0r 4 MOMMY, MAY V. ! Judge llmimf Kdi-ui unit Saturday J iiiifi.i iu im Hy- ; 8. It. William left tl'- Nu.law, tage f -r I'l'ii" thi morning. MiM Martha Medley of Cottage (imve l viaitlug frluida In thi elty. ( I.. J. II1 k returned lliln morning fn-iu a abrt lrt l' !"utli ni On r. Iluinim-ll an.l 0.tI..v, of ' tag limve, ) " f-un-luy in thi city. l liiw K ihk 'Iv. formerly cotidw tor of Hi.-O. V. Jt.' It., atit fuuduy in thi city. I A marriage ll.vii-c wa l"""cl tho.; morning to i:. K. Jl'-ni" 1IHI' 1 J mliiH'ii'l. Mm. J. W'. Hurt and daughter came I upfp-ni Altmiiy tin aft rii'ii f-.ra f,w duje r Ulivca. Th citv Iiiik- Woll the 111 tail"" at I tin- unlvi rty hu-t .-ut unlay am ru.am. Tin' ai-ofv atmal t Mr. and Mr. Chaa. Mavhcw wml to Portland n tin l'al yi-tcrday morning for abort atay. Mm. Win. Paraon n-turncd thla af ternoon from a viit at )laly. Hie waaaivoiiipaiiicd by Mm. I'lyinate. Countv Judge Fi-k went to Portland ye.U-r.laV morning on i.tlhial l.uiiie". lie mill V turn to tomorrow evening. Vil v, tli atn-i t car driver, N an n tiiiioMlH' iu.nilr f I. . O. K. i-one.iii-nlly ha lii i-nr appr 'prmtcly il-norad-d. J. A. KM rt 1. ft thi lnrt.lng for few ilaya iil t I'aloiiae, Washington, to give alt. -ntioii lo hi ro-rty iut r et lin n-. Mi- Kdilh luibli-rof Ito-burgi-ame low n on v.-urdav morning' l""il f" a viait at the n-ai.i. n.-e of 1- J. Me t'laualiaii. Ami"' aalooii niovi-d today from the Young bliM'k to i.U-nmn a I i 1I t c ' the mat aide of Willaim tte trt m il to ( La.. Iladlcy'a. District Attorney Condon eiit to tlii) new iiHinty of I.iiici'ln thla loom ing to attend circuit eourt. Hi little ii aiioiii4tiiii'l liliu. Among the viaitlug delegate we lut-ti.-e l..n. W. I. Vawtcr, innyir f Mcdfr.l. formerly a renid.-nt of tliia rit v ami graduate ot the atate uiilvrr any. Mr. Mi iHtlllel, of Cn-wwell, Wiuilll town tialav. II" any a the afile of tliuttoii want the nmnty aii'l will (t.iiiate mi Ki-nn of laml ami t for that urj . TImiv were alx iimvleta - littothe Klale a llllellliarr frni fia eotlllly Bl the atwioii of l in uil eourt Jul eli"-l. A e'lal M-ioll haa lat'll at'l for July 17 lo try two more iimnler raa. t aptain Mali h, of the iinilit t'or Vallia, ui thai I he worn! pliK-e on Ihe river laiwe'ii I'.uifeiip ami Marri-hurK laal the l..nl of avl bIoukIi three lliilea la low I . UK' He. John Tuvlor, a oltat'e invo hlaek aiuitli, aul'li rel a Mn.ke of ualy al in that town l:il ,-alunliiy rveiniiK It I Hot tli'Mik'ht to lv Intnl. IllnilllO. Ilawley, of t ioliell. Iliaile ileelaratloii of hl Intelillon lo IH-eome ailtlrll of the I liiteil Matea Ix fore Coimlv t 'h rk Walker thin iimriitiiK- Wm. Urillllh'aeiiiiieilowii fn.int'ot- Iiilw Orove vi-tiTltiv to miiKe arranire inriila for llie emUilMllMK of Ihe ImIv of hli ih-a.l i-oniraile liearife Orl. Iay A lelnh roil were iriM-iirel for Ihe work. I'ol. (. A. Sneliaaelilol f III hum- liierli-x kIioI nil iib lo New Vn'k lilay. It will la- exaiullixl hv Hartley, lira liititi ,V miumliniun'm of Ihu IU iii innloii kuii. w nh a view lii iiiri ha lii the iati III rinlit. The I. O. O. K. teni'le U ileiiiraleil w Ith tuiiitiiiu in honor of Ihe unitiil I0.I1.T 11111 tllitf. A Hair llimta fnnu Ihe alall oil Ihe htlillili liml aliothrr la auxin'iiileil hv a wfl from the .mIj; liuililiiiK to Valton'a l-loek. A inxtnl inr-l from I. I.. t'ainhell, Ualeil MiMitlliKloli, May liaaya llierv l k"nI artvi'Hn yon anilu on the train ami Ihe weather U line. They Ko Via I i,''l ami W ill alop one 1l.1v ill Omaha, urrlvintc in I'lihiiK" Tii'-ly fon-iiin. Fnnu the nio-t h'lialileaoiini-a It la KMvrtaliHI that Oregon haa 'J,4l,t)77 hei-i, whieh Ml aernifi' of ai-ven Miumia Miunila In the llei-eu willuive over I7.iaai.iaai oumla if wml for nle w ithin the next th ret- inontlia. VlliHil Hepurt. The follow Inu' la a monthly rv rt of thex hiail taught In I'l-trid l-ane count v, On-c'ii, for tlx limnlh emlliiK April . 1 :!: No. ilaya tauulil 1, lunula r .of 'llplla enrollnl L'7, total luya alien. Iiiiiiv iU, total ilava aU m-i'iiv neni.-e ilally attemlaiiee . nuinla r i.ii.la Ur.lv 'J. ierlment tfiHal. The following liallleil lliila were neillier aWnt r lanly: lai. ami Kva llnrnhart, F.laie ami Mary M.airv, Inn I'arker, lly Netf, i.rai liny, I'harlie M.ak, I'harlip Mi-t uli h t-nii and leillmaii. A. V. IrfiWKKV, Teailier. Til !! ! alllrala la tlo.il. Ir Maakiarl. SAiRAMi:n, I'al., May 1!' -The t-veniiiK new will 'iillih a tat-iiu-nl f the llnunri j ei.nilitioit of the atale KVerniiiiilit. V.owilik; that III.' atate la tmiikruil, an. I unahle lo iim I it oMI liationa. Altlioiii:!) the tax rate ha a-aniitly tavn kept within the .V. e. nl pl.-.U'e limit, the appropriations ina.le (fn-nlly eXtii-l the amount that ran he raixil lin.lrr the rate. It la it llinate.1 III the iiiitnlli r' otll.v that when the Markham a.lmiuiainilioti . vlidiil the tlitl. l.-ii.y thua liuurnil will rea. h f-1 .t .l a . The Kvlu ral full. I la exhaUati-il, ati.t w.miu -nta from c-un-tiea to la- luale til la III. -Ill 1i w ill Vaiii-h In a couple of wia ka, ami tin 11 tluin. will lv imply f"r the nl of ihe yeai I 'reilitor of the atate are ilaiiiorinir f.H the money ilue tin III, l-lit the I - aa r-1 ol I'Xalullli ra r -fuaiw or lienlii'la to Ineel all I pa-a the i-laima. Ivhta an- pilln lip aimitial the atate, alul the imtl.a-k f. .r ila i n-.lit.im la uot v, ry hop. ful. Illtk tanao-a ."ralrrar llrU Ma.n I'iiimiki, May 10. Ilarrj Thorn waa h, M in i:.ii U-n-N t. lay on th 1 l.r- of munJer f.-r the killing of Frank NM!.y. o ( rrawOI 'rlaa May l-i. ' ,0 1) aayi, "mi pniiinii'." 'JLam, lain, laautiful rain." 1 llopa lo.kilig fine though "Ue yar.la are lu kwarj. The lal at the I'loveriJale m ln-ol i li.ui-- l"ri-!iy w;w a hiiiliant auni-aa, , liiian. Lilly aii-l .a ially, l'" la inj rni-.l to ln l pur. luiM- an or".iii. Mr. . F- It. I'urker of iH xd r, tin- i m. ienl j li tv-hrr, waa piplo-leil to pfvai-le over tin- IIMi-litl ami f I - the laaaitlol with en-ilit. After a prayer l.y little j Mau-lie (iilfry, the pr.vraiiitne con--itil of rhohv .-ln-tioiia l.y the i-hoir, , lii lalliallotia atl'l eoiiijaaiitiolia, rnii.li rr-l. f p:uv will not rmlta a lengthy atialyia of the ilitl'en nt pliii-a, all U-iinf worthy. A im-iitioii j lyFII'etty on the "Onp.n Mi-t took the whole lion-" hy torm. He elaiinnl On i(oti hii-'l hi uithful i ll mate f-xia pt nt llover.lnle w ln re the hinrt iliamae w aa no unn.minoll thiliif. He a.lvi-.l the U.y to wait until la-x- ti-r a n-irulutor coui.i p i me i'"" api-nrntiia" aii'l he wouM nrulate tin- winther all O k. Afl. r aupH-r llie younr-tem n-axirei to the hall naf hy ami 1 njoyeil th'-m-ivta plnvlliB .'ruin until the "we ama houa of morn. Honn time the atahl ol.l men i-ull i lljov thernai lvea J'l-t like iM.ya. Hut we il-.n't think it Jii-l In "n t-ular or-U-r to l.-ave vour awn-t little w if.- at home urn! kia tlie-well, we won't any anv more, leaving the n a h r to ifiii-ai tin' r-at. Mr. Iti-a Maltliewa, riii.-Jint Ilill'a milinif nn.l Renliil im IiiI teaelier, via- Itiil at I'lover-liile MuiKluy. , rloViT.laie limn ofTi m to la-t hla f:rm iiKiiinat ten i-nt Unit I'liff 1'ar ki r t an outrun anythiiiic in the ihiiii tv. He lina lai n liotiiiil on aeveral iMi-aaiona tootitwiml John S-llar'a fn4- : race h.-rw on a alruiulit two mile hi nt. Althounh tln-y were not rut tiliif ni-roa lota it la Iniilleaa to mll thi n' waa no atna-t or roiul itnvtor hnI.-i ly. Hn'ink' ai-hia. nt I'lovi-nlnle every Tiiixlay ami Fri.luy eveiiintm, .Mr. Thin. Martin titii ln-r. Mr. Wil-in Yenh h of l'oltiik'e;nve paj.i .1 thr.ui;li I lovenlale 011 hla way to I'leiiaalil Hill la-t Moli-lay. Watell B "li-nll.-ao-l.l," Wil-.n. Mr. H. II. Mora, nn.l Mi I.lllle Siiitt liml I.I..ie Ituoy itttellili-'l Ihe S. S. eoiiveiition at l'oltni- lirove liu.t Willi. Mm. l'.-l. F.llia viaili.l n lativea nt I 'ottiiKe I irove a few iluya lnl w.i-k. Mr. Ja a IIiwiiiiiu of Spriiik'lli-I-I via. Iti il the Walker Itnai. Sun. lay. Mr. I. I', t'oplin left for Ihe ent laat Tlinrsilnv. Ho w ill viait hia o. home ill Ohl.iati.l "take in" the wnrM'a fair exiai-lilli; to la- alelit ulaiut thni iimallia. Mr. W. W. Seoll n-turiieil from l ".:it. rn Orep.ii lunilay. The I io.heli eorn-an.l.'iit liel.l Ilia hrviith 1111.I aniiie thought he hail n u it his w arlike anil ev l Wliva. Iilll It W 11a a hhort live. I tlioiik'I't, for with one KM at I'.'l etl'ort he atniU .l a w hirlw In. I tiiwunUila that thrtiiteneil to eutaliule our far-rearhliiK leileatnla with the little twinkling atam mxl ( ill.leroy'a kite. Hut the whirl" ho I, know ing llie ilnnger ntlaehiil to aueli nil miller- Inking, reaolve.1 to take the hark truck nn.l gathering renewe.1 atreugtli 1-0IIM11I with the afortTtiiil nrn-H.n.l ei-t ami whirlwiii.l manufacturer, eov i-ring him ao ilei p w ith the aaml nn.l ilehria of hia own coliiniaiitioii that it took the team of a ay iiipnthetli' nn.l cliarital.lv iucliliisl pul-lic to l-ring liitn forth to .lay once more an. I the Inat we hearil from hi ill he waa lioti.i-l Inking a tie tiaaa i.naa in n aoulherly lini lion from the t ioalieii il.-Mt, no coiiiimnicl hy n kiml In artc.l iii lhlair (iifonnirfriciiili who had lain pre- vnihil iiani to eai-ort him out of the community, nn.l In- waa U-nriu.- a pla cnr.l containing (he following: "A well aborted ntock of jokea ami w hlrl win. la for wile cheap or will trail.- f.-r a liHlge In aome vat w ll.lerncw. When igiioranix- ia Miaa." Tliia ia In ais-ord-ancr vi Ihe llmt chapter of Matthewa and i then-fore pa l truth. I'VlUINK I.:iiamn, Dr., May l'i. The pn llmiiiary examination of Sam Cn-w and Mm. liovro nivnlly nrn-atiil for tin-murder of ol.l man liveall, waa lnught to a eloao thU morning ula.iit 1.1 ai ..'. La k, teniiiuating In the dia-t-h.irgeof Ihe defi iidattta on motion of ixuiiai I for di f. ii-a. not on the gniiu.l that the evi.lcii.i- did auftlci.-ntly in-lui-l the prl-.ii.m dinvtly with the crime It-alf at the tiiin- of the iniirdrr to ju-lify th. ir U-ing held. Motion waa aiiataincil l v the ju-ti.-e aji the priaoncra dii'hargil. j H Ulllwarlh Iaa0air1. I A'Toki , May M. A iniii!iiiior of the 1'ortlaiKl n-l t ry came down t lay to Investigate the chargin agaitit K. v. It. H. Ihllworth. Theviaitom win- llcv. A J. Itn.wn. H. !.. I'-v. Thomaa 1 1. .1 and Itev. W. T. Holt. Sa veral witn-aai-a rra called la f.-n-tl.i 111 and th" v l.i-nr.) all the vi.l. n.v i-l-laiiial-le. Tin y I. ft for home ! night, all.l the dia-i-ui ill U-made , at toii.mw niglil'a prayer-niei linj l:i the rn-.l yUr.an church her. THE CHINESE HHEAST. Perls. Irrlallai at (rlrallala. W'AaiiiMiro.N, May l'i - Prominent o.'ll.i ia of the navy, who have calivaa J the aituatmli in very thorough manner, i-oiifl.li-ntly lallevu thai the relationa la-twivti ll.ia country and China w ill noon laii.nie - atrait. niil that all friendly n-laMoiia will ii-u-', aii-1 war l.l.i lan-.l. It la li l thought that the advliam of tin- young eliia-r..r of China w ill la-uii-fully aul-nut to the r,,n il,l.- .1. iw.rini 1,111 .,f D.in.-i- from tliia la.lllitry, pnivi.l.d thai the new j provi-i.Hia of the amilided ex. Juaioii act U- eiifon-iil. The m-iwity of .-iid-iu luonj gtliibottt to Chincaa- arta haa lai-U l-olllllli lltol ujaill. There i great danger of an uprising of Cliini-w-againat white liiimigraiita, and feam are exjm-aaial i-oiiivriiing tlie prohahllity of a r- titloli of the Irightful uiaai n'of a few .liia-l. a ago. 1r ark Ibluimra I eel blam. Ni:v Yokk, May K Chinatow 11 urcpta the dii-l-i"U of tne aupnme eourt 011 the (icary law glumly, hut exjai-ta aotnethlng will turn up to pre. Vent a wholesale di-portatioii. I-e Wall, one of the agitator of the Chi ni-M- F-ilal Itighta I.engile, and agent for the Fai-iilc mail and the Southern I'm ifle railway, nya: "I think the Mi-relary of the tn-naiiry, If he ha tin aiwer, ahould extend the time for n-g-l-tratloii, a,a a majority wiah toc..iii.l. with the law. They have not done no la fon-through lieiug mi-led hy t-oun- il." I.Hikr llrwarrtli, Wa-iiishton, May II. The pn--Idi lit haa mndc.t he follow ing HpKjilit- ini-nta: . C. 1 tak.-r of Arizona, chief J Hatha- of ihe aiipn-uii' court if Arizona. I'..lward I.. Hall of New Mexico, I'nitiil Slntea iiiurxhal for New Mexi co. Itciijaiuin H. M-airo of New York, i-olliH-tor of i'U-toiiia for Ala-ka, vi.r Fdwill T. Hatch, n-moved. W. A. II. I'tigh of Ohio, coiiiinU-iiin- i-r of CUalnUl.a, vie- S. V. Holliday of I'ciiiiaylvnnin, ri-igni-d. ItoU-rt M. Coiiaar of Tciineaaia-, llmt ainlit-.r of the trvaaiiry. vice Alex. F. McMillan, IHatrict of of Coluuihia, n aignr.l. Dexter ltcllla. May 15. The -nil ahilictll hrightly and w hell the Kliiall UV ia -. lit forth to weed the carrot patch lie pa th ll-lilng iu-ten.l. Mm. Win I'n-xlon, of Fiigene, ciuno to lH-xler Snturdav for n ahort viait at I'ncle Iau Hunanki-r'a. Mi-wi-M linov lluiiaaker and Lily llclldrlfka, of tliia pliuv, attelideil CX aiuiiiatioii at Kugeue la-l wii-k. A gli-e cluh la U-iug orgnui. d here to furuiah muaic for the picnic to be held nl K.u t the middle of June. J.M-1 Addingtoii haa taken a laninl colli nut for the W.-t Hma. new hnrn, w hich they an- cn-ctiug oil their 1'lena- imt Hill farm. The pntrolia of Ihe noil have la-ell making the ta-r-t u-a- of ihe Uautiful wiiit her during the paat wirk, com- pluting their late wvding and garden lug. If Indicntioiia con 1 1 nut- fuvoruhle thia a, -i lion of country will la- Mcwa-d w ith n moat hoiiutiful cmp of ccr.-nU, fruit, hoM, and in fact everything, the chronic weather crank to the cole trnry iiotwithatnu.ling. Klder T. Huu-aker pn-acluil nt I.0M Valley m hiHil hoiiav at II o'clock, and IteV. F- II. Handanker, of Jllapt-r, pn-acheil at Tn-nt la.tli fon-inaui and nftcrn.a.n of laid Sunday. If all n-rt nrv to be cn-diU-d Itiley Co. ia aun-ly in oak. Tiai had! For further particular in.-uite of Archie Matthewa. The young nu n of (hla p!.-e haveor gatiUed a baai-liall nine. They're go ing to play In the international g-tniea of the world'a fair. J. A. Hrigga haa hia photograph gnl It-ry In o ration. He w ill n nialn h. n-011K a ahort time laforv atarting oil hia auiumer'a tour. Your isrn-i indent had Ihe pl.-a-ure of attending the aji-tacle ao.ial.lc given at Clovenlale on the evening of the l'.1h ili.t., and we further had the rx.Uiitc plca.un- of riding ten mile thnnigh the atiily night af'.erwanl la fore we atru. k na-at. Such in life! Miaa F.uima Crunii In ataying for a ahort tune w ith lu-r gramlf ither at Clovi-r.lalc. I'ncle Himin Yin.Tiit and Frank Ta lor pud Kugelie a vi-it laat Salur d.iV. I.. J. K.-uii, w ho ha laau working in Cnr:iia .hiring the laat year, iaex ai t.-.l in a f. w .lav. IlKi.l'LAR. lar rrelaa. WAiitiiToJ, May V -The l-aa-! urv tialav pun-haa ." ' .m. ! ail'ver aa f.. ..a: .ni.n it ! '.': al Sl.tO; l"..'at v ;'l,iat l M. I Itlera Wi rv .:j.ll I irrliaaca for the I month, U,alUk t A ni 'r l. . I' i ;v n ail v-tt v "i 1 'but t'.at I i- - ' .!! r-a III I " " ' ' ' ' n i- J .-I a 1 ' 1 t. tailtll l-i--- ia i'-1-"- 1.1,.. i- .ir 11 & i r lleCl.liai l- Lliie 11 a-i.-l ; " ' T "' .rr w.-ll iii.'lt tr.i.t -i.- r-..n .ft.m.ain ua f.-r the.:. 11 r tlur.v wb.-re theT cuM meet a f. w -'. r nr--ttx-rata cf 'd. gaotu. TL f ur ent-:iait.. mwretraisial to.-t.-n f.nh ru-. -never eat without rimt Uit-rf I " with a napkin, an I in fact la haui.g ia the cira-t dc-cc.ron.ly U-Uke canucr - Cardi were iatued. and on the ila.r the .we'd (raeatJ, areom;anteil by tbfir owner, arnved. Fcajtuien in g 'rg-ot; lirenea wera ta wait on tbeir laniue bigbBi-aaea, and tbe moat delicate !- cratkera, real cream and U. n!-u bai been fnrnubd by a well ktnwn cat.-n r AJa. boweTtr, tb gueati fa.ie.l to l tava accor ling to tba lw of eti'inette niaintained by their brU and boJ-ai-a. and a row ennno.1. which, it it had rt ocenrre.! among iucbki'b bredcreatnrea rnni.i have U-en termed an ordinary dog Cjht. tuch ai plubeian itreet cum are wont to Indulge in. Be that a it niay, tba tnelea waa en tirely aatiifactory from a ajK.rty i-.int -f rifw, and tha footmen anJ owner w.-re powerleea to interfere. Refn-alilueiii. were grabbed from tbe table, platw of cream npUled over tbe rich carpet, and. dreadful aa it may appear, even tbe four well behaved ipsniel joined in then citement with inrait Ul bred ardor. Wiien ivl,-t r.!n hvl niUidid Into a faint echo and mnilry gneatthad been wbij il into nbrniamon. the j.r iay w no n.i-i originated the brilliant acbeuie aank into a chair with a deep n sne butt, tha wreck and mumicnd. 'Well. I u:u aatiafied; it ha be.-n the mwt nnine ut fair of tbe eaon."-I'bilid.-lphia Tine HooaBlf" til. raaBlrjr. If thm home conld fttand it." anid S A Rnwbothan. a well known reaidenl ' Winnipeg. Manitoba, "a man conld b-a e Winnipeg and riJe l.r) wiln wet ni d nortbwrat ovtr a level prairie la-fur i- arnr.1.1 nlMtrnrte.1 bv th inonnTattM Thi give an idea of the jTrat t. .ril .rT lying wet of Winnita-. wlueh to t:.e eaat.-ni man, aeeun way out or il..- .l.t T)i atl nt tl:i t.raine t-nxlncea the finest ppring whp.it grown niiywh.-re. and tbe enonnoaa plain 1 ve men tioned will in a few yearn lie tbe great granary of the world, taatern pei pie have a muty idea ot our exjiainive :er ntory. We are jut commencing to grorr wheat cotnpar.il 10 n uecmie ni-nc-thouchonr crop two year a-;o wa ("10.000 bnabi l. We have but little anew .n.l In tiu, itinnr t i-r.nl I n--jliaJ In Ml. 01 toba 1 never aaw the top. of the brul.l Tame graaa covere.1. Cattle fairly roll iu fat. ami weare !- counng a gn-ut cattle country, vvm.e moat of our aettlcr aro from acroM tl- water, yet tbe numlT from the wei-u-ra ntntea i venrly incre.-iMing We have 10 wild west fmntier cenM There arrf no n-ttler killed over dinpnted claima. aa ha been an every .lay .Tory in me wen for year. Our hoiui-stend U.wt roijoire a three yearn reMd.-nce or ix inontlia . ,.U f ut.,1 ti.av Iu. iin..inT.ti-l 1 1 . (old ha been diacover.il in wonderfcliv rich qnartx deposits n few nnli-a eiuit ( Winnipeg, and payirg mill have Jn-l been erected by Minneaa.ha capital': 1 preilict a 'runli tn the ljike of t!. Wood dUtrict next year. Winnipeg ha S5.000 inhabitant and i a tbnviti: city. Our winter are cold, but we do not mind them. The atmnephere ii ilr) and the daya are clear, uiur'xy weather ta-iug almit unknown."-Wnlin:iiton Star Th Looilon Itrtal.it.g V. alr. Frofes.r Fruuklnnd ajaaka unfavor ably of llo coiiditiou ' water whin taken for coiiaiiuiption in I., inl.-ii dur ing Novemla r lie aay ttiat on Nor 13 the Thame at Hatii' t.in waacbeiu-it-ally in an eveu worae condition th;.n on Oct. 17, though hactenally it wa con .iderably lietter. The water wa very turbid and brown, but wa in every on except one efficiently filtered before, de livery. Tba nnfiltered water, taken chief, r from tbe Lea by tbe New Itiver cot pany, waa on Nov. 3 both cli.-uiuallf and bacterially in an tmnauatly bad con dition. Compan-I witn the aainph taken In tba previuu month, it con tained more than twice aa much organic matter and more than four turn aa many microbe. It wa al tnrhid and yellow, but la-fore it wa diatnliuted it waa efficiently filtered and iniproveiL Tba deep well water, of the Kant Lon don and C'olne Vull.y com anie con tained more orjai.ic iintter than nnial. but tbey were organically rrncb better than any of th river d rived iiipphea. London Public Cpiui.m Mvaalag of Ward.. Speaking of the strange, eventful til tory of word, the Hartford Courar.t note that "queen" ori,-inally meant sim ply woman, but now designate the mot ghttenng place which the earth can be stow, while with the slightly different spelling of "quean" it stands for a wom an of a different sort; so, too. "knave" at the start meant only a U-y. a in the lierruan form, "knatv," but a U-j go wrong sometimi-, thf I ia tunol- ! tained an unpleasant mi auing Tbe j word "imp" might have been aJ.led a I having bad very much tlie nun luatory a. "kuave." for. meaning brt a hl, or ' siiia.t. it next stiahj f..r a child, end Dow ! i'0nieans an iuforior deviL Lord Haeon . .poke of "tht ninat nrttuma an. I odly ' .M-uiig imp, th Duke of siuffolk and hi ' I rother." Tha md a-f ll.a ( rwdl. Th cnx-od:le devour ail I ir.U Itrdh ... VJ K-1 oui one ine aioaac it i. hii.lti.tt ben the c.'Q -i.le roiiu a a n,. i ur c;-ns hi jaw, and ti... I :r 1 ir-.t -r an-t wailos tbe l.-e ;.,- Li:. !i -,. fjuK.J a?wat the animal's jaw ar d t., ;h, Lj bleb have o '.le tr.1 t! r-1 ::i to u real une bring '. a .a tl.e Wa I T. The ri; f . r!.. ly .unftb I rchi-s wr.ii-ir.niai m oi, . ti.r . r-xa.iie t. ti-l rate tl.e r. rnf..( t.ie Linl. -Lxnd.i Tit-lkta Ar,!nn waa In a towtring rage. Amon tha letter brought to hi d-ek w.i one I from la laun lry man. t " X'M' ' ,r1' im'oTX"" i" ) )'. 1' e fJ 1 a-uinu :. b.m. I .i-ii r ' Md Xa-p at JvQ tiJ J c..eri il. r. in ua-.m i ) woll-r. rlraiun4lnlolM.lofi. j.ml.l Mi, trvttbW. and dooi r fur-.-rt Iu i .TbeinrultingraK-airaaid K:ij rhin a Ardop, quivenng with wrath. laiJtl-e Utter la-fore him. " l Lreaun. u. von. doe he? It enough to make a man fighting mad. If I wera you I .h.n't car alajnt hi threat!" ex- claimed Aranp cw.nmy. . , . , j ..r ... rue, ThataUngbt It hi iuRneyei ryla I'm objecting to, Kiljordan. Think of biabeginnmgalettertoaliternryman with an infernal platitude hka thatr- Uiicago TribuD. A Hew riaa. Mr. Muffin-What do yon want? ! Starved Mo.t-1 bet dia fcUer dat 1, conld eat 12 o' your binkit in 12miunit. an we nt Ton fer ref.-ree.-S. A O.'. . Weddtag Conmrala, "Ilere he comer "Iretty. ian't he?' "Who made her dretw?" I it surah ailk or tinr "1 her veil real UccT" "She't aa white aa the wailT "Wonder how much he t worth?" "WJ ha give her tboe diamond?" "He'a scared to death." "Im't aha th cool oner "That train's a horrible shape." "ln't her mother a dandyr "Aren't the brideMuaid homely?" "That', a handsome uher." "Haan't ah a cute little hand?" "Wonder what number her glove are?" "They say her shoes are flvesr "If his hair isn't parted in the mlddler "Wonder what on earth she married him for?" "For hia money, of courser "Inn't he handorjier "lie" aa homely aa a hedgehrgr "He looks like a circus clown!" "No: he's like a dancing masterr "Good enonga for her anyway." "She wa always so stuck op." "Shell le wore than ever cow!" "SRe jilted John Hall or somebody didn't she?" "He's h-ft towm anyway." I "Oh. lookl The ceremony haa begun." j "Isn't he awkward?" "Whit as hi collarr "Why don't they hurry up?" "Did .he say she woulJ obey?" "Oh. there, they are marriedr "Tired to dcathr "Olad it's over!" "Oh. dear.1" Cincinnati Tribune. A Womaa, aa t'.aal. The large bay horse with a white star In it forehead snorted wildly, leaped Into the air and ran like mad. "Whoa!" frantically yelled the man with froien whiskers in tbe cutter. I Th animal waa beside itself with fear. The man wtth frozen whisker yanked with a desperation born of deer-air. bnt i in vain. Presently be waa thrown from the vehicle and lay trembling and hardly conaciona upon the snow. "Horse frightened" A sympathetic stranger leaned low to "Jewoline.- ' The rniithetic ftrariijcr bnuhed tear. AIUIUM) UVIUUBTU, kUvlV V UUi' an in it" Then the man with frozen whiskers struggled to hia feet and staggered away Detroit Tribune. Caalda't BnliL Magistrate Yon are charged with tak ing a watch which bung in a jeweler's shop window. Prisoner The ieweler himsalf invited m to take it He had put a ticket on the watch with tbeae word, "A rare op portunity." Motto Per Rider. Caaagad. "Is there no abbreriation for Queen Liliuokalani's long name?" asked UeU Celd. "Yea." repUed Bloomfiald. 1 "WhatT "It has been abbreviated to Dennis. , Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegri.h. h. r Airord It k.w. The Chinamen ho have r.f-J C What! Treating yourself to a bofr ! to register and defied the govern t'"" Imentof the Cnit.ilStatfs arc ti -t O. Oh, I can afford it now. Do yon i . , , , , , i i,, know, about thi time of th year uiy ! entitled to nn-rry and sh"t:!-M late lamented wif generally got a newldeporti I to tl; ir tu'i'-e hnd. winter hat! Elumenle. , , .X majority id i:.e stijci ii.- -- -rt i-j smh Bii,.. the view that haa Ucii liihi hy all Aunt Sarah (during her first visit to a nations since iulertatioiul la hf Cat-llercy Who's that poor fi-llow9 ... . , ,i;..n, the janitor's throwing down Vtairs? came ncc. u: that al.. Hail Doy (carelely)-oh. that's on'y ; are allowed to remiin in a couutn one o' th' tenanu, ma'am.-Trnth. j only by ,ufferance, md are lii!'!' a ruitriB uk,MM. , at any time to be r.fu.-il a r"1' Gent I should hk to hav my photo denee. The minorty di.-wn r. e' taken, but I want it to be nic lolkic-. ! the nueti.in of eiradiencv. Tl.J Photographer Xrver fear, air tt lTJl,Ja!'X '0 w it yourself. -be hik. know it yourself. Sc haik. Oma Wa. She Dont yon think one haa to giva I fin a m.1 I kH .. . i on oou you te an ocean wed- dir tnp.-BrxkIyn Ufa. Loratiog. ll of Tlie eJilr of the I'ortlan 1 Di, j patch, than whom nwite art- U-tter acquainted v ith early Ortyou hj.. J t J r j ,ry 4n, i,htlc WflUn: borne of tor utate 1-xchnn-a ,,re . bringing uj tlic i-uestioli aa to l.ou Salctn aei ua .l tl... cat.itol nn.l if that city re-ivil a majority of Un vote. A. C. Ilc-cd givt-a it that tin- late Jo U'ioti. hv nlaviiwr -ik, .r.. : 0 r trick on the lute Mojihen Coflin. infltrtini in the ballot ti,. trunUl to li in iritli the name of j,'ortlauJ,""t:alem,,, ond ditrib- 'utingtheui over what wa then e:wtern Oregon, caused the lutt r to have a major ty of the vote. The j fact i, Sak-ra did not have a ma jority, but Kugene did. There waa equally aa pretty a game played aa j that rejiorted by CoL IU etl, with ; the vote of Coos and Curry coun ties, and if they had been counted 'aa caft, it would have given tl. . capitol to Kugene City. In order ' to settle thia matter authoritatively we think it should be n fcrn.l to Hon. K. J. Harding, who probuhly knows more about tho true inward- fjm et tto lrwnthin itf Hp. ..in'. . 6. capital than uny nun now living as jlC was an iinjortaiit factor in u of , . tory, ne siioum give u 10 me pn jple. The writer has some recollc i tion on this subject, and f- have ! many other?. I The visitors to the grand lixl'e now in session in Kugene rhouM j not fail to take a stroll to the to. !of Fkinner's hutte. The magniti cent expanse of scenery to be ki-h will amply repay them. In the wine districts of France, Spain and Italy grapes ure Mill trodden with the hare feet, the i dm prevailing that this make wine better, l'oeribly this fact may ac count for the aromatic flavor of certain foreign wines. I The meeting of so larg a hly ! as that of the fraternal soeictv no I in fct-sion here necessarily htraun ; the facilities for accommodation, j Vet nil have been cared for hy our hospitable citizens who ojcn-l their homes to the visitor. i Somo jH'oplo are unreasotiahle. I They exjK-ct a white girl lo work for t3 a week and forego a chance I J of marriage when offered, while tln-y I uncomplainingly pay a Chinaman ; 17 for the same services. The m r- vices of Chinamen are not nc l.d in this cotintrv. Tho lowers of Kurope have passed an international law forkJ- I biding the killing in Africa of an j elephant the tusks of which weigh j less than live kilos. (If course, tlie wild elephants that have tuks weighing less than that will "-' proudly up to the hunters anJ U J' AU i t'e elephants that run away nwT ! be contii.lert J euhiects for claiii:!- ter. Chinese lovers are seckin? to curry favors for their charge hv asserting that "immigrants" from the United States to China will l deported. It is a palpable fa! hood. The onlv Americans in China are merchants and HI!--loll aries. The former are there for the profits of trade, and it would mat ter little if they were sent home The latter have a promising field al home. Few of the hundred and odd thousands of Chinamen in ti' UniU-d State have been j.roselyt.-J- ' ..J,ii . ft.;-. , ri.-'.t I.i - , auuu t a a. . iiiiiw ssir "- -- , deport the residents of the I t'i-' ' ' .- i I States residing withn herd.-ninr--thus conceding the jrinciple nu;t tained by the ijoriy. It ' " " I t i 11.. (l,. I . .. i . i ol t.'-e i cKc coast upon wintn tne en- , Chinese emigration Ul fallen j-1 tiiltol I late ovtr the decision - o o o o o o o o o o o o o n