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The herald., 1894-02-25
Making billiard Cusbions.

The making of billiard cushions is an
important industry, but is carried on
by two or three firms alone, and while
the story of the difficulty which has
been overcome in preventing the ball
from sinking into the rubber and thus
destroying the angle desired to be taken
is an interesting one it has been told
before and will not be repeated now.
In the early days of the industry the
manufacturer employed valve rubber
and obtained much better price for it
when it was worked up into the cush-
ion.
Then the cushion maker set his wits
to work to get the valve rubber cheap
ly, but in those days it was strongly
held, and none was allowed to pass to
that industry unless it paid the en-
HANGED royalty. Finally the com bina-
ton was broken by firm in Pittsburg
ordering the valve rubber ostensibly for
ordinary use, but shipping it back to
New York for the intended purpose.
So skillfully and patiently was this
done that great quantity was accumu-
lated, and the valve rubber man threw
up the sponge. Now billiard cushions
are made of nodded rubber, an evolu-
ton which came along er.-Hard-
ware.
The herald., 1894-02-25

"The best evidence Of the truth of the
theory of heredity ever saw" said T
E. Lucas to the corridor man at the Lin.
dell, sis family named Walker, living
in Mitchell county, N. G. There are al
present seven brothers and five sisters,
the lowest stature of any of them being
feet, which is the height of one of the
girls. Her sisters run in regular gradu.
alton as to heights feet / inch, 6 feet
2 inches and 6 feet inches. The tallest
brother is feet inches, and the short.
est feet inches.
"The mother is short, being but feet
8 inches, while the father, from whom
the children inherit their remarkable
growth, is z feet Q inches. He is of a
family of nine brothers, the tallest OF
whom was feet in height and the short
est feet, and all Of them lived to con-
siderable age, the only one surviving,
however, being the father of the sons
and daughters mentioned. If the pres
ent family were arranged one above the
other, they would reach 70 feet 9 inches
in height. 1t is said that all of the an
cestors back through several generations
were of like proportions. st. Louis
Globe Democrat
The herald., 1894-02-25

LA Fontaine," said one of the most
brilliant critics and wits of the famous
fable writer's time, lis such fool that
he does not know he has more genius
than Esop or Ph@drus.
In truth, he was severe critic of his
own work. He attended the first presen-
tation of his 'Astree," and sat near
some ladies who did not know him. At
some of the important passages he ex-
claimed: "That is wretchedl That is
absurd"
When they protested that it was
good, and that it was by the great La
Fontaine, he rejoined:
"That makes no difference. The
piece is bad. know that La Fontaine
you are speaking of. He's stupid fell
low. He's myself"
Then he went out, entered cafe and
went to sleep in corner. Some of his
friends found him there and inquired
why he wasn't listening to "Astree.
"Oh," said the author, rousing him
self and sitting yawn, 81 just came
away. The first part displeased me
greatly. No one agreed with what 4 said
about it, but didn' care to hear more.
I admirs the patience of the Parisians.
Youths Companion.
The herald., 1894-02-25
Gambling.

A considerable proportion of failure
in business and 80 per cent of the de-
falcations and theft and ruin of youth
among people who are employed in
places of trust are due directly to gam
bling. have seen in my vast employ
ment SO much misery from the head of
the family neglecting its support, and
squandering his earnings in the lottery
or the policy shop, and promising young
men led astray in small way, and final
ly becoming fugitives or landing in
the criminal dock, that l have come to
believe that the community which IL
censes and tolerates public gambling
cannot have prosperity in business, re-
ligienin its churches or morality among
its people. Chauncey Depew.
The herald., 1894-02-25
TEACHING CANARlEs.
Sole Occupation of Seven Hundred Fami-
lies In . Small Town of Saxony.

Sole Occupation of Seven Hundred Fami-
lies In . Small Town of SaxoDy.
In a small town called st. Andreas-
berg (Saxony) some roo families are en-
tirely engaged in the task of rearing
and educating good canary singers. A
great proportion of these singers is sent
abroad, far or near-to London, to Aus
tralia and to the United States, where
one single firm ships 100, 900 birds each
year. These canaries are the inferior
birds, the schreir, as they are called in
Germany, ON account of their notes.
These schreir, which are bought from
10 to so cents in the Harz, are sold for
SO, So or 81 in America. The best birds
are kept in Germany, where they are
called hohlroller. A good hohlroller
cannot be had under So or $10-in the
Harz-and $50 and 1926 are no unusual
prices. But such birds are certainly
splendid singers. The Germans have
quite number of words, each of which
applies to different sort of tune, or
intonation; the beulrolle is in minor
key; klingerolle applies to silver tones
koller to warbling which reminds of
the murmur of water, gluchrolle is
similar to the nightingale's notes, and
one may say that every detail of the
canary's song has been named, and that
for every one there is standard of per-
lection which the expert fancier knows
perfectly well. The song of all canaries
is not exactly similar. Each race has
its special points, and while the one is
great on beulrolle, for instance, it is
weak on gluchrolle, while the case is
reversed with another race.
OF course singing is natural feature
with canaries, but the influence of edu-
cation is considerable. The educational
curriculum begins in May for the young
canaries, and they are, as soon as posi-
BILE, separated from their parents. Ed
uoation is all in this: Keep the young
bird from hearing any but excellent
singers. Some Is or 20 young canaries
are put in one cage with an older bird,
an especially good singer, and he teaches
them the elements. They try to initiate
him, and hence comes his beneficial in
fluence. In August each of the young
birds is put in small cage and kept
in the immediate vicinity of the cage
of the teacher. At this time the fancier
tries to gather some idea Of the prog
ress achieved and of the aptitude of the
different birds. The best are put in the
nearest vicinity of the teacher. In or
der to prevent the young birds from
getting disturbed their cages are wrap
ped with cloth, SO as to prevent them
from seeing what is going on around
them, and in order to encourage sing
ing the cages are generally shaped in
form of dome; this shape intensifies
the sound, and the birds are pleased
with their own music.-Popular Science
News
The herald., 1894-02-25
POINTERS ON THE GRIP.
Description of the Disease by One WIN
Has Suffered.

Ever had the grip? will give you
few pointers. You will imagine you
have bad cold, and you can wear it
out, but you need not try it. The grip
has fastened his fangs onto you and will
not let go. You have got to give Il, so
home and go to bed. In a short %
you will realize Beecher dream OF II.
You will think your head has beer re-
moved and an old beehive with the
empty comb left in its place. Your
mouth will taste like pail of sauer-
kraut. You have the grip.
The doctor comes, looks you over,
puts his thermometer in your mouth,
finds your temperature 104 degrees in
the shade, your pulse going at the rate
of two miles and three laps to the sec
ond. He orders you to stay in bed and
gives you medicine that is SO strong and
sour that simply setting the bottle on
the clock shelf stopped the clock. He
will tell your wife that she may give
you warm drinks and try to get you
to sweat and take his leave. Now, all
wives are family doctors by right of
their position in the house. and as you
have gone to sleep, delirious and ex-
hausted, she begins her treatment by
putting belladonna plaster across your
lungs, faxseed poultice on one side
and mustard poultice on the other,
a hot fiatiron and jug of hot water to
your feet, and sack of boiled corn in
the ear, piping hot, to your back. You
sleep and dream of being away to the
far north in search Of the north pole or
out in the center Of some beautiful
sheet of water like Lake Superior or
the lawn tennis skating rink, helpless
and alone, with the ice breaking all
around you and you slowly sinking.
You finally awake, burned, blistered and
baked. The doctor calls, finds your
temperature about so degrees at the
north side of the house and your pulse
normal, not needing pacemaker. He
pronounces you better, convalescing;
orders beef tea, chicken soup, cruel
and toast as diet. You take the big
rocking chair exhausted, tired, dis
couraged and ugly; you feel like lick
ing your wife, kicking the dog and
breaking up the furniture, but you
won't do anything but sit there day
after day weak, helpless and tired
Winona (Minn.) Herald.
The herald., 1894-02-25
Where He belonged.

An English paper tells the following
old story as of something having recent
ly happened: The hartford magistrate
sent boy named Mace to a truant
school for two years, whereupon this
colloquy ensued:
Clerk-You are bound to ask the father
what is his religious persuasion.
Chairman-Do you go to church?
Defendant-No, sir.
Chairman-Do you go anywhere?
Defendant-No, sir.
= Ghairman--Does the boy go anywherei
Defendant-No, sir.
Clerk-Then we shall put him down
as belonging to the Church of England.
The herald., 1894-02-25

"You know, said a man, There are
some people who seem to be able to
tell the time of day without the aid OF
a timepiece; l don't mean by looking
at the sun or that sort of thing, but
right offhand. II you ask one of these
people what time it is he says, Tween
ty-five minutes past A. or Twenty
minutes to 70, or whatever it may be,
and he gets within five minutes of
right. 1t seems as though time had left
upon their minds some impress of its
fight. New York Press.
The herald., 1894-02-25
Coyote and Eagle.

W. G. Plummer of Prineville once
witnessed an exciting fight between an
eagle and a coyote. The eagle had
caught rabbit, and the coyote under
took to take it away from him. The
eagle defended his prey manfnlly for
some time, but the coyote was too much
for him and finally got away with the
rabbit, but not until after the eagle had
clawed several handfuls of hair out Of
his back and left him somewhat disfg-
ured. Portland Oregonian.
The herald., 1894-02-25
A vacation For Some Ono,

Mrs. Clark-How is the contested Il
case coming on, Mr.. Dover?
Mr.. Dower-It's all settled and iii y
favor.
Mrs. Clark congratulate you. Isup-
pose you'll soon be taking your family
to Europe?
Mr.. Dower-No, but my lawyer is 60
ing to take his. --Soundings.
The herald., 1894-02-25

The English postmaster general is en-
powered to insure the lives of persone
between the ages of IA and 65 years for
not less than $2J nor more than $500, and
to grant annuities of not more than $500
on the lives of persons of the age of
years and upward. The snnuities are
sold in connection with the postoffice
savings bank department, FIX
The herald., 1894-02-25
Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to our citizens that for years
We nave been selling DR.. Kings New Discovery
bucklens Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters,
and have never handled remedies that sell as
well, or that have given such universal salts
every time, and we stand ready TO refund ths
purchase price II satisfactory results do not fol.
low their use: These remedies have won their
great popularity purely on their merits. Sold
North Main street,
The herald., 1894-02-25

Poet-If ever catch the compositor
who ruined my last poem, I'll be tempt
ed to murder him. You see wrote a
beautiful little gem about my prospec-
tive wife, and in it referred to her as "a
composite of angels"
Friend-Well?
Poet-And the thick headed printer
got it ga composite of angles. Boston
Courier.
The herald., 1894-02-25
under Gross E1amination.

Counsel Your age, signorina2
Young Lady (bashfully)-Oh, l hard
ly like to tell you.
Counsel-Yet must insist on know
ing it. Pray tell me how old you were
~ years ago.
Young Lady (cheerfully)-Oh, 2S!-
The herald., 1894-02-25

growing indnatry d Oregon and some
other northwestern states. One rancher
in Benton county, Or, has fine herd
of $50 goats, which includes a number
of thoroughbred Angora buckA TWEEN
ty-two cents pound is the lowest this
man has received for fleece in dozen
years, ,etasN4lSss sal ~ ~ 49,
The herald., 1894-02-25

DIR. ID. q. Difrenbscher, Dentist.
No. 1854 s. Spring street; rooms 4 aud5.
The herald., 1894-06-09
In Los Angeles City.

31754 California Loan and Trust
Company, in Los Angeles Inn
provement Company's subdi-
vision OF part Of lot 8, block
80, Hancock survey, west AZ
feet OF south $50 feet of lot
IL, block Z..............
The herald., 1894-06-09
In Los Angeles County.

31761 J A Barrows. in Hyde Park,
lot 20S. -.
31777 A A Sparks, in Urmston tract,
lot 20, block 3........: .....:.
3l818 Miss Adelaide D'Art0is 240
acres OF land, being west 240
acres (less strip ITO feet
wide, and less ~ acres, lot
of southeast ID OF northwest
" OF said section ri of north
OF section IL, township 8
south, range Ia west -. 80.
1895 Thomas Cox, 20 acres of land
being west X of southwest q
OF section A., township.
south, range IA west, and for
personal property tax........
The herald., 1894-06-09

Lot 81.
tract, lot g, block g.. ......
Lot 10, block 6.........: 49,.
30906 Clemens and Gay, in Day Star
tract, lot ), block A.........
10000 g B Douglass ct al, in Day Star
tract, lot lS, block 49,.
30918 N Stowell, in Aldine Square
tract, lot AZ block 2.........
Lot 43, block 2....:............
30930 Helen Mathews, in Leinaus
Co tage Home tract, lot q,
The herald., 1894-06-09

3093I H Leinau, in Leinau's Cot
tage Home tact, lot Ii. block
3094s Nadeau Park Townsite Com
pany, in Hay tract, lot 3d..
30965 EV Marion, in Central Park
tract. east IL feet OF lot %,
block B -. ...............
30966 CIV Burrell, in Central Park
tract, lot 8, block A. .........
30975 A Porter, in Central Park
tract, lot ~, block J....
30977 Los Angeles and Vernon Street
Railway company, in Cen
trail Park tract. lot 3, block B
The herald., 1894-06-09

1868 Pacific Lands Improvement
Company, in Santa Fe
Springs, hotel grounds $50
al LOO feet on fulton avenue
by gao feet deep, lying be-
tween blocks 81 and 81 49,. 1.
3l731 Southern California National
Bank, in California Cooper
alive tract, 10 acres of land,
being lot l, block l2.........
The herald., 1894-06-09

Number. Name and Description. Amount
ston and NJ II Banning, west ..
by T Hayes 80. ..........-$ 81
30710 Mrs Wilson, In Palos
Verdes rancho IL 47-1O0 =.
acres OF land, being lot L.. ~
30713 A w stone, in rancho San
Pedro, in 20 acre range,
acres of land, bounded
north by Laubersheimer,
east and south by Banning
brothers, west by Mrs A J de
Guyer, being in lot 1k....... 10
30714 Mrs Mary II banning, in Will
mington, range 2, lot /, q,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-20
New Railroad Project.

John d. Daily, joint representative
elect from Lincoln and Benton coun-
ties, who has landed interests in the
Cascade mountains above Detroit, is
secretary of company which is FORM
ing, composed largely of Salem, Albany
and Yaquina people, which proposes to
extend the Oregon Pacific railroad
twenty miles eastward from its present
terminus, or to Independence prairie,
provided the court VIII allow il. 1t is
said that twenty miles are now ready
for the ties, and would bring the Ore
gon Pacific within reach of the wagon
road which Crook county is to build to
meet it. This would bring the products
of Crook county within easy reach of
Albany's markets.-Albany Herald.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-20

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. -
Charlie Walker, aged Is years, son of
A. Walker, disappeared from his home
in Oregon City last Sunday since which
time nothing has been heard OF him.
He was dressed in blue suit and wore
soldiers cap. He has light hair and
C Implexion. His eyes are grayish
blue. Charlie left home Sunday after
moan to attend a meeting Of the Boys'
Brigade at the Baptist church since
which time no one has seen him. His
people think that he may have been
induced to accompany some other boy
away from home though he had no oc-
casion to do such thing, had never
intimated thought of anything of the
kind. He was arrested at Salem Sat
urday and returned to his parents,
Charlie has always lived in this city
where he has borne good reputation.
This act on his part, probably his first
of the kind, will prove a severe blow TO
his parents who stand we'll in this
community, says the Oregon City
paper.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-20
PERSONALS.

Ex-Gov. Chadwick is in Portland.
Prof. and Mrs. Bl0ss left for Portland
today.
Mrs. O. VI. smith returned 10 Port
land today.
Geo. q. bingham went to Corvallis
today on legal business.
c. 3. Campbell, Of Forest Grove,
was Salem visitor today.
Jap Mimic has returned home from 8
few days visit with his family &C Seal
Rock.
Mr.. and Mrs A. b. BuTen and
daughter Leda left today for a season
at Newport.
Assistant State Treasurer f. f
Hodgt in's family depart for Mehams
today for vacation.
Mrs. r. Cartwright and sisters, Mrs.
H. p. Keller and Miss Byrne, have de
parted for the Newport beach.
Prof. J. NJ. Bloss and wife arrived in
Salem yesterday aud were guests OF
Prof. and Mrs. f. b. McElroy.
F. Cherrington left today to recu-
perate in the mountains. He will be
joined by r. Holverson and n. ]. Da-
mon.
DIR. ]. NJ. Keene left this afternoon
for Hillsboro. Some of his friends think
ne has gone to put out the fire on Mt.
Hood.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j.. NJ. Waite returned
Yesterday from their seaside outing al
Newport. both considerably improved
in health.
Mrs. Klmball aud daughter, who
have been visiting for several days in
North YamhilI, started for their home
Yesterday morning.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-20
THE FOREIGN CABLE.

MAssowAH, Egypt, July 20.-A large
body of Dervishes recently raided Car
cabot, an Italian village, killed mauy
Inhabitants, and sent into the interior
as slaves all not massacred. The Der
wishes marched through Agordat with
the intention of capturing that place.
The governOr-general with 2400 troops,
natives and Italians, after three days
weary marching, overlook the Der
wishes in the vicinity of Kasssia. The
Devishes sought refuge in Kassala and
prepared for desperate resistance. On
the morning nf Tuesday, July l7th, the
italian troops advanced on the place
the town was carried by assault after q
fierce battle. The DerYishes' loss was
heavy. The Italians captured many
prisoners and cannon.
PARIS, July 20.-The final interment
of the late President Csrnot took place
yesterday at the Pantheon. The re-
MANS were paced beside those of his
grandfather, Lazoro Carnot, "organizer
of victory"
EDINBURG, July 2O.-The court of
essions granted divorce to Claude
Alexander on the ground of infidellty.
His. wife was formerly Lady Diana
MI t. omery.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-20
THE LOCAL RESUME.

Lewis Smith, Of Union county, has
been brought TO the state prison for one
year for obtaining money under false
pretences.
The third ten.mile bicycle race of the
series will take place at Lone Oak
track on the fair grounds at the usual
hour this evening" o'clock.
Lee Steiner, the young Salem drug
gist, has distributed thousands of neat
pocket memoranda with pretty PEN
Gil enclosed, for the j. II. Zeilen d 20.
remedies Of Philadelphia.
VIM. Goodrich of Salem has pur-
chased the interest Of II. Longdon in
the Willamlna Touring mill. A. c.
Goodrich Of this city has gone up to
take charge, ,temporarily.-North Yam
hill Record.
There has been a great deal of talk
about catching trout this season, but e..
ID. Gabrielson, the insurance man,
really returned with lot of fine ones
Wednesday night from Heath's, in the
Santiam mountains.
The State Agricultural college Is pub
fishing an illustrated humorous period
ical called "The Hayseed." 1t contains
comic sketches depicting how farm
er's boy looks when he arrives and also
the finished product.
Following Were added names regis
tered at the teachers institute: Glare
Lee, John III. Geddes, j. II. Geddes, ].
ID. Alexander, J. G.. Richardson, n. M.
Learned, VIM. IL. Egan, w. e. Payne,
w. A.. Matthews, II. G. Young, ]. M.
Bloss, ]. IL. Stanley, II. f. Gloss and
j. III. Buff.
People living in the suburbs could
this morning enjoy the delightful
aroma that Is 30 noticeable at the sea-
shore. 1t is spice-laden atmosphere,
caused by the salt sea breezes blown
over the coast range, nesting down in
the valley and mingling their ozone
with the refulgent odors of millions of
flowers Ia the meadows, clover-iields
and gardens In bloom at this time Of
the year. The effect is almost intoxl.
eating.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-20
Among the Bicycle Boys.

Among new racers received to be
used tonight were wheels for Perry
Card, VIII Babcock, Homer Craven.
and Il. Bronson, on the delayed oyer
land.
Il. Bronson, weight 2SO lbs, received
a "a 10. Munger wheel. This firm
makes l6, IS aud 2ll lb, wheel, cost
$3.50 to Sl65. 1t has dustproof joints all
around.
VIM. Babcock's wheel is a Fowler,
weight 2S. He rides at 1877.
Chester Murphy weighs 1856. He
has a 20 10. Fowler.
Harry Albert has 20 10. Fowler.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-20
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an
! execution duly Issued out OF the circuit court
of the state OF Oregon, for the county OF Ma.
| rion, on the 10th day OF July, A. d 1884, and
TO me directed, upon judgment and decree
duly rendered entered OF record and docketed
In and by said court on the 9th dRy of July, A
d 1894. ins certain suit then in said court
pending, wherein Minnesota Thresher Manu-
featuring Company was plaintiff and vii.
liam Benson, Lyman W. Benson, Eliza Ben
son and Charles w. Benson were defendants.
In favor of plaintiffs and against defendants
william Benson, Eliza Benssn and Charles W,
Bensoa, by which execution am commanded
to sell he real property in said execution and
hereinafter described and apply the proceeds
OF such sale in payment of the amount due
plaintiff OF $3.50 81, with interest thereon at 10
per cent per annum frOm July 9th, 1894, and
costs OF said suit taxed and allowed at the
sum OF slil So, and thelcosts. and expenses of
snch sale, have levied upon and will on
Saturday, the 18th Day of August, ,A,DIS94
at the hour OF l O'Clock p. IN. of said day, at
the west door of the county court house. in
Salem, Marion county, Oregon, sell at public
auction TO the highest bidder for cash In hand
on the day OF sale, all the right, title, interest
and estate which said defendants, or either of
them, has in or TO the property described in
said execution as follows, towit:
Lots No. s OF block No 8, in southwest add.
tion 10 the city Of Salem, in Marion county.
Oregon, and lots three and four. in block Il. OF
Myers ambition to the city of salem, In Ma.
rion county, Oregon, and lots three ana four.
In block 10, in North Salem, in Marion county,
Oregon.
Said sale being made'subject to redemption
In tie manner provided by law.
Dated at Salem. this 18Th day of July, 1894.
JOHN KNIGHT,
sheriff OF Marion eouAty, Oregon.
BY +. l.. wRiGHrhAN. Deputy.