THE GRANT COOT NEWS,
Thunttltui, .A or. JO.
LOCAL BltHVITIES.
Incorporate.
Ami be great,
Qmum and chickens.
The boom pfoi IkMnrnk
Ijxpect MUng westfcer.
Why not nuke owr own IwtherT
Alt join haw and holld a mill.
U round m dry oM potato hill,
tjtheep are on tfw wave from miroroer
fkw the Ualoti Pacific's time cord
m fourth page.
Oor. Pwmoycr feel thankful and
has no proclaimed.
. It appears to lie a safer plan to take
tho C. r. steamship for 01.
Mve tock in this country will com
mand a letter price next year.
Capitalist at llakor City are call
ing for specimen of oar firm clay.
Give at good moil into Urn promi
nent mining camp. Then or fanners
enn find n cash market.
Ot Uuwiwoy found the weather too
eoM around tho sawmill, and lias moved
bo the sheltered vale of the Canyon.
N. Itulitott had a stunning fall from
the roof of Mr. I Hake's residence last
IMday. lie wn all right in a few
Itoura.
8eo Dtirkheimor & Co' notice un
der head of "Now Today." They
mean buaino, so you had better not'
their ngnnt.
TIio Ngwa makes a standing offer of
three months' fun advertising for a
roller Hour mill looatml anywhere in
thia productive alley.
Dr. Ofr was cnllod to the South
Fork lost week to attend Davu Ma
gill's little girl who had fallen from a
horse and broken her arm.
This jwiper, true to its name, aims
to represent every section of Orant
county. Then solid in your commu
nications nnd lot uh hear from you.
Ferrell nnd Metschan relurueil from
linker lust Saturday. Tlny deny the
allegation nnd soy they were scarcely
within a mile of the Lyceum theatre.
Who spoke nliout lnom for the
John Hay valley! Well, undoubtedly
wo have resources enough to sustain n
hm'Hhy boom, and lire ready for one tit
nny time.
Prairie City eoplo will make nn
ollbrt to have Umir city incotio rated
at the coming session of the legislature.
And why notl Prairie City certainly
Inn taxable property sufucieiit to uiniu
tnin a city governmeuU
Some ono stole wood from Hoy. Mr.
Luce. He was advised to "load" a
few sticks. lie didn't do it, and
thus his neighbors who were taking
tho wood by niisUke in the glare of
the noonday sun have stoves yet.
Due nt too bttigc drivers coming
into this city was given a if i to get
some whiskey for a meanly victim, and
forgot it. That shows we have a
highly moral class of mail carriers
they seldom pass the door of a saloon.
At the sheriff's sale of Uie Cund
Iftoii ranch last Saturday tho prepeity
was knocked down to T. II. IJehe, of
Portland, for $5,000.00. Pretty low
for three sections of improved farm
land within a mile of the county seat
of I! mnt county.
There can Ik- no doubt but that tho
Union Pacilic railway olllcmla liaveau
eye open for (Irant county. The nx
jiert sunt over hero lately to examine
the coal UhIs cut Isick and made a
favorable rcjioi t. liefore many yours
a boom of the lirst magnitude will
hit right here.
We wero handed something last
Priduy which we supposed was wed
ding cuke. 1 1 turned out, however, to
lie specimen of quartz from llreeii
liorn camp, which Mr. Schnarr kindly
sent over to the Nr.wa. We have a
pretty good cabinet of ore from the
future camp of (.'rant county.
Alfalfa, king of crops, last nearly
all the year in Wruut county. John
Luce has jutt finished hauling in the
third crop for this season. 1 le finished
harvesting last Saturday, Nov. 15th.
and the NKWHuau prove this fact to
the sutisfuctioii of tho frozen oast.
This is the lovely John Day valley.
The town iu this valley that builds
h roher process flouting mill creates
for itself new life and n rapid growlli.
Prairie City and John Day have their
eyes open. Canyon Citywell, she's
too sleepy. "There ought to be a mill"
lait the gold locked up in tho safe is
so much nicer to look at.
We understand buyers are endeav
oring to contract Ijeef cattle iu this
ootmty at $35 per head, to be deliver
ed next spring. This is another indi
cation that lieof is rapidly increasing
in value. If you have steers ami
slathers of hay, and plenty of time to j
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any to feed it and sell your lawves
nest summer.
A rotten trestle near Salem full with
a (southern Pacitic train load of passcu- I
gars hut week, und scarcely a dosteii
ocaied being killed or seriously woun- 1
(led. lUtilroads should he compelled :
hy law to keep their tracks in rejsdr, j
or he held accountable for damages. '
Damages, however, are oor oouifort j
to wraoiks whose loved uues are mur
dered through carelessness of railroad
corporations.
BuiUi a noariiif mill.
Nest week the grami bull.
Judge Dostin return. 1 'I'lioailay
from a tour of (Vook and Harney.
ltepresentativc DmiUn Iws boon
Interviewing hin Harney county con
siitocnta upon their legislative nerds
and desires.
Jo MaaUirMMi plead guilty last
Monday to n charge of ftaaault nnd
battery on Tom Cnrl, and wa Rnwl
$ 1 o.rjo ami cost.
For n first-claM quality of dry
lumher go to (liteniaey's niill. John
Wonliinve is tlierr ntnll linien rtmdr
with lwok niul jk-ihmI, to reccirc the
cmh.
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The report went tjrtk lkt Prairie
l ity Wl snwlliwx W hde Umip-reek
nan otpuwna rrame mm.i , go mr
Mn lMtfn Alshuaisii aiki hail nt hina
more erious than measles.
Advertise Grant county hy send
ing the Nkwk east. It will save
writing to your friends nlout this
country, anil they will puss it around
and all read it.
Mr. Hinehcnrt lolls ita that he
in now selling his best keeping ap
ples at two cents )r xiuud. That
is cheap, for they have Iwcn known
lo keep sound till June.
Wo have heard of tough beef, and
tried to eat lough beef, but wo lieard
a man telling the other day about
buying soino beef that waa ho tough
his children couldn't even chew the
gravy.
I hereby extend my heartfelt
thanks to the eople of John Day
for their kindness shown my brother
during his late sickness ami on the
sad occasion of his funeral.
II. J. WlUIKUf.
Keiorl has it now that J. (iotihl
has secured the control of the Union
Pacific, and Oregon will be ono of
his future fields of operation. You
will find plenty of good railroad
sites iu Grant county, J.
Oregon is as largo as Xew ling
land and Indiana united, and twice
as large as England, if settled as
dcnselv as England it would have a
impula'lion of -lO.tMKl.tXX) if the
census was tuken without nry kick.
On Christmas day there is iu con
templation at thU place rillo shoot
ing for Wf and turkeys, shot-gunning
at glass balls for turkeys,
geese nnd cliickens. Dance at night
for lKJiiefit of the school. Ad next
week.
A jury trial was had Inst Hnlur
day before Justice Kulison, in case
of tnto vs Chas. Appcrson, for car
rying tt concealed weapon. The
defense proved that it was hardly
tossible to get tho gun oil', so the
prisoner was discharged.
Horn, at Poplar drove llnnche,
Nov. latli, 1891), to the wife of D.
11. liinehart, an eleven iwund boy.
All doing well. Tho Nnvr
acknowledges the receipt of apples
and cider, a present from the young
ster, proxy ly his lather.
John Lucn went over to Fox and
nursed the diptheria patients Imck to
health. Then the irruteful pooplo mode
him up a "purse" as a reward for his
self sacrifice. John Carry put in an
excellent saddle, horse ami another
rancher donated enough grain to feed
him all winter.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving
day. Politically spiukintr, the demo
cratic party has much to lie Uuinkful
for if the recent ctoctiou were a cor
rect forecast of the 1892 elections.
On the other hand the republicans
ought to feel idud thai they are iu the
fiit oftiues. Then let us all rejoice.
All the farmers throughout the
county with whom we have talked
claim to be supplied us they never
have been with an ubundance of
feed for winter emergencies. An
unusually large crop of hay has been
harvested ami eared for, and a feel
ing of iocurity prevails generally
among stockmen, no matter what
the coming winter may prove to be.
A machine has 1ccii invented,
and oue is in uctivo operation at
Albany, fur the sejtcrating of wild
oats from other grain. Tho entire
seems to be in the apron over which
all the grain passes. It is made of
canton flannel, anil the wild oat,
in passing over it, catches by the
beard where it remains until taken
away by a brusher, which automat
ically passes over it.
Wo are sorrv to learn
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that tho
bond of brotherly love don't seem to
increase between some of the resi
dents of (Irant Couuly. Hut such
is life in tho far West. There is
something in the atmosphere iu
these parts that lends to stir up
controversy and it, as tho girl saiu
who married (ho widower with nine
chrildrcu, including two pairs of
twins, heli to make tilings lively
and drive dull care awav.
(ireenhoru mountain quart, con
tains lots of silver and some gold,
with no baser metals. Mr. Schnarr
writes that the sjiecimeus lie sent
tho .Nkws are no hotter than can bo
shown by a docn other ledges m
that district. (Irani county un-
doubted ly jmssesses thu richest sil-1 package is received and marked to
ver district iu Oregon if not on the your address. When you reach
Pacific coast, and thu sooner this homo the package awaits you, hut
fact becomes known the better it too lato you discover that by n siin
will bo for overy resident of the ; pie turn of tho wrist they have sub
county. If wo will extend to the ; sti luted your counterfeit money fur
miners a helping hand in the matter a package similar iu every resjiect,
of roads they promise, jtoor as they but filled with sawdust or other in
are, lo ojien up such a silver dis-! nocent material. We trust that no
trict as is rarely found. Ami they (irant county man will go cast in
will not bo tho only beneficiaries, i tending to increase his wealth by
We will all gain by it. I this uwtliod,
COMMliSlONttKS COURT.
'Ilw militia mil waa corrected
and those subject to shoulder arms
in defrnae of tlicir rotiiitry who had
changed tlicir plaie of residence
from (Irant county wero stricken
from the roll.
J. W. Hates, Vint Hartley and
Joo Comhs were granted lecenses lo
aril liquor iu other than original
packages.
The road down Itoach creek was
declared a public highway and the
aiipervinor ordered lo open Hie same
for public travel.
Sheriff Cowing of llatney connly
. prcacnlwl n hill for $tt.W, fvr for
j "ervicen nndrrrd in caws of Stole va
Minnt. It appeared lo the court
lhftt lW, b inljlUH, ,M(l
ttcw,r,Iat C with the laws in nu ll
vwt9 ,,, ,, lm)yuM xwon,
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$."!!. M was allowed Mr. Cowing
hoping that would find him in the
enjoyment of the same blessing.
The tax levy for tho current year
was made as follows: For county
purposes '20 mills: school purjioses
ft mills; poll tax 1.00.
Warrants to the amount of $V
2.'kss.-13 were ordered drawn.
First class goods cheaper than ever
before In Canyon City at Sels Hio.
FM Rai.. I have 30 loiisuf hay
measured at Big Meadows oil
Canyon crevk, which I will sell for
41 per Ion cash. M. M. Ahamho.v.
(ieorgo Uiploy has unearthed
some quite rich apiiearing quartz
up behind old Prairie Diggings, iu
the vicinity of the headwaters of
Dean creek.
Mr. Sweeney who lias ln out
hording sheep all summer has returned
home to his little cabin. The old gen
tleman works hard to make his own
living, and it is in the power of us nil
to help him by employing him at odd
job in preference to Chinamen.
linker City's Made advertises old
nowsjMiiwrs for sale, to make bus
tics. Heckou (ho icoplo iu that
village arc wearing bustles yet.
Take Vm off. That fashion was
reKaled last dog days, ami now a
bustle is never seen in fashionable
society.
Wo have been loid that A. H.
Starr, (irant county's most success
ful yet unfortunate prospector, has
struck a ledge on Creouhoru moun
tain that assays about $2,000 in
gold nr ton. 'This sounds liko a
fairy tale. Hut should it lie only
half as good Starr has a fortune
once more.
Mr. (!. W. Houston of this city
presented tho Nkws tho first iium
lier of the "City Journal," published
here in HIS. In it w find a his
tory of the cam) which we hope to
lie able to republish soon. The rul
ing prices of that day are qtite in
teresting reading too, although the
figures on some articles bacon mid
"lard for instance are not farnbovu
those of todav. Thanks for the lit
tle pacr, Mr. Houston.
Saturday morning hut nt three
o'clock a wonderful phenomenon
was witnessed by Mr. John Keger
dahl and wife. A bright fire ball
us of a meteor, beginning to tho
North of the Morth Hur, shot
through the heavens in a westerly
direction. The courso this fire
ball madu wm straight and visible
for ierhais five to ten minutes,
when it assumed a crooked and ir
regular shape of a horse shoe or half
circle, tho edge looking like the
tail of a comet.
(rant county has a taste of high
taxes now. The levy of lift mills and
the state levy of not less than
mills to come on top of that is not
culeululed to make taxpayers look
the situation in the face with a
pleasant countenance. The money
must be raised, though, or tho in
debtednesH will climb towards the
million notch. They have been
slicing from (Irant county so much
that what projicrty there is left
must maintain courts lo acquit
horM thieves and do other legal fig
uring, besides pay expenses of all
dissensions that may arise within.
Mr. Putnam of Monument sends
the Nkws a letter which he received
from a counterfeiter in New Jurwy,
giving his name as Charles Wilson,
and offering ''Hiitcrior layouts" lo
parties who will go to bin. in ir
son and give a few hundred doliurt
of good money for several timet? the
amount in his "green goods." Tho
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n lllbti-ev Cll I'll Bi-iivin Ik nt;. iuv iviit-
grnphic code for you to address him
by if you accept, und gives strict
caution to suckers not to address
him by mail. We remember of
reading an e.osure of this villnin's
method of doing hiuincss. True, liu
deals only "face to face" with his
"customer." Thu man who is de
luded into the snare pays down his
coin and presumably receives rt large
sum of counterfeit bills in exchange,
but which is iu reality good money.
Of course you are not 'ullowed to
carry tho package away from tho
place, us thut would "lead to detec
tion, you know." Instead, you are
conducted through a corridor to u
convenient express office where tho
HARRISON'S PROCLAMATION.
"Hy tho grace and favor of Al
mighty Coil the jieoplo of this na
tion have Iweu led to the closing
I days of the passing year, which has
' leen full of blessings of ence nnd
! comforts of plenty, and Uiiintiful
1 coiniwiisation 1ms come to us for
' the work of our minds and of our
I hands iu overy department of hu
man industry.
, Therefore, 1, Benjamin Harrison,
president of the rutted Stales of
America, do hereby appoint Tues
day, the 27th day of the present
month November to lie observed aa
a day of prayer and thanksgiving,
' and I do invite the jieoplo on that
i day to cease fmm tlicir labors, to
! meet in their accuidomcd houses of
1 worship, ami join in rendering grat
itude and praie to our (,reator lor
the rich blessings ho has granted
us as a nation, ami lo invoke the
continuance of His protection and
grace for the future. 1 commend
to my fellow tituens the privilege
of remembering the jwor. homeless
and sorrowful. I't us endeavor to
merit tho promised recompense of
charity ami gracious acceptance of
our praise."
The above is President Harrison's
true proclamation, although mhiic
Mlitical papers have accused 1 Jen
nie of getting oil' the following:
"And now it liecomes our very
unpleasant duty to issue a thanks
ing proclamation to you ungrateful
and unregciierato voters of these
Putted States. Therefore on or
nliout the 27th day of this month,
according to the usual custom, 1
rcluctlantly proclaim a time for
general thanksgiving. I am sjrry
that I cannot participate in your
jov, but passing evonts have weigh
ed" heavily iqion me. A very recent
democratic prescription has derang
ed my system and this vear 1 inn
afraid turkey and cranberry suns
win ne too ncii lor my oioou soup,
straight soup, is my iwrtiou just
now.
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Thecounly and state lax together
is I 4 mills for Lnko this year.
There have been no tramis, Chi
namen, book-agents or peddlers
here lately.
(io to the lied Front Billiard
Hall, Canyon City, for fine wines,
liquors mid cigars.
An Ohio man received ;U Irom
an accident insurrauce company on !
account of being kicked bv a Ikiv.
The Pacific Brewery's Celebrated
Beer, the liest iu ICustern Oregon, is
now kept constantly on tap at the
Hed Front Billiard" Hall.
It is a very simple matter to drop
a Histal curd to the publishers of
newspapers to which you are n sub
scriber reijiiesting that your mail
be changed to the nearest office.
Foil Sai.k (iood cooking mid
eating apples at fifty cents a bushel,
at Mrs. l'liillips' orchard in Canyon
City. Also some excellent enrs
for cooking or eating.
A story at hand, describing a love
scene la tween the hero and the he
roine, says: "He woend her with a
will." That ii a good way, usjwci
ally if the wooer is old and the will
is 111 her favor.
Horace (ireely kept an account of
deaths from coal oil long years ago
and found that five thousand (tor
sons iu one year were burned to
death by coaf oil accidents, and yet
)Hoplu will attempt to kindle lires
with coal oil.
SruAVKii Three yearling tdeeicj
two roans branded 7 One nil with
Rome white on hind legs, with swal
low fork and under bit iu left and
half under crop iu right cur. Par
lies informing me of their where
n Units will lie well mid for their
trouble. 15. 0. Sta.nskm..
That exci llcnt literary journal,
West Shore, offers five splendid
prizes for competition in a word
contest, open to all its Bubscrilu rs. j
The prizes are: A scholarship in
cither the Portland or the Salem ,
business college; a life si." crayon
imrtratt; an elegant oil painting of
Sufraim roses; a set of Chamberx'
encyclojK'ilia, and a copy of the
new edition of Webster's unabridged
dictionary. Full particulars and
rules of tlie contest are published
iu West Shore of Nov. 8th. Her.
is 11 ehaiieo for the winning of valu
able prizes in a contest that is pure
ly intellectual and has none of the ;
elements of gambling about it. j
The following from Tho Dalles
Times Mountaineer contains several
grains of common sense: "Wu '
liavo always been nverso to the
method of booming j daces that 1
have 110 natural facilities, and be
lieve it works to the diiiadvautagu
of places of merit. For this reason 1
The Times-Mountaineer will lend
no aid to advertising rocks and 1
sand-hills, which naturo has never 1
designed lo lie sites for cities, and
do 11. it imissciss any of the element
of development and prosperity. It
is an outrage to deceive KH)plu and
induce them to invest meuns where j
there is 110 hojio of receiving interest ,
on their money or in many instances !
the first price. Such real estate
dealers, "booming" sterile, desert
lands, with no commercial advant
ages, have injured thu northwest
more than any one thing, and it is
time tho press of the Statu acted
conscientiously with thu H-oplo and
warned thorn against tlies.i money
sharks, who curu for nothing except
increasing their own
gains.
ill-gotten I
They Will MiUettatn You.
At the M. 1C. Church next Ktiday
evening, Nov. 21, tins members of
the Choir, and congregation, will
give a Sociable. A good program
has lieeu arranged for tho ocennion,
and a good time may lie cxpectud.
All are invited without money and
without price. The fidlowiug is thu
lMIOOHAM:
Song "Beautiful Oaten." Choir.
Address of Welcome. Hew Luce
Heading -"Whore's Annettet" Mn-
I mie Overboil.
Vocal Solo "Save my Mother's
Picture from the Sale." Jessie
Parrish.
Scrap Basket I.illie Overboil.
Duello "The Pilot Brave." Over
boil, Kviffer and Collins.
Heading "liessnus 011 the lee." J.
II. Collins.
Vocal Solo "Ye Merry Birds." Ml
lie Overboil.
Heading "Darin's ( rwn. Aildie
Keillor.
Song "H very Day'll 1k Sunday,
by and by." Choir.
This is an exceptional fall. Hast
year thero had wen considerable
rain at this time.
Flour, Cmham, Hal ley, (either
ground or whole) Chicken feed, Bye,
Middlings, Hnui, Khoit Ae, Ac, at
CumlWh's. '
Wm. Turner, the owner of several
(ireenhoru mining proH'rties, took
his lcmrturo for Minnutipolirt,
Minn., where he bus a pro.pcet of
getting a number of capitalists in
terested in thu mtucs of this flec
tion. Mr. Turner took with him
nlwut 200 iMiunils of ore which will
certainly ojien the eyes of those who
take an interest iu mines or mining.
Baker City Democrat.
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ItNTiTUtD TO Till! MIST.
All are entitled to tho best thut
their money will buy, so evory fam
ily should liuve, nt once, a lottlo of
the best family remedy, Syrup of
Figs, lo cleanse the system when
costive or bilious. For sale in fille.
and SI.(H) Kittles by nil lending
druggists.
Our new "ad." from the enterpris
ing firm of Collin A- MeFnrhuid,
llepuner, opcnkH for iteelf, and it is
worth your while to read the same.
Iu order to gain new trade they in-
l''l presenting a line lnrge book,
which retails at $ I K) each, to overv
retail purchaser of dry goods, cloth
ing, Wits niul shoes, huts etc., to tho
amount of $2c'!(H), allowing until
.Inn. 1st lo make out the amount.
Oive them a trial order, when you
send away for goods.
Notice to I-'icluht Consigners.
We will advance freight upon
goods consigned to our care and al
low .'10 days from ditto of oxpcusu
hill for remittance, or carry account
Miid tijion the first of onoh month.
( khm Id consigned for accounts
which are allowed to run over due
will lie held for charges hereafter.
Shippers who will not pay promp
tly when allowed .'10 days, must pay
(.'. O. I). Freight advancing is a
cash business.
T. 15. Fi:i,i..
Manager lleppitor Warehouse.
October 'Jlith, I8!)0.
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Pacific Hrcwcry Htcr.
Notice is hereby given that I
have this day established an agen
cy for the sale of the Beer inantifao
tttred at the Pacific Brewery, Baker
City, Or., within thu county of
(irant in Canyon City, and that Mr.
II. Stansell is the authori.ed mana
ger of said Dejaif. All orders from
(irant county for this celebrated
beer, cither in bottles or kegs, will
he filled by Mr. .Stansell.
IIknuv Hrsr.
Proprietor Pacilic Brewery, Baker
Cilv, Or.
Both the method and rt-ulu when
Syrup of Figs is taken j it is pleasant
and icfreshing to tho timlo and acts
gently yet promptly on iho Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses 1 ho sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers mid cures hahittinl
constipation. Syrup of Figs h tho
only remedy of its kind over pro
duced, pleading to tho tasto ami ac
ceptable to thu stomach, prompt in
its action ami truly beneficial in its
cil'octs, its ninny excellent qualities
commend it to nil. It is fur solo in
fiOo and 81 bottle by nil leading
druggbtu,
MMIUFAOTUniO ONLY Ul Till
CAUFORHIA FIG SYRUP CO.
ItN MASCHCO, Cil.
touisviuc. nr. sew tone, n, 1
IIoIiiicm IfiihliiosH COlltge Ol
Poitland will open SupL 1st. J, A.
Wohoo, tho landing peninnii of tho
const, has become n psitnoi in this '
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souooi mm win uiiiku 11 wiu lomiiui:
Business Collnjio. Send for oatuloguo
1 u -m
A VEIJY DISMAL JOKU.
An tlnilrrUkrr Airprllc llt I'rluco
Allitirl of a llimil .Man.
Some queer things turn up In con
mvtlon with the reeonti that are llliil
dally In the city hall, says the Ittillalo
Commercial, shewing many a peculiar
phase In hum.in nature. UiU of thoo
little occurrence never come lo light,
but this morn lag one csmo lo the kmiwl
rtlgref the Hoard of Health authori
ty that Is worth telling,
On High street, the nimilmr In with
held, n few ilsysago arilUcn fivlrly well
known In that part of tho town, jtawusl
over iu the irroat majority. The eertlll
sale f ilealli reached the otlloc In due
time and was properly dl-qmsd of and
entered upon the records. A dee tor of
eminent repvial!llty called nt the
olllm tii in morning and told of an nx
tremely uniipie piece of work that hap
pened In connection with the domino of
thfi High ntrevt testdnut.
When he died of course tho lint
thing done a to secure the serv
ices of an undertaker, and a gentle
man engaged iu that lino ot litist
miss was went for. lie carried onl
his part of the oontrnot, sniiervised In
mrseu the arrnylng of the remains, ami
whim nil was i'omplvUd the widow of a
few hours stepped Into the room and
stood leaning our the casket.
Her grtof Mas grent. but it did not
prevent her sharp woman's eye frem ob
serving that every thing was not right,
ami, turning to the undertaker, she soldi
"This Is not tieorgo's coat. There
imiu lie a mistake,"
"I think it Is," replied the under
taker. "It's tho ono that was gleii 1110
for the purpose,"
Well, so 11.1 not lo enter too duuply
Into deUtils, it Is enough to say Jhat tho
lady very quickly dlooored tltat the
undertaker wai wearing her lnmhund's
l'rliii'o Altiort, ami that his had hecn
ripped up tho back nnd placed uikiii thu
form of Uio deMrlil.
There wai something of a sounu then,
but the matter wan nmlcnhly arranged.
Two uoaU, nearly alike, and tho liui
iium being nlHiul Uio same situ as Ihu
dead one, caused thu trotihle.
ADVICE TO HUSDANDS.
All limn Niiii,r .11 in Trln Tlicin
llnw lo ll.t llMtp.
Hiisliauds ought always to wear n
smiling nnd happy coiiuieuance, says
the Clarinda (In.) .louriial. Should the
care of providing tho raw material to
make a home weigh yon down, never
mind, nlwnys go home with a smile,
lluslinmls have often lout the allcoltou of
their wives liy Linking c:ireworn.
0 liu careful nlmut your personal np-
jM'arnnce; much dcrcuW iimiii that, lie
sure that your hair IxHuioothly arranged
nnd your collar spotless lHtorn presout
Ing yourself at the break fam Uilile. It
Is hy attention : such Utile things Hint
you may lie aide to retain the itHnotluit
of your w Ife. .
Don't complain If you aro slok. A
complaining hiisluiiid often drttex n
woman lo seek more congciil.il society.
If you have Hie umtlmoho. miIIo.
If you are emlmrrnssi'd fur want of
funds Ui meet the necessary igcpimsns of
your household, always hear It with a
cheerful and happy expression - always
smile; your wiio may lieiinven to spend
ing her evenings elsewhurc than at
hotnii if you oomplnlu.
Keep up with thu times. Your wife,
hnvlng the earn of the education of the
eliildreii, naturally roadsmuru than you.
Don't let her. Aftur you have worked
twelve or fourteen hours a day, devote
the remainder to keeplngyoiir mlnil In
good trim, so that your wife may not
Hud n morn congenial spirit elsow here.
.Should your u ife Htuoko or use to-bnis-o
in nny form, it Isn't host toohjm't.
Smiles will do mom than frowns. Km
roiimgo lior Ui smoko or chew, as tho
case may lie, nt home, or she may he
driven Ui stay away from homo. Per
sonal liberty is always sacred.
My always paying strict attention Ui
the ahue rules, and smiling continual
ly, you will prohalily ho nlile to retain
tlie altecttous of your wlfo for a con
sldaralilo time.
SENATOR URUCE'S TACT.
Huh Un Hnlv.'il tlii. Itarn Prittilnu mi n
.Ml..l..li.l Itlv.ir I lout.
Commodore Van Haiilvoord.ouo of tho
wealthiest of Now York husluess men,
the owner of the Hudson river lino of
IxiaU, uarnited a most Interesting nnd
wholly now anecdote iiImiuI Mr. llrm-e
The I'ommiMlore said that after Mr.
Ilrtice had heen elected .Senator from
Mississippi he engaged passage on one
of the Mississippi slcuiolMiats up the
river on Ills way lo Washington. The
onptnln of the steamhuat heard Hint the
lilnck SeuaUir-oliH't was to Uike passage
hy the hunt, and he said that he would
teach this colored upstart his place If
he tried In put on any airs on the slenm
Inml. The captain himself mid Comiiiw
Jure- Van Snulvouhl what folloWiNl.
II said Hint SenaUir llruco came
al'Hurd the Uint and at the llrsl eon
m iileiit opiMirlunlty sought the captain.
He h:iI1 to hliu: "Captain, I am going
a part of my Jotirnuy on your stonm
lxi.it. and 1 waul Ui say Ui you that I
want my trip Ui ho made as pleasant
and agri cahle to you as It jsisslhly can
he, therefore, If you will ncslgu me Ui
that plai'e on the Isint where my Hoph'
,r. ,, .,11v I. ul n.,,1 l. ..
.j ...... v..-. . , . yii.,' .iiv n ,,' j
a' ine taoie wucre me coiorisl people
gi 1 tlicir meals, I shall he very mm h
oMIgod to you." "When ho said thai,''
xa'l the caplulu, "and as uiislestly and
politely an ever a man spoke Ui me
In my life, I looked at him for a mo
ment, and then suited hlui hy the arm
anil said: 'Come with me; there is
mulling on my iioat Uk goml for you,
sir, and I insist that you shall sit with
me at my own table at meal hours.' "
"Tlie rare problem," said Commodore
Van Saulvoord, "so far as Senator llruco
Is concerned, Is already solved."
l.ollKlll II llrgri'l.
The length uf a degree of longitude nt
the equator is (11) l-lil statute miles. At
the :unh degree of latitude it is IW.S,
miles. At tho Mth degree of latitude
It II', miles. At the T&th degree It
1 1 hsrdly IS miles. At tho Sl degree
of Iniltude it lacks .ITuf a mile uf being
10 miles, At the S'ilh dogrmt It Is but
1 15 miles, and ifraduslly draws to a
int ns thu Hue uenrs the polu,
Slocl: Call le for sale.
From 100 to .100 head. Parties
wishing to purchase will phmse Mill
on the umhtrsignud for pu timilart), at
his iaiicIi iiwvr Mt Vernon, (iniut Co.,
Or.
llillVUV FlLLIUf.
DKAl'NESS CURED IN TEN MINUTES.
Dr. Danln Still Continues to Astonish
the Public by his New Mode of Treat
ment by Electricity One of the
Doctors has an Office at Pen
dleton, Nov, 10 to 13, and
Hater City Nov. 15 ton.
A CAHD: I lake urent nleaatiro
J in stating that Dr. Darrin Jins cur
led 111c of deafness and of ringing
noises 111 my cars. The cure was
done by electricity in ten minutes.
Hofor (o 1110 at the New York hotel,
I'ront and H street, Portland.
Ptrrmi MmtpiiY.
CASK Of CltOMM KYKS MADI.' HTItAIOIIT.
This is to ccttify that my wife
was ojK'rntjd for cross eyes by Dr.
Darrin with successful results." Her
eyes had been crossed ever sinco
hIio was a child. Wo can bo refer
red to at any lime.
John Haiitman.
.'MO South Until st., Tacoina, Wash.
AXOTIIKII CAfli: OK KKAI'NKSS (MMtKI).
This is to testify that Dr. Darrin
has restored my iiearing and stop
ped tho noiso iu my earn that baa
caused inn great embarrassment
for the past year. I cheerfully rcc
comuiuiid him to tho afllictcd, as I
know thcin well ami their huccchh
and reputation in Han Francisco
and Portland.
A Ci.ahi:.
llalidod Hotel, Taconm, Wash.
Drs. Darrin can be consulted
daily at the Washington building,
comor of Fourth nntl Wiiahington
streets, Portlnnd. llours.10 ot fi;
ovenings, 7 to ; Sumlays, 10 to l'J.
All chronic and acuto diseases,
blood taints, loss of vital power and
early indiscretions permanently
cured, though no references arc ever
niado in the press concerning such
cases, owing to tho delicaco of thu
patients. Kxamiuations free to nil,
and circulars will bo sent to any
address. Charges for treatment
according lo patient's ability lo pay.
The rich and jkhit treated freo of
charge with electricity from 10 to
11 daily. All private diseases
confidentially treated cures guar
anteed. Patients at a distance can
bo cured by homo treatment.
Medicines and letters sent without
tho doctors' name apH)aring.
One of the Drs. Darrin will visit
Pendleton November Dth to ITitli at
the Viilard House and linker City
November Kith to 'J'Jnd, stopping at
tho Wnrshauer hotel.
C$l25700X REWARD! )
For anything iu Itlncksiiiithing that
Hill Met' hue can't do. At the Sum
French lanch seven miles uliovo Prai
rie City.
llor.se .shooing i Spcc'utlhj
W 'dgoit Ala kin H Done.
Aid, WOHK CUAKANTHHI).
SHEEP WANTED.
'(iriics li (trin a' Slice) for
Hide will irien.se communi
cate irith It. Jlick.son, Ei
Icn.sburijfi, U'a.sh., .statin
nrice and firing full nar
ticulur.s FirsQ NationaPank
or Hoppjio i-.
(.'. A. 1IIIKA, I'llANK KKI.UMid,
President. Vice-Prrsideut.
I i 1:011111: V. Conshii, Cashier.
J. V. HUV.S, T. A. IIIIK.V, I. T. IIOII.SO.V,
1 lircctors,
Traiisntis a (icueral Hunting Buslucs,
Exchange
fm all puts of the world
BOUGHT and SOLD.
Collections made at all points on
Reasonable Terms.
Monty loaned at from one to ten
per cent.
BREWERY SALOON
Canyon City, Or.
Thi.s lopulur resort lias
been, reopened lo tho public,
and note, as in the past,
keeps not hi 11 a' but I he best,
Wines, Liijuors ,v- Cigars.
i. I. KICICAKU, f'ropr.
THgiPosTOFFicgi Store)
CAN VOX CITY, Oil.
A. I'arrish - - Propr.
A fiuu stook cif fresh Candies, Nuts,
Tobmco, Stationery, Ktc, Ktc, just
received, (Jive mo a cull.