IL.tX CTLTl RE. Ffftrti ftt luff Made t- Introduce product"'" la Oregou-Our t'roduci Unexcelled- i.ilr iiimt 1. March JU. Us Jj. luvintf tliut theie Ih no ue w In- H.D to uur statu ut the priw-m Ju-try 1 iu. u 1. r tilUe llmi """ T ,"V. it In Im,,,.,! Htk.r to establish .,. ..inviueiit uinl us izreutui..i ... .... .. . . ""' errtii" ; protlt tc H' pr.MliicH-r u the culture iud nwiiur-cmrw of tlax fll.re into llm ..1...... .is.. to which It I put, tliu women of Oregon have taken It upon themselves to Hiic iurugo the produc uouttiid manufacture of thin article. Afcw women 111 I'orlluud heuded by Mm WiiiI L.(,r,,i "e Oovernor Lord, llrst tiHik up the movement In i'ortluii'1 and ure pushing out Into thu uiutund women's clubs are taking hol.lof the bleu. l i'"" Lord delivered an address in me loii- ...iim.ul cluircli lust night under the auspices of the Fortnightly club. Mrs Lord was accompanied to tl.ii city by lr Thornton, of Washington, who br night with hlui sample of Mux that had been grown in dill'ereiit cuuu tries. Mrs 1'iof Washburn presided over at night's meeting, which wan open ed willi a vocal nolo by Miss Ida '.dlsinger. Mrs Lord was introduced, and gave t Uriel history of the culture of tlax, its u-esand Hie eliorls that have pre viously been made to encourage its Induction In Oregi n. The finest grade of flax are ut present hiiO uU a-.v have been produced in Ireland slid Jielgiuin. The climates of these countrii h are ieculiarly adapted for lu growth. Oregon has a similar CJiimle to those countrb's and, us linwii by pint experiment, will pro dueeus Hue a quality of llax lUire us they will. The ll nest grades are Used fur Hie manufacture of a delicate and costly lace, while other grades are Used f,.r linen fabrics, binding twine 1 nd oilier articles. The twine ue-l by Oregon firmers in binding their grain 1 manufactured from tlax fibre, uud millions of dollars' worth of the article are imported into the Mate muiially Tlieol i countries are. unable to supply theiiiiutity of tl.tx ll .re necessary to meet the deiuaiid for the manufactured goods and are looking for new Holds in which to pioduco 11 ax. lli.we iulur ested in Us manufacture have learned of the natural conditions for the pro duetiou of llax in Oregon and Wash ington and are now looking to these states, hence the eltorts to iudiice its culture. At present thero is one 11 ix mill in Minnesota, while Canada has twsl.'e, allot which liave grown from the be ginning of one small mill, so protltable Was Hie industry. Other nulls ure located in dillerviil parts of the Kusteru etates. It is estimated that GM0 acres are required to furnisli one mill. To show the advantage which Ore gnu has over her Eastern neighbc rs and Cumula in the culture of tlax Dr Tlioriiton, an autlimity 011 that s .bjt ct who fo luH fd Mrs Lord with a few re marks last night, quoted a few prices, The .Miunesoia prouuet sells at " cents Per pound; C'anuda, 8 t'euts; Orrgoli and Washington lj to 25 cents; li d .'ium mid Ireland 2't cents, llesules exceeding in price, the Oregou yield is much greater per acre than that of the Eastern ttutesuud Canada. The owner otttie Muuiesota null makes a clear pmlit of 31 ceuts 011 every pound of llax tliut he handles. With our better prices and greater produo' ion per acre tlie prullis in Oregon, ehould the in (lu:ry l.itciiii.e estublisheii, would Isf very great Ir Thornton eitiimtes the expense of Hie production of flax ut $-0 7. per cre. Ivich acre will render an income of from Jl to !(), leaving the producer a profit of from jj to $ 1 1 per acre. A II ix mill was a few years ajjo m tauhslied ut Turner by a Mr Miller. His venture bade fair, to bo a profitable o'l' , but in order to prevent the start '"K up of an industry on this const which would ruin one of their best uiarkeis, Kaslern dealers pluced their aftielt in the l'ortlund marl-.et ut such a low tlure as to render compi titimi lnipisible, und Mr. Miller's project wint under. Of course the Ka-tcrn manufacturer lost money for awhile out a-. siHin as he froze out the Turner Hill he again rai-ed the price. Oiv ing to the manufacturer's protective asso ciation, which bus been organized " ee mat tune, no such dtlUculty run linw urise. A sample of (lax grown by Mr Mil lti was sent to tin Centennial and in C"mietition with al! the world b ok fir--t prize, not even excepting llelgiutn a"d Iieland. Theefleort tb induce llax culture is penally encouraged just now because "fan attempt that will tw made to ee Off a higher duly on the fibre. Cali fornia has been attrcted tiy the t llorts of Oregon women to Mart the Industry hi this slate and leading newspapers f that slate are now agitating i's pro duction there. California ran never Compete with Oregon, though, as tl e climsteof that state is too dry to pro d" a (Inequality. The women of th Mate are not only talking but are actively at work. An "fyanization known as the "Oregon Women's KlaSand Ilttnp Fibre Asso slatloD'incorjr;! Qltb L pii!W O tocu of $10,000. im, ; I The Association Ih now securing ato,.t audio's already secured 130 .m, p)! ucresof which will be f,iallt01 t0 j and St) .ere. of which will be ,,,,,.,, J neinpiuL euon. A suitable l,UiM- ingaiid p-.rt of the machinery l.uvei bei'll MmI'III-...! In W.I I i " uuu I Du llrrt . scutching mill u ill I,., t. ...... .1 1.. : ,. ... - mi nun 1 in an uiu principal t. win , throughout Vlll At the , Mw uuiiiiir or ciil.eh -xir,.ui them selves on the subject, and it Ih hkely that considerable slock will U secured in thistly or th assoelution. Kyflxnt'T IAI. t"Toiiis.-Mr l'ugue has llgured out tlmi there Is no truth In the accepted theory that storms a'. ( tend the equinoxes that occur March -i and rvpt. 21ft. mid quotes 'hese ami other weather proverbs as pleas lug nursery rliyu.es ami survivals of HUperstitii.tiH folks rather thun weather-wi-e saying. The rf cord of l'ortlund for 2:i const cutive years shows that the daily iverage ruinfull for live days preceding the live days following .Much 21st is less than the average for the month. Die maximum full of rain at Portland is from IVe. Ii to Jan. 1"), after the latter date there be iiiit an average giudual decreuse in the amount, and this gra uial decrease i not allere I by the resemx- of the tqtii nox, at least It Is not so shown In tin 23 years record at Portland, Oregon Thin provis nothing so far as equinoxes are concerm d generally, but only in reference to Oregon. Pally (iuard, March JO. Haskkp Si ni a l. The basket social held in the purlorof the Hotel F.iigene lat night uudi T the auspices of the Y P S 0 E of the U 11 church was large ly attemled. Thu house wai crowded and a goodly number of beautiful and Well tilled baskets were disposed of at good prices through the skillful auetioiieeriiig ot Mrs J S IlL-gills Music aud oilier fetture helred to pass away the evening. It was a very pleasant as well as a succesful all'air. CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT. W Diet of Frankfort; action ol Prussia condemned; Austro-Prnsslan war. ISM Parliament established a coort of referees to examine private bills. lSfi.'i Tlio thirteenth amendment to the United States constitution adopted. 1SC The diet of the confederation celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its establishment. 100 The diet of tlio Germanic con federation held its lust sitting. 1G7 Mooting of North German par liament; 21)5 deputies from 22 states. U?67 New legislative reform meas ures carried through parliament by Dis raeli. 1SG7 Hungarians granted autonomy and a separate parliament and ministry. JSCS Vote by proxy in the house of lords abolished by specific- action. 1S6N The fourteenth amendment to tho United States constitution adopted. 1970 France declared a republic, with a constituent assembly. 180 The fifteenth amendment to the United States constitution adopted. 1871 Bankrupt peers disqnulified from fitting or voting in parliament. 1871 German parliament proclaimed tlio empire, with William I German em peror. 1873 The secret ballot system intro duced by tho Gladstone administration. 1874 National banks authorized to re tire circulation and receive their bonds. 1873 The civil rights bill adopted by congress after much discussion. 1870 Constitution proclaimed in Tur key. The chief provisions were indivisi bility of tho empiro, freedom of the indi vidual, of the press and of education; legal taxation, a seuate and lower house of parliament, general elections by bal lot every fourth year. St. Louis Globe Democrat. FASHION'S MIRROR. "Plaisanco suitings" are among the novelties of the coining season. Their effect is much on the Persian order. So far as can bo judged at present, the . Brring indications ure for quiet, rather neutral tinw xor rouuu nw, i- , bonnets in straw and chip. The very popular surplice or serpen- tine waists are now imiuewiiu ooiiB1- ettes, spreading shoulder frills aud mut-; ton leg sleeves edged with embroider". ' Open r.a.t.l r.nnis coats Of velvet, with deep cape collar made without run- vr" ness. are worn with sleeveless ruuim r .aiut nr vests of soft lightweight cloth, silk braided or otherwise decorated Tl,.. ,.r,omenew honsacking weaves . Into costumes that Willi n niv ,.'.... t . .....i. i.i....ta ...r.jr.i aleeves. are uimie upwim oi.n ..." t revers, blouse and direotoire neckscurr, with long lace edged ends and wide bows. Sashes of every width and color ure 'in- once again, and a directoiro sash of soft watered silk, satin or faille accom nta very many of the b.ack gray er violet costumes to be worn during the - Fashion ill .mil'- W' I all the ecntneitie. emijloy -oadeniiig the feminine .boulder ltd on V,ii,l L,,.,.. n .ii..,.., ...vnrs i .1 .f,t..I as cine cutiai.s, uri i uu.-t - i s and ull sorts ' lace, velvet Ulg eiegam. moira Little Domestic Kc.umnJN A ' Wl.at'S tho ,-ittcr wnn I .."".- ..wir I, went h'rm with new m. .i, a tli.-r diiT. sua it didn't tit very ". uV.fwuorsv.rll . . ., . .... lil R i,is wn -,. bnalar. A COUNTRY LANE. Evtwin n.p tunkt It wind. l.,ng. 0 irbuiis witu l.afy tm thorn tri. rrom whuh la prtDs lh ihrutb's sona 1 lost ftly mi Die .oft fc,uth brselo. TU.-r l ,-nrlu.t prlniro found, AnJ mo..-t (mrpls Tlulets f row. Ami trembling win-l Itmnnnn the ground. And huait.lu rsKwe.1 robin How. Thrro, t.wi. on f Men iiminni (Trs Tb oM f. lkt liks to utroll nd Ulk. Or (lowly, uuili r w himpering Ith, The ii'lf al.xirbnl young lovers wlk. While, frrth M youthful hoiwe, unfurl New growl he .bout thrlr lingering feet, Aud t iiili-r f romlt of fsrn uncurl, And til the balmy air li iweet. With mlngl.-d econti of thyme and mutk, And wilding r.n, pawuon rale. Ae trembln through the dewy duk The mulo of the nightingale. And, Healing from some hidden nook, Adown the lane and o'er the lea, By pit-aunt waya, a allver brook liuni, mt-inj. to the illrrr era. E. Mjtheaon In ChamU-ra' Journal. SHE DID IT FOlt LOVE. It win Shrove Tuesday night In the year 1S31 a lilKht memorable In tho kingdom at Saxony as 0110 of almost unproi-rUetited coldness. Three travelers on horseback were on tlielr way from llreslnu across tlio Ilresrngeblrge, tho giant mountains, to Dresden, a dWnnoo of somo 150 miles. Railway In those days were utmost un known in most of the (iermun provlncm Jlen of means rodo In caravans with tlielr mints, while tlio Kvnrer classes wero either obllpil to walk, or, If their uimns so allowed, nxle on mules. Our three frletnls ns-med to belong to tho fonner class. They were not atu-nded by liveried servants, nor had they a larpo supply of Lrovlslons, Imt thoir rominaud- hiK llKiires and general appmranee would lead imo to supsj that they wero moo. In the higher walks of llfo. As tliey npproachixl the side of a runun tain torrent one of the three caught sight or mi old pilgrimage church. "Come, walileniar, he ficlulmcd, "we enn take an hour's rest here. Our horses nts-d It, nuil we still have sufllclent fissl for one lunch." All threo dismoiintisl, and, huv Ing tied tholr horses, wero atsiut to enter the church when a veusant came up, with two dugs at his heels. "A Uid tilglit," said the former ss.-ukerns tho man halteil tK-foro I1I111. "I fejir wo will not reach Dresden before daybreak, und tho weather Is not improving." "Thlrty-flvoiiioro miles before you," ro- plictl thu iH-asaiit, "und It's a terrible gale. Hut If your lordships rare to tarry there's an inn not so far distant" "Where?" asked ull three together. "Just ono inllo from here," ho replied. "You'll hare no trouble lluding It, sirs, bevuuso you'll sec tho lights from tho ull room us soon as you llnish the forest." A thousand thanks, gisvd man, re plied the strangers, and, dropping a plive of silver into his hand, they remounted their horses. They had not lsvn rldlnu; more than ten minutes whey they rame In sight of the old (iennaii Inn. It was a large, dreary looking stone houso, tho ruins no doubt of some noted casllo which had taken an Im portant juirt In the ticniuin wars. An old landmark, 1 suppose," remark ed Waldcuiar, who seemed to Ivo tho loader of tho party. As ho Bjsiko ho knes-ked vlg orouslyat tho door. Ills summons wero answered by a neat, smart looking ticrman girl, who appeared ut a window to ask who the strangers might U at such a late hour. Wllhclm Hons, Henry liuls-r and aldiv mar lileiieau," one replied. "Wo d llko to put up for tho night, miss, If you can fur nish us any kind of hospitality." Without further questioning tirction, the Innkeep er s daughter, opemtl 1110 msir, irave mo visitors scats ami told a boy near hy to re lievo them of their hapgago and put the horses under shelter. Sho then led the newcomers Into a small dining room und ordered tho cook to prepare upver for them Immiillat.'ly. A meal, no matter how plain, always has un-llsh after a long, tiresome journey, mid so our rrlenils en joyed a heart v sup.ier, although It was cn tln;ly devoid of variety. They then retired to an adjoining apartment, where the gtiests of tho Inn wero asslng away the gloomy evening. It was a large, bare room, containing a numls-r of wooden chairs and n wide, ihii fireplace, orouna which wero iruthfred a dozen or more men, aomo smoking, somo dozing, while o few wero trylna U kis-p up a conversation which seemed to Is' lagging. As tho thn-e men entered ono or tno group whlss'nsl, "(!ssl gracious, here's Waldemar Ulenciiu, earl of , tho great r,.vr.rti.of thaemnemr." Waldemar walk ed up to tho group, und having returned their greetings drew lorwum emu nr ma comimnlons, who follow.sl him. The con versation now began to bo of a nmro Inter esting nature, und for moro than an hour tho guests discussed tho various cUcstlons of thedav, when suddenly a dreadful storm arose. Tho wind, which mm ieen nown.. alnco dusk, was now accomiuinled with hall and had lieoome so powerful that tho hugo tnvs groam-d under It and the old Inn slKs.lt uisin Its foundation. Iho guests .. . . Ifl.t ..! lM.tw.L- tlictll- i were somewnai -mi.i seh-es to telling ghost siorn-s. uiv... lnnki-eiH-r's daughter, being anxious to listen, and having gnit popularity wi 11 tho ()ld cllBtomers, was invited to Join tho .)lir.T onestory aftcranotherwas related, wn ' . ' innriinrtofcimiMJ X&Z outlllt,'11,Htrm and walk asfarasagmvo- ,irJ uwir t,y ,! bring htm a pu-eo 01 ui iedfP,W(KKi .urroundlng It. In return for lt.r bravery ,,u pr""'1"''1 f"1"1 '"'r B"y tuvor sno woi.m (ireticn (ioldst.s'ii was a pretty (i.-rman ?..,.. ( ThllU(jh Bhc had little cd- lll'UtlOIl, SI1U Y.I1S 1. H - was owing to her genial ways that the Inn .. -I... . ...... .mi rnviiriifv atiiii lb retained uny of Its old customers, .-no had light wavy iia.r, "'""'" "V' " . nd wen "right '"" . ' . .. " Won Ull eoillllij' a.w. ... . Hut sho n Jecti-d them all but om Uans Varol. the s.-iton's son. Hans was poor, but (ireticn thought him tho Is-st and ..,...f hid In ull (.criiiuny, and sho was .. t m in vri.t vii-iniiv. only waiting until he could procure m'n for a humble homo to become his wife. for a humi It was not an unisimmon tiling for me - he ,U.r -Ul. "3 ..A, K,Mius e ' . i n sir Litiih. And how ever, she . ..u ..r with a s v luugu. awn'" n IU1U lin""i XZTCii ttl h.T Urge eyes f.iir.y w H ) d,( m mmh fr a he thought, pcrhn.H tako Mm to his ras ...i ii..,n in., I make him chief steward r clerk or iimyl' start him In soma husl . ' . .v.... i... nik'l.t s-mio imy Is) a wmlthv cUUen. Awl. affr all. she was! mtatall ufnud of gbos.s ";? votiMn-turn she u - " i. !. V-.r Hans along All th.. thoughts 'i.i .i.n.mrh hur mlud In an liKtaDt, Vt Wlt.oa ah. acospud tU nobleman's challenge, much to the sur prise of tho guests Having ndjusted her Ii.ksI ar.dwrapis-d a larg shawl about her, (ireiicu opcmtl the heavy diHirof the Inn, ai d utter once m M exacting tho promlso fMiu Waldemar closi-d It after her and went out Into the night. The graveyard was not more than a quarter of u mile from the Inn, but It was hidden from Its view l y a small mission ary chapel, which was falling Into divny. (irellen walked bruv.-ly down the path to ward the chapel for some few yards, when the wind Ngnn to howl furiously. On she Vent evn faster for several mluutvn, but la trying to protect her face from the huge haiUtoues sho had taken the path to tho farmyard by mistake and had to retraeo her steps almost to tho Inn. This did not ilio.iiiruge her, and, singing an old familiar hymn to keep up her spirits, she skipped nlung tho rviil. Hut tho howling of tho wind deadened her voice, and Ciretlen's courage begun to f.irsako her. All the ghost stories sho had ever heard ut the Inn's Ureslde now came up In her mind. The trees seemed llko huge giants wreak ing vengeance on her Imldneas and the voice of tho wind sounded In her ears llko the groaning of unearthly spirits. At last, unnerved from fright, she halted and was alsmt retracing her steps when the thought of meeting Waldemar and con fessing her timidity stung her to the heart No, she would not return to the Inn with out the liedgcwond, no matter what It cost her. The church was only a few yanls fi 'tn her. and would It not 1k eowortlly to f'-rfcit Waldemar s promise now that sho had gone so fai And, then, how grateful il.-.ir Il.ms w.mlil ho when he heard how much lils ( J n-ttcti had risked fur Mm. And with this last thought toeiicouragehrr Hho hurried toward the old church. Having rcai'licd It safely sho tuvat bed a prayer of tlianks and stepped Into tho vestibule, w hich was disirless, for a moment's rent before fiillllling tho rest of her mission. She had luinllydono so when sho heard the sniind of footsteps coming up tho path which she had just left. Yes, and the voices of several men who were undoubt edly mining toward her. Her heart sank within her, and as the voices became loud er and louder sho felt her strength grad ually leaving her. What should sho do? To call fur aid would lie useless, for sho was tK far from any assistance; to fly would be ridiculous, ns sho would soon be over taken. In this extremity sho concluded to re main where she was, consoling herself with the Idea that the men might probably Is) strangers lu tho forest who had lost their way in the storm. Si sho crouched herself up Into a corner of tho stone wall, pulled her IhmhI over her eyes and waited anxious ly. How long she remained there she could not t.-ll. The mliiiiU-s scorned llko hours ns she heard tho men rapidly approaching her. '1 hey rame up at last, and all hope left her when she heard them stop In front of the church. "It's all right," said ono In u low, Indistinct whisper. "I knew tho storm would keep all danger off tonight," At the same time something blew uist (ireticn Into tho vestibule of tho church. "Thero g.'S your hat, old boy," said au othcr voice. "It went over toward the church disir." Ills companion rushed for ward to II nd It, und after groping around In the dark for somo minutes had to give up the si-arch, much to tho comfort of tsair, trembling (ireticn, who expected each mo ment to lie wrested from her hiding place. As ho left the church the man who was waiting hailed htm w ith an oath for caus ing the delay and told Mm topi-is-ccd with his work unless be was particularly anxious to Ih handcuffed. Doth men walked a few yanls from the church, where they halu-d, and from tho tone of thoir voice seemed to bo engaged lua lively dispute, (ireticn, now feeling more secure and lielng somewhat curious to see what tho men were doing, lifted her hood and moved near tho ontiiince of the church. Hut what a slgbt met her eyes I Tho two men who hud Just Issen lwsldn her were engaged lu stripping the ski!1s from u human corpse. Tlio dreadful truth then dawned usin her for tho first tlmo. These men wore murderous robbers, who had waylaid o traveler In the storm perhaps some ono on his way to tho Inn. Hut be fore (initlcn could realizo her own danger, tho men, havlngdlvhU-d the Isioty between them, carried tho tssly Into tho graveyard, where they hurled It. Then muttering a fow words they hurriedly walked through tho forest, (ireticn did not hear what they said, for sho had fallen Into a swoon. Twenty minute later sho oiicncd her ryes to sco the bright nusinllght streaming in on her, for tho storm had entirely aliat- ed. Housing herself, sho looked around. Could It Ik that tho forest, now bo beauti ful and still, could have but a few moments Is-foro been the wvne of murder und plun der. 1 ho sights sho hud witnessed and tlio dangers alio had encountered that night neoinoil llko a frightful dream, and recall ing tho awful ilisil sho shuddered from head to foot. Drcnchi-d from tho storm and weak with fatigue, she mso to hor foot with dlllleulty. Then w rapping her wot i-louk around her, sho hsiked timidly around and rushed from tho church. Hut In doing so sho stumbled, and stooping down found tlio hat for which tno man had nuxdo such a diligent search, ricking It up und placing It under her shawl, she unco moro left tho chas-l. Then without during to hsik Ix-yond It sho walked up to the fence of tho graveyard, puiusi a pioro of tho hedgcwisKl, and pressing It to her Ik. m run at full sjssd up tho putn to me Inn. Hho reachi-d ll In safety und knocked at tho disir. Hut In kms klng tho hat fell from under her arm. I lifting It from the ground she thought she saw something Inside which might Is) a name, and hold ing ll up In tho nnsmlight hsiked at it cj.rcfullv. Hut suddenly her fuco liecama inoriurd. her llns lost their color, and with a scream of dcs.ialr (ireticn fell against tho tbs.r of tho Inn. What a revelation! There In her hand was tho rap In which ho had lately embroidered tho namo so dear to her heart-Hans Varoll. VValilemiir Mciicau, having Isx-omo anx ious, ns (ireticn f.ilhsl to return, hostuiied to admit h'-r nml rtswhisl tho door a slio fell. II o assisted her father In carrying l.i.r to a chair, but her Hps were scaled ami her i ves "ere i-loacd. I here, with the capon l r arm and her hand still clutch ing the l.islgcwmsl, (ireticn was dead. I'hlbidulphta llmi U'hrre WfMMlrn hpuajua Ar M ada. A curious Industry lu liussla, and olio which, nevertheless, finds employment for thousands of men, Is thut of making wood en spoons. l-i thedlstrli-t of Scnionovsk, where they chlelly erne from, no fewer tliun 7,000 men make a living at the trade. Thospsiiis are gi-ni-rally miulo from birch wood, and a skllllul workman cun turn nut several htindnsl a day. Iso fi-wer than IJ,osj,isS) kjoii a nuniifactiinsl during the course of tha jcir. whh h are si.ld ut fl to H rubles (lli. to P's ) s r ll.ousaiid. 1 i,.-v tinil a n-ady market and pcnctrut as fur o fvrsia, Kllvu, Uoktutra and Khukaad. ON MU.IU (.ItUlM). It is probable suits will bo bt ought to compel Secretary Kin- ,1'aiilto draw warrants fur money that was never appropriated. Mr Kmcaitl Heldiim acts on the im- 1 pulse of the moment, ami it can b t'jiiliileiitly usiinieil lie is re.iroii.i bly nure of the ground on v ) icl: lie stands. Our .secretary of state is nulit when he refuses to shoulder the responsibility properly per- ' tainitig to the legislature. The Salem Journal outlines the pot-i ! tion assuniPtl by Seen tary Kiueuiil. It mys: "Mr Kiiicaiil (-ays, if the claims hail been 'uiidited und allonrd' I'llicisllv liy the secrrtary ol state, the varim' boanls and ollicials ami iiietnbers of the legislature would shield t hi niselves behind the eec retary of t-tate's ullicinl act and no reduction in s'.ate txpciiscs cuiild be secured, TIIK X ATI' It K Of I'Al'KIt that is to he issued hy Secretary Kincuid is aa follow.-: For till salaries fixed by law the olliccrs can file their vouchers certifying on honor, or under oath, the amount due, at the same titnu ccrtiiymg to a duplicate, which with a printed use'gniiient on the hack, will he sent to them with a statement signed by the secretary limb it is a correct copy ot the original on file. The duplicate can be transferred or hypothecated." Among urrivala ut the statu pris on is one from Luke county V I. Kiyes. lie wan un eusiern de tective and had n partner in tho wooil-cloppit. business who got away with the little wages they had earned. Keyes compelli.il him at the point of a pistol to give up half of it as it belonged to him. This cost the taxpayers of Oregon hundreds of dollars. He is only sent to Salem six months. lie might have teen sent to county jail u month. Keyes should he pardoned. An unusual incident of a prize fight was that at Cumin City when ex-Senator Ingalls reported the contest. Not that any impropriety attached to the act, hut it looked akin to sacrilege to witness the brilliant Ingalls, who (or eighteen long yeurs yielded thu sharpest brightest intellectual sei meter in the Wuchington senatorial forum, prostitute his brilliant talents to u description, und a well written oik it was, of a physical contest bo- tnten two brutes in the shape of men. England spent $8').IHX),0()0 in ishing tlu king of Abyssinia for imprisoning eight h'nglinhm'i) w ho visiu-d Abyssinia in spite of the express orders of the English gov ernment. Spain paid us if l.ODU.D'lU in s -tlii'iiiorit of tho Mora clu ni, and apparently in payment foi it license from our state dcp.irlinmit to do with American ciliz iiH extctly as she pleases. Oregon taxpayers urn supporting .r)0 pupi.s in school for the deaf; '215 pupils in the school fur the blind; 1,111 tieiits in the state insHne a liin,; 131 hovs in the Mate re- fjr:u school; lio convictB in the state prison. Total, l,H(i'J. All at Silelll. Chief of I'oliee M vers has noti fied l'ortlund saloons to (dose their doors at 12 o'elnek-midii'glit and ceasH hiiineis. They have, com plied with the first clau-'e of the request, but there is doubt if the. latter one is complied with. Next Mondav a farmer will he uppointtd tor the Stale Reform school. The present "farmer" was, rstwhile. u Salem burlier. His farming whs not satisfactory. Civil service rules sh.'uld bu applied to this position. Cuihett cried like u laby when he got lit ked. He will never face another man in the prize ring. If he does the spectators should pelt him out with rotten c?ps. l-allj (.uart, March 31. I-katkrnai, Visit. Mrs KWIovts, president i i the stute assembly of lie Iskabs, paid the Kugsne l.rslge a fiaternal visit last night. It was a special meeting and refreshments weie served during the evening. If it was the right and proper thing to import a university presi dent from two thousand miles e.it, who can object, or find fault w ith a iinivt-r-ity president for itnpnl a Japanese or (.'hint-so mule bouse servant from six thousand miles west? The people have been thoroughly disgusted with the Japanese ser vant bushier indulged in by a person drawing an exorbitant sala ry from the stat for mediocre cervices. It may be the fault of luck of aesthetic culture and training that renders our western people inca pable of appreciating the propriety of taking such u male servant into a household composed of hut man and wit'-. Our training, however, has been ttopuirrd in the wild ami woolly wist, und we may not be capable ut appreciating the cosmo politan spirit and broi herhoed-of-iii it u ethics displaytd in daily household association with the brother of the yellow race. We hope we shall never advance to a stage of culture where such com panionship will he agreeable. KNOCKKIt OIT. The action ot the county judges hud a sort of paralyzing i Meet on the Salem Statesman, ll feebly exclaims: "It will take an extra session to break the hold up of the county judges." "The taxes due from thecountics to the state will bear interest, any way. So, of course will the author ized claims against the state lor necessary expenses of the common wealth government. They shall sell for 1011 cents on the dollar." We give (inventor LorJ credit for being a careful conservative sort of it man, w ho is not liable to run li i h head unnecessarily into a dangerous trap to favor a few Sa le.n and Portland hankers who will use every etlort to obtain the taxes due the state for private and HMi'iilative uses. Furthermore would an extra session result other wise than the regular session just ended? ISO AFKKCTIttN, 0 DAJIAUK. An Illinois man has raised a new but important point in a suit for damages for alienation of a wife's iill'eelious. lie contends that the wile who would betray the confi dence reposed in lit r by the litis bnrd never hud any tiflections to alienate. A well taken point and one that always can assuredly be counted upon in such cases. No damage should be the veidict without the jury leaving its sent. Dr S A Lnmla rson, savs tho Lebanon Express, has applied for tho appointment as consul to Osaka, Japan. The doctor has the endorsement of forty three of our .best and most prominent citizens, regardless nf party. Dr I, iimbi icon would lie a good man for this position, and the Express hopes President McKinley will favor this section of the country by ins appointment. The Teh-gram is invidious. It had this ii'iout the prize light at tendance: It is a t'reut day for exposing 'he latent animalism of man. AH the people who und business in the vicinity nf the bul letin ho nls recording the goings- on ut r. i on are not "iieud-gnme KpnrU' ' v any mentis. It is a small u-. ul that does not include at leu;-' ,,: " deacon. It !s orted cx-rresidont Cleve land win write his "reminiscences for a New York magazine. They will lie interesting reading. The people are particularly anxious for full information regarding the nlan hy which Cleveland contrived to a maps a large fortune he is esti mated a millionaire during two terms of office. Corbett stood before Fitzsimmom only one round more than did Jack Deuiasi'r, the Portland lightweight, 'the lighter who fought," a world wonder in prize-ring contests. Detnpsey, however, never recovered from the punishment Fitzsitnmous gave hi in. We cannot believe it is seriously proposed to ally the State Univer sity and Eugene public, schools by placing a woman superintendent at the head of the Utter. Enough of a good thing or nther a bad thing is enough. The great powers would willing ly consent to the dismemberment of Turkey if tiiev could agree oh the very important question as to who should g' t the choice bits of tl! fiird. Mrs Sarah M McCown.the newly elected school el.'ik al Oregon Citv li.. H completed her bond of 10,000 and entered upyi lift official duty. o o o o