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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05
LOCAL JOTTsN&lS.

Try Tracy's Cora Cure.
Smoke Dsvey's home made Cigars.
T. A. Sssrrh went TO Shoshone ty
xsain, this afternoon.
Cigass by the box. at Traoy's drug
store.
j. w. Burns left to-day for his
sanoh near Shoshone.
Gus Petzoldt aud his family got
back from the East to-day.
Delicious loo Cream .Sode Water
At Traoy's Drug Store.
R. F. Butler is expected from the
East before the end Of the week.
Collins the tailor repairs, alters and
cleans clothes, at living rates. Salts
faction guaranteed.
John Con 1ron left for Boise to day,
intending to return next Monday.
Michael Mahoney left to-day Tor a
trip to the Worlds Fair. lie expects
to be gore four to six weeks.
DO you travel? Are you going to
tho Worlds Fair?' If so get an acct
dent ticket in the Travellers.
LENNON & BOONE, Agents.
Boise did not celebrate the Fourth,
this year. HALEY did. But. HALEY
is thoroughbred. BOISE isn't.
Leave orders at the Alturss Com-
,nercial GO. for Purdum's ice--the
best aud cheapest in the country.
Miss Anna Thomas, who has been
attending the Mount Carroll Qll.)
Seminary. during the past year, got
home to-day.
Earhart has received another in.
voice OF the best. finest candy in the
world. 1t is going like hot cakes.
No fires, no shooting scrape, no big
6ghts-nothing but some rag>chewine
aud jollity. in town yesterday. This
IL quito gxtifying.
Warren & Higgins. having thor.
ouhaly renovated their saloon during
the past month, are now open for
business. and invite their friends and
acquaintances to call AS heretofore.
Yellow roses abounded atthe bal
last night, but very few pink, white OF
crimson roses were seen there. Vel
low roses are tho earliest bloomers ir
this climate.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Sadleir will preach il
tho Methodist Episcopal church, il
this city, every Sunday, at IL a. in
and s p. IN. an are cordially invited
TO attend.
In V,rginis, New. the psii firemer
.,-are required to do police duty with
out exsse pay. They alec light and
-extinguish the street lamps, nigh
aud morning.
Fast driving or riding on Mali
street should not be tolerated BY tn
sheriff at any time, but especially a
dusk, - the practice is pregnant Will
danger to life aud limb.
Michael Ryan came in from Smok,
TO spend the Fourth in HALEY. H,
says that Q chunk eli Gslore-Storm,
ore taken out . few weeks ago wa,
tho richest he ever saw, anywhere. i
must be fully 80 per cent pure silver
E. T. Bates. formerly interested il
tho Oriental mine, on Rock Creek, II
sending so Tor subscription to tn.
WEEKLY TINES, writes from Detroit
July let. that he hopes to return Il
HALEY before many months. He
sends segards to al friends and 10.
4uaintanees.
A report was current IN town, zee,
tesday, to the effect that si.ser va
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05
$4,000 In Premiums

offered by Liggett & Myers tobacco
ca. OF ST. Louis, Mo. The one guess
ing nearest the number of people who
will at end the Worlds Fair g.ts
100000, the second $1,000 90, etc.
Ten Star tobacco tags +n,itle YOU t.,
~euess. Ak your dealer for pacific.
ulars or send for circular.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05
The horticultural BuildIEg.

Height of dome 1872 feet. Cost of
building 100000. The Union Pa
ciio offers rates as cheap as the cheap
est and unexcelled accommodations to
Chicago via Kansas City and the
Chicago & Alton r. R. No charge
of cars en- route.
See A. E. Beamer, agent U. P
System, Haley, Idaho for detailed in.
formation.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05
Something for Nothing.

A picture of the Worlds Fair lax
20 inches ia size, a map of the United
States and map of Chicago can all
be lad FREQ of any charge by mems
tioning this paper, and sending your
address to
JOHN II. KEENE,
Commercial Apt. Chi. Mil, & St.
Paul r. r., Salt Lake City.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05

eB Send in your orders for Job
Work to tie TINES. They will receive
prompt attention and be satisfactorily
executed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05
LETTER LIST.

List Of Letters remaining IN the HALEY tIdaho
Postofdce for the week ending June 80. 1893
Persons calling for any of these Letters will pleas,
say 'Advertised.'
Che ffla lie
David, B. ard
Garrett, Miss Dora
EDWARD ANGEL. Postm aster.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05
SHe6S fnr.SaEe

Seeds for SAKE.
Timothy, lawn grass, garden and
flower seeds, all kinds, at
EARHART's GROCERY.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05

Painting, papering, calciminine
etc. First. class work guaranteed.
g. A. BULL.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05
THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.
May, 1893, Term Hon. e. o. Stock
Slayer, Presiding.

"WEDNESDAY, JULY 5.
J S Ch;lds W Buttercup Mining
Co-Continued for the term.
J w Mcpherson vs. Aliuras county
Action Of the Board Of Commis.
sioners sustained.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-07-05
HALEY HOT SPRINGS.
HO TEL.
One and One Half Miles from HALEY, Ida.
y,
Rates per day. $3.50 toS3 so; per week, SI4 to SCI

THIS beautiful health kept open year
colonial STYLE three store and all appointments
lighted by ncandcscent lights
elegant ball billiard and alleys
gents cement hot plunges 3Ox60 All porcelain
The Hot Springs highly mneralzd degrees
and the kidney
and all diseases humanity subject
numerous mountain grouse
hunting unsurpassed in the foothills by.
R. STRAHORN COMPANY.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
stock Exchaure ReyIsw.


NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-The stock market to-
day was excessively dull, but yet the total sales
footed up higher than yesterday and dealings
were better distributed. There was dearth OF
influencing news on the street. The situation
OF affairs at Washington was UNCHANGED and
room traders were In control of the market.
which was mere struggle for a few points on
either side Of the account. Fluctuations, there
fore we're without sigcilcance. Tho general
market was irregular throughout the day, hav-
ing moments depression and frmness, but
nevar approaching severe heaviuess or great
buoy ancy. the strongest tone being apparent at
the c ose.
Government bonds closed steady.
MONEY QUOTATIONS..
NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.--Monsy Oh call easy;
closed offered at 3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 7t010 nsr cent.
Sterling exchange, was irr: 60.day
bankers bills, "a S3@4. e3la; demand, $4.S5la
0D4.S6.
BAN Francisco. Sept. 21 Drafts, sight, zoe;
telegraphic, 30c.
STOCKS END BONDS
New YORK, Hept. 81 CLOSING quotations were
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

THURSDAY, September 81
Bank of Anaheim to Good man-Lots Is, IT.
19, Alta Vista tract: $3.50.
Il j Sowles to r Bush-2S.6 It on Olive st In
Morris Vineyard tract; 81.
~ I;h, philbln ct ux soa to Roos-Lot Ia, Brooks
A kutledge to A v Morse-Lot a, 5, 6, blk
81, Lancaster: $1,000
A v Morse to J Willmon-same property;
$40.
M Maitland to Beatty-Lot 8, blk AS,
Electric Railroad Homestead Association tract
$500.
E Maitland to same-Lot IL, blk ss, same
e Hannah tos Gibson-Lot 2. Myers tract;
lot loS; Nw14 Sec 7,T2s. 10 "; $1,000.
LOG, West End Terrace tract; $3.50.
Boswell ct ux to M Naieau-Lot /, blk B.
Walnut Grove tract; $3.50.
Providencia Land and Water Developme ent
Co to Il L MacNeil-Lot l, blk 40; lot IL. biz
81; lots IL, IA, blk So; lots 13, 15, blk 80: lot
2, blk So; lot z, blk SO; lots II, I'd, 16, blk Il
q Crane ct ux to p Escalle-Lot 13, blk E.
Cresenta Canada; $1,000.
MA Hunt ssco e. con to Thompson-Lot 20.
A G HinRley ct ux to HI Philpot-Lot 1, blk
o, Cresents Canada; So.
A Nichols ct ux to J scott-Lots ID, Is,
blk IL, Le Mars sub blk 221, Pomona tract, Po-
A D stocker to H Harpham-N so feet
$50 feet lot 3, blk SO, Terminus Homestead
tract. East Los Angeles, agrmt; 5000.
IA, Fairmonb trt; $1,000.
Nm Huey TO A NJ Scott-Lot q, blk 8, Har-
FA West TO ] west-Lot "a, blk1, wash
ington Garden trt; $40.
IN widney to P + Bresee--N 10 acres and
10 acres blk 209, Maclay Ro Co ex-Alis de San
+ Bres ee to NJ McKoon ct al, trustees
Same property; grant.
University bank, trustee, to R widney-2 80
acres in lands formerly owned by M Rump-
hard; also lots 80, 33 blk 4; lots 1, 2 3, 16, ~
18, blk 0; lots 81, 20, %, blk 13; lots 1, q, g.
blk IA; lots l, 2, 3, blk 10, Sycamore Grove trt;
$4,000.
II M Ames to same--Nine lots and part of
lots 10 and IL, blk Q; lots l to 10, inclusive
blk 8; lots to IL, blk a, Ames' trt sub Vernon;
also lots IL to 20 inclusive, blk 4; lots to %.
inclusive, blk 5; lots l to 20, blk 8, in same
trt; $2432.46.
endangsr trt; $780,
W bosch to g " Tubbs- Lot 21, Damon &
Millard trt: $4,000
RIM Gamble et ux to II Genther-Lot Is, blk
Z, Howard & Co.'S sub Bliss trt; $500,
L Carnez ct con to w M sheldon--Lot 4, resub
part sec 19, IS, K IS WI $1,000.
G Laux ct ux to Marieet-Lot 1, blk 2,
wright's sub Sisters Of Charity trt; $1,000.
SUMMARY.
Dseds. ........... 81
nominal ..-..,---- ----'....-........--. II
The herald., 1893-09-22

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-The Earl Fruit company
sold California fruit today at auction, lizing
prices as. follows: Tokay grapes. $1.S0@
200; half crates, 85c(G$1 20; Muscat grapes,
half crates. 65@S5c; Malaga grapes, half
crates, S0@90c;. Bartlett pears, green, $3.50;
Bartlett pears, ripe, 81, a5@1. so; Beurre Hardy
pears, 81. 1O01.60; half crates, Winter seckel
pears. $l.00: Gros prunes. 81. 200,1 30; silver
pruness vi. POOL. 80: German prunes, ST. 100
1.20; Petit prunes. $1.05@1.l5; Japan plums,
~ 509l65; Ickwith plums, $1.00; egg plums,
75@60c; Caiifornia cling peaches, 75SS5c;
Georges Late peaches, 901S5c; Salway peaches
60@90c; orange;cling peaches, 65@s0c; Lem
BOSTON, Sept. 20.-The Earl Fruit COM
pany sold California fruit at auction today, re-
alizing the following prices: Tokay grapes,
So. .0092. 70: half crates. 81 0003l.35; Muscat
grapes, 81. 00W1 SO; half crates. 45(G65; Bart
lett pears, 81. l5@2. 90; salaway peaches. 500
70c; Orange cling peaches, 60g70e.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 20.-The Earl Fruit company
sold California fruit at auction today at the fol-
lowing prices: Tokay grapes, $2.l5@2.30; half
crates, S5c@$l %; Muscat grapes, half crates,
50G60c: Gros prunes. $L25lgl.35; German
prunes, 81. 25@1. .35; Bartlett pears, $1,000
zoo; peaches, 30060c.
The herald., 1893-09-22
MT. LOWE RAILWAY.
IN EFFECT SEPTEMBER 8, 1898.

IN EFFECT SEPTEMBER 8, 1893.
Laave Los Angeles for
Rubio Cafiou via Leave Rubio Canon
Terminal Railway for Los Angeles.
900 m. daily. 9:40 am. daily.
1880 q. m. sun. only. IL: 10 am. Sun. only.
l:25 D. m. Sat. 4 Sun. 2:05 p. m. Sat- & sun.
400 p.m. daily 4:4o IN. daily.
$50 pm, wed. q Sat. 620 pm. Sun. only.
$40 pRi. Wed. Il Sat
The incline cars will run between Rubio
Canon and Echo Mountain Is minutes after
the arrival Of eaol4 train. Beyond Echo noun
tain are 20 miles of the finest bride road to be
found in any part OF the world, on which the
grandeSt cenery that can be found on the globe
Is at hand at every turn
On the summit OF Echo mountain saddle ami
mails are always in waiting with competent
guides, to convey parties through Castle Canon,
Grand Canon and Cry stal Springs 10 ut. Lowe
and highest peaks visible from Pasadena.
ROUND TRIP RATES.
Los :Angeles to Rubio cahon. 81; to Echo
Pasadena 70 Rubio canon, 65 cents; to Echo
mountain, $235.
Altadena Junction to Rubio canon. 40 cents;
to Echo mountain. W.
saddle animals from Echo mountain l., to Mt
Lowe, 81. d. II. BURKs,
Los Angeles ticket agent, stimson block, Spring
and Third streets.
General offces, Grand Opera House block,
Pasadena, Cal. 7. o. LOWE.
President and General Manager.
]. T. WHEEDoN, TraGic Manager. 7sa4
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SUMMARY.
seventy-five Convulsions.

A THRILLING ExPERIENcE.-There 10 no one
but at some period in life has an experience
that stands out prominently beyond all others,
Such is the case of John b. Collins, of Romeo,
Mich. who says: "From September to January
before using Nervine, H. ! 1sd i at least seventy;
have no more attacks" Dr.. Miles Restorative
kervine also cures nervous prostrarion, head.
ache, poor memory. dizziness, sleeplessness,
J. 4. Miller. of Valparaiso, Ind, and ]. R. Tay-
lof, of Logansport, Ind, each gained 20 pounds
Of flesh BY taking it. sold by O. H. Hance.
the doctors book, free.
The herald., 1893-09-22
silver Bullion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21.-Silver bars, 1870
1870 per ounce
Mexican dollars, 60@6o15c.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21,-Bar silver, 1890 per
ounce.
CONVERTIBLE VALUE OF SILVER AND GOLD.
With the gold price of fine silver at "a cents
per ounce, the ratio of value is as to 27.93.
AZ this ratio 14.76 grains gold equals in value
4l2X grains silver.
silver.
Gold value OF silver dollar, 57H cents.
Silver value Of gold dollar, $1.74sz.
The herald., 1893-09-22
San Frsucisco Produce Market.

BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21.-The local mer-
chandise markets show slight improvement,
and prices are reported firm.
The produce markets are dull and prices are
weak.
Vegetables move of slowly.
Fresh fruits are in light demand.
Butter and eggs are firm.
Cheese Is weak.
Poultry Is very quiet
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Olearlng Hou.e RusIness
California Fruit Sales.

Los ANGELES, Gept 21.-Today's business at
the clearing house was as follows Exchanges,
$l0l, ,23l. .56; balances, $28,299.50.
The herald., 1893-09-22

COUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY
y COMPANY. tSanta Fe Route.)
IN EFFECT SUNDAY. SEPT. 1s, 1898.
Trains arrive and depart from La Grande
Station.
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Trains via Pasadena line arrive at Dewney
sve1ue station minutes earlier and leave z
minutes later.
*Daily. tDaily except Sunday. tsundays
only. Il. w. MCGEE, City Pasg. & T. Agt,
129 N. Spring st Los Angeles.
And La Ora pde station.
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Compsgnie Genersle 9ranSatlantique

FRENCH LINE TO HAvRE.
|toMPANY'S PIER (NEW) NO. AZ,
~ North River, foot OF n o rton street.
Travellers by this line avoid both travel by
English railway and the discomfort Of crossing
the channel in q small boat.
LA BRETAGNE. September 30,
LA BOURGOGNE, October r.
LA lASOO9NE, October IA
LATOURAINE, oopober 81.
LA BRETA0NE, October 28.
LA CHAMPAGNE, November 4.
For freight or passage apply to
A. FORGET, Agent,
No Bowling Green. New York.
]. +. FUGAZI q CO., agents, 5 Montgomery
ave., San Francisco. Branch ofzice, 10 Mont
Pomery street. Tickets tor sale bys railroad
and steamship Offices 31u
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Whisky.

NEW YoRx, Sept. 21.--Petroleum was active
znd fFmef; October, 65c bid.
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Chiosgo Grain Market.

Oh1GHGO Grotn Mark0Cs
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Wheat, unsettled; opened
10 lower on cable liquidations by longs. full
winter wheat deliveries by farmers; the de-
cline brought out good demand covering by
and Indications and tn let up in Spring wheat
receipts, made rally OF 7sc; eased off; closed
steady and unchanged.
NIH,x Closing quotations: Wheat. steady; cash,
679sc; December 1880
oats stssdy; cash, 2essc December. 275sc.
RYe-4GLc.
Barley-Nominal.
Flax-S1 .O3.
Timothy-$3.4O.
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2l.-Wheat, dull; De-
cember, $l.158; May, $1.27
Barley STEADY; December, 1870; May, 85c;
Oorn-921lc.
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 21.-wheat, demand mod
crate crate; No; To- 2 red winter, 5s e9ld No. red
Corn-spot steaoy; demand poor As sgd;
futures dull, September, As Nd; October, As I'd.
Chicago Stock Market.
CHICAGO Sept. 21.-Cattie: Receipts were
steers, S5. .OOa5. As; medium, $l.so@4S5 9TH
ers, $s7MSeE4 M 70; Texans, 81. .45@2 80; west
e'H,, Hces"Secsipts % t were q 900 head The mar
S5.s085 80: packers, $5.95@6 20: prime
heavy and butchers weights, $6.35@6. so.
prime light, Sc. .60G6.70.
Sbeep-Receipts were $4,000 head The
market was lower. Natives, $3.00@3. 80;
western. 83.75@4oo.
General Markets.
IN, new loSs,, YoSS, Sept. sl.-Hops steady; Pacific
Coieexoptions closed steady ar d generally
cluding September. $l7.10@l7.20; October,
&1GB5W17 e5: November, SIG. 6.20G16.30; De-
cember, $l5;55@l5 80; spot Rio, c.osed nom
Sugar -Csnliiugals, ss test. 27.s2c; re-
fined, firm.
Copper--Firmer; lake, $9.75.
Lead STEADY; domestic, $3.50
tina shade easier; straits, $50. so: plates,
quiet. spelter steady; domestic, 1878.
Salt Meats and Lard.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.--Pork, steady; cash,
RI6.4$; January, $I3 90.
Lard Steady; cash. $9.47h; January.
libs--steady; cash, $1o.o5; January. 1925.
Wool.
NEW Jn Yosa: Sept; al-Wool ,ssSs steady; donestic
FotroIeum.
NEW YoRx, Sept. 21:-Petroleum was active
and frmef; October, 65c bid.
whisky.
CHICAGO, Sept 2l.--Whisky, $113
For all forms Of disordered stomach use
Br0mc-Scltzer. phletabI prompt cure
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oHIoAeo, sept. 2l.-.whisky. sl.1s.
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For ali forms Of disordered stomach use
Bromc-seltzSr A pAletabie, prompt cure.
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wool.
FetroIeura

NEW YORK, Sept, 2l--Wool steady; domestic
fleece, 2O02Sc; pulled, 19025c.
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PoULTRY-Hens, rs OOG5 so per doz.; young
roosters, SO 0003 so: old roosters, $500; br0il-
ers So OO@2.50; ducks, $i.o0g5.o0; turkeys,
13tDl4c per ID.
EGGs-Caiiornia ranch, per doz., 27@2Sc;
eastern, 23125c.
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Poultry and Eggs.

MILL FEED-Bran, per ton. $21; shorts, $23;
mixed feed (corn and barley), per 100 lbs. D., s ;
cracked corn, $l.O5; feed meal, $1.l5; rolled
Iva ri Eo
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QaneraI hTarkota.
sac Meats and Lard.

CHIcAeo Sept. 2l.--Pork, steady; cash
$l6.4$; January, $13 co.
81. .92Iz.
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THE quotations giten below are current
wholesale selling prices.l
Mil Products.

FLoUR-Per bbl., l.. A. AXXX, $3.50; Capitol
Mills, $3.50; Sprrry's, SAILS; Driited snow
$4.l5; Victor, Sd. is; Crown, $4.l5 stocktonia,
The herald., 1893-09-22

At the close of this address the secre-
tary read communication from the Mt.
Lowe Railway company, which was re-
ferred to q special committee composed
OF Drs. Wright, Campbell and Phelps.
Then follow ed the call of committees
and announcements made.
The following visiting brethren were
introduced: #. j. Masters, P. e. Chi
nese district, F. H. Beck, w. ]. Hall,
W. X. Jones, A. w. Atkinson, L. M.
Hartley, now of this conference, and DR..
Chichester ef the Presbyterian church.
Adjourned with doxology and benadic-
ton By DIR. Maclsy.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 8 p. m. the officers OF the W. f. M.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-16
Children and Science.

The method of beginning to teach science
with ultimate undecomposable elements
and building up" step by step, with COM
plete sequences and fine differences, exhibits
one phase of science work, especially that
done in scientific schools by adult students.
In the case of many teachers it seems to
furnish all the destinations and advantages
of a thoroughly logical method, and to be
in perfect consonance with the educational
principle, From the known to the I'M
KNOWN" but there seems to be some unrea-
sonable bias or ignorance of facts in the in
depreciation of the principle as applicable
to children
Children's natural sequences are from
wholes to parts, from the complex to the
simple, from the superficial to what lies un-
derneath, from the indefinitely known to
the more definitely known, and the mental
processes involved are analytical, especially
in the early part of their school days. In
this case also excessive generalization is
dangerous. Undoubtedly children acquire
some knowledge synthetically, and as they
approach adult life their powers of analy-
sis and synthesis. are increased by more
frequent use, and no system or method that
is excessive in either direction can be right
fully called scientific. Popular Science
Monthly. as
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-16
What Boots,

Some one says of Charles Lambs jokes
that they were thrown off in spirit of
reckless fun, regardless of the quality or
prosperity of the sally. He did not care a
straw whether a joke was funny enough to
be laughed at or good enough to be remem-
bered.
On his table one day lay copy of Words
worth, open at the page Of contents. It
was most slovenly edition, and the con-
tents in particular were absurdly printed.
For example, the sonnet beginning:
Alas! what boots the long, laborious quest,
had been entered with mercantile speed as
Alasl what boots
Lamb came into the room with friend,
and in taking up the book these words met
his eye.
YES" he said, reading them in doleful
tone, "he may well say that. paid Hobby
8 guineas for pair that tore like blotting
paper when I was leaping ditch to escape
a farmer who pursued me with pitchfork
for trespassing. Alasl what boots! But
why should Wordsworth wear boots in
Westmoreland? Pray advise him to pat
ronize shoes!"-Yo Youths Companion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-16
MUscAT AND ITS PALACE.
Where Criminals Are Torn to Pieces ana
Devoured hy a Lion.

Whcre criminals Are Torn to fieces ana
Devoured by Lion.
Outwardly the resem blance TO Aoen Is
Kept up as you approach Muscat. Inc
same canoes came alongside, whlcn naked
nlggers propel with gayly colored paddies;
the same long rows of white houses line the
shore, but unlike Alden, Muscat has fertlle
valleys in the hills behind. There Is the
valley called Paradise, with its palms and
gardens and refreshing shade, the result OF
irrigation, and wells worked by slaves and
bullocks In the Indian fashion-namely, by
sloplng path, so that when the bullock
and niger descend the bucket comes up,
and when the bullock and niger ascend
the bucket goes down. Not far from Mus
cat is the Green mountain, celebrated still
for its vineyards and its wine From here
1t is surmised that the Portuguese brought
bhe parent stock Of those fine vines which
We call Muscatel.
You land on an uninteresting, dirty
beach, with some old cannon of the Portu-
guese period peeping out OF their sandy
graves. The coolest and best house in the
place is occupied by the British resident
and the British post and telegraph estab-
lishment. 1t is point which gets what
breeze it can from two seas just under
meath the southern fort. The second best
house is the imam's palace. but before we
20 to see him let us say word about that
curious title imam and the present owner
of it.
Originally the ruler of Oman was a sort
OF priest king. Imam literally meaning
priest, for in olden days the men of Oman
were called outsiders" by their Moham-
medan brethren because they recognized
their own chief solely as the head of their
own religion. This is why they called him
their imam or priest and king, like Mel
chisedek, to whom, oddly enough, in the
Koran is given the same title. Imam
Saeed did not like this title at ALL He pre-
ferred to have name which would put
him more on a footing with other sover-
eigns, SO he called himself the sultan of
Oman, which tile his successors also as
sumo. But somehow or another the people
like the old title of imam best and stick
to it.
Sultan Tourkee died few years ago, and
with his death came on again the usual
succession trouble. He had always educated
his second son, Faysul, to succeed him, his
eldest son, Mohammed, being mere negro
by an African slave mother and totally
without education, SO that his claims to
the throne were of no account. He causes
no difficulty, but lives next door to his
brother, Sultan Faysul, in the enjoyment
Of pension of $500 month.
The palace is entered by a formidable
looking door decorated with large spiked
bosses of brass. This opens into small
court in which is contained the most i'm
posing sight of the place-namely, the lion
in his cage to the left, into which Faysul
introduces criminals of the deepest dye to
be devoured by this lordly executioner.-
Fortnightly Review
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-16
Nobody Axed Her.

A bright young woman who came into
the employ Of the government under a
former administration has retained her
position quite serenely. This has surprised
some of her acquaintance who had gained
the impression that there is no limit to the
''official headsman's" scope Of endeavor.
The only comment she has made is the fol-
lowing adaptation of the good old song,
which she sent in a letter to a friend:
Where are you going, my pretty maida"
10 work for the government, sir, she said.
why don't you resign, my pretty maid?"
"Nobody's axed me, sir - she said.
Washington Star.