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TEN LITTLE ACTORS,
Midgets Who Are Favorite
the footlights.
of
TORIES or I.ITTLM PCOPLK.
A Wy Bpuaky Little Hit - Hs Slapped
the Fate of a ButeUn Offioer and
Had to flee the Coautr.
Ten little midgets are giving a
series performances at Niblu's gar
den. New York. They are not
usider-fized children, lut full
grown adults whom nature has
deprived 'if several feet of stature
without robbing them of any men
tal development. In fact, they are
said to be artists of the purest
water, bright as new dollars and
full of fun music.
The company w:is brought to
ibis country by Hosenfeld. They
are all of them Germans, although
two or three ff" liorn in Austria.
Th.e smallest the midgets is JM
centimetre . 1 lie highest one
cou'd touch the ceiling of a room
provided it ww not over 115 centi
metres from the floor. '!'h' ir ai es
range tnm 17 to 42 years. For
those who are fond of working out
vulvar fraction- a centimetre is a
trifle over :59 l"tof an inch.
"I ot thse I'ttle people together
in the most t -culiar way," sair'
Ma iager Roti'-ifeld, "and it took
me ju-t eight yeets to do it. It
came about in this way. I was
looking abut for hr'ght children
under 15 years of age, with the
idea of getting up a juvenile opera
enmpanny, when I chanced to
meet an operatic manager who
told me that a sweet little midgut,
no? quite 15 veirsold. had auplied
ti itiui lor a osi'ion to sin.; riie i was one ot the tirst to join, fche is
part of the page in 'The Huguenot' j the star of the company. White at
She had a pretty voice, he told ine l'ragu she was higniy coinnliment-
1 ... 1 II J I. . II!.?. . - . . 7 . . .
bu
h- was too small and be could
n
t use her. iht gave me an
idea, and .-traightwiy I engaged
Ida, and with her and one or two
others we gave a pertormance in
I.eipivC.
I h remaining midget-t I secured
fro u lime to time, ami, as I have
Hiiid, it took me just eight years to
v:et the company into its present
hIi ipe.
W hen they were out in
ni.
thej
world, hustling about like the
grown folks lor a living, thev were
si'orned and buffeted simply be
cause thev w ete small and hid
take it. In couM'nuein c i .
the little gv sa 1 and melancholy
and hid themselves aAiiy from ob
servation. Hut ihf verv diy they cam-
tojji ther their s. trits right.-r.ed
uii' I they took an entirely different
view ! life. I ii y estab.ished a company whose smiles are sun
soit world -omeMt'iig like the one shine to her. The f.rt'atet ineiu
Otilliver descrilies in ttie -tory of j ber of the combination is Herr
bis tiavels, a'.d ihey live within it Franz tuert. He is a trifle over
and for themselves.
It is nevertheless true, although
mii. of th-f leading soubrettes an I
comic opera favor. ies will tiud it
NOW
Our buyer hr
us in a muss u
and to get out
have irot to n-take
rjose pi ices on
ing stoves. Too
stock ulid we
bound to
pi ieewill
un't
oa
do it.
Garland, Monitor,
Argand end Superi
or Banges, Cooks
and Heaters, Hard
ware and Cutleiy:
hard to believe it. that ot the
slightest jealousy prevails among
the five young ladies in the com-
pany. They simply enjoy each
other's triumphs and never kick
when the stage manager distributes
the parts in a new piece, although
their very existence seems to be
wrapped up in their performance
and each tries to do as much act
ing and win as much applause as
possible.
The Liliputiati ladies are very
capricious. Thus if the company
is on tli road these petite dames
insist on having a suit of apart
ments in which she can entertain
her friends, while by actual meas
urement an ordinary-sized bed is
more than big enough to hold the
entire company. To please them
the chaperon, who is constantly
with theiu, fees to it that they get
all the room they wish for. The
petit homines are not quite so par
ticular on this score. As long as
the foo-l is agreeable to them they
don't tare uiucii about how ihey
are housed. A tall gentlt inan is
constantly with I hem, and to him
they look for support, moral and
physical.
lie entertains them and accom
panies them on tneir promenades,
lie is a strong, lusty fellow and
woe to the person who should d ire
to step over one of his wards or
even Iwok down upon him on the
street.
Here are a few hitsof the i ;div
idual history of the Lil i ; uia.
It would l ' hardly fail to t : her
members to sav ihiit .Mi--.- 'j'i.i
Goeriu-r i- the leading iu-'y of tu
company for it might be tiispnted
by Mies Ida Mahr, who has some
claims to th.it distin ion.
Miss oerm-r was born in Glei
wiiz, Seiisia, on the lilth of April
1.S72. .-he is 40 inches tail. After
co'irirm .t:on ph-- made a living by
tine embroi lery until the :01111a
tion of the company, which she
j eu lor acinic uy me loremosi mer
man teag- iienne, Ulia.Iolte olt-r.
of the Uuvtheatre of Vkiina, who
! 'Heeled down before her so as t
! lie able to eiubi ace her, and praised
her play in most llattering terms.
She assumes almost exclusive male
roles, and wears a ui m's apparel
with superior ease and none bal
ance. Miss cioerner at lirst strongly
objected to become an actress.
-;.s reiuueu me iiioki naueruit;
offers, and when asked why she
did. she laughingly said :
"Oh, you want to many me off
to another little midget like my
self, but you will find it will take
more than two like me to make
one."
;nce then M'ss Goerner has
changed her mind, and it
i that there is at least one
is said
in the
I :ib inches tall, not much bigger
J than Air. Hop o-my-Thumb in the
j nursery fable, and 23 years old.
I lie was born in Furstenwalde near
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ALBANY,
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f Berlin, of poor but honest parents
j It is hard to describe him unless
; one can imagine the face of a well
i developed baby of four summers,
with a wee bit of a nose, slightly
inclining upward and you nave a
fair picture of the star. Like his
colleagues, Herr Kbert's habits are
exceeding regular. He does not
play cards or drink, although he
once in a while indulges in the
comforts of the mild cigar. Not
Ion,' ago, while playing in Russia,
the Liliputians were entertained at
the palace ot the frincess Wolkon
sky, in at. Petersburg, After din
ner one of the guests, an officer of
high rank, took littlo Selme Goer
ner on his lap and began to stroke
her hair, kbert sat next to tne
officer, and, withe ut saying a word
he moved his cnatr over to the
offender, and, jump:ng upon the
seat, slapped the officer in the face
exclaiming: "There, take that!
How dare you display such impu
dence!" Of course it was fur-ny to see the
little man stand back on dignity,
but it was a serious matter for the
officer. It was insult and there
w is no other course left open to
the officer except to move his
wounded honor elsewhere, and he
left St. Petersburg that very night.
Johannes Wolf is the patriarch
of the dwarfs. He is 43 years old,
and being 44 inches high he ranks
as the second tallest man in the
company, I eing eight-tenths of an
inch smaller than Herr Max Wal
ter. The stage has done much for
Johannas. lie was employed as a
spooler in a cotton mill in Silesia,
earning 4 cents a day, just enough
to keep his body small as it is, and
his soul together. Of course it
didn't him long to make up his
mind take give up spooling, and to
gether with his brother Ignatz,
he joined the company.
Johannes has a serious thought
mi face, yet he is a comedian of
raie ability.
Ida Mahr is the Juliet to the
Romeo of M is.i (ioerner, born in
Rerlin ami is 23 years old. She
was for years a well-known and
w ell-liked visitor behind the scenes
of the Konigstadtisches theatre in
iierlin. She is the partner of Miss
i ioerner, and the full sharer in the
appreciation which is bestowed on
her.
Adof Zink is the smallest but one
of the company, being just three
feel tall. lie was born in Bohemia,
lie is the latest addition to thej
company and is not yet called
upon to play important parts. He
i- a clever and wide-awake little i
fellow.
.vlina Becker is a sweet little
body, just 45 inches talt, perfectly
loiined, with the most musical of
voices imaginable. She makes no
secret of the tact that she is 22
years old; in fact, none of the mid
gets are bit averse to to confess
'tig to summers and winters. She
plays male parts, and at times
rises to a height emotional roles
that would do credit to any of our
I leading actresses
I
I When you want a stylis man's
J or boy's hat go to G. W. Simpson.
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SENDERS
BEG n
u vi i mil
ni in
Propose to sell their share of
goods No prices made. Oui
customers are invited to com
set their own price,time and
ant of goods .wanted as long
s'ocl
lasts.
CONTRACT AWARDED
The Cramps U Build Two if the
Lino uraiienk t
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Otungt WiNkt ky tkt Tulff
Laknt.
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Washintoic. Oct. 4. Tl:8ao
retary of the Navv thia aftkMtn
awarded to Wm. Cramps k sn,
of Philadelphia, the contract for
tne construction of two eoaat line-of-battie
ships for $3,020,000 each,
and tl. contract for th ooMtruc-
tionol .t t ripple screw protected
cruiser or SZ.82d,000. The secre
tary also notified the Union Iron
Works of Ssn Francisco, that thev
will be ijiven a contract for one of
the battle ships on the same plans
as the other two, provided they
are willing; t undertake the work
for $3,180,009. that being the price
at which the Cramps offered for
one vessel plus $191,000 allowed
for transportation expenses. This
is $60,000 less t'oin the bid of the
Union Iron Works.
WARM SPRING KB9BBTATION.
CotntalMlonera Appointed to Secure
a Caulua from tb Indians.
Washinoton. Xrt. 4. The presi
dent has appointed the following
commissioners on lnuan affairs:
W. H. H. Dufur, of Oregon : Mark
A. Fuller, of Colfax. Wash.; Wm.
A. Budl, of Clearfield, Penn., to
visit the Warm Spring Indian res
ervation, Oregon, report on the
proper lines of that reservation,
and negotiate with the Indians for
the cession of part of that reser
vation. John 8ephas. .'r., of
Grand Forks, N. D.. and Bradley
Smalley, of Burlinzton, Vt..
negotiated with the Northern
band of Cheyennes on the Tongue
river reservation, Mont.
A OIQANT1C SCHE
A Trip Aronad the World la Fit
Chicago, Oct. 4. The Times
says : A syndicate of .Englishmen
and Americans nas toen m session
here for several days, and to-day
will file a certificate of incorpora
tion of an Aerial Ship Compinv.
with a capital of $20,000,000. It
is said that its feasibility hvs been
fully demonstrated ' Immense
works will be at once eroctdd, and ,
the building of airships and cars!
begun. The first will be ready
inside of 60 days and will be per
fectly controllable. With it a trip
around the world can be made in
five days.
Mind Reader's Novel Experiment.
Chicago, Oct. 4. Mind Reader
Johnston tried a novel experiment
yesterday o i the National League
grounds. lie was thoroughly
blindfolded by the players, and
played at the I ome plate. Out of
five balls pitched, with Wilmot
standing near as medium, he hit
one fair, fouled another and missed
three. He caught thrown balls
with ease, and, in one instance.
after dropping the ball, he grabbed
Wilmott's hand and found it im
mediately. He will try the same
experini nt on the Brotherhood
grounds to-morrow.
In a Financial Muddle.
Molyoke, Mass., Oct. 4. The
city of Holyoke is in a bad finan
cial muddle, through the inability
of Kean & Company, of Boston, to
pay for $166,000 worth of city
bonds, on which they bid $105 15.
On the strength of the transaction
the city borrowed $125,000 of the
Home iNationa' Dank, wmcn is
now requesting payment, it in turn
havine borrowed through its Bos
ton correspondent to accommodate
the city treasurer.
Cralaer San Franalaeo Accepted
Washington. Oct. 4 Orders
were issued to-dav from the navy
department to the commandant of
the navy yard at Mare Island, Cal-
rrancisco.'
Wyoming' Population.
Washington, Oct. 4. The pop
ulation of Wvomimz is Kiven at
60,599; Cheyenne, 11,693.
For Bale.
A sincrle buztrv i.orse. young and
fine traveler, together with a jump
seat buggy, harness, whip, etc.,
nearly new, inquire of O. C.
Awbrey, Odd Fellows' temple.
Buy your tickets to the east, via
t iie Canadian Pacific railroad, the
best railway service in existence
from $5 to $10 cheaper than tuj
other transcontinental line, Ta
finest scenery in the world is -long
the Canadian Pacific railroad. lte
member yet can save $5 on a 3c-ond-claes
t : ket and $10 on a fint
class ticket by purchasing yo :i
tickets over this line. For map?
and tickets, etc. .call on F.A.Burk-
hart, office opposite the First
National bank, Ah any, Or.
Sick headache is the bane of
many lives ; to cure and prevent
thisannovins complaint use Dr.
J. H. McLean's Liver and Kidney
pillets. They are agreeable to take
ana gentle in their action.
Naw goods at Bead's.
WAY.
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A RATHBB THIS aTOUT.
Invented by a Wife to Oct Her Hue-
and Into Treable.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 4. Thomas
Kusseii ana bis wile, Maggie, were
locked up, charged with arson,
having set tire to their dwelling at
iv. ii 4sihv riavB. At tne time
the fire was discovered Mrs. Rus
sell rushed into the new city hall
EDlice station and stated that her
us band had tried to burn her up
aiththe building. Mrs. Russell
claims that her husband came
home intoxicated Wednesday
night, and tied her down on the
bed and compelled their little boy
to cat her hair off. Alter beatmgl
her, she claims she sent her child I
to the home of a friend next day,
and she was preparing to leave
him. He came home yesterdav
afternoon in an intoxicated condi
tion, and threw her on the bed.
and, covering her with bed cloth
ing, saturated the clothing with
coal oil and set fire to the whole,
holding her until the fire had
gained considerable headway. He
then ran away. After examining
the building Fire Marshal Towe
ordered the oman under arrest.
The husband was arrested a short
time afterwards. He claimed that
he was delivering a load of drugs
at the depot at the hour the fire
occurred and enters a general de
nial ol ail allegations of his wife.
Mrs. nusseil nas been in tne city
prison a number of times. She
married Russell. who is a teamster.
about a year ago. A thorough in
vestigation will be made. Kussell
is said to be worth considerable
money.
THB TARIFF LAW.
How Its First Operations Were
Watched.
Naw York, Oct. 4. A most in
tense excitement prevailed in and
about the custom house all day.
Whole troops of importers and
brokers kept coming and going,
and as 3 o'clock approached the
numbers increased, until the ro
tunda was filled with a solid mass
of humanity, which jostled,
punched and yelled. All wished
to get their entries in under the
old law, and stood ready to make
entries the moment vessels were
sighted at Fire Island. By the
decision of yesterday the custom
house was to have closed at 6
o'clock this afternoon.
The uiass of importers and brok
ers in the custom bouse was so
great at 3 o'clock that Collector
Erhardt announced that the time
waa extended until four o'clock.
Each moment after 3 o'clock the
excitement became greater. The
clerks in the various divisions
were swamped with business aud
collector was in a auandry. His
office was jammed full of importers
who waved rolls in their hands
and shouted to him not to close.
The pressure on the collector be
came so great that he telegraphed
to Secretary Windom for advice.
The secratary soon replied for the
collector to use hfe discretion in
the matter and accordingly the
collector decided to keep the cus
tom bouse open until 12 o'clock
to-night. The steamships Keg-
nals. City of Chicavo, vandam ana
City ot Columbia, the latter from
Havana witn a cargo ei toDacco,
are expected to arrive to-night.
Another Car.
We will have another car of
choice watermelons and cantelopes
to-day. We are still turning out
choice groceries by the wagon
load and selling cheaper than any
house in town. Order your fine
groceries from Muller A Garrett's.
Elegant Lotion renders the skin
soft and beautiful.
A full line of trusses for sale at
Cumming's drug store.
Latest novelties in
capes at . C. Searls.
jackets and
E. C. Searls, has the finest
ladies' shoes at the lowest prices
to be found in the valley.
A Ine line of Artists materials
just opened at J. A. Cumming's
drug store.
Try a can of baking powder and
set a wash bowl and pitcher at
Blackbuan & Pironi's.
Wecarrv a full line of men's
boys, ladies and children's shoes
at figures that will surprise you
G..W. Simoson.
The Union Pacific are now run-
nine two dailv trains through to
Chicago in three days, carrying all
classes of DassenKers on both
trains, having Pullman sleepers,
tourists sleepers and free reclining
chair cars attached. Passengers
can now leave Portland at 7 a. m,
and 0 p.m. For sleeping car res
ervation, etc. apply to t. . Kaw-
1 ngs, foot of Broadalbin street.
We are sole agents in this city
for the best flour on the market.
The Benton Full Roller, Corvallis
new flouriug mill. It is the best
and cheapest at $1.10 per sack,
Blackburn A f ironi.
Faults of indigestion cause dis
orders of the liyer, and the whole
svstem becomes deranged. Dr. J
H. McLean's strengthening Cor
dial and Blood Purifier perfects
tn process of digestion and assim
iiauon, ana mac makes pure
oiooa.
LLfc
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Northern
Pacific at
Mulian.
OIAROID
WITH
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Bxoariloa Sutimor Bail f Biplodet The
Htw OraUar Bind Keadiig Again
FiaaioMa
HicuuiA. Mont.. Oct. 4. An a
cidjat occurred to this coast bound
pasengertrhi on tie ' Northern
Pacific at Mulian last night, caused
by a switch train colliding with an
engine standing on tl le track. En
gineer Mace was killed and the
b reman badly hurt. No uas send
ers were injured.
NEARLY DKUWKXD.
Boiler of An Excursion Steamer on
Lake Michigan Bxplodea.
Pkosia. 111.. Oct. 4. rhe boilers
of a little lake steamer exploded
yesterday while she was makini;
a trip arund the lake front of the
city with fifteen excursionists on
hoard. The steamer was sunk.
and although all were saved, many
naa a narrow escape and a few
were slightly injured. When the
explosion took place the passengers
became psnic-stneken and made
a frantic rush for the least endan
gered portion of thu boat. This
caused the little craft to careen.
and she was immediately swamped
and sunk to the bottom of the lake.
The passengers were seen strug
gling in the water from the shore,
which lortunatelv was but a short
distance off, and rescuers were
soon on the spot and succeeded in
rescuing al: the excursionists and
crew, but not until some of them
had become thoroughly exhausted
and were on the point of drowning.
lhe cause of the explosion is not
Known.
ft log M. Scott anil
the Cralaer.
Naw York, Oct. 4. Irving M.
Scott, President of the Union Iron
Works, of t-an Francisco, was in
the city yesterday, fresh from
Washington, where he has been
watching his chances to catclt a
contract for a strong battle ship or
two. In speaking of the opening
of bids for the three battleship
and cruiser. Scott '?;Xressed a be
lief that the bid on the. cruiser, as
made by ,therCramps, is exceed-
ugly low, while all the require
ments demanded by the govern
ment are exceedingly high. Scott
Has entirely satisfied with theout-
ome of awards on battleships.
lie thought that naval constructor
Nixon's suggestion of lengthening
ships was a good one, as it enabled
vessels to provide for better ar
rangement of their batteries and
armor.
Horrible Cruelty.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 4. A I
piece of horrible cruelty is repotted
from Kowno. On the right bank !
of the Nieme in a forest near that
city, a band of professional beg
gars was apprehended while en
gaged in cutting off the leg of a
little peasant girl, 6 years of age,
whom they hid kidnapped in the
ne ghborhood the same day. The
child says she knows they also in
tended to disfigure her face in or
der to make her an ol ject of pity
when begging, three members
of the baud were caught, but Ivan
Komis, who stole the child has es
caped. The baud includes two
children without tongues, who
have presumably been kidnapped.
All members are disfigured.
How the Secret Leaked Oat.
London, Oct. 4. The mystery
as to how various Vatican secrets
have leaked out for some years
has been solved. An employee
of the papal palace, who has just
died, confessed in his last hoars,
that he had been in the habit of
exchanging gossip with a relative
of his, who is employed by
Premier Crispi, as Stewart. In
this way many details of the pope's
daily life as well as occasionally
an item of mlormation as to ;he
official action of the church have
become public.
General Booth's Wire Dead.
London, Oct. 4. The wife of
General Booth, commander in
chief of the Salvation army, died
to-day.
Take the Northern Pacific Rail-
ad to all points East, shortest
time of any road hast. No
change of cars, best accomodations
and the most pleasant route to
travel. Tickets for sale over this
road to any and all points east at
the lowest rates by Burkhart &
Keenev who are the authorised
agents of this company at Albany.
Call on them for tickets and full
particulars.
Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthen
ing cordial and Blood Punfier.by
its vitalizating properties, will
brighten pale cheeks, and trans
form a pale, haggard, dispirited
woman into one of sparkling health,
and beauty.
There are many accidents and
diseases which affect stock and
cause inconvenience and loss to
the farmer in his work, which may
remedied by the use Dr. J. H.
McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment.
Quench your thirst at the new
soda fountain.
ENGINEER KILL
XanmvitD a back-net.
t ,. VJ- Oil Company Kedueee the
s e of Crude Fetroleam.
FiKolav, Ohio, Oct. 4. Pro
ducers of Northwestern Ohio were
flattering themselves when the
Standard Oil Company advanced
the price of crude petroleum last
.spring 15 cents a barrel to 37
cents, that it would not be long
tfutfl the Ohio product would com
mand o0 ceuu, received a oacit
st to-day. When the announce
mesff waa made by the Standard
Oil Company that hereafter but
35 cents a barrel would be paid.
While the present decrease is but
t)i oantar thar is ground for ap-
prehension that thia is bat the" benltU1 Mmyvtaumtrptnt. -
ginaing of a downward tendency,
end that the Ohio crude will be
only worth from 20 to 35 cents a
barrel a month hence. The Stau
dard company have virtually ob
tained control of the field, and
having independent companies in
a position where they dare not
advance prices, is playing the
same game in Ohio that U did in
Pennsylqania, and the result will
be the same. In the meautime,
manufacturers using crude oil for
fuel can inak contracts lor sup
plies at tigury winch cannot fail
to be profiiabtC
Asked to Kan.
New York, Oct. 4. It is report
ed that the management of the
Ne Vork Central railroad, was
asked by the other labor organiza
tions to drive the Knights Laboi
from the service of the company.
A correspondent wntes: The
central management has been
actually requested by representa
tives of the Locomotive and Fre
men's Brotherhoods to drive the
Knights ot Labors out of the sys
tem. The members of the brother
hoods as in the switchmen's union
has been complaining evei since
the strike that they were molested
and threatened and abused aud
were at times iu the stat of tenor
account of the intimidation
practiced by walking delegates
and other acts of the Knights.
The committee of the Locomotive
Eugineer's brotherhood went so
far as to tell Webb that the com
pany would have to choose be
tween the engineer's organization
and that of the Knights of Labor.
Postal Railway Change.
Washington, Oct. 4. Captain
K. White, superintendent of the
sixth division railway mail ser
vice, with headquarters at Chi
cago, has been appointed general
superintendent ot the railway
mail service at Washington, vice
J. Lowrie Jiell, recently appointed
Assistant postmaster-general. L.
L. Trov. assistant superintendent
of the sixth division, has been ap
pointed superintendent to succeed
White. The postmaster general
has issued an order placing the
railway mail service uncer the
direct supervision of the second
assistant postmaster general.
A Murderer Axreeted.
London, Oct. 4. Castioni, the
radical, who shot &nd killed Coun
cillor Kossi at Beliinzona, Switzer
land, during the recent revolt, was
arrested to-day at Chelsea, An
application for extradition will be
made.
Bank Statemeae.
New York. Oct. 4. The bank
statements snow a reserve de
crease of $2,564,200. The banks
hold $11,500,000 in excess of the
requi relents.
he Stll Remembers I.
Mother." asktid Albert Kdward
one day at dinner, "your reign has
been a remarkable one m many
ways, but what do you cons.der
the crowning event of your life?"
The crowning ever.1?" said the
Queen. "Oh, my coronation, ot
course. Keno, Albert." Law
rence American.
Something More Strange.
Mrs. Peterby Don't you think
it is very remarkable that a swan
should sing before dying?
Judge Petei bv iNot so mucn so
as I wo lid if they sang after dying.
The Clttcena' Movement.
iireene What is the Citizens'
movement, anyhow?
Caucus Oh! That's a move
ment to nominate and try to elect
a fellow who couldn't get a nomin
ation from either of the other
parties.
XI una an Natnro.
"Don't you smell fire?"
"No; I don't think I do."
"I don't either, but most people
do if you ask them."
Constant reader What did the
editor say when you gave him my
card, sonny? Office boy Can't
tell, sir; we tint allowed to
swear.
A Meehaaleal Cheat.
The nickel-in-the-slot machine
never robs itself. When it is not
working it keeps the nickel.
An Awfl Warning.
Before vou do anything wicked,
remember that the papers will
probably want to mention it.
A choice and con plete line of
bottled delicasies have just been
added to my stock call and see
them. C, E. BrowiU.
i Fountain pens at Will A Stare's
( Use elegant lotion for sunburn
MV LAW LN FORCE.
Monday Is the Day Its Provis
ions Will First Apply.
TUB STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Oraejty to Iaaooett Oaildna-Ta 8fr-
Tsat Talk. Im Math Seed's
JMk Spluttered.
Washington, Oct. 4. Secretary
Wiudom, Assistant Secretaries
Suaulding and Wettleton.- and
ihe day over questions that hava
arisen in regard to- the execution
of the new tar ill' la, which takes
effect Monday inouday morning.
Several uu pollers desirous ot
receiving the lull oenent oi the
existing tariff rates, applied to
the treasu: y department lor per
mission to enter their goods at the
custom houseup to midnight
Sunday. Assistant Secretary
Spaulding has informed them that
this is a mattei entirely within the
discretion ol the collectors of cus
toms at the various ports, and that
the department is not disposed to
interfere in the matter. General
Spaulding said to-day that he did
uot anticipate any trouble with
regard to the execution of the
new law on the Pacific coast by
reason of the failure of the cus
toms officers, to receive copiee of
the law by the date it goes into
operation, as entries made on and
alter Monday .- under the present
law can be readily liquidated
under the new rates with very
little extra labor.
Baae Ball.
Chicago, Oct. 4. Championship
reason of the national and the
players of the baseball leagues
closed this afiernoon. Since the
tirst few weeks of the season
paesed, the interest in the game in
the east has held .out wonderfully
and this week, instead of there
being, as in the past, excited at
various points over the closing of
contests and the standing of differ
ent clubs, interest has lessened.
Player's lei gues teams finished in
the following order: Boston vs.
Brooklyn ; New York vs. Chicago;
Philadelphia vs. Pittsburg ; Cleve
land, vs. Buffalo. The Nationals
stand: Brooklyn vs. Chicago;
Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati; Bos
ton vs. New York; Cleveland vs.
Pittsburg.
Idaho Election.
Washington, Oct. 3. The presi
dent has received the following
telegram from Delegate Dubois:
Idaho went republican by 2500.
Legislature, 44 republicans and 10
democrats. I congratulate you on
'lie splendid endorsement, home
rule and wise policy to our land
settlers. The Northwest endorses
your administration."
Speaker Seed's Strong Right Arm.
Washington, Oct. 4. The speak
er's desk in the house is a source
of amusement to the few visitors
at the capitol. The blue baize
covering has been removed, and
the right half of the desk where
the gavel of tLe speaker fell was
found to be nothing but a mass of
splinteis about the size of matches.
Many of these splinters have been
taken away by visitors as souve
nirs of the fifty-first congress.
Played the Races.
Asbubv Pkk,- N. J., Oct. 4.
Arthur Miller, a prominent young
resident of this . place, absconded
at an early hour vesterday morn
ing for parts unknown. Miller,
for some time past, has been pass
ing forged checks upon merchants
here. Some of the checks were
not presented at the bank until
Thursday afternoon, when they
were pronounced forgeries. Miller
is 19 years old and has always
borne a good reputation. O. lata
he has been playing the races and
it is believed that his losses
caused him to forge checks.
B I rc hall's Condition.
Woodstock. Oct. 4. Birchall is
said to beat last beginning to real-
ze ins impending iaie ana to be
howmg slight . signs of serious
ness. Mrs. liirchall is improving
and is now able to leave her bed.
She has nA seen her husband
since sentence was passed.
Large Custom Receipts.
New York. Oct. 4. RecetDts at
the custom house yeeU rday were
the largest known since the war.
ihey amounted to 127. 769 89.
This was largely due to withdraw
als from bonded warehouses in
antlcipati m of the new tariff bill
going into effect next Monday.
Fierce Forest Fire.
Napa. Oct. 4. A fierce fire is
raging in the redwoods and moun
tains west of here. A strong wind
is blowing the fire into the Sonoma
valley. It is feared that many
woodchoppers and tanchers have
lost their homes.
Beggs celebrated family remedies
are for sale hv all leading druggists
every where.'
Ask to see our $2.50 shoes for
ladies at. C. Searls.
Fresh cranberries and picketed
rod nsb at Mueller & Garrett's.
Late style gossamers and um
brellas at the Ladies Bazaar.
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