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.0200 . . DO, YOU WANT THE WORTH OP YOUR MONEY? , . 02.00 . , The West Side. JOB PRINTING. it VOL. VIII. $2.00 Per Year. INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, IrtDl. Five Cents Per Copy. NO. 30.' 1 THE WEST SIDE warno ';' ' ?-' Keelelered at Id CA-I.ortw In tttdeiwn dwi, onrm, m avnwd-rtaa. ninth. tUMCNimON PATEt. mi Moniha . . . ' . . Three alonlha . , , k all mama and death aoiteea not eteeed- if iiiiw b nwerted ft. All or """"' nw nve rvwia twr tin, fur at the rate i wr nne. AddreaaallrMUBtmtMukirtiuhllMllna Tne Wear Him. and make all romlMnim General Directory vma trTM. IWilent..,. ..... ... Benjamin Itarriena Yiee PrvaMMl ui 1 , Morton B trf State Jum O. Blaine 8d,of Traeeury Wb R. Fuel. Poetmaater Oeoernl , , .John Wuiwiiif He t4 Intertw, '. .Jobs W. Nuble WfM RednelJ Prueior Beo.ot KTjf,....,,,Biijmm F.Tnwo AHortMaaeaL...,,,W.U. H. Miltvr 8ev of Atfrienltare, ... . . Jeretmafe Hue ara.rf EJoottx W. T.tUrrie Cam. of rwMloM... IX tt lUua btti or OMUON Uvrttcr.....:..,.,8jtltr ruofjr Bc of tWW. McBrkl Treeetirer... ....Phil Uelebeu Kuptof Poh. 1m.... ....E. R MoE.ro Ally. Omml ...... Oea E. Cbumberlali State Printer Frank Bake I?. M. tUiiM J ! H. MltvMI Coogmnitt Bint'' Urrwiai IDS. Htralii Noprewe Court..., W. P. Urd ( K. 8. Keea Rapt of Penitentiary.,.. V. 8. flowoin, BmiL-J Aaylam L. L. Rowland ( O. W. CWei B. fi. Com, . J tiulwrt tllo I A. N. lUmilUn. I'lark...., Fbk Com...... Frank U1IK1 Fw4 Com . . . , Bkw Cwuti Jutli,.,., ........ ...B P lJ UwXtm Auy (Km. O. BinbM ' rout wem IWprwatalta j Jj J1' m Caul JuJ..., ...J. luuffn Cuani Uummiiiuor. . . , Imwo 8impi Bbrtff....,.- W. L. Writ. ciwk u a.Cun.1 Trraarr ........ .BR Trpi .Bcfutul Hanriatettiial. . . W. I. Ho..lJ. AmwHor.. OaniiMi .8nrjrr , T. Botltr , Aui'r.,.....v. .......E. L. Kiehiue ' niViriNPixci. iW Wtyor..,..",.........W.P. Conoaa BeoorJor.... ..i. ............J. T. Fort , Mr.hal.......1.....,.......T. Fanoall TrtaMW.... ............ .E. r. Baokif ' Fir.W.rd............)i:K W.rd :,(raV.rU.......; j";-; K lluut Diiutcum. !L C. (1. W. W. E. (liliiwrf HUlun CrcaM pMtnctNw 39... CHURCH DIRECTORY. Fiiwnr firrtAT.BiuMlay School at 10 . o'olock A. M. Pmaohini twrj BooJbj at 11 eioaolioa lb Brtt (ableh iirwi it gitto to Oak View,) and tttry Snudy Taoiog. . Yoong (wupla'a BMling ooa '' 'KottrbfiraamotiDlbaiiilac. Pryer oMwlina erj Tbnraday moiog. All cordially lotltad to attmd, Bxr. A. J, H una km. Pallor. C.Lriar PawiTtuui). Praaeblug aervkta tvtrry Sanday nmrDiDs at 11 and alao in tbe avcaiog at 8 o'olock. Buudty . Soboot at 12 o'clock, immediately aftor prwebiag. Prayar mating every Wedort dai erealDK. A cordial invitation ei- '. tended to All, eapeclally ttrangere vititlog ."."ibecity. . Bbt.A. F. Lott, Paator. M. E. CntJiM'11 Sotnrii. -Praobiog ev ery Banday morning and evening. Bun day Sobo-d At 8 o eloek In Ibe afternoon. Trayer meettug eyf Tbnraday evening. All invited. , . ' 1 i BkkE.1! PHiMPwtor. ...Xnt-K!.muit tkbool at 10 b'oloci A., at preaobing every evoood n fourth 8nudaye of tb montb at 11 A. i jn.aod everrtiundiiy'eviwjng at 8 r. at 'Prayfr pjeeiibg oo Tutadny evenlug. All 'fttifdj$hi'lnvM, Ut atteoit. . , ,,,liiv. " 3fjri,r. Pastor. y ( CnieTiiV. -Sundiy'flcbool every Hun ' day t Jf o'clock. Preaching tbe flrat udarcondSnndajtof tbe month morn ; ing tid evfoiuc. Prayer weetiug on WednejidHy eveoingi Biv.B.'L.Snii.tiT. Pmlor, SliX'BHT 80CIKT1KH. V, W.INr)KPKNrKJl,K WlWK . nwu every mmnay mm in Ailikiiirnlm bmtlion Invl d AMKXXIIBMON.M. W. 1roS, Kewirder. VAU-KY U)IMIKNO,H. t. 0,0 C.meeUi In Mb. f mnle bull every Thiirjdar evenlny. All Odd Kellowe .IiOirTr.mwreiwr- l0H LOIK1K. No. , a. r I,', on or M-retull m.n C L. KeUibum, Ho. It, ommoy. Halein.Or. 'a.I bind, of buHdln. moved at rat vW " ifOKHH AND AI,T WKATS Tiul ln v In ll hliidf meaU.Bd.auaaK. f R KIMDKR, HAtKM, OREGON, I B. Kimi"-wv, r ,n Hiu KH AND JEWbl''"' . WA1U". v ------ Irm -liver ware anw ny n i m J Jfj j J Npna ' . , it aaatorn Prlisee, , . , O. Till, to, Miurlrb4ii UBirtrflU,. I K. V, VM lend. k !HYrtU'IAN!l)KNTWrKV' LEE & BUTLER. FilSIMSS ID OC3, tAlJH)) ' U. t. IXAMININQ 8URQEON8. OWee, Weal aide ttf Main Hi.. INMtritttPKNCK, . . . OIUCOON DR. J. K. LOCflt; Physician and Surgeon. , VttU, Oraflon. J. M. CROWLEY, Physician and Surgeon MONMOUTH, OR. DR. J. -B. JOHNSON. Rosldent Dontlst All work wamuiM to l lb bwil of MIUAictluu. INhEI'KNDKNl'K, - ATTORN KY8. A. M. HURLEY, Vttorney and Counselor at Law. U Nit to luaMHi(laiw Knl'l lUuk. ar.tlanhMn. aN.liy.lrM. W.H..U.ni MUM. IMXJttt I M1IMI. ATTORNEYS AT .AV UmCM l! I H HI.OTK, BlJn Mial Bull (Imrl, ALKMi OH. cm lummnviM f.1. MIMTELLAXHOUM. C. S. McNALLY, AECEITECTIKD DBAUGHTSUAN ROtMIt tll'BH-rlHKTMAM BLOCK, OMMKItCIAt T. HAtKM.OR. HAN KB. F-.lblf.hd h$ NbiHihbI Autnoiiiy. -TUB- : IRST NATIONAL BANK. of Iudrp.ntl.em, Orrgun, CaalUI Itttk, Soralita, $80,000,00 $10,000.00 n.iKi'r:n, U w. roiikhtnom. , , Pratkfeal. V to rVmUlrat w. HAxey.cMbir. DlfllXTOM. a. OOopw, U W. HubrtBMi, Uwhi llolnilrll O. W. Wmtnkor.W. W. Ctn. A .n ml baaktnf buolnMa IrMKwrUxi Ruf Bud bU (Ktuuii on ail Important pulnu. ItaptMitt itMwlwd tuhjnt to flwi or on wr- URnaUof dapuall. Cllmlullli Rdr, CMIlo boons f a, M. to I p. tn. THE INDHPENDENCK National Bank ! Capital Stock, $50,000.00. H, IUIUM HHKRO, Aim AM MKUKIN, W. P. CONXAWAY rrcaldnnt. VtoePmittldnt. . Otwtilif. Arnrl bank int and xohni boalnm tmnxwuid; ltmui mad, bill. dUrountixi, mm mnrlBJ rnxllU intntt: dpmlM rwlvJ on enrrant aeroont mirjivt to pliers, Inlorwl paid OB Urn drpwillB, . WUKCTOB Joliuu McPanlcl, II. It. JiwjwnMin, A. J, CtoodmBn, H. Ulrfhbn, A. Neliion, . T. J. Urn. t. A. Allen. INC0lt0MTI0 UNDER TH UWS Of OREGON. Kit couxn El MONMOUTH, OR. P I. ( A rAMeiiKa.i. yry IK A , row It Ufa..-. PAID CAPITAL, $25,000. DIRCCTOR9. I. A. MBi-mm, P, L.CHiupbell, J, II. V. Butler, J. II. Mtiimp, . JiMvph (ruvun, t.M.BImpaon K. H. I'liwvll A eeneral bunking and exchange bualniw; trBiKHi'led) hwna nmdei deinwlw received ubjwl. to Vhe. k nrnn (MTlinValeof depxilH lnlrrel nald on time depradta. iV-KIre pr.H,f vull and burglar proof anfo, M-cured by Yale lime wk. OlJItie Hour! ( a, m. to f n. m. llttblldhed by Nulloi l Authority.) Capital Hational Bank 1 Or SALEM OREGON. Capital paid vp, $50,000.00. Surplus, $18,000. H. B. WALLACE, W. W, MARTIN, Prealdent, Vtoa PrealdeBl.. J, H. ALBKRT, Cfwhler. 1 LOANS MADE ToFarmoraon wheat and other merchantable produce, oonnlgned or in auire, oiumr n pn .ie .ranerlei or public warelimmee, pralte drawn direoi on new i i ui, FranclMO, rnniar.a, wmuun, rni, uui Houi Kong und Caluuttn, OREGON STATE MONMOUTH, OKRQON. ri2 i iiirrivr. ;irrnr 'r wm w inwiw niaio ihmph or r niii iMHthlll UUMIK Ill.lnU'll. mmtiiilliv. liiMi. J. umlihwli J. It V. ll"i, J. t, Iwir, llutt, I1. w. ... i.ui .www 1 hvi Iny. A, PMttlnf, I 1. I' U...lu. 1. v.wii.. j,tt. whii, r, W, It, Muliiim, STAND NOT UPON THE ORDER OF GOING, BUT ' HENKLE Tim IVnilo'i Grown, who Itwo a flrt llPr anil TotxiHM, CriKkfrv amt VXclmitjtO a-rUKOTA Prescott Sz Veness, morRirroa o? Independent Saai mill. ANPramiia riR AND HARD WOOD, ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER I A. WaUMua, Mangr. lndMndtice, Oregon. -BROOKS Ss ItAIliaTT.i B4 8TATC ST., SALCM, ORCGON, 6ik, fisting Tackle. Sporting Goods, Doll Carriages YtMH tl'Mlta, ItA'K HALL (itMIIM. tAWJI TKNNia. MOyt ICT, rLAOa. rtHRt MACKKMH ana nnK WURKM. WrOnly mitiiut Uk of (iuna Portland, (lood giBHU anil low prhtfa. II. II. rATTHUK, t. IM'ATTMmuH PATTERSON Bros., -DUUI W- UiTCHESt CLOCKS rtND ' JEWELRY. INDEPENDENCE, 0BEO0N. And bo Convinced. 72 Steel tooth Iron harrow, $''), -. 0 and 7 tooth cultivator, Tho leNt hoine Bhoeing. The btmt, in . Iron Steel op Wood AT- E. E. Krengers. Best price paid fci Old Iron and Castings. Main St,, TntlepeiKltfaoc DRUGGIST REAiJ NORMAL SCHOOL, 1 Thf Umlliitf Noriiinl Mhh1 of the iiitowwrt. lU'miiirni bikI fUl lirnllmi. NohIikiii, now (hiIIiI Itiim. Ntw-RtmrHiua, full ftH-oliy, lltllii vxivtlwa Mini iHrKDalUMiilaiHW. Nuniinl, AitvHiiim Nitrinnl, Iln lilt'", Art Mini iMiiHln di(nrliiunl. Hnn'll Ml li'iii Inn rIvvii d iliyk-Hl Irnlnliiir. Voluniit-r iiillllnry ttr- mnilwHtoo, ' ThtMM rm'lvlnir iIIiiIihiim ns llmrloil In tcni li lu niiy n'limy In Uiii without furllicr fxttitilnn- tliHi. Tulllmi lu tin Noriiinl Hint Ituil mtr ib'tinrttiMfiil lin niiluml from fit ii in .r ywir, ami In tht "iii)-MirmBi, mnu m to 131. A yinr at w'ImkiI fur I'Vl. Ni ami ami iiuiua, i.W it linn of leu wtH-K. Hiil-iiriiml V" -r win. iunrUHl.rnmliiiiiiiiKimii - wih.n. ai All i.r t. nr..i.i...,i m. 111.1 mit utwk! Plrat term oiiciin K nt. 1 I H!l, au Sliidi'iiia tMii wiur at any t in, . . . , . ' ror ttnliitH, atlilrcM, P. UCAMrilKLU A.U.JW J. M. I'OWKLL, A. m. V, Prr. f TO- & WALKER, rUa .ih It of (imccrlr ami provUbiim, (JlaMwar. founlrv iinnluev tukin In for gixnU. I A. VLSI bitten 1 ami Hortliii! Oi,U In I ho lnlt mhiiIi of G. W. SHINN, HOUSC, SIGN and ORNAMCNTAL I'iiikt IIbiiMi, r'mmUnit, Klo. I'mul nmniii uripMit Jimni' HUibliw, In.li''inlchx!, MRS. A. M. HURLEY, Millinery; Fmcj Good3 (text to Independence National Rank. UocriNDaXCa, OaidOM Mitchell & Bohannon Mnufi'tiirr nf Sash and Doors A I JO) HOI.I. HtWIMI. Mninlrnt Iii(li-uii(l.ini'. IMTED ! StrnwberrieH. IiiwjilM'rries, IJhtcklH'rrien, CroosetierritCherr'efi AND Hood Fruits of All Klndn AT TUN SALEM CANNERY. HOI FOR THE HftRVEST! OF 10 1. SVARVERUO & CO. Who have recently located In Indepen dence, and nro hero to nluy, have on hand a large utock of tho light running PLANO BINDERS AND .IONKH' CHUN DRIVE MOWERS Wo are prepared to supply till with TWINE at a very low ligure, Call and get .prloea before piirchalng cIho whvru. Next door to O'DonneirH, MAIN ST., INDIil' COS BRICK YARD. J. R. COOPER ()f lmUiM'iiii!iH', hiivlnuBulMtm etiKltin, a brick niiu liiiioiiiiilwvoral ncrt-a of flnmt clity, la ui)w pri'iiiMl to ki on lifiatl a fliio quality ofj Rrk'k, wliii-li will lie biiUI at rwwtm ttblo prleitt. MB Good and CHEAP. HV9 th lurgi-st and IJEST I'M-k of JIuriii'MH ever brniiglit ( ' to llii8iHjtiiii. Ill Oar Oi f.ijiiifaciiire. Our Wlilim iu direct from (lie Factory and tins Int outoflM HtjM Trimmliig ut - rwiM&iiulile IVici-s. Beamer & Craven. DAMON & nUODARD Suceeatere te ICLKINS Co., ritoruiETdiw np City Truck and Transfer Co. II.mliiiK of ll KituU Hone It P II A 11 a l I ( II H 1 1; H , ,,l Mill 'Feed. Oak, and Ash Wood FOR SALE. a,T C.IUrtloii" MaiW Muiilhly-41 INDEPENDENCE, OREGON CbkbN. Cla, I(Ib,, Pr.iwtillll NutHHO, hinl5 tuucH.Cuu.. A. A !hm. ! ortm of Ha TAYLORS Cash Grocery & Bakery .v 0 stkect. frih Rrv4. Pi. n4 rn an hand awr dr ..win BuuuBr mil nd fr.t mim i l nnrwd nmi B,nr u4t, cwkIIw. cl.r bu4 llnxM. Wagon Making Carriage Repairing WEHSENHOTHr'.' . ,i ....,. u, .,! bdiMlua wliu R, K. . hit k.miih .iio). II li an riiH-rt-ifmi workman hailn Iranint hi. iraJe In tie Mii'iu a thai ul Uit keuuiiage I giMnUm wtl.lai'dutt. SHAVING, I5CTS! NowBarberShop ROSS W. HVANS. hop. SHAVING, HAIRCUTTINQ AND SHAMPOOING. RTR K KT, 1 N UK 1 'K N I HtNCK i 1? Ill) S. A. PARKER, V Miimifm'lmvr mill di iilrrln Sash, : Doors, : Mouldinii'S, : l:tc. Full atoeknf 01itaa,nll kiit iKitmlnntly on Iiiiih). Hpi'illul rutia on oiiit nioin. KacUiiy on R, It. atrenl near itt'imt. II Caveat., and Trndf Mnrk nlitalnml, anil all I'm mil Imilho.i ciimlniii'il fur Moderate Fm, Our Office la Oppoelta U. S. Patent Otllct, nilweran.mura palfiit lulnaatluietluuillioao rnmole from WnililnKlon. (loud mititt-t, drawing r plmto., with Jwrlp lion. We ailvl.a, If pAtenlnbla or not, frco of cliarqe. Our fre not due till ualnnt la aecured, A Pamohlel, "How to Obtain I'al.nla," with namfle of actual cllnnt. In yonrStntu. uuuiity, or town, iwnt free. AUilroaa, C.A.SNOW&CO. OddoiIIi Patent Office. Waihlnoloa, 0. 0. Tutt's Pills jTo euro rnet Iveiieaa the tnvdlelne inuat pta more IIihii n Mirau tlv. i'u be per. Tonic, Alterative and Cathartb Properties. tott'e Pllla liiHia I hea anallUea In pneiulueutdt'Kruc, ami i Speedily Restore CURES 3 io the hnwela ttlelv natnat iiorlalaUle auotluu, u eaavmlal to rcgularlif . NDHNCllj Sold Everywhere. "eata ef Dairy Cewi, 1 11 vx iicrlniciits i. Unuiiiig tliiotiali two jmiiu, muilo ut U10 Muin 8tali t-olhyfl HIiiiioH, with ditiry cows of thrco diftcrenfc bmjib-JlolsU'hw, Aymtiirw itml ,U?wy wvcrol fuctH arc aliown in regard to the hkliiiincd mtlk, crciint hiiiI Imttcr milk which .nro worthy of itttcii tioti, purtly bi'iiinw they Htmid lu viMiiMuii to ojiluloiw Hint nre at-tcrtiiliM-d by iimiiy. ; Firm of all,' It dwa not njiju iir to Ihj truo Unit tho cow jtrixliiclng flu. mimt and rich- wit cream itro ilium) Unit furnish the HMirtitikiiniii(J milk. Tlictiropor tlri of cream from the.lerwy milk wits mnch larger Ihmi from either of the oilier two breed, and at the iiwo time ihn .Jtjiijey sklmiueij tnllk w iw t he'riclieNt of all. From the unulynw tuinlw it ai-jM-iirn Unit skimmed milk and but termilk do uot differ, jjreutly lu their compoMitioti mi fur us the tier-tH-iituj-e of wilid iimlter in con cerned. It In true, with regard to' UtH Hk I in turd milk nud butler- milk, that they follow the order ol riebnewMif the whole milk from which they come. In other word, th poorer the whol milk, the MHrer are the w;ot jirodneU ol the dairy. Atioiher interesting fact in thut of the cuinpoaltioti of lho cream. It )M'ars that the Jerwya have utiiforiiily jinMiueed the iuhtt creitin, wniieiiie nvengo i loweel mr me .lyrKiiinw, III IIicm nuvea the HtmlyriiH umde in the luhomtory went in entire uceordanee with the result ohtiiined with tins churn. Thin Is eiHjiviiletit to Hityingthat all kind of (Team are not the same, itnd RiijISehts Mtt explanat ioij of the fact tlwl tiw Imhh oliM-rvetl by creamery wen, viz., thut emtio gathered in autumn has a lower butter vitlnt! than that of hpriug or ituininer. Thin in Mieved to be due to the advanced jieriod of hu-. tation ratherthitu to tho inor fml of the piL-sttire, which h w Home linien lnea iiRi;u,tl us the cause. A study of tlw figurett in the atl 1 . I . a-. inuies wiows iiiat, while the cream from r cow that has been inilketl several niontlw is as rich in nolid matter iw when sho was "fresh," there Is a innrked ditTerenee in the rtlutlve niuoiint of the diirereul tHilidM. It tMH'itiB that without ex jition tho cream solitln from n "fresh'' cow contain A larger pro- port iou of butter fat than in the rsiHe during the latter htages of the milking period. It further apjieai fnini the recortift that, whether the Silttie kind and quantity of food was fed, dry or mixed, by chopping the hay. inoistoniii"; it and ttpriuk lingKrain upoq it, tho method ol pivparation had no inlluenee upon the yield or composition of the milk. The Coming Girl. The coiuiiij,' girl will wok her own food, will earn her own living, anil will not die an old maid. 'The coiuinji irirl will not wear the Grecian bei.d, dauce the jKnnan, I'Kitoit! all possibilities of knowing how to work j will not endeavor to break the hearts of unsophisticated ! young men, will spell correctly, understand Knglish before she af fects French; will preside with equal grace nt the piano or wash tub, will Npin more yarn ftr the house than for tho street, will not despise her plainly clad mother, her poor relations, or the hand of an honest worker. ; ... The coming girl will walk five utiles n day if need bo, to keep her cheeksaglow; will mind her health, her physical development, and her mother; will adopt a costume both sensible and conducive to health; will not confound hypocrisy with politeness; will not place lyiny to please above frankness,' The coming girl w ill not look to Paris but to reason for her fashions; will not aim to allow a foolish fash ion because milliners and dress milker decree it; will not 'torture, her body, shrivel her soul with puerilities, or ruin it with wine and pleasure. In short, the, com ing girl will seek to glorify her Maker, mid to enjoy mentally His works. Duly will be her aim. and life a living reality, Turnipa for Dueka. Grow a crop of turnips for ducks, if you intend to raise a largo num ber of ducks. 'On tho largo estab lishments, '.where hundreds of ducks are raised, the' principal food for them is' 'cooked turnips, with a small proportion, of ground grain. No crop can bo grown to belli r advantage than turnips, and in no wiiy can turnips bo grown so profitably as to feed them to ducks. Ducks and turnips are adjuncts to each other on tho duck ltirni, for without turnips the ducks c aild not be made to lav so well. far ma Vereui Frlxe Fight. Half fares for niKirting men t'i tho Jlali Fit,Miuimoim prize fight in 8t. I'aul, and full fares for the harvest hands to the wheat field of the North w(t Is tho consistent platform of Chairman Fluley, of the Western Passenger Assoeial ion. Yet It is tho product of the wheat fields that given Xortljwest rail roads their chief siipjport; while for ill! the tiupjKirt derived from sport ing men not a railroad would exist. The coming w heat crop is likely to Ik the greaUsd Jtt the history of the North wct. To harvest nucha' crop will require tern of thousand more men than the farms are able to employ during the bulk of tbe year. In fact, If, requires three or lour ii'iitm the fai ut help during harvest that is required ordinarily Taking Info coimideratiou that there are otne three or four million wheat fields iu the country to be harvested, tho urgent demand for help may be imagined.' L'nless unusual facilities ki juruieued foi gett lug help U the farms, there are going to be thousand of bushels of giaiu lost. To meet this demand, farmers, grain nieu and railroad oflieiale have jx'litioned Chairman Finlcy to grant sjeeial ruU-s for harvest help, and he, has relnsed. "P.ut no sooner had the Hall I itsimmotw prize fight been aniiouned," says the Chicago (, thau every railroad between Chicago aud Ht. I'tttil, byaiid with theioi vice of Mogul Finley, reduetttl its rates, making the round trip for a little more than half fare." The UUrOmm considers this act a sample of "how easily railroad men are roused up', by something ot the prize fight kind, "and how deal they arc to the industrial wants of the country." Cieneral Passenger Agent Whit ney, of the Great Northern, how ever, m ono of the exceptions to the alsve rule. Having interested himself in the problem of moving uurvesi neip to me w neat region, he wrote Chairman Fiuley, asking him to allow the Minneapolis Chi cago lint to give harvest bands a reduced rate. Mogul Finley's re fusal and his subsequent reduction for the prize fighters, draws from Mr. Whitney the following pat statement of the situation: "As you are aware, the salvation" ol nine tenths of the railways which form our association depends iikhi the results of the farm. When nature has been Isniiitilul and im mense crops are in sight, and ad ditioual help an iiuperath'e neeis- sity, it seems strange that a prize fight should take precedence in your association, and that a reduc tion in rates for tho latter can easily Ut obtained,, while a request iu Udialfof the farmer is postponed and delayed." The issue for Mr. Fiuley to de termine is whether he considers a prize tight, or the wheat harvest of the. Northwest, of more importance to the railroads and to the country at large. 1890 Population. ' Rand, MoNallv Co's pocket atlas of Oregon, just out, gives pop ulation of towns, census of 1S!H, as follows: , Albany, 1072: Albino. 5101; Ashland, 1230; Astoria, 6071; Baker City, .'1!I5; Brownsville, (KUj Buena Vista, 10!; Canyon City, 417; Cobnry, 210; Corvallis, V.844, (pre cincts;) Cottage Grove, fi,X5; Craw rordsville, 358; Dallas, 123!); Km pire City, 417; Floreuee, 183; For est Grove, 82li; Eugene, 3!t."8; Fast Portland, 10,481 ; Fossil, 2!) I; Grants Pass, mi; llalsey, 382; Fox Val ley, lii'!; Harrisburg, 497; Ileppucr, 101(1; Ilillsboro, 12IG: Indepen dence, ' 1 81)3; .1 ackson v ille, .1 32,1; Jefferson, 200; Junction City, (!17; Latayette, 418; Lu Grande, 18.11; I,ebannn, !)37; I.akeview, 707; Link ville, t78; McMinnville, 2137; Marshlield. 1037; Meharna, 307; Monmouth, 113; Milton, 381; Mon roe, 2i0; Newport, 237; Oakland, 100: Oregon City, 21 ID; Pendleton, .tJISj Peoria, CI; Portland, 47,201; Prineville, r38; Uosoburg, 18 18, Scio, 473; Shedd, 28;); Silverton, (i.'H; Sodaville, 85; Springfield, 215; Stayton, 510; Swwt Home, 285; Tangent, 207; Tillamook, 7(!0; Turner, 2 Ui; Salem, 4515; Union, 1112; Waterloo, If); Weston, 511; Woodbttrn, 420, In the above the population of Salem and Albany is that within the actual city limits. The Wisdom of the Ancients. Dr. Talniago was very vigorous ly inclined to believe that the nine teenth century had not nhsorbed all the wonders of the ages. Jerusa lem wu a wonderful eity, with wonderful architecture-' -nothing liko it In iill the ages. Tho reset-- Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Voirs of Jertisalt tn were built with cement as jx:rfe to day as it was when the trowel laid it 1000 ycat liefore Christ, That dentistry had reached an advanced stage wa. shown by the filling of the teeth of the mummies at Cairo. Solomon knew all about the circulation of the blood. Job knew all about the refraction of light, Isaiah knew that the world was round w hen he said, "The I,ord is seated on tin circle of the earth." Ancient art excelled tho modern. Tyriaa pur ple couldn't Is? made now. Pliny descrilies a malleable glass that one could tie around his wrist. The nineteenth century couldn't pro duce a Damascus blade. We have great cities, but Babylon was five times larger titan Iondon. "I be gin a wonder," said Dr. Talntage, "if the world hasn't forgotten more than it knows. Hut w hat this age doc excel in," he coutiuued, "is In morality. There were never so many gmid men and women as now. It is the result of the inllu- ' enee of Christianity."--lCflWf'Mo W. '. ' ' Swift Fijian Sailing Craft. We saw to windward a native Isiat Ix-aring down upon us under full stress of sail. A Fijian boat is made of a hollowed eoc-oanut log. sharpened at both ends. About ten feet on one side of it it plured a long and slender hr of lighter woisl, Iwth parts of the craft being at once connecUsi by and sup porting a raised platform of bam bto. Such a btat floats on the water like a cork, and offers no more resistance than a rneingshcll. A mast set in the center of the platform supports a triangular sail of matting, with tho base of the figure upmost A very top-heavy effect is thus produced, but noth ing tan overturn the light vessel, owing to the breadth of its base, and it (lies through the water like the wind. The catamaran that pursued u-s easily kept up with the launch, al though w e drove it at full speed to keep ahead, and with the huge, misshapen mat sail (lapping and rolling like a great bat's wing as the boat thrashed through the bil lows, and sent showers of spray over the glistening bodies ''of the dozen natives w ho stood or squatted upon the deck, the ptctnre was something fascinatingly strange and barbaric and never to le for gotten. When the boat was ttcar us our launch ran under a jutting point, where thickly clustered palms cut off the wind, and the catamaran becoming liocalmcd got i out oars and turned in for the 'shore Cor. Jiwtua Journal. A Proaperous School. The attention of the reader is culled to tho advertisement of the State Normal school, at Monmouth, on the first pag s. This school has been turnetl over to the new board of regents, appointed by the state. This new board his adopted a liberal policy, having increased the faculty and supplied new ap paratus for tho school. Tho pros pects for a much larger attendance than ever. before are bright, and the increased facilities of the. school will justify this. The late Horace Greeley may have lieeu erratic, but we have an idea that he was hewing along tho correct line when he wrote: "Sen timent never controls a National convention. The delegates nre al ways shrewd politicians who' -want their party to win; and after weigh -ing the merits and demerits of alt candidates, the majority centers upon the man whom it believes can poll the most votes. When conventions make mistakes tliey are errors of judgment, and senti ment has nothing to do w ith it.' ' The Missed Kiss! or, the Unkissed , -. i Miss. She sat In her pew, A stinheiim stole through . Tlie window and lusseil her. And I, why I sat And thought what u lint I seemed en that day. When feeling quile ituy, I attempted to KisN her and , , n listed '. . .'.i . h-vvl The Parent of Insomnia, The parent oflnstuiiiiia or wnkfulmv is iu nine eases out of ten a dyspeptic stonuieh. ( liKxt dlgtstinn gives sound sleep, indigestion interferes with ir The brain ami stomach sympathises. One of the prominent symptoms of a wctikstnteof tho gnstriu organs is a dlstiiftmnee of the jrreal nerve entreKt, the hraio. Invlgomto tlw stoiuueh, and you restore eiintllhrium to tlu Kti-at eentiv. A most reliable niedle'uio lor tho purpose Is Hustelter'N Ktomaeh ISitters, whieh is far preferable toniin end sedatives and powerful - narcotics whieh, though they may for a time ex ert a soporhlc inllueuee iimn the binin, soon cease to act, and Invariably Injure tho tone of the stoiuueh.- The iiittei-s. on the contrary, restore activity to tho operations ol that all Important ortran and their henelieent Inrlueuco is reiiee- ted in sound sleep and a traniiiil statd oi uiu m-i voos sysieiii. j wnoiesoivu lin;Htiih Is likewise given to the aetiy ot the liver anil bowels hv Its ite, i