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law tor-1 ha aaa aafr tor.
Mar tm ara as traoqui and true;
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fito'i otar ttou head ai.4 inina, too.
to' lair as tto draun of a poa;
boat, w -rki arw't iDtecidwl 10 MIL
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Ionfcinan a AlafaztDe,
NANCY'S WAGES.
Twelve o'clock and the washing
ain't out jet!" said Nancy Norton,
with a fr ghtned glance at the
clock. -'Ut I've had such a sight o'
setbacks.' I'll hae to wait a spell
no till the hired men have bad their
dinner."
i-he blew the horn at the hack
door, then made all haste to set the
plentiful, if plain, meal on the table,
which feat she had hardly accom
plished before ncle Peter and three
stalwart helpers appeared un the
.scene.
"Nancy does make A No. 1 pies,"
vaid Hiram Jen fer, reaccing for a
second slice.
"I don't mind U I drink another
cud o' co. lee," observed Noah John
aoo, - with plenty of sugar, Naocv,
please."
While ilezekiab Hopoer made a
plunge at the butter with bis own
knile, remark inn, sotto voce: 'That
to his taste there wa'n't no butter
tike June butt t, an' it didn't co ue
but once a rear!"
"No hot bread," said Uncle Peter,
with a comprehensive glance around
the board, "no riz biscuit eh,
Hancy. "
'I couldn't manage it to-day,"
with a conscience-stricken look.
-With the washln' and all"
"Nancy's yesterday bread's good
mguugh for u el" observed Hiram,
philosophically.
"tor my part," said Uncle Pater,
'l don't see bow these women folks
cont.lve to put in tbe time, pottering
around all day, a-doing next to
no thiu'.''
"Oh. now, that ain't fair:" spoke
op oah Johnson, good-naturedlv.
Tain't no j. ke to cook an' wash an'
iron to four men."
Tbe color bad risen in two round
-spots to Nancy's cheeks; a quick re
tort hovered on hr lips, when i ncle
Peter interrupted the unspoken
words.
"Oh, by the way," said be, "I'd
" most forgotten to say anything about
it, but brother Sim's girl's to be here
: to-day."
""xtfuther Sam's girl?"
"Vhv, yes yor cousin Nannie
from Bridzenort vour Uncle Sa ii'-
'wel's-gal, that's to teach tbe district
school bere. Sara, he was inqulrin'
-round for a place, an' 1 calculated we
could board her h re, so I told him
to send her on. He's w llin' to pay
" a m.jutti. and that counts up!"
Nancy looked at her uncle with
tar tied eves.
"But (here ain't no room for her to
sleep in," said she.
She can have your room, and you
can have the little corner chamber in
the garret One person more or less
in tbe family don't make no differ
ence, and is . Have some more
of tbe drieU peacb sass, Johnson?"
Nancy said not a word.
Of what avail was it to remind
Un le Peter that tbe little garret
chamber was cold in winter and hot
In summer, that the roof leaked, and
the rats played high carnival there9
(She only helped liiram Jenifer to a
cucumber pickle, and replenished
the coffe pot for the third time.
"There's a gal, now Brotbe Sam's
darter," reflectively observed Mr.
Norton, as be sprinkled pepper and
vinegar over his summer beets "as
Is worth ber salt. A ruin' 120 a month
at teach n'. If Nancy could make
money like that! But Uancy hadn't
never no faculty!"
"1 never had a chance'." cried
Kan' y, with rising color and tear
brimuicd eyes. "I've been kept bard
at work since I was a child, and
and"
There, there, don't get excited!"
'Said Uncle Peter, waving his band in
a patronizing manner. "Gals is queer
"creature. ou can't so much as speak
to 'era, tout they fly off at a tangent.
Get things ready for Sam's gal, that's
all 1 ask of you and mind you have
some fried chicken for supper. Hi
Jenifer hasn't bad a bit of fried
- cn cken since he's been bere. And
look after tbe young gosiin's that's
com in' outen the shell down to the
trfnl suspicion there's a weasel
abound somewhere and mind the
calves don't get into tbe corn. 1
real" must mend that gate pin some
y these days. Come, boys, If you're
ore you can't worry down no more
rules "
It was not until tbe four men htd
aba 9 ad off to the barnyard to look
rafter Uncle Peter's latest investment
sst a aaw Durham cow, ere they re
taraed to the bsyOeld, tbat Nancy
aaak svearUy down Into a patch
rart liwnrl rocker and burst Into tears.
"Why. what's tbe matter, Nancy?
Toa're Nancy Norton, aren't you?"
, Jk sweet, cheery voice sounded in
nx a light band touched her
aSoaVdat
Haaejr jumped to ber feet
"An yos Uncle Sam's daughter?'
ertsd.
"tray, of courts I am! Nancy
Txim, jaat ILta yourself. Named
- 1A amnrfmnthar
A OOQltetrlM faaliof of restnt
r" k-i taumui Baaey-a Iwart
' rl tat aakaaww rtlaUoa; Imt
of those clear baiel eyes tbe sue
sblne of that winning ruiie.
"Nothioc Is tbe mtur," she said.
"eicept the wasbin' Is behind to
day, aod I'm clear discouraged sod
tired out"
"Where's the girl?"
"I'm the glrL" Nancy answered.
"Then I'll be girl, Uio," Nannie
laughed out, taklog off her gloves
aod unfastening her pi uent little
cape. You no and bang out tbe
clothes and I'll see about clearing- off
this table. Because I'm o board
here, father says, and you and 1 are
to 1 great friends."
Nancy looked wistfully at her.
"Kiss me, won't you?" said she
"Ob. yes, I'd so like to be friends
with you I haven't never bad no
girl friends.''
The three hired men were over
come with embarrassment, when, on
arriving in time for tbe fried
chicken and hot aTes tbat evening.
the found themselves confronted
wicb such a dalntilyCdressed. smiling
youDg lady.
Uncle Peter evinced unostentatious
approval of his new niece, and it re
quired all Nancy's hearty artectlon
for tbe newcomer to preserve her
from tbe stings of jealousy.
"I don't see," sad Uncle Peter,
"wbv Nancy cn't earn money like
you do."
"How much do you pay her?'
asked Nannie, lifting ber eyes to ber
face.
"Me? Pay Nancy? Why, h r
board and clothes, to be sure. It's
all she's worth "
"And what does she do?"
"Just odd turns about tbe bousa
She did pester me for an aliowan e,
once, but I soon laid t down to her
that I wasn't goin' to bev no such
nonsense."
"Oh!" said Nannie.
Never in he life had Nancy Tor
ton nad a genuine sympathetic wo
man friend before, and it was an in
describable relief to pour out ber
troubles in Nannie's ear.
"it's a shame." cried warm-hearted
Nannie. "Wh ', you do the work,
of three womeo in this bouse. You
r se early and He down late; you have
no recreations, no holidays, and Sun
days rou work harder than ever, be
cause Uncle Peter likes to invite
people here for tbelr noonings to see
how nice be has things. Ob, you
ne dn't think that I'm blind! You
are pale and thin, because yon are
ovei worked. You don't like to go
anywhere, because Uncle Peter won't
give you any new clothes until you
have worn out Aunt Hepsy's old
wardrobe. It's an imposition, that's
what It is, and I wouldn't submit to
it if 1 were you."
"But." sighed Nancy, "what can I
da"
"Tell him once again bow matters
stand!" cried Nannie, ber lovel.' eyes
flashing. "Insist upon fair wages
for fair work."
Thus Instigated. Nancy made her
plea, but Uncle Peter's brow grew
dark.
"I don't want to bear such non
sense as this," he roared. "Wages!
Ain't you got your home, and board
and clothes? What else d'ye want?
Why, I never heard such talk in my
life!"
"Is it yes or no?" persisted Nancy.
' It's no-o-o o!" thundered Uncle
Peter.
Tbat same evening Nannie Inci
dentally alluded to the fact that they
would all rise betimes the next
morning, for she was going to tfive
them their b eakfast, and hadn't
much time before s bool hours began. '
"Why, Where's Nancy?'' asked
Hiram.
"Oh didn't you know? She's
gone"
Uncle Peter dropped tbe gate pin
he was whittling; Hiram let the two
days' old copy of tbe Wakefield Eagle
slip to the floor; Noah stared with
wide open mouth.
"she wants to make a living for
herself." serenely added Nannie "to
earn a little money. Every girl wants
that, you know."
Humph!" growled Uncle Peter.
'I'd like to see ber make money!
Why, she never had no more gump
tion (ban a Katydid! She'll be back
quick enough, you'll and."
"But In tbe meantime," said Nan
nie, coolly, "you must look around '
for some one to Oil her place, for, as j
you ca ' ea lly imagine, 1 have got 1
my bands full." i
"I guess that's easy done," said i
Uncle Peter, beginning to whittle i
afresh.
But to his Infinite aia.ement, it
was not so easy a task as be had
fancied, and, after many vain efforts
and stinging disappointments, he
found himself with two wasteful, :
complaining, inetllclent hired girls in
possession, for everyone bad resolutely
refused to do the work alone.
"It was too much," they averred,
"for one. "
"It'll ruin me It'll clean ruin me!" ,
groaned Uncle Peter, wringing bis 1
bands. "Ten dollars a month for
one and eight for t'other and every
Sunday evening out! And look at
tbem balf slices o' bread In the pig's
pall, and my best towels, not three
year old, took for cleaning cloths,
and a broom a week stumped through;
an' they don't wash unless I get 'em
a new patent wringer, an' the fat
scraps all thrown away, an' notbin'
half took care of! Don't you know
anyone 1 could get, Nannie, us
would look artcr things as Nancy
used to do? I declare to goodness I
can't live so!" j
Nannie knit bar brows aid re-!
fleeted. !
"There's a young woman working
for father," the tad "a capital
housekeeper aod the bast economist
in tbe world at least, to be says. 1
And since oar married sister is corn
ing back from Nebraska next week,
ha may ba able to dispense with her.
But she baa 116 a month, "
"It's wnth It It't wutb If"
breathlessly cried Unele Peter. "Ill
a to BrtdssDort and ass Brotbar
Sam at oooe aod secure ter. This
hired girl but. nets will be tbe death
of me.
Brother Sam was sitting o, bis
porch reading the newspaper, as Mr.
Norton came un
"Yes," said he, "she's a smart
gal. Tbe best gal I ever had
Thorough-going New Englander.
P'raps you may be able to get ber
though i doubt If she 11 come to you
for 1 a mouth."
"I'll make it eitrhteen," gasped
I ne e Peter, 'vince you say sbe' a
New Erik-lander."
"Well, you can try," said Brother
Sam. "Here she is "
He flung open the door of tbe
kitchen, and there, making a black
berry short-cake at tbe wbitelr
bcourea table, stood his own niece.
Nancy rton.
"Why it's Nancy!" ciied he.
"Yes," o dded Brother Sam.
"Nancy it is! The be-it, smartest
creetur that ever stepped, worth ber
weight in gold."
L ucie Peter swallowed -something
like a lump in his throat.
"Nancy," sid be, "will you come
back" here be swallowed u second
lump "to me for sis a month?
ror I do verily b'lieve you will earn
it"
Nancy went up to him and kissed
him.
"Yes. Uncle Peter," said she, "I'll
come back."
For the old man bad learned a les
son. and bis teachers bad been
Nancy Norton and Brother Sam's
daughter. Chicago Ledger.
Ktaalnc Must Uu!
Kissing must go.
It has been decided to be a menace
to public heal to, i0 that it is tbe
commonest and most certain method
whereby ustease of ail kinds are
spread.
Bacilli bandied about trom lip to
lip are so apt to cause an ep dem c
that the authorities havatiast been
aroused to the sense of the danger.
Osculation is to be prohibited by
law. Henceforth husbands and wives,
parents and children, aunts, uncles,
nephews, nieces an l cousins, even
sweethearts, must be content to ex
press their affection by a pressure of
tbe QDgers, or as neau BrurnmeJ rec
ommends: "A glan e of the eye,
Beglnald, a glance of the eye"
It was reported recently tbat Dr.
White of the Health hoard bad de
termined t incorporate In tbe sani
tary code a section forbidding all per
sons to kis during Mav, June, July,
and August which are looked upon
as the most dangerous months of tb
year from tbe standpoint of public
safety.
Tbe authorities, of course, bave
the i ewer to make any rule in favor
of the public health a pa t of tbe
municipal law, so tbat if they .o
enact such a measure it must be
obeyed.
Kiss ng must 2a
This unwelcome news will be read
to-day by tens of thousand of young
men and women with on.iternation.
What! No more linger. ng of loving
lips, while each from t'other nectar
sips, do more sweetness loDg drawn
out, tbe tender blusb, the tempting
pout? Ob, miserere!
And this in 1 ou sville in tbe year
of grace One Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Ninety-four. Louisville
Post.
Not tbe Modern Style.
The young man had asked the old
man for bis daughter in marriage.
"Um-er," responded the old one,
"I know you are of good stock, and
are or good disposition, with plenty
oi common sense and a fair educa
tion; how s your health?''
"Excellent"
'Got any bad habits?"
"I take a drink, now and then,
and smoke: but I was never under
the in lUence of li uor and I have
never touched a cigarette."
"Do you pay your debts?"
"1 don't owe a cent"
"Are you Industrious?"
"Yes, sir."
"Uellable?"
"I have tbat reputation."
"All right, rou may have her."
This suden termination of the in
tervlew was too much for the young
man.
"But, sir," he said, "you haven't
asked me what I am wo.tb; what
prospects I have."
"That's immaterial, my boy.
Money doesn't make a good husband,
and 1 want my daughter to have a
good husband, and you'll make one
as far as 1 can Judge, for she is a
sensible girl, who isn't marrying as
an inve-tment Goon: she's wait
ing for you in tbe next room: I'm
willing to take the risk if she is,"
and tbe res It proved tbat tbe old
man bad made no mistake.
Every Hind of Paper.
Paper can be manufactured out of
almost anything tbat can be pounded
Into pulp. Over fifty kinds of bark
are said to be used, and banaua skins,
bean stalks, pea vines, cocoanut fibre,
clover, and timothy bay, straw, sea
and fresh water weeas, and many
kinds of grass are all applic bla It
has also been made from hair, fur,
and wool, t obi asbestos, which fur
nishes an article Indestructible by
tire; from bop plants, from busks of
any and everv kind of grain. Leaves
make a good, strong paper, while the
busks and stems of Indian corn have
also been tried, and almost every
Kind of moss can be made Into paper.
There are patents for making paper
from sawdust and shavings, irom
thistles, and thistledown, from to
bccco suiks, and tan bark. It is said
tbat there are over two thousand
patents In this country covering the
manufacture of paper.
Thk church bat been sorely vexed
ever qoestlont of lest importance
than whether Job bad carbuacles or
bolla -
HOME AND THE FARM.
A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR
OUR RURAL FR:E.OS.
Haw ta Propwrly Build a Hajr-Htark- Aa
Itaa la GrafUai br Whtrh u Vrar
Tina la aaw4-lf-l.o, bias fait la raat.
aaar Barrow lag- Cora.
Ntarklae Hi'.
In stacking hav, as In everything
else, it is important to begin right.
Tbe old way was to build the sta k
directly on tbe ground, and afterward
with a bay knife cut under tbe edges
so that they should not be fro en
d wn in the snow. This involved
considerable labor, and was also open
to the objection that the hay would
absorb moisture (roiu tbe ground and
usually at least half a ton of it wo Id
become moldy, and spoiled tfore it
was used. With twenty-IUe rails a
stack b ttom can be built tbat will
save the hay from waste, and also
save tbe labor of cutting out the
suck.
liegin by putting down a flooring
of rail laid close together. On this
floor build a crib, "cob-ho se fashion,"
tw i rail high, as shown in the illus
tration, rig. 1, placing the best and
heaviest rails on top. This bottom
makes a arm Inundation, that not
only preserves tbe stack from tbe
damp ground, but also holds up the
outer edges so that t.bey shall not be
snowed under. In beginning the
stack on this rail bottom, care must
be taken not to enlarge too rapidly
as it is built up. Such a mistake Is
frequently made by beginners, who
fail to keep in mind that while the
stack Is being built, it Is constancy
settling. This is shown in Fig.
no. i Bcnjjiji . inn t
The lines a, a, show the K.aduai in
crease of diameter while tbe stack is
being luilt, but by II, c time It Is
completed, this portion has settled
to the position Indicated by the dot
ted lines, b. b. The itack should en
large gradually in bu iding, as Indi
cated, uotll at eight leet from tb
ground a width of twenty feet Is
reached, while tbe square form of
tbe bottom should be modi tied to the
round form. When th8 size is
reached, it is large enough, and
should then be continued nearly
of tbe same size for a short dis
tance mi. re, and then be grad
ually drawn in. Inexperienced per
sons are often troubled hy the stack
leaning to one side. A stack has
been known to t p over before It was
n Dished. Tbe trouble is always
caused by uneven treading of the
FIO. 8. SBCTIOX OF WELL-BUILT STACK.
bay. A beginner frequently stands
In the middle and places tbe bay
around biiu, but exactly the opposite
course should be pursued. Tbe
stacker should walk slowly round
the outer edge of the stack, lay ng
the hay In courses, until It is well
atiove tbe shoulder, after which he
should remain nearer the middle.
fig 3 shows a section of a stack
built In this way, the shaded por
tions Indicating where It was
trampled more compactly in build
ing. In tbe upper portion the cen
ter is kept bard, so tbat in settling,
the bay on the outside drops a little,
and thus sheds water perfectly. A
stack built In this way will never
tip over or settle to one side. It Is
an excellent method to leave a small
piece of swale or lowland grass. Af
ter haying, cut this, and, without
waiting for it to cure, put It on tbe
agon while yet green, aod proceed
to "top" the stacks; tbat Is, repair
and build up their tops wherever
tbey have settled. A stack, when
completed, should approach In form
very nearly to tbat of a hen's egg
standing on Its large end. When
this Is finished, secure It against
high winds br putting on "hangers."
C E. Benton, In American Agri
culturist Harrawtof Cora.
Corn used to be grown la tbe most
awkward, laborious and unscientific
waya We well remember bow anx
iously all hands waited until tbe corn
was up large enough totsetbs row, "
no. 1. bail noon ros hat biaci.
Id
a I
aod not until then was the cultiva
i tor put through It New there are
' few farmers who will not harrow I e
' land at tea t once before the corn is
up, nd tnat wUDi. .u urine a n I.
loy keen ud the barro '.nc until
the torn Is six to eight inches high,
but we think this does in ury f the
leases and leads to tbe o:ealeuce
of smut later n tbe season. It is
In uriou to corn to have some of its
leaves covered with soil, wbi-tber
done with the barrow or the ciiLia-t-ir.
B. the time the corn is large
enough to see the rows all after work
can best t done with the cuitl-ator,
working each dar letween tbe rows.
If the io n is d ril ed it will perhaps
pay to barrow it once after it is up,
so as to reach the soli that the culti
vator could not touch. Ex.
Krw Mvthml or OraftlnK.
Here is an idea in graft ng that 1
have never seen In print, says a c r
respondent of the hural New Yorker.
It is practical and ruiclc, tn-causa
there is no waiting for something to
grow. Kaw the tree to be grafted
two Inches below the surface of tbe
ground: then with a floe saw cut a
Y shape three inches In depth per
pendicularly, tapering to a point- at
the bottom. Cut the scion at ice
lower end to correspond with the cut
a NEW METHOD Or CBtrma.
In the stump, Delng careful to make
the bark of the scion match the Inner
bark of the stump: then pack the soil
firmly about the erait and cover the
stump level with the surface of the
i surrounding soil. Scions should be
j ol the oruinary size for eel ft grafting.
-oiyini: or waxing win oe needed.
The ir.ln by this method Is that one
year's time is saved, as we do not
bave to wait for the ur iwth of new
shoots on which to graft.
MAlf-Lm-klnK i'attlff Kattrner.
Where the old-fashioned cattle
stanchions are still in use, it will be
found con cnlent to make use of
some such arrangement as is pre
sented in our illustration, Fig. I.
buch a device is lioih a convenience
ria t.
hL n
HRCCBK BTAKCH10KS.
and a safeguard against the danger
of an animal getting loose aod Injur
ing others as veiv often hapjiens
where a pin is used as a fastening.
If a cord is connected with every
stanchion in a row In the manner
shown in tbe sketch, every animal In
the row may be set free in an instant
should a are make such a thlmr de
sirable, rig. 2 shows the same d.
vice for Instantly freeing a whole row
of cattle fastened with the more
h mane chain fastening. The illus
tration is given as it Is to show the
principle on which the device works;
but in practice the cord and iron pin
should be covered, or "loxed Ic," so
that the pin might not be pulled out
by an animal getting its horns fast
ened about tbe cord.
A Wag-in Enl(aUt.
A is the enditate or board. B is an
Iron hinge 1 in wide by 1 In thick,
the Joint of which is shown at ('.
This hinge is fastened with
wood screws on under side of the bin
and extends up on back of endgate to
top of the bin. K Is the brace com
monly used oo frame wagon bins,
bolted at the lower end to crossplece
under the bin, and at upper end with
2! in bolts to side bin.
Th;s brace has two outward
extending flanges, as shown at upoer
end. 1) Is the lock lever, made of
i inch round iron bent at right an
gles and flttinir loosely In holes In t he
outward-cxtendinir flanues of t.ha I
COHVEKIHTT CNDOATE.
brace K, and bavin a pair of lock
nuts at F to bold the lock lever and
also to tighten tbe lock lever should
It become loose. G li a (-in round
lod passing down through the op.
posite end of the bin to hold endgate
In place on opposite side To remove
tbe endgate, turn tbe lock or lever I)
over to the lefts this releases the
binge B at under end, which is now
free to move back and the end board
can le easily withdrawn. II shows a
button on tbe hinge B. This Is to
prevent the lock lever D from drop
ping down too far.
T promote early maturity with
any class of stack good feeding must
be practiced from tbs start to the
finish.
If
ft
INTErdaMl.wi.Aa. ATHLETIC.
K(iaa4 Par aa at Va
M porta.
The certainty of s contest between
tbe athletic teams of Yale University
'and Oxford, I Diversity, Eon land,
s will lend keener est to uiid-summex
college sports this year than tbey
have bad lor sometlm a. It will
probably be tbe forerunner of other
contest between competing tea
;12
lonif !een desirable
Athletics are still In their youth in
this country. Marked aa the pro
gress is that has been made during
tbe past do eo years, the e Is a long
margin to till up Oeioretbe American
nation Will stand on a par w th the
knglish. A majority of A ericaoa.
probably, still look asanse upon
athletics and is compelled to make a
compromle with its conscience In
countenancing them. The senti
ment is a result of two causes old
Puntau teachings and that love of
mooey-irelllng tbat demands tbat
everyone shall do something to earn
a living at least. But in England
tbe gr. at ma orlty of people favors
athletics and the man who can en
gage io them and does not Is looked
upon with suspicion. Heredity and
necessity have co blned to create
this sentl i.ent Ihe old Danes and
Norsemen plante l the athletic spirit
in England, and the need of always
being ready to maintain that coun
try's independence asalnst conti
nental enemies baa kept It alive.
The public ii en of England car. 7
this spi lt with tbtm all through
life. There are no more hea ty cheers
g ven at an Oxford Cambridge boat
race and at theaonua'gauiesof these
and other colleges than are given by
tbo men who sit in l arllameoL Bal
four plays golf and keeps himself In
trim for his public duties. Uosbery
trains a horse for tbe lierby and wins
it, and is congratulated by hundreds
of bis fellow members of Parliament
who crowd the great, huge, ugly
grand stand at that race course. And
Gladstone chopped trees and directed
the destinies of England at 84 years
of age. But if a few members of
Congress are seen at a base ball game
in Washington tbe 'act is telegraphed
over the country as an ev. deuce of
tbe serlo s neulect of duty on the
part of our lawmak rs. It is plain
that we bave mu b to learn yet on
the subject of athletics.
Tbe old question whether athletics
are not being carried too far will
surely be asked In connection with
tbese international contests. The
English have been an athletic nation
for 1,000 years and for the most of
tbat time tbey stood In the van of
civilization. The i.ngllsh are still
the i.rst in statesmanship, literature,
art, science, and manufactures among
European nations, fo the athletic
spirit has not detracted from their
advance 1 ent along these lines, and
until they show some decadence
clearly traceable to tbe attention paid
to sports It would be we.l for those
who decrv atbletl sm this country
to be modest in their assertions.
"lw Ancient Telegraphy.
The Ancient Greeks and Homans
p actlced telegraphy with the help
of pots filled with straw and twigs
saturated with oil, which being
placed in rows, expressed certalc let
ters according to the order in which
they were lighted; but the only con
trivances that merits a detailed de
scription was tbat invented by a
Grecian General named .mess, wbo
flourished io th..' time of Aristotle,
Intended for communication between
generals of the army.
It consisted of two exactly similar
earthern vessels, tilled w4th water,
each provided with a tap that would
dischariio an e ual quantity of water
In a given time so that the wnoie or
auy part of the contents would escape
n precisely tbe same period from both
vessels.
On the surface of each floated a
piece of cord supporting an upright
marked off Into divisions each divi
sion having a certa.n sentence In.
scribed upon It One of tbe vessels
was placed at each station, and when
either part desired to communicate
he lighted a torch, which be held
aloft until the other did the same, aa
a sign tbat be was all attention.
On the seeder of the message low
ering or extinguishing his torch each
party Immediately opened the cock ol
bis vessel, and so left it until tbe
6nder relighted his Kirch, when it
was at on e closed. The lecclver
then read the sentence on the divi
sion of tbe upright that was level
w.th the mouth of the vessel, and
which, If everything had been exe
cuted with exactness corresponded
with tbat of tbe sender and so con
veyed tbe desired Information.
Population of Oregon.
In tbe election ot 18U0 Oregoo
threw 7,400 votes. Tbe vote of tbs
Bute this year is about l.",00() more.
Tbe proportion or the votes to tbs
population in Ihho was 1 10 41. On
this proportion the population of the
btate has Increased 7,;'.00 in the last
four years But there has been a
loss of at least 3,000 votes by the
f.oods of this year. The total num
ber of veters, therefore should be
about 0,06o now and the population
ao.i,000. Next year tbe Slate census
will be taken and tbe jopulatlon will
be found to exceed 400,000. Port
land Oregon lan.
An Easy Htep.
The word "budget" is from the old
French "bougette," a bag, and It ob
tained its parliamentary significance
because tbe chancellors used to bring
their papers relating to financial mat
ters In a leathern bag, and Intro
duced their plans for tbo year by
opening the bougette" and laying
them on tbs table From 'bougette"
to budget Is an easy step, and thus
tbs name of the bag became tbe term
used to Indicate tbe annual state
ment of nation expendltura