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1 EUGENE CITY GUARD. I. U CAM I'M KM.. EUQENE CITY. OREGON. PECULIAR ORCHESTRA. - . - m.,1, S " t nnw " - - I'l.rlor PuruUli Miwle. Thn crndlt of tin- Invention of pig music belong U) the. Abbe do Hidgne, irreiit musician, who suppm-u the run i I of Louis XI. with many Other andatUm ia tail way. Tbc lojronloiu abbo wan 0110 day asked hy the King If ho thought It pOMdbU to prod.no musical sounds from Hi" cries of pigs. The nlilHi thought II was possible, and received a grunt of money from Ihn monarch for llmt purpose. With tnto money ho pi h-d I" pu'-ehuse a numlier of porkers, of different sizes and iigvs, and. after touting HM pitch and quality of their videos, secured them fast and arranged them In order in a largo tout. Ho further construct ed u keyed instrument, furnished with a number of win-", tightly drawn. 601 responding with the number of animal. Attlio end of each wire which wan In llde tho tent, and almost touching each pig. wbh itttn4-lil a hhort, sharp npik. which, when moron by the ni'llon of the key, pricked the pig and made him wpiouk. "Hy till" "" nays an old chronicler, "tho aldxi priKluced such harmony aa to UtOnllh tho whole court." That the cat has been pressed Into tho serv lco of musical Bcienco appear from the IfltOuK ifN hy Juan (,'hrlittoviil, a Kpanlard. of a proc ession which took place at Hnwsoll at tho fetch In honor of Philip II. "Hm orclieHlra. any a ih Clirlntdi'iil. "wan noon a law car the middle "nt a grout bear, playing a kind of organ - one not composed of pipoi, a usual, but of twenty cat, separately confined In narrow cases, in which thoy could not iillr. Their tail protruded from the top, and were lied In , I- ichud to tli" key-board of tho organ; iu'd, according aa the Vx-ur pricked upon 1 ho keys, the cord were raised, and the tails of the catf were pulled to inuke tliemmew in blue or troblo tone, an required by the nat ure of tho airs." Live monkeys and other animal danced to till muic. "Although," continue Hie chronicler. Thiiip n. mortals, bo wiiM tloi miMt hi-i Ioih of could not refrain from laughing boiMerowdy Argonaut. S.ml runclHCO I CARGOES OF CRIMINALS. Iluw HaHUi OaafitH art MaaayaiMa ' Ida lnal Ccloiilm. 1 The Niibnl-Novifoi-od la an Iron tKamablo of about II.HUI) ton burden. ' and U oaiHiclullv lilted in a convict i lranport Willi a full complement of eonvlcta the veaael caniei li.V.'. Tlio ofllcoi-a ami crew number eighty, ex- cIiihIvc of a mai-i oivoy escort of alxty-lwo men especially chosen for thia duty. Tbc Iron-barred louipart nionla or catfe III which the eonvlcta art Confined run parallel, fore and aft, on either aide of the upper anil lower 'tween deck. Tlie iron bars, an inch thick, of the cane and tlie woodwork in w hich they urn act, ia heavily and olldly const ruetod. The Qajai are of unequal capacity and leni-th. but have a uniform holirhl of aeven and a half feet. The more desperato charnclera are manacled anil chai I to iron alaplea 111 their belt lis, hum which they are released when necessary The greater number, .1 n... b retaili ng the waist and ankle ahacklcs of ll;ht construction, bavo the freedom of tfavantflg tbc laogUl of the compartment, which may vary from twi nly-llve to forty foot. Between the outer bin's ami the two plain plank shelves or hunks ruauinjr from end to end of the compartment, which afford alceping room for the occupants, there I a free apace of about four and a half or five feet. Except durlnn; the dlatilbutlon of ra tion 110 culinary veaael are left with the com ids. Kveu tlie driuliiui; wa ter Is obtained only through an India rubber mouthpiece llxed iu an inclosed water tank, and Ihroutfli which the drinker auck hi druueht. Immedi ately outside tho cinp-s and altai-lo'd to the under purl of tlie deck overhead la a ateam-pipe connected with the nhip'a iMillor. Into these pipes are lilted acivw no..lea at Intervals of twelve 1 fooL The object of llni steam-pipe ia to iiippreaa any i.aner.iu outbreak among the Inmate of tho cagn. By mean of a abort hose, eapeclally made to reaiat the atoaiu heat, quickly attached to one of the ateam pip.' notxlea, the turbulent oonvieu are iwdily quieted or par boiled. Stronj; rater jets have been found next to uaelea iu allayiiqf these occasional tumult. Afler Hie ahlp has passed the canal, but uot before, batches of convicts are iu turn brOMghl OfOa tho deck for a bower bath and abort cxciviae. A tnintfly-conslructi-d iron railinc, idjfhl feet IiIkIi, crosses ih vessel uniidsliip, in order that the convict, durlnij hi bath and w bile unmauiu-letl, can uot by any auddeu rush ova le the emod and n-ai-h Uie quarter deck, Sume el the inoi- doamrate convicts, w i stubborn ly ra all dlaclpllnary control, are contlncj to ihe canes during tlie whole voyaire. lloth the upper and lower 'lwo'n deck are opou mid airy. Ihn y ale in .( v, ulilatiun aatag excolenl. ailll Ihetaees tlieuiselles.ne I, ,, , ril- tuloualy clean. The catfea are repaint ed every royafl Tho couvtct. in ad dition to havinjf Ida hair cropped short. ha. the I. ft half of ihe head ,,, tm,.i to back cloaely iliaveO. Snnabiue. . They are talking of hat lag omai buso In london, especially for those who want to smoke wheu UMJ ride, Apiiarenlly tbere la a Yanki-e in the scheme, for it la said that the vehicle Will be filled up with racks of new, paper, and also with drop-a-ulekla-U lhe-alot machine that will deliver eljara, clgaretto. tobacco aud matchsa. DnawiofoM lima Urn, nn .W IbA rrjr niueh dutUal and lapii;;a, witli hiimi ruuikl hau n tulu, ill t in W Band fur gardes j u. Boot inaualoa art a fmtura of mk miilintryi UU, faatasruuxl aowm Imiu trUl. aackol and diVMiad ntikcm by gta caonp of U color oaldna. FROM THE CAPITOL THR FIUUT KOU PUBLIC PRINTER WAXINU WAKM. President Harrison's R turn Prom New York The Apacho Outbreak -Everything Quiet at Oklahoma. President Harrison returned from New York feeling much refreshed. 1'rmidcnt Harrison followed the foot step of Washington iu hia journey U New York. At the interior department all reortB from Oklahoma indicate a quiet elate of alfuira there. The newly smiointisl comptroller of the currency has formally assumed the du tie of that olflce. C. J. Mlllkev, of Oregon, ha la-en u MUttd HM in) audit of the treaaury, for duty at fin naaaiaao. I'reaident Harriaon'a reception in New York on the IHrtli waa tlie grandest ever la-fore tendered uny official. Aaaaiahint Postmaster damson baa aUiut cleared up the business of appoint ing fourth-class oat masters. J. T. McMillan of California, ha liecn appointed nautical ea rt iu hydrogjajiih oil!' e .,( the na y dcmrtinetit. It i aaid that Senator Sherman and IJuay have reconciled their differences in Ngafd to c ertain apoiiitiiicnta. No official iiifomuition liaa l?en re ceived at the war department regarding the Apache uprising in Arizona. The United Slatea ahlp OaaqK-e arrived at Key Weat laat week from llavlian airt aid Hawaii, and rejairt all well. Bill were o-nod at the naw depart ment lat aeek for the conatrui tioii of 1 he new armored Imttle-aliip Texa. The Dntttd BtalM will make aome re turn to KinifMataafa for lii kindnea to ward the ahipwrccked men at Apia. The actiriK -omptroller of the currency haaaalborlaad tha Iowa Nathnal ban, of Davonport, la., to la-jriii buaima witli The naval diaplay in the hay at New York, on the ,10th, waa one of the (rrand eat and moat memorable deinonatrationa of the iirc. The flcht for tho poaitlon of l'liblic rrinteria la-comlim warm. Helm, )ia trict Attorney of Columbia, ia bf80nilB pr ineiit. A crunk walked into tlie oflice of the wa-retarv of war and aaauiuel the liltlea of that olllce. He waa quickly taken in ,,'"'rto' "y F Ksparimaota ill tha growioi and uuu iifacturiiiuol aorubuui will lai contiiunil thi year under the auapice oi the agri cultural department. The comptroller of the currency lua uutliorizi-d the tlrat National Hank of l'o- eatello, Idaho territory to bagln buainea with a capital ol V),M). Henlly hud the newa or Chairman liar- niliu a ilcatli la-comc Known ncrc ocion pftiltiiiaPf wen- iptrffllatttJf M hi who hia probable aiicccaaor would be. The department baa dis idial that the KKalhd abip planklaa impoitad for naa ill the comitruclion of united SUiU-a vea- , i. i.-.i l aela, ia entitled to free entry. Captain llennetl, chief of tlie revenue marine aervice, had a conference with Ibenavy olllcial laat week w ith reference to Um b'arlair of rafoga at I'oint Harrow. Aaaiatant Hccrelary Techeiior baa ua , lamed the appaal of the American Bogat Raflnlng fwnnany from the dadalpa at the ooUaotM ol euatoma at Sun 1-ranciaco. Baoood l.icut -naiit .laniea A. remlleton, (,,, siatca marine, baa la-en detachad from tin- Marine llarracka at Hrisiklyn, N. Y.,and onlered to the Marc Island for duty. The herdic couebca iu u-ncrul uae in many nartaol (bia country, and eajas ially in WaahlngtOO, have just been introduced in Umdon and are proving iMqnilar aa a suliHtitute for the liMiaoma. Coinnuinder Allen l. BTOWII baa ls-en datachfd from tin- Kaanana and piaoad on waiting order. He will la- aucceadau b Oommandei Bdwin M. Phapard, now at the Naval Home, Philadelphia. Kecent reirta from Alaaku to the de DartaMOl of state, allow thul there ia no loundatioii whatever (or the reirted im- DMfahty againattiM aJaaka Oooiraarcla OanpaBJf and the white miners in Alaaku. The atatemcnt prepared at tbc navy dcuirtmeiit abowa that there bua bivn an increaae of 7,76n,08S in cin ulution llnce April I, and a net increaae of $4,.KW,0!i in money atel bullion in the treaaury dur um the aamc in-riod, W, A Cuddy, cbaplin of the Ariiona Ugbdataiti which bua juat adJoW&ad, baa aent to the treaaury depurtmcnt, for ileiHiait in the "conacience fund," the anm of t?! M a inirt .d the aalury 'id him aa cbaplin. Major! iencral Schetlcld ha lirt'tisl that forioUglll to non commiaaioncd of lleera of the atall', andcnlistcl mcnuctliiK a audi, may bi gnUttod by the iat com uiandcr lor aeven dava in eaaeaof ciuer MMI only, ud by toe department com mander lor one month. kCtiBg Secretary Quwdlor, of the IB" tenurilcpartiuentj baa nuatitlcd the dad : aion of tlie i-ommiaaiouer ol the general j landofUic, rcjectiiiK the pre-cniplion tiual : prvaif of John V. K.icr for land Id taction t, tnwnaliip-tt) north, miikc 1 east, wt meridian, of the Seattle land district, tVaahiliKton territory, it ha btN deciiled by the navy do ' part mi nt to hold the Tlietia at Tucoina i lor further ordcra, and ihawOl pmbablv take on timls-r, emil, etc., (or the pro poaodboojaol latOfl at 1'oint Harrow, Aliuika. The Smltlisoui.in lnatilution ha re ceivid a kiift of ureat autiquitv Iroiu the Chineae minuter It i a "jodo" ring, about ten Inchea in diameter and one-i-lubth of an inch In IMckncaa, with a hollow center alamt four tftchet in dia meter, it is of a pale hue. The rinn ia knuwn aa ' 'ban pek," a jewel of tbc dy nasty of Han, an old-time monarch of Ik'akl years ao. Sivrctarv Truer has approved the find- ingsslid aeutoinii oi tbc curl martial in thccaacofUeulenuutlWinunderlhMrg "." "' ll..ik, who was ,-harg.M with absenting iiiiuM'ti muu m. ... . i.;- i l He . erne: in i, .1 the I 'int. i. and hit her at Silks, Alaska, and came to Waahlngton to Induce the nave dciartmcnt to author ise the repairs ncccsaary to make the vea acl acrviivaliU-. In a few oi the famine-stricken district of China, mother are selling their chil dren. Kx-l'rrident Cleveland' horse and carnage were sold Ut Mon-Utv at auc tion. ronrtsMUiian IVrty,oi !tp!raka, lis ' invited wrtv of gt-ntlemen from the Mt to accoiiqwtny him on a trip tbniiigh the Wet thi cuuiuier. Attorney Ucncnil Miller, the lw rt ner of the' president, may be apajintrd to the vacant position on the supreme bench UOMK AU BHAI Work on tn KlevenUi Cenua Begun London to Have an Underground Electric Hailroad. Italy has l.'VKX) litenwsl la-ggar. Killel Tower lamlinK bold H0.OU0 men. Hix thousand (iernuns sailed for Amer ica recently. Mexico ban decided to give laiunties to atiiwr prixlucers.. Pianratery work has already ltfguri on the clfvenlh census. Tha Welden Kxtrailitiou bill lias paaa-sl be Canadian senate. The Top report from MiunesiU ami IhikoUi are favorable. BMMtifn molern hoiiseii near Imdon rent for fiMN DM )''r. A rich gold diiKfrvery ia reporUid ia Franklin county, Va. Tbere waa a 7.,000 fire at Huena VisU, Col., on the L'Hth Inst. Henri lbs befort' son commitU-d sui , i,e at Hona, Alueria. Silk weavers to no to New York are advertised for in Switzerland. The American Samoan Commissioners are ut LoodoO, on their way to Berlin. A ban from the Manhattan Athletic Club will I: brounlit to the i'acilic Couat. Wlinlmrub has voted the freedom of the city to I'urnell by a vote of 14 to IS, The Standard Oil OOtDMOy ba come into laiasession of the St. Ix.uiatiasTruat. Barglars s-urisl (.miOfrim the a.at OflM at La Har', ill , on the 27th mat. James, the dcsel m rancn preacher, has la-en urresttsl on three charcs. Tbere were 1S8 cleaths from pneumonia in New York city during the week end ing April HI. Imdon is to have an underground elis--trio railroad that will "do" two miles in ten minutes. Yellow- Jack IW1I8 southward from Kloriday and has killed 4000i'ople at Hm since last fall. Those w ho didn't yet (joral claims in the Oklahoma rush declare the whole thiiu; a swimlle. Some iinnailnraa i felt at the City of Mexico over rorted lilibusterinn in ,wer 'ulifornia. Bnpinf William has Imhtii instru niental in fbe tatkUBg of four new churches in Berlin. A man (Had from sunstroke nt Okla homa City last week while sitting on his claim aaprataotad, Udy lionadale sailwl on the Umbra on the 17th int.; to join her hlisbund, who is in San Kninuiseo. A fin-in the l.ee liecninR Company's cslahlishmeu! at St, liOOiB, on the 28th, iused a loss of lL'i,tIO. Sentt Bailey, the neirro whoassaultad a voumr liulvHt Halifax court-house, Va., recently, Was OMghl and lyiichnl. In GreeflWood Cemetery, Brooklrn, which was oja-ned in 1HI0, 'the LW.taWth interment took place there recently. Tho Cilv of Paris, the new steamer which has juat complensl its tlrat trip, cost IftsMOtOOO and can neconitiKalatc LUIHl usseners. (ieori;e PrlBilil Train bus faated eleven dava. Ileibinka only water, which be think is auilicienlly Mrlahia to any ana bat a (tattoo At the Texas Spring I'uliice in Fort Worth, 17.1 varieties ol Texas time will bo cxliibiud. The exhibition will ba OPalMd thi mouth. Billy Wilson, of St. l'mil, Minn., a he.i.v weiitbt, ays that he is anxious to meet I'eter Jnckaon iu a lltrbt to a tlnisli. Both are oolond men. Barron's amendment to the supply bill, increasing the duty on MW-lugl for ex airt fnini Canada, has la-en rejected by the Canadian Mniameat The women pi i'uris now indulge in cigaiattaa made ol tea, and the eHect on the nerves is much more marked than that azaaoiaod by tobacco. There is a bad show (or wheat in Hus siu us well us in Austria, but there is a bright outlook in nil the wlieut-trrowini; districts of the Unitisl States. Colonel I. H. iryer, of Kansas City, bus been elacted mayor of Qothria, Okla homa, at. a i -em promise candidate. Qanuera aru balOg driven away. The rHIHiin Minister of War, at a re cent recaption to the Emperor, Mupriaad hia gueata with musii- luniiahad by an orchestra made up oi army olllcers. An F.nulishmun bus made a toy con taining -tiki animal and men. They arc all put in motion by a windmill tamed M the current from burning candles. There ia considerable excitement iu Saline county, Mo., over the diai-ovory of gold near Arrow nook, a California ex Hrt having pnmounccd it a rich find. The bark J. W. Sciimmell, from St. Johns, N. F., for Rio Janeiro, ran into New York, her crew having nuttaaa, They say that the vessel is unseuworthy. The managers of the Western roads met at Chicago on the '-'7th to consider the proposition oi lessening the time l twean Chicago and Ogdcn. it is claimed last trains are too expensive. Lieutenant lHirr, who alOMd fnm West i'oint with the w ife of Lieutenant rottton, alamt two years ago, is now manager ol the Barrios estate in (iimte BtaJa and is living splendidly. l'oslmastcr F.dward S .liniison.nt Ash lairnc, I'enn , shot a bumlar dead while breaking into the totnco, on the '.'7tb. Jiinison, who was sick in bed with pneu monia, wus appointed only two weeks ago. At I hclaea lV.rk. Kaus;ia I itv, Mo., on the Mb, a bridge serosa an artificial lake u-avc way and precipitated alamt seventy live Hrson into seven foot of water. Most of them scrambled out or were as sists! on shore, more frightened than hurt, but DM were injured, four of llu'm severely. ,v .,o,i, :., l,,ril,l.. milmd ,' ,. t ;ruo.l Trunk .,.,, i:,li.m Out . in which i . .. cveiitii-n H-qde were killcrt. Two cars; .urs. .naricue snoi ami kuum rn.ies wcre tcUmMped aud iuuurdiately took i sor" Sullivan at San Kernardino, last ilrv burning those who were crippled week, lie naa a dancing-master and ! . . " . . . aii lnuableloexiii.aie ineinso.vos mmi .1 L uie rev . . Secretary Windom is la-ttcr. , , ! The worn ol construction on the Marvs- Ke,.rt from tlie leading clearing VUU-. Sutler Cilv and IVIuso Kailroid. houeo( the I'nit.al States aim that ws l.gun on the th. at a aint of o.n lh. total grosj i exchange b.r the wvk mvio Wlth Sorthern California en.Ud April .Mb. acre $!M...-i....l... an :Dl. ; , f n,.. .,- i..i. increase of .r ivnt compared with tlie coircsainung oe. oi ii ow. CUin Alleu, o Hmoklyn, lias faileit ( toohuiu from the Canadian government any settlement of his claim for the illegal which the smoker or chewer of the weed seiiurv and dt tention of hi slop by the luu, and it should be taken regularly to custom collector at Shellmrne, in !Si7. prrvent tin- heart from Wvoming di The Vnite.1 State will probalily take the j eaent. IWrijHiTe treatise with each cv up. I bolUe , or address Mat k lrug Co f N . Y Till; PACIFIC COAST. THK WILLAMETTE COLLEGE OBT8 A $16000 LEOABY. A Colllelon In the Bay at San Francisco -Flanermen Drowned-Heavy Bains In the Northweet -Newsy Items. Yuba city il to have a plaining mill. Heal estate price are improving in Santa Hosa. Hanta Ana's Flower Festival ended on the L'Hth inst. The next !. A. R. reunion willlie iield at lb-d Hluir. The ialmon pack on the Columbia ia doolared unsatisfai)ry. I). L. Hai-kett of the Kejwtcr, is still re)ort4-d to 13 miamng. Husanville, OaL. ex-rienced a sharp earthquake slna k last week. Four fishermen weni drowned in tin Cascade Fall, Or., last week. A Philadelphia firm will put up glace fruit at Santa Crux thi season. The terracotta works at Klsinore are .laily turning out 3000 feet of pipe. Work on the Monterey and I'acilic tirovo Railway is to liegin at onco. Woodland baa organized a Busincs Men's Association ami Hoard of trade. On tlie IWth mat, Henicia honored Minister Mizner with a public welcome. Iu five years the Fresno raisin-growers extect to harvest yearly 1,. 500,000 boxes. tXmm IfaWw'a shin Kaniegel, saileil laal week (mm' Vietoria, H. C, for Hono lulu. San Bernardino county emplovs four teen more school teacners hub wan year. IWnma ih makiriL' LTCilt prepurrtions (or tii-' rowing mafjehaa, to come otr this month. lelsiiiur c hiii. a to bo hatching chickens by aid of the hot water of tho sulphur springs. IWM (i. Harkv was run over by 11 street car last week at San Jose, and died the next biy. Seven men have la-en arrested for tarring (ins Uranium, a Swedish Lathano of San Pedro. A lodgin-hoiise and a cottage adjoining, were destroyed by lire, in San Bernar dino, the ;5Mh inst. J. II. Hailstone, cngineerat the Agnews insane asylum, droppad dead on the -Htti from heart disease. Qapraa Walty.a Norwegian, committed suicide a few days ago at San Uiego by blowing bis brains out. Willamette College will get a $1fi,000 legacy from the late F'ather Wilbur, a noted Methodist missionary. Two tramps broae into the station house id Fountain, Col., lulled the oper ator nail robla-d him of $!". 11. I,. Storev denies publicly that he baa sold bis' interest in the Coromido Beach Hotel to the Spreekels. Francisco Martiuo, a cook atliallup, N. M., attacked hi his employer last week and was shot, probably fatally. Rose Bennett bus la-en sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment (or killing Frank tiraves ut Anaconda, M. T. The Mount Shasta District Society will boM a fair ill Yreka, commencing Octo bar -d and continuing four duys. Caterpillars aft infesting fruit trees in .1. ..: .1 .:.....( l; a H I. ! f....,o,l that they will ravage the orchards. lilt H Mill 'I .1111.1 I""". 1 - Archbishop (loss, head of the Catholic church oi Oregon, has gone to Room to confer with I'tqai Lco unchurch business. ) A sandstorm blew along the rivr la- j twecn Arlington, Or., and The lhilles, last week, Mocking the railroad track near Wallace. Angus! Dietrich trinl to sell la-er at the Odd l-'ellows' picnic at Lakeside, han DiegO county, last week, but wus driven away by force. The Canadian Pacific steamer Sar donyk, loaded with cannery supplies, was beached in the Skeena river, liaving struck a na-k. At Seattle, W. T., last week, Wm. I). Kelly was shot and mortally wounded while attempting to rob the cabin of two saloon-keepers The recent heavy rains all through the Northwest give promise of the largest crops ever raised iu Oregon and Wash ington Territory. The baud of hostile Indians that was reported a few ilays ago aa having killed t rancher at Deer t'reck, near Darning, N. M., is wit bout foundation. William Wohlfrv.m killed Matt Kiegle, near black's Station, Cal., on the 88th. The quarrel originated in the smashing of a buggy and the payment of damages. Charles Schmidt, editor of Nord Cali fornia Herald, in Sacramento, w hile run ning in the fat men's nuv at a picnic, on the .Mb inst., had one of his legs broken. At San Francisco on the L'Hth a colli sion OOOOrrad in the bay la-tween the British ships Dunfallao and fhwan Vic toria, in which both were i-onsidcrably damugevl. The new temperance temple of the Woman's Christian Temia-rani-e Cnion, recently cm-ted at the corner of Fort and Temple streets. Iis Angeles, at a cost of $40,ikk, was dedicated recently. (iovemor Waterman says he thoroughly concurs iu the views taken by l iencral Vandi vcr as to the acquisition of Liwer Calitornia, and in (act is more favorably impressed with the country than he is. l.uoia Ueer got drunk, wrote a letter 4 .I , ,i "'V 7 ' K. io ouui.ier. .e. .o,,. ,,,o-..y, ,,o,. self in u reservoir at 1 os Angalca. laat w,vk. He was a Swiss, .aj years of age. Mrs. Mildnd Cowan, living on I'uwa - mash river, near Seattle, W. T., was ser- ioiislv wounded in an arm ,iy a glancing lud! Imiu a ritic, w inch was held bv her huslwind, on the the tliair tirst. 28tl. The bail struck t i , i . . r r,.i . . ..i...uji.; . '"' '" ulp"!lmiititrii placed on them and the Iri'iirnteur of her llin :in,l itne-ledl e.,r . ... .1 . o lot in Him Hie , . V . J lolil uiuhter. in Yuh City. rrrnlrUwa KaVrta ( Tarr. IH. FLINT'S RKMKHY is the only antidote against tlie influence of toUi, , o hvhk ai r.un How to Feed Stock The Breeding of Fowls-Foundation wan. ior Btablea and Barna. The simplest way to ''I'!i';ttvte,tt)t7;;i is to heat an iron shovel very hot, ami ,' mr vinegar iqain it. . rop by drrip. The Ltoam ariHiiiK from till .8 1 " fectant. Ika-raand window. Bbould be openclthat it iniv escape. It has been estimated tiiat cattle .Uaeaae jnthepaat forty-six years haa cost .rc-at Britain .-JO,000,000. CommiBHioner Col ,',an ria-ommcndB a cattle t agairaaUBWtj wUeh haa baeaHN hot bad 01 diseases, winch afterward afflicted tliia country. A handsome low serene is made by ...:...:., 0 lrn naidbnaH a sky-blue, hen paintinga spray of daisies and clover iJm.sonit. Then set this. n a frame rMWfJ! : MZ; and tine ib 10 ia- yia - -n frame witli a standard. Hoots sliould not la- fed with straw or ,K)or hay. aa thoy are too much alike in comtiosition. Feed the roots with clover or good hav, and give the more concen trated food with the straw. It requires re skill to lie successful in feeding loor than rich kinds of food. Foundation walls for barns and stable's sliould go down deep on low soils that an- nut well drained. Many walls go to ruin by failure to go a little deeper for the foundation. An exceptionally cold win ter may oanae damage from frost, and it iB always well to bank up as much as poeelbtoi Unless the shocks of corn are made firm in the field they will 1 blow n down. A little extra care in shocking will save much loss in fallen shocks. Wherever laiasible haul the shocks to the barn, as corn fodder is always injur.il to a certain extent, no matter how well it may Ire shocked. To make I nice teaeake, bike one pound of Hour, half a pound of butter, one nut meg, one teasMm(ul of saleratus dis sulveil ill a Clin of sour cream. Rub to- nether the butter and sugar and (lour. Hull out and cut into rounna, un-ugno; . . . , . i i .; .. . sugar over them before baking. I '..ike 111 a good oven. The heavy broods of ducks can be kept within an inclosure, with a very low fence, and, if given a trough for bathing purKses. thev will thrive and do well i( fed on graas or bulky food. Too much grain is detrimental. The Pekin breed seems best adapted on farms that have no ionds or streams of water. The color of the hog seems to la? a mut ter of Importance. Experiment! show that, contrary to expectation, a black hog, such as the Kssex and Berkshire, thrives best in the South, w hile the white breeds, such us the Chester White, Yorkshire and Cheshire, thrive beat in the North. The Poland-China, a spotted bog, and the Jersey Red are preferred in the WeMt ern states. A drink that is truly refreshing for one Offering from sore throat or cold is made by uring a quart of lioiling water over a 'carefully washed handful! of Irish moss. l-t it stand until the water is cool, then strain through a muslin bag. add sugar and lemon mice, with a few thin slices of lemon, until it is ulanut like lemonade; a little cinnamon is considered au addition by some people A good relish b) take with a lunch ia made of ham. Pound some pieces of ham in a mortar, just us tine as you can. Season it with Depper and spice, and moisten it with clarified butter. Put this into a mold, or earthen botrl, ami press it in verv tightly, Put it into the oven for half an hour. I-t it get perfw-tly cold 1 It can then be cut into thin slu es. It 18 1 , , , , nice II naed for tilling for sandwiches. That plush may Ih' eleaned is a fact of interest ; children's plus): coats that have la-come so led on the trout can l?80ltly uml delicately sponged with a little liorax aud water without injury ; a toaspoonful of powdered borax to nearly a quart of water is the proper proportion ; use a very suit iponge, and, by the way, a sponge may be softened by laiiling it in ch-ar water; then take it out and rinse it in several waters, if not softened Ittffleiently repeat the boiling and rinsing process. A most excellent pudding is made by tewing one pound Ol prunes until they are so tender that the stones inav tie re' moved without ditlicultv. lake one quart of sweet milk and subtract a tea Cupful ; into thia stir enough Hour to make it like thick pasta, then mix it with the rest of the milk ; beat four eggs very light and add, and lastly stir in the prunes oyer which yon have first sifted a little Hour. lkil or steam for two hours Serve hot, with some highly Savored sauce; vcnilla or wine sauce is preferred A griqa' trellis is a permanent institu tion, and the extra expense of making it right pavs big profits yearly for a long time. How much w ill it cost to put up a tew boards over a lavorite vine that an nually just barely misses riH-niug its fruit ? That bv warding off cold rains and dews and checking tlie passing off of beat Into space will probably make the grapes one or two weeks earlier. This semi-protection is also in many places a preventative of mildew. The finest grapes grow on vines trained to bouse walls un dor the projecting caves and cornices. Excellent ragout pickles are made with two gallons of sliced cuhiiugc, one gallon ot green tomatoes, twelve large onions chop ail tine, one gallon good vinegar, one pound of brown sugar, one half ounce of tumeric powder, one tahlcsioonful of ground allspice, one tablessKnful of cin namon, one ounce oi celerv seed, one teaapoonfnl of ground cloves, one quarter ot a laiimd ol white mustard, salt to the taste. Sitne persons like the addition of three green la-pia-rs chopped line, with out the seeds, lktil all together three or four hours, until quite tender, and to not add the spices until it is done. Ready to use as siam us it is com. I A hen smoker is something that all ,ultrv e,.(11)1(1 ,ulve j , JJJg Til death to Una. It is also death to h? fow, i( (,mfin, mM ' tliick enough to kill the lice. Here is the descrition of a convenient smoker which almost any one who is bandy with saw. i hammer and nails mav constru. t. The smoker is made in two compartments. Tlie upper one for the (owl has a hole cut in one side of the fowl's head, and one in the tlia.rto admit the smoke form I low. A uin of live coals is olaep.1 ia tha lower compartment, a handful of tot.i-o do.r eioaed. A Ian holes should tie lajre.1 in tlie door near the liottom to admit air. A sliding d.r on the liack of the box is so constructed that when opened for tlie1 purpose of insetting or taking out the fowl, it closes the hole which admits the smoke from U-low, and when closed after putting in another fowl the hole is open ed and admit the smoke. We apprehend that this smoker can I used to great ad vantage when a large numlvrof hens are . . , i . i , . .in,, t use to wmcn such a tan mv put is for ridding hoase plant- of the green aphis, and in that cae one side oi the box may have a pane oidaas insertevl so that the operator can toil when enough smoke has been admitted. PORTLAND MARKET. THE LOCAL MABa-BT PRESENTS NO NEW FEATURES. - . - A mmI I U. The Salmon oaton ior Than at Flrat Reported -Vegel-ablei Becoming Prentiful A Decline in Poultry. The general holiday on Tuesday iubjr ferred somewhat with all business tran aactions, but in all other rospxUthe con dition of the local markets is eminently sound. The heavy rains is making up for the dry winter, and are welcomed by the farming community. The salmon cab-ii for April is said to have turned out 1-iti.r tbau was at first reported, and those engaged in the trade are full of hopes for a remunerative season. Wo quote : or(k:-kiks. (loldenC 7'io. extra 0 7c, i... .l,ntdiul Mi.c. ciila. crushed ami - - E "Affce:CoataKi21 ., U..I ... Hiu -'-'aZlc. Java iial'iC, Mca'lia 2831c', Arbuckle's roasted 25?ic. PROVISIONS. Oregon ham 12i13c, breakfast ba o you,, aides 10al0'i,c. shoulders HC 9c. Eastern ham 1313l...c, breakfast I . I , i Ll I i-t.iai:ic. sides HlOc. Lard 10s llfjc, FKl'ITS. Navel oranges H-W, Riversides 3 3.6. California lemens tA.Wig per box. VKOKTAHI.KB. Potatoes 30(ll.jc, onions $L' rlieuliarb 10c, tomatoes $2.50 per liox. DKIKI) raciTB. Apples 56V, sliced Ik:, apricote 13 14c, peaches 810c, pears 8c, Italian, 8c, silver 7c, German 00)c, plume 57e. California figs 8c. DAIRY PBODl'CI. Butter, Oregon fancy 25c, meiiium 21v alu, Eastern 22c, California UHIMI0, nous. Eggsdtic. POULTRY. nhickens IBdl5.60. ducks 1011 per lor., geese 0, turkeys arc steady tt 20c per tt). WOOL. Valley lGalSc, Eastern Oregon 16. hops. Hops 101&. GRAIN. Wlieat, Valley $1.25, Eastern Oregon $1.15 OaU3031c. FLOUR. Standard $4.25, other brands $3.75. FKKD. Hay $1314 tier ton, bran 14al5, shorts $15al0, barley $.1'.504, mill hop $18a20. FRKSH HKAT8. Reef. live. 3loC. dressed 7c, mutton, live, SjfO, dressed 7c, lambs $2.50 eiich, hogs live fjc, dressed 77sc, veal 68c. Old Man lliiyamtd Enter tha Rlnf to Maintain I'uterual Authority. "This 'ere athletics and gymnasiums Is all wrong, said tho old man, us he laid down his paper and began to shuck a three-ply poanut "I've had asumplo of it in my own family, and I know now it works." 'Don't you believe In such exorcise for a young man?" 'Wall, the exorcise may bo nil right. but the fellers git (also ideas in thotr heads. Take my son Cyrus, Pr instance Cy was a lectio inc iued to consumption, and I ruvthcr cncoui-ngod gymnustics. It wasn't throe weeks aforo ho begun to : it sassy. 1 gave him a lickiu' one day, and I could seo that ho didn't lake it kindly. He began to put on airs over his mother, and whon I cum to inquire around a leotlo I found that Cy was on the box. He was n-holdin' up his dukes and knookta' tho boys right and loft 1 overheard him talkin' to our Bi 1 about -position,' -guard,' break away,' 'knock 3Ut' and sich, and evory day ho got laaaier and sassier. Ho was eighteen (ears old, but I alius lick my boys till thoy are pa-t twenty. I saw that Cy was goin' to buck. Thar was Kill and l'om and Jerry to be affected by his ex implo, and I felt that sunthin' orter be lono. Ono day wo was hoin corn, and Cy was off. I didn't mind it fur awhile, but blue-by I got i iled and Biiidi "'Scorns to mo you ur' achiu' fur a lickin.' " 'Mebbe I am, father,' ho roplios, as ;ool as ice, 'but I shan't git it. I've bin licked fur the last time.' '"'Causo why?' 1 asked. "'Cause I won't allow it' "Then I know that the time hud ;omo when ho d got to have sunthin' itronger than boss medicine. Ho'd gol the big head on him tremenjus, und it ns then or never. " -Suppose we walk over to tho barn, Cy? I koo.lessly remarked as 1 linishod row. "Ho said ho was my huekleberry, and 16 dropped our hoes nnd went When e got insido we both begun to pool by nutual consent and Cy carried B grin ill over his face. He'd been put on to i now upper-OUt two or three days bo 'oro nnd he was calkolalin' on spiliu' ny chawin' machine at the fust blow. Ho looked the jim-dandy as ho squiired iff, and 1 raythui- anticipated the wust 1 never fit in my life, but wh n we K)Uared off 1 was bound to down Cyrus. Says I: " -Cy. wit ye quit yer sass and cnueklo if I don't lick ye?' "And he said: "Father, raise yer hikes n leetle higher, and look out fur ne!' "With that he tapped mo on the tore-room with one hand and cuffed ny ear with the other, and I sailed in. He gave mo ono on the tooth-box as I :losed in. but nrter that the gate money as mino. I throwed him into the nanger, over the fannin' mill, and bo aind the grunary, and I was goin' to -un him through tho cornsheller, when le hollered 'Enough!' and begged me to let up on him. It worked a mighty tudden cure on him. Swellin' all went jut his head that night and when I icked him with a cornstalk next day ae was a humble as a calf. Ciymnas dca is all right up to a certain pint but when you git beyond it it's dangerous! 'posen I hadn't come out on top of Cy! Why, sir, he'd have bin blufnn' me niter the house by this time, and prob ibly had a match on with Sullivan!" S. Y. Sun. The hot water cune is higniy spoken of. A young man of our ac quaintance was completely cured of an attachment for a young lady hy one kettleful. which the old man let him hara-Boton Commercial Bulletin. HUNTINQJTHE Li0n. An Knallshm..,-. I-;,,,"., Kin of taj Suddenly, while th n- " UUIIM. , down upon us ulom,- ih. T.'S consort, with one mlK.. ,(-kj Cleared the guile, allok.!.-.' "t midst of the Araba t i, V" lhn for the moment him. Wo ni mod eiu-e arrymj. 4 foll thu, 'ixin u. the lioness sprung M)n our Dimois iook olTeet- hut second dose ,,f ,.:ul (Ml ()f Ntj,! louiloi-sto stretch her llfei! feet. Wo then 1, ancoof our allies. WlMl aZ our oyes. HleediiiL' ...(...T tl many wounds, but as yet foil nblod, the furious nmu sad havoc among the erowj rl lag a skull there iu)" miehtv swcoi) of hi. 'I smiishing a ihoulder with huhndalreodj . glM a inn and woiimli.il ,,s "HI finish him with our rifle, V I very moment the ipearmaa eriu?l wIsh noon him U'l.ii.. i 'M r ua wn ing his nssidbints in f,.1)nti m more men. hud drawn nearfu,?: hind, mid half a dozen lan. now plungou into him slmiiiaBt0J' bearing him to tho groundttLj! Tho short but tierce stru jgl0 n, Our terrible iintaironiat Uiv I... . his lust, with his victims around S Ho had killed (Ivo Arabs outright d wounded fourteen more, amnntk to our great regret, was ih, ,Z hero of tho day, tho same brttew whoso perlloua exploit y . 1 1 U A . . m iiiueo. rt great broad from neck to shoulder will bencefoJ iiiiir witnpqH to lii - ill-mi ... 1- L r.vno m Wtlmf . r tl. ,, 1...I.. i.i.. We were publicly thanked bi . chief for our modest share in the for, of tho day, and ho informed ui Ultra that ho deemed victory cheap t u, prioe, considering tiiat thirty or fcj victims ofton full in such encountm Two young cubs, scarcely six mont, old, wero found insido tho care kf smothered by the smoke. We if- wurd learned that they hud beenitg to Algiers for side, and, for all i, know, thoy may nov lie inmate! t some lOOlogioal garden or racnajent Our work was accomplished. l'robi!:, for many years to come the tribe tm be exempt fromamllar lofllctloa H high hoiirts wo held our triumphal entry into tho villnge, amid shoutii victory blended with death wails, J with lamentations over the wounded. Our young hero ol tlie la I met with his roward. They Carrie I him along in triumph, as he lay tin hi roughly improvised coach, (alii froa loss of blood, but elated with Hie cos- , , i , . scioiisuoss oi ins ucnievemeiu, a mortal could have been happier thn he. The whole tribo, young and oil paid grateful homage to him as he in there, for "honor to whom honor is dis' remains the rule with these tinsophir I ticntod sons of tho wilderness, mil long may it contiiiuo so. Such, then, hiis been our experieral of lion hunting in North Africa Fiif. nislied with tho best iirms of precision and well supported by the indoinitaWi pluck and ripe experience of ourdas.i I ullies, we hud found ourselves fin u face with the king of boasts, and, afler all, had but little right to boa-tofo.r encounter with him. Chamber Jour- doL BULL-FIGHTING IN CUBA. flood Torrailora Can I'oinmanil luttu In Hie Kver-l-'althlul Isle. The older lovo of the Cubans lor bull-lighting is on the wane. Cndoubv edly bull-lighting is still a fasciuatiaj sport for tho old-timers, but there hs been such a succession of clowns in lit bull-ring during tho past ten years Ud thoy have practically killed thn spoA Whon a great bull-fighter turns up I Cuba-nn eveut which happen! ah once in four or five years he is lion ized to a wonderful extent for a tint but there is evory indication thatM lighting as a national sport has seen m best days iu Cuba, I often woodn what has become of Muzzanini, wh went to Cuba from Spain and fell la tently In love with Sara HernlunK ll.( day that ho arrived in Havana, San and ho were inseparable during il stay of the French actress il Havana. Wherever the bull-tighter went enormous crowds followed hia The conjunction of the French actK1 ar.d tho hero of the ring was almost W much for tho sight-seors. Mazzani"' U'uu n Iimut.rul,1t..hfiml40me nan 33 ha won bis way into tho affections tho people by his amiability and gool nature. Ho was paid fb tOUU an" his expenses for a four weeks' tour thrnnn-h Cnlia nnd Mexico. WheO U came to tho actual business of bar righting, however, ho proved atari more 6r less a muff. The bulls so tame that they excited his dorW and he expressed his contempt in pi tomime U) tho nonulaco. Tho popular grow sulky and refused to attend t bulUltohfcL Then Mazzanini e"1 Mexico M'bcro hn ulso exoressed hi I contempt for tho bulls nnd the p'1 MaaaaJla .iih nithnr temi) -tJOUS re sults. Tha moiiln noitod him , , , . chairs, benches and evory thing they could lay their hands on. and the shot at him eiisnallv as ho rushed" of the rins. I saw a woman bull-fighter once Havana, but the bull she was to figM oroved to be a calf. The populace con ceived itself to be insulted, Gloria was imprisoned for seven monta1 and nil Ihn n fla nf the BcM el1 ..!.. . i u.. All of thi1 ji, en ,'u-i w iiiai ii. ,. Ihul It la nnt an fa f f()0l .i.ii in i a tn'i -.1- w . the hot Southern blood of the wO$ the tropics. Cuban Cor. FnilaJelph'4 Bmaa Catching an Heiress. Citizen (to Uncle Rastus) Uie woman you're coing to Sotht marry. It, Uncle Rnstus? Undo Rastus-Yes. snh. dal lady. She ain't much to look at Citiien Well, no, not very much' Uncle Kaslua Uncle Kastus But she hab got ty-seben dollahs in de bank, bos. she hab promued ter gib me de po ob attorney - generalship. HsT' 0"" J