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'"" in irr,i nnp ill ""' Ill illllhmt ! IF YOU DOHT READ I ,,,,,"""""",",',,v".,;m,,n- The Plaindealer ir iuu one 11 in 1 J IT IS so. ! You Don't Get the' News. Vol. XXVI. ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1895. No. 10. -V V r V 5- ft I ill GENERAL DIRECTORY KTATE OF CKEOOS. V. S. Senators... ' J.lLMItcheU j. n. Doipn Congressmen ISMS? Ileminn Attorney-General O. E. Chamberlain Uovtrnor. 6eercUry of Slate. GcorroW.MtBndO riio treasurer. - 8uM. rnb. InslrucUoU.. t-hliMetscnaa E. B. McElroy Member Board of EqnallxationA . C Woodcock Sr. A. Moore C. E. Wolvcrton E;S. Beta ' ' r A. B. Comrw.n Railroad Commissioners. V. B. Eddy (I. A. Macrum Clerk ol Railroad Commission. Lydell Baker , jtxcosDtjcmcut DrsxticT. Judge.-.,, '. . I. C Fullcrton Prosecuting Attorney Geo. M. Brown c. s. lakd orncr, kxjbceo. ..Receiver . E. S. Sheridan RcglMer J R. U. Vcatca r. SO RXATUES ECUU.C. - ' nifKL Gioson ' Observer.. BOCGLaa COOTT. Senator.-, . -Henry Beetle j !j. is. tsiunacu J.T. Bridges, a A.ScSlbrede (J. E. Bli tSeprescntaUrcs ak r. w. Benson C. F. Cat&cart .W. A. Fratcr .J. A. Underwood I. A. Sterling treasurer School Supcrisdest- sscar County Judge Cosualssionert- .A. r. seams tV,lL. V C. H. M Jwuir.u , IL. Wilson Mauptn . HeTdon SarrejtKv. uoroner. j)r. K. U:ilUler cheep Inspector- Tbos. salta i anaetsct, orncrss. .John Hamlin Constables- "i .H.C. blocum CTtr Of tOSXBtTKO, 1W.T. W J.H.Sh Jt-F.Ri B.O.St I. F. Eli W.T. Wright tsnupe Tnutee - itapp Strone Bice Xeoorder. .F. SLZIrier Marshal- W. F. Carroll J. A. Cox Treasarer. v vf rfWre 'ts-soss. The Circuit Court for Douglas County meets three tinea a year as follows: The 3d Mon day in Jiarci, the ta Monday In June, and the 1st Monday in December. J. C FnUerton of IXosebni-r Ju-Uje, 'Geo, M. Brown, of Koseborg, proseenUa? altoi uey. .om meets ue -is, neunesaay wcx the 1st .Monday 01 January, iiarca, jaay, July, aber and Xorember. A. F. Steams, of and. 'indee: C 1L Mansin of Elklon aad WL. 'iVilson, ol Riddle, commissioners. Fxohatc Cosrt is In sesdon conUnnoosly, A.F. Steams, inite. Society 3XcUbs. T AUKT.L LODGE. A. F. A A. M- REGULAR -L' meetings the 2d and h Wedcesdayt in. eaensosttu - XTKPQUA CHAPTER, SO. 1L R. A. V., HOLD AJ their resnlarcoarocations at Masonic hall oa the Srst and third Tuesday ol eaeh ssoath. Visiting companions are cordially inTtted. SlT.RiTP.H.P. TainotB Ciro, Secre'tary. LS LODGE. SO. 8. I. O. O. F- aeets Satorday eTenlcg of each treek at 7 o'clock In their hill at Eosebcrg. Members of the order in good standinr are lnrited to attend. FsxsK G. MICXUI, S. G. S. T. Jfcsrnr, Sec"y. TISIOS ESCAMPMEST, SO. 9, MEETS AT VJ Odd FeILm' n on second and lonrth Thnrsdays ol each month. Visiting brethren ars in ruea to auesa. Txx5C G. Mttttti, Ecribe. ILvxxt Taut. C P. pOsEBCEG LODGE, SO. , c- Eeeta'the icccnd sad foart O. u. w. Elects thi itcend sad foartlr Mondays of tica month at 730 p. m. at Odd Fellows hall. Members of the order in good standing ere In vtted to attend. V TJ HMO POST, KO.TJ, G. A. R MEETS THE XI Sm& aad.thirJ Thsadaya ol each gonth. TTySKBTS EELIEF CORPS' SO. K, MEETS i it jo ill aad .rlosrth Thaayj la each TJASME AIXIASCE Regular Quarterly .VeeOnrs will be held at Grange Hall, Buselmig. the grs Fflday in December, March and June, ana (he third mday in beptemoer. ROSEBTJRG CHAPTER, SO. S.O. E. MEETS Ihft umnd and foanh Thundan of each MADELXSE B. COSKXISG, XT. M. J?- Tj OfcEBCEG DIViabS SO C6, B. OF L.E., meets erery second and fourth Sunday. fn OSZ9CBG1CTJ. LODGE, SO.C.l O.O. T. 'meets on Tnesday ereslncof each week at the Odd Fellows hall. Visiting sisters and Brethren are isTlted to attend. Sltss SaxaB Wixbxsxt, N. G. Fxajnr.G.MirTTH. E.aec ALPEA-XODGE.XO. -C, K. OF Pn MEETS creryTrednaday erenint; at Odd FeUors HsB. Visiting brethren in good standing cor dlallylSTltedto attcrtrt. r&iD. rACt-Tcrruf. jgSOWK & XUSX1N, Attorneys-at-Law, Rooas'andS Taylor & Wilson Block. EOSEBCRG, OR. .w. B. "WlIiLIS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, vrai in aHtiaetjarU of ths State. Of- bets Cosrt House, Doaglas coitaty. Or. 0V L SEHLBBEDH, Attorney at Law, OSes orer the 7oatoScs on Jaekaon street. '"V" CABITWELL, Attorney at Law, ROSEBURG, OREGOS. Physician and Surgeon ftOSce:AtIrvHooTr's old stand on Oat 1 tree t Residence Cor. Lane it Jackson Streets. OZIAS, 71. TJ. shysician. and Surgeon, r - . EOSEBCRG, OR. OSce in 5. Marks & Co.'s Block, upstairs. Calls promptly answered dsy or night. ' JAMES BAKE, Physician and Surgeon. ' Graduate Rush Medical College. Diseases of Women and Children a Specialty , , omCE, Rooms 9 It 10, Mantels' Building. RzsimRcczDdtunas Street, second place east Dr. Bunnell's. - ROSEBURG, OREGOS. Jcwr L. LorcKAcr T AM & LOTJGHART, .1 'Attorneys & Counselors at Law Rottbnrg, Oregon. Vi 111 rrartlee in all th eonrts of Oreron. Of fice in the Tajlor-WiUon block. MRS. Iff. BOYD, DEALER IM CHOICE- Family Groceries, DISHES, Books and Children's Toys. A TOLL- LINE OF- .Units, SnU, French Candies, Confectionery Canned Good?, Coffees, Teas, ltd IMPORTED KIWST CIGAE& CHOICE VMKVB OP CIGAE8 7" ILL. P. HEYDON, Cotinfy Surveyor, aad Notary Pabllc. Ornci: In Court House. Onlrrs far Snrrrlnr and Fltld KotcS should be addressed to Will P. Heydon, County Eur; veyor, Roseburg, or. T. CRAWFORD, Attorney at Law, Eton I. Marsters Building, - ROSEBDKQ, OR. ' fsyBuslncss before the U. 8. Land Office and miulnj cases a specialty. Late Receiver V. S. Land Office. W". F. BRIGGS, 8. Dcpaty ailueral 8arTcyor and Notary Public Omci: County Jail Building, up stairs. r- Spoclal attention paid to Transfers and Conveyances. Address, ROSEBURG, OR. jljYRA BROWN, ML D., Physician and Surgeon. Chresle Kseuu of Wcraeal & SpeeUttr. Office, Up Stairs, in the Marks Building. Residence, 112 Cass Street, ROSEBURG. g- L. MTT.TiSR, M. D Surgeon and Homoeopathio Physician, 83ronle dlseaaes a ptclaUy, J. F. BARKER & GO. GROCERS. TEAS A SPECIALTY. A special htsnJ jtBaaialtentei Tta. prisa Oar coppee Xs haviac a larfe tale. Zm styles el Glass and Delf Ware At aiinnlthirg lav voces. Ovr ot Toss arv i ei j popalar. caaaed i : . WOODWARD -THE ROSEBURG Docs Up ALL COMPETITORS ! We are always in the Lead, and mean to keep there. The Golder II arrest is npon us, and farm ers are smiling becaose Woodward Ioojta to their interest. BUGGI HARKI . Full Trimmed TEAM HARNESS These are all Leather and Warranted. SADDLES At Bed need Prices. Consult your parse and be tare and see Woodward before baring. W. . WOOiWAfc! E G. STANTON Eta just reeeired a n and exUasiT stock e DRY : GOODS COXBIfiTIKQ 0 Ladies' Dre?s Goods. Kibbons, Trimmings, Lacw, ttc. Etc. -AL60 A nE STOCK OT- BOOTS AAD SHOES Of th best qtullty sol flnUh. r t r nm ti tci c? Wood, Willow and Glass Wire, Crockery, Cordage, Etc. Also oa hand in larg quantities and at Triee tr rait ue uaea. aim a urge sioea or Custom-Made Clothing Which is offered at cost pile. A fall and select stock of SCHOOL BOOK8 Constantly on hand. Also the LATEST SOraTIES IN STATIONER. General agent for eTtry rarietT ot sabteriptlsa books and periodicals Tmbllihed In tht United Etatea. Persons irlhlnf reading matter of any una wui ao 10 pre me a call. The Old Reliable RUSS HOUSE 215 Montgomery St., ex tend In e from Fine to Bush Bts., Ban Francisco, Cat. Business center of the city, convenient to all banks, insurance Co. offices and places of amusements. Containing 00 rooms. J. H. YOUNG, Prop. Tenxs: 12.00 and t2.ty.pet day. Free coacn to ana jrozn tut Boiei. A. SAL2MAN, (Successor to J. JASKULEK.) Practical : Watchmaker, DEALER IN .. WATCHES, CLOCKS, JKWELKY. AND fANCY COOD. Cwomtiuo Brtta:llluw 13yo A COMl'I.KTK STOCK OK Cull3ry, Notions, Tobacco. Cijrara and Smokers' Articles. Also Proprietor and HanaRor of A SQUARE DEAL. l :t 1-3 1- o We are Here to Stay. ( If Business Is Not Good I The Plaindealer's ( ( Are the Rooters for the Business Hen of Douglas County SHEET MUSIC. and He 4t0 000 PIECES SHEET MUSIC U)UUU AT 10 GTS. PER COPY. Mailed to an' address Catalogue of this immense We have also secured the agency of the Wiley B. Allen Co. T. K. RICHARDSON, THE THIRD ADDITION BKOOKSIDE. The JIOIVG Farm, ted and is now on the market in Lots aud Blocks containing 3, 20, 30, aud 40 acres, ranging in price from $25 to $100 per acre. Any one wantiug a fruit, vegetable or chicken farm or a suburban home can now be accommodated on easy terms. All lots sold in First Brookside addition have more than doubled in value. The prospect is much better for the future. More fortunes are made in lands near a grow ing town or city . than any other way. Sieze the oppor tunity. For information or conveyance, call at ony Real Estate Office, or on & T. BELDEN. Fropr. BOWEN & ESTABROOK, GjaiNJEltA.JL. Blacksmiths Stephen Street, between Oak and Cass, Macblue Work a Specialty. KOHCBURG, OR. : Jeweler : antl ; Optician. GIuhnch uxkI BJpeotJieloH lloselmrg's Famous Uargnin Store. ' I ' I ' I 10- 11 1 Is what wc give to every cus tomer, for we believe the best advertisement possible is a cus tomer pleased with what we have sold them, they will come again aud agaiu, and their friends will come too. We are not here for a da' or for a month. We are Here to Stay. .Roseburg, Or. 9 Don't Squeal, But Root. 9, Advertising Columns fit) e) )l (9 9) m AAA A A ACAS! It is now well understood that T. K. Ricahrdson is the best es tablished and most reliable Piano Organ dealer in the State.! has secured the American! agency aud will soon receive for One Cent Extra. stock sent free on application. east of town, has been plat and Machinists icOTTOLENEi What Is It !tis the new shortening Utaking the place of lard 4& or cooking butter, or both. Costs less, goes. farther, and Is easily dlgcsted by anyone. is AT ALL GROCERS. Refuse AN Substitutes. k Made only by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO., jl ST. LOUIS and S ' CHICAGO, NCV YORK. 9 ' DOSTOH. A Sovereign Remedy &G)irgha Colds. LaGrippe ard all Affection cfthiThroat. Chest arJ Lungs. 50cts:122 5EKD TOR PRIHIR. ABiETiNE?lED.S.Onjyille.Cal Sold bv A. C. Marters & Co. W.L Douglas .35 CKJC IS THE BEST. W taSSlitM TIT FOR A KING, . cordovan; rRIXCH A DiAXCUXa ZMT. 4.s3.so Fine &uf&Kwa?8a "3.5PPOUCE.350LES. so6?2. WORKING. -EXTRA FINf 5- s2.l7B2YSSCH3CtSKuEl LADIES "141 - i END FOR C ATAICSUC L'DOUOLAa Over One .Million People wear the W. L, Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes AH our shoes arc equally satisfactory Jhey Rive the best value for the money. They equal custem shoes In style and fit. Thilr-wearinjr qualities are unsurpassed. The prices arc cnll3nn,stacipea on sole. Frora 5 1 tc S.t saved over other makes. If yczrdsikrca2o:sapjJy vcutreon. Sold by dealers everywhere. Wanted, agent to take exclusive sale for this vicinity. Write at once. atoppod in 0 days dt mo use o f HudT&n. was made bv the 8pclal- istsoftheoldfamoasHudson Htdlcal Institute. It 13 the Etronrast vltallzpr mada. Tt l vpnr powerful, but harmless. Sold tor S1.00 a pack sroorS packages for $4.00 (plain scaled boxes), n rlttcn guarantee given for a cure. I f you buy six boxes and are not entirely cured, six mora will bo sent to you frco of all charges. Bend for circulars and testimonials. Address OHDDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Junction Stockton, market fc EUUSta. San Francisco, Calc 1!" I I quietly. Orcr 2,000 crirato cndOTsemenU. Prematurencss means lm potency In tho first ctagc. It Is a symptom or seminal weakness and barrennrsa. It ran ha ? -1 EAST PI 1- ? ICorn Paint ! CurosCORNS, BUNIONS and WARTS JJ W SPEEDILY and WITHOUT PAIN. $P $ FOR SALE BYALL DRUGGISTS. & T LIPPHAN BBOTHEB3,5?ropr3, T 0 Llppman's Block, SAVANNAH, GA. & MAY MARRIAGES UNLUCKY. Old Superstition Which lias Powerful In fluence With European Bridal Conples. Tho municipal statistics of tho city of Marsoillca show tho observer that on tho 28th of April, 1891, thcro were regis tered at tho mayor's ofilco in that town no less than 04 marriages. Why this enormous number? Because, according to au ancient tradition, conples that marry in tho month of May cxposo them selves to great danger death will soon Em i to tho unfortunates, or, at tho very loast, their union will not bo blessed with children. Thercforo a largo num ber of Marscillaiso lovors availed them selves of tho last days of April to join themselves in wedlock. This curious superstition is by no moans confined to Marseilles. M. lo Blaut, a French investigator, ascribes to it an origin in Roman antiquity. Tho Roman poet Ovid said that May wa3 no time for widows to marry or for young girls, and adds that tho imprudent woman who braves fato by so doing will dio early. Plutarch agrees to the truth of this. It may bo becauso of this ancient prin ciple that tho Roman Catholio church has mado tho month of May sacred to tho Virgin. However this may be, tho idea has certainly perpetuated itself with singular persistence. Tassoni, writing about thomiddle.of tho seventeenth cen tury, relates that among tho inhabitants of Ferraras many young nobles and princes who wero married in May died only a few days afterward. "It is tho observation of this strango fact," ho ob serves, "that induced tho Fcrrarese, so it is said, to follow tho ancient custom. " At tho present day tho superstition has not ceased to show itself in certain regions of Italy, in Ronmania, in south Germany, Bohemia, Westphalia, Eng land and France, notably in Saintonge and in thu Covennes, whero every ono acknowledges tho truth of tho proverb, "Tho month of flowers is a month of tears." "Perhaps," said Plutarch, "the month of May is regarded as unlucky becauso it comes between April and June, tho months respectively of Venus and Juno, the tutelary goddesses of mar riage, or perhaps it is becauso May is tho month of tho feast of tho Lemurcs, tho souls of tho dead." Paris Letter. TREE PLANTING IN FRANCE Useless Sand Danes Converted Into Tain able Land With Fines. Tho French thoroughly appreciato the advantages to bo derived from systematic treo planting. Tracts of sand havo been covered with pino forests, and tho word lande, borrowed, as it is thought, from tho German, is losinc its meaninc of "waste." Till a century ago a large portion of tho forest of Fontainebleau consisted of baro sand hills, but tho planting of pines -was begun. A variety capablo of standing tho severest win ters was evidently found, and millions of trees now diffusa healthy and agree: ablo odors, besides furnishing timber for f ueL Tho decomposed fir needles, more over, gradually form a crust of vegeta ble mold, permitting tho growth of trees and shrubs less ablo than tho pino to live on air. Tho - department of tho Landcs, onco a barren region, with sand so looso that peoplo had to walk on stilts, is covered with pines, and tho problem of draining tho subsoil has been solved, as described in EdmcndAbout's story of "Maitro Pierre." Tho losses by firo and anxiety to pro duce something inoro remunerative than pmo aro now, however, inducing schemes of artificial fertilization. In many French watering places dunes havo been transformed into woods, -thus holding out to seaside visitors tho at traction of agrccabloshadoanda change from monotonous beach. Shifting sands havo been prevented from extending in land. In some cases dunes havo been aa quired by companies, which, after plant inc them, havo cut them up into build inglots and havo seen them dotted with villas. Elsowhcro municipalities havo taken up tho matter, and m largo operations tho district or tho department has pro vided tuo funds. London Times. Be LoTrs to Work. Tho foreman of a bcotblacking shop m Jladison Equaro is a continual sur priso to tho customers. His employer is a padrone, and ho is left in completo control. His conduct justifies his cm ployer's confidence. Ho is tho hardest worker among tho half dozen employees and frequently takes tho brushes from ono of his subordinates when thoxo aro not enough customers to keep all busy. Ho never allows a customer to go away unless ho is satisfied that his boots havo been polished in tho best manner possi ble. Ho is ever full of enthusiasm and works with as much energy at tho end of a busy day as at tho beginning. His humor never lags, and his muscles never tire. "It is as good as a bracer to watch that fellow," said a rounder. "Ho is tho only man I over saw who always seems to lovo to work." ow iork Sun. Dutch Toast. Dutch foast is a siniplo dish for using up scraps of bread. Crnuiblo tho bread and placo in n frying pan with a slico of butter or drippings. Add salt, pepper and sago if liked. It shonld bo seasoned quito woll. Add a small quantity of boiling water, cover closely so tho steam will soften tho bread, stir soveral times and servo hot. What with cream toast, codfish and fruit toast, wo may havo this turco cooked bread frequently with out its becoming monotonous. Phila dolphin Ledger. In the house of a Pompoiian sculptor wero found 32 niallcte, 15 compasses, 3 levers, several chisels, together with jacks for raising blocks, and nearly 30 statues and busts, in every stago of manufacture. Tho grains of cornstarch aro only about one-fourth thosizo of thosoof tho starch mado from tho potato. For -cr Flliy Ycnrs. Au Old and Wcll-Trlcd Remed?. Mrs. Win slow's soothing Syrup liaa been iiicd lor over titty yenrs by millions ot mothers lor their children while teething, with pcrlect success. It soothes the child, rattens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, aud is thu best remedy lor dlarrluva. Is pleasant to tho taste. Sold by Druggists in every part of tho world. Twcnty-flvo cents a liottle. Its vnlue Is incal culable. Ho sure and risk for JIm. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, aud take no other kind. If you aro in need of any thin-; in tho hat lino it will pay you to examine tho ew stock at Oaburn's now store. SAVED HER SLIPPERS. A Bit of Hitherto Unpublished History of the War of 1813. This is a chapter of semiofficial, semi- domestio history, and it is vouched for by a granddaughter of tho hero's fam ily line, a Cbicagoan who now lives on Dearborn avenue Prominent in Mr. Madison's cabinet sat, fourscore years ago, Secretary of the Navy Jones, tho son of u famous shipbuilder, a man gallant not only in spirit, but in dress and manner. His fitness for bis ofilco is attested by the naval histories of the war of 1813. But tho successful secretary had moro wit than hair, and a wig was a sine qua non of his political and social life. All went well with this adornment until tho luckless August day in 1814 when tho British marched from Bladensburg upon Washington. It will bo remembered that President Madison and his cabinet stood not upon tho order of their going on that occa sion, but went at once to a very re tired summer resort Every one knows how Lady "Dolly" remained behind long enough to savo some valuable White House portraits from having their eyes put out by English bayonets, but few havo heard how collected Mrs. Sec retary Jones was in this national. crisis. Presence of mind is said to be promot ed by absence of body. This lady dis played in tho faco of danger presence of both mind and body. As tho secretary emerged from his doorway, his hands full of such family valuables as his agi tated condition had allowed him to.col lect, Mrs. Jones confronted him with tho appalling words: "My dear, you have forgotten my slippers. You must go back and get them." General Boss was almost at his door bringing imprisonment or death, but the unhappy man turned back to hunt the slippers, which, it is only fair to Mrs. Jones to add, were adorned with dia mond buckles. In his headlong quest for these treasures which ho secured his wig dropped off in a dark corner, and ho did not dare to take time to hunt for it nor to attempt tho purchase of an other. Tho shorn appearance of the sec retary, hitherto faultless in all appoint ments of dres3, is said to have very much lessened tho melancholy of the cabinet journey. It is further asserted that dur ing tho time of retirement, no matter how depressed any member of tho presi dential party felt over public and pri vate woes, if ho but glanced at Secretary Jones peal upon peal of irresistible laughter was sure to follow and that the despoiled Adonis cordially joined in theso bursts of merriment Chicago Tribune. A Malar Water Slide. In Perak, a state in tho Straits Set tlements, tho Malays have one form of amusement which is probably not to bo enjoyed anywhere else in the wide world. There is a hugo granite slope in the course of a mountain river, down which tho water trickles about two inches deep, tho main stream having carved out a bed by tho sido of the bowlder. This rock, tho faco of which has been rendered as'smooth as glas3 by the con stant flow of water during hundreds of years, the .Malays men, women and children havo turned into a toboggan. Climbing to tho top of tho rock, they sit in the shallow water with their feet straight out and a hand on each side for steering and thenslido down the 60 feet into a pool of water. This is a"j favorite sport on sunny mornings, astmany as 200 folks being engaged at atimo and sliding so quick ly ono after another or forming rows of two, four or even eight persons that they tumble into tho pool a confused mass of scream in g creatures. There is littlo danger in tho game, and, though some choosertosit on a pieco of plantain, most of the tobogganers are content to squat on theirjhaunches. London Lit tlo Folks. TAIo In Japan. "It is a curious, but accepted truth," comments tibe wife of a naval officer who has resided a number of years in Japan, "that .Americans, as a class, do not long stand up against Japan life. There is something in the air, or some thing lacking in it; which is peculiarly trying no us. So many naval officers serving a threo or six years' duty there havo como homo with an incurable com plaint that it is common talk in the serv ice Two admirals have died of abcess of tho liver after several years' residence there, and other officers havo had their health seriously impaired under similar conditions. I never was seriously sick in ray life till I got out to the island empire, and throughout my whole stay I fought something. The- English resi dents do not seenu to suffer as wo do, which is also a conxmented upon fact" New York Times. Piano. Excellent pianos may bo bought in Europe at perhaps twb-thirds tho cost of a liko instrument heTe, and oven indi viduals can import pianos to advantage in spito of the tariff. But a fact that works pretty effectually to protect the homo "manufacturer is that either the American climate or the usual steam heat tends to destroy tho imported piano, so that oven tho temptation of saving from $200 to $500 on the first cost does not induce many persons to tako the risk of an instrument that cannot stand the cEmate. Philadelphia Ledger. England's Tobacco Ijsw. An antiquariaiusays that tobacco can riot be used in England save by a viola tion of law. In 1660 a law was made prohibiting tho growth or importation of tobacco boyoud a fow hundred pounds of leaves every year, "to be used in medicine. " It is said that this statute has never been repealed. Bettered. "I would liko to improve my oppor tunities," said the good boy. "Got tho firm to leave more .money in tho cash drawer," suggested the lad of " ovil propensities. Detroit Tribune. Hucklcn'H Arnica Halve Tho Best Salve in tho world for Cuts' Utilises, sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fever Sores. Tottor, Chapped Hands, Ohillbains, Corns, and all ekin Erup, lions, aud poaitivoly cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to pive perfect satisfaction or money refunded Prico25 cents per 'm. For sale at A U. INIiiretcrs it Co. Bring your job work to the Plaindeal er office. Wo are prepared to do the cheapest and bost work south of Fort- ( land. THE KING OF INNISHKEA. Ca Dwells on an Irish Island and Bulea a 3Ia;o Tribe. About 16 miles from Dugort, in Achill island, out to sea, looking like a thin line of sand in tho waves of the Atlan tic, is tho island of Innishkca. One fine morning our party started to visit it in a trusty hooker. As tho hooker cams in sight of tho shore great excitement was visible among tho islanders, and it was very hard to roalize that wo were still but 36 hours' jojrney from London. Tho inhabitants turned out en masse. Tho women and children in their scanty garments of red flannel crouched outside thoir cabins, while numbers of tho men ran down to the beach and put out in their coracles on chanco of rowing us to land. It wa3 a strango scene and curi ously like a picture platoin a boy's book of adventures. We knew there was a king of Innishkca, and boon a tail, bronze faced man was" pointed out to us a3 his majesty. On landing all the party wero introduced and conducted by him to the palace, where tho queen dowager, with her daughter, bado us welcome in truo Irish fashion. Tho old lady was in her picturesque nativo costume red dress and plaid shawl oyer her head. Tho princess, how ever, had evidently on first sight of the hooker arrayed herself in modern fash ion to do us honor, and we were amused on penetrating into tho reception room to find advertisements from shops in Buckingham Palace road and St Paul's churchyard hung up to embellish tho wall, though only by a favored few could they be read. The island was destitute of any school or means of instruction for tho children, a very small proportion either under stood or spoke English, and there was neither watch nor clock among the peo ple, who had a happy go lucky idea of timo and troubled themselves littlo as to Greenwich regulations. There were no church bells to ring, no trains to catch, no office hours requiring punctuality, so when tho sun was high in tho heavens they would get through their not arduous farming duties, and when he sank in tho great waste of waters they could sleep. The king's word settled all disputes. It was a hereditary monarchy, and his people, so far as ho was concerned, were untaxed. Happy thoso states, thought some of the visitors, whero royalty could be main tained with so littlo grandeur! How ever, I am in honesty bound to add wa found King Philip had other means of filling his coffers besides levying taxes on his faithful subjects and learned tho art of making good his opportunity whenever tho Saxon stranger ventured to land on his shore. But Innishkea has an interest altogether apart from its sit uation, surrounded as it is by lovely views of mountain cliff and rocky head land. On this spot, hundreds of years ago, early Christian missionaries land ed, and on top of a shelly mount half a mile from the beach, are Christian remains of great antiquity. W.estoftha island there stand also the ruins-of a church said to havo been built by tho successors of St Columba. Leisure Hours. Jenny lind. Jenny Lind must havo been the most simple, unpretending prima donna that ever lived. When she first came to Eng land she was bound to sing only at the Royal Italian Opera House, and when commanded to sing at tho queen's con cert she was obliged to refuse. Very sorry to bo compelled to notify this, she ordered her carriage and drove straight to Buckingham palace. She handed her card to an official, who, not unnaturally, declined to tako it in. A higher author ity happened to pass and took it upon himself to present it As soon as ner maj esty saw it she said, "Admit her, by all means. Jenny Lind appeared and said simply that she was so very sorry to bo unable to sing at her majesty's concert that she thought it better to call herself and explain. The queen was charmed with her natural manner, gave her a ccrdial reception and promised to bo her friend. Today. A Fine Follsh For Tinware. When the kitchen range is cleaned out, there will bo found in tho Quo un der tho oven a considerable quantity of gray dust It is not ashes exactly, not yet soot, but a smcko deposit as near akin to lampblack as a coal nre is ablo to produce soft, light, impalpable, finer than tho finest flour. Not many among those who throw this into the ash bin are probably aware that this is the best thing in tho world for polishing tinware, far surpassing all tho prepared powders and pastes sold for that pur pose. Apply it to tlio tin with a damp cloth, and a fow strokes will produce such a luster as is on now ware or as tho engraver puts upon his zinc plates by tho use of charcoal. hjecnango. Triumph of Bad Spelling. Mr. R. E.Bartlett, Chelmsford, writes: "I can beat the achievement of Charles Edward, who, by spelling box 'botsk, made more mistakes than the letters ad mit of. I have in my possession a letter addressed many years ago to my father. in which 13 mistakes aro mado in a sin gle word of five letters. Tho word is, or was meant to be, usage; the spelling is ydwzitch. Thero aro thus five sins of omission and eight of commission; total, 18." London News. Pretty Thin. They have recently mado gold leaf by electro-chemical processes as' thin as four-milliontbs of an inch thick, if you can imagine that It was exactly 1-2,- 798,000 of an inch. Tho highest previous thinness ever reached was 136?, 620. This is I0.5S4 times thinner than ordi nary thin writing paper. Journal of Education. Unconscious Candor. "Somo women can't beliovo a word their husbands say," sho remarked. "Well," confided the other, "I'm not quite so badly off as that My husband talks m his sleep occasionally. Wash ington Star. newarc of Ointments for Catarrh that contain jiercury. as mercury will surely destroy tho senio ol smell and completely derange tho whole sjstem when entering It through mucous surfaces. Such articles should never bo used except on prescriptions Irom reputaoie pnysicians. as me lcdo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken In- tcniallv, acung uireciiy upon int. moon ami raucous surfaces of the system. In buyingHall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is afcen Internally, and made I" Toledo, Ohio, by l . J. ciicney x co. icsumomuis iron. Sold by Druggists, price 73 c rcr bottle. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder Awarded GoH Medil Midwinter Fair. Sari Francisco.