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Telegram-herald., 1891-08-09

Peckhsra's Group Remedy cures
whooping cough.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-19
Jobs Tears.

A seed much used for ornament is
that which bears the popular name of
Jobs Tears The old botanist Gerarde
thus describes it: Every graine resem.
bleth the drop or tear that falleth from
the eye" There are. however. now
three or four well marked forms Of this
seed me with in India. which differ
from each other in shape. color and de.
gree of hardness, and in the presence
or absence Of grooves or burrows along
the length of the hardened involucer.
DR.. Watt of Calcutta. thus emu.
merates them; There are three types
Of shape-a long cylindrical or tubular.
a normal pear shaped condition and a
tlattened spheroidal form. The cylin
dricai grain is always Of a white color.
smooth. polished, o furrowed. but
CONSTRUCTED toward both extremities
This is collected for ornamental pur
poses only. and not as an article for
food The pear shaped form varies ID
size and color, being pale and blush
white, gray. yellow or brown black
The hattened spheroidal kinds are often
yellow, Or even pink.
The two principal forms are-one al
most round and either white or black
This form issometimes. though less fire.
quently. used for ~rosaries and orna.
mental purposes, but chiefly for food
among the hin tribes Of India. The
second form is tubular. about half an
inch long. This is extensively employed
for decorative purposes. the dresse,
worn by the Karen women being often
completely covered with embroidered
designsof this grain. "-Chambers' Jour
nal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-19
A Clever Ceunterfeitsr.

Becker. at the end Of the last cen
tury, was the clever engraver of a num-
Der Of counterfeit Greek and Roman
coins To give the requisite surface Of
worn age TO his productions It was his
ingenious method 10 inelose bis speci-
in a box containing a number Of
iron filings and then TO take the box
Out for a drive or two on the jolting
roads of the day. After Becker had
supplied so large a number of his coun-
terfeits a TO almost glut the market
he eoOlly turned around and confessed
and turned an honest penny by pro
dneing sets Of bis dies. 90 that now
there are few Of our large collections
that do not possess specimens Of
Beckers dieA-Atheneum-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-19
One Plant Family.

Three American food plants the In
dian corn. the potato and tomato.
have revolutiOnized the food problem
Of the civilized world Yet another
American plant, though not a food
producer, might be added 10 this list of
New World conquerors for it has had
a history eve more remarkable than
that Of the Others; the Virginia weed"
has penetrated far beyond the bounds
Of civilization, and made conquests
where the names Of the other three
plants have scarcely been heard.
The tomato comes Of a family which
is largely in the service Of mankind. Il
gave us first Of all the potato. The egg
plant and the cayenne or red pepper
plant-twO other bod producers-be
long to it; the pretty ace of petunias
also and the Jerusalem cherry, the
climbing bitter sweet and that inhab
liant Of old fashioned gardens. the mat
rimOny bush; the famous tobacco plant
and the herb belladona Of great me
dicinal Importance. Our wayside weed,
the common nightshade. whose bright
berries w ike 70 see in autumn, is also
a humble member Of this family
Boston Transcript
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-19

Once upon a time. said a micro
ssropist "a bold Totber from Denmark
made ~sacrilegious entrance into a
church in Yorkshire. England. and got
away with some Of the holy vessels
He vas caught and was condemned 10
be iayed alive, his skin being subse-
quently nailed TO the church door for
the purpose Of afording an example to
evil dOers and to give an agreeable OBJ
iect Of contemplation u the good peo-
pie who hocked TO the sacred edihce
for worship on Sundays That was
about a thousand years ago. and after
awhile the human hide was torn of by
bits, all traces Of il being removed.
save for small fragments which still
peep out from under the edges Of the
broad headed nails by which it was
stretched
such. az all events. has been the
tradition In Yorkshire. and il happened
a few years ago that an inquisitive per
son sent a scrap Of leather to an emf
nent expert in microscopy. giving no
account Of it, but merely requesting to
know what kind Of skin il IA The
professor brought his microscope to
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-19
The Wrong Boz.

A freshman in a college in the city
was anxious 20 mail a letter. Having
been told 70 drop it into the red box at
the corner. he hurried out Of the build.
ing and ran down the street.
He saw a red box, but could find nc
opening in which TO put his letter. Ha
searched for any possible direction on
the box, and noticed in large letter..
Ring twice"
He rang twice and waited to sea
what would happen, expecting a door
TO fly open into which he could drop
the letter. Suddenly an open buggy
dashed up, and a man in blue uniform
jumped out.
Where is itF' be demanded.
Here it is, thank you" said the
freshman please mail it at once."
The fire captain looked at the letter
and then at the ~retreating students
figure. Then he dropped the letter
into the box across the street. reported
the alarm false and went back 10 the
station .-Youth's Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-19

The trees seem to grow better in the
heart Of the city than In its outskirts.
Those along the Thames embanknent
are peculiarly iourishing. In Trafalgar
square they have dwindled a little.
The tree In the northeast corner seems
dying. and another near it on the east
side wants a little looking 10. OF
course the source Of delicacy Is not city
smoke but gaa In 'front.' Of the
National gallery well clipped bay trees,
growing In roomy tubs-ths gift Of the
Metropolitan Gardens association-gve
q little grateful color where Il b most
needed
The success Il 90 great-the green
looks 50 wen next the gray stone-that
Il Is curious the experiment il not
pushed a little farther. The yard be-
tween the railing and the facade Of the
building mighs easily be sodded over.
London Il greener than most largs
cities but there Is sdn room for much
mprovement-LOndon News
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-19

bear upon it and presently found some
hairs scattered over the surface, which,
after carefully examining. he declared
to be human hairs. such as grow on
the naked parts of the body Further
more, he stated that the person who
had owned them was of fair com
plexion. This vas very interesting, in
asmuch IS after the lapse Of ten cen
turtles it was proved possible, rot only
TO distinguish human hair from that of
any other animal, but actually 10 de-
termine the race Of the man 20 which
it belonged. the Danes being light
haired. Washington Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-19
WARM AND WARMER.
A Discussion on Hot Weather Which
Might Have Ended Badly.

A Discussion on Hot Weather which
Might Have Ended Badly.
It's been pretty warn this week.
hasn't itT' remarked the thin man vii !
the prescription. leaning up against the
counter In Wilfert's drug store.
''Warmr' spat the fellow with the
cigar; why. | thought it was COOL
You don't have any hot weather around
here anyway"
we don'tr' asked the druggist in
terrogatively, doubling.
''Nup You ought to try a hot spell
tn P~rattville. A T. Have to tie a wet
sponge over your mouth when you go
out In the middle Of the day to keep
the hot air from cracking the enamel
on your teeth and blistering your
tongue 1t gets hot down there. ] tell
you"
But land alive, man. II you had
ever been In Texas with the United
States survey you wouldn't speak of a
little thing ike that whispered the
pale customer from John street The
summer l was there on duty there were
three icehouses burned down"
Catch from the heat of the sunr
asked the druggist
well. not exactly, for you see the
flames broke out at the bottom. IL
a a clear case. The ice had caught
fire from spontaneous combustion"
a deep silence rested over the group
a few moments while all the cham
pions collected their nerves Then the
commuter from Sedainsville. who had
Just dropped in on his way down to the
train, remarked casually
Il have seen a little hot weather my
self In my time, but the hottest | ever
saw was In Mexico We had three
Louisiana darkeys with us and they
could stand a good deal of hot weather
One Of the hottest daysit became neces
sary TO have some outdoor work done.
and these fellows. Of course. were sent
out TO do il. Before they started the
chief Of the workmen warned them not
to drink any cold water before going
out, as il was dangerous
They hadn't been outside twenty
minutes before we heard two OF three
loud toots on a railroad whistle and the
whole party hoped up to see the train
pass. But the chief looked up with a
horri6ed face. and crying. 1 knew itr
hurriedly picked up a basket and a
shovel and broke for the door"
why. what was the matterT' asked
the crowd. as the narrator paused 20
light his cigar. u~onchalantly.
"Oh. those darkeys had sneaked
around to the back porch and disc
beyed orders by taking a drink. so the
minute they got in the sun the intense
heat began generating steam. Just as In
an engine boiler. About the time there
was a pressure Of thirty or forty pounds
on the poordevils opened their mouths
20 shrek. and the escaping steam whis-
tied just like a railroad engine out of
their mouths and noses BY the time
we got to them they had burst"
What was the basket and shove
forT'
TO gather up the scattered remainS"
was the solemn reply. as the Sedams-
vile man walked out
Il don't like to make trouble, 4" apol
Ogetically said the John street man.
But If that fellow bad staid here I'd
have had to call him a har. "-Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette.
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NOTHING LIKE TT

Blood is thicker than water,
and must be kept pure to
insure good health.
swUTs SPECIFIC is natures romsay
for this purpose.
1t never to fails ELIMINATE the inpu
ties and build up the general hea,A
There Is only one Swift's specihA
and there is nothing like it
Be surf and get the genuine.
Treatise ON Blood and Skin Dis
mailed free.
The swift Specific Co. Atlanta G.
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some His,orIcaI Antipathie...

Il like to see cats about; but if one rubs
against my flesh it almost sends me into
fits, and nothing could make me touch one
voluntarily" remarked a young lady re-
Gently. tStuff and nonsenser' said one of
her listeners, .'I've no patience with such
antipathies." Many people take the same
view of these peculiar dislikes, but history
records some strange instances of pet aver
sions which seem to have q foundation in
more than "stuff and nonsense"
Joseph Scaliger and others could never
drink milk. Garden was disgusted at the
: sight of eggs. A king of Poland and Il sec
retary of France bled at the nose when
they looked ut apples. Henry III of France
and many Others had great aversion to
cats, mice and spiders. A great huntsmau
in Hanover, who would taliantly attack n
wild boar, always tainted away at the sight
of-a roasted pig. 2. -,is.. t-..t
Amatus lIusitanus knew person who
tainted whenever he saw a rose, and hence
always kept his house when they were In
bloom. Scaliger mentions similar case in
regard to lilies, and Bayle, about honey
Bayle himself turned pale at sight n
watercresses. - =
Tycho Brahe tainted at the sight of a fox
and Marshal d d'Albert at the sight of pig
A lady, wonderful enough, could not en-
dure, the feel of silk or satin. A man, no,
SO strangely, was knownto faint whenevei
he heard IA servant sweeping. Vicanol
swooned whenever he heard a bagpipe
Bayle tainted at the sound of splashine
water.-Youth's Companion.
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THE ALLIANCE.
Portland Telegram.

Portland Telegram
The farmers alliance organization eff
fected in this city today, means q shak-
ing up of the politics of the state. Poll
ticians may pooh pooh the alliance
movement as much as they please, still
the fact remains that the new party is a
disturbing factor in the politics of the
country. 1t may not be a useful politi-
cal organization. and it may have a
short fife, nevertheless it is power. Its
strength does not lie entirely in the ear
nestness of it's members. The truth is
the alliance is powerful political ma
chine and is today better organized and
better equipped for campaign work than
either of the old parties. In Dakota,
Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska,
it is really the dominant party, for it is
in a position to dictate terms to the
other parties. In Wisconsin. Michigan
Illinois and other Central Western
states it really holds the balance OF
power, while in the local politics OF
many of the southern states its power is
absolute.
The alliance may not make such head
way in Oregon as 1t has done in states
farther east, for the simple reason that
such a feeling of unrest does not prevail
among our farmers. There is no section
of the Union where agriculture is sc
prosperous as it is here in Oregon. Our
farmers are in better condition than
their eastern brethren, yet the burthens
OF the Mckinley law and: other oppres-
sions of the billion-dollar congress are
beginning TO have their effects here
The Pacific coast farmers are beginning
to realize the necessity for standing to-
gether, and to commence work of or
ganization.
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No birthstone Now.

A story is told of a veteran member OF
the bar, which is one of the sort of stories
that one does not hear every week or every
month. The hero of the story is very old
gentleman; he has passed the fourscore,
and though he has the reputation of hav-
ing had a somewhat animated career, and
to have scorned very few of the pleasures
of life, he has as yet made no motion to
ward carrying his case up. to higher
court. Not long ago a younger lawyer, in
conyersing with the old gentleman, sug
gested that great many changes must
have taken place since he began the prac
tice of the law.
3 Yes, yes.'' said the old gentleman, "a
great many wonderful changes have taken
place in my lifetime. Why, the internal
regions have cooled down a great deal sincs
. / was born"
The young lawyer, not long afterward
repeated this remark to another veteran
member of the same bar, who knew the
first old gentleman's peculiarities and
weaknesses very well.
''Did he say that?" asked the second vet
eran.
"He did," said the young man.
''Well, now l understand; that's wha;
he's been waiting for all these yearsP'-
Boston Transcript.
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Chicago Jails Preferred.

Civic patriotism expresses itself in re-
markable similes. In Gotham it was
Chauncey NJ. Depew, or at least 50 the
story runs, who exclaimed that he would
rather be a lamppost in New York than a
king anywhere else. In similar manner
doubtless. have citizens of our other large
towns declared their undying affection for
their peculiar place of abode in particular
and their scorn for all other places in gen
eral. The legend has its varied shapes in
Boston and Philadelphia.
Here in Chicago the sentiment has prob
ably been expressed often enough in one
way or another, A.t hardly as forcibly as
did diner in one of the down town res
taurants the other day. From amid the
clatter of knives and forks and the chatter
of diners there foated out suddenly into
the hearing of almost the whole assembly
this remark, uttered in fiercely aggressive
tone, accompanied by an emphasizing
thump on the table, "Yes, sir; ! would
sooner be in Jail in Chicago than a fret
/. man in any other place" -
If that didn't express the essence of pa
triotic self denial what does?-Chicagt
Tribune.
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President of the United States.

The Great Seal is affixed to nothing
but treaties, proclamations, commits
sions, uardons and passports. The old
seal, which had been IN use since the
foundation of the government, was worn
out and replaced by new one in the
early part of 1885. 1t is a curious fact
that the old one which was used so long
was imperfect and never did answer to
the description set down in the statutes.
Although using the seal is supposed 10
be solemn affair, and the penalty for
its improper use is so tremendous, it is
left in charge of clerk, just like any
other piece of furniture, aud it is doubt
full if the secretary sees it twice year.
During the early days of the government
it was guarded with much vigilance, as
its appearance upon any document was
known to give that document the force
of law, but now the people look to.the
newspapers and not to piece of parch-
ment for their information.
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Rules governing Use of water.

Sec. l2.-The use of water for irriga-
tion is prohibited except between The
hours of and 9 a. M. and and p.' IN.
Sec. 25.-On failure to comply with
the rules and regulations established as
a condition to the use of water or pay
the water rents in the time and manner
heretofore provided, the water may be
shut off until payment is made of the
amount due with fifty cents in addition
for the expense of turning the water off
and on.
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Robert Bonner and His Fan,ous lsoAdsterss,
Robert Bonner, who set'thc fashion for
buying notably fast trotters at long prices
has always refrained from taking part in q
contest between horses, or even against
time for money consideration. No other
man has owned as many famous perform
ers as Mr. Bonner, or paid as much for the
pleasure of driving speedy roadster. He
had several remarkably good horses before
he purchased Dexter, in 1867, on the very
day that the white faced gelding lowered
the trotting record to 2:17z at Buffalo, but
the price, $33, 900, was unprecedented, and
the possession of the king of the turf gave
Mr.. Bonner a more extended reputation as
horseman than he had before possessed.
Since then he has been always u liberal
buyer. and. excepting Goldsmith Maid and
st. Julien, has secured every champion
trotter that has yet appeared.
Dexter at one time was an inmate OF his
stable on West Fifty-fifth street Rarus,
now "a years old. will not leave his stall
again till he is carried out, for his crippled
front feet, which troubled him even in his
best days, have, now entirely failed him.
Maud S, too, has trotted her last mile
against time, and the peerless chestnut
mare retires, in her seventeenth year, to
Mr.. Bonner's farm at Tarrytown, on the
Hudson, where she will be mated with his
stallion Ansel. record 2:2O,s by Elec%oneer
and hereafter will be used for breeding
| While she twice reduced her record after
Mr.. Bonner purchased her, it is probable
! that the daughter of Harold could have SET
| the mark still lower, as she was only il
| years old when she trotted her last public
mile,at Cleveland, July %, IsS5-Harper'
! Weekly \
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rha Rnlinr Passion.

Deep River boasts that it is the home of
the most philosophical man in Connecticut.
A few days ago he was leading a Durham
bull, of which he thinks the world, when
the animal, becoming angry, knocked his
owner down, trampled on him and finally
left the poor man lying on the ground with
two broken ribs, broken leg and a hole
in his thigh Neighbors went to his assist
ance and finally succeeded in bringing him
back to consciousness. He opened his eyes
and, smiling proudly, feebly whispered.
Didn't l always tell you Custer was a
highly sperited bullH'-Boston Herald.
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AFFIxTNG THE GREAT SEAL

The secretary of state has no right to
affix the Great Seal of the United States
to any paper without warrant from
the president authorizing him to do 50.
This warrant is always filed with the
document so sealed, and reads as fol-
lows:
81 authorize and direct the secretary oi
state to cause the great seal of the
United States to be affixed to Twhatever
the document may bel dated this day
and signed by me, and for so doing this
shall be his warrant.
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SHIP BY THE "REGUL4TOR. F"

As rapidly as men and means can
push the work is the Regulator approach
ing completion, and shortly after the
first day of August the handsome craft
will turn her PROV toward the Cascades
loaded to the guards with wool for Port
land. The portage railroad at the Cas-
cades will be finished and Il gallant
steamer from below will meet the first
load from the Regulator and give it
quick transit to its destination. The
day that the first trip of the staunch
little craft makes the first trip will be
the day on which a new era of CONNER
cial supremacy will dawn for The Dalles.
But to achieve the best results the mer-
chants and shippers as we'll as the en-
tire travelling public should give their
patronage entirely to the boats of The
Dalles, Portland'a and Astoria Navigation
company. Not q pound of merchandise
to or from Portland should be shipped
by the Union Pacific road or boat. The
freight rates will be dollars and dollars
per ton less by the new line than by the
railroad as at present operated, but the
U. p. will undoubtedly meet the re-
duced rates and no doubt in many in
stances win give shippers better terms
than the Regulator folks can. But
such terms should not be accepted. To
a man our merchants should stand by
the home company. No person who de-
sires to live and do business in The
Dalles can afford not to ship by the river.
If a merchant continues to patronize the
railroad after the home line is in opera
ton, the fact should be made known and
the patronage of the entire public be
withdrawn from him until he comes in
to line and does his share toward build
ing up the business of The Dalles. The
new boat line means cheaper freight
rates, and that means cheaper groceries
and goods for this section of the country
and higher prices for wheat, wool and
produce. That can only be accomplish
ed by giving the new line the patronage
it deserves aud of right should have.
The line can not be run if it is not pat
ronized, because the stockholders do
not expect to operate it for the mere
sport of running steamboat, and un-
less it can be made to pay it will not dc
the good to The Dalles that it should.
Let's all unite to make the line a sue
cess and everybody in this city and
the country tributary thereto, will gain
Thereby.
The merchants of Portland as well
should give their patronage to The
Dalles' company's line. 1t means in!
creased trade for the metropolis, in that
cheap rates will bring business there
that would go elsewhere. The wide,
awake men of that city have subscribed
literally to the capital stock of The
Dalles, Portland and Astoria Navigation
company and will therefore throw al
the business they can, to that line. TIL,
outlook seems to be very bright for tn,
COMPANY
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ReasonabIe Ouestions.

Facts, taken all by themselves, are often
open to ludicrous Interpretation.
A young man just home from college,
wishing to inspire his little sister with awe
for his learning, pointed to a star and said:
do you see that bright little luminaryi
It's bigger than this whole world"
mo, 'tisn't," said she.
Eyes it is" declared the young collegian.
"Then why don't it keep off the rains''
was the triumphant rejoinder.-Spare Mo
nents
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The saloonkeepers of Tacoma con-
template resorting to ridiculous if not
desperate means to defeat the law com
pelling them to close their places of
business on Sunday. They declare that
the drugstores secure the business they
are entitled to, and threaten to put in .
stock of drugs and compete with the
pharmacists for Sunday business.