Tdii WKSr Si. E.
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Polk Gaunty Publishing Company
FUll) V. FP.H I'AKY IiWllMl.
In TtiK Nw Sonmii, Howie On
Mmidiiy nionilng inlillo soliool ws
0hiuhI In th now mul rtoimnt build
Inn Juki flnUhod ly (hi school district
Of I he 'llit room lx ro now lu u,
follow; Principal L W McAdum's
room, north-west corner, swmd floor
lot mill 2ml itrmta high school, ml Hth
rwiW mihllo school ewnw.j Mm. I
W. McAduni north-it eoriifr, smitul
floor tlth ami Nth grade, public school
course.; Ml,itrrle rile, south-west
corner, second floor, 4(tiNiul5thgi(lc ;
M1m Haul H,Y, south-! corner,
flmt tVxr, 8rd gnulo. MU Ells, Shupp,
north-west corner flint liixir 2nd (traito.
Mm. F. I.. Tuck, nniih-est corner
flmt flr, 11 gntU. Mm. K. Gates
south-wet corner, flmt floor, KUulr-
iptrtcu.
Maor Si'miiK. Iat Monday
morning at tlx' opening of the public
school in tlio new building several of
ourciiUeti SAVoinputitcd ths directors
through thtt several mom, while In
cln. Hiceche were tumle by Direc
tor XV. P. ('onimway, J. Y. matter,
ami A Nelson, lo J M. Vunduyn,
A. J. (lootlnmn, It II. Jinpersnu, R
Shelly, W. I.. Ilndgln ami other. All
expressed themselves much plenned
vlihtl bnltdlmr ami It many con
venience, nnd congratulated the
district np i'i securing snrlit a luilMinit
Mt ft. 11 it 1 1 (it. IVf MeAdnm ex-
tended till 1 t v t ( Ml ill Lull 'lie )W'ron
nf the wli J !. v ,it it - "A. n ii (
lhle tht'ivliv noiiir.if;liu ltli tench
em anil I'tinll.
Kuusf Snow Sivhm It no ilmbi
will xevut Improlwhl to IVitcrn
reuder (tint tlio II mt tmw In Oregon
cam the Hth tiny of Keljimry 1M1. ami
that liv ttlmut oue-hnlf an Inch thick
only hn been formal, and yet Oregon
In us for north n Maine, The gram la
In the yunU anl Mower uvh Marl
. gold, Phlox, Verhonn, etc., are Mill
green ami buddintr. nr climate la
worth money to n,
Huo. HKl.t. Ommrua. Oil Wed
nemlay morning, February tlth, at
Hubbard station, , Or., Ilev. J. It. N.
Hell, of this city, united In marriage
Mr. Je T. Wi'klim, of U wehurg, pro
prietor of thrt Met'lalleli llollne, ami
Ml Jennie K. Hay, recently aatudent
at tlie Norimil Heliool. Minn Hay la
quite a fiwlnatln and aiwuipllilutl
youit lady. The Wixr Situs extemla
eonratulatlotia to the lyippy couple.
Fiu:k LM-ri'Hi i KABMiNti. Mr.
C, II SehmUlt, a Keulcnianheoim
very IiIrIiIj mxituiueiided, will leeturr'
In the oH ni hoiiNu Momlay afternoan
at 1 o'clock, on themihjtrl of "KarmhiK
for I'mflt and for I'lcamire." A full
ttendeuce of both ladiea and gentle
men la desired. No one should fall to
attend this lecture a It prAilaca to 1
both IntercmitiR and Instructive.
It.VCKET SToKK, Meanem (Iron A
Amlrrson have oned on Moniiioulh
atriH-t aoinethlng new In venture 1
ing the New York ltacket Store. The
giMMli I a Tied In Mock ci U I t of ladle
and gfiiNfurnlidiliitra, laaila, ahian, etc.
which art-aold at aatonlaliliigly low fiK
urea. .
I Mkax HraiSKsa. Owing to the
recent cliange In my bilHlnena I am
cnmH'lli'l to have money, and all pcr
oiih kuowiug thcmwlveii Imhhtcd t'
me will pleiixe make luimcdUtc pay
ment. I imwt have money. Ileapect
fully, H. K. I'attemon. Jan 10
Noi'ica. All pemona Indelited to
t'cKier Jtri. will cjiII at the Flral
National bank and aettlo within ten
idaya from the date of thla notice. All
Minounta unwttled at that date will he
placed In the liund of a collector.
JanW-2t t'noi-KB IIhuh.
Ahhinta.vt AfiKXT. The hualiieaaaf
the Jnilcju nilcni'i' dcxit baa IliorenwMl
lo audi an extent that an anlittant Ic
neceaaary and Mr. Silver haa aeeured
the valuable aervlcea of Mr. C'leiumeiia
recently of Kuaehurg, who ia a brother-in-law
of Hon.tl. V. Colvlg.
IIKKKH TltKATMKMT. Mm. XV. V.
VilliftiiiH haa been quite alck for Heveral
wceka wiih a very painful adVllou of
the Iuiiks, nd continually growing
womc.ahuwaa inken lat Monday to
Portland where ahe will he treated by
aiicclaliata.
The Monmouth Democrat now !
aued inch Saturday.
HherKI' Wclla waa here colluding
taxea on Thurwlay.
Mm. Way no Willluma hua returned
to her bona).
For fine dental work go to Mark
Haylcr, Wljaou block, Dallaa, Or.
Bi'Kt qtiuliry of loos and aboea and
men'a nuderwoiir at SIcMikton'a.
Meti'a, boja' and children'a olothing in
,emlle variety at Stockton',
full line or rubber good, boota, boo
etc.. at H. D. WallHrV
A full line of toUaeoo, oignr and pipn"
nt tlcnkla Wnlker'a,
A flue line of ladie'a bw cut aln.'ea. at
J. L. HtocktonV.
A beautiful aupply of broodliead drew
KiKid jiiat received at J. L. Stockton'.
Lndia'a alioet for one dollar and np
warda. al J. Ii. Hlocktnn't.
Oeniilnn I'laiitation wenca at the
yireinuna nilriatrela Feb, lidth.
Notle to illildrr.
Notice ia hereby given that the di
rAPtorH of achool dintrlct No. 20, l'olk
county, Ontgon, will receive aealcd blda
up to twelve o'cloch ni., fridiiy, I'en.
7 ih(ii fur the nurclinac of the two old
aehool bulldinga on C atrect, either
i,,lv or toirothcr. Including tlie nncK
ouiidnli..n. The purchaacr to remove
the. building or bulldlnga purchnaed
within (ll'tccn days from dale of pur
,.i.M.. Ti.rina of aulc: caah or approved
note. The directom reserve the right
to reject any or all blda. Uy order of
it he I Km nl.
Independence, Or., Feb. 11.
M. L. Wihth, Clerk.
Hiiy for Mtln.
Any person wiahing to buy good Hm
ipthy hay can find ii at Mm. Wlnmill a
' 1 13 Ht.
LOCALS.
The prlcw of Adtulaalon at the mint
trela, Feb, Wth, will U 75 oenta for
front reaervfd ta, 60 cen la for back
rwrvMl aeata, Sfl eenta for aeata under
lh gallery, and i wnti In tht gallery.
Till will enable every body to attend
Box ahevt at Pattemnti Drug atoro
Sw'ure your aeati at one.
Mm. Ih Keaaler, agtxl !Si yearn, died
at Monmouth laat Monday, of conmim-
llon, at the rtuhlcnoe of Mr. Durham
Heralater, Mlaa Nellie lluawll of Alliany
attended the laal momenta of heralater,
ami did all that loving hand could do,
In making her ltr'a tat bourn five
from pain,
Ileiikle ,1 Walker, laving enlnrited
theii'ttorM htoiu, am now carrying one of
ilia larked mid Ixwt a'lK'k of family tiro
carina and glaMwam In Polk county, ami
r aelluig the ia in a a etienp a the
cheapeat. To U convinced call In and
oatbeni.'
Mr, Arthur Spalding, of Corvallli',
and ilia mother, am vlaltlug frli uda
hew. Arthur ia now city recorder of
Corvallln, and we are glad In chronicle
hi proMarlty, a lie waa once a typo In
till ulllee.
lUwutty a dry g ola flrm at Dalla
found biiNluexa Impmntable, and IhnI
Saturday a millinery atom we uuder-
atand wiin cli"cd for the aanie Mm.
Ilaril limes ellW't even Polk county.
ItenieuilHr when InHnlem to call In
al StMng'a nitlauratit, now Weataiolt
A Irwin, and get a until not to le ex
eel UhI on the Pacific count for 'i ivnt.
t 271 ComuieMal atrevt. tf
Fun Sai.il Hay, ecd ( and
wood fur mile one mile aoutti of Imb-
endcnce Mnple, anh aud two i.miI
iia grub in will l delivered m
-b ut ii.iiht' Apply In I,. M. Sli.r,
Jali'MUl
ltev, l, V. I'oll ig will wiiduct a two
Wifk revival meeting In lait amii
Wanh oiunut'iielug th'a week. He
left on lal Mnniliiy train for Hie wvue
of hi lalam
Siiyl Where did yoll get tliatwalchV
Why of voumo I Unight It of 11. It.
Pattemoii and on the emitallmunt plan
Uk No trouble to own a watch that
way.
If yon are in need of auj tiling lu the
clothhiK hue from a red biimuimia to a
tine wedding unit, g i to J. I SliH'kton
for h nl wya li Hieni,
Ml Stella SkllT, of Snlem, waa vllt-
liitf hem during the week the gurnt of
Mm. I'rof.MeAdum. She n'turue.1
home on Sutuday hixt.
Shelley A Vatidtiyn have Jut re-
ft-lveil direct from an eaaiem factory
an elegant Hue of I'nloti league Neg
ligee blrt.
Mr. A W. Luca, of Monmouth ftvl-
Ingthem-ed of a warmer climate left
on lnt Monday for Calfornln where he
will spend the winter.
Mm I. L. falter-on, of Salem, came
over laxt Saturday and I" vlxltlng her
huxlamd' father, aud other relalloiis
here.
A large iiivnica of lea, ofTn and pioe
jnal wcived al J. D. I', from nna of the
beat house in Ian traocnco 1. A. rn.
ger,
The heavy rain storm of Thmday la
likely to start the Ion down from the
Luckiamule. That means a "Ixhuii
Mill. .
IU'V. P. Hurneite, .f Moiunouth,
will preach in the Clirinllaii church
next Sundav, morning and evening
H. Illrxcbb-rg nnd J. It N. I'ell,
attendi d a Mnxonlc inivtlug of Mystic
Shrine at Portland lut Sntunlny.
ltclatlves of Mr. J. Wilson, the firm
of Skinner Wilson, were here visit
ing lilin freni Amity last Sunday.
('has. Jones, a graduate of the Nol nml
achool, and Mr. Qiilim, of Corvallls,
were In town on Wednesday.
The new amf funny comedy entitled
"The Vlrgliut Mummy,, will la- pre
sented at the minstrels Feb' :3Hh.
The "Mulligan tluards" nt the inlns-
trela Feb, LIMh, will Iks wortli more
than the prlee of admission.
Ml the songs, Jokes nnd funny say-
incswill la new; nothing old at the
minstrels, Feb, 'Jtttli.
l)uve Oelwlek alwiiy haa on hand
fresh candle, Key West cigars ami
tropical frulta lu season.
Mr. Jolly and Hon from Illinois are
looking through Polk county with the
Intention of locating.
P. W. Haley Is an energetic worker
In the cause of education. A. Nelson Is
right at his cIIhiw.
Patronize Homo Talent and the lire
oomepany on Feb, 2tb, It will be a
good Investment.
Grandma Uutler, nf Mntunoutli left
on last Monday train to visit relatives
lu McMlnnvlllc.
Mlas Carrie Hhnnglo and brother re
turned to their home In Fust Portland
Monday.
Just received nt J. L. Hiooktoii' a
beautiful line of ladle's and men' fine
aboc.
A fine lino of 'table and hanging
lamp at II. A W'a. Hold at bed rock
price.
Kll Young and wife, of Albion, were
visiting at the home of I. Claggctt this
week.
A description of the new public
school building Is crowded out of Ibis
issue.
Mr. Walker, of Portland, spent Hun-
day with the. fumily of Mr. Jnme
Gibson.
Petor Cook, who Is Jn the hotel busi
ness at Portland, wus in town on Tues
day. Bupt. Reynolds has finished deliver
ing the desks for tlie new whom nouse,
Mm. A. F. Washburn, of Portland,
wa visiting friends here this week.
L. 11. Frazler of Monmouth was vlsl
ting his home at McCoy Tuesday,
II. H. Putterson la Buffering from a
lame bin, caused by over lifting,
V. It. Nclle, formerly of McCoy,' Is
now a resident of Monmouth,
If your Milwrlptlou to thla paper has
expired, a renewal la solicited
Mr, John C. White, of Oak Grove,
was In town lust Tuesday,
v h n..rzm. of Portland, was In
town this week.
Hoi Stock, nfCorvallia, was In town
Thursday.
Ht. Valentine's day tomorrow
.NORMAL iQmi COLUMN.
Ia obarga of
Mrssm, Iladlcy A 9 ami.
The third term of aehmd began Mon
day; the flmt day wa spent In the cii
rullmeiil of atudeuta and the organ Ua
Hon of new clause. The enrollment I
not w large at present a It waa during
last term, aa a number of the aludeul
have left achiail, most of them to begin
teaching. The majority of those leav
ing aclitail Intend to Mum next year,
THE TKIIM KX A Ml NATIONS.
F.xiuulnntlon are over and the alu.
denta have received their grade and
have resumed their w ork. Many of the
tudcnt have finished a numUrnf the
two-term atudlea, receiving high grade
In them, and have taken other
branches In their tead. The exaiiilna
Uona reveal lo us the progress t hut
we have made during the term. The
three literary awletle held their reg
ular Joint meeting lu theohael, Friday
evening; the program wa g"d but nol
carried out lu full. Several of the
member on duly could nol lai present
on account of measle.
TlltB ATIII.KTH' ASWK'IATION
Met Thursday evening and elected
the following ottleers: Pre., C. A. Slut
lugton, vice president, K. A. Miller,
secretary, Harry lliislinell, treasurer,
Samuel Howe. A committee, wa nji
Hilntcl (omake arrangements In re
gard to giving a series of entcitaln
uieiils. yt'KUIKK,
IjM nut K-scliTi uH wii'h qiinllua lli)
,llr iihuiiI. ! n.'li (till cuih-r l.tv.ir l
.finllin nimiy imwrro iu (.'IUI. I(ili
i.Miinwilnna In thi luu ahouia iivr In II
mxu Uiv ii'.inilwr nl M.Si iiiil"ii yii n
r nd rt ynur ill.cii-l"ii l imnrlt
, "II tail link llifin,
No, 10. What Is gol Muling, nin!
iw thail I Impiiit to my tud nt
y.'lir answer'
No 1 1. Fihould s.b.'.iU cue.'iir g
literary sis'li'tbn'.'
Nu li Should buy Hind gills bavi
the siime pity ground'.'
No. 1:1. How do p mi prevent w hls
H'i'ing lu school'.'
No. II. Isltiiuy advantage to a
country actnsd for the tiwher tn binid
around'
No. 15. Why Is imt a lady paid the
same as a man for teaebliig'.'
HIXI.V T fMIIMKIt yt'MtlUH.
No. il. A principle I a primary or
fundamental truth and I the luvls for
nil', A rule I a practical application
if the principle to a aa'ltlc case. A
principle I broader ami more compre
hensive than a rule and cannot gvuer-
ally la-Uw.'d exei pt thruilgll the ruli-s,
which, while they mean the same
thing are narrower lu their meaning
aud cannot be applied to -clid ca .
Ci.lMAX.
No S. Puldicaclnsilbulldlngsshould
Is' so colistructeil as to furulxh uii'iiii-
for hoisting a Hag, and, If not lefieoiitlu-
liallv floating, should Is' hoistod on ne-
casion of esM-elal Importiunv, during
the os'iilng and cloning days of wbonl,
graduation days, plcnli-s, cclebmllon,
etc. The reason for this I apparent.
In order that the pupil may taiiuue
cultureil In lesthetles, their surround
ings should be the liinsl aril-lie, Tlie
aehiHtl groumls, sehiHil lioust, si-IiimiI
furniture and even the personal appear
ance of the teacher as well as hi man
ners, should display the unn-t thorough
testhetlc culture To see the national
banner hoisted on a building, tire the
heart of the pupils with enthusiasm;
aud sluce we desire that the pupils of
the pul'iic selnsil shall 1st, .me good
citl.ens of the state, ought we to refuse
to display the national banner lu their
presence'.' Certainly not. It might Is1
argued that hooting a ling on public
wbonl liuildings would lulrodiiiv poll-
tic Into (be schools. This might In-
truo If teachers were politicians and
teaching was a political orlloc; but
teaching Ik a profession and teachers
are eleven on the merits of their quali
fications. Il Is evident therefore, that
hoisting a flag on public sclusil build
ing contributes to the culture of the
pupils and aids In making giNid citizens
of the state. J. KKi.i.RV
No 0. A prize Is that which Is oiler-
edor obtained as a reward of'nutest.
Then before one call obtain a prize
their must bo contention. Prlwa are
ofl'cred in order to sllmulalu Hie pupils
to put forth their best effort to obtain
a knowledge of the subject which they
are considering. Interest the pupils
ami there I no need of slliuulanls.
The true teacher ilia' every thing In her
power to create Interest. She brliii
to the class all the Information Hint she
call obtain oiilslih' the tfXt-hnok anil
presents It in the most pleasing niiui
ncr. She encourage her pupils to con
sult other authom, and place in their
bauds the necessary book for reference
Also objects for illustration. She Is en
thuastlc and her pupils are like her.
Thela.y teacher dia-a none of these.
If the pupils are net interested, there
Is, in nine case out often, something
wrong with the teacher work, Then
the prize I offered In the vain effort
to accomplish what would have been
accomplished had the teacher done her
duty; not all try for it, because, only a
few feel that they can exccll, Those
wlio do not enter Into the contest re
lapse Into a kind of menial stupor, and
one by one those who began earnestly
drop back for want of encouragement
aud two or three of tli brightest go on
while those, wlio need help most are
neglected and become far worse than
they were at first, Each conhwllng
party uses every means, fair or unfair
to hinder the other and advance his
own grade. At lat one nf the, number
receives the prize, with hearts full of
envy and hitler diwiHilnluient those
who have failed see the friends of him
wlio has won the coveted object, croud
f around and praise him and they re
solve to "puy him buck." The parents,
who are pqi'al'y as JealnUHiis tlielr child
ren, unite their forces hi abusing the
teacher and the achool ends unpleas
antly for both toucher mid pupils w hich
should never bo allowed to occur. We
flud nothing In the custom from flmt to
last except that which create ulsli
ness, envy and Jealousy, Ought not we
aa tcuchcr shun all such method?
Let lis "grant the light but, avoid the
use MAnr Sthino,
No 0. To yours of the last Issuo
asking; should prizes bu glvnu aslu
cen lives tf study In our public school?
I venture the following I'mimrksi
The majority of teacher seem to be
opposed to the principle of giving prizes
at school. Ht ill It may be shown that
sjici rewards huve a good effect, and a
mean of stimulating, effort should not
be Ignored. Prlo am public nnd
official acknowledgement of superior
merit. This superiority may b mans-
festvd In any department of thought,
research or labor. The oouitlon i
oihmi to all laboring in that field, aud
he who ha outstripped Id competitor
I entitled to public mark of dlaUuutlon
Progn's lu all art science, and In
diistitc I greatly aided by exhibition
bringing the work of Individual ItiK
coiiis'titloii ami awarding prlee
to the most merllorlou. The re
ceiver of this! distinctions am
stimulated to MllllgmaU-r effort. They
do not regard the Intrinsic value of the
IsMik or whatever Hie prlnea may la),
but the public recognition of their mar
ltof which the prize area, patent or
material evidence. Nation have falm,
couiK'titioii, aud prize No one ha
yet questioned Hie moral Influence and
material bcii. llt of thcac exhibition.
We can therefore, ee no rvaoti why
eiluoalliiiial Institutions should not, also
be Improved by Hie Judicious awarding
of prize. Tlie knowledge that audi a
mauifeslntlou of public or nlllclal li
proval will Ik' made at slated time
must excite a healthy emulutlou, a
rivalry to excel, and an earucst effort
In win. These am force lu education
that are surely ileslrablu. The young
mind only tisi often feel discouraged
at the apparently lnu'rablu difllcul
He that obstruct Ita progress Tin
Hois' of winning the proffered prlw
will sustain the dllll'lent and urge to
renewed effort. Youth need the lu
cviitlve of hope more than any othei
class, This factor ought Ihen to la) In
more general ue. The'expeotuHon el
i ho young ought (o have more geiierou
Hid material acknowledgment. It u.
. an U' easily guided lu the right dlro
I in ft ml nee I not Interfere with nlbe
niiiitr.es All moral and i Ib cd
in ,ius of Improving our children oiigh
o U- employed aud nolle r jecti d oi
rroneoim prlneiples. Then lot prlzi
,ivliiK rtiidve nil no general application
Han Van Wai.iunsma.hi.
...
miii: aoM.i rKin,
The following extracts am taken
from a recent speech delivered by Sen
ator Mefonnell, of Idaho, In the I'll',
ted Slates senate, Jan 1:1, ls'.U, and are
Nilnled arnuuieuts In favor of a gmaler
amount of elrculalliig medium, based
either on gold or silver.
It would li slnvrest folly to deny
that them I an existing condition
which demands a remedy. It wAild
Is' worse than folly to deny that tin
agricultural Interest of the country an
in a depressed and MuH'erlng condition
When we consider, Mr. President, tint
II I is-r cent, nf all srsoii, mule and
female, engaged in gainful occupations,
Hid -IH ist cent of all Hie male of al.
gc who do any kind of work, am en
gaged III agricultural pursuit, we can
have some idea of the magnitude of tin
Interests at stake.
Nearly one-half of the people nf this
vast country who produi-e anything
am engaged In agriculture, and II 'r
cent, of the remainder are engaged In
trnusKrtlngthc product of one section
to the people of the others. Whenever
the Interests of I hew UU sr cent, of our
people Is endangered the w hole country
sillier.
Such Is the condition. The fanners
are making no money. No matter
what they produce, whether It I wheal
or sitats-s, cotton or sugar, whether
the snows of Jhe North am required lo
make their grain germinate, or Hie hot
sun of tin' South to rlis'ii their cotton
Isills, they are Hiillerilig. The cost ol
production aud living I greater than
the prlii' of the product.
Hem Is a fault. It Is our duty, It
practicable, to discover tlie cause, anil
most undoubtedly our duty to provide
the remedy, If within our power.
It Is almost universally adiultb'il
that the scarcity of money Is the cause
of the depression, Iu fuel, them can
be no other cause. Our farms am pro
dueliignbuuilaiiHy. Our mine of Iron,
coal, copHT, silver and gold am yield
lug up their stores of metal. Our man
ufactories urn turning out finished pro
ducts of all kinds, and yet Hie aople
am not prosN'roua, We huve the rich
est, the greatest producing country in
Hie world, nnd yet the oplo am poor.
lu ten yearn Just passed our farmers
have produced by their lalsir from the
teeming soil articles for food and cloth
ing valued at the enormous sum of fill,
0tM),iHMi,unn, The miners have dug from
the earth minerals, Iron, gold, silver,
lead, coper, coal, etc., valued at eVi,0X,-
0; ii i,i km , nnd the artisans engaged In
killed toil have turned out of the fac
tories and workshops articles valued at
$.-0,IHK),(KHI,(HW.
These figures are so enormous a to
almost stagger is'llcf and pass beyond
comprehension, but they am true.
They conic from theofllcbd record of
the country. Look at a few of the
principal Items of the farm production
often yearn:
(Vm bushels., lo.mxi.iwxt.iavi
Wheat an i.nnn.aiiju'
Data ill fam.iio.afl
Hniiiini's. it" -. a,a. M SK).iS
l',nln bales.. M,irti,itti
HllV IIHIH.. 4ll',HAI,IMI
.ViHil""" ...piiunils.. 2,ia,0i Oji
Hiiltnr..... iln. 8,i)ii,nl,afl
And yd the men who do thla am jaior
aud suffering. XVhnt Is the cause of
thla anomaly? Why Is It, that the vast
majority of the people who produce
this eighty thousand million dollars'
worth of 'food, the clothing, nnd the
Implement the world needs am today
poor? Wli v 1 it that t his army of over
eighteen million workers after ten yearn
of productive liusir are no liettor, If so
well off, as when the buttle began ten
years ago? The earl Ii haa Is'cn gen
erous and responded to the cull of the
fanner who asked It to give him com,
wheat, cotton, hay, and the various
ot her articles he raise. It has not re
fused Its treasure to the miner wlio
delves In Its depth for coal, or Iron, or
gold, or sliver. What, then, has lajen
.lie ciuiHi) that the returns for labor are
so siiill, and Hint disnniilciit Is nhi'nml
In the laud when there ought to lie
pence contentment and plenty.
This la the problem wo are called on
to answer.
Mr. President,, I believe Hint this con
dition Is caused by a scarcity of money,
which enables the fow to control what
there Is to the detriment of many.
This being so, what Is the remedy?
We bolievo that It Is tho niuklng of
more money. Gold and allvcr have al
ways been money. Hut they
uro only money when some govern
ment puts Its slump upon them and
suys this jileco of gold and that piece of
silver shall have a certain value. The
gold and sliver salt come fm the
mines or the assay otllo la simply
commodity like whest or cotton or
beef. It I not money. When th gov-
eminent takes any specified amount of
It and says, this Is I in, tuai is si, iv .
umcs money; and neither of the
metal ever have been or ever will be
money until some government doe
this act. The shackle with which
Abraham 'paid for III burying ground
had the value of each taiiq)d on It.
die "penny" with which the Pharisees
attempted to entrap the Divine Master
had the tampof the Imperial (Hinar
on It.
During the laat ten yearn the ' pro
duction of gold aud vllver in the world
has been a follows:
(fc.lij
Hllfor.
I 'a U ...I Him
f.'UM,i0
umv e.un
r.in.nii.air
IIIih nl ili W'lil,.
Tnlal
IMlUiUi'
,M,iijg,0i
Till shows that of the total the
Fulled State produced 82.4 of the gold,
that I Ic thau one-third, and 44.8 of
the llver, that 1 nearly one-half. Iu
thceame yeai Great llrltalu, the
gr.mt creditor uatlon of the world, tin
nation which Insist umjii the goto
standard, pnsluced $:!OU,UO0,(KK) 0f g(,,
and les than 4,0U0,(XM) of .liver. Yet
at the behest of English money lend
er wtpitu we owe, aud F.uglUh liar
chants and manufacturer who fear oui
rivalry lu trade and manufactures, we
trample silver under our feel aud inakt
merchandise of It Invtuad of coining Ii
Into money.
I And by the report of the Treasury
that hi the last ten year we ha e
coined of the .iSix)0,tKH) of our allvei
product JtjKi.nno.Oiiii, leaving fcMn,V
Dof It to le traded a men trade In
i-m s ami tattle; yel under Hie
e Isleil, allow lug the coining of Vi
M,0(K per month and compelling u.
linage of fJ,(Kl,MsJ uui nilh, W't'ciiul
lave ciiliieil nearly all of the cilvi
pr duel. Would not the addition of
'lii24U,oon,0i) lo Hie currency of the
tun lit ry have made It easier for the
.inner a bo toil In Hie Held, the mini I
wlio delve lu (be earth, ami the artisan
a im lalnirs In the simp, to obtain nioit
ofll? We wont told lu 1H78, w hen silver
wa practically reiiunietl.ed, that Hilt
,,"tloii If taken would drive all the gold
out of the is iu ii try aud we would have
mulling left but "the base white metal."
Now that we am striving lo fully re
tom silver a one of the taudards of
value, we am told the auie old story.
Vet In the last leu year our exsirts ot
liver have exceeded the Import by
rgely ove I KiO UUU.OiiU, whilst liusiin
f our gold have Ist-n largely In excess
four export. The Treasury reports
how that on January 1, 18711, we bail
n gold lu I he country, "In I he Treasury
M35,iki,ijo, In clnwlatloufl4.VM,U(i0,"
making a total of Itfg.om.ouO. The re
srt of January 1, IKWI, how "In the
Treasury t-A'W'.-H; In circulation
;4ll,n0,.rt7," a total of $7U4,!on,ll, and
in Increase of M3I,100,H1I.
The gold product of the country from
ho 1st nf January. 1N7U, to dale has
ocon nol quite tiXi,(HHl,(ioi), and fully
lu st cent, of this lias been used lu Hie
.iris nnd for mechanical puroacR; o,
lo say the least aud admit that none
have been hoarded, every dollar of the
i(old product ha been added to the cur
rency of the country. Hut the Director
of (be Mint iu hi nqsirl for 1XS says
that at least K'7,'),00il,000 In gold has
been put awayhoarded by the ho
pie, In addition to the amount that is
known to la) In circulation. Tlie
prophets of 1H78 were falsi' prophets, so
that we need pay no attention to their
prediction of to-day.
The flmt movement for the relief of
the people should Is.' the restoration of
silver a money Silver I the money
of the )icoile. It I the money of trade.
It permeates every section, evry town,
every hamlet, every household. Gold
I the money of the hanker aud specu
lator aud money lender. And It Is
these classes, and these alone, who op
pi we the reiuoHctlzntlou of silver.
Mr. President, let any memlier of
thla body walk to the other end of the
Capitol, ascend the tairway on the
west lde of the House and hsik at the
great painting by Lulze, "Westwarc
the course of empire tukes It way.""
There i pictured an emigrant train on
It yay to the Wet. There lie can see
represented the sturdy pioneers who
won an empire from the wilderness aud
d solution. They felled tlie forest east
of the Mississippi Hlver and then
crossed over plain and mountain to
the golden store of the Pacific F.very
where they left the Impress of Amer
ican civilization. State sprung up In
their pathway a rapidly a Aladdin's
palace, Mighty structures, where hu
man liberty waa assured as certainly a
it waa wlieu the sturdy pilgrim bat
tling with stem nature ou the one bund
and with savage Indians ou tho other,
planted the colonic of New England.
The gentlemen on this aide of the
Chambr who are opposing this meas
ure, must not treat u of tho West us
strangers from a strange land. "We
are of your own kith and kindred."
We are Hie sous and brother of your
const It uen Is, wlio have battled with
mountain and desert and savage, its
your fathers, who were our fathers did
to build up new States where your in
liciilntice Is aa great as ours. You
have progressed to a condition ofafllu
ence; we are striving for It. Every
thing that you have asked for we have
supported, You wanted protection
that manufactories might be built up
and you could be enabled to compete
with other nations in the markets of
Hie world, but while yon asked for tills
you were willing that the tillers of the
soil should be prelected a well, aud wc
blessed you for It.
Wo havo susl alued you even a Aaron
and Hur upheld the hands of Moses
when ho prayed for hi people. Now
vo tell you Hint the people of the West
are asking for relief from the troubles
that embarriiH thorn. We are asking
for bread; do not give ua a stone. Tho
West haa been loyal to you and to your
Idea. It I loyal to you now not only
loyal, but we are proud of you as well;
proud (ilthe statesmanship you have
shown In the past; proud of the grand
and heroic deeds you have accoiu
1 Halted. It la not the silver kings who
re here asking for free coinage of sil
ver. It I the people who need more
money with which to transact their
business more money, because more
money will make prices belter; more
money, because more money will rescue
them from the band of the usurer and
the land shark.
I traWeh r ii.r.u.
H K McCulIucli and husband to C W
Waahburne, 81-70 acre In Andrew
Devldtuii's D L C; 11400.
L Lemon and wife to D H Clodfclter,
lot In IiidcptmdcnHqfHOO,
M I) Kill and wife to Apn Kerseyi
lot In Dallas; M.
W W Perelval and wlfu hi J W Hum
tor, A acre In tp H , r 4 w; (irxxi.
Ixauo Leveii anil wife to F J Wag.
tier, lot In Dalla; $7(1.
Isaac Leven and wife to J C Wag
ner, lot In Dalla; too.
W VV Conkey to J W and II L
Crlder, lot III Dallas; 7(M),
M. L Itobbln aud wife to Thomas
Tatom, 02 acre In Ip 7 , Ii w; $:'2no.
Isaac Leven and wife to Ijtnra II
Snyder, lot lu Dalla; ISM.
J J Daly and wife to K P Coo r, lot
In Dalla; IW.
Dalla Laud Company to J Helill,
Ml acres lu tp 7 , r 4 w; H3KI.
A VIOOIIOCS KICK.
A Matwhuit' Wir th Hon of Cunln(le
A Dsnunclatloa.
A well kaowa mnrcbaut who hit btra rtt!
nB tlU bjr Joy i V!t(M Hruuila, dilr
:(lt II to bii wit, who wu nrjr delirtt, bat
.tit of cautloa Int coaiulted bit pbyiicUui, Dr.
1. II. QrUwuM ot IM Utrktl Ural Tin doctor
boll on ol our lwllaf prcUtloun objortsd
ijlot t tid umr mob wmtrtll (hit did
ut oonUIn poiab, wlilih tblonsd Ih blood
'itt hi jtltut did aot batr ujr vllalltr to lu
lUlt tbl bt dlll'1 (NKIpt DOXl Ii aut d
rMd rllalltr. but mora blood. II conx-tita
hanurd lbt Juy'i Vfctbl SaruparllU
wu dlraolljr oppotcdlo tb old mlitkn blood
tbtanln(ldolotbruruptrill i, tul UittoB
thtcoolrtrr br tpclllo ribl lttrUTM II
Hlmulttsd lb (icratorr orjiDi. pr sotod dli
Uoo, ad rapdrad Diimtlon, bar crtatad a
blood iod lb rtry thiaf lor Imbl popt
Th bo (iplatfii ih buadixU of raw lo
wblrh (toil. cBlMblrd, drticaie and ma down
people, h ma bmll up br J I Viabl(
aniiill alter ih iitb ttfitnaiilla lailad
III ttleelii art -liii MUttlloo -S F Ki
Ml Mr.
I.YliS U'lMIK, N... W, A. t
A, M l.ili.l 'HM.Iu'ii,!,' -
i- on nt- ti !t,rr. (nil f-,ii
nUi nml iwn wi-fi'
.oii-iiPi r .i. ,1 . I. r V
. U.
F, t.. I'e-i-hi'iii, "-i-r.
Som :N
The bil Patcsl til
IMIOTOriUAl'lIS
Cluiuined, ready to allrk fit U anylhln.
Cardu, lis-ki'U, wbii-Iim, pliu. lfilrii,euv-loi
auloraph attaint, wedding rardi, etc,
16 for $1.'
Hrni photognipli (caUnct Im of yourell
ir Irlrndt. All plndnirniphu will lo me will
be earofuily lianilleil. and relumed with 111"
order.
Allure" an omi-mwi
W. H. Whiteaker.
llKtVIM'tlliPHO',
Lewis Kelso,
t'KAl.KIt IN
Ladies and Cents Fur
nishing Goods.
Most Complete Slock of
Boots and Shoes
Iu the City
H. M. LINES,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
-AN'U-
UNDERTAKER,
tSDEI'ESDENCE, OHEGON.
A. full and complete lino of Funeral goods
Always on Hand.
I. A. MILLER,
DKAI.EH IS
MARBLE GRANITE
Miinuracnts and Hcmlstoncs of All Styles
VlrKt-Clan Work and Price 20 per cent,
lnwer than any other shop In the slate.
SHOP COR. MONMOUTH AND R. R. STS.
iNriKI'tMIKNCE, . OkHOON
If Us Ada Judson. Mrs. Williams.
JUDS0N & WHIIAMS,
DRESSMAKERS.
A 8PECIALTY.
C. S. McNALLY.
Architect and Draughtsman,
H1IIIMS (I 1 III NII-I1KHVMAX Hl.)( K,
COMMKltCIAh St., - SAt.KM, OR.
. A. B. GRIGGS,
MEAT : MARKET,
8. T, Irvine, cutter. Choice meats
BMMUaUy o hand. DaviiUoai' Brick.
MEMORY
MlndWrUidkHngoiimt, Booki lrrnM
In one riiinir. Ttrntimtminlnfrom H
la .I'll'T W tuq nam, r i"naaaus nir
III EZXritKB, nmt on nnplirMltm to Prof,
W KJ LoiMUo, IL Vi t LU Av, Nr Turk.
WHERE DO YOU BUY
Shelf, Builders and Hcary
HARD W A R E?
Stoves, Ranges, Tinware, Cutlery, Wagons,
Buggies, Carts, Plows, Pumps, Pipe
and Fittings. .
IT WILL PAY
to call on "
J. F. OD ON NELL,
(Hucccwor to COOPER BKOS.)
and get Prices. Just received a New Stock
of Shot Guns and Rifles including best
makes known. All kinds of Metal
ware made to order. Repair
ing done on short notice.
Oliver und Gnnliti City Plows, Monitor Drills, Stool King Spring tooth
HiirrowH.
Independence,
H. D. WALLER-
WE LEAD.
And are Leaders and intend to always LEAD.
Our quality of Goods tiotb
Boots and Shoes
Are in the D ad. Our LOW PKICES taVe and are
IN THE LEAD.
Call nnd see us and Examine our Goods.
H. D. WALLER,
Main St., Independence.
I 3 1 111 fr t fS
I IPlllailsill
II I I II
SHELLT S
Is well Stocked with Seasonable Goods
and will be replenished to suit -the times.
.$.&Jul Sk$.:$:M. &.kJKH
t .
Their facilities for doing business are
equal to any House in the BValley and
their prices are always right.
Their reputation for keeping good
Goods together with the- courtesy extend
ed to their customers insures them the
Liberal Patronage they are receiving, and
for which they are thankful.
Shelly & Vandayn,
INDEPENDENCE
DISO ci UHMKDV bVH UATAKKU, Best Jfissiest
to iwo. (Jlioapest. Itiiluif in immodiuto. A cure is
r
t. j cortniu. For UtiUl in tlu
it is nn Dintniont, of wliio h
to the nostril. Price, fide.
by niiiil. Address, K. T.
School Books
and
-FOR
The Public is .Most Cordially Invited to Call and Price Our LatesV
Solccted Stock of Writing. rapers, Tablets, Pens, Ink,
Rulers, etc., also All the School Booka in
Use in the Public Schools.
Oregon.
6
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OF-
OREGON.
Mead it has no equnl.
n
!4H'inaMHBpsVijMHM
small pnrticle is npplied
Sold by druwriets or sent
Hazkltink, Warren, Pa.
Stationery
SALE BY-
LOCKE.