The Corvallis gazette., August 19, 1898, Image 4

J - SAVED ,4
GRIMED with dust nnd sweat of
his work at the foundry, Peter
Gurney wearily plodded his way
home. A great longing for the rest and
comfort of his lodgings came over him,
and braced his tired muscles Into ac
tivity again, as he turned down the
dingy street In which he lived. There
was only one redeeming feature in
Worship lane, and that was No. 27,
and before its gate (iurney stood with
admiring eyes. Bright green paint
shone on door and railing a row of
sickly flowers struggled to show their
bloom in a box on the front window,
and neat window curtains hid tho room
within.
"It do look wonderful smart, but not
half smart enough for her," he mut
tered as he pushed open the gate and
opened the door.
Carefully wiping his boots on tho
tiny mat, he went straight to the
kitchen.
"Where's Dick?" said a voice from
the scullery beyond.
"He's got some errands he'll bo back
In a bit," he answered, as he sat in an
arm chair before the Are and gazed
approvingly around. Bright oleographs
wpn nentlv fastened to the paper; tha
wooden chairs and table were spotless
ly clean and tho grate was as bright
as labor could make it.
"Well. Teter, how do you like my
pictures?" said a pleasant voice; and
Mrs. Dart, drying her hands, came Into
the kitchen. Her trim, neat figure, her
refined accent and her sweet, pale face,
all proclaimed her foreign descent, and,
together with her tidy house and smart
dress, brought down upon her the scorn
and hatred of her neighbors.
The big man looked at her with a
wistful look, which she seemed to find
embarrassing, for she began getting
ready the supper.
"Lass," he said, turning his back to
her and leaning over the fire, "I'll not
be saying as how I haven't been well
cared for here, or that my lodge ain't
comfortable, but I'm going to find an
other, lass, If I can."
The girl's face grew paler yet, and
her eyes contracted and dilated In her
agitation.
"Going to leave us, Peter? When
we've been such good friends. Why,
what have Dick or I done that you
should go away?" A little catch in her
voice and the tremble of her chin
warned him that tears were near at
hand, and he sprang up and turned
toward her.
"Ah, lass, yon don't understand.
Can't you see I musn't stop here no
longer?"
"I've offended you, Peter," she said,
wilfully, not seeing his meaning.
"No, lass, you ain't offended me, nor
couldn't if you tried; but it's well I
must tell it. The first day I come here
I loved you, lass, and as it was, so It Is,
and I can't stay here; don't you see I
can't?" His voice rose and trembled
3lofr. HM lass, you can't tell
t : it i in j v f ti, ij' . Hun
gered ror you, uigui auu uuj. iuur
face comes in front of my work your
face is with me always for I love
you."
Maddened by his grief, he threw his
scruples to the winds, and strained her
to his breast with a force that fright
ened her; she tore herself away and
Btood panting In front of him. A heavy
footstep sounded on. the flagstones out
side, and a loud, cheery voice called
out, "Is Peter in, Missis?"
The pair stood looking at each other,
and, with a heartbroken sigh, Gurney
turned away and went silently to his
room.
At half-past 5 the two men left the
house for their day's work in gloomy
silence. A fierce hatred for his chum,
nursed' by the evil thought of a sleep
less night, filled Peter's mind, leaving
no time for idle talk. Come what
might he had resolved in some way to
thrust his chum out of the way. "Sup
pose he tripped when carrying a
bucket of molten iron?" whispered the
tempter; "It wouldn't be your fault.
SupiMislng you pushed him into the pit
of molten steel, who would suspect
you, his chum?"
' With these thoughts racing through
his mind, Peter began the afternoon's
work of shell casting. Groups of men,
each carrying a long iron pole sheathed
at the end with wood, approached a
large furnace; a hole was knocked In
the end, and a small stream of molten
hissing steel flowed out, sending show
ers of sparks in the air. With a long
hook the foreman pushed iron buckets
under the flowing rivulet of metal;
" GOING TO LEAVE US, PETER ? "
each one, when filled, was slung by its
carriers on the pole, and was borne
shoulder-high to the shell molds and
there emptied. Peter and Dick started
at length with their load, with the lat
ter in front, and once more murderous
thoughts filled the former's mind. A
trip on his part would send the molten
metal streaming over his chum's back.
and anothei accident would be added
to the long list, and the girl he wor
shiped would be free.
Little did Dick Dart suspect how
many times that afternoon Azrael with
his flaming sword stood over against
him, or how many times the wretched
man behind him drew back from his
ghastly task.
At length the shells were all cast, and
Peter, with what strength of mind he
had, thanked God that his trial was
over, but as the men were leaving the
foreman said to the two friends: "I
wish you two would stop for a bit be
side the casting pit In the other shop.
We were late running the metal in, and
it must be raked for at least an hour
before it settles."
"All right, sir." said Dick, cheerily.
"Peter and I will stay, nc er fear."
WD LOST. -
I
Tho workmen streamed out, leaving
the two men and the watchman tne
only living beings in the vast works.
Peter shivered as he followed his mate
to the great pit which radiated a burn
ing heat on all sides. With long iron
rakes they cleared the molten sea or
scum that dimmed Its glowing surface,
and watched the blue flames that flick
ered from time to time on it. Although
the sweat was running down him,
Peter felt an Icy coldness creep over
him as he drew nearer to Dart, who
stood looking keenly at the liquid mass
before him. He raised his rake to
thrust him headlong to an awful death,
but he was unable to move, for there
stood plainly, between him and his vlo
tim, the shadowy form of Dick's wife,
with hands uplifted. He flung down
his rake with a cuyse and came and
stood close to his friend, who was
stretched out over the pit gathering the
fresh rising scum. Whethtr the fumes
overcame him, Dick Dart will never
know, for he felt himself falling for
ward and uttered a sharp cry. In
stantly Peter flung out his left arm and
with a mighty effort hurled the fall
ing man back, but lost his own balance
as he did so and fell with an awful
cry Into the yawning death below him.
His scream Of mortal agony rang
through the building as be lay for an
Instant on the liquid fire. Then the
flames burst ont around him and In a
few seconds not a trace of Peter Gur
ney remained.
Gone to an awful death, ft ts true,
but with the fresh glory of a hero's
crown upon him and who shall judge
him?
Tne Channel Islands,
During the past five years many
American tourists, aroused by the vivid
descriptions of Victor Hugo, have vis
ited the famous Channel Islands, of
which Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney
are the largest These are between
England and France and their Inhabit
ants are an odd mixture of the two na
tionalities. They, are very conserva
tive and kEp up many of the customs
of ancient times. Some of them are
quite pretty and have been reproduced
In England and America by returned
travelers. One Is to have the bedrooms
look Into the garden and not the street.
When this cannot be done a glass par
tition with a door Is built across the
room, and the half by the window is
made into a conservatory. Another
useful idea is a little clay-lined Iron
brazier, used for broiling meat over a
charcoal fire. It makes no smoke and
can be extinguished quickly. For rapid
and comfortable cooking in summer It
ts Invaluable. The islands are warm
and fertile and are famous for lettuce.
chicory, salsify, endives, sorrel, cress
and other delicate vegetables. These
are made Into mixed salads and also
into omelettes, like the so-called Span
ish omelettes. The latter are tasty and
very wholesome. The Islanders excel
In pastry. Fruits are the favorite food.
They are served raw, sliced with the
famous Jersey cream, baked with cus
tard, stewed with a little wine and
sugar and strangely in pies, good Amer
ican pies! The Guernsey mince pie has
no meat or suet in Its composition. It
Is made of apple, pear, peach, plum,
berries, raisins, grapes, citron, sugar,
butter, spices, wine and brandy, and is
reported to be exceedingly fascinating,
A "Jersey luncheon," is now given by
exports, consists of bouillon, a mixed
salad, a sardine pastry, a Guernsey
mince pie, then wine and coffee, which
is not bad for Guernsey. New York
Mall.
Whale Caught by a Cable.
A correspondent of an English tech
nical journal, writing from Rio Janeiro,
states that while the telegraph ship
Norseman was engaged in picking up a
cable off Cape Frio, in order to locate
the cause of a fault, it brought up a
whale which had become entangled
with the cable. The cable sheathing,
strange to relate, was not parted, but
the copper conductor was broken. The
whale had probably been there some
two or three weeks, judging by Its con
dition, and it had evidently been much
worried by sharks. It measured four
teen feet across the tail.
To Be Governed by Coat.
"Shall we shoot or hang him ?" asked
the vigilantes. The methodical man of
business paused to think.
"Let us not be hasty," he said, "for
hurry begets criminal waste and ex
travagance. The first thing to do is
to learn the price of rope and compare
It with the cost of ammunition." Phil
adelphia North American.
Curfew for Corean Men.
A curious custom In Seoul, Corea, Is
the law which makes It obligatory for
every man to retire to his home when
the huge bronze bell of the city pro
claims it to be the hour of sunset and
the time for closing the gates. No man'
Is allowed In the streets after that hour
under pain of flogging, but the women
are allowed to go about and visit their
friends.
Far from Civilized Gaze.
African explorer (dumfounded)
What, you, Clarence Vere De Vere, in
the heart of darkest Africa! What In
the world are you doing here?
Clarence Vere De Vere I'm wearing
the necktie Miss Darling gave me for
Christinas. I promised her I would,
you know. Puck.
The Push and the Pnll.
"It Isn't hard work to push a tandem
Is It?"
"Oh, no. My hardest work was poll
in' dad's leg to get the tandem." Ch
cago Tribune.
INTO THE YAWING DEATH BELOW HIM.
CAPABILITIES OF ENGLISH
(t Is a Most Flexible and Mobile
Tongue.
As our alphabet now stands even
after 6,000 years of perfecting it Is a
string of singularly ambiguous signs,
and affords an unequaled opportunity
for tormentors, Just as a man who can
not express himself clearly can be
plagued with sophisticated questions.
The confusion of English sound and
letters Is well Illustrated by spelling
coffee without one correct letter kau
phy, which spelling is nearer the origi
nal than the one In use, for a pamph
let was printed In Oxford in 1650 pn
"The Nature of the Drink Kauphl, or
Coffee."
The artistically bad orthography of
many of our funny writers Is made
possible by the glaring Inconsistencies
of our alphabet But some instances
of naturally funny bad spelling are per
haps equal to any artificial ones. Hero
Is ft note that was sent to ft doctor:
fiCer Yole oblige me uf yole kum un
se me I hev a Bud kowd am Hill an hev
lost my Happy Tight."
The following, received by a schoolmas
ter, was likely to bo misunderstood:
"Sur As you are a Don of nplegu I In
tend to inter my son in your skull."
Here is a bill sent to a gentleman:
aosafada . . . ". 1 r0
atacinonimomagln 50
Pade J.-Jaxn.
The Items are not apothecaries' arti
cles, as might be supposed, but nicrcJy
"A horse half n day and a taking of
him home again."
Manv eccentric devices of literature
depend on the peculiar arrangement of
letters. Some of these have fine-sounding
names, and are recognized as fa
mous recreations of the learned. The
palindrome, which is a line that reads
alike backward and forward, is one of
the most difficult of all feats of letter
Juggling, and has engaged tho atten
tion of the world's cleverest brains.
While In exile, Napoleon was asked
by an Englishman if ho thought ho
could have sacked London, and re
plied: "Able was I ere I saw Elba"
ihe most skillful palindrome on rec
ord. Run the letters of tho reply back
ward If you would test it. A famous
tiatln example Is the lawyers' motto
"Si Nuinuii immunis." The following
sentence Is not only a palindrome, but
extraordinary In other respects, "Sator
arepo tenet opera rotas."
This spells the same backward and
forward; all the first letters of the
words spell the first word; the second
letters of the words spell the Becond
word, and so on through the third,
fourth and fifth. The last letters spell
the Inst word; tho next to the last of
each word spell the next wprd, and so
on to the beginning.
She anagram has occupied a most
pretentious place In literature. Wits
and wiseacres of the olden times look
ed Into the names and places for sa
tires and for omens. Several astrono
mers have used anagrams to secure the
credit of discoveries which they did not
wish to reveal. Louis XIII. retained in
his service an nnagraramatist named
Thomas Billon, with a pension of 1,200
Uvres.
Calvin calls himself by the anagram
matk name of Alculnus, In the title
of his "Institutes," printed at Strap
burg. Alcuinus was the great restoi
er of learning In the time of Chai-lo
magne, and substituting u for v (the
letters In thoso days being equivalent!,
the name Is an anagram for Calvlnus.
It was deemed a prophecy of fate
when It was found that the name of
Lonis de Bouherat could be transposed
to "est la bouche du rol (Is the mouth
piece of the king)!" that of Francis de
Veloys to "de facon suls royal" (of roy
al strain). The fascinating Mario Tou
chet procured a liberal pension for the
writer who deduced from her name
"Je charme tons" (I charm all).
But history doesn't mention anything
about Napoleon Bonaparte pensioning
the transposer of his name Into "bona
ropts leno pone" (rascal, yield up your
stolen possessions). London Mall.
Napoleon's Lost Treasure.
Tho recent find of an old military
knapsack filled with French gold
pieces coined about the beginning of
the century, near Vilna, Russia, recalls
the dreadful fate of Napoleon's grand
army and Its disastrous Russian cam
paign in 1812. After the destruction
of Moscow, the bold conqueror was
compelled to seek safety, but his re
turn to the frontier was not the retreat
of an orderly army; it was flight with
all Its horrors. Napoleon himself hur
ried back in advance of his army, in
order to steady the throne, which had
become shaky by events in Paris and
elsewhere. The shipping of the war
treasure, which at that time still con
tained 12,000,000 francs, and which
was transported in barrels in carriages
drawn by picked horses, was intrusted
to Marshal Ney. Napoleon never saw
that treasure again, and where It has
remained was kept a profound secret
for a long time. Under strong cover
the transportation of the treasure was
started for the frontier, but not far
from Vilna the wagons struck In a de
file, and It seemed Impossible to get
them out again. Rather than see the
treasure In the hands of the Russians,
Field Marshal Ney gave orders to
break oncn the barrels and distribute
j the money to the returning soldiers as
they passed by, and this was done.
I Many of the soldiers threw away all
their belongings In order to fill up their
knapsacks with gold, but only a few of
those who carried the heavy wealth
were able to drag the burden to the
frontier, and the very gold which was
Intended for their benefit was the cause
of their perishing.
Buckling-to.
There is no circumstance In life, and
no condition, where buckling-to Is not
the wisest thing. Take it how we will,
either to combat or bear, energetic ac
ceptance does more for us than fretful
resistance, and a powerful hand-to-hand
fight with adversity buckliing-to
for the battle Is a finer tiling than su
pine and melancholy yielding.
To do with all our might both the
task of to-day and the preparations for
the pleasure of to-morrow Is a more
manly kind of thing than to shirk half
the difficulties of the one, and conse
quently let slip the richness of the
other.
nod we buckled-to in real earnest, we
should have overcome the one, and
been rewarded by the other sooner and
more bounteously. But we slipped and
slid, and wore our harness loose; and
we came In consequence to a fail on
the side of the hill.
Famous Hymns.
"In Evil Long I Took Delight," was
by John Newton. He called it his
"spiritual autobiography."
"Come Thou, Almighty King," was
written by Charles Wesley In imita
tion of "God Save the King."
"Come Ye Disconsolate," was by tho
famous Irish poet, Thomas Moore, and
appeared In his sacred songs in 1810.
The war-like reporter blows up a lot
of speaking-tubes In his efforts to cap
ture information.
The reader Is often carried away with
the author's train of thought
"I'm So Tired!"
As tired in the morning as when I go to
bed I Why is it? Simply because your
blood is in such a poor, thin, sluggish
condition It does not keep np your
Strength and yon do not get the beneht
of your sleep. To feel strong and keep
strong just try the tonic and purifying
effects of nood's Sarsaparllla. Our word
for it, t will do you good.
Hood's Sarsaparllla
Is America's Greatest Medicine.
Hood's Pills cure all Liver Ills. 25 cents.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
in London there Is a manufactory in
which every kind-of rare or ancient
coin is made.
The ants of South America have
been known to construct a tunnei three
miles in length.
Careful measurements prove that the
average curvature of the globe Is 6.90
:nches to the statute mile.
Antiseptics, creolin being preferred,
are mixed with the water used for
sprinkling the streets of Brussels.
The wonderful part of the Maxim gun
is that it has only one barrel, and yet
It can discharge 600 shots in one min
ute. The "elephant beetloV of Venozuela
is the largest insect fn the world. A
full grown one weighs about onc-hulf
pound.
Artificial limbs have been construct
ed in Germany in such a way that those
who are obliged to use them can rule
bicycles.
Tho Princess at Wales has a pair oi
opera glasses of platinum set with ru
bies, sapphires and turquoises and val
ued at 2,000.
In the 33 libraries of Berlin, which
are either public or belong to official
bodies, theie are over 2,000.000 vol
umes. Kangaroos in enptivity are eald to
suffer from enormou9 corns. In wet
weather they develop symptoms of
gout.
There is an immense garden in China
that embraces an area of 50,000 square
miles. It is all meadow land, and is
filled with lakes, ponds and canals.
The German timber trade has in
creased enormously with the advent of
railways through the Black forest,
the Odenwald and the Thuringonwald.
To bold crayons for blackboards or
irawlng work a tube is fitted with
clamping jaws at one end and a sliding
rod at tho other end, to force the chalk
into position;
The advertising of Schilling's Best in
this paper met with such sucoess that a
few months ago Messrs. A. Schilling &
Co. started the advertising of their
money-back baking powder. They are
evidently well pleased with the results,
for wo have again received an order for
advertising of theh tea and baking
powder this time for increased space.
There is nothing that sells so well as a
good article, advertised in the town
where it Is to be sold.
The British army rifle has 82 com
ponent parts, in the production of
whioh 032 machines are employed, as
well as various processes which do not
require machinery.
TRY ALLEN'S FOOT-BASE.
A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner
vous, and hot, and get tired easily. If you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
Allen's Foot-Ease. It cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and
gives rest and comfort. Ten thousand -tt!ft
Umonlals of cures. Try It today. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent
by mail for 25c In stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, La
Roy, New York,
How great a havoo is created in
Prance among birds. Is shown by
the fact that during Christmas week,
at the Centrl mamet, 114,000 larks
were sold.
Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
God-send to me. Wm. B. McClellan,
Chester, Florida, September 17, 1805.
The most recent estimate of the
wealth of Great Britain and Ireland is
11,806,000,000.
Try Schilling's Beat tea and baking powder.
A German bird fancier has made ob
servations as to the effect of balloons
on birds. Some of them took no no-"
tlce of the aeriel monsters, others
seemed to regard them with placid
curiosity, while some were thrown into
a panic.
A horso, an old hunter, attached to
a baker's cart, while being driven in
West Dorset, no sooner heard the cry
of the hounds and the huntsman's horn
than it bolted after the pack, and came
to grief while endeavoring to clear a
gate.
What was formerly a quill factory at
Paris is now devoted to the manufac
ture of quill toothpicks, and turns out
20,000,000 yearly.
In Scotland last year the birth rate
was 30.5 per 1,000, the death rate
18.7, the marriage rate 7.3.
NO WOMAN IS EXEMPT.
Regularity is a matter of importance
In every woman's life. Much pain is,
however, endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
In truth it is all wrong and indicates
derangement that may cause serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation of woman's health Is
a perfectly normal and regular per
formance of nature's function The
statement we print from Miss Ger
Tbude Sikes. of Eldred, Pa , is echoed
in every city, town and hamlet in this
country. Read what she says:
" Dkar Mas Pinkham: I feel like a
new person since following your ad
vice, and think it is my duty to let the
public know the good your remedies
have done tne. My troubles were pain
ful menstruation and leucorrhoea I
was nervous and had spells of being
confused. Before using your remedies
1 never had any faith in patent medi
cines. I now wish to say that I never
had anything do me so much good for
painful menstruation as Lydia Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound; also would
say that your Sanative Wash has cured
me of leucorrhoea. 1 hope these few
words may help suffering women."
The present Mrs Pinkham's experi
ence In treating female ills Is unparal
leled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham. and
for sometime past has bad sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand ailing
women during a single year.
All suffering women are invited to
write freely to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass., for advice about their health.
VALUABLE CROPS
Gather'ng of Tea and Coffee on the
Two Side3 of th-j World.
Coffee and tea are both indigenous to
Asia, but coffee thrives also on the op
posite side of the world, so that a com
parison of the places whence we obtain
them would yield some curious con
trasts. In Colombia. South America,
for Instance, the coffee crop Is often
gathered by children, who pick n hun
dred and fifty quarts a day, and get
live cents for their work. In India and
Ceylon, on the other hand, the tea crop
is cultivated by families or coolies "of
both sexes and all ages," employed un
der contract at twelve cents a day. "In
addition," writes William Mackenzie,
the commissioner of the Ceylon govern
ment, who recently visited New York,
f "the coolies receive lodgings, food and
medical attendance.
"The coffee plantations and the tea
gardens' are noisy places. In the tea
gardens, however, the discipline is
rather better than in the coffee planta
tions. For every twenty labou rs there
is nn overseer, or 'cangany,' as he culls
himself.
"He Is a man who magnifies his of
fice. All the coolies wear many-colored
cotton garments,- but the cangany
la bound to wear a coat alsono mutter
how hot the weather Is.
"Besides the coat, the cangany insists
on an umbrella. A brilliant red one
makes him happiest, but if he cannot
get that, a black or white one there
must be. I have often met canganies
walking with their umbrellas open long
after the sun had gone down, and when
no light could possibly touch their
ducky faces but that of the moon and
the stars.
"It is only in field-work, of course,
that tho cangany commands. He as
signs a laborer to each row of tea
shrubs, to prune or pluck, or whatever
tho task may bo.
"While they work they sing, some
times a chorus in which they nil take
part, sometimes an Impromptu duet
often very clever in its way in which
the singers take up tho simple events
of their daily life. If the rice and
curry arc below standard, or tho white
manager has done an unpopular thing,
then is the time to hear of it.
"About midday there is a halt. It It
Is in the gathering season, the pluekers
examine their baskets and throw out
the coarse leaves that may have crept
in. and tho baskets are weighed. With
this operation, by the way, the work of
the coolies ends. In China and Japan
the tea Is rolled by hand, but the teas
of India and Ceylon are all prepared
by Improved machinery.
"At four o'clock the day's work is
over. It Is not easy to get tho coolies
to do any more, even when the crop is
ripe and all hands nre needed. Possi
bly tho children on the Colombian plan
tation would be willing to pick coffee
as long as the light lasted at the rate of
a hundred and fifty quarts for five
cents, but the hands on the India and
Ceylon tea plantations always "know
when they have enough.'
"Most of the coolies refuse to work
more than four days In a week. They
get their foodjend lodging In any event.
Pour days' work supplies their simple
v-ants they can dress extravagantly
i two dollars a year and their motto
..corns to be, 'No labor that Isn't neoea-
sary.
Not Unlike Other.
The activity and power of Intellect
of the late Henry George did not pre
vent absent-mindedness. A writer in
the Bevlew of Reviews says that this
quality w "the jest of his circle," ,
Names escaped fetal. I heard him
say to Mr. Dayton, the candidate on
his ticket for comptroller and one of
the best known men In New York:
"You won't mind It, I hope, If I for
get your name; I am so conscious of
the danger of getting names wrong,
that when the need of remembering
comes it rattles mo, and away tho
name goes."
He came late to a recent dinner at
the Lotus Club, where he was to dis
cuss with some friends the question of
his being a candidate In apprehended
contingencies. It was raining, and he
took from his pocket the slippers with
which Mrs. George had insisted on
providing him In case he should get
his feet wet, and as ho put thorn on
he apologized with honest gravity:
"I lost time looking for a man I kept
asking after as Klnsella, and it turned
out his right name wos Moriarty. At
least, I think that was what he told
me it was when I found him."
But there was no absent-mindedness
when discussion of tho business in
hand ensued; he was keen and wide
twake. Hats Oft".
In a case before a Washington Jus
tice of the peace recently it was de
cided that a man who keeps his hat
on during the performance in a thea
ter can be ejected for violation of tht
rules of the house, under a penalty oi
1 cent damages. Richard O. Mann
was the plaintiff and W. H. Rapley,
manager of the Academy of Music,
the defendant. Mr. Mann sued to re
cover $300 damages for alleged forcl
ble ejection. It appeared from the evl
dence that a few weeks ago he attend
ed a performance at the Academy ot
Music and persisted In keeping on his
hat. He was told that it was against
the rules, and at the completion of the
first act of tho play, having, as the de
fense claimed, been repeatedly warn
ed, was ejected from the house.
Light from Sawdust.
A town In Canada is partially light
od gas made from sawdust. The
sawdust is charged In retorts which
are heated by a wood tire, the gas from
the retorts passing Into a series of
colls and thence into the purifiers,
which are similar to those used for
coal gas, Lime is the principal puri
fying agent employed. The works turn
out dally 540 cubic meters of gas, for
the production of which about two
tous of sawdust are required.' A man
and boy furnished all the labor needed
at the works. The gas In an ordinary
burner gives an illumination of about
eighteen candle-power. The best .qual
ity comes from resinous woods. Tit
Bits. A Relic of Drnidlsm.
The yule-log In England Is a relic of
Oruldlsm; Its name is believed to be a
corruption of the wheel log a wheel
la Druldlcal symbolism typifying tho
march of the sun. The lighting of the
ytile-flro is reminiscent of the sacred
ft-es kindled by the Druids at midwin
ter In the round towers which yet re
main In many parts of Scotland, Ire
land, France and Spain.
Web Too Bnsy Just Th-n.
Johnny Bellows Papa, what was the
crime of '73?
Bellows Oh, go off, Johnny; I've got
something else to think about besides
iffy marriage this morning. San Fran
citico Examiner. ,
Before marriage a girl wants a man
in write her love letters, but after mar
riage nothing but checks will satisfy
am
A CENT'S WORTH
the wrong baking
of
will spoil
of cake.
Use
Home-Made" Soda Water.
Plain soda in water 6o often recom
mended for dypeptics is a disagreeable
drink to many people; but a delioiooa
drink may be prepared to take its place
that will prove quite as beneficial.
Take two pounds of granulated sugar,
two ounces of tartaric aoid, one and
one-half ounces of essence of wlntei
green, three pints of water and the
whitM of two eggs. Mix the sugar
with the acid and wteri, let It come to a
boit, and boil hard for two minutes.
When cool stir in the wintergieen and
the eggs beaten to a froth. Put into
Jars and set in a cool place. Put two
tablepoonsfuteoT less of theeyrup in a
glass of oold water and foam it up with
soda, using from one-fourth to one
half teaspoonful of the soda, just
enough to make it foam thoroughly;
and it will not only be beneficial, but a
delicious summer drink.
Fine Restraint.
A writer in the New York Ledger
says that he once tried to comfort a
poor Japanese woman, who was crouch
ing beside her dying husband, and con
trolling herself by an effort which
seemed to shake her very being.
"Cry," 1 said; 'it will do yon
good."
She laid her slim, brown' finger upon
her .trembling red lip, and shook her
head.
"It might disturb him," she whis
pered. i The next day came, and the man was
dead. Then the wife lay prostrate un
der extreme grief and the strain of this
long enforced self-control. Again 1
said to her: "Ory; it will do you
good. "
But the soft reply oame quickly: it j
would be most rude to make a hideous
noise before the sacred dead."
THE ENORMOUS GOLD PBODUCT
OF 1898.
This will be the neatest c
From South Africa, the Klonillke and Aus
tralia the precious metal Is being shipped In
large quantities. It is believed that this year's
ootput will be nearly double tbat of apy pre
vious twelve mouths. The sales of Hostotter's
Stomach Bitters are also Increasing very fast,
and this year that famous remedy will cure
more people of dyspepsia, Indigestion., consti
pation, nervousness and weakness than ever
before.
A shoemaker says we wear away
quite two inches of shoe leather in a
year. A pair of boots that would last
a lifetime would consequently have to
be provided with soles from eight to
nine feet thick.
riTQ Permanently Cured.
No Otsor nervousnes
riiv after nrst day's ns
se of Dr. Kline's Ureat
Nerve Restorer. Send for
r FBKE S8.QO trial
RH. KJLLNli, Ltd., m
bottle and treatise. DR.
Arch street, Philadelphia,
The finest emeralds known are said
to be those belonging to the Spanish
crown.
HOW'S THISf
We offer One Hundred Dolli
ease of Catarrh that can not
s Reward for any
cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure. - ,
P. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for the past 15 years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West & Tbuax,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directli- on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Prico 75c per bottle. Sold by all
ggists. Testimonials tree,
all's Family Pills -.ro tho best.
A case of disease of the jaw bones
due to inhaling phosphorous vapor from
matches has been reported by a French
physician. The patient frequently
used more than 100 matches a day in
lighting and relighting the cigars he
smoked.
Electric transmission of water power
is now in operation in over 200 places
in the United States, according to Mr.
William Baxter, Jr. The horse power
transmitted ranges from less than 100
to 12,000, the distance from one mile
to 85.
According to a special dispatch from
Rome the Vatican' has instructed the
papal nuncio at Madrid to threaten
with severe punishment any priest
from voioing Carlist or anti-Carlist or
anti-dynastic intrigues.
Major Von Wreshem, of the royal
cavalry of Germany, now in Berlin, has
written to the war department tender
ing his services to the American army
In the war with Spain. His applica
tion has been sent to the president.
Vultures cannot discover a carcass by
the sense of smell. They rely entirely
upon their sight when in quest of food.
13
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California. Fig Syrup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is I
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing1 them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
an FRAHOMO, OA
LOI'ISVII.LB. Kr. NEW TMtK. Jt. T.
half-dollar's worth
a
Schillings
Chinese Do Everything Backward.
The Chinese compass points to the
south instead of the north.
Men wear skirts, the women trousers.
Men wear their hair long, women
wear it short.
Men carry on dressmaking, woman
cany burdens.
The spoken language la not written,
and the written langnange is
not
spoken
Books are read backward. Footnotes
are inserted on top of the page. j birds had a great feast. That land,
The Chinese dress is white at funer- measuring about 50,000 acres, is still
als and in mourning at weddings, while j in a spongy state, and is likely to re
old women always serve as bridesmaids. ! main so until the farmers' friends the
The Chinese launch their vessels 1 worms have had time to recover their
sideways and mount their horses from ! lost position.
1111) ou siuu. i -
The Chinese begin their dinner witn
desert and end with edup and fish.
In China the bands of tho clock are
immovable; it is the dial that revolves.
WAGONS IMPROVED.
Th
stftnf
new imnroved 8touehton w.anons
tho racket. Three more car loads nro
rTi um tX7n.tr t. tmvr tin ve
tne nest.
Write ror tree catalogue, jumi --' j-,
sole agent, foot of Morrison street, Tort-
.... .. j. - ' ,rt,T trtr
land, Or.
Ant hills in West Africa sometimes
reach the height of 15 feet.
The attention of the publio is called
to the professional work of Dr. T. H.
White, No. 271M Morrison street,
Portland, Or. His eleotrical appli
ances are the most modem, and his
orown and bridge work is of such artis
tic form and finish, that his patients
are delighted not only with the looks,
but with Hie comfort they receive from
the use of suoh artificial work. All
operations are painless under his meth
ods. See that your teeth are properly
cared for and that by a skillful dentist.
There is no need to suffer the discom
forts of broken-down and stained teeth
when they can be made useful and
pleasant to look upon without pain.
YOUR LIVER
la It Wrong?
Get It Right.
Keep it Right
Moore's Revealed Remedy will do It. Three
doses will make you feel better. Get it from
your druggist or any wholesale drug house , or
from Stewart Holmes Drug Co.. Seattle.
Cutler's Garbolate of Iodine.
Guaranteed cure for Catarrh and Consumption
All Druggists, tl-00. W. II. Smith, Buffalo, N. V.,
sole proprietor.
A Beautiful Present
In order to further introduce ELASTIC STARCH (Flat Iron Brand),
the manufacturers, J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co., of Keokuk, Iowa, have
decided to QIVE AWAY a beautiful present with each package of
starch so'd. These presents are in the form of
Beautiful Pastel Pictures
They are 13x19 inches in size, and are entitled as follows:
Lilacs and
Pansies.
Pansies
and
Marguerites.
atMrpaUNO or
or iw
These rare pictures, four in number, by the renowned pastel artist,
R LeRoy of New York, nave been chosen from the very choicest subjects
in his stucfio and are now offered for the first time to the public.
The pictures are accurately reproduced in all the colors used in the orig
inals, and are pronounced by competent critics, works of art.
Pastel pictures are the correct thing for the home, nothing surpassing
thsm in beauty, richness of color and artistic merit.
afSS Elastic Starch
purchased of your grocer. It is the best laundry starch on the market, and
is sold for 10 cents a package. Ask your grocer for this starch and get a
beautiful picture.
ALL GROCERS KEEP ELASTIC STARCH. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE
i trTT
Hercules Special
2 actual horsepower)
Price, only $185,
American
Type
Founders
Company
Cor.
powder
v
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Best
Value of Worms to Farmers.
We often do not appreciate the worth
of a thing until we have lost it. The
farmers who own the large tract of land
in Essex which was in November last
flooded by salt water owing to a break
down of a sea wall, may think uf this
adage when Ihoy ruefully look at their
sodden ground. The despised worms.
by their constant burrowings, kept the
land well drained; but when the sea
flood oame they were all killed, and sea
Um urtfer 33!att, Me 9tchrid)t Ctt",
In (oldie Hreiie eiruufufircii. in bencn rS bi3
Ber nod) nid)t oenilatnb bcfnnut roar, fenben
rpir cfl von jebt on b!8 jam 1 . Januar 1899
T.i n,i ane htrir niarrt roildic fur ba narrifte
Saijr unfere Slbonncnten rcerben uiib ben
Setvaq bajiir, $2.00, jefet etatfatben. Ulan
laf ftd) $rob9cuminetii frjjtdcn.
German Publishing Co., Portland, Or.
WHEAT
Makemonoy by succesful
speculation in CIiIchho. We
buy aud sell wheat on mar
Kins. Fortunes have been
made on a small beginning by tradiuRin fu
tures, write ror iuii particulars, nest oi rr
erence given. 8evcral years' expcilence on the
Chtcaeo Board of Trade, and a thorough know
ledge of the business. Send for our iree refer
ence book. DOWNING, HOPKINS & Co.,
Chicngo Board of Trade Brokers. Offices in
Portland, Oregon and Seattle. Wash.
WILL A FIIICK CGS AI,NNEcEDELYEEs.C.A,M
Plain or with Cutter. The best needle In the raar
I ket. Used by all sack sewers. Por sale by ull gen
eral merciiatiaiso siorcs, or Dy
Will. & FINCK CO.,
820 Market Street. San FranclBco, Cal.
CURE YOURSELF!
Vee BlgU fur un natural
rjlechargea, lnfliimnmtlonB,
irritation or tilep rmtinna
of m u c o u ft meiiihratK'S.
I Prevents oootaclon. Paimesfl, fttnl hut tistria
theEvans Chemical Go. Qt or potamow.
kCiNClNNATl.O.SBn SoId y Dragcists
or sent lu plain wrapper,
by oxprOBR, prepal1, for
ll.nO. or 3 bottles. t2.75.
Circular sent on request.
OPIUM
MORPI1INK
COCAINK
la una MUM
Stopped atonce
Dr. J.C. Hoffman, 484 Isabella Bldg, Chicago.in.
N. p. n. C.
No. 34. '
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I T mention this pa
advertisers
pluasa
paper.
Wild
American
Poppies.
Lilacs and'
Iris.
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PROFIT
Power that will save you money and
make you money. Hercules Engines
are the cheapest power known. Burn
Gasoline or Distillate Oil; no smoke,
fire, or dirt For pumping, running
dairy or farm machinery, they have no
equal Automatic in action, perfectly
safe and reliable.
Send for illustrated catalog.
Hercules Gas
Engine Works
Bay St., San Francisco, Cal.
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