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7 a ' . It.it for HI "' ' n e n e i iijuu lvj"' i Hi., lilt r I , i . . . tvnal i . rt , t .-, t .., i hff A Bngene City Guard tarill, and BTWUllMd to rob tbe peo- . - pin, I me ml Vain l the irict! of Ixjth .x KKIl 3 to seven slid one-iiarHT cenis a pound in the United Htatos, but pay the Ireigbt across the '-an ninl sells it in Kurope for three sod ont-blf cents. Tin tttl and aire trust. hu h al valued the price of nails one hundred per cent in the United .Steles, sells those product in Euroi forty per Mat Mow the price extorted from our people. Hucn plain robbiry will com in e plain peoplo that Ilryan should have their vole in preference 10 McKinley when a toting cbari'-e a iin occurs. BAITKDAY TO CORRESPONDENTS. Tho buelnesa department of the WEEKLY GUAHU is cbuboq considerable trouble by corre vionflents addressing the pro prietors personally. Address en letters referring to the newsoa per or business connecUdthoro with to THE GUARD, Eugene, Oregon. NEW J KKMKV TBliHT MKTHOl)!. Trust methods coold not poaaibly he more clearly illustrated tban they are in a brief dispatch from an enterprising town whiob is suf ficiently unfortunate to be located in New Jersey. In this town are a number of bakers. These bakers decided to form an association. Their purp ise in organiiing was to force upward the price of bread. Hut there was one baker in the town mentioned who relused to bo mine nuenbSf SOd lie continued to distribute his ware at the usual price to his customers who hud long been supplied by him. However, the other bskrs of the town had learned a thing Of two while tarrying in Jersey, where the trust flourishes like a wnole forest of green hay tree. And they apparently knew all about the clever habits and devices of amal gamated capital, for the lone ai.d Independent haker is now followed about the streets by a wagou whone drivers offer to give away bread. All the customers of the lone and independent baker may have their bread without cost on the stipula tion that they decline to patronii' the man who refused to enter the local combine. The lienevoltnt linker Mutual Benefit Association is not sayine. anything, but is looking very wis. According to the New Jersey code, this appears to be strictly legitimate. Htreet Comnissioner Hcott did good work today hauling mud from the line of the street car track alot g the business part of tVillametie street. The street committee should now dress the track, and street near the outside of the rails, with fine crushed rjc-k. Nothing in the wsy of proper improvement can be ex ;ocled from the street car owner. The city is responsible for the street and should not allow it to again gel into the horrible condition that obtained last winter. The people will cornmeud their officHs for uch work, Hut it should be done promptly. 1'AUb JONK.V OKAVK. Atlanta, r.inilltulloii. Neglected in a cemetery lie the remains of America's first and BOS I dashing seaman, John i'aul Jones. Now that we are honoring the men who have demonstrated Amiriean bravery in the harbors of Manila and Santiago, let us not forget the man win sunk the Knglish ships and made the American name fetred in the period of the Revolu tion. They were the men for the times and without them there would have been no ciuntry for Dewey and Schley to defend. The saving of a lifetime in tan nics, 42,000 in all, was .lumped upon the counters of the Calumet National ltauk of Chicago the other day by K. X. Hdyxewshi, a Polish saloonkeeper. Three friends as sisted in unloading the bags loaned by the bank lor the occision. lu exohange for his ooppera Kydtewski received from the hank gild in equal amount. The saying of all the pennies taken in over his bar has been a fad with the Chicsgo sa I nn keeper. Udyxeweki kept $3.20 in coppers as a neat egg for the coming years and left the bank ippy- A mystery with which every sailor is familiar is the formation of dust at sea. Those who are fa miliar with sailing ships know that, no matter how carefully the decks may be washed down in the morn ing, and how little work ot any kind may be done during the day. nevertheless if the decks are swept at nightfall an enormous quantity of dust will be oollectfd. i i A meeting of the middle of the road Populists was held in Salem and it was resolved that there be no fusion with the Hepubliosns or Democrats on their platforms. Most of their fusion hss been with the Republicans, so ths muter is not s very serious one with the Demo- crsts, says the Albany Democrat. A car trust rather evens thine up in public estimation by giving tbe brassy fee hunting sleeping car conductor s squeeze. An imme diste sequence of the consolidation of the Pullmsn snd Wsgner csr compsnics is the issuance ot a cir cular in which a reduction in the wages of sleeping car conductors is snnounced. The amount of the cut is said to he, in many cases, ss much as 20 per cent. There is nothing in this, however, tending to impair the super-human powers of the Pullman car porter. President 11. L Hoardman of McMinnville College is soliciting funds for the college, the Baptist Hoard of Education of New York having agreed to give f000, pro vided $20,000 is raised in Oregon, pAyahle in livo years. He is meet ing with Haltering success wherev er he goes, The lisptisl denomi nation now has ninety-nine educa tional institutions in the United States. Roberts of Utah was not pres ent in the House when the debate on the question of his admission was in progress. Much was Baid shout polygamy, in all its phsse, but the main chance was missed in not inviting R ihtlil to give his ex perience. That would have at tracted a full house. The circuit court in Portland has decided that parents cannot inter fere by IiaIk'hs corpus proceedings with the custody of children com mitted by the county courts to the Uoys and (iirls Aid Society. The county court has exclusive juris diction in the matter. Montana method do not rule in Illinois else Tanner and Ctillom, rival Republican candidate for the sonatorship, might be sorely sur prised by SOBS millionaire Uemo crst stepping into the s'ate eapit.l snd buying the whole ohOBte, General French referred in a cable the other day to the capture of seventy of hi :uen as "in acci dent." The Hiers are just mean enough to claim to htve done it on purpose. Tbe Pallas ltemixsr ssys "lots of people are woudering what will bt tbe uext devslopmeut in the Plum-tner-Oeer penitentiary case. Tbe general impression is tbst if tbe governor lets the matter rest as at present it will result in bis politioal undoing." Htock luspcclors. An article In the Malcm Journal ol January 26, claims that some county stock Inspectors, among others, that of Lane county, do not perform tlu-lr j duties. Wo give an extract: "Many sheep have been brought In flOSS, Clack. unas county where there has been BO HOPS' Isjsfjsotofi and from l,iim and I .am- counties, where the In- 1 apeotors do not understand, or do not attend verv strictly to their business, Marlon c -unty buyers go to other sec- ' lions and buy cheap tr.ds of sheep, to Hud when they gel ttiein home t tint thsy are infected with disease. Due tnau recently drove In 800 trout Lane 1 county, which were apparently healthy, but me week after their arrival here he found them badly affected with scab. II has dipped them thrse times and now has t hen. fairly healthy. A few are also atf-,M with grub in the head. ' IV BMNt bl a hind. th f 1n l 'f Or word rirhMtS wttk a pMrtr; A (llmpr il la rriVd "" And art'-mrd Hie la laeocadet, A dur painlrd wtta hnn wat. And m lca Ox "d let tba urm Idaal; I A I kaSM ifniaia or a tout"! rrlrrm. And Ilia II oatrr tba tan,, afaln A frt. ndl rmlla. and lort'a rmUrin Ltrt I - Into Rama and lllumlaaa tha dart, A wlilt(rrd "lla brara" to our Wlow maa, Anl tlrfjr pick up tha thread ot SSSI tal. Thua ncrar an act or a word or thouf bt But Out with uauaaad Important SJ frtufit. For until thlnft build up ruraitr And hltton tha wart (or daatior Antwrra. If 'iwh' THE DKUMMLK AND THE DRUMMER A Story of War and Peace. BY CHARLES H. DAY I.-WAK. 'Why. you're a Yankee, aren't you?" That was what Gladys Claytoii, a lit tle southern girl, said ono ijinrnliitf to a small boy dressed In blue who DPOO her approach had half risen to a sitting posture beside n patch which led both to a spiiDK ami a negro cabin. Within halllQK distance of the spot where the rwllnlug uniformed DgVTS WSJ gazing In o-n eyed womler on the vision of Juvenile loveliness. "Yes. I'm a Yank," replied the boy, Instinctively saluting. "You can tsD tltSt by my blue." Then ho paused fur a second and said hesitatingly, "Of course you are are a" The boy lu blue blushed, ami the lit tle maid, with a twinkle In her eyes, Bale: "A little rebel. 1" you surrender?" "Hardly," replied ttM bo, making on eudc-avor to take all fSSi hut falling back until be supported biinsslf upon bis elbow. An expression of pain wept over his face which startled the child an she eSClsJosd In sympathetic tones: "Oh, dear, what a pity! You are wounded, and only a boy I" Then, a- a reassurance, she added: "You needn't he afraid, Yankee troy. I won't hurt you, and all the gray soldiers are gone away." "Where am IV Aked thu drummer boy. "You are on the Clayton plantation. Yaukee boy. My mother says that It I JO miles from nowhere and the last place that was made." "There's been a big light." Bald the boy. "Which licked?" "Mother says that she reckons they both got all they wanted and then withdrew In good order," answered tho girl. "Where Is your father ?" "Licking Yankees," was the reply, with a great deal of eucrgy thrown Into the words. "Oh, ho!" exclaimed the boy. ami then. In spite of himself, he permitted a groan to escape his lips. "Ob, dear!" said the girl, coming close up to bim. "Are you hurt much, little Yankee boy?" For the moiueut tho boy lu blue had forgotten himself as be asked in anx iety: "Please, little girl, have yen seen my drum'" The girl looked up and down the path ou either side, ami at length she discovered tho wreck of the martial Instrument. "Here It Is, little boy," said the girl, wltli much dignity. "Thanks, miss," said the soldier boy. "The robs havo shot It full of holes, and It's no good. Throw It away." Tho girl threw the Shattered drum Into tho bushes. "What can 1 do for yeu?" asked tbe girl, somewhat perplexed at the situa tion. "I'll tell you," replied the boy. "And 1 want you to do It right quick. 1 want you to got mo out of this 'right smart.' for a scouting party of rebs might come rhllug this way and captors mo or worse" "Yankee boy. my mamma would havo a tit If she saw yen In that blue BUlt. She hates you all! l et DM mi' lot me see!" Then she clapped her hand- and ex claimed: "1 know what I'll do. I'll go to old SI. down at the cabin. He and auntie are the only on -s of all the slaves who have not run away to follow the Van keee. Si w III do anything for me. Ite ns patient as JrOQ can while 1 am gone, for It won't be long." It was not long that the lad had to wait, but WhW tho people returned with the two colored people lie was quite faint, aud gasped: "Water!" "Hrlng the gourd from the springl" commanded auntie, who had arrived In advance of her rheumatic husband. The labors of years and perfect health had given the black woman ru mouse strength, and the drummer boy was little more of a burden to tier than an infant. tiladys ran on BhMt4 to the cabin. Auntie strode on. taking such Immense tops that her husband, in a vajn en- doavor to keep up, as taken with n tit of coughing and was obliged to tal.e n long rest by the wayside. When la did arrive at lbs cabin, tbe boy in blue was snugly hidden iwaj In Its prlvm y and receiving the kind offices of the colored woman who bed had many years of esperiencc In nursing. Now that the wounded drummer boy was made as comfortable as iH-sibio. nuulto closed the csbls door and said as Impressively as if she wore reciting ouo of tier tx-M gfc t s-.-rles: "You besr me. l!ss tiladys, as yea. olo man? You t. th .loee keep yur mouth shut 'Ivut t!-. Vtv yusg mi. You l-th all ksow tjjfli la missy at tho l-:g h. :- y , .. on t: e Van bees. r-r M she's S dn-ffat good wotu- ,.f the of the that in Hut ...i know ! this ..r.. ana Mian's Uuknw uiM'if ' II P1ACK .-Lines" .id the bend '"'V tB 53 3 .... from an efieuin till. I in-! rwrttw - ' . . .. mivthlllK o.tir. "WO )' s oiilhV" " little." was tl"' reply. iw far -nth Live you been. "Olcbmood. ....... ...! iImksI the head U.,u's.-. ' Long getting there?" "preitj near three years. ..ii thai I aver heard rou were In the 'late unpleasantness rstaraed his employer. ' Never MSI I Iboui your adventurss In that ' -Well." Inlerrupb-d the sale-inau -you ee. I am the only man eng .- ' ' . , . for In the civil war who is mn - the Bjajntlnee. ' "In many battles?" aske.i ins aw lug partner. "Yes." "Woiindwl?" .... i . .t I .t-r Twice, ooce in ue mt w time lu ttM heart." "Ue- oveied from the effects of belli wounds?" Iteooierod from the slmt In tn the wound in the heart Is still o n.' -I ,.- w. Snals "f this ru ot comersulloii. Tho sslssmsn nodded, end ibeu I -converse b.-eame "sirhtly business The desire of the llrm was CODCiMi) tbls-to renew a soutbern trade pre- rtOOSly hehl by the house whic h ha I boon Interrupted by the civil war a:. I never regained; never regained lo calise the house hail never made an ef fort to resume business relations wltll M. :t section. Waller." snid the senior partner. i coming familiar, "wo must w in all tbst trade back again I not OUlj wain Ibe city houses, but those remote planta tion stores at the crossroads which ea ry such big stocks of our very Unci And as for the salary and commission. tho house win guarantee thai your trial trip In the now section shall be 00 loss to you." When the day for the salesman's de parture for Virginia came. I Its bend of the house at parting said: "Well, you are advancing on Bleb mood this time under somewhat dlf feretit circumstances." Not so very different," Interrupted the salesman, w ith a quiet chuc kle. "1 was a drummer then, and I'm n drum mar now." .lust at dusk one night lie drove ti to tho store ou the Clayton plantation and walking Into tho establishment SnaoUUCed himself and his business by presenting hi card, as ho said: "1 want supper, feed and keep for my horse, lodging for myself and will talk business later." A young man behind the counter re plied: That'll lie all right. Mr. Lines. Tbe proprietor win be hero iii a moment" Then lie ordered a lounging darky to "take the horse round to tho barn." The drummer was Just going to nsk the condition of trade when a woman entered, -.Miss Clayton, the proprietor," said the clerk. Introducing tho newcomer. The greeting of tho two was so hearty that the clerk almost fell over tho counter. "Why. Walter!" "Why. tiladys!" That clerk was a Jewel. Ho know his business. Ho hurried out of the ttlore to feed the drummer's horse. In Inclosing an order for a largo bill of goods ou the ensuing day, the drum mor in a communication to the head ot tho house wrote: "I hnvo entirely recovered from thai wound of tho heart. In Miss tiladys t'laytou i havo found an old acquaint ance, n now woman of the new south, whom I shall have no trouble in bring lug Into tho L'uloti. At present ber mother Is rather a boneless case, but I am ipiltc sure that the, loo. will In come thoroughly reconstructed in due season." Charles II. Hay In Home Magazine. ProbabI) she Msaat it. "When she will, she will, you can depend ou'l," Is a line which 111:111,1 men have quoted of many women. The saying Is often unjust, and tho womau Is often Justified, but now mid thou the cap fits perfectly. Not long ago a fast express was bowling over the sands of Arizona, .lust how it happened wsi frequently explained and Dl ver understood, but as the train sped along (he side of a parched river It suddenly left the rails, rolled down the bank and landed In three foot of muddy water at the bot tom of the river bed. Within the cars there was some nat oral confusion. Men, women aud lunch boxes were thrown into a heap, and not an umbrella or parcel was left in the racks. Ono by one the Occupants of the rear car extricated themselves from the nmss and sought for moans of escape while Stanching, various wounds cans ed by broken glass. Every exit was jammed tight. Just then, lu the midst of tho doubt and confusion, rose a wo mau's voice in emphatic demand: "Let me out! Lot me out! If vou don't let me out. I ll break a window !' Tooth's Companion. -ia. da . 0M '. ,ler the old tested i III his lap IOU w aw ,,.f 11)0 Olliei fmmd hlmse r mm , f , red heart ,0.1 Mr. It. busy DBOSSd BOW lis new lay NEW VOKb JOUKNAl llals IhWs ''Usdnti Dak. Lth.a Me-srr. J Duk.- Mtit iay umi h, Long Bit -spinning a brstol p Shit ma. H called "I oiifiou Iduj I ,I...II nu ..., .B I. n,c w nil', tic ' . 1 . iii.i , .... .. tht-v 1 a.i'i 1. ny nanwit wwmu mm nniiurShi, ky. II l mil-nun hi 1 , , , .. men of eoovetttionnl drains h "u. don Lite ' Is een In Ibe OomMlMgBBj houses. Mers. Mmrsy ami j,, have a winner In a play Hmt , Un "atnsBtiOfl," such as a nice real Ufa 1100 or a iioiiiaii inuuer. 11 tut-ot,), .imply becsuse Its lllte st..ry 1, W(., displayed! atiu lcauhe its t,m 1 1 in -i cav, w " ,, ;;;.Zy ihe road-couducto, ir'Ihe genera, freight sBe,,..f.b-r.;; - steve. -Tliut s a mum . lob. It s ran"' - - Ye, father i,s3. for me ' , ,i0 t nil Pb-'Te- 10 dispiayen, tuu uman us i,m TuZ hand to help -OU load and typss are bumaii enough. The lath) wept miteriy last nu ntui ih. (, the herolue and luiigbed at Ibl iUM, nus atrocities of the h "Londjn Life" is ex -elieui, lu elisre ters are not ridiculous, and lu lya, "Bnltob," "The Microi,- n, . that n.,.ui.. I I,, f I r II IS k-HIl I' ill I Hint f Urn I . .. . ..1.1 m.fir I'liian -jupi, " vv. , . enliven... tbe proceeding-. -,. l. seliturcl. i.'i- ' " " wsu it must have hand Oh. ves. I have a Id of WPT And the company nasi them all' -How much do they pay you. Steve- '.e almost Strang on. ptooeol ThiaS Mre than that, BKBsr. Ye don't mean to say they pay je as much ns fl-v-er Yes. father: more than - 1 , old man let tbe empty hull f.d ....j'eeti his knees, stared at bis boy and whistled. ..... -Sav Steve." be asked earnestly, -are je worth tr-Mpplncott s Msg.i sine. , The InqnlaHl IX"""1- 4 girl w ho took up photography not long ago and endeavored to got some valuable snap shots had bad luck with ..... ,1.., hltitirat. There were funny ngjl I11B BSBMBSi streaks of white nil through the,, when there was any picture tit all. and she couldn't Imagine how th.-y CBOHI there. Neither could an eXK-rlonc.-d r who nsslsted III developing ! her first negatives ond who t k the usual precautious In loading the cam era and taking the plates. "I can't Imagine what Is the mat ter." bo said as plate after plate MUM out either good for nothing or with only a little of the picture visible. "Those ought to have been good plates." Neither can 1." said the girl. " I h. y looked all nice and smooth and white If that Is the way they ought to look." "Looked nil right!" exclaimed her in BtrnetOf In dismay. "You hadu't loot; cd at them before we put UMU1 In tin .aim ra, had yon?" "tih, not enough to hurt them!" said the girl. "I Just lifted up the black paper from each plate Just the littlest . rack In the world. I Just couldn't re sist the temptation of seeing how nice they looked nnd think of the lovely pictures 1 w-ns going to have on them." - New York Times. I- 1, OII K ii.i-w ru..- - --'p. -ii.ry li .ins lm crept Into tbe lie irn, ,, UnttBltaiofltit. Uourt, Court examiiied and approved rr- n its nf suis-rvlsors in distrieis Nri 3, 31,73. 'J4 IS and 87. 7l,.r3, U7, H, Hl.iti, fa Her Haai7 Jtcmrr Stueklna. "Yes, you are right," snld the con dUCtOT of n Main street car. viciously ringing up n fare. "Some people do carry motley In queer places. Now. that Chinaman lu there kept me wait Ing over two blocks while he untied a gordlau knot In his cue, where be had his - ash. Some people keep me wait ing five bloc ks or more while they fish around for their money. "Yesterday 1 wus going north on Main street, when, nt tbe corner of Adams, two women got on the car. I walled a minute or so and thou went in for the fares. The women looked sort of dashed, and then one of them began to fumble In her purse. Kmpty! Then her companion made n dlro nt the bottom of her skirts. "Well, sir. It heut all. That woman deliberately unlaced her shoo and took It o(T ami through n hole in her stock Ing fished out a dime." Metuphh Scimitar. a nia Baowtoll, The heaviest fall of snow that ever took place In England occurred in 1015. The snow commenced falling on the 10th of January, I0T0, mid tinned erery day until the 12th of March fol lowing. It covered tho oartli to such a depth that passengers, both horse aud foot, passed over gates, hedges and walls, which had been obliterated by the w hite sheet. On the ll'th of March It began to decrease and so by little snd little consumed and wasted nway till tbe 28th of May. for then all the heaps and drifts had disappeared ex cept one upon Kinder scout, which lay until Wiiltsun week. A heavy fall occurred ill Scotland In HBO, tin- snow falling 13 days nnd Dlghts with little or no Intermission. One of the heaviest falls on n single day occ urred on the 'Jlst of February, 17(12, the snow In some places being from 10 to 12 feet deep. onrt 11 n. I Wltaess Aaree. Aii amusing Incident occurred In one of the common pleas courts the other day. The lawyer for the defense was making a verj lengthy cross examina tion of an old laib when be was Inter rupted by tbe judge with tbe remark. "I think you have exhausted this wit ness." "Yes. Judge." she exclaimed. "1 do fool very much cxhausted."-Pblladel- Plila Call. I BlOe Irashol of Krmli.ni. A curious custom Is observed in tbe rllhhjo of Great Bookman. Surrey. Kugiand When the wife ..r 1 trades man go.- off r.r u,e usual summer holiday to the seaside, one or two ex pert eNmbers ascend at midnight to ue roor or ids bouse and t brooms In the chimney as n am mi or the house ha, the s,:.,0r vision of the demesne arrang.-ments It addition to hi ordinary work Th. "ue o! tne Worthy lan,id at Crown hmei having departed no er than eight brooms adorned house -nitsborg Ballet In. c-i oM n thai th rew th. The H I hiinn'i View. Mrs. Sprocket-lioorge, what In the world happened to the pipe organ In church this morning while you were singing that solo? Mr. Sprocket (who nlwnys talks bi cycle) -Why, the organist was coasting on easy grade with her foot off the pedals when she ran into some sharp notes, and the old thing punctured. Ohlo State Jourunl. Nothing Is so Indicative of deepest Culture ns a tender consideration of i tbe ignorant. Chinese coinage In the shape of n knife has been traced back as fnr SI -JiOB. C V H lU'sbberger, lumber 2 g K L Hini.h, gravel 6 m A B Whites ker, piitiiiig down corduroy 801 J F . Smith, susrvisor rosd di- iriot No u M .) 1 Simpson, supervisor ros.' .1 1st net Ro 24 60 in s It Jenkins, supervisor road .lis- 11 let No 78 64 10 H H J.uklii", lumber H I N I Hammitlt, paid out mi roads 10 6u Dr J W Harri, visit Beesou . 8 Ou K K Diinu.bslaiioe on linoleum . 29 7i N H tlamtnltt, supervisor .n trlct NoS 30 UO lrwiu Hods-in Co,' reglstratioti laws 1 75 (iluss A t'rudbomiue, reglstral mu blanks , 6 II w T Bailey, twrvlnaa as eoaimla- sioiier 12 Wt J M Howe, deputy Btierltl lii K K Creed, for repairing rock crusher IJ 50 Clmrles Neopke, repairing rock uislier 18 t H Mooklln, hauling from foun dry H rttelnliauer, rosd work 65 (10 N W White, gravel 8 tt Bohemia M & M 00, plows 12 00 H M Sliarp, gr.el 3 70 li,-orLL- Rloebarl, gravel 2 M I K K-tslii,sU-rviKorroaddlstrli i j No 8 14 W W M Marshall, HipervlSOC road district No 7 J H Yotiuu, snpervhor road dir trlct o 58 A L W.ughan, stiperviaor roHd district No 81 Wm L Wheeler supervisor road district No UO It 1) Haw-ley, supervisor road district No 71 J M rJbaub, supervise r road dlstriet No l-2 Alex Lewis, supervisor load dh tii .-l No 87 W L K'-yes, superviitor road dl- trict No 15 30 00 J W W coll, supervisor road dis trict No 102 51 OU Lane Matlock, work on ro k ernsber U 60 K K Dilisid, work on rock crusher IW W M Marshall, nails W J W Wallman, gravel I It W Veateb, constable 8 8 J W Vsughan, Justice fees S 45 Mary It dfnrd, wilness 1 tJ" Klislia rJlOUgbton, witness 1 ,!0 W'omeu Htart for rape .Nome. Dawson, N. W. T , Jan. I, Ami1 b.-rolc undertsRIng fur womankind lias been uutlerlHkeii bj iilaa lles, Bister to Humboldt dates, a Dawson eharaoter. Kbebssset out from this city lor Nome over the Ice of the lower river, and will have to 1 ravel KM1' luilts or more to resell ber distant Arctic destination. Home others are also siurtiiig on tbe same long journey, hoping to get to the great Held fields before Hie crowds of the spring rush. For Hbmatob. Cottage Qroee Nug- 1 I iL. I 1 1 1 .... . ... 1 get: B. Li. Moorneau, o. tutawmsn 1 -it v Times, has been mentioned as a possi le candidate for joint senator for Lane. Mr. Moorhead lean ableeditor, nnd that is pretty good evidence that be would be an aide senator. Of course the Nugget man will throw ail the votes he gets to Moorhead." Grant's Pass Courier Jau. 25: On Monday, W. O. Wright melted up I40 worth of gold for W. H. Lee, ol Jacksonville, who.extraoled it from s pocket near tbe Ap, legate. There are pleuty more of the same kind, sud livi'er, awaiting discovery in M uili rn Oregon, The latest new s froiw Sss Fran, ken Is tbst Joel HoMh ii-iitiaees to ' prove, rdf now c-rwmlved cml danger. His nlatlves sj.d s J friends are much pleased to bear tW His Injury wss very severe, ai escape Irom death Is remarks. 14 00 15 00 20 00 40 00 N 1" 00 20 CO o