The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-17

county.
There was a jail break at Caldwell,
idaho, a few days ago, but Harry Booth
the Oregon young man confined there
pending trial, refused TO avail himself OF
THE opportunity offered to regain his I'D
erty.
Rev. G.. w. Grannis, of Salem preached
a sensational sermon before the Y. M -
A. of that city on Sunday on THE topic
'aThe Sin of Eden" His address does
no seem to have met with general appro-
baton, and me is severely criticised by the
Salem Journal.
The josephine county court has Just
contracted with Panley Jail Company 10
construct for this county two steel cells,
the contract price being $500. IL would
appear to most people as poor policy to
build two cells of such great cost before
the county has any building to put tnem
in. However, 1t will save the expense
of a guard when a criminal of tough
character is locked up.-Grant's Pass OBJ
server.
The completion OF the Owyhee ditch In
EASTERN Oregon marks n of the laTges
irrigation enterprises in that part OF tht
country. Thirty Thousand acres OF lanc
are reclaimed by 1t. Work on the ditch
invited settlers, and There are already 1S
homes established on lands watered by it
These people have organized four schoo
districts, with 200 school children, anC
modern school buildings are now undel
construction. The ditdhes will give to th'
Pacific Northwest a multitude of homes
worthy Of a highly civilized people,
Northwest Magazine.
From Mr.. D. P. Ketchum, who has jus
returned from a ten days tour in TN
southern part of the county, we lear
that prime mutton is becoming extremel,
scarce on the different ranges. Sine
the sheep were brought from the mount
aims to the dry range they have beel
losing flesh so rapidly thai there Is no
; am average of more than one In nv
: which are prime mutton in focks tina
are running on tine range. Mr.. Ketchur
r states that it will be difficult during tn
next few months to secure enough NUT
tor to supply TIE markets for which n
is buying.-ExpresS.
A peculiar incident is reported from tn
farm of Joseph Houehton, who reside
near Milton. Mr.. Houghton was engage
in blowing, and in turning the soil h
u~nearthed a human skeleton, supposed t
be that of an INDIAN. What seems to b
still mere curious Is THAT 1t was found l
| a sitting position. A large indenture
: said to be just above THE right eye, an
h the head Is a very peculiar shape. Tn
g rear of THE skull seems to be twisted cor
slderably to the left and the face to tn
right. The skeleton was in a perfeC
state of preservation, most of the bone
being nearly petrified.
1 1t would seem, Gays the Statesma
that the prisoners at the p~enitentiary al
not so badly off for reading matter G
some Of them would like to have unde'
stood Through sympathetic sources. Fro
an official source the Statesman learr
|. THAT during the month of October thel
were In circulation among the prisoner
678 library books, 6S magazines, and,
addition, there were over 200 copies
Christian and temperance papers, etc
not returnable, distributed TO the variol
cells. Snice August 8 There have been
Il volumes received for the library, all
g which have been duly numbered and cat
logued." 1t Is also safe to say TIL
a every opportunity possible will be glvc
Il by the management of the prison fl
prisoners to increase their store of tex
book knowledge, Mathematics or 9th,
studies, II they will make their desir
known.
n Charles Armstrong, says the Times, no
has his horcl.lfloeing machine in workir
order at Milton, and applied it in a pra
ttcal way for tle first time on Monda
This machine holds the rearing, ptungiI
,e cayuse so tightly and firmly thlt it
lie Impossible for h5m to hurt either himse
or THE man driving the nails. The ar
NAL operated on when an Eagle report
was present was a bad one, but he WI
handled with neatne5s and dispatc
If First, he was led to the machine and
e. halter strap tied to q post; then the a
d Unstable sides were swung in, the wi,
Is canvas supports hooked up and the ar
lie NAL raised clear of the floor by a win
lass. While in this position THE shoe W
driven by the blacksmith. Then the ar
re NAL wus dropped to the floor and aga
released, and went off apparently SAT-
fled with the treatment received, /
danger to horse and workman is entire
obviatel by this simple yet ingenio
le device.