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THE COUNTY PAPER,
My DOllYNS ft WAI.I.KIt.
OHEGON.
MO
t CANNOT Till.!. YOU WHY.
I1T 40E!'IIINB rOlXAtlt).
When HoWn rnmo a-courtlng mc,
A comply youtli was lie,
Wlillo I was Imt n country 1am,
An Almplr as could bo;
I nlwiiyn hliulicil wns 111 nt case
Whenever lie was by;
AihI feltm very, very queer,
1 cannot tell you wliyl
The doners lie brought I Mil away
Wllliln a secret nook;
Ho never picssnl lmw dear they were,
Or knew what pains I took
To keep them lorn;; and w licit they grew
Quite f.nUsI, old, and dry,
My tear ell on them lll;o n dew,
I cannot tell you why I
Each elft he pave, each word he spoke
Tome was vtryili-ur;
And yet I was but half inytvlf
Whenever ho was near;
As restless as the startled fawn,
As timid and as shy,
1 was .uid yet ho courted mc,
I cannot tell oti why I
Oil, there were maidens fair to see,
Ucdeokod w.lth many n pein,
Who would have smiled delightedly
Hail Uobln courted tlictn;
And In those strangely pleasant days,
I used to wonder why
He slighted those, and chose Instead
A sweetheart such a I.
lie seemed uncertain of his fate,
Until one summer day
He came and told mo quietly,
That he was going away;
When I at once grew sick nt heart,
And thought that I should die;
Oh, lovers, who arc loath to p.irt,
l'ethaps you'll tell me why I
-And then he urged mo to become
His wife without delay;
As If I hail been stricken dumb,
I had no words to say;
My heart beat fast; my Hps In vain
Essayed to make reply;
Hut Hohln did not go away
I need not tell you why.
lMtACTlCAL SCIENCE.
Surpnry nml IMectrlcIt y.
Trouvo's utilization of electricity in
combination with surgical Instruments
is bearing fmit. A easo is recorded
from Vienna, in which u doctor has suc
ceeded in curing a cancer in tlio stom
ach, mainly by tlio assistance rendered
by the polyscope. Tlio electric probe,
which rings a bell when a ball or any
metallic substanco imbodded in tlio
muscles is readied, is highly prized by
army surgeons, and an application of
tlio same principle to surgical forceps
lias enabled a Berlin oculist to savo the
oyo of a workman which was damaged
by the intrusion of a spark of steul.
This case had becomo so urgent that it
was necessary to extract tlio piece of
metal without delay or to excito tlio uyo;
but Dr. HirAlibcrg, by inserting n soft
iron probo and subsequently converting
It into an elcctro-mognet, withdrew the
particle of metal ami saved tlio oyo.
Why tlio I'rulrles ore Trcelrss.
A curious and interesting explanation
of tlio nbsonco of trees on tlio great
western prairies was given tit tlio meet
ing of the ncademy of natural science
by Sir. Thonias Sleeham. Numberless
theories havo been advanced by students
in natural history why thogrent feeding
grounds of the bull'ulo should bo without
arborescent vegetation, tiio principal
one which is supported by distinguished
authors being that of climatic iutlucnco.
Sir. Meehani's theory is tliat tlio absence
of trees is duo to artificial causes alto
gether. Taught by their necessities the
early Indian mad it a practice annual
ly to lire tlio high grass of tlio prairies,
-which had tlio cfiect of making tlio
growth luxuriant and consequently
tiinfn tntrltlnn- 4i tlin vnt linrila nf liuf.
falo, on which, tlio abonginics depended
greatly for sustenance. It has been con
clusively settled that no vegetation, savo
tlio hardy pralrio grass, will appear on
ground ovor which tiro lias swept until
auothor season, so that tlio yearly
prairie lircs oxtonded tlio area of tho
plateau until tlioy had becomo almost
measureless. Mr. Medium cited several
instances of where trees had grown
when the firiug had been discontinued.
Tho hypothesis was both pleasing and
plausablo, and has excited some discus
sion among tho savants.
Theory of Luminous l'ulut.
rrogrcniof Science.
Light is supposed to bo tho vibration
of an oxtrcmolv olastlo fluid called
ether, which Is supposed to fill tho whole
of space, and which, set In motion by
tho vibration ot tno luminous sourco
itself, produces upon our oyes tho sen
sation of light. Now, it is thought that
tho waves of light communicate tliolr
motion to tlio particles of tho paint,
which start into energetic vibration,
continue- long after tlio oxelting causo is
withdrawn. When wo ring a bell tho
blow of tlio hammer communicates Its
motion to the particles of tho boll, which
start into action, imparting their motion
to tho porticlcs of air, which transfor
tho vibrations to tho drum of tho ear,
and produco the sensation of sound, which
grows fainter ahd fainter anil fainter,
until at last it dies away, when tho par
ticles of tho boll aro onco moro at rest;
so It is with tho luminous paint and all
other phosphorescent bodies, tlio parti
cles of which, when disturbed by tho
waves of ether, yielded light for a time,
which decreases in brilliancy as tlio par
ticles grew less and less; they, too, liko
tho particles of n boll, require periodi
cal renewals of tlio forco that affords
llicm their motion.
Hulphnto of Copper.
Frofessor Rcmsen, of tho John Hop
kins Unlvorslty, Baltimore, Maryland,
has made thu discovery that when cop
per is deposited from a solution of sul
phate of copper on a pinto of iron In a
magnetic field It Is arranged in ridges
around thu poles of the magnet aiufin
directions whicli aro at right angles to
tno linos oi iorco, ana, consequently,
coincident with tlio lines marking tho
oqulpotenlial surfaces. Further, tlio
outlines of tho poles of tho magnet aro
always sharply defined on tho plate,
as along theso lines a portion of thu
iron of greater or less width is left un
acted upon. Pormanont or electro
magnets may bo employed in ropoating
tho experiments. Tho plates ot Iron
aro tuna prepared: -lake ordinary fer
rotype iron, which can bo had from any
dealer in materials for photngropliors.
Cut tho sheet In sizes to suit tlio mag
nuts. Keiuovo the surface contlujr bv
placing tho iron in a bath of caustic
sodii. Hend up tho plates on all sidos
so as to form shallow vessels. To pro-
vent rusting It is bettor to leave tlio
plates in tho bath until tlioy aro needed.
.After tho plato Is made iuto a vessel, it
Is washed successively with water, ti
Httlo ordinary concentrated hydrochlo
ric acid, nnd ngaln water. Tho bottom
of tho vessel Is dried and placed In po
sition on tho poles ot tho magnet, nnd
lastly tho solution of copper sulphate is
poured in,
l'orm of tlio I.lKlitnlliK-ltoil.
Oermsnlown Telegraph.
The subject of tho proper form of light
mug-conductors, long a disputed one
among selentlllo men, has recently been
experimentally Investigated by Sir. V,
II. I'rerce, with tho result of continuing
.1 . . 1 t 1 .!.
mu pusuiim ui rmiuuiy, mill uiu sec
tion of a rod is tho essential clement.
Tho advocates of rods of largo surface,
such as ribbons, tubes, eto., among
whom was tlio lalo rrofessor Henry,
conclude, from the fact that static elec
tricity resides upon the surface, that
electricity of high tcnlon, such as u
lightning discharge, is better conducted
nwtiv bv'a largo extunt of surface. Sir.
l'receo slated that no direct experiments
had, so far as ho was aware, over been
made to settle flic question, which was
an Important one, as the acceptance of
the surtiico tucory nan led to tno em
ployment of unsightly and costly con
ductors, when a simple rod would
answer nil purposes. 1 liu experiments
wcro made in tho laboratory of Dr.
Warren tie la Hue, and had tho advan
tage of his advieo and assistance. In
tho first experiment copper conductors
thirty feet long, in thu form of a solid
rod, a thin tube, and ribbon, each of
precisely tlio same mass, were used.
Tho electricity was obtained from J1210
chiorldo-of-sifvor cells, and accumulated
In a condenser of a capacity of -12.8
micro-farads. Tlio sudden dlschnrgo of
tills quantity of electricity produced re
suits similar In character to lightning.
It was eapablo of completely dellagrat
ing 'J Indies of platinum wire of .0125
inch diameter, and of raising to differ
ent degrees of hieandoseeneo greater
lengths. Such wire, alllxcd to n white
card so as to record tlio effect, was used
to measure the discharge after It had
passed through tho conductor. Each
form of conductor gavo tho same result
in the deflagration and heating of tlio
platinum, .showing that different extents
of surface had no effect. As It might
be thought that, in copper conductors
of such length as thoo used, differences
in conductivity could not bo readily de
tected, the experiments were repeated
with lead conductors, tho resistances of
which wcro twelve times that of copper,
with tlio sumo results. An experiment,
to doterniino how closely variations in
tlio discharge could bo estimated, shows
that a change of resistance of livo per
cent could havo been easily detected.
Sir. Prccec, therefore, concludes that no
moro effective lightning-conductor than
n simple rod or wire ropo can bo de
vised. llaccs Which Como to America.
London Dally Kcwa.
Our Now York correspondent, iuo on
tiuuation of ills previous telegrams, fur
nishes us with later information as to
tho immigration into that city. It goes
on increasing in volume as it proceeds.
Tho movement is a European one, and
it Is not, therefore, posslblo to explain
it by any merely local, or even national
circumstances of tlio movement. It is
noticeable that tho great bulk of thu Im
migration is supplied by Germany and
by thu countries akin to Germany in
race and faith. The nations of Latin or
Celtic raco and of tho Roman Catholic
religion seem to havo lost tho inipulso
of colonization which they displayed in
former centuries. Spanish, America,
Brazil, Lower Canada and many por
tions of what aro now tho United States
show that Spain, Portugal and Franco
onco hud tlio impulse, now apparently
spent, of foreign settlement. It may
revive. To tills there is an exception in
tho easo of one Celtic and Koinan Cath
olic country. Tlio number of immi
grants coming to Now York from Ire
land is next in Its total amount to that
proceeding from Germany) and, taking
the proportion of thu population from
which it is drawn, is greatly in excess
of It. Its quality Is as remarkable as
its quantity. Our correspondent de
scribes it as consisting of skilled artisans
nnd of families bringing a considerable
amount of capital with them. Tlioy
movo Westward to settle on freeholds in
Nebraska and Colorado. They de
scribe themselves, if wo rightly under
stand our correspondent, as driven out
of Ireland, not by tho tyranny of tho
British Government, but by tho pro
ceedings of the Land League Tho
character of tho men is shown by their
plans, as well as by tho fact that tlioy
como sunnllcd with
ings, no doubt, of Industry and thrift.
Allowed as little fair play in Ireland by
Sir. Parnell and his associates as by
hard landlords and a vicious Land law,
Instead of loafing and lounging in tho
groat towns, tlioy movo Westward to re
claim and cultivate holdings of their
own. a no united states is to bo con
gratulated on the men whom tlioy aro
gaining, and Ireland and tho United
Kingdom may deploro tho loss of an
element in Irish society which can ill bo
spared.
Paying Old Salaries,
Between 1777 and 1781 tlio Territory
of Tennessee (really part of North Car
olina) maintained a State Government
under tlio namo ot "l-niiiklyn." In tho
old records quoted onco by Danioi
Wobstcr in a Congressional speech
stand tho following curious statements
of tho way payments were mado in a
tinio when people had no current money
"Ho it enacted bv the General Assom-
bly of tho State of Fr.mklyn, mid It is
horoby enacted by tlio authority of tho
Banio: That from tlio first day of Jan
uary, 1779, the salarlos of tho officers of
this Commonwealth bo as follows, to
Wlti
ins j-.xcciicncy, tno uovernor, per
annum, i,uuu door skh.s;
"His Honor, tho Chief Justlco, COO
dcor skins, or 000 raccoon skins;
"Tho Treasurer of tho Stato, -150 rac
coon skins:
"Clerk of tho IIouso of Commons,
zuu raccoon skins;
"Slember of Assembly, por diem,
inreo raccoon skins;
"Entered into a law tho 18th day of
October, 1778, under tho great seal of
tho Stato."
Iho well -worn bm-losmio of tlio
"leather-modal" suggosts a vaguo ro-
lurunuo io mo nmos wnon sums wcro
tlio only money.
Ono letter out of every 300 sent Is
unclaimed in tho ofllco to which it coos.
One luttor in 28!) sent turns up at tho
dead letter office. Ono lottor out of
every!), 100 sent is hold for postogout
tho ofllco of mailing and this amounts
to near .100,000 in a voar. Sloro than
I 200,000 letters every year aro Insuffici
ently addressed. Ten thousand letters
uiinjuur uenrno superscription wnat
over, and those letters often contain re
mittances of groat vnluo. Sloro than
200,000 foreign letters fall to roach tho
persons to whom they aro addressed.
KMHJUENT W0K1S.
fourth of .Inly Oration nf Hon. Umrry A.
Slorrs nt (Irancl Itnplils, Mich.
Tho Hon. Emery A. Storrs. of Chlcn-
cago, some ueeks ngo consented to de
liver l no i-ottriii oi .Jtuy oration nt Grand
KapliK Upon hcarlngof thoattomptcd
assassination no telegraphed tho Com
mltleo of Arrangements that his an
pointmont must bo cancelled, ns ho was
in no mood to speak, nnd wns of tho
opinion that such a demonstration as
had been arranged for was out of place.
Tho people, however, Insisted upon his
coming, nnd ho finally consented to do
so, but would not deliver tho oration ho
had prepared fort ho occasion. In ldnnn.
however, ho made n short oxtemporo
rpeecii, which was us iouows:
Slit. PnnsiDKNT ash Fi:u,ow Cm
y.v.ss: I nm no stranger In this beauti
ful city. I know Its marvelous growth,
I am familiar with Its wonderful mate
rial and physical prosperity. I know its
business men. I know tho breadth of
its culture. 1 know Its lofty and splen
did nnd patriotic heroism. 1 know that
I am addressing a liberty-loving, n God-
iearing, aim law-auuting people.
I como to you on tho occasion of tho
anniversary of the greatest political nnd
moral event recorded In tho annals of
history. I como hero, in this beautiful
grove In this city of happy and con.
tented homes, under these clear summer
skies, with my cheeks refreshed nnd
cooled by tho soft nnd fragrant breezes
Hearing a saouoncd soul nnd n very
heavy heart. Sly friends, how can I
speak to you? Sly heart is not here,
my soul Is not here, your hearts aro not
hero, your souls are not here. Hut
across tho leagues and leagues of terri
tory, by tho bedside of tlio patriotic
rresuiein, witu every gasp and every
moan, by thnt nearly widowed wlfo anil
those nearly orphaned children, thero
witu mj soul nnd your souls this very
moment nro fifty million mourners.
Wo stand in tho presence of tin im
pending nnd nn awful calamity. Wo
stand under tlio dark wings of a dread
ful tragedy. Wo stand to-day, 60,000,
000, sufferers and mourners, by the
couch of ono who novcr would havo
harmed a human bcinir. and whoso
groat soul never entertained, nnd whoso
nlmost inspired volco nover uttered, n
thought that did not carry witli it a
blessing to his human kind. If thoro
nro no tears in our eves tills dav. it is to
tho innato honor of our peopio that our
souls aro bathed with them tills instant,
admonished by tlio words thnt como
from him.
I bring you no tidinirs that von havo
not already Hoard. All 1 can say is
this: if tho hopes, if tlio prayers for tho
interest of a great nation can prevail
with im Almighty God who holds in tho
hollow of ids hands tho destinies of Na
tions, our beloved President, praiso
God, will llvo. Applause In such
n presence, thus surrounded, blistered
lio tlio tongue, nnd blasted bo tho soul
that could uttor or conceivoono thought
or ono Idea less comprehensive than tho
boundaries of tlio great ocean-washed
republic, whoso birth wo havo met hero
to-day to celebrate.
Tho man who could entertain n
thought less lofty, or who in such a
presence could renow sectional strifo,
should bo whipped naked around tho
globo, chased by tho red lightnings of
niiinguiy wraiu. i Applause j m such
a presenco, how cheap, Sir. President,
nro words! In such a presence, how
Inadequate is speech! In such a pres
ence, how mean and tawdry seem all
the adornments of rhetoric!
I havo known tlio President almost ns
a brother. I havo loved him, and lovo
him as n brother. All the inspiration
that is in what I titter to you to-day
conies from tho depths of tho pure af
fection, comes from tlio remembrances
of tho friendships of a man who never
enieriaincd n thought that was not as
white and stainless as the unstained
snow. Living, thero is behind him tlio
record of an upright and splendid lifts,
thoro will bu beforo him a career of
magnificent and heroic achievement.
Dead, for nil tho ages to come, thero
will bo enshrined In tho heart of ovcry
imcrican man and woman as a sacred.
as a pathetic, as an inspiring jmd a ten
dor memory, tho namo of James A.
Garfield.
Ikonwtliat tho breozo now blowincr
from tlio West to the East, winged bv
tho Almighty, will carry, as if bv mira-
culuus agnrcies tho wafted prayers to
to mat smcKcn who, to tno bcd-sido of
the President, that the great and tho
good President may llvo. Tho soui is
Immortal. Ho sure of it. lio suro of
it. And there runs to-day from every
patriotlo heart on this continent nn in
visible wire, which the Almighty has
stretched from oach throbbing and
pulsating heart, carrying to tlio throne
anu Dosom oi mo internal uod tho pray
er that tho President may livo.
Aiy loilow cui.ons, tbls is a great day.
It is always to mo n solemn day; a day
not so much for wild and clamorous ro-
loloing, ns for calm, serious anil patient
roiloction. How proud a spectacle it
is to iook upon sucn nn iiiuueiico as it is
my distinguished honor this day to con
front. Every face beams with patriotic
affection for the alllicted ones. Every
face carries with it an Intelligent and n
lofty purpose. In no vainglorious spirit.
nut nitumpting worthily to reach the
lofty heart of this splendid audience, to
reach tlio glittering summits of a gio.it
occasion; in tills spirit shall I speak to
you to-day.
Our Nation will llvo forever. Ap
plause No assassin can destroy it.
No bullt has over boon cast, or will bo,
which can reach the life of tho United
States of America. No organized con
spiracy can destroy it. The, man may
die, but blessed bu God, tho Nation is
immortal! Applauso Immortal bo
causo It embalms a truth that is per-
Eetual. This Nation is valuablo, not
ccauso its territorial extent is vast.
Tlio birth of a now nation Is no moro to
bo celebratod than tho birth of an Indi
vidual, unless tho nation bo a worthy
ono. Tho repetition of despotisms wo
do not colebrato. Tho recurring anni
versaries of their birth wo donotrojoieo
over. Wo rojoico to-day, not raoroly
because a now nation was born, but bo
causo a government at its birth declnrcd
that great doctrine that all governments
must dorivo their just powers from tho
consent of the governed. Thnt is the
declaration read to you' to-day. That
is tho living, vital prfnciplo which makes
the UnltcdStatos of America worth liv
ing and worth doing for.
As I havo said, wo havo no occasion to
boast becauso of our territorial extent.
Why, Sir. Presldont, wo did not roll out
these prairies; wo did not send thoso
majestic rivers (lowing to tlio son, enrry
rymg tho white sails of commoroo on
their bosoms; wo did not rear these lofty
mountains int" the clouds; wo did not
pour Into tho bowels of tho earth tho
shining heaps of gold and silvor, tho
mines of copper and of coal. God did
that. It is nothing for us to brag of.
Applause This nation Is not great
becauso it is bll ) wo aro not to bo hon
ored becauso its soil Is fruitful. Wo
' had nothing to do with that.
Athens was a small city, of n tcrrlto
rial extent not much larger than Grand
Rapids. Tho names of tho rich men of
Athens havo perished in utter forgetful
ncss; nnd the samo sky bends nbovc it
to-day which curved over tho wonderful
city 2,000 years ngo. Tho old Athens Is
dead, because Socrates, Plato, Phidias,
and Pericles, tho men who mado Athens,
have long since perished from tho earth.
Our Naton Is great becauso of tho men
and women In it. and that is nit. Thero
can bo no great nation without great
men, anu mere can uo no great men
without noblo and solf-saorificlng wo
men. You may show mo countless
workshops, thriving cities, nnd com
merco so extended thnt its sails shall
whiten ovcry son, that It shall stand
llko the nngol of tho Apocnlypso with
ono foot resting on the scaaud thu other
on tno land, utit n you show mo a
people without intellect shriveled in
moral conception as ft nntion It Is ut
terly worthless.
Hils nation Is great, because on theso
fertile fields, inspired by tho doctrine
which tlio Declaration of" Independence
nnnounees, wo havo gathered together
in a quarter of a century peopio of nil
nationalities, nnd speaking all langua
ges. Wo aro l'cro from Germ my with
its classic and heroic traditions; wo are
hero from Ireland, with its splendid im
pulses and long histo'-y of wrongs np
pmusoj; wo nro tiero from sunny
Franco; wo nro hero from over' quar
ter oi mo Jinminoio giooo; wo are hero
from tho shadows of tho Old South
Church, baptized, as it has been, in the
waters of n religious faith; wo aro hero
from tho fields of Lexington nnd Con
cord, where tlio first shot of tlio farmer
solldicry was fired, wo nro hero from
the South, with lis old chlvalrio spirit
oi mo peopio who perisncii willingly,
that the great Nation which they in
augurated might llvo; wo nro hero,
from tho restored South applauso ; wo
nro here, brothers to-day; there is no
bitterness of heart; here, with united
ambitions nnd lofty purposes, resolved
that tltis Nation, taking the ilghted
lamp of advancing civilization In its
hand, shall go forward until it shall ero
long bo enthroned on thoso lofty sum
mits where its bond shall lio bathed in
tlio perpetual sunshino of ovcrlnstinc
fame
Witli such a theme, how green our
fields becomo; with such a theme how
happy our homes arc; with such a theme,
how politics becomo lifted from tho
mire nnd sowers of tho caucus up into
tho clear, puro atmosphoro where it em
braces nothing smaller than an Ameri
can citizen. I thank God to-day, under
tills sunshine, with the martyred spirits
of great souls looking upon us I thank
God that upon tho soil of tho llenublic
thoro is no slave No man breathes on
this continent to-day that does not draw
ft frco breath. I thank God that wo aro
no longer a league of contending Slates-
but that the patriotic purposes of a great
peopio havo made all theso States a na
tion, nnd tlioy havo mado that nation
frco.
I lovo to speak of tho groat citv from
.vhlch I came I think of tho old set
tlers hero nnditliei-o:! think of the won
derful forecast of that peopio who look
ed upon that malarial swamp, and saw
in it the wonderful commercial metropo
lis; think: of tho wonderful forecast of
all these people that look upon a wild
erness nnd sco in it in tlio near future
the most stupendous nnd marvelous
empiro that the sun in its courso over
shono upon. This is our poople. For
around this idea the germinal spirit of
our iiisiiuuions mis crystallzed all na
tions nnd all tongues. It has mado us a
ono and a unit, in an indestructlblo na
tionality. Sly good friends, striking this theme,
It seems to mo I could pursue It forever.
There is n limit to your endurance and
uiero is n limit to mine 1 can hardly
tell you how gratified I was to' receive
an invitation to visit tlio city of Grand
Hapids on such an occasion as lids. I
can hardly tell you how my heart sank
when, covered witli the gloom of this
dreadful calamity, I hud to telegraph to
your peopio that I had no heart for pub
lic speaking, nnd tho engagement must
uo canceled. IJut there cumo back
throbbing over the wires the splendid
words from your President:
"Our President is not yet dead, thank
God. If ho dies, wo will havo a funeral
procession of tlio entire population. Wo
want you to deliver tho funeral oration.
If ho lives wo want your words of con
gratulation." And tho Colonel said:
"lou must como."
And I came. How gratified I am thnt
I came, 1 cannot tell you; but running
through all that I have been saying, is
that throbbing undcrtono of dreadful
anxiety which nothing, nothing can re
liove. Sly good friends, Democrats and Re
publicans alike, on this great occasion
wo can know no differences. Sly good
friends, North nnd Smith and East nnd
West alike, on thoso great occasions wo
know no googcaphy. Patriotism knows
neither latitude nor longitudes. It is
not climatic. It thrives on tlio cold
nnd rugged moimtnin tops of our ox
tremest East; it nourishes on tho fortllo
fields nnd abounding prairies of thu
West; it flowers out nnd blossoms Into
splendid fruitago on tlio plantations of
tho South. Think of your country and
llvo for jour children. It is worthy of
it all.
Young man, nover fall into tho error
of supposing that interest in theso great
questions must bo beneath you. It can
not. The man who thinks himself abovo
politics is making a doublo mistake.
Ho is overestimating himself, nnd Is
underestimating all that magnificent
science whloh should determlno how
best tlio Intorests of 60,000,000 of peopio
might bo promoted. Young men, I
honor your ambitions, and I honor nil
your dreams. I honor every vision that
yuu sou in mo greatness oi our country
in the future, nnd your honorablo and
distinguished part in it. 1 nm n young
man iiiysuu uii(l always sunn Po.
Laughter and applause! I boiinvo in
tlio visions that young men see. I bo
llovo in tho reality of the castles that
tlioy mum. 1 bouovo in the fruition
and porformanco of these splondld
llrefims. Vnr nil tlmon rrnlilfin vt&lnna
all thoso glittorlng dreams aro but tho
tlio promises of tho future "For whore
Sir. Piosident, where without tho
dreams of tho young mon lighting up
nil the future and making it radiant and
splendid with human possibilities,
would bo tho deeds of the old mon
glorlfiying the past with human aohlv
montsP"
Now join with mo In sending on tho
courso of tlio oast wavos of wind to
Washington our prayers for tho Presl
dont. Join with mo In wishing him to
llvo. Join with mo in saying. "God
bless our land; may it oiiduro forover."
"Pa, has tho world got a tail?" asked
an urchin
of his father.
"No, child.
How could
It have ono when It is
rouiuir -vyou,-' porsisieu mo neir,
"why do tho pnpors say, 'So wags tho
: world.' If It ulti't got a tall to wag
I about?"
.1 nit ..iir ii . j i i
THE COUNTRY'S CROPS.
Mlmt Thpy l'rnmhr, m Vlptrcit by tlio Aft-
rlciilttiml Jirpnrtmrnt.
Washinotok, July 16. The Agrlcul
tural Department reports! Jn Southern
nnd Western Texas but Httlo injury Is
reporieu. .Manama nnti ueorgia each
report ocuor condition than lastyoar,
wfille Texas ahd Arkansas nro lower.
Insect injuries aro seldom mentioned in
connection with wheat. Tho condition
of tho wheat cop ns reported July 1st
is niiicii ucucr than June 1st, and av
erages 83 for tho wliolo country. Tho
Atlantic States fall off slightly ns com
pared with tho returns for tlio samo timo
last year, but tho largo wheat region
north of tho Ohio rlvor nnd west of tho
Mississippi river ropoit a low condition
compared with 1880. Michigan reports
oniy u por cent, anu Illinois bu. Ohio
and Indiana nro below last year bui ru
port n fair prospect. Missouri ond Kan
sas each make a great complaint of
damage from Insects. In spring wheat
the State of Iowa alono returns a con
dition much lower thnn last year, and
which Is only 72.
Coiin Tlio increased area planted In
corn is nearly two tier cent, over 1880.
I ho average condition of the crop is not
so ingn ns lor tno last two years, and is
ns uu ogiunsi iuu lor last year, in nil
North nnd Atlantic States "tho crop is
backward, owing to tho cold, wetsnr nc
but in tlio Stntes south of the Delaware
river nnd on tlio Gulf of SIoxlco, it is
roportcd as fair. lexas, however, re
poits a serious Injury from drouth. In
tho great corn producing region border
ing on tlio Ohio nnd Mississippi rivers,
tlio nverngo is below that of last voar,
particularly in tho Stato of Iowa, which
only reports the condition of 1877,
causf d by tho cold spring nnd too much
rain in Juno. In Illinois nnd Slissouri
the condition is reported very favorable
San- Fuancisco. July 16. A Portland
dispatch says the crops throughout the
vnlo nml Kniithnrn Oriwrim tinmt en.
shine very much and the bright weather
which now seems to bo promised is wel
come The wholo crop east of the Cas
eatlo mountains will ,bo nearly 100,000
tons, of which about 176,000 tons will
bo exported. Tho surplus this year will
exceed that of last year 0 to 40 per
cent.
CoLUMiius. Ohio. July 16. From tho
official July estimates from tho hoards
of Agriculture of Ohio. Illinois. Slichi-
in nnd Iown. received bv Secretary
hamberlaiii, of tho Oiiio hoard, tho
following shortages In wheat nro re
ported, as compared with the crop of
Ohio, 12,000.000 bushels; I I no s.
:)7,000,()00; SUdiigan, 14,600,000; Iowa,
1 1 ,000,000. Total shortago for tho four
States, 80,600,000 bushels.
To Tell Iho Age ofShrpp.
Profc aor Jamct Liw In Kc w-Vork Tribune.
The books on sheep havo seriously
misled Hock-masters on this subiect.
rUmost any sheep-owner will toll von
that after n year tlio sheep gets a pair
of broad teetli yearly, and if you show
thatlilsown three-year-olds havo four
pairs of broad teeth, ho can only claim
that tlioy aro exceptions, and "protest
that they do not exceed three years of
age. lw)w these eases are no exception,
forall well-bred sheep have a full mouth
of front teeth at tliree-vears-old. Some
old unimproved ilocks may still be
found In which tho mouth is not full
until noarfour-yt tirs-old, but fortunate
ly theso nro now tlio exceptions, and
should not ho madu,tho standard, as
they so constantly aro. In Cotswolds,
Leieesters. Lincolns. South Downs.
Oxford-Downs, Hampshire-Downs, and
oven in tho advanced Slerinos, and in
Iho grades of all of these dentition is
completed from half a year to n year
earlier. Tlio milk or lamb teeth are
easily distinguished from tlio permanent
or broad teeth, by their smaller size,
and the thickness of tlio juw-bouo
around tliolr fangs whero tlio permanent
teeth nro still enclosed. As tiio lamb
approaches ft year old, the broad ex
posed part of tho tooth becomes worn
away, and narrow fangs projecting
above the gums stand apart from, each
other, leaving wide Intervals. This Is
oven moro marked after tho'llrst pair
of permanent teeth have come up, over
lapping each other at their edges,, ami
lroin this timo onward the number of
small milk teeth, and of broad per
manent teeth, can usually bo made out
with case Another distinguishing
featuro is tho yellow or dark coloration
of the fangs of the milk tooth,, whllo
tho exposed portions of tho permanent
tcoth aro white, clear, andlpoarly.. Tho
successive pairs of pormanont teeth
make their appearance through th
gums in advanced breeds nt about tiio
Tho llrst pair at ono
year; tlio second pair ut ono year and a
half; tho third pair at two-years anil
threo months; the fourth anil last pair
at three years. It will bo observed that
between the appearanco or tho llrst two
pairs there Is an Interval of six- months,
whllo after this each pair comes up
nino months after Its predecessors. For
backward grades, and tho unimproved
breeds, the eruption Is about six months
later for each pair of teeth, but even
with thorn tlio mouth is full at three
years and six months.
Lima HeiutH and Tomatoes.
Oermsnlown Telegraph.
ooiiio peopio complain that nt nimieJ
gardon products and the vast improve!
n . .. .. .....
nicnts that have been mado jn nearly nil
of thorn, tlio Limn 'bean U now anit
where It was fifty years ago. And It
nearly is so. Latterly there has been
some increase in the size of tho pod ami
the bean, and that is all. lint, tho,
my it not bo said at the samo timo that
tlio excellcnco of tlio beau is such tii.t
thero is no room for improvomonfifii
ino quality r ins into mat itsturro-
quires the big, long polo, which.
to bo planted with almost tho so
of an ordinary fonco post: but whoi
Is said wo may condudo that all U
that can bo against it. For ours'
wo aro only too glad that wo havo this
nean as it is vouchsafed to us, and wip
doubt If wo shall over see it improved
in any way except in slzo, and It is jucs
tlonablo whother that would bo h ad-
. ..11 Tr.l. 1 Ifi ,. .
luiuugu (lb lilt. 11 111U 11UIU UOU ill UO
dispensed with and a trollls liko tlUt fair
tho tomato subsitltutcd, it woulH bov
decided advantage; but it is a nature
Climber, and climb it probably will to
tho end of its days. So bo it. Slany
Eorsons find much profit in pinching
aok tho branohos of tho tomatoes; and
It Is a good praotloo when judiciously
dono. It may bo overdone, howover
ami Injury result. In tho first piaco, it
is no uso to attempt it after tlio ilowors
havo fallen. Tlio idea Is to force tho
nourishment into the fruit at the earl
iest start; for It is at that timo the future
fate of tlio fruit is cast. A few leaves
boyotitl the fruit Is an advantage, It Is
Oliiv the crowth that la in lm nlifinl.-ml.
Anil then much damage is dono by' tak
ing on iuo loaves as well as tho fruit
ino loimuo pianc neoas all the loaves
It can got. It is only tho branohos
that are to bo ohooked in tliolr growth,
Noouowhohaa not tried itoau havo
an idea of how valuable tho loaves aro
to tho tomato plant. Ono may for ox
pcrlmcnt tako off most of tho leaves
of a plant, nnd ha v ill find tho flavor
insipid, and ovcry way poor. Of courso
It is tho pocullar acidity of tho tomato
inai gives li so muon vaitio tonuoi us;
but tiio acid from a tomato thnt has
ripened on nn insufficient amount of
foliage is disagreeable lo most tastes.
The samo principle has bcon found to
work tho in manngomrntofgrapo vines.
Tho man who jiitllclously pinches bnclc
mo oancnes tiocs wen; inn no who strips
ofl'tho-follago to "lot in tho sun nnd
the air," generally finds that ho has
mado u mess of it.
Cfniy, Webster and Taj for.
iho last timo Henri- f!kc imq t1,
caniiidateof tho old Whig party for Pros
hlcnt, Darnel Wobstor was srfjnU'
averse to the nomination, nnd liv (llfter-
cnt ways mniro his aversion felt. When
invited to adifrcsstho Young Slon'sClny
Club In Hoslondiosncored at tho unmenn.
ingness and absurdity of Its iinnm. Tho
committeo appointed to tender hinv (ho
invitation reported tho fact to tho club,
and the indignation of tlio Whigs toward
Sir. ncbstor soon becamo so intense
flint tin tlwillrrtif tf airMiilt..ti . ...tnn 1.2..
....... ..u ...wi.piii.jvv.lj.l.uiUllbiU icrisu iiitr
opinion of tho namo of tho club, which
ho ultimately, with great good nature,
pronounced not only appropriate, but
too most appropriate that could havo'
been selected!
At a snbscoiicnt election Oon. Tnvlnr
oocamo tho V i r catldhlatn. nnd Mr.
Webster's opposition was still moro out-
spok-on. in a public speech ho pronoun'
ccd it a nomination "not fit to bo madn."
Still ho gave It his adhesion, and zeal
ously supported tno ticket.
Thoro was a good storv nt thn tlnm. in
mo ouect mat jur. Webster sent Gen
inyiorn copy or his 1 rst sneee h. to
which no answor was received duriii'
the campaign. Aftertho election Gen
Taylor wrolto him an extremely cordial
nnd complimentary letter, beginning
. r . . t . . . r. . .
iUl JJKAlti OI I 1 mcelvnil. snmn
time ngo. from vour mml. n nnnv nf ,
speech you had Just delivered, in which
j "o iiioiiouiicou tno opinion that iny
iiuiiiiimiiuii whs a nomination not nt to
do made I fully concurred in thatopln
Ion. lou only !avo cxnresslnn in tlm
sentiment whlehi I myself entertained.
. .....
IJut, by tlio result of the election. It nn.
pears that tho mniorltvoftlioneonln d f.
for with us both oii'that subject, and, as
their ehoieo has Imposed upon mo tlio
duty of solectliig-n' Cabinet, I cordially
invito you to accept the Department of
Slut.. ' 1
Americans" In .Tniinn.
Sir. Stevens, who is nn expert In mat-
tors relating
to
lapan, was recently
asked;
How aro tho
Americans treated in
Japan?"
"With tho Utmost courtosv nnd nltmi.
tion, nnd tlio greatest kindness. In tlio
l-.nipiro of Japan there aro- about. 4.nnn
foreigners, and of theso'800'aro Ameri
cans. In Tokio. the capital, thero are
200 Americans, and in Yokohama nhnnt
400. Tlio others are settled in smnllnr
Hies. About 100 Amoricnns nm in thn
employ of tho Japancso government and
private Japancso comnanics. Anion.
cans havo almost entire control of tlio
educational affairs. My tlio way the
Japanoso prefer America when; they go
abroad for an education. Thero wcro
fully 100 American Slissionarics in Ja
pan; they do good work and thoyllvo
pleasantly and with comparative case.
In Yokohama some of tio largo busi
ness houses aro A'merienn, Tim tr.n
houses, by tho way, have of lato years
sustained very heavy Josses. America
controls tho kerosene trailo, and this
represent? from 10,000,000 to lovOOO.OOO
gallons annually. Tho United States is
rapidly regaining its cotton trado in Ja
pan. At present tho English under
trade us by selling a very inferior tirtido
that in oxtornal appearance scorns equal
to tho American article"
"Would you advise thoi American
youth to migrato to Japan?"
"I should not advise any largo numr
her of Amoricans to go to Jupan for
business purposes, as tlio avenues of
trado thoro are well takon up. Still a
man with capital can mnko naonoy in
Japan in tho not distant, future Tho
Japancso aim to control their export
trado, and oven though) Irwdo with
America may largely, increase, Amori
cans in Japan may not profit bv tlio in
crease Travelers, howovor, should not
fall to visit Japan it is, however, a
lovely country, tho-epitome o beauty.
Tho climato is very healthful Tokio,
for its slzo, 850,000 'people, Is ono of tho
healthiest cities in .tlio 'World'..
"How about the- morals, la Japan,
especially the fomtiles?"
From an oriental standpoint, Japan is
nn extremely moral country. Tho con
dition of tho womem is exeellont and
ntu.itiiij- improving, iuany oi tho wo
men aro cngagodtln. business. Tho so
cial evil Is openiand'Ilconsodv with medi
cal inspection, but I dbubt If tlio licen
tiousncss is any greater in, Japan than
in tlio Kuropean. couutries or oven in
Aniorioa.
Sir. Stevens mado a.partingstatomcnt
that will certainly, be reroshltir to
American pride Throughout Janan
tho namo of Washington is. a liousoliold
word, and oven, tiio-most ignorant seem
awaroof tliefact that Washington was
the first of Amorlcansoaxl agrcat. friend
to liumanltv In-n-eiinrttl. TTn ntli til frf
elgn niitioufs hero was apparently kuowm
iu uiu peopioi
Oiir-AliiUilumsos.
1)7 Octave Thanct iuiAllaiUla (or Ausuit.
Look at thorn in auy light wo may,, a
largo proportion, of the nlinshJiusna. nf.
tho country are the- ghastliest failures.
Tll.l I. no. t..... .1 ...!.. .1
AtlU UUOb HUIIPUHIIA UUb Will UIO pOOr
from pauperism; tho worst do not
frighten them. away. Tho Idle.- and
vldous pauper-makes shift to indulge
his vices,, get Ids liquor and tobacco,,
an1 avoid work lo tlio worst almshouses,
Tho-worthy, poor starve quietly rather
than, enter them. The largo body qI
yaupers, not altogether depraved, id
though idle and thriftless, linvo ovory
lingering impulse of manliness oxtln
gulshwl In tho almshouso a5mo3phore.
l'lio iosano aro tortured in the majority
of almshouses, nnd olilldrou are hope
lessly corruptod in ovory almshouso
which koops them, tho host as well aa
the worst. Under these eircumstanccs,
can wo say that our present system of
caring for tho Indoor paupor holps more
thank harms tho poor? Wo spend
ovory yoar millions of money tolpport
a system which porscoutoa tho most
worthy class of paupors, a systbin
whloh tho poor thomsolvos abhor. Wo
oduoato tho poor man to bollovo that
tho shelter of tho almshouso Is his right.
'Tho world owes ovory man a Jlvlug"
is the appropriate motto for nn alms
houso door. Tho gonoralllv of noonlo
will grant that nnv belief In rin-ht.i
which carry no dutlos with them is
fraught with ruinous consequences, to
tho Statoi yot this Is tho belief our ays-
J torn of oharlty dtrootly toadies. And
at tho samo timo wo thus by our Ja.wh
from our pulpits, in our oTitffy journals
pcrsuaao tno poor man tunc tho aim
wo giro bolong to him by right, w
madden him by tho harshness of ou
giving. What can bo dono lo holp mat
icrs, nun who ore to oiamo for tho pros
cnt stato of things?
In tho first place, it Is evident that mi
alms houso 1 no plnco for children, fori
tno insane, for epileptics, for Id ots, cr
for ablo-bodlotl paupors. What shall be!
dono with those- classes (excepting thd
iasi) is uio question, ii win naturally
suggest itself to most noonlo thnt bv
building cottages kvstend of palaces for
the insane tho stale-may bo able to earn
for n greater number. Hy using tho la
borot tho Insano It way care for them
at lw8 expense As for tho nblo-bodleil
paupers, thoro is no reason why thoy
fllintlltl lvn sntinnrtnil fr.l Mlinn:a Tlinff
spliora- la tho workhotnov not tho alms
house. .
In tlw second place nr thorough svs-
torn of clarification of inmates is do
matidod. Tho ncod for this' has already
been mau plain. Tho Inmates should
uu uiassmuu not, on v wit n nwrani tn
sex nnd ago-, bnt with rogr.ul: to- behav
ior. In tho thlril place, discipline can bo
more effectually malntnlned- by tho .
deprivation of privllcgos thaittby the in- J
motion oi penalties: it is hotter, for in. '
stance, to deprive worn-out oldicrcaturcs
of their tobacco-than to boat them or
1vilr tlimn mi In. Mm il.itl
. . ..w... . . ... . v. uuin.
in Mtfl fourth nl3i.n. thn lnlinn- nf tho
paupers should bo used. Although no
able-bodied inmates nro sunnosedi ta ha
allowed in tho reformed almshouse, it
hy no means follows that tho inmates
shall not work; otu tho contrary,, light
occupation Is good both for thofr minds
and their health. Hy giving them, n
small proportion of their earnings their
co-operation could readily bo secured.
fir tho fifth place buildings should bo
erooted or repaired for these ends, and
keepers should bo chosen becauso of
their' fitness for the posltson. not to crnt-
Ify political henchmen or to savo a few
hundred dollars of salary.
And. in tlio sixth place, local govern
ment unmolested having proved nunosu
disastrous iaiiui'0, mere should uo rig
orous inspection of almshouses bysomo
central authority; and tho entire man
agement of charity should bo takon out
of polities. At present, In our largo
cities, tho offices in almshouses aro part,
of tho spoils of victorious party.
Theso 'suggestions make no claims to-
originality; tlioy havo como to most ox-
porienccu- almshouso Kcopors nnd direc
tors, nnd tliolr substanco may bo fouudl
in nlmost any report of tlio various'
Hoards of Charities.
Dogs iu Germany.
Dogs aro valued highly in Germany..
In Vienna'an enterprising man has es
tablished lubath houso exclusively for1
dogs, which, after being thoroughly
washed im large tubs, are placed im
cages to dry. Dogs of all, sizes anil
breeds and of ovcry social position aro
admitted ami charged only with refer
ence to their size No ono appreciates
tho spirit offtho phraso "to work liko a
dog,"tintll lio has been in Gormany.
Tho Ariel iarco Indians call a horso "a
bigdog." In Germany adog.mighft
well bo called a little horse. About half
tho draught power is furnished by dogs
and women; and tlioy aro frequently
hitched up togethor. It is not uncom
mon to sco a dog drag twelve hundrodi
weight. I havo seen a man and a wo
man get into'a cart drawn bv two largo .
mastiffs, and thon drive down tho street
at, a rate of which John might havo
boon proud. Sixteen dollars will pur
chase a dog, for this purpose a trifling
sum considering his usefulness. A dog'
cam ha? ono advantage ovor a horso-
team it guards tlio property as well as
drags it. Iii-wintor thov nro of tan al
lowed whon resting or waiting to jump
into tho cart and cuddle down in tho
straw. In Vienna thoro is an immenso
hosottal nnil vntnrlnnrv pnllmrn wlmi-n
horses, dogs and cats, and alf quadra
pods aro received. Farriers or boss
blacksmiths are required to spend six
months at this institution and to rccoivo
certificate of graduation beforo sotting
up in business for themselves. In this,
ns In all other matters, tho Germans bo--
Hove in thoroughness.
Au Electrical Tricycle.
Enthuslastio blovollstslook forward Itoi
tho timo when overy man shall wheel
hlmsolf to and from his buslnoss, to tho
discomfiture of tho railway bosses. But
a Frcncli electrician has discovered a
trick worth two of that. Ho has suc
ceeded inidrivlng an English trloyolo
something llko a boy's voloolpodo for
an houn-along the streets of Paris, try
means of electricity stored in a "second
ary Dattory" anu two small uoproz
oleotrio motors. Tho vohlolo with its
ccunant weighed four hundred weiirbt.
and it was. driven at tiio spood of an or
dinary cab. By improving tlio moohan
ism tno inventor hopos to ralso the speed
to upward.of twolvo miles an, hour,-, and1
it Is.clalmetl that the modification) of
tho Planto batlory recently made by SI.
Enure wilh furnish a supply of electricity
eapablo of working tno trloyclo for
many hours. This is n most fascinating
invention. It beats oloctrio railways
and Herdio coaches and saddle horses
oven. Hbro is a saddle horse that cats
nothing,- costs next to nothing for ids
keep, will not shy or run nway, and can
bo kept in tho houso ready for Instant
uso.
Elephant's Milk.
Ncw-Xoxlt3on.
Dr. Charlos A. Doromtu has been
much intorostod in tlio analysts of tho
milk of strange animals. His. greatest
difficulty was to get tho milk. Whon
Harmim's show was hero ho iutorvlow
od a llonoss, but her olaws woco too long
and mouaoing. Ho did, hoAvovor, suc
ceed In getting a sample of tho food up
on, which tho only Amoricajirborn baby
fllniil.Aiit. wnalitviiirel.t. n. T.. 11 .
u.im jilt JJUIUIUIIH
gavo an account of his anjlysis before
the Amorloau Chemical Sooioty. Ho
saW that it was rjoiwoiulwthatelophanta.
wew such great, hoartyK overgrown an-
mais, uooauso tho mllldbn' whloh tlioy
aronurtijrjpd in thorldiilt ho ovor saw.
It oontalngJesa. water- aVui moro buttor
aud sugar Mnosi aakothor klnd
and has homo a dolilHitfiir flavor and!
odor. It Is. about half croam, and tho
buttor imuta frOm it, which is rather
softer than ordinary buttor, is very rich.
Tho oil oxtraoted from It is clear anil
llko ollvft oil.
A smallbqy could not shut the jock-,
kelfo whloh was given him to play
with, and put It In his pocket. It cut
him. His mother, whon ho took off hls
elotho3 saw tho out and asked him if ho
r V,01 iW'1 1,0 wpultl bleed to death
"No," said he. "I drank somewator,.
and it did not loak, so I was, ail right."
Thoro must bo somothlng wron
about tho family government when a
year-old boy is overheard prayings "O
Lord, tako all tho naughty out of John
ny, and all ho scold Sutof ppa, and
nil tho punish out ol uwummT Anion."