CLOSINO SEVSlOSS. TlioV MCA Fliilalti' tlia Work of Iho Jf'lliU Auuual CoufcmiP'. HATL'KI'AV At-TCKNOON'l HESKI0.V. After a SfjtiK, the coufuwnce wa led in prayer by Mr Williams, of Albany, afler which l'rof Jlowlaritl submitted u blackboard review of Hie work for t ho punt year. This review wu a ta bic of talistic uivinjr all klii'lHof In fonuittioii coucernliiK college Y M C A work In Orison. The report of the eleven college which have ussocla ii. ...a in 1 1,.. m ulinui that there are lOMyounj? men In these college or which 4 are professed Christians: H'iO are active member of the V M 0 A, the total iiiomberhip belnK 8-r4. There are 413 new student anion- them and li member have been added thi year. ElKhty are engaged In lllbl tudy, B have I we n converted through the ellort of the college Y M U A men and the average attendance upon the Kovpol meeiingii have beeii 30. Thir ty. nine comnilttee are In the Held and f lill.ol) have been rained by cou trlbutlon. Thl repert wan followed by au Interesting tulk by Mr Mich encr, who brought out the meaning of thotnt little ol the pnt year. At 3 o'clock J) C William of Mc Mlnnvllle college took up the topic, 'Work for Kew Kludent." HI re mark were along the line or work with the new men when they Hint enter college. Thl par wa followed by a couple nfoiiKby itov and Mr Ippirrt, of Yamhill. Two paper were read Uion the ubluct of "The Association t'ollge President" by A W FoMiay of Albany college ami Oil Taylor of forvalli college. Thl wa followed by au In terentlng talk on "Impresnloli of Nurlhfluld," by Mr iHimmltt. Mr Mlchenur next took the tloor and afler urging upon the dulegute the Importance of providing theinnclv with VMCA literature for the prop er and Intelligent pvruul of their work, announced thut the Decenary fund had been raised to have a train ing school, od the name plan a the North livid conference, next spring at Cascade near Hun Francisco bay, the expeaeef which would be compara tively light. The ubjHct of "A Spiritual Awaken lnt" wm iliHiHHb.il liv Mr Miehufier III a very able manner, after which the convention anjnurneu mr meaner noon. EVENING 8K8SI0M. Saturday evening' elon wa held in the M IS church, l'rof llowland. of Albany collego read a piMigo of nripture and l'rof llauley of SVillam ette Univeraltv led in prayer. Mis Stella Dorrl of thl city favored the audience with a very pleaaing oio. The (iileitlon box wa conducted by Ja A buiiiinltt, eecretary of the l'u eltlo Northwest. The principal address of the even ing wa delivervd by C C Miotxaer, f rw lora L liy, international er tary, ou "The College Movement." SUNDAY'S 8KHBIONH. At 0 o'clock the convention assvui bled Iu the (iiuth parlor of the doruil tory to hear the mbjeut of "Itllile Htudv for l'ertonal Urowth" discussed by Mr. Michener. A very Inteivtting meeting wa held. At 11 o'clock tho delegate ntteuded various churches of the city to hear special sermon prepared by the pas tor lor the Y. M. V. A. At 3 o'clock a clal meeting for men only wa held at the llaptlst church, being led by Mr. Mlchsnur. The evening service opened al the M. K. church at 7:30 o'cleck, with eong and prayer service. Hcvxi.il solos and uartettee were cung during the calou which addd much to tho mu sical part of the program Mr. Duni ultt, In a few choice word introduced Mr. Michener, who spoke on the "JCIkBlounry Movement." Thi tulk waa full of Interfiling fact and was listened to by a large audience. At iu lose a collection was taken for the lierieflt of the college Y. M. V, A., of the I'aolllo Northwest. Aliout i.'iU wa secured. Tvstluionlo of the delegate were then heard, followed by appmpiiat remarks from some of the pastors, alter which the convention adjourned. A the work of the stale colli de Y. M. U. A. i yet In the hand of a coin mlttee there were no niTltsr t elect. The time and place of the iext siinuul conference hii not yet been decided upon, but It will probably bo held at Tort land. lllr Ussrt, January 13, UN THK lttVKU. The steamer 1 1 arrived up yesterday morning with about 4tl ton of freight, about 'J" ton of which wa for Kiigeue and the bal anco south. She unleaded and Uft down eurly In the afternoon with four tons of leather. Iu coming up she swung rgaliikt the bridge near ihiirlt burg, tearing ott a part of the eldo but doing no aerloii duuiiige. The Uyp-y arrived up thi afternoon with nlnui 'M tous of miscellaneous freight, about i'O ton for Kugene and tho baUuce for points south, part of the cargo be ing liUI sacks of sugar for (Irani I 'as. She will take down with her about 10 ton of freight, mostly produce. The cold weather I having the oll'cct of lowering the water in tint river, it now beiug down to a little less than 5 feet. Kind Worn. Writing to Satur day' Salem Tost. K ltrou n one of the delegate to the Y M U A convention, talk a follow about our town: "1 cannot close without saying some thing about Kugpuo and' Its iiihabl tun Is. Kugeue lia a Hue situation, and It altitude ia high enough above the sea level to make it lice from ma larial troubles. The people of lOugeue arc very accommodating, ami from the number of schools liiry have thev they must be well cnli,litend. 1 have not hud time in visit tho busi ness part of tlx to u yet, so I can't tell you anything about that purl of the town. 'The conference will com mence thl evvuliiK." Installation. The Odd Fellow ol Junction City hold a public lntal latloil of officer Ml Saturday even ing, aUillt 75 penitins In-lng present. J J Walton, I'll M, f thl city, was iu attendance and delivered the prin cipal address of the evtiiing. New Sawmh.U The mall steam sawmill owned by Mr Kenin, In l.ynx hollow aouthweat of Creawcil is ready to saw lumber. II01FMAX IIOl'SE CH4S0E-J1IASW. ii. K. lirnwii of the Hotel Kagene it the en Lessee. ImII Uinrrt, Jsnutry 11. S K Ilrown of Hotel Kugeue loiluy closed a 6 year lease with the Memtr If.. ll'n. un fur Dm llnirmsil House. N u liiiltnU ii ml win. Jownli who have Idi.'ii runuiiiir the liouite for the punt .. ... .1 .1... i.... i live year nave rrurni irom uic i Mrlirown ha, '-omjuctcd the Hotel ti'iiifiini) fur t ho mint (wo vt-ur. and for about two year previous to that ran a restaurant in mi cny. iieiea mini of ample exierlence in the hotel btislueii unit lut aiwuy mane ii i suci-ess since ruining to thi city. Hi will run the lloilmua House In first clut style, a It ha heretofore teen conducted, and will no dotint tx urei'led with the Skintt liberal liutron hi8 that he ha had in the Hotel Kintcne. The bar of the Hollinan Mniiu ifi ivllli (Im Iml lal 1 iii hut fe ll ut let by Mr Ilrown, who takes nl.imanli tin. tilth Inut VIIW.W .... .! . One year ef Mr Jirowu' lease ou the Hotel Kugeue I yet unexpired hut lie I yet uniiucnioo. as id wneiuer aic will run the house during that time triinnrnr thft It-HMi to othi-r nArtlfS. Inning the live year that Mer Ltiiliois have bad charge or the noli man Hoiihu I hey have conducted It It ilrt.i'luy t vie. anil Imve Ixien niiou- lar with the traveling public, a well ... .1 -i- t-: 'pi.. as Willi me people ui iugene. nnj are undecided a to a busTnesa Iik bIIoii yet but are certain that they will leave l-'iiiri.i.ii . 'I'liev Iiuvh Mvirid nlucee in view and w herever they gollieywill uouoilt-s lie greeieu wiiii success 'Merchant of Venice." Friday' Salem I'ost: The hue and cry that I being raised over l'reldent Chiipmau' lieuil on accotiui oi ine ev olutionary teaching at the stale uni versity, do not seem to disturb that uvutleman Id the least. In hi lecture lust evenliiK at Unity church no inur mur was heard concerning the theory or th sterm it Dau rniseii. He confined himself to theublect ou hand. "Merchant of Venice," with but a single divergence, and that wa to enter a pleading word in neiiail or the world despised and persecuted Jew. In Mr Chapman's opinion, of all the prluclpal male character In th play, Hhylock i the noblest, owing to the ateadlustuei of hi purpose. He I seen llrnt a "Hhylock, the usurer," an Ignoble part; second a "the lather" in which lie I a broken-hearted, turrow- Itnr man. mourning tho loss of hi duuL'liter: but It 1 a tho "avenger' that he rises to til height, only to be dushed to earth, by I'ortia, whoap near a an nvuuclne aiiuel. Antonio I weak, borrowing what he ha of nobility from JSas-atno, ami coudonlnir th latter' sloth and wastefulness. Portia 1 one of Khakespeare'i woni a nly women, who enter upon the plan for Antonio' relets nor as a iei upon lSussanlo than a a matter of earnest, and after Antonio' release, she shows her merry spirit by demand imr of liasannio the rluir ho wore. I'resldent Chapman Is a marvel in tho lecture field he Is tint au orator. neither 1 he an elocutionist, but his vol e is what might bo called a melo dious monotoae. He holds hi hearer alimmt spell-bound by the (tower of hi muni. Oregon' Premium. Oregon walked oft with the prl.a for growing the 11 nest el low (.Unite lMn ver onion receallv. I he time wa $100 In coin, won by J 1) Maunder, of l.agl valley, Colon county, and paid byaseed grower of I'hi.delplil. Iu piesentlng Mr Saunders with the awurd the seoiUman said: We are glad to award you thl money and the fact that you have wen red this prize against the strongest kind or competition tint only in the unit oil hlate lui also in lanaiia. it Is quite a card that owing to superior hoii anil cultivation you were ame to secure the premium In a competi tion of this character, and should not only be of great benefit to you but alio to your mends and aclgliuors." Death of William Cx. William Cox, aged aUuttiU year, died at hi home in Crook cuiinlT, egon, of pneumonia, l)o. 13, lssij. lie was iKiru In Lafayette county, Missouri, and crossed "th plain In is 18. He wa well known herein thl valley at an early dav. llowa with the soldier that went to the Hogtio river In '65, during the Indian trouble there. For a few years he lived at Myrtle Creek, Oregon, and from there ho went to F.astvrn Oregon where he ha been engaged In the stock htulno. He never married. He leave three brother mid two si ters to mourn his Iom, They all live Iu Oregon. Cor. Hack Actino. A corrvpon dint of the orcirouian from itrownsvllle talks very plainly about the published in terviews iu that paper mad by a re porter sent to Albany by the paper itself, the only ellort made frem auv aource to create sympathy for Lloya Montgomery. Tho boy has ent,"or w ill send to thnt pix-r, a written ac cuut of the killing of the same char acter, uudoubtedly pure fabrication. Will the paper publish It? The Ore gmtian hits II owu interview a fol low: " The efforts made to save him from his merited fate are not credita ble to the people who make them, or to the Hiata whose common sense and rv.ipect for law and justice are com pr inlstO by them." AsSAt'LT AT UOSKIUKU. Mis (Jitce Smith, a LVyear-oU girl, wst assmilted at Itoseburg last Filday uidit by A F Matthews, a professional (.'.iinbler, who fulled to accomplish hi piirMse. He ha len plactd uader t- j.lKH) Unids to await the action of the (rand Jury. Matthews epent some time In F.ugcne a month or two ago. ACiKKAT St'ix-KM. The leap year party Saturday light given by the iudien of the F.ugeue Dancing and So cial Club wa a great success. About 40 couple were present and were served to a grand bauiuet Iu the Ho tel Kugene. Quite a number of visit or were present from down the valley point. THE TAX LEVY MADE. The Levy for 10 l Fixed r 17 unit. ' . Polly Cusrii, Juurj l . The iiounty court this sflcriinou lilude the tax levy for WA, fixing the rate at 17 mills. This Is t mill higher than last year. Tho state levy thi year I one and eight-tenth mill higher than last year, o tho raise In thi county I but two tenths of a mill. The reusou for the rale iu the levy for II..... Iu la tlmt lll III IMIIM-S of tWO election will have to be met, uml the amount or taxaiue property n I.sst year the net taxable property wa tl,Wi..HiU, and thl year it lsfi,4ll.4A or 1 4.5,(130 less. Lat year the levy Included one-twentieth of. a mill for Indigent soldier, but thi year the levy doc nol include anything for that purpiw. a there I enough in that fund lfl over. The lvy for thl year I a follow: State 4.8 mil s Hchoor. 5-2 mill County 7 '"' Total 17 mill The county levy I bused ou the fol lowing estimated expenses: Iload and bridge 6,i00 iiountle 1"" l'auper Asxsor. '-','Vj0 Wiineseet JutUs 700 Juro.s l." CuiistabU-s District attorney 1.10" Sherllf .;' Surveyor - Ii-gsl service lliilldlng renair. eto 1W) Furniture, fuel, light, water WSJ Klatlonrv 600 Printing l,6x Kxamliiation. teacher ISHJ Clerk Schiad superiutenw'elit I,1) Treasuier 6'0 County Judi. Wo Comiuiuloner ",KI Itoad uH-rviHor ... ",400 Disan Iiioiiett llailin. WO Flection 4,000 Tx refund 600 Circuit court 6oo Stock Inspector Iutercst. 2.6m Ferries 600 Total I 471U5 Thl levy rale in round nmber the pillowing amounts: Stat tax t 0.774 01 School tax 33,830 00 County tax 44,ho0 00 Total I10S.093 01 COUNTY ESTIMATES. County tax f 44,8)50 Etlimated receipts Clerk 4,000 Sheriff. - 600 Income $ 49.3K0 Estimated expense $ 47,3tV Delinquent tax 2,015 Total.. $ 40,30 Dr. Edward r.alley. Th following from Th Watchmau, a pap.r published In Boston, ha ref erence to the on of l'rof Mark Jluilcy, of tlii tityu . ' "Just now we are bcinglreatod to a revival ol criticisms of missions, pro voked by the trouble In China and in Armenia. Thes criticisms areerl denilc. No sew arguments are ever adduced. The statements which are now btlng repeated have bseii ci in pltely and fully answered over and over again. The accusations of luxury, merceiary motives, Indolence and the like on the part of the missionaries have been disproved so ofton that we arc ashamed to give space to a detailed reply, violet one example stand ror all. We have just bn informed that Kdward lialley, M I), our esteemed physician In the Hakka Mission in Southern China, rained for himself audi eralneoee a a practitioner at the time oil tie plague in llong Kong last rear that he was offered a sultry of fnOOO (Mexican) a year, It he would accept a position in secular work; but he declined it and cheerfully returned to his work sn a nidlcal missionary, although his salary of S00 gold does not s u flic to provide for his family, aud he ha been coiueelled to draw largely upon private mean." Important School Decision. An Important decision was recently rendered by State Superintendent of 1'ubllo Instruction Irwin, which Is ol special Interest to rmal school district in a letter te too superintendent of Lincoln county' school.- he holds that a school district does not hue its organ ization liy reason of Its failure to have al least throe lucntli of (school each school year, but limply loses its apportionment of state and county niojiey. Should a unmet rail to have school for a number of yrs, and thn by prlvat moans raise funds and have the necessary threw mouth of school the district would be entitled to it appor tionment of tat and County lunacy thereafter. It would (sent In the lliilil of thl decision that there I no way for a school district to lose it autono my unUs It lie attached to some other district. A voluntary fsl In re to elect ntllcer er to have the three months of school each ycai does not atlect the organization. A Klcjcle tor Snow. I. Grand Chronicle: Since th advent of th cold weather with its accompanying rain and snow, bi cyclists have moped about the street on foot or on horseback. Alt of this ha been overcome by th Inventinn ef Jay Van Ilureu who now hai a bicy cle that will run ou the enow a well i a the best cutter. Ketaluiiitt the..ri.i rear wneel and tram Ii removed tlio front wheel and in it place he ha a runner properly shaped and shod and cau ride a though there wa no snow and the usual itood reads prevailed. He waa out yesterday trying the ma ctiine and several local w heelmet) ! took a turn with. it. all of whom pro-. nounceitagreut eucm. ' ' Iisontinuki Tim txwtoflW st Trvnt. this couutv. ha been dlst-ou- tiuuvd. Mall for that place hvrra.trr will besuatt Dexter. NEtVARIorH WOKK. Mi Illildle's 1'er.eeuhii; Fhid Another Victim Sluee Her Departure. It seems that with tho departure of Miss Kiddle, say tue Hurrr-burg Keview, the anonymous letter writer and otherwise all-round rulllun "r A. ' .,.i.Mi.i...i hut Con or rumaiis umr n... -, ---- tiuue th. ir despicable work under the aut hontlts' very no-s, owii" , . . i ... ii. ..i. r-.i,i I tin- iillered lie sum i nil" vi...... . their service In the former allalr, but wee told it wa not time for diviil CHiice. The last letter la to Mr Add Merrl. by w nose ruiiiumi. )"" " , .. ....... .Iilu.l In lillh isll It. IIIM VI UIC niiiiu..'i - I , and Its tone plainly Indicates the calibre of the contemptible scrub that wrote it. We take occasion to suy right here, that Mr Morrl i one of Harrlshurg nouiesi ism, -never done harm to anyone. IJul here' the letter addressed us follow: Mks. Ai! Mokkih: . Finder hund to her "If vou don't wnt h come llrst In ecoml cene in thu Kiddle trouble never enter their door again, l ou gi umrget new for him to carry to the printing ofllce for the boy killer. ow vour frail ookahw you ure not long . - .i . . i.i ...ill I, il il aiir it llir lllis wimiu nil". slierter If you proceed with your low i. l . ll'u 1 1 a .'I. work lonieip ueu a m iwi. no use for such trilie In the com uiuullv. If you are goln to lake part with them and ever go inside that house you will never see the sun rise. What you know had la-ttcr be mum. Your head is not safe iu your own house-will he a d d sight more unsafe if you are ever saw to speak to one of them son nfh . you will carry a bullet to your grave la-fore Sat urduv. Will not hold tlmt head so i Id high. Heed thi warning or will lie man without a wife, and four children no mother." That such a devilish U-iug can lie -it. .-.1...1 u i.i.lin .! Iii imr I'llv is mini iicu iii.iiiih i'.m."..- - - j a scandal to the town which will pot he Lome. J no mayor, cuy coum-n, and in fact every principal citizen of Hie place Is ready to full iu line for the purpose of hunting dotvu the miscreant, and the only thing lodo is to get i iH-tnt awdHlauce uml push thi matter Willi the vim and energy of determination, audit will be but a hrt Job. Tho only moderation re quired I to keep the case from Judge Lynch. Indian DfiiilT With Cougb. Wiioopiu; Word come from Kliiinath Indian Denervation that all the Indian there have the whooping cough and at lai-t accounts there were six death among the pnpooe fraternity mid wu reared death would take rutin y more to the Happy Hunting Ground. Th Indian Have au agency puysiciau ui in iiu case they have taken the advice of tho "mediclue man" of their tnb and the agncy physician cannot consult with the 'medicine man" tx-cniiMt he don't belong to his school of dnctur. So the Indians are managing lids epidemic iu the regular Indian style of doctoring. Near a spring or river they build a teepee of willow, cover it with hides, build a (Ire, put tho patient in and let liiiu sweat, grunt and cunt unlit the presplratiou rolls oil' in rivulets and the Indian stink like unto a China-' town, then tho patient jump into tho cold water of a rivr or spring to cool ott. This medicine is good for some ailment and especially One for folks thut never take a huth. Dut in whooping cough It I as cultu an the Indian' idea of logic, with him Incan tation lieal drugs. Several years no au epidemic of small pox broke out among these Indian. Th sumo treat ment wa undergone, as siwush took to the opinion of the medi cine man hecaure it war. nearest Ills si hi I and bccuiiKC. he had no rensou in his coconniit head to comprehend the rcleuue of tlio white innu's reme dies. 1 0 0 K InstnlliUion. Tlio officer of Cobtirg lodge, IOO F, were Installed Sulunliiv evening hv WMdreen, D 1) (J M a. follows: Hum, N (i; J Alford, V (1; WmNnylor, K S; deo Smith, 1' S, Tho Vaughan, Tre.is. After the Insinuation two can lidutrs wr Initiated. A line supper wm provided, ami the member and vis. Iiors enjoyed themselves until about five in the morning. Fundi Colcmnn wss voted the bos speech maker. Thoe attending from Kucene were W M Ureen.Tlios Jenkins.C S Frank, M Kvarvirud J Ctirav, l'rof Or on, J M Williums, Wid McUeeand W C New burn. I ' 1 ! y liusril, Jsiiiisi-t 11. ! Dikiv MrtJ W Christian died at i her home in thin city about Sam Sun-' day, Janunry DJth. oMiiiluiiimution of theovuries, niter nil illness of about! two years. Her in iMen namo was j Mary Mumper. sv was burn Iu Marion county September DJ, S!i7. i She wa married to Mr Christian In I Ihls city Diccinhrr LM, INKS. She' leave tliree children, Kugeue, Z il.i ! and Koy, to battle life without a' mother's care. She leaves two broth- j er, Will and Charles Mumper, of! Marion comity, who came up lat ' evening. Mr Christian had a host of ; friends who will mourn her untimely ' death, and Mr Christian and the! motherless children have the sympa thy of all. The funeral service wore ! conducted at the fsmiiy residence at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and the re man. were laid to rest ill the Odd ' Fellow' cemetery. A New Sawmill, A steam sawmill plant is now helm; 1 put in on tho ninimtalii about five miles east of the Kedfurd Coast For bridge that will bo somewhat of a novelty m this section. TUc. mill U ! llWM.twil III u I.. I. .1. I i.ni., ..r.t- .,. n ,,uc i,rli (u iiiiiiuir Oil The Proprietor. .1 r .I.ni.,- , of Cottage Grove, will build u Hume ' fmm near the mill to the railroad at Kedtord'a utilizing the waters of the crrek to float the lumU-r through I When not iu use for lutnlier, niilroad wood can le carried through It. mii.i ...T . i , . . piauuig nun will be built at the I it Ja .--I i t hi .1 . I""''- .J V, 1 tUT.. V"1 will be required to place tin- plant in operation. Marion county i-xhlbiti-d a splendid poultry show Siiurilav. B0HBF.RY. The Orcgouian has this to eay ubJu one of the acts of the lust leTbitlUfoilowing tppropriBtloni were made by the legislature ast February for lighting the Ute building at Halctn for two years, viz: Capitol building.... School for deaf routes School for the blind. State reform school.. State insuneiiivlutn. Asylum cottage state penitentiary . . . ...t 9.200 . . 2,31)0 ... 2,200 ... 4,700 ... 11,050 . 3.:i00 . . . 4,350 fp. ... i 30.G00 mm . This expenditure is at the rute ol . ' i. : . ..r.,.i.n for fla.uUU a year, u i a city of oO.OOO people and there ure many cities of lifty thousand iieople tnat exjiend less for public : Tl.n riicnsfi at our Stat' nn i.w.rB.-Hil from 1(5.0(0 cupnui nuo i " a year to 18,300 a year at a time when the contract at 5,000 had yet nearly four years to run. This is merely a "epecimen brick." No wonder the state has to increuso its tax Mle." - THK DKlullT OUTLOOK. A New York trade journal says: husinHF is to stu lv all (iuctioii8 bcuring on advertising, . r i unr; ..n r... say thut tne nguies oi iow, ii as they have been compiled, give promine of continued prosperity in lS'JO. It i true that stocks fell in cunnc(ucnce of the wild talk of war with Great Britain, but this flniirsinii was tcmnorarv. and, outside of Wall street, the gory utterances of editorial warriors ana rostrum strategists had no effect liusine.as. The general mlvertiiif r. wlioHo conv is familiar us Washington's face ou a postage stamp, are increasing ttieir orucra and new enterprise are seeking public favor. So f ir the situation is encourag ing. The time was when an ad vertisement was looked upon as an act of charity towards the publisher but the idea is as completely a tiling of the past as a tlint-lock ninL-ei Wilnwl v prcent an occas ional Kio Van Winkle who has (lumbered for half a life-time dreams of denying the expediency of advertisinR. The questions arise as to details. If no national misfortune over take us, there seems tu reason why continued prosperity for the nation should not be reflected in the advertising colums of the news- " 3 f E A K K U RE E pT New York Tribune: Spoaker Uccd, who is altogether tho most conspi uous and talked of man in town at present, is just a bit thinner than ho was last winter (whether owing to his efforts to re duce his avoirdupois by chopping wood and bicycling, or by endeav oring to satisfy a clamorous horde of members of congress), and l.e has siicriticnd his mustache, which gives him a somewhat ministerial air. It is not generally known, by tlio way, that Mr Keed begun his college life at Bowdoin with the in tention of becoming a minister, lie entered the college as tho bene ficiary of a religious society of Portland, Me., which wan so im pressed by his brightness and pre cocity that it volunteered to bear the expense of his college education provided ho consented to take orders. Ho had not reached his sophomore year, however, before ho decided he was not cut out for a clergyman, and he so informed his frieiiile, who, it is said, have never ceased to regret tho loss to the c';itrii of so shining a light. Here arc some Christmas thoughts by Bob Iners(ill: ''It is beautiful to give one d.iy to the ideal to have one day apart. One day for generous deeds, for good will, fur gladness. One day to forget the shadows, tlio rains, the storms of life; to remember sunshine, the happiness of youth and health. Ouo day to forget the briars and thorns on the winding path, to remember tho fruits and flowers. One day in which to feed hungry, to sulut's the poor and lowly. One day to feci the brotherhood of man. One day to remember tho heroic and loving deeds of the dead. Otio day to get acquainted with the children, to remember the old the uiuortunute and the imprisoned. One day in which to forget your self and think lovingly of others. One day for the family, for the fireside, for wife and children, for the love and laughter, the jov and rapture of home." The Sak-m Statesman gives tho Bnscburg authorities a good hint in the following words: "They are talking of lynching a Roseburg scoundrel for tlio attempted asault of a young lady there. We would not be much surprised. In a com munity where a condemned mur derer has twice beer, allowed to es cape, people are liable to it-come desperate and do rash things." There is considerable earncit i.n among democrat ai.d -v populisu in favor of fusion at the coming JU0( election, eccuio m ue with both parlies, v tfnrono has her mar naint a , would take but little ty plunge her ku great powers into war. Th j f ous.es nnd animosities of ceniu,;fc i. . are such that thpy are ready to fl, ji -1 .t)iui.'a (hiola r... .i l.l Bl I 111. II " ii.iwvo uil )I0rt naming. The fifth annual conference of ;i)r the Y. M. C. A. of the colleges ofU r Oregon, came to a close in thiojt,Vti lust eveninnr after a verv intc... f l! .. . " ' re ing ana successiui session, ji in nml delegates were in attendance ti will go away well pleased ith tJ rlsult of the conference. ) i-1 1 Oregon City Enterprise, (repu lican.j: "The scheme i beiti,ir quietly worked up to bring alv,J'r' an entire change in Oregon' del." ir.ili.m in pnnorewa rdlirinu Milnl,. Hermann and hlus. Hie mov-1 ment is said by those who claim I ' know to haveconBlderablestrcngu'1'' and there promises to be liveleS' times with those seeking honon at the hands of republican! it, Oregon." k- A five-horFe power Lavcl turbiot' in the works of a Paris lus rom. 3' nnnv ia kent at work tlirouohnn' f L the "entire twenty-four hours, uA was recently lound to have rut k 5,800 hours, and 3,600 without i stop. The velocity in me circum- fcrence heine bU meters wr second, the total distance travels bv it had been about l,900.(Xl( miles, or seventy-eight times tl distance around the earth. In M lavs it had traveled without a etor. fiftvthreo times around the earth. fhis is made the more remarkalk by the lact that the only attention given to the motor was the fillint of an automatic oiler once in everv twenty-four hours. Albany Imprint: Like a Un- guid rose bathed in a summer shower, Lloyd Montgomey raiseil his drooping bead when informed that his case would be appealed: and an expression of "while there life there's hope" beamed uponhii faco and his actions seemed tour "the past is gone, the future liva." Judge Pipes of Portland has volun teered his services in trying tout aside the veadict of death agaioit voung Montgomery. Ifthecueii reversed, it would knock illt confessions in the head rmAtty Lloyd, as grave exceptions m taken on that point, and tbetv deuined boy still stands a iu chance. The sun will never ir for the last time upon Lloyd Mont gomery, January 31. tub t hvr The . success which the nnp river boats are having in readiiri. this city this winter is very ei couraging, and is an indication tl we may ss well have river tran nortation durine a creator portii of the year. The trouble herelf r fore has been in trying to run lrfimj boats. This could not be guccCe fully done when at low stages (ijnte water there ate many shallow ti: lies to be encountered. However j0.J the companies who have the trail riui of the upper valley towns in vie m are putting light draft boats inl ot service which aro able to overcom these oi inoiiltitfl, ana wiiti prop ait river iuiDrovemcnt we mav couojulu' on regular service in the futur The efforts which these eompaiw- are making to accommodate It wants of the neonle of this lerlifiiA section of thu state are truly lnuJr ble, and no pains should be spart f to give them all the encourageniet l th possible. I 9; In an interview in the Brooliji Eale, Senator Hill gives ovidemi that he has at last fallen a vicii: to the "war fever thut is eweewr-lred the earth. More daring than ',,Q T l. .r I"" mors jjoagn or ununaier, ort' fcrjm President Cleveland, the 8ni)thi senator from New York has ofirua; elared open hostilities gaimtlf' JJ" women of ashington. He wopd 1: make social functions a thing of tfrtuiit past. He says: "I thinkit would FM mighty good idea if the wL,iw were packed up and sent out fa it Washington, and the men idy alone here to attend to the hu(iiil"l that they were sent here for byt. 1 country. The trouble is there t too many dinners, too much E0C lissipation anions ohucials a1' "bth capital. No man can go to uf g. fashionable dinners night "iv'gi ghtand sit ud till morning"1-" tending to social unctions, nl.,!y in any condition to crappie ". u the knotty problems of finance r and other affairs that are n V time forced upon the considcrt;(,:.E of ou- nuhlin mfn I know tl)"1 I am called a rustj old bachelor, M. if anv sane man will think "':, what I have said, I believe he; jS agree with me that 1 am ng'l Thiscrilism upplier to member J the senate and of congress, ana ; officials of the administration, j attribute a good many fo'1'1! blunders made bv public men"! 1 .ia i. .i . .. .'.i i,i mur'w . ....l ..u oiipiili'1-! to the Btudy of public affairs.' :ir ici ,!! hid au: lui 1 11 I