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OUR COUNTV .
Correspondents
Table Hock items.
Mrs. E. D.' Jennings had tlio
misfortune to loose a vuluablu horse
last week.
Rev. Gregory preached agiiin
Sunday p. iu. He Id to bo congrat
ulated on the size and attoiiiivonoss
of tbo congregation.
Our sohool closes Friday. Miss
Sutton and the children are buey
over examination!) and preparing a
little entertainment (or Friday even
ing. A party of Table Rockers at
tended the graduating exerolses of
tho Central I'olnt aohool. 1 he class
waa email but they report the ex
oroiees aa very good.
Marlon Nealon, of Willow springs,
visited tbo homo folks bore Bundnv,
Coming over bis horso indulged In
a series of pranks that resulted in a
broken Bhuft, but no other dainago.
A force of men have been at work
for several days donning out the
irrigating ditoh. Work has been
unavoidably delayed and now must
be done with the groatest dispatch.
Muoh of tho spring sown alfalfa
is making a flno growth. Home,
that depends upon irrigation, is be
uinnlmc to cry for water, and some
was sown just in time to be caught
by the last heavy frost.
Miss Emma Pendleton, of Saora
mento, Calif., spent the woek visit'
inn her father and aunt, Mrs. Gunn
and her unolo, J. C. Though from
California, she Is vory fond of Ore
Ron and enthusiastic over her moun
tain peaks and forest glens.
Janios Polton and Miss Cora
Johnston spjnt Sunday with Table
Kock friends. The young laay
8 really lamented the faot that she
id not come prepared to take away
some of the lovely views she has
seen alnoe being in Jackson County.
"Smoked glass I" Was the order
Riven before breakfast last Monday
tnorntog and a view of the partial
eolipae of the sun, aa he showed
himself above the horiion, was en
joyed by all. One la repaid any
morolng or evening; these days by
a close observauoe of the heavens
in the vioinity of the sun. Clrclea
and sun-dogs seem to appear with
out muoh "rhyme or reason," and
one cannot help but wonder "what
next?" J.C.P.
Would Mot Buffer So Again for Fifty
Tines It Price.
I awoke last night with sovero pains
in my stomach. I novor foil o badly
In nil my life. When I oamo down to
work this morning I lolt so weak I
ould hardly work. I wont to Mlllor Ic
Houurdy's drug storo ana moy ruoom
included Chamberlain's Collo, Cholera
and Diarrhoea ltomody. It worked llko
initio und onodono (lxod mo nil right.
Xtcorlulnly In tho llnuat thInK I over
used for slomuah trouble. 1 shull not
bo without It In my homo horoaftor, lor
I should not onro to onduro tho sulfur
Ings of Inst night again for (llty tlnms
lis urloo. O. 11. W.Ison, Livorymun,
Iiurgotuiown, Washington Co., Ph.
Tins rumotiy t loreain djtwim. oubhk,
druggist.
Talent Nows Items.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Fobs, May 24th, a daughter.
. Henry Ammerman will return to
. Klamath Falls the last of the week.
Thore seems to be a regular epi
3emio of la grippe in and around
Talent:
Mr a. A. E. Low and family came
over from Hornbrook one day last
week to visit with relatives on Wag
tier creek.
One day last week Caswell Morris
eold to A. r . Talent a piece oi iana
In Talent, 100x981 foot, considera
tion being I1I6.QA. -
Tha grading Is all completed and
the ties In place for tho sido traok,
and preparations aro being made
for tho reception of the depot. '.
We understand that Ira Wake-
fluid was unfortunnto in hav'i.2 one
of his hands badly mashed recently,
bv getting It oaught in the ma
ofilnory of his saw mill. . Two of
his fingers were entirely severed
from his hand.
A Card of Thanks.
I wish to Bay that I fool undor lasting
obligations for what Chamberlain's
Cough Itomudy bis done for our family.
We nave used It In so many oasus of
coughs, lung troubles and whooping
oough, and It has always given tho
most period satisfaction, wo fool groatiy
Indebted to the manufacturers of this
remedy and wish them to please uoanpt
our hearty thanks. Itospeatfully, Mrs.
S. Doty, De Molnos, Iowa. For sale
oy uni. ntrang, arugiisi.
Meadows Items.
opened
The aohool in dlstrlot 36
Monday, May 21st.
Prank Davis made Medford
business visit Priday.
Miss May Backett, of Phoenix, is
making bor parents a visit.
Born May 21. 1000, to Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Pomoroy, a ten-pound
girl. ,
The farmers wero made happy
Priday evening, by a refreshing
shower. ;
Phil. Slmpklns, of Central Point,
was in the Meadows Wednesday on
business.
Mrs. Wm. Carter and daughter,
Mattie, visited friends on Sardine
creek the first of the week.
Mr. Pleas nt s, of Central Point,
whose health has been impaired for
some time, was advised by toe doo
tors to seek the pure mountain air
and has made tho Meadows his
choioe. Mr. Pleasants wishing to
make his stay here profitable as
well aa nleasant. has nut in a stook
of groceries at the Spikenard post-offloa.
To tha People of Medford.
Blnoe my return from Southern Ore
too I have been resolving many in-
?ui rle from persons who want to locate,
will remain bare until July 10. If
any of your readers know of a vacant
situation, (tnalo or female), or of a goad
business Opening or a desirable farm or
resldenoa for rent or for sale, etc., and
will write to mo, I ean be of servlco to
them. Address. E. 0. Pentlaod, Inde
pendence, Oregon.
Among tha Church.
' M. K. OIIUIIOII, MOUTH.
TheVo'wIII 'baproaohlng morning and
evening. In the evenings, for a while,
we will aomblno the young people's
meotlpg with tho preaching service.
Wo want to begin at 7:80 and olono at
8s!J0, giving Ju-tone hour to the ovun-
Ing servluu. All lnrltod.
1'HKHIIYTKIIMN OIIUIUJH.
Tho usual sorvluos will be hold next
Sunday morning and evening.. Thu
pastor will proaoh at both services It
a. m. and 8 p. m. The quarterly com
munion will be daforred until the fol
lowing Sunday, June 10th. Visitor
are always weloomo. '
OIimSTMN OIIUIIOII. '
At the 11 o'clock services the sormon
will be given by Buv. Foslor, former
pastor for a number of yearn of too
Presbyterian Cburoh. A missionary
servloe by the children of the Sunday
school will oooupy the evening. We
eol sure all will be entertained and
profited by this program. All are In
vited to both these servloe. . Rev, Fos
ter's friend aro especially Invited to
tho morning servloe, since he and fam
ily aro soon to loave our oity. " -.
O. J, Girt, Pastor.
Advertised Letter List.
following Is s lint of loiter ramslnlntf oa
oallnl (or la the Modford poatofflce on May
m, im.
Colm.JW Oi-or, OH
Hours, U L - IIuwm, Fanale
81oyod, Ksq, Robert Whltsy, W J
A oharge of one cent will be mario upaa de
livery or eson or mo sdova loiters
V onion calling lor any or the above letters
will ploaso say " Advortlned."
U. K. MKHHIMAH, PonlmMWr.
WAN IN THE TRANAVALL
Notice.
I havo a No. 1 bay balor which I will
soil or trudo. For further Information
liiiulre of Hoik Hull, Spikenard, Jack
son County, Oregon.
VcrM ml tk riht Dalws
'."-.. mnA Hvnr
Lokpow, May ST. The war oflloe ha
reooivod the following from Lord Rob
erts: ' .'
"VNRMKtririiNri, Suudiir, May tt. We
crossed tho Vanl this morniag and are
now enuttinpuu on tho north bank. The
xlvanoe troops, whioh crossed yester
duyr wore only jnst Its time to sav the
jsoat mines .on both this and the other
side of the river from being destroyed.
Oar oasiultles were four.
" Baden-Powell report that the rail
way between Mafeking and Delaware-
baa been restored and that sapplie an
being brought into Mafeking. H saye
tba Qanadlaa artillery joined Ooloaet
Plnmer from Beira wish laoredibl
rapidity.
. .' Iiec tenant Webber wo takea twtV
eoer at Heilbron a few days agex B
west there on telegraph doty. H wa
so known that oar troop kuk
temporarily withdrawn."
' Kboowitad, May ar.- Oenatat
Uton baa Invaded the Transvaal, hoviag
eroased at Wonderfonteia drift.
Taaibohch, May 36. Oeawrat Vreneat
crossed the Vaal at Lindegnes drift yes
terday, and Oeneral Henry, with motini
ed Infantry, today. They poshed for
ward and nearly soooeeded. In savins;
the bridge, only tha northermoss span
being destroyed. All tha refugee
agree that the mines will be destroyed.
The Boers are taking ap a position at
Klip river drift, having loft the Vaal.
The commandants have- asemllV to
dlsonss the advisability of dlsoootna-
Ing the strngKlo. Meanwhile Ums la a
foro of the onemy at Myrtoo.
Thomas Collins, the San FVnaoOioe
orook who robbed a bank 1st Seattlt
some time ago, ha been found guilty
and sentenced to tea yer Lmpruoa
ment.
City Property for Sale.
One lot situated on Eighth 'street,
at roar of J. R. Wilson's Bhop, which
can be bought cheap. Building
proporty. Inquire at MAIL oQlce.
on
. Cheap Wheat
Makes ohcap flour. There I no flour
made that's bettor than onr "Mew Pro
cess." We are selling IV at. per
1000 pounds, 65 cents per sack.
A. A. Davis 4 Co.,
Medford, Oregon.
Mistletoe Notice.
Notice 1b hereby given that I have
sold my horso "Mistletoe" to O. L.
Corwln, who will continue the horse
In stud, and will collect all money due
on this preaont season of 1100. Pool
Corwln, manager.
W . H. HKMBRHB.
OF COD-LIVER OIL WITH
HYPOPHOSPHITES
should always be kept In
the house for the fol
lowing reasons:
FIRST Because," If any member
of tha famllv has A hard cold, It
; will cure IU
cm nun Because. If the chil
dren are delicate and sickly, It will
make them strong and well.
JHSRD Because, If the father or
mother Is losing flesh and becom
ing thin and emaciated, It will build
them up and give them flesh and
strength.
FO UR TH Because It Is the
standard remedy In all throat and
lung affeotlons.
No househoH should be without It
It can be taken In summer as well
as In winter
: joe. ini It.oo, ill dmfU. ,
Uold Hill Items.
IIY BPKOTATOn.
Horn In this ally, on May i, 1000,
to Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Ruth, a son.
Mrs. John BnrnUmrg, of Modford,
visited her imronts, at this place, Tues
day and Wednesday,
MIsh May Kellogg returned Mond ly
from a visit to nor mater, Mrs. unaa.
SUiooy, in Hams Valley.
Mr. Towmond, who formorly con
diiutad tho Oold Hill hotel, will ongngo
in tho ronl estate business horo.
Or. C. E. Morrill and W. J. Smith
aro gulling matorlnl on tho ground for
new rualdonaos In Dukum's addition.
J. I.. Hummuraly Is nolo to bo on tho
struota ugnin aftor mi attack of tho lu
grippe, whlah conn nod him to his bed
for sovoral woolen.
H. 0. MoNell has moved Into bis now
ronldenoo In the Ookum addition, and
Mrs. Dukum's new rosidonoe is nearly
roady for oooupanoy.
H. O. and K. K. Kubll will resumo
operations at tholr quartz mine, on
uans oreeK, tne nrst oi tee woes.
Thov havo a larire Quantity ol oro on
. r.. ..r .iaa
tlio dump wnion win nun aoout f iuu
por ton.
Memorial dav wua anoronrlatoly ob
served at this plaoo, sorvloes being oon
duotod at the M. E. Church by the O.
A. It. Post and Women's Hello! Coma.
O. B. Watson and J. L. Hammoraly do-
livored tbo addressee.
F. R. Rav and Mr. MoHlo. of New
York Citv. arrived hero laat Wednes
day. After looking ovor tholr mining
l II LUI UVIU, Villi J ) . U WU.UBUJ
sevoral other, loft Friday for a tour of
inspection In the Elk oroeic aiatnot, to
oe gone ten aays.
Wanted.
1000 cords of 4-foot wood- cut and do
llvorod. Wantad teams to haul wood.
Steady work. ' Address, Dr. C. R. Ray,
Oold Hill, Orogon.
Take Notice.
Partlos using oity water will take
notice that the hours for using water
aro from 6 a. ra, until 11 a. ra. and from
'i p. m. until 0 p. m. Many are diere
garilng this ordlnanoo. in the futuro
will bo alrlolly oniorcoa. no iook out.
R. B. Lawton,
Supt. City Water Worka.
Wheeler & Wilson Leads 'em all.
Thero ib not a sowing macliino on the
markot so doaervedly popular as la tho
Whoolor Si WilHon. it lias no Buperiora
n 1 its onunlsare so scattering aa never
to havo boon dullnltoly located. The
Whoolor .t Wilson luia a rolullng shut
tle, whioh is a great improvement ovor
io sliull o lormeny in uao oy ii ana
now used by oinor maoninoB. iae
Whoe or & Wilson is a maohlno tbat
soils upon its merits and bo sure are the
manufacturers of tbeae merits Boning
tho machines tbat they are always anx
ious to have partlos laKo tnem on trial,
John F. White Is agent for those ma
ohlnes In Hodlord. Ho wanUi you to
oall upon him before you buy.
A Bargain for Someone.
Sovon hundred sores of land nearly
all tillable two and ono-hall mllos oaat
of Phoenix donot and sevon mlloa from
Modford. Good orchard aB good wheat
land as Is in the vallov. Rood oorn iana
two o-nnd houses, uood outbuildings,
five good springs of water, plenty of tire
Will sou cattio, nogs anu noraas
wood.
with farm.
Will Boll reasonable.
. 0. T. Payne.
For Sale or Exchange.
' 200-aore farm altuatod five mllos from
Ashland and about Blx miles from Med
ford; 00 aorea undor plow; all fonoed
fair linupn: anrlnrr water. Will ex
ohanire for rosidonoe In Medford. Also
ano bioak of building- lots In Ashland
600x240 feet; lnsldo property; nloe lo
cation: fonoed; some fruit, ra. Cj.
Miner, Gold Hill, Oregon.
Taken Up.
There came Into my enloosure, eight
mllos oast of Modford, on or about
February 10. 1000. one three-year-old
steer, branded "JY" on left hip-
brand oonneoted, overalopeon each ear,
nnnr. red. Owner will Dleasd -oall,
prove property, pay oharge andtake
htmaway, .
K. S. 8TIM90H.
D. L. DAY,.
Painter
and Paper Hanger,
Twentv-five years' experi
ence: let me mane a Dia on
your work.
Rooms in Halley Block
i "--"-- Oregon
The Boss Babbitry
Bonnie Bell
We raise only .. ..
Lad j SmilK
High Grade. Hares
From the beat Imported blood. Our
pedigrees contain Yukon, Lord Briton,
Sir Style, Banbury, Commodore, Na
poleon and Unloorn. I am prepared to
furnish a limited number of tip-top
exhloitlon specimens.
At stud: My choioe imported buok
LORD ROBERTS. Fee $6.
W. H. SMITH, Prop.,
QrM Valley, Calif
Member N. B. H. Aasoolatloa.
. It is reported, in Stockton that the
orops in the northern end of the oonnta-
will b exoeptlonallr largo this year.
Thoosands of tons of boot will be pro
duced there this season for the Crockett
beet-sugar factory. Grain in tbat por
tion of the county la looking fine and
the fruit crop gives promise of being
largor than usual. On the Arthur
Thornton place the WO acres of broom
oorn, whioh was planted aa an apart
ment, I in splendid condition, and Mm
raising of that orop In that locality will
undoubtedly prove a raooeas.
All tha oro barda ruder the ha DWan
flame ar thoroaghly soaked and th
surplus la going into tho La Kaaa and
Lemon Orove raaervoira. Sevaral
stream are running into tha diverting
dam, and the oountrr 1 la a bettar
oondltton thaa k has been In thra
The lemon output Is bound
b vary mooh larger than tha moat san-
gulus MMmaM.
SMUttor 8. O. Smith of Bakaraoeld
has in preparation a bill whioh ha la ts
prsssat to tha lagislatara at the next ses
sion, tha objsot of whioh ia to provid
simple and direct method or securing
stood roads throughout the stats. It li
bill tor tbe formation or gooo roaas
districts. It is prospoeed that when
the property-owners of any locality in a
oonnty desire to have constructed a
modern road they may, oy a two-tmras
vote of the proporty-ownora, form them
selves into a good roodB distriot. If the
necessary two-thirds vote is seoured it
will then become the duty of tho board
of supervisors to doolare the distriot
formed. Tho supervisors will, by the
tonns of tho bill, be empowored to sot
apart for that distriot oertain portions
of the general road rand and also a por
tion of the road fund of the distriot in
wnioh the good road distriot Is situ
ated. The rest of the money necessary
for the oonstruotlon of the road may be
raised by a direct tax on the property
owner of the distriot, or by bond, as
the property-owner may eleot. The
bill contemplates that before a good
roads distriot may be formed th entire
plan of work moat be eomptotad and
the oost determined, that the voters oaa
ballot intelligently. The plan ia In suo
oessfal operations in Indiaua.
T. J. Owens pleaded not guilty at
Santa Rosa of the murder of Ed Hate
at Lyton Spring, Sonoma oonnty,' last
month. Hi trial wm sat for Jan 14.
The Napa oooawy traaaarar haa lost
paid the laat two bonds of th oonnty
indebtedness. It was th Anal pay
ment on a debt otiaftaUs- over ISOO.OOO.
Th man who fall overboard from the
steamer San Pedro While ah waa storm
bound In Drake' bay Thursday night
Drove to b Thomas B. Jon of ColSax,
Nevada oouo.tr, Oal. The drowned
man's Identity Waa established at an in-
anest whioh was held by Coroner Bden
at Point Bare lighthouse. At tha in
quest a statement waa read, signed by
On stain Zaddart and First Offloer ftta
ton of the San Pedro, reciting the
olrOBmtauos surrounding th drown
lnat ot one. Thl document seta forth
that Jones feu ovatvoara at n odiook
Thursday evening, shortly after.. the
San Pedro had dropped anohor in
Drake' hay.
Governor Smith of Montana (Wed the
raoanoron the supreme benefa caused
by tha resignation ot Aaaoatat Jnatlo
Roat by tendering the aapranaaant ta
R. Ls Word, an attorney or Helen
The pnsident atnt toitha tanat tk
fattowtnaT nomination st fa. B. Toota oi
Arriba. CM., ton saaHatar of the land
offlo at Haao, Ooli William R. Ed
ward of Vargo, It. D., to be reoeivar oi
nubiio mesaraat Kampaat Oity, Alaska)
tfeMwmjttre of Soatk OaroUna. ts
be oonaniatHonan, Jrsnno.
A anaoial rom Kood river, Or., say
Mia Ida torn, a aohool teaobar, agad TM
Mac, was shot and instantly kUUd hf
BanJasala Wnjaw, He waa a
of alias Voas and tried to stab her,
mat aaatsSsful ha seoured a rill and
skaShar. Arts oarrying the body tak)
t katat h awasown tcaM nat
wtmastj.; -v .-ii:;:
Central Point Itesas.
John Williams, Jr., is lying very
ill at tho family homo,
Bishop Morris held services in
the Baptist Church Thursday even
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stidham, of
Glendale, visited relatives here last
week.
John Hamriolc is building a very
neat residence on his farm, near
town.
W, S. Eaohus is building a neat
cottage on his lots in the Cooksey
addition.
Mrs. Downimr and sister. Mrs.
Taylor, visited relatives in Ashland
lant week.
Tbos. Harriott, ot Applegate, is
now employed in the Holmes Bros.'
blacksmith shop.
Runnel' Moore aind family left for
their stock farm, near Lake Creek,
last week to- spend the summer.
L. P. Pate is lying seriously ill
with dropsy, at the home of his
son-in-law, Mark Weloh.
Miss Mary Matruder, who has
been paying her old home a visit,
returned to Kiflsoathon last week.
Mrs. B. B. Whittle, o( Great
Falls. Montana, arrived here Mon
day and will make this place her
future home.
Misses-Anna and Verna Clements
will leave for Oreville, Calif., next
Sunday, where they will go to spend
the summer with their father.
Kev. j. u. Uregory preached a
very able sermon to a largo and
appreciative andience on Memorial
day. The G. A. R. and W. R. C.
attended in a body.
,. The graduating exercises of onr
publie sehool took place last Fri
day evening and proved very satis
factory. A large crowd was pres
ent. Tbo graduates are Bobt. Gal
loway, Wm. Carson, Bertha Coram,
Anna Pankey, Isaao Magruder and
Wm. Hockenios. All rendered their
parts well and their many friends
are proud of them.
Decoration day v as duly observ
ed here. Hon. E. A. Reames, of
Jacksonville, delivered a very elo
quent address, after wbioh a fine
program was carried out. In the
afternoon the G. A. R. and tbe Re
lief corps and many citizens rro
ooeded to the cemetery, where, the
graves of soldiers, relatives and
friends were decorated.
Ha "You needn't be. angry. I conldf
have kissed you two or three time
then If I'd wanted to' She "Ye. I"
know it." N. Y. Press. . .. ,
Teacher "Make a sentence-contain-.
Ing the word i'purs'ult.' " Bright Boy;
(who reads the papers) "Were tea
dollars, now $7.W per suit." Phllodel
phia Record. -
Oaswell "I hear. that, women 'bar
bers are becoming quite numerous Ia
some places.'' Dukane "Well, most
women possess- the conversational
qualification:" Pittsburgh. Telegraph.
Short Iload to Popularity. Hlngsov
"That doctor ls very .popular with so
ciety people."' Jingso "Yes; he give .
Latin and Greek names to. sick head
aches and the like." Syracuse Herald.
Willie "Now. .that aister. ls going to
marry Mr. Jenka -why.-.ia it called an
'engagement,.'. par? Mr; .Undrethum
"Probably baeause.- tha real battlo
comes later, my., somT Philadelphia.
Press. '
Visitor "What ta dreadful smell of
smoke." Hostess "O. it ia-only George
burning his weeds,-aa-he call it."
Visitor "I didn!t know he went in for
gardening." " Hostess '"Neither doe
he. He haa been smoking, some cigar
I gave him laat Christmas." Judy.
Negroes are - unooaaaiously humor
ous. Tbe other: day two. roustabout
were overheard talking.- They met on
tbe levee, after one -had! been absent
from the city for several weeks. "Hel
lo, Bill. How is .yar?" aaked the first.
"Well, was the reply, "da doctor is
give me up,- but: in- police ain't."
Memphis Scimitar.
Couldn't Say. It Mrs. Bambo (on
the inside of the -front: door) ''Absa
lom, you, have been, drinking agminl"
Mr. Rambo (on, tbe outside) "No, m'
dear. U-" Mrs. Rambor-"Sy 'Prompt
payments patiently pursued produce
prosperity." Mr. Rambo "Prompt
payments- patiently, prosued pos "
Mr. . Bambo "Absalom, you can go
up to your room, by way of -the back
door.' ' MemphJt, Commercial Appeal.
S01tELrTEWCRIME3.
tlnawlaav
TelrakiB Over a Olulrr,
Experiments made by French- a.
vants on Mont Blanc, last summer,-,
shewed that the ice of a. great glacier-
ill serve as a support tor a teiegrapn
wire without insulation. A naked gal
vanized iron wire laid upon the ice
transmitted telegraphic signals more
than a mile. Youth's Companion..
BrltUh Vmr Rnarlnea.
Traction engines are employed- by
the British forces In the Transvaal
for the conveyance of supplies. They
drag heavy load's up. steel hills, and
save the struggling horses, N; X'
Journal. -.
HEADACHE
Pain back of; your
eyes? Heavy pressure;
la your head? And are
you sometimes faint sod;
dizzy r is. your tongue
coated? Badj taste in
your mouth ?1 An-dctoesf
your rood distress; yo e
Are yout nervoua and tr
rltabie r Do- yott ftn
have the- blues? And
are yout troubled about
sleepiogr?
m wrmmm
But ther a cure.
TlatbAfttd reliable
Inrrnatlaiaa
I HH RaMSItlr Cm
.lrts;a'.
Every point: ofrview which affords an
extended retrospect, makes plain th
wonderful progress of civilization to
which, this century, haa contributed so.
much.
Th United 8tat member of th
international prison commission flnda
such, a point, ot view in the penal lawa
which the state, ot the union have en
acted during, the laat few years. H
imagines Draao. and Solon, tbe great- .
lawgivers of, thfttireeks, making attonr
af. our. prisons. and reformatories,, an
asking, the varioaa inmate what of
fenaea they, had committed.
A. man. U: a. Virginia jail replies: "I
killed: ai oartridge on the 2nd. of
February.:" Ai Massachusetts druggist
says: "I aolll cocaine without a doc
tor's, prescription. . In xennei&see a
man is found to be serving a term of
three years-for killing fish with dyna- ..
mite;, a. Wisconsin baker has had to pay
a fine- and spend six weeks in. jail for
sleeping, three nights in bis bakerj't a.
New. York man tampered with an auto
ruatio ballot machine; a California
nurse neglected to report to a doctor
tha-t a. baby's eyes were inflamed.
"I was convicted for watering a bi
eycle pathways an Ohio street-sprinkler..
"1 tapped a telegraphrwire," states,
another; "and I sold kerosene that waa
not up ta the fire test," declares a third.
If' the- old lawyers were to extend
thejr tour of investigation still farther,
they might learn of men fined or im
prisoned for dropping.advertising mat
ter us letter chutes; . fot gambling by
meems of "slot machines;" and for
countless other offenses, the verj
means for commuting; which were un
known 100 years ago,. y
Thus the statute-books record .the
march of clvilijsation. proclalminsr thl
increased richness of life, and suggest.
Ing opportunities, and reaponsiblUues
unknown even tp. the preceding genera
tion. Young men of to-day are apt w
hear much, about- th growing fierce
ness of competition, and the increasing
difficulties off making a living; but th
student off progress will not need to gc
far into, Ore,. past to find an answer to
the arjujn&nt. Youth a companion.
They ict directly or
the liver. They cure
con8tlpation,biUousB88
sick headache, nausea,
and dyspepsia. Take
laxative dose each; niehn
For 60 years years they
have been the Standard
Family Pills.
MosUoabv All DmrMa
"I have takwt Anr'a Fin teg
larlr for sbr. aaonths. They bav
eurM aw ot a severe SMSnshs, sad
I oaa bow walk from tw to four
mueswitaout getting Uraa or oat
of braath, Mraethlog I kavs not
bsea a to do furjatny years."
a. m. suvuhh
July 13, IBM.
Salem, mass.
Tlratt Coawkea In Loaaoa.
Rldina- waa. the only alternative to .
walking- ajt the beginning of Eliiabeth'a
reign,, aqd: a, lady never rode without
six.pn-seven serving men to carry aiure
suitable to all contingencies, and the
meaps. to repair a toilet which might
suffer on the journey, loairoinisn tnis
cost coaches came into use. They were
introduced in 1564 by a Dutch coachman
of the--queen; but we are told a.
coach was a strange monster in tnose
days, and the sight of it put both man
and horse into amazement; some saia
it was a great crabshell brought out of
China, and some imagined it to be one
of the pagan temples in which the can
nibals worshiped the devil." But at
length these doubts were cleared and
coachmaking became a substantial
trade. So. rapid was tne increase or.
coachea that In 1801 an aot of parlia
ment wa passed "to restrain the ex
cessive and superfluous use of coaches
within this realm." In spite of this in
novation, no method could be devised
which made locomotion pleasant
through atreets whioh were alternately
torrents of dirt finding their way to
th Fleet ditch, and thick deposits of
black mud, which furnished a ready
weapon to anyone who . wished to ex
press disapprobation. It is difficult for
us to pioture London without either
eaba or omnibusea. CornhllL - Maga
slns. -"" '
British CIvlllaatlaB.
This year famine in India covers 350,
000 qaar miles, and render mirabl
30,001,900 people. N. Y. Journal.