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How many pco rc concerned In Its production ? shall hear tho story from the' stroke of tlie typewriter, tho first k .." .. a i ll.. nf ishoye or the pencil, tne nrai c"i rcii3!5xchniim shears, to the first cry ofjtiio newsboys on tho street with a calliope yell of "E-v-e-n-i-n-g J-o-u-h- naTSi" T story of building up a small newspaper into n wcll-cstabllslicd jbusJwcss employing twenty persons is afftBo past what we would tell is the iitoJJiof how this copy In your hands rwjffiinnde, tho sources of news, rskoJchcs of some of the men who sup- nlwblio news, the people who set the rs. the nrcss room force, the rC' Rulers, all who In anyway help to make a dally paper tins .may not prove uninteresting. MWnn Associated Press newspaper SStrouitNAL places its main roll toRfor news upon the Western tUiS&n Telegraph Co. Tlie telegraphic iwy.nt Salem Is handled In person by Iwjfe Wade, manager of the Western itltokHi olllce, and Arch. Bradford, operator. The messengers who dcllvei Thjfe-css report, which on some day amgvnts to ten thousand wards, art SWGoodell and Dow Palmer. N. iHMJSllowny Is division lineman. The maimger of tho Associated Press af wrBand Is E. L. Powell, and P. L. iDuHfling, general agent, San Fran oisoy Both arc very competent anc courteous gentlemen. Ifffe telephone plays an important rjTih gathering a dally news report. KpouiiNAL olllce Is No. 03 on tin Exctwingo of tlie Oregon Tclephont onSclegraph Co., which has over 14c instruments at Salem, and connects allfBio towns of Western Oregon. Newt,- by wlro over tlie 'phone is i valajblc acquisition to any newspaper, aSSfife tho Salem exchange connect! afipho public buildings and stuU (nstl'tutlons, it enables The Journal txjjgol exact information at a mo meat's notice Tlie telephone ox chfrflgo Is managed by Miss Alia Ste-lnor, assisted by A. II. Stclncr JuTdl Miss Lcnoro Kirkwood Lpn Holland, messenger. A grcai deallis said over tho wires that neve) Keplnto the columns of tho prcss,bu. much jmportant news comes bj fplioncs. .Having glanced at the way tin jipwicouics by wire, It Is next in ordci to consider tho principal local source! of'hows. Of course, The Journai hasjjvaluablo corps of helpers in iti correspondents at scores of towns it Oregon, and many talented 'men am women in tills cltv and nil over West- crnTJDrcgon who contribute to its Col li WHS. THE TYP60RAPHIO FORCE ottTHE Journal is found on tho scc oSSThoor of tho postoillco block. Ai JBjhcad of tho force is Mr. C Unfiles, foreman, assisted by C. G. Gmr: who is also n talented nlavcr It jtSSm. A. C. band. Mr. nughes Is i logBjilme member of tho craft, hat llMNHCommnndcr on many a Journal iSSSsraft. no is equal to any cmer S560 far, from getting out a spec ialTSUltlon on five minutes notice, oi recWitructlng a pled form. m SOMEWHAT PERSONAL. $fi3 Journal docs not boast type Betjr machines, or a costly plant. iftlffglad to bo a small local nows pHgj devoted to Western Oregon and tBJBj6t Interests of tlie Capital City. JtlKwitno mnrblo palace, perfecting prawjior mortgages. In tho past three p5gij)f hard times it has kept cleat 'otfiifct and tho employes have ovci recSfifed their pay on Saturday night. wtitfcer the managers had any mono tojgwnd or not. Tho stock-holder h-MgTot been assessed one penny. TSjBaployes have been very indul- rough all this long siege of dc- n that has been cnougn to itho stoutest heart tremble at ti Thoy have accepted low wages r than should bo paid but thoy orked hard and without mur- Tho proprietors have felt sing tho words of Riley, the ft'your best'i done and your belt's bad, et an' worry and get sad, ply allow It' ihe best you had." THE COMPOSITORS Journal nro O. D. Itennie, J. rues, ioruo a. Htarr, .eisioij. fcuc, Joslo Snyder, Ethel Osborne, Rafter, Minnie Talent. The It In the press room consists of : nofer, foreman, Clyde Mason, The editorial and reportorlal t. consists of E. Hofer, A. F. John W. Cochran, Jessie M. Isley. The Journal office is a . Y. M. M. C. A. on Its own.nc- It is tho policy of the man- KlAgj pl35 'Pl KfirSH to taken personal interest inlcapacity for eight years past. He has z&enz tho education and development of nil ompIoyosV Wbon thcro is nu opportu nity for thorn to better themselves or to bo promoted thoy arc nlwayaholpcd along. Jinny of tho employes have risen to positions of usefulness and responsibility. A kindly personal In terest In each one's welfnrc, and n stimulus to jnake the most of their opportunity In life, Is often more val uable to working people than better wages from nn Indifferent employer. Two of tho The Journal force arc now taking a regular Utonuy course at Willamette university, but retain their connection with tho paper. "With tho carrier boys that distribute the paper every evening, but not on Sundays or national or Christian boll jnys, there are twenty families repre sented on The Journal pay rolls. Wo only regret It Is not a hundred. THE POLICE COURT Is one of the main .sources of news supply of a certain sort. The police Judge and chief of pollco cotrlbutc many a Juicy Item In the course of the year. Ed. N. Edes Is serving on his second term as city recorder. Ills first task on taking the olllce was to get hi a new set of books and a system of keeping the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the new char ter. Thcso books are a complcto ab stract of warrants. As pollco judge and license -collector tho recorder lias considerable to do, and at times em ploys a stenographer at his own ex pense. Ho also pays janitor hire when ho cannot get hobos to do It all. Mr. Edes is always courteous to reporters, treating them all alike, and going out of his way to accommodate them. Newspapers have only one criticism to mako on Police Judge Edes he or ders a great niany tramps to leave town, under suspension of line; lets jH deserving drunks on promises of Joiug better; sends many a small offen Jcr away with a lecture Instead of a .ine; and so tempers justice with nercy as to spoil many a good Item, still, as It helps keep down expenses and saves the taxpayer many a dollar jf costs and board bill, wo will not complain. Tho management of tho pollco court has contributed to keep ing tho city government within its .ncome tho past year. THE CITY GOVERNMENT is a fruitful source of news and Mayor Jatch has at all times proven helpful .o tho nowspapcr man. He is serving lis second term and a review of the jlty administration shows u credlt ible state of affairs. The police and arc departments havo been conducted jn a bed rock of economy. It will be remembered that during Mayor Jateh's llrst term fees of city otllclals ,vcrc abolished and thoy were put on a alary. But by n clauso In tho city jhartcr tho Pollco court has concur rent Jurisdiction with county Justices jf the peace and In certain classes of jriminal cases are entitled to fees, x'lio fco system that still remains rows out of this defect in legislation, ind not because Mayor Gatch allows it. Ho believes In completely wiping jut the fco system, root and branch. Jndcr his administration no new jonds have been issued, several streets .nivo been Improved, the total expenses jf the city government have been kept icarly two thousand dollars less than tho receipts from taxes and licenses-, A city hall has been completed and tmt under roof but not finished or uirnlshed. Tho city has two Hxed jharges that have not been reduced tfOOO a year interest. Soveral at tempts havo been mado to cut down tho lighting bill. Committees have ocen appointed and havo investigated out find tho people unwilling to part .vlth lights anywhere, so that no re ductions have been mnde. It Is thought the now council will better a 000 surplus not a little. This short rovlow of tho news of tho year from the city government would bo Incom plete without n rofcrence to Chief Dllley and his police force, and to Fire Chief Coss and his men. In their duty as pollco and detcctlvo work they are not n fruitful sourco of informa tion and the reporters usually havo to .vork their imagination as hard as they do the blue coats. The Jour nal is under obligation to all these gentleman as well as to City En gineer and Street Commissioner Cul ver. THE COURTHOUSE Is another continuous fountain of in teresting nows. Tho Sheriff's olllce Is tho first place on tho rounds of county Diislncss. John Knight who has mado one of the most faithful otllclals Mar lon county over had Is always cour teous to reporters. Ho Is completing his second term and has six months moro to servo when ho expects to re tire to a fine stock farm on tho edge of Lake Lablsh. nis deputies are Frank T. Wrlghtman, Lon Wain and E. E. Cooper a very efficient force. They are always ready day or night, and the office Is kept open Sundays, to fly to the uttermost parts of tho county and servo papers, arrest law breakers, or conduct execution sales. The principal office deputy is F. T. Wrlchtman. He is 37 years old, was raised in Marion county on a farm near Sublimity, educated In the public schools and has served in his present n natural aptitude for tho duties of tho ofllcc, Is quick and accurate ns nn accountant and in making out and filing papers; la nn expert nt a tax-roll. And It Is not easy to Imagine tho of fice of Sheriff without Wrlghtman In It. Wrlghtman docs notobjccttothls way of thinking and hopes ho may bo In It by more than a mere sketch of the Jinnglnatlon when tho next Re publican county convention Is held nnd his friends present his name for that honor. the new officials In the court house upon whom the re porter seldom calls In vain, and who never refuse to give publicity to any thing on the public records of their olllce, nrc L. V. Ehlci, county clerk, Jap Mlnto, county treasurer, County Judge Hubbard and County Recorder Waters. All of these men were raised In this county and make excellent public olllclals.. Mr. Eltlcn was taken off his farm near Buttcvillc, and placed In tho most Important clerical olllco In the county, clerk of the courts, nnd has not yet served his first term. Mr. Ehlen Is always on duty and keeps n competent force of helpers. He got almost a solid vote, Irrespect ive of party, In tho north end of tho count. The German-American farm er has made a good record in his olllce. All the business of his olllco goes through his own hands, and while he has shown no one any favors nnd enforces tho laws about collecting fees in advance stringently as tho law requires, ho has surprised even the lawyers themselves by his thor ough knowledge of his duties. He has shown that a farmer can 1111 an olllce that many have thought It re quired a lawyer to hold down, and all admit he has done It very well. Jap Mlnto needs no introduction to ourrcadcrs. He always shells outany item o'f news about the county treas ury when a reporter calls. Ills ap pointment last January was a fortu nate one, nnd he has steered the county linanccs through ono of tho hardest years In history with a mas ter hand. Ho is always found on duty and employs no deputy. Ho Insists on handling the publlcfunds as funds. Ho receives tho coin and money of the realm and immediately applies it to extinction of county debt. As soon as there was any money available, our news columns show Mr. Mlnto has Issued a warrant call nnd stopped Interest. In these days, when so many officials bank with public money It is refreshing to note that the treas urer of Marlon county has handled the funds not In his own intcrcstorin the interest of any bank, but always in tho Interest of the per pie. If there Is one county treasurer In Ore gon who deals directly, honestly nnd independent with tho pcoplo he serves, It is Jnp Mlnto. This Is n use ful lesson to learn. At tho risk of lauding a man at tho expenso of oth era holding tho samo olllco In this state, wo bcllovo Mr. Mlnto'sadmlnls tratlon is commcndablo in this re spect. Jap Mlnto Is n man with only a lim ited common school education, but a man of unlimited nnd uncommon In tegrity. This cannot bo over esti mated when It Is remembered how many public treasurers havo gono de fnultcrs, how many havo placed public funds In tho hands of friends where thoy nro unavailable for public use. Of County Recorder Waters and County Judgo Hubbard not much re quires saying They extend reporters every courtesy, Mr. Waters Is very prompt, competent and correct in per forming his duties. This is nil that Is required. J udgo Hubbard, who has been for four yenrs, nt tho head of our county legislature has not suited all tho nowspaper men nor nil tho other people. The Journal has nt times differed with him nnd very much dis agreed with him and disliked things ho has done. But on the main Issue ho has made a good record. Ho has steered his ship through four hard yenrs nnd avoided running tho county In debt or increasing taxes. He has, with the commissioners, run It out of debt and cut down taxes. He always gives newspaper men tho news whether ho likes their style or not. Ho has fnlthfully looked after public business. Ho has been too penurious, but when a man is close with other people's money these days It Is n crime enslly forgiven. the other officials of tho county we havo found equally fair in giving out news. County Supt. Graham and County Assessor Coffey havo been as painstaking In their work as men can bo expected to be. They will retire leaving their official paths clear and straight for their successors to walk In, and thoy will Und the walking much Improved. Marlon county Is to be congratulated on her entire board of public servants. HOTEL WILLAMETTE is a center of news. Here, as on the Rlnlto In Venice, Is whore public men most do congregntc. .About four times a year Salem requires a first class two hundred room hotel. The rest of the year It could get -along with twenty rooms, But if Salem had only a twenty room house there would ba general denunciation of tho 1 Capital City for lack of hotel faolll- onstx tlos. Col. A. I. Wngnor doscrves credit for maintaining the year around !j Jirefclasa corvlco. When it is considered that n prr-nt many prominent public men visit Hulcm only hot ween trnlns, nnd ninny of ' thcso carry lunches which they cat on 'the trnlns or nt the state houso dur ing tho noon hour, Col. Wagner de serves public thanks for doing as well as ho has to keep up our hotel facilities. THE STATE HOUSE Is a great news center nnd the re porter can always count on'a tax roll, n supreme court decision, n weather forecast, n requisition, commutation, dispensation, or sonic equally intelli gent luminosity from the different departments. There nro nlwnys per sons there willing to Impart Informa tion, nnd the nowsgatlicror who can take a dive in beneath that dome and not tome out dripping with news Is dull Indeed. To all olllclals and citizens nbovo referred to The Journal returns thnnks for courtesies in news gnthcr Ing nnd wishes them n happy Now Ycnr. BIG ROAST PIG DINNER. STRONG'S SERVES-ITS PATRONS A COMPLIMENTARY ROAST PIQ. When n man goes to a rcstaurnnt for n meal ho likes to know not only that the house has n good reputation, good cooks and waiters, but most of all, where docs tho stuff come from that ho Is expected to cat? Tho truth Is, most caterers cannot answer thcso questions themselves, but for this very reason, patrons are tho more anxious to know. It has often come to tho minds of pcoplo who cat nt rcstnurnnts, that It would bo a great card If soino rcstaurantour would nr rango to produce these things himself, and thus bo prepared to proclaim his bill of fnro tho best in the hind. This would scorn -like nn oasis In tho desert, but, nevertheless Snlcm has Just such a place. It is, by the way, tho oldest restaurant In the city, nnd one' of the best known In Oregon. Westncott & Irwin, proprietors of the famous Strong's restaurant, havo a flue ranch cast of tho city, fitted up for the ex press purpose of supplying tho needs of their tables. This place Is con ducted by Mr. and Mrs. Irwin, while Mr. Westacott looks after tho largo business in tho city. On tills farm, which Is ono of tho licst of dairy es tablishments, Is produced tho milk, butter, cream, eggs, chickens, ducks, turkeys, nnd considerable of the meats needed by the restaurant, to dny's Now Year's dinner consists of n young roast pig from their own stock, which Is ouo of the rare dollcaclcs of the season. The firm's wagons make regular dally trips with supplies of vegetables and nearly everything needed for tho table. This Insures tho greatest possible freshness, which Is always appreciated by their patrons. Another very nttractlvo feature of Strong's, is tho fact that a largo bak ery is run in connection, whore they bako their own bread and pastry, ns well ns supply the trade of tho city. This establishment is always open to tho inspection of its patrons, nnd challenges any on the coast for cleanli ness or good service. INSURANCE THAT INSURES. THAT IS WHAT PROPERTY OWNERS WANT TOR THEIR MONEY. In thcso days of uncertainties lb Is very important to know what kind of insurance you spend your monoy for. Pcoplo nro realizing more than ever that it Is Just as Important to "have insurnnco written correctly, nnd by compotont parties, ns It Is to have important legal document drawn by tho best men In the profession. It Is also ImiKirtaut to placo your Insur nnco with companies that are reliable and known to bo permanent. Thcso points are thoroughly covered by 0. I). Gabrlelson, who handles tho "Big 1" Companies, four of the best in the world. Ho has been In tho insurance business sixteen years all told, und ns n result enjoys tho confidence of tho property owners, nnd is ono of tho most competent ns well ns populnr In surnnco men In Oregon. Whonovcr the public sees tho "Blg-1" thoy know It hns referenco to tho biggest com panies In tho world, nnd that they arc represented by C. D. Gabrlelson, in tho Bush Bank block. SALEM DYEING HOUSE. Mr. Ad. Waldomar Nelson has been nt Snlem for twelvo years, and has built up the largest nnd best equipped steam dye works and clothes cleaning and renovating business In western Oregon. Ho Is an expert in his lino, having learned tho woolen mill busi ness in all its details In the largest mills In Europe. His advice about coloring and restoring ladles and gen men's garments, from an old hat to tho finest silk dress, Is sought, and a largo patronago of tho best class of pcoplo shows his work Is highly satis factory. His new location, in tho Post Olllce block, Is very convenient for city and out of town customers In his line. ' Children Cry for Pitohcr's Cat torla. jrjr"i;r."g?-s I. Wngnor jL:L'iViuuLjiseBaMftgR','i A n Tub Rest Water System on the Pacific Coast. UNDER WALLACE MANAGERS The Salem Water Works Put to the Front. Tho ono business In Salem which represents tho most capital invested is probably tho Salem Water Company, which has grown from Imperfect be- Rlnnlnjrs until to-day It furnishes our city nnd Its Inhabitants with excep tional wntcr service. Tho grcnt suc cess attained by this company In tho past few years Is largely duo to tho systematic plans and work carried out under the management of President J. M. Wnllaee. Tho first two years of his administration were devoted to perfecting the system of ln-tnke, or that portion of the plant which is used In securing thb wntcr to servo out to the people. New engines nnd pumps havo been put In, the reservoir perfected, nnd a mammoth now suc tion main added. Thcso Improve ments cost a vast amount of money, but nro sufficient for generations to come. Tho ycnr Just closed has been especially devoted to looking after the details of tho service, and this Import ant work wlllbe continued during the present year. At present tho company has over thirty miles of uialnt, and tho auto matic pressure records show that for over two years the pressure hns run from 75 to 80 pounds per squnrc inch, while GO pounds Is till that Is required by tho company's chnrter. Many minor improvements nrc planned for this year, aside from the Important task of rc-rnting tho entire city, with n view to cqunlizlng tho rates making the same satisfactory to both parties. It Is the aim of the company to meet every reasonable want of its patrons, and when It Is considered how widely the buildings of tho city nro scattered, It is easy to realize Mint tho Snlcm Wntcr Company Is getting less for Its excellent water scrvlco than any com pany on the coast. This fact is demon strated by tho reports of tho water supply companies. Soveral changes havo been made In tho officers of the company, necessi tated by the withdrawal of Supt. J. M. Martin, who has so faithfully served tho company for years. The officers as at present organized are us follews: J. M. Wallace, president. Chas. A. Park, seoretnry. Lizzie MoNARY.usslstnntsccrctary. A. L. Brown, superintendent nnd chief engineer. F. W. Powers, nHsIstnnt superin tendent and collector. That these olllcers aio eminently qualified to conduct tho business affairs of the company is readily con ceded by nil who know them, und the people of Snlcm nro certnlnly to bo congratulated upon tho continued good services thus Insured. Mr. J. M. Wallace canio to Salem early In 1802, and took charge of the Salem Water Go's, affairs January 1, 1803. Ho has put tho proporty In un excellent condition and has mado n record for this corporation thnt leaves llttlo to lw wished for by tho stock holders or the public. There has been no manipulating or stock water ing, but a r.quaro business management, open to tho public and fair to every consumer. Mr. Wnlhtco's first step wns to increase the pumping power so that u steady pressure could be kept up all over the city. His next step wns to maintain a supply of water in tho reservoir that would glvo unfailing pressure in caso of a pump breaking or any othor emergency. Having tho heart of the works nil right nnd n sulllclcnt head on tho big hill south of the city, maps were made showing the mains on every street and tho connections on every block. With these maps In his olllce, a pressure register nt his right hand, nnd a tele phone at his left, tho president of tho water company Is virtually monarch of tho situation, and can glvo personal attention to every detail of tho ser vice nnd to the wants and complaints of consumers. Mr. Wallace Is not only n man of great executive ability, perfectly straightforward in his deal ings with patrons, but is a master of details, und kloks nnd controversies nro few and far between with him and thonrmy of people served with Willam ette nectar the year around. But Mr. Wallace has forbidden the reporter to enlarge upon this, and Is averse to in. tervlews or laudations of tho press. But so much is given in T(IE New Year's Journal, as a matter of pub lic Interest, and it Is believed the com munlty share with the writer a just degrcoof pride In tho very successful management of the Salem Water Co., which Is now n proporty without a superior on the coast, Extru copies of the New Year's cdl tlou can lw had nt this office. ROYAL "Baking Powder. I Highest of mil In leavening LARGE MES1EN1 OIWJOON CITIES. XVOEttt. Attorney W. W. Cardwoll, of Rose burg,' visited In Eugcno last ovening. Miss Emma Withers and Miss Pearl Corn, students of tho Drain school, returned to that city Monday after a few days visit here. Frank Brown, of Smlthflcld, Is In the city. Mrs. Lionel Stagge, of San Fran cisco, Is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Straight. Mrs. S. S. McFadden, of Portland, came up Monday on a visit with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. P. R. Burnett. Fred Bellman Is homo from Salem, where he has been engaged doing mason work at tho asylum. Rev. Nlcff Irving was In town Mon day. Mrs. E. R. Nye Is visiting friends In Albany. Geo. Jackson, of Junction, came up Monday. John Talt, of Creswcll, was In town Monday. Mrs. S. Hunsakor Is home from a visit to Junction. Miss Mary McCornack vlsftcd Port land Monday. Miss Colin Bowman, of Elinlra, was In tho city Monday. Mrs. A. C. Autcn and children nro visiting nt Creswcll. O'ron Howe nnd slslcr have returned from Junction. AL11ANY. Mr. Lonnor Ralston, of Olex, was In tho city Sunday. Knsper Vnndrau has been in Cali fornia several days on a visit. A. W. McClalu Is now located at Yaqulua. Miss Smith, of Portland, is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Sacroy. Miss Watts, of Portland, Is tho guest of Misses Ethel and Clara Davis. Licenses havo been Issued for tho marrlago of D. M. Bonor and Luclnda Far well, John Motcalt and Emma Gray, Chas. A. Scars and May Day. Miss Lottie Elder and Hattle Flem ing havo been visiting friends In Brownsvlllo and Shedd for several days. Mr. Poter Montgomery returned to Albany last night from tho Hill hot springs beyond Detroit. The now and elegant residence of Judge Fllnn was tho scono of an en Joyablo party Saturday evening, given in dionor of Miss Oru, of Stanford University, nnd Miss Alltn Arrlck, of San Joso, her guest during tho holi days. C. E. Rogers and wife, nco Miss Myrtle Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ryan, of Astoria, loft Wednesday morning on tho steamship Columbia, for u month's visit In San Francisco. Miss Vldn Maston gavo a pleasant party Saturday afternoon and even ing at tho homo of her father, Dr. G. W. Maston on Lyon street. A ploas- ing program was rendered, games played und a lunch seeded. Those E resent were: Misses Flossie Knccht, Izzlc Lupor, Emma Sox, Vlnnlo Mayo, Grace Tolfor, Lottie Layton, Arcltlo Train, Nclllo Dannals, Gor trudo Courtrlght, Mary Stewart, Lil lian Lannlng, Vldn Matsou. RETURN THANKS, Krausso Rros. wish to thank their many, friends nnd customers for tho liberal patronago bestowed upon thorn, thus enabling them to carry a full nnd complcto lino of boots nnd shoes throughout the prevailing hard times, as a glnnco Into their store will convince tlo most sceptical that a better assortment or lower prices are not to lw found In tho entire north west, and no pains will bo spared to mako it tho Leading Shoe houso in the future ns it has been in tho past, a Respectfully yours, Krausse Bros. ' A SOLID INSURANCE FIRM. Hundreds of pcoplo throughout Ma rlon county nro thoroughly posted us to tho merits of the Insurnnco busi ness of Geo. M. Beeler & Co., nnd nil others can rest assured thnt only tho very best companies are represented, such ns will and do pay their losses on the shortest possible notice. Tho high standing of the agency has brought It a heavy business. All should remember that the G. M. Beeler & Co. agency will take up the poIclcs of the la to State Insurnnco Company, and allow tho highest pos sible value for them. NOTICE. The Willameto Truck Co. have all their rigs nowly fitted up with good covers, and are In tho best shape to handlo ull kinds of work, und glvo satisfaction In every particular. They solicit your patronage. Teams nnd drivers may be found on tho cornor of State and Commercial Ktrccts,uoxt to Stclnor's drug store. The drlvors, Reasender , Cooper, and McCarthy, all very accommodating young men, will bo pleased to wait upon ,ou promptly. Any orders loft at the houso or barn, : will receive prompt attention. Vory truly yours, L, P. Ryan & Co. Tho express is run by Ryan ft McCarthy, GOOD ADVIOX TOK ANY C1TT T1?o Clncinattl Commercial Gafcf a glvrs this1 advice to the tfixpnywup Llyrln, Ohio, which l pretty goocl i vice, genarally. If Elyrln Is to inciense in poprt tlon.tho wny must be found to ke p down Its rnto of taxatlon.-Lorain County Rcdortcr. One way to keep down the rate is to Increase the duplicate. Another, ind In many counties, n feasible way, is to cut down expenses. No burden is harder to bear than Interest. y,v. Interest Is none of our eight hour men. He works dny nnd night and every hournnd minute In tho twent four hours. Men sleep, cease from tolling, Interest keeps right on, paus lng for neither breakfast, dinner, nor supper. All you have to do to set Mr. Interest at work Is to Incur an obliga tion, create a debt. Wo see by tho report of the cdlu-rs of the state thatEIyrla has n dcbi of $00,000 out at 0 per cent. This means an annual Interest charge oj nbout $4,000 not n grcnt denl, to bo sure, but ovcry cent of It has to come from taxpayers, and there Is not a taxpay er, though ho pays but $10 a year, but contributes something to the charge. If you want to reduce taxation- it Is tho aggregate of taxes that counts, not tho rate keep down your expen ditures, and don't run Intodebt. Don't borrow money, don't Issue bonds. One or those who have mado a cIikh and detailed study on tho question of taxation of any mnn wo know of, raid lately: "J have come to tho conclus slou that tho only thing to do Is to keep down expenditures." Wo do not agree with hhn. We think there nro things ho has not seen, that In the vastness and complications of tho problem thoro nro phases thnt ho over looks. Nevertheless there Is truth In what ho says, nnd much truth -pw- slbly a full half truth. Keep down expenditures. Don't discount tho future. Don't bor row money. Don't create a debt you can't avoid. Don't mako Interest work against you. Don't do otherwise for your town than you would do for your own business. Then will lilyrla gain In population. A TIME-TRIED HOUSE. A SALEM HUSINESS FIRM, THAT HAS WITHSTOOD THE STORMS OF NEARLY FORTY YEAR8. Ono of the pormanont institutions of Salem Is tho Pioneer Crockery and Grocery house of John G. Wright, Nos. 227 and 220 Commercial street. Mr. Wright has conducted his estab lishment since 18.17, und during this time, two-fifths of a century, hns always been found In tho lead In his lino of business. Ills stock of goods at this tlmo, especially the-erockcry, queenswaro and glassware department can not be equalled in tho city, in fact nowhere olso In tho state. In his stock at this tlmo will bo found tho finest and cheapest of Imported and domestic goods;tho Blown Blue scml porcolaln, now displayed on his coun ters, was imported by himself and is tho admiration of every housowlfe In tho villloy. It Is of the style In uso a hundred years ago, nnd Is Just now all tho rage In tho East. There nro nlso many other, entirely new, styles und patterns on display, where tho most fastidious can lw suited. Mr. Wright Is also agent for the Fireman's Fund Insurnnco Co. of San Frnntlsco, and tho Connecticut Flro Insurnnco Co. of Hartford. Ho has hnd the agency of the first named company for over 20 years. Among tho relics In his olllce, which attract n great deal of attention, Is n certifi cate signed by 141 of tho leading busi ness men of Chicago, who sustained josses In tho great conflagration of 1871, and received their Insurnnco in full from this popular company. No ono can make a mistake in entrusting his business to this popular und time tried houso. C. II. LANlCI'HITAILOR. HEADQUARTERS FOR OENTLEMKN'fl FAHUIONA1ILE GARMENTS. For several years past C. H. Lane, the merchant tailor, has been the leader in his lino in Salem, In fact his work Is known throughout the state for lit exceptional quality and style. Personally Mr. Lino is very much of n gentleman, and can post his frluiids to tho closest detail on the demands of modern fashion, Ho carries a choice Hue of the newest things In Imported nnd domestic fabrics, whUh are made up at rea sonable cost. Ills personal attention Is given to evry garmont, and his able corps of assistants mako it possi ble to turn out the best of work on the shortest possible notice. OLINOER fc RIGDON. The Court "treet undertakers havo kept up with tho times in tholr line of goods. Thoy have improved their facilities without adding cost to their goods or services. They have arranged the most printable undortakhm parlors In tho city, connected tlicw selves with tho Telephone system and arranged for nn all night service. Their prices have' boon scaloddown to suit the times'. Telephone, number, 125, !
