f THE COUNTY SURVEYOR.
A Being of Remarkable Importance and
Royal SeU-Possesslon.
Those of toiy dear readers who caa
read and I suppose, without a doubt, ,
that a good many of them can will,
with little difficulty, recall the awe in
which the magicians of the olden time
were held by their fellow mortals. This
awe and veneration has a parallel in
modern life In the general respect and
consideration with which the county
surveyor is treated on the occasion of a
professional visit to one of the hernials
in his territory.
Enoch Jimson and Solon McGill got
into a wrangle over a new line fence
that must be built, each wanting to
shove it over toward his neighbor a
little. Although the land In dispute
amounted to but little, they could reach
no settlement of the difficulty without
the lines being "run." So the county
surveyor is called in, and it is then that
his importance Is manifested and his
vanity gets a wholesale tickling.
Augustus Bings is not a man you
would pick out in a crowd as being one
to whom the world at large would look
up with any remarkable degree of ven
eration; nor does he seem to expect it,
as he walks among his fellow men in
the populous county seat. But when
. ville his dignity and importance have
grown to enormous proportions. Pos
sibly it is the ozone of the country air
that has so remarkable an effect.
On this trip he is accompanied by a
youth who carries the chain and holds
the rod with intention of ultimately
learning the mysteries of the profes
sion, and at last shining forth himself.
This youth is the cynosure of all eyes,
as far as the juvenile portion of the
Tillage is concerned, and is envied as
being the happy possessor of enormous
brain qualifications, thus to enable him
to act in the important capacity in
which he does. All the slang phrases
. which he drops are eagerly snapped
up by his young admirers, and the
chestnuts that he incidentally relates
pass current as the latest and best wit
for many a day.
It is only the assistant that jests,
however. The surveyor himself is
self-contained, and scorns such frivol
ities, as being unseemly in a man so
far advanced in science as he is. His
utterances are brief and sententious,
and confined mostly to sundry and dark
hints as to the capacity of the indi
vidual who run the lines before.
Deliberation and lack of hurry are
marked characteristics of our surveyor
on these trips, and it being so near
noon he does not undertake his work
until he has refreshed himself with
dinner. The smiling and gracious
landlord escorts his guests to their
seats; the cook holds the kitchen door
oped a crack and inserts a tousled head
to steal a glance at the great man; the
young lady that waits on the table ad
justs her bangs and looks pleasant at
the assistant; the regular boarders
file In and seat themselves and turn
their conversation to as important sut
jects as possible so as not to be consid
ered too ostentatiously flippant.
Dinner over, our surveyor and his
assistant are rejoined by the contend
ing parties and an augmented audi
ence. They proceed to the seat of war;
the assistant spreads the three sticks
so they will stand alone; the surveyor
motions the boy who carried the box
to come forward. He steps forth with
his precious burden with the proud
step of a soldier called from the ranks
to receive a deooration for bravery.
The eyes of the public are turned
toward the box, each eager to catch
the first glimpse of its contents. The
surveyor takes a key from his pocket,
stoops down and deliberately opens the
cover. A stillness falls upon the group,
as he lifts from its resting place the
transit and puts it in position on the
tripod, i-aoh move he makes locating,
leveling and all the various maneuver
Ings are watched carefully, and no mo
tion escapes notice. . His assistant
walks away from the instrument, bear
ing the figured rod and pulling the
wire chain. He pauses at a certain
distance: holds up the rod; the sur
veyor places nis eye to trie instrument
and waves his hand to the right; the
assistant moves the rod to the
right; he waves his arm again; the
assistant moves again; he gazes long
and earnestly, then stands erect and
the surveyor produces a little red book
in which he makes a few figures. He
stops to talk with Jimson and then
withMcGilL The postmaster sidles up.
Thi-tl3a tfvnA va ertiir. witrt Vi i a rtnsrav
squlnts into the instrument with the
other and sees nothing. The cobbler.
the next best politician, who is also
deacon in the church and school com
mitteeman, follows the postmaster with
the same success. One or two more of
the more influential and important in
habitants do the same, while the new
doctor, who once carried chain during
vacation to earn money to pursue his
studies, asks the surveyor "if his ver
nier reads to the fractions of seconds,"
which so booms his reputation for
learning, that old Doctor Bolus loses
three patients during the next week,
who transfer their support to the new
, doctor "who is up to the times."
At length the survey ip made, and
the matter decided ii favor of neither,
" old fence was in the right place.
and trie two contestants oecomeirienaiy
once more. The surveyor and his as
sistant leave on the evening train, and
the village settles back into its accus
tomed tranquillity, but for some time
to come, the record of an event is based
on the number of days or weeks that it
happened before or after 'that there
surveyor was out to Jimson's." An
thony Alps, in Ttxm Sifting.
It is 6aid that the oldest man liv
ing anywhere is James James, a negro
of Santa Rosa, Mex., who was born
near Dorchester. S. C, in 1752. He
was with his master in the revolution
ary war, was forty years old when
Washington was elected President,
went to Texas when one hundred and
one years old, moved into Mexico five
years later, and now, at the ripe age of
one hundred and thirty-six, lives in a
. little hut, to which he is confined by
rheumatism, and is supported by con
tributions from the citizens -of Santa
Eosa.
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A mother who has had much ex
perience with boys and girls says that
"the majority of children, while easily
interested, will not follow out their
natural inclinations without help."
They need suggestions to turn their
plays to the best advantage ; they re
quire encouragement and sympathy to
preserve contentment and full delight..
A few toys with the mother's incentive
to originality and invention are worth
more to children than the contents of a
toy shop without a knowledge of their
best use Boston Journal.
WESTERN DUGOUTS.
The Houses or Karl? HomMtnd Claimants
la Kumm and Nebraska.
To begin with, the habitation of the
homesteader is either a dugout or a
house built of squares of sod taken from
the prairie Nebraska or Kansas brick,
as they are facetiously termed. The
dugout consists of a hole dug in the
side or a canyon or any sort of depres
sion on the prairie which will serve as
a wlud-break. This hole is roofed
across, about on a level with the
prairie with inch boards, and these are
covered with sod. A foot or so of
stove-pipe protruding from the roof is
the sole indication of a human habita
tion. One room generally serves all
the purposes of the homesteader and
his family. If he prospers for a sea
son, he adds to the frout of his abode
by erecting walls of sod on the sides
and putting in a new front, the old one
serving as a partition between the two
rooms. This is considered a commodi
ous dwelling. After riding over the
quarter section looking for an owvsr,
espying such an abode, and guiding
your team carefully down a break-neck
descent to the front door, would it sur
prise you, upon entering this hole in
the grdnnd, to find, for instance, a
very modern organ with an imposing
cathedral back towering high in one
corner of the room? But this is no
cause for astonishment very fre
quently organs and ornate designs in
furniture are to be found in the dug
outs. Or, if the lady of the house
should invite you to remain for the
meeting of the literary club there in
the evening, would you stare at that?
Not at all. Literary clubs, which the
members ride all the way from five to
twenty miles to atteud, and where they
discuss with great earnestness every
thing from the latest political problem
to the most abstruse point in metaphys
ics, are quite the regular thing with
our homesteaders. But to behold this
Hfe so full of paradoxes in the height
of its incongruousness you should be a
spectator iu the dugout when a neigh
borhood dance is in full blast. The
earthen walls have been skilfully
tapestried for the occasion with calico,
and when the fun begins, the clay floor
speedily responds to the capering of
the many twinkling feet, and there
arises a cloud of dust that would stifle
an Indian. But, bless you! they don't
mind a bit of dust. A polished floor
and most perfect system of veutilation
attainable could add nothing to their
enjoyment.
. The homesteaders are very honest.
You can leave a house unlocked at all
times and your stores are perfectly
safe with the exception of what liquor
you may have on hand for medicinal
purposes. In other words, the home
steader will steal whisky every time.
As a class they are neighborly, kind to
one in distress, and exceedingly hos
pitable.
But it must not be supposed that all
homesteaders live in dugouts or sleep
six or seven in a room; such expert
ences attach to the first year or two of
frontier life more than to any later pe
riod. Many sightly, eommodious and
comfortable sod houses have been
built. The walls are usually two feet
in thickness, the roof shingled, doors
and windows set into the walls, and
the house plastered inside, sometimes
outside, altogether making a very neat
and desirable residence. These struc
tures, too, are free from the annoyances
of dugouts, in which are found all
manner of insects and rodents. Occa
sionally a rattlesnake will burrow
through theearthn sides and coil him
self snugly in tha bed-clothas, where
you will find him on a cold morning.
Such intruders are rare, but there are
some people who strenuously object to
even rare visit of this sort; such are
usually energetic enough to get out of
the old house and into a new one be
fore spending many months in an abode
so uncomfortably near to nature's
heart. Frank H. Spearman, in Har
per's Magazine.
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ADVICE TO BATHERS.
A Few Suuwtlom Concerning Whan and
How to Batha
Bathers should enter the water
swiftly, not allowing the lower limbs to
become chilled, thus driving the blood
to the head. Most of our boys plunge
into the water head foremost; but this
is not necessary. To submerge the
body up to the neck is enough. After
this the body resumes an even tem
perature, and when this course is fol
lowed injurious results are rare.
The common belief that it is neces
sary to wet the head upon entering the
water is based upon the assumption
that otherwise too much blood is im
pelled upward. This is not true if the
rest of the body is quickly immersed
Ladies can not be expected to soak
their hair every time they bathe, nor
is it necessary that they should do so.
A common error is that of remaining
in the water too long. Blue lip9, shiv
ering limb3 and subsequent headaches
should be sufficient warning. A nap
after bathing is advised by physicians.
Sea bathing induces drowsiness, and
has the effect or a sedative and nerve
tonic; hence a dip in the salt water
just before retiring for the night gen
erally insures sound sleep. When the
water is colder than usual postpone the
bath. Because some robust people can
bathe in and out of season, and stay in
longer than others, should not induce
sensible people to imitate them. Fif
teen minutes is quite long enough to
remain in the water under ordinary
circumstances, and for delicate persons
even that short space of time may be
injurious. Too violent exercise in the
water should be avoided. The extreme
fatigue which follows is in itself suffi
cient evidence that it is injurious. Dr,
Bail in People's Health Journal.
Mormondom'i "Old Folks Day.
Americans generally might well follow
the example of the Mormons in one
thing, namely, the observation of a holi
day called Old Folks' Day. Holidays
commemorating some national event are
too apt to be seasons of noisy unrest. A
day devoted to the old folks would be
the occasion of delightful family re
unions, and would be a distinct gain to
the home life of the people. It would
also promote that reverence for old peo
ple which is so often lacking in this
country. We need more holidays of the
right kind. Let us hare an Old Folks'
Day. New York Tribune.
A Birmingham, Ala., man made a clock
which he intended as a present for a friend.
He set it running, aud it want all right for
awhile, aad suddenly stopped. It was after
ward ascertained that the person for whom
it was intended had died at the very time in
dicated by the clock. It has been set going
frequently afterward, but always stops at the
same hoar.
Martin Wiles, bathing master of tha
Mohican house. Lata George, while digging
under the roots of a big cedar not far ironi
the beach, found a quantity of Indian
weapons, evidently of great antiquity, and
portions of a human skeleton, which crum
bled into dost as soon as exposed to the air.
The weapons were arrow head and stews
hatchets of curious design
CHANGE.
When first wa parted.
The barren fields la; bare beneath the sua,
And crimson leaves dropped downward ooa
by oue:
The heart of nature bled, that now was dona
Her labor sweet,
tier pulses beat
Slowly as tear drops tall from aged eyes,
For all the poor dead blossoms at bar feel
No more would rue:
Tet gray cloud held for ns a rosy dye:
Love smiled through pain on love la that
food-by.
When nest wa met.
The summer fields were green with hope's
warm tints.
The waves were shtnlog with the golden dints
That sunbeams make, when on foam crests
each glints
In showered gold:
And wide nnroiled
The carpet, flower decked, by nature spread.
And silver arrows held with axure thread
Glanced o'er the sea:
But all was gray and cold, fair love was dead.
And Hpriog a frozen wrote to you and too,
ttuth Ramay in New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Girls and the Violin.
The world will hear something of woman
In art before the Twentieth century comes in.
1 have been listening to a singular con
cert. Improvised by the damsels who car
ried off the prizes for violin playing this au
tumn at the Conservatoire. There were eight
of them. The flower of the flock was
a chit of fifteen. Pagauini never bad a
more aecom polished disciple. She looks
a mere gamin. Ail of them acquitted
ves brilliantly. Is It not curious
that girls were so long in finding out how
well the violin suits them I If tuey have
talont and good figures, they are, as violinist,
simply irresistible. The outline of the bust,
when the fiddle Is against the shoulder, is
given its fullest value; the forearm emerges
from a nest of lace, the head gracefully bends
down towards the instrument, and, if the
frock Is not very long, the feet, which of
course are in neat shoes and stockings, are
well in view. The drawbacks are that the
violin wants an accompaniment and that
girlish beauty is fleeting. Very ripe beauty
does not go so well with the instrument. But
skill and soul in the playing will make
amends. English Journalist.
Exactness in Commercial Statistics.
Nowhere in the world. 1 suppose, are com
mercial statistics kept so closely as they are
by what yoa people call the French steam
ship line the "Composnio Generate Trans
atlantique." Every time the screw turns
round between Havre and New York it is
recorded, every ton of coal burned, every
day's work of every man, every expense of
tha passenger service, every detail of the
freight all are known down to the nicest
certainty in tha general oiBce of tha com
pany. So there I liave been shown the
measure exhibiting bow far one '.urn of tha
screw will push forward the Champagne on
her way across the sea, and next it on a plat
ter the exact amount of cool which must be
burned in order to turn the propeller around
once. It has been calculated bow much
each kilometer of ocean travel ought to cost
and what it ought to produce. Indwd, there
is nothing, down to the amount of rope and
painting and tar, which the company cannot
calculate to the utmost nicotj in its oGice
and the law of averages always brings tbeir
calculations out correct. Chicago News,
The Cartons Manistee Fish.
Tbe manistee is a fish of the size of the
sturgeon, found only in the Manistee river, in
Florida, it is sightless, but acute of bearing,
so that it can discern the approach of an
enemy at a distauco of a mile or more and
seek safety in the reeds or shoals along the
banks. It is speared by tbe negroes, by whom
It is highly prized as food, and occasionally
b to be found in the markets of New Orleans
and Mobile, but is seldom fouud in this local
ity. The flesa is coarse and much resemble
beef, though retaining tbe fishy flavtr
Scientists have never been able to discover
tbe origin of the fish, but incline to the belief
that it rises from some subterranean stream
or lake and has increased and multiplied in
the Manistee river, but, owing to its lack of
sight, it has not been able V make its way
into other bodies of water, where it might
be propagated. Chicago Journal.
TTae BvnnhM Superstition.
The American Notes and Queries bns a
long paper in its last issue which discusses
the superstition of the horseshoe. It says
The belief in the horseshoe attained its
greatest diffusion at the end of tho last cen
tury and the beginning of this. Aubrey, in
his 'Miscellanies, tells ns that in his time
most houses in the west end of London had a
horseshoe nailed orer the threshold. In 1813
Sir Henry Ellis counted seventeen horseshoes
in Monmouth street, but in IS-tl only fire or
six remained. Lord Nelson nailed a hors
shoe to the mast of the Victory, and 'Lucky
Dr. James' attributed the success of his fever
powders to the finding of horseshoe, which
symbol he adopted as a crest for his car
riage." The Epoch.
He Saw by the Papers.
"I see by the papers,- said Momus to Sauber.
"that your daughter is not prepared to re
ceived her gentlemen friends this eveningp
"By the papers r howled Sauber. "What
right havo tho papers to"
'I mean the carl papers," hastily ex
claimed Momus, inclining bis head toward a
young lady whose front hair was twisted up
in numerous small pieces of paper. And as
Momus was married, and an old friend of
tbe family, he was not ej-jctcd. Norristown
Herald.
Tho Way to lie Happy.
There was a married man and bis Wife wo
the head of the household. He had a friend wlto
was in the same case, only his friend was ap
parectly happy and comfortable, while he
was just tbe reverse. lie had long studied
this peculiar difference between them, and
be finally mustered up courage to go to bis
friend and ask bim. "What is the way to be
happy," he asked, "when you are under a
woman's thumb r "Dont squirm. " San
Francisco Chronicle.
Vrimt the Matter Wsa
"VThy, John, what Is the matter with
babyf she said, as she came hastily into the
house. "Ke is crying bitterly."
"Yes," replied tbe old man, as he handed
tho infant over, "he Is evidently thinking of
what the governor of North Carolina said to
tbe governor of South Carolina." The
Epoch.
Aa Appropriate Setootiots,
Tho Bazar is Informed of the very appro
priate selection of an organist at a recent
church wedding. As soon as the happy pair
bad bees pronounced man and wife, the or
ganist played, "She never will be mlss-ed.
She never will be ntes-ed." Harper's Bazar.
A writer in Table Talk urges the
dyspeptic to learn to eat olives as a
means of repairing and lubricating the
weak stomach, a means which he de
clares to be more efficiers. than all the
pills and medicinal draughts ever con
cocted. Beef Juieo with Cream. The juice
that runs from an underdone piece of
roast beef when it is out should be
carefully saved. Every particle of fat
must be removed when it is cold. An
equal quantity of hot cream can be
added to It, with salt and pepper to
taste.
An excellent cough mixture is made
of one ounce pressed mullein, half,
ounce hoar hound, one quart soft water;
boil until thin mo'aeses; strain thin, add
one pint New Orleans molasses; boil a
few moments. Dose, one tables poonful
four times a day or after every cough
ing spell.
Mediaeval superstitions linger In Austria.
Tha burgomaster of Zurakt, In Galicia, has
just instituted a prosecution before the crim
inal court of Solotwina against a man named
Jean Kowalesink for having "by his mali
cious sorceries and incantations caused a hail
storm to devastate the fields of Zur&ki on
July 2a
R. P. Kreigsman, of Curtis, Fla., received
a lot of toilet soap for his barber shop. In
placing the cakes on the shelf he noticed that
wue of them was much heavier than well con
ducted soap generally is. Cutting it open,
be found a silver dollar of the vintage of
18S2. Be intends to deal with that ftrm alto-
SIGNATURE AND SPACE,
8 hall the Newspaper Article Ba Signed?
Effects of the Space System.
Space writing makes newspaper work a
tint gamble; tuore Is always the alluring
vUion of a "big story" tomorrow, which
justifies the extravagant expenditure of
todny. There is nothing more calculated to
doinoralize a man than a constantly varying
income. It Is all very well for moralists to
claim that the worker should calculate upon
the minimum, it Is not in human nature to
do so. The cases where a space worker man
ages to save any money are very rare, while
the salaried man, whose weekly pay may not
be so large as the average of the space worker,
in nine cases out of ten has a snug bank ac
count, lies idea demoralizing the men, the
spa co system directly injures the papers them
selves. A salaried man has very little tempta
tion to enlarge upon the facts, his effort is not
to make a Ion;? story in order to lengthen his
string, but only to make a good one, that he
may strengthen his hold uon the pa-er. The
salaried man i rarely a "fakir," the space
sorfcor has every temptation to bo. Of the
padilwl rtorics and sloppy writing which tho
space system encouraged, there is no-need to
speak ; we have to sulfur more &nd more from
it every day.
The vast injustice of the space system is
that it makes no distinction as to qaality,
but only n partis, quantity. One result is
that every live newspaper has each day pre-
! pared as much again copy as can be used.
and in every oulce one or more men are em
ployed for the sole purpose of destroying the
labor of other men. For obvioas reasons it is
almost impossible for a man in the olllce to
understand thoroughly every story which
passes under his blue pencil, and as a natural
result " copy chopping is rarely done very
Judiciously. Again, there is very Kttle In
ducement for a man to make a story good,
unless at the saute time he can make it long.
A column U a column whether it be brilliant
or dull. ,
If, as many editors claim. It is Impractica
ble to 6V away with the space system, signa
ture could bo brought in with good effect to
modify it and lessen its injustice. If the
copy reader was empowered to attach the
signature of tho writer to a meritorious
article, it would funiUh an inducement for
better writing and more accurate work. It
would enable a conscientious man to build up
a reputation for himself ouLsido of trie paper
on which he is employed. It would be, at
least, a recognition of good work. There are
very few men who would be niilins to see
their signatures appended to statements
which they know to be false or to writing
which they know to be sloppy. The benefit
would he mutual to tbe peper and the writer.
The Journalist.
Iloward on tbe tVulpplns Post.
We nerd a different grade of peunlty. Wa
need riomotliius that shall appeal to the na
ture of the criminal. A man beats his wife
or his mistress, whales her until It would
seem as though life itself must leave its frail
tenement. He is arrested and given six
months on tbe island. I insist that not only
is tho vicUnj uncompensated, but the crim
inal is in ro s-nisa punished. An eye for an
eye, a lash for a lash, would seem to bo nearer
equity than the jrvscut incompleto sequence.
Tbe whipping post is regarded asarvlicof
barbarism, and when sonio years ngo its ue
waa discontinued in Delaware, 1 remember
all the northern journals made much of the
fact congratulated the state upon iu ap
proach to more complete civilization.
Now, I believe that the uv of tho lash on
hcasts of burden is at times necessary. Brute
force is often an essential. There is but one
way of managing a buil dog. There is but
oue mode of dealing with wild beasts. Ex
perts toil me that an attempt to control a
company of elephants without the prod would
be a supreme folly. The elephant is cun
ning. Tho elephant fa crucL Tbo eiepbant
is long sulTering. He waits for bis opportu
nity, and then in a twinkling of- an eye
his d-jedity disappears, and his marvelous
strength, intelligently duct-d by an ex
traordinary degree of cunning, is utilized
to uproot, to pull down, to sweep into de
rtruction everything and everybody that
has ever stood in his way or aflVv. ded him the
iaintest excuse for so doing. Beast tamers
tell me that nothing undar heavens keeps
.ho lion, the tiger, in his place, crouchuig
with fear, except a firm faith t bey have in
the superior physical strength of their mas
ter. The red hot iron, the knotted lash, tho
lancet shaped prod, starvation, red hot cocls
jf unquestioned fire, these are the elements
with which to control four legged brutes,
snd when man, made in the imaga of hi.
Creator, puts his moral nature on all fours,
approaching the very b asts in their brutish
ucss, he invites, it seems to me, the lash, the
red hot iron and such physical torment as
will convince him of the phj sical strength of
of bis master, the community.
Do I advocate the lashf For men who use
the lash, 1 do.
Do I advocate physical torture! For men
wbo use physical torture. I da
We hang men who kill; why not flog men
who whip? Joe Howard in Boston Globe.
Care of the Erea.
The Turks regularly cut open the outer
corner of the eyelids, if tho eyes of a girl are
not large enough for their ideas of beauty,
and inferior ejes can bo gradually enlarged
by gently drawing the lids apart, day alter
day, aud bathing them in cool soft water.
The stronger tbe eye tho largirr it will seem,
for the first instinct of weak eyes is to con
tract and span themselves from light. Amer
icans ruin their eyes with too much uews
napor reading. The enormous tax of going
over twenty columns of close print daily,
besides oCioe work, is more than human or
; i:is can bear. One uses his eyes more iu
i his way in a month than our forefathers did
in a year's study over black letter folios.
Indeed the relief of reading such huge vol
umes iu bloc!i print as "Miller's Dictionary
of Plants," for instance, is so apparent to
overworked modern eyes that one wishes
ouly one book iu twenty were printed, and
that in large pica.
Worn type, poor Impressions and crowded
pages with flue type exhaust our eyesight,
from the school book to the cheap novel aud
cheaper newspaper. Reading long lines on
a wide page is trying to tbo sight, as there is
a change of focus necessary in following tbe
lines which is positively hurtful. So says B.
Joy Jeffries, of tbe Massachusetts Eye and
Ear infirmary, who first gave the warning
that the eyes of schoolchildren were steadily
injured by defective books, desks and lights.
(Shirley Dare's Letter.
Customs of New Zealandera.
Formerly tbe New Zcalanders worshiped
various gods, apparently personifications of
uatural objects and powers, to whom they
addressed prayers and offered sacrifices.
There were no idols, their gods being invisi
ble; many of them deified men. Quarrels in
the early times were principally about wo
men and land. The natives still tattoo them
selves, aud make their faces look hideous.
That, however, is simply a matter of tAste,
for they think that purple in the cheeks and
over the bridge of the uose, and a few swau
feathers iu their matted hair, greatly en
bmice their beauty. They also have peculiar
customs, such as kissiug by rubbing uosea.
yi lobe-Democrat.
Objected to the Outburst.
A leading English judge is hard of
hearing, and recently, it is said, there was
frequent applause during the htring of
a case before him. lie sjlenced it sev
eral times, but after a while came an
outburst louder than ever, and in great
Indignation he exclaimed: "These dem
onstrations are most uuscemly I . If they
eentinue I shall liave the court cleared at
once!" But the noise the judge had
heard was a peal of thunder from a storm
that had sudden! sprung up. New
York Sun.
T S I
Show me that he who has the worse
principles can get tbe advantage over
him who has the better. Tou will sev
er show it, nor any thing like it; for the
law of nature and of God is this: Let
the better always prevaC over the
worse. Epictetus.
All education begins in work.
What we think, what we know, or what
we believe is, in the end, of little con
sequence. The only thing of oonse
iience is what we do and for man,
woman or child the first point of educa
tion is to make them do their best.
Ruskin.
A citizen of Marietta. I A , put some chest
outs ou the roof to dry, and tho rats gnawed
holes through the roof to get the chestnuts,
and when it rained the water cam through
those boles with a rush.
An old observer tells that one's eyebrows
are au infallible guido to bis age. No matter
how young looking the pemon may be, if hlr.
eyebrows lack a gloss and do not lie fiat and
smooth, It is no longer a young man.
A woman In Americus, Ga., foil asleep
during a rocent Sunday night service end
didn't wake up until after everybody had
gone home .-id the door was locked, fine re
tnained ini Isoued three days before she was
discovered Aul rescued.
Among tt Continental armies the German
soldiers hst s the longest legs, judging by tbe
length of step. It is eighty centimeters. The
step of the French, Austrian, Belgian, Swiss,
and Sweden Is seventy-five centimeters, and
of tbo Russian r-?Dty-one centimeters.
Thirty centimeters maka a fat
There Is an old porpoise that boa Vw fa
the harbor or t. Augustine, Fla., years asj
yenra. The porpoise is particnb -4y tame and
frolicsome. He is otfllcd Old GAoul, and Is
known by having one fin gone. He of tea
plays around the fishermen's boats and his
prewnoe always arjgun a good cateh.
Workmen In a gravel bed cn the Western
railway of Alabama recently came upon
tho skeleton of what they think was an In
dian princess. On it was found a silver cor
onet, silver bracelets, a necklace made of
silver buckles, tied together with silk rib
bon, and a peculiar knife with a saber blade
THB8PKCI.UOFFKR
of Ths Yot'TH's Companion, of Boston, Mass.,
whldb we published last week, should be no
ticed by our readers, as tbo opportunity comes
but once a year. Any new subscriber to Tin
Coar anion who will send fl.7n at once, ran have
the paper free to January 1, 1HK9, and for a full
year from that date. This offer Includes fonr
holiday numbers, for ThankuKlvlng, Christmas,
New year's and Easter, all the Illustrated
Weekly Supplements, sad the Annual Premium
1.1st. with Sou llluatratlous. Keally a t'i.50 paper
for only 1.75 a year.
Pniret sound fir Is takina; the place of walnut,
ash and mahogany for fine car work.
I0 NOT THINK FOR A MOMENT
that catarrh will in time wear out The theory
Is false. Men try to believe it because It woald
be pleasant If true, but it is not, as all know.
Do not let an acute attack of cold in the head
remain nnsubdned. It 1 liable to develop into
catarrh. You cau rid yourself of the cold and
avoid all chance of catarrh by msinv Xr. Saire's
Catarrh Remrdy. If already aflllcted rid your
self of the troublesome diwsne speedily by the
same means. At all druxirlstB.
Over S, 000, 000 pound of tnaplo sugar are pro
daced In 1'ennsj Itanta every year.
R ranch It la. Sudden changes of the
weather cause Bronchial troubles. "frown's
Bronchial Troehr" will give relief. Sold onl-j in
boxes. Price 2 ets.
Let us help the fallen still, thomrti they never
psy us; let u lend without exacting the usnry
of gratitute. Thackersy.
9TAMPIXO AMI) EMBROIDERY.
"Yes, IJzxle, I like to do fsncy work, but I
haven't felt like trying that pattern or Buy
thing else for a werk. These awful 'draRKiug
down' pains are Just killing me" ! "I know how
f oa feel, and I can tell you where to look for re
let. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is a cer
ts !u rare for all those peculiar waknMf and
dlstrestttng sllment. Why! it even cured me of
prolapiui. and many of ray lady friends have
been cured of various grave maladies peculiar
to our sex by this wonderful medicine.' It is
the only medicine sold by drugtciitU, ander a
Iosltlve guarantee from the manufacturers, that
t will give satUfactlon in every rase, or money
refuuded. Head guarantee on bottle-wrapper.
Rweet Is the breath of praise when given by
those whose own hieh merits claim the praise
they give. Hannah More.
A VALUABLE MEDICAL TREATISE.
The edition for 1 of the sterling Medical
Annual, known as Boctetter's Almanac, Is now
ready, and ma be obtained, free of cost, of
druggists and" general country dealers tn all
parts of the United States, Mexico, and Indeed
In every civilised portion of the Western Hemi
sphere. The Almanac has been issued regularly
at the commencement of every year for over
one-fourth of a centnry. It combines, with tbe
soundest practical advice for the preservation
and restoration of hi Ith, a larce amount of In
teresting and amusing light reading, and the
calendar, astronomical call ilatlons, chronolog
ical Item, etc., are prepua.-d wtth great csre,
snd will be foud entirely accurate. The issue
of Hostetter's Almanac for 1S will probably be
the larp-st edition of a medical work ever pub
lished In any country. The proprietors, Messrs.
Hostetter A t'o., Pittsburgh, Pa., on receipt of a
two cent stamp, will forward a copy by mall to
anv persou who cannot procure oue tn bis
nclghborxiood-
If sre are ever in doubt what to do. It Is a
good rule to ask ourselves what ws shall wish
on the morrow that we bad done.
White Elephant of Slam, Lion of Eng
land, Draaron of China, Cross of Swltswr,
land. Banner of Persia, Crescent of Egypt
Ikmble Eagle of Huasia, Star of Chili, The
Circle of Japan, Harp of Kris.
To tret these buy a box of the genuine
Dr. C. McI ask s Cklkbratkd Livkr
Pi 1.13. price 5 cents, and mail ua the out
side wrapper with your address, plainly
written, and 4 cents in stamps. e will
then mall you the above Hat with an ele
gant package of olographic aud chro
matic tarda.
Flemiwo Bros., PirrsBtTRO, Pa.
People don't grow famous in a hurry, and it
takes a deal of bard work even to earn your
bread and butter. Louisa M. A loot t-
YERT SENSIBLE "JAPS."
In Japan the old-school physicians are per
mitted to wear only wooden swords. This is a
gently sarcastic way of expressing the opinion
thst they kill enough people without using
weapons. But the drucelat who Introduced Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medlral Discovery into the Km-
fdre. carries a tine steel blade. It was found
hat all who tried this wonderful remedy for
coughs, eolds. consumptive tendencies, blood,
skin and liver tronbles, were, without excep
tion, greatly beneBtted. The Mikado himself Is
said to hsve "toued up" his system by Its Hse,
and the importer wss therefore permitted the
exceptional honoruf wearing the sword of the
nubility.
Pet him who regrets tbe loss of time make
firoperuseof thst which is to oome in the f fi
ll re. U'C'onneli.
Tbt OduisI for break flint.
BeauTT
Skiq&Scalp
Te:stofeo
COTICUFtey
NOTHING 19 KNOWN TO SCIENCE AT
all comparable to the CrnoURA Hkmkdibs
Ih their marvellous properties of cleansing,
purifying and beautifying the skin and in
curing torturing, disfiguring. Itching, scaly and
pimply diseases of the akin, eoalp and blood,
with lues of hair.
Cotictjba, the great Btti Ocfk, and CtJTi
CUBt ! oap an exquisite Hkin BeeuUflar, pre
pared from it, externally, and Coticoba R
aoLVBSiT. the new Blood Furiner, internally,
cure every form of akin and blood disease, from
pimples to scrofula.
Sold everywhere. Prioe: CunoirRA, 60c; Rs
oLVKtrr. Si; 6oAr, B5o. Prepared by the Pot
ter IRVO AND CUFMICAL CO- HOSTOK. MASS.
Hend fpr How to C'ure Skin Ulacases.
-V Pimples, blackheads, chapped and oily
f4T akin prevented by Ctractr ra Boap. TS
r-, lJull Aches, Pnius and Weaknesses iu
f stantlv relieved by the CrTlfCRA ANTI
f Kaim Plastbb, tha only paln-kullna plaster, ato.
Asthma, Coughs, Colds, Croat,
flaensta, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Whoop
IswCoagh, Loasi of Voice, Incipient
Consumption, and all Xhroat anil
Lang Troubles.
J. R. CATES & CO., PROP'S.
41 Kanseaoe Street, hmm FraneJUce, Cat.
1A Premiums. 15,000 tn use,
SO Tears Established. New
m iskttDtad Btael Tunins? De-
use in no other Piuno. bv which our Pianos
stand In tuna to years, fooa tor iw j not aaeciea
by climate. No wood to split, break, swell, shrink,
crack, decay, or wear out ; we guarantee It, Ele
gant Rosewood Oases, S strings, double repeating
action; finest ivory keys; the Famoas AKTISKLU
Call er write for Catalogue, free. T. U. AjrxiSKU,
PIANO CO., Man tl torturers, Odd Tsttows' H41, Mar
ket and betenth Streets, Baa Freodeco. .
F.A 5Ss
Ni5i7 CENTS. V
PIANOS
CHHOS1C COI OD8 AN1I COLU9,
And all diseases of the Throat and Lungs, csn
be cured by the ass of Meett'e Enalsloa. as
it coutslna the healing virtues of Cod Liver Oil
and Hypophosphltes Tn their fullest form. Is a
beautiful creamy Emulsion, palatable aa milk,
easily digested, and can be taken by the most
delicate. Please read: "I consider Scott's Emul
sion the remedy par-excellence in Tuberculous
aud Htrumous Affocllons, to ssy nothing of or
dinary colds and throat troubles." w. R, 8.
Comksll. M.D., Manchester, O.
It is no vanity for a man to pride himself
apon what be has honestly got and prudently
uses. Tait.
OUR LITTLE WOKK1E3 AND ILLS.
It Is the little things of life, tbe worries
of to-day and to-morrow, that make the
crow's feet around our eyes. So tbe little
pains of an hour or a minute break down
the constitution. Look after the little
Ills. Braitdreths Pii.i-s cure dyspepsia,
or Indigestion, headache, pain In the
shoulders, coughs, tightness of tbe chest,
dizainess, sour stomach, bad taste in the
mouth, bilious attacks palpitation of the
heart, inflammation of the lungs. Pain In
the region of the kidneys, and a hundred
other pasiifil symptoms are the offspring
of dynpepslo. One or two Pills every
night Is sufficient.
PUR&
Its superior exselVsaoe proven la asfillacsi of hoaawto
saute than a qoarher of a oeotAuy. It la need br tbe
Coiled Stetre Goveroaoeos. Kudcawed by the beads of
the One Current ties aa the Strongest, Puree asd must
HealUif uL Dr price a Oresm Basic Povder does not
ana tain Ammeala, Lhne or Alom. Hold only tn caoa.
PUCK &AKLNO POWDER OO.
is roax. oaucAoo. a
WEAK, NERVOUS PEOPLE.
SB. ORSrS XXBCTaO-SLie-
I1TIC IU.T cures
liMlinltnilj!lllm.
KB. ElBSIf and exhaoUnc
cnraaic au esses or pomaesea.
Cootaias 23 toloo dsrresoT
S:xrl-!tT. OCABASTEK toe
reseat. el&MiMMt. ftnifBtlflv Dowerful.dn-
leilecrtse BCDtCAL kUXTBMc atXTta the
Klrtttrla BasMSiortM me srtf Male Belts.
Avotd bone eowsextb-e with msns aliases and worth
low tmitsUoes. AMJKTSUC TKCS8BS fes Bcnca.
9J0OO imX aadstamwtorUloKtrated pampaJeS.
K. jr. Isihsss. rw7 Market sst. M. K.
fsVstle rrep, Parlflr. lesat Brssrh.
A WALKING ADVERTISEMENT.
or
SMOKI NO T0&ACC01
Kti.
Erary aaaa skat smokes a pip is a walkia
adTsrtiaar of she merits of "Seal of North Care,
lias floe Cat1 SmoklaAj Tobacco.
The "Baal" is pronounced by all acaoker U
best Tebacoo avesr said ea the Pacific Coast,
1CT TBI BK8T.
Till KO CHANCES.
MEXICAN SALVE
THE CHEAT HEALER.
Cures Cut, Sorea. Salt Rheum, Boi'a,
Pimulea. Felons. Skin Diseases, and all
ailments for which a salve is suitable. Fat-
taking out soreness and healing it acts
like magic. Hi cents a box. at all druggists.
f-IT
THE VAN MONCISCAR
PRIVATE DISPENSARY.
Kos. 183 and 134 Third Street,
fertlaad, Orefaa. . .
fa ve only Prirate Die-
Is ve only Prirate Die
praearyia Portland or ea
t e N'-rthwoBi Coest.
where patients are aneeesa,
fullj treated O-all E RY
OTS. t'HROJIC a!)U
l'l:rVATK rIRRABt Rl
ITfe. T ""S eld, single
t TA sT-airvea. auca as
T" LORT HAXBOOH
rCi. "". ' 3 Ki T. lueece. fai.l a suiMn.
IT-' M jTierTisa syiriiiutleenutotn, effects
f . r vJf Tt 11 roary siuney ana
J i2W!iyik 'h," 'oo s. exnor-
j .- rasa, (wes aatcture. etc.
r' V Ra(,w 'fan the Oesrs'
Peilt-cl fqtii!iiif mi, liKUuuH Instruction, eslnb.
junea renuimion.growintt popularity. Butnesx
Shorthand, Common School and Ptnmajiahlm Dtmrt-
Nrnente. htiKtents admitted at any time. Cata-
i lOKiie ana specimens oi nenm;mntn sent f rre.
J. A. WKSt ti.fiee's. A. P. AUHTROH.Prle.
IN THS SELECTION OF
A CHOICE CIFT
For Pastor, Parent, Teacher, Child, or
Friend, both elesfanoesnd usefulness will be found
combined in a oopy of Webster' Unabridged.
VARIOUS i
trnet t J?l
- a
Beside many other TmJnabU feature, it tontaiiu
A Dictionary
of lia.OOO Words, S000 Engravings,
A Gazetteer of the World
locating and describing .000 Places,
A Biographical Dictionary
of nearly 10,000 Noted Persons
A Dictionary of Fiction
fonnd only o Webster,
All in One Book.
SOOO more Words and nearly SOOO more rllus
tratioDS than any other American Dictionary.
Sold br all Booksellers. Pamphlet free.
C. C. MERR1AM a CO., Pub-re. Springfield. Maes.
N. P N. U. HO. Ml-, r. N. U. NO S3
PURE,
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IT CONQUERS PAIN.
xt fcxJUEra
Bheuaatlsm. Nearalgta,
Backacas, Haadache,
TMtaacha.tpralaa,
truiMt, Ae,
at Briwlssa aaa Heaters.
MH.U027B
Of Bottles Sold
Aad Xa Every Oa
A CURB
Tha Cass. A. VegslarCa,
Diamond Vera-Cura
FOR DYSPEPSIA.
A TrosTrTTi eras roa crDiosnioB ajto au
atessaaa Sreealas Arista- 11
Few VrufffiM or General DtaUr riS ft Ttr
Our for tou tf mot alrtadv Mark, or it trill bo
ant frrssail on rtcttpt oiS eU. (8 bona tl O
AssssfMe msnt on rocttpt of 3 csssi etosep.
tut CHARLES A. V3GELEI CO.. eiffiasr. HAL
jr- i.&3l? sit
FIN WAY HKASlCH.PKAHEsl
O I CI PI If A I . H VH. Gaoler. Roenbu.
Ptsuus; Borden Orcaoa. bead histniaiMisL Ia;H
etook of Sheet Mimic aud Books. Bb4s soDpilnu u
Eastern i-tmms. aLaxraAU ustax uu.t je ran
f-tf Th 0LDST HiJjlCUX la thiWQZ
I If Probably Sr. Imm Tkompsoa's
UELEBRATED EYE WATE
Thle arts-la Is a eareratXy Bveeered Bfcnfetan's ars'
sfsiptioo. sod has boss tn eooataut see fur ner-j?? a
oocfcurjr. aal aotarttbasandios tbe uaor ober prepera
that fears been latrcaueed tao the ui&ikct, if
sals of this article Is auaatanUy tncreejacc. If tbedi
r ctlcaa are followed it will omt tall. We ptrtio
Urly utrite ths aaventioo of pbrausuu to It menU.
lota L. Thompson, tons at Co.. TRUT. M. T.
Btc fcaasTnrr
sal sarisfarUea tn tb
cure of OonoerbxBa anal
Gleet. I prescribe It and
feel safe la recommeneV
tng It to all saSerera
A.J.STO!reB,M.D
Oecetur, Iff.
price, ti.ee. .
Sold by SnnM '
THS OOW BBAHD.
TO
DELICIOUS BISCUITS
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f rnoi daVsVxI
i nM,"swsBsna "
LI atreeatrtease
1 satCawadealOe.
"vDWICHT'S
USE
Driaims Cow-Brahd SodaSaleratu
ABSOLUTELY PURE.
ALWAYS UNIFORM AND FULL WEIGHT.
tea there fa a ylctara of a Com
toe best
PROMOTES
DIGESTION
cn.
CO CC
pURIFIES
BLOOD
u
PORTLAND,
WTHE ONLY
Brilliant
Durable
Economical
Are Diamond Dyes. They excel all others
in Strength, Purity and Fastness. None others
are just as good. Beware of imitations they
are made of cheap and inferior materials and
give poor, weak, crock y colors.
36 colors ; 10 cents each.
Send postal for Dye Book, Sample Card, directions
for coloring Photos., making the finest Ink or iflning
(' eta. a quart), etc Sold by Druggists or by
WELLS. RICHARDSON A CO Burlington, Vt.
Tor Gilding or Bronzing' Fancy Articles, USB
DIAMOND PAINTS.
Cold, Silver. Urease, Copper. Only so Cents.
1
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m 1
Z. rX. WRIGHT,
"t of Morrissm street, Portland. Orrgaa
Creneral Agent for the
ADTAHGE ENGINES THRESHERS AND POWERS
1L1
I especially request tho'e contemplating purcraslng cither an Engine or Thresher
next Mason to look up tbe record of the ADVANCE, It is the ony machine ever
sold on the Pacific Coast that has giren ent ire jtatUf action.
I also deal in Laundry Machinery.
Brass Goods, Inspirators, Injectors, Oilers, Reapers, Mowers.
Chemical Fire Extinguishers, and Engines, Oils,
Belting, Hose, Wrenches, Etc -
i airt, A.w(ait Jt FurUivr. i..r li,:f,?"'4
AppsUssr lwi. The Srn Bitters osatUnlns i t.
tUeslaAawtoa. J-f-ALUJ. irJMl A CuJu, rIlI.
$5
To s8 s Day. Samples worth tn, FREE.
Uses not under the horses feet. Wj. l:,,v.
STEK'S HArSTT ll18 HoUrtK Co..lf ol, JJleU.
WELL DRILS
FSS EVERT PDft'SE.
Sold on Tnl !
jiarpa. hand tOa for mii,
a-mrfe. lilHsfratal I
ufacturexi bj
GOULDS & AUSTIN
i7 fc ieo idta m,
CHICACO. ILL. ;
The BTJYEHB GUIDE i
Issued March and Sept
each rear. It Is aa encj
elopedia of useful infos
mation for all who pixi
ebase the hrrories or tb
necessities of life. W
can elothe you and furnish yon wit
all the necessary and tanneeesaar
appliances to ride, walk, dance, sleei
eat, fish, hunt, work, go to chnrcl
or stay at home, and In varions sdzet
styles and quantities. Jost fig-ore on
what is required io do all thesg'thing
CO. IFOR KELT.. and. yon can m&keafai
estimate of the vatae of the BTJTEBS
GUIDE, . which will be sent upot
receipt of 10 cents to pay postage.
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
Ul-114 Miahist&n Avsnae, Chicajo, pi.
OR.SPIfJfJEV
d
Dr. Spinney & Co-pif
M rBVni IC DeonJtTjssof TIoc 8mlnd
sin W WO Losses. Weak Keuicry, Ixxy'
dency, fte dna to exoe&ses or abase, cared. t
YOUHC MPPJ snfferlnir frrm the effersj
I VUlllsl Wl CM ot youtiinitoliiee or ind if
eretion should a -rail themselves cf onr treatzuerc.
A poaitiTe cure R-aaranteX in every caje. hyphiili.
rjrinarr and Veoereal Diseases all unnafrnral dj.
ctaargea. promptlr aad eateiy enred.
MIDDLE-ACED MEMKrs
ease of Kidneys er Bladder, Veak Back. Herroia
Uebilitr. Wasting of Sexual StreseTUi, eta, enreA
aad restored to tea; thy Tigor.
K. B. Persona unable to visit ns may be treat 1
at tTiir homes, by correspondecoe. .Medicines ad,
Jnstrnctlons sent by mail or express. C'onsaltatioi
Pree. Send 4 cents in stamps fac ihe Tooha ilaa l
rriend or tisids to Wedlock.
MAKE
or WHOLESOME BREAD
vlr
year package aad joa vl have
THE OOW BEA2S7X
(DWICHT'S1 .
Sale:rat'jsJ
STIMULATES
LIVER
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REGULATES
BOWELS
ORECON.
f CELERY
I COMPOUND
awe s
CURES
PROOFS
Neuralgia
Paine' 9 Ceiery Com
pound cured my nerr
ogs sick headaches."
Mrs. Is. A. BsENTTCijr,
Ssn Jacmto, Cai.
Nervous
Prostration
"After gstem; six bow
ties of Paroe's Celery
Compound, I im cure,
of rbeumarisai.
South Coritisb, N. H
Rheumatism
Kidney
Diseases
It has dose cm more
ffood for ktdsey disease
taan any oifier medi
cine.' Geo. A-fBf?TT.
Siox City, Iowa
AND
Ail Liver
Disorders
Paiire's CeiervCom-
petznd has been of great
benefit fat torpid l.Ter,
tixiifgcstron, and bsHocs
ness Euzabkth C
UtAt.L, Qreckee, Vt
ST AND FASTEST THRESHER
IN THE WORLD.
Marine Engines. All kinds of
THE ONLY DEALER ON
PACIFIC COAST
That ships
1 1
CARLOADS. J
All sizes la stock from 40
pounds to JlS-D.
HmemiKr kui pleasure so snow
gooas or answer queeaoust is yoir
CMsiuau nuv nvm. . ; .
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