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PAPER
A HOT NUMBER-
I the Heppner Gazette. Without
it fA Heppner hills would appear
OFFICIAL
A LARGE NUMBER....
Of Morrow County's citizens read
the Heppner Gazette. Not much of
an authority on agricult ure or poli
ary and barren. People read it;
busincs men advertise ia it. -
tics, but true to the interests of its
L
neighbors.
FOURTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1896.
1 WEEKLY r(0. 715;
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SEMI WEEKLY GAZETTE.
PUBLISH
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BY
m PATTERS0 rCBUSSING COMmi
CURIOSITIES OF PLANT LIFE.
OTIS PATTERSON.
A. W. PATTERSON.
- . Editor
Business Manager
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."or three mnniw
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Application.
THIS PAPER is kept on file at B.C. Dake's
Advertising Agency, A4 and 65 Merchants
Exchange, San Franoieoo, California, where con
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0. R. & N.-LOCAL CARD.
Train leavea Heppner 10:4-5 p. m. dally, except
eunaay. Arrives o:uu a. m. aauy, except Mon-dav.
West bound passenger leaves Heppner Junc
tion 1:11 a. m.; east bound i:&J a. in.
Freight trains leave Heppner Junction going
east at 7 : 45 p. in. and 9 : 10 a. m. ; going w est, 4 :'M
p. in. ana o.io a. m.
OmOT A Ti mEECTOBT.
Halted Btate Officials.
t'leaident Grover Cleveland
Vine-President Ad ai Stevenson
Bearetary of Htate Hichard 8. Olnn?
Haoretary of Treasnry John S. Carlisle
Secretary of Interior..,.,..., K. R. Francis
Hecrelary of War Daniel ri. Lamont
Secretary of Navy Hilary A. Herbert
Postmaster-General Willinm L. Wilson
Attorney-General Judson Harmon
secretary of Agnonltur J. Sterling Morion
State of Oregon
Governor....
Beeretaryot State
Treasurer.
Hnpt. Public Instruction.
Attorney General
Senators
Congressmen
W. P. Lord
H. R. Kinoaid
....Phil. Meteohan
G. M. Irwin
,...C. M. Idleman
1G. W.MeBridr
"?J. H. Mitchel
f Binger Hermann
I W. R. Ellis
Printer W. H. Leeds
( R. 8. Bean, .
Stinreins Jndirea.... :.. ..... F. A. Moore.
( C. E. Wolverton
Sixth Judicial District.
Circuit Judge Stephen A. Lowell
rroaeoattng Attorney a.
Morrow County Officials.
Joint Senator... ... A. W. Gnwa
I'spraeentative J. Brown
Cmnti Jndtte .....A. G. Bartholomew
Commissioners..
J. W. Beckett.
Clerk
Sheriff
Treasurer
Surveyor.. ,
School Bnp't....
Coroner
1. B. Howan
....J. W. Morroe
...K. L. Matlock
.. Frank Gillian
J. r. Willi
... J. W. Hornor
.Jay W. Hhip'er
.B. F. Yknghan
catching a tartar.' RICHEST IN THE WORLD a WORLD S vvuiNDER.
Trees That Distill Water, Furnish Light,
Change Color, and Catch Fish. -
On the Canary Island grows a foun
tain tree, a tree most needed in some
parts of the island, says the San Jose
(Cal.) Mercury It is said that the
leaves constantly distill enough water
to furnish drink to every living crea-
ture in Hiero, nature having provided
this remedy for the drought of the
island. Every, morning, near this part
of the island, a cloud or mist arises
from the sea, which the winds force
against the steep cliff on which the
tree grows, and it is from the mist that
the tree distills the water.
China, too, claims her remarkable
tree. This is known as the tallow tree,
so called from the fact of its producing
a substance like tallow, and which
serves the same purpose, is -Of the same
consistency, color and smell. On the
island of Lewchew grows a tree about
the size of a common cherry tree, which
possesses the peculiarity of changing
the color of its blossoms. At one time
the flower assumes the tint of the lily,
and again shortly takes the color of the
rose. In Thibet there is a curious tree
known as the tree of the thousand im
ages; its leaves are covered with well
denned characters of the Thibetan
alphabet. It is of great 'age a'hd the
only one of its kind known there. 1
The caobab tree is considered one of
the most wonderful of the vegetable
kingdom. It appears that nothing can
kill this tree; hence it reaches an
astonishing age as well as enormous
size. The natives make a strong cord
from the fibers of the bark; hence the
trees are continually barked, but
without damage, as they soon put forth
a new bark. It seems impervious to
fire and even the ax is resisted, as it
continues to grow in length while it Is
lying on the ground.
- In Mexico there is a plant known by
the name of Palo de Leche. It be
longs to the family of euphorbia. The
Indians throw the leaves into the water
and the fish become stupefied and rise
to the surface and are then caught by
the natives. In this case the effect of
the narcoctio soon passes off. The
milk of this plant thrown upon the fire
gives out fumes that produce nausea
and headache. The milk taken inter
nally is a deadly poison; it will pro
duce death or insanity according to the
size of the doze. There is a popular
belief among the lower class in Mexico
that the insanity of the ex-Empress
Carlotta was caused by this poison.
The Brave and Effective Resistance of aa
Intended Victim. -
Highway robberies, even under mod
em name of "hold-ups," which alters
nothinf? of their character, have become
fl-ee'd cilly rare in the far northwest ; and
they nre likely to become still rarer if
all intended victims make as brave and
effective resistance as did a grocer of
.Tinnier, Washington, recently..
This grocer, whosee name is Hubert,
started from Rainier with h's wagon
one nifrht to po to Tacoma to buy goods.
With him was a 13-year-old boy. He
earricd $100 to pay for his purchases. :
While he was about two miles from
Roy and on a lonely road two highway
men stepped out, confronted the grocer,
pushed a pistol into his face, and com
manded him to dismount and handover
his money.
Hubert had no notion of giving up the
money, but he did not waste any time in
thinking up a plan for beating the rob
bers. He be;an to get down from the
wagon as if to comply, and m he did so
lie struck the rascal who held the pistol
a terrible blow which felled him to the
ground. .Hubert 'then come down with
one heavy foot upon the wrist of the
hand which held the revolver.
While the robber was In th's position.
the gvorer matched the weapon away
from h'nt and pointed it at the other
rascal. Tt turned out that the second
robber had no pistol, , I'ubcrt com
rnnndv'd Ii!m to put up his hands, which
he did. ....
Meantime the first niao was insensi
ble from the terrible blow which Hu'
bert had dealt him. Hubert made the
second hold up his hands for ten niin
utes, until the first, had recovered his
senses. Then he commanded the first
to get up, and told them both to march.
which they did.
Thus the grocer took them both into
the town of Roy, the boy driving close
behind with the horses and wagon.
At Koy the thwarted highwaymen were
turned over to a constable and locked
up, and the grocer went on his way to
Tacoma.
Pistriot Abandoned aa Worthiest
Now Turning Out Millions.
The Marvelous Accomplishments
of Blind aod Deaf Helen Keller.
The Mines of Colorado and Montana Now
Yielding Ore That Is Making Men
Klch Some of the Fa
mous Plants. I
Under Her Many Disadvantages She
Masters Speech and Becomes Elo
quent Her Touching Talk .
la Public.
FOSSIL MEAL.
BIFFNEB TOWH OFFICE.
Mayor Thoe. Morgan
Omniimen f. 8. Horner, K. 1.
Sloonrn, Frank Roarers, Geo. Conner, Frank
Gilliam, Arthur Minor.
Keoorder F. J. H allocs
Treasurer E. L. Freelend
Marshal A. A. Roberts
Precinct Offleer.
Justice of the Pesos W. K Richardson
Constable. N. B. Whetstone
Halted States Land Officers.
TBI DALLES, OB.
i. f. Moors llegister
A. 8. Biggs - Receiver
LA OBsMDB, OB.
B. F, Wilson Register
J. H. Kobbins Reosirer
BXCJtXT BOCIXTIES.
KAWUN8 POST, NO. IL
Q. A. R.
Meet at Lexington, Or the last Hatarday of
ach month. All veterans are Invited to Join.
C- C. Boon, Geo. W. Smith.
Adjutant. tf Commander.
D. J. McFaul, M. D.
oi'picic
AT MH8. H. WELCH'8 RESIDENCE.
Mght telephone eonnertlon with
the Palace Motet.
E. L. FREELAND,
COLLECTIONS,
wit INSURANCE,
"ill? ABSTRACTS.
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Land Filing and Final Proofs Taken,
STENOGRAPHER. NQTlRT Pl'BUa
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national Bank tl Mwi
w. rrxLAX o, to. . nmnor,
rrasUaaL Cassker.
TRANSACTS A GENERAL B ANklNS BUSINESS
COLLECTIONS
Mads tm favorable Teraa.
EXCHANGE BOUGHT & SOLD
HEFtHETL tf OREOOS
Oolirio-IiflrDS Sis Line
JS. Tt t
BUBKS-G0HYOH STQ6EUKE
H. A. WILIIAWS, P-op.
Cfnr.OTlD'i
ha
LOCAL DISEASE
and Is ths mult si eoMs and
suddes climatic changes.
It can be cured bra pleasant
remedy which Is spoiled di
rectly Into ths nostrils. Be
ing; quickly adsorbed it give
relief atones.
Ely's Cream Balm
Is acknowledged to be the most thorough core for
Nasal Catarrh, Cold In Head and Bay r'ever of all
remedies. It orient snd cleanses ths nnsal passrrrs.
sllays psin snd Inflammation, heals the sores, pro
tects the membrane from coiils, restores the senses
of teste and smell. Price (We. at Untwists or by mtik
LI BliOTllKRa, M W arren Street, ew t ors-
First National Bank
OF HErPNER-
C. A. Rhca,
T. A. Rhca,
Geo. W. CONSCR,
s. w. spcnccr,
President
Vice President
Cashier
. Ass't Cashier
Transii'ls t General Banking Bosincss.
EXCHANGE
On sll part ol ths world
Bought and Sold.
Collections mads on all point on
reasonable Ternt.
Horplus snd undivided Fronts, MS. OOO 00.
A New Oermaa fro lack Which Ha Maa;
TJses.
A new product, called fossil meal, ii
being introduced from Germany for pre
venting the Sons of heat from rndint.'oi
which takes place to so larpe nn e xten
from the uncovered surfaces of boilers
strain pipes, cylinders, and stenm p'nn
frpnernlly. It consists of Infusoria
earth, obtained from certain mines it
Hanover, combined with other ':'ib-
Ktances to Becure greater strength ncd
cohesiveijess. This Infusorial eortlj is
composed of millions of minute organ
1:iTiK, whose hollow form fives to the
foKsil meal its high porosity, and con-
scqmntly Its non-conducting power.
The use- of this material, however. If
not confined to Ihemnnufnrtureof nou
conducting composition for stenm rprr
and engine and lioiler surfaces. It is
us -ii in safe making as A Are-resisting
coinpoiii'cl, ii nd by explosive menu
fneliirern in the production of dynamite
It Is tit flerr..md for cold storage pur
poses, for covering cold pipes from run
tact with th- warmer external sir. It
Is also employed In chemical manu
facture, as a preventive against damp;
for denning glass and metal; as tooth
paate; it is rnnde np into blotting paper,
and it Is employed In the manufacture
of senlin? wax. It makes up Into g
firebrick of one-fifth the ordinary
weight, with a fire-resisting quality
equal to that of quart. It baa mi.ny
other uses, one of which la nitration
and It Is belnt' utilized for the domestic
purification of water.
and
STOCK KANDv.
White roe soar aberiptioa paid yet
kakeap r"S brand ia free of ehanr.
Bnra. I. O.. HenMMsr, Or. Hnrsee, F B 11 left
sboaidert eattl. essae oa left kip.
fhapln, H., Rardmsoi, Or. H issue hfaaiad
IcsriiM kip. I'aUie braadad (he same. Alee
brands I AS Um neht lhlhi aaitle sae
brand right stxmUW, and eat off sad '
rlstbtaar.
rk, A. J..l.sia.Or. Hoys, BBna Hgbt shoal
der. ( attia, samsMi right k I ear saatk svaar
skis ofl Wft and ealtt ia rtgbL
IVmalaaa. W M . frelbrvaf. Or.-Teitle. R D
right !. mU'W-ffk la easb eart smrssa. It U
a krft bin.
Fly, Rr'. Tbiaglaa. (V.-Nnrea brandea It.T
ne UTt ehaelder, eaitl SUM aa iafiiup. aot
I rtght sat.
PWeaea, L. A Herf. OrOa. LF oe
riht hi pi ianm t with bar Bade rtgbt
JnftM. Marrr. H . Or-Rorasa ttraadsd
ri J ow the Ufl eW,Ube saiile be i
rteht Imp. aian iscWtnl la left ear. Madge la
Mnrrow eeeatr.
JoSrs. Falls. Lea. Or -Rneaaa. eSerleTea
left MiKei aatlie, tmmmm Hsbt kip. adaf aaif
amp ia n ami esdtt 'a left ear
star. Mss, Heppeee, Or.-Hnesss heaegd
KNf ksftblp eaxteeaieeaad eswsi
awi mmAm ski nj lb rtM
tasaKwIandW.O. .! erea. .-! L
eattl na nh sad kafl ekdM. swallow fiark la h ft
aod ar.,W la rtM aar. M.mM saws
krasd krft asmaUar. ksng a Ureal ssanlf.
Iftaw. sia. f nt, Of.-. L. oa htp
aatue, np aod et'l't rtsri ear. n-rmm
led eaoabkw. Saage wrax
Oaa reeallartt af lWdaeea.
Mr. Klnglrye raised his head
spoke over the edge of hi pa perl
"It's mighty fucny thing," he said,
"how often you hear the ministers an'
deacons, an' them folks doln' thing
tber'd ought not to. rWms almoat ss
though you never heard of any but a
good en s goln' wrong." Chloafo Trib
une.
CaUrrH Cared,
bealtb sod st besalb secorsd, by
fihlloh'i Catarrh Remedy. Pnoe 60
rvecte. Nasal lojeetor free. Yof gaJ by
Well Wgrreo.
AN ARTIFICIAL NIAGARA.
oxTAiaaiiunxs
tves Darn Dstlr a t- m. sad ar
rivr at OoUtia Is 41 boars.
Sinfllo Fare $7.00.
Round Trip $10.00
g-gBT-Tkroogk fretghl '1 eefil ft pwaad.
nunxs CASY0X
eae "eilf f4 er f ns
S i ssts tity sua Htf" a""
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ssag 4 Mraa.
yi Arc5la fcf fvmm
MUs. a"1
bread e
Laaht. f W MaviMiaw Or W nil lreit-4
t. and m lr afcnMtdi Mtls mm nm lrt
kip, wattle ever rtM era. three atela cB rtd
Mtane, tkmf, rii pa-r nr.-4atua, M D
SrM kip. Bjorsa M aw Ufl sanaltas.
ktesa, a. S, Mawpaer. tif-Hew, Ml
a eart ak.ii las eaa amass kafl kip.
ra. t W lnalaa ., ktaae u sal W
Wlae i raUauaa nM kia.
" UMBsaaa. Wirdais.Or.-BneaasIPe
rr.t H . Ie1aas. -M
earlaal a- Url atvasl-Urt aaK
a la a aas.
I. w .. Il.,paa. Or - naeaaa, o aa
Mt .Salinas, esua, aa fW I kips
PHaarvf . g. O. Il.t...r. m - taMla l'a
M . ' srJ a4 e4ar.i la haft fmt,
Iniwi kia a s W I sfl aa,Mkar
Iwtaa. i. A H-H" l Pmm. a
L afcnaj ee'' lW a as Uf) afcraila
Twreae H 1 M - O. .aaaaB aatal I
Ue iW t, .! aatue aat ew lart kg
ar- aa.l la Ivk aee
It 1 a fW.SI
rWi. a. -Nmw, JU ana.
-t-i eeiK eaase aa Uf kip.
Vanted-Rn Idea EHS ' . ? i -.zr--:.
k,Te(aaa ! i , I ft a faaadef (' s tl rai. L g h itvovw Ski
tasW at ss'aaiajwi t m eaaMa MOt.aa
sUglaed's Saksaae Be I'tUU tke Cart I
1 Ike lrtafc C kaaasa.
England does not propoa to be b
bind the I Dlt4 HUWs la the aUUi-
tUn of natarml wsterpowrr (rrleclrW
lighting; and gearhlretry. hlsoj she
ha tw Klagarm, she prnpoae. It Is aUl.
to make on Thfure to bs borrowed
la that of old oreao Itaelf. aar so
artUl la Ura Ustoa Traveller.
The ortJs ars Sows thrmiffh the
Irish channel with a swift arrathward
current. At the Mall of Centlre,
only fifteen miles froas rVoitland, the
sventsre depth of the strait la aot innrs
tUaa three hoavlrwd feet. A dam bo ill
St litis point wowlj tacUieaUlly prf
trill of railmeid cKiBarlUB Ivlweea lh
stater Ulanda. Hat the gnsvla pBrrsi
of It eetlrertlo would tag in lnk
up. the wstrs and crast ka arUllrial
differ sir of Jerel.
The sea north of rh a wall would
st one rim hlgU-r tbaa th Irish are.
whkh maid tw tne4 InWi a Intel or
bay. ry tspjrtnf the dam aa slnvtst to
ethaasulila Power orratd be) draws
rsnw, Btoe tb fTt Width Of the
wall wowid Ban- thaa BaaJi ap far LUe
tpsr dear a l of tkd narrow h MBg-ara
river. Keericidary sdvaaUg-. rsrh b
inr erased pavigaLillty of the tvrer
sUsrmy Iriab swas sod Impnoemeak g
Ums faartaof svaaitera laeiaad ar daiaaed
( tbd (-lam.
' "ew s rer asj Msg plseaaaa-
fcejpjy cpir "syod'S OalrKeal."
W lleral BBediMo r jarred. Caret
tee. eg cm, lloh. sit ersptiw e Ne
re-la, pass, , Uevteg Ums eh
Ue. . e4 b llkv Iks greed kal
d rsrativa fwew t sMssaeeaawf
b pi olba faiaved. A fee dig(
fM M 0a!et.
History is repeating itself in Dead-
wood, as it has done in .Colorado and
Montana. The life of a mining camp
from birth to maturity is at least a ques
tion of a century. In the winter of loT-l
many s miner plodded his weary way
from gulch to gulch and from mountain
to mountain amid the breaks of Har
ney's peak on the limestone ranges,
weary, hungry and footsore, but never
discouraged, for gold wag there in the
blossom- cock, the float ,and in the
gulches. Not, it is true,; in big paying
quantities as it was late found in the
northern hills at Lead City and in the
gulches of that vicinity, but enough to
lure men on. ' j
There is a fascination about prospect
ing that is irresistible., . Once a pros
pector seta his eye on. B bit of float.
which is gold-bearing rack that may
liae been washed sway f fom its source
for many miles, he cannot rest until he
haa traced it to the ledge of which it was
originally a part. Some, favored by
fortune, find it quickly, others grow
gray in the pursuit. Many prospectors
in the Black Hills 25 years ago declared
this region he richest fcold mining
country in the world. Many years later
Marvin Ilughitt express! the same
opinion. That he spoke prophetically
Is attested by the output ot gold last
year. This was upwards of $0,000,00,
and It is estimated that the output will
be almost double that amount this year.
And yet the country ia scarcely pros
pected.
The great rush of 1878 only skinned
and cratched the surface, but did not
sink or develop. It served the purpose
of leaving the country demoralized, and
public opinion was unfavorable to the
.irospeet. Claims that had been taken,
located, abandoned and relocated are
now proving bonanzas. It is develop
ment that counts in any mining ven
ture.
Many men in this vicinity worked"un-
til their last pound of bacon was ex
hausted, but they worked by the day tor
small pay, clung to the gituation snd
have won. An illustration of the re
ward of confidence in the Oendwood dis
trict Is to be found in Bob MeShnne, w ho
discovered the Yellow creek district.
The golden belt of 1be I'luek II ills, ac
cording to eminent colonists, extends
from (iarden City in the northern hills
to Harney's peak in the southern, a dis
tance of about 80 miles. The aurifer
ous formation conies to the surface snd
'lips at Intervals. On the Holy Terror
.it the IwHCof Harney's x nk itrropiiod
mil nt the grass roots, and on the Home-
tiike proper; lea nt I'iul City the whole
mountain Is n mns of ore which eon-
tinues n r they hink. On the Kflo-foot
level tin Itt-'-ii found 1.00 fei t of a 'lid
ore, and n shift is now being sunk liieh
will Ik- pushed by day ami night shifts
to a depth of .I.IMK) feet. Th s proierty
Is eoneeded to be the liest miuu in the
world.
t'p to date It has paid almost $fl.nt'0,-
ink) In tlivide.ids, and its stock, not for
sale, I priced at S34 a share. It was pur
chased In 1S77 br Senator tirorgc
Hearst, ot California, who was the best
judge of s mine In the world. It is la
sted at Lead City In the heart of the
gold belt.
Thl belt I about 2.0.K) feet w ide. The
vein are vertical snd true nsatirrs.
Outride of these are the flat or blanket
formation of siliceous ore, which I
rtclter thn the free milling ore of the
hell. This ore Is reduced by the smelt
log proerag, more extensive than the
fret milling proore. snd runs from len
dollar to the hundred per Ion. I be
flat fornmtlitn are found In snd out
tk of the belt. Bald Mountain. Ruby
lain, Ilrsd of Black Isil, Squw frvr k.
liuliy Klat. Elk Mountain, VI low
Crrrk. tisrdeti City snd CrboiiU ( snip
are the lorslittrs la which they are
most Buceeasfully worked.
Mining In the Black Hill has long
inee regard to be speculati. It la
now a stupendous Industry, ( bk-sgo
capital ha bre Inveatrd here to good
pursnae. A bar fprr rwrntly ;
Hie following Bcrount of a ptirvkaa by
( bleagostn:
"Ksienalv development work will
mi U InsugursU'd on Elk mountaia
by Crn, Green K. iiaurn snd BsatnelsUB,
who bsv recently arewred a) nut tS
sere of miners! land, extending; f roan
K.lh mountain toward rtpewrflek. A
. as prelunlnrieeaB besrrstig-ed-
ads h will be within s week or lea days
a haf. will he aiarlrl aod aank to
I he lower ore contact thai III develop
a portson of iSe groond erenrrd. Vrnm
I bin Phaft drift will be drlten avmaag
the furmation that will os up kunwr
oii ore lnrit that ) Uiroug h lb
(round. 1'ratrrdsy B deed filed for
tea-ord trsnafrrrtpy toten. lUun from
11 Elltngbin tlte gtdd larlt group ot
r Uinta, eoaaiaUng of It lurgtkoa, rin
brsrlng bImmjI Ii I arre, I less same
raum. the etursaa.d robsiileratioa b
Iw - - - , -
log oa dollar. Elk OMiustaia sod !
rtnity U the m artier esmp aod will,
he) finally oVbttd, pruva t be
srtiofig Ibt ri'bret in Ibetwanlfy."
The fnmn AmrfH a Vimer mm
wny I largvly uai nrd bv ( kasfi eapl
lal. It Ii si! listed on I be gold bell t
t he head of Ills' Hail and )dnw of
famufl Alb-rtow's pf "jar t-1ii-a4n
Tisnrs-llrrald.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ESrMini
dl's I
HiPillS a?
Finished oratory could not have
claimed closer attention from an audi
ence than did the half-blurred, yet
happy words which fell from the lips
of Helen Keller, the famous deaf and
blind girl -at Mount Airy a few days
ago. Her speech was the crowning
event of the proceedings of the Ameri
can Association to Promote the Teach
ing of Speech to the Deaf, now holding
its summer meeting in the, building of
the Pennsylvania institution. Clad in
a girlish costume, with dark ringlets
falling to her shouldeTS and a bright
smile illuminating her face, she took
the platform to talk on "The Value of
Speech to the Deaf."
The fame of her accomplishments had
attracted many people, both scientific
nnd curious, all anxious to hear the af
flicted girl, who is declared by her
teachers to be the brightest of any of
her age, not excepting those in posses
sion of the full five senses. She was
Introduced by Miss Sam Fuller, princi
pal of the Horace Mann school, Boston,
where she received the greater part of
her education. Without a trace of em
barrassment she began her little speech.
To many of her hearers the articulation
was somewhat indistinct, and for the
benefit of those familiar with the slgn
of the deaf and dumb Vr. Alexander
Graham Bell translated her words by
the manual alphabet. Shr i n't'! :
"If you knew all the icy I fptl in be
Ing able to speak to you to-day I think
you would have some idea of the value
of speech to the deaf, end you would
understand why I want every dea f child
in all this great world to have an op-
portunity to learn to seak. I know
that much has been said and written
on the subject, and that there is a wide
difference of opinion among teachers
of the deaf in regard to oral instruc
tion. It seems very strange to me that
there should be thia difference of cpin
ion; I cannot understand how anyone
Interested in our education can fail to
appreciate the satisfaction we feel in
being able to eyprese our thought in
living words. Why, 1 use speech con
stantly, and I cannot begin to tell you
how much plenaure it gives me.
"Of rourse I know that it is not al
ways easy for stronger to understand
tne, but it will be by snd by; and In
the mean time I have the unspeakable
happiness of knowing that my family
snd friends rejoice In my ability to
speak. My little sister and baby broth
er love to have me tell them stories In
the king summer evenings when I nm
st home, and my mother and teacher
often ask me to rend to them from my
favorite books. I also discuss the
litieal situation with my dear father.
end we decide the mojtt perplexir
questions quite as satisfactorily to our
selves gs If I eould see and Hiear. So
you see what a blessing speech is to me
It brings me Into closer and tenderer
relationship with thone I love, and
nakrg) it jioesible for me to enjny the
sweet companionship of a great many
persons from whom I should be entire
ly rut off If I could not talk.
"I can remember the time, before I
learned to apeak, and how I used to
struggle to express my thoughts by
mean of the manual alphabet how my
thoughts tiaed to best aganet my finger
tips like the little bird striving to gain
Iheir freedom, nntll one ly Miss Fuller
orned wide the prison door and let
them escape. I wonder if she retix ui
hers how eagerly snd gladly they
spread their wliMrs ami flew swsy. Of
cntirae It wa not rsay st first to fly.
The speech wing were weak and
broken and had lost all the grace snd
tsrsuty thst had liren their; Indeed,
nothing was left save the Impulse to
fly, but that waa something.
"One rso never consent to creep when
one feels an Impulse to soar. But,
rrverthrlr, It seemed to me sometime
that I could never uae my speech wing s
Cod Intended I should use throv. there
wer so many difficulty la the way
bo tinny diaroiirngementa; but I kept
n trying, knowing that patience and
erarversnce wtruld win In the end
Aod while I Worked I built the moat
breutlful sir rtJ-a snd dnanied
dreams, the bU-aasuteat of which wa
of the time when I shculd talk like
other peOJ; snd the thought of the
iiUsaur It would flvs my mother to
besr nir voire onre nasre gwes-Uneal
evrry effort and made every failure su
IneeaUve to try harder next lime.
"flo I want to say to thuse who r
trying to Irsrn losa-k, snd tlinw who
ar teaching thrm: '!! of good cheer.'
Ik not think of tody' failures, but
of the luereas that ny eotitn tivnior
row. Yoi h art yourerlve a difficult
th, but toil Will wrresN If you rr
vera, snd you will find a y in o rrom-
Ing olsstarlea-a drl ght In climbing
rug fed path wlikh yon would jr
hepa Brier ktsrr If you did fwt annte-
lime alio IssrhwaM; If the road was
always smooth and pleasant, ll mmi
tare, no effort I bat we make li t lain
aomelhinif Iventlful la ever lot,
Iin, ooh "l rr, wtbow, we slsall
find thai wbi'h wa prod. U aliall
ak, ya, and itt, Uri. s i-l In
leaded rl,oti!d s,k ndaipg "
AI I he rot Inaioti of hr Siat h W
Keller tviatrraed Ut a hrrt lime wilh
her trbr. Mia futllran. In show the
u-lirB.w her rnrlhod tf reading the tv
ttn of th isf aiiripiy by rwtrif a
Mefipfrr vertirplly iii ihrm, hh
I an ripe rt in ilgrphy uf thl kind
'hst fc ca unrWrttand trjthjpg
!I.m f u:li- aa; wts uik'rg" at Us
lU i t'i w.J a ir.,auU.- l'U.;l I
fhat H.rd.
B.
PURE
THERE ARE TWO SECTS.
THE SPANISH
Mohammedans Are Divided According to
Their Creedal Forms.
Mohammedans divide themselves into
two principal Beets Suiah and Sunni,
tho Persians representing the bulk oi'
the former, the Turks of the latter.
The ohief points on which they differ
are the condition of the soul after
death and the succession of caliphs.
The Sunni believe that there is one im
mortal God, whose work are without
licginiiing or end, and that He. will
be visible to the sou Is of the blessed;,
hile the Shialis deny the immortality
of the soul and maintain that the co
existent principles of Zoroaster -will
forever contend for the mastery. With
regard to the prophet's successors, the
Sunnis claim that the lawful successor
of Mohammed was Abu Bekr and after
him Omar Osman and All (nephew and
son-in-law of Mohammed) ; the Shiahs,
however, reject the first three and hold
that All was the only legitimate suc
cessor.
Shiahs pray but three times a day,
and enjoin pilgrimage to Nejef, Ker
bela, Kazimain, Meshed (Persia), Sa
mara and Kum, as well as to Mecca
and Medina Sunnis make pilgrimages
only to the two latter cities and pray
five times a day. , From this It can be
readily understood that the circum
stance of the Turks being in posseesion
of the shrine of Nejef (Meshed Ali),
Kaziiusin and Kerbela ia most displeas
ing to devout Shiah. Blackwood'
Magazine.
THE STORY OF THE SALMON.
aid la Depoell It Kgg la It Natlvt
EAYONET.
Southern
It Kgg
Btver.
In the autumn time, and onward to
the beginning of the next year, the
mother salmon ascends the rivers to de
posit her eggs, and thus to secure the
continuance of her race. In connection
with this periodical visit or visit to the
river must be mentioned, aays Cham
ber's Journal, a very curious fact. The
Idea is entertained very strongly by
some authorities that a salmon invar!
ably return to its nstlvs river or that
lu whieh It Is bred. It has even been as
serted by fishermen that, when several
rivers enter the sea In one stream (as
at Bonar bridge, for example), the sul
nion bred in each river will pass back
into their own water and will avoid the
strange streams. The late rank Buck
hind, a strong believer In thishistinctof
the fix!), regurdt-d theeenMe of smell a
that which led it to its'natlve river. Per
king the t ruth is Unit for the most part
minion do return to their own river, but
t he practice and habit are not necessari
ly Invurinble. We know the fishes cer
tain) y swim great distances along coast
nea where they ore ruptured In stake
and ling nets, ami it may well lie the
case that now and then alluli will turn
Into a river that I near, in preference to
keeking it own snd d.stnnt water
Arrived in her river, the mother sal
mon bivina to scoop out s kind of trench
lu thetrrsvelof thestresm. 1 hi slier f
fecla by plowing Into the gravel with
her ttody. This trench is to lie the
nursery of her young. The egg are laid
In the furrow, snd are duly fertilised" by
the mule isnbiion. Then the trench I
filled 'n by the effort of both parent,
the egg are covered with gravel, and
the mound lliu formed I called, in fish
er's hiiiguiige, a "redd." How tunuy
firrw s mother salmon will drimait Is, of
rourse, dlfllciillquration 14 determine
but s stock calculation maintains thst
i he produces about Ooo eprgw for every
iHiuiid she weigh, hern egg In It dl
nmetrr measure about a qnsrtrrof so
It.rb. and It I estimated that 25,000 egg
go to s gallon.
rl Knew the alery
On neuirnl ground Ihry inrt, Ihr msn
from Kent in ky and the on from Ohio,
ll wfa in lb middle of U- .rvr
bridgr, ami Ihry ahook hands and
looked through the railing ulthrri.er
t low them.
"I heard S g'Hl atorv to day." a id the
Oh loan.
"Hotm thing aUiut a Knlrkln'di
ike fur water. I eur,po." anl the H!u
(,r ease Imp, with a llrrd look la Malar.
"No, Uiul a Tr rase, r'ellow ll st
saw II aaid h never saw surh running
ib o In hi life. H waa a fool rer le.
Iwern a eowUiv snd college grailuute
They go! lo.fi iher ai s lon down In
Ihr sou I lor ll part of the abate n I ran
li anolbrr anbson live milea sway, 1 lie
villi if boy lr at lit cowboy haiela
down, Bod
"Am! you told lb rnn who told y u.
tnla-rruptml lb Keiitu klao. "that you
eould not arlir Ib atory twBNae ss-
lixnia In Teas aren't thai far prl,rhf
W. tlsat waa s giaal a lory when you
and I wrr young."
Ihru Ih kroJiirklan Rieoiidrnd
iltiiowanl. whll Ihe man from Ihr
itiar krye Plate riHibln'l arrin to gr i
lusliafsr lion out of hi rlgsr that
did Isefove. - - ( Inrinnell I ommrfna!
Tribiin.
facts About the Yucca Tree of
California.
The yuccas, or Spanish bayonets, as
they are most comruonl called, are
among the most characteristic plants of
desert and semi-deeert swncs of Cali
fornia, being found in nearly all t ha
hot, dry parts of the state where little
rain falls. . Strange as it may seem,
these tough, wiry-leaved plants be
long to the same order in botany as da .
our beautiful hyucinths, lily cf the -valley,
tulips, and gorgeously colored
Mariposa lilies or butterfly flowers, no
characteristically .. represented in all
ports of the state. And yet these yueeaM
are; tough nnd hard in texture with
sharp i pointed leaves, often teiminnt--
ing tin a tough thread, which lumps
loosely, from the end. Others grow t'
the size of large, but not graceful treei-.
often reaching fully 30 feet above th
ground, as is, the case with the tree
yucca of the Mojave desert, groves of
which may be seen at any time near th
railroad , between , Mojave and Los
Angeles.
These, says the San Francisco Chron
icle, nre about the only trees of any size
found on the deserts of California until
one gets high enough on the barren
ranges to find the pirion p'ne, whieh
grows here nnd thereon the mountains,
usually far below the retft of the pln?
trees. , The flowers of the y ureas ttviril
ly grow in immense bunch", often ns
much ns four or .five feet long, some
times bcin? borne i-traiM nt thn apex .
of a lonor,. leafless titem. ns In the tra
yuccas, bending downward with the
weight of the great bunch of flowers,
which usually open in the evening.
ECONOMIZE ON LIONS.
Iron Molders Had Carefully Kelt the I'nh-
lie Tulse.
doing to start in liuniiu wi lirrcV" re
marked a mun of sullow kiu and eleep"
eytn to a bright-looking yuurg l il.t.-
who sut bewide him lu a t.'tiar' (.i,r.
avenue grlpcur, says the Chicago IV't
Yes, I hu'C docldrd mil. Id ru t'l col
lege," the prospective-btiHinees lr.un
went on to amy. "What would yon ml-
vise m to do?"
"Well, you know I am iti tlie inn-
molding businese. We l all l.ii,U ol
Iron work mnke thoh JtM'key hitching
pouts nnd Iron feneiiir. east-Iron iio.m
fttfrl o forth. 1'he l.u uiwi-k in nil r yiit
Lut just now I would u'lvlsr n youm
man to tiot to go Into it. StiM.i tune
thing r.tnple amt-f h n;r the po;l
l.ave to have, ni it or slpne. I iml tin et
oe (roitl tin t-tin m v it U it f ril
worth. I.i-t. if rite vml Ii''. I'M
iMin'f frU'i'tl, oil my bus t. I lr'v
found that the tVif tl. nil
lie iH'gina t rc'irfirl" In vthen h.inl
tlni conies i cnsl-ii on liori"."
HOUGH ON THE SENTRY.
Th Remedy Waa All Kight, tint II Wa
(liven le the Wrong Mas.
One of the moat amuing storie of
the day treat of mistaken philan
thropy, according to Tld-llit. At a
certain army post there wa a Ixmdon
ntry on duly near th hospital. The
surgeon was preparing to go lo lied In
side, when h was snno.ved snd slnrmed
st the sentry's roitRhing. Hi ex
perienced ear told him that the man
tied a severe bronchial affliction need
ing a strong remedy.
He debated swbile with himself snd
then going Into Ihe dispensing-room
compounded a powerful mixture. This
he took oiilalde to the arntry, with In
struction to allow It Immediately,
The msn refused. The Burgeon In
sisted, aod Anally commanded the
soldier to take th medicine, which Ii
did with much rrunilding. Then the
worthy surgeon went to bed, plessed to
hear no more roughing.
Next morning, to his surprise, the
commanding officer sent for hint and
said that the sentry had complained,
declaring that the Burgeon had forced
him to awsllow Bouirthiiig h thought
was poison. An Invest Igsiion followed,
and mealed th fart that whll th
surgeon waa mixing the medicine the
roughing sentry had bD relieved, and
eonaeqisrnlly lb remedy hod been
given to the wrong man.
IT IS TRUE.
A
e's Heed
flail
V44 Ms rrary teavtf
M4rtas (tral a4 imj
vsralrt g p 1af
Ikrsiawaw aa U-s WKaa
k M st eei te ksa.si.ii Wii mm s
n ,s. with lt Ms vast t rsa nf
rt'ovjr, irf r pf gg it iVs gn si of
t.mAA r.,trg ib.riat had lut (i.. V
"!' f I. wg.
A ratliT muairif tnry I told f AI
torn Aurrt, on of lb Johannesburg
rrfotttl Irailer. Th dort WSS u
li I and waa walking lofg'f onimiasioti.
rt airret. nesf lb liand sbsr k rbpgr,
wi'h Ins wife, wbn W waa familiarly
al lieaa.d bv prml rly diafefiuUbio
Ki.'.f. I be geioaialerd d"
r . li. i.r'J (f IL gf ir.uirc t'i'ili.e
whv mi! v,i,(,et ol lie gn'ttfic.
k'.id rjiard b ire rrwaWa that Ihrf
bed I l-i' t l-rfore. tlh. . b.'
I t. I t!r lhi'wtflat'll V''k,
.'i V" ' iia jail t'fttlfl, b-i'l. V a
a.." Mi, A. nt Ml Mr . I.
1 ta CatUirJ.
I a Leag a
Her res.
It, la probable thai first thought
moat person would In-1 m Imrd lo doubt
lb seruraiy of Hi old aajliif thai a
torse's brsd I sa oig as flour bar
er, I'limr l-arrrla ) lainirwhal In
length. Moi..r are ln.r loular "d
slioili r, a. l ie slrodrr and B little high'
er. Ah artgr flour bairtl I about 2J
lot bra la bright.
A m0 lowborn Ihe old aajlif Wa
fanoliar ruad up die rnmd lb cthrr
ii!, aa lb Vof k bun. I for
biotarlf jual how prar rlfbl II wstai.d
b mraaurrd lb hrd id I bra lioraes.
(In of three horse Wss seel lo hate
rtbrr Urge be I ! Hs4i U wean't
S ry big bore. 1 Lie lirtar s lirs.l.f
,usie of Ih ftra, riieiirrd I ilirhr
In IrBgth. Th brads of Ih Iwnulhrr
borers, wbb-li wf horsra of fair rr
tg air. W Mh grsge he.a. Ilir.aurr.l,
no. ST Inrhra, lb oilirf 7T' , lh lire.
fv.O.slthialrKSt' f i'd I -aeovrred I hat
Iks ' 1 1 tiHg w ik I il '"-,' U Ur.
Oi.i of Um tut ih'i.u'c hurh
pirv U tlit ol U f f i'nl tirrh (Ai
V.fis) t-t rf.ral'f ', V Ho nrlmi
pp (-. f t ft blb. e d M f I rt th
as g f 'tiJ. ..'f, tt i e v a t !
p. I " r 1 r t t , i f t ll p
-it W V'r ci r.