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EnplKli Hint Anirrlran Women. English mid American girls benr off tlio pa! in among tho tuitions of the world There is. however, a di (Terence between their respective qualities of beauty I havo elsowhero siiWcleiitlv portrayed the swovt and coy beauty of our American pirls not to toft them the whole truth mi this occasion The English girl is thor oughly active in her pursuit of healthy exercise, sho walks, and runs, and ploys lawn tennis a great deal; riding, if she liavo tho means, is ono of her most favor Ho amusements; whilo boating and trl cycling la eagerly sought whenever op portunity occurs. Our American "rose buds," on tho contrary, havo a very trying climato to cont ad with; they take too littla exercise and too much iced water. Tho result is that English girls nro able to bring u more rosento bloom to their checks, to walk longer distances and to Btand much more fatigue, they aro, In fact, moro robust and havo better devel oped figures; and although there are, no doubt, in Now York, or In any other largo city of tho United States, a dozen women as perfectly bountiful in form and faco as any chiseled by tho greatest artists, our American girls aro in tho main less bright lu color, moro delicate and palo than would otherwise bo tho caso if they moro stead fastly resorted to tho Invigorating means of health, outdoor exercise, long since adopted by their English sisters, and to which, doubtless, tho latter owo their ex quisito forms and also tho fact that thev remain youthful in appearance much longer than our compatriots; in fact, an English woman of 10 looks younger than au Americnn woman of CO years; of course I do not now refer to women of tho work lug class. Frank Leslie TCiiRsln'H New Railway Ronto. 'Tho Siberian Pacific railroad has not Tet been commenced, and already a now "Siberian railway la projected. It will be called after tho river Old. Its connection with tho bed of that stream and witli a suitable port to tho west of Walgntz island will open a doublo now road to Si beria by land and by water. It is pro' posed to "circumvent" tho mouth of the river Obi, tho peninsula of Yalmal, and tho Kara tieu. which aro dillicultot' accosB, owing to tho masses of drifting ico. The now route will only bo -100 vcrsts long, taking a northwesterly direction from the mouth of tho river Obi to tho Walgutz sea, in a bav of which a hurbor Is to be built. Tho slto chosen for this harbor in sheltered from tho wind by tho Pao-Choi mountuins. Tho count rv being level and well stud ded with forests, the construction of the fllno will offer llttlo difficulty. Tho entire cost, Including tho harbor, is estimated nt 20,000.000 rubles. Under existing eon lltiou3 the transport of merchnndlho to Barnaul, via Tlumen, Perm and St. Pe tersburg to Ixmdon takes threo months, whereas by tho now lino two months will bo saved. Western Siberia produces annually lO.OOO.OOO Russian poods of wheat. Tho opening of tho Obi linn will materlallv Increase . commercial Inter couru with tho west, and bo tho means of Hiipplylug tho European market with wheat at u considerably lower price than that moiluced at homo. Paris Cor. Lou dou Toli-graph. Tim M'holt. Ai t r Wur. dlsnnscd to adopt tho customs p Ti-nrnnmn imilons without taking into consldoraiion why they exist theriymnl tlio jioSSll)llltyiat-Vn.y aro not ncccssiui In our country. So long ua tho Trench considered tho first military ipowcr In tho world, wo used French tac tics and woro Trench uniforms. When tho Germans conquered tho French wo donned tho heluiot. Wo ndhcro to rigid linos in ranks and drills, and to unneces sarily complicated systems, when ovcrj nii'i.r iif nxnerleneo knows that they havo no value and aro not used In act mil warfaro. A member of tho natlonol cnard Is liable to think that he knows tho wholo art of war If ho can tu' o tho prizo at a competitive drill or at. got practice, on ah nrmorv iloor and v l'U an unobstructed rraniro. In actual war ho would not bo .nbio to accomnllsh tho fuclmrs In u plowed tflold any hotter than tho volunteorof a fow weeks, and tho accuracy of his llro would bo materially affected by tho unfamiliar ground and tho knowledge that there was an enemv who m'l'ht (lie first. Modern wul'aro'li Influenced In u neatly dlniiu Jshcd degree by what remains to us of tho laetles of Frederick tho Ureal and his time. All that Is over Ubedof tho otidlosb drilling, when In actual campaign, la tho passing from column 'into imo nun mini lino into column by tho simplest inoiiiodu, mid no other movements, no matter how favorable tho irround or how perfect tho drill. (Jen. Auirust V. Kuutz lu The Centurv. lloml or u Hunk Mi-KM-iiRcr. "It would bo dillleult to convince norson Unit there was u single walk of business life which wis not overcrowded,' ald the bookkeeper of a down town bank But lu our business there nro alwny tihicea open for ulert young men as nies aeinrcrs. Thy reason why tho domand Is ilwavs creator than tho supply Is on no count of the lariro security ramlm! by tho bank. Tho mossengers. who havo certain districts to cover and who handle largo minis of money every day, nro re curred to furnish bonds for $10,000. The salary Is 8000 per year, not counting tho bonus which ovory imnu pays an ua cm Dlovea around tho Holidays anil which amounts In their caso to $i.H)0. "There nro many honest young men who would look upon such u job as a rod sond, but they nro unablo to furnish tho bond, while those who can command tho security aro upt to turn up their noses at ix lob paying loss than $11 per day. Tho SilOO bonuH. if collected lu u lump, would provo u nice llttlo nest egg to many of theso young men, but l am sorry to navi to biiv that Hiich Is seldom tho caso. Ther is sum to bo ti Sliylock In every bank who niuKes a business oi luivuiini.g on mis bonus nt exorbitant rates of Interest," Now York Evening Bun. Hubert I.uuU frtiivcjuon'a MUtukc Tho other day, when reading Mr. Sto--venison's charming story, -'Prince Otto," 1 came ucroaa mo louowiug; .r-l... ..I..1.V iuiid it'nm ntnl wlntllniaa A illU ltlf,U . U . ... ... ...... ...vtr Bhavlng of now moon had lately arisen, . . .III II I UUt IV WHS till II luu biiiuii uim iuu u down lu Heaven to contvmi witu mo im viw.it an limit nt Iohsoi- ttllllllllirlos." Mr. Stovcnsou Is couimonly supposed to oq an accurate ousorvcrui nuuuu, uuu 1inr.i wit linvit Mm wrlllnir of tho now moon as having been 'lately arisen,' when in fact It must havo been just about set tine. Hut this Is not all. Dy a Bort of double barrekil blunder ho makes tho time of this remurkablo rising to bo - mi ua lin .-I nufll 1 mu tutiXf if llflVM fl1.1f MHst-Hvo been, not merely invisible, but Wl4wy bet wwii netting uud rising. V. sVraln Workurit uud i.cl. Somo brain workers toil u year after yeiir, contenting theinselvca with tin- ri luxation of ti day or two now iimi then. They have no real vacations, and the brief intervals that they are away from their duties do them but little good, not being long enough for them to forg'it their work and vexations and get out. of the irroovt' thev have been running in There coiuch at last to these men a time J when memory weakens, when it is hard for them to fix the mind uiwii one sub ject, and their work seems to grow more and more irksome, and in conversation there is a slight tendency to incoherence. It is rather difficult for them at times to express themselves clearly; tho suitable words do not come to them as readily an they onco did. When conversing they start in well, but after a short time their ideas an? somewhat confused, and they an-obliged to make considerable effort to keep their attention fixed upon the subject they are discussing. In writing there is a hesi tancy, especially on long words or sen tences, Thny are obliged to stop and think, seeming to drop the thread that they have been holding. These are signs of mental failure, which must not In disregarded In this condition of brain exhaustion, not only are the reasoning faculties sluggish, but unusual effort is required from the weakened will to keep tho attention fixed. Oood mental work is then accomplished only at the oxiH-nse of the brain, which is still further weak cned by every intense effort. The tune has now come wlien mental rest is imperative, and it sliouul be as complete as possible. A long vacation should betaken: short rests arc not likely to do any good. A sea voyage promises tho greatest good to the weakening brain worker. On shipboard lie seems to drop almost entirely out of his old life. His vacation should not lie ol less than a month's duration, and it ought to ran on for several months Failing to take tho needed rest, insanity is very likely to be the penalty. Boston Herald Tlio Tumi hiiiI Hi" Diiko of Wellington. Short Cuts has unearthed a peculiarly delightful letter of the Duke of Welling ton's, which runs as follows: "btratli- floldsaye. .Inly 27. 18117. Field Marshal tho Duke of Wellington is happy to in form William Harries that his toad is alive and well." During one of his country walks the duke found a little bov Ivuik on tho ground bonding Ins head over a tame toad and crying as il his heart would break. On being asked what was the mutter the child explained that he was crying "for his poor toad." He brought it something to eat every morning, but He was now to ue sent away to seliool a long instance on. aim he was alraid that uolmdy else would give it anything to eat and that it would die. Tho duke, however, consoled him by saying that he would himself see tho toad well fed. anil bv further promising to lot the bov hear as to its welfare. Dnr Inir the tiitiu the boy was away at schpoi ho received no less than five autogiapl letters similar to that given above, ami when he returned for the Christmas holidnys the toad was still alive to glad den his heart. Tho story is oven more delightful than that of tho duke's indig nation when hi- found that a party of children at Strathiieldsaye among whom, we believe, was the present prime minister were having their u-u without .1am. The incident roused him to immediate action, and he at onct rnmr tho bell and Issued a general ordei that "children's tea" was never to be served in his house with such "maimed rights." Spectator. A Shoo IlliU'lilnc S)mllcutn. The syndicate shoe blacking on the Pennsylvania ferryboats is not a success Tho company receives if2.U00 tor tli privilege from tho padrone who employ the boys who nominally polish passen gers' boots. The padrone is a regular slave driver, and tho boys in order to satisfy his demands try to polish thm nalra of boots on one passage, lite aro not able, in the time occupied by tlio ferryboat in crossing, to give moro than a fow daubs of blacking and a hurried brushing, and by the time tho passenger gets to Uroadwny his boots aro dull and dirty. The boys aro also very persistent, 1111 ing tho cabius with their calls until they liavo become a regular nuisanco. It was a sorry day for the railroad's reputation when it sold this privilege to tho Ital ians. Meanwhile the padrone is clear lug about $a a day out of every boy. He gives them $1 a week and keeps two on each bout. It is estimated that tho pad rone makes if 10.000 per annum on tho Pennsylvania boats alone, besides largo sums on the Staten Island boats and tho other North river ferryboats. Now York Oor, Philadelphia Bulletin. 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Tlit l.liHteii rriii llrlile. Ilv MAnaAaarltLounT. A lliinireriina l tiniim. Hj Mra. Ann S. NrapHRaa. Illiir't.l.lril lllll Hr K.riiaii SrniK Kvsskth. 'I'd e l-erllorillfliiiril I'ltrilon. Ilv II. ! Faiijkon The l.lllli. Olil.Miiiiur tlio llulliriiollea. Iljr No No .'IS . Mil r UiaiHllAU No :r rrnm tlio l!nrlh Inllie .lliMiit. Itv Jin v. VrasR. N.i 'It Tlir tlniirilliiii's I'liit. Ilv Ur. J. II ItoaihauN. S... II N.. 711 . ill v.. :iv .So r Tin. ItHroii. 11 III. Hj SviVANira ('nan, Jr. 'I'lie liriiv rnh'im. Uv M. T t'Ainnit. The Morrnvv r n Si-crel. Itj Uitv Crcu. II av. I'cri'j hihI Ihu 1'riitihcl. Ilv IVil nik fin nsa. The lrjr iiT a. Wtr.l.l I iiff ItllifcT. Hr Ilia author llra Tlionie ' llnrtvn IV re'. Teninllilliili. Hr Mr.. II Woon A llitilern t'lnilerellli tlv aitilior "bora Tliorne." The laiaiiil Hum. Ilv M.T. t'AlboK. 'I hel''ultil IJIute Hr Claiia Auau.rA. riiellllKilrl.irTjr.il, Ilv M.T Citrioa .lliiltvn. Ileventfis Itjr II. Ituva. llAea.iin. Until HrrrlrU. It; VTiintH II. llu.HNall.. Itiilliven'. nril. Mr t'l iihknck Marhv av. T Klaara. Uv lli aullinr of " Dora Tliorne " rloml. iiihI Siiiialilne. Hr CiiAHt.ra Hkaok. A ViiiciiImiimI Heroine. Hv Mra. A. KoarAHo.. Thorn) i-roll llrniiire. Hv ItKvr WlNwooit. 4',iriiii'l I.otliiiie. Iljr )lr.. Ukniiv Woop. 'I'he llremii 11 oiniiii. lj Wil kin Col I isa. The'rreuaiirouf I'Vnitcliiird. Hj It. I,. Srav So So 215 S. .'It. s,. an No So M No III So Jl. No, JtH KS- No. 2117 The All.ii.l a enl ttrea of John Aleliolami, Hv Itlia.si i.iil'i" p. n rr..'n No. inn. llreinl I'lionlhe IVnlera. Hv Mlaa Mcl or. Ill'.l. Na 7Ht. A Tllle of Three l.lona. Ur II. ItlliKli IIao.ahd. So 201. So Jill. No 2112 No -fll No fiiO. No In No I'll. No lUfi. No. IM. No ll, No ll. I'oirt, Mnetv.ltv.i. Iiv Mahv Crcu. Hav. llorv Iliir.lnU'l.'a lilt id. Hv Mr.. II. Wiion. 11 nil Klimera. Hv Mamhin IIahi.and. Hl'h 'I'he llerehnnr. Trtiiie. Hv IIiih.tio Alot.il, Jr. tlforue I'iiiiIIU'IiI'm Journey. 11 Ml.. Hhakoon, lly sUti-r l.nte. Hvamlior I'oru Thome." Ill' J. Hi'aX'rln. Hv M T Ca t no a, I vim the Herr. Hy Kvl.VANl'o Cob a. Jr. A llnrl Inlierlliiove Hv Mahv (Veil. IIav. Tliol IVItiler .Mirhl Ilv Hobkht Huciianan. 'I'he Iteil t'roaa. Itv M. T. f'Al im.k. Kur l.olu or lllehea. Hr aitlhor "A Orrat No INJ, Mlalaa- No 11 The IVIanril of (Irmtnilil. Hy )1. T. Oaihoii. No. I"). A 11 oiniiir. Neeri'l. Hv t'l.AH Aiiqitaia. No. IM. The Oiillly Itlver. Mr It'll kin Oil I laa. No IM Klorenen IvImkIoii. Outli. 11 Mr.. Mahv A. IlKNt.nN. Illltltiatft. No. 151. I,iini i..ler' Ciihlii. 11 Mra. M V. Vicron. Ilfd. No IM. Ilonl Urim-re. H Mr.. Ukniiv H'ooo. No 1.12 The I'oUon of Aapa. Hv KlnltKNCK Marhvat, No 151. Forirlns the Keller.. Hv Mr.. Ai.itandm. No. 150. A I'liiyivrliilil. JlnilnIiter. Hy Mr.. n KnwAHn.. Jltiiittulft. No. Iia HolloiT Aah Mull. Hr M.aaiarr III nimt. IIV. No US. A llnrtereil l.lfe. Hy Mahkin IIari and. No. Ill Nlr .Noid'a Ilelr. Hv Mr.. Hat A.nkv Ki rhino. No. Ufl. llorU'a l-'orlntie. lly t'l ohrnck IVardrn. No. 1(5, The Miieof llrurls. Ilv II. I, I'ahiron. No in l.nily Vnlivorlli'. Illniiioiiila. 11 "Tnr llrcH... No 111. Pair hut Fillae. nyaiilliorof "bora Thorn..'" 11M. No Ul. The IVoiiinn llnter. Dr. J. II. Ro.iNaoK, 111:1. No. Ill lletivven Two Slna. lly tin author ot " Dor. Ttinriir, ' ft'olll (It'll. No, im The l.im yer. Seeret. Hv Ml.. M. V.. Iir'Udon. No. Hi The sinin-re 'nau of llr. Jekyll ninl Mr. Ilvile Hv It. I.. Hi kvrnron. No ni Ail Old .llllil'. Sncrlllce. Hy Mr... Ann S. StKPIIRNa. No. 1.17 I'niler the I.llnra. Hy author of " Dora Tliornv, .IiiHt think ot lit Wo will clvo you twenty-live only one yenrly subscriber, Tho novels nre splondld ones, ntnl thoy nre published complelo In neat piiiuphlot form. Note tho nnmos ottho authors thoy nro tho most celebratod writers, both of America nnd Kuropo. 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Out nrthp. Ilv Ci Aloiar.. No. I VI. 'I'hoHittrv .triiliirm. Mf .Mr. J.nvO. An.ritv, No. 120. I ll,' C.ll IJi'iilii.. Ilv M T.f.lrHiH. No. 119. 'I lie .11) alrry lit llliirknouil liriinar. 11 Ilr.. M.v An 1 1 vmi No. 101 The l.n.l "T tin. Itulln rn.. Hj Ml.. Illil ic. No. 101. Tin- Miirivhl; l iiriii Mj.lcrj. II; Wnaia Cut it... lhfli"'l No. no. tint i.niip npiii. rtt ikon rnswir. No. . Id'trllMitluit. HT 3i im aa r I'mt'Nr A Tiili oflii Mv Mr. IIknuv Wmiri. No. s. No. 7. No. Wl. No. 111. No. SI. No. 91. No. HI. No. 91. No. M. A rottiino llnnler. Hr A aHNiie iHOM.a (I'.I. 11 rihleil mill l-iirlr.l, Hr anther "Dura Thorn.." The Kntirhal,rlil-e.llyatery. HvCn.a ItKAna. Inutetletv lloii.e. Kv aitihor or" Dora Thorae. ' A riia.lv i. I'rlnie Hv Ton llrciir!!. llo.e l.oilire. 11 Mia IIrniiv n oon A llrl.lireofl.ove. lly author " Dora Thome." Tlii'l'iilnl llnrrlliue. It Ml.. M. K IIhahiion. A lliieen AmuiiaTt 11 oineii 11 llif author el No. aj. ' llota iihtiio No. The llliili lir.ini lloqiio.!. lit III on Con w v. lit. No. B7 'I he t'nrao ot'nrelr Hvnulhot Dorti Thornr. ' No. fl. A -.hiiiliin iii Ih-Thrraholil. Hy Mahv t'rrn IIav No, fl. 'I'he rnlnl Ultra, lly author " Di.ra Thorn." No. Nl. riirrl-lnn. IJirt, Hy III oiiCiinwav llttl. No. al Moru Hitter limn Hvntli. Hy author or" Dot. Thorn- ' No. 82. .111., oe Mra. I Hy 1111 kik Cfll I laa, tlliittt atr I. No. Nl. Ill tho llotlillla. Hv llAIIV t'RCIt ll.v No. eo. Tho Itoinitiille Ailvenllirt'. of u M llkimilil, Hv Tn"M.a IIanhv No. .9. A lli'iiil Heart. Hratilhorof - Dora Thorite. - No. I7fc llork lliiya. 11 llron IIonwav. No. 71. Millihi" on the Uiiotr. Hv II I, Ianiron. No, 75. At Ihe Worhr. llerey. Hy I'ihrkncr IVahiirn, No. 71, rolled lloek. llr llituii Conwav. No. 71. Mllilreil Treviiolon. lly ' Tu-: Drriir.i." 9 No, 72. In Cnplil'-i Net. 11 alllhoror Dora Thorn-.'- No, 71. The l.rey IVoinnn. 11 Mr. flA.aat i,. JK'rf. No, 70. The Mystery or Ihe Holly Tree. Hlho. author of ' Dora 1 horn- " tii.fi.i.., No, 61. Ilnhrler. Mnrrln-ce. Hv ITn rirPoi l ini. l.l, No. H. John lloiverhniik'. 11 lip. lly Ml.. Niink. 111. No. r,7. Jnaper Hone'. Seeret. Hy Ml. M r.. Hkaiuon. No. 68 IaoIIiio. HyM.HvCRCil. IIav lltutlralfl. No. 65. .nily (livenilollliea Oreillil 11 the author el " Doia Thome. ' 'I'.liiilfl. No. 61. Iteil t'ourt I'nrin. ny Mr.. IIrnrv VTooii. KM. No. 6.1. The l'roren leen. lly Wn nik Col.i.iha lll'il. No. 62. lloek to the Old Home. Hv Manv Crcu. IIav. (. No. 51. The l.o.t llnnk Not-. 11 Mn. IIrnhv oo. II. No: 50. llr-ter. "v lit atbicr )! Ilirrr lllu$tiaU'l. No. 49. A llrlilefrolM IheSeit. llr author "Dora Thome." No. 45. TheCrUl.i t on the Heorlli. A Chli.luiai Siory. 11 ClIAHl R! DlCRKN !. HlUlll Utfl No. 41, The Yellow Mnak. H M'll RIR Col Mai. No. 43. Hell llrnniloii. Hy I'. IIahiliun IIvbri. mt. No. 36. Mlaalnir. Hv Mahv IIrcii. IIav. No. 31. Anne. Hy Mra. IIrnkv Wooii, No. 32. Slater llo.e. Hy U'n kik Cot mnr. No. 31. Vnlerle'arnte. Hy Mta, Al kvaniir.: No. 29. A (Jolilt n llinvn. Hy author ' Dora Tliorne." 111. No. 77. Kaalont or, the .11 jatery of the lleiidlniiil.. Hv RtTA IV. Piviick. ltlilllralfl. No. 25. Ilmller C'nrleoii. Hy Ml., ti. n. naAnnONi No. 13. Ilavhl Hunt llr Mr. Ann H, SrarHRs.. No. 22. The Heir lit Aaliler. Ilv Mn. IIrniiv Woon: No. 21. Keonlnirlhe Whlrlnliid. Hy .Mahv Crcu. Hat. 10. A (Jlliled Sin. It ihe author or Dot. Thorn..'1 7. I ho I.iiurel llnali lly MUiMl'iocr. 6. llrnry Arhcll. uy aira. iirnhv noou. 5. Aino. Illirton. 11 Okohiik Kl tor. 4. IlitieKyeNiiii.Mioltleii llnlr. 11 AnnirThom ai. 3. ('iintnlii Allck'. I.eirncy. 11 M. T Rai Hon. 1. Anions' the Ilnlii.. Hv MarvCrcii, IIav. Ill J. cliarmlnc complete novels) te If you will net us A ULUb. vi- Irilei Die inn. This book will also bo given FREE To a ly ono sending a club of TEN Yearly subscribers, nccempn nled by the subscription price M of the OREGON 7 SCOUT, "Which is Sl.EG. Address T1IE - PER ANNUM.