OREGON SCOUT.
JONES & CHANCEY, Publishers.
VXtOS. OIHtGOS.
Tiik United States consumes every
3ay 25,000 acres of timber.
Tiik public debt was decreased by
$15,387,320 during January.
Truu now requires five years' mil
"Ury service from every man between
21 and 30 yo irs of ago.
Tiik British Parliament is composed
of C70 members, of which 435 are from
England, 103 from Ireland, 72 from
Scotland and 30 from Wales.
Tiik Panama railroad has discontin
ued the practice of throwing non-pay
ing persons from its trains while run
ning at full Hpeed.
A tax of $8 per head on all cattle
Blaugluered in tho Panama district is
now in force, and beef coats thirty
cents por pound at retail.
There arc said to bo 4,000 men of
JJrilish birth in Lowell, Mass., who arc
eligible to become citizens, but have
aiover taken out their naturalization
papers.
Thk engineer corps of tho army, in
a report to tho Somite, recommend
that authority bo granted tho govern
incut to supervise the salmon fisheries
in the Columbia
Thk Prcsidont has issued a procla
mation grunting to German vessels in
American ports tho same rights and
privileges accorded U. 8. vessels in
German ports.
In New Zealand tho groat onemy of
sheep is a large green parrot. It light
on a sheep and devours its living flesh
After it hiiB eaten its till it Hies away,
Hut, as a rule, tho wounds it makes
sever heal up.
Nkw Yokk haa dropped to tho po
sition of sixth State in tho Union in
tho number of miles of her railroads
Illinois stauds at the head, followed
"by Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Pennsylvania;
Nevr York and Ohio.
Tiih roport of tho Geological Survey
-juat published allows that tho produc
lion of minerals in tho United States
reached lust year tho enormous value
of 1405,000,000, tho largest yot recorded
in any country and about $15,000,000
groator thun tho year previous.
Tiik Legislature of Washington
Territory has sont a memorial to Con
gross asking that $500,000 bo appro
priated to improve tho upper Columbia
and to remove from tho stream the
obstacles to navigation, especially bo
tweon that part of tho river whoro tho
dolvillo river duplies into tho Colum
Uia and tho Snake river, a distance of
sumo 300 miles.
Adj.-Gkn. Duum has sent a commu
nication to tho Senato regarding Fort
Canby, which post it is projwued to
.abandon. lie estimates tho improve
ments at tho post to bo valued at
940,080. Gon. Drum also calls atten
tion to recommendations mado by the
commander of the department of the
Columbia, that tho fort would bo a
wont important point to fortify in case
of war.
A ookhkhi'ONDKnt in Homo has fur
nished an interesting description of
the gifts to Popo Io on tho occasion
of his jubilee. Ho says the gifts hav
como in rapidly; that two additions
liavo already been imulo to tho build
ing in which they are to bo exposed
So far 7,000 cases havo boon handled
-and tho end is not yot. Up to Jan
uary 13, presents to tho value of $10,
000,000 havo passed through tho handi
of the Vatican inspnotors. Even that
sum has boon exceeded in money
Tho United States has outstripped
very other country in cash donation,
Tho exact sum of the wliolo money
gift cannot bo ascertained, all tho con
tributions not being yot in hand.
In a letter to tho Secretary of tho
Interior, tho Surveyor Genoral of Wash
ington Territory Btates that ho is con--vinced
that no less than 125 townships
in .his district should bo eurvoyod at
onco, and estimates tho cost at $125,
O00. Ho states that tho increased
rates munod in tho estimates of his
ofllco for tho ensuing fiscal year, vix. :
910 for township and $7 for section
liucs, aro less than tho work can bo
done for in tho rough and heavily
limbered country in his district, and
recommends that the Augmented rules
provided by section 2105 of tho revised
(statutes may bo allowed. Tho Sur
veyor General Uo recommends an
appropriation of $15,000 for clerical
services in his olllco, and $2,500 for
couliugent oxpenses.
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest In
Condensed Form.
Staggers among horses is prevailing
along tho foothills in Marion county,
Wild animals aro Ecttinir away with
a good many sheep in tho vicinity of
Dora.
Thoro were fifty marriage licenses
issued in Grant county during th
past year.
A Methodist Episcopal Church has
been orgnnized in Album by llev,
G. M. Pierce, with 39 members.
Eli Johnson, of Quartz valley, Lake
county, has succeeded in killing eigh
teen deer and two largo cougars tins
winter.
In the trial at Corvallis, Judge Dean
held that tho M. E. church south had
no interest in tho college farm and
could not maintain a suit for it.
Postmaster Kobv. of Portland, has
fifty-nino persons on his pay roll, in
cluditu: tliirtv-one nostal clerks, and
ho disburses monthly tho turn of
$1,072.80.
Dr. William II. Watkins, whilo at
tending the customary Thursday ev
ening prayer meeting at tho Taylor
street. (Portland) Methodist Church
fell dead of heart disease.
On account of the case of scarlet
fever in town and tho unpleasan
weather, the directors have thought i
best to close tho school at this place
for a short time, says a. Joseph papor,
Near Crawford8vilI, Sylvester Coch
ran killed a largo cougar whilo out
hunting dear, lie saw a deer lying
down and was just in tho act of shoot
ing it when tho cougar jumped ou
of a tree on to tho deer.
Governor Pennoyer has deterniinetl
to strictly enforce tho rule of tho ex
eculive department to tho effect that
no personal solicitation or importunity
will bo considered in reference to a im
plications for pardons or commutation
of sentences.
James Drown raised eighteen acres
of broom corn in Gooso lake valley
last season, and while the corn is not
so long as can bo grown where tho
seasons aro longer, it is of good quality
Tho corn was raised nearly 5,000 feet
above the level of tho sea.
Tho httlo 2-year-old daughter of
Jack McCullom, of West Yanuimt
fell into a tub of boiling water during
tho temporary absence of her mother
from the room. Tho little one sat or
fell into tho tub backwards, and was
scalded tho entiro length of her body,
tn spite of all ellorts sho died two days
later.
S tu to Superintendent McElroy has
decided to appoint Dallas, Polk coun
ty, as tho place to hold the next teach
ors institute lor tho Third iiulicial
district, embracing Marion, Linn
Yamhill, Polk and Tillamook counties.
lho instituto will open Tuesday even
ing, April .Id, in I lio new city hall at
that place, ami continue for throo days
adjourning tho evening of April bth.
Tho littlo steamer Gleaner, Captain
Captain Peter Joidan, plying botvveon
Astoria and the mouth of Deep river,
was capaizcu near Astoria. Seventeen
persons in all were on board tho craft,
and all but four woro saved. Tho vic
tims wore Jacob llcnnoll, of Salmon
nvor; Miss Mary Holt, of Astoria, and
Miss Wilma and an unknown wood-
chopper of Deep river. Tho steamer
sunn in 20 icot oi water ana it is
thought will prove a total loss.
Tho Stato Board of Land Commis
sioners, at its last session, reversed tho
rulings of lornior boards in one vory
iniDortant narticular. It ruled in the
case of an applioa'nt for a deed to 1,280
acres of btato laud for which certih
cates had boon issued for four other
partios, who mado an assignment of
such certificates to the party applying
for tho deed, that such deed could not
bo issued to him, as under the law the
amount of Stato land liable to bo pur
chased by any ono party is limited to
120 acrcB.
A Gorman boy about 12 years of ago
was frozen to death near tho farm of
N. Drown, in Hyo valley. It seems
that tho boy and his father, who is
employed to watoh tho property in
tho Gold Kulgo nitno, had been to
Express and woro returning homo
wheu they were overtaken by a fearful
snow storm. Jlecomintr bewildered
they both left tho team and wandered
around in tho snow, tho boy freezinir
to death as stated. Tho boy's father
mado his way to the ranch of Mr.
Drown in an almost helpless condition,
and on learning the particulars Mr.
Drown at onco took up tho trail and
after traveling a niilo or more, found
tho lifeless body of (lis boy.
At Independence Miss Syinmie
nllo was mortally stabbed by her
topfather, Wm. Landreth. Tho mur
der was as fiendish in conception as it
was horrible in execution. With a
14-inch knife the inhuman wretch
outered tho girl's room, ami notwith-
tanding her screams and desperate
resistance deliberately butchered her
by striking fourteen blows Uon the
body tind head. Any ono of four of
the wounds would have been fatal.
Ono cut penetrated almost through
the head. The mother and two of tho
boys wero aroused and interfered, but
too luto to prevent the murder. Ono
of tho boys (Wilburn, aged 13,) picked
up a loaded shotgun, and while a
struggle was in progress betwoon his
athor, mother and brother, watched
his ohanco to shoot the unnatural
ither. Landreth tied, and tho older
brother disarmed Wilburn before ho
could accomplish his purpose. Land
reth was captured, taken before a J us
ee and bound over, without bonds, to
await action of the grand jury, which
moots in June, lie is now in iail at
Salem. 1
COAST CULLINGS.
Devoted Principally to 'Washington
Territory and California.
Near Lodi, Cal.,
fatally crushed by
J. Phillips was
a rock falling on
him.
Pat Riley, an old time miner, was
found dead in his cabin, at Park City,
Utah.
It is stated that as high as $25,000
apiece has been offered for eomo of tho
iron mines of Cle-Elum, W. T.
Jean Dorado, a Mexican, was run
over bv a train and killed at Los
Angeles.
John Kramer, a section man, was
killed by falling off a coal car, at River
side, Cal.
D. II. McElhenney, a collector, was
Btruck by a dummy of a Sutter street
cablo car at San 1' rancisco, and died
from tho injuries recoived.
At San Francisco, Geo. Herman,
4 years old, whilo playing about a
kitchen stove, was scalded to death
by upsetting a kettle of boiling water,
The people of Pocatello, Idaho, re
cently hold a meeting for the purpose
of petitioning Congress to throw open
2,000 acres for towns! to purposes.
Alexander Dlack, onco a wealthy
merchant of Stockton, committed sui
cide at San Francitco. Sickness and
discouragement aro supposed to have
been tho cause of tho deed.
An old gardener named Thomas
Drohany, was found at his house in
San Francisco, burned to a crisp, a
coaloil lamp having evidently exploded
and set lire to his clothing.
Police Judge Lawlor gave a decision
finding Mayor Pond and acting health
ollicer Gale guilty of misdemeanor in
maintaining a smallpox tent on the
plaza, at San Francisco.
John E. League, postmaster at
Townscnd, Montana, died from poison
by strychnine accidentally taken from
his hands or clothing, ho having spilt
a bottle of the drug over himself.
It. Seaforth, an English laborer at
tho Cascade tunnel, was killed. Ho
jumped on a rock train going out at
tho east end of the tunnel and made a
misstep and fell upon the track. Four
loaded curs passed ovor his body.
The late sovero weather killed at
least one-half of tho oysters on the
bay, says an Olympia paper. The
beds are bare during extreme low tide
for a period of throo hours or more,
and during this interval tho oysters
frozo.
The Supremo Court has decided tho
local option law in Washington Ter
ritory unconstitutional. The decision
released somo twenty-eight persons
hold in King, Kitsap and Skagit counj
ties for violation of this law, and will
possibly afi'ect many other places in
tho Territory.
The queen of the Cowlitz river tribe
of Indians died near Freoport, W. T.,
and was buried with a grand Indian
pow-wow. Sho was over 101) years old.
llus is tlie remnant ot wliat was onco
a powerful tribe of Indians.,. Thore are
now only a low ion. borne ot mem
aro very old.
At a rabbit drive which took place
in tno vicinity ot Uakorslioul, (Jul.,
about seven thousand jackrubbits were
corralled and killed. Many thousands
escaped because of the impossibility
of maintaining tho lino of drivers un
broken whoro tracts of biiBhy ground
intervened.
Dotectivo Hume, of Wells, Fargo ifc
Co , has prepared a statement of the
company's losses by train anil stago
robbers during tho past year. From
seven stage robberies tho highwaymon
obtained $205, whilo in four train rob
beries tho company lost $13,210. Two
robbers woro caught and sont to tho
penitentiary.
Twobenjs of tho uncompleted bridgo
across l ultima river, botween Worth
Yakima and Moxio, W. T., wero sw,opt
away, with two horses and two mules.
n ico gorgo broko suddenly and
caused a riso of ten feet. An old lady
cooking for tho men saved her life by
climbing a tree and remaining there
several hours in the cold, baiefoot.
A Territorial Dar Association has
boon formed at Olympia, W. T. Tho
officers aro as follows : President,
Judge Dennieon, of Vancouver, Secre
tary, N.
S. Porfer, Olympia; Treasurer,
jbinson. Olympia; Vice Presi -
it district, John D. Allen, of
.. .. ' . .. . '
. W. Kobi
out, first
Walla Walla: second district. T. O
Sears of Tueoina ; third district, Thus.
Humes, of Seattle; fourth district.
Georgo N. Foster, of Spokane.
Thos. 1). Ayers shot and killed Eli
Joseph in tho woods twelve miles out
of Kelso, Cowlitz county, W. T. Doth
parties woro hunting, and Ayers seeing
what ho supposed to'bo a deer in tho '
brush, fired his Winchester rifle and ,
ho- Joseph clear through both hips.
The latter died in seven hours on" the
pot where ho wus shot. Immediately
fter the shooting Ayers loft tho
wounded man with a companion, to
iro alter Help, and sent a man living
close by, since which time he has not
been seen.
Tho Supremo Court of California
atllrmed the decision of Suporior Judge
faullivun in favor of Sarah Althen m
tho Sharon caso. The court, however,
has decided to reverse tho order grant
ing counsel fees. Tho amount of
comuel fees oririuullv allowed by
udgo Sullivan was $55,000, and tho
amount of alimony was $7,500 addi
tional to tho annual allowance of
$2,500. Tho Supremo Court fixed
alimony at $1,500 and an annual al-
owanco of $500. Judues Thornton,
Slmrpstoin ami MoFarlaud filed dis
senting opinions, finding that Sharon
nd aarah Allheu wero novor leerally
married. It is Hiinpoced Sarah Althoa
will receive about $10,000,000 in all.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Ad Epitome of the Principal Events
Attracting Pablie Interest
Now
A Bold Jlohtiery.
Limestone, Ind. Ter. Four masked
men, all heavily armed, entered tho
Citizens' Dank, and presented a pistol
at the head of Cashier W. T. Keynolds
and demanded that he hand over tho
cah.
Whilo pretending to comply Rey
nolds slammed the door of the safe to
and turned the lock. He was at onco
laid out by a bullet from tho pistol of
ono of tho desperadoes, which killed
him instantly. Tho bank was then
ransacked and all tho money in the
cash drawer, some $2,300, was taken.
An attempt was made to open the
safe, but in this the robbers failed, as
the sound of pistol shots wis heard,
and several people came rushing to
the bank.
In a few moments the town was
aroused and twenty or thirty armed
men hurried to the bunk. The robbers
were just mounting their horse3, and
a hot lire was begun, in which Thomas
Evan, a ranchman living ucar the
town, was killed. In the melee four
of tho citizens were wounded, but not
fatally. Tho surviving robbers then
rode away with the booty, followed by
a posse, which after an hour's chase
caught the desperadoes and took thenl
back to Limestone. Tho leader was
found guilty of murder and strung up.
The other two were placed in charge
of a strong guard mi I s'artod for Fort
Washitt, where they were turned over
to tho United States authorities. Tho
stolen money was leeovered.
Fire In a stable at Fort Leaven worth
sulfocated thirty-six Ik n-es belonging
to Company I, First cavahy.
Dy an explosion of gunpowdor at
Drest-Litovski, Russian Poland, elevon
persons were killed, and thirty severely
injured.
Wm. Durre, a wuilthy farmer, in
sane, living near Wisner, INeb., com
mitted suicide by cutting the arteries
in his wrist.
Sixteen youths of Dromore, Ireland,
havo been sentenced to imprisonment
for ono week with hard labor, for
lighting a bonfire to celebrate tho re
loaso of O'Drion.
President Agasniz has decided to
send twenty-fivo tuns of concentrated
ammonia down tho burning shafts of
tho Calumet and Hoi-l.i mino at Calu
met, Mich., to put out tho tiro com
pletely, if possible.
AtSnowden, Pa., Christian Foick,
recently flit-charged pit boss of tho
bnowden mines, shot and killnd his
wife and himself in tho presence of Hix
children. Poverty of the family was
tho cause.
At Plymouth, N. C, Jack Dlount,
Matthew Dlount ami Patterson Spru-
itt. tho negroes who murdered John
D-wson, a peddler, woro removed from
the jail by a mob of masked men, tied
to a treo and shot to death.
Otto Purcell committed suicide with
poison, at his Drooklyn (N. Y.) home,
because of loss of work. His 18-year
old widow was inconsolable, and she
killed herself with poison. She loftTt
note saying sho took her life because
her husband had taken his.
Tho boiler of tho tug Zouave ex
ploded in tho harbor at Now York.
J. Connelly, engineer, Patrick Healy
and John MoKonny, firemen, and
Dernard Dooney, steward, wero all
shockingly scalded, most of them
fatally.
A Princeton, Dakota, special says
a Swede living twenty miles from thoio
killed his wife and seven children,
cpopping their heads oft" with a broad
axo. A boy of 14 jumped from an
upstairs window and escaped. When
asked by tho neighbors what ho had
done, tho murderer replied, "What I
havo intended to do for a long timo."
Warden Drown, of tho Utah peni
tentiary, has been removed for, it is
alleged, inhuman treatment of a con
vict named Miller, by confining him
in a "woat-box" for thirty-six hours,
with tho thermometer several degrees
below zero, causing his feet and limbs
to be badly frozen.
The almshouse and t.i udjoiuing
, dwelling, located m East Village, near,
, M"""'. Conn., was burned to tho j
kround. Three persons perished in
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tlie llamos. JN umbers ot tno paupers
who wero forced to lleo from tho build
ing suffered severely from exposure,
they having had no time to don proper
clothing.
At Dufi'ulo, N. Y John Cullon, a
drunken ship eulker, brained hi
mother with an axo whilo sho was
BwMl,1R his l",'I,0.r mui': M M
,UF. . c-imi no w-.a i , a suiomi,
Ulll Ul HID Ut lllll'. 1U1U 111(1 I CM Ml.
i
arrest. Hogivoasan exriiso that he
did not wunt his moth- r o i;o to the
poor-house.
Tho stoHinor Marco-, which arrived
at New York from Uavui .brought
tho crew of tho bark 1). Chapin, of
Doston, which iank at sea. Alter hav
ing been in their boat ten days without
food or w.itor, and losing by starvation
and exposure Capt. W. O. Hall, the
cook and one seaman, the rest of the
crow'were rescued.
Threo thousand men, women and
girls employed in shoo manufacturing
wero locked out by their employers at
Cincinnati. Tho wages of twelve girls
were kept buck by one firm, on the
ground that by a mistake in figuring
out their work thoy had boon overpaid.
Fellow-workmen took up tho girls
cause, and when the firm refused to
see a committee, struck. The manu
facturers claim that by tho agreement
they could only treat with tho genoral
committco on wages.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Legislation Pertaining to the Interest
of the Pacific Coast
HKKATK.
Mitchell introduced a bill which pro
vides that hereafter any mining com
puny incorporated for the purpose of
mining shall bo allowed to lease,
prospect and develop mines in any
portion ot any Indian reservation in
the United States upon such condi
tions as may bo agreed upon by tho
Secretary of the Inteiior and the
miners, out uat no prospecting or
mining shall bo carried on until per
mission has been given by a majority
of the adult male Indians in the reser
vation, and that all revenues arising
from fees, rentals or sales shall be for
the sole benefit of tho Indians on the
reservation.
aiso, a resolution, which was
adopted, instructing the Committee
ou Commerce to consider the ad visa
bility of inserting a provision in the
river and harbor bill requiring all
work to be done by contract.
Dolph introduced a bill to give the
State of Oregon townships 28, 29, 30
ami oi, in ranges o and o, east ot tlie
Willamette meridian for a public park,
Crater Lake is situated in these town-
t-hips, and Dolph wants to preserve the
irnn aojacent to uie park to be im
proved by the State of Oregon.
Also, giving to Moscow, Idaho, land
for cemetery purposes.
A Ico. to establish tho Sun Dance
land district, in Wyoming, and antho
rizing the lousing of wchool and uni
versity lands in Wyoming.
Among the bills passed wero the
following :
To authorize Dalles City to construct
a bridge across the Columbia river in
Oregon and Washington Territory.
To grant a right of way through
public lands for irrigating jmrposes.
Lo increase tlie pension of the to
tally helpless to $72 per month.
A joint resolution proposing an
amenameni to tno constitution pro
viding that tho term of office of the
president and the fiftieth congress
shall continue until the 30th day of
April, 1889, at noon; that senr tors
whoso existiim terms would otherwise
expire on the 4th of March, 1889 (and
thereafter) shall continue in office
until April 30, succeeding such expi
ration; and that ho 30th of April, at
noon, shall thereafter bo substituted
for tho 4th of March, a tho com
mencement and termination of the
official terms of the president, vice
proiidont, senators and representatives
in congress.
IIODMK.
Hermann presented a petition from
citizens and taxpayers of Siuslaw bay
and Lano county, Oregon, asking for
tho establishment of a life-saving sta
tion at Capo Perpetua, for which Her
mann introduced a bill in Congress,
and which will bo submitted to the
life saving board for report.
Hermann also submitted resolutions
passed by the Eastern Oregon, Nevada
and Idaho Wool Growers' Association,
ho!d at Witineinucca, Nevada, pe
titioning agaiu-t disturbance of tho
existing duties on foreign wool.
Whitthorne, from the committee on
Naval Affairs, reported a bill for the
appropriation of $175,000 for repair of
tho U. S. steamship Hartford.
Davis, from tho committee on Com
merce, reported a bill to reward native
Fsquimau for acts of humanity to
oliipwreeked seamen.
Campbell introduced a bill fixing
tho sulariis of Supionio Court Justices
and of Cabinet ollicers at $15,000 per
uunuiii.
t'OICTIjiYN I) IMtOIMICt: JIAIIKKT.
BUTTKll
Fancy roll, 1? II
Oregon
Inferior grailo
Pii-klwl
California roll
do pickled
Ciikksh
41
16
12 20
5J7i 30
:
8 30
15 (H 20
14 (4 10
14A
274
S) 0
0
18 28
12J(4 14
10
40
124
0
8 (ej 10
10 (& 12J
I Eastern, full cream
I Oregon. do
I California
; Eons Fresh
1 DltlKD Kiioits
Vpples, iins hUh tuul b.H...
,i V.i:,., ....s..
A
1
p
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1111 WUIIIUI IUIV
Apricots, now crop
euclies, unpeeled now...
t-urs, machine dried
Ittotl cherries
Pitted dIuiiik. OreKOii
PiK-s Cal., in bgs and bxs..
Cal. Prunes, French
Oregon prunes
m.otm
Portland Pat. Roller, ttbbl$ 4 2j
Salem do do 4 2
White Lily V bbl 4 ?5
Country brand 3 50 3 75
Superfine 2 10 a 75
Chain
Wheat, Valley. V 100 lbs... 1 23 Ca 1 20
do Walla Walla 1 17Ja 1 20
Barley, whole, f ctl 1 I2j
do ground, li ton 20 0 (225 00
Oats, choice milling t bush 47 50
do feed.Kood tochoico.old 48 to.
Rve, tr l()0 tbs 1 10 1 2a
Fkkiv
Bran, t1 ton 10 00 & 17 00
Shorts, o tmi IS DO I0 00
Hay, V ton, baled (mis 00
,'liop. . ton Vi 00 (2.5 00
Oil cake meal P ton 32 00 (g33 0C
Fhksii chuits
Apples, Oregon, f box 00 I 25
Cherries, Ort'tron, fdnu...
Lemouti, California, fcbx., 4 00 4 50
Limes, f 100 i 33
Riverside oranges, f box. . .
Los Angeles, do do . . .
Peackes, f box
Hiuks -
Dry, over 10 ths, f lb 11 12
Wet salted, over 55 lbs ($ 5
Murrain hide 7 (ft Q
I'elts 10 (a 1 25
Vkoktahi.ks
Cabbage, t lb jj
Carrots, fc' sack 1 00
Cauliflower, f doz
Onkma 1 V5
Potatoes, uew, $ bush ....
Wool 11 la
East Oregon, Spring clip.. 10 (S a)
Vallav Oregon, tin ., 18 0$ SO
PITH AND POINT.
A Poot sings:
on I shall find rest."
ing. Puck.
"A littlo farther
Koop him moT
Times aro protty hard when a man
can't collect his ideas or borrow
trouble Texas Sifiings.
A man novcr gets too old to loaro
or to make a fool of hhnsult lhir
linqlon Free Pre:
Nothing shows groator abjectnes
of spirit than a haughty donioanor
toward Inferiors.
"How do you got along without
watermelon in winter. Uaclo Joe?"
'Sah. dar .vn chickens in wintah.
Boston Courier.
A Littlo Misapprehension. Mis
Dowdrop "D Mi'tyou think Mr. Rose
bush has .ivory sensitive mouth?" Miss
Ruyno (blushing violontlv) "How
should I know?" Tid-Uits. '
Nature usually keeps tho general
run of things on an oven pace. A
naturally hard liourt is very apt to
grow harder, and a naturally soft
head is equally certain to grow softer.
Al Y. Lcdaer.
A photographer is nut with "Sug
gestions to Sitters." Wo have sont a
marked copy to a man who allows his
wife to take cn.il up threo flights and
blacK all tho children's shoes. Bur
lington Free Press.
A ennfparison.
Tho heathen In his bllndnos
Hows down to wood and stone;
The Christian In his wisdom
Uows down to gold alone.
N. Y. Tribune.
Wo havo a poor opinion of com
petition. It may bo tho lifo of trado
and all that, but wo notice that every
littlo country merchant announces
that ho "defies competition," and in no
instance has competition dared to tako
up tho challenge. Texas Siflinqs.
Oflico Boy "Gontlcnian down
stairs with a manuscript, sir." Maga
zine Editor 'Toll him to leavo it
with tho clerk." "I did, sir, but ho
wants to seo you." "Dons his clothes
fit him?" "No sir." "Pants bag at
tho knees?" "Yes sir." "Admit him."'
A pair of bright oyes with a
dozen glances suffices to sulxluo a maiv
and to enslavo him, and to inllame. to
make him oven forget; thoy dazzlo
him so that tho past bacotnos straight
way dim to him, and ho so prizes them
that ho would givo up all his lifo to
possess thorn.
It is no wonder if ho who rends,,
converses and meditates improves in
knowledge. By tho first a man con
verses with tho doad, by tho socond
with tho living and by tho third with
himself, ?o that ho appropriates to him
self all tho knowledge which can bo
got from those who hare lived ami
from thoso now alive.
"Havo you road tho Thackeray
lottors?" wis askod of a bravo Ken
tucky goutloinau, as ho loaned on tho
mahogany bar and listened to tho
bluograss gurgling into his tumbler.
"No," ho said, "I don't soom to recol
lect of porusing of thorn. Lot 1110 see,
sir what caso was this yor Colonol
Thackeray mixed up in?" Judqe.
If you drop your collar-button,
there is ono sure mothod of finding it.
Aftor j-oti havo haulod tho bureau
across tho room to look under it, then
roplaco tho furnituro and put on a.
pair of heavy shoes; start to walk
across tho room, and beforo you havo
taken three steps jou will stop on tho
collar button and smash it all to pieces.
Dansville Breeze.
Tho King of Saxony ha3 oponou
at Dresden tho first Gorman oxhibition
of water colors. All of tho European
nations savo tho British aro re pro-
souted in tho 2,000 snocimons.
Tho criiol punishment of slow
death by hanging so as to stand on
tho tips of tho toes is still oxtonsivoly
inflicted in China. Tho barbarous
custom of conferring honors on
widows who commit sulcido is also
continued. At tho recont fo.stival of Big Joss
Pidgor, in Canton, tho toinplo wii3
lightod with ton larjro 2.000-candlo
power electric lights, which bright
ened tho interior, ami lit up tho hido-
ous features of tho assemblod domons
and j'.wsos.
Is an affection of the Llvor, and can
be thoroughly cured by that Grand
Regulator of tho Liver and
Biliary Organs,
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
MANUFACTURED BY
J. H. ZEHJN & CO., Fklladelphla, Pa.
I was afflh-ted for several yoars with
disordered liver, which r&ultod In a
severe attack of Jaundice. I had as
good modloal attendance a our sec
Uon aflfcrds, who ane4 utterly to re
store me to tho enjoyment of my
former good hoalUi. I then tried tno
lavarite pwsodppon at one of tho
most rvnovued physician of Ixjula
vnlo, Ky., but to no purpose ; where
upJn I wks Induced to try MUnMtop
;lf KCtiUtor. Hound Imme
diate benellt from 1U tuo, and it ultt
raitely tutored mo to the full enjoy
ment of health.
A. U. 8UIKLEY
Richmond, Ky,
HEADACHE
Proc4U from a Torpid liver and Im.
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Invariably cured by taking
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