PATENTS! E TO INVENTORS. Xtiere i as never a time iu tbe hialor of c."r jabtry when tbe deamnd f" inventions and improvements in tbe an and toienoes generally was bo great r now. The oonvenienoes of mpjkind ii the faotory and workshop ' J boiisebolo and nn the farm, ei wU .. in official life, require Of 'rnai uocohbiodb to thi appurtenance and implimenta of eacl in order to save labor, time and expense The political obange in the administra on government does not a&Vot tbi progress of the American inventor, wIm being on tbe alert, and ready to per ceive tbe existing deficiencies, does no permit the affairs of government to de ter bim from quickly oouoeiving th rem ) to overoume enu ng discrepau oil To xreat cue aouot be ei" o:s .1 in obo. ig a competent and skill attorney to prepare and prosecul an application for patent. 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'I'luniKHtllin I'llltlli'll tu Ml'l hoii'1 -n.whtwi, .u eturpu ir fl'1..:"-. t'lltll OUI I'Mll li. E Wltb all bad cesarean cm, atTaaiTiary, lenef ausrirv. Mrtoui ti Html I. I ervoul aaOIiLIT. aunDatural dtacaariM lostaiautiood. dMpemdracr, ie9 BrHtom rry, wsKtng sway et ibe emaas, erta nW and Midy euna by Mt aud m-t mMh d . Cam poltllf furiiia4 Uuit.on Usuk and Book fna. Call of writ DR. WARD INSTITUTE. 120 N. Nlntk f I.. II. LOUIS. MO. DK. DODD'S Curojoi OLIC IN HORSES. OUASANTtlD. !,rv vwiwr o . horM thmild ilnncistid. II m IU Ut. ot tun .iuhi o i.u mm.. rn-tlua Milt bv tu.il ..rM. I'ur AS. rount lUH'k, w Ich iitit.tDiUaUK PTuKiiiiii.. Karts.m. tr. tacit. Ma The Old Reliable taMltlieddS j-ars. Treats msleor foui tl' married or slnKlt, In ra.os ot exposure CUiaivTKVD. Board ml lu",tn,',n" hrmslMd irtteo flared. Qaeo Bleji Hoot tr. Ulinrmi clear! n (long If SKiai J LIFE mmm MENTALH I w, I STRONG f ENERGY4P-NERVSj A VFR'Q Sarsaparilla M. Hammerly, a well-knnwn business man ot Hills'ooro, va., semis tills testimony to ;iie merits ot Ayer's Sjirsnpurllla: "Several yeais atto, I hurt my leg. tiie inlnry leuviim asorewhlohlfdtoeryslielu9. MysuKeruii were extreme, my leg, Iroin Hie kne toihe ankle, heinj: suliil sine, which beuaii to ex teml to other parts ot Hie hotly. Altcrtryinv various remedies, I liecnn lalunir A.vet'i Karsaparllla, and. Iielore i IibjI linislieil l!n Brst lioltle, 1 experleiieed gri-M relief: the aeeond bottle ellecied a complete cure." Ayer's Sarsaparilla Prepared by Dr . J . C. A J or i Co., Lowell, .Mom Curesothers,wS!S cure you THB OLD DOCTOR'S LADIES' FAVORITE. ALWAYS BUTJABLE and perfectly BAFB. T tme as uied by thot tandi of woman all over tbt nltet States, In the ?LO DOCTORS private mal 'idtlne, for SB years, and not a slnffl bad rosult Money rotumM If not as represented. Bend i iot (stamps) lev sealed partloulara. I. I1ICTITUTI, 120 U. Klatb St., Et. Loolt, V. 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It is not probable that there is r army on the earth whose leaders would urge an advance against such an infer no of inevitable annihilation in the face of which their cumbersome t'(pui ments would stand as absolutely worse than nothing. A meager outlay in de fense on the principle of direct concus sion during hostilities would elTectu a ly bar the combined navies of the earth from approaching New Vork hnr- bor near enough to hear the echo of the invading guns A ilelensivc arc equipped with nitro glycerine boats and balloons could hold its own with 1. isure and literally str.nv the ocean floor with hostile scrap In'fore a singlu shot could full within sight. Let it be understood that there Is not a single clement of uncertainty in the ease: that every claim is based on a rigid analysis, is of simple and inex pensive verilleation and that such ver llleation shall demonstrate fairly and fully that the ironclad and the arma ment are floating scrap; that every mechanical thing that has met destruc tive negation ami mere superiority of numbers, discipline and animal couraire are lost forevermore as factors of vie tory in war. In this new application of well known principles tho fighting foolt will llnd their occupation gone and the common humanities will begin to flourish as they should. PERSONAL PARTICULARS. Thomas Si.ixui.am, of Paterson, N. J., shot himself well-nigh fatally and then sslu'd for n cigarette. He w as de termined to die. Sknatoh William V. Am.es, of Ne braska, who recently broke the record for long speeches. Is forty-six years old and is serving his first year in the senate. Miss MATritc Tonn, a niece of Abra ham Lincoln, is postmistress at Cyn thiaua. Ky. She was appointed by President Hayes and has held her place ever since. Mils. liitANT, widow of Gen. Grant, hus decided upon making Washington her permanent home. She has spent some time recently searching for a suitable hoiv.e. Thomas Mi untY, the son of Francis Murphy, has taken up the temperance irk of hi-, father, and reeeutlv hclda series of largo and successful meetings j in Wulorbury. t onn. j )Iim;v Mil I. m, of Aiinvtlle. IV, has a plate that is over one hundred years old. It contains ou the outer edge the umfli of the thirteen original Atjitj-R- I and Is hhrhlv rtrted by the owner. iiyi fRANKLIN'3 The Old I'hllosnpht'r Mori Than tt Ten tury Aheail ' K(Knn. The department of st'itc lntoly re ceived from Mr. 11. 1. Strven-;, (f the United States Dispatch a;rwy at Lon don, an account of historical electrical apparatus once ownel by Fran': in which he has recently unc'jrthe 1 in that city. Amonj other thinn, Mr. Stevens says, according to the llo .ton Herald, he has found that Franklin, during hio last sojourn in England, made an electric li'ht, and that he could produce from it with his primi tive appliances sufficient electric light to read by. This antedates the achieve ment of Edison by more than one hun dred years. The lamp is in a good state of pres ervation, and has recently been tested by the owner, a gentleman residing near London, who finds that it wor'.cs as satisfactorily now V'n Franhlin himself experimented with it. It is a curiosity of great value and impor tance in illustrating the history of electric lighting. It h by no means the arc light or the ino.au lerennt lamp of modern times. Its principle, how ever, is that of the ui c 1 1 ; I ; 1 w ithout carbon points, this .:-. which was invented by Sir lli:tni..My JJavy in 1813 first demonstnil ir the practica bility of electric li'jvinnr. The total length of the eyli;u; - . ' i' li'''. which the light is produee j. i twelve Inches and the dianic . -r :n'e inches. Each end is provided v. li't ,i.Uaehments for connecting' it wi' h t he positive and negative poles of the lnacliine, which, it should be remembro:!. was tho only means of gencnit.iny eleetrieity with which men were then .'aiailiar. The electric liht in this rude but in genious device was pro-Ins?! by the leapingof the intercepted current from the ball to ths metallic point. Tho ends of the tube are partly closed un doubtedly for the same reason that the globes of the arc light ore closed at present, and the tight given off is brilliant and steady. The machine with which Franltlin generated the electricity for this novel experiment is turned by a crank, grindstone like, and was the most powerful and complete in construction of any electrical machine of that day. This crank turns a ponderous cylinder of glass, which is ruljed by brushes with silk covers. These brushes con vey the electricity eoHected from the cylinder to the positive and negative conductors, supported on large glass pillars, where it can be used for pur poses of experiment. The machine is stanchly built, and is capable of pro ducing a spark twelve or fifteen Inches long. While simple in its construction it could hardly be improved upon by our wisest electricians. It is especially adapted for the advanced experiments of various kinds which Franklin was engaged with ut that period of his life. OBSERVATION IN BORNEO. Some Fecullftrltlf. of M:e lu lie Orrat EiiHt luillifcil Ishmri. So littlrj is known of the state of Sarawak tin 'f'harles Hose explains to the readers rf the Geograpieul Jour nal that it lies in the northwestern part of Ilorneo ami covers some one hundred thousand Miiu ie miles. The rajah is an Englishman and Uritish in fluence along the coast is strong. It is hard to believe that there are magnifi cent shops and warehouses in any town of Borneo, although it is the capital of a rajahship. There is, how ever, plenty of jungle on the island, as Mr. Hose learned in steaming up to the sources of the Ihirnm. Even then he did not escape the customs of civili zation. The party had scarcely reached the heart of the island before it came upon a musieale. Forty persons were listening to the notes of u iluto. The musician blew not through his mouth, but through his nose, and, when the air escapod too rapidly, tore out the lining of a pocket and Uocked the of fending nostril. The time-honored ex cuse of singers was :ade. "I have a cold," said the flutist. ' When my nose Is in good condition I sometimes movo my hearers to tears." Another bane or blessing of civilized life which is found on all sides in Ikirneo is the cigarette. The very Puuns, 'a race of people which live in the jungle, more like animals than human beings," roll to bacco deftly. The Itorneans appropri ately cover the cotlins of their rela tives with cigarettes, which, they say, the dead take away as passports to the lower regions. The young ladies wear odd necklaces; In fact, they have a habit of thrusting their heads through their ears. Mr. Hose says: "The lobe of the ear is pierced when the child is about eight months old and earrings weighing about two or three ounces npieee are hung in tho ear. 1 lie weignt p-.iauuiiy drags down the lobe to n giv at, length, and, by lidding weights yearly as the child grows, by the time i.hc has coino to maturity the ears will r aeh to her breasts." Once on wat.ii!'' after pas; ing the ni;rht in the hut t i a rhief, Mr. Hose noticed for the 1:.-: ; :!i.'.eat t ic head of his bed a l;n":v Imx which was found to contain !u- lvmnins of the chief's wife. The tnn 1 toad which describes fourteen and the .-. but he hi of t'.ie was veil that . Herneo uid ore-l:::'f v ' tody and r. :irs I ' ' a ,i noiltv.tly r.ia'.c.i i:.' lore iutoi'i -a ia1: - '" . hi-.: Mr. !!..'. 'le f.::u.a i !' '. ! : Is Uiiaalay.,: . THE MOVING VV" A TKi.Kon.vi'it messenger hoy in Ho.-.-ton rides around town on a bicycle, delivering his telegrams. A man in California has invented a device that will prevent gas from es caping w hen it is blown out. A riux'Ess of eliminating smoko from the combustion of coal has been discovered by an ingenious German. A max in Florida named Boll is planning to build a big hotel among the branches of a grove of live oaks in that stute, which are of great size and height. Tuk largest enntalever bridge in tho country is to be built over the Missis sippi river at New Orleans. It will cost live million dollars and is to be built by I'hicugo men. Tonooii.vs expresses have been a feature in the Boulder district of Montana the past season, and have 1 been very useful in conveying freight to points olf tho main road. Fiikntu ingenuity has contrived an improved stone-outting saw of re markable. oiVu'ioni-y a circular saw having its edge sot w ith Mac', dia monds iu tho same way ns the stra-'. Tht bludos; but as tho strain on the dia mond is all in ouc direction the setting can be made much firmer. THRCE VERY LUCKY CHIL6RCN. How the Little Imperial rri-ines ot Ger ms J ras Tlietr Time. Of the daily life of the three eldest imperial princes the lieriir correspon dent of the Londt V.v ites: "The princes, as is very nown, are very simply and -.!.;-.. t ', rought up. Every day, sumi " auJ inter, they get up at 7 o'cl.. !:. e morni.ig and have breakfast at 7:45 o'clock, con-: sisting of tea and rolls. The meal never last3 Longer than a quarter of an hour. Punctually at 8 o'clock their lessons begin. The crown prince, as well as Princes Fritz and Adelbert, are each taught separately, but for some hours the crown prince and Prinoc Fritz are taught together. Tho crown prince, who Is most zealous, ar.J lakes all his lessons in earnest, is mush further ad vanced than his two Dromers. 'li.e play hours during the morning are filled up with gymnastics, games of ball, dig-; ging, etc., in the playground, near the right wing of the new palace. At 0:4 they take luncheon sand wiches, claret and natural mineral water, which beverage is much drunk , at the imperial table. After lunch ' they again have lessons for a short time, and then take their riding lessons, either in the riding school in bad weather or in fine weather out of doors. Tho crown prince, who is an excellent rider, with a firm seat, hai lately begun to ride. Uis white horse, ; Abdul, which he received on his birth day from the emperor, is a handsome, ! large Arabian, with a long tail and thu-k mane, of faultless build, proud bearing, and a most graceful step. After their riding lesson they some times take a ride in the neighborhood of the new palace, accompanied by the crown prince's military governor, Maj. von Falkei hsvn. P inces Fritz and Adelbert ai ii pa;i ;he crown prince on their pc .eo, am. .. is a pretty sight to see the yt uner :w.m trying to keep up with thei 'ur ' her. They very often take a drive in their pony carriage, the crown prince driving. This little basket carriage is drawn by a white pony, hung all over with silver bells, and its name is Seehund." MEH-ilCTCPHELES IN CANADA. Odd Superstitions, of the Peasantry About Ills Milliners and ( ustrms. In the legendary lore of Canada the devil plays a prominent part. lie does not appear as the strong angel, who fell through pride, the enemy of God, but as the medieval devil of monk ish legend, the petty persecutor of man, says a writer in Popular Science Monthly. In the rural districts of Canada Satan is supposed to be very active. His company may be looked Tor on all occasions. The accidental ippearanoe of a little child in the room often betrays the presence of the evil spirit, as the poor Innocent Is sure to bewail itself vigorously. The Prince of Darkness may be met at a ball fn the guise of a handsome young man who excels all the rustic gallants in appearance. lie wears gloves to con ceal his claws, and disregards the rammelsof conventionality by keeping lis hat on his head to hide his horns. ;le selects the prettiest girl in the i-oorn as his partner, but his choice is usually the village coquette, whose vanity or levity has exposed her to the vil influence. In the midst of the fayety a piercing cry is heard. A itrong odor of brimstone becomes per ceptible, and the attractive cavalier s wafted out of the window, carrying .vith him some useful domestic utensil, is, for instance, a stove or the frying urn. 1 lie girl may escape witn a sliarp cratch of a claw, particularly if she hotild happen to have a cross or a j rueifix. Canadian rustics never answer "En- , trez" when a knock is heard at the loor; they Invariably respond: I "Ouvez." This is founded upou the dd legend of a young woman who re plied "Entrcz" to such a summons, when the devil came in and carried her oil. SUFFICIENT UNTO HERSELF. The Voting. Woman Had No Need or As sistance of Any Kind. The kind-hearted old gentleman watched tho young woman seated next to him in the elevated train with in terest, says the New York World. She held a magazine in her hands with the leaves uncut. She looked through the table of contents and raised the cor ners of the leaves so as to getaglimpse of various illustrations. The old gen tleman drew out hi3 pocketknife hesi tatingly, lie opened it still more hesi tatingly. The young woman seemed entirely oblivious of his nets and evi dent intentions, but their fellow pas sengers were able to arouse a great deal of interest In the proceeding. Finally, juut as the old gentleman . . . i ..... t.:u i-..:f reaction torwaru, i-iuuuiub ......v, tho young woman dexterously drew out a hatpin and began cutting the leaves of her magazine. Tho old gen tlemau leaned back and delivered him self of a confidential aside to tliu man next to him: I "I havo heard, he said, "ttiat women can do auything with their hairpins and hatpins, but at any rate they'd need a knife to sharpen pencils." And at that moment the provoking young woman drew a pencil from her reticule, bit the wool off the top of it, and made a note on the article she was reading. Tho car giggled and the old trentleinan began to read his paper with an injured air. Emtnpeof the Wild iiud Woolly Wnt "I've seen a good many funny snaps in the way of plays and play actors in my time," said the advance agent, "but oiie I struck out in Milwaukee the other day was by far the best of any thing I have ever been up against. It was in one of the museums there. The museum hus n stock company in its theater and its great specialty is a border drama. Every week they give a new drama of the wild and woolly we-t. "This play that I saw was a blood-cur.ller of that character, and at the time t arrived at the theater the stage was pitch dark and two men were . fighting a duel. 1 could hour the knives clash together unit hear the men stumble around the stage, but I could but faint ly distinguish the forms of- the actors. After awhile there was a thump on the floor, and the villain (I kuew it was the villain by his accent) hissed; 'Ah. ha: Budolph Tegheriugton. I have you now and no one nigh to see me do the decdl" "Then the drummer hit thebassdrum a belt and the calcium man turned on the light, and away upon the top of a rocliy pass a woman tthe heroinel was seen standing. Coward:' she shouted, -mo and heaven is here!' " Buffalo ENpress. ' , A GREAT ENGLISH JURIST. Some Queer Trstt of the tate sir James Stif lien It was said of the tale Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, of the high court of justice, who retired from the twitch in IW1, that he was the greatest author ity on criminal law that the bar has produceu. The stories told of his severe utter ances and of his gentle and merciful deeds would fill a volume, says the New Vork Sun. Although his manner was rough and his sentences invariably pronounced in a harsh voice, genuine distress always appealed to his kind heart and won his sympathy. His lordship never had the slightest hesi tation in rebuking a barrister, of no matter how high standard, who failed, even for an instant, to respect the dig nity of the court, or who took unfair advantage of a witness. And Sir James' rebukes were often more dreaded than the adverse verdict of a jury. On the other hand, he would go far out of his way to assist a struggling I young barrister who lacked only ex perience. ! It was said of him that he was a law yer among literary men and a literary nian among lawyers. Uis speeches and his legal decisions ran in a style that reminded one of Maeaulay whom he j had evidently taken for his literary model. His literary sketches bear the stamp of a sound mind and good judg ment. His first production was a series entitled: "Essays by a Barris ter," which appeared in the Saturday Review and secured for him a foothold in the literary world. While on the bench many of his decisions and utter ance were severely criticised. "I should not believe a man on his oath," he once said, "who told me he did not care for getting on." That re mark was criticised in nearly every publication in England, much to his lordship's disgust. The small things of life did not interest him very much, and he frequently amused a roomful of barristers aud spectators by asking the meaning of something which an ordinary child might know ON A CHLRRY STONE. A Talented Convict Carves II .s Petition for a Tartlon. Gesa Berger, the actor and newspa per man. has a picture in caligraphy that has a remurkable history, ltis in size thirty by forty-two inct.es, and is the work of Joseph Loew, the most noted counterfeiter that the Austrian government ever knew. When an application is made for a pardon in Austria the red tape policy of that country compels the appli, ant to address the emperor with all his titles. Umpcror Ferdinand had about forty titles. Loew engraved all of these names, together with his petition for a pardon, on a cherry stone. The letters were so fine that it re quired the aid of a powerful micro scope to decipher them. One day when the emperor visited the prison Loew in person presented a cherry stone to the empiror and told him what it con tained. The emperor made an exam ination and was so amazed at the work that he gave him an unconditional par don. Not only did he pardiv him but gave him a position as a detective to trail down counterfeiters. Loew was a well Informed man in all the arts and rascalities of counterfeiters, and in less than two years after his pardon he ran to the earth almost every coun terfeiter in Austria, and died a few years ago covered with detective hon ors. The picture, although make fifty years ago, is in a remarkable state of preservation SPAHc THZ GIRDS. A Protest Against the Wanon Destruc tion of the Fe tillered Tribe. An American dealer sold last year two million bird skins. All were used for ornamenting woman's attire. Wom en ought to cry down this vanity that feeds and pampers the destruction of the feathered tribes. The birds sac rificed are, of course, those of richest plumage, and, of course, also, those that will be least easily replaoed. In fact, if this thing continues Amer ican bird life of the gentler order will pretty soon become extinct. Is not the warfare the American Humane society has opened upon the bird-skin traffic wholly justifiable? We think so. The destruction referred to contributes not one whit to human need nor human comfort. It adds nothing to the intel lectual, nothing to the mental. It is simply wantonness practiced at the beck of fashion, and as silly and meaningless a fashion, too, as ever was spawned from the brain of a man mil liner. There are birds in plenty that shed their plumage, to supply the vain de mand for flaming headgear. Why should the fashion monarehs be inexor able, and also demand the bodies of our feathered songsters? CUPID'S WAYS. YorTn "But we'll love eaeh other for ever and ever, anyway." Maid "Algernon, say not so. Who knows? We may be married even yet." De troit Tribune. He "You are very provoking! You talk as if our engagement were not go ing to result in marriage." She "You are more provoking. You talk as if it were." N. Y. Herald. Sweet Gnu, "The man I marry must j be both brave and brainy." Adoring Youth "When we were out sailing and , upset, I saved you from a watery grave." "That was brave, I admit, but it was not brainy." "Yes, it was; I up set the boat on purpose." Tid-ltits. Muggins (recently married, showing his apartment) "This is a wardrobe where ray wife hangs her clothes, and this is another wardrobe where my wife hangs her clothes." Uilter "Where do you hang your clothes?" Muggins "Oh, I don't have any now." N. Y. Herald. A Delicate Distinction. "Is it true that Maude Flyppe received a proposal from old Stockson?" "It is. He told her that if she would marry him he would settle &V000 a year on her, pay for her dresses, and give her a trip to Europe once a year." "That wasn't a proposal. It was a proposition." In dianapolis Journal. FAMILIArt hm.vIcS. Cramp, the great shipbuilder, savs that he does not go aboard oftener because an ocean voyage prostrates him with seasickness. Mrs, V. S. Graxt, the widow of the great general, has gone to California, whore she will spend the winter on the ranch of her son. Jesse Grant. The late Marshal MacMahon will he longest remembered for his famous words utiered before Sebastopol: J'y als; j'y rest' "I am here; here I l shall stav." A FRIEND Speaks through the Boothbay (Me.) RtgUUr, of the beneficial results lie has received from a regular use nf Ayer's rills. He says : -1 was feeling sli-k and tired and my stomach seemed all out of order. 1 tried a number of remedies, but n-ine seemed to give me relief until 1 was Induced to try the old relia ble Ayer's Pills. I have taken only one box. hut I feel like a new man. I think they are the most pleasant and easy to take ol anything I ever used, being so Snely sugar coated ttiat even a child will take them. 1 urge upon sit who are In need of a laxative to try Ayer's Pills. They will do good." For all diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and Bowels, take AYER'S PILLS Prepared by Dr. 3. 0. Ayer ft; Co., Lowell, Uass. Every Dose Effective WANTED. tIC 1 WttV ANY LADV, employed of on employed lu A If Ubrtt cn ekel lef-refew houri wurk eevl S.Urv f fHimmlniion. tlO MmnlM free Addmi H. Bk-NJAMIN A CO.. 822 Pine St.Ut.lt, Mo. Dp. Hash's Belts & Hp bo .ieuintij Blts, Suapei iml Applianc. . , Veats, Caps, Cnren Rhen mati 8in, Liver and Kidney omplaiiitM, IypftMii, Errors of Y-iuth, .oat Alnnho'wt, Nervousness, hexnal Wenk pss, and all Ti-ouM-s tu Mule or einale. nestion Ulank aud Book free. Call or "rite, Volla-Medlca Appliance Co., iZ Fine Street. ST. LOUIS. MO. Foot-PHiitHon thf Path to Hewltli. Everyone nenJing s doctor's ddvioe should rend one ( Vr. Foote's dime pHmvhlftB on "Old Eyes," "Cronp," Rnptnip," 'PlitniOrfiH," "Varicocele," DieeHpe of men. Pi Beit Re of W" meu, mid itHn 'h-1 beat menns of hp! -enre. M. Hill Pnb. Co.. 129 Eat4 28th Ht.. New Yo.k. STOCK R HANDS. While you keep yonr Bobaoription paid up yrn n keep your bran J in free of charge. Alho. T. J lone. Or. Horse (Hi on left hould(tr; cuttle ftme nn left hip, ncderbiton nxbt ear, aiid upper bit on the left; range, Mor uw count. Armstrong, J. 0., Alpine, Or. T with bar un ter n on let t shoulder of horses; cattle same n left hip. Allison, O. D., Kidht Mile. Or. Cattle brand, 'l Don left hi r and horses same brand on riht .houlder. Hhiiw, Eight Mile. Adkins. J. J., Ileppner, Or. Hordes, JA con-i.e-. po on ti t tJaiik; cattle, same on left hip. Barlholnmrw, A G , Alpine, Or. Hoibps Branded 7 E either shoulder, liange in Mo -row countv Bleakman, Geo., Hardman, Or. Horses, a flap i left shoulder: cattle name on right shoulder. I ariuinter, J. W., Hardman, Or. Cattle brand ti B on left hip and thigh: split in each ear, Brnner, Prter. tmi seberry Oregou Horeos irandfd P B od left shoulder. Cuttle same ou tght siae. Hnrke. M Ht C. Lona Creek. Or On cattle. VI AY connected on left hip, ctop off left ear, un- up riorees, same brand on letft shoulder. Hange in Grant and Morrow iionnty, lirosman. Jerry. Lsena, Or. Horses branded 7 on righi shoulder; cauie d on tne ten siue. ft ear half crop nd right ear npper Blope. Barton, Wm.. H ppner, Or. -Horses, J B on right thig.i cattle, same on right hip; split in Hi"h ART. Brown. Isa, Lexington, Or. Horses IB on the right stine: cattle same on right hip; range. Mor row county. Brown, J. C., Heppner. Or. Horses, circle i ' with riot in p" ter on left hm: cattle, same. Brown, W. J.. Lena. Oregon. Horses w bar over it, ou the felt shoulder. Cattle same on left hip. Boyer, W. G., Heppner, Or. Horses, box brand or njtti , hip cattle, same, with split in MHih ear. Borg, P. O., Heppner, Or. Horses, P B on left honlder; cattlo. same on left hip. Browntee, W- J., Fox, Or Cattle, JB connected nn left side: emu on left ear and two sulits and middle piece cut out on right ear; od horses same o ran a ou me leit uugu, iMuige ui rut vBUBy, Onuit county. Caiener Warren, Wagner. Or. Horsea brand ed O on light stifle; cattle (three barn) on nght ribs, crop ana spin in eacn ear. nange in Oram and Morrow ci nnties. Cain.ti., aleb.Or. i li on horses on left stifle U with Quarter circle over it. on left shoulder Miid on lft stitte on all colts o der ft years: on left shoulder only on all horses over 5 years. All ranee m uraut county. Clark, Win. H., Lei a, Or. Horse- WHO con nected, on left bhoulder: cattle same on right hiu. Ita ge morrow and Umatilla counties. Cate, Chas. K Vinson or Lena, Or. Horses H C on riht Bhoulder; cattle same on right hip. Hange Morrow ana umatiiia counties. Cecil. W m.. Uounlas. Or.: horses JO on lef shoulder; ca'tle same on left hip, waddles on each jaw and two b.t in the right ear. Curl, T, H., John lJay, Or. Double cross on each hip on cattle, swallow fork and under bit in riidti oar. split in left ear. Hange in Grant comity. On sheep, inverted aud spear point on stutuider. car markoi ewes, crop on lert ear puuehed upper bit in right. Wethers, crop in right aud under half crop in left ear. All rang iu draw coumv. Cook, A. i .,Leiia,( )r. Horses, 90on right shoal Jei I attle, sauieon right hip: ear mark square crop on lett and split in rig tit. Curriu. ti, i., Currinsviiie, Or. -Horses. on tuft Btitle. Cox Kd. 8., Hardmnn, Or. Caitie, C wit! iti center; horses. Ch ou left Sip. Cochran. U. E.. Monument. Grant Co. Or.- Horses biauded circle with bai beneath, on left houider; cattle same brand on both hips, mark multir itlnot both ears hi ill dewlSD. Chapiij, H Hardman, Or. Horses branrteo " on riuht hiu. I attle brauded the same. Al- hr..i 1m I I on IissT-h. nuht ihiith: Cm t e S t- biawion r.gtit thouldei, aid cut iff nu of right ear LioLns, Lbb Porsoe braided with three tin 6o lori t u If ft stifle Cuttle sane on left side. D.miMH. W . M . tiHllnWH. ur. t attle. n l.' ou right Bide.swa low-fork in each ear; horaes, H b on fert hip. Douglas, 0. T., Douglas, Or Horses TU on the i lght stifle: cattle same on right hip. El, J. H.iV boim, L)ougla. Or. Horses brand ed LL cn left shoulder, oattie same on left liiti hi it- nutit mt. Kllioti. Wash.. Heppner, Or. Diamond on s...,l.t s.KnltuP. tmeiy, . b., Hardman, Or. Horses branded tevtrstd i mith taii on left shouider ; cat lie mHIV Ul, Il-ni Ilip. iwuigo in unw -uuul;. Kleek. Jhckoou, Heppner, Ot. ti !. It uouuected oi. right shoulder; cattle same on ritaht hip. Ear mark, hole m right and croi . ff I aft. t Loreuce. L. A., Heppner, Or. Cattle, LP on right hiu; Li-re b with bar under on nght ihouider. Florence, S. P. Heppner. Or Horses, V on right slim Id ; cattle, h on right hip or thigh. I- rench, Genrg, Heppner. Or. Cattle branded WF, with bar over it. on left side; crop off left a.- H,.rtu.. BMniA brand on left hio. tiav. Henrv. Heppner, Or, GAY. on left shouJder. Gilman-French, Land and Livestock Co., Foe. sil. t r. Horses, anchor tt on left shoulder; vent. eau e on left stine. i atue, same no ouu; uu ...oLrs. nff riirhi uu utd nnderblt ID left Kange in (iilliain. Grant, Crook and Morrow onuiitlea i ......... nas ffnhr, ctr HnrM brsnded H 8 with a ousrter circle over it. on left stint Uu,.,n i,.m and LmatilUcounttes. Wa.v. (..,. in. Or. brand JH connected .,..art. it. on iel t choulder. Hiaii A. B.. Hidgf, t r.-t attle.. r..uitd-top with Quarter circle ui.der it. on the .right Dip KAii.ee in Mormwwid Lmstiltamniiee. i i.lr. H-n.iii.m.Oi-tatUe.twoba: on either hip; cmp in right ear and split in left Huree. Jon nght tliigh. Hange iu Grant oountj ' i . .,. a, n.l VCsnrr. Or I- (T F i-ouH'ted)oii right ii.oulderonhorbHi; on cattle nhi hin&nd on l-ft aide, cmai.ow fork u nght ear ana in in I district. Morrow oowty iUne is Haystack Hals. MiMoo, WiuHjr, Or. Horse bran doc -O- (f-ifWtt with parallel tails) on left shnolder CM tie same on left hip ah-o large circle on left side. 1 1 Mil Kdwln. John Day.Or. Caf tie E H on right hip; horses same on right shoulder, iangein Grant connty. Howard, J I, '-"alloway. Or. Horswt, t (crow with bar above it) on right shoulder; cattle panieon leftside. Kange in Morrow and Uma tilla rouutiee. Hughes, Mat, Heppner, Or. Horses, shaded heart on the left shoulder. Range Morrow Co. Hnnsuker, B . V. uglier. Or. -horses, W on left Hhnnldnr.ca tie. Son left hi. . Hardisty, Albert, Ny, Oregon Horses, A H connected, on left shoulder; Cattle on the left hip, crop off left ear. Hnmpurer. .1 t& Hardman, Or. Horses, H on let Hank Hayes, J. M., Heppner. Or. Horses, wineglass on left ehonldei cattle, same on right hip. Huston. Luther, fcight Mde. Or. Horse Hon the left Bhoulderand heart i n the left stifle Cat. tip samn nn left hip. Mange in Morrow connty. Ivy, Alfred. Long Creek, Or Cattle 1 D on right hip, crop off luftear andbit in right, Horses same brand oa It ft shoulder Hange n Grunt conntv Jn.es, Harry, Heppner. Or Hois 6 branded H J 4iti the left shoulder: cattle twaniled J on right hip, h(m uudei bit in lett ear. Hange in Morrow ctnnty. Junkiu, B. Ai., Heppner, Or Horses, horse shoe J on left shoulder. Cat Lie, the sain. Kange on Kight Mile. Johnson, reiii Lena, Or. Horses, circleT ou left utirte; cattle, same on right hip, under half cmP in riuM and split in left ear Jwikius, I WMLt. Venion,or. J on horseson left shoulder; on cattle, J on left hip and two smooth crops on both ears. Kangein if'ox and Hear valid b Kenny, Mike, Heppner, Or, Horses brandod KNY on left hip oattie same and crop off left ur; under tdope on the right hirk J.T., Heppner. Or. Horses 69 on left honlder; cattle, At nn left hip. him. J O, Heppner, Or. borsee. 17 on either tat iie cattle 1? nn right side. Kirk. Jsse, Heppnor, Or.; horse- 11 on left "Loa der; cattle same on tight side, underbit on iii;hi ear. Kumberlaud.W.G.. Mount Vernon. Or. 1 l.nu oattie ou right and left sides, swadow fork in It ft ar and under ciop in right ear. Horses same 'ranri on left shoulder. Haugein (iraut countv. lsorten, titephen, lox, Or. ti L on left hip n oattie. crop and split on right ear. Horses ame brand on left shoulder. Hange tirant ountv. Ltienallen, John W., Ll Or. Horses branded iialf-cnole JL connected on leftshouL Cattle, aanii ou left hiu. Hange. near Lex. ington wjuney, J. W Heppner Or. Horses branded Laim A o left Bhoaider; cettiw same on left hip, wattle over ntht ye, three slits in right ear. Lord, George, Heppner, Or. Horses branded double H ootnecu hometimes called a swing n. on left snouider. Mark 1mm, A. M., Heppuur. Or. Cattle large M on left side both ears cropped, and fplit in bo h Horses M ou left tin. Hange, Clark's canyon. Minor, Ot-car, rteppner, Or. f'attie, M 13 on riidit Inp; florae. M on IsfLshouluor. Morgan, tf. 1M.. Heppner, Or. Horses, M ) nn lfi should?, cattle same on left hip. McCnmber. Jus A, lfioho, Or. Horses. M with ar over on right ahnulder. Morgan. Tho., Heppner, Or. Horses, circle T on left shouJder and left thigh; cattle. 'I cm right thigh. Mitchell. Oscar, lone, Or. Horses, 71 ou rigtit hip; cattle, 77 on right side. AlcClaren, D. (a., Brownsville. Or, Koret. Figure ft ou each shouJder. cattle, M2on hin McCarty. Oavid h. Koho Or. Horses branded DM connected, on tho left shoulder; cattle same i in hip and side, McGirr, Frank, Fox Valley, Or. Mule shoe with toe-cork ou cattle on ribs add under in each ear: horses same brand on left stine, McHalo, . ... :!HiiniUn,Or. un Horses. S with half wrcle under on left shoulder: on v&ttte. four bars connected on top on the right side Lunge in Grant County. Neal. Andrew, ijone Iick, Or. Horses A N con. uecuid on left ylumlder: oattie same on both hins. Nurdjke, ft., bilverton. Or. Horseu, circle n left thigh; emtio, a;ue on left hip. Oliver, Joseph, Canyon City, Or. A 'i on oal.Ue on left tup: on horses. sameoaieitUiwiU liacw in Grant county uuer, rerry, jjexiiigton. Or. 1' O mi mfi should! . Olp. Herman. Piairie Citv. Or. On uttio r. LP uonneoled on left hin; hni-KA nn ia.fi- .t';ii and wartle on nose, itnite in Grant county. Feart-ou. Olava. Iiik it Mile. Or. Hurm nnr ter circle shield on left shouldtir and H4 on iwft hip. Cattle, fork in luf; oar. riii). .pnrl -xi on left hip. Kaugf on Kight Mile. Parker A Uleason. iturn.-imn.Or. . Hum. IP ! ft shoulder. P per, lin e t, Lexington, Or,- Hor-es brand whi (L K conneoied) oi lett shoulder ; cattle me on nght lap. Kanye, Morrow counu. 1 iper, J. H Lexington, ur. Horses. J li con nected oi left simulder; cuttle, same on left hip. ununr oi iu uhcu ear. i'ettyB, A. C, lone. Or,; horaeB diamond V on - shoulder; cattle. J 11 J conne.;U-il. on tn left hip, upper slope in left ear and slip in the tight. I'oweJl. Jonn 1.. Oavvilie. Or Hnrans. .IF mil. uec edou left shoulder, ('attle OK counseled on left hip, two utider half crtps, otie on each ear, vtattle under throat. Urn ge in Grunt county. hood. Andrew, Hardman, Or. Horses, square OK with quarter-circle over it on left atjfle, Kenumer. Chris. Henuuer. Or. HoreeH. t! K on left shouldei. ttice. ian, llardmuu. Or.; horses, three nan el worm fence on left shoulder; cattle, DAN oil right shoulder. Hange near Hardman. lioibe. Aaron, ilwubuur. Or ilorttuti. ulain V on left shouider; cattle, same brand reversed on right hip and crop off right ear. Hange in Mor row county. Hush Bros.. He Doner. Or. Horses branded un the right shoulder; catUe, IX on the left hiu, crop off left eur and dewlap on neck, Hange id Morrow and adjoining counties. l.ust. WUUaui. itidse. Ur. Horses It na left shouider; cuttle, it on left hip, orop oil right ear, underbit ou left ear. ttheep, 11 on weaiiiers, round crop oft rifjh ear. Hange Oma tills and Morrow o (uxiiies. huanev. Andrew. lr.inutin Or Honus branded A H ou right shoulder, vent quartet circle over brand; cattle same on right hip. Hange Morrow county. Kol'Se. Wm. tl. LlairvvillA. Or UK rnnnnntnt with quarter circle over top on cattle on right hip and crop oft right eur and split in left, iiorses same brand on left shouidsr, Hange in Morrow b rant aud Gilliam coun ties. Uec tor, J . Vi., ileppner. Or. Horses. JG ov lef t shoulder. Cattle, jon right hip. Snickuall. J. W.. Gooseberry. Or. Hoffifl brauded 91 on left shuulder; lauge in ilor1' County. haiiiuir. C I. Ueooner. Or HorsM hrniivt on left shuulder; cattle same ou left hip. owaggari, n. r.t ijezmgion, ur. norses with dash nuder it ou left stifle, cattle H with uash under it ou right hip, crop off right ear and waudiea on right imid leg. itauge in ilorrow, Untiamand L mat ilia counties. bwaugart, A. L Athena. Or. Horses branded 2 un lelt shoulder; uettlu suine on left hip. Crop un ear, wattle on left hutd leg. (straight VV, 1L., Heppner. Ur. Horses shiuiMl J b on lei- stihe; oatue J ti on left hip. shallow fork in righ- ear, anderbit m left. bnpp, Ihoa,, Ueppuer, Ur. Horses, S A P ou lett nip; until same on left hip. bhner.John, Fox, Ur. INC connected nn horses on right hip; cams, same on right hip, crop ott right ear and under bit in left ear. Hange in uraut couutv. buiith Bros., busmville, Or. Horses, branded H. Z. on shoulder; cat tie, ame on left shuulder. fouuires. James. Arlinutou. Or.: hnrMAH hmntifA Jttoniett shoulder; oat lis the same, also nose nauuie. nange in Jiorrow and tiiiuam co .nties. btepheus, V. A., Uardiuau, Or-; norses bdon right stihe; catUe n..nzouial L on the tight eiite ciieVBhBoh, Airs A. J., lleppuor. Or. Utttle. ti on rigtn in, ; swailow-lork in left ear. bwaggart, u. w., ueppuer, Or. Horees, 44 on lett siiouidt ; cattle, 44 ou left hip. bperry, fc. G lieppuer, Or. t attle W C on lett inp, crop off ngJit aud underbit iu left yw, ilewiup; horses V L ou left shoulder, lUoiuption, J. A., Heppuer, Or. Hornee, g oo lett ehouiui r; cattle, 2 on left shoulder. Tipyeu.b.i.,tnierpribe.Or. Horst. C-ou left bliuuider. 'lurner H. W.. Heppuer, Or. Small capiat T itm bitouiuei, uirnvet, USLUC bJUHa ou ivlt bip wun spin in Doth oars. ihirnion, H. Ai., lone, Or. Horses branded H i comieoitid ou left stifle; sheup saiue brttud, Vauuerpool, H. T.. Lena, Or; Horses HV con ueuted on right shoulder ;cattle, eaaio ou right UlL. Wal bridge, Wm.. Heppuer. Or. Horses, U. I, on the lef t shouider; cattle same on right hip, crop ott left ear aud right ear lopped. Wilson, Jonn Q,, Salem or Heppner, Or. Horses branded Jq on the left shooldur. lUngo Alorrow county. ttarreu.W B. Caleb, Or Cattle W withauarter circle over it, on left side, split iu rigut ear. Horses stone braad ou left Bhoulder. lisugeiu Grant eouuty. W right, Mlas A. Heppner, Or. Cattle branded d W on the right hip. square crop oil right ear ami split in left. Wade, Henry, Heppner, Or. Horses btanded see ot spaotw on le.t shuulder and left hip t attie brautieo same ou left side and left hip. V ells. A. Heppuer, Or, Horsea, wo on Uf shoulder- can aiUH Woifihger, John, John Lfay City. Or On horvm three parallel oars on left Bhoilder; 7 oa sneep, oil in both ears, ttange in Grant and Sihiuuer counties. Woodward, John, Heppner, Or. Horses, DP connected on lef t shoulder. Watkins, Lishe. Heppner, Or. Horse branded fjF connecteo on left stifle. Wallace, Charles, Portland, Or. 4'artle, W ou right thigh, hoi in left ear; horses, W oa right lbouiaer. sow same on left shoulder. Whittier tiros., nnmiugion, BakerCo., Or. Horses branded W B conuueteo on left houldar Wiliiame. Vasco, riaiiiuton, Or. Quarter cir jle over thr? bars on left hip, both catUe and .ones. Hangt Grant coontf. Williams, J O. Long Creek. Or Ron, qnar ercircitruver Uuve bars on left hip; cattie same uid iit tu kh. Ii ear. lUiitre in tiranr county Wren, A. A., eppner, Or. Horsoe mnninRA A n shoulder; Cattie, same cn right hit. Whiter Ehiaheth 4 Sons. Hardman Or attie branded yi, W connected) KW on left -idV. hnrsi e same ou right st oulder. J. W W. Iter's cat l-, sametto h-it hip, hm same n .eft shoulder. Ail rscge lnMuirow coutty Ifocng. J. 8., Gooseberry, Or. Hor hrandarf T8 oblIm richt shociv-