The Oregon Scout
J ON 8 &. CHANCEY.
Publishers.
UNION, OREGON.
GOVERNMENT CLOTHING STORES.
United Btnton Soldiers Kiipjiliotl at Cost
I'rlcc) tilth Good (joodit.
Tho .'rgcst clothing, boot and shoo
store In Uns coiimry Is run by tho United
States, though they sell things down nt
cost prices, and there Is no profit In It
Every army recruiting stntion is a branch
store whero supplies nrq dealt out It is
different from ordinary stores. In that tho
'Unit! States treasury fumisliUH tho
money that buys tho boots, hats, blankets
uud clothes, and tho money that buys
from tho United .States also comes from
tho treasury Besides his nay each sol
dicr In tho regular army has an allowance
rfor clothing which varies from $1?8.W to
228.-10 for his fivo vears' term This Is
only from $:$5.77 to 15.09 a year If tho
soldiers had to go around and buy their
owu clothing at ordinary rates tnoy wouiu
not liavo a now coat inoro than onco overy
other year, uud thoy would have to sleep
in their underclothes to Keep warm
So tho United States has gono Into tho
.business of supplying their ordinary
things to soldiers at tho bottom prico at
which tho contracts for them can bo
made There Is no reut. nor salesmen's
salaries, nor insurance nor profit to bo
-paid by tho government As a result tho
3ricea at which clothing is sold to tho
boldiera aro so low that many working
Jiicu who aro paid four times us much
-wagon as tho soldiers aro not clad as well
Tho blue coats cost $:i.:$S They aro mado
of good material, well cut. and aro better
lltting than tho uniform of tho averago
policeman, for which ho pays soveral
times what tho soldier pays His caps
cost forty-nlno cents His stockings cost
jilno cents a pair, and they aro better than
the Howery stores sell for a quarter, while
tho forty nlno cent caps aro us good as
any man could want For his bluo
trousors tho soldier pays $2 Thoy aro
so cheap that ho can buy half a dozen
pairs with his month's pay. which Is moro
than many young men who look down on
soldiers can do.
Tho two bits of extrnvnganco aro tho
llanucl shirts and tho blankets Tho shirts
cost thirty-eight cents more than tho
trousers, but the,y aro as good shirts us
can bo bought at uny prico, and thoy do
not shrink luto a woolly ball when they
are washed Tho blankets uro sold for
$1.28. It Is easy enough to go to almost
uny dry goods shop and buy cheaper
blankets than tho soldiers have, but these
blankets aro wool and weigh sis pounds
Ono pair of them is enough In cold
weather, and thoy aro warmer than
novcral pairs of cheap blankets Tho
United States consider tho health of their
soldiers, and though thoy economize on
tho caps and trousers, they supply tho
best woolen shirts and blankets
Tliero uro various kinds of shoes that
sell from !? 1 70 to !?I1 01 Then thero aro
heavy stockings that sell for more than
tho nine cents that summer blockings
'bring Thero nro underclothes for sale
that uro of such a good quality that tho
olllcers often wear them in preference to
tio underclothing that they can buy in
'flio usual way.
Tho United States go further, and sup
jily 4ill tho necessities of tho soldiers ut
cost prices, and their cost rates nro fro
qnently lower than thoso at which n pri
.vttte storekeeper could buy, as tho United
Stales buy In lurgo quantities and are
suro pay. It ntso tends to lucreaso a man
-ufacturor's outsldo trado If ho gols largo
ranneut coutracts, and a big umnulact
iiror with n largo stock on hand can
afford to sell to tho United Slates at cost
3f ho sold at tho samo rate to private
sellors thoy might cut rotull ratos, while
tho United States soli to nobody but
soldiers.
When a recruit Is sworn In tho sergeant
takes him into tho clothing room and Ills
him up with a full out lit. Tho cost of It
Js tnlcen from his pay, though at tho rates
at which tho government sells It docs not
tako him long to pay up No ono may
buy clothing In this way from tho govern
ment except soldiers, and It Is u crlmo for
any clothing to bo given or sold to any
ono olso. If tho government were to bell
-to everybody at tho sanio rate tho busl
iicss of tho furnishing goods stores In tho
neighborhood of recruiting stations would
bo ruined. Now York Suu.
Sloveullnt'M In Verso Milking.
Men aud women who seriously tako up
tho business of verso writing should, In
my opinion, declare to themselves that
they will writo nothing but perfect
Thymes They may not bo abloto turn oil
pood poetry. Judged by tho highest stand
urds; their verso may halt now uud then,
owing to u defective ear, tho metaphors
they uso may bo hackneyed, thoir rhetoric
fur fetched or milk and wuiery; their btylo
a toor, palo Imitation of that particular
master whom, In thoir rending, they huvo
most lived with and loved All this may
Txi, for reosous. beyond their owor of
remedy
Hut ono thing thoy mi do. and should
do ulways, munoly, seo to it that their
rhymes are not falso rhymes, or rhymes
for tho oyo alone, but true ear rhymes
-where thero Is an actual agreement nnd
txmsouanco of sound Ilnrdly any poot
aster allvo Is Incapable of knowing such n
rhyme when ho sees It or, by tho mind's
cor, hears It A poem Is. after all, uud
primarily, a musical production, hence
uny falling short of Its musical demands
injures tho wom by just so much, uud tho
rhynio nt tho end of tho lino Is ono of tho
most distinct nnd well known methods of
Kocuring this desired music. Ulchurd 12
liurtou in Tho Writer.
Ttio Ilrcc or Cupo Town.
Of nil tho desolato, unkempt looking
plaoc&Jn tho world tho suburb of Cuno
Town wo passed through under the
bhadow of tho uiountuln Is the most un
kempt and desolate It Is not un no
ceptablo sldo of tho town, nnd no one
lives hero who can possibly avoid It, fot
bero tho colobrntod southeaster round tho
"Cupo Doctor," as tho Anglo Indians called
it, blowa tho Btrougest, nnd tho "Cupo
Doctor's" strongest Is no joko.
Where it comes from no ono qulto
knows, for it Is o purely local wind, nnd
it always seems possiblo to get behind It
by golug a few miles to tho windward
Somo xHplo aver that It Is browed on top
of tho mountain and comes down Just
-upon Capo Town Itself nnd nowhere olso
Then) aro all Borts of queer things going
on on top of this mountain, witness, lor
instance tho colobrntod whlto tablecloth
that hangs over It whenever u south
woetcr is nt work. Hut wherovor It
comes from it is an unmlstnhnblo reality,
as you soon loam, for it whirls harrow
loads of gravel In your faco, or np'is you
around like u teetotum at tho street cor
awra. Foreltfn Lottor,
DOWiN IN A COAL MINE.
WANDERING THROUGH PASSAGES
UNDERGROUND.
Descent In tho rniwpnsrr Shaft Oloouiy
Passages and Narrow TunnrU Mule h
a Slotlvo I'otver The Miner and Ills
Drill Tho ISlaid..
Tho cntranco to nearly nil mines disap
points preconceived notions. Ono cannot
say exactly what ho oxpected, hut ho cer
tainly expected something different from
tho reality Hero, for Instance, thero was
no Indication of tho existence of tho mlno
i snvo In tho presenco of tho breakers nnd
I the hugo pilo of culm. At a bhort dis
' tanco trom tho breaker was n littlo shed
i about ten feet square, and yawning In this
was tho mouth or tho passenger f-uait.
Tho other shaft, up which aro hoisted tho
tho cars loaded with coal, opens diroctly
into tho breaker.
As wo gathered about tho passenger
shaft tho car was hoisted soveral times,
bringing up a number of miners and
laborers, aud nil looked Hko imps from
tho Infernal regions. Their bodies and
clothing wcro black as jet from sinoko
and coal dust, aud tho only whlto ono
could seo about them was tho whites of
their eyes. Iu their caps wcro extin
guished torches, which btill gavo out a
black and sullen smoke. Men wo found
them, talking freely of their lives and
rather enjoying tho curiosity they in
spired. Their appearance, and tho mouth
of that black shaft leading down a sheer
.800 feet Into tho bowels of tho enrth, led
somo of tho party to concludo thnt they
would enjoy n bird's eye view of Provl
denco on tho surfaco rather than tempt
Provldenco under ground. So less than
forty mado tho descent.
Each of us wns given a littlo torch, and
then wo gathered about tho shaft, The
elevator is simply u platform like a
freight clovator, with no railing ut cither
bido. Above it is a hood to keep off tho
water constantly dripping down tho
shaft from tho beams in tho rock. Ten
at a timo wo crowded uiioii tho elevator,
tho torches flaring up around us und fill
ing our lungs with smotto. 1 ho signni
was given, und every heart sank a littlo
us tho car rushed swiftly down.
Perhaps I reveal u wooful ignoranco
when I say that I expected to seo as soon i
u I stepped from tho car a vast rugged
chamber, glittering with distant lights
nnd nlivo with eager workers. I had read
descriptions of mines and scon pictures of i
them, nnd yet this delusion clings to mo.
lltit in ono instant vunished ull these
chimeras, und I beheld a narrow tunnel,
so low that I Involuntarily stooped my
head, whether such u proceeding wcro
necossarv or not, and darker than mid
night. On either bido were wnlls of coal,
glittering strangely ns tho rays of light
fell upon them, nnd nown into un sorts oi
Irregular shapes nnd narrow recesses,
liut tho roof or ceiling seemed ns smooth ,
and polished ns marblo. Tho vein of coal i
runs of almost uniform thickness, und j
tho slalo above and below forms u com- j
paratively level floor and roof
Along this nnrrow passage wo wand
ered, tho light from our flickering lumps ;
making the darkness ahead tho moro im
penetrable. At short Intervals wcro cham
bers whero tho coal had been mined moro
extensively, but between all chambers
pillars at "least thirty feet in thickness
Wero left to support tho tremendous
weight of tho superincumbent rock. And
in tho chnmliors themselves wero joists
and beams of wood erected for tho samo
purposo Ono could scarcely realizo that
uli these pussagoways and chambers wcro
carofully laid out by engineers nnd sur
veyors, uud that plans wero drawn, mark
lug nil tho turns ami divergences us uccu
rately ns tho map of a city.
Hut such was tho case, and not a blow
of tho pickax is struck that Is not fore
seen, and bo two pussagoways approach
each other from opposlto directions, and
aro finally united iu one. At intervals
aro heavy, air tight doors of wood, which
servo tho purposo of breaking tho cur
rents of air, givo a perfect circulation, and
alloV tiio steam fans to exhuust tho lire
dump that may huvo accumulated In any
chamber, no matter how fur distant. As
tiieso wero closed behind us they gavo a
crnsli Hko thunder, every sound being
magnified by tho rocky walls. Finally,
when wo hud gono hundreds of feet from
tho shaft, wo began to seo dim aud
twinkling' lights in the distance, and to
hear echoing cries, tho crash of loaded
cars rolling along tho rail, und tho clung
of steel on tho sullen rocks. Mules furn
ish tho only motlvo (tower, and perhaps It
is because of their well known stubborn
ness that they needed such vociferous di
rection that for minutes wo would hear
shouts uud cries that wero echoed until
thoy seemed to como from a hundred
lungs. Then wo would rungo ourselves
close along tho walls uud up would rum
ble nnd clatter uud clash a loaded car,
drawn by several straining mules und
driven (or rather directed, for no reins
wero used), by a boy as black as tho coal
itself, his eyes glittering strangely In tho
light from tho smoking lamp stuck iu his
but bund.
And finally wo reached tho miners them
selves, for all tho men we had previously
seen wero merely I ho laborers. Kuch
miner had n chamber to himself, aud into
tho walls ho was viciously digging ills
drill. Of course his eyes get accustomed
to tho semi gloom, but to us It seemed us
if ho must work solely by tho senso of
feeiing. Tho minor we surrounded told
us thut ho was almost ready for a blast.
While wo waited u car rolled noisily up to
a pUo of broken coal, uud a black ami
grimy laborer caught up a shovel und
sent tho lumps thundering luto the car.
Before it was filled tho miner told us thut
his charge wus ready nnd bado us go
around tho nearest corner, l'ifty feet
away wo wero halted, and then came uu
anxious pause, each ono agitated some
what, If the truth must bo told. Then
camo a loud and reverlwrathiff roar, fol
lowed by the crash of tumbling rock. Tho
oarth'sliook beneath our feet, and from
tho slnto roof, a foot above our heads,
splinters of rock boomed to fall around
us. Perhaps no ono really oxpected tho
roof to fall and crush us, but there was u
sigh of rollof when tho blast wus over
wo hurried back to tho chamber with tho
smell of Kiwder iu our nostrils. A
jagged hole was pierced In tho coal, and
as wo looked through thobuiokoand dust,
u blackened uud demouiao face appeared
at us from Its depths. Tho blast had
opened a passage directly through Into
tho adjoining chamber, and tho faco was
thut of tho good uatured miner on tho
other side. The coal that tho blast had
loosenod lay heaped In confusion by tho
opening. So shuttered had it been by tho
explosion that it could easily bo broken
by a plckuxo Into slzo convenient for
handling Nothing then remulned but
for tho laborer to ehovel it all, lurgo and
small lumps uud oven tho dust, luto u ear.
that was hoisted luto tho breaker. "F.
W. II. M In Albany Argus.
INDIAN GHOST CHARMS
Dtxrnspo Attributed to tlio Slnllcnnncy of
. CtII Spirit Propitiating tlio OlionU.
Tho dread of ghosts is common to all
tho aboriginal races of India, from whom
it hns been very generally adopted by
their Aryan conquerors, and even by tho
lower classes of Mahometans All ghosts
aro believed to bo mischievous, and bo mo
of them bitterly mnlicious. and tho only
means employee! to oppose their rancor is
to build shrines for them, and to mako
them offerings of a fowl, a pig, or. on
grand occasions, of a buffaio Any severe
illness, and moro especially any epidemic
disease, ns smallpox or cholera. Is attrib
uted to tho malignancy of certain of theso
spirits, who must bo propitiated accord
ingly. Tho man tiger is. perhaps, tho
most dreaded of all theso demon ghosts,
for when a tiger has killed n man, tho
tiger Is considered safo from harm, as tho
spirit of tho man rides upon his head, nnd
guides him clear of danger Accordingly,
it is believed thnt "tho only suro mode of
destroying a tiger who has killed many
peoplo is to begin by making offerings to
tho spirits of ids victims, thereby depriv
ing him of their valuable services."
The ghosts most propitiated uro of thoso
who havo met a violent or untimely death,
whether by design or by accident. Includ
ing poison nnd disease liven women who
die in tho child bed pang or wretches who
aro hanged for their crimes aro believed
to havo tho samo powers of causing evil
to tho living us thoso who havo been
killed by tigers, or by lightning, or by
any other violent cause All theso deified
spirits aro often distinguished by somo
term denoting the manner of their death;
thus, tho "Toddy Ghost," tho ghost of n
man who was killed by falling from a
toddy (palm) tree, tho "Tiger Ghost," tho
ghost of a man who was killed by a tiger;
tho "Lightning Ghost." tho ghost of a
man who was killed by lightning; tho
"Suako Ghost. "and so on Tho ghosts of
women who die during pregnancy or In
childbirth nro supjiosed to bo specially
powerful nnd vindictive Most of tho
deceased persons whoso spirits aro now
worshiped wero tho ancestors of some of
tho aborigines, und us Gen Cunningham,
tho head of tho archaeological survey of
India, says, their worship is generally
local, and confined to tho limits occupied
by tho respective tribes to which they bo
longed. Tho ceremonies observed In propitiating
tho ghosts consist mainly of tho offerings
of goats, fowls or pigs, ns well ns dowel's
and fruits, qf tho recitation of prnyers.
und of tho singing of certain mantras, or
charms, tho last being the most important
of nil Theso charms, which uro always
sung by men at tho different shrines, aro
of two different kinds tho "Sahara
charms" (Sahara being tho nnme of ono of
tho aboriginal tribes) und tho "myslienl
Incantations." The former are addressed
to tho deified ghosts of khu dead, tho per
fornmueos being generally carried out in
tho country, or tho pluco whoro tho corpse
was burned, und the latter uro used for
tho purposo of competing spirits to np
pear and receive tho orders of tho per
former. lxuulou Omphic
IjijIiik
'.allium) Track.
Tho track of
u railway Is never done
It is always wearing out nnd always bo
lng replaced Some of tho early English
engineers, not appreciating this, endeuv
oreti to lay down solid stono walls coped
with stono cut to n smooth surfaco. on
which they luid their rails They called
this "permanent way." as distinguished
from tho temporary truck of rails and
cross ties used by coniruetors in building
tho lines lint experience soon showed
that tho temporary track. If supported by
n bed of broken stono. always kept itself
drained and wus always elastic, and ro
maiueil in much better order than tho
moro expensive so culled "permanent
wny " When tho increase In tho weight
of our rolling stock began to tako place,
dating from about 1S70. Iron rails wero
found to bo wearing out very fnst.
Somo railway men declared that tho
railway system had reached its hill do
velopment But in this world tho supply
generally equals tho demand When a
thing Is very much wanted. It Is suro to
como, sooner or later Tho process of
making steel invented by, nnd nnmed
after, lleury Bessemer, of England, and
perfected by A 1. llolley. of this conn
try, gavo us a steel rail which ut tho pros
ent time costs less than ono of Iron, nnd
has a life of five or his times as long
even under iho heavy loads of today
Wo aro now uppruucltjng very near the
limit of what the rail will cairy. while
tho Joints ait becoming loss ublo to do
their duty Thomas Curtis Clurko in
Scribuer's Maguziuo
How to I'mliing Lift.
Wo all condemn the suicide, but wo fail
to seo that the voluntary shortening of
tho natural term of exisienco is nothing
else than slow suicide Instead of fixing
our mluiis on the infirmities which tho old
ago of nn 111 spent life sometimes exhibits.
1 and for that reason despising and decry
; lng old ago Itself It would bo u far moro
' noble aud manly course to nourish tho
natural desire of li to. and lo strive, in ull
1 rightful wavs. to lengthen It us much as
j possiblo lispeeii.llv Is this advisable bo
cause the samo courso which tends to pro
long life also tends to improve uud
strengthen It
Activity, without overwork, healthful
living, moderation, self control, tho duo
exercise of all tho faculties, tho cultivn
tion of tho reason the judgment and tho
will, tho nurture of kindly feelings, and
tho practice of doing good ull thitigs, in
fact, which tends to build up a noble
manhood also prepare tho way to a loiig
life aud a happy and blessed old ngo.
Ilomo Journal
DUiMiiM'n Huvo Special Kcumihu.
While It appears from tho records of
English health officers thut somo diseases
have special seasons In which they uro
most liltely to prevail, it Is not shown that
occasional variations In teuicruturo huvo
much influence In the mutter Scnriot
fever Is at Its minimum from January to
May, and nt Its maximum In October ami
November Diphtheria Is more evenly
distributed through tho year, and is most
dangerous a littlo later titan scarlet fever
Measles and whooping cough boom to bo
Bomowlial aggravated by cold weather,
but aro most fatal iu May nnd Juno Hot
weather Is averse to smallpox and fuvorti
ble to disorders of the bowels, particularly
In children. Public Opinion.
Curn ii Color (or Cuuarlrs.
Any canary thut allows Itself to bo loni
yellow U Badly uutashtonablo and oven
vulgar Tho correct color for canaries to
bo born Is either ml oi from red down to
a light cinnamon color Lung breed ciu
namou fetch tint highest prices It ts all
a mutter of culllvutiuu. aud not an easy
matter, either for the reddest parentage
1b distui lust by tlio constant hatching of
yeliow progeny Tho dark green blrtls.
that wero fashion s lust favorites, aro of
no more iimnuit than yoll-jw ones now.
Now Vork Sim.
FLOWERS IN FOLK LORE.
REGARDED AS BENEFICENT IN POP
ULAR LEGEND AND STORY.
World Wldo Admiration of th Uoie-Anemone.
Amaranth and Anpuodol Ilut
tcrcup? nnd Daisies Tho forgct-aie-Not. ,
Tradition of tho Lily Modest Violet. j
The Syrians regarded tho rose as nn 1
emblem of Immortality Chinese plant it
over graves, nnd In tho Tyrol it Is said to
Jroduco sleep Germans call the rose of
ericho tho Christmas rose, and it Is up
posed to divino tho evcnt3 of thp -ear. if
steeped In water, on Christmas eve I: is
said In Persia that thero Is a rc rtain
charmed dny in which tho rose has a
heart of gold Another tradition relates 1
that thero is a silver tnblo on a certain
Mount Calassy, in India, and on this tablo
Ilea a silver roso thnt contains two beauti- ,
ful women who pralso God without ceas- '
ing In tho center of tho rose is tho
triangle tbo residence of God j
It is said that if a white ro?o blooms In I
autumn an early death Is prognosticated, !
while an autumn blooming red roso sign!- i
fies marriage. Tho red roso, it Is also :
said, will not bloom over a grave. Roso '
leaves nro sometimes thrown on tfio firo J
for good luck, and a roso bush may bo 1
made to bloom In autumn by pruning it
on St. John's day Hero, as well as In
Franco aud Italy, it Is believed that rosy
checks will como to tho lass who buries
n drop of her blood under a roso bush. 1
In Posen, young women assuro tho fidcU I
ity of their lovers by carrying a rosebud
in tho breast. Hose leaves aro chosen for 1
divination in Thuringia. tho maiden hav 1
ing soveral lovers scattering a leaf named
after ench ono on tho water; tho leaf that
sinks last is tho true lover.
ANEMONE. AMARANTH. ASTOODEIj.
Tho anemone was regarded as tho sym
bol of sickness In nnclent Egypt. It was i
fabled to have sprung from the tears wept '
by Venus over Adonis Tho amurnuth
would, says Pliny, recover its color if j
sprinkled with water It was a symbol ,
of Immortality, the word meaning "over- j
lasting " The asphodel was its opposite, ,
meaning "regret." Tho spirits of tho
dead wero thought to subsist qn this
flower The bachelor's button is so named
becauso youths carricil ono in the, pocket
to divino their success in lovo If iho
flower died, it was nn ill omen Tho
flower basil is n test of purity If it is
put under the plate of nn luipuro maiden
in Voigtland. she will not touch it
Our tumiliar buttercup was so named
from nn Idea thut Its consumption in
creased tho butter producing quality of
the cow's milk Cows never eat them,
but they grow only In dry, rich pastures.
The coiumbino was nncieutly called n
"thnnkless flower." nnd was tho emblem
of forsaken lovers Tho meek littlo daisy,
opening its eye with tho light of tho
planet Venus, has always been a favorite
with tho poets Its star form caused it
to bo nn object of superstition, nnd Ger
man maidens prognosticated their tortuues
with it.
Tho forget-mo not is ono of tho (lowers
thnt in German lore guard treasures en
tombed in caverns Tho Swiss regard
with superstitions feeling tho littlo edel
weiss (our cat's foot or everlasting), its
Swiss uarao signifies uoblo purity.
LEG UND AND TIIADITIO.V.
Tho common marigold is named in
French Soucis (care). In Urotou legend.
If touched 07 tho bare foot of a pure
hearted person oir a certain morning, it
gives jiower to understand tho lnuguago
of birds Tho crocus signifies unro
quitcd lovo Tho poppy is n well known
symbol of death Tho snowdrop is sacred
to tho Virgin Mary The priniroso Is nn
important llower in folk lore. The Ger
mans uamo it "Schlussel blumo," or key
flower. It is fubled to open tb way to
treasures.
Tho lUy Is traditionally tho emblem of
Diana and Lilitli, Adam's second wife
To the peoplo of India and Egypt it typi
fied fcrtilility, to tho prophets it had a
mysterious signification. It Is potent
against withciiift in Germany, If gath
ered with prayer Spanish buporstition
credits It with tho power of restoring to
tho human shnpo any ono who has been
transformed to an nmmal. It is a remedy
for venomous bites In England, and it
was formerly thought that tho number of
flowers on the finest stem Indicated tho
prico of grain for tho season.
Tho thistle, gathered In silence, wns
formerly a valued charm. It wns sacred
to Thor. and wan ono of the many plants
that protected dwellings from lightuing
In hugluud, tho milk thlstlo Is "Our
Lady's thlstlo." and tho plnut Is well
known us tho national emblem of Scot
land Lastly, thero is tho modest violet,
typo of humility Mohammedans are fond
of It, us their founder revered It as a type
of his religion It wns tho budgo of 1110
diiovnl minstrels, and n golden violot wns
tho prize in tho poetical contests nt Ton
louso. F S Hassett in Globe-Democrat
Tim Hull and tho Hand.
Tho villugo of Strinesvillo has n new
brass band It played Its first piece tho
other day considerately going somo dis
tnnco out of tho village to do it Thnt
delicate consideration probably saved the
life of a Strinesvillo small boy, but it killed
Farmer StuufTers vuluablo young Jersey
bull At tho time the baud went out to
play tho bull was feeding in its pasture,
which was near tho siwt chosen by tho
band Whllo tho band was getting Its
collective lip ready to compel a tuno from
Its horns, tho small boy referred to was
taking a short cut through tho pasturo to
reach tho band The bull took noto of
tho small boy's presenco, and proceeded
nt ouco to hasten his trip across the lot
Tho baud hud not seen tho procession
moving through tho meadow, although
tho bull wus mouthing Ids displeasure
lustily us he ran, uud tho small boy was
lifting up his voice lu uudiblo and pcue
tratlng tones The bull was within three
jumps of tho bov when tho band had got
ready to play Tho band played. At tho
first burst tho bull stopped short, threw
up his head and sniffed tho air Tho in
Btruments blared uguln Tho bull turned
and rushed wildly toward tho stono wall
Tho band throw "its soul ouco moro Into
its horns, aud tho bull sprang over tho
wall. Ho came down on his la-ad on the
other Eido and broke his neck. 11 arris -burg
(Pa.) Cor. Now Vork Sun.
lie Wus Doubly Grateful.
A certain minister of our acquaintance
was invited to dine with a member of his
flock who, though well enough off In tho
goods of this world, lived sparingly in his
greed for tho dollars and cents. When
dinner was scrvod the host said "I can't
glvo you nothing but bacon and grceus.
parson. It's all I can afford those hard
times Will jou ask a blosslnV Tho
minister responded "Lord, mako us truly
thankful for what wo nro about to receive.
Wo oxpected nothing but greens and bo
hold! hero Is baron also Mako us truly
thankfull"-Smlth villi) (Ga ) Nows,
Blircp ttrrdlng In New Mexico.
1 At dnybrenk the flock gets up each
I sheep opening himself to erectness, much
after tho fashion of a four bladed jack
1 knife and begins grazing Tho shepherd
I has to unllmber himself then, also, and
' after breakfast his monotonous routino
begins again in winter he has an un
mlstakably tough timo Fearful storms
and hungry beasts scatter his sheep to tho
four winds of heaven, und ho has to hunt
them up at all hours of day nnd night nnd
bring them together again Instead of
tho firm summer sward of New Mexico for
tramping ground is up to his knees in
mud. or to his . !- in -.now altogether
too often fur i ..t Ho lives in
snou hail 'iei'j aud razor edged
wiiils Lis fioci? Is like a thousand
babies, iust beginning to walk that
is, in tho amount of care required.
Tho shepherd has to tako them to the
best grazing place lest they starvo to
death Sometimes they nro caught In a
snow so heavy that ho has to go off and
get a baud of horses or cattle, drive them
through tho drifts and thus mako a path
through which tho sheep may emerge to
lower valleys When tho grass is too
deeply covered he has to cut down pinon
trees, upon whoso pincy needles tho sheep
browse grecdlily When there aro sick or
exhnusted sheep that lie down and will
uot budge, he has to take n grip In their
wool, lift them to their feet and shove them
along perhnps carry them In his nrms.
Ho was to keep tho flock constantly
changing base, that they may not stop
twico on tho same ground and thus breed
disease. Tho general yearly rungo of a
flock of sheep is within a radius of thirty
miles, and up and down nnd ncros3 thi
area the sheVerds keep shifting them.
Wheu thero Is snow on tho ground tho
sheep drink no water; but tho burros of
tho pack nro not so conveniently consti
tuted, and would dio of thirst if the shep
herds did not melt snow for them to drink.
In the cast sheep havo to bo "salted," but
hero in placo of salt they eat alkali, and
onco a mouth tho shepherds take them
down to some water course, along whoso
banks they find abundance of this abomi
nable stuff, which I believe would forever
bankrupt the internal economy of uny
other animal New Mexico Cor Globo
Democrat
Not 11 Verv Clo.ir Idra.
A very pretty commentary upon tho In
telligent way" in which much phil.m
thropic work Is dnno was afforded tho
otherday by a vivacious lady who isoften
concerned in such labor She was relnt
ing to a friend bow much difficulty she
and a few other pious souls had in raising
a sum of money sufficient to scud a to
tuaio missionary to Constantinople
"We did linve to work so hard," she
said pathetically "People absolutely re
fused to be interested We held fairs ami
mndo people buy things, and wo had par
ior concertsund uctually forced our friends
to take tickets, and vvo sowed nnd we
begged subscriptions But nowwo'vogot
tho money it is worth nil our trouble to
seo tho zeal of the young lady we are
going to send out (Jf courso sho won't
introduce religion nt first, until sho's won
their regard, but she's bought a Turkish
grammar, and she is so eager to begin to
civilize tho Turks, nnd she has such clover
ideas about how to go to work, too."
"But how will she go to work?" the
friend inquired "What will sho touch
them first?"
"Oh, all sorts of nice things," tho other
returned rapturously "Things that tend
to eiovuto She'll teach them to to
why, to eat with knives and forks nnd not
to havo hurenis ami to sit on chairs."
llor friend usked no moro questions.
Boston Courier
A Prophecy of tho Weather.
Tho weather seems to run In cycles of
about seven years, thnt is. when wo havo
a hot summer. It is always followed by a
cold ono, nnd it takes ubout seven years
to reach another equally hot It will bo
remembered by many that tho summer of
1807 was very hot. und so dry thut during
August tho grass crumbled under tho feet
when trod upon Tho summer of 1803
was noted for Its coolness, tho thermom
eter very seldom getting above 85 degs.,
and wo did not reach the top wave of ther
mality again until 1874. when It was ox
tremely not Tho following summer was
cold to a remarkable degree From then
on the summers grew gradually warmer
until 1881 which was excessively hot and
very dry. no rain falling for over nine
weeks, nnd there were more sunstrokes
that summer than thero has been in nil
the summers since
Tho summer of 188'J wns quite cold, a
fow Hakes of biiow fell on tho morning of
July 4. followed by bail In tho afternoon,
nnd during tho rest of tho mouth aud
through tho month of August tho teni
pernturo wns so low thut overcoats wero
necessary for comfort, particularly at
night The summers slnco 18S2 "havo
grown warmer, und last hummer wns a
moderately hot 0110. but unless all signs
fall, tho coming summer will bo tho cli
max of tiio cycle, and a hot. dry season
may bo expected Indiana Phanuncist
Comir.'s.d Oiih for Car LlKlitlns.
It has been urged that tho uso of com
pressed gas for lighting cars is attended
with tho danger of tho gus exploding lu
tho event of a collision The imaginary
nature of this danger was shown by tho
recent accident on the Philadelphia und
Reading, where un escnpo of compressed
gas from n leaky hoso simply burned for a
tow moments without uny explosion
Experience in Goruuiny bus been of a
slmllur nature, and a recent collision near
Uirkeuhead. Eng.. botweou two trains lit
with compressed gas was unaccompanied
by any explosion At tho timo of tiio col
Uslon between tho lloylako and Mersey
tutinel trains tho gas In tho latter was
alight, Tho gus cylinders of tho smashed
coaclies wero taken from tho debris nnd
tested to a pressure of 150 pounds er
square inch, ntui they wero found to bo
entirely uninjured beyond a fow severe
dents The gas fittings of tho remaining
portions of both trains had not suffered
in tho least through tho collision, and
with thoexceptiou of thoso iu the smashed
cars, uot a smglo lamp glass was broken
in either train Scientific American.
Cournco or nn Army.
Discipline thut well spring of victory
la recognized as ono of tho most potent
means of raising tho standard of courago
la nn army It teaches men that their
best rellauco Is In thoir own bravery,
gives them confidenco In each other; re
moves tho fear that thoy may uot bo
properly supported In emergencies, con
vlnces them ttiat thoy aro part of an In
telligent machlno moving methodically,
under perfect control and not guided by
incompetency, and establishes that esprit
do corps which goes so far toward making
armies formidablo In war. It was disci
plluo which enabled the commander of tho
troops on board tho English ship, when
foundering, to form his men In lino on
dock, present anus, and go down with the
vessel, while tho baud played "God Save
the King." Gen. Uoraco Porter In The
Century.
ulils of
u-rrtM TTniifniir " wiiil one of tho t)A
an Indiana hoarding school for young ladies
to the principal, "wo wnnt to nsk you a
1 question lief ore we recite."
I "CVrtainly, my deal's; ask ns mnny as you
I wih."
i Would ono of wo girls over lie justified In
1 using blnngr
"You certainly would not," replied Miss
Hauteur with quiet firmness.
"We frequently hear educated nnd culti
vated jHHiple employ it in their conversa
tion," insisted the young lady.
"That may lie only too true; but it is no
excuse. Wo cannot fall into nil tho ways
practiced by even the so called educated and
cultivated. Tor my own part," continued
the principal, ns t-ho Kit up very straight on
tho edge of the chair and glanced nt tho text
book she held in her hand, und again raising
her eyes, "for my part I will allow tho
boreal" blasts to whistle through my whiskers
a very long time 1-eforo I will indulge in the
ui of slang." Chicago Tribune.
Stray Jolit",.
When n man becomes firmly convinced that
ho ii a genius it is then thnt tlio fringe slowly
begins to form cm the bottom of his trousers
leg. Serun'.on Truth.
Tho man who imagines that his existence
is necessary to tho movement of tho world is
generally buried in a pine coffin without
trimmings. Nebraska Stnto Journal.
Thomas Knst, tho caricaturist, was unablo
to lecture in Uismurck, us it was impossible
to heat tho hall iu which tho lecturo was to bo
given. It must bo n pretty cold dny when
Nnst can't drawn house. Norristown Herald.
Philadelphia 1ms n parrot that prays.
Send him us a missionary among tho count
less profane nnd fallen of Ins race. Martha'
Vineyard Herald.
"If you saw tho man rifling your trousers,"
said tho magistrate, to whom u citizen had
complained of being roblied, "why didn't
you grapple with hiinf "Well, you ?ce,
your honoiV'said tho citizen, "I was afraid of
waking up my wife, un' she's the darndest
coward about burglars you ever seo." Tho
Epoch.
Tho occasional contributor dropped into
tho sanctum wearily. Seated ut tho desk
wns a beetle browed tramp printer. "Aro
you the inulo oditorf softly inquired thu
visiting contributor. "N'ny,'' answered tho
npjiarition, ioising a proof slip in his deli
cately discolored digits. "1 ntu tho calf
editor. Do you wish to bo edited " Wash
ington Critic.
Tliero is n ro.-tuurant waiter in Lincoln
who deserves to bo honored. A patron said
to him yesterday: "Waiter, pass 1110 thoso
molasses," and ho replied, "How inauyJ"
Lincoln (Neb.) .Journal.
Two Now York electricians hnvo invented
a (lying machine. As both of tho inventors
nro still alive, of course they have not yet
practically tested their contrivance. Norris
town Herald.
Tho secret is out ut last. Tho elevated rail
road guards call out tlio stations in Volapuk.
New York Tribune.
A Lucky Trip.
"What have you been doing for a living
lately f asked a very tough looking citizen
of n man who looked ns if ho might lie a
boon companion.
"Burglarizing."
"What was your last jobf
"I tackled "the residenco of a real estato
agent last night."
"Havo any InckC
"Yes; first rate."
"What did you get i"
"I got away without buying a house and
lot" Merchant Traveler.
Out or tho I'rylnsr I'an. Ktc.
Husbnnd (with n siglt of relief) New
Year's nt last! Thank Heaven 1 No moro
presents to buy, no more bills to pay. No
moro "fatho"'. buy me this, or father, buy
me that;" no more, "John, dear, can you let
mo huvo some money, there's lots to buyf'
It is over. A few moro days und I should
havo been bankrupt, llut tlio crisis hns
passed, tlio nitjlit is gone, tho morn is break
ing, the
Wife (entering the room) John, dear, tho
coal bin is empty. Boston Courier.
Smallest I'lowerlinj Plant.
Tho smallest known flowering plant,
scarcely visible to tho naked oyo, is Wolf
fin niicrosopicu, u waterwee'd of India.
Two species of tho snrao geuus, tho Inrger
about ono twenty fifth of an inch iu
diameter, grow in tho easteru United
States A'-Iinnw "Vivrler
VEGETABLE PANACEA.
PREPARED FROM
ROOTS ac HERBS,
roRTHE cure or
AND ALL OTHER DISEASES
ARISINO FROM A
DISORDERED STATE oriHE STOMACH
OR AN
.inactive: liver.
m ai c" tav 11 f
DRUGGISTS & GENERAL DEALERS
The Matter of Sinn;
-