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VOL. I.
ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1888
A. c.
C. CALI1UELL.
The national démocra te committee hav
ing met w the city of Waahingtou on the
MECHANICAL AND OPERATIVE
ÎMd «lay of Februarr. 18t8. La* appointed
DENTIST.
7 utaday, the 6th riay of J une
Aohlaad. Orcgaa.
Next, at noon, a* the time, and chn*en tbe
'ity of st t»ul-i *a the p are for bo ding
Nitrous Oxide G m anmioiktered fcr tbe
the national democratic convention. Each
State 1* ent I lieu to representation therein painless extraction of te«th.
Office
over tbe bank.
equal to double the number of it«*en*toni
cad reprekentatiies iu the congre«* of the
K. DfPK ATT.
Unilea State», aod each territory aud th*
dialr cl of Columbia »hall h*«e two dele
gate*.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR-AT
All democratic conservative ci tlx n* of
LAW.
tbe United 8UMe«, i respective of past
p Jtiical ***oci*itou>> *ud diflereucca, who
can unite with us iu an effort for pure,
ee nom leal and constitutional govern
Will practice in all Courts of the State.
meut, are cordially invited to Join ua in
aeudiug delegate* to tbe convention.
Office adjoining Well's Fargo & Co.'»
WILLIAM H. BARNUM,
Express Office.
Chaîna**.
F bedemick O. P hlnck . Secretary Na-
A. T. «OWDlTiB,
tioual bumocrati-: Committee.
Draaeeratic Flatter*».
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT-
The Dem cracy of tbe State of Oregon,
LAW.
in convention assembled, declare* it*
fealty to th* great organization of which
it i» • part, aud • k* this respectful atten
tion of die p ople of the State to th », it*
•tatemeut of national and local politic :
Will practice in all Courts of the State.
Rr«olv»<l, That w* heartily endorse
President Cleveland, who, by hi» capabil Collections promptly made.
ity and fearless honevty, aud fidelity to
t-ie trust reposed in him, has illu t»*ted
J. C. PL.UMERTH,
the princip e that this is a government of.
by and for the people, and pledged to
guarautee etiuai rights to al aud give
spec al privilege* to none.
ASHLAND, OREGON.
Re*lived, That we approve th* y.rcaent
faithful an efficient democratic »tale ad
miniatraUon.
itesolved. That we moat hone-tly and
I will give estimate* to erect *11 kind*
nimiial.fiedly indorse the policy of tariff of f buildl
building* in *nd out of the city, fur-
revision, and a reduction of the surplus ■k
__ „ labor,
___ .________
>*hing
material, ,________
»tan* and «pecifl-
revenue to the need* of the government, cation», upon reasonable term», All work
ecouoiulr-aliy adininstered, a* set forth iu guaranteed.
the p«e*!dent’a last annual message to
Residence on Spring street.
c >ngr«*n*. A e Relieve that auch a revia-
ion l* dictated by aound policy, and that
A. L. WILLEY,
unne «weary taxation i* unju-t taxation
and oppreasion, aud that the public
revenue should, as far a* posaible, be de CARPENTER, BUILDER AND AR-
rived from taxe* levied on th* luxuriee
CHITECT,
rather titan upou the necessaries of life
Hesolviid, That we demand the forfeit
ure of unearned land grants, and that the Is now prepared to give estimates to com
uutaic domain be h- ld a* a »acred tru»t fur
plete all kinds of buildings, and to fur
homoa foe our rapidly increaaiug popula
tion; ami we commend and approve the'
nish all labor, materia), plans, spec
preoident'» me»-age in r gard to Oregon
ification* and detail* for the
wsgon-road grants lately «eut tocongr as.
>ame,
upon reasonable
it-solved. That proper public policy
looking to the future security of the coun
terms and short notice.
try require* that the g tveruinent keep all
II* pl. dges to the soldiers of the Union
Residence. West Ashland Hillside.
iu its various wars, and that the pension
r 11 of the republic be jealously guarded Post-office box 113.
a. a roll of honor, witn.iut Imposing upon
the pe .pie burden» equal to the mainten
ance of a standing army, aud exhauatiug
the resource* of »he tax payers, whicn
may oe needed f r future defense.
itesolved. That a* a tree people, enjoy,
ing th* i'lesslng-. ot liberty in a govern-
meut ot the people, we denounc • the
policy of tie English government in its
MANUFACTURER AND
mliuiuiavraLon of Irish affair*, and that
we extend, on toh clf of the denmuraev ol
WOOD WORKER.
Uregon, our earnest sympathy with Glad
stone and t’aroell in tbeir efforts to ee ure
home rule and land r«*torm» for the peoole
Shop an Fini Avenue near Main Street
ot Ireland.
It nol.ed. That we endor«e the salutary
p >li v of tne national administration in
restricting corporation» to tbe privilege*
ano p ofltH to wblcn they are strictly en
Will make estimates and bids on all
title i under the law.
Bul'dings, public or private, and furnish
Resolved, That - e are in hearty accord
an«i sympsihy with the effort* of tbe lab- all material, plans and specifications for
ori ng masse* aud wage earn -rs to amelior the construction of tbe same.
ate their condition and establish their
Sash, Doors and Mouldings on hand
ri ht*, and are in favor of the enactment
of such la vs aa will best protect their in and for sale at
terests, aud of legislation which will
tota l; jxclude a 1 Mongolian immigra
lx>we»t Hates!
tion.
Resolved, That We favor an amendment
to the constitution of the United States
General shop work done in
providing for the elect'on of the United
Slates aeuktors by direct vote of the
people.
SHORT ORDER.
Keaolved, That we favor an amendment
to the present r-ilroad ommlssion law of
Oregon, conferring upon the board of rail
Stair building a specialty. All work
road c.iniiniasionera power to fix aud ne guaranteed to be firat-c ass and of latest
gotate the rates f >r transportation of
freight« ou railroad* within the State of design.
Oregon.
lle iolved. That we are in favor of the
II. .IlTIJOK,
opening and nupr jvetnent of the Colum
bia iver and various port* of entry on ihe
aeaboard. so that the commerce of tho
country may beexr-ied without interrup HARNESS
AND
SADDLE
tion to the market * of the world and for
that purp .se we demand of the genera)
MANUFACTURER,
government lib- rai appropriation* forthat
purpose, and ask a s. ee«ly enaccmeut of
tbe pending river aud harbor bill now
Ashland and Linkville.
pending beore congress.
Rja-ilved, That the thanks of the demo
cracy of t he State of Oregon are due, and AU
work ordered will be made to give
are hereby tendered to Hon. B. Goldsmith
for his able, etfic ent and sue. es'ful man
agrtuent of the ia*t canvas* of this state
a* chairtn tn of ihe state central comniit-
le*.
Repairing neatly and promptly done,
Resolved, That we demand of the gen
eril government the speedy completion of and at low rate».
the lock* at the Case *des, and the iaimed
late csMiatruecion <>f locks at The Dalle*
ou tho Columbia river, and a sufficient ap*
ASHLAND
propriatiou thetrf vr, and that wk favor
t he state, as f ir as in ita power, and shall
m*ke auch improvement* at or around
the <e points as will, until the completion
of the loc'is, accommodate the commerce
of the couutry.
R solved. That this convention respect
fully calls the a: tention of congress to the
fact that by reason of the present condi
tion ot the bar at the mouth of the Colum
bia river item be safely entered only by
vessel* the draught of w hich does not ex
ceed twenty-two feet; that as the supply
of such Vess« Is is very limited, and in
fact unequal to the demand, they can only
be cliarteied for foreign export* from the
Columbia river at a rate fifteen shilling»
a ton «rre-ater lhau the freight rate of vee>
Proprietor.
seis of four feet greater draught, aa is
evideuceil by coni;>ari*on of onr char er
rate* with those of such vessels as enter
Sau Francisco bay: that aa the supply of
Having purchased the old stable on
such vessels is unequal to tbe aauusl sup Main street near the bridge, and assumed
ply of freight to be exported from 250,1)00 the manageinent of the same. I am pre
square mites of territory drained by the pared to offer the public better accoraino-
Columbia river and ita tributaries, every aat.tons thau ever before afforded in
year a large surplus of our produce have Southern Oregon in the livery business.
to be carried to Sui Francisco bay by
steamer, or to Ihiget Sound by rail, at
great expense, and there »hipped from
tnoae port* to foreign marte; and that as
almost all American »hip* are of deep
dra ight, they are now almost entirely ex
At reasonable rates.
cluded from t‘ a Columbia river, they be
ing in tact in numtar les* tbau 7 per cent,
Newr *nd handsome turnout*, reliable
of th-» aut're number an’ering that river and !«afe buggy teams. an< good saddle
for forv'gn export; and be it.
horses always to be had at these stables.
Resolved, That we, iheref ire, eamawtly
rvq<ie*t congres* to increase the amount
WILL BUY ABD SELL HORSES.
of the propiiseti appropriatiou for the bar
at tbe »uouth of the Columbia river fc*
»in lO), and tor fie «pee.lv passage of
George Gollop, of Strode, Dorsetsmre,
peudiug river an 1 harbor bill, as so al
England, is about to < lelebrate his 9e>th birth
tered
Resolved, That the first choice of the day with great festivity- He is a representa
dem«H'racy of Oregon, in »ouventiou a*- tive of * very ancient family in the west of
»e nbled. for piesideut, is that fearless England, and suoceetled to its estate* in 1783.
champion of »ho the people's cause, He is doubtless the doyen of tbe English
Grover leveland.
squirearchy, and when nearly 80 was tbe
Resolved That tho first choice of the
democracy ot Oregon for vice-president father of twins.
Gen. Baron von Loe, London; Gen. Count
is our ¡»t»em»d fellow citizen, Gov. Syl-
v«s*ter Pentioyec.
von Lehr dorf, Vienna; Gen. von Werder,
St Pt-ten burg; Prir.ee vou Hobe nlohe-Ingel
fingen, I terne; Gen. Prince von Radziwill,
Madrid and Lisbon; Gen. Count von Alton,
Paris, ai id Prince Hatsfeldt-Trachenberg, to
tbe Vatican, make up the list of the newly
aupuiitted German ambassadors.
ARCHITECT
ANO
BUILDER,
ENTIRE SATISFACTION.
FEED AND LIVERY STABLE.
GEORGE STEPHENSON,
Horses Boarded and Fed
She I*. She Is!
Funeral Director
The subject of a paper to to read by Mis*
Rose Elisabeth Cleveland before the Inter
national Council of Women at Washington
is, “Why Is Not Woman the Equal of Manf
Oh, Rose Elizabeth! Has no man ever
whispered in your ear tbe solemn truth that
woman is not the equal of man, because she
is a thousand times better and lovelier «nd
dearer 1—Chicago Tribune.
Change of Fuhloo*
First New York Dame (dodging an ava
lanche of snow from a roof,—Have you made
up your mind where to go this summer!
¡Seeoud New York Dame (stopping toad-
just her rubber boots)—I havo concluded to
remain in the city.
Office and wareroom at railroad <irw
-'Indeed!”
iug. Heiman Street.
“Yes, bat I shall winter :'(n Nebraska. ”—
OREGC N Omaha World.
ASHLAND
A rail nappi»' af C»m»».
tanket«. fii.b«» of all
Misen.«álevea. Craprw
ete_ etc., eto.
VALLEY RECORD.
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
NO- 5.
Published at Ashland, in the
flourishing Rogue River Valley.
The leading town of Southern
Oregon, population 1.800, junc
tion of O. & C. and S. P. R. R.
Leading industries—fruit raising,
mining, manufacturing, stock-
raising and farming.
T he War Department has issued an
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.
STORIES ABOUT MEN.
order for the abandonment of the
Cp Stairs, Down Stair*. In Kitchen and
military reservation at Carlin, Nev. It
How Oscar Wilde wm Greeted By an
in the Lad»'* Parlor.
A NEW SUBSTANCE MADE OF AS
Anieriean.
In furnishing a house the wall paper is all THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK CITY
will be turned over to the Interior De
Congressman O’Neill of Missouri is free and DESOLATION OF WHAT WAS ONCE
BESTOS AND INDIA RUBBER.
important
and
should
be
chosen,
not
only
WHO
LIVE
TO
EAT.
partment and steps will be taken for
easy and bluff in manner, notwithstanding
A RICH GOLD FIELD.
with regard to harmony with tbe proposed
marked ability and certain refinement. Last
its sale as public land.
carpet, furniture and wood work, but also
GOTHAM GASTRONOMY.
Professor Jager Advises Camel's Hair Pil
A nativk of Japan has invented a
process by which seaweed can be con
verted into an almost untearable
paper, which is transparent enough to
admit of its being used as windew
panes. In color it resembles old win
dow glass.
lows
for
Halls
of
Insom nlw— Protect I ng
Vessels
Against
with consideration to light and whethe- you
have heavy, handsome oil paintings f-.r tbe
walls or engravings, etchings or water colors.
For a north room, or any room not too light,
nothing is prettier for wood work thou cherry
finish—natural, if possible; if not, then imita
tion. With this wood work a jiaper ot golden
olive ettect, or two shades of dull blue or tcu
green or citrine would be suitable. For car
pet, if ingrain, one ot the new patterns show
ing two shades of a color; in this case maroon
or Indian or dull red. Ingrain is preferable
to tapestry brussels; but if laxly Brussels ir
preferred, then a pattern showing olive
ground with figures in olives, dull rods and
dull blues will be pretty. For curtains ai.»
portieres, if one does uot wish to go to tho ex
pense of buying the handsome manufactured
ones, tbe best quality of felt cloth, with brsod
band of velouiM at the top of the same color,
gives very satisfactory results. Care must
be observed in regañí to figure. If the wall
paper shows a decided figure, then plain cur
tains and portieres afford a restful contrast
but if the paper gives the effect of one color,
then figured or striped draperies are allow
able.
For summer wear, mattings, instead of
cárpete, are much used. They <»me in pretty
artistic shades—old pink and shade green,
olive and dull red—and cost 40 or M cents a
yard. In w inter a targe central rug is used
of Brussels or Smyrna, or a square of ingraii
with surroundiug bor ler.
In regañí to bedroom furnishing, don't get
a plain, cheap set of furniture for your own
use and put a handsome suite in tbe gu<st
chamber for the benefit of the occasional
visitor. Get one liedroom suite -'-f as hand
some a style as you can affonl, knowing it will
never wear out, and, if nice in tbe beginning,
will always remain so, though it muy grow
old fashioned. In tho first place decide, if
possible, oil the exact sum you wish to use for
your house furnishing. '1 hen go into your
mother's kitcheu and jiantry and make a com
plete list of the things which you must have
fb-st of all, though there be no carpet iu the
parlor or tamp in the halt Deduct the cost
of these from the first amount, and to tbe ex
penditure of the remainder devote your very
best judgment, taste and forethought—Good
Housekeeping.
tbe
Torpedo
Boats by Means of Submarine Lights.
The idea that a small torpedo or torpedo
boat can most effectually and thoroughly de
stroy tbe largest ironclad afloat, if the explo
sion takes place immediately against tbe bull
of the vessel, is extremely general. Tbe pro
tection of the hulls of these vessels against
attacks by submarine torpedo boats
»Uerefore, received wide attention.
SiLVKii, generally a very desirable
metal, is a source of great annoyance
in the manufacture of white lead, for
if present in an appreciable quantity
it spoils the color of the finished pro
duct, owing to the well-known black
ening effect of light upon the salts of
silver.
A cam of naphtha or benzine, ar
ranged with a closely fitting cover, is
a convenience for cleaning »crews,
bolts or other »mall work in a machine
shop. A wire basket makes a good
ladle. Work in this way is kept SUBMARINE LIGHTS FOR TORPEDO BOATS.
The accompanying cut illustrates a method
bright and clean, and agreeable to
proposed by Mr. E. F. De Celis, of Los An
handle.
>
geles, Cal., und described by The Scientific
American, by means of which a vessel may
be warned of the approach of a submarine
torpedo. Briefly, this plan consi-ts In pro
viding the bull with a series of bull’s eyes
bolow tbe water line, through which a pow
erful light may be thrown to illuminate the
surrounding water. Alongside of each bull’s
eye is a glass covered opening, through which
a close watch of the water may be main
tained, and the approach of a torpedo noted.
Commenting upon the probable effectiveness
of this method. Mr. Celis says: “Is there
anything to prevent it (the ironclad) from
W hilk George Newby, aged twenty- exploding the torpedo or torpedo boat by
one, Mary Wilson, aged seven, and means of a dirigible torpedo before it comes
within the proper distance to do the barm?
Emily Wilson, aged five, and a man This device can bo applied at very small cost
named Perkins were attempting to' to any vessel.”
S unflowers are now used in Wyo
ming Territory for fuel. The stalks
when dry are as hard as maplewood
and make a hot fire, and the seed-1
heads with the seeds in are said to
burn lietter than the best hard coal.'
An acre of sunflowers will furnish I
fuel for one stove for a year.
cross a small stream in the Ogden
Canon, near Salt Lake, in a boat, they
were »wept over Wilson’s dam and all
except Perkins drowned.
1
i
Carloai Fact About Earthquake*.
French in the Cook Book.
Some of tbe most severe earthquakes on
record, it appears, have taken place during
the month of February. At Li^xm, Feb. 26.
1531, 1,500 bouses were destroye«i by au
earthquake, and 30,000 persons buried in tbe
T he three Ewing brothers, of Law ruina Feb. 2, 1703, an earthquake at Aquila,
Italy, destroyed 5,00 livea Feb. 5, 1783, a
renceburg. Ind., were born at the same terrible earthquake took place in Italy and
time fifty-four years ago. They are Sicily, destroying thousands ot lives aud
Messina and other towna On
said to be the oldest, largest and best overthrowing
'Sb. 4, 1707, an earthquake destroyed the
looking triplet» in tbe United States.
country between Santa Fe and
Abel weigh» 225 pounds, Joshua 243 z'anama, including Cusco and Quito; and it
is estimated that on this occasion 40,000 peo
and Putnam 24» pouuds; total, 716 ple were buried in one second. On Feb. 20,
1825, an earthquake in Chili, besides effecting
pounds.
an immense amount of other damage, almost
A lady teacher of music in Ontario destroyal the city of Concepcion, knocking
down the cathedral and most of tbe public
County, New York, inserted her pro building*.
fessional card in one of the county
newspapers. It was seen by an old
lover in Chicago, who at once hunted
her up, explained his absence of a
quarter of a century and married her.
It pays to advertise.
T hk latest “cattle queen” of the
West is Mita Kitty Wilkins, of Idaho,
a tall blonde, twenty-three years of
age, a fine horsewoman, and a dead
shot. Though called the cattle queen,
as a matter of fact horses are her
specialty, and she owns no less than
eight hundred, besides thousands of
cattle.
J ohn CoLGis.of Hartford City, Ind.,
is the possessor of four young foxes
that have been adopted by a cat on
the premises, that seems to manifest
os much maternal solicitude and
motherly fondness for them as though
they were her own
The foxes have
accepted the aituation in a spirit of
meekness, and are seemingly satisfied.
French words on bills of fare and in cook
books «-cur so frequently that an English
rendering of some of those oftenest used will
bo found convenient, and is given as follows:
“Au gratiu”—dishes prepared with sauce and
cram I» and baked; "bouillon”—a clear soup
stronger than broth, but uot as strong as con
somme; “consomme”—clear soup or bouillon
toiled down till very rich; “croquettes”—
minced fish or fowl made into shapes with
sauce and fried; “matelote”—a rich fish stew
with wine; “marinade”—a liquor of spices, i
vinegar, etc., in which fish or meats are
steeped before cooking; “ragoul”—a rich
browu stew with vegetables, mushrooms, etc.;
“salmi”—a stew of game, cut up and dressed
when half l-oasted; “souflee”—a very light
whipped pudding or omelette; “vol au veut’
—patties of very light puff ]>aste, made with
out a mold, and filled with meat or preserves
An Athlete’s Advice to Amateurs.
A profcssiclal * athlete advises amateurs
not to imptie upon the stomach by tbe aid
of medicines. Exercise should be avoidtl
early m the morning Wore breakfast on an
empty stomach. The air is very unwhole
some early in the morning, and until tho'gun
has purified it, to breath it freely is injurl
ous. Malarial and chest diseases are apt to
be taken. People who are not professional
athletes cannot stand the fatigue of exercire
before breakfait, and it even weakens tlw
regular professional ones who are ignorant.
The system is weaker wheix a person rises
than at any other time during the day. Th*
proper way is to rise an hour or so after tbe
sun is up, take a light breakfast, and after
the meal ha» thoroughly digested take tin
exercise.
Tho experiment of the Magdeburg hemi
spheres, illustrating the pressure of the air,
can bo cheaply and easily performed. La
Nature gives the following directions for do
ing it: Take two glass tumblers; p'oco a
bit of lighted candle in one and cover it with
the other, first placing a piece of moistened
blotting paper between them.
A Liberal Use of Disinfectants.
It matters not how good your plumbing
may be, the use of disinfectants is advisable
Your security will be greater if every week
y»ii use a di-anfectant liberally. Ous tlist
costs very little and is perfectly odorless i>
mado by dissolving n heaped teaspoonful of
nitrate of lead in a quart of boiling water,
stir it with a stick and then add to it a pail of
cold water. This is odorless and will not
stain. It costs about throe cents, and if it is
thrown once a week down the bath tub closet
and stationary wash bowl it will be money
well spent. Another disinfectant may lie
prepared, only use something of the kind reg
ularly on a certaiu day. If a day for doing a
thing is fixed it generally get» done; if “once n
week” means any day it is often forgotten.
I
A Dainty Way to Make Chocolate.
A dainty way to make chocolate is to set an
earthen pot iu a kettle of boiling water; in
this place a quart of tiiifc and cream mixed. I
Stir into this when it is hot a paste made by
mixing three heaping tablespoonfuls of grated
chocolate with a little cold milk. Let this
boil for two or three minutes and serve very
hot. If the chocolate is sweetened, it is bet
ter not to add sugar, but to let each one add
it at the table if it is not sweet enough; but
if the unsweetened chocolate is used two dcs-
sertspoouful» may be put in while it is cook-
I
M rs . B aker ,of Embry, Kan., awoke
her husband the other night and told
him to go for the doctor, for she had a
tremendous attack of cholera morbus.
Mr. Baker went, the doctor came, and
an hour or two afterward a nice boy
was born into the world, much to the
surprise of both mother and father,
who insisted they had no idea that
any such thing was to bappeD.
Tbe cut hero given shows two side tables
or shelves, one folded down and the other
raised ready for use.
l ick of oxygen. As soon as the air begins to
cool it contracts, and a partial vacuum is
produced in the tumblers, the wet paper
forming a practically air tight joint, and the
whole apparatus can be lifted by tho upper
tumbler, the pressure of the outside air being
•uffieieat to hold tho lower one in place. The
paper separating tho tumblers is often broken
by the expansion of the air in tho upper
juml.lcr, which is not rarefied by the caudle;
but this doas not interfere with the success
uf tho cxfjcrimeut, and is only another illus
tration of the atmospncric pressure.
A FOLDING TABLE.
The leaf or top is first hung by hinges to a
back strip fastened to the wall with screws.
The front of the leaf, when raised, is sup
ported by brackets which are fastened to the
wall by hinges or butts. When these bracket
orc swung in against the wall tbe leaf fall
down and is out of the way, being flat against
tho wall, as is shown in the second figure of
tne cut Housewives will hardly fail to ap
preciate the convenience of similar tables in
dining rooms and kitchens. These folding
tables may be made at a »rifling expense.
A NOVKL school commencement was
held at the New York Trade Schools
on Friday last. One hundred and
twenty brick layers were given diplo
mas, one hundred and eighty-four I
plumbers, each armed with a sheep-
tkin, were set loose on the community,
together with fifteen stone-cutters,
thirty-eight painters and twenty-eight
carpenters.
B ob M oody and his son-in-law Billy
Berrie went out hunting recently in
Mair.e, and each killed an old buck.
Moody’s deer wouldn’t lie still, so the
young maa came over and emptied
the other barrel of his gun into it, and
went back to his own. Mr. Moody
started to cut (lie deer’s throat, and
stuck the knife through, when the
deer kicked out twice, jumped up and
ran, swam the river aud got away.
— Th*
The presence ot eighty-three stu
dents in electrical engineering at Cor
nell University i» an indicat on of the
rapid growth of the interest in the ap
plication of electricity to engineering
nroblcm*
—She—“My! wasn’t that a dreary
play? Not a gleam of humor in it
Rut don’t you think some of the serious
speeches were most effectiveF” He—
••Why shouldn’t they be? The author
ha* had the best training in the world
for serions and tragic writing.”—She
—“Indeed?” He—“Yes; he was editor
<*f aa English comic paper for three
years.”— Detroit Free Preet.
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A Convenient Table.
A farm hand, popularly known as
“Tony, the Dutchman,” had a deeper
ate encounter near Scranton, Penn.,
with a wild cat, which he finally
clubbed into insensibility after tbe ani
mal had torn his clothes and badly
scratched his face.
"Tony" subse
quently procured a gun and shot the
no. 1—SIMPLE SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT.
beast, and the latter has since been
Tho candle heats the air, which expands
stuffed as a memento of the struggle. and escapes, and finally is extinguished for
Defects in Sewer G m Pipe*.
Ono of tl>e methods employed for the de
tection of defects in the sewer pipes of houses
is by introducing the oil of peppermint, di
luted with water, into the pipes, preferably
on the roof of the house, where the soil or
waste pipes terminate, and to search within
the house for tbe odor of the peppermint,
which will be detected at or near the point
where the defect exists.
FIG. 2—SIMPI^ SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT.
Tako two forks and join them together at
mangle by the prongs; then slip between
t jem a silver dollar. The weight of the han-
tlcs of tho forks will bring the center of
rarity of the whole system much below the
idgc of tho coin, which can be then placed in
my position, and will always remain perfect-
,y balanced. Tho engraving shows how the
ipporatus is constructed, and also how the
■xn can be balanced ou the edge of a goblot
rhile the water is poured out of it It will
Iso stand equally well on a knife blade o:
en the point of a pin.
The sultan has given u pair o* spiencua
Arab horses to the French ambassador at
Constantinople, one being for his wife.
The Rev. Bartholomew Edwards, rector of
Ashhill, Norfolk, is the oldest clergyman in
England, having just completed his 100th
year.
Henrv Labouchere say» that one of Queen
Victoria’s “drawing rooms” is, “speaking
generally," a very indecent and ugly exhi
bition.
i
i Ye Wan Yong, Ye Ha Yung and Yi Hun
| Yong, the secretaries of tbe Corean legation
at W ashington, have started out on a tour of
the country.
Joseph Willard, the proprietor of Willard's
hotel, Washington, is worth <13,000,000. He
began Ufa as one of tho porters in the hotel
that be now owns.
Gold Fish In GI ms Globes.
I
Gold fish require plenty of air, and should
be kept iu a wide mouthed glob* not more
than three-fourths full of water. They need
partial shade and must be kept out of the
sun and away from the fire. The water
needs changing once a week, and should have
tbe chill taken off. Do not feed the fish with
cimml* ot bread, as it. makes the water sour
Wlianever Emperor William went to bis
study window to acknowledge a military sa
lute he invariably buttoned his coat. To a
general, wlio asked him why he was so cere
monious, he said: “Thu soldiers have never
seen me with my coat unbuttoned, and they
never shall. It is the one button left unbut
toned that is the ruin of the army.”
Saying Sharp Things.
I was in a friend’s house the other day, and
asked to look at a certain paper. He said:
“Oh. I don’t take that any more.” “Why
notf “It's too smart,” by which he meant
that the keen edge of the editorial sword
was flashed a little too promiscuously, and
the whip was cracked with a ceaseless con
tinuity that was not pleasant. Now, as it is
with that paper, so it is with many men and
more women. They go through life saying
sharp things and smart things and sarcastic
thing*. They breed ill humqr; they leave
qppUasaut impression*
AX OUTING IN IDAHO.
Barbarian* In the Midst of High Civlll-
sallou—The Enorinou* Importaiu-e ol
year he made a trip tb Europe and formed
tbe acquaintance of a young English actor on
tho steamer. The latter relates that one day
tlluner Giving—The Modern Style—A
the congressman visited tho house of com
Burlexque of Hospitality.
mons and going out on the river terrace,
The essential difference between barbarism | where members and their friemls sit and
and civilization, acconling to epicures, is I smoke during the intervals between divisions
vuc» n»«-
«’hen
some sixth rate speaker is addresB-
that then - .......
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live, okm
and uow
now they
live ' and
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in
An^nean VILIU*.
mttaT wtaWyto
New . i, e®P|y
the actor and a
to eat.
Iu n.wvnavwu
llUULUO U1 7 new
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rmilt nrnl
York, there are. it must 1« cotifes^i,
many l I rail
tal1’ WeH bmlt
and
dressed young
so railed civilized tomgs of tbisorder. When '
«gars together. Congressman
they are not «ting they are talking or I YAe“! went °ver
hls fr“-nd, «ho intro-
thinking atxiut it. and their faces show what I
10 hu
saying:
an absorbing idea and habit it ta They may I n, J T* r w °
1‘'r'r°'AUCC £i,"?ri:,sslnan
to seen, any evening, at Delmoni.^s, Ito j °
^.‘.’±2..,..,
Brunswick, tbe Hoffman, or at some one c. i The c mgressman took the outstretched
° ' hand of the aesthete with the cynical smile of
the fashionable clubs, intent upon the dinner
they have ordered, ami enjoying with repel i the man who bol:eve3 be sees through a prac
lent sensuality their various dishes and rare tical joke, but lends himself to it, aud said:
“Aro you the everlasting chump they sent
wines. They are apt to have round, pro
' us to America a couplo of years ago?”
truding eyes, targe coarse mouths, double
The ¡Esthete’s cigar dropped from his fln-
chins, florid, oleaginous complexions, a gen
eral expression of matter dominating and ; gers and be stood aghast. Then turning to
controlling mind. They are barbarians in the actor ho aske 1 in supercilious tones:
“Who is this ----- a — ■ wild American
tbe midst of high civilization, for they are
i person?”
consecrated to their appetites, and impervi
Then bo walked away, leaving O’Neill and
ous to the finer issues of life.
the
actor dumfounded. Early next morning
A far larger class relish fine food, but they
the congressman took a cab and went to
relish other things, things appertaining to
Wilde's house to apologize.—Philadelphia
literature, art and science. They wish it un Press.
derstood that they are delicate in all their
taste«, that the refinements of the table ad
Too Much for Sherman.
minister to the refinements of the mind, and
There are any number of men in this town
that tbe two ara natural and proper accom who think it a great privilege to sit at the
paniments, depending on oue another. They same board with Gen. Sherman, and they
may be right, in a measure, but even they maintain, too, that next to the gifted Depew,
are incliued, notwithstanding their modera he is one of tbe most entertaining after dinner
tion, to set too much store by the pleasures I speakers in the country. A president of one
of the palate. The metropolis leans tbeaune of the Chicago railroads related in the Wind
way You see it particularly in the region sor hotel tho other night a little anecdote
between Twenty third aud Fifty-ninth aneut tho general and a certaiu military din
sti-eets, and between Fourth and Sixth ave ner giver in Omaha, Neb., at the beginning
nues, where cooking and catering are con of tbe war. The menu was wretched, as
lidered flue arts, and eating is elevated into were the Omaha hotels in thoso days. On
an elegant recreation. There are the great this occasion the butter was particularly bad
hotels, the choice restaurants, the fashieuabli and rancid to a degree. The general’s at
clubs, with most of tbe elegant residences tention was arrested, and he sent for the
where dinner giving is thought to be tta- manager, to whom he quietly remarked:
sumptuous symbol of hospitality.
“You will have to remove this butter, my
Dining aud dinner giving have assume«! friend, os it outranks me.” —New York
enormous importance there—an importune« World.
out of all projxirtiou, 1 might say, to th«
Senator Vane«’» Poser.
serious concerns of life, if dinners were not
Senator Vest was describing the limited
regarded as among the most serious Every
itay during the season scores and s«x>res ol means of the postoffice in Kansas City and
dinners are served withiu those boundaries said: “Why, Mr. President, I have seen
Chat have never been surpassed, seldom waiting at tbe delivery windows a lino of
•qualed, for variety, elaboration, eleganc« ladies half a mile long.” Senator Vunee
uni cost. Paris has long been accounted th, rose and said: ‘‘Mr. President, 1 wish to in
culinary capital of the world; but withiu quire if that is the usual length ot women in
twenty-five years New York has rivaled it iu Missouri?”—Chicago Herald.
this ]>articular. We have imported many of
A Question .Answered.
tbe tost French and Italian cooks who admit
that the Ol«l World does uot furnish half otu
lislies, and that those it has are in no way
superior to ours. This is the land of constant
Invention and improvement. Our rooks,
native as well as foreign, are continually
producing new and remarkable combina
tions, evoking novel dishes from tbe re
sources of their growing knowledge. Vet
eran gastronomists who have traveled widely
and livtxi much abroad say that there arc
restaurants in New Ycrk eclipsing those ol
the Reform club, the Maison Doree, the Cafe
Riche, Vefour’s or tbe Vacbette Brebant.
Fifty years ago, I have heard, prosperous
New Yorkers iuvited their friends to diu-
ners of four or five courses, with one or two
kiuds of wine, and they aouuuet* tuiu xton
comfortaud solid sabsfection tbaii «rage;
now out of twelve or fourte*m oiurses with
six wines. The swell dinner of today is
really brutish. Notody but a trained gour i
mand, not to say a glutton, car, eat it. I
rarely see a man who does uot Leglect sev
eral courses, often five or six. A Per oysters,
soup, fish, roust (or game), sstad, what
natural stomach wants more than sweets, my umbrella.”
fruit and coffee' I am usually satiated with
what seem solids after fish, ana I Lave, 1
think, a fair appGtite.
At formal, public dinners, you nay expect
a long menu, but in dinners tn private
bouses you ought to be content with some
thing simple. But it is at such houses that
expense is carried to a point of ostentation,
and, therefore, becomes vulgar. A public
dinner at Delinonico’s or the Brunswick is
commonly served at 412 per p'ute, wines
extra. The dishes can hardly to totter or
more numerous at privaje houses, but their
•ccompauiments are altogether more elab
orate and costly. I know of private dinners
for twenty, where the flowers in the dining
room have cost J300, and where the menus
are wc-rks of art, done by hand, at $40 to $50
each. Such banquets are not provided for
less than several thousands of dollars, which
is, to my mind, a pecunious burlesque of
hospitality.
If Crccsus is resolved to demonstrate his
Family Pride.
wealth, why should he not put two or three
Grocer—You say that your wife, Uncle
il,000 bonds uuder the ptate of each of his
guests? This would be simpler, direeter and Rastus, supports the family by taking in
a more practical method of self advertising, washing?
Uncle Rastus—Yes, sah.
which would appear to be the chief object of
Grocer—Well, don't you feel a little
such senseless prodigality. A dinner for
twelve is seldom given by a man or woman ashamed at times?
Uncle Rastus—’Shamed? No, sah; dere’s
of any pretense to fashion—wbic? commonly
signifies a deal of money—for lew than from □othin’ degradin’ 'bout takin’ in washin’. Ise
$300 to $500. What a waste of ix»sh! What proud ob de ole ’ooman.—New York Sun.
an abuse of appetite, and the simple privi
Shop Keep'n~ in Purls.
leges of homel Such a dinner might to de
licious, elegant, perfect in its kind, for $100,
French Girl—Papa, a man who looks like
or considerably less. 1 was told receutly of an American is obeervi ; thoeo gloves in tbe
a genuine lady, of slender means, who de window. What shall I risk for them?
lighted a dozen of her friends with what is
Shopkeeper—Twenty dollars.
called au exquisite dinner, the total cost of
Man (entering)—How much!
which did not exceed *35, claret being the
Girl—T went / dollars.
only wine. Why can not such simplicity
Man—Sac-r-r-r 1
an«f delicate taste to widely imitated? It
Shopkecjier—Forty cents, M's’seer.—Oma
never will to in New York cin-les that as ha World.
sume to to fa?hionable, for the ord ma. y
definition, iocaliy, of fashion is drinlay anil
A Humiliating Position.
pecuuiousuess. — “Deuiraoe” iu Globe-Demo
Visitor (to convict)—What aro you in for,
crat
ny friend?
Convict—Bauk burglary, sir.
Wliat a M.-nagrrle 31 an Say*.
Visitor—I suppose you must find your pres
Our bunte-s who are kept busy catching
.11 sorts of wild animals in all sorts of coun ent position very humi'.:-.ting.
Convict—Yes, very. When w< march to
tries tare no fear of a bite as a bite. Of
course, if a lion or a tiger bites your head meals, sir, I’m always sandwiched in between
off. you miss it. but vhat ¡3 only t>ecause the two aldermen boodlcrs. -Tho Epoch.
tax-ration is so severe. A wound from a
More Interest ng Matter,
wild beast's tooth is no worse than a wound
Subscriber (to editor)—I don’t see anything
from any other weapon. The result dejieuds
on whether the tooth is clean, or bow severe in your paper today about the heroic act of
tbe wound is, and ou the pnysical condition Smith, who saved the life of Brown at the
risk of his own.
of the man.
Editor—No; it was crowded out to make
Our hunters, naturally enough, are greatly
exposed to bites. They tiave to capture live room for an account of tbe cowardly manner
animals whenever it is possible, and many of in which Jones took tho life of Robinson.—
tbe animals object But in case of a bite Life.
they treat it simply os a laceration. They
An Unkind Cat.
•
have some liniment or salve that they use, I
Minister’s Wife (Sunday morning)—Is it
really don't know what it is, and then they
use tbe tiarks and leaves that the natives use. possible, my dear, that after all you have
Of course, if a man's blmxl is in a bad said about Sunday newspapers, you are read
condition when he is bitten, or if any dirt or ing one?
Minister (very much hurt)—You ought to
decayed matter gets into the laceration, the
patient is likely to suffer, but from the bite know mo better than that, Maria; this is tar
as a bite there is nothing to fear unless it is evening’s paper.—The Epoch.
from some poisonous creature or from a
Like a Flock of Sheep.
rabid aniniai That is, of course. a general
During nn engagement of the Strakosch
statement. Circumstances may make an ex
ception. twit the ruie m true.—New York Opera company some years ago, “Car
Mail and Er press.
mtn'’ was presented. The stage manager
instructed the captain of tho supes to
Alexander Dumas sat <lown one night not mate his first entrance with his men from
long ago and wrote a single act play before the back in single file, come down the
he quit the work, which lasted from 8 o'clock right side of the stage to the front, cross
in the evening till 2:30 in the morning. He the stage as near the footlights as possible,
drank eight cuje of black coffee while be go up on the left side and there form line.
wrote and converted twenty-nine cigarettes The directions were so simple that the
stage manager thought It quite unneces
into ashes.
Gen. Lew Wallace, the author of “Ben sary to rehearse tbe supers in the busi
Hur,” is said to be distressingly absent ness. They obeyed to the letter. When
minded. He lias been known when at break the cue came for their entrance they filed
fast to put two heaping teaspoonful» of on exactly in accordance with instructions,
sugar on a soft boiled egg, and then, almost the captain at their head, walked down
before tbe laughter had died away, to salt the stage to the footlights and started to
cross when they were brought to a sudden
his coffee with great deliberation.
halt by the prompter’s hood, which stood
The sultan of Morocco takes great pleasure exactly in their line of inarch. There
in the short line of railroad presented to him was not sufficient room for them to pass
by the king er the Belgians. It is his liettwen it and the footlights, so, after a
majesty’s great delight to climb into tbe sa- momentary pause to consider the dilemma,
leon car and whisk around the palace the captain proceeded to craw.' over the
grounds, while his dutiful uubjects gaze in liocd, and every man Jack of nta crowd
wonder upon the strange conveyance.
tell owed suit.—Detroit Free Press.
Camping Out In the Depths of • Forest.
Interview with an Old Prutpeelor—A
Dream of Millions—An Unwelooute Visi
tor— A Shot.
A journey of about thirty five mile*
brought us to Boise Busin, a trough like val
ley. that was at one time tiie richest gold
field in the world. The small forest set cave
gave up »7,000,000 of the precious dust in a
single year. Where the throng of miners
battled iu tbe strife in those palmy days i»
now a silent shaded waste, reminding one of
an ancient catacomb. Tbe trunks of giant
trees are rotting where they were uprooted
by the hydraulic force that removed moun
tain». The creek that furnished the water to
work the desolation aud wash out tbe gold
still grumbles aud sighs and splashes iu its
mad rush. It winds among tbe limbs of
trees forty feet above its old bed where it
has been raised by the debris. We jolted
along over a road bed of rock washed bare
by tbe stream that had been drawn from it* -
channel a hundred times by tbe changing
sands, till a cooler breath warned us night
was coming on aud that we must chouse a
campground. We passed beyond the must
desolate |>art of the abandoned gold field.
There was evidence of later work in all tbe
gulches leading up the kill side, where water
could uot be conducted from the targe
cnxka
We came to a green plat near an old cabin
and decided to <aunp for the night. We were
so deep in the heavy forest that no wind
fanned us. It came to us in a murmur that
added to the solitude. The sighing of a
waterfall came up from Morrc’s creek in
swells that mingled with the music of the
trees We wondered who could be the occu
pant of the tumble down log cabin—who
could have buried himself in such a living
touib. We soon learned that it was the home
of Mr B., a well known pros|«ctor, who bad
lived in those mountains since ’63. He came
out and introduced himself. A gray, unkempt
beard ami loug bairaeetnsd to crowd upward
to the slouched hat that held them in bounds
as tbe binders bold loose bay. He was
dressed in soiled canvas clothes, but he acted
the host with the air of one who knew his
importance in his element. The rude struct
ure be called a home was a pile of round logs,
and so low was the door that we bad to
stoop to pass through. We could not resist
bis invitation, however, and soon were be
tween tbe rough sooty walls. A broad fire
place, built of stones and dirt, set off from
one end of the single room. A mattress of
pitie boughs covered with fur ski is and old
blankets was held in a framework to the logs
and was his lied. A side of bacon hung from
tbe low rafter». His chair was a block sawed
from a round log; and it stood on end by a
shelf that was used for a table, a cupboard
and a pantry.
He told us bis claim yielded gold dust
enough in two or three weeks, while tbe
snow was melting rapidly, to supply his
wants for a year. Tbe balance of his time
he spent in making pi osjiecting tours far into
tbe most rugged mountain regions. He
searched for quartz mines exclusively.
Every inch of tho old house was a cabinet
of mineral s;>ecimenA He convi
of sulphurate, copper stains, <
ledges with walls mid
various grades
pert* «» Ml» |
«ntinwaa
reasoning «roula
millionaire. He
in hisaub-
ject—bis dream of millions—that we ra
treated through the doorway before he be-
came a ware of our intention».
1 be brat ingbt out in a lonely woods, one
cannot sleep soundly. That night two tallies,
three gentlemen and two small children,
who constituted our party, were restless even
at the still hour of midnight Tbe ladies and
tbe children were in tbe tei t, tbe gentlemen
were tossing about on a tard, improvised
couch under the wagon. The slightest noise
seemed to be annoying. The horses snorted
restlessly sometime» as though they hud
■eeu sou>e strange object Ar owl booted
uear by. and his doleful notes avakened
answers that came like strauge voices from
the other world. Tbe (ire had not burned
out. aud it flickered up unsteadily and made
weird figures ou the tent walta Our must
timid (riemls were by that time in a mood to
be easily frightened. A stealthy footfall wm
beard. Komething was sueakiug around tbe
camp ll pussed between the tout and the
slender shoote ef flame. Its shadows came
and went on tbe canvas. It was hideous, it
was a monster iu proportioua Bo at least
thought the ladies as they buried their faces
umler the quitte. Bcratcli, scratch, was beard
on lue tent, lightly at first, tbeu it ripped
with a loud sound.
A scream came from tbe folds of bed
clothe* The men were roused. They could
tee some animal, by the light of tbe uncertain
fire, with half its body through a bole in the
side of tbe tent It was ravenously devour
ing roast chicken, boiled bain and other deli
cacies of the larder A gun wm at band, *
bullet was sent through tbe intruder. A
scream from the brute followed the report ot
tbe gun. It sprung forward into tbe tent
directly ujioii the bed. Tbe occuimnts were
dumb with fright. In frenzy tbe am mal tore
its wounded »ide—tore its owu vital» from
the bullet hole and madly shook blood ai d
filth over tbe tent, tbe I mm I and tbe cloth *
scattered allait, and then with cries thit
rent the air fell dead. It was found to bet
Rocky mountain wolverina It was os targe
as a wolf. - Itoxey Newton In Detroit Fre*
Frau.
Ozone M a Germicide.
In some exjierlmerits with ozone as a cura
tive agent, an English lady, so far advanced
in conriiniption that her case appeared hope
less. has lieen treated with inhalations of this
gas, with results dexcrilxxl as marvelous.
Alter a month's treatment, tbe appetite was
regained, tbe sleep calm and refreshing, and
there was a very goo I prospect of recovery.
Tbe ozone was prepared by passing a stream
of oxygen through tbe current of an I ud Lo
tion coil, and was administered with stmoe-
pbwlc air ui tbe pro|>ortion of oue in five«
Tbe exiierunenter has reached the conclusion
that the ozone treatment Is specially sppliau
ble to all germ diseases.— Arkauaaw Trav-
aler
William O’Brien, M. P., worked out the
idea of a novel while in pruon, but having
no writing .natertals was not able to commit
his thoughts to paper..
The Prince of Naples, crown prince of
Italy, is, it is rumored, a candidate for the
hand of Princess Sophie, daughter of Em
peror Frederick, of Germany.
Capt. J. B. Coffin, of Massachusetts, ex
pects to have a jolly time as American con
sul at St. Helena. * He will have to be a Na
poleon of cheerfulness if lie does.
The new Duke of Rutland, Lord John
Manners, inherits 70,000 acres of land, five
mansions and alxiut $500,000 annual income
from Lis brother, the bachelor duke.
When Judge Gresham is in evening dress
he & cousiilei-ed by his friends the most at
tractive man living. It is supposed that he
will wear a dress coat at the convention next
summer.
Senator Chare, of Rhode Island, is the only
mernlier of the United States senate who al
ways wears a swatio» tailed coat, while At
torney Gqiieral Gai land prides himself on
never having owned one.
Stenographer D. F. Murphy has been the
reporter of tbe United States senate for
nearly forty years. He has reported Clay,
Webster and Cass, and later Stunner, Sew
ard and other famous men.
Austen Chamberlain, eldest son of tbe
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, is to enter
jiarliameut. He has Iweti studying in Berlin,
and it is said that Prince Bismarck took a
great fancy to him and frequently enter
tained him at dinner
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