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Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
ORDERED PRINTED.

London. Feb. 5.--The government has ordered that the text of the general arbi- tiation treaty between the United States and Great Britain be published
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
nrsTNrsS ,BIOCK ntJRNED

Salt Lake, Utah. Feb. s..-The Scott Auerbach building. one of the largest business blocles tn the city, wassdestroyed by fire last night. The damage by fire is s30O.000; insurance. s25,00O. 4. number of people had narrow escapes.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
wuoaE ARn rlfnYf

A pair of obstetrlc instruments were found n possession of two negro boys last night by Officer Newman, who re- 1ioved them of same and handed them in at headquarters, The boys informed Officer Newman that they found Inc Ina stiuments on tho Huntsville road.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
THE vAMoosE HEARD FROM.

Jacksonville, Fla. Feb. 3-The New York Journals dispatch boat Vamoose, which has been reported lost Is at Miami, where her>captain (Mclntosh) is held uh- der bond for assaultlng Capt. Denny. of the launch Azone.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
BUY CORONA COAL. John K. Warren, Manager.
 Telephone 102O.

AUCTION. OF 75 HORSES and Mules, 24th Street and Morris Avenue, adjoining tho Union Stock Yards, Saturday, February 6, J0 a. m, rain or shine.
 ssA.2t GEO. e. PHILLIPS.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
. LOVEMAN, JAROS G CO,
 TRADE PALACE
oF SECOND AVENUE.

Our this weeks attractions usual lower prices and best values to be had Tn addition quotations below gven will show this week entire line of Spring Dress Goods and Silks.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
THURSDAYS SPECIAL.

All wool mixed Cheviots, for early spring wear, double width, actually worth 4oe yard---Thursday's spe- eial zoe yard.
 All our Sr Ladies' Kid Gloves--- Thursdays special o3c pair.
 100 different patterns Cambric Em-
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04

Louisville. Ky. Feb. a,--The S. T. Moore company. dealers in furniture. assigned thie afternoon. Liabilities y2b.00O; as. eate gbO poo
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
FINANCIAL.

Chicago, Feb. a.s4The Louis K. cnm- stock company made an assignment this afternoon ta the Chicago Title and Trust company. The assets Are 4b2,0O0, and llha bl1itiea sss GOO. The eompanys business was contracting for electrical work The failure ln said 10 be dte simply Co de- preealon in business
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04

Henderson, Ky. Feb. 9.-S. and b. Obprdorfer. dry goods dealers, have ns- signed. Liabilities sb4oOO; assets s9o'- nnn
Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04

broi deries in edgIngs and insertings- worth ra r-sc, isc and soc yard--, Thursdays special oe yard.
 All of our Ladies' Muslin Under wear at discount of ss per cent for Thursday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

if the cattle amt scattered yit he'll
send over a wagon outfit and try and
work 'em back into the Basin
yes" said Bill slowly, that is what
he says here; but. great God! does he
eXpectm me to go when this fog is a-blow-
ing?"
81 suppose so," said the driver. "He
said If you didn't go now 1t would be
no use later, fur the cattle would be
scattered sure, and the Basin roundup
would lose heap"
The cow-puncher made no reply, but
stepping up to the bar he said: "Give
me drink, Jack; it'll take considerable
Of your stuff to keep a man from freez-
In to death to-day" Taking a liberal
dose of the liquor referred to he pulled
up the belt of his leather CHAPS" ad-
Justed his siX-shooter, and taking a
blanket-lined canvas overcoat from a
nail on the wall, pulled it on. He then
tied a silk handkerchief over his ears
andpulled his sombrero well down over
his eyes. "So-long," he said as he went
out the door. IN be back tomorrow
night and play you another stack of
freeze-out," and the clank of his spur
chains was deadened in the snow as
he went out to the stable
This is tough business, Mike" he
said as he frightened up the saddle
clnches on his sorrel horse, that was
standing In the barn. "Some day you
an I'll retire from cow-punchin' an be
honest grangers, an then no bloody
boss can order us out when we don't
want to go; an instead of some old
greasy buck to cook our meals, we'll
have nice little woman"-here Athe
adept hand stopped in its adjustment
of the straps. and a reverie followed
that caused the expectant horse to
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

OF him what to the uninitiated eye re-
sembled houses. with outlines dimmed
by the driving storm, but the rider
knew they were cattle. He changed
his course and rode up closer to read
the brands. They were covered with
frost, but he was satisfied that these
were the cattle he was after; and what
was more, that there were several hun
dred of them in this one bunch. The
best service he could render his en-
ployers was to bunch this outfit, turn
them toward the Gap, and take them
back the next day before they scat
tered.
The puncher's mind was strangely
dimmed. His thoughts would revert
to days when, on the old Missouri farm
in the States, he lay at noon in the
shade of the haystack and ate the
bountiful lunch provided by mother
and sisters. He could hear the water
pouring over the old mill-dam down
below the orchard-and then he was in
the orchard. But this would never do.
one of the best COW hands in the Basin,
and here was a bunch of cattle to be
taken care of; he and Mike were all
that stood between their employers
and the loss Of several thousand dol
lars. The puncher rolled the big row.
els of his spurs into Mikes sides, the
game cow-pony sprang forward, and
they went around and around the cat
tie until they had them punched. 1t
was hard work to get them strung out
against the storm; they would do moth
ing but mill, for the frosty air cut like
needles in their faces when they turn
ed in the direction the solitary puncher
was trying to make them go. But he
found himself strangely lacking that
life and energy which had won
him his wide reputation on the
ranges. Sleep hung heavy on his eyes,
He rolled in the saddle and when Mike
made one of his famous quick turns his
rider clung to the horns of the saddle
to keep from falling off. Suddenly it
seemed to the puncher that it was get
ting dark; the herd was but a dim out
line; the wind tore at the punches of
sage and grease wood, piling up the
snow on one side and cutting out caves
on the other. The rider was warm and
cold at intervals. His mind wandered
to the last fall drive, when on the night
herd he was wont to slip from his
horse and seek the friendly cover of q
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
LAST GAME OF FREEZE OUT

glance around to see what new devil
ment his master was up to-for had he
not often put stones under the saddle
blanket and otherwise outraged the
equine feelings to make him buck when
he was to be loaned to some ambitious
tenderfoot? But the horse simply saw
his master leaning his head on hand
that rested on the saddlehorn, and he
moved impatiently.
NO" said the rider slowly, that will
not be, Mike; fur they amt fnr such as
we;" and giving an extra pull on the
front cinch that caused Mike to kick
and snort, the rider put the bride on
the horse and led him out of the low
log stable. The storm still ragged furi-
ously. and It was bitter cold. With a
glance at the sky and muttered oath
he placed his hand on the horn, climbed
into the saddle with an easy, practiced
swing. and started toward the south,
following in the snow the fast disap-
pearing trail of the stage that had pre-
ceded him but few minutes.
He rode In this direction for some
time. The storm, which was ut their
backs, did not seem much to these two,
hardened to the parching wind of sum
mer and the freezing blast Of winter in
that open country. The puncher rolled
n cigarette or two. He noticed the cold
was sharp on his fingers when he un-
glovcd, and it was with considerable
difficulty that he kept his eyes free
from frost; but that would make n
story to tell on the hot and dusty drive
next summer. He passed a few stray
cattle, and with practiced eye read the
brands as coming from the roundup
he represented. Leaving the stage road
to the right. outlined by the two high
ridges of hard packed snow crunched
by the wheels of the daily stages, he
bore down toward the Careless Creek
drainage. The hills looked all the same
In the driving storm, but the wind was
steady and gave him clew to dlrec-
ton. Suddenly there loomed up In front
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
Mirage in Alaska.

The most wonderful mirages ever be-
held by mortal eyes are those that are
seen in the twilight winter days in
northern Alaska. Those remarkably
CHASTITY pictures of things, both imagin-
ary and real, are mirrOred on the sur
face of. the waste plains instead of upon
the clouds or in the atmosphere, says
correspondent of the st. Louis Repub-
lie. Mimic lakes and water courses
fringed with vegetation are to be seen
pictured as real as life on the surface
Of the snow, while grassy mounds,
stumps, trees, logs, etc, which have an
actual existence some place on the
earths surface. are outlined against
mountains of snow in all kinds of fan
tastic shapes. Some of these objects
are distorted and magnified into the
shapes of huge, ungainly animals and
reptiles of enormous proportions.
The fogs and miSts are driven across
these waters by the winds, and as the
objects referred to loom up in the fly
ing vapors, they appear like living crea-
lures, and seem to be actually moving
rapidly across the plain! At other times
they appear high in the air, but this is
a characteristic of the northern mirages
that are seen near the seashore. When
the vapors and mists are driven out
to sea the images mirrored in them ap-
pear to be lunging through the waters
at terrific rate of speed. dashing the
spray high in the air. while huge break
ers roll over them and onward toward
the mountainous islands beyond, and
against which they all appear to be
dashing
Monstrous serpents, apparently sew
eral hundred feet long, sometimes with
riders on their backs, men on horse
back thirty to fifty feet in height, ami
mails and birds of all kinds of horrible
shapes and colors, seem to be scurrying
past, racing and chasing each other,
until they are lost in twilight fogs or
dashed to pieces upon the rocky islands
mentioned above, and which are twenty
miles out at sea.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
Liqnid CRYSTAL.

Among the minor wonders of mod
ern chemical discovery are Doctor
Lehmans liquid crystals" Recently
Professor Miers. of the Royal Society
has been experimenting with some of
these curious substances, and he finds
that when "azoXyphenor' crystals are
warmed on microscopic slide they un.
dergo a sudden transformation from
the solid to the liquid condition on
reaching temperature of 1874 degrees.
Yet, having become liquid, the sub
stance nevertheless retains the form
of crystals, and these remarkable crys-
tails possess the property of double re-
fraction. If heated up to 165 degrees,
the substance undergoes another
change, and loses its double refrac-
tivity.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
A Vanished Rivers Track.

Explora tions made last autumn
brought to light many interesting facts
about what is known to geologists as
the "Nipissing-Mattawa River" This
is believed to have been the ancient
outlet for the Great Lakes Huron,
Michigan and Superior before their wa
ters began to flow through Lake Erie.
The old river bed was traced, in the
Canadian province of Ontario, from
Lake Nipissing, near the northern part
of Georgian Bay, to the valley of the
Ottawa River. AT one place the site of
an ancient cataract was discovered,
and reason was found for believing
that the size of the vanished river was
very similar to that of the st. Clair
and Detroit Rivers, through which the
Great Lakes now have their outlet.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
Wore Monsters of Olden Times.

The fossil remains of an apparently
new species of the ancient reptile
named by biologists the "mosasaur'
have just been discovered in the chalk
beds of Northern France. These rep
tiles, which became extinct ages ago.
were of enormous size, some being sew
enty or more feet in length. They had
comparatively slender bodies, like
snake, paddles like whale, and some
of the characteristic features of liz
ard. They were especially abundant in
America, and their remains have been
fonud in New Jersey and in the States
bordering the Gulf of Mexico, as well
as west of the Mississippi River.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
The Buffalo Nearly Exterminrted

Gen. A. w. Greeley, of the War De
partment, in a paper read recently, de-
plored the wholesale slaughter of the
buffaloes which has been going on for
30 years and which has well-nigh ex-
terminated this useful animal. From
the lips Of an old army officer he ascer-
tanned that in the valley of the Arkan-
sas shesaw in the '4Cs an enormous herd
of buffalo terrifying even to look upon.
The old army officer says he crossed at
right angles moving herd which was
10 miles in width anu so dense as to
render travel dangerous. The general
himself saw 30 miles of territory liter
ally covered with bison. In the winter
of 10 and rs he knew of 164 900 buffalo
skins being brought into Griffin. Tex.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
Equal to the Emergency.

Chinese cheap labor may yet ruin
New Zealand. In Otago, where there
are good many Scotchmen, a contract
for road mending was awarded to the
lowest bid, which was signed Mac
Pherson." When the bidder appeared
to sign the contract he was yellow and
had pigtail. But" said the official
who met him, your name cannot be
MACPHERSON"
"All llghtee," answered the Chinaf
man, nobody catchee contact in Otat.
go unless he named Mac" and the con-
tract was signed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
The Children,s Sleen.

physician in an address before a
woman's club on the care of children's
health, recently said that it is criminal
to attempt to save a little money by
not giving every child in the family
bed to himself. The physician also
emphasized the need of early sleep.
1T is so easy" he said, ito let ner-
vous child lose sleep in the early even
ing, when he or she should be hard at
it. When a physician prescribes some
important remedy that must be taken
and which is not pleasant, mother
feels that it is time well expended to
coax and wheedle, and even bribe the
little one to swallow it. Spend Just as
much thought and effort in getting your
child to sleep every night. if he does
not fall off his chair at the evening
meal from drowsiness, as the normal
child should. Give up concerts, thea
tiers, parties, anything till you have
secured for the nervous, twitching boy
or girl the benign habit of sleep. Coax
him to his room, give him a quick
sponge bath, tuck him in his single bed,
"i'i " iioht nooi ONtT ulul De-
sides the sheet, and in lowered light
sit by him and talk to him till he is
quieted. Tell him gentle, soothing
stories, nothing to excite his imagina-
tion, and when he is finally asleep,
have the room cool, dark and quiet.
Don't let him try to sleep in a room
which has been sitting room all the
evening, without having it thoroughly
refilled with fresh outdoor air which
may be accomplished by throwing win
dows wide open for fifteen minutes"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
Danger from Wall Paper.

1t was formerly supposed that the
reason why wall papers containing ar
senic were dangerous to health was be-
cause arsenetted hydrogen was formed
through the action of mold upon the
paper, and then given off in the air of
the room. Recent experiments in Ger
many, however, seem to show that the
danger really arises from particles of
dust proceeding from the paper. 1t is
said that at present few wallpapers
containing arsenic are manufactured.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

buffalo wallow, or badger hill, topped
by bunch of sage, to slip the long brl-
die line over his arm and curl up on
the ground within the friendly shelter
and sleep. Why not now? The shelter
was better for the drifted snow, and he
was so sleepy. A few moments rest
and he would be able to resume his soil
tary watch and hold the herd until day.
lie slid from his horse and followed out
the suggestion. 1t was cozy and COM
Portable. Mike swung his headquarters
toward the NORTH clamped his tail be-
tween his legs, bumped his back and
philosophically nodded off to sleep. The
puncher slept also.
The sun rose next morning on a
scene of crystal splendor dazzling to
the eye. and when the two men who
lived at o. ii. home ranch rode out that
morning they were nearly blinded by
the glare.
We'll look up the north fence first"
said the foreman to the other. "The
cattle may have broken it down yester-
day In the storm"
AS they rode along the fence, but a
| few reds from the cabins and corrals
they saw on the other side an animal
motonless on the prairie. When they
approached they saw that it was a sad.
died horse, covered with snow and ice.
Putting spurs to their mounts they
rode rapidly in that direction. The
shivering brute on the other side of the
fence heard them coming, prlcked I'D
his ears, whinnied and paved the
ground, but did not move away; his bri-
die rein was around an arm that could
not relax its grip. For Bill Anderson,
with smile of peace upon his face.
had slept through his last game Of
freeze-out, and the bar to which he was
now called. to make final settlement,
was the Bar OF Judgment
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

ing to the inhabitants of the cave. A
writer in Nature, reviewing Monsieur
Piettes astonishing discoveries"
makes an additional suggestion. "As-
suming these markings to ..e syllable
signs" he says, 'can it be possible that
these pebbles were employed in build
ing up words and sentences, much a%
children use boxes of letters?"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

Prof. S. P. Langley is reported as say
ing in recent interview that, having
proved both theoretically and practical
ly that machines can be made to travel
through the air, if he had the time and
money to spend, he believed he could
make one ION a scale such as would
demonstrate to the world that large
passenger-carrying flying machine can
be commercial as well as a scientific
success"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
Guarding a Coast by Electricity.

A correspondent of Nature suggests
that long coast-line may be rendered
safe to ships in foggy weather by
means of an electric cable lying ten
miles offs and parallel with the
coast, in about fifty fathoms of water
When ever an iron ship approached
within 200 yards Of the cable, he says
an electric detector on board the vessel
would give the alarm In support of
the suggestion he asserts that messages
sent along an electric cable lying on the
sea-bottom have been read, with suita-
bic apparatus, on a ship floating above
the cable.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

"Will you mind the baby, Jack, for a
little while?" asked Mrs. Elsmore.
II shall have to, s'pose," replied
Elsmore. "The kid won't mind me-
Buffalo Times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25
Is 1t an Ancient Alphabet?

Monsieur Petite has made some re-
markable discoveries in cave at LIE
Mas-d' Azil, in Southern France. near
the Pyrenees. This cave, shaped like
a tunnel, was evidently inhabited in
very ancient days by the race of peo-
pie called the "cave-dwellers" who
lived in the Neolithic, or Later Stone,
age. They left great number of OBJ
long and tlattened pebbles on which
they had painted curious figures and
devices with peroxide of iron. Some of
the pebbles contain only dots. or
stripes, which, the discoverer thinks,
may have been symbols for numbers.
Others bear devices having some re-
semblance to alphabetlc characters.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

Type are slightly less than Inch In
length.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

represented, and Monsieur Petite does
not hesitate to suggest that some of
these designs are possibly phonetic
symbols, which had a definite. mean
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-03-25

One pebble has
painted upon it
the singular row
of figures here
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
La BOHHME" A SUCCESS
Puooini's New Work Was En-
Enthusiastically Received
Last Night.
Murger's Classic Is Embodied in a
Wonderful Opera of the New
Italian School.

Puceinrs la Boheme" was PLAYED and
sung last night by the Italian company at
the California Theater for the first, and
hope not the last time here. The opera is
one of distinction. flavor and beauty, and
itsutfered little by the presentation.
The com pany brought out considerable
OF the atmosphere OF the piece, and !
should say that the fate of an opera which
has taken Murger's Latin Quarter :dyls
for the subject, essen TALLY depends on the
realization of this atmosphere, both in
the writing and the presentation.
AS am perhaps The only criuc in the
country who will own up TO very limited
knowledge of the Italian tongue. it is not
expected of me to say authorittively with
just what decree Of fidelity 6. Gracosa and
L. Iliic have incorporated the wit, senti-
me Mt and delicate abandon of Murger in
their llbretto. For the purposes of opera
The Ilbretto seems to be wholly adequate
From small synopsis that was sold in
the lobby and the action on the stage
should judge the famous Bohemian
sketches had been condensed, Llodited,
and even altered, in order to secure the
compactness necessary in drama; and so
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

Cornelius O'Connor, familiary known
to thousands OF people in California as
Commodore Con O'Connor. passed away
at o'clock this morning.
The attending physicians, Doctors
Chismore. MacMonagie and Gardner. rem
dered all the medical aid possible. but were
not able further to prolong the life of the
patient which had been gradually expr-
ing since last Monday. Mr.. o COnnor
died, at his home, S25 o Farrell street. At
his bedside were his son and six daugh-
ters. One year ago last Saturday his wife,
with whom he had shared the fortunes
and vicissitudes of life tor thirty years,
was called to her final rest. 1t was OBJ
served that Mr.. O'Connor's decline began
shortly after his wife's demise.
The immediate cause OF his death was
an ailment OF the liver.
Mr.. O'Connor was born in Ireland in
1880, bur came 10 America with his pare n is
when he was a chiIG. He was reared in
Mas, ,achusetts, ana had many friends in
Quincy. He came to California in 1851,
ana was employed by Halleck, Peachy d
Billings as superintendent of numerous
building enterpi ises in which that firm
was then engaged.
Before the great discovery of gold on the
Comstock Mr.. O'Connor formed lasting
friendship for the late William S. O'Brien,
which e latter reciprocated. They be-
longed 10 engine 4, and were constantly
together for many years. When great
wealth and GOOD fortune came to Mr..
o Brien, he put his friend Con o. Connor