THE INDEPENDENT.
HilUboro, December, IS 1874.
Our txchances will plea) d
ifjct their paper to llillaboro
from till date.
President's Meuge
The message is long nnd we have
only space for a brief enumeration
of its principnl points, 'i he Presi
dent attributes the depressions in
business to the fluctuations of our
currency. Capital and labor are
both abundaut but the peoplo have
no confidence iu the basis of trade
and he recommends a return to spe
cie payments. He favors free bank
ing. He suggests iuca3'ires for tho
suppression of marauding on the
Mexican border. He calls the atten
tion of Congress to the character t f
tbeChinese immigration onthisCaast
aud promises bis co-operation in re
stricting the evils complained of. He
He advises adjusting the tariff so as
to increase the revenue and decrease !
the number of articles upon which j
troubles in Louisiana and Arkansas
he says that he has strictly conformed
with his duties under the law. lie
sympathises with the people of those
States, but believes they have erred
in protecting marauders, nnd will
enforce the laws with vigor to pun
ish crime and violence. He has
faith in the Indian poace-poli?y.
Hfe adheres to the theory of Civil
Service reform, but declares that
nothing can be Cone without
the direct and positive support of
Congress. He advocates that meas
ures be taken for the revival of ship
building iu the United States. This
Government is now paying $1,000,-
000 a rear for freights and p.issrge
on foreign ships which should go to I
the support of American shippers i
and shipping. !
The message is a dear concise
and plain statement, and will gener- 1
ally be esteemed as a fair and dis-
pasionate presentment of the condi- ,
tion and wants of tlie countrv. !
Ort-gon Wheat ami Flour
portations.
Kt.
The Aitorian of the 10th gives a
tabulated statement of Oregon wheat
and flour exportation for the fall of j
18i4, from the ports of Portland and .
Astoria. From these two ports there j
have been shipped, up to the 9th of ;
this month, 1,024,000 bushels of j
wheat and 32, uol barrels of flour; ;
or reducing flour to wheat we have '
a total of 1,1 (0,000 bushels of wheat 1
valued at f'Jio.OOO. i
The same paper states that Co ve.j- j
eels are on the way to Astoria nnd
31 have already entered that port.
At this rate our surplus wheat will
soon find a market, '-o let our far
mers taie heart. 'Wheat is advan
cing in Europe and it will be worth
75 cents by nest harvest or we are
mistaken in the niirns of the times.
THE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY".
Exercises of the Senior Class.
The exercises of the Scniorelass f
Pacific University for the first term
took place last Friday cveniug at the
Congregational church. The house
was filled with spectators as it always
is oa these occasions. The gallory
was brilliantly lighted flashing Lack
uplendor and beauty on the hall be
low flooding thojwhole building with
a stream of wondrous song.
The Senior class was represented
on tliis evening by tho Jlisscs Hat
tie Martin, Belle Putmau and Ella
Watt.
Miss Martin came first as in the
order above named and with a man
ner that was unconstrained and con
fident , with a clear and distinct enun
ciation and excellent delivery, read
her essay entitled
The Real and Imaginary Indian,
A subject threadbare long since, ou
which it would bo difficult for any
one to sny anything new. Neverthe
less Miss Martin discussed it fear-
cssly nnd vigorously. She briefly
sketched the real character of the
Indian his generosity to his ene
mies when they throw themselves on
his hospitality, his spirit of revenge,
bis hope for the far off bunting
grounds iu the future lifo, Lis de
fective conceptions of true art, un
cleanjinoss, ferocity, barbarity, sen
ftualisin.andhis oppressive treatment
of the opposite sex. She said that
the Indians on this coast are a low
type pud for this reason people here
are likoly to draw erroneous coaclu-
sioiia of the IuJian race ingoneral.
And on tho other hand tlio people
of the Eastern States and Europe
not being acquainted with the rea
Indian linvo formed a poetical ideal
of the race. She concluded that the
Mork of religion people among the
Iixliuus would not bo fruitless, aud
that there id nothing of greater im
portance to tho world now than the
civilization of the Indian.
Miss Putuum next took the plat
form and iu a modest, dinified and
womanly manner discussed
Pictures.
Children love pictures and wc littloa
work their mental struggles over the
pictures that they first see. Iu the
study of pictures we should pais by
the defects and iu imagination per
fect them to satisfy our own ideal. So
iu studying the faces of people would
it not bo better that we do not mar
them by harsh criticism but study
their beauties and fill up their de
fects with the beauty and perfections
of our own ideals? By so doing we
would gradually have ideals of true
human character by whidi to com
pare and judge the bad and the
good. Thus wo would arrive at
more just conceptions iu art of real
chaiacter in this world and pefoet
character in the next, God himself
being the only truly perfect ide.il.
But iu the future world we shall not
see ideal but real pictures when the
perfi ct forms of faith eb.ill be real
ized while our vain imagiuiugs wil
be left in the dreamy vales below.
Miss Watt read with beeomi"P
grace a half descriptive, half scieu
title essay on the subject of
Mountains.
AVe stuml on tho mountains mid
are struck witii awe r.t the prospect.
It takes hold on our minds so that
. - . -
lveu "l luo llltu;," 01 mountains
we can Sl tliem " imagination. AVe
nscend the mountains of earth and
niJ we rise higher the view extends
arul bca.Jtie3 cspuuj ft;Ki multiply,
, , ,. ' , . . .
AnJ so M we 'lml' tno """
science the higher we ascend tho
circuit of jo jk vision grows wider and
we discover new beauties.
Then sho spoke of the conforina
tion of the mountains and their ge
ologic relation to the seas, the high
est mountains being focated near
the deepest seas nnd the reverse.The
Iiocky Mountains were the first to
rise above the sea on this part of the
continent, then the Cascade ran.-.e
aud alter these the Coast range. The
mountains catch the moisture and
render fertile and wholesome the
vallies below. In the mountains are
hid the minerals so useful to man.
And thev furnish the minds of men
with lofty ideals of natuio. On theiu
the fierce eagle huildj her nest, the
wild chamois leaps from era? to
crag, and there lives the fearless
hunter whose heart loves freedom.
The music as is always the case on
these occasions was excellent. Miss
j Haskell never does thiugs by halves
aud expectation is always on the tip
toe when she has control of this de
partment nnd is never disappointed.
The exercises were an entire buc
. nn.l thn rounff ladies of the
v -1 - ,j
Senior class may well be proud
Ti.. ..11 imod essays and all
m-j 0 -
read them well.
SYNOPSIS OF SUPPLEMENTAL RE
PORT.
A s-nopsis of the supletnen-
tal report of D. M. C. Oault, Super
intendent of Public Schools for this
county for the current year:
Last year fifty-one teachers op
plied for certificates, i f which num
ber six failed to pass the required
examination. This year, since tho
1st of March 49 persons have applied
five of whom failed to pass an exara
animation aud received no certifi
cate. Lxccpt in a few instances, the
nuestions prepared by the State
Board ofEducation, have been used
Emhtv per cent, ol correct answers
in each branch entitles the nppli
cant to a first crrade certificate. It
is the desire of the State Board, as
well as my own wish, to gradually
raise the utandard of qualifications
of our teachers. There are two
schools in the county which have
taught the higher branches, viz.
Districts No. 1 and 7. But one
private school is reported in opera
tion and that is Tualatin Academy
and Pacifio University, with a facul
ty consisting of, President, three
Professors, one Principal of Acad
emy and ono Preceptress. The re
ceipts from tuition wcra $2,700; ia
come from endowment ?0,lW. To
tal receipts $8,800. Amouut paid
out on salaries! 7400.1u this connect
ion we would state that the loss to
tho school iu this couuty of Prof. A.
J. Anderson and Mrs. Savior is
deeply deplored.
Public school houses iu many Dis
tricts are iu bad condition aud ought
to be replaced with new ones. "N0
pupil can do good work with repul
sive and uucomfortablo surround
ings." Tho Superintendent's salary of
$180 is much to small for the work
required. Without doubt the Su
perintendent should be paid a sala
ry of $1,200 per annum and bo re
quired to give bis whole time to the
work, wkile the fees for certificates
should go into tho couuty Treasury.
This perhaps cannot bo done at pres
ent, but action looking iu that di
rection should be taken at onco.
It is a matter to be very muho xo-
gretod that parents aud guardians
ullow their vhddreu to be so irregu
lar iu their attendance at school. A
break iu the igular attendance
throws the student behind his cla&i
and he is consequently branded as a
dolt aud blockhead by his parents
who kept him out of school to do
sonio small chore.
Vast sums of money are spent in
sending our students to acudeaiies
aud parents justly boast of tho good
schools they are patronizing and the
p: ogres their children are making
when the same thing could be ac
complished at the District schools at
hulf ti e cost if only the students
were kept constantly at their stud
ies as in the academies.
The uniform system of school I'ooks
adopted by tho State, mechanically
has been a failure, especially the
binding, and are not what was voted
for.
A compulsory system of education,
iu my opinion wouiu 00 impolitic in
this State.
The amount of money nor on
hand by taxation is nearly sullicieni
in tie average districts in the county
to maintain school six mouths in the
year.
There is much confusion a to the
boundaries of tho districts in tho
couuty, and olao the records of the
organization of the snnio. I am of
tho firm opinion that every District
in the county ought to be reorgan
ized and the boundaries fixed with a
certainty. Some competent person
ought to bo appointed to do this
work and make a map of the same.
OREGON.
Salem cast about 433 at her city
election on Mondiy.
Mertu y"5 3 above zero at Umatil
la, November 2titH.
frtIWn. suts Printer, will
start a daily paper at Albanay in
February next.
Canned oysteas are being shipped
from Yaquiua to Corvalli. aud it is
pronounced g successful enterprise.
Flavel's new dock at Astoria will
have a frontage of 400 feet and will
be one of the finest oh the coast.
HARRIED.
At Forct Crovo. Dec. 7. 1X71. iy Preai-
I d'ut Marah at the hotin of Kt plien lilank,
Jnmei Allen of Louimrille, Polk Co., ud
Miss Emma Blnn of Fwst trove.
NEW ADVERTISEMETS.
jajies wnnrco-ME,
VETERINARY fil'ROEOX,
11ILLSBOBO, - . OREGON.
tV Will be t tlie Oregon Li very ititbles.
Corner of Morrn-n nnd liriit btrets,
Portlnnd, every Friday.
C Alt DWELL,
5V.i
HAS REMOVED TO ROOM NO. 4,DE
KL'M'H IH'ILDINO, corner of
First sad WaHliinton ntreets.
PORTLAND.
TO BUYERS OF HOLIDAY PRESENTS!
JUST RECEIVED. A FINE IMPORTA
tion of Genuine rerfnincrj and Fan
tj liaod. pnt np in Mirh a nmnunr a to
mnko a moot aeeeptnoie rionnny 1 reiwm
for any Lady. WM. FFCNDEB, north
went cor. Firat and Onk atreet, Portland.
PriTatePreecriritions carefully compounded.
t"J' A full aewirtnitnt of Purisiua Fancy
OoodH.
FI.E WITCHES, MM
AND SILVEIUVARE!
tT foil THE HOLIDAY Sl.Jti
AT LOWER BATES THAN ANY OTII
er houe in Oregon, at
J" OHN 33 . Iwllllor'jsi
WATCHMAKEIt AMI) JF.WF.I.ER,
03 First street, Portland.
TV All (roods warranted a renreaented
Orders by Mail or Etpnma nttended to with
the name caro and at a low price a If th
bnyer was per in erson to maka
tha He-
lection. r" Apent for tu
Ronktpf (Orangcr) Watch.
celebrated
dh. j. n.
Business Directory
OK
ESTEY
ORGANS.
A it I oy
PIANOS.
A.F. SMITH. Co
Imortir urn! general dealer
in OlttiAN & PIANOS.
Oenerul AijenU fur tho Ea
tvy Organ unl Anion Piano
jWurvroonia 10 "1 Front tree
I PORTLAND.
"THE WHITE IIOI SK"
Hus the lariat nxsortuit'Ut of Firxt Clua
Dry Good. Millinery, Fancy Goods,
Hosiery. &,
Iu Portland. No. K7 First Street.
LEWIS 1 STRAUS
L.C.IIENRICIISEII!
Ao. 109 Frist Street, Portland,
HAS THE LARGEST ASSORT
mentof Jewelry nnd MMer
ware in the Slate- By Manufactur
ing a large part of ht Stock in hisMan
ufactory, attacked to the store, he ran
ana will sell at prim L0WEK man nay
tatatmsbment in Portland-
nun mis cmfmj'iei
THEN READ IT AOAIN1-AOAIN!
THE MOST SKNSIltLE THINO TO
buy for u lloliiluy Present, is au
ELEGANT BOOK OR PARLOR CAME!
For Home Amusement. Wo are now offer,
in'' the most
EXTENSIVE STOCK 1 this LINE
Everbrousrat to Oregon
XT' Orders by Mail carefully filled.
J. K. GILL & CO.,
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS.
73 JTMxrst Stroot,
PORTLAND.
A FARM WANTED
BY AN EMliat AM. WHO Wil l. I'll
in timu Note, .'iund on lt ul Ettiitc,
drawing 10 per n ut. per nnniuii. For par
ticulars, apply to C. M. I'AKl Fit.
rortl.mil. Okii.
Oregon Seed Depot!
IIACIIEXEY & STEMME,
Flint and Taylor Sis., Portland.
ll'E HAVE j'fST RECEIVED OUR
?? new stork of FI F.I.I , FI.OWF.K
AM) OARDF.N SEEDS For 17'.. Flit I f
AMI ORNAMENTAL Tit EES, constantly
on limnl. Svinl for Catalogue
THE LARGEST .IEWE1.RY STOKE IN
PORTLAND.
13. Xj. gBrCOTVJZ.
Peul. rln WU:iics, Dminoiuls, Jvu try nml
Silvtr""t. No. IOU Front Strict.
SoleAifrnt
(or the (VI
Ijrutril
Iiitnion(l
Sitcctncl!!
As,''it for
AtiK'rirnn
A'utihCo.
National
Wntc h In.
K. JitCtll
J
liowarl Watrii I'o. mid t iiaa.
WBtrh-. Si th Thoinns Clorki.
IV Wutrlics mill Jewelry npnirnl ami
Wnrranti il.
All order wnt liy Expri' promptly nt
t""lnli (l to. Oonit Hold nt our pries unlv.
No plated Jrwi lry of any di mriptlou nold
at thin Kst;il'lislini lit.
IMPORTANT HOTICE!
CHAS. Ill ItSTF.fi & CO.
So 77 lrml Street
X Ortland, Otsxi
mmr nri.n RESPECTFULLY CALL
1 T attention to their new nml coiupUti'
ntock of
WHIM, STATIOXEIIY, find
Holiday Goods,
is.iwiutinr In tiart of TOYS. MI'SH'
liuXIS, HIlHOOKAIMIir AI.ltr.Wtf
pot KF.trri.lKKY, Kf'ISSOll.s, (ilFT
mid rov Hooks, mid mi entile vsrlttr
of Ynnkee Motion, wliirh we offer st
the Lotvet lutes, at n liolrsuie ana ite-
tuil.
HARnWARE. IRON. STEEL.
Hubs. Snokes, Rimi 0-ik. Ash &
Ulclcsry Zlanls.i
NOUTHP.LP & THOMPSON.
Portland Oregon.
.T HTTWOTJl.
AVUoIeenle nnd lU-lnil lrnlem in IxnTra.Sash
nnd DliniU, biho (ii rnmn, troiicn
nnd Auk rienn
W IXDO W (i li A S S
Cryntiil uliect, Ennmeled, Stnined and Cut
BlaiM, (tlnzing done tn order at Ann Fun-
bimco priccH.und .itinfiw tion guarnntred,
OreR-n
TREES, PLANTS, SHRUUS,
Field, Flower A Onrdon Heed
It Ifnnann'a Reed Denot. Centrnl Market.
I'uriliind or at his uraer UmI roriiHim.
Whnt seeds I do not Krow.I ini)Mirt from 111
rnoxt relinble aeedjiinen in the Mat, tuia-
Inrtii.. frAA ( Irdefrt Holirited. Arblreaft.
97 mr . . i-.n.vt 1. . 1 .1
II. Il.n flO' i iiriiiiiio.
LI MX I a YOUR ADRF.HH TO THE
I1 1 WW Parifie Root 1 Shoe atom,
Pojtland. for an illuntrated tntM-r free ul
chAr fleo. A. Pernio k Co. PubbBhers.
n:tnr4
M..KINNET & HOPK K
ltOOTAMIOEMAKKHM.
JJUMioro, - - - Oreijnn.
All kind of enntom work mndn
from the best FronchHIork.incliid-
Lmliea, Minnen and children nhoea.
Bepiiiring nently Executed
work warranted.
G
OOD STOCK FOH SALF.:
Ilie nnderalcmnd haa noma Ter nice
irllU of the kawx breed aiimotithaolii.whieh
1 nill aell for Htl OO each if aold aoon. Al
ao a Roml hinh prnde Dnrham bull calf,
whifh I will aell for a reaaonalile price or
etchan;; for other stock on fair term . ror
particulnra adilrcnH or call on .
' A I.I ELUNO.
n3:);m.1 llillsboro, Oregon,
. All
J. .L. Bftiloy's
NEW DRUG STORE,
31 A IX S THEET, HILLS 11VKO.
Ki'-p couKtautljou band
PAIS'TS. OILS, (1 LASS. DRUGS
JIMICIXKS and CUKMICAI3
. . . 1 HIIO AMHOKTM INT OS . . .
PAtont Modlolnos
TOILET ARTICLES,
soaps, sposavs, pt:ntTMF.itv
iff. fr. tfv.
AJno will f Uotoil tock of
t Hi t US and TOIIAC'COS.
Ture WIXES and LIQl'ORS, for
Medicinal purposes only.
Ola- cat to any sUs desired.
J'n.tcrii'tions eartfully fi;x'"i''f uml of
Hitdicinrs tnimoifrd orauiiM
II STOMKKS WISHING AM
tiling in my line will flnil ny nnil nil rti
rlt'H usually fouiul ill Hrat ean lrU Storra,
nil for kaiii LOW for cuh.
HEW MARKET.
c o o p : ; & a f.a c u
Ut l.l) KEsrF.CTFl I.LY IXFOB.M
the put'lio tliat tliov linve oprnrJ ft lni
ui.nkrt on Front Slrert Hillloro, mhroult
kiiuNof 1111 at nilT gfluUi krpt ou bn
tilie nta rail.
cooi EK i in: veil.
ott.J ml
J. LM0.HB,
)
S .11 UTII.MSr,
BUCKSK1TII.
T Ilnw'n old ktunrt. AKricnltnrnl lniil-
iVmentH r. i nhtd HI ie ""'.'.."'.fc.
L:HMn of .11 V....U. horo.;:r o
.imleh lAU hiiio
A ft.w cnh eni.toin.Tn wanted dully.
Wf ruliiyKoi lini.il tonuou rnioiiier
4. 1.. 1 J1U31 An, umn iiiob.wiw
Wm f1cC READY
FOKHST GROVE OK KG ON.
mf ANI'FACTl'REll AND DEALER IN
1TX all kind.-, of
SADDLE3, BRIDLES, WHITS & Lash
r?" IUTmni!proniiitIr attendrd to.
IIIILSIMO
men srnooii.
I ,
r l""1'
I 18
INSTITITTION
OF LEARNING
undtr the
Directorship ef School Dint. No. 7,
with a competent corp of tearhera. Fnpil
will be r3i eived at any time. For pnrticn-
lark inquire of the I'ruicipnl at tli ai liool
room.
D. M. C. OAULT,
Principal.
Il3.,;tf
PROF. n. P. NEWELL,
(01 Portland)
The popular Teacher of the
Organ Piano Forte
7fILL visit III L1.H1K )1U eerr
FRIDAY cTenliiB and remain ore? SATUR
DAY. All who winh to arnil thcmselvea of
hi.Sl7'A'iKiiitrnctionon the Orgnn
or 7'iano l orto, will meet him on
Saturday in Jillnlmro.
Th pnbliehinging Clan meet on FRIDAY
ercuiuii.
n.it-ti
S. G. Skldmore,
DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY.
Dnicr. M1lcine, Chemlcala, and Fane
Toilet Article. tT" Farmer and I'b.T
cianafmra the country will find ir tM k of
medicine complete, w rranteci genuine, and
the bent of quality.
PORTLAND, OREOON
Ho3l:mO,
SEW STOREIJISf OFEKEDF
In th nw building, ornr f 0k
Elm Avenue. otiHwiU th Cm
gstional cburoh, forml Urov, Orta,
A. HINMAN
bM wnjwrk! lars anil wll-lto ttt
el
DRY GOODS, CLOTU1SG, II ATS;
FA SCY ARTICLES, dt.
IIM
Family Ureteric. aa4 rrTUUa
(IOIIMLI IID aiTAIL,
II AUD ft' A HE, CltOCKKXr:, 4.
In fuel. Terything to b fonad la a lrl
rlu Variety Htore.
iff coo.l were eleatel etnrut for Ifeia
market and I thai! alway keep ap a tad
anortinenl makini;
FASHIONAIILK CLOTIIINO
a prominent feature ia my it ore. II y (o4
arn all mie, tny aaiearuoin (ary and
lijhltil, and my
PRICESLOKq th LOWES I.
To my former enatnmera and all In fhl
rieinity the invitation ! to "rami andeee."
We like to show yoo.! wbether yonpnrrhaa
or not.
Highest Karket Price paid foi Batter
and Eggs
A. III.1MAM.
Not. T, 1S7S
Foreat Grov Or.
1t
THIS SPACE
FOR iiua i tn
w.
D. IIOXTER nAH SO MAN
cnatomer at hi ator !all lh ta
that
men
he hn no time to write aa advene.
That U what w call btutn . Mt
FOR SALE.
On XDcumy Ton
THE ENTIRE LOT OF MACniNEBT
IN THE FOREST OROVK PLAN
ING MILLS
. . . .enmiiTixo or. . . .
One tea Horaa Power Enine41oller,
l Planer ana matcher,
24 inch Bnrfacer,
1 Saw Tablr
1 Xortiiinf Macbi a,
1 Prce Pnmp.
1 Turning Lath wlthToofc,
00 feet Shafting PalU.
600 feet Belting
ALSO.
50,000 FEEK asMriedMcuUllaff.
DESK,
STAND,
AND TARLB
LEGS
NEWEL PO&TH.
STAIB RALUSTEBS. ,
AT 25 per cent Below
Cnitoatarr Xatea.
TXXl. Machinery ia new a4
nd of Unit claa Biak..
Will Cell
IN LOTS TO MIIT,
ON VEBY LIBERAL TKBM..
AddreiM,
A. L, JOUNSON.ForwlOreT