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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1891)
FENAL SERVITUDE, THE STORY TOLD A AN CONDEMNED AMERICAN. MAN The Mlscrlra of Prolonged Imprisonment In a Siberian Uungron Tlie Growing 3'car of Insanity -I.04 of Kelt-Control. Sturvy Sulnlde. You ennnot I magi no tho misery of pro longed conflncment in a cnscmito of tbo fortress under what are known on dungeon conditions (kartsernoi polozlienle). My caso- rnato was sometimes cold, generally damn, and always gloomy. Day after day, week after week, and month after month, I lay there In soliuiilo, hearing no sound savo that of the high pitched, melancholy bells of tho fortress cathedral, which slowly chimed the quarter hours, and which always seemed to mo to half articulate tho words, "Tee zdals scedesh eo seedeo tec." (Hero thou Host Ho here still). I had absolutely nothing to do except to pace my cell from corner to corner and think. For a long titno I used to talk to myself In a whisper; to rcjnt softly every thing in tho shape of llteraturo that I could remember, and to comioso 8eochus, which, tinder certain imagined conditions, I would deliver; but I finally ceased to havo energy enough to do even this, and used to sit for hours in u sort of tupor, in which, so far as I can now remember, I was not conscious of thinking at all. WEAK, MENTALLY AND niVSICALLT. JUeioro tno end of tno iirst year 1 grow so weak mentally and physically that I began to forget words. I knew what ideas I de sired to express, but somo of tho words that I needed hod gono from mo, and it was with xbo greatest Ullllculty that I could recover them. It seemed sometimes as if my own language were a strango ono to mo, or one "which, from long disuse, I had forgotten. I greatly feared insanity, and my appro tension was increased by the fact that two or throe of my comrades in cells on tho same corridor were either In.wno or subject to hal 'lucinatlons; and I was often roused at night -and thrown into a violent chill of nervous excitement by their hysterical wocping, their cries to tho guard to como and tako away ;omobody, or something, which they ira agined thoy saw, or their groans nnd en treaties when, in cases of violent delirium, thoy were strapped to their IknIs by tho , gendarmes. My inability to so what was 'happening in the cells from which theso groans, cries and sounds of violcnco camo gave full play, of course, to my imagina tion, and thus increased my nervous excite ment, until I was on tho verge of hysteric anyself. Bevorul times, when I feared thnt I was losing all tolf control, I summoned tho fort ress surgeon, or tho "fcldsher," who mcroly gave mo a doHO of bromide of potassium and told mo that I must not oxcito myself so; that nothing serious had happoued; that two 'or three of the prisoners wero sick and deliri ous; but that thoro was nothing to be . alarmed about. As tho fort reas contained no hospital, insiino and delirious patients wero 'trcaUsl iu their cells, and woro rarely ro .movod to an asylum unless thoy wore niani 'festly incurable, or the caro of them became ''burdensome. Tho Direct of tho eternal still lucsx, solitude, and luck of occuiuttion on tho mil! was greatly heightened by tho want of projier cxerciso and nourishment for tho hody. "Accused" prisoners awaiting trial in tho Trubutskol bastion wero allowed to havo money in tho hands of tho "siuatritel," or warden, and could direct its expenditure tor white bread, vegetables, tea, sugar, etc., to make up tho deficiencies of tho prison ra tion; but wo, tho "condemned," had to livo upon black ryo bread, soup which it was often impassible to cat on account of tho spoiled condition of tho moat from which it luul been utado, and a small quantity of "kasha," or U-irloy, boiled with a littlo fat and served without seasoning, and sometimes only half cooked. ATTACKED UV SCVnVY. 'Such food, iu connection with tho damp, "heavy nir of tho casemate and tho lack of proper oxorcUe, cnused ilerangenient of tho dlgcstivo organs, and tlui was soon followed by moro or less pronounced symptoms of curvy. Madame Lok leva, who was iu tho penal servitude section with mo, suffered from scurvy to such an extent that hor teeth bocumu looso and her gums greatly swollen, and sho could not tmutlcate tho prison bread without first soaking it iu warm water. Scurvy, oven In nu incipient form, Intensl iled, of course, tho mental depression duo primarily to other causes and made it almost insupHrtablo. I never seriously meditated suicide it always seemed to mo a cowardly thing to escaH sulTerlng by taking ono's own Jifo but I diil speculate upon the iKwslblllty of suicide, and wondered how I could kill myself iu a casemate where thoro was abso lutely nothing that could I hi used as uu 1m plomont of (lf-ilwtructiou. Onco I went so far us to see if I could hang myself from the Mimll cylindrical hot air pipe which projected two or tlnvo Inches into my coll from tho faro of tho brick oven. I did not really Intend to take my life, but I felt a morbid curiosity to know whether or Jiot I could do it in that way. As soon as I throw my weight on tho plie, It pulled Out tho moHonry, making, as it fell to tho lloor, a noUo which uttractul tho attention of tho guard iu tho corridor. I was forthwith re moved to auothci cell, and I never again tried n similar exvriineiit. They say that jxxir Goldenberg Mieivoded in committing suicido in tho fortress, but I cannot imagine liow ho uccomplishetl iu I became satisfied Unit I could not kill myself in my casemate in any other way than by biting into an artery or dashing my head against tho wall, and I ultimately became so w eak that I doubt very much whether I could have fractured my skull by tho latter method. Georgo Ken jisu iu Tho Century. THE BUFFALO QUESTION. A Solution Which Minulit He Adopted at Onco A .Mnnltotm Herd. Tlicrc is no question in Taxidermist Richardson's opinion that tho buffalo in now well nigh extinct on the plains, Thero are a few In Yellowstone park pro' tected by the government, but they nro likelv to bo killed at anytime. In Texns a herd of nlxntt tliirtj is owned by ono -ranchman; several other hinall bunches may Ikj found, but the days when they rambled at large over tho country havo been numbered. Unless some means of protecting them ia adopted within ten years the American bison must become an extinct Bjiocicw. In Central park Di rector Conklin litis several gtiecitiictis of buffalo, but tho cow is growing old nnd nuothnr ono has not leeii secured. The buffalo will not breed in captivity unless, like other domestic animals, it has abun dant room for feeding nnd exercise. In Central park the animals are confined in narrow stalls because the space at tho disposal of tho manager is so cramped. There is a practical solution of tho buf falo question, Mr. Richardson thinks, which, if adopted at once, may prevent tho extinction of tho animal. Tho buf faloes aro easily domesticated, and if ac customed from birth to domestic sur roundings, they become quite as easy to control as ordinary domestic cattle. In tho northwest, whero tho winters aro long and tho thermometer sinks below zero at tho slightest provocation, buffalo sulwist without nny discomfort, while tho winters there are generally fatal to domestic cattlo unless housed and looked after with the greatest care. "In Manitoba, " said Mr. Richardson, "thero is a herd of about fifty buffaloes owned by S. L. Bedson. Ernest E. Thompson, who is assisting mo in the museum, lias written an interesting ac count of them in u recent pamphlet on the "Mammals of Manitoba.' A portion of this herd are half breeds, crossed with common cattle, another portion aro three quarters bred, and tho rest aro puro blood. It may bo a question whether tho puro breed will continue itself, but it certainly could lxs maintained if looked after. This herd has developed from five buffalo calves, brought by somo In dinns from Winniiieg in 1878. It re quires no caro lieyond what is necessary to keep tho different animals from wan dering or being stolen or shot. Tho buf fnloes nro as hardy as in their wild state. Mr. lliompson saw them iato m Janu ary last year, when thoy wero nblo to dig down in tho snow and iind grass enough to keep them fnt. Duriuir n blizzard they would lio down in a group, with their backs to tho wind, nnd let tho snow drift over them. Tho snow and their woolly coats kept them jwrfectly com fortable. In January, 1881, ono of tho cows calved in tho open prairio, whero tho thermometer registered 118 (legs, bo low zero, and both cow and calf survived and did not appear to stiller. ''It seems to mo that this is an import ant question for tho farmers of tho north west, nnd tho national government ought to take measures for tho encouragement of tho raising of buffalo stock. An ordi nary cowhido is worth $2, but it is uso less as n robe, while nu nverago builulo hide is wortli if 10 and, as n robe, is al most indispensablo in tho northern cli mate. Tho butriilo sheds its woolly hair onco n year. This wool is etisily gath ered, and it works up well into a course yarn. Ono animal will yield ten to twelvo pounds of raw wool. At one time thero wero fnctories for tho manu facture of buffalo wool, but thoy havo disappeared with tho buffalo. Tho wool of tho hybrid nniinnl becomes darker nnd finer, nnd tho buffalo hump disappears in tho mixed breed. Tho uniinnl itself bo conies more docile, though retaining its hardihood, nnd is a better milker than the puro buffalo. This cross breeding nfTords a wide opportunity for stock raisers." Now York Tribune. A DIVER'S DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUME UNDER THE WORN WHILE WATER. Going Down to the IJottnm of the Sen. Tho Hiring I) rem Invented by n Native of SwIlxerUnd .Signaling White Undo Water. Tho Mont Decorated 31 an. It would bo dilllcult to say who ia tho most decorated man of Europe. Each of tho three eiuiiorors and tho royal sover eigns of Etiro)o nverago fifty grand crosses, with their respective appendages. Aside from tho sovereigns and princes, I should think tho most decorated man must Ikj either Count Andmssy, tho former chancellor of Austria, or tho sta tion master of , a well known water ing place. Tho latter receives an aver ago of three, minor crosses annually, de pending mainly on tho number of sovereigns and princes visiting tho placo; station masters, physicians, polieo com missioners and others aro in many in stances remunerated for their services with crosses, very much as tho gato keeper of tho enstlo of Chillon receives it shilling from every visiting Englishman. Ernst von Hesso Wnrtegg in Tho Century. "I first bognn diving in 1BG3," said Capt. Antnony iv imams, ino famous English diver. "1 was n wrecker then, and was raising sunken ship oil' tho coast of Cornwall. I had working for mo a diver who seemed a very lazy, careless sort of a fellow. 1 was paying him by tho day, and onco, after being under water for a long time, ho came up and re ported very littlo progress in his work. I was angry and expressed myself strongly, lio retorted with: "Try it yourself if you can oo nny tetter.' " 'AH right,' said I, Mot mo have your div- ing dress and I will try it myself.' Ho thought I was only joking, but I wasn't. Ho doffed the dress, I put it on and down I went. I discharged him when I came up and have been doing my own diving ever since. "Did you over see a diving dress? No? Then I will put mino on nnd givoyou an idea of one," nnd tho captain retired to his state room, whence ho presently emerged in full Hiving costume, except tho heavy cast iron helmet, which several of tho comiMiny raised irom tno deck nnd placed upon him, thus making his outfit complete. Tho dress is really two dresses, ono within tho other, each I of India rubber. Tho stocklucs. tmnts and snirt are an made together as ono garment, which tho diver enters at tho neck, feet first. Tho hands aro left bare, tho wristbands of tho rubber shirt sleeves tightly compressing tho wrists. There is a copiwr breast plate, bearing upon its outer convex surfaco small screws, which aro adjusted through holes in tho neck of tho shirt", which by means of nuts fastened upon the screws, is hold so lirmly In place as to render tho entiro dress. from tho nock downward, absolutely air and water tight. Fitting with equal closeness to this breast plate is tho helmet mentioned above, it completely encloses tho head, and is supplied with threo glasses ono in front nnd one at each sido to enablo tho diver to look in any direction. A pair of very thick leather shoes, nmdo to lace up tho front, and supplied with heavy leaden solos, complotos "Xou soo," said tho captain, when his helmet had boon removed, nfter everybody had had ample tlmo to criticiso his appear ance in it, "it takes about fifteen minutes to put thoso togs on, and when the diver is rigged in them all but tho helmet thero nro placed across uis shoulders ropes sustaining two leaden weight, one hanging at his back, tho other at his breast. He then goes down a ladder inte the wuter up to his armpits, and then the holmo is placed on him, tho glass in front is screwed in place, and when every thing is mado ready ho is made owaro of tho lact by a blow on tho top of tho helmot Ho then goes down by means of n ropo previously lowered, hand under hand, to tho bottom of tho sea. Sometimes, in very strong curronts it is necessary to muko tho weights extraor dinarily heavy in order to hold tho diver down, notwithstanding tho fact that tho dress alono weiglis nearly 200 pounds, and yet I do not feel tho weight of it down among tho fishes nny moro than I do that of an ordinary suit of clothes out of tho water. It was invented in Switzerland by a nativo of that country named Bauer, who spent a small competency in having it patented and in trying to bring it into uso, but he died a disappointed, heart broken pauper, leaving others to reap tho benefit of his invention." "Can you breathe as freely in your diving dress as you can out of itf "Yes, indeed. When ten or twelvo fath oms under water my breathing is ns wholly dovoid of offort as it is when I am walklnir about on' dry lnnd You know that by means of an air pump, worked by two men, tho divor is supplied with nir. Through a hoso this air passes into tho back of his hel met, and near its placo of entrance is a spring vnlvo for its cscuc. This valvo can bo controlled by tho divor, but ho usually sets it beforo going into tho water, aud sel dom disturbs it afterward. Tho pressuro of tho air being greater than that of tho water, a surplus or tho former readily escartes. When this vnlvo is not sufficient, tho diver can opeu iu his breastplate n similar spring vnlvo, intended only for such nn omorgeucy. He can also regulate tho amount of air pumped to him by signnls upon tho nir hoso to tho men engaged iu pumping. Ono pull ujkmi tho hoso means moro nir; two pulls, less air, aid two pulls and ,a shako, "I want to como up." Thoso signnls on the air hoso nro generally used by all divers, but each ono of us has his own private codo of signals on tho life line, which is always fastened to tho diver's wnist, and by means of which ho is drawn up out of water. Theso sienals each diver writes down very carefully nnd gives to tho man in chnrgoof tho life lino. liy means of theso wo can bend up for tools. material, etc When n lengthy communica tion is to Imj mado wo send up for a sluto and write all wo want to say. It is just as easy to read and write under wntor as out of it. Ono can sec very plainly, nil objects be ing greatly magnified." UeoiTrey VVilliston Christine in Chicago Journal. LAUGHS FOR LAWYERS. Pointed Paragraph nmt Anecdotes About Member of the liar. When a certain judge, well known in Roch- sster, was a young lawyer, the court appoint ed him counselor for n certain prisoner, re questing him to give the best advice ho could under tho circumstances. He then retired to an adjoining room for consultation, return ing nlone shortly afterward. "Whero is ymir clientf asked the judge, "He has gone," quietly replied the young lawyer. "Gone! Why, what do you mean, sirT "Why, your honor told mo to give him th best advice I could, nnd as ho confessed his guilt, I opened tho window and advised him to jump for his life. The prisoner took my advice and is about two miles from hero by this time or I'm very much mistaken." Bos- tou Budget. A LAW EXAMINATION. Professor You are awnro that in certain cases the mother can Iw guurdlnu of her children, provided sho is of age. Now, can a grandmother also be guardian Student Yes, sir. Professor Under what conditions? Student Provided she Is of age. Pari? Figaro. A DIFFEItEJfCE OF OPINION. An attorney expressing a conflicting opin ion in a mutter under discussion before Judge Walton was met with this: "You should remember the remark of Jpdgo .Goodenow to Judge Goddard: 'You may be right and I may txj wrong; but my opinion is worth more than yours, because my opinion decides this case aud yours doe not, " Jledalia Times. A ItnniHiice that Didn't I'nn Out. Her father was a millionaire, whoso life had been devoted to caudle making. He was practical naturally, hut all the poetry of the family wus found in her. She was beloved by another millionaire's sou, and when he proxsed to her sho declared that he must do something for her. "Dearest, what can 1 do!" "Become a ixxir artist." "I couldn't bo any other kind of an artist." "I mean you must pretend to be a poor artist. Pa does not know you. You must come and make love to mo and I will fall in love with you. Pa will object und make a row. Wo will elopo and get married, and when it is all over we'll tell him, and it will bo delightful." So ho becaino a poor artist and took a poor studio, aud daubed on canvas and pretended to paint pictures. And there was another millionaire's daughter who began to come to his studio and sit for her picture. Ho forgot all about tho romantic maiden, and when the romantic maiden camo one night in peasant costume, as a sweot surprise, to run away with him, she found thnt ho was married to the other girl aud had gone off on his honeymoon. Sho thinks that romances nro all moon shine, now, and that nothing happens in real life as it happens in books. Sho is right. Denver Tribune. French nnd Irish Wit. When Judge Rombauer was on tho bench ho ono day made a ruling against a young at torney, whoso superfluity of diplomas was only equaled by his scant knowledge of law, Much disgusted, tho lawyer said: "I don't know whero your honor goes to nnd such law as that." When ruffled Judge Rombauer speaks with a strong Bohemian accent, uud lie replied iu very emphatic language: "I am not surprised, Mr. , znt you know not whero I go to find zo law, for I find it in zo books." The second incident was that wheroin a udgo had overruled n motion of Counselor Garvey, ono of tho best known lawyers of tho St. Louis bar. Tho counselor is usually most respectful to tho court, but he lost his temper this time, uud declared in his broad though rich aud cultured broguo: 'Your honor, I hope for your honors honor that it will nover be noised abroad to your honor's hurt that this honorable court ever mado n ruling so dishonorable to his own honor." St. Louis Republic. Gently Expressed. Walter, please take this cheese uwuy again. It is too uneasy for me. THE IIOl.TOX HOUSE, POKTI. A Nil, Oil. Centrally loeHted: American & European Plan: flrst-chiss; reasonable rates. C. W, Uoby, prop. SEEDS AM, OL'K SEEDS AHK TESTED. If you want the very best oods that you know will grow, at cash prices, write us. !LC p. i pnsRON x. ron. Warehouse 203 ' . " ' 170 2d Street Portland, Oregon. Front St. TREES THK GREAT PORTLAND TION, EXPOSI- Which opened on the 17th of September, is proving a grand success in every respect. There are more nnd better exhibits than ever before, the display of fruits nnd grains CATAItltH CAN'T RK CURED With I.OCAI APPLICATIONS, ns they cannot reach the scat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and lu order to cure It you have to take Internal remedies. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure is taken Internally, Hiid nets directly on the blood and mucous surface?. Hall's Ca ll was pre-. mm In thin leading feature. A number of special at-, pmintry for years, and is n regular prescription. Ilered during the monin. n i composed oi ii Doing particularly line. '1 tie music u ir- ,h"Curo i ,, quack (medicine. It was pi nishcdTjy tho celebrated Mexican band is a tnA by one of the best physicians In t tractions will be ollereil ilnnnL' consisting of war dances and the celebrated L'liost dance bv lTmntilla Indians, a grand electrical exhibit, prize drills for the Na tional Guard, farmers, bench show and for the various sections of the Northwest. Among the notable exhibits the follow ing are especially worthy of mention: PTAVER A WAI.KKR. The exhlhlts of Stayer cfc Walker arc, as imud. the most cxtonMve ai well as the fluent and most (ittrnethe In the exroMtlnn. Their machinery display comprises beautifully finished models of the many kinds of farm machinery und Imple ments sold by them, and which are In general use throughout the Northwest. A lnrtie part of their machinery dlilay this year Ib devoted to the various styles of engines which they handle, Stavcr ik Walker being the headquarters in the Northwest for heavy machinery of all kinds. A most unique feature of their exhibits Is one of the world-famous Ptudebaker wagons, which thev have suspended in the air, and which bears the suspestlve sign "The Wudcbaker Wapou nn Top." The vehicle exhibit of Stavcr & Walker Is one of the most attractive and interesting feat ures of the entire exposition, their booth belm: beautifully decorated with bunting In rich colors ami made resplendent by the dazzling rays of the electric lights. Their display of vehicles Is the finest ever seen iu the Northwest, prominent among which stands the elegant New Haven Carriage Co.'s top buggy, which Staver & alker will give away on the last day of the exposition, Uckclijor the drawing being red TIIK FRKKMA.N IMPLF.MENT CO. Have nn. honest display of their various lines of goods, JUst the same as will be found In their store and warehouses, foot of Yamhill street. They carry a largo stock of wagons, bug gies and road carts, the celebrated Pkandla rid ing nnd walking plows, gangs and harrows, the Freeman feed and ensilage cutter and carriers, Van llnmt bmad-ciist seeders and drills, horse power feed grinders, fanning mills, disc harrows, etc. Mr. J. I.. Koskctt, the manager of the Port- laud house, understands the business and me wants of the people thoroughly, and is prepared to give satisfaction to both farmers aud retail dealers. I). M. 0DORNE t CO. The fine display of agricultural implements made at the fair by the 1). M. Osborne Company Is being widely commented upou as being one of the most comprehensive nnd utilitarian ever be fore exhibited. This firm was established In 1Ni7 at Auburn, N. Y., and has had a most successful career. The fame of their products have spreail to tho most distant civilized countries of the world, nnd the consequence of this renown, with its subsequent stupendous transactions, entailed upon them tho net cssity of establishing branch houses In Chicago, Philadelphia, 8t. Louis, Pal las, -Salt Ijike City, Portland, San Francisco nnd in Australia. South America and tho European countries. Iu their exhibit this year they have confined themselves chlelly to their own manu factured specialties, nesting on a platform is their world-renowned No. 11 harvester und binder, the Osborne No. 1 mower and the Os borne No. n reaer. The Osborne Company have been awarded man v medals and diplomas for the excellence of theso implements. '1 heir Portland house l- located at blMecnth and V streets. Send for Illustrated catalogue. THE OltEfiON OIANT GRAIN Mitt. This is a tmlv wonderful machine of Oregon Invention and Oregon manufacture, and has met with an unparalleled success during the short time it has been la'foro the public. It Is manu factured by William E. Wood, the Inventor. at 'iiti Front street, Portland, Oregon, and sold by the .Mitchell it Lewis Company. It has the distinction of having received the only gold medal ever awarded by the Oregon State Hoard of Agriculture. With a view to overcome the objections and to make a mill that would meet tne universal waul, unit would give to the farm er, stock raiser, warehouseman, and all others using or handling chopped feed, a mill that would chop any kind of graiu, with littlo power, without heating the product, economical in the way of repairs, simple and strong iu construc tion and easy to handle, the Inventor, patentee and manufacturer of the Oregon Giant Grain Mill spent much time investiirutinir the muiiv faults and few merits of the best mills on the market, and tho result of his labors came before tho nubile In tho shatK) of the combined Oreirnn uiaiu uriim .Mia. u win cnop an Kimis ot grain, wet or dry, and will do double the amount of work with tho same power that any burr mill will do. It is sure death to with oats, and is so arranged as to grind or chop at will. Write to either of the above parties for further Information. THE l'ETAl.UMA INCUBATOR, As It always does wherever exhibited, attracts tho attention of every one. It is a truly wonder ful machine, aud has always been awarded first prizes over all competitors. It will hatch ostrich, turkey, goose, duck, hen, silk worm and all other kinds of eggs, and is in use in nearly every civ ilized country lu tho world. Send for illustrated catalogue describing Incubators and brooders, how and what to feed, etc., to Pctaluma Incu bator Co., Pctaluma, Cal. the best tonics known, com bined with the best blood purifiers acting di rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect com bination of the two Ingredients is what produces such wonderful results In curing catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Proprietors, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists; price, "." cents. Fresh-Air Hoy Mister, do you have to buy cheiriug gum for nil those cows? Hoarseness. 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Kntlrely new force mood maKiietlred; absorb oxygen from ulr- each disease self-curlnB. Price, HO; trial, M cents. rrnnvr I.Tl.f.uT I Tlit PurUUni' OtT-liaml Nuunor. In placo of their old llowory language, l'nrisiniu linvo of Into yonrs cuiopUxl nn off hand maimer (running to tho ostrvnio us It to often tho casus), n manner which they aro kTiid enough to call UnglUh or American. Still, there aro hound which niut uuvor bo overtitcppod, and u certain degrco of formal ity U nhvnyn domaudisl in tho Intercourse lietwecn tho Mixes heforo tho oriel, what ever thoy may Ikj behind tho social scoiio. X Frenclinuui nhviiyx how when greeting lady, even whon ho thnke hands with her. JIU bow may or mny not bo perfection; his "fchttko linnd" is nlmot always awkward. To stylo it a "hnko" at nil is straining a point. Tho hand is tnken and us quickly lot go again us if It wero of leo and thero woro considerable four of melting it. For coma ymn it has boon tho vogue for tho lady of the bouse to offer her liaud to all comers vu quite young men whom this piece of -tKtudoscimslon sometimes cmbArrasses ex Aranwly, they having their thumbs neatly saaMOtioed between tho folds of their gibus. Having joined hands with their haiteta, Uwre k an end of it; tho other ladies of iMr acquaintance who hupjM-n to bo-iu the rmm do not pst nor expect moro thou the tow simple. Paris Cor, Argonaut. XhMteen thousand more Irlhmo left hoUto toad lost year than ia the year The II 1 ell Muu'g Courhmnn. A rich man who boats his dog is no moro important in Jlr, Horgh'a oyes than tho poor man who torments his neighbor's pot. Tho coueliumn of a millionaire is tlio prisoner. His employer lias becoino bondsman for him, ami his attorney Is nro&ent to boo that justice is dealt out to mm. And thnt is jiibt what is done just thnt nnd nothing moro or less. IIo was arrested for tiMiig nn infamous bit, tlui Bides of which contained sharp tacks which pressed cruelly into tho eidr of tho horso'a face, uillictiiur auch nain that ho reared nnd danced. This gavo him tho npiKxiranco of great spirit. Mr. IJcrgh hrlelly states tho case, to tho court. Tho bit is produced. Half an hour of argument is heurd nnd tho prisoner, in ppitoof ols nmster'a wealth and nocial jxxiitlon, is lined $25. Ucnjamih Nor throp. llvfunu In Our Penal Syntein. It needs no argument to show that our ponal By stem ians hid as it can be. Prob ably one-half of thooo incarcerated could bo mado excellent citizens without lieing disgraced. Of tho other half a largo part, by n courso of wise discipline, could bo lifted out of tho ranks of vico aud crime. At present n man onco iu etato's prison U pretty Buro to bo Uick again soon after Ids relcaso, nnd Ida Incarceration only hardens him. Tho only luirdoning power now recogniitod ns possible is that lodged in tho hands of our governors: a power that is generally exercised with discretion and ends in u&i good. "Wo cannot too soon eradicato tho idea of vlndictivencea front our penal nytem and substitute tlMirefortbe idea of reformation, Glob Democrat - A Trick of Counterfeiters. A gcntloiunn now iu ono of tho city banks, but formerly of the becrot servlco dei.mrt melit, suid tho other day that tho publio shouli Ik) very careful in judging counterfeit money by ono distinct feature in tho bill Til givo you an idea of how theso fellows work,'' ho said. "They generally mako two or threo plates from which different bills aro struck off. Ono of thujplateti is likely to be a trillo short or long. Tho publio becomes aware of this, und bases judgment ot its genuineness by measuring a suspicious bill with one knowu to be good. Well, these fellows will then spring a bill on tho town exactly right in longth, und everything goes on serenely. They nro u cute lot, I tell you, and have many schemes to get rid of their stuff. Tho fellow who does tho shoving novor carries more than ono bill with him at a time. As soon as ho gets rid of it ho hands tho chango ho receives to u confederate on tho outside and receives (mother bill When a party is suspected of trying to shove coun terfeit money he should never lie nrosted on tho spot, but should be watched until he meets his confederate on tho outside; then you'll get the bet man ot the two, uud most likely the prlncivil. Women uro used some times to shove tho stuff, but they are not reliable, and most counterfeiters steer clear of them iu their work." Chicago News. The l.mly Hoarder. "Not another uiorwl," exclulmod the now lady boarder, after eating enough for six ablo bodied coal heavers. "Not another morsel. 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