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JOB PRINTING. 1 v "v IUI1 VVCttV rHirnV.) H. V. KlKKPATItU'K . rJ,. PiihUahera tr.uMH or avast Rir'noN.' One V ? 8i M.mtht -i I Thra Mentha " (VaaMe in lue(.l TKRMS OK AOVr.HTlSlNU. I l.m g. ) On aware, ni l nwtttim ....; tl JJJ Kadi .t.H (niiiU insertion . '. (LO. AI. I- ! N.licv, p r tltie . ...15 rent Keular ntlvertiRrmrnt inn:tMi nrm literal term. Itnrj daaeripttaa cf Job Printifli Done od Sbcrt Holies, JU Legal Blanks, BtuiineM Cards, Letter Beads, Bill Beads, Circulars, Poster, Etc. VOL. II. LEBANON. OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1888. NO. 25. Kiueutesi la food "fir and at loirnt Brh f PTT'l E ANON EXPRESS i no lain SOCIETY NOTICES. LKBASir M1i:e. NO . A. P. A. M : Moota t Onir nrw hall in Mammta Mock, on Satsmlay rveutitK. on or Imioi- thwtult moon J WASSOS, W. M. LKB XNKV t.ooiJK, NO. . I. O. O P.: Mta Sat- .....- i..-... -v. ... fc ' Hll Main iret; suiting krUilu eoidlsjlly invttwl to attrml. i. a. co.'wvi.n';,, w. BONOK I.OIXK NO. SS. A. o. V. W , Lahannn, lr..l,n: .Mtwt usery Brut ansl thiol Thunulav Men tal in tha month. P. II. KortOOK M.W. A R. CYRUS & CO., Real Estate, Insurance & Loan Agent. enera) Collection and Xotary Public BmIu Pranvl!)' Attended to. v M. N. KECK, DE3ICNER AND SCULPTOR. jrigffPlMnut aetnrer at MannnratK and Headstones. AM AlLHIilHOF (-EMETF.MV WOI1K FINE MONUMENTS A SPECIALTY. Or R.rereHouw. ALBANY, ORKHOH. St. Charles Hotel, LEBANON. Oregon. N. W. Corner Main nd Shei-raan Street, t Btocfca Kat ut K tt. lepot. T. C. PEEBLER & CO. Prop. Tables Supplied wUh the Best ths Markst Affords. Samylo Koobi and tha Best Accommodations for Comintffeial men. -GENERAL STAGE OFFICE.- WINTER Artistic Photographer, BROWNSVILLE, OH. Enlarging from Small Pictures. Iu - etautaneoua Process. WORK WARRANTED. G.T.COTTON, DEALER IX Groceries and Provisions, TOBACCO & CIGARS, SMOKERS' ARTICLES, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, CONFECTIONERY, l(ieeniwire and lawir, Uapi and Lamp Fixtures. Stain t Lebanon. . ST. JOHN S HOTEL Sweethome, Oregon, JOHN T. DAVIS, Proprietor The table is supplied with the very best the market affords. Nice clean beds, and satisfaction guaranteed to all guests. In connection with the above house .TOUTS DOAACA Keeps a Feed and Sale Stable, and will accommodate tourists and travelers with teams, guides and outfits. BURKHART & BILYEU, Proprietors of the Livery, Sals anfl Feefl StalilBS LEBAXOX, OR. Southeast Corner of Main and Sherman. Fine Buggies, Hacks.Har ness and COOD RELIABLE HORSES For parties going to Brownsville, Wa terloo, Sweet Home, Scio, and all parts of Linn County. All kinds of Teaming DONE AT REASONABLE RATES. BURKHART & BILYEU. ONE HOUR AGO. An hour niro I had not known That lifn could hide sunn whirl of woe. That on It aurfaee. tightly thrown. The clri'llliR pool hid dupth below. One hour! how ahort as time 1 aald To compass thniDRh the day and year I A moment awtrt for Jv to trend. But a'.ow for disappointment's team. Twaa morning time in life an t day; . Mj lord came riding nw th lane Than 1, no trilling Mnntor guy. 'Monu hnppy birdn, knew les of pain. Nor nn, nor love the change foretuld: Ah. rue! the sides were cloudless throURh; nrtifht, brlxh as ribbons new, unrolled. And like "Foret-me-nota," their blue! But darh the noonday's light h is grown. And faded shatles rest on my he.irt; This hour my woeful fate has shown That I nnd beauty's spell must part. I saw my love go down the lane One hour! for Joy to ttjt upon It ! He mutter'd "Ko." when la hope's vein, 1 asked him for my summer bonnet ! - tnita It. rton , in Pwk, Wrong Ideas Prevalent Concerning Its People. Practical rawer or the King A Liberal and I'rogresilve Itulrr Woman's l'o sltlon Knbbed to Support the tiovrrnmrnt. Every nowly-openod country Is dmuned to b lnisrepivstMitod more or loss at first lK'tnit!e ot tin lark of dVrt nite Infornmtion and the conaoqufiit larginff of the few facts thattire known, for many statements that have 1hch published at home alxmt this iuntry can be charitably explained only on the hypothesis that truth is elastic. 1 desire to give through your columns a few facts in regard to some of the more tmportnt points about which niSsun derstandinr exists. In the first place, Coren is a limited monarvy. Theiv is a written ctmstitutiou, which is not, perhaps, absolutely binding on the Kins', but which is seldom deviated from. This is a fact wlueh is not srenemlly known, even by many of the foreigners resident in this city, but I have it on the best of evidence. Coreun mon- j atvhy can not le said to be limited in the sense that the people aiv represent ed in any Council or Parliament but there are rules laid down which even His Majesty will not overstep, except ing; under most unusual eirvumstaiHVs. And a word Hgtit here in regard to the practical power of the Kinr. Some have said that he has no power at all. but is imprisoned in his palace and obeys his councilors. Others say that he is perfectly untrnmmeled in the execution of any design whatsoever. Both of these statements strike wide of of the truth, although on opposite sides of it. To be sure, the King of Coiviu according to the sacred nnd unwritten j law of this and all the kindred nations, is considered in one sense a sacred jer sonage. and can not be exposed to the gaze of the populae 1 except on certain state occasions, but this seclusion is vol untary. Almost every night the noble men congregate at the palace, and the King holds his court practically the same as any Western sovereign. He has to depend largely upon the repre sentations of these noblemen in making his plans and in delivering his orders, but it must be quite evident that when the noblemen present comprise the leading members of two strong politic al parties misrepresentations to His Majesty front one side would doubtless be corrected from the other, and bo it is the opinion of those who ought to know that the King is not so ill informed as some have pictured him. His Majesty, in spite of the disad vantages under which he labors, is the most liberal and progressive man in the empire, and it is due solely to his wisdom and perseverance that the legation was sent to the United States, for it is an acknowledged fact that a majority of the leading men here are strongly anti-foreign and conservative in their policy. So far, then, from being either a prisoner or a despot, the King of Corea is neither one nor the other. In regard to the independ ence of Corea nothing need be said. Her relations wifrh the United States, Russia, Germany, Great Britain, France and Japan have put that above suspicion, and hereafter China will doubtless accept the situation. But it is in regard to social questions that the greatest misunderstanding exists. Coreans are not barbarians or savages; they are not nomads, but they belong to the great family of civilized nations as distinguished from enlightened na tions. If a system of government reaching even to the minutest details, a com plicated social system, a knowledge of arts and industries, a religious and educational system, literature, and the concomitants of these imply civiliza tion, then surely Corea is civilized. Her civilization dites back to a time when Japan was covered with savage tribes. It is amusing to us out here in Corea to watch the papers and1" read what is said about this little country. Some one said that suicide was extremely common, when, in fact, it is almost unknown. Even the physician in charge of the Royal Hospital during three years has only heard of one case. Then we will read something about the second-story windows being all closed when the King goes by, when, in fact, there, are not half a dozen two story houses in Corea; or about the King dispensing justice as he travels through the country, while, in fact, he never yet has gone ten miles outside the gates of Seoul. There are plenty of unpleasant feat ures about the social condition of these people without filling the minds of outsiders with imaginary ones. Much has been said about the natives being great eaters of dog's flesh. After a personal observation of the habits of the people for two years I can truly say that it is only the lower classes that indulge in that luxury. By the middle and upper classes it is consid ered as detestable as by Americans. However, when one goes through some of the poorer parts of the city and sees people absolutely starving to death it does not cause any surprise that such food is made use of. Dog flesh is ab solutely unknown in Corean fe&sVJ. uk foreigner ould sll down to the t oivnrl tnblo Mini eul of almost every dish that is hrou-jlil him without fear of dog-meat. Their staple article of food Is of i nurse rice. Kire is legal tender in Corea. Almost all salaries and pay ments are eslimat"d in bays of rice. Besides this there is beef, and fish, and poultry. There Is a peculiar kind of pickle resembling sniicr-krant which goes ly the tumiM of kiiuehi," ai4 while it is rather offensive to ordinary olfactories it Is not more so than the famous German dish. '1 he Corenns eat their food 111 if lily seasoned with red pepper, and the brightest spots In a I'orean landscape are the roofs of houses covered with red pepper which t're put there to dry in the sun. In regard to the position nnd social status of women the most various ideas prevail. It Is true that the women f Corea are secluded, but not more so than in some more favored empires. Turkey, for instance, shows us a vastly moii' pitiable state of things in this re spect than Corea. Women are not daves here, as they have Ih-cii pictured. Their seclusion is in some sense R ilessing to them. Their lack of sedit ion in Japan has led to the most lemo uliy.ing results in that country, it Is impossible tlutt women shouM ivgui-ded with the same chlvalrle spirit here that they are in the en ightened countries, and their sedit ion is a painful necessity rather than in evidence of tyranny. And yet, as I mve said, women are not nearly so eeliuled here as they are in Turkey, t is only women of the highest classed hat are allowed to bo eeii by a iy man xeeptiiig her hunbanj and father-in-aw. 'Thousands of women can be seen m the streets of Seoul in broad day at my time. In walking on any street i-re a good proportion of the people ,-ou meet are women. Many belonging o the middle class have a sort of apron hrown over the head and held in front f the mouth, leaving a space- through ihieh they aau see and lie seen. A' omen of the lower class, the com .iion working class, go entirely un- ailed. One can not but be struck by the evi dences of happy family life on every ide. A-t the sun is setting nnd the veiling meal is being- prepared the at her siis out in front of his house moking bis pipe anil holding his little -on or daughter on his lap while he ells stories and quaint legends. The vldent affection and confidence b, ween pai-ent and child are beautiful to ee. and one feels that these ignorant eople would not exchange their hum ble cottasre and their quiet life for a mansion on Fifth avenue in New York. The Corea ns are a singularly mild and noffensivc people. Their language contains no stronger epithet of hatred ir anger than "Meechin-nom," which Means crazy fellow. One can go to nay part of the city or country at any time without the least fear of molesta tion, and you never hear of a knock lown fight or a murder. The criminal elass is extremely small, and vagrancy md mendicancy are almost unknown. Now all these points have been brought up against these jH'Ople, and they do lot lear the light of investigation. i$ut no one seems to have mentioned -.he one great social evil of Corea. and one w hich must surely l changed be fore Corea can fairly begin any such pi-ogivss as Japan has made. This evil has to do with the recog nized rule of all enlightened nations that the individual must be secure in the lawful possession of his own prop erty, and he most le allowed to accu mulate property. In Corea the strong prey upon the weak. For instance, when a man is made an official, w hich is the highest ambition of the Corean, a certain extent of territory is allotted to him. From that terri tory he is required to send a certain number of bags of rice to the granary of the central government, and for him self he has all the rest that he can squeeze out of the population. His power is unlimited in his own district, and he can seize any one's property and appropriate it. If he be unscrupu lous he uses this power to an extent hat is monstrous in its injustice. He hears of a man w ho has saved a score of bags of rice over and almve w hat his family needs for the season. Soon his minions come down on the man's law ful savings and sweep the whole away, leaving simply enough ."or the man to struggle through the year with. Can any thing be more deadening to enterprise and thrift than this? Who can blare them for saying: "We will raise just enough rice to live on and no more; for why should we accumu late property to be swept away?" When I was about to discharge one of my servants he came to me and said that he had saved some fifty dollars while in my service, and that when he went away from my place the servants of the local magistrates would take every dollar of it away from him. and he was willing to stay nominally in my employ without wages rather than go. It was only by securing him employ ment with another foreigner that I saved him from being deprived of his earnings. Of course such a system is a deadly enemy to all progress and to all healthy national life. It strikes' at the root of national prosperity, the security of the individual. lint I be lieve that it is exceptional to find a magistrate who taxes the peopie ex tremely. Of course there is always more or less injustice, but the patience of the people is something marvelous, and when the exactions become too frequent and too severe the people rise and mutiny, and usually with success, for it brings about the removal of the objectionable ruler. A brighter day is in store for Corea when her mineral resources are opened up and her finan cial basis is strengthened. Then thre will be a system of regularly salaried officials. No one can examine into the position of Corea to-day without seeing that her horizon is clearing, and it is to the United States that Corea looks to-day as her best friend. Seoul (Co rea) Cor. JVT Y. World. - - ... A new perfume is named "Opopo and is highly esteemed in Paris. I) has a modified odor of carrots, and is chiefly made from that vegetable. BURDEN OF ANCESTRY. How rrei-eilents Sit t'pon llm llrad of ths t'resrnt Agi. Sometimes I think It would have been better for all hands If we had never had any ancestors nor any precedents prior to the year 17K'.I. Of what con sequence were the old 1 hitch ancestors of New York compared to DeWltt Clin ton, who laid out the Krlo canal ami pressed Its execution upon a com paratively poor commonwealth? Of what consequenco were the so-called J'ilgrim Fathers of New York com partl to the uion who started the Cm ton aqueduct, without which this island could never have grown to the population It has? How much more wo owe to the 11 rat founders'of our great public cemeteries than to the founders of the little churchyards, which would otherwise have leeii, as In London, over-packe.l at the present day with superabundant dead? Some times I think we will owe quite as much to that generation or leader who will wipe the cemeteries out, and turn their monuments and headstones into some useful architecture for the living. To put the old mold of a discharged man udder a $."0,iMK) monument, is as near idolatry as Ue Greeks and Romans ever got. and I have never heard of but two cases where a useful man slipped Into a rich man's tomb by way of charity, the first lieing In the case of Joseph of Ariinathea, and tho next that of Robert Fulton, who was sllded Into the Livingston tomb, but he was a connection of that emigrant family. If vou notice our youngest American States, they get alo'ig much smoother tha'i our oldest Slates. Set; how Kan sas is grow iug. without any forefathers, and see how South Carolina Is groan ing under Its old planter oltgmehy? See htw readily Minnesota reaches out her antmiiue to the Suult Ste. Marie, to Ibihitli. to Manitoba, to Ihikota and to everywhere, having, it is said, five railroads to Chicago, whereas the building of the Boston & Albuny railroad and the consolidating of the Pennsylvania and New York Central lines were done as If nothing of that kind had ever lieen done lefore or could bi done again. Why is it that Boston and New ork are connect -od by a single corjoi-ation. while Buf falo and New York are connected In half a dozen corporations? Precedents sit upon the head of the living age. Tho gravestone is not put ujmmi the dead only, but upon the living. '(tith." in liMon fr'o'w. FACTS ABOUT VINEGAR. The Various I 1uM I cI In This Article of llirt. A chemist w ho has made some repu tation as an analyst recently indulged in some interesting remarks about vinegar. 'Vinegar." he said, "is something that should be god, but I am afraid that more that is biul is offered for sale. Like every thing else made fo -man's use, it is subject to the adulter ating processes of th- avaricious man-iifacturei-s. The Iwst and most whole some vinegars are made from wine and cider. They retain a fsiint taste of the apples and grapes, ami if cure fully kept remain palatable for an in letinite eriod. Tho best vinegar, from a gastronomic standpoint, is that which is made from red wine, and the next in value are those made from white wine and elderlierry. These vinegars are first-class and rank above any that can be made from ale, beer and whisky. The latter are coarse, heivy and frequently offensive. They never, except in the case of whisky, are made purposely, but represent the desir-j of some brewer or distiller to utilize goods that have been ruined by care less treatment and which would other wise prove a total loss. The lxor that begins to putrify in the vaults, the ale that sours in the barrels and the vile whisky which is so full of fusil oils that no dealer will purchase it at any price, are the raw materials froru which this class of vinegars are made. Malt vinegar is made from mashed malt without distillation, but by simply allowing tho sugar fermentation to go on to an acetic fermentation. The lowest grade after whisky vinegar are the vinegars made in the laboratory by chemical processes, and especially by the destructive distillation of wood. They bear the same relation to genuine vinegar that glucose does to pure sugar." X. 1". lrtt7 and Erpress. m 9 m Artificial sponge-rearing is nemg practiced in Styria. From a reort to the Austrian Board of Trade it appears that the "sponge-farmer," by taking small pieces or living spongo and "planting them in favorable spoti, has obtained largo specimens in the course of three years. It is stated that 4.X)0 sponges cost no more for cnltiva tion and interest on capital than 22") francs (forty-live dollars.) and the Austro-IIung.irian Government has authorized the protection of this new industry on tho coast of Dalmatia. It has been estimated that the walls of a building in which fifty thousand bricks are used require nearly five thousand gallons of water in the con struction; this being stored in the pores and spaces of the bricks and mortar until dispelled in tho form of vapor. It can not be too well known that until this largo quantity of water is so dis pelled, the house is not habitable, The town of Basle, iu Switzerland, has recently adopted a wise regulation which forbids the occupation of newly built houses until four months after their completion. : Deacon (to divinity student) "If you were called now, what would you do?" Student (somewhat absent- minded) "Why, show down my hand of cour I I that is I " Deacon "That's right; always show down your hand. Don't pull a gun. The other fellow might get a drop on you." Philadelphia CalL Mrs. Matchmaker "Edith, if you ever expect to catch Mr. Richley, you must say fewer sharp things. Skir mishing drives the men away. A little more tact and a little less tactics. my dear." Edith "You good mamma! your tact is so much better than your tactics. Don t you know that every engagement is preceded by a skir mish fWThe Idea. RESTAURANT CALLS. A ITotnpr thenslve tuctlnnary of Carious l'hrsn4 or 11 tltu r -Hooitl Ktnng. The diner ill cheap rcslauruuls is often pu.zled by strange orders shout ed by waiters. The customary waiter 1m vs lus ears back mid howls an onli-r to the kitchen, us if for the purpose of letting the whole congregation know wlmt each member of it inleiids to eat; then s:iiinteis to the port-hole openin: into the culinary department ami con verses w ith the cook. If he wauld com inunicnte the order in a eoiilidcitti'.il tone und jell his conversation with lh rook, it would please the clients In ler. B.it a waiter of six dollars a week can not afiord to own, or at least exhibit, nil the graces of high society. Like the t:tge anil the Gypsy en nip, the cheap restaurant has its xn ul4ur slang nnd Idiom, and it speaks a language that few of the public know. Here are u few of the iioiiim in it vocabulary will the deliiiitioiis thereof in etcn-dajf English: "One," Is an oyster stew. "Three on." three butter enkea. "Pair o' sleeve button," M two fish balls. "White wings, ends up," are poached eggs. "One slaughter on the pan." is a Mil teiiiouse steak. "Cofl'ee in the dark" nnd "slop, in rup with the light out" hignifi coflVt without milk. "Brow n a Isle o' wheat" ami "t.t. k o whites" indicates that a ciistomei Wai ts wheat cake. Ten separate," means that ' tin milk for the tea is not to lie p iiired Inti the cup. bl:t served ill a'pltr! i r. ' Cannon balls" are crullers. "Beef and" means beef and bean. "Stars and sti i) i-s," ni e poi k sitf" Ih-iuis. This lei m also applies U bacon. "Bras band, without a lender," if t Tile of bean, without polk. "Summer lime," is hi end ami mi'k. "Miii-hy with his coat on," is boi'isl potato unM-e!ed. "White ingfs. siumy side up," art fried egg. "Rise both." "bread iMsth." etc. means that rice, breal snsl other pud ding, are to be serves! with ho'li wim sauce nnd butler sacce. "Riye, hard only," means that pudding is to be scried with hiitlc? sauce. "Brit? o' liny," is corned beef am1 cabbage. "Let the IiIo-kI ful.ow the knife." ii rare roast beef. "R.dy poly" Is strawberry pudding "Solid shot" is ap le dumpling. ?dealy bustio" is mealy potato. "Hani ami" signifies ham ami gi;s. "Shipwi ek" is sei aml.lesl eggs. "Hen fruit" is Isiiled egg. 'Tea no" is tea without milk. "D spi'psia in a snow storm" b mince pie sprinkled with sugar. "Hash no" is hash without oirou. "Mystery" is hash. "Brow n stone front" is another namr for porterhouse steak. Cliis ken from on high" is the best cut of chit ken. "Cosmopolitan" I Neapolitan ic cream. "I't the chicken wade through it" is chicken soiij. Some Keepers of restaurant whert these nmiiiug orders have been in dilv transmission for years have i om pcllesl their waiters to forego this sl v Ii and to communicate ordcis to tlx cook in every day English. It is only the 'What'll ye have" kind of seivitoi who persists in it. llrooklyn t'utjlr. DECREPIT "DLO SAWS. How They Are I'tltireil hr Maker, of Hue Murglml InMtrutiient. A wagon, heavily laden with a non descript assortment of old saws in every stage of decroptituds was slow ly wending its way along Greenwich avenue the other day. The curious collection caught the eye of a reporter who. hailing the driver, inspitred whither he was tamiid with his unique load. "Jump alxmrd ansl I will show you." Tho reporter clambered to the lofty seat and there obtained a closer view of what apieared to Ik? the most value less lot of rubbish imaginable. There were hundreds of saws in the load of every kind ami description, from the long and broasl two-handled instru ment of the lumber camp to the deli cate scroll saw of the cabinet-maker, and there was not a whole one in the wagon. - Proceeding slowly to n neighboring street, the driver turned into the yard of a largo factory, where tio broken and rusty relics were dumped upon the ground to bo sorted into separate piles according to their worth. "You will lie surprised," said one of the proprietors of the establishment, "when you learn tho uso to which these old saws are put after they leave our hands." Then leading tho way into the ex hibition room of the place, the re porter's attention was called to a show-case containing a collection of engineering nnd surgical instruments of delicate make nnd exquisite finish, including rules, sextants, quadrants, compasses and lancets, and knives of the finest manufacture and all highly polished. "Every one of those scientific ii struments," continued the proprietor, "was made from the same stock which you saw dumped upon the ground a few moments ago. We make a regular business of buying used-up saws from carjK'nters, cabinet-makers and others all over the city, which we transform Into these delicate tools, and they are the very best material for our pur poses. It is not generally known that saws are made of the finest and best tempered steel, but it is a fact, and, therefore, as we get them at prices usually paid for junk, you see it is much cheaper than manufacturing our own product N. Y. Mail and Express. A Boston man after getting on a Brooklyn street car discovered that he bad no change less than a lifty-dollai bilL The conductor lent him his fare and the man took his name and ad dress. One day last week the con ductor received a check for five dol lars from the Boston man in apprecia tion of his kindness in lending him the nickeL .... THE MODERN GIRL. num lias l.rnroesl the ll'.mty r Health an t'gllnea of Iiiii-hih. If ue have any subject fsr congratu lation, it Is tlie mental and physical superiority of the girls of the present over the past. Th sickly, sent! itental maidsrii who was too "good for human liattliti's daily fKMl," has no niosb-rn counterpart. The opening of ilislilii- tistiis of learning all over l he html for i the higher education of Woneii. of! gymnasiums ami the popularity of athli-tii-s with women in America and Knghi'isl have till teudesl toward onii end. K bleating our girl has not only made them mentally but physically stronger, hi making them sensible of Mis- absurdity of tight-lacing ami other olil-fasliiotiis fu'Iies ami I he need of every healthy iudivijtial for vigorous oiililsior exercise. Tim modern woman has learned the beauty of health and the) ugliness tif disea-e. The adoption of English ideas in living and dress has tended to make our girls more at tentive ts the gi iiinasiiiiii and the daily walk, and to depeml morn fur tin; beauty of their complexion on the ml. I. water bath, like the English girl, than on the rouge pot of the Fretn-li woman. It is the fashion to ridicWls' the tailor made girl in sensible gown of cloth, neat I v tittesl ami well in t le. an I heavy well-'itted boot. 4 of t rong le.it her. but she is a great advance iu mot ways sii ths sentimental, languid typn of womanhood with wupish waist and thin shoes artificial in her manner, Hinl proa' to headache brought on bv working in close i-'muiis on pictures ol yew trees luoiitini 'tits of marble and other "m turning pi rcej" for house hold decorations. 'llm modern girl does not start into his'cri. at the sight if a mouse. It is the experience of the nurs-'i al llm he.i l of one of the largest training st-h iols that educated Moitieti invar'a'dy show their cnlttirs by tin control they exercise In cases of emergency, and. although no special educational credentials are required, llm few comparatively uneducated who applv to bu trained ib not often get iicioiid their mouths of probation. e iiig found usually destitute of the nerve of I he educated woman. A healthy educate-! woman is far iM-tter prepared to be : housekeeper and mother, and will meet the varioti! emergencies which will arise in sick ness ami health, whc-i servants leave unawares nnd the entire burden of the housekeeping is thrust upon her. In every emergency i.i life, her rain; trained judgment will prevent catas trophes and steer the i.ouselmU affair into calm arid epiiet water. Her health and strength will forever savo her from the w him and freaks of ignorant. liisterical women. Like the virluou vo:iian of Scripture "Sim opeueth liel mouth with wislom; and in her toiigtif is the law of kindness." A". T. VULGAR CREATURES. fault ot lll-Hreil ft-opl TVlio Think W HI of Thi-mselrea. It is vulgar fir a l idv to go t-i the tln-a'er or opera wearing a hat that obstruct, the view of people who sil behind her. It is valgar liecuiise it is a needle inflict ion of serious Incon venience upon other, that a really gen teel woman would not be guilty of. In E igland, ladies w ho appear at the do'ir of the theater or tqiera wearina hats, are compelled to take them oil Iwfore they are permitted to enter. Here the valgarisin is to'er.-itcd by managers, but no woman wears tli offensive hat without impressing ai! around her that she Inks in tin mi st refined qualities of a well bntl lady. One of the u-serring nttriimtif of a gentleman or a lady U considerate respect for the comfort of others. It i vulgar to interrupt hearer at a theater or opera by conversation. Many do it; ami. strange as it maj seem, those who assume the highest claims to social distinction, most fre quently are the offenders. We havi seen theater and opera 1h parties ol our apparently mot ciiltir:td people hissed by the audience at oper;a and theatrical performances for persistent babbling ansl interruption of hearer near to them; and we have seen others who well deserved to be hi.isod fot the vulgarism of disturbing scores of hearers aroutiil them iti the most im pressive parts of the play. Conversa tion at the theater or opera is an Ameri can vulgarism that deforms our so-called best society, that brings it into con tempt with every intelligent man and woman. It is vulgar for a theater or opera party ts ents-r the lioussj aft-r the en tertainment has commenced nnd dis turb tlm audience generally, atul per sonally disturb all who happen to be seated near them, by the confusion and ilelav of a party getting settled in their scats. It is especially vulgar bccausi especially ostentatious; it s-oininainls no admiration, no matter how comely the Indies or how fascinating tiie gentlemen; it provokes tho criticism that common sense ever gives to the social pretender, and it is an ostenta tious display of vulgarity. Simplicity is one of the inscpcrablc spiulitics of true gentility, ami the well bred woman and the well-bred man arc never forgetful of it. Simplicity in dress is most becoming, as a ru'e. on public occasions, but simplicity and gentleness of manner and a consisli'ralc respect fsr others, can not be cast asido without assuming the role of the vulgarian. rh dndtlh ia Ti tcs. Let plenty ot sunshine into the, ouse. It is cheaper to fade tho car et than pay the doctor. A good clergyman prayed fervent y for those of his congregation who vere too proud to kneel and too lazy to ttIlll. If currant or gooseberry bushes how holes in the leaves, apply pow iered white hellebore, the best remedy for the currant worm Two of the Universalist churches Df Maine are presided over by women. Rev. Miss Haynes preaches at Skow hegan and Rev. Miss Angell holds forth at Norway. A Methodist church at Augusta held a "hard-boiled-egg festival" for the purpose of raising money. Each lady attendif.j3 expected to bring a hard-boiled c",?' e :proceecls to go to the purchase ,A rgan. THE MISSION DOLORES. A dobs Rains or What 11 era tha Roane ff HUtorte California. Fatnlll. To a resident in or a visitor I the Metropolis of the Pacific whose taste leads towards antiqiiarianism, no spot on the peninsula offers such attractions as the old Mission San Francisco de Asis, commonly known as the Dolores Mission. The Mission, which was the initial settlement effected by the Span iards on the shores of San Francisco Hay and the stepping-stone leading to the developeinent of the present city, was founded by the Franciscan monks, Falher Francisco Palou and Father Pe dro Benito Camboti, on the 4tU of October, 1776. just four months after the thirteen colonies of the Atlantic -oo-st had east off their allegiance to England, nnd what remains of the old Mission buildings are therefore the most ancient" structure in Sao Fran cisco. Among these early settlers were the ancestor, of some families still well known in this State, among the namber being the Vallejos, Briones, Gallindos, Castros, Parheeos, Bernnls, Higtieras, Sanchezes, Peraltas, Flores, Hernan dezes, Masas, Sotos, and Valencia. The first children born in the infant city ansl baptized by Father Palou srere a son of Ignaelo Soto ansl a daugh ter of Jose Antonio Sanchez, the former receiving the name of Francisco Jose de los Dolores, ami the latter Maria de los Dolores Morales. The discovery of gold brought the sturdy, nilventtirous miners from all parts of the world Ut California, and the present city springing up at first far away from the old Mission has grown out to it nnd beyond it, and all that now remains of the original pueblo Is the obi Mission Church, which is still ?n a fair state of preservation, and a few old ahosle buildings, none of which are more than ruins. Of these the one best preserved is the two-story structure frontihg on Dolores street, at the head f Sixteenth, which was once a portion of the quadrilateral forming the Mission proper. It was at first used as work shops mid dormitories and after the Mexican inslepeudetice as a barracks for triMips. Later on it was used as a hotel, and in its great hall merry par ties re s-id to have assembled to dance In times long by. At present it is va cant, except in the extreme rear, where a few cattle are stabbiL On Sixteenth street, below Dolores, the remains are to be seen of what was once the home of the Valeneias. Although this family once owned immense possessions in lands and cattle, their place of alode was not by any means an imposing structure at its liest, and to-day a mere heap of ruins the greater por tisin of the building hatng cved in lat winter. Nearly opposite this stands a long one-stjry building, with its galde to the street, " which was once the home of the Rufflnos. Its tiled roof is still in position, but the greater portion of the side walls are broken and in many places fallen in. Only the em! fronting on the street ij occupied, being used as a shop for h.irpening saws and edged tools. An other small a lolie stands near the Va lencia house, but is- unoccupied, and rloe by are several other of the original houses which hare been reconstructed by having the upper works set upon the adobe wall. Very little of the old pueblo therefore remains, and it will not be many years when these few rel ics of the pat succumb to the ravages of time unless something is done to preserve them. The obi Spanish families, too, cf the pueblo are widely scattered and very few Spanish names are met with about the mission. The Ruffiuos ami Da Haros live on Dolores street, lietween Fifteenth and Sixteenth, and Mrs Bernal on Seven teenth street J. Valencia occupied a small frame house which was many years ago masle an annex to the Va lencia mansion. Mrs Tieza lives in one of the reconstructed adobes on Sixteenth street and Victor Guerrero also lives in the vicinity. With the arrival of the Americans the pleasant site of the Mission became a favorite place with many of them, although somewhat more difficult of access than at present. San Francisco CalL THE ARIZONA KICKER. Specimen Kick From m Kecent laaae of the Klrkinar Sheet. Tej TuorsAND KewarDi On Tues day night of last week, as we were preparing to go to bed after a hard evening's . work, some murderous wretch hurled a brick through the only window in our office. It was In tended for our destruction, but that Providence which watches over an ed itor as well as a sparrow willed other wise. It struck and knocked our bed stead to pieces, pied three dead ads on the stone, and then glances I off and ripped up several feet of flooring but left our person untouched. We were out of the office inside of ten minutes, but the blood-thirsty fiend had made good his escape. We have been warned that we must go, and this is the seventh emphatic hint to stir our Stumps, but here we squat We don't vacate. We don't scare. We don't change our editorial course one iota We hereby offer $ 10.000 reward for in formation that will lead to the capture of the dastard who attempted to assas sinate us. and hereafter we warn the public that we shall sleep with a double-barreled shot-gun across the foot of the bed. Any one coming to the office at a late hour to ask us to play a game of poker should stop at Scott's corner- and whistle four times as a signal. CoiiKECTioJf. Last week we had a brief item to the effect to Major Horn b.ack, our efficient Register of Deeds, iad got staving druuk. destroyed a bushel or two of valuable papci-s, haa two fights, and then gone home to smash his cook stove and lick his wile. Next day Major Horn back called at this office and not only subscribed for tire Kicker for himself, but sent two copies to friends in the East, paying us six dollars in cash. We therefore desire to correct the item of last week. The Major was not drunk. It was simply an attack of vertigo, to which he is subject. He was never drunk in his life, and a more efficient public official. or a kinder husband and father, can not be found on tho face of this globe. We 6hall .kiiiVk otK- we-t?" .T""r time to time as the victims come ia and subscribe SpKciMr.M Venom. This week we nail the lie set afloat last week by some of the venomous serpents on Jackson Hill to the effect that we had been re fused credit at Boker's saloon- No event of the sort ever occurred, and the story wa set afloat to injure our ommercial standing in Chicago. It was a lie made up out of whole cloth. and as soon as we can locate the liar he'll be made to believe that a double wo-story house fell upon hira. Rkvemge. Two weeks -ago we had the pleasure of showing Steve Battle Hp to this community in his true light that ot a jail-breaker, incendiary and robber. Iu rcvuge Steve watted for us in front of the widow Chilton's house the other night, where it is well known we are doing a little courting with a view to matrimony, and a we reached the road be made a rush for us, crying out that he would have our fe. e were taken unawares. knocked down and pounded until we couldn't holler. - As a result, Steve Battle has been run out of this town with a rail beneath him, and warned that he will lie hung if he returns. We are able f be about strain, and return our thanks to such friends as have sent in flowers, sausages, butter crackers, codfish and other mementoes. We expected a dozen wallopings the first year of our stay, and will probably get 'em, as we have averaged one a month so far. The worm will turn some day, however, ar.d then look on! 1 hanks On Thm-sday night, just as we-iad exchanged our aav-shirt for the calico Mother Hubbard in which we sweetly sleep, music suddenly broke on the stilly atmosphere. It was a lit tle serenade arranged for our benefit bv that golden-hatred atigeL Miss Bella Hawkins, whose father has been prominently mentioned as our next mavor. She led a band ol hve. and they played two fiddles and sang sev- ral old ballasts which deeply affected us lmteet. lor the moment we were carried back to our mother's knee, and all that night we felt much nearer Heaven than ever before. Miss Bella is nt only the superior of any song stress lefore the American public, but her father and mother are stars fitted to adorn any firmament They reside in that beautiful adobe on the right as you rise Jackass Hill, and one has but to glance at ihe tmtside to realize that people of culture live there. Ye, it was a glorious serenade, and we shall feel the invigorating effects of it for some months to come. Any subscriber receivirg a paper with an "X" marked in violet ink on the margin will know that his time is half-out, and that he is expected to come again in six months, Detroit Fret Frins. . A STORY OF BENTON. How a Witaeaa One Earaicd trie Favmoaa Stateamaav Thomas Benton once lived in Wil liamson County. Tennessee, at - Hills borough, which, at one time, was called "Benton." and practiced his profession in t?ie town of Franklin. I reniPtulier an inpident of bis profes sional career at that place. It seems that some enemy of Benton s had cir culated a story that, while at school. he hasl appropriated five shilling note belonging to a school-fellow and hid It in bis cravat While the story was not believed. Mr. Benton, then a thriving practitioner, was somewhat sensitive on the subject He was at one time engaged in the trial of a law suit in which a shrewd and unscrupu lous cattle-trader was a witness. The latter hail become somewhat famous through a sharp trick he had plaved upon a Methodist preacher who came to him to buy a cow. "I can let yoa have any cow in the bunch, said old Jarnigan, "except that long-bagged red heifer you see over there. She is such a good one that I could not part ith iter." This, of course, had the effect of making the unsophisticated preacher exceedingly anxious to buy that particular cow. and finally ended in his buying her at about three times her actual value, only to learn after ward that she was an old and worth less cow which Jarnigan had fixed up for a heifer by scraping out the nicks in her horns When this witness was put upon the stand and it came Ben- ion's time to cross-examine, be opened up with the following question: "Are you not the Mr. Jarnigan who owned the long-bagged red heifer?" Quick s,a flash old Jarnigan retorted: "Are you not the Mr. Benton who had a five shilling note in his cravat?" White with furv. Mr. Benton sprang from the chair and dealt Jarnigan a blow, and in an instant they were rolling and tumbling over the floor. Bentou was quite an exasperating man in dealing with others, and a very irascible one himself- Saxhrillc Democrat. 'lTie Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, which has had such a phenomenal growth within the last six years, is spreading rapidly in foreign missionary lands. Societies have been organized in connection with our stations in Japan, China, India. Turkey and Africa, and mis sionaries are finding the methods ol this organization specially helpful in stimulating young Christians to active service for Christ. The cathedral at Ulm, on the Danube, is the finest and the largest of the Lutheran churches; it can seat 28. OoO worshipers. The spire was nevet finished, but the work of completion has been carried on so vigorously that the capping stone of the magnificent spire may be placed at the height of 534 feet in 18S9. The corner-stone of the minster was laid in 1377; the church was cleared of Roman idolatry in the year of the Augsburg confession. Mrs. Lenox Ilill, Jr. ' Er doesn't it seem to you, Henry, as if there was something I had forgotten in making this pound-cake?"' Mr. Lenox Hill, Jr. (critically) "WeU. yes; if it only had a handles you know, it would be easier to pound with." luck,. Fond Father1 "John, I- read in the paper that your base-ball nine 'lit on the opposing pitcher and pounded him all over the field- I hope you had no part in the disgraceful affair. John. '91 (sadlv) ". father. I did not hit him once.' x-jttarvard - i . .5V