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N. It. Mnxcy.
. Phil MotBchau
..N. II. Holey.
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II. II. Davis.
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Disr. Attorney
Church Directory
Rov. A. Fads holds divino sorvico
nt tho Wiuegnr school house nt 1 1
o'clock a. in. on the 1st Sabbath of
each mouth, unci nt 7 o'clock in the
evening nt tho M. E. chinch in Prai
rie City. Also at tho Strawberry
school house ul 11a, in, on tho 3rd
Siibbath of each month nnd at Prai
rio City in I ho ovouing of the samo
day. At John Day City nt 11 n in.
on tho 2nd nnd 1th Sundays, and at
Canyon Oily at 7 in the evening of
tl.o mi mo days.
DEPUTY STOCK INSPECTORS
NOTICE is hereby givon that I
have appointed tho following
nnined persons as my Deputies, viz:
nasum. I'OhTomcr.,
L. 1). Luco Wanton
Win. Hall Praiiio City
Joe Euas, Fox Yul John iJuy
Love Hailm Stewart
It. W. Cut tor Iliunilton
W. W. llinton .Monumont
John C. Luce John Dr.y
Warren Cnrsnor Wagner
Jan. Walhico Long Creek
L II Johnson Duyvillo
John H linker Caleb
W II Gillis Hitter
T. H. Cmtt.,
Slock Inspector for Grant County.
Postoflieo Mt. Yornon, Or.
A.'
wV .4 I
C.VNVON CtTV
OlIlMON.
lloota or hhoci iiuJe tu orJtr. or naatly rtlr0.
All Work Warrauted rirat-cliwa
J. L. B. VIAL & SON.
WATCHMAKERS
and JEWELERS,
Hakuu ClTV, - OltKOO.V.
Dealers in
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
JEWELRY, 8ILVERWARE.
V!OLINS nud GUITARS.
Jlui.c) to Loin on ColUUrtU.
ScS" Opposilo Union Mont Market,
Main Street.
4k Job Pfintingli-
iiurrni
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
II. YOUNC, D. M.
Homooop (it.UiMt
I'll i.s'icia n (( ii d Su rgcon .
John Day Citv, Or.
gt ORR, M. i).
Cnnyon City, Ogn.
()(T1 an Main Stmt In IUtui orifiiiljr oci
lnt I) Dr. IIomuJ.
1. HAZKIriNE.
27li otorniJ 1a o c
CANVON CITV,
OHK00N
g S. DENNING.
Attornoj'-itl-I.UM'.
Okkuos
J J McCULLOUGH.
Noltiry l'tilillo.
Oanvon Citv - - Omxo.v
ri5" Ollico with M. D. ClilTunl -Ha
ImA nlln.'t hJ (.ollittlotii prouiptl)' .tUndnl
to. mJi mill Moitfi;.. dnxn, J h.r;r
rcaionftbl.
J A. KNIGHT,
CANVON CITV - OREGON.
Ollico ovor John Schmidt's cahinot
shop; ollico hours from Dam to I p m
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Paiihish k Cozad.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Canyon Citv, - Okkcon.
c
LAY TOD1I UNTER.
OouKtablo,
in cl Oollootor,
Cnnyon City, Oreu
All lniiliir.i cntrudril to lil .tr ll rnrlx
pnimpt Itfiillon, all raoi Id l m
lat u ejllrctoU. ' f
p O. HORSLEY, M. D.
Cuaduati: ok Tin: U.vivuuhitv ok
P -iNNSVLVA.-m, April 8, 1819.
Canyon City, Oregon.
0 lico in his Drug Store, Main Street
)rders for Drugs promptly filled
No professional patroimge holieted
inL'.ss directions nro strictly followed.
ar. -vtr. wrnoit,
A.ttorney-at-Law
ANI
Notary Public.
Pit At iuk City - - - Oiiiuion.
Also Agent for tho sulo of School
Lands.
J. OLLIVEL
rropnotor of tlio
John Day Milk Ranch
Fresh milk delivered daily to my
customors in John Day and Canyon
cities. Oivo mo your ordors.
II. HOLEY,
:d 33 :rxr i x t .
(OHkv oppo- lt MuifJiite Hull)
Canyon City .... Oregin.
HOT .HI iro'A Warranted.
k Earns Sliou.
Canyon City, Oiichon.
ROBT. WARD, Prop.
HARNICSS, WHIPS, SPURS,
And gciier.il supplies constantly
kept on hand.
Saddles ordered at n small dis
count. Repairing done on shoit notice
"BIT SALOON!"
CAXYOX CII'V Oregon
Jlugh Smith, prop'r.
A Full SUl ol tlx I'urc.t cl Wlue tuJ
llsuort.
TIhi Ural ciyaraiutlic MaiLtt.
JOHN DAY HOTEL
Chas. COBB. Prop.
John Dai, Grant Co., Ore.
To stop nt this popular hotiso once
is a si'ti that you uill oomo again.
The best of mcommndntioiH for
guests, nnd rales of loard and lodg
ing tuasonublo.
PIAN05,
ORGANS
SEWi?iGXMfiCHlNES!)!
12. IIAYI2N, John IMiY, r.
Anont for tho White Sewing Muhinc,
the bout in tho world. A'sa for tho
EnrhiitV Organs, nnd Hush it fleits
I'inuos. 'J'hese instruments nro un
excellod and sold at fair price?. Mr.
nays will call on vou for orders for
Dr. Scott's Electric goods nud solic
its your orders for (Sold and Silver
watches, Charms, Solid Jewelry, und
I'Inled Tablewaro. All goods war
ranted ns represented.
Pleaso give mo n call.
CITY HOTEL
MAt.V 8TIIK.UT
Canyon City, Okkqon,
G HOT 1 1 $ THOMPSON
Proprietors.
Traveling men will find this a
pleasant and desirablo plnco at
uhich to stoi.
('it O IIH 11 CliH
GITY LIVERY STABLE!
AND
CORRAL, acd FEED STABLE
W. R. CUNNINCTON,
Proirielor.
(Woo.l A Church 's old Stan.l)
l(sl Uurrjr tra'ta ami nlru Hn.lilU lloii. a
furnlaliol at all liour. l tlio !) or nlirlil a
rM.otiaUU I4li.. Particular aU.nlleii 4l. to
UurUIn; "J uruwnlnic tntn.l.nt atovk,
K.NTIIA.SOK
Main imJ WulihiKtou atrctU.
)'. S. SOPTll WOliTll,
I'llOI'lUCTOIt t)K
Sloai Sash & Door Mry
Canyon Citv, Or.
Sash. Doora, Windows, Olasa, Putty,
Mctiltlinfj, nnd Rrctsctl Lumber
Ktc, oomtantly on Hand.
Furniture Made to Order.
PAT CAMPBELL.
Wholesaled JicUiil
IlKALKIt IX
GROCERIES
PROVISIONS
kFloir ail Feed.
NEAR THE DEPOT,
BAKER CITY, Or.
Hoods found to be not tlit
class may Ihi returned.
Livery and Foid Slai.
LEE MILLER, Propr.
Cunyuu City, Oriiut Co. Orcuuii.
I'irrKii kkiiih old btani
Having bought thoso popular
Slablos I rcspoctfully solicit n share of
the public patronage.
Fiist-chiHS Single and Doublo
Teams to lot.
I'lNK llUOOIIW 1 K3AD (MItTS.
Siiaoial nttention given to the
enro of traimitut HtooV.
ijlli
4KlN6
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Tlila Kileriitir ar.w A ruritl c.( purl
tjr, itrrnvlh anil i'.n i.iiif 1. Miiro c nom
leal llun tli or ' uv li ai il lantiut tx
ulil In rcHiipi-l ,i ,n villi tin mull.iuiU c4 low
tot, fli.iitwcUlii, a'nm ur t'liuipliXo i'i!.ti.
Suliluiilrlnc.il. Itoial IUVIiw I'milir l'o
IW) Wall St., NY.
NOTICE TO SHEEP OWNERS
The Stock Inspector's law, So?!. I,
amended at thelast term of the legis
lature, requiros nil persons moving
shecp'within tho county to get n por
mit, and any person moving sheep
whoso permit bus been given to ex
ceed II 0 days prior to moving his
sheep lays himsolf liable to prosecu
tion, joiin C. LruK,
Dopul" Inapoclor.
John Day, Or., May '20, '8.
tiik-
ICarncy Slaao Lino.
JoWOtt & Mobean. Proprn.
Uti.-elravti fall) on llimJ), W.ilnrxlt) .nil
KrlJay at il a.m., and lciui lluim tu 1u..ila;
TliUKthy ami SalunUjr.
lUifcurraantl Krclclit at rraaonah ralr.
- JO.V T 'OSS
Watch-maker and Jeweler.
1 iCcV -7!
CANYON CITY, Orocon.
Keeps for sale Watches, (Monks
and Jewelry, and does all kinds of
Itopaiting.
iiar k Canyon Citr
XJXTXT33
Via. ling ('reek and Monument,
carrrying until, tutpruw and freight.
nvKitv I'Iiovision JiAin: nut tiik
comfout op rA8si:Mii:nL
There ia a Hiving of 21 hours time
and S10 eunh iiy taking this rouU. to
I'm tlaud.
Stage Iikivo Cnnyon City every
day except Sunday, at I a. in.
W. II. CLAItK,
Anent.
A.
DHALKIl IN-
General
JOHN DAY CITY.
City Meat Market.
Washington Street, Canyon City, Orogon.
CRAY & EADS, Proprlntoro.
-IlKALEItH IN
All Kinds Of
Ilj Wliolmnle and Itetnll.
All ordors filled'
In n snmll town in Cioiiiinnv n
ininistor closed bis sorinon with
thcfio wortls: "Wo woultl bo
lileaseil, inoroover, to Imvo tho
young until now stumling outside
tlio door, come in and nuiko cer
tain wliutliur she is here or not.
That would be a great deal better
than opening the door half a inch
and exposing the people in tlio
last row of scats to it draught."
The Idaho Kreo Press gives a
lengthy account of the capture of
a band of cnttlo thieves escaping
from Idaho into Washington.
Cuttle nnd horse thieves nro be
coming bold in foino sections of
our territory, ns reports which
reach us woultl indicate. Several
or the cattle raisers in the Salmon
river country were the sulferors
lately from nil orgunixetl baud of
thieves. Some of this class of
scatnpH, u ho ought to bo making
brick in tho penitentiary, lately
Bold it blind of cnttlo and hoises,
stolen from the Idaho range, in
Walla Wullii, iiml returned nnd
stole another band of cattle and
were driving them oil" when
caught in the act. Stritigont men.
suits should he taken to rid the
country of thorn wheuover caught.
Statesman,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
I.AnilOftlr at Hum. Orofon.
Oil It, 1HM
Nulla I. hrr.li) rlv.n that tlio fut..liiV'amil
rlllt r Imu nlr,l luit'io ul lil. Intnittou lo lii.l.
Anil rMi( In iiirt of lil. r'alm, ami tliat aalil
Iituttf will Wtiitle tatore tin lluMltrral llrcclvrr
,' s I ami OSkrat llnrna, (Ir.mi I'rlilur I)c II, IS1,
IIKNRV C. lailUANl'i:.
Cr Il S No ixlli (nr Hi. K half Ni: ir anJ N hall
Sl-:irb-tt1 It) II M I!
IU imiiif. Ih rulkHlii hIIiim.ci t'i roi hi.
niiithiuout t..Uli.itm iiwii mnl inltli.tloii o(, aM
In l. vl, (lira W Jon... Ilirrv I: A Ion, Qrn W
Chainli.ra, All jiii,hiI SliS'nv nf 1'ialtlf ' It)', Or
1IU J. II. Ill NTlMITON lhKtttpr.
NOTICK FOR PUHLICATION.
I. ami Oftlre at Hutu., Oirirnn,
Ort U, IHM.
NulUi'l. l.rr.liysUin that Id Itll'iwlna- nainnl
Willi r Im. nil nntko if hi. Iiilaiilhin In inalr
Hiial ,tiwf In niaiit n( hi. rlaliii, an, I tUtl mI.I
iimf It m.ilu Itfr.rr Ihf rtjtfl.trr am) irroli.
rr 1'. S ImikI o.llw at I'.urinOr., i,n I'rMa), Hoi. i,
IIW, till
WM. W hTAIIII.
Pro II S No Mir, fur tilt SI) qr Sjc SI Ti IS S II Ul
Us luniof the IiilIovliB ullnmii U itp hi.
rtn Iniinu. nildtnr Uuiii anil rnlltvalluii ul, .alii
laml, tin llnirv C ,anram, (ler. W J, mi.-, liar,
rr li Altai, (Ira W I li. lnWr.. I'rnlrlo (.'.ty. Or
1196 J. II. IIUN'I INOT iN. llngl.Ur.
NOTICE FCH PUHLICATION.
IaihI nllir.'.t Iturii., Orrgim.
del. !l. lw.
NntltMl. Intel,.' irlvrn lliM Iho (ollouliia-.miiml
utllrr liaa lite! ihitlte uf hla liitrntlufi In inakpSnal
,fn.,l In kiiiiMrtof hi. rlilin. anil lhat aaM ,riKif
ulll l, in ml i' 'ifur tha Cninty Cl.rlt of Qrum ('.
Or , at Canynii Cili, Or , n.i SalunU) , Hli.
iU: O. W- Iliuill.
I'tr II S .Vti M117. fnr lh I'. I t NW I I an I II halt
fcW I I Sec SI. Tp H. S II SU, 1
llo lunirt I It folloolntr wUn.. lo inivclil
t-iiiillnuoia rpiilrttMi upon, anil riiltlvalluii uf, aalil
l.ii.l. ill. Janio. . I'. I'' Thumaa, Jama. II.
Ilium, W A. I'ojio, all of Mt. V.rnun, Oi.ifun.
J. II. Ill minimum, lti i.-i.tcr.
NOTICE FOIl PUHLICATION
Land Oni at Until., or.
Hot III. 1W.
Nndta U lii ruby ill m that tha l,ill.,llii i..mnl
..llli r I, a. rihxl unlit "I hi. intH.llon tu make
Itnal riuuf In .uj,wiri i, hi. italin, mii4 Hut ..1,1
iirtul will lu itutto Ui'iitti Ihti (uuiily -l.ik nf
(ir.ft i-uiiiilv Or. atlii)uii t'lly, lit mi Salurilay
.S'uv.Sn, 1S, tut
J. H. lJtiuii,
l't I) S Ml IU (or th. W I-'.' StV II auil W IS NW 1-1
h.ctl.Hi Jl, Tp U. S lltSl i: W M
llu nalni. Ih. fnlliiM Iiit iflin... In riiu hi.
iiititlnuuii rr.l.t.iip ui.iii ami cuttliallon uf,
Mkl laifl. tt JaniMA, I'oiai, W . l Wl kniimi,
(' t . Ilaun, W. 8 Carnirr, all uf Ml. Viri-un, t)t
SI M J. II. lir.NTINdTON, lUgl.tir
NOTICI-: I'OH PUHLICATION
l.ail offloa al llnrna, (Irnrmi.
(Ki i;. IKU).
Nolle I. hi i.l') jlltu tliat tho ful!ilii; uaii' il
atllvr liaa PIIkI iiuliw uf hi. inttnllmi In iiiakn
Dual ,iuuf In .um.irt ur 1 1, rlaiiu, an,l tlial aalil
iirunf alll It tnIii Uft. Ilia cninly 'Urk uldrunt
lUiuiil), Hi., at I'niiyuli (in, Or un Faiutilat, N.,v.
;iu. iw-j, tli- I'm II h Mifiuf I'llAIII.I'JI I..
AMICI.U Inr Ilia MV iir NH Mr auil Ml' ir tW ir
Sri- Tli 10. It SI C; Si: ,r ul NK t nn.l NC ,(f f
SH ir ait I Ti It) II i i: M
II I aim. Iliii liillbwlni: wHiimi In , ton hit
ciiiillnuuii. faalUciir Uiuu, aimI imllhilluii uf,
aahl laml. i. Wm K.llrr, Jam.. Clattuu, Juhn
I' JIiiVjio. Juhn Sllil.a, all uf Hear Valley. Iltanl
i i ii my, Or
31 :i J. II. Ill'STINO TON, ll.fl.Ur.
r
5m
FRESH MEATS
on Short A'olioo-
A Johnstown girl lias counted
112 relatives who perished in tho
never-to-bu forgotten disaster that
visited that place.
Twenty-one murderers mo lying
in the San I'Vuiieisco jail awaiting
trial for their crimes, some f
which were committed over two
years ago.
The great eirort w hich the city
of CMiiengo is mnking to secure tl o
World's Fair in is at least
strong evidence that Chigoiins lo
lievo in thcmaulvc ami their city.
More deaths result from con
sumption ouch year in the Tnited
States than from choltra, yellow
fever, typhoid fever, diptheria nud
scarlet fever combined. It is the
one (Usenet Unit is the despair of
medical science, and bears its vic
tims hopeful to the hn-t to their
grave.
London's popular preacher,
Spiiageou, is down again with the
gout, lie will never recover until
lie assumes charge of n small
church in America. Then tho
salary will enforce a permanent
euro. Such congregations see to
it that the pastor has no extrava
gance. Consumption Surely Cutcd.
To Tin: Ennoit Please inform your
readers that I have a positive lemedy
for tlio above named disease. By ita
timely itHO thouHaudt of hopelesH eas
es have been permutiently cuioil. I
shall Ihi glad to aoud two hottlos of
myrwincdy free to any of your read
ers who Imvo consumption if they
will send mu their express and pout
ofllco address. Hcspoetfully. T. A.
SLOC'U.M. M.C., 181 Po.irl.St., N.Y.
NOTIi'K- TIM HKIt CULTUHM
I'. h. I.aiiiI OIHru, Unrii., llrtu.i. (Id. Ul, Ihxi,
Cnmiilaliit Iiimik l,-i'U rutim.lil Ihli uPli l,y
inmlci IJ llancy aj.ln.t llul.nl 11. Hay
fnr l.ltur Jo tiinipl) Milhtlui a aaluTiiiiWr-C'iif-liim
l:il ry IMiV ilatiU July It. I mi). (ihiii tli
In. Illl it iUr'rr l Sir 87, Ti Kl, M ltlii 30,
I! W M in llruil riiunt), Oiinun, ulih a ilea tu II..
oinrall.llun "I .ilil I'lilty .uutMlii.t alliiflii tint
alii Hubert II Hat ill,l ttlinuulali tl, imilh half nf
hi. llinbm i-iiitnri-, Mill Ui.t tli. Unit wa. not at tho
till),, ulU lla fllnl III aiiit,n Ih.tafor aulijcit
tu T C I nliy by rcatnn ul tli. latin liavinc ttitiuuii
n natural ttruuth f lluibnr That l,l Hay illu not
al am tlmt- ruMlvato aalil Irai t ' I any purl 'li.iant,
ami tliil hi tivttir lia. at anv tlinu iluiii any art ul
MitrUllmi nhali ti-r. anil thai tin- (ata nl.it n it.l il
(4ile.lau( i natlr to )irt al .lull lima aatlia
IUatpttr anil Unvitii mat Ui .lnali-fur a hvaifiif,
tli.rfnr. tho uilil uttlc-. aro harelitr iiiiiiiiuint.i In
nwrallh. nlU.v uf tin, C'uuiily t'li-ik uf (Irani
Ooniity, nr., i li lit Mill ilay nT U.-i inWr. If al
10 o'cluck A il , I" trau.inj ami lnrnl.li t.illiiiouy
i-nHtiruluaali) altaarvil filtirv. .
J. II. IIUirriMlTON, IteuUt.r
SH) HEW A It I).
Ft i aye 4 or stolen fiom Parkers
station, on or about tho first of May,
ltt.H',1, ono sorrel mare, Height about
8 or !) Intuilreil pounds. Hruuded
uc (couuected) en right shoulder.
Little white in ftueheail, also saddle
murks. A toward of $10.00 is otl'er
ed to the finder, who will duliver
said Hiiimal at liiih.-ock's burn, nt
I'rairio City.
I)( o.c YocN.i.
APPLICAl'ION FOH PATENT.
Notice No 1.
U. S. Lash Ornci:, Huus, Oiu:ion,
Oct. 0, 1881),
NOTICE is heroby given that
Maitin Guuilhtch and Y). S
I'eiilielil, wlioio pitslollicn nihil ess is
Clinton City, (linnt County Oregon,
have made application for U. S. Pat
ent fur the Kiireka Hlucer Mining
('luini, hiiuato in no mining district,
t ! rant County, Oregon, dchciibcd as
follows, to w it :
Tho N nih half and South east
ipiai tor of the Nut tit west ipiuiter of
Heel mu li.'i, and tho East half of tho
Noith eai-l (iiur(or of tlio Noith-east
quiii ler, Section 211, in Township lil,
South of Itange i!0, E. W. M., con
taining (1 10) ono huiidted and folly
acioH inoie or less. Soil milling cl.iiin
having boon loentod Nov. 1'.', If87,
hy floiiip (iiiudlneli, -Martin (iiiud
laoh, Willisui (iiiudlach, E. S. Pen
field, James Xorutau. Oooro Murtiii
and Ferdinand Hohirieko, and record
od in the oflico of the County Clerk of
(irniit futility, Oregon.
Any pi'ison who desires to pmlost
against tlu ismuinco of such puteut
or nlio knows of any substantial rea
son uiidor tho inimtig laws of the
Unitod States why such patent should
not issuo, are hereby notified to pre
sent their protests at this ollico with
in sixty duyt from tho ditto hereof.
1 direct that this uotino be publish
ed in tho f i HAN'T CoL'XlV Nl'.WH, till)
uowHpiiper piiblisho l uoatost tho said
mining claim for the peiiod uf sixty
davs
.1. H. HUNTINGTON,
VJ-ll Hi'gistor
llAltlilt anil CANVOX CITY
STAGE LINE,
WcCUEM &. GHirFIN, Proj.ra.
dol tMWi, ciwal ctmrcyaticri anil fait time
Ih.ry attwilUxi iflvwi lo tUt oomfotl ofiiaiian.-iirf.
Churco Itouaounblo.
A Yrni'ia I'Iitm In I.niiiton,
In llu annual report of tho Hoard
of Works it Is slated that tho stnir of
tho lire brigade under the control of
tlio board renaUtoil tu all of (101)
olllecrs anil men. The strength of
tlio brigade In other roopects wai
shown by the following list: Fifty
live nro-eiiglno slations, twenty
threo street stations, with Unto carts,
IL'7 llre-oseaiH) stations, four llontlni;
stations, throe Hunting steam llro
engines, two steam tugs, live barges
to carry engines, etc., two largo laud
steuiii lire-engines, anil forty-two
smalt html steuiit (lre-c mrliio. Tho
number of culls for tires, or supposed
Ilres, received during the year had
hson 2,8iKI. Uf these :i7:l were false
nliiruiN, 111 proved to Ihj only chim
ney alarms, and 1,2SH trre culls for
Ilres, of which 101 risiil(eil in sorlnutt
iliuuiige anil -,0!5 In slight damage.
Tlio Ilres of issl, comaro(l with
thu.ie of IS.SM, showed mi Increased
of I-t- j nnd, lotiipau'il with the aver
iitfe of tlio last ten years, an Increase
of dill. '11 io number of occasions on
wlildi life hud been t-erioualy endan
gered by lire during (he year 1H8-I
hint been KIT, and the number of
occasions on which life had been lost
had been twenly-iilno. Tlio number
of perxonsserioiislveadaugered by llro
bail Ihhmi -Mt), of whom M were rn'ivoil
anil forty-two lent tliolr lives. Of
the forty-two hut, twenty were tukon
out nil vo, hut died uftcrwiird In hos
pitals or elsewhere, and twenty-two
weiu sulibcatod or burnt lo death.
The (limutlty of water used in ex
tinguishing Ilres in the niettopolls
during the year had been -li'.OOO.OOO
gallons, or about lSi.OOO tons. Of
this quantity about lil'i,(KK) tons, or
more than one-half ef Hk whole, wn
taken fiom the ri-er ciinnln, unit
docks, and the ieiii,iitulr from tho
street pipes. Dining tli" .-ear thoro
had been felly-three vikks in which
the water iiiriini'iii.-iits ueio un
satisfactory. As ivganled the water
supply, the board regretted that
nuotlier year had pushed without
nuvthlug h.ivlns boeu done tutvurd
giving the inhabitants of lmilou
control over Ihoir own supply of
water, and tlietiovernineiit npK)nro 1
to have-ipiite given up tlu iuteulloii
of pioniiig iiuy leirisliitinu for this
p.utlctiliii- purpose. LonUin Olobo.
Tliniiv'lifM I" I'liiiey DeeHH.
The definitions of common things
nnd tho slttteiuenl of ordinary necur
rences, sin-h as we lend and hear,
would furnish iimlor.nl lor u new dic
tionary. A cIith) ln:Ui wns neetlSfid
of plagiarism, wliereuiioii n Western
paper describes it as ''a case of mor
bidly letentive memory reaching
upon iiuiisiial loeoplivity otmlnilaiid
piodticilig iiiicoiueioiis rtxiiniliilioii
ol iiloiis," A chronic liar is "guilty
of not atwavs handling the l'naltsli
language with sultlelciit eiuefubiess
to meet the demands of voracity."
Since Hcloneu has eritlcbed the
drinking habit, moderate drinking is
called " tiikiiu it In I roe physiologi
cal iimnl!ty ; " and when it man Is
thlrmy lie Is sutlcring from " p,lydip
sla." A cycluni is called "an es
caped eiirtlnpi.tke I iborlng un lur
temporaty iu-ia'iily." A certain vnung
lady Is "'able to niug lijmus liko n
ten iK'lavu angel ; " a iji.in does not
register at a hotel but " autographs ;"
w hile a ilramnti rritic. describing a
certain itrlres. In " tiitlatea," says
t he is " libit a babe, lh.it oponi its
wide eyes fur one inonn-nt on the
world, and Hint leave. It wi'linslgli;
like a Hotter Hint bri-iitbcti its fra
grance for a day Umii tho cii-th nf
wlilcli It is no! ; like n giatnl strain of
iiiunie that Hi'itli and tluobs nt twi
light, and k'iIiUh ntvay into the dim
reai'lifs of wli.i-h we dream, but in
which we ctiiimt walk; too pure for
the world, Mild et leasing behind a
memory, a ieriiimt, a liurtnoiiv, ten
der, sw'euter, iiiiiieexaltlng." Ahorse
trot in a sternly country comimiuily
is uniioiuietil lit IIiIh iiiollensive way
"Two woll known animals will con
tend for Ideal niip -rioriiv on Mondn
next at the Agilniliiii'.il 1'ork."
iiiilepemleiit iipwpaper H :iks ol
" g,..n old Di'iins-tuls of tbe temin
jiltf and r. riH'ob siopper ,iri. tv,'1
wIiiIk lieu go W. t'niilo i!cs rils
New (1 leuiii a a " tumbling, bellow
ing Ml! f of trrmi'ii lo. i iiiorgies mid
viist ontorpriK ," A ii'-gioiiccoiinls
for t lie sun spoil) on the ground that
" tlui aaternomieul i-otiriuxiou of tbu
hohiiu cistern am nnniHoil by deoko
norshiil wave, uu'dnt brings do earf's
nxii, ins in olllgy wld Venice, and ills
'casions do ultertuni sunts," Do
(jiiincy, describliM n solniti man,
wtote'tlmt " tho luxurious torpor of
felf-inilulgence" hud "ext.'nifwl Iti
inlhtH to tlio energy nnd ciearnoam ol
his perceptions," Ihooklyn liugtu.
Tlie Itcnllty or War.
Hero is a horrible baltlo plclura
from Siiakim. It is taken from n letter
from an olllcer of the Scots Uuatd.
The time of the picture is the day or
two following tbu light at McNeill's
zeiebn :
" When going fiom Sunkim, tho
hut three mile of the inarch were
marked at every step by graves, Atab
and Indian, so shallow ll'.at fiom all
oozed dark and hii!oiu:i statin, and
from many pio:rc.(l"(l m.iuiih-d foot,
half stripped gtiniiing -skulls, or
gluiHtly liands, null ilutibcl in tho
death agony, though leduced to little
more than bone and siuetv. The
ground was alio thickly sown with
hands and feel ibuxgi'd fnun their
graves by the hya-iun, and tho awful
stench and reek of canton which
loaded I he air will never be f. -ruttun,
us 1 think, by any of us luy after
day wo passed and rcui-,cd ovor the
same sickening scone with our con
voys, in blinding dust and under a
scorching sun. obliged lo move nt a
fool's pace to keep up with tho weary
camels und to pick our st,-ps care
fully for fenr of suddenly s tiing foot
on one of those dreadful heaps of oor
million." Fill in with innummahlo kites und
vultures hupping ltmly about, gorged
with bunion llesh, ami the pluttiro U
complete.
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