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.. y . ; ri 2 NORTHWEST BREVITIES Evidence ot Steady Growth and Enterprise. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST Prom All th Cltlaa and Town of tin Thriving Sl.tor mate Oregon. A project ii on foot In Brownsville to have free reading-room. Stockbuy er Hre paying $ 1 2 to f 1 7 for 3-year-old steers, and $15 for oowi, in Urant oonnty. Cattle on the range in Grant oonnty are looking thinner than ever at tbia time of the year. Empire Oity't town treaiarer boldi 1,200 town fundi, and tbe city boaati of no indebtedneaa. Tbe oolored minen at Beaver Hill, in Coos oounty, are organising a lodge, supposedly of Masonry. There are about thirty taxpayer in Wallowa county, who pay taxes on property valued at over $5,000 eaoh. Klgin bai ihipped 787 oarloada of grain, itook, wool, lumber and tiei in the last ten monthi valued at $106,000. Strange ai it may leem in midwinter I the bunobgrass ia growing on Grant ! county a bills, layi tbe Canyon City News. Mr. Horriok expeots to have work begun on bii cannery at The Dalles in low week, to put it in ibape for the spring run of salmon. 8. B. Edson, representing Ed son Bros., of Gazelle, Cal., who bai been in Laoj county for some time buying cattle, will ship about 850 bead, eight carloads; to Gazelle. Tbe cattle are mostly 8-year-old ateers. In answer to a request from the Mil ton board of trade for conference upon tbe quositon of dividing Umatilla county, tbe Pendleton chamber of com merce baa written that tbe question of division is one for tbe people of tbe county; but that, as an association, it ia opposed to division. Last summer P. Boler, who livei in Springfield preolnct, in Lane oounty, raised several hundred bushels of canary seed, and sold it in Portland, Salem and Eugene. He reoeived 4 cents per pound for the seed. It is better than the canary seed raised in California and the other states, weigh ing considerably more to the bushel. An old couple, while on their way to The Dalles last week in a two-horse j buck, were upset in a snowdrift on a steap grade on Ten-Mile, and went rolling down the hill. A young man want-to-tbeir assistance tried to get the horsra cut of tbe drift, and the horses and buck went tombllng after. For tunately, no one waa seriously hurt, nor was much damage done to tbe rig. Harold Parker has returned to Baker City from Omaha, after an absence of several months. Last spring Mr. Parker left Huntington with 13,600 sheep, tbe property of Gutnerie, Foss & Co., of Omaha, to be driven over land to Clarks, station near tbe me tropolis of Nebraska. Although it took Mr. Parker four months or more to make tbe drive, be wai so inooesBful that be lost but ninety sheep. Washington. A great deal of wheat has been sold I in Ellenaburg lately, The city treasurer ot Fairbaven has issued a call for warrants numbered from 2970 to 8080 inolnsive, drawn upon the general fond, there being funds on band with whiob to pay them. Buckley oitizens are now circulating a petition for the establishment of a wagon road from that town to the Summit mines, and pledges of assist ance are said to be numerous. Tbe aggregate value of real property in Eliokitat county in 1896, as equal ized by the oounty kboard, is $1,612,606. The population of the oounty is 7,600. The county has fifty-six organized cbool distriotB, with an attendance of 2,630 pupils. The Washington state board of pilot commissioners for the Columbia river and bar have submitted their report to the governor of vessels bonnd in and out of the Columbia river from July 1, 1896, to Ootober 6, 1896. It shows that there were sixty-four bound in and eixty-one bound out between these dates. The oity of Ellensburg has been or dered by the oourt to make a speoial tax levy of four mills a year for four yean to pay the amount of the judg ment in the Lorence case, wherein a verdiot for damages against tbe oity -was rendered, because of an aooident resulting from a defeotive sidewalk. The judgment now amounts to about $10,000. Superintendent Barnett, of tbe St Louis mine, was in Everett tbe other day from Silverton. He brought down five pack horses, and bad to make them j swim the Btiuaguamisn river inree , times. It was a perilous unaertaxing, for the stream was high and swift. Tbe company baa a drilling outfit ready to put in the mine as soon as tbe maohinery can be transported by rail, and then work will be continued all winter. Ex-Sheriff James H. Woolery, of King county, has been circulating a petition in Spokane to secure a pardon for Adolpb Erug, Seattle's defaulting treasurer, who was sentenced to seven yeari in tbe penitentiary. He has been successful in securing a number of sig natures. Tbe work of raising the Strum ihin gle and sawmill, at the mouth of tbe Arkaosaw creek, which went into tbe Cowlits river laBt week, ii progressing alowly, owing to the water falling slowly and loose sand. A MOB OF BOHEMIANS. Triad to Lyueh a Mntorman Who Kaa Down a Hoy, Chioago, Deo. 28 George E. Den mark, 7 year old, wai killed by a trolley-oar at Troop and Eighteenth streets, thia aftoruoon. Fred Dernier, DiotoriiiHn, wai threatened with lynob ing, for killing the boy, and wai with great difficulty reicued from the mob ot Bohemian, who, incensed at the terrible aonldent, lurrouudfd tbe our and dragged Bernier from tbe plat form, determined to hang him. Patrick Hanley, tbe conductor, managed to ave Bernier from the mob, and then a riot oall waa aent to the Maxwell itreet itation. Tbe polioe took charge of tbe motormau and oouduotor and locked tbem up. ' After tbe boy bad been killed, Motor in Hn Bornier took refuge in the oar, which stood within a few feet of where the accident occurred, and in an in itaut it wai beaeiged by angry men. Lie attempted to keep them out by latohiug the doora on tbe inside, but they broke the doora in, knocked bim down and kioked and beat bim for a few momenta in a ibooklng manner. He managed, however, to get away from tbem, and ran to the door of tbe j drugstore, where be wai handed a pia ! tol, and was admitted iuiide by Mr. Kvitek, the .proprietor, before any further barm befell him. Tbe orowd surged around the store and yelled: "Break it inl Killhiml" It looked for a minute as if the store would be raided, but Mr. Kvitek had made use of tbe telephone. He called on the Maxwell station first for an am bulance, but by that time matters bad got so warm that he requested a patrol wagon. In a few minutes the wagon brought a number of offloers, who did all they could to quiet tbe mob. When some degree of quiet had been restored tbe polioe arrested the endangered men and took them to tbe station. There the men seemed nnoonoerned, and de clined to make a statement There were many versions given ot the accident. Well-informed people living in the neighborhood said they bad been expecting something of the kind for a long time, and were only surprised that it did not happen sooner. THE SON'S SACRIFICE. Benton WlUon Want to PrUoa ta Save Hla Father. Spokane, Wash., Deo. 28. Benton Wilson, who went to the penitentiary for a long term ot years for murder, came into Spokane last night, and to day went to Mioa, where bis parents live. He had been unexpectedly par' cloned. The oirenmstanoes under wbioh Wil son was sent to jail were most peculiar, Two years ago, some small boys un- eartnea the body of a man that was subsequently identified as that of James Johnson, brother-in-law of Ben ton Wilson. - The body was found two mi res from the Wilson homestead, Benton Wilson and his father were ar rested and charged with murder. The father was first placed on trial, and the oase looked blaok for him. Per ceiving this, Benton arose and con fessed to having murdered his brother-in-law. He said Johnson bad abused his wife, Wilson's sister; bad returned to tbe farm and had threatened his wife, if she did not oome baok to the oity. Wilson said tbatheaooompanied them to a lonely stretoh of woods, and, at an opportune moment, fell upon him and olubbed him to death. For this he was sentenced to a long term of years in the penitentiary. It is a oase of a son saoritioing bis life to save thut of his father. CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING. A uirrlcan A rrentnd for DrlTlnc Into I'riihlblted Mexican Territory. San Diego, Cal., Deo. 28. Harry Mansur, the American who was arrest ed several weeks ago by the Mexioan customs officials at Tia Juana for al leged infraction of the laws governing the free zone, has been released by tbe Ensenada authorities and is again at hi home on this side. His release was obtained through the intervention of Hon. Anthony Godbe, Amerioan vice consul, and a cash bail was obtained, wbioh allowed Mansur to leave the country. Mansur said toda that his oase was temporarily settled, and he did not ex pect it to come up again for six months or a year. It is probable tbe cash bail will be quietly accepted and no further aotion taken, especially as Mansur'i infraction of the law was slight Mausur's 'wife's family lives at Ro- sario, about two miles south oi tbe free zone. Mansur had often visited tbem, taking bis team and paying no attention to tbe law, being an old resi dent and acquainted with tbe officials. But a new administration of tbe Tia Juana custom-house, Senor Motavel a sco, caused Mansur to be arrested for smuggling a horse into tbe country, and imposed a heavy fine upon him. Failing to tav tbe fine. Mansnr waa ar- regtea and gent to Ensenada to be dealt witn tT the 0jBher authorities. Since that time until a day or so ago he bad been in jail. A steel fly wheel twenty five feet in diameter and requiring 250 mile of wire in its construction, has been made in Germany. Oakland, Cal., Deo. 28. Dr. J..W. Robertson's sanitarium was partly burned this morning. It waa occupied by thirty patients, suffering from ner vous disorders. The first care was for I the patients, many ot whom were still in bed. There was great confusion, but tbey were all safely removed. Tbe bouse was formerly Livermore college, and, while only two stories high, oc cupies a large area. The damage will be under $5,000. A defective Cue caused the trouble. A HALF MINUTE FIGHT. Tatar Maliar Kiionkeil Out Slav O'Douuall lu abort Ordar. New York, Deo. 28. It took just 27 seoouds' time for Peter Maber, tbe Irish pugilist, to again demonstrate hn superiority in ring tactics and hard hitting qualities over (Steve O'D.innell, tbe Australian boxer, iu the arena of tbe Greater New Yoik Athletio Club at Coney island today. Both men were in excellent condition and trained to the hour. Eaoh of them was confident, but Maber's baokers made bim a hot favorite, tbe odds ranging from 8 to 6 to 1 on tbe Irishman's obanoes of win ning. O'Donnell was the flmt to enter tbe ring. He climbed through the ropes at 8:30 o'clock, clad in a gray-oolored bath robe. His seconds were Sam Fitz Patrick, Billy Madden, Mike Butler, and Gui Rublin, tbe Canton, O., giant When Maher emerged from bii dreu ing room five minute later a cheer went up which ibook tbe building. Ai toon a be got into tbe ring Maher bowed bii acknowledgment for tbe warm welcome extended to him, and he never looked better in bis life. He was esoovted by Peter Lowry, of Dub lin; Peter Burns, of Harlem, bis spar ring partner, and Jaok Qulnn, of Brooklyn. Maher weighed 177 pounds, and O'Donnell 181 pounds Tbe men shook bands at 8:46, and Referee Aleck Brown lost no time in bringing them together. There was intense silence when tbe men put tbeir fists up and Maber rushed aoross the ring almost to O'Don nell'i oorner. Both sparred for a f w seoondi, and O'Donnell led with bis left for the body. Maher blocked his blow with his right glove. , Peter then jabbed bii left bard on the ohln aqJ landed a heavy left iwing on the face: This staggered O'Donnell,' and he seemed to be unable to avoid Mahei.' rushes. Maber ' sent O'Donnell to tbe floor with a bard left on the chin, and the Australian stayed down 4 seconds. As soon as he got to his feet O'Don nell assumed a defensive attitude, but Maber quiokly sent bis left once more on tiie chin, and as O'Donnell was fall ing caught bim quiokly with a half- hook, knocking tbe Australian down. Steve rolled over on his baok in a help less condition, and the referee slowly counted him out Tbe big Irishman stood about twelve feet away from his fallen opponent while the referee was counting off the second, and as soon as tbe referee tallied ten a tre mendous shout went up from 1,800 peo ple who had watohed the brief encoun ter, and the band played "Tbe Wear ing of the Green" iu honor of tbe vic tor. A Fire In Ban Franelteo. San Franoisco, Deo. 28. Fire this afternoon destroyed the plant of Franois, Valentine & Co., one of the largest printing firms in Ibis oity. The fire broke out in tbe basement, oo oopied by the Comn axial Llgbt & Power Company, and spread to tbe first Boor, where the Ruswoll Bookbinding Company was w iped out. Tbe upper floors were oooupied by Francis, Valen tine & Co. Their presses, wbioh were insured for $80,000, were slightly damaged, while the stook and wood cuts were nearly destroyed. The to tal loss will probably be under $50, 000. Two years ago today tbe same luilding was burned. Tbe fire wai more disastrous, for the Call was burned out and the building bad to be reconstructed. Today Peter MoCabe, a fireman, fell from tbe two-story building adjoining and was badly bnrt. No bones were broken, bnt internal in juries are feared. 8linnn Wan Denpondent. San Franoisco, Deo. 28. Despondent over his failure to obtain employment, Simon Brauer, a German, 22 years old, attempted to oommit suicide early this morning by hanging himself from a timber extending over a tank wall, at tbe old reservoir on Reservoir hill. He tied one end of a small rope about the timber, tbe other about his neck and swnng himself off the ourb ing of the well. The rope broke, bow ever, and he fell fifteen feet to the bot tom of the well, badly spraining his ankle. Having failed in his attempct to end bis life, and becoming frightened by the intense darkness that prevailed in the well, Brauer began to shout lustily for help. He was resoued by Mrs. Margaret Allman at 7 o'olock. Deba Going to Colorado. Denver, Deo. 28. A Terre Haute, Ind., dispatch says: Eugene V. Debs has promised President Boyoe, of tbe Western Federation of Miners, that he will go to Colorado the first of the week to help the Leadville strikers. He will speak in Colorado cities, beginning in Leadville, where a labor demonstra tion is to be given on his arrival. President Boyce says publio opinion ia still with tbe strikers and they can hold out indefinitely. President Boyce re ceived a letter saying $2,000 bad been sent from Butte, Mont , to aid tbe strikers. From the Glenmora. Astoria, Or., Dec. 28. Captain Burns came over from Ocean Park, 1 Wash., today and states tbit the Glen-I morag is again in a favorable position to be floated. Her bow is now pointed ; seaward, and as soon as tbe tides are favorable she can be taken into deep water with tbe aid of a tug. j lamped the Track. Martin's Ferry, W. Va.. Dec 28. j An engine on tbe Wheeling & Lake ' Erie road jumped tbe track near War ner last night and was demolished. Engineer Jesse Haughton was killed and Fireman Hainea wai probably fa- tally injured. A Ferryboat Foondera. St. Petersburg, Dec 23. Many lives have been lost by tbe capsizing of a ferryboat in tbe river Dneiper, province of Ekaterinoslalf. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Ilownlug, llokln ft Co.'a Kevlew of Trade. The wheat market has settled down into one of a holiday character, and sontiment which frequently dominate pricei i largely bearish. Most of the pit trader have become convinced that every time the price for May gets above Hoc it is a safe sale for a soalp, and when it break below that figure it is a purchase for a to lo advance. Tbe inability of the bulls to main tain tbe advantage with the news gen erally in their favor has made traders rather skeptical as to the prospects of a material advance before the close of tbe year, and there has been a general taking ot profits by small holders, while a few of the large ones have either been out of the market entirely or are trading in small lines. The market is without leaders on either side, and tbe trade is drifting with the idea that there can be no permanent good in the market until after tbe holidays. Tbe Argentine lituation is as much of a puzzle as ever. Supplies in this country are decreasing, and tbe floor tarde is irregular. Tbe Northwestern mills report large Western demand, and PilUbury nnounoes that they will grind on an average of 40,000 barrels per day for some time. Tbe market is in a position where buying i more essential to steady prioes than an abundance of bull news, The trade has tired of tbe combined rehash of tbe reports about small re ceipta, the probable scarcity of supplies, tbe dependence of European countries upon America, and tbe oontinued talk about wheat going to $1. Something new is necessary to stimulate trade. Tbe situation is all right, hut more speculation is necessary. The short interest, although tbe - largest in sixty days, is easily soared, and an advanof of a few cents drives most of tbem in The bulls on the whole have also grown more timid, and a decline of o shakes out those who buy whenever tbe mar ket gets strong. At present there is little in the market except a scalp. GENERAL MARKETS. Portland, Or., Dec. 28, 1896, Fi-oub Portland, Salem, Cascadia and Dayton, $4 60; Benton conntv and White Lily, $4.40; graham, (3.76; su perfine, $2 60 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla. 78 80c; Val ley, 83 W 84c per bushel. uats uioice white, 4Z(g4M per otisn el; choice gray, 30(3 40c. Hay Timothy, 113. 0J per ton; cheat. 10.50(38; clover, $8.U09.00; oat, (8.00 (a 10; wheat 110. . Bablby Feed barley, $21.00 per ton ; brewing, ya. MiLUTurrs Bran. $15.00; shorts, $16.50; middlings, $23.00; rye, 90o per cental. Bottib Fancv creamery is quoted at 50c; fancy dairy, 35c; fair to good, 2022)$c. Potatobb. California, 65c; Oregon, ti'JfdVOc per sack; r sweets, zc perpounu Onions 85c per sack. Pocltby Chickens, mixed. $1.60$ 2.00: broilers, $1.50 2 00: geese, $0.50; turkeys, live, 10c; ducks, $2.003.00 per dozen. Eoos Oregon, 30c per dozen. Chbksb Oregon, 11c ; Young Ameri ca, 12c per pound. Tallow Prime, per pound, 2,3c; No. 2 and grease, Zut'ZMc. Wool Vallev. 10c, per pound ; East ern uregon, o8c. Hops New crop, 910c. Bbbf Gross, top steers, $2.75; cows, $2,002.25; dressed beef, 45o per ponnd. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers. $2.75 ; ewes, $2.75 ; dressed mutton, 6c per pound. Viai Net, email, 5s; large, 4)so per ponnd. Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25 3.60 ; light and feeders, $2.60; dressed, $3.60(24.25 perewt Sbattls, Wash., Dec. 28, 1890. Flocb (Jobbing) Patent, excellent, $5.25; Novel tv A, $4.75, California brands $5.00; Dakota, J6.50; patent, $0.25: buckwheat Hour, $0.60; per cwt, $3.50; graham, $4.00 per bbf; 10-1 b sacks. $2.50 per cwt ; rye Hour, $5.00 per bbl; 10-lb sacks, $2.50 perewt; rye weal, $4.50 per bbl; per cwt, $2.40; roliedoats, 5.756 per bbl; hominv, $2.60 per cwt; cracked wheat, $3.25: rolled wheat, $5.25 per bbl ; whole rolled wheat flour, $2.60 per cwt; pearl barley, per 100 lb sacks, $3.00; split peas, 4)c; table cornineal, yellow, $1.05 per cwt in 10-lb sacks; 60s, $1.60; white, 10s, $1.76; 60s, $1.05 ; flaked hominv. $2.60 per keg. Wubat Chicken feed. $27.00 per ton. Oath Choice, $24(325 per ton. Bablky Kolleu or ground, $20.00 per ton. ' Corn Whole, $22 per ton; cracked $23 ; teed meal, 23. MiLLsTUfFs Bran, $16.00 per ton; Bborts, $19.00. Fkkd Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton, middlings, $24 ; oilcake meal. 2H. Hay Puget sound, per ton, $910; Eastern Washington. $13. boo ab Golden O in bbl, 4gc per lb; extra C in bbl, 4j2c; dry granulated in bbl, 6c; cube, 0,'c; powdered, 60 spot cash. BcTTKB Fancy native creamery.brick 20c; select, 23c; tubs, 21c; ranch, 18c Chkesk Native Washington, lOfce. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, here, 7(g8c; dressed, U(s 10c ; ducks, $2(3 3.60; dresseJ turkeys, 11(5120. Eoos Fresh ranch, 34(ujutc; Eastern, 25c per don. Pbovihions Hams, large, 12c; bains, small. 12'4c; breakfast bacon, 10c; dry salt shies, 6c per lb. Fkkhii Mkati Choice dressed beef, steers, 6c; cows, 4 'c; mutton, sheep, 6c per pound: lamb, he; poik, 6c per pound ; veal, small, 6c Sax i BvxcihCO, Dec 28, 1896. Pot atom Garnet Chile, 40ft 50c; salinas Borbanks, 85ertl; Karly itone, 70ia80c; Kiver Bur bunks, 25(g3Jc; bweets. 75c(Ul.l0 per cental. Oniohh 6o(uOOc per sack for yellow, 35c for pickle. Eoos htore, 2225c; ranch, 30c; ducks, 25 : per d zen. I Bcttkb rancy creamery, 22c: do seconds, 20(21c; fancy dairy, 21c; seconds, 17(?inc I (Jhikts runcy. mild, new, ll(ai2j; I fair to good, 9 10c; Vonna Ami ic. i ll12'e: Eastern. 19322; per pound. "MASTER SKYLARK." A Little Lad Who Could Imitate the Carrnllln'a: of tbe Hirda. There wan n wild bird slnglug In a IiiihIi there, mid as lie trotted down the slope It hushed Its wandering tmin. Mi'k took the Mound up softly, and stood by the wet stones a little while, Imitating the bird's trilling note, and lunching to hear It answer timidly, uh If It took bim for some great new bird without wlnir. Cocking It shy head, nnd watching him shrewdly with it beady eye, It sat almost persuaded that It wux only size which made them dif ferent, until Nick chipped bin cap upon his bead and strolled back, sing ing as he went. It was only the thread of an old fashioned madrigal which be hud often beard hi mother slug, with qmilnt words long Nlnce gone out ' of style and hardly lo be understood, and be tween the staves a warbling, word- less refrain which he had learned out on the hills and In the fields, picked up from a bird's glad-throated morning song. He bad always sung the plalu-tunes In church without taking any partic ular thought n bout it; and sang easily, with a clear, young voice which bad a full, flute-like note In it like the high, sweet song of a tbrusb singing lu deep woods, (iason Carew, the master-player, was sitting with his back against an oak, placidly munching the last of the checae, when Nick begun to sing. He started, titrnlirhtenlni; un aa If some i one had called him suddenly out of a i we 8nouId have fttltn ln God- sound sleep, and turning bis bead, Us-1 When a little man Is lifted up, every- tened eagerly. j body finds out that be Is little. Nick mocked the wild bird, called- The man who thinks he knows othen, again with a mellow, warbling trill, 8 great stranger to himself, and then struck up the quaint old The nmn who wou,d be powered madrigal w th the bird's song run- wse often turng out ,0 be otherwtafc nlng through It. Carew leaped to bis i , , , M feet, with a Haah- In his dark eyes. "My I ,Do lt a Pereonal ,d"; nd soul! My soul!" he exclaimed in an ! there Is no need of a personal Christ excited undertone. "It Is not-nay, It j It Is a mistake to call anything suc cannot be-why, tis-lt is the boy! . cess that Is not according to God's plan. Upon my heart, he hath a ekylnrk prls- If you knew that to-morrow would oned in bis throat! Well sung, well he your last day. how would you spend sung. Master Skylark!" he cried, clap ping his hands In real delight, as Nick came singing up the bank. "Why, lnd, I vow I thought thou wert up ln the sky somewhere, with, wings to thy back! Where didst thou learn that wonder-sf:ng?" Nick colored up, quite taken aback. "I do nu know, sir," said he; "mother learned me part, and the rest Just came. I think, sir." The muster-player, his whole face alive and eager, now stared at Nicho las Atwood us fixedly as Nick had stared at him. It wax a hearty little English lad he saw, about 11 years of age, tall, slen der, trimly built, and fair. A gray cloth cap clung to the side of his curly yellow head, and he wore a sleeveless Jerkin of dark-blue serge, gray home spun hose, and beolless shoes of rus set leather. The white sleeves of his llilen BTflrnvere'mreTnone- his arms were lithe and brown. Hla eye were frankly clear and blue, and his red mouth had a trick of smiling that went straight to a body's heart. "Why, lnd. lad," cried Carew breath lessly, "thou hast a very fortune In thy throat!" St. Nicholas. Washington' Camp Dinner. The following pleasant letter . was written by (ienernl Washington to Dr. Cochrane, a surgeon geueral In the Con tinental army. It is dated West Point, Aug. 10. 1779, and Is printed ln the Philadelphia Saturday Review: Dear Doctor I have asked Mrs. Cochrane and Mrs. Livingstone to dine with mo to-uioiTow, but I am not in honor bound to apprise them of their fan. As I hate deception, even where the Imagination only is concerned, I will. It is needless to promise that my table Is large enough to hold the ladles; of this they had ocular proof yester day. To sny how It Is covered Is rather more essential, and this shall be the purport of my letter. Since our arrival at this happy spot we have had a ham, sometimes a shoul der of bacon, ro grace the head of the table; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot; and a dlnh of beans or greens al most Imperceptibly decorates the cen ter. When the cook hns a mind to cut a figure, which I presume will be the case to-morrow, we have two beefsteak pies or a dish of crabs in addition, one on each side of center dish, dividing the space, reducing the distance be tween dishes about six feet, which without them would be nearly twelve feet apart. Of lute ho has had the surprising sa gacity to discover that apples will make pics, and It is a question if, ln the violence of his efforts, we do not get one of apple, Instead of both of beef steaks. If the ladles can put up with such en tertainment, and will submit to partake of it on plates, once tin, but now Iron j fnnt heroine ho bv the labor of scour- I lnr T Blinll h hnnnv to ace them, and ! am, dear doctor, yours, G. WASHINGTON. Plow of Comprf henaion. Fog Henderson Is a good enough fellow, but be Is terribly slow at seeing a Joke. Buss H'm. b'm? Fog He slipped an a banana peel the other day and had a fall. Every body laughed but Fenderson could not see tbe point of the Joke. Bnss-Not surprising. Fog He saw it about twenty-fonr hours later, however, when another fel low did tbe same thing. Boston Tran script, There are lota of men who hate min isters for no other reason than that a minister at one time married them. Nobody who is In lore knows anything: I RAM'S HORN BLASTS. Warning Note Calling; the Wicked to Kcpentance. OU.NQ Hons art often very lean. Getting the big head, shrinks tbe henrt. There Is no suf fering like tbe c r uclilxion o f love. Nothing ia so destructible a a the peace of Christ. The fenrs we borrow are the hardest to drive Bway. Whenever tbe flesh Is on the throne, tbe devil Is king. Unless you want to be poor, don't try to keep all you get. The man will always be busy who ' truly follows ChrlNt. The devil has no better helper than a harmless looking Ho. It Is harder to dine with some men than it Is to fast alone. We are rich, not In whnt we have, bnt In what we cannot lose. Is there anything the derll can't make out of an envious man? Live to do good, and you will never, tire of your employment. When you pray for n revival, don't ro to church with a long face. Tbe more men disappoint us, the more- this? There are some very Important les sons which can only be learned from a mistake. It Is doubtful If there Is any man who has not at some time In bis life been a hypocrite. The man who has lived only for him self baa wasted bis time and robbed the world. There can be no true and abiding comfort and peace that is not rooted and grounded in faith. The man who has never used his eyea to consider the mercies of God, has used them to small purpose. Turning a mad dog loose Is a trifling thing, compared to what tbe devil can do with a gossiping tongue. In the very same breath with which. Jesus said, "Let not your heart be trou- The man who refuses to walk n th light as God gives It, has only himself to blame for what happens In the dark. Do good ns often as you have oppor tunity, and the Lord will Bee to It that your time and tabuts are well employ ed. There was weeping at the grave of Lazarus, but everybody threw a stone at the place where Absalom was bur led. The business of fault-finding would soon some to an end, If every fault finder could only be well Introduced to himself. Money Is one of the levers that moves the world, and It always moves it ln the right direction when a godly man con trols it. The devil has - good grip on the man or woman who never thinks of attend ing church, no matter whether they llv In Fifth avenue or the slums. While the devil's messengers were telling Job everything bad been Jest, the Lord's messengers were on tb way to say thut his gain bad been a hundred per cent. Jules Hlmon's Modesty. By his power of Intellect and nobility of soul the late Jules Simon, the French statesman and philanthropist, raised himself to a high station, yet he re mained to the close of bis life a slini pie, modest man. This Is what his friend, Baron Pierre de Coubertln, writes of him in tbe Itevlew of Re views: Jules Simon was as modest as he was eblo. He had often expressed-a wish that there might not be too much lau dation around his tomb. He had often mentioned a desire to be told when death was approaching. A friend ful filled this sad duty. The philosopher showed no signs of emotion or fright on hearing the terrible news. As be could speak no longer, be mo tioned for a pencil and a sheet of pa- per, and with a steady hand wrote bis own epitaph: J Di 1814-1800. Dicu, Patrie, Llberte. Ills name, the year of bis blrtb and the year of his death and the beauti ful motto that bod commanded and ruled hi whole life: Cod, Country, Liberty I Too Awful to Contemplate. French Milliner Oh, par blue! ze pa pers are telling ze exact cost of uiukiui; a bicycle! Assistant But, wby your alarm, ma dam? Milliner (tragically) Why! Why? T7by, suppose zey next tell xe actual cost of making a $10 bonnet! New York Journal. Tbe odd thing about marriage Is that ! a fool Is just as likely to make a de sirable one aa the wise people. ; A fool finally hangs himself, If given : enough rope, but he makes a lot of ' trouble for others before be does It. M VI' - 1
