1 iv tuiuuvn
lor the niuvemity ten of , the tint (funeral I "MaJii Joltiucn,. 54; , LW.t.
GUARD
SUPPLEMENT.
t'DOiimiut Pifuii Buiixl.
There in a pigeon roust, in the neigh
Whood of Augusta, Mo., on tin- Men,
phis Kxtniit ion, alinut sixty miles from
Spriiigtielil. TIih liinU occupy a piece
of very densely tinilifivd wood Ik-.
tween live and six miles in length unil
Is-tweea two and Urn wide, and every
linil in covered with nests, while the
wimmIs urn full of fluttering and fighting
hirds, from those ot mature uge to I lit
Hiiuli in tin- iichi. The continual go
ing and returning nf the ilious mis of
liird.i seeking and returning with
fixid for their young presents ti very
rcmarkahle as ' well us hi-wildering
sght. Eveiy instunt crowds of I hem
can lie. seen coti ing from every direc
tion, and at the same t i in us ninny
gang, iiid wkre, no one known, nor
(Ins any one know whetht r nil tlio.-o
tint have gone forth return, lut cer
t tin it in in i 1 1 it if do. This going and
couiing is kept up while daylight lusts,
mid all through the :.ight tlc-rt- is a
constant noise from the. fluttering, too
i and lighting.
Thousands of thus' hints are. ciuight
d.iily ami nightly and sent to tht (list
a it cities. St Louis, Chicago, KaiiHiu
' ity, Cincinnati, New York, all conn
in fur large shipments from this u
parently inexhaustible source of supply.
The shipments art so large they re
oiure a large number of rhlt'ci-Hiit kind
of .nicking vessels, boxes, and coops.
furnish these i uiploys a large nitiii
li'rof men. It requires the time of
many men nnd hoys tocutrh und kill
th number of birds wanted, and they
j nd in it a bonanza, and while the
p'geons remain their inhabitants will
inike the stay profitable to them.
nl ves.
iStiine idea may lie. formed of tlm im
iiieusity of this new industry in south
western Missouri when it is known that
one day last week the enormous
amount of 5.6C0 pounds coinoKcd one
shipment of these birds dead and alive.
This being the first year the pigeons
have selected this as their nesting
pi uce, no one knows how long they
will remain, nor dees anyone know
whether they wiM return should thc
1" ave here this fall. They do no dam
nije here, and seek their food ut u (list
s' c. What they may do when the
wh at is ripe is to Ih- seen.
Twroij-four O'flutk.
The Iluilwiiy Reporter say the
Cleveland, Akron Si Columbus llnil
road Co. has recently issued a tie
time card, lased on 'the tweuty-foiu
system that of nuuiheriiig the hour
of the day from one to twenty
four, lusteai of making two divis
ions of twelve hours each desig
nali'il or distinguished as ante, u eridun
and post meriiluu A. M. and P. M.
At present still another designutinn is
tiM'd that of M. 12 when midday is
t( le distinguished iroui 12 1. M. Tlx
Reporter says thut this company is tin
lire I to employ this cmtiiiuous system;
but in reality the method it a ve.'y old
0'ie, coeval with the history of clocks.
and is still in us" in h purts ol
southeastern Europe. The reporter
adds, the day lie-ins at niidnijjit, ms
umbr die ci mi moll system, I'Ut there is
no possihility ot' confusion between
f irenoou und ufternoon hours. The
jjreat ikImhiImi' of this scheme in u
railroad timetable will lie se n at once:
7 A. M. and 7 P- M. are freiuently
misprinted or iuisuud rstood., luit no
one will confound 7 o'clock with 10
o'clock. A watch oi clock can In
adapted to the sistem hy .-imply putting
tie' extension of the hour in a circle
Ust inside of those almidy oil the face.
The extel ior lillliil.'ls will then he con -Hiiiti'd
ii i to 12 o'clock (noon), and the
nterior ones for the remainder of the
lav.
A military company hiisUi'ii forim (I
t'WaitH'iurg, to h known as the
Waitsburg Gunrda.
Biiohmnish has $10,133 in the treat--U'v.
Mud ini-rv for the ilouriu mill
at Alpowai is hcing purchased.
The" Uxly of Walter Told, recently
drowned at the mouth of the Coluui
. ha, has liei-n found on. the Quiualt
reservation ci ast.
A coi respondent of the Spokane
Chronicle desires that Hangman creek
shall le called hy its proptr nuine
which he says is Latah,
i -
The ciruiilsti u it the (Iuakh i rapidly
incrtadiiig. Advertiser ilmulil make a ante
of tliin.
David Davis when last heard from
was at a horse iace in California. The
inorpl philosopher i.f the Indianapi lih
Journal regards this as a dad stnrt for
t young married man.
NoTier. A third pnymmt of 2.ri per rent,
tins Is-en uth( rized hy the Hoard nf I'irvc.
urn i if the Ij.(M. A. Stm-klKililem van
iet their money liy vallinir mi J"lm Mi't'lunu
Rohco K snx, veo'y.
- 'II
Money to Loan,
On eaav terma, on aimveH wciirity. Innnr
Micf eltecteti on nil kinds of rierty, in the
bvt nf comjianieii.
i met:
In the buililinK formerly occupied by Hovfy ft
Humphrey. Oh as- Lal kk.
H
lamess Shop.
AVlV(JOPKXKlANKW SAIMH.K AXI HARNESS SHOP 0 8th STREET,
west nf Ciaiii lhoa'., I am tiow prtpue I to fiirnilreverythin in that line at the
The Most
Competent
Workmen
Are employed, and I w ill end"Hvnr to give s-.tisfiution to all" wh i nry fnvtr
nie with a cull.
. s. ciiiciiii:.
Smith & Cox
-CENERAL DEALERS IN'-
Agricultural
Implements.
We intend keepiig a full line of
first-clasra Farming Implements,con
sisting of
D. Y. OS HORN E CO.'S CELEBRATED '1 WINE TINDERS, REAP
ERS AND MOWERS;
STILLWATER ENGINES;
MINNESOTA CHIEF THRESHERS; '
JOHN DODD'S OLD RELIABLE, II OLLINGS WORTH'S, REINDEER
AND RED BIRD HAY RAKES;
THE KETCHUM WAGON; '
MITCHELL'S WAGONS, CARRIAGES AND BUGGJES, ETC., ETC.
It is our intention of staying here
and we guarantee 11 goods sold to
give entire satisfaction.
Prices as liberal as any house in
the Northwest.
Warerooms on Willamette Street, Opposite the
Guard Office.