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That chamois are capable of
places that even a cat would -bead
at is well known to every one who has
wandered much among the high Alps.
A few months ago I was ik the wQd and
desolato region of Fiz Vadred, where
it overhangs the great Grialetach Gla
cier, in the Canton des Grisons. From
the glacier I traced chamois tracks,
high up over some very steep snow
slopes, to where the slopes ended at
an absolutely vertical wall of rock.
This wall projected like a buttress, and
was probably fifty or sixty feet broad,
and four hundred feet at its base, while
all above was nothing but overhanging
cliffs. On the other, side .of .the buttress
the snow slope was continued, and here
the tracks recommenced exactly on a
level with the other ones. How had the
chamois passed that wall? That they
had passed it was certain. If.it was by
a leap: at must nave peenaternnc one,
aad m their flight they .would have hid
to describe a horizontal curve like a
bow. The more likely explanation is
they found cracks in the face of the
rock for then: 'wonderful feet, though
even with the aid of a good field-glass
I was unable .to detect the presence of
the slightest ledge in the precipice at
that spot In spite of their surefooted
ness, however, these animals do some
tunes come to grief. Mr. Whymper, in
his "Ascent of the Matterhorn," relates
how he found a chamois in the neighbor
hood of the Stockje, at the head of the
Zmutt Glacier. The animal had slipped
on the upper rocks, rolled over and
over, down a slope of debris, without
being able to regain its feet; and its
horns catching in a notch in the rock,
it was unable to free itself, and had
starved to death.
Recently I met a hunter with a cham
ois of forty pounds over his back,
toiling painfully down the lower slopes
of the Aiguille 'Vert, near Chamounix.
He had been on the mountain for two
days, the result being the one animal,
which he had recovered with great
difficulty after he had shot it, as it had
fallen over the precipice. This is -a
common occurence, but it is seldom .a
hunter will leave his quarry behind him.
Three years ago some Germans mount
aineering in the Bernese Oberland found
the decomposed body of a chamois rest
ing on a ledge of reck about fifty feet
below them; and a few moments later
they were horrified to observe the body
of a man on a grass slope several hun
dred feet lower down. Uy making a
detour they managed to -reach the spot
The poor fellow was lying on his back,
bis. gun barrel bent double, and the
stock smashed to splinters. His body
was terribly mutilated, and the face
was decomposed beyond all recognition.
His bony hand still clasped the lock of
his gun. The position he was lying inl
and the chamois up above, tofd their
own story.. He had shot the; chamois.
It had rolled over on the ledge, and in
endeavoring to recover it he had lost
his footing and must have been lying
for many weeks where he was found.
If once the sentinel buck of a herd of
chamois catches sight of a man. all hope
of coming up with them that day is -at
an end. Under such circumstances a
hunter will often follow the' tracks over
the snow and ice all day, pass the night
in the shelter of some rock, take up
the trail again on the following morn
ing, when possibly his .patience and
perseverance" may be rewarded.
The chamois generally keep in herds
of from six to twelve heads, rarely
more. One of the number is always in
advance, and another one some dis
tance in the Tear. These are the ad
vanced and Tear guards. Occasionally
they stop, sniff the air, and scan, the
mountains, and at the slightest vindi
cation of danger they give the. signal
and the whole Jot go bounding away as
if they had been caught up by a whirl
wind. If they happen to be on a glacier
or snow-field when started they almost
invariably makefor the rocks. This is
probably the result of some instinct
which teaches' them, that their tawny
color renders them less liable to be seen
amongst the dark" rocks than on the
'snow. London Graphic
BIROS THAT GO ON HATS.
Am Explanation of Seat af taa ITjstariaas
Creations That Are Sees.
A groat heap of wide-spread antlers
in the window, with a simple black-and-whito
sign above them which reads
"Taxidermist" is the only street display
of a down-town place of business where
hundreds of thousands of birds have
been flayed and their skins dressed for
the ornamenting of hats ana bonnets,
and hundreds of hides of all sorts of
animals, from a mouse to a cinnamon
bear or an African tiger, have been
mounted for the use of dealers in furs
and the decoration of parlors and
studies. The chief part of the business,
is the preparation of birds for milli
ners. A pretty black-eyed girl behind
the counter in the front Toom said that
the business was not very brisk in the
winter, but with the coming of the birds
in spring it would become very lively.
"What kind of birds do you use
most?"
"The common sorts red-winged
blackbirds, reed birds, snipes, turtle
doves, orioles, yellow birds, thrushes.
Any small bird can be used."
"How-do you get them?"
"We bny them of .men who make a
business of supplying us. Most of the
birds we handle are from New Jersey,
but a good many come from Long
Island -and we receive some from the
West and South. A few are imported."
"What do you pay for them?"
"That depends on the fashions en
tirely. Two years ago the demand of
the milliners was for redwings and yel-
iuw wu&. we paiu. xrum iwensy-nve
to thirty-five cents apiece, and atone
time we had to. pay as high as forty
seven cents apiece for a lot Last year
we got all we wanted at from seven to
eight cents each. When the hunters
have to supply a brisk demand they
can ret more, of -coarse, because the
supply ef bods of each variety does
not vary greatly from year to year."
"Do the hnntara shoot the birds?"
"IgeessBOt I do not find any shot
tayiag those bought from regular
"How do they catch them then?"
"I guess you could not get them to
tellyo-a. There is one man who brings
as from fifteen kundred to two thousand
a weejyjnrinr the warm months. He
ays w has a partner and no other
help. He lives in" Bed Bank. One
woeld think the weans would be dsaep
nlated. orelse that he weald get rich
enoagh to retire, bat he has been work
Ing.away fseyears now"
"wnereaoauuMssiaacy mtw taat
nxe uesnres oc xzowcai ranees
Jersey.
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THE CHAMOIS. tgpfSg;
I see
eemefromPL -
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snipe's 31 in the plane of the H1 t
crow blackbird, and" them coablnmi
parts of the skins of other common
birds, we produce a monstrosity, but if
the colors are well matched the result
is attractive to the common eye, how
ever grotesque it may appear to one
who knows all about the appearance o!
birdar It is not uncommon to see in
tho Grand street windows hats' that
have half a dozen bird heads projecting
from one "mass of feathers that might be
the breast of a swan or the pickings
from a second-hand pillow. The wings
that adorn some hats are about as much
like wings as a stovepipe is like a lead
pencil. Bat these queer tastes are the
making of our business. The portions
of. the bird's skin which are cut away
when mounting a bird naturally for a
hat can all be used up in wings hj
gluing them on a modeL I read the
other day aboaf an Ohio young woman
whose nerves were wholly shatteredTin
a millinery store because, as the article
said, of her svmpfithY with the poor
little birds she had to" handle. I guess
there was some error about that I
think, the shock most have' come from
a contemplation of some of oar com
bination birds. She has my sympathy."
N. T. Sun.
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A MODERN METHUSELAH.
The Patriarch f tka Wakayaa mt X
"A Moqui Indian whom we had
brought along as a guide and interpretet
explained to the chief that our inten
tions were peaceful and that we had
only come to take a look at some of his
people, among whom the Indians of
other tribes had told uswere a few who
were extremely old. The chief proved
to be of an obliging disposition and
showed us all about the Tillage. We
were followed by a crowd of young
Wakoyas and were preceded by the
chief, - while around us barked and
howled a number of dogs, with which the
village abounded. After proceeding-a
short distance we paused before the door
of a low stone hat covered with a skin
root the cracks in the walls being filled
up with brown adobe. Our leader entered
without going through the ceremony of
knocking. Muskee! Muskee!' we heard
him shout repeatedly from within.
But Muskee was evidently not at home,
and the chief came' back with a disap
pointed look upon his dark face. We
met the object of our search about
twenty yards from his door and were
presented to him in Indian fashion. He
appeared to marvel at our unexpected
appearance, bat his astonish meat was
nothing compared to ours as we gazed
at his strange and unnatural form. His
shoulders and limbs were clothed with
deerskin robes, and his face, which
seemed to be barren of flesh, was cov
ered with dry, wrinkled skin; his fingers
were extremely long, and his palms and
wrists were withered and shrunken,
while his whole body, which was much
attenuated, was bent over until his back
assumed the shape of a half circle. 1
had never seen such a specimen of aged
humanity before.
Did you discover his age?" inquired
the' interviewer.
"Our Moqui guide who spoke lengHfh
almost perfectly, and whose veracity
we had tested on previous occasions,
told us, after making the necessary' in
quiry, that the man was one hundred
and seventy-five years old, and I have
not the slightest doubt, nor would any
one have after receiving the ancient
Wakoyav that such was indeed his age.
After looking at us for some few mo
ments, during which he rested his chin
heavily upon the long staff which he
clutched with one of his dried-op
hands, he mumbled a few words in an
swer to questions put.by the chief and
our interpreter, and then, raising his
head and stretching out his limbs, he
shambled on toward his hut at a tolera
bly smart pace for a man one hundred
and seventy-five years old. The next
curiosity in this line was seen Banning
himself by. the side of an adobe hat Al
though bearing evidence of great lon
gevity and being in fact in the aeigh
borhood of one hundred and ten years
of age, he was nevertheless very well
preserved in body and features, inclin
ing somewhat -.to obesity, which is
rather remarkable in an Indian. I was
told that this man was, even at his ad
vanced age, capable of great feats of
endurance, could move about with agil
ity and was one of the best trappers
among the people. He was related to
Muskee, whose family are all long
lived, especially the males. Maskee7
brother had recently died at the age of
one hundred and thirty and his father
had been a centenarian. There were
eight persons in the family, whose com
bined ages at the dates of their death,
Muskee Deing the sole survivor, nearly
reacuea one uiousana years, xnese
centenarians are very- proud of their
length of days and take great care in
keeping the records of their ages." Ar
izona Vor. San Francisco Chronicle,
Some Delights, of Rural Life,
Enforced dwellers in country towns
will read with sympathetic attention
the following characteristic passages
from a woman's letter, written from a
New-Hampshire villager
"We have the greatest time getting
express bundles delivered here. Mr.
F. won't do it end the only way .one
knows there is something at the office
is through the kindness of friends. Oar
maH is brought twice -a day by. attentive
neighbors. Indeed, everybody is very
kind. But the 'officials are stapid al
most beyond report or belief. The tel
egraph operator received a. message the
other day which he thought read
May's dying welL' -He thought that
it didn't make very good sense, so left
opt the 'well' and sent a message tc
Mrs. C, 4Mays dying, which pat hex
household, in commotion. She tele
graphed to her son in- W. that -she
would come 'at once, and made prep
arations to leave here at midnight Hat
son telegraphed back that she needn't
come all was right On investigating
the matter here she found that the tele
gram should have read 'May's doing
welL
"Ton go to the hotel and ask if there'
is any express for yon and are. told
there is not Half an hoar alter a
neighbor comes in bringing a package
which he says he just lound at the ef
ice: My feelinV have been greatly
riled' since I came,": Y. Kvcuimj
FosL
The New Terk rirnensneenl of
the Troy Times says the king of
reporters in mac ckv is a
Hebrew, who is facially
a doll and as strhah as a Paris
plate, He has entree to the
and
can oesenee wim rare mmatr all
the rtrtails of f mini tnilsm aedal m-
He alee has aleeaky of dmenSn
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LATE FASHION ITEMS.
The ngly tan-colored kid -glore still
holds its own in the world of fashion.
Anew French fivew' clock-tea gown
shews a combination of pale heliotrope
and sage-green satin, brocaded with
silver flowers. The gown is cat in Was
tes fashion, and the garniture reveals
a deft mixture of silver and sage-green
Spanish lace. Crimson satin ribbons
hold the full draperies in place, tie in
front and fall in a shower of loops to
the foot of the skirt front
A lady recently made an exceedingly
novel and pretty fan, which she earned
at small fancy-dress party. A large
begonia leaf supplied the model, which
was first made in stout Bristol board and
then covered with pale olive green
plush; theveining benasdeete-in delicately-tinted
paints bJPlt imitation of
the arteries in the Meal The
edges were natiy4aJBJLrBd --.the
handle being nicely twisted with green
satin ribbon, it only remained to pin a
bunch of small begonia bods of the
natural leaf to this tasteful looking
fan.
Trains, pendant from the waist, at
tached to some portion of the back of
the skirt, or cut with the bodice, are in
first favor for dancing dresses where
trains are worn; they are invariably ar
ranged in one of these methods so as to
be raised from the floor while dancing,
leaving the skirt of the dress under
neath lU full length. ' This second skirt
is a little increased lately; the back
breadths do not lie on the floor, bnt just
reach it and are sloped to be a little
longer than the side breadths. With
dinner or other evening toilets the train
may be cut with the dress, bat the ad
justable train has the advantage of be
ing wearable with another skirt if rell
chosen.
Mediaeval shoes made of matelasse
satin and bound around the top with
swan's-down fur are worn in Pans with
the exquisite matinees and other costly
house-robes of satin, surah and tinted
French cashmere. A moorish cap of
velvet U added to the rich morning toil
ets of elderly ladie-, and the daintiest
ani most bewitching of lace cobweb af
fairs, looking ready to float away at the
catch of the first breeze, is perched
above the curled and flulTy tresses of
young women.
Next to white, which has been im
mensely popular thus far this season,
pink has been the favorite hue for ball
dresses; and of this exquisite color there
are some new shades of blush rose and
shell pink that are exceptionally lovely
and becoming. he "sprinkled tulles,
as they are called, whether the orna
ments are gold and silver flowers,
beads, chenille or.little tufts of silk, are
by no means confined exclusively to
pale colors. Gold and sliver dots .on
pale pink or blue were at first quite
popular, but they were quickly imitated
m flimsy and cheap tarletans, and so
last all favor. Gold aud silver em
broideries and embossed work on India
sUk muslins and gauzes are, however,
far too expensive lor the million.
Thistles and fine fern fronds are the
favorite designs for these airy fabrics!,
which cost double what many of the
rich and handsome silks do, not includ
ing the expense of the Princesse slip of
tinted satin which is always worn be
neath a dress of this material.
Now that the small bonnets and
toques are so generally worn, and a
broatl-brimmed Gainsborough hat upon
a lady's heal, especially if she be voung
and pretty, renders the wearer doubly
attractive. A till brunette with rich
color and large brown eyes recently
wore at an evening concert a large
round hat of Sir Joshua Reynolds style,
-and nothing could have been more be
coming and grrcefuL The hat was
made of darkest wine-colored velvet
inside and out and three uncommonly
wide ostrich plumes of the same shade
overlapped each other in wreathing the
crown. At the left side the brim was
.caught up with a cluster of pink velvet
half open roses which peeped from un
der, a fcatheiy corerinij made by the
wine-colored plumes which fell partly
.over them from ths crown.
Floral fringes, sprays, trails, garlands
and single flowers are used in profusion
not only on dresses of lace and tulle, 1
bat also oa satins, brocades and vel
vets. In the Litter case they are cer
tainly not in place, but the fact remains
that they are fashionably worn r.s a
proper garniture for velvet Molded vel
vet flowers and leaves applique on nets
and used as a garniture for evening
toilets aie considered the height of ar
tistic elegance. One magnificent toilet
imported by a Broadway farm for a wed
ding reception had a bodice and train
of ruby velvet, the former lined with
primrose satin. A vest and tablier front
of primrose Lyons satin of the richest
quality, was bordered with molded vel
vet flowers of ruby and shaded green
leaves. This raised work was applique
with the greatest care and graceful ar
rangement end the effect was most
superb.
Some of the new tea gowns prepared
for afternoon wear are very elaborate;
brocades, silk, satin and velvet being
among the fabrics used in their crea
tion, with a profusion of lace em
broideries and satin ribbons as garni
tures, while a few o the more expensive
have portions such as the revers of
the tram and bodice, or the ontire front
over which the gown opens exquisite
ly painted by hand. White, cream,
Chartreuse and other light colors are
very fashionably worn by young ladies
forlthese toilets,' and brocades, plushes
and satins of darker Hue are preferred
for matronly women. Bow after row
of narrow silk frills, -pinked on the
edges, the gathered frills closely over
lapping each other, and forming a bor
der, about eight inches wide, are a very
fashionable trimming, for the trains
of these' tea gowns, and also for short
skirts of fcilk dresses for party wear.
Several pretty skirts of. faille, taffetas
and surah have been noted lately with
numerous rows, of these -rose-leaf frills,
used as headings to lace flounces and
bbrderings to skirt and tonic This
gamimre has a charming effect also as
an edging to a trained skirt worn under
draperies of 'transparent fabrics. Jf.
T. Evening Post.
Another Brute.
Mrs. De Blank "There now, John.
et read that, and may be you will
throw away that horrid cigar!1'
Mr. De Blank ."Bead what?"
"Why, this in the paper. A member
of the recent Woman's Congress says
ti a nice thiar for a man to keep his
to be kissed.1 "
rh! Aat mar all be: but it is
a nice thing for. a woman to keep
in the right position to be
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MACFABIiAND Ac COWDBRf,
Columbus, : : : Nebraska.
F. F. KlUVKER, HI. IK,
(Successor to Dr. C.G.A.Hullhorst)
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SUBGEON.
Regular graduate of two medical col
leges. Office up stairs in brick building
north of State Bank. 2-ly
JT. JT. MAUGHAM,
Justice, County Surveyor, Notary,
Land and Collection Agent.
ryParticB desiringsurveying done can
notify me by mail at Tlatte Centre, Neb.
51-6m
T H.MU8CME,
'llth Sf., opposite Lindell Hotel.
Sells Harness, Saddles, Collars, "Whips,
Blankets, Curry Combs, Brushes, trunks,
valises, buggy tops, cushions, carriage
trimmings, &c at the lowest possible
prices. Repairs promptly attended to.
TAMES 8AE.MON,
, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Plans and estimates supplied for either
frame or brick buildings. Good work
guaranteed. Shop on 13th Street, near
St. Paul Lumber Tard, Columbus, Ne
braska. 52 6mo.
T H. LAWMENCJE,
DEPUTY CO. SUBVEYOB.
" Will do general surveying in Platte
and adjoining counties. Office with S. C.
Smith.
COLUMBD8,
XKBRASKA.
17-tf
J 8. MTJRDOCK & SON,
Carpenters and Contractors.
Haveaad an extended experience, and
will guarantee satisfaction in work.
All kinds of repairing done on short
notice. Our motto is, Good work and
fair prices. Call and give us an oppor
tunitytoestiinateforyou. tSTShop on
13th Stone door west of Friedhof &
Cos. store, Columbus. Nebr. 483-v
O. O. STTAISCSTOISr,
HAXUrACTURKK OF
Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware!
Jeb-Werk, Ittnnf aad Gutter
iag a Specialty.
ISVBhop on Olive Street, 2 doors
north of Brodfeuhrer's Jewelry Store.
46-y
Gw.
LAND AND 1NSUBANCE AGENT,
HUMPHBEY,NEBB.
' His lands comprise some fine tracts
in the Shell Creek Valley, and the north
era portion ef Platte county. Taxes
paid for aon-rasidenU. Satisfaction
guaranteed. 20 y
HEALTHY SLEEP1.
as WnickAaau tfe BesSBaseHri
, t in saajMt.
I think we may safely say that everyj
no requires six hoars1 sleep In the
twenty-four, and very many men andj
women, not t3 mention fools, require
even more. Certainly, too much sleep
is harmful; but too little is vastly more
so. I would let each man regulate his
hours of sleep by what he feels are his
real requirements; always urging him
to- avoid the" suspicion of laziness, to
take into consideration the bed he lies
upon, and to watch the effect an his
health of any system of sleep he adopts.
If you get up when- you first wake,
providing you have had aix hours
of sound, refreshing sleep, you can
scarcely get wrong. But make sure
of your six hours1 minimum, and
be wonderfully suspicious of the ne
cessity for further sleep, as it is apt
to become,-not necessity, bat indul
gence. Wellington could sleep at any
moment; Baron Bunsen could sleep for
half an hour at any time in the midst of
his studies, awaking refreshed, and re
suming his work with increased vigor.
A blessed gift this; such a faculty, com
bined with that of early rising, is as
good as a fortune to a capable man, or,
indeed, to almost any man. Sleep is
heaviest in the first few hours, gradually
becoming lighter, and probably dis
turbed by dreams, as time wears on,
until a slight noise disturbs us, or our
rested system resumes full work of its
own accord. Everybody knows that in
dreaming part of the brain is awake and
at work, while the other part is asleep
as much as the brain can sleep; at all
events, exercising lessened function. It
is therefore obvious that dreamless sleep
is most useful, as dreams are evidence
of work by some part of the brain, de
tracting from a perfect rest.
A very important factor in securing
healthy sleep is the kind of bed we lie
upon. Feather beds I can not com
mend; indeed, luxuries and this is an
undoubted one are not to be sought
by him whose aim is perfect health and
strength. A spring mattress is very ex
cellent, and the harder your couch, to
be comfortable, the more likely are you
to secure healthy, refreshing sleep, not
unduly prolonged. It is a difficult mat
ter to rise early from a feather bed,
difficult to awake in a reasonable time,
and more so to leave its warmth and
coziness in winter. But the luxury
must be sacrificed to the more healthful
influence of the mattress. The clothing
should be light and warm; and I can
not but recommend the sheet of paper
placed between two blankets as being
very warm, for paper is a poor con
ductor of heat You get warmth bjt
this means without undue weight of
clothing. Then your bedroom must be
well-ventilated, for you require to take
in an extra stock of oxygen during the
night to help out the supply for the
day. You will sleep too much if the air
is impure.
If, then, you have taken care that
your bed is very warm and comforta
ble, without either being oppressed with
clothing or too soft, and your room be
fully ventilated, and you can't sleep,
what must be done? Perhaps you ate
too much supper, and must await its
more perfect digestion; or, being
squeamish, you ate less than usual, and
the cravings of the stomach must be
satisfied before sleep is obtained. In
this case a glass of new milk, kept
handy for use, with a biscuit, will prob
ably satisfy j'our requirements, and you
fall asleep readily. A friend of mine
who was hot and restless, and could
not go to sleep on one occasion, pro
cured due repose by going into the
street and rolling in the snow.
Another person describes the means
he adopted- for sleeplessness as
consisting in watching the re
flection from a light he could not
see, in a tumbler of water placed near
him. A few turns up and down your
room may assist you if you fail to dis
cover any chilliness, pain, or Uiscom
fort as causing insomnia, ror myseli,
I persistently think of nothing when I
can not fall asleep. I work until quite
weary, then, tumbling hastily into bed,
I usually find sleep immediately. On
those rare occasions when sleep evades
mc, I check my thoughts immediately
they begin, and concentrate my atten
tion on a blank. This refusal of thought
nearly always succeeds. If you can not
sleep, and "are worried to death with
cares of the business and the family,
ask your chemist to give you ten or fif
teen grains of the bromide of potassium
in an ounce of water, and this repeated
for a few nights will allay the worry,
and cause a return to your healthy con
dition. Cor. Leeds Engj) Mercury.
SNEEZING.
A Carious Custom Imported .from Conti
nental Europe.
Seven Hungarians four men, two
women and a four-year-old child" were
sitting at supper the other evening,
when the child suddenly began to
sneeze. Straightway all knives and
forks were held in mid-air, all eyes
were turned upon the afflicted one, all
tongues poured forth a torrent of bless
ings. The child sneezed five times,
and five times did her companions im
plore the Almighty to bless her. When
the child s nostrils resumed their nor
mal condition the knives and forks were
laid on the table, the chorus of benedic
tions ceased, and the next act of the
drama was eagerly awaited. It was a
novel and curious one. The child
folded her hands in her lap and, fixing
her black eyes on each of her compan
ions in turn, said slowly and earnestly:
"I thank you , mother; I thank you,
.aunt; I thank you, Louis; I thank you,
Geysa; I thank you, Paul; I thank you,
Stofano." Those addressed smilcdand
nodded and "seemed peculiarly proud
that the little one had been imbued
with religion at such an early age. As
proof of their approbation they piled
cakes and other dainties on her plate
and cautioned her never to forget to
ask God's blessing on any one who
might happen to sneeze in her presence,
and to be suiv. to return thanks to all
who asked God's blessing on herself.
Should she fail to do so it was intimated
that death by choking would probably
be the result of such shocking ingrati
tude. The child listened to the good
advice and then began to make havoc
among her rakp- Feeling somewhat
curious as to the origin of this custom,
a Herald reporter sought enlightenment
from a prominent Hungarian. "I do
not know the exact origin," said that
gentleman, "but I believe it is as old as
the Hungarian nation itself. Other na
tions axe accustomed to ask a benedic
tion on whomsoever they may hear
sneering, but, except in the case of our
people, I do not believe that they gcS
any thanks for their trsmble. It U a
nnique custom, and is m prevalent to-
afltr tmnnff all iJflBOM rf th. rtArtnlA in
tfmigary as it was hundreds of years
mioX. Y. Herald
VIEWS OF LIFE.
IT atli! ts Maaalasis Tka Thar
Mm ClMarfal Oaas.
Our measure of happiness in life de
pends largely on how we regard pass
ing events and oar permanent sur
roundings. A cheerful person extracts
far more of good from life than one of
gloomy, morbid cast The situation
with each may be precisely the same,
yet differences of temperament or
training may affect our entire life. Two
farmers, brothers, lived on adjoining
farms. Each was a- legacy, and both
were as nearly equal in value as pos
sible. One brother was morbid and
gloomy. Life to h'm was full of
shadows. He dwelt on the unpleasant
aspects of his l.fe. The work was
hard, seasons bad, taxes high and times
oat of joint His energy was sapped
by his gloominess. Gradually he failed
and was pp w. though he retained the
farm. The other took brighter views.
He worked cheerfully, took advantage
of his opportunities, thrived and added
to his comfort and. wealth.
Differences of temperament may not
always affect material prosperity. Bat
cheerfulness contributes to happiness
all the same. It is the spirit that ex
tracts from life what good there is in it
Twolittle girls stood by a rosebush. One
lamented the sharp thorns that grew
beneath the roses, and the other rejoic
ed at the beautiful flowers that grew
over the thorns: So we may see either
the 'horns or the roses, as we choose.
The one will give pain, the other pleas
ure. It is so in life generally. There
are kindly, benignant souls who ever
see the good side of character and have
a kindly word for those they meet
And there are wasping, selfish people,
who always discover the unfavorable
traits in others, and so have hard, bit
ing words or cynical criticism for those
they meet The one scatters sunshine
and flowers, the other gloom and
thorns.
The question has often been asked
whether the power to look on the
bright or dark side of life is controlla
ble. There are morbid persons who
unconsciously see all in gloom. And
others whose natures are sunshine and
cheerful. The two, no doubt, have
natural inclinations which are power
ful. But they need not master us.
The mind is as subject to discipline as
the body. And while original propensi
ties will remain with us. we can compel
them to obedience to the will. The
body obeys the command of the will;
and the faculties of the mind will do
the same. This is proven by the con
trol that can be exercised over tho
thinking faculties. In cases where
moods are allowed to control, the ef
fect is to think only as the mood in
spires. Bat where the faculties are
disciplined, the mind will work as re
quired. The same principle applies more
broadly. If the mind can be so con
trolled as to work as needed,
it can also be made to view life
as shall be desired. Hence to wander
gloomily through the years, reaping
only sorrow and misery, is not essen
tial in a healthy mind. Hence, where
it exists, it is an evidence of weakness
or non-exerc'se of will, or of an un
healthy condition. The relations of
the body and m nd are so intimate that
physical and mental disease are often
the same. The treatment for insanity
is physical, where it is treated at alL
In all such cases niortvdnesa may be a
disease. As such it can only be com
miserated, not d.sciplinc-1. But where
there is a sound mind in a healthy
body it can be made to find in life a
vast deal of enjoyment: Or. if we are
inclined to be misanthropic and to
leave the mind to frame gloomy ideals
unchecked, we can be entirely miser
able. Piuladelphia Call.
PRODUCER AND CONSUMERS.
The
Rotation Which Should lie Main
tained One With tho Other.
It is a first rate time during these
long winter evenings, to consider
matters that we can not always find
time to thoroughly investigate during
the busy season. The subject of
marketing fruit, including, as it docs,
the kind of package, is discussed at
most of the horticultural meetings; and
it is one of very great importance. We
take no stock in the charge of dishon
esty that is frequently made against
fruit-growers, though, of course, we
do not mean to say that 'there are no
dishonest ones among us. There is no
class in which there are not some hon
est men. But as a class, fruit-growers
are honest, and there is no evidence to
the contrary. Fruit Js repacked, and
most villainously, too . after it reaches
the market The grower has nothing
to do with this, and never reaps a
cent benefit from it But ho gets
the blame all the same. The size of
package, however, does cau.se a great
deal of dissatisfaction, though it is in
no sense evidence that the grower in
tends to be dishonest. We have no
doubt that the small and deceptive
packages of fruit were conceit ed in
dishonesty. Somebody with more keen
ness and greed than conscience be
thought himself of cutting down the
strawberry box and placing the bottom
half way up to the top, for the purpose
of swindling the public; aud we pre
sume he succeeded. But it. is a very
dull purchaser who can be swindled in
that way now. The price asked for
such a box of strawberries may be as
h gh as that asked for a decent box,
but there is no law in this country to
compel anybody to pay it Unques
tionably it has become the fashion to
send fruit to market in too small pack
ages. It may be true that they sell for
qo more than they are worth, but it
would give better' satisfaction if the
packages were larger, even if the price
were higher. Twenty-five years ago
we had an opportunity to observe the
way of marketing Delaware and New
Jersey peaches. They were mar
keted in three-peck baskets, and
we do not suppose that in a
wagon-Joad of peaches there could
be found an imperfect basket We
never expect to see a liner sight than
was a load of peaches in these baskets.
t was then fashionable to give full con
sideration for money receive-!, and we
know that there was a great deal better
feeling between customer and producer
than there is now. And we believe,
too. the result was more consumption
in proportion to the population. It is
highly desirable to keep people in good
humor. A mad man or a mod woman
is not a profitable customer. They will
not even eat fruit. It is business" pol
icy, therefore, to try to please the peo
ple. The change in packages has been
partly the result of a accessity for a
package that could go with the fruit
when sold. " It is hardly practical now
to send fruit in packages that are ex-
-pected to be returned. But we admit
tnat there coulrt oe an improvement in
some of our packages at least that
would result in giving better satisfac
tion and be quite as profitable to the
grower. western Jiuru.
I
rSUQrOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
Statistics show that women grade"
sins are about a year older than men on
the average.
The Mormon Church has mere maV
sjonaries than the American Board ef
Foreign Missions. Chicago Herald.
The colored people of Pbfladelpam
have purchased ground on which
erect an industrial school for celored
children at a coat of $100,000.
Bishop Lyman, of North Carolina,
says he has ten colored rectors in that
State satisfactorily ministering to con
gregations of their own color.
The founding of St Peter's College
at Cambridge University, England, 00
years ago, was celebrated recently.
United States Minister Lowell spoke for
Harvard.
The Methodist episcopal Church is
going to start another university hi
Western Missouri or Eastern Kansas. A
Kansas citizen offers 9500.000 if ther
wfll call it by his name.
The Campbellite Chorea has war
chased 18,000 acres of land at $1-75 per
acre, and taken up 20,000 acres aaaU
tional near Bedding, Shasta County;
CaL, on which they intend to found a
colony. The Campbellites of St Levis
are the prime movers in the enterprise.
Chicago Times.
The annual report of the Congrega
tional denomination in Vermont shows
that there are seven associations, 113
churches and 9,328 members. Nearly
all the churches have Sundayecheola,
and some of them have two. The num
ber of officers and teachers is 1,078, and
of scholars 8,257.
The rapidity with which Dakota is
progressing may be judged from the
fact that last year, according to the re
port of the Territorial Superintendent
of Public Instruction, no les3 a sua than.
91.748,000 was expended for public ed
ucation. The wilderness is blossoming
at a marvelous rate. Current.
With the undoubted spread of edu
cation the American public is every day
becoming more ana more a reading
public, and proportionately the de
mand for written thought iu small com
pass on political, historical or literary
subjects by close thinkers &nd men of
letters is steadily increasing. Virginia
University Magazine.
"We are sorry," says the New York
Independent, "that the managers of
the New Orleans Exposition have de
cided to keep the exposition open on
Sunday. This will expose the exposi
tion, in this respect, to the condemna
tion of the great mass of the Christian
people of this country, who regard Sun
day as a sacred day. It is a kind of
liberality with regard to the Sabbath
which we do not believe to be founded
in truth or best for the moral interests
of the people.'
At the late meeting of tho California
State Teachers1 Association A. L. Ban
croft delivered a lecture on a proposed
new alphabet The Sacramento Union
says: "Previous to the address charts
were distributed showing the proposed
'San Francisco alphabet for revised En
glish spelling, 1884.' This shows a
scheme of thirteen vowels, four diph
thongs and twenty-four consonants.
The system may be summed up prac
tically in the statement that it is 'short
hand written in a long way. The char
acters, apart from the ordinary alpha
bet resemble ordinary letters now in
use generally. Mr. Bancroft explained
the chart at length, and claimed for the
'San Francisco alphabet' a variety of
advantages."
WIT AND WISDOM.
In condemning the van'ty of
women, men complain of the fire they
themselves have kindled.
A sociable man is one who, when
he has ten minutes to spare, goes and
bothers somebody who hasn't
Professor " Does my question em
barrass you? ""Not at all, sir," replied
the student "it is quite clear. It is
the answer that bothers me." From
the German.
Tin and brass do not go well to-
ether, says a scientific paper. Mr.
cience, you're away off. It's always
the fellow with brass that gets the girl
with tin. Yonkers Statesman.
Why is the gentleman called a
pawnbroker? Because tho oftencr you
go to him the broker you get, and the
broker you are, the oftener you go to
him. This, also, will apply to any
broker. Rise and sing. Burdclle.
Roller skating:
44 Oa the rollers be stidos like tho cars,
Hut an accident his Uupplneru mars;
A3 so swiftly he spod.
Ho sat down on his head.
And he saw aboutten million !"
Norristown Herald.
A preacher noted for his originality
enlightened his hearers one Sabbath by
the remark: "A conclusive proof that
God is benevolent is seen in the fact
that lie ha3 placed death at the end in
stead of at the beginning of life."
Little boy: How old are you, pa?
Father: I will be forty-seven on my
next birthday. Little boy: When is
that? Father: The 22d of February.
Little boy (surprised): Why, I thought
that was Washington's birthday. N.
Y. Herald.
Two Texas ladies were talking
about the children. "How is your boy
coming on at ichool?" "He is quite :m
artist He is drawing: live animals."
"So is my boy, BilL He drew a cat up
in a tree." He drew it all up by him
self, too." "Did he use a crayon?"
"No; ho used a rope." Texas' Sifl
ings. "Husband, did you mail my letter?"
"Yes, my dear; had to run like fury to
catch the first mail." "Why, here it is
in your pocket now." "Hey? Ura a
yes; so it is no, this isn't your letter;
this is that is, this isn't the one you
wrote; this is the one you were going to
write and forgot" "John Henry!"
"No, Mary, I didn't mail your letter."
"Well, 1'in awfully glad. I want to
add a postscript" Chicago News.
"Papa, dear, do you know there 13
one place that I am constantly envy
ing?'f "And what attractive spot is
that, my daughter?" "It's Eliza
beth," responded the ingenious maiden.
"Explain yourself, my child. My Greek
education was sadly neglected." "Well,
papa, Elizabeth ought to be happ-, for
it's in a New Jersey all the time." Ere
another dawn this damsel had her gar
ment and the old man had the bill.
N. Y. Graphic
Mamie Smith was incorrigibly
good-natured, and was the sort of a
folly, fun-loving, and lovable little chit
that it was next to impossible to punish
when correction was necessary. After
having exhausted other and ordinary
available methods, one day her mother
put her in bed at three o'clock in the
afternoon, and kept her th'ere supper
less till next morning. When Mamie
came down to breakfast she said, in her
sweetest way: "Mamma, I do wish you
would pat me to bed every day at three
'dock, I get so beautifully rested."
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