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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, FEBRUARY 13, 19C8 IHf COSTLY DRUGS, Some Rars and Peculiar Substances Used In Medicine. A STRENUOUS RULER. Daring, Coolness and Bravery James IV. of Scotland. One of the Interesting characters A writer in Wissen fuer A*.le throws low Both Sides of the Line Are I some Interesting light on rare and pe history Is «James IV., king of Scotland culiar drugs. Saffron, be pointe out from 1473 to 1513. He was athletic, Watched and Guarded. HEADQUARTERS FOR DAIRYMENS SUPPLIES AND STEEL STOVES & RANCES. courageous and fond of adventure. In putting down Insurrections and Im proving the criminal administration of NCLE SAM’S BRAVE RIDERS. the country he was foremost in the ranks and did not shun a band to hand contest. He married a daughter of he Work That Is Performed by These Henry VII. of England aud made a Well Mounted* Well Armed and Cour* treaty whlcb secured peace between ageous Patrols—The Mexican Ruralee the two countries. He labored to build and Their Methods. up a navy and develop commerce and If business or recreation should take showed skillful dlplomscy In dealing with other nations. He was killed in ■bou down to that long line which forms battle at Flodden, where his army '.. tbe boundary between the United States Oils, Paint, Varnish, Doors, Window was disastrously defeated by Henry Ugnd Mexico, you may by chance meat VIII. Sashes, well mounted rider, armed with rifle those were strenuous times, when it ¡»nd pistols, pacing observantly along was necessary for a king to be a fight home bypath or canyon. He Is one of er and to Inspire his obstreperous sub Uthe United States boundary riders ap- jects with some degree of terror. King ■pointed by the treasury department to James used often to go about the coun , patrol the border on the lookout for try In different disguises, not only be ^Smugglers, cattle runners and other cause be loved adventure, but because '«lersons whose presence on the Amer- he could thus secure Information on ^Kcan side Is generally undesirable. the state of the nation at first hand. ■ For this position the man selected Agents for the Great Western Saw It Is related of the vigorous Scottish *; taiust possess courage. Judgment and king that once when wandering through Ko little physical endurance, for his the hills during tbe night he was over ' fluties may call him forth at ail hours taken by a violent storm and was ^Knd seasous, and he may be responsi obliged to take shelter in a cavern near The Most Reliable Merchants in Tillamook County ble for a stretch of border land many Wemys, which is one of the most re miles In length. markable antiquities of Scotland. Hav « ■ .For example, between San Diego, on ing advanced some way in, the king Kie Pacific coast of California, and discovered a number of men and wo luma, In Arizona, there Is but one THE “COUP DE JARNAC.” men ready to begin to roast a sheep (or Boundary rider to patrol a line of over surper. From their appearance he sus 160 miles, and this Is In part over A French Adage and the Incident Upor pected that he had fallen into evil com a sparsely settled mountainous region Which It Rests. pany, but as it was then too late he •nd partly through the waste of the The “coup de Jarnac” has become » asked hospitality from them till tbe Colorado desert. French proverb, and it serves to dis tempest was over. They granted it ■ As opposite him, on the other side of tlngulsh a stroke as decisive ns tin and Invited the king, who was un tbe line, the Mexican government maln- foreseen which intervenes for the set known to them, to sit down and join ■lns from fifteen to twenty rurales tlement of any affair. Tbe ndage rest them at supper. They were a notori St>r the same work, It Is a good Illus upon an Incident In the life of Gu ous band of robbers and cutthroats, tration of the trust reposed In a single Chabot, Seigneur de Jarnac, a nobl< and this fact soon dawned upon James. American citizen by bls government. of the court of Francis I. The He pass As soon as they had finished their It Is probable there Is no other man ed between him and Le Chatelgnerale supper one of them presented a plate In the United States whom It would the dauphin's favorite. King Francis on which two daggers were laid In the be harder to find at a given moment however, forbade the duel. At tbe sue form of a St. Andrew's cross, telling than the boundary rider of the San cession of Henry II. the old quarre' the king that this was tbe dessert they Diego-Yuma district. was revived, and the overdue duel wa- always served to strangers; that he He may be down on the Colorado fought on the plain of St. Germnlii must choose one of the daggers and desert. watching near some water with all the formality of the anclen: fight him whom the company selected holes for a venturesome band of cattle Judicial combats and In the presenci as his antagonist. The king, realizing gunners, or In some canyon of the moun- of the whole court. Jarnac was weak that he was to l>e murdered, Instantly •htlns on the lookout for a wagon load er and less agile than his adversary seized both daggers, one in each hand, of prohibited immigrant Chinamen; who was one of the noted swordsmen and plunged them into the hearts of but. wherever he Is, one may be fairly of the time, but he had taken lessonr the two robbers nearest to blm. He gure It Is not where the transgressor of from an Italian bravo. In the due' then dashed out of tbe cave and made tbe customs laws expect him to be. Jarnac waited for an opening an<’ his escape, returning as soon as pos That he must possess both judgment then dealt La Chatelgnerale a heavy sible with a body of soldiers, by whom and courage the following Incident, and unexpected stroke which ham the whole band was arrested and pub Which took place during the career of strung him. This was In 1147. Ter licly hanged.—runxsutawney Spirit tbe former boundary rider In this dis- years later Jarnac was a captain 1’ ^■•■flct, will aptly Illustrate: the defense of St. Quentin. Eventual A BRAHMS ANECDOTE. ‘.For some time a band of cattle run ly he met his fate in a duel. Rut the ners had been working successfully "coup de Jarnac” Is historic In the an The Man Who Spoiled an Evening For back and forth over the line in spite of nals of sword play.—Argonaut. ths Great Composer. the boundary rider's vigilance. They Among the Brahms anecdotes which ^flbemed to be able to divine his move Monkeys and Parrots. are popular In Germany this one was ments, so that while he was watching A lung specialist was talking about mountains they a famous scientist wbo had contracted contributed by Frau Luise Pohl. a trail through tbe " -Were rushing a bunch of cattle over consumption from a lot of consumptive Brahms liked Baden-Baden and took as much pleasure In a winter vtslt to the the desert. monkeys that he had been experiment place as in the crowded summer time. ■'But at last he managed to surprise ing upon. The residents knew this when they In T imber L and , A ct june 3, 1878.—N otice for T imber L and A ct , J une 3, 1878.—N otice for south, Range” No. 10 West, and will offer the band and, rifle in hand, drove two "This should be a lesson and a warn P ublication . P ublication . firoof to show that the land sought vited him tn 1870 to come and direct of them into Campo. United .Mates Land Office. Department of the Interior, s more valuable for Its timber or stone Ing to us all,” he said, “for nothing fe- some of his works. After the con P rtland, Oregon, January 18th, iq 08. United btateMLand Office, Portland, Ore., than for agricultural purposes, and. to Then, however, arose the question as more dangerous to the lungs' health Notice is hereby given that in compliaiice November 19th, WO7. establish his claim to said land before the to tbe method of taking them down to than to have a monkey aliout th, cert the friends of the master assem with the provisions <»f tlie act of C01. gress of Notice is hereby given that OLIVK B. Register and Receiver, at Portland, Oregon, the coast. He hired a double seated house. Practically all monkeys have bled at Goldemen Kranz by invitation June 8,1878. ent’tled “An act for the sale of DAVIDSON, of Nehalem, County of Tillamook , on Saturday, the 18th day of April, I908. lands in the States of ( alifornia, Oregon, State of Oregon, has applied to purchase under He names as witnesses : of the Oberbürgermeister ganner to timber rehlcle, the only one in tbe place. Nevada and Washington Territory,” as ex the act of Congress of June 3, lb7H, as ex Chas. E. Hays, of Portland, Oregon ; Jas. 8. consumption in this climate, and It i> & But at once another question pre- Just as easy to take consumption iron “drink a glass of wine.” The session tended to all the Public Land States by act of tended hy act of August 4. I892, the N Ne %, Strickler, of Portland Oregon ; D C. Bowers, August 4, 1892, Sec. 10 and N % Nw Sec 11, T. 3 N., R 9 W, and of Portland, Oregon, and Bert Bigga. of Barne ■ented Itself. How was he to seat his a monkey as from a man or woman lasted long, but gradually the company FRANK RICE. will offer proof to show that the land sought is gat, Oregon. afclsonera, for either they must be It is the same with parrots. They, too grew smaller. Presently they had all Of Butler, couo’y of Polk, State of Oregon, more voluble for its timber or s one than for Any and all persons claiming adversely the has this day filed in this office his sworn agricultural purposes, ami to establish Ids above described lands are requested to file their placed together on the front or tbe have consumption, and they, too. an gone except Brahms and Cornelius statement No. 766I, for the purchase of the North claim to said land before the Register and claims in this office on or before said L8th day ick seat or separated, both seemingly most apt to give the disease to thoe< Buhner. After awhile even Brahms % ot Southeast ^4 and Southwest *4 of South Receiver, at Portland, Oregon, on Fiiday, of April, I908. east *4 of Hec. No. 2, in Tp. No. 3 north, Range the 13th day of March ly«. A lgernons . D rksskr , Register. He names as suggested home, and his young com hazardous choice? No. 8 west, and will offer- proof to show witnesses : who pet them. As for me. rattier th a” the land (sought is more valuable for J. R. Hicks, of Nehalem, Oregon ; Ofcar Berg "de finally decided to separate them, live in the same house with a pet mon panion eagerly agreed to adjourn the that its timber ,or stone than for agricultural of Nehalem, Oregon; Lura Alley, of Summon«. d so, with one on the front seat with key or a pet parrot I would take a co session. On the way home Brahms f»urposes, and to establish his claim to said man. Nehalem, Oregon ; August Davidson, uf Ne n and tbe other behind, he started tn the hopeless ward of some con asked his companion, whose name be aud before the Register and Receiver, at halem, Oregon. Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, the 9tli Anv and all persons claiming adversely the In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, • the coast. for Tillamook County. above-describeil lands are requested to file their sumptlves' hospital.” — New Orlean had not heard, "By the way. do you day of April, 190#.. He names as witnesses ■. ) know this young director Rubner?" j. 0. hope, of Elsie, Clatsop County, Oregon ; claims in this office on or before said 18th day William G. Hopkina, I’he two cattle runners managed to Tlmes-Democrat. Plaintiff, Alexander Normand, of Elsie, Clatsop County, of March, 1908. “Are yon Interested in him?” be ask Uiegoii ; Carl Jacobson, of Elsie, C a I sop mmunicate with each other by signs ▼ 8. A lgernon 8. D resser . Register. Thad B. Preston. ed by way of answer. County, Oregon ; J. F. Cox, of orlland, Oregon. id at a rough part of the road made A Wedding Day Reminder. Defendant. Any and ail persons claiming adversely the Notice of “Certainly. Adolf Jensen thinks he above Administrator’« Sale To Thad B Preston, le boundary rider, In turn, their the above named de <le>eril»ed lands are requested to file tlieii William James, tbe famous psycho' of Real Property. fendant. is not only great, but genial. Don't you claims in this office on or before said 9th day of Isoner. Needless to say, they then ogist of Harvard, said at a dinner 1 In the name of the State of Oregon : Apnl, I908. know him?” ade the best of their opportunity to Boston: N otice is H ereby G iven ,—That In pur- You are hereby required to appear and A lgernon S. D krsser , Register. suance of an __ order of the County Court of answer th? complaint filed against you in "I know him very well. He Is an ar cape over tbe border, but as they fell “An odor often brings back mem . A ct J unk 3, 1*78.—N otice the Elate of Oregon, for Tillamook County, the above entitled action on or before the ex to the hands of the unsympathetic orles that we had thought burled foi rogant, conceited fellow, who can do T imber L and for duly made and entered of record on the 22nd piration of nix weeks from the date of the P ublication . day of January, 1908, in the matter of the first publication of thia sumtnuns, and if you United states Land Office. irales they would have been better ever. As we regard some Strang’ nothing and knows nothing." » state of NKL8 8ATHBK, deceased, tbe fail so to appear and answer tor want Portland, Oregon, January iKth, iqo R. The pleasure of the evening was f If they had submitted to the law of landscape It often seems to us tbu Notice is hereby given that in uomplianc» undersigned Administrator of said estate thereof, plnintiff will apply to said Court for spoiled by this harsh opinion as to a with the provisions of the act of Congress of from and after Monday, the 2nd day of the relict demanded in the complaint in thia elr own country. we have been Just here before. Th 3rd. I87M. entitled ” An act for the sale of March, 1908, will proceed to sell at private cause. The relief demanded is the recovery of Thia brings one of the somewhat dif- oddest, the most momentous associa man whom Brahms had made up his June timber lands in th« States ot California, Ore sale for gold coin of the United States, the a judgment against you for the sum of described real property situated in $5000.00, with interest thereon from May rent methods pursued by the Mexl- tions oftentimes attach themselves t mind to like. The next morning he at gon, Nevada and Washington Territory,” us ex following to all the Public LandBtatea* by act of the County of Tillamook and State of 16th, 1907. at the legal rate and for costs tended, with some others, a breakfast tended in government in guarding their side the most trifllag things. Oregon, particularly described as the South and disbursements or this action, being for August 4th. 18V2, east quarter (Se *4> of Section Four (4), commissions earned under contract between at Jensen's, where he told the story. Wil.LIAM H. ORMSBY. ' the border. From a cursory lnspec- “Thus at a Thanksgiving dinner tba' Of Portland, county of Ainltnomah. State of Township two (2) Southof Range Seven (7) plaintiff and defendant, and that all of your m of tbe line one might suppose that I once attended the hostess said to a He had hardly finished when the door Oregon, has this da field in this office Went of the Willamette Meridian. right, title and interest in and to the follow Terms of sale, cash, upon confirmation and ing described real property, situate in Tilla opened and Rubner walked In. his sworn statement No. 7660, for the purchase ie Mexican side Is not guarded at all. sour faced man on my left: of the Ne *4 of Nw *4 of Sec. io, and be *4 execution of Administrator's deed. Sale to mook Countv. Oregon : ''That'« tbe man who slandered your ou may cross tbe line ten times at The R H of sec. 36. in tp. 2 N, R 9 W. of Section No. 3, in Tp. No. 1 be subject to the confirmation of said “'May I help you to some of the friend." said Brahms, and when ev of Lots 4, fi, 6 and 7. the Se % of the Sw south, range No. y west, and wi’l offer proof County Court. For further particulars in ifferent places and never set eyes on boiled rice, Mr. Smith?1 of the Se «4. sec 6, tp. IN. R. 7 W to show that the land sought is more valuable quire of the Administrator in care of the the Sw erybody laughed be suspected what rurale, but It Is well known that you The S 54 of the Nw U and Lots 3 and 4, of for its timber or stone than for agricultural Tillamook Headlight, Tillamook, Oregon, “ ’Rice? No. thank you—no rice foi was told to him as soon as tbe Platt Sec. 1 ; the Nw % of theSe Vi, the Se U of the first puriKises, and to establish his claim to «aid orincareof his attorneys, Platt ire done so nevertheless, and on the me,' Smith anawered vehemently. ’It of Sec 6. the Ne W of the Nw V*. the land before W. H. Cooper, U S. Commissioner, 406. Commercial Block, In the City of Port Me eventh excursion you are likely to Is associated with tbe worst mistake of man recovered. Platt. Ne % of the Sw *4. and Sw U of the 8w Vi of at Tillamook, on Thursday, the 16th dMy of land, Oregon, or inquire of Platt Sec. «. all In Tp 3 N. R IO W Portland, Oregon. April, 1908. He names as witnesses nd yourself surrounded by a plctur- my life.’" The W U of sec. 36. in tp. 1 S, R. H W KA.-HIGH P. TRIMBLR. George ,F. Zimmerman, of Tillamook, Using the Firs Buckets, ique group, who will carry you off to The W. Vk of the Hw sec. 13, and the R. Administrator of the Estate of Oregon ; W. r . Rutherford, of Tillamook, , *4 of the Re ‘4 of sec 14, in Tp. 2 S, K. 10 W. Nels Sather, deceased Oregon ; David Mar lny of Tillamook. Oregon ; 1 In many business offices fire buckets ill If your explanation is not satls- Costs of Office. The 8. J4 of sec. 21 and the S. >4 of sec. 26. Frank Hoffstaier, of Tillamook, Oregon. jetory. On the day after hfs election the are placed, filled with water. In readi Any and all persons claiming adversely the T imber L and , A ct J unr 3. 1878.—N otice fob in Tp. 3 N.R. 7 W., which has been attached in said cause, by virtue of a Writ of Attach As a rule, the rurales patrol back chief magistrate of a certain town In ness for an emergency. It is seldom, above-deaerlbea lands are requested to file PUBLICAT ION. ment duly issued in said cause, by the Sheriff their clsinis In this office on or before said i6(b United States Land Office, nd forth In detachments at a distance the Midlands who enjoys the reputa says tbe Scientific American, that in day of Tillamook County, Oregon, be sold for the of April. 19OR. P irtland, Oregon, January 1 ith. iq TR. purpose of satisfying any judgment which A lgernon 8. D rf . hrfr , Register. f from ten to fifteen miles from the tion of being rather "near' In money structlona for use are plnnsd near tbe Notice is hereby given that in compliance plaintiff may recover against you in said with the proviMions of the act of Congress of cause. ctual border. Many a headlong dash matters was asked for a subscription supply. The wrong way to tackle an fune 3, 1M7K, entitled "An act for the sale of T imber L and , A ct J une 3, I878 —N otice for This summons Is published in the Tilla incipient Are 1s (usually) to burl the or tbe American side has been made to the local football club. timl>er lands in the States of California. Oregon P ublication . Nevada and Washington Territory," na ex mook Headlight by order of the Honorable United Slav's Land office. Portland, ' re., nr perfectly law abiding citizens, with George H. Burnett, Judge of said Court, “I really can’t do it.” he replied whole contents of a bucket on the spot. tended to all the Public Land statea by act of January xZnd, i 9* m . made February 4th, 1008. directing publi be rurales at their heels, because they “Just look at the outlay I’ve already Moot of the water la wasted by thia Notice is hereby given that in compliauoe with August 4th, 18J2. cation thereof to be made for six successive JOSK ’ If C. SMITH. ave been heedless In obtaining a per been put to through accepting office!' mesne. A heavy sprinkling Is more the provisions f the act of on great* of June Of Porlsnd, county of Multeomah. Rta e weeks, the first publication being made on 8. 1878. entitl»*d ” An act for the aa e of timber 6th, 1908 ilsslon to cross tbe border. And he produced a small ledger In effective. Tbe water may be splashed lands iu the States of < alifornia. Oregon. »f Oregon, has this day filed in this office his February H. T. B otts Ar J ohn C. H ogan , sworr. statement No. 7669, for the purchase I True, an American citizen may cross scribed on the cover "Mayoralty Ex on tbe blaze by band, but a more use Nevada and Washington Territ ry.” an ex of Attorneys for Plaintiff. the E H of Hw V and N % of Se % of Hee tended to all the Public Land Stales by act of be border at will, as far as be himself pensea.*' On the top line of tbe first ful sprinkler Is a long haired white August 4,1892. No 12, in Tp. No 2N, range No. 10 West, and will offer proof tn allow that »he land sought ia ■“ NORMAN J MYP'RS > concerned, but as he Is almost cer- inside page wax tbe entry, "Dreea suit. wash brush. One of these should bang T imber L and , A ct J i ns 3. 187«—N otice for Of Tillamook City, countviof 'I ibamook. state of more valuable for its tinitier or stone than for P ublication iln to carry some article liable to duty £2.”—Reynolds' Newspaper. beside every nest of Are buckets. Oregon, has this day filed In this office hit agricultural purposes, and to establish his United States Land Office. Portland, Ore. claim to -aid laud before W. If i noper, statement No. ?bo8. for the purchase of sworn i Is upon that charge that he may be December '¿4th. iKO?. the Sw *4 Ne *4 end Se *4 Nw *4 and Ne U U.S. Commissioner, at Til amo^k, Oregon, on Notice is hereby given thst in compliance treated— Michael White In Youth’s A Doubtful Assertion. He with sw ^4 of section No. 3», in Township Thursday, the 16th day Akril, 1908. An Exception. the provisions of the set of Congress of names a» witnesses No. 3 north, range No. 9 west, and will offer Companion. Browne- They say that drowning proof The Philosopher—Tell me whet a J. H. < spies,of Nehalem. Oreg n. Dsn flicker June 3, 18/8. entitled “ An art for the sale of to »how that the land sought is mote timber lands In th? Kates of California, Oregon, vnlusble for its timber or stone than for of Foley. Oregon; H. A. York, of Nehalem, Nevada, and Waehii gtoti Territory,” as ex- person reads and I can tell yon whst men catch at straws agricullural purposes, and to establish his Oregon J. P. Wagner, of Forest Grove, Oregon. teued to all the Public Land States by act of Towne — Yes. but I doubt It. I ’ ve seen Rural Claims. he la. Tbe Dyspeptic—Not always. Any and all persons claiming adversely the cisim to said land before W. H • o« prr, Through tbe influence of tbe dally There’a my wife, for Instance, She's a number of men drown, and those of United Blates <’ommi»»ioiirr, st Tillamook. atiove described lands are requested to filetheli August 4, m i8q2- Y lvrktf . r p rhhdf . r , on Friday, the l;th day of April, claims in thia office on or before said 16th of Of Jewell, county of Cl tsop, State of Ore- reaa cities and tbelr needs bare come alwaya reading a cookery book. Tbe them who bad any preference at all Oregon, April, 1908. ly 8 H ; names aswltneaaes go , haa this day filed in this office his A LG E a NON K OaraflEB, Register. » absorb such an amount of dally Philosopher (confidently)—Weil? Tba seemed In favor of a plank. In fact I C R Hobert, of liliamook. Oregon; J. B sworn statement No. 7646, for the purchase of Nehalem, Oregon, W N Re<ldaway. do not now recall ever having been Caple«, tteation that the Importance of tbe Dyspeptic But abe’e no cook! of the Southwest Quarter, Meet ion No. 23, in of Nehalem. Oregon ; C. Chi I st e nee u, of Ne T imber L and , A ct J une i , ¡«78.—N oticb for TownshlpNo 4 No th. range No. 9 west, and aaks<l for a straw by a gentleman who halem Oregon rm n try and Its Inhabitants to tbe we I will offer proof to show thst the land sought P ublic ation Any and all person« claiming adversely the was drowning.--New York Journal ir* of the nation is largely overlook- is more vsluable for i>s tier tier or atohe than United States Land Office, A Hurrens Woman. above-described lands are requsted to file thei. for Agricultural purposes. and tn establlah hie Portland, Oregon January zath, ionA 11: hence the call to do everything that claims in thia offi«.- on or before said 17th day of Tbe Cabman-Gimme your bag, lady, Notice is hereby given that in cnmplianre claim to said land before the Register and April, I90«. ■ n be dona to enlarge, to refine, to and I’ll put It on top of tbe cab. Mrs Receiver, at Portland. Oregon, on Tues Extravagant. *ith the provisions of th« act of Congress of A i - okrnon fi . D rrmir . Register. fune 3, 187*. entitled “Ao act for the sale of day, the 17th day of March. 1908. He names urlfy and to strengthen tbe life of Oatcake (as abe gets in>—No: that poor Kind Lady lf I give you thia penny tim'ier lands in the States of California. Ore as witness#*« nr country people And one means horse of years bee got enough to pull what will you do with It? Reggar- William Langworthy of Portland. Oregon: gon. Nevada and Wa hlngton Territory,'’ as There la a pro|xwition to make ex- extend’d to all tbe Pub ic Land States by act of William Mchuiae. of Ht. Johns. Oregon Edward thia end whlcb baa not hitherto 111 carry It on my lap -London Tit- Hlre a motor cab and show me friend F Brown, of Portland, Otegon Herman Sperl August 4. 1A92, ing. of Portland, Oregon. >n used so much as It might hare Rita. Rigsby tbe town, mum - Illustrated pr.sidents high officials in the peace DAN R. MLRPHY. Any and all persons claiming adversely the Portland, county of Multnomah, State of >n Is tbe cultivation In tbe school movement. Ilow long will it be b-fore Of Bits Oregon, has thia day fll-d in ibis office his above described lands are requested tn fi’e their In this office on or before said 17th day of 1 In tbe borne of the habit of read the country esn have an ex-cliiel sworn starement, No. 7674. for the purchase claims of the Mw >4 of Ne '4 and Ke % of Nw U March, r9oK. ; good books.—Bishop of Hereford A lgernon fi. Daaaaaa, Register. magistrate who is built that way ? of Kcctio« No 17, fin township No. i Nineteenth Century would strike an ordinary observer as decidedly expensfce at $13 a pound (to change marks Into our colnagei until told that it Is composed of tbe central small portions only of the flowers of tbe crocus, 70,000 of which It takes to make a pound. Attar of roses sells at $112 odd per pound, and It takes 10,000 pounds, or nearly five tons of roses, to obtain one pound of the oil. Aconitine, extracted from the root of monkshood. Is said to be the very strongest poison extaht tbe dove being one sK-bnndredtb of a grain. It Is sold at tbe rate of $108 per ounce. Turning from the vegetable to th< animal world in search of rare drug? the writer refers to the murk of th, Asiatic deer, which at $24 to $3" an ounce must be a price to tbe wily hunter. In some of the tropical seas a floating, sweet smelling mass of am bergrls Is met with worth at presen: $30 per ounce, or $480 per pound L tbe market. Tbe ambergris Is said t< tie the diseased biliary product of th’ whale. Another peculiar product In use as : drug Is a solution of tbe pure venoi of the rattlesnake, given occasional! In malignant scarlet fever. We carry a Large Stock of Hardware, Tinware, Glass and China, ALEX McNAIR CO. 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