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i til tUm) IiiHunr. cM mil heal alllaggaravata mini. I., anse neru't icci u, , I,, hi avntitively, lint nervrs ar ,iv.- I" trrutiiieiit ami (eel tl... in. I St. Jnculis Oil, which cnns E, ail""'"' iTinnplly. Omleliseil Wit mi' I'lt'pirnl in I'n. llin'.inn. Fiist Iumi'i'k nrn ilrii',1, 'n n' Ui'eil In a tine nw.ler, which j. Biased " r -1 1 u 1 1 1 esm, Tbiu h . . ..t.iliinlli f, .. I 1- miiiliradU...l ... ffJJrM IIIIH vu.iiiirWi-i lit i Ht Hrtrtitle npJiut. Sharp Pains martins' Irwn ""' iM,i"' toanotbsr, still .mil ,,,l.n Joints, in iiiiiniiuiini, intense -nr. rine. eliaraeteilstlis of rheumatism, ll ,... iliat:repitlilv y in .l.nns nrriT.rr.l ,v Head' BttfMMfilia uliirli purines ill' l,l,.iil snd neutralises the arid wrbtoh litlM ,IM.,.f rliiBHtlMiii Why should you com. iiiiur i" suffer vtrsfi othtn are being n--Emdol ll lyiuptMii uf rheumatism bj Hood's Sarsaparilla Ciiratisl M Price, i. Hood's Pills eure h i i I v. , i . ITEMS OF INTEREST. Tin- Danltfa fl"K is the oldest in cxint- ,., . , listing back tu 121U or thereabout". A clairch at Hviillitr, in li ihemia, (ontaiiis u chandelier made uf bnnaii bunr". , India has an anomaly in the shape uf , fly which attacks und duvuurs lurgo ipiilers. lii.ii. ma's cement licit covers about 10 diiar miles. Seventeen miles are In operation! It in reported that raid climb the . J - ..I I I or. ii .'" lice." oi smiim-ni iiaiy anil buck the liluuil orungi's. tllr lll-.t Hi-fllB I ll.ullllcl J , Vr cannot too strongly nor too often HIV llif Miiimui' iiiiMiriuni r hi jiniiiiing Bai thai are perfectly pure ami fresh. Etds that are otlVreil at cheap prices are tlin.'-i invariably of tlinihlliil origin ami Eeertslu sk''- sure to cause the plaritel Ejiippuuitnient and loos. The thoughtful planter's only dureiy lien lu buying seeds ti nt out by u conscientious anil trust wurtliy house- A vast nuinlier of Anier Iran ianleiier hare, (ami have Innl fur tears I the Utmost OOntldstlOS in seeds that bear ilie inline. I. M. Kerry A Co., Detroit, ill. li. The present generation of planters :in liarillv i . in. in I.. r Ihe time lieu Ferry'" Is were not on "ale every w here f.uu war ami ii" n-pnlarly iilaiileil by thousands ' with Ihe greatest faith In the unvarvini; iiiality of i be seeiU ami in the integrity of the Brm that pn (Ik-mi Kverv lamer, heiher alreiulv a Iniyer il ri-rrr fn-il nr mil, xliouiu "end inr rerry MOO annual for 1888. It is mailed free to any one who w rites for it. Last rear the United States exported 86tl loeiimotlvcH, valucil at aluuit $3,(RK,(lO0. sewing machines tu the value of $2,600,000 and typewriters worth $1,500,000. Nu household U complete without a hot Ucof the fanioua Jesse Moore Whiskey. It Is a pure and wholesome stimulant ree amended by all physicians. Don't ne glect this necessity. An unusual accident befell Mr. J. Thompson at Portland, Me. lie jumped (ioiii a moving train ami the shock need a iiiptnre of his windpipe, re inlting in death. THY SLLKVH FOOT-EASE, A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At tins season your feet leel swollen, iter ous and uncouifortable. If yon hare smarting feet or tit-'ht shoes, try Allen's Fuut-Ka.se. It rests and comforts; makes .Mill ii. MM I r..a ,1 1. , i mill IMil i ,d feet, butters and callous spots. Relieves Corns and bunions of all pain and is a cer tain cure for Chilblains, Sweating, damp Or frosted feet. We have over thirty thou sand testimonials. Try it feday. Bold by all druggists and shoo stores for '.'."k-. Trial MCluuN FREE. Address, Allen S. Olin- parage FKKK. Al Sled, to Roy, N. Y. "Tlmnnlv iKInn u-n ittn iln now." ,, i - ays Dupuy do Lome, speaking fot Bpain, "is to repent and reform." Such things are quite possible, even to Spain, when she can't do anything else. A LIVING WITNESS. Mrs. Hoffman Doscrlbos How She Wroto to Mrs. Pinkham for Advloo, and Is Now WolL MT.I. u TTeBaW mm Pear Mrs Pinkham: Reforc using Jour Vog-etnblo Comound I was a great sulTerer I have been sick for months, was troubled with severe pain in both sides of abdomen, sore feeling in lower partot now- els, uls.0 Butterea with dizziness, headache, and could not -s i p. I wrote you a letter describ ing my case and asking your advice. You replied tell inir me just what to do I frilleitvnfl vonr direc- j tions, and cannot praise your medicine enough for what it has done for me Many thanks to you for your advice. Lydia E. Pinkhnm's Vegetable Com pound has cured me, and I will recom mend it to my friends. Mrs. KloRENcB R IIofkma.v, 512 Roland St., Canton, (). The condition deseri led by Mrs lloff tnanwill appeal to runny women, yet lots of sick women struggle on with their daily tasks disregarding the urgent warnings until overtaken by actual collapse. The present Mrs Pinkhnm's experi ence in treating- f. maio ills is unparal leled, for years she worked side by side with Mrs Lydia R Pinkham. and for sometimes past has bad sole charge of the correspondence department of her great business, treating by letter as many as a hundred thousand ailing "fomen during a single year. N ALASKA PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Projrrn Made in Mining Dcvelopmc nt-Valu of the Salmon Indus-try-Agriculture in the Far North -Neceuary Leislation-In-tereattng; Report of Governor Brady, of Alaska. One of the most inteieitina ilm- IJients recently received at the inteiior department is the animal report of John . Brady, governor of Alaska. The report is reiy elaboiate in its treatment of subjects relative to the groat Noith west territory, covering everything from iMHM stations to the mining indus tries. Probably mom i.,..-.. i. ,l.....,...i ; to gold mining than any other subject, that being the predominating industiy at tlio present tituo. Uf this, Mr. i lirsdy says: "The past yeai has been ouo of won- l.f ii I ... r t wim progress, jjuriiig the winter and spring all sorts of vessels were put Into the Alaska trade, and irete filled with passengers and ourgo to the very limit, before long, thousands ol tons of freight could be seen piled upon and under the snow upon the summit) ol the Alaskan mountains. The United States contributed by far the latgest nuinlier of prospectors, who came li mi all quartets, a large number froni every state in the Union, California, Oiegon and Washington sending the largest contingents. These prospectors, as a class, were tine specimens of manhood. "It is calculated that 3,200 outlined (or t opper river, several hundred went over the divide at Yakutat, and some paities went ovei tho Dalton trail and worked their way up the White river, ono of the largest branches of the Yu kon. Cook Inlet, Resurrection hay, Oolovin bay, Kotzehno sound, Koyuktik river and many other (daces have all lieen visited by prospectore this season. The declaration of war against Spain checked tiie tide. Most of the Amer icans who proceeded to Dawson com plained of the mining inlesiind legula tions, and the manner in which they were carried out. This had tho effect to drive many upon the Alaska side, and tiie claims which were abandoned for the tiist onrush to the Klondike wero relocated, and much other vidua ble ground discovered, which will keep laige numbers uf men there tills winter. "Theie is no way of ascertaining tho amount of dust washed out upon tho Alaska side. Tho amounts given for the Klondike and its tributaries vary very much. Several reasons are given Why the output is smaller thnn was anticipated the scarcity of supplies, especially lights, the high price of labor, and the 10 per cent royalty ex acted. Many claims are being held with the expectation that supplies will he more abundant and not so dear, and consequently cheaper labor, and that the loud complaint against the royalty will cause the Ottawa government to abolish it. There will be no lack of Bupplies tin- winter, but there appears to be a determination among the miners to Inep up wages, and the royal ty is still demanded. So we can expect the product for the coming year to be much curtailed." Speaking of quarts mining, lie says: "Very rich ore was discovered in the vicinity of Ketchikan, and many loca tions have been made and developed. (Quartz locations have also been made at various places around the coast and upon the islands, as far as Unalaska. The greater number of these are held by pool men who are not able to make development! ol any considerable ex tent. Alaska is a splendid field for a class of men w ho can command capital and who can examine these discoveries and come to terms with the owners for tho purpose of development and sale. While impoititnt discover its of gold have been made on Pine creek, flow ing into Lake Atlin, the fields in the vicin ity of Raid Ragle and Sum Uum Chief, as well as Sheep creek, near Juneau, have made even better showings in the past year than previously." Favorable reports are niado of the operations of the large American min ing companies at woik in Alaska, their efforts seeming to be moro abundantly rewarded than are those of foreign cor porations. Land Laws. So much of the land laws as relates to mineral lands and mining claims, inasmuch as they are tho same us are now in force in the United States proper,' have given perfect satisfaction throughout Alaska, but in the matter of homestead laws, quite a different state of affairs exists. The idea that a mar, may dig out oro upon lauds ami obtain patent for the same tint cannot build a house and improve land for a home, nor obtain title to it. is regarded as highly unjust and imprudent by the residentsof that country, As a matter of fact, the land offlco has issued but one patent under the law of March B, 18U8, for trade and manufacture, and the amount of land an applicant re ceives depends not on any law, but entirely on the will of the land officer. Even the law which passed last May, extending the homestead rights to Alsska, is found to be practically val- "Tliere are no surveyed lands in Alaska, nor has any system of survey been provided. It is imsissible, there fore, for a poor settler to acquire a homestead. If ho were able and will ing to stand the expense ol a survty, FERSWS SEEDS IweffmouefgkfO-thfirt'nie Kruws every rvou sve It J fiiiiMt to ue reiifil on - rw r - j l 1 1.- K.e Kor raavte l - ' flfMlsf fwrrwHrrv. W CtlUti per (,msnt and i-th lliniart .tn bawitiil II. n- ' no n-K - i rf IMiNnd Annual l frt l.fU..li. Mi h OritfS gVHf tt Ai L ELSl FA 15. I Beat CotMli Byrap. Tt OooC Id bin. rVid ty ur mm - j attest orinti rs-o. The Nippon Ytisen Kaisha steamship Kinehiu Mam, which sailed fmrn Yoko hama for Seattle November 2l. is bring ing the heaviest csigo ever shipped from the Orient for Seattle. It consists ol 8 500 tons of tes, silk and curios. The heaviest previous cargo wai brought on the Agapanthus, which arrived in De cember, 1896, witbV00 tons. The Kinsbin is slso bringing the marines to man lbs Japanese cruiser ChPose, un der construction in San Francisco. Will "sees el Their rrul. The Clark county fruit fsrmere are at the head of a movement which will compel the plain labeling of sll Wash ington prunes sent out to the general market. The Washington crop lias U-eii almost entirely eold to California dealeis. who put their stamp on the boxes end sell them ss s Csllloru.s product Seeking Honolulu Trrndn. Birmingham 4 Co., flor.r and feed dealers of Tseoms, recently sent a rep resentstive to lionolulp to open up business connections for the Drm. he would have no assurance that it would lie accepted by the government, if he settles as a squatter ami makes improvements, he cannot tell how fatON surreys msv iiffecl him. In con sequence ol this condition of affairs, not u single homettea ler has attempted to make entry under the new law in the land office at Sitka." In the matter of wagon roads, rail roads, etc., a different condition exists. As soon as tho right of way bill had passed, numbers of tiling weie made, and several roads of Various rl.irulai are now in progress of construction. 'At Dnga, Renter's bay and Douglass island there are railways in Operation, although solely lor use in connection with the mines. The Pscltic & Arctic Railway & Navigation Company has probably made more progress than anv of the other larite companies, having I completed 14 miles of roud ovei almost impassable country. Moreover, to , much of the road as is completed is constructed of the liest material, by the best of workmen, and is in every way tiist-elass. Money has not been spared, and as a lesult the load stands without j a peer. It niiitht be mentioned, in this connection, that, owing to the limita tions of the timber laws, it was found best to laport a great deal of limUr, and nearly all the timber and lumber used in building Dyea and Skanway, their railroads and mills, was shipped from Pugest sound. Tho governor expresses the hope that congress, during the short session, will pais tiKin a code of civil procedure for tho district uf Alaska. Salmon Industry. Of the salmon industry, a (treat deal is said. There can lie no doubt that i this industry is one of great impoitnnce, for from figure! girsD it is seen that the Alaskan output in the last year marketed at S,97T.019. The red salmon seems to far outnumber all oth I ON, although tho pink and silver salmon are found in latge numbers. Comparatively few king salmon wero taken last year. To pack these salmon fot shipment, over 6,000 laborers nru employed, and, strange to say, the most of them aru Chinese. It has been I found almost impossible to educate the 'native Alaskan Indian to American canning methods, and this, together with the tact that Chinese lalsir is ex ceedingly cheap, may account, in a measute, for the large nuiuliei of Chi nese in tho canneries. This salmon j trade during the past year was of suffi cient proportions to keep In constant use, during the season, 63 steamers, in 'addition to the 713 lighters and small 1 boats. In the opinion of the governor, Alaska should be well supplied with inspectois, the present force ol two be inu decidedly inadequate. Sgrlealsaral Pseelfcllllteoi As an agricultural country, Alaska is still in its infancy, little being known of its possibilities. Ktiough can bo learned, however, from experiments made in the past year, to satibfy those interested that such crops as potatoes, cabbage, beets, peas and other market vegetables can, with proper attention and tare, lie raised in parts of the coun try without difficulty. Hut grass, be yond everything else, promises to be the agricultural wealth uf Alaska. This is but little appteciated at present. The native glasses aru nutritious, and grow luiuiiantly. Timothy, clover and other cultivated vani ties do well, one acre of gionnd in grass there, for -pas- t ii r gage, being worth several acres in a drier climate. There are many varie ties of native berries, such as currants, huckleberries, etc., but berries, fram the States, ns a rule, do well under cul tivation. "Ol itOCktaising," says tiie icpnrt, "hut little can he sa.d. Reindeer will soon be rented in vast herds. In the near future we expect to have the mail traiisHirte.l by reindeer all over North em Alaska during the winter, and at much less cost than at present." Th linvrrnur's Be ipssngasleaoi Rehire closing the report, a number oi recommendations are made. Among than is the suggestion that Japotisky island bo built up as a naval station. Attention is also called to the fact that at Kadiak, Unga, St. Michaels, Circle City and Dyea there is a great lack of proper courtrooms and jails, as well as at Sitka, whete the buildings are in miserable condition. The appropriation for Alaskan schools has been found quite insuffi cient, being but 180,000 per year. An appropriation of twice that size could easily be utilized to good advantage. A further recommendation is made to the effect that lighthouses and other beacons lie placed at conspicuous points along the coast, as the commerce lias gieatly multiplied of late and demunds such protection. Governor Rrady closes his retxirt with sn sptienl to the Republican party to live up to its pledge and extend to Alaska the privilege of sending a dele gate to the national congress. Hop Oatlaak, A good oulhsik for the future of the hop crop of this year is presented, as there is a good demand for them and a rather short supply. Tho market is at present buying cautiously. They have done very little purchasing this year, so far, and it is almost certain that a good demand will in eonseqeunee le anlt. English buyers sre now porch sa iga oniy rosy choice hops, the price paid here being aliout 15 ',c and about .ate to tiie buyer in England. Sonoma county, Cel., has the honor ol receiving the highest price paid this year for hops on the Pacific coast, some Sonoma hops selling for 10c Some choice Oregon Imps brought lHo in some cases. Tbe ciop of the ooast is placed at 185,000 bsles, there being sliout ia, 000 yet left in tbe hsnds of the farmers. Oregon's crop of hope was 65,000 bales, and there are alsiut 1,700 bales yet left with the fsrmers. This is a dided improvement over the crop of last yser; but the ctoii is still under tbe flgores given before the hop lioe got Into the yards, which will materially effect tbe OUtllOt. Tomatoes, 60rs,V per 1ms. Unions, s,itmv per 100 pounds. Potatoes, tlOia- ID. Reels, per sack, (I. Turnips. ier sack, MgJgtOa C.lirots, er sack, ti.'ic. Parsnips, pej suck, l . Reims, green, lit Ho. Cauliflower, 5(M ?.'c per doa. Celery, sOutAOc. Cabbage, native and California 1 1. 00 lit 1.60 par 100 pounds. Apples, 60c ut Hoc per box. Pears, 76cujtl ier box. Piutics, 60c per bus. Peaches, 75c II.-. 60c. Battel Creamery, S7c per pound; dairy and ranch, l.i .v.- per pound. Kggt, 33c. Cheese Native, 13 13 V. Poultry Old hens, 16c per pound; pi ii. g chickens, 16c; tuikevs, 10c. fresh meats Choice du-sscd beef steers, prune, O'jUiT. . cows, prime, u,c; million. ;',c; pork, Uuj70! real, Our 8c Wheat Feed wheat. Ill, Oats Choice, per ton, ;'8. Hay Paget Bound mixed, 19.60(9 10) choice Eastern Washu.gtou tim othy, lit, Com Whole. 133.50; cracked, 3t; (ee l meal, 33.60. Parley Hulled or ground, per ton, f'.M.ii fi whole, 33. Float Potent, per barrel, 3.00; straights, ttklfii California brruds, 3.36; buckwheat flour, 3.75; graham, per barrel, II. 10) whole wheat flour. 13. 75; rye flour, 4. elillatoffa Braaa per ton, $14; shoits, per ton, f 10. Feed Chopped feed, $i7ai per ton; middlings, pei ton, $17; oil cake meal, per ton, $36, Pi.rlUn.l Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 6S(jt60c; Val ley and iiluestem, 60 per bushel. Flour Rest grades, 3. 30; graham, 3.50; super line, $3.36 per barrel. Hats Choice white, 43oj-13c; choice gray, 40(t-ilc per bushel. barley Feed barley, 33aj33; brew ing, $34 per ton. Millstufh Rrnn, $1(1 per ton; mid dlings, $31; Bhorte, $16; chop, $16.60 per ton. Hay Timothy, $0(410; clover, $7 - . Oregon wild hay, 0$ per ton. Putter Fancy creamery, 60 of 55c; seconds, 45 t!i&0o; dairy, 85 (t(46o store, 37 0Jt33o. Cheese Oregon full cream, llntl3o; Young America, 16c; new cheese, 10c per oti!id. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.75(it3 per dozen; hens, $3.60ujt4.00; springs, $l.35(i3; geese, $5.00(to.00 for old, $4.60)6 for young; ducks, $4. mint 6.00 pei dozen; turkeys, live, 1 l ijt 13c per pound. Potatoes 60(g 00c per sack; sweets, 2c per isiund. Vegetables Reels, 00c; turnips, 75c per suck; garlic, 7o i er pound; cab Inige, $1 (i 1.35 per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 76o per dozen; parsnips, 75c per sack; beans, 8c p. r pound; telery, JO i J.'ic per dozen; cucumbers, 50c per box; peas, 3 nr. 3 ',c pel pound. Onions OregOB, 76c(g$l iraack. Hops 15ojl8c; 1807 crop, 4(tUo. Wool Valley, 10cl3o per pound; Eastern Oregon, Hut 13c; mohair, 36c per pound. Mutton Oross, bcBt sheep, wethers and ewes, 3 '..-, dresseil mutton, 7c; spring lambs, 7 1 a c pei lb. Hogs Oross, choice heavy, $4.76; light and feeders, $3. 00(4 4. UU; dressed, $5. 60 ut 0.60 per 100 pounds. Reef Oross, top steers, 3.60($8.75; cows, $3.60(43.00; dressed, beef, &i.r $ Ue per pOOOd, Veal Large, ajg6e small, 0'8(it 7 '(c per pound. Sun graaaises Mmkrt. Wool Spiing Nevada, I0n(l2c per pound; Oregon, K.isletn, Kim 13c; Val ley, I5t 17c; Motthern, 8(1 11c '.Millsttiffs Middlings, $111(331.00; bran, $14.60(4 16.60 per ton. Onions Silverskin,60(4 00cper sack. Putter Fancy creamery, 2flc; lo seconds, 33 (a 31c; fancy dairy, 21 (J 33c; do seconds, 17(431c per HJ0nd. Kggs Store, 18(it33c; fancy ranch, 35(437 UjO. Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $3 (rf3.60; Mexican limes, $tljju.60; Cali, torn la Ismona, $2.00(4.800; do choice- $3.60(44.60; pur box. FIKSr DAY OF WOHK. Snll t'lnBliMi Itrsitliitliin Inlrmlort-il in ike leasts. Washington, IVc. K. The first note of Ihe auti exi aiisionnts was sound d in the senate today by Vest iD-in. Mo.), who latlodttOOd llm following joint resolution: "That nmler the constitution of the United Mutes no power is given to the federal gOfWrUMRl to acquire territory to be held and governed permanently as colonies. The colonial system of Kutopeaii nations cannot In- established under our present constitution, but all territory acipiired by the government, except such small amount at may tie necessary foi coaling stations, collec tion ol houndar les and limllw govern mental pursses iiiusl he acquiied by the goveriiiuenl with the purpose of ultimately organising such territory into states suitable for admission into the Union." A brief discussion ol the navigation laWO WM precipitated by the consider ation of a lull amending those inns by tbe adoption of a provision that foieigu built vessels wrecked in the United States, purchased by citizens of this country ami repaited to the extent of three fourths of their value, shall be subject to forfeiture if thev engage sub sequently in the coastwise trade ol the United States. In iim Reuse. The house was in session less than half an hour today, when the death of licprcscntativet Northway, of Ohio, ami l ove, of Mississippi, wen. iinnoiiiice I, and an adjournment was taken until tomorrow, out of respect to their mem ory . The customary resolution for Ihe distribution of the president's message to the several committees having juns dietloo was adopted, and the deficiency bill, carrying the appropriations foi the extraordinary expenditures of the army and navy (or January 1, to July I, 1899, was icported and w ill bo taken up by the house tomorrow. The report of tho Hawaiian commission, transmitted by the president, was laid before the house and lefened lo the committee on tori i tories, logs tb SI with a bill offered by Hilt to carry out tho recommendations of the committee. SILVER DOLLARS ARE LEGAL. Mlrh lave Bern Mo llrrlilril liy IfMlt J uilgfi. Pontine, Mich., Dec. 8. Judge Smith rendered his decision in tho ease of Stephen A. Raldwin vs. Fred A. Raker, in favor of tho former. The circumstances loading up to the suit were these: Raldwin owns a farm in Rlooinilchl valued at $3,000, ami tiion which Raker holds a mortgage for $330. The mortgage was obtained by assignment fiom its original holders, December 13, 1- mid ti .to was due in interest and principal upon the mortgage $384. In payment Raldwin tendered linker 8H4 silver dollars, which ho icfusod to accept. Raker at onco began steps to foreclose the mortgage. Raldwin tiled a bill in chancery, asking that tho mortgage be dischaiged, inasmuch as ho hail tendered payment to linker. Raker tiled a lengthy answer in re ply, covering all the points of the coin age laws. In il ho quutod tho coinage law passed by eongresi February 12, 1H73, piovidiiig that the standard gold dollar "should be the unit of value." On this basis ho urguud ho wus not he ing paid full value of the mortgage, as a silver dollar's market value was hut 68 1-8 cents. Judge Smith's decision wan that the tender of the silver as payment for the mortgage was good, and accoidingly orderud the mortgage discharged as paid. The case will bo appealed to the supremo court ol Miuhigan. CUBANS MAKING THREATS. Muriii ui iij Diastase's. Many of the stonecntteis formerly at work at the shops of the Paiis exposi tion, between the Champs Klysees and the Heine, liasre lust their jobs. Not, perhaps, on account of a strike or the Ltl k ol work, for both thoUrand Palais and the new Hridge Alexander HI le- ipiire an immense amount of hewn tone, but liecauso of a new atone suw, constructed by a mechanical engineer, Felix Fromholt, of Puns. It is the largest diamond saw over built on the continent, aril the diamonds aro set into the metal in a novel manner, af ter the inventor carefully studied the effect of high temperatures iikiii the crystallised and the iowdered diamond. The saw is of the oircular kind, seven leet six inches in diameter, and set with 200 diamonds let into the metal and disposed of in such a way that b0 stones are set into the siints of the saw teeth. 80 more Into the faces of the t'-eth near their points and 4ii more into the side of the teeth. The saw rotates at the rate of 800 revo lutions per minute; its tangential speed is of 130 feet per second, and it cuts into the stone st the isle of a foot per minute for the hard face stones; for soft building stone the saw makes but 12 revolutions per minute, advancing 40 inches iuto the stone during that time. The stones are mounted on a chariot, the movement of which csn he legulated to soil the adarnce of the saw. Blocks up to sis feet high by four feet wide can be cut with this monster saw just like so much wood. The saw has been in operation for some little time, and has given perfect sstiafaOtion. Tbe saw not only cuts, hut also trims rough-faced stones, and its use represents a great ssving to the exposition compsny for the eimple reason Hist while they bad to pay workmen to tmiMith tbe big block $3 per sqosie metre, the ssroe surface is now prepared by machine at an expense of about 26 cents. The smallest flower known to the botanist is said to be that of the yeast plant. It is microscopic io sise snd is Mid lu be only 100th uf a millimeter in diameter. KpunlNriU AiiRliuly Awulllna in-- Ar- rimi r a Merteansi Havana, Dec. H, The Union Kspiinol, tiie organ ol tho Spanish residents of this island, demands that tho censor prohibit the publication of insults to Spain and insolent remarks directed against tho United States. Tho sep aratist putters continue to publish ar ticles insulting tho Spanish residents, telling the latter to leave the island or pre pall to be hanged. Many Spanish families are leaving interior towns, fearing that the insurgent forces will take possession of them before tho ar rival of the American tnsipe. The following warning has been placaided at the corners of tho dlffei ent stieets recently uleiined: "I, tint Mr,- BsUban, mayor of Havana, do hetehy iniiko known that this street has been cleaned and disin fected at the expense of tho Unitod States ol America. All persons who throw or deposit dirt or refuse of any kind here will be piosecuted to the lull extent of the law." A dispatch limn Puerto Principe says the Cuban general, Ropes Redo, will enter that oily at the head of his troops, who will then lay down their arms and he dismissed. Pranrr's I,' 1 1 Inml mil In China. Peking, Dec. 8. The French min ister, M. Oeiard, has sent an ultima tum to the Chinese foreign office, threatening that unless the French missionary now held a piisoner by the rebels in the province of Kxo-Chiior be released within 10 days, a force of French troops will be ordered to cross the frontier. Algiers, Deo. 8. The Fronch steam er Algeiois has foundered near Ronn, a fortiflel seaport town of Algeria, near the mouth of tho river Seibous. Eleven persons were drowned. Four men were killed and several severely injured at Port Independence, on Castle island, in Roston harbor, by the explosion of a mine which bad been r. moved from tho channel by a diver. The dead are: Sergeant Morris Mo Orath, Hiram Vaughan, Private Rren nan (diven, and Ryan, a cilixen. The Hlarhurk llurnad. Honolulu, Deo. 8. Tbe steamer Mauna iia has just arrived from Hooken, bringing newt of the burning, on November 8, of tbe ship W II. Ktarbock, lumber laden, from Poll Rlakely for South Africa. Csutsln McDonald's boat, with hie vile, first mate snd nine of the crew and three babies, landed at Hooken November II. When the vesssl wss abandoned the crew left her in three K..U. The boats remained together fou: days, when the first mste's boat capaiaru, tbe cook be ing lost. Tu l i. ... i i . . ilu Poms interest in- things hsve come o light in the history of the tunnel boring for tho JwgfrM railway In Sw itierland. Hlasting gelatine was used in this work, which fieexes at a temperature of about 40 degree! Fahr enheit. It is an exceedingly danger ous substance to handle, being unlike dynamite in this respect, ami so the contractors engaged in this woik are keeping their explosives in a soil of safe heated by electricity, so that the iauger of the gelatine treexing is en tirely obviated. In this connection is a proposition to extend this idea to the thawing out of dynamite hv tome elec it ice! application, as dynamite is com only frosen foi safe handling. The WerlS'i See4r el Wheal, An Kngllsh expert claims that Ihe w hi at pro.hu inn soil of the world is mi-1 IqUSl tO tbe strain that will Im- put upon 14, RSH isiw whrn the food supply is ample, thousands die bOOMM Ihoif di-I irderea stomachs fail to digest the food I the take. Hosteller's Btoinach Bittsrs In-ii lit be n ami tone up the stomach and ligrslive organs. I Iglil Front Hngtr. The Hashes of bluish white light seen in the dark when pieces of sugar are ruhlsd locether have been studied hv Mr. John Ruike, an Kngllsh physicist. Ry rotating a loaf of sugar on a lathe against a hammer he has obia I al most continuous luminosity, enabling him to obsSITS and photograph the ipcctrum. The light appears to he a lesult of some change in the crystals, iml not due to beating or to chemical tion between tho sugar and air, as Was silppo-ed. Mkn III Mi.H I swish. A slight tap may cause a bruise, or a slight blow a black one, sore and ten der. Rut It is easy to QU'S a brui-e by the use ol St. .lacohs Oil, ami make the pot vanish and tiie toronssl heal. Interim-king llrlrks. A resident of Toronto, Canada, has invented a paving brick which he hums will save cities considerable ex pense il it coinea up In expectations. It consists ol a system of intct locking brick, by which the stones dovetail into each other, the economy resulting from Ms me being that conciete might bo superseded at necessary to make a imOOth pavement, but the bricks could bo simply laid on the foundation. Experiments with plant seeds sub jected to extermo cold have shown thai the power of germ I nation is not de stroyed but merely suspended by the cold. Schillings Best money-back tea and btikiii1; powder at Your Grocers A curious butterfly exists in India. The male has the led wing yellow and the right one red; the female has these colors reversed. If you want the best wind mill, pumps, tanks, plows, wagons, bells ol all tisea boilers, encim s, or ! nil machinery, see or write JollS I'nol.K, foot ol Morrison street, Portland, Oregon. Babtnailne volcanoes' nre constantly being discovered, and are at times, owing to their sudden appearance, a gieat danger to navigation, When OOmlng to San l-'ram Isco to Brooklyn Hotel, US-gill Bush street. American or Buropaan plan Boom ami Isiard 11.00 to fUO pOT day ; room-. BOOOntl to ll.tin per day; sinirle meals 'Ji cents. Freu loach, t hus. Montgomery, A IWOrdfish weighing II, 070 pounds was latuly hiought to the uniikut at Taejing. It waa MO feet long, the sword alone wuighing 40 pounds. Tu OarS a "M In Una " " Take Laxative llroino Quinine Tablets. all druggists refund money it it fails to cure. 'jltv. I ....... I, on I If you always tell the truth you will never have to III up iixousea. riTf t'sruisimitlv 1'nrsO. Nn Suo.r ecrVCOSSeS nie titrr it, ui a)- us or i ii lUiuVi Ureal Nrrvs ll.-sn n r. svn.l for VKI.K li mi trial in .iu m.i u-KtisK nn. IL U, KLlaUt Ltd., n S-rUi tinet, riiiimi. n nit. it. If there is no other way In whioh n woman can be complimented, tell her that she is a great problem. Piao'l Cure for Consumption has been a family medicine with us since 1MB -J. It. j Madison, MOD ttd Ave , Chicago, III. A man never knows how well isted bis wife is on church affairs until she entertains her minister at supper. IMMVS) IIIIHr We offer One II mi.) r. 1 Iiulltrs Rt int lor any esse of Catarrh lliftl ran not Im cured n Hall's i slur ill Curs , i t. J. CIIKNKY A I'O . I'mea , Ti.li .l , o. We tl Iilrrn llet, have km. nil K. J . I ' lielltf lor tliuiiaat r. jcara, ami Islloro hlin parlei lly bonoraolfl In all bmlneaa tramactloiis sinl Bis and all- able to carry out tay obllg-utlons uiada by i ... -I llrui. W if A Inn Wbolrstlt- liruaslill, Tolr'to, O. W AlOISO, kISNAN .V MiSVIN, Wlmlentle llrilKi;l"ta, Toledo. -ntll'il'tltrrli Cure Ii taken Innmtlly.tctlor dlreelly on lb" blisst and mucous Ilinaeei tin-)i in. I'rli-e ".' per but lie. hold by al. Crust lta. Teiltiuotiliili tn-e. iltll atamlly flili '-It tbu bttl. According lo a census taken by l(Se Maine bureau of statistic! there are 1,677,361 bona in that state. PERSONS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT Oaptain Parker, proprietor of the Parker house, Astoria, waa in tho city last week, and reports himself cured of catairb ty lr. Darrin seven years ago. He says the cure is pOfSnoUt. Kx-Shmifl A. T. BohOSps' wife, of il1, Third street, l'ortland, has been troubled with dealness foi a long time. Her good genius prompted her to try Dr. Darrin s Bleetrical cure, Bho waa Onreda Her daughter, Nina, was cured by IV. I) irr in seven years ago of rheu matism, loss ol appetite and general de bility. .1. A. Lsndslcy, news agent on the l. U. & N., residence .Ml. lalmr, Or., is very enthusiastic over the cure of con sumption, btOMhllil snd catarrh, per formed by Dr. Datrin eight years ago. Ho gained 20 pounds, and has kept it OVei since. Mr. l.imlsley has great cause for rejoicing. Mrs. P, Haves' daughter, Twentietli street, l'ortland, is happy in the cute of a largo goitre I large neck), of years' tending. Bhe was restored by Dr. Damn's electrical treatment many years ago. Mrs. T. 11. Hatfield's son, '.'14 Klevenlh street, l'ortland, was cured 1 1 x ears ago by Dr. Darrin. His trouble was discharging ears and deaf ness. Di. Dan in gives Ireo culmination In all and w hen nece-aiy gives medicine in connection w ith electricity. The poor treated five from 10 to II daily, except medicines. Those willing to pay, 10 to 6; evening, i to s, Sundays, 10 to 1.'. Deafness, catairb, eye, nose and throat, heart, liver, stomach, lung troubles, errors of youth, bhusl taints, gleet, impotence, varicocele, hydrocele. in I stricture a specialty. All chionic male ami female and private diseases treated at reasonable ratea. No cases published except by pel 111I--I011 of the patient. All business relatrOUl with Dr. Darrin stticllv OonfldeOtiaX Let teis ol inquiry answered. Circulars and question blanks sent free. Il.itteries ami belts furnished when ruce-sary. Patients when wiitiug please mention this (mper. Offices, 2tl5 Mot risen street, l'ortlaiid. A deposit ol eaith strontlan has been kmnd on Pot-In-Bay island in Lake Erie. It is tunny acres in extent. The nitrate of strontla is of pure white color. win Bel itowu in 11. Il is certainly tine that as deeply imbedded us the sciatic nerve is, St. Jacobs Oil will get down to it and cure it. It is a pioof of how penetrating and efllcacioi'S are its wonderful cura tive iHiwors. A steady diet of Boston baked beam caused a Huston lion to fall tiK)n its keener and patlially devout him. The implied telle, t 011 the source of Bos ton's gic.itncss was resented by banish ing the ungrateful animal. Dewey was sat islied to only take np Isilh ends of the Manila episode. The Spaniards ought to congratulate them selves that he did not conclude lo take a play in the middle of the game. Massaehusdelts claims to have more different kinds ol native trees 1h.u1 any kingdom in Kurnpe, the nuinlier ex ceeding mi, among them being nine large oaks. SU MMMlMMM')al 'A Porftct Tp ol Iht Highlit Ordtr of Eicelltnc in Manufacture. " waiterBaker a Cols Breakfast (fjcoa Absolutely Pure, Delicious, Nutritious. .Costs less Than QUE CENT a Cup. lit aurtlhal ytsigrl llie Cinuina Arlklt, made al IHIHCHIiTI:H. MASS WALTER BAKER ot CO KlTASLIIHBU 17I0. lauSoaexssj wwwuui ts , Ltd. sSe YOUR LIVER Mooru't llevealful Itrmniljt Klllilolt. Three Coai-s h ill uitko you (ttt tarlttr. 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