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By the detb of th " Dowager Lady
Ffclnioath ber eldest eon, the present
Lard Falmonth succeeds to one of the
- most '. venerable titles ; in : the English
peerage. The barony of Le Efespencer
was created by writ of Buuimonsin 1264,
' and the naine of Hngh Le Oespencer
- was of historic . note in the reigns of -Ed-.
ward 11 and Edward 11L' The barony
being a barony by writ was : transmissi
ble, where male 'heirs failed, in the fe
male line, and a succession pf heiresses
. earried the title of -Le Despencer in the
families of Beanchamp. Nevill, Fane
and Stapleton. After three centuries of
abeyance it Vas revived in favor of Sir
Tboruas Stapleton, who became Lord Le
.Despencer in 1788.
The eldest son dieVi in his father's life
time. leaving an only daughter, Mary.
-Krances Stnpletoh. who on her grand
father's death became Baroness Le Oe
spencer in her own right. The little
heiress was then only nine years old,
and she was the only yqnng lady who
ever made her debut in society already
. a peeress in her -own right. Lady Le
Despencer soon bestowed her band, ber
heart - and her- beautifnl place, Mere
worth, near Maidstone, on a young bar
rister, Mr. Evelyn Boscawen, who short
: ly after' became Lord Falmouth and
lived to be so well known in the racing
world. " ' -
The venerable title .of Le Despencer
tbus became merged in the superior
" though much more ' modern dignity of
Viscount Falmonth.'and there it must
remain unless some future Lord Fal
mouth shall have daughters only. In
that case the viscounty of Falmouth be
ing, like the common run 'of modern
peerages, transmissible only in the male
line, will pass to the nearest male heir.
N if there are- mere daughters than one
the barony of Le Despencer will fall
into abeyance among them, and if there
js only one she will blossom out as Bar
oness Le Destpenoer, and if she marries
will carry away the title into her hus
band's famjly. London Letter.
Improper Labels.
it nsed to be jestingly said that the
name of Mohammed was invoked for
. all purposes, even down to the itinerant
fruit seller, whose cry was, "In the name
of the prophet tigs.'' But it appears to
be the practice for enterprising and
poshing British manufacturers to have
recourse to-the same alliance of piety
with profits. British exporters to Mi
wwoo. it seems, have been Kccustomed to '
place Arabic inscriptions on their wares,
snch as calicoes, candles, matches, etc.
' According to the consul at Magador,
- the snltan has lately issued the follow
ing warning through the customs ad
ministration: "Having learned that cer
tain goods Imported, including calicoes,
matches, etc.", have been imported bear
ing in Arabic characters the names of
Mohammed, of Huahhii
others held sacred by Moslimen. and
bearing other writing not suitable to be
on such articles, 1 order you to give
notice to the merchants to advise their
correspondents in other countries to dis
continue the sending of goods so tnark
- A reasonable time will be allowed
for this notice to reach them.4 Any sncb
goods imported after due notice has been
given will be seized by the government
and treated as contraband. Should the
importer be a Moslem; he will be pun
ished in addition to the forfeiture."
Leisure Hour."-. " .
f Lars Production or Anthracite.
The year 1801 was remarkable in the
anthracite coal trade for its enormous
production, which far. exceeds that of
any other 'year. Heretofore 1888 has
borne the banner for production, or
rather shipments, with a total of 88,145,
718 tons, but the present outlook is that
1WJM will surpass this by about 2,000,000
tons, or something over 40.000,000 in all,
an unprecedented figure,, and nearly
O.OOU.OOO tons greater than the shipments
' of 18U0.
The statistics of shipments of hard
coal up to Dec. 5 show that so far in 1891
87,5011,559 tons had been shipped, an in
crease of 4.0:!i).5Ua over 18U0 for the cor-
responding period. The shipments for"
December agreed upon by the companies
are 8,250.000 tons, and if that full
amonnt were carried the total is consider
ably over 40.000.000. Philadelphia Rec
ord. Grapes All Winter.
Fresh grapes can be had all through
the winter at a trifling expenditure of
care and attention.' The" grapes should
be cut when just ripe, with several inches
of stem- on each, bunch, and then be
. placed in paper boxes, with a layer of
crumpled newspaper underneath and
another above them. The bunches should
"not touch, and the grapes sivould not be
piled in the box. Keep them in a cool,
dry room -not in the cellar, the damp
aess there is sure to spoil them and
with care to prevent their freezing they
will "be 'as eatable in February as in
October. Interview in at. Louis Globe
Democrat. 8lty-fle Million Dollars an Acre.
I The other day the Southeastern Rail
way company was asked no less a sum
than 1,250,000 for a small and practi
cally useless piece of ground in Ber
nwndsey. The land is about sixteen feet
: jn depth, and comprises an area of 4,184
.cnperncial feet, so that the claim is at the
rate of 13.000,000 an acre. The com
pany, it is scarcely necessary to add, did
not close at the sum stated. London
TitrBita"
I Dlaoovary or' a NataYal Cave. - .
I A handsome' natural cave was reoenfe
: ly discovered In Lafayettar county, Ua.
it contains many rooms of most ex
. quisite. crystallized beauty and a yawn
tug abyss into which large stones have
been - thrown ' with ' -no "-reverberating
wand borne back to the ear by - which
its depths might be gauged. Exchange.
' "Smaller Fleas to BUe 'Em." .
In view of- the expected jrisitation of
grasshoppers in some parts of the state
uext year, the state board of horticulture
. has arranged for asupply of parasites
' from New South Wales, to be ready for
distribution in March. San Francisco
CalL . .
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V - On the last trin Of IX H.' Uaskill into tha
region about San Francisqnito bay, on
the gulf coast, he saw lions and lynxes
and wildcats enough to stock" a big me
nagerie. In one canyon, where his party
was encamped, the. burros wandered off
and Mr. Gaskill started to find them.
When about' :hatf a mile from the camp
he heard them coming tearing down
ahead of him "as if the Old Nick himself
was after them, and they dashed on
down toward camp. He knew that some
-wild beast had frightened then? and al
though unarmed he went on in the hope
of getting a glimpse. .
When" he had gone a hundred yards
further, aud.had ..climbed ,on to . a largo
table rock he was astounded to see four
fulL grown mountain lions .not more
than sixty feet ahead of him.' and they
seemed to have seen him first' and were
looking straight at' "him. Mr. Gaskill
remembers distinctly that his hair stood
on end, if ever a man's did, bnt he
doesn't remember all the minute details
of his return to camp only that he got
there mny pronto, r He and his partner
took riites and went after the' lions, but
they had gone; That night the" burros
were tied unusually! sedure, but their
occasional snorts' and efforts to break
away indicated that 1 the wild aniroaia
were after meat A blazing fire kept
them at a distance.
Mr. Gaskill states , that the Mexicans
and Indians living on that'- part of the
peninsula are" in mortal dread of meet
ing a lion, as the beasts are in a con
stantly famished condition, and have
been known to follow men for hours,
awaiting a favorable opportunity to
pounce upon them. Lower Californian.
Innocents Abroad.
Two small children on a hnv nnA
the other a girl were ' permitted to ac
company their mother on a shopping
tour in the week before Christmas. They
espied a life size figure of Santa Claus in
one of the large retail marts in Sixth
arvenne. Breaking awav from narental
guidance, they ran joyfully up to the
ngure, exclaiming, "un, Mr. Santa
Claus!" "Mr. Santa Clans!" with such
vehemence that the attention of at least
a dozen persons was attracted tt them.
With all of the sincerity and enthusi
asm that true faith imparts those little
oues stood before the grizzled and toy
laden image and told what they wanted
"Dear Mr. Santa Clans" to bring them
for Christmas. The little boy wanted a
wagon with horses that could trot, and
the girl wanted a dolly that could open
and shut its eyes and talk. So firm was
their belief in the actual presence of
Santa Claus that the little .folks imag
ined that they could see a twinkle in his
eye and a smile of assent to their peti
tions on his lips. It was an incident
that touched the adult observers, one of
whom, a "white haired old gentleman,
murmured, 'Tis a pity that a child's be
lief in Santa Claus should ever be
shaken." New' York Times.
; Old Memories Recalled.
After the adjournment of the United
States court at Danville, Va., recently,
there was a little scene which was not on
the docket.. A one armed old Confederate
had been found guilty of illegal distill-,
ing and was sentenced to one month's
imprisonment and a fine-of $100. Judge
John Paul; who was also an old Confed
erate, ordered the marshal to bring Gar
rett Morrison, the one armed veteran,
into the " courtroom. Presently the
judge and prisoner stood face to face.
As he touched the empty - sleeve tears
came into the eyes of the judge, who
said: "Come back here tomorrow and 1
will consider your case. We old boys
are getting scarce, and you cannot go to
jail. Cor. Richmond Times.
When Does the Nineteenth Century End?
. 1 have been pretty thoroughly con
vinced for years that hot one person in
five knows when this century will close,
but 1 was mftch surprised to find the
statement that but about eight years of
this century remain. This would make
189!) the last year of this decade and cen
tury. The matter is important enough
to correct, and is very easily madeclear.
The First century closed with the last
day of theyear 100; the Second with the
last tlay of the year 200, aud the Nine
teenth century will end with the last day
of the year 1900, which is nine years from'
New Year Day. 1892. J. Ogden Kern in
New York Sun. - .
'-'' A Steaui Sleigh.'
A Truckefe(Cal.)man has in the course
of construction a steam sleigh which
will, he claims, when perfected, trav
erse snow covered, fields and moun
tains with a speed scarcely less than that
of a -railroad train. It is his intention
to utilize the contrivance, for the haul
ing of all classeaof freight, sawlogs and
anything else.that requires cheap trans
portation. Exchange. -v.- - - . -
- While a workman was -repairing an
outbuilding in Winchester, Ind., a few
days ago, he found under one of the sills
an old tin can containing about $1,600
in gold coin, mostly in $2.50 and five
dollar pieces. No one knows to' whom
the treasure belonged.
The Oakland board of education hav
ing decreed that married teachers must
go, the question the women are asking
each other, is, since too distinction -was
made, what will be the effect of the res
olution where the teachers happen to be
men? ' ' :"
The great treasury vault at Washing
ton ttorers more' than a quarter of an
acre and Is twelve feet -deep. Recently
there was $90,000,000 in silver stored
there, an . amount that- weighed 4.000
tqns and would load 175 freight cars. -:
The fiahing" industry at Portland. Or.
and vicinity is rapidly increasing. The
amount of mackerel packed in Port
land alone last season was 17.000 barrels,
or more than 10.000 barrels in. excess of
the season before ..; ..
" One of the latest discoveries of the
scientists is that the germs.of yellow
fever may be conveyed - from tropical
countries in the plumage of birds.
- Jjie following ; 'sataricat prodnc.tiqn,
purporting to ,ahow , how the Russian
court .travels, ' appears .in. the' Oerman'.
papers in' the "form of a letter pm-a
Russian .court jCnnctionary to his friend
in Berlin:. "Dear Friend-The following
may serve you as an exact inforniation..
It is quite uncertain when we leave CoV
penhagen. In any case this afternoon at
7 o'clock -it may be also early ,the day
after tomorrow; . bnt quite certain to-'
morrow ; at noon. We shalL of course
choose the sea journey, for the land jour-,
ney suits us much better. For this rea
son it is not yet decided which we shall
prefer-- ;' 1 think we shall go by sea as
well ..as by land. When we leave the;
steamer we get into the train thalj is to'
say.r on another,, steamer 1 ..mean; a
steamship on rails, or rather an express:
train in the water. We are mainly afraid
of seasickness, therefore we remain as
long as possible on the ocean. For after
all one travels best on terra firms; there
fore .the jBea journey is. as good as Bet:'
tied. We travel via Berlin, where yon
may await me at the station; but yon
can save yourself the : trouble, as we
shall not touch Berlin under any consid
eration.' We shall travel via Stettin.
When I say Stettin 1 mean Danzig.
What's the good of us going to Danzig?
Naturally we shall go direct from Co
penhagen pershiptoKonigsberg. There
fore an revoir the day after tomorrow in
Berlin. We leave here in a week; where
we shall go is quite still undecided."
A Much Delayed ITeddins. -
Miss Florence E. Howell, nf IWufn.
and George Vandyke, of Louisville!
married at midnight, had an eventful
experience. Twice had the wAddinw Haxr
been fixed, but it was postponed. The
third time they came near missing it
again. George expected his wedding
suit from Louisville by express. It did
not come, although the couple waited
until the last train was in before start
ing on their journey in the mud, five
miles distant to the home of the . bride,
where the wedding gqests had assem
bled to witness the marriage. At '7
o'clock Vandyke procured his license,
and as he was coming out of the office
he fell headlong twelve feet into the
cellar of the new court house. Later he
started with the bride and four friends
for the Howell place, when the single
tree broke, the horses kicked themselves
loose and ran away, leaving the party in
the mud. Another vehicle was secured
and the journey resumed. The party
arrived at 11 o'clock to find some of -the
guests getting ready to go home. The
wedding feastf was cold, but the wedding
took place at miclnight. Decatur Cor.
Chicago Tribune.
A Steel Chimney. .
In order to economize space . and
weisrht. stepl ia hoiTicr ncul trvr
I o J u.v vvyi
, struction, at the Chicago exhibition, of
: a chimney which, when completed, will
be 250 feet high. The steel varies in
i thickness from 5-33 inch at top to
I inch at the bottom. The lower part
. of the chimney is lined with fire brick
. 8 inches deen. formed tn fit tha chart
compactly all round. Above this hollow
tile is used. " .- ..
The weteht of a brick chimiiPT nf fK5a
: size would be almost 700 tons, while in
! steel it will weigh; including.-the linings,'
J a little less than 250 tons.- The outside
diameter of the chimney is 9 feet 5
inches, whereas had it been, constructed
of brick, it. would be 18 feet ,6 inches, a
great saving of space being thus effected.
Exchange. ' . - .
Wny Be Gave Away! Overshoes.
. "We have a shoemaker in our town;"
says a Quebec man, "whose business in
selling overshoes has been ruined by a
hustling rubber house, and who, this
winter, to get even, had a great opening
sale, at which he gave to every purchaser
of ehoes a pair of rubber overshoes, upon
the soles of which was his advertisement
reversed so that at every step the wearers
take through the snow they leave his
advertisement neatly printed in their
tracks. The effect is magical and power
ful. Vou can scarcely look at the snow
any place in Quebec without seeing foot
prints with this man's name glaring
boldly from them. New York Tribune.
. A Three Legged Steer.
A monster three legged steer was re
cently discovered on. the headwaters of
the Cheyenne river, in Wyoming. It is
7 years old, and weighs close on 2,000
pounds, and has horns that will measure
six feet from tip to tip. The hind, legs
are perfect; but. in front there is only
one leg, located in the centre of the body
on the fjartof- the body between where
the front limbs are on an ordinary steer
and is about the size of two ordinary
legs. .The steer is wild, and when dis
covered took the lead of a small herd of
mavericks and skipped out for a hiding
place. Omaha Bee.
Singular Capture or a Swan.
John Jordan : brought a large white
swan to Pendleton the other, day, and
tells a queer story as to how he got it
While, near his house, on East Birch
creek", he saw some eagles chasing the
swan in the air above him. The unfor
tunate bird, -in its anxiety to escape, flew
directly over the young man's head, and
with a quick spring he managed to seize
and bring it down, the disappointed
eagles r flying angrily away.' Portland
Oregonian. , : ; .
Looking for Birds anil Fouud a Deer. '
Two Oldtown hunters down in Maine
had au odd experience. They were after
partridge. Very suddenly, however, as
they were walking in the woods, a
startled deer sprang from the bushes
and made a tremendous bound, going
over one hunter's head. He had no time
to take another leap before he fell a vic
tim. Springfield Republican.
Caught a Fish Also.
Mr. Samuel' Hickman, of Leesburg,.
Va., while -hunting on the " banks of the
Potomac shot a squirrel, which fell into
the water, where it was seized by a
black ; bass. -. Hickman waded : in ' and
lifted both squirrel and fish clear out of
the water before the bass let go and
made its escape. New York Post
JL 6tory of Arsene Bonssaye.
' A curious adventure has fiappened to'
M. Arsene Houssaye, the author.' Some
years ago while at his country seat in
the department of the Aisne, he aaved a
little girl from being burned to death in
a: fire - which occurred -on . her father's
farm. He had forgotten all .about the
event till the "other . day, when a hand-"
some young woman called at his chateau,
and informed him . that the firemen of
the village where the conflagration took
place had voted him a medal.' - -'
, "1 am the child you" rescued from the
flames," she' said, "and have' come . to
thank you" with all my heart for your
noble and generous bravery." Her name
is Mile. Dupre, and she is on the point of
getting married. ; - -- --..
- M. Houssaye, charmed with her simple
bearing, and delighted with the . medal
she handed him, said to her: "So you-are
going to be married are you?' Well, 1 am
glad to hear it, and shall consider it an
honor if you will allow me to provide
your gown for the. wedding and another
gown made of flame colored gauze to' re
call . to- mind ' the first day I made, your
pleasant acauaifttance.' It is neAdlAoa
to isay that she accepted tht offer. Paris J
- The Crase for Horseflesh In Berlin.
I heard yesterday that the French lik
ing for horseflesh ia imitated to such a
degree in. Berlin as to have become a
craze. " Several invitations have been re
ceived "by proprietors of Parisian restau
rants to a grand banquet ' of this meat,
announced' to take place in one of "the
principal restaurants of Berlin. " Dishes
prepared only from' horseflesh will be
served, and the menu" comprises the' fol
lowing: Horse broth, with tapioca; horse
tongue, glazed and ornamented; horse
brains a la Toulouse; roast loin of horse,
with cranberries horse head en tortne,
with: salad. Cor. Philadelnhia Times.
. !i'k-hi'iulaehes are the outward Indications ol
Itr.snijeiiientB ol the stomach aud bowels. As
JoyV Vegetable. Sarsiparilla is the only bowel
reflating preiiaration of Earsaparilla, It is seen
why it is the only appropriate Sarsaparilla in
sii L-Iieadsiehes. Ic is not only appropriate; it is
m; :!:ito enro.-. After a course of it an occa
slo iuj d.rae a: iutetyals will forercr after prevent
JT?tuni. . - -
.Ino. M. Cox, of 735 Turk Street, Siiu Francisco,
writes: " I have len troubled with attacks of
k k-!iuJchc for tho lust tlirec years from one to
three limes a week.. Some time ajo I bought two
bottles f Joy's Vesetable Stiraaparilla and hare
only, lnul. one attack since" uud that was ou the
eeou.l 'lay after I bejau uiiiiK it.." ;
nil'cr Vegetable
UySarsapaH.la
For Sale by SNIPES & KINERSLY
THE DALLES, OREGON. ;
L-K CBiPPE
By rising s. B. Headache and Liver Cure, and S.
a. tough Cure as directed for colds. They were
STJOCESSPtXIilj'E'
used two years ago during the La Grippe epi
demic, and very nattering testimonials of their
power over that disease are at band. Manufact
ured by the S. B. Medieine Mig. Co., at Dufur,
Oregon. For sale by all druggists. !- -
A Severe Law!
The English peo
ple look more close v
'to the genuineness
of these staples than
we do. In fact, ther
have a law under
which they make
. seiznres . and "de
stroy 'adulterated
nrndncrjt thsfc ' mm
not what they are represented to be. Under
this statute thousands of pounds of tea have
been burned because of their wholesale adul
teration. : Tea, by the way, is one of the most notorl- .'
ousiy adulterated articles of commerce. . Not
alone are the bright, Bhiny green teas artificially-
colored, but thourands of pounds of
substitute for tea leaves are used to swell
- the bulk of cheap teas; ash, sloe, and willow
leaves being those, most commonly nscd.
Again, sweepings from tea warehouses are
colored and sold as tea.-' Even exhausted tea -leaves
gathered from the tea-houses are kept, .
dried, and madeoverand find their way into
the cheap teas. ' '
- The Euglijh government attempts (o stamp
thl out by couflsca:i-u; but no tea is too
: poor for u. and the result is, that probobly
the poorest teas used by any nation are those
consumed in America. '
Eeech's Tea is presented with tie guar- '
1 auty that It is uneolored and unadulterated;
In fact, the smteureo tea leal pure and sim-:
pie. Its; purity insures superior, strength,
about one third less of It being required for'
an infusion than of the a-tlficlal teas, and fts
fragrance and exquisite flavor is at once ap-
parent. It irill be a revelation .to youv .-.In '
order that its purity and quality may be guar
anteed, It is sold, only in pound packages
bearing this trade-mark: - - -
BE EC
"Pure As
H ea&'jfe
Aches: llir
WW p- sas . . ...
-F- , : "'-
Wdhood7
IMee 60e per pound. Eorsaleat
Leslie S-u.-tlexr'is,
THE DALLES, OREGON.
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. Of the Leading City of Eastern Oregon. ;
During the little over a year of its ejdstence it.
has earxiestly tried to fallfll the objects for which it
was founded, namely, to assist in developing our
industries, to advertise the resources of the city and
adjacent country and to work for an open river to
the sea; . Its record is before the people and the
phenomenal support it has received is accepted as the
expression of their approval. Independent in every
thing, neutral in nothing, it will live only to fight
for what it believes to be just and right
Commencing with the first number of the second
vclume the weekly has been enlarged to eight pages
while the price ($1.50 a year) remains the same.
Thus both r the' weekjy and 'daily editions contain
moi e reading matter for less money than any paper
published in the county.
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