□F INTER E S T
to
all .
»V immense collection of w ild ani-
from all p a rts o f th e w o rld is
n‘ misetl for the w o rld ’s fair.
invention is a c ra d le w hich
•ks 1'V clockw ork m echanism am i a t
¡besame time plays b a b y tu n e s
iri MEN say th a t m en can see to re a d
I cemen
, newspaper‘th
ro u g h th e c le a r ten -in ch
,nT , h e Hudson riv e r n e a r l ’ough-
¡ee in the
keepeie N. Y
yEW Y ork s ta te now h a s 122 e h u p te rs
of the B rotherhood o f St. A n drew ;
¡«ennsyl’-ania has 102; V irg in ia. 47;
Ohio, 3»; Illinois, 38; N ew Je rse y , 37,
T he Seabury house a t W oodbury,
Conn., known as th e b irth p la c e o f th e
\merican Episcopal c h u rc h , w as pur-
, based hv the Litchfield a rc h d eaco n ry .
Ik BIAI. a t sea is to be ab o lish ed for
those who have m oney to p ay fo r th e
transportation of th e ir re m a in s in case
of death on shipboard. A ir-tig h t steel
,-askets for the tra n s p o rta tio n o f bodies
ire now a p a rt of th e e q u ip m e n t o f a ll
the best steamers.
T he captains of ships w h ic h c a rry
bricks have to be very c arefu l. An o r
dinary brick is cap ab le o f a b so rb in g a
pint of water. So w ith a c a rg o of
bricks in the hold serious le a k a g e m ay
quite well go on u n d etected , fo r th e w a
ter that enters is sucked u p as fa s t ns it
gets in. If th is should be th e ease th e
consequences are b o und to be m o st dis
astrous.
THE
M IL IT A R Y .
It costs the g o v ern m en t $1,600 a day
far firing m orning an d e v en in g salu tes.
T he battering ram w as a b eam su s
pended in the m iddle, d ra w n b a ck an d
thrown forward.
Gov. C leaves , of M aine, m ^ e up his
itaff by selecting th e h a n d so m e st m en
he could find in his ow n tow n.
Is the T w elfth c e n tu ry a hook w as
attached to a footm an’s sp ea r to e n a b le
him to drag a k n ig h t from th e saddle.
G en . T roche , th e d e fe n d e r o f P a ris
in the closing days of th e F ran c o -P ru s-
>ian war. is a d escendant o f R acine. lie
«as invited to a tte n d a re c e n t h istrio n ic
rtremony in honor of th e e m in e n t
dramatist, b u t w as so busy w ith his
memoirs th a t he could n o t s p o .c th e
time to accept.
A powerful lam p, w hich d is tin c tly
illuminates objects over h a lf a m ile dis
Unt, by means of a g re a t reflector, is to
»adopted in th e F ren ch arm y . I t is
'•»rried on a lig h t w agon, b e h in d th e
''''Iters, and they w ill be in obscurity
«hile the enemy and all o b je cts in fro n t
"ill be made conspicuous.
rail r u m b l in g s .
’ axada has a b o u t 14,000 m iles of
'wlronds.
L ie Knyal H u ngarian ra ilw a y com -
«“•’ . ,le<'ided to em ploy w om en a t
stations, giving p re fe re n ce to th e
«ows and orp h an s o f m en w h o have
A«! in their employ.
Ti« slowest ra ilro a d in th e w orld is
X e"
AIexiL'o. From
«<! th., °
leS is.piffh ty-eiffht m iles,
n ' , ' tM’m*dulp tim e is e ig h t hours.
are is (s.80, o r ten c e n ts a mile.
. ,h *1 1 'P ik e o f th e G re a t N o rth e rn
,, l' '
11 com plete lin e from
a n l t o S eattle, w as d riv en a few
‘'.ign. One th o u san d m en w ere dis-
-"« d a to n ec , and flocked
S p o k an e
•W ^cattle.
J / 'E ^ ° lI,l,ern Pacific ra ilw a y com-
' lnanv ’^ a p p o in tm e n ts , ex-
‘ n/ <ner a n u m b e r of years, h as
strik in g w a te r in th e Col-
“ ' ' exert. Th,. Well y ie ld s» ,000 gnl-
.lii lour, an d if several m ore of
• |
can
d rilled , n o t on ly
H railway be g re a tly p ro fited , b u t
d‘ M>rt i ts e lf , „ „ v t,(. a d e em ed
aflan-s of bis neighbors, for he m a / be
U S S U red
r e d t l h h n a » t they
« I ,......... a ..........
l i
assu
re doing
as n w /h 5 f<*
n» n .
/
I ï IS chiefly a t th e m ile posts of the
y ear, w hen th e w ay farer pause» w ith
th e circle <>f his frie k ls ab,m t him, ?l t
>
i he no tes th e faces m issing,
new
issing, th
th e è new
'
n fain il*a r by th eir presence,
j . ‘
11‘ ¡'lum Kes th a t closed in around
, ,m n " hlk ‘ h<‘ jo u rn e y e d .-J u d g e
;
dry goods
TH E JE W E L C A SK ET.
| A w inged foot serves as a m atchbox
j T w o ten cent pieces joined to g e th e r
m ake a tie clasp.
T he preference in silver b u tto n s is for
tn e scroll odjje.
B lack silk fobs w ith gold b ars and
buckles are preferred.
T andem w hips are of English holly
an d m ounted in silver.
L e a t h e r u m b rella straps w ith silver
bu ck les have ju s t been introduced.
T h e old fashioned gold fob is m odest
ly com ing to th e fro n t in sm aller sites.
C hamois penw ipers w ith a silver knob
disclose b en eath th e knob a stam p re
ceptacle.
S ilv e r em bossed cases are for tw ine,
m ucilage, le tte r s and various desk fu r
n ish in g articles.
SCRA PS
FABRICSE ? M M r V T E R N 8 AN°
At3R,C S --IM M E N S E STO C K .
N O B IL IT Y .
W hen L ady Som erset came into pos
session of h e r (‘s ta te she canceled back
re n ts a g g re g a tin g (500,000. She has
125,000 te n an ts, 100,000 of whom nre in
London.
T he sp eak er of th e British house of
com m ons receives a salary of (25,000 a
y ear, an d w hen he retires is raised to |
th e peerage, w ith un uunual pension of
(20,000.
T he ch airm an of Mr. Jo h n Morley's
evicted
te n a n ts ’ commission, Sir
J o h n M athew , is a nephew of the cele
b ra te d F a th e r M athew, who was
m ig h ty in tem perance work.
T he d u k e of S utherland is the largest
lan d o w n e r in th e United Kingdom The
d u k e possesses no less th an 1,358,545
a cres o f land, all of which, save about
15,000 acres, a re in Scotland, and his
re n t ro ll is m ore th an (700.000 a year.
L ord T ennyson ' s wedded life was un
u su ally b rig h t and lie was indebted to
his w ife for those long yeors of free
dom from personal care and annoy
ance whicty enabled him to devote his
tim e to th e service of m ankind. His de
vo tio n to an d te n d er care of his wife
w e re b eau tifu l to see.
F IS H
YARNS.
A sea tu rtle w eighing one hundred
and
fifty pounds has been captured near
WISE AND W ITTY.
San Diego, Cal.
1 : ,TRV is a <’'M'ase of
A poo a t Y ardley. Pa., saw a bass in
th e tinagina-
”• ldealii >Mn th e
th e river, and. leaping in. frightened the
a
sp
iru
tio
n
bf
th
e
R it
fish so th a t it fled to th e shore, where it '
w
as g rab b ed by th e d o g s muster.
tia .
\ lnust
m an she
M a in e fisherm en envy John Griffin, ,
Her» i' ' S'lc h as to h u r t him In
,vr , '*'lo SO co nsistently.
o f South P ortland.
W hile fishing for
m
uekerel.
outside
Cape
L ii/u 's '’ *'• *'<•
ik "
f ’,a t a person h a s good
e
a
u
g
h
t
a
baby
w
hale
three
feet long
«f»e ti' T
th in g s we m ean , of
W
h
ile
a
tte
m
p
tin
g
to
hnul
in a five-
abont mo„t th in g s h e bus
pound
bos»,
which
he
had
ju
st
cuught.
Tin /
lS< to atr,vv " ’th us.
a
t
S
ch
u
y
lk
ill
river
bridge.
Pottstow
n J
’hat t | ! * ' 4" '* !Kh to **»<«♦• refo rm s
Pa..
Jo
h
n
Keim,
a
lad
of
thirteen,
was
"•’r ex.ee,It inn w ould be lik ely
an injustice
th a n th e d rag g ed over th e railing and •
th e w ater, thirty-five feet below.
H« ,
’ the o riginal conditions.
w as rescued, and he -till clung to the J
’ r" " r n ‘g r e t th e tim e sp e n t
"► ” .e personal an d p riv a te C sh
a
fS|
IN all its various lines
C LO TH IN G , H A TS A N D CAPS.
BOOTS and SHOES
„
Z t ^ BOTHLADIESANDCENTLCMC n -
best
S TO C K IN FLO RENCE.
J *1
M
The Old Reliable
dry
coods
house
•
3
•
•
Of J. H. McClung,
0
A dress o f striped m ateriul is so cut
th a t th e w e are r has the appearance of
b e in g d iag o n ally bound up w ith nar- !
row tape. I t is scarcely p re tty and not
a t all graceful.
n
T he tu rb a n is fairly fashionable. T he
m o st approved sty le fits ra th e r closely |
to th e head and recalls the old days
w h en a saucer-shaped headgear with-
o u t trim m in g w as looked upon as q u ite •
th e th in g .
A n o u tg ro w n dress for a g irl m ay be
re fitted by ta k in g o u t th e sleeves,
le n g th e n in g * th e s k irt w ith a bffnd-of -
velvet, ad d in g a ja c k e t of velvet or
o th e r su ita b le m aterial, and a belt or I
h a lf corselet e ith e r of leath er or goods,
E U R O P E ’S
0
C H O ,C E 8 T
CENTS' DEPARTMENT
O F IN FO RM A TIO N .
T he b est handles of small tools are
m ade from th e wood of th e apple tree.
I n m ak in g cham pagne the grapes arc
squeezed six tim es, each pressure mak-
i in g w ine of a d ifferen t quality.
i-REsn m ilk, applied every w eek w ith
a so ft clo th to boots and shoes, has a
fresh en in g and preservative effect upon
th e leath er.
= - •
E U G E N E ,
o
AS FOLLOW S:
Good Canton Flannel
. ,,
llc ttr r i|u n llt>• Canton Flannel
Apron ('heck O in K ha ina ................
5*
I Men's Kutta from
M no in |ia m
Youth » nulls from
a «o to a ne
HUe Men's Shoe» from
I no to s no
lRc Men's hoots from
OrCKR GtllKhAIIIN
I 50 to Ano
A Hue lo t of Standard I'rln ta
•S i: Moys' Hoot» fro m ............
I un to '¿Mi
Double (old breaa Flannel
.........
Men's K u M w r U m ilili« I1. mi I»
»,'/» to a.iw
Elcuniil OutliiK rianiK-!
Knee ItiM .it,
Handkerchief» from 5c upward.
somethin« Kleaant
1»
Laille»' Shoe» from
1 .'.’5 to 2.5o Men's Kuhtier lllp Roots
If5 ie A M)
In MiitHem for Holiday 1‘reaenta, we
Men’» Itut.tier Hoots, Hhnrt
can »how you a fine lo t to seise!
Hoys' Knhher H uü U u < Moots
luo le t 45
from.
Hoys' ** M ona King Moots
; •»>
A line lln e o f l.adlci',G ent»'and c h il
Men’s Rutibers .
MS
d re ns UNDERWEAR »( s.lowlsh-
M ille» and Children a Rubbers In a ll « itti
and
a
t
lowest
prices
.»
~
Im tly LOW PRIOE8.
, . , ,
C hildre n ’» Shoe» at prices th a t}d e fy
Gents' and Ladles' Macintoshes, and C irro
com petition.
lare fu r Kehool G irla
toe
WE SOLICIT YOUlt T RADE. < A E L \ C US
THE WEST
W ill Pay, through Its Advertising Col
umns, a larger Dividend for the Money
Invested than can be realized from any
other source.
h *-
WHY?
Because it is read by the people with
whom you expect to do business. Can
[you expect them to trade at your store
unless you invite them to do so?
AN ADVERTISEMENT
Is a standing invitation. D o y o u w a n t
TH E PEOPLE’S TRADE?
At
I LEAD, BUT NEVER F O L L O w f
• • • •
H.
Denier in
RY
AND
dents’
Furnishing
Goods.
l ’ar|M’ts,
lloots am)
Shoos.
C lothinc ,
GhMflware,
Grureriei,
Etc. Etc,
lleHthjuarters f«»r
HOPS,
WOOL,
WHEAT,
OATS AMD BARLEY,
ilig h e M P ric e I’ hì .I h r < '« liltin '
EUGENE,
OREGON.