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THE CONYERS WEEKLY. VOL. XI. The British Government is about to ibandon the island of Ascension, 730 oile3 south of St. Helena, which it d:ed in 1815, solely for the purpose of renting the possible escape of Na loleon.__________— The new Orphan's Home at San Diego, ijl promises to be one of the most im¬ portant f best-endowed charitable in and titutions in the Union. In addition to [be Home proper there will be an educa Kona! and technical school. Four cit Lens L of San Diego have subscribed has giveu $2,- 100 L 0) 000, and the city s of land in the city limits, worth Lily $1,000,000 One hundred aud thirty miles ot Metric railroad are now in operation in [his country, and nearly 200 miles more ire in process of construction, The At anta Constitution prophesies that “the jectric motor will at some time do away hith steam, and the many improvements ow being made in the application of ilectricity gives room for the belief that be day is not far distant when such iractical application of it can be made as ,o make it the general motive power broughout the world.” W. A. Lyman, of Milford, Conn., is baking the smallest possible specimen of hn engine. It will be made with a silver half dollar. The boiler is to hold about [ight drops of water, but with four Slops the engine can be worked several binutes. When finished, it is to be placed in a glass ease three-quarters of «n inch in diameter and an inch and bne- eight in height. Some of the parts will be so fine and delicate that they cannot be made without the use of a magnifying glass. I The French have discovered an an hexable island in the Pacific, declares [the Yew Y'ork Time'', and have straight¬ way proceeded to annex it. Their ac¬ quisition is Raratonga, which lias* an area of possibly fifty square miles. It is bnore ot an island than some recent feritish annexations, since it at least can fcnd does support a population of several thousand natives, who live in those set Itlements. Karatonga is a leading island Bof the Cook or llervey group, made irery well known to the world through ffiie successful labors of missionaries, who have converted a great part of the people to Christianity. The Mexican paper, Dinrio del Ilogar, tells of a large railroad contract for the construction of a road by an English syndicate, from Esperanza to Oaxaca, which was signed a few days since in the City of Mexico by General Pacheco, representing the Mexico government, and Mr. Louis Pombo, as representative of the syndicate, by which the govern¬ ment guarantees to the company 8 per cent per annum of the net proceeds on the capital invested in the building of the road for a term of fifteen years; the total proceeds from the stamp revenue of the State of Oaxaca to be appropriated to this purpose, as also 3 per cent of all the custom house collections throughout the entire republic. So vast have modern fortunes become, temarks the New Y’ork Cun, that the term millionaire has taken on a new sig¬ nificance. A millionaire no longer means a maa 'who possesses one million of francs in France, of lires in Italy, of rou¬ tes in Russia, of dollars with us, but, according to “the modern phraseology started by Sir Morton Peto and James McHenry, and adopted in England and fltel.nited States,” he is the possessor °f £1,000,000 in England, $5,000,001) in this country, and 25,000,000 francs in Trance. Following that standard. M. e ' ar rg n y estimates that out of total a 700 the proportionate Eumber of tollionaires in the different countries is: England, 200; United States, 100; Ger¬ many >U8sia, and 50; Austria, India, 50; 100; other France, 75; . , 135. countries, claims Charleston i-* ' „ n ,l 1 C OmnJn tw ru a - a V aiVerSlt3r . l0Catedat ’ O eouig, o S. C., is the model univer- 6 '-y °f the South for colored people. There were 10 000 tsconle at the rerpnt commencement,™-- 1 exercises. Tne L • Bitv mver hoc seventeen teachers, fourteen su™ per.atendents and 946 students. It ex l f in sue the famous ton '’a. school at Harm) > More than five hundred uuuareastuaents students tie actuaUy pay for their ,° Wa eduCatl0Q l,y Work _°f of tL their • V. hands. In the curricu L, are six courses of study, “ruction in nine different ’-reni industries wausines, rep- rep Rented hv 7 Pmal S=h00lS f agri culture ° ’ PrintinL ar ^ entr 7 aud cabinet-making, ll ° ri “ g ’ ^making, paint’ng , nd - ining, blaoksmithing, merchan Tniversitv^ d T r CSUC n,!ed h J. ilT ClafliD Tbe of ^\2h Boston W live - ’ C ^stance^and supporL^ Tt\ h l S ° Utl | 68 moral NATIONAL CAPITAL WHAT THE SWELTERING PUB LIC OFFICIALS ARE DOING. PROCEEDINGS OP CONGRESS—IMPORTANT ACTS OF PRESIDENT CLEVELAND—AP¬ POINTMENTS AND REMOVALS, ETC. CONGRESSIONAL. The Senate ou Friday took up the Senate bill appropriating one million dollars to reimburse depositors of the Freedmen’s Savings and Trust company for losses incurrred by the failure oi that company. Mr, Edmunds moved to strike out the words “In whole or in part of African descent.” He desired to get rid of the race question. Mr. Beck opposed the amendment. The words, he said, had been inserted at the request of Mr. Trenholm, the commissioner, the object being had to exclude white depositors, who wrecked the bank, and to confine it had specially to the poor colored people who been defrauded of their little sav¬ ings. The amendment was rejected. The bill was passed without division. The Senate proceeded to the considera¬ tion of bills authorizing the construction of bridges, and passed the following House bills with amendments: Across the Oconee River, in Laurens county, Lamb’s Georgia; across the Tennessee River, at ferry, Alabama; across the Oc mulgee River, Georgia; across the Black Warrior River, at Foster’s Ferry, and the Tombigbee, in township twelve, in Ala¬ bama; across the Halifax River, at Day¬ tona, Volusia county, Florida, (a pile bridge,) across the Hillsborough River, at Smyrna, Volusia county, Florida; across the St. John’s River, between De Land Landing and Lake Monroe, Fla., across the Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn.; across the Oostanoula River at Rome, Ga.; across the Chattahoochee River, Georgia; across the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, Georgia; across the Alabama River at Montgomery, Ala. After the passage of several bills upon the calendar of minor interest, tlie Sen¬ ate on Thursday passed the House bill supplementary to the Pacific railway acts (with amendments). This is the hill passed by the House on the third ot March, requiring the Pacific railway company to construct, maintain and oper¬ ate telegraph lines, and to afford equal facilities to all connecting telegraph lines. Mr. Chandler 'modified the reso¬ lution offered by him on the 15th of June directing inquiries into the election of Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, and on motion of Mr. Blackburn, the creden¬ tials were taken from the table and placed on file. The resolution was laid on the table... .In the House, on motion of Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, Sen¬ ate amendments were concurred in to the House bill authorizing the condem¬ nation of land for sites for public build¬ ings. Mr. O’Neil, of Missouri, asked unanimous consent that Tuesday, July 31st, be set apart for the consideration of bills reported from the commitie on la¬ bor, and he withdrew it after some de¬ bate, and offered a resolution which was referred to the committee on rules, as¬ signing the 31st day of July for the con sideraiion of labor hills. The House then went into committee of the whole on the tariff bill, and Mr. Springer made a long speech in advocacy of the bill. After a short and sharp exchange of courtesies between Messrs. Reed and Springer, the discussion and considera¬ tion of the bill in committee of the whole closed, and upon motion of Mr. Mills it was reported to the House with favorable recommendation. Meiqile W. FJteta be.n as Chief Justice by the Senate. Surgeon-General Hamilton, of the marine hospital service, received a tele gram Sunday * night stating that there were seven cases of yellow fever at Plant City, Fla. The Police Department has just Colum- com Dieted a census of the District of bia. Its report shows that the total pop illation is218,157; white 145,635, and col ored 72,522. ,/ of i • j- ‘submits y Abbott of the Corps Engineers 8 the following esti mate for the works under his charge for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890: Im movement of harbor at Charleston, S.C., including Sullivan’s Island, to complete, im SI 525 000; for next year $750,000; Drovement at Wap poo Cut, S. C., for next vear and to complete, $10,000; im provement of Edisto river, S. C., to complete, $17,385; for next year $10,000; Salkehatchie river, S. C., for next year an d u to complete, $8,000. The crop bulletin , issued . , by , the ,1 Signal Q Office says; “The weather during tno week has been favorable for growing cropsin the v.hent aivlcorn regions of the northwest.” Reports been .rom considera- Kansas ; indicate that crops have blv damaged by hail. Reports lrom Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisi , a Atabama and Mississippi, show that the crop conditions have been improved by favorable weather during the past I week. More rain is needed in North and South Carolina, although in the latter , gtate the weather was favorable for cot ton.” . T THE HF CHINCH CHINOi-t BUG. buu. ™ h^TrecdviM t formation Hoard of Agri- "the The hi of of farmers of Crawford coun . i T1 i who have resolved not to raise ShSbug wheat, bariey “'Thei"farmers or rye for the^uext rttStSceto^seud will ex with the 1 of adjoiDi ° g C ° UDtieS - i CONYERS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1888. SOUTHLAND ITEMS. PARAGRAPHS, SAD, PLEASANT AND TERRIBLE. INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS—THE EXCURSION FEVER—RAILROAD ACCIDENTS-SUICIDES DEFALCATIONS—COTTON REPORTS, ETC. Ground was brotTat Bessemer fo. the foundations for three large furnaces, Z *&£* of the inauguration of iudus- p are rumors trial enterprises which will call for the expenditure of over $2,000,000 within the next twelve months. Florida, The annual camp meeting of the M. E. Church, South, will open at the Atlantic Camp Grounds, Pablo Beach, on August 15. Fifteen carloads of steel rails have been delivered for the Sugar, Belt Rail Toad, and the work is progressing of as hands rap idly as possible, a large number being at work. The house of C. C. Singleton of Camp bell was struck by lightning on Thursday, almost knocking out one end of the house and passing through it in several ways. Mr. Singleton was struck on the hand, the fluid passing thence up the arm and down the bodv and leg to the end of the toes, burning and tearing his clothing completely tearing up one of his shoes. A child 3 years old had his dress torn off and burned from head to foot, raising some large blisters on his body, and a little girl was severely wounded by a large splinter being driven w ■>» >'»■ (^eorffin. News has been received in Atlanta that C. C. Nelson has been treed at Trenton, Out., almost opposite Rochester, N. Y. The depos.tors in his bank will jirosecute him to the extent of the law. C. C. Casey, of Savannah, a member of the Chatham county commissioners, died Sunday. 11c had been afflicted for a long.time with asthma and heart troub¬ les. lie was torn in New York state 63 years ago. He was a large contractor aud builder. The grand lodge of Old Fellows of the state of Georgia, will hold their annual meeting in Gainesville on the 15th and 16th of August. Arrangements have been made to tender the members of the body^an excursion to Tallulah Falls on the 17th of August. John Hill, a colored farmer, of Albany, has been experimenting with the manu fucture of syrup from watermelons. The juice is squeezed through a cloth and free from pulp and seed, is boiled until the required consistency. The syrup is of a clear, reddish amber color, closely re sembling in taste and appearance, the syrup made from sugar caner. Kcniuckr. A boy named Linnell Combs, 11 years of age, has been sent to the penitentiary murdered at Frankfort, for life, having a three year old sister. North Carolina. Mr. Russell, merchant at Topton, N. C„ while riding a fractious mule, was thrown and had all his teeth broken into fragments. Mr. Russell sustained no in jury about the mouth, the teeth being at the time in his pocket on a gold plate, The signal corps observer at Hatteras reports the German brig Anncan, laden with turpentine, and bound from Savan nab, Ga., to Glasgow, Scotland, ground- will ed on Hatteras Shoals. The vessel h “ Tbi *„ rt h State Mrightville in annual encampment on Wilmington. sound, eight miles lrom Every company in the state is present. Thousands of civilians and soldiers throng the camp and vicinity. Wilming on is in a flutter or bunting, the buildings e ing handsomely decorated. Tennessee. Nashville has several cases ot small pox. of Reuben Hobbs, a well-known citizen McMinnville, was kicked in the head by a horse, the skull being frightfully frac tured, and from the effects of which the sufferer will probably die. A man named Hawkins got into an altercation in a saloon in Chattanooga on Wednesday with a colored man, who shot him through the bowels, from the effects of which he will die. At a agriculturists* mass meeting, 4 held at Iron City, 0 f t h e of Tennessee, pro- and l- 1ec ti 0 n was demanded for iron, sugar Nica ceatlda charter asked f or the ra uga Canal Company by tLo the national national government. Athens An explosion occurred m the courthouse . Jim Thompson, the county reg i ster wa s dting some dental work m Ms of j icCi w q )eu the vulcanizer blew to j eceS- Thompson and a Mr. Farring ton o{ Calhoun, were thrown down and bad)y h urt . - West Virginia. a sudden flood from a cloud-burst over wbe j med Wheeling, on Thursday, and in fhort time swept away the Baltimore & ()hio Railroad bridge with a number of people ?„ on it. The river rose .hree feet fifrv minutes. The National road trains. 0 al chutes, houses and all are gone. The W’-eelin- “tw and Elm Grove road was swept fe?t miles 5 wSter and the ^ road thT covered Over rivet f t he ruin is even worse. The storm last d less than an hour, flooding the streets f r0 m house to house. Nine persons liv ingoa Hill Run are known to be drowned, I Th Slffedalge e tossTn Whee ing Srops will reach $50 country (l0o‘. to in the « fearful. LABOR MATTERS. ! The disagreement in district assembly 46 of the Knighis of Labor, in New York City, caused by the conduct of Mas ter Workman ^““e^E.^Quimi^which to adjust some time ago, has at last cul¬ minated in a split. At a meeting held on Sunday, Quinn refused to open the proceedings unless four men whom he had expelled for insubordination, left the room. As they declined, Quinn and his ^fhi^Veteaates friends left the hall and e^lished them from 188 local as .»d ) = 37 assem > ies ren n . ounonents Pythagoras hall, but Quinn. °PP°” ent 8 “VlheyXV/ fort.'.. g the .About five hundred men, representing the engineers. the j reme n, brakemen and switchmen of toads running out of Chicago, Ill., held j meeting on°Sunday action the object questions of which was t0 take political order. It on claimed of interest to the was that those in the meeting represented about 30,000 voters throughout the state. and they would hold the balance ol power, as far as the legislature the was Brother- con eerned ...At a meeting of hood of Locomotive Engineers and Fire men hold at Pittsburg, \ a., ai * & ments were made for a gran union ing of all lodges m that sec ion, held three days, commencing August 30th. Among those who will be present are Chief Arthur, Grand N as er . o » Vice-Grand Master Hannahan, Chtmman Hogue and Eugene B. Do ) is. jecc of the meeting is no known About 2,000 Italians assembled in Kelly s hall m Philadelphia, l that a., o p against the, statements f made that they were a pauper clask and 'XoS sxs resolutions tbf presented, following introduction were in Italian, with a long with rush: “This and went through action a of the Ital¬ meeting condemns the ian societies of immigration in humilia ing the name of Italy as the land of slaves aud padrones. That we are obey¬ ing the laws of this glorious republic, and pray and hope no law of ostracism will be passed against our immigration, civili¬ as it is contrary to liberty and the zation of this country.” The circular which called the meeting together had the flavor of revolutionary language about it. A DETECTIVE’S SHOT. Wash Middleton, the noted Bald Knobber of Taney county, Mo., escaped p rom j- orS yth jail last October, and fled to tbe moun tain fastnesses of Newton County, Ark., saying that he would never p e taken alive. J. L. Holt, a detective f r0 m Colorado, went into northern Ar Kansas for a season of rest among the moun t a ins of that wild region, and hear j n g 0 f Middleton aud the $600 reward, at 0 nee began to plan for the capture of the outlaw. The detective disguised himself, putting on a suit of very ragged clothes, and shadowed Middleton as closely” as possible, the drop” seeking his an oppor tunity to “get alive. on There man so that he might take him the head of Buffalo was a picnic recently miles at of Jasper, Newton river, ten south county. Middleton aud bis two sons went to the picnic, all well armed and on the alert as usual. The disguised detect ive was on the groimd also, watching bis Raimi. Holt resolved to make a. bold venture and openly face Middleton in the ciowd. Middleton soon became sus Pilous of the mysterious movements of the ragged stranger who followed him fJSfSi “cling' tMef „ Ho it kept closely after h s prey, howe and Middleton, seeing that he could D0( . gct hig man oat of the crowd turned suddenly on the detective and demanded his purpose, saying at the sarnet j me: “I have made up my mind to kill you, you sneaking thief.” In an instant Holt’s pistol was glistening a few inc h es in front of Middleton’s face and the words, “Hands up; you are mv pris- his oner,” told the fugitive outlaw that suspicions were well founded. Although Holt had the drop ou his man, Middle ton’s right hand, instead of going up, grasped a revolver at his left side, and the detective fired, the ball entering the cheek about an inch below the eye, pass ing through the brain and coming out at the back of the head. Middleton fell lifeless to the ground in lemonade the midst stand. of a crowd surrounding the fatal a work that the So quickly was pistol and the report of the detective s falling of the slain outlaw were the first intimations that the gay { picnickers, ^ not over teQ feet awav . 0 thc MONSTER BARBECUE, -- Pearl Park, near Newnan Ga was thc place where a most notable gathering was held on Saturday, the 27th anniver sary of the first battle of Manassas, \ a. About 15,000 people attended, and a re union of the 1st, 7th and 12th Georgia was held. Generals James Longstreet, “Tige” Anderson, P. M. B. T oung, made speeches, but the gems of the day were by Judge Wm Lowndes Calhoun President of the Atlanta veterans, and Rev. Dr. Hunmcutt, of the 1st Georgia infantry; the latter s advice about taking means to solve the labor question was a thoughtful commented suggestion and was very favorably on by the farmers. _______ TERRI BLE^M ORTA LIT Y. A volcanic J.pL eruption has occurred at Makmatos, in by which 400 per tons were killed and 10,000 injured. THE WORLD OVER. CONDENSATION OF FACTS BY ’PHONE AND TELEGRAPH. - SOMETHING about CONVENTIONS, BAIL ROADS, WORKING PEOPLE, CAPITALISTS, EUROPEAN CROWNED HEADS, ETC. blew . The tug boat Convoy, up ilu West Port, Ind., on Saturday, and seven of the crew were killed outright. Thomas W. Hall, a heavy dealer in wool in Chicago, Ill., made an assign nent Thursday, liabilities $150,000; as sets $130 000 near 1 conversation stated, . . 1 + that v a The Pope in intend a leave Rome. He he does not to expressed regret that his last note to the Irish clergy in regard to the political sit : nation should have been misinterpreted. A cablegram received at Milwaukee, Wis., announced the death, at l>remeii, Emil Germany, of Millionaire Brewer Schandein, vice president of the Best Brewing company. He had been away but a mouth. The cane fields in Cuba exhibit a good e vent occurs, The cToprf sugar’Si'b^a “iSkS 1 " of Havana 17toy gTt worir 868 ’ ^ ^ ° it stopped Joseph Bell, a farmer living neat Youngstown, Ohio, while engaged in mixing paris green and lime, ac¬ cidentally iuhailed a quantity of the poi sonous dust. He soon became uncon¬ scious, and remained in that condition until his death. While repairing the Catholic school house at Latonia, Ohio, on Thursday, the foundation gave way and the building fell, killing John McGuire instantly, and fatally injuring Janies McKenna. There were eighteen men working under tho building at the time, but fortunately the men escaped uninjured. The work of bailiffs engaged in mak¬ ing evictions at Kilrush, county Clare Ireland, is being obstructed by the pop¬ ulation, who have cut all the bridges be¬ tween Kilrush and Kilkee, and taken other measures to delay the progress ot evictions. Chapel bells are toiling of- to warn. the people of the approach of fleers. The captain of the steamer Alamadea, plying between Sydney, New South Wales and San Francisco, has agreed The not to employ Chinese in the future. new act regarding Chinese immigration 1 lias received royal assent. It prevent. 1 ! further action by the Chinese, and pro¬ vides that all Chinese leaving the colony, except those who have been naturalized, shall be subject to tbe act. The cruiser Charleston, Francisco, was success¬ and is fully launched at San to be one of the most powerful steel ves¬ sels in the world. She is 320 feet in length over all; breadth, 40 feet; dis¬ placement at mean draught about 3,750 tons; indicated horse power of 7,500; •speed, 18 knots. Her engines are of English design and are nearly ready to be put into the hull. She has no sail power and is rigged with military masts. Her armament will consist of two eight inch and six six-inch breech loading rifles, with a secondary battery of Hotch¬ kiss guns. The disruption of the Association of Manufacturers of Iron and Steel Nails has begun at Pittsburg, Pa., and it is stated that it was only a question of time until the organization ceases to exist. Within twenty-four hours twelve firms sent in their resignations and every mail is in¬ creasing the list. The association was organized in 1882 for the purpose of ar¬ ranging a yearly scale of wages with the cm plo.ye and not to regulate the erroneously selling price of iron, as has been stated. Seventy-one firms, employing 100,000 men and representing *7,500,000 capital, belonged to the association. Virginia. The 11th regiment of New York were the guests of the Richmond Grays, of Richmond. The regiment will visit the battlefield of Bull Run. A collision occurred on the Norfolk & Western Railroad on Sunday, eight m i]es above Lynchburg, killing of the both en gineers, one fireman and live crews, Roth engines were completely wrecked, (1Ild geven cars were demolished. A ] ar gc force of hands worked all daj rnov ing beared. the wreck, and the track has becn The loss is estimated at * *100,000. ipo 000 \ cheap Letter Seale. A cheap but sufficiently accurate scale for weighing letters can “be made out of , the cheapest ma UJ y terials. * j|i tlttltgl Take a piece of , jrj |i H'll broomstick about |! . M iU-i a foot i ongj and r jut off the ends ''':k\ M I'fe-c , square and smooth, -hsiM | • Jfev Glue a card to one 6 end; to the other /t? fasten a weight- do— ^ a stone will so that when that end is placed in water about two-thirds C)f the wood will be submerged, and the stick will stand upright. Yow put the whole in water, and lay upon the card anything which you know weighs just an ounce. Mark the point *nd that point In this way you “^nytgMmTcS " el - h a,,y 1,ght article ’ " ^ ,<>U NO. 22. HOW IT HAPPENED. I got to thinki n’ of her—both her parentfc : dead and gone— And all her sisters married off, and none but her and John A-livin’ all alone there in that lonesome sort o’ way, And him a blame old bachelor, c flrmder ev’ry day! I’d knowed ’em all from children, and their daddy from the time Ho settled in the neighborhood, and hadn’t dime .. ary a ^ J dollar, when he married, fer to start housekeepin’ onl g 0 j g 0t to thinkin' of her—both her parents dead and gone! 1 Sot to thmkm’ oi her, and a wundern what An<lh, vT.T‘T i 11 *”'— ta * girl of the pack— An ^ majd with her hands> you might say, , . hehind hm-hackt moth ;. t ’ afore she died, she ust to ta 0 ou ’ when nono of > el u was ]eft> you Unow , but , Evaline and John, ^ n( j ,- es i declare to goodness ’at the young i must be blino men what a wife they’d git, if they got Evaline! I got to thinkin’ of her; in my great afflio * ich a comfort to us, and so kind and She’d come, and leave her housework, for to And talk*her own mother’at she’d never see again— Maybe sometimes cry together—though, for the most part, she Would have the child so riconciled and happy like, ’at wo Felt lonesomer’n ever when she’d put her bonnet on And say she’d railly haf to be a-gittin’ back to John! I got to thinkin’ of her, as X say—and more and more I’d think of her dependence, and ttie burdens ’atsho bore— Her parents both a-bein’ dead, and all her sisters gone And married olf, and her a-livin’ there alone with J oil n— You might say jes’ a-toilin’ and a-slavin’ out her life Fer a man ’at hadn’t pride enough to get bisse’f a wife— ’Less some one married Evaline and packed her olf some day— Bo I got to thinkin’ of her—and it happened thataway. Whitcomb Jiileg. James PITH ANDP01NT. Vein expectations—prospecting for gold. door A foot-note—“Please use the mat.” Marked intelligence—A r rofessor with a black eye. That things are mixed up slightly Everybody “live konws, beet” in the garden When a Of a “dead beat” grows. —DanmiUe Breexe. “All roads lead to roam,” remarked a tramp, studying a guide board .—Boston Budget. A law prohibiting the intemperate hoarding of wealth might prevent money from becoming tight. A cradle in a house may or may not he a boycot. It is just as likely to lie a gill’s nest.— Picayune. Bride—“Give me a kiss, Harry:” Harry—“No; that I cannot, do; but I will loan you one—if you will return it.” -— Tidbits. 'The Empress of Japan is taking lessons on the piano. The Mikado’s fifty-seven physicians are giving him every atten¬ tion .—New York. World. Although ha covets it from birth, Anil covets it through life's brief span, Mail never, never gets the earth, It is the earth that gets the man. —Labor Leader. “Have you Browning?” she asked at the village store, “No,” replied whiting, tha clerk; “we have blacking and but no browning.”— Life. “Gentleness cannot be kicked into a cow,” says an exchange. Neither can tenderness cr there wouldn’t be so much tough beefsteak .—Dunseille Breeze. “What does menu mean, my dear?” “Food for me an’ you, ’tis clear.” “What docs meander mean! Who knows?’ “When me and her out walking goes. —Mercury. Seals Very Fond of Salmon. The baby seal recently added to the free menagerie on Morrison street has seemed content to bask in the sun, eat the salmon a iven it, and whine for Saturday, however, it seemed to wake up to the exigences of life, aud S concluded it had to hustle, so it rolled 1 into the tank and started to catch one of the fish, and the way the pair went 1 around the tank was a caution to all observers. The seal weighs pounds only 10 pounds, but it cats four of sal m0 n per day and looks around for more, From this a slight idea maybe formed of the amount of salmon consumed by the thousands of seals and hundreds of sea lions which haunt the mouth of the Columbia, and it would seem that whde the Legislature and the l mted States Government are endeavoring to keep up the supply of S’ 11 ™” 11 by means of a hatchery they might help the matter by taking some steps to ex terminate the seal and sea lions. Port Und Oregon. ca ^ TmanTal k LiThout a S’ h! can wa!k without arrest just so long a. he ^ 1 “ n “ elf *