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MONDAY,
- FEB. 19, 1894
Some pessimist baa dabbed San Fran
Cisco's great midwinter exposition the
rand-winter imposition.
Mayor Hopkins of Chicago has volun
tarily given up ltt'per cent of his salary
to be turned into the city poor fond.
There are not many people in Oregon
losing sheep on account of the income
tax, but plenty are afraid that they will
lose on sheep by the other part of the
bill. Grant County News.
Those who imagine Emperor William
is scarcely out of his teens will be sur
prised to know that be has been a quar
ter of a century in the military service
of his country ; but then, he entered it
when he was spinning tops.
With anarchists in France, rebels in
Bra til, and boiler explosions, earthquakes-and
eruptions in various other
parts of the earth, the people of the
United States affected by the Wilson
bill may readily sympathize.
The populists of Kansas propose a
novel way of campaigning. They will
organize a theatrical company of young
people of requisite talent as an adjunct
to the statecampaign, and send it over
the state to give plays depicting the
woes and ills which afflict the working
classes. The scheme is not without its
beauties. Cleveland would make a cap
ital heavy villain, with ex-queen Lil as
his paramour. A shower of paper
money would be quite effective, and Pef
fer's whiskers, properly illuminated,
ought to take down the house.
Gen. Lew Wallace, says a New York
paper, looks like a typical military man ;
his frame is large, his carriage is erect
and his face has all the rugged vigor of
the soldier who has long been in active
service. Just at present he is hard at
work on a new book ; but when his
friends try to draw bim out about it he
"becomes reticent. . During his stay in
New York he was much sought after by
his literary and political friends here.
It is reported that his new book is to be
in quite a different vein from f'Ben Hur"
and the "Prince of India," on both of
which he devoted, years of historical re
search. The missionary society of the Method
ist Episcopal church in America has
purchased a lot in Home, on which it is
proposed to erect a large ana nanasome
- building, to be the headquaters of the
mission in Italy. Th lot is bnt three
minutes' walk from and in plain sight
of the Royal palace. It is directly op-
Tjoaite the war department, on the Via
Methodists of the United States for
funds with which to build the new
mission house the secretary of the society
nays : ' "We need in Borne a large build
ing, which shall be a center and source
of supply lor the Italian mission a head
quaters for our publishing, educational
and' evangelistic .interests. Here is the
place to build it. The lot is 95 feet wide
and 165 feet deep. There will be room
in it for a chapel that will seat 600 peo
ple ; there will be room for our printing
presses and a book store and for a boys
school. Hundreds of the youtb of Italy
will be placed under our direct care when
ever we can furnish suitable accommoda
tions ior tnem. xne son, ot uaribaidi
has already notified the Rev. William
urt, our superintendent, of bis pur
pose to send his sons to our school."
Political and Social.
William Church is a canditate for the
Portland postoffice.
The Grant County News mentions the
auniB oi xion. ran .uietcnan as a promi
nent man for governor;
Mrs. Iona Whiting, postmistress at
Burns, secured her appointment on the
plea of being a poor widow. Charges
have been preferred against her that she
is not poor and a republican, and she
will probably be removed.
. Blum was once a candidate for col
lector of customs of Alaska, and had the
indorsement of Ed McKee, the member
of the democratic national committee for
Oregon. .McKee's . letter was never
placed on file in the treasury department
and Blum never used it. After v the
smuggling frauds had been unearthed,
McKee wrote a letter to the secretary
of the treasury withdrawing the indorse
ment he had given Blum.
AN AVERTED TRAGEDY.
How an Enelish Captain Fat Oat a Flr
. . In the Kick of Time.
The "Historical Records" of the
Forty-Third Light Infantry," the fa
mous regiment which played a most
important part in English warfare
during the last quarter of the eigh
teenth century and the early part of
the nineteenth, contains a stirring in
cident of the prompt action which
averted a tragedy, says the Manches
ter Times.
. Worn out with hard march the brig
ade under Capt. Lloyd approached the
convent at Benevente, -where the cav
alry and reserve still remained, hoping
for shelter. They were disappointed. J
The convent was occupied by several
thousand infantry, and .the lower gal
leries were so densely packed with the
horses of cavalry and artillery that it
was hardly possible for a man to make
his way among them. '
Two of the officers stood looking in
at the dubious prospect through the
single door that gave ingress and
egress. ' A sudden cry of alarm burst
from the lips of one. "Look there!"
he cri.ed, pointing over the backs of
the horses.- At that moment one of
the inside wooden 6butters burst into
flame. Horrified, the officers looked at
the burning shutter, and realized the
hopelessness of the situation. It would
be impossible to get the 0,000 men and
horses out, and they must stand by and
see their comrades perish miserably.
There was no water near, and if there
were, how g.et at the fire through those
densely crowded horses?
The flames crept upward towards the
rafters. "Good heavens! Something
must be done!" cried Capt. Lloyd. And
then with a motion to those outside to
be quiet, the brave captain leaped on
the back of the nearest horse, and
stepping from back to back of the ani
mals, ran to the blazing shutter, tore
it from its hinges and pitched it from
the window. Then he made his way
back to the. door in the same way as
before.
So quickly was the act performed
that even the horses were scarcely dis
turbed. The building was saved and
there was no panic, which would have
been as disastrous as the flames. The
captain's eyebrows and mustache were
scorched, but that was all. "And
thpy'll grow again," he said, with a
laugh. ;
THE NILOMETER.
A. Queer Instrument Used During the An
nual Overflow of the Nile.
During the time of. the periodical in
undation of the valley of .the Nile a
queer recording: instrument, known as
the 'nilometer,". is hourly and daily
consulted by a. sluggish Egyptian offi
cer, who, to judge from his motions
and actions, cares but very little if the
river keeps its bed or overflows the
whole northern half of the African
continent. But, as it is the only labor
he' is forced to.perf orm, and as his bread
and cheese usually depend upon proper
execution of the duties assigned, the
record is taken with scrupulous accu
racy. This queer and ancient "ther
mometer of the Nile" (it dates back to
845 A. D.) is situated at the end of the
island of Rhoda. It is simply an im
mense upright octagonal pillar stand
ing in a well-like chamber,' surrounded
on four sides with strong walls pro
vided with arched openings which al
low the rising waters free access to the
nilometer. The recording pillar is
cqvered throughout its ' length and on
all of its eight sides with cubits and
digits nicely- divided, painted with
great precision, much resembling sec
tions of a gigantic checker-board.
There is a huge staircase leading from
above down to the bottom of the cis
tern, in -which the nilometer stands,
the well-worn steps attesting to the
immense number of times the" instru
ment has been consulted. .
A Chinese Tea Legend.
There is a strange Chinese legend
concerning the tea plant. According to
the story, there once lived a very pious
hermit who passed the greater part of
his time in prayer and vigils. He was,
however, unable to keep awake as long
as he wished, and often found his eyes
closing while he was in the very midst
of his devotions. This naturally an
noyed him, and one day in a fit of
wrath against this weakness of the
flesh, which he seemed unable to over
come, he cut off the offending. eyelids
and cast them upon .the ground. But
his action had been observed by a god,
who immediately caused a, tea shrub to
spring up from the spot where the eye
lids had fallen. It is in reference to
this;-according to the .legend, that the
leaves of the tea plant are shaped like
eyelids, fringed with lashes, and pos-;
Bess the power of warding off sleep.
' Couldn't Marry on 830,000 a Tear.
"No," remarked the young man with
a touch of sadness in his voice, "it may
be that some, day happiness will be
mine, but at present it ' is beyond
me. There is a girl whom I love
dearly. She would have me if I only
asked her, but I dare not. I- really
cannot marry and ' live on 6,000 a
year." His two friends to whom he
spoke looked at him in wonder. For a
moment they were speechless con
sternation and pity depicted on their
youthful countenances. But present
ly speech returned to them exactly at
the same time, and they fairly howled
in their excitement;" "You cannot mar
ry on 6,000 a year? -Why not?" "Why
not?" echoed, the youth with the sad
voice, which grew still sadder. "Why,
simply because I haven't the 6,000."
And the mystery was explained.
at-of -Court Settlements Pay.
' The American Lawyer, a legal jour
nal published in New York City, tells
of a lawyer of that city who secured a
fee of 8260,000; of another v"who was
paid $250,000 for his service on a cele
brated case; while other fees "are men
tioned running from 825,000 to $100,000
won by lawyers, not by conducting,
but by avoiding, litigation. In fact, it
is apparent that more money is made
nowadays by lawyers who settle cases
out of court than by those, who put
their clients to the expense of litiga
tion. ' ...
WONDERFUL FEATS OF MEMORY.
Some HiDds W. a f acility for Retain
ing Cer (Via Classes of Facts.
Among those who have performed
great feats of memory Casscll's Family
Magazine mentions Dr. Fuller, author
of the "Worthies of England." He
could repeat another man's sermon
after hearing it once, and could repeat
five hundred words in an unknown
language after hearing them twice.
He one day undertook to walk from
Temple Bar to. the -.farthest end of
Cheapside and to. repeat oh his return
every sign on either side of the way
in the order pf lheir occurrence, and
ho did it easily ' In such feats as this
the eye plays a chief part; yet blind
people also have good memories. Rev.
B. J. Johns, chaplain of the blind asy
lum, London, testified that . a . large
number of pupils learn the Psalter and
that one young man was these" who
could repeat not only the whole of the
one hundred and fifty of the prayer
book' Psalms and a large number of
metrical psalms and hymns, as well as
a considerable amount of modern
poetry, including Goldsmith's "De
serted Village," but the whole of "Mil
ton's "Paradise Lost," with marginal
notes and a biography. ' Lord Macau
lay on one occasion repeated to him
self the whole of "Paradise "Lost"
while crossing the Irish channel. At
another time, waiting in a Cambridge
coffee-house for a post chaise, he
"he picked up a cbuntry newspaper
containing two .political pieces one
the "Reflections of an Exile" and the
other-a "Parody on a. Welsh Ballad"
looked them once through, never gave
them a further thought for forty jrears,
and then repeated them . without the
change of a single word. Macaulay's
mind, some one has said, was like a
dredging net, which took' in all that it
encountered, both good and bad, nor
ever seemed to feel the burden. Very
much unlike a dredging net, and more
like a strainer, are the minds of some
other persons who carefully . select
what they will retain or have a natu
ral facility for remembering special
classes of facts George Bidder for fig
ures. Sir W. Scott for verses, Mezzo
fanti for languages. . .
SCHOOLBOY PHILOSOPHY.
Answers for Every Question the Teacher
Can Ask. . -The
schoolboy has queer ideas some
times, says the Great Divide, as is
demonstrated by the following answers
given to teachers in search of informa
tion: A poor boy was asked: "What is
a gentleman?" "A fellow that has a
watch and chain," he replied, adding,
when he sawi that his answer was not
perfectly satisfactory, "and loves
Jesus." "Medieval is a wicked man
who has been tempted." "A dema
gogue is a vessel containing beer and
other liquids." "Tom, use a sentence
with responsibility in it." Tom said:
"When one suspender button is gone
there is a great deal of responsibility
on the other one."
VWhat is a lad?" inquired the
teacher. A very small girl answered:
"A thing for courting with." "Give
the future of drink." "Present, he
drinks; future, he will be drunk."
"The plural for pillow." "Bolster."
"Compare ill." "Ill, worse, dead."
This recalls the answer of the. boy who
said: "Masculine, man; .feminine,
woman; neuter, corpse." - "Who was
the first man?" said a teacher.
"Washington," promptly answered
the young American. ' .
' "No," said the teacher,' vi'Adam was
the first m9.". "Oh, well, I suppose
you are right," replied the undaunted
patriot,' "if you refer to furriners."
"How did that blot come on your copy
book, Sam?" "I think' "it is a tear,
Miss , Wallace." "How could tear be
black, Sam?" "It must have been a
colored boy who dropped it," suggested
the reflective Samuel. "What made
the tower of Pisa lean?" "The famine
in the land."
AN IRISH "LOT'S WIFE.
She Was a Wicked Creature and Now
Wears a Unique Costume.
A curious legend is. attached to a
strange monument which stands in a
solitary spot near Bantry. Ireland. It
is a natural rock standing upward of
six feet in height, and containing five
basin-like holldws on its' surface. In
each basin is a long, oval stone.
It is said that "once upon a time" a
woman lived in . that neighborhood
who was in the habit of robbing "the
farmers throughout the district. In
the dead of night she used to enter
their barns, milk their cows and trans
fer from each dairy as much butter as
she could carry.
The good Saint Frachna, conscious of
her depredations, resolved to punish
the woman. If e mounted his horse
and pursued her as she was leaving
one of the farms. Overtaking the cul
prit he changed her into stone, and she
stands there to this day, a monument
of righteous retribution. The stone
basins are those in which she was
carrying the milk, and the pieces of
rock in each are said to be the butter
she had stolen. The tree beside the
rock grew out of"' the spansel with
which she was accustomed to tie the
cows' legs before milking them. This
curious legend is " known and believed
by all the peasants in the district.
Cared by Being Poisoned.
The latest instance of crime bring
ing its own punishment comes, on the
.authority of Dr. Leonard Guthrie, from
Italy. - An Italian woman had a hus
band and the husband had the dropsy.
But the dropsy did not. work quickly
enough. The woman put a toad into
her husband's -wine to poison him.
But the poison which the toad's skin
secretes has an active principle phry
nin which much) resembles digitalis,
which is the best possible remedy for
dropsy pending oh heart disease. So,
instead of killing her husband, she re
stored him to health. .
" Shiloh's Vitalizer is what you need for
dyspepsia, torpid liver, yellow skin or
kidney trouble. It is "guaranteed to
give you satisfaction. , Prie 74c - Sold
by' Snipes & Kinersly; druggists.
' .1 Photocr-aprilng a Train. -.1 '
VAt a way station the : other day,"
said a traveler, "I saw an amateur
photographer photograph the train. I
dare say this has been done a . million
times before, but I had never happened
to see it. .When the photographer was
through, he waved his hand as' he
might have done to a single sitter to
let him know that he could get up and
stretch his legs. In this case the en
gineer was practically the sitter, and
when the photographer waved his
hand he opened the throttle and
snaked the train out of that big open
air studio almost before the photog
rapher had had time to turn around."
Ten days loss of time on account of
eicknesa and a doctor bill to pay, is any
thing but pleasant for a man of a family
to contemplate, whether he is a laborer,
mechanic, merchant or publisher. Jas.
O. 'Jones, -publisher of. the Leader,
Mexia, Texas, was sick in' bed for ten
days with the grip daring its prevalence
a year or two ago. Later in the season
be bad a eecond attack. He. says: . "In
the latter case I used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy with considersible suc
cess, I think, only being in bed a little
over two days The second attack I am
satisfied would have been equally as bad
as the first but for the use of the remedy."
It should be borne in mind that. the grip
is much the same as a very severe cold
and requires precisely the same treat
ment. When you wish to cure a cold
quickly and effectually give this remedy
a trial. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale
by Blakeley & Houghton, druggists.
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When Baby was sick, -we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,'
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Mexican Silver Stove Polish causes no
dust. - -. -
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Hi 7 ITS TERRITORY.
' It is the. supply, -city for an extensive' and rich!; agricultural
and grazing country, its .trade reaching as far south as Rummer
Lake, a distance of over two hundred miles.-' Vft V.'i s
The Largest Wool5kei?fV
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' ITS PRODUCTS. v ''".-
The 'salmon fisheries are the finest on the Columbia,' yielding
this year a revenue of thousands of dollars, which will be more
than doubled in the near, future. . ' ' J
Hie products of the beautiful Klickitat valley . find market
. here, and the cbuntry south and east has ' this year filled the
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