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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-26

THE KINDERGARTEN.

PORTLAND, May 25.-In the league game
here to-day the score was; Portlands II, Ia
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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-26

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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

"My principal trouble was my stomach. was
continually rifting. had pains and cramps,
tongue always coated, and a foul taste in my
mouth, especially IN morning. L also had pains
over my eyes, ringing in the ears, nostrils
clogged up first on one side then the other, and
hawking and splitting up of tough mucus. /
had tried almost everything / could think Of
myself and was suggested by friends till was
discouraged When DR.. Byers examined my
nose and throat he said that all the trouble was
caused by catarrh, and that l might swallow
enough medicine TO float ship and would
never get better without the aid Of local treat
ments. 1put myself under his treatment and
soon learned by experience that his theory was
correct, as noticed decided change from the
first, and continued to improve, till now 1 am
entirely well and glad to make this statement
in favor of his treatment"
PRAISE OF HOME TREATMENT FROM BEAVER
FALLS.
A lady patient from Beaver Falls writes: Il
have observed instructions in regard to treat
ment faithfully as possible and must say have
reviewed benefit beyond my most sanguine ex-
pectattOns. The noises that troubled me so
long have almost entirely ceased through the
day only while eating or drinking, put they are
still bad at night, but have so diminished that
they are not so worrying. 1 have hopes that
your treatment, If persisrently followed, will
have the desired effect"
TREATMENT IS A MONTH, MEDICINE IN.
cLUDED.
Almost every day hear of persons who
would like to take treatment of me. but they
fear my terms are too low to permit Of good
work. To such patient wish to say this: In
terview any person who was ever treated q
month or more by me and by other physicians
the same length of time, and will cheerfully
abide by the result. My early training as a
druggist taught me how to compound medi-
cines at the least possible cost, and as / Duy at
wholesale, l get the lowest obtainable price.
Ny monthly drug bills amount to as much as
that of some retail drug stores. In conclusion,
my treatment is for that class of people who
earn their money by hard work and appreciate
the value of dollar. 1 am doing work equal
that which some physicians charge from so TO
$50 per month for, as will be vouched for by
scores of patients.
Office Of Dr. Byers, successor to Drs. Lo-
gan & Byers, No. 42l Penn avenue Specialties
catarrh, all nervous, blood and skin diseases;
all chronic diseases. au30-sSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
DIDN'T STAY IN PARIS.
SUIT AGAINST THE DEFEATED CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR OF ALLEGHENY.

A Counferfeirer Held for Court-Wants
Commission ON the Sale of Life Insure
nnce Chnrter-Henvy Damages Asked
for False Arrest-Court News.
The Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of California yesterday entered suit
against !. r. Stayton to recover 1921. In
January, 1889. it was stated, an agreement
was entered into between the general super
intendent of the company and Stayton to the
effect that Stayton was to 60 to Texas and
become citizen of that State and form
partnership with W. r. Halle to carry on
the insurance business for the plaintiff
company. In pursuance of the contract
Stayton borrowed $3.50 to arrange his affairs.
He gave the company security for the loan,
. bond signed by himself and wife for
5000. 1t was afterwards learned that the
bond was Of no value.
In the meantime Stayton went to Paris,
Tex, but he did not live up to his contract.
He did not become citizen of Texas, and
never resigned his seat in Allegheny Coun-
ellis. He neglected the company's business,
causing them loss, and finally after a stay
OF about 20 days returned to Allegheny.
During that time he obtained other money
from the company. making his indebtedness
S91l, which they now sue to recover.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
cANrEENs ARE GONE,
An Old Veteran In sf. Louis Has Hard
Time Trying to Find One.

An Old Veteran In sf. Louis Has Hard
Time Trying TO Find One.
Where have all the canteens gone to?
asks Captain William McClelland, not the
Pittsburg veteran, in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. I mean the round, fat old
friend that fought on both sides of the war.
and which carried water when we couldn't
get whisky. I wanted one the other day to
present to my friend Jim Bannerman. to
carry with him to the Confederate Reunion
at Nevada. For two days I hunted high
and low. Guns, sabers and bayonets I
could fud by the hundred, but no cauteens.
At last I met an old German veteran
down in South st. Louis who, by mere acci-
dent, had preserved his-and cloth-cov-
cred battered old affair it was. He had
found it convenient to carry his wet gro
ceries in while on fishing excursions, and /
only got him to part with it after much per-
suasion. I have been told that the battered
old canteen created more enthusiasm among
the old soldiers than the bullet-ridden flags,
or wallets filled with Missouri defense war
rants, which were exhibited at Nevada.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
Pnstor and People.

EIGHTH U. P. CHURCH, Observatory Hill,
Allegheny, Rev. W. /. Wishart, pastor. Services
at 1G:30 A. M; subject: "The Supremacy of
Christ"
FIFTH Avenue Congregational Church-Rev.
D. Lloyd Jones will conduct services in the
morning and Rev. D. Nj. George, of the South.
side IN the evening.
PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Liberty and Chestnut streets, Allegheny. Rev.
w. A. Kinter pastor, Services at 1880 A. N.
No service in the evening.
THE Wylie Avenue Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church, Rev. ]. b. Koehne, pastor. Serv-
ices morning and evening. Subject for the
evening: "Peris Of Our Republic"
FIFTH AVENUE M. E. CHURCH, Rev. L.
Mcclure, pastor-Services at 1870 A. M. and
7:45 P. M Subject for the morning: "Advan.
tages of the Gospel" Sunday school at 2 p. NJ.
SHADYsIpE U. P. CHURcH-Services in
Osceola street school house at $3.50 P. M. to be
conducted by Rev. ]. T. McCrory Of the Dia.
mond Street Church. Sabbath school at 2:3O
p. NJ.
HoMEwooD PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEI-Rev.
W. =. Bowman will conduct morning services
beginning az II o'clock. This is one of the
healthy East End missions Of the Presbyterian
Church.
CENTRAL PREsBYTERIAN CHURCH, corner
Forbes and Seneca streets. Rev. A. A. sMealy,
pastor. Services at 1880 A. NJ. and 1880 p. M.
Morning subject: 'The Divine Motive to Sal
vation."
THIRD U. P. Church, Ridge avenue, Allie
gheny.-Services in the morning to be con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. R. B. Ewing. former pastor
of the East Liberty U. p. Church. No evening
service.
R1vERs1DE M. e. CHURCH, Kerr street. AL
legheny, Rev. W. g. Mead pastor. Preaching
I0,xE nd % cuhf
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
Little Legal Briefs.

MRS. MARY II. TAssEY yesterday brought
suit against Braddock township TO recover
5000 damages for injury to her farm, caused
by the construction OF road through 1t.
AwARRANF was also issued yesterday for
the payment of $500 to County Superintendent
of Schools Samuel Hamilton for the county's
portion of the expense of the Teachers Insti-
tute.
GEORGE ]. and A. ]. Lloyd yesterday entered
suit against the Dwelling House Insurance
Company, OF Boston, to recover $500 insurance
on their house on Smith street, Allegheny,
which was burned on January 13. 1890.
MRS. MARGARET SAHR yesterday entered
suit against Adam Maerdian for 81 900 damages
for slander. The parties live in Shaler town
ship, and Mrs. Sahr alleges that the defendant
circulated stories damaging to her character.
THE will of the late H. 81. Byram. editor Of
the Chronicle Telegraph was filed yesterday
for probate. He bequeathed everything to his
wife, Lille Vankirk Byram, and appoints r.
H. Camp. his business associate, sole executor.
JUDGE ACHEsoN and other officials of the
United States Court will leave to-day for
Scranton to attend the September term of
court. which opens there Monday. The session
will be short, as there are but few cases to be
tried.
BERNARD WOLF, JR., has entered suit
against Margaret Hershey fors100 damages for
injury to farm in Shaler township owned by
HIM. The defendant. be claims. caused fences
to be torn down and posts dug away, doing
considerable damage.
COUNTY CoNrRoLLER SPEER yesterday
issued warrant authorizing the transfer of
$4,000 from the County Treasury to the ac-
count OF the Sinking Fund Commission. The
amount is the sum set apart annually toward
the sinking fund OF the county.
= YESTERDAY Julia McGill entered suit
against the Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Company for $4,000 damages for the death Of
her husband, Edward McGnl. McGill was
teamster. His widow alleges that while driv-
ing to Herr's Island on July "A last he was
struck by freight train at the bridge and
crossing OF the Pittsburg and Western and re-
ceived injuries from which he died on Augusta g.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
HOLDS THEM LIABLE.
Suit for Debt Against the Individual Menu
bers Of the WhitIa Glass Company.

Suit for Debt Against the Individual Menu
bers of the whItIa Glas. Company.
The Hero Fruit Jar Company, yester-
day, entered suit against j. R. Hsrrah, W.
A. McCool, W. G. Merryman, W. 81. Brett
stein, John 9. Whitla, Simon Harrald, +.
g. Fallman, Stephen H. Stone, James P.
Stone, h. G. Patterson, j. NJ. Hughes,
Henry Blume, Robert W. Campbell and B.
L. B. Reeves, partners in the Whitla Glass
Company, Limited, for debt of 81, 40 due
on two promisory notes, one dated Septem-
Der A, 1889, for So, ,052 80, and the other &C.
tober 1S, 1889. for 81, 500, and with interest
from the dates of the notes. The notes were
received by the Hero company for goods
delivered to the Whltla company, and were
to run for 80 and 60 days respectively.
The prosecutor states that the defendants
have made themselves individually liable
for the amount by not conducting the bust
ness or the company according to law. 1t is
alleged they sunk the capital stock of the
company, and incurred debt above all the
capital, etc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
WANTS A COMMISSION

On the Sale of the Charter OF Life In
surance Company.
james 6. Fulton yesterday entered suit
against William Il. Denniston to recover
5000. Fulton alleges that Denniston was
the owner of the charter of the East End
Life Insurance and Improvement Trust
Company, and made an agreement that il
Fulton sold it for him for S13, 900 he would
give him $1,000. Fulton visited Philadel-
phia and other places, aud after much diff
Guilty obtained purchasers for the charter.
Afterward Denniston sold it to practically
the same parties on slightly different terms,
receiving $4,000 for it. He has not paid
Fulton his commission, and the latter claim
ing that he earned the money now sues for it
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
Chartered Sale of Lots.

The Paw. & @. road will run a special
train next Tuesday, September 2, 1890, for
the accommodation of persons desiring to
attend the sale Of lots at Charleroi, leaving
the Union station for Mexican. station at 8
A. M, stopping at Fourth avenue, Birming-
ham, Nineteenth street, Ormsby, Home
stead, Risher, West Elizabeth and Monon-
gahela City. The train returning to Pitts
burg leaves Mexican station at 4:35 p. M.
same day. Tickets for the round trip to
Mexican can be procured at the following
rates: From Pittsburg. 81 30; Homestead,
81 %; Risher, 81; Wesr Elizabeth, 70 cents
Monongahela City, 40 cents.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
HELD FOR C0UNTERFEITING.

simon Fritz Charged With Passing Bad
Money on Bar Tender.
Simon Fritz was given hearing before
United States Commissioner McCandless
yesterday afternoon on the charge of passing
counterfeit coin, made against him by
United States Detective McSweeney. Fritz
had been arrested in Allegheny by Chief
Murphy for passing a counterfeit half dollar
on A. @. Henkle, q bar tender. Henkle
testified to receiving the coin from Fritz.
Chief Murphy also stated that when searched
Fritz had four other counterfeit coins about
him.
Fritz was held for court, and In default Of
1000 bail committed to Jail.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
The rlr., Of rh,. sea.o:n,. Meetings.

The members of the Young Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Of Wilkins
burg, will hold their regular meeting in the
Young Mems Christian Association rooms,
on Penn avenue, on next Monday evening
at 8 o'clock. A full attendance 10 desired,
as the plans for the corning years work will
be discussed and some important matters
acted upon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
A Young Tinsmith's Testimony

In Favor of DR.. Byers' Method Of Treat.
ment His Treatment Equal TO Thar
for which Many Physicians Charge From
$40 TO $50 Per Monrh-AImOsf Every
Mail Brings Letters In Praise Of His
Home TreaImenf.
"When first made up my mind to consult
DR.. Byers." says Mr.. Learzaf. who is timer
by occupation and lives at 480 Forbes avenue,
81 said to myself. if / am so fortunate as TO get
relief l will never permit my name to appear
in the papers; but when few weeks ago DR..
Byers told me l needn't continue the treat
ments any longer, as my nose and throat were
entirely well, and suggested that allow him
to publish my case as encouragement to others,
/ remembered that it was through the testi-
monials of others that induced me to take
treatment. and felt so grateful for the bene-
point the way to some other fellow-suffersr
afflicted as / was
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
STEAMERS AND EXCURSIONS.
WHITE STAR LINZ
FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIvERPOOI.

Royal and United States Mall Steamers.
Britannia, Aug z, e:30pmi Britannia, Sept "a 1:Dpm
Majestic, Sept. $3.50 am Majestic, Oct T;SO m
German1c, Sept 10. 2:S0pm Germanlc. Oct. T. p 10
sreutonic, Sept II. 7:3Dam 'feutonlc. Oct 10. am
From White star dock, Ioot OF West Terth St.
Second cabin on these steamers. Saloon rates.
$50 and upward. Second cabin, sS5 and upward.
according to steamer and location OF berth. Ex-
cursiou tickets on favorable terms. SteeIage. 80
White Star drafts payable on demand In all the
principal banks throughout Great Britain. Ap-
ply TO JOHN j. MCCORMICK, 639 and 4Ol SMITH
Held St.. Pittsburg, or j. BRUCE lSMAI, sem
eral Agent, Al Broadway, New YORK. JezS-D
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

EVERYBODY sss ssS.., sss ssrss ss 4. ssgs,ss gsss.
sttfon ssosen. See encouragement on Fourth
page of te.doys pl6PATpA
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
ExcursIen TO ohio Pyle

Tomorrow, via the B. 8 o. r. R. Rate
81 80 the round trip. Train leaves at 500
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

AMERICAN ginghams, were 121zc and
16c, now at Sc and 10c a yard, on bargain
oountsrh 6uous y AAcxEs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

MRs. WrNsIow's Soothing Syrup is an I'M
exoellod medicine fog children while tsethinRs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

401 smithfeld streer, Cor. Fourth Avenue.
Capital, 100000. Surplus. $61, 500.
Deposits of 81 and upward received and
interest allowed at 4 per cent. IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
REAL ESTATE SAVINGS BANK. LINZ,

If your complaint is want of appetite, Try
Angosturs Bitters before meals. TTssu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
Fxcur,,ou 70 whe.lI,r

Tomorrow, via the B. & o. E. 3. Rate
81 30 the round trip. Train leaves at $50
A. NJ.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
AMERICAN LINE.

Sailing every Wednesday from Philadelphia
and Liverpool. Passenger accommodations for
all classes unsurpassed. Tickets sold to and
from Great Britain and Ireland, Norway, sWe-
den, Denmark. etc.
PETER WRIGHT q SONS
General agents. 305 Walnut ST. Philadelphia.
Full information can be had Of ]. ]. McCOR-
MICK, Fourth avenue and Smithfeld street.
LOUIS MOESER, 6l6 Smithheld street.
mhS-44-rTs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30

The law of marriage in Scotland has al
ways been practically the same as was an
eient English law. Scotland, as well as En-
gland, at the time of the Reformation re-
fused to accept the provision OF the Council
OF Trent rendering the solemnization OF
marriage by priest necessary. The Scot
fish law always prescribed, and now pre-
scribes, certain ceremonials for observation
in the regular celebration of marriage, which
included the publication of bannz and the
oficiatinR by a clergyman. Though any
marriage contracted without these ceremoni-
ais is irregular" it may still be absolutely
valid. Scottish people, including large
proportion of the clergy themselves, ever
sturdily withstood the enactment OF laws
by Scottish Parliament, and, subsequent TO
she Union, by the British Parliament, for
Scotland, which might cloud so-ealled
f1Freeulss" marriage or hsifthip Of prop
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-17
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK Sep. 16 I89O-The Flour market
receipts 10000 packages: exports 5000 bbls,
and 1889 sacks; dull, and weak; sales 1880
Flour quotat:ons-low extras 3503 90; city
mills extra at 00@5 20; city mills patents s 40
G6 70; winter wheat, low grades, at 35d3 so;
Minnesota clear 45d5 rs; straights do at 76@
s 20; do patents 8 2596 25; do rye mixtures
30 Southern -four dull and unchanged; common
TO falr extra 35a3 90;igood to choice do GOA
~; Rye Flour quiet and steady. Cornmeal dull.
No Red at oIa1 oil u in elev, o2M@i os3s'
s see Esfe 1s 49, NJ No Red sar at az rs
Rye quiet and firm. Barley quiet and steady.
OSrn1 ~ 7S, 600 bush: exports 3,769bus;
sales l32, 900 lush; moderately active, "A @Mc
up and firm; No 2 at 55I @56c in elev, 56M a56c
aioat; steam er Mixed 5t9551a. Osts-recepts
bush: dull, and steady; No 3 at age; do White at
42c; No2 at 43a43Mc; White do 43M G43Kc;
R44c; do White at 4sG52c; White State 4sa52;
fair cargoes 2oal. sugar.-raw held firmly and
5 8 1-l6195%c: White Extra at 5NG6 1911 &c;
Yellow 5A@5ssc; of A at 6a6 316c; Mould A
at IL: &c; standard slice; Confectioners
A at sac: cut loaf Lice; crushed at 1-16:
powdered eye: granulated 89s Cubes at 6s4 c.
Petroleum. is armand quiet-united at 821sc.
beef hams dull and easy: tierced beef dull and
steady ;cut meats firm with good demand ;middles
uull and steady. Lard weaker and dull; Wcs-
tern steam o 471a; city steam at 1906 20; re-
fined quiet; for Continent at 5Oa8 80; A at
7So Hunter weak with light demand. Cheese
Ereishis to Liverpool steady; grain per steam
ed.
CHICAGO.Sept. 16, 1S90.-Tne Flour market is
duh and unchanged. Wheat steadier and high
er; No spring and No Red 9SNc. Corn closed
steady and higher-No at 474c. Oats higher;
No at 36IsG36ssc. Rye-No 2 at 601a c@161 C.
Barey-No at 76c. Provisions-Pork fairly ac.
tive at 10 90 Iard-fqir trade al
saired meats-shoulders 1895 sta short clear
sides 8 1905 70.
Receipts-Flour IL 900 bbls, wheat Sc. 600 BIT s.
corn $40. 600 bush, oats 27I 900 push; rye II :
GOO bush, barley SO 000 BUSH
Shipments-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat 500
5000 bush, barley $4,000 bush |
ST LOUIS, Septic Is90-The Flour market q
steadier; demand slightly improved; fair 306q
40; extra fair 4 66@5 80; others unchanged.
Wheat quiet mo 2 at 971a9 $3.50. Corn dull mo 2
at 64N C. Oats quiet and firm sec. Rye in better
demand; NO. at 6019c. Barley lower; Iowa
zoe; Neb soc. Provisions dull and weak with a
moderate business Pork az 10 90. Lard at 8 0O9
10. Bulk meats houldefs rs lion IS at so;
RIBS at Boz clear at 6o95 IS. Bacon-shoul-
ders at rs; longs at 5O98 10; clear at q 20.
Sugar cured hams 10 60G12 30
Receipts-Flour, 10000 bbs; wheat 40,0I0
bush: corn 20 900 BUSH oats 10000 bush ~ Q
10000 bush; barley. 9,o0u bush.
Shipments Flour, H. 900 bbs wheat, 81 ,0CO
bush: corn. 23, 900 bush; oats sc OO0 bush rye
10000 bush; barley 10000 bush.
DETROIT, Sept. 10 I8g0.-W heat-No White
at 951sc: No2 He'd at 97hc. Corn-No2 at
sic. Oats-No 2 at Acc; No Q White 4oc
ReceiptS-Flour bbls, - wheat 100 400 bush :
corn 600 bush; oats 5000 bush.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-17
A BAD FACE HUMOR
covering the Face with Di.6guring,
Painful Bletches, Cured by
Cuticura Remedies,

About seven years ago had humor break out
upon my lace; 1t started in a small blotch and
looked like the sting OF bee, then it spread and
looked like ringworn and became very painful.
at once went to one Of the best doctors in the
city, and he could do me ne good. No less than
twelve OF the pest doctors have had trial at my
race, ana an OF them failed. will not give you
list OF their names, but viii say that they were
from Boston, New York, and Maine, also from
England, France, and Canada have been a
hotel COOK and steward for years. In the summer
COOK at watering places; That is why have had
an opportunity of being among good doctors
They could not cure my face, and had given up
all hopes of ever being any better Last June,
went to MoOsehead Lake, Maine, to cook for the
season. My face was so bad did not like to be
seen. At the lake met gentleman from Eng
land. He told me to use your CUTIcURA RENE
DIES, and they would cure me at once. did so.
The result was, in three weeks the sores on NV
face were healed up. used it all the season
have recommended it to number, and in every
case 1t has cured them 1t would take a great
deal of money TO put me back where / was one
year ago, providing did not know what your
CUTICURA would 40. shall recommend it as
long as live, and shall ever remain,
II. STEVENS, East jackson, Me-
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-17
The Wonderful Snow Plant.
TSt. Louis Republic,1

One remarkable flower of the Sierra
Nevada range is that fragile and para
doxical wonder, the snow plant, known
to the botanist as the sarcodes sanguinea,
meaning "blooded flesh" Nothing was
ever more exquisitely beautiful than this
rosy, snow tinted botanical oddity, which
has the appearance of being crowned
hyacinth. 1t grows from eight to twenty
inches high, each separate bract, sepal
and miniature bell frosted as delicately
as though done by the hand of the ice
king himself. Although the whole trans
lucent spike is flushed with rose and
carmine, the petals are the deepest and
most brilliant parts of the fower, which
is five parted, each open one plainly
showing the little frosted stamens and
pistils.
The Long expedition Zone of its mem
bers being the original discoverer of
Sarcodes) found one or two specimens of
the plant bearing eight perfect flowers,
one Of them having false bulb twenty
or more inches in circumference, shaped
like pineapple and as brittle as spun
glass. Hard to the touch, this pseu-
do bulb dried up in few days I'M
til it was no larger than the odd look
ing. icicle like stem upon which it grew.
Floriculturists of the Pacific slope have
made many unsuccessful attempts to
cultivate the snow plant, the bulbs be-
ing too brittle to stand transplanting,
aud the seeds refusing to grow.
1t was once supposed it would not sur
vive below the line of perpetual snow,
but this idea has lately been proved to
be erroneous. One thing is sure, how
ever, it makes its early growth while
covered with many feet Of snow, bloom
ing as soon as the bud is exposed