The publishers ear that the publica tion of a work in cheap form lessen« ▼erv little the »ale of a better edition. At first author* were averse to the ex periment, but the result »*< both sur prising and gratifying Mi»« Cleveland’» novel fumiabee thia admirable addition to the number of mixed metaphors: "He felt the magnet ism of his conjectural passion at hia »id*, and many wavelet» of emotion played upon him a» they walked.” A countrywoman went into a »tore at Sparta, Ga , one day last week, when the merchant smiled benignly upon her and inquired if lie could sell her any good». "Oh, no," she replied, “I just thought I'd come in and monkey around a little until John ’ud weigh his hogs.” General Boulanger served under the Due d'Aumale in Algeria. The Duke, in one of hi« reports, ap|>ended the fol lowing note: "Boulanger, good, ntel- ligent officer. but ili-brwl." Now that Boulanger commands the army the Due d'Aumale ia turned out of France. Thomas Edison, the father of the in ventor, livea at Huronia 1 teach, Mich., ia a remarkably well-preserved man of eighty-two year». The Detroit Free /V cm aaya that be has six children, three by his tirat and three by tiu pres ent wife, and that the youngest child m but lour rear» old. Strictly literary ventures do not seem to flourish in the atmosphere ot Chicago. That go-ahead town naa no time for aesthetic relaxation Between the upe and downa of the pork and grain mar ket, the tumults of propagandists who uas the boycott and propagandists who throw bombs, and the vicissitudes of the base ball busm«*M, the Chicagoans man age to get on without any literature to apeak of except the literature of their vivacioua newspapers. — Phi/odelpAta ffscord. "When a man drowns himself in the river at Minneapolis,” «»aid « Minnea polis man th** other day, "he floats off down to B l Paul, and when he gets within the limits of that city they nah him out end pnt hie name in the uiroo- lory to »well the population.” “No,” replied the St. Paul man to whom the Mmnra|x>litan was talking, ‘‘you are entirely mistaken. The idea is the authorities In Minneapolis want to get rid of paying the burial expenses, and so let the cadaver dost over to St Paul, where they know it will be taken care of.”—M. i’aul Pioneer /Vraa. The base ball audience« at Oshkosh, Wis., are largely composed of ladies, who are «truck on the game, and the audience make» the |Miint never to cheer a good play of the opposition. Thia silence w < m broken, however, on a re cent trip of the Nt Paul club to that place, by a traveling man from Chicago, who seemed to think that St Paul was not getting a fair show, and showed hia sympathy for the under dog by giving vent to the funniest cackling laugh evar heard whenever the visitors caught a »will grounder or made a good hit Finally Nt Paul made a tine double play I lie usual silence followed, bro ken into by the shrill clarion crow of the ('In ago man. Hi« neighbor, a fair Oolikosh virgin, turned u|x>n him with “I hate you. there!” In relating the inci dent lie concluded with the remark: “1 died right tliele." Liszt and Paganini compare«!: Both indulged in tricky ef!«-ctn calculated to lessen their dignity aa artists by 'heir yielding to the prompting* of an egotis tical nature. In spite ot this, paradoxi cal as it may seem, beneath tue artifi ciality of mere technical acquirements of each, lay a deep poetic |>ower of ex- |»r< «• on, which over and anon asserted (self to an extent sufficient to move their auditors to tear*. The strong per sonal magnetism of both, although ot widely «liticrrut ty|aw, also served to en hance the impreasiou produced by their interpretation, during inanire«! mo menta. «4 phrases pregnant with emo tional charms and sensuous beauty. On the other baud, Liaal. although exhibit ing a predilection for his own composi tions, was perfectly acquainted with the MI SC E LLA N EOUS BUSI N E SS Mi-treat cd H.'rru One day, everal years »go, while Addison was sitting in his "garrety’’ rtxim. revising hi» Cato, he received the following note from Dick S’e -Ie: " 'y «¡ar iog Addi-on: I m n that eav tv | rofanclv knowr, s Gehenna's excava tion. .Mv morning hour- are disturbed bv collectors and my evening monx ni- are made harsh by the footsteps of the man I owe. Addison, we have :uway- <een good friends. 1 an; a whig and vou are a whig, in t. s kingdom bv the -ear- as E<‘gar Poe will in the future express it but can t you help me out1 of this fix?” Addison had out little money. In f iet he owed the grocer, th« earlier ai d | the candle-tic», manipulator, but he pawned bis goni sp«i , hi» richly urnu hiented -word, hi- si. i ver tea-pot—his al), and raising a hundred pounds, sent '.he »urn to hi- il.-tr. ^-ed friend. Sev eral day» afterward«, when AddisoD found himself in «Stee «’ neighborhood, .«e decided to go up and see if there were any other way in which he couid help his poor friend. As he approach ed the door leading into Steele’s room, tie heard nin- c and dancingand sounds onlv befitting the abo«ie of those who felt the «ieight ot many nickels, but uniting not, he shoved open the door and entered. St« ele. dressed in a suit of tawdry clothe», stood in the middle of the room. On the sofa sat a young wo man with a disco ored eye; beside her reclined a woman witii bad teeth; while at the right atood worn n who were not grand-rnotherly in appearance. Dan dies and hilarious bucks stood around, and upon the whole, the scene was one of fashion and excessive refinement. When Addiaon entere«l, Steele, who had been turning the crank of a musical in strument, arose and said; "Hah, here is Mr. Addison, all glad to »ee him. Addison, you And yourself!” Addison was disgusted. He looked I *t the table, loaded with ham sand- wichea and »aid: “I thought, air, that my donation was intended to keep you from pria- on ?’ "Correct you are, cully,” exclaimed Steele, "but now that I am out, we ■hould enjoy ourselves, Henry,” ad- dreaaini ig a boy, "bring Mr. Addison a glans of f beer. Ah, my dear essayist. you do not seem to be enjoying your self. Had to soak your household goods to keep me out, ehP Glad to hear it. Fine thing to have friends, Addy—tine thing. Hadn’t been for you, 1 would have been in jail. As it is, I am giving a dinner. Say, can’t you lend mo sev- euty-five cenUP” T lies« are historical facts, yet there are literary historians who say that Addison mistreated Dick Steele. — Ar- kantaio Traveler. I M c M innville Business College, ! (lor. kl and (! Streets, OVER YAMHILL COUNTY A ou I m BANK, Open. Attention is rtvqx'ctfully invited to this BUSINESS SCHOOL. 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