, 1880-12-04

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Hereafter the STAIEsNAS vii devote aspzce
in this column ta the advertising Of Lost ho.ses-
To our pail ap subscribers We give free space
Al Others w:ll be charged one dollar.
Lsss.
4 Black Horse, Is hands high, white stfipe
down fsce, brzndcd SD. On right shoulder,
missing about three months. Return to DIR. I
J. D. McCuriy, Waila Walla and receive re-
ward
For information as o. the whereabouts of
hsht Bay Horse, branded " ID. B." on the left
;higb, white spot on hind les. Inform C.
RUcGLEs. or HERMAN BAcnsAS, Lower Tou-
chet, W. 7.
Strayed. a Sorrell Mare, l5J hands high,
neSvy set, branded IN left hip "A, With an
cthe, mark like a letter W Strayed from
tie race track IN the 10th Of November. The
above reward VIII De given on return Of the
rnxre To THOMAS CuI,INk
At the Pace Track. WaIla Walla.
Hsoien or rtraycd.
Dns Iron Gray Mare. 3 years oh. branded
.sY, the Y has a tail To it, on the left shout
Ger. about IA hands high Never been hand
led Also on. Bay Mare, 3 wears old. ~
l.
IL. on left shl ulder The above mArrs have
heen gone from my range since last July, On
Russell Creek l will pay the expense Of
bringing the same to PHILLIP YENNEr,
Russell Creek. w. T.
At Walla Walla. October 18th. Chestnut
Sorrvl Mare, years old, branded ~. c." on
left shoulder with h above the j. c., on left
hip "W c.; white fac, feet AL white except
risht hind foot Also. since September ..
Mare and Calt; Mare Q years old, monse color,
blsz. f.ce, saddle marked. three white feet,
branded .'V B." on right shoulder. Colt
dark brown and white face
VIC RHEEx,
VaBsyckle, Umatilla Co., orsSon,
On th- 18th Black and White Bro.d Sow,
weighing about 30 bounds. Information re-
ceived b, John Hilton at the foundry or At the
STATESMAN ofice VIII be suitably rewarded.
A STORY WITH MoRaL-A gentleman
IN this city made up bis mind to give his wife
pleasant surprise by spending the evening
at horne. After supper he settled himself
down for a coy time in the bosom OF bis
family. He had no more than fixed himself
comfortably when his wife abruptly asked
him if his friends didn't want him any longer.
Then his mother-in-law inquiries if he had
exhausted his credit. The servant asked
him If he was III. One Of the neighbOrs
wanted to know If he had any trouble and
was afraid of the law. All Of this occurred
in twenty minutes, for IN exactly half an
bour he had joined some boon Companions
who had no awkward questions to ask. We
could write q very appropriate moral on this
entitled the Hen pecked Husband, or How
to Make Home Happy" but We forbear,
MAREED SaLNoS.-It has been asserted
that salmon, after ascending our streams to
the spawning bells never returned to the |
ocean again, bnt diel on the RIFLES This !
assertion has been proven incorrect by L. ID. |
Hume. who has a cannery on the Rogue river
nea the mouth. One season he had 200 sal !
mon caught and lodged in pond After !
spawning their dorsel fins were cut IN 4 pecu- /
liar manner, after which they were turned /
loose. Next year ten of the marked salmon /
were caught. The following year more re-
turned, and this year they secured tive. The |
salmon, when returning to the sea, usually
did 30 with MS head turned up the stream,
doan which he hoatel with the current
TIE WEATHER SHOW is still on The
ground, and will undoubtedly stay for some
time. making excellent sleighins, which fac.
is being taken advantage OF by those who
have horses and cutters. The mails are de-
Iayed, but as ye, no. to any great extent 1t
IS rnmored, however, that several bags OF
nail hsve been lost by the contractors for
How true this IS We have as
yet been unable To learn. The tram from
CinatilIa was yesterday delayed about an
,onr and a half, on account of the snow
lriits Int it is expected that Il will be on
lime this evening.
GREYHoUSDs.-Few persons outside OF
England, where coursing IS one of the national
,Dorts, have any idea Of the value OF grey
AT recent sale 10 dogs brought
III cuineas, the highest being sold for 400
,uineas and the lowest for 10 guineas- This
4 not in excess of former sales, Bedlam!te
md Peasant Boy, two we'll known hounds,
zach having brought 800 guneas, and for
Master Mciarath, probably the most famous
log ever bred III England. his owner, Lord
[uruon, Was offered the sum OF t4OOO-
ACCOUNTS roa Ir-A contem ;orary whose
.litorials are always instructive and some
times amusing says: "When our citizens
ventured forth iuto the streets whose high
buildings threw shem deeply into the morn
ing shade, they discovered the sidewalks
with frost, which explained the
sudden change ia tine temperature. Ger
t1in,y: the frost accounts for the cold wealth
er, Just rs the large number OF codhsh IN the
sea ac ;nunts for It's saltness.
A Stock CoMraSY.-Th. Blafock hnme
ha. been turned into stock company Nj
ca, .i.al of sI00, 900. YIN. kirkman, J"hi-
SON. Pe.s & Winans, WIN. O'Donnell and
DIR. Bialock are the ineorporators. The
books are nov open for subscriptions and as
soon as the weather permits active Work VIII
il. commenced This hu.ne IS one of the
Rest pieces Of property in the country and
with srch gentlemen as the above named CIT
jzens at the helm it is bound t" pay heavy
dividends
WAS TIE Boy RIGHT,-"What Is heii'
ASKED Sunday school teacher OF boy IN
class last Sabba'h. a shirt with button
off, ma'am," replied the boy. Explain
yurrse +, SIR" demanded the meek-spirite':
but SURPRISED teacher. well, l heard my
pa say tn nay ma the other morning, when
he put on a SHIRT with the collar bottom
broken off, ..Weli, this Is he'll ~ That's all
know about it.
A Coon IrEa.-The cobs of Indian corn
contain large amnunt of potash. Its ashes
contain twice the amount cf that mineral
than the ashes of the willow, which contains
mere than any othe, wood. Potash rs one OF
the minerals for which the farmer pays. IN
in one shape or another. large sums OF
money aud this frequently when there can
be seen lying around his premises unecono-
mized auantities Of tins valuable material.
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IMPROVEMENTS OS THE LINE. The W. W.
4 r. u IA fast h+comino a model in every