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The Religions of China.

The three great religions of China are
Confucianism, Buddhism and Taouism.
The bulk of the people are Buddhists
rather than Confucianists, and there are
millions of infdels. The tomb of Con-
fucius is at Mecca, for many of the Chi
nese, and they make pilgrimages to it.
Confucianism is more a philosophy than
a religion. 1t contains many of the beau
ties which we suppose to be exclusively
the properties of Christianity. The
golden rule in negative form was an
nunciated by Confucius, and as system
of morality it is beautiful. The Taouists
have more superstitions than the Con-
fucianists. They began about the same
time as Confucius, their preacher being
one Laou-Tsze.
The state religion, in connection with
which all these religions come in, is the
worship of the emperor, who is the son
of heaven and the prophet, priest and
king of the people. He worships for
them in the temples at Pekin. When
the great Temple of Heaven was burned
down shudder ran down the 800, ,OOO, 900
spines of the great Chinese nation. 1t was
thought that this was warning from
heaven that the emperor should be de-
posed.-Frank @. Carpenter in National
Tribune.
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Beeging Letters from london.

Ever since was abroad" said well
known New Yorker, 81 have been pes
tered with all sorts of begging letters.
They are mostly from the managers of
English charitable institutions of vari-
GUS descriptions, though some are from
private individuals. The former inclose
a variety of printed matter illustrating
the purposes and work of the institution
The latter are abject appeals of appar-
emily professional begging letter writers,
with which London abounds 1 was
talking with friend about it and he
said he had the same experience for
about two years after he had built a fine
house here, a description of which and
his wealth got into the local papers. He
was deluged with begging letters from
almost every capital in Europe and es-
pecially from London.
'tThose people are the worst and most
persistent beggars in the world. Fancy
an American mailing begging letters to
Londonersi l suppose there must be
money in it or they wouldn't do it,
New York Herald.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-18

The facility with which washing IA
done by the use of borax accounts for
its popularity in the low countries and
in Germany, where to many families
washday comes but once a year. The
notion of cleanliness which prevails
among the better class of Germans for
bids-the storing or accumulation of soiled
linen in the dwelling house, hence the
necessity of the 'sschwartzwaschkom
mer," built near by, where the soiled or
unwashed clothes are hung up, exposed
to the air, on poles or lines. We cannot
but commend them for this custom. and
it would be well for, those housekeepers
to take a hint who store soiled garments
in the closets of sleeping rooms and un-
der the beds.
The humblest German hausfrau does
not feel her poverty if she has an abun-
dance of linen, and this she will have if
possible, to the exclusion of other things
which we might regard almost as need
full. She is rich indeed if at the end of
six months or year she can display
long lines hung with immaculate linen,
We can thus understand how even at
this day chest OF linen is regarded
among the peasantry as part of their
uoWer OF mdIIlaSe porUlon- OF Jne Dr1de.
For these washings a week is usually
taken and the event is regarded as no
ordinary one. 1t is something of a jubi-
lee in which the entire family takes
part. An American lady travelling in
Germany witnessed one of these ssfrol-
ics,H where four or five women were
washing from one capacious tub. When
asked why they did not adopt the easier
plan of washing weekly, one of them re-
piled that "they feared the people might
think they had but two garments
apiece. Pittsburg Dispatch.
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what ..Uncle Isaac, was poinp

Tommy was sent off on an errand one
morning to farm lying just on the edge
of the town, the owner of which was ia
miliarly known as ''Uncle Isaac" The
hour was rather early, and when he ar
rived such members of the large family
as could be spared without seriously in
terfering with the running of the domes-
tic machinery We're gathered for family
worship.
Returning home, his mother ques-
toned him about his errand, and with
the curiosity about ones neighbors which
takes deep root in village soil, she asked
him what was going on at the farm. He
told her of the occupations of one and
another, and added, ''and Uncle Isaac,
he was in the settin room prayerin ont
Just as tight as he could prayer.''-New
York Tribune.
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innples-

The old idea of 40 years ago was that facial
eruptions were due to a "blood humor," for
which they gave potash. Thus all the old sarsa-
pa-illas contain potash, q most Objectionable and
drastic mineral, that instead of decreasing.
actually creates more eruptions. You have NO
tced this when taking other sarsaparillas than
Joys. 1t is however now known that the stom-
ach, the blood creating power, is the seat of all
vitiating or cleansing operations stomach
ciogged By indigestion or constipation, yitiates
the blood, result PIN pies. 4 clean stomach and
healthful digestion purifes it and they disappear
Thus joys Vegetable Sarsapasiila is compounded
after the modern idea to regulate the bowels and
stimulate the digestion. The effect is immediate
and most satisfactory. A short testimonial to
contrast the action of the potash sn-saparillas
and joys modern vegetable preparation Mrs
C. D. Stuart, cf ee IIa-cs St, 9. T., writes: az 1
have for yes:s hed Indigestion, Itricd u popular
SprsaparilIa but it ec.i:a! ssr:-cil more pinples
to break out on my face eGs.ii;, that joys was
a,late- preparation ami acted differently tried
1t and the pimlles imIrediateiy disa ,ipeared. >"
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Mne. BartholaI.

The late Nine. Bartholdi was no ordi-
nary person, and on her ninetieth birth
day she looked so full of life and beamel
so with mental yigor and heartiness that
1 wonder she did not live to a hundred.
She was left a widow early, and devoted
herself to the education of her sons and
the stewardship of their paternal prom
critics, which under her MANAGEMENT
were increased to fortunes. Though SO
well endowed with the money making
faculty, she was a person of generous
disposition and given to hospitality.
In youth she was reputed the hand
somest girl in Alsace. AS an old woman
she was more than handsome. The pure
outlines remained, and the fire of the
kindest, quickest and most lambent pair
OF eyes imaginable was never quenched
so long as life remained. The son must
have had her in his head, as he remem-
bered her in her younger days, when he
was sketching the design of the statue
of Liberty Enlightening the World ;
1t was her idea that Liberty should not
be en- pate de guimauve, but. of a grave
and severe aspect. Liberty was the best
OF all conditions, she used to say, for
those who were severe upon themselves,
and the worst for the self indulgent.
One never saw a trace of self righteous
harshness in the old lady. She was very
indulgent toward the erring; but that
grace, she said, came with the wide ex-
perience of old age. 1t was a source of
enjoyment to her to drive to the Isle of
Swans, in the Seine. and look at the re-
duced copy which was set up there few
years ago of the famous statue which
now stands at the entrance of New York
harbor. One of her sayings was, 'sDo
not repress badness; crowd it out with
good ideas. London Truth.
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Pleasant Games for Evening".

A pleasant game for an evening at
home, among a few reading people and
their neighbors, is called Quotations. -
A card with some appropriate lines may
announce the evening to your friends,
and for an hour the hostess or some one
else assigned the duty may read quota
tions, the guests giving the author.
Well known lines should be written on
slips of paper and put in pretty ribbon
basket. The guests are seated in a circle,
and after the first quotation one is given
a minute to name the author. If he
fails, the reader gives the right name
and No. 2 reads the next quotation and
passes to his next neighbor.
To give variety an authors name may
be given, and a point is made by the first
one who responds with quotation from
that writer: or a subject may be given
and appropriate quotations called for
The one making the greatest number of
points wins the game. Another game
that calls for quick thought is called
Conservation" On the card given to
each person is a list of ten articles that
he IS given ten seconds each to see. An
evening devoted to curios, after the
fashion of some of the clubs, is also both
delightful and profitable. Each guest
brings u curio and tells the history of it.
In the same manner geographical
club sometimes varies its evenings by
having each member bring a picture of
some spot where he has travelled and
give little talk about it.-New York
Post.
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MY SAILOR LOVER.
/ watch and wait.
NV shin ia late

Iwatch and wait.
My ship is late
That brings my sailor lover.
watch the sails as they go by
But dimly outlined 'gainst the sky,
But none brings back my lover.
To me alone
The waves low moan
Tells of my sailor lover.
Years have watched, but all in vain;
Oh, shall see on earth again
My long lost sailor lover?
With weary beat
The waves repeat,
Gone is thy sailor lover.~
They tell to me in monotone,
or sorrows that are rarely known
Tell of my long lost lover.
Ere life's sad day
Shall pass away
Bring back, o sea, Eay lover.
Der mountain, hill and winding stream
:. see the suns last, fading beam
.'ao Thus shall my soul pass over
!. The Stygian river, a.
s.' Gone, gone forever
To meet my long lost lover;
But still watch, but watch in vain,
While at my heart grows keen the pain,
For my departed lover.
Byron d. BUrdick in Yankee Blade.
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righ,In. Fashionable Dressmaler.

a dressing aker.
In reference to obstinacy in dress
makers for carrying out ideas l had an
amusing experience. Ny sisters stay in
Paris was too short for my dressmaker
to undertake all she wanted made. For
the best things we went to big dress
maker, whose Importance lies in great
pretensions. Among the things ordered
there was one for which 1 wanted my
own way. The woman exclaimed: .sBut
that is not practical. You women have
ideas, but they can't be carried out"
well, if it cannot be carried out will
be responsible for spoilt cloth if there be
any" I knew she opposed it because
the idea was not her own, and that it did
not go to swell the bill with yards of
lace, feathers, furs, passementerie, etc.
She consented at last; the dress was a
great success. A few weeks after had
occasion to call on the dressmaker, and
what was my surprise to find several
dresses in the showroom with my idea
very practically carried out, and what
was my greater surprise, when the wom-
an came in, to find she was wearing nv
idea practically demonstrated on her
own back.-Brooklyn Eagle
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Evolution. .of cine saadle.

The evolution from cloth coverings to
the saddle were as gradual as they were
natural, finally bringing us to the saddle
of today, consisting of the wooden frame
known as the saddletree, the skirts or
padded nnderfiaps, the seat generally
made of tanned pigskin), the girth or
belly band, the stirrnp straps, the stir
rups and the crupper loop. This com
bination is the saddle proper, no matter
how varied its shape, how near its ap-
proach to elegance on the one hand or
to awkwardness on the other.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-18

Machinery Has Affected the Shoemaker
Aman called shoemaker thirty years
ago made shoes; today, except in rare
cases. he makes only a part of u shoe as
he labors in some factory guiding one or
the other of the numerous labor saving
machines, and is known as beater,
binder, eyeleter, heeler, laster, pegger,
stitcher, trimmer, filler, cutter or dresser.
What is true of the shoemaking trade is
true of other trades.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
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aBravo."

The intelligent foreigner is highly
amused at the indiscriminate way in
which English audiences use this word,
regardless of the number and sex of the
performers whom they wish to applaud.
A tenor is, of course, bravo; but a
prima donna is bravo. More than one
male artist can only be bravi, and if
there are more ladies than one on the
stage, and no man is to be included in
the applause, they should be hailed as
braye-at least according to Italian
grammar.--Notesa and Queries.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-18

Every portion of soapstone lost in cut
ting is utilized in other ways. It gives
the dull color to rubber goods, is used
IN paper to gain weight, and is also an
excellent article to use in making fire.
proof paints.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-18

England exports large quantities of sad
dlery, the most of which is made at Wal
sail, in Staffordshire, or in the imme-
diate neighborhood. The value of the
export, including harness. exceeds $2.-
600, 900 annually.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-18

You can never put too much water
In milk if you always put it through the
cows mouth" This is one of many
analogous aphorisms by Professor Rob
ertson, the Canadian dairy commissioner.
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The druggist is no longer manufac-
turer of his compounds, and has ban
ished mortar and pestle to be dispenser
of the products of laboratories where
whirling machinery Dies the work.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-18

The art of longevity, all the world
over, is a regular life, temperate in all
things, with abundance of pure air and
water, and freedom from anxiety, care
and worry.
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The Leading Paper
Of the Leading City Of Eastern Oregon.

During the little over year of it's existence it
has earnestly tried the objects for which #
was founded, namely, to assist in developing our
industries to advertise the resources of the cty and
the sea- It's record is before the people ana the
phenomenal support it has accepted as the
expression of their approval independent in every
thing neutral in nothing it will live only to fight
for what it believes be just and ri ht
Commencing with the first number of the second
volume the weekly has been enlarged to eight pages
Thus both the weekly and daily editions contain
more reading matter for less money than any paper
published in the county
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-30
Position and Composition.

The position of the body during liter
ary composition has always been a
matter of great concern 10 authors.
Charles Kingsley and numerous other
writers of distinction found that their
ideas flowed most freely when they
stood on their feet slowly pacing the
room, while one eminent composer did
his best work sitting bolt upright in a
drawing-room chair, attired in his
finest clothing, and an American poet
of note rests on his spine, his feet high
in the air, to write his most enjoying
verse. On this point Dr. Lander
Brunton has made some Investigations
that entitle him to the worlds graft
tude. for he thinks that he has thereby
discovered the secret of having ideas at
will. In the course of his experiments
he placed himself in various positions
and found that his mental activity was
greatest when he lay fat on table.
Then ideas bubbled up in his mind. By
and by he thought that, as he was do
ing so well in reclining position, he
might sit up. but 1t would not do.
1.-THE moment" says tho doctor, that /
raised my head my mind became an
utter blank; so | put my head down
again fat on the table and finished my
article in that position"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-30
Many Million. of Visitors.

II Is now nearly forty years since the
queen, with the prince consoft, several
foreign royalties and brilliant court,
declared the Crystal Palace open, with
the aspiration that it might elevate
and instruct, as well as delight and
amuse all classes" Very rarely, says
the London Telegraph, have the ex-
pressions of royal or official optimism
been more fully realized. Nearly all
che sovereigns of Europe and duslky
potentates of Asia and Africa have
shared, with the poorest children OF the
slums. the week day and Sunday
schools, the great trade benefit societies
and the ''custodians Of law and order"
tho delights of Sydenham. II Is esti-
mated that some 10000, 900 Of visitors
have entered the palace since It's open
ing, n fact that would be more ncou-
rstely expressed by saying that that
number Of vista has bean paid. Either
phrase, however, really understates the
matter, the calculations In respect of
season ticketholders having been made
On different systems nc different tmss,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-30
THE BOTTLE IMP HOAX.
IL was the Result of . Wager and Very
Nearly Created n Riot In 174O.


The bottle imp hoax was one of the
most brazen impostures ever practiced
on the credulous English public of the
last century. 1t was the result of a
wager between the duke of Montague
and another nobleman in the year 1740
In discussing the amazing gullibility
of the English, Montague declared that
if the imposter were to advertise that
he would jump into quart bottle all
London would go TO see him do it, A
wager was made and an advertisement
inserted in all the papers promising
that this feat would be performed on a
certain date at the FlaymarlSet theater
On the appointed day the theater was
packed from pit TO gallery, and thou
sands OF persons were turned from the
doors.
The supposed magician appeared on
the stage, made the startling announce
ment that if the audience would pay
double price he would enter pint bot
tie instead of quart flask on the stage
table, and then hurriedly escaped by
the stage door.
The performance ended in riot, in
which the theater was almost wrecked,
and the duke and his companion had TO
leave town until the affair was forgot
ton
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-30
A WEED THAT EATS FISH.
A Remarkable Instance of n Plant which
Is Carnlvcrous.

Is CarDivcrous.
Commander Alfred Carpenter, writing
from Sual1in, Rcd sea country, contrib
utcs the following remarkable instance
of plant prcying upon one Of the vcr-
tebrata. The instance noted was OBJ
served by him when surveying Paracel
islands, in the South China sea. ''* Z"
As neared pool cut off by the tide
from the sea ! noticed among other sub
marine plants a very ordinary looking
fesh-colored weed.
bending to inspect Il closer ! no
ticed numbers of small fish lying help
lessly in its fronds, apparently with IT..
tie or no life in them. Putting my hand
down TO pick one of them up | found
my fingers caught 10y suckers on the
weed, the fronds of which had closed
tightly upon them. The fish had been
caught in every conceivable way--by
the head, the tail, sides, etc, and some
of them had been held until the skin
was completely macerated. Those Of
the fish that were still living bad evil
IDENTIFY been caught at different times,
they appearing in all stages of exhaus-
ton. ] regret being unable 10 name
either the plant or the fish, but that the
botanical cannibal really proyed upon
the finny denizens of the deep there
isn't the least doubt"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-30
HARD HEAD WORK.
An Editor and n Stranger Exchange Con
hdencss ut the Seaside.

An Editor and n Stranger Exchange Con-
hdencss Mt the Seaside.
1t is one of the advantages of life at a
summer resort that people of different
sorts are brought together. Men may
Awe side by side in the city for years
without ever speaking to each other,
but when they meet in the mountains
or on some seaside piazza they will very
likely become mutually communicative
at very short notice. The New York
Press reports an instance of exactly this
kind
Yes" remarked the stranger TO the
editor, as the two sat on the veranda
slipping lemonade and looking out upon
the rolling sea, yes, head work is very
trying, and the man who earns his liv-
ing by ii needs vacation now and
then"
YES" said the editor, head work is
very trying. find it'so, especially when
the hours are long"
How many hours a day do you
worlS?" asked the stranger.
-Four" said the editor.
Heavens! work ten"
''Head work?"
Eyes, every bit of it,"
Newspaper or general literature?"
Neither. I'm barber"
Then the editor-for editors are not
all wise--shut himself up as close as the
sun umbrella which he carried.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-30
DOGS IN THE TURKISH CAPITAL.
Have No Special Owners and Live In
Groups of sLx to Ton.

oroups Oh SIX 10 Iens
The dogs of Constantinople form a
class of as much Importance as other
Asiatic races, says correspondent of
the Church Union. The Europeans
have used their influence, backed by
money, to destroy these dogs, either by
killing or banishing them but the
TurlSs-from the humblsst servant, who
divides his crust with them, to the inn
perial sultan, who has them fed from
his palace-shows an affection for them
which is surprising The dogs live in
communities of six. eight or ten. and
each set appropriates 10 itself certain
section of from one 10 three squares.
The most intellisen dog seems To be
the president or commander of the
group.
They are very friendly with all
the inhabitants who live III their
special locality, while they show
no recognition to those who pass
their highway if they do not
reside there. They guard their
ground and do not allow any other dog
to intrude. ! noticed one stray dog
which came around the corner, thereby
infringing on the other dogs territory;
he was attacked at once, and ba rely es-
capped with his life.
These dogs have no especial owner
each block or square having its own
group of dogs. They seem to know
every man, woman and child who lives
in their neighborhood, and their tails
wag whenever any of these make their
appearance. ] remember coming
through one of the narrow streets late
one night, and as it was quite warm |
suddenly took off my coat and hat. One
dog commenced to bark, then another
and another followed suit. The guide
told me must put on my hat, as the
dogs had recognized that | was for
eigner and that they were evidently dis
pleased at my attempt to go through
their principality in my shirt sleeves. /
took the advice of the guide and the
howl of the dogs ceased.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-30
Royal Funerals.

1t Is said that the queen has recently
been concerning herself with the ar
rangemcnt of roysi funerals, and that
her majesty has caused y long memo
randum on the subject 10 be drawn pP
with variety of new orders which es.
tend 20 the most minute details. In
the fgtuFe the body of defunct male
member ~ t.e royal family is to be
placed in the coffin w ~ attire of quite
different material from that worn by 2
deceased female, and married peoPik
are not to be treated the same as the
unmarried. The queens solicitude ex
tends even 10 the making of the collins
and there are eopious directions con
corning them. Embaimiug Is absolute
ly prohibited.