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Vol. XV.
llillsboro, Waaliiiigtoii County, Oregon, Thursday. May 24,
No. 51.
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OFFICIAL IMItF.CTOKY.
Iletrlet Offlrrrs.
Judge Fifth District F. J. Taylor
Prosecuting Attorney.. . T. A. Mc Bride
Deputy for Washington Co . ,W. N. Barrett
Legislative Officer.
Btnte Senator ... W. D. Hare.
1 D GubHer,
Representatives -D. Smith.
) Thoa. Paulsen.
County Oflleera
Judge It. Crandall
Treasurer J. S. Waggener
Clerk J. W. Morgan
. ( T. G. Todd
vUu.n.iMIOUs ...j Hickethier
Sheriff B. P. Cornelius
Surveyor... L. C. Walker
Assessor T. J. Wilson
Sehool Saperintendeut . . .T. T. Vincent
Coroner..... C. W. Bansom
' Tew OMrrrr.
Trnateea ........ 1 B. B. Hoaton
G. T. Led ford
I K. Crandall
Treaanrer.... Geo. w". Patterson
Recorder W. N. Barrett
Marshal H. McMorren
SOCIETY MEKTINGS.
HILLSBOltO GItANOE, No. 7:5, P. or
H. Meets in Good Templar Hall.
second and fourth Saturday 4u each inotitn,
at J O 01OCK p. M.
BENJ. SCHOLFIELD, Master.
J. A. Imbbie, Secretary.
HILLSBORO LODGE, NO. 17, 1.O.G.T.
Meets in Gkk1 Templars Hall, every
Batarday evening, at 3 1. M.
C. T. TOZIKlt,
It WaAMisii, Sec'y- W. C. T.
rpUAMTY LODGE. No. , A. F. A A. M.
J. Meets on Satnrday on or after each full
moon. Alt brethren in good HtAtidingare'
ourdially invited to meet with us.
F. A. BAILEY,
K. Cbandalt , Sec. W. M.
MONTEZUMA LODGE No. 50, I.O.O.F.,
Hillaboro Meets every Wednesday
evening at 7 o'clock. Sojourning brethren
cordially invittd to attend.
M. COLLINS,
' K. Bkamih. Se. N. O.
I0LODGK, No. 11. K. OF 1., HILLS
BOKO Meets every Thursday evening
at 7 o'clock, in Odd Fellows' Hall. Sojourn
ing brethren in good standing cordially in
vited to attend. 8. T. Linklatkb, C. C.
T. S. WaATUieuBBD. K. of K. and B.
C LENCOE LODGE No. 22, K. OF P.
31 Meets e'ery alternate Saturday at 7
o'clock p. m., at Glenooe. Sijmruing breth
ren in good Btaudiug cordially invited to at
tend. J. V. C'OUEY. .
J. B. Jackson, K. of K. A S.
C.C.
II1
!LLSlU)KO LODGE No. I, A.O.U.W.,
Hillsbori) Meeta on the second and
fourth Tuesday of each mouth at 7:: SO o'clock
p. in. Sojourning brethren cordially invited
tonttend. lLUKAnuAliii,
W. L. H tag. nc. M. W.
PH(ENIX GKANGE No. 'J02, P. op H.
Meeta at (iastou, Or., on the third
Friday of each month.
li. H. PAKKEU, Master.
Jqhw Wrm. Secretary.
WAPATO LODGE No. 40, I. O. O. F.
Meeta in Gaston on the first and
third Batarday in each month.
- . .. . JOHN.WKKE. N. G
H. D. Butamt, Seoretary.
(Ml A KIT Y LODGE No. 75, I. O. O. F
j Tualatin MeeU Batarday evening, at
7 o'olock, on or before each new and full
moon. Brethren in good standing invited to
attend. J. C SMOCK.
B. N. Poor,, See. N. O.
BUTTE GKANGE, No. 118, P. op H.
Meets the third Wednesday in each
Month. C. F. T1GAKD, Master.
B. M. Kniao, Sec'y.
C. T. U., H 1 L LS BO 1 1 0 MEETS
. on the first and third Wednesdays
of each month, at 3 o'clock p. m., at the
M. E. chureh.
HAND OF HOPE, HILLSBORO MEETS
every Sundav afternoon, at 4 o'clock
at the M. E. church.
CHURCH NOTICES.
HILLSBORO METHODIST PASTOR'S
Appointments. First Sabbath in each
mouth: Beaverton, 11 a.m.; Wesley Chapel,
8 p.ui.; Mt. Harmony, 7ui0 p.m. Second Sab
bath: Hillsboro, U a. m. and 7:: p. m.,
and at Faruiington 3 p.m. Third Sabbath,
Wesley Chapel. II a.m.; Beaverton, 3 p.m.;
Reedville, 7:.'?) p. m. Fourth Sabbath
Htllsloro, 11 a.m. and 7-.:U) p.m.; and WeBt
Union, 3 p. 'ii.
C. M. BRYAN. Pastor in Charge.
C CORNELIUS METHODIST PASTOR'S
J Appointment. First and third Sab
baths in eac h month, M. E. Church, Cor
nells. Kt 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Second and
f.mrtlt Saliliaths in each month, Glencoe, at
ii . u Kourtli Sabbath. ak Grove, at 3
r. M. Second Meacham's Sabbath, achool
honaj, Bt 3 e. M. Saturday before the sec
oiid Sabbath, Iieisv's schindhouse at 7 P. M.
H. B. Elwoutht. Pastor in CharRe.
CONGREGATIONAL PASTOR'S AP
V I pointments. First Sabbath m each
mouth, Gaston, at 11 a. w.; and on the hill,
back of Gaston, 3 P. M. Second Sabbath
At Hillside school-house. 11 a. m.; Green
ville, 3 p. m. Fourth Sabbath Hillsl)oro,
Christian church, at 11 A. m.
A. S. VENEN,
Watchmakerand Jeweler!
T f AS PERMANENTLY LOCATED IN
11 Forest Grove, anu
all kinds of Watch work
Forest Grove, and is prepared to do
jewelry repaireu
n) mud its imod as new. 1 ine Watch Re
pairing a specialty. Having had 14 years
experience in the business, I au safe in
civiutr a written (fuarantee with all work
Sentont. lal.Vtfl A. S. VENEN.
Money to loan.
I will oim money in 8iims of 1000
slid upwards. Only real estate security
ought. Time, three to five years: coin
uiixsiou not to exceed per cent.
w. ii. iti Kr.it.
Jau7l?
Land for Sale!
rpHK UNDERSIGNED HAS FOR SALE
1. several Farm and a lare amount of
first class, unimproved laud, lyin in Wash
ington county, Oregon.
IMMIGRANTS
And other deeirinR to purchase land would
lo well to give me a call.
Now is the time to secure comfortable
bocuea on easy terms.
THOS. D. HUMPHREYS.
riillaboro.lfune. '.".ttb, 1882.
RESTAURANT,
At Old Stand, -on Secoud Street.
It on ! and Eodging.
Excellent Accommodations
GEO. SQUIRES, - - Prop.
Ukl5-tf
PBOFESSIONAL CAKDS.
M. ROBINSON, M. D.
Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
Beavbbtox, .-- Obbook.
Residence First House East of Fost-
ofti nonf h uiile of street. rulO 3ni
C.
W. MILLER,
Attorney at Law,
Pobtlano, : : : Obkook.
Offioe Rooma 12 and 13, Mulkey Building.
Cor. Second and Morrison streets.
Branch j Office at Foreat Grove, Or.
nsriXtisiMoi J l Buain omralnlly
SB. HUSTON,
.
Attorney at Law
ami Notary Public,
. HiLLHuono. : : : Obun.
Office: Main Street,
i
Next Door to Baica Bioca
j!2-tf i
yiyr Nj BARRETT,
Attorney at Law,
; ajid
Deputy DM. l'roeeuling Attorney,
H1I.LSHOUO
ORKOON.
OtHoe in Chenette Kow, Main street.
a7 tf
yyiLLIAM I. HARE,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Hills bo bo,
OaaKM.
a7 tf
E. MILLER, M. IX,
II03JCEOPA THIST,
N. E. Corner First and Main Streets,
PORTLANl.
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL,
jay Diseasea of Women a Secialt.y.
Office Honrs-1 to 3 P. M. K-' tf
p A. BAILEV, m.ij..
Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
I
If II.I.SBOKO, OHBVJON.
Office In Chennett'a Row. lUssldenoe
blMkH south of dnw atore. Onlce
hours From 8:30 to 11 a. ni., and 2 to 5 p.m.
g T. LINK LATER, 11. B., C. M.,
Phyawian, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
HILLSBORO, OHET.ON.
Office At
House.
Residence, East
of Court
j7tf
W
ILSON BOWLHV.
PJtyxician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
FOKEST fiUOVE, ORKOOX.
Offioe At the dnig store. Jal tf
rjMIOMAS II. TONGUE,
Attorney at Laic,
HIUJHOHO, WASHINGTON OVSTY, ORKOON.
Mtf
BAI.KIOII 8TOTT.
JOHN B. WALDO,
SBNKCA SMITH,
SAM. R. BTOTT,
W. L HOIHM.
STOIT, WALDO, SMITH, STOTT &
BOISE.
Attorney at Law,
Nos. r.. 0. 7, K and 1 Waldo Block,
Cor. Second and Washington streets,
PORTLAND, OREGON
'piIOS. I. HUMPHREYS,
Notary Public and Conveyancer,
III1.I.9HOUO, OUIflON.
Office In New Court House. Iiegat pa-
pers drawn ana collections made. Husmeai
entrusted to my care promptly attended tow
nihil tf
W. H. Adams.
U. B. Grant Mamo.cax
DAMS A MARQUAM,
Attorney at Imw,
7 and 8 Moliey Building, cor. Second' and
Morrison streets,
Ji-tf PoBTLAan, Ob.
J.
W. GILKEV,
Physician and Surgeon,
GREENVILLE, - - - OREGON.
I lifers his services to the people of Green
ville and vicinity. .n-.tm
E.
E. MILLER,
'Notary Public,
Real Estate, Collection. Insurance and
Loan Agent.
Zf Promissory Notes Bought an 1 Sold.
J-efMouey Ijoaned in any Sums desired.
For r st Gaovc, -
Obkoom
II. TYSON,
Notary Public and Conveyancer.
Rkai. Estate Hoi'oht awd Solo.
Residence, : : Smocks Station.
PostotEce, : : : Middletoii.
m-'d-tf WaahiBRton Co., Oregon
It. NIXON,
DENTIST
OF FOREST GROVE,
JS NOW MAKING TEETH FOR 5 00
and $7.SO per set; best of material end
workmanship. Will compare with sets
costing $25. Teeth extracted without pain.
Filling at the lowest prices. All work
warranted. Offioe. 3 doors north of Brick
store. Omce hours: V A. M. to 4 .M.
d-tf
T. R. CORNELIUSJS. HUGHES & mi
-DEALER IN-
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
BOOTS,
SHOES,
HATS,
HARDWARE.
nWieT
Agricultural Implements
ZETO.
Agent for the
DUBUQUE -NORWEGIAN
Plows Marrows
The lest in the Market.
Of all kinds taken at the hiheHt market
price.
Cornelius, Or., Nov. 1, lSrt. nH ly
P. M. DENNIS,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT
Successor to ('. T. To.ier),
UILLSHOKO, - - OREGON.
1LMO,
KKAIi F.STATK AI.KXT.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE
pnrchaxe and sale of Farm Lauds and
Town Proiierty
Nora. H iviiix purchased of Mr. C. T
Tozier his Insurance business, 1 mil con
fident of bein able to ive satisfaction.
sine 1 represent tb JjeatllUK Insurance
Companies.
J5i""Otlioe: thie dtsr South of Poetoffice.
ni.u tt
M. BROWN.
G. E. JOHNSON.
JOHNSON & BROWN,
Contractors and Builders
IIILLSROKO, OREGON.
I LANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
Estimates furnished upon application.
fr any clasa of building. jl- ly
GET YOUR TINWARE
FROM
Tom's Tins hop !
Roofing, Guttering and Spouting
A SPECIALTY.
fSf"Ytn can le aure of a Square Deal.
Opposite Brick Block.
HILLSBORO, OREGON.
THOS. MADICAN.
jl-'-ly
D. S. STRYKER, D.D.S.,
THE LEADING DENTIST.
i Eastern Prices. JoxlSetsj
of Teet h, fc.1.00 to 15.0. T.x-
tractui. cents. HUin, fi.w anu up
ward. Electricity usd for the Painless
Extraction of Teeth. Try it. All Opera
tions First-Class. j4f"Sin of the Tooth
ui first Street, over .Trent ice ,
SEWING ACHINE AGENCY,
FOREST GROVE, OREGON.
J. W. H. ADK1NS, ... Ascnt.
DEALER IN AND REPAIRER OF ALL
kinds of Sewing Machines.
Domestic. Household, and all makes of
Standard Sewiui; Machines kept constantly
on hand and tor sale at lowest market
prices. aoTM f
H. SCHULMERICK.
C KK?H
CITY
Market
SECOND
HILLSBORO, -
STREET,
- - OREGON
-ALL KINDS OF
Fresh Meats
Kept constantly on hand and nold
FOR
t-HiKhest Market l'rice paid for
AND
. Glutton Sheep.
Please give na a call.
M( HI LMERU k KOC H.
Proprietors
olH-tf
Hillsboro Oct.
13, 1887.
FOREST GROVE. OKEtiOX,
Dealers in SHELF and HEAVY
H'
ry I Harness
CTOTT2SS and
4HMttfv nj:
TIBTUtTARE 1
FARMERS! MECHANICS'
TOOLS !
THE
-AND
FINE CUTLERY !
Such as Knives. Sciss-frs Hful Kaocri, of the
Finest Hramls.
We handle no S1i.h1.Iv nor 'heap Jol:n
(ikhIs; but for jiilicli-s of l;k tpiality or
rade, we tlet'y eoinp ti in in price.
s. iii;nr.H A so
ol'l tf
4i:i.i:itit ti:i
JJ. J. PORTER,
Tlan iir;iiir-r.
4. ASTON.
oicf.;o.
pHIS PLOW IMS NO Sl'PERTOIt
1 for all classes of work and in all kind
of soil. Easy draft anil durable. For par
ticulars, address me or call ami see the
plow.
Ii. J. PORTER.
Gaston. Or., March '."J 17.
tnJI-ii
eeds!
For Good and Reliable Seeds of all
kinds, Send to
Miller Bros.
ao. Sroiil SlitM'f,
PORTLAND.
Also, Frnit Trees. 15e Siiplis, Hone
Meal, (iarden Tols. etc., etc. a.Vlrn
Till! f.ltKAT
Hock island
AND-
ROUTES!
The Direct and Popular Liue in connection
with the NORTH F.RN PACIFIC RAII.
WAY from St. 1'anl and Miuneailis
To Chicago and the East.
To St. Louis and the South.
To Des Moines, Leavenworth,
Atchison and Kansas City.
The Only Line
Connectintr with the OREGON SHORT
LINE at Council liluffs, St.
Joseph. Ieaven worth and
KaiLsas t'ity for
Chicago and all points East !
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING AND
PALACE DININC CARS
Accompany all Through Express Trains.
Tickets for Sale by all Connecting
Railways, and Connections made
in Union Depots.
For full information regarding Rates,
Mapa, etc., apply to
General Aent, No. 3 Washington Street,
PORTLAND, OREGON
K. A. IIOI.ItltHK,
Genl. Tkt. and Pass. Agt. C, R. I. A P. R. R.
CHICAGO, ILL
H. V. UOVD,
Genl. Tkt. and Pass. ArL M. ft St. I. R'y
mm
fapato Plow
Albert
M1NNEAPOUS, MINN
WASIIISGTOX LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.
i
W'AsmsaTOJt. Maj 11, 1888.
Nothing very ntartyng or verj new
has occurred on Capitol bill since I
last wrote jou. There i no lack of
interesting work going on all the
time, for the all-important tariff de
bat goes on in the bouse day and
mgnt; the great river and harbor
bill has passed that body by a large
majority; the senate has been dis
cussing the laud forfeiture bill and
the bill for the establishment of
bureau of animal industry; has rat
&itrVt4raty. but there
has been no personal encounter in
either end of the capitol during the
week.
Since lm famous episode with
Serator Ingull, Senator Voorhees
Las been terribly ulllictod with a
carbuncle, and has been confined to
his bed in consequence. He was
able to be in his feat on Tuesday,
however, when he arose and made
a manly apology to the senate for
having allowed his temper t over
come his judgment under exasper
ating provocation, he having used
language contrary to the rules nud
decorum of llio body l which he is
a member. He sai.l that he re-
pretted having used unparliamen
tary language, and his high iesject
for the dignity of the United States
senate, as well as self respect, in.
duced him to say so. trans
gression of the rules of the (so-
called) most dignified legislative
l lv in the world was thus atoned
for, with no sacrifice of principle or
self-reaped, ami no doubt Hie Indi
ana senator will stand all the let
ter Wfi.re the country for his hand
Mime nckiiowh'Jgeiiient. Mr. Yooi
heps has so lug and invariably
lsrne hinoelf villi marked dignity
iu the senate, that it is but natural
that he should regret his recent de
parture fiom his own strict rule of
conduct, and make due apology lor
its violation.
A new defalcation has just come
to light. The first comptroller of
lhv tieaaury tm Iwen overhauling
the lstoks of fSeneral James Y
Fining, the appointment ami dis
bursing clerk of the department of
justice, and, it, is claimed, has dis
covered a shortage cf a little over
$'.K)00. The attorneys-general order
ed an investigation, (Jeneral Kwing
ing was removed and his successor
appointed, but it wdl take soveral
weeks to investigate the accounts.
General Kwing is an ex-Union sol
dier with a good record, appointed
from West Virginia about nix years
ago. He says the discrepancies are
caused by the comptroller disallow
ing accounts of money paid out by
order of the attorney-general, and
the charging of requisitions against
him which ho has not received.
Tbe Texas senators have been i
making arguments against the pleu-j
ro-pueumonia bill as unconstitution
al and inexpedient, ninljiii the inter
est of the Chicago cattle syndicate.
The river and harliordnll received
.. , - m a -.r I.
lts cniei support iroiu -ew xors,
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Califor
nia and the South. New Kngland
cast nine vote-for and n'nc vo'cs
against 'it. There were
no votes for tho bill frm Khou'e
aland, Vermont. New Jersey, Ne
braska, Iowa, Colorado or Kansas.
There were no vote against it from
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Pela
wure, Maryland, Michigan, Ken
tucky, Minnesota. Arkansas. Louis-
ana, Texas. Mississippi, Alabama,
Florida, South Carolina, Virginia,
Vest Virginia, Oregon, California
or Nevada. Pennsylvania gave
eight votes in favor of tho measure
and twelve in the negative.
xne nouso committee Having iu
charge the bill providing for a con
stitutional celebration in Washing
toninlSSO, 1ms decided to report
the same favorably. TSio bill has
already passed the senate. It pro
vides for the appointment of a coin
mission of nine persons to h.ie
chargo of the celebration, an 1 au
thorizes the president to invito the
chief executive and chief judicial
officers of Mexico, Ouatem-tla, Nic
aragua, Costa Ilica, .San Salvador,
Honduras, United' States of Colom
bia, Venezuela, Uolivia. I 'em, Chili,
Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador, the
Argentina Itenublic, the Euipire of
Hra.il, the Dominion of Canada,
Hay li and San Domingo to visit the
United States aud participate. (n
order that the presideut may enter
tain these guests iu a suitable man
ner, the bill nppropriatesA$300,000.
There is little foundation for the
reports to the effect that the confir
mation of Mr. Fuller as chief justice
of the United States is opposed by
senators of both parties. Some
democratic senators, friendly to
Senator IJray, are said to resent the
nomination of Mr. Fuller and wish
to delay confirmation simply be
cause Senator Gray was not the
chosen man. Republican senators
are said to be looking up Mr. Ful
ler's record during the war, and are
inclined to object to what they term
extreme and dangerous states rights
views. In reality the opposition is
not of such a character as to seri
ously delay his confirmation. As ha
himself said: "The senate is right
to be slow and careful in such
matters."
GENERAL NEWS
The amount offered to Badcau by the
Grant family to disclaim the authorship
of Grant's memoirs is said to have been
$HJ.O00. Col. Grant stated us his
opinion that Badcau was pressing the
suit Minjily to annoy his mother and to
dra; hor into publicity.
William T. Col in.iii eays that while
he is in harmony with his parly, the
democracy, ou ot.K.-al pimtious of re
form, he thinks it is a mistake to put
borax on the free lUt
Marshal Atkins reports that there is
a jv:it deal of prosjK-rity in Alaska and
that the iiiinin outlook is good. There
arc from 70 to S(K) men in the xukoii
plaeers this reason and they will lrin
out a 1-ire amount of ;o!d dust in the
fall.
Dr. Tanii'T, lli? k'reat f.Mer, now h:t
a rain li of l.(M) acres in New M.exico.
and wants to e.-t jl!i-li u toiiiilling hos
pital there, and feed the children one
meal a day. ol liht vegetable diet. He
says the baser passions arc fed on ani
mal flMwl.
. T. Brown, lb. j-'pnlar Portland
artist, leaves iliis w-ek on a 7lK(()-tnile
oketchiug trip. He tird to Ml.
Sliala. tli. ti to the Yoscmite Vulley, and
llieiiif lo Monterey an 1 I.iLe Tahoe.
Tiiriuug north, he will take in Yellow
stone park, and thence o lo Al.k:(.
Walhlll is n.hHl.-.l with als.ut (iOU
idle nidi, who cannot find work and
have no money. It n-vim lliut Con
tractor Hni t Merit east lo an aireney for
ir0 Italian lalioivrs, lo work on hii
branch rid, and I hey M.11I Ii i hi (UK)
iwen,
Mr. Duiilai( a firuir on the Swino
uiih flats, last year cut .1(10 tons of hay
from 100 acres of land. He fold ibe
whole yield at $20 r ton, dcdiictin;.
$.1 jh r Ion for cutting, haling, Ht.,
which left It t nt a m l profit of StloOO.
Fifteen eggs found on a Howell prai
rie farm were hatched by a donutie lien
and every 'gg tiiriuil out a beautiful
Cliiin-se I'Ikuis ant.
Mrs. Pars!'ll, of Alj-ine, has been ap
M.intel a notary public. This is b
lievtsl to be the first in-tanee in which
a woman has b.-cn :ioiiiteI a notary
public in Oregon.
Carrie Hradley, the murderess par
domnl from ihe Oreiroii iK-uiteiitiarv a
tew years ago. was killed at Tucson, Ar
izona, on the 9th inst., by her majii.
He went to her house drunk""'! John
Wadlcigh was the ii How's name) and
bein refuse! admit lance, kicked in the
I sir, and as she ran out In; caught hei
and cut her throat.
Patrick Mediums, a Joang man
from the Slioofly country, was arrested
last week on a charge of horse stealing,
preferred by the late grand jury. He
was placed under Imnds of $1(KK) for
his appearance at the next term of cir
cuit court, but the court reduwd the
binds to fG00, but failing to give the
same, he lingers in coiiCneinent dire.
Canyon City News.
Mrs. Grant has received $111,000 ai
rier share in the profits of General
Grant's Mcuioirn, of which 310,000
sets have been Nild.
Charles Dickens's iiuis', Mary W'cl
ler Gibson, was buried Ajail 2. She
was generally regards! as the prototys
of Mary, the pretty housemaid, in tin
Pickwick Paper. She always upheld
the theory that Micawler was rally
Diekt ns'a father.
An Ashland farmer cxjsvts to make
8'2i0 off nil acre of watermelons this
xtimiiicr, and an Ashland doctor expects
to make $20 off the same acre.
A supplementary repit has b u
made on the invlig3tion of State
Treasurer Tate's office, and it idiown
that I1N.0O0 in taxes paid by the Ken
tueky Geiitral Kail road Co. have never
I teen unlimited for. This swells the
defalcation to $247,000.
The run from Fort Vne, Indiana,
to C 'hieago, 1411 miles, by railroad, ha
been made in 17o iiiiniilcs. But this
lime was b'titi n in t'anali from Am
h rstburg to St. Thomas, 1 1 1 miles, iu
OH minim-.
There are now live bad breaks in Sny
levee, and I he whole Ih.Moiii, reaching
from opposite Ijouisiana, Missouri, to
Haiiibal, Missouri, is imuilatetl. The
flood covers an area of fifty miles long
aud five miles wide, aud over 100,000
acres of crops will be injured or
destroyed.
The Hecret of Dynasitte.
The following from ths Indian
Engineer, published at Calcutta,
gives the information which many
are seeking to know: Dynamite
consists of soma porous absorbent
mineral saturated with nitro-glycer-ine.
Several substances havn been
tried as absorbents of tho glyeeriue.
but the most satisfactory is the
kjeselgubr, an infusorial earth, com
posed of the silicivius shells of
extremely small vegetable organisms,
uud it is of this that Nobel's dyna
mite is made. It absorbs about
three times its' weight of the
glycetioe, aud resembles putty in
appearuuee. Thus, a given quantity
will contain 75 per cent, of the real
explosive, and its blasting power,
compared with pure nitro-glycorine,
is, of course, represented by the
same ratio. Iu order to explode it,
it is necessary to obtain the tem
perature of 300 Fahrenheit. I'
freezes in the same way as glycerine,
and when in this stato must be care
fully handled. Nitro-glyccrine ba
an expansive force ten times that of
an equal weight of powder. It is
highly dangerous to placo dynamite
on or near fire stoves, eteim pipes,
or any highly-heated metal. Dyna
mite must never bo put into warm
water to thaw it, as the water would
free the nitroglycerine, wlir-u it i
most dangerous. It ouht always
to lie put into a water-tight vessel,
and then have the vessel put into
warm water. It ehouhl never be ex
posed to the direct rays of p tropical
sun. wiien loading it, a wooden
rod or squeezer should bo used to
push home the cartridge, uever a
metal one, and the charge should
gently and firmly be pushed down,
and not rammed or pounded. If
lynainite has lo be loaded into tins.
avoid smelling i', as it gives a sickly,
nervous headache for several days.
Never squeeze the primer containing
the dotouator, but lower or push it
gently till it rests on the charge, j
In the event of a misfire, never at
tempt to draw the tamping. It
water.lampiug has been used, put a
fresh piimer aud detonator on top
of tho charge. If other than water
t'imping has lecu used, lore a fresh
hole. The detonator must be very
carefully handled. If one explode
u the hand, the hand would be
shattered. When putting in the'
fuse, cut tiff the end of it square, j
and put it iu firm, but gently. Dy- J
usmitecan ho burnt with safety, and
simply fizzes up harmlessly. It ex
ercises its force iu the direction of
most resistance. A singlo cartridge
attached ton rail will break it; a
four-ounce cartridge will break a
lo-pound rtilwsy in two. The
barge vario from a few cartridges
to as much as mty Is necessary.
The U?tt ef Men.
Tho great test iu life, says Gen.
Thos. J. Morgan, in a paper o;i
training as an tleui'Mit on education,
is rather what a tuau can do than
what h) knows. Cau lie use his
e -a a a n V
eyes.' uts no l'oji j'MJUieuir is
he a man of common sense? Can
ie think? Does lie reason correctly?
Has he executive force? Is he prac
tical? These are the kind of test
questions that are put to the gradu
ates of our common school. Can
the "sweet girl graduato" cook a
linner, sweep a rotn, or sttperin
tend a houie? f) jes ahi havo an in
telligent interest in passim; events?
Has she robust halt'i, g) l hibils,
self-reliance, energy an I pwerof
endurance? Can tho yoang mm lay
astdo his diploma and keep his
father's accounts, write an niticlo
for the newsnaoer. make a buinos
trip to Chicago, give sn intelligent
-fa-r.
account of tho morning s news?
Can ho lend a hand at home, and
turn to some good account in the
daily .duties of life some of tho ac
cumulated stores of knowledge
assumed in years of study? Does
his education'.'t'ender hisn more in-
distriotis, moro skillful and efficient,
moro persistent, mora practically
masterful in whatever he under
takes? If he ha been trained to
use his senses, to acquaint himself
with natural phenomena at .first
hand; if ho has been taught to
think, to mako careful comparison,
noting essential differences and sig
nificant similarities, making patient
inductions aud wise generalizations;
if he has beeu led to form fixed
habits of .thoughtfulness, relf-reli-ance,
moral earnestness, inflexibility
of purpose, persistent industry,
promptness, punctuality, fidelity,
unswerving devotion of duty; if, in
short, as a result of his school life,
his training has produced a well
rounded character, he will lo able
to meet nil the reasonable demands
that society can make upon one who
larks practical experience in actual
buainess. He will readily acquire
skill and efficiency in any calling
for which his special tslenls have
fitted him. Training gives potency
to all tbe soul's possibilities.
A I'ulverhMl Lauffuair.
The question of a universal lan
guage again excites attention. The
convenience of a language which
would !o tho means of communica
tion all over the world has always
been acknowledged. In medicine,
certain forms of law and the re
ligious services of tho Catholic
church, Latin retains that function;
but, although as tecently as the
days of Bacon, Milton, Addison
we might say of Johnson Latin
was a written language; it steadily
becomes obsolete. In China, where
every province has its spoken dialect
unintelligible in other provinces
there is a "Mandarin" tongue used
by officials and persons of education
nil over the empire. Some such
office is hoped fiom this proffered
tongue called Volapuk. We are not
f imilinr with its philosophy, but we
have grave doubts as to the elas
ticity or durability of any language
m a Jo to order: There would bo
certain advantages in everybody
speaking English, although, not
withstanding its strength and
beauty, no such lawless, barbarous
totiguo was ever invented. When
we ccUHKler i no chunges iorced
upon English by the influences of
nature and the social customs to
which it is subjected iu so many dif
ferent parts of tho world, there is
little hopo that it may be reclaimed
into more sym metrical ways. If wa
want n universal language, to be to
the nations what the Mandarin dia
lect. j to the diversified provinces of
China, wo could take the ancient
Greek or the modern Spanish,
Laying aside the prejudices arising
from ati'eetiou and association, there
is no language ( logical, so beauli
ful, ami at the same time so mathe
matical in the simplicity of its laws
as the Spanish. It has a wider
range when wo take in tho American
provinces from the Hio Grande to
Cape Horn than would be supposed.
It has left nu ineffaceable impress
upon the Tinted States from Flor
ida to Oregon. For every form of
speech eloquence, devotion, poetry
or conversation Spanish has no
superior among living tongues,
while in many respects it has excel
lences which no living tongue cau
rival. N. Y. Herald.
Well Dressed.
I onco heard a mother, who had
been criticised for personal vanity
by a somewhat gossipy neighbor, soy
that she made it a duty and a pleas
ure to keep well dressed, for she
was likely at any hour to bo called
upon to c utertain friends , whose
good opinion was of such conse
quence, that sIio could not afford to
tun the risk of baring them fiud her
in any but neat and presentable
tiro. The friends were her husband
and children, and she was fully com
pensated for her care in this direc
tion by their approval and apprecia
tiou. To be 'well dressed" was not
lo her mind an admission of extrav
agance. Good taste and good
planning often stand in place of
dollars and cents., and the lady in
question was able to dress well ou
half tho cost of her neighbor's
wardrobe.
Johnnie Tied Him.
Malono's fine dog was out in the
yard polling tho clothes off the line
and having so much fun that Mrs.
M.tlonc' patience 'was entirely ei
haud(id. "io out there, Johnnie,"
she called to her hopeful son, "and
lie that dog." "What must I tie
j him to, mother, asked Johnnie.
"Oh, tio him to anything. I can't
have him tearing everything lo
pieces." Johnnie went out, and in
about ten minutes returned.
"Well," inquired tho mother, did
you get him lied? You were long
enough about it." "Yes'in," said
Johnnie, exultingly, "I got him tied
to a tin can and the way ho went
down the street was beautiful to
look at," and Johnnie's laugh ended
iu howl as his mother reached for
him.
A Fne.Milllrn ( oi.'rad.
(ienial Paul F. Mohr, chief en
gineer of tho Seattle, Lake Shoie
& Eastern Hail road, says the con
tract for tho last 225 miles of tbe
road had been let. It was tho
largest contract ever let in Washing
ton leiritoiy, and amounts to about
$5,000,000. Fifty miles of the road
from Seattle eastward is finished.
Fifty miles from Spokane Falls
westward is well under way, and is
to bo finished by September 1st.
The 225 miles just let is the gap
between Uiese two sections and it
will take two years to finish it.
The total length of tho rosd is 32&
miles.
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