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About The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1893)
-i, - in in, iiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiirtiiiiiTiiMiwiiiiiriiiiiiif'ffi"itir"Y"iiirifiiinr'T tr""TirT-ri - . V- r'KAfcft' , VOL. X. $2.00 lVr Year INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, C03. Five Cents Per Copy. 19 SECRET rtH'lCTII-H A U. W. INDEPENDENCE V . L slits, No, 'ix meets ever Mutt Uy liitilil in .Uuaouttt hall. Alt aojo'tnr lug brother Kin iViu-,l to attend V,1.. Wilkltta, M. W. W.O 0m. lUN.nl, r, 7 ALLEY LODOE. NO 42. 1. . 0 V K.-MwU lu V mlu n luttl vi ry lbnnUny eveitlntf. All Out fellows eor dtully lnvtUM to meet wittitia, I'uki Coot. N. O. J. U' Iriu, Secret try. I ION LOUIE, NO, A. P. A. 1 M. Minted eomuitliiienlioiia Salur tiny eveuiim mi ur befot full niiHin twit Mouth mi l wo weeks thereatler. U. w Mi inn, W. M. W, P. Cottnaway, Secy. UOMEll LOIHIR. NO. 44 K. uf P, n .Meets every WVilnewduy evvniutf. All kliiwlnn at cordis. ly unfiled. V. H, Uawle.v, C- 0. U E Oiodfettcr, K. II S. PI I YSU'l A N-lENTtST K Y O. IX HUTLER. PHYSICIAN AND ii'BB"U, Href V. 8. board tit M-dial Eiainmer. Ofllee In Opera llouwg block. EL KE1UIUM. M l. OFFICE . nj nwidene. eitruer Railroad aud Moutuoulb tin., Indepeudeuoe, Or, nit J. B. JOHNSON, REhlDEN I I J Dentist. All wirk warranted k Bhv th I l of ut)folnM luileprn deuce, Or. TJ. LKE.PHYSI. IAN AND Slit , eotl. U. H. HHllllin tHllkTi U. Olllcv uvr Jiulepeudei.ee; Nstiottnl bunk. D tt. C. E rOYSTON. PHYSICIAN il titirweon, Imeua Vitt, Of- gOD. ATTUHNEYB. GI O. A. HM1TH. ATTOHNEY AT Ijiw Will pmrlirw m nil il ittl trtlirnl fm AMrnet of tiU fnriiibnl. Ofllii fr Indtnieodeuoe DALY, !UII.EY A EAR IX. AT i.in nmil l " Wf lm-tl;i nlj m,i r iilairw't lmk In I'f'lk founlj. licliiil l' HlNttMinU fiui'il'Hl. iVul7 t li.nn; u( r nmil"i'ii -Iimhi'iI mi liii. OlDii". i.nm i m.J 3 Wi'm u Work, )nl Up, Orrgon . AM. HURLEY, ATTOl.N! Y AND , Cminwlnr r( Lhw. OttWr. in-t ' to ImlHpmilefir NhIiuiihI Himk, Inile pcudt iht, Or. BONHAM k HOLM EH. ATTOK nevn l Lw. Ofllw in IiiibIiV block, helwetn Slnto mid Conit, on Com mercial alrcet, Hiilcm, Or. HASH AND DOORS. MITCHELL Sr. I OHANNON, MAN rifiictlirRr of ptttili unil iloiiM. oroll mwmg. ' Muin l reel, Inile pendenoe, Or. VETERINARY SURGEON. DR. E. Q. YOL'NO, lale of Ne ilit ru, Veterinnry SiirRnon biii! Drutmi bas imwd In Indcppniloncp, nd ojwned rd oftlne over tlif Iiidupcndflncp NhHoii- bI bpnk. UAHBE1W, ET. HEN RLE, THE HARDER, , opxmite l ii'l Ncioiai I'ank.Ili de ndeiice, Oregon. AUCTIONEERINO, - IT. HOHNER. MONMOUTH, Oil., ' CL. i alwpya rrndy lo (In wii'tinn work, either In the oity or nonritiy, at reasonable rates. TAILORH. WO. 811 ARM AN, MERCHANT , Tmliir, C iitn-fl, tipiir mIoHIo Sitilit In miy pt In iini.lw In uhli r mihnIiIh tuir. ' MILLINF.UH. Mil, K.C ViuMwp Mr. M.t'nllln Mlntivt, ImWivnilriKw. iiw"i In Mm. K. V tituiill. wl In iil ti.irk nf liiifipKHK i ll mul iHiiiiii iki,i una prn'n, UUTKLH. CT. CHARLES HOTEL. POUT O I'Kid, t)ffoii. C, V, RiiowIm, truprlttiir, Tli h niliiif liiitrl of I lie BurillWnil, Elri'pMx.f, (ivilriililio ! Tior. Nv fitrtiil)iti, (IhihI nlttr il ronniritsl. Stt rm nm, (W, Erftul ad Morilmiii t"i. rJUKVEYOIl. TU RCTLER. COVNTY 8l'R ymV td Civil E'r. All nl i Kmtunllv mitwartHl. AddrM nir Ht l).ll. Or. BANKS. Till; IXniilTIXDIiXCK National Bank ! Capital Stock, $50,000.00.' II. HtHK'llllKIUI, lriiitiiit. Vl ttUlval. t-wlitr. Mill AM NKl,iN, t. V. ttl.NSA WA Y A miimmI lu.f.bt.1.. ttfiil vt,inliif lnl,ilMM mtiou'lntt Suoin imli bills ilWiiutllrii.ilil IHMN'U.1 ..Nulll- VVHIltM.t' ,t.,l-..tt. .,l,tt I.H ounvot twwounl nubjis-t ! rh'-rh, iiiim-i iwtrt m lltns tlvpiMlla. t'lHKlTtiKK , .. lixlm MrlianM. II. II. Jnmr.n, A, J. II,mI,iiii, II. ItltM'lilivm, A. Nolnun, T, J. I. I. A. Allro. Commenced Business March A, 1889 KaUbltetiMl by Nm'mml Authority. -TUB- FIRST NATIONAL BANK. of lnlruili-B', Ompiu. Capital Stock $50,000.00 $14,000.00 Surplua, H.CUtl'r:tt. L. W. HOltKKTMON, I'rtwlilfiit. VUia l'rlil V. II H.vM.KY,( lil r, DintCT0l3. i i'(V.x. W, Rut rtwiii, lrw lli'limn it, rt. Whllrnkrr.W. W. C'IHi. A EMU'lIlt lit.nk IIIH t.lll W IrHIIWICUHl nuts nmt ni-ila ii huuit uii nil iinixirtuiii .i. I'm.ii, rwiviHt minji m iuliii li ur i n ' IH.'ltt. .if Pl-.:'. I 'lil'l'tl ,111" ll.Mllr. Uflii liimrn; . M. I4 f. in. NC0TPOA4TEO UNDER THE LAWS OF TEGO'I n ftniitiTU niM MONMOUTH. OR. tt. IMWI.KV ' ' " P L.CAMI'IIKI.l. Vlw-Ptw IRA V. IDWKlit..., tWiler Paid Capital. $30,000. DIRECTORS. J, II. Ilmli' I'. I.. ( uinplifll, I.M.MIiniiMiii I. M. V. lliiilr, J. ii. mump, r . r.mi u .ii,mm' ru.pii, A Kwii'ml bunklini uml axt'tiitiiKV bimlui iron .iw'U'cij i.inni. iiihmi; iii-imwiis r,-.-., , i .uliJ.vH U . licifU nr nil wrllllealtMifilipui.lt intrmt iwl'l (in tlmci di'pnlt. ..r.u.r Kiit.ll ,.twl liirlur tiriMif KUfl. pi'iirf(l by Yule tlmi' liH'k. lltlkw llniim; . in. UU p. in. HOME BUILDERS Will eoiimill lliiir hunt m tercoUl by piiri liwmitf llnlr mn anu uuuks of the mlifililc mmi n fuel n rcr. M.T.CROW, T...1...,.1.... r. uu.'ir'iiii.'iii, vi ., nuri:ii lor to Ftut(iiiiii a Vnti Moer. HiiMiir phm uml cmltir dnura, nil t'wa, on liMiil, SCREEN DOORS. & PHOI'IIICTOHM or- CityTruck and Transfer Co. Hunting of all Kinds Dono ui lintiHontiblo Riittw. Agents for the (). P., Boats. All bllle muHt lie mil led by the 10th 01 each month, Independence, Oregon. J, A, VKNKHR PRE8C0TT i VENESS, -I'rnprtcuint of- Mill m HILL MniiufWnturomof Mid IkwUmln FIR and HARDWOOD, Rough and Dressed LUMBER. J. A. WrttEUrt, Miingdr Fire Insurance Agency. W. II. Murphy baa lnen duly appointi'i) and et!ilhiitiH agmtt of the Willi power lo rlU- litatiranee amltnl lift pivtiiluitia now due tbeeoiii pany. All bill now due Ihr oiiiiny ARC COILCCTIBLC BY W. H. MURPHY, HtnM TIIIH HATK Uy onWr of HOME MUTUAL 1NH, t,X), W. II. MURPHY, Agettt The uinh rtilrfiii-d would mt tluil we rt ircertd to do till kind of ISO At the iniMt tvniiittlile rutea. (I ho ua PITTS & HILLARD, uccnaart to t. K. Knngl Independence, Ore. The New Holton hn, M. A. Dudley, Prop. Cor. Fourtii and Alder streets, POHTUND, OREGON. iVnl rally I.NniiMl. Nuwlyfurnliibi.il ami t Aiinl. I-1 it bun tit mil fnmi all intlimaml ntnttiui'rii D. H. Craven -THE- PHOTOGRAPHER Can lit round at Whltfiikvr'aOhl aiitml :tnd Kollcha yiiiir mtrotiiiMe. He Inrii- out only lliu ' Best of Work. Give him it trial uml you will lie con vinced tlml IiIh work iHllt-Ht-chuiH. Ill" PiiifaHrt" vr,y MiHoimble, liiileaker's Old Stand. Indiipondonca Oregon , . URIOK. BRICK YARD. J. R. COOPER Of Indqimitleneo, having a Htm engine, a brick iniicliine uml no v oral ftcrwj tif flmtHt day, la now prepared to keep on hiinu a lino quality of Krick, whlcl will be sold at reattou ablu prices. RAILROADS TIM E i A! LE, ndMniliT Stii9 Mitntiinnth Molnr I.Im.' l,nnvi?M Inilicniliii(w, Uiavi' Miituuuutb. 7:"n H:10 ll::ln 11:16 li.VI 8:16 llQO VM :2H l(i:KI lllll ill 4a in I A. lltKHtHTT. KlUDAY OB.HEBVAJH'K. In ItiMt wtfk'a WkhtHiik I II nd an iirlit'lecignttl 'A Rewlttmit," In which he Itiktw exffpiliin to, am (onipliiliiH of Iho clly council cltm big the huIihiiim ami liiiMiiittNri1ititi!M tut Huiidity. "Hwiilcni." claiiiw lo huve liocil it! nut time tt lllt'lnlioi of lite city eutinei! wlien litiNlttow Initial went nt cbietsl. Htid when I he miloou bllnttrt wcic not down. mul ww not, tlmerled on Hnndiiy, At the time ho apeak of, tvtn lie any Ihul doxunH of young men, just verging into iimiiIpmmI, were not in thoHtt KitliHJim ttltiyliig ciitiIh and drinking of I hut himning llmd that IcitilH lo di'gtvditiiiiii Hint mint The liiiNinifsd inicti'Mltt uf Imlepwudeitfi will not 1m Injuriously uflW-ttHl by t (Uriel t.bwrv'ini of the Humlay litw. While one until nnty wlhh to puiTliiiMi 8ii ttilicittof iin'ri liMiidiw' on Huiidity, a tloisen itilght be fotiml ciiitiitKlng In tin nthnnit lo the wrecking of their Iiok of honor Kitd liiippimwH in their future Uvea, The dneiiik of the tnthKum on Sun- titty by tlto elty council wiwone of the Int cU iH rfitriut tl by the city council, noil In heartily eiidiii-wd by ill cIlii'tiH Hctnut'Hlby g'Nl, mul'- tl prliiciptcM, uml w ho wii.li to pro itH-l lite young men uf I he city front (ho hillii' nces of thiiHtt dcim of viiv where iiiiniuiiiliiy titul bhntpheiuy prot tiil to an uliirntiiig exicn'. 'Kcsidetit" iHtippom'd to going Imi'fitr in enforcing Hie Suiitliiy tl w, yet nl the mime time iiinc- tenlttN of the ciilst'tif art lu favor of iU Hlrict eiil'itret'liieiit, uml give cnnlit anil it -nor to the t-lly council for having erfiiriiiet their duty, t have known of mine than one man having hud lilo wrecked by fivtpietiiing HitliHin on Midday in Independence. Hctetofoie ninny young men have winked the whole week, tind ihcu niitdi! a holiday of Hominy iientliug liteir lime ut the "lair" unit at the card ttilile. Siutv I he si t let oliHel'VitiHC uf the Huuilay law Iiiih licen onleiiMl, I hew Inija roimtin at lnunc, mid wru Irce from the teinpliiliuim of vice which the opn twloott hold.i out, even if the lillndt me thiwit. tint cilizeua of I udepeinleiice ctitigrat tilnle tlieut nt'lven that they have it eity council and a iiinrsh.il thnt. dure enforce the law. AH giant ciii.i'iiH will imp (Kilt them iu that ciil'orceincnt, I any all honor lo the present council. Anothi.k Rimpknt. lMl.t'K,VDKNfK, AIr, II, STATU TAX I.MIHi. , The governor, m crelitty of Htate. uml ttlitle lieiiAitier met tit the t fllce ofdeti. W, Mcltrale I.ihI wwk tv miike the 81, tie levy of luxeH. The levy for 1N!)1 for all pnrpinett wan 4 and 1J 35iim iiiiIIn; ior 1M2 4 and 2i ;).r)lhf tiiillN; Mate tiiiivci-siiy tax l-7lh mill; militia tux 1-oth mill; total 5 inillH. The special tax for (dale utiivciHily and militia liaving laieu ifpealed.tlnitiuly levy in I8!M will lie lor tlieg neral I'tiud for cur runt CXJMMIHtlH. THE I.KVY I'UK LSJIJI, httwetl on the liirnvvsuteut of 1SD2, in li uml 2.i-!)5tliM mills k,r current ex petiseHj tnhlctl lu I his is the si it I c mililia tux and Mute in ivcrkl'y tux ua Ih Ioic. Tit i.t levy fhould have beeuniaiu nller the itdjoiiinmciit of the Htate board of ctU,tliiiiuii, but could not be m.ulo ihcu owiu, toiiHuit peutliug, rcHlraiiiiug the board from making the levy, ami only recently decided, If the levy could have iieeti made iu Decciubci it would have "been at-least two mills Ichh, aa I lie uliovelevy in made to cover itliout one IihII' i he npiro print ions lor public buildiuga anil iiiiprovcinciils, uml to cover the World's bilr expenditure of $(i0, 000, and about I;10, 000 of Uclkien ci for 1802. It will bo seen that the levy is one mill higher titan that of January (1, 18!IU, and two mills, higher than last year, Hecrebtry of Suite Mellndo csti. mates the next year' tax levy will uoj need to bo over H mills, to cover all appropriations, general and special, as tltom will be no tie llciuncicH, nml v tin it ions will be much 'iiciv.i.so.1. Salom Journal. The Ufult uf HitNly I.ilNhithui. At the late session of t he Icgisht ture, says tho Eugene BegiHtor, a law was passed making all tnxes, stale, county, school, uml cilv,pa, able at the same time. This is prop er, and la the way it is done in the East, but It will work something of hardship on ft utiiuber of plat this year. School ami city tuxes iii this city are collected early in the mi miner, while the county and state taxes are not ''collected until the following spring. The law, iih it is understood here, shuts out the colh t i ion of these taxes here this spring, ami the school district ami the city will have to be carried ul uiuNt Hii'iiher year on the hist taxes, If this is the case, Mid it m getter ally understood that it is, it will work a hardship on ns, for there in uot money enough ahead to carry us over, uml dchiM sufllclctit to do so cannot Ih contracted. Had the aw made provision or the tuxes fur cily ami school purpose t lie collected this year as uunl, ami llteiMHillect by I ho new Uw next yer, no tronltle would have Imhui exia'rienctMl, and we would come out all right. I'orhitiWKome would Uml fault with that plau as a double atuMiicnt, but it would uot take any more money in the cud. Par tim in this cily attempted to pro vent this legislation, but it seems were not snccetthful. Our ( lihittfti Comntliwhuifra. Senator W. E. Mailock, of Pen dletoii, Is a iiiemlier from the state tn ui id of ttgrlctillum. K. D. Allen, of Hilverton, from the stale hoard of hot ticttll tire. Slrtiv HehiMil Sttperin't ndent E. H. McElroy, I't oiu the Isjard of edu cation. Hon. Geo. T. Mjers, uf potilaml, repiescnliiig the uniting iuterists. C'luivncc W. Ayren, tf Portland, h'picsentalivo from the state at urge of the mining interests. Mrs. Dr. Payton, oi Salem, until July 1st, and .Mrs. E. W. Allen, of Portland, faun July 1st, from the Istartl of ladv iminiiL'ers of the Wutid'sfalr. These, together with (lovemor IVtinoyer, Secreiitrj tf Httite Mc llritle, Stale Trcasuti-r Metschan, and Hon. lieuiy Kiippi l, of Jack- aouville, and M. Wilkins, of En gemt, worms lair coiniiiishiomis, constitute (he Oregon World's fair coitimiio(i. The ltral Paper, A minister lias t he follow ing good words to wiy fur ihe local newispa per, which w ill boar careful peril sal; "Your paper tells you when to go lo church, to county court and when to send your children to school, or anywhere else you want to go. It tells you who is dead, who is sick, w ho is Itot tt, ami ii.unj olhi r things you want to know. It calls itttciitloti to enterprise, advo cates theltest school, law ami otdci in town. It records the marriage offline daughter, the tleatb of your son, the illness of your w ife, free ol charge, It sets forth the advanta ges and at l ructions of your I own and invite immigration, ami is the ilrst to welcome new comers; yet, in spile of all these lictietlls. some people say that the home paper has no in tercet iu their business or so cress I'he home naner. like Ihe bona 1 ehureli. I, nm i.lt.-i, n. el.vt.d l.v those who lire benelittctt by it." ('li'K'hiinl's AiliiilnlstrHtloti. The itiilicationa are, suys the Eu gene Kglsor. tlml. Mr. Cleveland is going to give Ihe coutiMy the best udiiiinislrutioti he knows how. lie pa j a little attention to ihose poli ticians who ulwiijH iissnme to run everything their own way, and ;s organizing his forces with the viey of framing uml. coot rolling IcgWu tiou to h nit. himself. This will make a merry time with the Hill Tammany crowd In New York, and may cost the president some friends, but the country will probably be tho bettor for it, Tlia Tub-graph Cuui,iiinli'ii Will (Irimn. In the ease of the city of Ht, Louis UKniiil the WuHturu Union TVIegmph Company, the ciairt, in au opinion hy Justlw brewer of WushliiKtoii, 1). C, ri veisid the decision of the lower court and la id ..j he '.ilid the city o, dinaneu exacting a compensation from theeompitny for the use of streets for telegraph pules, t he'ehai'go being $5 oil each pole erected. The court holds that this was In reality u rental chttrged for the use of the public streets, am) that tn city had us much right to i-lnii'ge siioii iciilal as for the ue of 11 iioni In the cit.v hull. There Is mifti ,ui In tlie ehnrtcr of the company ex I'lnpiliiix It Innii suelt taxut'ini on the grounds that the publlu streets are post Highest of all In Leavening lWMI AD201ITELY FiCD rtiutea, 1 he court did not xuw um the i newt Ion a to the renauUHbleneMa ol th rHteehufKCil, thf case coming t'fore It lu ml vainw of ilivtsttigatiou of till iMilul hy tho lower court. Justice Hniw ii Imsisl his illwteiit on Hie ground that the tux uf V H-r pole auinuiiUsI to i twr wnt f the returntwl vhIiw i Inn of the enutpaiiy'a Ht. Ijoula prop erty, mid waa unreasoliulile. The; Will Pay Taxea. The Portland Welcome looks at it this way: "The rtieal of the in dcbletlutws clause subjects to assess- meiiW nearly 1 T,WM),0(K) worth of proiierty owned by millionaires and heretofore lion assttsuble. This etiot moiis Hum, even at (wo per cent, will ruruish .'li0,OO0aiinually. In the past, people of Multnomah county have been roblted of this amount, now the capitalists will have lo pay lor protection like com inoit people." Aud what is true of .Multnomah is Irue.piojHtrtiouately, iu every coitnly of Oregon. The Dalles Chronicle. TIm OwDonblp ( ri.hli Htratuna. The owner, of a North Carolina mountain farm, through which flows a stieuiit, ntoeked tho waters at con- aidemble expttae with a species of trout uot imliiteuoua to the retrum. Hie iud) did well, and though tha atre.tm wus duly isadetl tho pro- prietors neixlihors helissl them- mAvm and defied his imiliiliitions. lite tmtjutHH laws proving iueffer, v...... ...... the trout cute hers churcod with lar ceny, wuivii u-d and punished. T.ta common htw gives the owner ef right to take the game or tkh found tltereon. It is this exclusive right to take them thnt constitutes his so called "property" in them, Further, the common htw principle is that whenever any one else, without per mi&don, invades tins right, and ettp tuns the fish or gome the fish or game so soon ua it is reduced to poe acesion latcomes the projsrty of the liinilowiier, and taking away the fish or game constitutes larceny. ( iiiiiinon law w one tiling; com mon custom quite another.,; As a rule, in this country, game aud fish are looked upon as belonging to the person who takes .them not to him on whoso land or in whoe waters tliey are taken, except in those in stiuic where an individual or asso ciation protects game and fish for the purjtoae of sport. It is probable Unit in the future, as game preserves shall multiply, and as private enter prise, like tbat of the isorth Carolina case we liavo cited, shall Introduce new KiHM'ies, and thus actiuire an etptitable claim to a certain owner ship in them, we shall hoar more of this phase of the common law. For est ami Stream. A Oliiu wid Win Compound. The manufacture of a new com pound of glass and wire, which is found to possess a remarkable resist ing power in sndden changes of tern- peruture, bids fair to become an im- bxtlwitn, acooitiing to the accotmUi which have appeared in the Dresden (tiennany) iwihit9, Theproo- ess of production consisw of nirniHli ing glass, w hile iu a hot plastic condi tion, with a flexible metallic, layer, like wire netting, the metal becoming completely imbedded in the glass, and hi this way being effectively protect ed from rust. As a proof of the tough ness of such a cumpouud.'lt is stated that the glass may be sprinkled with cold water while it is in a highly heated stato without the surface be ing materially damaged, and the article is thercforo considered to bo particularly adapted for skylights, tho powerful resisting qualities of the substance rendering the use of the ordiuury wire protectors nn necessary. It has also been success fully employed for hollow glassware, and in especial is suitable for mak ing glass vessels which have to stand a high jirossure or are subject to hard ustigo, and as the glass cannot be broken without causing unusual noise, uml is not readily cut with a diamond, it is claimed that the ma terial is iu a measure burglar proof. -New York Sun. The Money Oui-.ttun In the Home. A man should see that his women folks are given an allowance. Let tho daughter receive hers, tbo wife hers and the mot hi v hers. Let each be told how long it is expected to last, and leave tho spending of it to them selves and to their own good judg ment Many a woman, galled by a dependence that causes her to run to tho head of the house for every cent sho spends, rather than submit to the humiliation does work by means of which she maj supply her own want Power. - Latest U. S. Gov't Report aiiuimp without question or coinmeut It is carcliSMiiesM on the part of most men that makes them forget the need of their families, for as a rule men are not selfish, but itmakea It no letta unpleasant for the wife who must needs stato her wanta before the faulty memory has been jogged, lien are ao accustomed to carrying money and having it always about tlieia fur all of their own needs that it never enters their heads to ques tion how it would feel to be obliged to 19k soma one for the means of ob taining a new hut, a box of cigars or a fall overcoat Philadelphia Times. A tnu.tte CritlrUia. Social conventions are the result of theopiniousof people living a long time ago who succeeded in persuad ing other people that their views were sound and their practices sen sible. It does not follow that a man was a fool becauae he lived a long time ago. If Mr. Bjornson and Dr. Ibsen and the rent could grasp the truth of this simple proposition it would do theui, as the poet said, "an ittfernal deal of good." And if they would write stones without trying to teach anything in particular and would essay the not imposaible task of making them interesting without making them indecent, their stories would be much better worth read ing. London Saturday Review. A Mlnlatut lira Bom. A Kentucky man has a water span iel that he has taught to extinguish fire whenever it sees anything buro ing. To test the little dog a piece of .MiiM.1- wna iimttrts! .ml f1Yir,,uii! nn HA j flgor In imUuxt the jumped ;I,,wm,tn,lrnrvnn elilrirl tiiniiiihwl the flume by rubbing it between his , c)mr with tUo regult tuiws. The dog was tried with ft Now York Tribune, A WoBdorfnl Half. A Meiidnn (Couu.) cutlery factory has just Bniahed a wonderful toy a perfect pocketknifo with thirty bladea, pinchers, hears, awla, etc., which weighs but one ehjhtb of an ounce. St. Louis Republic The fork was absolutely unknown to the Oreeks and Romans. It appeared only as a curiosity in the Middle Ages, and was Unit used upon the table by Uenrylll. ; On of the Noal BamarkabU Rstaral WoniUn of Montana. Reference to the natural wonders of Montana, particularly the chicken broth and bichloride spring"', bring to light others of equal magnitude. Colonel John Doyle's wonderful vinegar mine In Beaverhead county passes the domain of doubt into theanalight of truth. It Is backed by crisp luiidavtts. and affi davits cost one dollar euch iu Montana. The colonel aud his partners did not confine themselves to vineyar. They discovered a mountain of pure alum in the Beaverhead race The discovery was considered a ten strike and better than a gold mine. They kept the tind a set-ret for several weeks, d 11 rin 1 which a shaft was sunk to the depth of 300 feet. The out was made all the way throngl) a solid vein of alum, and it was estimated that the whole mountain was composed of it A large pile of stuff waa heaped near the mine ready for shipment, and the miners bad a scheme to flood the market with their product and rake in $1,000,000 at one fell swoop. Monday the colonel's partner went Ui town to lay in a supply . of grab and the former remained behind to guard the trnaaure. During the morning a heavy rain be gun to fall aud continued all day, audio the afternoon the colonel had occasion to go down iu to the mine, making the descent by sliding down the rope, and wheu once down at the bottom was so taken np with a contemplation of his novel and wouderful mine that he did not heed the llecting hours until he hap pened to cast his eyes upward and saw that daylight hnd faded from the month of the shaft, lie started to climb up ward, but had , proceeded more than half way when, to his horror, he discov ered that the heavy fall of rain had so thoroughly saturated the alum sides of the shaft that, ns a natural result, they had drawn together until the hole was scarcely large enough "for a mau to crawl through. . The imprisoned men recognized his awful position, aud without losing much time struggled toward the top of the shaft Every foot he advanced the shaft became smaller, mid for the last ten feet he was compelled to dig his way with a pocketknife, and when he finally reached the surface he was com pletely exhausted, his clothes were torn and his body badly bruised. The rain, which was still falling, soon revived the oolonel, and he started toward the camp to meet his partner, to whom he related his marvelous experience. Together they started to their mine, or at least tried to, for although they searched for two days they were unable to find any sight of their late posses sions. The rain had undoubtedly thor oughly and tightly closed up the dis covery shaft and molted away every sign of the alum piled on the outside, so that to this time it bas been impossible to find any trace of the mine. Omaha Be. r-l s.