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The Oregon Scout)
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UNION, OREGON.
HOW EPH GOT EVEN.
"Where aro you goinp, Ella?" asked
Judfro Lawton, and then, without
wait! up for an answer, ho went on in
grumbling tone: "I suppose your'ro
going to tako something to that lazy
-raguoond Eph's wife, well, go if you
-want to, but mark mo, Ella, you'll bo
acrrceincr will, mo
with mo beforo long, Unit
ilio tnoro you do for ncoplo liko thut.
woinoro thoy will imposo upon your
gow nature.
Tho
juugo.
haying mado ins littlo
peceh with all tho pomposity of man
ner which was a part of himself.
turned on his heel with much delib
rution, and rubbing his fat whito
kands together, as though to wash
them free from all participation in
Jus daughter Ella's deed or charity,
marched into his study, and closed
-fcho door with a bang.
Mr. Lawton, who was generally
called judge by his neighbors, becauso
kn was not only tho richest but tho
most dignified man in tho littlo Long
Island villago of Shoreport, was a
widower, witli but ono child, Ella,
whoso birth had cost her mother her
Jifc, and who was a fair haired, bluo
eyed child of about 15.
Until sho was 10 years old sho was
known as ono of tho most thorough
tomboys tho neighborhood possessed.
There was not a liorso on tho pluco
n whoso back sho had not tasted tho
forbidden plcasuroof a baro back ride,
and thero was scarcely u treo in tho
woods at tho rear of tho houso sho had
not climbed, to tho destruction of
frocks and tho terror of her old nurse.
Nothing, therefore, could well havo
been mora distressing to u girl of her
disposition than to bo debarred entire
ly from exercise. And yet thut is
-what befell her somo llvo years beforo
tho time of which I write.
Swinging ono day on a lower limb
of tho old gnnrlcu pear treo which
vcrshadowed tho orchard fenco, tho
branch, already decayed, gavo way
under tho vibrations, and Ella foil
icavily to tho ground.
At first sho thought nothing of it,
"but day by day tho aching in her back
continued, and grow worso, until ul
length her father, noticing tho pain
sho evidently suH'cred, sent for old
Dr. Hart.
Tho doctor niado a careful examina
tion, softly whistling to himself as ho
did so, according tohis habit.
"Lassie," ho said, "you must Iio
down and not movo for a long, long
rhilo if you want to get well. And
tho long while proved to bo months
and months.
At first tho girl rebelled at tho con
"finoment, and many wero tho peevish
exclamations which escaped her. Then
n change crept over her, and tho irri
tability by degrees departed, to bo suc
ceeded by a sweetness and gontloncss
"which caused her to bo still moro be
loved by tho household.
When at length sho could sit up,
find tho good old doctor, holding her
-wasted littlo hand in his old wrinkled
Saw, which still had a touch as ten
or as a woman's, told her tho bittor
truth, sho received it without a tear or
a murmur.
"Ella," said tho doctor, "you'll bo
ablo to use your arms, and you'll soon
iocl aa strong and well as you over
wero, but 1 fear mo, lassie, that you'll
Mover walk again."
Aud so it was. A cleverly con
structed chair was procured for her
benefit, and in this sho was wheeled
about tho villago by faithful old Isa;c,
who had been in tho judge's employ
since ho wus a lad.
A year or two later her father
bought her a littlo phaeton, with a
pair of well matched dainty ponies,
and in this sho was ablo to drivo hor
solf about without assistance, till
thero was not a road for miles around
that had not echoed under tho beat of
tho Mimes' hoofs.
But her nleasurcs woro not all self
ish. Sho (U'jighled in looking after
tho neeiiH oi Tic poorer nciguuors, and
liad brought sunshine and hope into
many a dark aud cheerless cottage in
Bhorcport,
It was uflno spring day "When her
father imparted to her tho valuable
portion of his stock of wordly wisdom
1 havo quoted, and Ella was sitting in
her wheeled chair in tho great square
luil I of tho old fashioned houso which
for generations had belonged to tho
Lawton family. On her lap lay a lit
tlo covered basket, from beneath tho
lid of which peeped out tho whito folds
of a spotless napkin. As her father
poke, sho merely smiled, and turning
to old Isaac, said;
"Don't boliovo papa when ho talks
liko that, Isaac, lto doesn't mean a
vord of it. Now, tako mo down to
Uph's cottago, for I'm afraid that poor
wifo of his i laid up again, and needs
what 1 ha vt hero for her."
Thero wus no doubt but that Eph
was a sad rascal, ami though, as Ella
remarked, her father did not mean all
ho said, for, with all his pomposity,
tho judgo was generous, thero was not
a littlo truth in it so fur us Eph was
concerned,
Somo llvo or bI: years beforo a col
ored man and his wifo had tramped
into tho village, covered with dustand
carrying their worldly possessions in
an old tattered valiso, aud routed an
old tumble down cottage. Unli was an
idle, good naturcd, worthless vaga
bond: and Lim a wife was a hard
wonting, cure i in ami having woman,
t t
Mrs. ICph (if
tho couplo had another
jiamo no ono over used it) took in
washing, wont out to help in house
work, aud in others ways umdo enough
to support herself and her husband,
who passed his timo Iisliing from tho
rickoty old pier, shooting stray quail or
duck with a rusty old gun ho had picked
up, or hugging tho stovo in tho gen
eral atoro of tho village. And yet Kph
-was n favorite, fop though ho would
not stick steady at any employment,
ligjivasjihvaya ready to do uny small
odd job, anu was jHirleciiy sattsneU
with a "Thank yc, Eph," for payment.
At lost ono winter liis wife fell sick,
and a hacking cough, the- result of ex
posure, threatened to turn into con
sumption. Epli tended her as care
fully as a trained nurse, but the- slen
der stock of savings soon went, and
tho couplo would liuvo boon hurd put
to it, hud it not been for tho kindness
of tho judge's littlo daughter.
Summer came, and tho sick woman
seemed to revive, and in spito of tho
doctor's orders, insisted on taking up
her work again, while Eph. who dur
ing her illness had actually earned
6omo money, relapsed into his old
shiftless ways, llo was passing tho
judgo's house in tho dusk of a summer
evening, on his return from a day's
iisliing, ana no paused, mcuiuiung
whether or not ho could slipup to tho
i,:4i, .i i., -,.;,, ,t h1i wit li
, ,.bcst w.sl)ect f0' Miss Ella." when
hu f i himself violently run into by
tho judgo himself.
,rW1iiil aro you doing around here,
you skulking vagabond?" roared tho
iudgc, whoso temper was nono of tho
icst, and whoso pet corn Eph had un
wittingly trodden on in hiseH'ort to
recover his disturbed balance. "Look
ing round for what you can steal, eh?"
"I begs ycr pardon, jedge," said
Eph, with not a littlo dignity. "But
1 ain't a skulkin', and I ain't never
stclo nufUn' in my life. No, sail. I
may bo brack, but I'so hones', 1 is."
And hostrodo indignantly oil" leav
ing tho judgo still moro enraged from
tho consciousness that ho had been in
tho wrong. But tho judgo was obsti
nate, and when ho had onco commit
ted himself to a statement, ho never
changed his mind.
"I'll bo bound that was just what
ho was after," he muttered to himself,
as ho entered tho house.
That night tho jufigo's houso was
broken into and articles of value, in
cluding somo trinkets of Ella's, wcro
taken. When ono of tho scared ser
vants brought tho news to tho judge,
tho old gentleman said not a word,
but with a grim smile, as much as to
say, "I know it, 1 told you so," ho
dressed, put on his hat, and stumped
down tho villago street to Eph's cot
tage Early as it was, ho found Mrs.
Eon already bending over tho wash
tub.
"Mornin',"said tho judge, abruptly.
"Fo' grashus sake, ef it ain't Jcdgo
Lawton," stammered tho astonished
Mrs. Eph.
"Was your husband homo all last
night?" continued tho judgo.
"Lcmmo see," pondered Mrs. Eph.
"V'y; no, jedge, not orl night. Iio
jes' slipped out to look a'tcr somo of
dem ar (ishin' lines o' his'n. Dat's
wheer ho'sgono jes' now, jedgo."
"Thank 3-011, my good woman;
that's all I wanted to Icnow," said tho
judgo, his smilo of satisfaction deepen
ing, and ho was striding up tho street
again, leaving Mrs. Eph staring open
mouthed after him.
When Eph camo homo to his din
ner ho found Mat Raikcs, tho consta
blo, sitting in his cottage, staring com
passionately at tho weeping Mrs. Eph,
and beforo tho unfortunate Enh know
wherolio'was, ho was arrestcTl "bytMal
on a warrant sworn out by Judgo
Lawton, and an hour later was on his
way to tho jail of tho county town,
vainly protesting his innocence.
For two months Eph lay (hero
awaiting trial, and it is not unlikely
that ho would havo been sent to pris
on, so set in his conviction was tho
iudgo thut ho had in Eph secured U10
burglar.
Luckily for Eph, tho discovery of
somo of Ella's jowelry in a Now York
pawnbroker's shop led to tho arrest
and subsequent confession of two
tramps, who had found tho judgo's
parlor window conveniently open, and
liad hurriedly helped themselves to
all of vuluo thoy could carry oil' with- 1
out attracting notice
Eph was released, of courso, but ho !
camo out of jail u changed man. Not 1
only did his unjust arrest, and tho I
consequent degradation of being led !
through tho street of Shoreport hand- I
culled, weigh upon him, but his wifo
hud died wliilo ho was in prison, and
nothing could couvinco him that his
misfortune was not tho cause of her
death.
His former light hearted reckless- ,
ncss was succeeded bv .1 moody brood
ing over his real anil fancied wrongs.
Even when tho geullo Ella camo to
visit him, ho turned 011 her liko an on
raged lion.
"Your fadder say I dono stolo his
old tings, wo'en 1 ain't ben nowhar
nigh your house, Miss Ella. Ho shot
mo up in jail, an' killed my olo wo
man. Ho's rich, and I'so po'. IIo's
w'ito an' I'so brack, but sho's you
bawn, Mis' Ella, I'so got to get ebon
wif him. I'bo got to git obon, snail 1"
And ho turned his head away, aud re
fused to spealc another word.
This was all tho moro mortifying to
poor Ella, as she hud pleaded Eph's
causo again and again to her father.
"I'm sure- it was not Eph, papa," sho
said. "For ono thing, I'm suro Eph
would novcr havo taken my favonto
silver bracelet, oven if ho hail been
wicked enough to steal tho other
things."
"Ah, you'ro only a girl, my dear,"
was ti.oonly answer sho got; but after
all tho girl was right, and tho judgu
was wrong.
Tho wintor was about over, and
Eph, who had hail a hard timo to got
along, and who had been sinking low
er onil lowor, being oven suspoctod of
helping himself on moro than ono oc
casion to other people's chickens, was
walking along the high road on his
way to Farmer Hoi lows'. '
'lho farmer had promised him a sack
of potatoes in rolurn for various small
services rendered, aud Eph was going
to get them. Ho was slouching mood
ily along, as was hiscustomuowmlavs,
when tho sound of wheels behind him
made him draw aside to let tho
vehicle havo tho middle of tho
road. As it nasscd, ho looked
up and saw thai it was Ella, her
palo cheeks aglow in tho frosty air,
boeuroly bundled up in furs in her lit
tlo phaeton, and speeding her onies
to tluip utmost. Sho waved her whip,
and nodded to Eph as sho passed, but
ho, his whole nature turned to gall,
Jook npjiotice of the friendly baluta-
Tlo gazed arter licr, Uibugli,
an ugly look on his onco good
humored face, and muttered to him
self: "What's dat do pahson done tole me
wunst. 'Prido goes befo' a fall I'
Yo-as, Mis' Ella, prido he goes befo' a
fall," and ho plodded on.
A couplo of hours later Eph was re
turning along tho same road, his sack
of potatoes slung over his shoulder.
Ho seemed in somewhat better spirits,
though tho chanco encounter with his
enemy was still uppermost in his
thoughts. Iio hummed tho air of an
old plaintivo plantation song as ho
slouched along, but ho had set words
of his own to tho tune, and thoy ran
something liko this:
ToRsum climb up a mighty tall tree.
En larf Wen lie hear tie nlppali call;
Rut hu BhctA hht mouf w'en do t reel's cut down,
lilt's de prido dat goes befo' his falL
Iio was still humming tho last lino
for about tho twentieth timo as ho
drew near a turn in tho road, on tho
other sido of which a branch of tho
local railroad lino ran across tho road
and mado a surfaco crossing. Tho
shrill whistlo of an approaching loco
motive drowned tho last words of his
song, when it was succeeded by a
piercing scream and a cry for help,
several times repeated. Eph threw
down his bag of potatoes, and hurried
ly shambled forward.
For a moment tho rays of tho rap
idly declining sun dazzie"d his eyes,
anu ho only saw a black mass stand
ing across tho railroad track. Au
othor instant, and ho was abreast of
itt and in a .flash. UlQ. sjUiatjon was
clear fo oven his dull intellect Ono
of tho wheels of Ella's phaeton had in
somo way got wedged fast between tho
onus or two rails wnicu, contracted by
tion.
with
, tho extremo cold, left an open spaco, I fu,ly n tho curb, uttering frequent admoni
( which had acted us a trap for tho nar- , Uons tb wl'H- "Thomas," ho said, reprov-
row tiro. Sho could neither advanco
nor recede, and her crippled condition
rendered her helpless and uuablo to
Btir. Stio gavo an imploring glanco
at Eph, who remained, however, mo
tionless. Tho memory of his wrongs,
his wife's death, his lingering months
in jail, his wrecked reputation, tho
sneers of his neighbors at tho "jail
bird," surged in Iris brain. Another
whistlo from tho locomotivet and
again Ella looked at him imploringly.
Thoy could see tho cngino liko a huge,
hungry Minotaur rushing forward as
if eager to seize his prey, tho engineer
with ono arm across Ms eyes as tliougn
tn Rlmt nut thn r;irrpdv lin know wns
coming, tho othe
other bearing hard on tho
reversing lover. Aud in a fraction of
a second Eph's thoughts changed. Ho
remembered tho girl s kindness to his
wifo, her gentleness to himself, tho
kindly advico sho used togivohim,
her merry laugh when ho told somo
quaint ncgro legend about "Brer Rab
bit" and his companions, and ho hesi
tated no longer, though already, for
his own sake, 110 had waited too long.
A leap, a roar, and a whir from tho
passing train no 0110 ever know how
it was dono, but as tho rattling cars
sped by, Ella was lying shaken
but I
unhurt on ono sido of tho track, tho
ponies wcro kicking and plunging in
tho ditch, while across tho road lay a
huddled, motionless heap of shuttered
humanity.
Tho train had slowed up, and care
ful hands raised Ella, and a kindly
stranger was bathing her forehead
As sho looked round vaguely, sho sa
a circlo of train hands and curious
passengers round the prostrato flguro
on tho" other sido of tho road, aud
heard tho whispered remark on tho
still, frosty air:
"IIo's afivo, but dying fast."
"Tako mo thero," slio gasped; and
when they remonstrated, an imperious
wavo of tho hand secured tho fulfill
ment of her request. As thoy laid tho
crippled girl on tho hard road by tho
dying Eph, ho seemed to feel her pres
ence, and slowly opened his eyes,
whiloa faintsniilo parted his gray lips.
"I'so dono ax your pardon, Miss
Ella," ho feebly murmured.
"Oh, Eph, ask my pardon? Why,
you savcu my life, dear Eph."
"Ycs'm. But 1 wuz proud, and dono
toko no notice w'en you said 'good
arftcrnoon,' Miss Ella. I'so been proud,
but" and tho voico grow fainter
and fainter "I'so had my fall." Tho
big eyes closed, and in his fall ho had
risen. So Eph got even after all.
Horaco Towiiscnd in Onco a Week.
Tho Crctikliin of Itnizllluu Carts.
The Hnuilmns are not of those who I
havo no music In their souls, if we are to
judgo from a desrriptiou uy a traveler ol
their ox wagon "r rather carts for they
have but two wimols. although ten and
twelve oxen are needed to drag them
across country
Theso carls make a loud creaking noise
which Is called chiado. as they go somo
thing liko that ol tho Persian wbeol in
India, but wlilh tho creaking of the
l'crsian wheel serves to tell tho men when
the bullock stops here in Brazil thocblailo
tells merely of so much friction between
tho wheel ntul uxlo. aud ho much uimv
work for tho poor U'asts to do
Hut tho drivers consider that In some
way it helps the cart along, and far tnmi
thinking of putting a littlo grease, aa 1
suggested, on tho croaking wheels, they
aro Tu tho habit of putting powdered rhar
cool on whenever the axle runs a little
smoothly "to nuiko it sing bettsr."
Let V C.lvo Tliunli.
Thanksgiving day ought to bo observed
with moro genuine thankfulness this soason
than usual. The election is over, tho kiso
ball season is ended, and John U Sullivnn
has left tho country. It is feared, however,
that the pupor will ho moro full of Sullivau'i
doings Hum over, Norristown Herald.
Well, Hardly.
Thoy nro not jwrticuhir uliout small things
In China. iteeenUy tho cuuaus ta.era forgot
to ouuincruto tho imputation of a littlo
proviuoo oonUiining (W,(KX),000 of souls,
Buch 11 thing itvuld never havo happened in
Bt. Paul or Alumonpoiis. SU Paul Pioneer
Press,
Net!
ITusbaiid (oonauiuod w ith laughter over ono
of his own juke) -1 In, lin, lin, n-not Kitl, ohl
Wife No; hut, John, you ought to tnkv it
to tho UirlierVi uud lmvo its gray whikers
Viiuuied. Tho Upeau,
Tlia In uud Out of I.Ifo.
Caller (to mrvant at the door) Ii
Mrs.
Ilolson nt home I
Kervunt 0, mum; it's bur otthernoon
out. Tim VnouU
DEACON BURDETTE'S PHILOSOPHY.
THE YOU.VO WHITS HEAD.
You probo my story when you aik me how
In my life's morning oil my hair Is white
As Alpine snowdrifts on some mountain's brow.
That llfu abore the peaks Its lofty height,
lly hair wa blacker than the raven's wing,
And kindly matrons, nye, and lnugkini? girls.
Smiled not unkindly on me foolish thing,
And praised the ebon shading of my curls.
But in one summer night, so short and still.
It changed to ghastly white from raven hue;
You cannot help it, in a llourlng mill.
It comes oil easy with a wet shampoo.
BLOOD WILL TELL.
Bo a gentleman, my son; bo refined and
gentlemanly in your homo deportment.
Don't bo rough and vulgar toward thnso
whom you love and resjxxit. Be a nobleman.
'When a London costermonger's wife dis
pleases him he kicks her with his heavy
boots, but when tho Duke of Snarlboro's wifo
offends him ho only slajis her mouth. Wo
cannot all bo born of genilo blood, my son,
as is tho duke, but wo can nobly aspire to
something better than tho coster.
DISTANCED.
Oh, I am the man who got left
Of ofllco and place I'm bereft;
When they counted the voles, as the tally denotes,
The other chap collared the heft
There was fraud and corruption and theft.
For the other man's heelers were deft;
But without hesitation, I've this consolation,
I'd rather be right than be left.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Only a Portion of His Family.
A short man convoying cloven childrea
stood at Broadway and Cortlnudt street yes
terday afternoon. No wore n shiny Princo
Albert coat, a decaleomanio on his nccktio
for a scarfpin, and there was a look of settled
melancholy on his smooth shaven face.
Tho children ranged from about 15 years
down. The eldest carried a undid and tho
rest had umbrellas or bundles suited to their
carrying capacity.
They wero waiting for a Broadway car,
and tho small man grouped his charges care-
ingly to a small boy, "if you drop that bas
ket with tho eggs in it there U lie trouble for
1 you, sir, to-night. Isaliclla, put down that
i umbrella. You are jioking everybody in tho
j ribs."
Just then a car catno along, and tho peril
I ous -work of embarking tho children begun,
i bringing two drays and a cab to a standstill
In Uroadway.
"Hurry up, old man," called tho cabman,
"and hustle your picnic into tho car."
"You want tcr keep them orfuns outer
Broadway," said a drayman, "or else dress
'cm up alike with tho name of tho asylum on
their collars."
Tho short man did not reply. Iio hoisted
tho smallest infant into tho car, and as it
l started ho turned his mournful face to tho
1 cauman ana said!
"This is not a picnic, it is
a jiortion of my family. I'erhaps, young
man," ho added with dceixming sadness,
"when you have had fourteen children life
will not seem to you to bo ail u merry jest."
Now York Tribune.
I'rcullarltlnt of Amurfran Ryes.
Tho efforts of the war department to
Bocure a field glass for the service of
greater power than the ono they now use
lias discovered the fact that tho eyes of
tho average American are closer together
than tliono of men In foreign countries
Tim dnllhla fliis known oj rim finlil
gloss, now used Is weaker than that used
In tbo armies of htirope. It la of onlv
from five to six powers entirely too weak
for tho purpose. The only glass they can
get of BiiUicient power Is a (tingle spy
glass, which is defective hi that It does
uot take In a broad enough field. This in
u very serious defect in tho equipment of
tho American unny. but there ieems to be
no Immediate prospect of its correction,
because our eyes aro too close together
Somo of the colored troops may be able to
use a different glu.ss. but the white Yankee
noldicr cannot overcome the national pecu
liarity The best military Held glass In
iiso Is that with which the German army
is supplied. An attempt was mado to
adopt them by the war department, but
it wus found that the eyes of tho glasses
were so far apart that they could not be
used by Amuricans The department is
studying how to overcome this dilllculty
Washington I-etter
WiMii't neatly I" Uie.
Edward Stirling's estirnato of William
Alexander, proprietor for many years of
the Glasgow theatre, makes him out a ro
markablo character His principal pas
sion seems to have boon (to put it mildly)
a thrifty regard for the coin of tho realm
After many years' toil and penurious liv
lug he mmiRgeil to buy tho ground and
build his Ulastgow theatre, a fine structure
of stone, griu-ed with statues of Shake
npearo. Milton. Byron, Scott and William
Alexander Declining years brought com
fortable retirement to the caniiy Scot.
While on a visit to Ixindon he was taken
111, and after a deal of pressing ho con
sented to employ a physician, who. the
moment ho haw him. bado him prepare for
tho inevitable nail I'oor Alexander, start
ing wildly up in bed, exclaimed
"Yo diiinu uioun to say that I'm to die,
doctor?"
"I fear, my friend." was tho doctor's
sad reply, "that you have no chance of
recovery "
"What! what! After all mo workln' an'
strivin' for forty year not to live not to
live to enjoy It? (with a deep groan) then
it's a cursed slmmul" Detroit l-Yeo Press
Kuiiintltlus About tho Strawberry.
Over 400 years ago "Straw berries I" was
a cry of tho Uiudon streets, aud the gar
den of the bishop of lily at Holborn was
famous for its line growth of tho luscious
berry Its name is uu Anglo-Saxou one,
apposed to bo derived from Its straw
liko stem, but quito us possibly It U de
rived from tho circumstauce of its grow
Ing amid what was called straw, or from
tho custom of stringing and braiding tho
long stemmed bornei into a bunch of
straws, as umo of the country folk do
today Itesldii our own numberless vari
eties of the sumo wild berrv. cultivated
out of alt acquaintance with Its parent
stock, there la an Eixai Indian variety with
showy yellow (lowers, valuable ouly for
oruameut. as tho fruit Is worthless, and a
charming Chilian spet-iof with thick, dark
leaves, aud u berry sometimes of a pale
rose color snd sometimes of a rich creamy
tint, and often as large as a hen's egg
The Argonaut.
No oily substance, poultice or liniment
phonld lie put into tho oar, lecauso great
injury Is liable to bo done. Warm water
is tho boat possible, ami about tho only
safe, "wash." Do not scratch tho ears
with airy metal; pin lwads, hairpins or
oar picks should bo tabooed. Do not
scream if an insect ontors tho oar; warm
water will drown it, and wash out the
"remains." The oar is not nearly so
liable to injury from tho intruder us
from frantlo efforts to dislodge it.
Hall's Journal.
A Commercial Dtttvctlv! Work.
Commercial detective occupy Geld
that la ram 1 7 invaded by th police or
criminal detectives, aud, unlike the latter,
tbey uavar deslra advertising In the
paper Am soon as tba commercial sleuth
become known be depreciates In value
rapidly until ba Is anally discharged, or
enl Into another city where be baa no ac
qualntancen to ipol blm and give him
away when ha Is out on a night s prowl.
Tberw ara several agencies In the western
cities, aud while you rarely bear of their
operations, they must do an enormous
bualneaa to puv for the large suites of
otDcea which ara Mipponed by their
patrons
Th 'viinniefui dneetive goes about as
a muii nl leisure with allowance for ex
peiiMtw to entertain those with whom be
deHires to associuta. and bis work is one of
observation ills agency reports, either
by letter or directly ouca a week, or mora
frequently on the habits of clerks. Rales
men, bookkeepers and others in conflden
tial positions Tbesa reports ara not
always tu the Interest of tba employer, aa
tbey do better aervice tn the bands of
life, guarantee and accident inauranco
companies, where applications for policies
specify a line of conduct that would en
title the holder to a gilt adge classification.
Whenever young men begin 'bowling
up" too freely or dissipating to an extent
that their salarv will not justify the
shadowed man receives a hint of the fact
together with a notice that bis policy will
be canceled unless there is an improve
ment la bis behavior Globe Democrat.
Why the QiHetrl Dog Won.
Some time ago tbera was a dog show
held In San Francisco, and, among the
various prizes o He red, was one for tho
quietest dog Upon the opening day a
stranger eutered the building carrying a
locked dog box. which be carefully de
posited among the setter clans It con
taiued a queer looking specimen of a set
ter and the chief characteristic) of the
animal seemed to be that It never changed
Its position but sat up boldly and re
garded liie spectators with a sort of stony
glare that was apt to terrify tho moro
nervous portion of them Ihtrln" the
Judging of the dogs the owner of this
strange aulmiU objected to Its being token
out of the box for competition It was
there, he said, to try for the prize as the
quietest dog and in justice to himself, it
would be wrong to expose the pup to the
excitement of being judged with the rest
of the class tn the ring This demand
was acceded to by tbo judges, and euro
enough during the whole turea days of
the show this one dog was never known
even to bark Of courso it obtained the
special prize and the show broke up
Afterward many dog fanciers came to
the successful exhibitor to ask by what
means be hud got his animal so completely
under control Under promises of secrecy
lie uivulgud his plan "The pup," said
he. 'is always qmet. cos why, ho died
two years aco and is stuffed " San Fran
cisco dog fancier are unanimous in their
opinion to bar that exhibitor out of oil
subsequent meetings of their association.
Philadelphia Times
Tlia (Teen 11 f llrrf Ten.
Just what the meat extractives do in
helping to nourish the body has long been
a physiological puzzle At times they ap
pear to aid digestion It is certain that
thoy have some effect upon the nervous
system When one is weakened by Illness
or exhausted by hard work they are won
derfully invigorating They wero form
erly supposed to furnish actual nutri
ment. but the tendency of opinion In later
years has been to make them simply
stimulants and the experiments within
a short time past have indicated very
clearly that they neither form tissue unr
yield energy that. Indeed, they prac
tlcally pass through the body unchanged
and are uot food at all In the seuso in
which we use the word.
In other words, when a convalescent In
valid drinks his beef tea. or a tired brain
worker luke meat extract with his food,
though Ue is greutly refreshed thereby
and really benefited, the extractives nei
titer repair bis tissues nor furnish him
warmth or strength But tn some unex
plumed way they help blm to utilize tho
other maienuls of (us body and of his
food to an extent which without them ho
could uot do Beef lea and meat extract
are strengthening uot by what they
themselves situply but by helping the
body to get ana to use strength from
other materials which It baa Such is the
interpretation of the latest experimental
research. Prof W O Atwater in Tho
Century
A Trial nf "Child Catuhera."
A Birmingham coniemporary reports a 1
"trial of child catchers " This Is a start 1
ling title, but it reters neither to kidnap
ing uor to any other form of crime, and
the trial wo uot a iiidiclal proceeding I
It was an experiment with new appliances
which bad been titled to a steam tram- 1
way engine to prevent If possible any I
dangerous conspqueuces to children stray
lug on the mil a I ins uiunaua purposu
Beems to have occupied the attention of
quite a number of Inventors, but the
result of the experiments with their
various inventions is not entirely satis
factory Whether tht appliance consists
of arnui to seize child and lift It olf tho
track, of a mouth to suck the child in
to a place of safety In a hollow at the back ,
of tho euginti. ot an India rubber shovel
sheeting to catch and bold tho child, or of 1
"a spring cushioned triangular projection"
to push the child aside, or of brushes to
sweep tt away coutideure la the geutlo
ncss of the steam motor's use. of its !
benevolent machinery when In full I
working trim has not been estsb 1
llshed. The India rubber dummy child, J
of courso. mado no objection to its treat
ment, but a mother could not yet see her
child in front of the tramway engine
without apprehension The inventors
will doubtless try again, and wo hope
with more success London News.
Murliluo dun. lur Cuvulrj.
So far aii efforts, aud they have been
many and untiring to supply tho Brttisli
cavalry with machine guns have failed,
tho "clrcumlKOUtioii oUice." of which lieu
Wolseley complained so bitterly recently
being, no doubt, at the bottom of tho
troublo, though there Is reason to bellovo
that rivalry between tho companies tnak
Ing the various tyKs of machine guns tun
had something to do with the procrastt
natlng policy that would seem to havo
been adopted at lho war office.
Prom time to time excellent military
authorities have pictured the potency of
cavalry supported by machine guns, da
claruig that Infantry tf not similarly
armed, could not omoso such a force, tho
machine gun having a range of 3.500
yards, nearly three times that of the ef
fectlve oven of tho Unproved rifle. Uuless
they occupied a fortified camp, they would
have to run for it, which, with horsemen
la pursuit, would not better their chance
of safety but on the contrary, place
them at the nxircy of the trooptr. Sci
ctttic American.
Twi flecrata of Stac" Stake Up,
There are two great secret to be if- I
asembered by the user of mak up the '
dark shades of colot depress aud light
ones bring out tn relief A person with
nub nosr darkens the end and pnts a,
strong white where the bridge should be
and straightway there appears a Tery
good Imitation of a Oreciar none. If an
aquiline nose is tc be transformed into
the tip tilted variety, the above process
is exactly reversed. In rounding or flat
tening the at pearance of the cheeks .the
same rule holds good White on the
edge of the face will give the appearance
of plumpness, while dark shades may be
applied till the semblance of emaciation
is obtained. In putting on rouge the age
of the person represented has to be con
sidered The younger he or she may be
the higher on the cheek the color has to
be placed. In old age if thera Is color at
all left in the face. It generally settles in
the hollow below the cheek bones, and is
of a deeper shade than that seen In youth.
Most actresses err In making up their
eyes too heavily This Is done by run
ning blue, black or brown marks Imme
diately under and above the eyelashes.
A thin line gives brilliancy and expres
sion to the eyo, but a heavy one makes it
look like "a burnt hole in a blanket."
The eye that Is most efiective on the stage
is not uece-ssarily the largest, but gener
ally the one in which a good deal of white
is to be seen round the pupil. To pnt a
heavy mark outside thlf is to destroy the
expression gained by the movement of
the pupil over the white field in "wruxk
llng the face grease paint pencils ar
used, and the sutest guide for the appll
cation Is tho natural lines that may be
made to appear In the faca when tbo de
sired expression is assumed Rouge is
applied to the eyes in very small qnanti.
ties, as the natural color is loo dark be
hind the glare of so many lights. Eye
brows, as a rule, ueed penciling, and
blondes require dark eytbrows to make
the eyes Beein brilliant. New York Tn
buno.
La nil Trnur In Siberia.
Almost the tiist peculiarity of a weet
Siberia! landscape which strikes a trav.
eler frocr America is the complete absence
of fences and I arm houses The cultivated
land of tlit peasunts is regularly laid ont
Into fields, but the fields are uot inclosed,
and one may ride for two or three hours
at a time through a fertile and highly
cultivated region without seeing a single
fence, farm house, or detached building
The absence of fences is due to the Sibo
rian practice of Inclosing the cattle in the
common pasture which surrounds the vil
lage, instead of fencing the fields which
lie outside The ubseuce of farm houses
is to be explained by the fact that the
Siberian peasant does uot own tho land
which he cultivates, and therefore has no
inducement to build upon it
With a very few exceptions, ail of the
land in Siberia belongs tc the crown. The
village communes enjoy the usufruct of
it, but they havo no legal title, and can
not dispose of it nor reduce any part of it
to Individual ownership All that they
have power to do is to divide it up among
their members by periodical allotments
and to give to each head of a family a sort
of tenancy at will Every time there Is a
now allotment, the several tracts of
arable laud hold under the crown by the
commune may change tenants, so that if
an individual should build a bouse or a i
barn upon the tract of which he was the
temporary occupant, he might, and prob
ably would be forced, sooner or later, to
abandon it The result of this system ot
land tenure and this organization of soci
ety is to segregate the whole, population
in villages, and to leave all of the biter
vening land unsettled In tho United
States such a farming region as that be
ween the Urals and Tinmen would be
dotted with houses, granaries and barns,
aud it seemed very strange to ride, as we
rode, for more than eighty miles, through
a country which was everywhere moro or
less cultivated, without seeing a single
building of any kind outside of tho vil
lages. George Keunan in Tho Ceutury
A Chestnut, but Still Toothsome.
Tho lato Justico Patrick Orattan was one
of the most popular citizens of West Troy,
whero his memory will over bo green, and
reminiscences of his witticisms continue, to
bring smiles to tho countenances of his sur
viving friondi, ns passing events recall the
namo of tho genial "Pat." It was but seldom
.that his quick wit would not pierco through fi
nny practical joko that was intended to b-i
played ou him, and ho used to relato that tho
most completely that ho was ever taken in
was by u rollicking son of Erin, who stood
arraigned and convicted beforo him for pub
lic intoxication. Tho fellow pleaded for mercy,,
Baying that ho had a largo family dependent
on him for supjiort. "How many children
havo youl" asked tho kind hearted Grattaiv
'01 hov siveu byes and a sister for tvery wan
o' "cm," was tho reply. Iio was lot off with
tho payment of a light lino, nnd it was not
till several minutes had elapsed that tho
court comprehended that ono girl could bo n
sister to seven boys, just as easily as soven
ftirK as lw at first thought. Albany Argus.
Tito Cookies of the Heart.
Husband Well, my dear, havo you eq
joyed tho Christinas holidaysl
Wife Oh, so much, John, nnd I feel so
grateful to tho many dear friends who so
thoughtfully remembered mo. Ah, John, it
is earth's winter timo, but tho glorious sum
mer of tho heart!
Husband Hatv you liccn out to-day?
Wifo For a littlo while. I went down
town to disposo of somo of my duplicate
Christmas gifts. Now York Sua.
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