'" A Vmt Basr
A school tuspvctor went to Invsstl
gate tl crm of a mau who, although
he could well afford to keep hi chll-dre-u
at school, hud obtained labor
certificates for them all mid was tak
tt?" frequent holidays while the. MHr
liulo follows worked to Keel th hams
u.
To bU wife's idea that the youug
tors' wage were useful when "fey
ther" vii out of work the luieetor
replied:
"A mere Quibble, ma'am. Your hut
baud hat constant work, but I too
laiy to do It Ilia employer told iu
o."
"Then ' a wicked atory, aud I'm
not particular who heara uie say It:"
cried the womau ImllKuaotly. "My
hnsban' la the busiest mail In EtiKlaml.
bar none. Why, he was up at day
break this morulu' teachlu' my yomi
(rest lad to swrlin, au' he's walked ten
nillea across plowed fields to tly a pi
soon an' won a bounce ball contest au'
boxlu' match since dinner, au' now,
to wind thlum up." she added as a
final proof of her husband's amazing
Industry, "he's down In the wood you
der tralnln his dog to catch au' kill
rabbits without leuvln' the marks of
his teeth on 'em. If you want more
work than that cruwded luto a day.
you must be a regular nlKffer driver."
London Tit-Hits.
It Is claimed by gwerymen lu Mex
ico that asparagus is belun I reported
from l-'ritnee In large pavksges and
vanned In the I'lty of Mexico uuder
Atnoiiciin Inl-ela, at though comlin
from i'aliforuia.
A newly Imivrtcd wood, used for
blsh l.i; crtMuet aud piano work. I
the Tusinanlim myrtle. It Is vf a rich
pink color, moderately hard and very
close grained, taking a good BuUli and
working well and smoothly.
Waa-a Haftona Were RlaT
Bachauinont writes In his "Secret
Memoirs," Nv. IS, 17SJ: "The mania
for button ta today extremely ridicu
lous. They are uot only of enormous
lie, iom of them as lug os six pound
crowns, but miniature and picture
re made upcu tbeni, ami this orna
mentation Is extremely costly. Some i
THE METROPOLIS.
New York city pays In salarlca to
Its more than M.000 servauta fisa each
minute In the day.
More laud. lu value. 1 owned by
Hebrews In New York city thsu In any
other city In tlie world.
There Is one aaloou In New York
city for each 317 men. women and
children residing within Its borders
New York city house 17'..000 craft
men In the clothing business, who pro
due an anuu.it output rained at
0i ,t0.
There Is no dearth of dnur.atie va
riety In New York city. n hen the books
of the theaters show that there Is un
average of nfteon new plays produced
each month In the year.
In the last six mouths there has In-eti
a large Increase lu the luimU'r and
site of robberies In the New York ho
t,N. and proprietor are ulttg every
possible means to prevent ttieir public
ity. New York HernM.
THE REAL CHINESE GONG.
tt Makra aa t pruar Awful l !
AatunUhttilt.
Py the way, did you ctcr hear a real
of them represent the medals of the ' Chinese pons? I don't itte.-m a h Oct
twelve Caesars, others anthpie atatuea ' "' ,lf ,!"," !,;,t
nd still others the Metamorphoses of j " ' yellow metal h'U Uae m
Ovid, i terrible a power of u.ter.tnce.
Isahey. In his biographical notes,! A gentleman In llausor. north Wales,
ays that when be cajn to I'arls he ' had prh.it,- tne-mm of m'.U
worked for a llriusiTVQing copies ! TaciUe aud CUIuese cm...:f.es. .-i!it.;t.
of Vanloos and BoifT the lids of j 4 one to me It was Hun .;.n .m.i I
nutTboxea and th;!1wJ'e Diwlal-i r'ljl spears beautifnliy lrt--t -t!i
lions he was paid from ti to H frnues sharks' teeth, wl-.l. h. t.
each. "A It was still the fashion," he grotesque .vrw iwi.i
ether ;
OS of t:TV
aid, "to wear buttons as big us a the
franc piece, upon which Cupids, flow
ers and landscape were cut lu cameo,
I went Into that business. I got 1
sotl for each." Paris Figaro.
A mere glance at our maps Impresses
stoue and Sandwich I-daud )-U!li?
wrought with the baropie visages of
the shirk god, were depi-uduig frou
the walls; also then? were Indian ele
phants In Ivory, carrying balls in their
carveu tetlies. each ball ciutaliilng
many other balls Inside it.
The gong glimmered pale rind huge
few general facts upou us. We see ) and yellow, like the unn n:us er a
that the largest areas of the unknown i southern swamp. My friend fap;-d
are now In lands that are too dry. as in : Its ancient face with a mumVd itrtiiu
the Sahara, the desert of Arabia, aud I stick, and it commenced to ob I ke
the ateppea of Mongolia; lauds that are ! waves upon a low ben. li. He t.ippnt It
too wet and hot, stimulating almost lm- again, un.l it inaiicvl like the wind lu
penetrable forest growths.-as In parts i a mighty forest of plucs. Again, and It
of the Amazon aud Kongo basins; ! commenced to roar, and with each tap
lands that are too cold aud bleuk. a j the roar grew decker nud deeper till It
portion of the northern areas of Amer- J seemed like thunder rolling over un
lea and Asia. Even the characteristic abyss In the Cordilleras or the crash
of the Inhabitants Influence the extent j Ing of Thor'a chariot wheels,
of the onexploreil. lu proportion to to- It was aw f til aud astonishing as aw
tal area there is more unknown surface ; ful. i assure voti I did nut laugh at It
In Liberia than In any other political :
subdivision of the world, l-caue the :
Liberlans, content to live along th ;
coast, bare scarcely enti?riil their vast
forest maze, though they teem witb
rubber aud other resources. Cyrus C. j
Adams In Harper's.
at all. It Imprcssi-d ui us something
terrible and mysterious. I vainly
sought to understand how that thin
disk of trembllug met.il could pro
duce so frightful a vibration, lie In
formed me that It was icry expensive,
being chiefly made of the most procluu
metals, silver and gold. From Vte
and I. iters of I.afcndio llvaxo."
A New Bank
u c want was kr the cuii-
Whaf Rrd Coral la.
The red coral that la used for neck
laces Is horny axis which supports
number of soft bodied, coral-like ani
mals, or polyps, the entire structure
bearing a strong resemblance to n
small shrub. The fishermen, after they
..,h!,lhI?',lk.'-: Z0?'" 'struction of a new Rank !5tr!
ter away, preaerTlng the red core, or j PlatlS atlll spc'C'lflCatums
axis, which la sold aa Jewelry. Al-j niav be seen at the Bank a
though red coral contains some line. It c. "ir,.1 U , fi; ... ,
Is largely composed of a substance : bt' or at the ofhec o
kin to horn, and, like horn. It takes a OUT Architect, I). I). NlCl
fine polish. Horn, wool and other anl- i r 2 2 First Street I'ortlaill'
j Oregon,
i Columbia County Bank,
mal substances of this nature almost
Invariably change their color when
brought Into Intense heat. St Nicholas.
Jiotlce of Final Settlement
Welsh Rabbit Fiasco.
"When I wa starting my apart
ment," remembered the bachelor, "sev
eral of my lady friends wired me thpy
would bring a small party of people up
for Welsh rabbit I went out and
bought chafing dish, the handsomest
I could find; a dozen plates, silver
knives and fork and spoons and nap
kins and a table to set the rabbit out
on, to that the rabbit, which at a res
taurant would have cost about $1 all
told, cost me about $35. Aad then they
didn't come." New York 1'ress.
Ilia Opposite.
Jenkins I am told that the happiest i
marriages are between people who are !
exactly opposite In every respect to .
each other, so I um looking for a young j
lady of that sort, don't you know. Mis f
reftThen yon have come to the right
place. Come to the other aide of the J
room, and I'll Introduce you to a bright,
intelligent, well educated girl. I
j Notice i hereby given by the under-
signed guardian of thets.tate of Alfrcc
;C Wolf, an insane person, that he hf
: fiicd in he County Court of the State o!
Oregon, for the Countv t Columbia, hi-
- final pi-count of his uilmmistr.Uton ot
iid c ate, together with hi litial rejx)ri
thereof; and that the Hon. K. S. Ilattan
Jmige of said court has set the 'JUih da
of June, KMiH. at 10 o'cloi k in the fore
: noon ihere;f, is the tune, aiifl tin- courl
i r nut ol said court, in ht. Helen, tire
! fcon, as the place, for the hearing and
I settlement of said account and report; at
j which time and place any s-ron iulc-
rested mav uppcar and file obji.ct"oi, in
writing to the cinie r anv jwrt tin reof.
j i;iWAkl K. MAZKN.
' V. H. I'owell, attorney for guardian.
Deeelred.
"I want to get a divorce from my
wife."
On what ground?"
Police For I'ulilleallon
pfptir' 'fipfHitf the nt f r:r,
ln.
N.-licf i hcn l.y flvi-n that Ali-taifl".' Ap-k of
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