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The Oregon Scout -Jones &, Chanoey Publishers. UNION, OREGON. DIVIDED. If thou wcrt by ray side, dear Iots, And I could wnllr with thee, Tbo Jinth unto ttio mountain crest No toll would seem to mo. But now my feet walk wearily, And heavy aro mlno eyes, And dread and dark tho winding way That leadcth to the skies. Tet If thou wert Ixisldo me, love, My hand within thinu own, rerchatico my weight would hold thco back, Tho' thou canst win nloue. Thou mlghUnt stumble, following me; Or loitering by tho wuy, Seeking tho sweets and (lowers, my feet Slight tempt thlno own to stray, But now by different paths, my love, Wo seek tho self namo goal, 80 far apart no check nm I, No hlndruncu to thy soul. And tho' my heart doth neho for the My lips for thy long, I aee thco Uiiliug upward still, And hush my pain with song. And when upon tho mountain crest Wo stand whero souls are free, Tho bliss that doth cludo us now Must como to theo and me. Not ono brief thrill of Joy, of pain On smile, in tears to end, But an eternal crown of love. When soul with soul shall blend. Housewife. IVhy Suicides AVcro Hurled nt Crossronds. It has been suggested tlmt suicides wero buried nt crossroads becauso that wns tho placo whero a cross or crucifix usually stood, and only second in sanc tity to n church yard, and that tho driving of a stuko through tho body -waa not at first intended na an insult, l)ut to keep tho ghost of tho suicido Jrom walking on tho earth again. Theso plausiblo stories havo gained many ad vocates, but it is more likely that burial at crossroads was intended as a mark of indignation. Tho tomples, or rather altars, of tho heathen Teutons wero mostly at tho junction of crossroads. Tho placo of execution was thero, criminals being sacrificed to tho gods, and henco sui ciclos wero buried at the crossronds to rIvo as strong an impression as possiblo or a heathen burial. Probably, too, tho publicity of such a spot, wliich in :turcd tho fact that a great number of pooplo would becomo directly awaro of tho degrading consequences of tho crimo, had a good deal to do with its .selection. Chatter. l'litented I'ellnes. Tho illuminated cat was granted a patent in 1881, and it is a eat of p.-mte-"board or tin for tho purpose of fright ening rats or mice. Tills cat is to bo anado in a sitting posture, and it is painted over with phosphorus so that it shines in tho dark liko a cat of (Ire. Another cat, equally funny, is tho patent cast iron cat which is worked Iy clockwork, and which has a bellows in it which swells up its tail to tho sizo of tho maddest of felines. If proporly ot it will emit a noiso equal to tho wildest of living midnight Thomases, and it has in addition steel claws and "tooth. You wind it up and placo it on ;yourroof and set it howling. All tho oats in tho neighborhood jump for it, and its poisoned claws kill every ono it ulrikca. Frank G. Carpenter's Letter. Cxorclsn and Hunt for Digestion. Thuro aro but fow people who can not oat good ripo fruit.s in season, pro vided thoy do so in tho morning, limits, raw or cooked, if eaten with tho upper, often causo digestive disturb ances. "After dinner rest awhile," and tho rust should bo mental ius well as physical. Hut in tho coursoof an hour tr two after eating, most dyspeptics aro bcnellted by a walk of a mile or "two, tho distance being covered leisure ly. This Is usually tho case if what is lcnown as flatulent dyspepsia is suflorod droni. During tho walk tho "fullness" disappears, and tho victim of it returns feeling buoyant, physically, as well as mentally. lloston Herald. ( ChrUtfiin unit Gentile. Christians arc) not Gentiles. Thoy aro n religious sect, a God fearing sect. Thoy aro tho followers of tho teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who was himself -aside from his Kculiarities a God louring man. Gentiles wero Idolaters r pagans, who wero culled by tho IIo Lrows by tho namo of Gohn, and tho Christians called them Gentiles. In tlio Now Testament wo find it repeat edly. Jews and Gentiles aro often men tioned. Now it seems that tho uso of tho word Gentile in connection with (ho Christian people is an unjust mis jioiuer, and yet some of tho best Christ ians call themselves by that namo. Hebrew Journal. Tho ItuililhUt Kills No fle.li. Tho suporetrict Uutldhlst will not eat llchh at all, because tho life that ani mated tho creature is part of tho mil vunuil life that animates idl creatures, from M'hioh each in turn abstracts tho Mtpply for tho purposes of its temporal existence. To eat of tho creature is therefore a kind of cannibalism of tho woond degreo, and your Buddhist will none of It. Tho commonalty of them lo not go bo far. They may eat meat between sunrise and noon. New York Evening Sun, A Kul Cute of Htupldlty. Kosciusko Murphy How do you liko U Us Jones? In my opinion she is not only handsome, but very Intelligent. Oils do Smith I agree with you as fur its her looks are concerned, hut alio is not intelligent. I've been courting Iter for the lost nix months, and I don't -think from tho way sho acts that tho J utu found it out yet. Texas Sifting. Ages of Man 11 lid "Wife. It Is always better for n man to bo Boveral years tho senior of his wife, and I'll tell you why. Tho averago girl who marries God bless her! stays at homo and makes a homo u blissful abiding placo for her husband and her children. Tho man goes out into tho world and has tho responsibility of car ing for thoso who aro at homo, and yet timo does not seem to set its seal on him as it does on a woman. Tho littlo cares of lifo rulilo her and too often make her look, as wo say, "old beforo her time." Now, even when this does not happen she does proportionately grow old in appearance sooner than tx man, and for that reason sho wants to tnko tho benefit of tho doubt and let him havo tho added years to start with. Then, too, you should desire to keep your heart and mind young, to bo his intellectual companion, and this is much easier when your husband Isold enough to bo "tho guide, philosopher and friend." Tlio lovo of a woman to her husband always has a littlo of tho ma ternal in it that is right and tender but she does not wish to bo mistaken for his mother. 15o wise and marry n man older tlian yourself; ono who has seen hfo in Its ninny phases and who can gtndo you over tlio rocKy place: ono wuo nas learned that it is not always wiso to oboy impulse, but that any important duty should bo well thought over. Ruth Ashmoro in Ladies' Homo Jour nal. IIoiv Ciuiiplior Is Miido. Camphor is made in Japan in this way: After a tree is felled to tho earth it is cut into chips, which are laid in a tub over a largo iron pot partly Ullod with water and placed over a slow flro. Through holes in tho bottom of tlio tub steam slowly rises, and heating tlio chips generates oil of camphor. Of courso tho tub with tho chips hits a closo fit ting cover. From this cover a bamboo pipo leads to a succession of other tubs with bamboo connections, and tho last of these tubs Is divided into two com partments, ono above tho other, tho di viding lloor being perforated with small holes to allow tho water and oil to pass to tho lower compartment. This lower compartment is supplied with a layer of straw, which catches and hold3 tho camphor crystals that aro being depos ited as tho liquid passes to tho cooling process. Tho camphor is next sepa rated from tho straw, packed in wooden tubs and is ready for tho market. Tho oil is used by tho natives for illuminat ing and other purposes. St. Louis Re public. I 1 I'iiIhoiioiis KfTect of Nicotino. It is sidd that Turkish tobacco con tains prussic acid, and that Havana to bacco has another alkaloid callod colli- dino, of which on)-tweiitietli of a drop will kill a frog with symptoms of paraly sis. Tlio hall liquid matter that ac cumulates in tho bowl of pipo will kill a small animal in three drop doses. A fow drops of nicotino iusortod under tho conjunctiva of an animal will kill at once. Eight drops of nicotino will kill a horso with frightful general con vulsions. It has been observed that tho living systems quickly becomo tol- j crant of tobacco poison an luifnml that is thrown into convulsions by 0110 lmlf a drop ono day will rcquiro twioo as much tlio next day, and so in four or five days four or flvo times as much. Now York Telegram. Hound to I'liy it Compliment. Whilo at tho races Mr. Guest, tlio well known turfman of Kentucky, re marked: "Do you know what tills sandy spot in hero reminds 1110 of? It reminds mo of a fellow's farm that I saw onco down in Kentucky. It was a terriblo sandy placo, and so poor that you couldn't ndso a disturbauco on tho placo. I stopped thero ono day, and of courso 1 wanted to say something complimentary about tho place, 60 I sold to him, 'Colonel, I doelaro you havo got tho finest placo I over saw to Bcour knives.'" St, Paul Pioneer Press. Tit for Tut. Mrs. Magnus Scott (prepared to go out) Roes this gold necklace match tho whlto laeo of my dress? Mr. Magnus Scott It doos. Mrs. M. S. Would silver look bet ter mul cooler? Mr. M. S. It would not. Mrs. M. S. How docs my hair look? Mr. M. S. Connno 11 faut. Mrs. M. S. Ismy bonnet on straight? Mr. M. S. Very. Can you seo tho holes in my socks? Jewelers' Circular. Tlio Ohlueso Dead. Tho Chineso bury their dead in tho fairest spots in tho land. Thoy aro ex traordinarily devoted to tho dead, and tho labor contract of overy coollo emi grant specially stipulates that In case of death his body shall bo carried back to China, that his dust may nilnglo with that of his forefathers and join their spirits in tho flowery kingdom. Otherwise ho believes that ' his soul will wander amid strangers unknown and astray, Once a Week. A I.lttln rurm In 1IU Hoot. It Is not often that grain Is found to grow In a man's boots, but such a enso is reported. A farmor brought a pair of boots to a Guelph cobbler to bo re paired. When tho shoemaker com menced operations on them ho found grain growing to the length of eoverul inches. Such Is certainly a curiosity. Guolph (Out) llerald. A Short Itoiid to AVealtli. An amateur editor in Indianapolis bos inado a fortuno by hU pen. Ills father dlod of grief after reading ono editorial, and left him $130,000. Union Prlnte. STRANGE LOUISE MICHEL, ' Her Sincerity nml Courago Joking the I Bourgeois rnclnl Ugliness. j Loulso Michel Is certainly a tlotraqtico In politics; but If slio makes detestable speeches and commits still more nbomina blo acts, thero cwn bo no question as to her sincerity or her courago in defending her opinions. It Is this sincerity and her Bclf ahncgatlon that gives hern certain sympathy nmong people who detest her theories. Another causo of tho general Indulgence) shown to this misguided woman is her womanliness. It may sound strango to hear that this vehement utopist, who Is ready to kill and to de stroy, possesses any womunly qualities. Once away from politics sho is kindness itsolf No ono has a more tender lovo for children, greater pity for tho aged or more dovoted care for tho infirm. Sho was her mothor's good angel throughout her pa rent's lifo, although tho old lady never behoved in her daughter's Utopian dreams. In private lifo Louise Michel Is not at all a disagrecnblo companion Sho Is bright, nlways cheerful, anil enjoys a good joko Sho likes to play jokes, above all 011 her sworn enemy, tho bourgeois. Ono day, when returning to hor home just outsido tho fortifications, sho found borsolf seated on a horso cur beside a rcspoctablo look ing old gentleman whom she was stiro was a Philistine) Beginning tho conver sation about the inhabitants of tho dis trict, Its needs, etc., sho timidly re marked "nut havo you not in this quarter a terriblo communist, a woman who wants to destroy everything? What is her namo?" "Ah, yes," replied tho old gentlo man, "Louiso Michel "That's tho ouo." And then tho old gentleman went on to say how much tho preseiico of such a woman Injured tho reputation of tho dace, whilo she constantly encouraged dm by putting In a word to show thav sho was entirely of his opinion, that It was regrettahlo tho law did not permit tho expulsion of such a dangerous character, etc. When tho "red heroine" reached her destination she turned as sho was leaving tlio car door, and with a diabolic smile replied to the old gentleman's polite bow "M'slou, I'm lx)ulso Mlchell" And off sho went, chuckling to herself Louise Michel lives at Lcvallols-Perret. a suburban town adjoining Paris. Two small rooms and a smaller kitchen com prise her humble abode Thero. sur rounded by her cats and some stray dogs ttat sho has picked up to save from tho pound, sho receives her callers and writes hr books Most of the money sho earns sho gives away in charity, retaining for herself only what is absolutely uecossary it first glance Louiso Michel is homely, almost ugly looking. Tall and very lean, rlth frizzly gray hair floating wildly wound her high and retreating forehead, an oval faco with strongly marked fea tures, large nose, wide mouth, falso teeth and weak chin, she Is repelling. This ugliness, added to teachings received from parents who know tho woman only from hearsay, causes tho chil dren to mock at her wheu she goes along But to a careful ob server tlio ugliness of tho revolution ary apostle is only momontary Her eye is gontlo and bright, her smllo at once tender and malicious and her volco soft and sweet. In short, the general expres sion of tho face is singularly Intelligent and engaging It is ouly whon she talks about tho wrongs and sufferings of hu manity that her wye becomes torriblo. ha conversation with those who are tho furthest from her beliefs sho is always polite, and It is easy to see that this vi rago of tho political meeting is a woman who has received an excellent education and breeding Notwithstanding her the ories and manner of propagating them, Louise Michel is one of the most curious and Interesting figures of tho present day Charles Soymour'a Paris Lettor In Tho Epoch. Matrimony In Zunl Laud. In Zunl land tho womun makes the first advances looking toward marriage. It is right. The woman raises tho family Sho transmits the namo She sends to the youth sho chooses n basket of meal or Homo peaches, and if ho is inclined toward her he forthwith makes a present of pri mary consideration," consisting of a pair of moccasins of a whole door skin, beau tifully dressed and suow wldto. That signifies that sho Is provided with shoes for life. The skin is placed over tho foot, and then rolled around tho leg and strapped down with delicato thongs. You can always tell a nowly married Zunl woman by tho largo roll of deerskin, and by tho small silver buttons that adorn tho leggings. Whenever tho foot pieco wears out It is cut oil and the roll is replaced. When tho women becomo old tho roll is small. Tho ouly sanctlfication of the marrlago Is tho formal adoption of the oung man after tho acceptance of tho b to, lie is then tho stepson of tho gui's father When the youth desires to consummate the courtship ho sends tho girl a dress, which, theoretically, ho weaves. That is to show that ho can provide his wlfo with clothes. He works for her In the fields, to Bhow that ho can provide hor with food. Each of thoso little things has a Blgniflcanco. They seem small, but thoy aro of great importance. Tho Zunl In dians aro a small tribo, but lu them is condensed tho history of tho greatest people that has over populatod tho Amer ican continent. Frunk Hamilton Gushing In San Francisco Chronicle. IMcturw Veru tlio Verse. Mr. Julian Hawthorne advocates tho banlsbmoutof Illustrations from the mag azines In order that more spuco may bo devoted to tho writings of American au thors. Mr. Hawthorne's suggostlon does not tally with tho notions that prevail among mamizlne publishers, who ought to know their business pretty well. Wo ! happen to know of an ouilnont poot who was requested to furnish a poem for ouo of our leading magazines not long ago. Ho complied with tlio request, and an em incut engraver was employed to illustrate it. When it came to muklug up tho nages ot tho tuiigazlnu It was found that tlio il lustrations rvqulred more space than was left onjtbo pago after tho poetry bad been put in typo. Accordingly It became nec essary to sacrifice a part of tlio poetry or a part of tho Illustration. Which had to to go? The Illustration? Oh, no! It was ono of tlio poet's beautiful vorsoa. Bos ton Herald. Humming Hint u l'ets. A young lady of Now York amuses her self with humming birds as pots. They build their n-'sts In tho laco curtains and havo raised littlo families In tho parlor Thero aro plants for thorn to fly about In, and overy day tbo florist bends a basket of flowers for them to extract the honey from Thoy aro liko littlo rainbows fly ing about tho room, and they light on tlio head of their dainty mistress with perfect freedom. Sho has an opcc!ul affinity for the feathered race, and nlgoons, canaries and bullfinches aro lucluded among her household favorite. Chicago Harold. LITTLE LAUGHS. A man always thinks he is on the wrong tack when he sits down on one. Irish Weekly Times. It Is queer that Queen Victoria did not con fer the Order of tho Bath on some of Buffalo Bill's Indians. Pittsburg Chronicle. Yan Phou Lee, tho Yale Chinaman, Is from Fragrant Hilts, China. Fragrant Hills is probably the placo where the dead animal man of Pekin runs his gluo factory. Cities aro cities, whether they bo in China or America. Louisville Courier-Journal. This is the season of year when wo nro thrown into the society of tho niati who rooks tho boat for fun if ho goes out with you for 11 row 011 the lake or liver. He never gets 10 be over 30 .enrsof age, and generally partici pates in n double funeral. Beware of him. Albany Journal. Customer Isn't it n trille largo, Lovif Levi Larch, mine frent? Graciousl Ufyotl geeps dot sphring coat on, unt your wife sees It, your bosom vill schuell mit prido so dot she'Jl lief to set dein buttons forvarts. New York Mercury. "I can't come now, maw," said tlio high school girl, when her mother called her to assist in soma household duties; "and wish you wouldn't interrupt mo again. I want to finish 'Tho Model Daughter; or, n Hnppy Marriage,' ami then I must eomtuenco work 011 my grudunt 11c essay, 'The Duty Children Oho to Their Parents.'" Norrlstown Herald. Wo aro filled with astonishment at the re port that n Boston boy recently spelled "haz ardous" "haziirdtHt," and defined it as "a female hazard." But tho Bostonians nre weak it you take them away from their native Greek Pittsburg Chronicle. "I want to be un angel," sang a femalo voice in a side room, and thereuioii a heart less wretch in an adjoining apartment broke forth with: "Johnnie, get your gun, get your gun, gun, gun." Detroit Free Press. What nre the wild skeetcrs saying, Sister, the whole day loncf Ever with bui.iiiK and humming The air seems filled wl.h their song. Why come the pesky old critturs A-bltlii' poor sinners like me? ri-.uu.s of big lumps, A. M'ria, head to the pan of my knee. New York Journal. ClieeK Is the tight rope upon which crafty men often cross the chasm of ignorance to success Washington Hatchet. ' Politics makes strange bedfellows. And tho bfdfellows do not sleep. They lie awake Hitching one another. Bultimoro American. It is used as an argument, either for teui p trance or the bicycle, that no bicyelo riuer orer comes homo drunk, on hU bicycle. 1 Icayune. Father of Fair One We close up hero at 10 o'clock. Brasshendeil Beau That's a good idea. It keeps fellows out who don't know enough to get inside earlier. Tid Bits. Literary Lodger (to new servant) Oh, you are the new servant; and what might your namo be? "Aimer, sir," Literary Lodger Hannah or Annnf Servant Taiu't neither, sir; it's Anner, with two haitches. Fun. The Uentli or W. II. Skinner. "Bill Skinner Is dead," said a man coming into tho olllco of a Dakota newspaper. "Moses and thunderl" yelled, the editor, be ginning to jump around the desk, "that old thief hasn't died, has he? I beuuu to think tlio old fossil would live foreverl He owed me four years' back subscription, but I mu willing to lose it just for the satisfaction of knowing that the howling old hypocrite has gone whero ho will get whut he deserves. Be tides, if 1 went out and said a word about it, tho old woman nnd the boys would chaso 1110 olT tho place with a pitchfork. Got to give him an obituary, though, I s'pose." Then he sat down and wrote: "It is with a heavy heart and lagging pen that wo make the announcement that Will iam Horatio Skinner is no morel For many years he lias been a leading citizen of this place; a man honored, respected, large hearted, aide; a man who touched nothing that he did not adorn. This Usually happy community is plunged in tho deepest gloom by tho sad event. But what is our loss is heaven's gain. Best in jteacol Ho was a kind husband and uii indulgent lather." Dakota Bell. lie Got "Iiihlilt- Figures." Scene in a real estate broker's office two year's hence. Enter man with money to invest. Customer Got anything good for a man to put n little money into? Broker Yes, sir. Have somo flno corner lots on Selliugton avenue, extended only thir teen miles from where the depot will bo built when tho railroad runs through Juyesburg. Tho town's all surveyed nud laid out. Here's a plot if you'd like to look at it. Customer How much is that ground worth! Broker Well, I'll give you inside figures. Considering that you're an old friend, I'll let you have as much of it as you cure to take at $1.85 a quart. Merchant Traveler. A Detroit Arab. "When? ore you polng, uiy little lad?" "To see de baseball match, sir," he said. "Have you (jot a ticket, my little ladl" "is'aw! I don't need one, sir," ho said. "How will you see It, my littlo ladf" "I'll shiti to de fenco top, sir," he said. "Here's a dime to jret in with, my littlo lad." "111! Mi w ill buy smokers, sir," he said. And the little Arab scampered away. Nor stopped ho a "thaukee, sir," to say, Detroit Free l'rvss. "Why She AViuu't There. First Omaha Girl (just home from school) It was too bad my friend Clara was not at the commencement to read heressay. It was beautifully written and she had a perfectly lovely graduation dress. Second Omaha Girl What was the title of your friend's essay f "Thoso Boasts of Men." "Sho ottgiit to have lead it and let some of tho beast of men know what wo think of them. Why didn't she!" "Well, you soo the night beforo commence ment bha eloped with one ot them." Omaha Herald. Had I.ui'k In St. I.ouU. Omaha Man I thought you went to St. Louis to start a dime museum! Showman I did, but all my savings were wept away by the loss of ono curiosity. "A freak J" "Not exa My. I Imported a South African king at great expense and got everything started, when the man suddenly died." "CotHumptiouf "No; sunstroke." Omaha World. Tukluc Ulin lit HU Word. "Whar'd yo' git dat load er lumber, Br'ei Jlmsoul" "Down ter do 111111111' Ba'm chu'eh." "Dasso, Br'er Jimsonf Why, has dey tored tho bulldin' downP "Oh, no, Mhl Hit's dar yit, but I hearn rarson Blowhanl say dat de pews was free, bo I rlz up 'nrly this morula' an' went down dar an' ripjed" up a p'ar of 'em an' fotched em erioug." Yonkers Gaxette. RURAL REALITIES As fluy Carloton Found Them too Near "ew York. It is now tho golden time when the thought ful man says unto himself, lo, it is hotter than beeswax in town, and I will arise and flee as a bin! to the mountains; I will lay me down, languid with a midsummer night's dream, by the bank of the laughing waters, under the trees lloved by tho slow stirring wind; I will view the coming of the chariot of day through the gates of pearl garlanded w ith roses: I will listen to the choir of happy birds, tho drone of tlio wandering bee, tho pipe of the nest tug uiui r tho eaves, tlio fiddle of tho loou-t and the deep throated if J boom of the bullfrog in his sedgy lnir; I will watch tho storm king build his towel's nnd wnlls and battlements on high, hurling cloud against cloud ami thunderbolt ngainst thun derbolt till his writli is appeased, nnd then to me shall be blown the sweetness and the cool ness of wet fields, and through the long nnd languorous purple hour shall come twilight and the peace of him who liveth well; and under the solemn dome of dusk, under tho young eyes of the stars, under tho broad sheen of the riing moon shall I float down the river of rest to an infinite calm. This is the city man's dream of a country heaven, but I have not found it. I found the trees beloved by the slow stir ring wind, but I found, too, that a largo colony of painful ants had go, there before me and was dispo-ed to nuarrol with intru ders. I have watched the coming of the chariot of day through the gates of pearl, nnd I noticed the thermometer throw one leg over tie eightieth rung, and then reach up and pull himself up to the ninetieth before the chariot had got fairly going. I have learned tj love tho ilrono of tho wandering bee at immense distances, having discovered that that pampered insect considers it quite a joko tj poniard u slumbering stranger without provocation. I have seen an abundance of fresh vegeta bles in rural districts nud miles of orchard binding under the wealth of pippin and cherry, but the frugal and far seeing farmer had mortgaged the entire lot, and the stranger had to content himself with a tmulllo for yel low peas just picked from 11 Baltimore can. These things have made 1110 sad. It seems to me the honest granger should have nobler aspirations than lo paint iiis house yellow, his barn blue and his well box green, insert a four lino advertisement 111 the Sunday papers nnd steer uiisiispei'tnig citizens against his corned beef nud malaria in theguiseof health' and economy. It seems tome somewhat un reasonable for a man to sevl: so far and faro so badly when ho could just as well enjoy his Hies and skimmed milk, his iusomuia and profanity without leaving the city. But the fact is every man bred in a city considers himself swindled unless he has two weeks of summer on u farm, just as the farmer thinks life not worth living without an annual tour through the joys of tho Bow ery in winter. It is an outbreak of inward cussedness, like the hives, and every man gets it. The whole piiaruiai'opmla can furnish no remedy, and the only relief is to go ana pur sue the wayward fancy and come homo full of sunburn, colic and repentance. Go to the country, you toilers seeking for rest, but let it be country indeed, with no mingling of town. Seek your balm from sky and field, from sea and hill, from leaf nud blossom and bild, and you will get it for tho asking. Let the sun brown the cheek and hands of your daughters. Let your boys scurry through the tangle of woods, wild as the chipmunk they chase. Get as far as steam can carry yon from the city nud its worry, from the crowd und its tiresome ajiery; be n child of ualure, a worshiper of laziness and sunshine there is tho sovereign henliiiK you seek, and you will seek it in the gatherings of fashion in vain. N. Y. World. Very Sociable. "The people of New York aro not very sociable, are they?" said 11 western man, ad dressing an acquaintance who lived in the east. "Well, I don't know but they nro, nltbough they may be a little jx-'Cidiar in that respect. For several years 1 had my olllce in a very largo building on Broadway. One day a fel low came in and asked if my name was J. Y. McFtddlcton. I told him it was, and then, after a fow moments' silence, lie said: 'My olllco is just across the hull, und over since I saw your sign soverui ears ago I havo been intending to drop 111 and see you. I am your brother, you know, and well, how aro you getting along, anyway?' Yes," con tinued the eastern man, "they nro a trillo jieculiar, but after you get in with them you flud them very sociable." Arkansaw Trav eler. ioiiilby, (iuuy. "Little do you kuow how we bartenders aro imposed upon. Woo is our lot. Today a six footer entered our saloon and called for brandy. He imbibed u large quaff. " 'Has Gooy bet-n in?' ho asked. " 'Whose Goosyf said I. " 'Goosy walks like this.1 "The six-fooler drooKd 011 his haunches, spread his legs apart like a p'liufully bandy legged lieing and waddled towards the door. Suddenly straightening himself out, lie howled nt 1110 'Goodby, Goosy,' and lied 11 mile up tho street before I found time to run from behind the lur." Philadelphia ews. Dancers of Kducutliiu. Hotol Guest I don't lieliovo in this modern custom of tipping. I want yon to under stand that. Waiter I's been to school, sah, an' I hop pen to kuow there ain't nothiii' modem about it, sah. The custom is us old as civilization, sah. "Oh, como now." "Fnc', sah. I learned in history, sah, that one timo a rich man liko you named Caligula went some whero to supper an' it cost Him HOO.000 before he got through, sah. By the way, sah, all the things you ordered is out, sah." Omaha World. In Need of m l'relli. "Hello, old lny I Hea rd you're Kolngto be married and n Hue girl, too, ehP "Well, yes, sho has a very comely figure." "Oh, liut that's aside from the question, now about the iueomely figure!" Detroit Free PresJ. Slcim of Summer I'llght. ' First Beer Garden Waiter Mrs. De Goodt U off for the summer again. Second Waiter How do you know any. thing about that fine lady's movements I "Mr. De Gocdo has just come in." Omaha World. AN IMPRESSION. A cypress dark ngnlnst the blue. That deepen8 "P to sucn n ,mo As never (winter dared and drew; A marble shaft that Lands alone AboTf a wreck of sculptured stone With cray-Rreen aloes overgrown; A hill sldo scored with hollow veins Tliroiipli np long wash of summer rains As purple as with vlntapo stains; And rocks that while the hours run Show all the Jewels, bne by one. For pastime of the summer sun; A crescent sail upon the sea 80 calm and fair and ripple free You wonder storms can ever bo; A shore with deep Indented bays, j And o'er the gleaming wnterways A Klltnpso of islands In the haze; A face bronzed dark to red and Rold With mountain ees that seem to hold The freshness of tho world of old: A shepherd's crook, a coat of fleece, A KrszinK Mock the sense of peace, Tho Ions sweet silence this Is Greece! Kennell Rodd. Indefensible Injustice. Aoout ono-fiftb of nil males in Massa chusetts average less thnn $1 per day. The females working at this low scale of wages comprise 72.04 per cent, of all tho workers. No intelligent reader will fail to realize what this fact means. As tho scale of wages rises t he number of fe males enjoying them grows steadily less. Of a total of 7.2.r)7 workers receiving .?20 a week and over, only 208 aro females. The figures simply show that in tho em ployments in which the very lowest wages aro paid women constitute over 70 per cent, of the workers, whilo in tho employments where as high as $20 iv week are paid thoy constitute hardly over 3 per cent. Iu addition to all this is the humiliating fact that in the same occupations, stand ing side by side with men. the females aro paid less wages for tho samo work; or. what amounts to the samo thing, a woman of 20 years or upward is made to work side by side with a bov of 10 at tho same wages. Women are compelled, then, to fill most of tho cheap places, and paid less wages for tho samo work at that. We have no hesitation in saying that this is an indefensible injustice and ono so gross as to shame civilization. Why do legislators sit passively under such discriminations of sex in tho matter of work and wages? Simply becauso they know that the women carry no votes, and that mero sentiment, however just, can neither seat nor unseat a poli tician. But it will not nlways bo thus. Boston Globe. An Odd Itli-d Tbut I.Ikes Pishing. Away up on the mountain side, where tho numerous streams find their way through deep, dark canons down to the pulse beat of old ocean, is tho natural summer home of tho water ousel, tho strangest of all strango birds. You sel dom see more than one of them at a time. They aro of a dark blue color, and arc easily recognized by a peculiar, J quick, jerking motion, which thoy never seem to tiro of. And as thoy flit from rock to rock they are continually bob bing up and down, performing such a polite little courtesy as would causo you to smile to see it. Owing to their peculiar habits and tho isolated 6pots they select to build their nests no ono but tho most ardent sports men and naturalists succeeds in finding them. Hence a water ousel's nest, with two of their eggs in it, has a commercial value amon;c nest collectors of 25. They always build their uests just back of Bomo waterfall or under some overhang ing bank, whero they havo to go through or under the water to get to it. Another strange habit of this bird is the deliberate manner iu which thoy ap pear to commit suicido. Thoy will start slowly, very slowly, to wado right down into tho water until they disappear from view, but if the water is clear and you 1 have a sharp eye you can still seo their little dark forms clinging to tho bottom in search of their morning repast, wliich consists of periwinkles. Tncomn Led ger. . Coating for IMuster Cunts. Hitherto in the galvanic coating of plaster casts thero has been a difficulty in stopping tho pores of tho surface so effectually as to prevent tho galvanic bath jieuetrating into tho interior of the plaster and thero producing first crystal lization and then disintegration. This obstacle appears to have beeu overcome by tho discovery tlmt saturation in tan not only closes up the pores of tho plas ter, but adds very considerably to its strength. Specimens so prepared havo been covered with copper ono millimeter thick, a thickness which is not only suf ficient to resist atmospheric influences, but which enables the surface to bo fur ther worked up and finished by hand. Tho price of a cast coated with copper is said to bo one-fifth of tho cost of a copper casting. Now Vork Commercial Adver tiser. VEGETABLE PANACEA PREPARED FROM ROOTS fite HERBS. 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