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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1890)
In Antomntl Hoar. Sr. minor bits fronts y-t splendor hover t!lT O'er tho wchkI mill duln. fiu-h wikv.I ami Cni J -1: a purplu tu!t eiilu)! vch iiitnt Mil, Vr ItlUt tlu utMbtlf uiooollt sliailow Hoods iiit'li gtu, Eai'h tututnn flower, whlto old In richest hm VloHiH rot id iHiniittiits on weh passing tf'eJ T1" cniiliiuil Blows iu mf, gtMiMnn In lituo. Wlsiu fcvtd, trout golden-rod. gtul hill and Yale. Haw mtiwl. view cnrtph the a-lowlne: y, Amlior hikI !' clouds pile In lio wcni, I'm- tiil-lilt mxnlwtim. Himtltifr Idly by, l i-.n-iulm a twilight tilled w ith royal rvu Allttiiiur look rti-h, from apple red aud Ut'.Klit, To put -pin trrnpes that cluster on the vine, . Fwim llel.i or com Mmt rustle, eilup and liirlit, To lull of thistle, and to nmo of ptnel Rieh plorit-s end we In atitunttml hours A jis nl fnilum and eouipleti'iio, too A elmiit of praise brood over irulM and flow- For In-amles added cw ihey fitile from view. I.adieV Hmtte Journal, A PULL FOR LIFE. It was while wo were anchored off the Faroe Islands in the ship Warrior, commandt'd by dipt. .Joseph Smith, that this exciting: event took place. It v: not far front the jrrent whirlpool of Suderoe that the ship's boats of two rival whaler, one Yankee ami one Kiiir'.isli, piimHtl, the same vhale. Kjuh had landed n hnrpoou iu the monster's back, nd the contest crew pM-iUtr tor tite prize, j ;io uoaia were Ttitsr dra2rei ditvctlv for the whirl- tKtol, nnil our captain at once mounted the ship's cutler and attempted to warn the two crews of their im pending dantrer. In the excitement thev paid little attention to hi words, and it was only when the crew saw the foam of the whirl pool that n try of horror burst from everv lip. Thev at once severed the Hues that tied them to the levi- mlinu. but it appeared to be too late. J,'heo tlte two crews took to their oarST builinsr like madmen to save their liv es. TMffinr at the oars, with the per spiration streaming ilown titeir faees with their officers hoarsely bawlin ont to them to pull harder, harder. harder did they tiiit aaiust the ter ribie curreut of the Suderoe. In that fierce pull for life they ex erted almost superhuman strength; but it seemed as if the roar of the foaming whirlpool grew louder every moment, and whenever thev looked toward , it it appeared larger and nearer, showing them that they did not grain. The mates had thought when they cut that by hard pnftiujr thev could scaite the current: and this they ntisrtit possibly have done but for the rapid increase in its power caused by a rousrh wind which had risen, threaten "ins a gale and driving the foaming tide straiirht latfnre it. As they stilt continued their desper ate etiort thev saw the imue. UlacK form of the whale, with outspread tins. with the two irons stickinjr in it. and tite tangled lines attached thins; in biiihts around it. leap liaif its length front the whirlpool, in which it was caught, vainly striving to escape. Its stmmrles were terrible to witness, Kound and round it went, now roll ing: over ami over, now ept'iupns; up ward, swinging its tremendous tlukes to right and left with a report like cannon's, until finally, breaching (leap ing) the full length of its enormous bodv, it came dowu with a noise tha blended like a thunder crah with the roar of the eddying waters iu which now disappeared. it Meanwhile Capt. Smith had resolved to make a daring effort to save the im periled crews of the two boats. At his request the end of a whaiing- line from one of the boats astern was brought to him, and this he made fas' to the after thwart of the launch directing the whalers to take the other end to tite English frigate, which, hav ing larked for the purpose of standing off on the next stretch, was ttearwr eveu than lie fore to the whirlpool. tliOTiglv not enough so to yet be affected by the current. The next tack would carry her far from the perilous local xtv I. lit c... i n r t ia ivtiltjtit cnmino she now backed her main-topsail and w ailed. Capt. Smith, heading the launch toward the two mates, was soon close enough to throw a rope, which was caught and made fast to each. Tsow. men, he said to his crew "do your best, for we will have to pull for our lives P As there were about thirty strong follows in the lanneh their lusty exer tions at the oars, assisted as they were by the two whaling crews, were sufli cient to hinder the boats for the pres ent from being drawn into the w hirl pool. But it was a hard struggle a veri table pull for life aud tlte gasping of tite men. with their strained eyeballs ana anxious looks, as the boats scarce lv seemed to budge, showed that, un less the expected assistance shonl soou arrive, their doom was inevitable. Atftast the faeeof thecapiain lighted up. "It's all right, boys! We are safer1 he cried, pointing to the wha'.eboat he had sent off to the English war-craft, and which was now met by a cutter from that vessel, with a trailing rope. " one end of w Inch was fast to the bow of the huge three-decker. As the crew of the British cutter made their rope fast to that brought by the whaleboat a gun boomed from the English frigate as a signal that all was right, and the tired fellows in the three lately im periled boats gave a cheer with what voices thej had left Men aboard the frigate now hauled with a strong, steady pull n;ion the rope, and thus the three crews finally were drawu ont of danger. Then the English whalers mate grasped the American captain's hand. God bless yon, sir.'" he said. "I was foolishly nettled - at your tiriug your national salute, and wished you away, but I can assnve you I shall never feel so again. Had you been awaj- from here my life would have been lost, as welt as the lives of the others. I have a wife and children at home, and hereafter tlte little ones shall have a jubilee every fourth day of July." As the wind and the current kept in creasing, the boats, as soon as possi ble, joined their resjH'Ciive vessels, and the latter were now headed away from the vicinity of Suderoe to escape de struction, which would have resulted to them had they remained there in the violent storm that overtook them two hours later. Meanwhile there was not one of the 500 miu alioard our frigate who did not honor and respect Capt. Smith for the daring rescue he had accomplished on the occasion of that terrible pull for life. English Magazine. Mr. New-riches Mistake. is told of au American millionaire fought a castle on the llhine that Atl tlnv his dancrhttr found him iMiisi handj at a tire which he hafl'iidiisJ su a- suit of plate armor. "O papa, ulat have you been doingr" she cried. '-Phe feller that patented that stove." reified the lord of the castle, "must havXbeen crazy ; but I've tuade the old thing f!f.at up at lasL" The kingdom of Italy -has 'a unique library in the books of travel of its princes, each Italian prince being bound to write a complete account of his foreign travels, even with .such minute details as hotel bills. - LIFE ON A WATER FARM. rhr U Profit In lial.tiig fUh and Frog for Marhot. It has not been many years since water farming was added to the possi bilities of "agriculture" in Indiana. tt began as ft divers'oii. It has become business. Enough time has now elapsed to demonstrate that water farming may lie made practicable and profitable nt least as prolila hlo n some other rural occupation, and more enticing than the ordinary life of an ricnlinilst. A much money can be made off an acre of water as off an acre of land, Including well located tlsh and frog ponds on the one hand and ordinary farming on the other. line of the pioneer In water rarmlug In Indiana is Sir. Joseph Manlove, of Milton. Seven years ago he bought a small piece of lowland lying bet ween tt.e White Water canal and Wldte Water (river). He determined to flood the low land Hint to add to his posses sions the adjoining high laud for piirk inrposes. llis place now includes fourteen acres of water and twenty-one of land, llis business is largely with Ihe water and only Incideutall v with the dry land. His tirst purpose "was to establish a carp pond, froit'i which the tlsh market might be supplied. This was accomplished in two years with comparative ease. ov he has prac tically an unlimited quantity of this variety of ftsh. However, life public taste also calls for bass, and Manlove determined to add this variety to his supply. His lake is uoty stocked with vast supply 01 mack liass. I hey have grown finely, and next year bass fishing will be "put on the market." Bass promise so much better than carp that ' Farmer" Manlove uses his young cart as food for his bass. Mill another '-department has tteeu added to the farm t his season frogs. Four acres of shallow water, well srrown m nasrs. were sei apart as a breeding place for frogs, lhev breed nil grow rapio.iv. tour inonsuiiu tadpoles were put in this breeding pen early in the spring. Many of them are now of it marketable size. J'Xt season they will be giants big, ten-inch long cultivated bullfrogs, worth and 3 a dozen uot ihe little marsh frog, but the big feliows with Herr Fischer voices. In catching them for market a light at night is used. They stare at the light, and can be caught and handled with ease In its glare. In rat-ching large quantities of carp the lake is drained off. In winter the marketable lis It are kept in small ponds. It is iuteresting to observe the water farmer at his work. He can use a horse, but he needs neither plow, planter nor reaier. Suppos he has gone out li feed. He has with him middlings or some other graiu. He goes to the breeding pond, sounds a gong or blows a whistle, and thousands of frogs come hopping from their shelter. They eat the food ravenously and become so tame that the farmer bandies them as a woman does her pet chickens. The same fnod is just the thing for young and old carp. "Fish and frogs take to grain and graiu products." said Mr. Manlove. "like a boy takes to apple dumpling. Part of the season it is not necessary to f-ed my stock at all. The water-grass seeds make the finest of food for the tish, and at this time of the year I rarely pre pare a tish for the ta"b!e that I do not tiutl him tilled with grass seeds." IntiiitnapoHs AYtM. ANOTHER PEST OF FLEAS. Thla Tear TUejr Cum tltrr In Rug from 'Turkojr to l'h!!.lrlphl. A house in the neighborhood of Spring Ganlen ami Twentieth streets was opened yesterday for the first time in six wteks, says the Philadelphia Ve.s, and was found to be literally filled with fleas, and it is feared that they are the advance guard of the same army of pestiferous Tittle insects that invaded Philadelphia, last year, and which many a housewife remembers only too well and painfully. About two months ago the family occupving the house in question re ceived from Turkey several rolls of rugs and druggets. As the members of the family were expecting to start for Europe in a short time, the rugs were allowed to remain in the hallway without removing the outer packing, and yesterday, when the house was visited bv a lady who had been asked to look into it occasionally, it was dis covered that the rugs were almost totally destroyed, and that the fleas had spread all over the house and were busily at work on the carets and the upholstering of the furniture all over the house. in ail the house not a single article of this character was left untoueffvd. and the result was the almost total destruction of hundreds of dollars worth of property. Tl e fleas had had full swing for six weeks at least, and an lnsjspclton of the house made it evi dent that they are very rapid multi pliers. Another house in the same neighborhood has been visited bv the euemy. but they were met by a fusil lade tired from "guns'' loaded with Persian powder, and they bent a hasty retreat. It is appareut that the neas eame from Turkey, as thev are of a variety iutligenous to the orient, a kind that at times has spread over Eurone. A gentleman .who is well up in "fleaol- ogy." having just returned from Spain. where the littie nuisances are a part of everyday life, said last night that Persian powder and carbolic acid are tire best agencies to tte used botu as a prcrentive and cure: and that gum camphor and tar should also be dis tributed liberally about the house for some days after the fleas have left. Their favorite breeding places are in the cracks ot the tloor, and in every case where they have lieeu found the carpets should be taken up and beaten and the powder, or other compound used, placet! carefully in ail the cracks. The carpets should also be sprinkled thoroughly with benzine and hung up in the sun for as long a time as possi ble, and before being relaid the floors should he well cleaned with hot water and strong soft soap. Last year the fleas were first discov ered in the neighborhood of Girard avenue and Twentieth street, and that section of the city was quickly covered by an army as troublesome as one of the seven plagues of Egypt. The inva sion lasted for a 1 tout a month, and it is possible that there will be a rendition unless efficacious preventive measures are taken at once. How the Great llepublic Impressed Hi m. I heard last night a good story of William D. Howells and the early da3-s of his service as Unitd States consul at Venice, says a lv. Y. &lar reporter. Ihrough au unlucky accident he reached that city with a rio in his trousers, aud almost his first duty was to visit a tailor and order a suit of clothes. The tailor was obsequious ness itseit, ana Mr. Howells, then very young man, was much struck with the distinguished consideration with which his custom was received. On leaving the simp, however, he casually said to the cringing tailor that he was the United States consul, when the man's manner instantly changed, and he promptly said: "In that case, sir. you will kiuuly pay in advance. A New York contractor pays that citj- $60,000 a year for the purpose of picking over the citrV refuse, and makes a baodsowe profit. no Ash t'ttke Smack. Wn tin WHiruItt IS mulled tn do td'lwtitn tut, An' dn f'n klvered wtd winter's enow a, Wen d iU fl In l liicklir do lilir, rut mil lrdo tlm formalin' Hit' toantln' to' inttx lu soon eaott hyiT ! -lmti-t-lit' prow. ' HLIVIVI lllMill ll III ll.ll lllMIV-B limit. Wen tie mornln' (dories n tloek wrrds prow Dat's tie time fur ukIi enko an' liuttei'tnllk smack. Wen de barker la stripped an' de tiai'k lora cut, Aa' l it'U'hi linntr f'ttm dc tip uv vo' now. WVn ili itohliti'r'B tHt iHlt tor BohlMt' an hi rttt )ii' tlii thtin fcrm llln' tin' tiutnlln' yn' tin-is itut noon e dn win' r'tnn de wmthw' hums, Att' tie titty tllly prances In front uv il rack, Au )t' livers tint ehilhtt uv tie cimlles an' hose Dut'sdo lime for mack. ash eako an" buttermilk W'en dn corn ain't mmit. An' de row come frottn, W'en tin north win mithln' but nubbins an back knza do crcrk'i all tin's all do cracks In dt hut pat's do lime for sit tin' an' tout-tin' yo' toct lint SiHtn ex tie rain f'tltti de Muv elotul jut's' Ail , Vim lit t-r In ilt ltw nioim' tie low-whl' crack, An' do bullrmpa slnir an' Hp rle follm Oono Dnt'ndo tlnui tor null vttke an' buttermilk voiitik. AH tltiBS In drr aeaMtn for winter, t know. Pat's de time fur wuiii' n' ttmslln' yo" toes: Hut long lit tie ilnrtt days ilia Is er f.te' Uat's de lime ter ash eskts an' buttermilk Stttaek. ... .... 1 NEW GUINEA WARRIORS. riMtpla tVlto t.lva In Tr lotrfl Inf Facts About a ftlngular l'apli. One of the most noticeable character istic of Ihe warriors of New Guinea is their treacherous mode of attack. One may enter a village and be welcomed bv a crowd of unarmed men who will show every sign of friendship', but once they see their opportunity onco the party is dispersed, arms laid down or some asleep thou Iu a second the na tives are nronud and rush to The at tack. Extreme vigilance must at all times be observed. Then, again, while marching along the tracks th'-ough the bush country, natives will readily mark the approach of the Europeans, They will watch their ojmort unity again keei somo distance ahead of the ad vancing troops or move along parallel tracks Tn the scrub, and make the most of any opportunity of sudden attack, such "as during a halt or when the itarlv has become somewhat disjierset!. The general method of attack iu most tarts of New Guinea seems to le thai of charging up toward the enemy. and, when within, say twenty to thirty yards, throwing their long siiears. Some of them are wonderfully good shots and can send their sjear through a dog running away thirty yards from hem. lint spears are not the oulv arms. Ah! but you will some uav ie a great man, and have many wives! the first capture made in this pit was also regarded as a very singular matter. The iit was nt an elbow in he path. About ten feet to the north began an outeroppiug of rock, with a letlge rising up live or six feet high. The tiath was used by all kinds of game, and we felt sure of getting something the first night. Next morn ing a surprise was in store for us. There was a cebra and a young lion n the pit, the gebra on top, and both were dead. The fall had broken the lion's right foreshonlder, but his death had resulted from dozens of sharp cuts inflicted by the hoofs of the zebra. He, in turn, had torn the latter almost to pieces, and the pit was soaking with their blooil. Alter looking around a little we figured it out. The lion, who was just learning to kill his own game. had been perched ou the ledge. As the eebra came along he sprang, but over shot the mark and went into the pit. where he was followed by his f lighten ed victim. In the west of llrilish New Guinea bows ami arrows are much used, and are, of course, tar more formidable than the spears, as their range is much greater ami the aim much more ac curate; the natives practice bv shoot ing at the nuts in the trees. It is jrob- ble that neither spears nor arrows are ever poisoned tn New Guinea. Another primitive weapon of offense which is sometimes used, especially at the East Eud. is the sling. A few stones are carried, often nearlv as big as one's-tist, and these are hurled with a twist of the arm very similar to the action of ordinary throwing (without twirling the sling round over the head as is done elsewhere), ihe natives' seem to vary a great deal in their abil ity to sling Istones, some being marvel lously good, both in accuracy of aim and in great distance. - perhaps 200 to 800 yards; while on the other hand. many others are very feeble iu their efforts. The native of certain districts pos sess a most curious instrument, usen more for the capture ami slaughter of an already vanquished foe than for actual attack, it consists of a stick, three feet long, and on the end of which is a piece of cane, bent round like the iron of a landing net. and of such a size as to easily slip over a man's head. On the end of the stick is fixed a Bharp stake, the point of wbich comes nearly to the center of the cane rjng. In chasing a fleeing enemy the w arrior holds out his "man catcher'" and puts the cane ring over the unfortunate fugitive' head, when a sudden pull back causes the latter to stop short and fall backward upon the sharp stake, which runs into his neck just nt the base of the skull, and he is instantly killed. One of the many curiosities to be met with in New Guinea are the tree houses. They are used as lookout towers, and "also for defense. Many villages have a house built in one of the biggest trees in the vil lage, connected by a ladder with the ground. On the approch of an enemy the in habitants retire to this refuge, antl are then not only out of harm's way lav ing above the range of a sjtear but also spears and stones, of which a store is kept, can be hurled down upon their enemies from above. These tree houses are used around Ihe palisades ns gal leries to jirotect them. The natives, ns a rule, are wonder fully quick at distributing news. There are many means of signaling and mak ing known various facts. Ihe tom tom is a favorite instrument, sej in all uncivilized places. tienerally it is played when the men arc assembling for a warlike purpose, but not always. It is occasionally used on other occa sions. Trumpeting on large shells has a more significant .meaniug. On the approach of danger the weird sountls of these horns can be heard for miles around, as they are taken up from village to village. Another elaborate system of signaling is by watch-fires. Sometimes these are lighted in rows of two or three, and many of the hills have their beacons alight at night. Even the smoke in day time is said to convey its meaning to those on the lookout. imeao ulaae Steamboat Made by a Xegro. On St. Paul's river, in Liberia, there Is a home-made steamboat. It was constructed by a negro named Irons, who was once a slave in South Caro lina. He built his steamboat in this way: He remodeled a canoe fifty feet long, put in the engitie of a sugar-cane mill, rigged up paddle w heois, aud put in some bits of iron shafting. The steamer is not a beauty, but it carries freight and passengers and does good woric. It is expected that 120.000,000 lob sters will be hatched in Newfound land this season. THE BEAVER. Sanaa tit tha Rtratiga Thing flatd ( tha Cunning Animal. An old hunter writing to the Chicago itmrs ou the Habits or the beaver.savsr "There Is no doubt of the sagacity nd Intelligence of tho beaver, nnd the attempt of the writer of the article to catch the beaver by setting a trap in the dam after cutting it away will amuse every old trapper that reads it. The beaver will invariably use the trap to repair his broken dam, and will Verv snldoni b caught in that way. Many trappers have also had the expe rience of having their traps ill led with mud and sticks when they have at tempted to trap him on a log by re moving tiio jitia of mud placed there before antl setting a trap in Its place. The beaver Is too sharp for Hint, but is easily caught when tho- trapper has learned how. It is an Impression with many that the beaver uses his broad, flut tall as a trowel antl tojearry mud, etc., to build their dams,' but such i not the case. They use their short loro legs and paws to carry up mud ami grass from the bottom of the lakes ther inhabit. ami make idles of mini and grass, such as settles to tho bottom ou the logs that lay out from the shores. The writer was never able to learn the object of this, but presumes they found some article ot food In it. Their food consists, mostly, of the bark of the willow ami cottonwoml. which they cut tlown and cut into sticks about four feet long, and, by some process known only to the lieaver himself, they will sink to the bottom of the lake or "bayou, Rtid there they re main until needetl for use. They also will cut down the white ash. The writer of this measured a white ash that was nearly cut tfown that meas ured twenty inches in diameter. What thdr object was in this is in definite, as It was not near any dam and could not be used for any purtwse except lor food. The beaver makes an interefting itet. They are easily tamed. are enlireiv harmless, and have a verv decided protnmsity to build dams. If they can get the material they will dam at the least provocation, or rather opportunity. There is no danger of their being worried by dogs, as one old beaver, however peaceable, would make a bulldog p..le with envy at the war he can use those cutting teeth when the occasion requires. The writer expects to pass the win ter in a beaver country and try to bring home & few young beaver iu the spring. In localities where they are not hunted or trapped there would be no trouble to get a litter of young ones, but such localities are rather scarce at present unless one goes well up toward the Itlackfoot reservation, and there are few hunters that care about endur ing the hardships of a winter in that locality." OBEDIENCE TO THE DEATH. tXtlrrtabl Anecdote of Xpnli, tha f'aar. anil tha l'raanlan King. The editor of Oil !., in his last Issue, vouches for the truth of this story: Napoleon I. was entertaining the Czar Alexander and the Prussian King at breakfast in Tilsit, w heu the conversation turned on loyalty. "My soldiers obey me liliudly, said the Czar. "Aud mine are anxious to die for me." added Najwleon. At the suggestion of the Prussian King a test of devotion was agreed up on. The royal partv were breakfast ing !n the fifth story of a building that faced a paved street. Each member was to call In one of his soldiers aud command him to lump from the win dow. Napoleou madii the first test. "Call the Gardiste Marcati," he com manded, and Marcau apjteared. Will yon obey any order l give your' asked Napoleon. "Yes. sire." "lUindlv. w hatever it is?" -mindly, sire." "Then jump out of that window." "Hut I havo a wife and two children. sire." "I will care for them. Forward P Anil the Gardiste Marcau. with a mili tary salute, walked to the window and leaned out Call a private of the body guard." ordered the Czar, whose turu came next. The soldier came. What's your namef" "Ivan I vanovitch?." "Well, Ivan, just throw rourself out of that window. Yes, father," answered the guards man, and he Ud it. Command the bravest of my soldiers to come here," said the Prussian king to his servant. A six-foot uhlan, with a row of orders across his. breast and f scar on his forehead, entered. "My friend," explained the King, "to show their loyalty a trench and a Russian guardsman have jumped at command from that wiudow. Have jou the pluck to do the same?" "Is it for the iatherlandP" "No." "Then I refuse to do it." uu mas thinks tuts anecdote con tains a fine lesson for German army of- ncers or the present. Growth of the Finger Nalts. ' Ordinarily the nails will grow about three times their length in a year, and to preserve their symmetry they should te irnunieu ai lettsi iwice a wee it. There is no better way to do this than with a pair of sharp scissors, and the cutting will be easiest and best done if following a bathing of the hands in warm water, which will have softened the tissue. The nail should be cut with such a curve that it will protect the entire end of the Anger alike; it should not be so close as to look clumped, nor should it be so long as to invite break age. It is to be feared that many an anxious mother cuts her children's bails "so short that the dirt cannot get under them, and does not think that in her laudable desire for neatness she is beginning at the wrong end of re form and really sowing the seeds of untidiness. Dirt should never be al lowed to accumulate under the nails. no matter what their length; so that the pertinent lesson should first be to keep the nails entirely clean, and then to keep them of the right leugth for comeliness and perfection. Good Housekeeping. It Haloed Stones. Mr. C. C. Cunningham has in his possession a round uebble which was taken out of a hailstone at Portage, Wis., just a.fter the great hail-storm had passed over that place. A friend ot Mr. Cunuingham, who resides in the city and is enrared in the drujj business there, in a letter to that gen tleman, states that during the storm alxnit tire bushels of hailstones lodged in his show windows, aud fully four- fifths of them contained these little pebbles. The one in the possession of Mr. Cunninj;ham weighs one-half ii ace. is almost round, and has the appearance of being at one time washed by the waves of the lakes or some river, and it is supposed that it was picked up by the tornado and car ried to a very high altitude, where the ice formetl around it in the manner ia which it descended. Millon Eagle. oomeoouy wno nas been looking up the matter says that there are now only ove states iu tno union in which schoolmaster can legally flog a pupii. MORE THAN HE WANTED, flaw m Stan (.'am tn Ita Chief fttraon t'hfalnlao and Maria. "We had a case of small-pox In out lower camp once," said the Colonel, 'which gave us a gnoti deal of trouble. You see, there were only six of us, and we dltt not want to lose any more men than possible. We determined to send the case to the upper camp, five mik away, luit the problem which worried us most was w ho Should go along a nurse. Hob.' the cook, was a hard drinker. and as soon as he heard of thn case he Iiroceeded to drown his cares In whls :y. He was terribly frightened at first, but the more ho drank the more resigned he became to circumstances. When Hob was drinking he could beat any man In Colorado boast lug, and before long he began to dei'liite that small-pox had no terrors for him. In fact, he had nursed nineteen patients nt one time when every oue else hud de serted them. He had brought them safely through, too. In the end he gravely asserted that he couldn't catch tho small-pox anyway, for liu had al ready hati u. Five of the boys looked at me slg- nitieautlv, and I nodded my head. We bundled thn sick man up carefully and put him in a w-agon. Two hours Intel we had established a hospital at the upper camp, w ith the cook as chief mrgenu. physician and nurse. The cook, by the way, was sleeping ns peacefully as a child when we left the hospital. " I lie next morning we heard wild shouts ami saw Hob tearing for the lower camp. half-dressed. Wo immedi ately established a shut-gun quaran tine. Hold ui. Holt, one of tlitt bovs shouted, 'this camp is iiuarant Ined. You can't coma jmst this whistling post.' iiut. sav. plead id the frightened cook, that man has the small-pox.' ''Well, you volunteered to nurse him." I?' he screamed, incredulously. "Kememlter those nineteen patients you nursed.' "t hat nineteen patients? ' "And then, you kuow. you had It yourself." "1 never saw a case before lif bowled. Can't help It. You've started on it now and must keep it up.' We ciiased htm back from the post and left some whisky and provisions for hint on the ground. We told him to come down every evening at Sha dow n for a new supply, aud we never let liitn come uear the camp. "lie used regular! v to come down and beg to Im allowed to come Into camp, but the shotgun policy was strict ly maintained. I hen he would take up his whisky and provisions and shout out to us that he would have every oue of us hanged for deliberate murder. "Hid he catch the small-pox? Ns nor did that experience cure him of lying and bragging. He afterward boasted to people that he had nursed us all, only ho swelled our numlwr to uine. for five weeks without closing bis eyes; that he rode thirty mile twice week for medicine, and looked alter all the cattle beside." fast AVurk In Making Matchra. l'h 5 operation of making matches from a pine log may be divided into tour heads namely: Preparing the splints, dipping the matches, Ikjx making and filling. When the timber is brought into the i-ntiiiig-room of the factory it Is seized upon by a gang of mn, who place it '.it-lore a circular saw. where it Is cut into blocks fifteen Inches long, which is the length of seven matches. It is I hen freed of its bark and taken to the turning lathe, where, by means of a special form of fixed cutting baud t niining its eutire length, a continuous tool, the thickness of the match is cut oil. As the block revolves and decreases in diameter the knife advances and a band of veneer of uniform thickness is obtained. As the veneer rolls otf the knife it is met by eight small knives, which cut it into seven separate bands. each the size of a match. Hy this one operation seven long ribbons of wo"d, each the leugth and thickness of a match, are obtained. These are then broken Into pieces six feet long, the kutittv parts - removed, ami thev are then fed into a machine which looks and acts like a straw chotmer, which cuts them into single matches. The machine eats 150 bands at the same time, and a mechanical device pushes them forward the thickness of a match nt each stroke of the cutler. This lit tle machine with its one sharp knife can cut over 10,000.000 matches a day. From the cutting room the splints are taken to the dry room where they are placed in revolving drums, which absorb all the moisture the sp mts may contain. They are then prepared for dipping process, which is a very iai- portant operation, as each suliut must have sufficient space to liefuilv coated. and yet not placed so close to others as to cause the mixture to clot the heads of the other splints. To do this they are placed under an ingeniously' con structed machine which seeius.to work with almost human intelligence, and are caught up ami piaceu closely, but at regular ititervals,in a dipping frame. J he.se frames contain fortv-four mova ble laths, and between each lath the machine place, with clockwork regu larity, fifty splints, making over z.OOvJ splints iu each frame. Ihe heads of the splints are ail on the same level, nnd a single attendant at each machine can place over oue million of spiints in the frame per day. The dipping vat Is a stove of masonry. which contains three ftquurn pans. Ihe lirst jian is for healing the splints so they will absorb the mixture, the sec ond coutains molt-on para (line in which the points are dipped, ami in the third they are coated with igniting compo sition. Over eight million matches can lo dipied by a skillful workman iu one day. After the dipping pro cess the matches are dried while still iu the frames, and are then taken to the packing-room, where they are put iuto boxes by hand. Woodworker. Gen. Iice'a Daugb-tcr. A trait that would have distinguished Miss Mary Lee. the youngest daughter of Gen. It. K. Lee, among politicians. is her wonderful memory for faces ami names. Kven a casual acquaintance met year before is not forgotten, and. meeting him several years afterward. she at once speaks his fiaino nnd re calls all the details of their former meeting. Miss Lee came from Egypt to witness the unveiling of the statue of her father. She has spent the last five years iu Portugal. France. Russia, and the island of Madeira. Miss Lee arrived in New York entirely unan nounced to her many friends here, who would have gone in troops to the dock to meet her, instead of allowing her to stand aloue for two hours in a cold. drizzling rain. She hud expected to find it hot iu New York, and packed away all her wraps before landing. thereby contracting a severe cold. Mie is a tail woman of distinguished pres ence, and possesses that vivacious charm of manner aud brilliancy of conveisation which are nature's best gifts to her sex. Miss Lee will remain in America, visiting friends in the south, until next spring, when she will sail for Kurope. liicimomt Uispatch s N. Y. Letter. THE VANDEB9ILT CHILDREN. How Tltry ara tc-lueatitil sad Trained. Although all thn members of the Vauderbllt family entertain on a mog nllieent scale, says a writer In the Lfi'fVs' JIoim Journal, they never per mit their children to remain up late at night, are extremely careful In their education, and. In a word, are fitting them for life as well as any mother or father could do. ft Is one of the rules in all tho houses' of the Vanderbllts that the children shall go to lied early and rise enrly. The little boys antl girls are up before seren o'clock In the morning. Their nurses Immediately take charge of them, see that they are properly bathed aud dressed, and then they go tlown to breakfast, which Is served at half-past seven o'clock. It is an unpretentious meal, with plenty of fresh milk. eggs, oatmeal, and a bit of stenk or a chop that w 111 add strength to their physique and color to their cheeks. After breakfast there is an hour of study. There Is something for these little ones to ilo at all times during the day. They go through their studies system atically, and then, about half-past nine, are taken out for a walk. They are allowed to romp In the streets and In the parks to their hearts' content. At eleven o'clock they are brought home, ami a light luncheon of milk anil bread Is served, after which there are more studies either French, Ger man or drawing anil then another breathing spell it may be horseback riding or a drive out through the park and along ihe country roads. Hack they all come about four o'clock, and there Is another hour of study, and then they are ihrough for the day. They aie allowed to do just as they please until tea time, when, after their meal, they spend a pleasant hour or so with their fathers and mothers and others who may drop in to eall. Promptly at eight o'clock they are alt iu Im4 to sleep soundly, and get np the t.ej t morning and go through the same programme. bo it is not strange that all the chil dren of the Vanderbllt family are fur ther in advance of their little friends In the matter of education. For they study, stiitlv, study all the time. They are all fond or music ami most of them can play on the piano. The girls are learning to play on the harp, and the boys are famous among their friends as violinists antl banjo players. If you were to see these children ou the street you would not for a moment suspect that they were other than chil dren of parents in ordinary circum stances. They make no display at elaborate dress. The eldest of Cor nelius Vander hilt's daughters is dressed plainly in little, pretty, cheap dresses without any braid or ornamentation. She wears "soug-titting cloth jackets, and the little cap that sits gracefully on her head could be duplicated for m couple of dollars. "My Iiorda And I,adle." It Is a very curious fact that, with all mir boasted "free and equal" super iority over tlr1? communities of the Old World, our pnpto.hav the most enor mous appetites fur Old World titles of distinction. Sir Michael ami Sir Hans belong to one of the most extended of the aristocratic orders. But we have also 'Knight and Ladies of Honor." ami, what is Hill grander. "Royal Con clave of Knights and Ladies,'" "Royal Arcanum." ami "Royal Society of Good Fellows," "Supreme Council, "Imperial Court." "Grand Protector." and 'Grand Dictator." and so on. Nothing less than "Grand" and Supreme" is good enough for tlte dignitaries of our associations of citi fens. Where does all this ambition for names without realities come from? Because a Knight of the Garter wears a goldau star, why does the worthy cordwainer who inr-ntl the shoes of his fellow-citizens want to wear a tin star ami take a name that had a mean ing as used hy the representatives of ancient families, or the men who had made Ihemsetres illustrious by their achievements? It appears to Ite a jwculiarly-Ameri-cati weak n ess. The French republicans of Ihe earlier period thought the term "citizen" was good enough for any body. At a later period "le Hoi Citoypn" the citizen King was a common title given to Louis Philippe. Hut nothing is too grand for the Amer ican, in the way of titles. The proud est of them all signify absolutely noth ing. They do not stand for ability, for public service. for social importance. for large possessions; but. on the con trary, are oftenest found in connection with personalities to which they are supremely inapplicable. Vo cau hardly afford to quarrel with a National habit which, if lightly handled, may involve us in serious domest c difficulties. The "Right Worshipful" functionary whose equip age stops at my back gate, antl whose services are indispensable to the health ami comfort of my household, is a dig nitary whom I must not offend. I must speak with proper deference to the lady who is scrubbing niy floors, when I remember that her "husband, who saws my wood, carries a string of high - sounding titles which would satisfy a Spanish uobleman. Oliver Wendell Holmes in tlte Atuwlic Monthly. Tbe Use of Water and Salt. Salt is an absolute essential to the diet of man. It promotes health in various ways. Many of the functions of the body go on better under its in fluence, aud without it the blood be comes improverished. While a com plete deprivation of salt would produce disastrous results, an excessive use of it would scarcely be less harmful. In large doses it acts as an emetic; in quantities beyond the requirements of health it irritates the stomach and in testines and sometimes purges. Those w ho use salt unusually freely almost always suffer more or less from consti pation. To drink large quantities of water daily should betho rule with those who sutTer from constipation. Each day the system needs at least two quarts of water, as about that quantity is used up or thrown out of it every twenty four hours. . Fruits and Vegetable footls contain much water, and in tea, coffee, soups, etc.. considerable is taken habitually. In all ways, as stated, about two quarts of water should enter the stomach daily. It is a good plan to drinkone ortwo glasses of water from half an hour to an hour before eating breakfast. And it may be either hot or cold as preferred. Whichever is used, the water should be slowly sipped. To deluge the stomach with cold water would be to invite dyspeptic troubles. Boston Her ald. The Kind Kditor. . Iu Paris a A-oung poet approached the table of a very much occupied ed itor, and said: "I be your pardon, Mon.sifur. but here are a few verses which 1 "Very good, please to place tliera in tho waste basket your self. I am so busy!" replied the ed itor, without casting a glance at the poet. Good Old fciliingles. A house iu Georgetown, D. C, has just been shingled for Ihe first time BiiM-'ft 1803. and the carpenter says he has found sawed sningles that had been laid within ten years in much worse couditiou than the shaved pineshiugles which had been ia wear eiglity-seveu years. ALLISON, 55 AND 57 FII1ST ST. Road-cart Buie, Kprin;; Wtj- ona, Slowcrs, Hinders, ecu Cutters, Tumps, Etc. WE CAlttiT A URGE TAR1ETI linc;t-l. Carriage and Sprint; Wagons limn marl ii rri! KXI'KKHSI.Y for tha t'aetfia Coiutt Trsda Write for Special Catalogue. We 1 jro tnals arrangnmouis to li aud la tho South i ""1 DIM Plows. and will aujjnae of our stock of GALE PLOWS at reduced prlcaa, I till jo lo iie tor 1'1'JIB. ALLISON, NEFF & CO., 55 t 57 FIRST ST., BAN FRAXCISCO HE WON THE BET. harp Tonne- Man'a Method ef Slraet Car Kldlitf. "I have not failed to ride down-town on a North-side griii-car free of charge for a week." said a smooth-faced, dap per young roan to his companions as he stood on the corner of Clark and Center streets waiting lor a chance to get aboard a car. That so? Tell us how you do It, and we will work the snap, too," said his companions in the same breath. Well, it's this way: There are al ways a lot of people on the corner waiting for a car, and while the con ductor is helping the women on I jump alto aril in front and take seat inside. Then I pull out a paper and become intent on the news. The gripman, nine times out of ten, is busy fixing his tension-screw, ; or watching the track ahead, ami pays no attention to me. When the conductor comes throngh the car for his fares I never ' look up, and he has doubts aitout me, but usual ly after a hard stare at me his memory gives out and pases on." IJon t believe it works more n time in a hundred." said one of listeners. one tbe Bet you a V I do it on the ride downtown," promptly responded tbe smooth-faced individual. It's a go." said his companion. The money was put uu iu the hands of the other member of the party, and the trio prepared to board a car. But lor some reason the first limits car that came along did not appear to suit the free-ride man. and there being lit tle room in it he had an excuse to wait for the next one. This was a Lincoln venue and he directed his friends to get altoard on the rear platform while lie gained entrance in front as he had exulained. Sitting down about tbe center of tbe car he pulled a paper from his pocset antl began reading with great iotentness. His friends secured seats near him and watched the pro ceeding;. The conductor went through to tbe fro' and collected a fare, then on to Ihe I friends, got his nickels, gaveinolo 'v change for a quarter in pennies. I i to accept a Canadian dime from a .ashiooablv dressed young woman, ami passed out without so much as a glance iu the direction of our reading friend. Just as lie was opposite him. however, the diligent reader rulled his paper vigoronly. quite like a man whose sole thought was to hud the editorial column or tbe funny paragraphs. When the three arrived at Washing ton street they alighted and sought the seclusion of a saloon to pay tbe stakes. Pretty good scheme; "I'll work it myself," s.iid the one who bad lost bis V." "Yes.it's easy when you know how," replied the wiuner as he pocketed his $10. Then he left, and in another minute was at tbe tunnel entrance, where he caught the same car that he hati come down on. '-I hati great luck that time. Jimmie!' said he, as he handed the conductor 12.50. Chicago Times. In a Japanese Mint. There are about three hundred hands employed at the mint of leddo. Japan. V heu the men enter in the morning thev nre made to divest themselves of their own clothes and put on others be longing to the mint. At tbe end of a day's work a goog sounds, when the somehal curious spectacle is presented of 800 men suringiug from the ground on which they have been seated. throw ing off their clothes, aud rushing, a naked throng, to one end of the yard. Here they pass through the following oideal in order to prove that they have no silver on them: Their back hair is pulled down and examined, they wash their bands and bold them up to view, they driuk water, and then hallo, and lastly they run to the other end of the yarti, clearing two or three nuraies on their way, .after which performance they are allowed to go to their long ings. Compliment to His Dog. A very delicate compliment was late ly bestowed by a dojr-lover ouon th intellisence of his Skye terrier. Thf owuer of the dog was sitting in his of fice, apparently alone, when au ae-quaintnuee-entered. "Glad to findyoc alone," said the visitor, ''because ) have a confidential communication tc make to you, which no one else nausf hear." Hold on a minute." ; said the other.checking him; and then he called out: "Here. Swt!" A small terrier crawled out froui under the table.wag ging his tail. '"Go out. Spt." said his master. The dog went out. "Now, then," said the owner. "you may go-ou with your confidential communication We are alone." Philadelphia Real Estate. The hetr of the late John W. Forney have beet -tffcred $30(J. 000 for the ground ano Mding on Cliestnutstreet, Puiladelphi: upied by the Press. This is at th of $6200 per front foot, ami is the highest price ever offered for property on that street. Heretofore $5000 a foot has been considered a big price. The greatest drawback, to the growing: of cotton In California has been the trouble of securing sufficient cheap labor-. era during the ptcKing season, a me chanical contrivance has now been in vented which is said to pi k cotton aa well and much more rapidly than it is done with the Qngera. If this machine proves practical there is no reason why cotton should not be one of the most profitable of our California farm prod ucts. California Fruit Grower. NEFF & CO, BAN FBAXCISCO, CAL. BOOKKEEPING. SnORTIIiXD, TELEGRAPH EXGLIftH BRAHCTHKS. ETC. CS mil JL Jll I . ISS I I II flit LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, - S75 No V acaUftcs. Say and Evening Seaalone. LADIES ADMITTED 1HTO ALL DEPABTMEKTS. For farther partfeulrr addreee T. A. ROBIJI SOJt, M. A, FreaMeat. TREE -WASH. Powdered 93 1-100 Canstie Soda. Par Caastie Soda. Commercial Petaah, rte (BEEP WASH. Cateerfa Carbolic. For eale by T. W. Jack son ft Co., Sole Affenta, 104 Market St., aa Eraa claoo. ELECTRIC LtJSTRE STARCH RaTee lots of wrtrk. 10c a package Or tS.SG a ease of to parka. It la the bet yet and so mis take. Rwketa Blae It yoa bare tried yon atllt vaot It tor nae or for aale. It leads tbem all, to ox., 0c lb. or S3 00 a oox of 8 pound. Empire Wringer never Telle tn give eatlafactloa quality tbe eame a ye re ajri. price reduced to t ca h Cbeatwr wrlnr r from SX2S id. tu-rkrr Waaliera for 1 njr te am aattefactory reeulta prove tbe bet SIS an4 $12. Tbe Ututa. tllt too I etire to please 7. U. Poor mans aat, fall welcbt. will lead all otaera for lauii'lry pttrpoAre, 8 So per 1) Ibe. per rxii. ur-r kw grain of eiap in store, c box cp Supply yonrxelf with th aUoee articles and wash day all! bs the pleaeaBteet day of the wuule wefk. Too wlU smile, t be chtm- wtl laturtt and the men folks will almost roar vtth delight. They are all to be had at SMITH'S CASH STORE, Store 41S Front St., S. P., CaL A.tk for full list of 5OJ0 artlck-s. BUSINESS COLLEGE, t S POST STREET, SAjC ntllCISCO, CAE. Established nearly Tl years. This eollese to- eludee more than h offend by any other school In America tinder oce tattion lee. Changed to suit the times Full Business &arse, tor SIX months 7. This tnclndra Shorthand. Type wtl tin --, Telegraphy, king e an-l tumble Entry Bookkeeptnc. as applied tn ail departments of baslneee; Commercial Arithmetic, Basine-a Pea maaehlp. Mercantile Law, Bttstnee Correspond etjee. Lectures on Law, Business Forme, Actual Bualrteee Practice, Kallrf.edlxiig. Brrkeraj aad Banking. Etgilf.h Branches, I'ntwin- aad Is-tuu-d'in la Fmcli, eertsta and SpatUia, 8en4 for Clreolar. E. P. HEALD. Pre. C. & HALEY, See, BLAKE, 5I0FF1TT & TOTO nCPOEXECS AKD DFtl TKfl IS BOOK, NEWS, rVRITIMO AND WRAPPINO PAP IB P S Card Stock, Straw and Binders' Board Patent Mar Line made Bscs. (11 to SIS fecraroento 3t fiAS FKAjeison. PACIFIC PmTERS' SUPPLY STATES HOUSE. HAWKS & SHATTUCK 409 Washington St, San Francisco. 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