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J I'v . ORE (ION SENTINEL. JACKSONVILLE Saturday, May 14, 1881 tug ciiixese tukities. ,lt will bo a relief to tiie-people of tlio Pacific Coast to know that, at last, the Chinese treaties hare been ratified .l)j the Senate and that the way is now apenfor a satisfactory settlement of a .question, vital to the interests of the -whole American people. Notwith . standing grave fears as to the scope of ithe treaty, and its efficiency to afford relief it was ratified with only two dis- (Kenting votes, some of those being cast Uy that class of Republicans who be lieve in that mythical quantity called etho brotherhood of man. This, almost , unanimous, action indicates two things, first that titration has at last awak- ,ened to the danger of too great an in flux of population unfit to be absorbed in the body politic. Second; that the question of Chinese competition with our own citizens had become so promi- .nent in party politics, that neither par ty dared to place itself on the record as antagonistic to the interests of our working people. It is not at all credi table to the Democratic pirty that, wliilo controlling the Senate, they per- -mitted a whole winter to pass away without acting on the treaties, but it must be acknowledged that at the last moment its members placed themselves right on the record. Wg haye no right to enquire into motives prompt ing a proper course, and all that now remains to be done is to have Congress pass such laws as will restrict Mongo- lian emigration. The f-cope of the . treaty is ample and there is no doubt that any restrictive measure, short of absolute exclusion, will meet with the hearty approval of the President. "When the unlimited entry of Chinese is checked, natural causes will, in due time, operate to mitigate the evils that have so long been a just cause of complaint. Well Turned. Senator Miller made a happy hit when ho requested Senator Hoar to finish a scriptural quotation which he had made, to round off a fervent ap. peal in behalf of the "brotherhood of man," while discussing tho Chinese treaties. Mr. Hoar quoted: "For God Kntll mndp of one blood all nations of men to dwell on tho face of the earth," when Miller asked for the remainder of the sentence, but Hoar denied that there was any more and Senator Mil- lor quoted: "and hath determined the bounds of their habitation." The dex trous turn took away all the force of Hoar's argument and he-took his seat discomfitted. The incident shows the necessity, so long as over three hun dred million of people have accepted the Bible as their moral code, for poli ticians, even, making themselves famil iar with its lessons. Certainly a knowledge of it proved a coigne of ad vantage to Senator Miller and will give him a national reputation that will not soon be forgotten. Tho Arkansas Democracy, like that of Tennessee, is going to pieces -on the question of state finances. Tho Dem ocrats of the Southern States, having begun repudiation with entire unan imity, aro quarreling as to how and when to stop it. In Virginia the two factions of repudiators are attack' ihg each other with a fierceness excell ing that which, when united, they ex hibited toward a common foe. In its desperation one faction comes out squarely for the Republic doctrine of equal rights to all, without distinction 4 of race or color, thus turning the quarrel to the piofit of the honest people of Virginia, whatever maj' be the result to honest people outside of it who are unfortunate enough to hold its paper. Hundreds of thousands of souls arc making ready to leave the Fatherland for America. For tho three months ending April 30th the number of emi grants embarking at Hamburg was 24,441, or 15,G33 more than durin tho corresponding period of the year before. The report reaches here that wholo counties in Germany are being depopulated, and that people are sacri ficing their property at one-third and evert one-fourtn of its valus to raise meaa& to go to America with. Tho flood of emigration via -Bremen and Antwerp is also very great. It is said that Emperor William is vary much distressed in mind that so many of his best subjects are leaving his domains. The "star route" frauds continue to outrank even "bull butter" and it is angular, that tho many smelling com mittees of Congress never discovered the stench beforo. It will turn out that the people who signed the "ex pediting"' etitions, begging Senators and Congressmen to procure increased service, arejgareto blame than their J A M.OGC.NTi:il.. James Laughlin, living with James Thornton of Ashland, is undoubtedly the oldest man in Jackson county. He was' born January 27, 1789, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and is therefore, in his 93d year. He is one of the few persons living who saw General Geo. Washington and shook hands with him in 1799. He also saw a number of Washington's successors in the presidential office: Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson and a number of the more recent Presidents, among them Presi dent Haves, when he passed through Ashland in 1880. Mr. Laughlin's memory is failing quite fast and he finds it exceedingly difficult to recollect dates. Ht says, he thinks he voted at every presidential election, from Madison's first election down to the late election. He was a soldier of tho war of 1812, and at tho battle of Chippawa in Canada, was shot through the left arm with a musket ball.- He draws a pension from the Government for his services in that war. From Pennsylvania he moved at an early day- to Beaver creek, Ohio, whence ho again emigrated to Indiana, and took part in the construction of the Nation al road through that territory to St. Louis. Mr. Laughlin was twico mar ried, his first wife and child dying at Valparaiso, Ind., a town which he lo cated and caused to have laid out into town lots. Having subsequently again married he became interested in the location and settlement of Michi gan city, on Lake Michigan, and the three acres that he then owned are new in the heart of the city. From there he in 1S44 moved' to Iowa from whence in 1853 he in company of Mr. Thornton and family he emigrated to Oregon, settling at first in the Ump qua valley and then in the Rogue river valley. Having long since past the three score and tenth mile stone, the allotted time of man's existence, and growing day by day in feebleness his demise may be looked for at any time. D. L. Green, writing to the Salem Statesman, furnishes the intelligence that the party cf excursionists who left Salem a short time ago for the East, are having a rough time of it. Between Sydney and Omaha their train was frequently delated by high water and a washout. April 24th the party with great difficulty reached Council Bluffs, tho skiffs paddling through nia.iy of the streets of that city; trains from tho east could get no nearer to the depot than 21 miles. The outlook for getting away from the flooded city and proceeding on their journey was very gloomy. Uompared with the Platte and Missouri vallics our own beloved Webfoot country was nowhere as to the quantity and quality of tho moisture. The training of children is now sadly neglected. Nothing worthy the name of training is seen in many families. Neither system nor obedience, nor deferential treatment of superiors is demanded or enforced. What will the harvest be of children left to them selvesl From every four boys left to themselves, there may be one who has the making of a man, but. two will amount to nothing, and the family is fortunate if the fourth does not turn out to be a drunkard or a thief. When men over fifty years old meet with misfortune, such as tho entire loss of property, they become despond ent and give up the struggle. This is nn error. The world sympathizes with a man past middle life who says nothing about his misfortunes and does his best. Instances of prosperity regained after fifty and after sixty are by no" means unknown. Never give up till God says, "It is enough," is the best rule for piety, for learning and for success in life. Tho New York Court of Appeals holds that a watch is nqt a "jewel;" that it is not carried or used as a jewel or ornament, but as a time piece or chronometer, an article of ordinary wear by most travelers of every class,. and of daily and hourly use by all. It is as useful and necessary to the guest in his room as out of it, in the night as the day-time. It is carried for use and convenience, and not for ornament. The fact that the railroad survey runs right through the cemetery at Baker city, strikes a thrill of horror through the quiet people of that town. xney must understand tuat tuis is an. age of progress and, that when a rail road is to be built, not only the dead, but the living must stand aside. There is nothing sacred to a "railroad king" save his own royalty. In an essay on thtf effect of tobacco on tho human system Dr. LeBon, nn eminent French physician, says: The smoko of any kind of tobacco has a weakening effect on the optic nerve, impairing the eyesight, it weakens the memory and pluirgspalpitation of the heart and v THE TCIUC .NOKTinVKST. Robert E. Strahorn, member of the Literary Bureau of the Union Pacific R. R. Company, who last suramer,and f tall traveled extensively through Ore gon, Washington and Idaho, has just published an interesting account of his trip. Speaking of the resources of our Pacific Northwest, which his company aims to tap by their Granger-Baker ctiy railway, he says: Oregon and Washington contain 100,000,000 acres, enough of which is arable to annually produce 150,000,000 1 bushels of grain. They now annually export 200.UUU tons of wheat, 200,000,000 feet of lum ber, 250,000 tons of coal, 7,000,000 pounds of wool, and many other im portant items, with less than one-twentieth of their area utilized. They also exported about 500,000 cases of salmon in 1880. Now possessing 250,000 inhabitants, and an assessed valuation of about 125,000,000, they are without rail way communication with the outside world. Their importance in the commercial world, even in their infancy, may best be understood from the fact that 400 vessels, having a tonnage of over 300, 000 tons, touched at Puget Sound ports in 1S80, and that there were 200 arri vals of ocean vessels at Portland the same year. Over 25,000 passengers and 125, 000 tons of freight were carried by two leading steamship lines, between Portland and San Francisco, List year (1S80). Ninety thousand cattle and 75.000 sheep were sold from the vast pastures of Eastern Oregon and Washington last year. From Mr. Strahorn's report it is sufficiently clear that these two great corporations, tho Oregon Railway & Navigation and Union Pacific, have united their efforts to develop the great Pacific Northwest. Tho former is pushing its line with all possible speed to Baker city, and the Union Pacific will provide an outlet east by a line now being constructed from Grang er, a point about 150 miles east of Ogdcn, to Portland, Oregon. This line, leaving Granger, strikes out in a northwesterly direction, intersecting the Utah and Northern at or near Pocatillo, 125 miles from Granger and on, traversing rich pasture lands over which Mr. Strahorn rode horseback, and passing within easy reach of the Wood and Salmon river mining camps, which will be the silver sensat'on of 1881, will reach Boise City, 275 miles from Pocatillo, by an air line, and then 140 miles through a fertile, agricultural counlr, especially adapted to fruit raising, to Baker city, and there, by connection with the Oregon Railway it Navigation Company, to Portland. The total length of this line from Granger to Portland will bo 910 miles, which is eighty miles less than the distance between Granger and San Francisco. Tho distance between Chicago and Portland by this line will be 2,28G miles, and a saving in tim of 48 hours. It will be a shorter route from Chicago to Portland by several hundred miles than by tho Northern Pacific. ininril'K I'l.in .trtoptcil. A dispatch from Frankfort dated Slay 5th, says: At a mooting of the bondholders of the Oregon and California railroad to day President Villard's plan for reor ganization of the road was adopted, 5828 to 19. At the same meeting Messrs. Villard, Bretherton and R. D. Peebles were appointed trustees of the road ; and the following board of seven directors were also chosen: R. Villard, Endicott, R. B. Pullmr.n, Horace White, W. H. Starbuck, Bretherton and T. F. Oakes. These to have power to nominate four other directors at the annual meeting in Octopr next. The "plan," according to the pros pectus advertised in the London Times, involves tho completion of the line south of Roscburg, as originally pro jected, and also the building of a road from Portland to Astoria. A connec tion with the C. P. at-.Redding will give a through line of road from Port land to New Orleans by the Southern route and if the Villard company should not obtain control of the North Pacific, which is by no means certain, there is not the slightest doubt but that connection will soon be made. Too Ilrasy a Load. 'Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you arc." For several weeks the Roseburg Star has been trying to "twinkle" under the heavy burden of Fink, Gazejy and the Canyon Road case, but the charac ter of the load crushed the poor thing to death. Its late manager, Baker, issues a doleful farewell and shaking the dust of Roseburg from his feet de parted in disgust. Baker's farewell indicates clearly that he did some dirty work for his employers, but that their part of the contract was broken and he starved out. In other words, Baker turned tho grindstone while the road parties "were sharpening their "little hatchets," much dulled by use, but nev er got a cent for the job. Baker has no right t6 complain as he knew the nd their cause. PIONEER HARDWARE STORE Jacksonville. Ori-gon. BILR &, MJEGhY Dealers and "Tcrkers IN-- Tlfl, BRASS & CQPPEIiWARE. WE ALSO KEEP constantly on hand a first class assortment of STOVES, GLASS, ' - TOOLS, OILS, PUMPS, PAINTS, PIPES, BRUSHES, MACHINES, AMMUNITION, TIN WARE, SHELF HARD WRE. 'jdwork a Specialty. Prompt attention given to alt orders from abroad. OUR motto is "Live and Let Live." WE ARE also agents for World re nowned Wood's Harvesting ma chinery. The Walter A Woods' new en closed "Gear Mower, one of the most pr fect mowers ever built. Lightest dratt, complete gearing and strongest built, Pat ent lock nuts, and all latest'iniprovcments. 23,000 OF TIIESK MOWERS SOLD IN I8SO. Call and elsewhere. examine before purchasing I3ILGER & MEGLY. REEGHANSCS' TJT AT-.TTTin. TuTTY T J. Xi2.u V A J- A I.U.2. .lilt AND- FUMN1TUME, SASH, BLIHDS AND AND Moulding Factory ASHLAND, OREGON, 7i e b i, a, sr. it r&JlI&SS, ??op'r, A1 LL KINDS O? PLANING. MOULD- ing, Turning, Circular and Scroli Sawing, FURNITUUE & ORNAMENTAL CARVING, ETC., DONE TO OR DEI!. Furniture, Sash, Winds, Doors anil Moulding constantly on hand and made to order. 27"I will contract to design and erect all kinds o buildings. When deniable to those employing me, I will furnish all tin material required for the construction of any building, ready for oceupimcy. Spring Meeting. RACES! EACES! OVER Canl well's Sew Sace Track, JACKSONVILLE, ORSOON, Thursday, Friday A Sainrtlay, S3ay 2S, 27 and 23, 2.331. FIUST DAY. No. 1 Single dasli of a mile for 3 year olds and under. Purse $40; entrance, $5. 2 Trotting Rice, half-mile heats. Purse, $40; entrance, o. SECOND DAY. A Running Race, half-mile heats. Purse, 30; entrance, $3. 4 Hnlfmilc dash. Purse, $25; en trance, ?3. THIRD DAY. 5 Runninn Race, dash of a mile and a hair. Purse, $G0; entrance, $10. C Foot Race, 80 yards and repeat. Purse, $23; entrance, ?5. 7 Trotting Rice, mile heats, 2 in 3. Purse, $"0; entrance, $11. RULES AND REGULATIONS. All the above purses arc free for all, ex cept purse No. 1. All the almvc races to be run to rule. National Trotting Association Rules to govern trottine races, and California State Agricultural Society Running Rules to govern running races. All entries to close at 8 o'clock r. ji. pre ceding each day's racing. Entrance fee added to purses. In nil the above races, three to enter and three to sro. CARD WELL & FLITNER, Prop's. BLACKSMITHING -AND HORSE - SHOEING. A. BARNEBURG, Prop. TTAVING LEASED THE SHOP FOR l"1 mprlv oecnnied bv Mat. Shannon I ,ask a shnro of the public patronage. Staptoproducc or Cash Ukcn lor work. GREAT SLAUGHTER IN PRICES AT E.JACOBS? STORE Oregon Street, Jacksonville WI1EKE A COMPLETE AND raagrit'Hcletit assortment of new goods has jut been receive J, cou3Uiing in part of CLOTHING, DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, FANCY GOODS, BOOTS A SHOES, "r SCHOOL BOOKS, HATS AND CAPS, TOBACCOS & CIGARS, HARDWARE AND CARPETS, TINWARE, ALL KINDS PAINTS. -ALSO:--C5rx3xrx30-ro- gijass GROCERIES. A.P1NK ASSORTMENT OF LADIES' HATS AND FLOWERS, &c,&c. In fact everything to be found in a firft-cla-s stock ol General MercliaiiJio, which will lie FoM at price That Defy Competition. The highst price allowed for connlry pro due;. rGive m a call at my esttbihmeHl in the Masonic building and be convinced that there is no humbug about thir K. JAOC3 MISTERS EMPORIUM! Jacksonville, Oregon. FRED OTTO, - Proprietor. nEALEU IN .YLL-KINDS OF AG1JI- J Cllltllt kinds and hardware. ;il implements, tools of nil it general assortment of shell . Tfe also kerns the Inry-t stock ot, and all the latest improvements in GUNS ATVD PISTOLS, AND A ITU. A"-60!(T.Mr.NT OV Fishing Saelzte, pi wdsr, Shot, etc. ALSO LAMPS, CHANDELIERS, AND ALL KINDS OF OIL. Give him a cr.H and examine his Mock beforo making your purchases. TH3 S. P. VARIETY STORE, I'SPEK TUK MAXAGUIIKXT OF LITT3jS3 & CHASE, JACKSONVILLE, WILL BE KEPT WELL STOCKED with the choicest CIGARS, JEWELRY, GROCERIES, CANDIES, NUTS, PIPES, CARD3, NOTIONS, CUTLERY, STATIONERY, ALBUMS, TOBACCOS, CIGARETTES, Gent's Furnishing Goods, Fishing Tackle, &.c. And everything usiiully found in a first class variety store. Our goods arc the best and gurrantced to be as represented. Prices low, as we do not proproc to lie undersold. E3JUivc us a call. LITTLE & OIIASE. BiiiS! B1B6MSS I ! Clearance Sale OF Dry Goods, Fancy Goods. CLOTHING, HATS, ETC. AT COST FOR CASH For the Next Sixty Days AT EeamcsBros. Ladies trimmed hats -vorth $2.50 for 51.00 at the New York Store. Sheriff's Sale! Sheriff's Sale ATTENTION IS CALLED THAT tlllQi IN TILE Few York Store, ARE iNOW OFFERED AND MUST BE SOLD REGARDLESS By order of Creditors. the ASHLAND msl33 SH3? Si C K. ICLUM, MANUFAcrunnn or, axd dealer is Saddlery and Harness, ASHLAND, OREGON. KEEPS A GKXKUAL ASSORTMENT OK goodi in bis lini of trade. Lnillci-, .llrni' nuit PojV Saddle, n Special ij. TEAM, BUGGY AND PLOW HARNESS, VIIIPS, ROBES, DUSTERS fAXUr HORSE BLANKETS. "ALSO-- Winchester Repeating Rifles (commonly cilled Henry Rifles) of model of 18GG, 1873, and 1876. Pistols, Cartridges, Etc. Wheat taken at the Highest- Market Rates in Exchange for goods. NOTICE. Those who are indebted to the undersigned by note or book account .are hereby noti fied that an immediate settle ment must be made, as I intend to go East to buy goods, and I musthave money. G. KAREWSKI. LAST CALL. Those knowing themselves indebted to Mrs. J. Bilger, on book account, will come for ward and settle immediately. The firm has changed hands and all old accounts must be settled. MRS. J. BILGER. Navy tobacco at the New Store for 65 cts. per pound. Yoik 5 K.KUBLI, Odd Fellow's Building JacksoDTiilf, Oregon DEALER AND WORKER IN TIN.SHEETIROX, COPPER, LEALt Fump, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS NAILS, A FIRST-CLASS STOCK OF STOYES' HARDWARE, TINWARE. POWDER OF EVERT DESCRIPTION? Fuse and Caps, WOODEN & WILLOW WARS? ropk, nails; Paints. Oils, Varnish, Gfosg CUTLERY, WIRE, Shot, JSrushs, Chains, Hoser ETC., ETC; I have t ecurrd the ervlces of a flrtt-elaj Mechanic, and am prepared to do all repair-' ing promptly and In taperlor style. r.v cnNNFCTfnN nrrn the adovb L I nm receiving nnrt havi rnnrUulrjr linud a full and Qrgt-cla;a itock of GROCERIES, . DRT-C00D5, CUM ROOTS, TOBACCO HEADY MADE CLOTHING, G LA SS W A K E. CROCK BUY, e pirEverjIhig told at rcanul!e rutcn. K. KLfllM Jack'onvillo. Mircb. S 878. G. KAREWSKI, , .V iJCil,L.l lit STOVES, TINWARE, HARDWARE, DRY GOODS, Agricultural Implements- MACHINERY, GROCERIES, ETC. Also Local Agent for the justly Cele- bratcdFish Bro's Wagon, The best Wagon on Wheels for the following reasons: 1. More cure is taken in the selection) ol stock; only good, solid butt-cut timber Doing useu. , 2. The W'liccN nrc all soaked la Boili ins Linseed Oil. 51. Every part is strongly braced; and instead of being bolted, is clipped, wu thJ Hie Kill Kirrngui oi uiu wnnu is scci 4. The Tires arc securely boltr being thoroughly and carefully sen 0. 1 lie bKcind arc nc.itcd oeio on, and set in White Lead; consl uhen cooled, contract, mnkins .il lit and imposfiblf to work Iooe. It is the only Wagon on nhich"III Patent Self.Oiling .-kcins" arc usci whole risht and titht bavins bcctl chased. The principal points of sun itv over all other Skeins, are: 1st. l inss are perfectly straight, whichl away with side-draught. 2d. Has" feet tilting ."-und Hand. !!(!. Unneccssar to remove the wheel to oil. 4th- Will i tain oil longer, having an oil-chamber, anl so constructed that oil cannot run out the point, nth. Hound Ilracc is cfippej on, bringing the purchase nearer th4 wheels. And many others, too numeroal to mention, but which can be readily seed upon examination; and we cordially in vite our many customers and all othrrsj who contemplate purchasing a first-ctasi agon, to call ana get price beloro ing elsewhere. LUMBER FOR EVERYBODY V STEELING Sa,-w-3tilX, 6 Miles South of Jacksonville,. TS NOW UNDER FULL nEADWAl J. nnd is prepared to furnish the marlte with every inscription or lumber of a sup rior quality at tho lowest rates. BJ sawed to orderandsatisfactlon miarantc? All orders addressed to ns at Juckjon-J villc will receive prompt attention. PARK.S & SON. Three undershirts for SI.0O at New York Store. lien's fine calf boots worth Q.OO S4 nn .f 1. To,.r rn,t. n. 1 i,y u ..n. i. v... ivi. uw.. t