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LIFE IN BRAZIL
' TRICKED THE DRUMMER.
The Clever Scheme of Some Maine Prac
tical Jokers.
The town of Destcr, Me., boasts tbe
hardest-hearted set of wags to be found
anywhere. The most of them are con
The Paople Very Fond of Decoration, Blantly on the lookout for the subject
Prevalllnar Customs lu the 'Rural
Districts.
Pills
Bat Are Not Partial to an Abun
dance of Clothlne Stranee
Street Scenes.
Among- other queer things that the
stranger observes in Brazil are the vast
numbers of decorations stars and
crosses, etc. which appear to have
been recklessly bestowed often upon
boys of twelve to fourteen years old,
who certainly can have done nothing
to win such distinction, says Fannie It
Ward in a letter from Rio de Janeiro to
the Chicago Times. There is a very
large body of ex-officials in Uio belong
ing to the decayed aristocracy, and
most of them still sport on all possible
occasions the court dresses and uni
forms and decorations of a past regime.
It is their small sons and grandsons
whom one sees tricked out in tawdry
silks and velvets, with stars and crosses
of a practical joke, and hardly a day
passes that they do not And one. The
latest, related by the Lewiston Journal,
is on the fresh cigar drummer who
thought his merchandise better than
anything of the sort on earth. In his
travels he carries in his coat pocket a
big cigar case and advertises himself
and his goods by giving freely of his
brands to any who will smoke them.
He was in Dexter this week. The day
was hot and ho left his coat and cigar
case on a chair while he sat in a cool
ing draught in the door. One of the
jokers got a rubber comb and broke
out twenty teeth. They were small
and sharp. Into the end of each cigar
a rubber tooth was pushed, and with a
small nail the tooth was driven in out
of sight. Tho tobacco leaf came to
gether, completely hiding the tooth.
Then the jjkers waited for the fun.
Highest of all in Leavening Power
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THE WESTERN PEDAU0UUK.
and miniature crowns pinned on their Soon the cigar man, now well cooled
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TO
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And all points in California, via the Mt. Shasta
route of the
Southern Pacific Co.
tie great highway through California to all
points East and South. Grand Hoenio Route
of tho Pacifio CoaBt. Pullman Buffet
Sleepers. Second-class Sleepers
Attaohed to express trains, affording superior
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For rates, tickets, sleeping car reservations.
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(Jan. F, & P. Agt.. Portland, Oregon.
jackets. These decorations are as likely
to have been obtained by purchase as
by inheritance, for there used to be a
custom in Brazil under which patents of
nobility, with all its signs and emblems,
could be bought for filthy lucre and the
rage for them was unbounded. The
highest of all decorations was "the in
signia of the order of Christ," and at
one time the keeper of every pudqueria,
as well as his fellow citizens above and
below in the social gamut, appeared on
every holiday with a "habito doChristo"
on his waistcoat front. Church digni
taries and civilians of high degree wore
down, began business. Going into
store he first gave away a cigar, which
the intended customer began to smoke.
Soon the air was ordorifcrous, not with
a sweet and fragrant smell, but with
one not unlike that of old gunlocks or
burning rubber boots. The customer
Bickcned and threw away the weed, and
said ho had on hand cigars enough to
last all summer. Another dealer had a
similar experience. Still another was
given a day's nausea, and when that
drummer got through with his gifts he
was hated by nearly every cigar dealer
in town. lie packed his goods in sor-
them also, and, being handed down from row, and docs not know to this day
generation to generation, they still ap
pear often with ludicrouB inappropriate-
Asst,
ot
that an old rubber comb from the sta
ble box of a hostler Wrecked him com
mercially in Dexter.
j A PIRATE'S POWER. I
The Talented Lnfltto mid 1IU Control Over
Ills Men.
"I recently met a survivor of Pirate
Lafltte's band of freebooters," said
Thomas ITaincs, once a lieutenant in
the United States navy, to a St. LouiB
Globe-Democrat reporter. "He was a
tough-loolcing specimen and must have
been well past eighty years of age, for
it is more than sixty years since Latitte
had his headquarters on Galveston
island and preyed upon the commerce
of the gulf. The relic of those half
forgotten times was an inmate of a
Jersey City charitable institution and
was not much inclined to discuss by
gones. He said, however, that Lafltte
was a very handsome Frenchman, more
than six feet in height, well made and
possessed of wonderful talents as a
commander. He ruled the toughest lot
of men ever congregated on one island
as mgh thev were a flock of lambs.
EXCHANGE BOUGHT & SOLI) short trips we have so far made into the Occasionally a lawless spirit would
uiu;riur we uuvu uci:ii uiiiuscu aj our- reoel, However, out 111s uuys uiuuoc
OREGON ladies promenading the streets with all forth were brief and full of trouble.
the airs and graces of peafowls, wearing Evcrv woman who ea me in contact with
enormous hoops, with "pelerines" and. Lafltte fell in love with him, and he
waterfalls dangling down their shoul- was as safe among his female friends
ders, exact copies of the fashion plates
of thirty years ago.
But this is a great country for the
study of anatomy, if one were so in
clined, for the majority of the "common
people" perambulate so near to naked
that the slight similitude of ''clothes"
they wear seems altogether superfluous.
WM. PENLANI). ED. E BISHOP.
President. Cannier.
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BDS1KESS
COLL ECTIONS
Made on Favorable Terms.
The prevailing costume of Brazilians in
the rural districts has not changed much I
In the last one hundred years. The men
still wear broad-brimmed hats with low
i crowns, tied under the chin with a rib- 1
I bon; velveteen jackets, waistcoats of
gorgeous colors, bedecked with brass 01
silver buttons, linen drawers, high,
black gaiters buttoned to the knee; the
I whole topped by a sort of cape, similar
to that still used' in Portugal, generally
; lined with scarlet and thrown negli
gently over one shoulder. This quaint,
old-time fashion prevails only in the in
terior, principally among the well-to-do.
In Rio and other seaside cities the
I gentlemen dress in the most correct of
I European costumes, and the ladies get
themselves up more Frenchily, if one
may coin a word, than anybody in
1 France, barring glaring incongruities
in the matter of colors, sometimes so
atrociously blended as to "swear at One
1 another" in a way that would drive a
1 French woman crazy. During the few
DOG BARBER OF PARIS.
A frenchman Who Slakes a Good Thing
Out of a Tecullar Business.
Going down the river Seine, after
passing the Pont des Invalides, one sees
a curious little ark by tho water's edge.
It is like a small houseboat, and its in
habitants prove to be two men, a
woman, a magpie and a cat; also, a
dozen or so of dogs as transients. This
is, in short, the dog-washing establish
ment of Monsieur Marie. The proprie
tor is very willing to talk; in fact, a
writer in Forest and Stream learned
from him that he clipped from ten to
thirty dogs per day, that he got from
Airl.t fmnno alctltlT Mmtfi in
one oUar and sixty eeiu) apiece, and ""'"nt Evenls'.-Saturdsy Thoughts "
that the large breeds of dogs paid the , 'Etluoationnl News' " The Oracle
best, while the poodles gave the most Aim tiers, Correspondents," eto , eaoh
work and were paid only as small dogs. ! nontiiin much valuable reading for
Then louowea a aiaiogue wtuco wui teachers or imteuts. The msBOZine
Iibs alitnit 60 pnges f matter, veil
printed and arranged. We prononnoe
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Everyone of our renders should have
the paper if tbey are at all interested
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ut it. We will receive snbsoripl.ona
We are in rereipt nf the MRy Dumber
of our state school paper. It exceed
Hiiy of the former numb rs it v.iIuj.
Tbe paper thia mtnth contains many
uew and valimble feu In res. Tbe illus
trated Belies on the schools of the state
la introduced by a paper on tbe Friendi
Polytechnic Institute at Salem, Oregon,
These papers cannot fait to be of great
value both to the BOhuols an to the
public.
There are hIpo several fine articles
by onr beet writers and the departments
Interest those dogmcn who have taken
a stand on the K'steur question.
"1 see you do not muzzle the dog; do
you never get bitten in consequence?"
"Bitten!" said he, "look there," and
he showed his hands and arms slashed
and scarred up to the elbows with in
numerable old scars and one or two re
cent wounds. Then his wife showed
her hands and arms, and the assistant
did the same. Each of these persons .it this effloe. Price only $1 00 b year.
had been bitten oucc or twice a week
for years, and yet were in perfect
health.
"Have you no fear of hydrophobia, or
perhaps you take ample precautions?"
"Never think of such a thing," said
he. "If the wound is a bad one, we tie
it up; if not, we take no notice and it
heals in a few days."
When desired ne will send the Western
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;uf their auboerlbera eiiut u'jxirusialous
nl i.-icoDipeteut Patent Agents, and eru papel
"I h.l.ng this a-ivertUw-mrnt vouches for the reaponst.
it My an.l high atandiag of U Preas Ctairas Causes.
in New Orleans as on Galveston island
surrounded by his armed buccanneers.
According to this survivor, a prominent
New Orleans lawyer once gave Lafltte
offense and he made a pilgrimage to
the city to kill him but changed his
method of revenge and pursuaded his
enemy's handsome young wife to elope
with him. According to this ancient
chronicler, several well-known people
in south Texas and Louisiana arc de
scendants of Lafittc's piratical crew and
a few of his female companions are still
living in that section.
EXPLOSIVES IN WARFARE.
Terrible Agents for the Destruction of
Human Life.
High explosives, hitherto untried in
either military or naval contests, will
play a large and important part in the
warfare of the future. The most power
ful nt present known is "explosive
gelatine," being fifteen times as strong
as gunpowder. It is made by dissolving
gun-cotton in nitroglycerine, the prepa
ration having-the consistency of honey.
Unfortunately it is very unsafe stuff to
use in battle, because a bullet striking
it will set it off by concussion. No ex
plosive is good for fighting purposes
that can be touched off by shock or
otherwise than by the actual contact
of fire. A novel kind of bomb is filled
with what the inventor calls "helloflte."
The two chemical ingredients, binitro
bcnzolc and nitric acid, are in separate
glass vessels, which are broken when
the shot is fired, their contents being
mixed together by the rapid revolution
of the shell and exploded by a time
fuse. Wonderful accounts are given of
the havoc created by the bursting of
projectiles of this description. Up to
Donald, says Spare Moments. Now it the present time no method of throw-
happened that the Canadian premier lng high-power explosives from guns by
had come to the house from a dinner, means of gunpowder has been proved
party, and his speech in matter and successful, although one scientific
form was of a decidedly postprandial gentleman has wasted three hundred
clfaracter. The youthful reporter, how- thousand dollars of Uncle Sam's money
ever, could not believe it possible that In experiments which only resulted la
Sir John would want editing, and took bursting many valuable cannon. How
down every word. His editor, on see- ever, trials that are beln.? conducted
ing the copy, told him it would not do, under government auspices with a neva,
and as it was not wanted fur the next mixture termed "ermensite" seem like
morning he was advised to go and see ly to solve this problem. Until now
Sir John and get him to correct it. The pneumatic guns have been found avail
reporter, on being shown in, f.mnd Sir able for such nurposes.
John, as usual, exceedingly aitauie.
Branding the Ilritlsh Army,
One of the strnm'i st Meas enunciated
IT WAS HIS HAT. ,
That Was What Caused Mr. Johnson So
Much Embarrassment.
"A begum hat once caused me con
siderable embarrassment," said Howard
Johnson, an enthusiastic geologist, to a
Globe-Democrat man. "In 1875 I was
making some explorations in the moun
tains of North Carolina and eastern
Tennessee. The natives were a very
primitive lot, and few of them had ever
seen a locomotive or a town of 3,000 In
habitants. They spun and wove their
own clothing, made their own whisky,
and lived on corn bread, salt pork,
'yarbs' and sassafras tea.
"One evening I reached a village of
perhaps two dozen houses and created
as much excitement as a circus in the
'black belt.' Everybody turned out to
Btare at me and follow me about, and
couriers were dispatched to the country
folks to come in and view the curiosity.
They were soon arriving, afoot, on
mules and steers, and one old fellow
came in hot haste astride a bull wear
ing a rope bridle. I was vexed and
puzzled. I secured quarters for the
night and went to my room, but the
crowd hung about the house and talked
in subdued whispers. Finally a commit
tee, composed of two of the oldest cit
izens, was appointed to wait upon me.
Their missior was to inquire if my head
really ran up to the top of that tall hat.
They looked disappointed, and said
they didn't sec any use for more hat
than head, After that I wore a regula
tion slouch until I got back to eiviliia
Van"
We take this opportunity of informing
our subscribers that the new oommii
sitiuer of pensions has been appointed
He isan old soldier, and we believe
that Boldiers and their heirs will re
ceive justice at bis hsudB. We do not
anticipate that there will be any radios!
chanties in the ailminlstnitiou of poiimoB
Hairs under tbe new regime.
We would advise, however, thatTJ. 8.
nldierg. sailors and their heirs, take
-drpd to make application at ouoe, if ,
hey have not already done so, in order
10 secure tbe benefit of tbe early filing
nf their claims in ouse there should be
any future pension legislnlion. Buoh
' legislation is seldom retroactive. Ihere
fore it is of threat ioiporlbuoe that ap
pliOHtious be filed in tbe department at
he earliest possible date.
If the U. S Boldiers, sailors, or their
widows, children or parents desire in
formation iu regHfd to pension matters,
'bey should write to Ibe Press Claims
Company, at Washington, 1). C, and
be) will prepare and send the necessary
ipplication, if Ihey find them entitled
indet the numerous laws enacted for
heir benefit. Adtlress
PKESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
loiiN Weddkbburn, Mnnstring Attor
ney, Wbsbiuntun, D. C, P. O. Box 885
If.
THE WORLD A
Qnrel' llt'llef of till
SHELL.
r the south
cotton skirt, a string of beads, long ear
rings, and as many bracelets of brass,
silver, or beads, as the wearer can man
age to acquire; and for men a calicc
shirt, always unbuttoned in front and
worn with Haps outside the drawers, auC
a straw hat.
SOUND ADVICE.
The Canadian Premier's Admonition to a
Young ICeporter.
A young shorthand writer was once
told to report a speech by htr John -11 c-
Nuvilgea
K-llle.
The sa'.'ttge inl.-mtleri of the South
Paeitlc believe that the world inn cocoa
nut tOiell of eniirmouft dimensions at
the tup nf which is a single aperture
communicating with the upper air,
where huinun beings dwell. At the
very bottom of this mui'innry slmll is a
stem gradually tapering to a point,
vhich represents the begitmiiif of all
things. This point is a spirit or demon
without human form, wlmr,e nnrrie Is
"Hoot of All lv'.i teti 'e." liy him the
entire fabric oi' erentinn ift sustained.
In the intjri'-r nf the CM-orcnut fchell,
at Its very buttimi, lives 11 femnle demon.
So narrow is Vlte space into which xbe is
crowded tlmt she is obligi -1 to sit for
ever with knees arid chin touching.
Her name is "The ery Beginning"
and from her lire sprung numerous
spirits. They inhabit, live different
floorN, into which the great cooounut is
divitled. From eertuip of these spirits
mankind is descended. The islanders,
regarding themselves the only real
men and women, were formerly accus
tomed to regard strangers as evil spirits
in the guise of humanity, whom they
killed when they could, offering thstn
a sacrifice.
Having explained the object of his visit
the renortcr was desired to read his
notes aloud. This he did, while Sir
John lay on a sofa listening with a face
of extreme solemnity to his own inco
herencies, and correcting them as the
occasion required. When the notes
were finished the premier arnse, laid
his hand on the young man's shoulder,
and began in the moRt fatherly of tones:
"I see exactly what has happened.
Now, my dear young friend. 1 nm an
old man and you are a young one, and
you will therefore not mind if I give
you a piece of advice as to the practice
of your profession. My advice U this:
Never attempt to report a spci.i.ii unless
you are perfectly sure that you tire so
ber " With this Sir John bowi-d ..tit his
visitor.
Deedi, mortgages, etc., executed at
th Gazette office.
if late years is t!
srts to brand -v,r
irmy, in order 'lo 1
lible. No doubt
uttering from :i :
3orne of his 1 .
ittendert to 11 o
f his own si n'
this loathsor."; per
successfully !" hi
tcendant. 'i!"
areneral, i;h; 11 .
:he royal sig,:ie:
rro.
I i'"l
f fieri Uob
thc llritisl,
rtion iinpos
rc t.-e-iend U
of atitrism.
I-, mi.y have
f i"'iinding
v.i'M!:; and
l'.ur iliitted
. : ' liote lite
1- y-''-s the
r.itinlsof
ed t'pon the
Tbe general merchandise establish
ment formerly owned by Coffin k MoFar
latid. has Intely changed hands, 00 he
me nnder the control and management
of The MoFarland Mercantile Companv,
which continue bnsines at the old stand
with a larger itook than aver. a
Those who have brought in various
kinds of supplies in lieu of cash, should
oall aronnd at this office and get credit
for same if not already given.
NO WATER ON THE MOON. '
Oceana or Seas IIuvo No Existence on the
Lunar Planet.
There are, no doubt, some reasons for
thinking that there may huve been once
water on tho moon, but it is now cer
tain that there is no liquid on its sur
face, nor indeed can I find much reason
to believe that tiiere is even frozen
water there, as has been sometimes sup
posed. It is certainly a singular fact
that two constituents which are so
abundant here should seem to be en
tirely wanting in the moon, and it isan
Interesting subject for speculation as to
what has happened to tho water on the
moon if it once existed there. It is
generally believed that njs our satellite
cooled down tho water penetrated Into
the interior, and was thero seized upon
by the minerals which required water
In order thut they might assume their
appropriate crystalline forms. Tbe
water on the moon has, therefore, ac
cording to this view, been transformed
into a solid form, incorporated with tho
bodily tcxturo of tho globe. It has
even been surmised that a similar des
tiny awaits the oceans on our own
globe; broad and deep though they
seem, they yet may be Inadequate to
quench the thirst for water possessed
by so vast a mass of crystallizing min
erals as mu:it exist in the interior of the
globo. Hut whether this be the ex
planation of the absence of liquid water
from the moon or not, the fact of thai
absence cannot be questioned.
The moou has been subjected to care
ful scrutiny for centuries, says Good
Words, yet no one has ever seen any
genuine ocean or sea, no one has ever
seen any indication of the present exist
ence of water, and we are ent itled to as
sert that water, in a liquid form, is ab
sent from the surface of our satellite.
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