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THANKSGI VlNti P ROC LAMA TION.
The following Thanksgiving
proclamation lias been issued by
the, governor:
Inasmuch as gratitude for favors
feceived should find due expres
sion. I hereby- appoint Thursday,
the 26th day of November, as a
day of public thanksgiving to Al
fffighty God, to be observed by the
Whole people of Oregon in the usu
al appropriate manner, in return
for the blessings of peace and
plenty which have been bestowed
ffpon them during the past year.
Done at the capitol, November
0,-1891. Sylvester Pennoyer.
Attest: Governor.
Geo. W. McBride, Secretary of
State.
ihe louowing suggestions con
eoacerning the dehorning of calves
are taken from an exchange. It
may prove of value to cattlemen:
The most favorable time to dehorn
fcalves is when they are a month
old. The embryo horn is then in
a conditition to be easily destroy
ed, and the young animal does
not suffer in the least by the op
ration. This is as follows: The
hair over the small crust of skinJ
which marks the spot where the
horn will grow is shaved, and the
part is rubbed with caustic potash,
or me sm is removed Dy means
I a snarp Kniie. , llie wound is
then touched by a white hot piece
of iron, which instantly destroys
the tissue, absolutely without pain
as has been been proved beyond
question by persons who have sub
mitted to this operation for the
cure of disease. The intense heat
instantly destroys the nerves of
the part, and thus no pain is felt
If the potash is used, two applica
tions are necessary, the second in
three or four days after the first.
As this substance is exceedingly
caustic, it is necessary to be cau
tious, that it does not come in con
tact with the fingers, which should
be. protected by wrapping paper
nround the stick of potash. This
is to be applied after the skin is
moistened with water.
'The state bar association is tak-
' ing cognizance . of the great in
crease in divorces in Oregon, and
' has- appointed a committee to in
vestigate Oregon's loose divorce
' and marriage laws and report at
the next meeting with a bill to be
' submitted to the legislature. The
records of the courts of the state
' show that Oregon is even ahead of
, Chicago in the proportionate num
ber ot divorces granted. The
, county of Multnomah, alone, is
shown to have granted more di
vorces than three counties of Vir
ginia, three of New York, three of
'Maryland, three of New Jersey,
and three of Massachusetts, each
'having more population than
Multnomah, yet Multnomah grant
ing more divorces than all put to
;gether. ; Clatsop, too, has a record
in this regard that is not wholly
commendable. It is clear that di
vorces are granted too easily in
Oregon and the fact that the law
yers . are moving to modify the
present statute insures a salutary
' change in this important matter.
. .While the European reporters
and correspondents are sending us
' ant endless flow of sensational sto
' ties about monarchs and war ru
'mors,' they are neglecting items of
news of really great importance.
For example, it was announced
...some time ago that an Internation
al Congress of Chemical Analysis
and Microscopists had assembled
in Vienna for the purpose of de-
. liberating on the best means of de
tecting the adulterations of food
and the feasibility of some gener-
: al international agreement for the
suppression of unwholesome food
mixtures. Now this congress was
really useful to the world, and
yet after briefly announcing that
it had assembled, the European
correspondents dropped it and re
turned to the old gossip about
fangs and queens, so that no one
knows what has been done by it.
- It looks very much like prepa -rations
for war at the Brooklyn
and Mare' Island navy yards. It
h conceded from various import
ant sources that the complicated
relations between this country and
. Chili "have caused, the govern
ment anxiety to get all its . war
fr vessels ready for any possible con
. tingency;" but late advices from
Valparaiso state that the Chilian
government is seeking a friendly
solution of the difficulty with the
tnited States over the Baltimore's
sailors incident, and that President-elect
Mohtt manifests friend
ly treatment to Minister Eagan.
Telegraphic reports concerning
Chilian affairs are very conflicting,
and much reliance cannot be placed
agflDKtbem.
A review of the condition of the j
English labor market, taken from !
the report of the labor correspond
ent of the ; British board of trade,
shows a. rather unsatisfactory, con-1
dition of affairs prevailing, and the
outlook so far as can be seen at
present is for a further decline in !
the demand for skilled labor, says
craastreet's. .Labor troubles have
been numerous in the past two
months. Of a total membership
in twenty trades of 244.075 there
was unemployed in October about
4 per cent, against less than 3
per cent, last year in the same
month. The general result of the
monthly returns of the societies
ndmg in their reports to the
board of trade is, therefore, to
show that while the state of the
labor market is not vet seriously
bad, it is nevertheless in a somewhat-
declining condition, being
best described by the word "mod
erate." In fact, the returns are
the most unfavorable which have
been made since the middle of
1888, just when trade was receiv
ing the benefit of the uoward
movement which commenced in
1886,just, in fact, about midway
between the periods ot greatest
depression and greatest prosperity,
The building and printing trades
are most prosperous, while the
iron and steel trades are least so.
When it comes to the common,
every-day expressions of life slang
predominates over pure English m
potency of impressiveness. Slan
phrases were as practical in the
days of Shakespeare and Ben Jon
son as they were in the days of
Dickens and Robert Browning,
the beauty of Burns', lyrics is the
peculiar attachments of slang
phrases to his literature. Chaucer
makes but little use of slang;
where he does there is more ex
pression more impression, rather
obtained than in any other por
Hons of his literature. Poe's "Ra
ven" is full of pathos, full of solem
nity, full of weird and wondrous
beauty, but the humorist who
parodied the "Raven" brought out
a counteracting impression, read in
overy southern and eastern fire
side and digested and pondered
with appetizing strategy. The
majesty of Bret Harte's "Luck of
the Roaring Camp" is manifested
forcibly in his selection of peculiar
slang phrases, in which he so
clearly depicts the rude precincts
of the rustic camp-fire.
An elaborate report of the Brit
ish commissioners who have been
visiting Chicago making inquiries
in regard to the steps to be taken
by Great Britain in order to make
a suitable exhibit at the World's
Fair in 1893 has just been made
public in London. The commis
sioners declare themselves itn
pressed with the manner in which
the important work which Chicago
has undertaken is being done, and
express the opinion that there is
no doubt whatever of the ultimate
success of the fair. They recom
mend the erection of a handsome
building on the site provided for
Great Jintan, ana say tnat it is
certain that the juries intrusted
with the task of making awards
will be international in all groups
containing foreign exhibits.
An education is the best legacy
parents can give their children,
The world wants no more citizens
who can neither read nor write,
Knowledge is power. Educate the
children and the world will have
great and good men and women
Don't miss the opportunity of
sending the little ones to schoo
regularly. Tardiness should not
be tolerated, except in cases of
sickness. Let parent and teacher
work together in harmony for the
good of the child. Ihe result of
united effort in this great work wil
bring about the happiest results,
Unlike ye olden time, ''book learn
ing" is not now tne only require
ment of the school room. The
modern teacher educates the head
to think, the heart to feel and the
bodv to act. Let us render all the
assistance in our power. Ex.
At the Chemawa Indian train
ing school just north of Salem, the
roster of students contains the
names of a larger number than
during any previous time since the
establishment of the school, says
the Statesman. The latest arrivals
are from Bandou and Port Orford
and there are now 240 attending
the school.. At the same last year
the attendance was but 175. The
total enrollment last year reached
220. The new buildings are com
Dieted and ready lor occupancy
which adds quite a little' to the
school's ability to accommodate
the youthful Indians.
Selfishness is "as essential; for
success in the common - walks of
life as food is for the nourishment
of the body. John C. Calhoun
emphasized this fact in the state
ment that "if everybody loved his
neighbor as himself"- widespread
confusion and moral desperation
would be the natural outcome. Is
the ideal Mosaic requisition wrong
in its demand, or . would it
be possible for every man to look
after every other man's afiairs the
same as be would his own;
A southern, writer of northern
nativity writes up to his friends at
the old homestead as follows: "I
went to the south a few years ago
to improve my financial status and
grow up, with the country. I have
prospered down here, made hosts
of stanch friends and learned to
vote the democratic ticket, a thing
had . never - done i n my former
lome. In the .town 1 now live in
- i
there are about eight thousand
people, five thousand of whom are
colored, and the voters of the latter
class are solidly republican. The
whites, ot course, are on the other
side, . The municipal officers are
always democrats, m spite of the
fact that the opposition has a
heavy majority. Do we count them
out? Not at all: the process is
much simpler and devoid of all
scullduggery. You see, we have a
board ot commissioners five dem
ocrats and two republicans who
lave to approve the bonds of all
officials. When the republicans
elect their ticket their candidates
present themselves with their
bonds before the commissioners
for approval. Instead of being
approved they are rejected, and
then our people come lorward and
fill the places."
William T. Coleman, the chair
man of the famous San Francisco
vigilance committe of 1851, 1856
and 1877, in an account of their
work which he has written for the
November Century, refers to "the
recent lynching at New Orleans,
and tells what he thinks the peo
ple of California would have done
under the same circumstances.
They would have organized in full
force, he says, formed a court, ap
pointed a judge and selected a
jury, called for evidence, analyzed
it carefully, put on trial the peo
ple who had been discharged by
the perjured jury, given the ac
cused good counsel and the benefit
of every doubt, and finally would
have executed with due delibera
tion those whom they found
guilty. -
An interview with
Signor
Ar-
coles, the under-secretary of the
agricultural department of Italy,
has been made public, in which
the statement is made that the
crops in that country are all above
the average. The yield of wheat
is put at 15,450,000 quarters; that
of. maize at 8,068,000 quarters;
that of oats at 2,060,000 quarters ;
that of barley at 1,210,000 quar
ters, and that of rice at 2,043,000
quarters. Of the wheat crop about
85 per cent, is said to be of very
good quality. The yield of wine
is expected to be large in quantity
and fine in quality, and the orange
and lemon crops are most promis
ing. Altogether the agricultural
outlook is said to be the best for
many years.
It is not often that preachers
and saloon keepers are fond of
working together, or even on simi
lar lines for the accomplishment
of the same object; but such is the
case in the effort being made to
have the World's Fair close on
Sundays. The saloon keepers of
Chicago want the fair closed Sun
days because then thousands of
people who otherwise would be at
the fair would go to the saloons,
The preachers want it closed be
cause they think to open it would
be Sabbath desecration. Bishop
Grafton, a Wisconsin churchman.
is one of those who- believe the
people would be better off at the
fair than at the saloons. Ex.
Projunent ecclesiastics who
have been interviewed on the sub
ject of the possible election of Car
dinal Gibbons to the papal chair,
decline to talk on the matter, but
receive- the suggestion with a
smile, says an exchange. There is
not the slightest doubt here that
an Italian will be elected to suc
ceed Leo XIII, and the queries
from America in regard, to Gib
bons have not excited serious in
terest. So far as the sentiments of
the sacred college are permitted to
escape to public knowledge, there
seems to be ground for the belief
that Cardinal Archbishop San Fe
lice, of Naples, is the coming man.
When the first ocean steamer
was arriving at New York, from
Liverpool an English statesman
was issuing a book proving that no
steam Vessel could cross the Atlan
tic. When Lincoln freed the slaves
all the English press and one-third
ot the American press proved that
without, slave labor cotton could
not be. raised. Irom all parts of
Che south this fall come complaints
that the cotton crop is -so. big and
the price so low it is hardly worth
; The Yamhill Ledger pertinently
queries: - What has become of
Honest John Myers? He is sup
posed to be a member of the com
mon council of the consolidated
city of Portland. But , that body
seems to be increasing salaries and
otherwise misbehaving, yet Hon
est John appears to be silent He
must be absent, for the press" neg
lects to report his thunderous pro
test against such malfeasance.
Although it is several days past
the time when, the president usu
ally issues his Thanksgiving proc
lamation, Uncle Ben has made no
move in this direction. - Realizing
the fact : that November's fourth
Thursday is nearly here and that
turkeys are ripe for the occasion,
Oregon's democratic governor has
dashed off a Jeffersoman Thanks-'
pears in this issue. Governor l en-
uoyer says he waited tne usual
length of time really longer for
the president to have his say, and
fearing lest that official might be
rattled over recent events (last
Tuesday, say) he brings out his
proclamation hrst. lliis is an un
usual thing for the governor ot a
state to issue his Thanksgiving
proclamation before the presiden
tial one is sent forth. -It is the
first time such a thing has occurred
in Oregon since presidents have
been issuing proclamations. Gov
ernor Pennoyer thinks the presi
dent has no authority, anyway, to
issue such proclamations. It was
never done until after Lincoln was
elected. He set the fashion and
it has been followed ever since.
William Allen, author of the
homestead law, is now an inmate
of an Ohio poor house. He is 86
years old and has spent the greater
part of his life working for the in
terests of others. He addressed
legislatures and helped to mould
public sentiment until at last con-
gress passed tne national nome:
stead law giving every actual set
tler 160 acres of land. For this.
work Mr. Allen was highly praised
but received no pay. He spent his
fortune in the cause. His work in
Ohio . led to the adoption in that
state of the exemption laws by
which the poor man has so much
property set aside exempt from
sheriff's and constable's sale. His
farm in Perry county was sold by
the snenn some years ago, since
which time he has lived by begging.
When sent to the infirmatory Mr.
Allen presented a most miserable
appearance,his clothing being little
better than tatters and rags.
The Emperor William, of Ger
many has shaved off his whiskers,
it is said, in deference to his Wife's
wishes, who lrom the very day he
began to allow the stubby bristles
on his imperial cheek to stand has
been antagonistic to hirsute appen
dages. It has been rumored in of
ficial circles, that had the Emper
or not shaved, there would have
been trouble of a serious character
in the Imperial household at Ber
lin. Whiskers have never cut a
yery extraordinary figure in the
diplomatic and imperial history of
the world, and the application ot
the razor to the young Emperor's
face has probably taken them out
of politics forever.
The Georgia legislature, recently
adjourned, was in absolute control
of the Farmer' Alliance, elected
upon pledges of economy and re
trenchment. Since it began busi
ness this -legislature has spent
more money and has raised the
rate ot taxation higher than for
many years. None of the pledges
of retrenchment were carried out,
and it has in a word, repudiated
the sentiment upon which it was
elected. -
.The leper case at the McKenzie
bridge, Lane county, has eaused
considerable comment. The un
fortunate man who is the victim of
the disease deserves little sym
pathy. Aware of his condition
and the disease that had fastened
itself on him, he was willing to
link an innocent girl's life with his
own, with the probability of en
tailing the horrible disease on. her
and the offspring of the marriage.
According to the latest reports
the designs for our silver coins
have been practically accepted
and after a few minor alterations
have been made we will have the
new coins in common use. It is
said by those who have seen them
that the designs are very pretty,
and that the reverse design, which
will be the same for the quarters,
dimes and fifteen, cent pieces, is a
novel conception and will be strik
ingly artistic:
Rev. Plink Plunk talks about
donations in a recent sermon, and,
among other things, says: uIf de
lnembahs of dis congregashuu who
are so liberal in donatin' buttons
to de basket, deah breddern, would
only change de program a little by
droppin'in a needle an' thred once
in a while fo' de puppose ob sewin'
on dose buttons de pastor would
feel deeply grateful for deie tho't-
fulness." . .. -
Arthur James Balfour, though
young, is a growing factor in Eng
lish politics, and he is truly .Eng
lish, you know. He reviewed the
Irish constabulary in Dublin Mon
day and said few of the occupants
of the office of Irish secretary had
served in more troublous, periods
than, he, and few had seen tested
more severely the . loyalty, - dis
cretion, forbearance and energy ot
the constabulary .
A distinct earthquake shock
was experienced by the: people of
Southern : Oregon last Monday
night, causing a general rattling of
window panes in many , buildings
in Ashland. This is the first shock
that has been felt in that section
for many years. . An earthquake
is an ugly thing, and makes a man
feel like -taking to the woods ram
or shine. .
.' When you come ; to town sub
scribe for the home paper. It will
do its best to give you the home
news, and it will be with you in
storm and cloud as well as in the
sunshine. It will make you feel
better to be a subscriber yourself;
then you will not borrow from
your neighbor. - lou will De too
proud.
A dispatch from Paris says Miss
Mattie Mitchell, daughter of Sen
ator Mitchell, of Oregon, is engaged
to be married to Francois Roche
foucauld. The young lady is with
her mother at the Hotel de Holi
ande. The marriage will take
place in January. The de Roche
foucauld family is one of the old
est in France.
The result of the elections last
Tuesday has not determined by
any means who will be elected
president in 1892. It leaves Cleve
land and Blame in the lead lor
the nominations, and both are very
popular with the masses. We
cannot say; we don't know.
"Wait till the vote comes in,"
siehed Jones, ot .New xorK, one
evening before the campaign
closed. But the day after Jones
was heard to hum the old, familiar
song, "There's a Land that is Fair
er than This." Democratic sim
plicity, you know.
The success of the New York
Democracy virtually concedes the
nomination of Grover Cleveland.
Tammany simply trades her dele
gation next year for Cleveland's
local support this year, and thus
the ex-President will have a clear
road to the nomination.
Morgan, the evangelist, gets it
on every side. The Statesman
savs there are smarter men in the
asylum than Morgan. True, Mor
can has no more impression over
the feelings of his audiences than
a sap-sucker would on a marble
gate post.
Anybody could settle the result
of the presidential aspirations of
Governor Hill. The Gazette, as
the Independence West Side in
fers. does-not claim the honor of
originating the idea, neither do we
think it requires a deep thinker to
think so.
The wife of a Japanese wood
chopper was recently swallowed
by a boa-constrictor in that coun
try. The enormous creature ran
into a large hole in the ground
and disappeared with the ' woman
in his mouth. -
Parnell's party has suffered re
verses again, the McCarthyite can
didate, Martin Flavin, being elect
ed by a plurality of "1512 votes,
Death did not revive Parnellism
in Ireland, as many had expected
it might do. .
The Farmers' Alliance is a non
entity. Jerry Simpson will be
compelled to take his socks 'off
he expects to enter the campaign
as a farmer. The farmers' party
is evidently a failure.
The New York Times rejoices
over the death of Hillism in New
York bv the recent result, and at
the same time Hill thanks God
that "Flower has 40,000 majority
with a democratic legislature."
The Unitarian conference of II
linois declared in favor of open
ins the World' Columbian Exposi
tion at Chicago on Sundays, with
the proviso that the machinero be
stopped on that day.
It will be too chilly for Chili if
she monkeys very much with Un
cle Sam. Uncle Sam is Uncle Sam
and this is generally recognized
outside of Chili.
It is odd to get even with a man
who tries to infringe on one's mor
al character. Still, if it is really
even, it is even, no difference how
odd it is. .
- The rains during the week have
made things look very wintry.
We will have winter now most of
the winter. How logical I
Corvallis, in the heart of the
valley, will some day be a railroad
center, if geographical locality has
anything to do with it. .
; Corvallis will have a ; free
bridge across the river some jtime
in the future, and we think: that
time is not far off.
The Gazette will appreciate cor
respondence r"' of v news items Jrom
neighboring localities. " Newsy
pondence is what we want
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