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Tttt and Hands XJk m Daek. A remarkable operation has just been completed at the Pennsylvania hospital in the case of Pedro Gal an, a Mexican Bailor lad to whom nature has given fingers and toes joined by a web similar to that of a duck. Galan is about eighteen years of age, and last winter he arrived at this port as a cabin boy, afflicted with his carious deformity. At the time he suffered from pneumonia and became at once an object " of interest to the hospital doctors. It was noticed that he had six fingers on each hand, joined by a web, and seven toes on his right foot and six toes on his '. left foot, joined by a web. . The nails of Galan's toes are decidedly VecuUar. and at first sicrht he anneani to have three distinct nails, as the nails of ' bis toes have three ridges. His large toe on each foot is about two and a half inches in width. Such was the strange patient that en listed, the sympathies of the doctors. Oalan was the first to speak of his pecul iarity, and he requested that he might be operated -upon. His left' hand was operated on in July last, and then Galan pluckily requested that his right hand should be attended to. Dr. Morton went , to work, on the pa tient's right hand, and on Wednesday crit the web between the fingers and then eewed up the ragged edges of the web. It has not been determined to operate upon Galan's feet at present and proba bly when he does leave the hospital his feet will remain in what assuredly is their natural condition. Galan will remain at the hospital some time yet, and is a handy man . in the wards. In appearance he resembles an T .1 .1 ; . . ... iuuuui, auu is very muca pieasea Wltn his life in Pennsylvania so far. Already photographs have been taken of his feet, and the pictures have been viewed with interest by the medical men to whom they have been submitted. Washington Star. Redeeming; Destroyed Money. Undoubtedly the redemption division does sometimes get swindled, though not often. The women experts employed to examine the money sent in are wonder--fully skillful. It is marvelous how deft ly they will poke .over a few charred fragments of notes and set an accurate valuation upon them. The other day a poor woman in Ohio sent a wee corner of a twenty dollar bill, with a pitiful story about her baby having burnt it. Hardly more was left than a fragment large enough to show the figures of the denomination, but . she will get the money back. Mice are great destroyers of paper cur rency, ana some or tne most bopeless , specimens that come in have been chewed np for beds by those little rodents. Sometimes a pillbox full of indistin-' guishable ashes will arrive, accompanied by a certificate stating the amount rep- resented. Of course such a case is hope less. Itris usually a kitchen stove catas trophe. Washington Letter. . . Library and Maunm of War Relic. Plans have been drawn for the erec tion in this city., by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion; of a library and tnuseuin of war relics, which, would in time become a most valuable institution. The history of the war has not yet been written, and probably cannot be until all who took part in the struggle have passed away, and then it must be writ ten by some patient, disinterested his torian, who shall examine all the evi dence on" disputed questions of fact, "which he. can, do only by the aid of a great reference library. The Loyal Le gion is engaged in a national undertak ing, but it is one of peculiar local inter est to Philadelphia, where' it is proposed to erect this grand memorial of the war. Philadelphia Ledger. An Original Scheme. .. Captain J. S. Dunham, a vesselman on the great lakes, has presented a scheme by which the waters of the ' great inland seas will be prevented from continuing - - mvW4KU IV UCUUIUg. His plan is a very "simple one. In the Niagara river below Tonawanda, where navigation ends, he would dump many thousand boat loads of large stones. It might be that some steel structure could also be extended into the river from each side to narrow the channel.' The result would be to lesson the flow of water from the lakes and thereby increase the stage of water at all points. The pro posed dam would be comparatively in expensive. The question is largely an engineering one. Toronto Globe. Evangelism and Mustaches. - It came near being a rule of the Evan gelical association that mustaches must go. The Rev. M. Pfitzinger introduced a resolution to the effect that the minis- ters of the Evangelical association should not wear the fashionable mustache. . His resolution, offered in a facetious way, was put to a vote and came within a few votes of passing. ' Bishop Esher favored the motion of Mr. Pfitzinger and said that if mustach es were worn at all they should be kept short, especially for the receiving of the holy sacrament. Indianapolis SentineL This Hoy Met a Bean Friday, as Charles Hoxie and T. W. Ford were up in the woods near Ebeene lake, hunting, .they separated to meet later, when Hoxie, who is about seven teen years old, came in contact with an old bear and two cubs, and they made for him. He, seeing it was useless to run, stood his ground and discharged his rifle, killing the old bear at the first shot. Then with two shots more be lolled one of the cubs, the other getting away. ; Pretty good for a boy all alone in the woods. Orneville Cor. Dexter -05e.) Gazette. . ;. Lifted 868 Pound and Died. The remains of Adam Winter, of Bas tress township, have reached Williams port. Winter was only eighteen years old, but a young giant. He lifted on a wager a barrel and its contents, weigh ing 865 pounds, recently in Detroit, from the effects of which he died a few days ago in a hospital there. Cor. Philadel phia Telegraph. ' . A Six-year-old Giant. There is a remarkable speimen of a boy in the New Jersey Reform school at Jamesburg. ' : He has been made a ward of the state because it is not considered safe for him to be at large. He is only six years old, bat has the manners and the maturity of a young man of twenty and the mustache of . a man much older. He is called by the medical men who have examined him a precocious baby nd a wonder in - more ways than one. His name is Herman Hoffer. He is more than four feet in height, has a nicely curled blond mustache and can Btrike from the shoulder with the force of -a sledgehammer. He can move a barrel of flour and lift easily a 200 pound weight. His parents have found it im possible to control him. The boy is not only the admiration of his companions, but the terror of -the neighborhood. He can whip any boy in Trenton, and he occasionally amused himself by playing David to the town Philistines. The parents were forced to appeal to Judge Robert S. Woodruff, of the Mercer circuit court, to put him in subjection. Ha was examined by Dr. Horace G.-Wetherill, who pronounced him a phenomenon and ; a remarkable case. The boy is now at Jamesburg and the wonder of the institution. He has not yet made any trouble. He is too deeply interested in his new- surround ings. He is attending the school, but the teachers have not yet reached a con clusion as to the trend of his mind. Exchange. Snake In West Virginia. It is evident that West Virginia does not intend to be relegated to . the back ground while the narration of snake stories is going on, and she . relates through the medium of a dispatch the following bouncer: "While two-lumbermen named McCray and Deuers were felling timber near Cleveland, Webster county, they cut down a large linn tree which was literally alive with snakes of a variety never before found in this vi cinity. They were brown in color, large in size having yellow jaws, from which they continuously evicted a slimy mat ter and were exceedingly vicious, at tacking the men as soon' as the tree fell. After killing a large number, McCray and Deuers were obliged to retreat. Se curing assistance, they returned to the spot and a general slaughter took place, not less than 500 reptiles being killed. Investigation was then made and from 1,500 to 2,000 eggs were found in various parts of the tree." . Eating; Buckwheat Cake. Savs a gentleman who attend rl m. cent Methodist conference in Washing ton: "I was amused at the way in which a few English delegates conducted them selves at the hotel. It reminded me of the story told about Matthew Arnold nn the occasion of his visit to this country. w nen as Cleveland ne was generously entertained. One moraine: his host rinfc before him at the breakfast ah1. other things, buckwheat cakes. For a long time neither he nor his wife took any cakes, but noticing that his Ameri can friends ate them with a great ap parent relish and gusto, he gingerly took one on his plate and tasted it very crit ically. . Then leaning over to his wife he said, 'You'd better try one, deah, they ah not 'alf so nawsty as they look. " New York Tribune. Japanese Cigarette In China, During the month of May last the ex port of Japanese cigarettes to Shanghai aggregated 552,500, from which it may be inferred that the foreign residents of China are beginning to appreciate the Japanese article. But unfortunately,-as is usually the case with everything ex ported from this country, the necessity of keeping np the quality of the article is not appreciated. Adulteration with leaves of the lotus, the goba and so forth, has been resorted to, with the result of greatly injuring the reputation which the cigarettes were just beginning to earn. The Tokio news agency addresses a word of timely warn ing to the shortsighted manufacturers. Japanese Mail. ' Cnt Off His Ten Foot Beard. Mr. Phil Henson, the gentleman dis tinguished for having produced the long est beard in the world, found it so in convenient and uncomfortable that he was Induced to cut it off. A number of his friends had planned to place him in charge of the Mississippi department of the World's exposition at Chicago, where it was presumed his remarkable beard would prove a striking feature in the attractions, and much regret is felt that he chose to relieve himself of that in cumbrance. The beard was by actual measurement about ten feet long. Corinth Herald. Sunday Labor In Maine. A wealthy New York merchant hag employed a minister to labor in rural Maine for a year among the "un churched." People who have not inves tigated the matter have little idea of the opportunities for such labor. On cross roads within ten miles of Lewiston there is absolutely no observance of the Sab bath; Men were in the fields pulling turnips and women were hanging out washings last Sunday. Lewiston (Me.) Journal. A Queer Bird. While a gentleman was out hunting near Crawford villa last week he noticed something curious swimming just under the water. It didn't seem to be a fish nor yet a bird. Presently it rose, shook the water from its wings and started to fly, when he shot it down. It had a head like a turtle, wings like a bat and a tail scaly like a carp. There were two feet webbed like a goose. Atlanta Constitu tion. The Lull In Europe Before the Storm. In Europe 8,000,000 armed men are sullenly facing each other, waiting only for the word to spring at each other's throats. War has long been thought of! as imminent, and this state of things has come to be regarded as normal. This, anomalous condition is without a parallel : in history. Forum. , - The Blonkev Stole lh Aiml'i vi. The first week of the circus closed with an immense audience'. Whose liberal, ap plause stimulated the performers to snr Daes their usual excelle.nrw The audience was treated to an entire- ly new version of the "Dawn of Chris tianity," the brilliant fiuale of the "Fall of Rome," when Jocko, the dogfaced baboon, took an unexpected part. Jocko enjoys considerable f reeddm, and during the .performance he slipped -unnoticed from his perch in the dressing room and emerged from a door in the heathen tem ple into the glare of the lime lights while Christianity was dawning. ' . ' Jocko recognized his dear friend Mme. Bumond posing as an angel with glisten-, ing wings, and in a mischievous spirit he snatched the wings, then turned and fled precipitously down the Appian Way. Mme. Bumond pursued her departing wings,. and the rest of the angels, con vulsed with laughter, fled into the inte rior city. Then the spectators applauded the race between the baboon and the wingless angel until they disappeared within the iratea nf RnmA' TTar&af rabcko will be obliged to confine his genius I A . . . .... . to ms own specialty, in wnicn ne is em inently successful. Philadelphia Press. An Indismant Justice. . Justice Nichols, of Independence, is threatening to sue for damages, a couple who promised to be wedded in his court because they were married in Justice Prewitt's court. He claims it was a breach of contract. r -' ; On Tneadav Tiio-hr- an .TnRi : -MiT,rlc says, he was approached by a gentleman wno contracted ror nis services at a mar riage to take place the next afternoon. The time drew near and the justice sat prim and neat waiting in his office for the coming of the couple. He had filled the abdication and had it rpuriv fnr ih signature of the prospective groom. .The appoimea nine came and passed, but the couple that he waited for never came. . .' Meantime, in the ofB. nf .Tnsf i TVs.nr- itt, the couple were quietly married. xuey received ineir cernncate and nap-, pily returned home. The justice was Still Waitini? exnflCtTir. whwrn infnniKul that the couple had already been married and returned home. He declared his in .tention of bringing suit against the groom ior uainages and oreacn or contract. The justice is emnhatio in his rlofar. initiation and says he will make it a test case. Kansas City Times. Payday Comes After Eighteen Tear. Charles King, of Little Falls, has done a very commendable thing by paying $4,600 to the operators that worked in the Saxony mill at the time of the fail ure of A. & C. King, which oscurred in T873, during a depression of the knit goods trade. Mr. King was not obliged to pay this money, but he always said that the first time he controlled the amount of capital that would pay off the wages due at the time of their unfortu nate failure he would meet all demands. One hundred and three persons,' who were working in the mill on the day of suspension, have been made happy by re ceiving checks for their back wages. A few of the old employees have moved away and some are dead. The heirs of deceased operatives will be paid the amount due them. Utica (N. Y.) Her ald and Globe. . -". The Heaviest Toko of Steers. In ' a frftifrhr. train whin ' ' r through Hannibal on the St. Louis, Keo- kuk and JNort a western line from Bur lington to St. Louis were the celebrated Walker twin steers. These cattle were registered at the Chicago exchange as the largest in the world. They, were raised in Jasper county, Mo., by Mr. Walker. Mr. Walker values them very highly, and will not ship them over a railroad unless the railroad insures them. The railroad company had them insured for $10,000. They are 6 years of age, 12 feet 8 inches long, 14 feet around the chest or heart, 3 feet 2 inches across the hips. Their aggregate weight is 8,040 pounds. Cor. St. Louis Globe-Demo-crat. The First Home of the Flag.. The little old building on Arch street, above Second, where Betsey Ross made the first flag of stars and stripes for the United States army, is : likely to be re moved bodily and taken to Chicago for exhibition at the World's fair. The building is owned by Mrs. Amelia Mund, and she has been asked to name a price for the property, the prospective pur chaser being a western gentleman. The Pennsylvania Historical society desires to buy the house and remove it to the park, alongside of Penn's house, but it has not the money available. Mrs. Mund would prefer that the old house remain in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Record. Two Heads for a Wife. H. Q.'Matheson is an English engineer who has been in the employ of the Chi nese government for four years. "Some months ago," said he, "there was a great dear of trouble between the natives of Formosa and the Chinese. The former are savage fellows and object to the en croachments ot the latter. There was, and is yet for that matter, an unwritten law among the natives of Formosa which forbids any young man to marry until he has cut .off two Chinese heads, and a little anxiety to plunge into matrimony rauses a reduction in the Chinese popu lation. This was one cause of the trou ble." San Francisco Call. . No seed potatoes will be distributed this year by the department of agricul ture. The eyes which have been shipped in past years were found too ierishable, either rotting or freezing bfoie they were planted, and whole potatoes are too bulky to handle. A sturgeon was recently caught on the Fraser river, British Columbia, which weighed 856 pounds. The monster meas ured 12 feet 6 inches in lenorth and ft 2 inches in girth. If a comrnirjv ran rrpt. rnnf-irvl f war.. power of 10,000 horse power at Barnett enoais ii proposes to run by electricity the machinery in every manufactory in Q Id People. - J. V. 8. Is the only Sanwparnia tha: old or feeblq people should take, as the ininprnt ictanh which is la every other Sarsapoi iiia that wctnoir of, is under Certain conditions known to be emaciating-. J." V. 8. on tho contrary is purely vegetable and stimulates- digestion and create new blood, tho very thing ior old, delicate or broleji down people. It builds them tip and prolongs their lives. A case in point: Mrs. Bclden an estimable and elderly lady of 510 Mason St, S. F."was for months declining- so rapidly as to seriously alarm her family. .It got so bad that she was finally afflicted with fainting pells. Ebe writes: " While in that dangerous condition I saw some of tho testimonials con cerning J. V. S. and sent for a bottle. That marked the turning point. I regained my lost flesh and strength and have not felt so well in. years." That was two years ago and Mrs. Belden Is wen and hearty today, and still taking J. V, S. If you are old or feeble and wan t to be built up. - Ask for :. - , ' : - 9q Vegetable v Sarsaparilla Most modern, most effective, largest ttk Bame price, L00, six for 5. 00. - For Sale by SNIPES & KINER SLY -. THE DALLES. OREGON. Health is Wealth! Joy ' CMr .... . Dr. E. C. West's Nerve asb Brain Tekai Kent, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia, Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the use of alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulness, Mental De pression, Softening of the Brain, resulting in in sanity and leading to misery, decay and death, Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power in either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermat orrhoea caused by over exertion of the brain, self abuse or over indulgence.. Each box contains one month's treatment. 11.00 a box, or six boxes for (5.00, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. TVE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure any case. With each order received by us for six boxes, accompanied by 3.00, we will send the purchaser our written guarantee to re fund the money if the treatment does not effect a cure. Guarantees issued only by , BLARELEI it HOUGHTON, Prescription Druggists, 175 Second St. The Dalles, Or. REAL MERIT PEOPLE Say the S.' B. Cough Cure is the best thing they ever saw; We are not flattered for we known Real Merit wnx Wis. All we ask is an honest tiial. For sale by all druggists. S. B. Medicine Mfg. Co., '' Dufur, Oregon. $500' Keward! We will pay the above reward for anj base ol Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, In digestion. Const! nation or Costiveness we nannnt cure with West's Vegetable Liver Pills, when the directions are strictly complied with. They are purely vegeiaDie, ana never i ail 10 give saasiac tion.. Sugar Coated. ' Large boxes containing 80 Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits and 1ml- lhuoub. ine genuine manufactured only by THE JOHN C. WFST COMPANY, CHIGAGO, ILLINOIS. . ; BIAKXIET HOUGHTON, " ; . Prescription Druggist, -76 Second St.- The Dalle, Or. A- Revelation. - Few people know Oat the . bright bluish-green color of the ordinary tea exposed in the windows la not tbe not-. oral color. ' Unpleasant as the fact may be, it 1 nevertheless artificial; mineral coloring matter being ' used ; for this pnrpoie. The' effect 1 two fold. It not only makes tbe tea a bright, shiny green, but also permits the mae of off-color " and worthless teas, which, once under tbe green cloak, are readily worked off as a good qeality of tea. . An eminent authority writes on this sub ject: HTbe manipulation of poor teas, to give thent alflner appearance, is carried on exten : lively. Green teas, being in .this country ' especially popular, are produced to meet the demand by coloring chca' cr black kinds by gluing or facing with Prussian blue, tumeric, gypsum, and indigo. . This method it to gem-. era! that very little genuine tincolored green tea i offered for tale." 1 - It was the knowledge of this condition of affairs that prompted tbe placing of Beech' Tea before the public. It 1 absolutely pure and without color. Did yon ever See any genuine nncolored Japan tea? Ask your grocer to open package of Beech's, and yon will see It, and- probably for the very first time. It will be found in color to be just be tween the artificial green tea that yon have been accustomed to and the black teas. It drawsadelightfni cauary color, and is so fragrant that it will be a revelation to tea drinkers. Its purity makes it also nor) economical than the artificial teas, for lest of it is required per cup. Sold only in pound package bearing this trade-mark : ; . BEECBE-;JEA- Ture-As -Childhood: If your grocer does not have it, he will gel tt for too. Price fiOe per posad. for sal at IjosIIo Sutler's, THE DALLES, OREGON. Still on Deek. Phoenix lake has Arisen From the Ashes! JAMES WHITE, , The Restauranteur Has Opened the Baldoun - Hestaurant -UN MAIN STREET Where he will be glad to see any and all . . of his old patrons. . Open day and Night. First class, meals twenty-five cents. YOUR ATTEflTIOJl Is called to the fact that Dealer in Glass, lime, Plaster, Cement and Building Material of all kinds. -Carrie the Finest X.ine of Picture piouiiigs To be found in the City. 72 LUashington Street. A NEW Undertaking Estabbshment ! PRINZ & NITSCHKE, DEALERS IN Furniture and Carpets. COmnlete TTndert.it.1rin or Fotshlinhmant and as we are in no way connected with tka TO 1- ... be low accordingly. Remember our place on Second street, next to Moody's bank. , Hugh Glenn, : DEALERS IN: Siapls and Fancy Say, Grain Masonic Block, Corner. Third and ffeu Qolumbia jlo tel, THE DALLES, OREGON. Best Dollar a Day First-Class Meals, 25 Cents. First Class Hotel in Every Respect. . Wa shington 0f tl) DUBS, WashinSton SITUATED AT THE HEAD OF NAVIGATION. : Destined to be the Best Manufacturing Center In the Inland Empire. For Further Information Interstate Mestmeiit Go., 0. DATAYLO RATHE DALLES. JOHN PASHEK, J - Tailor, Next door to Wasco Sun. Madison's Latest System used in cutting garments, and a fit guaranteed " each time. impairing and Cleaning Neatly and Quickly Done. ' R. B. HOOD, Livery, Feed and Sale Horses Bought and Sold on Commission and Money . Advanced on Horses Left for Sale. OFFICE OF The Dalles and Goldendale Stage Line. ' St8rdTGltteEaIe?T3oIOTl1f,r freight must be left atR. B. Hood's office tbe eve- ning before. , R. B. HOOD, Proprietor. Opposite old Stand. The Dalles Or. THE Dalles, Portland & Astoria NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Elegant Steamer REGUMTOR Will leave the foot of Court Street every morning at 7 A. M. for Portland and Way Points Connections Will be Made with the Fast Steamer DAMiES GITY, At the Foot 6f the Cascade Locks. For Passenger or Freight Rates, Apply to Agent, or Purser on Board. Office northeast corner of Court and Main street , ' STOTICK. R. E. French has for sale a number of. improved ranches and unimproved lands in the Grass Valley neighborhood in Sherman county. They, will be sold very cheap and on reasonable terms. Mr. French can 1nra.tA Mr.r.lpTi nn onm good unsettled claims in the same neigh- Dornooa. His address is Urass valley, Sherman county, Oregon. Riles, and Feed. Court Streets, The Dalles.Oregon House on the Coast! flercuan None but the Best 'of White Help Employed. T. T. Nicholas, Pvop. Best Selling Property of the Season in the North west, . Call at the Office of 72 WASHINGTON ST., PORTLAND.