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THE DAILY AST01UAN,. ASTORIA, SUNDAY MOllNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1895. LITTLE! fcUNNTN'd BROOK. Llltm brook! Little brook! you have such a happy look Such a very merry manner. as you swerve and curve and crook And -your ripples, one and one, -Reach- each other's hands and run Llko laughing lltt'.o children In the sun! Little brook, sing to me; Sing about a bumble bee That tumbled from a. lily bell and grum bled munrabllngly, Because he wet the fl'tiv Of hl wing, and had to s-wl-m. While the water-bugs raced round ana laughed1 at him! Little brook, sing a song Of a leaf that sailed Down the gold-en-bralded center of your current swift and strong, And a dragon fly that lit On the tilting rim of it. And rode away, and wasn't scared a bit. And sing how oft In gleet Cams a truant boy like me Vi'jio loved! to le.m and listen to your lilting melody, Till the gurgle and refrain Of your imuslc in his brain Wrought a happiness as keen to him as ipaln. Little brook, laugh and leap! Do not let the dreamer weep; Sing htm all the songs of summer till he sink in softest sleep; And then sing soft and low Through' 'his dreams of Jong ago Sing back to him the rest ho used to know! Jam?? Whiteomb Riley. BROWN'S GENTLE El.'RGLAR. Standard Union, "It's all very well to talk about honor among thieves," said AVatson, wiping his mouth with a paper napkin, "but I for one don't believe In It a bit. Crooks may sometlmas act honestly, but I'll wager there's a crooked motive behind It every time." "Nonsense," said I'aiker, beginning on his third t-andwlch; "don't totally con demn a man Jut beiusa he's degraded In one or two .particulars. Sometimes the toughest criminate are found to have the tenderest affection for their families. 1 was reading the other day " "That's Just it," interrupted1 Watson, beginning to. weaken. You're arguing merely from heresay. I don't suppose any of us are personally acquainted with the criminal classes, so what's the use cf talking?" Brown finished his coffee and placed the cup upon a vacant chair. He usually had something to say after coffee, and we looked at hlni expectantly. "I once met a burglar," he observed, thoughtfully. 'iMet a 'burglar," exclaimed Watson, "You mean you visited one at prison, or something of that kind, I suppose?" "No, h called at my house," raid Brown, glancing at his watch. "I woke one night with the feeling that some thing iwas wrong. The room, was pitch dark, and my wif? was sound asleep; so, after listening a moment, I concluded 1 must have had a bad dreim and tried to forget all about it and go to sleep 'ain. Hut I couldn't. The longer I lay there thinking. Hie more sc-rtaln I be came that something was wrong. Finally I wondered what time it must be and then I knew what 'had .seamed strange. The clock had stopped. It was an out rageously loud ticker, and the unusual silence had awakened me. "Getting out of bed carefully, so as not to disturb Mrs. Brown, I felt, my wiy to the mantel and put out my hand -for the clock, but the clock wasn't there. Moreover, I soon realized that a pair of expensive vases were gone. I went to 'my wife's dressing case, and was not long In discovering that it tad been pret ty 'well ransacked. Then I tip-toed out of the room." 'Brown drank a glass of water with tantalizing slowness and then resumed: "When I reached the paj-Ior hall 1 found that my only heavy cane had .been taken. So I crept down stairs with no arms except my rather stfff bodily ones, hoping I must confess-that the robber had terminated his call, but he hadn't. He was cart'fu'.iy selecting my best ware from the buffet. Tlie dining table was strewn with jewelry, cutlery and so forth, and on the floor were two partially filled bags. Upon a chair, a trifle nearer to me than to him, lay a revolver. My only chance seemed to toe to make a spring and secure tt." Brown stifled a yawn and looked at his watch again. ' "Oo on, go on," said Parker. "Well, my spring had a- hitch In it somewhere, for the first thing I knew Mr. Burglar was on top of me, trying to choke me. I managed to throw him oft, for he was llg'hter than myself, although more muscular, and then began such a rough-and-tumble fight as) I hope never to engage In again. I succeeded in keep ing him from the revolver, and he suc ceeded pretty well In keeping me on my back. For a week afterward I dreamt of his hardened, strained face above nre. Finally he became desperate and tried to tang my head against the floor. 1 was beginning to 'lose my breath. His face was purple. He pulled up my heaa from the floor, preparatory to dashing it against the wall, I suppose, but, fortu nately I slipped my right arm from under me, braced myself somdhow, and sent him against the table leg with" all my strength." Brown had finished his pie and now began to put on his overcoat. Parker, Watson and I glanced at him, but he dla not seem to notice. Just as Watson be gan to say bad -words, iBrown resumed his seat and his narrative. "The jar dtsOodged some jewelry from the edge of the table and chains and trinkets- camo. down upon our heads. My heavy hunting-case watch struck tlie floor, stem down, and the lid flew open. Inside the cover was, and Is, my wife's photograph, as you can see." Brown handed around the watch for our Inspection. "The burglar's face happened to be so turned that 'iris eyes fell upon the picture. With an oath, he strained toward it, until his cheek nearly touched the case. Annie!' he exclaimed. That startled me so for my wife's name is Annie that 1 loosened my grip upon him. Instead of taking advantage of this the man let go of me entirely, and seizing tlie watch, gazed earnestly at the photograph. "We.'!, without attracting any unneces sary attention I leaned over and took the revolver from the chair. When 1 looked back, the burglar had burled his face In his bands, and was apparently t otiblng. I asked him what ailed, him. He sniff ed and wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and In a -broken voice asked me to let' him go. , 'What for?' I demanded. Fer de fairlbry name.' he mu.ten?d, be tween sobs, i Inquired what claim, his family had upon-my leniency and he said It was my own family." "He was crazy, I suppose," su??ested Parker. "No." said Brown, buttoning his over coat; "when I flourished the pistol ana demanded what in creation he meant to imply, he gained sufficient control over his tear to n.'Ct if my wife had ever lost a brother. I raid yes, for Mrs. Brown had mentioned losing a brother, and had asked me not to speak of the subject again. . , " 'I'm de one,' said aiy friend, the crook. 'I knowed ber photo de minute I c'sppej my peepers onter it. I lei" home an runned away ter sea w'en I was dat sir-all. sir; an' yer'll lemme go for An nie's sake, won't er? It'd bust he.- heart ter see me like dis-he finks I wa? drownded in the Carrybeans Sea, sir. Bet ter lemme be thunk dead than ter dis grace de famfoly name." " There." exclaimed Parker with a sus picious moisture about his eyes, "what did I tell you, Watson? Here was a har dened criminal, whose better nature Was aroused by a look at his long forgotten sister's likeness. Although ho- had eunk low enough to break into a house, yet his finer Instincts were not wholly dead ened. A glimpse of his sweet sister's face on a bit of stolen Jewelry was sufficient to awaken the old feeling of pride ami honor. Savage as he had -been, In an Instant he became gentle. Now, Watson, I hope you won't be so ready In the future to cry 'Part bad, all bad,' or what ever It was the great somebody s.iid." Watson looked very crestfallen. "Of course, you let Mm go?" said he. "Certainly," replied' Brown. "I was so touched that I told him to caUi at my office the next day and I would see what I could do for him, and get him some work." "And now you're going to tell us that he's tlie most trusted man In your cm ploy," said Parker, casting a withering glance at poor Watson. "No," said Brown, "for he didn't come the next day." We all looked "Why?" "He must have read my wife's name under her picture," continued Brown, reaching for his 'hat; "for by delicate questioning I found that my wife's only brother had died In infancy." iParksr said he must hurry back to the store. "And the poor boy Was so broken up," added Brown, "that lie forgot that he had a number of our diamond rings in his pocket when he -left." "Sometimes the toughest criminals are found to have the tenderest affections, ' murmured Watson, turning to atch Parker's eye. But Parker had gone. WALLACE DUNBAR VINCENT. OF OEN15RAL INTEREST. Henrlk IbsenT the famous author, has no Norwegian blood in his veins. David Connor, a New -York fireman, has just celebrated the thirtieth anni versary of his admission to the depart ment. Dean Allen, aged W, of St. David's cathedral. England, Is in vigorous health, superintending all the business of the cathedral and conducts the J.iily service. Colonel John R. Johnson, tha artist who has just died In Philadelphia, painted the portraits of many noted men, among whom were Presidents Jackson and 'Pierce. If the story that Lord D.ufferin win retire from the diplomatic service of Great Britain within a year be true the world will lose one of its most prom inent statesmen. H. F. Hatch is president of an Arkan sas City bank and has a wad of other property. Still he wanted to be superin tendent of the state reformatory at a sallary of $1,200. Prof. Rudolph Von Boih, the famous Sanskrit scholar. . dlsd recently in tier- many. He had been for fifty years a professor at Tubingen and wltn uotn lingk published a Sanskrit dictionary. Rev. Dr. Blyden, whose present service for the little republic of Liberia Is as minister to England, is informing Eng lish audiences that the civilizing of Af rica depends upon colonization by Ameri can negroes. W. S. Stratton, a millionaire of Colo rado, 'has struck w'h-it is reported to bo the richest l-aad ever discovered. It is said that the ore will run $140,000 to the ton, with several million dollars worth of ore in sight. The late Edward A. Hunter.of Phila. delphla, left about $500,000 to be used, after tlie death of his wife and daugh ter, for the free treatment of surgical eases in the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Henry Esterbrook .near Lucerne, over 80 years old, having occasion to visit a son at Logansport, and missing tne tram, walked the entire distance, seventeen miles, in a few hours, suffering no physical discomfort. Charles F. Crisp, ex-speaker of the houpe of representatives, Is sight-seeing in London. He recently vlsitel Shef field, the place where he was born, January i), 1S15, whils his parents were on a visit to that city. Rev. Dr. E. R. Donehoo, of Pltti'burg, has striven for years to Christianize ! C.'hlnai.-nen, but he now declares that lie has never yet seen a Christian China man. Some affect Christianity, he eays, but at -heart they are pagan. -David P. Relghart, a Philadelphia mil lionaire, has been sued by the f,as com pany of that city for a bill of $15. Mr. RelK'liart tuys he has been swindled by a defective meter and refu&ss to pay for what he declares he has not received. Mis. Anno Burkhead, who died In Cottonwood Falls, Kan., last wesk at the advanced age of 8-1, left as her descendants 'five children, slxty-ilx srandchM-Jren. eighty-seven great grand children ar.J twelve great great grand children. Rev. Claries Lut-wldge Dodson (Lewis Carroll), ths author of "Alfci In Wonderland." has spent .the greater part cf his life 1n college. Ho was a student i. e., a tfeilow of Christ ehurc-li In 1854, and frcm ls55 to lSiil he was a mathe matical! tutor. Under the lead of Dr. C. E. Stroud of 'Sandufiliy, O., physicians over the coun try are being urged to assist in a move ment to erect on the campus at the University of Michigan,, a bronze statue of the late Dr. Cory-don" L. Ford, Ameri ca's greatest anatomist. The artist, Paul Alfred Da Curzon, who died in Paris t'lie other day, was an in defatigable worker. Among his numerous paintings were "View cf Oatlu," "A Fish erman's Family of tho Capri Island," "A Dream In the Ruhi.s of Pompeii" and "The Bols De "Boulogne." The French president recently received from the widow of Colonel Petitpled, an artillery Officer, the flag of her husband's regiment, which he eaved from the enemy in 1870. When Strasburg capitulated the colonel burne-i the flagstaff and burled the flag itself In his cellar. W. K. Vander-bllt, Jr., ha brought from Paris one of the labor saving cycles which have recently been intro duce! in that city. It is mad-3 on the principle of the horseless carriage? which ere now so popular in France, and is propelled by a Damler motor. In addition to his missionary work, Bishop Potter has found time to assume the editorial duties of a little monthly ramph.et published in the Interest of the mission. Heretofore the publication has "borne the title of the Catholic Mission Record, but the bishop lias chosen a new title to be used hereafter, the Pro cathedral Record, under which the paper will appear. Turchan Pas-ha, the new foreign minis ter of Turkey, has had a remarkably successful political career. He is In high favor with the sultan and the grand vizier. He was educated in France, and his wife Is one of Turkey's "new women." At Onr husband's olticlal receptions she stands by his side unveiled, dressed in l ie latest European style and wearing eyeglasses. The zeal shown by Alabama's Republi can leaders in the interest of their favor ites for the presidential nomination Is ail right, but zeal in the endeavor to build up a Republican party in that state would ba much better. In recent years the only function on election days which tlie Republicans of Alabama. per.br,ned was that of tall to the Populist kite. St. Louis Globe Democrat. The danger is that Hardin will get cross-eyed trying to see free . silver in jrhat the Democrats thbught was a sound money platform. Louisville Commercial. DISTRUST ENGENDERED ltailroail Reorganizations Not Always Conducted Honestly. . CONFIDENCE GENERALLY BETTER But Some Cases Open to Criticism The 0. R. & N. Said to be One of Them. A NOjv York paper, commenting on the effect of railroad management on general business, says that during the last few days plans for reorganizing two of th Important railway systems of the country have been promulgated to the public ana are now under discussion In financial circles. The Krle reorganization plan as made pulbllc contains an apparently full disclosure of the physical and financial condition of that extensive property, wltl complete detall-3 of its earnings, treasury assets, outstanding obligations, the several classes of its securities and their relations to each other, with what seem to toe reasonable estimates of earn, lng capacity and the possibilities of t-he future. It has been noted that this an nouncement, made over the names of persons having the confidence of capital ists an I Investors on both sides of the water, has had a somewhat inspiriting ef (feet upon the market for railroad secur ities, the movement In which- has' been marked and significant. The renewal of confidence In this regard is a most en couraging sign. For It is not to he de nied that distrust of the financial ad ministration of our great railroad systems has had much to do with the long-continued 'business depression and financial distress. lit would be very unfortunate if anything should happen In the course of other reorganizations to impair public confidence or renew the old distrust. Fears are expressed that in the pro posed reorganization of another great sys tem, to-wit, the Oregon Railway and Nav igation Company, a contrary effect may be produced by what appears to those interested to be a lack of candor, and reticence as to details and particulars, on the part of those who have under taken the work.- My the terms of the plan offered by them the holders of the company s stock are called upon to pay an assessment of $6 per share for the privilege of participation In the reorgani zation. Complaint Is made by some of these that they 'have been kept in ignor ance of the condition of the company ever since the property went into a re ceiver's hands, some fourteen months ago. They complain that during all this time no statement of earnings and ex penses has been publishedand that this is without precedent in the history of railroad corporations of such magnitude, It being the practice to publish earnings statements monthly. And they say that this information which has been with held from the public and themselves has been regularly communicated to the per sons engaged in the reorganization, and has been -made the basis of their plan. They allege, moreover, that there Is good reason to believe that during the year jus: closed the company more than earned its -fixed charges and that under Judi cious managem-srt it could have cured tls de-faults and have 'been taken out of the hands of the receiver. It is understood that a conference of the dissatisfied stockholders has been had, at which t-je statement was made from what seemed to -be authentic sources of Infor mation that the net earnings now in the hands of the receiver would, with the (I per cent assessed upon the . stock, be ample to meet al'l defaults and provide a substantial sum for contingent obliga tions; In this state of things thev say that a plan of reorganization, which, af ter making an assessment of $6 a share upon them, takes the control out of t-helr hands and passes It to the preferred stockholders who elect ten of the fifteen director Is manifestly unfair, if we are correctly informed, these stockholders contemp'ate taking legal proceedings with a view of setting aside the decree of fore-clot-jro and restoring the property to the corporation. The possibility of such a complication fs -much to be regretted, thouga it must be admitted that the withholding of monthly statements by the receiver, and the apparent lack of candor on the part cf the reorganizers, wou.d Justify such a procedure. Several other reorganizations are pending, upon the conduct of .which a great deal depends if public confidence In our railway man agement Is to be restored. We repeat that it will be very unfortunate 'for all our financial and business Interests if in the course of these important transactions any color Is given to the charge of sharp practice and doub.e-deallng. EVERY BOY'S CHANCE. No One Has Any More Rights Under the Star3 and Stripes Than Another. Boys have equal rights and equal privi leges under our nag. i-r a Doy nas nu the opportunity to get a better education, or, if nls father Is well off and can afford to dress him better than the other boys, that Is no reason why you Bhould be Jeal ous of him. He knows no more than you can know if you will apply yourself; and his father hasn't any more money than you can have if you will be Industrious and saving. If the son of the Will-off man has a wheel and you havn't, don't envy him. Don't envy anybody anything. You are Just as good as he Is and Just as well thought of, provided you are Industrious and honest. You have to work and make your own way In the world, while the other hoy docs not. A", the great men of this world started at the bottom. Don't envy anybody, don't hate anybody and don't be Jealous of anybody. You can be Juft what you wish to make yourself. You can hardly name a man in this state who had any money left him by his par ents or anj'hody e'.?e. What they have they worked for. The successful boy or man Is the one who does well whatever he undertakes to do. The boy who Is always trying to out run, out-Jump and out-wrwt!-? all the other boys has something in him; and If he adds to this the will to be at the head of his classes, the desire to be attentive and polite to his teachers anl courteous to his girl schoolmates, he will go up head in whatever he undertakes. Every day somebody a.'ks the teacher to tell him ot some honest. Industrious boy in the school. Every day some business man Is fnqulring for this kind of a boy. Don't think "because you are poor and not known by everybody that you will be overlooked. Far from It. Don't use tobacco In any form; don't use indecent or profane language a-ny-where; don't loaf about the streets; don't be -intemperate In any way. Ood has given you a body in which he placed your heart, your brain, your mind, your soul. Keep all rrrupulously clean. Don't be negligent, or filthy in anything. A b'oy'i hands and face arc very often the Index of his character. No boy in this town, county or state, can surpass you If you make up your mind that you are going to be an honor to yourself, your parents, to your ton and to tha fl? of your country. Never speak an unkind word to your parents or to your brothers or sisters. Hmtu.! n.'i men and all women and they .-HI ...nn. vnu Prmlr no bOV of VOUr i associates to say a mean or unkind thing of any girt or any woman. Don't gossip, don't tattle, but bo a man. If you are honest you will believe others to be hon est, und thus you will be better and hap pier for It. Tho -world is before you and for you. Go straight forward and conquer in the avocation you may choose, and the world will be bound to respect you, and it will not be long till you stand the peer of your associates and be recognized as an honored citizen by everybody. To peka Capital. AGAS5IZ MUSEUM. A Wonderful Glass Flower Garden In Cambridge. "Are they really, truly glass?" was asked by the largest child In a group of four at the Agassi museum. They stood on tiptoe, flattening fingers and noses against the cases which hold the beautiful flowers of the Ware collection. There is a who;e conservatory of wild und cultivated flowers from- all parts of the American continent, and twigs, stems, leaves, blossoms, fruits and even the slender, clinging tendrils are all repro duced in the most natural and lifelike way from no other material than blown glass. J It Is Impossible to comprehend the great beauty and delicacy of She exhibit unless on has actually seen It. Words cannot reproduce the coloring and group ing of these crystal blossom, and even with the ilrect evidence of the eye and In spite of the explanatory placard on the door, one will be almost tempted to ask, with the children, Are :hey really glass? No explanation of the proees can be given with accuracy, as the secret of their making is known only to the brothers Hlaschka of Germany. It is safe to say, however, that these wonderful ar tists. Rudolph and Leopold, must be men of uncommon fineness of nerceptlon, com bined with unusual power of imitation and great 'originality of invention. More over, they: are accurate scientists, repro ducing ths essential organs of the plant. the sells olf the seed-vessel, and even the minute anil intricate arrangement of the spores ofjferns and mosses, with uch absolute fidelity that those models are used for the purpose of study among the botunl.-it8 of the university. It Is their great natural beauty and variety which appeals most to the ordi nary visitor. The largest single blossom in ihe collection Is, I think, the magnolia of the South. The g.ossy green leaves at tached toi these are nearly a foot In length, with the mid-rib and regular par allel velning defined as In nature, while the splendid, creamy, cup-shaped blossom lies there In all its natural perfection, Close by is a spray of the tulip Jree, with Its peculiar yellow-green flower per fectly Imitated, wlille across the aisle is a specimen of the blue-stemmed cereus. A J g'.'anee Is enough to prove Its close rela- tionshlp to the nlghtJbloomlng cereus, I as such Is one of nature's particular beau ties. This blue-stemmed cousin has a white cone-spoked blossom, perhaps seven Inches across, and made up of many con centric tows of waxy petals. Yet all are given their true position, shape and tinting by these wonderful glass artists, Close by is a spray of the century plant, with its thick, spiky foliage and its deep gory blossam. The loveliest part ot the flower, whlt'h Is the heavy fringe of soft, white filaments, has been repro duced In all Its delicate beauty. Over this are a couple cf sprays of the passion vine and each of the circlet of fringe is a separate thread of blown glass. The deep purple and the white varieties are well known, while the rhlck-ly spotted passion flower of Jamalea Is a new i-pe.-l ncn to many visitors. A most interesting case contains the orchids from iPanama and the West In dies. Their w1erd color and form was never seen to greater advantage, and they afford an opportunity to study specimens .iv'hich could not be procured here. Many of these plants are unkiuwiT to the ordinary observer, but a case ot home 'favorites on the other side holds specimens which are dear to all. The bright blossoms of New -England's rocks and fields and pastures are all together and the mind of Itself go;s back to tho haunts of chllii'hood. The purple hepatica, that earliest little Wlo.sso n, the cowslip, 'buttercup, red columbine, ane mone, blue violet all He side by side, and keep the Vresbners of their spring color ing the whole year through. But beauty does not hold ihwlute sway even here. The plain, sensible po tato is shown in ,a cluster of pink and white flowers, with a bunch of the green tails, -which' we used long ago, as bullets to be fired from the end of a long, sharp stick. The rather coarse blos soms had certainly undergone Idealiza tion, and p'.eai-antly lacked the t-trong and penetrating odor ot the .-i1gh.tsh.ide family. In another case a long spray of the homely pokeweed was faithfully rep resented, though It probably lacked the sticky Juice of the real plant. There is a whole tribe ot the asters, ranging in coloring from the delicate while-fringed star through all the shades of light bluci to the big, deep purple flower growing three or four fe.it high. There was the beautiful blue sago of Mex ico, with all Us scarlet ,coualn.i of Cen tral and south America. There was the eucalyptus of California, with Its Cong feathery blossoms as Jellcate as damle 'lion down, and of about the nam-! color. A group of four-o'clncks, In three colors, red, white and yelloA', was almost enough to deceive the most experienced. The buds- in clusters, the flve-part-;d calyx, the tubular carolla, with the five radiat ing ribs and the prelecting stamens, were most remarkably life-like. On the other h'and, the trailing arbutus was a bit dis appointing, being too branched and stocky and almosi lucking color. Emerson's RliodOra bloc.ns in this won derful flower garden in all its beauty, but the vines with tendrils are the best Illustration of the care and delicacy of the manufacturers. A box of Virginia clematis shows how the specimens are transported to this country. Tho spray is placed In a bax which is first lined with tissue paper. Each separate twig, leaf, bud or tendril is also securely twist ed 'about with a. bit of tls.-iu? and then all the spaces are fllleJ with the same toft material untM the cover rests upon a compact mass. Ot -all th? hundreds of specimens shown only one was broken or neemed damaged In any way. Hour3 could be tpent In other parts of this great -museum. Saturday and Sun day finds 1t thronged with children, ail eagerly observing and comparing Mnrllir Itlea and differences. I heard many Intel ligent comments from the little foiks, und knew by what they saw that they had heard statements made at ?hool md had come to verify them. How mu.'h more intelligent a child must be after seeing the sprays of Indian corn-In the whole great case, filled with Jars like a drug th'op, of productions from this ne plant alone. Many older people could cbs rve with proilt the exhibit of pred icts from the palm, in almost endless variety, cf the coca-tree, of hemp, of coffee, or rice, or fi:oie other great staple. When parents and children :ome to gether to see and talk about the syste matic collections of mamma!, flsi-s, birds, -mollusks (and pclyps, there "annul fall to be a great Increase in the a.'leitific Intelligence of all. So long as the little people sp-nt part of their holidays wan dering about, wondering and commenting, the work of the great Agasflz Is o!ng on and the museum founded In his lane is doing as much for their childish powers as it Ib for the trained abilities ot .the university men and women who rtu ly there. The constitutional convention cf Soyth Carolina, which is to meet next month, is controlled by the TUTamanlte wing ot the Democratic party. Its main purpose is to devlss some le-gal way of limiting the right of sr.rfrage so as to leave ths state In the control of the whites, who are In the minority. An educational qualification would ba'dly do. for It would disfranchise as large a-portlon cf 'poor weiltes" as of negroeJ. Phi.aJc:- -phta I-edyer. QUEEJf MARtjHERJTA Of ITALY. Qut-cn Margherlta. of Italy Is one of the most popular women In Europe and de servedly so. As ai sovereign sho makes the griefs and pleasures of her subjects her own, be thoso subjects rich or poor, gentle or simple. In Roman society the queen never fails to how a.speelal cour tesy and graclousncss of manner towards the English and American women sho meets. In appearance "La Belle Margherlta" has altered but little of late years. Tall and stately, file carries herself like a queen, and understands how to dress be comingly as well as the most fastidious Parlslenne. Margherlta M'aTia Theresa Olovanna oi Savoy, to give the sovereign her name In full, Is now four and forty year3 of ago by the almanac in Gothu; but if you were to guess by her appeartince yoa would be Inclined to strike off a good five or six years. Judging by ai series of photo. graphs of tho queen still to b3 seen In Rome, her dress In former years was most slmn.e. In a portrait ot nor at the age of 11 she Is shown sitting on a footstool, looking down at a pet paraquet nerched on her finger. In another pic ture painted at the age of 18 she wears a pretty court gown sloping off ths shoulders, a ribbon round the throat, and in the hair that famous "single rose" Lnd a string of pearls. After her mar riage with King Humbert the Princess Margherlta naturally auopted a mors regal attire. Nothing could be mor charming than a picture of her in one of the great rooms at the Qulrlnali Queen Marg'.ierlti not infreq-iently receives her English friends at" court and when she holds a drawing room at the tapestry hall at the Qulrinal there urc many Eng lleh faces to be seen among that bril liant throng of European celebrities. Apropos ot the queen's devotion to her hu'band. a little anecdote Is tola wmcn i believe to be perfectly true. The locks ot King Humbert, be It told, wore formeny as black rs a raven's wing Rnd the pride of his t-hai'mlng consort's heart. Almosi suddenly these locks turned white, and the queen, like the fond wire she is, quite fretted over the fact. A certain little delicacy of feeling prevento-i her from referring ta the matter with her husband. So, without, saying a' word, she purchased a bottle of black hair dye, and one morning place! It on tho king's dressing table. The day wore on and King Humbert appeared at luncheon, as usual, with his own white hair, greatly to the queen's secret disappointment. Now, the queen owned a pet in a little dog, white as mow, and the dog, ns the forenoon woro on failed to come, as usual, to his mistress' side. What was her surprise when the door opened and he bounded In with a coat as black as Ink. The king followed, smiling broadly "You sec," he said, "the use to which 1 have -put the hair dye!" From that day Queen Margherlta resigned herself to tho fact that her lord prererrjd to leave his loc3 to natture's own discretion. Woman at Home. AS SEEN BY OTHBFi KYI-J3. We are still a young nation and some of the veneer we 'have takn oil has not yet got good ha'd. America is not Ku rope, and Ideas and practices that hive become second1 nature from 4encratlons of observance In the old worM Jire ntlll at times a little awkwArd- in the new. At' a certain summer resort a young woman, ta.l, brown of face from lier out-door life, carrying herself with a splendid poise, showing a tirm wrl.it, de veloped probably from tennis or gol-t p'.aylng, a young goddess pif strength and suppleness, takes her morning stroll at tended by a tiny "tiger" In top boot and cocked hat. He paces the ratfulatlon distance in her waike, suiting his speed to-her haste, or .loitering,. and,J.Ue,, pu.lr StinjltjiAUMSa f int'-n-y py.?' r; vation In their dally trips. The young woman is superb'.? Indiffer ent; she might be Lady Vera da Vi-re hersei-f in her proud composuiv, but the small Hiuttons does not ;ive up to his conditions with the sa.no ea.-ie. WxlPtence to Win is evidently not one of unalloyed liliss; one can fancy that his soul 1 tioub'.ei anew every day when the order comes to make ready to attend his young mistress.' His eyes waver under the clos'3 scrutlng to which he Is subjected, and l-.ls legs, absjrdly short in their sty li?h citings, tranV-ile perceptibly as he stru-sgles to keep the requisite slowIes,a when tho head of the procession dawdhts. His worst quarter of an hour, however, came one day lately when a village gamin and this particular gamin was a girl travestied with the shrewdness of her c'.tss tho spirit of thS k-eenn. She stocd -v.ith a companion awaiting his approacH, as he passed, commented audibly as it lefuting the assertion: "He ain't afraid, she,' nodding ahead, "takes cafe of hlm" That the shvft struck home Buttons' mounting color showed, but, like Cait. January, 'he k.ft "dtcady". and inarched on. New York Times. UV1LS OF HOARDINU. A great mistake made by manp house keepers is that m'ade by hoarding all kinds of old things, with, the idea that (,-ma day they may corns in usefully, Occasionally they are useful, but as i rule they serve no other purpose than I'.iat of collecting dirt and dust, and 'taking up space which mlrfht be used to better udvar.tuge . Many a wo-.ii.m will devote a whole dUy to tidying her lum ber room and spend an enormous amount erf time and energy in sorting out anu arranging all kinds of rubbish which ought to have been consigned to the dust 'bin .ong ago, and wViieh, in all probabil ity, will never be of use to anybody. Many housekeepers think It a- mistake to have a lumber room at all, and per haps they are right, for It Is always easy to say, "Just put t'h-ls or t'hat In the lumber room," and so aK ort of things are put there which In its a'bsenco would -be thrown a-way. J.t is all very -well to -be careful am -economical our even incite gooa quuimes can be carried to excess, and it Is a mis take to hoard old tins, broken glasses, cracked dishes, etc., 1n tho hope that some day they may ibe 'wanted. Far bet ter to throw them away, or, if they are worth It, give them, to any poor person to '.,'om t'ney may -be of use, and go keep t'he house tidy and spare ourselves tha trouble Involved In tho necessary periodical tidying of 'the lumber room. Home Notes. ' BLU-MESH OIR'US. In cvttry housshold the daughter has her appointed -work. In all but the richer merchants' 'houses t'he daughter's duty Is to bring the Water from the well, and as the sun sets there come running down all the fir Is of the village. As they (HI their Jars they lean over the curb and talk, and it is here that are told the latest news, the latest flirtations- ihe latest .marriage, the little scandal of the place. Very 'few -men come. Water-carrying is not lii-'lr duty, and there Is a proper time and place for tllrjation. So the girls have the well almost to them selves. Almost every girl will weave. In every house -wli; be a loom, where the girls weave their dresses and those of their parents. And very many girls wl',1 have stalls In the bazar, but of -this I wli. s-peak later Olher duties ar the husking of the rice and the making of c-neroots. Of course. In ihs-rlcher hous1io!ds, yiore .will he servants to do all this; but even In them the daughter wl.i frequently weave, either for themselves or for their parents. Armnsi every girl will do some thing, If it tP only to pass the time. Blackwood's Magazine. AltKel-1 thinks Horizontal Morrison is a promising Democratic presidential can didate. To have Hill's approval was -bad enough, but to win Alts-eld's praise nr.akes Morrison' a case- hopples. Philadelphia Press. HT. ANGEL COLLEGE. Mt. Anuel, Mnrlori Co., Ore. Located 40 miles south of Portland, on the Southern Pacific tailroad. C0J3IERCI.il, CLASSICAL, SCIENTIFIC C01 BSES Music taught, on all instruments. Shorthand, Drawing, Typewriting. Languages Tcrmi, $100.00 Per Term of 5 fienths. Apply for catalogue to THE REV. DIRECTOR. Indio The Oasis of thf Colorado Desert A New ealtb esort BLOW THE LEVEL OF THE SEA Absolutely Dry and Pure Tropical Climate Pronounced by Physicians the most Favorable in America for Sufferers from ... Lung Diseases and Rheumatism Many Remarkable Cures The objections urged against Indio In the past by the large numbers who otherwise vould have been glad to tak advantage of Its beneficial climate, has been a lack of suitable accommoda tion. The Southern Pacific Company, takes pleasure In announcing that sev eral Commodious and ,, Comfortable Cottages don, that will be runted to applicant at reasonable rates. Tbey are fur nlfcheij with modern conveniences, sup plied wltn pure artesian water, and so situated as to gove occupants all thf advantages to be derived from a more or less protracted residence In this de lightful climate. (From the San Francisco Argonaut.) "In the heart of the great doBert ot the Colorado which the Southern Pa cltio road traverses there Is an obbIs called Indio, which, In our opinion, li the sanitarium of the earth. We be lleve, from personal investigation, thai for certain Invalids, the-e Is no spot 01 this planet so favorable." G. T. Stewart, M. D., writes: "Tlu purity of tho air, and the eternal sun shine, nil one with wonder and delight. Nature haB accomplished st much that there remains but little for man to do. As to Its possibilities as a health resort, here Is the most per fect sunshine, with a temperature al ways pleasant, a perfectly dry soil for rain Is an unknown factor; pure oxygen, acne? atmosphere and pure water. What more can be desired? It Is the place, above all others, for lung troubles, and a paradise for rheu matics. Considering the number of sufferers who have been cured, I have no hesitancy In recommending this genial basis as the haven of the afflict ed." INDIO Is 612 miles from SAN FRANCISCO and 130 miles from LOS ANGELES Fare from Los Angeles I3.00 For further Information Inquire of any Southern Pacific Company, agent, or address B. P. ROCJERS, Asst Gen. Pass. Agt. S. P. Co. J. B. KIRKLAND, Dlst. Pass. Agt. Cor. Flr md Alder S's.. Portland, Or. NOTICE. The partnership heretofore existing be tween C. J. Greenlund and Anton Brlx florists, Is hereby dissolved by mutual consent, and all debts of the said Arm will be paid by C. J. Greenlund and C. G. Palm berg, and all outstanding accounts are due and payable to them. C. J. GREENLUND, ANTON BRIX. There is no doubt, no fatlure, when yos tike DeWltt's Collo & Cholera cure. It Is pltanant, acts promptly, no bad after effects. Captain bweeney, U. S. A.. San Diego Cal says: "Hhllon's Catarrh Remedy la the first medicine I have ever found that woild "n too any good. Price (0 rts. Sold by J. W. Coi-n. I SHILOH'S CURB, the areat Cough' and Croup Cure, is in great demand H rocKei size contains iweniy-nve aoses w wrTAfurr r ntri A o t tt, by j. wSn. chlldren love 8oldiTpflSTOipSflVIlGSBfli Pocket size contains twenty-five doses Severe griping pains of the stomach ana bowels Instantly and effectually stopped by DeWltt's Colic and Cholera Cure. Mr. A. A. Snyder, Supt. Poor Farm, j Winneshelk county, la., says:' Last win-, ter Mr. Robert Leach used two boxes of' De Wltt's Witch Hazel Salve and cured I t largs running sore on his leg. Had ' teen under care of physicians for months j without obtaining relief. Sure curs for Filet. - 1 E. flcNEIL, Receiver. r: Y V" 1 )) o ! 1 1 I o Givee Choice of Tiao Transcontinental "k-"- Routes, Via ' Vm Spokane Ogden.UcMiver and and St. Paul. Omaha or Pullman nd Tourist felenper Free Reslining Chlrs Car Astoria to San Francisco. Columbia, Friday. Sept. 6. State of CaHfornla, Wednesday, Sept. 11. -Columbia, 'Monday, Sept. 16. State, Saturday, Sept. 21. Columbia, Thursday, Sept. 26. State, Tuesday, Oct.. 1. Columbna, Sunday, Oct. 6. Astoria and Portlnd Steamers. T. J. Potter leaves Astoria Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurrday and Fri day at 7 p. in., and Sunday upon her arrival from Il-waoo in the evening. Leaves Portland Monday, Tnasday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat urday at 7 a. m. K. It. Thompson leaves 'Astoria dally, except Sunday at 6:46 a. m., leaves -Portland dally, except Sunday, at 8 p. m. On Saturday will leave at 10 p. m. For rates and general Information cull on or address C. F. OVBREAUGH, Commercial Agent, Astoria, Or. W. H. HUBLBURT, den. Pas. Aft, Portland, Or Japanese Bazaar SING LUNG. Prop. Ladies' and Children's hats and duck suits. Ladies' and (jent'e'nien's underwear made to order. Lowebt prices in Astoiia. 417 Bond Street, next door to Mouler's Fruit Store, Scoti's Emulsion is Cod-liver Oil emulsified or made easy of digestion and a's- ..sirailatipn, To. jthis Js added ,i'ic . Hypophosphitcs of Lirne an -Soda, which aid in the digestu.r. of the Oil and increase materiall; the potency of both. It is a r-.-markable flesh-producer. Euu dated, anaemic and consumptive persons gain flesh upon it very rapidly. The combination is a . most happy one Physicians recognize its su perior merit in all conditions o: wasting. It has had the eu ' dorsement of the medical pre f cssion for 20 years. n , n't bepertuaded to laki a $ub4tiluU -. k Bcwnt, N, Y. All DruggUU. 50c v l Are You Going East? Be sure and see that yonr ticket reads via JHE NOR" 'HE NORTH.WESTERN INE. CHICAGO. ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS and OMAIl.v RAILWAYS. This la ths GREAT SHORT LINE Between DULUTH, ST. PAUL, CHICAGO And all Points ISast and South. Their Magnificent Track. Peerless Ves tlbuled Dining and Sleeping Car Trains and Motto: "ALWAYS ON TIME " Have given this road a national reputa tion. All classes of passengers carried on the veatlbuled trains without extra charge. Ship your freight and travel over this famous line. All agents aave tickets W. H.'meAD, F. C. SAVaGE, Gen. Agent. Trav. F. and P. Agt 248 Washington St.. Portland. Or. Acts as truitea for corporations and in dividuals. Transact a general banking business. Interest paid on time deposits. J. Q. A. BOWLBT President BENJ. TOUNG Vico Premdent FRANK PATTON . Cusht-! DIRECTORS. J. Q. A. Eowlby, C. II. Page. Bc-nj Young, A- 8. Reed, D. P. Thompson W. E. Dement, Oust Holmes.