PATENTS! NOTICE TO INVENTORS. There w.tn never time in the history of our fi'Miijtry when tin; riVcoind fur inveati'itm and iinp'overupntf? ii the arln auti acic'tt't's tr'nprn!!y was tfreut rh now. Th;1 OnNvcnicnces nu-jkind in the f'iot)r itnd workshop, tip household and o.i ih farm, m ih iu offiiri'tJ lite, rt-qiiLe Oniiiiniin: ..(v-r.sd ruts to the appurHHiiuteo umU uupliuiHuts of wii jo order to save lalor, ti'iiHaml expense. The pnlitnnii oiifinH in the fidntiniHtrH tiun of nv'enitiiwiit d'M'H not affect tli( progress of. flu Amt iicm inventor, who beii!tr on 1 ! alert, Mini r'ady to per ::eive the existing ih T.'ik'tiuieM, duen not jerrait the Hfl'tirH 'if trovrniucut to de er luin fnm quickly conceiving the i 9iuedy to uvefOoLise exmiiii .JHon;pat : ins. I'M) yreat (vtre oaitriot lie wr tved in rliO'Miuv; n coinpi.iteut rind nkilJ ! il Hliarni V to prepare mid M'OHecult i-) application fi r pciei.t. Valuable in -I. res '8 hint! l).'en h'r-t it t (.iertlrnyed in : u'l'Q -.-i- i'jte l-'int wpj a I j v the employ ... jut oT iiiCouiiU'tunt counnel, and ph P cially in thin udvice ft pplieuUJo to t'.OHts who adopt the "No patent, no p. y" sjNt'Mii. InvdiitorH who en t runt ' '.it biiHineHH to thw ohiHH of attorneys i-' i so at irniitiiient rink, liH the breadth m:. 1 Htrennth of tim putent if never con pi ered in view of ft quick endeavor to t"', an allowance and obtain the fee. i E FUKSS CLAIMS COMPANY, .1 j in Weddeiburn, (jjiieral Manager (ii F street, N. W., VaMhinKt(n, D. C, r 'Mesemii; a laiifH number of impor (:, t daily and weekly paper, and en r:: 1 periodtealH of the eoutitry, wuh in. H' -'ated to tirnttHtr, itH tiiitrnjiH from the mi afe rnutlmdH heretofore employed :-u :bis line of buHtne.sH. The Maid Con f . ' y in prepared lo take charge of ail .".; int biiHinoFH entnifltcd to it, for rea f:c. ihle fees, and prepare and proHeonte at doatioim generally, inolndm me v':t' lioal itiVHntioiiH, denin patent, 1 1 e-niiirkw, labtdn, eopyriyhtH, interfer is. infrintrementH, validi!y reports, ijiveH eHpetual tiHeninn to rejected II in aluo prepared )o eutw into petition wil ii any firm iu Hocur.no; tfii patenlH. rite for iriHtrnetioiiH and advice. John WiaJOKimi KN. biH F Strnet, . Box 385. Watdmiiiton, D. C. good Amies;. Every patriotic citizen should (jive his ersonal eilort and influence to increase he. circulation of his home paper which each i:3 the American policy of Trotcc ion. It is his duty to aid in this respect n cV'iry way possible;. After the home oapcr is taken care of, why not sub scribe for tho American Economist, published by tho American Protective Taiiff League? On of its correspon dents says i No true American can (;id along without it. I consider it the IjicatcHt and truest political teacher in ti c United Status." Send postal card request (or free sa nij.de copy. Ad drew Wilbur F.Wake, r.an, General Secretary, 135 West 23 J St. New York. Ore 011 & can.dfc A ie you willing to wuik inr tin- r;. . , xi Prott.-iiion in placing ri? h a 1 j U , it iliun in the- hands uf yuur lunu..,; II V"U ure, you should ht iilciifi:'. 'J. Tue American ; :.-y ive Tariff leac c W. 23r St . Nr. Vohi' . o.il mi.l mti II u thf 1.. . i .Inn, it ti,'!,tn;; Ii II i'. IF TCI) WANT INVOnMATION ABOUT niiihv- ii li-ttiT or inaul enril T.t Til; inr.M li.iiiiN oni4v, I0HN WEDDf KttUKN, Mitnaijinq Attorrtoy, P.O. iiux 43. WAMllMi ION , 1. C. VT'VSlUNH I'liOLl'ltl!) F v ' SOLDIERS, WIDOWS, CHILDREN, PARENTS. NTS. In Ihr line of Mr... rr t'.-I r i.n.l S ilium .It: flttt v in t Ik' rt'icnlitr Arm v "r iw v dhiit t w w nr. iirUrs ,. tin- lu.li:m nv "T iHJi.! In IS-l'J, inut t hi i r m t -i, ins h l it li'il . 1 1 hi mid reh'rtt'it (-Julttm i s;i"-t.'l! , 'i hou-iimda rntttlt'il lo lituT niti'H. '".I fc!-ri.' Uwrt No lIhu'ku for udvlcu, No feu SYPHILIS.."0 die r(ul innct.. i-. 1 ;.tnn-l iMtifltlfiitial. Cure- fill. I. -w. l.'n.-Bh.m lt'..,ili am OH V.AH'l INSTITUTE, t?0N.B'.h St..St.Loui,fnO Uuuklit'. Laltu Ml H STRICTURE trniiituary, loii uf t, I at iK-tm.ly, i l.il ii i i rtm i'l dm orna, ctTta.nh' and It -i- .1 .-.-i-y mt'tti 'U . Ciirt poaltlvvly i) liNiuK null it.ii, k frt'e. CallurwriM. DS. WARD INSTITUTE. 120 N. 1. nil) St.. SI. LOUIS. MO. i;u'ir;.-.vrLiii. J... tf..'1'intt. The Old Hcut btc Mill KstnlilMml . vr. 1 rralt in ii -:n nitil'rk'J or 6hi;it' In c.i -; i ' 1 :," Mi'f, uttufit-s, excises or liuniiipi'ivi'. v.. SKILL til' Alt AN i'l Kl. lto.iu! un.t . .11 tlnt'lUD IiirotsMoit wlu'U (It-sirtHi. ,iai.l;ou XUtui sni Uook lit. nil in wri t. FRIEND Speaks through the Boothbay (Me.) RtfitUr, of the beneficial results he has received Iron a regular use of Ayer'i Pills. He says : " I was feeling slrk and tired and my stomach seemed all out of order. I tried a number of remedies, but none seemed to give me relief until I was Induced to try the old relia ble Ayer'a Pills. I hare taken only one box, but 1 feel like a new man. I think they are the most pleasant and easy to take o! anything I ever used, being so finely sugar coated that even a child will take them. 1 urge upon all who are In need of a laxative to try Ayer'e Pills. They will do good." For all diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and Howelg, take AVER'S PILLS Prepared by Dr. J. 0. Ayer Jt Co., Lowell, Mam, Every Dose Effective THB OLD DOCTOR'S 3 LADIES FAVORITE. ALWAYS HEIJABLE nnd perfectly SAFE. Tht initio an ufiofl by Hjoi; jam's of woman a)l over the ilmifHi Stairs, In tho ?hU DOCTORS vrlvate malt p if tl", for 08 yours, and not a Blntflj bad result Tirn-y mMirnrrl. If not as represented, fiend 31:1114 iiitnnipM (or feoalud partioulara. 7A2D IlICIITUTB, 120 IT. Hlafa St., Et.louii,(. BDPTDBIS mm K VonrH1 Experience In treattng all varl ties of Kuptnro enables us to Kuurante positive cure. Question Blant and Bool Iroe, Call or write. VDLTA-ME0IO APPLIANCE CO., 323 Pine Street, - 8T, LOUIS. MO Urtltirctl lifo5.1 p'tunds jivv mt nth. No hI rvfng, iki iiii:'im'nii'ririi, i u ImcI renulls, ni rmunftis ilni1.". '1 n jitmrii t "rfcctly litirniltfst auti itriclly con 11 It'iitial. l.hii Hiion ii! nil- Jtoiik Irep. Call or write. UK. 11. 11. lillTi a.iiTI L'mts btrtet, bt.JvOun,M0. FBEF trial I 6 1 mm IftM and loit Tltallt A pnoltage of our treat ment for weaknsiiaad deray, nervoui debllltv and loit vitality nut free for 12 centi R. WARD INSTUTUTE, 120 N. 9th St. J3T. 10CIS. MO PILES a rort In one PAlNr.BBfl trtatment tii"iit kn ifc N In m of 'in m buainem. Fittula, Ulce , Queitlon Blank and Hook free. Call or writ. I!t. U. Ii. BUTTS, 822 Tine Street.. St. Louis, Mo V a M C D ND OTnB1 I)l"tBfliClilKD without tm ti a a 'kudu yutiition Ulan k and ltook frpo. Call or write Jilt, 11, J. HH I 'I S, 81121'luoSt. St. LOUIS, MO, 00 h of luvi'ly Mnstc tor Forty - Lents, consisiiitfr of 100 pjiri-s - full si. Slnvt Music of w- Litest, brightest, livcllt'st most Pfipulai si-lei tluns. huth vncal and instrumental, ni'tt.'ti up In tho must elegant manner. In- gt: cludlnR four large size Portraits. m UAHMtNCITA, tlw Spanish Dancer, -i Sr; PADtRLWSKI, llm Ilrmt Pianist, ! AUtilNA PATTI and l T. MINNIE SELIWHAN CUTTING. T JJJ" nonnita all onoen. to ; THE NEW YORK MUSICAL ECHO C0. TifoJw-'iy Tlieatre Hhlg., New York City. CANVASSERS WANTED. IN THE PORTRAIT GALLERY. Grandfather lookw from tho pannlod wall Al Kraiiilnmi Iut liutiKhii; ticrosH (lie hull In llm ri('iU'ti plow of !ilt HtiiUily raee, Ami a fnm n ciiiuoh ovit her Klitidoweii face As In ntj s: "The world has urmvn a.skew. My ih'ar, Hineu wo wei'o ymuitf- we twb. "Not hint; t ha(. wuh i t lio same today; Old tinn iiiin i.-s uro chhI away; All oin-wt ruph's nru laiarhed toBcorn; All oiii- customs a in qui to outworn; Karl i in urckitiK for nomuthitiK new Wo wern eoaleiiL with tho old we two. Intrt the shade of the Kira old room tii-nl two forms throtiKh the twilight's loom. ( i Til ml l ut Iht'h I'yt'M are sharp (o see. And iv dtp voire utttM-s tenderly "Km" aye will I love, and love hut you, Anil we'll follow love to the end we two." (Irnmli'alhrr'fi face has lost Its frown. And his e es thrown nofter Raze gently down '.!) the pair who naught of his watching know. And Kt'niidmoiher BtnileH and whispers low, "One t lnmr nn'H on as It uned to do la lite daj n w hen we were young-w- two." -May Ia'Uhoi In Ladies1 Home Journal. Kviilt'iit'. in Two Alttrder Cnnt'M. Ill ii cast- tf liniriU-r by stniL-Kulntion tho wimittii who jH-riietratpil tho crime h:ul ln't'ii u mirso in an iniirmary nnd iicTUstoiiii'cl to lny out dwiil bodies. Afli-r tlio iimnlcr she enrried out un HiinUiiifrly lii-r iM-ofi'ssitmul iKtctice by it-iioolhitiir tho clothes nndor tlio body of her vifl.iii, iihu'iug tlio legs Ht hill I'.'iHV'.li, tut- urine out Btrnurlit by the mile :md llio liands opon. Tho doctor who wns called in nt oneo dt-elared such a conililion of tho body was inexplicable on Hid c.u'ipoKition of suicide, conaider iiii,' the amount of violence that must liavo allettded tho HtranirulutioiL lit tiimlhcr case tho criminal had at tenipii'd lo niakotho death apiwar like tho act of miieido by lilaeiny the lower end of tho ropo near tho hand of the de ceased, but ho selected the left hand, whereas the deceased was right handed, and In- did not leave onou'h rope for either hand to grasp in order to produce the very violent constriction of the ueck which had been caused by the two coils on tho rope. A surgeon pointed out these things. Both i-riiuinaU confessed their crimes before cxecutiou. Toronto Mail. YUiltticr nm! Fields. How theilealh of Fields affected Whit tier may be seen from the following ex tract of a letter written by the poet to Klizabeth Stuart Phelps und published in The Century: 1 miss Fields, it seems to tue, mora ami more a light too early quenched, a loss irreparable. 1 cannot tell thee how his death shocked mo. Ah, me, if 1 had only known what was to be! He was uiy friend of nearly forty years; never a shadow rested for a moment on the sun shine of that friendship. It is a terrible loss. With him it must be well. He loved much, pitied much, but never hated. He was Christlike in kiudnesa and sympathy, and iu doing good. How strange that 1 outlive him! But my turn will soon come. God grant 1 may meet it with eoiuetUiaaot Uis eiiuplo trust and cl'uajtt A ALCOITOh A LA SWISS. RESULTS OF SIX YEARS' OPERATION OF THE MONOPOLY PLAN, statistics tVhicb Will Interest American Readers Because of the Fact Thut Some what Similar Methods Are Proposed In Parts of This Country. The particular method of dealing with the alcohol question which is now adopt ed in Switzerland is discussed by ?.Jr. V. Milliet of Berne in a recent publication of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. There is, it seems, no appreciable cur rent of opinion among the .Swiss in favor of total abstinence, considered either as a voluntary act or as the outcome of prohibitory legislation. It is true that by an amendment of the federal consti tution passed in 1S5 the cantonal leg islatures acquired t'uu power of restrict ing the number of places for the sale of liquor within their respectivo jurisdic tions. The power has ostensibly been exercised in 14 cantons, but even in these, taken as a whole, the number of taverns has somewhat increased. No substantial result, therefore, has followed the concession of restrictive power. Such is not the case with the alcohol monopoly introduced in 1887. This has accomplished two things. It has greatly improved the quality of the distilled liquors consumed in Switzer land, and has caused a marked reduction in the use of them. The primary aim of the monopoly was to bring about the substitution of fermented for distilled liquors, and short as is the period dur ing which the experiment has lasted the results are encouraging. Before the creation of the alcohol mo nopoly, Switzerland Buffered from the practice of peddling distilled liquors and from the existence of a multitude of small stills in agricultural districts. The product of these stills, by reason of the primitive methods of manufacture and the absence of rectification, was ex cluded from the general market and was consequently consumed by the peas ant distillers themselves. The effect of these small stills was to make the daily drinking of "schnapps," as the domestic raw liquor is called, almost universal among farmers and agricultural labor ers. It was the alarming spread of alco holism that ensued which brought about the change in the federal constitution whereby limited rights of interference with the liquor trallic were granted to the authorities, both federal and can tonal. Since the creation of tho alcohol mo nopoly, 1,400 large and small distilleries have been suppressed by expropriation. From the remaining CO or 70 distilleries, the monopoly administration is the only purchaser. The product does not go di rectly from distiller to purchaser. The administration takes it under fixed con ditions and brings it back to the trade only after it has been duly rectified. Of the profits of the monopoly, one-tenth, now amounting to about $140,000 a year, mut be applied to the struggle with al coholism that Is to say, to the mainte nance of the poor and the insane whose misfortunes may be traced to that mal ady. Now as to the effect of the monopoly on the quantity of spirits consumed. In 1885 the consumption of distilled liquors per capita was 10.20 liters; in 181)1 it was only 0.32. A part of this decrease is due to the cessation of smuggling of distilled liquors from Switzerland into the adja cent countries. But after reasonable de ductions on that score have been made, it is estimated that the shrinkage in the use of ardent spirits by the Swiss them selves is not less than 23 per cent. The decreased consumption is obviously due not only to the extinction of private stills, but to the fact that a higher price must be paid for the product of distil leries. The joint effect of diminished consumption and of the greatly improved quality of the liquors sold is expected soon to show itself in the statistics of al coholism. J We have said that the purpose of the ' Swiss legislature was not to abolish the use of distilled liquors, but gradually to supplant it by that of wino or beer. To that end, while the price of spirits was raised, that of fermented liquors was lowered by relieving them from certain excise duties. So far as wino is con corned no marked change took place in the volume of consumption between 1885 and 1890. This is attributed, however, to the remarkable decline of the home production in the period named, a de cline which had to be made good by im portation. In the case of beer, on tho other hand, the effect of the liquor monopoly on the habits of the Swiss people is unmistak able. The consumption of beer in Swit zerland increased between 1885 and 1800 from ill! liters per capita to 45 liters, showing an advance of some 25 percent. So far as the ttwiss experiment has gone, it seems to show the possibility of sup planting to a considerable extent tho use of anient spirits by that of those fer mented liquors, such as beer, which con tain relatively little alcohol. New York Sun. An Old Custom Seldom l-'ullowcd. In many old families tho custom has obtained from time immemorial of put ting an extra plate and chair for the stranger or an unexpected guest. In those old days there was good reason for this. Hotels were few, and traveling was mostly done by private conveyance. It was the unwritten law of hospitality that the stranger could find a welcome in almost every household. Of course conditions have changed, and generosity has taken a new form. Baltimore Her ald. I Never Let Tea Keuiain In the Pot. Tea should never bo allowed to stand utxin the "grounds." If it must unavoid ably be made some time before it is to be used, the liquid should be poured from the leaves. It may then bo kept ready for a delayed member of the family for a long time without serious deteriora tion, or at least without the addition of any harmful qualities. Wood House keeping. Simple diet is best, for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats noon each other. Pliny. There are said to bo more ex-Cnion soldiers in Caldwell county, Mo., than in any other county iu that state in prt portion to population. The word "cash" comes from tht Chi nese. It is the name of a small brass coin the Chinese me, with a square bole In the middle. y-Advertuiiug payg iu the Uuzette. A CLiiVcR LCSTON GIRL. Eren a f hlcaeo Hack man r?as Paralrsed 1 by Her Flnanrlal Operations. The Chicago hackman is supposed to be endowed with a full allowance of the smartness peculiar to men in his profession, but a Boston girl is cred ited with getting the best of hirn. The hackman himself tells the story, savs the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. . His name is Johnson, and his business during the summer has been mainly in the service of the guests in the dormi tories of the Chicago university. Johnson has run daily excursions for them through a twenty-five mile drive for one dollar, ! Within two days after her arrival Johnson took the Boston young woman out as one of his morning parly. She occupied the seat with him and plied him with questions. On the following day when he called for passengers Johnson noticed this Boston girl flying1 around in a lively way. boon she came to him and wanted to know how much he would ehunre to take forty persons up to tin- center of town and back for tin evening reception. He gave his figures, and then she went shopping. I The next day she told Johnson she I could get the work done for twenty ' eight dollars, and that he might as well take the job at that figure. (She 1 preferred his rigs, she said, because j they looked nicer than any she had seen elsewhere. Johnson took the job. and on the evening appointed the young woman marshaled out her forty people. They were in evening dreSs and full of gayety. Suddenly the Boston young woman spoke out: "We may not aJ 1 get together when we come back and may bo very tired. Suppose I collect the fares now and be done with it?" She did so, and each person paid her one dollar for the evening's transpor tation. She quickly counted out twenty-eight dollars and gave it to Johnson, and placing twelve dollars in her own purse rode to the evening's reception wiih a satisfied smile and a most charming affability. Three days later she did the same thing over again. As she put the twelve dollars in her purse Johnson scratched his head and savs he muttered: -'Well, I'll be d !" The next time he proposed a di vision of the spoils. She eyed him for a minute, saw that he was in earnest, gave him four dollars out of the twelve, and after that they did business on this basis. She got up sightseeing parties inside the fair, theatrical parties, lecture parties, made scores of friends, and at every move seemed to add to her purse. So well did she succeed that site had two months at the fair and went home with one hundred dollars in her pocket. Johnson says he has traveled about a. good bit, his last excursion of impor tance being a trip to the Baris expo sition, but he never fcaw a person who could "do up" Chicago huckmen as that Boston girl did. ESQUIMAUX U6i TOBACCO. They Mix the Weed with Finn Cut Wood to Mitke It Do Farther. Perhaps there is nothing more pecul iar about the Esquimaux of Point Har row than their' methods f)f using to bacco, which, of course, they procure from the whites. They know good from bad tobacco, says the (Washington Star. When they get hold of a few plugs of commissary tobacco from a vessel of the United State's navy they show a marked appreciation of it. The habit of chewing the weed seems to be universal. Men, women and even un weaned children keep a quid, often of enormous size, constantly in the mouth. The juice is not spit out, butswallowed with the saliva, without producing any symptoms of nausea. These people, for the sake of making their tobacco go further, cut it up very fine and mix it with finely chopped wood, in the proportion of about two parts of tobacco to one of wood. Wil low twigs are commonly used for this purpose, possibly because they have a slightly aromatic flavor. The mode of smoking the weed thus prepared is very otld. The smoker, after clearing out the bowl of his pipe with a little picker or bone, plucks from his deer skin clothing in some conspicuous place a small wad of hair. This he rams down to the bottom of the bowl, the purpose of it being to prevent the fine tobacco from getting into the stem and clogging it up. The pipe is then filled with tobaceo. of which it only holds a very small quantity. The tobaceo is then ignited and all of it is smoked out in two or three strong whirl's. The smoke is deeply inhaled anil is allowed to puss out slowly from the mouth and nostrils. The method of smoking would be found exceedingly trying to any while man. In fact it usually brings tears to the ej'es of the K.squimau, often pro ducing giddiness and almost always a violent tit of coughing. A native will sometimes be almost prostrated from the ell'ects of a single pipeful. These people carry their fondness for tobacco so far that they will actually cat the foul, oily refuse from the bottom of the bowl, the smallest portion of which won hi produce nausea in a civil ized pet-sun. This habit bus likewise been observed in northern Siberia. They also eat the tobacco ashes, per haps for the sake of the potash they contain. THEIR FIRST DISAGREEMENT. low a Bridal Couple Fell Out Over Their UreAkfast Menu. There was a newly married couple at one of the down-town, hotels the other day, says the Washington Post, and they were as dead in love with eaoh other and as anxious to let nobody else find it out as such people usually are. lie was all attention, and the waiter noticed when they came to dinner, which was the first meal served after they reached the hostelry, that Iv ordered everything she did. Site wanted her beef well done, and so die! he. She ordered a glass of milk an rye bread, and he immediately dit likewise. When she took a sip of th fluid he followed suit with gallant alacrity, ami a man with half an eye could have seen that he was drinking her health every time. Wheuthey were through and had left the room the waiter remarked to the star boarder under his care that "Dey wuzu' no useter gib sech fokes two sets er deeshes. Dey dess et de same stuff, an' orter had wun plate betwix urn." The star boarder happened to be at breakfast synchronously with the devoted twain next morning. They ordered everything alike until it came to eggs. "How hui yer want yer aigs?" queried the waiter. "Soft boiled," replied the sylpoliko bride The groom struggled manfully with himself for a moment or two, and then grew red to the roots of his hair. "Gimme mine fried on both sides " he said with a great effort. A big pair of blue eves looked at him reproachfully across the table, while he discovered something inter esting in the butter dish. Then she siuneu. it was their firt difference and sue let him know that she resented No Conductor .v . . ..rs the Cars, and the Newshoy Is Prohibited. The railroads of Japan are solidly constructed and carefully run, says the Philadelphia Telegraph. The gauge is three feet six inches, and the cars are generally eighteen feet long. There are first, second and third classes, and the fares are for several classes one, two and three sen (cents) a mile. The Japanese are great travelers, and more than nine-tenths of the travel is of second and third class. The rate of speed is uniformly about twenty miles an hour. The trains are run on what is known as the "staff" system, and a train is not allowed to leave the sta tion where it meets another until the conductor has received from the con ductor of the other train a symbol called a "staff," which is his evidence that he is entitled to leave. In the first-class carriage, which is either one room, like our drawing room cars, or in three compartments, like the English, one finds cushion seats, wash hand bowls and water closets, and generally a teapot and etips, the former occasionally replen ished with hot water. If this is lack ing, the passenger can buy on the plat form at any station a teapot full of tea and a cup for two and one-half cents. The teapot is pretty enough to bring a quarter in this country, and the cup would be cheap at ten cents. You buy the whole "outfit" and could carry it away if you pleased. As a rule, the pot and cup are left in the car and about sixty per cent, of them are te covered by the vender. The railroads in Japan are partly owned by the government and partly by private stockholders, but the rates and rules of the government roads govern the others also. At all the sta tions are overhead bridges, and cross ing the track at grade is prohibited, as in England. The stations are roomy and neat, the platforms ample, and at both ends of the platform the name of the station is conspicuously posted. The passenger shows his tiaket on go ing through the gate to his train, and surrenders it at the gate on leaving. No conductor enters the cars. We also miss the familiar visits of the en terprising young man who sells news papers and popular books, and who loads our seats at home with lozenges, photograph albums, comic periodicals, vegetable ivory, matches, chewing gum and other merchandise. Iv.tHhlSTOPHELES IN CANmDm. Odd Superstitions of the Peasantry About Ills Manners and Customs, 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, hut 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 for on all occasions. The accidental appearance 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 in the guise of a handsome young man who excels all the rustic gallants in tppearance. He wears gloves to con jeal his claws, and disregards the trammels of conventionality by keeping his hat on his head to hide his horns, lie selects the prettiest girl in the room as his partner, but his choice if usually- the village coquette, whose vanity or levity has exposed her to tin. "vil influence. In the midst of the ,'ayet.v a piercing cry is heard. A strong odor of brimstone becomes per cptihlc. ami the attractive cavalier is va fted out of the window, carrying with him some useful domestic utensil, as, for instance, a stove or the frying pan. The girl may escape with a sharp scratch of a claw, particularly if she should happen to have a cross or a crucifix. Canadian rustics never answer "En trez" when a knock is heard at the tloor: they invariably respond: "Onvez." This is founded upon the old legend of a young woman who re plied "Kntrez" to such u summons, when the devil came in and carried her off. LITTLE GEMS. There is a great difference between having to say something and having something to say. Dr. A. T. Pierson. We know not how much we love the world, till we find pain and difliculty in parting with its good things. Wilson. Wiikn one has enough light to per ceive that one is mistaken, and too much vanity toown it, and instead of turning back oue goes still deeper into one's errors, it is the progress and the consolation of pride. Chateaubriand. Wiikn what you read elevates your mind and inspires you with high and noble feelings, tlo not seek for any oth er rule by which to judge the compo sition; it is good, made by the hand of bu experienced workman. La liruyere. Pui-sitiExr Axgell of the Boston Humane society says that Prof. Louis Agnssiz. the greatest scientist we ever had on the American continent, was a firm believer in the immortality of dumb animals. I'xtii. a month ago. and for a period of twenty-one years, not a particle of medicine has been used iu the family of Mr. and Mrs. Weathers, of Shelby, X. C. They are the parents of twelve children. Florence Xiuhtixgai.e has just cele brated her seventy-third birthday. Al though for many years confined to her house by eonstaut ill health, she is ceaselessly at work for the welfare of her fellow creature" Those owing us must do a little of what tbe Gazette bas a great deal to oc cupy its time just now. Every little helps, and money we must have, Cireen Mathews, east side of Main street, has a neBt barber shop Bnd does work at popular prices, 2S cents shave or hair ent. These have been bis charg es for months. lVm't forget him. Stage leaves for Echo Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, returning on Tuesdays, Thurodsvs and Saturdays. 11. Wade, Prop. T. W. AyersJr., agent Only !li3 Scars Remain. "Among the many testimonials which I Bee in regard to ceitaiu medicines perform ing cures, cleansing the blood, etc.,' writes Uenkv Hudson, of the James Smith Woolen Machinery Co.. Philadelphia. Pa., "none impress me more than my own case. Twenty years ago, at the age of 18 years, X had swellings come on my Ifgs, which broke and fcpl became running sores. uuriamuj pi.jsiciaiieuuiu do me no good, and it was feared that the bones would be allected. At last, my good old mother urged me to try Ayer'a Sarsaparllla. I took three bottles, the sores healed, and I have not been il: troubled since. Only the ir-S scars remain, and the l.-rfrwm meUiiiry nt tI,e past, to Uim.vii,. remind me of (he good Ayer's Sarsaparllla Hub done me. I 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'g Sarsaparilla advertised in all parts of the United States, and always take pleas ure in telling what good it did for me." For the cure of all diseases originating in Impure blood, the best remedy is AYER'S SarsapariSia Prepared by i)r. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Cures others, wsl! cure you WANTED. tin lyiJCr ANY lADY, employed op unemployed , J U LLii enn rvalce tltiNtv r a tVw hours wurk each day. Pslarv c-ctiTtimtstiion. 10 anniples fre Addrvfli H. BtNiAMi;i & CO., 822 PineM., St. Louis, Wf). Dp. fash's Belts &Zs 1 V,, K - e A Brits, Sunt), J Lfl,sLV-t Hiipporn-rta, Vests, Cures Rheumatism, .Liver and Kidney ,ost JlMimoMl, .NnrvoutiuesM, Sexual Weak ,pss, mid allTrouhlfs in Male or i emale. ii est ion Jilank ami lfouk tree. Call or Xlttia Vatta-Medica Appliance Co., i$ Pins Street. - ST. LOUIS, 3IO. Foot-Prints on the Path to Health. Everyone needing a doctor's advice should read one of Dr. Foote'a dime pamphlets od "Old Eyea," "Oronp," Rupture," 'Phimofifl," "Varicocele," Disease of men, Disease of Women, and learn the bent means of splf-cnre. M Kill Pub. Co., 129 East 28th St., New York. STOCK BRANI1S. While you koop yonr fliihneriplon paid up yon inn krtep your brand in free of charge. Allvn. T. J.. lone, Or. Horwa Mi on left ohouldi'r; entile "khiii on left hip, nndor bit on rierht ear, and upper bit on the left; range, Mor row connty. ArmntronR, J. C, Alpine. Or T with bar nn dor it on left shonlder of horses; cattle Btwr hi loft hip. Alliflon, O. D., Eiuht Mile. Or. Cattle brand. O I) on left hip and horses BHrae brand on rih' ahonMar. Ranete. Kicht Mile. Adkine, J. J., Henonar, Or. Hohspb. .TA eon 'inetpid on Ipfr flank: "attl, wmenn toft hip. Rnrtholamew, A. fi., Alpine. Or. Horses branded 7 E on either Blioulder. Kanne in Mor row nonntv Kleakman. Geo., Hardmnn, Or. Homes, a Mae onlpft ihonlHer- r'n,tt! amfl on right shoulder Mnnniater, J. W., Hnrdman, Or. rattle brand d R on left hip and thieh: split in eaeh er. lironnor, Pfter, t4ooHflberry Oregon Horsop hrnnded PB on left, ehonlder. Cattle same on ritrht Hide. linrke. M St V, Lonir Creek, Op On rattle. MAY ''onneeteH on l"ft hin. eiop off loft Par, un der half crop off riuht. Horse. Hme brand or letft ehoulder. Range iu Grant and ilorrow eonnty. Rrnamin, Jm. Lena, Or. Horses hrandpd 7 on rirh' nhouldor; puttie H on the- hft Hide. Left pnr hfilf prop rd right ear nnoer slope. Barton, Win., H-ppner, Or. -HorHes, J B on richt thmh; cattle, same on right hip; split in paeh par. Hrowii, Isa, Lexineton, Or. Horses IB on thp Hirht stifle; cattle same on right hip; range, Mor row county, Rrown, J. C, Heppner, Or. Horses, cirelf C wjth Mot in nt- tor on fft hip; pttlp, f-ame. Rrnwn, W. J., Lena. Oretron. HorneH V bai over it, on the left shoulder. Cattle same on left hin. Rnver, W. 0 Heppner, Or. Hnrnes, boa brand or rifht hip cattle, same, with split in each ear. Borer. P. O., Tfeppner, Or. Horses, P B on left shoulder: cflttle, name on left hip, lirnwnleo, V. J., Vox.Or Cattle, JB connected on Ipft side; crop on left ear and two splits and middle pince cut out on riphr ear; on horses samp brand on the left thiyh; Range in Fox valley, (4rmit pountv, Carsner Warren, Wagner. Or. Horses brand ed () on rieht stille; pattte (three bars) or rieht ribs, prop and split in each ear. Range ir Ornt and Morrow counties, Cain.K., Cateh.Or. Y B on horsoH on left stiflp TJ with nnarter circle over it, on left shoulder and on left stifle on all colts n"dor S years; on 'pft shoulder only on all horses over 5 years. Al' ranire in Orant ennntv. Clark, Win. H.. Le- a. Or. Horses WHO con neeted, on left, shouldpr: eattle same on righ' hip. Ktt' ge Mnrrow and Umatilla counties. Cafe, Chas. 1i Vinson or Lpna, Or. Hnrsp H C on riirbt shaii'dr: cattle same on right hit . Itanup Mnrrow and Cmattlla c mnties. Cppil, Win., Douglas. Or.: hnrses JC on lef shoulder; ca'tlp same on left hip, waddles or ai'h iaw and two hit. in the right par. Curl. T. H., John 1'hv. Or. Double cross on paeh hip on cattle, pwailow fork and under hi' in richtear, unlit in lpft onr. Range in Grant ponnty. On shep, inverted and spear ooint on shoulder. Ear marknn ewes, prop on left ew pnncnm npper mt in right, vvetners. prop m right and under half crop in left ear. All rana in Grant cnntv. Cook. A. JI.ena.Or. Horses, POon ritrhtshonl 1er Cottle, sampon right hip: ear mark sijuar' mp ntf pft and split in risrht. Currin. R. Y., Currineville, Or. -Hurses, 23 or le't ri,.t. Cos Ed. H.. Hap'TTtnu, Or. Caitle, G wIM F ii' ppntpr: horwp. CE on left 'lip. Cnehrnn, R. V., Monnmpnt. Grant Co, Or. Horn's branded cirple with har beneath, on left aho'ilder: cattle, same brand on both hin. mark under slope both ears and dewlap. ( harm, rt., liariimmi. Or. Horses hranoed : on right hip. Cattle hraiided the Bame. Also hr'-nds CI on hordes right thigh: ca't'o shihp hrand ou right shoulder, and cut ott end of riyht par Pickens, r.bh Horses branded with three rM fork on left stitle Cattle srtic on left side. D.iutflass. W. M .Gallowav. Or. Cart le. R lon i.'b T side, swadow-fork in each ear: horses. R ft loft hip. Ooiu-las. O. T., Pourlaa. Or-Hnrfes 'I'D on 'he right stitie: cattli same on right hip. Kiv. ,T. B. A Sons. Ponglne, Or. Horses brand Pit fc'LY on lpft honlder, cattle name on left hin . hole ir right ear. Elliott. Wash.. Heppner. Or. Diamond on right shou'der. Emery, C. S., Hardman, Or. Horsps branded freverset' C with tail on lpft shoulder; cat-tl"-nnieou ru-ht hip. Kanee in Mnrrnw connty. Fle- k, Jaekou, Rpponer, Or. Hurses, 7F '-onneetpd on right shoulder: cattle same o fc-hr hip Ear mark, hole in right and cro; or left. Elnrpnce, L. A., Heppner. Or. Cattle, l.F or- ght h'p; horsei. F with bar under on right 'honlder. Florence. H. P. Hepnner. Or Horses, K on right shiti : cattle. V on right hin or thigh. French. George. Iteppppr. Or. Cattle branded WF. with har over it. on left side: crop off left ear. Horspf-. same brand on lpft hip. Gay, Henry, Heppner, Or. GAX on left shoulder. Oilman-French, Land and Live Stock Co.. Fos sil. Or. Horses, anchor S on left shoulder; vent, same on left stitle. Cattle, same on both hips ear marks, cmp off right ear andnnderbit in left Range in Gilliam, Grant, Crook and Morrow counties Gentry, Elmer, Echo. Or Hore brsnded H. 8. with a quarter circle over it. on left stifle Rrgein Mnrrt'w nnd Umnfillaconnties. Hayes, Geo.. Lena. Or, Brand JH connected wi?h or.artpr circl over it, on left shonlder. Hiatt A. B., Ridge, Or. Cuttle, ronrd-top with quarter circle order it on the right hip. Rsree in Morrow and Crnatilla eminttes. Hie ton A Jenks. Hamiltnn.Or Vattle.two bain on either hip: cmp in right ear and split in left. Hurst, Jon right thigh. Range in Grant connty Huhs, Sminal. Wagner, Or (T F I coiiKPcted1 or right shonlder on hore: or cstle. on right hip ard on left side, swallow fo-k in right pr and slit in left. " Bangr- ir Haystack dirtric. Morrow cnnty. j I P1WUI J 13 i I 7a -,m Hale, Milton, Wmtimr. Or. Horses branded -O- (circle with parallel tails) on left shoulder Cattle Bame on left hip also large circle on left side. Hall. Edwin, John Day,Or.Cattle E Hon right hip; horses same ou right shoulder, bangs in Grant county. Howard, J L, Galloway, Or. Horses, (cross with bar above it) on right shoulder; cattle same on left side. Range in Morrow and Uma tilla counties. Hoghes, Mat, Heppner, Or. Horses, shaded heart on the left shonlder. Range Morrow Co. Hunsaker, B . W'agner. Or. Horses, 9 on left shoulder: caitle. 0 on left hip. Hard.sty, Albert, Nye. Oregon Horses, A H connected, on left shoulder; Cattle on the lpft hip. crop off left ear, Humphreys, J M.. Hardman, Or. Horses. H otj lef- flank Hayes, J. M., Heppner. Or. Horses, wineglass on left shonlder cattle, same on right hip. Huston. Luther. Eight Mile, Or. Horse H on the (eft shoulder and heart on the left Btifle Cat. tie same on left hip. Range in Morrow ponnty. Ivy. Alfred. Long Creek, Or Cattle I Don rieht hip, crop off left ear and bit in right. Homes w brand on left shoulder Range n Graut nountv Jones. Harrv, Heppnr, Or Horses hranded H J on the left shoulder: cattle haanded J on right hip, also underhit in left ear. Hange m Mnrrow cennty. .Tunkin, H. M., Heppner, Or -Horses, horse hoe J on left shoulder. Cattle, the same. Range on Fight Mile. Johnson, Felix. Leim, Or. Horses. cirpleT on left stifle; cattle, same on right hip, under half ron in right and sidit in left ear Jpnkins, D W.,Mt. Vernon.Or. J on horseson left shonlder; on cattle, J on left hip and two mnirh crops on both ears. Range in Fox and Hear valleya Kenny, Mike. Heppner, Or Horses branded KNY on left hip cattle same and crop oft iaft -ar: under slope on the right Kirk. J. T., Heppner. Or. Horses fi9 on left -honlfW: cattle. Hp an loft hip. Kirfe. J c, Heppner. Or. Horses. 17 on either ufmlc- pattlp 17 on right side. Kirk. Jesse, Heppner. Or.; horses 11 on loft h"nldor; cattle same on right side, underbit on "isht ear. KumherIand.W.G..Monnt Vernon. Or. I h on cattle on right and left sides, swallow fork in if ft ear nnd under cum in right ear. Horses samn brand on left shoulder. Range in Grant county. Lorten, Hteptien, Fox Or. B L on left hip on cattle, crop and split on right ear. Horses same hrand on left shoulder. Range Grant conntv. Lienallen, John W. Or. HorsoB brandnd half-circle JL connected on left shoul der. Cattle, same on left bio. Range, near Lex 'neton Leahey, J. W. Heppner Or.-Horses branded hand A on left shoulder; cettle same on left hu, wattle over right aye, three slits in right Lord, George, Heppner. Or.-Horsea branded double H coi.nect Sometimes called a "w-ng H. on left shnuldpr. Markharr, A. M Hepnner. Or.-Oattle. large u ?u both ears cropped, and split in noth. Horses M on left hip. Range, Clark's can von. Minor, Oscar, neppner, nr. rattle, M. Don nghthip; horse. Mon teftshonlder. Morgan, H. N., Hepnner, Or. Horses. M ) on left should, cattle same on left hip MeCnmber. Jas A, Echo, Or. Horses. M with ar ovar on right shonhW. Moreen. Thos., Heppner, Or. Horses, circle 'Bft"hlder and left thigh; cattle. S5 on ncnt, thieh, Mitchell. Oscar. Tone, Or.-Horses, 77 on right hm: cattle. 77 on right sids. Kl" Vcriaren, D f( RrownBviilei Or.-Horses, K'g-ire Ron each shoulder; cattle. M2 on hip McCarty, David TI. Echo Or. Horses hranded DM ponnoctefl, on the left shoulder; cattle same m hm and side, MeGirr, Frank, Fox Valley, Or.-Muleshoe wth toe-cork on cattle on ribs and nnder in each ear; horses same brand on left stifle. l0?,,Lftv., ' natniiTon.Or. m Horses. H with half circle under on left shoulder; on i Wte four hars connected on top on the right side' Mange m Grant Countv. Nesl.Andrew. Lone Rnck.Or.-Horsee A N con neptpn" on left shonlder: cnttlo ,m on both Mrs. Nnrdvke. E Hilvertou. Or.-Horses. circle 7 on ift thigh: pnttlo, same on lpft hip Olirpr. Jospph. Canvon City. i.-A 9 on P"ttle on lpft. hip: on horses, same on ftft thigh. Range n Hrant ponnty. "iier, ferry, Lexington, Or. P O on left Oln Harmon T.n,-! n!.. 1 ,F Ponnnntflrt tn tatt- KJ. l i 0 nnd wartle on nose. RnrP ;n Grant conntv. Pearson. Olnve. Eifl-ht Mile. Or.-Horss quar ter eirolA shield nn left shoulder and ?A on pft hin. ( nttle. rorlc 1tl pfj. riht. nT,nnni . n Ipfthip. Range on Eight Mite Parker JGIeason, Hardman.Or.-Horsesl Pon Pir;?r- Frne-t. Lexington. Or.-Hores brand lu nMp miinHii in irt snoniner; i mo on nght hip. Ranze, Morrow conntv, i-iitlls 1 j i V; i '" r -norses, .iv, roi npptpd '"'!ft shRulder; cattle, same on left hi Pettys, A C.. lone. Or.: horses diamond P o0 "honlder; cat-'e, J H J connected, on the 'pft hip, npper slope in left ear and slip in the "lent. PowpII, John 'P.. Dayville. Or-Horses. J F nnvt. noef ed on left shou Ider. Cattle OK coduppp, 0q ipft hip, two under hlf crons. one on eaoh ear vttlo under throat. Hai gein Grant county. Kood. Andrew. Hardman. Or. Kot-qrh s'nnare -rns with onnrtor-oirplpoveriton left stifle. Rcuinp-er. ( .hris, Heppner, Or.-Horses, C R on 'pft shoulder. Rice Dan, Hardman. Or.: horsps. three tana vorm fnnen on (pft shoulder; catt'o. DAN on Hp-ht shoulder. Rantra near Hn-dmnn Iloyse. Aaron, Hamper, Or-Horn"s, 'plain V on i . -. orHna roverseo -v nght hip and crop off right ear. Range in Mor 'hw county. Rnfch Brnn TTar.ni.A. n ir , . ,. on the right shonlder; cattle. IX on the left hm. "j-op off left enmnd dewlap on neck. Hanijo in ....rrow mm snioimnn- PoiintiPS. Knot W;ii;. u: j r. tt . .. . , vr. norses u on 'eft shonldsr: PstHo. R on left hn -o?hf par. underbit on loft ear. Hheen. M on Tpathpr round crop off righ ear. Range Dtna -tlaand MnrroTve-mntles. Kennev. Am mn t.,..:- r hrandpd A R on right Rhonidpr' i,t hip. Koysa. Hm. H. Dairyville. Or HK connentrn wn.ii.r-. vr cop on carne on n.Ht hip ...... .... i L Hn ' 8l)1,r in lPft, Ho-i.' -p...- ,,,,, , ,n tmoui'ipr. Kanae in Mi im. i nun .tj"iuii murines. Rentor. J. W., Heppner, Or. Horses, . .TO 1 oMvuu.n. vauiH, urn rignt nip. l j . - , . 7 """nenerry, ur. Horse nrandpdSlon left shoulder; range in Morro "onnty. i;L-,.nii t xxr Nnitinr P P - TT , . , ... .. r.,.u,i-j ,-HinH HJirrm on i err hip. with dash under it on lpft ot.HQ. i. -wHi.-KKn. n. p., liPTingrnn. Or. Hnrppp tnshnndnr it on right Inn. oroo off rio-ht with j Vi ' . ' iKe in borrow. rJilhnmand Umatilla counties. TdftHloH r.n riirl, ki.. 1 u and Hwwmmrt-. A. i..Athena. Or.-Horses hrandeH 9 'hh..ih (,n lert nip n our. wattle on left hind W Crop straight W. E Tfannnm. Or. TTorp, flK, T H on lef stifle: cattlp J S on lpft hip, swa , " " ; '""""T, ' '. n orses, H A V on 'p'r hip; cattle same on lpft hin 3 Nhrier.John. Fox. fV-W' ronnMpn on horses on right hip: cattm, qame on right hip rnn ,.ff nght ear and under hit in left ea". Hit ge Qonn TV. u r. ' . fWh Bros Hnssnville, Or. Horse, hrnrd.-d HZ. on shonlder: csftlfl, -ameonleft ahonldp Hnmres James Arlington. Or.; horses branded wsddU Range in MormwanH Gilliam co"nt pB! Rtephpns. V A HarHman. Or-; horses H S on -ight stifle; cstrle hon7or.tp. (, on the rit si.'a Hfsvenson. Mrs A. J.. Honnnpi Or Cut In M "right hir: swallnw.forkinlpft Ter ' H shonldp-: cattlp, 44 on lpft bin nprry. K. G. Hpnpnpr. Or. - Cattle W C nn '-'t hip. crnpofT 'nght and nndpt-Ht in left jw.r dplan: horses W C on lpft shonl,ipr. 1 left honi;: ennip 9V;' fV ; r-r.:.raos' ? on Tir.nAtfl.8.T.,En.,Grpriee.Or.-Horses. f -nnitinr. loft Tnirisr R. W.. Hopnnsr. Or. SmiH cnnrd T ... ' "-"-. uHiue same on -vith Rn itm hnll. atiK left hip Th, . U 1LT 1 . j, i-onnoctM on lft tjflp; .hnn ssmn hrnr() .nnnsmonl. H.T.. Iran Or-H HVm vtorl mi riKht. shnnlr)pr;(-nltli, same on riht on thP left shonldpr: pntMe same on rig! hip. k i r'sruT par oi'nao m.m, ...... n tj nsrom or Henpner. onuinen jq on tne left shoulder Range a:T. V1 , ii!rl .wirn louarter l j "r m rirnr ear Rane tn frrnnf pouiltv. i broMorl right ear 1 V nr. th ritrhr hin oiiiit in left. - ...... "lunir ! 1)11 WsHp. Rpnry. Hpnnner. Or Horops bri p of spaHps on left Rinnhlnr nid f.rT ofrlo hmpHer' an me on Ipft si'de and "r'-t (. Wnlls, A. S.. Hennner. Or. Horses, 0, oi mnlrtpr- mt samp WolfiTKfpr. John. John !v Citv. O-On h D Mt in both ears. Range in Grant and-i Tn tips. H'.ImhI l,.k. u n .'.:er CP coiipoted on left shonlder. Watkins, Lishe. Hpppnpr, Or. Hordes h-? UE connecteo" on left stifle. !h1 Wallace. Charles. Portnnd. Or.--TrtU y nchtthic.holf in lpft er hnrs, W np r,i,t shonlnei tunic oama f ..1 u ir v,;; . ' .... Jr. '"'"-irgimi. rtat-erCo.. f., . Horses branneti W B conntcied on left o;I'T Williams. VasPO. TTsnurt t-- n . r th,wr.1'i, on lpff P. both catUe and hopsos. Range Grant ctinntv. 'V 11 ; i t . ter cirrlpnver thfpe ben on lfhip:cfit ran A 1 Marnna I V- 1 1 fin ehnnMdT" f tl uiniii 1.:- M7--(4 A Wflllcpr F'i7aN-th 4 Honn. Hardmsn "ttjA branil-d E W connecred- VW o Or mf on TMbt i "npg, J. M., f?nrwrerrr 0 K,jw l riy i i