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VOL. XL.
MONTPELIER, VT., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1883.
NO- 14.
MONTPELEB . VT.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL i, 1883.
John Chinaman at Home.
By Rev. Q. P. Aiimb, A. B., East Dover, Vt.
' Less than a quarter of a century ago,
fudging from what memory brings from
the past, had tho average school boy been
askeJ, which are the lowest, vilest croa-
tures of the Human race, Ins reply,
doubtle3, would not have been the flat
headed Indians of the P.ioilio states, who
with sharpened sticks dig angle worms,
rousting them on stones before the fire for
breakfast ; nor yet the worse than brutal
cannibal; but the vile rat-eaters, the
"heathen Chinee."
They it is who have boen held as the
vory officeuring of the earth, and have
been despised and hated without measure.
Gradually, however, a obange has been
wrought. As China, the land and the
people, have become better known,
prejudiced, reluctant nations havo been
compelled to yield her respect.and despised
China is rapidly coming to be acknowl
edsed one of the Croat nations of the
eirtb. This rank must inevitably be taken
because sho actually possesses so much of
what constitutes a great nation.
Look at China from the standpoint of
hor natural resources. With the possible
exception of the United States, she stands
superior to any nation on the face of the
globe. Lay tho United States, including
Alaska, upon China and room romains
around the margin for half a dozen king
doms tho size of Great Britain and Ireland.
It is one-third larger than all Europe.
The inexhaustible fertility of hor soil has
been tested by centuries of abundant
harvests. With over 3,000 miles of coast,
washed by the ceaseless surge of the
ocean, with lofty mountains, extensive
plains, rich valloys and noble rivers,
supplemented by canals, equaling in extent
all the rost in the world, and affording
means for communication and transporta
tion in all parts ot tho empire; with coal
and iron deposits, far exoeeding those of
all Europe, the greatness of China, as a
country, is manifest, nnd commands not
only respect but admiration.
This admiration is Lightened when we
pass from the country to tbe people.
From the standpoint of history this nation
takes preeminence. Rev. Dr. Humphrey
says, "2000 years before Christ she had
an elective monarchy, and the names and
dates of fifty-eight monarchs before
Romulus founded Rome are extant. Its
authentic annals reach back beyond
Abraham. It was substantially what it is
now ami what it had boon for 3000 years
when th3 shores of ttrlialn uuliued me
first war cry of our barbario fathers."
China's language, arts and civilisation are
4000 years old. Hor present laws were
codified 2000 years ago. Hor government
while theoretically duspotio is yet practi.
c illy democratic. For 2081 years all the
offices of tbe government, except the very
highest, have been open to all the people
thro.if.h a system of competitive examina
tiona system the United States is strug
gling hard to rise high enough to adopt.
Her literary history is fully as marvellous
as her political, Siys Iliv. J. T. Gracy,
"Two centuries before Abraham left Ur
of the Chaldues, Chineso astronomers had
recorded observations, which have been
vjrifieil by modern scientists. A hundred
years before the north wind rippled over the
harp of the son of Jesse, Wung Wang, an
empercr of China, composed olassics which
a"c committed to memory at this day by
every advance 1 schular of the empire. She
had 1700 years ago a lexicon of the
language which is still reckoned among
her standards." In many important
inventions she has led the world, in
gunpowder and the use of firearms, in the
manufacture of paper, in the art of printing
and in the knowledge of the magnet.
Another lost of China's greatness is the
number and character of her people. The
fact alone that the einporor of China rules
one-third of tho people of tho globe ronders
her a great nation, but the oharacter as
well as tho number of tho people attest
her greatness. Iu activity, superior to all
races but tho Anglo Sixonj in ability,
astute; as merchants, sharp, enterprising;
as statesmen an diplomatists, inferior to
none. Mr. G. F. Seward, formerly
American consul at Shanghai says, "I
found among tho people an absenco of
shiftlcssncss, a practical sense, a self
devotion to the calls arising in the
practical relations of life an enduring idea
of right and wrong; among tho gentry
scholarly instincts and a desire for
advancement; and among tho rulers a
sense of dignity and breadth of view,
considering their information and patriotic
feeling."
Dr. Humphrey says of the character of
tho people, "In the samo porson stand
side by side gentleness, thrift, contentment,
cheerfulness, dutifulncss to parents, and
reverence for the aged, with lying, flattery,
fraud, cruelty, ingratitude, avarice, trench
cry, abominable vices, pol.vgamy, infanti
cide They aro either utter atheists or
abject slaves of superstition "
Rev. John Ross said, "Industry and
industry gutdod by gioat intelligence, is
the characteristic of the nation."
In spite ol the Chinaman's antipathy to
foreigners, and in spite of a slavish,
idolatrous, ancestral worship, which binds
them to the p i-1, they are taking on the
improvements of western civilization.
They aro fast replacing their old navy
with the most improved modern ono. They
are learning mining una engineering to
develop their vast coal and iron deposits.
They have formed ex.onsive combinations
in commercial transactions and are prov
ing thotuselvjs successful original compet
itors, not imitatois, of western traders.
Chineso banks, insurance companies nnd
boards of trade aro to bo found in all tbe
leading ports. Their commercial agencies
are in nil the principal business contors of
Western Europe, Siani and Australia.
They have npptopriatcd the sugar trade of
Amoy, tbe flour importations of San
Francisco, and control all the rioe trade of
their coasts with foreign countries. They
exhibit great tact and skill in tho use of
modern appliances, are rapidly learning
the history and geography of the world
and are becoming conversant with western
soiences and languages. Soiontifio and
popular mngazines circulate among the
literati and the ruling portion of the
people.
The people are divided into three classes.
(1) Mandarins the officials who represent
all that Is most brilliant in administrative
ability and literary culture (2) Literati
who are not officials but load a schoIarV
life. (3) Tho working classes, whieli
embrace all from the slick, enterprising
tea merchant to the filthy, diseased
beggar.
The language is monosyllabio and each
word expresses a oomplete idea or mean
ing. Chinese writing is picturo writing
with the addition of a limitod number ol
symbolio and conventional signs. These
signs or characters, each of which
expresses a word or idea, aro divided into
six olasses. Tho first class comprises
simply pictorial representations of sensible
objeots, such as tbo sun, moon, mountains,
etc. Tbe second class includes such
characters as are formod by the combina
tion of two or more simple hieroglyphs;
which together convey some other idea.
For example, hieroglyph of sun combined
with that for moon convoys the idoa of
light; mouth and bird that of song. The
third class indicates certain relations of
position, ns, above, below, the numerals.
etc The fourth class are characters
inverted, thus expressing an opposite
signification.
t
The fifth class aro derived characters,
tho characters used to express physical
objects, is transterrod to mental, or to
other physical objects with which tbey aro
associated; e. g., the hieroglyph for heart
signifies soul, that of room, wife. The
sixth class includes those which are com
posed of sign and sound. Names of plants,
birds, etc, and many objects difficult to
represent hieroglyphically aro described
by compound characters of the sixth class.
The total number of characters is 2-125,
which with their combinations form the
written language. This written language
is understood by tho educated classes in
all parts of the empito, but tho people
speak, in the various provinces, dialects
for which there is no written language,
The missionaries havo found great diffi
culty in translating tho scripture into the
common dialect for want of characters.
Again from the standpoint of hor relig
ious system, China is a groat nation. This
system is complicated, being the blending
of Confucianism, Taoism nnd Buddhism.
Many of the Chinese hold.nnd consistently,
each of them. Says Dr. Edkins "Confu
cianism speaks to the moral niture.
Taoism is materialistic Its notion is that
the soul is a purer form of matter, nnd
uhyaiiml discipline, a sort of chemical
process, which transmutes it into a more
etherial essence and prepares it for being
transferred to the regions of immortality.
It deifies hermits, physicians, magicians,
etc. Buddhism is metaphysical. It appeals
to the imagination and says the world of
sense is altogether unreal. Its gods
are personified ideas. Confucianism,
established over 500 years beforo Christ,
is the oldest religion of China. It
is the religion of state, and Is the
ore mighty religion throughout the
empire. Prof. Legge says, "Of all
religious systems Confucianism, perhaps,
has the greatest following, then Christian
ity .then Hindooism.lbnn Mohammedanism,
and we would place Buddhism in the fifth
place." It has been pro eminently tho
power that has moulded tbo Chinese
government and the Chinese character for
twenty-four centuries. Rev. J. T. G.acey
s iys "Confucius has exerted the greatest
influence, when timo nnd numbers are
taken into account, of any m .n that ever
lived."
Rev. J. h. Nevins said, "Wo may gain
i goneral idea of this system from the
five relations' and tho 'five virtues' which
ho made tho basis of thorn. Tho first is
between tho emperor and bis officers,
which developed, gives their system of
government and political economy. Then
follow tho relations between father nnd
son, Husband and wilo, brothers and
friends. Tho fivo virtues aro love, right
eousness, pioperity, knowlcdgo and faith."
Man's relation to God is entirely ignored.
Contucianism is more properly a code of
morals and political government than a
religion. It fails to give what man's
nature demands, something to worship
This defect has been in part supplied by
ancestral worship, which antedates Confu
cianism, but was adopted by tho great
moralist. JMlial piety be langlit to be the
highest duty, nnd the most fearful of all
punishments were inflicted for its violation.
Its chief duties are to the dead, nnd us
ancestral worship it is the most powerful
religious custom affecting China to-day
Still it does not satisfy man's desire to
worship tho Infinite, and Buddhism came
to give tho heart and tho imagination an
ideal perfection. Then camo Taoism to
satisfy tho craving of the heart for some
being to whom it could go for help, when all
earthly means fail. Thus the complicated
religious system of China is a mighty one,
mighty in its influenco over tho people
and in its hold upon their hearts and lives.
Christianity has to moot and conqqor it in
its triple form, but, thank God, it is
proving itself able to do this, nnd China,
great in natural resources, great in tho
number and character of its people, and
gre.a in it idolatrous worship, is yet to
become the grandest ti iumphs of the
cooquering cross of Christ.
To-day she sits in darkness, fast bound
in fetters of sin. Hor groat religion
wretchedly fails to purify her life and
redeem her to God. Somo of the gospel
seed has boen sown. Already it is begin
ning to boar fruit. In many places the
people are coming to talk about tho
"Jesus men;" and aro eagerly examining
the new religlun. Hungry, sin cursed
China is holding out bar hands to ns nnd
calling Tor the word of lifo. From Hoavon
Christ is speaking to ns, "As yo would
that men should do to you, do ye even sc.
to them."
U C'iUIUCII. BKI.UVED OP liOl).
Bv Rev. Alfhed J. HouoR,of Woodstock.
O churolj, botoved of Qod, and called
To preach aalvatlon full and free;
The nations, long by ila enthralled,
Await the Word of life from thee.
Beyond the Und that saw thy birth,
And this new world, thy power baa irrowu ;
Bat thou art called through all the earth
To make the great salvation known.
With Heavonly light thy banners sbiue,
The promises thy glorious dower;
A grand, perpetual priesthood, tnlue,
Endued with Pentecostal power.
The hearty fervor of thy speech,
Thy doctrines, well defined and broad,
The heart of heathendom shall roacb,
And bring It back through Christ to Qod.
Thy matchless form of government
Wrought, as the body for the soul,
Shall swiftly gather and cement
The varied tribes In one great wholo.
Tlie songs thy poet preacbor sung,
Itlch with the wealth of Jesus' name,
Translated Into every tongue
Shail spread abroad revival flame.
Thy servico simple, holy, sweet,
As that enjoyed by saints above,
Shall draw the world to Jesus' feet.
In one vast brotherhood of love.
Content with victories won wilt thou
No more to conquering might aspire 7
The crown will falllfrom off thy brow
And quenched will be thy tongue of fire.
What groans we've heard, what tears we've sLed
Before thy shrines I can Qod forget ?
The prayers of all thy sainted dead
Are waiting to belanswed yet.
Thine alters bathod with tears scarce dried ,
Reproach thee for th y languid ease;
The voices of the glorlned
Cry out from the eternities.
Their lives at Jesus' feet the y poured ;
Inspired of God with faith divine,
They claimed all nations for the Lord,
Thi3 legacy of faith is thine.
Thy founder still the wide world claims,
The voice of Ooke cries from tbe sea ;
The zeal of Fletcher glows and names;
As when he prayed at Modeley. j
Tho visions of the holy seers,
The glory of that church to be;
In these last swiftly flying years
May all be realized In thee 1
This is the time, the day, the hour,
of which tbe prophets spoke and sung
When Christ should reign In kingly power,
Proclaimed and hailed by every tongue. .
O church, beloved of Ood awake
The deeds of ancient days. repeat;
Tho box of precious ointment break ,'
O break thy heart at Jesus' feet.
,Tis thine .with faith sublimely boldj
The' go " of Jesus to obey;
Evangelize tho world and hold
Some annual conference every day.
Thy hoarded wealth, and offering pour I
Thy bous and daughters freely give 1
Come Holy Ghost, onoe more ! once more 1
And let the Mission spirit lire.
Rouser,
We never knew where he camo from:
out one irosty morning wnen wo went out
to the diggings there he sat, dejected and
ioriorn, oesiue uoc furrier s rocker.
What have I done?" exclaimed Doo.
striking a tragic attitude.
There was a shout of laughter, for cer
tainly no one had ever seen an uglier do2-
Snub nosed, crop eared,one eye white and
too other yellow, his tlushless skeleton
covered with a ooarse yellow coat there
he sat, statue like, without taking the
least notice of us, neither raising his eyes
nor wagging his tail. Indeed, the poor
brute had no tail to wag. And in addition
to his long list of misfortunes, he seemed
have been bully wounded in some
recent conflict for his wounds were still
bleeding.
'Lend me your revolver." said Chariot
Hines to Fritz Miller.
No," said Dutch Fritz, "don't waste
powder. I lays him out mit dis rock."
Davy Blake caught up a shovel, and
would soon havo ended the dog's career.
f Hank Howley had not interfered, to the
surprise of all.
In tho three months we had nicked and
shoveled and rocked and panned together
n mo buy liigh claim, no one bad ever
discovered any softnoss in Hank Howley.
ve nan come togetuer, a party ot live,
from different parts of the world, and
formed a partnership to work out n rich
mountain claim in the Sierras.
We had been strangers to each other
when we consolidated our claims into a
partnership, for purposes of economy in
labor and living, tiut we soon became
acquainted, and were speedily in possrss
sion of all the early "history" desirable
with regard to each other, except that ol
Hank Ilawley; ho never talked about
himself, and seemed to resent any curiosi
ty concerning his personal affairs. He
was rousn, reserved, and somewliat
surly j but he was always ready to
take upon himself the hardest nnd most
unpleasant tasks. His giant frame nnd
ron niBscies seemed mnuo lor nard work
and endurance.
The laugh went round as Hank went up
to the ugly biuto, patted his head, and
examined bis wounds in what seemed to
be a professional manner.
l he dog preserved tlie utmost indiuercnce
while his case was being discussed, never
appearing conscious of a human presence.
tiut wnen Hanks examination was ended
he licked his band in a gentle, melancholy
way, and then followed him to tho cabin.
Tho cruel wounds were dressed, nnd the
poor waif was sumptuously regaled with
somo bacon rind and three generous ll ip-
cks loll irom tno morning meal.
Old Butte, the camp dog, greeted the
new-ccmer with a vindictive growl; but
Hank bade him "get out!" so fiercely that
Butte retreated from tho cabin, and the
siranger took his place by the camp fire.
ihe more me miners and mitte abused
the new dog, the more Hank petted him.
He let him sleep at bis feet in his bunk,
and fed him from his own tin plate One
Saturday nlglii tbo air was more piercing
than usual, nnd Hank Howley indulged
in considerable grumbling at bimsoif lor
leaving bis coat at the head dam, a mile
distant, where we Dad all been working.
Ho was sitting on a bench wrapped in his
blanket, and smoking a home-made man
zanita pipe, when Fritz exclaimed :
"Hank, vere's de dog?"
"Ho hasn't been in for supper," sugges
ted Doc.
"Buse, ungrateful pnp!" said Charley.
"You've 6een the last of your coyote.
Hank. I told you so," added Davy.
"He was a cur of low degree, resumed
Charley. "A high-toned dog like Butie
would never go back on his friends in
that manner. Eh. ButteP"
"Don't you worry yourself about that
dog," growled Hank. "He ain't your
dog. I'll bet four bits he's all right."
None took tbe bet.
Presently Andy Anco offered to sell
Hank a fine fox-hound.
"I've no use for him," Hank replied.
"I've got the best dog in the Sierras, and
maybe you'll find it out if you live long
enough."
We did.
All day Sunday no pug nosed dog
appeared, nnd all day a running fire of
jest and comment was kept up about, the
.. .
vagrant, luo iiuiguuuring uiinoi 8, as
they droppoJ in to chat and smoke by onr
are, never tailed to isay,, "Why, Hank,
wtiere's your doer" until at lost Hank's
temper, never of tbe beBt, fairly gave out.
uu wonuay morning, wnen we went
back to work at the dam, there was tho
dog faithfully watching Hank's coat.
All through tnosn bitter nights ho had
watched by it, without food or shelter,
not even lying down on it for warmth.
He was shaking as with an ague fit; but
tbe look he gave Hank seemed to say "I
cannot do much for you, my friend, but
I have kept your coat safo."
"Didn't I toll you soP" said Hank
proudly.
Public sentiment Instantly turned in tbe
dog's favor, ns we gathered around him,
and showered upen him such terms as
"good dog!" "nice pup!" "poor fellow!"
"Why, he's a rouser of a dog, after alll"
said Doc, giving hira tho biscuit he had
brought for his own luncheon.
Ho was christened "Rouser" on the
spot, nnd from that time he was tho prime
favorite of the camp. Even Butte's selfish
heart warmed toward him, and many a
merry tussle they had together.
mat same day It began to snow. It
snowed and It snowed. We gathered
rockers, shovels, and pans. The snow
covered the bowlders ; then it buried the
chaparral and manzanita bushes; then all
the miner's cabins mid still it came down.
It nearly filled the valley full.
There wero eight or ton miners' oabins
in tho vicinity, tboir locality being indica
ted by one or two holes in tbe snow, and
marked by stakes bearing inscriptions like
tnese :
"Twenty feet to Billy Brooke's Cabin."
"Cabin of the Merry Minors, three yards
below." "Doc Furber, Hnnk Howley &
uo., twenty-live icet." "tirand note :
lienns nnd Bacon at all hours; two rods.'
Wo kept the fire roaring, read the old
papers over and over, went out nnd shot
gauio now and then, had games of rough
and tumble anil snew bailing, told stories
and smoked our pipes under the snow as
cheerfully as the greasy Esquimaux.
A hole in the snow let in tho light to a
bole in our cabin, and nt this window
Butte or Rouser invariably took bis station
at meal time; it was not large enough for
both at once. Our table was under this
window, and refuse bits of bread and
bacon were tossed to the lucky dog in the
winaow. uutto Dcmg oi a lazy turn,
could wait more patiently, so he usually
took ins station at tbe window as soon as
the savory fumes of frying bacon ascended
o l no upper air. Itouser would come to
tbe hole and bark savagely, but he could
not irignten liutto away. At last Kouser
resorted to artifice. One dinner time
he rushed into a little clump of pines
barking furiously, as if be bad found some
choice game. Butte could not withstand
this, so be came out of bis window to join
in the fun, and artful Rouser auietlv
slipped into his place. Day after day
Kouser continued to play this trick on
poor Butte, and always with tbe same
success.
But this same little window was
source of sorrow to Camp Square Comfort,
as we called our quarters. One day we
all went out hunting, and forgot to shut
tne window. When wo returned we tound
that the coyotes had carried off all onr
bacon. This was a serious loss. Wo
could borrow a little, of course, but it
was necessary for some one to go to the
nearest trading post for a fresh supply.
Hank Howley volunteered to perform the
mission, and as ho was tbe strongest of
the party and more used to traveling on
snow shoes, he seemed best fitted for tbe
service. It was about forty miles to the
nearest trading post, but Hank was sure
lie could mako tho trip in three days, or
lour at tannest,
"You bad better tic up Rouser till I am
well on the way," he said. Then he
started.
Rouser was greatly dejected. Ho whined
and bowled and cried all day, the tears
running down his faco and dropping on
the floor. At night wo untied him, but
his spirits did not seem to improve. On
the third night Hank had not returned,
hut Kouser was gone. We did not feel
anxious on Hank's account, for he had
sunsested that be micbt pt-olonu; his stay
n case be tound himscil too luliguod to
start back immediately
About daylight on tho louitti day
Kouser, or what there was left of him,
me back to camp. His condition was
i'vcn worso than when he first came to us
One leg seemed broken, and several ugly
wounds gave evidence of somo fierce
encounter. To his neck was fastened a
scrap of paper, on which was traced with
blood, in scarcely legible characters:
"Broke my leg. Cal. lion. Ho quick.
We lost no time in going to tne rescue.
A party of twenty men, on long shoes nnd
witb goon rules, started ou . A liglil tail
of snow rendered it easy for ns to follow
poor itouser s track. An hour s run
brought us to the object of our search,
tiank was lying under a thick pine nee,
on the snow. At first we thought we
were too late. His form was cold and
almost, rigid. One bone of bis left leg
was broken, fortunately brandy had not
been forgotten, nnd Doo Furber, who was
a real physician, succeeded in re.-toring
him with the help ol many rough but
willing hands.
We did not worry him with questions;
be could not talk. But all around were
marks of a ferocious buttle, and tracks of
a large California, bear. A broken snow
shoe, tho pieces bristling with hair,
indicated tbe naturo of the battle. There
was a deep wound on Hank's hand, nnd
his coat was badly torn. Watt Morgan
picked up his bloody pocktt knile in the
snow. I found h'S revolver, with all tne
chambers empty.
Following the track of tho ferooious
animal, his dead body was found nbout
half a milo from tbe spot. It was tbe
largest specimen of tbe puma that I ever
saw, measuring fully nino feet from tip to
tip. Wo secured bis skin, and slowly
returned to camp.
It was two days before Hank could
briefly recount his adventures. It appear
ed that he had started out early on the
morning ol the third day to return, lie
bad bought a hundred pounds of bacon,
and was lucky enough to have it brought
out fifteen miles by a pack traiu. Then
ho packed it on nis back ten milos further,
until he reached tbe snow where he left
his hand sled. He had come on faster
than he expected until nearly sunset,
when bo beard the familiar cry of a Cali
fornia lion. Upon that he started forward
as fast as he could go, and looking back
for the lion, he made a false step; his
snow shoe bit a stump, throwing him with
great violence, and breaking his leg.
Fortunately the night was warm, so be
hud no fear of freezing. He had a few
crackers in bis pecket, and, with the
bacon, he was well provided against
hunger, and be did not feel entirely
hopeless.
Then the cry of tbe California lion
sounded nearer. No doubi he scented tbe
bacon. Hank drew his revolver, and
crawled to a largo tree. Ho partly suc
ceeded in burying tbe bacon in tho snow.
The fearful cry sounded still nearer. The
sun had set and it was nearly dark. In
tently watching, be at length discerned
ihe animal, his eyes gleaming through the
branches of a tree. He decided not to
fire until his only chance required it, lest
the wounded beast should attack him. He
shouted, waved his broken snow shoe,
threw snow balls; but the creature still
skirmished around him, evidently taking
in the situation. lie drew nearer nnd
nearer, crouching ns if for a spring.
When bo was within a couple ot rods
Hank fired his first shot, hoping to hit
him in tbo eye. But the bullet seemed to
glance from the skull. Tho maddened
brute was about to leap upon him when a
champion appeared. Rouser sprang upon
from behind'
Then began a fearful conflict. Rouser,
who was small nnd more active, could
avoid tbe onsot of bis heavier foe for some
time, until he grew weary. Hank fired
several shots, but failed to bit a vital spot.
Once the battle surged so near him tbat
he beat the lion off with his broken snow
shoe, and succeeded in infliotlDg a sharp
wound in his throat. This was probably
a mortal wound, for the animal retreated,
closely pursued by Rouser, and Hunk
oould hear the ooniliot raging fur an hour
longer. Then Rousor returned in a pi ia
ble plight, but joyful and triumphant.
Hank thought the time cnuld not have
boen far from midnight. But he probably
fainted from pain and exhaustion, for the
next he knew it was morning, and ho was
nearly dead with cold. Hn managed to
stir a little, and from the bleeding woum.
on his hand, where the fierce brute had
scratched him, ho obtained the blood to
trace tho warning wo had received. He
had written it with a match, and fastened
it to itouser s neck, vvnn me same
npimalcb ho had been ablo to light a little
fire, which he fed for somo timo with bark
and conos from tho pine treo. Ho ate a
cracker, and then probably fell asleep.
Thanks to skillful surgery anil good
nursing, he camo out all right, and was
able to do bis part whon we resumed
work in Ihe spring.
And Rouser, who shared his convales
cent couch, with one of his legs splintered
and bandaged, like his master oh, lie
was tho hero of the camp! If a dog's
head could bo turned with compliments
and flattery, Ronser would havo been a
spoiled dog. But 1 1 is naturo was too
noble nnd unselfish to bo moved by nuy
sentiment of vanity.
Through the long weeks in whiob our
two helpless patients lay in their rude
bunks wo learned a lesson from their
brave nnd uncomplaining patience.
Hank's hardness nnd reserve seemed to
melt nway in n genorous gratitude for the
attention and care wo bestowed upon him
And it was a good tiling for us that we
had some ennobling occupation to expand
and elevate our hearts.
As for Rorser, he got bravely over his
injuries ; nnd I am sure there was not n
man in Round Valley that did not think
him as worthy of boing carved in maibie
as any or tho world' great heroes.
Harper's Young People.
A little fellow going to church for the
first time, where tho pews weie very high,
was asked, on coming out, what ho did in
church, whon he replied, "I went into
cupboard, and took a scat on the shelf."
A romping four-years-old boy bad been
denied some trilling gratification by his
mother, but it did not seem so trifling to
him as to her. So striking an attitude
before hor, he said, with the utmost gravity.
Mother, were you ever a boyr"
A Frenchman learning tho English
language complained of tho irregularity
of ihe verb "to go," tho present tenso of
which some wag had written out for him
as follows : "I go, thou startest, ho de
parts; wo lay tracks, you cut sticks, tbey
absquatulate or skedaddle,"
'Whatdocs Satan pay you for swearing?"
asked a man ol a big swearing boy.
"Nothing," was tho answer.
"Well," said the man, "You work
cheap. To lay aside tho character of a
gentleman, to give so much pain to your
friends ana all civil lolks, to wound your
conscience aud risk your soul, and all for
nothing! You certainly do work cheap
very cheap, indeed!"
'Youna Tiiulv, O. Ditson." Tho ven
erable music publisher of Boston subjected
himselt to tho interviewing process, mo
other day, and told tho interviewer some
thing about the well known quotation.
Years ago Ditson belonged to a gay sot of
young men and on one occasion the telling
of stories whs in order. Ono of Ihe
brightest in ihe company had lold "a good
one," which raised a roar. Young Ditson
was called upon to follow. Ho was non
plussed. Ho could not back nut and he
dreaded nn anticlimax. A biilliant
thought came to him liko an inspiration,
and he began. Ho said that a few days
previously be had been invited to dine
witb a family and other invited guests
who wero very religious. At tho lablo,
being mistaken for a theological student,
he was invited to "ask tho blessing."
Being in a revet ential mood that afternoon
bo proceeded to comply. Ho started off
successfully, warmed up to it, and had no
trouble at nil in continuing Ilia exercises.
But when he camo to a point where he
considered thtl enough had been said, he
found no way to conclude, lie could not
stop in any ihcent manner. Then he
thought of bis accustomed manner of
winding up nn epistle in business Ho at
or.ee ended tbe agony by using the expres
sion : "Yours duly, O. Dilsnn." This put
the other Itllows all into the shade and
relieved its perpetrator from a mollifying
dilemma. Mr. Ditson declares that it
was only a story told by himself, and that
be never was really iu such embarrass
ment at a dinner tablo.
The Exgixeeu at a Conceht. "I
was loafing around the strepts ono night."
said Jiui Nelson, one of the oldct loco
motive engineers running into New Or
leans, "and ns I had nothing to do I drop
ped into a concert, nnd heard a slick
ooking Frenchman play a piano in such
way that made me leel all over in snots.
As soon as he sat down on the stool I
knew by the way he bandied himself that
be understood the machine he was running.
He lapped the kevs away up at one tnd.
just as if they were gauges, and wanted to
see it he nau water enough, linn be
looked up as if he wanted to know how
much steam bo was carrying, nnd the next
moment bo pulled open tho throttle and
sailed out on tho main Hue, just ns if be
was halt an Hour late.
Ycu could hear ber thunder over cul-
veris and bridges, and getting faster nnd
laster until Ihe leilow rocked about in Ins
seat like a cradle. Somehow I thought it
was old 'SO' pulling a pnsseuger train unci
getting out of the way of a 'special.' The
fellow worked the keys on the middle
division like lightning, and then ho drew
along tho north end of tbe lino until the
drivers went around like a buzz saw, and
I got excited. About the time I was
fixing to tell him to cut her oil a little, be
kicked the dumpers under tho machine
wide oLen, pulled tho throttle nway back
n the tender, sud, doiusalem nuuiKis!
how he did run. I couldn't stand it any
onger. and yelled to him that sho was
pouudiii x' on the leftside and if he wasn't
carclul he'd drop bis nth pan. Eat he
didn l hear. -o ono heard mo. Every
thing was flying and whizzing. Telegraph
po)es on tbe side of the track looked liko n
row ot cornstalks, tho trees appeared to be
a mud bank, anil all tho time tho old uia-
c.iino sounded like the hum of n bumble
bee. I tried to yell out, but my tongue
wouldn't move. He went around curves
like a bullet, slipped an cccentiic. blew
out Ins soft plug, went down grades fifty
Icet to the nine, and not a confounded
brake set. Sho went by tho meeting-point
at a milo nnd a half a minute, nnd calling
for moie steam. My hair stood up like u
wild tat's tail, because I knew Ihe gatuo
was up. Sure enough, dead abend of us.
was Ihe headlight of Iho 'special. In n
daze I heard Ihe crash as they struck, and
saw cars shivered into atoms, people
mashed and mangled and bleeding and
gasping lor water.
1 heard another crash as tho trench
rofessor struck tho deon kt vs awnv down
on the lower end of the southern division,
nd then I came. to my senses. Thero ho
was at a dead standstill with the door of
tho firebox of the machine oncn, wiping
tho peispirntion oft his face and bowing at
lie pcoplo lietoro him. 11 1 live to bo a
thousand years old I'll never forget tbo
ride that trer.ohmnr.
gavo mo on the
piano."
" I.KT THKIli! nU 1.MJI1T."
By Ctnu I. Dunn, u. L. , Moutpeller, Vt.
Tliora was inl latent d irknBg overlthe earth,
Like a shroud It enveloped tho land, S
And the throbbing, vibrating blacknoss seemed
Full of wlerdest phantoms on ever hand .
Till the words of God.-" Let there bo light ,"
brought the beautiful, new-horn day in sight.
But this gloom becomes a being of light,
By the side of tho pitiful shade
That for ae dirkene.1 the souls 'ol men
Who had never heard of the ransom paid
On the cross, by Hire who died for all
Who will listen to his most loving cult.
So they bowed ttheun down to Idols of wood,
And to hideous idols of clay.
Huperstitiou bouud the,u with ;cruel chains.
For they never knew of a better way.
Not a star sliime forth In their dark night,
Through the darkness gleamed no ray of light.
Then the message came, "Go forth in the world,
To the uttormost lies of the sea.
Let the nations hear that I died for all,
Let them leave their idols and como to me,
And my love shall banish sin and;night,
For my kingdom is one of peace audIight."
Ho God's messengers, obeying the call,
In all lands tho glad tldiugs proclaimed.
That tho lamp of lifo glveth peace and rest,
That it Bbiueth always where Christ is named,
And the wonderaus words" Let there he light ' '
Once again iu the world dispelled the night.
And the people groping blindly for rest,
For a glimpse of the heavenly way.
In the Word of God found tu e steps rovealed.
And aro coming In to the perfect day.
Lot the words of love reacn around the world,
Let the banner of Christ bo still unfurled,
Till there Is no night in all our fair land,
Till tbe message of peace and of lovo
Uiis been heard by all of the children of men,
And they And their way to the home above,
May the words resound, " Let there be light,"
Till the world shall be saved through Jesus' might.
As in some parts of the world tho cold
is so intense that the mercury freezes and
the registering of the temperature ceases.
so with conscience we may sink so far
in sin that it ceases to reprove, for itsclt is
frozen and powerless.
Alexander II. Stephens never knew a
well day in his life, yet he never spoke of
his condition unloss some one addressed
him upon the subject, and whenever he
did it was usually to jest at his weakness.
He used to say ho made it tho rule of his
life to livo each day as if it were to be his
last.
"What shall we teach our boys." Teach
them to bo bettor than you aro; teach
them to bo honest, sincere, unselfish, and,
above all thingi, to be pure. Teach them
that thero is no sex in morals, and but
one standard of right for both sexes ; that
purity is as essential to manhood as to full
womanhood; that impurity will damage
a man as effectually as it does a woman;
that unclean language is as hateful in a
hoy as in a girl, and ruinous in either.
Give them a common school education,
besides, into which these teachings are
not apt to enter; and you may be sure
that your boys will reverence you when
you are laid loo low to longer sh iw your
honest, righteous prido in tbem. Grand
falls i.Uici.) I'osl.
Abraham Lincoln's parents in March,
lsdO, moved from their forest home in
what is now Spencer county, Indiana, to
Illinois, settling ten miles west of Decatur,
where they built a log house on the north
fork of the Sanganon, nnd cleared fifteen
acres of land, for the fencing of which
Abraham split the rnils. Ho was thon
just approaohing twenty-one years of age,
six feet four inches tall, nnd the champion
wrestler of tho neighborhood. After
attaining his mnjority he spent a year or
two working at odd jobs for the farmers,
and mado his first public speech; it was on
tlu navigation of tho Sangamon river, on
which waters he scon afterward launched
a flit botit, and, with his half brother,
navigated it to New Orioans.
Lady Blooiufiuld, in her reminiscences,
recently published in England, tells a
good Btory nt tbo cxpenso of her own
lather. On account of his dislike of the
noise of children ho was nocustomed to
isolate himself from tho younger members
of his family. Walking out one day he
met a nurso carrying a babe In ber arms,
and being struck by the bcntily of the
infant, hu inquired whoso child it was.
Tho nurse, much astonishod, unswered
Y ur own, Sir J tiomas."
Another funny story is told of a poor
curate, whn, at a largo parly, was deplor
ing the large family he hail to educate
with a very small income, saying to tbe
Oxford bishop, "Do yon know, my lord, I
have nineteen childrenr ' Upon which a
red-faced woman with a cqueaky voice.
exclaimed, ' Only fourteen by me, Mr.
Jones!"
Who is That I'eiison?'' The follow
ing good story about a well .known
professor, told by an English paper, proves
that even a man of science may be too
positive :
mo prolessor was showing a paity of
ladies and gentlemen over some large
works at liirmingham, chiefly engaged in
the manufacture of complicated optical
instruments. Tbo parly came to a very
ingenious instrument, the working of
which the professor proceeded to explain.
In tbe midst of his exposition, a roughly
drossed young man, standing near, struck
it, and civilly showed the man of science
that bo was qtiito mistaken in his explana
tion of tbe instrument.
The professor, whose weak point is not
an excess of humility, angrily maintained
his own view, but did not succeed in
convincing his oppoiitnt, who finally
shrugged bis shoulders and walked off.
"Who is that that person ?" asked the
professor, indignant y, of a workman
standing by.
"Oh, that is Dr. ," was the reply;
"he invented Hint instrument you have
been looking nt." Tabioau.
CArr. Bovton's Pabuot. Capt. Paul
Boyton, tho famous swimmer, owns a
talking parrot, which has a habit of imi
tating crying babies. Last week ho was
taking the bird in a basket to New York
from bis home nt Flushing. Suddenly the
passengers on the ferryboat heard the
wailing of an infant proceed from tbe bas.
ket at bis side. As tbo sound Increased,
they stared at Boyton, who got red in the
face and gnve tho basket a gentle kick.
Then nn old woman became indignant nnd
said something about n "big brute." Tho
kick seemed to have aroused 1 oily 3 feel
ings, for tho screaming grew louder. The
staring of tho passengers became unbear
able, and tbe captain seised tho basket and
hurried to the lront ol tbo hont, in evident
embarrassment, for he is not a married
man. Ho was followed by all the passen
gers, who watched blm narrowly as he
stood by tho railing. When the boat
lauded ai Now York, and Boyton reached
the street, ho was accosted by a policeman.
"Captain," said the officer, "there's an
old gent says you've got a baby in that
basket."
"What nonsense," said Boyton, as a
crowd gathered; "and suppose I havoP"
'Well, it's a curious way to carry a
child, and you'll excuse mo if I insist on
seeing it. It s my duty, you know."
"All right," said the captain, as he cut
the cover of the basket open with a pen
knife. The parrot stuck its head out of
the basket nnd yelled, "Polly wants a
cracker!"
And now tho policeman would like to
"havo a few words" with the "old gent"
who gave him tbe Information which led
to Iho laugh which followed.
How "New Pbocess" Flouu is Made
The old tnothod of milling was practi-
callv this: The wheat was passed between
the stones and crushed at one grinding
dirt bran-Hour.and all, ground up together
Then it was holted, and what was lucky
enough to be fine nnd white whs packed
and sold ns "Superfine" flour. Sucb
milling ns that, however, did little more
tnan to reduce the starchy matter to a fine
powder, while that part ot the wheat
containing the phosphates and gluten was
poorly cleansed and not well ground, and
as uiey did not Know wnai to ao witn it,
part was put into the inferior grades or
flour, and a good deal of it was sold as
offal in the shape of middlings. It was in
comparison to such flour that "graham,'
"wheat grits" nnd other wheat products
where the whole berry was crushed
together and none of the nutritious quali
ties bolted out (nor the dirt either, for lhat
matter,) were greatly to be preferred from
a hyglenio standpoint
But tbe new process has completely
revolutionized fliur milling, and the
quality of the best Hour also, as any one
knows who has been through tbe Minne
apolis mills; and there is quite as mucb
difference in tbe brain, bone and muscle
producing qualities of the best flour, under
tbe old process, and tue oest nour as now
made, as there is between raw sugar and
the refined article. Tbe parts of the wheat
that formerly went into poor flour and offal
are carefully saved, and cleaned and
ground into the best flour. And tbe
grinding is not with one crushing.
but the wheat is sligntly ground miny timet
between rolls of chilled Iron, porcelain of
steel, some of them smooth, some corru
gated, before all the parts of the berry are
Anally reduced to flour. "Gradual reduo
tion'' is the milling term. Eaoh time tbe
wheat goes through a pair of these rolls it
is carried oil to separators and purilicis,
and the different parts aro separated and
cleaned. What is fine enough is sent to
the flour-packer, while that which is
coarse is again ground. Each time it is
crushed, some fine flour and some coarse
middlings are released. These middlings
contain tho phosphates and gluten, and
are carefully separated and sent to puri
fying machines to have the dirt blown out,
after which tbey are reduced still finer,
until witb repeated grinding tbey became
patent flour.
Modern milling machinory acts witb
almost human intelligence in separating
the different parts of tbe flour and in
purifying these middlings which used to
be led to cattio. xou couiu not now buy
the offal that used to be given to cattle
without paying about the price of patent
flour. The bran is passed throngb tbe
rolls time after time in order to get off the
particles of flour, beoause here is whore
the nutritious elements are placed, just as
in a potato the best part is nearest the
peeling. And the bran is not crushed and
mixed In with the flour. It is flattened
out with a nicety equal to that with which
iron is rolled. Little by little tbe flour is
worked off, nnd when the bran is done
witb, it is in broad Hakes witi only nn
infinitesimal portion of nutriment hanging
to it.
To pat it briefly, the phosphates and
otber nutritious elements are found in tht,t
part of tho berry nearest the bran, while
the starch is contained in the center. Tne
great end in milling is to mill the nutri
tous elements into the patent. This we
do with the now process, and chemical
analysis proves it. For this reason you
can see that in the best patent you get all
tbe desirable qualities of graham, minus
the dirt, the woody fibre of the bran, and
other worthless stuff. Minneapolis Letter
in Hartford Time.
What Children Read. Pr lessor
Greenwood, of Kansas City, Mo , was
recently asked to make inveiligations as
to what some children road. He has just
made an interesting and In some respects
a startling report. Ho spent eight months
in the task intrusted to him, examining
during that time 1,371 boys nnd l.oOH
girls, or 2,877 in all. He found that 30
percent of the books read wero fiction;
nearly eleven per cent travels and adven
tures; 8 1-2 per cent history; 9 1-2 per
cent biography ; 8 per cent scientific; two
per cent literature and essays; neaily 12
per cent poetry; 2 per cent miscellaneous,
and 11 per cent "trash." Upon inquiry
it was also found that 432 pupils had read
one or more copies of a flashy "sporting"
paper published in New York. In other
words that every pupil out of every five
was either a constant or an occasional
reader of this paper. In fifty-seven rooms
pupils were found who read it; in nine
rooms no readers. W hen questioned the
pupils said they read it because it "bad
lots about fights and killing in it," and
with great unanimity they thought "it
ought not to be sold for children to read
it." The report concludes: "Going
through tho rooms I found some cnildren
who read no books; Others again that
read only tho poorest. All were anxious
to read. The teachers aro only too glad
to help them. Nearly all children thai
attend school are reached, but who is able to
reach the wails and outcasts and others
who do not attend school P Nearly all
those who can read revel daily over the
very lowest class of literature. Hundreds
and thousands pity them, but pity is not
what they need"; they need help nnd that
immediately. It may be tbat some day
our legislators will think of these -nobod'ys
children ' Let us hope so at least.."
TmiDv iTcitftir. TuavPWTinN.i. A Cort
land man bas in Tented a innchine for
painting wagon wheels that will do the
work of fivo men and distribute the paint
evenly.
Mnn in Jovee, a telegraph line man, on
the Rome road bas Invented nn electro
for indicating the
Lll 1 iiv l . ' " n
oc upancy of vaoanoy of closets on oars.
by means or on eiecirio current, a uim
glass plate fixed in the sido of the closet
.,nA marfenri nn nne aide "occunied'1 and
on the other "vacanfis made lo turn over
when the door is opened or closed.
A Broome county man has invented an
tn iinnnnmini inn tender voices
of railroad brakemen. Within a box with
glass set in one sido are two rollers, upon
one of which is a strip of cloth wilh the
names ol stations oi me rauronu lor wuicu
it is nsed printed upon it. As the oars
leave a Blation it is the duty of the
brnkeman to ring a gong attatched to
iu uv tn null tlm nttnnt.inn of iMsaencrers
and then wind the oloth from one roller to
the otber until the name of the next sta
tion is seen through the glass by the pas-
ociigoia. ..... .
awakens the brakeman if ho happens to
.nHnop0 T iara ia nn AiiAnnmenr. laai.
fall asleep.
t ,. nvDa It Tt ! Bald tbat John
Luua v. , ' -
Wesley was onoo walking along a road
i.u i .I.,- x..n vmIuiaiI tn him his
Willi I Ul uim.i , ...- - -
troubles, saying he did not know what he
sboula ao. inoy were i mu muuniu
A...Enfv a stnnn fence tn a meadow, over
which" a cow was looking. "Do you
know, saia wcsiey, wny me iwm
,niitit Vn ranlied the one
UVOI inn - i
in trouble. "I will tell you," said Wosley,
because sno oanuui. iuua. luiuun u.t u
.t., ia vnn mnt. An with vour
1 lUVb 13 nu.iv J rf
troubles: look over and above them."
. . . . i ui r -it ik.
Depenu upon lr, in uio miusi. ui uu mo
i tha vrnrlH itnrl Ita WSVI. and
EVlcui:a auuiiv j.
all the lenorance of God and his greatness,
U -BH ..... llThi,
tue mnn or wouinu uw v j , uj
in i it witti thA ..ma hAart. nf
Will uo uuun. " - . -
eivinz up. ' nearer tbe secret of things
, i . . I 1 I
man me geoiogiat i iiiouiuginii. w.
McDonald.
What To Diiink The habit of drink,
ing strong tea, or black coffue, directly
after dinner, is especially bad, and certain
ly intcrferrs witb digestion. At breakfast
lime a healthy man has nil his sleep in
him, nnd surely it is then unscientilio for
him lo inflict upon bis system strong tea
or coffee. At "toa-tinio" tea or coffee may
well be indulged in moderately; the bulk
of the days work is done; tlie body not
only wants rinsing ou'. but fatigue is felt
which may well bo oounteraoted by tbe
use of a mild stimulant, suoh as tea; and
bed-time is not et so near that sleep fa
thereby interfered with. MoBt nations
that drink coffee largely get a sallow
skin; and I am inclined tu think that the
carbonaceous matter of the roasted coffee.
when so largely and frequently tnken,may
perhaps havo something to do with this.
For hard working people, who are not
corpulent, I should suggest tho thick-flak
ed cocoa as the Healthiest ami most nutri
ous breakfast beverage. For those who
do not want fattening drinks, and who
often cannot digest cocoa, I should say
drink hot water at breakfast. Those who
dine late, nnd make their dinner their
main meal, need n diluent drink, nn hour
or two afterward, and if they drink tea it
keeps tbem awake or makes them Irritable
and nervous. I find for myself tbat din
ing solidly, ns I am ohliged to do when I
have my work, (7.30 p.m.) and often
needed to work from nino to eleven, a
tumbler of hot water brought into my
study or laboratory is tho best and whole
somest drink, and after a few evenings
it will bo ns much relishing ns the usual
draught of tea. The hot water assists to
complete tho digostion of residual food, it
acts upon tne kidneys, ana rinses out the
effete matters, and thus will be found to
wako one up sufficiently, and neither
to injure tbestomach'nor to keep the brain
awake after bed time. In cold weather
warm water is by far the best drink at
dinner time, and in hot weather a draugh
of warm water is far wholesomer and
more cooling than oold or iced water.
The use of iced water is one of tlie most
destructive habits in which our American
cousins indulge not because it cools them
or quenches their thirst, but simply be
cause tney navo acquired Dan naoits ana
demoralized their palates. At a hotel in
tne United states, guests wilt be seen
sipping hot cofftie, iced milk and other
things alternately, as well as devouring in
no time, a vast quantity of viands, on tbe
principle of "devil take tne Hindmost,"
and mixing up in their mouths substances
wnicn lo an ordinary f.ngnsnman seem lo
make a strange medley. It may bo that
the "devil takes the bindmost " at tne notei
tables, but I am certain that afterwards
tbe foremost; for nowhere elsu do we see
a nation of dyspeptics nnd such n need for
dentists.
A Crazv System, A little girl, eight
years old, died in Baltimore, and the
certificate of the amending physician gavo
is the cause ol death "over study. ' aho
had been reduced one grado last summer
for inability to keep up with her class, nnd
having been recently piomoied was in
terror of being put back. This was an
exceptional case, but there can be no
doubt that the unreasonable and brutal
system of "grades" is doing harm to
thousands of school children. This system
proceeds on tho hypothesis that, if nil
children are not equal in mental gifts,
they can approach a standard of equality,
to rise abovo which Is to be reckoned a
prodigy and to fall below it a dunce.
A child oi toierablo abilities is spurred
on to efforts beyond its powers. Mediocre
talent is forced iu tbe hope of budding
into genius. Falling short of the art itrary
standard in one study necessitates an
amount cf extra energy to come up to it.
tho expenditure ot which retards progress
in others, and thus it goes. Under the
old sjstem of free schools Iho scholar's
progress was natural. Industry was
exacted, but a boy's deficiency in arithme
tic did not prevent Ins familiarity with
history. He could apply his energies to
his studies in proportion to his power.
To-day children are called on to mako
bricks, but the all important straw may
not be at hand. Nevertheless their task
goes on without regard to the supply of
the necessary ailjunet.
I he preposnemtn system should bo
abolished and the laws of nature bo
followed. It may lio hard to kill tho
average l y with over study, but tho edu
cators of to day are making systematic
Hons to denionsirato tho lacility Willi
which this dispatching may bo effected.
Savannah Telegram.
(JitowTii ok the NoitTiiWKST. Oregon
newspapers, reviewing tho events of ihe
past year, show tlie existoneo of a remark
able degree nf prosperity in lhat s'alo.
Tn years ago the population of Portland
was less than lli.uut). lo day it h nearly
three timeslltat number, and is continually
increasing. During 1S2, $.1,0011,0(10 wss
pent upon new buildinsrs in tliateiiy. and
$400,000 on its streets, lis wholesale trade
for tbe year aniotinied to 10.000,000, and
he exports to 8:12,128,381. Equally
favorable reports come frein Washington
Territory, whose vast, forests of valuable,
timber furnish an article of export lhat is
wanted ,n all parts of the world. llnrty
years ago Pnget Sound's first saw miil
was built. loday there nre numerous
towns iu which lumber saw ng is I he main
ndustry. In 1881 175,000 cubic feet of
lumber wero exported. The amount
sawed in 1882 is estimated at over
300,000,000 feet. The mills ate nearly nil
lighted by electricity, and are tho scene of
ceaseless labor. Various kindred forms of
industy havo arisen out of the abundance
timber, including cooperage nnd shipbuild
ing. Among recent settlers In Ibis
favored region nre somo of the Russian
Jewish immigrants, and reports received
from their settlements givo good grounds
for believing in a successful issue to their
agricultural experiments. Altogether both
Oregon and Washington territories seem
to be thriving to a much greater degree
than California, their southern neighbor,
and nre attracting comparatively a larger
share of immigration.
Half-Educated People. James Pir
ton recently addressed the evening high
school of liostcn and said that half-educated
people are often found in tbe highest
walks of life. He himself had once found
on visiting England that his education
was wofully deficient in many respects.
When asked if such and such a flower or
tree was a native of America, he could
not toll. Ho was unable to inform his
questioner how much grass was cut to an
acre in America. He had not fully com
prehended the fnot that any gross was
ever cut in this country. It was to be
observed that no people had so thoroughly
separated themselves from naturo as
Americans a fact particularly salient
when the familiarity of Europeans with
country interests is considered. The value
of knowledgo gained from literature is
overestimated, bethought. It is not Iho
ohlef end of mnn. To write classic English
is not tbe highest aohiovement. Shakes
peare was not the greatest man of the
Elizabeth era. Homer was not the noblest
Greek. Uo was less than Achilles, as the
herald ia less than tho general whose
exploits ho proolaims. In tbe first rank
of aristocracy should be placed the
discoverers of truth, like Nowton. Next
to them belong thoso who apply tho truth
to the age.
Tho grentest truths aro the simplest,
and so aro the greatost men.