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iigene City Guard BA I UKD W Nov (a TO CORRESPONDENTS. The business department of the WEEKLY GUARD is caused considerable trouble by corre spondents addressing the pro prietors personally. Address all tetters referring 10 the newspa per or business connected there with to THE GUARD, Eugene, Oregon. JU8T1CK TV TUB not. It is uot fian the bog hria an in ning bmw Ibe animal, The humau hog ll in evidence at all lioien, and Bel Jnru get- left A recent writer pays thiit tribute to the king of the barnyird, especially appro priate at the present .- i- in of the year: "From the repulsive and pro. scribed nuisance of antiquity, tol erate i but depiped, tinner the ban of many religions, descended through tin lavage, predatory animal bl old-world forests the hog has licooie not only amentble to civilization, but. rinler the mollifying Influence of Indian corn and surroundings salubrious and peaceful, he is in America a debtpayer, a mortgage-remover, a proiuoter of progress, ami a buttress of prosperity. Here is unquestion ably the region of hi highest de velopment. ' In his American form the mouths of every nation water for rashers from his unctuous carcass, and the pinched an 1 petty savings of pa-an's, ;i ml the cotters of princes 1 It f a 1 1 1 m are alike rnieii 01 meir noartieu coins to SXOhaOge f r the s'aples and luxuries he alone yields. Whether Mammon is to lurmsh forth a marriage feast in Gotham, or a luckless prospector berudj lngly grubstaked fir a list des perato venture into the fr inn laU nessea of the Yukon, tin- hog must lie early reckoned will..' Washington barbers haye placed on foot a movement looking to tho passage by the legislature of 1 tw licensing every man doing tonscrial workinlhe Evergreen state, and compelling I very applicant for such licenso to pass examination, demonstrating his c unpeten y to wield tho razor and scissors. The object of the move it to pot the "10-cent" bai hers out of business. It is saying too little to remark that the hranton trial shines, in comparison with famous murder trials, in the delinerate and cold blooded manner in which the murder was accomplished and th remains afterward destroyed Spain has decided to pay her soldiers in Cuba a small p irtion of tho sum duo them and give nntes for the balance. Of course thoie soldiers aro not happy, many of them having served three years without pay. As UBual the warlike spirit of the redman has been quenched by a plentiful supply of ammunition, and gunB and men to use them, in the Leech Lake, Minnesota, out break. Th3 Indian is a pood com mencerandhas all the necessary intentions to make him a dangerous foe, but ho has no :esoiirces, and after murdering a few defenseless eettlera quits us suddenly as ha commenced. An exchange says: 'Tlomer H Hallock has retired from the mm agement ot the Pendleton Tribune. Ho is succeeded by Bl ner II Dodd, who is now owner ol the paper and will discontinue the daily edition. I After Pinking thousmds of dollars, I the attempt to build up a rival to j the Kast Oregonian has proven a. failure." Captain d J Healey i.f a trans-1 portation company predicts that j $30,000,000 will be taken from the Yukon country between DOW and October next. But Cspt Healey is in the transportation business and may be interested in keeping up the excitement aud rush for the frozen North. hobbibly huiwu Could anything be more horrible MM. blood curdling than the fol Io 'og bit of evidence fru the u-timouy of the defendant Ohrjde Brnnton.in the Mna murdor cm. of his K.idtireen' action. lmmcdi- nielv Allowing the killing; "I laid down aud hid my face in the clothing; then Courtney took ou a harp and played it. 1 wanted o leave but lie ould uot let me; fld W '' ruis around the doe; then Courtney aatd he hd studiul it out; Courtney aid "ewill burn nm up; ' then Courtney placed Linn on the tire and commenced claying the harp and every time he would lay the harp the dog would yell. 6 "Finally 1 looked up and sa v Linn's ribs and luck were giving away; tlu,i 1 helped carry wtod eith Ooartland and did everything to heln bum tin the bodv : at A i. 1 light I took the larce bone in a pa:i and a gunny sack and carried them ti a rock and Courtlaud meshed them up with the ii x.o and placed them under the rock." The harp playing, the dog howl ing, and the sizzling burning huuian llesh op on the mountain side, with no human being, except , the two murderers, within miles; l the time of their horrid work, be- tween 10 o'clock at night and 1 I o'clock in the morning, all form a sctne horribly realistic. it is no wonder that the jury stayed out after the case was sub mitted to their consideration only long enough to give their solemn verdict soma appearance of deliber ation, Undoubtedly the Philip ines will become American territory and have representation in :ongress the same as any other state or territory in the union, says the East Ore goalaa. There will be a scramble for ibe ollices which will he more remunerative than in ordinary in stance. An offloe with 12,000 miles of mileage atta .-hed to it will bo mor.' attractive to some people than spilled honey is to Hies, or a nickel in the slot machino is to a fellow who abhors those forms of gambling which aie prohibited by both law and custom. -ir Herbert Kitchener may bo able to face the Dervishes, hut he can't ma'io any head against a Land m mob. When ho reached Victoria station the police had to remove bin by a secret way, as the crowd insisted upon carrying him OD their shoulders and popular en thusiasm smashed his hat. The soldier who wiped out the Mahdi's army appeared to be pleased with this popular ovation, hich is simply an earnest of the greeting he will get from all classes in Kne land. There is a good demand in Col fax, Wash, for pota'ots for Eastern shipment, and the price is strong at $1 per 100 pounds. This is the highest price paid or a loic time, and yields a good profit to the farmer. The potato crop is liht this year, both as to yield and aver rce. and there will not be nearly as many offered for sale as In former years. Methodist Bishop Simpson's latest achievement was to raise $112,000 for his missionary fund during the recent session. It is good thing that Brother Simpson turns his attention to useful work. In some o'herc lannels such talents as his might be put to a harmful u-e. Conducting a political cam paign for instance. Up in Wisooosin they arc turn ing marsh grass into Manila twine. And now a Can idian co nes lor ward and says that he can make millious out of saw dust. The mau who saws wood will hereafter have something to say. J.ieu'enant Hobson has raised so many thioge from down below in his time that he really ought to succeed with the Colon. Way lor declines to take the stoop la Spaio, probably l.ecau-e he has taken so mum else tha. he has mi room for it. RED CROSS Work of (km s far 4 BticMii, "i it ii un 1 1 most in uins rtiir nsard. Nut . The murium nm u,,i i..,i Cross Sieiety met yesterday afternoon and iitteued to tin- various reports of the Xmas donations. The moiety Is indebted to the generous public fur BilBaod many great favors. Toe i; P L gavs r, lbs B P O K 110, the K of P lodes K and the w R c or Creewell sem over 10.86, im it of Xma presents were sent to nur boys ut Mh. mia. 'aii botes were brought In for relatives and frtsnds, but as every Lane county bey ilnl not have a hex, the Ited Cross Society purchased four dozen Valuable boo, which were MDl to soldiers wboss oanss were not found on any of ii, t. boiss vent iu, so every Erne county hoy w ill he will remembered on Xmas day. Three bUSbelS Of large wluter applM were also itelit. The Manila social was great mo- cess, fol being the proCSSdS. The ladles wlab to siprsti their gratitude toProfBaappand bis mandolin olub : or furnishing such excellent muslo, alsotoovery one wbu so kindly u sistedon the pitMrram. Tbanks are aNo due io tbs Pbllokigtan h leloty fcr their adjournment and to tbs Lsurcaov nragenvoui ooutributlon, Tbeso etety In Indebted to Mr Krai, k for tur iiishmg bones for the JCmas supplier There is over $70 lii tbs treasury and a comiiii.teecoiiMi.lhii: of M im llail ra Laner, Mrs W Ifayerand MIssTberess hrlendly wa-. appointed to look alter the family of every Lane county mil tiler to see thai I hey are not In want and that the JCqias ol a mild WtMMS fatber Is In tbe serviw of bu country, shall be a merry oue. Any lofbrma- tion reKardiiiK the family of any Mi dler will be gratefully received by any oue of the ule.ve MOMd OOmmlttSS A eommittte cuiiididiug of MI-mk Blanche Straight, Bdltb Roflrman and Jessts (Jilstrep was appointed ty the Kmergency t'orps to Iikik after the pcMr ol Kugeue. The society meets every TbUrsday afternoon at the Armory and new mem btri are always welcomed COITAOB QgOVg REWB. t 'lipped Kroiii the Mtusetlger of .Nov ember 4th. Mi-s Anna Underwood left Saturday for Douglas county. J N Joins ha mild his residence property io Mr II Churchill. Walter Baker returned Sunday irons Lewlston, Idaho, where he has been working this past rammer. Miss Sadie t'omMock and -.on Jesse who has heen visiting her parents, Mi aud Mrsli B Hiwklin, left yesterday for Arkansas. Supl Bsbrman and wife and Attor ney Gorman and wile, of Ibe r. . :. Itutte quicksilver mines went into the mine Tuesday, s k Jackson of Lorane is thls week llnishllig up the lie stor . Tw o loads of goods have already arrived, w I guess from that we will have a new store. BuptJWCook returned to Bohe mia the llrst Ol tho week. Mr Cook is pushing the work on the uew mill, hut there remains Htlll an immense amount of material to Is- taken in. The enginu hroke liown at the elec tric light plant Monday evening and for a lew nights this week we have beSU compelled to grope our way ulong the streets rather uncomfortably. Married ot the relsdenos of J S Omeut in Cottiig.i (rove Oct :I0, 1S0S Mrdeorge P OsmsattO Miss Ma F Lott, Hev Brind offlelatlng. The eon traotlns parties are of Lorans'i moel asteemed young people. Peculiar tndustiy. From the (irants Pass Courier: Iast Saturday afternoon was pay day at the Paoifie pine needle factory for the needles the children picked ami de livered during the week. The scene was an attractive one, theie being at least US children of all slasa on tbs platform at one time waiting their Mm to he paid Off. Mr mid Mm Cords baVO adopted the plan of giving the children a check hook which will con tain the amounts delivered during tin week that each ouo may keep an BC count of the amount for which be will expect pay o i Saturday. The children mav deliver in small .inutilities each day aud havu them weighed at 5 o'clock or later. Mr and Mrs Cords are very kind to the children and tln v are very anxious t'.at the liltl fUlOWS may mtke a few dimes, otherwise It would be mnefa leei trouble to have them delivered by the wagon load goveraltOBS were weighed and paid for lait Saturday and the children went home happy. Robt. Frail and Win. Andrews i rssm ii i i.i in, mi 1 1 "iiaeiDUlit of Hi,, niiempted ei ape Of Claude Itrantou, the eonvi ted niur- deter, the count v has concluded to Place death watches over him. K dK-rt l'ratt lias i. night watch midWiiiAid eu.il... .1... Brenton does not dieeaiw ibe situa tion. LIRI (in n P g li.t;i... tfogratk Bentonetd t n. iiang.a Prieay, December l. Albany Democrat, xv 4: win n the ease of the :ii;:iiiist M V Mc- lir.ith was ealleii this morning the matter of amotion fur a new trial was sulm.it:, d mi a mailt r of form to the court without nrament, and tbe oourt gtve Ho- defendant until NoVOBbSf . ' to Bis a hill of exceptional Tbs defendant was then naked to arise and receive the sentence of the court lor the punishment of (he OllmS lor Which bebad teen found guilty hy a jury. He onl so hi a vcM cool manner, the samotbttbas generally cboracteilssd his o induct since the hcglnniug of the trial, except for a Isw moments while oi. the stand. Judge Hum i: then by virtue ol tbe autlioniy vested him, tbs indictment hy the graiio jury ami ihe thai and conviction hy a jury, ordered him re- maoded to the county jail until a day appointed (Friday, Deoembei 16) then to he taken to the yaid of the jail and he hanged hv the neck Until dead, "And in ,y .od have li.crcy on your soul," also I lull judgiiienl to v. 'it ling to custom be entered ngaii st Ibe ih lend ant lor the c. sts ai d disl ui-riiielits of the ml Ion. Tlie court room was full of sp i lat 'r. Dextss gqulbs Koi I, 'Js. Tliu i ll s uf Nuveliibrr Mrs J W Guilvy is Tinting n Unves on nssssnl Bill. Some of the hoys aru SltSndUUJ the Drsu- 'iii iri d at Bugeoe, The fsiaisM srs nshiag theli f n gruiu into tbe groiiadere winter closes iu. Mr Howey ws VI ry ill fur three or fuiir days p-t hut is up uuJ mouud igaia, 11 J l'eljgra, uf Crook couuti , parsed thn ugh here t utoute Iu l'.ugeue Mundsy The i ostotlicii cuiitrovi rsv hs hctn set tied hy Mr I'nivm agmenij tu knp Ihe ullico tins muter. A uuiubi if ol haulers bare got.e hi the I'iue Openings. Uuluruiug bunteis r purl giimp ah h:iug v. ry sesree. A petition hat been s'-ut iu ibe depart in ..I uskiug lor tic istuhluliuient of u iin.il ruute up Lost Cmk, ilh u posloflse at l G Mathews. It sbuuld ho alluwid T Howard bai relumed to bis borne (iuui BkSgWSy where be bat hsan orking del iug the last two ft us. He will go Iu Alaska again in Juniur to work a claim Ibe com ing season. Hums uf the young people ure attending shareh at Pleaeaal Hid ibis week, luv Kellriua baa bun bidding ipiito un ititerial ing meeting at tbat place resulting iu abuut lu addition! Iu the iburcb. lti.ocnu. t sity Items. Nuv 3, 'i)8 Tbe roads are gi tling muddy agiiu. Traoaa Bcbaeek, ol ! teshsse, is rlsil iug here. J M Tally, ol tiueu , w is in this v . etoily Sunday. MatUew Luflau ll Lilling wii.l cats ibia week as usual. .1 S limner, wbo bis been mi Ibe s:ek liat for some tim is improving. A S Matleso i and Mntbew Laflau tpent n few days baotlag up Fall Cieek let wei k. M E Edwur N will ISSSh the Baity iirbool tbiafalland winter, lie will eommeure Monday. Ckaa Mi-Knrl nid bas bought Oiu llreid- ing's farm for U.nUU. (ieorg-i will remuii. on n till next full. R C Edwards bai u contract Io deliver 1.000 ft uf a loha at tbo Eugene raw mill iu '.be epriog. A W Jones is working un upper Fall Creek "uUlag a trail io ibe minei. Tbe i.i. i. in. eiupauy tE ink tbe) have stunk e bo uar.za. Uial 1 itells Hy land eloSM I a two ciooll S acboul at LoWStl luday. ik will go o tD'aiu s sin to attend (lie n rmal icbuol at bat placa. Hb'i will graduate this year. Con. I kkw cut Down -Two large Br trees IS to 1 inches In diameter weie cut I'oan in Joel Ware's n shhi.ee n i i i . i , , n. in. . u"- i .- I .1.1. ... Sk..... I mi when ..nlv twiirs. wer tdaniesl hv Mis Ware and it onl seems to her a few years , ago. Somniiil! Lsmdicd Ihuiu fbit I MlriM i It in Horn i h) llidiiii Winer IVn'.jr UOSN Sol I Owing to the reCSOt steady rise III ,",'VNI tapt may In charge ol con-tru ti, n of tho new river sleamer for ,,u' K,,S" Transportation Co de l'''"-d ' launch her this Mternoon. 1 1,.' ctiill has l.celi hullt on llic t'cuch Juet lielow the river b ridge, and the water bai Ihrealenedlo mmund bet making the act ol lauiichlhg almost ii n i it cessary. On this account very few found out that the launching was to oceur, aud the Crowd ID attendance was polidiligly small. Work on the boat has nrogrsw id v( ly favoraldy . The decks urn en- closed, an 1 the hull Is practically ready for the machinery, which will '' supplied in due course i f time. The boat was launched broadaide, how dow n Strsam, and tow d to an anchorage just hi low the bridge, where s'le will receive the Mulshing touches. Tin new ciaft is christened "The city of Bugenea" and will d. duty .s a freight cart ier. Tin. AatlQaMf i (iia. Qiaii bai been employed, we know, both for de. orativo and domestio pur loses since Ibe dawn of civilization. The earliest remains date from Kgypt limit H. C. mid urn preserved In the Hritish mtUeum It is an ameltt, in the form of a lion's head, of OfaqUS I lue cob r, v i hieroglyphics (hat determine its dab On the rock cut tombs of the necropolis of Memphis glu blowers were depicted as early as IIIMlO H. t Btoriss n told hy Pliny, Jossphos and cllier i iii rs to account for its discov ery, hut ti; .se uru v.ry doubtful, so that we hate only Io rely npao facts attested hy actual renal na Thn discovery was duuhtless fortui tons. BUOk luiky tillds nro often the wi ik of chance. When it iKvnrnsl, wu osnnol determine! hut, so far as wo know. Kgvpt, as sho was thn germ of all civ 1 1 1 ut lull, was also the mother of this art. which sho applied to a multl tndo of purposes, strangely excepting tlvit w hich WS deem most nSOSSSaty namely, to admit light into buildings. Thn dwellers by thn Niln handed down the art to the l'lui uicians, who in like milliner hispinatlieil It to tbe As syrians. Then it was passed along to IBS Pendens nud thn (l reeks, then to the lioimms and the Hyauthius, who iu turn communicated it to 1 1 1 V- ue Hans. Thn monks of thn middle ages appropriated it to ta'iiutify their limbic ti iii lea, aud so It came down tboCSBtl ries to modern times. Frank H. Vine- telly In Woman's Boon Oompanicn, A II. .p. I. I I-. . a Bootrish papss tells a sSoqt ol an old Scollish woman who was "unco' drouthie, " without thn money to buy "a drappie. " "Lassie, " sho said to her little granddaughter, "gang round to Donald MoOallnm and I ring um a gill. Tell him I'll pay him I' the morning." Hark ennm thn child with u refusal. Donald declined to part with biiwbisky without tbe cash. Kagi r and irritated, tho old woman cast about for some means of "ral Ing Ibe wind' sad her eye f II 0 the family Bible "Here, lassie," ale i said, "gls linn this and tell him to keep II until I bring him thn siller. " Hi' went Um Httls gill, hut she soon returned, still carrying thn Hlblo. 1 Oomild . ,h uhdurcl "Iloinvs bo iniiim h; lllm baubeee first, granny. " iu angsr Ibsdisoppointsd grandmosb" sr tbrsw op her bands and ezolalmedi "Eosh, did onyhody ever henr thn like o' that! Tbs man will nellbsr tab my word nor thn v. id o' (iod for a gili o' mlmn FnmiKii Lima The letter Which Meliiutll ol iiiilll-oing, u-iii as an excuse for thu killing of young T urner was s forgery, and iiiiiiiedlatn ly after the trial he confessed to Ihe shsrlfftbat bs wrote It blmeslfi John H Harris of this cily was a witness on the case and Instilled that he had known Mctlrath's willing for twenty years, and was of the opinion that the letter lu question was written hy IfoGratbi The letter purported to have heen written at Hin Francisco mi substantiated sllsged Intimate relatione between Furnor and Mrs Mi- (rath I.OOH Al(RI I.Nil. J C (loo Isle's ruu of logs, some 1,000,000 feet. Is now si riving t his Coburg mill. Tbsf are of splendid quality, 'ihe Oregon leu is bound to have Jiulie Follerloii still titesi ling in our courts. Judirc Hamilton, Mr Oregon - Ian, la now tilling Hint position with great honor. Hob Walei.'s ev.-lM. lo-S hl.V nerve, must he falling 1 1 - ihe Coiiiige, drove Messenger would not make tills nasestlnni "Asg Hon i; M Vsatcb if I Wl sr standing." J J Montgomery Started for bidgswend ' Calif on the uveilat.d Kfldiiy hlgbl Io charge of s gang of men l . w.uk iu Ibe un. M- is- "s. " - i extra steel irang, winking hetwi eu i i uuiiamuir ami Asniai.o, si steel and plating ties on curves Dunamulr changing IHUihliU IN WW. Wi.ui USE NmHt all Jsitn KztiM Hn. of llip Details ol' tlir Crime in Tlif Wmi I I'lilul i I or II ii I r a tliu No pu bile bet could a-k for a U-tter adverthement then that given Ihe Udauu dating the examination of Jurors iu the Kraut m trial. With ONLY ONE exception tne jurors under examination as to their titness to serve on the jury atiited the accounts they had reed of the murderof Lnn were published in the E.UGENE GUARD What do the business men of F.u- gene think of surh llii rejudlo d lea tlmony as to Ihe worth of Tin: (if wui as an advertising medlomf If they weie even going to hire hoy in ring a bell to attrac a orowd would I hey place hliu on a vucalll lot or on a wowdod stisett I'hls Is exactly Ihe case wilhadver llalng. TbS business BUM pays his money to Ihe newsj ft per, hut If (he uewspaH'r does not reach the public hia money Is throw 0 SWBJ ot it STAMOIMa ! iPOIITtOlla The Quaan makes this standing of f-r: Any advertiser, or Intending ad vert leer, ha tin- i rtvlktgs of lUHking personal anamination of ihe nbsorlp" thill books id Ihe Hill A and WKKKI.V Qoann And such un i llei I- I ut lair Hit purchaser goes b) a gi Dfl iy or a dry- goods ston-. dins he espeet Io pay ai much for a half pound of grisvriusiia for a pound, OT fol a half yard of elo h as for a yam'.' Ye advertisers often pay hot the bast attention Io Ihe service they r eslvs from a newspaper, acting naif Ihey thought It SMsa otily necessary In git lulu tta", ami not couniing on the farther meeM(uaws paper strou latlonl io gel bsfnre tbs public. AdvertWng methods require luteiiigeu s equally with other tieteiis of business PABKKB OPBttA BOUBB. Being Remedeledo Unes Laid Down by Uly Council. oanv iiuanl Nov . As announced In la-t evening's QO Aim the city c Hincll was tu hold a call meeting last night tc consider the matter of condemning the Parker opera house as a place for public meet ings. An ordinance to this edeol whn drafted by oty Attort ej Bklpworth under thn OOUUOll'S dllicllon, hiiiI In Id for iu rl her net Ion. lln)'OT Kuykemlnll and I hue inelll heisoftlin eoiinell then made u per sonal investigation of the building and ordered ceiiaiu changes inadS to com ply w ith their Ideas of increased safely to the public, villi the iM'leratandlng Ihat If this he done the building would nolle c niileium d. I K Peters, agent fur lb mor, accepted thn DOOdltlOBS and this no ruing started n force of workmen makln tbs necessary aitera- tlooa Hy this ugrcement thu galleries urn to lie strengthened ami made safo beyond questloOi The lower piaifonu logs on the eastslss hi to be entirely removed and all chairs placed on a level with the BOOT RUOllM eest and west, through the central portion of the hill, dlhg Is In he plsi ed a broad ni-le, which will connect w ilh the Dak ilreet entrance, thus giving m ,.-.-.i un mis of exit. The dressing rooms are l . I.e provided with fhctrti! lights ilisle.nl of kerosene, Icsnenlliu danger of ( on ll igr.it b in . Hy the agreement this win k Is to he completed h day. Not h e Io the PabBOi All par'.le. are hereby warnid not to purchase oi nsgoUats any of the follow- jttg BOOM) One lor fMW, given hy It F Monroe toJAIiiiin; one hy (Ties Baker for Ho to J A Ellin; one by DC Henry to J A Emu for till; one by J ( Htnveu s in to J A Ellin for 1106; all of Con don, Ocrgoui Tl esc Holes Were taken i nm the 1 PWSOU of J A Elnn at Hie lime id his killing bj Claiido BrUtOO, Juno 15, 1 1IM, ami their present whenalstuts I Hi nHlmAma lit Um I 1 1 r i , I t i " m" ' live of s ild J A I nm I' H STKI'IIENHON, Admlnlsaratet instate John A Elnn, deu'il. Kueene, Nov 2, iwis. WaKT SB). A middle aged man and wife, without children, to work ou a farm. All convutilenc . Addie-s Mrs M llraiinoii, Eugene dr. I'esrl Ht between 12th & l.tth.