The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918, February 13, 1890, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHEQREGON SCOUT. JONES & CHANCEY, - Publishers UNION OREGON. Tlio Khmer of Autumn. Thanksgiving tables will bo adorned -with tlio last flower that blooms out--doors in northern gardens, tho crown of tho fall 6cason, tho splendid chrysan themum. Tho namo signifies "gold Howcr," and it fits well tho queen of autumn flowers. Tho annual chrysanthemum shows in all our largo cities havo becomo import ant events. They draw statesmen, poets, and fashionable beauties, and even hard .headed business men aro not ashamed to bo seen among chrysanthemum worship ers. Tho flower's nativo homo is China and Japan. Tho first chrysanthemum bloomed in England in 1705. It was crimson in color, but had a blossom only two inches across. When we look at tho .flowers in' tho chrysanthemum shows now, less than a hundred years later, we may see how tho plant has improved under tho skillful manipulation of tho florist. A Bingle blossom i3 sometimes seven inches in diameter. Tho Improvement is remarkable. Thero aro now over 800 varieties, in height from a few inches to 11 vo and six feet. A moro gorgeous, dazzling sight cannot bo witnessed than a great hall filled with blooming specimens of this, nature's farewell to us beforo sho leaves us for tho winter. If you havo any kind of garden plot, liitlo or large, stock it well -with chrysanthemums. Tlio Chineso aro bo fond of this flower that with them it appears in architect ural designs, liko tho acanthus in ancient Grceco. ' An Agnostic's Funeral. Quito out of tho common were tho death and funeral of Policeman Augus tus M. Do Ny8e, of Now York. IIo had been on tlio city polico forco eighteen years. In that-timo tho city had no moro bravo or faithful guardian. His privato character was abovo reproach. IIo was a dovotcd and affectionate husband and father. But ho felt no certainty of tho immortality of tho soul or his own fato after death. Ho simply did tho best he know how horo, and trusted tho rest to tho infinite. IIo know ho was to die, but requested that thero should bono religious services at his burial. IIo asked an old friend, Police Sergt. Tims, to say a fow words, such as ho might think appropriate, on tho occasion. Sergt. Tims is orthodox in faith, but ho could not rofuso his old friend's request. One night at 1 1 o'clock Policeman Do NyBO waked from a quiet sleep and sat up in bed with oyes wido open. "I hear two raps," ho said. "That Is the signal with which n roundsman calls tho policeman from his beat." Then Po licoman Do Nyso fell back upon his bed, dead. IIo had answered the signal. At hla funeral his old friend Sergt. '"Tims said: Augustus W. Do Nyso was n Blmplo, unassum ing, unprotoritlous man. perfectly honest, or foctly truo. Ho hated Imposture. Ho loved truth for tho sake of truth. He never crawled nor cringed nor cowered. IIo was not a hyxcrlte or a dissembler. Tlicsoaro the features of hU Ufa bis comrades recognized. It Is well understood that Do Nyso was not a practical Christian. IIo did not dosplso tho lliblo or Its teachings, hut ho did desplso many of thoso who taught tho Illblu. IIo claimed that tho hypocrisy of these jtooplo niado tho Illhlo of no effect. IIo was opixisod to our present economical ysUita. IIo was a menu to poor ieople, and, bovoall things, ho hated tho Idea which, ho said, many Christians put forth, that poverty itself was tho result of a special provldeutlal dispensation. Tho religious eoplo who declured that, ho said, were In leagtio with wicked men. Is thero any question of tho ultlmato destiny of audi a mutit Wo havo tho axsurauco of St. I'aul, whom Do Nymi greatly admired, that ho that doeth tho law In Ills heart Is a luw unto himself. Iu that usauranco wo may rest. I know that Do Nyso brought up his boys in tho way they should KO. All esteemed him for his worth utid his man liness und his lovublo disposition. Tlio interests of all nations aro inter twined. In caso of serious troublo in Brazil, tho world would bo short on its coffco and India rubber crop. " A book is soon to appear in Germany called "Bismarck ns a Humorist." A very grim joko that book will seem to tho French, if not to tho world in gen eral. Tho KnightH of Lalor havo put them selves on record as opposed to a general Btrike, May 1, 1800, to secure tho eight hours' working day. Thoy think tho strike should bo confined only to such trades as aro in condition to maintain it. Professor Garrick Mallery, of Wash ington, lias boon looking into tliogrounda for tho belief that tlio American Indians aro tho descendants of tho lost tribes of Israel. IIo finds tlioro aro no rensonablo grounds for such belief, although thero is a certain similarity of customs between tho Indians and tho most ancient Israel ites, lint tho principal reason why, in tho judgment of Professor Mallery, tlio In dians cannot bo descended from tho lost tribes is that these tribes wcroiiover lost at nil, but wuro scattered and absorbed in othor jwoples. Tho year of jubileo for tho horso is Burely approaching, Tho western cities havo long used tho cable traction sys tem for street cars. Now eastern towns aro taking it up. Baltimore will havo her street cars pulled by a cablo by tioxt July,' A fow months moro will also boo them in operation on Broadway, New York. Now, If somolKHly will Invent ft motor to haul tho lingo wagons and trucks that convey freight through city BtrcctB, a long step towards tho per fect civilization will bo accomplished. Thero is not room enough in el'y streets tar waniunu und horses too. News of the Week A Chicago paper reports that 30,000 Bchool children of Chicago aro suffering from influenza or complications thereof. Jadge McConnell has granted the mo tion of John Kunzo for a new trial in the Crunin case. The "Wyoming legislature began its regular session at Choyenne Tuesday. Tho event was signalized by the opening of tho now $300,000 capitol. In tho hustings court at Petersburg the grand jury returned "not a truo bill,'' in tho caso of General Mahone, charged with tho felonious shooting of Herbert Harri son on tho night of Novomber 5. Heavy rains havo swollen all the small streams in Western Pennsylvania, and dispateheB indicate considerable damage in Washington, Westmoreland and Alle gheny countieB in Pennsylvania, and in the vicinity of Wheeling, W. Va. Repairs on tho State of California aro completed, and tho vessel Bteained to tho Spear Btreet wharf, whence sho sailed for Portland. Tho cofferdam uted on the State of California will bo placed on the Btorn of tho Oregon, and her shaft and screw will bo examined. The bow of the Oregon, which was damaged in collision with tho Clan Mackenzie, has not yet been repaired. Late at night a gardener named Collins crept into a haystack near Los Augelesto Bleep. IIo was suddenly awakened by a crackling noise, and crawled out in time to escape being roasted. As he reached tlio outer air ho was accosted by a Uill man, who, revolver in hand, ordered him away. Tho mysterious individual, with tho cry: "lam going to hell," leaped into tho flames and perished. Tho bail of Fannie Lyla and Pauline Townscntl haB been declared forfeited at San Francisco, they failing to appear in court for trial. Theflo women wero ar rested for Btealing $1150 from a man in a restaurant last October. Fannio gavo a bail bond in tho sum of $1000 for hor ap pearance when wanted. Pauline put up $500 cash bail. The parties aro supposed to bo in Oregon. At Marysvillo, S. D., a farmor's wife, learning that tho proceeds of a mortgage on hor husband'a farm had gone to defray a whiskv bill at one of tho numerous "blind pigs," as drinking places are tormod there, collected sovm moro women and Ballied forth armod with pick axcH, hatchetB and other weapons. Be foro noon they had broken up several "blind pigs" and utterly destroyed their fixtures and furniture Influenza seems to have taken a firm hold of San Francisco. A canvass of tho schools BhowB that 125 por cent, of the Bcholara, or a total of 3,500, are absent therefrom, a majority of whom aro said to bo Buffering from tho grippe. Fifty oight policemen and fifty of tho fire de imrtmont aro sick. Tho courtH. i lty and county officers, nowspiiperB and largo bUBiness houses areotnlgeu to worn snort of mou owing to tho disease. Gcnoral West has introduced in tho Mississippi senate a memorial to congress asking tor abrogation of the fifteenth amendment to the Federal constitution and instructing tho Mississippi delegation in congrcBB in accordance therewith. Tlio memorial further directs tho socro- tarv of state of Mississippi to furnish a copy to tho governor of each state in tlio union, to no una uoioro tneir re spective legialaturea. Six Choctaw murderers were recently executed at tlio en mo time at fort hmitfi, Arkansas. Tho prisoners bore their fate with much norvo, Btanding on tho scaf fold fully twenty minutes while tho preparation wero being made. There was a gontlo swing of tho six black bodiOB, but not a twitcli or stirug. All wore dead in from three to six minutes, and Georgo Malidon, who had hanged snvoiity-flvo persona beforo, performed tho work apparently with relish. Aa far as aquatic niattora aro concerned, Joseph Rogers has soverod his connec tion with Oarsman O'Connor, Rogors Bays: "In paying attention to him I havo been obliged to neglect my own work, and mv business is rapidly increas ing." In reference to Hanlan'B ruinark that ho would yet win tho championship, Rogers said: "I don't think that ho would havo any thanco against O'Connor. Hanlan is a great oarsman, hut greater than ho baa appeared in tho person of William O'Connor." Tho Johnstown relief cominitteo have arranged a fund whereby f22 children, under 1(1 yours of ago, orphaned by tho flood, will riH-oivo $50 annually until thoy reach tho ago of 18. Van us other forniB of relief for tho destitute wero atlopted. Tno secretary's, report shows that thero wore oBtiumted to have been drowned in tho Conoinuugli valley 22S0 persons, num ber of bodies recovered KHio, identified 1021, unidentified (io l, missing lUXi. Tho relief iunil received from various sources amounted to $i.l0:i,073. After all ox pondlturcB for rollef havo been paid, tho commission havo on hand unexpended a balance of 70,(531. ALONG THE 00AST. It cost Union county, Or., $01,71(1 13 to meet tho current expenses for 18S0. Tho public dobt of tho county is JSO.IKU 20. A Pomona paper publishes a detailed estimate of tho oritngo crop of Southern California this Reason, based on reports gathered from Bixty-suven of tho prlii- ipal orange growers and many orange- buvlng llruia in tuts part ot tno state. Tho estimate aniounta to 1)00,000 boxea, or 3,350 carloads. There has liccn a continuous fall of snow, with Bhort intervals, throughout tho PuIoubo country for tlio past three weeks. It reached its climax in an ad ditional storm, wind accompanying tho hiiow und piling It up in many places In great drfta. A a near as can bo esti mated, alioiit two feet of snow has now fallen, and if tho storm continues tl.is country will experience tho Boverest win tor for many years. Tho Seattle Steam Heat & PoworCom puny has closed a contract for tho con struction of a $1)0,000 plant to heat and furnish jowor for clevatora for twotity threo of tho largest brick buildings in tho city. Tho system will lie connected with the Imy, bo thut iu caso of tiro 100 streams of salt water can bo turned on at once, which is seven times tho amount tho waterworks can do iu tho district covered by tho new system. At Sun Francisco tho iuemlera of .the recently organizod Pioneer Business As- Bociation of Alaska have elected officers as follows: John L. McGovern, presi dent; R A. Wilson, vice-president; R. B. Kittredge, secretary, and Leon Mason, treasurer. Messrs. Wadleigh, Thomas and Kittredge complained of tno actions of the United States fish commissioners in their neglect of Alaska, and the meet ing decided to instruct Minor W. Bruce, Eastern representative, to secure tho ap pointment of a fish commissioner who lias an interest in Alaska. A union depot will probably be built at Seattle by the Northern Pacific, Seattle, Lake Shoro it Etstcrn and Columbia & Puget Sound road. The depot will be opened to all railroads hero after built and operated that deeire to use it on a wheelago basis. Sovural sites havo been discussed, but the one all are most favorably impressed with ia in the central part of the city on tho water front. The structure will probably cost half a million dollars. On Recount of tho un settled condition of tho title to water front property, the erection ef the build ing will bo delayed somewhat. THE OLD W0ELD. At Festlmog, in Wales, the gas workt exploded. The manager was blown os atoms and many persons injured. Tho Paria Paix Bays that tho president of the French commission sent out to in vestigate tho affairs of the Panama Canal Company on tho Isthmus, in a speech made at Aspinwall, said that tho canal would bo completed. In tho new Portugal ministry Pimental is councellor of state ; Log'ouaz ia minis ter, of justice ; Bronco, finunco ; Arroyo, marine; Ribeiro, foreign afl'aira; Aronca, works; General Luedea, now governor of tho Indiea, minister of war. Tho trouble in the Charleroi district, Belgium, hao broken out afresh. Tho miners became involved in a dispute aa to the method of oxecuting t' o concea aion granted to thom by tho mine ownera and again went on a strike. Charles Hill and wife, an aged and re Bpectable couple, living in the suburbs of London, tied themselves together and leaped into the Thames. Thy wero drowned. Tho reason for thiB action waa their inability to pay borrowed monoy. It la reported in London that soveral European Btateamen, friendly toEngland, havo expressed to Salisbury their fears that his action in tho Portuguese disputo will afford a pretext for republican activ ity in Spain and Portugal that will en danger tho monarchists there. Herr Von Roeller has been re-olected president of tho lower house of tho Prus sian diet. The vice-preeidenta and sec retariea wero also reelected. The minis ter of fiuanco in submitting tho budget said tho BUrphiB for tho fiscal year 188-i-9 amounted to 80,00,000 marks. Tho esti mates for 1890-91 aro placed at 580,000,000 marks. Tho" pope has issued an encvlical which seta forth tho principles which shall guide Catholics in their relations toward the etato. Tho oncylical BayB they must obey when such a course does mt entail disobedience to the divine laws. In tho countrieB where the atato opposes Ca tholicism, Catholics must combat tho enemy, but must not tie tho church to uny political party. A motion to commit tho managers of tho London edition of tho Now York Horald and tho Freeman's Journal, of Dublin, for contempt of court for publish ing certain comments on tho O'Shea di vorco caao waa argued in London. Tho motion was dismissed on tho ground of informality in tho proceedings, but per mission was given for a renewal of the motion if taken within a week. Crowds aro wandering through tho at reots of Oporto, heoring for tho inde pendence and integri'j of Portugal, and shouting "Down with England!" A crowd attacked and etoned the Ilritinh coneulato. Tho authoritiea havo since placed polico on guard at tho conaulato to protect it from further moleatation. Spanish and Fronch papers oondemn tho policy followed by England In thodispute with Portugal as a violation of tho act of tlio Berlin conference. Peru is anxious for white immigration. Two million hecteroa of land granted to bondho'ders in settlement of tho public debt aro given on condition thut tho conco'Hionuirea bind them selves to devote tho land to agriculture or industrial purposes, ami colonization shall begin within three yearB and be completed within nine. It ia proposed to divido tho concessions into four nearly equal portions, situated in different parts of tho republic, so that thero shall bo four largo olonies established. Tho col onists shall bo of tho European race, and ho exempt for ton yeare from all taxa tion. At Rio Janeiro parta of two regiments ot artillery niiiti.iieii, tore up tnorepuiui can fiug and hoisted tho old imperial flag. It required an tno oilier regiments oi in Cmtrv mill iirlllli'rv to Hiibdtio them They fought lor four hours, and 100 of tlio rebels wero kiiieu ami wouncieu e fnr the rent mirnmdurod. Tho trouble u'iih nuini' tit (hnmitisfiiotirm of soldiers witli their pay. It is said that a number of old conservatives ami liberals had been tampering with tho soldicra and wnro at tho tiottom ot tno row, aim sov eral prominent citizens havo been ar rested in connection with the row. THE A00IDENT RECORD. The severe wind storms played havoc with tho oil intercuts about Pittsburg. A great number of derricks wero destroyed, anil iu eonio sections tho losa bus been so great that a'l work on drilling wells has been suspended, owing tolossof deirlcKa. A luto train from San Francisco for San Josh collided with an unknown man who was walking on the track and Beat- tered him Into pieces. Tho coronor was notified that human remains wero dis tributed along tho railroad track, and ho, on going to tho scouo was able to rescue little more than $3 in coin, a set of false teeth and dissevered joints. Tho schooner Robert and .Minnie left San Francisco for Puget Sound, but re turned on account of losing a man over lxvanl. Tho lost man waa A. Adolph, a Swede, and a inomlmr of tho crew. Nothing ia known altout how ho went over tho side of tho vessel, Ho waa dis covered struggling in tho water, but mink beforo tho lioat could reach him, Dr. Henry Do vis, ubout 00 years of ago, died In a lodginghouse on Pacific Btreet in San Francisco from asphyxia tion by gas. Dr. DovIb camo to tho lodgiughouse from Eureka, Ho hud a letter of recommendation from W. II. Parker, county clerk of Jackson county. Or., which al-owed tha; he had lived there for fifteen years. Devia had prac ticed aa an herb doctor. At Chatham, Ont,. the Btorm blew a flat-car out of tho Ontario & Quebec rail road yard at Jeannette'a Creek. The car rolled rapidly eaatward until within about two miles of Chatham. There it crashed into a construction train filled with la borers. The construction train consisted of an engine, pushing two box-cars and drawing a box-car and a flat-car. Three mun were probably fatally injured aud twelve more received injuries more or less severe. Near Emigrant Gap, Cil., as a night train waa coming through, a wheel on one of the cars in tho center of the train broke, but tho car continued down tho road for a mile, until it struck a switch. It struck a iwat in a snow shed, causing the latter, which wa overweighted with snow, to crash on cars loaded with cattle, smashing three cara and killing twenty three head of cattle. The debris waa im mediately cleared from tho ahed. Tho delays are principally duo to tho diffi culty of getting snow plows around. GRIMES AND CRIMINALS. Edward Monahan.who waa considered one of tho finest violinists in New York, ended his life at hia room in the Bowery by cutting hia throat with a razor. Charlea Jonea assaulted Hammerslaugh on tho street at Kansas City. Jonea ia a aon of Major Jonea, superintendent of the National Waterworks Company, and Hammerslaugh iB proprietor of tho Kan Baa City Globo. Articlea which have ap eared in tho Globo, and which Jonea con aidered derogatory to the honesty of his father, inspired tho aasault. John Kuhni pleaded guilty at Madison. Wis., to the extroardinary murder of William Chriatie, and waa aentonced to life impriBonnient. Kuhni confessed that he killed Christie, and explained that tho latter waa continually scoffing at the Bible. IIo says hia reason for dismem bering Chriatie was to get the scoffer's heart out to see whether it was black. NATIONAL CAPITAL. Tho secretary of tho treasury has tranamitted to tho house a letter rec ommending increase of tho limit of cost of; public buildings as followa: Loa Angelea, $25,000; Sacramento, $150,000; Caraon Gity, Nev., $25,000. The senate committee on finance con tinued consideration of Senator Sher man's bill to declare truBts unlawful. After adopting several amendments which do not affect the principle or scope of the measure, the committee ordered a favorable report to be made to the senate. In tho senate Hale, from the census committee, reported back adversely the bill to require tlio superintendent of the census to ascertain what percentage of tho people own their farms, the number of farms under mortgage and the amount thereof. Senator Mitchell's bill appropriating $150,000 for a public building at The Dalles, and Senator Dolph'a bill appro- griating $100,000 for a public building at alom, havo been agreed to bv the com mittee on public buildings and grounds, and will be reported favorably without amendment. The senate committee on peniiona has unanimously directed Chairman Daws to report tho dependent bid. The title of tho bill reads as followa: "A bill grant ing pensiona to soldiers and sailors who aro incapacitated for the preformauco of labor, and providing for pensiona to their widows, minor children and de pendent parents." Merriam, from the finance committee. retorted the concurrent resolution re questing the secretary of tho treasury not to make a new lease of tho island of St. Paul and St. George, in Alaaka, for the purpoao ot taking fur-seals therefrom, and to postpone all action in relation thereto until after the 20th of February, lo'JJ; passed. Governor Shoup, of Idaho, says tho ex penses of a state government for Idaho will necessitate an increase in tho tax rate from 4 mills to 53. mills. Ex-Gov ernor Stevenson says that if tho Mormon church doea not. teach publicly or pri vatoly tho obligatian of plural marriages, an official declaration to thnt effect from tho church authoritiea in Gait Lake will settle the question ot citizenship in Idaho under tho proposed conatitution. they havo, ho eays, tho remedy for tho ovils complained ot in tlie.r own hands. In a communication sent to tho senate, the third auditor of tho treasury recom mends that $02 j.OOO bo allowed tho state ot California tor moneys expended in sup pressing Indian hostilities prior to 1854 llio statu, tno tlurd auditor says, issued bonds for this purpose, and ho recom mends that the government take uw the bonds and pay the interest. Payment of $33,000 on account of tlio Humboldt In dian expedition and of $1,444 for expenses incurred iu tho Modoc war ia also recom mended. Secretary Windoni's call for 10 por eont. of the amount of public moseys held by national kntiks has expired. Only lS'bauks outof 130 called upon havo reoponded. The amount surrendered, however, is far in oxcesa of tho amount held bp them, ami a number of othors btirrondered all tho abovo amount neces sary for the transaction of current public business. Tho total amount of bonds purchased to date in liouuiation of theee deposits is $0,711 500. Tho future course of tho department in this matter will be determined iu a few days. Seuator Mitchell has introduced a bill which legalizes tho testimony taken before either a register or a receiver of a land office, if either official is dead, sick or unable to 1)0 present at tho hearing Tho secretary of the interior will not approve Und claims under tho law aa it now stands. Tho senator's attention was called to tho mutter by tho death of one of the otlicers of tho land otlico at La Grande. Or., where aliout fifty proofs wero miido before a Binglo officer, but thoy cculd not lie porfec ed on account of tho vacancy. Tho law is designed to cover this cuae, but uppliea to tho whole country. Tho resolutions heretofore offered in relation to the alleged unlawful selections of laud iu Florida were takon up, and Call addressed tho senate. Tho burden of hla remarks waa that lands which were not swamp or overflowed, but which were fit for cultivation, hud loen selected under tho swamp land net. to tho injury of tho people's right. He assorted that 2 O'OO.OOO acres had been selected and approved in all the states as swamp and overflowed laud, while everybody know there was no such extent of terri toryas largo aH Europe consisting of awamp and overflowed land. Of over 10.000,000 acres which had pissed in Florida, under the swam" and overflowed land act ho asserted that 11,0)0,0 Owere high and dry. The Benate committee on territories listened to thn statements of repiesenta- tivnj rt tlio AfnTinnn I'rttirch (lecla ative of the teachings of the church in supnott of their argument that tho constitution adopted by tho people of M ho for tl e new state should be accepted bvenngn aa. Bishop Budge, president of the Mormon church in Idaho, said he had always been taught to obey the laws of the laud nn4 in forty-two years' experience with Mor mons he never knew any teaching to the contraiy. Tho Mormons, he said, were taught, to believe in thedivine inspiration of the constitution of the United St tiB, and thus believing, ho said, Mormons had a higher reverence for it than cither citizens Tho practice of polygamy la tlt creasing. On the subject of bLotl atoic ment, Budge said thero was no such prin ciple held or taught by tho Mormon church. Tho past year's steamboat record in California ia as follows: During the year them were eight collisions, four wrecKa and founderinga and five firea on steam vessels. One life was lost in i olliaion, 19 by accidental drowning, and one man employed on a steamer fell dead, raising the total death list to 21. In tho same time 14,380,044 persons traveled on steam vessels, ami U-is shows what a small death rate there ia in proportion to the number of travelers. The number of vea aela inspected waa 271, having a gross tonnage of 127,010 tons. Licenses aa master, mate, pilot and engineer were is sued to 14 9 persona,. The number of steamera withdrawn from the jurisdiction of tho inspeotora waa 24. There were 47 vessels added to the old list, with a gross tonnage of 4750. Losaea to steamship owners were due to tho following causes: Explosion, $1,150; fire, $81,800; collision, $5"0; wreck and foundering, $321,000; total $404,850. European countries aro consuming iargo quantities of horso flesh and tho juantity is increasing as a cheaper moat (or tho poorer classes in cities. In Franco tho horso butchers havo their signs out, which thoy aro compoled by law to ftavo, to designate thoir ahop and meat from tho othor ahops, that soil beef, mutton and pork. A stamp-collector, nlnoty years of igo, namod Foster, who lives in Leipslc, baa used up 85,000 atamps from all parts if tho world, which it took him eight roara to collect, in arranging them in juch a way that thoy represent portraits of Etnporora William and Fredorick.Ris aiarck, King Albert, Popo Leo XIII., nd Gennania guarding tho Rhino. Tho portraits aro said to bo oxcelent liko aoasos, and aro now oxhibitod in Loip lio. THE GREAT CESAR. Obscure I'asKueos In his 1.1 fo Ilrccntly IlruiiRht to I.lKlit. Julius Ousar was born in Italy, of fine old Scotch-Irish parentage. Early in lifo ho developed a fondness for the classics and could speak Latin before he was ten years old. When Ctcsar had finished his military education ho was sent to Gaul to tight tho Indians, and conquered tho country so easily that a member of his staff one day made tho remark that "General Ousar had more Gaul than a Chicago drummer." Tho man who was responsi ble for this effort at wit received an extra allowance of "hard tack and canned sal mon for a month. Whilo in Gaul Ctesar distinguished himself by building a toll- bridgo over the Rhine, out of which ho made a largo fortune. For this ho re ceived a gold medal from an association of Gorman brewers. This bridge was such an extraordinary structure that Hoods and overflows simply made it stronger, and it would often bo washed ten miles down stream without receiv ing tho slightest damage, after which it would bo hauled back by oxen. Cte.sar once met with a curious mishap on tho Adriatic sea. Asa ferryman was taking him over that noble sheet of wa ter, a storm suddenly arose, and Ciesar remarked to the boatman: "Fear noth ing; you carry Ousar and his fortunes," whereupon tho boatman quickly drew an old Colt's army pistol, and, pointing it at Ills interlocutor, observed: "I thought from tlio start you had somo boodle, and now that you have confessed it, shell out, and be quick about it!" Cujsar saw that tho man had tho drop on him, so ho calmly gavo him all tho mon ey ho had, which amounted to about S7.50. Ciusar came to his death in a curious way. He and Brutus nuulo a bet as to which could cat a greater number of wa termelons within a given spaco of time. When tho contest had proceeded but a fow minutes, Brutus asked from across tho room: "How many havo you eaten'.'" and Ciesar replied: "Eat two, Brute." Brutus soon saw that ho was beaten, and, springing to his feot, ho stabbed Ciusar to death. J. A. Macon, In N. V. Mercury. Crypt njfriuiit by I'ostiino .Stump. Secret correspondence by means of postage stamps might vory easily bo car ried on. A postage stamp can ho stuck on each of tho four corners of an envel ope in at least twelve different positions, 48 In all. Thoso twelvo different posi tions can ho repeated on quite eight or ton othor points of tho envelope, If it Is square and of good size, DO to 130 In all. This will gives us, say, iso different modos, easily distinguishable one from another, of applying a stamp on an en velopo. Lot each ono of thoso different positions or modes (or as many of them as aro wanted) represent a word or a sentence, and let thoso words or sen tences bo tabulated so as to form a codo, such as is used by those who tolograph to vory distant parts of tho world and tho system of eorrespondoneo is completo. Ii adopted (and I daro say it has already been adopted), It would, I fear, bo used principally by lotors, but it might evi dently bo used as a cipher for all pur poses, and a eiphor that could not poa slbly bo found out unless tho codo wore laid hold of, Notes and Queries. PORTLAND MARKET. Commercial affairs have not yet re llecte I the Inlluencoi that are likely to be experienced from the opening of a new campaign, which lu many respects la char acterized by favorable feature, trade being Mtlll restricted by the same features that prevailed early in the week; but with few " except ions, the outlook Is vlowed with satisfaction aud tho belief Rcnerally pre vails that the New Year will witness tlnV further development of the general pros perity (f the country. 1 he weather has been milder, but receipts and shipments of merchandise are still contracted, through the detention of trains by snow in the mountains. AUKICUIrUKAI Breaking Plow . . Hroadcant Seeders . . B tiding Twine.. . . binding Wire .... Grain Drill Gang Tlow. . . . Osborne's Mowers " Reapers i. ii i'm:.ui:.th. 8 3J55 () '(a 1 10 lOperctdia 18c J " ' 12 c HOtelOl 'AJperctdU to U 150 130 180 48a55 " ComMwrs&Hprs " " " Droopers.. . " " " Steel-frame self- bind g UarveaU-ra " " Railroad Barrows, Iron whls tfdoz Railroad Barrows, wood whls " Road Plow :ws:w Solid steel scrapers 12(al4 Steel disk harrows i Ofc 90 Spring wagona 125 170 jp Su ky Plow 7.VS9.1 Walking plows 025 Wagons, all makes 110100 JIA4.N. Bnrlaps, 10 in 7 Burlaps, -15 In 74 Burlaps, (Win Hi Gnnnles, :8xf0 lo Potato bags, net cash 5(6 Wool 4 tt, " Wool Hi lb, " Wheat aacfta, apot, net c-sh 71 Wheat Basks, extra, second. hand . . Oj; t'OFFKKS Green. Guatemala, & it- 20J2:i Java. tt lb 25 Mocha, V t? 28 (a 3 1 No. 1 Costa Rica, $ lb . 22 23 22 23 o. & lb. Salvador, lb 21 p 22 Itonnted, In it air n. Arbucklo's Arioso, o lb Clowet & D.'w Columbia 1 lb pra Costa Rica Guatemala 25JSg2 25 (a2o 20 6 2 25;28 Hsmateri .1n.vn.. . . it) tai'M Roasted Mocha 35 felit wool,. Kastern Orrjion. According to shrinkage 1014 VaUey. Sprinprcllp KK18 Umpqaa 1020 Umpqua, lambs and fall 10( 14 VecetablcM (Frewli). Cabbage, 1? lb 1J Carrots, perak 1 25 Oarrota, young, doz 13. Celery, V doz 001 w Lettuce, 1? doz 124 Onions, t? 100 lbs 1 001 25 Potatoes, $ 100 lbs 1 251 50 Potatoes, sweets, lb 2J Radiahca, V doz 12j Spin&ch Turnips, fc sk 1 25 POULTRY. Chickens, large young, ? doz. . . A 00(2.4 50 Chickens, broilers 3 754 CO Chickens, old 4 5D; 00 Ducks, tfdoz 7 WXS8 Geese, young, V doz 10 0011 00 Turkeys, jouok, V 16 lb Grouse and Pheasants ... , 3 0 FRESU FKMT , ' Apples 1 C01 50 Bananas. W bunch 3 50(21 00 Lemons, California, t? bv 4 50 a5 00 Lemons, Sicily, p bx, new. . . 0 507 00 Limes, cwt 1 50 Qulncea, t? bx. 1 00 1 25 Oranges, Riversides 3 75(5,4 00 O anges, Seedless . . .,5 00(25 50 URAIX. Barley, whole, ? ctl 80 00 Corn, t? 100 Hs 1 50 Oats, good, old, K bushel J. OaXa, new, " . . 38 (& 40 Rye, ? 100 t8, nominal . 1 22i2;l 25 Wheat, Valley, P HO tea. . 1 20 1 22J Wheat, Eastern Oregon 1 12J1 15 DAIRY I'ltODIICK. Ilutter. Oregon fancy creamery- 30 Choice dairy 274 Common 8 124 Pickled, California 18 '5,20' Eastern fanev creamerv y., uuitornlu choice Clieese. Oregon full cream ... . Oregon skims and old. . Swiss Cheese, domestic Young America, Or. 25 274 1 15 21(J 14 KiriiM. Oregon, t? doz 40 (5)45 Eastern, v doz 32 35 F I.O II It. Portland patent roller, P bbl.. .Salem patent roller Dayton patent roller i ftbcadla patent roller Country brands McMlnnville Superfine White Lily Graham 3 75 3 75 3 (m 3 05 r .Ml 3 75 .1 z. uye uour 0 00 . KFKIIN. niHH NeetlM. timothy Orchard Grass . . . Red Top Blue Grass English Rye Grass.. . . Italian Re Gra. . . Australian liye Grass. Mesquite Millet Hungarian Millet Mixed Lawn Grass. . , 0 OJ 74 !) 12 (814 7A(5) ! UJll 74 l 7 fell) 5 0 n Jl I2.cii5 Clover NccitM wK'er- K$ Alsyko Clover 154174 Alfalfa 31 ini'Clluilt'oilN, Canary Flax 1 im s 44 5 -"Miuii.m Ijj! i Bran, V ton- Hay, ton, baled Ground Barley, tT ton. Mill Chop, pto,i Oil Cako Meal, tton. Shorts, p ton i.i'M itr.it-itoii;n Rough . . . Edged. T. &G. sheatklng No, 2 flooring No. 2 celling . No. 2 rustic " Clear rough. Clear IMS. No. 1 flooring No. I celling .. .. '" No. 1 rustic ... Stepping . . . 10 00(5,47 00 15 00(0. 10 00 j2 50021 00 ... 18 0020 (10 . 30 0O32 50 21 00 f ihi:nmf.i. Per M, 10 00 .12 (K) 13 IM 18 00 18 00 18 (X) . m 20 00 2 50 22 M 22 60 22 50 2j W ( IS 50 A.V nait. ConrMrl'iiie. 20iMb baga r ton 100. lb bags, K ton Ground Rock, 60-Ib bagi,' 20 00 U TO ton. .