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T
'Jl ForfiloDy
UK COUNTY LAND CO.
JM4I tl
ft
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
x,. " ii ' lluy a tlnni.
Why pay rent w hen you ran pur
itM a nice cottats U naKiirewtitly
built, all comphsto, In a (rood Imvtlltv,
nr Uto ifepiL for oulv i0, tv !
Jiylug to th Co. Unit Co, V. A.
weraon, manager.
Ill Malalruj Will fay.
You rati buy a tile orchard of 4iH)
uvea mnt aevewl acre of laud villi II,
and also hotist nml oothuthtlnu, vitv
cheap, by culling nml irettliitf prion of
ldk County ImuiI Co., K A. l'jittor-
wn, uinunnvr.
A (oaittrv Home.)
Why nav rent In town wlicn von
Win buy lion, barn, etc, w llli several
aorreaillolnlnir town an that von enu
live, tiidt'petHleutlv.nnil only aniltiutc
atep from town, luipitn of the Polk
Co. Land Co. K, A. riUron,iuiiiiSfor
On Hunilrad Acres foimigh,
A aniall farm, two ami a half mile
from town w hich I millahhs for fruit
mixing, vegetable pmlt'ti, or general
fanning;, ohu h piirvhasett on rvasoim
1I term. lutiilrt of Polk Comity
Land Co., F. A. I'm! tenon, manager.
Are You Looking; fur Unmet
A hnusv of lx rooms, nil ilii8tirttt,
convenient to bimlncwt, two lot, burn,
warm, liry eelb.tr, linintslliite pmwciiiu(
aud on uwy term, ran be purchased of
IVIk County Land Co., K A. Patter
on, manager.
Wall Paper
The most tastefully selected line of wall paper
this skle of Portland can be
found at
W. 0. COOK'S FURNITURE STORE.
In order to make more room for
the mouth of Jaiumiy,
AT-
20 Per Cent Discount.
17 E TRIM PIPER FREE OF CHARGE. CASH SALES OHLY.
THE
The Fair has a fine line of ("hriitums presontH which, owitiff to tlm ehw
noes of money, will lie HoM on a mimllcr niai in (Ikui mu Ii amnU arc i i ci
sold. Come iu and see our line line of iiuioilcl viimk, uIIuiiim, loili'l
cwwa, dolls, and toys. AIho we have a line line of liaiikm'tiivft, towels,
table linen, scurfs and npla.slici-s, lieckticn, collnrs, cutis uml umiiy oilier
articles which w e have no space to liieutioii. Conic in uml l couviuml
Second door south of the First National Bank.
G-EO. "W. 3Pxop.
INDEPENDENCE STABLES.
Stylish Turnouts Always in Readiness.
Having lately purchased the entire interest in the slulilcs of J. X.
Jones, we are now better prepared than ever to meet iho dc maud oi
the public, as we are now making and are prcpiu in In make many
substantial improvement. Tennis boarded by the day or mouth.
Traveline men a speeinlty.
SALEM STAGE W mt ilnlly hIiikk lln Iibiwiimi Hiil'-m ml l''itll (ily
mivn V city fur tiiiliiprniliw l I .i".i Ii mm h Inili iii iiilfiuv ft.r Siorm nl U h.iii,
Balm for ludMinUcni'e, tacttt 1 p.m.: ltMvu Indi'iii'iidoiun rur KhUh t Ky nl I .ui.
PETER COOK, Prop.
j i v- ii 1 1 1 1 1 - :t ima
I I V X. II lit J tifi.x'1
DR. TAFT'S
Instead of flying to the door gasp.
Ing for breath, seeming as if each
one woulU De your last, you nave
m ii
only to take a few dose Anthmalene when the spasm Is hrolcin, the brthlng becomes
easy and you feci as if an aiiKd of mercy had unloosed the Iron nr.p of (lie lingers
of death. The happiest nviment nf your life will he wlip von have uscil a few MUM
of Dr. Taft'i ASTHMALENE and It has cured vnu of Wm gtk f m ai md p,
Asthma. W$ mail to any Asthma tutfertr a trial bottle Sua fnC pna Vm Umi It dom
told by dmgguu. Dr. Taft Bros. M. Co., Rocheater.N.Y I IL 'mm hiaB?'irl",hm
SASH AND DOOH3.
HOME BUILDERS
Will consult thflir bent in
tereuta by purchaMinir their
SASH AND DOORS
of the reliable maniifuotnror,
M.T.CROW,
Iodeptindenoe, Or., micoes
or toFerguHon 4 Vim Meer,
Hugar pine and cedar doom,
all tizei, on baud.
SCREEN DOORS.
COPYRICHTS, atoJ
for Informntlnn and free nanilhonk write to
ML'NN k CO,, (Kil IIIIlMUWAr, Nkw Viiuk.
SldMt hiireno for .ncurlim patentt In Aninrii',
Tery patent taKnn out by tit it brniurhi iHifnm
tb publM by uotls giron free of charge lu tli
gtitntilit mxitm
lanreat etrmlstlon of any tcltntlflc pipnr In th
world. plenilidly llluttrateil. No Iniallliinni
ii thould be without It. Weekly. ;t.OII a
teeri fl.Mtlz mootha. Aildrem MI.'NN CO,
Vliauaaaa, 31 aroadww, Kork Uty.
1 Solentlflo American
f Agenoyfor
M TJr TRAD! MARKS,
EfljJ? DHION vATINT8,
mm
lull Kiirly,
A Molt furnished thvclllinr hone In
tho Infill of Intlopontloiioo, miituhlo
for a buslnc mint' family being cloae
to nuniiiwwiviiior. in lor uie ny tin1
l"ol Co. Land Co. V. A, Patternon,
inaiiii"r,
IHi Sua Want a II in Vtslf
Then tmy a piece of hunt of eight
teen acre which t for aide, Just ad
joining Imloiiotiiloiioo, convenient to
aohool and church, Htirv lo Increase In
viiluo, For price nml term It on
1'olk t'o. Land Co t'. A. Patlentou,
nitnuiger,
II h ttugulii.
A llousrof nix room, libit Ingo lt.
good MiiriiuHittlnuM; nit ready to movi
Into, ut four block from a fJO.iKm
whool IioUn', Hint you ran buy It for
fiWI, by niiilyliiR In th I'olk t'o, I.bihI
Co. F, C. I'lint'iwin, nmotiKvr,
l.vam lh t
Xo nmttor hi-tbcr you wunt lo buy
for h bonii' or to HHulnUt, It will ny
you to mil nml let u lnw ymi tlint II
or fiinu. II In worth your Hum to
InvmtlijHio. folk Co, Liunl Cik F. A.
rnllomou, nuiiuiticr.
r.llllll ! NMlt-lllUlil.
A Imct of lt m'lY mmr luii''ii
ib'tuis w lilcli couhl ln hiiIhUvMihI Into
ton-HiTt' tract niuW tn honicM for ten
ioiiiciitcl fioutlU', U oil'crvtl for mtlc bv
Ibo i'olk County tnul Co., F. A. I'ni
toiNon, uiiiiinucr.
our spring stork we iu oil'ci ing, fur
our lluo liiitMil" wall juKr
rum
It h J I
CKSMITH m.
The iinli-rnii,'iieil would hih thai we
lire prepiui'il to ln ull kinds ,if
AND
At the niot reiiHoiiuble rutcH,
a cull.
Olvo UH
PITTS &c HILLARD,
SucccBsomto , B, Krcngle
Independence, Ore.
If
You Think
any kind of acrnnwIUilo. t
any Itinil of mi-tlit will iloi tint for
tlm newt rt-niiiiK ynu flliituni plunt
FERRY'S SEEDS.
! Aiwuj-8 lti tHttt )ny ant rfr'nttriUsutl i
vim MiKiHiiuit ftvurywmiro.
Vnrry' A nit mil IwlhnmoHt
.m)nu!i tioiiK or m Kind iui
Jim it'll, ii in luvftluiuiio lo llid
iiaim'r. WoHt'iid It
D.Al.FURRY&CO.
DETROIT,
Mien.
FAIR
hen
1
Ml KW Mow It Wm Mrlf.
A mi Iwi mil 11 lVliii CHiMiilrjf wimnu
wot lulu Wti(lwrtt kwioi furnlUir
tor tli wtlior ilx Hxknl to ? (mr
bur rhlr.
"llow'l llilami, nmiUmf" tniiilr4 th
eirk, t( l Init out wek wlckur rTilr,
tli took the i'1' ilr nml luxik her kwtd,
"HowUo jiU ItlmtlililifdVlcroiiKr" h
.knl, ilmuulng n i itiiiiilmr l)i.
rh kliiHik It mill hixik bcr limit.
'l'lmu It tlmwrtl lirr lot, mrh llltl
litwvlcr tlinti tlm on itJwUhI, iiml nil with
iroiumuvtl too lltiht,
"iiootl liravfim, nimtnin," rxnUliniHl til
itNlMmtwl elvi'k, 'Mo jruu wtoit n Iron
nvAiett brick lilmlr, wllk mmi tmiinl
Hiior" " Vi tl' H. t-tml H-." nil l'l '
ly, "Vml w, my lrl Hiimiii Iin Ifot lir
rlmuw imtoii'ii'i)' cHinipnuy till full, mut
ha comim errrjf nllit, nml twtwiwu Vra
tltry'vo limk ilown evury clmlr In Hi iwr
tors nml now, Mn I'll li my bruiii
utt nilinl or tli iitfunitiit
I'll ittt flmir iMiit vuoutiH I" I'ltirr two
tf 1 hnv to ttimlnK my lum na rrm,
I w iiiiw iiij wlt, mul kuuw bow ll
I,"
Th I'lcrk took tir onl.-r fur Uiu
fsiuniltiuillyl.i'ctriill I'rtw Vrm,
From Idler wrltU'ii by Mi Al K
I tunt ofOrolon, M. t),, wtiiotei"Vw
tnkon wllli nhitil 0obl, which nclilcil
on my limit, cough wt In unit tlnclly
toruilnnlcti In ooiiuiiiitln, Four tine-
tor ciivf mi' ii Injf t coiiM live but
hort tiiiii. 1 Bin nijm'lf ii to my
Hiivlour, ilflcriuluiHl Kl coulil not tity
with mv frlcinl oil cul'tli, 1 would
uiiHt mv iibm'nt one live. My
hiibuil wn itivlml to get lr, K!uk'
New iilwtivcry foreouMinn'lloii.i'oiiifh
nml colli, t Kvf It it trial, lik In nil
ck'tit IhiiiIc: It lni ciirtHl tint kii.I
tlintik tl.nl I inn now wll mul licnrty
wotiuiu," Trlitl Im.i frc l ntiy
urtin t .', Mtiilur lw,an mul ll.tm.
llurklvu' Arali' nl.
Tint Ut twlvi? In the world for cut,
bruUc. non. ulivr. milt rheum, fever
ortw, teller, i'hniHi lmnit,ehllbliilnii,
wrn, mut H klu vruplUin, mul il
lively cure iillw, or no my rwiulrcit,
It I L'tmniiitwHl lo Klve perfect mill-
fnctloii, or iiu.iicy p'funilcil. I'rlw, ffi
wot Hr box, Fur Mil? by mi J ilriig.
gwt.
t II. iHIIU A ' '
mm vmi of k,a, r:,
l .MrH. -I M.,Hu I i ii ki
ll-.f . tl I t ,
I ai'.l Icon li.i i,.l. i w, iv
iuu ttr mtt H'I lmr Uivui4
. !. anil ,!irar, MtotMim
i ntt i',rJ wl'll llniiinilif iki
iil jccu, Aihnotlun 5 cu.
I'rli m. . 1 1 t;rrr l. Iiiavn. ul
mt'Mift' tlM'.,l M ( I 111 lttJ,,al W !.' H I I Hft
twin p l il i ti'iit'lly rnr.l f-.n
Ha,' it( lilprt-Mfv, l'r,'ttuvuv i'r. tiaily f bv
IVIIvr. lllt ("I (KM.
Ml'SEUM.
.APANt;st:
CURE
A tuw aiul (lMiii!UtlTrrtiini'iil mi(ttiti
ol m,ll"l,'rtt', i JKttmt ul IM ( ittm, mIm
lit ii"- Mint l'ttii n pMilmi ritrt'luf .nu.
tii. tut.-, ii.ii.i-iiii,!, tr iltttit.lu-hiiia.f itrtii.
U h'Ht.ct" bitrt'iiMnt'jf itlt(ttii(i mtwt uthrr
,t l ttinl l0Htntfi ftfuktkv"tfi. ll taiV
it srrul (ii tn lit tulUr rtctierni 1l'ttli, I tti'lltit
liwtt'rv i( tt tiU'tlti'iti tnirr twlfrintf mtniwr.
uilutt with lh kitUr tinrrtwry Iti'rtWlfr,
Iht nttiftv tin ttrwf ktiuwtt U (ul). II
t imi, n fr ft; will y inwtl. h lt r rrurr
t rrli'lf tllt' ttlit n a WTtitrttgimmMit
t KtVrtt tttth tHtiwt U rrmtitj tliUluMH' U
tint I'tin tt K't titnt ftr tnifi, (itiwrHti
Hfltttt) l tNiUf il, t'ItrKf A ( wttt.
nitlrtttt't h'(titlliitirfKt't,l'Mi'"ritrthl,tri
tr m1m Ii rmi. ri'ii Hr-. mul lfuir A
V'.
tli;li'inu 'onlitu't 'nrn Itlin.X
8(tutritl.a, Ilitmition Co. 0., Jtlii, IHU.
On huillu u( l n.lor KomiIu'i Nttrv Tmilo
enrol em amiriilr, (Mf iilrtlolun bad trlnl
ttiHuiMii(aiy lor II nouUM lo tnHTC m of
HoudoWllty. W, HUKNNKHJt.J),
A 4 hlltl'a l.lln NtcI.
l'wi.ia riiKim, M ini.. unb I. not.
Mf lit! Iti lrL It yir old, til Ht. Vllut tuia
to toynr Uml thn t K.roollr Iwliilnw. lying
on tli tMd unit orylng wlmn wlt tuid luul to
lllk( 8 or I Unil to rvalt tmk or tlliw.
Our uliynli'liui Ul ilitlly ltiuiawio, bat h
tuuMiiuivl Hi tiro w worn mull I Imniiri la um
i'Attnr iitilu t .Nnrv 1 otilii j ilii'it tlw liiiprnvtHt
m.ii.tlv mil tir.w tli In iHirlwlly well. 1 m
otuinatiiit my etill.1 II f m tuvnij by Hit nmll
pum nml I nviimitnnl It lo tl who hftv ntirviiu
irouliliinl aiiyklud ami uoutwi'sii Mr Iw much.
in prulH ol It, Jus. L. UAilibU.
FREE
-A rlul)l ttnnk n Nerttim
l)lmuti tout rroit lo tuy dlrtw.
tnu iMHir iiitinnu rin tna netaia
IliU iiitHlli'in fre uf t liaru.
Hilt rmi"'ly b Iwn prutiarml bylht limirnil
...I... K.M.IHI1. nf F.irl Wivim. hut.. Bluet IBVU. aa
tuuw lit. li.n J uudnf lilt UlrsoUiiu tl Uit)
KOENIQ MED. CO.. Chicago, III.
Sold ny PruinrUts nl l pr llotll. 0 fcr
wH" st.7.". Cllui lion for 0-
DR. DUNN'S
OWN
M SYRUP
WaFOR COUGHS,
COLDS
AN0 CROUP.
THE CHILDREN LIKE IT.
Whirl a child, mothsr v ntfl otilrtn imip frtr
tJ'itmhi, CoIiIm aikI C'rutip, hi turn 1 givo it to my lit
tUottn. 'i'lmra l not hi tin no mmilw, ifr mid mtto.
Dr. (iuim'H Ontoti Hvnip ! a lianiiln mttl pliiM
ftiit to tho tntto am liitiicy. Thin l a mot hut"" hum
rvtuudy, why not try ht Bold t do wuts.
iSolii ity J. U, VVUll
i vavcmi, ana i rpno-HiiirKtomnined, una mi rm
ant UtiHiticNScnittliictca lor Modcbatc Tttn,
J Oun Ofncr t Oppoam U, . Patent Orncr
J and wo c-un ne ure ptiteiii in lew Umo than tiiuttc
Sftitnotefruirt Wnnht nt on,
J huiitl model, dikiwnig or plioto., with doner lp-
0 ttvrii, rm iinro, ii ("tigiiiiunq ui inn, iit-o ui ja
2 chitf ft. Our 100 tint duo till patent id nee tired. S
j A Pamphlet, "How toOhtnln Patcnm." wlth
ooNi oi Huuiu in tha u.i. aim lurthuiiouumricti
Notit frco. AdilreHt,
C.A.SNOW&CO.
f Op. Patint Orrici, Waiminqton, D. O,
l,Vil,
Ounrriiilced to cure Illlloim kUiirIm,
iSlidr tlemiaeho and i;niitlniioii, 40 In
each iiotOo. l'rieo 26e, For sale by
ilnij'ihila,
l'ii:ti! - "7, 17, 7o and Bftiniito deso froo.
J, f. SMITH A CO., Projirljlora, HW YOHK,
i
1 T -1
1
L0j
mem
'EllflS
SENTIMENTAL SUICIDES.
llarJIy u Pay
Morgue
l'assi's lint the
i i lied.
WONIIKKM'L FKATH IF A IMMJ.
On tiHrtl I'vulii llpalniyril li 1'UvIhk t'tiw
lful Hfiilili' l.oiii inrr
lhTri, ,
Hijulr 8cli whIi'k ulUro wim crowdoi
liortty ttotir 11 o'cliH'k yitcrily aftnr
noon wild friend Hud in'uu;iiiiiiiiii'm of
Ui Kciittil iiiiiiiininitii, who liml k'en lie
tiled Into tlw julri' otllc to wltnewf
lb truly woinlcrfiil feul iifuriued by
H't di'K Unit Imd Umn tlm'lir.l by
Hhh'Iii 1'iiiiiiIiIb IturrouKli In tlm rn
of A. It, Mriuii HKiiit 1 1 mi ry Wcl
chelmnn for (JI.IM.
Wrlclu'huiui tinvol for ft Nw York
cloIhiiiK linune. mul until recently ha
livml m IIS Chirk tnet, aloonnyn
ItMirnvil tluit Weiclieliiiun win lmut to
ivniovn to (totlmiil mid liniuedliitely
brullillit All HltiU'liilieiil hit It HKiilimt liilll
In Hijuir Hchwali' court, Wlieu Cote
tuliiu UnrnniKli went to tli Clink
ttitwt Iioiih to ut tiu-h Wri' in luioii' ef-
fl'l till ll fotllld IVIM H lKilUtlftll dug,
for which tlm ctolliiiiit tlruiumer U ul
led to Imva iid ,"tK),
tSevernl I'lllliln tl tli'tiitn llm tifllcef
crryiiiit tlm d Uig th trcet, mul
told him tli doj; iH'tformcd trick mut
iiltui niuked cluiirette. When rWiulw
fcVhwnb' ofllc w renclied mul tl
itmuif trutn win told of the iloti't wim
derful liiKlinct b iriH'iired it imckiiK
of cijltrelle, mul ufler UlliluoiilliK
iiumtK-r of friend rtilvid to tent the
dog' uhllliy mi tinted nlmrn,
A Und ncll win tied to the milum!'
ntw, mid iii"ii it ulin't of linl cap m
jht tlindi'B wrotn It imniii Cluceylii
very li'tflbltt uuiiiiicr. Thmuiill quill
bolder tlm fttiiimt unoked evenl ciu-
relti-H mid Hiitiiliinlied tlm fucinhled
crowd by iXKNtorntili(. The dutf wi ine.1
to njoy tlm trt mid tli cltturetltt
uiik iwoiiuil to enllvi'ii lil in H lot
pranii'd cheerfully alwut mid muiiKed
tl,A.tr.iw,l l,v liid r.iiuiv ikttll., It Im I
i, i,
nlleK.Nl tl.ut the d. furuierly Mml
to won Kioillih iiobleiiinn, from wlunii
Ii wa Uileu, Clin liuiiitl C'ouitiiercliil
Uaette.
kllllti Or-hril IVit.
Soinn tiui itk'O th electrical KtHr
deiicrlbtHi a tlevlcm which wa ucoi.
fully um'.I In a park at Munich, Pttvit
na, for th dwtruetton of inei. Th
inect wer aitracted by a Jiowerfiil
elmrlrlc priijwliir, and then drawn down
by an thuut fan to a kind of urindlmr
unit, mul after lwiiiti iiruhed In which
they weru uiijiit wiih Hour and wir,
baktilatid ne 1 fur feediliif nil(ry. I'o
iibly Incilcd by thn wicctwi of lhir
ruiiBeiueiit, VVanhitinliiii fnruier pro
xmii to wn elwlrio war on th ln"-t
that nightly ploy havoc with th fruit
tree In hi orcluird.
Hi plan Into liar poivurful lmni
put in alanelevaliontif a few fet alutv
the top of hi apple- tree, K.ch bunn
or burner 1 to U loirnuiuiiteil bv a un
win cre, nmbrnlhi h!ifl, t iudi at
leriuite wire lieliirfclnirsi and the other
grouiiiliMi. lien tli tl ;iit In tunico on
in the eveniiot it will attract lhewariii
of winged Inwu-l. which will diwh
Itaitint lh ehvlricstlly ctiaritH n ru n
and l itiiitaullyilentroyed. The furiuer
Miy be can dil'ni with lint el.tlximte
proceti adnpted in Mtinii h for the prep
aration of food for the (owIn, nry
lueuiber of hi poultry Jard will be
pniuipily on li.iii'l licit iiioiniuK and
Will help himself. i'lltslilllif tliflpttlch.
lltiintal Hlrl(ln,
Th crop of null nil I bil ker thi
year than ever liefore, llanlly a day
UVM tlllit til llH'lK'Ue tltH- not
chiim neverul vicltiu, and the conuiem
are kept lmv i.uliiit periiui for tlio
burial of iiriftoernlie uictte who h
i their mortal lutckle mitiil wealth ant
luxury. It l renin! knlile tluit tlnwa nn
forttiiuite rliould cleiiine the miinuu-r
tiiuo for their yhaxly work, when hf
eelim to offer no liiiu h lo llie Wetirv, the
opprenjM'.l mel thetlimt)ioluled. i in ked
on of tiie keeiilr uf tho iiioryue Imhty
how he accounted for thin.
Hi reply continued my own opinion
Said hej "Ymi notice tlint inn-t of tin)
'atiiTa' ar women, don't yon? Wtdl
theiii' all 'neiiiiiiii iital nicldc, ' Th
gal hit I" ell diappolutftl in love or
authiti u' tluit kind, mid il licit I lu-v e
other folks eukivinif life-ih' nin:,-iti o'
th' birds, th' flowers, an all that sort o'
thitiK, y know it Milken tiiem' fnd
wuwi'u ortl'iiiiry, tin they ko oft'n jiiiup
Into th river or cut their throuta."
New York Cor. bt, Louis Hepuhho.
Mtmit Moil Willi Will",
F. M. Pitcher mid A. b. lleckwilh are
two farmer who urn both well known
in Amerious. Tuewhiy they wore to
gether in a hiiKKy coniinK hero, and
wheu they were near Jo Honey' place
a chicken hawk lit on the Hide of (he
road, "Look at that hatvk," aiiid Mr.
IJeckwilh. "Yes, 1 ( hiiu," miid Mr.
Pitcher. They drove on, mul the hawk
didn't move. They drew nearer and
nearer and ISnally were almost up to the
bird, Mr. lieckvvith took up Ms whip
mid as tin y rent lied tlm luiwk uuultt a
crack at ll. Tlm blow struck jnt rijthf,
ami the hawk wits atruck full lu the
neck. The cmck wa an Well niittle that
tli full 1'on'ti was executed nml tho
heud was cut clean oil. Tlm Kenlleinen
brought the hawk ntul Its head tu town
with them. Atnorlcti (Ga.) Tluies-Ho
collier.
The Hiiniiiirr Vitui.g Man.
Primarily speaking, the nuiuiner iiian
Is uot a fool by any tuoaua. Ho la boil
ing over with business, hut was never
known to Iiiivo donu a day's work In his
llfo, Fortunately hu hiw Inherited con
sltltiratilu money una in there to add an
lidditiiinal stun to that already on hand
by marrying one of those western young
women with pretty fuce, musical laugh
and a rich lather, this kind of men
generally neooniu very corpulent as ago
increases, ami as good imtured as well,
and why shouldn't tliny? Exchaiiga.
Took IIIrI Imni i't fur Twenty. Ilvn lliillma,
A Captain Dlomlull at Oxford, Ala.,
olTiirtid tweiity-fivu dollar to any one.
who would get into a boat and allow it
to be blown up with (lyiuuullo so that
IJloiidell , might show his lifesaving
uiuthoils. A young man named Nooly
accepted tho offer and was blown about
forty foot into the air unhurt, but on his
return to the water's surface ho alighted
on tho fragments of tho wreck and re
jeivod fractured leg and other Injuries.
Cotiiolliig,
An Invalid undertaker Is visited by a
friend who la In tlio itaiiiti hiotinoH,
Hick Man Ah, my friend, this Is the
most terrllilu at tack that I have over had.
Friend Yea, poor fallow, anil I hope It
will be your last. Texas SifUngs.
No Delay.
IirlggH I woluler what, Induced Wadaon
to Kive his iiNhera ready uiadu neoktiea at
his wcddlngf
Orlggsilo wanted them to bo on time.
Clothier and Furnlslior,
Renliliig; for T.lirht,
"What aro you doing with those sar
dines, Urldgotf"
"i do lie lukln to see If Mmt doho rale sil
ver tliuy wears on tliiin," iiarpor'a Bazar.
l.llillll th tUflhlitill HIHtll.
It wim lwys inliiiiiti'd Itmt thn
tntiioof Liberty In Now York Inirtxir
thould -rr morn Hum wntlineiitiil
iiitrKM, Hud wlill Ih'Ihk li'iiciin of
illierty liu Iw I Itfli Untune if viilu to
liuiriimn. For tuch UKeful lMirKn,
liownvor, tli Httttuo hut linen nl lu r.
Hoiu tliiis o Mnjor IIni, of thn
niii(lntier corp of tlm rmy, wn Mkwl
to leiili(il it method by wlilcU th nbttito
could It proHirly I In hi ml, mid therefor
H'rr tlm ut'iiliiiliui juiriiiiwi dm wult u
tint iwiiliiueutiil. Major lhiilin jurt
fi'imileil tu th llghtlmiiim Ixmrd, Hint
projKMed tluit th proiHiut IlKliUof nlmiit
l,nut.cndl Ktwer be no trimted tlint a
t'lt of lliiinu uluill Im wi'ii liihleml of
the mimll purtlou, n at ii'wiit,
"Thn elfiHst I dinilr to iirmhicii," ny
Miijor 1 1 i'ii , "I powerful wliilu iliit
III thtjfm'iil (iliuie.liliil H Irt'iiuii'f ciiliired
llfflit en by relleiiilou from the liu. or
ltllt III th nil', tu tluit thn Kclicrid n
'iiraiic hui 1 imnewlint llkw a
Ititiiiii," In th lii'iiil of tli atnttie, over
tlto forelieiid, I a coronet otMtllnt( of
twniityotlvn winilow. Ill front of imcb
window Major ilep pi'oixwe to pluco
two lOO-cniiill Kvur tuniuilettoeiit
ittiiM, protevtml from Hi weather In
filutcd ImC-run, Hi buck of which
lmll lj reflector.
At irixieul the uliitiiB, owliiif to it
(lurk color, I lnvllh! ut ulglit. h Hie
reflected llliht fnuii tilt) houi lit tint
willeiiU of thn fort I too fettbl to be
eeti at miy dintiinco, Tu imriliilly over
come thin Mtijor Jleup iriiHie to pluctt
mi tiro UkIh of D.noo caiulle power uu
tlerth blcouy of th torch, with ro-
fl"ctor throwiiuttliii Hirlit ilirtH-tly on th
heud. Till lienni of lliflit will 1 o
iwwerful mul will li tit'r th bed
that llm bitter will tiriiUilily I viulbls
to Vewel patlit clou to th dtntuo,
I.Un.U alit to Njnillrtiln,
Th lle of HIiohIh, inlit Milt off
Poruiuolith, N. II,, Iiiivo bei-n Mild to
JtHtton yndicat. TIib pric, which i
f',.",D.ooo f,ir ifhuul mul Hi hotel htitl'l
liiu-, luot Ih-cu LMiiiriuilcixl, and the
tittiif"r will I liiuiiiilliiii'ly iiiiule in
order tlint 5niiiiiiiiiiI iui!rovfment
limy becoilit'tetiiil fur Hext Ht-UKoU Ixidi
!, C. J. Witlnwrkiit. bunk nr. of
DiN, h tiiinunieil tlm deal, which
j " "'. iwwwry prriiu
inarie at perflated, in the traiiofer of
th eiillr inlerwit of Hi Mer. Mih
Um. Th piirchaa lake In every on
of thlsgroupof lahitid vl., Applwrtiru,
Huuitty Non, Cedar, tuck and Malaga
wllhln th .Maine Ixnuidary, aiet Htsr,
Whittt, Londoner' and Hiivey' in the
New llitliilwiilio divtuliili. 1 he Rale) is
without reservation,
On of th new feaiiire for boih An
pleilor and Mar Inland I to be the lu
trisliictitui of electricity a a xUuit
f.u tor, and an eiectric railway I to en
eirtde both ile. Aipletor Isll'j milt
around, and the railway around thi
inland will connect with tme around oth
Star and rimutly Now. dUlauco 8'
tulb. making th total distance seven
mtli. The moiivi power plant is to lie-
on Applodor and thrmixh cable. Hy
thi plant taith th itlir to bo finely
IlKhtwl, Manchvttr(A. II. I l iiloii.
Th l.lury of Nancy Hank.
An evening roiitetuiiurary Hud "irlii
to the vulgarity of the Hiuionneviiiont
that Nancy itiinks ha out trotted all
the troll' rs of the land" in tho fact that
th main "is owned now by a l)uton
man who i not re"i.ii.ihl' for be
name." It I bard to see when "vol
(ritrtly" enter Into the Biiiuuiucemeiit of
the itreat achievement of tin luaro. The,
urktiial Nmlvcy lliiiiks was a brave and
uood woiimii, and theiitollierof a preoi
tlent. Her metiiory I revived by the
ptol of a good and brave mar). A
uoud woman is the noblest of alt crea
tures, and iie,t to her, hi tlm Miuialiou
of thottiuiuds, Is a good hen;.
If the tutitiewtkeof theweslem woinnn
were cumb uiiiwl to tlio dreary circlo of
a brickyard or controlled lu her mo
tion by the bell of a Imrse car, then
would there I the vulgarity that ap
proaches Ijjtiouiiuy, but to be tliiin hon
ored In the hintory of trotting w a glory
that I not I'liliBiictsil even by l'otin
ownership. Huston Jonriml.
Nn I'm ti t t t'lgurea lit I lili ago.
It Is reitoHod tluit one of Iho nrtist
on the exhitiilioii buildings Is lu a tpiati
dary. lie wbhe tu piiiut tlio liicuro of
a (physically ) perfect liiuuaii being tin
one of the ceilings una cannot tiiitl a
hiihUiI. Hut why shuiild hit want one?
ile will uot discover erfetdioti in
humaiiltv. and If he Ims in his mind's
eye the Ideal of the in'rawtion ho -wishe
to rcprewiit no ought to ue utile to eJw
llneiito It "al fresco." That Is what the
artists of the world and their admirers
have called "creation," to dintiiiguitdi it
from tho more servile Work of merely
copying what Is set before tluim. This
particular artist may 1st Justified by the
rode of the profession, and yet it tuny tut
rewarded as a pity tlmt he cannot Hue
alstve the recognised necivsily and dis
pense with tho mental poi.-
A Miteli Traveled Vlln,
A valise wiui received at tho United
States express olllce at Jackson, Mis.,
several da J iik'o eioiwhig from tho hun
dreds nf lainn mid Lvh ou it that it
had been in most of tliecxprcsa oflkoa in
the country. It wm stull'ed Cull of bun
tired of mid and iptcer articles, includ
ing a huuiiiu skull nml the left foot of a
female Kiaveyard rahliil.
Tho centennial anniversary of Frye
burg academy, at Fryuhurg, Mo., was
celebrated n few days ago. D.miid
Webster is reputed to have begun his
study of law while In this liiMitutotion
and iiiado his llrst puliHo oration while
principal of the academy.
An auticantrer lengiie has been organ
ized tn Paris, its purpose being to neck
Illinois of relieving humanity of one of
its most dreudful aconrge.
MNwniinil fuarATin.
Sovoral Beutlotnen were sil ling nround
tho hotel tiro tolling stories of huir
broatlth escape, somo of which partook
of tho marvelon, and after hearing
them all take a turn the quiet man spoko
aa follows:
"imco, in me eariy seventies, l was
hauling a load of freight to Sun Anelo,
Tex., and I remember that 1 stopped one
evening to camp in a deep rnviiin, jtiHt
after I hail crossed tlio Colorado rivor.
"I was driving n 'trull wagon' nml was
using eight mulos, nml Just as I had un
hitched my team I heard a roaring noise,
and looking nn I aw a 'waterspout'
coming down the ravine and about the
time I looked it broke, filling tho ravine
with a raging torrent, about ton foot
deep, which came rushing toward mo In
HBolid wall of angry, 'brick colored'
water. I hurried to hitch up my team,
and succeeded in doing so, and lu fact
got them turned around and (darted j
down tho ravine at a swooping gallop,
and might have utrnn the 'watorariout.'
but the front axle of my forward wngon
broke, and while I was trying to out th
horses loose tho flood overlook mo.
"I expected to be drowned of course,
but, strange to say, as tho water struck
my hlndormost wagon It subsided as if
byinngin.
"I thought at first that I Imd beer;
saved by direct providential inlerposi'
Hon, but such was uot the enso, gentle
men, I was. hauling out sumdies for n
now insurance agency at Angolo, and
my hindormost wagon was loaded with
blotting paper, ' Detroit Free Press,
What II Hm ivnilng.
Th Traclipr-Tin'i'M I out. of lay lirlirht
tat boy ilitlnp: over ilitrtt oa that Mrk
writing, whll his eoinpaiiliiiM are wastlnil
their llnie In Idle play. No dinilit b I
wrlilng Ills lensona out for tomorrow,
Hero, Jimmy, let in nee what you are
writing,
Jlmiiiy-NVini I don't want to.
Teat'htir Alt, hi uiulesiyf Com, 1
want to read it.
This Is what she rdi "Pie neus
my on Jams from aobool lislny, a h 1
needed t lie"- -Tit IliU.
Ilegrm of t or.
m
M'' , 1 fi W
Pint If ynu Imd never met mtt woulil
yon Imve Invwl lm Jtti Hie w inef
Ili(ctiavliirlinly)Mori'.-l.lftt
F.
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nMf 1 ' 1 I
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DEALER IN
FIRST-CLASS
Wc have established a Meat Market in the
stand formerly known as the People's Meat
Market. You can depend on always finding
THE VERY BEST
Of everything in our line. Our market will
be kept neat and clean, and patrons can de
pend upon courteous attention and fair deal
ing on every, occasion.
Our Market is always stocked with the best
FRESH and SALT MEATS,
SAUSAGE, BOLOGNA, etc.
411 Goods Delivered Free
To all Parts of the City.
W. H. CRAVEN & CO.
Carry a
Saddles, Whips,
Robes, Oils, Brushes, Etc.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY AND NEATLY DONE.
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
GROCERIES
are needed by every body, and the
oliiee lo buy the cheapest and tawt,
tho freshest and the best quality, is
WALKER BROTHERS',
Independence, Oregon, siioeessora to
Henkle . Walker. We curry a com
plete line of tlio fluent table 'luxuiie,
canned goods, fruits, veKCtnbles,
crockery, and glassware. We make
a specialty of baudling the very best
GROCERIES
' TI
LITTLE PALACE HOTEL.
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
Flrtt-elas In Every Respect. Sample
tt-e of
JESSE T. WILKINS, Prop.
Rates, $i.oo to
iatii,
MONEV
i
mpn - Tnl
-I
Th V1 iJ'JIJiUii JMIU1
l-l 1
wa liave a relief and cure
In your Ignorance of effects
ami vitality which la
system the elements thus
strength and vior will fol.
euro or money refunded.
Dr, Sandcn's Electric
after all oilier treatments '
testify, and from many of
TH B
5,11 iSs
W? lf
"vc
H" uilt ' "aasri 'i" r .k i ii m i r nv k , .'aTif', 'aani
m
Is 8 complete palvatilc battery, made Into a belt sr :.s to be easily worn during work or at rest, and it gives soothing, prolonged
which ore Instantly felt throutliout all weak parts, or we forfeit $5,000. It has an Improved Electric Susponso
lilCSl lliV in rv
r eiven iieak men, and we
Mcarf jtlcfwul
the vi,r csi j
-n. I wy are crttttoil m sirenglli to meet all stages of weakness in young, middle-aged or old men, and will cure
t-.-.o or liiroi i lontha. Address
r.-- r. r-i--
A DAYBREAK SONQ.
ll'rilt
liull
' ihrvk ttin-fitgrfwtliAai
,ti ll rm In
'in 'lug, sun In 111 d
ttfii- ifl".l ''!s
ItsVex si d ; K. ii
,iaalag,uft totiniU fnil
llnlil ami wood
lsilt Mi, my ti'iMr hoartl awru'e bf. nd
liisi la good
Nr dltlstaiitl Idtir el, l iier bearll Blht
dy
Llgbl nn Hi rliHiixltig win Ml tin! tlrli e
wliilut Hirlit ! uiur.
V'bl llimigli t Iter -l -lll WMngJ Wlll
lliuugh tlio nt to were lung?
tVnke, hi lit. my vry liwirll new b lilt
twKi ntl aoiig,
UaybiTsli' dlak TUnk Uod for veiling
nlkhi,
fl'i.'ii'n ti'isH fiirstriitiiixui, wtllng tli en"
win-ill rl-itil,
Tbank OmI fnf ijinleaiid 'stllet "('Jieen-l fjbwrt"
ttiey -STftfl to toy;
"All that I IM. I iats life I M bora Mub
day."
si.i'k I of bmiuy Be. dtt tklt o clfr d
bins,
ii.hI iuim.'g en in world, lliibt meUilnls
Inin!
Ifalpni lo tirli wllli iwal-etrlv. Ilioogb
my ti.if tfidiwu -Mure
liml v olio uiorulitga rl, torn day mf
Uuk aliallrntwn, '
-Junta liui kbniv to Vuuiltt'uiiiiisulon.
A dwarf residing at Hhigaken, Osaka,
I thirty-six year old and but evenUn
liicln IokIi. If i well educated and
gains a liveII!iiKl by leaching peuwau
ahlp ' .
Ci-ni-ilict VI was strangled In theca.
i tie of St. Av.-cU) by order of bis succtw
j or, Uurtifwo VII. who a few inoutba
; later wan deposed ami died in tide.
foil lln of
- IE
Roomi for Commercial Traveler
charg.
$2.00 per day.
STH'Jr iLRE
AND SUSPEMSOar FOFL
WHO ARE
Ii
'
vn I JvJANHO0D, nHEUMATISM, LAM
t "DACK. KlDNEVlROlIRI f: Nfpvdikmfcc
iT Mm
l'i r; SlieplessnessIMlh
I N- the effects of abuse, excesses, wnrnr il ' p. ...
n i
me cuetts oi aoiises, excesses, worry and exposure. For such sufferers
in our marvelous invention, which requires but a trlnl to convince the most skeptical
or by excesses, or exmjsure, you iiiny have unduly drained your system of nerve force
electricity and thus caused your weakness or lack of force. If you replace into your
drained, which are required (or vigorous strength, you will remove the cause, and health,
low at once and in a natural way. This is our plan and treatment, and we guarantee a
,,vu.. .luumifucu i .itiiiiiiciH, ucc,
p;'4'3 no e,Peri""'"'. n we have restored thousands to robust health and vlcor,
'"H an bo shown by hundreds of cases throughout this State, who would jrladly
"" '- "iuk icucia L'ciuiny icsumuny 10 ineir recovery utter using our oelt.
DR. SHNDEN ELECTRIC BELT
variant it to cure any of the above weaknesses,
ui wo iinicii cdd.uuij. ic nas an
TTJC-. CO., 172 First St., PORTLAND, OREGON.
-THE
IHDEbCf ii CP.
" 1 - .'
. -V
J fx
: 1 ; ' - '1-1' -
f
11. in now in stock and is coiuiuimlly
imtoiif'iictunng tiling of all
NiMH for drain and
ili.iiruge.
1 1 mil,
The New
Holton House.
M. A. Dudley, Prop.
Cor. Fourth and Alder streets,
Oiuntlly loralrd. Nwwly fnrni.hiil and re.
lliiiU. rut bu lo laud from all Iralus aud
eO-ainem
ItAILItOADS.
EAST AND 60J1H
The SHASTA Route
of the -
Southern Pacific Co.
Kinmat Tttato Ltv Fertlaott Dally.
"Ttouik l '.' ' ! fjtirC
70 e. M.
le a e, .
:li A, .
l.v,
I.V.
Ar.
i'ortlamt Ar.
Albany Ar.
Ran Kraorbwo Lv.
7:.', a. M.
I'ii A. a.
"ftl V. M.
Atnet Iramt amp only al folkitttug Matlnne
annhtit antrlnirg: Kat n.nlan I, Onvmi i )iy,
WiMslliton Sali-m, Albany, Taiigvnl. Shwlila. llal
. Hartl.liurg. Jaucuoo City, trviug ami Ku
feti. Roseburg Mail, Daily.
U-aro. I Arrive.
Portlanil .. Mi., f Rospburg ... 1 lor. .
Koseiitinr....? a. a, t'uniamf ...am a. u.
Albany Local. Hatlyeiei'pl HunJay.
Iav
Pf.rtjnit JWW p.m.
Allisny tis.m.
Arrive
Allinny urn p.m
Porilsnil ..KtWa.iu
Mi Car j a E .
I'l'LLMAX BUfFt-riT 8LKEPEKS
" -ill ami
!Si"Cond-('law Sleeping' Cars atlaidied
to all through trains.
West Side DTrigion.
Ilctweu Portland and Corrallla
MAIL TRAM DAILT (Iiocpl 8aDiay.)
t.HOi. .
II Ha. a.
tt lOr. a.
Portland IT.
ladepeudenc Ar.
CorvalUt L.
190 p. m.
Illlini.
a to p. m.
At Alltanr Cnrwllli coanect with traiut oi
Orru' O l-aelue Kaiina.
EXPRESS T3AIS DAILT (Except Sund'y)
Ltava
PorOanit .4 40 r.
MoMinut-tlle (4a. a.
Arrire.
MeMlnmUl T1br.il.
rrtUtuU ..30 . m.
Ilmaigli lH Kit i,i nil isilnis In llw F.slrn
Int.", Ciiiitttla. nml Kurois-, can ls ohiauteil
row I'. M. sl'i Vfc.lt, Avui, li)il.ts-ndt-iiiw.
tl. KiiKIILKU, K. V. IlilUtltl.
MmniKcr. Asst. Ii. K l'as. Agt.
ntlULAXll. tillKUOiN.
ONLY
LINE
ilil
2
THROUGH
DAILY
'TRAINS
Leaving Portland, 8'45 a. m.
7:30 p.m.
31 DAYS TO
2 CHICAGO.
7 Hours Quicker to St. Paul,
23 Hours Quicker to Chicac-o.
40 Hours Quicker to.Oiruha
and Kansas City,
PULLMAN and TOURIST SLEEP
ERS, FREE RECLININ3 CHAIP
CARS, DINING CARS.
roi- nttna and general inrurmatlon, culLon
WwUti'i'
W. It. HirHt.lll'lJT Aaat Ii P.-.
Wi,!.l,i.ri,,t, u, ..... '.'i
A-Kt.
........ .. ov.w,,.. 'i . iiurii,
ruin i .ami, ou
DEBIL ITATFn amh chfpfd;
w4rr -ui -..-. i
J if- t)
MMWm )Y Til
m lp km t m
from Nervous Debility? 5emsnal Weak
ness, Losses,Prain5, Impotency or.
sens oy man, sealed.
rtlM.n
ininrnvtut t.lc.tln K.Bnn..aAH .t.A
and to enlarge shrunken limbs, or part's ot