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THE HEDFORD MAIL
Published Every Friday Morning. '
HUTON & BATTERSON, Publishers,
MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE.
He ia of tow days; but quits plenty.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR
blend In the Pontofhce at Modford, Oregon
M SooondClaas Mall Matter.
Mkdfohd, Friday, April 2, 187.
NEWS OF THE STATE.
The avorapo prloo paid by Mr. Van
. Sickle, at Huntington last week, for
low snoop, was ks a neaa.
Governor Lord Is of tbe opinion that
county offlolttU have no rlpht to with
hold the taxes duo the state.
' The orobards' and shade-trees in
Clackamas Count; were greatly dam
aged by the high wind of last week.
Hay Is scarce in the Wallowa valloy.
Not long ago it was selling at 12 a ton,
out now orings irom as to uu, with a
demand that exoeeds the supply.
A curfew ordinance has been intro
duced In the Pendleton oounoil, chang
ing the age to include all minors under
eighteen, instead of fifteen, as at pres
ent. .....
, A large cherry tree in Dayton, three
reel in ammeter, was oiown over by
, Wednesday's storm. This tree bore a
ion of fruit in one season. It was set
out a years ago.
Lastfall Eastern oysters were planted
t Yaaulna bay and the mortal it.
' ' among the oysters has been slight dur-
inif uo winter, jne oystermen feel
.jrreauy encouraged at ua outlook
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Salem, whioh incorporates the
xnuuDti i-uoiiBuiDg sjompany,- with
. head office at Portland. The capital
tock ia $60,000 and the incorporators
nwih uienn, r rea uunnam and E.
. . H. Loyce. , v ;. ,., . .
' Frank Love, of Rosebtirg, has gone
cast, it Is said, to take possession of his
. ., ehare of a. fortune left by an aunt.
There .is a rumor to the effect that the
John Grille and another boy by the
name of Mathews were examining a
. uiui u xtoeeourg ue outer day. The
pistol,' which was in thai hands of
, jtatnews, la some way wasdtacharged,
and the ball struck a suspender buokle
that Grille was wearing, and (lanced
.-off, doing no damage. ' ., .
The stote board of agriculture met
. ...at Salem last week. The members
ctaim mat toe act which created the
ocara carried witn it the appropria
tions for its use, but Secretary Kincaid
atatad that no warrants would be drawn
for the agricultural societies unless he
; was compelled to issue mem by a man
date of the court.. .
:'" Tax money is not coming into the
state treasury at the rate it was this
.. nae last year. . utst year there were
. . - aotae outstanding warrants and enough
- aaoaey was received by April 16 to Is
sue a call for their redemption. There
are no outstanding warrants now, and
all money paid into the state treasury,
with the exception of a small amount.
wiu uej useless uj me state.
1 Some time ago Mrs. Sol. Abrahams,
of Roseburg, went to Baltimore to
undergo an operation for the removal
of an internal cancer. She has written
her husband that doubts are enter
tained as to her ability to withstand
the operation, and that it would not be
undertaken for less than $5000. Last
Thursday was the day set for the
' Operation, but it was postponed. s
The Portland signal service office
reports the highest wind in that city
last Thursday morning since the
weather bureau was established is
1870, with the sioele exceDtion nf th
treat storm and hurricane of January
, 18S0. The velocity of the wind was
55 miles an hour, taken from the Ore-
Konian tower, zirj feet above the
, ground. The 1880 record of 64 miles
was taken from an elevation of 108 feet
ana wouia nave exceeded the one of
uis year u it bad been taken at an
equal neignt.
Tbe county school superintendent, of
Lane County, has adopted a system of
urouiug mo puonc scnoois tnrough-
out the county and will put tbe eystem
, into operation as Boon as possible. All
of the schools in the county will follow
a schedule of work, the same grades in
all of the schools being engaged on tbe
same work at the same time. In this
manner pupils will be carried through
jt prescribed course and in the event of
chaneing from one district to
the same work can be followed without
.interruption.
The severe freeze of last November
i saiu to nave aamaged tbe prune or
obards of Benton County ninety per
-cent. The damage is almost univer
sally a Btrip o "winter kill,1? two
incnes wme or more, and extending
often the entire length of the tree.
.Samples of the bark stripped from the
, h-uok snow u to oe dry and dead,
though no discoloration appeared on
the outer surface, and the only way of
detecting the damage, is by inserting a
knife blade between the bark and the
iruoK oi me tree.
Will Dill and Prank Jamison, of
Klamath Falls, who have been trapping
at Diamond peak, stopped in Harris
burg last week, on their way home.
They said that they had been in the
vicinity of Diamond peak since October
25, 1896, and were forced to come out,
. as they had run out of provisions.
They ate their last meat January 1,
.- and lived on bread and potatoes since
that time. The snow Is nnw mtat.
leet deep there, and has driven moBt
i tne game out. it was not until they
reached Harrisburg that they learned
that MoKinley had been elected prcsi-
. M7ui ......... ,
Inclined bystanders succeeded in liiiul
ing tlio fellow aboard the train,"
The oud of the II rut qtiiirtor, when it
is customary to pay olT thu stnto help,
bus arrived and because of the legisla
ture non appropriation of iuiuis to meet
tho demands tlioro Is much apeenliitliin
its to thu outcome. Thu secretary of
statu is of tho opinion that ho has no
right to audit claims for which there
has boon no appropriation mudo for
liiinit'dltitely' "glv ourselves away,"
tlin pliraMi runs, If mil by hitter speech
nt leant by look unit inn ii in' i'; yet ic
lleetliui tiTiiui'iilly lirlngK tlio km-iieol
regret for the lost ilignit,v, the Itcirnycil
icoret. Many a one 1iu.m wrecked her
own luippliu'NN for Hie want of the pa
tient stoicism lili'li wniilil liuve led tier
to stand aside for nwhllu wntchlnij
eventH tiutil they brought with Iheni
their paymont and has' Issued no cor- h,r opportunities. Even wlieit we nt-.
tilloaU) of indebtedness. Claims pre- happy it is not always well to let tho
Hooted have been Bled nnd listed In bright stream beitr iui tiwny rudderless,
the socrotury of state's oRloo and du- The- ltmmliiivc inniilfcstntlmi of tiffec-
plicate copies therefore Issued to those tion, the hnstv proMisnl of marriage, the
desiring them for the bonoUt of claim- hastier acceptance have they never
nnia. a onu c nsuuiavu urui now OUUTS I nmvxl ih Iwirlimlno of i,,!.,-,.? llr
to boy aiQO.000 worth of state claims at
par if the, secretary of state will first
pans upon them as auditor. The sec
retary is not disposed to bo arbitrary
in tho matter; but is rather anxious to
do whatever lies within his power to aid
those he considers legitimate atatanmd.
itors in fi-ettinff their claims oaahnd. Hnl eomiuonrr with uu thim It In wit), nmn.
nos aeciaod be will issue certificates if so thst It handicaps uk unfairly in th
mat win nem matters, nut it m nntnin .,....... n. , ...i ....i.. 1. 1
Xuw1! I8 h?. 0T W bnlwaya "with a hotof petty
ll&JFJJ& JZto tMK down" one's heart.
Si u'i s Best
In
ioAV
iwla
taking pnwitr
ntvainiK v&oacti
are not a cure-all; but they
make life better.
u
For Hale by '
i Geo. L: Uavls
Iika a rash word never suudered hrue
lovera, true frlemla? If these things
r true It is likewise true that tin
fault In tho ooiunn'iHvment has been
that of feminine impulsiveness. The do
feet la a generous one, and, therefore
no legislature is needed to mnko au.
proprlations."
LAST OF THE OLD CAPTAINS.
Caps, Tom Laathan, at Mleeleelppl Rlvar
Faaaa.
Tho death of Capt. "Tom" Leatiiem
"Old l'twhtamaha," as be liked to be
called, after one of hi early friends,
a Choctaw chief removes the lost uml
greatest of the old Mississippi river
steamboat captains and close the final
page in that port of the history of
the southwest, says Harper's Weekly.
It was 0 years ago, during the
"HubIi" times of river boats, that Tapt.
Unit lie rs wwnt Into the steamboat biwi
ue.ss the era of big and fast steamers
and of gay life on the river, and the
era, also, of river gamblers, and races,
wrecks and explosions.
From the very start he. was "the big
man" on the river, the builder oi seven
steamboats, all named Natchez, and
each grander than its predecemor. A
nrm believer that tbe MiKsisnippi river
afforded the best means of travel and
transportation for the entire "Valley,"
be stuck to his boat, like "Jim Bled
soe," to the very end. It was a brave
fight,, but very much like that the
plucky Texas bull put up aguinet the
first locomotive that invaded the state.
Capt. Leathern ran his boats anoinet
the railroads lotig after it was a forlorn
hope and when it meant a steodv lew.
season after aeaacn. He gove the rail
road a great deal of trouble, fought
every proposition for a bridw over a
navigable stream and every other fran
chise asked for by them, and sunk most
of his money in the struggle.
Ana so, when he was lulled by a
'scorcher" the other day there were 25
carriages of pall-bearers at the funeral.
for every man who had ever been in
the river trade" turned out to honor
him.
But we must do it; either we must rule
fueling or feeling will rule us. It is n
good servant, but a bad master. Our
loving women's hearts are like the fire
of the domestic hearth the light of the
bom when duly controlled vrariuing
the whuio house, but if the fire be not
kept in itH subordinate place what aeon
flagration ensuesl-i-N. Y. Commercial
Advcrtuar.
NEW YORK'S SANITATION.
Hot
THE KICK OF A RIFLE.
A Psaat JTot Aiwa 7 Coaaldarad to Baying
or in caiaf a Oun. .
When a man gets a rifle for big-irame
shooting he sometimes forgets to con
sider one of tihemost Important pointp
the kick. A gun which uses 70 grains
of powder and 900 grain of lead caves
weak man a boulder in and makes
the flesh black and blue. If the man
has more pluck than sense, he contin
ues to use the big gun in spite of the dis
comfort, and thereby sometimes ruins
himself as a shot.
When one of the big bore, biircharire.
rifle cranks picks up a rifle and tires itat
target, alive or dead, a painful ex
pression twists bis face, and iust as
be pulls the trigger the butt shoulder
flinches from the recoil. That flinch Is
ruinous to the aim, and men often get,
so used to flinching thnt they dodge the
kick 01 a a short cartridge as vigor
ously as tbey do a 50-1 10-iOO one
Men who flinch from their gun-do
not know it usually, until some time
they are standing nicely baJanccd on u
freshly peeled hemlock log, or some
Infant Mortality Uarlaa tha
pall Waa Hsuutrkablr Law.
The appeal to the public conscience
told at last. With that attack in the
churches, which has not been without
blame, the new era began. That year
(187V) a public competition evolved the
present type of tenement, far from per
fect, bnt an Immense improvement on
the wicked old barracks. The Banitarv
reformers got the upper hand, and their
worn 10 ui. u u oeatn rate came down
slowly. It is to-day, at the end of 30
years, quite 23 per cent, lower than
wnen the health department was or
ganised, and New York has been re
deemed from a reproach for which
there waa no excuse, for no city in the
world baa such natural opportunities
lor good aanitaticck
The. immense stride it baa taken was
Kieasured by the mortality during the
unprecedented hot spell of last sum
mer. It waa never so great, as, indeed,
there never was an emergency like It
since records were kept. During the
ten days it lasted the heat claimed many
more victims than the last cholera epi
demic during Its whole season. Yet, be
yond those killed by the direct effects
of the run, tbe mortality was singularly
low; tbe infant mortality ever the
finger that points unerringly to the
sore spots in a community, if any there
be was so noticeably low as to cause
a feeling almost of exultation among
the sanitary officials. And it was shown,
by comparison with earlier hot spells,
that the population yielded more slow
ly to the heat. Where it had taken two
or three days to. reach the climax of
sunstroke, it now took five. Tho peo
ple, better housed, better fed. and'
breathing clean air In the clean streets,
had acquired a power of tcsistanoc to
which the past hsd no parallel. The
sanitarians had proved their case.
Jacob Rlis, in Century
EFFECT OF. MUZZLES.
ThaU MnforeMl Dae Ha Changed tha
llraed of London Dona.
The muzzling order has now been so
long in operation that one Is able to see
its practical results, at all events so far
as London is concerned, says the Lou
don News. They are really verv remark.
able, especially from a point of view not
likely to be immediately taken.
The supremacy of the fox terrior is
gone. One misses the little, vivid white
spots that moved about so quickly and
maue streets and thoroughfares env
.l . . I . . a D J
"per snppery piace.aiul the gun misses and, it must be admitted, noisy. Most
are. ine man nineties and his foot slips oi these dogs were mongrels, and, being
nt that, and down he tumbles. Even I of no appreciable value, and probably of
then the chances are that he will not no clearly defined ownership, thev
to go near a d.vnmno, When 11 man lins
wio snmii tronhle.wlth his wnUdi con
timinlly . I a proof tfnt, tho Nt.itli-
...... j ,u mi, ixxiy nus nircoicu ine
wntcn. 1 - 1 j
The watchmaker sold that dark pro
pie are more likely to affect their
watches In this way, and women more
so uisn men. The amount of elect riei.
ty in the liody is, of course, very slight,
ui Ti-ry nuie is required tonlTeetthe
ciancatv works of a watah. Persons of
nign electric organisation should wear
s watch with a steel esse If they hope
,w ui,,,, an accurate time-piece,
A watch should never be laid hori
zontally at tilght, butKhnuld always be
hung upon a nail. Change of position
will not affect a mechanically perfect
watch, bnt such a watch Is vet tn la.
made.
It Is wll known that a watch will
slop for aome unexpected reason and
go on again nil right If It is given a
slight Jolt. Tha same trouble mav not
occur again for years. This s an acel
dent to which nil watchts are I nl,li
when carried around on the person. It
Is due to the hairspring stud or the
regulator pins. The cairn Is a sudden
Jump or quick movement, such as get-
iing on a moving car. A Jolt is given to
the balance-wheel anil hairspring ami
tills renders the eatchinir noaalhle. Th
Jolt must come st a particular fraction
of a second during the revolution of
tne Miunce-whecl. otherwise the anrlno-
: II , . . 1 w .
nm uu, num. ,1. 1. journal.
THE EARTH'S LONE COURSE.
Oar TvoaMan Sac 11 Candtiloai Uu la
Celaatlal Cava. a
Lieut. A. C. Totteo, whose fondness
for astrological calculations -and Infer
ences is wall known, declare that the
trouble with current affairs is not due
to the United Stutea senate, the bicycle,
the new woman, or the silver question,
but may be accurately traced to the
contortions of the heavenly bodies. He
aaye, according to Harper's Weekly.
that when too many of the planetH get
cn tbe same side of the sun ut the same
time it makes troubles for the earth.
and that now, for the first time in the
history of mun, all the planets, except
earth, are approaching coincident peri
helia, and within four or five years will
be in line tugging away at the sun,
while earth, alone on the other side
of it, will have an exceedingly hard
time, and will be the scene of all aorta
of disasters and devilment. Karth will
pull through, he thinks, after sore
trials;' after which he looks for "the
literal rule of the returned Messiah."
and the winding up of the confusions
now formulating, at Jerusalem, which
city, he believes, will cease to be trod
den by Gentiles, and will become th
center from which right rule and Jus-
1 re w apreaa over tne earth.
Lieut. Totten Is familiar with both
the Bible and the higher mathematics,
and has a remarkable gift for stirring
them up together intoconeoctlona that
give people bud rirrami. He Is a very
disconcerting person anil a chronic
bear, and his deliverances nre well
adapted to make llmld believers realize
on their Investments and take to the
woods.
Hansen of Hull mailing.
Kiiiiillluf Ity li'is'(Ui'iiiili'iuit. fiil'ilnn
Kit, us well ua other IiuimiviiIu, I hi
In cxhvIiiII.V Ii-iii' III nulluml life, win
tho unlet lioi'illile of ilrilllm unnltN
earelem step. A ttcnlh-1111111 rclnliK 1111
Incliliiit of 1 1' kind, iim seen In Swi ll
leans. The transfer vil of the Mouth
t'l'ti I'ncllle wns ill. Its pier, mill a loeoino.
live was hauling i ih h tin the short lint
smell grndo to the dock, While the
gcut.lciiiiiii if iiHWuleliliig llilNiiei'iitloii
lie saw a switchman, with it lauli'i n
tlcp on thn tuu'li right In fronl ot Mm
approaching locomotive. The engine.
ciiuhmiii, uml lust, us It.'seenicd the mail
would la uruHhcd, heguvon lltitle Jump
nnd lamted oil the femlor, out of dun
gnr. The sllglilenl flip would have
meant denth of a Isirrililc kind, and vet
he took the rUk 'M times a day. Ills
poy Miiiltl have, hardly Imkh worth the
risk, but he never thought of tlint.
Real Estate Transfers. !
Uarjr K Hlchunta to II T Ualler tola II,
Ulk!s,lluldlllll , .1
Mloliral (,'liavner.al al, to Mary K itlcb' ,
anla lot a. blk si UoM Hill
Oao II Andrewa u Klloy ilaniiiirrily tho
wont ) ol lot 17. blk IJ. Uolit Hill ,
II
I.r.il .
Iteury Kllppitl to J amen llrndeo one.
oiKOill interest la llio the hwiiiUmi
B M llhixlri to Ualvlaa Kornon laod la
pa m, ,i , no
Us to llitarjr MeUlonelllMI aud Kl 100
aorea. apo 1. tu Ha a. t 'J w
U S to Wot Huffman 'XI and MUD acres
In apca 1. 1. ll nnd IS. tn lis a. r J w
Jainea Holma to Julia Conway Iota 4, b, 6
anil 7, blk "y" In TaleuL.TT.
Mlcuoal ctiavnnr, at al, to MIH Jana
Monro lot 11, blk J, tlold Hill, also lot
10. blk-iA flalil Hill . .
W W Miiruliy to Mm AnnottaUHuoknor
a tract of land In Aahland
llank ot Adiland to Anna Walker U
aen'N in ip iw a, r 1 e
W Morrill to I i Baiva II arrm, tp S7 a,
raw
HIL'Y llamoirralv to Rvalya llallay wit
oi lot 17. blk 7, Gold Hill
w D lloldtomaa tu Kupuenta Alien tasit
Id tu J7 a, r 1 w
Alfred Oordon to Mallnda Jaae Lrwallea
71) and vo IIU aoroa In nec U, tp SS, eoq-
Idoralloo lovo and arfoollon and.,
Allnd (Ionian to M K and John U Kn
all TO aorea, are 33, tp 38 a, r 9 w, aaaia
aonaldoiatloa aa above and.
Alteil Uordan to Nanoy II Umllh M and
siouaorea, aco'JS, tpSHa, rS w .
D Colar to Abljal matrla. 1st 7, blk 71,
Mmtford ;
U a falrnl to Baoiual Wllaoi aoroa,
aao a, Ip S3 a, r 1 a
8 U Altrad to Maria at allrad in; aorai
IIW
I) M llrowar tobsvld liro war "lot's!
blk
SM. Aahland...
Mary E Walaworth Is Mra K II Colter lot
I . blk as, also 1 and 6 100 aorea, ip m s,
r 1 a
Prudence Walker to I km O llod(oa nsi
of lot IM of luh dlvUlnn fif lh Kniwih
Walker place
W T leaver, admlnlatrator da bonla nan
of tho laaao rooaiant tilalo, T aad
71.1QD anrna In SM 1 m
U H paiont to Jamea T Tuckar IM and
fia-llll Mnu. mm I 1 11 .n .I inn.a.
8arna to aamc SO aona, aao 3S, Ip 3H k,' t I
US to Oltred' 'dord'en',' atria! aeo SO, "tp
SS a, raw.....
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A NEW TRIUMPH !
rilK miKADK.I) CONM'MI'TIO.N CAN
UK I'lUtHIl!!
T. A, Blooum, tho Oruat Ohonust and
Bi'imitlal, will Bund tn HuMurora
Throo FrouUiittlusof 11 is Nnwly
JUasunvornd lUiimidn a tn Guro,
Uousumptlou nnd All Lung
Troubles.
Nothing could bn falrnr, nmroplilliiii.
tliiopluiii'iiuri'y miii'ojoy to thou 111 luted
Muni llio gciinroiiH olToi' of thu lioiioreil
uml illHtlnuiilHlinil oIii'IiiIhI, T, A, Mlu-
uuiii, M. C!.. ol Mow York City,
Ho hits dlniiovurud it rollublu uml till -oluto
uuru lor ooiintiinptlon, nnd nil
brouoliliil, tin oat, lung and client din-
iinaiM, catiirrhiil afTootlona,' genurnl
dcullun and wuuknuas. luas nl llcah and
ull conditions of wanting uwny; and to
imiKo its groat inurits Known, win send
three froo bottles of his newlv dls-
covorml rninedlustonuy aftllototl rvadur
of Tbk Maii
Already his "new no entitle uvatmn of
nimlloliiu'' has mirmanontlv cured
thniiHunils ol apparnntly hopeless coses.
Tho Doctor oonsldori It not only his
professional, but his religious dutv it
duty which ho ows to liumanllv to
donate his Inlulllblo ouro.
He has proved thn "dreaded con-
miniitlon" to bo a oursliln disease bo
yond u doubt, In any climate, and has
on llio in his Ainuriuun nnd Rurojieau
litboratortoa tbiumunds of "hnnrtfolt
loatimonlnls of grntltiidu" from thoao
bi'tivlllod and cured In till parts of the
wuriu.
Catarrhal and milninnarv troubles
lend to consumption, nnd conaumplloii.
uninterrupted, means snoedv and
certain death, Don't dolay until It la
Uk Into, tilninly write T. A. Klocuin.
M. 0., Pine street, New York, giv
ing ox proas and poatottlce addruaa and
tho I run medicine wll bo nromuly aunt.
Icaao toll the Doctor vou saw his
odor In Tiik Mail. '
W, I, Vawtsji. Praa. II. r. aiisisi, V Prta
J. B. rsvAKT, laaala.
... CAPITAL, 30,00a...
MKDFORD, - ' . ' onuooN
Loan aioaay on apprtired net urlly, melts da-
poaiia auojeoi 10 aoeca anu iraaaaoi a rraora
bank Ins sualnasa. our tniilaraa antlanea....
Correapondeata: I.a4d a tliiab, Raima. Anal a
lurornia sana, rtaa rrauoueo. Lnad a
Tlllon. rortland, Oorbla llanklot Ua, . T.
ninlng Locations.
' W L MOMure and W F Hhafrr Inratad Jan 1
tbe Crown Point quarts claim, lllaokw.fl dla
trlot.
II W llnatoa located Vareh 90, 7 and eo-100
aorea In WlllowaanrtntadUlrlcl.
eu ilorara and M D Howell located rb IS
Tbe IMonoar qnarti olalm. IMraaanl creak dltt.
K llobaluoktar located MarcklD,aO acres In
Hanllna oraab dlatrlot.
understand the reason of it.
STRENGTH
Dselloea
OF
MAN.
Slowly After tbe Thirty
Firat Soar.
The, muscles, iu, common with all
other organs of the body, have their
stages of development and decline, sava
the Springfield Union. Our physical
strength increases up to a certain ace
and then decreases. 1 Tests . of the
strength of several thousands of people
nave Dcen made by means of a dyna.
passed quickly in a wholesale way into
the lethal chambers. London is rid of
tnem, but at all our towns the white
terrier with the odd markings is still In
the ascendant.
On the other hand, here in town we.
nave the Irieb and the Scotch. These
are as yet pretty pure; they keep rather
to themselves, after the manner of tbe
provincials, but in a couple of years
unnu-reimui win assert Itself, and Lon
don will be overrun. Asit is, the hardy
little Aberdeen, with his lone, tvwlir
roometer (strength measurer) and the legs and nndeecript markings
Here Is a specimen of humanity who
w i piece 01 anode, ettner on
' earth or in hades. : The Salem Btates-
o of Saturday says:, !!Jfri. George
A. Spencer, of Portland, waa yester
; -iday discharged from the asylum, she
i. ui,;'iowtou , irom nor i mental
.1. disease. Her husband came here .to
moe ner ana to escort her home, and,
during the forenoon,! while awaiting
" ' Jo 1 j uuriu oouna train, he
- - luunsii uyuu vus wine wniie .it 'was
u rou. - ana was in a state of beastly in
, toxloation when the time for his de
parture arrived. The poor woman, in
- "tead of beipg looked after by the brute
of a husband was compelled to oare for
him and with tbe assistance of kindly
following are given as the average fig
ures ior tne wnite race:
" The "lifting p6wer" of a youth of 17
years is 260 pounds; in his 20th year
tftis increases to 380 pounds; and In the
utn and 31st years it reaches its height
350 pounds. At the end of tho 31st
year the strength begins to decline,
very slowly a,t first.
By the 40th year it has decreased
eight pounds; nnd this diminution con
tinues at a slightly increasinc rate un
til the 50th yenr is reached, when the
figure is 330 pounds. ' -
After this period the strength fnils
more and more rapidly until the weak
ness of old age is reached, It is not. pos
sible to give the statistics of the decline
of strength after itho SOth year, ns it
varies to a large extent in different indi
viduals.
WOMAN'S IMPULSIVENESS.
Bar Worst
(OfW
Proves': to! Be
Enemy.
' If a thoughtful woman were asked:
"What Is the greatest curse of your
sex?" she. might weJl answer: "Im-
J'Ulse". It is reainlble for almost all
the mistakes made by the good-hearted f
among; us. Way it not be safely said ii.. " ,ty Jn
thai a few minutes' thouirht Jfr,m lnat ",.OM1
speccir oT aetlon would nreveivt mum p . . a.wh. A downtown watch
ahi hliinitn9 .. t . 1 ""Ker 101a a reporter that ho nffon h,l
itlve bondage to our bird-like quickness hS!l. - which were very
to feci, fo show our fecllnc to retort In'',etiK-- He used to do
or to respond. If we nre hurt we must "T. . . ninTn tm' tt
auiruuing me wearers not
of black and groy and mustard, holds
me street, and the Irish terrier loafs
aoout, social and easv-goinf.
They are both excellent in their own
way, but, for all that, one misses the
snarp, quick vitality of the fox terrier.
Even as a mongrel he seemed to concen
trate, in his active little body all doggy
oycviuiiy nucniy ana hatred
ui cats.
WHIMS OF WATCHES.
Hang Up lour Tlmeplee at Night If Yo
Valoa It.
I o most people the whims and ca
prices of a watch are a deep mystery.
One very common cause of .thn wmt.h
gaining or losing is the disposition that
.0 niiHie 01 11 at night, if you wear a
watch next to your body during- the
day and put it on a cold marble mantel
piece nt night, or in fact anywhere In a
w.u room, tne watch is sure to either
gain or lose.
Everybody known that the proximity
of a dynamo will magnetize the steel
parts of a watch and ruin it for the time
being. A watch may be affected by
electricity without the owner having
been near a dynamo. The amount of
ome people is so great
seriouBlv affect th
THE TICHEBORNE CLAIMANT.
One of tha Moat Remarkable Trlala In
tha niatory of Drltlah Conrta.
The Tichbornc trial begnn, snys the
New York Sun, In London, In the court
of common pleas. 011 May 11. 1871; the
ease of Tiehborne against Lushlngton,
the defendnnt being trustee for Sir
Henry Tiehborne. The case wns tried
steadily until July 7; it then went ovtr
until .November 7. On December 21
the plaintiff's case was closed and the
case went over until January 15, 187.3.
The attorney general, for the defense,
spoke 28 days; on March 4 the jury de
clined to hear any more, nnd on March
S the plaintiff waa formaJIv nonsuited.
The next day he wns arrested for per
jury, ana on April 9 was indicted there
for by the name of Thomas Orion.
alias Arthur Castro. His trial began on
April 23, 1873; the prosecution closed
Its case on July 10: the defense bcran
on July 21 and closed on October 27.
An adjournment was taken from Oc
tober 31 to November 27: Dr. Rencalv
summed up for the defenoe from De
cember 2, 1873, to January 14, 1874; Mr.
Hawkins (now Rt. Hon. Sir Henry
Hawkins, judge of the queen's bench)
summed up for the prosecution from
January IS to 28. 1874: the chief lustlec
charged tho jury from January 20 to
February 28; and on the last date the
jury brought' in a verdict of guilty.
Orton (Caatro) was thereupon sen
tenced to 14 years' penal servitude at
hard labor. He was released In 1878.
Gambling- la India.
Amongst tho Hindoos throughout
the whole of India there is a holiday
celebration in honor of Lnkbhml, the
goddess of wealth nnd good fortune,
whereon gambling is universally re
garded as a religious duty. It is known
as the festival of lamps, and on that day
all classes indulge in games of chance
with shells, coins, cards, dice, etc., and
the future of the individual, whether
good or bad, 1b looked upon as a forecast
01 nis wealth or poverty during tho en
suing year. The women take a most in
tense Interest In tbe proceedings and, if
fortunate, expend their winnings In
the purchase of swcct-men(s uml fruit,
ns gifts to oil their friends and rela
tions, toys for tho small children nnd
fireworks for the boys. At llcnnren.
thsir sacred city, ns night approaches,
small earthen lamps, fed with oil. arc
kindled, making tho outlines of every
mansion, palace, temple nnd minaret
visible. AH vessels in the river nre nl
illuminated; no that the whole city is
one blaze of light. ,
mm
Love has a
long way to
so 10 reach
lae heart of
Us , modem
up to date
young man.
When ha
looka for s wife,
be especta a
good deal. Prob
ably he expects
j more man ne ac.
S serves. Hewantarood
j looka, good aenae.
luwi nature, gooq
health. Tbey uaually so together.
An obaerving man tcama that a woman
who la phyalcally weak and nervoua anil in
capable, la likely to be Ill-natured ton. The
aweeteat temper ia ruined by continual
sickneaa.
A woman wboae n erven are conntantly
racked and drainrcd by debilitating draina
and inflammation, cannot be a genial com
panion or happy wife ; and she ia totally
nn6tted to be a mother.
These troubles prevail almont unlveraally
among women largely because of carelcaa.
neaa and neglect. There la no real need of
them. Dr. Pierce'a l'avorite Preacriptlon la
a positive specific for the weaknesaea and
diaeaaea of tbe feminine organism.
It curea them radically and completely.
It heals, strengthens and purifiea. ft ia the
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taklns the 'Preacriptlon' and will not take
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your 'Pavorlte Preacriptlon' and ihe aaya aba
not sick Uke she was with her first baby.
Tbla waa her second baby, she thinks H a
grand medicine. So do 1."
Dr. Pierce has had a life-time of experi
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illustrated book, "The People's Common
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chapters devoted to woman's apeclal phyal-
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