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The political ohimge in tbe adminiBtra- on goverumerit does not alTeot the progreBH of the Amerionu inventor, who being ou the ulert, and ready to per ceive tbe exiHting dcfloieuoies, does not permit the nfl'iiirs of (foverument to de ter him from quickly oouoeiviug the remeiy to overoome exiHtin disorepun- oief loo great oare onunot be exer o:h d in choosing a oompeteut and skill- attorney to prepare and proseoute an application for patent. Valuable in toreHta huve been lust and destroyed iu iuiinmeriible instances bv tbe employ uiont of incompetent oomiBel, and e8- peiiully is this advice applicable to those who mlopt the "No patent, no pay" system. Inventors who entrust their busineaa to this oliiss of attorneys do so at imminent risk, as tbe breadth and strength of tbe patent is never con sidered iu view of a quick endeavor to vet an iillowmico and obtain Hie fee. IHH l'KKHM CL.mi.i COMPANY, John U cililerbiirn, General Manager, lilrl V Btrt'ct, N . V., Washington, 1). (J., represeniing n larne nuiuber of impor tiint daily Hint weekly papers, mid gen eral periodicals of the country, was in stituted to tm.teot its cations from the uiiKiife methods heretofore employed in this line of busiiii Hs. Tbe said Uun piiny is prepared to take charge of all patent business entrusted to it fur rea sonable fees, nml prepare and nroseoute ppliCHtions generally, inoludimr me chanical inventions, design patents, triide-niarks, labels, copyrights, interfer ences, infringements, validity reports, ami gives especial ntteiiion to rejected lines. It is also prepared to enter into competition with any firm in securiiu foreign patents. W rite for instructions and advice. John WKniiKiim itN. tilS F Street, 0. Box US."). Washington, 1). C. I.ondou Crook. At a London park a crowd had col lected around a girl sobbing bitterly and accusing n woman of having stolen a shilling from her. The accused loud ly asserted her innocence and slowly made her way out of tho crowd and dis- appeared. The crowd is indignant, ac- cusation. and curses against the Met and crying and looking for a policeman being indulged in by all of them. At length a matron pushes her way into the crowd, and having been told what has happened, she gives the girl a shill- Ing, receives thanks and the crowd dis- perse. T be matron wait a minute, when a policeman passes by. She tell, mm oi uio occurrence niul asks him to children, "ill. m,ulm ... .,.. "l . v uio i, sutu wouicu us win roo sava. know the womau. 1 only wish I could meet her in doing the trick. She and the girl work together. Thev both make a living that way, clever rogues!" And the matron protested she would In be mora careful about 'her ahiU- DA.0Ef(0CS SHOOTING. Clubs More Reliable Than Ouas In Hunting the Seal. Th. Wonderful EnVrf of Music oa tlto Timid AulmalH A Oreu Hunter's Marrow KseaiM mini Ileitis; Torn to riecea. Seals are very fond of music, aqd the hunters who pursue them most success fully often malce use of some musical instrument to attract them. In "A Meal Hunt on the (Casket Islands" a writer in Outing describes an adven ture with seals, when a gun proved a dangerous weapon. The oars dipped slowly, O'Brien's eyes were fixed on the eaves, and the boatmen sung in unison a weird, wild song in a kind of undertone. To the writer this seemed a curious accompaniment to a seal bunt; but he was still more surprised when oneof the men produced a flute nd played on it a quaint, sympathetic air, that echoed and re-echoed among the caves. The musical effects were marvelous; but our author turned to O'llrien and asked: "What is the meaning of all this?" "Oh, it is to at tract tne seals, in a few minutes you will see them basking on the water and on the ledges, charmed almost to unconsciousness by the music." And bo it happened; for underneath, on "an easy ledfre," we saw two seals scramble up and lie quietly listening. "Now is our time," said O'Brien, and the boatmen geully rowed toward the fascinated seals, the flute-player still continuing his tune. Without gun or spear my friend sprang to the rocky ledge. Be had with him only a bludgeon and a loug knife. Noiselessly advancing upon the seals he dealt one of them a blow on the nose and then slid forward and killed it with his knife. Thus our first capture was made. "Why not shoot the poor brutes, and so end the affair?" I asked. O'Hrien laughed. "My dear sir, "he replied, "it is impossible. I will prove it to you. You have your rilie with you. Well, the next time we meet a seal I will allow vou to do the work with powder and ball, and we shall see bow you fare." Then we went over to Carrigduff and endeavored with music to inveigle oth er seals. And we were rewarded, for far within the "great cave" there ap peared u splendid male, much larger than tbwse we had before seen not a common seal, but one of the large, bearded seals. He was, to all appear ance, unconscious of our approach. The flute player continuetl his tune, and the oars pushed tbe waters as noiselessly as possible until we were within a few yards of the game. "Now, try your gun," whispered O'Brien. I climbed out of the yawl and got j close to the seal. I feared to get too close, lest I should frighten him off the ledge, so I rested against the slimy rock, and, taking careful r im at apoint between his shoulders, fired. The din was awful. It seemed as if the little island were being blown to pieces by some modern battery. I be came aware, too soon, that my shot had not killed the animal, and that by a scries of curious Bpine-made move ments he had come close to mc and caught my ankle in his powerful jaws. I nearly fell. I was too fear-stricken to cry out. All this happened in a moment. I felt my ankle crunch as though the foot would come off. As swiftly as possible I reloaded. I could scarcely see tbe brute that held my ankle, so blinded was I from pain. And I could not understand why it was that O'Brien had not come to my rescue. But there was no time to spare. I must lose my leg or kill the seal. Placing the muzzle of the rifle against what seemed to be the shoul der of tbe seal, 1 fired. The hold on my ankle relaxed for an instant; then came a more angry bite on the thick part of my leg, ami I became cor.scious of some one near me. A dull blow Hounded, and I fainted. It appears that O'Brien, who was looking on all the while, clambered on the rock where I was engaged with the seal anil with a blow of bis bludgeon ended the battle. In all likelihood he saved me from death. furious Flowers. The Brazilian flower known as the "running antelope" Is so called be cause its white petals have a series of w-ell-deflned, dark-colored lines and dots in which the imagination can readily trace the form of an antelope with Its limbs outstretched and head thrown back, seemingly fleeing for its life. In the "caricature plant" one species has the imitative form on the petals, and another has it outlined iu tbe ribs and shading of the leaves. .This last mentioned curiosity bears a remarkably well-executed likeness of the duke of Wellington, and bason that account been named "Arthur and His Nose." Among the orchitis the imitative form is entirely different in character, being exhibited in the shape of the llower itself. Some are exact counterfeits of bees, butterflies, moths, etc., while others take upon themselves tbe form of worms and beetles. Naturalists believe that In the first in stance it is nature's trap to lure other bees, moths and butterflies, but in the ase of the worm and beetle orchids or those that are exact counterparts of toads, lizards aud huge spiders, they THE WOES OK ICELAND. Thing. Seem to Da Oolug from Had to Worse There. The accounts which have just reached Europe from that most dis tressful island in tho Arctic seas give us little reason to hope that anything can be done to remedy the woes of lee land essentially. Like most of the re mainder of the world, that remote lit tle country has enjoyed this year an almost unnre.-edunted wealth nf tm. Hirht ami hat. nava th l.nnrt,sn Kni,,. day Review. The brief Icelandic sum-' soli"tt'1 ,v',!l "uisic. but artists also mer can have a rare beauty of itaowni011" ",lllsl ,r" a picture when the nit tfc.t n tain h.. ",.i,,,;.- spirit moves them; and the spirit seems Steadv drouo-ht in June, rains in Ji.lv. ..rm ,in. in),..- i Annai. i,roo-M ti, i,n ,.i advantage, and the latest batch of let- tors speak of the harvest as unusually promising. Almost everywhere along the coast the fisheries, have been ex- cellently successful. It is plaiu, there- fore, that for once I " V ... . - , . . ------ . oi laie years Been us most cruel ........... ,. ''' . ii a succession oi good seasons like thepresenthudoceurredadozen years ago iceiim.i uugnt nave Deen saved, But especially since the political agita-1 tlons of tw which disturbed Idi.. ' cmirnged the population, thing's have been going materially from bad to worse. We are occasionally called upon to listen to jeremiads about Ice landic starvation from those whose! sentiment for the Icelanders is more active than their Information is exact, and the English public has become suspicious of cries of "Wolf"' But the present season, with its excellent weAther And o-nnd sunnl i,K rsf fond hnH not shown any reaction against the draining away of the people. This summer no fewer than six hundred persons emigrated to America, bring ing the population below that limit of seventy thousand to which it had al ready dwindled. The island now eon tains, it is believed, fewer Inhabitants than it did in 1870, before the tem porary rise in Icelandic prosperity. The emigrants are largely of the farm- laborer class, and there is a growing complaint that portions of the country are going out of cultivation because there is no one to work on the land. The great geyser has been very sluggish this year, and it is believed that weather which is excellent for crops acts in a deplorable way upon this class of phenomena. It is by her extraordinary sights and by the visit ors drawn to see them that Iceland must hope to live. TERRAPIN FARMING. Bow the Market I. Supplied with This Great Delicacy.' Terrapins, the now greatest delicacy known to the epicure, are a little low er in price this year than they were last, althongh their comparative scar city makes them one of the most prec ious luxuries. "Counts" that is, ter rapins that measure six inches or over which brought fifty-five dollars per dozen last year are now selling for fifty dollars. The largest specimens are highly prized for their flesh, and have brought even this year as high as seventy -two dollars per dozen. The more common varieties, which have not changed materially in price, sell for fifteen to twenty dollars. Terrapin farming, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, as it is technically dubbed by the trade, has proved itself a lucrative business. Of late years many have entered into it and have earned a 'good living by plying their strange trade. One of the most noted of these farms is situated on Hog Is land, Va., which is located at the mouth of the Coan river, where all the advantages of water and surroundings necessary for the rearing of the ani' mals, are at hand. The farm covers about two and one-half acres of land and water, and Is surrounded by a board fence, which effectually pre vents the terrapins from escaping. The interior is divided into lots. Marshy ground is afforded the animals for burrowing in the mud when cold weather sets in. The summer months seem to be the favorite tlmfl fnr thu t.t-1-.nln trs lnsr Ho eggs. This operation is performed in a peculiar way, which admirably demon strates the sagacity of the animal. The female first digs a hole in the sand with her claws and hollows it out clev erly in the form of an inverted cone. In this she deposits her eggs, one layer at a time, and having filled the cavity she covers it over carefully, and, with her hard breast shell, packs the sand down over the nest. She usually lays obout twelve eggs, this being a fair average. The heat of the sun hatches the eggs, and after they have been in the ground about two months and a half the little fellows dig them selves out of the sand and take to the water, where they proceed to obtain nourishment as best they can. When the cold weather comes on the terrapin hunts his winter quarters, which are generally located at the bottom of the pond. The older ones sleep all the winter at the bottom and the younger ones live around the edges of the bank. As a natural consequence the terrapin only requires care during the warm weather. Then they must be fed rsgularly with fish, crabs and other food of which they are fond. Such farms are stocked at any season of the year. Whenever the animals are caught they are placed within the in closure, wkere they find the quarters all prepared for their reception. LAND BARONS. Th.y Hold Million, of Acres of Land In Louisiana. Swamp The New Orleans Picayune prints a table of the land barons of Louisiana and their holdings of unimproved tim ber and swamp tracts, from which it appears that alien syndicates, compa nies and individuals own more than 3,200,000 acres. One syndicate claims 400,000 acres, several possess 100,000 and more and holdings of from 20,000 to 90,000 acres aro not uncommoa. Most of this land is owned in the west ern states, but to capitalists of New York and Philadelphia several hundred thousand acres belong. The Picayune explains that origin ally the United States ovrtied all of the lands in Louisiana other than those which at the time of the cession by France were held by private persons corporations. Subsequently what were known as swamp lands, that is to say, lands that were subject to tidal overflow from the sea or were annu ally flooded by the Mississippi, became the property of the state, with the pro vision that it should sell them for the purpose of raising a fund to build levees. A considerable territory, con sisting of prairie and forest land, was retained by the United States to be sold as homesteads. Such a disposi tion was made of this land, ft it is now largely in possession of syndicates. The Picayune's table includes the swamp, homestead and sea-marsh lands. Tho last named, a lion's share of which has been acquired by tho Watkins syndicate, must be drained and diked like the Holland coast, and some progress iu this work has already been made. l-AST ART WORK. Charcoal Sketch Worth On. Hundred Imnrovisai ion as an art is usually as- to have been very vigorously at work ou Mr. T. B. llardv, whose seascapesare so widely renowned, on a certain fes tive evening not loug ago, sa.ys the London Telegram. The. re ivasstretched before him, so it credibly reported, a sheet of ;".; r measuring about three feet ', four on an easel, and upon this .,! .i.., ,. .!,. ; ., ,!.-. T..h. ,.ni, i.i. J . tt.lr,i. I m.itiT l.ri.U.o ss-itl. tho usi.nl . . V.i. . . i i i .k "'" s"v Ll """" k " ' " r ' ,. T """"'"' ; So deftly did the artist s hand trace the design already recorded in hi, I tctiu'O .vug fln- ished wi:t'.ii: the time 1 ;:e: ver-i abort space of wi'.tior.ed. "Aerial and v. e i c'id, "were i btai'ied in;' willi the hand or a wave : by i a i.l clolh. ' ll pvfi'.it naturally be evjie-.'tcd that a draiving done under such trying circum -litiii-es would be Miiue'.v..ut "sketchy." und no doubt tli.' details in it weiv nitber suggested thii'i careful- i ly filled in; but tbe result was very far indeed from being a mere uiii'li.'i'. and , the corr.oanv of brother artists, literary men and uctors before whom the fc:u was exhibited were loud in their praise. Their appreciation imUcd was shown in tle most practical of all pos sible ways, for Mr. Hardy's cliLi'coal sketch, which had taken him only a sixth part of an hour to complete, at once changed hands for tbe price of twenty guineas. FEMININE SMUKER& A Practice That Ia Growing In Fa vor with the Fair Sex. Royal Russian Wiimcn 1Vhn art Very Pond of Their f lguretlr..- A Peculiar Custom of Kalmuck Mothers Sinnkiiirr TtiiottH. A brisk controversy has been going on about cigarette-smoking women in the columns of the North American I.'eview i:r,d other periodicals, and those who broke lances for and against were women. Mrs. Lynn Lynton, whose novels are read here as feuille tons so extensively and with so much gusto, is quoted as leading the assault against the lady .smokers. Is it true that she calls the cigarette when in a lady's mouth the emblem of revolt? If so, she is not up to date, so far as continental practices go. The cigar ette has not yet found its way with after-dinner coffee into the official drawing-room, but it soon will. At all the houses setting up to style it is served at intimate dejeuners and small but lively dinners. Nobody is shocked at ladies smoking not merely one cigarette apiece but two or three. A minister of Queen Christina says that highly respectable and respec ted royal lady is an, inveterate and a vet eran smoker. She got in the habit of smoking a cigarette when she was ab bess of the llradschin, k sinecure she lost on getting married. Her cousin, Archduchess Mathilde, who was en gaged to King Humbert when he was prince of Savoy, lost her life owing to her fondness for cigarettes. She was forbidden by her father, Archduke Albert, to smoke, but none the less went on doing so. One summer's day, i evening.as she was standing smoking on the balcony she saw him enter the courtyard on which she was looking down. The archduchess, who was wearing a muslin dress, whipped the cigarette out of her mouth and hid it behind her back. It came in contact with the muslin, and she was in a mo ment enveloped in flames, there being a strong draught where she stood. Most of the Russian grand duch esses are smokers. Grand Duchess Wlademir thinks a husband and wife who smoke are less likely to fall out than if the former alone smoked. It is not known whether the queen of Italy smokes, but some of her ladies cer tainly do. When I was at Stresa I saw them enjoying cigarettes when boating on the lake, and in the grounds of the duchess of Genoa's villa, where the queen was staying. The crown prin cess of Saxe-Meiningen could not live without her cigarette, It neither takes from her good looks, nor spoils her teeth, nor diminishes her activity. She is nearly thirty-four, but appears scarcely twenty-six. The Infanta kulalia spoke when she was last on the Riviera of the comtesse de Paris as having set her an example as a smoker. As the French say, the infanta a beau coup d'imagination, and saw in the cigarette or cigar of the comtesse a pipe which she believed that royal lady smoked in the streets of Seville. Span ish ladies are gratuitously credited or discredited with being great smokers. They may do so in C'-ba. though they are there moi is conservative and greater sticklers for the proprieties than at Madrid. The ladies who best patronize tobacconists are, next to the Kalmucks, the Russians. The ruling passions of Kalmuck women are ribbons to twist round their long tresses, tea, tobaeco, and bright handkerchiefs. But it they have to choose between tobacco and tea their option is for the former. When a little Kalmuck comes into the world an event that happens rarely twice in the same menage, the mamma is given a well-filled pipe to smoke before she nurses the baby. The little one talea to smoking before it is weaned. The pipe is tbe great cure for nervous headache. Fredeus borg, where the czar and czarina sum mer, is the dullest place in the world. The queen of Denmark is exacting of respect for the proprieties. The last charge that anyone could think of bringing against her court 1b that of fast behavior. Yet most of the young and youngish ladies there are smokers. There is no better way of showing off Pr.ettv hands and rings than toying with a citrurette. A court party from Fredcnsborg one evening was dining at the Copenhagen Trivoli in the col onnade of the restaurant. There was a large threatrical party near them; the actresses did not smoke, but the ladies in attendance and those whom they attended did. Some of the fair smokers were Russians, and not in the least inclined to unfurl the flag of re- i volt. That evening it was learned that the crown princess of Saxe-Mein-ingen is not the only granddaughter of (Jueen Victoria who finds a solace in the cigarette. Why should not a princess use it, as an old Irish woman uses the pipe to take the edge off ner vousness? The only harm is in the j abuse. But there is no good thing under the sun that is not miseJiievous if taken in excess. There is no more harm in mild smoking than in mild tea drinking. George Sand.wbo lived to the age of seventy-three asd' was so active and hajxUjjp()r.jno. to the end, smok'-fi'" cigarettes and cigars and .-iu excess. The smoke curling fci-fore her eyes roused up her ihmgination. Victor Hugo hated smoking. The Treacher's Voices, Why a preacher should sing differ ently from other people is a mystery, but they all do. Every one who has - . -" neBnl preachers Sinir knows that thiri. 18 a Queer twantr about the r-W;,..! voice wnen useci m singing that is rare- v ac nuiiHij,- preacners ana yery old members who have. attr,,l.,H . - " aiicuucu church so long that they have caught the Dreachcr's tone The diffrn I. intU. tkms that preacher never fails to in- and once heard can n1 0nCe heMd cn neTer i mia taken. bra in jli. t ih.i whole Only the Scars Remain. "Among the many testimonials which I ee la regard to certain medicines perform ing cures, cleansing the blood, etc.," writes Henry Hudson, of the James Smith Woolen Machinery Co., Philadelphia, Fa., " none impress me more than my own caw. Twenty years ago, at the age of 18 years, I had swellings come on my legs, which broke aud became running; aorea Our family physician could do me no good, and it was feared that the bones would be affected. At last, my good old mother urged me to try Ayer'e Sarsaparllla. I took three bottles, the sores healed, and I have not been troubled since. Only the scars remain, and the memory of the past, to remind me of the good Ayer's Sarsaparllla has done me. 1 now weigh two hundred and twenty pounds, and am in the best of health. I have been on the road for the past twelve years, have noticed Ayer's Sarsaparllla advertised in all parts of the United States, and always take pleas ure in telling what good it did for me." For tbe cure of all diseases originating In Impure blood, the best remedy is AYER'S Sarsaparllla Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ay tr fc Co., Lowell, Mass. Cures others, will cure you WANTED. ANY T.ADY. .tnnloved orufeamnTovAd. 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Or. Horses GO on left shoulder; cattle name on left hip, nnderbiton right ear, and upper bit on the left; range, Mor row county. Armstrong, J. 0., Alpine, Or. T with bar un der it on left shoulder of horses; cattle same on left hip. Allison, O. D Kight Mile, Or. Cattle brand, O D on left hiu and hompH HRtnn hmnrl . ri.,i,t shoulder. Kange, Kight Mile. Adkins, J. J., Heppner, Or. Horses. JA con nected on lett flank; cattle, sameon left hip. Bartholnmew, A. G., Alpine, Or. Horses branded 7 E on either Bhoulder, Range in Moi row countv Bleakman. Geo.. Hardman. Or. Hnraoa n flQ on left shoulder; cattle same ou right shoulder hanniBter, J. W., Hardman, Or. Cattle brand ed H on left hip and thigh; split in each ear. Brenner, Peter, tsocseberry Oregon HorseB orauubu r d on ion suouiuer. cattle eume on right Bide. Hnrke, M St 0, Long Creek, Or On cattle, MAY connected on left htn. nwmr.fr laft WP der half crop off right. Horses, Bame brand on letrt snoulder. Kange in Grant and Morrow eonnty. Mrosman, Jerry, Lena, Or. HorseB branded 7 1 risht Hhouldnr; imttln U nn tl.o Uft Left ear half crop nd right ear upper slope Barton. Wm.. Hfonnor. Or. -flnroAo .r u right thigh, cattle, same on right hip;' split in each ear. Hrown. Ira. LfiiinirfnTi fir. rTnNu 1TJ ti.A right stifle; cattle same on right hip; range Mor row county. Brown, J. C, Heppner. Or.-Horses, circle L with dot in ce ter on left hip; cattle, same. Brown, W, J.. Lena. Oreiron. Hor-ups w har over it, on the left shoalder. Cattle same ou left hip. Hover. W. G.. Hnnnnnr. Or H, k..- brand or righ hip cattle, same, with split in each ear. Born. P.O.. Heorjner. Or. HomAo P H nn shoulder: cattle same on left hip. Browniee. W. J Fox .Or-Cattle. JB connected on left side; crop on left ear and two splits and i"w l on right ear; on norsee same brand on the left thigh; Bangs in Fox valley. Urant county, edpon right stifle; cattle (three bars) on ngnt rioB. crop and split in each ear. Range in Grant and Morrow counties. Cain.E.. Calttb.Or. V It . hr,rQo nn tr D With Quarter pircln nva it lft i i.i and on left stifle on all colts u' der 5 yearB; on luf t ahnn IHnr i.n l.r..nnl .... ... .. axl iiwrBHa uvur o years. All ranee in Grunt county. Chirk, Wm. H.. Lei a. Or, Hnnm WHO enn nectMl.on left Bhoulrler: emtio same on riulit nil). Kange Morrow and Umatilla counties. late, l lias. u VinBon or Lena, Or. Horses H I on riKht shoulder; cattle lame on riuht hiu. Hange Slorrow and Umatilla counties i eCU. W m.. DouitIhm. Or.; Iw.ruau 1 f ... shoulder; caitle same on left hip, waddles on each juw and two b.to in the right, ear. Curl 1'. II., John bay, Or.-Double cross on each hip on cattle, bwbIIow fork and under bit in i-iKlitear, split in left ear. Kange in Grant COUnty. On Hliet.n. inrorta.! , a,.l . on shoulder, liar markou ewes, crcm on lofi our punched upper bit in right. Wethera, crop in right and under half crop in left ear. All rk"m iu Oraut countv. t odk, A. J.. Lena. Or. Home, no, p;i,i-i. i Jer. t attle, Banio on right hip: oar mark square crop oil left and split in right. 1 urrui. u. v.. I iirruiHville l.r m left eti tie. t oi Ld. S.. Hardman, Or.-Caitle, C with ... imiBtjB, . c on leri tip. Cochran, K. E., Monument, (irant Co, Or. HoreeB branded circle with bar beneath, on left ahoulder: oattle same brand on both hipa, mark under eiope both ears and dewlap. Chapin, H., Hardman. Dr. Horses branded -on right hip. I atUe brauded the same. All., brands (I on horsee right thigh; ca t e l,e biandon right shoulder, and cut off end of right ear. mokrns. Ebb Horses braided with three tilled fork on left stifle. Cattle a-ne on left .ide. IJouglass. W. M .dallowaj. Or.-t altle. K L'ou right aide, bwh low-fork iu each ear; horsee. K D u left hip. Douglas, O. T., Douglas, Or Horeos TD on Hie right stitle; cattle same on right hip. tly, J . B. A; Sons, Douglas, Or.-Horses brand hU fcLl on lelt shoulder, cattle same on left nip. hole ii' right ear. Elliotl. Want,.. Hlnnru n. n; J ngln .houlder. " Kmerv 1" K llulm.n n u , .1 (reversed C wnh iji!l , Ult ....--ded tie name oa liulu hip. Ka!geL-fr" ' CMt" Heek. J..L.., ii -S""""1 connty. counected oi, right-?T:1'','Ii"' u--1"". !r' right hit'-i?" IT T.; " Wlme OD -Viuranea, L. A., Heppner. Or.-Cattle, LF shoulder. . iii,, io.; oonew r wiui bar ni.der on ril Florence. ngnt snouideit cattle. F on riuht Ki -u. . lae. ouer. nr. uorse.. Fi. B. P. I. n I reiich, tleorge, Heppner. Or.-Cattle branded W r. with bar over it, on left side; crop oflleft ear. Horse., same brand on let. hi P OU .houfderU,n,' Hel,1nM' Or--UAi on left Gilman-French, Land and Live Stock Co Fo. Mi. Ur.-HotBes, anchor 8 on left shoulder; 'vent same ..n left stifle Cattle, wime on both l' ear marks, crop off right ear and nuderhit in left eonUe."' ,am' (5m"t' Crook "d Mor v.,,.., tiinrr, cinu, UT.llup ? -"'h quarter circle over it Gentry, Elmer, Fcho. Or -Horaes bnnded H. . on left stitle E.t: . mmeoinne. 'u. ... iena, or. Brand Jh connected W' W over it, on left aboalder. ,,h , , a " " "-;p i iUr2 n v . I , ' tm nM mp. ; 'u :"'.'m.'w l Hiatilla utrantiee. . "" "V". ''amilioa,Or-HtUe.iwoba;i hI. i p' T ' l.'-'V"-'!; er "I"" ln H TTZlX'L r T, nht .Wider on hoi:.,ncnli f "kt h'P " ..de. awalluw fork tn 2Lhi T in Har.uck district. Morrow county. A pm N 1 eSl f-mtlftitr Hale. Milton, Wnttuer, Or. Hortswi Dranded i -O- (circle with parallel taile) left ehoukter, 1 f 'fit tie same on left hip aleo large circle on left side. Hall. Edwin, John Day.Or.--TattJft K Hon right hip: hornee same on right shoulder. hsngHiu (.rant county. Howard, J L, s ialloway, Or. Hones, -f (itobs with bar above it) on ri(ht Bhoulder; pat tie b tin. a on leftside. limine in Morrow and Uma tilla tijuutitib. tluhM. Mat, Heppinr. Or. Horses, shaded heart on the left shoulder. lCane Morrow Co. llunaker, B i . Warnier. Or. -Horses, on left flionloVr. oa' tie. P im luft hip. Hardioty, Albert, Nye. Oregon Horses,A H ron uec fed, on left shoulder; Cattle on the left hip, crop off left ear, .Humphreys, j M. Hard man, Or. Horses, H on lef liairk Hayew. J. M Heppner. Or. Horses, wineglass on (of i shoulder cattle, same on right hip. ilnston, Luther. Kiht Mile, Or. Horse Hon the loft ehoniderand heart on the left stifle Cat. tie mmo on left hip. Kne in Morrow county Ivy, Alfred, Long Creek, Or Tattle I 1) on ntrht hip, crop off left oar and bit in riht. Horses mme hiand on left shoulder liauge n Grant routitv Jop.R, Harry, Heppn r. Or Hotses branded .1 ii t,H Jt-ft Hhituiiler: cattle baanded J on ml.i hip, tho imdyi hit in left ear. liangs m '-.or row oi unty. J tin km, is. M., Heppner, Or Horses, horius -hoe J on left shoulder, Cattle, the same, Knnwe on Kiiein Mile. - i)ohiiefi, hfhx, Lena, Or. Horses, cirrleTon iff! etii-.o; rattle, same on right hip, undor half r'l in rit-hf and unlit in left ear jHiikinft. t W.,.lt. Van i on, Or. J onhoreeson left shoulder; on cattle, J on loft hip and two smooth crops on both ears, itaugein Fox and Hear vail Kenny, Mike, Heppner, Or. Hones brands ".M "i. jfft hip rattle same and crop off left nviMi'i ri.,).f, ,m r.ht' lht nu-i. j I .. Jieppuer. Or. Horses 68 on left dioaiiilor; cattle, riH on left hip. lurk. J t;, Heppner. Or. Horses. 17 on either naikicattlH 11 ou riht side. Kirk. Jesse, Heppner, Or.; horsee 11 on left Ha.on.der; cattle same on right side, underbit on riKht ear. Kuinberland.W. G.. Mount Vernon. Or. I L on cattle on right and left sides, swallow fork in l ft ear and under wop in riKht ear. Horses same '.rand on left shoulder. Kauge in Grant county. Loften, Stephen, Fox, Or. H L, on left hip n cuttle, crop and split on right ear. Horses nie brand on left shoulder. Hange Grant uit'iiulJun, John W., L- Or.-Horses urundHd haii'-cncle JL connected on leftshoul t. I at tie. Bain t ou left Mb. Kange. near Lex lUtfton LeallCV. J. W. H annua 1 P , i L am. A on Iftt shouJder; cettle same on left hip. ear. wutue over rifcht - ye, three alits in right Lord, Iteorge, Heppner, Or. Horsee branded double 11 coLnecu Sometinies oalled a swum H. on left slmulder. Jlurliham. A. M. Heppner, Or.-Caftle large M on kti aide both ear cropped, and split iu ho h lloiooB M on left hiu. Kange. Clark's Uliuor, Oscnr, neppnor. Or. CatUe, U Did i.mi.vuiij, uuiao. iu ou leri snouiaer. Wprgan M M., Heppner, Or. Horses, M ) on i leli Bhonhle, cattle same on loft hip. MnCumber, JaB A, Koho, Or. Horses. 51 with l.ar over ou right shoulder. Morgan. 'IhoB. Heppner, Or.-Hortes, circle f on left shoulder and left rl,ih. ..,n i iluhl thiirh. "' " Mitchell. Oecar. lone, Or. i ii-, catlle, 7V on nglil Bide. -Horeoa, 77 on right Mel laren, I), (j., Krownsvillo, Or.-llHrsoB, higiire .',,.11 ouch shoulder, cattle. AlHon hm lid any. bavid H. Echo Or. Horses branded IlM conuectflrt, on the left shoulder; cattle same un hip and Hide. Mcdirr, Frank, Fox Vidloy, Or.-Mule shoa withtoe-corkon cattle on ribs and nude" each ear; horaee same brand on loft stifle. -iFSi1-' "f"'"''li,Or.-on HorBea. S with half circle under on left ehonldonou cattle fcebKK,tm " rht Neal.Andrew Lone liock.Or.-Horaes A N con nected on loft shoulder: oattle same on both hips. h',?'1'"1- Or.-Horaea. circle 7 n leri thiKh: oaitle.same on left hip. Oliver JoBeph, Canyon City, Or. A Son cirM on left hip; on horses, same oulefi tiigii? liange in (xrant county B ' "l"e Bhoi'de,.1'e'Ty' Le,i"ton' Or.-P O on loft Olp, Herman, Piairle City, Or. On cattle. O LP connected on left hip; horaea on loft stifle audwurtleonnoBe. Range in Hrant county, Peureon, O ave, Eight Mile. Or.-Horses, quar- hm CatLe forkr ! onlder .nd!onqteft hip. Cattle, fork in left ear, right cropped. 24 on left hip. ltange on Kight Milo. 1- ft"Iiumlde"teUSOn' iJurilm,ul'tr-JIorsesIPou F' WA"'6'1' Loiin'a, Or.-Hornes brand e WH (L L counecleil) oi, left shoulder ; cattln ?' OI" rwht hip. Hiuige, Morrow county. 1-iper, J. H Lezingtoii. Or. -Horsas, JE oon. necled oi eft shoulder; cattle, same oi left hip. under bil in ouch ear. Pettys, A. C, lone, Or,; horses diamond Pon - shoulder; cattle, J H J connected, on the right"''"1"'61' 10 ' earanu eliD in U Powell j otin T Day ville, Or-Horsos, J P coii lee.ed on left shoulder. (!attle OK connected on left hip, two under half crops, one on each ear wattle under throat. Kaigein Grantcounty. liood. Andrew. Hanltmm iiru .... oniB, with uuarter-cirnln..Ar ,i'-. i"irr.':Su,'r0 lef l. shoi.ldei ; ,'""er' "r--. C on ltice, Dan. Hurdman. Or hnaa i worm fence on left .Udder; cattle, DAil on right shoulder. Kange near Hardman. i ;;oy?"' A"rou' Heppner, Or Horsee, plain Von left shoulder; cattle, same brand reversed on row county" 0rP 8l,t ar- Kane " Mo " ItuBh Bros. Heppner, Or.-Horses branded X Sff'ff, Bimu'Ti c"tu. IX on the left hip. crop off left ear and dewlap on neck, itango w Morrow and adjoining oountiea. KuBt, VVUham, Kidge, Or.-Horaes 11 oa left Bhoulder; cattle, U on left hip, crop off we'n,ri'r;o,?dHriMt leff 6ar- B"P " weotherB round crop off rijjh ear'. Kange Un orrow n inn rioa Tlltt. Andrew, Lexington, Or.-Horsei ngnt snouiaer, vont quarter ,u.m vtir uraua; cattle same liaupe Morrow comity. on right hip. iu ysB, n m. , Uairyrille. Or- ii ii with MUHrtyr circle over top on oattle on right hip aud crop off right ear und split in left. Horse? i",,, J. i i - i ul Br' """ate in Morrow brant and Gilliam counties. i ni""'- W,v u,ui"'n,)1'' Or.-Horaes, JO o left shoulder. CatUe, Oon right hiu. Spioknall, J W., Gooseberry, Or.-Horses comay? l6f' ehuuldi aige ik Borrow Bailing, C O Heppner, Or-Horsea branded on left shoalder; cattle same on left hip bwaggiirt, H. F., Leiiugton. Or.-Horses with daeh under it ou left sutte; cattle H with uush under it on right hip, crop off right ear ai 3 waddled on right hind fcg. llauge in Morrow, Gilliam und Umatilla counties ' Bwaggart. A. LAtaena. OrHorse, branded 1 on lelt Bhoulder; eel tie Bame on left hip. Crop on ear, wattle on left hind leg Straight W. E Heppner, Or.-Horees shaded J b pu let , stifle; cattle J a on left hipwailow fork in rigtn ear, underbit in left hupp. Xhoe., Heppuer, Or.-Horeea, 8 A P on lett hip; caul, eameonlefthip Bhrier.John Fox, Or.-N0 oonneoted on horsee on. right hip; cattie, eame on right hip Smith Bros Su6.nville, Or. Horsee, branded H.Z. ou shoulder; caitle, aine on lef t shoulder. bquiree, JamoB, Arlington, Or,; horses braided JS on lett shoulder: cattle the sameTaleo nosl aprcits "roLeTrc,iMtK on right hi, ; ewallow.furk in left ear ' tswaggart. G. W., Heppner, Or. Horses IM on left slioulde, ; catUe, 44 ou left hip Bperry, h. G., Heppner, Or. - Cattle W C on lett up, crop off ngnt and underbit in left yeTr dewlap; horBOB VV Con left shoulder. ' ihonipBon, J. A., Heppner, Or.-Horses 7 oa left Bhoulu. r; cattle. 2 ou left shoulder. ' ' shJiu';rrtS-S-1"t,"erPrlBe'0r--llore''- U-o lft Turner K W. Heppner, Or.-SmaH capital T lett shoulder, homes; cattle same on left hio with split in boll, ears. " mp nected on right shoulder';cattle, Sfright Walbridgu Wm.. Heppuer, Or. Horaea TI I. un the led .Louider; cattle aame oc!Sht hio erop o8 lef t ear aud right ear iJZ2Snl Wilsou, Jonn (J rMem'TJ'ed. . llorBOB branded Jo o. ft ?r Heppner- .' Morrow oouuo-. J1 8 ett 'houlder. vj-aon" Wurreu, . s. Grsrc"uss.braud ou "tid-- jess W right Silas A Heppner, Or. Cattle branded a,,dsUp'i,,;n,i'etthlP'a,Uare rP olt ace R,,8' He?rj'' U8PPer. Or.-Horses branded Cm.l. l'""'r """'der and left hip w el s, A. B., Heppner, Or.-Horeea, on lef shoulder- call w Baiue ,eI Wolfiuger, John, John Day City, OrOn horse, three Parallel bar. on left shoulderrTon BheeT S1il38Sr "'-Horse., CP Watkin., ia.he, Heppner. Or. Horan. hrni Ch conueoteo on left iuU ao branded Wallace, Charles, Portland, Or CattJo W n right thigh, hou in left aarThoT VV on right shoulaer. turn same on left shoulder. V hittier broe., nuuungton. Baker Cn rw Horee. branded W B conuS onto" shoeS;," Williams, Vaaco, Hamuton, Or.-Qoarter e.r. t ver " OB le,t "P, bote 2 homes. Ranire Grant connty. "I Williams, J O.Long Creek Or r tar circle over three bare on left h?u' 1" and ii, ,n eai-h ear. KanA 1 y' aide. horH .mi- ' left J w- un left shoulder. .... . b ..L,ir- sameon left hiu All range la Morrow countv Yonrt. J U n,.k rt T8 on th.-rtiht iho "rend..