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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
LEONlDES NJ. VlLLAL0N.

Professor de 1pgl6s y Frances,
da clase de ambos idiomas en- sn
casa particular y a domicilio, pre-
clos eonyencionales. Qgisto 8.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
V1nOS de RUEDA y TOROI
TINTO Y BLANCO,
DIX 70 las SKlEClO QUg 81 CONOCG.
AL PUBLICO.

Acaban de recibirse, en- Ia tienda La
Onion CastsIEGnG, de Manuel Luengo
TetuAn so, y en- la de Guillermo Gar
cis, San jose mum. l, los msgnifcos ,
acreditados vinos tintos y blAnco de
Rueda y Toro (OostsUG), y sc detsllan
por botellas, gsrrafones, cuartos y me.
dias pipss, 4 precios convencionAles.
Tengase en- cuenta que las citadas
tiendas son las dnicas que reciben tan
exquisitOs vinos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02

Ksta smprssa ha dispsesto recisntemsnts
auo Loo vapofes 10 Ia faisma, qus salen del
paerto do Hmlaandr sl 80 dc oada mes, con-
duscan, adenis Dc Il carga Dc aquel puerto y
10 dc b Cersaa, toda ID que 90 presente on los
pnsFton extrsnjsros, Paris Havrs, BHrdeos y
lmbWss, para 6ata, POMos y A0HaHEss.
Les b.qxss q A OeMpsi5ts qSs dss-
1sssts pssrto - airigea al Norts de
NspeSa, salsa q 6sataadsr parS Ii
vsepool, y ~ ssts pxxee pars 81 H9srs.
Pto.-Rico, Msrne + De 180e.-Los consig-
aataries. Sobsinos = NsaAia9a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
CARRUAJES.

Sc venden tres, de seis, cuatro y
dos asientos, el primero de muy
POGO uso y los otros dos sin rlsar.
| Informaran, San Francisco, nd
nero 81. aa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
Sc VENDE.

En- 81 barrio de Santurce, bien situada.
una casa de alto y bajo, c6moda, espacio.
ga, con buenas vistas y precio moderado
Impondran en- el Hotel Universe. Tam
bisn SO vende un coche CON caballo y ar
neses, muy barato.
! 81
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
pRENSAS

para copiar cartas grandes y
Pequenas. con rueda y con pa
lanca,
HM xA Imp DNa R@xMTTM
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
.PIROTECNICO

Ofrece sus servicios en- este rarnO
el pirot6cnico que suscribe. En-
todo 10 c0ncerniento al mismO ha-
Tiara n los Sres. Curas y Alcaldes de
los pueblos la facilidad de adquirir
con economic y gusto los mas Wis.,
tosos fuegos artifciales para. cele-
brar las festas de sus Santos .Tute-
lares. Recibe 6rdenes Y encargos
Gu el Almac6n de los Sres. Vicente
" Co., barrio de la Marina de esta
Capital.
Benito Fernandez SGnches.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
IMPRENTA DEL BOLRTiN.

ciblrse en- esta 1mprenta, los 81
guientes:
PONSON DU TERRAL.-Los pi
rStss de alto bordo, Z tomos.
El captain de los penitentes negros
2 tomos.
Las noches del barrio de Breda, / t.
Maese Rosifiol, t.
Las dltimas aventuras de Rocambo.
le, 2 tomos.
La cuerda del ahorcado, 2 tomos.
MONTEPIN.-La hija de Marga.
rita, 6 tomos.
Su Msjestsd el dinero, s tomos.
VICTOR HUGO.-Los Miserables,
nueva edici6n, 5 tomos.
OAMPOAMOR. - Doloras y poe.
mas, con un pr6logo de D. E. Zerolo,
3 tomos.
ANDERSEN.-La Sirens, el Rui-
sefior, etc.
Ohiquitits, etc.
Iby Oristins, Valdemsr Daae.
Lao AeoAu0 Oo AUD uA0v0bs
El compafiero de viaje, etc.
Ell escarabajo, etc.
Los asadores en- eops.
La hija del rey del Limo.
Los cisnes salvsjes, etc.
I'll hijo del portero.
La ninfa de las sguas, etc.
El hijo del milagro, etc.
Los zapstoa colorados.
Ouriosidades cienti6co-domSsticas.
Las arafias. of i3 91
La familia desconocida, pGgina de
historic natural.
FL microscopic del doctor Ballen.
ger.
Una noche aprovechada, el gas, el
petr6leo.
Los mistcrios de Ia luna, La hernia
ma de Rembrandt, etc,
CARTAS de Santa Teresa de Jesds,
y otros escritos y documentos referen-
tes q esta grsnde y santa madre.
COOPER.-Do6a Mercedes de Gas.
tills, tomo en- g, con lAminas.
OHATEAUBRIAND. El Genio del
Oristianismo, 2 tomos.-Los MGrtires.
SANTA TERESA DE JESUS
CartaH. -
I SOLDEVILLA.--Joyas de- la lite
rstura espahols.
BIBLIOTEOA Universal, varios tomos
OAMPOAMOR Postica.
POLO. El Oompendio de la latiuidad
RIERA y Tortoss. Nociones de Agri.
cultura.
PEREDA. Historic Natural.
GANOT. Fisica,
MIGUEL. Diccionario latino.
ARTE de fusgos Rrtificiales.
LLOFRIU. La Jaboneria.
UOMBEROUSSE. Gsonetria.
BRIOT. Algebra.
SONNET. Geometria analitica
ULTIMOS dias de I'M flI6aofo
FELIU. Fialcs y Quimica.
EOARTIN. GEsmatica latina.
OOMELERAN. Gramatica casteIla
nm.
OAMPOAMOR .Poemas
Doloras.
Poeaias y fabalas.
M. j. de LARRA.-Obras, 4 tomos
FRANCISCO DE QUEVEDO.--
El Parnaso Espafol, 3 tomos. --Obral
seriRs.-Obras festivaa.
N. j. QUINTANA.-Obras.
ALARCON.-Teatro, 2 tomos.
FIR. L. DE GRANADA.-Guia
pecadores. Il
A. DE SOLIS.-Oonquista de Mo.
iico.
Pillar SINUEs.~-Hija, esposs
msdre.
LOPEZ GAROIA.-Poesiss.
VELARDE.-Obras poeticas.
e. PARDO BAZAN.-San Fran
cisco de Asis.
Preciosos tomos en- 120 y A., eIegan
emente encuadernados en- tela, CON.
IplRnchss y cortee dorados:
SANDEAU.-Mariana.
j. ISAAOS.-Maria.
n. OOTIN.-Matilde, 3 tomos.
AGUIRRE Y ROSALKS.--Vifgi
mia.
REGINA M. ROOHE.-Oscar !,
Amands, 3 tomos.
j. RUIZ.-Historia de Santa Isabsl
REGULEZ. Ret6rica y PoStica.
GONZALEZ, FIR. ZEFERINO.
losoffa.
DIOOIONAR1O de ID Academia, pta
| MANUAL del Comercio y de l,
Banca, por id.
LA PUOHERA Y "Los HON
bres de pro-, msgnfficas move
las de don Jose M. Pereda.
/
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
JUAN PLANTADA ARE,
MEoANICo Y METAL6RGICo.

Fortalesa 'sdnero rs. = San Jtan Puerto R;ss
Llena tubos para columnas Bare
metricas. Idem para niyeles, restaurs
los montejes de los !. mismos. Une
Columns de Term6metros, compons
toda clase de spsratos para astronomih
Meteorologia : NGutica; idem topoo-
gra6cos.
Confscciona varioa titles para Elet.
sricidad. 81 ass
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
L1eNE DE HAvRE-BoRDEAux A HAITI

Adep&s de las antiguas meas recslsrG men
suslmente & eBta isla uno de los vspores de
Ia CompaHia en- solicitud de fetes.
PASAJEE TRASATLANTICOH.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
A. n u ~ GIG S

uEds plans de AapEcios 90 divide On 8 sspeclos,
~ 2raci0 dc osds sspsoio sE .ccEas sigUe:
Per uzA vez..s.., S1.eo pos ssis vscss...... &Sea
For trss vscsss..se. 5.5s Per aace sda...,,, S-ee
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02

N*N <'' Su nj sztsEi9ss... zoo
Rsrait6a, al haSsy ia slscEloioas sa elective. On
orlea cabgahls Is ylsss. sa salIos do correo
in par.
Ea sc EazvirA saRes!ots siaaEA cue sa sss psgAda
Il hha2fss.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
VAPORES
CORRn0s.H9RA&O1ns
On LA C0KPANIA fRAsArLANTIcA
.lKTHg
DEA. LOPEZ T. Co.


EALIDAE.-De Barcelona los dias "A y rs
de- cada mes.--De Valencia el 6.-De Malaga
ely 27.-De CadiE el 10 = 30.-De 6antan-
der'el 26.-Ee Ia Ooruha el 81.
Be expenden billetes directos para Mayagaez
Ponce, Santiago de Cuba, Gibara, Nuevitas,
Eabanflla Colon, con trasbordo en- Puerto
Rico Habana
VIAJE DIREUTO DESDE PUERTO RICO
A EANTANDER.
Gal;da de- Puerto R;co 81 dia 10 de cada Dsss.
Sc expiden pasajes de- ida = vuelta CON %
por ciento de rebaja.
A las famifias que paguen la equivalencia
de- pasaias enteros, se les hari la rebaja del
rs por ciento. Esta rebaja no 90 APPLICABLE
lop biIletes de ida vuelta.
Enla 1.ay - clase. Un niio menor de
aaos en- cada fanilia, gratis. Los dennis me-
nores de siop 1 de psssje, de 8 Z IL ados no
cumplidos / pssaje, de II amos cumplidos pa
saie entero.
En So preferences , s.. ordinaria. On nino
hasta ados gratis. De : z amos pasaje,
de 7Gl1ahos pasaje, de II amos en- adelan-
- pasaje entero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1889-08-02
mM MR w M-@s.NEsA.
Ds leRICuLTUaA, IEbUSfsIA I CeHkRGe

Sc puRlieh Ioa dses de todoz Toe Easzss.
Csda ahTnsrp eensssrs 24 pAginsa de tesao coa Ios
grahados neceSerios; pAsiRas de Eeyissha metso
roioEicss, Gnsrcsnsi!as sscioo;sss Les heiaE do
eruaeics 4as 50 re9slsfEa,
PR1C1 DE- SuSCRIPCrON,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10
CnAwroRDsvILLE.
+. w. PARKER.

Prospecting going on up the Callpoo-
Ia aud the prospectoB think they have
made some good finds and that there
will be much gold and silver taken
from that section In the early future.
Copper has also been found.
Major Smith left Halsey on Friday,
D ult., fer trip to the saw mills, but
not returning for several days his
friends became uneasy and went out to
look for him. lie had gotten on the
wrong road and wandered up the river
to the logging camps, aud had remain
ed there without food for himself and
horses until he was found on Thurs
day, May 2. Both the Major and his
horses we're badly used up. The Odd
Feilsws turned out in force to look for
him. When found he was quite badly
chilled, but was brought out safely,
furnished food and taken 10 Halsey the
same day. We earnestly hope his pri-
vatlons for several days will not seri-
ously affect him.
Colonel Alley, Of Eugene, was here
last week writing up this section Of
Linn county for pamphlet to be sent
east. He Is preparing q descriptive
history Of the entire county for dlstri-
button east and elsewhere. He seems
to be the right man In the right place.
o. p. Coshow, Jr., of the firm of o.
p. Coshow Il Sons, real estate and in
surance agents, Brownsville, visited
tho town. They are 1--we men, and
rustic for their patrons.
J.H. Scott, ofthe firm Of ]. II. Scott
q Son, has gone on a trip to San Fran
cisco In the interest of their business as
tanners and curriers'. Their leather
ranks No. | In the California market.
More Anon. KY.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10
The pride Of Woman.

A clear pearly and transparent skin
is always sign Of pure blood, and all
persons troubled with dark, greasy,
or blotched skin can rest assured that
their blood ID out Of order. A few
doses Of BEGG's BLOOD PURIFI-
ER Il BLOOD MAKER will remove
the cause and the skin vlll become
cleal. and transparent. Try It, and II
satisfaction IL not given II will cost you
nothing. NJ. A. Miller, Druggist.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10
Notice Of Final Settlement.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIiE TN
dersigned administrator with the viii annex
Cd Of the estate Of james Galloway, deceased, has
filed In tho County Court of Linn County, Ore
gon his Anal accsnnt, and said court has appoint
cd Monday. the Sd day Of June, 1880 for the hear.
ing Of objections thereto and the settlement
thereof, and same win be hoard at threo o'clock
7. u. Of said day at the osurt House in Albany
Oregon.
April II. 1esp. ]. y. LAMBERsON,
Administrator with win smoked
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10

Advertised.
List Of letters remainiagin poetoffice
at Rock Greek, Or, Apr. 80, 1889.
Persons calling for them will please
say advertised
Aaoock, Emily Burnside, L T
Brooks, re Gilman, Henry
Large, + 2 O'Rellly, Pat ~
Powell, HIT Ream, Emanuel
Young, Robert Il Wilson, san
Crabtree, VIM Dodge, II
Jones, John Nelson, BIN
Patterson, &c Waterford, Geo
w. b. ROBERTSON,
Postmaster.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10
A REPLY.
EpITOR EXPRESS

am very glad that my friend
0Connor noticed my article on "Chin-
csc Labor, Y though ne considered me
not North noticing, and thought that
| would show my respect to him by a
short reply
First--He says that | claimed the
Chinese to be superior to white labor.
II | did | did wrong, for wecan only
compare Chinese labor with white La
Dor, and not Chinese simply with
white labor. But think that / know
what Mr.. O'Oonnor meant, and /
would say that the statement Is faise,
for | never claimed that Chinese labor
was superior to white labor. Nor do |
think that IL Il, but the contrary. The
Idea that tried TO set forth was, that
the reason why the railroad employed
Chinese was that they were more to be
depended upon than white men.
This can be proven by the fact that the
railroad employs Chinese instead Of
white men. We all know that white
men would be more convenient to ham
die II, as a laboring class, they could be
depended upon.
Secondly friend asked me to an
swer a question, which i frankly ad-
init could not have done II he had
not answered II for me. For his infor-
nation / am much obliged. But the
question with me Is, why did they en-
ploy Chinese when white men could
do so much more? You say that it was
because Andersonk had for his advis-
ers such men as me. That Is the first
time that / was ever compared 20 a
man holding such an important posi-
tlon. But I think Andersonk was
poor railroad man to have such men as
ma for his advisers.
Third-Mr. 0'Connor charged me
with seeking for soft snap or employ
ment on the railroad. As to that, I
would saw that Wouldn't I exchange my
occupation for any, that am eompe-
tent TO fill, that the railroad masters
might give me. But holding to that
part Of our constitution which says
that 'all men are created equal | am
opposed TO this low, mean, underhand-
ed way Of expressing, or putting any
thing in the way Of those who were
not so fortunate In their birth as l.
But there are many crank Office seek
ers who have no merit In and of them
selves, and lacking moral worth, they
take advantage Of anything that they
think will give them public recogni-
ton, and suppose that Mr.. O'Connor
Is one Of that stamp. He would not
sell his soul to the devil for a loaf of
bread, but he would sell his soul and
all that he has TO the devil for the
chance Of holding public Office, IL 1t
wasn't more than to be read supervis-
or. Such men are fifty degrees below
my sovereign conteHpt.
+. w. PARKER.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10

That people linger along always com
planning about that continual tired
feeling? One bottle Of BEGG'S
BLOOD PURIFIER and BLOOD
MAKER will entirely remove this
feeling, give them q good appetite and
regulate digestion. M. A. lxilIer,
druggist.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10

Graduate Of the Royal colleee OF london. eng
land, also of the Bellevue Msdlcal College,
THE DOCTOR HAS SPENT A LIFETIME q
] study and practice and makes specially o
chronic diseases removes cancers, Rhr0fulnnS Gll.
largements tuinors and wGns, without pain o.
the knife. lie also makes Especially Of treatment
French and EngIish hospitals. Calls prOmptly
attended day or night His motto is; 'G4OD
WILL TO ALL
ss-Ofico and residence, Ferry street, -betwesa
Third and Fourth. Albany, Oregon
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10

n. s. Roberts pays cash fer produce,
and don't you forgetit.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10

Send TIE ExPEEs 70 Jour frierfds 10
the EasI
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-08
NO. 57
How He Turned Out the YViscon.fD
 State Fair Board from Their Rooms

How He Turned out the Wi.con1n
 State Fair Board from Their Rooms
 I zee a report in the papers that Uncle Jerry Rusk is likely to be transferred from the War Department to the new Agricultural Department, remarks writer for the Wash ington Post, and that reminds me of char acteristic episode in his career as Governor of the State of Wisconsin. Uncle Jerry was ex- oficio commander-in-chief of the capital of that State, and had authority over all the rooms except those actually occupied by the Legislature.
 One of the best rooms on the ground floor had been occupied for many years as the headquarters of the State Fair Association, but was never used except for few weeks every fall proceeding the annual pumkin show. The Legislature having appointed a Railroad commission, as was done in Illinois and Iowa, it became necessary to find them quarters, and Uncle Jerry notified the old gentlemen who serves as secretary of the State Fair Association, and was in the habit of going to this room to smoke his pipe and read his newspapers, that he would have to vacate. The latter declined to do so, and acted as if he owned the capitol.
 The Governor went upstairs to his office and wrote an official letter to the State fair board informing them that they must vacate for the railroad commission. The board was called together and after discussing the sub- ject at length, and in most solemn manner, resolved to decline the invitation. Uncle Jerry was sitting at his desk in the govern OTIS office when the answer was brought to him. He read it, and there shone in his eye the same fire that illuminated them at the time of the Anarchist riots. Ringing his bell and calling all the jsnitors and porteos in the building to his side, he gave the word of mm0nd me fn fbo 1- quarters of the fair association he led the valiant host, and in about three minutes all the desks end tables and big ears of corn and pumkins were thrown into the street. That was the kind of Governor he was.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-08

and for what purpose. I have had no bar- gain, direct or indirect, express or implied, on any subject whatever, with any human being whomsoever. On every New Hamp- shire question concerning temperance, rail roads and politics, have at all times been, and am now, absolutely free to act aceord- ing to my own judgment and will, un- committed except by such public utterances as I have made."
 In the diary of Mrs. Jane Welsh Carlyle under the date of April 27 1945, is found the following remarkable prediction: As for young MT. Pigott, will here, in the spirit of prophecy, inherited from my great great an- cestor, John Welsh, the covenanter, make small prediction. If there be, in his time, an insurrection in Ireland, as these gentlemen (referring to her husbands Irish visitors) con- fdently anticipate, MT. Pigott will rise to be a Robespierre of some sort; will cause many heads to be removed from the shoulders they belong to, and will eventually have his own head from his own shoulders. Nature has written on that handsome but fatal-looking countenance, quite legibly to my prophetic eye, ''Go and get myself beheaded, but not before having lent hand toward the great work of immortal smash"
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-08
Friday, March g, 1889.
THE JEsUITs IN CANADA,

THE JESUITS IE CANADA.
 Bishop Usher, of the Reformed Episcopal church, writes to the Toronto Mail urging Protestants to put forth their power for peace. There is talk in Canada that the re- ligious war now prevailing there may lead to civil war between the Protestants and Bath olics. The cause of the trouble seems to be that the Jesuits are seeking to control the politics of the Dominion in their own inter est. The charge is an old one, and it is not more specific HOW than it has been when of ten made before, and made, too, with reck- 1essness born of prejudice and passion rather than of patriotism. By way of showing that the Jesuits claim to owe no allegiance of any kind to the civil power, the Toronto Mail publishes form of oath, which it says every Among other clauses, the oath, as published by the Mail, contains the following: '1 do further declare that will help, assist and advise all or any of his Holiness agents in any place wherever be, and do the utmost to extirpate the heretical Protestant doc Urine, and to destroy all their pretended power, legal or otherwise" There are other clauses in the oath which would justify any government, indeed which would in self-de- fense compel any government to e1pel from it's territories any man or set of men who subscribed to it. To the publication of this oath the answer suit for libel, in which the damages are placed at $50,000, against the proprietors of the Mail.
 In an interview with a reporter the head of the Jesuit society in Toronto asserts that there is no foundation in fact for the charges made against his order by the Mail, and that politics is at the bottom of the movement. The outcome of the suit will be watched with great interest by the people on both sides of the border. The Brooklyn Stand ard Union rightly says concerning the mat ter: Experience has shown that free ballot and fair count is the only real rem- l edy against the encroachment of hostile or ganizations of any kind on the rights of the people. Manhood suffrage, free ballot and I fair count would have prevented the bitter religious wars which for centuries deluged the older countries with the best blood of l their own people.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-08
STATE PRISON DIALECTS.

The Slang Phrases that Compose the Vocabularies of Penitentiary Inmates
 The prisons of all countries have their re- pertory of flash words, not to be conversant with which is an unerring sign of criminal verdancy. Primarily, they seem to have been coined from 8 necessity which arose among assemblages of prisoners for com- municating their thoughts to one another in a tongue "not understood of the authorities" !" This necessity has given birth to host of slang words, which, originally minted and circulated in the prison, have in many in- stances passed into the currency of everyday speech. Where discipline is harsh there will slang be found rich, for under mild regime the exigencies which incite to the invention of secret language are absent.
 In European pr1sons, where the discipline is severe, the language of convicts is honey eombed with slang, while in the East the patois of thieves is much more opulent than anything which obtains in California. As showing the meagerness of our flash vocabu- Iary, it need only be noted that among criminals of this coast, writes correspond ent of the San Francisco Examiner, there is no slang synonym for either judge or jail. In England there are many, of which "beak" IOE tue lOIIuoE duu 1uou UT cuochey IoI the latter are examples which might be null tiplied indefinitely. Poor. however, as our penitentiaries are in their possession of slang dialect, there are some score or so of flash words which, as far as can be ascer- tained are of indigenous growth. A char acteristic slang word is Cooper" by which the prisoner means the credit allowed him by the Goodwin act. A man is said to have Host his copper"-that is, has been deprived of the mitigation prescribed by the statute. Convicts do not speak of themselves as serving sentences, but as 'sdoing time"
 The language of the gaming-table colors many of the slang expressions current among prisoners, as when prisoner, speaking of his sentence, says he has got ''ten spot" or 8 five spot" the spots of course represent ond-timer," are self lf-explanatory, and show no great fertility in their invention. ttCom- mute' (noun) is the abbreviated form of the word communication, though why the latter should invariable be associated with the shortening of time when it applies with equal force to the leDgthening of it, is not apparent. Five may with equal propriety be commuted to eight as to three. The word dummy" is, I believe. of prison ori- gin, and means either bread or a lay figure propped up in cell doorway with intent to palm it off for prisoner. Cells are de- nominated "drums," and the spaces between the cell building, not aisles or railways, but "alleys." The latter are "cracy," "kids" or 'Ohina," according to the class of unfortun- ates by whom they are tenanted. Comvicts are impatient of long words, and shorten let ter into s'stiff,;' tobacco into tweed" and opium into ''dope." The captain of the yard is called ';skipper," and the guards "cops," 'fscrews" and even policemen.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-08

A bill has been introduced into the Mis- souri legislature, which has been favorably considered by the house committee on roads and highways, prohibiting the use of biey- cles on the public highways outside of cor porate limits. If the bill should pass the Missouri wheelmen could soon force its re- peal, for the courts have many times defined the bicycle as vehicle and entitled to rights of the road.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-08
EDITORIAL rOTES.

There is no limit to the privileges of old soldiers. A member of the Illinois legisla- ture has introduced bill to tine effect that all honorably discharged soldiers be permit ted to practice law without examination.