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DAY, DKCKMUEUSI. . SIM weutbd r.T the holidays. The Um lrd bM very hCHy , ..... i.,... rfiimitl frulll Alex Auuur'" Sal"1' . o....,.,, returned Id Anna -Ejgo"y'oiinf Haiitu &'"". California, T .1 ..iiv. " " " (1 MoKluley ha r. t.,,,,.,1 ' ll'.M.Iillltflll. bO!U I" " " . lof from Coitage j I Julie W" ilmvt ttil" iih "1 1K- The club dsue '''rf11 " ntllir H!l' UC'- CUrl-t'- tr-- and e.i.erlainme.it. LUV;....a n, morrow night. tOUlgUi Vt,.r.l ,,flW Pt.ShTIII J'"" ' ..II ww 'U?M ,",Uy- Aiidor-ii. f 1'oriluu.l, 1 vis- fi.ieyJM William imldJuuc- Prof L'-ul's HarlKt.t left on lhe early train for San r i''cico lo n, I U.e bSp,r fa-nlle re-v.Vc.l oo.i lribu'I.Hi.oulolll. Christmas dona- "The 'SSiultn. Poultry AtMN-intioii 'VfiulTl. e Im-Ut-n doing a rush- bu.rUw-bUwk sending out. hriat. urns packages. I ieoiiiity' tax nn mere handLo haTbeenrnise.l IU per cent by the state board of f'liz""""-' ., . i marr age ff nw - j to cna.ies "" - - Eaiilyvruiip, , Tlie schol children have been busy tj.uy .IWritmtii'tS tbe Christmas do nations mmg the lor. I T ieklln has Ik.ii elected Irmiw of HohVt lodge, Kofi, of this city, viceU W UrilUu leagued. Professors IkLashiuult and Caraoii went to l'ortlauU tluy to visit at hnnm during vacal ion. Mi.. Hattls I Warner, teacher of music io uiei'raiii .vmuw i. . visiting friends in this city. County Clerk .feiinings falay grant d a niarrlHg.i permit to Li-i.nr I) Jacoby nd Miss IJolly U Tallafcro. Every poor fuuilly In Eugene will receive substantial Christum presents today-something they can eat and wear. Mrs M Downing of Marion county i visiting Willi her iter, Mrs A C' Jen Dings, wife of County Clerk JeimiiiKi, in tbia city. Tlie pHr an well as th rieli (,t Cliritnm pnne.it l Kugene. Tiiitiiki to tlie public school cliildreli mid llu-ir patiiotic tvacliem. Itoliert Hliellon, formerly of Kuifiie aud who Iiiih 1011 living near Tortlaiid for a miinbf r of years litis moved up Urar Junction City. ShUmii Journal ol yeft-rday: lion II F Alley, editor of tlie Huker C:ty Ke pui.llcMii, left thin morniiiK for his Eintern Oregon home. E E Brndie, of the Tilluuiook H-nk light hour, went to Irving today to vlxit relative!). He will ret inn to Tillamook Ilot'k Decfiuber 31. Mr aud Mr John Krau se and tahy, Rudolph have coine up from Haletn to ipiid bolidayit at the homo of Mr Krauue'i niolliur, Mrs 1" U klnsey. Miit Clara Edwards, who is at tending the Dnilu uormal sclnml, ar rival ou the local train this morning and willxpend the holiday vacatiou at home. Mr and Mrs S K Sykus went to Rnteburg on Wednesday mominit's orerlaud, where tliey attended the wedding of Mr SykeV brother last Dlgbt. Mrs Elizabeth F Luciix, of Portland oune up today to sKnd the holidays with livr daughter, Mrs Adah L Hhel t"U, and urainl-daiigliler, Mrs H Mc .Murphy. Mi Jenle Wllhers, a ttudent of tin Drain Normal neliool, arrived on tl m nioriiiiiij1H l cl and will soend the holidays visiting her parents north of town. Mis Catherine Patterson, a U ofO tuilent, bad the misfortune to have a thumb put out of place, while playing backet ball at tlie gymnasium Mou'duy. Eighteen children of the Salem w were absent Tuesday, eonllned with tlie measles. There are inanv CMm in the city, and a few case of icarlet fever. Tlie Dublin l'lliwl il.mntliina liuvn nil bn diRtrilmted. All tlnwo who con tributed lo tbe eatiso can enjoy their bolldny tomorrow with a feeling of allsfaction. Mr and Mr .1 th Ant anniversary of their wedding Tuesday night. A number of friend ere invited in as a surprise to Mr Kays ami a very pluas-aut evening was Helm Mnllna'nv atli.iiintuil In rnli Augint Kiuine's hen roost at Oregon city Wednesday ami was filled full of t rd shot by tlie ktter. He will proh ily reodv. r, but Was not able to eat Atuas chicken. A Vorv llttla thlnir u-ill phmsp pvcitH JJient lo Suleni. The Statesman tiavs; Hon V M Kaleer, the attorney, eued eonniderable aiunzement in the nrcuitonurt room yesterday hv ap- r """K m a nrantt new suit or cloines. Jurteft ll,.u in .i .niii..r.,i nu Inindsoiiie figure and the brother 'tnriie v.t tlie treats' at the close "ilue day's session." A Clt 4ca If X- .1 "inters (,f tbls city lias received a I'M headstone from' Gibwn, Nebras- I he stone w ill lie placeil over the Ve of U.-orge K Evans who died l "tl0 years ago and was Interred hr ii '""n'c femeterv. It was sent tbe fnther of the deceased, nnd will ,7'rM:'-d in a few days by W V Mar ' " l he Hi,,,. is 1x18x42 Inches in ,Ie' It is eleur glass and has tin '"Kravingson one side, arid the Mason e en. 1,1..,?. A V - j.- "uri.u liKATKK. UrownsVllIe lnf: If any of our Willamette val ai,,y.mer can biat the record we are (j J! Chronicle, let th-m speak up. th., ' 'cKinney tmtcheied a porker hLTd H V" trout u" reuuerea IM t or lara. SAlVKr.AY, lKl K.M HKll : I.iml ipi.iiternf the- iii'khi toiuurrow. Clirinlinus wus happily ol.rved in I'uijeiie, Hev Father lSlae Weill (o Momx this uiorniiig. Mrs K J l ui.itr enilliud to tlie boiii-e with ttlnt r. Fletcher 1,1 nu of 'brihi inns at ti'iiiii.. Iiuruin l!ii-low t'oltug-' tlr.ivi' t.idav 1'ortl.iud rpetit uus dou ii from Ihirliirs enter-.,! t o Ionises III Sa. Inn yisterdny morning. Prof J I' Ho:Un, rani U;i from Junction Cny this tn'it-i iuhhi. John liurger. managerofi be Journal, Is visiting wltli his girl at Mohawk. frank Inyb.r, who is tvarhlng school i near Clev.vi li, is visiting m FJueiie Kverybody "was i'hiI" In Kuiiie! Mini Sulitu I. ins I'Hine toee llo-iii nil, i V V Hutil h;is e.ui meiiivil siiit ag:diist It T CiHiper to r- cover fij (U. I Mis P-rry Frank N suth-iirig with a -vere iiUuek f iieuralulu of the; st oniicl.. Mis Itob.-rt heott, of Woodl'lirn Is visiting with the fuiuily of (' K lion ucy io this elly. C I)Vis, who ll!H biieii empbiyed at tlie stale nis.ine tt'.Wuio, i-p.-nt't lie hi'liihiys ut home. Tlie Kngem I.nmber Coinp'iny Is loading anollier iur with luinii-r for the Ivistern umrkets. Hiirrishiirg It.viuw: Mrs Zoplmr D.ivls, of IvU'eoe, U vUitl.i Willi !)' laviand family tills wif-k. Mr and Mrs K II Fuller of Itosrhurg are visillng wi'h Mrs Fisher's parents, Mr and Mrs Win Preet In this city. Ito Warren, a foiirttf n-.ver-o!d Uiy accidentally eliot mnl k i l !! hinietf w hile hunting near Albany Thursday. It was rntii'iro l on streets this afternoon that Win Yandnyne's store at Coburg was entered ly htirghu last night. I'rof C H Hunt will go to Suleni to morrow to atteinl the meeting of tliu state teacher' ussijclitiiuii wlueii con vein Mondiiy. Attorney J ,S Meilley uud wife of Cottage tirove, who epelit i'hristmas vtlili relaiives in tliis city, returned home this Hfiurnoon. 'Deacon'' Davis nnd Howard Kow land of tlie Kcg',,sr went to IU-eiiurg yesterday toattlend the hall given in Unit city by the IJlks. Mrs II K Wa'.kius and children, Rotiert and Florcnc, left todny for Meuehim to visit with .Mrs Watkins' mother, Mrs S K Muura. In he loothall gamo at Seattle yes terdiiv litweeii tho Miillnoinahs of Portland, and the Seattle Athletio club liellber side sored. Ill reporting the list of heavy tax payers tlie lui'iie oft.' W Washburn of jiilietion Ciry was left oil the list. Mr Washburn pays taxes on t.')!),(i7j. There will he a farmer's institute helil in Tai.nent, I.ii.n com, ly, on Decemls-r .'tUtli and 31st, under aus iiiees of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege. Herbert T Condon, secretary of tbe Oregon Agriculture College at Corval lis, isepeuding the holidays with his paruuts, Prof and Mrs Thos Condon of this city. Secretary of State II U Kincald is spending the holidays at houin in tills city. He will return to Salem Mon day. Webster Kincnid Is visiting with relatives In Salem. The (iriilln Hardware Company has loaded two ears w it Ii stocK which they will ship lo Cottago (iiove, for their new branch store which they will soon open up in that place. The 1,11!) patients ut the statu insane asylum were favored with a snecial Christmas dinner yesterday and In tlie evening an enterainnietit and tree was given in t ho assembly hall. nrownsvllle Times: Miss Swanu, who is teaching school at Cohtirg, passed through IJrownsvilleWednesday inoriilng enroute to Crawfordsville, to spend her vacation witli relatives. Toduv's Salem Statesman: Misses Alecla'and Lillian McFJroy came down from IOugeno yesterday for a week's visit Willi their brother, W h McKlrov. Their parents, Prof and Mrs K Jl McElroy, will arrive on Mon day and will s; end their holiday va cation in this city, llarrh-burg Hevlew: The practice of lllieral donations to the poor at Christmas Hum has become almost (lrovelbial Willi the good eiti.eus of Eugene. This season Hweins to lie no execi.tiuii to the rule. The unique plan of gatheiing tlie ollering by tlio public school eliildrenn has prove to Uv a very successful mode ol reaching tlie sympathy of all, and results in a bonti fill ilistiibulion or relief to the needy oucs of that city. Oally '.iiisnl, l'eecniler Jl. A Srii.t. Ai.akm. A still alarm of lire was given at 1) o'clock last night, i.' ii..,,,,, uiurteil lo close no the rear a, ,(. ...... - - . door o. his drygoods store In the Campbell uuliuiiig, wneu n inn" glow in his wood shed caught his eyes and directed them to the roof, where twil. hint lieen burned. Some one from the upper htory nauuirown , O'lt Si. me asbes. Hie asm s eommiit-.i lire and Ignited the roof. The discov ery was made just in timo to prevent a destructive innllagatlori, the blae being I ut out with a tew iuk kcis ii , water. iMily OusiJ, Iiioeralwr -I. Vikwsok EtoKNK.-H W Wesoo.l repnseiiling tlie Pacific Northwest Hoard of Immigration, accompanied by his wife, returned to Portland to day to spend the holhmys. Mr Weseo ...in..., i,. i.'inrMiie iii a month or H III 11-eini i" . ; . 7 , e i : Uouiidglvealew exhibitions of h s j work, showing the manner in which j the advertising is (lone in the r.-uil. . While here Mr Weseo secured about; 30 tine views, consisting of the princi pal public buildincs, interior of stores and residences and a bird's eve view of theciiv. He will make a third tup here Iii the spring uud -iniiuier, a!; wlilch time h" ' I "u'n" v,,nv", .i.,..,..,l,.,ni lhe ciiiititv. giving sptclal attention lo the fruit interests. DailT Gtisrd. C'lnWr Si. SII..T l "K P.KKK-A heel si t w as beldHi Seavey's ferry last Ibuisd.ij. Ski Meek took first Choice for h-s snooting and 'loin acavy look seeoii.l best. niL rciu tv MiDH. t'pellell l this lloruiiig Mail) hi" Is on hxlilbiliuu. !'!!) 'i ini i, I HimVi .'I The l.une cnuiilv jsuiltry show opciii-d up ill tl m Wtllou btniditigoli Willaiiictle sin el I'. is moi iiliig, and a contin ml er er r-o--..i; cut cut ea da cut; ipiack, ipniek, ipiaek; goltib', gobble, gobble; and lueop, IWis'p, can be heard in tliat vicinity. The show Is a de 'bled succei-s. A largo number of Vcr tllm fovls have been entered, both from boinc and abroad. Amot g tlio entries nrj tlie ditlereiit bret'iN of chieknis, gaum fowls, turkeys, d'.lck, g-ese, pifjeons, a hawk, ami oi e pai - of hybrids, Mug across hclut'i'ii the China pheasant ai.d eh.cken. Tin ilio- ha bad uiny visitms to. day mi I h is aioii'i'il consideraiile ell- tioi-ia-ni union ; a In hvrs nf poultry. I; Mil, colli ione tonierrow and nrxl d.iy. l in: i:.muii:s. I'olli w lei! i a li t of tiie entries nimbi up to Uii- I'Tui ii ion: Colilid-e .MeKiiey trio brown I'rni.u I red g.iu.i s; I io black breasted ljiglisli giim.'; (..or bluek breasted red L'.nne-; ;,;iir bun U fiulall pigeons, pair tj lalii'l-; pair blue owls; pair black oai lis; i lie yciio .v (ii.'ohiii; ono tiluu carrier. '. A' ..lihsoii. It nvl iiid p iir bvon.e tut -keyi ; pair .Minim lh iVkin, ducks; piir ii.own b-Jcirn chickens; pair blink Miiioiet s. A W ikins, ol iiig-l) Paid Piwi,. oiub n ek ebiek' n; 7 hioun leghoius; II bull iecliiu n; "i -paiiglc llainburgs; .'twlnli Wymidoi,; nil black Ssuia till gnli.es; I In I, I lii iiiiali; :i bl.icli Milloie.i'-; .1 J ick t,iii piije ms; a Co ip. er pigeon-; p iir I' cilo i,, g.i -i..; 1 w.l i tiralit. Mrs H i: Ki.-si ngi r 3 light Pru ninbs. F It Dillard. (i hcn-3 bull' ply u - on 1 1 1 UociiS. It F Keeiicv, ( i. .shell -11 blown leg Inn ns; ."i bull' Piyiuoul n Knells. K A l.vtle pair S"iib igllt Itaiita lis; Arthur Slom , ulr st;er grey l. in tains; 3 I, insliaiis. E's-rle Ivuveiiiliiil 2 white rabb Is. (i Ii I t 'lls, ii nil. hi I T.mlo He giese; 'J Pyiimulli Kicks; 3 bio i.e turkeys. liariicy Paiiiu-1 d i.eii (ir.'ion l mi i 1st . .1 U C Trine Coop hl'io Audehis an eliickeiis. 1, II Iiivermore 7 silver s; sin ..did Hamburg. Ciregory Ziegler 3 sdvergrey I', m tains. ( ieofgo F t'rav 3 crcl one (l.-iiii's. Dale llairisini Co ip black breus'isl red Kai.laius. J W Wilhro.v-l -pari-ow haw!:; 1 arctic oa I; I China ilieas.mt; .'bull' Leghorn IIiu'ii nis; I daek lirt-as.ed red (iaine. J C (ira Pair 'i.vhilds iCiina pheasai Is crosse I ,ii i chickens.) tlretlu(ii!l-2 guide I scahllghts Kilph Honliey 2 s abiight Itiii tams. W Ij Dysinger K '-burg pair In dian games. W L Wheeler Pl-usa-it JIiil-15 islvt-r s:iiiglid J I mil uig". t) M Cnliow, tiosh 'ii ! bite I.cg herns. Pal IIowo-2 lilacs biius!ed led liaines. I.eoniird Straight rye'one (iaiics. (ieorgo Fisher I Insli blue; ,r) black breasted red Jap-; 3 i io.-s Japs; 2 cy clone games; H I "dian lianas. Voliiev lleincnway Coip black breasted red gatres. Koy King-Trio seamigbt (antnnis. A kirklurul 10 I.ni shai.s. A li.ii cl, Irving-lllsilvcr spangled Wyandots; pair Indian games; 3 jold en iVyandols. Mrs St John - 7 Hard Plymouth rocks; 4 while Pckin t ucks. If You'io (iund. PllT tllril. lU'lVllllliT .'I. Santa l.laus'll comu tonight, If you're good. Aud do what you know is right, As you should; Down '.he chimney he will creep, Ih'inginit you a wooly sheep, And a doll that pics to sleep If you're good Santa C ails will drive his sleigh Thro' the wood, Buthe'r come around this way tf you're good, Willi a wind-up bird t'ml sings, And a p iz.le made of rings if you're good. He will 'Ting you ears that "go," if you're good, And a rocking lior.-ey-nh! If lie would! A i,.l ii il,,IU if ion nlc.'i-e. That si.s "iiiaiiiina" when you sipM.e . . . i . i It he II lillllgyoll one oi inese, If you 're good. Santa grieves wmmi oii are had, As be should; But it makes him wry glad When you're good. It,. U ul.i nnd lu's a dar: Jiisl do right an I never fear, He'll remember you each year, If you're goo I. James Courtney Challiss, in St Nich olas. Daily ii::ar t, I)c intxT ."i. An IMMKNSK CniiM D. The I. a le county oultry show in the Walt n building has hcen crowded with vii Itois from early morn to isls at night ever sluco it 'opmed last Thursday morning. Tliesliow willelo-e tonight. It has ti(n asucciss b-yond th iiniiel patioiis of tie n ost saiiguiiiu Over .12) hi ids of the l-tnlilig lined have been on exhibllio i and Imminent nuthoiilies on fine breads of fowls have been in attendance upon the show state tha! It could ban ly Isj excelled fur breed and variety. I'n.iy Oiiar I, I" c-nasr V MVCNINH 1 AKIH. 'l'lieMi- s iiknxy gave a party to u number of tin ir yi'n.ng frieii Is at their residence , rt I) Pearl stree la-t evening. Kefreshiiicnts. uri-ic a id dancing was the order of the c.eliiu ;. Those pies cnl w.re Mrs J rC.:np, Mi" ' Dollie an i Nana Anke iv, Ther. -a ai d Kosalie Friendly, Itimra i;tid ll"ii riet a L i ier. Fio..- am Nora W atkm, Vg"ie t'llderwesl, I, ttle Johnston, Mae Hull'alid i!l inch Straight. M.s r, Frank Ank-iv, 'arl N irr. - i. Warner itrown, Wm Ibi-hards, Ii, ch ard Smith and Mack Vulkius. A I I'll. Items. Dec. 23, Ivl'i. Miss Klluor Halo is still iille sick. Ms Millti Howard, of Male, is visit ing relatives aud fi lends at Al ha. Mr I .en Tabor made a llylnj trip to I'.lk Prairie lust week on' Important business. A few peophi have lost some pota toes In the late freeze. Janus li'.iriielt and daughter Alice have been visiting at Alpha. Cbas Achesou lost a flue young horse by some kind of a disease, and a siser fi'om sliding down a mountain and getting fast U'lwccli two logs. Koh Ktivglshaln was Interviewing our get ial fiicnd J C Farmer last Sat urday. I'rao -i i'otlei f returned fiom Kugmie last week, w here he wont after some uiachil.ery. He erected a line systtiu of water works for II J Tabor one half mile fiuin the poalolllce. He will now proceed to put In an elaborate system for tarrying water to the house and gioundiofC A Potterf, having a Hi foot pr.'ssure. A'so a pant for li I.undy. CA Potterf has Just leceived a ".am lly gilst mill" from I'hicngo. lie will have his own hoe cake raised, ground aud ma le on the ranch. The coldest weather here this w Inter was I4J above zero, which Is the cold est in ii years. Last ,veek while Ernest Tahor was on his way lo tin) postollle as mail carrier a bile Irving lo get out of Dead w ood cuck, il being up some, hi" horse fell bin ; on him. A 1 1 er limiting around aw h.le : e go out but lost his lalitei II and hat. lie went home in the dark and I. -n Taoor became the mail ear ner fir I bat day. No gi ml eiliz.-n will kill lit er over here, yit ill nil ol there luoiiot'iin dis- I lets dots run deer. It is bell -veil as a matter of course Unit they lrc will do,. Same people say give t lie lanec hut lo angora glials any .lay. (hi December lsih Mr U Dundy wiiil.' returning from a taisine-s ir.p lo M iplrlon, w ith Iwolioisca, oiih a pack linrs loaded Willi bridge llona. bolls sonic of which were .Si feet lo.ig, and nieicha'nli-e, siii,i iiud fell in the wagon toad dnvclly uhove what is known as ti c Capo limn io ks on Lake Cn-i k 2 niilis above the moul h of Pake creek. In lhe struggle to get up the hor-c rolled over the binds ami w as killed on the rocks I jl I feet below, in tlie lad of l.aktf Creek. I.undy could nol get down to the hoi o mil whs only mi oiilight. lb) went four miles tor help and a lantern. Kill Taylor returned witli him, but they cou d not get dow n to where the horse was. The next nioriiiiig they wllb Ml We. Is look a huge lop.' p.h.1 teet long and f t one of the ineii dov.-n and got the irons, pack saddle and goods up pint way and carried them up to lhe mad. This is a very dangerous place as the road Is harely wide enough lor a wagon and is on a precipice. Tlie writer c ime m ar gningovei tlit-re three yeais ago with a load of lumber. T he cold chi Is deep up in hack vet when I think ol il. This is in road district No 311am! is In one of our county com missionci's road district, so I am in formed. Such places should bo made safe or t lie county will h ive id; dam ages to pay sometime. X. llanlrd. 'hi i y l!ur, I, In cnnlnT Jl. Past evening at 8 o'clock two pop. uii. r young people, born and reined In Pane county, united their fortunes. IT ley were Mr Cluster 1) Edwards, city editor of the Daily lit aui, ami Miss Nellie May Owen, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs j W Owen, the olllcial ing clergyman Is-ing Hev Geo I) Needy, of the U 11 church, w ho per formed the ceremony in an impressive manner at the homo of the bride's parents. Only a few of the, nearest relaiives were present to witness the tying of the marriage bonds. After coiigriitidations the happy couple en tered a cib and were driven to their new home In the C S Frank hi.u.se on Fast Tel th street, where they will be ut homo to their friends. Itnth Iho young people are de servedly popular in this city and county, and their hosts of friends are please'd ver their happy union. Ye editor, ami tlie entire (iliAUD force, on ) and all, tender ther hearty ami lies, wishes to their co-lnhorer and his lieautilul bride, for a long and ple.isaiit matrimonial life. t ally nunnl, In emlier -i'. OKKIi'CKS F.I.K(TKI). -lvlgelli) (irove, No 4, Woodman Circle, at a regular meeting held last night elected olllcers for the e i-uing year as follows: iuar dian, M ss Ida' Patterson; innrleian, Mrstlihbs; adviser, Mrs Kiiykeudall; hanker, airs Lemiey; attendant, Mrs 11 J Day; inner sentinel, Mrs Cmvgill; outer sentinel, Mrs MeCrady. Mrs W II Parsons, Mrs Mc.Murphy and Mrs t'oolidge were elected board of man agers. Mrs W II Parsons was tlcclcd delegate to the state convention of the Woodmen circle, which me Ms al Pendleton January 2(1. Mrs M .Mur phy was ideclcd alternate Pally Ounnl. Pici'iniier Sl'KAk'S llmill.Y OK 1 1'.-lien I) (iiMidliut) of the Oregon Poultry J ur nn I, is In this elly attending the Dare county poultry show. MrDoodhue, an authority on poultry speaks very Ilatleringly of the Eugene show and tab s Hint it would lie a credit to uiiy part of the l.'niled Stales. Mr (iood iiui) will give an extended account of lhe show in Ids Journal. I stkkk.st Sol. I). Will (' Seavey has sold his interest In the Cognswell ranch, mar Seavey's f-rry, owned I'.y Seavey Iirothers, to Thos ESuivey. Tom Seavcv will continue to run the r.ineh and WH1 will reside In Eugene this w inter. lisily ouiru, pic-'inlisr ii. Fa.mii.v (Jatiikuino, One of the happv family events of Christmas was the giii hi ring at the home of Captain suae (iruy on llleveiith ami Willam-tUe-l.'ee's. Twcnty-four.persons were sealed at a table which was loaded .low u w I'h good things. fiRAVi.t. W ai i; IheM I compaiiv has constructed u gravel walk on Its premises in this city from the southern I ,1... .I......I ,,r, intula til Ihrt I.IIH. IIIIHl oi no- io '-" ' - - , .elixi r di p .t. The gravel li an liu proveiiient over tlio old lemsil walk. UlllY AIM) liiXM l lll. The county j havu been in c in l.tllvl, lli.-Cll-.-,l ami tViniilale I i'l.'oS of Oivg in illation ill 1 'm I V.lliou.s tPiilti!-, tlio l'oKc.iti- among many ot'.u r iuhUii: Tl .U sc. ti'i'ii 27','i) shall I c po aiiicl del lii.it Sim tint" when ;u IcrcKt slinli begin to run on state ti.v- bo chaiigeil from .'IO iluys after the ti.i.e set forth ill sci tii n JX1.T, to July 1. A law iciditiii tin iiyiuci.t of I pir cent 1 1 r inontli, or any frac tion thereof, as a penalty from ilatc of ilcliuijttcticy, until date' of sale or of pityincnt. T'hat section 'Jo 1 1 of the I'o.lc, which id as follo.vs; "A sln rill shall he ciititlcil In rcdivc per wci k for keeping and hoarilmg any person arrcst'. l on civil oriiiitmal inal process, in the county jail, and a proii'ttiina;c part thereof for any fraction id a week, provided that if at any time the tuitnber of persons confined on criminal rocess in such it j til shall exceed f.uir, then ihc shcrill shall receive 13 a wick in place of if "i; and if there bo to exceed tour such prisoners in jail, he shall receive sf'J.oO. A law required every properly owner lotnake return to too iisser.s ur liy April I of each year, of all real and pirsoml property owii"il hy sucli p rs ins on the 1st day of March; and, in case of failure, that no error in name or any other mat ter ivhich woul I he disclosed by the return ahull render void the assess ment. Whenever any county heiiouiis tiic own. r ol a tax title to any land, tho coin. ty c mil shall huvo the power I ) sell Mich lauds and direct th county t" i'.ivo a itiit claim then of. lint, the county court shall semi-annually give no', ice at wliil tit ins the said court h ds will be received lor such lands and none of such lands shall lie sold until said n tice has been giv en fuir wick ! in some newspaper of i;i ner .l circulation in said coun- That a summary of tho assiss nient roll prepared and certified by the county ch rk, should ln trans inilte I to the secretary of Htate, in lieu of th i cony of tho roll now pro vi I 'd in Hivtimi -7SS ,of tho .stat ute. 'J'iiat section .", of the salary net, pa ep SI) of tlio laws of IS'J.1, lav aiip'iideil ns folnws: "Striko out all nfli r lhe words 'hereafter pro vided.' " In all probate proceedings whero the viiluo of the estate is .flJOU or less, the fee shall bo f 'i; wlicro tho value is tnoru than 'i' Vli) and t exceed $100, the fee shall bu K50; from ff 1000 to fiOOO, tho fee shall lw if 10, and nil tslatcs over .ioOOO, the fee shall bu 1 1. In in liters pertaining lo appoint ment of guardians, whcni thu viiluo of the estate does not exceed if 500, the feo shall bo ifo; wbero tho value exceeds ifoOO, tlio fen shall bu if 10. THE TKOl.TIA. A reader asks: "What is tho trocha, bo frequently referred to in tho dispatches from Cuba?" It is n military defense, or barrier, extend ing entirely across Iho island of Cuba, its purpose being to prevent Iho insurgents passing from ono province into another, or from iniiHt-ing their force for a given movem-iit. Tho uverngo width of the island it less than 70 miles; in snuio places it, is much narrower than this. It is therefore possible for Weyler, ivith bis '.100,000 sol diers in Cuba, to string a linn of ii. en entirely across the island, nnd have them co near to each other that theoretically it would bo im possible for any considerable number of insurgents' to cross the line. Leap year is soon to be a thing of tlie past for light year.'. Eugene U noon to have an Elk lodg". Thus one more society will be added to tho other charitably inclined instituti ins. Principal Reid, the teachers in tho public schools, the pupils and trie citizens of Kiigenn generally are entitled to great praise for the donations to tho poor of our city. Ilobert J Fisher, of Teiiitesse, bus invented a typwriter that can be used in writing in a hook. Such a machine would be invaluable to clerk's of court- an I all others who have a vast amount of recording, etc., to perform. When a man milks a co'.v, h'j should not attempt to smoke a cigar at the same time. A young man d iwn the valley tried it and g it along ail right enough tin'.il he lowered his In' id and to;n:hl the cow's II ink with tho lighted end of I his weed. The next instant him I self nnd cigar were dreadfully "put out.-' The cow introduced about ! two tons weight into one ol her hind legs, and then pasfed it un der tho milker's jaw. When he ceased whirling around and the myriads of stars disappeared, he mid farming was the hardest work a man cuM turn his h ind to. in i: i i.i:uouu, hue. The I'ntr rejiiiblic.i!) presidential .1 M cho-en by llie people of ihcirma' the laU tlcgtiou will meet in S lieui, on January U,lS'.t7, at noon, and oineially cast their vole for president and vice presi dent of the I'nited States. I'nder a legislative"enactment of this state, passed thirty odd years ago, the first Wednesday of le emlier immediately following a presidential election was tho timo ret lor the electors lo meet at the stale capitol, and at tho noon hour deposit their votes, each elector re diving -to for each Jay of service, and an additional $3 for every 'JO miles traveled in order to be at the designated place. The national law takes precedence over tho state, nnd, under its direction, tho vote by states is made uniform. The greatest precaution is taken C mccrning tho result of thu vote of i . j . t electors in eacn state, niter li lias been settled. Tlio chief extcutive of the state certifies to tho s cretary of state of tho United Slates tho re sult of the vote, tho number of voles cast, ami for whom, A cer tificate of election is also issued to the several electors, under seal of the state, and duplicate copies sent one by mail to the president of tho I'nited States senate tho other de posited with tho judge of tho dis trict court in which the veto of the electors was cast. Ono of tho four electors in Oregon will be chosen to act as messenger, and take tho voto of tho state to Washington. Each of tho four electors, no doubt, would like to go, not only for tho honor tho trip carries with il, but also becauso the fortunate ono chosen will re ceive about if 700 mileage, tho gov ernment allowing tho messenger 10 cents a milo each way. One of tho electors resides in Eu g' tie. Wo refer ta Hon. S. M. Yorau. lie is an honorable man and tl.e people of Eugeno and Lane county, irrespective of their political (initiations, respect and honor him. Ho is a good citizen and is ever ready to labor for tho upbuilding; of Oregon. Tho editor of tho (it aud dill'ers with tho gen tleman on political principles, but admires him us a citizen and a po litical opponent. Ho never descends ti) unbecoming methods, believing that every man is en titled to his honest opinions with out being maligned. Hence, it would give us much pleasure if he was chosen to carry tho electoral vote to Washington. Ho would make an impression among the other gentlemen that would bo a credit to our far Western utato. Naturally this is written without the knowledge of Mr. Yoran and we nro not even awaro that ho would neeept tho position if ten dered. Condon (! lobe: Had tho credit system not prevailed in this coun try no ono would now lie oppresseM. When peoplo can get out of debt, and pay us they go, there will be prosperity such as this country has never known. Tho credit Bystetii in this country has had its day and never again will it prevail to so great an extent as it has heretofore. Rural Northwest: How many of iho fruit growers havo thorough ly looked for borers in the roots of their peach and prune trees7 I'rof. E, R. Luke, superintendent of the big pruno orchard, "l'runoota," in Ronton county, informed us a short time ago that every treo on tho place is examined carefully once a year and enough borers are found and destroyed to fully justify tho work. A prune tree, with one or more borers working in its roots just below tho ground is not likoly to thrive Albany Herald: Gen. Rivera, who succeeds Macco in tho com mand of tho Cuban patriot army, has informed Weylcr, tho Span ish commander, that the killing of non-combatant inhabitants must bo stopped or retalitory ineauures will bo adopted. The action denotes that the new commander is a capa ble and clbeient soldier, and will till the place mado vacant by the kill ing of Macco with ability. It how ever adds another distinctive rea son for outside interference in put ting a stop to tho barbarous war faro wngeii, through tho inhuman Spanish practices. East Oregoniun: Tho girl who takes as much pride in learning to dust a room properly as sho docs in learning to draw, who broils a s'eak with tho niceily sho embroid ers a rosebud, who makes coll'eo as carefully as she crochets, is tho girl who will mako the economical, cheery wife, loving mother and do lightful companion. It is not a crime to know how to keep house. Every girl expects to havo a home of her own someday, yet the girl and her mother when ujrcUm. stances permit, too often act as though there was no such thing as a servanlless homo viud food grew on busie s reudy for tho picking. o O