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f i t '4 j 3 , 1 ft c? it i -i ?..- i1 j r T . I K V A. V 1 ,1 I- l 5 asoKi mr CastSiis PiiSstiiz 0::;i5i SUBSCRIPTION RATES. rAVABUI IM ADVANC. On Yr KUMouUu Thro Mould 2.00 LOO JO All m-rtt Mil Ui noih not uomrt. Uu (kv .'juw wUlb IumtukI ire. AU ovw Hv Uue will be charwl ttv mu per hoe kWxueiy obttumry rwwluutmt will b olmrgml lor m Uie rW ui Ave nsuu per Una. K.vlrl Vli Voewoltto In ludepeu oeuoe, Ontcm, a eoouO-oiaai waller. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1SU5. maOONTlNUANCKS .Reiueintwr luM Ihe pubiataenofUila paper wuel b uoUUed by teller wlitt ulMortber wteba ul pap etupped. All urrwunsiiM tuunl l paid. ALWAYS U1VK TUK NAMK ot Ui poet ufflc to wuleh your paper l nl. Your HUM IU UUI IM fUUQti UB UUT book UUlM tut la toa. ALL LtuTl'EllU) tboald be VMreeeed to Ue W kJSX SXDK, lutlvpeudeuo. Y012SQ i YMAClUSMi ft Tim Homing Orogou legUltUure will probably bv brought bofont U wuue cbugM lu our pnNwut j-um of vot iug the Australian ballot, tuid among other thlugs propowid will be to lutro due ui automatic tuachluo. The method of votiug la described a follow: The voter euter a room aud utaudlug before a et of keya'votoe for hi choice of candidates each lu turn. itvu autoiualio device, when oue ke b preiwed dowu, It la locked tud Muuot be uruwed dowu agtdu uulil the volur titut loft the booth. At the Ntuie Uuie, the keys oorreepoudlug to the other candidate for the same omw are locked aud cau uot be voted until the tint ia released. When the voter leaves the booth oue of the eleutlou ollloer pull a airing, which rekmav all the buttou aud the uiachlue W rvady for the uext voter. A will be aeeu, theproceea of vollug 1 a aiuiple a uuder preaeut methoda, while the opportualliea for fraud are reduced to a uiiuiuuiu. The voter may Uaea uieuiorauduui to aaabt him lu voting, but he cannot vote a ballot al ready Dreuared' he cannot mark hU ballot for aubaequeut ldeulitlcatlou, nor cau he take out of the booth auy record to ahow how he ha voted. U cannot vote for any caudldate more than once, and hie ballot caunot be tampered with after be baa voted 1L Absolute secrecy and accuracy are ecured. Thua the voting machine achieve the purpoae o( the Australian ballot more eflectively than that method can. But it baa another ad vantage that recomiuenda It. A each buttou u p routed down, It cuU a circu larhole in a atrip of paper running Uuderneath It, and aa the buttou la released, the atrip of paper la advanced a half-inch, aud in thus ready for the next voter. At the same time au automatic numbering machine at the buck and covered from view la advauc- V. fat iTUxi,Utt& J ed one number. When the polla are closed, the hack of the machine U opened, and the vote for each candi date appears oppoalte hla number. The holes in the paper-tapes may be counted to verify this vote. The time occupied In voting would be somewhat leas than with tne Aus tralian ballot In one town in New York, there were three ticket and a total, of ninety candidate. Throe machines were used and the total vote cast was thirteen hundred aud flfty nine, or about four hundred aud fifty to each machine. The time occupied by the Individual voters ranged from five seconds to one and three quarter minutes the longest interval being considerably less, than that allowed under the reformed ballot law for the voter to mark his ballot. In another town one machine was sufficient for 601 voters, but in this case there were only forty-four candidates aud the work of votiug would be simpler. In this state one machine in each precinct would be ample, and the result could be announced within ten minutes after the polls close. The work of col lecting the returns at the city bull and tabulating them would require more time, but two hours ought to be enouidi to ascertain the result as to every candidate. The advantages gained by the machine are absolute secrecy, the impossibility of tampering with the voter's ballot, the rapidity with which the result is known, the accuracy of this result, aud the economy of the system. The machine takes up far less room than the booths of the Australian sys tem, and the automatic counting ellui Inates the expense of election officers for two or three days while the result is being ascertained under the present system. The cost of each precinct is estimated at from $75 to f 100. We are not reliubly informed, but it is safe to estimate that there are 1000 precincts In Oregon, hence the adoption of this system at a cost of $100,000 will probably not meet with approval by the tax payers. THOUSANDS ARE STARVING. Everyday the newspapers have ac counts of the destitution, privations, and even in some cases of starvation in the drouth-smitten -states of Kansas, Nebraska. Oklahoma, etc, many of which are extremely heart-rending. There are relief corps forming in many states to help these miserable people, but still there is not near enough food, clothif g, etc, being sent to tbem. ""T" t6 tiDae for ,U1, P80?'8 t or' a committee and formulate some f J for their relief immediately, 'now there may be many of these a will starve if such assist- Dld give them is pot. Id give th t t? v.. pa total r.. A two yar which ha brauht thouaanda of famllle to th teg of tarvaUon. 5c tax have been oollecUd, ooiwequeully the eouo ty board are uuabl to afTord relief. The railroad carry article for the re lief of these "sut!lrvr free of charge. What they heed U clothing, food and bedding. You can surely contribute something for them. To give our reader an Idea of their terrible luflurlng, wa will copy a few letter written to the ChrUHan Herald from the destitute districts: Mrs, M.K. Howard, Illsade, Neb., writes: "Borne famllle are needing almost everylhlug, while others need only clothing aud food to keep a lew took alive, to be able to put In a crop the coming season. Unless something 1 done people and Htock will not sur vive the wluter. The greatest need Is among the farming claw, aa nearly every farmer ha deuled himself and family to try to take at lest a team or a cow or two through the wlittor." Mr. W. T. DeLoug, Haye Centre, Neb., write: "Men, woiueu and chit dren are destitute of shoes aud cloth' lug. Many are living on bread aud water. These people are worthy, and lu no way responsible for their con dltlon." Rev. a F. Attman, 8t. Francis, Kan aas, writes: "I cau say truly that not a bushel of any rlu was raised In this (Cheyeune) county the last two years and t he people In consequence are very destitute.' This Is a worthy object and our cltiteus should take immediate means for their help. Of the school books used in our pub lic schools, we learn that thirty per cent of our money is spent for reader twenty-five per cent for arith metic, eighteen per cent for geography, ten per cent for grammer, six perceut for spellers, seven per ceut for copy books and four per cent for histories. CORRESPONDENCE. MONMOUTH. Did w but trlv to uiak tb btmt Of inmblw that befall u, Intlmd of mHUut them half way, Tbvy would not so appal u," Kartb ban pell Air luokln bwiru Wby nhould w mk to break 11. IM ui (caller diiwom Itiilmd of (born, tot llv U wbsl we make It." The student's reuulon Tuesday even ing after the holidays, in the Normal chapel, found most all of the students back ready to take up their school work on Wednesday, 'the evening was spent having a good time aud telling of the good things they had at home. A short program was rendered, which consisted of the following; Quartet Misses Howell and Cornell, Messrs. Frost and Kin go. Oiienlng address Prof. Balcomb. Recitation Mary Collins. Holo Prof. Ginn, who responded to an encore. Closlug re marks Mrs. Angcllne Vatn. Mrs. Cox, who left this place some time ago to visit California, in boe of regaining her health, but was told by the doctors there, the climate would do her no good, went to her former home in Kansas, and nine days after reaching that place, died. Bhe leaves a husband and several small children to mourn her loss. Miss Fanny Ayers, of Ellensburg Washington, formerly vocal teacher at the Normal, was the guest of friends In this city this week. Last Sunday night she rendered a solo at the Christian church in her usual pleasing maimer. Miss Ayers was gladly re ceived by her many friends in this place. Prof. A. L. Briggs, of Kilverton. is visiting his mother at this place. Mr. Briggs has for sometime held the prin cipal-ship of the public-school at that place aud Is giving entire satisfaction. Alias nadie Jiriggs entertained a number of her friends at her mother's residence on Friday evening last. Tally pulling was the order of the evening. Mrs. Laura Ad kins entertaiued a few of her friends ot ber residence on Tues day evening. The evening was speut In playing games and telling witch talcs. Mrs. Matilda Cook, and daughters Nannie and Cassle ate their New Year's dinner with Mrs. Cook's son, W. 0. Cook, of Independence. The scorched wheat loft from the warehouse has been put to good use by some of our residents as feed for chicken. ' " A number of young people spent a very pleasant evening at the residence of William Durham Thursday. Grandma Hbelton's funeral sermon will be preached by Elder J. N, Bmlth on Sunday morning next. ,,.?a,?'!',t0W R"d wifo'of I"lHe Citv. WttHh.. arav lu t. nirKfra Tlrlylnu.'.. mother Mrs. Ebbert. Miss Belle Hibbard, who has been teaching in Clackamas county, returned home last week. mi. r,t.ut...i .1 .... mo vuriHiiau cuurcn win begin a revival service beginlng with hextSuu day evening. Mrs. Martha Kibby has been quite sick for a few days, but at present 4s recovering. Miss Payne, of Salem, Is visiting her orother, who is the clerk iu the Adkln's drugstore. R. E. Rlngo, of Gervais, a graduate of '94, was vkl ting friends during the holidays. , - - , A social dance was given at the resi dence of J . B. V. Butler Tuesday night. ' Miss Alice Smith is spending her vacation visiting friends in Salem, , Rev. Short held services in the Baptist church Sunday morning. i';. ' Dallas. .v. .?.' Dallas Hook end Ladder Co. met Monday evening last ' and completed their organization and elected the following officers: M.Hay ter, financial secretary; C; E. Shaw, treasurer; A. V, R. Snyder, foreman; F. J, Coad, first aMistantforwuku; Geo. Howie, Janitor; H. L. Feuton, C. O. Ooad, and H. B. Cohi, truHltw. 1'retldtmt V. H. Grant appointed R. L. Clmpmau, B. U. Grant and 3. M. Hear, financial oonttulttw. Thursday evening last, !ucenibr 27th, Jennings' Lodge No. W A. F. and A. M. luatalkHl officers a follow! J. P. Magruder, V. M.j 11. II. MeCallon, 8. W. W. II. Craven, treasurer; II. 0. Campbell, ecretary; Wllaou Webb, 8. D.; B. B. McDonald, J. I).; II. C. Craven aud A. B. Mulr, stewards; A W. Fowler, tyler. The fireman' ball Monday evening socially speaking wa a grand ums, although the Are boys netted, but little from the proceed. The hull wa taste fully decorated, the tuuslo by Prof. Toney'a orchestra, of McMlunvllle, wa excellent, and the sumier iriveii at Motel lloluiau. wa uevvr excelled lu the county. Oue night last week some iierson or oemon weut to the siuok house of Mr. . P. Gwlnn and took nlue ham, even shoulder, two sides of meat box of pear, and a box of apple. This I a winiDle of the sleallua! that ha been going the round In Ihdla. several ramlliea miwttuir dlllVrwnt kind of edible. There were two watch meeting held here last Monday evening, oue being held at the Christian church and the other at the residence of Mr. J. b fcim it Im, for the MethodUt youug folk. Mr. A. K. Moore returned to Dralu last week, expecting to put on a drnnia there, when he will return to Dallas and probably play "Nevada or the Lost Mine." The Y. P. 8. C. K. county oouvpii Hon held here last week, wa largely attended aud much Interest manifested W. Ileadly, and family, of Allwny ha been visiting hi lnother Cl. for the past week. Carol I HUrr, little son of IUh, Htarr, ha been very 111 of spinal trouble the past week. Johu Belt and family spent the holidays with Kalern relative. KKkKKU.L. Quite a number of young people met at the homeofWillNesiulthlast Moil day evening and spent the evening I playing game of different kind and bid the old year adieu aud welcomed the new oue lu. All report a very enjoyable time. Mr. Noltuer, editor of the Portland DuyMttch, also W. W. Williams, were lu our burg butt Tuesday. Quite a number enjoyed a social dance at the hall last Tuesday night CIKVju McAarthur, of Portland, Is visiting with relative at thl place. Mrs. Washburn, of Hprlugfleld, vlaltlug relatives lu thl vicinity. Clifford Kuykendall started to school at Moumouih Weduesday. School opened agalu Monday. ELKIMH. TPH.NKH MKMiK. We turned our Dutchman loose for three days and he took the team aud sled and gathered rubbish, scraii of boards with nails lu, a dangerous thing for a horse to step on, rails that were not in use and rotting on the ground were all piled up ready for use, when wanted. All scraps were taken to the wood pile The result was that we have our summers wood and when I went out on the place I got lost aud It took two Dutchmen to convince me that I lived there, the place looked much better I did not know It, great niaiiy farms would be the better by having a Dutchman turned loose on them. Look out we are going to turn our Dutchman Uku on something else uext week. In looking over our pot of political knowledge this week we find our national detit Is $02 per capita. Our money Is about $23 or $24 w capita, our custom aud reveuuos lis declined one-fourth, and our expenses are increasing at a suicidal rate, our treasury below the reserve and so soon after the sale of $108,000,000 bonds. The most of all the values In our country reduced until It will amount to the billion murk. Nothing but actual experience could have convinced me of this. The United Htates once the most glorious government and country on the glole to be brought to this. Verily we are governed by Pros, Cleveland and a democratic administra tion In Ohio the miller pays 44 cents pur bushel for wheat and sells flour at $2.(15 per barrel, wholesule; 104 pounds ufl'al at isj cents, and clears Zl cents per bushel, a 60 per ceut profit. What is the farmers profit on 81 cent wheat that cost 40 cents a bushel to raise? Now Is the time for furniers to dig ditches and put In tiling. The surface water Shows where the ditches are needed aud gives the fall necessary and the ground is easy to dig now, but were is the mighty dollar to buy the tiling. I he entertainment given at the Elkln's school-house was u grand suc cess. A lurge aud Intelligent audience WttB delightfully entertained by a Jolly . . .. 7 and dramatic class. We hear of considerable sickness, Several cases of typhoid aud scarlet fever. Word come to us that typhoid Is prevailing in Durke county, Ohio. A. J. Harmon aud wife, went to Buena Vista, for a weeks visit to their daughterMrs. E Richardson, The Burns mill Is gaining trade very fast under the present management. Thermometer kept near 40 degrees above zero all day New Years 1895, The plow run against so much wet weather that It had to stop. Two weeks more school at Elkln's school-house. rt L . r,.. , . . ... urumma. omiiu is getting very feeble,. ; uena'vista.' There will be a dime social given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Scott Friday evening. Everyone cordially Invited to be present. M. N. Prather and A. Anderson two of Buena Vistas farmers were doing business In yoijf town one day . lust week. ' .(yV;'! ,.-: ,;: .; ; ;.,. Miss NotU") Hall and brother Pearl arrived home from Oregon City, last ween, wnre they have been visiting. There wm pleasant party given at tlwbotiie of Mr. and Mrs,. A. Mc Laughlin' Monosy evening. Ml Ijotll Herbert returned from Iter home lu Corvallls, Iter sister sooompaiilng her back. There will be prachlng at the Inde pendent Evangelical church Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, Mlsa Maud Cole, who hat been visitor of t-taletu for several week hit returned. Leter Wilcox, returned from bl home near Albany, where he ha been visiting. The Dramatic ' :- i taring for drama to lie give , .. . ar future. Fred Venes, of Independence, wa visiting here last week. Bud Hall, la visiting friend and relation In Newport. PAKKEK. ll-lll. I.. I. ! Wm. Mct'urdy conteiiiplata a G man in the near future, when he will Introduce eome new feature, which will tie up to date, If not ahead: Jerked elephant and cold giraffe, will play prominent part a side lunch. Bradley, Boon A Co., our new hop firm, I clearing away timber from the edge of their Imp yard to prevent hading of the vine. L. Uelintck had a run away lat week. HI colt, Willie, showed great speed, which may Induce lum to take to the track. Wm. Fuqua gave a turkey dinner New Year. The house wa filled with friend and neighbor and a Jolly time wa had. Frauk Brown banqueted Henry Fllckeiiger and Bob DeArmoml aud family New Year' day. J. D. N ood once our schixil master I again an applicant for the pltlou There will be u driving of log on the Lucklamute thl winter. The warehouse i half full of wheat sud uoue I selling. Janice Huutlcy was among the visitor last week. Jr. Price's- Cream Making Powtfet Wr' lrHIlMMMeala4Mpla TIIK MLTEtTuiE IIOBHOB. A Large Nutalu r of People Hunted to lKath at a Chrhtnia Tree. A uiwt horrible holmaust occurred at Sliver Iake, Oregon, on Christmas eve. Over forty people gave up their live. While Haul Claua was making merry, the two hundred wople who had eaartubled lu the hall above Chrli man Jtrothers' store, little dreamed of the horrible fate tiiey were ou to meet. The Iakevlew foumhur say Someone attempted to leave the hall by walking on the U-ncJies when hli head struck a lurgf hanging lamp causing the oil to run out, which lin mediately caught tire. While trying to take the lamp down aud out of the room it wa knocked on the floor so that the burning oil ran out aud no one could touch It. From that time oil the acrne was terrible to behold. Home aid, 'Shut the door aud keep quiet, It cau be put out,' while other scream ed and yelled. In trying to escape the people kicked the lamp to the door where It lay motionless, aa It could not be touched on a won nt of the Intense heat, reopls were compelled to go through the flame to reach the door and frantically rushed to their doom Many escaped through the front win low and retched the ground by lad dent, but the fire burned so swiftly tnst many were burned to death twfore they could reach that outlet from the room There are aim) about forty jx-rwiiis who were badly burned, trampled aud erl ously injured by lumping from the windows, some of whom are uot ex peeled to live. "The killed are: Mr. Johu Bulck Freddie aud the baby, .Mrs. Otisley LUlie and Bruce, J. J. Bulck ami daughter, Mrs. Suclllug, Mrs. Howard aud and two children, Wood Heuri aud wife, Mrs. Coshow, Frank West his wife and two chlldrcu, Ed Bowen Miss McCaulay, T. J. Lambrlcs ami child, Mm Ward, sr., Mrs. U. F. Ab shier, F rankle Homing, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Nettie Williams aud child, W Clay Marti u aud wife, Robert Small Mrs. Ellu Ward and child, Frauk lUm his mother and slatttr, itov Ward child, Ira Hamilton and Mrs. Gus Hch roc red and child. "The iMmtoltlce and entire stock of giKids of Clirlmiiau Brothers, which were lu the hulldlim a two-story struct A MARTYR TO' INDIGESTION Cere4 hy Vilng Ayer'sSarsaparilla Ward of Comfort to All who Suffer from Dyipepil. "Vnr voara 1 wna a. marfvr tn "i Indigestion, and hud about given up nil hope of ever finding relief, o as the complaint only seemed to g grow worse instead or newer. unaer ordinary treatment. a o last, I was induced to try Aycr's o Sarsaparilla, and 1 hereby testify g that after using only three hot- g ties, I wascured. I can, therefore, o confidently recommend this mod- o Ic.inn to all slmilurlv afflicted." PitANKLlN Bkck, Avoca, la. "I am personally acquainted with Mr. Beck and believe any J statement ho may make to be o true." w. j. maxwkll. Dnnr- o gist and Pharmacist, Avoca, la. "I have used Ayer's Sarsapa. o rllla for general debility and, as 3 ablood.nurillRr, find it does ex. g actlv as is claimed for it." S. J. o Adams. Ezzell. Texas. , o Ayer'Son'Sarsapanlla o o o o o o , . Admitted for Eihlbttion AT THI WORLD'S tAlllg eeooeocoooooooooQcoooooH ure, were consumed with IU "Atvcral of (he people who bait their live lu the Are are related to many of the noted and Intlueutlal famllle of the stale. The terrible calamity ha prostrated the whole county nl every house la the village I turned Into a hospital. Many have come to the be reayed town from Lakevlew, 100 hi I Ice away, aud one half the people of Palw- leyaud Hummer Lake aHendlng the tick. Silver Lake tadug lu so Isohdeil a portion of the state I the reaaon that minute sr(lcularn cannot be given of the holocaimt. TIRED, WEIL KERVOUS, Ccald Kot SI::?. Prof. L. I), lidward. of Preirton, Idaho, aya: "1 wo all run down, weak, nervous and Irritable through overwork. suffered from bruin fa tigue, mental depression, etc.. 1 bo came ao weak and nervous that I could not sleep, 1 would trlso tired, discouraged gad blue. 1 began taking Dr. Miles' Nervine and now everything Is changed. I sleep soundly, I foci bright, active and ambitious. I can do more In one day now than I used to do in a week. For thl great good I give Dr. Miles' RcetoruUve Ncrvlno Ihosole credit. It Cures." Nrln H il4 o a nnwtl t iikreeUH, lliki Uta Sf' IkHU. lil UrnellL ureeUH, itiai ihs flh1 builli, A UilruHKliibiMillllatll.tbnUlne tor It. or It Will lM Ij Uq Ur. U UiIm Medical Co., Klkaart, lo4. nU uremlil. on rw'eini uf urii-a C3 iff What you can find at the . RACKET STOR. TABLE CLOTHS. CUASII , (WJNTKlU'AIs'KH W KITING TABLETS PKXCIUS COMBS Bcstol all is the This space is RESERVED t for the NEW LIVERY STABLE. C. a OROVES, Proprietor, Second street, bet. C and Monmouth. While You Are Remember that PATTEhSOH Have a fine stock of Pioneer Drug Store, SCHOOL BOOKS and Alexander-Cooper Drug Co, b02K We arc right after and Smile while we about sixty Ladies Jackets, which REGARBbESSiLGOST. See thene prices and Come 'Running' . 1 for they will not last long. MEN'S Long Rubber Boots - - $3.75. MEN'S Short, I :.,., ... oro HILDREN'S A 1 School Shoes 1,00. Clothing and Dress Goods, . (Any way to asuist you for CASH.) J2r Short lime hi STOCKTON I could tet relief from most horrl- hla MnaA dlaeaa. I hal anant hlinHnatl of dollars TRYING various rtmedle and physicians, none of whlth did mt any good. My finger nails came off, and my hair cime out, leaving m perfectly bald. I then went to HOT OPRIKGO Hoping to be cured by this celebrated H treatment, but very soon pecamt disgusted, and decided to TRY I ne eneci was truly wonderful. I commenced to re cover after taking the first bottle, and by the time I had ws twelve Instlet I entirely tan curt by 6. S, S. wh the worM-ramnrM Hut fiprlnte he4 (ilM. WAt 1 IOOMIS, 5hmort. U Oar eooS a lh niaw M WeTrnlawl awIM IrM la aa eiilrm. wirr spacino oo.. Auaai,a. Jtotlce. An Interesting meeting I to be held at Oak drove m January 12, vm. llegionlng at 10 a. to. the Oak Orove school will give an intereetlog program linniedlatcly following which Free, Camplwll, of the O. 8. N. K. will deliver a lecture. Thla will be the leading femurs of the day. Mr. Cainpiell will stwak on the advance ment of (lie public school. A basket dinner will be arranged at the grange hail, where Immediately after dinner the grange will hold a public Installa tion of o ftlcer. Make an early decUlon to be present and do not forget your basket. All are cordially Invited. MarahaPs Notice of Hale. To whom It may concern: Notice Is hereby given that I have taken up and Impounded while running at large within the limit of the city of Inde pendence: One yellowish gray horse bIxu i ft-yeara-olii, and 1 yellowish gray mare atut J-yeara-old. The owner la hereby notified that iiiiIcm the same are taken away and all coat and exiM'tike paid within ten day from date, they wlti be sold nu'illc auction on Saturday, Jan. 6tb at 2 o'clock n. ui . to the hlirheat bid' dcr for caah in baud. Independence, Or., Dee. W, 1894. A. J. TUI'PKK, City Marshal. TOWELS. LACE CURTAINS Heavy Cotton HOSE PENS INK UltUSHES- line of SHOES. Prepared PAINTS STATIONERY. HERE! you. weep, and Kctul thin . We have Children's we are goihg to Hull DEFOHH Touching r Things Up, BROS. The Druflrists & HENKLE. CfflTHi this tm Aa it will next wepk tell cl about vABivin v" " You will fid veritable BARGAINS 5j. and the IT! 8e lasts 11 1 1 iru