THE WEST SIDE.
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Cast Sil3 PLtlishing Company
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
FATAl. IX ADVAM-a.
On Yr
Sit I Month
ItinM Month
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All HMkM anil (hutth nutUV not nwrt
Inf t llnra will b lurll flw. All over
Br. Una will b rhaniml Hv Ir IIixk
BmMy oblmarr ialitlon will ba chftmvil
tor M Um raw of Ova oout per llu.
RfUtrd at Hi PwUifflc In lutkwn
aaaoa, uragoa, Neona-ciaM uimimv
FRIDAY. JAN. 12. W4.
Aditrtiting u to ftNJtt'rtM An tteam
power fa fo mrtoAimnr-' rrol -
tit JXMWr. AfcliMM&W
TArr to 6u Ortd way f obtaining 6m-
neut-puUioity; but w t oMi'-
What is the matter with con
gresa, anyhowt Five lays running
this week and no quorum obtain
able, aud it require foree to gvt
members into their seats,
' The democratic party wilt soon
have beu iu Ml contiol of this
government oue year, and they are
worse at sea among themselves now
than ever. This government is too
big a machine for them to run.
About the time they get it down to
their caliber the year 181H will
have arrived, aud then they will
turn it over to better management.
The American people are uot fools,
and they will profit by the result of
the "change." Already there is
talk of auothor "change," and it
cannot be in the direction of the
present one.
We give this week some examples
of the use of the referendum in the
United States, In Portland the
citizen's committee of KH),is in that
line, and it bus saved the city
1120,000 yearly, already. Why
not every city have a referendum
committee, and why not each coun
ty, and why not all of Oregeu t
When all the items are consid
ered it will be found that thea-wess-ment
of Polk county this year will
cost about 2500. If the assessor
were paid half that sum, he could,
and would give us a more satisfac
tory assessment. Do not blame
Mr. Beckett, for he has done hi
best, considering the pay he re
ceives. It is not trno economy to
pay $2500 for work that could be
well done for 11500.
THE New Year edition of the
Salem Statrtman, of twenty four
pages, is a fine nnmber, surpassing
any previous effort, and a credit to
is proprietors. It is a number
well worth preserving.
That Hawaiian policy of Presi
dent Cleveland's, and, Governor
Pennoyer's letter, are both having
a very decided effect on the people.
Blount told lies to the president,
and he believed them about Ha
waii; and Pennoyer told lies about
Oregon, and the people will believe
them. Plain, ordinary truth is too
common for some people.
England is going to spend 20,
000,000 for new war vessels to in
crease hjr navy. Some other na
tions, the United stales among
them, are getting too many vessels
to suit England.
The , Salem Stattuman1 New
Year edition says:
;The I. O, O. F, library is the
second largest library in 8alcm. It
is maintained by Chcmekcta and
Olive lodges, and is managed by
six trustees, three from each lodge.
The library is in the new Ilolman
block on the third iloor. Iiesules a
great many volumes of fiction, his
tory, biography, etc., nearly all the
leading magazines and newspapers
are to bo found. This library is
open to all on the payment of a
nominal yearly fee. From week to
week new books are added until
now the library contains over 20,
000 volumes.
Why cannot Independence have
a public library! Some public
spirited odd fellow years ago start
ed the Salem library and now it
ranks second only to the state li
brary. The masons of Salem, also
have a public library. These or
ders here, either separately or unit
ed, could start a library and the
public would enter heartily into
the scheme. This matter should
not be allowed to drop. It might
start with only a few hundred
books and be kept open only on
evenings of each week and on Sun
day afternoons, but woutd find
many persons to patronize it who
ure indifferent now. '"
Both the odd fellow and masonic
lodges of , this city have fine
lodiw rooms, fire proof and conveu
lent tor the public, and it would
cost them very little to add a lim
ry and reading room.
LABOR AND FREE TRADE.
A VmI UlflVnw llatwaan What ri.mlan
Kay. Mill IhH.
Vntfor nr furra of guwrnuwnt ttitraliMof
ItW m i awnwiit ut national nraaiwrii
.tumid todlallMiUir rwimiilnril, ami iliawn
far of lh llvHim men .tumid Iw rvawdnl a
ajwolally nlllM In Uul.tallra iw.
TlufW w t!i wtmla of Owwt Clevs-
latnl, Hnnot! t tli0 exwiitlv miuiitUu
April S3, ln, in ihiummjw to tin
tt ami bouM of n'lHtnu'nUttvi1 un tha
Mliitrnttuu of UNif d(ntva. Tbl wm
t prowr mbjoct for Mm elitof mucuUv
of tho nation to tlnl with, Mittl la hu
timoiita, a vxnnwiMHt, wora prutwr. lint
Wlmt WM ili nilMMltllKf ill)Y 111 SO'
tluiii proved tha honost Intont of lit
wohlsf Or wn thva word, likti no
otniiy otli. Unit liA tin utti'mL but
mew rutrli ih'iiiiIi niiira bid for 1-
txitK-llllt till' fl'iUU'MKO "lit tlltl JHHIJllu'i
xpcnitcf lt u ia
v now bnv In foro n t)i ftwr of
tr tratlo. Tim IViiioomMij mhnlnl
trtlou pmpwt i "rvforiu" (imvo tin
niiukl) tho tnrlit that iMtHtM luuir.
"Th wvlfnro txf ttii iHUiniiK nmu
houlj b '(lJHl,,, mid Mr. CW
liuuU All Unit lit eart for miJ tlio
fro trmlo Ikxh. euro for t to got
clump furvtk-ii luiurli tmu Euroiwsud
wir forolgu nimla cloth They don't
care for Aim'rican rikhU or clotlu niml
bv Auiprlcsn lttbor.
How will tluw clianuixi In th tariff
ortiK-t labor? If tliu t'inwrullo silmiD'
idtrntlon silhwt to lu platform nixn
which it wm tilwtwl to oftlv, it will
pnt a rovi'iiuo tx upon xHm, to and
iiirar. Tlutw ro tbn nrtlc-lcs of
dully uao in evory honin'holil It niwin
an IncrMMtof nrly lOctintstH'rponnd
In tli primof cotfis 13 eouU mow
pr ponnd to pay for ton aud an Incrwuw
of from 1 to 9 wnta tx-r pound In tb
iiriit) of suirar. lkia tliia Um lutornal
rvvi'tmo tax on lxtr la to be donblod, o
that the workinsiuan will hav to pay
mow moniy for bi t or ! g't !
bwr fir hl moru'y. Hut what Incmaatid
tit are tbr to lo on tb Uml Thlr
cbanipacui) and otbvr forvlKn wlu will
pay S3 por cent Hwa duty than former
ly, nd tlu-ir foriii?n clothwi will ctwt
Uwm from 23 to 83 per cent !. Tb
workiiiKiuaa will male tbt op by pay
iiitf nioro for bit Um, augur, colT and
bwr. American l.cotnimt.
tllrthalara or lha It-pal.llraa Tarljr.
Tb honor of the birthplacvof tlieR-
pnblican party la claiimil by two or
tlin plucttt and twp'ially hy tha utato
of Miitue. Tli plctnw ht'ra printi'd la
the old coorthouao at Alk'u, Alleghany
mm
ALtEOHAXY COIKTY (S. T.) COl KT1I0C8B
county, N. Y. No loas an authority
than the luto Juinm t. Uluin gavo It
aa bia opinion on ouo ocralu that Al
leghany county 'a I'Uiliu waa a Rood one.
A fuw yearn iik" there wan printed an
account of tlminwtiiitf In the old conrt
honse which bit np to the organization
of the Republican party iu woatern New
York.
Cheap Atutra!ln Wool.
During the thn-e nsona ended June
80, lsBS, the shipmi'iita of wool from
Australia increased by no lex than 4118,
000 balw, or Hi per wit of the total
quantity. During tho year ended June
1(0, ISO!), there wna an IncTeae of 00,
000 baled additional, uiaking the total
Inmate in the AuMtralliin wwil clip
nearly 800,000 bale within four yen.
The coiidoiucnce of thla enonnoua
growth in the Australian prrxluction
baa been a drop of DO per cent in pricea,
and protect inn alone ha aaved the
American woolKToweni from being com
piled to noil their wool for tha tome
money. The Australian clip I liable
to extraordinary and unprecedented
growth In the hitnre, because artealan
wolla bave been atink in New Booth
Wale and (jueetinland, alTording an
abundant supply of pure water to Irri
gate the arid landa of the tropica, thni
doubling the capacity or tlie aoil.
The writer has lived and worked on a
large Auntrnlian ahuop ranch In the
north of yuwiiHland. There were 100,-
000 aheop running on 200,000 acroa of
land. Ouo man, paid $3 per week and
his rations of a little flour, tea, meat
and sugar.carod for every 10,000sheep.
Ho had a borne that fed itwilf a the
hoop did. The sheep liuuls of Australia
are valued at 13 per aero if they will not
carry one sboep wr aero, at f 10 If car
rying one sheep, at f 18 If carrying one
and one-hulf sheep, and at f 20 pe r acre
if tho land carries two or more sheep.
There are over 8,800,000 acrce of
land in ono colony of Australia alone,
held by only 140 persons, or 80,000
acres to each person. Tho cheap value
of tho land has been shown. It Is taxed
at 1 H per cent only after its value has
reached $13,300, the amount below
that not being taxed. Fanners in the
United State cannot compote wllb
these "robber barons" of Australia un
less they have protection.
Louva tha Tariff Alone.
To Ihrnlmm of Cunsrrt, Wanhlnntnnt
Any reduction In Hid present tariff will b
bijiirlonn to my awl ilo to the pros-
purity of lliiwe iinrand me. I'lcano vote auliist
all chiiutfon recommended by the free traders.
Signature, , ,
1 Lot every friend of protection send
the above petition on a postal card to
the representative of bis district In con
gress. Begin as soon as congress meets.
Ask your friends to do tho same, Got
them to ask their friends. Send to con
gressmen of both political parties. Let
them know that It Is now the wish of
the people that tho tar4ir should bo left
alone. Let tho voice of the people be
beard in favor of protection and pros
perity,! American Economist.
' Interview M. T. Crow when you
want anything In the sanh and door
line--
Shelley Alexander & Co. the drugg
ists, have a complete stock of drugs,
paints, oils and glass; also a full line of
school books and stationary ,
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A STREET CAW CAT.
pawj lh.a Warm Viae la HwaaC
and I Ko fin rat.
The street earn in a certain wo tern
city have small atovva in tho canter
of each car for uie aoumonai com
fort of pamcngent in cold waathar.
Tho driver cm one of these oara had
reached tho end of his route onooold
day and waa changing hut noma
from one end of the car to tho other
when a half grown, half tterred and
InHlragglcd looking kitten came mew
ing across tho rood and ran luto tha
far.
It curled up under tho warm ttova
in great coutcutmout, ana the klna
hearted driver, who waa also trio con
duetor, allowed it to lie under tha
Uv during tlie down Uwn trip,
He ticggtHl a saucer of milk fur the
little waif at the otbor end of the
route, nnd after her lunch, for which
sho was inantfoeUy gratofuL kitty
went tttck to her atnig platw under
Um little stove, and during the day
she and the conductor became iucd
good friends that he left her In tho
car when ho wont off duty that
nik'ht.
lie did not put nor out we next
day nor at any other time, but fed
her every day, and botoro a wee
she become the pet of the publio and
ouite an attractive card to that
bnuieli of Uie roatl. Bhe waa a pret
ty, playful little gray and white kit
ty and made trlonda wun all of too
IiHugtra. The children played with
her, the ladles petted her, and most
of tha men paid her some attention.
Oue lady tied a pretty scarlet ribbon
around kitty's neck, and tha next
day another lady fastened a tiny alb
ver boll to the ribbon.
As for tiling to eat, kitty hat
them in variety and quantity enough
to make a dyaptipuo of her. During
a single trip she had gifts of a choice
hit of raw steak offered her by an old
Irishman on the car, a big oatmeal
crauker aud some gum drops present
ed by a little girl, a lump of loaf
sugar, a Hum, a sandwich, some pea
nuts and a Uuk of sausage.
Kitty had been on the car five
weeks when I heard of her, the moat
happy, contented and petted little
mwHiinagiiinlili), Whoa the wwtthor
is tine, she often rides out on Uie
platform with the driver, who has
been such a true friond to her, and
whose conduct is proof of Uie fact
that there is a kindly, gtmeroui
heart boiienui his rough garments.
liarper s Young He-no.
Prapar Waahlng Vor Mk Saala.
A dermatologist of high standing
ays that the proper way to sham
poo tho head la to use aome pure
soap, such as castile of the beat qual
ity or glycerin sonp, made into a
"uoud lather on uie head" with
plenty of warm water and' rubbed
into the scalp with Ute fingers or
with rather a stiff brush that has
long bristles, Wheu the slp
very sensitive, borax and water or
the yolks of Uiree eggs beaten in a
pint of UmewHtor are m-ommended
iiiHtead of soap and water. After
rubbing tho head thoroughly in
every direction and washing out the
hair with plenty of warm water or
with douches of warm wau alter
nating with cold, drying Uie hair
with a bath tmvl, a small quantity of
vaseline or sweet almond oil should
le rubbed into the scalp. The oil
thus applied is used in Uie place of
tho oil that has town removed by
wnahing and to prevent the hair
from becoming untUe. t
A Warning Again Ml Slaanraa, '
The present dressmaker's device of
balloon shoulders was denounced
long ago us the time of Ezckiul, that
prophet having uttered the solemn
warning, llius saith the Lord (Jod,
Woe to Uie women who sew pillows
to all armholcar The doubting can
verify wis curse by turning to Keek
iel xiii, 18. The old Hebrew proph
eta, by the way, were severe critics
of woman s fashions. In a famous
tMuwage Isniah douounced Uie fash
iouable women of his day, with
their tinkling ornaments around
their feet, their earrings, noserings,
chains, bracelets, mautlos, wimples,
crisping pins and other elegant tri
lies, which goes to show that women
haven t changed much since that
period. But if Isaiah disapproved of
these women, it is pretty certain
that they just as strongly disap
proved of ham. Waterbury Ainari
can.
FRED MILLER,
DEALER IN
FRESH AND SALT MEiTS,
Game In Season.
C Street, Near P.O.
NDEPENDENCE, - OREGON.
DR. GUHH'S
ONION
SYRUP
FOR COUGHS,
COLDS :
?Oi3 AND CROUP.
GRAMDMOTHER'S ADVICE.
In rHmt n f'm,!- .-f flit oMIrtrfti, my only rrm-
Uy lot- Uoiilt!) , c'f-lfln And Ctnilp wnit onloti siyrup.
i tajuut n iilf';cti vn rn-fJiv fit ft watfurly vean
fcfn. f.irv ii,y pundfJi ltjiTM tRk Vr. Otnin'a
O iiol flnir) vKtfh I Kilr"iir JrrTmfrrI anrt morp
pljiisaut M tha t mi,) tffjia ,t i-u c-nt ( n boltlt.
For sale by J. II. PUGH.
1 tVvl. f
- A i T U . i r ,
mam w
Want to Soo
Ciii Strtit uhm.
$15.00 DINNER SET
no
McEACHERN &
I
GROCERY STORE.
(in ds a Call,
noine Oir Dinner Sets,
Get Our Prices.
Ill Gc:ds Sold at
Delta, Prices at
HcEachern &Sandercocks
Independence.
PATTERSON
PATTERSON
PATTERSON
The
FOR GOLD and
ClS&f YOUr IlSffida INDHt BNDlINCl 0KUGUW
IS THE AGENT FOR THE
LITTLE GIANT GRUBBER
One of the Simplest,
Grubbing Machines
prices call on
aw cm
TH
and BAKERY,
J. P. IRVINE, Proprietor.
Everything New, Neat and Clean.
Big Bargains for Cash.
Call and Get Prices.
FREE DELIVERY.
Whiteaker Building, Main
WfflY- FHf
MEN WANTED,
Requirements are that they shall
moral character, and be able to furnish $1000 guaranteed fund.
For further particulars call at the
Ward, Boom 13, Cat. and Front streets Sun FraueiHoo.
You at Their
IDE
n
ftv II 111 1
vnv i mil
0 ,, 0
SANDERGOCK'S
McEachcrn & Sandcrcock
Svill give, in thirty days, a
Handsome Dinner Set,
worth $15.00. Ascashis
in great demand, and earns
Big Discounts, and buys
Genuine Bargains, for each
ONE-DOLLAR cash pur
chase, the purchaser will
be given ONE GUESS
at the number of Coffee
Grains in the bottle and
the person coming the
nearest the number will be
entitled to the Present.
BROS.
AW
iru uu mi u
The Druggists.
BROS.
The Jewelers.
BROS.
Headquarters
SILVER WATCHES
Lightest aud Strongest
made. For terms and
L. DAMON,
het.
Street, Independence.
.Term of Service, Years-
bo able bodied, not too old, good
West Sidis oflleo, or address P.
GREAT
RE
n
ODONNELL'S.
Shelley, Alexander & Co.,
DRUGGISTS
STATIONERS.
THK
ANO
Will make a specialty during Doeember
III
AY
VCall and See Their
Elegant Line of Albums
at Prices to Suit All.
Qui Street,
Salem
WALOCMAR NELSON, Proari.tar . " "1 ' 7",
1 S3 CoirLriaoxclai Street,
KiIIImIhm1 111 1HSJ u-tlh Ilia
HtiHni (tiimril v. ttaolvA liiinM-iwia.f
1- '',. "y','. . U.r,,eU him,kvl " UiuWrwJ,
" .. imuirn
(WTLaav Oidr with lndepnd.nc.
... wr atiiu uy man or cxprvtt.
Independence
SKINNER &, CO., Proprietors,
Wish to notify the publio that they are now
Heady to Receive Grain in Exchange for Flour.
We have also put In a Near Improved Cleaner and will do a
-General Warehouse lluniness ou the i.most fnvornble terms.
The highest market price ' paid for wheat at all, times.
,tllcUoix
IndependeneeiStabg
Stylish Turnouts. Always in, ReadlnMs..
HaviiiR lately purehased the entire interest In the stables 0f J. N
lOllOH. WO are now hlt.tr nmnnrral linn an. v .u. j 1 :
., i -'i - M unit lino ueaianua 01
the publio as we are now making and are preparing to make manv
wlwuntial, improveniente. Teams boarded by the day or -'montb. .
1 ihviihk iiiun a Bpeciiiuy,
BALEM STQE- e oml daily Una Miihhi Unlet,, and Pall. ni
vn Ity ft,r IhTlim, u. at 4 it in.; Iavi lrtmonw ft," (tal-mai tL'
em ft.r lnilwntinv, hi 1 p.m., leave. Iiidepandonoi ftr Pall atfu, p." '
JfllVl
HfUein
PETER COOK Prop.
-FOR-
Fine Photographs . .
Crayon Work
Pastelles
India Inks
Water Colors "7.
D. H. CRAVEN'S
Photograph Gallery
Independence,' Or,
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IndepeiideRce, Oregaa.
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Prices
SMIDTBlIlilltDCn
Monmonth, nd Fall City 8ttg Ori-
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ROLLER MILLS,
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done at the
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