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THE COUNTY PAPER. llOllYINH .1: t'o., I'utitUhtf. OREGON - " - MO TIIK I'ATThlt OK fllK HIIINMLK. "Whin the anpry paislon gathering In my moth. ct' f n:c I see , And she lead mc to the bed-room gently lays me on her knee Then I know hat I will catch It, and tny flesh In fan y Itches At I lliten to the patter of tho shingle on my H brefches. Every tinkle of the thlngle has an echo and a ting, And a thousand bunting fancies Into active being spr.ne; And a tfaousane bees mid hotticte 'ncath my coat tall seem to swarm, .At I HsUn the patter of the shingle, oh, to warm I In atplu'ter cotnesmy father, whom I thought away hat gone, To aurvry the situation, and to make her lay Hon To tec her bending o'er me, as I listen to the (train, 1'lajcd by tier and by tbc shingle, to a wild and wlcrd refrain. In a sudden Intermission, which appears my only clmncj, Iaayi "dtrlkc gently, motker, or you'll split t ; iiny Suuday pants.', She 'stops & mcmcnt, holds her breath, tie ' ' ' shingle boldt aloft, ., And eays : "I had not thought of that my son Just take them off." . HolyMosesl and the angels! cast your pity ? r ii lng glancea down, And thou, oh family doctor 1 put a good soft poultice on; And may I with fools and dunces everlastingly commlrjglo If I ever say arothcr word when my mother u wields tho shingle. A SEAL SKIN CLOAK. I'aul Carson In the San FranclccoCall. I lind always wonted ono. I should not have bcisn sotMiod with a short sncquo; I minted n thrco hundred dol Inr clonk, nt tho least. I do not think I wns moro fond of dress than ordinary women, nut x lovea nico minis, item laces, vclvots nnd silks, envo mo oosi- tire enjoyment. No that 1 might dross to ouwnine otiicrt); out i lovou luxury, nnd alnM o wort poor Leon nnd I. We wero Tory young; I was eighteen, nnd rxiyhusbntidtwenty-lhreo. Wohnd been married six months, nnd were keeping houso in n cute littlo cottago, plnlnly'but comfortably furnished, nnd which I mndo boautlful by vnrious lit tle devices that cost nothing. Leon mado n mistake, perhnps, in not telling mo from tho first jmt what - ho could afford, nnd whntho could not; but ho wns foolishly in lovo with his "littlo wife," nnd tried to gratify every , wish of mine. I was solllsh nnd oxnet ing, utterly undisciplined, and the nioro I thought about tho cloak, tho moro I o ivotod it. I hnd n nolghbor. nowly married like myself, and she had n lovolv ono. I did not stop to consid er thnt although Mrs. Aylmor's hus band was only n clerk, like mlno, that she was n wealthy man's ikughtor, who J . bad givn nor an elaborate outlit. Sho was calling upon mo, ono day, anu woreiuo oiegnnt cioaK." "I do wish I had ont 1" 1 said, child isiily patting tlio glossy fur as sho was leaving. 'Make Your husband pot von ono." sho laughed, ndding, "Frail would got F V wo nnvthlnir." h wrappings, changed felt that ids aflcctlon was wanting, 1 began to value It, loved him better, nnd grew wrotohod nccordlngly. Ho wns frequnntly nbsont nt night, nnd when 1 askctl wnnt uctainou mm no said brillv: "Business." Chrlatm is morning camo nt Inst I wont down early to tho dining-room. A largo box stood on nchnlr. 1 oponcd it engorly. and lifted out thomostlovc ly seal skin r.loak I had over seen; far surpassing Mrs. Aylmor's. "It must havo cost four hundred dol lars," I said under my breath. "It is suporbl" In tho bottom of tlio box was n cam on which wns written: I havo fulllllod my promise Leon." Not a word of love, not n Christmas wlh. With n hcaw aighllaid tho cloak back In tho box ns my huabnnd entered. "Does it suit youP" ho asked qulot- Iv. "it is very uoauiiiui, x Ham, "where did you got tho money, LeonP" "Never mind whoro," ho snio moro harshlv than ho had over nokcn to ino. "You havo tho cloak; nro you satlsfudP" "Oh, yes," I replied slightly, drlv Inr? hack tho tears that filled my ores "Only you nro gotting to bo n regular bear." That ovonlntr there was a concorr. 1 wont with Mrs. Avlmor and her hns- band. Leon snld ho had business. "Chilslmns nightP" I nskod wondor imrlv. "Yos. 'Christmns night.' burtnoss that must bo transacted," n bitter smllo curvlncr his llns as ho replied Wo woro early. Two of thoso women who nornotunllv ennvass thoir neigh bor's nflulrs nt nil times nnd in all places stit bohlnd us. Presently ono of them montlonod my husband's narao, and willingly or not I was lorcod to hear. "Did you know Loon Kay beforo his marriage f " "Yos, I met him sovcral timos, but I novor taw his Wifo." "Nor I; but nt onotlmo I know him nuito well: Ho is a clork in Allen Gray's wholosalo house. Tho other day I wns clown at Leo's and I saw him pay four hundred nnd ilfti dollars for a seal-skin cloak for Ids wifo. 1 knew his salary would not allow him to do such n thing, nnd yesterday I nskod husbnnd whore ho supposed tho money came from. Husband says" loworing ner voico "that no nas tnKon to gam Mine lately." My heart almost stood sun. My hutband Leon Hay of whom I had boon so proud my husband, who had always boon looked upon by his asso ciates ns n model of what mnn should bo Loon n ernmblor! Mrs. Avlmer was shocked nnd when I turned to her with "Tnko mo homo," she arose, explaining to her husbtin 1 mat "Mrs. itay is in," nnu wo passed our. Sho trlod to say somotblng to console mo, but I stopped ner, crying vehc montly : "it is nil my fault! kotmo nlonol" They left mo at my own door, nnd going in I throw myself down on tho tioor in nn agony oi romorso nnd sell abasement. May I novor suffer attain ns I did then! I snw nt onco thy pne'pico on which my husbaand stood, saw tlio ono weakness of his nature, tho over whelming lovo for uls unworthy wifo and now x nau usou mat lovo to oring about his destruction. After a whllo I roso, romovod rav my dress, folded Her words rankled, and I determined I would havo that cloak After supper, wo sat in our littlo sit-tins-room I broached tho subiect. "Leon dear;" I said, sitting down on nn ottoman at bis leet, a favorito post tion when I wantod to teaso, "won't you got. me n. seal-skin cloak liko Mrs, Aylmor's for n Christmas prosontP" "Hut, my darling," ho expostulated, "Mrs. Avlmor's cloak cost throo hun dred dollars, at least. "Well." I pouted, "throo hundrod dollars isn't such n vast sum, Is ill" "No. donr, but inllnitoly moro thnn wo can nilord. You know my salary Is small, and the furnishing of this houso with n year's rent in ndvanco, took nearly nil tho money I had saved beforo ourmarringo. Since then I havo laid up only n hundred dollars. So lit tle one," smiling fondly down upon mo "whoro am I to got tho other two bundredP" "Dear, mo, I repeated pottishly, can t you maKo it somo way specu away the cloak that had so nearly ruined us botli, and sat down to wuit for Leon's return. Ho enme nt midnight, and oh, mtrcl ful honven, ho had boon drinking! Ho wns thoroughly In'pxiontcdl ft any thing; could ndd to my misery it wus this nud I tho causo! It seemed to mo thnt I could not hour tho punish ment I had brought upon mysoif. I knolt down by him nsht lay flushed t.nd sonsoless on tho loungo whero ho had fnlon , nnd promlsod bofi.ro heav en that I would loavo nothing undono to reclaim mm. Grant, ob, God," I praved, "that my punt iimcnt snail not rail on turn nisoi x'uniMi mo mono, lor tlio f uilt was mino in tlio beginning, not his." At lengtn x grow moro calm, but no sieop unmo to mo that wrotciiud night, a" I sat gazing on tlio ruin I hud wrought. But In tho morning it was terrible no nno can knov what my husband's condition was excopt those who havo had mado a woman of mo; I would nov or again do n spoiled child. l oponcd tuo suujoct abruptly. "Mv husband told mo. Mr. Allen. you discharged him bcoauso ho wns a gatnbior." "I am sorry," ho ropliod courteous ly, "but it is an inviolablo rule with us never to retain nn employe after wo now he frequents sucli places, and, unfortunntely, wo know this of your husbnnd." "Hut. Mr. Allon," I snld. "it Is nil my fault, ovory bit. Ho hns nover de nied mo nnytning, nnd wnon no roiusou mo n sent skin cloak I tntintodhim witli tho fact thnt I could havo married a richer man. I drove him nearly fra tio. I told iim ho might mako tho monoy somo way If ho would. I novor thought of this. I camo horo without his knowledge to big that you will t ko mm uacK and giro mm a cnanco to ro gain what ho has lost through my vnnl tv and wickednoss." mutt l told mm now l nau returned tho cloak, nnd thnt I wns going to glvo ioon tno monoy to return to moso oi whom ho hnd won. Mr. Allen wns visibly moved, dan finally said: "Won, Mrs. Kay, it is an uncommon case; your hutband has been ouo of our most trustod oraplovos.and wo navo ro grottod his downfall grontly. It is hot ter thnt ho should not know Just now of your having been hero. Ho mny cpme to mo voluntarily; it no uocs, will rcconsldor whnt 1 told him " I drew my veil down to hldo tho blinding tears thnt would como, nnd wont homo. Leon wns up wniting for me. Ho sat by tho fire and I knoit down besido mm. Oh. my husband." I cried, "if you will forglvo mo for all I havo made you suffor, for all the evil that 1 havo lod you into, and tako me to your heart again. 1 will bo n good, truo wnc holpmato, not a hindrnnco. Dut lovo mo as you usod to, or I shall diol" I broko down nnd soboed bitterly, Ho lifted mn in his strong arms, nnd h'slips tromblod n? ho slid: "Oh. my donr littlo wifo, 1 havo nl ways lovedyou. Whnt about tho dis graco I havo brought upon youP It vou torgivo mo, do you supposo I can over forglvo myself P" "iiusni" i repuod. "lour groat weakness has been that you could not bear to deny mo anything, nnd upon mo rests tho blnmo of this misornblo affair " "Oh, my lovo." ho said, "as If I did not know wherein 1 sinned, and how low I hndfallon!" After a whllo I told him nbout tho cloak. It was bitter humiliation to both of us, but wo know wo woro right. He wioto a note to oach of tho mon of whom ho had won, oncloslug tho nraount. Doubtloss ho had only boon pormlrted to win In ordor that thoy might ruin him afterward. Then ho taiu: 'Lulu, I am going down to tho ofllco to soo Mr. Allen; I don't expect to bo roinstn'ed, but nt lonst I can lot mm know that lain fully sensible to my dis grace." I novor know what passed between tho two mon, but Loon was glvon his formor placo, nnd bo told mo that af ter long intorviow in Mr. Allon's of. lico tho mutter was novor roferrod to again. It was not till long aftorward that ho .learned that I had been there before mm. It was n bitter losson lor us both. Leon never fielded to tempt a- ion again; and I was cured of my van ity, selllsliness and temper. x lint was ion years ago. a year ai- torwnrd ho said, laughingly, ono da) , looking into my o os as no kissed mo tenderly: "It is fortunato, nttio who, aitor an, that vou did say no' to Ldwin." xnen x Know mat my uittor worus hnd coaled to wound him, Sinco then he has bot n takon into tuo firm, and has mado monoy enough t o buy mo a dozen sealskin cloaks if I wished; but to this day tho sight of ono recalls what I wont through tho only time I ovor woro one, and I prefer somo tblng otso. tho medium, who had by this tlnio re covered speech. "i am convinced or ono thing!" mun derod tho orator; "I am convinced that tho spirit with whom I havo boon talk ing Is tho devil!" "Likely enough, uonry ward." ro plied tho spiritualist, cnlmlv: "vou snld tho pnrty wns your pnttlculnr frlond." Tho next momont tho street door shut with n loud bnng. Tho scanco stood ndjourned slno dlo. nnturnl procoso- of vocnl expros- "e8 for 'lic nnP bl ' " n i nro cap W being traced Lk oByhamr tho wings to Hnd tlx ho same olemonts. "Rhythm nnd ( may hope am revive, aspltc and rtio Origin of Music. Popular Sclcnco Monthly. In tho theory of Holmholtz, muslo expresses 'ho dlflorcnt dlposltlonit of tho soul by imitnting tho characteristic particularities or movement in spneo, nnd by thus trnnslnting tho f jrces nud impulses thitproduco tho movement. Wlnlo ho admits thnt it mny havo been nt first only nn imltntlon of tho In stlnctlvo moduh ..ons of tho voico cor responding with tho different stntos of mo minu, no uoos not cousiuer tins fact contradictory to his definition, for mo t slon to tho snmo olemonts. "Ithy accentuation express dlroctly tho rapid lty and vivacity or corresponding psy chical movements; n vehement effort causes tho voico to nso; tlio di siro to pniduco nn ngrccnblo impros-ion on nnother porson prompts us to solect n plonsnn-. tono; nnd .litis tho otlorts to imitnto tho Involuntary modulations of tho voice, to onrlch nnd mako moro ex prosbivo tho recitation of words, may very probably havo guided our ancos tors In seok ng out tho means for musi cal expression. " This is probnbly tho real origin of music; and it is in this direction that wo should look in Investigating lis na ture I'wo olemonts closely connoctod, but qulto difioront, and having each its pe- ONLY IN miHlMS. i. O. HOLLAND. ' ' Heaven Is not rencho' by a single, bound; Hut wo hul d the lal cr by which wo rise. From the lo ly caith to tho vaulted skies, ' And we mount to the summit round by round. I count this tiling tibe grandly trust , That a noblo dec! I a step toward God Lifting tho foul fro n tho.co nmon sod To a tiurcr and a brundor view. We rlso by thlnirs that aro under our feet; By what wo have mustered of good and gsln, By the pride depwd nnd pvsslon slain, Ad the vanquished Ills Unit we dally meet. Wo hope, wo aspire, wo resolve, wo trust. When the inornlni: cn'ls us to life nnd light; But our hearts grow weary, and era tho night Our lives are trailing the sordid dust. Wo hope, we resolve, we aspire, we pray, And wu think we mount tho air on wings Beyond the recoil or rensanl things, Whl e our feet still clings to tho heavy clay. tho way, and pray, But our feet must rise or wo fall again. Only In drrama Is a ladder thrown From tho wary cartli to tho sapphire walls; nut tnc iircam departs, and tho vision fa'ls. And tho sleeper awakens on his pillow of stone. I fcaven Is not reached by a single bound ; Hut wo build the ladder hy which wo rise from tho lowly earth to the VAiilted skies, And we mount to tho 'summit round bv round. 1'RACTIOAL HiUKXIJIi:. Holt. Thoso aro tho conclusions of Prof. THE WOMEN OF CYJ'ItUS. Tlirowlnir off ' Uih Wke nnd Ctiitmlnir iiitlr lnl pendinou, t tuo DNu.ny vf tne Moslem Laird A special correspoudentof tho "Now York vVorld" writes from th island of Oyprus ns follows i , .Mcosln, tho capital is undoubtedly tho town containing a larger propoi tioit of Turks thnn nt,y other part of Cyprus. Tho Turkish women thuro nro cor'ninly boautlful nnd nro very numer ous, nud although tbey wero obliged to conform to moslein regulations during the Turkish rulo thoy havo kicked ovt r tho traces siuco tho British, occupation. When Cyprus wns Turkish tho women woro Turkish In ovory rospeot. Thoy baldly over went out, nnd tu'on only to tho harem Or bath, attended by old women, torvnnts, or ouuuchs, their faces covered wltny temaks so that not t ven n Turk should soo thorn, fnr moro n Clinstlnn. Whenover thoy met a man nnd beforo ho could approach them thoy would turn their faces to tho wall ndd pull thof fcrotzes, or gowns, tight ly ovor tho' bonds, while tlio attending servants nnd eunuchs would cnll out to tho Htrurgor to make bnsto nnd go their ,ny so Unit thilr "lady" should pnss unmolested. Thoy'novor appeared at their doors, nnd their windows .vcro protected with wooden crossbais to close togothcr that, nltnough they could sco Into tho stroot, nobody could feo them. Now, however, nil is changed. Ilio Turkish woman, knowing that sho can no moro bo punished by tho ro ligiotis authorities, whoso power consed tho dny tho British troops first put foot in tno iniiinu, nas openly thrown oil tlio yoke aud claimed lier independence und with - a, vengeamco, too. 'I urklsh husban Is, lathers, 'brothow aud friends aro frantio with despair nt tho turn attairs hnvo taken, nnd should a Turk como horo from any other part of. Islam EDWARD L. HART, Real Estate and Insurance Agent, MA1TI.ANI). MO... i Co'leetlons tilaccd In mv hands will receive prompt attention. Also have foVsslc a choice lot of town and farm property nn. MAXWELL, i PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON, ' "MAITLANDf lid. Graduate of tl e University of Mlhlan, at Ann Arbor, has been In acdve practUe for 13 years. Special attention pjld to Midwifery nd the liseases oi women and eiiuuren. umw in. Everhird's new brick, building, M<land,,Mo. b. s'. aI1IiI.r;e, ATTORNEY AT LAW, lonrsTCnr, M0.w Will practice In all courts In Northwest Mia sour!, l'rompt atUntlon clvcn to collection LEIGH IRVINE, $ Attorney iA.t Law. Astlsted l) llun. T. J. Johuetoo, ol Marjvlllo. Will nractlre In all courts In the State. ProiMit attn.tlon clvcn to all business ntrust- -1 ... ... u-.i . . Ute buslne.s. Ofllio in Holt' County Frcsa. building. v l . u lfl E. Wollny on thophyslinl properties j ,TUAU not U0.V0V.e. 119 "wnejos. Ior of th solf In n d.,ni ,1 inL.i-in th ,s ,ho vry xlrst time nnd placo that ; ; . Hm tlilnir.'1 n.ti fnltl.fn) ..nil il.n vviinn il.ir finsirn.i in tnnrnnan . hn nm. ? - M' .uyi, i?....Ku.r,nL!u norlton of w.tor tn . I, ,i0.1Blv . ' woman, nas utirou to not m direct op- ii tho nnnlvsis of snokon language- bo $mcd nt b it a ill S Urm P08ltIo to M th,lt ,s dor to MuLoiuo. tho intonntfou nnd tlio nrtlcufatlon of " " P"? r.',",'.?, .''0.c?.mntlon tans. Women bolonrinn- to il.o hmrtm Into or BometiiingP Oihor men mako soun t strong, upright mnn, writhing money faster than you do." under tlio lanh of honest solf condemna- fliy nusbdnd h laco grow vory gravo ur uaviug yieiueu vo a groat as ho inquired "Lulu, do you tbink I would dony you this, if I could got it for youP" Oh, Heaven forgvo me! I know I was wrong, out I ropliod sulkily: "If I had married Edw n Armstrong ho would havo bouirht It for mo." I was frightened at Leon's white f aco ns ho aroso to his feet, pushing me from him when I tried to dota'n him. "Has it como to this." ho snld hoarsely, "that you regret having re fused a rieljor mnn for mo?" Without a word moro ho left tho room, and a momont lattir tho houso shook as ho slammod tho front door af ter him. "I don't caro," I said; "I want tho .cloak so rouoh, and I do beliovo ho j.oould got It If he would; besido thnt, I mliilu as well show hlm first as last it... i t i . , - , . . . .. " . . . . i mut i uiu mn going 10 on scarou oy ins ttniu to do somothlng to provo I"""""', jiomanco x iiresnod mysuir J. luiliuu U411Y. 1.UUI1 nu'lllJUl Bl IYUU outloto, and only when compelled to do out mat nitrnt a was ono o clock temptation. It wus no tlmo to speak of my poni tonco. Ho was ovorwholinud with his own. At length ho told mo that he had camblod soveral timos during tho post monui. "Hut Lulu, my darling wifo, Itidood I novor drank a drop of liquor till now. i.ast night Mr. Allon told mo ho could not retain a gambler in his employ think of It! Oh, Lulu. Leon Uav gambler!" And ho bowod his head In an ngonv of autimo. I said vorv littlo. What could I sav. when I felt that all thi was mv doing? I took his hot head in my arms, kissed mm lunueny, wntie mo tours lull fast. "I lovo you, my husbnnd, 1 lovoyou -Lim i;ui la an mino. no wns in and worn out. nnd at longtlt I loft him sleeping. Now It wus my ro' enro," I so; uut mat nitrbt it wns ono whuu I hoard his latch kov in tlio door. nnd when ho camo and stood bosldo mo I pretendod to bo nslonp. Tho next morning Loon was vory crayo. Ho kissed mo as usual, but all , tlie warmth had gono from his kiss; . ,i iiuy wfupur. roue unu x buiko i 1 "He i hall soo that 1 don't thought. Vory littlo win said nt tho broa'afnst table, and I grew moro and moro un comfortable. At lungtli tho tedious monl wns fin . ishod. Hi camo nnd stood besido mo. , ,1 thought ho was going to put his nrms around mo nnd tako his good-by kis. 1 ns usual, but ho did nothing of tho kind, Ho only snld i "Lulu, I havo found n way to mnko somo i xtrn monoy, nnd you shnll hnvo -,thu pjoalcj but unlenH you wunt to drivo - ituo riiiid. novr repeat what you snld lust night." ' Hort'iopoil, kls3ed my forehead nnd left mo, but doruchow the prospect of obtaining my wish failed to olato mo. Tho dnys drugged lilting. Loon 'neemed uttprly olinugud. All tho buoy- tnoy and lauibtnr win gono; instead, ho was silent nud onld; never cross, al ways gontlo and kind, but bo coldl Porhaps his lovo had been warmer iu in: ut lirit, but now, wlunl iouk mo ooxeoutaining tuo cloak in my arms, nnd went wlthltloMr l.eo's My courage did not fail whuu I aski'd to fceotbo senior ji ir'.nur and wassliown nno ins pi i v ate niiice. ' Mr. Leo," I began, "I nm Mrs Loon Hay. A fow davs ntro inv bus bund b light this uloulc hero, for which no paid lour hundred nnd IK v dollars I woro it onco only, a littlo whllo lnut nicht. Will you tako It back nt any priciiP" "would you mind tolling mo why you do not wish to retain UP" "HeoHiiBo mv husbnnd has nearly ruined himself to purchase it, and ho wouiu no nuvo done so II 1 Had not in sisted upon it." Tho tear3 woro vory noar now, but kopt them baok. "You aro a bravo littlo woman," Mr, Leo f aid. "I doubt not that you will mnku matters nil right. Under tho cir cumstances wo will take baok tho cloak and givn you four hundred dollars, which Is tho prioo at which wo shall oflor It airain" I thanked hlm, nnd with tho monoy muu iu my piirxo, turned mv nioim to. ward Allon & Gray's, where my liu; bund hnd been employ d. Tho olurks 1 lniirntl rtiifiMtc.1,. n i ..ulr...l i . II . w sen air. Allon iilono, Twenty-four hours before I would hnvn thouirhtit Iiuposdblo todowlml I bad gouo there to do; but sulleriii; tho omitted sound. No doubt thoy nro tho inter rotors of thotwo groat human fncultles of intilllgonco nnd fooling. Speech, then, Is a complex physiolog ical rosultnnt, tho doubio imago of n doublo innor condition. J ho o'emonts it represents ennnot bn conceived its is olntod from onch other, nny moro than wo can conoelvo a human organization apuro intolllgoncc. Wo all know tho important part intonation plays in con versation, and how by It tho general soufo, tho wholo expression of tho spo- Ken worus, may no varied indollnltcly. Having thus found trie origin of mu slo in tho imitation ot thoso ins'.inctivo modulations of speech, it should bo easy to draw from this nn oxnetiden of Its naturo; lor, without doubt, to read verso well, t. doclalm with warmth nnd conviction, is only to perform in nd vnnco tho work of tho musician. Wo hnvo now n vholo olnss of musical phrases which nro only oxncrirorations of spoken intonations; thoy nro our ro- citativos. 'I bo muslo of uncultivated pooplo is mostly vocitntlvo; so also was a largo part of tho muslo of tho middlo ages. Tho rules and gram mar of mus o and its particular foaturos nro the growth of modern timos. I His conception of muslo ns tho Inn cuafro of sonsdhllitv tii rmlfH ua to nv plnin tho characteristic foaturos of its notion. Wo must consider, first, thnt this language like its twin sistor, tho language oi ideas, lias sutlored n pro grcssivo ovoiution, nnd nns with ns renohed n croat perfection, and conso quontiy n great comploxliy in its laws and proccsso. Anions primitivo peo- pio or io" ideas, whoso fcelingr show fow variations of shade in oxp-ussion music is almost wholly confined to r fow modulations oxpressivoof tlio prin ciptl divisions of feollng lovo, loy, sorrow, and warllko ardor. Civiliza tion. vlth its rolinomouts, has producod n musio that has grown constantly rlchor in slindes nud means of expres sion, to tho point which has been reached by tho great mnsters of our pgo. snould bo maintained whon tho con trary stato is found needful. Tho moro densely tho particles of tho soil nro packed together, tlio moro eucIi soil will vary iu temporal uro. Conlfatne. A remarknblo stntomont was mado recently before n scientific bo y in London tho staomeut given ns on tho nuthorlty of Mr Voitcli, tho well- Known nntnority on "Uouifnu'' thnt i Doionirtncr to mo iiaroai can now bo s jca at all hours of tho day anu iiigiii in mo bireennu on mo ram parts of Nicosia, rettiiumir thoir fcr otzes, but not covering their lnons with ynsmnks nt least tbo pretty onos do not and an officer friend of mlno has dlsoovorpd tho way to find out iu tho distrncuif a Turkish woman is good- looking or'not. If sho Is prot y sue Is buro to go nbout with her laoo unvellud. but should alio know herself vo her r flin ludiro of: her looks bv tho hroofhcro)os when nro nlwnys uu- , , - . -v UUb - DUUUIU DUU JillUlV UU ihn SL nJl?nL.th0 8pucH'9 011 t0 b0 "S "b0 14 ccrtxilntolmve tbo l iclllo coast nover open and per- fHC0 0i0folT wrapped up, leaving m t the -eed to oscapo unlofls opened Giaours toludgo of: hr looks by , t ,1. ,Uf, T,1UU ""'j tau um anii llro ot ll0r 0. os wn cn- aro alwaV8 X, nn ti T I , WnSl' .."uy covered, and as ic is next to impossible ""P."?.1"''' woman without su- lul l""l- ivl"- porb eyes the' uninitiated will nt first liicciticai i-mvtr. i sight mink ho lias encountered n houri. Works aro projected inVlonna for I If. however, tho haiom beauties would obtaining n great quantity of electrical content themselves with dimply walk- power oy moans or tho water of tho ing noout with uncovered fucos hus- Unnubo. Tlio electricity is to bo storod in "ncoumuln'ors," of diflorent dimen- slops which would bo dolivcrcd to cus tomers lor use, eithor for olootrio lighting or for mollvo powor. Besides being ttuis nccumulntcd tho electricity is nlso'to bo conducted through under ground wiros. By combining tho two wires togothor electrical- ccnlors will bo erected in different parts of town, farm which tho manufacturers, oto.. will rgcolvo tlio required current, Iletorloi X'udeil Ink. A vnlunblo discovery has been ro- bands aud brothers would not hnvo niujh to complain of but unfor.unatoly this is not all.' They tnlkfto tho Christians nnd wnltc arm-in-arm witu the Huirlisli olllcors. nnd qvon With tho poldlors. Thoy glvo coflecl partios to which gentliimon ouly, and thoy Giaours, aro Invited, nnd in stead of rccoiving thoir visitors in tho Bolnmllk part of tho houso, whero all mon should bo received, thoy recelvo thorn in tlio harem qi.artura. and whon thoir husbands or other relatives como nomo thoy aro shocked with what they contly mado whor'.by tho faded ink on 1 ll01,r nml rutm to tno harem lo find tho old parchments may bo so restored as "uur uguiusi, mum anu to do torn to render tho writing porfoctly lclblu. tllftt tll0y mu,t l,llV0 niado a mistnko papor with wator, and thon pnsslng ns. nocording ' to Mussulmnn- usages, wuiuu.Luuy umuoii jovo, moir place is saw mom silting in wrltinir irin tuo cures smokinK 'and arinkluir ruki immodialoly appear, oulto dark in col- Aotually drinking. Fancy a drunken - pupor wiui waior, nnu mon pnsslng ", "yu"u",k lv " w ovor tho linos in writing n brusu which which, they o much has boon flippo'd in rf. solution of sul- in the solarallk. ,'t i 11 ohido of ammonia. Tho writing will tho enfos smoking 'it or, aud this color., in tho case of naroh ment, it will prosorye. Uocords that woro trentod in this way in tho Gor manio Museum, In Nuremborg ton years ago aro still in tho samo condi tion as immediately after tho applica tion oi mo prooes i. un paper, howev er, tho color gradua ly fades ngain; but it may be restored at uloasuru bv tho application of tho sulphide. The xpianauon oi mo action ot this sub- llceiher's Particular Friend, San Francisco Call. Some Brooklyn tourists now in this city toll n good story of Uccchor that has been careiuiiy Kopt out of print, on tlio groat pronchor's vanity, but which wo can safoly afford to "pass round" on tills sUlntiio continont. It seems that hist season tho spiritu nllstlo fraternity was so much Impress od by tho frequency of Mr. Boechor's theological "flops" that thoy made a persistent cuon to induce mm to ox- amino into their alleged religion, in tho liopo tbU' uls next poriodio chango ol tiaso would loan somowhat in tlioli di roctlon. After infinlto diillculty, the creat pul pit oiator agreed :o attend n i-triotry prtvato seanue at tlio nouso oi flir.s. t-A vira bkidmoro, a riliinlnir It tr lit, amon tuo jnow xork moaiurus, mo ministor belntr. as ho stated at tho time, anx ious to submit a tost that would utterly The By-Products ofCoal-Burntng Pnnnlar Stpti( Murithlr. 1 ..... i , , . . , , , , Inusinc raw coal for hoatine pur- au'A B""I""i "'tonwrncu pososthosa products aro not onlvnb- Ku.lurB',.Hl0 composition, oi mo ink solatoly lost to us. but, in thoir stead wo aro favored with thoso scmi-gaso ous by-products in tho atmi pphoro too wi'll-known to tho denizens of London and other largo towns as smoke. Fr fessor Huberts has calculated that tho soot in the pall hanging over London on a wiu'er s day amounts to llfty tons, anu mat me carbonic oxtdo, a poison ous compound, resulting from tho lui pono it comuusuon oi com, may uota- Kim ns nt least uv nines mat amount. Mr. Altkcn has shown, moreover. In an interesting paper com inuiicated to tbo lloyal Society of Edinburgh, last year, thit tho lino dust resulting from me liupoiiuct comuusuon or coal is mainly iiitruineiitnl in tho formation of fog; eaoh partlolo of solid matter attracting to lweir aqueous vnpor: Is transformed by tho reaction into tho black sulphide. A Uunpomler KiiRlne. An cncino nronellod bv minnnwili.r lias boon patented in Germany by Herr Bock. A piston is forced to nnd fro in n horizontal oyiindor by f.mall.quantl ties of powdgr ignltodou oithoi tido nl ternaioly. Powder pans ,tro provided within, on which at tho proper mo ment, powder falls throuh two ois- saces from two holders, which rest on distribution slidos. Tlio tenitintr of tlio powder is offootcd by menus of spirit or gns flnmo from tlio oj llndor cover,' drawu In th ough ar. oblique appoituro by tho suction force of tho piston. Tlio noocss is regulated by slides. Tno cases of oxnlodon aro ex pouou mrougn holes furnished with i I'l i . . . .. r " thoso gobules of fog are rondored fues on the roturn or tho piston. Tho particularly tonaolous and dosagroo- heavy roslduos nro pushoi by iho pis- top into bairs, which, aro emptied at in- discomllt tho charlatans ongaged in the another rosult.of imporfaot combus- tijrvnls, It is clalmod forjho now mo- I t . - , , It,. , t . 1 . - . . . .... . I Inn tlint ..iltl, unmll HF. . . ) .. 1 1 Wi Willi,, Willi OIIJIUI uuuuiuuu Bimru, it business of assosslnc llvinir snirits through the agency of dead ones. w lien all was ready Air xieociier took his soat at tho medium's table, n'.tend ed by a few eminent spiritualistic do voteos nnd n couple of his most trusty doucons. Tlio medium went into the rogular schedule trance, md Becchor announcon mat ho wished to communo with "n parllouhir trlond." Tho medium took nponoil and wro o ttio mime, winch ho pushed toward tho divine. Mr. Heeoher was visibly star tlud, ns he ndmitt d that tho name was thut of tbo precise person ho had in mind a deceased college-mato, whose tiiuno ho had not ovon mentioned for voars. "J will ask my iriond a question in writing," said Boeohor. and rotiriug into tho next room no rotii'iiou wttn u foldod papor, which hp handod to one of his friendR. Tlio' medium airain wrote n lino, and up m o imparisoii It wus found to bo nn explicit answer to tho question. In a somewhat norvous manner, tho proacher thon snld: "My friond wns n noted linguist. T will write a question in Latin." It was promtitly answered In tho samo languago, a fnot tho moro mysto nous as tno medium was ouviousiy n woman of meager education nnd un srnmmatioal expression Next tho theologian wrote a lino iu Grouk; after that, ono in Hebrow nil of which woe ropliod to intelligently in tho saino tonguos. After a long and ombar rnssod pause, Mr. Booohor said: "My friend and 1 studied Sanscrit to gotiier, I will usk him a final question in that languago, with which I urn Mat- islled no ouu hero U fumillur." Tlio test was ruspoodod lo ns readily ns tho otliuiH, upon whioli. tho ureal Plymouth piistm npraug to hlsfeut and 11 iu 1 1 1 lio ilimr wl h lunch ntritntion. "A'ell, uiu jou convinced? 1 nskod tion of raw fuol, which might bo turnod to much better account at tho dye- works, The hurtful inlluonco of smoko upon tho publlo health, tho gront pur- HDiini uif-comrortto wiiiciu .gives nils?, und tho vast oxpouso It Indireotly catis- os mrougn mo destruction ot our mon uments, ploturcs, furniture nnd appnr- ei, aro now noing recognizor, as, is Is very effective nnd ensilv set at work. Tho consumption of powdor is com- liaratlvelv Small, and tint nnrrlnn rn.n. latos itsulf., Tho danger is lrtosunt od as slight. Decay of nook. Turkish woman! Surely tho world is fcomlng tp an end and Mahomet's wifo "lake n seat, sir," say tho cafodgi, .or proprietor. j staijo ao him in dismay and foul certain that I am in n dream and rqueezd the' arm bf 'tho'frlond who accompanies mo, telling him it must bu adream. "Droambo blowed." says ho; "waif n minuto'-' whidh ho hns hnrdly said, when a barrol organ starts' up "Orphoo aux Enters." and tho han- ounis (Turkish women) danco - nctually danco and mt alone, but with Tommy AllHtlB.anf1 Tftmmv1 A4blrta rt tl... In.ar- est typo. Thoy understand tho mutic. tlioy know tho danco; hut what is thlsP Tho cancan! Is this tho Mabdlo, abol ished in Paris to bo tranMilantcd in Cvn- rusP By Allah! hutthls verily cannot bo true. But say what IlwiU and think what I may.tjioruthuyworeand thoro, I understand, thoy can bo Hoeri at uny time. Evory Turkish woman in tho is land is suing for a dlvorco, which tho husbauds are only too glad to grant nnd if tho Turks thoiusob us ovor expect to get wives or a unrem ngam thoy aro vory, muon mistaken, unless moy soaroli ror mom among mo unnsuan popuia. lion. I havo lived In Mahometan countrh s nil my llfo. and this is tho tlrst titno I havo mot.tho emancipated Turkish wo man, und idler a enveful Btudy of tho subject I have nrrived nt tho conclusion that tho harem' inmate Is 5nly' walling ior u unnnco to put un end to liareiu lite, nnu mat u mo. unusii' oocunntlon of Egypt continues for any length of time and tho religious authorities lose thoir hold on.tho fomulo population, irood bv lo linrems and through them to ouiiuolis auu to siavi.ry. , Tho ouostlon of tho rantil ilennv if ouruooKs anu manuscripts continues ovincod by tho success of recent Smoko to at tract, a greivt dual of at tion in. A U-t.i ....... , IUIII..n 'Pl.n ih-nt.ww A .rll., 1. l,n A. J rui iuuiuii, n viiiiviwii'lli. Xiiu iuijsi, in- 4.u.'i'w. ,f.,.u. ii, i.iu aiwiiuii I 11- feotunl romvd" would result, from n pier Zoitung, In treating of tJosubjLoT general recognition of tliu fnotthat, states that the dazzling whiMi of paper wuerovr smoke is produced, fuel is bo- mauo irom coiuiosu soon BiHanpoars. a. pari oi mo uiuorine rumamiH Debiiid, and exercises an oxlilizin wnllu!ico on tho iutor-collular substinno. But ing consumed wastefiilly, and tlia.all our ealorillo effects, from the largest uown to mo (tomcsuo nro, oun uo re- alizi'd as completely nnd moro econom ically without nllowlng nuy of tho fuel employed lo reach the atmosphere un- nurnt. tuis mostucsiranio result mav bo etTootod by tho uso of gas for nil heating purposes, with or without tho tho addition of ooke or anthracite. Ono of Mrs. Groto's protegos was Fanny Ellslor, ot whom she bad under takon, in a fit of enthusiasm, to make "nnnonost woman," ana, niso some what moro difficult task a rocogn'zod ornament of London soolety. It was in tho midst or mis quixotio experiment that the celebrated dancer took ner de parture for America; leaving her child, u littlo girl of C years, in Mrs. Groto'n oaro, "All I said to hor," said this s rargo, kind hearted woman, "was S. 0'FALL(5&, Attbrnev :A;t,MIiis.'w- OKEdON, MI81uUItI. Will practice In all courts ot Mlisourl. Collcciious and all mmncrot ItealbudncM, will t'eielve n y ;rmt attention. rarOAIce north side of C6urt House over i UliiUe's Uruu Stoic. , J i J, T. THATQHETi.' AI. D. list , ; OUKOON, MISSOURI: OFFICE At residence, two doors north ot I. A. Reeves' Store; formerly residence of Lev) Tno. L. R. KNOWLES, M ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, pitEGON.'.MO. ..i Will practice In all Courts. Real Estate, bust- i ana uouecuons prouipuy auenaeu 10. A.H.JAMISON, v ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, r Heal Estate, Insurance and Collecting Agent, " mound our, M0. Will practice in all tho Courts of .northwest HUsourl. R. I. REAf ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, Notary Public and Rral'Estat Agent, MA1TLAN1), MO. Will attend to all luml business Intrusted to il care lu all theCbUUDof Northwett Missouri. Bu for sale a large number of chuiui business, E. J. KELLOG& ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ' CRAIO, MO. ' .i Will practice In all the Court of Missouri, i; fUl Kstate and Collectluebuduesa prouiptl icUaded to. f CHAS. W. TnOMAS, Lawyer fi Nstary Putiiic. ORBUONi HOLT COUNTY, 110. Oollecttona nude, Depositions takefirConTey aclna doue. Leiral luforinulluu ulven aud Gen- ni l-id and Lv BuslneMt alU'lidvd tc 1 T. C. DUNGAN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, OREGON, MIFBOURi: Will practice In all Courts of Ml'fourl, Kan slona acd Nebraska. "I'al .Estate busln'esa, ta vxiiieeupus pruiuptiy mieuueu o. MONTGOMERY & ROECKER, of Bankers and Brokers, , 'OREGON, MO. Loan Motiej,-lJu' Noiff, Draw Drafts on all Klndtbh'eold'Man. Virginia City Enterprise, rniso you tliroo. dolinrs, father," Fiim x uomsiouK young mau who waB in n littlo game of draw wi'h his pa. lumui progenitor nio ocuur ovouing. tifiini. uro, you uoing unit lorr nsK' jrlurlpalcltlfs, auil.Collcvtwus roaiptly made. Psj Tuxes fur nou-rcsldeiits; Lomi'i uixotlalcd m real estate, and Inve-tinenta uiai eon favora iletertns. Interest allowi-d on T) u Dfpot.Ua. even in pure cotton or linen tig paper mis yoiiow'iB oyserynuio, egiumaiiyon tho bides nnd whoro.exuosod to tfTb air. A ohomlcal analysis shows thotlfesonco of iron being nltvays prosent, Ii net by tho wntor, still bv the chemlials em- ployod. or oven from thd drying ovlin cer. Tho sulphate of alumnia. hioh contains freo aoids, plays u groat part In tbo incorporation of iton. Old books bt como yellow owing to tho no tion ot sulphurous noids iu iha air. l'bis would domonstrato thnt "banor. no matter how good, cannot be made unobnngable and imporishablo. butthnt the moro surrogates usod, the loss dur able tho papor. Spluks went homo tho o'her, night alllioted with double vision. Ho sat lor ed tho ohbgqtitleifinu peevishly. "OanVhelp it. Go' two jmir." Tho oMorly gontloman throw un his I will mall (frroi the ryclpo for n rlniple Vtr iiill Itiilm that wld remn'o'Tutl. 1-Vh:IIck. IIiiiii);m. .mil ICI. ...!...' leaviiiir Ihu tkln putt. I'ln.r im,i i.i,.ti,.,i. ..i. 1 jl'tntojisloproiluclligttt wirlaut urowfli A orcts, M hair on a li.ilil nr.i,uir f ..... hnnd, wiicreupon tho youth shoed his 'nclelii0c.(itu4)ip,iiu lumlcUAt enrd, dlsolosing the tnet thnt ho did owe'"' Btrtet, N not hnvo oven so much as it pnir of deuces. Tho lock of distrust on' tho old mtin's fuoo was iutonso, hut It ohangnd sud aeniy, ior tno next nana, winch was dealt, by by his accomplished son, con- ininon turco aces. "Mebbo you won't bo so nrovlous In your blulllng this tlmo," ohuoklod tho miner, as no urow two cards ana shov- "Well, Fanny, sond tho brat to mo; I some timo with his sleepy gaze rlvltod don't utiK w noso ciiiid it is, anu x non 1 1 un ai care, bo long ns It isn't that fool d'Oi- May's. Ai. In II, .rill. 11 DI.I'UV. tV lift I been liinild MlieieOV A SUCi'U-Slul VWCtn blHcoiubluutlon hs been Inlroduuil, which acts iiHin tnu Imwels, tho liver hii I lh kid-lii-Vi", and t tho e una imputta rtri'infin nod vitiili'v to the enliroDtstitm. lluiino' kHi.ood HlTTtns coustltuto this luiportani Uucuvi-iy. l'ncu I.OJ. Airs. .8. nnd then comnlacentlv re marked! "Well, 1 dcolare If vou tw- wo jjnls don't look 'nouh liko to bo t vlns.f Al'li i.tl tl. 'rime over uuu ul' ii Tiiomab' Koj.eotiiio t)ll, hiispnivi'ilasuliilury '.rlfiia to ti.o uU trctbi'd. As u ri'llubto cnnulvo for orouplu fl.llilieii, boi'u tliroav und bronchial nflectluus, HMi u K)ti'lve I'ltoiual remedy for palu, it Is u iiivur f ullinir uutlJote. TO CONCUMPTIVES. The aJocrtjCer luvlng been pennun', ntly cured of that uread (Ueue, oiisuuiptlou, by u slm wo remedy, Is a xlons lo make known to his Wlow sullerrrs the ilieons of 'ur all who llO'lrO It. he Will hHlnl i Puliv nf , I... CON- ite. ropiy, tnrowing up it iv:u pieoo. eugoniubs tho old man did not into tno miaoio oi tuo table. sure CUKE ior cm i ns. iq ' 'I tan vou." was tho son's tf'&nlo JUM1TI0N. AbTIlMA.liiti)Xi:iiiTiW .! ply, throwing up it 4120 pleoo. i A,rtl,;B1w,!,ul',fc' nu ;K0fCr lltf''''."m'pjfnso in his eugor,iotsPtho old man did not nf,e" . ZUEAr VWNi. W,i 8t, notice thut nls boy hnd not drawn nny cntds, and so unhesitatingly called lie was downed. Tho bov hnd a flash Alter tho old gentleman hnd lelt.tho ouug man siitu. in tlio voico which was nlmo.4 choked, nud which showed ERRORS OF YOUTH. plainly how luuoh ho was moved by A V l,n U'MlA"wi'osuuerMU(rjiwlrom) , the emotidp 9t il.1,1. nllcotlon, "1 had lo do It Ijoj s. oil know ow It' Is. will for tff sako'ot wfr,.i'l.Suiffi"S53 tttthorhns I o work very hard, and it toe t aiiwhomcl it. tiierr,eiiiir,iA,v.ti.;ic tfU iuil ill. iVtts doing him n fxvor to break hlm '4on 'or '""e the tlmplu ri-niikiy by whJohno n,usok, to ho could gt homo and hnvo Z ZSC,, , ! .1?!1'.' ,,V10 UU regular slo.ip. llarkoeper, fotco in $J!uvZmv' y wa,. vnv uiiup-J. I v. vuvmii U Miliar Ol.. .UW Vi.ilr