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MOST REMARKABLE TUNNEL
IX WORLD TO BE BVILT
Will be Used tor Street CM Service
Under the City of Loa Ancelee and
Will Admit oT Car Betas; Run M
Any Speed Desired Wderfid
Ctnom Win Ooet Eaonaoaa Sue
and Work 11 u Already Begun.
Portland. Feb. (.Kit P. Clark,
who ia building the Vloant Hood loo
trie railway from Portland to Bull
Run. haa begun construction at Loa
Angeles ot one of the moat remark'
able tunnels on the western contl
Bent. It will be a four-track electric
railway tunnel, a little more than nine
mile tons, extending; under the city
ot Loa Ancelea and (Win an outlet
for the beach lines ot the Loa Ancelei
Y Pacific railway system. The tun'
nel will cost $4,099,000.
The company's present fast Una be
tween Lee Angeles, Ssnta Monica and
- other beaches makes the Jrlp one way
tn l miuutes. The distance la It
mllea. A Los Angeles man can reside
at his seashore home and attend to
business In the. city as conveniently
aa can the ' Sellwood resident who
works down town In Portland.
- The trip between Loa Antelea and
Santa Monica Is retarded by the ne
cessity for . running trains slowly
through the city, and the lost time
-has to be made up by the run south
after passing the Junction of the Sher
man line branch to the oil fields. This
junction is about eight mllea out from
the city.
In seeking a direct outlet from the
rtty the company was confronted by
a high hill that skirts the city limits
and .incloses It like a Chlness wall on
that side. The company determined
to tunnel under this hill.. When the
levels were taken It was found that
the topography would permit contln
uing the tunnel several mllea. ' The
opportunity to stay, underground was
seised by the company. It purchased
hundreds of acres of ground. to
which it now holds title "from China
to the gates of heaven," and none can
. say nay If It wants to run Its car ISO
.miles an hoar.
' The tunnel will be extended a dis
tance of more thsn nine miles, with
four separate car tracks, by which It
is hoped to operate an entirely safe
system of rapid transit. The exit of
the tunnel Is nearly at the Sherman
line Junction.
The result will be to give the com
pany two lang tangents, one of nine
miles through the tunnel and the
other of eight mllea on the run south
from the Junction, where a speed of
"8 miles an hour can easily be main
tained. The net gain secured by the
construction of this enormously ex
pensive work will be to clip ten min
utes off the present running time .be
tween Los Angeles and Santa Monica,
making the trip In 1 minutes.
OFFERED 92000 FOR METEORITE
Timber Cruiser Who Found Valuable
Curiosity Receives Fancy Offer.
H. o. Herrold, the timber cruiser
of Tacoma, who last fall discovered a
meteorite In the foothills of the Baker
mountains In Whatcom -county, and
who has been corresponding with the
Sikitbsonian Institute and. several
other museums of the country ..relative
to the safe ot the curiosity, 'has re
ceived an o'ffer of $2000 for it, states
a Tacoma report.
Mr. Herrold does not at present
care to say what museum has made
him the offer for the celestial visitant,
but the representative will be on the
sound In March and Will make an ex
amination of the meteorite. The me
teorite is a monolith four feet wide,
six feet high and 10 feet long, and
consists of the meteorite iron, accord
ing to Mr. Herrold, that when once
seen can never be mistaken. He says
the meteorite was probably three
time Its present slse when It fell,
and he Is convinced from observations
made on the spot, that it fell at least
2000 years ago, and probably 2S0O.
The meteorite Is lying on a hog
back. A little creek that now flows
through the forest close by has been
fromed since and has been flowing
down Its bed for untold ages. The big
hole made in the earth by the mighty
Impact of the monolith, aa it was
hurled by the power of gravity, has
all been healed by the erosion of cen
turies of rainfall, leaving the, meteor
ite, which was originally half burled,
lying almost on top of the ground."
A scrap iron man of the city has
made Herrold an offer for the mete
orite, providing he will deliver It
This Is where the shoe pinches, as,
according to- letters Herrold has re
ceived from museums, it will take a
great amount-of money to get It out
of the foothills.
THE CATLOW COUNTRY.
Great Valley In Lower Harney County
Is Exceedingly Rich.
There has been lots of advertising
of Harney valley the last few years,
according to a dispatch from Burns,
but some of the other large valleys
tn the southern part of the county
have never been mentioned.
One of the largest is Catlow valley,
which Is 35 miles long by 15 miles
vide. The land Is a rich sandy loam,
covered with large sage brush. The
principal creeks are Roaring Spring,
Home and Rock. Most of the land
on the creek bottoms Is held by the
large stock men, but the sage brush
land is still 1n the hands of the gov
ernment. ..-
Three of the eastern Oregon sur
veys to California were surveyed
through Catlow valley last year, and
there is good prospect of this feeder
being built when the main line Is
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completed across the stalev The road
leave Um mala Une at the Narrows,
In Harney valley. Near Roaring
Spring creek would be a fine location
for a townslt. aa g-Kd water power
could be developed there and the
town would be the distributing point
for part of Harney and fur outhvst.
ern Lake county.
The valley has not been developed
In an agricultural way, but the Tele
gram correspondent has seen fine
grain and garden truck growing at
the Roaring Springs ranch, while at
the Home Creek ranch fine shade
trees and fruit trees were making as
nice growth aa could be wished.
The prospect la excellent for strik
ing artesian water In this valley, aa a
few mllea south flowing wells have
been strurk at IS to 100 feet deep.
Under the land laws a person can take
JIO scree, and with artesian water, a
claimant would find no trouble prov
ing up on desert tend. Real estate
men and locators have not been lo
cating people tn thla part ot Harney
county, as It Is too far from Burns,
being SO miles south.
There Is no place In Harney county
that offers feetter Inducements to the
homeseeker than Catlow valley as It
Is on the railroad survey and has
good land. It la about 0 miles from
the Peblow mining district, which Is
being developed.
SHEEP SCAB FROM MICHIGAN.
Wyoming Sheep Infected by Impor
tation From the North.
A serious outbreak of scabbles pre-1
vails In the country west of Casper
in Natrona county, where more than
SO bands of sheep have been placed
in quarantine by the state board ot
sheep commissioners, says the Chey
enne Tribune. Commissioner Delfel
der Is on. the ground and has taken
charge.
He has appointed a large number
of Inspectors and the quarantined
bands will be watched closely and In
the event of the disease appearing
therein the sheep will be promptly
and effectively treated. .
This outbreak is alleged to be due
to the Importation of diseased bucks
from Clarkston, Mich., by J. Le Roy
Davis, the bucks having entered
Wyoming without government inspec
tion. '
The state la w, the governor's proc
lamation of last April,1 and the regu
lations of the bureau of animal In
dustry are In harmony In prohibiting
the importation Into the state of ani
mals without clean bills of health.
This particular shipment of sheep
waa dipped at Casper on arrival by
an inspector of the state board of
sheep commissioners, but despite this
precaution, the bucks broke out with
the disease. Shortly after being sub
jected to the dipping process the
bucks were divided up and sold to dif
ferent sheepmen in Natrona county,
the bucks going In aa many as 15 to
18 bands.
The government authorities have
been asked to prosecute Davis for
entering the state without receiving
government inspection. .
The. Natrona sheepmen are greatly
incensed over the matter and threaten
Davis with lawsuits. The sheepmen
have held two mass meetings In Cas
per, and efforts will be made to extra'
dlte Davis.
DRY FARMERS INTERESTED.
Baker Cky Herald Says Hillsides in
Baker County Will Soon-. Prodotce
Excellent Wheat.
Since the Herald gave publicity fto
the locating of claims on Virtue flat
by men from Washington state .who
are familiar with dry farming; and
stated they exercised no hesitation In
filing on the land as soon almost as
they saw it, others have been heard
from. Several Inquiries have reached
this office ' directly and indirectly,
asking if there Is much land on the
foothills that can he homesteaded,
says the Baker City Herald.
An effort is to be made shortly to
advertise the dry lands of Baker
county In a practical manner. TMs
idea was conceived by members of
the Commercial organizations, and It
Is a good one. Last year many ex
cellent products were raised from the
dry lands and in some Instances pho
tographs were procured. It is sug
gested that a folder be made giving
these photographs of the dry land
products, stating that they were
raised, end attached to the folder
shall be an affidavit as to the truth
of the statement
The latter feature is a good one, for
In the seal and enthusiasm to por
tray a country's . richness and fertility
it is not uncommon for circulars Is
sued , to go a trifle beyond stubborn
facta. With the affidavit of several
leading citizens accompanying there
can be no doubting the absolute truth
of the statements, and more men will
be attracted that way than in any
other.
Even if no further advertising was
done Baker county will have a steady
stream of Inquiries relative to her dry
lands for they are now before the
public -
California to See Yakima Apples.
North Yakima fruit is to be taken
to California as an Illustration of what
can be done in this state In the way
of growing superior apples. Four
boxes from among those which won
the Ankeny cup at Walla Walla last
week have become a part of the ex
hibit of the Inland Empire association
on Its trip to Los Angeles this week.
The fruit is to be displayed. In one of
Ihe large plate g on windows of tht
car on which the excursionist will
travel and la to be labeled, "Grown
In the Inland Empire." Fur the pur
ose of the trip this description Is close
enough as the excursion is to adver
tise the stats of Washington ; as a
whole. Yakima Republic.
The house committee on naval af
fairs yesterday recommended two
warships of the Delaware class .In
stead of four as desired and recom
mended by the navy department and
urged by the president
ill FOR OPEfl RI.EB
INTEREST IN OLD SUB
JECT 13 REVWING.
Br. X. . Illwlotdt, tlie ftonrer Often
River Worker ot Walla. Walla.
Notes a Commendable) Increase of
Interest In Subject Future Pros
perity of Korthwest Depends Vpon
Mnklng Rivera Navigable.
A correspondent at Walla Walla
says of the growing Interest in the
open river movement throughout the
northwest aa noted by Dr. N. O. B la
lock, the pioneer worker ot Walla
Walla: . . .
Dr. N. O. Blalock and Professor
John Lyman ot Whitman college, rho
hav been on a trip of education In
connection with the rivers and hsr
bora Improvement campaign, return
ed yesterday with optimist to reports
of the work.
"Twenty years ago when I under
took to advocate an open river prop
osition I waa met with silent uncon
cern from the people." said Dr. Bla
lock. The project then waa consid
ered visionary in the extreme. Since
then possibilities ot open river have
begun to appeal to all the people of
the state. Now It Is surprising how
eager they are to enter Into any dis
cussion of the subject' Thla asms
change Is noted by Captain Gray of
Pasco, himself a life-long advocate
of the open river, who la affiliated
with me In the work.
"I sent letters today to our con
gressmen and senators urging them
to do all they could to help secure
the passage of therlver and harbors
appropriation bill which will be In
troduced In congress within a few
days. I told them that if I had Judg
ed sentiment of the state aright they
would make a great political mistake
If they did not favor the bill. . This
measnre will follow the general sug
gestlon of the recent rivers and har
bors congress, and will call for the
appropriation - of 1500. 000,000 tor
Improvements.
W1U Sloe With Approval.
"This bill will undoubtedly com
mand the friendship ot manystcon-
gressmen, for the reason that almost
every one. of them has a constituen
cy that would benefit by some pro
vision of the bill. Of course, this is
an unfavorable time to . secure ade
quate attention to the measure, but
I believe that when It comes up tor
consideration it will mtike such a
strong appeal to the people of the
country that congress will not dare
to sidetrack It
"It Is not the Intention of the
rivers and harbors congress to allow
the money appropriated to be spent
foolishly. It U their plan to have.
say, four commissions appointed to
look after the various Interests of tne
country. These commissions will in'
quire minutely Into the needs of their
particular district, and then in a gen
eral conference the share of each
commission will e determined."
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THE TELL-TALE THUMB.
Th thumb which bends back easily
nersonlfles areat adaptability, ex
travagance, brilliancy and versatility.
' The owner of such a thumb is at
home in changing circumstances In
fact, is home anywhere la generally
svmDathetic. sentimental and, aa a
rule, improvident
They are easily reached through
their hearts, and it Is difficult for
them to pass a beggar on the street
without contributing a mite.
The owner of a stiff thumb Is prac
tical, matter of fact, economical, ex
acting and weighs everything care-
fully.
He is the possessor of a strong will
and Is stubbornly determined.
He is cautious, reserved and seldom
impressionable or cares to invite con
fidence.
Such a person has a great power
to accumulate by plodding.
The owner of a stiff thumb cannot
make his money as easily, nor has he
the power ot making aa much, aa the
more limber thumbed Individual, but
what he makes he is generally able
to hold.
He ia no extremist and enjoys a
quiet life, seldom cares to flaunt, Is
not erratic, and prefers to stick to one
thing.. Pittsburg Dispatch. ,
PRINTING OFFICE RULES.
Parties wishing to enter the print
ing office at this season of the year
should be governed by the following
rules:
. Advance to the Inner door, give
three distinct raps and the devil will
tend to your alarm. You will give
your name, postofflce address and
the number of years you are owing
the paper; he will admit you. You
will advance to the center of the of
fice and address the editor with the
following countersign: Extend your
right hand about two feet from your
body, with the thumb and Index fin-'
ger clasping a f 0 bill, which drop In
to the extended hand of the editor, at
the same tlem saying: "Were you
looking for me?" The editor will
say: "You bet!" After giving him
the news you will be permitted to re
tire with a receipt for an obligation
properly discharged. Exchange.
TO WALLOWA IN SPRING.
Prospects for Early Completion of
Line Into Wallowa County Are
Bright.
F. D. McCully, the Joseph mer
chant, is spending the day In La
Grande on his return fronva business
trip to Portland, says the Star. Yes
terday Mr. McCully had an Interview
with General Manager J. P. O'Brien
In Portland in regard to the prospects
for the completion of. the Wallowa
extension from Elgin, It miles of
which Is, In operation.
Mr. O'Brien said that there was
every expectation that work on this
extension would be resumed in the
spring. Although all such are de
termined by the eastern officials of
the road, the recommendations of
the western officers has Its weight
and It la believed that It can be
hown that the continuation ot this
work, which lit now so well alung It
lrat'llrlly a neoewlly.
All (lie grading la finished, nearly
all the lies have been purchased and
a large number have been distributed
along the line. There remains only
the construction ot a couple ot bridges
and the laying of the track to give
the residents ot Wallowa valley a rail
road outlet
Mr. McCully 'says that there la a
large amount ot trsffto that Is await
ing the completion of the road, and
It Is a class ot freight that cannot oe
very well removed In any other way.
A loss Is sustained on everything pro
duced In the valley on account ot the
lack ot railroad transportation.
In the shipment ot hogs alone, of
which Wallowa county furnishes a
large percentage, there la a loss to
the stockman on an average ot 11.10
per head on account ot the necessity
ot hauling or driving them to the
railroad at Elgin. Thla la but one
Item, and there are many other
classes ot products that would con
tribute to the business ot the road
that cannot be moved at all under
the present circumstances. ..
WORK OF THE COMPOSERS.
Frana Abt, according to the figures
nuhitahvd. created 1(10 compositions.
of which 1071 were choruses, 100 du
ets and USt songs. Johann Bebaatlan
Bach Is credited with 1101 composi
tions, ot which SSI were for the or
gan and 011 were choruses. Beetho
van's comnosltlons are Disced at 419
nnhmi 1x8: Handel. ItT: Haydn.
(75: Ltaxt. 9(1; Mosart, when he waa
SS years old, had written ISO com
positions; Raft, 110; Rubinstein, (SO
Schubert. 11 years old, 791; Schu
mann, 4( years old, (71. -
When we .exceot Csernv and Dla
belli, who wrote for pedagogic! pur
poses, Mosart ana ocnuoen ranc
hleheat for Drallfio work. Th statis
tician did not consider In hla list the
compositions intended for tne stag
Musical Review. '
A HINT FROM FRANCE. .
To waste Is not part ot French
man's nature, jays a correspondent
In the Travel Magaalne.
When spending several months In
Parts recently In French family,
I was struck by the tact, that I never
saw any garbage collectors. I asked
Madame de V., .with whom' I was
staying, to explain thla She said,
"We have no garbage, we utilise
everything that can possibly be used.
and such things as egg shells, etc.
we burn. We have no need of gar'
bag collectors." I could not but
wonder what the French would say
of our ugly cans heaped with filthy
ferarbag in most of our cities and
towns waiting on the sidewalk each
morning tor collection and removal,
GAMBLERS. WERE BUSY.
. -
The statistics -of the New York Ex
change for the year 1007, show that
the combined sales of IS of the most
active Issues .totaled 143,(88,871
shares, or 71 per cent of all the bust'
nam transacted on the exchange dur
Ing the year. In the case of 11 of the
stocks listed the number of shares
traded In during the year exceeds
the total stock of the companies,
while Reading. Union Pacific and
American Smelting were traded in for
from 17 to 20 times the entire out'
standing number of shares of the
companies.
, , Now can any one claim that In
vestment and not gambling domi
nates Wall street's activities. Spo
kane Chronicle.
PARTY STRONGER; BOSS DEAD.
Is there a republican party In Ore
gon? Why, of course there ia. There
Isn't a republican machine, however,
to permit United States senatorial
candidates to welld thick clubs over
the heads of legislators and federal
officers, as was apparently done at
the time Hall and Mays were in of
fice. And yet a deep sigh of regret
now cornea from those who condemn
Hall and Mays over the passing to
the ash heap of a system which made
their trial possible! Some people are
hard to please. Prlnevllle Review.
' How Far Can You Walts?
Society Is enjoying the lull which
precedes the opening of parliament,
when the winter festivities will com
mence, says a London letter. Many
invitations have - been Issued for
bridge-dances, a form of entertain,
ment so arranged that between rub'
bers of bridge enthusiasts of the
game can dance a waits or two-step.
It' is supposed that It will be an Im
mensely popular arrangement
The latest fad of gilded youth Is
the carrying of ballroom pedometers,
so that they can Inform their part
ners how great a distance they have
covered In one dance.
Heir to Immense Fortune.
An announcement has been receiv
ed by James P. Goodhue, agent for
the Northern Express company, that
as a descendant of Israel Putnam he
la one of the heirs to an estate valued
at $20,000,000, which Is now in trust
In the Bank of England. An effort
la now being made to settle the' mam-
ninth estate; and Mr. Goodhue, to
gether with other relatives of the
Fecr'tss Israel In tha west, will es
tablish their consangult.'ty with the
hero of the Revolutionary war. Mr.
Goodhue Is a son of Clare Putaam.
Walla Walla Union. '
An attempt made to wreck the fast
Santa Fe passenger near Jollet, 111.,
failed because the wreckers put ties
on the wrong track and wrecked the
slow freight instead. '
FID AFTER
COM!
PASHKNGEIt ASSOCIATION .
MAY COME TO OREGON.
Every Effort Now Being Matt by the
Portland Contmnrcial Club to Bring
Big Railroad Meeting to Um Hose
Oty Ibruary IS Has Dean CM
Aside as "Rose Flaming Day" In
Port land.
Portland, Feb. 4. Portland busi
ness men have determined to make
united and most enthusiastic effort
to secure from th Trana-Conilnenial
Passenger association a special rat
through to Portland and other points
In th Paclflo northwest for delegates
and others who will attend th na
tional democratic, convention to be
held In the metropolis of Colorado
next July.
Thla was the tople ot a meeting
held at th parlors ot the Portland
Commercial club Friday night and
letter wer forwarded Saturday to
the meeting ot the passenger agents
now In session at Coronado Beach,
Cl. .
The round trip rates that will be in
vogue from Portland and other Or
gon point to Denver will make It
easy to organise a party of represen
tative business men from all' parts ot
tha state and send them on a special
train to-Denver where an extraordi
nary effort will be made to convince
the delegates In attendance upon the
convention of th special attractions
of th Oregon climate during th hot
season.
"Kom Planting Day" IVornarv IS.
v February IS has een selected as
"Ros Planting Day- Flv thousand
bus'he will b planted that day In the
nra, mia it is conuaewiy oe-
lleved that (0.000 more will be put
out In th yards and gardens of Port
land and vicinity.
An extended editorial In the BUI
Ings, Mont, "Clftictte" speaks of the
vast amount Of advertising Oregon Is
receiving .through th newspaper ot
that stat as a direct result of th
prise offer made by th Portland
Commercial club.
Three hundred persons were In at
tendance upon th third annual ban
quet of th Hood River Commercial
club on the evening o( January list
Aspecial Pullman sleeper went from
Portland, filled to Its capacity with
representative business men of the
metropolis. Among th guest was
Governor Chamberlain.
A number of eastern people are
anxious to establish banks In Oregon.
particularly those with a capital ot
from $16,000 to 115,000, with th1
new-comer, putting in from $5000 to
ii.voo.
Will Entertain. Excursion.
Portland has determined to give
the great "Inland Empire Excursion,"
which spends all day Saturday, Feb
ruary S, In this city, a most cordial
reception. Two hundred and fifteen
persons compose this party, the trip
I made under th auspices of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce and
Walla Walla Commercial club, and
the entertainment they receive here
will be an Index of that .extended at
other Oregon points where they made
stops. -The purpose of this excursion
is to Induce the thousands of tourists
now In California to return to their
homes by way of the northwest' route.
Big cargoes ot lumber are leaving
Portland to be used In the construe
tlon of the Panama canal.
FAVORS BIG FINES.
Secretary Bonaparte Say Tills I Only
Effective- Method, of Punbdtlng
Trusts.
After having declined to express
his views on the recent measure sent
to congress by President Roosevelt
and also on the speech delivered by
Governor Hughes of New York,
United 8tate Attorney General Chas.
J. Bonaparte dictated the, following
for the New York Sun:
'There is one matter, however,
about which I can speak with knowl
edge. If great clusters of corpora
tions, such aa the Standard Oil com
pany, the tobacco trust, 'the powder
trust and our well knpwn railroad
systems, are not to be punished by
fines imposed on convicted corpora
tions, this means that In 99 cases
out of 100 they will not be punished
at all. It Is often possible to obtain
legal proof on which to convict the
corporation when It will b altogether
Impossible to obtain evidence to sat
isfy a Jury against one of Its super
ior officers. This statement may
seem a little strange, to persons in
experienced in criminal law, but a
lawyer who has to enforce such stat'
utes as the anti-truat laws will soon-
learn Its truth."
FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS.
As a practical Illustration of the old
aaage aDout tne great conflagration
that may be kindled by a little fire, It
would be difficult to find one more
striking than Is furnished by th fol
lowing Item which we find In the New
York World of a few days ago:
"Some one Jostled a tired man on
a subway platform. He dropped an
iron ash can cover, which rolled off
the platform down on the heavily
charged third rail. There was a vivid
terrifying flash, a sharp hissing, that
section of. the subway was short cir
cuited and trains by scores came to a
sudden halt Then the lights went
out.
"Minute after minute passed. ' It
was the rush hour. Every car on
every uptown train was Jammed to
the doors. Passengers huddled to
gether In darkness. Terrified women
spoke In strained whispers. Even the
reassuring voices ot the men passen
gers had an anxious note. Five min
utes, 10 minutes passed. The air
PORTtfl
hsd become dens and toul. Delay
the passengers wr used to, but
darkness was terrifying. If Bit ot
thus frightened women had shriek
ed In th darkness a panic might nv
followed. "
rsiXO TOO MUCH JUICE.
North YaWlm Ruutulng Houses Put
tlto Ran on Modern Ktoctrto Po
tior. Th curling Iron, th ohaflng dish,
th smoothing iron, th toaster and
on or two "other electrlo device are
tabood In mor than on ot th Yaki
ma rooming houses, aay th Republic-
Proprietor of such places look
upon them with disfavor and om
hav acquired such skill that tney can
smell them out as a Kulu smells out
witches, other of less skill hav an
equally offeotlv method of reduc
ing their operation by turning oft
the electrlo current from a very arly
dawn until a very lat twilight, or
mor so, Th magnitude of recent
bill for lighting hav been found
alarming. Th blam tor this Is
placed against th Insinuating ways
of th electrlo device of today. Apart
from th light which can be consum
ed by a careless tenant must b add
ed th fluid used In th preparation
of breakfast, that needed for proper
ly smoothing out th creases from
shirtwaists and putting proper Cress
es Into pants or rather trouser
Then th real and th artificial balr
must be curled and many a mustach
Is said to ba given an upstanding ap
pearance , by th sams method.
Luncheon follow and then perhaps
soma electrlo needlework on leather,
or wood or complexion, remaps m
pot or two of tea may b brewed In
the afternoon when guests are sn
tertalned or It may be that a mechan
ical toy Is mad to entertain th our
lous. Th preparation of a light sup
per follows, and If, In th evening,
there la an opportunity and sec
ond attachment the electric ohaflng
Aimh t m ,1 A tn vlM lin rsrahlf AP
stew, or perhaps a dish of fried ba
nana , '
All this coats th user about three,
or mayb four, dollars a week, and
th unhappy landlady who rent th.
rooms snye peevish thing at the end
of each month about th grasping
corporation. '
WANT COOS BAY LAND.
Peculiar Suit Etlod With fivmry
Qonnparta ami U. 8. Government a
DcfrmlantM.
..'Novel In that C.J. Bonaparte, Uni
ted Htutoa attorney general, and 'th
United States Itself are made defend
ants, a suit was tilled by 91 plaintiff
In the United Saates circuit court yes
terday, says the Portland Telegram,
with the view of forcing th South
ern Oregon company to sell them II.
000 acre of Ihe Coos Bay wagon road
grant at $2.50 an acre. The United
States attorney general and the Uni
ted State are made parties to th
suit 'because of a Joint resolution
which la now before congress, asking
thut'innd of this nature elllir be for
feited by the United State or the law.
concerning It be, en forced. r
."The 91 .plaintiffs reside at various
points In the United State from
Maine to Oregon, and all ar cltlsens
of the United Statea-who filed appli
cations for the land with th South
ern Oregon company at Empire City
within the last few months. All of
their proofs are on file In th depart
ment of Washington-
The title ot the suit I John R. Her
ron and others against Southern Ore
ion Company and others, and th
document getting forth the claims of
the defendants. Is bulky, containing
more than 100 typewritten legal
pages.
ALCOHOL MADE FROM POTATOES
Denatured alcohol Is promised to
replace electricity aa th fuel of th
future, says The Delineator. Promi
nent Influences are at work to pro
mote, the use of denatured alcohol.
The New York company that Is back
or it nns a its president a member
of the United States consular service
who has resigned his diplomatic po
sition to serve In this capacity, Ar
gument brought to bear at legisla
tive sources this year succeeded In
having the revenue tax removed so
that denatured alcohol now sells for
50 cent a gallon. ,
The department ot agriculture -at
Washington has extended its n.nn.
eratlon by Introducing and distribut
ing tnorugh th country this season
a new variety of potato from which
the fArmAfu alll V.a .Kl. . u ,
, - - - -. . ww kwiv mciiieeivvs
to produce the alcohol. And there
nas just been placed on the market
an alcohol flatiron, stove and lamp
burner, the entire set lii, em-
only $7. They operate as simply and
reaany as those run by electricity
and at a cost of one cent an hour,
which is cheaper, even, than karo.
sens.
FEROCIOUS MUSOALONGE.
In the bed ot a drained-off lake
waa found the Skull of a muacalnnn
with a swan's skull Inside of it, ana
the teeth were looked in tha hn
showing that the strong, powerful
oira naa Deen attacked during a time
when its hear was under water, and
possibly in the fierce battle that must
have ensued each combatant
ed the other. The fish was supposed
to have been about 70 pounds in
weigni. , Anotner case on record 1 '
that Of a 6-DOUnd fish holna- fn.J
dead apparently choked by the partly
wallowed body of an other fish of
three pounds. So voraclou. v
muscalonge that it will devour any
...I, imuH. vnai comes within its
vision. Full grown bull frogs, good
sized ducklings, small aauatln hi.
as well as many water animals, be-
uwn.o an easy prey to its yawning
sepulcher of a mouth. Metronmtton
Magazine,,
Rogue River valley had a tw.
inch snowfall Sunday, the first of tha