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The said Con pany is prepared to take charge of all patent business entrusted to it for rea sonable fees, and prepare end prosecute applications generally, including me chanical invpntions, design patents, trade-marks, labels, copyrights, interfer ences, infringements, validity reports, and KivsB especial attenion to rejected cases. It is also prepared to enter into competition with any firm in securing foreign patents. Write for inntrnrtions and advice. John W Known burn. K18 F Htreet, p. 0. Box 885. Washington, D. C. TOft BRANDS. While yon khop your subscription raid tip yen oan keep your brand in free of chnrne. AUvn, T. lono, Or. UnrRiw G(i on loft, Bliouiiinr; ontllo nmn on loft hin, nnrtnrWtnn rinhtnur, find upper bit on the loft; range, Mor row comity. ArniBtronir, J. , Alpino, Or. T with bar un der it on loft shoulder of horses; cattle same ""Al'uflon'.'o. D., Kiht. Mile. Or, Cattle brnnd, O D'n U.ft hip and hornn same brand on right shnuMor. UntiKe. KltchtMiln. A'lkins, J. J., Tloppner, Or. Horses, J A con xiorfrwt on left, rlfink: cult I", fame on left hip. KartholHmew, A. O., A I nine. Or. Horses branded 7 K tn olLhor ahonhlor. Itano in Mor ow noiintv ttinnlit.or, J. W TTmlman, Or. Cattle brand ed M on luft hip and thitrh: split in oaeh ear. Hronimr, Pl.or, Onosohnrry Oreiron Horses hmndnrt T H on loft shoulder. Cattle same on rlHiirkn. M Ht 0, Iinnsr Creole, Or On cattle, MAY con one ted on lft hin.eiopofTloftear.nl) dor half nmn off riorht. Horses, same brand on lotft, Hhouldur. Hfiuge iu Grant aud Morrow "ilnmman, Jerry. Lorm, Or. Horses hrnmlml 7 on right shoulder; cuttle H on the loft side, I,nft ear half (irop nil right ear nnnor slope. Harton, Win.. H"ppner, Or. -Horses, J Ron right thigh; cattle same on right hip; split in mr-h oar. Brown, Isa, Ijoxington, Or. Horses IH on the riuht stilin; oat tlu name on right hip; range. Mor row ooiinty. Hrown, J. C, TInppnor. Or. Horses, circle C willi dot 'n w tor on l"ft hip; cuttle, same. Brown, W.J. , )na. Oregon. Mornes W bnr over It, on the WM sliouldur. Cattle same on left lllloyor, W. O., Hoppner, Or. Horses, box brand on ruth hip cattle, enine, with split in e,"hortf,r'P. O., Hoppner, Or. Horses, P B on left slinuhler; cattle, same on loft hirt. Hinwnloe, W. J., Vox .Or Cattle, .1 H connoctt'd ..n i..n niaiv onm on loft ear and two snlitsand mid'ilo pitwio nut out on right ear; on horttns same hrmu. on Hie ion, utKi iwiw v.injt Oraiitncmntv, Carsuer Warren. Wagner, (lr. Horses brand ed O on riuht stitlo; ciittlo (throe bars) on right .ribs, crop and split in each ear. Hange in (l,.i.,l iii Mfirriiw onmifioH. Cain.K., ( !aleb.( r. Y l on horses on left stifle1) U with ouarlor eirmo tivor ir,on ion. snouioor and on loft st itlo on al I colts mdor ft years; n Ml shouhlnr only on nil horses over ft years. All range in (Irani county. Cute, Clum. U Vinson or l.nnn, Or. Horsri 11 (! on rigid slnmldnr; cattle same on right hit1. lliiuge Morrow mi 1 1 nai ma uinrios. Corrigidl.M M. Oa'low ty. Or-Cnttlp rrop out of f.ai'h Hiir and umlorbit, watt's in forehrl; horses half circln C on loft ttitle. Itange Mor row and U em ilia courtioH. Curl, T. 11., John Oav, Or. Oouhle cross on each hip on cattle, swallow fork him! undor bit in right oar, split in loft ear. ItatiRo in Orsnt county. n n,iwp, inverted A and spnar point oil shoulder. Kar inarkoii owes, crop on loft ear punched upper bit iu right. Wethers, orop in right and under half orop in left ear. All range in (Iniut noiintv, Cook, A. J!enn,Or. Horses, Won rightshont dor; Cattle, same on right hip: oar mark sguare crop off left and unlit in right. Currin. U, Y., Currinsville, Or. -Horses. n on left stitlo, Cox Kd. H., Tlanlman, Or. Cat tie, C with T, in center; horses. CK on left 'lip. ('ocliran, It. K,, Monument, (I runt Co, Or. Horsos luandod cirole with bar beneath, on left shoulder: cattlosame brand on both hips, mark under slope both ears and dowlap. Chapin, H., Hardman. Or. Hornet brand nd O on right hip. Cattle brand.! the same. A1h brandi CI on hnr-o right thigh: ca t smie iiraiul on riuht nhouldor, and cut oft end of "lilmghwa, W. M . tJallowav. Or. Cattle, H 1 on right Hidti, hwuiIow fork iu each ear; horses, It I) on loft Mn. Klv. J. H. X Hons. Douglas, Or. Horses brand ed Kl.Y on loft shoulder, cattle same on left hip. hole in right ear. fernery, C. H., Ilardurm, Or. Horses branded ;. rovorMod C with luill on hdt shoulder ; cat Uesaiiio ou right hiu. Itange iu Morrow county. Florence, Ij. A., Hoppner, Or, Cattle, LK on right hip; horses V with bar under on right shoulder. Florence, H. V. Hopnner, Or Horses, K on right shor.ldei ; cattle, F ou right hip or thigh, French, Ooorgo, Hoppner. Or. Cattle branded VF, with birovor it. on loft -u ln; crop off left ear. Horsim, same brnud ci loft hip. gentry, Kltnor, Kotio, Or.--Hirw branded H, H. with a qn'irtor circle ovor it, on loft stitlo. Han go in Morrow and 11 tint tl In counties. llmtt A. II., Itidge, Or. Cattle, round-top K with quarter circle undor it on th right hip. Hntig't iu Morrow and V tuatilla onnnttos. Hintnii A JonkM, H'i;iiilloii.tr--Cattlo. twobs;s on eittter hip; crop in riglit ear and split in left. Horses, J ou right thigh. K.mgo in ' "'U oouuty UnghcH, Hainnel, Wngnt'r, Or-J" (T f oouncrtcdlon right houldr on horn; tin cattle, on right liipand on loft silo, swallow fork iu right oar and slit in loft. lUuge in Haystack (iin,fint,M'r,'w r"i?ttv IIhI ', Mil'on, Warner, (r. Horses hmnded i) (O'lttlo with p-indlel tails) on toff shonidor Crtttiosaine ou left hip also lnrice circle on left ide. Howard J 1j, Oillowav, Or. Horses (cross with Mr above i' on right shoulder; cattlSHine on loft side. lUngj m Morrow Hint Umatilla milVrV.dwin, John Pnv, Or.-CnttleE Hen right hip; hors same on ritf ht shonlder. Itange in Drsnt coonty Hughes, Mar, Hopnner, Or. Hore, shaded heart mi the loft shoulder. iUn Morrow Co. Unnwaker, R A. Wagner. Or.-Honws,9 on left thnulderimttlA. Ann left hip. Humphreys, J 3d Uardmao, Or. Horte. H on union. I.nther, Ficht Mils, Or. Hora II on the left hrnll rHnd h-trt on the left still Cat ilo hi-ih o-i -ft hip. Kvige in Mmrow oo-intv J'HiM, II irrv, llepnnr. i T Honton brand:! H .1 o't the left ihould-r; cattle baaud .1 on right hip, hUo uu loi bit iu loft tvir. Uatige in Morrow C 'iintv. J 11:1km. 8. M llopioir. Or -Homos, ho-.e. short ,1 on lrt sluuld.ir. i'attle. Uie sa:u. im Uidt.t Uiirt. v. - J. Or. If "ww. mpT left stifle; cattle, same on right hip, oader half iron in ri" stiiit n lert ear Kenny. Mike. Hep oner. Or. HorM bmnd1 KNY on left hi d cattle same and onD off laft ear: under slone on the right K rL. J. T.. Hennner. Or. Hors ea ov on laft shoulder: cattle, 6 on left hip. Kirk. Jesse. Hepunar. or.: noraae 11 on ten ehonlder; cattle same on right aide, nnderbit on right ear. Knmborlanrl.W.O.. Monnt Vernon. Or. I L, on cattlo on nght and left sides, swallow fork in If fl ear and nnder cio in right ear. Horaea aam brand on left shoulder. Kange in lirant county. Lofton, Btepften, Fox, Or. H L on left hip on cattle, crop and split on right ear. Horse same brand on left boulder. Kanga Grant oonntv. Lienallen. John W.t LTinT'T Or. Horses brandod half-circle JL connectM om left ehoal der. Cattle, aame on lefthib. Hange, near Lex int4n Loahey, J. W. Heppner Or. Horsee branded Ft And A on lnft shoulder: cettle same on left hip, wattle over right eye, three alita in right ear. Lord, Ooorge, Heppner. Or. Horses branded double H coi.nect d Sometimea called a wing H, on left shoulder. Minor, Oscar, neppner, or. Tattle, M D on right hip; horBe. M on left shoulder. Morgan, H. N., Heppner. Or. Horaea, M ) on left shonldet cattle same on left hip. Mitchell. Oscar, lone, Or. Horaea, 77 on right hin: cattle, 77 on right side. McClaren, D. ., Brownsville, Or, Horses, Fitrnre Ron ach shoulder: cattle. M2 on hip McHirr, Frank, Fox Valley, Or. Mule shoe with toe-oork on cattle on nbs aad nnder in eah ear: horaea same brand on left stifle. MeHalav. m. ntatiniton. Or. On rioraAs. w with half circle under on left shoulder; on tJattie, rour nars conneeri on top on me ngnc aiue Range in ft rant County. Neal. Andrew. Lone Hock.Or. Horaea A N con- neod on left shnnlder: cattle same on both hips, Nnrdyke, E., Hilverton. Or. Horaea, circle 7 on left thigh: cattle, same on left hip. Oliver. Joseph, Canyon City, Or. A t on cattlf on left hip; on horses, same on left thigh, Kange in ttrant ooiinty. Oiler, Perry, Lexington, Or. P O on left shou.dot. Oln. Herman. Piairie City. Or. On cattle. O LP conneotad on left hip; horaea on left stiflV and warrio on none. Kanae in tyrant county. Pearson, Olavn, Eight Mile. Or. Hfreee, Qnar ter circle shield on left shoulder and 'ii on left hip. Cattle, fork in left ear, right cropped. 24 on loft hip. Hange on Eight Mile. Parker ft. ft leason, Hardman, Or, Horaea IP or loft shonlder. Piper. Krne-t, Lexington, Or. Hor-ea brand e K (L F, connected) on left shoulder ; cattle s me on right hip. Kange, Morrow comity, Pipor, J. H., Lexington. Or. Horaea, JK oon neefed onleft shoulder; cattle, same on left hip. ander bit in each ear. Petty, A. C, lone, Or.; hnrsea diamond P on shonlder; cattle, j H J connected, on the toft hip. upper slope in left ear and slip in the ritrht. Hood. Andrew. Hardman, Or. Horsee, erjnar Grot with qnartr-!iroleoveriton left stifle. Keninger, Chris, Heppner, Or. Horaea, C R on left Fthenlder. Rush Bros.. Hennner, Or. Horses branded X on the riuht. shoulder; cattle, IX on the left, hip orop off left ear and dewlap on neck. Kange ti Morrow and adjoining counties. Rwaney, A ndrew. Lexington, Or. Hornet branded A H on right, shoulder, Tent quarto? circle over brand; cattle same on right hip Range Morrow oounty. Hoyse, Wm. H. DairyviUe, Or nK connects with quarter cirole over top on oattleon riffht hii and crop off right ear and split in loft. Horsei same brand on loft shoulder. Itange in Morrow Grant and ftilliam counties. Rector, J. W.. Jleppner, Or. Horaea, JO 01 lef t shoulder. Cattle, Oon right hip. Rpieknall, J. W., ftooseberry, Or. Horse branded 31 00 left shoulder; xauge in Mor county. Sailing, CO Hoppner, Or Horses branded on left shonldf r; cattle same on left hip. Hwaggart, H. .. Lexington, Or. Horaes with dash undor it on left Btifle: cattle H with daah nnder it on right hip, oron off right ear and waddled on right bind leg. Range in Morrow. Gillianiand Umatilla counties. Hwawrart, A. L.,Athena. Or. Horses brande- 5 en left shoulder: cettle eame on left hip. Ooj on ear, wattle on left hind leg. Ht.raight W. K., Horpnor, Or, Horaea shaded J H on left stifle; cattle J 8 on loft hip, awallov fork in riuht enr. nnderbit in left. hapn. Thos.. Heppner, Or. Horses, 8 A P or loft hip: oartio name on left hip. Hhrjor.Jobn. Fox, Or. NO connected or horses on riirbt hip: cattie. same on riuht hin crop off right ear and nnder bit in left ear. itangr in lirant county. H'nith Hns.. HuBsnville, Or. Horses, branded II. Yi. onshonirier; cattle, -ame on left Hhou dr Hqiiires. Jamoe. Arlington, Or,; horsee branded .IN on iet Htioiildwr: cattie trie sm, also noF wo-ldK Kn"go in ilorrowanrf (iilham 00 intiet Htophens, V. A., Hardman, Or-; horaes SHor riirht stifle: cattle horizontal L on the riffht sidn Htevauson, Mrs A. J Heppnor. Or. Cattle, H on right hii t swallow-Torn in left ear. Hwaggart. ft. W.. Heppner, Or. Horses, 44 on loft, shouldo1 ; cntle, 4 on loft hip. Hnerry, K. ft.. Henpnor, Or. Cattle W 0 on Ift hip, crrp ir right anm nnrierhit in left year, dewlan: horses W C on left shonlder. Thompson, J. A., Heppner, Or. Horsee, Z od left shoulder; cattle. 2 on left shonlder. Tinnnt,8.S.T.,Enterprise.0r. Horsea. C-on left shouldor. Turnor H. W.. Heppner, Or. Small capital T loft shoulder, horses; cattle same on left hip with split, in both ears. Thornton, H. M.. lone. Or. Horaea branded HT connected on lort stltte; sheep same brand. Vandomonl. H.T.. fena. Or: Horses HVnon nectod on right shoulder;cattle, same on right hit. Walhridgo, Wm.. Heppner. Or. Horses, TJ. L, on t lie loft, shoulder; cattle same on right hip. oron otf left, ear and right ear lopped. Wilson. John O.. Halem or Hnnnner. Or. Ho"noH hrandeil Jq on the left shoulder. Kangf Morrow oonntv. Warren. W H. (aleb. Or CattJe W with Quarter circle over it, on loft side, split in rtorhtaar, Hornos same brand on left ahoulder. Range in Grant oonuty. Wade, Henry, Heppner, Or. Horsee brandeT Ace of spaoes on lett snouKier ana lert hip i;ttio tirunomT same on leic sine ana left hip. Wolflnger, John, J ohn Day City. Or On horse threw purallol bare on left shoulder; 7 on sheep, hit in both ears. Range in Grant and Malhner Oonntioa. Woodward, John, Heppner, Or. Horaea, OV connoetod on left shoulder. Wat kins, Lisho, Heppnor, Or. Horaea branded UK connected on left stifle, Wallace, Charles, Hoppner, Or. Cattle, W 01 right thigh, hole in laft ear; horses, W on righ' stiouluer soiiu same on left shoulder. Whittier rn., nuniiogiou. Baker Co., Or. -HorHes branded W B couneuteci on left shoulder WillianiB, Vasoo, Hamilton, Or. Quarter otr do over three bars on left, hip, both cattle and horses. Range Grant county. Williams, J O. Long ('rook. Or Horsee, quar tor circle over three bars on left hip; cattle same ami slit in each ear. Range in (J rant oonntv Wren, A. A., Heppner, Or. Horsea running A on shoulder; Cattle, same on right hip. Voung, J. 8., Gooeoherry, Or. Horsea branded G(HM ivi:i;. Every patriotic citizen should give hit personal effort and influence to increase the circulation of his home paper which teach ri the American policy of Protec tion. It la hia duty to aid In thia respect In evory way possible. After the homo paper Is taken care of, why not sub scribe for the Ameiican Economist, published by the American Protective Tariff League r One of its correspon dent says 1 "No true American can get along without It I consider it the greatest and truest political teacher in the United States." Send postal card request for free sample copy. Address Wilbur F. Wake man, General Secretary, 1 35 West Sjd SI, Nov Y01. Ore ox tKe cause q Are you willing to work for the au e( Trotectlon in placinj reliable In or. nation In the hands of your mcquain tances? I( you ara, you should be Identified with THE AMERICAN PROTfCTIVE TARIFF LEAGUE. 1 39 W. 230 ST., Nlw YORK. Cul ll.U nolle, out and and It to Ik. Leagu lln yiuir poaldoa, and (4r a Kelplnc hand. rhntotfrnphs $1.50 P iloren Rt hep nanl'N k'ulI'Ty, utur opera bouse, north Main lEk.. Htnnntr. Ort, KHf. HOG CHOLERA I HAVE A SriiE, TRIED, PROVEV AND euarantred cure for Hui and Chicken Cholera, which hn stood thetet for seven years without failure, unit I know of, but tins euert ed thoiiflKiidi of cures I have sold over vEi 000 receipts and famtly rlKlitsin eiht months, and not a single complaint received yet. I sold each and every one on a RuarHiitee, aud I still sell that way. If Holland CholeraCureand Preven tative falfs to cure or prevent Cholera. I will refund your money, lnia is fair enough. Six oounds of the medicine can be made at a total cost of from $1 to $1.20, enough to doWhogs and 100 chlekens a year, lou are then assured against cholera for one year, if you will try this remedy, I assure you you will never regret It. Use it, and your hogs and chickens will look better and healthier than ever before. Kecipe and fami'y right onlv $1.00. Keady prepared medicines 50c and $1 per bottle or package. Address MKH. RACHEL V. THOMAH. Agents wanted at once. Oowarts, Ala. TESTIM01TIAL3 : Dallas, Texas. April 13, 1893. Mrs Rachel V. Thomas, Dear Madam: I have thoroughly tested your cholera reined v and find it O.K. It's grand. I e close 10 will trv the agencv. Hea&e send at once and oblige. Very respeciiuuy, ji. .iiARPK. Dallas. Texas. May 19 h. 1893. Have sold out. I enclose .0 for which send me all the recipes you can and the rights to the count! s named below. I never saw anything sell so fast. hat is the least you will take for thesttte. If your price is reasonable will take the state. Very respectfully. H, W, Warper. I have not room for all his letters. He took the state. Here Is one more of his letters.) Dallas, Texas. July 17th, 1H93. Mrs. Rachel V. Thomas. Dear Madam; Since Inking the state right 1 canvassed three weeks and ninde $W7 selling recipes and territory. 1 win start several sun-agents next week, could I exchange a portion o Texas for a portion of Kansas? Very respectfully, H, W. HAKf er. Millen. Georgia, Drc. 14th, 1893. Mrs. Thomas: I write a letter of enqu'ry. How much of this Btatels unsold? I want bal ance of the state. Holland's Cholera Cure if just what it is represented to he. It has proved a blessing to the fanners of ihi' county. Very renpecuuny, u. tr. r.uKNr iki.ii, Agent for Screven County. Rock Bridge, Ohio. Dec. 4th. 1893. Mrs. Thomas: Recipe came tn hand and it's all 0. K. Enclosed fli d $:(0 for Hocking, Picka way and Fafrheld counties. What will you lake for the Btate? Yours trulv. P. Hanstein. I have thousands more testimonials. I guar antee Holland's Cholera Cure and Preventative to cure and prevent hog and chic en Cholera in each and every case or refund the money. This is fair enough. Don't 1 ostponeordering because you may not a present be bothered with chol era. The idea is to prevent it In time. This my remeuy win no aim win aiso seep your nogs and chickens m a nice healthy condition. Gen eral and local agents wanted. Ktuteaud family rights for sale or trade. 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"I spent two months of last fall in Australia," said a traveler to a New York Telegram man, "and saw some very funny things, bu toothing struck me as more peculiar than the lady station agents, who are now quite common in some parts of tho colony. To do the ladies justice, they appear to be per fectly competent to carry out the work assigned to them, and they have a way of answering questions without resent ing each one as an insult, which is very refreshing. In some of the small stations a woman is in sole control, operates the telegraph herself, sells the tickets.looks after what little freight ar rivesand is shipped, exercises general su pervision over the train hands and sleeps in a little room either above or behind her office. None of them seems to be in the least disconcerted or alarmed in consequence of risks which they evi dently run, and, as far as the public is concerned, the innovation is by no means objectionable. But just how these ladies keep body and soul together on the munificent stipend which varies between thirty cents and sixty cents per day is one of those mysteries the solution of which is known only to the ladies themselves and the soulless cor porations which employ them." ANTS AGAINST SNAKE. Numbers Won In a Long and Exciting- Battle. "While camping in Alabama during the late war," said Col. II. C. Crossman of Dayton, 0., according to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, "I witnessed an attack of a band of black ants upon a striped snake. "One evening, while I was trying to go to sleep, after a long day s inarch, I felt something move under my head. I lifted one corner of tha blanket and found a snake between three and four feet in length. I quickly hit it with a small stick, but the reptile seemed hardly stunned by the blow, so I picked it up on the end of the stick and threw it about fifteen feet away. The snake landed on a large ant hill. Almost in itantly the ants poured forth from heir nest, which was underneath, and egan a vigorous attack upon the in rudor, who was soon covered by scores f his assailants, biting him fearfully, .he battle raged with fury, the snake vrithing about in torture. "The contest at first seemed an un squal one, for tho snake was rapidly .hinning out his persecutors, but on ,he other hand the ants were numer ous and quick in their aggressive movements. The snake with one blow his tail would kill or wound a long line of ants, but the active little crea tures were soon reinforced by fresh troops and fought with a desperation wonderful to behold. I was astonished beyond measure to see the tactics of the ants. When they saw their num bers were being lessened they dis patched couriers for fresh relays of soldiers, who appeared on the scene in due time to replace the killed or wound ed. ,"The moon after a time lit up the scene, but as there appeared no near termination of the struggle I gave up watching it and, stretching myself again on my blanket, went to sleep, liefore striking tents the next morning I went to look at the battle ground. The slain insects wore scattered in jvery direction, but there were six or (even watchful ants upon the back of the snake, which lay stretched out dead near the ant hill." EXTRA POLITE. A French Count Who Could Not De Out done In Uallnntry. Frenchmen of the old school did at times tremendously polite thhigs, such as breaking their necks to pick up a lady's fan, or setting fire to a house to dry her when caught in a shower of rain, or running through the body any one who should dare to say that her foot was large or her nose red. In our days Frenchmen are not such idiots, and yet they sometimes do exceeding ly foolish things in the polite line. This story, for example, is related of a Count de Lecouiteux. In descending the staircase of the opera one night a lady of his acquaint ance had a lace diess of considerable value torn by a man treading on it. After an exclamation of impatience she turned to the count aud said: "Have you a pin?" "Madame," he said, "I don't carry a pincushion, but here is one," and h6 drew from his breast a valuable diamond. "Sir," said the lady, nettled probably by his retort about the pincushion, "I cannot accept a diamond from you." "Well, then," returned he, "here is a pin without a diamond;" and breaking off the jewel he threw it out of the window and pre sented the simple pin. On an Indian Hunting Tour. The most exciting and by far the most interesting hunting expeditions I ever went on, said Capt. M . P. Wallace, an ex-army officer, to the St. Louis Olobe-Democrat, "were those with the Indiuns while I was stationed on the plains. The consummate grace and skill of the men and the speed and agility of their ponies were well dis played on such occasions as these. Fre quently the hunt would be signalized by some daring feat of bravado. On one occasion I saw an athletic young Indian ride his horse up close to the side of a big buffalo bull and spring from the horse on to the back of the buffalo, ride the savage creature several hun dred yards, and then with his knife give it its death stroke." Lived a Lifetime In Twelve Years. The most remarkable instance of rapid growth was recorded by the French academy in 1729. It was a boy six years of age, five feet six inches in height. At the age of five his voice changed, at six his beard had grown, and he appeared a man of thirty. lie possessed great physical strength, and could easily lift to his shoulders and carry bags of grain that weighed two hundred pounds. His decline was as rapid as his growth. At eight his hair and beard were gray; at ten he tot tered in his walk, hia teeth fell out and his hands became palsied; at twelve he died with every outward sign of extreme old age. t h t yT; rYroV f . But tha Youni; Man's Will Was Weak and tin Lcurnetl a lesson. A ptominent yourvr inaa of the city has been an invetevt cigarette smoker for several yeaVs past, and he indul-'c 1 in t'.ie habit to such an ex tent tiiat it was injut'in? his health. says the Indianapolis Sentinel, lie iia a girl of whom he thinUsall tho world, and it's a ease of vice versa. This young lady has a very good complex ion, but has an inordinate love for the ' um of pam-dar. which hibit th Tounj man detests as heartily as she does hiu cigarette habit. They finally agreed thut each would swear off the one from using powder and the other from smo!;ing cigarettes. It was hard work for the young man, but evert- time he hungered for a wad of nicotine his niind pictured the form of his fair one pcradin-r down the street with her face looking like a pan of dough, and ho debistcd. This went on for several weeks and eacli was re mitrlcing upon how much better the other was looking; but the old craving for the cottin nail came upon the young man once more, and one day last week he broke over, lie thought no one would ever iiud it out. lfut he was seen, the news was carried to the girl, and she prepared to get even. They were to go to the theater and tho young man called with the cab. The young lady was at the door, her face closely muilkd, and in her hand the bouquet that cost him live. Arrived at the opera house, they were enter ing tiie door when tha yonnT man turned to speak to tiie fair one by his side. Oh: that face. She had smeared it with powder until it had been neces sary to cut eye holes. It was frightful. He slopped. "Are you going in look ing like that?" "Just as you say," was the quiet re sponse. "Well, I say no. I am not traveling with freaks now. We'll go baclc .loine." And they did. It cost him ten, there ,vere two vacant seats at the opera louse, but the young man has not smoked any cigarettes since. TOLD BY THEIR DRESS. The Women of Different Nationalities Easily Djrtlinirulshed. You can tell at a glance the French woman from the American, the latter from the English woman, and yet, says the l'aris-Xew York Herald, each wom an is a perfect type. The well-dressed Frenchwoman wears a very large hat or exquisite toque; her chiffon blouse has short sleeves, and is made with turndown collar; her gloves are very long, reach ing far above the elbow, and, although white, are perfectly clean and fresh. She has a waist at whatever sacrifice, also hips. She wears a white veil, which she never puts on, under her hat, and when she walks, which is seldom, it is on the tips of her toes. The well-dressed English woman wears in the morning a man's colored shirt, with white collar, a man's neck tie, a tailor-made white drill or holland jacket and skirt, a pretty hat with flow ers, with veil plastered over the face to keep the fringe in curl. She has a good figure and is very tall, does not wear high heels and uses her whole foot when walking. The American woman is a combina tion of these twq. With great acute ness she selects the best points of each, but you would never take her for any body but herself. She is rather inclined to the enormous hats of the French, but she does not wear short sleeves and low necks with them. She is always appropriately dressed and has a costume for every occasion which always seems the very best thing that she could have chosen. She seems to have calculated all weathers and all occurrences with an eye to her dress hence her success. ALL WERE WRONG BUT HIM. Hut the Eleven Obstinate Jurors Finally Came to n Sensible Conclusion. The obstinacy which is said to be characteristic of the Scotali is illus trated in the following story, which was recently related to a writer for the New York Advertiser: "Jly father," said the narrator, "came over about seventy-five years ago and settled in Michigan, which, in that part at any rate, was a semi-wilderness. As the country grew more settled my father, from the mere fact of his having been a pioneer, became very prominent in civic affairs in the community. He was very conscientious, but extremely impatient of contradiction, never un derstanding why a person could dis agree with him, when ho was so plain ly correct in his position. Well, one night, contrary to his usual custom, he did not come home to supper. Eight o'clock came and the whole family was in bed and still lie hud not arrived. It was after one o'clock in the morning that his heavy stop was heard on the stajrs. My mother, who had been anxious, met hira with a light in her hand. " 'Where have you been?' she asked, looking at him seriously. ' " 'licen on a jury,' he prowled. " 'Why did you stay so late?' " 'Stay so late? There were eleven obstinate devils on that jury and it took me all night to convince theiA.'" Spontaneous Combustion. As it is known that spontaneous com bustion sometimes takes place in car goes of coal, it has been suggested that under certain conditions enormous coal-fields may ignite and in time pro duce volcanoes. Occasional and violent eruptions may be caused by the burn ing away of barriers and the inflow of water suddenly producing an enor mous bulk of steam, which must find an outlet. The idea that clean cotton may take fire spontaneously is scouted by many experts. They claim that what is called by this name is the re sti It of some spark that may smolder unobserved for weeks and then may break out in some unsuspected fashion. Tobacco, linen, jute and oily cotton, however, inflame spontaneously on what would seem, to a scientific mind, insufficient provocation. China's Iiest Tea. Scented tea is a great favorite with the Chinese. This is made by mixin jessamine or orange blossoms with the tea for twenty-four hours, after which it is sifted aud separated, and then packed. The stranger in China finds it almost impossible tc buy the best tea. So little of the best quality or first picking is obtained that the Chinese keep it for themselves. It is very expensive. A IIoaehold Treasure. P. W. Fuller, of Capnjoharie, N. 1., says t lint he always keeps Dr. Kirg's New Discovery in the house nud his fam'h hive always found the; very bes: results follow its use; that he would not be uituont it, if procurable. O. A. Dyke miin, DrnsBnt. Catkill, N. Y,. saya tht Dr. nine's New Discovery is nad nbte,l ly tha bJft cough remsdy; that he bus used it in his family for tiyht years, ami i it has nover failed to do a!i thst is claim, j ed for it. Why li"t try n remedy eo ! long t in,' and tested. Trial bottles free j at T. W. Avers, Jr, Drui Slor. Kr filar lain S0. ana 1. DRIVERS TUilN TO THE LEFT. Dow a Peculiar lioad Ittilo Observed by the English Was Orlirliiited. "I came near having several collis ions v. hi le driving in aud about Lon don on a recent vi'dt in England, be cause 1 ci.uiiin't get the hang of turn ing to the kit instead of the right upon meeting a vehicle, as we do in this country," said a globe-trotter to a Cincinnati Times-tjtar reporter a few days ngu. "You know we alwaysturn to the rnrlit in this country, and but for tiie vigilance of the English driver I would Lave been mixed up in more than one smash up. I asked dozens of Englishmen why they had such an abominable custom, and not one could tell, except that they had always done it. One day I stepped into a. newspa per office and asked one of the edit ors. He couldn't tell. He appealed to a young reporter in the room and the boy gave the explanation that in olden times the foot traveler passed to the right that the shield on the left arm might be interposed to ward off a treacherous blow, and the right, or sword arm, be free to strike. "Horsemen, however, usually had coats of mail to protect them, and there was more safety in being near the an tagonist than in having to strike across the neck of the horse, as would have been necessary had they turned to the right. When vehicles came in U6e later the drivers instinctively followed the old horseback custom and turned to the left. And I believe I have found why we have fallen into the habit of turning to the right. Horses were scarce for several generations in this country after the first saddles came here, and the English custom for foot travelers naturally prevailed, for we were very English in those early days. as you know. We got in the habit of turning to the right, and when con veyances became common we kept turning to the right, . because more used to it. A nation will drop into a habit as easily as an individual." " SACRED WATER " ANALYZED. A Scientific Examination of Roma from a Well nt Mecca. A scientific analysis has lately been made in England of the Zem-Zcm wa ter from the sacred well at Mecca, which, according to the Arabs, is the v.vll that the nnffel showed to llagar. n 1 1 whose water i aved tho life of Ish niael. After reading the results of this analysis, one cannot wonder that pil grims who drink the water are fre quently attacked by cholera. The. specimen examined, says the Youth's Companion, which was hermet ically sealed in tin bottles forty years ago by Sir Iuchard Ilurton during his visit to Mecca in the disguise of a der vish, contained sixty-nine grains of chlorine to the gallon. Water which contains so little as nine grains of chlorine to the gallon is ordinarily re garded as scarcely fit for human con sumption. Moreover, in the case of the Zem-Zem well, it is believed that the chlorine originates from the custom pf pouring th.e writer ov.-r ti, n-wfip, r.m allow ing it to run back into the well. The sticred water was found to possess an extraordinary degree of ' hardness, three times as great as that of average water. It also held twenty times as much ammonia compounds as drinking water should contain. No bacteria were discovered, but this is accounted for by the fact that the water had remained for so long a time sealed up in entire darkness. Forty years of such confinement had com pletely sterilized it, but tho chemical impurities remained. THE CLIND PLANT. A I uu-oUl (.rmvth TIi.it I'l'i-ys Upon tlu Iliiu.iin hlyo. It m:iy seem strange to some but, acf.'onlinj? to one of the best opti cians west of the Mississippi, twenty- two nor cent, of the fifty or sixtj thousand blind persons in the United States were rendered so by the growth of a remarkable fungus planl which seems to be perfectly at home ir the human eye. The httlo plan" which causes tins terrible afflict ioi belongs to the lowest order of the fungi and is a single celled organism knowns as a coccus. It propagates simply by division that is, a single cell, growing to its full size, splits in to two or more, usually four, perfect plants, these again subdividing as be fore. These plants grow ipon the external covering of the eve, and soon destroy the clear medium so necessary to vision. The propagation of the mis- ehiefmaher is very rapid, and its growth m the tissues covering the eye' ball causes much irritation, cutting off the supply of nutriment, and re- suiting in congestion. So far as is Unown it is spread only by infec tion and must be planted directly up on suitable sou before it can grow. This, in brief, is what is known as the bacterial cause of blindness. TRAVELING HARO WORK. Railway Hervlce Is I'ncomfortable In Darkest India. A graphic description of railway travel in India is sent to the Daily tlrnphic by its lady commissioner. As one may have to spend several days in a train, it is essential that comfortable slct'pinp accommodation should be provided. Tho seats run sideways nlon;; a carriage so that one can lie at full h.'iig-th upon them, and for night accommodation two extra bunks are provided above the lower ones. The weary traveler provides herself with a proper beddinjr kit, including two rnzias or quilts, made of ffayly printed cotton, and wadded like eider-down with cotton wool, a blank et or two and two pillows. One's out er clothing is removed and replaced by a luce-trimmed l'linn-' dres.in(f-gown. The Indies' waitini;-roums on some of the lines are models of what these should be. Ikitlts tntiy be had In privacy and comfort, and at some of the junctions retirirET room-,; are provided, furnished with couched and Ion chairs, in which one can rest for a few hours. Bullets Carried for Tears. Two extraordinary cases of boUet wounds becoming active after a lapse of twenty-four years are reported by a German medical paper. One is that of a watchmaker named Kleeman, living at Dusseldorf , who was wounded in the Franco-German war. Three years ago ho had a bullet successfully extracted from his right shoulder, and a short time airo. after a month's illness, a I second bullet was extracted from his i left side. The second case is that of a i stationmaster who a few days ago was j operated upon nt lkmn and had a French bullet, which pierced his right shoulder in the war, cut from bis right side. GHSGXEH RAlSlMQPAYS if you use the Petalassa I lorabatara a Draaaera, I Make money while I othera are wasting I time by old processes. Catalo?tells all about it, and describes every M article neeaea lor ine, poultry business. The "ERIE mechanically tha beat wheel. Prettiest model. Wc ar pacific Coast A (rents. Bicrclc cata- loKue,mailedfrcc,aivca full description , prices, etc. , aoewt waktid. PETALUMA Iff CUB AT0S CO., Petaluna,CaL Branch Hodss, 3t 3 Main St., Loa Angeles. A CHANCE FOR HUSTLERS. We want several live, wide-awake oan- vasaera to represent (be Gazette in thia and adjoining counties, in connection with the National Newspaper Union. The work ia Dew, popular and very profitable, requiring neither capital nor previous experience. It is worth look ing after, and if von want a real good tbinif in the way of light, pleasant and prontnble employment it will pay yon In investigate this at nnce. There is money in it for bnatler". Write for fnll par ticulars to THE NATIONAL CO , 81 tf. vt. Loots, Mo. This will not Inst Ion?. The Gazette, one year in advance from date of order, wa onp or tiiihonsen s life-size crayons II for 81.70. Call and see as for par ticulars. Notice of Final Settlement. NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT THK undersigned administrator of tiieeststenf loseph Johnson, deceased, will make- flna. set 'lenient of hts accounts wit" said estate as inch administrator at the next term of the .'ointty court ot Morrow county, at the court house, to be holden at Heppner. In. said county, ou the 4th day of March, A. D. 1S!)5. J. SAl l.riUE.KU.K. Notice of Intention. Land OrncE at Li Grande, Oregon. January 81, ISO.',. VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TnAT THK 1.1 following-named settler has filed notice f his intention to make rinal proof in support ,f his claim, and that said proof will be made icfore the county clerk of Morrow county at rleppner, Or., ou March 18, 1K95, vis : William W. Uoeney. fd No. 094 1, for the WW NEJi, Wtf SEW, Sec. 1. Tp 5 fi. R "28 liWM. He names tiie following witnesses to prove 'lis continuous residence upon, and cultivation i- said land, vis : V. E. Mikesell, Lanus Penland, W. R. Casey, ). A. Hamilton, all of Heppner, Or. B, F. WILSON. flm!5 Register. Notice of Intention. Land Officb at Jhk Pau.es, Orkuon, January 31, 18W. VOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE following-named settler has tiled notice ,f his intention to make final proof In support ' his claim, and that paid proof will be made .el'o e J. W. Morrow, County Cferk.at Heppner, tregon, on March 14, 1M5, viz : PATRICK 81'ILLANK, Id. E. No. WM, for the E;4 SE14 Sec. 11, and Ntf K'i Sec. II, Tp. a, S. K. K. He names the following witnesses tn prove his onHnunns residence upon and culttvatlon of, iald land, viz : Mat Htlyhcs, John Woodward. John Hickey, herman Lefller, all of Heppner, Oregon. JAS. K. MOORE. Mml. Register. Notice of intention. f AND OFFICE AT THE DALLES, OREGON, I J Jan. Ill, 1S95. Notice Is hereby given that lie following named settler lias filed notice of lis intention to mtike final proof In support of lis claim, and that said proof will be made K'Tore J. W. Morrow. Co. clerk, at Heppner, iregon, on March 6, lb!t.i, viz: JOHN II . JOHNSON, 'fd. No. 4SI12, for the S'-i NWV and lots 3 and 4. cc. 1, Tp. '2 S, K '25 E , W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove lis continuous residence upon and cultivation 'f Bald land, viz: R.J. Hill, 0. A. Johnson, of Lexington, Ore., I. T. Yount, Wm. Eslcs, of Heppner, ore. 303-14. Jas. F. Moouk, Register. Administrators Notice. ESTATE OF J. O. YOUNO, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT LET ters of Administration on the Estate of f. G. Young, dec-eased, were granted to the indcrsigncd on the IKtli day of January 1895, y ihe County Court of Morrow County. All lersons having claftns against said hstateare required toexhibit them to uie for allowance, it my place on Rhea Creek, within six months after the date of tills notice or they shall be forever barred. This lsth dav of Jan. lSllj. H. 0. GAY, ?'2-.f. Administrator. Fob Salk. A thoroughbred reiiis terei Hereford bull May wnnd. No. 28,606. This bull was bred in Illinois bj (1 mi. T. Baker, and is just the animal you want to breed s'ook that will brirjg cnod prion. I will St.-1 1 clinnp as I nnvo another of aame stock; or will trade for good milch oows. 611. F. O.BrjCKNtTH. IK 12S UN FT NTS. Bow to get 1100 and Perhaps Make a Fortune. We secure pstents and to induce people to keep track of their bright ideas we offer a prize of one hundred dollars to be paid on the first of every month to the person who submits to ns the most meritoiions invention during tbe proceeding month. We will also advertise tbe inveutinn free of charge in the National Recorder, a weekly news paper, published in Washington, D. C, which has an extensive circulation throughout the United States and is devoted to tbe interests of inventors. NOT SO HARD AS IT BBEMB. The idea of being able to invent some thing strikes most people as being very diffioult; this delusion the company wishes to dispel. It is tbe simple things and small inventions that make tbe greatest amount of money, and tbe com plex ones are seldom profitable. Almost everybody, at some time or soother, conceives an idea, which, it patented, would probably be worth to bim a fortune. Unfortunately snob ideas are nimally dismissed without tbongbt. Tbe simple iDveoticns like the car wirdow which could be easily slid up and down without breaking the passenger's hack, ' he sauce pun, collur button, the nut look, the bottle stopper, tbe snow bovrl, sre things that almost everyone aee some way of improving upon, and it is these kind of inventions that bring t lie greatest returns to tbe antbor. Tbe ppi we I'ffer will b paid at the end of enoh mnntb, whether tbe appli cation hue befu acted upon by tbe Patent Office or not. Evry competitor must apply for a patent on bis iemtullcn through ns, and wbetter be si-ca'es tt priieor not. the Inventor will have a valnahle patent. THE PRESS CLAIM COMPANY1, John Weddehbprx, Gen'l Manager, nn i SraWsV'Tl I Illustrated I ! 618 F St. N W. WaebiDKtnn, D. C. I P. S. Tbe responsibility ot this oompaoy may b judged from tbe fact lust its stuck is held by about seventeen I hundred of the Isadfog itevtptpwa of j tfc. Cortesl SrsWi. V tf.