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Take Care of the Eruit.

Many of the fruit-growers of Southern
Oregon know the Importance of keeping
the quantity of fruit--peaches especially
down to the limit that can be be matured
by the tree with the full size and flavor.
They know that California peaches. par
ticularly in the orchards where irrigation
is practiced, can be gr,wn larger than
those raised IN Southern Oregon without
irrigation and size and fine appearance
count more than choice favor in selling
fruit, at least until the choieer fruit has
well-established reputation. 1t requires
much time and labor, it is true, to go
through a whole orchard, and thin out
the fruit properly, bat it is labor that
will be more fully repaid than any
other expended on the orchard A tree
will produce as many pounds as it can
bear without breaking if the young fruit
be removed till it looks as though
there wouldn't be half crop; and the
difference in quality and price between
first-grade peaches and small, scrubby ones
is always greater than would be supposed
by any one who hasn't followed the fruit
business. But the point of greatest i'm
portasce is that fine, large peaches will al
ways bring fair price, even when in
ferior fruit cannot be sold at all The
Soufhern Oregon fruit-growers who take
COED care of their orchards and crops
have right to complain if, through neg
lect of the crop, scrub fruit is sent from,
shis valley to market, to the injury il
reputation of the fruit-growing interests
! of the whole Rogue River valley. Tae
prospects are, however, that there will aot
be enough demand for scruAby peaches in
the cities this year to make il pay to, shir
them.-AsAIoad Tidinns.
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An Anglers Presence of Mind.

a party of gentlemen were fishing on
Hoar's creek, in Albemarle county, Va.
"The fishing was good" said F. NJ. Paoli,
one of the party, and the fish were ex-
cellent and greatly enjoyed at our MONDAY
repast, as was also the claret, of which a
good supply had been provided" T. L.
Parish, an industrious fisherman, as well
as good trencherman, had done fair JUS
tice to the eating and drinking after the
mornings work.
When dinner was over, and after cigars
had been lazily enjoyed, my father and
picked up our rods and repaired to the
creek for an afternoons sport. Mr.. Parish
followed suit, taking up his position on a
large log which extended over the water,
some hundred yards above us on the
stream. The air was soft and balmy, and
Mr.. f. soon showed signs of drowsiness.
My father called my attention to his SOM
nolent gesticulations, with the quiet re-
mark, He'll fall off the log presently"
Mr.. +. was extended on the log, his back
resting against limb and the butt of his
rod supported between his knees. His
nodding became more and more pro-
nounced until he completely lost his bal
ance and OFT he Went, with great splash
into the creek. There was, of course, a
lively demonstration in the water, and
pretty soon the astonished angler pulled
himself up the bank, but did not for a
moment lose his presence of mind, for
rushing down to us he exclaimed in great
excitement, Did you see that? Did you
see that fish pull me off the log? By
Jupiter, he weighed ten pounds if he
weighed an ounce The biggest fish l
ever hooked, and then to get away! If 1
ever fish on log again Pll be hanged p
" More likely drowned" said my father,
" if you don't keep awake. Forest and
Strenm
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A SCHOOL OF TROUT.

Down where the sunshine is stirred in the water
by zephyrs that bend the thin tops of the
sedge, VI VIC
The stream shadows out at the bend of the
meadow,
And damned by a log, widens more at the
edge. -' VIC
Inc nettles are rank on the rich bank about if
AND out on the log st aggles tlIssocks OF grass:
feheath the warm drittwood the ericaet is
chipping, -
And green-headed frogs tune their Threats for
the class.
Inc little trout practice at vaulting and leapins,
ana sur up the sand in their still, shallo2v
pool; 9--''44o"
From daylight to darkness and all through the
moonlight 'iio
Ihey try every trick that is taught in their
school e'i' III 'neir
bug: ""io" " iaus
Peep into the air they all dive for a fly
ture, 49, " 4u III
The careless ones jumping at feathers must
ton, "a
VIII soiemnly hunt for deep shady hole.
AND lie their old father-as cruel as Nero
VIII live as they please, without conscience
of SOUL. Forrest and Stream
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whisky not a Cure for snake Bite,

Dr. Henry c. Narrow, whose name is
Just now prominently before the public as
one of the physicians attending General
Sheridan, contributes to tina F6rest and
.SSea,a detailed and extremely interest,"
ing account of the recent series of expert
nents conducted by HIM aA the National
Museum to discover an anadote for rattle
Esnake venom.
Alcohol In various farms IS probably
to-day the agent in which the great
porti0a of the people Of the world have
the utmost confidence as an anifdote,
faith unfortunately not well founded
if We may believe. the many expert
meats which have been tried. Accord
ing to Mitchell, it is merely eoun ter
active agent, a stimulus simply, which may
buoy the patient over the prostration pro-
duced by the venom, but as a direct anti
dote it fails, a2d this is proved by the fact
that a mixture of alcohol and venom is no
less deadly than the venom itself. 1t has
been clairned that persons in an intoxi-
Gated condition or those habitually indulg-
ing in alcoholic liquor cam o. be poisoned
by vepomous snakes, but abundant proof
to the contrary exists, notably in the case
of Adam Lake reported by DIR. Horner il
the North american Medical and Surgtca
Journal, 1881, XII, 227. This man haC
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The Woman OF the Future.

For several years l have marked a
gradual, steady improvement in the physi-
que of our women, due to better under
standing Of physiology and observance of
sanitary law. Comparatively few remain
who compress vital organs into wasp waists
by lacing; sanitary Undertaking is more
generally worn, and heavy boots with low
heels have taken the place of the ridicu-
lous French denominations that once de-
formed women's feet and ruined their
gait. False modesty has given place to
true, with very great gain to female health
and corresponding increase of promise for
coming generations.
We are training physically future chill
dren when we give their prospective moth
ers better, stronger bodies, and physicians
rejoice at the advent of every plan for fur
ther gain in this regard. Systematic out
of-door exercise is the very best prescrip-
tion that can be given to women during
June, and few hints as to its employment
will answer many questions that have been
asked me lately.-Dr. Wm. r. Hutchinson
in The American Magazine
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Signed WIN a Sic

Meet with an accident ?" asked DO
lIceman of a farmer ON the market yester-
day with one of his eyes in deep mourning.
Yes, sorter"
Fab out of treeT
Not exactly"
:" Stick of wood fly up?"
Hardly. A cou pie of DAYS ago two
Gaps came along in buggy and wanted
to sell me one hundred feet of wire clothes
lire for seventy-tive cents. | bought 1t and
then they wanted me to sign paper rec
omnaending las use. When | got ready to
sign found it was note for $780,
4" And then =
Didn't you feel the ground trenable in
town that day, cid your
8 don't remember"
" 1t was probably too far. l waded into
EN-. They wadea' back. In the scrim-
mage l got this"
And they got of scot free, suppose pr
Do you? Well there's town doctor
riding out TO see 'em every day, and my
naybor has drawed up wills for 'em. Mebbe
an old farmer with sledstake hain't of
any account in a spring riot, and mebbe
people nine miles away heard him whoop
as he went in fur bloodi Want bag o.
Eaters this morning ?"-DetrOit Free Press.
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How to Tell Unfertile Eggs.

After the eggs have been under the hen
or in the incubator from four to six DAYS
they should be tested, and only fertile
ones retained. II. l. Mccoy gives the
cheapest and best tester we know of, and
one that almost anybody can make,
Take a piece of pasteboard twelve or
fifteen inches square, cut a round hole in
the center an inch or little more in
diameter. Now take your eggs to the
window where the sun is shining; hold the
tester in one hand, and with the other
place the large end of the egg to the hole
in the pasteboard from the under side.
If fertile the air cells in the large end
of the egg will show quite light and the
balance of the egg will be dark or nearly
black. If unfertile the egg will be clear.
With little practice you will never mis-
take good from bad eggs. 1t is a good
plan to set three hens at one time, then
after removing the unfertile eggs double,
those remaining under two hens; then
when the chicks are Matched, one hen will
care for all of them if there are thirty, and
You do your duty in providing the proper
kind of food -Erchaaqe.
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Things New and Old.

Humble usefulness is better than learned
idleness.
Hope of ill-gain is the beginning of loss.
Democritus.
knowledge of our duties is the most use
full part of philosophy.
More men have the courage of their de-
luslons than of their convictions.
Fame comes only when deserved. and
then it is as inevitable as destiny.
A brain might as well be stuffed with
sawdust as with unused knowledge.
knowledge is like destiny the more II
is circulated the more people get the ben
eft of it.
Not to feel misfortunes is not the part of
a mortal, but not to bear them is unbecom-
ing a man.
When man has no good reason for do
ing thing he has one good reason for let
ting it alone
No blindness or lack of opportunity to
do great things deprives any of the right
to be good man.
There is only one thing that is more
terrible than to say mean thing. and that
is to do one.-Sir William Ha-court.
Never fear to bring the sublimest motive
into the smallest duty, and the most inf
mite comfort to the smallest trouble.-He-
ber
As long as it is possible, kiss the chill
dren good night after they are in bed
they do like it so, and 1t keeps them very
close.
Beauty and sadness always go together.
Nature thought beauty too rich to 90 forth
upon the earth without meet ALLOW
George Macdonald.
No school is more necessary to children
than patience, because (says Richter( either
the will must be broken in childhood, or
the heart in old age.
Alas this time is never the time for a
self-denial; it is always the next time.
Abstinence is so much more pleasant to
contemplate upon the other side Of indul-
gence.
They are most fortunate who soonest
learn to expect nothing for which they
have not worked hard, and who never ac-
quired the habit of plying themselves
overmuch, if ever in after life they hap
pened to work in vain.-Lord NocauLnu.
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ed, with unadorned walls, save by huge
green cross or the picture of some saint,
generally the virgin of Guadalupe. sus-
pended over the masters head. or TO one
side of his table, dirty everywhere and in
places dilapidated. Around its sides were
ranged roughly made benches. There was
rude platform at one end, sometimes With
railing, but more frequently without, on
which was placed table covered with
dlngy black cloth. Behind this table was
seated, In greasy dress of fantastic fash
ION, an old invalided soldier of ill-tem
pered vlsage and repulsive presence. AS
the scholars reluctantly entered its chill
ing atmosphere, each walked the length of
the room, kneeled before the cross or saint
reclted aloud the bendito and crossed him
SELF
His devotions finished, he, trembling.
approached the MASTER saying, "La mano,
Senior maestro whereupon that grave
lunctlonary, with sort of grunt or below
gave him his hand to kiss. The bow then
put his hat on the heap formed in the cor
ner by those of his school-fellows, took his
accustomed seat, and as soon as LARGER
boy had shown him his lesson, began to re-
cite, IN high tone and with vehemence
that caused the veins of his neck to swell |
his allotted task of the eaton. or primer
II learning to write, he placed some heavy |
black lines, called pauta, under the coarse |
paper, which he ruled with piece of lead,
afterward taking the paper and his pen to |
tne master, who, sharpening the latter
', WIN KNIFE, set HIM copy according to
ms grade, OF which there were eight. rang
ing from coarse marks and pot-hooks to fine
writing In the old-fashioned round hand.
The sheet completed the child took it to
the master. "Here is blot. you little
rascal p Pardon, Senior maestro. to-mor-
row will do better" ''Hold out your
hand, sirrah !" and the necessary discipline.
which no education could be
achieved, was duly administered.
During the time devoted to the ex-
animation of the copies, the ferule had
out little rest. But on the black cloth Law
inother and far more terrible implement
d torture-a hempen scourge with iron
points|a nice invention, truly, for help
ing Iittle children to keep from laughing
iloud, running in the street, playing
.ruant, spilllng ink, or failing to know the
essen In the dreaded doctrisa, the only
essen taught, perhaps, because it was the
only one the master could teach, this lat
er otiense being objectionable. This very
appropriate lnquisitorial implement was
N daily use. One by one each little guilty
wretch was stripped of his poor shirt, often
lis only, garment, stretched face downward
ipon bench, with a handkerchief thrust :
MO his mouth as a gag, and lashed with {
lozen or more blows, until the blood ran /
Town from the little lacerated back.
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a Good Investment

Is that which yields large returns from a
small outlay Reader, the way IS clear
No speculation, no chance. big returns If
you are like most oE mankind, you have
somewhere weakness-don's feel at all
times just as you'd like to--headaeh9 to-
day, backache Tomorrow, down sick next
week-all because your blood is cut of
order. small outlay and what large re
turns You invest in Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, and soon fresh, pure
blood courses through your veins, and You
are ane her being,
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been in the habit of taking from half a pint
to a pint of alcoholic liquor daily, and
was intoxicated when bitten by a rattle
snake. Notwithstanding the services of
excellent physicians, number of reputed
antidotes being used, he died in less than
twenty-four hours.
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SOFA AT MONTEREY.
School-TeAChIng in California Sixty Years
Ago.

BancrOft's newly published volume upon
Pastoral California" gives the following
incident:
The earlier years of Sola's administra-
ton may be regarded as the golden age of
education in California, since heretofore
the schools had never been equaled. while
later they were unsurpassed. OF these
schools the following is description: The
room itself was long, narrow, badly light
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AUCTION SALE

A LARGE AUCTION SALE OF THE PER
n sonal property Of the late FIR Nix SLACK
deceased, viii take place on s-r noh on the
Riverside road three miles from the city, on
Friday. June 22, 1888,
consisting of so yca=ling half breed Holste1n
Cattle, 80 head of stock Cattle, Is half-breed
Holstein Bulls, four year-old full-blooded Hol-
stein Bull, 6 Brood Mares with Coils Driving
Teams 4 four-year-0ld Colts, . fiU-year-old
Colts. two-yearold Colts, 7 yearling Colts and
80 Sows with Pigs. The above Colts are by
Prompter, Sterling and Transit This is a rare
were ever offered at public sale in this county
Terms of sale All sums over go ninety days
time with approved notes. interest at per cent.
per annum, or 2 PEI. cent discount for cash.
Sale to commence AZ 10 O'Clock A. M
MRS. ALVERA S. SLACK, Receiver
NJ. TOOMEY. Auctionser. iel2-N
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No well regulated household should be
withou, botle OF Angostura Bitters. the
wolldrenowned appetizer AID invigorafor.
Beware of counterfeits. FISK your grocer
or druggist for the genui-,e article. manu-.
featured by Dr.. ]. q. B, Siegert & Sons.
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Canada, besides her good fishing waters,
sas the heaviest locomotive in the world,
1t weighs 100000 pounds.
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AUCTIONS.

SUFFERERS from coughs. sore throat, etc..
should try "Brov1's Bronchial Troches,' y
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WHY, DAINTY DARL1NGs, WHY?

Why will little women insist upon hav-
ing their gowns. wraps, bonnets, and all
the accessories of their toilets so bedight
with all the fluffy, swear-at-you bows and
trimmings that mark the styles of the in
croyahle period of dress? Why will they
wear big bustles, voluminous, much
draped, deliberately founced or ruffied
skirts, Gigot sleeves, short, dressy mantles,
big Directory hats, tip-tilted over their
foreheads and emphasizing the few feet
and inches between their eyes and the
hem or bottom hounces of their frocks :?
Or, if they are persuaded to don Jacket
or newmarket, why will they persist in
putting as many big and little buttons
thereon, and as much binding and EN-
broiderY as possible? Dainty little dar-
lingsl Why will not somebody whose
opinions in matters of dress they know are
autoeratic and unquestioned come out
plainly, and tell them that their petite
prettiness, their almost invariabie grace
fulness, their fairyiike charm needs none
of those frippery decorations, that straight
lines and classic severe draperIes are best
calculated to show just how lovely, we'll.
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Democratic Comfy Convention.

Tho Democratic voters Of the various townships OF
La sale county are requested to select delegates
,ssent them At Democratic County Convention 10 DO
h.,d At TURF Hail. in Ottawa on "WEDNESDAY the lo'h
sav Of MAY. at the hour OF O'Clock M such csn''n
MON 10 appon IS delegates represent La Sale county
Nm the Democratic State Convention 10 be held ~
spr,ngneld on wednesday, May SD. 1883; Also 10 ap'
,oiur is delegates 10 represent La Sale county In DIS
tr.t Congressional Convention composed OF delegates
from each county In the Eghth Congressional DSirict
Illinois whenever the GATE and place for holding the
anne shall be determined upon; also TO select new
County Central Committee, and To transact any ana all
such other business may properly come before the
convention The townships OF the county shall each DC
entitled to representation In the convention hereby
saed Oh the basis OF one delegate for every 80 votes
and also every fraction OF so votes greater than 10 cast
m such townships for the Cleveland ami Hendricks
electors in 1884, The committee recommend that the
Democratic voters OF the various townships hold ther
township caucuscs for the selection OF delegates on
saturday the u day OF May, at o'clock N, or NJ
such other time or day as the town committees may
ehoose to call such caucus, at when lime township
committees shall be elected TO continue IN once TWO
vears the names of the members OF such township
committees to be reported to the chairman OF the
countv Convention. The several townships shall be
entitled to the following number OF votes IN the con-
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The Committee Elected.

The Democratic Club met in regular ses-
sion on Monday evening, but on account OF
the pending election, and the necessary
electioneering consequent thereon, the atten'
dance was not up to the standard to which
an organization representing so large a
following is entitled. There was quorum,
however, and as the resolution passed at the
previous meeting called for the election OF
the executive committee at that session, the
matter was entered into after voting down a
motion to postpone. The committee ap-
pointed to propose names for the executive
committee reported their selection as, BENZ
Hess, L. w. Brewer, Henry Wolfe, George
H. Haight and j. j. Conway.
The election of the committee was accom-
plished by voting for one member alta ballot
those voting, however, not being restricted
to the candidate recommended by the com
mittee. As the selections of the committee
appeared to meet the approval Of the club
all were confirmed excepting Mr.. Wolfe
who, it was ascertained, did not desire to
serve on account of lack of the necessar,
leisure, and Major 7. c. Gibson was added
MIR. Sherwood, who held the office O.
treasurer and also solicitor for the ward
remarked that he was unable to understand
the necessity of his holding two offices. ant
was allowed to resign for the latter position
The chair announced that the various
committees would be selected during the
two weeks intervening between this meeting
and the session Of May 7th, and tina: they
would be announced on the latter date.
Mr.. James O'Donnell, Of Chicago, who
had been delegate to several Democratic
State Conventions, was present as the guest
of Clerk Finlen. He is prominent in demo
cratic affairs in the Garden City, and related
several amusing anecdotes of anteregistry
days.
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A StreatOr NJ ur,ier.

Again has the city Of Streator been the
scene of murder,-last of three tragic deaths
murders within one yearly the band Of
Hungarians.
Edward O'Neil, an employe Of the Santa
Fe road, in company with friend, O Grady
became intoxicated on Wednesday evening,
and proceeding to the saloon Of Andrew
Szabo on Est Main street, INDUCED In
further rotations. The place was the resort
Of Hungsrians, with Hungarian proprietor r;
and shortly after entering, OGrady, who
was fast approaching Inconsistencies, fell
under table in drunken s,upor. O'Neil
was not thus far under the influence OF
liquor, and was, presumably, slurred by the
Huns, between whom and the Irish Streator.
ties, there is no affection wasted However
it may have started, no enc but the bartend.
err and the Huns present when the police
arrived is able to tell, but the sound Of con-
tiict was presently heard by an officer. who
summoned the patrol and went to investigate.
The wagon did not come, but with brother
officer he entered the saloon and discovered
O'Neil lying on his side on the floor, while a
Hun was engaged in kicking O'Grady.
O'Neil was picked up and carried to the city
hall, the officers supposing him to be insens
IDLE. A physician was summoned who pro-
nounced him dead. and the men in the sa-
loon, including O'Grady, were placed under
arrest.
Further examination disclosed broken
neck, heavy bruise behind the ear, and q
cut on the face. O'Grsdy was damfounded
when shown the dead body Of his friend,
and was deeply affected, saying he had been
his companion for years. He knew nothing
Of the occurrence until brought into the
presence of the dead An investigation is
in progress to find clue to the murderers.
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Raptist Church.

Sunday is the annual young Mems Day
at the Baptist church. The evening service
will be conducted by, and in the interest Of
young men. An instrumental quartstte un
der the direction Of Prof Fitzgerald, and
male vocal will furnish the singing. Short
addresses will be made by Geo. McGinnis OF
Utica, Rev. DR.. FreieIicks and others.
On Tuesday evening next at 1880 the
"Young Mems League will give stereop
ticon entertainment in the church. Young
men and young women are admitted free.
The usual morning preaching service
The Sunday School and young peoples
meeting will be held at the usual hour or
Sunday, and the children's meeting at 2:S(
Saturday afternoon.