he (OfC0on gjbttftt BITUSCRIFTIOX, $l.AO PKR YKAR. St. IIslk.vs, Dkokmbkk 2,1892. OREGON'S I A W MAKERS. It. Is only monili until the Oregon legislature convent? aX Salem, In tlie lieitt of the presidential campaign just eloed onr pfioplo hive, to eonsidem Me extent,' overlooked the. urgent ne cessity for some substantial stute-leg-inlution. Tliero ere nuuiy important questions tliat should lie brought to the attention of the legislative ataem iily at the coming session, and mini' Iter of thee tbe people have a right to demand their enactment into laws. To Columbia, county one very im- port a n I question is in providing better and more 'exrBicit road law. In the first pluee, to determine the best plan for the improvement of our public highways in witikfsclory and sub- suntiul manner; and secondly, to pro vide means by which funds can be raided to execute the work. There are many plans by which "our highways nny be substantially improved, and Also number of ways in 'which the money e,in, be raited, which will be brought to the attention of our law makers this winter. There will be no United States sena tor elected this winter, consequently we have a right to expect some valua ble legislation ou many important matters. Tho present law providing for the collection of taxes it, lame in many particulars, and should be amended mil made more explicit in detail. More particularly does this apply to the collection of delinquent taxes. The present law does not define the nheritr duty clearly as to exactly how he shall proceed in the collection of delinquent tax, nor to Us jurisdiction in case of uon-rcsident property owner. There are many matters of great im portance Uit will come up for consid eration, among them the repeal of the exemption foi indebtedness few and the assessment laws, both of which need attention. The former should be re pealed outright. It has been a boom erang to the state ever since its pass- go and compels the average farmer to pay a disproportionate amount of taxes compared with that of his wealthy neighbor. There are many other things we might mention, but it is safe to say that Columbia's interests will be guarded well by Reprecetative Merrill, from this county. GIVE THE!! A CHANCE. Tbe proposition! to close the World's Fair at Chicago on Sunday is meeting with a hot opposition from all parts of the United States, and fietitions are being circulated and very extensively igned by the people in every locality, city and hamlet, protesting against the Sunday closing. Should the ex position be closed on Sunday it will deprive thousands of working people in Chicago and adjacent cities oi vis iting the great show at all. The wage earners of the Eastern cities are com pelled to work every day possible to gain a livelihood, and as tlie fair is to be closed at 6 o'clock in the evening, tliey will have no other chance except on Sunday to attend the exposition. The movement on foot to have the big chow open to the public on Sunday should have the indorsement of every working man or woman in the conn try, as well as the business men who hate the interests of their patrons at heart. Besides this, the people who go from a Ions; distance will, in many case? not want to lay over on Sunday and pay hotel bills when they might just as well complete their tour of the large exposition on that day and start on their journey homeward. The World's Fair management should strive to make it as convenient possible for as many people to attend us can find time to do so. , Th next Oregon and Washington legislatures could ttot do a more com mendable act than make a law pro hibiting tbe taking of salmon from the Columbia river by means of fish-traps and wheels. This trap business is un questionably the direct cause of the great decrease in tbe salmon pack, which has gone lower and lower for several years. The Use of traps and wheels, catching all sizes of fish, pre vents the Chinook Sainton from as cending the river to suitable spawning waters, add in consequence there are low, comparatively, small fish to re turn to the salt water for growth. Hence tbe falling off in the fish in dustry. ' WHY don't the city council of Port land buy a few dollars' worth of type and print their own handbills contain ing the "Chief of Police Sales" and "Sewer Assessments," arid have a small boy distribute them on the streets, that people may know when an assessment is made? Fbom the best authority obtainable at this time the indications are that Nathan Pierce, peoples-democratic can didate for presidential elector, has been elected, although it wilt require the oflleiiil cauvaes to decide the mutter. Several Eastern Oregon counties have .,.ot yet cent in their report WASHINGTON liKTTEIt, (From our regular correspondtnt.) Washington, November 2, 12. If the number of remedies suggested by would-be physicians indicate the condition of the patient, the poor old democratic pin ty is aertninly in an alarming condition, oanned directly by the action of the majority of tho peo ple in voting it tho power to carry out the "roforms" of which it has so glibly talked. So far the number of sug gestions concerning what the demo crats ought to do dons not differ very widely from the number of democratic senators and representatives who have come to Washington since the flec tion, and the oddest thing about these suggestions is that no two of them en tirely agree as to the programme that should be followed by the new admin istratiou and congresv, which indicates in advance the harmonious working of the new deul. A few of tbe most striking of the suggestions are worth enumerating as specimens of statesmanship, f-oin a democratic point of view. Ex-Con-pressman Cable, who wants a cabinet position, nnd who chums tho exclusive credit for having swung Illinois into the democratic column, thinks the proper thing to do is to begin by issu ing a new loan of a hundred or two millions and chargo it up to "republi can extravagance." congressman Catching, who ia close to Speaker Crisp, says the first thing that ought to be done at tho extra sestion dem ocratic feer.ng in favor of an extra session is rapidly growing here is to repeal the McKuiley tariff law, which would restore the tariff law of 1SS3, sugar clause and all, and add fifty or ixty million dollars to tho annual re ceipts of the government. Mr. Patch ings forgot to add that it would also add much more, through the raise in the price of sugar, to the expenses of the twelve million or more families in America. Representative liynum, of Indiana, says there is no danger that tho tariff will be su kw us to injure anybody wonder if Bynum really knows? snd that a new tariff sched ule could be prepared in a month and should become a law before May. but not to go into effect until one year afterwards. Senator Vest evidently distrusts bis party, for he thinks tbe coming ses sion of congress ought to provide for the financial necessities of the govern ment and not leave it for the party which has just been voted into control of the government. Mr. vests opin ion is very flattering testimony to the financial experience and statesman ship of the republican senate, but all the same no republican nanus win pull those democratic chestnuts out of the fire. Senator Cockrell says his party must tackle the tariff at once or stand accused of deceiviug the people, and that it will be just as ready to do it in April as in December. Interstate Commerce Commissioner Morrison, who earned the name of "Horizontal Bill" by preparing the first democratic tariff 'reform" bill iu the house some years ago, says that eon gi ess must deal with tlie tariff on broad and com plete lines, or forfeit the confidence of the people, congressman vvuee, ot Illinois, who introduced at the last session a bill providing for a gradu ated income tax, modeled upon the English law, says the passage of that bill will solve the problem as to reve nue for the new administration, and he proposes trying to get it through at this session of congress. It will, how ever be but a waste of time, as tbe re publican senate would never, in time of peace, agree to such a bill. The claim that Mr. Cleveland made no promises previous to bis election is being knocked out by democratic tes timony. A democratic congressman, now in Washington, soys ex-Gov. Gray of Indiana, told him that he held Mr. Cleveland's promise to make him his postmaster-general if the democrats carried Indiana. Secretary Foster Is becoming a little tired of the continuous revival of that threadbare old story about the treas ury of the United States being on the verge of bankruptcy, etc. He has stated time after time, and now reiter ates, that the United States treasiry will meet every legitimate obligation that will, mature during the term of the present administration. Beyond that he does not think it his province to speak. The democrats are trying to renew this scare to shield them selves when the real deficit, made pos sible by their recent victory, comes during the next fiscal year. Had Mr. Harrison been re-elected there would have been no falling off in customs duties and no deficit, because there would have been no fear of upsetting business by democratic tariff tinker ing. The people will know, without any democratic assistance, where to place the responsibility for the addi tional burdens soon to be placed upon their shoulders. The president spent Thanksgiving day very quietly. There were no guests to dinner at the White House to help eat the big turkey which was sent from Bhode Island, except the president's children and immediate family connections. ' killed for Trespassing;. A dispatch from Pendleton to the Oregonian of last Friday tells of the killing of a young man by the name of Leu. McCarthy by John Alexander. It seems that Alexander had forbidden McCarthy from heHing sheep across bis place, which tbe latter paid no at tention to. From this a quarrel en sued, in which McCarthy struck Alex ander with a stone, the latter retaliat- 1" PRICE S 4K3B The Only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia; No Alum. Used ia Million of Homes 40 Years the Standard. LEO. SEIaIaING, (SUCCESSOR TOC. M. WIllKRfl.) DEALER IN FINE BOOTS AND SHOES, Ladies' Fine Shoes, Childrens School Shoos. Men's and Boys' Footwear. NO. 169 FIRST STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON. F. R. CHOWN, HARD W-X Ft EJ 21 2 First and 9 Salmon Street ing by firing two shots, the second taking effect in the head and proving fatal. It is not known definitely whither this is the Alexauder who f irmerly lived in St. Helena, although tbe description tutties very cioseiy with his. THE GRAVE OF DICKENS. BY J. P. LOONKY, A. M. The following poem was composed while the author sat on the tombstone of Charles Dickens, in Westminster Abbey, Loudon, July 7, A. D. 1889. It was the Sabbath, and the forenoon was speut in the great tabernacle list ening to Mr. Spurgeon, and the early part of the afternoon was spent in King Henry a chapel in tlie Anney, listening to a must eloquent sermon delivered bv Kev. C. Farrar; the re mainder of the day was spent at the grave of Dickens. Mfsa Tillie M tickle recited the poem at an entertainment in St. Helens, given by the pupils of the public school. Nov. 21, 1892 : . "There Is a spot of every bd tlie prMe. nere neroe real iu qinei sine uy mw. . Montgomery. Not far from the noise and eager tumult Of London's busv street. And from hei hard and stony pavement Always thronged with busy feet,. Rise Westminster's lofty arches, Guarding Knsland's patriot dead. We shall puss ber solemn portals With a hushed and hurried tread. While th. organ's liquid beauty (Spreads a hulo 'round the dead! Tombstones of the bygo.ie ages Meet our eyes on every side. Of her warriors, statesmen, sages, Knsland's glory and her pride; While the Abbey's lofty arches, Uruodins in a silence derp. O'er her heroes' sacred ashes Watch and ward forever keep. Where her great and good in glory Side by side iu beauty sleep! Tbro' the rich corsed aisles I wander. Pass by sacred Edward's tomb, And the shrine of Haxun Sebert, Shrouded in a constant gloom. Kingly heroes, martial glory, Tempt nie not to turn aside ; For I see not far beyond me. Where my soul would fuiti abide; In the sacred poets' corner. Far IrOro regal pomp and pride. Faintly shoots a rajr of sunlight Thro' the transom's tinted glass Shining 'mid th rustic arches To the ru t corsed slabs below; Before me stands King Henry's chapel, With its wealth of oak and stone; Now th. long aisle's lost behind me, Into twilight shadows thrown, While I pause in holy silence Here at Pickens" grave alone) ' Few the words upon th marble, Only name and birth and death; But the greatness of his genius Passes far th. sculptor's wealth f Kings and queens are by hiiu sleeping. But their slabs, tho' rich in art, In their beauty and their glory, Do not deeply touch the heart; Only at the crave of Dickens Sighs ar. breathed and teardrops start. He could blend the tones of sadness, And the milder tones of pain. With the mellow tones of gladness, Hurging alway thro' bis brain. It is proper that th. nation That he honored while on earth, Slionld revere bis sacred tombstone, And should recognize bis worth, For I hold the man of genius Far above the man of birth) While I write the mammoth organ Hreaks the quiet so profound, With a tout lung intonation In its throbbing waves of sound. "Best in peace, " it seems to whisper, '-Death at last has cured thy paiu. Human joy and earthly sorrow Vex no more thy busy brain !" "Rest in peace." my soul re-echoes, Taking up the sad refrain. Sow 1 slowly leave the Abbey, Aisle and transept, arch and wall Lose themselves in gathering shadows, While the twilight covers all. To this marble slab so humble Multitudes shall come and go, And shall read th. brief inscription On the sacred stone below , And while life and love shall bless us We'll to him devotion show I - Courteous Train Bobber. A Pullman car on the Northern Pa cific was robbed near Hot Springs. Wash., on Thanksgiving night. The robbers, in their greed for cash, did not molest the lady passengers or re quire them to disburse. But the male occupants of the car were stripped of their surplus cash, watches, rings, and other valuables. There were but three of the bandits. One stood at either end of the car with drawn revolver, while the third "took up the collec tion," after which they pulled the bell and the train proceeded on its way, leaving the robbers in possession of about 11,000 cash. Powder. OVES. PORTLAND Goo I. .ok.. Good looks arc more than sklr deep, de pending upon a healthy condition of the vitalorgana. If the liver be inactive, you have a bilious look, if your stomach be dis ordered you have a dyspeptic luok and II your kidneys be affected you havca pinched look. Secure good heulth and you will have good looks. Electric Bitters ia the great alterative and Tottie acts directly on these vital orgaus. Cures pimples, blotches, boils and gives a good complexion. Bold at Edwin Ross' drug store, SOc per bottle. Americas, Cholerau From the Pally Reveille, Whatcom, Wash. "T. C. Burnett, the democratic can didate for sheriff, was taken violently ill at Clearbrook. Ho had all the symptoms of Asiatic cholera, and for an hour or two it was feared he would die. They finally gavo him a dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Di arrhoea Remedy, which revived hint until a physician arrived." That is precisely what tho manufacturers of that mediciue recommend for cholera, Send for a physician, but give their medicine until the physician arrives. If cholera becomes prevalent in this country next summer, this preparation will be in great demand because it can be depended upon. For salu by Ed win Ross, druggist. VOCSD. Adrift in the Columbia river last June a black skift containing loggers' tools and time book. Th. owner can have sam. on applying at Hourn.'s binding. tf HI. E. Church, Soil... There will be preaching at the M. E. church on the second and fourth Pabhath of esch month at 11 a. m. and 7 p. in. A, M. McCart, Pastor. CITY BARBER SHOP -AND BATH HOUSE. C. Li. COLBTJRN, Proprietor. Has Been Thoroughly Befitted and Rearranged. Only Baths in the City. ST. HELENS, OREGON. TBEMKMBKB ffif Tax ivra eon.-i.Aa vjr HEW YORK RESTAURANT. JAMES HACKERY, PROHEIETOB. fjBT Tourist and Family Headquarters. XT n. 132 first Street, PORTLAND, - OREGON. CTRAY ED FROM MAYGER.OR., KJ s boil l September I, w:, on large rea snd white ox, white line back, crumpled hnrns. branded with fiirnre 2 oil hiD. Will pny any one liberally for delivering him nt Ai a vger , or lor iiiioriuauoii an w imp n nwrw bouts. O. C. L. A M. CO. Jaayger, Or., Nov. 26, lH62.-tt. , Execat.r'. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the under signed executor of the last will and testa ment of Margaret J. Keif, deceased, has duly qualified as such executor. All per sons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them to me with proper vouchers, at the law office of Dillard A Cole, in eJt. Helens, Oregon, within six months from this date. Dated at Kt. Helens, Oregon, this 2ith day of November, IHOif. PKTKIt K. I-OUSIONOITT. Executor of the Iut Will and Testament of Margaret J. JS en, deceased. d2d30 rtnl Settleaaeat. In the County Court of tbe State of Oregon, for Columbia county. In the matter of the estato of Hoses Me- Grew, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Nancy A. He- Grew, the administratrix of the estate of Moses McGrew. deceased, has filed in said court her final account and petition for distribution oi me residua oi saia estate; also that said court has appointed Saturday , the 7th dav of Janunrv. 1M1J3. at 10 o'clock A. M. of that day and the courtroom of said court at the City of St. Helens, Colum bia county. Oregon, as th. time and place for the bearing of said mutters, when and where any and all persons interested may aonear and contest tbe same. The follow ing is a description of tbe real residue of said estate now ready lor uisinouinin, to wit: The eKof teM and of se!4 and ntnl m4 of section 13, 1 6 n, r 8 w Co lumbia county, Oregon, and containing 100 acres. MANCY A. McUKEW. Administratrix of estate of Moses McGrew, deceased. PI1. LARD 4 COLE, daiTO Attys for Administratrix. Notice tm Creamer. Notice Is hereby given that the under signed administrator of the estate of Joseph Norton, deceased, to tlie creditors of, and all persons having claims against, the said deceased to exhibit them, with the neces sary vouchers, within six months after the nrsi puoiicaiion oi mis nonce. 10 me sam administrator, st the office of M tickle Bros.. in Bt. Helens, Columbia county, Htate of Oregon R. COX. Administrator of the estate of Joseph Nortun, deceased. n4d2 Hated this 4th day of November, 1W2. TUB aTEA.tlKB IRAIiDA - Is now making regular round trips from OAK POINT TO PORTLAND Daily Except Wednesdays, LtAVtita. OAK POINT... HTKI.I.A ... ItAIMKK, .. .. KA1.AM A ' BT. IIKI.KNil..., ,,..4;s0A. M. 6:00 ,....6:18 1 ....7:00 ' ... .11:00 ' . .U;00 ' Asrivinu rOUTl. AN !..., RETURNING I.kavks POUThAND. .,..1:09 P. M ...T: " AkKtva BTKl.uA W. E. NEWSOM. The Colebratod Froncli ure, to!3r?,"APHR0DITINE" STffl Is KOLD 0.1 A POSITIVE. OUAKANriX tneurasor form ofntrrrousdt't-a. or any ditonlsrof Uia ii:aerllv.or gsusot.Ulisrsez, whether arUIng' fmin lhixnwalva RFFflRf iwool StlmalAutt. AFT Tnhflreo opflrilnm. or tbruurh t nmtiful Tn. tlou, over Inif uIsa-ucs, &i , such as Lnm of HrsJn Power, Wsketkiiueu, Itaarlug-dot o I'alus lutbs MfK,em:ni wr-stcmis, iirxtenii, r.rvous rv'tm Ustiou, Noctunisl CmlMlnas, l.sierruia. 111. stasis, WLk Atntnorv, IajmoC Fowsrautl lmpo tency. which II iiesfei'tttd often bad to premature eld mm aud lmsoltT. Trie, f i.oo lot, Ibua IorM. Sent h ms'lon reee(tnf prlc A tritl-rrr.N UI'AKAKTKM I (tm far .very fi.ro onletrwelTwl, inn-fund th. Nionvr II a Psnus.nl enr. Is not .tTceiod. W. Itsv. thousands ot tsstlmnalsls fmraoM and younf. of both wis, who hare trn HrmaniitlT csri'd by th.ussotAphrodlttnfc Ctrrulsr tre Address THE APHRO MEDICINE CO. Worturu llnuteh. Iloa 17. Posti o. . For sale by EDWIN ROSS, Dhuoomt Kt. Helens. Ur. EUGENE HANNEMANN. Wholesale Dealer IK IXroRTKD AND DOMESTIC Wines s Liquors o DISTILLER'S AGENT. 4t rr.Btair.el, Fortland, Or.f Model Saloon, I. IT ISWOOB, Fr.p'r. ST. HELENS, - . 0REG0JC Choice Wines, liuuors and Cigars. Beer 5 Cts. Billard and Pool Table for ha Pooomraoda&on of Patroni CALL AROUND. Mojjri? OF COURSE YOU DO. SCCn BEINO THE CASK, It behoves you to lind th. most delrable place to purchase your InvlKorator." THE BANQUET. Keeps constantly on hand the famous Cuban Blossom Cigars. The finest line of Wines Uynors and cigars lo oe lounu iihmsiu. m rurt laud. And It yon wish to enenii. in a of POOL OR BILLIARDS, They can assur. you that they have th. best table in town. Everything new and solicited "THE BANQUET" Kt, Helens. Oregon. SheriflTs Sale. STATE OF OHEOON, I County of Columbia.) ' RY VIKTUE OK AN EXECUTION and order of sale issued out of the Cir cuit eonrt of the State of Oregon, for th county of Columbia, torn. dirw;ed, In favor OI jonn in ay n urn ana airainsi in. r. nnrxan and Pauline Morsaa. for the sum of ilttl 45 dollars, judgment, with interest at the rate of H per cent, per annum from the 18th day of October, 1802. attorneys fees 80 00 dol lars, and the further sum of f. 13.10 dollars costs and accruing eosN. commanding me to make sal. oi me loiiowiuK-uesmueu real nronertv. to-wit: The northwest quarter of section 8. in township 7 north, range 0 west Willamette Meridian, eninracing ino acres; together with the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise apiiertaining; all being situated in Columbia county, Htate of Oregon, I duly levied iixn said premises on the 23rd day of November, 1402. Now, in hiursuance of snid exscutlnn, I will, on the 31st day of December. 1802, at the hour of 1 o'clock P. M. of said day, at tbe Courthouse door in said county and state, sell at public auction all th. right, title, claim and interest in and to the above desciibed real property of said M. K. Mor gan and Pauline Morgan to th. highest bidder therefor, for cash to satisfy saiu exe cution, interest and costs, O. A. MARRIE. d2d30 Sheriff of Columbia County, Or. Csveats, and Trads-Msrks obulnsd, and sll Pal- j it businMS conducted for ssoatasTt rm. i Ou omct i. om.rrc O. s. tTtwr osnes nd mm an secure psicnt la teas tun. Itaa Unas remote freta Wssblngtoa. , Send model, di swing or pt., with desert? tloo. We sd.lM, If pmtentmble or sot, ire. . charge. Our fee not due till paUoc Is secured. a psswhlct. "How to Obtain Patents," with cost of sub. in tbe U. 8. and foreign oountiM tent free. Address, C.A.Gr.OW&CO. OSf. tTf NT Offltl, WsaNISt.TOSJ, 0. C. iter NO. 140 10 PER CENT, DISCOUNT We must have more room. cent, on every suit and overcoat Men's 11200 Suits.... 13.00 " 1.1.00 " 18.00 20.00 " 2500 " 30.00 " ., " 4.50 Overcoats...,. " 7.50 " 10.00 ..... 15.00 - ..... " 20.00 " ..... ,.$10.80 .. 12.1ft .. 13.50 .. 10 20 .. 18.00 .. 2250 .. 27.00 . . 4 05 6.75 .. 900 .. 13.50 ., 13.00 This reduction is for the entire slock. Our goods are all marled in -plain figures. During this sale we take ten per vent, ojf from every article. Every garment warranted. Money refunded for all good returned, ij not soiled. We Are tbe Manufacturers. J. M. MOYER & CO., 140 First Street, Corner of Alder, Portland, Or. UNmCIt TUB OIL MAM". Farmers' and Merchants' INSURANCE COMPANY, Albany, Or. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, - - - 1500,000 SECURED CAPITAL, - - - 247,500 PAID CAPITAL, ... . . . 74,250 FARM PROPERTY A SPECIALTY. All Losses Promptly and Satisfactorily Adjusted. For particulars apply at the otlcs f Moor. A Coir, or Ta t il tT tiffle. EVERDING & FARRELL, Front 8treet, Portland. Or. DEALERS IN Guano, $20.00 Per Ton, A CHEAP FERTILIZER. Land Plaster $2.25 Per Barrel. Also 11 Fine Line at GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS CASH STOEE! W. J. tnUCKLE CO. -DIALIRft IK- General Merchandise, Crockery, I Boots, Shoes, Glassware, Ladies' Dress Goods, Queenswaro. Furnishing Goods, LUMBER. SHINGLES, ETC. Produce Taken in Exchange. It Will Pay You to Consult Our Prices. RAINIER, - - - OREGON. PIANOS and ORGANS A line stock of renowned KIMBALL and celebrated IIALLET & DAVIS Pianos and reliable KIMBALL Organs can always be seen at my salesroom. All instruments aro bought from manufacturers direct, and sold atlowest.prices for CASH or on EASY PAYMENTS. Old Pianos and Organs taken at their full market value in part payment for new ones, $5a7Call and see me or write for Catalogue and prices be fore buying. ' LAWSON V. MOORE, .305 Washington StfeeV PORTLAND. OR- FIRST ST. We ojjer a Discount of 10 jut from regular Marked rrice. lVys' $1000 Suit.., $ 900 12.00 10 hO Chlltl'$500 4.50 (1.00 " 6.4l 7.011 with vest.,,.. 6.30 Men's 4.60 Pants. 4 05 COO 4.50 - 6.00 " 5,40 " 7.50 " 6.75 2.00 Untlerwear 1.K0 " 0.00 ....... 4.50