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II K IJ3SJ r I Okegct Sentinel. Oregon Sentinel- PUBLISIED SATURDAYS AT - iiWtS0.NTILI.J4CES0X COD.N'TT OREGON BT KftAISE & TURNER. ADVERTISING RATES. One iqniie lOIIsea orleaa Drat lnitrtlon.7 S 1 " " etchaubseqnent Iniertlon 1M " " 3 month 7 0 ' M 6 In 00 v ......................... .V w One-fcnrthColomnS month TS " SQ0 One-half " S - jo o " M ft II! Ont Column 3 monthi 60 0 " .::.::: wo A PUconnt to Yearly Aavertlaera. $3 PER YEAR il'il'Jtll'Jvll .TERMS: - e copy, Irlur, In advance, (3 8U fc VOL.XXVI-NOi 32. JACKSONVILLE. OBEGON, AUGUSr 13, issi. S ?f "jT ZT-rjC rf PRfFESSIONAL OARDS. P. P. PRIM, ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR-AT-LW Jticltsourille. Ogn.,' Will practice in nil Uie Courts, of the Sutc Office in Mrs. McCullyjs build, inj, coracr of California and Fifth, streets. DR. GEO. KAHLER, pHYSICIAN AND SURGEOi, JACKSONVILLE, OREGON. Jin Office 'in city Drue Store. t sidencc in tr 01 tuc Uourt House, . . jc - tinL'-AlKiiNf Mi D., YSICIAN AKD.SURQEOX, JACKSONVILLE, OKEQON. j. Dfllce oppoaite P. J. It yan'e store. J. W. ROBINSON, M D-, ?HY3ICIAN AND SURGEON Jacksonville, Ogn. lOfflce in Mrs. Ganung's building, Califor. ma street. All calls promptly attenuea to day or night. MARTIN VKOMAN, M. D. HYSICIAN AND 3URGE0N, JACKSONVILLE, OREGON. Office up-stairs In Orth's brick. Resi itaoe on California street. P. JACK, M. D., (HYSICIAN ANDSURGEON, (Formerly of Glasgow, Scotland.) 9 PP LEG ATE, OREGON. )flice and Drug Store at the Drake farm on Applcgate :iglit miles West ol Jack sonville. Letters can be addressed either to Jacksonville or Applegnle. E. H. AUTENIUETH, TTORNEY-AT-LAW. k -i.-onvvtI.Lg. ofUfjoX. I .run. m all the Ginrti ef the State. Proraiit tion (riven to ell boslneaa left In mjr care. Mice in Orth'e brick bolldinj. B. F DOWBLL, TORNEY-AT-LAW. Jacksonville, oiikqon. fiulne placelln my hamlswlll receive prompt 'ttnntlaj. flSueciM attention given to collec tion!. WILL. JACKSON, ENTIST, JACKSONVILLE, OREGON. ,, mEETII EXllACTF.n AT ALL S31 V houri. Lnucblnc raa ail- mlniterea. if desired, fur which extra ' rharpH vrill be made. OfflpM and re.iJeDca on corner uf California and ?irth street!. O. OIBBS. L. B. STKARNf. GIBBS & STEAIINS, A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS. Rooms 2 and 4 Strowbridge's Building, PORTLAND, OREGON. fill practice In all Ccnrts ef Record In the State of Orecon and wahalilnglon Territory; ana pay pr- ticular attention In bumei tn e.terai ixnru. . P. Pi Prim. Ml Ella Prim Clearance Sale. AT PRIM'S MILLINERY STORE A large stock of Fall and "Winter goods is offered for sale at our store at cost Give us a call before purchasing else- where. United States Hotel Announcement. Madame HolL nronrictress of Uie U. S. Hotel, Jacksonville, respectfully invites public attention in general to the fact that she keeps a No. I liou3e in every particu- lar nrsw-.lass taoies ana oea-rooms anu an accommodations to make the hotel the most superior one in Southern Oregon. Madame Holt has adopted the lowest scale of prices, so as to enable her num erous friends on the Pacific Coast to share her comforts and pleasure. The following price-list has been adopt ed: Firstclass bed room, with first-class table for sinslc person) $2 00 per day; Mingle oca room, witn excellent tauie, tior Binelc person) Si 00 per dav: one cood Inonl ciirtnrinr In nnv that, run lw had in I 1...,.-.. . - j '.l,u, ..WW-, ..uuw .uuw.., -v J ..-w, yj -.! min . ttnet nmnh nt nnv tmp innv miltbtl 2o&:a CUP Of COlTeC. With eX - iMInnf rtrrnr! nnrl tinttp.r. nt. nnv time, (duv r night) 1SKC... ilAUAJUi ttOUl. ..VU. W.W. ... V.. , . . . J i Jacksonville, May 14, 18S1. THE U. S. HOTEL, Cor. 3d and California Sts., Jacksonville . - - Ogn, JANE HOLT, Proprietress. ACCOMMODATIONS MEALS AT ALL. HOURS. ROOMS TO LET BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. Prices Very Moderate. OUR NEW HOTEL BUILDING BE ing completed lor occupiney. the un dersigned lakes pleasure in aninuncing that we are prepared to entertain the trav eling public. No pains will be spared to provide for ihc comfort of our guests and to make them feel at home with us. The most modern improvements have been in troduced, and the accommodations of the United States will not lag behind the best appointed inland hotel on tlti.sco i.-t. Our tables will always be supplied with lbs best the market affords and served in the best style by a coips ot obliging w.iiters. The beds and beddinsr nre all new and fitted up in the most comfortable style, suited to the accommodation of single oc cunints or families. JANE HOLT. Jacksonville, March 5, 1831. ASHLAND Livery, Sale & Feed Stable Main St., Aslilaiul. rHE UNDERSIGNED TAKE? pk-as. I ure in announcing that he has pur chased these stables and will keep con stantly on hand the very best SAUDLK House-. UUGGSIE CAItltl GKS, AND And can furnish my customers with a tip top turnout at any time. i:oi:us nuAitni:n On reasonable terms, and given the best attention. Horses bought and sold and satisfaction guaranteed in all my trans actions. HENRY NORTON. THE ASHLAND Woolen Manufacturing tu,' Take pie have o ro In announcing that tuey now and, a full and select stock of AQ5aiEtIsn l!5S0Kli AM MfflSBESVp Made of tbe Tery best NATIVE WOOL And of wliieh thev will dispose at very rea sonable rales. Orders from a die tare will receive prompt attention, oend them in and give our goods n trial. Ashland Wooi.fn M'f'o Co. LUMBER, LUIVJ3ER THOMAS' SAW MILL AT THE .JlEADOWS TS NOW FULLY PREPARED TO FuR 1 nish the market with every description ot lumber of a superior quality. This mill is new throughout and lurnished with the latest and most improved machinery, there by ensuring the speedy fulfillment of all orders at most reasonable prices. Bills sawed to order with dispatch. 3JGivc me a trial and I will prove what I s-ty, for satisfaction is cuaranteed in every case. JESSE 11. TIIO M AS. Table Rock, September 3a, 1879. ASHLUD AND LiHKVILLE II. P. Phillips : : : : Proprietor. T AM NOW RUNNING A DAILY LINr L be wefii tb above point', leaving AMi'anrt with coAch on Mondaj". We'iipnlajK and IrtditjK. retutii'ng next lny tin lu'-oar. Thurs-lay and SatU'day if fncli wnk nlrirk hiiard viill start Irom .-ttlilm.d leturaiuc mi the followincday. PAKE, (rnrh way) SSI". Connecti.in :nde at Llukville Mill iBCk for Lakevlew. Criterion Billiard Saloon! CALIFORNIA ST., James 7. McDaniel, Frop. PHIS popular resort, under new man- agement, is furnishing the best brands ol liquors, wines and cigars. The reading tabic is supplied with Eastern periodicals and lending papers of tbe Coast: Give me a call. CITY BREWERY. VEIT SCHUTZ, - Proprietor. i -nTTTT, imcT ivfiDTrervTTT.T.v or. I I www, .-.w. ...w. .. .. ---. t - 1 ,,. WH .t Urn ll,.tth.rr.n find.at .t .t.I T..1.-. .11. ..4 I .nvtlme. atmr Brewery, the bcfltlacer , ---. . -, w- . . "JnS" KX.T.JSl Tn,rro'm;. ' alwajiln order. AtUlt TiIlBlea jea. ' T. 'Q. REAMES , .E. R.. REAMES. REAMESBROS., California st., Jacksonville, - - - Oregon, AHEAD AS USUAL ! ! BY ADOPTING A CASH BASIS !! THE GREATEST REDUCTION IN PRICES AND THE LARG-3ST STOCK of GEXEIllIi .11EllCIlA!U.SE ! -THE GREATEST VARIETY . TO SELECT rilOM IN Any On Store in Southern Oregon or HJortliern California. ALL FOR CASH!! OUR STOCK-CONSISTS OF lF-WLa:WiNigiyL09DS, FANCY GOODS, LADIES' DIJE5S GOODS. CAFIIMEKE3. AND DIAGONLS. SILKS. AND SMINS, ROOTS &. SHOES, CLOTHING. ETC,, LIMES' CAL., UADS CLOAKS W E CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE ladies to the fact that we have now ti hand tin- UrRfi-t and best selected acort ,nent rf LADIES' DRESS GOODS and FAN CY GOODS ol every de.-ciiption in South ern OrOBOii, and we will henceforth make this line of goods onr speciality and sell them at Cheaper than the Cheapest. To the (t'-ntltmen we will ay. if vou want A No. 1 SUIT OF CLOTHES you must go to Renin''" Bros, to buy them a we claim lo have the tw-t sTOCK OF CLOTHING in Inckson county and will allow none In un- ierrll its'. Then- go-.ds were nil Mircha-e.l bv a nKin Iter ol our firm from Filial (JLivi Huhm" i .-an Kriiicifco and Nrw York and we mil ah mot every article mid rll thuiliis clien; lor ca"h a" a'ty hous; in the cn.nuv. We alsu keep ou baud a lull slock of CROCEREES, HABDWAnE, CUTLEHV, GLASSWARE, CROCKERY. A KUI.L LINK OK ASHLAND GOODS PA'UI ASD FKEIGIIT.-VVAGCIN.S Plovvs- Gang. Plows & Sulky Plows In fuel everything from Ihc fined tieeille to a lliresliinL'-maeh-iie (Jive ns a call mid jndfje for Yourselves us to our capacity of furnishinjr coods asuhove. I he way to make money is I" pave il. To -live it bilv cheap To hny cheap pay UA-II for jour goods and buy of UKAMKS DltUS. DAVID LINSN3, GENERAL UNDERTAKER. ASD DEALER IX COFfXRX TRIMMINGS. COFFINS FURNISHED ON THE shortest notice and cheaper than at any other establishment in Southern Oregon. Furniture of all kinds kept on hand or made to order. EaXaY9?BPnrv?PerT1fw!3M mHy-aM.jrJijB.tj7yg mr.wbnM wSlilim ASHLAND CDILEGE AND li. NORMAL SCHOOL. I 3P-A. CTJIiTS-. REV. L L. ROGERS, A M. President, Piofessor of Ancient and -Modern Lan guages, Mental and Moral Philosophy. REV. LaDRU ROYAL, A.TM..-Vice President and Professor of Higher Mathematics and.Natura I Science.. MRS. nr A. Rogers, Precep'rw Teacher of "Elocution, Principal rif Preparatory Department. a-r-JPaVvi MlGSsrArwVEBEuTch'6r of lnstruT mental Music. MI-S KTE THORNTON.-Assistant Teacher. ISxponsos. TUITION $0 a month, $15 a quarter $40 a year, One scholar three years, or three, in same family, one year 100. In slrument; I music or voice culture, ?5 a month. Vocal music in class, 3 a quar ter. Board, ?3.50 a week. Rooms or col tujres for sclf-boardinir. $2 to as a nmntli Tuition in all cases payable in advance in cash or acceptable notes. Coursos of 3twcl7. oursc in English Language and Litera ture. Reading.'hlocution. English Grain unr, English Anal ti and Parsing. Eng lish Composition, English Littralure, Rhetoric, Ancient History, ediaeval H.b- hijj jimiurn nisiory. Business College. -rilhmclic, Book Keeping, Banking, ivil Govcriiment.l.'om nuaial L iw, Intern ttin ul L i .v, P iliilc d Economy, Algebrt, Geomary. English Grammar and Rhetoric. Course of Latin. Latin G.ainmar, Latin Ueadmjr, nesar's CV.muientarie, Virf.'il, Cicero's Orations, Livy, Tacitus, icero'de Oiliciis. Course in Greek. Greek Grammar, Greek Rculcr, Anabasis. Greek Testam.iit, .uoiuorauiua, jtiomur, iieroaitus, i;cmo thtnes' Orations. ourse in Mathematics. Arithmetic, Al i;Lbra, Geometray, Trigonometry, Survey ing, Jleclianics, Acoustics and ' ptics, .s tronomy. f'-ouise in Modern Languages.- Krencli Grammar, Frencli Reader, Corriue Ra cine, German Grammar, German Redder. Goethe, Schiller. Course in Natural Science.r-Geogr.iphy, Physical Geography, Botany, Zoology, Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Chemis try, Minerology, Geology. Course in Mental and Moral Philosophy. Ethics, Psychology, Logic, Esthetics, Moral Philosophy, Theism, Butler's Anal ogv hristian Evidences. formal Course English Grammar, Arithmetic, Ceography, Physical Geogra phy, Phvsioloirv. Alirebra. Zoolosrvi Gwm- e'.ry, Rhetoric. "Natural PhilossSt vltof- CMt'iuisTi j; iSi..oliulirj7 i-iiiiHiSirSji. v ivil wovcrnment, tsooK-Keeping, -i,ngii"n Literature, Evidences of Christianity.Pcd agogics. Usual College Deghees Co.nferued. OoUogo Oaloxidar. The Fall Term begins Thursday, Sep tember 1, 1881. Winter Term commences Thursday, November 24, 1881. Spring Term begins Thursday, March 2, 1882. SELLING OUT J&L.-& ow-, it- BRECKEIVFELO'S I -AND NO HUMBUG. The, undersigned is now selling off, at cost, to close out business, bis complcti and first-class assortment of Gent's Furn if liing Goods, such as Hals, Shirts, Under wear, lc; b-jst brands of Cigars and To bacco. Pipes, Notions, Fancy Go.ds Glass ware, Crockery, Musical Ins'truments, Bird Cagc, Stationery, Pocket and Table ui lery. Albums. Tovs, Candies, Nuts etc. Give me a call ami see for yourselves. F. BREC'KENFELD. UEADY FOR BUSINES.. THE JACtfiOllf S SUM FLOUR!&JVULL Commenced Manuf.icturing the best of flour on 31 1 XI) AY. SM'T.SO, ISSD. Ye are prepared to do all kiuJsofCu. lorn ork, in the way of exchange of dour lor wheat, chopping leeu and giinilmg corn. Ve hac suptrior niaehiiury for manufacturing Hour and we feel safe in saying that we cau dj better work than auv mill in Rogue River Valley. In exchange, we will give for good, clean wheat, 3d lbs. of flour and 9 lbs. of mixed feed for each bushel. McKENZIE & FOUDR.VY, Proprietors. LIMtVILLB HOTKL LAKE COUNTY, pGN., W. C Greenman," Proprietor. ' "PHE undersigned takes pleasure in an I nouncing that he has taken charge of this house and that the management will be first-class in every particular. The table -will always be. supplied -with the best the market affords. Terms reasonable and satisfaction guar anteed. No pains spared to meet the wants of Uie travelinrpublic WC. GREENMAN. CKESCOT CITT WACOX ROAD H VTTEK8. "We publish herewith the text of the agreement between Horace Gasquet of Del Norte county, California, and the members of the Wagon Road commit tee from Jackson county. It will be seen what each partv to the agreement is expected to do. Much preliminary work has already been done by Mr. Gasquet, and he is in readiness with a large force of men to commence on the grade. All that is necessary now for the people of Jackson county, is to get ready with the half of their subscrip tion to the wagon road fund. This agreement made und entered into'on this the 1st day of August, 1881, by and between Horace Gasqutt of Del Norte county, California, party of tin; h"r.Nt part, uml Mr. HanW, C. C. liMi-kiunti, Mux Muller, J. Nunan and E. D. Foiiiliny of Jackson county, State of Oregon a committee on the part of said Jackson county, Orpgon party of the second partv; Witnes.ieili. that the saiil party of the first part for mill in consideration of the sum of he thousand drllnrs to him in hand paid, as heieinafter set forth, agrees iii.d by the-e presents bind himself uiif the said party of the second part, or hi successors, to construct- a t;ood and sul.siaoli.ii wngon road fioiii the Oieg'n boundary line (on what i.s known ns ihe Howard survey) to the foiks uf Smith River, said road to he G J feet wide, solid loadbed, and of ft aiaile not to exceed one foot, in sixteen anil :i half feet, with sufficient turn iitits for all practical purposes; The said party of the lirt part further agrees with the .-aid party of the sec ond ptrt, fcr and in coiisitleni'ion of the said sum of live thousand dollars aforesaid, to ho paid as hereinafter et forth -to build a good and sub stantial wagon road from the Forks of bnnth River aforesaid to the intersec tion of thp old Crescent City wagon road at what is known as the Low Divide in Del Norte county, Califor nia. Said road to be in all respects built, as the said road from the Oregon line to the forks of Smith River, is agreed to be built said entire road to be completed and ready for use on or by the 1st day of June 1882. The said party of the first part further agrees that, in case he fails to com- plete said road, he will on the failure UAftr.enJ.."3a5been patu 'xS him by the party of the second part. The said party of the second part the com mittee above named on behalf of Jackson county, Oregon, agrees to collect the .subscriptions donated to said road enterprise by the citizens thereof to the amount of five thousand dollars and pay the same to the said party of the first part for and in con sideration of his constructing said road as aforesaid said money to be paid as follows, to-wit: One half at the end of Thirty days from the date of the signing of this agreement by the par lies, and the other half when the said road shall have been half completed and received by the party of the second part: Jn witness whereof w have here unto set our hands the day and year first above written. As regards the organization of the wagon road company, we remark that it is our understanding (though Mr Gasquet has notthus imformed us) thrt he has obtained in his own name a franchise from the board of supervisors of Del Norte county, nnd he i.s now. to nil intents and purposes, the wagon road company. This action of the board of supervisors makes him thp owner of the road under the laws of California, but does not givp him any right to issue shares of stock, but he cm do what amounts to the same thin?, i. e., he can estimate the cost of he road at so much, and if anyone will work on it fur nn interest in it, Gasquet can for such work deed him a proportionate interest in the rani .iud franchise. There in some hesitu tion on the pirt of she Jackson county committee to sign this contract. The oiiiual subscription list of 55,000 calls for a wagon road from Waldo to Cres eent Cit), but under the new arrange uieiit the road has been diverted, and instead of going to Crescent City, it is now the intention of Mr. Gasquet to run it to the Smith River Corners to a point on the coast that Mr. How ard's survey does not take in. The committee contend, that what Jackson county wants is a road to the coast, but in the subscription list the termi nus of the road is fixed a Crescent Uity. The question with the commit tee is: Can the subscriptions be col lected by law, since the road has been diverted, from its original destination? That there should be some doubt on 'this point is quite natural; and hence the committee hesitate to enter into legal obligation. They are willing to do what they can to raise the sum required, but the guarantee that they will give a "gaarant.e of parol." Let Mr. Gasquet go on with the work and when he hu the ra4 prtty well un der way, a citizen's committie from her with Mr. Howard at its head, will be sent to examine it. If tht committM finds, upon examination, that the road is built according to agreement, the first $2,500 will be paid. This is not exactly what Mr. Gajquet wanta, but from the senti ments expressed by a number of our leading citizens it is the best that Jack son county can do under the circum stances. A SPLIXDID SBOTflXG. "Washixgto, August 1. The new fiscal year opens with an unusually faeorable exhibit," the reduction in the public debt for the first month, ending last Saturday, being over $10,000,000, againat 5,600,000 for July, 1880. This large excess of surplus revenue over that for July of last year is at tributable entirely to a reduced list of expenditures, as the aggregate receipts for the last month are nearly S500, 000 below that for July, 1880. In the interest bearing debt there is a re duction of 518,500,000, that being the amount of five percent bonds redeemed under the Windom plan of conyrtin this class of bonds into bonds bearing 3 per cent. This reduction repre sents the amount of six-percent bonds redeemed since April 1st. The low- rate bonds make their appearance for the first time on the debt statement published to-day, the amount being a fraction over 178,000,000. The five-per-cent bonds that have been convert ed into lower rate bonds will apppar on the debt statement for September 1st, but those that are called for re demption, amounting to about $35 000,000, will not mature until October 1st, after which both the five-per-cent bonds will entirely disappaer from the monthly debt statement. The availa ble cash balance is nearly $155,000,000, la decrease of SlftnpO.Onn romnared 3,UUU,UUU compared with August I, 1880. The Treasurer's books show that there is now on hand 44,246, 302 in standard silver dollars; an .in crease for the month of $100,000. These figures indicate that during July the Treasurer has managed to disburse about 3,000,000. silver dollars in excess of the number coined during the same period last year. There is an increase of outstanding silvor cer tificates for the month of $1,700,000, the amount of these certificates now outstanding being nearly $4,000,000. Of fractional silver coins there is now in the Treasury $27,250,000, an in crease for the month of $0,800,000. The fact that the Treasury sent out a large amount of these coin during July to various sections of the country in exchange for current funds, shows that the Mints are manufacturing a much greater number of fractional coins than needed. Since January 1st the increase in the amount of these coins in the Treasury vault is about $2,500, oOO. and tbe increase in the silver dol lars in the .same period is over $12, 000,000. The receipts from customs for the month just closed were $17,541,188, u decrease of $945,589 compared with the corresponding month of last year, and from internal reienues $12,300, 435, an increase of nearly Sl,200,000 compared with July, 1880. The re ceipts from miscellaneous sources fell otr about $750,000 compared with July of last year. The debt statement shows a decrease in the debt during July of $10,078, 023; cash in Treausury, $236,878,190; gold certificates, deposits outstanding, $10,740,000; refunding certificates, $653,850; outstanding legal tenders, $346,681,016; fractional currency, $7, 098,645; cash available on August 1st, $154,827,274; debt, less cash in the Treasury August 1st, $1,830,520,788. The amount of 6 per cents continued at 3 J per cent is $1 78,000,000. Bonds issued to the Pacific railway companies, interest payable in lawful money, prin cipal outstanding, $64,923,512; inter est accured and not yet paid, $323,117; interest paid by the United States, $15,467,272; interest paid by the com panies, by transportation service, $14, 426,644; by cash payments, 5 per cent of net earnings, $655,108; balance of interest paid by the United States, $36,385,428. TUX UAILCOAD EXTE.X1IO.Y. The Biggs, Butte county "Recordsr," learns from a reliable sourco, that the C. R. P. Co. will extend their C. it O. branch from Uedding to the State line, the routo to pass the west side of Mount Shasta, taking in Yreka, and crossins the Klamath near the nresnnt ttt- r jr meaning Bell's, no doubt, the route formerly surveyed, thence to Jackson ville and through Oregon to Rosebury, the present terminus of the railroad from Portland southward. The mag nates of the Central Pacific and South ern Pacific have been conferring with Henry Villard, or what is better known as the Villard syndicate of Ore gon and California, and they together will build the above extension. It is also reported that the Villard syndi cate has purchased the Donahuo road, with the intention of extending it through Mendocino, Humboldt and Dl Norte counties to the Oregon line, which looks as though we may have two lines from the Oregon boundary to Sax Francisco, one via Redding and the Sacramento Valley, and the other via Eureka on the coast, west of the Coast Range. It may be possible, in view of the determination of Vi lard to reach San Francisco, which we stated months ago, he was certain to do in making a connection of the Northern Pacific overland road with that city, that the Central Pacific have come to some terms in forming a connection with tho road to Redding which would be very poor property unless extended to ob tain more business. We are inclined to think that even if Villard has pur chased tho Donahun road, he will meet the Redding branch in preference, a it will save the building of several hun dred miles by his company to reach San Francisco, leaving the Donahue road to be extended at some fuluto period as the business on that route may justify. That Villard is deter mined to run the trains of the North ern Pacific from the East to San Fran cisco, as well as Puget Sound and Port- 1 .1 j - - .- """-wn ' " cer "flad if tlm the Oregon line, anu wVlfenanl la terals for the use of such road, it will no doubt be more satisfactory and pre vent the investment of more capital by the Villard syndicate to build a road via the coast line to San Francisco bay. The Villard syndicate undoubtedly con trols all the Oregon roads with the Northern Pacific overland road, and when the Northern Pacific is complet ed, a person can travel clear around the United States by starting from a point in Maine, almost straight west to the Pacific, thence South to the Mexican line, thence east to the Atlan tic, and thenco north to the pcint of beginning, a distance of more than 10,000 miles. Two wonderful lilliputians are hold ing receptions in London and meeting with great success. The "Midgets," as they are called, are Lucia Zaiato and General Mite. The general is twenty one inches high, and weighs about nine pounds; the lady is nearly the same height and her weight is thirteen pounds. Lucia is a Mexican half-caste, iier parents who accompany her, being well proportioned persons of middle size, und her baby hister, two years of age, is taller and much larger than the woman of IS. No infant has yet been found that could wear either hr shoes or her rings, the largest of which orna ments is too small to, be placed on aa ordinary lead pencil, while her brace lets are not large enough to be wora on the finger of an adult. Again an attempt has been made ia this country, at Philadelphia, to estab lish a "Marriage Benefit Association," the object of which is to assure mem bers a certain sum uf money oil marry ing. Such societies should be numer ous in this country, for young men will marry when they feel so (Jisposed, even if they have to borrow a five dollar bill to pay the clergyman, and young women abet them in their rash ness. A fixed sum with which to be gin married life would prevent a great many tempers from being spoiled, and, therefore, it would prevent divorces. A local newspaper could be mad much more attractive to its readers if its friends would only manifest suffi cient interest in it to furnish its eol unins with all items coming to their at tics calculated in the least to iuttmi the public. f. ? J Aft, PttS