TOMMMMI PoUutM Mfl I
Cawn of poison due to moa vliich
awmoii thoroughly wholesome have A
mitiH'lhit occurred and hove remained t
unexplaiiH'U. In llto Revue d'Hy-
picnp M, Bourreier, inspector of mml
lor the town of I arm, makes i vaiu-
able sujrswtion. He dtwriboa his ex-
perimenla with meat mrpreenated with
tubaeco amoks, oonie thin slices of
jm;f were exposed for a considerable
time 1 the fumes of tobacco, and af
terward offered to a dog which had
been deprived of food for twelve
knur. The dog, after wnclline the
meat, refused to eat it. Some of the
meat was then cut into small pieces
and concealed within bread. This the
dog ale with avidity, but in twenty
minute commenced to display the
niost distressing symplcms, and soon
died in great agony.
All aorta of meat, both raw and
cooked, some grilled, roasted and boil
ed, were, exposed to tobacco smoke and
then given to animals, and mall cases
produced symptoms of acute poison
ing. Kvcn the process of boiling coald
not extract from the meat the nicotine
jxiiHoning. i
Umiseanu similar sunstancet nave
facilities of-absorption in pmportion
with their fineness and fluidity. Thus
the fals most readily influenced by
oliaeco are, in tlieir respective order.
the fnt of horseflesh, of pork, of veal.
of berf and finally of mutton. Hushed
meal is, of eourse, more readily afl'ect
tii than large pieces-, thus, a few puffs
of smoke directly pmjectnd on to sau
sage meat will give it a characteristic
and unpleasant taste. The juices of
meat are equally duriL'erou. I lie luice
tquonmti out of some veal perfectly
sal united with tobacco smoke was in
jected into a rabbit, and death resulted
e ..... L' i.
n u irvt uH'iiirriiut. r rem, kiiiwi mutt
more readily imnreirnaU'd. and
stands in order of susceptibility as fol-
ows: rorn, veal, raiiiut, ixiultry,
beef, mutton, horse. The etlect also
varies considerably according to the
quality of the tobacco, and the end of
a cigar or a pipe has the most injuri
ous effect on any meat thut may be
exposed close to the smoker. A few
leUiOt smoke from Belgian uibaccoon
a dish of raspberries will suffice to de
stroy the delicate flavor of the fruit,
and to render it uneatable. All these
exrimenta would seem to denote
that great care should be taken not to
allow smoking where foods, especially
moist foods, such as meats, fata and
certain fruit, ai exposed. Lancet.
Ancti-nt Kxyptlau Flora.
The national museum of Etniytiao
antiquiti at Bulak contains a very
mii'ifMing collection of ulauU which
have Ihwu found in the catacombs and
wpulclmil monument of the country.
Dr. Bchweinfurtli was the urn to study
this ancient flora, which con Lai n no
example of a plant that does not grow
....I. . .1.. .1 it.-
MKiay ni liib iiie vuuey. imt uoea toe
moat minute examination show the
leant difference between the vei-et-
tion that Houriahed fifty centuries ago
and t lint of the present time. In some
eases the color of the flowers can be
clearly distinguished, as, for instance,
tue purple lackspur, the red poppy,
the reddish brown saffron and the blue
lotus. ,
The leaves of the watermelon con
tain (Trains of chlorophyll perfectly
visible in the microscope. All these
were found in (treat numbers iu the
burial nlacea of the lifieetitb dvnastv.
3,000 years B. C aiid iu one tomb of
t he aume tune some ears ol barley, iu
luter monument were diseoVerod
Riustard, llax, cucumbers, lentils, pine
cones, juniper berries, dates, holly
hocks, chrysanthemums, tigs, olives,
lonsand L-raiws. Around the uecua
iikI upon the breasts of the mummies
of Uix) B. .(J. were pirlands of celery
leaves and blue lotus Howera,' In i
jaifl to the various specimens of grain
discovered, it muy be lidded that uo at
tempt la make them grew bus ever
succeeded, the plants having been sub
jected to a gnat beat at the time of
embalming and burial, which, while
it preserved them, destroyed tbeir per-
inutiiig wer. the cases in wuicq
mumuiy wheat is said to iiave been
raised are due simply to the fraudu-
iil nnstuiwof Diouern with uieun-
tient grains. txchange.
tirkiMon's TUie I'urpowM. '
Settintr aside minor inventions.
three dintincl purpuaea are appan-utin
r.ricssoti s labors; hiwt, to improve the
team engine aud scoie ol its applica-
lion ; next, to discover some more eco
nomical aud elllcient method for
hanging the mode of motion we call
Heat into tlie mode of motion we call
Power; third, to enforce the great
maritime nations into calling the ocean
neutral ground, by making naval war
fare too destructive a pustime to be iu-
uiiged in, aud equalizing me struggle
uetween the irrcuter and lesser states.
'hi the aaioiuplishtneut of this last
purpose depended, in Micasons
judgment, the future of Ins native
fiwodeu. Too weak to bold her own
in a contest with any great power, uu-
icr existing conditions, Her only sure
nope of defense is in neutralizing the
lotninuting factors of numbers and
wealth bv tlie effort of genius stim
ulated by patriotism.
IjOvo ol country was with Micssou
supreme passiou. Iu this control
ling sentiment, in the traits of char
acter derived from bis sturdy Norse
anceatry, and in tlie training and expe
rience received in the twenty-three
earasneiitin uisHcaudanavian home,
e tiud the secret of that exceptional
icrelopment of snecialized faculties
which baa placed him in the very
remt rank of constructive engineers.
-"John Ericsson the Engineer,)1 by
ol W, C. Chun b iu Scnbner. v
ME ATE THE HASH.
W(t TnMMmii renmaaaft ft Dad)
liramcnfir to Eat guppar.
mer, helping himself' bountifully and
hikhini liia nankin above his amnla
vest, "reminds me of an inoidentl saw
in West Tennessee. I have-iijade a eood
many trim in those Darts and always
have some rich experiences.
"The first time I went to N , the
train slowed up at the station just
about dark, and 1 was hunirry as a
kunter. I looked out dubiously on the
two or three dim liirhla twinlrlino
nuuir i,. :a. .1,.
track t 1
nixx,ks likea p.Vshoin- fur. nun-
grv man out there, said the porter, as
I handed him his quarter.
that a what, said I, as I stepped
down and the train pulled out 1
" 'Hotel, boas!' said a voice on the
platform beside me.
" 'Yes, sirree.' I answered as a negro
boy held out his hand for my grip. 'I
want a good 'un, and 1 want it quick.'
" 'Yea, sir, jess dis way, sir,' said the
negro. J
"1 stumbled on after the boy, stump-
r
ing my w over everv root and slump
in the roan, ami tinally came to a lit-
tin, new, whitewashed house inside
yard, whose gateway was empty
0ne iren'imai,. said Ihenei
One gen'lman, said the negro to
the man who canie out on the little
porch as we Bfc'ppod up. (
tfitt
Hungry? said the man giving a
jerk to bis AUKpeiident and jumniinj
ins tianuti in uih tireeohea pookela.
" As the mischief r I answered.
" 'Well, jpss keep er walkin' an'
yer'U strike the dinin1 room.
"Supper wait on the table and smok
ing hot I think I ate about a quart
of hash and a peck of buscuita. The
old man eyed me pretty closely. He
was a goob1 eater, but 1 phased him.
He got through, leant his coatless el
bows upon the table and watched me.
' 'Plague take the drummer,' be said
after aw Ink1, '1 b'iieve bell eat up all
tne miller, joe, move tue plate.
I uaimiv uciiku nivrii w tuo luht
quarter ol a jmuiHi or butter and
shoved the empty plate across to the
grinning negro, who was both porter
and waiter.
"After that visit the old fellow and I
were side partners. With a little sub
stantia) urging I used to induce him to
kill game for me. He was a famous
buiiter, and told me wonderful tales
about bis exploits with 'ole meat-iu
the pot,1 as he called bis gun, which
bung upon two pegs over the fireplace
in the dining room.
As 1 got oil the train one night a
youngfellow got out of another coach 'rtiort time, when the host heard some my
and came up to me ou the platform, : terioui sounds coming from the direction of
lie was a little bit of a fellow, diked the caller's chair, and inquired what bis
out iu a tweed suit, wearing a crush friend was doing.
hat and a pair of eyeglasses, and car-1 "Why," said his friend, "it's dark in here,
rying a brand new grip. I sized bis and no one can aee me, at, I thought would
PI
ule at once. We was a dude, a irreeii-1
horn drummer, on bis first trip out
" tiay, can you tell a man where to
find a hotel iu thit God forsaken
place?' be said.
" 'Just keep your eye on me and
follow our nose, I answered.
"The old man was expecting me,
and bad a stewed Bquirrel ready for
my supper. The dude watched me as
1 helped myself to some.
" 'raid extry fer it," said the old
man, eying him. "He p yerse'f ter
the hash; that's public property.'
" 'Thanks, awfully, ' said the dude:
'but I never eat bashaway from borne.
One wants to know the prehistoric ex
istence of basil,' be added, with a
laugh.
" "Don't eat hiteU, ebfsaid tlie old
mull, straightening himself up.
'" 'IVot much, said the dude. 1 sup
pose you've heard that you can lake a
tiorse to water, but you cannot make
bim drink.'
" Don't eat hash! Gimme ole meat
in the-pot. Joe, an' we'll flavor the
bash to his taste.'
"The fellow turned white around
the gills as the old man took the gun
and cocked it.
"He looked at me helplessly, but I
only belied myself to the last morsel
of squirrel and said nothing.
'" "He'p yerse'f to the hash, stranger.'
said the old man, pushing the dish
across tins table with the n tie.
"Nuf said; be ate bash." Philadel
phia Times.
The Hlrd's HlvakfaNt Hell.
' Our 'pet goldiiuch having escaped
from bis cage, flew intoatallailaiitlius
tree in tlie back yard, lhere he sat,
singing bis sweetest and rejoicing iu
his unexpected freedom, but quite un
conscious of the existence of pugna
cious sorrows and hungry cats. We
I.-..,. nl Lin .Mi.Mi ufi cjit It
on the top of a utll step , ladder, leaving
tempting lieuip need. For two hours
he scorned to look at it, though he of
t ri lixed his bright little eyes on us
when we called him, and answered us
willi aeheerv defiant "Witahl" We
hud almost given up hoe of ever get-
ting linn back, when it occurred to us
H ring ma im;uKia uvn: iu utuer
words, to rattle up the ntuipaeed iu
tlie tin box where it waa kept. This
was a sound he understood, as we had
long made it a practice thus to an
nounce Dreaaiasi to ins nuciisuip.
fortunately u naa nolUMijj to eat
when he flew away, and the well
knowp sound etifrgeated seed, water
aud lettuce to the little empty atom-
ach, m he hoppnl down slowly from
bougb to bough, until ne was close to
the cage. There he stood for some
time, evidently hesitatintr, until sud'
deuly he fluttered down into his
lmm having tlM-trlitd to aliandnn the
dnlighla of liberty for the solid com -
forts of civiliiaUotj.-Auierican Agri -
HE LAID OVER ONE TRAIN.
Thar Wars Kmtll Hold, tent ThT Com
lamd Bin That Ha Could Walt.
"Put down room No. B to ht called la
time for the 4:80 train In tin morning," ha
mill, as be leaned gracefully over toward toe
niRiit clerk of a Mississippi hotel
"Case of life and death 1" queried the clerk.
"Why, uo; but 1 want to get to Jackson
before noon," -
"Hadn't you better wait for the ( 80
trainT
What Is It to you!"
"Nothing but the excitement and mum,
and I shall probably have to testify at the
coroner's inouest.
on't exaclly catch on"
tfS. theflrst
, noor thcl.k amtimci. "
..Thit No, m ym nm
, Bv, blei jtl th, dr. Mania
be,-, it week wanted to be called for that
early train. Room No. 30 has sbvmi bullet
holes, but they stand for two meu. This new
piece in the carpet here is where a man fell
and bled t death. Down here"
"But "bo kills on time guestui" anted the
traveler,
"Oh, the other guest. As soon as the nijr-
""r "P """
fCliaw vim hue Kn JM nuaehoai tnr hid tint
fSUaw, wbo has No. 8S, reaches (or bis ihot
gun. Over in No. 29 Jule Havens slips out
with fain revolvec. Maj, Brooks, who is in
Ko, 80, always cornea in a good third with a
tlie moreor i,. heelei
W A rn H ra f an much ahnnf. t.h nttrtmr mm
.ji are miy clinan around bare, but
there must be an iuouest ou the body of th
white man, and"
Did I say call me for the 4:30 trainT quer
ied the traveler. ,
"I believe no. "
"Then it wa a mistake, I'm In no hurry.
In fatrt. 1 like Mississippi in general and this
town in particular; and even if I get away at
it:;(0 1 shall be sorry to go. Just rub out the
memoranda, and if X don't get up in time for
breakfast you needn't mind sending a nigger
up to pound on the door ."Hew York duu.
IUa-ld Economy.
" There is a good story told of the economi
cal qualities of two well kuown and wealthy
that i a good ieawn for those recklessly ex-
travagant persons who are not possessed of
the true spirit of economy. On a certain
night one of these eentlemen called oa the
otlter to tranxact a little business at the for
nier'a rueideoce. The boat lighted a candle
that they might exaniiue some papen, but he
immediately Uew it out ttEain when they
were through, luaving both sitting iu the
drJ;
Why did you blow out the candlef asked
the caller.
"Oh, we can talk in the dark as well as in
the light, aud it saves the candle," was the
reply.
Tl,u Mnti,,Mt thair mnnmdMi fnr
ie on my irowners to save tne wear on
them. "St. Joseph iMo.r Herald.
A BueceMful JliagWMls.
Suffeier Dy1 a pow'ful ai.-he in om ob
dem, hah; but I kyan't tell yo" winch oue ob
detu it am.
Bable Dentist Well, aab, I'll jest poun' on
each one ob tieiu on dat aide wid dis yer li'l'
hamuw; tm' w'eu I strikes de riht one, yo
holler.
1
The plan prvm,Hiic(!etwfunii so far as ia
S. "'""' "
(Xiuearnod,
, Would Hluw It Away,
Mrs. Tufstake Mr. Hqulbba, permit ma to
exureas my adaiiration uf your geatlemauly
conduct. You are tue only oneof my board
ers wbo does not blow on bis food to cool it.
Mr. Squibli Thank you, Mrs. Tufstake.
jjy portion to always so small tliat I do not
jm-, to indulge Iu auy sui-b raaa enperiaieat
, Burlington Krea Presa. ,
A Gut ham Dlalogita,
She IraproacltfuUy) You are always say-
Idk unkiud tliintts to Mic. Last week von
told me 1 reuinau you of a uostou girl,
He (remorsefully) Well, you may say
I am like a Brooklyn mau.
Slie (very earueatly) Jack, I have a quick
! towver, but yon know Mutt I'm sot viodlo-
, '
Oaly Tan Tears,
' He Do the De Courtney's fcuow maor
people In New Vorkf
1 8he-Oh, dear, no. Why, they have
, o"uly ten yars.-Life. .
$m.(
VJVXx all
3w
A Long nnd to Travel.
First Citieen Strawberries In the market.
I notice.
ISecond Ditto Tea, and it's a lonr war
from my moutb to market, Washington
fost. .
Very Dentiled.
Callowby-Mi8 Port is a decided blond.
isn't she I
Fink Yes. too decided. You ought to
have heard her reject me. Law rent Amerl
can.
SKKIOIT8 DA NO Kit
Threnlons every mn, woman or child living In
a reRioii of country whfit1 (ever mid Hgm in prev
alent, Hnce the iiermn of mHiarlHl diVuw are tn-
naien rrom the air ana are awn owwi from the
water of mifh a rt'plmi. Miflirinal t.aft?Kmrd Is
Hbw)UiU'ly n-ewMiry to nulHfv thi danncr. As h
means of fortlf vIuk and ncdiniHtiiiK the n'Btt'tn
so a to be ithle to resint the lnalarlal poison, Hos
U?tter Stomach Bittern In inenmpamrjly the bout
and the nuwt popular, IrreKiilarlttt'S of the
Btomach, liver and bowelH encourage malaria;
hut theae are speedily rectiflfd by the Bittere.
Th functions of dlneatlon atii! Hecretions are as
Rioted by its use, aud a vigorous as well as rt'KH
lar conditlnn of the ayateiri promoted by it. Con
stitution and phyriiue are thus defended aainat
toe mroaoft oi malaria ny ttim inatchieN pre
ventive, which is nlm a certain and tharoutfh
remedy in the worst cases of intermittent and
remittent fevers. i
BheDfd she break her eneaRe to you ! He'
Oh.no. She iuat married another fellow with
out wiyinn a wonl. She Invited mc to the wed
diug, though, ...
DO NOT OISTKEftS TOURSKLF.
Bkandreth's PiLUcureeruptions, tetter,
salt rheum, blotches, spots, pimples, pus
tules, boils, carbuncles, ring worms, scald
head, sore eyes, erysipelas, itch, scurfs, dis
colors! ions. There is nothing more dis
gusting than a face and neck ail broken out
with pimples and black heads. Make the
blood pure, and all such eruptions disap
pear. One or two Bbandheth'b Pills taken
every night for a month ueverfall.
Bbahokkth's Pills are purely vegetable,
absolutely harmless and safe to take at any
time.
Sold in every drag and medicine store,
either plain or sugar-coated. , v
We always envy a fat woman when we see her
lauKhliiK. There seems to be so much of her
that is huviug a gtam time.
ConoiiR. "Wrmm'ji Bronchial Trochtt' are
used with advantage to alleviate Coughs
Bore Throat, HoarsenesB and Bronchial
AU'ectioiiH. Sold only in Imet,
A Very Important Bill. "There in a bill of
coiml' ruble uiprntttiutt before tbe (iermtm
Ueii-hMttiK now." "What oue Is that?" "The
Emperor."
"It pays t study the interests of the
contfumer said a dealer to a drummer
who watt trying to sell him short-weight
nlutr tobacco. "Take, for example. Star
Plug, which is used by the great mass of
cnewers inrougnoui tne unitea etaies.
fekar Plug is not only the beBt and most
satisiactory etiew, out every plug is a iuii
sis teen-ounce pound."
It in wild that even the flies blow more in
Chicago Lban anywhere else.
Portland has received a fine new Hook
and Ladder Truck with a Cronin Exten
sion ladder and two Hose Wagons from
F. B. Mcllroy of that city. They were
manufactured by W. T. Y. Schenck, San
Pranciaco.
PILK81 PILK8I PILES I
ri W!inm' indiui Pile Ointment will care
Blind, Bleeding aud I tea lag Piles when all other
ointment have failed. It abBorba the tumor,
alla.i the Itcblni at once, acta as a
sHro. it.atant Hpf. Dr. Wllllaias' In
wlttoe!
Dr. WIUUibb' Indian File
Ointment la prepared oaly for Piles aud Itching
of the nrivai
aru, aud nethiug else. Every
box Is warrant'
Bold by druKiciBU, or sent y
WILLUMB MANUFA(,TUR1NG 00.,
Proprietors, Clevelaud, 0.
Use Knameltne Store Polish : no flint, no smell.
SEEDS
ALL iwiH sfcKWS ARB TKKl'EU. 11 you
want Uie wry bout kck1b tlmt you know
will grow, at eahh prices, writo us. '
"J". F. L. POSSON & 8ON,w"7h00'",
2d Street Portland, Oregon. Front SI.
The Bonn that touched his heart,'
A pure Virginia plug cut
smoking tobacco that does not
bite the tongue, and is free from
any foreign mixture. More
solid comfort in one package of
Mastiff than you can get out of
a dozen others. Packed in can
vas pouches,
J. B. Pace Tobacco Co., Richmond, Virginia.
YOU WANT IT!
OUR HOLIDAY CATALOGUE
MAILED FREE TO ANY ADDRESS.
SENt) FOR ONE.
'August
Flower
How does he feel ? He feels
cranky, and is constantly experi
menting, dieting himself, adopting
strange notions, and changmg the
cooking, the dishes, the hours, and
manner of his , eating August
Flower the Remedy. .
How does he feel ? He ftels at
times a gnawing, voracious, insati
able appetite, wholly unaccountable,
unnatural and unhealthy, August
t lower trie rfemeay.
Howloes he feel ? He feels no
desire to go to the table and a
grumbling, fault-finding, over-nicety
about what is set before him when
he is there August Flower the
Remedy.
How does he feel ? He feels
after a spell of this abnormal appe--tite
air utter abhorrence, loathing,
and detestation of food; as if a
mouthful would kill him August
Flower the Remedy. ;
How does he feel ?He has ir
regular bowels and peculiar stools
August Flower the Remedy. i
" I tooklbold, "
' I TOOK BlOK,
t TOOK ..
SCOTT'S
ulsioh
esult:
I take My Meals,
I take My Reak
AND I AM VIGOROUS ENOUGH TC TAKB
ANYTHING 1 CAN LAY MY HANDS ON ;
felting fnt too, for Scott's
mulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil
and Hypophosphitesof Limeand
Soda KOT ONLY CURED MY IllCin-
nt Consumption but built
ME UP, AND IS NOW PUTTING
FLESH ON MY BONES
at the rate of a pound a day, t
take it just as easily as i 30 milk."
such testimony is nothing new,
scott's emulsion is doing wonders
daily. Take no other.
DRIED FRUIT
Will be plenty and cheap this year. New Atricots,
Pbachbs, Nbctarinbs. Applbs. Chkrhihj, Black
bbkkibs now offering. We quote
Apricots, fine 7, fl, 10, 1 2 54
Paachea, choice K 6, 10, 12
Nectarinak, extra... 8,10, 12
Apples, bright , , 7. 8, 10
Applet, ld dried 10. 2
Qrapsi, 1890, jjood ......." 3, 4
NaUlna, .850, per lb .. 6, 6, 7
Prunae, tBoo, good ... ..... 7, 8, 0 . '
Bltckberrf a, 1691, fine - 12. t5 :
Oherrl at, pitted, iSot 20, 25
Rg, 1891, black Ufa 4, f?
Other fruit In variety. The above are for fine quality , 1
dark,old.orinferiorl"tweofferlower. Small discount ,
to Hotel. Boarding Houiet, Dealrn, and other forge
buyer. Canned goods are lower; see next paper. We
oflera ganeral variety of go- d for family una
at clote price, and want a share of your trade jAsk
for 4opage cibilogue free. Addtew
SMITHS' CASH STORE,
41B-41S Front 8t Ban Franolaioo
$1 PKES FlftST PRYJVIEHT
on t. Ixtt in the thriving Junction K. U. lumber
H itmij town nf Sanger.
l MAKES FIRST PAYMENT
!) acres of fine Raltilu Land In iTCbtio county.
1,200 FOR 40 ACRES
of fine Itiiifln lind within live miles of K. R.
BtMtimi in Frchiio couuty witti liottho, burn und
well; lmprovunttmtN worth fiuxi,
B30 MnrkBt Strwwt, Hun I'ritm'lHCOa
AT PUT tin1- 7I in 4 iiny on my Eliwtrle 0rRi'tn
IHJCill i iUllj speeinltitM. lOu per ct. protlt una c&nh
prlzeri. Httuipl fnte. l)r, lirt(tgtuun,lirot1wiiy,N.V.
PIANOSuiORGANS.
winter s mm,
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IW BOX 801. -,
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Get the Genuine!
GREASE
Sold Everywhere!
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