As an Advertising ilediua THE WEST SIDE Takct the Lead in Polk County. The Best Newspaper Is iht on tht piw the wim( ami INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1C01. Five Cents IVr Copy. NO. 47. VOL. VIII. $2.00 Per Year. r THE WEST SIDE lia av Vsst Side PctHskinz Cor;ui l(inx M th rt-m in InorM--asm!. "fr, . SUBSCRIPTION RATK8. AVAHl. Al'VAWC. n Yr i . . T . . & -..! u.ktlrtaitai Hail tttiWHItl ! ' '' m"" I, ''""I iir General Directory. varan KtkTVU. .Bonlwtulu Harrison ,.;.lti t. Morton ...Jump 0. Bluln Chae, Foter ..Jobu Wanamakw John W.Koble ,,..KdflM Proctor President.. ....... Vic-Preuwnt. Bee. of State Ski. of Treasury,... Poelraiwter General. Soaof Interior,..,, Bee. of War., 8e&ot Navy,,..-. .. .Benjamin F.Treey Attorney General.... 8.ot Auriotillur.. Gom.ot Education.. Com. o' Tensions.... .,V.U.H. Miller . . . Jert'iatali ttuek W. T.Uarri ,0. li.Rnnni STAT 0 Kt0O.. fhmnot Sytveeter IVnuoyer See. ot Slat (IwW.MrBrt Treasurer -'hd. Melohaa SnptotPab. lw...'.....F. IV MoEltoy Atty, General Goo. E. OiatuberMu State Prints 1,uk,'r , , (John .'.Mitchell V. S. Senator j j in.tpu Congressman Binder Heroiaoo l li. 8. KtrahD 8pc-"- jKKS 8upt ot Penitentiary .."... 8. lwniug Bapl of Asylum.. I I Itowland I O. W. Cii. R.R.Cn.s. JKobjrt CU ... ( A. N. Hamilton ark ... . i. I .'.,-.,........' f M 1 "r I F. C. Need. P FUh Omr 1 K- O.Cwpbell ( Ot-o. T. Myr. FoodCim W. W. Bnk Citcuit Jnilt K r. Bol LMrict Ay..;... 0x a.BiuUm rOLK COCKTT. j N, I Bullpf HpprwcutatiTw j u W. My Omuly Jmlue J- Stouffar , . f I. 8itnpn Cooutj V..mtuiKnr. . Bj, iioCllm-h Blwriff W. U Wrlta Clrk 0. O-Co1! Trt-nsarer HK. Turner HcLwl SuperlnWDileut. . . W. I. Reynold AtMr N GnruVf Hnrteyor T. Bullr Coroi er E. L. Kutobnni INBWMOBSri. Mayor... .;..... W.f. Cotinaway Becorai'.- J-T. Ford Mnnlin! , T. Fonnell Treasurer E. T. Heukle CITY t!!fll- ....... U. A- Wnwler waru jk. E. Kraniml t. , . , IE. C. rrntland VennU ara J jaraei Qjb,m TbiwWanl O.W.Wliino armoot. DiHwrroHM. t U 0. Oiler District No. 29.... .... W. Hl'iu J W. E. Ore. a r til 0. Oilmure tiun '.'.re Clork M- Wliite CHURCH DIRECTORY. Fjbht Baptist. Bundny Schiol at 10 o'clock a, k. Freacbitid every Hun Jay at 11 excepting tbe first, (which aerrice w given to Oak View,) and every Sumiy evening. Young people' meeting one hour before service in the evening. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening. All oonlinlly invited to attend. lUv. A. J. Ht'SHAKRU, Paalor. CAtVERT PBKHBVTEHIAII. Preaching ervice every Sunday morning at 11 and in the evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday School at 12 o'clock, immediately after prencbiTig. Prayer meeting every Wedurt day evening. A cordial invitation ex tended to all, especially atmugeni viaiting the city. Bv. A. F. Lott, Paator. M. V.. CnuBTH HooTH.-Preaching ev ery flrat and third Sunday. Sunday Bcho'il at 8 o'clock iu tbe afternoon Prayer meetiug every Thursday evening All Invited. ' . t Kkv. Pakkbk, Pwtor. EvAK(iBriiOAii,-Hundiif School at 10 o'clock A. M. Preaching every aecond and fonrtu Sunday of the month at 11 a v. and every Sunday evening at 8 p. M Prayer meeting on Tuesday evening. All respectfully invited to attend. Kev.A. S, CopfcEr, Pastor. Chbihtian. Sunday School every Sun Any at 10 o'clook. Preaching tbe first nnd second Sunday of tbe month morn ing and evening, Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening. . . . Bbv. B. L.SriBW'BV, Pastor, HIX'llCT rStM.'lETIKS. n if ur tMnKPtCNriRNCK I.01KIK A. NO. !B, nimts uvery Moniliiy Hliilil. In Maxonle hull. AllmiJouriilnK bnil-hunt Invlldd itm. W, 8H15N, KoeorUcr. ; VAI.I.KY rx)I)OKNO.2, T It It If IU In If.. Hi? ...l..,.. ,...11 n. ...... 'I'l.lIKU. II... 1 wirill) linurnii; i lvmilnv. All Odd PiilloWK eoruiiillr lnviu-n ui au W,' H, WHEEI.KR, Secretary, A A M. HUili'd (oiiiliilllilcri itlon'i on or uuforc; full inrKin "Hell inon n ' I.!1. .f. W. Hunter. W. M. K. li. KeUihum, Hw. li vry WBdnendivyevM liiK. All Ki ijjiiw vlHuC our city are cord la My lnvll;l U. atr ..: .v-i'i HMIATCH WlnUsr HI4, Hnlolil, Or. Jill kinds of bulldlng-n moved t twl tm. MCC1UJW & W1U,AKI. HAI.KM1OUKiO)f . . ,. Di'iilcr In FRKHH AND HALT MKAT8 No.DWBiiaaBOoinmiTidal Wn;et. wsdln irjuUhurofHaliiin. Wliolsalanil retail duslur all kind of incalu and miiimw, I 8,KlMtKlt..VJ.KM.UK()N, 1. IVUf ill WATCHES, CUH KM A)n JKWKI.RY. Alt Htlvwr nr ld tiy him U Hmiil ffw l pluiinv Wlwr K nivwi, riirliK ami Hm ki hi ,rl.M itro vlinir Umn tl. HviMlniif lvm at mwtvrn print, l rilVSieiANft-UK.NTISTUV. LEE & BUTLER, Fimn to mm, -)At0i- . U.S. EXAMINING SURGEONS. OtrltHS Wi lil ot Main HIm tSllKt'RNPKSCK. - - OlttSOON. Dli. J. K. LOCJCK, Vhysieian and Surgeon. Bunna Vista. 0 . j. m. crowley, Physician and Surgeon monmouth, or. ATTOUNBVa. . A, M. HVULKY, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Offliw Nxt lo luilnl'ne Nal't ttank. s . . lintviH iiilcnw. Or. H.r,Rnnliua, H. K. Unydon. W. II. Ihdniw I0NHM. HOiMES I HMOCK, ATTORNEYS AT LAW orricR i" WMi't iii-ocK, IWlwwn Httnrt Court, KAtKM, OR. 4.U i'tUIIIMPrMlU 11. MISCKLLAM'.t)l'S. C. S. McNALLY, ARCHITECT ANDDRAUGHTSMAN KOOM a 1 tllKII-HHKVMAM IU.OCK, COMMERCIAL Tm BAt.KM.OH. It.VNKS. ttUUlil by National Aulliorliy. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. of Intt'iatlram,Urvi!in, Capital Stook, SnrplH, $80,000.00 $10,000.00 J.H.lXMU'ER. L. W. Rillr.RTSti?l1 rMiariit. Vr rrwlilitut, W. II HAW I.KV, ( wilier. DIRECTORS. J. 8, Cooper, l W. Kubertwin, l4!Wl lli'lmlck O. W. WblUttkor, W. W. Collin. A (fllrrnl bnukln biwlnnw triMimwIwl lluya and trllaMclianf ao all Importunl Iirpiwlta rwlvd nubjml lnrli'k or on uncut of drtlt. CoHiwllunn mud om houra; I a. m. t I p. m. TUB IMIEPUXBEXCE National Bank ! Capital Stock, $50,000.00. II. IIIIWCIIHKIUI, AIIKAM NKIiMON, W. V. CONN A WAY . rnmlili'iit. Vle HrmUli'iil, Ciulilnr. A iciieral Imiiklii and esiilmnijo liulnw tmiMWIoi); loans niaitu, till 1h iliwounti'd.nnii. morclttl rrmllu iinuitrd: dcxMll iwclvl on Mirrcnt amnunt suhjwt Ui i-hwk, liitiTtwl palil on time ili'piwiu. uiiirarroiwi Jiwhua Mnllanlel, H. It, Jiwrwrnon, A. 1 (Joodlnim, H. lllwIHK-ric, A. ihpimhi, T. i. I. A. Alliiil, INCORPORATED UNDER THE MWS OF OREGON. t MONMOUTH, OR. J. A. MAfRI'M I', L.CAMl'IIKMi IHA 0. IIJWKLIj .....-l'nlilnnl .V'tc.l,riw. .....t'uxliltir PAID CAPITAL, $25,000. DIRECTORS. I.A,Ma.Tiim, lM.-CamplpHll, i,M.HIin"n J. 11. V. Iliiller, J. ILHtuinp, K.H. I'uwell Johojhi Cruvon. A ttWHl liankln and excliniiKfl bulno mililt'i't U I'tiiK'U or on onrllllealeof Uepoult; . . J. ... (. .... l. ,ln,,ullM -Klrn proof vault and l)urlr pnsir nam, OIHce Hours: l . in. to 4 p. m, (KHtnbllHlit'd by Kalloi ul Autliorlty.) THE Capital National Hank OF SALEM OREGON. Capital paid up, $M,000.00. Surplna, $16,000. It. H, WAJJ.ACE, W. W, MARTIN, I'riMldont, Vice I'roKldoiit. J. H. A1.HKRT, Caahlor. LOANS MADE , 1 To Farmer on wheat and otliormorcliantulilo produce, connlKiiod or In mora, olllitirln prl vUi grnerlo or pulillo wamhouaoa. Itrntu drawn dime ton New York, Chlcaxn, Hn KrHiiclHcii, rorllui.d, 1nidoii, I'urm, Mur lln, Hon li'W w4 flHmitla. Fapmeps and Merchants Insurance Co. Capital Stock, w, r. rtKAi. I'twiiloni, i. U tWAN, trvaxitrvr, (I, V, Hmt'sow, Vl,w 1'm.lilnnt, SI. KNDKHM, A'l Hn'rvlary, BirtBeTOSB. ton. It. a. Himtian, ttilrf Jiwth if llty hiiihwiiik iVurli Huh. JIh lliirnell, .A.iiiwlale j, U iwiiii, I'rv-ld. Ml l.lnti (iMiiilv NutliMiul llniiki W. K. lli'iKl, MnivliHittj - U. t iih"ii, i'iiiallt! M, Hii.fiilK.fn. MtiH.it( i, 11. WrUciimii, . vpMIM l 'uiiy, I'hysMMi. . IVinlmn n-wiJilH nIiiw oi'siuil-wtion, LoMatw mitl HlnwMirtriiiiliiiittloti, . 8urluH w stH'iirity to jmlify lioltlers, HI & U, 1::! STAND NOT UPON THE ORDER OF GOING, BUT o o -TO HEUKLE & WALKER, The People's (JftHi rx, who kwi n ftrxl dam aha k of (IftKvrlra and Provisions, t'iBMW unit Tolmww, I'nK-kury ami tllnaswaiv, t'oiiiilry rnlut.v tnkcn in , vM'Imnpo for j;itda, a. rancoTT. Prescott rHoritiirnM or Independent ' Saui fllilK HAOvrArrvKxa. M ji.ium r FIR AND HAIUJI WOOD, ROUGH AND DKKSSED I.UM BF.fi J A. Wbuui, llanitr. 3JUOOKS cSc II A.I111ITT, 04 STATE ST., SALEM, OREGON, Guns, fisting Tackle, Sporting Goods Doll Carriages VKUHIPKliM, II ASK BALI. CiOOIW. LAWS TfcMM. fRtlCT, ri.AUH. I IRK (HACK K4 and Kill I! WUHH. jtOnly onupli'li'sba k of (iiina I'ortlaml. ioM.i goisu ami low jiriitn. II. It, I'ATTKIMOX. I, I', I'ATtaWoK PATTERSON Bros., 'DRUGGIST DIAL It W mrenss, CLOCKS &YD JEWELRY. INDEPENDENCE. OnEQOS. LOOK OUT FOR E. I Krengel's. NEW AD Next Week. $500,000. J, o, WaiTsttAir. Smiy.siiii Mnirr, III." KM. i'uiiir. 'I'.M'l'-'iiH.flO IHI,0M3.Kfr 2I.IMW.8; IrdiD I A. V ItS DM & Voness, IntlcrHMtilcnrp, Oregon. nml f-'iairtlug (lisxis In llio stale south f G. W. SHINN, HOUSE.SIGN and ORNAMENTAL I'uiH'f lliinuinK, FnwmtiK, Kl I'mnt nnn npjMMtta JnllM'Htrtlilm, Iliiti'H.odrlir, Mitchell & Bohannon Hanufotiirvof Sasii and Dooks ALSO N( Itlll.l, a.VWIMI. Main Hlrwt . . IiulppfliidpiKia. IWED ! ftrawlicri'lt's, Kitspbi'tTli-'s, Il!!u:kli('!,iii'H,('loo.si!l)i,rrloH,nierrie( AND 1 1 nod Fruits of All Kinds AT TUB SALEM CANNERY. Meat Market. Pork, Beef, and Mutton always on hand. Game and Poultry in" season. Highest cash price paid for fat stock. f Meats delivered in city and country rRLb OP CHARGE. L LEMONS, Prop. J. A. BOWMAN. BUGKSMiTHIHG OF ILL KINDS Naatly Don, MACHINERY REPAIRING Attn HORSESHOEING . A Specialty. Wood Working and Car riage Painting Done in First-class order. C STREET, - INDEPENDENCE GO DEAFNESS, ITS CAUSES AND CURE. H.ir,illHi'llf Innl'iil hynnnifUl nf w"ild wiiln hiutnlliu, ItMiifiiMO o,u.ll.i."l unit .inln.lv aural, ul Ii,im!fHtu K rwi' MimmIiiikl IIr all iliiq niiii(ir hnvti fmlil, II" ilii'ilillii jillr in Minimi Mii.l tlm imiiw) nmml, full) mhUiiihI (11 Klroiiliim, Willi bIH'U,Ii mid (iiiiiuiill ur .urw frum iritMiiMtiii imipI.', mml'il rmt, Or. A. FONTAINE, Taooma, Wah DR. J. V. JOHNSON, Resident Dentist AM wirk warmniml lmlv Ui lwt ifnalt.rai'lliii, INtiKI'KNIiKNt'K, OKKUIlN BRICK YARD J. R. COOPER, Of Indqwmli'iiri1, tiavhiy u at cam engine, it lulok uuu liiiit' mid wvi'rul aoit'H df fiiH'xt t iny, In now pn-jiurcd to kiM'ptm litiml ft fine qunlityof Itrlrk, hirh wilt lw nUl at ronwm- Good and Wehnvc tin liutli-M nml VAST !ltfk f lliiniwwevi'r lronlit to tlii Sccliiut. Ill Our Own Manufacture. Our 'VliijH nit) dirM frotn tlu Fartory ami mv lli -t out ri."tO stji.-f. TrStniiiiti at rntsonulili? Priet. Beamer &, Craven. DAMON &HUI3BAHD Sueeor to ' , 1CLKINS & CO., nioniiKTCiw op GityTruck and Transfer Co. llutiliiiK tf nil Kind. I'it nl Ji e it a 0 11 a b 1 ' U it tea. Mill Iwl. Oak, and Ash Wood FOR SA1.H. friTt'olli'ilUm Miuli' Monllilyti INDEPENDENCE. OREGON . S. A. PARKER, Manufacturer nt dwlwr In Sash, : Poors, ; .Moulding, : Etc. Kill! ilnrti ul mm., nil .!,, kept miminnlly iyi Imnd. Hpt'dlalralwionomliwia, KiM-tory on It. It. mirol m nr ilrpok CITY HOTEL, C St., Indi'in-ndi'iKV. JAMES GIBSON, Prop. Firat clna in rfi'iy Mt.prct Hicinl Attiinlmn givmi trnnaituit fliisloinor. A nanipln room for ooiiiiiH'roml IiiivpIit. H. M. LINES, FUNERAL DIRECTOR UNDERTAKER, ISMil'ENDKNCE, 0KK00S. A full and complete line of Fuuural good Alway on Hand. Omni., unit Triirte-Miirka ntmilnl, nnd nil Cut out himlniMii niiiililrtcil fur Modnrale Fe. Our OHIca li Opposite U. 8. Pitlimt Otlioe, nnd woMiiinpnirii imlniit In lum tlmo tliuu thoae runiote rrntn Wnhlnl'n. 4 I Hmiil mmlol, driiwliiu r itioto with ddnrrlp; tlon. Wn rnlvlno, If iinitnlnlila or not, tna ' clmrgn. Our fen not f i till iinlrat In iwciiroil, A PamphlBt, "llow to Olilnln 1'aiaiila," with nanin. uf m-i nitl cllrnt In yourHlsito, cuuuly.ot town, aonl frnu. Aililrtiaa, C.A.SNOW&CO, Opootlta Patent Oflloa. Waahlnaton, p.Cj HARNESS .. . JH Miff f f- "I. ' '".. rrrMll, LUnt) K.- - ..;. . ti.Cniu., fi. I. . -I. . 1 - ' ' . ' ' i II.M L ' ' ' " ' 1 '.""'''''Ifte, &,.-,)' .t . j t t 1 ".. r.,. "1, 1.1.1," Mflrlfflri li V A pamphlot nf Infommllon nnd ab-.jff 1 v. utrmit ot Oie lHVfi,ahowliiB llow lor ar . Olilnln I'litmita, ChywiU, 'rriMlii5 1 Mw-lti, CoiTrli?liti, wnt 'rrc..J Vvvi,w,,,, wunn a. cb.mF i J VllOI Iti'iimlwiiT, ,-nf ;f By Telegraph. WIIOI.K ( till. Ml 4 KM, Hvr tsarlliiiik aiiuvk Uiorivil t'ruui Hwvnral 1'iilitl. Hp. Lot'iri, 8iiit. 20. Ail curtli nutike owurri'd at 10:50 to tilulit. 't Ittt vlbnitioim wore dinllnrtly Ml piling Boulli, lu-stlng itlumt ton hihhuiiIh. At out) iii.MsKiior unkii tilt! (HHIllllWlUUH ll'fl tlioir t'UWrt Itlld rimlii'd to tlio alrt!it. Pi'ojilii wtne awttkt'iiud IVum tlmir nlwj), imrUiiii lurly In th wttitfiid, and nihhrd U tlio mIiwU lu tlicir nljltt clotliluj;, Aiiiong tluwo nlo ndntU'd fidtii tlivlr ImmIh wiw Uovoriior Juhuwui, with bin family. .1. It. Waltciu, o! tlio aulviijiu coriia, on the t'oiiicr id Umii uml iSyvt'iilh, wuh lutkcu off Ids Htool nthllo KiUinj; ul u sh itch lioiud. C'uiiKidurLthlu muck. i.'iyand glii.wuit' Wiwdt'iindiMlnHl, It U ri'pottfd, but nut uutliciitlc utt'd, Unit M)'.'tial woiMlt'iiatiildM iu tlio onUkliU of lh tin nt'ju tiijH'dover, The ImildiintH fiu intt north mid Hti ill wcio viaildy af fwUL Tlio witttduiR'ii in Htvt'inl ImiliUiiyt Ihhuiiio iiluruu'd uml hithtt'iu'd to tin ground. NoHi-rlotif (linuiijju liiW tig j el Ihmmi rejiru'lt'd. Him Vibmtlutm i'ai.4 tltn tvmn iluvk .In iirikn, . U ISVII,!. Ky., Sept. .Slight curlhfituk nhorks wer fell lit I0:.w to illicit. Tliero tteivUo vilnutioiiN, one of which ciiumhI the eiiy hull. clock to atriko. Signal tXlleer Hiirke iya tin motion tux verlieul, not lateral, tliett:in diller liij! front ot In is ho liiis li;id eperi eneo with. The shook iw ijeucr ally felt here and nt Madiou, tud. Tlit aliutk lilt In Ikiwral I dir.. Pkuuia, 111., Sept. 2ti. Lito to li i l' lit a Severn uMithiiuitko fchm-k wiui felt nil itloug tlio lilufl'H uud kick fruin tin? river. Jiieksouville, UliMniiliik'toit nnd oilier places ro jHUt the ahoek wits felt there. The trniii dihpntiher ul lAyniihpM-t, ltid., auyalhn nhnek wiw no violent tliero mid at Viueeiuiw that art it'll f furtiitiiro tmuliled down mid peoplo left tlieir hoiw in fright. The leiniH-nittirc lias fallen HI dej;. aiiut! Ihn dUturkuico. Tlilinek twnlxo felt in Indiaim, Tentiiwo mid Iowa. H('Ollt(h V rLAJII. TltnanU nt Hollar go I In Muuik. Sr. Ixn i.s AlO' 'l'l- 27. At 2:.'W p. in. mi alarm wits turned in fro in tlio eiioriiuui.t c.tulludimciit of the Plant Milling company, foot of t'hotettu Ktreet, Tlio Humes covered tlio entire tilth lloor lielore in enj;iim arrived on llio scene. A rteeoiid and third nliirni followed iu (piick wieeesnion. The frame build ings of the w.'irchuiitt1, boilerliouse and engine I'ooiiw were bnriiinj; like tinder and were tt neelhinf,' ma.s ol Ibint'S piodiieina heal uiutproiu li able. The iniiiu buildinj;, a live. ,lory building, win ignited on the top fKor, and tbe luck ot water pressure prevented the firemen from checking tlio Haines. Soon the roof of the main building fell will) a great itumi, uml il.t w eight ou the uow burned floors beneath, caucd ageneral collapse. It w.u supposed that two Hi emeu were covered by the caving in of the tmildiug, but were aftonvurds found. Several were seriously injured by fulling timbers. Tlio loss will aggregate some $100,000, w ilh un insurance of rj2."i0,000. Several hundred bar rels of (lour stored in the warehouse wore destroyed. A panic was caused when it beeuiuo known that a pow- der-enr was Klaiiding ou, tlio tail road track behido lliu mill, Several persons wcro trampled on, but, no serious injury resulted in the crush Tlio car was moved by moans of a chain. Several buildings adjacent worcticorchod, but were saved with but l ittle damage. I'll Author ot tin, Tliriin 1'ntnl It' I'ni ' S. katooa, N. Y., Sept. 25. ftiiv. Dr. llurchiird died to day, S. D. Ilurohiird, just .deceased was born in Mew York, Sept, (, 1812. llo received an academic ed ucation, and at IS years of ago re moved to Kent ticky, and graduated at Centre college, Danville, lulSM. lie iniinediately began to lecture ou temperance, slavery, and religious, questions, and thus lioenmo known throngliont tho Btnto. Ho also won many frientldn.Kentucky by lis scrvlocaas rv volunteer nnrao during the cholera oiiideuile. Ho wan lieonsod to preach in 1 SMS, nnd was installed as pastor of a Presbyterian olinreh in Now York City in May, 18,10. He was peculiarly happy in making addresses on occasions when it was desirable to entertain niisjellnneous audiences. Having nearly finished u very hunorahlo and useful career us clergyman, it ivi h "f i.i"', ; ,v';ir tl'c (''() !' t exceedingly bitter prenldelitml euu vitMof IWt, toruiso lilniftidf, by tho ultiiraneo of a brief ullitenitive wiitUinco, into the most unpre cedeuted mid unexpected political uoUuiety. Uurraw AiifM'Inloil. WAKut.vtifos, Sept. 19. The president linn appointed llllui W, Morrow, of ('jlifornia, Uuite Stated district judge fur the uort hern dihtrict ofCaliforuiit, vlceJIoli'iiiun, dlH'CilWHl. ravurll all Ilut.tt, Artemisia i the old name for it, Chrysanthemum Ik tho new. Our grand mothers ulwitys (a'led them urlcmiHlaH, uud tl 6 old people In this community wlieu si-uk!iig of chrysanthemums use tho favorite namo of years ngo, before thia flower had Iwn highly cultivated. Tln-re U a great ray for" chrysuu! hem uina and each fall wo eo them coming finer and haiidoiar. Tho flower called Mm. AJpheus Hardy is while and is covered wilh a fine fronting. Tho Mrs, Carnegie Is a terra cttii chrjsaiithemiim of great t?ue, Hud when grown with but one flower on a plant thin comca very large ami id coiwidercdexeeiHliiigly beautiful, excellent Is a pink chrysanthemum cf good !.(, w Inch is also a very great f.ivurite, 1 Aitilsc liolimcr is niiotlier hleh Ls bstuHful. Most nf our groweiu at this w.iMin have brought out fine chrysanthemums, which, if proper ly grown, are very la-aut iful, and by disbud ling aro brought out very large. American llcauty roses are now evtreuiely rich nnd elegant. They come with Mems full n yard in length, and tho rosea are will grown and of line color. This rose is powerfully perfumed, and a bus ki-lful of Iheui w ill heavily ncent 8 parlor. Such a bu.sket wan sent to Mrs. Schalk l:irt week, .inerican Heauty rosea filled the center ol IhU K-toket, which was two and one half feet iu length, uud were so placed that they stood very high and from theso La Prawn roses were graduated down to the edge of tho basket. The Meteor rose is a new one. It is nut quite as large as the Jut ipiciuinot, nor is it as velvety ai that, nnd it is without fragrance. Itisofalittle lighter color than the Jacqueminot rose and is very beautiful for certain purposes, such im dressing the hair. Tlta lltm.hr'a Sung, Ah, these are gay times up in the country, for the Mong of the thrasher w ill soon W heard in the farmyard, aud the women folk will be hard pressed it. deed to make pie and doughnut.' enough to satisfy those hungry men. Thrashing tim.) is always wel come ou the farm where I have been. It seems like a touch of winter gay ety iujected into the midst of suui iner. Of course I am talking now of the thrashing of winter wheat. The big thrashing machine goes front farm to farm and the lueii board around, takuturnsin helping out one another, and spark tne girls with real mingled with discretion Thrashing, the fanner's w ife tells me, it tho hungriest work there is, uTid you would thing so if you could see those fellow eat, A crock of doughnuts melts iiway like but. ter before a roaring lire, and as for pie, potatoes or pancakes, you have to hustle to keep up with them. AVir York Herald. I'lwrluil 10110 sermon.. lie v. D. 0. (.Ihoimley, pastor ol the First Presbyterian church, oi K.ist Portland, preached his one thousandth sermon last Sunday morning. Ilia subject was "Ap preciation'' taking his text from Riinh xxviii, lit, Vreccpt upon precept, lineupon lino, hero a little, there u little." This, ho said, was the way in which God's word was placed before meu; but it was not appreciated as it should be. The value of appreciation as worldly 0 .ciurageiuent to all wen was dwelt upon nt Homo length iw nn illustra tion of what might be. accomplished in one's own heart by heeding the teachings of divine scripture. The oldest living cx-inomber oi tlio cabinet is James Campbell, of Plulrdolphia, who was ono of President Pici-co's secretaries. He is n lively old inun of eighty. At u fire in Georgia, there being no w.iter at ww, some little coloiyd boys pelted it with water melons which were growing in a Wilghboring field, nnd tho melons bursting soon quonolied the Humes, Children Cry for Flidier'a Castoria. " THE COTTON BLOSSOM CLUft- Itrolhar It. Otolr Wllllaia I OalM , IHtwa. -, - When th regular Saturday aisU mooting had benn opmad in do aad t andiTit fonn, and t)t Janitor had aic niilod tliat tho thermometer riaowad M dK. all over tlta hall, Brother Oafdnat lookod aronud and Inqnlwdi "I Ilruddor Ht, Clair WUllanM ; nt wld o di vnlnT "Ho ar," replied tha indlrtdoal a ludnd to a li ro op. "Von will pk-aM (top dl way," lirotltnr WUliam 1 known a th jta damly of th clalx 11 tut ral baat oil (or hi hair, wear patent Ualhaf ahoe and ha born knows to change eraV lar twio a day alrto tha warm w4hr .-t In. II ha had hi photograph t in Mven different po(, and ha ' known to ixmell hi eyebrow whila (id lag on the front pUtform of a (tree oar. "Bnidilor Wllllatn,- Mid the prtai dont a he looked down upon him, "fan are 'apoawl to b de purtloat an' aweetaat uii'inUir of dl Cotton Itloaaom clnb." "Vo, tab," THpllnd tha brother, gria nlnjf at the cotnpliinont "Ua ym got any reg'lar Man, Druddur Willlania any reg'lar taanaai cpt dat of lookln' party an' (weetT "Vm a waitali, tab, but oat of a job jlat now," "llow long ha yon lin oat of A joW "'llout fo month, luh, "1 dat iuit of d'Hho paid fort" "Mot quite, aiih." "la yoa aquar" on yer boardT "I'm a WUu behind, aah." "Dot you owe moniber of di dab borrowed money?" "Jist a few dollar. "lirailik-r WUUanu," continued the pruaidciit, "I ha liad my eye on yoo alnco do fuat nitjht I tot in dl hall I aiud yoa up fur a purty man, an' I I wiia right. How you got into di crowd I can't aayt but I kin easily tell yoa how yoa will git oat of itl We doaa' want no puny men beah. If we had a hop yard an" wanted uraUiin far vine to climb np on we could make oae of yoa. Yoa might no fur nab bait, bat we bat no time to go fUhin'. When a man aota out to bo party an' sweet h ain't no good any mo'. Whun hi only ambiahon i to gn-aaa hi ha'r, wax hi moitache an1 go 'long de street a if ha waa tap pin' on aigs, he ain't wnth bein' bit by a ten cvut dawg. Iiradder William, yoa i party, but yoa owe mo" money dan yon kin pay in two y'ars. Yoa i iweet, but yoa ha to dod;ra de tailor. Yoa ha an ch-fMit way ot liftin' yer hat, bat da hat alu't paid fur. You walk Uka a gar ner, bnt yer ahuem&ker dau yoa almoai ebery day." "Y-y, mixf stammered tbe victim. ' "I am gwine to give yer a show. If dtiriu the certain' week yer kin find a Job, git into some common clothes, arrange to pay yer dt-bU an' git rid ot dat ha'r ila an' pcrfumy, you will still be carried on our roll of memlwrahlp. If not, yoa tiwilu't come bcah agin." The pretty upinber retarned to bit chair in a atato of great mental excite uictit, bnt aftor cooling off and thinking tho matter over he told Judge Oablff that he bad decided to atop being sweet and pretty and become ono of the piUaia . of tho club.-M. Qoad in New York World. KmwmHjt the Mother of Invtattea. "Same old atory of starvation, and thai sort ot thing," exclaimed the cook a aha answered a knock at the kitchen door and found a forlorn looking tramp on the Stop. :'" "Ko, cookie, old girl," he said, with a debonair manner, "you're off your stove lid this time." "Well, what do you want!" she in- qnlrcd, bracing herself against tbe door. "Something to buy lhjnor with?" "Off again, cookie, thou queen of the starry firmament," he warbled, and tried to chuck her nndcr the chin. "Git out," alio screamed, "or Til throw a ket tie of hot water on yon." "Prithee, Empress of tho Range," be murmured, "don't do that and destroy my naofttluess." "Well, Ml me what yoa want, then, or leave the place," "Yon wou't tall any of tho boys, Pearl ot Pearl river?" be asked smilingly. "1 don't know any of the boys, a yoa call them," she snarled. "You lovely thing," he twittered, "I fain must toll thee all." "Why don't yoa then, yoa dirty idlot'f" she inquired with tender em pllftMS. " Well, then, onllest ouly of my heart," ho wliinperd, "I want to saw a cord of wood, a whole cord, because you aoe" But site didn't nee; the shock was too much for her and she fainted (toad away, and the lady of the house gave him half a dollar to run for a doctor. fit pays better'n anything I ever tAokled," he said softly to himself as ha went out of tho alley gate. Detroit Free Press. ' Willing to 1'lutM. Miss Jenny (coldly) Dont you think fhat'a rather far fetched Smlthora (gallantly) I'd bring it from farther than that to please you. Har per's Btvzoi, tie Wouldn't Waat the Money. She These flowers are just lovely, but I mamma thinks it is not right for me to nccept such gifts unless unless w were engaged. Ho Well, I guess it ja a go. Those flowers cost fifteen dollars and it seem a pity to have tho money thrownkaway, Indianapolis Journal. ',' Another rello of the rebellion has been discovered iu .Virginia, A few dnys ago while a log two foot in din meter was being cut In two near "llloml y Anglo" iu Spottsylvunia coun ty, tlio saw went through tho but end of n twelve pound shell which wns lm bedded In tho log out of sight. It Is Mipptwed the tree wits about nineteen Inches In diameter nt the time tho shell was 11 red In 18(3, m these trees grow : about u quarter of mi Inch a year, Subscribe for the Wast Hiiik and I e I v ' t