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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1889)
Grant Co. News. LOCAL BREVITIES. "VYm. Luce's fruit advertisement on opposite page. Subscribe for the News and keep posted on matters and things. George Gundlach of Portland is on a business trip to Grant county. Bom, in this city, July 15, 1889, to the wife of John Muldrick, a son. "We want a mail route from Piineville via TJcaver creek, and want it bad. Julius Durkheimer was married at Portland last Sunday, to Miss Adelia Fried. The Burns land oflice will prolwi bly not transact business lxifore the tenth of August. Leezer it Thompson of Heppner make an announcement to the pub lic under "New to-day." The game law for the killing of grouse expired July 15th. It is said that the crop of young birds is large. One of the millionaire merchants of the Missouri vulley is under ar y rest for usin short yard-sticks in ' his stores. HucklelKirries will prolwbly le ripe in alxmt two weeks, and when parties go after them then will for est fires begin to burn. A beautiful little spotted fawn was shipped to Pendleton the other day, having been captured in Hear valley by Mr. Chambers. Mr. G. I. Ilazeltine and family of John Day have all lxum afilicted with sickness. They are all up ex cept Mrs. fazeltine, who is slowly recovering. Hay crops in the John Day val ley are generally very good in some parts even letter than last year. This cannot le said of any other section in Eastern Oregon. The surveyors for the state road from Pendleton last week captured a young wild cat on Beech creek, and took it home with them as a memento of their trip to Grant county. The ladies of the M. E. church will give an ice cream supper at Masonic hall next Wednesday eve ning, July 24th, for the purpose of helnintr to raise the pastor's salary. Every one should contribute to this worthy cause. Had we been living on the plains of Kansas last Sunday we could have told all about the cyclone we had, provided the print shop was left standing. The wind blew both up and down the canyon but had not room to twist around and whirl when it met. From a semi-weekly mail to Monument carried on horseback three years ago the line has grown to a daily and extended through to Hcppncr, carrying big loads of mail and accommodating the set tiers throughout an extensive scope of countiy. Then the department questioned the advisability of even a semi-weekly mail for this benight ed heathen land. It has been rumored that a chunk of ore was picked out of the moun tain back of Canyon City recently, which netted at the mint something over S400 in gold, being almost the pure metal. This mountain is the place for prospectors to seek their fortunes, for hidden wealth is here in large quantities. There can be no mistake about the finding of this piece of "float," as a number of persons here saw it. One of the most conveniently fit ted up and most nicely furnished places in our neighlioring town Hcppncr, is the First National Bank, the "ad" of which appears in the News this week. The fur niture is all hard maple, shipped from St. Louis. Inside and out the handsome brick structure would be an ornament to a city several times the. size of Heppner. Aside from this, and the most important of all, is the fact of the good finan cial status of the institution. A tragedy came near being en acted in Bear valley lately, the principal actor being a loy who probably '"did not know it was loaded."' Mr. Morris' son, aged eight or nine years, got hold of a gun, and sent a bullet crashing through the room, barely missing one of the neighbors, Mr. Jackson Chamber!, who was visiting at the house. This episode might do to "point a moral or adorn a tale." Anyway a boy can draw a lesson from it not to fool with a gun. The Pendleton-Canyon Citv road money for which was voted by the last legislature, follows the estab lished county road pretty closely from Long Creek, seldom deviating from it. By making a few new grades the present route would be materially improved upon, but we understand most of the 812,000 appropriation will be exhausted on that portion of road in Umatilla COUIlty, au Willi uiu iuuw; vi uii j end cannot le changed, consequent ly the present road must suflice for all purposes unless there should be a surplus of money after construct ing a good road the balance of the way. However, it is thought we may be able to get 300 out of the 812,000 for our end of the road. Baker City people are talking strongly of purchasing the Parker toll road. Billheads, letterheads, etc., neat ly printed at this shop at Portland prices, with expressage added. Marriage license has been granted to George W. Parrish andjFlorencc Lewis, both of Grant county. It has been rumored that the New hotel would be opened to the public soon, but we don't know how true it is. Blacksmith Miller men are all busy and his work U'cause their work is all good and patrons al- ways come again. In the natural course of events the green upple and the green mel on and the small loy will soon come into collision. Three wagon loads of emigrants passed through town Monday for the south. 15eai, Silvies or Har ney valleys will catch them. A load of emigrants passed through town going north a few days ago. Evidently this country does not suit all classes. Bro. John Garrison treated the print shop to some nice pears this week, and Uncle Luce treat ed to apples. Come again. We have a lot of self-sealing fruit cans in quarts and half gal lons, which we will sell cheap. Geo. Giwdlach iv Bko. Mr. D. P. Rinehart was in from His ranch Tuesday with ap ples and plums, the first of his r -ww i i immense crop. lie win snip a large quantity of fruit to IlKCr City next fall. Cable Bra's are negotiating a sale of their now famous mine in liranitc district, to tome oan rnin cisco capitalists, so we an informed, the consideration being an cvimi half million dollars. Mr. M. L. Summervillf informs us that he has sold out his entire stock business on South Fork the O S iron to W. D. OHicer. with th exception of saddle hor ses. The price paid was 8,000. The Ontario Atlas thinks the prices paid there for young stock 10 for yearlings and 1G for 2-year-olds are not as high as they ought to Ik?, but they aie cash fig ures and mi"ht l)e worse. Henry Must, one of the five and progiessive business men of Baker , City, gave the ews a call this , "tut. in i. "Mi, luiu mends, is tjikinir a hunting and fishinir tour in the Middle Fork country. Fred Horsley is busy trans cribing the records of Harney county. Every item of record will be delivered in shape, and no doubt will be kept in the same manner hereafter by the Harney folks. Because Sullivan caved in the ribs of Kilrain lie shall be counted equal to the Lord of all creation by certain ones. Such demonstiations of affection for such a cause, name ly prize fighting, makes decent peo ple long for the millennium to has ten along. We are informed that a line ruin storm visited the South Fork country Iftst Sabbath afternoon. Further up the valley it amounted to a wind storm only, anil at H;r buryer's ranch did considerable r..,wr. fiil4- fi'ifh 1 1- 1 tl it iiuiiuif iw limb in iirwiQ j them in twain. j W. S. Southworth, of the Canyon J City sash and door factory, shipped 1 a load of doors and windows to j Hamev this week to be used in i the new court house. His work is all first-class and finely finished, therefore a first or trial order will always ! foHowed by a larger one. See Mr. Southworth's "ad" under "New to-day." This paper will take special de light in publishing all marriage and birth notices free of charge, if they are handed in at the proper time. A wedding notice usually Rounds Hat after the parties have leen married for three or four weeks, and the fond husband has begun catinjr cold meals and the connee- tion between Ins suspenders and pantaloons is effected by means of shingle nails. Xm- is it desirable to publish a birth notice after the child is weaned and old enough to set the house on tire or walk up and reach the lye cup from the fourth pantry shelf. Virginia, Ncv., is full of Piutes, men, women and children, who, fearing a deluge, are getting out of the valleys. Not long ago a Piute projinuu prciiicbuii u yiuui nww would drown this part of the world. He said the ancients would rise from their graves and there would be a new deal on this continent, in which red men would be restored to their old rights and repossess the ! lu uul"in uum UB land. Having been told of the 1 Mred to purchase the property ii i i.i . ,i !.. ,i...;rw, from Mr. ! armor, which shows flood m the east and the drowning . ' of thousands of white men, they , h;lt hc and appreciates have got an aggregated idea of the ; hls goocl fortuno' disaster and believe that very few There are some men who look whites remain on that side of the ; upon newspaper advertising as a continent Their prophet, of ( kind of contribution to the sup course, claims credit for what has port of the "home paper." This happened, and they next expect a is a false sentiment ami the flood to drown the whites of the i News doesn't seek business on west. They are laying in a stock ; this principle. Advertising is of provisions with which to flee to purely a business matter. It the mountain tops, and suppose ' either pays or does not pay. that the whites will remain in their ( Those who try it effectually think houses to be drowned as ttiey did j it does and those who dont try it in the east. think it doesn't. A Chinaman forged a check on the Bank of California for $3, 000. Boise City raised $500 for the relief of Haily, on account of her recent fire. The public debt was reduced during the month of June, over $10,000,000. It is now believed that ''Black Bart," the famous stage robber, has gone to China. Mrs. Peter Knlil who was af ilicted with a serious attack of rheumatism is but slowly rc- covering. Mr. Scwall started with his teams to Baker last week after a load of freight, but took sick and had to return home. The good man will always render his neighbor what assist ance he can, especially if he wants to marry the neighbor's j daughter. t ! The heaviest grade on the l'endleton-Canyon City road re- i cently located by the surveyors i is said to be only eleven feet to , the hundred. ; ' i Mormons are leaving Utah in 1 ' such large numbers that the ' leaders of the Mormon church . '. have taken alarm and are trying ' to stay the oxodus. j B. C. Trowbidge, one the lead- ing fanners and stock raisers ofj Eastern Oregon comes to the t ' front with a mare weighing 1,-! ! fS0 pourds, one of the prulue-1 tions of his ranch. ' Kx-Govornor Moody who has i l . I,.... fiiMtiirvnil in li n n1 1 1 i tr , Hl'l'll lilt 11 in iiiuuiiiii farm produce in Eastern Oregon, fears there will be much suffer- ; n n Wasco county, occasioned by the failure of the crops. Six deaf people have been . killed on one of the railroads . running out of Chicago, within a ! distance of half a mile of each other, and with only thirteen ' days between the first and the ; last. ! According to a Baker City pa j per a man there throw himself in front of a runaway horse in or der to stop it. Reckless man; better throw a bunch of hay or a feed of oats in front of a runa way horse, any time. Louis Cozad returned Monday , from a vjsit to relatives in South- crn Oregon. He was accompani- ed bv Mr. Harris and his son. irom J'ougias county, wnu wmv: Eastern Oregon for the purpose , of looking at the country. i Miss Frances E. Willard cvi- j dently expects to live to a green j old age. She says she believes . that she will live to see Chicago ' without a saloon in it. The Ore- I gonian thinks she will be the on- ly one in town if she does This is by far the driest season known in Eastern Oregon since the settlement of the country. The streams are all lower than ever known before at this time of year, and springs are failing which have never failed before. The man who bequeathed half of his estate to his wife uas long as she remained single after his death," with a provision that the other hull' be given her in case she married again, "as it costs more to keep two than one." was a daisy. There are seventy men, all American citizens, whose fort unes aggregate the big total of .$ 1 ,4 1 3,000,00 ). This exceeds bv i?31,ODO,000 the total money cir culation of the United States on the firsf day of the present month, according to the treasury report. The Lakeview-Linkville stage was robbed near Keno springs, twelve miles from Bonanza on the 7th by two masked men. They took the mail bags and ex press box. They blindfolded the driver, took the horses off' the wagon, led them to one side and took the harness to pieces to de lay the driver as long as possi ble. MctJinley's Specialty Com pany played here to a good house again Tuesday evening, and went, to Prairie Pity the next day. Bob and Eva! and Mr. Eearn are the component parts or factors of the best show that has ever visited this part of the country, and meet with deserved success wherever J tj,cv OQ - ' inner, oi unve mining 1 V district has what is reputed to be the best quartz mine in that entire country, situated on Snow creek. Prom parties just over from there we learn that just a t.ir ,in.. 1.1 "i. COMMISSIONERS COURT, JULY TERM. II. Stansell and Hugh Smith were granted a license to sell liquors for the term of one year, j in Canyon City precinct. J. C. Glover was granted a li cense to sell liquors for six months in the South Fork pre cinct. In the matter of the proposed county road leading from a point on the South Fork and Canyon City road to connect with the Crook county road at the Warm Springs, D. R. Alherton, Daniel Maekev and Willard Lewis were ; appointed viewers and Geo. Knis- ley surveyor, to meet at the house of C. W. Bonham on July loth. In the matter of a public road from a point on the county road leading from Canyon City to Beaver creeK near the residence of C. W. Bonham to the line he- j tween Grant and Harney coun- j ties, said road was declared a ; public highway. In the matter of the proposed county road leading from the first crossing of Henry crook to Expenditures for circuit the NV corner of See. 2 Tp. 7.. courts and district at S B or, thn snnin was dnelared toniCVS $11.4ob.41 a public highway. . In the matter of the proposed ,.,.l AAn.mnnoinn of l Willi L-Y 1 Vfllll I 111J1I1LIIL11IU til IL . - point where the county road crosses the section line between , sections 33 and 3-1, Tp 1 1, S l 29, and terminating at a point , on the county road west of the XE corner of J. Hamilton's place, the same was declared a ' public highway. In the matter of the proposed county road commencing mile north of the center of section 15. :Tp 10 S 11 31, thence to Snow i Shoe prairie and intersect with the present county road leading j , from Bear valley to Rosebud, the : : same was declared a public high- . way. In the matter of the proposed change and alteration of the county road leading from the dwelling house of W. II. Clark . in Canyon City and ending af a point on the summit of the i ! mountains on the (.'amp Harney : road, the same was made and the road declared a public high- way. I ; 5lurray Bro's were granted 1 license to sell liquors for one ! year in South Fork precinct. j approi)rj.vted for the purpose of i ' lirinE the road through what! I he sum ot fifty dollars was is known as (Jurnee lane, in road district No. 3. Bonds of J. C. Oliver and Wm. Luce, supervisors of road dis- tricts No. 19 and 24 were approv ed. Annual reports of sheriff and treasurer the clerk, were filed and approved County warrants amounting to $3,(138.79 were allowed, and orders drawn on the treasurer for the same. New Summons this week. j Prescott, Walla Walla county. is the only prohibition town in I Washington. Shifting sands are giving the O. K. it X. considerable trouble east of The Dalles. John Laycock ordered the Xkws sent to Wm. Eddy, who is in Salubria, Idaho. The (iood Samaritan helps the unfortunate wayfarer, without J asking him how he intends to vote. In the death of Prof. Clayton, the well known mining expert, the Pacific coast has lost one of ntfilliirrricf s: mil inilt'. fatigable workers. A Portland engineer has pat- ented an apparatus for prevent- inr snHncMfion bv smoke. It has been satisfactorily tested by scv- - , . oral fire departments and will no doubt, hrmrr the inventor a fort- line. The brick work of the new bank will perhaps be completed by this time next week, and probably the plastering a few days later. We like to note the . progress.pf this work, because it is the only building being done ! in town.". Dalles.-Mountaineer: We learn ! from parties just arrived from ' the east that Dakota and western Minnesota are suffering from tho , same blighting, burning and withering influences from the lack of rain that Oregon is this season. ( The Xews' John Day corres pondent neglected to notice in his communication last week the oration delivered on the Fourth by Hon. C. W. Parrish. which ; was said to have been a master piece, and an address to which much lime and labor must have been devoted. . . , Stetson, the oldest res- Andrew Went of Duxbury, Massachusetts, died on May 31st, 1889, at the In,. 11- 1ll of hn age ot ninety-seven years. J I is t mind was clear to the last. All j his life he used neither liquor nor j tobacco. Mr. Stetson enjoyed the : remarkable distinction of having ! his signature on record on the i register at Pilgrim hall, Plymoth J as being that of one'in a chain of three lives covering the whole pe riod of Pew. Lggland's history. RECEIPTS AND EXPED1TURES. From the ann.ua! report of county clerk Mctschan, we copy the following items, showing the receipts and expenditures of Grant county for the fiscal year ending June 30th: Delinquent taxes collected for for the years 1882-8-4-5-0 and 1S87 ' $11,709.09. Estates Taxes for 273.95. 1S8S 58,900.34. From state treasurer's school fund Poll tax, 1888 by assess or Teachers' certificates school supcrintedent Trial fees Peddlers license Opium license Liquor license Forfeiture of bond Judgments in criminal cases Rents Stationary Fines 2.812.50. 129.00. 30.00 oUI.50. 40.00. 1.00. 1,050.00. 200.00. 725 00. 20.00. 10.00. 497.00. lotuI receipts $70,820.04. unty curt I rmtnig ' EXPCHSCS Grant COUIHV 90.25. vs i.aKe county Justice courts Insane Paupers Coroners inquests Teachers examination Bounty on scalps Elections r i 1,149.515. 1.852.80. 107.21. 1 52.1.8(5. 3-11.31. 207.00. 2.8-14.49. 1.901. -10. Court house repairs, coal oil, wood etc. 1.191.8'J. Miscellaneous, freight, expressage, etc. Execution of Pat McOin nis Rewards, for capture of Pat McCinnis, and 1S9.45 252.83. Buccaroo Jim Roads and bridges 1.00O.O0. J.45i).L9. 550.00. 3.502.50. Damages Road supervisors Records, stationary and postage stamps Prisoners, board of. and 1,032.03. washing for and med ical attendance 1 .3-1-1 15. Jailor, guards and death watch 1,455.00 Janitor 373.00 Watchman 00.00. Expenses of treasurers ollice, rent, expressage on state funds and fees County officers Taxes refunded 352.81. 11.890.00. 50.00. ! . t . ... j.-,, m n iotal expenditures o0,91 ,..,0. X. II. Boley, county treasurer, in account with Grant county: To amount from E. Hall ex-treasurer. $10,472.57. To amount from all oth er sources 7(5.8:20.04 Total $87,292.01. By stale treasure re ceipts for state tax es 9,955.70. By amounts of orders of school superintend ent 24,101.93. By redeemed county warrants, principal and interest. 47.039.50. Total To balance in treasurer $81,097.50. hands of $0,1 95.4 S. Installation of Officers. The following officers of llo bah Lodge Xo. 22. l.O. O. F. i i t CM wore installed nv ico. r nearer, D. D. (i. M. last Thursday oven- J. J. MeCullough X. (!;, 1 Sec; , :).(',. , M. E (hvrholt T: P. Kuhl Stansell, V. G; G. D. i Uickanl, W; J i X. II. Boley, I. A. Whitman, C; (j: Sam Sired, Orr. L. S. X. G: 11 S. X. G: S ,1). I. Asbury, It. S. V. G: Ira I Snroul. L. S. G:: J. W. Bates, , , II S. S: W 15. Cunnincton, L. S. Vasil quantities of wool now stored at Tho Dalles. arc .1.. r i, m,, Tr,nt Combines the juice of the Blue tigs ol California, so laxative md nutritious-, with the medicinal virtues of plants fenown to be most beneficial to the .t.ci.m fnrminir the ON LY PER- FECT REMEDY to act cently yet , , promptly on the ' KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS I i p, c . m rQntlIQu bIBanSB mB OyblBlil LIIGUIUHIIJ, 1 , 1 rf n 1 1 I lie i w. I nil I 1IIOUIUl1I1Y SO THAT PURE BLOOD, REFRESHING SLEEP, HEALTH and STRENGTH Naturslly follow. Every one is using it and all are delighted with it. Ask your Iruggist for SYRUP OF FIGS. Manu f .'u cd only by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.. Sam Francisco, Cal. Lcviivxll F.v. New Yoks, N Y- HIGH-PRESSURE AGE. From the Xew York Record. Very aptly has this century been called the "high-pressure" age. In no period of the world's history did men live so fast as they do now. By "fast" life is not meant exclusively dissipa finn but. rnniflitv nf pxeention of whatever is taken in hand that ' lar holidays, the Christmas week hurry and bustle for which ; half-holiday, hi.s thirty days an Ainericans have been so truly j nual leave, and his sixty dayn noted, that to-day the business or slick leavi? (of which he gviicral professional man scarcely allows f ly takes some iirlraittng-) the himself proper time for eating .mil RioPTiinir x n- This. coupled with late hours sedentary habits, unbridled in I tlulgencc in the passions ofj youth and the excesses ot malur- er years, has given rise 10 a caia- logue ot diseases, menial, nervous and sexual, which, if not prompt ly and radically counteracted, will not only destroy the vigor and manhood of the present gen eration, but, further than this superinduce bevond a doubt a complete degeneracy of those who come after us. Fortunately, however, medical science has ot lalo voars made most ranid nro-'- ress no more striking instance now midsummer ami the oflieo is of which can be cited than the j particularly close an'J hoi. system of electro-magnetic treat-! The first of July did not, to incut as practiced by Dr. Darrin. any extent, bring about th rcvo These physicians make a spec-' lution in the Department that ialtv of treating these diseases by ! had been ftmndly predict by this" common reuse and logical the waiting .41".. o seekers. The system of electro-magnetic appli- discharges were not utiusualiy cations, which avoids stomach large for the end of any fiscal driimrimr nnd bears directly on year, and were not even j-v m- iu. ..rr.w.if.fi i mi imvo mv. en the subject their closest i the summer after Mr. Cleveiano 3 thought and study. Thcv have I inauguration. The few rcpuhli bcen ' successful, when all" others j can congressmen whom i Mva have failed, in giving vigor to the J talked with on the subject. nt- shattered constitution, and relief terly denounce the tanimess ot to those who have become unfit- j the administration m this regit id. ted to perform the duties and the ' Your lUicle Jerry Puk If. a obligations of life. ! picturesque ligure. a sort oi Those needing the advice of j sportive rustic who plays his : honorable and reliable medical j men would do well to apply at ! their consultation rooms, where i evcrv information will be afford - ! ed, and consultation may be had I free 0f charge. ' The doctors have had a won - dcrful record of success in the : ing a voluntary rushing into oh past few years, testimonials by ! scurity. Some did not hesitate the thusand affording convincing j to say that it was a I i cosier proof of the efficacy of their svs- J trick to take Uncle Jgir.v out oi tern of treatment. " ! the fierce light of active politics j and prevent him from assuming Dr. Darrins Place of Business. Drs. Darrin can be consulted free at 235 Fifth street, corner of Main, Portland. Office hours, from 10 to 5 o'clock daily; even ing, 7 to 8: Sundays 10 to 12. All curable chronic diseases, loss of manhood, blood taints, syphi lis, gleet, gonorrhoea, stricture, spermatorrhoea, seminal weak ness, or loss of desire of sextual power, in either man or woman, catarrh and deafness, are confi dentially and successfully treat ed. Cures of private diseases guaranteed, and never published in the naners. Circulars sent free. Most cases can receive j home treatment after a visit to j the doetor's office. For Sale or Rent. , , 77! , . , A good dwelling house with or without furniture. Best loca tion in Prairie City. For terms, enquire or address, Mrs. L. M. Fisk, Prairie City. 14 tf The woman suffering suff'raie sisters want put into the Idaho constitution, Not days, "and the atmos- pherc full of . electric gases. Lookout for a m and disturb- ance one of these days. Peter Lantr, ajjed L04, has just been admitted to membership in Elgin. Sc. ch.irch Gotland. Auld Lang's sign is encourag inn-, if a little tardy. A man probably knows all about that "all gone" feeling the j patent medicine advertisements S speak of just after he has lost all his money on kj train. Germany is growling at little Switzerland. Germany thinks the diminutive republic of the Alps harbors too many men that Bismark don't like. I'nder the laws of China the adult who loses his temper in a discussion is sent to jail to cool off". Should that custom prevail in this country our jail would soon be full. ' ?!. nrnnf bnililinrrs !ire be-! coming more and morn com mon. 01. an earthquake-proof building is a novelty. Tiie San Francisco Chronicle is erecting : a new abode for which i " wi v. , these an vantages are claimed. ; Tne Sunday elconiQ says 1 n finn in Prvrf lonrt nfTnra i r..- cnof5 nf nnnA W IU1 till Vl j.UWV. ,;..,,, ,: i" i,wi i,o4 ; teX ui tin , .,0nl. of fi,n?r nJn vnt ; to fiIfi ' u imvinr nierftv 0M I . . o i j creatures paid for the purpose. In one of the mines of Miner al district recently, a crushing of 1,100 pounds of ore yielded 12,000. This is a good show ing in a district where the de velopments have as yet been little more than surface scratch ings. Boise Statesman. WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, July 9, !39. Ed.'Grant Co. News: ' Holidays are perhaps less noi sy in Washington than elsewhere because they are more common here, especially so far us the poor government wage-earner l.i ! concerned. Wllftt With the lCgU- government cicrK rouiu aiwru iu t ignore me nueriy w the Fourth. But he does not. The pr.H-iion for hilidavs liecomes ft lisive llame. Every iimo he reads of the critical condition of any e.x secretary of the particular department- in which lie is employ ed, he becomes solicitous. If the ex-official dies, be it in Washing ton or Persia, the Department will be closed for the day. So the government elerl: is charita bly inclined to believe that to lomr as man b mortal, and this ! particular man is vcrv old, and ins worK is none, nc nngm. c rar worse than die, especially a it iiS : merou as those Oi:cun:ri: :ii part as .Secretary of Agneuitur j with considerable comic-opera spirit. When he left the tt-uc of : Wisconsin to take care of U-If, ! and came to Washington as her.u ! of the seed distributing oflsce. u: 1 friends bewailed his action a.s ho- a rresiaenuai 1S92. importance in But Uncle J. is a man of origi nal daring. Within a month af ter arriving here he had installed himself into the good graces of all the newspaper men in Wash ington. It is just as easy to get a paragraph of him as it is so get one of a county justice of tho peace. The Agricultural De partment is now a grant news center. A nc ient jokes elbow per son a 1 anecdotes, and every cor respondent may take his nick. One day Secretary Rusk seta every one laughing by swinging a scythe on the 'Department lawns and thereby giving a i lessen to the gang of slow work j men employed. In anyone el?e , this won id have been a freak, in ! this case it was an advertise- ! ment, as well prepared as the ; of Mr Wanamaker's Phila- ! delphia announcements. Mr. I Busk followed this hit by unmat i ing the wheel horse and diivimr a double team from the station. to General Felix Angus eounv. place in Marylan.L The hny wagon thus conducted, contained a score of newspaper correspond ents who promptly su.ead the storv ove- the country, to the ! good nalured gratification of the j majority of readers. But all this time. Unci Jrrry ! is on the outlook for something i sensational in politics. Life has ! its stern duties, its serious oimi ; gations, as well as its frolicsome, i relaxations. Kvcryono with a recollection of the details of the i last eamiiaiuu rememlMjr Mary Ann Dougherty. This widow had a special pension bill' passed for her benefit by congress, and President Cleveland vetoed ii on ! the grounds that Mary Ann was a disreputable character and not worthy of being classed among the humble widows of veterans. Though the widow Dougherty thus bit her pension, she gained great fame, and her name way in tin mouths of half the campaign speakers. Fame, alas, was ;oo much for her girlish nature and hor exuberance of felling was several times checked by a-tuall lines in tho police court. This wock Secretary Rusk discovered her in poverty and wretchedness, and immediately appointed lt:r a3 a seed pacKce at $1.50 er day. The picture of the gracious secretary handing -t 1.50 a day to the red nosed widow with the vi olent breath touches one to tears. Apropos of the great Paris sale ot paintings Tills weok. ine the olli- . - ,., . It cials of the Corcoran art gallery ! rlr nnc..tit tt I a secret commission to lranc.c with instructions to bid "The i i ,..,1..o" ... 4 V1IU1 IW.1 1 Angnlus" up to $100,000. Mrs. U. S. Loekwood is agent for Speirs' Steam Cooker, Shopard'.i Stove Pipe Shelves, Brewster's Safety Itein Holder, and the Favor ite Fluting Iron. These artrcles are of inestimable worth to" overy housekeeper, and the ruiti holder cannot well be dispenstsd with by those tyud ridd in carriages. ' 2ti