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VOL. X. $2.00 Per Year INDEPENDENCE," POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. MARCH 31, W3. Five Cents Per Copy. 20. SECRET SOCIETIES. A a U. W, INDEPENDENCE fl, Led fa. No. 81 mmtto amy Mon day alfbt la MaaonMBalL AU toW u- rt Mouwra ar laviiad to aitaod. w.i WUkloa, at. W. W, 0. Ooo. Kaeordar, X 7 ILLKT LODGE. NO. tt. I. 0. 0 V F. HmM In Vtmdnya't hall arary Tkartday avaalBff. All Odd tellowa aor diaOly ranted to naat.vitbaa. fator QMkH.Q. J. ' Irrma, baoratary. I TON LODGE, NO. , A. P. La M. Blatad onmmonteauoDa Hatur aaj waaiag aaj or batore fall own ah Booth aad two waaki loaraaftor. (1. W, tuiaa, W. M. w. F. Uooaaway, Haey. UOUR LODGE, NO. 45 K. of P. 1 1 Maato ararr Wadaatday aaaoioa, All kali Ms ara aordlalb invited. W. H Hialay, 0.0. C. K. Ofodfaltw, K. R. 8. PHYSICIANS DENTI8TKY- Ob. BOTLER. PHT8I0IAN AND , aaraaon. Saay. U. B. Board or Madiaal Eiaatiaara. Offloa la Opara UeaaeMoc. EL. KETCHOM, M. D. OFFICE , aad raaidaoae, aoroar Bail road aad Mooatoath sta., Iadtpaadaooa, Or. Daaliat. All work a-arraaled to Vf Iha baal of aatiafaotioa, Iodapao- ,Or. T J. LEE. PHT8ICIAN AND HUB- 1 . aaoo. U. 8. aanrofoB aaraaoa Otfoa otr Indapeadanea Natiooal Haok. D K.O.R. BOTNTON. FHTHICIAN andBnrgaoo, fieaaa Varta, Ore- ton. JL dapeadanca, Ursfoa. Offloa la Wbilaakarbaildiag oa "C" auael (op aiaira. uoia work a speeiauy. ATTORNEYS. GEO. A SMITH, ATTORNEY AT La. Will praetioa ib all atate aud federal eoorta. Abatraota of title rafaiabd. Offloa over Iadepandanoa Katwoai uaat. DALY, SIBLEY A EAKIN, AT toroaya at Law. Wa hara tba ooljr at of abatraot buokt In Polk county. Baliatla abatraeta forDiibad. Money lo loan; no ooduImiod charged on loana. One, loema 9 and 8 Wilaoa't blook, Dal laa, Oregon. A i M. HURLEY, ATTORNEY AND . Counselor al Law, Offloa. net! to )udpndnea National Bank, Inda aadtnoe, Or. BONHAM A HOLMES. ATTOR : naya at Law. Offiot In Bash's blink, between Stata and Court, on Coro aiaraial street, Salem, Or. RASH AND DOORS. M' ITCHELL k B69a'nN6N MAN afaetnrerf of "aib and doore. Aim, Mroll aawln;. Main street, Inde pendence, Or. VETERINARY SPR0EON, dK. E. 0. YOUNO, late of N .berg, Veterinary Burgeon and Dsntial bM nwd o Independence, and opened in oflloe over tba lodvpondenpe Nation al bank. BARBERS. ET. HENKLE, THE BARBER, , oppoaite h irtt National Bank, In dependence, Oregon. T? ! R. CASE, PROPRIETOR OF C, , the Lft'le fnlHoe Barber IS b(ip, Catrent, lndapandencw) Oregon. Bhnv ing. Bdampoolng, Singeing, and Hair anttlag. AUCTIONEERING. ? H. HOflNER. MONMOUTH, OR., CL. i alwaya ready to do anotiun work, aither In tba oity or ooontiy, at raaaaaabla rataa, TAILORS. JLT 0. SHARMAN, MERCHANT IT , Tailor, U timet, near pnatoniae. Baitaittanyatyiamadaioorutfr at rea' aooauia rataa. MILLINERS. Mr. E. a VanMwr Mr. M, Callln Mala ttnwL ImUiMUdoara. aaocwunn to Mm. K. Wlunull. hitv rII.Mlwtml ilork or Bit good, CiUI and atamlut U aud HOTELS, OT. CHARLES HOTEL. PORT O land, Oregon. (1. W. Kuowlva, proprietor, Tba leading hotel of the Bortbwat. Fiivprmif. llvilraulio al tator. Newly fiirnintim. 0hmI riwinur aol connected. IN) room. I lor. Frout BBd MorrwoB atrewta. 8CRVEI0R. HP L. BUTLER. COUNTY BUR 1 . veyor and Ciril Kngiueer. All .alii pmnptly aoiwered, Addreaa we at iMiiaa, Ur. BANKS. THE INDEPENDENCE ational Bank ! Capital Stock, $50,000.00. H. HIKMCIIBRHO, aBHAM MKUtON. W. I. IX)NNA WAY PlMldVOl. Viva FrwUttnl. . Uwhlvr, A nnml bank Inn aad rhui bu.lnoM trwiwotl; Itnut mm1, bill dlwuonUH, rtiui mental emllta gran tedt ditiu wrelve.1 on oarnat amxint lubjaot to ebwk, tnlomt paid oa time dffmlia. DIRKCTWIlh, Joahua MePanM, H. 11. jMtwnon, A. J Ooodman, H. Illrwhbcni, A, Nnlmn, T. J. Is. I. A. Allra. Commenced Bu si nasi March 4, 1889 Kttabllalwd by Nltoal AuUwriiy. TUB FIRST NATIONAL BANK. of Iodpndo, Orto. Capital Stock Sarplua, 180,000.00 $14,000.00 I. a COOPER, L W, UOIIKIITHON, Praaldent, Vina I'rwldext. W. H HAWLEV, CMhler. DISCCTOPS. J. 8. Cooper, L. W. Robvrlaon, lwli llelmlnk Q. W. WbllMksr.W. W. Colllni. A hanil banklna bnalnma Iranwwtfd Buy. aud aalla aaoliaiiK OB all Important puluU. Papoalia rwvilviid anH'fit In oliwk or on ear tlfliatanrdapMli, oIIihiUhii. made. umoa miurn; a. iu. u t p. ru. icoHfomno under the ms of Oregon. MONMOUTH, OR. H. H WI.KY PraaMmit P,L.CAMI"IIKr.Ii Vloo-Hre.. IRA C. K1WKLL ,. ...;a.lilr Paid Capital, S30.000. . Dl HtCTOnS. '. IT HawW, P. Ij.Cainphall, t.M.HImrMpn I. a V. ButW, J. B. Htump, K. H. I'owoll JcHuiph Craven, A(nral bankliu and tiohanva bualniw tranaaoted: loan, tuada: di'iioiiHa riu'ftlvad lubjaot u chuck or on mrtincMieof dupualt; mvermi paiu on tuna upH,ikQ, , -r iff. pnxn vauil and burglar proof aafo, Mcurad by Yalo time Ux'k. Offloa Houra: a, m. to i p. m. HOME BUILDERS Will conault their Ileal in tereata by pnrehwiing tlielr SASH AND DOORS of the reliable mnnufnolnrer, M.-T. CROW, Independence, Or., moooa aor to FerKDHou A Van Meer, Hngar pine And cedar door, all tizee, on bund. , SCREEN DOORS. HUBBARD & STUTS. PBOPBJETOllS OP CityTrack and Transfer Co. Hauling of all RIiuIh Done at Koiwonablo Ifaitos. Agents for the 0. P. Boats. All blll imiwt be wl tlcd by the 10th 01 each month. Independence, Oregon. A. PHKHCOTT. J. A. VKMCr PRESCOTT i VENESS. Prnprlaiora of 17 CILl. ManunMrtiiroraof and Uralcra lo FIR and HARDWOOD, Rough and Dressed . LUMBER. J. A. WHEELER, . Manager The umttfralgiHMt would aav that we are pniamt to do all It I tula or BUCKSUiTHING. AND At tlm imt rmmiiable mtoa. (live o a fall. PITTS & HILLARD, luc.wat. la K. B. Krang la Independence, Ore. The New Holton House. M. A. Dudley, Prop. Cor. Fourth and Alder streets, Ontrallj lopatrd. Nwly ftirnUhrd and r- niivo. r it uu lo Mia rruia all train, aim iNUiiara D. H. Craven THE PHOTOGRAPHER Can U foiind at Whltt ukor'a Old atnnd ami willt'ita ymir mtniiinK, He turna out only the Best of Work. Ulve liim a trlii! and you will Iw on vlnotnl that IiIh work lallntUiliuui. Ilia I'rloea ara very rtaaiiiialiU). Ueaker's Old Stand. Indepandenca Or ego n B1UCK. BRICK YARD. J. R. COOPER Of Indoitondmicfl, liiivlmr a slwim engin, a brick machine and Hveral acres of llnoHtclay, la now prepared bo keep on hand a fine quality of Brink.,whir.U t()A at reason able price. TIMK TABLE. u.iiaiMlu,iu and Monmuiitli Mnlor Tlni Irfiavr. Moiininutll. Indtipandenoa. 7:00 H: 141 W:l 11:16 l:MI Al4A fi-.m lli:UI 8:1ft 5:IA Shoemaker P. H. Murphy, rrnctlwl Hhoe nmker. Main Htroot, Indepen dnnw, oppoiilte the opura hoiiHe. The tlnt'Mt of Fxoncli Calf iiHt'd in all the bettor Krudea of a)oei. Hvcry pair warranted. Mis. L. Campbell Lata from K.n.a. City, Mo. Ouiiniiiloon a good lit nni flrxt-claHK work, Cor, Railroad and Monmouth atrniita, Undapandenoa Oregon '(1eelaii4 I Our l,rltleBt.M The following library oddity can lm rem! in upwards of 5,000 differ ent way, byatartlng wlthtlio bold I'ueed 0 lu the center and Uiklnj ilioniOHt couraa to any ol the Jour corners i : TNKI) I HKIU'RUOURPKKK I DKN'I N KU 1 hKKfKl'OHOL' KIltli:M4iKM Kl) I HKKI'UUIM I HOI! Ul j:.H 1 UK U I KKKI'UIHJH I i 18UI! 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The facta citwi, merely mIiow tlmt there wim a more efllelnut polloe adminiatration, and a Htrtvter Kiiardiaiwhip over the unfortunate vict im of the whixky habit. It Ih not prolwblo that no able a man aa Arcltblahop Walsh, and no aMo a atudeut of social in fluencea, would deduce from the bu t that more druukartlti had Ihhu art-fated a theory that au iuereiwd numlwr exiatexl. Wealth of Sallow. The wcttlthieNt nation on the globe lathe UniUil .State, which hita an artMCMHcd valuation of 17,470,000,. 000, uoxtcoiuiin Grvat Britain with HI, 000,000,000. Fntnit ranka third with fto,:um,tH0,oOO; then Ger many with .U.giKr.mNJ.OOO. KtiNHia eomm next with 121,715,000,000; AtiKtra follow with 1 18, 005,000,000 and iUly aumHMlH with 11,855,000,. 000. Kpaln la worth 7,5Mi5,O0O,0(Mt; the Netherlands, f.,035,000,000; IJelgium, 1,0:10,000,000. The an- el valuation of Bweedou ia f3, 47fl,OO0,O(KI, of Canada, W.SrrO.tKMV OtKI; of Mexiiso, W,150,000,tMHj of Anatralia, 2,950,000,000; of For- tujial, l,825,OO0,(H)0,- of Denmark, l,aw,000,000; of the Argentine Coufwleratloii, 1,00,OIK),000; of Switzerland, 1,020,000,000; ol Norway, l,410,OlH); of Greece, !,. 055,000,000. Hard TIiim 1m Kan Franelaeo. Meaaurea for the temporary re lief ol' the poor and unemployed in San Francisco have Ikwii tken by men with meana and philanthropic iiiHtiiioU; and iu thiH regard it may bo . nieijtionetl that Mr. Adolph Huln hna miido hiimtelf prominent, iiwulni; tlioiisauds of meal tieketa, made availublu for the hungry thtough the agency of the offlelala of the Salvation Army. Il'ggnr are mimcrourj iu the atrecta, too. Hall-grown boya and lusty young men are not ashamed to lusk the paaaer-by lor a' dime to get a cup of cofl'ce, or to help toward) u uight'H lodging. Mcndicuncy,Homc yeain ago, wiw supposed to Im cou linod to tlio bpni(l)t'J foreigner from fturoas the Heiut, unci that an American boy or young man would scorn to auk for charity. Thiamin no longer the cane. 8ijr,-Un!li8 ol thoHo who aro now doing the beg ging act on our strccta, and doing it uubluHhiiigly, are tmtive Amert- caim according to their own con fivwion, and aro apt to be insolent f their requeHta Hometimes they sound like demands for money are not complied with. . Homed at (lie World's Fair, There Is no reason why anyone should be deterred from visiting the World's fair by reason of possible Inconvenience and uncertainty at- touding the securing of satisfactory hotel accommodations, The Northern Pucillo railroad In due time publish low excursion rates to Chicago and return for this occassion, while its doublo daily passenger train service, including through stooping oars of both classes (standari and tourist), to Chicago, will, as usual, be at the head of the list in every particular. To help you in fixing in advance upoti your place of residence while auemiing me world a Fair, we have placed In the hands of our agent at your slat Ion a hook com piled by perfectly trustworthy par th, called 'llome for Visitors lo the World'a Fair." This little book, which you run purchase for tlfty cents, conl ul ns a lint of about 11,000 private muiilica who will sic commodate visitors in Chicago dur ing the time of the fair, viz: May 1st to OetoWr 30tb: gives their names and addresses, and numls r of rooms each will have to spare. The book also given a list of the hotels and their locations; has twelve full pao large-st ale maps, each representing a section of the city, so Ih it with this inforumtioii iM'fore him the intending visiUir himself cau, at leisure, select the tiuarh'r of the city in which he would prefer to stop, correspond lug in Htlv.inco with one or more faiuilicH lu that locality with regard to rates and the accommodations desired. A. I), CllAKt.Tos, N. i U. II foaerof Ilia Air, Few people reulie the vast and almost wholly unused power of the air, A quadrillion horse power is beyond the conception of man, but the mathematicians may easily ligure it out The following figures aiu given by R. JL Thurston in a aMr on "Modem Uses of the Windmill," iu the current iiiiiiiIht of the Engiuccrlug Maga.iue: "Taking the quantities roughly and lu 'round numbers' the atmos phere weighs about a tott to every square foot of the earth's surface; 25,000,000 Ions per stjuaie utile or 5, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo tons ou the tottd of 2,(mm), 000,000 square miles. Its energy Is that due to the motion of this inconceivable Mm, at veloo- it tea varying all the way from the giMlt lest zephyr to the hurricane and the cyeloiie,rushiiig over the prairie or along the surface of the sea at more than loo miles au hour. A ruble mile of air weighs about lo, 000,000,000 pounds, and, at the rate of motion of the cyclone, de velops 4,ooo, 000,000,000 'foot-tons' of energy, and, if all employed at this rate for the performance ot work, useful or destructive, this S, ooo, 000, 000,000, poo 'foot-pou mis' would ho equivalent to more than 2,000,000,000,000, otH) horse-power. Assuming the moderate velocity of 107 miles au hour for the whole at mosphere of the globe, its energy per mile Is ouo-lhirly-sixlh of that just computed, and 5,ihh), 000,000,- 000,000 tons of atmosphere would represent about 5o, 000,000,000,000, 000 'fM)t-tons' of energy, and not far from 5o, ooo, 000, 000, 000 horse mitter; certainly more than 5oo,ooo limes as much power as have all t he engines in the world combined. Hach cubic mile would store 4o, otM,ooo,ooo horse-power; and each square mile, could loo feet of its superincumbent atmosphere be mil l.ed, would yield about Mo,ooo,oo horsepower,' which is not far from the aggregate of the existing steam power of the world, The Money Stringency! A very common qiit-Htiou now in, "What ban become of all the luoiH-y?" The answers are tall unsatisfactory, bin the geucral one is, "Don't know," Home men say there Is plenty of money as much nimioy us there wr was. Tlmt'11 rightj hut the people ain't got It. Who bus? Why, the hankers. The llmuiflnl slluntiou today cnu be likened to a stud borso poker game Unit hits been stiu-k to so Ioiik that the playura n-ru uo'w all tiustod. Tim dealer hits token out atich a grtnidy percentttgo that the game is ended and the money is all In the till. Bo it is with the banks. They have all the money; they have charged so iiiuflh Interest that It bus eaten up the principal, and the cry of hard 'times has enabled them to tighten up the cinch , Tils Is tba harvest time of un scrupulous hankers. They are bleed ing the borrower to death; they are s((iiiic,lng moo out of their projierty who need money; they have their stool pigeons In ottUldo broken who aro em powered to loan money on the sly, and demtind exorbitant bonuses; they have borrowed all the available coin at low rates, and aro putting the seruwa un mercifully to every man and woman who must have nionev, No wonder the people shout for paper aud silver, They hava been cheated Highest of all In Leavening ABSQUTELY FIC3 and robbed by Umkers and politician!, nml In their effort to And relief the money kings are now trying to choke them lo dwith. ' It is hlrih time that the government abotild come to the relief of t he MKiple, or the K"l(l btiK and the uaurera will n it only huve all the money In the country but the prtierly besides. A Wnmaa Buying Stampa, 'How many atampa do you sell for a quarter r she said to toe stomp clerk at the postomm : "Twenty-live 1-cent om or 13 f-cent oiiea, ma'am." "Don't yon give back the odd cent chantrer "Certainly." "Ara tln'V the Columbian atamptt or the old kind I "1 can give you either." "Pou't the old style ones come a little cheaper now r "AO, ma am." "I thought they would. They're out or style, you know. "The government receive them tlio same as the new ones in payment of iMitago, and many people prefer tnem." "lint their ml color doesn't match lome styles of envelopes." "leant help that. "Couldn't you sell mo a dozen of the old 2-eent ones for IB cents?" "No, ma'am." "Couldn't you on Friday P "No, ma'am," "But that's bargain day in the tore," "Possibly, but not at the jxistoffloe." "When is your bargain dnyP "We don't haw any." "Not have any burimin day! Well, I never I And my husliond told me tho postofllcn wo run on business principle. Why, you don't know the first principle of business." Har per s IJnyjir. Funny Siarlaa af Indian Stndaata. Euroiiean history and law appear to tiffer Kitil stumbling blocks to the native student- in the Indian colleges and achoola. In one iwiier the ques tion" was to explain the sentence, "She (Queen alary) was not only his wire, but lus fneud." The translator made the passage to run, "She was not only his w ife, but the wife f all his friends!" Another student de fined Salic law as "a law in France by which no man descended from the female sex was to get the French crown. 1 lie Habeas corpus act was described as a very imjxirtont act pnsHod in lti'.'S. It declared, said one student, "that the bread and wrine token at the Lord's supper is the real blood and body of Christ" Another imagined the act of uni formity to lo a law "that all soldiers should dress alike." Asked to ex plain tho expression "a sponging house another ventured upon the following wild guess, "In England there are many people who live by sponging on others, so there are houses in which some who ore too lazy to work depend on others." The last example is that of an embryo political economist who on being asked to write a note on the poor law said: "The poor laws in 1601 were passed In Elizabeth's reign. They were that all fires in England were to ho put out at 8 o'clock." Decoan Budget. liicrr In a Ilarber Shop, It is clangorous to get shaved by an Inexpert, clumsy handed, negli gent or groggy barber. It Is danger ous to get shaved in any barber' t alioji in which tho lather is not per fectly pure, or in which any of the tonsovitU appliances are unclean. The man who would guard against danger ought to have a lather mug and brush for himself, ought not to lot his face lie touched by a sponge that is iu general use and ought not to patronize a barber who will use the same towol for different custom ers. We whisper theso words here, not as knowledge for men of circumspec tion, but as a warning to negligent men, who throw away dull care when they get into a barber's chair. We assure them that there are doetore who can toll of the perils that maybe encountered under the raaor. New York Sun, Cars of tha Eyi). Avoid all sudden changes between light and darkness. Never begin to read or write or sow for several min utes after coming from darkness to a bright light. Nevqr read by twilight or moonlight or on a very cloudy day. Never read or sew directly in front of the light or window or door. It is best to have the light fall from above, obliquely over the left shoul der, Never sleep so that on first awaking the eyes shall open on the light of a window. Do notusethi eyesight by light to scant that it r Tower .- Lateit U. S. Gov't Report quire an effort to discriminate. Na tional Educator. Wbaa Cktlng la to Dliuanv Going in to dinuer the boat kadi the way with the lady be desire most to distinguish, and the hostess with the gentleman whom she intend! seating at her right hand. It has been customary of late years for the gen tlemen to find In their dressing room tiny envelope oonUining card upon which are written the name of the ladies whom thev are exnected to take in to dinner. It save some trouble uJ the hostess, as each gentleman co-cm erate with her in finding his way to tno lady designed for hi special at-' tonnon. tauiea Hoine Journal. Bad Aaaoolatlona. Of the aad and awful associations that lurk in certain odors, who can bear to speak! No one who has bent in tearless agony above quiet hands folded over fading white rosea. Or who but there are some things even momory dare not recall. Boston Commonwealth. Wonderful Work of Karthwaraaa. Darwin, the groat naturalist, gava it a hi opinion that earthworm annually bring to the surface not lea than 10 tons of dirt to every acre the earth over. This they do through swallowing earth for the take of the vegetable matter it may contain, the rejected "casting" being the portion brought to tho surface, because It ia rendered unfit for further use by the action of the worm's digestive fluid. Thus it will be seen that earthworm! are the farmer's best friend, aiding in agricultural work by rendering the surface porous. Their work of con stant perforating make the aoil highly pervious to rain, the tender stalks of plants, etc. They also covet up decaying vegetable matter that may be lying upon the Murface and perform o titer service tiaat are ai yet unexplainable, The earth without worms would be like dough without yeast, cold, hard bound and void of fermenta tion, and consequently sterile. Thii has been the case in many instance where the earthworms have been accidentlyor intentionallydestroyed. In all such cases the lost fertility of the aoil has been again restored at soon as the worms resumed their work of fertilization. St Louis Re public. ' A Rorae That Raaaoaad. One very dark night a doctor w driving along at a fust trot on a level road, when he heard a wagon ap proaching at a rapid pace from the opposite direction. He could see nothing, but as his light were burn ing brightly and the highway was broad one he was not alarmed. Sud denly, however, his horse made a violent jump to the left and crossed the road just in time to let the ap prooelung team, driven, as it ap peored, by a drunken man, dash by in the track which the doctor's buggy hod that instant left The intelligent creature had waited till the lost minute, thinking that the vehicle would keep to the right, and then, when she knew a collision to be inevitable, had sprung out of the path of danger. Road, Track and Stable. - An Interaatlng Chang. Students of natural history have pointed out many instances of ani mals and birds adapting themselvet to changed conditions of life. A somewhat interesting example ol this is asserted to be taking place al tlio present time in Australia. The fleeces of the strains of English sheep imported into that continent are said to be growing decidedly lighter, ow ing to the fact that the heavy fleece is not necessary under a warmer sky. New York Post Hon. Furnlahlng. A woman who was confiding to hei street car companion that she in tended to give her husband "a sofa pillow for the sitting room lounge,' her eldest son "a set of swinging shelves for some china in the dining room" and her daughter "a silvei inkstand that can go on the hbrarj table," glared very fiercely at a man who remained to his companion that iriany homes were furnished on the "Christmas installment, plan." Ex change. - l A TUter. Candor. A candid thief appeared the othea day before the correctional tribunal in Paris. The judg addressing hhn. "Tell me now, why did you steal this pair of old shoes?" The thief,"! thought they were new." London News. - ' The tower of Babel at Babylon wai composed of eight square tower, one upon the other, the pilo being 66C feet high. Babylon was ft square, IS miles on each side, tha walla 8 feet thick and 870 feat high, j