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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1897)
Eugene City Gtiiiird I JcbMaSMa fcsloSf. kOslEtt i'oKtcASti A I'UIIDAV JSEPTEMBEK II WHEAL co.vscMrrios. K lU-markable DellcleUfT. Pbort Crops Everywhere Except In Canada and Ilia I'nlted Httte. Europe and America are the great wheal oating parts of the worM; it i in thane parts of the glo'w that wheat can rightly he spoken of as the staff of lifo. The teeming millions of Asia depend largely uponolhir cereals for their food; outride of India they do not ra'iHO wheat largely, and even in Jwliu the whett crop is of but mi nor importance compared with the hulk of the other cerea crops. What is rxore, there are largo parts of Eu rope in which wheat U rarely eaten. In (iermany and UuBsia rye largoly takes the place of wheat. U'eitern and Southern Europe and the American continents are, then the great wheat using parts of the globe. Weittern Europ3 con buhich more wheat than is there produced, while th ol Americi produce much w heat be yond their own needs. Upon this excess the countries 3f Western Europe draw to supply thjir de liciencv. thoueh they get much wheat from lluuU aadtbeDanu hi a n provinces, for those countries produce more food thin they con sume. But in ordinary years there is a deficiency of the crops of Western Europe, and that cannot be sup plied from the surplus of Eastern Europe, of something like 175, 000,003 bushelB. This year the deficiency will probably be double this amount, an increase that has resulted, first, from an increase in the deficiency in Wester.i Europ, through a shortage in the French crops, and, second, from a decrease in tho surplus supply of Eastern Europe, resulting from a shortage in tliu wheat harvests of Ituscia and of Hungary and the other Dauubiau countries. Thus, there is a demand for w heat in Europe such aB has been paralleled but once before in 18D1 2. And this great demand must largely fall upon the United States and Canada, for of the other wheat exporting countries. India and Australia are not in cond tion to export wheat, while Argontiue can not sp.iro her usual quota, ''anuot sparo any until tho reaping of her next harvest in December an I Jan unry. Finally, ii is hardly likely tint North America canBpare 200,' 000,000 bushols of wheat, while the European deficiency is n.ucu greit er than this, and tho reserve stocks of wheat both in Europe and America are very low. So Europe may have to learn to eat our corn Democrats, I'opntUti and 811 rer publican tolled on a Free fell r I'U! form. He Nebraska Is in the midst ot an exciting political campaign. Dem ocrat, Populists and free silver Republicans have united on a ticket, and are waging common war against the gold standard Re publican!. Three separate conven tions were held. The Cincinnati E 1'iuirer gives the following report: "Lincoi.n.Ked, Septemlier 1. At the evening tession Mr Bryan made short speeches at the tbree conventions, and was received w th tho wildest enthusiasm. The en thusinsm at the Silver Hepbulican Convention was marked. "Under the new blanket ballot law each party had to adopt an emblem. The Democrats adopted the time-honored rooster, the Silver Republicans the Liberty Bell and the Populists the pb. The Silvor Republicans adopted a platform denouncing the Gold Republicans for adopting a financial policy op posed to Repuolican prin J plea ss hid down by Lincoln; declared for free coinage of gold and silver at the present rati ; denounced Ujv ernment by injunction; denounced the Administration for its ittitude lward the Cuban patrioU; de manded better laws for the restric tion of foreign labor; decltred against private corporations, and denounced the Dingley 1st as pros tituting a time-honored Republi can principle to pay a debt owing to thetru'ts that provided a huge corruption fund in 1890. "The Democrats reiterated alleg lance to the Chicago platform and m a a declared mai me nnancial uuea- tion was s ill the paramount issue. ''The Populist platform dwells with particular pride upon the ad ministration of public affairs under people's independent stale officers." Wi-atliff Prediction for the .Next Ten . J-'ovier's lbvtt bulkthi nave forecast of tbe storm wave to cioa the coutl nent from th-hth to K'tb aud Hth to 18th. The next diHtnrbauee, he says, wlil reach the Pacific coast about the 1'Jtb cr he west of Itoekles couotry by clone of 20tb, great central valley 21st to 3d, Eastern slates 24th. Warm wave will croxs the wwt of Ricklcs country about !0tb, great cen tral valleys 2Ut. Eai.tern states 3u. Cool wave will crow the west of Itock' lescouDtry about 221, great central valleys 24lb, Eastern states 2th The low of this disturbance will pas through the Northern and the high through the Southern slates, causing cool weather In the houtli mid high temperature In the North. Temiwrnturj of the week emllng Heptemher Uth will aveiogelielow nor mal in the Northern and above In the Southern states. Not much rain In the Northern states that week, llulna will begin in the Southern states and severe storms may be expected about the clone o! that week. Klondike Journalism. tliti ITtMS. Hons Xlmo.t a T"tul Los-Vhfal and O.H Psmsgrd. TRUE BASIS OK PROSPERITY. Everything Impends op the Farmer. Itise In Prices or Wheat Hailed with Joy. . UOl'UlI O.N I'KUFESSOttS. i lie ?aiem Journal lacks tever ence and respect for tho literary profcesors who teach students at tho Agricultural college how to farm. It is respinsible for the ful lowing: There are Borne good stories, loo good to ho told and mention the names nf the parties. Up at Cor vallis Agricultuial college the other day aouie una remarked tint the superintendent of tho dairy depart went had returned and brought a cheeso plant with him. "A cheese plant? sa d one of the literary professors. "Will that plant grow inuregonr' A general laugh fol lowed. "Oh, 1 thought it was some now kind of milkweed, only made matters worse. 1 his was nearly as bad as the story told on Wallis Nash in the early days of the col lego, carrying on negotiations to purchase a lot of pure-bred mules in the South, to introduce breeding ol those UHotul animals in Oregon, i - -. i There is in Chicago a scheme to provide work-rooms for men out of employment. No money will be given them, but they will be paid in chtliing or what ever else they may i.e. 1 of tho articles made in the work-rooms. Old clothes will be men led aud ..Id shoes made more scrvicable by cobbling. As soon as the workmen can get places where they will be paid they will go to then. The idea is European. A prosp dus ,'armer means a prosperous coun ry, and rising prices for farm products are the foundation of agricultural pros pority. So, as price of wheat has mounted upwarJj, tho spirits of men have risen. In the rise in the price of wheat they see. or strive to make themselves see, tho prom iso of general prosperity and in dustrial revival. Long dejected by falling prices of products ot farm and factory, and discouraged by the coniUnt diminution of the market for manufactured goods aud the stoppage of the whoels of commerce, men have welcomed the sustained rhein wheat with an ex uberance of joy. Put more money in the farmer's pocket, the farmer will put more money in tho pockets of the nier cluntand manufacturer, and trade and industry will revive. And it is calculated that the rise in wheat will put more money in the 'arm era' pockets. Doubtless it will, but men who look forward for a great revival of industry are building too much on the exuberance of their spirits and too little on solid facts jusiioine uegreo that the rise in the price of wheat and other pro ducts nuts more money in the pockets of our fanners than they realized for their products last tear, will the demand tor manu factured goods be ex anded, and the revival of trade and industry Tbe first number of tho Klondike Morning Times Is on our exchauge ta ble. It is a small, pale, yellow, four page pajier, printed In large type. The number (which arrived by carrier pigeon his week) Is Vol. I., prioi per copy $7.00; $30,000 a year. 1 1 Is dated Dawson City, Aug. 31, 18U7. Every page is replete with news aud Informa tion. First comes the greeting, ' Here we are. Now say it to ou.- face " fol lowed by an apology for the color of the paper. "It is due to our readeis to say that we hope to be able to print on white paper next spring. The Indian who tried to carry our paper over Cbilkoot pan bad the misfortune to stub his toe, which started him tobogganing down a declivity of seven miles luto Diath Canyon. He did not rejoin tbe party. We are indebted to Boaplne Ham, our genial grocer, for tbe loan of a ream oi wrapping paper uu wunu iu print this Issue." The secoud page seems to liavj been Intended for the editorial page, as it Is headed with the name of the editor, Alas P Yorlck, and the warning: "You have to read this paper quick or you won t believe all that's In It," but for some reason there are no editorlula. Their itlace Is taken by certain ellu- slons which, from the arrangement, might be taken to be poetry. Then comes the market miotatloii?. which are worth quoting: TlIK MARKETS. Corrected .weekly by tho Auroia liorealis loin mission Company, 14 Arctic square, Dawgon City. Elour per on. 06c. Co n meal 2 lbs for $i. Whiskey ptr qunrt 110. Per dilnk-OOc. Per balfdrliik-3oc. Dried apples (iOc a grab, lleans '.'o each. Coal oil llo a smell. Lemons (2 each; 3 for $.". Bait lc per pinch. Nxt comes an announcement tliut the Klondike Morning Timet has the blggeHt circulation in Daw sou City, and that its books are oih'H to all. The aretlo journalist winds up staling the editor of the paper Is trying to piocure B system or waler-worhs lor iniwueii City. Ex. Kept H, Hon nlnkluir I a tlilnff of the rwt at a n Hi.n,i'. viinl. lie mv d "00 boxes out of sn estimate of j.OUO. Tbe rain Is damaging wheat I.I d oats In the shock. There are some oats In this section that are sprouting It L Edwards and D M Holbrook have returned from a trip to Eastern Oregon. Hhep feniltli made Creswell a vi it this week. We notice that tlu-re I an excellent com crop tliia year. Miss Ella Math -on went to Hpring fleld Saturday to a: tiinl the quarterly conference of the M K church. It I. Edwardi wi-nt to Kugcnc today on legal biittiiii-H Mr Itiiiiiex, of J.i-pcr, w ho in a drum mer for a Cliii nL'o clothing Iioiihh Ih in this vicinity in llieir intercut. Con. Cmtn-ll lauuaMIc Sept 7. The new school house W rapidly uearing completion. Many patrons And fault with both iu outward ap- ieaiance and with Km intern, il arrange ment. The Stone hop yard wan picked out yeterday, but Mr llwyes has another small yard to pick. He will finMi U this week. Jubtice Miller's court Is in Hilnii today on the case of G W KhinehHrt vs Doyle, the latter liavinif had Mr Khineharl's place rented the past year. It is a suit to recover money on a note. Wallace Iiroe are putting up a bilck kiln and digging out the best of the old kiln on the old yard. t 8 Waliiscott, tho traveling chim ney sweep, was In Creswell today. He Is working his way to Seattle, sweep ing as he goes. He will be in Eugtue Thursday. The county convention of the W T U will m et iu Creswell September 14 band 15th. An interesting pro gram is in preparation. Mis L II Johnson and s n, Louis were in Creswell last Sunday. Prune growers hereabouts feel sore over the oor prices fruit is bringing in the East. They will all dry prunes hereafter. L F Wooiey, of the Cottage Grove Leader spent a couplu of dnys here this week hunting pheasants. He kill ed several. Mrs Mary Haw ley and son, Frank are vis hig friends hero after a long abstuce. WATeutseh leaves lor Pendleton Friday, where he has a two months' Job with Cleaver Brm. Will Hamilton cut I.U left hand the other day while trying a sharp knife on a rotten stick. Dr Scarbrough took some stitches and cloved the cash. vhlch was a painful one. Zui'ii. New Store New Goodst It will pay you to call at .-Plato'sDepart-ment Store.... itfillon Block ) And see the bargains in D.y Good. Agule Ware, Gla s, Hardware and I in Ware. Also 5c, 7c and 10c Counters. gff Ir.B. II Iriviu-'l "l Wanted fop Cash. DEER SKINS, SHEEP PELTS and HIDES AND FURS OF ALL KINDS I t.nv ll.- i innrtot price III mli. ihiwiu'iK in i 1 . r l.ri'.' umuiHll I1m,Ih Ilr.l hii.I i,r.. , Mi.tr nun "I'UU irHH iilMiue. Iinhll.l.lni; K'"l l"'e miiiip M'Piircly tli.il, IMl 1Brk.'l loniv.vl.lr,-.. ill; jour "'"';'!?; tml Ivim- in., i.y l.-n. r. I mil M.IKH lli.K UAI l.i. sttn-il luurki t price. LOUIS A. ROSTEIN, ror nili H.i'l IVurl -t , Kuiidie, Or. son, P.O. lloi'.J. Special sale of fIonuments . . . I have In my t-how room be sides my ui-uul stock the K. W. Aehhou stock of Moi utneiits and Gravestones and am otlcr ing tliem at prices At which they are sure to be sold out quick. If you need a iieiiiuni"nt call early while fieie is u lare stock to select frmii. and you can see just what you are buv lni. All work guaranteed strictly high grade 9nop nvir corner ui i n "w s" W. W. MARTIN. PALL WRAPS w w UH,VU USr i n.. I complete line nf VftJ Misses Jackets and Capes, And extend a cordial Invitation to tho pnUie to call and examine the same. See. our sink before buying as prices were never so low as nt (he present lime. We are receiving NEW DRESS uuuua every a ay.. Day & Henderson, Undertakers f-nd tmDalmers, lor. wh. ano ui sis. Hop Supplies. Geo T Hall it Sou have a full line of hop supplies, which will be sold at the lowest pofsil'le price. Will store hops on the most remon- ab!e terms. If we buy the Imps no charge for storage will be made. Call on or write us. Gi:o T Ham. & h'o.v. A Moxkok Law Suit. Corvallis Times of Wednesday: "A -civil suit was tried yesterday afternoou In tbe county court, in which Dr Chapman and Judge B ( Thompson, br.tli of Monroe, were plaintiff and defendant' respectively. The collection by the physician of a bill of something over f'.DU for professional services rendered, was the occasion of the suit. The de fendant admitted a portion of the ac count, but claimed he did not owe the balance. The bill was for medical at teutiou extending over a considerable perlo t of time, and the defendant al leged that at the time he suggested to the physiciau that so many calls were not necessary, and that the man of medicluesald that the most of them were only 'friendly ca.Is,' and that no charge would Ih made for them. A large part of the population of Monroe Cuki.mi a IIai.ky House. A I'ei.n- sylvania man owns a horse w hich ho says is worth iM to him. He had offered f 200 to ai yone who could cine him of the habit of balking, and all to no purpo-e. Iletheijorocured a three volt storage buttery, with which he connected each side of the bit and crupiier by means of three wires. The norse wnen lutcned to a road cart, braced his four feet and at first refused to move, but at the llrst push of the button, ho jumped, snorted aud in md oil. Each day for a w eek he was given the same lesson, aud is now, the own er's pride, as he never balks, bites er kicks. llrulll State Normal School. Tbe Normal begins its fall term Sept th. Excellent faculty. Lec'ure studies. Senior year highly profes sional anil perfect training department of eight grades and l.'iO students. The new style catalogue and guide book sentfiee. Addrtss Lous IIakkk, president, Drain, Oregon. Pslly tluiud, Svpiemlwr !. ForTiik Fast We find the fol lowing dispatch In today's Salem tStattsman concerning a graduate of the I Diversity of Oregon: 'Turner. Oregon, Sept. 8. Dr vVill Smith started F.ast Tuesday. His destina tion is Kanras City, where he will en ter a medical ell, go He will return home at tbe end of the school year." Ihvixo Nu'iiai.?. Geo Jennings, son of J C J. nnlngs, will be man led this evening at 7 o'clock, at Irving, to Miss Nora Inwall, oldest daughterof Free IVe of (.rain I lags. We have on baud a good supply of grain bags, which we will loan to par. ties w ishing to IkuiI wheat to our mills. We are In a position to buy v h !,t at all Units, and will pay the highest market price. Si'KiMii iKi.n Fi.oi nixd Mills. Sai k in p hit. The steamer Eu gene has returned to Port Townscnd' Wash. Sh was leaking badly, and only a free use of her pumps kept her from sinking. TURKS GREEKS. 1 want to say that I am not so much Interested in u,e ..lf of the Greeks and Turks as I am In the matter "f iiifiiriulnni. people of tliis vicinity that I have luided a line of BOOTS AND SHOES, GENTS FURNISHINGGOODS Hats, Ladies and Gents Strtiw Hosiery, I hreatl. Needles and l'liis,, Notions. Etc., Which are marked at prices that make sales Call and be convinced that this Is not idle talk Highest market price paid for produce- W.W.GHESSMAN, -Sprinofioitf, ....SPRING HAS ARRIVED.... o BUY NOW c o Lawn Mowers and Garden Hose, Garden Tools and Spray Pumps, Poultry Netting and $!;;!-;$ Screen Dorrs and Screen h L S. I Assortment ""J owest Pricesv"-"'ut gist Hardware Tinware and Granite Ware. LONG'S. Ninth' tat Eri INCD WITH ill 1 ! EXPERT LABOR - ARTISTIC GENIUS -TRAINED EXPERIENCE i Fine Clothing tmc acsuLT OFYcana of fair, honist dialing has plmco The Thos Kay Woolen p 2 Ida Rooil ri'iift oufltv One 10 cent ig Vanity Fair toll.... Ooc till 10 wnt ktf Hill Hasa Miiiokini; C. One 10 oei.t Uk Lottery 05C UiwU griH'ti colK-e J5C was iu attfiulmieo ou Hie rase, either will be limited by that expansion. M Interested parties or witnesses. The MniifMi.ri. ,:... 1 jury iu iiBuuie esse sw weui io Joliu Iuwall. Kev McFarlaud Junction will liu the knot. ' off All yuniiner Shoes at oo.t. All si.ea and till bargains. AX BILLY. grow faster than the increased de mand fir manufactured giodr, and that increased demand will be measured by the increased sums realized by the farmer for his pro duett this yetr as comparod to the sums he realized last. press.' When in town The Montana man who rent hii lie iii j rucks oi (iviiaiu le lias been given the alternative ol pay. ing a fine of 11000 org ling to the peniteutiary for 500 days. Every. body hope he will have a lovely time. i no l.onuon uranuio puount.es a table comparing the available and promotive Knglitli wheat supply at the present time with that of September, 1S9G, showing a de ficiency of nearly 2,000,000 quar ters, It is inevitable, the (iraphio si) s, that the rise in the price of bread will be maintainoil. M;enouri is having a drought. Not only the corn crop, but stock eufft'rin for water ThkSauminm t'i.'bKO A rtinik- alls cam I rrpoiUM at lun'i;ie, III, of a ral aaloju strlUo. Every one of the forty-two Danville saloons Is cIomhI. The LI)Uor IValers' Asmiciatiou jh-II- tioned th city council to lower the license from fSOO to 1000, and threat- eued to close their place on rvfuwl. Th cuuucil refumsl, and next morning very saloou In the city was found to b closed. Bass Inoratiti'PE. Jacksonville Tl nies: Johu llolton of Taleut pre cinct was robbed of 1400 a short time sine. Hefore davlnir on a trip to I Crescent I'lty, IMlf, he hid the cash Iu the comer of his grauary, taking the precaution to leave a memorandum of I its locutlou Iu case of au accident to him. During his absence the trunk iu w hich he kept his deeds and other psiieia wss broken open and the Infor mation conceri lug (he money ob tained. The parties who commuted the theft are ftippaod to bo a man uamed Egbert aud his wife, who came to the llolton farm on tool sev eral months klnee and were given s)t.. ter aud work; In 'act, were left in I chargeof tho plaiv during the absence! o the owner. A shor. time before Mr Holtoii's return Hie coii le claiming to have received money from relatives In the East and an oiler of unilov- inent, ai d departed. Their i resent whereabouts are uukuown. , Call at . F. E. Dunn's And km something that will interest you CLOTHING, DRESS GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES and all STAPLES. Cheaper than the Cheapest Jackkts AND I'AI'KS J I) Matlok A to havejust retvlvetl a large luvohe l IIIIH11 of capes aud Jackets of the latest styles l(i A at d lowest prUvs. fall aud see Ihem before your purchase. It will pay you. J V 0 E. DUNN OK SALEM At the tiinnncle nf the profusion. The Mf. iin m cret of 1W' w'TTli:" UJ 11 quality-low i mcks-1 , i kanteed .A n$d ACTION to tent thcii ability to give you all tliia, call on SALEM WOOLEH MILL STORE, Eugene. J. M- GOLD DUST IS THE NAMK ol our smoke loaded shells, and for H".U price they cannot bf ln'at TRY THEM ANO BE We also carrv tho "CLTIH" and "EXCELSIOR" black powder load slu'll. GRIFFIN HARDWARE COM PA MANHOOD RESTORED n M . P uf II . . . . . . : .. - i.tntrai' i.crrousntM, iu drains, lusi 01 j " , . ..t" fithtr sex. caused by owriettion, r 'CK:P tobcco, opium or ilimnlnnH, which led l H' 'rm i,-Kr IoMuity. Can be carried in ml pocket. "Tf rJ'ic U-t prepoiii. Circular Free. Sold '.rail ilrucci-H- A"V'!. U Manufactured by the Teau Me.licine . ''':'. pjrW IrugCo.,UutributinKageut. Tt'ird aud Vim-:'- s, . .. . yucr-'fi"1' iiiuin c i ti an". .' C03NEB GRUB STORE. INCENT & WALTON P Successov to If. Hemenway. ' Dtalart la Jruss, llednes Choniclas, fumes, atcy ar d Tlot Articles Sras Coab:. Erushos ana a C:apIota lias of Iraj Sandris. 9th as.Wili.au, I.S.! Eu.,M. , farmers ., i,i,i. Look Here Bring Skins For all N'1 ' JIUUll'l - (iiialitv. 4t ui '- ai.... j.--. r.irnet these 're paid in Csn Th. .iu-Tl Hame W'""-"RXHVCaSH.