lift I- rf t A l Sy'MZjj?"1 R Mil"'-! spouse. While there is no reason wby this nation should peal its joybells over the Morris-Vander- bilt wedding, neither should the event provoke a national bursting into tears. State Supt. Irwin figures up the entire number of boys be tween 4 and 20 years in Oregon as 64,567; girls, 62,398. Senatob Mitchell's position on the financial question will be ap preciated by the masses of Ore gon. Albany Democrat. According to the Oregonian there are no Mitchell republicans in Oregon. Wait until the har vest time, then let us count noBes. THE NATION'S INDUSTRIES. The Indianapolis Journal re cently began an editorial with these words: "It does not require any argu ment to proye that the present free silver movement had its ori gin, and, relatively speaking, still has its strength in the silver-producing states. In its present form the movement represents a class interest. It owes its existence to the persistent agitation for years past of a few senators and mem bers of congress chiefly from the silver-producing states." To which the Salt Lake Tribune truthfully responded as follows: "It is unnecessary to say that that is entirely untrue. A de pression has come upon the world. It is not limited to the United States. A majority of men in England, a majority of men in Germany, a majority of men in Franco, favor the free and un limited coinage of silver and its full recognition as money. It is idle to say that they were ever in fluenced by silver mine-owners. In the east, some of the strongest men in the nation, including many bankers in New Yoik City, believe that prospoiity will not come until silver Buall be restored. Hence there is nothing in that sentence from the Journal. )Jut the article continues, and the burden of it all in to show that the silver interest really is an inferior interest; that many otlirr industries show greater results than silver ruining, mid it states this as though it were Bme now proposition, while the tioultry business in the United States costs consumers more every yoar than nil tho silver is worth that nil the mines yield. Tho wheat interest excoeils it probably 400 per cent; tho cotton interest probably 600 per cent; tho corn product is prob ably H00 per cent greater in value than tho silver product Or, ns Btatod by n Ixarncd statistician re cently, tliero is hardly a separate agricultural industry, the product of which is not worth nunuaUy more thin all the product of the silver mines. Of rout bo tho burden of the Journal is that silver mine owners should not liavo any spe- cial protection, ni the ngitation of the silver question should not re- ceivo much attention it being ho inferior nu industry. There is where the Journal and all kindred sheets make their mistake. If they would do justion to silver, they could add next year II.) per cent in vsluo to all their products, and if I'uropo buys (if u $S00, 000.0(H) worth of product this year, tho nn amount would, with nilver restored, bring $1,000,000, 000. Thero it not an eastern etati thnt in not ah much interested in tun resiotauon m stiver ns the silver miners theinHflvrn are, M what they hive to sell in worth mora thnn wlmt tho silver miner ha to sell. Thero in n vast di(T.. nice between product anil the tnefuure of values. Edmund 0. Boss, ox-United States senator from Kansas, whose vote saved Johnson from impeach ment, is now a job printer in Albu qurque, New Mexico. Senator Mitchell says: "I was elected senator on aceitain platform for six years and have stood upon it; if you want to hire me again on the same terms I am willing." The Sound Money committee are now sending out a pamphlet entitled "Coin's Financial Fool," but no "financial fool" has yet suc ceeded in successfully answering "Coin's Financial School." Gen. Scofield, commander of the standing aimy of tho United States, is now in Portland. He will remain some time and haB accepted an invitation to partici pate in Portland's celebration next week. The special session of the Illi nois legislature called recently by Gov. Altgeld is now iu session. After being together about Bix months and doing nothing, the regular session adjourned about wo weeks ago. When W. M. Kvarts was joked recently by an eastern paper about lis long sentences, he replied "Yes, I am aware that there are two classes of people who dislike ong sentences criminals and newspaper men. About aB an amusing thing as one sees nowadays is tho inconsist ency of the Oregonian. Every few lays it tells its readers editorially that the "freo silver cra.o" is wan- ng. And yet almost every day tho telegraphic reports tell of meet- ngs in different parts of our couu ry where largo numbers have gathered to discuss and pass freo silver resolutions. Consistency thou art a jewel. New Yoiik'h four hundred nf. feet to b much scnndrtlized by tho marring of a granddaughter of tho Into ruUio-be-dniniiod Van. dethilt to son of tl o Into Lottery, kiiitf Morn, sny tho ICvciiing Telegram, but tho country at largo will i t go into mourning over tin kllegod ineaallinnro. Mr. Morri it n American citien, and thero it jtial m much indigo iu Mi m tinge the veitu of tho Vander bilt. Hi ftp gtmblrd in btter tea, but hi brido' Kramlfatlio gamhlod in railu.a.U, a it i duVi cult to drw any turl distinction on tho ground if heredity between tho young ji'j l. And it U bet. tr to Into tho I rido' ntion in. t-ih in (hi country hnn to Imvo GEN. MILES' The Bo; Had POKER BTOBY. Million in the Over a Pot New York Mail and Express. "I don't play poker myself," said Maj. Gen. Miles, "in fact I am glad to say that tbe game bag ratber gone nt in tbe army, but I think I can claim to have been a witness of tbe biggest game as to stakes that was ever played." "Tell us about it, general," said Col. Ochiltree. "I have some pretty good poker stories in stock myself." "And so have I," said Henry Watter- son. "Hot instance, Joe Blackbnrns abont tbe game played in tbe trenches at tbe battle of Sbiloh, with a table made of the bodies of the comrades of the players." "Well," said John W. Meokay, "as to stakes, I will enter a claim for some of tbe games plajed in tbe good old days in Nevada, when tbe boys bad tbe Corn- stock lode to draw upon, Bat, general, let ns have your story." "It was in the spring of 1865 just 30 years ago this week, when I come to tbink of it whea Davis, Lee and tbe rest of you confederates, Col. Watterson, were in full retreat from Richmond, to ward Danville, and we were pressing you nigbt and day, hardly stopping to eat or sleep. On the eve of the battle of Sail or's creek '' "I was there," said Col. Ochiltree, "It was in that battle that I was wounded." "That day," oontiDued Gen. Miles, "we overhauled and captured a confederate wagon train, and found, greatly to tbe deliabt of tbe boys, that several of tbe wagons were loaded with confederate bonds and confederate money in transit from the Confederate treasury depart ment in Richmond to wherever tbe gov ernment now on wheels might make its last stnud. Tbe soldiers simply helped themselves to tbe bonds and tbe money, and tbe officers did not cure to deprive them of tbe spoils to which tbey were richly entitled. At nigbt when we knocked off work for supper and a few hours' rest and sleep I had occasion to ride aloog tbe line, and found, greatly to my amusement, a poker game going on around almost every camp fire. Stop ping to watch one of tbe games, this is what I heard : "'How much is the ante?' "'A thousand dollars.' "And how muoh to fill? Five thous and. Well, here goes. I raise it ten thoiihand.' "'(iood; I see you and go you ten thousand better. Twenty-five thousand to draw oards!' "Then oards were drawn, and presently a bet was made of fifty thousand. Some one went a hundred thousand dollars better, but he was ruled down. Fifty thousand wus the limit. However. there was $500,000 in the pot when it was hauled down by th wiuoer, who bad three trays and a pair of jaoks. I expressed my surprise at the size of the game and told the boys tbey had better go slow or their funds would run out. " 'Never fear, general,' replied one of them. 'We will keep witbiu our means Ymi ought to bave been here Just now. Wby, we bad a jtekpot of 8U00 0O0.' "I think you will agree with nie," con tinued Gnu. Miles," that no bigger poker game than that was ever played." PRANKS OF VCOD RATS. two of the Sociable Little Creature Play Some Qaeer Trick. The latest narrative of the queer do ings ot the Florida wood-rat, the best known ot them all, comes from Mrs. C. F. Latham, of Micco, Florida. Previous to the destruction by fire of the old Oak Lodge, year before last, it was often visited by a pair of very sociable and quite harmless wood-rats, who nested in a palmetto hut near by, and made it their home until some cats came into the family. The wood-rats were big-eyed, handsome creatures without the vicious look of a common rat, with fine, yellowish-gray fur, white feet and white under parts. Inasmuch as they never destroyed anything save a pair of Mrs. Latham's shoe-strings, which they had to cut in order to get them out of the eyelet-holes, they were tolerated about the premises, and here are some of the queer things they did. They carried some watermelon seeds from the lower floor and hid them up- FLOKIDA WOOD-RAT. stairs under Mr. Baxter's pillow. In the kitchen they found some cucumber seeds, and from these they took a table spoonful and deposited them in the pocket of Mr. Baxter's vest, which hung upstairs on a nail. In one night they took eighty-five pieces of wood from a box of beehive fixtures and laid them in a corn box. The following night they took about two quarts of corn and oats and put it into the box from which the beehive fixtures came. Once Mrs. Latham missed a handful of pecans, and they were so thoroughly hidden that she never found them. About a year later the rats realized that Mrs, Latham had ""ivsn it up," and lo! the peeanri suddenly a;p: a red on i flay upon her bi-d! - Prof. VY. T. Hormiday, in St. Nicholas. Home friend sent us a marked copy of the "Louisville Commer cial." In a long aiticle, with a three story head, rehttve to the populist atato convention, it ttitPB that "among the prominent tpoak- em to bo brought hero by the con- volition, in Prof. Itork, a forcible, logical and eloquent orator, from Oregon." Now if tho Commercial knew Uork'a record iu thin ntate it might even nay more than that for him, nnd if desirable ho will yet furnish this journal with Home good data. Kknti'ckv'h utato democratic convention ha just completed it lalsira at iAUiisvillo. The unaucia question brought about a great tight from tho very start. Tho Cleveland element won tho tnnjori. ty of tho committee on resolutions, but Judge Kcckucr, a nilvcr man, win selected a tenimrary chair man, and tumoral Hardin, a trong silver man, wa nominated f. .r governor, though he must accept tho nomination mi an anti-silver pi nt for m. TO CONSUMPTIVES. The undersigned having been restored to health by simple menus, alter suffer ing fur several years with a tavere lung auVotiou, and that dread disease, Con- sumption, in anxious to make known to bis f i l low sufferers tbe means of rare. to those who desire it, be will cheerful ly send, free of charge, copy of tbe pre scription lined, which they will find a mire owe for Consumption, Asthma, C tsrrh, Hrouehitis nnd nil throat nnd lung runls lies. He hopes nil milTerera will lino bis remedy ns il is invaltiHtile. Those d. Hiring the prescription, which will ooat them nothing, nnd may prove sbloaaing, ill le a.ldrena, K-v. KDWAKI) A WIUON. llrooklyn, N. Y. junll w. UI- KAU lll.lt rilOI'lilr.lUKHrt. The Utile Wilier lih I lip. Nell WlMll I.Ik S!M The rlilef function of th kidoe) to separate from tbe Wood, in Ha paa llirmigb Ihnn.ef certain linpuuli and aieiv parliclM wlneli make Ibeir filial nil through tli Waddrr. The trtrnlion I ttieae, In eonrqini of ItmcliVil jr of IbekMitrte, la .i.iptie if It-ulit'a liaea, ilroptf, ilietM-lm, altmminuria an I tiller nilli with a fatal Irn lf ni. Il-lt-l'i Sl.-nia. Ii lliilrra, Infill; aneil mr.t iliurelie nnd hl.hhl ib pnrrnl, uii..U the k duet hro luae'ive lit renrw their ifiinf ftintltona, an.l etfe'n Iroru the riial difrrnl liiipurilire whlob lnfr! it and Itiffaiert llu'lf ! nul enee na nrgeiia of Iti txkly. Calaarh l the lila.l.l-r, (ra,t an.l retention i f the orine a' !. tuaUlie arird of etortmt If IM Iwtiifn pfotnotrr an J tMlnratlve of itrfahte atlp. Malaria, rttritmatlant, enatiatiiie, tiilpuubeea ati l il)(pta nlwi y trli m tbe Itinera, l.ioli H alao pdil trtiffilal Ll Ibe weak an. Beriue, A little 6 car -old daughter of Fred Wrber tins gone into the sbrep business and bna already ld fur rash the first clip from her bano, says the East Ore gmiiaii. Last yrnr ah was presented lib one a hp p. nuj wa taken with o ambition to poaat-e more. Io various ays eh hai iuoreaard ber hoMinge, by bret'dinir, th sheep and earning others by performing each acta of labor lay iu tier puwer, otitil now h own 17 head. These hae Imq sheared! and tie dip amounted lo (2 pound. Friday, she went in eroo nod alone to the SMiriHg null and nekml fur represent live of II. C- Jo Id k K x l. K. Y. JaJ.I answered for that Wind house, sod the youthful sheep owm r informed bun tbat he bad Coiieiiibi'd the clip, Hi pounds, lo tbe ai-ouring null, and wauled now lo a. 11 it. After rianiinliig saraplr, Mr, Jn.ld ofTered H'. rul, and the offer wa eOKplml. Alibi pike, the clip brought 1 1 21, wbii'li was tnld iu t asti by herrv tary f, K. Jud.l U lh little roprl- treae. Hlie was wunderfall iteaej nl lb ueere of ber venture, tt I her lalrn- ll'n o Id t rot the rired and Increase A fUyard f.xit rase lalweMi t, K'td as I Mike IMwrte on ! lrr It .r,a,,,rel In Kuropn fiijuj iV". .T;, iwriea, sa tho million leoiienthed el l.l . . II ltlm hy . il , i'...,..i ... I . n i ii. - il'ae n-itt ra'ooelfj t from Do b ii J b!ou Jo" ty lit tKbltktUt tv.tb lai: mttf !.ang4 UoJ. A PECULIAR FIND. Ao Aged Tortle With His Back Covered With Inscriptions. St. Lotjis, Jane 16. A special to tbe Globe-Democrat tells of a peculiar fiod at Orove City, Florida: A turtle of tbe Loggerhead variety, weighmg probably 700 pounds, was oangbt on the beach yesterday, which was a remarkable specimen, not enly because ot its im mense size, but because ot three inscrip tions on its shell, which showed that it us Dearint; tbe century mark and was quite a traveler. The first inscription was dated at St. Augustine, Florida, April 26, 1821, and reads: "On October 20, 1820, Spain ceded Florida to the Utiited States; hur rah for Uncle Sam." Tbe seooDU inscription was made at Key West, Florida, April 26, 1861, and is as follows: "A sohooner brings tbe news tbat General Beauregard fired on Fort Sumpter April 12, 1861. I shall stick to my state." Tbe third inscription was dated "Jupi ter Inlet, Florida, March 4, 1894," and is as follows: "May you never get io the soup, but if you do, may Channcey De pew be present to erjj iy you." When caught here the turtle had just left its nest and was making for tbe water. It was released after the follow ing inscription bad been sdded: "Grove City, Florida, June 1, 1895 This conn try needs free silver and a strong foreign policy." Files! Pilesl Itching Piles. bymptoms Moisture; intense ltobing and stinging; most at night; worse by scratching. If allowed to continue tumors form, wbioh often bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore. Swatnb s Ointment stops tbe itobing and bleed- ins, heals ulceration, and in most oasei- removes the tumors, At druggists, or by mail, for oOoents. Dr.Swaynes Sod Philadelphia, Do You Want a Rig ? Don't You Want a Place to Put up Your Team ? Are You in Need of a Saddle Horse ? All these can be procured at Thompson & Binns, Lower Main Street, Heppner, uregon. n-i, ofimon nil unnimlnted with Grant, Harney. Cronk. Gilliam and other counties. and can save money and time in making these sections with traveling men. FriceB in keeping with the times. Thompson & Bnsnsrs. SMARTEST OF CATS. IHra Muetlun" Kllli Kate J alt tor the Glory There It In It. A family living out in the suburbs thinks it possesses the smartest cat in the country. The father of the family, after long hours of office work, has the habit when he gets home in the even ing of walking the floor for exercise. As soon as he begins his walk "Mrs. Muggins" fulls into line behind him, and, with hvad erect and tail waving in graceful curves, marches up and down and back and forth through the room, only varying the proceedings once in awhile by rolling over on her back as the man turns round and plnys with her with his foot. When the walk is over and "Mrs. Muggins" sees her master start for his big rocking chair she makes one bound, settles herself in the uhiiir before he can get there, and, with a countenance thut speaks as plainly as words, looks up at him and says: "Did you ever get left?" 'Mrs. Mug;:ius"isa very good mouser, and ojciisionully she will catch a great big rat out in the barn. Of this feat she is always very proud, and Invariubly brings t!hi rut, ufter it is uctd, to the house, where every member of the family must bee it, und praise and et her for being such a good, brave cut. The tlrst time this oc curred one of the members of the family look the rat up on a shovel und threw it over the baek fence, but in a very few minutes "Mrs. Muggins" had it buck again; again und uguin it was thrown away, but every time it was brought back. At last the two com promised mutter by allowing the rat to remain just outside the baek door by the hide of the step. There It stayed all day until evening, when it wa found out why "Mrs. Muggins ob jected to having it thrown away. The fathor hud been home only few minutes when "Mrs. Muggins" walked proudly into the sitting-room with her licai! aloft and the big rat dangling from ber mouth. She went up to the ttuin und luiii the rat at hi feet, looked up in bis face and wailed to be curessed and praised. After she re ceived the desired nt tent ion she al lowed the rat to Ik- carried away and cured nothing more about it. Now the rot thut are caught are al wav allowed to remain near the houe until all the family have seen them. Cincinnati Tribuno. The regular subscription price of the bemi- Weekly Gazette is 552.50 and tbi regular price of the Weekly OregoniaL is $1.50. Anyone subscribing for tbf Gazette and paying for one year it advance can get both the Gazette and Weekly Oregonian for 83. All old sub scribers paying their subsoriDHons foi one year in advance will be entitled tc tbe same. Rev. Denison will presoh a Fourth ol July sermon at the M. E. ohuroh Sun day morning at 11 o. m., ami at tbe eve ning servioe at 8:15 p. m, tbe aeries o sermons on "Tbe Captivity and Deliver ance of Israel" will be concluded. Al invited. One cent a dose, hrf UJtJ A email Ynutb'a Retreat. The pompon aehool master aometlmee flnda himself In a position which la not entirely to hU tttte. A grt-ot Kngllsli wit, Mark Lemon, once wrote a Umk In which lie told of a chubby-faced little urchin who nsvd hi conceited In- atmctor upon the atn-et without bow ing. The x-hoolmaiter stopix-d and frowned "What b txvoiiie nf vur manlier. sir?" be rored. "It mi ni to me that you are letter fed than taught." "Ye, air." replied the little boy "That's because you teaehre me; but I feed iii) M-lf, air." Hall t rtthl4 by I anhrella. A Maine man declare be owe hi life to hi umbrella, lie wa taking a fthort cut acrowi a plurr lot, when a bull come N-How tug al him. He ran a fat aa be could, but the bull gained on blm every Jump. Then be turned. Ill hecr despair, and suddenly opened the umbrella la the bull a face. To hia ileHt-M. the furious animal tmtised, and a the man rave the umbrella a twirl the band. Snl year, If all ell, j tbe bull retreated and finally actually l ha little Wrbrr u wi a nd lo eeveral turned tail an I ran away. At the same hundred peun.U of wool and if Ibe aclof "m h n rttfwmmenj the industry la r I up, la a few year aha will I e the owner of a band wblrlt wilt (T fd ariT.titie winch, laid aside, will gle I er a coitii-eleney bv the tiu.e the he bri eioe a )eOrg ladr. R.llaa feltf. i'eranM wba are subject lo attacks of blitooa robe will be idreaedlakoow Ibai ronrt rebrf may be kl by lekiag I'hau herlaia'a I'.-lw. t'nolcra an. lianl. lUmedy. It a.iaqtihtly aet j will gw lib yem ul.k f irymir ewea," r ........ ,,..,. ,,., ... rnsnf Ar,fr an aMcttipi t e rrrncbmaa a.1 ,M..,e:..m,.f h.',ba appear.. ! ft " " U' U .T"?' ae.l Nl e-M le.li lea lot ..!. k M.-.m. I ,'W',U -1 U m" ,ar HxJ defense aa tnftUlblo. lie kaew Iwi Ksfiua. A Frenchman was . irr that h bad thoroughly niatcrcl tlie I'.ng'.Uh languaire. whru be wa ael tow-rite fr.itn tl.. U(Ua the follow lug choice apsH'imeo of our fh4'l,,e evectitrte rrr oa-u'.ar: "A Hugh llughea waa hew ing a yu'.e log fr ia a yew tree a nau drresr-t la fmrmcnia of Utk bue ram opto llu?h and mU: "II are yea aeeo my ecr To which h rep.ie-t: 'If ym tU wait UOtsl I hew thlayewl It is snl& on guarantee by all drug gists. It cures incipient Consumption and, is the boat Couch and, Croup Cure. ti.r iule by T. W. Ayen, Jr., VruggM V" s. lf TIIIC. We His Grocery SAM MEADOWS. W. P. SCRIVNER. MEADOWS & SCRIVNER, Have succeeded A. M. Gunn in the Blacksmithing Business and are prepared to do all kinds of A Wagon Shop run In connection. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call on them at the old Gunn shop, MAIN STREET. -. 1 aw. - HEPPNER. You SHOULD Pppjp For a "big feed" when you come to Heppner and stop at the CITY HOTEL Popular Prices ! Comfortable Rooms ! Aljrs. 'JPoixi Bradley, Ijrorw "M- Pet" IT L05T! I F Mr. Columbus were alive to day and called at Mat Lichten- thal'a he might make a new discov ery quite as memorable as that of li'Jis. ChiiB was a great discoverer in hia day. He would at this time discover the finest stock of Shoes ever Bhown in Heppner, aud the cheapest as well. What more does mortal man want I Tlit Old, Orlfiinal Shoe Mrrchanl. M. JLICI 1TENTI 1 AL, Mulu ritrcet, Heppner, Orcein. Custom Work a Specialty. &&OX.J&. .??V y.l'-!'. 4 It 6, - 5 H $67.50 6 IL $70.00 5 Per Cent Dis count for SrOT -14 UKAltY- To Make Thiols lively! IN TI1K (1ROCERY TRADE Anil offer their new iovnfea of Tea and ColTeea at price tbat will make a aeoea- tl(0. The While Ilmie Orneerv earriea Faney ami Miapla Croeeriea. Wood ami Willn)are, (llaanware aod Crocket aoil l'loware. llialieet nriem tai.l fr onnnlrv trv (lore la riehann lor gnoila. Nc gooji arntitig daily. Call aod eteraiea h ae (or vooraelf. Neil door Id the Ot hoi-i, Heppner, Oregon. Enclosed dear ad Steel Hilar. P. C. 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