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About The state rights democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1865-1900 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1899)
a I V f1, Outing NO. 8. days ago there came Into tha oe jrouog tnan who wu getting er lor photographlo views. A r waa very much pleased w 1th a Yoemlte Falls, fill pronuncle- th nirn o( tbi Falls, Yo seuHte ting the last syllable, was not ac g to Uunler i.but I eicueed lilm on round that he bid neither studld lib nor visited tha Falls. pruounclatiuu of till word rc- led in of conservation Hint I bd a friend just beiore 1 Itift Albany o'a purpose ttirn fjrmed. 1 will ow put Hut purpose into effect by inake t urthoephy the theme o( (bit outing. do nut don, Imcmxi 1 ley claim to erfectne.s in orthoephy hot to tall at- lion to its important, epfllaty on rt ol tuduts and iboia wlio Jread air in public. I need nut say thai met pronunciation detracla from deresUfan adders or a reading i III other retprct it vary good . It a rcadi a chapter from Daniel and a A bed ii ego, A tied Ng'), I am ua I and etnce ooncluda that b l )t up to date In hi nrll o'phy. It he ll KHmilltk. F.li M lick, I am puiu'ed r a moment and wonder how I ml."l liln the reading i,f the IS'blo. II hi o( Bloion Idee, ba cause ma a part of b'a a ruiin before I go' ird out that ba mean rUinouidee. herpeakeof aowethln that la vary ar-atalng, my private opinion l, hat bl pronunciation ta very htraav'nu. If ba tilla m about .vary Intaraitiog lecture llluatratad by pbotograbig view of lha scenes descrlb ad, I baa an luiprration that bit ec count of tha lecture would bavo ban mora Interesting, if It had beta ll'untret ed in a higher degree bla wrcflclency in orthoephy. These ara only a fvw ot lha many worda wbiob I baa beard pronounced incorrect! by educated meat but tbay are enongti totbow bow far om aia rom baing up t data In thalr pronun Cation. They are enough to tbow that tbiaa man ara nallbar !o oherrera of bo pronunciation of olhara bo: atodroti ol orthoepby. 8oo aftar leavtog eotlaga 1 discovered! that mv!pronoociatia wat not of Iba highest oidr. Ilbeabegana practice wblcb la dill la ua. Whenever I Laar any ooa pronounce word differently from what I do, I taka not of It and lat I i m ..eJ H tbe dictionary decide woo right. Wban tba proper pronunciation of i 1 weed la aattlad tbla way it la gaoarally jT remembered. , i win now give .the readers i tne Jkmccbat a taat of thalr proficiency' to orthoephy, aid ask tbam to read It, con unit a'good diotiooary and report to tba )kwockat lha nnmbar of worda mbsed M Uat. Teet lo orthoephy t A sacrilegious aon of Itallal, who baa auffartd from broncbitla, ha. log ex Veusted bit flnaacai, in ordar to tnaka good tba deficit, raaolvtd to ally blitraell a comely, lenient and docile young uy oi mo aiaiay cr laucaesiao race. la accordingly pure hated a calliope and coral necklace of chameleon bue and In eecuriog auite of room at a piinclpal otel be engaged Iba headjwalter aa bla jtjutor. lie tben dispatched le'ter the tnott aiceptlonal eallgraphy as nt, Inviting tba young lady to a mali ce. Bbe revolted at the idea, Jr futlng eontider baraalf laorlflcable to bla da f a, and aant a polita oott of rafutal. Tl- reoalrlng wblcb bo procured a car J bin and bow la knife, laid ba would now forge lattera hymeneal wltb. tha queen, went to an Itolato J tpot. aavared bla jugular vin and diecharged tba tontenta of tha carbine into hie abdorren. jThedfbrlt wat removed by tha coroner. ' Cki.iiih. I Rodavllie, Ore., July 10, 1801). u tit ami owia are roojtmg in the big tarcb factory at KJeoburg, Ind, Tbe huge building once tilled with contented men and women, Lapp In tbe opportun Ity to toil, ;t given over to. silence and decay. Tba cottages theae once busy la porera tenanted are vacant and rotting dowo. Toe merchant! from whom tbev purchased topplles are without cuitom- era. There i ao air of inactivity, denrer lion aod bopeleisnen lo the thops and along tbettreete. Thle la tba picture ot wbat the trual ayttem has dona for E Jenburg, The Omaha Boe, a leading republican paper, bas this paragraph. "John Bar f I for Oriental conquest, ia a New Eogland- f I ei by birth, an Oregonlan by retldinre K and aa oinoe-eeeker by prufesalon. 11a j I waa Out a republican, tben editor of a ) f allerdemocratio paper, became a gold- wuK m wuibid oniue auring Cleveland t teooud term, and ia now an e ipaneion lit " The ttk or 75,009 elephan'a, tayt an exchange, are required every year to aup tpiyineworm wuu piano aeye. billiard 'ball acd knife bardlet. That ueed to be tbe e'er of the requirement before cellu- i cam along and rivaled the featt of eomargarine. j The) All Pa-rvndlnj Toplo. Tba only spirit wblcb ihould pervade tha peop't la giving reception to li e volunteeri on the their return from the war in tba I'blllpplnea It one of pride for their eplendld record, end periona! love andteteatn, There ihould be not bine lelditi In I', no datlre to make abow that will bring a big crowd Into a town for tha take of circulating money, but juitaiuiply one lo do honor to whom honor it due. The record of the Orgon man at aolditra It ooa of the beet In tha bittory ol warfare, and It ta only Juit that there be a public exprotelon of an euipbatlo order wlilub thall ehow our appreciation of tha f4ct. h ihould not be merely a demonetration that will ex cite curioeity, but of a rharacler lo give espreeelon lo the geiulncueii of our feelinge, and a l.li li will fuller patriot leml and koli our people together in clot bondt of followthlp regndleti of parly, It It a favorable opportunity to tench tba young a leiton In loyalty to government ana to broaden the mind in lha pet he f true patrioliem nut engendered bv tel Uthneee. In connection with it the mattering out of the m.'diert it nut merely a matter ol locality, but there ia a epirit tf bual neatrciMireted with It that cannot bt ignore I. il.le from a financial ttandpclnt. It It aleo well lo remember tba already long octau ride the young it. en have tak en and that wltb Ihem the great thing la lo be at boine wild their teUtive and f ilenda juet aa toon ae p ilt I. A elate pride might dictate the demand that the Oregon boye be brought home to their own elate to be muttered out, but after all that ia not an Important metier at all. In the eaaf there waa no attention paid lo the fact lo tba muttering out ol the eoldiera taking part la the Cuban campaign, nor U it reatooable to de mand It. Every day thre la additional evhleace ol the fact that tha vblt of tba tditora of the eaet to Oregon will have a iplendld effect In the npbnllding of our aula and the bringing of it to tbe notkeof tbe world. It ia quite probable l he par pie of the eaet will beat If ait in formed of tbe fact that there la no dan gar here from Indiana and wild animals and Ibat we bave chorcbee and echoole. In fact tome of tba vieltori have been ao much charmed witb our Inetttotloot and people aa to remark Ibat we are Joet about tba moat enlightened and boipita ble people on tbe face of tbe globe. Over In tbe good county ot Dodge, In village that adjoint Mower county la a grave, over wbicb reeta aa Immenee boulder. Under tbe rock reeta tha remain of a woman. Tbe rock wbicb eervea for monument, la aaid to have been erected not bora love put bate. "Tfat will keep her down," le aaid to bave been he re mark of the boebaud when be paid about 1100 to have tbe Immeoie rock brought from a dittance and rolled upon tbegrava After that lie drove an Iron pipe down In to the coffin, and on daya wban be feeli ug'y.or la drunk, begoeato tbe grave and tboutadown the Iron pipe all tbe mean tbinga ho can think oft Tbia may teem ineiedible but le nevertbeleta true -Aue-tia Minn. Herald. Roteburg Review : The irotta ara put tiog up thw price of tbi If product day ty day, to pay dividend upon their enorm oua elock, onc-balf of wblcb la "watered' and doee not repreeent a cer t of aj'ual investment. Tbla they could not de were there competition, but tbe blgb tariff prevents all out-side competition, and the general public, who must have theae prod icle, a re thereby obbeit. North weet-l'aclflo Farmer! It la aaid Inat "reliable growera" can now contract their hope, If tbay want to, at 12 centa a pound and better. By reliable growera la meottboee who will make deliveries at tbe contract prlcea they might bave re alised bad tbey refuaed to bind themselv at. This is evidence that tba dealera In me r.r.t ana in jvuope think iiops are going to be high. It li more bletted to give tban to re ceive. Thote who appreciatj this fact will be pocnlltily much b!ened thee daya of maoy subscriptions paperr. It Is a fact, too. It does a roan good lo give of his aubitance for tba building np of Lie town and for tboie things w bicb will 1 ooor and reward bia fellow men. The fact ibat a tilth of all tba Uacb era from Oregon at the national meeting of the teachers are from Albany, epeaka for this city and tbe spirit that exi.ts among the educational factora at work sere. It la somewhat remarkable that more teachers ara In attendance from Albany tban from Portland. Mr. Bryan continues to ba received witb tbe same fervor that always char acterlaes bis visits wherever he goes. Ills integrity of obaracter, brilliant ad dress aod pure life brings him oloea to tbe maetet regardless of all the con tumely heaped upon him by tbe oppt-ai tioo preis of tbe country, incited by po litical ambition. Thla year tba November election will fall on tbe 7th of tb emontb. Klectioni will eccur In eleven States. In six, Gov ernors will be chosen Mississippi. Ken tucky, Maaaachusetts. Iowa. Otlo and Maryland. satuhday kicht thoughts. Tbe tnott Important svent of tba past waek was tba arrival of tbe Oregon vol unteera at Man Francleco from Manila after foor weeka ocean ride. Ibelr reaching there In safety without the lose of a life on the way ba been heralded wlthj)y Mny;hearare Oilei wlUi gladness at the return of a son, brother or sweetheart. While they are safe on this coaat It It not so material If they are dla)edafew daya In reaching their home, The rtlitf lufflce. In conner. tlonwltbit the city of Portland bae worked Iteeif up Into a white beat over tba order for their being mns'.ered out at 8n Francleco landed of at Portland, and the people there judging from the comments of tbe!r paper would have been glad and willing fur tha boye to bave rauiiiloed about thirty five uVUrt apiece for the take tf y.vlog them a abow. They are not a'tcr howt, but bomo recvptiuns. Tliespliitof selfiebnees pervedet tbe land among big.and sn.a'1 bodie. a. Kinca last ti.turday nUht this valley I ai been vuited by a crowd of editore from all over ILo Uuited H ates, three hundred atrong, a enial, intelli gent body if inco, wilh their, wives, all wltb eye and month wldecpen. Tbey were grandly received everywhere in a manlier to imprers them very forcibly with the gigaut.c;hopiiallty of our peo ple, nearly all the citie of the valley do ing their there in making Ihem at home. It it said, though, that at Hoseburg lha butineie metr did nothing at all in tbe way of entertainment, the Poitlandcom mittee being oMlg -d to put up the mon ey for tbel entertainment, which was Brat promleed at 25 Cents a plate, raited to SO centa atd an attempt made to go it 25 centa higher ao averacioui were the Hoeeburg bolel mm. Tbe matter baa leaked out to tbe diemdit of that city. Our people wili not be diatapointed in tbe good worda that w'll be raid t our atale throngh tbe preae repreteoted, and by tbe membere pereooelly. Caet thy bread upon tbe wateia acd It will be tetuioed to the ma..y fold. Tbe Klondike gold flelde bave been brought ctoae to our doore during tbe wees bv tbe arrival home of our citiuos treat tbat tecnooe camp of Daw eon, bringing noggeia and egperiencca. Dawson ia further from Albany tban Et. Fanl, rnd tba region Is an tmmeme one, a fact not generally appreciated by la quirer after end. A sample of tbe dlataocee la Illustrated in tbe fact that Point Nome lor wbir-b there w.e euon a slempeJe from many of tbe Kbodike campa la further from there tban fiom bere. the Yukon is one of tbe grealeet rlvera of Iba world navigable a dietance altnoet aa far aa aoroea Ibis continent. Theietor the amount ot gold found aug gertt that if it may be found aeywhe.e in thla enormaue territory tbat there ara billions to be ontartLed, and tbat there may be enormous striata besides wbicb thoe now reported are email affair. And yet there are tboneaode of men in tbe country leaving In diigutt because they cannot find any of It. It is thus In all iba avenues of life. Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink. To boom in shipbuilding bat arrived without any bcosl from Mark Ilannah'a bounty bill. Tbeatatement la made by the PLla delpbla Record that tbe Navy Depart ment's plan of new construction may be delayed, so great la tbe pressure for new merchant ships upon tbe firm which sopp.y the American market. Twenly-aix ship-builders eoncerns were invited to submit bids for tbe ix unpro tected cruisers authorised by tbe Fiftj Qftb Congress. Only four of there bavo applied to tbe ChltfCoostructor for plans and specifications, and only two bave ac knowledged tbe receipt of the depart ment's comtnunicstion. No action what sver baa been taken by tbe othere, The reaeon given ia tbat the shipyards ara busy with private contracta in wb'cb there are larger profits, and lo wbicb the requirement! are lese exacting tban in tbe government work. Captain Oberlin M. Carter, although I bas beau proven that he Is guilty of rob bing tbe govern me', of upwards ot C100.- 000 la at ill a free man. For some unac countable reason President McKlnlev stands between blm and punishment Tba court martial that trlid him recom mended tbat be be diamlesed from the army; tbat be be I a prisoned for five year ; that be be fined $5000 and tbe pub lication of bla crime and dlegrace be made In the newspapers ot bis own town tor one year, More than a year bas passed since this verdict was rendered aod yet President McKinley refuses to allow this mso to suffer the penalty of his c.lme. Eg. Secretaay Alger aeema to hare got hie feet badly tangled in Uoroner Pingree's potato vine, aod Qovoner Tingrejab pears to bave barked hi shins going up against Secretary Alger j 'Juuibur J pile Ex. i 1 Biggs: "Is be an honest man T"' Biggs: "Honed! Why he h been known to retnrn a borrowed umbrel'a." MISFITS. It ia claimed that four man rot tOfl.. 000 In four days at Cepe Nome. Ibis sounds awfully big, but it ia well to re-membj-r that these reports grow faat like a muabroon, The cane t,t Mra. Itinulim t T. . man, Wolfe A Co., In Portland, )eeter day was somewhat exciting at. lime. Lawyer Cotton told Lawyer i-Uino that be was a liar, always an eyeoperer in a court of hie ho, The ftalei,. Jcurrml ii after Suoetin tendent Paine cf the aeylu-n red hot. Arco'ding to the Journal it is run on the rlilile flunk , 7 eaaijariirsji w; t g a vb j" anse.bmUIIng uparocial tnoliocracy that is repu'tive, mv Ird Pair.e living on a style tbat would make an Englith nolde man quail, coating a big pay role for piivate prandeur that the ttaie paya for. If true Mr. Paine ehouhl be dronnerl With pa.r riflll alacrii tln.n nn .,(TI- cial snohocracy. All hope is abandoned" veils tha Telegram . Tlie oeooleof Orviron re fuse to l.eromo reconciled." Tbe on!y people In Oregon not reconciled are the luhabitante if Portland ai,d cot all of them. Outeide of Portland the situation is accepted teneiblv anil nl.ilnanr.i.U.l. ly. Tbe general eentlment ie that llm boys have done tha orr tr n,ln tn n A urn the circynuianiee, and iheir action is generally tt.lor el lr the peop e ihe same as it t bv Ciuv, (ieeranr Col. ISuMimere. fftort'S ahould ciwo caily during the Dimmer vacbilon farp, giving iboee unable to get away t have at k'at their evening. Already over 10,000 applicatira lor pension hare U-en filed on account of the Bpanieh a.d Plillippine war. Uncle isam will have to twin? His hna mnr. lively to meet all there additional ex pense! for running the bou-ebold. The repcrii thow tbat the eastern ed itore were delighted with Oregon, her climate and her people, including the pretty glrle, who received many compli ment, everv city in tbe tUte that enter tained well having tbe finest looking girls. The probability ia there will be a good many line thing eaid of tbe land where rolla the Oregon. , - "v. w ..acuciiiiuuviicn iv waa i uv umutiw vaiiey, ao mat tney may I reported that the transport bad been I Rttoth3irhoma without expanse, the sighted near San Francleco. and that ihJ, r?lment wJI1 to brought to Port- Oregen boye had arrived home. The re joicing will be general when tbey reach Lis "Ii L. . tbia CltV. Tha anrk nf mit.i..ini.u.i formality, ahould be done rapidly and without any delay for the benefit ot cit ies w iening to make a show. One of the editors wrote the following for the Salem Journal : "This whole trip baa been a succession of surprises. To many of tbe vteUora Ore gon baa been a revelation. Herresourcee are per h ape more varied than those of any other atate in the Union. With magnificent forests which the milla can not manufacture into lumber aa faat aa they grow ; with her mineral reeoureea which are juat beginning to be devel oped; with berfeitileand inexhaustible valleya; with her wonderful fishing in- icreaia ana ner vast area ol rich grazing lands.ahe wrt.inly sUnds without a pee? ' S?m d nrfl2M ?gQU wUi H" in tbe great sisterhood of statea. This ia . two PImtment8 among vol not saia aimnlv in return for . fa- i ! . u"lew office"- ot the Oregon offi- not said simply in return tor a few rail road conrtesiea and aa an iliamr.l m compenaate a people whose hoepitality knowe no limit, but it ia the voice of a conviction forced upon me. after having traversed this great state from east to weat and from north to south, and studied with painatakuiK care her reeoureea and bcr cjpabilitee." An Albany boy was being sent around to the different curgatnrea one dav tbia week after white lampblack. Gov. (Jeer in endowing tbe unanimous request ol ihf Orcpon Nys in being mustered out at au Francieco took a eeosime course that comuieuda iUe'f to the people. Tbat was somewtat ol a jobe on tbe aoldiera when it was staled that the traneporte on account of their etopning at tbe meridian for some ol the bovs to get pieces of it to bung borne as relics and curios were delayed reveral hours. The Portland papers are acting very foolish In condemning the Oregon vol unteers for deciding to be mustered out in Ban Francieco for a tew p illry dol lar in view of the great prepaiationslor a reception in Portland. Rjceptions ars all right, but there are other things. Tbe Walla Walla Statesman givea a fine writeUD of Taaniua Bav. and Inri. dentally remarks that tor those who can not eiaaa tne strong sea oreese ot New port there aieuice icquestered places up around Toledo. In tliia pnnniailnn it i. an interesting fact that tbe Colonel owns a big (oat ranch up there. He says there ara no better cooks in the country than tbe women around there. Miller & Stewart, BIGYCLEBEPAIRING, FORGING AND HACH1M 0BK ALL WORK GUARANTEED. For Bargains In Farm T-anda. Timber Lands anrl uuy rropeny, can on or write S. N. STEELE & CO. Albany, Oregon r" or uuraoor exercise Scrsnsss Stiffoesi sets in. TELEGRAPHIC. f cut iii Short Form. Great Reception. Hah FjuseriM'o. Jnlv 14 Vn .in.. n. departure of die California volunteers for trie l-tiinppines bave the streets of fcan Francisco presented euch a acei.e of Ani mation aa they did todav. steam whietles and cannon created such a rumpus, ana all this in honor of the regiment of rrewn voliiH'wra ami tha California eignai corps who returuned fr' m foreign ihores after over 14 months of bardahip and fighting. The reception Tin immense. Will Return Citizens. W Hmvi.r',v .Till 1.1 Tl. .! , . . ami; ..i pertinent has l(t 1 - iinnuo UCIICI TI bliaiter . commanflintf mt ha Kruu 1 ed riiuetered out at San Franoirco. It in eai'l here that they will be paid off and will return to Oregon asrcitiien. not as aolniers. Gorernor Gecr. Pai.EM. Or . Jul i today te eplioned lrom from 8n Fran cntco that he would start for home to morrow niirht. Ha aton tat1 lt,t General Sliafter estimates that at elast ri.ree weeka will be required for the mus tering out of volunteers. Important Chang j. New York. Jnlr 1 1 At a meniii ,t din c tore today, the Oregon Navigation waa taken from the control of the Ureal Northern and Northern Pacific by being absorbed by the Oregon Short Line under tbe control of the Union Pacific. The Teac b tn. Loe AxcM-E. Joly 14. Tbe National Educat onal Aaarxialinn inn.iiiui ia ended, but will live in memory aa one of iuw moat nouoie events held and tbe one moat numeroualy attended there baying been over 12,000 visiting teachers registered here. A Big If. Sa Fbaxcisco, July 13. If Ji he citi tena of Oregon will supply aprcial t ain from San Francisco to Portland and fur- flt.ll I M. :nl,n.. AI A . uMiin uwcHiwuig i conjpanieo oi land in a bod v. Tomo row will be a gala day for the Oregon volunteers. There will firat be a procession, then a review at Presidio, later a supper at tbe avilion.and in the evening, free theatrical performances for all the men whoramM nn tha Vnnrt and Ohio and are able to part 'ci pate. Doesn't Agree V ltd Them Sas Fbaxcisco, Julv 13. Advices re ceived by tbe transport Newport, dated Manila, July 1 1 are aa fo lows : Tbe volunteers are debilitated in consequence of their hard campaining through three months ot tropic weather. Since tbe middle of May no volunteer regiment haa bad a sick bat of leaa tban 20 per cent. i.ost of them at the present rate bave 25 percent i.l. E titled to Two Men. Washington, July 13. It ia stated at cpra vera (-hnwn liv Han t. A -J " . v.. . .v.. .no regiment being raised in the Philippines for the reason, it ia eaid tht none of the Oregon men wanted to etay and tato tbe places. Rouah on Spokane, b Spokas, July 13. Matt Schlott was ,eld up, robbed and mortally shot about I iVIMtr (hi. .PAnini. . . I X" ... I. rn Pacibc round bouse. He died half bonr later. About the aame time two fmasked and arrneji4 highwaymen held up tbe proprie tor, ill Meyers, in the New York Ex cbs'e saloon. He showed fight, waa horribly beaten by the robbers, who took bia watch, robbed the till of the day's receipt and escaped. Will Be raid. San Fbascisco, July 13 Next Satur day the Oregon regiment wili receive pay !or Alav and Jnnn at tlin Proail.r. Paymaster Major Harry L. Rees announ ced toilay, much to tbe boys gratifica tion. At San FrancUco. San Francisco, July 12. The U. S. transporta Newport and Ohio, bearing me vregon voiun eer regiment trora lit nils, arrived bereeariv this evenintr. ' Tbe vessels were sighted some miles out at sea early in tbe afternoon. Tbe aoldiera voted unanimously to be mustered out in San Francisco, on ac- ennnt nf ilia errant Mvirn Gen. Summers has promised the Ore- kou leirpuun commitiee mat ne will keep tbe regiment together, and if tbe atate will furnish a special train he will bring the regiment home in a Lody. Financial Legislation. Washington, July 12. Following the lead , of Senator Hansbrough, Senator Thurston of Nebraska, comes out against takinw ur tha oat atan,lar1 an. I finan cial (legislation in the next congress. inureion, like rome other Western poli ticians, ia pandering to tbe silvtr senti ment tlat stills nrevails in anma aartiiina of the West. Of CcurseNot. WASniXGTON. Julv 12. Sec. AVer made to a reporter of the Associated Press his first personal statement con cerning the reports that he ia about to resitrn from tha cabinet. Whan aakcxt aa to the truth of tbe rumors, the secretary saiu: xoere is noimng in tneee reports but air. I shall not retire tbia year cer tainly and cannot say aa to the 'future. Bryan in Cloorado. Dknvr, July 12. W. J. Bryan pasa-d Ihrnviyh Ilamrtar thi mAminii an nui.A to Boulder whdre he delivered h-a lect - ure on "iresent rrooiema ' this alter noon, before Texas Colorado Cbautau- I nn. At l:rinnlA I ;r.i.lr Air. Rrvan waa presented with a loving-cup made of sil- j ver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1. I From hard work St.' JiDois Gi! will CURE It after a few applications, and make the muscles limber and strong. For Killing Dr. RonrBrno, July 12 William Aaher, ol W,at Fork, was convicted in the juHtie court this morning of unlawfully killing: deer, and was fined I10O. Being n li able to pay his fine be waa committed to the county jail. More Klondike Gold. fiBArri.i!. July 12-Tbc ateamer II um boldt arrived from Alaska torJay with 150 rKercrer. from Daweon who added oyer 100,000 to the gold receipts from. Klondike. OUR HEROES WELCOME HOME. Under ihe above title a song ie being published by E.U.Will, of this city,, sod will be ready for presentation fa about len day. Tbe worda are by Rev. - w. A. Bmick and tbe mntie by Prof. Z. ii. Parvin.bolh oftbijeity. We givw the song below by permiction of Mr Will: Our boye in Woe they sailed away,. ni.u autuuiea in aianua Day, Tben drove tbe fpAnieh aoldiers out -And took poseecaion with a shout. Old Spain, the tyrant, seated to reign - er an i ue i niiippine domain, f l.e atara anil atrinaa h rnA fs-ka K A a-M wav 4 - - ' aar-bW uu,y tUI WU W Wfl SaV V O er Spsnieb Ules and Spanish (lave. A routing gr.od cheer and trumpet blati,. We welcome, welcome, welcome yoav bom. The Oregon boys have returned at laetr n a ncituuio yon, weiceme you borne, We welcome, welcome, welcome tbe Ore . gon boye, we welcome yon, welcome you home. Tben Aqninaldo abowed bia band For flings mail work as be Lad planned But Uncle Bam didn't rhiok tbat way, Our aoidier boys tbe price n ost pay. On many a bard lougbt battle field Tbey bared tbeir breaata to bullet aaaV ateel, And aaved tbeir country' honor frne. AU bail yoo gtllant boya In blue. A rinsing good cheer aod trumpet blasts We welcome, welcome, welcome yow home. and Cborna. But some also who went a war Are not in rank anH Ilia tmi m The Mauser bul'ett found ita mart, Tbe ragioa feyer sped ita dart, Tbe burning beat and deadly ecurge, . xub lunmi marcn, me eoiemn dirge, . Proclaim tbe troth to one and all Let patriots weep when faeroea fall. Chorus and Our Oregon dead are tone above. Are w Icomed, welcomed at home.-- Copyiighted by E. U. Will. . C. E. Brownell SPECIAL LIST. 3 cans choice salmon. ........ 2 ' freeb mackeral Armonra Devilarl Ham. 25 25 6 7h Gallon jug of ketchup Tea Si'ungs. tine flavor 22 0ft 20 Starch, per lb Minced Clams, (large cans). Boetcn Baked Beana 12 18 OS. rana linrvt Rakina- Pniritar . It 6 cara Muatard Sardines 25 3 cane Sagar Corn..... 24? These are alFfirst class goods and w tuarantee eatisfaction. C. E. BROWSELL SECOND sr. 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