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The Oregon Scout JOME8 & Change? Publishers UNION, OREGON, Danger In Small Trait. Can pcoplo swallow seeds and tho pits of fruit with impunity? It is n topic that may bo moro important than others or moro apparent weight. Tho slightest amount of physiological knowlrdgo might ho supposed to bar tho swallowing of cherry stones, yet a young woman died in this neighborhood tho other day from peritonitis, caused by such indul gences. This violent form of seed swal lowing, however, may te considered as a little apart from the real inquiry, since it is not exactly common, though doubtless much sickness and not n few casualties arc caused bv it. But what of smaller seed -swallowing? It is not tho sizo of theso foreign sub stances that is tho consideration, but their bulk when swallowed in quantity. One would hesitate about swallowing tho small handful of pita contained in n moderate bunch of grapes they make quite a formidablo showing yet thoy are. all tho sumo, swallowed in eating the grapes, nnd possibly pack in tho ntnmnch or bowels nn entirely mdigestiblo mass of woody filler. As to yet smaller needs tho process Is precisely similar, de pending only 011 tho quantity of such eaU-n. Tho seeds of blackberries are enormous in size and quantity compared with tho pulp, and in eating a comfort ably largo saticerful of this fruit, ono swallows tho equivalent in seeds of those of a largo portion of grapes, or of n milli ter of cherry stones. Hut aro wo, then, to Uir small fruits as a diet? Scarcely, but moro prudence can bo exercised. They should le eaten in moderation, flirty in tho day rather than at night. Tho rejoinder may bo inndo that this stony dissipation has been going on for ages; so it has. and much mischief has undoubtedly marched hand in hand with it. It is clear, at least, that persons with impaired alimentary organs should mako tho works of tlioso parts as easy as ossi ble, and not load them with quantities of indigestible matter. Philadelphia Tele graph. Ilimil to HiihIiu-m Success. As to tho young men in business em ployments, their way to success to riso in rank, to becomo malingers and finally owners is briefly but aptly de-i-cribed by Mr. O. V. Potter. Tho clerk or other employo who is always a little ahead of time, rather than behind time, at his desk or other post of duty who lingers instead of hastening as tho signal 10 'knock olT" comes who takes less instead of moro than his time at lunch, during off hours nnd during vacations who always gets his own allotted tasks 1I0110 and volunteers to "job around" a little extra or to help others who puts his mind and energies into his la bor tho industrious, assiduous, prompt, willing and ambitions employe, is the ono who gains his em ployers' conlldeuco nnd affections, who is intrusted with responsibilities, who receives promotion, and who, at length, carries into business of his own tho thrift nnd success which he had dis played in tho business of others. Such men do not fail. - Do not run into debt. This is tho warning which all who discuss tho sub ject give to young men. Tho employe or man in business who lives within his in como is n free mid independent citi7.cn. Ho who owes a debt is n slave. Tho debtor who cannot pay, or dislikes to pay, crawls; ho is in liondago; ho has a master; ho may lo insulted and cannot resent it, or kicked and cannot return it; ho becomes a liar and a dodger; ho feels mean, acts mean and is mean. Tho man who is out of debt walks upright; tho light is on his forehead; ho is as good as the best ami better than tho most of his kind. Keop out of debt I Chicago Jour nal. Murlc Twain' Queer Metlioits. Tuark Twain was a queer writer in tho days when ho composed steadily, and al though ho calls himself a lazy man, and is certainly moderation of speed and manner personified, yet ho was capable of prolonged sittings at his desk, in which tho mental later was intense and ex hausting, though no evidence of it up-jK-ared in tho composition. Sometimes 1111 udea struck him that ho thought worth developing, ami ho brooded it and clucked to it liko 11 hen to a chick. IIo reveled in it and rolled it about for days liko a sweet morsel under his tongue, and then with big sheets of blue pno4- ho set it down in this way nnd that, writing it diagonally or across tho sheet lengthwise, r with a picco of black crayon setting it down on a pieco of cnrdltoaid. Thus virao of tho Immortal treasures of Mark Twain wero first nursed before thoy went imt into cold tyio. Now York livening Sun. Cimtlng I'lpcs of (iliut. Although glass pipes of largo diameter liavo not as yet leou successfully pro duced, tho opinion has been expressed by those engaged in tho itianufacturo of glass on a largo scale that tho t into is not far distant when some method of casting huch pies satisfactorily and cheaply will bo devised; and it is believed that made in similar form o tho present cast iron iies, with some suitable mechanism for a joint, and of malleable glass, a water pijM) would thus Ui formed to whHi there could scarcely te an objection. Strong, tough, smooth and indestructible, and inndo of a material that is found almost anywhere, it is thought not im probable that, in time, wheuover a largo quantity of pio is required in nny ono locality, a furuaco will lo erected and the pijiea bo there made. lloiion Trail script. OluVt-te.l to Clio Outburst. A leading English judge is hard of hearing, mid recently, it is said, there wni frequent applause during tho hearing of a cuso before him. Ho silenced it iov cral times, but after a while came an outburst louder than over, and in great indignation ho exclaimed: "Tlioso dem onstrations nro moa unseemly 1 If they continue I shall have tho court cleared tit once I" Hut the noise the judge hail .heard was u jeal of thunder from a storm that had suddenly timing up. Now York Sun. Tho Making of the Violin. "Violins that nro made as thoy should be, explained the dealer, "have fifty eight different pieces Tho wood of the belly, or sounding board, should bo of soft red fir, a kind only growing on the Tyrolcso mountains. It is light anu strong, and being of loose grain gives free passage to tho waves of sound. Tho trees aro cut in tho winter nfter tho sap has ceased to flow, and tho wood is thor oughly seasoned before called fit for use. Tho older tho wood tho better. For tho neck, back and sides Swiss sycamore is regarded the only proper wood. It an swers to a different note than tho fir, a fact that has been found necessary to tho highest harmony. Tho violins aro shaped by exact rule, but the slightest variation in any of the curves gives a difference of tone, so that no two instruments sound exactly alike." Several violins of tho samo mako and in all respects apparently alike wero tested to demonstrate this. They wero all tuned in fifths, tho lowest giving what is technically known as middle- Q, this being tho correct way to tuno a violin, but under tho bow there was a marked differenco in tho quality of tone. "Did it ever occur to you, was asked tho rejiortor, "that tho strain put on a violin by tho strings is something tre mendous? When tuned to concert pitch tho tension of each string is about eighty jiounds, making 320 pounds for tho four. Yet tho thin shell, so frail that u babe could splinter it, will resist that strain for centuries. Of course, the body is strengthened by little strips glued inside at different points; but it seems none tho less marvelous tome." Globe-Democrat. Houses of tho Hindus. It is noteworthy that thero is no word in the Hindustani language- that signifies home. Thero nro tho house, tho house hold, tho dwelling; but 110 lioniol Tho son is always expected to bring his brido to his father's house. If thero nro sev eral sons in a family, the household be comes a Inrgo ono by tho titno they are all married. Every house, when practi cable, is built around an oiien space, or court yard, tho entrance to which is se cured by n strong gate. A room is set apart for tho special use of each family composing the household, although, as a rule, all tlio men eat together, and after ward tho women do tho same, but they storo their own proierty in their private rooms. Tho house, if that of n poor num. is built of mud or sundricd bricks; if that of a rich mnu, it is built of kiln dried bricks in a substantial manner. There is usually 0110 room, at least, set apart for tho men, whero they may receivo visits from their friends without tho privacy of the domestic- circle being invaded. There is a well, or small tank, in tho court yard, and perhaps a few flowers for idol worship. If thero aro cows, horses or goats lwlonging to the family, thoy are stabled in this iuclosure. All tho work er tho family is performed in it, except, perhaps, the washing and bowing, which aro done outside by persons of those castes. Tho women of tho family never go outside except when properly nccoin- Kinied, guarded nnu veiled. Demorost s Monthly. From n fli-rnmn CyclopuMllu. Hero is tho ridiculous way in which a German cycloptudia, recently published in Leipsic, describes tho social hfoof a largo city 111 eastern Isow ork, possibly Albany: "Alter dinner tho gentlemen at tho reception followed tho ladies to tho salon and lighted their cigars. Those who did not smoke, chewed and spat quito recklessly 011 tho floor. Many who did not use tobacco, took small knives from their pockets, for an Ameri can gentleman always carries some kind of a knife, and carved or cut slivers from tho chairs; almost all of them put their feet on tables or chairs. This behavior, which would insult our Ger man ladies, tho many bcautitul Anion can ladies in the room regarded as a mat ter of course, much to tho nstonishnient of tho writer." Now York Tribune. Thrift of Victoria' Servant. John Brown, who probablv received moro presents than any other menial in tho history of tho F.nglish court, was shrewd enough to anticipato the embar rassment which would be caused to his friends if he died possessing tho gifts themselves, so it was tho prudent cus tom of that domestic to sell nearly every thing that ho received within n few weeks. John Hrown was constantly being complimented with costly gifts, but ho wisely preferred to possess their value in cash, and in several cases the Ikmd street jeweler who had sold the present to tho royal donor bought it back within a short time from the recipient at very nearly tho cost price. London Truth. Tho Cat of Ituriuuh. Burmese cats are curious looking ani mals. Thoy have a joint in tho middle of their tails, which npHndago is in eon sequenco crooked and sticks out in an angle. They aro lino sjKviiuens of the cat race and very useful in a house. They will attack a venomous snaka with out hesitation, and show much dexterity in killing one, biting it on the back closo to the head. If bitten, as one of my fa- onto loins was onco by a cobra, they will retire to tho jungle, whero they eat some herb nature H)ints out to them, and, nftor tho expiration of a few days, come hack to the house very lean uud hungry, but well and frisky an ever. Cor. San Francisco Chronicle. Jlornioiiiliim' "Old Folk' Day." Americans guncrally might well follow tho example of the Mormons in one thing, namely "c observation of a holi day called Old Folks' Day. Holidavs commemorating some national event are too apt to bo beasous of noisy unrest. A lay devoted to tho old folks would bo tho occasion of delightful family re unions, and would lie a distinct gain to the homo life of the people. It would also promote that reverence for old peo ple which is bo often lacking in this country. Wo need more holidays of tho right kind. Let us have uu Old Folk' Day. New York Tribune, llcef Tim 111 Hulk, The preparation of the Lugo quantity of beef tea i one of the sights of tlw London hospital. One hundred and wventy-two pints a day is 11 jwrt of tha txitiuuU' bill of fare. Chicago Ueruld. "NERVOUS" MODERN CIVILIZATION. The Subject a Viewed by n Writer In Far Cathay No Heat It is a very significant aspect of mod ern civilization which is expressed in tho word "nervous." Its original meaning is "possessing nerve: sinewy, strong, vigorous." Ono of its derivative mean ings, and tho one which we by far most frequently meet, is "having tho nerves weak or diseased: subject to, or suffer ing from undue excitement of tho nerves; easily excited; weakly." The varied and complex phraseology by which tho peculiar phases of nervous diseases nre expressed has becomo by this time fa miliar in our cars as household words. There is no doubt that civilization, aa exhibited in its modern form, tends to unduo nervous excitement, nnd that ner vous diseases are relatively moro common than they wero a century ago. But what we have now to say does not con cern tlioso who nro specially subject to nervous diseases, but to the general mass of Occidentals, who, whilo not in any specific condition of ill health, aro yet continually reminded, in a great variety of ways, that their nervous systems are a most conspicuous part of their organ ization. Wo allude, in short, to people who aro nervous, and we understand this term to include all our readers, and, in general, all tho people who live in tho Innds from which we havo come. To tho Anirlo-Saxon raco at least it 6eems a mntter of courso that thoso who livo in an ago of steam and of electricity must necessarily be in a different condition as to their nerves from tlioso who lived in tho old, slow days of sailing packets and of mail coaches. Ours is an age of extremo activity. It is an ago of rush. Thero is no leisure, so much ns to eat. and tho nerves are kept in a state of constant tension, with results which nresuflieiently well known. Business men in our time havo an eager, restless air at least tlioso who do their business in occidental lands as if they wero in momentary expectation of a telegram as they often arc tho con tents of which may affect their destiny in some fateful wav. Wo betrav this unconscious stato of mind in a multitude of acts. We cannot sit still, but wo must fidget. Wo finger our pencils whilo wo nro talking, as if we ought, at this particular instant, to bo rapidly in diting something ere it bo forever too late. Wo nib our hands together, as if preparing for sonio serious task which is about to nbsorb all our energies. Wo twirl our thumbs, wo turn our heads with tho swift motion of tho wild ani mal which seems to fear that something dangerous may havo been left unseen. Wo havo a sense that thero is something which wo ought to bo doing now, and into which wo shall proceed at onco to plunge- as soon ns we shall have dis patched six other affairs of even moro pressing importance. The effect of overworking our nerves shows itself, not mainly in such affec tions as "fiddler's cramp," "telegrapher's cramp," "writer's cram)," and tho like, but in a general tension. Wo do not bleep ns wo onco did, either ns regards length of time or soundness of rest. Wo aro awakened by slight causes, and often by tlioso which aro exaswratingly triv ial, such as tho twitter of a bird in a tree, a chance ray of light straggling into our darkened rooms, tho motion of a shutter in tho breeze, the sound of a voice, and, when sleep is onco inter rupted, it is banished. Wo havo taken our daily lifo to rest with us, and tho re sult is that wo have no real rest. In an ago when it has become a kind of apho rism that a bank never succeeds until it has a president wlo takes it to bet! with him, it is easy to understand that, while tho shareholders reap the advantage, it 13 bad for tho president. North China News. Tim Drying of Mosses. The power of tho mosses to enduro re peated desiccation has recently been ex leriinentally treated by G. Schroder, wlio obtained tho interesting result that many of theso plants cannot only resist months of dryness without any harm, but also that they do not perish even under tho strongest desiccation carried on in a drier with the aid of sulphuric acid. Plants of Barbula muralis. which wero exposed for eighteen months in the drier, nfter a few wettings resumed growth In nil their parts. Other species of barbula tehaved similarly. A curious experiment was informed with Griuimia pulviuata, in which a stock which had been cultivated for some time in a moist atmosphere under a tell glass was suddenly exposed to a. warm and perfectly dry current of air. It te caino so dry in u short titno that it could be pulverized. Then it lay in a drier for ninety-five weeks. But tho quickening moisture was still competent to awaken it to renowed life. The most rapid dry ing which could he perforated in tho lateratory could not destroy tho plant. It even showed greater power of resist nnco than would correspond with its real necessities, for so speedy and complete a drying out as was effected in the ex iwiinents never counts in nature. Popu lar Scienco Monthly. Letter 4,000 Vcura Old. A remarkable discovery has been made in Kgypt of tablets or letters, which com jioso a literary correspondenco of 3, COO to 4,000 years ago, carried 011 between Egyptians uud Asiatics. Tho tablets now in Vienna represent letters nnd dispatches sent to Egypt by tho gov ernors and kings of 'Palestine, Syria, Babylonia and other countries of West ern Asia. Tho find is reniarkablo every way, and opens the eoplo of that ago to us with freshness and familiarity. It is clear that tho literary spirit is very j wo bhall yet find libraries of clay books. Ono town in Jiulah was called "Book Town," or "Library Town." Tho mo mentum of this discovery will bo marked. Rich men should hesitato 110 longer to aid in unearthing the vast treasured of tho Orient. Globe-Democrat. lllrlnc Weiluluc Outfits. Among the oddest developments of New York's haberdashery is that shop whero underline!! may bo hired for trous seaux purposes, and whero tho finest of garments may te had for the honeymoon only, if the intending wearer will lay down cold cash sufficient to buy out right a moderate outfit. New York Commercial Advertiser. THREE KISSES OF FAREWELL. Three, only three, my darling. Separate. solemn, slow. Not tike the swift and Joyous one We used to know. When we kissed because we loved each other. Simply to taste love's sweets. And lavished our kisses as summer Lavishes heats; But as they kiss whose hearts are wrung When hope and fear are spent. And nothing is left to give except A sacramentl first of the three, my darling. Is sacral unto pain; We have hurt each other often. We shall again. "When we pine because we miss each other. And do not understand How the written words are so much colder Than eye and hand. I kiss thee, dear, for all such pain Which we may give or take; Buried, forgiven, before It cornea. For our love's sake. The second kiss, my darling, Is full of Joy's sweet thrill; We have blessed each other always. We always will. We shall reach until we feel each other Past all of titno and space; We shall listen till we bear each other In every place. The earth is full of messengers Which love sends to and fro;J I kiss thee, darling, for all Joy Which we shall know. The last kiss. oh. my darling. My love I cannot see Through my tears, as I remember What it may be. Wo may die and never see each other, Dlo with do time to give Any sigD that our Leans are faithful To die, as live. Token of what they may not see Who see our dying breath This one last kiss, my darling, Beats tho scat of death. Soxe Iloua. Arrest In New York In 1887. One is apt to bo alarmed by seeing 'in tho police report for 18S? that there wero 81,170 arrests in New York city during tho year. But ho would bo reassured by looking nt tho classification of tho cases and noticing that nearly 00.000 of that number were nrrested for such offenses as disorderly conduct, drunkenness and violation of the city ordinances. Tho Germans, in proportion to their numbers, show up by far tho test in tho report, and, in fact, they had less than half their quota of offenders, as compared with tho other elements of our population. It appears that tho pohco had a good deal of business with professional men, for they arrested 100 lawyers, 80 doc tors, 83 editors and reporters and 10 cler gymen. "It is men, not women, who aro your eriininnls," Elizabeth Cady Stanton said in a recent speech; and this report shows thnt three times more men than women were arrested during tho year, or, to bo exact, 01,0135 men and 10,241 women. New York Sun. Fretting Foo to Demit y. Keep a girl from fretting by all means right and fair to others; but, since lifo is strewn with daily discipline, it is well for her health and good condition to feel herself under direction to which sho is bound to submit. It is a mercy to our oxcitablo girls to givo their capricious wills tho support of a kindly and certain control. It quiets tho nerves and helps them against themselves. The "beauty schools," which sent out somo of tho most finely bred women of tho last gener ation, wero Moravian schools, with their early hours, uneventful, placid routino their gentle, inevitable rule, their unob trusive reality of religion, and thorough grounding in tho test parts of a woman's education. Shirley Dare. Cluirle F.cbert Crmldnck. A very small woman ; so lamo sho can scarcely cross tho floor unaided. Slight and yet 6quaro in figure. A small, whito face, with the withered whiteness of one whoso health had always teen delicato. Pale, neutral brown hair and eyes nnd a formal primness of manner liko that of a shy. clever woman who has lived much in retirement. The only hint one gets of tho great author is in the impression sho gives of seeing and noting everything: of weighing and estimating every ono about her anil having a marvelous concentra tion of attention; hut her reserve is in finite. Cor. Now Orleans Times-Democrat. l'nrentitl Influence In I'ithIh. Besides their lack of proper schooling, tho Persian children nre not taught sufficiently by their parents what is right and good. Fathers will not only not for bid their children to bo cruel to poor cats and dogs, or to servants nnd slaves, but thoy will often stand by nnd encourage them when torturing oor brutes or tor menting people. Thoy also do not teach them to be truthful, but on tho contrary, rather, incline them to t,ell lies. Theso two things cruelty and untruth nro esj)ecially what is bad about tho children in Persia. Wolf von Schierbrand in Cos mopolitan. Temperature and Ulcctrlo Current. Lato observers havo found that tho temjiernture of a wire conveying electric currents varies with tho air pressures Bin-rounding it. A wire which remained dull at ordinary atmospheric pressure liecamo incandescent in n moderate vac uum, whilo on tho other hand, a current which would fuse n wire at ordinary pressure will scarcely redden it if tha pressure is sufficiently increased. Ar kansaw Traveler. Abkiirtllt) of Align!' Wings. Tho angel in art has got to go. Mr. Beard, of the New York Art Students' Lengue, in a lecture has shows the ab surdity of giving to tho nrtistio angel tho wings of a bird, showing by drawings tho iniossibihty anatomically and the absurdity artistically of tho conventional art angel. Chicago Herald. Now 6teol jvns often fail to flow properly. Moisten them in tho mouth and rub dry 011 n jkmi wiper, a blotter or a pleco of unsized paper. Thoy will work then. When starting on a buffalo hunt tho Indians were in the habit of painting themselves with brighter colors than at any other time, A constant and disagreoablo sweet tate has boon" reported in ono caso as a msult of tho substitution of saccharin for sugar. Tho man who uses swear words aa ad joe lives shows a paucity of language. The Stlnsr Toting Man. f T nM,1.l rw nnnua n ... ?1 ! l r. rfwiflf tt A I Yery muddy day to shake hands with tho person who stands at tbo head of this paragraph, and when 1 had shaken hands I should perhaps humbly teg him for his autograph or a lock of his hair. And whtfrefore? Because, to bo a "stingy young man" means in popular parlance a young man who has tho moral courage to spend hia money in his own way. It means that because ho happens to bo in a crowd of addlo pated greenhorns who aro throwing away their earnings in a man ner that does not bring u return to them or nny one else, he refuses to "clnp in." It means that he doesn't havo a monthly whisky, livery, theatre, florist or confec tionery bill in excess of his monthly earn ings. It means that he doesn't rob his em ployers, or, if he is a bank cashier, his bank to minister to his illicit pleasures. It means that his tailor bill is paid promptly, ditto his board bill; that if ho has a mother or sister not too well off he can nnd does afford them an occasional generous gift. It means that whilo every designing girl of his acquaintance is not a recipient at his hands of costly flowers and confectionery, tho girl ho likes best has plenty of both nnd both are paid for. This term of reproach means also that while his generous colleague is talking slush about tho extravaganco of girls and the impossibility of supporting such creatures, that he, our "stingy , young man." has a nice little bank ac count; has teen accepted by his sweet heart, nnd is giving her moro comforts than the spendthrift, in his prodigal self ishness, thinks anybody but himself is entitled to. Chicago Times. True Worth of Plain People. Tho place to study American women in their varieties is at Washington. Tho congressmen's wives and daughters como there and the constituents' daughters and wives too. and most of tho difference in them at first is that some aro thick and some nre thin. The thin ones havo had a good deal of hard work and worry, thick ones have worked hard and not had so much worry. I don't mean they are j)6or. The finest house in an inland city in my youth belonged to a man whoso wife died soon after he made his fortune and built his mansion, and sho always said the care of her fine house killed her. Tho chango from 8imple, easyf going village lifo to pretentious sofec.y'which adds constantly to its rules andtandards must bo ono of effort and exhaustion. Too often a worthy man sees his plain wife at a disadvantage beside the smil ing, gracious, carefully drilled women who live to smile and to shine, nnd though he feels soro at the contrast, ho cannot but be vexed at himself for it. What she feels can never bo told. Tho balm for all such hurts is that tho plain peoplo aro nearer right than tho showy ones, and behavo more suitably to their circumstances and as citizens of a repub lic. Plain people do not push them selves forward, and make no pretense to bo what they aro not, havo a real dignity which no slurs can affect. Thoy havo more to do with the life and prosperity of this continent than the very lino ladies whose luncheon parties and reception dresses nre in tho daily papers. Shirley Dare's Letter. Horn to Do Leaders. Tho average college president is but a poor judge of human nature. It is use less to try to coerce a large body of young men into the observance of anyW;et of rules. I found in the courso of a few years in tho chair of a college president that in every school there aro a few young men who are born leaders, and whom the rest of tho boys follow as 6heqdo tho bell wether. I mado it my business early in each session to find out who theso leaders were, and then I culti vated them. By placing in their hands responsibility for the good deportment of the entire school I secured tho test posi blo discipline, and yet my young friends never dreamed that they wero rendering mo any service. From what I havo seen in seminaries for young ladies tho samo rulo holds good. Grown up girls can bo led by a very fine string, but they aro most difficult to drive. Rev. Edward Cooper in Globe-Democrat. Purtridgo of tho Steppes. German sporting men and naturalists aro interested iu tho reports from several different parts of that country of tho ap pearance this year of tho "partridge of tho steppes" (Syrrhaptho paradoxus), a bird hitherto found only in the Asiatic 6teppes. It is not so largo as tho Euro pean partridge. Its color is dirty yellow passing into light bay; on tho beau, throat and around tho eye. orango pre dominates; the breast is gray and tho belly black; tho back is 6treaked with black crossbands. and the wings nro dark brown; tho feet havo only threo toes; tho feathers on the feet nro liko fino hair, and come down to tho toes, whilo tho soles havo a scaly covering ; tho middlo tail feathers and tho tip of tho wings are long and finely pointed. No reason is known for its quitting its old homo and appearing in Germany. Now York Sun. A Itestlng I'laco for Horses. A Ilomo of Rest for Ilorscs is a suc cessful English scheme. Tho chief ob- I ject is to givo temporary rest to tho j horses of cab drivers anil poor traders, j who in most cases are obliged to keep their beasts at wwrk until past help, when a timely holiday would restore tho poor I creatures. Every comfort and conveni ence is at hand to make lifo pleasant and , easy to the old horses. Summer and ' winter boxes, largo nnd airy, warm ! nlntliea. rpcnlnr mill nlentiful monta. nn ' extensive stablo yard for winter exercise, J and a splendid grass run is at their dis iposal; and if anything ails tho ancient 1 ulmoncrs, tho veterinary 6iirgeon of tho I society comes with his bkill to their aid. ! Chicago Herald. Tor Wetting Stamps. Scmothing much superior to a spongo when you havo a largo number of en velojxs to stamp is wet blotting paper several times folded. Its finer capillary action permits tho proper degree of moisture to bo obtained by regulating tho pressure with wliich tho stamp is ap plied, and obviates tho excessive wetness and consequent dissolution of tho gum attendant upon the uso of a sponge, A. N. J," iu The Writer. West Point Cadets' "Skin Hoard." Up in his office tho major of Infantry who commands the battalion of cadets te busy with tho arduous duties of his posi tion. Flanging in tho lower hallway that leads to his office is a huge frame filled with closely written sheets of paper. This is the delinquency list, or in cadet 6lang. tho "skin board." Approaching it we read : "Anderson Wearing cap In quarters at police inspection. "Armstrong Odor of tobacco smokj in quarters at inspection by officers of tho day. "Billingsgate Using profano expres sion 0:15 a. m. "Same Absent from room at a. m. inspection. "Brooks Slow extinguishing light at taps," and so on throughout tho long list. On Friday punishments fitting their respective offenses will bo awarded tho delinquents. Academic regulations nro very strict, being the combined result of the experi ences of a long line of superintendents, and any cadet who could and would go through his whole four years' courso with out breaking any of them should, at its close, be graduated straight through the pearly gates and receive a golden harp instead of a diploma. lie. during his four years' course, would have carefully refrained from the uso of stimulants, bad language and tobacco in any form, would have attended divino service at least once a week: would havo lived with his comrades in a spirit of brotherly love; would have kept hie shoes bright, his collar spotless, and would have teen promptly on handfor every one of his manifold duties. Such is the ideal cadet, and tho regulations aro intended to mako tho real ones approach as near to him as possible. But, alasl they are all sons of Adam, and tho "skin list" is tho unfor tunate result. Lieut. E. W. Lewis in Inter Ocean. Fast Travel on the Ocean. It gives a confirmed landsman a cold chill when he reads that the Etruria ran through fogs at a rate almost equaling an express train. Is this kind of thing safe? That is the question. The opinions of those who ought tc know are almost unanimously in favor of getting out of a fog just as quicWy as possible, and thero 6eems to be no question but the driving through a fog at a high rate of speed is the best thing to do under the circum stances. Tho only vessels lost during recent years have teen lost while either stand ing still or going slowly. If tho Oregon had been going faster she would not havo teen struck. Still the samo may be said if she had been going very much slower. Tho City of Brussels was stand ing still in a fog when she was run down. In many rpspects a fast steamer has great advantages over a slow one. Sho can keep in the position she wants to in a 6torm, and in many cases she can avoid a storm altogether or outrun it or get on the outer edges of it. A steamer going at a high rate of speed will answer her helm much tetter than a slower boat. When a steaniei slows down tho roar of escaping steam renders it impossible to hear anything except the roar. When sho is going at full speed everything is as quiet as it is possible to be, and tho whistle of an approaching 6teamer can bo heard and to a certain extent located. If a steamer takes two days instead of three days to get through a fog bank it is evident that tho percentage of danger is lessened just that much. So in spite of what tho papers havo been stiying of the recklessness of run ning a big ship through a fog at good speed, it 6eems to bo tho safest thing to do. Detroit Free Press. Ono Way. Boy Bay, mister, father wants to know what's tho cheapest way of gettin1 teeth in serted. Village Dentist Well, I reckon the cheap est way that I know of is to come and steal my apples when my bull dog's around. Ex change. None of His Uuiilness. "John," said his wife, "go out and stop those boys from torturing that cat. The crii' of tbo poor thing almost drive 1110 crazy." "Just shut tho wlndow,"lio snid, without looking up from his paper. ''It isn't our cat " Now York Evening Sun. P.conomy. First Dame What diall wodo today? Let's go to tho inatiiieef Second I)j:;io Can't; wo haven't any money. It tat;es money to go to the theatre. First Dame So it does. 1 did not thiuk of that. Well, let's got hopping. Philadelphia Kecord. Ituu Short. Baker (to (orumain Aro the pies in yet, Fritzt Foreman No, sir; I'm waiting for tbo boy. He's genu around to tbo Rubber Belt ing and Packing company for a few mora bottoms. Life. Too Much fin tli Onions. Waiter (to customer! 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