The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, September 22, 1893, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextOREGON .MIST. United Rtiilrx mid County lifflcliil hn St. HcloilM, H('i(cimI)'' 'J'J, iH:t. pvuuam.wa notiob. All doutniiiijlf'iilloiiH Hunt In Tiir, Mist Inr wilt- Itrallimniiiii(h) mui (umlH hy ihu niiMmr'a Kl nlim mill Hot u u ilit jiltiuia 1ihi. W Iii wimt ih mini,, (of ,ubUi.nn, ml vlileiiw of koiiiI (nllli, ,,rrnh,,ui,,.l. win . BRIEF MENTION. lion. J. Morrill wiw in town llio lat ter part o( liml week. GomniiHNinnor fSohoonover was in tl city W'ciliieiiluy, The (KlJmirnoJ term of tho county ourt will convono Monday, Be on thn lookout fur iiiniiiio pack 4gci of J'iilu of Juimu tun. W. W. Allon, city inn-slml of Vor nonia, wn in town Fritiny. Lato advices nro to tho cflott that Judiro Dliinclmnl i.i rosting eiuy. Mi Ajrn- Uurko of Portland, wit Uitlng friend at tliin plnoo TtmNdny. Tho wiiy of tlio trmiBRrosHor may liu lisrd, but it lu an awlul e.ihy one to gft into. A toucher run learn of a vacancy hy ddnBHini Kitjit, T. J. Clooton, at ClaUkaiiio. Caroll McXntl, a merchant of Ver fionin, paid this pluco a -iit Wednes day of thm week. Mjh Hiirel Crandnll visilcul friend in On jilucu iiii'mlity. 'J'lio young any wu ironi milium. 1 rof. Ilrk will expound pooptu'ri party principles in mu Jiliico on tlio tfth of next month. Jacob Miintmnnior, of MayRor, mado Una! proof on Inn liomentuad before E. K. Viiicli, Monday, jco. K. Ihtviit and 1'rof. T. J. CIcctoii Me1 through tliin pluco Moiulny on route lo I'milum!. The finest lino of wnfehps, dork nd jowulnry at A. N. Wright', !105 Morrimm direct, Tori land. Kd Hiiyburn who ban norvcil failh fully in this ollieo for the puit four iiiotitliH linn resigned bi position, ICnicry ,T. Mills, of Vornonia, niiide Slnnl prniil on his hometiieiid before tho .county clork Wcducadiiy. The popular' i'eaiiHr Lurlino con tin mm to nmkii tlio liest time of any liner on (ho A-toria ronto. Tho present raina mny not prove no Ix'iiclii iitry after nil. Immune is ro portod lo ciopH in many suction. Jim McKay, no nld-iinin rcidnnt of fi'iippooi-c, bud (172 M sl-nlon from li room in I'orduiid Monday night, Minn Fiank'a Wiiy left for Portland Monday, whore he will ultend the Jibuti school during the comma winter. M. V. Young, of Clatsknnie, mid Tiilim l'leeler, of Hunker bill piwtot f i mdv Hind pioof on their homo Ii'iiIh 'J'ucnlny. Dr. "A'm. J i ifWe ),1 'eft Thurhiy for llio win in inn, wiK'ic lie win vim a ff w wi cka ,ifii r whii h ho will ri'turn to hi" old home in St. I'd ul. For nmii job iriiiUs guild your or der to Tiik Mist ollico whuro tlvy ".ill Ui executed by mi .experienced ii ioli:r at biiribtlniea priee.i. Mi"c Murie Wa'is, of Hciippoosp, iiii'l Matiiio Dint, of St. Helena, aiurted Hrt'uribiy for Moninoiilh, where Ihcy will enter the Stale Normal aebool. A local philotniphcr was recrmly iirard to remark that It ia anme Hiiliii fnctioii, at leant, to mine a family, no rnutler how cuiacd mean the mcmbeia ir.oy bo, MiwMollie llnrk, of Portland, ia the Kneel of Mrc. (I. If. Lamont. Mia liurk ia an old-lime typo,' ami well known biiiohr thn printing friternily. 8ho maile us a pleasant call Tuesday. II. O. Ilcrliui. of Han Francisco, fviis a caller at Ihia ollico Tuomlay; He reports that If 150,001) of tho midwinter fair fund tins been colleclud and tho retnaininf- part Is coming in at the rate of J8,000 a day. Work on the buildinga was begun Monday, (Jlen, tho niiio-yoar-old aon of II. T. Wnlkina, had the niihfortunc to hnvo tbreo toes on hia riffht foot crushed by n wiiRon wheel whieh passed over it Monday moruio-. Ho waa trying to climb upon a moving wagon which waa loaded with baled tilraw, when ho loat.liis hold and fell under tho wheel. J, M, Barclay, of Portland, a dealer in wood-Biiwin) machinery, gasoline mid team, waa in tbia place Tuesday. Mr. Iiareliiy'a machines are perfect mid they do their work well. Any ouo in this locality desirous of pur clmsiuir Biieh a. piece of machinery can do no better than to addrens Mr. Uarclay at Portland. See a notice in another column. t'liaettdd With HmhWIiik I,.,;k. A orlminal action waa hoanl in Jus who umi'ciiioy'i, court Tuesday, In which J. L. Armstron, of Hcaipoone, ....r. ..u.uiiiiuiib, uihi ma nepiiow, t younger Arnmtron and a youni Bon ner, were thu phuntifla. ArmatrouK wna ehariid with ateulin ffti worth of mien, ana iroin tlio ovidenco eubinitted mil inoia in tho cuso aro uliout m ii, lows; For the uaat Uirnn fenr. nil n, piirtles to tho suit have been operating a brick yard at Hcappooso under some sort of a partnership undemanding. 1 ho ilrat two years tho yard waa oper ated in tho name of J, L. Armstrong, "no, LnuiKiug inaii mo young men eouiu nutter operuto tho yard than uiniHoii, tumid it over to lliom about iwuivoniontim iiko, since which time the elder Armstrong has given his linio and labor to tho work without, no ne uiuuns, receiving any remunera tion therefor. otno weeks ago tho parties attempted to niako a sotthf mom of their dillerencci but failed. i no oia man claimed an interest in the brick for ids labor, and a abort linio since sold and delivorcd to Josepl: ,amptioiis worth of them and kept the money, Tho young mon.had him arrested, charged with larconv ami the case waa heard by a jury of six who returned a verdict of not guilty. Petty Tliinveu at work. If times don't get better pretty soou people will he forced to currv avorv. thing they have, including red-hot stove and wood piles, right with them to keep tramps and sneak thieves from carrying them awav. Thorn is a class of people in tho country who through indolence and constitutional laziucHM ore always poor, even in tho most proapamua times and when hard imea c me theii condition ia painfully iiitoiisilied. They nuist live, however, and if a moro convenient means of getting1 a living does not present itself they do not hesitate to prey upon the substance of the moro industrious and appropriate it to their own una. J. ). Uirdall,of Columbia City is tho latest victim of ihuse vandal. During one of tho nights of last week somenno who waa evidently familiar with thn place entered his room and relieved him of $.'12 i in cah and a fine Colt revolver. When pilfering is car ried on to this extent it become both annoying and cxpeiifeivo and makea ouo wii.li that somebody could be caught at it and made an example of, Frod Cnp'.ca and Howard McBrido returned Monday from a soveinl (lay's trip to Ml. St. Helens, whoro they put in tho time Ihhing and hunting. The boys report elk and mountain gouts plentiful enough but say they arc hard to capture, They intended ascend ing tho mountain but a snow storm liaving visited there discouraged thorn and their returned homo. I H. Dryant, assistant superintend ent and disciplinarian of tho state ro form school, at Saloni, was in town Wednesday on his way to Bainior, whoro liny Sutton was being hold in custody awaiting tho officer's arrivul. Mr. Hryant wiih n culler at this ollico, and being a liberal converHationaliet lie was kept busy for a half hour- an nworing questions concerning his insti tution. Mastor Bay Sutton, who was recent takon to tho state rofnrm school, took bin leave of that institution Wednes day last with another lad named fciobnson, and mado his way back homo to Kaiuier. Marahal Warmer soon in troduced him to ono of the col w of tho now "cooler" to await the coming of an officer from Salem. The young in an will doubtless oon realize that the way of ) fransgrowbr U hard. Judge I.mncanter Dond. Judge C. C. , Lancaster died at his homo in Vancouver, Wash., Friday night, aged ninety years. Judge Ln caster was ono of tho Very carliost pioneers of this stato having' come hero in 18-17, Ho settled in Oregon City where ho began fho practice of law in which ho was very successful, and booh became a prominent figure in tlio politics of the state. During lSIH-t) ho was a distioguUhed mem ber of the circuit court whieh olliee Ht that time entitled him to a seat on supreme, bench. F.arly in the "lifties" lie waa elected representative to con gresn fur the territories of Oregon and u iHiiinctoii, ami served bin couelil- uency iid v in this capacity four year. Jinlgo Lancaster wg frugal in his Inibiia and Accumulated huge estates in thin state and Washington which have buconie very valuable of late .Tears. His postenniona includo a large tract of valuable reiil etUnto in an J around Si. Helens. He was far ad vanced in ago and ty lirist year. died in his uino- Patrontxrt Homo. N'ext to the deep abiding interest which every man has in hia individual puKscoaious is the pride and satisfaction lie feels in seeing bis town prosper and ils peoplu happy. Too many men, H'llish ia the extrome, aro envious of their neighbor's prosperity, and hence we see many who patroni.o away-from-homo establishment for everything lliey need rather than buy at homo and help their town. Many articles bought ulscwhero are no better or cheaper than thoxn bought of home dealers. This shortsightedness does not permit them to soo that their in terests are identified with Ihoae with whom they aro continually coming iu contact iu everyday affairs of life. Now, it seems to us that a man in a community in which he lives cau get anything good for himself without sending away from homo for it. Every resident should take sufficient intoreat in tho town in which he livee lo do his trading and thus keep tho money iu circulation iu his own community. In short if you want to kill a town und invite hard times to your door import everything you can and ex port as littlo as posniblo. Putrouize your home business men and median tea, and ace what a difference it will niilko in your local business affairs. VKVh PltOM A PLVMR. Count- J ii (life Dean llliiiieliard Has A (Serious Accident Tuesday. IlAi.NiKit, Sept. 19 Dean Blnncard fell from tho llunio a distanco of thir teen foot striking on some cordwood, dislocating bis right shoulder and breaking his right leg abovo the kneo. Dr. McLaren reduced the fracture and soon had him resting comfortably. India is gonerally referred to as tho "homo of cholera," tho disease being established endemically throughout a wide area. In India, as elsewhere, water has been tho chief nurse and disseminator of cholera, and it is as serted that if every town and village in India were provided with pure and properly protected water, tho so-called "endeniio area" would soon become in definite. The exporionoes of Calcutta, as observed by Dr. W, J. Simpson, the health ollieer of that city, go to show that those persons who have an abun dant and- pure water Biipply, namely tho European and bettor class of na tives, cscapo cholera epidemics, except in isolated instances, which can gener ally bo accounted for, while the natives, who necessarilly depend on tank water, sudor sovoroly when a tank become polluted by tho excreta of a cholera patient. It mu6t-bt.remombered that the natives bathe and wash their uten lils and clothes in tho tank, because it is the only available place for doing so, and that they use tho water of the tank, contaminated as it is, by aoakage and sewerage, for cooking and drink ing, because' it is the only available water supply for domestic- purposes. PeralHtant ilurtclnia. Thoro can be no reason to doubt that the parties who cruclcod Dcun Jilunch urd' sufo at Buinicr Tuesday night aro the same parlies who burglarized the store of Watts & Price at Hcappooso, Wednesday night. There in also no doubt that they nro professionals as tne joo done on Iilancharu s sale shows sign of skilled cracks inaimhip. The aafe is a new ono junt from tho factory of Victor & Co., with tho manufactur er's name wrilton diagonally accross the door. To show that they were next to their job they started to drill at tho upper left hand point of the "v" and missed by a sixteenth of an inch the ateel guurd which ia set in tho concrete and contain the combination. Tho object was to miss both tho combina tion and this guard and get a hole clear through tho space between the outer and inner door where enough powder could bo confined to blow the outer door open breaking tlio conncct-ing-shuft at the combination and leav ing tho vaults and inner wall of tho door in place, but exposed o thoy could bo removed with tho fingers. I no amount of powder used must havo been considerable as tho explo sion completely wrecked the door, al- nioat blowing it off the lunge. The heads of the bolts, which fasten the shouldered jam to the tlocl face of the door, were broken off by tho force of tho explosion, and tho lining of the door which is mado of cast iron was I brokon in half a dozen niecea. The oxplosiori was heard bv parties in the neignooriiood nut, as usual in sncli eases, no ono thought of burglars I lie safo wag rifled of everything it contained, including several insurance policies, notes, deeds and othor papers, of no tiso to tho thieves but valuable to the ownors. At Soappooso the crooks were not successful iu getting any money but a closer examination shows that the loss of Messrs. Watts & Price is larger than first reported. One hundred dollars worth of fine cultlery which had iust been opened was taken, together with a large amount of furnishing goods and other valuables, Messrs. Watta and Price are peculiarly unfortunate in tho matter of burglars, this being tho fourth timo their afore has been entered and robbed. Tho gentlemen have decided to leave a request on tho door of nights that burglara be less generous with their patronage or be kind enough to distribute it more equally among their neighbors. The frequency and daring of these burglaries bos become very tiresome to law abiding people, and it looks as if there could bu some way found of stopping it. These parties now have a large amount of booty in Iheir pos ession and by concerted action on the part of the authorities they could eas ily lie apprehended and put where they belong. A huge wild boar which has been entering Judge A. II. Blakcsley'a gar den near town, and ussinting bun in dig ging bis potato, waa caught iu . trap which had been set for bin), and shot by tho Jmlgo Friday morning. Tho porker was Isrgo and thoroughly wild. He always visited fho garden late at night and left before daylight, making it almost impossible to appre hend him. His atlcittluiis to tho gar den covered a period of about two weeks during which limn bn harvested A Now Market FoUnd. A. Anderson, of this elfy, tlie fruitgrower, is piepitrlng to miI a lei. oi nuuan-pruni' to ('Iiichkij. tlio latter part of next week says llio Purest (irovo Times. His Juit sfiiniiieiit of neocli plums was fairly success ful, anil liu Is assured Unit tliis slilpnient will lie i-ntii'i lv so. t'rleus minted now ar nearly Uuiiiiie wiiat tncy wore a nioniii ao. II nun eowiu in sccurou iicrit in carifiaii fols liiere would be ' good market for all Hint Is ruheil liere, and lliiiro would be tlic udvuutiiL'c of elii'iiper rules and mucker (ln- livery; hut fie finds flint lie cannot depend upon growura to deliver fruit when wanted. J I d Is sliippuig now IliVongli a California fruit company, and bis fruit ns to Bucra- riii-n ci i, wneru it M reiiimpiu i.ast. inc fruit is packed carefully In paper baskets, a sheet of paper between caelt layer, pro- ti-cliiig il, and these s;;iiin uio packed In forty-pounil crates. Kneli luket in neatly marked "Willaniete Valley l'riiit, grown hy A. Anil'-rson, Forest (Irovo, Oregon." also the kind of fruit , Uius uilvertisuig the county In which It la grown. 'J here will be a good market in the Knst this full, says Mr. Anderson, for Italian prunes, ej-'g plums anil pears, due to tha relative late ness of the Oregon crop, and lo improve ment in llio business situation, generally. There aro Inns of fruit iu Ihis vicinity thut ought to lliul this market instead ol going to waste every year, Kxoi'eUes Much Care, It has been well nohited out that with fruit, as much as anything else, the style of preparation and presentation to tho bin makes tho demand und the price. Good fruits should bo always packed in the neat est and most attraetivo manner, ami one of the peoolo who knows this and has profited by it is Vax Hraeht. of the I'eaehblnw i'ar- udise orchards, says tlio Orcgonian, who uses handsome wrappers and lahels for his neaciies anil hexes, nmi tne grcauist care in Kneline and packing his truit. As a result he ilnds that his peaches are in strong lie iiiiuid at a strong advance on the going price. This all shows wnat may he done oy a proper hamulus of Iriut, ami it is a hint io fruit growers in general. It is sug gested to organize an association, such as i'aliforriia fruit centers havo, und then ciire- fully grade, pack und ship all fruits under a brand that will make Ashland reaches known and sought in all the northern mar kets. It wen el make both tho demand and prices better for fruits. Such an organiza tion, under good nianau'Dinent, would bu a success ami might be followod by every sec tion of the stato with liuttering success. . hot Part of It Go. Speaking of a way by which the produc ers of this pin t of the country are to avoid the selling of their products 'under execu tion, the Orcgonian suys: "It may as well be understood that recovery from the linun cial depression in this part of the country depends upon tho action of the producer. If farmers will not sell their wool and wheat they camiol pay their debts to (oral banks. The locul banks cannot pay the city banks, and they cannot resume the accommoda tion of customers. The temporary suspen sion of proeoss for collection of debt, by general consent, which has been tho saving feature of the situation, cannot continue indefinitely. When pressure to enforce payment begins, it will bear Inst and hard est upon (he producer. If tho city banks are obliged lo force pavrnetit upon the country hanks, the latter will be obliged to enforce payment from the fanner. He would better sell enough wool and wheat to make some payment on his debts than have it all sold for him bv the sheriff. Soma 'Good Buys" roa SAi.n y D. T. Switzer, ST. IIKLEN3, - ORKfiOS. Peoples 0 nfflttiM Co The southwest W of section 32. and the southeast of the southeast yt of section 51, nd west Y. of llio souinwrst yt ol sec tion HI, township 7 north, range 2 west, !M) acre, I7.A0 per acre. . The southeast V of the southeast ! of section 30, township 7 north, range 2 west, io ai res at per acre. Tho northwest Vi of section 0. township 0 north, range 'I west, containing WJ acres, 10 per acre. 1H5 acres fn section 3, township 7 norlli, range 'I west. A ono and one-half story house, J((xi!H; barn, 18x.')0, with sheds: W acres cleared, 100 in pasture, 1 acre of prunes, hearing, othor fruits, cuts 'M tons of bay. Price 62,500. Terms easy. 1(10 acres of land, house and barn. 15 acres cleared and fenced, some fruit trees bearing, t'rico Tiu per acre, -t erms easy. 244, 246, First Street, Portland, Oregon. SALE Still in Progress. Entire fetock -OF- Terms One-third cash, balance secured by mortgage at H per cent. Interest. COLUMBIA BANKING CO. (Incorporated) ST. HUMS, - - OREGON. O. A. MASHIB, C.H. NEWEM,. President. Cashier, Capital 320,003. Transacts a eeneral bnnkinsr business. Exchange bought and sold. Interest at lowed on time deposits. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Hart & Sweetland, Proprietor St. Helens Meat Market Fresh and Salted Meats, Sausage. Fisb and vegetables. Meals by wholesale at special rates. Express wagon run to all parts of town. and coarges reasonable. A Valuable Hook. Finiiiia" is the title of a work for women in health and disease, written by a promi nent physician and specialist, on the sub ject ol which he treats. For those who are wen it. is a sure guide to continued good lieullh. ltispro-einiuentlv useful formoth- ers and for those who have young women in their charge; supplying all wholesome advice that mothers neglect to irive their daughters and wards, jduny directions are ivi'ii for the home treatment of diseases. and tho Ismk wiil disiwl ignorance of sub jects that should be understood by every woman, l.very mother or guardian will want this splendid work as a safe and reli able counstlor, for it can be truly said that. it is a most u-efU book for the household. The well-known publishers, The Feinina Pubd-diing tympany, Kan Francisco, t'al., want ou'tnls in every town to sell this book. 'I hi-v oiler liberal t mis, and, in a hlition. a(iiarter of an acre of the Judges K.,tablish pet-man. nt income. Full par- sptiila and did not fail to sample otiicr good things winch woro iheie in abun dance, A bear trap was set fiir him and ho was ro unfortunate as to stcn in it, aficr which a shot from the Judges Winchester cut short hi preda tory career . One of tho boldest gangs of river pi rate that ever infcstod llio Cobinitua is now opiiurating around Hainicr where, almost nightly for llio past few weeks lliey have perprotriited the most daring steals. Their pilfering nro confined principally to Ihe neighbor hood of tlio wharves, but othor purls of the place are visited and everything loose taken. Last week three quarters of beef were stolon lionl tho steaniir landing, and the lisli packing house of . lioth waa entered and twenty-two hundred sturgeon hooka stolen. Il is thought that the gang doing the steal ing ha if headquarters in tho Cow litz river opposite Ituinier whore a number of disreputable chnractors aro said to bo congregated. A vitdt tolhis place by the sheriff would undoubtedly result in grout benefit to the neighbor ing comnuRinity. A terrific thunderstorm wan with us Wednesday, says tho Fossil Journal. Thelightning Husheand God's artillery boomed in closo proximity to this place almost too closo to be comfort able. Tho rock point in Mr. Newman's pasture was struck and somewhat di minished by a stray bolt, and we are informed that another shaft made a big hole in tho county highway near tho head of Darling canyon. Such severe storms aro like angnl's in this country, nnd it is only on extremely rare occasions that lightning tlrikes anything in and .Eastern Oregon. since the storm ram hag steadily and continuosly fallen, aud the grass has commenced to grow. niind members, Noltce. The member of St.. Helens Cornet Band are requested to meet nt the court house at 2 o'clock P. M. Sunday, the 23d instant. Fruit Trees For Male. Apple trees, one to throe years old, cheap, for chash; $6 to $10 per one hundred. Prune and other varieties. A. Holaday, Scnppoose, Or. Power Wood Suwa. I will offer liberal inducements to any one in St. Helens who may want to buy a wagon saw, either new gaso line or Btoam second-hand. J. M. Barclay, 512 Marquam Building, Portland. When Bill Nye said a man who will use a wort on the back of his neck for a collar button, or pasture bis mother's grave to save corn, fail to cross hi t's or dot his i's to save ink, is a crodit to tho man who will tako a newsipapcr from the postofflco, and when asked to pay for it or subscribe, puts it baok and tell the postmaster to mark it "refuted," hit it all right. t.-utilur wi.l be sun on application. Kead their iidverti'i nient in another column. Sent. 17. Henry B. te Mahatiuus of Tho- Another Christ Onskt Hay. Mas.-.., Pent. t'unlke, president of the fiiphi.-.ls iiiui Kiniitauli'ls in this place, an. pounced t;i;:y that ho is fho Messiah. He ays be has been rein' a natod no less than seven times, and that Aftne. Maviitsky cioiiD to prepare tho way for his entry us the Chi h-t and to straigli'en out the condi tion of things now exitilhtg in the religious and business world lie says he ii in con stant communication with "Shades," and that his announcement and actions are placed far beyond his personal control by the Shades of the Thibetan llrotherhood. He prophesies that war and bloodshed are soon to follow and that socialism is soon to conic ran on top. Mr. Foulke has made many converts. His strongest adherents are women Ho makes no public or set speeches, or docs he attempt to mount the rostrum. Ho keeps away from spiiilualisl leaders and mediums. He 's unpopular with old time medium, who seem to fear hi new order of occult science. The Hop Yards. About one hundred people are employed picking hops at 0. lnninn's yard, m-ur i'at lin, says the Kelo paper, and $1.50 is the price paid lsr box of twenty-one bushels, lion. V. lltmtingtor, of Freeport, A. B. Knot, of llslander, and others, nro having thtir hops picked. The yield is a fair one and the price now offered will bring a good profit to the owners. It will take abont two works to Hnish picking the yards in that locality and cause the distribution of about $3,IHM among the pickers, many of whom arc residents of tho county. No Chinamen are allowed, and but few. If any pickers imported. The estimated cost of picking the Inman yard is $2,000. Other yards in that vicinity contain almost as iuany acres as tho one before spoken of. Astoria Marble Works J. II. IMHOFF, PRO'P. MANUFACTURER OF Marble and Granite WORK. All Kinds of Cemetery Woik. FOOT OF OUIIY STREET, ASTORIA, . : : : OREGON. McNutt Bra's, The Leading Merchants Vernoniaand Cornelius Write to Cornelius for Stage Dates. Supplies for Campers and Fish ermen. Veriionia and Cornelius, Or. Moro Truth Than Poetry. Legislative influence is bought and sold as though it was an ordinarv commodity. IVnirts arc corrupted and justice bartered. The ballot, the only instrument which peo ido have to protect themselves with, except the bullet, is being tampered with and to a great extent controicd by corrupt rings." A selfish, unscrupulous "word-heeler,'' or squirrel-tailed politician is considered of more account than a dozen honest voters. Corruption, monopoly, oppression, is every where. The peojde are taxed on every thing they handle, whether they eat it, wear it or use it in their ditleront vocations. The genious of man discovers new inven tions, but the avarice of man monopolizes them, and they become agents of oppres sion instead of beneficent discoveries. Wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few, and children are begging for bread. The wise are blind; the church is asleep; tho press is subsidised or hypnotised, and the statesmen are scrambling for a "job." The army of idle workmen is increasing. Directly they will get hungry. Some are begging; some are stealing, some are starv ing. Hut all are verged on that madness which is the sure precursor of revolution. The eyes of the triumphant plutocracy see not the danger, and their hearts heed not the cry of the oppressed. Tho world is bright for them. Why should they care? "Am I my brother's keeper?'' "Hat, drink, and be merry, for tomoirow ye may die 1" And the world swing round. The gulf is widening. "The conlliot is Hearing." Plu tocracy is preparing for Itelchaizer's feast. Nero is fiddling while Home is burning. Cwsar is crossing the Rubicon, History is repealing itself and (lod will wipe out the wrongs of humanity, although it sets back tho hands of progress on the dial of civili zation. This sounds liko Joe Woldrop, aud we guess he is its author. Trr J. l'or a lame back or for a pain in the side or chest, try saturating a piece of flannel with Chamberlain's Tain Halm and binding it on to the affected parts. This treatment will cure any ordinary case in two or three davs. Tain Halm also cures rheumatism. Fifty coot bottles for sale by Edwin ltoss. THE IOWA JEWELER, A. X. WEIGHT. SouTenir Spoons a Specialty. MORRISON ST., Op. P. 0., PORTLAND. l)o Ii Drink? DO. OF COURSE YOU SUCH BEING THE CASK, It behooves you to find the most desirable place to purchase vour ' invigorator," "TELE BANQUET." Keeps constantly on hand the famous Cuban Blossom Cigars. The finest line of Wines Liquor and 'Cigars to be found this side of Port land. And if you wish to engage in a game of POOL OR BILLIARDS, They can assure you that they have the best tablo in town. Everything new and nentjand your paurouage is respectfully "THE BANQUET" St. Helena, Oregon, urnitur e, Carpets, Stoves HOUSE-FUENISHING GOODS AT COST, CASH OB Peoples' Oa tlit ting Company, 244 First Street, : : : : Portland, Oregon. ARE YOU AWARE? -THAT- 4 Edwin Koss CARRIES A COMPLETE STOCK OF Drugs and Chemicks, j PATENT MEDICINES, ETC. Perfumes, Stationery, School Books and Clgirg PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED. ST. HELENS, - - ORECOff.' " BIEDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER." This is the reason why Hotel. naries O. W. KNOWLES, Proprietor, Has such a large patronage by the business me of Dm flUMk If you want to meet a friend you will always find him at The St. Charle. PORTLAND - CLATSKANIE ROUTE! SARAH DIXON, G-. M. Shaver, Master. Leaves Portland, at Alder Street Dock, every day (except Suaday) a S o'clock, forr Clatskacie, touching at Bauvie's island, St. Helens, Columbia City, Kalania, Neer City, Rainier, Cedar Landing, Mt. 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