developm ent
plication is now reduced to such »
tent th a t it ca u ses lit tle inconvenience,
and should not be refused. T here is
usually sen t w ith th e request a blank
— mi.IM UKO KVKKY FRIDAY MilKMSO.
card o n w hich th e nam e is to be w rit
— AT—
ten, w ith an en velop e stam ped ainl ad
F i / irknck ,
L ank C o v v r v ,
O kkoon dressed for its return. N o th in g can Is
more un obtrusive or m echanical, th ou gh
the line o f propriety is a t once .passed,
F . A I . I . K Y , E d i t o r »»<1 P r o p r i e t o r .
w e may say, w here tw o cards are sen t,
the second one b ein g obviously for o*-
A
/ 9 /
— T erm s : $2.00 a year in advan ce.------1 ch an ge purposes, or perhaps for sale.
1 T he w ary au th or never, I suspect,
...
. V1
, 1 w rites on both cards, since he does not
Enter«*! at th e post-olhee at F lo re n c e , ,
county, Oregon, w .c c o n .l-c t« « . £
ft
lw h w
any
bn51uesS tra n s -
appH<.a I, t. glMW
m ail matti
,r r ’
i farther, and asks an original le tte r or
copiiNl passage, th e affair becomes more
aiivkbtisino rates madb known on a t - serious, and som e authors and public
men ignore such req u ests altogeth er, as
Ri.lCATION.
(.'»••al notiti« X cent* per Hue, racb hm»rt¡3 n being much more seriou s consum ers o f
time. But on th e su b ject o f autograph
, r t i . i t n n r i n n v app lications there is to be pointed o u t a
F R O M A S A ( . R E D Q U A R K ’ curious w a n t o f ta ct, in to w hich alm ost
________ .—
all app licants fall. T h ey almost, a lw a y s
« « - « • C u H c -tt« ,
t t . co-
lur»b<*n F xnoeltlon.
plied to th at they have already a very
large collection , in clu d in g m ost o f the
n o ta b ilities o f th is country and age,
R » m e ( R lM ( N e w A b o u t t h e M a t e r i a l t o o d
und th at th ey w ish to add his nam e to
hy
th e
A b o r i g i n a l S m o R e re to
th eir list. T he e ffect is to im press th e
•h a M a n u fa e tu re n t T h a lr
proposed victim w ith a sen se o f his ow n
;
r ip a a .
in Ignifleance. in th a t he w as asked so
late to th e en terta in m en t.
More ta rt
An expedition sent out by the bureau wmlW |m. show n by tr y in g to convince
of ethnology for the purpose o f m aking
m tn w hom you apply th a t yon
collection* t4» illustrate aboriginalquar-
b eg in n in g a very sm all and
rylng and m ining at the Columbian ex- ’ h((k.e co u ee tio n , and th a t you have
position haa just returned to W ashing- • m<. to jli|n as eariy as p ossib le in
t.,0 w ith a remarkable and moot lnteI‘* J or(ler to mttUe a good start. If th is
esting assem blage of objects secured.
d wou)(, M>ein dishon est, it is a t le a st .tin-
Among these objects are a num ber of 1 necessary to make it plain th a t you re
pip.'* and fragm ents o f pipestone ol>- gard his autograph as o f le ss valu e
tained from the famous pipe atone quar th an th e thousand oth ers p reviously so
ry in aouthweat M innesota, w hence the
licited.
Indians of North America have g o t the
fa r th e s t n o r t h .
m aterial for their pip«i since very an
cient days, lo n g before Columbua landed
an fferln ga and P e r s e v e r a n c e T h a t C h a r a e -
upon this continent. From th a t time
t e r la x l th e A r c tic E xplorera.
down to the p r e se n t the w orking of this
T he story o f A m erican explorers w h o
same mineral deposit has is-en kept up have braved th e perils o f th e northern
continuously,
even
savage
•
......
• " " the
f ““'
W ' Sioux
know ing th a t u lm « t Mip.Th.tmun
trnv.lintt .n n n .lly tw o tmndrvd «*»■••,
them ,
z
. t
in spend a month at the quarry. For show s th at th ey had the sJlue e n th
u
centuries the place w as regarded na siasm that characterized and su stained
sacred ami all trils's m et there, pre-
the early discoverers. One o f th e mem
«•rvlng peace religiously whili- on the
Is-r.s o f the Greely exp ed ition g iv es an
►pot, says the W ashington Star.
account in Rcribuer’s M agazine o f their
lo r tnllra around the quarry the
sufferings and perseverance:
plains are eovertsl w ith the rings w hich
‘ Fatigue, thirst, hunger, cold and
murk the sites where Indian lodges
»tven heat at tim es Is-bct u*.
were one<- established. and everyw here
• Each camp found us p h y sic a lly ox»
»re scattered fragm ents of pipestone,
hnwded.
We *eant»*d our food, and
representing the waste of m anufacture.
w ith envious, regretful ey es sa w each
T his inntertul w ew » to have I m - cii se-
b it disappear, since it shortened th e
IcvtdNl by the Ravages because o f its
len gth o f our possible jou rn ey n o rth »
ts-nnty and softness when fresh. T he
latter quality render* it easy to curve, ward.
‘ Finally the coveted honor w a s in
while subsequently it iiecotne* extrem e
ight. R ealizing that th is w a s indeed
ly hnrd It* color is an exquisite “ In-
the ‘F arth est N orth,’ w e un furled th e
.linn red."
Much o f the carving work done on the (lag o f our country, th e g lo rio u s ‘Stars
pipe* is of highly artistic quality. Home and Strip es,’ w ith a feelin g o f pride and
of the sjss’Uiiens secured by Prof. ex u lta tio n im jx issih le to d e n c r lb e . L ie u t.
l.t*'kw<K*l and 1 seized each o th er’s
Holme*, who made the collection re
hands
ami hugged the E squim au. Thor-
ferred to, would «io cr«siit to the most
lip,
w
ho.
gaping at us. won«ler«»tl w hat
►killed worker* iu meerschaum.
• Hi account of the diflicullies atten d it ull m eant.
ing the mining o f the pipestone it is
“ The physical hardship from m any
quite a precious substance, a piece one d ays’ trav«’l through heavy gale* and
fitot square tsdng worth from tw o to 1 blinding snow , over ja g g ed rubb le ice
three dollars in the crude. T he stratum * ¡uni across dangerous tidal crack s w as
• leseritwsl Is atsnit tw elve inches in all Isdiind us. Our v isit le ft behind it
tloeUnes* anti a,*'ms to Is» evenly eon- a rcconi. It stand s— a m ig h ty cairn o f
» iiiuous for an indefinite distance rocks com m ensurate in size to its im
• 'trough the hill However, only tw o portune»»—built on a narrow sh elf, d i
tiu hea of Ihls thickness i* o f g,* s| i,ual- rectly under the frow nin g face o f the
i'v, I* ing smooth lu the touch ami free overh anging cu | n - and lo o k in g out over
from grit
the eternal alenee o f th e P olar o c ea n .’’
Of recent years the Indians have
h-araad how to inlay th e pi|*-* with
T .xtk th e W ro n g l» a tl* n t.
s iver and other metals, perform ing this
Kt the c it y o f F tri’clit, H olland, th e
'.uni of work in a manner very artistic.
* rvant maid o f a fam ily w as tak en
1 hcv «Io all the pi|M*inaking. the labor
w ith vom iting and oth er sym ptom s o f
»volte«! Is-ing too great to pay the
cholera. E verybody ran for som e med-
" hlte man for Ids time White ,w*»ph>
il man except the lady o f th e h ou se
’•»n the pipestone and make many other h
•rself, who, living in a n, rvowsand»l«»-
»"i <••» <»ut of it f,,r aale, fnun a »sun-
liilitatisl condition. f»»ll in to a nwo»m.
»Mete house down to miniature piece* of
When the tir-t «loctor arrived w ith o u t
furniture and trinket*
The fuel that this pipestone quarry finding anybody ut horn»', und saw th e
w a s t * rganied as Mu-nsl is indicate»! by old ludv lyin g as »lead, he b elieved her
»•tiet» ive pk-uvgraplis on the r»s-ks in to be the cholera p atien t, and. h avin g
t !ie » I’initv of certain huge bowlder* brought an ninbulane«* w ith him. sen t
the patient to the cholera hospital.
»u the wfait, representing aborigi-
Next th»» ow ner o f the house returned
It ai
h r t Sings f rvbgb.ua
u ith a d o c to r u n d w as »net a t th e door
by th•• maid servant who had e n tir e ly
ASKING FOR A U T O G R A PH S
r»*s >ver»s! and w as hale and h ea rty . One
V h. I to s e • U h M<»<te«, J» *» o | T a r t M<>«t after the other the ruemb -r s o f th e fam
ily came horn-' except th«» m o th e r w ho
M r » W i l l »,ra<>t t h e K z-our»«
» «».»►’ e le m e n ta ry fo rm o f th e w a » retained at th«» hospital u n til, after
g»-r - le tt e r la. »»f e m t o e , th e ap p li- hoi rs «»f anxious search, sh e w as found
in the cladcra w ant happily w ith out
-!»P1,
I
Ating taken th e tnfcetkni.
A l»-
n.
of
gas .
o f distressed nanus.
T ribune.
’
T h a C anU niury o f It* D is c o v e r y in f o r « -
w a ll
Célébra»*»! T h is Y ear.
A m ong th e m any an n iversaries w hich
are b ein g celebraU xl th is yea r is th e
cen ten a ry o f th e in v en tio n o f gas as an
illu m in a n t. It w a s in 171« th a t W il
liam M urdock first lig h ted up his
hu m ble home a t Iicdruth, in du ch y
o f C ornw all, by m eans o f coal g a s
m ode in an iFoti k e ttle , in to w h ich lie
in serted a rough iron tube. It w a s not
u n til six y ea rs la ter that th e in v en tio n
w a s developed on a large sca le, w h en
M urdock w a s em ployed to e sta b lish a
g a s lig h tin g app aratus a t th e g rea t
Soho foundry a t B irm ingham . In 180»
th e L yceum th ea ter in Loudon w as first
lig h te d by gas, and in 1816 th e g a s
lam ps w hich had been used tp illu m i
n ate P iccad illy sin ce 1807 becam e com
mon th rou gh ou t L ondon.
It w a s at
th is tim e, too, th a t David M elville, o f
N ew p ort, R. I., first ad ap ted gas, for
th e m an ufacture o f w h ich h e had se
cured a p a ten t in 1806, to th e B eaver
T a il lig h th o u se, and it lia s sin ce b e
com e on e o f th e principal illu m in a n ts
used in th o se w a tch to w ers w hich, in
im ita tio n o f th e a n cieu t Pharos, are
n ow scattered a ll over th e g lo b e for
th e gu id an ce and p ro tectio n o f sh ip s
and m ariners.
It is dou b tfu l, in th e op in ion o f the
N ew Y ork T ribune, w h e th e r a hundred
y ea rs hence, on th e occasion o f th e b i
cen ten a ry o f th e in ven tion o f gas, th e
la tte r w ill s till retain th e com m an d in g
p o sitio n w hich it now occu pies as an il
lum inan t. On every side s ig n s increase
w h ich presage th a t th e a ge o f e lec tr ic
ity is a t hand—th a t a g e w h ich is
far more lik ely to rev o lu tio n ize th e civ
iliza tio n o f the w orld th a n an y o f its
predecessors. Gas w ill p rob ab ly be
g ra d u a lly forced in to a back sea t, and
its u se confined to sto v es and fireplaces,
w hich find sue! 'xvor am on g th e sm a ll
households o f crow ded c itie s. It w ill
I h >( e n titled , how ever, to th e g ra tefu l
rem em brance o f man as a pow erfu l
fa cto r in th e develop m en t o f h is c iv ili
zation and progress d u rin g th e p ast
hundred years.
DR.
N A N S E N ’S
PO LAR
S H IP .
A M arvel o f S o lid ity D o in g C o n n tra cta d
fo r t h e t ’aa o f t h e E x p lo r er.
Dr. N an sen ’s polar ship has pro
gressed so far in con stru ction th a t on e
can now’ form som e idea o f its g en era l
ou tlin e, says th e I’o lk eb la d et, o f Chris
tiania. T he s la n tin g aides str ik e th e
eye a t once.
U n d er th e supp osition
th a t th e vessel w ill be “ screw ed ” by th e
ice. care has been ta k en th a t no p r o
j«»cting p oin ts or fla t su rfaces e x ist.
T h e peculiar design is based o n th e a n
ticip ation th a t a ll ice, w h en m eetiu g
th e vessel, w ill be forced dow n under
it, a llo w in g it to be raised so m uch o u t
o f th e w nter. F or th e sam e reason the
Ixittom o f the vessel is covered w ith
hard and sm ooth w ood—g reen h eart,
three to six in ch es thick.
Inside, th e
vessel is provided w ith h orizon tal, ver
tical and diagon al cro ssb ea m s, fa sten ed
by hundreds o f iron and w ooden join ts,
g iv in g th e im press o f g r e a t so lid ity .
T h e fram e is m o stly o ld oak.
B esides
th e outerm ost c o v e h n g o f g reen h ea rt,
there are tw o oak skids . T h e vessel is
provided w ith a stea m e n g in e o f 162
horse p,iwer. It Is rig g ed as a three-
m aster sch ooner and w ill m ain ly rely
on its sa ils w hen in th e ice. Its d im en
sion s are: K eel, 31 m eters; g r e a te st
le n g th o f deck, »9 m eters; greateat
w idth o f deck, 11 m«»tcrs; h e ig h t from
keel to deck, 5.2’» m eters; w h en loaded,
4.75 m eters; d isp lacem en t, 800 ton s.
T h e hull w ill lx» ex trem ely h eavy on
account o f th e heavy m a teria l used in
its construction, y v t it is estim ated th a t
she w ill b« able to carry 400 ton s o f coal
and provision*, etc. B esides th e sm a ll
er b oats necessary for recon n oiterin g,
et«»., tw o large Itoats are b ein g built
ab le to hold th e w h o le crew o f tw e lv e
men anil provisions for th ree m onths.
If th»» polar cu rren ts are ru n n in g as
N ansen suppose*, it b eco m es reason
a b le to exp«-et that hi* ex p ed itio n w ill
meet w ith success. H is v essel is eer-
ta in ly a inarvei o f so lid ity .
NOT
THE
II* ( la v e I p W h en
C O M M IT T E E .
II*
F a i i i »«!
om
I t w as a eorker
T h e solitary h o r s ^ .
m ilitary cloak xUrted
fourte.'n shadowy fitf,,.
th e underbrush and v
w ith yaw ning sl.oli;llns
i«>ur money;” Up
hoarse, l a w b s s ' t ^
T h e horseiaan
fu ll height.
‘•Not a red (^nt -
T he leader am,w
strode forward.
“ Yield or die!” he his
’" }lat do you propm
m oney?” suddenly den
tarv horseman.
“ Huy bread."
T here was a cnnrnlsi
neath the military elm
“ T hen”-
T lie horseman's voie
soft.
—•‘•you are not the.
te e soliciting funds?’’
“ No.”
“ Take what I have
A fter some furthe
civilities the rider put
and with a pleasan
pcared.
Karag«« of i
T he general imprest
liv e altogether on f
n u ts is not altogeth
rels w ill suck egp
chickens and small 1
ferocity as a weasel,
tie s arc not often no
rel, because me ar
enough to venture <
«1 at ions in the dayt
w ives who find eggsh
stead of eggs or disc
youn g chickens with
off should not alwayi
th e door of the wca«
How’i
W e offer One Hondr
fo r any cane of Catarrh
cured bv H a ll’e Cat
F . J . Cheney A Co.,
W o the undersigned
J . Cheney lor the last
lie ve him perfectly ho
¡n e w trannactiona ar
to c a rry out any obi
th e ir firm .
W rst A Tauax, Wli
Toledo, 0 . W aldixo ,
v i s , Wholesale Dru|
H a ll’s Catarrh Cur
n a lly , acting directly
and mucous surfi
P rice 75c per bottlo.
gists. Testimonials I
FOR
A fine farm of H»
th e 1-akes South fro«
ranch is mostly alder
b o tto m land, having ‘
frontage.
Ten acre«
and 5 more slashed;
come in to l»earing, <’
house th a t is ceik* •
out-buildings, and st«
be sold w ith the pis»
cea if desired. l’ncP‘
h a lf cash and reas"»«
balance. Apply f,'r "
a t th is ofti“ *-
CHURCH DlJ
d rf > p . ytekiaxc
P Oregon. .
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th e
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paa torreqn» *1* ’
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ETIHdHST H
M H -nnr.
! ev» rv 2nd an«’
T hat
th e y Were Hwaeat,
i t w a s a hid eou s nigh t. Tin» m anner
in w hich th e w ind so u g h n l th rou gh the
trees settle d th a t m atter.
N»»w and
th en a drop o f rain f«'ll upon th e dry
l«-,iv«'s Lk«.' a tear fn»ui th e feveru li eve
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