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THE LOG-ROLL) NO. Aa Old-Tim Concluding Demonstration nd Ranqueu Reader, did you ever form one of a party of old-time log-roller? To the city folks and the latter-day people of easy hablU, the very name may f ound Btrange.but I assure them that nothing else ever done afforded people a more genuine admixturo of fun and bard work I bun log-rolling. To-day, the generally accepted signification of the term is to the effect that somebody is tampering with Congress or the Legis lature to secure the passage of some personal measure. In the good old days of pioneer simplicity it had another. A man purchased a heavily timbered tract of land and set about reducing it to a state of meek and lowly submis sion to the plow. He and his sons and nephews and brothers ground their axes and went into the forest to sweat to the low bass notes of ten degrees be low zero and hew out a farm. Thev chopped all winter long and carried oil the best timber to the saw-mills, and split some more of it into rails with which to fence in the clearing, and left the tough and gnarled logs lying where they fell, and the brush piled in great beans to be burned. All through the chill and biting winter, the trees fell, and logs weie trimmed of their brush, and with the first promising days of spring, came the log-rolling the grand concluding demonstration and bitmjuct of the season. The word went out that Sam Smith would have a log-rolling on a given day. There were no gilt-edged, blue bevel invitations with the words "at home" printecTon them in type which nobody could read, but Sam Smith's boy was sent around to tell the nearest neighbors about it and their boys spread it at the singing schools and spelling schools, and the announcement was read from the pulp.t of the country church on Sunday, and so everybody was bidden to Sam Smith's log-rolling the women to aid in cooking, the men to aid in gathering the useless tim ber into great stacks to be burned. The women brought kettles and dishes, knives, forks and spoonsj the men axes, chains, yokes of oxen and strong bodies. By sunrise the clearing was full of busy men. The seductive "whoa haw" of the ox engineer smote upon the morning air, and the logs were snaked along the muddy ground to the place where the heaps were to rise. The men and teams were di vided into squads, each squad to erect one heap. Sum Smith bossed the job and did not lift a pound. II s principal duty was to sit on a convenient stump and shout "heave, o heave!" which he usually abbreviated to "he o he," to encourage the m n when they had an extraordinary heavy log to "bo put upon the already high "heap. The eti quette of these gatherings did not per mit him to lend a hand, although when twenty men could not lift an unusually heavy log to its plaee, it was his duty to declaro that he could easily do it himself. This was generally accepted as a challenge of strength, and the men lifting would strain their lights out to plaee the log. By two o'clock, the logs were all in and the clearing looked bare and stumpy compared with what had been its appearance in the morning. Si.m Smith mounted the highest log heap made, and delivered himself of a tor rent of thanks to his neighbors, closing by inviting them to go to the house and eat a "snuek." The snack was usu ally one of the must bounteous dint c s ever spread. There were no frosted cakes and tine confections, but there was plenty of chicken ai.d as good bread and rich gravy as were ever made, and mashed potatoes, and beans and hominy, and ham and eggs, and canned tomatoes, and dr ed green corn, and pickles, and stewed, jammed, marmaladed, jellied and preserved fruits and berries, and lucious green apple pies, and pumpk n pies, and cook es, and fresh milk and doughnuts, and as good appetites to eat them as were ever sharpened by hard work, and when all were so foil they had to unbutton their vests, the box of home-spun smoking tobacco was brought out and the jug of old rye was passed, and the men fell to spin ning yarns while the women ate and cleared away the fragments of the meal. At four, the men again repaired to the clearing, and the torch was ap plied to the heaps of logs, and when darkness came on, the old folks went to their homes and left the young ones to enjoy burning the broth and spark' ing. 1 he next day there were some sore muscles in the neighborhood, but no headaches like those experienced by the revelers of to-dav, and Sam Sin th's clearing was ready for the plow Through Mail. The Sea of Galilee. One of the first things for which I looked here was the fishing industry; but I found it not There is evidently only one sailing vessel on the lake, aud but a very small handful of clumsy row boats. When one of these boats gets out of order there is general consterna tion, it is said, for the art of shipbuild ing is no longer known here. When we sent our servant to-day w.th instruc tions to procure Galilee fish for dinner he was unable to find a single fish in the market. This is especially strange, inasmuch a I have had positive evi dence that the waters swarm with pis catorial life to-day, just as in the days when Christ called Ual.lean nsliermen to his discipleshin. Yet tishinrr is still carried on here on a small scale. Even last night I saw a boat mish out to sea with nets aboard just as Simon did no doubt when he was bound to "toil all night" at the same business. This leads me to guess or, at least, to hope, that the citizens were not quite so lazv and worthless in thedays of the Son of Man. Thev could not have been any worse. The modern Galilean would ride two-thirds the way around the lake on the ragged bark of donkey or camel rather than display the enter prise required to effect a crossing in one-sixth the time by boat Stupidity and cupidity are everywhere linked in a wav that sorely tries Occidental patience. Cor. .V. O. Times-Democrat. RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL An American church co-tinr $25.- 000 hns recently been consecrated in Dresden, Germany. The professors of the University of Tokio have formed themselves into an association for promoting the introduc tion of Latin wr.tine and tvne in tilace of the Chinese. A teacher, speakinz before tho Rhode Island Institute of Instruction, recommended the introduction of health ful story books as an antidote airainst ,L . :1 -, a., .u It . ui i cvii vi uan uieruture. On an average, only six out of six teen of the children of the United Statea are at school every dav in tho educa tional year. Four of the romainintr ten go occasionally. Six grow up in ignor ance. Motion lluuijeU Fresldent White says that Cornell. since it got rid of Adler and Russel, and some other pronounced anti-believers, has resumed a Christian attitude. The Board of Trustees is in a large majority evangelically Christian. Llberton, Ga., cla'ms to have a congregation called the " Reformed Hardshell Baptist Church." One of its tenets is that no female member shall wear any dress more costly than calico, nor head-dress except a sun-bonnet -The university which has been building for some years at Tomsk, Si beria, is approaching completion. Its total cost has been $550,000, borne in about equal parts by tho Government and private individuals. It is intendod that the university shall have a full corps oi professors, loins k, on the Kiver lorn, is an old and thriving town on the great trading highway ol Si beria, and the capital of the Govern ment of the same name. The town does a large trade in furs. The population is about 24,000. Edward C. Bruce, reviewing the New Orleans Exposition in LippincoWs, says the free schools of the Southern States speak more in statistics than in more concrete forms of display, and the figures are highly satisfactory. School buildings year by year are steadily in creasing in number, and graded" and normal schools are multiplying rapidly. The colored schools are .supplying themselves with colored teachers, which, Mr. Bruce thinks, speaks better for the progress of he race than any other dis coverable sigq. Current. President Eliot's remarks about sollege athletics in his annual report to he overseers of Harvard College will command general approval. He savs that the game of football came to bo "played in such a brutal and dishonor able way" that tho faculty felt com pelled to prohibit inter-collegiate games of football altogether, and his language is none too strong. Ho lays down an excellent rule when he says that "the athletic sports ought to cultivate mor als as well as physical courage, fair dealing and the sense of honor." Buf falo Express. If you were to move about among the churches in city, town and country ond ascertain their true state you would bo surprised that so many Chris tian people have suspended active el- forts in doing good because of somo wrong (real or imaginary) they have suffered at the hands of some one in the Hock to which they belong. This is as if a soldier, in time of war and in the presence of the enemy, were to throw down his arms and turn traitor because a fellow-soldier of the same regiment had done him a wrong. liichmond (Va.) Bcliqious Herald. WIT AND WISDOM. There Is nothing like trouble to liseover to a man his real friends. The girl who calls a man bv his first name noon earlv acaitaiiitaucj is not likely to be called by his last. X J. Uerahl. Betsey, on old colored cook, was mooning around the kitcnen one uay, wlten her mistress asked her if she was ill. "Xo, ma'am, not zactly," said Betsey; "but de fac' is, I don't feel am bition 'nough to git outer my own way." Harper's Bazar. "Have you embraced all tho oppor tunities here offered you for prosecuting your studies?" asked the doctor. And the sophomore blushed, and said he believed he had embraced them all ex cept the cook, and she was too big for him to reach around. Brooklyn Eagle. "Smith, why don't yon get your diamonds insured?" said Jones. Where can I do that?" innocently asked Smith. "At the United States l'late-Glass Insurance Company, of conrso." replied Jones, and a coldness has grown up between them. l'itts burgh Chronicle. "Why do you suppose the feminine is used iu speaking of the moon?" asked Kosciusko Murphy of Miss Esmeralda Longcollin. "because she is so beautiful, I suppose," replied Esmeralda, w ho is on the shady side of thirty-live. "No, it's because there is no finding out how old she is," replied tho lunatic Texas Sif lings. Two girls met another, who wore a jersey which was patchel in places. "Gracious me!" said one, "just see what a jersey that girl has on." "That's no jersey," r. plied tho other, with con fident"'. "Yes, it is, too; I guess I know." "Xo, it isn't either; it's an al-darney." (P. S. This is a dairy maid fact warranted truthful) Mvr chant 'Traveler. A Boy and a Bee An hiinil'le boy with slilnlnir pull Wi'iit uladlv slnirliiff down the dale, To where the cow with tho brindlc tall On clover her palute did rcjrule. A.biimlle-lee did pilljr nail j-'itr over the soft and shadow vale. To where the lioy with slnnliw tmil Was milking tho cow with tho brindle tall. The bee sat down on the cow's left ear, llor heels flow up tln-ouirh the atmosphere, And throiiKh the It-avesof the chestnut tree The boy soured Into eternity. Cleveland Herald. A BOON COMPANION. Mr. John Rolfe, Champion Bicyclist of Australia and hngland, writes to tne at mm. Melbourne. Australia, that In the six days contest for the championship, after riding 8 consecutive hours each day, his limbs became still ana sore, ana ne is pos itive he won the great race, and was enabled to ride another 100 miles against tim immediately afterward, from the wonderful effect produced bv the use of SL Jacobs Oil. in training ana racing, ne calls it his boon companion, and re com mends it to all athletes. GIVE THEM A t'HAKCE. If the thousands aid tens of thousands of weak and weary sufferers throughout the land, who, in spite of care and skill, re steadily drifting downward, could have the benefit of that singularly Vital izing Treatment now so widely dispensed by Dr. Starkey & l'alen, of 11U0 Uirard St, Philadelphia, the help, and ease, and comfort It would bring to wasting bodies and depressed spirits would be blessings beyond price. If, rsadcr, vou have an invalid wife or mother, or daughter, or sister, or any one w ho is under your care or dependent upon you, and to whom life has become a burden through weakness and pain, consider seriously whether you are not bound, in both love and duty, to give this sufferer a chance of recovery, or, at least, the blessing of ease from pain. You are offered the amplest means of in formation in regard to this new Treat ment If you can examine testimony without prejudice, and can weigh evi dence with judgment and discrimination, write to Drs. Starkey & Palen for such proofs In documents and reports of cases as will enab'e you to fairly examine and decide for yourself. Thiy will be promptly supplied. All orders for the Compound Oxygen Home Treatment directed to U. K. Math ews, 6(16 Montgomery Street, San Fran cisco, will be tilled on tbe same terms as if sent directly to us in Philadelphia. A hmmtv of five cents is paid for each crow killed in Cape May, N. J. "A little Are is quickly trodden out Which, being suU'ervd, rivers cannot quench. Procrastination may rob'you of time, but by increased diligence you can make up the loss ; but if it rob you of life the loss is ir remediable. If your health is delicate, your mind depressed, your whole being out OI sorts, aepena on it you are seriously diseased. In all such rases Dr. Pierces "Golden Medical Discovery" will speedily effect a genuine, radical cure make a new man of you and save you from the tortures of lingering disease. The Black Hills tin region is found to be much larger than was supposed. WHAT 18 CATARBH1 Catarrh 1 mueo purulent discharge saused by the presruee and development ot the vegetable parasite aiuojba in the Internal lining mrmbnuie uf the uuee. This penult la oulf developed under favorable circum stances, and these are: Morbid state of the blood, aa the blujhted corpuicle ot tubercle, the (erra poison ot syphi lis, nierenry. tuiurnea. from the retention of the effete mutter of the akin, auuureawd Defroiratlon, bedlv fen. tilated sleeping apartuienta, and other poisons Uiat are germinated in the blood. Theee poiauna keep the Internal linin nwiiilrane of the noee in a eoastant elate of Irri taUon, ever ready for the deposit of th eeede ef these feruis, which spread up the nostrils and down the aucea or back of throat, causing ulceration of the throat; up the eustachian tubes, causing deafness ; bur rowing in the vocal cords, causing hoarseness; usurping the proper structure ot the bronchial tubes, ending in nln.n.r Minatinintlnn and death. Many attempts have been niede to (Uncover a cure for Oils dlHtreeslnif Ulsease Dy tne use ui uuian-nts ami uuier ingenloua devices, but none of tbeae treatments can do a particle of good until the parasites are either destroyed or removed from the mucous tissue. Home time since a well known physician of forty years standing, after much exiierimenting, suoceeUeU In ill, mtveriiiir the necessaiiv combination oi hnrredients which never faila In absolutely and permanently eradicating this horrible disease, whether standing for one year or forty years. Those who may be suffering from the above disease should, without delay, ooniiiiunieate with the manaiiers, Messrs. A. H. Dillon Hon, 305 King Street West, Toronto, and get full particulars and treatise free by enclosing stamp. When Baby was sick, we Rave her C ASTORIA, When she waa a Child, she cried for C ASTOltIA, When she became Miss, alio clang to C ASTORIA, When she Lad Children, alio gave tliein CAST0IUA FILES! PILES! PILES! A SURE CURE FOUND AT LAST HO ONE NEED SUTTEE. A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itching and Ulcer ated Vllea hss been discovered bv Dr. W illiain Ian In. dian Keinedy) called Dr. William s Indian File Oint ment. A single Imi has cured the worst chronic cases of 26 or 30 years standing, no one neeu snner nve nun wtM aftr aitnklne this wonderful soothing medicine. Letlons. Instruments and electuaries do more harm titan n.J William's Indian File Ointment absorbs the tu mors, allays the intense itching (particularly at nifclit alter getting warm in bed), acta as a poultice, gives In stant relief, and Is prepared only for Files, Itching of the pnva te parts, anu lor noining else. u,.,l what the Hon. .1. M UoflinlieiT. of Cleveland, says about Dr. William's Indian File (liniment: "I have used scon s of File Cures, and It affords me pleasure to say that I have never found anything which suve such immediate and permanent relief as Dr. William's In dian ointment." Kor salens all druggists Slid mailed on reoelpWif price, SI. F. ltichaxls a O., 427 aud i'il) Baiisome street, corner Ulay, Han r rauctsoo Large quantities of sturgeon are said to be converted into salmon in Mi inc. Piles, fistulas and rupture rad ically cured. Hook of particulars two letter stamps. World's Dispensary Med ical Association, iiullaio, jn. x. Baltimore is to have an electric railway. Regeneration for enfeebled systems suf fering from a general want of tone, and Its usual concomitants. dyspepsia and ner vousness, Is seldom derivable from the use of a nourishing ' diet and stimuli of appetite, unsided. A ineuicine mat win j effect a removal of ? the speclha obstacle F to renewed health and vigor, that la a genu ine corrective, is the real need. It la the possession or this u requirement makes Ilnstet- Htomach bitters effective aa an in- rant. Fur sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally, f am an nM man Vnr 98 TPars I IIUlTlTCd With ulcers on my riRht leg as the remilt of typhoid fever. Amputation waa utfKe"ed aa the only means of preserving life. The doctor could do nothing for me. and IhouKlit I inunt die. For three years I never had a ahoe on. Bw-ifts Hpeciflc has made a permanent cure and added ten years to my life. Wm. It, TIhed, Hall Co., Ca. I have taken Swift's 8peciflc for blood poison contracted at a medical college at a dissection, while I was a medical student I am grateful to Bay that It (rave me a eoeedy and thoroiiKh cure after my parents had spent hundreds of dollars for treatment. Auni STUS Yt KMiKU M. P., Newark, N. J. My wife from early girlhood has been suffer ing from rheumatism, rhe has tried many remedies, and I inunt frankly say has derived more benelit from Hwift'a Hneritlo than from all the others, after long and faithful trial. ItEV. JakI Pikkck, Oxford, Ga. Swift's Specific Is entirely xt gelahle. Trea tise on lllood and Hkln Illnesses mailed free. Tiik Swikt Si'KciricCo., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.. or 158 W. 23d KL. N. V. All Sorts of hurts and many sorts of ails of man and beast need a cooling lotion. Mustang Liniment. VHT lOOR ECONOMY. Some people make a business of cheat ing themselves, either bv eatinir verv mean and cheap food, or else by enllng too small a quantity of good food. El her way is as bad policy aa it would be to buy a colUn insstiid of a suit ot good clothes, just because the coffin would cost less. Poor diet means impoverished blood ; and that means misery. Brown's Iron Hitters enriches the blood, gives it the iron It needs, and tones up the whole system. Cures dyspepsia, Indigestion, weakness, malaria, etc Several families are reported to have been drowned in Medicine river, Kan,, by a water spout Several families ot movers were camped in tne bottoms, many of whom lost their lives. Iutrge numbers ot stock were drowned and large fields of crops entirely ruined. "IHEOW PHYSIC TO THE DOGS'1 When it is the old-fashioned blue mass. blue pill sort and insist on using Dr. Pierce's "Pleasant Purgative Pellet," a modern medical luxury, being small, sugar-coated granules, containing the active principles of certain roots and herbs, and which will be found to contain as much cathartic power as anv ot the old- fashioned, larger pills, without the latter's violent drastic e Heels. The pellets operate thoroughly but harmlessly, establishing a permanently healthy action of thestomarh and bowels, and as an auti billous remedy are unequaieu. The new collcse buildimr of OberlinCol lege, Ohio, will cost (UO.OUO. for Ilronrhlnl. Asthmatic and Put nionarj- oniplalntM, Jirowns Jlron chiul Troches" manifest remarkable cura pro)erties. 25 oents a box. Tby Gkrmka for breakfast. -THE ESTTOtUC. ? This medicine, combining Iron with pme TfitetaMe tonics, quickly and completely I'urra DTaprnalit, Indication, Wrnknraa, Impure ilload,;t!aleiria,lbllisand Fevers, and Nenralatsu It li an unfailing; remedy for Diseases of tbe Kidneys and l.lver. It Is Invaluable for Diseases peculiar to Women, and all who lead sedentary lives. It does aot injure the teeth, cause headache.or produce constipation lhn Iron mrtticintnlo. Itenriohesand purifies the blood, stimulates the appetite, aids the assimilation of food, re lieves Heartburn and llelching, aud strength ens the muscles and nerves. For Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, tack of Energy. &c, It has no equal. tf The genuine has above trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other. adsaalrkf SHOWS IHIU AL CO SaLTIIOKt. SO. SNEI.U HKITSIIU & WOODAHD, . Wholesale Agents, rortland. Or. c "THE OLD RELIABLE." 25 YEARS IN USE. The Greatest Medical Trinmph of the Age I Indorsed all over the World. SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Lossof appetite, Nausea, boyelsops: live. Pain iu tho Head,w 1th "a dull senr satipn In the back part, Falnniider the phoulderblado, fullness after eat ing, with adlsinplinatlqn tojxertlot of body prmlnd. Irritability of temp er. Low splrits,Los90f memory ,wlth a feeling of hagjieglogledjome duty s weariness. Dizziness, Flutterj ingohjHeartjDotsbefore theeyes, Ygllpw Skln.yeadaoheiRestlessness atnlglit, Highly oolorea urine. IT THESE WARNINGS ARE UNHEEDED, CI3I0U9 EISIA6I3 WILL BOOH El CIVELOflH. TUIT8 PILLS are especially adapted to such cases, ono dose elfocta BiiVh a ohanga of feeling aa to astonish the sufferer. They Increase the Appetite, and cause tbe body to Take on Fleah, thus the sys tem is nourished, and by their Touio Action on the Ilgetlve Organs, llega lnr Wtoejs are produced. Price lilt rent.. TUTTS HAIR DYE. Grat IlalRor WiiiKKF.Ks changed to a GloshT Black byaslntc'o application of mis lira, it imparls a miiunii ooior, acts Instantaneously. Bold by DniggiBta, or sent by express on reuelpt of $ 1. Office. 44 Murr St.- " York. TO NEW8FAFEB KEN. Palmer & Rey, Type Founders and Press Dealers, make tpeciul Quotations on Type and I'rlntinor Material to Purchasers In the Northwest. Nob. 112 and 114 Front street, Portland. Oregon. NOHHAN HORSES TT T. FAIIinAVKS k If. WILSEV. TUB OXLY lie direct Importers of Norman htalllnns from France to California. Every one is recorded hi the National Ktister of Norman Horses, and those In want of this claw of Horse., If desired, can tiurcliase them on one or two years' time, at reasoiiahle Inter est, with satisfactory security. We will sell chta(wr than the same claw of HtulllonS can I bonifht any where else In the United KtaUis. rietid (or Cat- aloi-ue. Petulant. Honoma t o C nl sMscll Goli Mai Save hair, fcargeat Factory la tne Mate iU,a,XMUil mt. ' PETALUMA IKCUBATO: 11 etUlAbeadl 14 t Gold Medals, 1 Kilter, and Viral Premiums. veicfl ... i30 Jt U JI Hatches all Had of Ig-p tVassJl AUslsMfrossWtottOi awutffl.i.M.ninMMLMmulaslla. 1L Ksrialnshow to hatch and rain efalckrns DToStablJ. Ctrcnlan free. A4- drasstJKTALLatA LMUt'bATUK OO.. retalusae tei 1 & .St - (TP 1 lift ill 1 1 J-l 1 1 11 I I -"SI I 1 TU PELLS mnm j I ii in i in vii 1 JL1JLL1 U CAPACIJl'' J . .. , !1 A "COWBOY DETECTIVE." An Kleyen-Year-Old Ulina-Novel Header Huns Away Krora Home TU. Mesang. He Left llelilnd Hint. Two detect' vei arrived from tho East :mt eveninir In sctirch of a b v nnmed Shepavd, who ran away from New York several week ao. Mr. Shetiaid Is a New Yoik liiuik. r and ha ollercd a reward of J10.1KHJ for the safe return of his son. The detectves w.ll aepa- i ate here, one going to Texas among the cowbovs. and the other, a'tcr t aveling iuroiich Wyoming, will go to Ar.zona. J he ollicers were inter- irlawu I Iw a t.tll,i(tn. fkf till, I.Pttltf I IL " V I I M .V J'.'. !H1 w..v " ' - - lust n'ght, and the following particu lars Ol 1110 DOV S CSCItpituu were learned: It is the oi l story of dima-novel reading. Fred, tho ni suing hoy. no- cumulated a choice l.urary oi an sen sational lifrature extant. Tho last novel he rend was found on his desk at school, open at the place whore a young cowboy detective unmasks Irs father's murderer and carves him into mincemeat to quick mimo while holil insr the m nor villains in subjection with two revolvers held in one hand. Scrawled at the bottom of the page was the line: "Imo iroln est to uoa cowbov detective." Fred's tin savings bank, which must linvn .,.it tiimt.t atail In ilimiw niul ntlitr- ters, was found broken open and en- t rely ilespoiieu oi its content, iu body saw him make his departure, but it was mado in the old romant o way of going to rest early on the plea of a liciiilacho, and then climbing out of tho window on an L, and then down the spout. His mother is greativ uisueseti ovt-r rnul'. i-nali m.t nmf fclwt lias baked cookies aud made preserves enough to keep him at nomo a year niter n is ),r.iiirlit Imi.lr SJIlB rirrrit llpeillv h r refusal to give him a tU nee tart only llio uay oeiore ne run awu.y, mm remembers that ho has hinted that she wouldn't bo troubled with him very long. tin mi. Hit more AHIl svili l'ta v " ......... . coollv, and says it will bo a good les . , i. i i.i t.,.H, son lor tne ooy. iooouy wuum nun tho youngster, who is a pert youth of eleven birthday anniversaries. Tho detect ves nrd urged to activity bv the larco reward, and will make thoroiiL'h search of tho Vt est lor tlif child who wanted tJ be a "cowboy tie- tcctivo. " Cheit nne Leader. A GREAT STORM. Tha Revere Wliilnr of lHi0-3l In Illinois Three IVrt ofSnnw on Level, umll lirre Weeks of llrlow Zrr.i Weallivr. Tho winter of 18;H)-:H is known nmoiirr tho uloneor settlers of Illinois as tho time of "tho tlt'op snow. I'p . .... to that time it is claimed that the cli mate of the central nart of the State was so mild that ootton was a srood crop in fact, that Illinois was as good a cotton State ns ueonria. aooiii riii-iimw 1.4'tO tin, ruin which was falling turned to snow, wh ch continued to fall until it lay at least three feet on a level nil over the Slate. Then thu rain fell and a hard crust formed on top of the snow, tor nearly throe w.wika n.ftirwni-il the thermometer did not rise higher than degrees below zero. It was useless to attempt to break roads, and tho best man was 16 follow as nearly as possible the same track uud beat it down sol d. Tho roads thus bccitmii linn, while on the sides the snow would melt more rapidly, leaving the road high above thu surrounding level. When most of ho snow on tho nrairlcs had molted these roads remained, a'.ul looked like silver threads, stretching as far as the ve could follow. 1 bo storm came so inexp 'cii'dly that mo.t of the corn was still in the lield, and there was a scant Kimnlv fur the stock, and manv ani mals died. Many men who were caught bv the storm lost their lives. hvcry thing upon which wild game was ac- 'ustomcd to It'Od wus covered tip, ami the resu't was almost extermination. Tho deer which hud up to that time been plentiful, sull'ercd greatly, and were easily killed by the turners, i ne Tnlia-iu wlin ni'cnniiul the State had a tradition of a previous deep snow about ........ 1,1 I A I - . II S the year lwiu, which rivaicu me inn oi 1830-31. tHcrtjo new. A girl was arrested In Richmond, 'a.. tho other dav for carrvinr? con cealed weapons. Well, what of It. You wouitin t have a woman waiK along tut street with her tongue continually lb view. Boston 'Transcript. ASK FOB AIT in! Awarded rrriulnm 13 and 1HH4 FOR PURITY AND STRENGTH Btate Fslr, Portland, OreRon. Mechanics' Fair, Han Francisco, Cal. btate Fair, Bacraiiiento. Cat Most Economical for use; put tin In six .lnrent sizes: full 6THENGTII AND FULL MEASURE. Prepared by BOTFIN MAUTJFACTUEINQ CO. Nan Franclaeo and Harramento. Cal. EXTRACTS "THE HASTINGS" THE CLOTHING SHIRTS AND UNDERWEAR, For Men and Boyt. to Order and Ready Made. Cor. Montgomery and Sutter Sti San Franciico, Cal MANN & BENEDICT, Boceeasor. to C.C.HaSliDESi CO. 0TRULES FOR SELF-MEASUREMENT ON AFPLICATION.jCCJ Absolutely Pure. rarioa A marvel of nrltr, strentith and whelesoineseaa, More economical Uian the onllnarr ktmla, anu casnos oe au Uoil Kith th multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Bold snlr to cans. HOT At. Kl I'owuaa l-O., IW nail arai, n. . J. M. Halsted's oftaors Kroin tO up. I'he HODKli lltrwHlrr fnm & is. Rend for olr- ular MmtjnlliS' XTa"l inueb valuable information. Tne HIUUtL.l.K,: I Thonnwhlired Poultry 4 Kihm. VI01I Hroailwajr, 'Oakland. Ual. tlUULl, tne imni. WATSON. WRIGHT ft CO Wholesale Grocers am Cosimissica HeMaiits 10 North Front 8t Portland. Ban Francisco Oftles-W Front Rl , Handle on eoninilssion- Wheat. Wool, Hops, Berda, Fura. lllilea. thickens. Kirns, Luniher, Hooppolea, Salmon. Mill Feed, Oeta. rlarley, Onions, Potatoes Baeon, lnl, etc. Account sales remierra an uay sale. Send for our market report. . Oomspoadeoos and onnsWiimenls solicited. flfftaflSHMTsV. qulcklyrured by thaCIVlALB Jls,THOIi. aexawo inau 0,e lllfceiTALft OF FRANl 'ft ITompS return ol VIIKW. flANOH. OHUANH. PTPIUUf IV KKAU II BACH. b I UNWAY.ui'11n,,in'',,:Bl,ritoi nivalis, band instnimetiU, Uivuat stoi f rJIwel Uuale and Hooks. Ilatnls s"iilied at Kastem irlooa M. (1UAV. ynr) Post Struct, Ban Fraoefano. Kstablished 18M. 1. O. lloi 2415. JOHN F. ENCLISH, drain, Tnuluoe and Oeneral COMMISSION MERCHANT Koh. Slit and HIS lvl Mtreet. BAN FRANCISCO CAL. (MemWr of H F. rrodute tnhane. Conslmmients and orders will reorlve prompt aiteiitlou. v.nees made liaali ad- R. U. AWARE THAT Lorillard'8 Climax Ping bonrlng a red IM ton ,- that Lnrlllnrd's a..ul ..r-n.-iili (Imt I.irlhur,l a v.,, ('llnploHS. and that Uirlllnrd's HuuUa, ars the bust aud cuoauost, quality ouiuldured ? MEN ONLY A n.w. aulck. Dermsneat.atisolut.lf esrtsia ours for lost er falllai alaa homl. H.U.B1I wllhla a asvi earss Bisslly wlllila s moms. Ms qusskervi slmpls, sotssSllla. Full sirlsnslloB, sisnr rsfsrenoes sad ladl,potsble areofaeuisllaa Sliaer I.S1 rrM, S'inrrMi n. kmi .wiminJih, n.n.i n. . !MV VEINS "Ml 10ST MANHOOO-DEB III. prruiw. - , t 1 fM.l"WV rmrrm sui ass a 19. S.irs rur. wllhoul .r.lloi.. Ircul.r jn.l e"""""f imiiX UiaDUi AaEMCT. ICO TslUn Bt tyllie El llV"ul,ip.rallon. nicul.t " U1XDUL A9S1IC7. ICO raltoa B consunPTiorj. i . n.,.1,1 v. n.ui.,1 v f itr the atiova disease: bv lis I have a positive romeilv lr ilia atioveillssase; bv IIS .. ...i..r ,,l ill. ....I kind and of tons! alsniHnsliavo been cures. linlsr.tl.ostrmiKlsmyfall5 ln lta emenrr.tlii.tl wl I seed TWO BlITTLFS rKKR, se tlioaKStiilsores..s suniHnslisvoeesti Inllismnsi'V.tlint loietherwlthaVAI.UAiii.STBBATisBoB tinst lo aul sullTor. Ulva express snd P O.eudr, as. ' Dll. T. A. SLOlJlJ at, 1st r.arl St., Msw YorS.l The Mirror is no flatterer. Would you make it tell a sweeter tale? Magnolia Balm is the charm er that almost cheats the looking-glass. ehi. rtPl.T or tor 'a msile esp,a.ly for tlioeureot dei-aiujpn-.etita of the senerattve ortrans. Tiiere Is no mlstaka alioiil this Instrument, Utt con tinuous Hr' tin nt K1.K1. TltlCITV permuaMlnir thronliH tat part aniira restore tlicnt to kmniry si lion. Do pot roiUMind tin. ltli Elortrle iklta silvertix-dto core all Ills from lu-ad to toe. It k foe roi i ln-illars kIvIhk lull Infiirinalloli.n.ldHset.lsssmsr Ekietrla 1UI Co.. 1U9 Wasuiiattou lik. tm-wu. JlL Th I n C rea i M rr a jihen liisKriiirtir aHn isr rvti I oiilo surra rail. Nervous and I'hyslcai lit-inlitr, L" ( VUalltj, Wsaliiiess, Vne aweimo, i.....,i.IU4 tlvnraensitlva Oouditloiis.Pmstatltis, Kld rv and Bladder Oomplali its, Dlsraaeaof tlielllocxI.Krup tlous, and all theavlleltecUj of youUiul follies and ex- oossea ienoaDnr y1 venting all InvoUmtarj weakenlnf drains npoo ih avsteni, however thef oocnr rosUirlm Ixars Manbood, . ,.!,.... 1 tlu. caae mT be, and where ill other remedies have failed. A Perroaneal 'atre Absololrly Cnaranlee. Pnea I50 per bottle, or (Iva bottles frr 10. Ben lalfaniy Wrrt,a rraelaesl. WN BuBloletit to abosr Its QGs2(Sj0 QlVlli S awlyln "bf le'St. "!!!!!!iMiuut. suuiiUr euuUiieuUal, l letuir or as offloe,rRIS N. P. N. U. No. 73. -a IT. N. U. No 150. BEST 5 f . . I Sal H rVMl'" - , , I I I iV- l-ti-.n? " I i it CI ill nu p-ii pipi n'A.v. imorUAricuu.Nt -v