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THE WEST SIDE EC, VENTLAND, Publisher. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21. MM A PLAIN DUTY. ' The wfl railroad disaster which occurred at Lake hiliish tlio other day hiw awakened local public opinion to the importance of guard ing against a repetition of similar casutUitit iu the future. The public instiuctively feels that human life is needlessly endunjred under the prweut loose system of railroading, and quite naturully the blame is laid on the management itself. Now, we do not raise the ques tion as to the primary cause of the recent disaster whether it was the work of train wreckers, or Imeauae of damaged and rotten timbers. What we havo to say is altogether beside that question. The point we raise is this: Oregon has a legally appoiuted railroad commission (two of them iu fact) whose duty, among among other tilings, is to inspect and report upon the conditio of railroad bridges, trestle work, etc. Under ttie preseut regime this com mission only nutkes one report an nually, but it should make at least semi-annual reports wpou the con dition of all railroad construction work within its jurisdiction; ami these reports should bo a guarantee to the traveling public that these roads are comparatively safu for passenger traflle, and at the same time afford a protection to railroad companies agaiast financial rcspou sibility ami unjust public censure in just such cases as the recent cat astrophe near Lake Labish. This commission draws its salary out of the public funds, and the public interests should be paramouut to all other considerations. There nothing in the eye of the law mid consensus of humane sentiment so sacred as human life, and it should be the first duty as well as the highest ambition on the part of the State to zealously guard against the wanton sacrifice of the same. DEDUCTING INDEBTEDNESS. If in argument you allow un op pouent an inch, he will take an ell, and this seems to be the ease with our correspondent who writes in favor of deducting indebtedness. e never admitted mat a man could go to a money lender and mortgage his farm for four fifths of its value. The common rule iu loaning money on real estate is about 40 per cent of its value. Hence a man w ith a piece of real estate worth f 10,000 can borrow on the the real estate only $1000. Now then, if real estate were taxed at full value, 110,000, the tax levy would be less than one half, conse quently he would pay uo wore taxes than if it were assessed at full value, and the mortgage taken out, on present rates. But that view of the question is not its worst side, Our assessment law is educating a people to go into debt in order to evade their just duties, and the very fact that by going in debt and hav ing the property placed at a low value is the chief reason why you never can get real estate taxed at true value, "What would you gain if you paid 20 taxes on your pro perty with a mortgage taken out, if by not taking out the mortgage you paid no moref Nothing. Gain is what yon seek. Then the incen is to undervalue and let the mort gage bear the burden. This drives money from the State, and enter prise is dwarfed. The people of Oregon are naturally as enterpris ing as those of Washington, but our monetaryjsystem is against enter prise, OUR ELECTION. The city election of Independence draws nlglu A word to the people who vote. What kind of men are you going to elect! Do you want to elect men because they are rich t or because they need an ofiice t or because they are jolly good fellowsf or because you like them person ally! Then do not go to the polls. Your duty is to elect ablo and con scientious officers, men of good standing and recognized in tegrity, Elect such men and you will have reason to thank fortune that you are in possession of the right to vote. Shall we place live men in office, or shall' the officer go to whoever asks for them ! Nose of the offices outside of the marshal and mayor will be sought for, be cause they bring much care and anxiety ; hence, select the men you think will honorably discharge their duties and elect then. Fill the seats of the city council with live, wide-awake men who are progres sive, OUR SIDEWALKS. We have repeatedly called atten tion to the condition of the city sidewalks through the local columns of this paper. We now venture a word editorially. It is one thing to call attention to a public nuis ance, but it is quite another thing to have that nuisance abated, The more than shabby condition of the sidewalks along some of our streets Js of common and notorious repute. It does seem to us that the city council should take 0niu notion In the matter, and make thesoj dilapi dated walks at least safe to Isnly and limb. Auy person Is liable to bodily injury iu passing along those walks after dark. It docs not re dound to the credit of our other wise progressive and energetic city to have its pedestrian highways In so rickety a condition. icntlcmeu members of the city council, step up to the front it.ul have these side walks repaired, If the indebtedness elntiso is not abolished iu this legislature, the farmer will lie the man who will suffer the most by the result. Take Mr. A, w ho owns live hundred acre of land. It is now assessed at T5tM, about half what it is worth, and he takes out, say fVHH) indebt edness, paying taxes on only 2,500. Xext year his property is assessed just the same, but as so mauy of his town friends and baukcrs have paid no assessment ho pays a third higher rate, consequent ly pays out more money. The great bulk of indebt edness uow is iu towns among busi ness men, and not among the farm ers. Next year you will see that a large increase of indebtedness will appear. It is so easy to arrange a business so that It shall bo just right for the assessor. Small stock, plenty of debts does it. You say the farmer can go in debt also. No, he cannot. 11 is debts are for tangible objects, which the Assessor reaches. Not so In a town. Iu a town lives Mr, 11, who has several men in his employ. He gives in to the assessor his debts, (a true one) owing each of his workmen, say each. These men at ex empt fcWO, consequently no revenue arises. He has ten men, consequent ly owes fcttWO, and that with a mort gage or two wipes out all his taxes. You run sw how easy it is to evade our tax lw. ' The following W a summary of the How would we treat mortgages! SllllJuy wruio0 , u, ltn(.i tt Simply as jiersonal propi-ty follow-, etmreli, by Itev. It. MfKillop.uf MeMin ing its owner. If llauker Jones has mlb, Oregon, a mortgage and lives in Oregon, he Them - "The iii.iin.-iou eltmeut in should pay tax. ou It. If not, no M k-nuMaw of eii.r.- . , , i Ttt-"rtmon trmt not tlmt the Lord taxes should l wlUntwl. Every h(fcldoHirtoj lwBhilll.-jm,1rtlrtfl0i dollar of money that comes into our , ,.Mimt , ,, fll,.p State makes more taxable property. e. xxli?. The money once here pays taxes. Simmon repreenl Inw who depnn Kncourage money to come in fur; loaning, and very soon then would be so mueh of it that it would seek investment in enterprises, and then our state wouiu progress, mo farmer who owns a farm worth TitWO now when money is scarce at 8 and 10 per cent, could then get plenty of money at 0 and 7 per cent., and his laud could lie im proved and his farm become more valuable. It is very easy to evade taxes iu Oregon, and uext year the know ledge gained by this year's agitation is going to be felt. Take a man in business. How easy to let his bills run for a few mouths. Give iu his his property correctly, give in his debts correctly, and he has nothing left. You say, tnflke him bike an oath. He will take the oath all riht. You say, he is dishonest. Yes, nnd some men rob their child' ren of an education and say they are honest ; and very few men like to pay taxes and when they can get out of it do so ou every occasion. Independence is rapidly bccoin ing a commercial center, anil people are locating here for the purpose of making permanent homes. They find man v inducements for so doing good schools, church facili ties, a live and progressive com mtinity. We believe in encounrg ing honest, sober, industrious per sons to cast their lot with us, and to that end we should be able to give them employment. A cannery would largely supply this demand, besides paying a fair profit on the money invested. The present law governing asses sors is a strong law ; but the very people who are clamoring against repealing the indebtedness clause are the ones who would rebel if the assessor did his duly. As the tax levies arc acknowledged to be just twice too much in Oregon, if property were taxed at full value the owner would have to pay his hist share. That is what ho does not want. His plan is: Tax my land at one half its value, and the mortgage I take out will relieve me from any taxes. There is a cood deal of loose capital going to waste round about Independence, lc., it is not making the net nrofit that its intrinsic value demands. Judiciously in vested it would double its present interest bearing value to its owners. Then why not invest this money where it would do the greatest amount of good ! Gentlemen cap! talists, step up to the front and let us have a cannery. What an encouraging state of affairs it is when a I'ortland firm gets $100,000 each mouth to . loan, and it all goes to Washington! Not a cent in Oregon. No wonder we are becoming more dwarfed each year. .niii. V people who now live In Oregon wmit to aoo U boctimu im pMHH'nnw tu our ulitinduiit nnourcee can nmkc It, unit w want to wo It ttccomo o Mtm wo tile, too, If the coiuliitf Oivgnu I.tKllMtur diK iuit repviil the lndubt etliiiw cIhum', tltoao who want to live In a live, pniurowlvo Btntu, may m well leave Oregon aiul go to annai other Hlutu Wo lcrii from thii experience of other 8lnUn, mill rticttiulwtitNlitmttl goiilit'iiil of Uicii'liK - tlmt when no UidclitcdncNi It tukeu not of property that It is mwaod at a oukIi value. If the land of Polk MHiiilyumo.oooaerwO.wlth the Improve ment, were uawaaed at a line value, our ttix Mil would amount to not Ices tlmn 10,000,000, suit rule of llvu mill would pay Htate, county, and at-lioul tux, which now wuotitita to hIhiiiI fliVHWenelii a rulu less tlinu onotliird Hit) preacnt one. If tlio Slate tax www largely rained through taxation of cor poration (which would make a illllt'r eiuv la the Uix roll la l'olk county of only (11)0,000), then a tax levy of three mill would run our county. I low mueh better It would sound nhi-nud to have U mUI: "l'olk county tax levy l three inllU on fti,(Hiil,iO0 worth of properly," Instead of now, "l'olk canity's tax levy Is seventeen mills ou a httloove r 2,.Vni,. Oou worth of property." (In gnu ptluctttlng It hh1o to ilia liouiMty. When the lnnet man fliul that ho Ik the hull of the knave w ho andillea nil the taxes on him, he rcbeU amlellher leaven the Hlaleor become a knave hIho. No doubt lint that cer tain persons are very well mitUlled with the pnwent law In Oregon, but are they pnigiviinlve people'.' I not Oregon noted for Its "iiitMHtiuekH."' IKi you think Oregon ellnmle due It'.' S I'uget Mound tuts exactly the moue climate that the Willamette Valley liaa, nml Spokane Fulls Jut the anme at luixlern Oregon, It l Hot the elhnnte, It I not lli MHiple, It Is thin "UMv'wiiielit law tilve the ietipte souiii tuula to work with; umku an eUid HMteaHiieiil law, nnd eueounige eitpiial to come Into (he Mute Encourage money to count Into Or gou. Make uiouey plentiful and It beeoiiieN i-henp, Mitke It cheap and It becomes Invented hi enterprlnes. Our Suite develop,- The stagnant wheel of prugre move, AMONG 01 R CUl kClIUS. further ami rnrther rmm u.mj uutn tiwi Ut'mri ruin unn. ai,mi-4 repitMoiii mm who ae ooiKlautly eoniiutiuf4 with (iU llntt In whole boing imrlnkes cf the nnliire of (IihI. (.'lismetr In it tlilnirenoen- ("hitriteler Cuiui from ciirwuui to nuikfl n nmrk, niul Hi i nnok id iiiiulii hjr the gt'iierul trend ot life, tilherwiwt Noah would liuve Ihi-n it druiikurd, I'eteriniitHwlnle, while Jenelieit might Intve been la.lv, niul Henrjr VIII good linnbitiid. We lenrn two hamiin: TlH'Vut men uwtl lowiitnlr, the wonti ot mpn nmy be wored. lha eoiuite of it trettra with its eddieti nnd bemlii reprn lite wht'ther good or bud. It hut iU kitiitkI coumei it Inu il eioeplioniii but utrt'tim llov in upMwite tlirectloim ftlnoiiHi in Inn n il lite, ii. one i'e, llioiiiili crooked, it ia towurJ Owl, nnditliull reie b Unn; in the oilier it ia tuwnrj evil, hiuI nil ;il I tie loat. In curb there tint aubdivw ioua. Amoiik'M uiiholievern there are muriilUU and nmnliTort; smoiigitt believ er! there ore proiht,'ii!SiimMiiia, who sie ftiproBt'lies, and there lire Mor'i who are living epiatles nml tilewiiigN to the Cliriittiim Chiir.-h. (Irowlh iu tbta diflurenee-it will con tiiino in eteruit;; it eertiuuly tinea in time. There are mlliumer to euilte it. Putt of tlii'no nre beyond our cmilrol, uoli m birth-pliiec, either iu Chum or in Oregon; o piireiitnge mothers hnve t wonderful power ln-re - itilliinnce nndtir our oontrot, nuoh iu fiuth; sued have Ood to tie their futhera mid grew in Ilia like Dealt, anrne womlrnnily m Mtmea, while 8iimin wim it poor alavo grinding in I he priaou-hiiUHO. If ao Willi believers, how much more no Willi iinh,1n'vera, The gmwth between hi'lievern nrd iiiihelievura aboil ultimately he I lie "ri'ut gulf thed." Tbia gruwlh la ii;u'im.'iou,i, Can you aee the ouk grow? or the ivi h iu the loom? or thcftiip bui'ki't und .'r I In- Hiigm maple? Ho with I'lmrnotiT, alglit oau not dctermino it, nor fceliugH. .San a. n f. It na he was wont. Obediuiieu to tlnd ami following Chriat aicura it. Faith 1.1 Ood ouoaee the atroam of lifu to How bonvou ward, whin eniiHlant coiniiintiion with Ootl ahitngea that life into Ilia hlmnvfta. Abstract of sermon delivered by Ifev O.V.I'oIIiik (Kvanjrelieul) at Presbyter. Ian church, Monthly, Nov, tilth. Theme Freedom by the Truth. Text: "And ye ahull know the triilh, and Un truth shall make you IVee." The text does not prove the lielty of Christ, but la enough to convince v.s of the Divine character of his mission. His aim was to make nil men five, mid the iriciins employed were the highest eomvlvuble Truth. J lc did not lulk about origin of Hpccltt), jxiwlh of clvrialion, or the proper d'Htrlbulhiti of pr.ipmty, but filled the Inner ninn-tho Intellect, soul, spirit and thus the outward man bcriinio full ulso. Chiist Imighl the truth that inukes men five. 1, Goil ; 2. mini ; .'). iiiinioi tality. 1. Wo hint out the thought of God, a living person, and life becomes worth lean, existence becomes meunluglcHs, the universe a blank, mid our noblest aspirations left without stay or support. Life Is then not worth living, and men are no longer worth saving. The Hon exhibited God as love, and thus the superstition was destroyed which had hitherto debased man In the sight of God. 2. Man Is a mystery even to himself. We often wonder how It can be possible for man (made In the linage of his Maker) to sink below the brute creation. Christ looked upon inun us a fallen being, and yet niagnlllcent oven In his ruin! We learn from this to es teem und yet to suspect ourselves. To suspect the depravity of our nature, but to esteem tlio principle which Is allied to God, redeemed by the Huvlour, and made a temple of the Holy Ghost. 8. Christ taught that this life It not nil. Materialism degrades life, but the thought of Immortality expands niul elevates the soul. Jo the Iioihi and knowledge of this truth we are free from the fear of pain und death, a t)i rjtrioN or MONV, To Tint Kimtor: Money i aubjeet lu which liiosl people are IntcriHited, but there ere mme very iimple qtiefttmna concerning It which never bare beeu answered find which citii nol Is tniawirid at nit without Jtt'innlic investigation. II re, for inatiuioe, ia t tpieatioit ou which ticcurnt infoimitlion would be of the very highot value; "What ia Urn cuoulalr g power of (1000 liclii hi mint lou to the population of the country in which it circulates?" Clearly It ban certain rliuuleting powei in lelitliou to the SI utile oi ooin,nd in relation to thu iinuibar ot people in the ooiiiitry which makea audi notes legal tender for tleble. A far H We kuow there liai been no iitiempt to calculate, with an approach to accuracy, bow ferth eirouluting power ot m legal tender uote la limited oi exlvtided by iUdeuuaiiuutiuu. It ie enay to are tlmt the elrruhiling power dooiea,.a In the asuie ratio to Its deuoni jimtion and to population. There nre other oouditiona, but theae two seem to etert the gieiileil inlliiniicit in determining tan ton) in the problem, It in a population f ii.i.DiKi.JOO we uiiugiue a -currency" of S'HiMl.telO III ultt'' one million dollar note, we can euaily ace that ll'mijh ilila repicaenta "an average eiretilntiou of one dollar to the bend of population, there would be en circulation at all, u fur u aoniethmg over W.tKHI.mx) of the people ere conceiued. Only a few uiilhoimiriee could bundle the million dollar uotet, It we luuigiee the aitiup amount of money lu one thousand dollur note, we eau atill aee that the actual circulation u contracted by the high tlenomitnitiou There ere pridmhly tO.lXKMItiO ptniple in the United MUlee who unver had IIUKI at once iu I heir lives, 1 or Iheae teople the on tbotiaand dollar note la out of olreuUtlon. When we come to the f 100 or 850 note, the need of a rule for iletermiumg it eirfluhtliug power le plainer, brceuae iineeuf iinh dtuioiuinatiou nre liable to coiinli'ute very etmaidernble part of the volume of the currency lu any country uaiug uiMr money. Aa long aa com waa need e the not uiouey the problem did not preeeut itself, The bigheat deotmiluatioiiaof gtdd (xnna have never exreeded our own ilotible eagle or t'A piece. Tina la n de nomination eevuiingly lit reach of tuoal ptstple. Tbere ere imlh ua who do nt t have $.1) ofteu, at onoe, during their hvea, but there are probably not very many I thouantida who do uot have uiorn than that ocenaiunally. Aa the legal tender money, whatever It hi, iuereaaee in demur i iualion, ila power of circulation uiual diiimui.li in e ratio that aeema erlniu able, with accuracy enough for practical purposes, at Iraat. The whole qileetiuu la very practical We have recently given our Secretary of the Treasury power tu itaue SUino uole aa bullion ticket, iiiHiead of lower deuouiuiutiona at bia diwrelloii, Tbeoe notm entit in the volume of the ourretioy. Il ia a very senium qiieatioti bow far they eau become a part ot the Ncltlal eiiricncy. The unl hoiwlollar note could pa lu rictinnge through the Immh of perbn 10,0(10 lit the doled Hlatca; the f UXXl or S-VIO. uote could pane through many mora, but it would aeciil that it would "till lie prae licnhly out of circulation aa money, If we are to have currency controlled by the Government, it ia absolutely ueeeaanry that such tpiratioiie of arithmetic ahull Id he s orked out and the Inwa governing them ao y-.temaliied (but every uue eau uiiderlaiiJ tbeiu. Unlet preeeut there la probably not a man in the I'liited States who can tall, approlimntely, bow mueh leaa a autgle SllllO-iiotn will circu late thiol will one UioiKAiid aitigln dollar mile. 8.8. llKIOIlll or IIKIIIH, Itml estate transfers for the week endiiix Nov. loth, furnished by Sibley A Kakin, of DidkiM. G. W. Williams to J, K. Sears, lots , I, und ft, blk 2, McCoy, fl.ai. J. S, CtsiK'r und wife to J. it. CtsiH'r, lots In lndcH'iiilciice, $.loo. J. S, CtKis'r and wife to J It. Ctsisr, blk 0, Patterson ndd , InilcM-iitleliee, 1 1, A. 1 bulge and lfc tot). A. Kra mer, lot fi, blk 12, IiidepiUitleuce, tiV). W. W. Conkey mid wife to C. A. ItoH kes, lot 3, blk 11, dinkey's mid., Dallas, f KM). Jlenry Howe nml wile to f, .1, Stone, lot In Dallas, A. II. Atkins ami wlfo'toJ. N. Jonctt, lots In Hill's add., Indepelcio, J.stK). II. M. Itljs to HenJ. V, is. Is, land, sec. 7, tp, 7, sr.t W, IIK. Ail ImllKiiaiit I'mlrnt, The following resolutions were adopted hy the Fulls City Union ut Its uuvlliijf of November 1ft, WH: Wiikhkas there apiH'aretl in the last Issue of the l'olk county ltrmiter (Nov. I lth) an Item purporting to come from Falls City, contrutllntlng an article sel ling forth the resources, etc., of Falls City, reprinted by Tiik Wi-xr Sum of date Nov. 7th Aud Wiikkkas said fuels aud IIkuivs Klven In said article, reprinted by Tiik Wi:ht Sihk. were bused upon estimates furnished hy the Falls City Colon, and the writer of said contradictory Item casts reflection upon the veracity anil judgment of this union by assert Ing his peraonal Judgment as to said facts and Itgui'cM as supcilor to that of this union nnd Its commit lee, which has carefully collected this data ; Ami Wiiijruas we have reasons to know that the writer of this contradlu tory Item does not-live In Falls City, hut rather bus Interests antagonistic to Falls City, of which facts the editor of thu l'olk county Itemixer Is fully aware; therefore, be It I'.KStU.VKi) by tlio Fulls City Union thai we do not reeogiil.o tald corres pondent as a Fulls City correspondent ; that we believe said contradictory Item was written with Intent to Injure Fulls City's prosR?ots, and that we censure thu l'olk county ltemizer for know ingly crediting Falls city with such Items. J. M Pakky, 1'rcs. Falls City Union. F, C. Raymond, Scc'y. We ofTcr valuable premiums for those who will work for the Wust Siok. A fine line of table and hanulmr lamps ut H. & W's. Sold at bed rock prices. t Say! the roads will ho very bad lu the uenr future, and It will he a good Idea to call In at J. D. I. 'a at once, and lay In your winters supply of groceries. Ho Is selling way down, KISSES. 14 kaneewMMU A promlnonl hveMea eejlt Ine klei "M k-ftnt dlewnilnanir ot aiinaaa." lia un hver la aemul bt It, m are lunf dUmuna." Out ttHa uw gtuuitt and eaplna vaealsMtd krlitnillr kleaea are net fur auh aa ha, and the old fm aava tlitri"SI arexiur. Lathlm davirte hluiai lf to maainf our woman baallhr ad IUi minim that kuaa mar be elaaae. Tht nan auralr be dona bf the uae of tlr. Herea'a ravoriM rraeruuiHt, wnion h ainiMiv kal In eurliif illmae eweullar to fmnalea, Artwr taklne It tut a rmantuible lenalh of Ilia Uwra will be no mure u-rnriilarllr. bark,- aehe, birln-dtwn antiaallniia, nwvoua n Iratinn, innaral dnbllily anl klmlrrd ailmrnU. U le Ine iniljr m.tlHlna tr wimmihi. aold hf drutrfiaie, eniilar uoelllve ajuaranlee from the matnilaetutvra. Iluil It will lvnU tafaetliHt In e, rf imea, i ninney rvfundnl. A llHk of lot! iuwolou " Wuiuan and I lev fliaiHiaea, ami Ihelr S. f-i)iin-," U Niii. In nr aitilriwa, aartorlv Mulnl In a laln ett Veiw, nit nMti.t iif tea ennti, In I.oiihi. AMnwa, woauia Iliareeaaev Maiiiimi. AaaoiiUTloH, em Main Sim. Hulfalo, N. V. Dr. PIERCE'S PELLETS nwrelv Vegetakle and rervertljr Heraw. a. (inciiiaa im Liver rilk MmallMt, ChntiMet. Raanvl to Take, One liuf , ar-eoa4 Pell a Beae. . Curre ll llMdarke, alllloaa IteaJaebat I'aiietlaaUant IndlgaMlaa, Mlloaa Au larka, and ail oVraufeoianti of the HUimauk aud UoaakV It eaul a vUU, by ttruffeNa. H'AHIUNOTOM I.KTTKII. tfrnra uur regular enriwiunuiil.) WAattlNOTON, D.C., NoV. 10. The preehlent la hard at work on hie animal message to eoligreas, Juet aa he vtiHild have been had there len no siltleal cyclone, lie llstena Hitleully to nil the explanations made by the re turning republican of the cauaea, and iaautlsltet) (hat the result waa brought alsuit principally by atay-at-home re publleniie, ami that they n-iiutlnetl at home on account of tlcims-ralle mUre- prest'iitutloiiM coiieerulug the new tar If) law ami the federal election bill, ami that the liuinlwr of lteuibllenn that vohsl for Deiiita-mlii U small In auy one Its-sllty, though II luiaints up In the aggregate. - A notable thing about (lie situation Is, that not a single prominent ltepub llcail who hint been to W ashington aiuee the eleethui feela any alarm ulsiut the result III lsiio Without exeeptlou they aa of the opinion that the (llssntlsfuu tiou In the Iti-publlcim ranks which enabled the iHuiiiM'mte to elect aueli a large uuiiiUrof r'prtaeiilntlve In the northern States, will all have tllsnp IsiicihI la-fore the oH-nlng of the national enuipalgn. Tills Is certainly encouraging. "What alsiut the election bill;"' lea iiicstou that has Imvii asketl very often since the eli-t Ion. I do not pretend to s-ak by authority, but Judging from w hat Is aultl by Itcpubllcan reprewiita lives niul Senators now here, 1 think It will be pushed through the Henuteat once: however, n.,(blnir will be done until a caucus of Itepuhlh-atl HcuMtom hna U-eti lielil, and a there are several proinlueiit Heiiutora who have from the start tliiMight It unw ise to pam till bill, ami It may he dtvhhst Uilct Itdmp. The President will In all prolmblllty make some rei-ommeuthitloii regarding this bill In hla message; he has Istii generally aupsia.Hl to be In favor of It, but there nre rumors during the hut tiny or two that hu now thinks It would Is unv, le to p.ttempt to puaa It through the Senate at the short session; not because lieths's uot think there is a necessity for such a law, hut latinise he fears iKiiHs iatlctllllluistciiiig against the bill would hike up m much time that It would Is- Impossible to pass the Congres sional Hportloniiicut, which will also be bitterly opposed by the Democrats In both House and Senate, and the thirteen regular nntiiuil appropriation hills, ut the short session. It U (icrfoctly natural that the President should be averse to culling an extra scaslon of the new ly elected Fifty-Second Congress lu the spring, and the failure of even one nf the regular appropriation bills to pass at the coming session will leave him no choice In the matter, the fmssuge of all the appropriation bills before the first of uext July Is necessary to keep the wheels of Onvernmciit running. Home of the shrewdest jiolltlcjil obser vers here think that nothing abort of a miracle can prevent I he holding of an extra session hi the spring, and the fact thai the Democrats have already oiK'ncd (ho campaign for the sMakershlp of the House In the Fifty-second Congress, shows that they believe an extra session to U' one of the certainties. Of course, the Hepubllcuns wll! do .their level best to pass till necessary legislation at the coming short session, I u ortler to prevent the holding of an extra session. The closing session of the Fifty-first Congress certainly bids fair to be one of the most Interesting und exciting short sessions ever held. Speaking of thu cainpalgil for the speakership of the. next House: It Is already In full blast hero, nnd owing to the large ami unwieldy majority that the Democrats will have, It promises to be unusually hot nml exciting. For the Hist time In thirty years thu northern Democrats Will find themselves able to control the House, If necessary, without the aid of a single vole from the south, em States, tnd that they will attempt to elect a northern Democrat Speaker ia well nigh certnln. The southern Democrats have ho long retarded the speakership of the 1 loitso as their special Itcrqulsito, when the Democrats con trolled the House, Hint they are not at all disposed to give It up, anil will not without milking a most hitter fight, Already they are tirgulug that among the democratic, representatives elected from the northern Slates there Is no man who possesses the parliamentary knowledge and legislative experience uecessary to muko a successful Speaker of the House, nnd up to this time the argument has been un unanswerable one, Neither Itynum of Indiana nor Springer of Illinois, both of whom are! candidates, can hope to secure the solid support of the members from the northern States, and without It they cannot win. Mills, of Texas, Crisp and Blount of Georgia, llrockenrldge of Kentucky, Hutch of Missouri, nnd ACORN STOVES AND The Latest Improved The ACORN Heating Stoves are the best and Finest Finish of any. Everyone Fully Warranted and First-class. Coumundsce our Car hstd Assortment of the Af'OIlN Kin and Stoves, GOODMAN & DOUTY, Wllaon of West Virgin, nre already In the field AM aoiltheru cuudldutea, The town has been shocked by rumor, which started lu New York, that Postmaster (Iciieral Wannniiiakcr waa financially embnrrasaed, Nobody here believe word of It, and Mr. Wnntinmuker'i frlentU any tlmt Jay Gould started the rumor In order to Injure Mr. Waiinaker'a credit, because, Kid nst Gould's wishes, Mr Wanna maker persists In pushing hla Idea of a stal teletrrjipll system, which (lould think would I Injurious to the West ern I'nloii Telegraph Company, which hu controls. I-atest In the ahoe Hue, at J. L Stts-k-ton'. SlM,to"ewl Th - Ui Fateab ta; niOTOGRAHIS liiiniiawt, resit)' In atlrk nv! to aiijililnn rU, Ita-aru, walrhrw, iln, Ifttnn, i-urlo, autojrnih allam, wnlillni rarila, He, 16 for $1. hftid a iImiOihiU (t-ntiliiel tlx) of jrourw lf or frlt'iuK All lioliimli aeiil to me will b enrfftttljf liniiillist, aitd rultintifl a-Uh thf imler. Atliliwaa all unl, r lo W. H. Whiteaker. Inletiirli'iu'v, . . Oregon BEAMER & CRAVEN, I "ruler lu i i HARNESS and IDLES, - n nit All kinds of Harness ami Saddlery (lomla. Cnrriace THniitij nnd repairing. SPECIAL RARtlAINS. Curry Comlw, three bars, 5 cents, llrushes, 10 cents, (kiiniilete set of Team Harness, 14.00. W. O. Cook (Bucea aot to A. J. Wbltaakat.) MALI Ut FURNITURE PARLOR AND T.EDROOM PETS, BOFA8, AND BED LOVNQES, lint Rack i, Rocking and Easy Chairs, in Pine, Maple, A eh or Waluut. Also, Woven Wire Mattresses, Cuil Springs Wool and I lair Matt reuses. CARPETS CONSISTING OF IVo and Three Ply Wool, Tapestry BrusBclli and Axminlstor, Also, Oil Cloth and China Matting Wall Paper FROM PUIH KITCHEN WALL PIPER UP Alio the Heaviest and Richest Quid Fin ished Parlor Taper. Well selected assortment of Fresco Paper for Celling, and Walls. Picture Frames MADE TO OKDEU From Natural Wood or Rtuh and Hoavy Tressed Gold. Framed Engravings and Tainting for Sale. Main Street, Independence, Bat. B and 0 Btreeta. NOTICK I OH 1'l lll.lCATION. Lund Oltloo at On'gon City. Orrgon, Out. 4. lHtKi. Nolle Is horcliy ttlvKn that the rollowliijr natiiod settlor Iihk llleil notice or Ills Intention lo lliHkfl flu at prool In KUnsin oi' tila vlalin, and that mild uroofwlll lio nimte before ilm 1,'lerk of l'olk futility, at Dallas, Ori'Kon, on Muvembnr 4, ISIIO, via: William Hnrren nrammnUnn D. ft. No. 72 Ibr the a H of H K of Hoe, M Tp II H, It 7 W. lia nnmei the followlnit witnesses to prove his continuous residence nnon and cultivat ion of, auld land, vlai Jacob w. Klmxey, Huitt Hen licit, nf Klngii Valley, Benton Connly, OreRim; Frank Kaw, nf Lewlavtlla, Polk County, Orairon; Clinrlea Newman, of Kings Valley, Benton County, Oregon. f.io In COOK AND HEATING STOVES. WMV V. Taoism . . J. D. Irvine, The GROCER! Never wants for Customers Imcaiu-e j -His Trade is Urge.- J. I). IRVINE Never needs money, when his cus tomers come in and pay their hills. In his Store, you will find a large Slock of Groceries, Crockery, Tobacco, Etc., Etc. W hich is Sold at, Bedrock Prices. When You Want to Bo; Fancy- -and Staple--Groceries, tlLASS WAKE and fltOCKEKY Rock Bottom Prices for Cash ar PRODUCE go to Hyde I: Dalton. the Wreckers of High Trices in Independence. 1, D & :,': -Old Stand- Main St., Independence. I. A. MILLER, DAI. IK MARBLES GRANITE Monuments and Headstones of All Styles. Fira-Clnss Work nnd Prices 20 iw cent lower tlinn any other chop iu the state. SHOP COR. MONMOUTH AND R. R. STS. ISDKrBNDKNCB, - . OkBQOH, I I DI.1C SAI.U. I will sell tlio following imipeity to the tll.rhitMt Itlllrlltl 1,1 HIV t.ltlili, lO I ml. i.'.n, . OiVKon, Nov. -ti, ism), at ,10 o'clock! (Ine uinre seven yeitra old, I Imrno lea years old, two ttiii'n jhur ,,iu, 1 union mare, 1 sei Har- nBM 1 ,,,. Ul.l 'C.tl ..r All , ..., ..v. ......o ,., n,,,,, KUIIIN over I0 twelve iiiontlis with nimmved aiHuirlty with Interest, J, W, Uu iiakiwon. o.'ii-ti. Worst than Leprosy la catarrh, niul thorn ia mm hut i.n partition that does cure tlmt disease, and tlmt is the California Positive nii'l Netfa tive Eleotrio Linitneni. Sol,l hv n (IriiKifis's. It sso otiros ueiir'altna. rheumut IBin. heilftaellA. mimind nnrtiu and all Dtiu. Trv it im,i tuii v.,,.,. negihlior where to get it. Remove the com by iisiug Buster Sc Locke's corneiire, RANGES! The improved ACORN Ventilated Oven is the Latest and Bait on the Market. Have no Equal for Finis ana wur...i,. (!ook Hove, also Heetinjf and Box INDEPENDENCE, OBEfiON. READ And be Convinced. 72 Steel tooth Iron harrow, 20. 5 a:;d 7 tooth cultivators. The lxt horse shoeing. The licst In " Iron Steel or Wood AT ... w m w . - 1- Best price paid for Old Iron and Castings. Main St,. Independence. THE 1 Of Independence, Oregon. Transacts a general Real Estate Biuinaat buy and tells Property, affecta Insurance and does a general Conveyance Business, Parties having Lands for sale will Sad It to their advantage to With this Company, as they are dally sending lists of land east, thus plac ing desirable property before the real dents of the East JAMES GIBSON, J. W. KIRKLAND, President Secretary. G. W. SHINN, Hdubb, Sign & Ornsmentil PAI1TTEE. Paper Hanging, Graining, Prescoing, Etc. Paint rooms opposite Johnson's Stables, Independence, Oregon. O. A. KRAM ER, -Wants Your Impairing. Wntt'ti mvniii'lnir a unmliiltv win i. bargains In Watches, Olooka and Jewelry, Mi Maker and Jeweler, WITH Buster & Locke,