(Ikklfe (incite.
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
A commission of the German
railway companies estimates the
duration of steel rails at 35 years.
A recent death from hydropho
bia is supposed to have resulted
from allowing a dog to lick a
razor-cut on the face.
The telephone has brought its
disease, long-continued use of the
instrument being sometimes fol
lowed by painful weakness and
ringing in the ears and vertigo.
Complete rest is the only remedy
necessary.
Prof. Gunning estimates the
average amount of water passing
over Niagara Falls as 18,000,000
cubic feet, or 502,000 tons per
minute, of which somewhat more
than two-thirds flows over Horse
shoe Falls.
Prof. Elihu Thompson has de
vised an electric welding car,
which makes continuous rails of
the track over which it passes.
In thus welding the rails, it is
proposed to have a break at every
100 feet, to. allow for expansion.
More than 1,000 peaks in the
Himalayas have been found by
measurement to exceed 20,000
feet in height, and it is estimated
that at least 2,000 reach this alti
tude. In the Alps there are two
peaks more than 15,000 feet high,
and six or seven over 14,000
feet.
The north star is approaching
the pole. Mr. T. H. Safford has
found that it will reacq 89 de.
about 1944 A. D., and will remain
within a degree of the pole 300
years, making its nearest approach
about 2102, when the declination
will be 89 deg. 32 min. 23 sec
onds.
Of the 4,200 kinds of flowers
growing in Europe, only 420 are
odoriferous. Less than one fifth
of the white kinds which number
1,191 are fragrant, 77 of the 951
yellow kinds, 85 of the 823 .red
kinds, 31 of the 594 blue kinds,
13 of the 308 violet blue kinds,
and 28 of the 240 kinds with com
bined colors.
The word cyclone was first pre
posed by Piddington in 1848 to
describe the violent hurricanes of
the tropics, in which the wind ro
tates, in the northern hemisphere,
opposite to the hands of a watch.
The term anticyclone was first
used by Mr. F. Gal ton in 1863 to
represent wind motion in the op
posite direction.
For protecting smoke-pipes lrom
rust, the plan has been recom
mended of coating with coal-tar,
then filling with shavings and ig
niting the latter. The tar seems
to be literally burned into the
iron, effectually closing the pores
against oxidation. A chimney
i reated in this way . has not been
painted since it was raised, more
than twenty years ago, and is now
as bright as newt
Speaking of London, Cardinal
Manning says: "There are 4,000,
000 of living and dying and dead
souls. And if every church or
chapel or place of worship of every
sort and kind were filled three
times to the fill on every Lord's
day they could not contain more
than 1,500,000. There must be,
therefore, 2,500,000 who can never
physically set their feet in any
place of divine worship or any
place where the name and exist
ence of God are recogmz ?d.
A very simple apparatus for ob
taining an electric spark is made
by a German physicist. Round
the centre of a common lamp
chimney is pasted a strip of tin
foil, and another strip is pasted
from one end of the chimney to
within a quarter of an inch of this
ring; Then, 9, piece of silk is wrap
ped around a brush and the in
terior of the chimney is rubbed
briskly. In the dark a bright
electric spark may be seen to pass
from one piece of tin, foil to. the
other each time the brush is with
drawn from the chimney. Many
other experiments can be tried
with this apparatus.
The City of Rome's engines
have six cylinders, three of more
than seven feet in diameter, and
they indicate 11,890 horse power.
The Etruria and Umbria each have
three cylinders two of nine feet
and one of six feet and develop
14, 321 horse power. The City of
New York and City of Paris each
have triple expansion engines of
20,000 horse-power. Two vessels
of the Italian navy have engines
of 18,000 horse power, and two
lave engines of 19,500 horse-power.
The most wonderful engines yet
designed, however, are those of
the Sardegna, with twelve main
cylinders, to develop 22,800 horse
power.
FIGHTING TRUSTS.
Children Cry for;
A SATISFIED SUCKER.
The people of North Carolina
have adopted a very sensible way
of fighting a trust, and furnish a
lesson that should not be wasted
on the people of other states.
About eighteen months ago all the
manufacturers of jute bagging, a
product used for cotton wraps in
the South, formed a trust and
made a large advance in their price
to consumers. It is estimated that
the cotton planters of North Car
olina were by this means robbed
needlessly of more than $2,000,000
in 1888. In order to fight this
monopoly, there was organized
what is known as the Farmers'
Alliance, which now numbers 85,
000 members, its main object be
ing to prevent the puichase by
any cotton gin in the state of any
jute bagging, ane it has worked so
well that jute bagging is offered
for two cents a pound by the trust
with no takers. The members in
sist that only cotton bagging shall
be used, and they have already
almost succeeded in destroying
the jute bagging trust, so far at
least as North Carolina is concern
ed.
The success of this alliance
shows that no trust or combine of
an unlawful nature can succeed in
their purpose, which is to rob the
people, if they, the people, will
only stand together and wage bat
tle against the enemy. The peo
pie will have right on their side
and are bound to come out victor
ious.
"Why don't you cultivate a little
style?" asked a Trout of a Sucker
whom he happened to meet.
"Why do you insist on living in
this mud hole and never visit the
clear cold springs? ; Limber up
your body and . hire somebody to
get a section of a rainbow and
sprinkle it over you. I would not
live like you for anything, grub
bing away all the time for a meal
in the mud. Flies form a deli
cious diet. Just look at that
beauty there which has just drop
ped on the water. Just watch
me take him and then envy the
life of a trout."
Saying this the Trout made a
dash for the fly and seized it. But
the fly had buried in it a steel
hook, and on the hook was a line,
and on the line a rod, and an
angler held the rod. The Trout
soon disappeared from the water
and the next noise he made was
when he was sizzling over a
fire.
"It may be nice enough to be a
Trout." philosophized the Sucker,
"but I would rather be a poor, de
spised Sucker, with no rainbow
attachment?, in a mud hole than a
Trout in a frying pan. N. Y.
Herald.
OVERLAND TO CALIFORNIA
VIA
Southern Pacific Company's
LINK
GET YOUR-
THE MT. SHASTA ROUTE.
Time Between
ALBANY and SAN FRANCISCO
35 HOUKS.
California Express Trains Bus Villj
PORTLAND and SAN FRANCISCO.
no am
Lv Sau Frisco.... 7:00 pm
Lv Albany 6:16 am
i80O...7:4o p.m. Ar Portland 10:45 a m
SOUTH.
Lv Portland ...4:00p.m.
Lv Albacy 8:1S p. m.
Av Sap SYii
IN THE MAJORITY.
The married women who com
mit suicide are slightly in the ma
jority over the unmarried. With
men it is the reverse. More single
men take their own lives than
marriei men. Out of every three
married men who commit suicide
two are without children, and out
of every four married women who
commit suicide three are without
children, and the same proportions
hold good among suiciding widows
and widowers.
It is believed that the contro
versy between Secretary Noble
and Corporal Tanner over the lat-
ter's management of the pension
office is not at an end, and we are
to hear considerable more of it.
We are sure that we voice the sen
timent of a long suffering public
when we say that it is to be hoped
that the trouble may be allowed to
die out, but if the two belligerents
persist in airing thoir differences,
President Harrison will take a
hand in the matter and place Noble
where Tanner is on the shelf.
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS,
For accommodation of second-class
passengers, attached to Express Trains
rm o T fin a TT o t-t-v mftlrnB Antinftption with all
the re-'ular trains on the East Side DiTUien from
foot of F street.
A DIG IN THE RIBS,
II on the right side and lower part of the
diaphragm, though playfully meant and de
livered, is calculated to evoke profanity
from a chappy whose liver is oat of order.
When that region is sore " and congested,
pokes seem fiendish. Look at a man's coun
tenance ere you prod him under the ribs.
If his skin and eyeballs have a sallow tinge,
you may infer also that his tongue is furred,
his breath apt to be sour, that he has pains
not only beneath his ribs, but alao under
the right shoulder-blade. Also, that his
i i ; i i u:., .1: i.: :
Dowets are irregular wiu urn iiibiiuu im
paired. Instead of making a jocose demon
stration on his ribs, recommend him to take,
and steadily persist in tatting, Hostetter s
Stomach Bitters, the finest anti-bilious
and alterative medicine exta.it. Incom
parable is it. also, for dyspepaia, rheuma
tism, nervousness, kidney trouble, and fever
and ague.
There will be introduced into so
ciety circles this fall and winter a
new ,;fad." A number of Chiuehe
lanterns will be distributed around
a room in the house, and the young
people will select their partners
and walk around the room to the
tune of a march, which will sud
denly stop. They will all then
be quickly seated and the young
man of the party will arise, and,
bowing to the young woman, reach
his hand in the lantern just above
his head. If it contains a slip of
paper on it will be announced the
prize she has drawn. If there are
thirty-six lanterns there will be
nine prizes. Then when the
prizes have been secured the
young woman who has the cost
liest prize will be expected to ac
cept the company of the man for
future parties who has secured it
for her. .
Local Passenger Train, Daily.except Sunday
W Portland.... 8:00 a. m. I Eugene .00 a. m
Lv Albanr 12:40 o. in. I Lv Albany 1135 a. m
At Kugene 2:40 p m Ar Portland 3:45 p m
Local Passenger Train. Daily.except Sunday
SSO p m...Lv... Albany..
9t06 p in . . Ar . . . Lebanon . .
12:50 pm...Lv... Albany..
1:36 p m. . Ar. . ..Lebanon. .
..Ar... 6:30 a in
.Lv. .11:33 a m
.Ar. ..2:45 p m
.Lv.,.2-00 p m
-Pullman Buffett Sleepers:-
Wost Sido Division.
BETWEEN PORTLAND AND CORVALLIS.
Kail Trail. Bail? Ixeept Sunday.
LEA VS.
Portland 7:30 a.m.
Corvallia 1:30 p. m.
ARRIVE.
Corvallis 12:25 p. m
Portland 6:20 p. m
At Albany and Corvallis connect with trains of the
Oregon Pacific Railroad.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she cave them Castor' a.
Queen Victoria's pet dog is
Yorkshire terrier, that weighs two
and three-fourths pounds and cost
$75.
Andrew Carnegie, weary of wait
ing for Pittsburg counilmen to ac
cept for the city his offer of ,$1,000,
000 for a free library, has appoint
ed a citizens' committee of his own
to select a suitable site, that he may
buy it and erect thereon, at a cost
of $750,000, not only a free library
building, but one with quarters in
it . for Pittsburg's newly organized
Academy of Science. ' The build
ing is to eclipse .anything of the
kind in America except the SmitK
sonian Institute.
Irvine & Helm will sell yon a ladies' grain
shoe or$iper pair.
Pitcher's Castoria,.
4n J&M
V
VOICE
Exprew Train. Daily Except Sua lay.
LBAVg.
Portland 4:50 p. m.
McMinnville 5:45 a. in.
ARRIVE.
McMinnville... 8:00 p. m
Portland 9:00a. m
THROUGH TICKETS
to all points
South and East via California.
Rr full information recrardinff rates. maDS
etc., call on company's agent at Corvallis or
Albany.
B. KOEUER Manager
from Ohio. Here fa a
portrait of Mr. Garri
on. of ttalem. Ohio.
Me write,: "Wn at work on a farm for
a mouth: 1 now have an aancv
lor leL C.Allen A Co'a albumi and nubli.
at ion and often make JfiiSfi O a dnjr.'
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William Kline, Harriaburfr, Pa-
Wrif : I have never known
anything to cell like your album.
Yetrdity 1 took order enough to
pay me over W. J. fcl-
more, Hangor. Ue.. writes: "I
take an order for your album at
pront u onen mm tnaebas VaCw
ifor single day's work
Others are doing Quite as wef
we have not stMtce to rive ex.
tracts from thffr letters, Everv
one who takes hold of this grand business piles up grand profits.
Shall we start YOU in this business,
reader? Write to us and learn all abont It for yourself. Wo
are starting many; we will start you If you don't delay until
another gets ahtad of you In your art of the country. If you
take hold you will be able to pick up gold fast. a"Ren4f
On account of a forced manufacturer's sale OOO ten
dollar Photograph Album are to be sold to the
People for each, bound lu lioyal Crimson Silk, Velvet
lush. Charmingly decorated Inaides. Handsomest albums In too
world. Largest Size. Greatest bargains ever known. Agents
wanted. Liberal terms. Big money for agents. Any one ran
become a successful agent. Sells itself on sight little or no
talking necessary. Wherever shown, every one wants to pur -ciinM.
Agents take thousands of orders with rapidity never
before known. Great profits await every worker. Agents ar
staking fortunes. Ladiea make as muc-b as men. You, reader,
can do as well as any oue. Full information and terms free,
to those who write for same, with particulars and terms for oir
Family Bibles, Books and Periodicals. After you know all,
4tuuidyou conclude to go no further why no barm ia done.
Address K. C. ALLEN A CO., AUttWTA. UmsMM,
F. M. JOHNSON,
ATT0ENEY AT LAW,
CORVALLIS, OR. .
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OREGON RAILWAY&NAViGATIQN
CO.
"Columbia River Route." .
Trains for the East leave Portland at
7:45 a. m. and 9:80 p. m. d:uly.
rPmT7'l?TlCI to and from princi
I xVlVllil-O pal jsoinU in the
United States, Canada, and Europe.
ELEGANT. NEW DINING CAES
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPERS.
Free family sleeping cars run through on
Express trains from Portland to
OMAHA,
COUNCIL BLUFFS,
and KANSAS CITY,
Free of Charge and without Change.
Close connections at Portland for San
Fraucisco and Puget Sonnd points.
For further particulars inquire of any
Agant of the Company or
A. L. MAXWELL.
G. P. and T. A
C. J. SMITH,
Gen'l Manager, Portland, Oregon.
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use
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