WORK IU THE FIELD
RET.
O. XT. GRAKKIS WHITES OF BIS
SEARCH l'OB STTDCNTS,
TTIllatnetta riirenllr WIU Btln the
Eipport of tk MUiodbm of tke
Eatira KorthwMt
From. Daily Statesman, Sept. 15.
Editor Statesman Since 1 List re.
Iorted for your columns, I have visit
ed Southwest Il-i lio, ami again trav
ersed touch of 1 laker county, Oregon,
and vis i til all the towns in t J rant
county, and reaelMsl over Into Umatil
la. I will riot burden you with the de
tail of my travels an I take it your
readvps are not specially Interested in
that part of my ejtlerien-e, Jut Tvauf
lo know about tin prosi-b for ."Old
Willamette", Since IJeft borneon tlie
-morning, of June 2oth. I have lieeu
constantly "on the go.'-? 1 have visited
over one- hundred families, tarrying
the search for student to the sacred
altars of the honies of our people. I
have found at least one hundred joung
Iteopleeintius ( so away to school.
I -can not tell how many of tins num-l-r
will register in Willamette this
year, hut know there will In quite a
unmix r, and niauy say, "we can ut
send our children this year, but wilt
next." I risk nothing in saying that
we ran set the students if we continue
the search for them, and will do what
'tight to ! done to proierly provide
for them when I key di come.
I rind myself constantly asking this
question. "Ikies j Salem want a great
school?" I Ix-lj.-vf a majority "of our
people would answer-- this question
with a big "YES." providing it ..could
tome to i heii j wit hoot much effort up
on their part. Permit me to say, it
may route. that way, bill the rom'mg
will Is- much more certain if all will
take hold and da their ln-st lo hasten
the lay ef arrival.' If Salem will lake
the lead, by giving a rousing subscrip
tion toward providing for the 'debt and
join hands with the Alumni, in put
ting -a new building niton the campus
iluting the civ.niiig yeap'.I am contideiit.
the debt will 1m paid and the Metho
dism of the Northwest will rally to our
support, and tin endowment can le
. -iii reascd. and funds to do the many
things that onght. to lie done for the
tietter equipment of the school will
.come with but little diltli-ulty.
The Idaho and Columbia -liivcf Con
ferences ropn scnt itig at least 15o min
isters, stand ready to aida,nd encour
age us. While both of these t'otifer
, tiers passel resolutions favoring Wil
lamette and I'uget Sound I'nhersilies,
'yet there are but few Iti either lsdy,
who have any oonlidemt' in the Puget
Sound, project.; I spenk-lof tliis to as
sure our eo(h of the exact situation.
I was cordially 1 received '' the. I'ugot
Sound Conference, ami' was assured
that their lest wishes were ours.
Permit nie to sjeak plainly to the
l itieiis of Salcni and vicinity. This Is
our day of opportunity.-' There ought
wi l-e any -delay, nor should the time
t,f tie- agent of the University, be tak
ii to make the canvas for funds. 15y
common consent, each should hand 111 i:
liberal subscription, towards the ob
ject already named, and lea vet lie
aft"iit free to continue the canvas for
students, until the attendance rea'-hes
Into the hundreds, and then we can
get aid from all sections of the North
west. Put the ftcople on the outsHo
want to know that we have a school
equal to the d'tnnlid of the Northwest
Some may hold back and say this is
isiouary ami ideal. Put fellow citi
zens. I have gone over the. Held, ami
know the ground, and am fully per
suaded tuat I hold Itcforo you nothing
that may not lw fully realized, if every
lii.vn of Salem and Marion cotuity
ill cheerfully do theirs whole duty.
'"There is no doubt aliotit the action
of the Oregon Conference at Ashland
next i.ik. Every memlwr wdl pledge
himself to do nil in his jniwer to
.-inn ml the blunders of the past, and
give his. lies efforts '(j build a groat
school upon the foundation laid fifty
seveu years ago. Who of our business
men will lake the lead in this very
Important matter?
t!KO. W. ;tt.iXMS,
Centralia. Wash.. Sept. 14, 11.
PUT NOT
VtH U TRUST IN
j PI I ANTS.
ELK
P.y long familiarity and constant
control the nun gradtially forgot that
-the elephant ' has a will of his own.
and that i' has lMt!i memory ami a
power of resentment They also s-em
to lose all consciousness of 1 he enor
mous strength of the Iw ast Jhey man
age. Many of the moti come -to re
gard them as lwiug as much under
control as a-traction' engine, v.hieh
only needs the turning on or off of
taps to make it advance or. recede. As
a rule,' their .only instrument of "discipline'-is
a '.'whip. Imt with thN and
plenty of shouting and scolding they
can. "get on the nerves" of an ele
phant very -effectually. In a circus,
and It is always in circuses and trav;
eling menageries that these accidents
H-cnr. the men who attend tin ele
phants' often ride them in perform
an.-rs. and make. them jcrfnrm tricks.
A kiws! deal pf hurry. some roughness,
and occasional punishment are Inev
itable In these ; i-rformam-es, all of
which the animal carefully remem
bers. One day it luts a fit of tenner,
or turn ulky they will sulk for
hours-and lln the keein-r is attack
ed. Circus ielepli-ttil lare also a
A rl ,Wk l"
Ixinw MMrpoor look- -i,'-
mh kind l cotu- . f s r
Eureka "Sw'V:
Harness Oil
not nly m k I h tinner n.t lh I
Irathrr nfl n'l plmhH-. oi a m cnn I
. . . . dittos to laM tmtcm looc
!'-7A ma k ontlnanly wnokL
'1 X I k I 1 u4 iwtt.Mti tm nmm all
Give
Your
Horse a-.
Chance t
mi
trick of killing people "a!dentally.w
side they will 'c,njtly jam a man up
r au ui a stawe or a
SS f tl,e eIel'ants at Olym-
pia Uid this Home year ago. and the
nwper Kmeu by narl!e" met
his fate In this way, it shonld also
be rtinemliercMl that the elephant is
one of the most nervous of all beasts,
that one-at the Zoo idled of sheer
rright caused by a tbunderstoim. ami
that a highly nervous temperauient of
this plud may easily Is; workeiP iuio
a frenzy by excitement following iil
trcatment. lint '-this is not ti fault
of eh-phant temper. The Siectator.
At Bed Time
I take a pleasant herb drink, the next
morning I feel bright and my com
plexion is better. My doctor i says
it acts gently on the stomach, ! liver
and kidarys, and is ja pleasant laxa
tive. It is made furm herbs and
is prepared a; easily zs tea. It: is
called Lane's Medicine. All drug
gists sell it at 25c and 50c. I-anc
. Family Medicines moves the. bowels
each day. If you camrot get it. send
for a free sample. Address. Orator
F. Woodward. Le Roy.- N. Y. 5-
lf)PE I.Ef)S I,Al?oii UIEKVEO
FOU HIS SUMMER HOEIlAY.
Ico XIII. is. now jin the midst oT
his customary summer holiday. By
this is meant that for the jieriod of
t wo : 'mouths the pojM !aily quits the
spacious halls and marble-walled cor-
aridors of the Vatican for the charui-
ingu little pa v ill ion. with its emit
griH-n lawns ami shady tres, knowi
as the Tower of Leo; IV.. which iM sit
oattl in the vast grounds which sur
round St. Peter's arid the lAisUlic
palace. - i
As it is not consideretl prudent foK
the aced man t hsi in the pavilion
t.eo Nil I. Is driven 'itliere early every
morning, returning ti his usual apart
ments shortly after 1 lie .ringing of tlte
Ave Mari.l each evening. Here' li
passes the long and intolerably sul
try hours -of it he, two most trjiici
months of a Pomau summer. July and
Aaisust, iu the company of his inousig
noril and ,,JI few memls-rs of-his imui-
Mili'al houstdiold staff of attendants.
It would w a mistake, lwwever. tc
supiHise that Is XIII. pass-s his well
carm'Hl holidav in idleness, for -idle
ness is a word Which the venerable
IMUithitT diss not understand for hint
self and severely condemns in others
As soon as tin countless . sparrow
and other-birds who have-made their
tiltilisl urbed home in the Vatican nr
iteus ls"gin to. enliven tlie stately al
h-vs with tlieir twitterings, and the
meat liell of St. Peter's strikes
t.s XIII. rises and proceed to ills
toilet, assisted by ;his isiular and
faithful valet. Pio Centra, whose mt-sonal.a-iiwarance
is so grand and dig
nified lliat stransers frequently mis
take him", for some high church dig
nitarv. After celebrating mass and
assisting at a second by one 'of his
chaplains, -the pom taks a lilit
1reakfast. -on-ist inig of a cup of olTeo
or ehiMidate and i Utile toast, and
then sits down to lis favorite pastime
of reading the classics or 'composing
Latin poetry, for which he has a rare
talent. Shortly after t o'clock Cardi
nal llampolia. the put ilii ial secn-tary
of, state, is admitttjsl. and is frequent'
lycloseted with tlie holy father uuii'
VJ for rhe transaction of impoiiaut
churcti businesr j
At 12 o'clock a frugal lunch H served
that' would have surprised the pagan
Uoiitnns. so simple and unpii'tcntioii
are the M-rsoiial habits f t lie present
Potitlfex Maximn. This is followed
!y an hour's est. and iiinmi'liatel.v
after ward A-n; XIII. resumes his
work, remaining ait his desk till nliout
i o'clock, when he walks or drives in
the spacious V.tCivaii grounds accom
iatiie by some cardinal or prelate o'
his court a ud 'escort "d by two of the
noble guards on duty.".
The day ends with rosary ami nisrht
pr.iyi rs. at which the prelates ami
domestics of his immediate entourage
assist.' A very-Tight- supper termi
nates the day in j the summer bouso.
after which his holiness is escorted
hack to his apartiiieiits for the night.
Thi quiet daily routine is varied
easionally by the; visit of some cardi
nal or bishop, or the granting of a
ss-ci:i audience to some i-specially
privileged h rsonJ
Tlie aged is.ntifT's summer repose
will not be so complete, however. Ill's,
year, as he has tniiotiired his inten
tion of receiving-the- Hmilh-r groups of
pilurims who will coin Iu ue to aiTive
ilui in;r the summer, -alrhoiigh ali tin
more important pilgrim ages iiave ls-n
put- off until the beginning of Septcm
ber.
It is 'Mtateil' on very ndiable author
ity that- 1(1 XIII. is devoting most
of his time during his snmtner hohday
to a work of the greatest importance,
or rather or two different task, one
purely literary, the second potitlco
reliioiis. The tirt.will -onsist in the
n-ising and etdlei-ting into, one vol
ume of all his Initio and Italian writ
ings. oth prose and H'try, a- I-eo
X III: wishes to : publish his complete
works, i t . ',
Put tiie oks holiday task, which
is destined to give rise to a f-jr gmit
cr sensaioii throughout te world
Hi in tt nublicatioii of hi work"
could Hssibly enntte in t' world of
letters, will jie the encyclical which
his hoin.ss intend- to write on the
question of tire- far East.
Need less f say that tliis ihs-iini-iit.
probably dvslUied tt Jnm-ouh ciMN-h-making.
has f'en suggested by the
present c-risis in China, alsmt whicii
I eo X 1 1 1., as ! he head of 1 he 1 C t h
otie chorch. which has so m.tny uiier-
ts at stake in the -Celestial eunHje.
is naturally deeply fiieeriH?l.
ucKKKKi.i.i:n to pi: '
i PLACKI IN AN OVEN.
5fft'ienahe No linger iu Hanger of
' Starvntien In the Mht-t of
' ' Plenty. -.
Nt w YorlC Sept S.-T n le rich and
pot be able to gratify ones apiwfife
r-cems to le au irony of: f."te which
Ins Interested, tlie bele , world. tf
cotirsVv IT Mr. Keckefellcr were to try
indirection that a
syiipa tlib.ing public won ' . suggest in
V ot'ld le w orse Mian lue -ywJi.-j.
t any r&'c. he n-rl rt starve on
I'ltiikerK tod milk for in lest of
life
At h ast mo hays : i.nanes . .
1 ",. 4. 1,.. -is erts that he can
St.
i iie hfni aHe to eat all Hinds of lux-
m.-i
..r.. 11. lee. from lerTainn to
I'll"!'" .-.-- , - .
iloeghnuts ard hard rider.:
' Mr Starken's dev'u-t I an ovennke
ilii with the clothe well tucked in.
1 Arched boon .bold tbcui up. and
WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN,
steady and eyenlyJtlistrlbite rreaiM3
of Lot air can be forced into the oven-
Itke siwu-e In which the patient hotly
lies supported on cane-seating. Eat
this hot air Is medicated Iry iasing
throngh a big Imjx containing tlie
strongest possible solution of iron and
certain herbs, and this intensely "hot
vapor, the Inventor claims, is a power
ful eurative agent. . Massage treat
ment follows. .
Says the Inventor: 'l am anxious to
cure Mr. IlorkefelJer. brtranse helping
him would bring me tlie opiorstauity
to core many othrs. I know jnst as
well as I know I'm alive that I ran
ettre his trouble and render hiai able
to eat -a nd enjoy what he nleases. I
have cured many raises as .bad as his."
TEST OF MOTOU VEHICLES.
With Tui entries, and with each of
thrc classes motor cars, voifurettes
aud uioti;reyeIeM well -represented,
the recent International Cup contest
for M-lf-propelled vehicles, over the
Paris-Ton louse-Paris course ('Jlli
miles) might, well-be. considered, con
clusive as to the relative merits of the
machines and their operators. Safety
in tra versing the streets of the numer
ous towns along the course was assur
ed by the managers of the race
fore M. VaIdeck-ltoussau, minister
of the interior, would issue a oerinit.
tiolng through the towns each vtm-
testant was preetsleil by a cyclist,
ahead of whom he was not allowed .to
go until' the -city or town limits were
reached. The arrangements were per
fect, and accidents to any luit contest
ants conspicuous by their absence.
Ijeveglr, the unothcia! win iter of 'tlie
Cordon Pennett Challenge Cup. was
the first one to finish, his time lieing
-I", hours, 4'. minutes. 7 se-ouds.. liis
machine being the identical motor
-nr with which he. made kucIi a crod
iFTible showing in the blue rildmu
event. The leader in the Motor-cycle
class was Teste, in 'Jit hours. T1 iniii-jj
t'tes. siH-oiHis, wiiiie tne nrst to
tuiish in tlie voiturette class was Iie
nault. who was far in the rear in 40
hoiqs. 27 luinutett. 40 sends. Levegh
averaged :$4 miles an hour for the en
tire distance, including tlow-ups
through the towns.
IN SEAUCH OF MISSINC. PINK.
America and Kuroe Contestants for
Scientitic Honors.
Iletiver, Colo.. Sept. S.- Two conti
neuts have etMcred into a race for
the discovery' of pithecanthropus,
which scientists have discovered in
their research to Im the miss'rng link
lietween man and the lower animals,
and David J. Walters of New Haven.
Conn., a student at Yale, has volun
teered to maintain the American end
of this race, and lie actually expects
to win the laurels from Professor
Ilacckcl of Jehu' University. . who Is
a 1 tout to start from that country to
tind the missing link. lie so declared
with great posit ivem-ss last .evening
at the St. James Hotel, where' he reg
istered, en route for Java, where this
pliecanthropus is believed to be.
Mrs. ViMitvs started Septeiiiln-r 1st
from N"w Haven, and expects to
reach Java about the middle of Octo-1mm-.
Ileiwill tliuV be on the scene
some time 'before '.his ticrman riyal
arrives in that Dutch country, lie ifot
being announced to start from J"ia
before tJctiJicr 1st. '-He doos not know
of tlie Aincric.iu designs oil this ine
rmpteil sphere of tJtTiiwu iutlneiice in
science, and will be . stinrlseil at the
great steps and rival will have mad..'
beforehand, also that he has eidiuiit
ed "means to discover the obji-ct of Ids
search, the wealth of the Vandeibllt
familv Itslf. Ceocge Vaudetbilt. Ihel
recluse student of tlie great plutocrat
ic family. the'oWncr-of Piltmore. is
his patron in this race of scientific ri
vals. A
tVONDEKFUL CUKE OF DI
ARRHOEA. A PROMINENT VlltfJINTA EDITOK
Had Almost Hi veil Up. but Was
Prouglit Pack to Perfect Health by
Chsinlierlaiii' Colic, Cholera and'
Diarrhoea Pemedy.
Head His Editorial.
From the Times, IlillstiUe. Va.
I suffereil with diarrlwa for a long
time and thought I was past In-ing
cnrs. I hail sMnt much time and
money 11 ml suffered so ranch misery
that I had almost decided to cive up
all liopcs of riHovery and await tlie
result, but noticing the advert iscmoiit
of Chaiiilerlaiifs Colic. Cholea and
Diarrho-a Kemedy and also some fes
timotiials stating how suik? wondetful
I suffered with diarrhoae for a long
edy, I heidefl to try it. fler tMkinsr
a few doses I was entirely well of that
trouble, aud i Wish to say further to
my readers and fellow-sufferers that
I am a hale and hearty man today and
feel as well as I ever did in '-my lu'e.--O.
II. Moore. Sold by F. l. Haas, drug
gist. Salem, Oregon.
-PAT WITH KKIi FEATHEUS.'
A -bat with red feathers" Is tlje
inial c :;riosity iostal clerks are
to have fuimd iii a l"x that came
tin
s.i id
info
the thicacr iMst otflce. Tte dislrilnM-
ing: clerks were greatly astonished
ween they heard -squeals and snaps,
fnvesiicatloii showed 4 lie noises cairte
frrm a large lsx iu vvbk-h many air
holes bad lecn provided; Further firi
estigatinn at the air lioles brought a
si nviiig if claws. The clerks sent
for, the owner. Clarence .'Ingl. sic! h
oiwned the lmj for them. What s
des rjlxsl as a bat with red feathers
was revealed. Mr. Ingle had captur
ed It iu Northern Michigan and mailed
It to himself.
--Admiral Itendeniann; who Js in com
111:1 nd of the (Jemum squadron In Chl
waters, is a great favorite of tlie
tlerman empemr. A comparatively
voting liian. still on the rigiil M of
hiv fall atid slim, he is an enthusiastic
yachtsnian. ad prior to his uiiii
ion In tlse easr in- was always to
fnumkatnong the emperor's inmeliate
rnlourage nhen the imperl.tl yscUt
yjeteor wmi teI ,in any of the regat
tas on the KllHf or on the ItaltfC.
Don l WJtu tm iry
BEEOIWn'S PILLS
wn mmtrtnm fro my bma
itimMim.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1900.
BY A PALUNQ TREE
SUOCKINU DEATH OF OK. J. T. MOSER,
: KKAB 81LTBTOX.
Wltll EadcaTorias t Eitlacilili
a lira
M la IU rum. II Waa KUlad
aad Baraad. ;
. iFrom I aily Statesman. J"ept. la.)
Lr.; John F. MoseT was k 12 lei I by a
falling tree Friday evening, on hH
lather farm, which U about five miles
cast of fcilvertoa. During the day Hr.
Moser had been burning brush when
the tire sot beyond his control, and.
while he was eating supiier, it caught
into the fence. ; Seeing tlds lr. Moser
hf j: the house at 8 p m., and when last
sect in; was going out to extinguish
the llames In order to save the fence.
Xot returning Willi In a reasonable
tintte his family searched--the premises
over bin failed lo find any trace of
him. yesterday his blackened and
drarred remains were found in a iosi
tira imlicating'tliat a tree had burned
' 4vn. falling uioii him. -.He was prob-
ably killed instantly, as his skull was
crashed.' The -free, after falling and
pinnies the unfortunate man to the
gfUnd, burned. leaving the lsdy scar
t,ily re?ogiiiz:ible. . The unfortunate
iiiau's' watch was found In the remains,
luiviug st pped at HUJu o'clock, iu lieai
iii'g the time when the tire reached and
consumed the ImhIv. U'ing alnutt Vs
hours after Dr. Moser left his family.
Dr. D. F. I jiue. the coroner., was at
oie notified.1 aud he went to the scene
j est en lay afternoon. lie found that
tliere were no suspicious c ircumstances
' surrouiiniiug the taking off of Dr. Mos-
aul decided that it was unneces
sary to hold an inquest.
.Dr. .Moser was iorii on the farm,
wlwie itlie fatal accident occurred,
about 14 years ago. lie was the sou
of John M0S4T, who come across the
plains In d, and setthsl on the dona
tion land claim 'ast of Silverton. Dr.
Moser was a -graduate-of tlie nuHiical
dcpartinent of Willamette University,
ami during Cleveland's first term serv
ed os Coveriiment physician at Warm
Spring's Indian Agency'. .-After return
ing to Silverton lie conducted a drug
storeffor two or three years, and three
or four years ago 'moved to the old
farm belonging to his father.
He married Miss Ada Isinglerger,
v.'hosc home was in Missouri, alioitt ten
years ago. and only a few weeks ago
he and his wife and their two children,
aged S alnl (5 years, respectively, re
turned from a visit with Airs. .M user's
parents who st 11 reside ' hi Missouri.
The . funeral of the unfortuuae man
will Ik- held today.
PLENTY OF HOT WAT E It IN NEW
ZEALAND.
Iii New Zealand geysers and ther
mal springs are plentiful and iortions
of the country are constantly distiirli
1 d. In l.HSt; Tarawera was in violent
eruption, covering villages with stones
and ashes for many miles, l lie beau
tiful terraces near Mduiit Itotomaha
11a. the admit al ion of many tourists.
were destroyed. (Hie township was
covered with mud. sixty square miles
suffered from this eruption and Phi
toople , were- kil.il.
KINOS WIPE PV CI1TIEU.
Poyal M-rsonages are in the habit,
of using a cipher for' their-telegraphic
messages, and a siocial messenger
for their confidential letters -which
they do not like to confide to the mails.
Put there js no truth in the stories
according to which -cryptography, is
'used. by the various mouarehs to com
municate by letter with one another
In fact. Einieror William would not
find life worth living if every time lie
wished to write to Iris gr.ilidniother ill
England and he js credited with do
ing every wek he were olijiged
to siit do wit and send a few hours in
ciphering .the contents of his letter.
FEW
MOUNTAIN PEAKS
POPE. "
IN ei;
While the Alps have isolated peaks
such as Mont Plane tl.t.7Nf feet and
the Matterhorn itl.N-'Sm the mean ele
vation of the highest Alpine chain is
from only s.pihi to :mm feet. Colo
rado po-tsesses more than ll?i jssiks
ovi r i:;.."snt in altitude. of whieh no
fewer than thirty-five peaks range
fioin 1 I.ikki upward. In tlie whole if
Europe' there are mit over twidve
mountain ieak. tif note.
CHINA'S DREADED
V E t ET A U I A N S.
The '
;lid lo
Swatitw
-wit v
'Vegefnridii Sis-t." whh-li is
h U J q Mrt i 11 the poxel's in
. is I ! -second largest se-ret
iu .China. I is mt nearly as
old as tire Triad Society. altU tugh It
has a centiiry or two of history Ik
hind i. ami it has not spread to for
eign c-ouiitriesi like its lsttcr kieiwu
lival. Imt within China itself it is
quite as much 'feared.,, and 'justly o.
for the organization has accomplished
.wonder. :ii crtain directions.
, The MH'icly is of religious origin,
and keeps up .this character' much
more consistently than do the Triads.
It Is also policial. -and has for its ob-J-et
the rcStimi tioii of the pre-Ma 11
.ifa dynast y of Ming. Its ival name,
We-Wel Kiaoii. is traiislattsl as the
'IM-X'othing, or No Hypocrisy, league.
Its inembiVK are vegetarians., ami the
higher titlh crs tlress iu while. The
head of - tlte sM-iety has altsolute c-ou-t:oi
over the memlwr. wherever they
leay Itej and is regarded hot only by
ihe inettilters f his sclcty, but by
the Chinese in general, as tin iKtssess
or of awful magic Mrnm, in the ex
'slue. iof which all Chinese believe.
And. .indeed, 'more than one of their
.-t'lorn,ancs-'eavors of the nncauny.
l"rlyli the r-efifnry- this society near
ly' acctr.plished Its purpos of over
throwiiig the Manclm rule. A great
plot wax laid Jo blow up the palace
at IVStng. ami although ttundreits,
lcr!.aps 1 Sw-usa mis. , w'ere c WM-eriitsI In
tle aljlir. n liTfe't 'a the disclp
rce teat the whoh plot was ept se
cret nn'H the lasi moment. At. the
H";PKle: f siitplyiiijj tlte 'torch fear
o. i r aae one t,r the conspirators, and
Py trying out flint they were betray
ed Jtf alarmed the ldtery and
ronet'i on himself ami his -ompan-ins
tle fate, he drea-ied. -.
PiJt the jwrfcet. organization of the
wK-iety ras een outre strikingly
Ut.own
in the affair of the pigtails.
Thitoants like-; the title offca-comic
story, and. Indetsl. if-Is intensely hu-
n'oro.is, from the Occidental point of
view, although serious ..enough to a
Chlu ttnan. The tiueue of a Chinaman
is the symbol of his submission to the
Manchu conqnerors. Hence the ne
cessity of liis preserving it, as he
woidd his life. To cut it .off is tanta
mount to saying Town with the au
thorities.". and the powers that Ik? in
China may tie depended uiou to visit
the offender with such summary Jus
tice as will foicTcr prevent a reieti
t ion of the rash act. ! Imagine, there
fore, the consternation ou all ' sides,
when, without any apparent .reasons,
pigtails beg'ui 4o fall off on. every
side. No one was safe. Tin precious
appendage would disapjtear like taag
ie. at the. most onexitected times
while eating, while sleeping, while
talking with a friend, while doing
nothing at all:. For n time then. was
a reign of terror. Every resitcetahle
Chiitanuin kept his hand en his queue,
icaliying' only ttto '-clearly': the close
connection lietween that ami his head.
If "snip" went one, "chop" would go
the other.
At last, when this had !oen going
ou for weeks, and even months, the
affair was cx-dakied. The Wu-Wei
Kiaou was doing it. A special kind
of scissors had Ihmmi' made for' its
incmliers, ' . f Mitall sixe and easily
held iu tlie palm of tlu hand. With
this ingenious weapon and a little
dekterity. it Ist-ame easy .to cut
queues on every side, as a warning to
the government that the spirit of hos
tility to the Iam bus was not to bo
allowed to die. After this daring act
the Chinese- iteo'ple conceived for the
Wu-Wei Kiaou. a profouinl and en
during respect. '
WAS SEXTPY OVEK HIMSELF.
Pritish .Prisoner Took the Place of a
Wcaiied Piht Pov-
The Dutch commandant who had
charge Of all the Pritish prisoners .'ta
ken after the battles of Olencoe. Dun
dee and Nicholson's nek, has told
Mr. Davit the following interesting'
little story:
'fining his round' at midnight on .one
occasion h was astounded to see tin
English soldier acting as a Koer sen
tinel over tlie prisoners, and on the
commandant demanding an explana
tion, Tommy" offered the following
extraordinary-account of his transfor
mation from a prisoner to a sentinel
over himself and fellow prisouers:
"Well, sir, this 'ere ioilitile chap."
INiintiug to the sleeping -, form of a
Poor lad.l't years old, -"was' dead
broke for sleep after two nights of
dooty. I takes pity on the little chap,
and I s;iys, "IMik "ere ywtt're regular
done up. yon are. that's s.i i t in. You
give joe your rifle adit -fake a bit o
sleep j and I'll do sentry for you. I
will, ilrotior bright! I won't, do uothink
wrong; blow 1110. If I do!" So the lit
tle chap went off. It's all roght. sir:
don't you blame him. phase; he
Isi f
only a kid!"
-I was assuri-d." jidds Mr. Davit,
"that neither "the kid'-nor tlie kind-h-artcd
English prisoner suffereil over
the unique incident. London' Star.
THE CIVIC OPI.IUATIONS OF
LI VINO. .
In the nristocratie purlieus of Chit-ago.
the bulk of the wheat had been
'cut and the brown stubble lent a dark
aspect to the ml so en scene of 'our
story.
Tlie drainage canal purled some
what 'blithely, it is true, but this Wijs
more than offset , by the soughing of
the wind.
"Would." exclaimed Harold, "that 1
had 'never been Itoni!'
"And this. -In spite of your member
ship in the Two Million club!" cried
Maude, scarce able to believe her
car, for while, as she had but Just
now observed, she docs not lme Har-
ohl. siie h.-is hitherto esteemed him a
loyal Chicagoau. '
J'ut now--ohl it can not 1h-I It Is , too
dreadful. Detroit Journal.
HYSTERIfl
U purely a nimmm disorder, and all th
thi Vtorci are of Bervou ortn. JtyiUsria
tn b pTfctly aud permanently cured
H CD VAN wlU cure
byterla. IllDYAN
will relieve every
ymptom. II I'D YAH
will rejitoro tbe week-
ened nerre to a heal
thy condition and the
aymptome will disap
pear, n t o VAN la a
Teitetublq remedy and
baa no bad effect n
the aratem. Study
your avmptoroa care
fully. When yon hare
done ao. use tbe nt'ix.
TAN and then UU
faar frlenda whaf It baa done for yon.
HERE ARE YODR SYMPTOMS:
... 1 j
. 1-1. FLtTTTEHIKO OF THE EYE
LIDS. HUOYAN wilt reHere UtU ajoaort
tnaiediately.
S-S. THUMB LI FIO- Or TH1 Z.XP8.
OtTUTAN wlU fsatore tbe nerre te a heal
thy condition, and ta trantbLiaf will diaap-
S. Z.TJatr IK THl THROAT. The
feeling is aa taon(b there was a bell la tbe
Ureal. BCDTAX wlU cauae It to diaappear.
4. pupiTATiojf or ran
HEABT. HUDVAN will etranrthea the
heart aseela aad eeoae the bea to become
atrosf aad refoUr.
. sturKiiio ruExrwo i the
FIT Or THJB STOMACH. It la doe ta
the ecUoa cf tbe weekaned aerre et tbe
etomacB. DtTDTAN will atreoftbea the
aires, aad the aiakisg fee 11a g will sat recur.
Weoee, tStm U tot yaw. Kamember tbat
aTDTAIf cum me a aad women, it wtll
raUere yo f aS the above eyiBptotsj and
yew aaa bared. 'HCDTABr will effect a
aarmaneat aara. Taka BTTDTAJf bow. Tm
cu get HTDTAN ef year draggiat far M
aeata per aackaga ar aaekagaa far Ufa, if
war arocraH does sat keen ltaead direct to
the aTCOTAKf BXMXOT COMFAirT, Can
yanelaea, California. Taw aaa eonsntt the
doctor of tba HtDTAJt KalJCKDT COM.
PAKTT FaUCK. Call va tw doctors. If yo
aonoteAj,yaBur writ aA4a4rk will e
flmfrerk A4draaj -' , -..
HUD1 -HI REKEDT COHPAOT,
Can. taMtwaa, Marfca mmi Cfiawav,
TIIEV WILL r ut IIERL
POBTLAKD-8 1IOABU Or TRADE It
ACCEPT ED THIS IJIVITATIOX ,
- . - 1 , J
Of tba 8aB CbaJBbar-of Comrc aad
WUJ Attend taa Btata Fair oar
I'ortlaad pay.
'tFrom Dally 'Statesman. Sept. 15.) "
ISei-riitiy the Salcni Chamber of Com
merce seut an Invitation to the Port
land Hoard of Trade, Inviting that
body to attend the State Fair ou. Port-. -land
Day, Thursday; of next week, and
Mr. III. II. Thlelseu. secretary of the
SaleiM Chamlier of Commerce, In com
pliance with the order, wrte the presf
deui of the I'ortlaml lUard f Trade,
advising him of the Invitation and
luring the attendance of that body.
Yesterday Mr. Thlelseu . reeelvtnl. In
reply to his letter, Hm acceptance--of
the! luvitatiou. and there Is no doubt,
a larjre' crowd M ill come up In resiouse
to thii Invitation. The text ot Mr.
Thiclsen's tetter to the Portland com
mercial lMnly is as follows:
"At a 'meet In;; of the board of direct-"-orsj
f the Salem Chaiulier of Cmn
mctee, -held on Y1h 5th Inst.,' a resolu
tion was passed, inviting the oflicers
and mci-.ilicrs of the I'ortl.uid IVtard of
Trade to attend l.flm forllieomin: Stale
I-"air in a IhmI.v on Portland Day. which
will -tie -on' Thursday,- Septemlier 2tith. ,
"'rhe ineniliers of this organization
will meet, you at the l'air 'rounds 011
tin arrival of the trnln. and endeavor
to .'make the day pasM as pleasantly as
IKiSsible, and. with the tine, exhibit
of agricultural ami hortlculuiral pro
ducts and the attractive raeins pro
cram, we cxjiect to ls successful. '"
'ludcH'inlently of these cousiilera
tions. we iH'lieve that an aiteptance on
the i.irt of your memliers will not only
strengthen the already cordial relatlott
Isdween our rispNtlve. or?;aiil7..itlonSj
bttt gratify t'he prtHlmtTs of the stafo
who wiil lie much pleased "to see Hut
business men of Portland take a 11. In
terest in the splendid exhibit of the re- ,
1 sources of our state they 'are try lug to
Uniike this year. ,, ' f
"If you can send me the 'names of
jthoric who Can attend 1 will forward
1 day -passes to the 'grounds. l ticrwist',
' It! yon will let . me -know how nian.w
will likely altend, I will have them
ready for Issuing uptiii. their arrival.""'
The reply received by Mr. Thielseit- -yesterday
is as follows:
;"Yoiir valued favor of-the Sth was
received, and presented at -the meeting
of the I'ortlaml t'haniber f Commerce '-'
held on the 11th Inst., fltul the luvita
tjon was cordially accepted. The
memlters fully lclt the value of your
K'inarks iu regard to . eiicourasim; .the.
already cordial relations which have
exiM;'d Is-twccti your mid our Cliatn-Ik-is
of Commerci. As you .are doubt,,
less aware, we have- made arrange
ments for a latjre number of the mom-.,
liers of our ChatnlK-r of Conimerce to
to Pendleton,' on the eveuln td" lite
.Jlt. but your 'Portland Da.v f-'utln
Is rerved as the day On w lilch, o.tr
lcople will po'to Salem, and we ate
sure all w ho caul do so will avail tlictii
sehes of the opportunity, as it seem
to us that the Stale Fair "under" I hoi
new regime should be encouraged all
over the state." j
, The Pot-Maud Telegram of last evcit
hcr. in disciissintr the matter, has the
foUowinif Interesting article u the In
vitation, showing the Interest taken in
that city In the! State Pair: t
i Poiiland s Hoard or Trade will next
Thm-Mlay visit the Stale Pair at Sa
lain, as tin' guests of the Salem Ch:in
IxT' of Commerce.; The occasion will
he Portland Day at the fair. Tlie in
vitation to attend in a"body was re
ecivr.l yestei-ilay a f leriioou.. a nd. tN-ln
.i(-,... tc(. regular mi-tlng. of the
Portland P-oanl of Tradewill be jmisI
liotted from nevt T'httrsday till next,
I' 1 Htay. i -
."As' se-l;il ludiiceini iil s sre offered
rorll.iiel s in. n il. nits to take in 1li
State Pair. Secretary . Willis hopes lo
ce a cteditab'e J11111-11' next Thuisda.v.
A roti nd -trip -fare of s.iiii has !eeii fe-
ured. and t he ; ihiiiIci s of the- Port
laud Itoard of 'i'rade will be iulmHled!
to tiie Pair ('rounds and shown jII the
sights free of charge. The train will,
leave Portland at S.Vr a. 111.. and re
turning leave Salem at 8 p. m.
"As it is desirable that tlie secretary "
know tlie unmlH-r that will probably
attend the fair. Mr. Willis Is desirous
that the mernlicrs of the liourd send
in their names; to him without "delity.
Mr. Willis wisiies to rifiUfy.the otflcers
of the Sa 'cm ; Chandier of Commerce
of the probable strength of tin Port
l;i till turnout.' to the' end t It si t the m-e-cswary
pauses may Jie Issued, and also
!m otlicials -ofj the railroad company;
so tbat t lie necessary tiansportiitioii
arra-iigeinetits -..may le niadc. Tliere
hip over .Vhi iiienils-rs In the Portland
Poard of Trad-, Mini for the credit of
ti city and -out.' of courtesy fo the Sa
lem Chamls-r of Commerce, It Is de.
sireil that at .lea! half of fins ntiui
Is r resKnd to th; Invitation.
"The invitation from the 'Salem
Chamber of Commerce Is very cordial."
C E I A i! 1 1 AT I'D HIS nit. aVtK X I x v..
"You tslk alsmt your 'cold -'feet f
saw a couple the tilgld of the Pitr.
Ilt'M'n fight that :ave me a cold for a
v.i-ek," said .the barkeciM-r lu'a
Salle street Chhagot wet gMsls house.
"Did they give you luug trouble?'
put In ll.-tOIIMT.
'. but they lii.ele me feci like the
ii-e man or a frosty uiornitig In Siit.. '
Is-rgca." : :
"That was cold.. How did , l cejim
alsMitV" ; j '.'.'.
"Well, you see, we have a tinker in
here and dttrtug lli figit ot -rounds
ss they were pulled off, I'arlr
dqriug the ganisc a man drifted Iu t.ere
and tok up a Mition 1-f'f. tin- -.
er. He was scaled and had hi cy:-s
gtlleil fo the ticker all 1he w hile.
WlMS:r he yeU-l as the sixth
round was v'r. I've won --nearly
g.Vnai.V aud lie Hart e I for the bar.
Where he eomiti! out his Is-ttlrig tM'k-
efs. In addition he had .several Ijo'j-
-lrel dollars in cs!k for w hu-iitie bd
Iss-n unable to ffnd fa,lTs." ;
"What hapitemil then?" the ro :iee-
er asked.
"lie iKUtght a glass of hill 'ei'iml'i
ami slijrjl out."
"lav. that how you pay your brewery
bills, rent, light and Insurance;''
"Not on tlt iiioncy of a fellow like
that," and' fhe bartender's counte
nance Is'spoke. tle di.-gii.t that -,r,i4
within him. , .
Legal blanks. Stateiman Job Offi-2.