Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1887)
MISSING LINKS., "Murk Twain" is said to be worth ti.swo.ooa Jay Goul.l is noxestwd for $100,000. ami no mora. In New York. Thin plates of nitstal in the backs of books are & new London notion. The faahiouable ladies of Cleveland, CV, have taken to horseback riding ? The late Count Bcust was almost a rival ol Liszt in the favor of women. The use ot bicycles and tricycles is to be regulated by law in Thiladclphis. A Minneapolis man is building a $20, 000 log house right in the heart of the town. San Francisco claims a population of 300.000, which includes 25.000 Mongo lians. The pausy Is Mrs. Cleveland's favor ite flower, and she has her dinner-table decorated with them. Nathan llobba. of Peenfleld. Ga., who is 96 years old, works every day and reads without spectacles. There are two counties in Speaker Carlisle's district that never had a rail road or a telegraph station. An Uhio damsel is said to liave re ceived ninety-nine offers of marriage during the past two years. 1 he itrcsses of a western actress are described in a local paier as "poems, aud very short poems, at that" Thirtv tons of coal are required to heat the greenhouses of one of the best norista in uoston during the winter. A deposit of "black mud" recently discovered in Garland county, Arkan sas, is said to yield $40 in silver to the ton. Iroquois, the only American horse that ever won the English Derby, is be- ins: wintered on a farm near Nashville, Tenn. The Catholic churches ot Pittsburgh, Va.. have purchased: one hundred acres on Squirrel hill to be used for a ceme tery. The grouud cost $50,000. A newly repaired house in Ch irlcston has been painted lilac and the neigh bor are ns imicu interested in the deo- oration as a new development of earth quake results. Some northern manufacturers ot stoves are moving southward in conse quence of western competition and on account of the cheapness of iron iu Ala bama and lennessee. A single sheet of paper 72 iuches wide and 7 miles long was made with out a break in a paper-mill at Water town. N. Y.. a few days ago. The sheet weighed 1.207 pounds. A deposit of pure asphaltutn, from fifteen to twenty feet 'thick, has beeu discovered near Thistle Station in Utah. It is worth 40 a ton. aud the espouse ox mining Is only 4o cents. The New York Commercial Adver tiser snys: The money left ex-Judge Hilton by Mrs. Stewart in trust will amount to more than $10,000,000, and he can spend it as he sees tit. Mark Twain is getting old verv fast. but lie does not like to be told ot it. His hair is nearly white, but Mark per. sisti that this was caused by sitting in damp churches out in California. A patent for a gate was granted to a Tennesseean the other day, and a Mem phis uewspaper heads a paragraph con taining this information: "lhe Native Gtnius of Tennessee as Illustrated by Her Inventors." The nurse of the baby Alfonso XIII. of Spain is a famous girl now. When the royal youngster received his three decorations from the King of Portugal - she exclaimed: "Sow I trust his little Majesty will keep his none clean." lloscoe Conkling, describing a wit ness on the other side of the case: -Gentlemen. I think I can see that wit ness now his mouth stretching serosa the wide desolatiou of his face, a foun tain of falsehood, and a scpulcher ot ru.u." In 1S70 the villas of Durham. N. C, contained 250 inhabitant Now it has 6.600 and two or three thousand just ont.oiile the boundaries. The valuation has risen from $50,000 to $3,500,000. Tobacco, cotton and woolen factories account for this. Clans Spreckels, the sugar king, has jut returned in high dudgeon from the Sandwich Islands. He says Kalakaua is fond of drinking-saloons, and is heav ily in debt to England. It is likely that while K:ilakaua takes the beer England will seize the Sandwich. The relationship of the members of a family in Clearfield County, Pennsyl vania, is so thoroughly tangled that some of the children don't know their uncies from their grandfathers. This is due to the fact that a certain man and bis two sons are married to three sisters. A Kingston. N. Y., lawyer took the cap off a radiator in his office, the other day, to let out sieain, and forgot to replaee it Soon after he went out on business, and when he returned found the steam had thoroughly steam ed up the law library, and the atmos phere was so hot that it had cracked the glass of one of the windows. Dr. Wiederman, so long the amanu ensis and pupil of Ktnke, is in an in sane asylum near Berlin. He suffered so niu.-h from overwork on the last vol ume of Ranke's history and from the nervous excitement attending the last illness and death of his master, that his mental powers became unsettled. At a recent dinner party in Boston, Mass., six thous ind red roses ornament ed the tables. There was not sufficient room for the dishes, and the display savored more of vulgarity than art. but the host, says the Journal, was proba bly satisfied" with his efforts to surpass all others in floral ornamentation. "A colored man in a New York hospi tal had his bowels taken out and wash ed. A pal.ie.nt in London had his dis eased lung tissues burned out. When the surgeons learn how to extract and disinfect a bad heart they will prove benefactors indeed to the rest of the race," says the Philadelphia News. The larsrest wooden structure in the world is said to be the government buildings in the capital of New Zealand. The block is four stories high, and oc cupies an area of nearly two acres. The city itselt is mostly wooden on ac count of the earthquakes of the region, and is called "The city of packing cases" and "The city of match boxes. A great many people conversant with Philadelphia affairs consider William Weigbtman the richest man in the city. His fortune is estimated at $20,000,000, made out of the profits on quinine be fore it was put on the free list. He is a thoroughly self-made man; is one of the heads of the great chemical works of Powers & Weightman; is a widower, and entertains very seldom. The New York club men who con template organizing the Hissing club have decided to adoct &s .& bdg miniature chestnut, with a little bell In the interior, controlled by a spring on the conical end. The chestuut will be close. Imitation of the real article. It will be made of gold or silver and will be worn as a watch-charm, like the fam ous peanut of the well-known club bear ing that name. Charlestown, Mass., hat a family that is serving the city thoroughly. The father is connected with the publio works, two sons are policemen, one son occupies a position in a reformatory be longing to the city, two daughters are clerks in the employ ot the city, and one daughter, the youngest, hopes soon to obtain a position as teacher In a nibltc school. What a pull there must jo somewhere. Gen. Sheridan's mother told Dr. Chls- holin at Somerset, O., a few days ago that her distinguished sou was born iu Albany. N. Y., the fit It of March, 1832. and not in Ohio. That agreus with what lhe General s brother Johu told a cor- resHndeul a d often years ago, when the death of his father stimulated research into the Snerldau family history. The disputed point on hi to be regarded as settled now. since we have the testimony ot a person who is naturally better in formed than even "Little Ptiil" hiiuselL THIS WI?l-:iC OFHISVHN WAYS. As has been remarked by the coin nrentatora, and as is apparent to careful readers, it would seem that some notion ot the week of seven days was current among the people whose history is re corded in very early times, that is to say. at a date long preceding Moses or any of the books written by him. The proof ot this is to be found in such passages as the following: Genesis, xxix.. 27. where Ja-ob Is desired by Laban to "fullill her week." that is Leah's week, in order that he might also receive Kachel. The week apears to express the time given up to nuptial festivities. So afterward in Judges, xiv., where Samson speaks of "the seven days of the feast." So also on the. occasion ot the death of Jacob. Joseph "made a mourning for his father seven days." (Genesis. 1.. 10.) But "neither ot .these instances, any more than Noah's procedure in the ark. tro further than showing the custom ot ob serving a term of seven davs for any observance of iniportauce.'f They do not prove that the whole year or the whole month was thus divided at all times and without regard to remark able events. They do not Indeed prove this, but they suggest the division as common and familiar aud in some early period recognised as an institution. When, therefore, the children of Israel went down to Egypt for what proved to be a very long sojourn in that country they possibly were familiar with the practice of dividing time by weeks, aud at all events the notion of seveu days as a convenient poitiotv of time for the affairs of life would not seem altogether strange to them. It is exceedingly probable that on arriving iu Egypt they found the week established by the prac tice of the country. It will be observed that it was in Egypt that Joseph mourn ed seven days for Jacob; and it Is pos sible, though there seems to be no neces sity to assume the fact, that iu so doing he was conforming to the custom of the country, as be did with regard to the embalming and chesting of his father's remains. But indeeiideuily of any such consideration, it would seem high ly probable that the Israel ties found themselves in Egypt among a people who divided the time by weeks of seven days. We know that they did so at a later period; why might they not have commenced as early as before the so journ of the Israelites? The Egyptians were, in fact, a people very likely to be advanced in such a matter as this; order and government, both ecclesiasti cal and civil, were undoubtedly in a re markable state ot perfection at the tune to which reference is now made, and it would seem much more probable than otherwise that so convenient an institu tion as the subdivision of the month into short period had already been established. It may be noted with reference to the number seven and its recognition in some form or another as a special number among the Egyptians, that we have incidental evidence in the dream of Pharaoh; the special form of the dream, as presenting seven fat and seven lean kiue, may be supposed to have been connected with some famil iarity in Pharaoh's mind with the num ber seven during his waking hours. And as regards the Israelites, it may be observed that the period of seven days is introduced into the most solemn event of their Egyptian sojourn, name ly, the ordinance of the Passover. "Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the tirsl dav ye shall put away leaven out of your houses; for whosoever eateth leaven bread from the first until the seventh day. that soul shall be cut off from Israel." J he Bishop of Carlisle in lhe Coi'Utnporary Review. How Knife-Hiades are Made. The blades of the very cheap pocket knives are punched in dies from sheet steel, but those for lirst-clase pocket cutlery are hand-forged, a good work ingman being able to forge from twenty five to thirty large blades or about forty pen blades" per hour. There is a pat tern and gauge furnished the forger for each sort of blade, but the experieuced workman rarely refers to either; bis ac curacy of eye and skill of hand being sufficient guides to exactness. The blades come from the hand of the smith perfect in form, except the bevel of the back intended to guide engaging blades, this bevel being formed by grinding. The steel used in these tine blades is Wardlow's (English), or the best Amer ican make. As they come from the forges the blades are "choiled," or tiled to make a nick between the blade and the tang. Then the blades are tempered, having received the trade-mark stamp on the tang under a press. The hardening is done in an ordinary coke fire, the operator heating two at a time and plunging them in cold water. The drawing to temper is also done over a coke fire. The blades are ground on Sheffield and Nova Scotia stones, "glazed" ou emery wheels, honed or set." and finally are polished on wheels of walrus hide fed with rotten stone. Boston LudgcL M. Kolman Tisza, the Hungarian prime minister, is described as looking more like an old-clothes man than a statesman. He has an aquiline nose, stooping shoulders, wears an unkempt beard, and long gray hair trailing over the collar of his shabby coat, and is by no means an imposing personage. He is a man of few words. Disdainful of little courtesies, he never tries to in gratiate himself and does not seem to care whom be offends by his brusque- ness. He is not a tine orator, nor i great financier, nor a bold party man ager, yet he is the most popular man in Hungary ana we moss zeswaci BlOmCKN OLI MAIHS. Thar ara Jolly ml Ud -Natarad, aad Dress In Ksqittslta Turn. According to the idea of things which prevailed not so very long ago, the wo man who did not marry was a blighted being. It did not matter whether she remaine. I single from choice or neces sity; for since It was considered a wo man's only manifest and unalterable destiny to marry, she must of course, be regarded as a failure In life if she did not do this. And though she may have refused forty offers of marriage, or have had the most Imperative duties of any sort, or develoed the most decided tal ent for some vocation In life other than marriage yet neither one nor all of these would have been ' accepted as a valid reason why she should not follow what society had decided was the oniy proper course in life for her. From this condition ot things there arose in literature and minds of the peo ple in general the typical "old maid." She was always picttued as gaunt. angular, and forbidding in apiiearaneei morose and Ill-tempered In disHisition, as became a blighted and disapolnted being; hating youth and pleasure of all aorta, with a special grudge against lovemaking and lovers, since they re minded her of her own vanished youth and the opportunities which she never had, or, having, had neglected. But we have changed all that in these later days. With the education of wo men and the broadening of their oppor tunities in every way their destinies have broadened also. A woman is still. er hups, expected first to marry, aud it la best for her that she should, provided her marriage can be a happy aud suita ble one. But if from her own choice, or a necessity arising from a lack of ap preciation on the part of the other and more stupid sex, she remains at the end of her days what someone calls an "un claimed blessing," she is no longer con sidered, from this circuinstaiii-e alone, a failure aud an unhappy creature. She is no longer doomed to a life of depen dence in the house of another, for a scttre of vocations are open to her. in any one of which she may win a liveli hood or even competence. Consequent ly she commands respect, and. far from being a subject of contempt or pity, she is more likely the object of open or se cret envy on the part of most of her married acquaintances. And so it has come about that the typical old maid of former times has passed away, and in the literature of to day we find new types conforming to the new facts of the case anil quite dif ferent from the old. The tuodcru old maid Is not angular aud forbiddingr in nppcarancc. but plump and pleasing. She is not morose mid ill-tempered, but jolly and good-natured to au extent that makes her the best of company. As she baa never had the absorbing cares that come with marriage, and has no family ot sons and daughters growing up about her to remind her of the flight of years, she has naturally forgotten to grow old, and young eople regard her as uue ot themselves when good times are being planned; while iu the matter of lovers aud love making she has had that experience which makes her simply invaluable as coulidante aud adviser, and she is the repository of all the se crets of this sort which exist within the ranee of her acqtiaitanee. She dresses in exquisite taste, she pet a pug dog or a white cat. a golden beetle, or what ever animal fashion may dictate; is idolised by her family; 'Siecially her young nephews; has bola of admirers, but is discretion and propriety pursout tied; is the guiding spirit in orphan asylums. hospit .1 fairs, associated charity matters, aud other good works, and, iu short, lives out to the end of her days a happy, useful, well-rounded ex istence. . u wnukee telegraph. The Lore and Itespect of Children. If mothers could onlv realise what a critical period their children are passing through from the third to the sixth year, they would exercise more than ordinary care during that time. Not only physically but mentally aud ' mor ally are thev undergoing a change; a change for better or worse, according to the care and attention they receive from their mothers and fathers. A father is no more exempt from certain duties towards bis offspring than the mother. He should always bear in mind that his assistance in the control of the childreu is of more value to his tired wife than the presentation to her of a costly gift It is at this time that children begin to notice papa's and mamma's bearing towards one another; let this always be one ot perfect court esy and respect. Nothing so quickly destroys respect for parents as constant bickering in the presence ot their chil dren. The first thing a child should be taught is respect for his parents and elders; affection comes naturally with most childreu and is the most valuable aid in gaining control of their actions; next to that is respect, without it very little can be accomplished for the child's welfare. Parents should bear this in mind that children lose respect very soon upon hearing them disagree; using bitter, cutting words to each other. This is inflicting the first actual pain these baby hearts have been called upon to bear. In the presence of this the child experiences conflicting emotions, which ends in pity for one parent and con tempt for the other. 0 parent, pause, consider before you lose this hold on the little being who has heretofore con sidered you pcrlect. Let there be unanimity of purpose in act, word and deed before these little creatures, who are so susceptible to every new impres sion, if you would preserve their love aud respect. urs. Edts L. Alumma, in hood housekeeping. She LioTed McPheraon. Regularly once a month, says a Washington letter, the figure of a wom an, closely veiled, is seen in McPheraon square, usually about twilight She is of good figure and quite prepossessing. She will sit on one of the park settees for a few moments while her gaze is riveted upon the magnificent equestrian statue of the deceased general. Twenty-six years ago Miss Emily Hoffman, one of the richest belles of Baltimore, while visiting out west, met aud fell in love with Gen. M Phorson, and they became affianced. The general was en gaged in the war and could not spare time for the wedding, besides the well known southern sympathies of the Uoffmans proved another cause of the postponement of the wedding. The dark days of strife continued, and the general fell in battle with the miniature of his sweetheart pressed to his breast. The lady never recovered from the shock, and regularly visits the statue of her hero. A resident of Rockland, Me., has a briarwood pipe which he found imbed ded in a hure block of salt at the bot tom of one of the tanks of the old fri traLe Sabine. tub mines oi' ituuuiNo. f.sarned Disquisition liniui a Very Popalar Indus try. A few days ago a young gentleman residing on Polk avenue hugged his grandmother with such fervor that three of the old lady's ribs were dislocated, and she now lies In a precarious condi tion. This, 1 may add, is an unpreced ented case. Men have hugged the op posite sox with such ferocity as to en danger their lives, but then the opera tion was not performed upon the grand mother. About a year ago a young man In the east embraced his sweet heart, and when the hug was over h found she was dead. But she had long suffered from a tlisease ot the heart; so he was only in part responsible for this melancholy occurrence. Hugging is a comparatively modern Institution. Our ancestors never hugged. They calmly aud demurely embraced. Now, here J pause to draw the line between the hug and the em brace. The hug is an earn est, quick, impetuous contraction of the muscles of the arms and chest when the object to be hugged lies with'n theolrclc bounded by the arms, while the chest is the goal or final point of the hug. The warmth of the hug Is determined by the extent of muscular contraction. But the hug is not, as anatomists assert, terminated when the object is brought in contact with the chest. On tho con trary, the sweeping in is but tne shell ol the operation. The kernel is reached when the space between the bugger aud the huggee is annihilated, and the blade of a knife could scarcely be inserted be tween both surfaces. This is, perhaps, the most dangerous stage of the opera tion. A pound, nay a few ounces, of extra pleasure may result, if not in the displacement of a rib, at least In the bursting of a corset string, with the al most inevitable destruction of bangs, monlagucs, and such like headgear. The release, if not skillfully managed, la alsjk atlaml,til wrltli if alienor anil alifintii be as gradual as the efenieutary pres sure. Expressions of anguish on the psrt ol the huggee may, as a rule, be regarded as hypocritical, and should have no ef fect in Inducing the hugger to diminish the pressure. Tu like manner all dan- ger-aignals In regard to the arrival ot a third party on the soene should be in vestigated by the party of the first be fore receiving the attention the genuine arrival of a parent or guardian might command. ibis may be done by a quick glance over the shoulder, and this rapid change of the direction of lb head may be accomplished by a little practice without making any relaxation of pressure necessary. If the warning should prove to be without foundation the deceit may be punished by from two to three tmunds additional pressure, but so gradual that none of the adorn men Is of the person hugged may suffer. For these little accidents rufile the tem per and embitter the memory of the operation. The small affairs ot the toilet are not accomplished easily, and the fe male mind is ruffled by the destruction of the laborious embellishments of the morning hour. Near relatives should be embraced aud not bugged The etnbraoe is mere ly the throwing out and partial con lr no tion of the arms, without any special attention to an obiectivo noinL An eecially young and pretty aunt may be excepted, and I have known cases where au extremely juvenile and good looking step-mother has been the occa sion of lhe merging of the embrace into; the hug. But this Is rarely done, and is attended with much danger, particu tarty if the embracer is dependent on the purse of the old man tor the neces sities, as well as the luxuries, of life. To embrace a mother-in-law is a hollow mockery, nod should be attempted only when some iniKrtant object has to lie attained, and even then w doubt if it is excusable. A cousin may be either bugged or embraced, as the fancy of the operator may dictate, the choice de pending solelv ou the age and good look of this most convenient and de lightful relation. Sacramento Bee. M a A r'alr Woman. Mrs. Horace Ilelyar belongs to that famous iralaxv of women who figure in the fashionable chit-chat of two conti nent and whose beauty is advertised by tne press on imhii miics i me Atlantic She is an Englishwoman, the wife of a member of the American leirntion. and consequently an impartial distributor of her sweet presence between England and ..... IT.1...I .J. ...... luu uuueu emirs. She and her husband passed last sum mer at .Newport, in a modest and artis tic cottage on Chauning avenue, known as "Uarretson's." Her beauty is in some respects not un like that of Latin try. insomuch that it is languid, highbred, delicately sensuous, and at once stately and womanly. fche is a blonde of a thorough English type, with that repose which the English la dies pit against the vivacity of French women. Knew Ills Superiority. A new baby sister came to Otto's bouse not long ago. and he was interest ed and delighted beyond measure at sight of her. That night he prayed earnestly for the welfare of the new comer. His aunt, who was putting him to bed. reminded him that hu had not asked the Lord's blessing on his mother. "Oh, so I uidu t, , and down he wen on his knees again. "And now O Vord, he prayed, b ess mamma. Make her a dood mamma and make mind mamma but the baby's got to mind I." Boston Record. After a Whole Year's Rent. Sxin the weary church-fair stew Will be cominir into view. And to find the lonely bivalve wilt be fun. Tun, tun: He who pets It In bis plat? Will be sins-led out hy fate. For the nierry oyster season has begun, (run. g-un. Henry Tbolens. It is very annoying to have a bald' headed barber try to sell you a bottle of His nair elixir. ABUSING WASHINGTON. loin of the Mcamlalous f'liaraes Made Aaalnst the fat her nf It la Country. Gen. Washington was probably as much abused as any president who has ever acted as the chief executive of the United States. At one time he said that he had been abused worse than a com mon pickpocket, ami ho was charged. ilh all sorts of crimes during his ad ministration, says the Cleveland header. lhe riitladelphla Aurora was, perhaps. the most bitter. When Washington left the presidency it had a jubilant article over the close of his term. In which It saidt "If ever there was a period of reloio- Ing this is the moment. Every heart in unision with the freedom and happiness of the people ought to beat high with exultation that the name of Washing ton this day censed to give a ctirrreiicy to political iniquity aud to legalised corruption. A new era is now open- ng upon us an era which promises much to the people; for publin meas ures must now stand uimui their own merits, and nefarious projects can no longer be supported by a name, it is subject of the greatest astonishment that a single individual should have carried his designs against the publio liberty so far as to have put in jeopardy Its very existence. Such, however, are the facts, and with these starlug us in the face, this dsy ought to be a jubilee n the United States. John Randolph of Roanoke at a din ner once proposed the toast: "George Washington; may he bed d." This, however, was loo strong for the com pany, who were enemies of Washing ton, and he had to add the proviso, "If he signs Jay s treaty, before they would tin nk to it in 1795 "A Calm Observer in the New York Journal accused Washington of being a thief. He stated that he had overdrawn his accounts aud that he owed the treasury $1,037. Another riter accused Washington of hypo crisy and declared that he wanted to be king. A third criticised his carriage and his aristocracy, and, in fact, all the op(Hsitioii newspapers denounced him In unmeasured term. Congress went asraiust hi in during his second term aud refused to celebrate his birthday, though tl.ey had been accustomed to do aud wheu he refused tu return for a third term they charged that he did so because be feared that he could not be elected. It will be surprising to the people to ft v to know that Washington was once charged with murder. It was dur ing one of his presidential campaigns. lhe 1 hiladulphia AHrr made the charge. It stated that Washington had during one of the battles of his early life, shot an officer who was bearing a flag of truce, and that iu the paars re lating to the affair he had acknow ledged the act of assassination. IVU-r Porcupine lakes up the charge in bis letters and proves it to be false. the fact, however, stands that the charge was made. Speaking of Washington. I see that some of the goody-good newspapers of the country are very indignant at the statement In Quackunbo's history that Washington at one time ale iMtas with a knife. I do not doubt but the state ment is true. The whole literary United States at the time of Washington, bow- ever, seemed to be a mutual admira tion society, and there is little unfavor able gossip about the white house din ners. I found the older day, however. Ataclay a Uiary, giving his experiences during bis term as senator of the United Slates when Washington was tiret presi dent. Maclav dined with Washington a number ot times, and sea tic red through hi diary are utile tuts of gos sip about these dinners. At two of tiiem lie describes Washington as amusing himself during all the dinner by play in; the devil's tattoo niton the table with his fork. He says, speaking of one of thesedinners: 1 lie president kept a fork in band when the ciotli was taken vr.i" I thought for ilia purpose of pick ing nuts. He ale no nuts, out played with the folk, striking ou the edge of the table with it" Singular !- -ry taa. When the artesi.tu .!! st Amsdeli's brewery was completed there was per ceived about the wuier slight iudica lions of natural cas. Noihine. how ever, was thouirht ot the circumstance. as the element was sntiareiitlv not pres ent in any considerable quantity. About two weeks sjro the name of a lamp chanced to be brought in closn proxi mitv with a stream of water direct from the reservoir, wheu the attendant was astonished to perceive tho suddeu ignit ing of a considerable quantity of iras. which burned clesrly, and strongly for a few seconds, and could be relighted every time the stream was turned on from the faucet- It was found that all the water from the well, amounting to about eighty barrels iwt houi is im pregnated with pure, odorless hydrogen ena. which burns nrndilv aud irivcs a bright blue flame. It is only necessary to turn ou a stre.tin of water in any part of the building an.) bring lhtme in conjunction with it. when the volume of ess liberated is sulln ient to kiudlo instantly into a quick envelope of flame. Ibis is ail tun more remarkable, since the water is pumped into a lofty reser voir before being distributed, and the greater portion of the gas thus has an opportunity and no doubt is permitted to free itself. That so much remains in the supply of water distributed through out the structure is certainly evidence of the presence of gas in very consider able quantities. Mr. Amsdell states that as the presence of gas had not been no ticed until after the earthquake, he was led to associate lhe two facts, and thouirht that perhaps a pressure bad been opened by the convulsion connect ing1 the shaft of the well with a natural gas reservoir. The question ot utilizing the fluid for fuel purposes has not yet been considered, as no tests bave been made to ascertain the exact or approxi mated volume of the eras, which it was stated seems to be intermittent. If the supply is sufficiently large, it could be used for fuel and illumination, and would result in a large savins to the firm. The discovery of this vein in con nection with the one at Kuowersville, although both should prove too moon siderable to be of much value, is cer tainly indubitable proof that underlying the strata of this section there are large deposits of valuable natural gas. which only need to be properly tapped to revo lutionize tne illumiuating and fuel in dustries of Albany and its vicinage. Albany Argus. A Berlin jewelry firm has recently finished a diamond diadem and neck lace, said to be worth nearly $1,000, 000, for the empress of Japan. It has not hitherto been the custom for Japan ese ladies to wear diamouds, but the empress, in sanctioning the adoption of European dress, has also availed her self of the opportunity to introduce the use of diamond ornaments and jewels. Joshua Hendy fSroHrOHTCI HSfTKMHBB 29TH, 1SS2. : Manufacturers of hew, -. anu dealers in second hand machinery. Ilydimnlle Mining-, Quarts and Raw-Mill Machinery, Aotuiatie Ore Feeders, Triumph Concentrators, Hydraalle Gravel levators, IIV1IKAIMC UIANTH, Agents fur tba Kale of "Cummer" Autnmatle Engines, Forter Manufacturing t'o's Kiifluea and Hollers, flatter Kotary Pressure Blowers, "Wllbrehana Itotary 1'Utun rumps, Iluftalo lfuplea fl train Pumps, P. fUalsdeU CVs Maehlnlsta' Tools. 1 aw. f!' r.1 BAN FRANCISCO, GARDEN CITY The only Oanjr that will clear itelf in wmly ground. Helghtof Ilcatu, 2 ft. Height of whwla, 8 ft. 8 PIMCKS GKEATIjY reduced. Chicago Walking and Riding Vineyard Cultivator combined. Prices also reduced GARDEN CITY FLOWS, HARROWS, CULTIVATORS. Look out for the New (iltKtTLY IMI'KOVKII POK 1SS7. Lightest, Blmplet, nn4t durable, and the la tee t Improved Mower In the market. TRUMAN, ISIIAM & HOOKER, Son. 421 427 Market Street, HILLER'S SiCOUGH CURE 'um utiflis, folds, 'rMi, ltrourhitis,l'Wtt niixila, vtc Hrml !, fr trial tortile prr-pahl. or ask your Iirtigglxt for II. IflLLr.lt lKt 0 33 tirant A H. T tawiidfiit Wanted! Ilr s Mi.niini'iii firm in fan rrsti-ieo. aiph- eslil mux! luKirHtiittie busliiees'selly ami I able l IcwilH mmif hour 'Isllr li oul-tif luf work. AiMr.-.. Uwk llos Han f ramrlsco, l al. Sjjertliu JSt jjenicke. II ESIGNERS ENGRAVE II On VkxI. 320-22 1IATTKKY STREET, S. V. TUIIU t jFitibij. ffiiwrr. f mKrter siol I-l r In Seeds, Trees and Plants, 419 Si 4' I SanMHtr KU m rmiM-tew, Cutdlorm fr 117, frv-e on piHcatln. AllTIST AND IIUMOICIST. Clavar Practical BeaJptor J ifcos I'lSyml Mirans Powers. y ths James IL Iieard, the artist, tells some anecdotes of the early career of Hiram Powers, the sculptor, which go to show that be was full of grim humor. When Powers went to Cincinnati be was en gaged in making wax figures for a museum owned by a roan uamed Dor field. The figures which be molded were delioated and beautiful beyond anything that was known at that time. Ilis ingenuity in mechanics was re markable, and Mr. Beard thinks that be would have made as great a success in mechanic arts as he did in sculpture if he bad devoted his attention to the former. There was a popular comio singer in Powers' day at Cincinnati named Alexander Prase. Towers mold ed a wax bead of Drake, and fashioned a figure to match the bead. One of Drake's songs which was in great de mand with audiences was called "Love and Sausages." Powers took his wax figure to the theater and placed it on the stage in Drake's favorite attitude, and when the curtain rose for Drake's song there stood before the audience two Alexander Drakes, both perfectly natural. Tbe people were astounded Tbey gazed and gnzed in wonderment until the curtain went down and rose again on a single Drake. It was the wax figure, but so like the singer that tbe audience cried, and shouted, and stamped for "Love and Sausages." The figure was silent and tbe curtain went down without any response being made to their calls. It rose again, and there was a single Erake confronting them. This time the audience remained un demonstrative, not knowing what to ex pect. It was tbe true Drake, and when he proceeded to sing "Love and Saus ages" the mystery was intensified. For about three days the people talked of this double Alexander Drake, and then tbe secret got out that it was one of Powers' freaks. At another lime Powers was at work on a wax bust of Thomas Jefferson. There was a critic in Cincinnati in those days named Siniras. who bad in curred tbe diHpleasure of Powers and others. He was told one evening that the bust was completed, and was asked to inspect it. It was in tbe days when the only light was from tallow candles, and as the room was dark he was given a candle with which to make a close in spection of the bust. He began to com ment upon its unnatural appearance, declaring that the color of the flesh was not natural and so on. As he leaned down for closer inspection the burning candle was brought close to the figure, which suddenly dodged back, winked its eye, and shouted: "Don't burn me." It was Powers himself. A favorite trick of the artist, which he often performed in the museum and in publio places, was made possible by the long cloaks which it was the custom to wear in thoau days. Any one who has seen the figures in a circus which are short and squat one moment and apparently ten feet high the-next will understand the nature of the joke. Powers would gather his cloak up in his hands and make himself apparently about three feet in height, and as he passed around the museum he wouid gradually become taller and taller until at last, taking the collar of his cloak and the rim of his hat in his hands, he would shove them far above his head and make himself appear very tall. All the time he would go peering around at the sights while most of the people were watcning him, as the biggest curiosity of alL ST. Y. Tribune. "Teaison" is the diseases arising, it wrong use of tea. name of a class of is said, from the Machine Works, FREMONT STREET, CALIFORNIA. GANG PLOWS In. Wheels 4 ft. apart. Size of Beam, 8xJi in No. 3 McCormick Mower, San Francisco, Cal. S. Foster & Co., G-ROCERS Carry a complete and llrrt elaasstoefc of GROCERIES f)J PROVISIONS. (inarantee salinfartion in price sod qualify. Hotels. H ills. Ranches and all classes of trade supplied. Large or small orders faithfully attended to. -A Kent for Heirs ftpleed B.a.owlBg for Meat, (.a me, th aaI 1'owltry. In tills etna tiiuMtion. we use only the Hear leaves of sweet h-rls aixl rhulce selected milres, aii'l on account oi its purity, less Is required Uisn f any oth-r hrsnri of herlis. A tahlespooafal Is usually enough to season the dressing lor an S ponnd lursey. for Meal, tiame. r"lh. Poultry. Hf-ml-lofx-tl ureter. Kou(s, Oravles, Ae.. It is a rery desirable fondlment. and has already obtained on enviable repnlalluau 26 tt 28 California St., SAX FRANCISCO. The minutes wslk from foot of Market St. Oysters; Mandard Oysters, different rands, inm, v-r ease of 2 dox. Sum; i B. per case of do. SS 7.V ("lams, Itba. per rase, $3-46. Clams risn oi all kinds: we ran lee price., quality and etjual la In best. . Send for List. Jellies Jams Bacon Harris Jams, per ease of 2 An. 12.29. i.7.i. X2T. and S:i.si. Jellies. S3 25 sad $X per ease, all fine goods. In Canned or Dried! fruits of all kinds we take tbe lead, la quality, variety and prir. Send fur full List Baeon is higher: Common to 7 els.; Ileary fat 7 to S: liood Family 10 to 11; Extra l.Urht BreakaM 11 to 14; Shoul der. 6 ton. Hams: California to 12; Eastern, extra fine. 13 to IS. Quality unexcelled all auicar eured. Canned Meats a bar Sain. Sa Don't he deceived, but save money by send ins to the Greatest Bargain More in the World. Full Price LUt rssc. Address 8stiTH's Cash Stou. 115 117 Clay St.. Baa Francisco. Witzel & Baker, Ci)iissFox"MTV: And Wholesale Prorfcaon Dealers, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry as! 0bay :- A SPECIALTY, i Prompt attention given te Country Orders. 320 and 322 Battery St, Saa Francisco. -.-LAKE & CO.,-:- r noiesaie ueaitrs la Brushes, Brooms, Wooden Ware, Etc, Washing Machines t tfnthea Vrin at Low Prices. Sit SACRAMENTO ST, 8AJI raAyCeeX SAVE MONEY While In San Francisco by STornso at ths New Hammam Baths, iit I)R. LORYEA, 2IS Post Strest. mar Bath. Bed and Room only One Douii.- luilOFFin k TOWXH Importers and Dealers In Book, News, Writing 4 Wrapping Papers, Card Stock, Straw & Binders' Board, Patent Machine made Paper Bags, SIS to S16 Sacramento St, C0J1M0X SEXSE lsa Weight?, Cords or Pulleys required.. The only soceeasfol snbaU. tut for weights aad cords. Simple, Durable, Effcctivt For circular and testimonials address, BAKER k HAMILTON, Sail FiaiicKca or Sacramento. Or. AgU. Jot feeife Coast. Sash Balance.