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WEEKLY, OIvEqOH ATESMAN.iTUESP,r JUE 19, 1900. (pan Ilakes the Hair grow. Clears the Complexion. ; Softens and whitens the Hands, j Preserves and beautifies the skin of ' In fants and Children, j , - ar-AbanlaMyaata, trtyaw aTtlat. mhiurf. Mw,Cctici- urkHlnl;tteMIAtaHU i - ' - iim iiiMiiiiiiin tl totla. tw, mm4 bly , . , ' - a& twnilwi. Brit 4fat: Xmm. -n I 1ott P. C ChmIi frop H.mg., U. a. A. TO niOTfXl TIMBER AXD CAME. Forest Rangers Appointed as Deputies of the State Game Warden to . f Serve Without Pay. (From' Daily Statesman, June lu.) Captain S. B. Ormsby; superintend ent of the Cascade Forest Reserve, has sent to 1 B. Quimby,i the Oregon , dame and Forestry Warden, the names of forty forest rangers, to be eommis - stoned as, Deputy Game and Forestry Wardens. This will be a large- increase of Warden 0iimbys force, and will cost the " state nothing.5 j These men : will operate, in a territory entirety be yond those deputies appointed by War den Cuimby -in the scter'al counties to crvc regularly. The men will have T the power to arrest violaters of the game and forestry law's and bring them .into the tate courts, for trial, and will in thj way prevent many? infractions of the laws.' and be of incalculable' benefit t the state. " The men so appointed, together with their "addresses, arei ; W. C. Waid, Viola. -. William Watt, Willamette. - . C. J. Van ZileJ - Rosebiirg: Robert' Watsoh, Roseburg; ' ' : F. L. Kent, Drain. ! ; , : J Jintes Wheeler. Fort Klamath. I J. Carson, Central Point. W. G. Kropfcc, Ashland. J. ; R; Wi-k. Ashland. S. R Wright.j Klamath Falls. , W. Cj Ketchuni. Salehr. K. G. White. J Detroit , Geo. V. Taylor. Macleay. ,r W; C. Walkeri Dufur. ; W. M. Navh., Sit rs. ; Sidney Scott, 1 Eugene.! Henry Geland, Jacksonville. Harry lanzell,-Jacksonville. J. C. McOitly, Jacksonville. A. S. Geland, Roseburg. C. S. s Bartrum, 'Roseburg. , ; ! W. N', Morsf, Montavilla. '; ! Tlionns J. ;Maupin. Portland. Newton J.- Ferrclt. Salem ; Chas. F.' Elgin. Rosedatc; -j Ephraim llenuess-. Gates. ' John M. St ad to. Dufur. W. KL Wdls.j Portland. ' . V ; Adorph' .Achdf. Marmont.. ' -tie... W WomK Bull Kuit. W. II. Hesscman Minto. V , i David Carter, Argenti. - i A. C. Moad. ;T)titur. :"' "-.-.. II. D. Richmond. Ml. Hood. ' R. W, Vcateh,1 Forest Grove. A. I.. Morris. Harrisbnrg. D-D. Shaw. j Lebanon. - '. :" . , ' W. II. iVandtrcrt, Lava. .C. J. Dodd. Springfield. - : : Arthur H. Lacy. Rickrcall. ' Leonard Livrrmore, Eugene. IS THE CIRCl'IT COIkT. The Horse-Trading Case Tried Judgment i-i Juice Court Re . .i;7Ter5etJ Yesterday. and t From Daily Statesman. June ;6.) In the slate rircuit court for Marion county, department .No; l, yesterday, nearly tin; entire day was consumed in the trial of the case of Theodore M. Stanton, plaintiff. V. Theodore Langley, leifnlant, which was tried lefore the followincr namel jurors: I. ill. Small Jr. N S. SooUard. II. T. Kaughamn. J. J-!. Iewis. Frnest Denny, G. W. Richardson, James Hunt, X. .Miller.-. R. L. powming. Chas. Henkle, K. S. Longacrei. C T. ltonncy. . ; The action Wai, brought in the justice court for $M i damages, again the de Mefcndant, the! plaintiff alleging that a horse, havinj? tlx colic, 4iad beeh traded him by tk-fendant. "under "a guarantee that the' arwnial was sound. The plain '.litT secured a judgment Against the itc-: fendant for the amount $ued fof in the justice court, but -when' the matter was sidnrHtted toi'the jury in Judge dJurnett's court yesterday, it. took that loly but "a few minutes time to bring in a verdict lor the defendant .lor the costs xtt the trials in both jourts,r tiius exonerating him fromhe ch.lrge. George G. Bing ham ajiared for the jdainfeirT, and John A. Carsoiryt r the' kfendant. and the latter ; received the congratulations -ai the'meinlers frt the bar last evening on hrs success in securing a verdict in the case:', - - j "' ; - : '. ' Ditinj? the j day orders were made as follows: ! . i ' ' , ill. C Roche. plaintifT, ys. Frank Mc (ullough, defendant: action for money; by oinsent of parlies and the court, heard hy 4hei court - wrthout jury. A. M. Petersen, plaintiff, vs. John Mtinkc, defcinlatit; amended motion to strike out part of answer stricken out on rusjtion of (defendant with leaveto rylaiiifitf to file stnd" amended rtnion to strike out parti of answer on or be-. fore June t6th. ; LM. Alexander, plaintiff, vs. E. V "Her ren and F. Lo-jr, defendants? actmn for monev: plaintiffs motion to strike ottl part of second amended ans-wcr sus tained. FALSE SUSPICION. Tailor. irettTCvxe hiullvV Yon have m rc 4(r iwr vears: and now von 4iave a new bievcle! Debtor Well, wl o told yon that wa paid for? Heitere Welt. - It is claimed that science 'has done for musical rnstrnments in the last century that for any othrr branch of inventive industry. ' . , r.:oTT PEflNYROYAlilLLS C 1 J of menstruation. ioey m , wi . -Ka , womanhood, aiding development of Jb lrm-life lrnnw r.Mnidr for womeweonalsthnxBpraoVJ 1 ITX TT . i.-.-..-. for saldiJy THE JUNE BUG'S MESSAGE. Srnnmah s jes' aroun de co'neh 4. "ttl piece erhead f"ri watamillytm greets u$ , it tns smile so cool en red. . v. ' bummah's sent n wo'd a'ready& ."J3' night I got de tip M istah June Bug fcirde ceilin Vif rhis Bz-z-z-z-m-mn-m-bip1" SunmiahV comin't Sunmrah's comin! " de flowahs in huh lap, Eiv de.sun dat smile at noon time, Coaxtn yo' ter take er nap. Cormn En de bees is hummin " Tweli Is drollin at d; lip; l"arh Jun" Bug fotch de mes$age Wtf his "Bz-z-z-z-m-mm-m-bip! Smnmah's comin kwn de big road - xt in.ijun in nun ami, En er happ lazy feelin', . '- ' En' cr lot o yuthch dia'ms. s' iw?h June Bug done come toK me, W en ' dSirk ' tiv ti'.n -. - 'Gin de "ceilin ies last pnin' ' ! Wif hii Bz-z-z-z-m-m-m-m-bipn "" ,.,' : . . Baltimore American. TO HONOR THE SWEET V PEA. . The sweet pea is said to have an in ternational bicentenacy celebration this year. It was introduced into British gardens front its honve in Eastern Eu rope just 200 years ago. . 4 r The fine 'blossoms and extensive range of colorings which are now ob tained are. fiowerer. of comparatively recent date, having been produced dur ing the last quarter of a ccnturv or so by the efforts of leading English f and .merican growers. . ' The arrangements for the bicenten ary include an exhibition in London next July, with prizes for bunches, col lections and decorative effects, a con ference of expert growers and perhaps a banquet. ' - " j EXPLOSION IN A LABORATORY By an explosion iin the chemimt la boratory at the state agricultural col lege at Lansing. Mich.. Professor M. D. Atkins andfa student named Horn- beck were badly injured. Professor "At kins -will lose the sight of his eye, while Jlornbeck will suffer the loss -of his right optic- !The explosion' was .the result of an experiment with powder and electricity.vduring which the pow der was ignited- The faces of the pro- lessor ana the students nearest n were filled with hroken glass. Professor-At-kins. was also severely injured on his arm. PIGMIES" IN SWITZERLAND. enropean anmropoiog.sts nave tor some time been studying with interest certain human skeletons which were uneaithed at Schweizersbikl, in Switz erland, and which are remarkable for their small size. Professor Kollman, of Basle, exhibited thenr at various muse ums, and the general opinion ot scient ists was that they- were the skeletons of dwarfs. Professor Kollman further maintained that' the 1 original inhabit ants of Switzerland mnst i have been persons of this type, and another dis-. covery. which has just been made, im-i pels nrany to tielieve he is right, i j BURIAL IN AFRICA. ' In certain parts of -Africa-it is coni jidered a mark of Msre.pcct to birryj ont of doorS at all. Only slaves are treated in such unceremonious fashion- The- honored dead arc ouried under the floor of the house. 1 IJR'EWING TEA IN RUSSIA, The Russian mode of brewing tea is to make a strong essence by infusing a large quantity c.f tro in a small sup ply ot water, and a little. is rut into a class, which is --them filed with hot or col J water, as desired. The true Rus sian never puts sugar into his cup. tie bites a piece as h? srps his tea. A MATTER OF DOUBT. ! Mrs. Arthur Pruden of Irvington. N.; I., lost two ten-dollar bills, and knows that they were eaten ry cuner ner uaoy or her jnt kg. Doubt in the question is the only thing that lias sparcu me life of the dog. There was a' piece of cold pudding on 1 the lunch table., and rrranjftia Mi vided it between Willie and Elie. Wil li- fAr,i-rt at hi oiiddinz rnrn at ni mrttUor rntil nlatf. fc t IIIVUIV1 V"'. t- t - , (4 "Mamma." he said, earnestly. I can t , enjoy my puaaing wncr 3" haven't any. Take triMes. luc. P,Iitimr'.'l- told' von that you would get punis-hed it you stopped to play with Bobby after school. - j Jimmy Well, pa, Bobby said for me to stop an' he'd come over some day and let. you whip him.Chicago Rec ord. - " ' ' " r 'Elder Sister (coming up) -Kitty, what have you been saying to CapU'" Co ward. 'lie koks uim'"""j ..v... .. Kitty (engaged to the captain.) I 'Kitty (engaged 10 inc only told him that if he had gone the war and been , shot ! should ha been so proud of him! Punch. r tr Vr.rih once a millionaire, and formerly head of the North, Packing ,-.nv doing a business ot .oxxj.- 000 a year, now peddle rfaWe t-rf ; p.,fnft He has several rt, Urrn wh. he says, will make their mark in the' world., AThe trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological seminary - at Louisyie oLMont Biblical 'introduction and associate pro rci'sor of practicatttheblocy4 . ' ' Representative Shafroth of Colorado -. 1 t -f-.r the oreservation ot a 1 . k r.f noniiirints and cln ,t!i;n7S which are the work of pre historic man" in Utah. Colorado. An zona and New Mexico. In May. 1806, Amamh ,V, U?, Woburn. Mass.. became a member: of Mount Horeb lodge ofMasons in that .furinir the ensuing U yean has attended every regular; and special meeting. . 4 They o?ercom Weak ness, irregularity and omissions, increase vig- s and tianish "painr LIFB 8AVKIW" to prla ml all druggists. , , GRATITUDE. , . Justice Hawkins was once accosted at, a railway station fey a rough fellow who seemed very anxions to assist with his luggage. Struck bv his rirn;nR: Sir Henry said: "You seem very de sirous 10 assist me. . That what I am, sir.r replied the man. Yoa. fee. sir, once you did me a good turn." "Yes," said the judge. "When and where, pray? "When ye 'ung Crooked Billy," replied the man. "Me and Billy net was pals but we fell out and " BU Jy said as 'ow next - time- V. chopped eyrs on me ed do fer me with a knife. I knowed Billy and knowed Vd do as 'ei said, and so 'e would if yon :adnt ung 'im in time. So I'd like to do yon a good turn, too, Sir Enry.M . : '-' . . . . ... . I AN 'ATTRACTIVE IMITATION. He A funny thing happened up ' at the Bhnder's. the other night. -May Blinder, you know, is quite, a whistler, and she walked over to the piano and sat down, and was just going to whistle her best piece. She Yes; go on. . 'J''7Clnas- Linseed was there, and he didn t know about her whistling talent. And so, when she looked up at him her mouth all puckered, he thought it was an invitation, and kissed her. jShe Did he? Was was it puckered hke this? Cleveland Plain Dealer, A RELIC OF DAVID STONE. LIVING- A section of the tree over David Liv ingstone's grave, bearing the inscrip tion carved at the time bv his native foil owers. has been received by t Royal Geographical societv in I.otWlon and placed with the other Livingstone relief in its possession. The tree had decfyed, and an iron telegraph pole now marks the. spot where . the creat L explorer died. The big block wit-h;the inscription was carried on men's backs frpm Chitambo's. tillage, near Lake Bangweolo, in the heart of Africa, to the coast. , , ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF MAN. - , ; . A i Hungarian philologist. Dr. Anton Velics, thinks h has discovered , the original ( language of man. He has Kmnd rhft the great group of languages Indo-Gef manic, Semitic, Hamitic and Altaic, are all based on between two hundred jand three hundred ancient Chi nese roots, some of which have disap peared ffom the Chinese language and ari! nowl found only In Japanese. He has published hi? theory in Hungarian. but is gjoing to translate it into Ger man, so Ithat other philologists may be able to criticise it. BREAD IN SWITZERLAND. In Switzerland bread seems to play a more prominent part as food than " in any other country, except France. ,,lt furnishes 70 per cent-, of the . nourish nrent of the 3.000,000 inhabitants in the Swiss republic.-,. . , , , , . . 1. ... - ''.,; . 1. , j . At Bed Time j-i.,; I take a pleasant herb drink, the next morning I feel bright and my com-t plcxion j is tetter.' My doctor says T it acts gently on the stomach, j liyer and kidwrys.'and i a pleasant ia4-tive- , It is made form. . benb&rand Ti is prepared as, easily as tea. - It r is I called Lane's Medicine. . All drug gists sell it at 25c and "50c, Lane's ;j Family Medicines movet the bowels each day. If you cannot get it,- send for a free sample. Address, tJrator F. Woodward. Le Roy,- N. Y.' ; 5- The municipal democracy of Read ing. Pa., has made a regulation to the effect that any , candidate who is found guilty of treating to secure his election shall be removed. . Of the $18,000,000 worth of commerce done by all nations En-gland's share is 183 per cent., Germany's share 10.8 pen cent, and 9.7 per cent, talis to the Unit ed States. Neither Gets Them. "You seerrr to have a creat taste for poetry," remark ed the copyhook.' observing the office goat sniffing around the edor s waste basket. "Yes," replied the1 goat, "but I like my poems well done, and I sel dom find that sort here." "Huh I" ' ex-: claimed the copy hook, "the well-done HKm.that conies to me is very rare" r Philadelphia Press., -r. , ! 1 - I, 1 Ivan Constanovttch Alvasovski, the famous Armenian painter.; has just died. For some time -he has been a professor in the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts at St. Petersburg. Born in 1817, he was the favorite artist of four CzarsNich olas I., Alexander It, Alexander HI.", and Nicholas II. ,-, "This theory about fi;h being byain food is all nonsense." ' - - .V -Why xlo you say so?" "Ttecause the srreatest number of fish are eaten by the very people who are4 idiots enough to sit out all lay waning for them to bite," Brooklyn Lite. "You'll never be able to make a strawberry shortcake the way mother made hers." : "Oh, I supiHve not. "No, mother was left-handed, -r? Cleveland Plain Dealer. ; 1 j .' -j Scene On the Quay. Ocean liner s syrcn fog-horn emitting short, sharp grunt-s. Little Girl Oh. mamma, that poor ship must have a dreadful pain in its cabin! Punch. ; Canton's executioners have gone on strike. They now receive 25 cents a licad for thtir work, but they say that on less than 50 cents titty ill starve, PEACE DECLARED. s Why def ote kit your time adjng about, the Boer War and the Gold Fields of Alaska? There are other matters ot vita4 importance; yon may make a trip Ease, and will want tj know how to travel. In order to have the best service, nse the V iseon Central Ry between St. Paul and Chi cago. For rates and other information, write Jas. A. Oock, General Agent. Portland. Oregon. . w. He Women don't stand by each. other. . , : ' , . ' t-i. r 1 ,m Kut that t not SO j-ve!' refused many a man who after- ward made some oth;r girl a spienata husband. Life- In" southern France successful effort hare been made to arrest forest hres by growing the juicy, cactus plants; in dren pacei separating the ettioni of gj ; forest 5. i " OASES DISPOSED OF ciBccrr coriT HiD tzrt lrile ( LITlGATIOJf THIS TEKX. Omlf Twm CoacicUoBa la rrinlml Cc s -TThm JaryTrtaU. ,. .(From Daily .Statesman, June 17.) The tfirst department of the state cir cuit court for Marion county was in session -thebiggrr portion f yesterday, .several "cases J being dis nosed of bv Judge George H. Burnett. AVhen coait clpsed ior the day adjournment was had tor Friday morning at 9 a. m. ' . The major portion of the business coming wji at this tetm of the court has been disposed f it being very little. Only three jury trials -were had, and riot a ( single criminal" caW was heard, the only actions of that class coming up being brought to a quick conclusion two men 'pleaded guilty to the informa tions against them, i and one case was continued to the next term, for the rea son that some material witnesses were out of .the state and could not be secur-1 ca at this time. he court yesterdajr, before adjournment, entered the follow ing minor orders of record Francis Feller,-plaintiff, vs. John TL Gates et al: defendants action fori money; plaintiff s motion to strike out parts of amended answer sustained; mo tion to strike out amended answer 'lor want, of notification overruled; demur rer to new matter in amended 1 answer Uplsttstained; motion for judgment -for- f31"1'? a?310 defendant Yatr 'plaintiff against defendant Yatr on pleadings overruled. . t . H. C, Roche plaintiff, vs., Frank Mc Cullough, xlcfendant: action ior money; fitjtlings for j plaintiff and judgment thereon, 'lv j :s- '-- ' - . v E, Woodrum. plaintiff. v$j Mrs lM'. F4 Iioward and Ncttie Jarvis, defendants; action Jor money; default and judgment fpr sale of attached $roperty and ap-; plication of proceeds to navment'- ot debt. ;. ,: ,; - r : , . f j A. 'M. Peterson.-, plaintiff, vs. John M unke, defendant;'' replevin; second amended motion to strike out' part ot answer overruled.. ,( - -1 Chas A; Gray, 'plaintiff, vs. Orcgonj Fruit & Prrnluce Co., defendant; motion for s.heriff's deed ; sale confirmed and present sheriff ordered to make decdl F. H. Lecher, plaintiff, vs. . ' A. IX .Hall. defendant; plaintiff's mof tion to set aside judgment .and grant new trial overniledi " sF. H. Jchler, plaintiff, vs O. S. Pomeroy, defendant; plaintiff's motion to set aside judgment and grant new trial overruled; -t F. Jl. Lechlcr. plaitiffvs. C. C Hall, defendant; plaintiff's tfnofion to set aside judgment and grant new trial overruled.. ' - WILL Bf A GREAT SUCCESS. I Portland's Strect'Fair to Be Held Early ' ir Order-to Not Cotrtlict : with f r ";" ' the Slate Fair. I in discussing the coming Slate Fair tajst.' evenmg, tho; Portland Telegram has thcifolhiwing to Say, editorially, of the Oregon Exposition for jooo; - , "The animal Oregon State : Fair wil b?.held;Sion: after,, the uwdtllc of , Sep tember, jml if ' ararng-!m?its u that effect can be made, the proposed Port land Street Fair should be hrld- durmg the fir.t, lialf f that nwmh, before tbc Stale, Fair oj)ttis'iso that, the two will not come together. . It' is, true that the State Fair hai been largely a local af fair in recent years, and Portland pep llc lVave taken but little interest in K;' but it is hied and expected that a great improvemont will, be noticeable this ear, and "that the people of this city, is well as of other parts of tire state not contiguous to 'Salem, will" pay more attention to- it ant!" patronize it better than they have done in the past. OilJy in this way can the State Fair be made a success. . The association ha laborel iinler a good many diffic unties, 1mt? if It la nihably eucouragetl and supported this year," x that it can pay expenses without calling m the legislature for 'further aid. it will be a 1 credit not only to that public-sfiiritcd fociety, but to the stale. -Nearly all other .states hold '.suetcssiul ftate fairs, and Oregon is too rich ard prosperous a state to alkrw, its annual, fair tp be abamloned. Of course our carnival will, be' the event of chief interest here i"rr that liiieV or it shonld be, but it ought to be over and out of the way liefore tltc date set for the opfcn ing of the State? J air at Salem.", nrF; Tt) rORTLAMD Another of Salem's topuIar and deser-ing young men goes to I'ortlantt tnis auernoon 10- acccpt a more lucrative posnion. fycniiglrnan referred to is ntone Metschan. son ot lion. I'UH .Aierscnan, who has for the'past two years held a responsible position as bookkeeper! in the Capital National Bank in this city, lie goes to Portland to accept a simi tar position in Wells Fargo Com pany's, banking hotise, in which institu tion his older brother, Phil, is employ ed. AVhile Tony." as he is popularly known. wilL be greatly missed, by Ca lcm . friends, who1 are legion all con gratulate him on his Change which is in the nature ofi a nronvitionl Mr". Metschan's place at the Capita! National bank will be filled by Ctphus Shinn. HAS ICCATID AT SUMMER. What the Surhpter American Says of a Former Salemite. ' Tbjr Sumpter fOr.) American, under dats f Jtiwc 9th, has- the following, which evidefitiy refe to George E. Al len. late of . East Salem precinct, who recently disposed of his farm and went to tihat city, where he expected td lo cate: ' - '.' ; i ' - "Chas. E- Alien, a weahhy aod re tired Saiem merchant, who has been looking Sumfrter over for the pat week has di?p!ayedi his confidence in the town by phrcbasing the Jone A ;Yer gcr building on Mill street. The prop erty Is one of the most" central in the business section of the city and its; pur chase mice at $jooo i believed by 'con servative real estate men to 4iave been a bargain. -Mr- Allen mads the pr- cha,c as an inves-tment. aubourh he may come here in the fall and engage in ,the general merchandise busines," Mr. Allen i well knemn in this city and -county, where he has long been identified: with the Democratic party a? a worker 01 no mean oioci. uuiur not known as a retired " merchant in this city. NEW .TEJkCKIsRrli&ECTED. At the tegular meeiin -cAfthe directors of Uhe Sa!rrrrpntf sohooh;- 1ait nighl j when a;tVrfKru!r were .present, th nignt. resignation of Mi Musa Geer was ac- ceptetf and Miss Ddl Brumley. of Eu gene, elected to fill the vacancy. City buoermtendent D. W. 1 oder was au thorized to procure a hall for the grad uation exeTciseso be held on next Friday evening. The board will hold an adionrned meeting next innrlay evening lor the purpose of signing the fortj- diplomas to be awanieif the mem bers of this term's class. BENTON COUNTY WOOL All sheep shearing is about completed, and the dip is ready for immediate ! deliv ery. About one-tbi rd of the product has been sold at prices ranging above 15 cents. A local dealer yesterday quoted the price ir Coi-vallis- as dull at IS cents. Ho had, he said, wired San Francisco, Portland and Chicago deal ers a-sking for au offer on .20,000 to 50,- 000 pounds, but was unable to get fig ures in harmony wkh the 'demands ot sellers. Tlwugh k is not known what improvement ii right . take place in the market yet. H is- notictable that those srrowers who sold at 16 cents arc con gratulating theinelves. The Corvallis Times. '. .'" --: ; ,' " : ; TWO SALEM BOYS. "J imm ie Ross was re-elected sheriff of Lincoln county at the recent election by a ma jority of 290, and G. -Elmo Davis was defeated for cKrrk of the same county, by a plurality -of 77. Both are former Salem boys, and both were nominees of the Republican party. BOUGHT A FARM. Mr. W. II. Baker, of this city, tias recently pur chased a farm "east of town,' from Mr. White, ior $40 an acre. . A WATCHFUL WIFE. ' Twice the dowager Empress of Ru. sia has saved her husband's lite. One day, when in hire 'Emperor's dressing room,. he observed that on his dress ing table lay a curious-looking jewel case- Something about its- apiH-arancc aroused her curiosity, and, taking h. up, she became aware that it was ex tremely heavy. ..Without saying a word she went, into her room and plac ed it carefully in a basin of water; then, ending for the F'refcct of Police, whose duties kept Iwm muoh about the palace, she begged him to have it .examined, and it was discovered to Ix- one of the most marvelous infernal machines ever invented by the ingenuity of man. The second occasion on which the Fmpress was- directly instrumental -iiv stopping murder occurred in the winter palace, when she -heard a slight noi:-e which in dicated the presence of some stranger in the Czar's study. .Without -betray j ing the slightest anxiety, she lagged h.r iiiisband to come and speak to one of the Children. He did so. She hcked the door and only gave up the keys to a party of soldiers, who found that some one had just escaped through! the window. Tit-Bits. J' ' ' THEATERS FREE FOR 1900 -jJ The INTERNATIONAL DRAM A.' Ip.i.Iiiv Theatrical nant-r desires to arrange with some lady or grntlcman in every town in the Unites states 10 send it a brief weekly report ot tne happenings of the theatres in their town for the Mtvson ot 1900-1. ror mis srr vifp hev isue to the correspondent their ""Critic's Credential Card." which entitles- them to the usual courtesies of Dramatic Taersi -(hwo passes to eacii play).'' It'is not a hard task nor does it renuire an experienced newspaper writer, but thev must have a responsible person who will not abu.e the privileges The X,rrtic s "Lard enables tlie corrc sjmndent to see all plays that arc pres ented during the season without ex pense. For full- particulars . address. Ldi tonal Department. lhe)Duane i'uli- Hshitrg Co. PuWishers, No. 23 Duane street, New lork. SV t ' THE BEARS OF KAD1AK. The biggest bears in the world are to be found on Kadiak island, in the Gulf of Alaska, south of the great shoulder of territory that strctche out into the Pacific, and Dr. Frank Baker of the Smithsonian institution has sent Ll wood Hofcr. a -well known guide and hunter of the Yellowstone Park, to catch one or more of those great mon sters for the National Zoological Park. The Kadiak bears arc of the polar breed, pefectly white, with long, heavy fur, and ait full growth are twice , ,as large as the , ordinary black bear. ! Shake Into Yuur Shoes j .Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It cares painful, smarting, nervous feet and in growing nails, and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It is certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired aching feet. Tnr it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. . ' Professor Gustav De Schmollr, whose declaration that Brazil must soon become a great state nnder German in fluence, has been the rector of -the Urn versity of Berlin since 1X97. He is One of the foremost political economist of Europe and for years bas lectured in German universities on political science, economics and history! De. La Roche" Vernat, second secre tary of the French embassy in Berlin, has been recalled by his government because hs made mc remarks displeas ing to the German emperor during the recent visit of 'Emperor Francis Joseph. ; The mosquito wat reconnoitenngH among the papers on the country store keeper's desk. . Good morning!" suddenly cried a bookworm, peeping from behind the leaves of- the general ledger. Ah, Good morning, brother." : re plied the mosquito, po'itely. "Perhaps you can give me the information I seek. Can you give me a list of the people in town who have not yet bought their wire screens or netting?" Phila delphia. Press j SONG BIRDS DRIVEN AWAY BY SPARROWS. Congressman Cummings says that when he first went to Congress, thir teen years ago, the capitol ground and other parks were filled with robins, bobolinks and other fong birds. "To day," he says, "it i a rarity to see a Oobin in Washington. fThe English sparrows have driven them all away. The risks of death faced by a soldier in battle are more than six times as great as the dangers of railway serv ice. - '.(.. 1 APPROVED BY r.JAYOT BUXD OITK3T BT F. R. ANSON ACCEPT ED BY CITT'S AOENTJt. Th DKail la la thm Baaa af AOOO -' Mr. Aaaoa U aol yet Beady t V Plvalc HU Plana. 1- ( From Daily Statesman. June . 17.) , Mayor C P. Bishop yesterday after noon officially approved the lnnd of $5000 recently submitted by F, R. An son as a guaranty that he will inMall an electric lighting plant ami a steam heat ing plant in the Capital City on or be-. fore April 1st ami October 1. 1901, re spectively iMr. Anson's bond is furn ished br the Fidelity & Deposit Com pany, of Maryland., Mr. Anson was seen yestcrdav aftv noon but when questioned said he was not yet prepared to divulge his detailed plan. The tiling of the required bond is valpable evidence that Mr, Anson ex pects to comply with the term of the franchise recently granted ; him bv the council, and operations will very likely be inaugurated as soon as the necessary; pix-linnnanes can be arrangedj ; dnular intere-st in the rivalry between the two company's is inten.siticd by rca-; son of the fact that upon the -final out come, kirgely depends whether or not balem. is to have ai tlounivg mills plant to rwlace the one destroyed bv ie last September. It; is undvTstool bth companies are anxious to secure the property of the 'Salem Flouring Mill. Company on North Front street and the remarkable water power, that -accompanies it. Unless the Salem - Flouring Mills Company builds another mill this season or at least ! a large warehouse, there will not be ;Kiti.ite storage roo-n. for receiving and haiKlIing this. year' giain croj. - - Says the San Francisco Call: "The prospect for the' gold hunters who arc .speeding onward .toward Cap Nomf is certainly not one of encouragenientj. They cannot now break the icf barrier between them and their goal, and when they do tliey wilt find all location pre-.- eniitcd. Tie search forv the golden s rrjrr- fleece is not as romantic as sentctl to be. In the jarring loose of some of the grafts ut Marion 1 county thrrjr is go ing to be a It of squealing. But they mil-it all, go and nt little by lpttle, but alt at once ami cornplotely.; ThJt pledges are'out,' and they must not le violated. When a dog's tail lias got to le abbre viated, it is no mercy to the, dog to cut it off a little at at Line. . One of the fruit growers in the dis trict south of Salem says there will be enough friiTt this 1 "fair to ktKp evcry evapfirator busy? ' besides supplying a go deal of the product to -p in the gret'ii siafe. The crop may The short, he says, but it will. Ik; .loligiioiih to crowd the facilitic, of tlie gritwers' for taking care of it.T . ,' The Eugene 'Register predict that the State University will haw 4ot stu dents" next year. 'Old Willamette, tH, is expecting a largely increased attend ance front al Over the "Northwest, as it" is now the only inMitiition in class for the great Metlrodist church ii this field. ! Let's put it thi .-way: " Marion, and Linn ccmnties are gfing to lead the tate and the coast in the. dairying in dustry. Lant and 'Polk and Washing ton, and old Yamhill, may get info the. cla-s, if they will "get a hustle on." The Eugene Register intimate that the contest for the county judgeship in Lane county is not yet over. The of ficial count, as is well known, show Harrison R. Kincaid elected by a plu rality of one. , , . It would be a great "thing for Salem if the two idle- water powers- at the flouring mill sites could be utilized in turning wheels that would employ large forces of workiiigimii. . "My boy Jinimie aged 9, is a cork er in psychology; and it's only hit sec6nd term at it, too." Indeed!" , ; Vrcs, Tlie other day he said he was ccitairt that the, higher moral influence had nothing to do with my being a good citizen." : "Then how did he account for it? "He said I ,was afraid of the police!" -rCkveland Plain Dealer. The1 average silk hat, size 7 weighs five ounces; the average stiff derby hat of the same size weighs four and oic half ounces; the average stratf hat of the Fame ntc weighs two and one-quarter ounces. Would Not Suffer So Again i'or-Fii'fy. , .-''. f-.- v Times lis Price.' . ; -I awoke last night with severe pain in my stoniach. I never felt so badly in all my liie. When I came down to work this morning I felt so ? wek I could hardly work. ; I went to Miller &.McCurdy's drug store a:il :licy re cotnnundel Chamberlain's C.ijc, Chol era and Diarrhoea remedy. It worked like magic and one dose fixed me all right,.. Jt certainly is the fnst th ng I ever used for stomach frotibk. , ,1 shall , not be without it in my home hereafter, for T should not care to en dure the sufferings of last-night' again for fitly times its price.r-d. II. WiUon, Liveryman, Burgettstown. Waslurgt on Co. Pa. , This remedy is ior sile by F. G. Haas, Salem, Oregon. "Horses wtfe cheap in the West: in fact. ;you could hsrdly gik-e them aay." writes the Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady in the Ladies Home Journal. "I re member a stockman came to a friend 0 mine, speaking in this wise: 'I've got ix young and middling horses, well broke, and, considering the hard times, in pretty fair condition. What'll you give me for them?' '111 give you ten just like them,' said my frind, 'and think myell lucky to aave the ked and care of four of tbem.' The offer wa not accepted." ,