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Doa tbs from Snake Rites.

Fully 10000 Of the population Of In
dia are annually killed by snake-bItes.
The most deadly Of all Indian reptiles
appears to be the cobra dl capello.
which Is greatly dreaded by the bare
legged Hindoos. With view to re-
ducing the mortality, the government
tried the effect of Offering reward for
gnakes' heads; but, instead OF diminish
ing the number Of these reptiles, II only
increased 1t, as It was discovered that
the natives were breeding the suakes In
order to secure the reward.
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THE GROW yu OF SOCIALISM.

II Is argued by dtep thinkers that the growth
OF socialism Is due 0 the large standing armies
OF the world, In VIII Oh men are ofton mndo 70
contented with xisting conditions The
growth OF q strongts race OF fcDple is duo u
the large sale OF hostetter's Stomach Ditsers
which Is the best medicine for costiveness
Try one bottle
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Now that Hawaii Il annexed It is
proper 70 Inquire who Is to be the "nrst
lady OF the land. or Of the islands, to
be more explicit 1t Is possible TINT
there may be, as in the case OF the
United States. numerous successive
first ladies" OF Hawaii. but at present
Mrs. Dole. the wife OF the Americana
Hawaiian who was the President of the
former republic. occupies the enviable
position. Mrs. Dole used to be Miss
Annie r. Gate of Massachusetts. She
Is only few years younger than her
husband. and the reports that come
from Americans who have Travelled In
Hawaii say that she is one Of the most
women in all the delightful
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22
OPEN LETTERS FROM
Jennie e. Green and Mrs. Harry
Hardy.

JENNIE e GREEN, Denmark, Iowa,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
az had been sick at my monthly
periods for seven years, and tried
almost everything ever heard Of, but
without any benefit. Was troubled
with backache, headache, pains In the
shoulders and dizziness. Through my
mother was induced to try Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
1t has done me 80 much good. am
now sound and WELL
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22
gNcLANp.s FUTURE kINo.
Clothed In the Very Piais.>-
Kind Of Frocks.

Those wise little mothers who decry
the American habit OF overdressing
wee bits OF babies win be interested to
know that Prince Albert the small
mite Of years, who Is In the direct
line Of succession to the throne Of En-
gland, wears the plainest kind Of
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

Under international law warsbips in
distress for lack OF coal may purchase
enough at neutral port to carry them
back back to the nearest port Of their
own country.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

"That hospital" said the guide, was
built and endowed by deaf mute. =
"Ipdeedr said the loquaclous lunntlc;
"then It Is the first authentic case Of
being dumb-founded that ever en-
countered. New York Journal.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

Men do not propose marriage outside
OF novels, though the result OF calling
on q girl and treating her to soda Is
Just the same.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

Cats can swim II they only care to
exert themselves sufficiently. The
ancient Egyptians used to fish with
thom on the Nile, according 10 tho rep
resentations on walls and so forth that
have come down to us.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

II was once customary In France
when guests had remained too long for
the host TO serve cold shoulder Of
mutton instead OF hot roast. This was
the origin Of the phrase ITO give the
cold shoulder"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

All deserts are situated where the
winds from the ocean, before reaching
them are exhausted OF their moisture
by passing over mountains or across
extensive tracts OF land.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22
WAGONS IMPROVED.

Tho new improved Etoughton wagons
stand the racket. Three more car loads are
on the way. 1t pays TO have the best.
Write for free catalogue. JOHN POOLE,
sole agent, foot of Morrison street, Port
land, Or.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

One Of the most distressing things
in the world Is to hear any one scold
who is so old and feeble that his breath
gives out.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22
An Out-of.the- Way Verdict.

A Georgia jury recently brought in
the following extraordinary verdicts
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant al
most guilty,"-New York Tribune.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

EITe Permanently Cured. No MA or nervousness
lttS amer hrst days use OF Or. klinc's Great
Nerve Restorcr. Send for FREE $500 trial
bottle and treatise. DR. r. II. KLINE, It'd, no
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pn,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

No household Is complete without bottle oi
the famous Jesse Moore whiskey. II isa pure
and wholesome stimulant recommended BY all
physicians. Don't neglect this necessity.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

There has been discoveFed in india
q strange plant which possessea aston
ishing magnetic power. The hand
touching il Immediately receives
strong magnetic shock, while at \ dis.
tance Of 90 feet d magnetic needle Ia
affected by II.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide. Mrs. Mulligan,
Plunssead, Kent, England, NOV. s, 1906
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

Some politicians are like corkscrows
rather crooked, but they have
strong pail.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

There are 9os registered distilleries
in North Carolina, Virginia has 51s,
and kentucky 377.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

What has become Of the old-fashioned
people who on hot afternoon used to
make their own soda waterl
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

Most men epend too much time act
ing on committees.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

Are great sufferers and they deserve sym.
pathy rather than oessure Their blood is
poor and thin and their nerves are con.
sequently weak. Such people find relief
ana cure ii Hoods Sarsaparilla because II
puriiies and enriches the blood and gives
il power TO feed, strengthen and sustain
the nerves. If you are nervous and can
not sleep, take Hoods Sarsaparilla and
realize It's nerve strengthening power
Hoods SaFsapavilla
Is Americas Greatest Medicine 81; six for 81.
Hoods pills cure all Liver Ills rs conts
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

hi Lapand. II Is saii, dress fashions
have not changed for 1000 years.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

A boxful OF earth from the Garden Of
Getbsemsne was sprinkled over Mr..
Gladstone,s coffin.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

owner has only to don the contempo-
rary costume. tut at the quIntain and
lmaeIHa chat the clock has been put
bAek ! few centuries
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

A Pleasant Place to Live In-Good
Water, Good Streets and Handsome
IIomes-The Coming Exposition.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-09-22

own country.
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PORTLAND LETTER.

tood's Pills cure an Liver Ills . :
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
Story Of a Bullet.

LIE Petit Journal of Paris relates a
remarkable experience of NJ. Charles
Jallerat, who was wounded in the
war of 1870 while serving in the artil-
lery. He was struck by bullet in
the left temple, and in spite of re-
peated attempts the surgeons were
unable to extract it. They expressed
the opinion, however, that the man
might live for years with the bullet in
his head. As a matter of fact, for
twenty-seven years it did not trouble
him in the least Last May, how
ever, the bullet, which had remained
buried in the frontal tissues, moved
up toward the brain and NJ. Jallerat
became insane. For nearly a fort
night his mind remained unbalanced,
but happily the bullet again shifted
its position, and NJ. Jallerat recov-
cred. He did not feel any more in
convenience until quite recently, when
he experienced curious sensation in
the throat. He succeeded in forcing
the obstruction into his mouth, and
was very much surprised to discover
that it was the bullet which he had
carried in his head for over a quarter
of century.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
He Weakened.

"John told me-" said the farmer to
the obituary writer, 'that he wanted
it put on his tombstone that he died
out O. debt-owin' no man cent, an
1 told him I'd pay up his debts fer him
so it could be wrote down that way.
Now, call out the amounts Of them
thar bills, if you please"
"John Jones, ten dollars"
"All right; I'll pay that
civilian Brown, fifteen dollars"
"Well, I'll settle that"
''Rufus Smith, twenty dollars"
"Gettin' steep, but I'll fix it."
"Amos Williams, thirty dollars"
"Sakes alive! but I'll settle it,"
''Richard Scott, one hundred dol.
lars"
'Stop right thar!" exclaimed the
excited farmer; "consarn Johns old
pictur'! what did he mean, anyhow9
Jest write line or two an say that he
died happy--consarn himr'-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
Calendars.

The earliest calendars, as the Jewish,
the Egyptian and the Greek, did not
begin the year where we do now, and
the Jewish year, which opened on the
25th of March, continued to have a
legal position in many Christian coun-
tries until comparatively recent
period. In England, it was not until
1852 that the first of January became
the initial day of the legal, as it had
long been of the popular, year. Several
other countries made this change
earlier than England-France in 1854,
Scotland in 1900, Holland and Russia
in 100.
The Roman calendar, which made
January the first month of the year,
is credited to the second king of Rome,
Numa Pompilius, more than six hun
dred years B. G. He added two
months to the ten into which the year
had been previously divided, and
called the first one Januarius, in honor
of Janus, the diety supposed to preside
over doors.
Our Saxon ancestors originally
called this the Wolf-month Wolf.
monat), because wolves were more
than usually ravenous and daring in
that season of the year.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
Wrestling With the Tsar.

One of the stories of Peter the
Great which the French president
heard in st. Petersburg was of the
great tsar's wrestling match with a
young dragoon.
Once in the imperial palace-so the
story goes Peter was at table with a
great many princes and noblemen, and
soldiers were posted within the hall.
The tsar was in joyous mood, and
rising, called out to the company:
Listen, princes and boyars, is
there among you one who will wrestle
with me, to pass the time and aluuse
the tsar?" r4
There was no reply, and the tsa,
repeated the challenge. No prince
or nobleman dared wrestle with his
sovereign. But all at once a young
dragon stepped out from the ranks
of the soldiers on guard.
Listen, orthodox tsar," be said, 81
will wrestle with thee"
Well, young dragoon," said Peter,
II will wrestle with thee on these
conditions: If thou throwest me, ]
will pardon thee; but, if thou ar,
thrown, thou shalt be beheaded. Wilt
thou wrestle with me on these condi
tions?"
81 will, great tsar," said the sol.
der.
They closed, and presently the
soldier, with his left arm, threw the
tsar, and with his right he prevented
him from falling to the ground. The
sovereign was clearly beaten.
Somewhat in the spirit Of Herod
the tsar offered the soldier whatever
reward he should claim, and the SOL
dier ignobly claimed the privilege o.
drinking free, as long as he lived, il
sll the ians belonging to the crown,
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
Various Kinds Of Drug Habits.

Since many kinds of medicine began
to be put into tablet form it is much
easier to fall into the habit of giving
yourself continuous treatment. The
soda mint habit is the most common
of all. You will find men nowadays
who buy their tablets in quantities,
and crave them as the cigarette smoker
Graves a smoke. The strong pepper.
mint tablet is also in great demand.
Then there are cloves and sharp sting
ing "breath sweeteners" s"--allintended
to calm disordered stomach or have
a biting and warming effect.
A druggist told of one customer
who maintained that he would die OF
dyspepsia were it not fer the constant
use OF peppermint chewing gum.
Others will have nothing but the
spruce gum and the old-fashioned
''rubber" gum. !.
Men and women who would not take
an alcoholic stimulant under any cir
cumstances keep their small pockets
stuffed with roots and herbs. The
calamus root or the "sweet flag" is the
favorite nibble with the herb victims,
although the lovage root is more slim.
ulating.
There is gentian habit and gin.
seng habit. 1t often happens that
some astringent root or herb is used
as substitute for tobacco, with the
result that the tobacco habit is cured
but is succeeded by craving for the
cure.
KoIafra tablets and other prepare.
tions containing the kola nut have
lately come into use. The kola nut lie
stimulant and tonic, and as it is more
powerful than most of the dried roots
and herbs, it is sure to be popula,
among the "fends. Chicago Record
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
THE SILENT MARCH,

When the march begins In the morning
And the heart and the foot are light,
When the flags are all a-hutter
And the world is gay and bright
When the bugles lead the column
And the drums are proud in the van,
us shoulder to shoulder, forward march!
All! let him lag who can!
For it's easy to march to music
With your comrades ali in line
And you don't get tired. you feel inspired,
And life is draught divine.
When the march drags on at evening
And the color-bearer's gone.
When the merry strains are silent
That piped so brave in the dawn,
When you miss the dear old fellows
Who started out with you,
When it's stubborn and sturdy forward
march!
Though the ragged lines are few.
Then it's hard to march in silence,
And the road has lonesome grown,
And life is bitter cup to drink;
But the soldier must not moan.
And this is the task before us,
task We may never shirk,
In the gay time and the sorrowful time
We must march and do our work.
We must march when the music cheers US,
March when the strains are dumb,
Plucky and valiant, forward. march.
And smile, whatever may come.
For, whether life's hard or easy,
The stronger man keeps the pace,
For the desolate march and the silent
The strong soul finds the grace.
Margaret Z. Sangster.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
A Little Bird Tells.


Now isn't 1t strange that our mothers
Can find out all that We do?
II a body does anything naughty,
Or says anything that's not true,
They'll look at you just a moment
I'LL your heart In your bosom swells,
And then they know all about it,
For little bird tells.
Now where that little bird comes from,
Or where that little bird goes,
Ii he's covered with beautiful plumage,
Or black as the king OF the crows;
Ii his voice is as hoarse as a ravens,
Or clear as the ringing OF bells,
know not-but this / am sure Of
A little bird tells.
You may be in the depths OF a closet.
Where nobody sees but mouse;
You may be all alone in the cellar,
You may be on thetop OF the house;
You may be in the dark and the silence,
Or out In the woods or the dells-
No matter-wherever 1t happens,
The little bird tells.
And the only way that you may stop him
Is just to be sure what to say
sure OF your words and your actions,
Sure OF your work and your play;
Be honest, he brave, and be kindly,
Be gentle and loving as well,
And then you can laugh at the stories
all the birds in the country may tell.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
NATCHITOCHES, La, FEBRUARY II. 1898.
FUNERAL..WEDDlNCS.
The Strange Custom Observed by Tribe
of Farther India.

Vi Eartnef lnulA.
Among the Shan Karens of farther
India funerals are made the occasions
of grand wedding festivals, in which
all the manageable young men and
women of the village are privileged to
participate. As it is not always con-
venient to hold these interesting cere-
monies at the exact time villager
may die, it is customary to deposit the
corpse in some temporary resting
place till the marriage market is fa-
vorable to giving it obsequies worthy
of its former estate. Consequently
six months or year may frequently
pass before the memory of the dead
Karen receives the honor which is its
due.
When a good time comes for we'd
dings the remains are taken from their
resting place and set upon a platform
which has been prepared for them,
and the eligible bachelors and mar
riageable young women are invited to
come and compete in a marrying
match. The funeral service" is then
begun with a chorus of men celebrat-
ing the beauties of Karen maidens in
general. The girls respond in q draw
ling falsetto. The bachelors, each in
his turn, begin usually for the sake of
7 peace, with the most muscular maiden.
If one of them is rejected, he waits till
his turn comes again, and addresses,
If he sees tit, some other girl.
The girls receive the proposals in
perfect self-possession, and respond
20 them in phrases like those with
which they have been addressed, the
models of which have come down
from old times. Reflections seldom
occur. except when a man makes q
mistake and applies to a gir! who is
known to be reserving herself for an
other. The ''funeral service" goes on
in this way till it is plain that no more
alliances can be made, when it is
closed, and the body of the deceased
is buried. The matches thus made
are binding, and no other way of max
ing them is in favor.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
New Stamps for Collectors,

Boys and girls will soon have two new
United States stamps to put in their
collections. Owing to an agreement
made by the United States at the re-
cent international Postal Congress the
hve-cent stamp used for foreign post
age, which is now light brown, will
be changed to a dark blue. 1t will
make a very handsome stamp. The
one-cent stamp, now blue, will be
changed to green. There was some
talk of changing the color of the com.
mon two-cent stamp, but this plan has
been abandoned. The new stamps
will not be issued until the first of
the year 1899.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
Wonderful Mineral.

There is wonderful mineral found
in iceland that possesses the strange
property of producing two images of a
single object. On looking through it
at d pencil, for instance, you will see
two pencils, both of which will be
clearly defined. The mineral is trans
lucent and crystal-like and goes by
the name Of Iceland spar. The mine
in which it is found is located on the
eastern coast OF Iceland and is con-
trolled by the Danish government.
The spar is exceedingly valuable,
owing to it's many uses in the sciences,
particularly for the manufacture Of
optical instruments and for expert
ments in polarization.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
Her Specialty.

"She has q wonderfully forgivins
nature" said one young woman. 81
offended her, unintentionally, ano
when l spoke to her about it she sale
she was perfectly willing to overlook
the past"
eyes," replied Miss Cayenne
''That is speciality of hers"
"WhA?"
s'Overlooking the past. She says
that she Is only twenty-eight years q
age. "--Washington Star.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The mild climate of the southern
portion of Alaska is due to the Japa-
nese current.
After several years of trial, pulleys
covered with papier-mache are gaiE.
ing in favor among British machinists.
The tint of birds eggs, especially
the light colors, are apt to fade, on
exposure in museums to too great SUM-
light. This is the case with the green.
ish bluo eggs, as those of the murre.
By experiment the darker colored eggs
Of olive brown or chocolate hue have
been found to undergo little change.
Lord Kelvin estimates that the age
of the earth, since it cooled suff-
GENTLY tosupport life, is bout20, ,000,.
900 years within limits of error, per-
haps ranging between $4,000, 900 and
80, 900, 900 years. Eminent geologists,
in discussing these figures recently,
say that they think the true age is
nearer 6O,OO0,O00 or 100,O00,00O
years.
The longevity of astronomers has
often been noted. A French compiler
finds that Fontenelle livedto 100, Car
loine Herschel to SO, Cassini to 81,
Sir Edward Sabine to "a, MORAN to SO.
Santini and Sharpe to 81, Yates, Airy,
Humboldt, Robinson and Long reached
80. The long list of those who lived
to 80 includes HALEY, Newton, Her.
schel, Kant and Roger Bacon.
A Massachusetts man has patented
an X-ray machine for examining jew.
els consisting of means of producing
the rays, a support for the jewel
Opaque to light, but transparent to
the Roentgen rays, screen for con-
verting the rays into light after the
passage through the jewel, a mirror
for rejecting the rays and eyepieces
for examining the reflected image.
Compressed dir is used in place Of
the old-fashioned we'll sweep to raise
water frem we'll, the bucket being
hung on one end of rope with hol-
low air chamber and q number o1
weights at the opposite end. The air
is pumped into the reservoir to raise
the weights and lower the bucket,
which is raised by exhausting the air
and allowing the weights to fall to the
bottom of the well.
A singular effect of bee sting is told
by an English astronomer. The sting
was not painful, but in about fifteen
minutes the face of the victim, lady,
became violently flushed, and blains OF
white blisters appeared all over the
body, arms and legs, and then, more
curiously still, she developed sharp
attack of asthma. This yielded to
home remedies, and the blisters turned
from white to red, disappearing in
few hours.
More than half the streets of Berlin
already are lighted with the best kind
of gas glowlight perfectly white, and
five times as powerful as the old flame.
Aug. II, 4S3 out of the 22,006 street
lanterns were fitted up with the new
light, and the remaining 10,523 Ian
terms are to follow during the na1t six
months. This newlight effects a large
saving to the city. In future but lO,-
600, 600 cubic meters of gas will be
needed, against 100000 before,
saving of Il big sum per annum, with
fivefold the Illuminating power.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
|Gbildr'e ColumD {

What became of him history does
not say, but no doubt it would have
been better for him if the tsar had
thrown him and had carried out the
grim conditions of the contest.-At-
lanta Journal.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11
Saved.

II heard that Thompson once saved
Miss Badd from serious runaway,
but when I spoke to her she seemed
disinclined to talk about ii"
mo wonder. He saved her from
running away with q nobleman, who
turned out afterward to be a valet out
Of job. indianapolis Journal.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11

A relic hunter stole the chair on
which President Mckinley sat while
reviewing the Grand Army parade il
Buffalo, N. y, recently,
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11

Tennessee boasts Of a peach thir.
teen and three'quarter inches in cir,
ouw!syenee.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-11

The winter of Sitka is milder than
taat Of many European capitals, :.