.,WI ruJm
Protection is dividing the
racks of the Democracy as
thoroughly now as did the currency
question a year ago.
President McKinley is elevat
ing the American flag in Hawaii
about as promptly as Qrover
Cleveland pulled it down.
J. W. Ivey, of Portland, has
been appointed collector of cus
toms for Alaska. The honor
could not have fallen on worthier
shoulders.
Washington advices indicate
that the new tariff bill will be on
the statute books in less time than
any tariff since the first tariff act
in the history of the United States.
Tuesday afternoon a cloudburst
ruiued the Harris grade, on the
road leading from Sherman county
to the free bridge on the Des
Chutes. Five bridges were washed
out
Captain Boycott, father of the
famous word "boycott," died in
London a few days ago. He be
came famous through being the
first man subject to the "boycott"
in Ireland.
Prices of farm products con
tinue to go up, while the price of
silver continues to fall. These
fau'tfaatoff Upon wfficrt al'f of the
silver arguments of last fall were
based.
The few free traders loft in the
democratic party are in a state of
distress over the fact that one
third of the Southern vote in con
gress has been cast for a high
protection in the consideration of
the tariff bill. It is auothor case
in which "the blow almost killed
father."
The faith of the Ametican peo
ple in the wisdom of President Mc
Kinley will not be lessened when
his plans with reference to Cuba
are made public He is giving
the subject close and earnest at
tention, and his action, when
matured, will gratify citizens of
the United States.
The democratic son a tors who
Lave been scolding because sugar
trust stocks advanced sii per cent
in value while the republican
tariff bill was under consideration
evidently supposod that the coun
try would forget "the sugar-trust
stocks advanced G5 per cent in
value while the democratic party,
Tinder their individual leadcmhip,
was considering its taiiff bill in
1891
A PlT.ruL from Philadelphia
datfd June 23, says: Christian
Koss is dead of heart disuse, at
his home on Washington avenue,
Oermantowo. He was the father
of Charley llo, and up to his last
illness, Mr. lions never gave up
the search fr his tuiing ltoyp
whose slnlm'timi startled Phila
delphia on July 1, 1H7J, and lx.
catua an Utmolved tu)stery the
world over.
Tilt tariff MM is likely lel-a
j;ool deal tnoro enailjr recognized
by momlicrs of the houan when it
cotiio back to that ImmIjt than as
eipocli'd at first. The iupoitant
changes which th Finance) Com
tnittee rpceoiumenJft 1 have) iiot
been acceplej by lb iDt ami
ia the important schftluls remain,
tag, that relating to wool, it ia I
lie veil that lha houa rate on drat
and HMMtid c'as o! will ! ra-
eLmvl r al lea.l tab.. ar,n,n,L
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The crop bulletin for Eastern
Oregon for the week ending Jnna
21, says: The weather has been
favorable, though more rain
would be beneficial. The fall and
winter snow wheat and oats now
promise a good yield; spring snow
is improved, but unless more rain
falls, an average yield will not re
sult Some correspondents Dexect
fall wheat to yield 40 to 50 bushels
to the acre in parts of Umatilla
county. Oats and barley will
make good crops. Fall grain is
beginning to turn color, and early
spring is leading out
Hay harvest has commenced;
hay is a light crop. Clover and
timothy on bottom lands will make
a good crop, while hay and other
varieties on high land will not be
an average.
Fruits aDd vegetables are mak
ing good growth.
Lord Kelvin, in an address up
on the earth ns an abode fitted for
life, has summed up the evidence
into what must be accepted as the
latest dictum of science regard
ing this obscure point The old idea
was of a solid eartb neatly 20,000,
000,000 years old, but modern
science makes an immense reduc
tion in this estimate. He was
able to say with confidence that
the earth solidified between 20,000,
rrr t rts aaa rnr
uuu ana duu.uuu.uuu years ago.
The latest estimate of the time re
quired for the formation of all
strata since the beginning of the
Chambrain rocks is 17,000,000
years. Lord Kelvin declares that
the earth could not have been
habitable more than 30,000,000
years.
An exchange says: Montana
develops a romance. "Old man"
Vance, aged 71, has been a pauper
for years. During a recent ill
ness he was cared for by Alice
Crossman aged 16, daughter of a
section boss. By the decision of
a case long pending in North Caro
lina he has been declared heir to
a large property, said to be worth
several millions. Promptly he
married little Miss Crossman
The young wie will have to be an
attentive nurse for a little while,
and then she will be in that state
of bliss sighed for by the Parisian
voune. rich and a widow.
A consensus of the newspaper
sentiment of the country with ref-
erence to business improvement
shows a decided improvement
Hundreds of articles are appear.
ing in daily pnpers iu every part
of the country showing a slow but
distinct growth, while Dun's lie-
view, which covers the field
thoroughly, says: "On the whole,
the number of hands employed,
the volume of new orders, and the
amount of work done are Blowly
increasing, while the prospect of
good whoat and cotton crops helps."
lb UttffX wn.
fti . ... .
me deepest well la tht world will
oon be completed near PilUbnrff. P,
II fi cow mors then no mil deep, and
wtieo Duiiued it mar reach do wo I
milet in the earth. II It being bored iu
the iottreat of ealenoe. Tbeobjeot io
penetrating ao deeply ii to determine
Just what tbe interior of the human
rK.tt.H. ia like. From a eommero
'"'"" ' mi wen waa aucceee
long ago. Al comparatively few feel
below Ibe enrface, I lb vaa and oil were
eirock lo paring qoantiliea, bat the
company owning lb plant determined to
dedicate il lo eoienoe and invited Prof.
William Hallock.of Columbia College,
lo carry on a eerie of temperature in.
vrelitfalione ae tbe bole ia oarrled deep
er ana ueeoer iota ih !. ti.
feenlia of Ibeee Investigation are vert
'"'im iur
.u.-rr.Mng, ana it it the opinion of
several well known arienllate Ibat the
i. i
ultimate rrenlt of Ibe twriog will Drnv
lo be of widespread e nmta aa welt e
f ecieutifljj vla. , iaailleanl r
all Ibe fael o far ascertained ia Ibat
tbe well aroee eleedily bolter aa it
deplb inereaiea,
lb tempemtnre of the riltsborf well
al a depib of MUM feel, waa fonnd lo be
deirreee lahreobril. Al the hot
ttn the Irmperelare i 1t degreee
Fahrenheit. The aell in il present
a U 6.Vi2 fret deep. Thie gradnal
rise la round lo llat all ever Ibe world,
although il I more marked io eomr
plre than oilier, la a deep well near
Whreltug, W. Va. Il,e tmu.er.Hir I f
drareee at the top and 110 drrM,
lb depth of 4."0 feet. Ia ih H,ro
berg ll well, near llerlm, II. tempera
ture ia about 47 degreee at tbe lop and
ll degreea al a depth of 4170 feel. Ia
Ibe Hehaladaharb aall w.U, rir Llep
aie. the enrftoe lemperaliu U abool Bl
d-ffwa, wbil al 6740 feel It ran np to
1336 drureee. F.ltereal snlMlnt
in in ao way l.i rf t( ,,,.,,.
Lire of th wvlle
Mood'
to,uw7fuii iTu 5 i
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WOOL APPEARS TO IMPROVE.
It U a More Saleable Commodity Thaa for
Some Week Past
From the Edit Oregonian.
Woolmen are feeling better than for
many weeks. Tbe waiting policy baa
been eacoeeded bv s baying polioy sod
woolgrowers may now dispose of tbeir
olipa at very good prioea. Some days
ago, tbe Eaat Oregooian recorded a aale
of Eobo woola through Fred Heodley
at good figures, tbe eale being of halt a
million pouuda at 7 cents, a good price
for the heavy Echo woola. Then Hend-
ley eold eome of the John Day woola for
9 cents, which waa tbe top figure for 'be
season.
Max Eoshland has now added another
9 oent eale to tbe season's operations in
Fendleton, paying E. B. Gambee that
figure for about 14,000 pooods of hie
1897 olip. It waa a good lot of wool
and of light shrinkage. In the market
hereabouts, 9 cents ia paia for only the
lighter lote, and 9 oents will bay a very
good lot. Of coarse, tbe movement
here is baaed on increased activity East,
ea shown by tbe last telegraphic report
from Boston which says:
"There bae been an increase in the
demand for raw material in tbe wool
market this week. The tone of the mar
ket is better, and boyera are fairly dis
posed to operate. There have been
some fair-sized lots of territory wools
sold at market prioea. Fleeoe wools
continue doll, with prices nominal. The
sales of Australian woola continue to be
good, with a hardening of prioea in
some grades. Quotations:
"Territory wools Montana, fine med
ium and fine, 10 to 12o; aooared, 34 to
35o; staple, 36-to 88c. TJtab, Wyoming,
etc., floe medio oi and fine, to lie;
Boonred, 34 to 35o; staple, 36 lo 87o.
Australian wools Scoured basis:
Combing, superfine, 49 to 60o; do good,
44 to 46u; do average, 43 to 47o; Queens
land, oombing, 43 to 47c.
Tbe East Oregonian ia advised from
Heopner through a trusty correspondent:
"Heppner, June 23. Speaial corre
spondence. I waa talking with a wool
grower today. He haa an average size
clip and it ia of a good representative
grade, lie ia now staying in town and
desires to sell at once. He ia in a posi
tion to wait, however, aa long aa neoes-
sary to reenre the beat price, and be
will wait, too. Nine centa ia bia figure,
and be insists on that prioe before let
ting go. A neighbor of bia aold bis
clip at 9 cents. I think the first men
tinned will get 9, though be may have
to aooept B. But 8 ia a very good
price and a whole lot better tban he got
last year. Anyone may sell now any
fair lot at a fair figure. Tbe buyers
want wool and evidently have instruc
tions from the East to buy heavily."
COST HIM HIS LIFE.
Began Hneezlng for Faa and Now Cannot
Mop.
heart, but aimply mieohievoa. When
he beard talk of a revival in tbe ohoroh
at Grassy Flain, N. J., he laughed in
bia boyish way.
"Tell yoa what I'll do, fellows," he
said with a cLuokle, "I'm going into
one of tbem meetiu'a an' pretend I've
got an attack of aneezin'."
It waa about ten dayi ago that tbe
youth pat hie daring to teet. White
bead took a baok aeat and began to
sneeze a ir be bad taken annff. Tbe
pretended aneezee came thick aid fast
Tbe paetor, aeeing eigne of a disgraoeful
ending of th meeting wound it np
qnioaiy.
A the auJienoe roae lo go tbey aaw
young Whitehead atanding at tbe baok
of the room, a look of horrible auony on
hia fsoe. At regular intervale be
netted with a vinlenoe whioh threat
ned to snap bia bead off. Ueoould not
I"P. Tbe joke bad become a terrible
reality. Everything aaggeated waa
tried, bat witboat oure. He aneeied by
night and day until eibaoation came
and there waa danger of dying from
weak nee.
Sunday young Whitehead waa very
eak. It was plain be eould not much
longer sarvive tbe wjar of oonatanl
sneezing.
Quick !
The sooner you begin to
use bchtlhngs Best tea, the
bigger your chances at that
liooo offered for the miss
ing wordbesides the ex
tra prizes for the most tick
ets sent in.
Sciilthtg's Best tea is at
your grocer's.
Rule of fonteal published in large
advertise ment about the firal and middle
I each month. ah
ApprrrUIr l 111 ( Lire.
fcmie yrara r roa well known frelrn
prince, h ons a larpe estate In the
midlands of Knpland. Invited hia ten
anta tnahunt break faM. at w hlch rlnret
waa th principal heraire. After the
breakfast, and just lirfore the honnda
were thn n nfT,rharoTne waa handed
anniml In large rum. when on old-
fhlune. fanner, after taking a long
pull at one of the cui ami marking
bl ll, exclaimed: "Well, your roval
bigbneaa, I didn't think much of that
port win w had at lunch, but I niut
ay this cider la the beet I ever taatd.M
Ml hr ta fet?.
One of tlie native Indian nrlncea la
determined that bia Infant heir ahall
It ecjtialntrd from his erllct davs
lib. rrglish luturt and Hrltiah inu
e. rr the rou'enlrme of this fnrtu.
" child a i-rauii'i!!Uf La been con-
ru,M. tsU .Uy.Mlhbe.I,
Po rour.J. all Mcli of PrlUrh alra-
!Ui,iic when tie inunt lh.- ui
Mcep. ami marVa! tu '.-. vt
Jt j
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A FOREST DIM.
For the Heppner Gaiette.
There lix in a dim, dark forest,
Where pine tree quiver and moan;
A bright curly bead on a low, moaay bed,
A little one ileepeth alone.
The pale briar roae softly creeping,
Twine a fair curtain around
A dear little face, with tweet angel grace,
That lleth asleep on the ground.
The wood dove sits there lowly moaning
It mate in the shadow so dim,
'Tl a sad lullaby, to my baby I cry
As I kneel in the grass close to him.
Close, close, yet to far in my anguish and pain
My little one calling to thee,
From out thy far Home, no echo can come
In thy sweet baby voice to me.
Yet, oft in that dim. dark forest,
In dreams my sad heart is with thee,
Tho' thy bright sun-kissed head on its low,
mossy bed
Lleth at rest pescefully.
No more, nevermore on my bosom.
I cry out In passionate pain:
Will my little one sleep, while sweet watch I
keep,
Never, oh I never again!
Etta M. GsirriM.
Fort Worth, Tezas, 1897.
THE HOFFMAN MDBDEE.
Attorney Acta Testimony Bad for Book
keeper Figel.
San Franisco, Jane 24. At tbe open
ing of tbe Hoffman inquest tbia morn
ing, Edward Rotbobild, a partner of
tbe deoessed, testified to tbe effect tbal
Figel was not authorized to sign any
ohecka for tbe firm of Hoffman, Botb
ohild A Co. Attorney Ach then resum
ed the witness stand and continued hia
relation of interviews with Figel after
the tragedy, wbere tbey leit off yester
day.
With a view to impeaobing Figel'e
statement with reference to tbe reoeipt
for $9500, Aoh swore that on May 18, the
date on whioh it purports to have been
signed. Hoffman oould not have signed
it, aa he waa in Sacramento. Aoh tben
produced tbe firm's books and further
attaoked the bookkeeper's testimony by
showing tbal as it contained entries in
iuk, pencil and red ink, it was not at all
neoessary for Figel to return for a oer
tain kind aa he stated was the reason
for going baok to tbe office on tbe even
ing of Jane 1.
Ach next prooeeded lo show various
falsification! contained in books in
Figel'a writing, end called tbe attention
of tbe jury to the fact that checks and
drafts amounting to over $10,000 had
been received at various times, but
never entered to the oredit of tbe payees
Ach next dwelt upon the improbanties of
the suicide theory and told of tests
whioh be had made in the presence of
credible witnesses for the purpose of
showing if that shot waa fired inside of
Hooffman's office it could not be heard
at tbe point where one witness bad eaid
be beard it. He also told of other ex
periments whioh he bud made to teat tbe
aoonracy of witnesses aa to tbe time and
distanoe.
When asked by tbe coroner whether
or nol he bad offered a reoeipt for (9500
which he deolared to be a forgery, to
. i; f l m0i- i, --
replied warmly that he bad not done bo
for tbe reason that on every occasion
npon which he bad consulted Lees npon
this case that offloer immediately sent
for Figel and aeked bim to explain.
M. Weiner testified to the effect that
he saw Hoffman in Sacramento ou May
18 at tbe Golden Eagle hotel.
B. Joseph, a money broker, who had
a desk io HoffuiHo'e office, told of his
noancial iranaaotioiiB with Figel ainoe
October, 189(1 He rolated a aeusational
conversation with Figel Boon after tbe
tragedy, in which Ibe bookkeeper aeked
bim to aay that he bad lent Hoffman
money instead of to him, and also
runiea Dim to aay tnai ne bad seen
Hoffman aign the disputed reoeipt
When be refused Figel stepped behind
bim and said tbat be would have to lake
the oonseqaenoes. Al this Joseph be
i i .
uniuo niarmeu sou promised lo aay
woai rigei asaeu mm.
Sick headache ean be quickly and com.
pletely overcome by using those famous
little pilla known aa "Dewill'i Little
Early Kisera."
A rhsBomsoal Rain rail.
The most phenomenal rainfall record
ed In the annala of Ohio took place on
th 12th day of August, 1861. Mr. 8. D.
McMillan, w bo give an account of thia
remarkable downpour, aaja that it ex
ttnded over an area of at Irast 100 square
mllee, The total amount of water w hich
fell during the It hours of precipitation
was ai4 Inchest, and of that quantity 4.3
Inche Ml in 4 houra. What ia meant
by a fall of 84 inche of rain In ao short
a apace of time will lie better under
stood w hen the reader la informed that
one Inch of rain nienna 22,000 gnllon to
th acre. Thia Immense quantity of
w ater will weigh 820,000 poundi, or 100
tonal
CANNOT ENDURE CONFINEMENT
ladlaas Booa Dl If Tbey Ar Ileprtv4 of
Thru- Ltkwety la I'rlMjus.
At a recent meeting of the Sioux Val
ley Medical aaaoclafcon Dr. 8. Oltwy, of
Sioux Kails, read a mtt Interest iinf. not
to aay etartling, "per on tho effect of
confinement on tle Indian. The Ar
pia lvtrr had lieen told the aame
fact by Col. J. II. Ilurna, of tXadwood,
but waa Incllnwl to take the colonel'
statement with a grain, or two of salt,
aa the colonel ia an enthusiastic cham
pion of th Indian. The flgurea of Dr.
Olney, however, are een more start
ling than the autemenu nuiile by
Judge I'.tiriMS.
There are confined in th penitentiary
123 whit men, aotn of whom have
been ther for year. Of thia number
but two arc aick. Of tha IS Indian
who have ben confined in th peni
tentiary In th laat two year three ar
deed, on was prloned in a dying con
dition and ia now Imrety alive, five are
in th hospital with the death mark
ivn tbem. ami three are 111. O! the
een who sre practically beultby, five
bat been confined but iv rrxmtii. on
nine month and two fur twt year.
All of these Indian apeaj-d to be
Bound when they were admitted to the
eiiiieutiary.
Th siaiement of Judgw Curtia to
JuVe Hlner at th laat term of the fed
era! court ia &un Tal!, that a abort
aentruvw of Imprisonment was to the
Indian ia effect adiath ntrwe. seetu
to t literally Uu. and there ia in this
lairr of Ilr. ll!i-r an im..l i. fL rai
juiVca ikU etif li u Iut Juwt'U
FEW ARE FREF.
Bo
Pet Fancies oe Horrors of Promlaent
Feopls of Both Uemlspbera.
Moat men are ashamed of their su
perstitions, because tbey hnte to be
laughed at, yet we have kno'w-n many
to make fun of the weaknesses of other
merely to keep their own courage up,
says the New York Press. Nearly oil
of the greatest men in history were
the victims of a silly 6uperstition.
Marshal Saxe, who met and overthrew
armies, fled at the sight of a oat. Peer
the Great dared not cross b bridge. Dr.
Johnson would not enter any door or
passage with hia left foot first. Cacpar
was thrown into convulsions by the
sound of thunder. Queen Elizabeth
coukl not bear to hear the name of
Mary of Scotland mentioned. The word
"death," or its French equivalent, would
so disconcert Talleyrand as to unfit
him for all business. If a hare crossed
Montaigne's path he was miserable for
a month, imagining all sorts of hor
rors. Voltaire, the fearless mocker,
shook with alarm ou hearing rocks
cawing on his left. Rousseau looked
under his bed every night before retir
ing. Lord IJryoa succumbed before the
weakest prejudice and was a victim of
all the petty superstitions of iiis day.
Andrew Jackson cut off the tails of
his hounds and buried them under the
doorstep, believing this to be a snre
means of keeping the pack from wan
dering away. Washington would make
a wish and bow nine times to the new
moon. Garfield, who looked in a glass
all day, dared not come face to face
with one in tho dark. We might go on
and name hundred of similar oases.
Great and small, old and young, weak
and strong all have their supersti
tions. AFRICAN IVORY IS THE BEST.
More Durable and Capable of Higher
Artistic Uses Than Any Other.
African ivory ia now conceded to be
tue finest. The first quality of this
comes from near the equator, and it
has been remarked with regard to this
fact that the nearer the equator the
smaller is the elephant, but the larger
the tusks. The ivory from equato
rial Africa, says Chamber's Journal, is
closer in the grain and has less ten
dency to become yellow by exposure
than Indian ivory. The finest trans
parent African ivory is collected along
the west coast between latitudes ten
degrees north and ten south, and this
is believed to deteriorate in quality and
to be more liable to damage with in
crease of latitude in either direction
The whitest ivory cornea from the east
coast. It is considered to be in best
condition when recently cut; it haa
then a mellow, warm, transparent tint,
as if soaked in oil, and very little ap
pearance of grain or texture. Indian
ivory has an opaque, dead white color,
and a tendency to become discolored
Of the Asian variety Siam is consid
ered to be the finest, being much supe.
rior in appearance and density. The
ivory of the mammoth tusks is not
very much esteemed, particularly in
England; it is considered too dry and
brittle for elaborate work, besides
which it is very liable to turn yellow.
Aa a matter of fact, the larger tusks
very rarely leave Asiatic Itussia, being
too rotten for Industrial purposes.
AN ELABORATE MOoAIC.
Executed for m Beautiful Fslaes In
V lea oak. ,
The British vice-consul in Venice in
his last report saya that moeaica still
continue in great demand there, saya
the London Times. A well-known com
pany executed laat year a splendid mo
saic for a paluce now in course of con
struction in Vienna It measures 1,000
square feet and is copied from cartoons
by the painter, Edward Weith. It rep
resents tbe five parts of the world. Eu
rope stands in the center of the frieze,
represented by the symbolic figures of
its various nations, having on one aide
the emblems of industry and trade and
at the top the emblem of the flying
genius of light. On the right are the
figure of Asia, India, China and Japan,
with their rajahs, mandarine and the
allegorical chrysanthemum. Next fol
lowa Africa, with camel-drivers, palm
treea and other African symbols; on
the left, America and Australia, with
native on horseback and on foot, foli
age and other emblems.
All this variety of type, from the
fair Circassian down to the negro, and
tbe display of costumes, from the moat
decorative to the aimplest, have enabled
th painter to arrange 24 figure with
great delicacy of color and in an artis
tic manner. Over theae figures, which
rent on an ornamental base, a blue aky
reflects all around its light ao aa to
unite all the tint of the mosaic and to
give the whole a harmony of effect
which ia said to be moat delightful to
th eye. The aame company ia execut
ing another Important mosaic for the
apae of the Guard' chapel at the Wel
lington barrack in London from car
loons. TEXAS RANGERS.
Thr Olv thart Shift to th Wicked
People.
There are at preaent about 200 ranger
in Texas. They are separated Into com
panies and are kept on tbe border! for
the moat part, aaya the St. Louia Globe
Democrat. They liv in th open air
the year round. Nearly every night In
the year, rain or ablne, they bav only
the aky for a roof and the bare ground
for a led. Their pillow are their sad
die. They are made up of the flow er of
Texaa mauhood. A wild, yelling, curs
ing cowboy ia looked upon with con
tempt by them. They depend upon
their aix-ahooter and carbine, their
coolness and marksmanship, the known
courage of their romradea. Th gov.
ernor of Texaa la the chief officer of
the rangers. What he aaya la law to
them. The sheriff, the "police, the
militia, must not atnnd In their way if
the ranger bav orders from the gov.
mor. The rangers hold Individually
aa mueh power a auy aheriff In Texaa.
They hold more. They are not bounded
by county llnca.
Whenever a aheriff la unable to cop
with lawlessoeM he rail on the gov.
ernor and the ranger are aont to take
charge. The section whlih the ranger
police la larger in area than all of New
England, and It la of such a character
that were It not for tbeir work It would
he given over to law leas tie and dis
order. They are paid 10 a month and
their ration and arm and ammunition
are Mrnished by th atate. Tbey pro
vide their own horvew, tb stat paying
for tbera If they are VUled. They will
take th saddle at a momet'a notic.
to go on a scout of a month' duratkm
1 her ha no uniform. Tbey have no
military discipline, a discipline I gen
erally understood, but ticy obey their
ofTWr. and will po wiia tbem w cer
tain death without a inunuur.
MARVELOUS CURE OF LOCKJAW.
Recovery of a Man Who Haa Suffered for
Twenty-lflvo Tears.
A cure that borders on the miracu
lous has been effected in the case of Wil
liam White, a well-known carpenter of
this city, who had suffered from lock
jaw for almost a quarter of a century,
says the McKeesport (fa.) limea. Mr.
White recently arrived home from the
hospital and the improvement in his
condition was simply wonderful.
When a boy of five years Mr. hite
as attacked by fever. The disease
settled in his jaws and locked them
tight. For 20 years he had been un
able to eat anything except food which
had been especially prepared for him
and which he forced into hia mouth
through an opening made by the ex
traction of several teeth. Vhile he
could converse in a way with bis friends
it was an extremely difficult matter to
understand him. After consulting with
numerous specialists, he left several
weeks ago for Chicago, where he waa
treated by a noted physician wih
great success.
Mr. v hite was kept on the operating
table for eight consecutive hours, dur
ing which time an incision was made
in his cheek and the jaw bones sawed
apart. The bones had become jointed
and had grown together during the
progress of the fever. Mr. White then
gave up a strip of skin from his breast
which was pasted over the parts that
had been operated upon. He ia now
able to use hia jaws and hia teeth as
well as any person who has never had
the misfortune to go through such a
aiege.
DAYS WERE ONCE SHORT.
Only Three Honrs In Length In the Early
Stage of tbe World.
When the earth was young, says Dr.
Ball, the eminent British astronomer,
it turned on its axis so rapidly that it
made one complete revolution once in
every three hours! The earth was
liquid then, says the St Louis Republic,
and it spun around at that fearful
speed probably for thousands of years.
The aun caused ever-increasing tides
on the surface of the great liquid planet,
and at last it burst in two. But the
break was not in the middle of what
had been the great, swift-revolving
globe of liquid matter. It was to one
side, and the effect was to throw the
smaller fragment out into space. That
fragment kept on turning, and was soon
fashioned into a globe. We see it to-day
and know it as the moon. The larger
piece also kept turning on its axis, and
in. the course of ages became the spheri
cal, habitable earth. The smaller frag
ment of the great original globe, being
held in place by the attraction of the
larger, has been going around the earth
ever since, but has been gradually in
creasing the distance between it self and
its primary. Some astronomers believe
that eventually the moon will get so
far away that it cannot be seen by the
Inhabitants of our planet.
Fasted Nearly Two Years.
Dr. Tanner's famous fast of 40 days
is thrown into the background aa a
starvation feat by the performances of
the big anaconda at the Philadelphia
zoological gardens, which waa only re
cently tempted to eat a nice fat rabibt
after going hungry for 22 months. It
may have been even longer, but tho
ftr.o par, tic Aw..f1 o lx nrpji wrf.'m
doings previous to its captivity, and so
can't tell. It ks not very unusual for a
snake to abstain from food for several
months, at the end of which time death
generally results; but the anaconda
case is distinctly different from any
other. Its fast lasted more than twice
as long as any in the history of the
"zoo," and during the whole of it con
tinuance there waa no evidence of ill
health. The spell now seem to be en
tirely broken, and the anaconda calls
regularly for its meals.
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BIDS FOR BUILDING WANTED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
building committee of the Odd Fellows'
ball at lone, Oregon, will receive bidsior tbe
erection of a 26x56 hall, everything to be fur
nished by the builder. Plans ana specifica
tions for ball can be seen at J. A. Woolery's
store at lone. Bids to be opened July 21, 1887.
Tbe committee reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. By order of committee.
556-63 J. A. WOOLERY.
Notice Of Intention.
Land Orrica at La G bands, Orkoon,
May 20th 1897.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
following-named settler has filed notice of
his Intention lo make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before County Cleric, Morrow County. Oregon.
at Heppner, Oregon, on July 8rd 1897, vis:
ANNIE WILLIAMS, formerly ANNIE CROMP,
T. ' No. 2256 for the N NEJ4 & Ntf NWJi Sec.
22 Tp. 1 8 R 27 E W M.
tie names ine louowing witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Robert F Hynd, William B.
uarrau, jonn wuiiams ana Elmer uentry, all of
Heppner, Oregon,
B.F. WIL80N.
547-68 Register.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT UNDER
and by virtue of an attachment execution
issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Multnomah and to
me directed and delivered, upon a judgment
rendered and entered in said court on the 14th
day of June 1897, in favor of John Borwick,
Slaintift, and against A. Taylor and Christy
akes. defendants, for the sum of One Hundred
and Fifteen Dollars with Interest thereon from
the 14th day of June, 1897, at tbe rate of 8 per
cent per annum, and the further sum of Twen.
'y-Klve Dollars with Interest thereon from tho
14th day of June, 1897, at the rate of 8 per cent
per annum, and the further sum of Ninety
Three and 45-100 Dollars, costs and disburse
ments in which judgment It was further or
dered by the court that the property attached
in said action on the 23rd day of January, 1896,
and hereinafter described, to-wit: The North
East Quarter of section Thtrty-One (31) Town
ship Two (2) South Range Twenty-Six (26) East
of the Willamette Meridian in Morrow County,
Oregon, be sold to satisfy said judgment, costs
and accruing costs I will on
Wednesday, th 21st day of July, 1897,
at 2 o'clock p. m of said day, at the front door
of the court house in Heppner, Morrow County,
Oregon, sell all the right, title and Interest of
the said A. Taylor and Christy Oakes in and to
the above described property at public auction
to the highest and best bidder for cash In hand,
tbe proceeds to be applied to the satisfaction
ot said execution and all costs, and costs that
may accrue. E. L. MATLOCK,
Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon.
Dated June 17th, 1897. 64-58
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