II 1 1 1 1 II I III 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 III 1 1 M l 1 1 I I I I MM g KEEP YOUR EYE ON j j THE GAZETTE j : The paper of the people. II III 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 M 1 1 14 1 141 1 piti M I II 1 1 III IIMiMiI ti rittTHiitiiiHiiif ilium 111 tt illinium jimg OFFICIAL -: IF YOU DON'T READ j THE GAZETTE j : Yuo don't get the news. ; nil 1 1 M llll Illl I I1II1IIIIIMI 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1891. i WEEKLY liO. GOO. j ! SEMI-WEEKLY NO. 264.1 TWELFTH YEAR . H M I .VKHKLY CAZhTTli. riT BUSKED fuesdeys and Fridays UY rilR PATTERSON FUBLISUING COMPANY. 2.IV) por yuar, tl.'iR for bix moiitha, 75 otB. throe momns. rltlvertising Rates Made Known on Application. 1"HIS PAFliK is kept on tile at K. C. Dnke b 1 AdvortisinK Agency, II and 65 Merchants (iichangs, Hail FranoiBou, California, whore con mcls for advertising can be made lor it. Union Pacfic Railway-Local card. ii, 10, mixed leaves Heppner 0:45 p. m. daily except Sunday ;o, " ar. at Willows Jo. p.m. H, " leaves ' a. m. (1, ' ar. at Heppner 5110 a. in. daily jjcept Monday. ttntt bncnd, main line ar. at Arlington 1 :2 a. m. West leaves " l'3ia. m. West bound local freight leaves Arlington 8:35 a. m., arrives at The Dalles 1:15 p. m. Local passenger leaves The Dalles at a :00 p. in. arrives at Porllandat7:0Jp m. err xcx-a-Xj bibbotoet. United States Oflieials. I'lesiueut Grover Cleveland Vine-president Atbai Stevenson Si'o-i'lnry of Slate Walter CJ. Oresham Mittietary of Treasury John U. Carlisle Secretary of Interior Hoke 8muh Secretary of War Daniel S. Lauiont So,irelaryof Navy Hilary A. Herbert l-osluiastor-Ueneral Wilson S. Hissell Attorney -lienors! liifliard 8. Olney Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton State of Oregon. Uovernor Secretary of State Treasurer . . Supt. t'ublic instruction. SeiiHtors 8. Pennoyer ...... W. Mcllride Phil. Metechan E. H. McElroy i J. H. Mitchel j J. N.bolph J Hingor Hermann W. K. Ellis Congressmen Printer i lpiame Judges.. ....frank u. rlnker I E. i iw. fli.f I 1. A. Moure . P. ijord .8. Bean Seventh Judicial District. Client Judge W. L. Bradshaw I'rneeonting Attorney A. A. Jayne Morrow County Officials. inn Senator Representative iiiiiy Judge. Commissioners.. J. M. Maker. " Ciml: " Sheriff " 1'reneurer Asileseor Surveyor School Sup't... ' - Coroner .... A. W. ftowan J. S. Uoothby Julius Keithly J. H. Howard J. W. Morrow .G. W. Harririetou .... FraUK Gilliam J. ('. Willis Geo. Lord Anna Halsiger T. W. Ayers. Jr HEPPNKB TOWN OFFICERS. ,laoi P- O. Bor Vuncihiieii O. E. Farnsworth, Ms Lielitenthul, Otis Patterson, Julius Keithly, W. A. lohustou, J. L. Yeagar. Kecordei F. J. Hallock , r.-ensurel -.A. il, Uunn Marshal Precinct Offleers. Justice of the Peace I unstable E. L. Freeland .N. H. Whetstone United States Land Officers. THE DALLES, OH. .!. F. Moore Register A. S. Higgs Keoeiver LA ORANDK, OH. HP Wilson Register J. 11. Robbing Keoeiver SOCIETIES. Doric Lodge No. 20 K. of 1. meets ey- ory TaeBday evening at i.au o ciock in their Castle Hall, National Bank build ing. Sojourning brothera cordially in vited to attend. A. W. Fattkkson, C. 0. W. V. t'BAWFOBD, K. of B. & 8. tf SI KAWLINS POST, NO. 81. G. A. R. m -eta at Loxington, Or., the laBt Saturday of tu-h month. All veterans are invited to join, i ' C. Boon, Geo. W. Smith. Adjutant, tf (Jominander. LUMBER! TITE HAVE FOR SALE ALL KINDS OF UN V dressed Lumber, 16 miles of Heppner, at what is known as the BCOTT SAWMIXjXj. PER 1,000 FEET, ROUGH, . " " " CLEAR, - - 10 00 - 17 60 fF DELIVERED IN HEPPNER, WILL ADD L (5.00 per 1,000 feet, additional. L. HAMILTON, Prop. I . a. Hamiltoni Man'Kr WM. PENLAND, ED, R. BISHOP. President. Cashier. TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS COLLECTIONS Made on Favorable Terms. EXCHANGE BOUGHT 4 SOLD HEPPNER tf OREGON Caveats, Trade-marks, Design Patents, Copyrights, And all Patent business conducted for MODERATE FEES. Inf ormstion and adve given to inventors w1Uxm4 Charge. Address PRESS CLAIMS CO.f JOHN WEDDERBURN, Managing Attorney, O. Box 46S. Washington, D.G st?"Thia Company is manaf?e4 by a combination at iJio lar?it and mott Influential nevipaners In the l nir.-'l Stat, for Un express purpose of prott Ids I heir sabarribcr against nnscrispuloas sl1 inompeteiil Pa:ent Agents, and earb papet p? lnting this alvertuwment vouches for the responaU silltr snJ high staadlag of Uw Press Claims Compao llntinnnl DnnTi- nf tfnnnnar - L&$ "As old as the hills" and never excell ed. "Tried and proven " is the verdict o f millions. Simmons Liver Regu lator IS til;! "only Liver JJtvl'L' and Kidnev medicine t o which you can pin your r-r'l faith for a J. Iddfl mild 'laxa tive, and purely veg etable, act-j- .77 ing directly A- r on the Liver jf tltO and Kid neys. Try it. 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ROOKR8, Asst. Gen. F. 4 P. Agt. Portland, Oregon. Those nving ns most do a little of what the Gazette has a great deal to oc- ' copy its time jUBt now. Rvery little belpo, and money we must have. 3 t 4 ',?U j rt Xil srsa Willi one of im THE TALLOW TREE. It Produces the Famous Itlce Paper and Rich Oil. Our foreign consuls quite frequent ly send home curious and interesting accounts of the things which come under their observation while in line of duty. These articles, valuable from several points of view, are never seen by one in each ten thousanil of our population, because the documents in which they appear, being classed with other "government publications," are seldom consulted. In this way, says the Detroit Free Press, much that is interesting; and valuable to the scientist and general reader is overlooked. For an instance the descriptions of the curious vegeta tion of China, especially the "tallow tree." This tree is the stilhngia sebi- fera of the botanist, the root of which produces oil, the bark the famous "rice paper," and the berries tallow. The greasy berries are of a light scarlet and resemble those of the coffee of commerce, both in size and color. In preparing the tallow the beans or ber ries are first steamed and then pounded in order to separate the mesocarp from the kernels. This pulp is then placed in a bamboo seine and the mealy portions separated from the hulls, the tallowy substance having the oil expressed from it in large, primitive wooden presses, while the chaff or hulls is converted into fuel. The oil thus obtained is used for oil stoves, lighting purposes, etc. The whole tree from root to leaf is sur charged with oleaginous matter, and broken limbs and abrasions in the bark ha ve been known to exude pure oil for days in succession. STATE RANK AND PRODUCTS. Colorado is first in silver. Washington is eighth in gold. Alaska ranks first in sealskins. Utah is third in silver and tenth in gold. Montana is fourth in silver, fifth in gold. Idaho is sixth in gold and seventh in silver. Florida is third in sugar and sixth in rice. Minnesota, is fourth in wheat, eighth in oats. Nrvada is second in gold and fourth in silver. Tim two Dakotas lead all the states in whuat. Nebraska is eighth in corn and ninth in rye. South Carolina leads in rice, is fifth in cotton. Vermont is fourth in copper and seventh in hops. Khodk Ihi.and is second in cotton and linen poods. ' - ' ' ' '.' Wyoming is twelfth in cattle and fourteenth in gold. New M Kxico is eighth in silver and seventh in gold. Delaware is the twenty-first of the states in apples. Oreoon is seventh in fisheries and fifteenth in wheat. Maine is fifth in buckwheat, eighth in hops, ninth in potatoes. Louisiana is first in sugar, third in rice and seventh in cotton. THE ORIGIN OF NAMES. Stot was formerly a herd hence the Stottards and StotUlards. Free and Freeman were once the names of manumitted slaves. 11'Elham represents the fuller and more euphonious Uellehomme Hridoe, liridgor and llrigster were toll-takers at the king's bridges. Reynolds, Kevnardson, Hankin are descendants of Reynard, the Fox. JIi.ock, Jilocker and lilockman are the sons of men who fashioned hats. Simon gave us Sims, .Simpson, Simp kins, Siincox, Simmons and Simonds. Spicer is a descendant of the espicer, or dealer who handled foreign spices. I'edder, 1'edderman, Pedmah and I'edlar had fathers who carried packs. Hooper, Hopper and liarreller came from families supported by cask mak ing. Calvert was once a calf herd; sc also were the Calverds, Coverts and Calvards. A consciknce-btricken Wilmington (Del.) man feels better after having pinned a five dollar bill to the door mat at the house of a prosperous neigh bor in settlement of a debt which his mother owed the recipient's grand mother. . THE WESTERN PEDAOOUUE. We are in receipt of the May number of our Btate school paper. It exceed any of the former numbers it value Tbe paper this month contains many new and valuable features. Tbe illus trated series on the schools of tbe state is introduced by a paper od the Friends Polytechnic Institute at Salem, Oretfon These papers cannot fail to be of great value both to the schools sol to tbe pubilo. There are also severs! fine article by our best writers and the departments "Current Events,""SKturdsy Thoughts," "Educational News" "The Oracle Answers. Correspondents," etc., eaob oontain much valuable reading foi teachers or parents. Die magazine bss about SO pages of matter, well printed and arranged. We pronounoe the Western Pedagogue the best educa tional moDtbly 011 tbe oosst. Everyone of oor readers should have the paper if tbey are at all interested in education. No teacher school direo tor or student can get along well with out it. We will receive subsoript.ons at this office. Price only 81.00 a year. When desired we will send tbe Wester Pedagogue and Gazette one year to one address for 93.00. Call aod examine sample copies. Teachers, directors and parents, now is tbe tune to subscribe, tf ORDERS STRICTLY. How Collector secured Klx Weeks Holiday end a l'airtnerslilp. "When I was a youngster of seven teen," said a successful business man to a Detroit Free Press reporter. "I got a job as collector with a man who was about as strict a martinet as I ever saw. He insisted on everything being done just as he said, and' there were times when life was verily a burden, but I stuck to him for six months, then we had a difference. It was this way: One morning he called me up and handed me a bill on a man I knew and said for me to take it around and col lect it. " 'It's one of our standbys,' he said, 'and every collector I ever sent to him reported him absent or not ftndable or something. Nowyoft go and don't come back here till you ste him.' " 'Do you mean tluit?'' I asked, as two or three clerks looked up. " 'You know me,' was all he said in reply and I went out after my man. "He wasn't at home, the people said, and wouldn't be for six weeks. So I stuck the bill in my pocket anil went off up the country on a visit. The old man sent after me half a dozen times, but my folks could only tell I was out of town, and 1 never paid any atten tion to a letter I got from the boss, but went on enjoying myself. Then I came back and had a visit with some other friends and at the cud of six weeks I called on my man again with the bill. I found him at home and told him what I had done, and he paralyzed me by paying the bill with interest. Two hours later I stepped into the boss' office. There,' I said, before he had time to gather his wits, 'is the amount of your bill and interest, lie was out of town for six weeks and I couldn't sec him before. You told me not to come back till I did see him, and 1 was obey ing vour instructions. 1 had a rattling good time and the house owes me six weeks' salary. The old man gasped, got blue in the face and I thought lie was going to ex plode, but he didn't; he gulped it all down and stuck out his hand. Young man,' he said, 'you ought to have been a soldier; I'm going to put you in charge of the collection de partment and dou hie your salary, and. concluded the merchant, 'when I was twenty-five I was a partner. IMPROVING THE EYES. Country Life Is the llest Antidote for Nearsightedness. It is satisfactory to be told by Mr. Ellis that blindness in hnglancl is slowly decreasing," says the Specta tor, though Great Britain still stands in this respect behind two other Euro pean countries, and three more come before Ireland. snortsignteaness, however, appears to be increasing everywhere, Germany having a signal and sinister preeminence in this re snect. A French doctor has noted tne re markable fact that wild beasts caught ouite voting or born in captivity become shortsighted, the conclusion being that the eye adapts itself to its minimal snhere of vision, and unless "educat ed." to use Mr. Ellis' term, to see ob jects at a distance, loses the capacity of so doing. Even in after life the eye mav be, to some extent, so educated, though probably only when the myopia is not considerable. It is thus within tho experience of the present writer that his sicht great ly Improved in days gone by, when he became a volunteer, by practice at the butts, so that while at first he could not see the target to shoot at without spectacles at the three-humlred-yard range, after a twelvemonth or so he only needed to put on spectacles at four hundred yards, liut beyond that range he was never able to dispense with them. Country excursions are therefore ex tremely valuable as means of strength ening the sight of town-bred children; and the conductors of such excursions should take pains to direct the eyesof the children to distant objects to the furthest hill, church tower or other landmark, noting, if possible, any in capacity to discern the selected object, and then selecting some nearer one for the weaker-sighted. FREE MAIL DELIVERY. Carious Uesult of an Kxperlinent hy tbe Postal Authorities. The difference between city and country ways have been illustrated in a curious manner by an experiment of the post ollice department, says the New York Evening Post. Under the last administration about fifty villages and small towns, ranging in population from eight hundred to four thousand inhabitants, were picked out for a trial of the system of distributing mail matter by carrier, as in large cities. At first general satisfaction was manifested, and the receipts of many of the offices for awhile showed an increase, indicating that the con venience ostimulated correspondence, but as the novelty wore off the resi dents very generally tired of the change and returned to the old prac tice of going to the office themselves for their mail. A majority of the peo ple would apparently rather have their letters lie in the office until they call for them and thus have an excuse for frequent visits to the center of local activity than have their mail delivered every day at their houses. The carrier In such ploces is really a foe to social activity, as "going to the post office" has always been a recognized means of mixing with men, and its occasional inconvenience is preferable to the loss of what is often only a pretext for making a break in the monotony of a retired life. In view of the evidence that there is not "a long-felt want" U be met by this system of free delivery in small communities, and of the fact that its general adoption would in volve an unrtual expense of at least ten million dollars, the first assistant post master general wisely advises a kusv pension of the experiment. Senator White, of California, is in favor of electing United States sen- ; atnrs by popular vote. OBEYED WOMANLY BEAUTY. Want It Constats or According to ft French Writer. Grenaille, a French author of the sixteenth century, has written a large and very scientific book on female beauty and endows his ideal of female loveliness with the following attri butes: "Youth, medium stature, chestnut brown hair, symmetry of limb, a deli cate skin, revealing the blue veins, rosy complexion, a smooth, serene brow, uniformly-arched temples, nar row eyebrows, which do not meet; elo quent, dark-brown eyes: a winsome smile, cherry-red lips, a small mouth, small milk-white teeth, a sweet breath, a soft agreeable voice; a chin which does not protrude and is graced by a dimple; small, rosy ears; a slender throat of ivory whiteness; small, soft white hands, nicely tapering fingers, graceful gestures, an even, dignified walk; shining fingernails, smooth and well curved; an even, pleasant temper ament, good taste in dress, superficial education, small, pretty feet, and at tentive demeanor toward others." DOINGS OF THE DAYS. The post oflicc department has de cided that rubber bands can be used around the new double postal cards. The only carp ever caught in the Mississippi river was taken the other day by a Wisconsin man. A "hoo-kili.inq" in North Perry, Me., recently deserves more than local fame. The victim weighed more than half a ton. An American flag survived the fire and heat in the Casino, at St. Au gustine, Fla., which recently burned, and was preserved for a relic. Captains of United States mail-carrying steamship companies are expressing dissatisfaction as to the new United States mail pennant. They say it's too big. One curious effect of the recent cold snap was that the traffic in tutti-frutti and chocolate tablets by means of auto matic salesmen was seriously inter rupted. Persons who attempted to secure chewing gum or chocolate by putting a "penny" in tbe slot found that the coin wouldn't tit. The cold had shrunken the iron top. ., TENANTED BY WILD HOGS. A lJirge Alnharua Tract Where No Ba nian Helng llwvtls. In the northern part of Limestone county, Ala., is a tract of land con sisting of more than one thousand acres, which is not on tbe map of the state, nor can it be found in the reg ister's ollice of that county. No one claims it and no taxes have ever been paid.on it. It is a vast wilderness, in habited by snakes, deer and razorback hogs. It is u free hunting ground, and thousands of these hogs are killed every year, more for sport than for anything else. The hogs are wild and cannot be domesticated. Their yield is said to be enormous. Tom llooth, of Pulaski, Term., secured a male and fe male and did all in his power to tame them, but failed. He kept them a year, and at the end of that time they were as wild as at first. The more he fed them the thinner they became. Within the year they consumed four hundred bushels of corn and were as lean as church mice. During that time the sow had five litters of pigs, num bering two hundred and ten. Mr. llooth could not tame any of these nor get them fat enough to mane even soap grease. Finally he gave them to a negro, who now considers himself under no obligations to Mr. Booth. The flesh of these hogs resembles horseflesh. It is as tough as a coon skin, and a large-sized hog of this species rendered would not make grease enough to fry a skillet of batter cakes. They go through a garden like a shovel plow, and no vegetable es capes them. They can crowd through a crack that would hardly admit a mouse, anil their sharp noses act as levers foi garden gates. The Tennes seans make great fuu of Alabama' razorlmek hogs. Irishmen In IIIk' Position. It is not only in the United States that the sons of Erin have secured a pluee among the leaders of the people. This fact has been culled to mind by the circumstance that while all France was mourning one illustrious Irishman in the person of honest old Marshal MacMahon, the masses of the popula tion of Austria-Hungary were acclaim ing another Irishman, the Irish peer, Viscount Taafe, who holds the post of prime minister of Austria, for bring ing forward a bill in favor of universal suffrage. In Spain one of the most In fluential military leaders is a general of Hibernian origin, O'Ryan byname, who held the post of minister of war during the former administration of the present premier; while the queen re gent's private secretary and most trusted adviser and friend bears the name of Murphy. The little king's governess is also an Irish woman; and so, toj, is the governess of the young queen of Holland. The tutor of Em peror William was an Irishman named Audanne. Sagacity of Wild Fowl. Wild geese anil wild ducks show knowledge as to the resistance of the atmosphere and sagacity in overcoming it. When flocks of them have togolotig distances they form a triangle tocleave the air more easily, and the most cour ageous bird takes position at the for ward angle As this is a very fatigu ing post another bird ere long takes the place of the exhausted leader. Thus they place their available strength at the service of the society. "This bump," said the phrenologist, "indicates that you are of a combative disposition." "No," said the subject. "It indicates that my wife is of a com bative disposition. That's where she hit me with a hair brush this morn ing." Harper's Bazar. , Ureen Mstbews, east side of Main street, has a neat barber shop and does work at popular prices, 'St cents shave or hair oat. These have been bis charg es for months. Don't forget bint, Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report .U sV Absolutely pure WORD HISTORY. j Tea is a Chinese word. Ukase is of Hussian origin. Gin was first made in Geneva. Ache formerly meant any field. Villain was formerly a fanner. Pillow lace is made on a pillow. Candy was first made in Candia. Guinea fowls came from Guinea. Frieze first came from Friesland. I'kck was once only a poke or bag. Lemons originally came from Lima. Florins were first made in Florence. Huzzy is a corruption of house wife. Apocrypha means hidden or spuri ous. Magnets were discovered at Mag nesia. Tulle was invented at Tulle, in France. Canaries came from the Canary islands. Gillyflower is a corruption of July flower. Tahoo and tattoo are of Polynesian origin. Sarsanet was first made by the Saracens. Farewell means, may you fare or travel well. Kkoadclotr took its name from its unusual width. Fetish and zebra are from a dialect of South Africa. Mexico's Karly Population. Everywhere about the valleys of New Mexico, invariably upon eminences, and usually upon high Hat-topped mesas or table hills, are the ruins of houses of the ancient semi-eivilized Indian population that lived here und tilled the soil before the coming of the Spaniards, four centuries ago. The numbers of this old population can be only vaguely inferred by the numerous cobblestone foundations of their houses, still well defined above the sur face of the ground, and by tbe debris of the fallen walls which constitute hillocks, grass-grown and intermixed with occasional old stone utensils and countless fragments of pottery. This pottery, when turned up by the spade, is found to be handsome and varied in color and as fresh of tint as it could have been when the village was de stroyed or abandoned and every tradi tion of its existence lost in prehistoric past. FOREIGN PtriSONALS. President Rodriguez of Costa Rica has been unsuccessf ul in his attempt to borrow $1,000,0(10. He will meet with witle sympathy. Paui.de Cassaonac is nearly fifty years old, hut docs not look his age. "Some twenty-odd duels have left no trace on the tail, squarely built figure and dark imperious face." Itut then these were French duels. Miss Jessie Ackkhman, an English missionary, recently put on a diving dress and went down sixty feet to the bed of the ocean on the greatest pearl ing grounds of the world, between Australia and Singapore, where l,:i00 men are constantly at work. Mme. Rodriguez, a noted Parisian dressmaker, died recently in a lunatic asylum. Her fame was great, and she always refused to make dresses for women with poor figures. A certain duchess had often desireil to become one of her patrons, but Mme. Rodri guez invariably said: "When you have shoulders I will dress you." HEALTH HINTS. Raw egg for a cut. Hot water for sprains. Don't violate the common laws of health. Don't be sparing of carljolic acid anil chloride of lime. Do you wish to strengthen your muscles? Give them proper exercise. Do you wish to strengthen your mem ory? Use it. A physician in Switzerland deelures that he cures certain forms of throat disease by making his patients yawn several times a day. Michelet says: "Pain is in some wise the artist of the; world which creates us, fashions us, sculptures us with the fine edge of a pitiless chisel." A medical journal asserts that people who drink cow's milk are more prone to consumption than those who use the milk of the reindeer, the buffalo or the goat. FARMING IN" FOREIGN LANDS. Cooperative dairying is growing very rapidly in France, ami there is more inclination to make butter than cheese. The chief agricultural products of Kan Salvador are coffee, indigo, sugar balsam, tobacco, ludiu rubber, rice and mora wood. A forest fire, that raged for five days in the wooded mountains of France, de stroyed 10,000 acres of pine forest, valued at (JSO.OOO. Awarded HiulieBt The ouly Pure Cream f Tartar Powder. No Ammonia; Ho Alum. Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years tbe Standard Baking Poivdep NICKNAMES OF NOTED MEN. "Mad Yankee" Elisha Kane. "Black Dan" Daniel Webster. "BlackJack" John A. Logan. "Little Phil" Philip Sheridan. "The Silent Man" U. S. Grant. "Old Hickory" Andrew Jackson, "The Honest Man" James Monroe. , "Poor Richard" Benjamin Frank lin. 'The Rait.splitter" Abraham Lin coln. "Wizard of the North" Sir Walter Scott. "Bachelor President" James Bu chanan. "The Poet of Nature" William C. Bryant. "Old Rough and Ready" Zachary Taylor. "Grand Old Man" William E. Glad stone. "Old Man Eloquent" John Quincy Adams. "The Little Giant" Stephen A. Douglas. "Goldsmith of America" Washing ton Irving. "Sii.ver-Tongued Oratob" Wen dell Phillips. "The Father of Greenbacks" Sal mon P. Chase. "Schoolmaster of Our Republic" Noah Webster. A GLORIOUS RIVER. The lieautlful St. Lawrence, aud Its Many luaiiit Wonders. The St. Lawrence is a phenomenon among rivers. No other river is fed by such gigantic lakes. No other river is so independent of the elements, says Nature's Realm. It despises alike rain, snow and sunshine. lee and wind may be said to be the only things that alVeet its mighty How. Something almost as phenomenal as the St. Law rence itself is the fact that there is so little generally known about it. It might be iitlirmed that not one per cent, of the American public are aware of the fact that among all the great rivers of the world the St. Lawrence is theonly absolutely Hoodlcss one. Such, however, is the case. The St. Lawrence despises rain and sunshine. Its greatest variation caused by drought or rain hardly everexceeds a foot or fourteen inches. The cause of this almost everlasting sameness of volume is easily understood. The St. Lawrence is fed by the mightiest bod ies of fresh water on earth. Immense lis is the volume of water it pours into the ocean, anyone who has traversed nil the immense lakes that feed it aud for the surplus waters of which it is the only channel to the sea wonders that it is not even more gigantic than it is. Not one drop of the waters of the five great lakes finds its way to the ocean save through this gigantic, extraordinary and wondrously beauti ful river. No wonder, then, that it should despise tho rain and defy the sunshine. A CRUSHED INSURANCE AGENT. Ills Intended Victim Led Htm to a Place Where a Human Voice Was Useless. "The toughest experience I ever had in my life," said a solicitor of life in surance to a New York Herald man, "was with an iron manufacturer in Troy. I had been informed that he was a hard customer, but a wealthy man and one who had carelessly neg lected to provide himself with insur ance, and so 1 resolved to tackle him. Upon entering his office and explain ing the nature of my business I was surprised at his greeting. It was friendly, even cordial. 'Life insur ance,' said he. 'Well, now, that's a subject that interests me. Come with me to the shop; I've got to go there, and you can tell me all about the su periority of your company over all oth ers.' Then he took up his hat and bade me follow him. As we went out of the office, I noticed a smile on the faces of all the clerks, and though I didn't understand it 1 smiled in return, for 1 thought possibly they knew my errand anil were congratulating me on my success. The proprietor walked hurriedly and I after him, until at last he flung open a door. It was the ma chine shop. The din was terrible. A thousand hammers, I think, were all at work beating iron at once. Involun tarily 1 put my hands to my ears. Look ing at my man 1 saw his lips move, and lowering my hands I just managed to catch his words, shouted above the deafening racket: 'Now, tell me all about it!' He smiled sardonically as he saitl this, and I could have mur dered him. It was impossible to say a word, and so I went right out It was a duru mean trick." The clear juice, without sugar, of half a li'mon every morning for a week just now, when the system is more or less clogged from the winter's feeding, is, according to an authority, equal to a trip south or a whole bottle of debil itating bitters. IIonorB, World's Fair. Baking Powder: