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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1884)
CITY AND COUNTY. County Cuurt next week. Good bay only ?(J por tun. Th Fourth a tiling of the past For good dentistry go tu t'lurk. Bring your chiekou to BettinanV The county and city jails are empty. II & L Co No 1 moets next Monday even tng. See S II Friendly' advertisement ofehiuglc for ulc Fishing tackle of every description at Luckey 4 Co'. Geo 8 Kiucnid returned from the Sound last Saturday. A new sidewalk bus been huilt ill front of the Tlank block. Tao doctor say it is unpleasantly healthy hereabouts. The new county olflcers will step into power next Monday. For gents dancing slippers go to the Work ingmens store. J M Uendriuks keeps nil kinds of extras for 'Woods' machined. Immense quantities of Will are beiuj hauled into town. Photographs finished neatly and arti tioally at Winter's. Many local iteim will bo found in the sup plement this week. Ten diirereiit styles of men's shoes to be had at the IX L Store. Deer can ba killed now, the gune law bav in j expired the 1st of Ju'.y. ... If ybu want anything in the implement line call on Messrs Smith A Cjx, The highest cs'i price will bs paid fur fur and hides at the I X L Stoie, A Sue line of silk plushes in all shades and grades at F B Dunn's. A full assortment of ladies, misses and chil dren underware at Bettmau.s. Dr N J Taylor uuarantem all dental work done by him. Give him a call. Carter, who was incarcerated in jail, has furnished bonds and been liberated. Luckey It Co have a very fine assortment of paint brushes and sell them cheap. Before painting your house, call on Luckey i, Co, and pet your paints, brushes, etc. The telegraph office lias been moved to tl e tear end of Hemhick and Eakin's bank. The ball at Rhinehart'n new hull last Satur day evening was a very enjoyable affair. Boots, shoes and slippers in noire than ICO styles at the Working Man's store, Kugeue. The Democratic National Convention meets next Tuesday, thd 8l!i, when tin next Pre' dent and Vice President will be' is initiated. Two excellent rooms to rent. Impure of Joshua .1. t ai.ton. The business men on Willamette street jfave it a thorough cleaning l-t Wednesday. When you go out campisi?, go to Luckey & tin and buy'a Killing rod, iee'., line, books, etc. If farmers want the best grades of farming machinery they should call nil Smith & Cox. Hop uieu wear a peaceful nuila these days over the prospects of a largo crop anil good rices. The lii.'ht running "Dom esti;'t sewing machine; the beat sewing mid equipped machine in the market. For sale at C .M Horn's. . For all kinds of lum':.er, dresse.l and un dressed, go to Skiuiur .V Long, Coburg, Lane county, Oregon. If you want nice c'othiug go to the I X L Store, as they have the latest styles and a: the lowest figures. If you want good dentistry go ti Dr L t. Clark, Fall u;.p if sit of teeth, SIS; full up per and lower set, only 530. If you want a mower or hay rake ho sure and give S nitli k Cox a call, ion can save money by consulting them, If you are in want of agricultural inachiu eryof any kind, remember that Mr J M Hendricks keeps a ull assortment Good wholesome meals will be given at th Star Hotel, this city, for 25 cents per meal Farmers should make a nolo id this. MrS H Friendly will pr.y the highest cash market price for wheat. Give him a call before selling your grain elsewhere. Workmen will commence tearing away the old saloon of Renshaw & Abrams about next Weduesday, to make preparations for their hew brick. If you don't believe that Eugene is im proving, just take a walk about town ami see the number of dwellings in course of erection.. Hack will have the St Charles Hotel, Eugene, every Friday for Belknap Springs, commencing, May 2d Bound trip fare, $8. Some beautiful town I..U nicely located r sale clieiu. Call early ami get a nargaiu (;ko. M. Miller, P.eal Kstate Agent. Mrs J F.llen Foster, a talented lawyer and temperance advocate from Iowa, will lecture in the M E Church, this city, Sunday even ing, July Cth. Mr 0 R Bean, one day this week, was offered $110 per acre fur the 20 acre tract lying nearest to town, which has no im provements upon it. E R Luckey & Co are agents for Jonea Ventilated Excelsior Truss and Supiorter, made of nickle silver. The cleanest, easiei, aafest and best appliance ever invented for the relief and cure of Hernia and abdominal pur poses. In no other medicinal preparation have the results of the most intelligent study aud .eientinc inquiry been so steadily and pro gressively utilized as in Ayer Sarsapurilla. It leads tho list as a truly scientisic prepara tion for all blood diseases. Miss Kate Parker begs to intimate that h. intends takii.2 np a class of pencil draw- ing and flower paiutinR, during the - Summer , months, at Miss Kirklands resiaencr, Eugene Citv. For term apply at the above addrc-.s. r'lcturei m l viw Mr Crain I. Joaquin Miller Talks. We clip the following from au eastern ex change, which is fitly ipokeu aud nearly tin truth: "So many people write asking about schools and the like in the far west, says Joaquin Miller, that I want to say right here aud once for all that the schools there arj about as good there as they are here. And thut is saying they are good enough for the best. I im perpetually iruvoked by these inquiries aud suggestion int the far wet is a wild country witii wild pdsplo- Some say here thut the people of Oregon and (.'alitor iiia also and other liJftOai.ds are much better read and butter bred, ton, than tlfc people of New Yuriupr 'We statistic of crime: Seven hturd' jew York to one in Oregon; prison rec.gjWiow about the samo fearful balance. As for schools, briefly, the Univeisity of Oregon is tho peer to any thing of the kind here. Ah, wonderful and well informed (?) Atlantic States! Don( you know that we have the same books? tin1 sainn papers everything? And the oiny iliuereiice is. we read tlieui; you don t. nt have no lighted cities to walk in at night. so we read, and if ad and read. And thus it i that the Oregoiii uMitid f alifiirniaii is, in a ltniurul wav. fur Md'nriund than the New York man. l ! vou will find an average western mail-, f not well up in Plutarch, Plato and Y. rtmo. 1 et during all in v Years in New Ym1 have never once licanlnf these. However, I must admi that I foiiud a man and his wife read in, Plutarch iiere io Washington theother even ing, l must add thai, llu-y were limn me west." Smithftald Items. June 27, 1884. The dance at Byars' Hall was a success. School District No 10 will have a new well this week. Wednesday's rain tl;rev a great quantity of early gr.iin to the grouud, It F Smith is store keeper this week. Don't he look well measuring it off. A certain man in tin-, town lost his wife lust week by her wilfully deserting his bed and board. A coyote clime was had here last week. fwilveor fourteen shots were tired, but the eoyo'e escaped unhurt. Chailcs Pules got mit a pees ue.it this this w eek und got stung mit tier pees, and ouldo't vink ut her last Somulay. Me--rs I'.yars, llridler, Krates, Fisher nnd Mclko started yesterday morning for Indian reek n a pleasure tour. Success to them. (,'h;,. (K. inos and son, of Clackamas cnuu- tv. are ImTij vim; log. iney report grain iun-ii damage ill u.e lower counties b) worms. Another 1 1 or so race, between the Zuhiuult Imr.so and iiiciiardsnn mare, will be run after tiie: liiirpolu-M.'iyes rice, tlio same day ami on the t-.iiue iruck, lor $2'). Parties havj been crossing the Sauliam route lor ten day, and report no snow, nw is vim Melvi-nZif Tor McKeiuio has been iijj II ne.o-iy ! w.i ueelv-. - Kit. JlKcrun. Hank Vaughn's Wonderful Fafm. One of the Hnest farms i i the Uuilcd States is said to bj that of Jl.ink Vaughn, on thu Lr:ii atilia re'ei vatini. I'eatures are lj(K) acres of wheal, 4i0 of barley, l 'l of llus sian oat .'!.) of luiscelUneous vegetables, !::U acres of pasture, (iUO acres broken for Full sowing, an orchard planted and in a thriving condition, (iK) or 700 chickens' countless ducks, a larje number of hogs and hundreds of horsesand cattle; good residence a ;d line hariisaiidniitoiiil'.liiig-, an abundance tif the best machinery; the laud nil fenced. several hundred tl.oiisaud feet of lumber hauled from the mountain; l.'O cords of woo I. This year's crop is magnilicieiit; the wheat is as high as an nrdintry man's head, and very thick. Mr Vaughn calculates to clear J.'i.COJ from the year's products. On the 18th of May, ISS.'i, the laud was All un broken prairie, with no sign if civilization; now it blooms like the rose. Haul; Vaughn is-eaiil, by the Journal's informant, to he one of the most thorough, capable and bard working farmers in the nnrthwet. Cer tainly the results of his past year's opera tions ou n hat was before virgin soil arc well-nigh astounding Walla Walla Jour nal. ' County History. The hu-tory of Lane county is making fine prcgiess, we are infor.iied, the press work be ing1 alwut to commence. Mr Wajpo'.e, the artist, has completed several views of the res.' dences of some of our most piomiiient citizens, all of which provn him to be a limner of the highest order. Much still remains to be done, however, both in ths subscription ind histori cal departments, therefore we remind our citi z :ns that the gentlemen entrusted with these branches will be pleased to have a talk with anyone willing to impart information on any subject connected with the history of the county. The literary department is in the hands of Mr Frazer, M A, Edinburij Univer sity, Scotltnd, who bavin? traveled nvich has had wide opportunities of study in this particular line, while his attainments bespeak a well written volume. Notice. At a meeting of the directors of the L. C. M. A., he! 1 iu Eugene, June 2S, 1SS4, a sixth dividend of I and one-tenth per cent, was made, which with previous amounts aggregate !J and on-i tJiith per cent returned to the stockholders in addition to 40 per cent, paid as interest. This is the final and last payment, the company being now dissolved. SUx-khol !ers can get their money by calling on J H Mi.-Clr.ug, Eugene City. Roscoe Knox, Secretary. DlEH.--Marion McKinney, of Mill creek Mohawk precinct, died June 27, 1S84, of lung fever ' a.-nl 27. Mr McKinney moved to Mohswk frmn Linn county last Jail, ana haa hy 1 is companionable qual'.ties and Upright ac" ti,,ns won the respect and. esteem of bw neighbors, who share in the deep sorrow of the widow and surviving relatives. THE CIRCUS. The City Thronged With People Grand Street Pageant and Show. XV W Colt's great cirt'us, as per previous amiuuticsinciit, ariived from Salem last Thursday looming about 5 o'clock, being drawn in by two trains comprising about 40 cars. Notwithstanding the early hour n large crowd was at the depot to w itness the urrivul. A well-trained force id hands rapid ly unloaded tho cars, und transferred the pharaphvriulia, apparatus and animals to the site fur the tent. Put a short I hno mure sull'u'fU for theVrc.-tiuu, of the "canvass city .icesioii started A sutV yi'l Hni'wa in tho lead, dravvujfrtuiiiber of camels, and in the rear came elephants, bears, lions, zebras, and other wild animals iu cages, a chariot drawn by four milk white horses, clow ns, Arabs, two steam musical instruments, a seen nd band, a gorgeous coach drawn by four clu phaots, mid lust a great string of boys mid men, making altogether the longest, giaude t aud most brilliant pageant ever witnessed iu this section of tho Country. 'I ho streets vera lined with people as the procession issed along, variously estimated to be from i, 000 to 7,0(10 iu number: The performance at the tent began at 2 '-'clock and was attended by from 2,o()0 to ,000 people. Tho evening pel formaline be au at TlllOand was witnessed by from 3,000 o 4,000 persons. It was mainly a repetition 2f tho alternnoii performance. B ith were miiicntly satisfactory to most of those who attended; Scarcely a feat performed by man or animals but was excellent. The beautiful aud wcil-trained horses created tho must eilthusiasin by their rearing, and dancings, and leaping. Thu barebacked riders per formed some perilous and dilliciilt feats, as did also the trapezeist nnd aerial bicyclist. several leaners turned double somersault over four camels and four elephants placed ide by side and leceived merited applnuso. The roller skating was good and the bur lesque performance provoked tremendous applause. The juggling nnd tumbling and native yells, and especially the pyramid act of this band of Arabs, was received with loud applause. In the latter act the Weight of nine persons was sustained by one mail. The elephants, including tho monster Samp sou, daneid and performed some feats, with the greatest ease, ilitiiciilt for even a human being. Tho menagerie was largo. There were elephants, lions, a rhinoceros, tiger; kangaroos, zebra, leopards, bears, wild tear, cornels, goats, monkeys und other beasts, ami peacocks, parrots, and other strange birds and fowls. The tamer io mien of four lions, went through the uual performances, such as inserting his hcaj iu the month of one, making them uanct. to music, liriug his pistol sixtinles among them at the sound of w hich they fell us dead, a id other blood curdling acts. With one or tw i exception every feature advertised was piv-iited. Few uero ills, p-point.-,!. The circus wis i-ct ; .liniy the eramlest ev- r witnessed ill thu iiortiive-t, and hemuter Cole's uaiiio will ever he the watrhword and siiould he see lit to visit us aoain his present success is small to what it will be then. Chcuher Itcips. .Line 22, 18S4. r.v -nbody is. going to t!. ciicua. . . We h nl a nice rain l.vt night. Mr ( enrgo Sliults h is sold a one-half interest in his saw mill to a Mr Lrumlif. The p irty given at .'sipiire Holland's lait Friday night w.i a pleasant and enjoyable ailair. Lane I il l. worth is Inlil ling a laro bun arid n new d welling; J W Koilniau is build ing an addition to his house, nod Abbott & Kent are building n new barn. Some person has been taking the Cl'Altli out of boxes along thu mail where they have been left by tho mail carrier. If ho will only let liimrolf be known, there will be an entertainment gotten up for his beuelit, and haVj tho til'AKii sent to him gratis. Jr.! ivAiKniiAitP. Blaine a id Logan Club. About forty of the faithful met at the (Vnrt House last Tuesday evening and organized a Blaine and Logan Club. The following olli' cent were elov-tcd: President-J M Shelley. Vice Presidents ! H D Henderson and James Blaine. Secretary J M Ilods-in. Treasurer II C Humphrey. A committ.-e, consisting of J F Itnbitison S MYorananlE P Ilendeism wusappointed on platform, Short speeches were ma le by .7 H D Hen derson, J M Hudson, 'A M Vorm nnd A S Patterson. The last named did not have any. thin1; to say upon the subject of civil service reform or stalwartisin. Success. Tho sale of Syrup of Figs is siimily im mense. Everyono is taking it, and; all ad mit that it is tho best .medicine ever used. Children cry for it on account of its pleasant taste, and grown people who have used it once never take anything else. Unlike other remedies for biliousness and Constipa tion it never loses power to act, and it always leaves the organs on which it acts stronger than before. Besides, one feels fresh and bright and realizes that it is Nature's owu laxative, F M Wilkins, agent, Eugene; W S l.ee, Junction. Unclb Tom's Cams Co. This troupe played at Lane's Hall, Monday evening, Juno 30th, to a imiall audience. The com pauy is a fair one, but the people have tired of such old worn out plays, and will not pay money and lose their time iu witnessing the same tiling monthly. The New Hotel. The pluns and speci fications for Baker's new three story brick ho tel are on exhibition at Judge Walton's law office. They are finely executed. Bids will te opened to-day at 1 P M for the building of the stricture. Tall Wheat. Mr Ceoige Kelshawone day this week left at Stinit'i real estate olfice, some wheat that measured seven feet and five inches. ( Wm) :t ; Fob Sale. -A first-class second band hack, j For particulars inquire of S A Ogdsn, Eugene k City, Real Estate Transactions for June. W J r.mialka to A Stinit; pow er of attor ney. State of Oregon to lloht L.iylsham, KKI acres; con? KM. State of Oregon to Harwood, 120 acres; eon f 2lii. J U Hill to H N Hill, power of attorney. V S to Ceo Whltbeek, patent. Mary . I Wheeler rt id to C U WheeUi, M7 nrrta; eon 47,400. B Wh-tar Morris to Oetavius Parker, lots in Eugene: cm tl. Jus B Tyson to II P Ahlx.tt, land; con $1,200. K W Smith to OH'l! It Co, right of way; eon 31.7.1. K M Stams per Sheriff, tr A and E Call thorn, 2i)0 acres; con $j."0. V S to Alvin Hughs, paoent. H Koelder to L ll Potter, lot in Irving; con fCO. M W MeMurrvy cr Sheriff, to Ceo Melson and Kobt Pratt, lots in Eugene; eon $120. S H Crow to J M Smith, land; con 109. l.eo Cerhard to '(! J Higbie, M) acres; con ?;soo. DMMcCradyto M Hayes, lots in Eugene; con $11.10. C P Sweet to Cathrine Muser, ht in Eugene; con jfOO ). (ieo CI Cross to L Ilulin, lots ill Eugene, con SW. John Diamond to Christian Y Domeyer, eon ?1."00. T W Sj,eltou to B J Haw thorn, lots in Eu gene; con svmU. W S Turuhow to Mack Morrison, -10 acres; con Slid. J II Harris to Mary USwansoii, lots in Eu gene; eon ciMou A Stinit to Nels Peterson, land; cniiSl-iOO. .1 1! Harris to Jus P Chesher, '.'0 acres; con 81-KM. Thos Brown to M V and A Pritehett, lots in Eugene; con iflWO. J II Carter to A E McFarlund, lots in Eu gene; con $100. Oetavius Parker to T W Shelton, lot in Eugene; eon v00. : Ceo M Cooper to deo H Parks, lots iu Eu gene; con ?.)!in. , I Diiriieille mid J 11 Hill to W tin 1 U 1'uxett, Mi3 acres; eon $1500. Kobert Carey to A F Johnson, lots iu Cot- tago drove; con S ISO. KG Hixmi to J V Davis, !'J acres; con 81300. Mary U Swansoii to Hugo Friuderith, 7 acres; con i" Mary U Swansou to (Sen H Coomer, 83 acres; con $050. C V iteyuol.ls to A McN Harrison, 170 acres; cm SI 000. X L Pa r.ard to Jas Mjl'lareu, lots in Ell cue; con :.!15 X ' 11 10 Curdiier, per Sh -rilf, to C F Muser, lot in Eugene) coii i;05. Personal. Mr J V Cht h.i.4 rettiriied from a trip to Eastern Oregon. Mrs L II Cox and daughter have been vis iting at Independence, Oregon. President J W Johnson, of the State l'n!-;vci-.uy, pai l Portland a visit this week. Mr F M Davis and wife leave for their homo in Washington Territory to-day. Judge Washluroo paid Ilarrisburg a brief visit one day this week on professional busi ness. Mr Janies X St. -i ling, the g onial uses r ef Douglas county, paid us a pleasant visit li st Thursday. Ii'irl'harl.a Lu'ier and f.nndy returned from a two months' visit t- the Ivistern States last Wednesday. Mr Lauer reports having had a g ind time; but in bis travels bo found no place he liked so well as Eugene. Music! Music!! Music!!! Prof II Ciiiiii has room in his class Intake six more pupils. Parents who wish to give their daughter a trial in learning the art of mu in nnd have no pianu or logan, can have the ue f cither instrument .it Ills li.llsic i mom f'-r daily practice American and (ierinau uiethnds arc taught) and classical iiiu-in to Ins udvuiiced pupils iu ull it-t grades. The Boss. What! The Walter A Woods Harvesters and Twine binder, for sale by J M Hen dricks, Eugene. It is improved over any binder iu several respects. One of the im provements is a bundle carrier, which svts thewoikof ouu shocker, which no other machine has. Another is the addition of a rod in-tesd of a chain that works the reel. Evm-y farmers should call nu Mr Hendricks nod examine this king of all binders. Every farmer should remember that it saves one hand, which, in a short time thereby, will repay for the machine. Property Sold. Saturday, June 2Kth, Mr John B Harris sold the following pieces of real estate: The Prof Johnson residence on the corner of Sixth and Chprnelton streets, consisting of one and one quarter lots, to Mis U Swanson, for 81K00. Also, 20 acres of land lying west of Skinner's Butte, to Mr James P Cheaher for $1400. We understand that Mr Chesher will build a hand, some dwelling upon the same this Summer. Cloth inu Stork. Counter and shelving are being placed in the north room of Wal ton' brick for Mr Caldwell' new clothing store. Makiukh. We clip the following notice from the .Sacramento Bee: "Married.in Yreka, Cal. June C, D W Church to Mrs Mis souri Evans, Eaiskd. After considerable hard work the city flag pole was raised laxt Saturduy after noon. It M 120 feet high and straight as au arrow. Fob B?xt on Sale. A handsome residence with several lots, in Eugene. For particulars inquire of Mrs M P Spiller. The Good Templars of Oiegon manlier 45 '0, an increase of a'smt a thousand over lat year's showing. I'hiuehart will aint your house, carriage or sign, just a el-rap and jojt a well a I yore. The Spirit of Reform. By request of tho graduating class of tho itate Uuiversir; , wu piiut Mr Ceo Hill oration in full. Iu one of the museums of Berlin, there Is a painting by I.'aulbach.reprtseiiting "The Eraof the Ileforniati nl." Before this masterpiece, of all thi works of urt which make the museum so famous, the visitor lingers longest. As one looks iiKin the picture, ho realizes us never befori- how many eminent lueu lived iu that age of greatness. The artist, with masterly conception, has gathered them all iu one large hall -piK-ts and philotophets, riders and war riors, scholars mil artists. Here are Kipler and C nierniciis demonstrating the truths of Astronomy. Yonder the prmld face of Eliza beth looks imperiously over the scene and near her the calm brow and deep eyes of Shakes peare. The hero soldier (iiistavus, stand with h ind iiihiii his sword, conscious of his dignity and his power. Erasmus and liuuchlin walk with majestic mien, clad in their scholars robes. Albert Durer is here and with him the itreat Italians of the ago so famous in art and literature Ureal ruler with their crowns and scepters, great warriors h ut ing upon their swords, itriat poets, painters, discovers -all the ways in which human greatness has manifested itself -are here in their grandest power. But in the center of the picture.in the focus of all the highest tho world knew, stands a plainly robed monk; and over soveiign und loldien poet and seliol tr, falls tho shadow of Luther. With universal voice we applaud the concep tion of the artist, mid judging from the in- thirnccs upon the intellectual und social con- litiou of the race, emanating from each of tho the gnup, consent that IJustavus should pause in Luthur's presence and Shakespeare sit silent iu his shadow. The genius of the artist has only assigned him a position on his canvas to correspond to that ho holds iu the hearts of men. Emerson says, "greatness is but tho fulfill ment of a natural tendency in each man," and that "wo admire eminent men not for them. selves but as representatives." And of all the world's true heroes, of ull tho greatness of the centuries, tho universal human heart finds in Luther one whose life is nearest the fulfillment of this natural tendency, and who manifests tho divine relation that in ull times thut unites a great man to other men. As the inliiiHiido of thu ocean awakens is response in our souls; so the hopes that thrilled the heart of Luther and urged him to become the bold reformer that he was, find nil echo in each human breast, for "the origin of all reform is that mysterious fountain of the moral sentiment ill man, which amidst the natural ever contains tho super natural." Luther only embodied in action tendencies that lie dormant in oer own faith less und cowardly souls. Geology tells us that the granite, which comes to tho surface and towers into the loft iest mountains, can also be found everywhere below the superficial strata. So, in nil the de tails of our intellectual and social life is hid den this elemental prineipnl Which now and then comes to tho silrfaco and forms the great moo who aid the leaders and examples, rather than th companions of tho race. Though the g rani to is concealed under different formations under city and plain it makes the founda tions of these and manifests it presence by sure and unmistakeable signs. So this ten dency iu man to recast tho thought nnd im prove upon tho institutions of the past, to reach nut to better things beyond; to add con tinually to the legacy of dead and hurried years tho income of each passing day, may oftimes he hidden but cannot be wholly con cealed. I read it iu the conflict of the ages. It forms the subject of civil history. It flashes out not only on thu battle Held, but rides tho stormy tloqueiice of debate in national council and ecclesiastical synod, It agitate every bosom with the tumult of opposing advantages. It is an elemental reality implanted in the heart of man. Man was born to be u reformer-a rcmaker of what man lias made an imitator of nature, which contents not herself with thu old past but every hour pulsates with new life. Ho is not only a learner but a doer. Ho sees what has been accomplished hy man and orignates something of his own. This is the history of the individual. And tho organized reformers revolutions that glow on thd page of history lire hut the outgrowth of this individual ten dency realized through united efforts to fulfill for the race a better destiny. This is the spirit that has in ull ages resisted tyranny and oppression. We would least expect to see tho evidences of its power in tho dark ages, when the wholo world seemed wrapped in the pall o' death, und hirnan race had settled down in deep despair. During these midnight hours of the world's history the human mind was not permitted to put forth its power and the trophies if its former victories were hurried to oblivion, Yet in these centuries iA dark ness, a few mighty tho' solitary men contended for the right to exercise reason iu matters of belief. Though crushed to earth, the spirit of reform, which is the spirit of truth, rose again in Scotus and Alierlurd and other advocates of free inquiry. Like mountain tops which catch the, first faint glow of the rising sun, stood these giants of their days. But their lives predicted the great awakening that was to follow in the next century. If you have ever stood on the sea shore when the tide was coming in, you saw a wave oome up the beach fur higher than any foregoing one and recede, and for a while none came up to that mark, but after some time the whole sea was there and beyond. So the agitation and dissensions that rent the church iu tho fifteenth century were but the advance wave of the great tide of reformation which followed. Thesa reformers were in advance of tho rest of the world and beyond their sympathy; but ac the fruit of their toil new ideas sprang into existence, and the dire for leform became public and avowed. The hopes of one age make the history of the next; and, although the attempts towards reformation in the fifteenth oentury failed to accomplish all that was desired, they were the seeds that, sown iu hoc, brought forth thu event of the "Era" which Kaulhach has turned hit history on his canvas. No one doubts to-day that the impulse given to religion, litierty an:l learning, by this resolu tion, h..s brought to us all the breadth and l.rig'itn.rs of our civilization. Its itillueuce went uhrond, nor lias it paused until now, ex cpt befnr the horrors of the inquisition. "It emancipated the human mind," says Cubit, "from the tt'usoluts power of the spiritual order." With the mind mice fre the hritit of man lhrobld as never before with i uuise for the race. And, although uieviously assailed ! by every form of npp-.jUoiir :.om that lime ' until the prtsent, th' anrll hat marched on waid. Reform whn poMible, but levokti when Imperative, have left their impress ori theS !ige of history; The influence of the reform ing spirit l ine penetrated every departmetil of social and individual relation. Ill govern ment, tyranny ho been supplanted by free dom and the claim of th devine right of kingi has been hushed in tie glad shout of happy millions of self governed people, and in :.. I,,.. ,.f il...u ,,,n,lowv1 Stand 1111,1111, ,.'" ...Vl. ...... , " equal to equal, lords of all the land." Ill trl field of of science grand results have been at; tallied. The human mind that once groped Iri darkness; now treads the giddy heixhU of thought ond grown accustomed to daring con! jeclure. In theology, even, old dogma have beed forced to parade in new dress, and the creed of poie and councils have shriveled like dried leaves beforo the sweep of the astronomer' teloscope. The doctrine of reform Is exerting a mighty influence iu our own tunes, iu deter mining the character nd institutions of the period. No age lias ever been more prolific in its harvest of reform than the preseut. Th idea of Improvement has a wider scope than Kver before. It snare neither the social structure, the tuto, the1 school nor the rela tioiiB of trades; but every Institution, evry relation civil or domestic, now hear the call to judgment, nnd every abuse that may arlsS in the bosont of society is forced to submit to thi-L'eneral InnuesL lnis cleiilental principle of reform has over been inlnlaritcd iu mail, but its highest exhibition of motive power seems to have been reserved for the present oenturyj and the imnarulelled niltivitv to which it ha urged man is pregnant with hope for th future. A desire for advancement is rousing tho nations- "Tyrant tremblo, throne be1 down and armies stand still before it." P.eform has its orlciu in an ideal justice, but is too often organized iu unworthy forms. It ofteu resoccts circumstance instead of princi ples, and attempts to accomplish at ona great stride changes that can only be brought about as the result of education. Between the grain blade of earlv Snriiu! and the beautiful flower of later Summer stretches the columnar stem which represent the growth of consecutive' days. As well may we expect that the full blown flower should lurch forth from th Med without fulliling the laws of growth, a td hone that ercat transformations in incitty shall rise up spontaneously, like Minerva full grown and full armed from the head of Jupi ter. The reformer, theui needs a patience which is urnnd. a sublime prudencei which can see in the slow, steady process df evonts occur ring around him. "I ruth undeveloped, thai tho time shall work into ripe realities," Th world's reformers havo bequeathed M u the result ot their labors in the civilization of our day. They have lieen the leader in the vari of tli wnrld's onward inarch towards that perfection which has been the hope of all human history, lie it ours 10 see was 1110 procession he not stayed nor the music of iU march lie nuslicil. lihiiichart is at tho old etiiild painting signs, carriage and houses, just the am' ever. For all kinds of farming machinery call oq Smith k Cox, Willamette street, Eugene. 1 1 ... 11 Something New. Mp.TM Ifendi-ieks desire to inform his many friends in Laue county thut herea tor he intends keeping on hand iu this rlty, a large stock of threshers, reapers, mowers, wagons, nnd in fact everything in the agricultural im plement lino. J la Intends selling every Wing Iu this line at price that will astonish our Give him a call, at the store of Mat-' lock Bros, Eugeno City, and get price.- Re member be deals in everything in the farming implement line. DR. L. F. JONES, Physician and Surgeon- WILL ATTEND TO PROFESSIONAL culls day or night. OFFICE One door sc.uth of Preston bar ness shop; or can be found at E R Luckey (Vs drug store Olfictt hours: 0 to 12 m, 1 ttf 4 p m, 6 to 8 p in. Junl2tf Farm for Sale. I WISH TO SELL MY FARM OF 4X1 acres, situated 12 mile southeast ef Eu-gene,-1) miles from G jshen, 4 miles from Cress well, and 3 miles from Pleasant Hill post oltice. A cnmtoriunie iiweinng wun un.. outhouses, orchard, eta Plenty of water and tiinlwr. VVell atlupteil to nnxeu nusoanary, as grain, fruit and stock raising. Will sell on reasonable and easy terms, xor lunner inmr. mation enquire 01 JOHN WHITEAKER. G. iU! A ilS EN, Practical Painter and Designer. 4 LL KINDS OF CARRIAGE, ORNA 1. mental, Sign and House painting don to order. Terms low; estimate furnished. 8110P opposite Star Bakery, Ninth street, Eugene City, Oregon. 1 Give me a trial Satisfaction guaranteed. Cuah. A. HANSEN. Hew Barber Shop and Bath Rooms. (One door North of Post Office.) BATHS, 25 CENTS. EVERYTHING fitted up in the best of order. Shaving and hair cutting done in the most approved order. JEI1KY HORN,- Proprietor.- N. B. 131b rice, Jlx-it) .......fl.bO II lhugar, (good) 1.00 4 lbs tea. .................. 1-00 8 cans lye 1.00 3 cm pie fruit 1.00 I set extra line goWits .75 1 set extra line glassc.... 35 I glass tea set .40 1 bread plate ... j 25 1 cake ftand , 50 Fin- as-ortinent of GLASS WARE, CHOCK BUY. WOODEN WARE, WIL LOW WARE, and GROCERIES in Eugene. Call and get prices no trouble to how goods, Woods deli vend to all parts of city free of chargn. Will griuil your olfee without any extra charge. A. GOLDStI ITH. Cash paid for all kind of country Produce, Hides, Etc. . GfiLDSM ITH -Cash Grrw ninS'EHAla', J. B. - House, sign aoJ cr riags painter.- Work guaranteed first e)M Stock sold st lower rt tbn by Byws Hr" Z agtne.