GREAT VITALITY OF SNAILS.
ftt tbe Smithsonian Lived Witbout
Food and Water for Six Years. (
The Smithsonian institution has hit
upon something1 . extraordinary in
' snails. The creatures may be slow,
but they hold the record over all other
animals for prolonged vitality under
.adverse conditions. Stories of toads
dug out of rocks in which they had
been imprisoned for ages are" apocry
phal, but recent discovery, says the
Providence Journal, has established
the credit of this humble inollusk as
No. 1 in tenacity of life. Only the
other day a specimen from an island off
the coast of Lower California, inclosed
in a drawer with a part of the mollus
can collection, was f oundt o be alive. It
had had no food or water for more than
six years. When placed in a box with
moist earth it protruded its foot, began
to move about and seemed to be as
well as ever. Some time ago a few
snails of a different species, gathered
in Mexico, reached the Smithsonian in
stitution and were placed in a box.
They remained undisturbed for two
years and three months, at the end of
which time they were put into a glass
jar with some chickweed and a small
quantity of tepid water. Pretty soon
they woke up and appeared quite ac-
. live. .
Pond snails, which are sometimes
found alive in logs of 'mahogany from
Honduras, possess equal endurance.
Specimens carried from Egypt to Paris
packed in sawdust have arrived unin
jured. Other kinds have been experi
mented with by shutting them up in
pill boxes and dry bags for years, but
have survived. The limit of their
vitality is yet to be ascertained. Land
snails in cold climates bury themselves
in the ground or under dead leaves in
winter; iu tropical regions they become
torpid during the hot season. When
About to start in on a period of sleep
they seal up their shells with a close-
fitting door, which sometimes is a
shield of thin, transparent mucus, and
in other cases an opaque membrane as
thick as a visiting card. Behind this
""the animal constructs other walls,
which serve like so many partitions to
protect it against prolonged cold or
dryness. It is believed that just as
the seeds of plants are distributed by
the winds, so likewise the eggs of
snails are scattered abroad on the
breezes, thus disseminating their
;species. They are very prolific ani
-mals. Some of the great land snails
of the tropics, which live on trees and
weigh a pound apiece, lay eggs that
look strikingly like those of pigeons
being quite as large. The eggs are de
posited among decaying vegetation,
the heat of decomposition hatchin,
them.
LOVERS' VOWS ON PAPER.
Bow an KaglisU Newspaper Proposes
t Simplify IJrcsch of Promise Suits.
The London Spectator, moved by the
painful spectacle of the modern
breacli of. promise case, proposes a
novel expedint in order to overcome
-the diiiiculties which such suits pre
--sent. It says: There would be one
Trery simple method of lightening the
task of the Jury, which would also
'" afford to young women and their
. guardians a means of ascertaining
whether the lover had any serious in
dention of developing into a husband
or not. Let no promise of marriage
be held valid unless it is made in writ-
V ing upon properly stamped paper. If
the plaintiff could produce a formal
promise of this kind, there would be
no need to go into all the history of
a doubtful courtship, . or to consider
any other factor in the assessment of
damages than the respective incomes
of the contracting parties. Of course
it will be objected that such a propo
sition is injurious to all the romance
of courtship and marriage. But wliere,
we would ask, is the romance in nine
out of ten breach of promise cases that
find their way into the law courts?
These cases are hardly ever brought
except by people whose . affections
have not been deeply engaged in their
acceptance of a suitor. For one young
woman who now brings an action for
breach of promise at least nine are
jilted and suffer in silence. The
more their affections have been en
gaged the less they can bear to tell
; the pitiful tale of their disappoint
ment and witness the poor little
romance of their life exposed to the
ridicule and laughter of an un
sympathetic world. If it once became
understood that v the ardent lover
should offer such a proof of - his good
faith, then a girl would know well
what to expect from a lover who with
held it. At any rate, parents or
guardians of the lower and middle
classes would not allow a young man
to grow "too particular in his atten
tions" as their phrase runs unless he
showed a disposition to furnish this
guarantee. Then, if the promise were
unfulfilled, .even the most modest and
sensitive maiden could proceed
against her f aithlesslover without loss
. of pride or dignity.
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Eeplcan County Comentioi
A Republican Convention for the County of
Wasco, State of Oregon, is called to meet in
Dalles City, in Faid county, on Wednesday, April
4th, 1893. at 10 o'clock A. M.t for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the following county
offices: One Countv Commissioner, County
Clerk. County Sheriff, "County Treasurer, County
Assessor. Countv School Superintendent, County
Coroner and County Surveyor; and also precinct
officers for the several precincts, and eight dele
gates to the State Convention, and to transact
such other business as may properly come before
sucn convention, ine cunveauuu wm voiihisi.
of 67 delegates chosen by the several precincts,
and the several precincts of the county will be
entitled to representation in said convention as
follows;
Bigelow 6
East Dalits,... 6
Mosier 2
East Hood River. ... . .3
Baldwin 2
Columbia ,.2
Nansene 3
Kingsley 3
Wramic 3
Trevitt 6
West Dalles 5
Falls 4
West Hood Hiver 4
Eight Mile.. 2
Deschutes 2
Dufur 4
Tygh. ; 2
Oak Grove 2
Antelope .....4
Bake Oven 2
The same beinir one delegate at large from each
precinct and one delegate for every 25 votes, and
one for every fraction over one-half of 25 votes
cast for the Republican legislative ticket at the
election in June, 1892.
Primaries to elect the delegates in each of the
Feveral precincts will be neid on Marcn 28, 1894.
In East Dalles Precinct the polls will be located
at the Wasco Warehouse, and Frank Laughlin,
F. Creighton and D. H. Roberts will act as judges
at said election; in Bigelow Precinct the polls
will be located at the office of Wm. Michell, and
Chas. Cooper, C. J. Crandall and Tom Joles will
act as judges at said election; in Trevitt Piecinct
the polls will be located at the County Court
room in said precinct, and J. S. Fish, C. E. Bay
ard and C. 1.. Phillips will act as judges of said
election; in West Dalles Precinct the polls will
be located at the City Mills, and J. W. Marquis,
T. A. Hudson and A. A. Urquhart will act as
judges at said election. The polls in each of
laid four precincts will be kept open from 12
o'clock M. to 7 o'clock P. M. for the reception of
votes; the polls in each of the other precincts in
the county will be located at the usual place at
the hour of 1 o'clock P. M., and will be conduct
ed in the usual manner for holding Trimary
elections. . B. S. HUNTINGTON,
Chairman Republican County Committee.
JUDD S. FISH,
Secretary Republican County Committee.
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U. S. Land Office, The Dalles, Or., (
Feb. 17, 1894. )
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in Bupport of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver, at The Dalles, Oregon, oh Satur
day, April 14th, 1894, viz :
' Martin M. Waterman
Hd. No. 3733. for the
NK.NW4, SEJ4 NWJ4, and
NE'X SWii. Pec 27. Td
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz : .
R. Gilbert, The Dalles, Or.; Albert Allen, Boyd,
Or.; H. GUpiu, A. M. Allen, The Dalles, Or.
feb24 . JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
Assignee's Sale.
The st"ck of goods from the store of W. E. Gar
retsen, jeweler, will be offered for sale at auction
on Saturday, March 3, 18U1. at 10 o'clock A. M.
This stock includes one chronometer, gold and
silver watches, clocks, chains, charms, pins,
glasses, etc. A rare opportunity for dealers in
rhese goods to replenish their stock.
ftb24-2tw . A. R. THOMPSON, Assignee.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office. The Dalles. Or.,)
i-'eb. 15, 1894. (
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has hied notice of his intention to
make uiiHi primi iu suiori ui ma ciutui uiiu tiiui 1
said proof will be made before the register and'
receiver 11 L L 1 1 u minxes, vreguii, uu iitvurauaj,
April 7, 1894, viz :
Mark C. Bainter, -Hd.
No. 2M7, for the NEJ4, Sec 32, Tp 1 S, R 13 E.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous .residence upon and cultivation of
said laud, viz:
W. H. H. Dufur, v. T. Vnnderpool,- John No
lan and C. 1 Raich, all of Dufur, Or.
John W. Lewis, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office, The Dalles, Or.,
Jan. 23. 1894. $
Notice is hereby given that the follmving
named settler has riled notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at The Dalles, Or., ou March 6,
isy4, viz:
It. 1. IMtclier,
Homestead No. 2553, for the SEJ4 of Sec. 2G, Tp. 4
S., R. 13 E.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz :
C. V. Woodruff", C. L. Morris, J. E. Wing and
C. E. Hayward, all of Tvgh Valley. Or.
j27m3 JOHN W. LEWIS, Register. .
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