ON T A t FRONTIER. T w o g ia n t m in d s have stam ped th e m ental w orld, In stru e lu ia of o n r time» and lim es to be; T ubing to brin g m ankind i • harm o n y . Hiuuko from each study on th e fro n tie r curled. *1 hey searched in.-re for finality th a n grow n-, Not fui the footprint b u t th e th o u g h t of God. They worshiped wisdom in th e chasten in g ro d T hat hears tran sg resso rs, nnd yet both F ell h* i ity a* rhe moves th ro u g h cyrlcn vast. And knew th e hopefulness th a t ch eers us here In our prom otion to w ard th e p e rfe c t sphere; Tin > 1 the fu tu re a n d esteem ed th e past. He- e ir lives, O m an, fo r ne’e r again W ii * • old w orld c o n ta in tw o lovelier men! - E d w ard S. C ream er in New York ttun. A A It ul n ed We the m etal in the m aking of the m odern gown. A hoop of a lu m in iu m is placed in the bottom of the k irt for the pur pose of m aking it bang well. G erm any is the greatest zine produc­ in g country in the world. The iiniii- d istric t is in U pper Silesia, w here th m etal is m ade from eiiliinine and zin blended by d istillatio n . The greatest depth recorded of Lal M ichigan is b ru te , t, or about one-six of a m ile. The m ean depth is about '■ feet, or one sixteenth of n m ile. A wom an is never known to n tise for tlm re tilin of st n pro. " a m i no questions asked, She w ask questi«ai•« or «lie THE ANGLER FISH. It Secure* It« P re y I.ik e mu t r t l a t , W ittl I le g u ln r S tr a te g y . (lender, m ovable spines w hich are fas­ tened to the body by m eans of joint». O r e is a tta ch e d by a hinge, w hich per­ m its of only backw ard und forw ard m o­ tion. Tho first spine is connected by n re g ­ u la r rin g and sta p le and ndm its of m ovem ent in u 11 directions, as it is p u ll­ ed th is w ay o r th a t by tlio m uscles. T h is is th e a n g le r s pole, w hich c o n tin ­ ues in to a fine filam ent or line, and ut the end then- is a loose, sh in in g slip cf m em brane, w hich playa the p a rt of a bait. T he a n g le r fish is a slow sw im m er, and it w ould have but little success if it had to chase tho sw ift, a ctiv e fishes upon w hich it feeds, so it snares them . P a r ­ tia lly h id in g itself iu the m ud or sand, it w aves its long filam ents w ith th e ir g litte rin g tips. As is well know n, fishes a re a ttra c te d by g listen in g objects moved a bout in the w ater. The n e ig h ­ bo rin g fishes, follow ing tho in stin c ts of th e ir in q u isitiv e n a tu re , come to e x am ­ ine th e curious object, a n d suddenly they find them selves snapped up in tho w ide ja w s of th e ir hidden foe. Tho a n g ler is a very voracious c re a ­ tu re, and on several occasions it has been know n to seize a fish th a t b ad been booked and wna being d ra w n to the surface. Iu one such case tho angler seized a codfish anil w ould not loosen its g rip u n til it w as stru c k on the head w ith a I oathook. Oil a n o th er occasion th e fish fell a victim to its own g lu t­ tony, for hav in g dashed nt a conger eel th a t had ju s t been hooked, and having ta k in it into its m outh, th e eel con­ triv e d to escape th ro u g h one of (ho g ill ap ertu res, and th u s i t wns the uncon­ scious m eans of in volving its captor in its own fate. E ven th e cork floats on lines a n d nets have been sw allow ed by the greedy fl h, a n d w hen tak e n in a n e t it de­ vours its fellow prisoners w ith perfect unconcern. M ary M. F rie n d in P h ila ­ d e lp h ia Tim es. THREE OLD DEATH SIGNS. A C ase W h e r e T h e ir A p p lic a tio n I'u rn ib h e a F o o d F u r th e S u p e r s titio u s . Do you believo in th o su p ' istitio n s connected w ith tho house of d eath? Tho c o n trib u to r confesses th a t he baa alw ays been sk ep tical a bout them , but here are three obi signs w hich prophe­ sied d eath in a W aterb u ry hom e, w hich are alm ost re m a rk ab le in th e ir coinci­ dence, if not iu su p e rn a tu ra l signifi­ cance. A g roup of people w ero s ittin g in a pleasant room one e vening in one of tho M burbs of Wat« rb u ry . w here n eig h b o r­ ly in tercourse is often free r th an in the city itself. T here w as n knock nt the door, a n d a nother n eig h b o r cam e in on an e rra n d . A nother knock and a nother neighbor, and th en a th ird . T hen some ono re m a rk e d : “ T hreo knocks and threo caller«. Tho next w ill como in w ith o u t knocking, ami death w ill come in a fte r h im .” Tin? next incom er opened the door w ith o u t a knock, and it wns a n e ig h b o r's boy. a« stro n g and healthy a lad as ono is likely to see anyw here. A nd death w as behind him , though they did not see him nor th in k m uch of w h at had been said. T h is boy’s m o th er has alw ays been d istu rb ed by an e x tra o n lin a iy anxiety and restlcssnes a t the approach of «1 ath to any of her relatives. It has hap p en ­ ed several Hun s th a t she has lx e n p u r­ sued, as it seemed, th ro u g h th«) house, from g a rre t to c e lla r and through all the rooms, by an incorporeal som ething w hich sho trie d to escape. No one could strip h< r o r q u iet In r for a long tim e. A day or tw o a fte r tho m y ster­ ious fourth call a t tho n ig h b o r’s door, th is m other, who Imd hcurd nothing about th a t incident, w as seized w ith th is in ta n g ib le 1« a r ar.il began her p e r­ plexed w nndt rings th ro u g h the house. In and out, up and dow n, she w alked, w ith a frig h ten ed a ir, try in g to escape - w hat? »Sho did not know’, but they agreed th a t death was pursuing some m em ber of tho fam ily. O ne d a y not long a fte r, tho boy who was the fourth c a lle r ami whose moth« r had had this prem onition was sick. N ot very, hut a little . 11 is fa th e r w as sent for in the city to com e home. He wns detain ed and w alked hom e in tip» early evening. A stra n g e cat followed him hom e, crossing his tra c k and w in d ­ in g its w ay in and < n t ot his along the road. A t hom e w as a n o th e r atrungo cut w hich had follow ed a siste r home. Th«»y w ere stopped a t th«'«lour ami soon wen» jo in e d by tw o m ore. T he four stood th ere on g u a rd a ll n ig h t and all next day w ith a d re a d fu l p atience and persistence, c rav in g a d m itta n c e w ith signs of h o rrid a p p etite, dodging into th e l)«»une w henever tin* door was open­ ed, ami kept at a d istan c e only by g reat difficulty. Tin y m ig h t have been stou«‘d o r shot, but th a t is m t the way the old su p erstitio n reads. T he lx»y in side g re w worse ami died the next day. T h i s is not a very re m a rk ab le story, b u t i t mini«» a good deal of an impres- : ion on the c o n trib u to r as it w as told to him by a in-»tuber of the fam ily who knew’ th a t tlni.se th in g s bad happened in ju st th is way. th a t th ey w ere old su p e r­ stitio n s w hich still live, and win» asked him if In» believed thero w as a n y th in g in i t . — W aterb u ry (Conn.) R epublican. A W o rk ln g m ah '« D isco v e ry . Some years ago n tobacconist discov­ ered the utility of tinfoil for w rapping tobaccos. Ther«»tofore paper had been exclusively use«l for the purpose, b u t it did not servo to keep tin» m oisture of th«) atm ospher ••aw ay from tin» tobacco n«»r preserve th«» n a tu ra l m oisture of the tobacco from the effects of a dry or boated atm osphere. P a js'r also a b ­ s o rb 'd the arom a of tin» weed ami was not sufficiently lasting. T herefore tin- foil was used for w rappers. B ut it be­ cam e costly and could only be r«»lle«l to a certain thickness or thinness, beyond which the ingenui.v of m an seemed to tin«! it im possible to go. The fa ct was th at n«) rollers could be m ade to sustain the pressure m c e ss iry to ma hiug t. e tinfoil to a 1« * min i«-illy thin to suit th«» m an ?• . Many mus inventors struggb-d will» tin | ropo-iiiou for m onths ami gave up tin* problem u< lias*»!vable. win n a sim ple w orkm an a bout tin» shop one «lav. a fte r rolling tv. o rh«*ets to the c u s­ tom ary thickness, put the tw o sin ets to­ gether into tin» rollers ami m ade both halves as tluu as they w« re befor»». This was as sim ple as s Hiding an egg on end, but it create«! a revolution in the m an u ­ facture of tinfoil f«»r tobacconists’ use ami m ade a m int of money for the dis­ coverer. Phibnb Ipbia Press. T here is n lish th a t s. < lire , i t , prey lik e mi a rtist, w ith re g u la r ntrntigy, anil, strnnge to relate, nnttire has fu r­ nished it w ith n full equipm ent for the purpose, rod, line mid bait. The a n ­ g le r, ns it is ra iled , is by no mentis n iieaiity. I t is nlsn it a yard long and lias a huge, to ad lik e head, an enor­ Jngism n >n ,f hors, m en a n e sp e ­ c ia lly a ttr a c tiv e d e p a rtm « 5 science, as i t e x e rts so m a rk e d an In flii on tho h e a lth . I », rn,g. r, w. of th e o rg a u s of th e Ixf j - N erve force is lie 11 tun - the follow ing witu«»ei* to prove produced by th e b ra in a n d c o n v ey ed by m ean s of the n erv es to th e v a rio u s o rg a n s of it«continuous re»i«leiice upon and cu ltiv a tio n th o body, th u s su p p ly in g th«; l a t t e r w ith th o 1, said hm«l viz; ‘ h i I.. 1 urnlsli, G eorge' v ita lity n e ce ssa ry toUn- ill-, B. !■’. a ,l..i o . d . auderbi rg, of Flor- sun» th e ir h e a lth . T ho prieum ogastric n e rv e , as • -i.ee, ».lie •» .i.t; »regou. show n her»», m ay be sa id JoiiK Ii. SllUPl, to be th e m ost im p o r ta n t - 116 liegi-ter. of th e e n tire n e rv e sys­ tem . as it su p p lies th e h e a r t lungs, s to m a ch , bowels, etc ., w ith th e N O II E 1 í!¿ I‘V BUCATI«»»’. n erv e force ne ce ssa ry to keep th e m a c tiv e an d . ' '.««• ir . cl rg regon, .'ai uary i-, h e a lth y . As will be see n in» . . t ( uh liie foilow lng by th e c u t th e long n e rv o descending from t h e • . fib- , -iiee f bis ¡nientioii ba*»e of th e b ra in a n d • • . ¡-i 1 , it ,,f .i- clam i, a* d te rm in a tin g in th o bow ­ ¡no i-touf v . i. » made Lei-r«- «he i.«gi>- els is the. pneum ogas trie , , w hile th o n u m e ro u s llt-J . ,.t e.v«i ••» tue 1'. ■«. nitd litiee, al tie b ra n c h es su pply t l ig » n n i . '- n .. 1 uni . . .u rd í 10, iSUi, h e a rt, lun g s an d s to m ­ Henry aiuti rkiug. ach w ith n e ce ssa ry v t-l ta lity . W hen th e b r a in | em pti.'ii 2 i 1 fi e ?e?4' «>f ne becom es in a n y way d is­ • . »I ?e’ j». s .rn u g t II w. o rd e re d by irr ita b ility 1 . . • r . e» tu prove o r e x h a u stio n , th e n e rv e force w hich it su p p lie s utiu u o u • r? lile.»« upo:, nini eultivlitio» is lessened, and tho o r­ ani lai «1, viz; \ ,«lv ,v ’ ¡ ley, Tohn i.oi l.e g ans re c eiv in g th o d i­ « i.iltz, 1’ i » i f |.»i'' ,--e. Lime m inished su pply a re co n ­ s e q u e n tly w eakened. , ry >rcg«»!t. hi rg. sician P h y sic ia n s g e n e ra lly fail to recognize, im p o rta n c e of th is M b u t tr e a t th o th o irn so of th o tro u b le o rg a n its e lf in ste a d of Ow \ m M iles. M. IL, T h e noted so»« .al« •nr» > * h is life LL. B., has given th o J NOTICE i’OR P P c C \iiO N . to th e s tu d y of th is sub discoveries ‘o n re rn ln g u v i s . - h l efforts. n«l Ofliee nt Roseburg. 1 »reir-»11, a nuary ¡2. l»r. Miles’ Iio s to ra ti N ervine, th o u n ri­ 1 . N'«»tiee is hereby given tlm t the («»flowing- valed b ra in a n d n e rv e food, la p re p a re d on th o m u <1 settler lifts filed notice of his in te n tio n rinclplo th a t a ll nerv o u s a n d m a n y o th e r Ifficulties o rig in a te from d is o ro e rs of th o > uni e flinil proof in support of hix claim , and n e rv o cen ters, i t s w onderful auccea* In c »rt-ig, nut sai«l ¡»roof wiil be made bef«»rc life Judge th e se d isorders is te stiu ed to b y th o u s a n d s in •r onnty 1« r ; <»f La; • c o u n ty . «ireg««n, a t Eu e v e ry p a rt o f th e land. R e sto ra tiv e N ervine c u re s sleeplessne-s, cue, Oregon. >«n s .ju n la y March 1898, viz: n erv o u s p ro stra tio n , dizziness, h y s te ria , mjx - Nelson < . Hhikaoli, u a l d e bility, St. V itu s dance, ep ilep sy , etc. I t mestfMul E:.try No. «• «1, for the nc'7 *>f »*ec. is fre e from o piate* or d a n g e ro u s d ru g s. I t is sold on a p ositive g u a ra n te e by all d ru g - 1 tp. ills, ra n g e s w. lie nam es tn e follow ing ists. o r se n t d ire c t by th e Dr. M iles M edl al w itnesses io r \c i is c o n tin u o u s residence o., E lk h a rt, Ind., o n re c eip t o f price, f l p e r up«»n and <1: ¡vatiou of, tsaid land, viz: I. M. b o ttle , six b o ttle s f o r $5, e x p re ss p re p a id . F ra n c is ,« f Eugene. If. .M. Woodruff. A. I*. Con- h o ld bv a n D ru g ^ u is. dra.v. \V. II, Stilloe, of A lma, all of Lane c ounty, Oregon. J ohn H. S hvpb , ♦J26-M2 R egister. • ¡iti A* S cean View Home. i BARGAINS. BA RG A IN S. í# í í H FO R S A L E . A fine farm of 100 acres situ a te d «»i th e Lakes S«mtb from F lorence. This- ranch is m ostly alder and vine manl« bottom land, having nearly a m ile Ink« frontage. Ten acres under ciiltivatiol and 5 more slashed ; a good o rchard jus' come into bearin g ; 5 rooms in a franu house th a t is ceiled ami papere«i; goo« all kinds wil I out-buildings, ami stock , be sold w ith tin* place at reasonable pri ! ces if desired. Price of farm , $2000; on« half cash a n d reasonable tim e given f« r ! balance. Apply for furth er p a rticu la r- ; a t th is office. j ! «4 W . M. R E N S H A W . C n lt e r í í í i G eo . H . W ill sell lots in A« nie from $25 to HiO. Will sell l«»ts in ( bieago addition t<> F lorence ch eap ami on easy term s. W. A. Cox. ra E A T V R M “ S a l e P r n p r iE tn r . ffl C O P Y R IG H T S .* CAY I O B T A IN A P A T E N T ? F o r » prompt, anawer an«l an honest opinion, write to 1 S N Ar C O ., who have ha«l nearly tlfty rears’ experienge in the patent business. Communica­ tions ■ nictly eintbhntial. A H a n d b o o k of In­ formal 1. ai conts-rning l*a te n ia and how to ob­ tain them sent frc^. Also a catalogue of mechan­ ical and scientific books sent free. Patent«» taken through Munn & Co. rceeiv« sp«‘cial notice in the S c ie n tific A m e ric a n , and t inis are broucht widely before th e public with, ________public»1 out cost to tlio tho inventor. Thia splendid paper, issued weekly, eie'.'untiy illustrated, j - - cents. Every number contains beau, rul plates, in color«, and photographs of new houses, with plans, enabling builders to show the latent designs and .secure contracts. Address MUNN ¿c CO., N k w Y ork , 361 B roalwat . Price of Lots $50 $150 Size of Lots 50x150. R ip a n s T a b u le s . Wholesale and Retail L IQ U O R D E A L E L Leading J»), ds for i T here is more e atu n b in this section o f tin» country th an all o th e r diseases , ! put t«»gcther, ami until th e Inst few ' years wns supposed to be incurable. For I a great m an y years «loctors pr«»mnim*e«l it a local «liseas«*, and piescrihed local rem edi«s. r.iul l y eolitstn tly failing to :!«---- 1 y be F o u n d ------ «'lire w ith local tre a tm e n t, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven r i, faces «»I ihe system , 'l iny «»Her «»lie Inin- ilred tlolhi's for any « as it fails to etire. Call for mi fir,porter! or Dome.-li, Ci Semi toi circulars and testim oiii ils. Amt Ye W ill lie Satisfied. ' A, hl ress F. J . C heney A Co., Toled«», (). F.L’C E N E , jf^*S«»l«l by Druggists. 75c. M3!) $40*® FOR W PER EEK \«>TI< E F or p u b l ic a t io n . I.aml Office at Iboebiirx, Oregon, Jan . 29, lsH ! Notice D hereby given th a t tlio following- iiuiue«! settlor has filed notice of hi* in ten tio n to m ake fluul proof in s u p p iri of his claim , and ihnt sold proof w ill be m ade before the Register mid Receiver of the I’, s Land Office, at Koau- . burg, Oregon, on sutu rd ay M»trcn 17, UIH, v li; Byron \ \ . Dorsey, n I’re-em ption 1». ' No. .52«». for th e o t ne J. w »j ■ .f i u *4 n:i«l ite‘ j of ii w.1, , >ee. US, M arr he has recovered complete use of h e r arm . her appetite is splendid, and no money could pn «ure t «r our «laughter the health Dr. Miles Nervine has brought her ’Then m r brother recommended th e rem edy • I had no faith iu pateut medicines, and would n«M listen to him. but a< a last resort he sent ua a bottle, we begat» giving it to Blanche, and the effect was o'm o't immediate.*'-->lrs K R. BulkK’k. Brighton. N Y. Dr Miiea’ Restorative Nervine is sofd by all druggistson a positive guarantee, or sent direct by the P r Mil s M« «lieal ( o . 1 ikhart. Ind., <»n receipt o f price. 81 ner bottle, six lo t ties for express prepaid It is poattirely fn e from opiates or dang» r»ms drugs m i ealthy town < n «11 co »1. W rite Geo. H. ( oltcr for ja i t ii r la r s