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u WEEKLY OREdON STATESMAN, ; TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1900. it r n htVii liiilL f I x 1 DJloian Hare fanciers Arc Increasing and the . : V; easiness Is Prospering." Miiy Ntw Ilutclics la Ore 53a filled With Choice Stock A Com--r'prcf ctiivi Treatise on Carlnj for Hares In the 1 Lcce! Hatches. ' ? rnnrh-inrjU la ow t4int; taken Jn tl e reirtua ii. ilin ttrlgian bare that "The state. -mn" will -.iiMil very Samniav Informal! n rerliHR ih-we vciy "aluabin Utile animals, aifl eol wtat ia hapjeiiii r id the various labMiriisnf the tte. kclgian bare fancieis who kTe lnfiiriin-! ietcrtat can. secure Ha publication by writing to "The Statesman.' Tbe Belgian' lidte f industry Is still ji'twiitf'-' ouite In Oregon. Tkre Is'no t'owh,of, any consequence In the state, (hat lids not already some fanciers whbliave tnade a start In the business,' and niauyl fanners are also taking It np In a large dr small way. Eugene started In some time ago, aud so did Albany by t4 urlug some high priced a ud y high-scoring , sKcimVns front California.. Now Coltnge Grove is In the swim and Southern Oregon is coining to the frontT At Medford:, Ir. J J. Clovel has sonic" fuitthes tilled with Home of the' finest strata's.'' The.'.' are other breeders fat 'Medfoni ami throughout Southern' Oregon. ' I;aiely, letters Imve lsK'n coming lb the K-atl-Jng Salem lMvedcrs 'trodi Eastern Ore Km aiifl Washington, , a'icU Inquiries, have tieeu lii.-uU l'y fceYeral iart;i-s still -fuither east. : ; ""'': '": - ' - HOUSING I ME HARES. ' . A current v.-riU-r.Trt giving directions retarding the manner ol treating aud housing the Belgian Mia res gives the lbHowlug x'iuini'heu.-ive direclions: -Before, buying j our j Belgians, you mi st iivpareomefkiuii el u tiomt for tlmn, ;:nd this may; In; very simple and liKSlH-iisire; or quite luxurious. accoVil-' hit; to the length vf1 your putsH, and oh Jit t i.. raisiug-siek. 1: ' Atit r tul, im piiuciiial tiling Is, not the- inauty of the liMtcbes, 1U of the i exci itctit jKiinta ot; thvir o-ciiauts. TI at v.ould le liku puttfujj: a tx-autiCul llH'.u moldlu roii ud a tuloue oltoa nets thfa tfo'ne buf 'Vheif,tliyx frame of tht: hutch attracts more attention than the pr turijjri the'han,'lH sun; jsoiue th!j Is-wrcrtiff; tlie one should I e there oit'y ; a useful and necessary ofTsct to the other,-and 'Utlrely subservient to it. : ' : - 1 1 y ou r 11 mh ns n re 1 i 111 i t ed ami you vyant to eHnd a. litte a ojtMible at the "tart, buy ,n j few fair-sdzed dry fTHKls boxes, at least Ux 4 ft; take off tle lMard on otui wide and make a wire door of oan-liicli mesh. TTheii hThjre the J ifv either4 VaH or' the whole of ft. ; This I not aiolutely nc-'?f-a ry, but you will tim! It a jtrt-at ciuveuleti-e'(lu takitif? care of the hares. If you fiav to.'Jk.ti them out or floors, raise oit sble of the tp Ik fore Utivrim; the Ud, so that rain water will run off. . t . . : ;v .. . A MOHir EXrKXSI VE PLAN. , "An ll jtl rallu,try. should 1st a JatKC ainl lofty building, light. ' trS! : -from tlraiishls. Jict wiih plenty of KjuIIgut and ventilation, ah l-unless. pcnplo aie bh to ptU.,uty ;t Uuildiux . .; y adapted to thefi ImtlMxe. aLli-jr.. OK aioinia cf.nntry isini is as gmi as can Is fotiud. Have 1m; door and wind vs face the SfUttlt, ali .kiM tbe d.iMi; ojH it au oay, t.ur proi.- r your utrati'-e wvi.i n wire diwr. r. I'oittl tl breeding ''" he, wtlls of tiie la3Ti.. tWo 0 all round tit three tires lilgh.j '1 hfee fci-t deep a id four feet long is n giod sire. Make vour frame fifjls:. drcs-sed limit r; stretch 2 inch tttcslt wire cm ' the ?:nttud to prevent Imrmwittg, oti crr. iw ti , 1-liulr mesh, as tie .vounfTsiei-s ctiu easily crts'p ttinuislt the !: rger t-'r. e. Make double thTS InTroiit, ot'-W'te. two feet In letixili eacli. :m ni ' .t-.rv at the back of tin p-n j, if Uie bant 5s tight: If. not, In aril .it t.p, ,!".. l'Ud for the paftiiion: lutwt a .ie fcii-t, t; ( the I.sires 01 Itr utliti ke:l '"ft jJef. Then lwarl -tfie ti p Wliit o forum lof ;' tsla.i I Vtwu The enthusiast is giving floor of tlw.iccotVt t it. ! an 1 s m- f in ay to tin- shrewd bnness men and the riof of tVf; fop tA t-.i.t pvt n lift e inotiey iit the venture 2-Inch win i.i' sH. ii' i t clW nd. ir tie in a vr:y t.n t t;im-. Many sales, re barn Is tvt colder i :x. M -5'y i' r. .onv.n ed.ni of this fact. Tlie tiers s'li.ttld I at i al two f e! to the l.it til.n;i of these beautiful blah. Furnish tfics. :t wlib .'v. -m'c 'itf-bt -a In, he tin;!-- St one of the most tiasket to itnitaUi i':a.v an'l i rr-vcnl fy a -nt nn.t profitable sile-iines for waste, am inn b ;ivy -rLiv-'d p' U:., ..'lwi h-avy :rbiv.-Mi , PK iv:;, triv-irer fii'ii f;b'r f., - one for frv grain. i , I . ' ... - -Keep thc .b'Ut. vcry ' h ;. '.itd diwinrect Sfu:c!iU!:s wiUi JVWeaK si.t tlon of crude carl ljc acid ami. water. Have a large lump of ruck salt In each , hutch. ; :' , !.'" i'-... ,'-;:,'-;. :;! "I bare built my lnttcheH In this way and fltid them very Cfinvenfent. I have thein qnite seiuirafe. fronv.the liaru. jso six feet high,, and , this, when divkbfl remove!, S , ; "Each piece Is eight feet long and six ..-fee, 'high, and. this, when divided off. forms six gooTl "hutches. - "lit front pf 'these hut clio leave it j cfntetileiit passiiet and , arrange , the entire center of the barn in wire runs, fifteen feet. long Jy two and one-half Wide. These liuty Is divided In the middle .'-by- removable .doors. In case yu cannot spa re sV"lotig n jsace.' Fse these run. for your bucks and young; stoek when wefltiefl. keeping The; hutches for the breeding does. . Covers the ground w itti 2-inch mesh win, ami tts 1-Inch mcsIT Tor at least a foot ami a halt up. theft" 2-inch mtsh will, suf fiee. It Is vfry . convenient Jo have '-them six fceL Jiigh and tiot iKces.sjtry to cover the iii J if you are. sure no eats can g-t into tlw Imrn, A rabbitry ar range I fn this manner;will le foutwl verv pntcth nl aiKl notitxtravagant, i "If then are rats -alsMit -your iJace, I would advise using, the small eh mere .entirely, even. on the ground, as thc;e animals will lestry ilw. junns. even when they .are two' months old and stilt with tv.-tuotlien ; .., - ' - ' - OUTIOOii liFTCIlEsJ "Tbcse nrepreferred by many. -and; if built in a manner to prevent draught aud Have 'plenty of- protection from neat and mm, and also rain for damn la the special enemy of 11m Belgian are tery practk-al. - ; ; ; "Hare both In ami outdoor hutches If possible. When your bares .seem a little out of sorts. nothingiwUl revive them like a run In "Ibewsh air and sunshine. If not too hot. It isalso well to have an outside place to banish all stock "that show the least symptom of snufHes fresh air, too, la an excellent remedy for the same." - r r AMONG LOCAL. 1ILTC1IES. I MrJ t. It. Carlyf manager of tbe Ore gon branch of the Meadow It rook li'l glan Hare Company, of Ios Angeles, hi raining a large number of young auim.-thf from bin iHflie-reed stock, at hi.- farm cast ot this city. ' He baa or so of 1'cigiau hareH. young and old. Mr. Karly Ls an adherent of the park system for hares. ; He : thinks they Kfcould have more room than they are usually given in the hutches In which they are generally .confined. Mr. IJarly has teen a I'elgian fancier for ; nevcral J-:trs. ami he Ik more- convinced than ever of the value of the little animals as -prolific ami che.ip meat producers. He preIictH that there will le a large deiiiand, thl.s fall, for breeding ttck. jftcr the farmers shall have earned a little more leisure from their duties In taking care of their creiis. s . The Marion - Sora re liabbltry has luiproved the stock on hand by adding another high-grade buck, .Jjrin.ee Ca yenne," wiiich scores m-arly 0T, being one of the best bucks ever -Imported uto this fcctton, and an all around sin-cinien far tdMVe the average. Lord Cayenne 'is the reddest imiorted buck in l.os AngeTeH, and Yds sou has the In-st cliaracteristics of his noble sire, ii-is hare Is from the imiortation of Lord Cayenne and I'-ath l'aut3', spocP mens which only need mention to those! versed in hareduiit. iK-lng sutliciently descrijitive .to warrant them in buying no 'other proijcuy. 5 This rabbitry has addel to its number alout thirty 3-oitugsters, al from podigned docs of note, and front tTie number of visitors, who fall to purchase and inspect the stock with intention of purcluistv it will le necessjtrj', very soon, to import another lot. The object of this breed r is "quality, not quantity." During the session of the A. O.'U. W. Grand Lodse. many of the out-of-town visit ors called at tills rabbitry and inspect ed the stock, many taking descriptive matter, to friends who intend purchas .ng, and quite a few leaving orders' for young stock. The little animals are Interesting to all lovers of iet animals, and all are invited to call and see them at the rabbitry, and study them in their hutclies. All visitors are' wel come, whether intending to purchase or. not, and a large amount of corro siKt'dence Is dally received and 'an swered.: ;' J. T. ISurchaui. on the (Sardeu ftoad. Ut tin? sulnubs fif this city, has receiit- 1.. ,,. i,l(n iiw. lviirlan bare liusiness. ! ,:j 1,,. s, m,,. tot of tTie interesting :iin((, n:,nl. bas among others. K,m, of tho citeshii-Kiurr strain (tlie fnnK),H C'lieshire King lists a score, of ;,.-, ,nl be is raising tt littk-'aninuil r.i, V!w to i rfcetinsr them still n oro, ii I its a tiu tot or tlinu anl is iunlrg h business of supplying ji;fisjicct:ve raisers of the hares with ti.e!y .-srtded tto'k. Mr. rtitrcham 'h'm' tits hutcl.es the Garden Load i:.il.!i:ir.v. ,':-" ; i t !; si: 1 li t io :i .-important of tlie Sa ei,i licters ' IV'l.vian liares. '.Mr. C. i. M iiton. - says, -that the industry is J t s.Mi ti.Jr iHpfiiiy lot more satisfactory t-ilf.ts. T.e "kiini! "vl: now come to th i;;i.litt 't s arc Inigt iy of the class 1 1 '! t lUti'lv.Ji. ol" IIHf-iMl l' pUlcnase HI . : "I ' " ins t i nt . i count wish. --.Hi c.-mcnls' that ;t'-e could wi: ! To stt t!Km clantorliig for their f "Oil i'U cnierins itn' .laottnry hi im'uiii!; ti;:M-, f;t tlieiti ni'iiictiing their fool witlr a ;telf-s;itlstied air, after being given It. tlie pitting and caressing which- they all enjoy, gives an added delight that Is seldom found in any other vocation. v f r Hh lias nHtntly ricflvfl anfther shipment from California' of very fine hares, among them being Princess Ne oka. a leatitiftil Yukon doe that seored 'KiVt at the Immature age of live months. This doe is a very beautiful animal and has develoed many fine points ' with -her maturity nnd Would doubtless score higher If scored at tlie present time. She Is Iwed to Ixrd Peerless, a flirH-t son of Lord Britain. lKing one of the finest progeny of this great buck. He has now about fifty bad of hares on hand and will soon have several youngsters. He has two excellent bucks Ixgan. an eighteen mouths olTl "lilchard' bu'k, atil IV gart. a even months oll Ixnl lierlin Luck.- . ';, i . i if He has removed his rabbitry from IhizlewofMi to No. 471 North Commer cial street, to d-wu-s north of the mill race. He Js ve.T proul f the flue specimens whi'-n h, tia on cxn. bition and Is always gl.ul to wlcoote all visitors whether contempltt ing pur: cTTasing or merely to we Lis stock. ; Maiie Inquiries have bcn recelvfwl as to methf1 of preparing the Belgian hare -for the talde. From the time It N six months dd the Belgian Is cssl for eating. One recqs Is here given: Ilabbit Pot Pie.-For a large pie M 1. 1 .t which have len cleanm. .....-i ..,.! litintcd as flirei'tisl for s rabbit fricassee. Bub the , pieces oi ! v .-. i rabbit well with lemon Juice, salt and I-epper, and where tbg UMat is tldck make several patches or punctures. that the seasoning mar nenetrate. rut them In a kettle, add boiling wat er to cover, then put in a lit of bay tear, eight pepper corns, four, clovea. bit of mace and two wicttil onions. Cook lowly till the. meat is tender. lannove the meat to a ttaking dish. discarding some of the larger bonvs and fill the interstices with slice of hard-l)oilefl eggs and canned sweet corn, using four eggs and onsvhalf a can of corn. Thk-kn the water in wmcn tue raoutt was stewel antl aal more salt if needed. Strain It over the cieat, using enough to make It quite moist, . Cover the dish with a rich pastry or tmking powder crust, make a wide cut In the center and bake till the crust Is brown. This dish may be varied by removing the meat when nearly tender, straining; the gravy, then returning both to the ket tle and adding potato sliced ami scald ed: then, when I Killing, drop in some baking powder dumpings and cook closely covered ten minutes. This makes a rabbit pot pie. A DOOMEL?BOY. " This is' a genuine letter, from a lad at school to his mother. After com plaining generally of the . school, tho youug gentleman says: . - I hone Mattltla's cold Is better. 1 am glad she is not at sbule. i think 1 have got consumption, the. boys at this place "are not gentlemanly, but of courese you did not no this when you sent me here, I will try not to get bad habits. The pants have worn out at the kneea, 1 think the tailor must liave chentel "yon, the buttons have come off and hey are loose be hind. I don't think the food is good, but 1 slid not mind If 1 was only stronger; . f "The piece of meat I send you f Is off the beef we lid on Huiiday, lmt on other thtys It Is tiore stringy. There are black beetles In the kitch en, and sometimes they cook them j in, tlie dinner, whk'h can't be holesouie when you are not strong, I have tf tame beetle as a pet. "Do not mind my ls'ing so unconv. fortable, as 1 do not think 1 shall last long. Please send me soiue more money, as I o 25 cents. If you can't spare it i think I can borrowit of a toy who is going to ltare at the half quarter, but perhaps you would not like to lie under an obligation to hi. parents. lr loving but retched sou,' Collier's Weekly, j IS IT H1GHT t For An Editor to Ilecommend Patent Medicines? From Sylvan Valley News, Brevrad. . N. C . 't .. It may Is a question whether the' ed itor of a newnwper has the rishtto; publicly recoiinuend any of the varhns proprkMary medicines which flood the m-trket, yet as a preventive of sufTcr lug we -feci it a duty to say a good word for Chamberlain's Colic. Cliolera ami Diarrhoea; Itetnedy. We have known aud used this medicine in our family for twenty years and have al ways found it reliable. In many c.ie a dose of this rtmiedy woukl save hours of suffering while a physician is await ed. : We do not Ix-Ucve in depending Implicitly on any medicine for a cute, but we do iielk-ve that if a txittje f ChamrtACTliin's Diarrhoea Kcthedy were kept on hand and hdniinlstcrod.at the Inception of an attack much sutTeritig miht te avoided and in very tnany cases the presence of a physjan would not lie requiretL At least! this has been our experlcuty; during! tlie past twenty years. ' For sale- by F". Haas, Salem, Oregon. ! lofiirs Lost lii lite. Tin t ra ntiort was to sail on Sun day teoruing, and Ixrimer, who had all of his Jraps alMiant. thought' that be wouid get iiermissUm to run down to Kotithsea ou Saturday, listen to tli band upon 'the pier and n'turu by the evening steamer. He wanted mightiiy to le alone' for a while; the fervor and excitement of the past thre weeks. evor since Stella Imd lasttsl those bit ter wonts at hitii. bad brought ou a reattiou. 'It-seemed now as it thie. In ierveniuc time had Is-eu sieut in a iuize,. ' -. lie look the train at the-west sta tion third-class for cougruity tor though the bieast-iiocket of his iuqs- liai tcomaury tuner 'rusted with jbattk; notes. It Avas only the tunic of itn or; dlnary troper. '1 his roaring existence the' incessant clatter of t lie iKtrrack yatiL lial Ikh-ii the lsst anodyne for his scared affts-tioiis; but once alon;e, iarated from the ctmintdest who seemed to Jar 'on .his ' present mood, s ntimentat imaginiiiRs Is-gan to tor ment him afrtsli. lake the self-iiiqms tl liair-shht of an anchorite, each caress, each lxk or wortl of hive be bad ever had from Stella v revolved lutck on his quivering foiiscloitsness in torturing significance; he,visuali.ied each recollection of his passiou's dra ma with an Intensity of yearning and n-gret. and womlertHl sadly how! .a woman-who hal kissed him with siieh tenderness could ever have lieeli false enough to -ease to love him. i ! Tomorrow lie would sail, an nhdei phetefl unit among the Itosts of bis country's army, for a vast ami thratt eniJg ctmtlnent a gntiu of saind ami bt Its khaki comrade. j J r The scarlet and gfJd of his enthOsi astn was now a tnonolmus Iral, like tin uniform whose cut lie secretly dis liked. Once again the unavailing linage of his lost Stella thrilled him with an aching tenderness. :5 i i After dinner he went Into the Von jert room on the pier and listened ; in differently, wrapped In bis own som ber musings, but, as If I-ate ban also conspired to Ulcerate his heart, the next selection was the overture!; to "Ta an ha user." - '- ,-'-: :, '- ,'i ! 'ff . Ah! Heaven, tlie- last time he . bad heard It had lieen in the Paris ojiera-lou-?e: StcIU ant Iter guanlian bad lieeu with him. They liad listened rapt to the marvelous harmonic epitome of the glowlrg legend aliont to be enact ed before them, liad felt In i unison the solemn exaltatkn of the Pilgrim's Krtiirr fial -h;insred clances ; witli' belghtenefl color as the voIuptWHis fa dence or tlie enuslerK mush tntoxt-i , ' , 7 , - catef.1 their sense. Was it no that Ex-Governor "Bob Taykir or Ten-.-..- ii, d,rt hail riromfseil to tie his nessce las t-losed a lecture tour in tin wife? -T, v Half stifled with agitation, Lorinier kit the iiavilion and sought the cool ing a brevze on tlie platform without- Ills mind struggled , In a chaos of emotions. - ' ' . "Can yort take me to mamma; sol- dierjf" . V :'.. r. ' '-.- There was a tiny pull at the Iajni of is tonic. Loriiuer. looking down, mw a very tlaiuty little eirl, dresscnl In deep; mourning, looking- at him gravely. - -: i - "''" "Int afrakl I'm lost." she went on to; explain. "Mamma took me to hear the band ilay. she met a lady, aud I came to see tin boats come In. There Is, so aaauT peoples here, and I got lost In tkenu" : " "Cut I don't know your mother, lit tle one." said Lorinier. ; "Iion'St yott. soldier?" ; J She lookinl disappointed. ! Whcn we lived overi there." mint ing vaguely sUtn-ewanl, fmy tai!i had a pretty red coat to wear. Because he was au omcer soKiier, not a common one.; Have yon got 'no stars on your cojtt-stiOulders?-he had! And all the soldier .sed to intt their hands to their beads, -ike this, rlien ue imisha! by in his red coat ; Am they all knew mamma ami me and usetl'to mil me Little Missie. And If I was lost they couhl always take me home. "Cut; one day patKt linight new clotlies, the same color; as yours. And he came to show- tliem to me tH'tort he left ami kissed me very much and was quite shaky when he put me down.! One day lie went away on a horse. with them all marching with guns Itehind him. And; the land play ed anJthe people -hurrayed. I hurray- cl. too."; ;';'. : 1 - - . I : As Larimer Ilstemsl to the child a flngerviapped. his shoulder a ud a Yeo manry couuatde handctl hint a tele gram.? .'- 1 1 "Forvy'ou. firlmer," he said, with a look of curiosity at the group. "Came Just after you'd gone,; and I thought fon would beNon the'tiUr. i?o long, old man. : He disappeared hi the t-rowd: Iori- ncr was left standing staring with a blank, face at the slip In bis ha ml: "tkjpne back.! Alec! 'Forgive me; love you, dtariest! Come lKtck! ; L j STELLA." Oh.Hiofl. the temptation! Hek-onhl desert wit li ease. And what was etlle to a wealthy man, as he was? The south of France, or the pleasant olive lamls of Italy perpetu al sunshine, with Stella by his side. ! The little voice was ipnittllng on. "Bat iapa is dead now. sldier. Mamm told! me so. They kilknl him over ;thre. and he was In his yellow cat,;like yours, and was leading- the soldiers," f i "Is that you Amy? A woman In bhickf . with a ; pale. iKautiful fact, advanced -to the child. Lorinier broiighf.tm his late-accustom? el hand and to the; military salute; ue nuiy ncKiiowieajieu ti witu n sau courtesy, and passed on with her lit tle cirL J i Ixiiriuier tore up the telegram with feverish intensity. as If by vehemence of m l ion to shatter his sensuous dnnimlngs. The , lights of the Cowes ami ; Southampton packet swung Into Ihe pierhead. . Tomorrow I for the; gnat winds and the bnmd ocean! Mainly Alsiut lVo- ple.' !,.-:.; SOCIAL PIltLOSOPHY. ,Aii i Atchison woman who has one guest refers to her company as n-house party. ; ; - - i .. Fat people no doubt siiffer as kfvaly as lean otU's,- btit sonehow it looks funny io set fat pe!pk weep. We imagine that t woukl be easier to Ik old fashionel and have babies than to licloug to Ubrary clubs. Tlie average woman imagines site looks pretty in her nightgown with ber hair down aerf back, but she !oent. - - ; . --.--I A "particularly fine procraui" at nns'tlng of a Woman's litentry sfK-iely- aiways n'mlnds us somehow, of girl's "great :$ere.t' ,n' Atchison girl.; who imagines she baa a proud. ttiiterious manner, wool le'surprlsefl to' knniw that her friends speak of her as jSpittirc." Atchison Glf.!ie. -'" 'i . ;. '-..'' EM PEHOIfS , FJ IiST PI I'll AND LAST EnqK-nir ! Meiielik has entirely for bidden tolmctfn which has' raisefl ' so grtat a clamor as jto give pause even to, an alisidule, rulir. It is wliispere! tl'nt .tlie reason for the prohibition rises ii-oni tle fact 'f hat tine ilay, sk? irig some Englishmen with their pipes ami general air tiff well lelng. he de eldefl to try tobacco for himself. He Imrrowed a pipe arid some very strong tla'o it; m'st have 1ksh Italian a ad i K-g.in. Slv.e, then even the odv of tlie w-l tfH-alls those momeu's if terrilJe suffering. ; Ilenci the prohibi tion. Pali Mall Gazette. -i An Epidemic of IHarrhoea. Mr. A. Sa inters, fwrl ting from Cocoa n ft Grove. Fla.. says t!en has Isren quite an epkb'tnic! of diarrhoea there. He had a severe attack ami was currd by four floscs f i'hamlierlain's Colic. Cliolera ami Diarrhoea Ifyciwdy. He says lie abw rceoimiM-isb-l It to others and they my' it fe t lie best nM-flicine I hey ever used. For sale , by F. li. Haas. Salem, Oregon. YOUTHFUL BRIDE. : A curious ceremony took place re ef tit ly tu tlie HfKtghly district of In dia, when a Jwiby 8 ntfinths old was ntarrkfl to a nan 2-S years of age. The father Mt the lwhle gave the brlde grfKm a sum of nioney fbr iimirying bis daughter.. '..'.- -; fencral Marcus P. Miller drove Into a barn near (ireat Barrltigtou. Mass., during a thiUMlcr-storni a few days ago.' Whik le was t It-re1 light lu'J- struck tin lutrn. billing tw- cows aud atnnnsng a farm lhand wii'i whom l.e was talking, but passed over the vet fran warrior. ! t Par.T sahl the lsy. when yon say in your advertisement that your gofsls are acknowledged by eonnois senrs to" lie the) liest, what.do yon mean by connolssenrs?. "A connois seur, tny loy, ; answered the great manufactures-, "is an eminent autlior Hy an authority. In slgjrtj " who ad mits that our goods are tbe best. - Tit - Bts - iwest artdfls reiVorted to liave earned RMim aiove uis ik-u.. IIOYAL jtrrigutrrTE IN Sl'AlN. Old world privilege and restriction reign supreme in "Spain, where there is a law that no subject shall touch the person of. the King or Queen, says the New ork Mail and Express. The pres ent King of Spain Dearly suffered ' a severe fall" from this role In his child- hotst An aunt of his made him a resent of a swing. When he used it for the first time Ihe motion frighten ed hi in, ainl he began to cry- Where upon a lackey lifted him quickly out of it, and so, no doubt, preserved him from falling- V The breach of etiquette. however, Iwas flagrant and dreadfuL The Queen was obliged to punish It by dismissing tlie man from his post. t tlie same time she showed her real feelinirs oa the subject by appointing Mm immediately to another and bet ter place In the royal household. In Ruother case a queen" of Spain pearly lost her life In a dreadful way owing toj this peculiar rule. She had been thrtvu when out riding, ami, her foot catching In thestlrrup, she was dragged. 1 rierNtctrt would not risk iuterfereace, and she Would have lieen daslieil to pieces but for the heroic interposbikm of, a. young man who stopxHd jthe horse and nleasttl her from hcrf dangt tous iositkn. As soj: as they saw she was safe her escort turned t. arrest the traitor who had dared to touch the Quwu's foot, '-but he was not to be Recti.- Knowing well tbe -penalty he had 'Incurred, he made off at oikn,-fittl for his life, and did not stop runtll he had crossed the fron tier. ' - '.-''--..:- - ,' -V-.--- RECIPE FOU ICE MAKING. Any houscwire by following theuew rVciiH just dlseovenil will 1h able to make kt easily. This new Ice is cheap and quickly ffrcparcd. lelng ciiiiHsel of a kind of ammonia sjilt. With it. lee - crca.m may Ik frozen in a few minuteKi So many wonderful Improve ments are belug discovered that It brinjrs Into pmmlnence any Institu tion that nmalns unchangetl. Such an example Is Hostetter's Stotnacli Bitters, rtlie well-known nniedy Tor wenk- stiouiachs.- Fifty years has sefn no cliauge in it. hiie many lustitu tkms have risen ami fallen, this ox celksit Inieflicltu lias -.remained tin chanced and as a run for Indigestion. constipation, dyspepsia and 1 bilious ness, it is unequalh'd. Sis. that our Private Keveuue Stamp covers tlie neck of the bottle. BESEliVKD SEATS AT CIHTBCH. Clergymen of the past often had traits of ludividuallly which are p-r haps not so common at the piescnt dar. savs the Youth's Companion. Archbishop Sumner was ouce lamiiug a conflnnatlon in an English parish church when he oliscrvtsl that a iiuinls'r of iKHiple were standing in the aisle-.although several pews wen empty. lie stopiKd the service ami asked the reason. "Thei ih'Ws are private property," answered a man, "and they're shut up." J ! . - "There ean 1k. no such thing." said the bishop authoritatively. . "Let the pew Ik ffjwtied. "W ecau' toKu eui!" shouted some one. They're locked." "Is there a locksmith here?" i "Yes, my lord." "Very well; let him remove the locks.? A hymn shal ll sung mean while.' So the locks were removed,' the audi ence seated Itself, r-nd the couiirma tk:t went on. , SALIJ OF CAMPING- .GOODS. LARGE. The dealers In camping supplies re IKrt a line trade springing tip from the effects of the warm 'weather. They expect that the big exodus will begin in a'.ifew days, ami last " Jhrottgltout next month. Besides tlie demand caused for tents, hammoeks nnd otln-r eanipt supplies, there Is a lively trad springing tip In all kinds of conknl and canned meats, such ns.. corned iM-ff, ifnimner saii:;:iges. 5oUkl pigs f"t and cookl ham. Tlie trade In ssrllng and recreation, gocsls Is nlsfi feellug the eiTHrt of tlic! "citing .rea son, j - - ' -1 .:. '; THE LUMBER BUSINESS. Tlifji Curtis LnnilsT Co.. of -.M'ill ltv.! is iloitisi a 'big business in luni-1 ber, says the Albany Herald. Tby have Ik-cii running a fiio crew of tiien and can't handle nil the f inlets liter an now reeelvlmr without running wth:day and tiiglit. They bnve re cently put In nit eleetrlc Huh plant and. will now put on n doubh firce ami nm the mill lxith flay and night In order ti fill all their demands for lumber. In another c column of the Herald : they have an adverlisenifiit calling for thirty more men to work in the mill at gfou n-af. . FORTUNE. Tb oecasiott iK-lng fipportune. we ventured to voice n tlimsrht which bad long lMHn near our heart. "Why is It." worked, "that as Ik tweeit a drunken man and a sfdM-r nan. tin t'iriiier l f 'e less likely to le hurt in an accident?" Tbe inebriate smiled -etijragiindy. "Iks-ause." be said, "ffrtuuf favor the IiowleilT And this tsisitively. as If the dictum admitted of no doubt wJiatever. De troit Journal.". '.-' : ENCOUlt AG E.M ENT. He Woukl you object seriously to my kissihff you? . She Well, you see. T must resist on, general principles, but then I'm not very strong. The Smart Set. IN LABOR CIRCLES. Efforts Will Be Made, to Settle the Chkago Strike, c ' Denver, Colo.. July 20. Edwin D. Chadwlck ami W. R. Trasher. of t.'hl cago. submitted to the executive cfiun cil of the American Federal ioti of J lsr, twlay. a plan which they are con fident will nsult In a siKtfly settle ment of the great'buibllng and traces strike in Clik-atro. The council appoint ed Messrs. Kkld ami Lcnnou to ii Tontlgato he pri)lion. 'Nell her they nr the mctnlKra of the, council will divulce the plan pnqioseVl- The Cfeur d Alene strike trouble was taken up this afternoon, and Pre Ident Gomisr. Messrs. Duncan ainl Khkl were instructed to visit the dis trict, make a thorough Investlgatkm jof the rase, anl report to the Fcflcra- Hon. Gompers afterwani- It would Ik several tsfvics ixu ore can take the matter ml. LIGHTS AND SIDELHUITS. ilt weather doesn't sm to make anr difference '.to some ;' people. -. . "In what wayr "AUmt kteilng wrappfsl tip . ; themselves." Philaiklphht Lvcning Bulletin.. .. First Chief That's a dandy new- war Hob you have. - '.,,' second Chief Isn't it a lKaut? If I 1 could soak some white man wiih thabj his burden woukThJt lother htm. Puck. MB ' Young Wife When I asked. Harry if Ik fuldn t take me to the i ans, " ... , ,1.1. . . -l.A .. 1 1 - . 1 .lm.l.l CXKsitloil fins j-Jir in- laiMn ,11, - fully. He almost swore. . j EMerly Aunt What did he say? Young Wife He said he'd see -me In St. Ixmls first. Chicago Tribune. t'ncle Jedcdiah 1 Jest got another letter from some fellers In New York tellin' me tliat If I would onie to the city they'd srive me $."itii of gssl wi ler money fer ouly $-"so of my old cash. Fncle Her-eklah H'mpt Beats Ihe dickens how hanl they'n workln" ter make New York the financial center of the world! Brooklyn Life. NAVAL BATTLE OF THE FUTFB1' The Stranger Excuse me. I am a stntnger here. Wlil you kindly Inform me why all these gayly flressel IKHi ple are loitering on the shiuvs of this bay? - '"' The Native Eh? Thm't you know? Wbv. n" great naval battle Is Is'Ing fought ben, and tls iK-ople fir in lies around have come to enjoy thoevet.it. The Stntnger I'm new In this part of the wuntry. but I'm not as fresh, IKThaps, as I look. You tell mo that a great naval battle Is ls'ing fought here. .'And yet as far as the eye can reach I can discern no- 1mm t n. nit even a ripple on flmse placed water. The Native That's all right. It's n sul-mariiH .iMttle fought by su-iiia-rlne lsutts. They an now at It bmth and nail soniewiiere atMiut the middle of the bay. - ' The Stranger You astonish me. These iKople ilo not lMk a If they wen attending n iMttle. The woimii wear summer friH-ks, ami the men an lit afternoon 'clothes.- with top hatSi And, sik. iliere Is ii baml over there! The Native -Oh. yes; It's quite a function. That's tli murine band, and those women and men alsnit it an the special gtust of the secretary of the navy. You watt around a little while and we'll have .some hews. There, see! At that moment nay the Cleveland Plain Dealer, a black object like a mammoth strong cigar .leaped tipwanl from the water and lay. -quivering oil. the surface. Every oiK-ra glass was leveksl at It, nnd the stranger Im11 his 1'HImI iiImivo his eyes so hi, couhl see ls'lter. A grimy man crawbMl from the midst of tin thing ami raisefl a I'tiir megaphone to his lip. The Native-Hooray! Thai's old Commodore Bob Evans' '"grandson!,! The man with - -the megaphone shontinl In a 'stentorian voice: "We've Uckorl the bl.ltikety-blank-1 .1:1 lik sock oH o 'enir - Wbeivat therV arose a great cheer'--and a flutter orxhamlkerchlefs, nnd the marine band pkiye!, nnl the-see-.' rotary of the navy, hld an impromptu reception, ami then tVcrybisly went home to dinner, : j FXME S PATIIW Tlie Academy of Mirnl Si-letices in Paris has nwanhtl the A ml I fired prize of lo.fN'Ni francs to Dr. Yersiu for his discover of the and plague serum. '. -i ... Dr. Joaquin -Nnbtteo of Pernnniliiico I'sis Iscn nppoliitc) envfiy extraordin ary nnd minister! tih'iiiolenthiry of l'.ntr'l in l,oiiion, -'-tu succeeir lf! latu Dr. Sottsa Cbirea. TIm , Prince d4 .loinvllle was the Kininlirg ..ir!thMfj tlie French iuiperi tl nivy for : lie IWvtu ilea Deux Moudes. He wnite alue.; the signature of "Saint .Mars." and with niarkd abil ity. It was be ivbfi iir.t brousht for ward the renowned Ik-puty de Inline as a naval fHtistrutor. PECULIAR A .'! PERTINENT.- New Zea land's flax indrctry has re vived and flourished exceedingly, ow ing to the War hi the Philippines hav Tng shortened the output" fif Mnniia filwlr. .'..- ' I- - . In India noirt!'fl fitllcers traveling by rail tut temporary ilu'y may. If I hey prefer it. lake a bicycle wit It them at government expctis In lieu of a charger. i PECULIAR AND PERTINENT. Professor Hans 'Meyer lias ascertain ed that the gtaf-h-r of Kilimanjaro ant 'receding, like those on the K l-m mountains. The snowfall -on 'the Af rkan mountain takes ilae chiefly, from March to July, Chinese eotitiIatcs pay, with two ex ceptions. f.'5-Vin with fee. Shanghai Is a $-" I place, while Chefoo pays only ?2M. Hong Kong fiay $.iiiii.' The notarial fees are, as a Tide, only a few hundred dollars. Volcanic Eruptionj Are grand," bnt Skin Irruptions rob 1 life of joy. Jliicklcn'j Arnica 5a'v cures tlnm; a!- OU ''turning and Fever. Srcs, Ulcers, Uoils, J-Vlons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Britise. Utirns, Scald., ChappM Ianl, Chilblain v- . Host Pile cure on crrth. Drives out Pairts and Acb-. Only 2, cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Dr. STONE. druggii.t. . I-'OUf'IIT IN FANCY UNIFORMS. The present war In ftoutTT Africa Is showing fhe iietirest -.approach tb British army has tver taa-lu to rational dress in the field, says fh. on1o!i these- day '-.hy -in 1 servkenhk kli.-ikl. for . Instance. that a It Lire Guards fought at, Vat rlo in n:rlet cositccs, light blue tiver.itls with gold s!riKs fkiwit the sil's. . ami bravy brazen belmetH iif old Ro'iriii patfern, wPh a black liearskln crest anil a rd. yellow and blue "liacki.. teat her. Gcfirge 1'ancroft. tbe historian, was Isirn at Worcester, Max.. OctolK-r 18i if), and a movement Is on foit to commemorate the bnudrcflth anniver sary in suitable fashion.