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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1887)
,,.,i,: Curo .t tt 1.1 . e 1 l i is u uu.f. .sf i i 1 t ii."i: j iov. -Tlia lat-g- i0 i:. t.sl t-f rovtlvwesterti , . ot ,2Jk1u Rinl tlw smallest in' I.H Ht 1 1! i, uii of Texas. Good i no i ro-hit-cd in all the States t of t'e lonitories that border vvi'a. in ail 1 1 thtMiv when the ' fa. I'.iia for ti an!HrtatUm sre good, p constitute a p:jing crop to ralsj fr the issaikpt. Ja Aroostook C"H.iy. Maine, tir hundred bushels of j, t itoos tiiw not uuretuintlj raised t il an aero of ground. Iheir quality is to rxeolleut that they bring 'a hijrh j L-:L-a in the market. Beaver Island, sUnnted mar the north end of Lake Mil Lfg&n, furnishes the finest late po t-.totis that come to this market. In fc'.h northern latitudes it is practicable to plant potatoes in the fall and to dig them in a Tear from tha following rin. On "tha Islands in the great laks snow generally falls to a consid erable depth before the soil is frozen, and it protects from injury the pota toes that are In tha ground. Excellent early potatoes are raised in nearly all the Southern States. It is very difficulty however, to keep thera any considerable length of time. If planted in early spring, fbea mature in midsummer. If they are dug at that time, they soon wither. If they are allowed to remain in the ground, they sprout, or "take a second growth," which rums there for eating purposes. In some cases a late crop of potatoes can he raised in the South, but its success wjll depend on the season. Localities liable to se vere and long-continued droughts are very unfavorable to raising good crops of potatoes. A moist climate and a temperature nearty even throughout the growing season are favorable to potatoes. A continuous growth from the time the tubers sprout till the new ones are of full size is what is waned. This is insured by moisture and an even temperature. An arreat of growth e8edby lack of moisture or an ex cess of heat injures tha quality and lessens the yield of potatoes. The quicker a crop of potatoes is raised the better will the quality be likely to be and the larger the yield. The largest crops of potatoes are raised when the growing season Is quita short or when - the climate is cool and moist from tae tune of planting to that of harvesting. For producing a erop for the market late varieties of potatoes are generally saore profitable than early ones. Not many years ago, early potatoes raised in the North brought good prices. But such is not now the case. Every city market is supplied with potatoes raised in the South long before those raised here are in a condition to disc. Early potatoes have ceased to rank as luxu- ries several weeks before any raised in tie North are at a size to harvest, and their price has fallen. Early potatoes can not be depended on to keep in good condition during the winter, and they are not wanted in the'spring except for planting. Potatoes that ripen in Octo ber, if properly taken care of during the winter, will be in excellent condi tion in the spring. They can then be sent to market, and will ordinarily bring good prices. Every farmer should raise some early potatoes "for his own use, and he may find it profitable to raLs some to sell in towns not sup- vised with those produced in the South The main crop, however, should be of the late varieties, which are as a rule nut-h the mo3t productive. The varie ty; -?-t give the largest yield are those that s. wtiuue to produce tubers till qu:te late i'i the summer. Obsorv iti.iha In most warts of the country jw that what is called "nw lind" tuat which has not been cropped many years ia best for pro ducing potatoes. They require eonsid erable potash, in which old soils are likely to be deficient. A stiff clay soli is not suitable for producing potatoes, t nough it may contain much potash It is likely to be too compact to allow the tubers to freely expand in it. It becomes very hard in a dry time and sticky in the fall when the potatoes are dug. bandy sous, if well fertilized, are good for producing earlv potatoes. but large crops of late potatoes can not generally be raised on them if the sea son is dry. The quality of potatoes is likely to be influenced by the character of the soil in w-hich they grow. Dry, mealy potatoes of sweet, nutty flavor are not produced on moist land or on that on which rank, manure has been applied. They are only raised on soil " quite"ncli mi potash and lime and whieh owes its fertility chiefly to well-rotted vegetable matter, like leaf mold. The best fertilizers for land that is to be de voted to potatoes are well-rotted stable tiaanure, forest leaves, bone meal and ashes. Rank manure is likely to pro duce "scab" and to impart a bad flavor to potatoes. ; Clean culture is necessary to the pro duction of large crops of potatoes, as weeds and grass take nutriment from the soil that should go to the potato plants. Clean culture will also render the harvesting f the crop an easy !&ti? .There is no more disagreeable work on a farm than digging and pick ing up potatoes on- land nearly covered with rank grass and weeds. Many good tubers will be cut, bruised or lost if the land whens the potatoes grow is covered with vegetation at the time of harvest. The land, too, will be in bad condition for a crop the following year. tif it is kept clean, however, it will be m excellent condition for most any kind f a crop. It may not be advisa ble to use the plow or cultivator be tween the rows of potatoes after the pmod of blossoming, which is about U-.e tl-ve the tubers are formed, aa they liOiiId not be disturbeda Ik is abetter, to tiara a sharp hoe for scraping the t sklta of the rows, and not to allow it to - r.'.r the soil to a greater distance than , ;s required to kill the weeds. This is the plan usually pursued in cultivating "eet potatoes, and it works well with MninioB potatoes. Chicago Times. t in .m m i Double Work for Drummers. ra?s Band Director Well, are yon x ready for the parade P" ..Performer The second cornet isn't 're: he's sick. Eh?" And J&e first cornet told me to tell luifybe J"e couldn't get here; he's rheumatism in his fingers." '- TeU?" . 'That's all, except the tenor hot . he hasn't had time to practice 'can't play a note." f Too bad. Say, yon fellows with bass drums, you'll have to work a twc! ay. " . GrnQha W,rli. ''!'. . m i'K i in ,; t, i i'i ' ' ft " " 'ill c 1 ' ii in l1-r.i, ,U3 t ) 1 nt ft t i- v i. -,t. i H- v't " vf. ' ..,'! ii i,;-" y ('.a; i"y nud I'm' I'i U. 1 S: - i,5 the 1..'. r h.-.lf of tii-.t i 'T. l;i t'.H' f !Vucr fuuutrj, tSie jrrcat and successful ' results nf the war with France had stimulated every depart ment of thought ami aclion among its people Into intense activity. The war indemnity, which had been exacted of France, had been used In ptn-t to pay off the debt obligations of the Govern ment, and ready capital became so abundant, that banking institutions of note almost begged for the opportunity to place loans, at rates as low as 1 per cent i with manufacturers, for the pur pose of enlarging their establishments. As a legitimate result, the whole coun try projected and engnged In all man ner of new industrial and financial un dertakings. In Prussia alone 687 new joint stock companies were founded during--the' year 187J and the first six months of 1873, with an aggregate capital of 48l,045,0OO. Such a state of things, as is now obvious, was most unnatural, and coild not con tinue; and the reaction and disaster came with great suddenness, as has been already stated, in the fa.ll of 1873. but without anticipation on the part of the multitude. Great fortunes rapidly melted away, industry became para lysed, and the whole of Germany passed at once from a condition of ap parently great prosperity to a depth of financial, industrial and commercial depression that had never been equaled. In the United States the phenomena antecedent to the crises were enumer ated at the time to be, "a rise of prices, great prosperity, largo profits, high wages and strikes for higher; large im portations, a railway mania, expanded credit, over-trading, over-building, and high living." The crisis began on the 17th of September, 1878, by the failure of a comparatively unimportant rail way company the New York and Os wego Midland. Ou the 18th. the banking-house of Jay Cook & Co. failed. On the 19th, nineteen other bauking houses failed. , Then followed a succes sion of bankruptcies, until in four years the mercantile failures had aggregated $775,863,000; and on January 1, 1875. the amount of American railway bond in default amounted to t789,367.t0ij. David A. Wtlls, in Popular iScimux Monthly. i INDIA'S GOVERNMENT. Tha Way in Wtitch England Knlm Her Aafmtlo Pnnjeet. England rules India in a different way than she does Hie other colonies. Here the cannon-ball and the bullet take the place of the ballot-box and self-government The executive au thority is vested in a Governor Gen eral, who gets $ 100,000 a year as a sal dry and f4S,000 in perqulsitis. The Earl of Duferin, who was Governor General of Canada about eight years ago, is now at .the head of the Indian Government lie has a council of six members under him, and there is a Secretary of State for India at London who attends to the business of the In dian Government In England and has control of all matters relating to it The Governor General is supreme in India, but the different provinces have subordinate Governors, and a number of these are governed by native Princes. England limits, however, the military force which they can hold, and does not allow them to send em bassadors from one country to the other. The English army ia India is more than twice as large as that of the United States, and it consists of about 63,000 men. It has, in addition to this, a native army of 124,000 men, but in case of war it would not be surprising if these went over to the natives or by their treachery did the Government more harm than good. It costs f 100, 000,000 a year to maintain this English army in Iddia, and this, of course, comes out of the natives. It is hot much wonder that they decidedly ob ject, and that they would, if possible, throw off the yoke of the British Gov ernment Their own armies, which, are independent of the native army above spoken of, outnumbered the English forces by many hundreds of thousands. The Hindoo States alone have 275,000 men, and the Mohamme dan States 74,000 men. These immense armies are "composed of infantry, cav alry and artillery, and they are well supplied with guns. Cleveland Leader, m -VALUE OF CIVILITY. Th HomfnUoj Importance of the Small Conrtles of Life. There would be fewer broken friend ships, fewer unhappy unions and family quarrels, were it not so much the enstom among intimate friends and relations to " neglect the small courtesies of life, to show less and less mutual deference as they grow mora and more familiar. It is the founda tion of misery in marriage, and many a serious and life-Ions estrangement has begun, not from want of affection so much as from lack of that delicate and instinctive appreciation of the feelings of others which makes a person shrink from saying unpleasant things or find ing fault, unless absolutely obliged, and in any case to avoid wounding the of fender s sense of dignity or stirring up within him feelings of opposition and animosity; -for although mmy per sons profess to be above tak ing offense at honest cen- snre, and even seem to court criticism, yet it must be very carefully adminis- tered not to be unpalatable. Even kind and generous actions are often so uncouthly performed as to cause the recipient more pain than pleasure. while a reproof or denial may be so sweetened by courtesy as almost to do away with any sense , of mortification or di sappoi u tmen t Good bree dJi fig- i s always inclined jto f6rnjv a favorable judgment, and to give others the credit of being actuated by worthy mo .tives.. Undoes not wish or seem to know more about people than they themselves desire should be known, but it is always prepared, when neces sary, to take an interest in the affairs of others, while self is not suffered to obtrude unduly. Christian at Work. The Duke of Biera, infant Prince of Portugal, has seven cradles, which he occupies in daily rotation by instruc tion of the court physician. New York has a grocer named Coffey, a curled hair dealer named Willcomb, milk dealers named Well and Water and a clothing firm named Taylor & Cutter. The Sultan of Tnrkcy has pre sented to Mrs. Heap, wife of the late Consul-General at Constantinople, the Order of the "Chevkat," a distinction rarely bestowed on any but crowned heads. - i'.iV..- i; . .. !' .1 , 'j tW," i A j i ' ii..'y i i..ir wLfii if, v ,it :'.-ki I n! i.t ki.id if l he mnd tht iu...-!t of. 4,H W a maun cf piici will i!.e m el-aye public, 1 menu, l'irotcil Liijjj.iish works outsell the books oi American writers, because there is nc copyriglrt on the Engluh books, and they are accordingly low priced. A new American book will occasionally sell well for a few weeks, but I am talking about average sales. Next to the ilible, Shakespeare and Dickens, the best selling book is Tennyson' poems. There is no copyright and they can be gotten out very cheaply. You can get a first-rate edition of Ten nyson for one dollar. After Tennyson In popularity come Thackeray, Waltei Scott, Milton, Byron and miscellaneous English poets. Tha American poet are slow selling, because they are copy righted and dear. Longfellow is still the best selling American poet, and af ter him comes Whittler, Bryan, Al drich and Bret Harte. "Next to cheapness, gaudy binding seems to be the principal attraction. When the two are joined nearly any sort of a book can be made to go. 1 remember the experience of a publish er, a friend of mine, that proves the truth of my view. ,Ue bought at an auction sale for a song plates of Southey's "Thalaba" which once formed a part of a complete set of plates of Southey's works. My friend issued an edition of "Thai aba, which, you know, is a lurid nightmare which no one understands and no one but the proof-reader has ever read through, bound it in an elaborate and attractive style, and threw it on the market as a holiday gift book at 1.50. It sold like hot cakes. Of course no one that bought it ever tried to unravel the delMous puzzle the book contained, but it was poetry, it bore the name of a well known author, it was bound in a style that made it a good center table ornament, it was cheap and that was enoligh. Cooper Is the best selling American novelist The copyright on his books expired long ago. The best selling ingle work ever written by an Amen can is "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which is still protected by a copyright,, and which still sells, summer and winter, thirty years after its appearance, as though it was just ou My! my! but there has Wen money made out of that book. Mr. Stowe has made more from it than from all her other works together, and three or four publishers have got rich from it "The introduction of the cheap paper editions have revolutionized our busi ness, and that of the juvenile book writer as well. A dozen years ago we used to sell thousands of seta every year of books by Oliver Optic, Horatio Alger, Jr., klijah Kellogg and otbt-rs. Now we very rarely have a call for any thing of the kind. The cheap paper libraries of detective and hunting adventures have driven the other and better books out of the market the worse for the growing generation's morals, I should eay. A. T. tVm mercial Advertiser. GIRLS ON A LARK. Tha Coxy Prlmta Bprenda Enjoyrd by the Bright Damghtera of VHr. Dearer to the heart of college - stu dents than all publio occasions of social life are the cozy private spread Only a college girl knows the meaning of college spread. It is a proof of the depravity of human nature that no spread is perfect nnless held after ten o'clock, when in the niRst of hilarity each feels the influence of a prospective summons from herwrridor teacher to receive a sermon on the value of law and order. Try to imagine yourself an unseen spectator at a mysterious midnight spread. Yon see a large room all ablaze with light but with blinds shut and curtains drawn, and a gossamer waterproof draped care full over the transom, lest the rays should annoy some outsider. Within is a medley. Books are out of the way for once, and the table is Hjvei-ed with a miscellaneous collection of plates, saucers, glasses. a cup or two, a few spoon,rarely a knife and fork. Among these are scattered a loaf of bread, a bag of crackers, pots of deviled ham and teHy, a bottle of olives, a pitcher of milk and another of oysters. Half a dozen girls are in the room, one of them anxiously in specting the water in a tin basin that she is carefully holding over the flame of a drop-light The rest are scattered about the room in attitudes more or less gracefuL The bod, the chairs and the rngs on the floor are equally pat ronized. All the girls are making frantic endeavors to evolve a theory as to the making of oyster soup, and as the theories gradually take definite diape they are hurled at the martyr of the tin basin. - "You must heat the water first, .then the milk, and put in the oysters just before it is done, remarks one sage cook from the depths of an easy chair. "No, you don't You don't want any water just milk and oysters boil ed together,"savs number two, coiled like a kitten on a rug. "You must heat the oysters separate ly," calls a grave, oratoneal voice from the pillows. "Girls," says the martyr, looking around with an heroic air, "you don't one of you know the first thing about it I'm making this soup, and if you don t like it when it s done you can come and make some yourselves. Just at the present I have the floor." She confirms her statement by a vig orous gesture that threatens the equili brium of the tin basin, and the others own themselves obliterated and apply their genius to other topics. The soup done, it is served in cups, or glasses, or saucersv- ana. is . pronounced per eef.;' The-- suffering martyr, has become a- smiling saint, ''and-' sits trhiuiphantly on "the edge of the table while some one spreads fhe cracker with jam for her benefit. The tide of fun rises. Again and again a laugh rings out to be smothered in the midst by the tragic gasp: "Girls, some body is coming." But no one comes, and after oysters have been eaten, col lege news discussed, and harrowing ghost stories told in the darkened room, the girls steal away with a reck less declaration that they have had fun enough to pay for a whole week's flunks. LippincoWs Magazine. A new process lor making steel pipes or tubes is thus described as in use in Germany: Steel is east into a round mold, a core is thrust into it, so that a short tube is formed between it nd the wall of the mold. The short tube or cap thus obtained it then rolled or draws in an ordinary train. tier 1 w v -a, ui u ho o I: dli-n-l Kit susxarii P.ocnt." My summer I c::ti at O, oho w fttlrt so tail urn! f-rneetul, iMicti lovely fv:', ho tin-it aume1 Hit itrv y. a comma il fmit mid w-neruL Hf-r bur.f-i .rraiurnd In twit'-nt Btvle. The way lio sung my fsivorltn illtty This lii-iirt to lxnl?ig tirnipl.t reduced. Ami vft he llve uh, drenillii! i!tT !- Tins muiiiou uvei at "iiuwara t noose- O. hldtMit tinme romsnca rtnlltngt To hrraiho it here I va tut the ftieu; Tot how ntimint t'd feel a t!lllt( My swet'lhfiirt liven In mh m pla'-al Mamma wnuld curt hf r Up iltxcWulul, The rH-I would einrKle nulte nmusmL Xa i aould ijHu it ' wally pniiiful That ihe should dwell at ''Uuxiurd'a Rooit" O. mllmi name-past aUrffinltiff! Wei hlunltct on lovi' anlor ctt I'm rtuilly qulla unwell with pining, My tiii'ttin i tniitnii iat. Pa ! mv countenance l dojeotod, My weight' at least two pound r1tieeds Ma aya: "My love, your heart affectnd." Thut heart wan iot at "DuriurU Rnt.N In dulcet vere I'd ftvln ba 1nifln Her clivirni my love to llmmitnir tom, Fulr miiUl ot miiy one ttumtrhU upwinglni l-'all i-loKKOd with that al"tird t namo. for nmliW of Athen or Camilla My fettered muie mltfht rte unloosed; Bui irrnclous me! what could sound atlllrcr Thou oden to "Maid of BurznnVs Hoor' . Dulroll t'rn Prtt. ALASKAN CURIOS. A Flna t'olleetlon 1'lf-kvd t'p Among- tha Newokmti ttn Knqulmaut, The scientific treasures of the Smith sonian -Institute have oftn been n riehfd by contributions front California, fcut a more interesting collect inn of curiotdtle, has" not been donated in brte years than that sent to the institute by Captain K. P. Ilerendeeu, of this city. That gentleman was a member of the Polar expedition which left this port in 1881 under the command of Lieutenant P. II. Ray, United States army. Several very valuable scienttlic observations were made on the expedition, which extended as f:tr north as Oogtaapiift, a cignal station in 71 dog. 18 mill. north. Captain Hercudeen spent two years among an Esquimau tribe at that point called thn Newokmuue. after ward remaining for some time at Point Barrow, at thn extreme northwestern point of the continent. He has recently returned, bringing with Mm the magnifi cent collection of curiosities spoken of. A reporter was permitted to t!w the articles, and listened with no little interest to the captain's account of his adventures among a people but little known to the civilized world. At Point Barrow the thermometer frequently re cords as low as AO degrees below sero. Nine miles southwest, over broad fields of perpetual snow, lies the small signal station of Ooglaamle, and near it the stronghold of the Newokmunes, a tribt uumiHfrtng about lo'l people, tvliose origin is iost in antttiuit v. Unlike the E quiniaux. to whom thev are allied in many resptc's, the Newnknittncs are an extrordinarily strong, healthy and vigorous people. A rude government exists m ttio personages ot 1'rtnce Onnlina, and Mamiintna, hU Princes. B th are comparatively well supplied with this world's goods, and their ul- jects owe them rcvereuee as deep, and love as true, as do the people of En- claii-J to ictori.t. Their village, called Newok, is situated on a snowy plain and presents' nt all times a most deso late appearance. The only amusements known to them is the yearlv tcn-davs' dance at the t-e;'iiHi'ng of the summer season. KHaring fihes. seals, birds and hunting deer. Sickness among them is almost unknown, many of the tribe, hav ing leme blind through extreme old age. Free love prevails. While the men are out on the hunting expeditions the women are seated in their houses of snow engaged in dressmaking and kindred pursuit, with the temperature at 20 degrees. Ilia natives are well armed with Winchester rifles, supplied bv traders. Their tlexteritv with that weapon I" evidenced by the fact that it often takes twenty shots to bring down a deer. Among the articles secured bv Capt ain Ilercndecn are a dozen full dress suits made f deerskins and trimmed with wolverine fur. These completely envelop the body from head to heel, and render the wearer fantastic as well as comfortable. Some of the dresses are gay ly decorated with feathers, strips of sealskin and wolf claws. In all caes the skins have been dre.v-cd to a softness of touch that seems remark able. Several photographs of natives, taken in costume, showing the heavy fringe of wolveriue fur encompassing the face, accompany the collection. The tusks of mast.nlons found in pro- fnfuon on Alaskan fields are frequently tis-.'d bv thn natives, who carve out of them many useful articles of household furniture and articles of personal adorn ment These include dippers, cups, birds, bracelets, rings, hair-pins, balls, wolf-heads, sals, etc. A large variety of ihesearticles,exquiitelv modeled and executed, lire contained in the collec tion. The carvings are skillfully. done. and with a race whose appliances are limited the work would fecm an utter impossibility. Several baskets woven of sea-weeds in a highly artistic man ner, and unique in design, are also to lie seen. An exceedingly rare specimen of the savik, a knife of unique pattern, used by the Newokmunts in warding off evil .spirits at night, is also included iu the collection. Prehistoric knives and specimens of native drawings com plete a collection whose scientific value to the Smithsonian Institute, represent ing as they do the handiwork tf a peo ple scarcely known, will be duly ap preciated and admired by future gen erations. Han Francisco Chronicle Milk in Siberia. In winter time milk goes to the buypr in a chunk instead of a quart The people in Siberia buy their milk frozen, and for convenience it is allowed to freeze about a stick which comes as a handle to carry it by. Tho milkman leaves one chunk or two chunks, as the case may be, at the houses of his customers. The children in Irkutsk, instead of crying for a drink of inillj cry for a bite of milk. The peopff" there in the winter -tme .dqot sal, "Be careful not to SDril-iiwTIk" lt "Be careful not to break' tthe milkX"' Broken milk is better than spilled tuilkl though, because there is an opportu nity to save the pieces. A quart of frozen milk on a stick is a formidable weapon in the hand of an -angry man or boy, as it is possible to knock a per son down with it Irkutsk people hang their milk on hooks insteaoTof putting it in pans, though, of course, wfcen warm spring weather comes en, they kave to use - the pans or pails, as the milk begins to melt and drop down thj hooks. Christian Union. British lUimmcr "Kawiner lone ,ome, aw? Will vou allow me te intro duce myself? Colonel Bullcrly Snalhe-!1 ey Guster, of the Ninety -second Foot Fought, in tho Soudan." American Traveler "Glad to meet you, sir! Very flad to meet the only man who did any fighting in thateaaipaign. A:ei!.,-o v h,)in a cunMliifd ti-udfnry ! V.- l.tVH, :l.ect to tl.a tfttsSoi; ai:d chive'ul i;n i tj!iilndt(atlveof Urervoii:i:U:nt, Nan a. nick bnadacitio, eauatlpattoa, furred toutruo, aa anrlt amnt breath, a duU or sharp pant In the nt'iKhborliood of tha afflicted org-an, tmpurily of the blood and ltxta ot appeUta, tljpiallta it a ona of tha most dltrewlng, as It U one of tha (nul common of maladies. Therein, howorer, a buntgn si wet fie for the disease and ail Its an- tdrAMant ttinntfuntatlona. It l tlia concurrent tiiitiiny of the nubile and the niaelli-al pnf?- ii u. ii. that llimu-ttcr' Stomach Hitter is a iu-i-bitiM which achieves result speedily f.It, thorium h and beniirti. Itenlilo rn-i if . luir llvrr i1i-rder. It invigorate the fee!-t',r conqtmr Ktitnt-y ana mauler complaint. u ; riatu-iiithe eonvalegcenoe of thoa recovering: from enfeeb ling d iM-aNoa. Moreover, it Is the rrand peciilo fur (ever and ague. The hlffhest silver denoalt In the world is on King Salomon's moun sin. Colorado, n.iirj reel auove tne rartae Ocean. "I WOULD IH4T I WIES DEAD!" Cries many a wretched noune) Ife to da-, aa. weary and disheartened, she forces hei ac.lf to perform he - dally task. "Jt don't aeem aa if I rpuld'get through the day. nits ureaarul oat-K-aetie. tnrme rrl-htfnl draKKltid down -ena&tiona will kill ma I Is there no relief t" Yea, madam, there la. llr. Pierce's "Favorite Presertutlon" is an unfailing remedy for the complaints to wtiicn y our aea is liable. It will restore you to health attain. Try it All drug plats. Tha Pnnntr Timianr nf Riwamvlllai D was robbed of f 4J,W a A IWMT1" TEARS' EXPERIENCE. f 770 Bboauwat. N. Y.. March 17. 189." I have been' using ALtoocK'a Porous Plasters for 20 years, and found them one ot the best of family medicines Briefly summing up my experience, I say that when placed on the small of the bark AixoocR'a I'orous Plasters Ail the rodv with n-rvou enemy, and thus cure ratiirue. nr&in exhaustion, debility a rt kidney dtftlcultle. For women and chil dren I have found them invaluable. They never irritate the skin orcaune the allithteat pain, but cure sore throat eroupy eoufth, colds pln in aide, bark or chest, indit(ea- tlon and bowel complaints. J. U. JTREDRICK9. "COSSnatFTUHl CAW BX CURED. Il R J. f Comrs Owensrllla. Ohio, tars: "I haveatven Mrett'a EmsIiIm of Cod 1,1 ver 111! with ilypoplioaphltea to four patient wttn better reaulta than seemed possible with any reiiir.tr. All were hereditary eases of Lung disease, and advanced to that stB- when t outrti. pain in the ehear, frequent Drra'.Mnr. frrouent nuleet fever and Kmarlatkm. All these canes hate increased in weiicht from 18 to SS &., and are Dot bow needing any medicine. Pile's Peak Signal Station la to be abandoned. DAVQEB AHEAD! There Is dan er ahead for you If you ne glect the warnings which nature is giving you of the approach of the feil-d-str yer consunip iou. .Nizht-eweala, pitting ot blood, loas o' appetite theae symptoms haveatertlble meaning, xruean oe cured it you do not wait until it la too late. Dr. lter-e's Golaen Medical Discovery," the Rreatest bio -d pu-lBer known. atPl e- atom your loat health. As a nutritive, It I far superior to cod liver ott Ail drug Ists. Th Montana Legislator has rejected a bill fur tne suppression oi atvea. Willi TlaltlaiaT the Mechanics' Fair at 1'ortland get tour photographs where they are maua tne beat A bill fc So. 19 Washington Street To Thmihersi I have a few of the eeleb-ated Wes itifihouae Threshers yet and for the nurDaweot e'oainar out win eel them on next yev'e terms at bottom r hleea of other make. Write for NuYAina Z. T. Wriurt. foot of Morrison btreet. I 'or u and O egon. When you go ti P t'and. If yon reed anvthlnit in the dma line call on John A ( h Id Be Co.. corn r Morrison and Beond streets, as they keen the beat of every thin ? and their prices are reasonable. Or set d in your oraers by mal , aa they make a specialty of sending goods by mall and exprea. Jon A. Child & Co.. Dratrfrista, ' Cor. Morrison & ".d 61a, fortuwd. Or. T'Sma. vauwl renatallaa of "flmtm Drone hut I Trovhe,' for ihe relief ol Coughs, Cold and Throat Disease, has given tnetu a tavoraoie notoriety. Parties vlaitinar Portland should not fall to vlalt the Durand Onran Co. a ware house. Largest display of planus and or gans in urev on. In Pennsylvania 35.00 J coal miners are out cm a trte. Delicate dlseasea of either hnwr InHtieeH. anwHltr and rdicallv cured. Address, in confidence, World's Mrensary Aledical Association, uuniuo. Dr. Simmons wants 9143,000 for hla at tendance on a. J. xiiden. Plso'a Remedy for Catarrh la agreeable to use. it is not a liquid or a anus. sue. Trv Gkrmba for breakfast Cuticura a Positive Cime for pVrV forrti of - from -PirlPLESUSCROfUIA SKIN TORTUIIE3 OT A LIFETIME IV stanUv relieved by a warm bath with Cuti CVRA eoap, a real 8km BeauUfier, and a single aculication of Cuticura. the arrest (Skin Cue. This repeated daily, with two or three doses of l.xttk-uh HKoi.varT,uie isew uiooa i Tinner, to keep the blood cool, the perspiration pare ana unirrtnimg, tne bowels open, uie uverana kidneys acUve, will r peed II y cure, Kcaenia. tetter. rina-wom. Dsoriasta lichen. pruritumacaU head, dandruff, and every species of torturing;, disfiguring;, itchlna.scaly and pim ply diseases of the sklo and scaln, with loss of hair, when physicians and all known remedies tan. SiJd everywhere. Pi-toe, Cuticura, SOe.: Soap. 2Sc; KiwoLVBNT, fl. Prepared by the PoTTaa UHI'O AND HKMIOAL JO tJOWTOIf, 1 AHS -rf 8ond for "How to Cure 8kin niseaaes.' PIM PLK8, blarkbeada, chapped and oily akin prevented oy uu'eicuRA wnnirniw "win CATAHBH Ocaax fce Cured. . THB- Is INFALLIBLE I Ask Your Druggist For It I AHTltMA Otaliaas la Flu AUnnt juax. ratKB.' CnrsQueraatesd U Tskaa In Time. BRONCHITIS, Can WacraaUd. DRArtKESS Cored lu Thrae to Sis Month, Diphtheria. fr, ffearal. at a, JUendacbe, lar) Ikrul BrxxDiLT OtrasA. Invaluable Remedy f Patented AprU. 188s. frloe of Treatment tOO: (Smoke B11, 2.oa DubuUa tor, for Internal Use, $1.00.) CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL CO, 652 Market SL, San Francisco, CaL SWBovrsai of Zuxtful laltatloai. ns H WILEY B. ALLEN, STO u mi r irtt bt. rortiana LABtiEMT STOCK 5TFIWWflY KBAWICH V BACH. O I tl II 1 1 r I , Gabler, Koenish Pianos: Bue det Organs, band instruments. Laifrest stock of Sheet Musto and Books. Bands supplied at K as tern prioes. M. 6HAY CO. . S06 Post itraat, 8aa lraaoiacio. w3 mm SMe j' v . mm, !UER Absolutely Pure. Tht nrmter never varioa. A marvat ef rmrltv, frni-th and wttnleemnens. More eeonomiel than tii oi.!lnry kmi!, and cannot be suia in eompei. ti-m wiiii the muaitud ef low tet. short weight. slum, or phiKchate powder, ftvd oniy ia catia ftuiAj. uakiju loBia Co., io nou nu-oet, A. i. HALL'G SARSAPARILLA Caret all Siieass origiiiatic? from a disordered state of the ELO0D or LIVER. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Bolls, Blotches, Pimples, Scrofula, Tumors, Salt Rheum aad Mercurial Palm readily yield to its purifying properties. It leave tha Blood pore, the Liver and Kidneys healthy and the Complexion Bright and clear. f. R. CATES A. CO., Proprietor 417 Sansoma 8t San Prancdaoo. Iletliirrd Price on Ilifles. WmCHESTER RIFLES Model 71-32, 38 and it eaL. round 8, me, oeUgon....... Model T8 10-60 and 15-03. round . . . ..la 80 .. 16 eo .. 16 60 . IT 84 Same, octagon Model S6-S3 53, tOSi. 0B1 AS-TO aad 15 90, round barrel U 89 Bam a. octaKon - 17 83 Winchester 8ing-l -shot llin.s-32, 88. tO and 15 cat, octayoa barrel II 73 Head far fatal-. H. T. HUDSON, Pcrtlaai, Oitf aa. Tho Van Ilonckcar DYSPENSARY, POKTLAND, OH Id. iluxU or Bvrh-i i svll aTbr aflfl wit h lXtiT MANHOOD , '"il,.Ji -TTN anrrtisa, aaainal Lara I af ,', . -A DrluTfin.) ulin Mo , i.-uv. ii Jorv. tSask Yr. Lack at 1 J 1 Pnrrrw mlmm blnal an WvrvwM l-iiity. hMrma r nenr. au Hli Skin Umm, tirpeuu Krantioaa, ilair IraiUat Kooe faiaa, I Bm Tliroat, t loen. Ki fes of Mtfuf y, aidiMai ,w Hiedu Trtipts Wak lUrk. ntowlnc rHaa. UofTSa, OK Btn ar eeuora nwlrf sua mte fnr til- Math weir tlt t fldewtlallF OFf-lUK isa aa IB 1U1&D BX. Oa Aaw (HerrHaiit fmtr I hare retailed riaar for sivteen V ara. and I eonni-ier your "TaoaiU's 1'anch " the best le cir I ever saw. Joit W. Aitkcw. Inuf(rlt, Carbondsta, Pa, Address. R.W.TAXMI,ti . CO. Chirac RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL. Bishop Ilnro has confirmed 13,000 Indian1 tlurtng his episcopate. Mr. Emma I. Ewinjrhss accepts ed a lirufossorship In PerduaLntversity, Laf:irett, Iiul., where aha will teach bouneholti aclence. The K n-ea Theolocal Seminary at Itangoon baa 1ut graduated ninf ypung men, who ininiedi tely entered Uie ministry among their people. Always be ready in time for church. If vou do not resiwt yourself sufll- elently to be puuctuitl, respect the feel In gs of other people. Mr Country Home. There are signs of Improvement In reference to S.ibbath observance in Germany. In Stuttgart, six hnndred shopkeepers have engaged to close their shops on that day. In Carlsrnhe a second distribution of letters has been stopped. In Alsace-Lorraine. publio bouses are legally closed till noon. A little boy at a Tillage school had written the word "psalm" in his copy book, and accidentally blotted out the initial "p with his sleeve. IIis little sister at his side burst into tears over the disaster, bnt the spelling reformer defiantly exclttimedi "Yi hat if I did leave him out! lie didn't spell noth ing, and what was the good of himF Pioneer Prets. A good idea of the Lutheran Church of America as to locality and languages can be gained from the sta tistics of churches erected in 1885. The total was 276. of which J52 were Ger man. 62 English, 37 Swedish, 22 Nor wegian, 2 Danish. Besides these there are Slavokian, Finnish, Icelandic and Bohemian Lutheran houses of worship. AT. T. Independent. There ate now 16,000 colored teach ers in the United States; 1,000,000 pu pils in the Southern States alone, 16, 000 in the male and femnle hijrh schools, and 3,000,000 worshipers in the churches. There are 60 normal chools, 50 colleges and universities and 25 theological seminaries. Col ored people pay taxes on from $150, 000,000 to $200,000,000 worth of prop erty. "ii An inquiring man thrust his fingers into a horse's mouth to see how many teeth it had; .and the horse closed its mouth to gee hqw many fingers the man had-': The curiosity of each was ullv ' atisfivd. -2ott' ar ' Country i"Papa'.' iaid'.a 'little'" five-year-old., pointing to a turkey gobbler strutting around in a neighbor's yard, "ain't that red-nosed chicken got an awful big buatleP" Chicago Rambltr. Citizen (to trifmp) "What do you do for a living?" Tramp "Walk." Citiien "And what do these fellows sunning themselves on the bank dof" Tramp "O, they are lay brethren."- Burttnfon FrecPress. ' j What It i"Lackd.?-JIu8baifd "My; iearVtherVa only one thing-' thatthiar angel cake needs." .Wife (who has offered him the result of her first at tempt) "What's that, Johnf" Hus band "Wings." Tid-BiU. - Isaac"! vants to write my name upon yoirr heart, Rebecca, but it vasso hard asrli glass." Rebecca "Vy don't you try, Isaac,' to write your name my heart on wid a five hnndret tollar tia uond rlag. hT"TqtBifUna. I - la weeaasfut aptt!w stasf tZZ f-tsnlstA from aU ssciieet ef tssa ftanna!, nic r Pf busiuess taca sod tco.i f 4u'ei tut nmt rtv.t tciLf tenrrco Rcuoot eflt cU oa th Coait, t effsf privt er cbia Inxructiin, asf and -m;mt lKrojii.t th year, ia Ar:t.Teuc, Vk'rilio, l.orr.;ni!.: . Book-k carp in f frxnktvtt h Korthain J. Tvu-wrttii. liaiintu tti Lev-I Binlcin, Shorthan4,Tyt.wrir,f- liaiinnl Bit Lx-l Term (net all Common $tutcA I 'oca. fetesltfitt r f . :! acM ,nrl kwtb Hxd SffttH'tfed U time. Catalogue free, Armstrong and Watce, f royrkion. DAVID COLE & CO., Import and Dealura !a Store, ISancs V Iloute BrMlhIiiK 4aeod. - DAISY SUPPLIES A SPEC1ALTT, I Flrt Street. - artlaa. Or. G RAB3. CLOVER. TEOKTABLE AN1) lower beads, t-te., txo. tiardea Tol an rertlllsera, fralt Tree, Ete. taTSaaD roa CATALrtore. MILLER BHOfl., SQ9 Sacoud Bireet, Portland. The Oregon National Dank, Or PORTtVAHD. ISnomsanra to MattonoiltAB Savtns Bank I CAPITAL FAII) 13. SJOO.00O. TmiuKcta s Utwrai nanmaf bihiih AnsiV yin hr ntijt to cUck, . KKJ.IJI KXI HAM-K. on Hm ranetneo and Kr Tork. M A K m V LLM 1 fi tN 1 oa ( e-i tarta VAM H ll.A8HltlT, UEO.B MASKlfiJa, rreitcieDt. TKe-rraauKBk il r. RRERMAlf. CaUaior. ! r " mi ot rJtbjDA aorra- l J 1 U RiUf a. K. LANDS, foot mi ! Uoo imc N i' snitabt for Oranges, Lemon. Otirea, finaailes, JUnanaa, BtrawlrrtB and early Tff irtahlea. t'ot sale on kmr rre.l t. to f00 pe Sre, AJarow M. SOLOMON, . - w- AfK tit a. larli Ht- Chita, Ilia mwouh rinn j riinmni tub rLUil i.iriumu I Cheisait, Farett aaa Host Dslleiiras LT WEST BAYANA CI3A2 THE WORLD. Sfro malm 4 all I t.rl pkmom J AT af aA a I pomu v d. Or. W T 'ALU. W T Sole Agent. 1 BrootifuiAW.t. Airro&lA. Or. pacific umv.cnsiTY, Forest Crove, Oregon. Oji B Bear rhool ffa p. 1, a4 eff onit l i.t.M MittatlnnMi mitimatMimm to tha Math of both ttrcmebfrat th Hortbf Pradectt rnoA f'.IMi.m Uhnrr. mix t, rotamm. Lo. auloa, bca'tfatuL yxpcnm, Hbt. fnfltxnee. Chris tian. InMnsctifMt, thoota sad eaojif. eittwc4 25 aillc aeM of lorUan4 oa railroad, vita two train aac) vaf aalif . rta: mtatnfaaq tnfjraUoe. maorm SELBY- KBZXTISQ A1TD LEAD CO, 6a a Fzanclaeow BUELL LAMBERSOM, Cent Agent. T Stark nu. Partial a. or. SELF-HEATING Bath Tub. He hot vatar aJses; ae aaalteff yeex- n Tut W ffyarsris aallAlaTMsV Z. T. WXISHT, ret Msrrisea it. ?ertlaad. Or. Also Sealer ta Thrhtt aad aenaral MaefalcMT, Ma tte Work, Laandr, c&tni7, ta re anruiics uu Ami! i'i t& i,ri:TrmBa jjmi vu CTfaa OLDEST KiEICDtX Ut th W0iOirr Is Proha sly Sr. Iaaa Thaipa's . J J ELEBRATED EYE WATEll Thta artV-I at a sarefallr rart are sertptloa. and has ei te eotuaaa aanm. and aotaitaatandias Use awi as iur mmttf a tton tfaat bar aeea Intnidaerd lute tos SMrtct, the sale el tha) srticls I c-aatanUy loenastas. U the dj r etiHM are fulloexd H HU aerer fail w portioa- lartr rnrite tor aawnuoo ef sitraiaaB to R atna Joh L. TaBmrt.Sn tfa.THuT. N. Y, ED . WeatreB t Inns' srHa ererrthlBs; ywasegioa. arrtM a iimiui tram Iel Horte Count r. The auerry Flour ia all yea reeesaaaead K. The Pnor Hta Soap beats tl arortd to aasfa elotbes. Th ehiliirca ar wild oer th Bock Candy lrips, Tha Spicvs 'K-a as a nerer ean art Bet. The Kinder rratea T w all like err much. W sared or HO oa tl bill of tlio, bealdaa get&na; mnch better quality ot yoeoa tnaa are bare tad aatsSarOTa. It M oar Srs bill, but a-ill bo be aw last. Muijr of ear aetcfibtirasrill send to yen Beat BMmtb, and all ar aaxkms tor a lata. Horn Clrete taruod eacai saantb and sent fre by Smith' Cash Star. IIS aad 11 Uay street, Saa Fraacisco. Piso's ILmtedy for Cstarrfc la th f Best, l"aniip to Csa, and Cheaper c an uAn! i?h:i USoM brdininiMaorseatbyinsil. I I 60c E. I. Haaaitin. Warrsn, fa. j O f" To e a Day. Baanplea werth fl.M, ' JV n Une bo ander the bene foe. Write W Versa a aArarr Ran Houca Cvx.Hol ly ,1 yREt Br. Hie. OLD SORES AND ULCERS " uiMirarakrLI.K-riAtklt,i.iC. Ham tail, hf Mill, Mia. Isaa ky 4. F. All. S. raL auaa. FHEE By retara mall. Pall Oeaerlatlea S I llHfr ?(-w Tallar lM mt lrM catiioa anosi a oa. liisaisBso. u. OPIUM Habit Cured SMC J. B. BBTB, 1 -i Day PLEAS PALMER l REY, JYPE ROUNDERS i J3RESS MANUFACTURERS. 1 12-1 14. rront Street, t PORTLAWO, ORECON. j O0AIM1 THE DURAND FIVE YEiLES 0F: SUCCESS IN P0ETLA1TD, 0E. Of theif Organs and Pianos now in use on this Coast. Sold on Easy Payments, and REMEMBERNo forfeiture if vnnr Paw. . ments slop. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT cf this Company are paying Depositors Eight Per Cent, per annum on Time Da- a s a a . .a, - posus 01 one aouar to one thousand collars. Send for Circular. General Office and Warerooms, 320 322 First St., Portland, Or. riNE riSHINC TACKLE. i Jfaoofaetarar Afaats foe L C. SrMtVs. 'i:t'. I-Vtr.lrii'-'-fi. C -t f'""? i ItLica, i araer'sand Viai.haiiaa i t,-.' i Wlacieitt!r, Marl la. Ballard, Ceils !'''? j Ua-htu:!. MnMait li.uJi 'Colt's aad Smith at Wtawon RST-Ilbii. Hr.4 fr Ctlin Vn. S. ICS V 187 Meesid K. Portland. Or. nw T.m- :" - 1 M r I Hi!' Ill'" s iui.a ALL. Ht'SlWIta, from a comnvm Ulel'b, or KratptleaJ, tne worst "rri. " - 1 Skin, In siiort, all diawata -l t y bfsd frlnir, mad InriirorBtiri ne,l'.-ine. rfl Eatiii t-'Ieer rafiiiy b.at tm-kT f br pisra lti!lu-tjce. Ei2,aHy baa K titiitf-r!t - Holla. nrarn-i Plan karr and !Uiin, lllp- ulnt uiarpae, ni i-mnf foltr. or 'I hick Nffk.and t.nlurad bland, rv tt'l t a rs-iit lit -'!'! t r a Iwrfre trpatts-, wun rc,i,iru -wi, i. Iiiw-. or tb Bme anion nt lor a tmsltm It rilB HMHIII THE- 1 !rr. TVirouirhlr t-J'inef tt by ti-ii-tr r. PU-ree- Cioldri !Wed-l lrjtry,and fool fHaeatlan, fair aal tt, t..)Bt flr tts, and IMl trcntM ue tautW-d. CONSUMPTION, which Is Srrsfnl CI l i.nna", m my- rtmwi and citr.1 I. li.ie ri-t J, if Minf n - fore tun bust wv i i wir " ' ; From It iimrv lous wr r.ccr ti.i t rr:.,y fatal dww, ww t lirt cffi rrna t now c-i-lrsu-l wawtj o ? puLltc. J.'r. I'l-w s tltonriit a-rlMi-lr f c!lirir tt l:ts 7 BMPtlOB Ctirf," bt nbiiri'l'.ri": ti.i.t name sa too liming for a pvtlMne r!:,. ii, front Its wonderful orttl-mM'i. n of f-i tf. t mrrrtrthtming. alterative. fr Ll-pl-cl , anu-btlkiu. p-WrL oik! rntrttiv rrf-.- turn, ta uru-qtraicn, t't - r'-';- j conaumi'tw.ru but lor ail Chreuie A.l cases oi tf" Liver, Blood, and Lung:. Tf you ffel dull. drow. o4HIatd. fcs sallow oolor of skin, fr J iK.Wi-t r i.v on 1mx or twxly. f rciu m Im3k-; ; t :;cv Oft. Lmd tsrc ht nioutfa, hittrtitil wn -r cbiila, atornaontr wltii hot nimtx-. low rf-tn -l aad Bloomy fta-ctwdmr, ltr -i.'!i-r ri ) f f Bfi.t ctfr tmisirf. yon rr mllrrrt fi Indlaestlon, y a pep I a. rnd J orpi.l Liver, or "Bill""." I r:unf case only part of ttxo sy.-nf.torn are cii-i -rwoord. Afi a rnj ty for oil eut 'i y-s Dr. Pircr olda Blediebl rlsw car err bt vrvurjn-4. m . Fr Weak Lanes- aplttlttsr 1 Blood. DkerlittM oi Brtftth, IJrart rtaltia, Atthaia, 8cr to(jh, anl kindred a3ect totis. It is an -!T:-v-r!t i-r:r. Pot.o bt IPfOO-r. ut $lMit, or blM. BATTLES for S.OO. ttd t-n cm In stamp for Ir. Pierre fcook on Comsmfticm. A'1ftr-t, World' Iipetary Jlledieal ! aiatiOM, bui iUm ttrttt, ivllALO, '. $5C3 nEVARO is offered fcy the prnrrWun of lr. Sswre Cafarrb hm:ir for a ee of eatarrh whu a tUe-y wva cure. If jon have a d-scban? frrsa tbo w.0l.A n ntWvwi.. rmrtial 1. of m-!l. uestft, or wwnri -treaa cuu or nreotur In bd, you Wre Catarrh. 1 tou- aan.l of eav Krminu!. in eori:tt.ko, Irr.&vre'sCATARRR Hent;r ctipt- the wsrt caaePf Calarrlt, old in lite liad, aod Catarrhal lltsssrb. eeuta. PEOPLES' DISPENSARY Acme Electric Belt Agency 171 Fourth 8t bet. Morrlaoa and TaniLliL Portland, uregon. ADVICE AMD MEDICINE tl.OO. TOa Trtmb-M a atMwraicr, tt.fagamtam- fivamwm. hom Manfaooti aovp-f alif trrt-f i with ttn ft i4 tn tLIkATD Ac KB I- I t-TSIC HLT ftS I 9tbT eWtn aUaUaor. tVjcrjUfJ IwiMi tavkcai bj the tmm at rruM trvTan ia mxtmatimjaet dtiy. Camrttrr iwurfiw wtit r tt rmpt"mm aa aoearae as fjaatiibla, ij4jrnmtMv&Mcm aoiJcaaaMi. ztrm nncv t PEr::Yr.7iiLPiLLG "CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH." The rlarfwaJ sum! Only beniae. a LADIES. Art rr It etd by ltiamlata ; atieie. A hr wrblrbea, tar1 Kai.,a f aaarayal stfla. liUBua. Tl BELT or Ruy auaa-ia ca tipnmmtj tor tM cra af "! earn f tM wanM Sl rftltCTtK Itt arw !toa lbld,aM. tkaaM auoBwaml unavVt AieH. ftw aa.mia. ia .... . 1 1 ; . trm a -a mi h,t car-, a?iM. and ka , -ra ta ttAiwexaai t AZVUrKT BROS. rT, -fae SkTC Oa U vf W auje as4 Ma raAka Immt th laacha itorl. ' A. A. SMITH. toifed., Solfw tVae.-aaa Onfl llj-ftal lMrAH, P1Ih. OUil lswarr. Pitlsw aad II r-etai I leer treated aaeeeaotal I j . - i I a fcl-. altI Mkt two irars, lalta seTrral laterlar ttwa. i.,l rrrlrrslr. J. M. llklvclew. 91. I .ltw kalldlaw. rril4.of. V. P. M. n. No. 1S9-R P. N. IT. Nn. y-ft inc 107 Santoms Street, WJ0Wt 8AN FRANCISCO, CAL Oi .ORGAN CO. Pi 1 f -ll Jl, fm' II ml t.)4i,Cml f Cwle f I "-"" I I arSariykytk I SsCasKjak19t. V OtBaaaaaaAA