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O'BRIEN & SLEATOJt ALPENA COUNTY ABSTRACT OFFICE 0. L. PARRTIDGE. Real Estate Agent till -ui:ni:uai. Real Estate Site Mooev I.oiix il on 11. .1 1 s,, .iriiy WI1.0 n! 0 till! 111 Hi BIE Sells Them, 'IPX'CtG-tlGCll HARDWARE DEALERS AND XROH MERCHANTS. You can hunt at tlii.s rn,in lik-'n ami low and you won't find elsewhere in the city another Stnck i Hardware equal that on our shelves. All clamp shales cents, Electric Razor?, Ki. .clric Pocket Culllciy. All steed axes an 1 general ramp supplies at bottom prices. It's sport to sec the uny our competitors grunt at our low prices. rTBH BROTHERS, Corner Second and Itiver Streets. Alpena Banking Company Organized March 1b. 1 S7J. lot the j.uipo&t of dolirj It GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. COLLECTIONS Promptly attended to, aixl iiuiUt.uicn made to all parts oi tlu" country !y drafts. FOE THE W3p A Dozen for 1 0 Cts. 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DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE. hend 41.10 direct to our office at once first come fr.t nerved. 01J& xizvs. TIik Weekly Detroit Free Tress challeugos com rarlwin with any ether weekly newspaper published In the northwest. An examination will establlxh He truth of the following clulms: U Tbnr The Free Trcs r Ives tho (rrentost ftmount f t !.o'i.i!l K'mww lorciKM, .itl.iul, iita nml I n'al -('iinplli d and rieseuted lu tli most o 'n 1rrh,le and readable w;iy, otblcg Wenli liroul(.liD( escapes lu attention. t. That To Froo Press emplnvsthn tc.t I.lteriry ilen! puliltMica more Cholca hendlnrt mnttrr 4ilil.trnet Morli-S ff Travel aud Alruti:r, fciinl fir, Hutnoriiin bkotrhos, I'oem., Artit b-j ou tint Ifim and Oiirdeti Hrlpht Ml.cellnnv, Litter I'ox, Tlie Household, Children's Merry Tlniesdej irtnu-nt. rujo., etc. eIvIdij abundant rntertnlu.iiri't nn Inkiructinn for oTcry rnember of the family, lutboit I bat it 1 liie family Paper. fl. That The Free Press Is always fair, courteous and forceful In tbe lls4:utslon of rubllo nutlon., re.tH'r commandlna tbn rejpeetrid eitentluu and roniMrratlon ot men of aJIsbadoj of opinion. J ThttThe Free Pra Is not only the freiiiO-t n.l,nn newsnnper In tho nbovo pari injurs, I. tit ' m It Ik the f.KllT-tw.vi to lxtf n i . a ;.. H week -i he Hili;litf and C'lnanext. In.tli lu r-p- to lis tntde of content, ncd tvpi.t mpliical n-lor"u-; aud tbe CHKAfl.sr, Lituit u no rtl.tr j r vr does or can gle so mucb fur C no I'ollnr a year. Such a paper should receive the actlte support of rrerr discriminating and fair niltnli.d ninn ccJ wou-tin In l;lc'aa. It Is a HOME PAJ tH f !i!t It e-ery cJ.. a M!y well be proud. For IS 1 It !ll be tetter than evi-r be fur. We Solicit i.iir u!rc rlptton. Aritrr. all oonimnnlratlo!). to TUJ4 thl'.Z PlU.rus CO., Let roll, Mich. VOL. XXII. NO. 2G. now mm j n ? US s-fasaasV -"-ssssssesw-- - Brothers. Mrs. B. V. Luce. W. I). Hitchcock. INSURANCE AGENCY -OF- IiUCE & HITCHCOCK Kti'tcatiita a full lino of Strong Companies. Opera House Block. Dr. W. E. ZIEGENFUS8, OlDco IIours-10 to 11 a. m., 2 to 3, and 7 to 9 r. M Obstetrics and Diseases Of Women and Children, Specialties. UoKldcnce 120 White street, nar Union School. Telephone No. 3'J. Office on Second Street. Ord.-rs left at Field & Gray's Drug 8tore trill re. cfiv- Htteutinn. Jhs. SECR1ST ct- McQUIRE, HOSIOiOPATIIISTS. . A. SLCItlST, X. D. .Surgery, Ohstrelrics and diHensos of women and elnldin. Hours 9 to 10 a. m ,1:S0 to 2:30, S to 0 r. M. J T. k'cOulis, M. C. 0. 1.0 Eye, Ear, Throat and Nose. Hours 10 to 11 a M. 2:30 to 3:80, and 7 to Ir.M. Consultation In Oerrann. K7Country calls at tended. Xelcdhone No. 87. L. W. LYON, M. D. Physician & Surgeon. Otlke over the Boetwick's Drug Store. All enlls promptly attended to. 839. JAS. EAKINS, M. D. Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur. Or.tduato of Toronto University College, Toron to, Untario. Ofllce at I3o8twick's Drug Store. lU-sideuce on Second street, opposite Union House, Dr. C. HOWELL, Physician and Surgeon. OHice in Beebe Block, Second street. GEO. B. GREENING, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Kdio lllock. Chlsholm Street. ; H. Campbell, Successor to CAMPBELL & NICHOLSON, Tin Copper and Sheet Iron Workers. All Work Promptly Attended to. Estimates furnished for heating by Hot Water, Hot Air, or Steam. Shop on Itlrrr St., between 1st and 2d. Tolaphons) 99. For Job Printing, Call at Asous Office. Plumber, HUMOROUS. Talk about your transformations We have seen a square man turn around. Yonkers Statesman. Li crht-fin urered people are fre quently found trifling with the keys of an upright piano. New Orleans Picayune. Thprft was a vachtinc accident the other dav. An experienced passeu ger sat on one of the tacks. Bing- hamton Leader. The man who erects a larcrc build ing on a very small lot does so be cause he is short-sited. noches ter Democrat. "Did you say you had a calling acquaintance with her, Dick?" "Yes, she's in a telophono office. Harvard Lampoon. When a woman gives her hus band a good talking to he realizes what is meant by presents of mind. Binghamton Leader. Miss McDonough uPhy did yes lave yer lost place?" Miss Mc Googau "Oi cudn't shtaud the missus' cookin1!" Puck. Tommy "What's that turkey strutting around that way for?" Jimmy "Guess he's trying to look tough." Boston Transcript. "Good-bye, dear." he whispered. "May I kiss you?" "Yes, yes," she answered. "Don't waste so much time in talking." Brooklyn Life. The medical men say that klepto mania is a disease, we nave od- scrved that its victims are always takiug'somethingfor it Bingham ton Leader. Whether a girl likes cigar smoke or not depends upon whether it is her brother or some other girls brother who does the smoking. Atchison Globe. When men have their dinners of state they always toast the ladies. When women banquet together they always roast the men. New Orleans Picayune. A lie gets over the ground rapidly, and if ever one slackens its speed some fellow is at hand to oil its bearings and give it a fresh start. New York World. Mamma "Are you sure, dear, that he truly loves you? Daugh ter "How can I doubt him; didn't he propose just before Christmas?" Chicago Inter-Ocean. Miss lloxy Golddust "Would you think I was more than 20?" Upson Downes (evasively) I think you are more than all the world to me." Washington Star. "I catch a cold every time I spend a night in one of those infernal sleeping cars," said Smith. "A Pullmanery trouble," observed Brown. Philadelphia Kecord. Eleanor "Don't you think that Miss Noyes plays with great feel ing?" Tom (dryly) "Yes; she does seem to feel about for the notes a good deal." Harvard Lampoon. It was a simple thing to fall out about, but since Buggins met Mug gins coining out of a pawnshop and asked what was up they don't speak as they pass by. Philadelphia Kec ord. Johnny Bellows "It's awful on a boy to be born an orphan." Willie Fellows "Yes; he can't never get a lay-off from school on account of his mother being sick." Brooklyn Life. "Papa," said a little 0-year-old girl at an uptown dinner table yes terday, "I've found out the differ ence between our last two holidays: The one in November was Thanks giving; the one in December, Thinksgivings." Exchange. "Which do you like best, Uncle Silas, tragedy or comedy?". Well, for the most part," replied Farmer Begosh, "I believe I prefer tragedy, for when the killin' comes ye feels that yer gettin' sorter square with the actors." Washington Star. It is said that when a famous French general was obliged to re treat, as he and his aide-de-camp were fleeing, before the enemy, he breathlessly inquired: "Who are the rear guard?" "The men who have the poorest horses, general," replied the aid, who was making good use of his spurs. Ex. Excited, lady (on the beach) Why isn't something done for that ship in distress? yhy don't some of you" Coastguard (hurriedly) "We have sent the crew a line to come a-shore, mum." Excited lady "Good grcious! were they waiting for a formal in vitation?" Woi mder. ALPENA, MICH., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY II. 1893. WATCH liLDS THE JEWELER And you need go uo farther for Watches, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, Umbrellas, Spectacles, etc. GOOD HARDWOOD FARMING LANDS FOB SALE In Alpena and Alcona Counties, At from $2.00 to $5.00 per acre. Title perfect. Courenient to markets and schools. Apply to ALGEE, SMITH ft CO., Black River. Michigan. SAVE YOUR MONEY. WE CAN SAYE YOU OVER ItO por Ct. U you Intrnd to pur chu. a BUGGY. Surrey, Road Wagon, riWBre or Spftdwj Can, f wlilrh mm mtnnfiir. (xll lino.) mii1 2c. il.m. Ut fur is-j. Iiliittr.trd ct.lou. WE SELL DIRECT TO COHSUMIRS IT Wholesale Prices, andeblpanr vehi cle aubjoct to ex amination. We do not require one ctut adeanrs rxiumrnt. If pools aro not satis factory, we pny freight lKtli ways, nnatmore suro ftnrl write us. Address, C0IXIB11 EtGCT CO., G-16 7ilkd-iL, Kalamazoo, Mkh. Detroit, Bay Citv & Alpena R.R. Accom Mail and Mail and Aecora KxDress. modation. modation. Express. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. 11 40 6 25 ar Alpena, leave, 80 12 33 10 S 6 63 Ossineke, 9 00 1 19 10 25 S 82 Black Itiver, 9 21 1 60 C8 510 ItoeLake, 0 81 2 10 9 82 S12 Henry, 9 89 2 20 9S0 5 04 Mud Lake Junction, 9 45 2 35 9 00 4 55 West Harris ville, 9 53 2(5 8 3s 4 45 Guatin. 10 02 310 815 4 38 West Qreenbush. 10 08 8 22 8 00 4 82 Handv, 1015 1 8i 7 20 410 Au Bable, Oscoda, 10 88 410 3 47 Bristol, 10 58 5 35 8 40 EastTawas. 11 06 7 00 5 20 8 83 Tawsstity, 1118 7 20 4 60 8 31 Bale, 1123 7 45 4 80 S13 Am, 11 80 8 05 415 8 08 Emery, 11 30 8 20 4 00 8 00 Wbittemore, 11 45 8 60 8 40 2 62 Mills. 11 62 9 10 8 30 2 40 Prescott, 1104 9 43 2 65 3 28 fehearer, 1214 1010 2 38 2 20 Moffatt, 12 20 10 23 t2 20 "210 IvAUer, arrive, U 30 10 50 'Daily except Sunday, t Dally except Monduy. U. M. REEVES. M1LO HAbTMAN, iit(ent, Alpena. Oen'l Bupt. Michigan Central. Bay City, leave, leaves Detroit, arrives, . M. 2 20 45 a. M. 2 40 4 55 Michigan (Tentral " Tht Niagara Falls Route." Time Card In Effect. Lv. Bay City. Ar. Bay City. t5 00 a m......Midland Accommodation... to 40 a m t(l 80 a m Jackson and Chicago Ex.... t9 25 p m 6 43 a m... Detroit, Buffalo ANY Ex..10 85 p n. 17 OA a m......Vasar Accommodation ...til 40 a m 17 10 a m Detroit freight tS 43 p m 18 8.5 a m...Uravlinsr Accommodation-... 19 65 p m tlO 10 a m......Owosao Accommodation...- t4 83 p m til 60 a m...... Midland Accommodation... t2 48 p in 112 20 p m-. Mack'w A AlpenaEx - 12 20 p m T2 40 p m,..w tort ou ixuts tx ..in uo m 13 00 p m Vassar Accommodation t5 10 p m tff 20 p m Midland Accommodation... 17 15 p m 14 45 p m...01adwin Accommodation. ..-tlO 05 a m t6 25 p m Detroit limited 5 30 p m 7 30 p m Jackson and Chicago Ex... 18 00 a m tlO 12 n m...-8aR:inaw Accommodation... t8 20 a m 10 65 p m Mackinaw at Marq't Ex.... 0 13 a m Daily, t Daily except Sunday. Parlor car on day trains and sleeping- ears on night trains. Tha direct line to Niaarara Falls. Buffalo. New 1UI1, VU.WU, wv.v.u, auicuv, vuwaqv, " .... points In the United States and Canada. rri u -. .11 l-t. t il. tt.i.,i fn tm V-b l- fYBA(l rkluim mwA .11 and Canada. J. WHITING, Ticket Agent. O. W. BUQOLE9. O. P. T. Aft. Maii & Buffalo Transit Co. "C. & B. LINE." RememVer. that commonciug with opening "of navigation (May 1, 18U3,) this company will place in commission ex clusively between CLVELAND AND BUFFALO A Dally Llm of tha Moat Magnificent Ida-Wheel steel steamer on tne Great Lakes. steamer will leave either city every evening (Sunday included) arriving at destination the foU lowing morning in time for business and all train connections. Quick 'yJxoejjfl Ssrrle. Xtow Rate. For full partionlsrs sea later issues or this paper , or address T.F.NEWMAN. II. II. ROGER'. Uen'l Manager. uen'i rsssenger Ag. CLEVELAND, O. Ill7yl nAiEs::Eti vmiited. RlfART M4 liiPKKSXS raid, or COXXIMHIUN, m rersrrad. btaatloas persssnest. V J ft 0tAt rre. rail lias stork. IYlces low. BoU lor si and travtUa asrats wttti, An'r atoseo, irlvlsf aa sd pefcr. a EgatMs paper. A.i. -iA.T, Kinaryma, Rochester, fj. I. Alaska and the Reindeer. The landing from tho United States revenue cutter Bear, at Port Clarence, Alaska, during the month of July, 1892, of a herd of 180 do mesticated reindeer purchased in Siberia, together with four native Siberian herders, marks the establish ment of the first herd of the kind on the Western continent. This is an event of more than ordinary im portance. If it is successful it will create throughout Northern and Central Alaska a new feed supply in place of the walrus, whale, fish and fur-bearing land animals that are yearly becoming scarcer and more difficult to obtain. Furnished a better and surer food supply, the native Eskimo popula tion now decreasing in numbers may reasonably be expected to increase; and changing them from mere hunt ers to herdsmen will bo tho first up ward step toward their civilization. With the increase and civilization of the natives and tho general intro duction of the domesticated reindeer herds throughout Alaska, the vast unknown interior of our northern province can be thoroughly explor ed. Lines of communication be tween" distant settlements can bo kept open during the long winter months and tho frigid, bleak and now comparatively useless plains of that little known region will become a scource of wealth and prosperity to the land. In the Arctic and sub-Arctic re gions of Lapland and Siberia tho do mesticated reindeer is food, cloth ing, house, furniture and transpor tation to the people. Its milk and Hesh furnish food, its marrow aud tongue are considered choice delica cies, and its blood mixed with the contents of the stomach is made in to a favorite dish called in Siberia, manyalla. Its intestines are clean ed, filled with tallow and eaten as a sausage. Its skin is made into clothes., bedding, tent covers, har ness, ropes cords and fish lines, and the hard skin of the fore-legs makes an excellent covering for snow- shoes. Its sinews are dried and pounded into strong and lasting thread. Its bones are soaked in seal oil and used as fuel, and its horns are made into various kinds of household implements and weap ons, and used in the manufacture of sleds. In Central and Northern Alaska are vast rolling plains of moss and grass-covered laud that are especially adapted by nature for the grazing of reindeer, and are practically useless for any other purpose. Iu the corresponding re gions of Lapland, Arctic Norway, Swedeh and Russia are 27,000 peo ple (about the same in number as the Alaskian Eskimos) supporting themselves and procuring their food and clothing largely from their 100,000 domesticated reindeer, be sides paying to their respective Gov ernments the annual sum of $100,- 000, or $1 per head, as a tax on their herds. Also in the correspond ing region of Siberia, with similar climate and soil and only forty miles distantat thestraits, there are thous ands of Tchukchees, Koraks and other tribes of deermcn fed and clothed and housed by their herds of tens of thousands of domesticat ed reindeer. Lieut. J. C. Cantwcll, in January Californian. Famous Obelisks. There are forty-two Egytian ob elisks known to people to-day as being still in existance, but they are not all perfect. There are twelve in Rome, one in Paris, five in London and one in Central Park, New York. The difficulties of placing and removing these im mense columns have been stupend ous, and the one on the Thames embankment, which was presented to England in 1801, was not reared until 1878. The one in Central Park is similar to this London one, and two years were consumed in lowering it and finally setting it up again. The tallest obelisk known is1 that of Karnak, measuring 105 feet 7 inches. If the engineers of to-day found difficulty in handling these columns of solid stone, just imagine what a feat it was for the Egyptians to bring them down to the Nile and set them up. It is perfectly won derful what those people did ac complish in that way. The obelisk in the square of St. Peter, Rome, is of particular inter est owing to the story Jold n con nection with it. Donieuico Fon tana, a great architect, brought it safely .to Home is 158(1, and the whole city wes excited, lie under took to raise it on the pedestal, and invoked the blessing of the Pojt j The pontiff daly blessed him, warn- What is this anyhow D It is the only bow (ring) which cannot be pulled from the watch. To be had only with Jas. Boss Filled and other watch cases "3r stamped with this trade mark. Xs Ask your jeweler for pamphlet. KeystoneWatch Case Co., PHILADELPHIA. WANTEDWi',,,"w',' wnrVer'a everywhere for 'cnirp'a rnoicasArnB of th wosu"i the p-rruteat boo on earth : co.tinur S1C0.OO0 : retail Ht $3 2 rush or inntull ueuta ; mammoth illustrat CUCppiC ed circulars and teims frse j daily 0 1 1 L I I O output over l,5o0 volumes. Agents wild with mirri-Hm Mr Tnn. I. Xti.v.u Ullo, Tt-xas, rli-iircd $711 in nine davs; Miss Rost utv, j.umviiiu .'iadiiwn. l-vona. a. x.. siui in seven houis; a bounnza ; mnguillctnt ontdt only ia?A or the WORLD (JLOIIE UliiLK I'l IlI.ISIIiriO CO., 723 Chestnut 01., i niirt., 1 a., or das uearuorn rt., cnicago, 111. HUMPHREYS' This Precious Ointment is the triumph of Scientific Medicine. Nothing has ever been produced to equal or compare with it as a curative and healing application. It has been used over 40 years, and always affords relief and always gives satisfaction. For Tiles External or Internal, Blind or Bleeding ; Fistula in Ano ; Itching or Bleeding of the Rectum. The relief is immediate the cure certain. For Burns, Scalds and Ulceration and Contraction from Burns. The relief is instant the healing wonderful and uncqualcd. For Boils, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Fistulas, Old Sores, Itching Eruptions, Chafing or Scald Head. It is Infallible. For Inflamed or Caked Breasts and Sore Kipple3. It is invaluable. Price, 50 Cents. Trial size, 2$ Cents. Bold br DriiKtlilt, or seat po.t-p.ia ea reclpt of prle. ncarunKTS iird. to., 1 1 1 a 1 1 nniiaa st, sew tori. WITCH HAZEL OIL Port Huron Marble Works PIIIIO rriCUICSJUlCLL. Deulcr in Foreign and American Granite and Marble MONUMENTS & HEADSTONES Cut Building Stone, Murblo and elate Mantels and Urates. Prlees as low as any to be bad la Michigan. . CARTER'S CllTTLE t fiwEvn in V ban PILLS. ftck TJeadacnA and rellove all tho troablM foosV dent to a bilious state of tha systeia, auob as) Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiaeefl, Dlstreea aftef sjatinff, Vain in the Bide. &o. While their moat texaaikabia auccesa haa besn shown la oaHDf mil OoaA&che, rot Cnrtora Little Liver MM nt equally valuable In Constipation, curing and pre venting this annoying complaint, while, they alas correc t all disorders of tho s tomachtlmnlata the) Uvcrandrogulatothebowela. Evoalitbejoolj curoa Artia they would ba almost priceless to Incvw bl Buffer from thiedlatressingcomplalnt; butfortn nutely their goodnoaa does notend hcrend those) who onco try thom will find those little pills vala. nble In so many ways that they will not bo wil ling to do without them. But after aUalck haad. la the bane of so many llrea that here fa wnflrs) wemake our groat boast. Our pills cars It walla Others do not. Carter's LltUe Liver Pills aro very email and very easy to take. One or two villa maksa doe. Ihey are strictly vegetable and do not gripe or purge, but by Uiolr gentle action please all wha use thom. Invlalsat 23centsi five for It. Sou bj druggist everywhere, or sent by mail. . CARTER MIOIOINI CO., New York; tViLL PILL. SMALL COSE. S'JiLFuCE DR. SPEER & CO., SPECIALISTS. NERVOUS AND CHRONIC DISEASES, Dead OQloe 617' Oenf.ee Ave., Maa-initw, E. B., Mich. Drauch Office: Marquette, Miclilgin, and West Superior, W isconsin. Dr. tsnwr in charge of the bd ofllcn, is a graduate of tho Medical Depart ment of Uarvard University, l iana '74, and Is Rjr Intored as auch In Doth Uctnixphcrcs. YOUNG MEN who have been suffering irom the effects of youthful follies or indiscretions, will do well to avail tbemHclvesof Ihis chance. DIt. 8PEEH CO. will guarantee a perfect cure in all cases of weak nces or privats discuses of nny kind or character they undertake, or forfait 1200. There are many of tho aee of 8'l to 50 who are troubled with too fro quent evneuntioue of the bladder, often accompan ied by a slight smarting sensation and weakening the system in a manner which the pntlont cannot account for. Thore aro many who die of this dif dculty, iguornnt of the rau which is the second stare of waora. LADIES finding it not con venieut to r ill fit the oltlce. ran be treated by mall by sending a full description of their case. DIt. STEER t o., will suarxutes a perfect cure In all such cases and a hciillhy leetoration of the organs. ! F.saminatlnn and advlo iree to all. ni merawr the plane. I7 Unnews Ave.. Saginaw. E. 8. Mloh. j, 8. F.e our testimonials In t ha different papers from well-known pople.- FatWnte wiahin to consult Or. Hp-r t o , will have their railroad far dflnot) from the price of treatment. No , charge for consultation. Iwityl ifa.rg.i .Tii-.it 1HWW yet! WHOLE NO. 1118. ing him at the same time that if he failed in the undertaking he would lose his head. Fontana went brave ly to work, accomplished his purpose, and was carried about on the shoul ders of the people. Instead, of losing his head, he was made a no bleman and a knight of the golden spur, received a pension of 2,000 crowns, ten knighthoods, 5,000 crowns in extra money, all the ma terials he had used, valued at 20, 000 crowns, aud a medal. This was great honor for Fontana, but as failure meant the loss of his head, the reward was not too great for the anxiety he had undergone. After all this, perhaps one wonders whether the obelisk was worth it. Freak of Nature. Some rare and unaccountable freak of nature has mado a natural wonder of an unassuming white horse at Spokane Falls, Wash., says the St Louis Republic. The won der is not the horse himself, but in a picture which covers tho front part of the left eye of the animal. Anyone who has ever had the pleas ure of a visit to Spokano will re member the falls which gives the city its other name; that is, tho name of Spokane Falls. The pic ture in the horse's eye is a perfect minature of the falls, island, mill, and all. The animal's optic has been examined by hundreds of per sons, including photographers, scientists, opticians, etc., and the miniature in the eye has been care fully compared with photographs and engravings of the falls, and all haye concurred in pronouncing it a wonder of wonders and a most re markably correct picture. The owner of this wonderful creature, a Mr. Deakin has been offered all the way from $5,000 to $10,000 for his curiosity, but so far he lias refused all offers, seeming to prefer being pestered to death by sightseers, who come by the thousands to view the uncanny picture and ask questions. A traveler, C. A. Dillman, who took a peep at the "Wonder of the Rock ies" last summer, has the following to say in regard to the horse and the picture: "Mr. Deakin sent the horse around to the hotel where I stopped, in order that I might see him. The animal is white in color and of medium size. I was some what skeptical about the story of the picture until I looked into the horse's left eye. Judge of my as tonishment when 1 saw therein de picted a perfect reproduction of the f alk of the Spokane River, as true to life as any photograph. The part of the falls shown is from the water works across to the mills. The is land upon which the water-works building stands is also shown. The picture is absolutely perfect in every detail. The horse is one of a num ber bought in by bone-dealers, and has been the property of the present owner (who, by the way, was the discoverer of the picture) but a short while." The Manufacture of Wild Men. There ore many curious trades in the world, but the most strange must surely be the "artificial man ufacture of wild men." Yet a well- known English doctor in China has just certified from his own exper ience that this art is regularly prac ticed in the flowerly kingdom. First a youth is kidnapped, then bit by bit lie is flayed alive and tho skin of a dog or a ' bear is grafted piece by piece upon him. His vocal chords are next destroyed by the action of charcoal to make him dumb and the double purpose of causing "etiolation of thej skin and utter degradation of the mental faculties is effected by keeping him immured in a perfectly black hole for a number of years. In fact, by treating him like a brute for a suf ficiently long time he is made into one. At last lie is exhibited to tne Jones My boy has begun to take music lessons. Brown What's he taking music lessons for? Jones For a dollar and a half an hour, mostly. At least I can't discover anything else in it. v t I On the Track. So many remarkable Rtorics are told illustrating presence of mind, that one may bo welcome which tells of the opposite qualitity, not mere forgetfulncss or heedlessness, which is dignified with tho name of absentmiudediie8.s, but the faculty of being left, in some emergency, apparently without auy mind at all. At a receut industrial exhibition, there wus shown a new sort of m gine, which went round and round on a circular track, level with tho ground. Rooms 1, 5, Davison Mock. Wul take chargo;of estates for residents and non residents, collect rents, pay taxes, place insurance obtain abstracts of title, etc. Office hours 10 to 12 A. m., 4 to 6 p.m. As the crowd stood hemming in the track, gazing at the queer loco motive, a very stout woman who was eating nuts from a paper bag, became frightened by a rearing horse near by, and stepptod upon the track directly in front of the mov- lug engine, llie driver bi3w his whistle, and this scared the womau so much that her discretion was really frightened away. With a scream she ran frantically along the track in front of tho ap proaching engine, still clinging to her bag of nuts, and swinging it in the air so violently that it sprung a leak scattering the nuts in a thin trail behind her. She was stout, and tho effort to run made her a singular spectacle; but sho was in terror of her life, and traveled round tho track at a really good pace. "Hooray! hooray !"' men shouted. "Go it! you'll git there first!" "Stop your engine; you'll run over her!" shouted an elderly gentleman, weaving his umbrella at the driver as the machine went past him. "No danger; I can't catch her, at the rate she's going," tho driver shouted back. Women screamed, boys cheered, and dogs barked, and all the timo the driver kept blowing his whistle. Meanwhile tho stout woman had made three wild trips entirely round the track. Then, iu her desperation, her absent mind came back, and it occured to her to step off the track. She did so, and the engiuo went past. As she came off, red in tho faco and out of breath, she still grasped her paper bag firmly; but the nuts wero all gone. Do You Know Your Letters? Any man who can read would probably resent such an imputation of ignorance as this question con veys. "Do you know your letters?" is what is asked the little tot when he or she first sets foot in school. 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