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About The Telephone=register. (McMinnville, Or.) 1889-1953 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1886)
SEH I-WEEK LV WEST SIDE M’MINNVILLE, OREGON, JULY 6, 1886. VOL. I iias to DC pretty wen traineu. i . lmii - a coach with fourteen sections, milking ---------------------- Spring," sang the poet, "building spring " double the number of berths, it m-iv. Alas! the boughs were barn: -----Issued----- however, accommodate a considerably Ite was himself the one green thing, hirger number of passengers, as each ■EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY' For ice lay everywhere berth often is occupied by two persons. —IN "Hail, Spring, with breezes soft and sweet " But the thing most likely to confuse a The Spring returned his hail: Garrisons Bunding. McMinnville. Oregon. There novice in our service is whenever the came a shower ot snow and sleet — BY — I’pon a wintry gale. same berth is sold twice duringasingle night. A passenger, for instance, Fl'nl 11111 <><? & “Sing, merry birds, in bush and tree." leaves the train shortly after midnight, He read the ulmanac: Publishers and Proprietors. The birds were wiser far than he. and another is directly afterward And did not hurry back. turned into the vacant berth, merely SUBSCRIPTION RATES: “Spr ng, gentle"—heie lie ceased to sing allowing the porter sufficient time for 'Jjpne year............................... >2 00 Let tlie sad truth be told: changing sheets, etc. In eventualities I 25 The while he sangot balmy spring. Kix months.............................. M'liree months......................... of this kind it depends largely upon the . 76 He eaught an awl'ui cold. detective's faculty of familiarizing him —Mis. M. P. Handy, in Century Maya. me. filtered in the 1‘osloitiue nt McMinnville, Or., self with the features of each passenger, as second-class matter. and thus at aglanceobserveanvehange SLEEPING-CAR SPOTTERS. or augmentation of the total number. A PICTORIAL ADDRESS. "The life a railroad detective is not ■unie of the Foolish Smartness of People Who Write Letters. How They Bring Unwary Conduct a very enviable one, I can assure you. He is hired on the express condition I it requires the whole time of a force ors to Sudden Grief. that instructions, however repulsive to ,k>f four clerks to decipher tlm directions his character, must be strictly com ion letters received at the post-.)ffii<: in Not a hundred yards from Grand plied with. Furthermore, he has no j this city, and they have become so Central depot is a saloon largely fre abiding place whatever. The interest expert in determining li tters and word» quented by railroad employes, and es of the service requires a continuous shifting around with the men from one ■ffiut what looks to the ordinary person pecially by sleeping-car conductors, road to another in order to reduce as like a form of hieroglyphics is rent’ih who, as a rule, indulge in fancy drinks much as possible the chances of attract intelligible to them. Some of the letters of first quality and display a very fas ing suspicion by the conductors and ■which are turned over to them cont:il:> tidious taste. A reporter happened railroad employes in general. It is Koine very remarkable and grotesque the other night to stroll into this resort thus a usual thing for a spotter to travel through every Staig in the Union in the i {varieties of hand-writing. and ran across an acquaintance whose course of a few months, and his work I It is no unusual thing for the men occupation consists in shadowing sus is really harder than most people would who distribute the mails to find in imagine. Naturally he must assume batch a half n dozen envelopes whisk pected conductors. “You desire, then, to learn about different roles to meet any emergency look as if some fow 1 just emerging from throw off suspicion. You find him .«ome dark liquid had walked ner. s< the secret service on railroads.” coin and posing as a land speculator, insurance them. The writing of lawyers and meneed the detective, after a con versa agent, merchant, missionary, gambler, tnen in public life is the hardest the tion in the course of which such a de newspaper man or politician, all ac officials have to struggle with. They sire had been expressed. “Well, those cording to the particular job on hand ' nre so accustomed to write in such sleeping-car conductors we saw just and the character of the section through haste that even in the directions of a which he travels. letter they employ so many abbrevia now in the saloon afford excellent “ The general course is to assign one tions as to make the address almost un specimen» for observation. The tempta intelligible to any but a skilled post tion to knock down fares is great, yet agent to each car, thus checking every office official. Merchants and bankers it is altogether different now from passenger, but the entire registration also write very obscure addresses, but what it used to be in the olden times. must be done mentally. The art con sists in evincing the least possible con they are by no means as bad as the Some fifteen or twenty years ago a cern, and the spotter should always lawyers and statesmen. I The worst fiend the decipherers have conductor’s berth was worth quite as have a straight story to tell when he to contend with is the extremely funny much as a seat in the Stock Exchange I engages in conversation with other young man whose delicate sense of or a sheriff’s appointment, but those passengers or “pals” of the conductor. Jtasteful humor leads him to discard flush times have luul their day and it At the end of each trip the detective Buch common things as good English takes a great amount of sharp practice makes out an elaborate report covering letters in the address of notes to his to beat the vigilance of a spotter. a certain car and sends it to head However, to present a correct idea of quarters, where it is compared with the lady friends. I The letters in some very frequently the clever detective work carried on in conductor’s balance sheet. The spotter give place to symbols, such as are seen this unique line, it would be as well to is frequently instructed to pay cash on advertising puzzles, and very often give you a thorough insight into the fares himself, and the most conclusive proof is derived by holding out the the mail distributors come across an business. “Now. then, the Pullman Palace Car tempting bait in such a manner as to envelope which bears nothing but a Company on several occasions found it entrap the conductor. When the evi group of pictures. dence is found to be of a very dam I Postmaster Huidckoper and several necessary to engage tho services of de aging character all formalities are dis tectives to watch some conductors on of his clerks were engaged in endeavor pensed with and his walking papers ing to decipher one of these when a w hom suspicion had crystallized, and in served at once. Nevertheless there most Instances conclusive proof, »flow ■Reporter dropped into the post-office. a systematic robbery, was fur arc some shrewd conductors who man The pictures were all drawn with hard ing nished. dishonest employes re age to delude detection in spite of all lead pencil and were very neatly exe ceived, of The course, the ‘grand bounce;’ vigilance. They possess a sort of in cuted. The first one represented a new men were selected to fill the va tuitive tact through which the presence jgiddy-lookiug young girl dancing a cancies. and still it was apparent that of a so-called Hawkshaw is revealed. Kornpipe. This was made out to mean The conductors, without exception, en heavy depredations continued to “Miss." The next was the capital let- carried on. The case could only be tertain a bitter hatred to the detective be ter L drawn in monogram form with explained in a wav exceedingly dispar service, and in this age of dynamite as the small letter n. This was under to human nature, but a detective an agent of redress for supposed griev stood to mean “Ellen.” There was a aging who had been assigned on the work ances it is rather surprising that no at figure of Samson and the lion. length of time and thus tempt has so far been made to blow up I “I have it,” exclaimed ~ Postmaster for some considerable experience, based i the spotter headquarters. Vengeance Huidckoper, triumphantly. ‘•If means < gained n close observation, ventured to make has. though, been executed on several 'Miss Ellen Samson.” assertion impeaching the hones of our men out in the Territories, ■ The first figure on the second row a ty b of >ld nearly all conductors. He sug where the public, as a rule, is in sym was a woman leaning over a wash tub gested, consequently, to organize an pathy with the conductors, and rejoices in the act of washing. Next to this elite corps of railroad detectives, es in the sport of hunting down an awk was the following: "2,240 pounds.” picked to meet the require ward spotter. ■his meant ton, and with washing pecially “A favorite scheme with the con ments of that particular service, and made “Washington.” The next symbol subject the men to an incessant and ductors is occasionally to turn in a fare Was a figure showing a street. On the rigid vigilance. Headquarters were or two in excess of the number really third row was a picture of a door for the purpose of creating /Standing beside a chest, supporting the established in this city, and although collected, the extra running expenses incurred an impression upon the company that letter 11. This was interpreted to mean by the service are quite heavy, there is the spotter’s report is untrustworthy tPorchester. doubt but many thousand dollars at all times. Now and then the train S Then there was a drawing of a letter no M being kicked over by an ass. This have been saved .for the company, employes suspect an entirely innocent the thieving propensities of many person, and it ¡8 amusing to behold the Was designed to stand for “Mass.,” while employes encounter a severe restraint puzzled mien of such a passenger when meaning Massachusetts. So. after by tho constant fear of detection and lie encounters the strange looks be- half an hour’s work, it was discovered stowed upon him bv conductor and that the address was “Miss Ellen Samp- disgrace. “You think that long service has porter. The mutual interest existing ■on, Washington street, Dorchester, hardened my judgment and I am wrong between these functionaries tends to Klass.” The postmaster very kindly for- in considering majority of conduct overcome race prejudice, and conse JRrarded it to her, remarking that the ors more or less the to dishonesty. quently they are both on the Broung man who wrote the unique ad- Allow me, then, inclined to offer an explana alert to get on the track of Bress probably thought himself smart. tion. I am sincerely prac convinced that a their sworn enemies. One way, prac- ¿—Philadelphia Call. great many of these fellows would be ticed with a view to extending a secret trustworthy in any other position, but warning to colleagues on the different HOW TO LEARN. somehow the wrong-doing appears lines, is to cut a notch in the heel of Sensible and Timely Advice to American trivial or even pardonable because it is the supposed spotter's shoes while the Mechanics. a corporation of millionaires which has porter ostensibly subjects them to a | What a mechanic needs most to-day to suffer, and the employes claim as an first-class shine. Identification is by and other devices made quite easy, is to know how to think. A man who extenuating circumstance that the bail this example of greedy directors helps to and the further use of the shown up can do this is never at fault for ways destroy their feeling of moral responsi detective is seriously impaired. /and means; he can meet any emer- bility. “The unwary traveler on entering * “But, to draw an illustration, let us palace sleeping-car is likely to become genev. If a difficult joint comes along. imagine a case like this : An elderly impressed with the notion that an air She rises to it and enjoys conquering the ■difficulty. He is an inventor. He in- gentleman who in vain has endeavored of distinguished respectability is per ■vents hundreds of things every month to adjust himself into a comfortably vading every visible object alike. recumbent position on the rigid seats Whether lie may cherish this idea to jof his life. | Such a man loves deal ly to go on a of an ordinary passenger car, resolves the end of his journey, even in case the (tramp. He loves to go into every shop to spend a few dollars in order to se passengers are somewhat mixed, de land factory and use his eyes. That cure a good night's rest. Well, he is pends largely upon the conductor’s Iman is a scholar. He is at school all courteously shown an inviting berth in talent to manage each party in defer Ithe time. He has learned the one vital the sleeper, while a dusky porter eager ence to their particular wants. Shady llesson and knowledge is his. Our man ly grabs the passenger's sachel, and individuals, professional gamblers, etc., [has learned how to learn. Not a shop grins complacently at the prospective nre, of course, not permitted to operate Idoea he enter, but something appears tip. The features of the conductor, on upon the trains, but a smart conductor Iwnich he wishes to see. He learns a the other hand, assume a strictly busi can arrange such things to suit .-'ll ¡' new kink while he is watching Bob ness-like expression, although there parties concerned when ne is decently light his pipe or set a lathe tool. He might be reason to question his integri recompensed, and. consequently, you finds a treasure where Mike would see ty of purpose if one could only catch might make an interesting study in the nothing but steel, scrap iron and two his stealthy glance. The fact is our dubious art of high-staked poker if fri nd has cleared the wav fora ‘knock you happen to drop into the smoking dollars a day. Perhaps our man has got half an down fare’ bv overlooking the slight, saloon of a sleeper after eleven p. m "The professional sputter has to keep ■ idea as to some improvement to a ma- formality of issuing a berth-check t<* Ichine. He is working up his odd min- the new passenger, and he is now med an eye on all transactions of this kind, itating the problem whether every and his report affords frequently some I utes in improving his invention. As Ihe walks through ashop he sees a jig thing is all right—a phrase which in very spicy reading. There are, besides, his vocabulary figures as a synonym a number of other duties he is required [for some peculiar job. It is nothing [but a couple of screws and two pieces for a ‘spotter' lining in sight. How to perform, such as observing whether ever. the clever fellow has unfortunate [of iron, yet it suggests something, and ly failed to observe the piercing eves all tickets and checks are properly can celed, noting the condition of car ami [his invention is perfected. Like a flash Ithe mind catches the idea of what is "f a detective who is watching the closet», paying attention to the conduct whole transaction through a small of train employes if they should sleep, ■wanted, yet the article which suggested in the curtain of an upper drink or smoke or use profane language lit is no more like it than "elbow opening Berth, and vou het he will get him on on duty. Sometimes it is next to im krease” is like “taper oil.” list. possible to catch a conductor, although , When you learn a trade or study a Hi ■ ■ You must understand the cheeking suspicion rests upon him, and a detect Besson. then learn how to think and of a sleeper is a very complicated affair, ive is then put on to shadow tho man Blow to catch new ideas. Learn this and the detective who escapes making in order to learn his habits, compan ■lung, and if you can do it the trade is some »ort of a blunder on a lonf, run I ions and general conduct in private life Tour».-— American .Machinist ¡WEST SIDE 'TELEPHONE. ¡ELEPHONE THE TRUTH ABOUT IT. I'hrougli tills source very vamaoie tes I timony is often procured and circum stantial evidence furnished, showing the suspected party is a dissolute fellow, spending much more than his salary would justify at the gambler’s den or in dissipation. Yes, the spotter system is a big thing, and you can’t afford Io dispense with it as iongas sordid greed for money remains the pivot of human nature;”— N. Y. Herald. ABOUT DOGS. :'<*lnta of Interest to All Admirers of tlie Canine Itace. I'he wonderful variation in size, ap pearance and intellect of dogs must strike every one who remembers that this great variety came originally from three or four species of wild dogs. There is now preserved in an English museum a little dog of the terrier kind which was about two years old» at its death. It was exactly five and one- half inches long, which is just the length of a German boar hound in an other part of the museum, measured from the corner of the eye to the tip of the nose. So great is the difference that one can hardly realize that they probably had a common ancestor. The original wild dogs had very much the aspect of wolves—erect ears and bushy, flowing tails. It is thought by many that the dogs most nearly ap proaching them in appearance are nearest them in point of development, and that the breed closely related are our shepherds, but an examination and comparison of the bones, and particu larly the skulls, show that among the principal breeds the line of descent is: First, wild dog; then Danish dog hounds, pointers, terriers, pugs, span iels and pct dogs in general come last. The influence of men over all nature is most markedly shown in pet dogs. They are, as a rule, small, with tails curved upwards, ears drooping, but sure signs of domestication. Besides, the temperament and disposition are w holly changed, whereas wild dogs are natural hunters, the pet dogs being wholly ignorant of the wiles of the chase. A pug would probably be as much surprised at the sudden appear ance of a rabbit as bunny would be at the pug. The probability is that both would run as soon as they saw each other. The varieties have been so long bred that they would never return to origin al species again, even if left to run wild. That they are closely related to wolves and other animals, however, is shown by the fact that they will breed with them and also by the taming of wolves taken very voting. They become gentle and affectionate. A wolf yelp when young, if suddenly menaced by a master, will cringe and beg off just as a dog does when he thinks he is going to be whipped. They have many other traits which indicate a close re lationship. Not only are wolves capable of do- mi^tication, but on the other hand dogs often escape and become wild. A case is related of a greyhound who con cluded she would take to the woods. After a year or two she was captured and brought back. In a few months she presented her master with some pups, but as soon as they were able to lake care of themselves she left them and again ran away. Three of the pups stayed at home and became good citizens, but two partook of the moth er’s nature and ran away to join her. They at last became so destructive to young animals that they were hunted down ami shot. Puppies gel their eyes open on the tenth or twelfth day, reach their full growth at the end of the second year and are very old at ten years, very few of them reaching the green old age of twenty. Although their lives are short they are full of interest. The devotion of a dog for his master is phenomenal. He will stick to him whatever be hi- fortunes, stand any amount of abusi and love his master with a forgiving spirit m spite of every thing.— Pitts- hurhg Dispatch. THE EX-EMPRESS. A Touching Story of the Unhappy and tlonielcHM Eugenie. The following is the latest story that is told about the Empress Eugenie, who has ever Ifeeti a striking figure since the day she charmed Napoleon III. with the wreath of violets which she wore in her golden hair. “'Twas morning then, but now the night has come.” A few days ago, says the chronicler, a visitor to the Marcus Church at Venice, where the ex-Em- press is now staying, observed a lady dressed in deepest mourning kneeling in long silent prayer before one of the side altars. W hen at last she rose she looked about her in search of some thing which she missed, and then walked slowly away, and supporting herself by the wall, toward the en trance. The stranger politely offered his arm, which was gratefully accepted, the lady meanwhile explaining that one of the beggars must have taken her silver-headed walking-stick away, with out which she was "very helpless.” Outside the church two liveried foot in'n were waiting; the stranger on re tiring offered his address card (alas, for cruel Nemesis, he was a German lrom Berlin!) glancing at which the lady was seen to shudder siig.itly and and then return the civility by whisper ing: “Empress Eugenie, ami home less.” Pall .Mull Gazette. — GaMbling baa grown to be so com mon a cause of ruin in the town, o Berkshire County, Mas». — Pittsti< ] Ix-e, Lenox, North Adams, etc. that powerful movement has been begu against the practice. -Boston .lour NO. 7 THE BUSY LITTLE BEt. PRODUCE MARKET, The Part Which It Plays to ths Kconomy of Nature. Portland. I I.OUR—Per bbl. standard brands. *3 80; others. *2.2.Xa,3.25. WHEAT—Per ctl. valley, *1.1591.174. Wada Walla. 81.05611.074. BARLEY-Whole. If cental, *1.07i@1.10 ground, IP ton, *22.50(0,24. OATS—Choice milling, 37J<g40c; choice feed 32 a35c. RYE-Per ctl, Sl.OOCnl.W. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR—Per cti. *3.76. CORN MEAL—Per ctl, yellow, *2.50«» 2.75; white, *2.60^3.76, CRACKED WHEAT—Per ctl, *2 76 HOMIN'Y-Per ctl, *1.00.1 OATMEAL -Per lb. 3.50. PEARL BARLEY-No 1,5c; No. 2,14c; No. 3, 4c. SPLIT PEAS Per lb, 6?. PEARL TAPIOCA—In boxes, (tyc. SAGO—Per lb, tic. VERMICELLI—Per lb. No. 1, *1.26; No. 2,90c. BRAN—Per ton, *13.50. SHORTS—Per ton. *10. MIDDLINGS—Per ton, *206£25. CHOP—Per ton, *25.00. HAY—Per ton. baled, *7fe8. OIL CAKE MEAL—Per ton, *30(a32.5O. HOPS—Per lb, Oregon, nominal; Wash. Ter., do. EGGS—Per doz. 12Jc. BUTTER— Per Ib.tancv roll, 16c; lnferfi r grade. 12; pickled, 10(0,12c. CHEESE—Per tb, Oregon, 6<^llc; Cali fornia, 8fi,10c. DRIED FRUITS—Per ib, apples, ouar ters, sacks find boxes, 34. do sliced, in sacks and boxes, 3.j(a4i: apricots. 17c; blackberries, 13^z 15c; nectarines. t6«(g<l7c- ' peaches, halves unpeeled, 7i(o8c. pears, quartered, 7(a8; pitted cherries, 16c; pitted plums, California, BiglOc; do Or egon, otv 7c; currants, 8<«9; dales, dig 7e; tigs, Smyrna, 17 a IB; California, 6@7; prunes, Caliioruia, 5(s,U; French. 10(“>12i; Turkish. (i(a.7; raisins. Callforia Lon don layers. *2.15(a z.20 * box; loose Mus- cslels, *2to2.10; SeedlesB, (T tb, L2c; Sul tana, 12«c. RICE —China, No. 1, *5.80; do No. 2, *5.2o; Sandwich Islands. No. 1, *5.26, ! BEANS — Per ib, pea, 2tc; small whiles, 2jc; bayo, 2Jc; lima, 3c; pink, 2)c. V EG ETABLES—Beets. OHb. 14c; cabbage, 4? tb,2e«: carrots. V sck,*1.25; cauliflower.IP doz, *1.25. green corn, v dozen, z5c; green peas, 4» Ib, Zjc; lettuce, « doz, 2oc; onions, 1|; turmps, f tb, lsc; spinach. 4» sack. 40 (a50c; celery, »■ doz, *i, parsnip», t* gek, 75c tomatoe-, ip box, $2 6 j «3; string beans, f lb, 5c; cucumbers, doz., 40c. POTATOES—Patotoes, new, lsdtzc; per j sack, old, *1.00. POULTRY—Chickeus, do«, spring, *— fe2.i 0. old * — (a3.50; ducks, *3.U0 («3.60; geese, *4.00<ai5; turkeys, V Ib. nominal, lOtjz 12c. * HA Ms—Per Ib, Eastern, —®—c; Or egon, V^felOc. BACON—Per tb, Oregon sides, 6®7c; do shoulders, 5(a6. TEAS—Young Hyson, 25<865c; Japan. 20<u.56c; Oolong, I5u»65c; Gunpowder auc Imperial, 25&6bc. sYKUr'-California refinery is quoted at 30c. in bbls; in kegs and i-gal. tins 35(0-45, In these days of popular science it is hardly neoessary to make more than passing reference to the part which the bee plays in nature. In the vegetable world it is a vital necessity that the fer tilizing pollen from the stamens of certain flowers should be carried to the pistils of other flowers, and the mission of the bee is to unconsciously carry the precious dust from blossom to blos som in her search after the t< npting drop of nectar with which the shv flowerets reward the winged bearer of their love messages. A wonderful and fascinating chapter in naturul history is that which treats of the relations ex isting between flowers anil insects. Flowers may be divided into two classes, those fertilized through the action of the wind, and those in which fertilization is effected through the in tervention of insects or a like agency. Darwin and others have shown what interesting strategems flowers of the latter class resort to in order to secure the services of insects in this respect. Every little, foible and weakness of the winged visitor is pandered to. What is commonly called a flower is indeed nothing more than a skillfully devised trap to attract the attention of insects, and then insure their services toward fer tilization. Our little friend the bee is esthetic in his tastes, and, behold, the varieties of flowers vie with each other to beguile his attention in the display of the most artistic blending of colors ami beauty of design. She likes sweet scents, and the laboratory of natur i is vailed upon to distill the choicest per fumes to humor her. But these are but an advertisement for the nectar which it is the principal object of the bee to obtain, and when she has alighted in search of it, it is only to find that the flowers have in many cases devised the most exquisite little mechanical ar rangement whereby she is unconscious ly compelled to effect the object toward the fulfillment of which they have in dulged in such a lavish expenditure of beauty and sweetness. It is all effected in the simplest manner through the great law of natural selection, here seen in operation in its severe simplici ty; for the flowers of those plants which present the greatest facilities for fertilization get their seed set and so in sure the continuance of their species, while the unsuitable and unaccommo dating kind remain barren and are gradually weeded out. In the babel <>< tongues and since first hefound a voice, the poet has sung of the loves and sorrows of mankind, but nature still waits for him to interpret her heart; if he ever learns to do so, there will bo a new song in his mouth, for lie will have a wonderful theme.— Longman's Mag azine. HEMLOCK MCL: How a Frem-li Gardener Destroys Epicurean Mold-Turners. Ilia A conscientious French gardener sus pended his chronic war upon the mole for one entire season, to give that much detested animal a fair chance at the white grubs. Science had asserted that the mole was an epicure in tpnibs, and our gardener had faith in science, His garden was infested with grubs, and here was his opportunity. At the end of the season he recorded the fact, with sail solemnity, that the mole lived on such good terms with the grubs that he ha<l I wo enemies in place of one. Not that the mole is not fond of grubs: but give him free range of the salad and berry beds and he acquires more refined tastes. Unluckily the mole seems to l ave no enemy, to speak of, except mini, and man often makes a pitiful show against him with his poisons and his traps, ['he Frosch gardener returned to is eager for information on the mole question. But while waiting for points from other victims, he offers tho follow ing as the best remedy: Take as many walnuts as there are mole holes, add a handful of hemlock leaves (Conium m n u 'atiim), boil in water for an hour- and-aud-a-ha)f, make the paste into bul lets and put in the holes. If the paste be too liquid spread it on a flat stone ui bit of slate. The mole eats greedily (or at least, that is his duty) and gives up the ghost instonter. -American (Harden- tr. ------------------------ — — He stood bv his cold hearthstone ami pressed both ha nds to his throbbing temple, while his glaring eve-balls rolled wildly. Poised in mid-air he saw a straw-colored dog with a blue tail; coiled upon the table was a bow- legged snake with a crimson tongue, while from his slippers peered green turtles who wagged their horrid heads. “Got ’em again,” groaned the victim, hut it was not so. His wife had been to the Japanese village and had not re turned empty-handed.— San Francisco Chronicle. A sufficient reason: Visitor out of town (addressing the school) “In the year 182.5, my dear young friends, sev eral boy « walked from Salem to Boston ami back, a distance of thirty miles, to hear Daniel Webster speak. If there were no railroads or means of trans portation to-day, would the boys of the i<resent generation undertake such a journey, do you think?” Small boy (after a long silence) -“No, sir.’’ Visitor “Ah! and why?" Small boy “Because Mr. Webster is dead."— N. 1’. Sun —A Philadelphia girl declined to “kiss the book” before a magistrate because the witness who preceded her hail sore lipa and the one before that chewed tobacco. She was sensible and ber testimony could be relied upon without thia formula of a forgotten age. Philadelphia Press. LARD—Per ib, Oregon, 6(s7fc Eastern, 74(g) Vc. PICKLES—Per 5-gal keg, 90c; bbls, V gal., 22jc. SUGARS-Quote bbls: Cube. 6jc; dry granulated, 6jjc; tine crushed, 6J_, gulden C, 5^0. CANNED GOODS—Salmon. 1-B> tins, * doz, *1.3J; oysters, 2-Ib tins, *1 doz, *2,2.<; 1-lb tins, *1.40 |p do«; lobsters, 1 lb tins, IP doz, *1.90; clams, 2-Ib tins, r doz, *1.90<o2.i 5; mackerel, 5-lb tins, v doz, *8.75qj9.1)0; fruits, |p doz tins, *2.u ■<<. 2.25; jams and jellies, IT doz.. *1.75^,2.00; vege tables, IP doz, *1.10<g)L90. HONEY—Extracted, 6Jc; comb, 14c. _ COFFEE— Per lb, Guatemala, ilj; Costa Rica, 12(a>12«c; Old dovermneui Java. 18<® 20c; Rio, 114(gll2c; Salvador, 11X0 b 4c; Mocha. 224(0x6; Kona. 18c. FRESH FRUIT—Apples, Oregon, new, box,7uc(a*l.2o; bananas, V bun^h, *4.60; Lemons. California, v box, ®4.60q<6; Sicily, t* box, <8<a0.50: Dimes, tr 100. *1.60; pine apples, p doz., *7.00; Los Angeles oranges, IP liox, *3«, 3.25; strawberries, |p lb, 4i«6. SALT—Liverpool, tr ton, <lWg,21; table, in bales, per bale, *2.25. SEEDS —Per lb. timothy, 5<g,6c; rei clover, 14(01Oc; orchard grass,, 17(0i8c; rye grass, ll(si3c. NUTS—California almonds, IP 100 tb sks, 20c: Brazil. 150 th ska, V lb, 14c; chestnuts, 18<u,20c; cocoanulH,e0(<t7.50. mberls. Sicily, 175 lb sks, IP lb, 14c: hickory, 100 lb ska,its ; peanuts, 6<g7c; pecans, Texas, <00 it. sks, 14c; California walnuts, tr bOIbsks, I ® He. WOOL—Eastern Oregon, spring clip, 12) @l6c Ip It,; fall clip, 12@13. Valley Or egon, spring clip, 12(al5c; lambs’ and fall, 12<a 14c. HIDES-Dry. 14(2ll5c; wet salted, 6nr7. —•A fat old gentleman was bitten in the calf of his leg by a dog. Ho rushed to the Police Court and preferred 11 complaint against a joker in tho neighborhood ighborhood whom he supposed to be the owner of the offending “ " — cur. The following is the defence offered bv the wag: “1. By evidence in favor of the general good character of my dog I shall prove that nothing could make him so forgetful of his canine dignity aS to bite a calf. 2. He is blind, and can not see to bite. 3. Even if lie could see to bite it would be utterly impossible for him to go out of his way to do so, on account of his severe lame ness. 4. Granting his eyes and ley» to be good, he has no teeth, 5. Mi doj died six weeks ago. 6. I never had a dog. ”— Exchange. —Minneapolis is said to turn out for horse sales with greater enthusiasm and unanimity than any other city in the Union. — --------- —•‘I declare, Ethel.’said ayounglady from the country to her cousin after they had run the gauntlet of two or three Broadway hotels, “how rudely those men stare at one. The next time I shall take the opposite side of the way.” "Oh, you will feel differently,” > replied Miss Ethel, “just as soon your new tailor-made suit is done. ”• A". F. Sun. —Bunker Hill monument is 221 feet high, built of solid granite, and every day it oscillates to and fro, as the heat of the sun expands the eastern or the western side.- Bolton Poll.