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nrry i IT'S NOW UP TO YOU I I III I I X ''WW V I W I GET IN THE HABIT i , our motto. Call Inaad enroll - J tin alone and kp right at It ' lnnMiviiHbq . . . H-.iin.Himinn,n, ; Devoted to (be Interests ot the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest nil - i i L , i ii , VOC6 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12. 1910, NO. 40 Harvey W. Scott Another great leader hi Oregon development ond politics hns passed ' away, leaving a void that will be difficult to fill. The familiar figure of Oregon's "grand old mail" of newspapcrdom will be seen no more iu the city he has been such a potent factor in making great. He was born in Tazewell county, Illinois, February t, 1838, died in. Ilaltlmore August fi, 1910, aged 72 years, 6 months and 5 days. His ancestors came from Scotland to America in 1755. landing at Charleston, S. C. His grand par ents came from Pennsylvania and North Carolina, while his parents came from Kentucky to Illinois. His father came to Oregon iu 1852 bringing his family across the plains with ox teams, settling in Yamhill county where he remained a little over a year. Going from there to what is now known as Mason County, Washington, about 20 miles northwest of Olympia. Here young Scott labored at clear ing land and opening up farms un til In 1855, when the Indian war broke out and he saw active ser vice iu those perilous times until the Indians were suppressed. His consuming desire for an ed ucation brought him back to Ore gon in 857, because of the lack of educational facilities iu his own neighborhood. Walking the entire distance from his home to Forest Grove, he entered the University. After a few mouths of study lie was compelled to leave school and find work with which to support himself. Iu 1859 his father removed to Oregon and settled upon a farm at the foot of Gale's I'cak, three miles west of Forest Grove. Most of the money to meet the expense of his education was earned by hard manual labor on the furins iu the neighborhood. On his fath er's place was n sawmill, and Mr. Scott worked there when not em ployed elsewhere. He was an ex pert axmiiu its were all the young men of pioneer times and lie did n good deal of work iu clearing the forest about Forest Grove. Among the men who employed him largely in this was was the late Thomas G. Joulnr. A few years ago iu company with T. H. Tongue he pointed out stumps of huge trees on the Naylor claim which he ond Mr. Tongue had cut down together while stu dents at the University For about ten years Mr. Scott was a trustee of Pacific University and during the last four years he was president of the board. During his recent illness he wrote me a let ter, expressing his interest and his regret that he would not be able to attend an important meeting of the trustees. Thus he supported himself by work in the lodging camps and by teaching school until 1859, when he entered upon a full collegiate course at the Pacific University. After graduation he went to Idaho and engaged in mining and other occupations until in. 1864, when he returned to Oregou and secured em ployment in the Portland library and shortly began to work for the Oregonian. The following year he assumed the responsible position as editor of that paper which position he held continuously until he passed away, except for an interval be tween October 1873 and April 1877, during which time he served as col lector of customs of the port of Portland. To the virile writing, untiring energy, indomitable courage, clear sighted view of the future, and great executive ability of Mr. Scott, more than to any other influence, is due the greatness of the Oregon ian as it stands today, the leadiug, most powerful and influential, news paper of the entire Pacific coast country. Always vigorous in body and mind, he had hardly a day of illness until in April last when he went East to attend the meeting of the Associated Press of which he was a director and returning contracted a severe cold from which he never recovered, but suffered more or less from rheumatic attacks. After a most rigorous treatment here his physlcan advised that only by an operation was there -any hopes of his recovery the disease being diag nosed as prostastitis or enlargement of the prostate gland. He went to Baltimore to the most famous spec ialist in prostatectomy of the coun try, leaving Portland July 38, en during the trip without auy incon venience or loss of strength, and Dr, Young and other physicians de clared that Mr. Scott was in a most favorable condition for the opera tion. After several days rest he underwent the operation, leaving the operating table in a strong con dition; but Saturday morning at 7 o'clock he began sinking and in spite of the best stimulants known to medical science his heart grew r v" - - stendily weaker until. the end. The operation was entirely successful and surgeons and physicians were confident of his final recovery until this heart weakness unexpectedly intervened. The development o( all of Oregon was ever uppermost in the mind of Mr. Scott. To him will be given much of the credit of the final open ing of Central Oregon to railway transportation. During the recent tour through the interior of the state, Lewis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, said iu numerous addresses that the at tention of the Hill interests had been finally nttructed to the oppor tunities for railway development in this statu by the efforts of Mr. Scott. Frequent references to the isolation of the district s,ccn in the editorial columns of the Oregonian had first attracted thq attention of James J. Hill and these led to con sultations on the subject with Mr. Scott. President Hill gave to Mr. Scott by name n large share of the credit of the opening of Interior Oregon. In 1886 he was the temporary secretary of the state convention of the Union party, and at numerous limes iu the following subsequent years he was an uctivc participant, us delegate ill the Republican party conventions in Oregon. Iu 1876 he was a delegate to the Republican Nutioual convention, held at Cincinnati, and which nom inated Rutherford B, Hayes for President of the United States. In 1880 Mr. Scott wus u delegate to the memorable Republican Na tional convention which nominated James A. Garfield. At the time of his death Mr. Scott was u trustee of the Pacific University at Forest Grove, of which he was the first graduate, lie had been u member of the Port laud Water Hoard and always took great pride in Portland's water sys tem. He was also a member ot the State Text Hook Commission, which chose the text books for the schools of the state. In 1904 Mr. Scott was elected president of the Lewis and Clurk Pair Association, but declined re election lit 1905, when he was suc ceeded by H. W. Goode. Mr. Scott wus a member of the charter board, which drafted the present charter of the - City of Port land. He was u member of the Arlington Club and of the Portland Commercial Club. Mr. Scott was made a member of Portland Lodge No. 55, A, F and A. M., In 1905, and his initiation Into the order was considered a memorablo event by the members of the frateru'ty In Portland. He then became 0 member ol Washing toil Chapter No. 18, Royal Arch Masons, and Oregon Commaiidery No. 1. Kniuhts Templars. He re ceived the thirty-second degree In the Ancleut and Accepted bcottisli rite iu Washington, D. C, in 1906. This degree was conferred upon him by the Supreme Council 01 tue Scottish rite. On June i s. 1007, he was Ini tiated Into Al Kudcr Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Scott toot great interest in Masonic histories after he joined the fraternity, aud was frequently called upon to de liver uddresses at Masonic cere monies. Iu October, 1865, Mr. Scott mar rled Miss Elizabeth Nlckliu. She died in 1875, leaving two children, John H. und Kenneth Scott, the latter dying in childhood. Mr. Scott's secoud wife was Miss Margaret McChesney, He married her at her father's home, Latrobe, Pa., iu 1876. Mr. Scott is survived by his wile and four children, John H. Leslie M Ambrose B. and Miss Judith M. Scott. He was the last of five brothers, two of whom died in in fancy. The fourth, John Heury Scott, died at Forest Grove, May 1, 1865. Four sisters are still living, and in Portland. They are Mrs. Mary Frances Cook, Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, Mrs. Catherine A. Coburn and Mrs. Harriet L. Pal mer. Mrs. Margaret Furnside and Mrs. Maria Kelty, two sisters, died, the former in September, 1865, and the latter In 1901, Mrs. Ellen La tourette, a half sister, is living at Oregon City, and Charles Scott, a half brother, died iu 1895. Besides the children there are four grandchildren, William Har vey and Marian, son and daughter of Johu H, Scott, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie M. Scott, and Margaret, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Scott. The family lived at First and Market streets for a time, moving in 1869 to tbeir present, home, Twelfth and Morrison streets. Mr. Scott took two trips abroad, the first accompanied by Mrs. Scott, in 1901, and another in the. fall of 1906, when be was accompanied by Mrs. Scott and bis daughter. On the latter trip they visited the chief points of interest ia Europe, among them Florence, Italy; Rome, Vienna aud Switzland, besides Lon don, England. Thus passes another of the grand, noble, self-sacrificing, brave old pioneers of Oregon. A true, faith ful, helpful friend; a vigorous, keen, aud while in the fight,, relent less enemy; but after the battle, an earnest, hearty co-worker with the conquered; a wit, a philosopcr, a politician, an orator, n literature; while he has passed from am6ug his associates, his name will live as long as the history of the early days iu Oregon shall be known aud future time will alone demon strate what Oregon owes to Harvey W Scott. Rcqulcscat iu Pace. The body of Mr. Scott will arrive iu Portland tomorrow morning and will be taken to Holmati's rooms. Later in the day will be taken to the Scottish Rite Cathedral where it will lie In state from 2 to 4 p. m. The midnight service of the Masons will be held at 9 p. m. Sunday the hotly will be removed to the family home at 12th and Morrison and at 1:30 p. in. Sunday, the Masons witl take charge of the body nud it will be interred at Rivcrvicw Cemetery. Merry Wedding Bells Wednesday evening, August 3, 1910, at the residence of the bride's mother, 106 Willis boulevard, St. Johns, Oregon; Mr. W. R. Hall und Miss Maude Chambers. Only relatives of the bride and groom were present at the ceremony which was performed by Rev. Chester P. Gates. After the cere mony a delicious wedding supper was served and the Willumbia Band, of which Mr. Hall Is a mem ber, serenaded the party. The contracting parties it re well known iu St. Johns. Miss Cham bers formerly lived here and later moved with her parents to Astoria; but recently attracted cither by the lovely cliuiHte and other felicitous conditions' aud environments of St. Johns, or by this affair d'nmour wlilcli lias so Happily culminated, she returned with the family who have again made St. Johns their home. The groom Is one of the most re- llabterRcui-lBiidtiitcrprlsItigydung men of our city. With the First National Bank from its beginning, he has met almost our entire no nu tation (n a business way and always with the same courteous, pleasant manner which has won so many friends for him here. We but voice the sentiment of the hundreds of friends of both the happy young people in wishing them a long, happy prosperous voyage 011 the matrimonial sea, abounding in bright" sunshine and devoid of the storms and gales too often incident to these life trips of our people, They are at home to all their freiuds at 710 East Polk street, where Roy has provided a cage for his bird ere he make the final cap ture. ' A Narrow Escape While Mr. J. B. King of 350 Tiogo street was working Iu the trench of the sewer laying pipe near the manhole in the triangle in front of the Peuinsula bank Monday, the bank caved in on him at 3 o clock, covering him with six or eight feet of sand and dirt. His companions saw the cave and at once began with frantic energy to dig him out, It was 3:30 before bis face was uncovered and he had last consciousness, but when the air reached him he recovered and was given a stimulant, while the work of removing the dirt was con-1 united ivith unabated eifort. At 2:45 he was pulled out of his living tomb and strange as it may appear was able to stand upon his fet, although rather wobbly in the knees from the effect of his exper ience. Mr. King says he was not frightened at first for he knew the boys would dig him out in a little while, and he could hear them dig ging away. Every movement, however, made the dirt pack the tighter around his chest and dually he could not get his breath, but for tunately'just at this time he was reached and his face uucovered. Physicians were present and he was taken into the hotel and cared for. Strange as it may seem, Mr. King says he is all right except a bruise on one of his knees, aud where the rope pulled so hard on his chest when they were taking him out is a little sore. Mr. King is an an old miner and this is not the first time that he has been caught, and said he would be all right in a little while; but that if he had not been stout as a horse it would have bea all up with him, Council Proceedings The meeting of the city fathers was a busy one last Tuesday even ing. The executive body of the city government was all iu their places promptly on time except the Recorder and Alderman Ililler. The former being, on the annual hike of thc.0. N. G. and the latter out of the city. Deputy Recorder J. E. Tanch filled the recorder's chair assisted by Miss Brodahl, the recorder 8 secretary. An order of the county court was read purporting to give the P. R. L. & P. company right of way limits. This seemed all right as far as to the French block, but from that point to Ida street there having been no street roadway, cither public or private, it did not appear that the county court, or any other for that matter, had jur isdiction in the matter and the com pany must have secured rights of way from the individual owners of the property. Report of St. Jolms Water Works company regarding placing aud chuugiug of certain hydrants was read, ouc of which was chang ing the hydrant at the intersection of Eric with Bradford street across the latter street, which the council thought put the hydrant outside I the city's territory aud upon pri j vale jfropcrty. Engineer's estimate of certain im provements on New York street between Kellogg and Willis boulc vurd was read aud placed on file. Request of Dr. McChesney for eriulssiou to place cement sidewalk in front of his block was read, dis cussed and 011 motion was referred to chairman of street committee with instructions to confer with the doctor concerning the mutter. Communication from J, B. Hoi brook conveying waiver and declar ing purpose to pay whatever the, cost may be on his property for the improvement of Columbia boulc vurd through the, 1910 addition was rcud aud placed o'u file. Engineer's ncceptuucc of the im provement of Thompson street was read aud accepted In the matter of the petition of certain citizens requesting the coun cil to close thertubviuK picture shows aud cigar stauds on Sunday, which had been referred to the license committee, the committee reported against this closing aud motion of Downey to table the pe tition Indefinitely carried unani mously. C. C. Woodhotise presented iu person request for permission to place an entrance from the street to the basement of his proposed new structure 011 corner of Ivauhoe aud Burliugtou streets," opeuiug on Ivauhoe street. This opening cuts into the sidewalk 3 feet, but as there will be a 1 3-foot sidewalk, and Mr. Woodhotise proposed to protect the opening from the side walk by iron bar, so that pedes trians could not fall Into the open ing, the request was grouted Communication from the Ferry company offering to perform the labor necessary aud furnish the nails with which to redeck the street leadiug to the ferry provided the city would furnish the lumber, led to a lengthy discussion. The terms of the ferry franchise require that company to keep this decking in good repair even to the extent of reconstructing the entire improve ment if necessary, Siuce this fran chise was granted, however, other couditiotis have ariseu: the new city dock, the development of the shipyard, the location of the gar bage deposit and the development of the wood business along the water front, has created nn im mense traffic over this street, Au actual observance demonstrated that where three teams went over the ferry inside of three hours nine teams weut down the street to these other users. It was therefore deem ed but just that the proposition be accepted; and on motion of Downey it was decided to furnish the lum ber to repair this street with three Inch plauk down to the ferry slip. The only part of the decking that needs renewing being the center portion, it will cost but between $100 aud $150 approximately. The matter of the sewer right of way over the Weyerhaueser tract was up again with the proposition that this company would grant right of way for the sewer to its outlet in exchange for the same right over the stub end of Maple street on their tract. The sense of the couucil was that it would be a fair exchange and the matter is in the bands of the city attorney for final adjustment. This sewer will therefore be put through as quickly as the necessary steps can be taken to accomplish it, Nightwatchman Straight, of the St. Johns Lumber company, was appointed speciarpoliceman by' the Mayor and confirmed by the coun cil. Resolution to improve Columbia boulevard was passed, and engineer ordered to make report ou the cost of widening aud changing St. Johns avenue. A resolution to improve Mohawk street betwecti Ivauhoe aud Wil lamette boulevard was lost because of a jog iu that street making it necessary to have the resolution in different form. Referred to street committee with instructions to con sult the engineer aud have in proper shape to report at next meeting for action. Edicfsoti Fuel Co. asked permis sion to install aud operate scales in, Jvrto street in connection with their fuel yard opposite the water tower. Granted. Alderman Downey, the Demos thenes of the city council, at this point In the proceedings resurccted the Bradford street improvement resolution. It seems that this reso lution was passed June 28, and the city engineer ordered to present the city council with a directory reso lution, but the work has been hin dered doubtless by the heavy bur den of sewer aud street work that is being carried 011, On motion of Johnson city engineer was directed to prepare this resolution as soon as possible. Committee reported that the property 011 projxjscd Oswego street improvement would not stand for the full improvement, but the assessed valuation would pro vide only for the grading of the street, unless waivers could be secured from the property owners, The present valuation will provide for about $1200, while the im provement will cost about $2000. Bills to the amount of $483.36 were allowed mid ordered paid. Alderman Downey again trained his forensic guns upon the council In favor of improving North Ivau hoe street from Catliu to the Weyerhaeuser tract, with the result that the city attorney will take the mutter up with the city engineer to ascertain if the revenues will be available to grade the street and put in the sidewalks. Ordinance adopting viewers' re port on the Improvement of Fesseu deu street was passed aud signed by the mayor. On niotlou.of Johnson it was de cided by the council to tise none but vitrified sewer pipe. Resolution for the improvement of Jersey street will be republished, the necessary notices not having been placed iu the proper time. Alderman Davis Introduced the subject of oiling onr boulevards and ou motion of Johnson, recorder was instructed to request the comity commissioners to oil Willamette aud Columbia boulevards. The following clipped from his home paper, from the pen of a local writer, was handed us by our townsman, S. W. Rogers, shows the writer possessed of more than ordinary "ability." The moral, too, applies as happily to politics and rtlgion as to hauling logs: Three teams hitched to a load of log Were tolling up a hill) Tiie anxious driver uracil them 011, "Hi, Molly there; IU, Dill:" And stretching out full length they pulled With inch-long steps the load So high and wide it fairly hid The whole view of the road, Surely, but alow, the mass moved on Koch horse was true as steel, And large aud strong and sinewy With calks oil toe aud heel, l'our solid tons these horses weighed, Pull fourteen tons the sleigh, And twenty rods of icy hill To climb that winter day, With nostrils wide and muscles tense 'Gainst load and hill and wind They toll triumphant toward ttie top, Ten rods are feft behind, When lol the camp boy on a mule Comes stubbing up the road, And slyly hooks the dragging chain To that gigantic load. Surely, but slow, the mass moves on Above the creaking sleieh. And quite as slow the mule is turned Down hill the other way This boy had argued with the men, Aim vowed mat "mules is stout," Aud said if ever they got stuck He'd come and pull 'em out. Well, sleepy-like the little mule Got started down the hill But when he felt the backward strain It went airaiust his will: Then straightway he began to dig Contrary-wise aud straight Those eighteen tons of logs and teams Were stopped as sure as late. Scrabbling like mad the horses plunged The driver yelled in vain Those eighteen tons of logs and teams Went uowu tue mil again. This anecdote is bona fide, And serves, I think, to show What one contrary, mangy, little, Hunty ass caa do. Floyd D, Rare. Subscribe for the Telegram best evening paper on tho coast, See Ed Stockton, ... Ability A New Industry Wc arc clad to note the pros pcrity and enterprise of our sister communities near Portland. It is an incentive to us to get up nud hustle for better things iu St. Johns. This time it is Oregon City. I' or a number of ycurs deposits of a mineral substance has been known to exist in several localities about that little city. Numerous experiments and analyses have been made to determine the com mercial value of the deposits, but of no avail until quite recently Mr. L K. 1 alley, from San Francisco, came to Oregon City aud engaged In the painting and papcrhangiug business, He was called to the home of Louis Vicrhus near that place to do some work. Incidentally lie was shown a sample of this mineral because he was a painter and it was thought that this would bo a good material to manufacture into paint. Iu fact, the Indians were known to have used it for their facial decorations. As soon as Mr. Tallcy got his eyes upon the sample, he grabbed it and ex claimed excitedly "Gee whir.! that is just what I have been looking for." Then he went on to explain how he had once been engaged in the manufacture of a mineral paint from this same kind of material under the name and trade mark of the "Aztcc'Patnt Co." This company was originally located at a ioiut in Arizona where the relics of the ancient Aztec arc so abundant. Mr. Tallcy told Mr. Vicrhus how he became interested iu the material by ucciug some of the work of this extinct race ou pottery and other articles, nud was impressed with the indestructible nature of the paint, which centuries of exo.Hurc to the weather had not been unable to dim its lustre. He spent several years iu investigations, making excavations, aud all kinds of research to secure the secret of the Aztec painters nud decorators. He had many analyses made but all to no purpose until he acci dentally discovered an urn contain ing all the ingredients which had apparently been abandoned for some cause at the critical moment of mixture. This lie had carefully analyzed and from this source learned to make identically the same paint used by the aborigines. A company was formed aud the man ufacture commenced, For some time all went well, but later the Indian chief who owned the laud where the deposit was, refused to permit them to have any more of the mineral. This put au cud to the manufacture. But enough had been made to demonstrate the value of the product. Nothing whatever seems to have any effect upon the Calm. Ocean going vessels whose ottoms have been covered with this paint have gone on their long trip to Alaska and after being months iu the salt water have re turned to the dry dock to find the paint just as bright and clcou as when first put on. Not a cruck, erosion, corrosion or other defect. This melius a saving of thousands of dollars to ship owuers. Put ou buildings, the weather seems to have no effect upon it whatever aud the protection that It thus gives to building material ts of inestimable value, Mr. Talley has been looking for this material for several years and is delighted with his find, We urc informed that there is au inexhaustible supply which has already been secured a company formed and the manufac ture of the paint begun iu a small way. The old machinery of the former company has been acquired and ouc of the old employes. This machinery will soon be placed iu a large building which has been pur chased by the company and is being refitted for the plant. Mr. VIerhus expects to have the plant in full operation iu from Co to 90 days. New machinery is beiug added to the old aud the manufacture will be pushed as vigorously as money aud enterprise will accomplish it. Mr, Talley alone possesses the secret of the combination of the puiut, fillers, etc., which are made from this mineral, which takes no oil, white lead, or other ingredients commonly used in paints; but cer tain herbs aud their extracts which au analysis of the contents of the old Aztec urn disclosed, to gether with exhaustive experiments have enabled Mr, Talley to prop erly combine so as to reproduce the old Aztec paint in all its indestruc tible nature. The company, even before be ginning the manufacture of the paint have secured orders for thou sands of gallons of the paint from those who used it before, thus at testing the value these former users place upon the product. Preach the gospel of St. Jons, Why Not Oil Our Streets? A number of our friends have urged U3 to say something anent the proposition of oilitur our streets. There are so many things that may be said both pro and con that It Is with diffidence that wc undertake to discuss the matter. Those who arc not in favor of oiliug the streets plead the bad odor that emanates from the mate-, rial used thereon. This Is ofTetisivc to some, while others do not mind It or even appear to like it. One thing is certain, that is, that it is healthful. No "buuolocist" has ev er been able to discover 11 germ, mi crobe, bacilli or other form of life detrimental to the srcutis homo. which uses this material as a medium through which to cultivate an acquaintance with the said g. h. Ou the other hand, It Is claimed that this oil aud its odor Is an anti septic aud tends rather to purify tue atmosphere than otherwise, while the oillcss dust is the most happy medium for the transmission of ail microbic life. The ladies, may their tribe in crease, dislike the oiled streets be cause the oil gets 011 their gowns aud proves a sad decoration. But why have gowns that trail along iu the dirt? It must be tiresome to handle such apparel, and besides ' the physiologists tell us they are not conducive to the health of the wearers. Tlicsc same delightful companions of "mere man" also object that the oil clings to the feet nud Is carried into the homes by the pedestrians going and coming. A good healthy door mat judiciously used before entering our homes would remove this objection. Besides, after n short time this matter Is righted by the use of the streets, the oi! becoming so intricately mixed with the soil that it docs not adhere to tue pedal xtrcmilics. , The citizens, a few of them, de cry the expense. This cannot be avoided, But the immense saving to the streets, to the home., to the work of the housekeepers, whether It be the good wife, or the hired , servants, will, in n short time, re imburse the objecting citizens lor ull of their well spent money, used In defraying this expense) Let us look for a moment at the other side of the question aud enum erate some of the good features of this oil upon the streets, The first thing that would claim our atten tion is the absence of the dust iu the air. St. Johns streets aru so level, are becoming so well im proved, oyr homes here are becom ing so attractive; that this city is rapidly becoming one of the bright est spots ou au automobile drive from our big sister city up the Willamette, aud we arc not exag gerating when we say that more 1 atttos come our way than iu auy other direction from the big city. Every one knows the result 01 these rapidly moving "joy mills" over our light, sandy soil. The surface of the roads whore they have not been hard surfaced soon become worked iuto an impalpable powder, which the wheels of the swiftly moving vehicles throw into the air, and the gentle breezes which prevail here nearly ull hours of the day and night carry great clouds of this dust into the homes along the streets and thoroughfare. The oil abates this nuisance entirely and permits one to enjoy the sight of these pretty cars passing with out the necessity of perforce taking his "peck of dirt" each time. The effect upon the streets, too, is beneficial iu many ways, As the oil mingles with the soil, the paw ing vehicles pack it down firmly In stead of loosening it up aud the dirt remains in the streets instead of its being carried away by the breeze to the adjoining lots, The streets ure thus kept iu better con dition aud require less than half of the labor to keep them so, as when oil is not used. The "blessed ladies" too, we are told by those who live ou oiled streets, find the work of dusting more than half sayed by the action of the oil in holding the dust where It belongs on the streets. There are many other things which might be added in favor of putting oil on the streets; but this bus been said with a view to get ting an expression from our citi zens ou the subject either pro or con aud in the hopes that our city fathers may see fit to take the mat ter up. If it should be deemed too late to take action this year, let us make arrangements now, so that next summer will fiud our streets oiled aud the dust nuisance a for gotten nightmare, Wanted Reliable person to clean office daily, not to exceed one hour's work, Leave name and ad dress at this office,