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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1892)
THE GRANT COUKTY HEWS, Thursday, .Jan. 21, LOCAL BREVITIES. Ctrcoit court i in Mwsimi nt l'n- dloUm, .ludgo Clifford profiling. ltrtin nml snow SHittUiched in W U-nA pleasant days it still th weath er. UiwiUllA iiimUHHHi ni intrtxlueiti VMli " it. th China prwHant. into their grain llehls Anil forests. , Orsjwt' national jpmnl is itchitt? y for an opportunity to ba called rat to ntpstl th invasion of Chilian fix. Miners in th (Irocnhocn are still working in their tunnel, although the hitow lay on the mountain from seven to fwty fet deep. ' TratMror Holey gives notic Mint nil county wsiinnU Unring tlite of rttgiilry prior Ui Nov. 15, ISM", will 1 on presentation. Itert 8no and 1 Stsswatt of Day i villi) visited tho city Ust week on lwsi- nan, .Mr. Stewart taught tlw Snow much nt the sale Saturday. The deep snow in Hartley county 1ms viitimlly stopj-wl prwjMMitinjt, lmt mlfwo hojw to 19 nWrt to nil their aitik with nugget 11,0 vrng. OliirteH like dead wildcat, Mov ing timt their llash imparts ferocity Ui the enUr. 'Hi market jtic of a wildcat in Southern Oregon U $5. 'I'll announcement has lon made tlmt there will l' n general state con . . i it .i vimiion oi it uiiicun cuius uinm uie Mill tiny fif Jortunry, ISU'J, .it l'oit land. A sectional map, large enough to li.ive ovary landowner's ranch m irked theron, nnd showing tlio houudari of ovary voting precinct, is u necessity in uvory county. Our ilouriiij; mills uro lioth idle; ono Inwiuiso it has i largo stock of Hour on h.iml, iiikI the other U'ouuse tho ditch is froon. A surplus of ilotir will not lie in the way tunny month. , 1 lormann, among many other hills in congress, linn introduced one for no naiy ollice and postott'tco t Ilakur City, and on providing for oieniti up per Snake liver to navigation. Tho county court of U.iker hns do tmiiiined uKm ii course of proeeodure in tho euso of the state against tho county for delinquent taxes nliil 1ms retained Judge Olmsted and II. K. Couttnoy to defend. W'hon tho coal t-odi adjacent to thin village aio developed vo will have lively timos. And if a comiMiny wine organized to work Canyon creek's nlueors sold would Iwuiit to lly nghtyihe khi-divo died of c-irlj-, and good titnos would continue indefinitely. Some enterprising person with mon ey to span) oould Imy' sovunil good farm? in this valley. No land on oarth is more productive when proper ly tilled, and when railroad-i coin" and pooplu cultivate their soil to iU full capacity fanners' will lo wealthy. (inmt county must have more man ufactories. Our unlimited water jkjw or can turn hundreds of w heels of coiii tiiuruo. Tanneiies, i-nnneries, and loonn and Hpindlea aie among the wm hihilities, and would keep aco with llmirini; mills ami mining and an im proved system of farming. There wit! Ue lut one circuit judge elboted ill tho sixth judicial district at the next election, . I udje I'W holding over for th full term of 4iv years. A suooostor U) Hon. M. I. Clill'ord will be elsvUid and the democniU of the hiUi district would honor themlvt)S in ro-noiniuating him for the olllce. Ilii uloctiou would Iwceit'iin. Wasco Sun. (painty (Jlerk Shearer h,i leeu fur niihml the rejiort of the state Unird of oipmliz-ition. Uinut county's assess ment was raised aliout $fiU,UUO, the per cent uf roUe Ijoing: Iloi-ses and mules 10 per cent; money, nutes and aooouiiU II I 'J jrtirceut, wHgou ixd lnmls 10 per cent, city and tow n loU 10 pr cent; tuottgiiijes 11 l-U lf cent. Sheep went eiunlized uuifoim ally at $1.75 wr he id. It is ipiite oiident that w are this year to hao in Kutern Oregon one of thorn old time mining years which . mod U till the pockets of all elements - of our iKipulutiun with golden treasure and leget prosperity. Already we hnvo hud as much snow as wo are fre quently Messed with at this time, and the iMromeLer ami the ntiu prophet aro UUi still of Uie impression tlMtHlj thoy are in the midst of exciting turn ie. n A fruit ontJiusiastof tho Willamette section tiguius it out Ui.it 1,000 in vested in a prune orchard will tii-ld a larger income than $10,000 inteated in goterument IhiihIs. Of course, the most of us w ould rather take the imhiiIs if given tho opjxutuuity to chmise, hut it cannot Is dunicd that the fruit thoory has Is-eu proted to li correct, and that Crant county soil is adapted to prune culture, and tho climate is fatoniUe to their successful glow th. While other -tortious of liastern Oregon are coterod deeply with suuw, nnd the inliahiUnU fri-zing, this fav orod valley lias beon enjoying chiuooks mill mini pretty mucli all winter, dhow is daep in tho siiriounding iiimiuUins, though, and tho ground abundantly ' wet to lusuio "mss alio uroiis. .ot withitiindiug nil these adyanUigos, tlmro nr fiuiueis wlio desire to sell out nnd engage in otlier pursuiU, or loioove to other iHKtioiis of the county. Plenty of mom for n.en uf wpitul, and mun of now iiluoi. SheeptiHSti n'joico leentw wool is growing. Fhrnwts' allmncc eoplo w!li tiomi tint a ticket in lfetknr county. y .lohn Knycr and family aro visiting U lndy's mother, Mrs. ZotF, of this city. On fourth pg jtw will find our photo, lifo nire, gnitefully receiving a much needed $ on suhsuriptiou. Harney county's delinquent tn yet utcolIetl will" not oxceed $2,000 ys tlie items. Pretty good, con sidering the hard time. Gontidemlile nn.xiety wis felt for ,luige Duttin, who was sick at Hunts, hut the hut utxil Itttnight information that he was impnoing. Tlie Ieo mail is mnking iU week ly triw, ulthough tltrro is! deep now on tfio divide Iwlweuti Henr vulley nnd Sotttlt Fork. Tho term of OotiitnissHmerV coutt which adjwrns this ifk lind a laro ntiWMint of iMIsfilftM lefore it ndjuatiug last ymr's work and Ixtgiiming new husinnas. On ropiest of Senator Mitchell im Ktotlice dejKirtniRht 1ms nmde nit onler tlmt Uie contructer on the Hunts Vnle route, increnw service to even times jer wek. Miss Maggie Uhsey, of Omul's Pass, wn nttnakoofliy a pet deer the other dav, and hut for the timely arriial of Ruistiince would Imiio Uen seriously hutt and perlwjw killetl. The "Couutv News" is Uie latest journalistic venture in Harney county, 1). Ij. (.nice eIitor, puco of publica tion Hums. We forgot to mention this new hrother last wcuk. lid, Walton and T. J. and Hen Uo sad letunnsl fnnn Munis Monday, where they were called as w iinossim in the county sent contest, Mr. Walton reK)its things mther liiely in the vil lage. SherilF Crosap, who was at I)nyvile a few days ago on ollicinl Inisiness, in forms us tlmt very few sheepmen in that section were feeding yet, the wtnther Ix'iug so mild, and no snow in the valley. Molwi A. Ijockwood is again on the presidential nice tniok, and projxstes to stay there until the votes are count ed on election night. It is Minted tlmt not even a two ounce mouse could scare her away. Myron SUuisell and others ro inter ested in a cool prospect in tho mount ains aluivo Here's mill, nnd intend to put men to work ascertaining the ex tent of the lind as soon as the snow leave the ground. iriiaie is unusually fatal in the junks of rovaltv . i. . I... .1 .1 .1.... llllllH'll.l. iSow tho heir presumptive to tho Ilrltish throne the Ihiko of ULiniuco is uum- Isireil uiiioug its victims. Harry Mc(!ann, a pioneer mining man well known in this county, died in Maker Oity list I'tiday, of cancer of tho stomach. Mr. MoOann had lieen nlllicted a long time, and his death was not unexpected. li. A. Heath, the Harney editor-Kt who was once cuIIinI Iteforo the V. H. gnmd jury forsouiethiug he published, is once more a sutuer in the Harney Time's ami in his salutatory, signifi cantly uys: "I have not reformed." Politicians nie Imttonholing for "pointers" this early in the campaign. No matter who the successful candi dates in the contentions aio, their character and hnhits will 1 pretty thoroughly discusstsl hy the voting pul lic. And this is light. Mr. Kmcst Kollor, of Hear valley, l iiilorms us inat snow is uiniui lYliuhes on the level, hut that his stook Uliiis not sull'erod yet. '1'hognMiml mis not frozen when tne snow fell, there--fore gniss will have attained a gsd grow th when the ground Ucotues lire. Tho county cmnt had a time fixing the liounilaries ef voting precincts, the same Ix-uig pilml one upon uiiuther, and ovuiliippin;; promiscuously, llgur utively speaking. Judge llaZelline infoinn us that had an election cim teat occuried, lltigntion without end might hsve ensued. If our nation declares war with Chili it will ho "our war," iimttintieh as the Pacilic roast will 1m the ob jective jtoir.t for tho mongrels to land and do their llfihtiinj. Tltev will not inarch very far inland, however, and faro tho ua of Ore gon's National (lunrd. . Mrttck Johnson wi in tho city a few days no, and iufoimed theJS'Kivs Jmt he was eierimeiitlug to ascer tain the adnpUtliility of the wnter near his place to the successful maitufactuie of leather. If the water contains no deleterious uiiueniU he will have a Uuiifiy in oMM-ution as soon as or ningemeiiU can 1st rfectod. Oh irlos H Dmld .V Co., of Portland, hate purchased 200 acres of lain! in the Mud creek ueihlxirhood, in the (sistmn Miit of 1 'inutilt.i county, and will lay it out in ten and twenty acre lots, with stioeU and avenues U'tween. The idea is to all'ord an opiortuuity for a colony of homo simkors, and is an excellent plan fur tho development of the country. Multnomnh county lm taken the initiatory stop U) contest the action of the statu Utard of equiiliJitiou. Tho iwsition taken by tho representatives of snid county, is that tho state loiy ouuitot li niado from tho returns made by tho state bound of ispialivitiou but must I hi nmde upon the rolls as Mint in by tint oouuty clurk to tho sooro tory of lUitu, The fheepman with a nico hand of mutton sneep will douhtless ronl iio jirict's next feneon, Oo to the Hod Front Milliard Hall for a cool, refreshing drink of tho finest Inger ler in Iimtern Oregon. Sonic intent mcslicino fiend sent us n Minnie do of pills ln.it fnll. I Wo put litem in our vest ockot nml I hnvc never oeen nick n day tdnce. runt letter jtot.npr, n cent tolephono niuftnagas nnd lOoont tol ' rmph tnrnjr nro mrur xihil. ! itio. bo wvs John atintniikor. Tim Now Hotel is permanently es tablished in Canyon Oity. Cite this new enterprise your tatrmiage ami lj continced of it excellent qualities. M. li. Tim tin, Propristor. Parent should reiuember the coinpulatiry education portion of tho Oregon tattttot, wlnoh reinres nil cliiltl run between tho ages of 7 nnd I I yttAfri to ftllend m-ltool nt lenst three tnontht) onch your. At this office ran ho ceeit stteci men of ore front (JunrUburg, ajMtvo Prnirie City, contributed hy our friend, the miner. Our fnilh looks up to this camp, ns well as the other mining ccntorc of Grant county. It ii said that congre will order n loan of l.'t.tXXVXX) to tho worhl'M fair director, which will Ikj return ed la the eovermnent from tho gnto receipt of the fair which is expect ed to nmouttl to ulKtut three tiiiiun that Mini. Proceodingn of tho county court will given in full next week. Tho npsintnient of ollicors of election, and changing tho lines of precincts, occupied pa much time scarcely any other business has Ihcii tlifjHiscil of yet this week. Gen. Olmsted, of Maker City, has tnndc application to tho war depart ment for ermisrtion to rniao a regi ment of cavalry to I'njht tho Chilians. IajU of cowIhivm in Grant county who know (It'll. Olmsted would bo nuxiouH to enlift in his cavalry and oiler their service to I'nole Sam. In this Nkws the ladiob advertise a grand leap year hall for the even ing of Jan. lit i. It hail always la-en their custom to mttunito thinifseverv four years, and as tho loan year lmfl hns licen nn enjoyable nllair in leap j years past and gone, it is safe to predict as much for tho coming oc casion. John Hurley, a vagabond youth of Port Townseml, telegraphed his mother, in the name of James Wil son, that he was dead anil t'-'O were required for funeral oxK'nses. The KHir woman, who lives at Frederick ton, N. M., did not have tho money, hut wrote to tho chief of Kilico, who was able to inform hur tlut her son was not dead, hut in jail. Never was tho prnsoct brighter for any country than for the Ilarnoy valley now. An abundance of wat er is now asftired hy the heavy snowfall ujHin the surrounding hills to that there will Ikj Jorge crops of Imy grain ami tegetahles raised in the valley next year. This supply of water will also enable thr miners at the rich placer discoveries north of Harney City to work their claims miocefully for several months in the spring. With a bountiful har vest of farm produce and tilenty of gold dust in circulation, there is no reai-on for this country not enjoying a healthy Ikxiiii. Harney Times. Hon. J. IS. Huntington, register of the Hums land ollice. bus the weltare of Ihistcrn Oregon at heart, and is using every eilbrt in hi pow er to further the project of irriga tion of tho arid bnds of this section. Mr. Huntington recently laid tliu matter lefore Senator Dolph, the letter afterwards In'ing published in tho Harney Items. This lotter will also have considerable weight in congress, as it presents the arid laud question in its true lifht. Ho also says: "The arid lands reclaim ed in Kaslern Oregon cannot bo missed from the hundreds of thoiu amis of aen s w hich still Iio ojien and awaiting some process of re demption, which will surely come to them sooner or later through tho inevitable results of human eneigy." The county court of Maker coun ty is strongly of the opinion that they will win the suit brought against the county for something like $ 12,XX) delinquent taxes duo the slate. This is not the opinion of Attorney-General Chamberlain, hut should such prove to Ihj tho re result, what a how l will go up from the other counties. These delin quent taxes are the state's pro rata of lhoe county and state taxes which linker county has been un able to collect during the nevoral yenrs past. Other countie have always paid to tho state tho full amount of the statu levy, irrostec tlvtt of delinquencies. Suvenil at tempt have Im-oii made before vari ous legislatures to have these taxes forgiven to Maker county and tho state treasurer's Uxiks made to bal ance, but all were unsuccessful. Still the county refused or neglect ed to settle, and tho state finally determined to bring mil. If H should prove that tho slate has no right to a tax ustn properly from which the county is unable to col lect any tax whatever there will shortly after he lilod about thirty demands for rebate of taxes paid to the stale ly tno other counties. And if Maker county is right in tho stand thai it has taken in all justice the statu should make restitution to the other countitw, Grygoniuu. FIUST OREKNHOKN UULLlON. The first bullion output from Greenhorn mountain wns received In the city Inst evening, brought down by Mr. A. G. Tabor, of Gran ite, and deposttcsl in the First Na tional Hank vault for safe keeping, says tho Maker City Democrat. The bullion wns in the shajie of three silver bricks of altout -S."T ounces each, the three making a good load for nn average burro. Tho value of the bricks is 10I5I.IS each, or S.'UIKI 1 1 as a whole. Tho mine from which this grand showing is made is the Morris mine, the original discovert- claim of the Greenhorn mountain .section, nnd the yield of fHP.W A I is from a run I of iwcntv-nve tons of ore in the ! Monumental ton-stamp mill at Granite, owned and oiteratwl by Mr. C. S. Miller. Such evidences of mineral wealth in the Greenhorn section is gratify ing and Im'.-us out the statement made in the past by the Democrat that tome day in the future Green horn would develop into tho richest silver camp in the west and would produce the world's supply. The output just received is only tho commencement of what is to follow and it is safe to say that tho coming summer will clearly demon strntc the true merit of the mines of Greenhorn. W. J. Molin cV Sou, of Union county, aro in our county delivering the stock brand (took for which they were canvassing last summer. Tho county trensurer of Crook advertises to jwiy all county war rants registered prior to Jan. 1 12 1 It 1SD1. This is a very ool showing for Crook county. There is said to lie 10,(XK) child reii in Chicago uloiie, unable to at tend schools ln'camo of insulllciunl clothing, and still the churches con tribute to send the missionary abroad to educate tho heathens! Keeeut statistics concerning hops shows Oregon to Ik the fourth state in the union in the prttduction of hoi. In ISM) Oregon hail 31.10 acre of hops ami produced Il.OI.'l, 7'Ji jKiunds. Some day the rich meadows of this valley will bo planted to hops, and the soil and climate will cause the valley to hop into prominence as a hop producer. Secretary Husk estimate that the brcadstuirs front this country to Kuroo dtirimf tliu present crop vear will be tho largest ever known in the histoiy of tho country. Tliu secretary also estimates that the value of" our agricultural product this year will exceed those of last year'hy S70(),()00.1MK). Melliourne, the Australian aiti ticial rain maker, lias mado a prosisition to the farmers' alliance to furnish rain in llatcrn Oregon. Ho want S7.1l) for making the tost and Siiii against the expeiuo of himself and another man, but is careful in his blank contract submitted to the alliance nt their meeting in IViidleton about mnk ing any condition as to the amount of rainfall to he prsluced. Tho alliance will demand a con tract to keep themselves safe oil this ami other conditions. K. (). The lirst "bill" day In tho house at Washington was a decided sue-co-, as far as the number and im portance of tliu bills introduced aro concerned, 375 p ihlie bills having boon introduced when the will of tho states was suspended nt Ohio. Four bills for the free and unlimited coinage of silver, one each by Townsend, of Colorado; Clover, of Kansas; Stone, of Ken tucky; ami Martin, of Nevada, woie introduced, Two for free jtostal delivery in rural districts, ono by Clark, of Alabama, and one by 'l)onmll, of Michigtn. Cut ting and (ieary, of California, Imth introduced hilL absolutely prohib iting Chinese immigration into tho I'liiied States. Chief Joseph, the Nc. Perec, who devastated Camas Prairie, Idaho, am! led General Howard tlmt memorable march over the 1.0 I.o trail, has gone to Washington to plead with the Indian dtnrt nieutand tho "Great White Chief," to lc returned once more lo his old home. It makes our oh! bones ache now to think of it night ridu make in S7i from I uioii to low- er Wallowa by the Grande Itondo oluntes-rs, to assist the settlers , Ion to work eiht lioui'i unch day airaiust the slaughter threatened ! instead of six and it half at present by tint same wily chief and his ami there is a terriblu tempest brutal baud. The blood of their ; aiming thu clerks in consequence, murdered victims of Camas I'rui- I If an iueieuso of tho working clli rio and Mt. Idaho, should ho a c.ieney of thu deimitineut and a re- wnrniii" to Joseph never to rein- 1 i i .i . i .1, , . , . , i mum nun oi autilli; country WHICH ho and Ins band Iransforinetl into a desolate plain. Thu peoplo uf this country are prone to forgive and have yient respect for tho bravery of an oiiomy "Kilting for homo and li reside, 'but if Joseph ever bring hi murderous follow ers luiuk to tho scenes of their btiKhury, tliuro will bo more "Good "Indian" lyino nroniul loose, in tlmt country 'in lost than fl IllOlltll than would eordurot' hheol for a mile, moro or lo.- Cnuiilu Komlu Uhroniolo. I PKAlRIli CITY CUAI'PINOS. January, ID, 1S02. Sjsiuinl Corrosondonco to Nkws: News scarce, as hen's teeth this week. at hand, crop Ico horvest is abundant, and many are harvesting Mr. Fink made n Hying trip to Maker City roturning Monday even- .Irisslit M i t 1 1 f.ln U'st iri tttnit In sfate.'is able to lw on tho streets ngnin. ., ii i , ii Mrs. William Donaldson who fell i , i ! Mill hut tin mitt IHV kept ui doors many days. ! x!K,sitio mi that tho Mr. Minot Austin, of Middle , action of the waves of hake Michi Fork region camo over with a merry ' gan has undermined ami washed jingle Tuesday afternoon. j out tho soil of tho oily so that the Mr. Dickson, who has been con futed to his Us I many dnvs with lagripjio, at this writing is reortcd lietter. The dialogue "School Ma'am" seems to Ikj very ltopular among tho pupils. It will be given at our school entertainment Fob. 10. Mrs. Hohert Denrdorlf ami moth er left last week for Maker City. They returned this week and rojtort it rather cold on tho mountains. Some 1k vs on their way to school stop, put up tccir (his) horse, and ..I.... ..... I . .1. . t .1 I - . 11 . m.t earns u.o resi o. u o o.iy wuiio lltilir ttil t-.itil n M.ltiL' thou nr.. ss "j i n. ,., ...v 100 Wo hear favorable roiKirts of tho school work of Mrs. Smith, who lofl us last fall to take charge of the school at Granite. Thus again ono of Prairie City's teachers bus been successful. A church sociable at tho Hall Friday evening Jan. for the benefit of the church.' Oysters and cake will ho served in tho latest styles. Games and general amuse ments will be indulged in. Let thoro Iw a good turnout. Iiin Km-oitTUit Go to tho Ited Front Milliard Hull, Caiivon Cily, for lino wines, liquors and cigars. America has shipped 87,000,000 bushels of wheat to Kuropo in tliu hist two months and in return got So,000,000 in gold. Those having horses to sell will do well to correspond with Smith Pros., Susaui ille, who are selling horses on commission, at good figures in tho Iviit and elsewhere, ' itui Save time, temMr and rough hands by using our Western Wash er, livery machine warranted to give sutistuetion. Try them and you will buy them. Masc iii: v Co. Two good nineties to lent on shntes with a line Uiuil of gol cattle amongst them 'Jfi lioad of lino dairy cows. School w ilhin one mile. Good lefer enctui jcquiicd. Apply to .tin Sunn linos,, Susautille. Tho "oldest indubitunt" Bays thete will bo oood crop this veiir because of the largo supply of snow in tne mountains and more lie queiit showers will result through ought the growing season. Mr. Grant illo Clarl: has lit ted up rooms for a hospital in the llorsloy building in this city, and is now pin jxireil to teceite patients, ami fill null them quietam! colllfoi table llp.ll tllli'litJ,. 1 1 1 stock of drills and loediciniM is' also fresh and complete. When you send away for irisids ' remember tho linn of Collin cV M -1 Farhtml at Heppner. They not on ly gtiarautif you lirst class gooils al lowest prices, but they pay mail or express charges on soino to any stage ollice in Grant or Harney 1 counties. See their now "ad" for j further jmrticulars. Young .Miller, the sou of Joa quill .Miller, pleaded guilty to tho ehnrgo of attempting to rob the I'nitcd Slatts mails in California, 1 mid was hciitmcod to two yiar' imprisouiiieiit at San (Jiieutin. When that expiios In will hn Itrotight back to couiplute liis term in the Oregon "pen," fnin which ho osc-aticd, and where ho his about a year to servo yet. He will thus havu a variety of prison i life and of eliiuatu anil surround ings, though it is ni.'isoimblo to supjKiso that neither residonco will bo very agreeable. It has been trojKKod to eouiiel tliu n;ovei nmoiit clerks at Wuiliino. duction of expenditures nrubroiii'ht ! , , . .....f,. . lllWlll liy tlio proK)eil C.liaill'U tho soonor it comes iho belter. The practice of economy in this diroe- j tion by tlio present congress will . meet with tho appiovul of every- ; body but the ulerks thumsolvos. If tliu clerks don't like it thure aro thousands in this broad html who would bo glad to step into their shoes and work ton hours it day if required for tliu tamo pay. ' Tliuro is no ronton in tho world ' tihv l'ne lo Sum should not out ns iiiutdi sorviuo for tho iiionoy as any i othur oi..iIyyur. I ClUCAQO TO SINK. An ongincor has made, a mathe matical calculation nnd as a result j ,,0 ltom, )mcWum tliat ClicnB0 j8 doomed to early destruction. I hero , . r,.ijI,:oll. crankiness in this prediction, no Sodom nnd Gomorrah business. The engineer snys that the soil and sub-strata of the city are incapable of carrying tho col- 1 w"ttl structures worlds ! He has figured it out that the weight of tho contemplated building must , depression of the ground stratum of earth upon which t lit cngo stands has n thickness of only ! sixteen fret and is consequently too weak to carry the colossal cxhsi- tion. When tho depression of the ! ground occurs tho city will sink to a stratum forty feet iIccist than the I present surince, ami in uus resin-vi Chicago will olfer a spectacle never produced by any other world's ex- itositiou This story was llrst published in a Gorman pasr, and some of tho ottier newspapers thought it would le unwise to notice it, inasmuch as tho prediction might alarm the MUM I limi, ,,ul ..ntprpHuing I . ' . . . 1 n jrnalists or the lake city are booming the business, holding tho ' sinking act out as an attraction which shuuld draw better than nnv other feature of tho big show. Peo ple aro urged to come oarly and secure good seats. l'isirie City Public School. Tho following is a monthly roHrl of tho Prairie City public school for the month ending Jan In, lHU'J: Number enrolled in high school III, days present f"S, days absent IUS, times tardy 1.1, daily average attendance JIS. Number enrolled in intermediate ."!, days present lli!'.t, days absent 1 01, times tatdy 1.1, daily average attendance 15. School after holidays has been larger than before, and ninny of tho larger pupils have entered. Atten dance has been quite regular. Wo again solicit inscction of our work. Motto for the mouth "I.ifo as we call it, is nothing hut the edge of a liountllcss ocean of existence when it comes uhui soundings." F j Gnm:s, Prin. CjiiJIilaus' Announcement. Wo tho undersigned announce ourselves ns candidates for tho "heap Year Hall." Can accept but ono partner each. J. I.. Parrish Geo. Cutttumch Hen Guod F. P. llorsloy Frank Motschan Jauu-s Ferrel Geo, llagnev S. J. Dcering M". U. Slanseli. 'TWAS A COINCIOCNCE. A lliiy-l'ork Ak'-iO'11 tl-luitrhMtjn lOftioii mitl tt lint (7miioi uf It, "I uod lo travel iiround the country w ith j n wtoiil liny-fork,'' said the nu.ti with a grmm patch on his Icflnyntoa .New York Han inuii. n II came his turn lo tell a story. "1 am net (,-unii; to say any think' about that uilul more tliim Hull nn fnnner ever got imy Ih'IicIH from IU W'lmt I wlh tohrliiK nut Is wh.it liHK'l'l beeullnla curious isiln ulili'iice, mill uno thul 1 hnvu U Irk ml rnynclf over a huhdriHl tliinx. "It whs In litis way," ho continued, as he Kul settled hack on lu stsiU "Kiirmers have ttietr wauk tisits the mun m other folks. You can hit some of l hum hy prals- liiK their huiwlluca, otliers hy ndimrliiK lliolr horses, olliurs, iik'am, through tliolr Ii0f,'s or calves, 1 lind n wny of lillllnc tliuia nil, mid ll worUnl to my k-rcot jinilli every time. tVhuu I gat up in tho moriiliiK, nfter staying nil iilKhl with u fnrmur, 1 gut ofT Mimothliigas follows: " 'I hud a very curious dream lait iilchl. I dronimil Hint I was dlk-k'lhk' out Iwhiiul your Nam, Jut on n Una with u lilcUnoi hole In the ulitti hoiird from the wrt end, nml I umwrttnsl n tin Un inniiuiniii.: two lliousand dollurs In grtsmlwicks. Tlimlreum wns no vivid that 1 nluiosl feel the Ikx hi my liundn. There's nullilng In driHUin, of course, but I novur had ono which scoim-il so real.' ".Mlmt you, I had tnkn noUro of tin' Vu.il hole the eveullor before. Kumetiim-n 1 lUml tlio pU n bolilud a b.irn, ami sumo llinea near a slump, or so many kiccs frion a certain trno or struw stuck ; hut II win uli stth-d on Ixiforohaud. Il wasn't one tiuo In twwity llinl n farmer would charge mo for my lodgings ufter giving him this driutm. llhil'em plumb isiuter, unit they were only loo nminus tn gut mo out of tho wuy, so l hey could iM'glu illggiin'." "tin on," suld sovernl voices, us ho ma)o n long iue. Well, one mormng, after hslglng with a furiunrnl! night, mid gulling Ins note f,.r II lly dollars for a Imy fork, 1 relntiil the usual ilriwm In the usual wuy. This limo It was buried treusuro bouoalh a stump mmr his burn. I saw thai lie whs Imnl hit at one, nnd ho left uu eating hn-akfiul nml wont down lodlg. 1 wss chuckling over Ids greenness when ho cmuo walking in with u tin Imh ut)dir his una." "You don't say I" "Hut I do, nml It was a Iku ho had dug out a foul or so holow tho surface, ll whs hrokim o-n right tlo-n and I here, and muy 1 Iki druwuod for a jeller dog II tltti con Units didu't siii out (l.itSu In Just u gissl grotn Imi ks as j oil ovur saw," Hut but " "Thorn wero no huts alut It. 1 fa found tho money and kept it, as was Ills right, nml no one ever cuuiu In claim ll. This I'J bill WU,"J wrl,,"J kv ii to mo , .. , (vunl for my dream, and I in kuoplng It a u relic to shuiv what u fool a man rnn make of himself That's ull, genlloiueu allot cepl that I want soiuo of uu kick mo u soon ns poiivcntsnl '' NEGIIO SUPEflSTITIONS. To iii'i N eg'-shi lU hriuifs sorrow. If sparks scatter In golden shower from thu chimney money is coming t you. If the rat washos its faco with dainty touches of tclvoty paw It's a sure sign of rain. If a rooster arows throo Uiuee lwiforo tho dusir visitors may bo oxpoonsl dur- Inn thu dav, '' a trlttntl lay hor parasol on KIJ'" l" i y ' ISLANDS OF THE SEA. HKi.tnoutNO, through ltd Incorpora tion with the Oorman Ihnplrc, has boon rondo part of 1'iushIo. Tiik ono part of tlio ivorhl In which mi native pipes ami no nstlvo smokers hsto Wen (omul Is Australia. Tiik cultivation of Indigo Is becoming so extensive In .laixin Hint tlieOovern roenl has Kisseil n law regulating It, Tninu: aro toilay In Australia 1,000 more Clilttoso than nine years ago. Thcro nro over 40,000 Chinese In Australia and 47,000 in Tasmania nnd New calami; a rather largo pigtail population, considering tho site of the Islumls. Tiik Australian rabbit post does not lessen, Although Innuendo uumlicr of the prollflo rodent nro kllbsl daily. As many ns l.x.OOO.ooo rnbblt il.lus hatn ttccn exjwrteit from Mew s.'-ilh Wales In one year, nnd tho nuiiitier, In-so-sil of diminishing, hi said lo Ih In ureaslitg by leaps nnd lionnds. rnoM a awr rend before tho biolog ical section of tho llrltlnh AsssM-lnlloti ly I'rof. NoivUm It nppears that the na tive fauna of the Sandwich Islands Is now undergoing modlllcittlott and l In danger of extermination on account of the changes which nro taking place In the vegetation of tho Islands, Titr. Hnifllsh nnd Hermans nro mixing up the nomenclature of Xow (Inliieaami the surrounding Islands in a mol hope less fashion. Tho Cierniniis have re n.iiaed inniiy Islands east of Now iiilnen, whluh slneo their dlsootiry )ears ago hnd Uirno names given to them hy tho Kugllshlnou who found thorn. Tiik mottcxtiulslteomhroldcry is that which oomes from Iiyal, In the Aioro ilands. It is done on n lino quality of shirting linen. After the requisite num ber of threads nro drawn, the remain ing nro woven hy the needlewoman Into s square, unshisl ground, on which tho pattern of leaf, (lower or vino Is skill fully nnd daintily darned. Tiik supply of onmphor on the Island of 1'ormosa hns deoroasist to an ntarni lilff extent. The Chinese tiutcrnue'tit, which has had a monopoly of Uu- trade, hss taken uo jsilus to replace the ir. en cut down with fresh ones, and Its tery large Income from the industry has been reduced by seventy-live per cent. DON'T SEOM POSSIBLE. A I'lrt-uit'iiou youth has boon arrested for slenllng a plana from lil.i mathor. A r.tN.tuv has lenrmsl U nrtlculnlo "Sweet pn-lty Isiy." tho coustaully n. peateil address of Its mistress. lloon mentions tho ease of a gentle, mun who. In his sloop, eomisised anode uf ily stanzas and sol it to mimic. Orrln Niirthwesteru Kiinsasltsmnvcd one day, riilnwl tho next, and on U.o third day the thermometer marked s l degrees, A lUlixlKlt at Itlvorslde. Cat., linn aken eight crot of alfalfa from o.io Ii Id this season. It Is worth sot-etui i u lollnrs per ton. Turin: are lite women and one matt lit Inir at luj A mlo rut street, Toronto, who sleei etery night III theil- rcipi't lie eulllns. lliu.U'. lli.i NpH,uirr. ' I'or a time tho first ltusslan nnws. kijsV wns (nllted and m.niavcd hy Potor Ibo (iru.it. Wtirro (lovrnimont Olrrk Nllloko. l'ho Oorornmeut has at last found a use (or that tast lnclov.il court In tho Pension hulldlni;. No one has over known what It was designed for except to look suielou, nnd onco In four yenra lo gl ri-mt for the Inaugural hall. Hut It Is nowcoutertwd into a National suioU Idk' room. I'or one hour each day clouds of udmisMi smoke curl ahout the treat columns ami lite scent of tobacco per meatus tlio air. Oeueral Itniim has pro- iiiinuii sinoicinif in tho Tension Oilh-o Jurlnw' working hours, and to mnko up lo the clerks for the privation has grant ed them the privilege of this gruutoourt as a smoking-room during tho lunch hour. Almldday thfiy march about thU tiled hall and mingle tho (slur of tho "twofurs" wlln Hie fragrance of tho quarter llsvsnas. The paper clgaretto muiKies lis papor smell Willi thu rest. The mien of tlio department have Imcii steadily running tho elf.ar-Hmokeni out, sud this Is tho nrstconcossloti thoy hnvo hsd. Waililntun I.oiUir. Tin. ilftt Iiiri't-st lilirnrli'M in (ii-rtn.-ny IMISM'SK llUlIlt I'.'.Tllil.OlKI Volumcs.ii'Mlo I Kiiglninl with iiIhhiI il,l"SI,l),Hi iwul ,,n', America with nUml O.Kw.ikh vuli":u- ., Wltlii .u-li lllii-.oy Is itiven, lsiili N 11, iiiiiiiImt of volumes, the utinl.ilil maiiunt for . -,i h.iM-t,, mid other i , . ,. i fi.ituri-s Mipplnd for the, pmpt.M- 1,.-tin- diireri iil libr.n i.iiih. yspepsia l'cw soplo hato suflcrrd moro severely fr' m ilyarsl.x than Mr. I! A. McMahon, a i !l ktii wiigrnrpref Bl.nmt.ii, Va. Ile.n).i: " llrfuro l7 I wis In rirrllriit hrallh, weigh-I";.- r -i" iM'unils, In that year an ailment th v. . ! il Into acuto ilyniK-psl.t, ami somi I w.ii ti durcd to Id; iHiuiult. tuflcrlnc hurnlmr Intense ruaallons lulhu stomui'h, palplUtliin uf tho lii'ait, nsuir.i, ami ImllKvalloii. I rould not slri'p, lost all hi'.iit la my work, had fltsof incl.niriiolla,nnd fur iliyt at a tluia I would li.no wett-niiicd il 1 1 1 1 . I Ix-cauio iimrotp, sullen and Irritable, and fur rlnlit )rar lifo wa a bunli'ii. I Irled man) pli) sirlant and many ii'iiii-dh's. Ouediy a wiirkinan i-iiiplu)r.t hy me tui'grtted that 1 lako f ft Hood's Suffering l i. I Old so, and biforo mkliig thu wholo of u iMiii.n I li-gau to feel like a nrw man. Tho Imlble jtaliit to which I had been Mihji'cti ,, rrasoil.thn latpltatloii of tlio heart ubnlilrd, my ttumach Ik-c.-iuio raili-r, nausea ilu.-ij,. I.tron, ana my inuro systciu hegw to lououp. witii rcturniug ilnnxth came artlrllyof mind and Isnly. llcfuiu -o 8 Years Ilin filth Ixitllo was taken I had legslnod my former wcIkIu nml u.itiir.d condllliin. I am today well uul 1 ascribe it to taking Hood's Katsapailll.i," N. It. If you dceldn lo lake Hood's Har-a-lanlla do not Ihj Induced to buy any other. Hood's Sarsaparilla iut.ltr sll drutrnUts. fliilifurfU. l'tctistMluiilr l y 0. 1. IIOO.1 4 C., A.tliocarl(t, Io.h1I, Mas. 100 Dosoa Ono Dollar Ifllatltt (IftsTiHI Mil. LtuUIsw uf altiilv isms s-.i.. ..r " HiikIiiokk, Short hand, 0tu tXlf, I tmmHlkif JmJ Kntl,lk l)t.,lut,Ntl SS-lil S.S.US1 ILrouihyut lbs r..i. Studrilla s.lu,li. si soy lUM. Cstllfu. him iuSii Z&T, lui. I'llfllalltl If !. A 1' Iris