while his family hustles around for the food that ho ought to provido both for himself and them. There nro genulno diseases of the heart, of course, but every littlo twinge, jerk or sensation in tho heart docs not indicato that there is an organic disturbance any more than n headacho indicates discaso of tho brain. Tho heart Is affected liko every other organ of the human body, and resents any violation of the laws of nature in eating or drinking or other ex cess. Whatever thecauso may be, when it is removed tho heart shakes itself out and goes on about its proper business aa if nothing had happened. Tho propor tion of persons who have heart discaso in tho heart to thoso who have it in tho mind is about 0110 to 100. This accounts for Uio astonishing fact that so many people who aro supposed to have heart diseaso livo so long that they leconio a burden upon their friends from old ago. New York Cor. Globe-Democrat. Wiiys of Hook Iliiyer. "Do many persons buy books with tho jnirposo of putting them in libraries after they aro read?" was asked of ono of our largest book dealers. "Yes, wo sell many library books, but tho number of these sold is extremely small as compared with tho number sold to humor tho reader's passing fancy. Tho vast major ity of readers buy a twenty or twenty (ivo cent book, glance through its pages nnd toss it away, whilo never a thought of its preservation enters their minds. I think 1 would bo justified in saying that tho tendency of tho present is not by far 60 strongly toward the formation of libraries as it has been in tho past, nor is tho habit of reading now in voguo among us calculated to produce as grout a desiro for intellectual matter as wouid be most lxmcficial to the readers who havo adopted it." Nashvillo American. Vs. . Tim Sun In ClvlUzntlnn. Futuro oges may seo tho seat of em pire transferred to regions of the earth now barren and desolated under intense eolar heat countries which, for that very cause, will not Improbably uecoino tho teat of mechanical and thence of political jWcr. Whoever finds tho way to mako industrially useful tho vast sun power now Avasted on tho deserts of north -Africa or shores of the Red sea will elTect a greater change in men's affairs than nny conqueror in history has done; for lie will onco more pcoplo thoso wasto places with tho life that awarmed there in tho best days of Carthago and of old Egypt, but under another civilization, where man no longer shall worship tho tain as a god, but shall havo learned to jt'nkoit hwficrvnnt. Professor Lanloy'e Tbo New Astronomy." ' I'resldent McCosli'n Mctlindli'iil Llfo. President McCosh is exceedingly regu lar and methodical in his alfairs, espe cially in thoso which jertain to his lit erary nnd scholastic life. "I always work ten hours a day," said ho ton friend, "and that is tho work of an nvorago man. In vacation I am nover wholly idle, but generally do from two to five hours of solid work in writing or thinking. When engaged in writing a hook I walk flvo miles each day, think ing much, of course, whilo walking. "When I was n student tho famous Dr. jChahners, of Scotland, delivered a ect "tiro to us 011 'Systematized Work, Host nd Exercko.' 1 never forgot his ad vice, and credit much of my success to following his sound maxims." The vencrablo philosopher is at present deeply interested in building n cozy littlo cottngo on tho top of Princeton hill, which will bo Uio homo of himself and his wifo when ho has laid aside the active de mands of tho Princeton presidency. New York Tribuno. A Protest Agitlust I'tic. A pet is one thing, but a et which is In your arms nil the lime, which abso lutely controls your attention, which you thrust before tho eyes and under tho noso of every acquaintance, not only, but of jvery passer, which accompanies you to your bedroom and sits with you at tablo, and is your boon companion morning, noon and night, becomes in tho eye of uvery man who thinks something mora than a just. It becomes identified with your personality, and that settles you, bo cause you cannot oxjwct your pets to bo everybody's pets, and it is hard enough for men and women of tho world to on dure what thoy have to, without volun tarily assuming your likings and your disliking. Joo Howard in lkwton Globe. a rutin'tio iiu'idtMit. Ono of tho luithetic things about tho .last tlayu of Emperor William was his wparation from the alHieted crown prince. His physician went into his room at 4 o'clock in the morning and found thu monarch bitting up in lied and crying liko a child. llo exclaimed: 'Doctor, 1 cannot sleep for thinking of FrHz. For Heaven's sake, hurry and -mako preparations to let mo go to San llcmoto bo with him." Now Orleans Times-Democrat. HcienllKts 1., franco are studying a dog which was struck by lightning and con iddered dead and afterward partly recov cred. It continues deaf and blind, and has to deM'iul on its smell for rccognl lion of pursuits and things. Tho Do Soto house at Port' Chester, N. Y., where Lafayette stopped when on Us way to Doston, und where his name is cut on n puno of glass, was sold re cently to Mrs, Adelaide Goodwin for $24, 000. In a fipeoch in tho Now South Wales Chamber tho Premier declared tho pres ent strike in Australia hud been almost hs disastrous to thu country us it bom Iwrdinent would be. WOMAN'S WOULD.! SOCIAL CLUB OF THE FASHION WOMEN OF NEW YORK. Work of Two Toung Women Whom Should Newspaper Women Marry? That IloyU Stockings Stylish Spring IJonneU. Getting Iteady for Summer. It will bo interesting news to most wo men that there is right in the heart of the city a completely equipped woman's club house that provides for tho gentler sex the accommodations, comforts and social amusements as gratifying to their tastes as the attractions that their husbands and brothers enjoy at their various social club houses. This particular woman s organi- ration is the Ladies' Now York club, which has been thriving prosperously for tho last six months under the guidance of an enterprising woman president, with the aid of a man to look after the money matters when need be in tho capacity of club treasurer. The club headquarters is the neat Eng lish basement brown stone front dwelling at 134 Lexington avenue, almost opposite tho home of tho late President Arthur. It is a four story house, entirely unpre tentious externally, but it is safo to sav that there is not in tho whole, town an other club house that is moro cozy and homelike, and its members claim that it is far ahead in this respect to tho Alex andria, tho woman's club of London. which suggested its establishment, and tho facilities of which its oilicers have improved upon. These officers are: Mrs. Henry Wright Shelton, president; Mrs. W. W. Shipman, recording secretary, and Mr. F. Q. Brown, treasurer. Tho latter is a broker on tho Cotton exchange. I ho club was started early last Novem ber, nnd at tho outset had a membership of about twenty-five. President Shelton said that tho idea of the club at that time was to afford to women of moderate means, who were living in tho suburbs or out of town altogether, a resort that would duplicato thocomfortand privacy of their own homes, whero thev could stay for a day or two whilo on a visit to tho city without escort. It was to be practically a hotel, but freed of the inci dental discomforts that mako a public house distasteful to a woman. By 0110 of those whimsical freaks of popular fancy that isthoprivilogo of the gentler sex women of wealth took a sud den liking to tho notion of a woman's club of this uprt, and in a month's time over a hundred of them had joined the club and had mado it fashionable. To day the club has a membership of about 850, and members nro being added at the rato of from threo to five daily. Of this number 200 are New York women, and, what is more, the majority of the 200 aro married. They go to tho club often in tho afternoons while their husbands are down town. Tho club quarters aro divided into a restaurant, parlors and reading rooms and lecture rooms and dormitories. The restaurant is on tho ground floor, the parlors and lecture rooms on the second lloor, and tho dormitories occupy the rest of tho building. It costs $20 a year in dues to belong to tho club, and for the money a member can secure many privi leges. There is an English cook attached to tho club, and he will furnish meals at any time at restaurant prices to women who intend to go out to a matinee, and who do not like to eat at a restaurant Theatre luncheon parties of this sort are, indeed, one of tho popular features of the club. Any member who wants to go out shopping can get a special maid at the club to accompany her. Out of town members wlio aro visiting tho metropolis alono can secure cab service and other accommodations without tho annoyance and bother of hunting thorn up for them selves. Tho president of tho club resides in tho club house, ami keeps it open both in tho daytime and at night up to a rea sonable hour for tho use of members. For members living out of town rooms aro provided at a cost of $1 per day. Application lias to be made for them n day ahead. It is a custom for members to frequently bring their own maids with them, nnd meals to order are provided for thoso staying there. Non-members, when accompanied by a member, can obtain luncheon at restaurant prices. Any member who may desire to enter tain her friends at a luncheon party can havo a private room for this purpose. Children of members may bo left at the club house in care of nurses or guardians whenever members want to go visiting. Messenger service is provided; telegrams and letters, if addressed to any member of tho club, are received and cared for, as well as parcels. New York Sun. Whom Should Newspaper Women Slurry? "Should Newspaper Women Marry, and if so. Should Thoy Marry Nowspa per Men?" was tho weighty problem for discussion which occupied tho time of tho Women's Press club at thoir fort nightly meeting, held at No. 24 Union square. About fifty women were on hand to express opinions on tho matter. Mrs. E. Mitchell Tyng presided and in troduced the speakers of tho evening. Tour special guests of tho club were presont. They were Miss Elizabeth His land, Mrs. Sara Lomoyne Cowell, Mrs. Mary Gale Humphreys and Mm. Merrill (JeanKincaid), of The Boston Globe. Mrs. Tyng read tho opening paper, which was strongly in favor of nftlrmn tlvo answers to both queries. Grace prconwood voiced similar opinions, hut Mra. Mary E. Bryan, who followed. Jthought that murriago uurrowed the apheroof the newspaper woman's work, and that if she was going to do her dut to her profession she would better re main single, Mrs. Eliza Putnam Hoaton 'and Mrs. Townsend Percy also thought that newspaper men mado congenial life mates for nowstiaper women. Now rVork Tribune. Work of Two Woman. Miss Jane Potter, daughter of Bishop Potter, is a young lady of quiet taste, re lined beauty and charming manners Much of her leisure Is devoted to the in tiergsU of tho workiug girls. With Mix .ision .vark, pis as talks on ptacucai cooking, iiuusewonr, d ress- maklng, millinery and the purchase of flannels, shoes, bonnets, dress goods, fur niture and tho wisdom of economy, neat ness, temperance and system. Miss Potter can talk delightfully about the amenities and those sweet, simple, womanly ways that aro better than beauty to a girl. She tells "her girls," as she calls them, tho kind of books to read, the kind of associates to mako, tho kind of words to speak when foremen are abu sive, comrades aro unkind, employers aro unjust and friends are false. Sho tells them how to stand, how to walk and how to breathe correctly; tells them how to keep their hands from getting rough and how to caro for their hair, sight, clothes, shoes, health and morals. Miss Islin is a pretty, graceful girl, with brown hair and eyes, a sweet voice and a captivating little lisp in her speech. A littlo more interest of this sort from tho refined young women of New York would bo tho salvation of our shop girls. New York World. Getting Ready for Summer. Remember that theso aro tho days when tho early hot Iron, tho insect pow der nnd tho napthalino cube and other discouragers catcli tho early grub or moth fly. Napthalino is a pretty white substance, one of tho latter day rivals to camphor for making woolens and furs secure. An ounco of prevention for the next week, by scouring out all closets and thoroughly beating tho woolen clothes that must still hang there, until May is established in warmth, will be worth pounds of camphor and fretting by and by. Use a stiff wing instead of a stick for scraping in any cracks there may be. Some of the chicken or pigeon wings that, dyed in masquerade colors, havo done duty in hats, could bo nut to no better use than in theso researches into insect life. Also, do a great deal of brushing about this timo upon tho clothes you wear. From tho street ono brings in on the clothes quantities of germinating dust, and a thorough shaking and beating out 01 11 wiiiuuw 01 an arucies or 1110 uav s 1 wear should take place night or morn ing, whichever is most convenient. Clothes not only look better and wear better for this process, but it removes considerable actively mischievous dust from tlio house itself. Philadelphia Led- ger. Tho Hoys' Stockings. Down on their knees, unmindful ofthe dirt, Tom, Joe and all tho rest aro happv playing marbles. This is fun for the 1 11... - i 1 .n .1 uu8, uui 1110 siooiiinga an out ar tne knees which greet the mother bring to her thoughts of mending nnd patching which but few enjoy. A writer in Go dey's tells how theso unsightly patches and darns may bo avoided by knitting now knees into tho stockings. Unravel top and bottom of tho rent until you havo on each end a clear line of stitches, take up on a knitting needle the upper line; then pull tight tho jagged edges on either side of tho hole, and with a wors ted needle and wool just sew them over very lightly and neatly. This done, you havo a space to fill up, and you proceed to knit tlio row you havo ready on your knitting needle until you havo a flap of knitting done tho exact size of tho hole. Then take up on another needle tho low er row of stitches, and knit it together with the upper row, on tho insido of the stocking, just as if you were fastening off tho too of a stocking. Onco more thread your worsted needlo and sow tho sides of the flap, on tho insido, to tho sewn over jagged sides of tho rent, and, instead of an ugly darn, you havo an al most imperceptible repair. Threo Stylish Spring llomiets. Palo blue and black is tho favorite combination in hats and bonnets of the latest importation. Hero nro three of them: A wide brimmed hat of shirred lace, turned up ut tho back with an exquisite bow of pale blue gros grain ribbon, hi tho center of which is a tiny bow of black velvet ribbon; drooping from this all over tho crown, aro bunches of pale blue sweet peas, with black velvet bow on tho brim in front. A Marie Stuart capote is of black braid, with lino wreath of palo forget-me-nots under tho edge all around; a pert look ing bow, of palo li.uo gros grain ribbon, stands on one side of tho pointed front: there is a smaller Iow or knot of ribbon at tho buck, from which depend the long ties of blue ribbon. A hat with projecting brim, narrow ai tho back, is of black open work braid: tho brim is faced with shirred palo blue crepo; tho crown is of black point d'es prit over a puff of palo blue; at the back is artistically arranged a bunch of lieau tiful, nodding, pale bluo tips, from which depends a scarf, of tho point d'esprit, a yard and a half long, to bo wound about tho neck and fastened on tho left shoul dor. Ladies' Homo Journal. Mr, l'atillsnn Is a Hunter. Threo miles from Jacksonville, Flu., on a high bluff overlooking the St. John's river, and near enough to inhale tho salt air from tho Atlantic, stands! ancient historical house built by Marquis de Talleyrand and onco od pled by the family of the famous Frei man. The pretty villa is nestled am magnolia and live oak trees, with a fit drapery of mass clinging to their n! slve branches, while orange groves plno forests are a part of tlio possess!) Tho traditional dwelling is now wlutcr home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Paulisou. Mrs, Paulison, who has mi friends in the Garden City, will be meinberednsMrs. Annabel Wells Ligg 0110 of tho most beautiful and nuci plished women uf Detroit, and daugl of tho Hon, Alfred llussoll, of that c Mr. Paulison is the sou of tho late Ju Paulison, of Now Jersey. Mrs. Paullso called the beat lady shot in the south, a liko her predecessor, the Marchioi wean n iiuiumg costume on ineno e.; ditions. In tho winter of 18S8, whill Banford.tho lady cut off a coot's head with a rifle at 200 yards, killed an eagle on tho wing, and bagged thirty birds with her shotgui. While on her wed ding journey up in the Canadian forests, where it was her fancy to spend the honeymoon, she hunted side by side with Indians, who acknowledged her superior skill; so sho was a marvel as well as a rival hunter to the red men. It was an original wedding journey, and her life spent up in the wigwams of Canada was delightful. Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean. A Noble Charity. The organizations for aiding the sick, needy and helpless in this city are nu merous and generally deserving of confi dence and support. Auiong them is one which is not a3 well known to the public aa it deserves to bo in view of the good work it is doing. It i3 the New York Infant asylum at Tenth avenue and Sixty firststreet. Other cities havo foundling asylums which care for abandoned babies, but this asylum alms to savo tho babies and their mothers as well. Needy wo men of previous cood character, from this city and county, are received for caro. They receivo tho most skillful medical attendance, and aro treated with a kindness and Christian charity which frequently savo them from desperacinn and abandoned lives. This asylum is a homo, not a prison. Its inmates aro treated not only as hu man beings, but as sisters not as crimi nals. New York Press. Where to Hldo Your Money. Women havo always had curious ideas about where to keep money when travel ing. I know one who traveled from New York to Florida with $2,000 between the solo of her foot and her stocking, and she slept with her stockings on. Another ono always pinned her money just inside her corsets, until she was told that if she fainted anywhere tho lust thing a good Samaritan would do would bo to unloosen her bodice and stays, and then some wick ed Pharisee would discover tho ducats and grab them. Sincesho has heard this she has taken to pinning tho fortune to tho back of her corsets, claiming that, oven if she was taken ill, as she would be laid flat on her back, insensible or not, Bho would bo suro of her treasure. Ex change. A H:ipitl Telegrapher. Miss Kittie B. Stephenson, who won tho first prize of S50 for the ladies' class i in tho telegraphic contest in New York, I is said to bo a hustler with a telegraphic key. Sho is only 18 years old, but the experience sho has picked up during the last three years that she lias been an operator lias given her an unconscious confidence that is refreshing to behold. j Sho has alwavs been told that she was ' l - . ...... 1 a very fast sender, but sho didn't be ovo it. She entered the tournament to nloase her friends. She works in the city line department, and her fame as a sender extends to all branch offices in tho citv. New York Herald. Women nt the Cupltol. You meet numerous women with claims in the Capitol corridors, and there aro a couple of old ladies who have been hero for a generation awaiting the settle ment of a cotton claim. Tlio claim is probably a just one, but congress does not get at it, and they will be in their graves before it is settled. Their faces were fresh when they camo here. They aro wrinkled now, nnd there are crows' l feet at their eyes. They bring their knit ting with them, and sit together in the ! galleries waiting and watching, and watching and waiting, session in and Bession out. Cor. Now York Star. Sho Was Sninrt. A rich St. Louis widow who was en Raged to a wealthy attorney lecently tried a peculiar scheme with success. She sent for her betrothed and asked him to sign an ante-nuptial contract al lowing her to keep control of all her property. Ho refused point blank, and sho declared tho wedding off, accusing him of mercenary motives. She had seen somebody she liked better than the law yer nnd wished to withdraw in such a way that he would not be likely to bring action for bre.ich of promise. Now York Telegram. "Sunt" 1 1 ill r Itrought Out. Pontifical iolet is to bo worn still. It is uncommonly becoming to some wo men, and they will, therefore, be sure to cultivate the color with assiduity. It also shows off the fashionable "sunset hair" to great perfection. There is to be a revival of magenta, too, so tho tide seems setting toward the resurrection of bright tints. With a littlo toning down, magenta can ! made rather nice, a sort of "ashes of roses shade." Now York Journal. ITldMit nt Mount Ilolyoke. Tlio interes.ing announcement is made that tho vacant presidency of Mount Holyoke college. South Hadloy, Mass.. has been offered to Mrs. Lizzio Mead, widow of Professor Hiram Mead, of Oberlin, und recently an instructress a: tho Abbott Female seminary, Andover, Her late husband went to his chair at Oberlin from the pastorate of tho church in South Had ley. Sho is at present in Germany. Hartford Courant, l)lrn(irriiiiil-v'.'rrtVwuia. rub Id's 3 in 1 of re 1 1 tun ive by ej- Is ted Axis of ;o- ri- iv. m- LIFE FROM DEATH. Benefactions from the Dead as Illmtrt4 by the Egyptians. A package of peas was once found in a fold of tho wrappings of an Egyp tian mummy, where it had Iain unuis turbed 3,000 years. The peas were at onco soaked 111 tepid water and after wards planted. They soon germinated, errew linelv, and produced a good crop. It will bo remembered that at various times kernels of wheat have been found in liiu w rapping cloths of mummies, which, on being planted, have grown and flourished finely. Tho above facts teach us a very in tersting lesson regarding the Egyp tians of tho years far, far back ; it is this: Their religion taught them to nrovido for tho continuairce of tho fruits of the earth in remote times, bo that tho blessings of God might bo made manifest to man as well through the bounties of nature as in tho growth of tho spirit. And thus they mado use of death for the trans mission of the germs of hfo to ages 111 tho incalculable future, for thoy know that tho reposo of tho dead was sacred among tho people of tho passing gen erations, and that only chance and natural changes and causes would re veal their good works reproducing for others, perhups at a timo when the need would be greatest, those life giv ing plants whose benefits they had enjoyed. If tho Egyptians honored tho dead with costly burials, they took caro that life should have tho benefit of I death in something more durable than j monumental stone and the fulsome i ness of eulogy. How muoh nobler, j how much higher, the economic moral- ity of this than tlio later custom of I placing marble memorials over or bo ' side the dead, and inscribing upon them, not always the true character of tho occupant of the tomb, but u sup posititious ono which wealth could purchase perhaps a lie to the genera tion then passing onward, and only a description of that which should come after. The Egyptian priests tried their dead, in solemn court and and with an imposing ceremonial, and they gave honorable burial only to those who had been honorable in thoir lives. Why may wo not believe that thoso dead in whoso custody were left seeds for the reproduction of fruit in after ages were persons of peculiar sanctity of lives or distinguished by tho noblest virtues? Wo may venturo to suppose that these things were confided to their ghostly keeping so that tho blessings of the inheritance might bo magnified to us. The world is every day learning by sharply presented contrasts to respect more and more highly tho wisdom and religion of those mighty men of Egypt whoso histories thoy have so carefully handed down to us. Their monoliths and tablets, thus inscribed, now thou sands of years old, if left where they belong, under the burning heaven of tho east, and enveloped by a pure, clear atmosphere, will bo fresh, com paratively, as though newly hown when our shafts and memories shall havo crumbled into dust, our books become mildewed and worm eaten and the memories of our honorable dead shall be perpetuated only in other and perhaps inaccurate histories. James M. Stewart in Washington Post. A FUh That Hullds a Nest. A Chinese (ish constructs a nest, not of grass or seaweed, but of frothy se cretions. The malo prepares bubbles in the air by sucking them in and strengthening theni with mucous mat ter from his mouth. Then ho brings them into the water, and expels them to construct 11 nest. Tho female enters this cavity, and lays her eggs there. Tho eggs sink to the bottom of tho water, und the malo is theu obliged to raiso them into tho nest. Ho appears to bo unable to carry them in his mouth, so ho swallows a largo supply of air, descends beneath tlio eggs, and violently expels theniraccumniulated. Tins air, finely divided by the fringes of tho gills, escapes in tho form of two jets of gaseous pa v4er, which envelop tho eggs and raise them to the surface. Youth's Companion. Chickens Tor Japan. New England enjoys an export trado with Japan in cocks and hens. I learn that a Boston fancier, noted for tho excellence of his Hamburgs, has sent several consignments of them to this far away land, tho birds making tho journey by way of California, and costing the Japs about $10 apiece. Their beauty, it sft;ms, is the quality which appeals tho Oriental imagina tion, Poatou Post. Cotly Navul Warfare. The figures given for tho cost of us ing tho gi-citt orduauco led t3 a calcu lation that the Betibow, which carries two 110 ton guns and other smaller arms, would 111 two ordinary engage menta use up guns and ammunition to tho value of $1550,000. A modern naval ougageinoiit 011 tho scalo which more than one nation is ready to en gage in would cost niatiy millions, Now York Telegram. An official stenographer of the Ger man imperial parliament has calcu lated the exact rapidity of speech of some of tho most celebrated German statesmen. Rickert, a leader of the free trade independents, he says, talks in a minute 153 words; Count Herbert Bismarck, 145; Singer, tho Socialist, 131 j Bamberger, tho best known bi metallist mnong tho independents, tfflt.Bjurani. tho wal barpn, DAINTr LITTLE MAIDEN. Dnlnty little mnidrn, TrlppluR forth ench day, Bearing weighty volumes C On your lcarnel way; Tills 1 from the one that passes Going to ht dally classes He that looks with longing cyo, ,- As you lightly pass him by. Dnlnty littlo maiden, , With the nut brown curls 43 Would that I professor wcro 'k In your school of girls; t. rassion plants I'd botanize; Lecture on the heart, with sighs; Or, just lu a olass of two, Love's sweet nrt I'd teach to you. H. A. Haync in New Orleans Picayune. Traits or tho J'lucho Ulrd. The phcebo bird with its cheery pee weo is already heard in the rural dis tricts. In folklore the arrival of this early bird of passage is an omen that hard frosts are over, and that the farmer may proceed with confidence to his planting, x Now it is known that they sail north otl a March breeze, enduio ico making weather and have no more relation to farming than a pewter half dollar has to trade. As nest builders they exhibit taste in variation of the style of their nests nnd the furnishing materials. The liber of bark answers for some of them to line their nests with, others use moss, hair or wool, and one is recorded to have built ti nest entirely of corn silk. Theso birds have greatly improved their nests within the memory of man, which sug gests that they arc guided by reason in stead of the stupid instinct which is so often attributed to them. Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin. A Well Merited ltt-hultr. First Actress The impudence of theso men is simply insulting. What doj you suppose that front row baldhead sent mo this morning? Second Actress Oh, what was it? Do tell me, quick. "A gua1; big floral heart with a lovo letter in the top and a diamond pin in the 4 center." J "How rich he must bel What did you do?" "I summoned a messenger boy in stantly, and. alter tearing the letter into bits, I scattered the pieces over tho flow ers and sent it back, to the fellow. I didn't want to quite break his heart, though, so I retained the pin." Omaha World. Throo Cla-si'-. of AmrrlriiiiH. ''In vour travels throiitrli tho conn. try,'' says an Englishman, in speaking of the United States, "volt are constantlv running across two classes of people, the Jiitaliitm boasters wiio tiuiiK Uioy can whin all creation, and tlienoisli imit.nfni-x. 1 1 of European ways, who spend their time in apologizing for their country. But it is only fair to say that tho vast majority of the people belong to neither of tlieso classes. Uhfoitiinatelv, however, a vis iting Englishman is much more likely to meet the two classes snoken. of than tho larger class of. self respecting Americans who really represent tho genius of the country. And so he goes home with IJi false impression of the people." New York Tribune. Tho Sniiplj-of Oulnlnc. It is a' curious fact that while the- annual supply of quinine for tho whole world is about t!, 000,000 ounces, the con sumption of this drug in the United States is more than ;(, 100, 000 ounces, or nearly one-half the entire product. The price of quinine has been so low for the last three or four years that largo planta tions of the cinchona tree have been up rooted in Ceylon, and tho tea plant is substituted. Ceylon produces a very large share of all the bark that is mar keted, and the exports from that island declined more than one-third between 1885 and 1887. American Agriculturist. Why Ho Win l.oinomheri-d. Remembrance is not always compli mentary. A man who was sadly given to borrowing died verv suddenly. Dint ing the funeral services, a comrade took occasion to say: "There is nothing lost of this man but a lump of mortal clay." lho astonishment of tho people was. intense when an old man grumbled out nudiblv: "Is too! I lend him moro as dreo hun dred t tollah, und don'd ket pack von. cendtl" Youth's Companion. When MUlnt Ueggetl for Bread Jean Francois Millet, tho greatest of all modern artists, lived a life of pov erty. A sad 6tory of tho lack of appre ciation of that which is truly great wa told to tho lecturer by Mr. Quincy Shaw, of Boston. That gentleman possesses about thirty of Millet's finest works, and among them a. little picture of a peasant, girl, with a head that might bo a Leo nardo. Thi3 picture Millet had taken to every picturo shop in Paris to sell for 20 francs only 0 to buy food for his. starving family, and now tlio picturo would fetch $15,000. This was ono rea son why tho lecturer advised any ono of his hearers who wished to paint to paint for lovo of art. San Francisco Alta. 3 VEGETABLE PANACEA PREPARED FROM ROOTS Be HERBS; run ins. uu ri w or AND ALL OTHER DISEASES ARISINO FROM A DISORDERED STATE ofthe STOMACH OR AN t inactive: liver. rOH SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS & GENERAL DEALERS