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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
RATTLERs AND THE WEATHER.
California Theory They Will Not
Bite When There II q Drought.

Seldom has it happened that rattle
snake bite has been sufficient to destroy
the reputation of weather prophet. Rat.
tlesnake Jack Mogan is known from one
end of Mojave desert to the other. An
eccentric sort of man, he likes to visit
the haunts of snakes, and often pitches
camp for the night in places which gila
monsters and rattlers have long pre-empt-
ed. just before the recent election he
rounded himself up in MERGED and began
talking of his adventures. 1t takes two
drinks to get Mogan's eloquence started.
The number of drinks that will bring him
to full stop has never been ascertained.
although the health and fortunes of the
entire San Joaquin valley would willingly
be gambled away to find out
''There is going to be dry winter"
he began. 'There won't be enough rain
this season to give the wheat any sort OF
start; twill be worse nor it was last
year, which was a proper corker. How
do / knowf Why, found that out by
the rattlesnakes. They know, you bet
When there is dry winter coming the
rattlers, leastwise in Californy, cannot be
coaxed to bite. I've watched 'em rs years
now, and l know what / am talking
about. The snakes will not bite, and that
means we will have winter as dry as
a BONE"
None Of his circle Of listeners betrayed
any desire either to test the accuracy Of
his observations in natural history or to
question his meteorological deductions
from the facts observed. He occupied an
lmpregnable position, and for variety Of
reasons, for some time; and the matter
was considered Of sufficient interest to
cause the publication in San joaquin val
ley papers of the statement that snakes
will not bite this year, and also the inter.
probation put upon the sign by the snake
hunters.
Since then the barometer and the local
weather forecasts have been watched with
degree OF attention calculated to awaken
Inc approval of the United States weather
bureau. No one has been bitten by a
snake in the valley since the prediction
was first made, and this has brought into
contempt the doubters who have regularly
been saturating their systems with alcohol
in the fear that they might be bitten and
be taken unawares.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

Mr.. ootter estimates the hop crop Of
1898, which is being marketed through
Puyallup dealers, at 1000 bales. At the
present prices this represents about $685.
600. The fruit crop Of 1898, including
that which is consumed by growers, meas
ured by selling prices, win aggregate $780,
900, and win exceed rather than fall be-
low that figure.
During the year ended June 80, 1898,
Missouri produced 2,s3S, l52 tons of coal,
an increase over the preceding year Of
II per cent. During the same time it pro-
duced 100 ,66s tons Of zinc and 1887 tons
Of lead
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

1t has been noted that all Presidential
candidates whose surnames ended with
the letter "n," running on ticket with
a candidate for Vice President whose
surname likewise ended with "n," were
elected, to wit: Jefferson and Clinton,
Madison and Clinton, Jackson and
Calhoun. Jackson and Van Buren,, Van
Buren, and Johnson, Lincoln and Ham
lin, Lincoln and Johnson, Harrison and
Morton.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

In Bridgeport Conn.,, the girls have
organized a movement to freeze out
young gentlemen callers who monopo-
lie their time without proposing mar
riage. Social life for a young man
who doesn't want to get married in
that town must be a sort Of continu-
GUS. performance in which he soon
plays the role of the Wandering Jew.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

There are at least dozen claimants
for European thrones who have never
enjoyed the rights of sovereignty. Don
Carlos asserts that, as the last of the
BourbOns, he is heir to the thrones Of
Spain and France. The Due d Orleans
considers himself King of France, and
there Is Bonapartist claimant also
The Duke of Cumberland Is known as
King of Hanover, and the Princess
Louis of Bavaria is sometimes saluted
as the last of the Stuarts, and the right
full heiress to the English throne. The
Duke Of BraganZa is pretender to the
throne Of Portugal. There are six
crowns. These claimants have never
been In possession of the strongholds
of power. The Empress Eugenie is dy-
ing in exile, after seeing the pomp and
glory of empire pass away from her.
She is now in her seventy third year,
and resides at Marlborough, In one of
the southern counties of England. She
is rich, and owns country house and
estate which cost her about a quarter
of million dollars. She lives quietly,
and entertains few people who are not
relatives. The most distinguished
among her guests during recent years
have been the German Emperor and
Queen Victorla's daughter. Princess
Henry of Battenberg. The Empress
was once famous for her beauty and
the elegance of her manners. She Is
now aged and feeble, victim to rheu-
matism, with a deeply lined face, a
bent figure and sunken eyes. Yet even
in her old age there are traces of that
stately grace and dignity of carriage
which once enabled her to set the fash
ions for an empire and the world For
ty-ive years have passed since her
marriage with Napoleon III. in Paris,
with splendid pomp. For seventeen
years she was the greatest lady on the
Continent. For twenty-eight years she
has been an exile in England, making
occasional journeys to Spain, and pass
ing through Paris few times. Her
longest pilgrimage was to Zululand, in
South Africa, where her only son was
killed in the English service. The EN-
press misfortunes have been borne
with English fortitude and pluck. She
has lived In retirement, and made no
| complaint because the fortunes of en-
pire have gone heavily against her; but
simple and unaffected as Is her life, she
has not lost the gesture of command
nor her Spanish elegance Of manner.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

Nearly everybody smokes in Manila
t is common sight, after shutdown, t.
ee father out for a stroll with his wifi,
nd children, and everyone of them owe
he age of 5 years smoking a cigarette.
Coal is dearer in South Africa than il
any other part Of the Old World.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

fourths Of the school population Is
found outside of large cities and towns
but the shorter school year is partly
compensated by rural industrial oppor.
tunities. OF course the statistics rep
resent all degrees Of excellence and de-
feet; but the movement Is upward and
the outlook hopeful.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

The heir to the throne Of Belgium,
recently travelling through our West
ern States in private car, said to his
host: Last year / was the guest of
the Gear. When took my walk 1t
was between two lines of soldiers, who,
feared, might shoot me by mistake.
II was not so pleasant as this. and the
eating was not SO good" Having thus
disposed Of the greatest of democra.
cIes ana the greatest of absolute mon
arches. he made second comparison
when you come to my country you
will send me your card? What can ]
do? You can see all my country in a
day"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

There are two great walls in China.
One, which is 40 feet thick and so feet
high, surrounds PelSin. 1t is l6 miles in
circumference. The other--the great wall
of China is nearly 1900 miles long, and
was built 2ll5 years ago.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

Memphis, Tenn. Dec. ia smooth
gang Of counterfeiters are at work in the
Mississippi valley. The counterfeit is Of
the standard silver dollar and all which
have so far been discovered bear the date
Of 1890. 1t is believed something like
100000 Of them have gained circulation.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
Buildins Trades council.

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. ls.--The Sec
ond annual convention Of the National
Building Trades Council began in this
city this morning All parts Of the coun.
try are represented. The convention will
be in session about four days.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

You would have to go twenty times
as far to find cases Of horse cruelty to-
day as you would ten years ago, asserts
the President Of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals. May
we 60 farther and find less.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

There is no reason why Uncle Sam
should not secure little action on his
murdered missionaries. China has con-
siderable territory left.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

A Connecticut woman sewed fish
hooks into her pocket before going to a
county fair, and the first thief who at
tempted to get her purse was caught
"red-handed." Connecticut is still in
the lead for ingenuity.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

When coming to San Francisco 20 u
Brooklyn Hotel, 20S-2l2 Bush st. Amer.
lean or European plan. Room and board
u.00 to $1-50 per day; rooms so cents to
800 per day; single meals Is cents. Fres
coach. Chas. Montgomery.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

No household IL complete without .
bottle Of the famous Jesse Moore Wits
key. 1t ID pure and wholesome stimu
liant recommended by all physictans
Don't neglect this necessity.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

Why not keep our naval and military
surgeons in constant practice during in
tervals Of national peace? There is the
baseball field for them in summer and
the football field In winter.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
A Russian Flood.

St. Petersburg, Dec. l0.-The river Ne
va suddenly rose nine feet Thursday
night, inundating the lower quarters of
the city. Great loss of life has been re-
ported. The food is now subsiding.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
Feel the Innuenee.

Cold and heat alike aggnvate neural.
gia, because the nerves feel the cold and
heat sensitively, but nerves are sentative
to treatment and feel the influence Of st.
Jacobs Oil, which cures the ailment
promptly.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

The greatest bay on the face Of the
earth is that of Bengal. Measured in a
straight line from the two inlosing Pc
ninsulas, its extent is about 100000 square
miles.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
"AGONY POINT"

The rtrangest Curve on Any Railroad
in the World.
The strangest railroad curve In the
world is found on the Darjeeling- Him.
alayan Railway In India The railroad
Itself Is unique, as 1t runs far up into
the mountains, it's Dar3eeling terminus
being situated on giddy eminence
5000 feet above the level of the plains.
To reach this height many twists and
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

One Of the arts In conducting a polit.
ical campaign is for the candidate to
say all the good things he modestly
can about himself and his side of the
case without unduly criticising his OPP
ponent. In recent years there has been
distinct gain In American politics in
decency, though there is still room for
Improvement. A candidate who can
present the facts from his standpoint in
clear, forcible manner, who knows
his case Is not so desperate as to call
for the aid Of mud-slinging, is far more
apt to command the attention Of the
public than the loudmouthed bawler,
who makes use Of epithets that would
be out of place in the family circle. The
gentleman in politics on the stump is
not an ideal man. He Is in many
places reality, and the methods he
pursues are becoming more common.
1t is fair and just to discuss all polit-
ical issues, which are those in which all
and truthfully. If men are found to be
corrupt, 1t is proper to expose their
practices to the people, but the speaker
can do this without sinking to the level
Of those who are worse than he Is. An
honorable candidate would not proper
ly represent the people whose SURFACES
he is asking for If he did not expose the
enemies Of the people. The American
people like to see clean, square, fear
less, standup fight In politics. The
man who loses such fight cannot suf-
fer by defeat the candidate who wins
by dishonorable methods is robbed, in
the estimate the best people make Of
him, of all the real fruits Of victory.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

A good deal of excitement has been
caused among English milk sellers by the
news that large syndicate has been
formed in London for the Importation Of
French milk on large scale.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
WIN Get Down to 1t.

It is certainly true that as deeply en-
bedded as the sciatic nerve is st. Jacobs
Oil will get down to it and cure it. 1t is
a proof of how penetrating and efficacious
are its wonderful curative powers.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

Brigham Roberts asserts in an inter
view that two-thirds of our Congress
men are in fact polygamists. VIII Mr..
Roberts kindly give US the names Of the
other third?
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

The pugilist thinks football is brutal,
while the football player thinks prize
fighting Is brutal-and the public comes
pretty near to agreeing with both Of
them. -
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
admiral sshIey i. nj.

New York, Dec. l3.-Admiral Scheley,
who is living with his family at the Ho.
tel Kensington. has been seized with .
slight attack Of la grippe.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

An Eastern exchange anxiously in
Quires, WAS the war a complete fail
.ure." 1t was. We have this informa-
ton straight from Ell Nacional. of Ma
drid, Spain.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

Mexico, as we'll as the United States,
has the biggest cotton crop on record.
All of which is baleful in double sense
for the cotton growers.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

Los Angeles, Dec. l0.-The fire in tn
works Of the Standard Oil Company ha
burned itself ont, the entire property con
sumed. The total loss is estimated a
1925, 600.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

George Vanderbilt's palace in North
Carolina has cost him $10,000,000 and
is called Biltmore. Perhaps George
wishes he had built less.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

The unforgivable thing about It is
that you no sooner learn how to pro-
nounce the names Of the French min
listers than there is a brand-new batch.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is the only
cough medicine used In my housed. G.
Albright. Mifinburs, Pa. Dec. II. '95.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
Observation-Disclosures.
=TIMELY TOPICS s
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

To IA Hung Chang: Lillian Russell
will get You II you don't watch out.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

With sixty new warships on the ways
England's proceedings cannot be re.
garded as ways Of pleasantness by
France.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

el1e Permanently Cured. No nts or nervouspe.
stso sfter drst days use OF DE-. Kine's 0r.s
bottle and treatise. pR. r. II. RLINE ia. *
Arch street, Philadelphia. p
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

This country is exporting elevators to
England. which is surely good way to
give John Bull lift.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
GENERAL GARCIA is DEAD.
DIED IN WASHINGTON crrY
The Famous Cuban Patriot, who Has
Fought For the Cause Of Cubans for
the Last Thirty Years has Passed Away
The Funeral Arrangements.


Washington, Dec. l3.-General Calixto
Garcia, the distinguished Cuban warrior
and leader, and the head of the commits
sion elected by the Cuban assembly to
visit this country, died Sunday morning
shortly after 10 o'clock at the Hotel Raj
eigh, where the commission has its head
quarters. The sudden change from the
warm climate Of Cuba, with the hardships
he had there endured, to the wintry
weather of New York, was responsible fol
the pneumonia which resulted in his de
mise. He contracted slight cold in New
York which did not assume an alarming
stage until the early part of last week
On Tuesday night General Garcia, in com
pany with the other members Of the com
mission, attended a dinner given in his
honor by General Miles, and it was ex-
posure there that caused the disease
which eliminated in his death.
The Funeral.
Washington, Dec. l3.-The funeral OIL
General Garcia will be held Wednesday
at st. Patrick's church, this city. The
body will be placed in metallic casket
and deposited in vault at Arlington
pending removal to Cuba.
The Dolphin will be designated by the
navy department as the vessel to carry
the remains to Cuba. She is now lying
at the Washington navy yards.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

Berlin is one Of the most cosmopolitan
of European cities. Only 81 per cent of
its inhabitants are Germans by birth.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

1t Is pity that the civilized pillagers
can't be suppressed as easily as the un-
civilized Pillagers were.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs, Hoffman Describes How She
Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
Advice, and IL Now Well.

DEAR MRS PINKHAM Before using
-FOUR Vegetable Compound l was Q
great sufferer I have been sick for
months. was troubled with severe pain
n both sides of abdomen. sore feeling
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

An enterprising firm Of cycle manufac-
turers in Paris are perfecting what they
term a gas-bicycle.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

The government of India has decided
to join the scheme of imperial penny pos
tage.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

To Cure . Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Al
druggists refund money II 1t fails TO euro. ~
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

A letter travels from Khartoum to Lon
don in II days.
Before long party Of Roman Catho-
lie nuns will be settled at Timbuctoo.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

In lower part OF bow.
! !. !.
~,T els. also suffered
HXG'M with dizziness.
VIZ MN headache. and
IN - cou ID not sleep.
a ] wrote you \
e letter describ.
ing my case and
asking your
advice. You
~. IL {: :: {: !. s.; -: !;
followed your direc.
tons. and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what 1t has done for mo.
Many thanks to you for your advice.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me. and will recon.
menditto my friends.-Mrs. FLORENCE
&. HOFFMAN. bi2 Roland St. Canton. o.
The condition described by Mrs Hon.
man will appeal to many women, yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until overtaken BY
actual collapse.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert.
ence In treating female ills IS unparsl
leled, for years she worked side by side
with Mrs Lydia 3. Pingham. and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
81 the correspondence department OF
her great business. treating by letter
- many Is hundred thousand ailinR
women during single year.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

The largest building is the Coliseum at
Rome, 6l5 feet in greatest diameter and
100 feet high.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14

The public debt of France is the largest
in the world, and amounts to about
1900, 900 pounds sterling.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
Makes the Spot Vanish.

A slight rap may cause bruise, or a
slight blow black one, sore and tender
But it is easy to cure a. bruise by the use
of st. Jacobs Oil, and make the spot van.
ish and the soreness heal.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
Sharp Pains

Darling nom one point to another, stiffand
swollen joints, Inflammation, intense suf-
feftng, are characteristics of rheumatism.
All these disagreeable symptoms are cured
by Hoods Sarsaparilla which purifies the
blood and neutralises the acid which Is the
cause Of rheumatism. Why should you con-
tinue to suffer when others are being re.
lieved OF all symptoms of rheumatism by
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Americas Greatest Medicine. Price, 81.
Hoods Pills cure all Liver his. rs cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-01
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

OUTSIDE SECTRITIES.-Ma dull and
irregular Standard OF closed at 4O6M40s.
against 4OGTI0S on Tuesday. Last prices Of
other prominent issues were: Brooklyn Elevated
new stock. 2SieM29; preferred, 3S,sMJ9is:
Brooklyn City Railroad. 21IH21Jle: Standard
Gas. common. l30GIiI: preferred. 1000 1G5;
Mutual Gas 32jG335 New Amsterdam Gas.
common. 29N20H preferred 69ikM70h; Glucose.
common. 5SM@5s9s preferred. l01@10S.
STOCK EXCHANGE VOTES NO.-Thc Gov
erning Committee Of the stock Exchange has
voted not to close Saturday. The Produce
Exchange Will vote on the proposition to-day.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE SALE.--A seat on
the Produce Exchange was sold nj auction
yesterday (all dues paid for $50.
GOLD iMPORTS.-Gold 10 the amount Of
81 80 900 will leave Europe this week for the
United States, consigned to a leading foreign
banking house In this city. Exchange rates are
near the point at which imports can be made at
profitable figures. and 1t ia not unlikely that new
engagements If the metal will soon he an
nOunCed.
TO PAY DIVIDENDS -winslow. Lanier G.
Co.. Farson. Leach & CO., the New-York Secur-
ity and Trust Company and " W. Harris & Co.
will pay dividends number Of securities.
lists OF which will be found In another column.
Morgan & Co.. referring to their previous circu-
lars, give notice that they are prepared to make
n further advance Of $50 on each $1,000 , per
cent bond OF the Columbus Hooking Valley and
Toledo Railway Company deposited with them.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO REORGANIZA-
TION.-Speyer & Co and Kuhn. Loeb & Co.. OF
New-York. and Speyer Brothers. OF London, the
reorganization managers Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, announce that over
07ia per cent of the bonds and over 9jle per cent
Of the stocks OF the different companies included
in the system having been deposited under the
plan and agreement Of June - further deposits
Of bonds and stocks Will be accepted only upon
a cash payment Of . per cent of the par value OF
bonds and an additional cash payment OF 81 per
share OF stock deposited until September IL,
after which date no further deposits Will be &C
ceptcd except in the discretion Of the reorganiza-
ton managers and upon such terms rs they
may impose.