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THE PLAINDEALER IStUSD XVSRT XOSDAY ASH THURSDAY BT THE PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING COMPANY W. F. BENJAMIN, C Y. BEXJAM1K, Editor Minagcr. Subscription itatot: One Year pijiblo in 4tieco -.. oo Months, " " xoo Months." " SO THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1S93. GOOD ROADS. Good roads are of incalculable benefit to any community. Every person desirous of moving from one point to anotter by team enjoys a good road, over which he can travel with ease and comfort without endangering his vehicle, his team or himself: especially it he has a heavy load. Good roads are also true in dices of the enterprise of a people, of their thrift, their public spirit; m fact, a rood road is indicative of the moral status of the people. How important then it is to build and keep the public highways in a good condition. Every man who possesses any pride in being a good citizen should tako an interest in the condition of roads in his county, his precinct, his neighborhood. It is to his pecuniary interest to see that good roads are made and kept in good condition for travel. It brings him nearer market. It enhances the value of his land. A. good road to a , farmer's market town is money in his pocket by enabling him to haul with a given amount of team force, double and often trible the amount of produce to his market town. As the season for road labor is near at hand the Puukduixb kindly re minds it's readers of the importance of doing good and efficient work on the roads. The too common idea of men when called out to work the roads is that: uIf I go on to the road and pnt in the time charged against me I settle my road tax, and if I can loaf and gass with my neigh bors half of that time it is all the same my tax will be settled for this year." To such persons (and by ex penence and observation such prac tices are foncd to bo too common) we are constrained to say that they are really cheating themselves. Boad work is a citizen's own work. He shonld do his own work welL If he slights it he generally suffers for it Then the character of work should be of a durable nature. It is an old ana irue saying, "wore well done is twice done." Let oar road masters eee 10 me cnaracter or. tne wort as well as to the amount and our roads will be scon the pnde of every citi zen. THE OPEN DOOR. The women of Portland in estab lishing "The Open Door" for erring sisters have shorn to a greater de gree a Christ-like spirit than any other institution ever devised be fore. Christ said to a certain woman: "I condemn the not; go thy way and sin no more." These good women of Portland say to their wayward sisters: "Come this way and sin no mere. We will not up braid yon for past offenses. Come in through 'The Open Door,' yon are welcome here." TEE INCOME TAX LAW. In the case involving the validity of the income tax law, Justice Fuller, Fields, Gray and Brewster were ap posed to the law; Justices Harlin, Brown, Shiras and White sustained the law. Justice Jackson was too ill to take part in the hearing. On April 1st last Governor Me Kinley made a visit to Washington, and making a call on the president was received most cordially by him. ne governor was m good spirits, and said he hod no special businesa with the president, but merely called to pay bis respects and to renew an acquaintance begun during the pres dent's first term. President Cleve land received him at bis first lehure moment, and the two had quite an interesting chat together, in the course of which the president twitted the Ohio governor as to the possi bilities of his being the next repub lican occupant of the White HonBe. Secretary Hincaid is doing a "good job" for the taxpayers in refusing to pay tho officials who make up the rauroad and ether commissions not provided for by the late legislature. When he is certain they are legally existing servants of the people he will pay them, and not before. If Secretary Kincaid'succeeds in "abol isning" inese useless commissions the people will appreciate the favor and rise up and called him blessed East Oregonian Secretary of State Kincaid, is the opinion that the East Oregon XT 1 t . . ormui ecnooi cannot draw money from the treasurer in a lump sum quarterly and Bpend it ad libitum He claims that the school must pre sent bills properly vouched for and be audited by him before be draws his warrants herefor. He reasonably correct if not legally 60. Ole Oleson, a Minnesota man, was run over by a train and his brainpan was emptied of all except a few shreds of gray matter. He has re fused to die and is now convalescent the doctors having covered his scnl f If ! m .m wjin a silver jio. jsow u tne popn lists are looking for a presidential candidate Tho government of Great Britain an recognized tho republic of Hawaii. The president does one sensible thing; he goes off duck shooting or fishing to sober up after a drnnk. Franco and Belgium with Gor many in pympatby with thiir il.-manil-, Mty lo Uugland, Hanl off tho vidly.if tln Uppr Nile. A tcnible coul mine esplosiun oc curred at the Bine Canyon coal mine on lake Whatcom, Whcu. Ten dead bodies have been takeu out and thirteen are Mill in the um.o. The boundary line between the United States and Canada in the Alaskan territory will be run soon by Professor Davidson, at ten marino eagues inland from "tho inside shore." The completion and control of tho Nicaragua canal by tho United States will be of incalculable value lo this government, and it should not be al allowed nnder any consideration to pass into the hands of another power. In view of the great probability that Binger Hermann will be chair man of tho rivers and harbor com mittee, representatives of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, urge Mr. Hermann to make a tour of the great akes. President Addicks of Delaware continues to hold daily sessions of his school of constitutional law. Every aay the lesson that senators should be elected by the people is thoroughly taught in the Addicks school. The effect of the decision of the supreme court on tBe income tax aw will greatly reduce the revenue intended to be derived from it. The revenue that will be collected now will not much more than pay the cost of collection. The Supreme court has Anally issued itsckue on the income tax law. It has knocked the tax of incomes for tents and from state, countv and municipal bonds. Justice Field's opinion is that a law that discriminates between amounts cf incomes or the sources from which de rived is unconstitutional. The Harare as, a society of moan tain climbers organized in Portland. h&Ye proposed a system of telegraph iftg by means of heliographs along the line of snow-capped peaks a sun beam message from British Colam bia to Mexico. The experiment will be tried July 10th. 1895. Parties wishing to communicate with the so ciety on the subject will address T. Brook White, Sec 14, Worcester Block, Portland, Ore. , HEWS ITEMS. The employes in the Carson mint have been laiailjing the bullion of that mint by stamping bars as fine old when in fact they were mostly base metal-. A temffic wind storm in Western franrcts has prevailed for several days that has completely demoralized travel on the railroads by heavy drifts of snow and sand. It is also reported that manr persons nave been suffocated by the whirling clouds of sand. The loss of stock in Colorado during the storm a few days ago, it is reported, will be at least 20 per cent. The storm has been unprecedented in severity and great soffenng has ensued. Cattle drifted before the wind from the north over a hundred miles. The good old times were not withoit their drawbacds. At a performance of one of Handel's oratorios in Locdon more than a hundred years ago the tick eta had a postscript which read: "Gen Uemen are requested to come without swords and ladies withoct their hoops." The herd of camels that ranges be tweeo the Gfla and Colorado rivers, in the plains below the Eagle Tail mountains of Arizona, is said to be increasing rap idly. It numbers upward of 400 despite the fact that many are killed and sold to miners for beef, and others are captured for arena tronpes. The herd now forms the main supply for the showmen. A new lighthouse will be built on Pin- march Point, on" the coast of Brittany, and will be known as the Ecknuhl lighthouse. It will contain an electric light of 40,000,000 candle power, casting a beam which ran be eeen a distance, in clear weather, of 33 miles, and in foRgy weather a distance of "twenty -one miles, The highest order of ligLt now in opera tion in the United fatates lighthouse ser vice can be eeen only twenty-one miles in clear weather. As a result of the two blizzards that swept over Florida during the past win ter, it is said many of the hardiest orange trees over large areas of the stale have been forihdtobe notonly blighted, but killed outright by long and reiterated freezing, and many of tne most plucky and enterprising growers are talking giving up the cultivation of oranges, part at least, aod devdting increased at tention to the raising of early fruits and vegetables iu competition with Bermuda, Tbeensus report of farms, homes and mortgage statistics for 1890 shows that there are 12,690,197 families in the United States. Of these 52 per .cent own them, 28 per cent of which are encura bered and 72 per cent own free of incum brance. On the owned farms and homes there are Hens amounting to $2,142,949,- 563 or 37 per cent of the value of tho en cumbered homes at a rate of interest averaging 0.65 per cent. The average worth of these encumbered homes iOM.. ju iub owrea urtns mere are liens amounting io round numbers to 11,000.000,000 or 3b per cent of thei value, fcacn owned and encumbered farm is on an average worth $3414. Are the republicans of ltoseburg in tending to be represented at the meeting of the Republican clubs at Portland in May? Uncle S-m Well, ucow, that there can't keep still. It's like everything else there" in it, strong. Miss Colujima " Your .boys?" What do you mean by that? Uxcur Sam Why don't you know that the Autoharp is an American inven tion? Like tho dickering, liardman and test for Tone and Durability. Just received a now stock of Guitars and other Mu sical Goods. We keep in stock tho 10-cent Music and also tho latest and most pop ular Songs and Instrumental Music. WEATHER BUREAU. Weather Crop Bulletin No. i, for Week Ending April 3. Briefly, the winter was mild. Severe winters, in r. comparative sense, are un known in Oregon, bat the winter just passed was milder than usual. While thero were no low temperatures, the snowfall in the northern portion of the stato was above the normal. At Port land the total snowfall from Nov. 1st, 1S94, to April let, 1SD5, amounted to 22.9 inches; at liaker City 44.4 inches; at Roseburg 1.5 inches; iu the Columbia river valley to 18.S inches 'and in the stock country south of the Blao moan tains, it was from 10 to 25 inches. While the snowfall was in excess over the small portion of the state referred to above, the rainfall was deficient in every section of the state from 15 to 40 per cent. The temperature was slightly below the nor mal. Marked, or even nsual low tem peratures did not occur. West of the Cascades the lowest temperatures ranged from 15 to 20 degrees ; to the cast of tho Cascades, in the Columbia river valley, they were the same, while to the south of the Blue mountains zero temperatures and below were reported from nlaces having high elevation. Tho winter throughout was what is called an open winter and the effects of the weather on farming operations and upon etock were favorable. The autumn was favored with early rains sufficiently copious to allow of early nlowinz and seedinc so that the acreage of fall-sown grain was as the farmers desired it to i. Tho winter was favorable to tha fruit orchards. Range grass was goo-J and durinc the brief period of feeding he ranchers had plenty of hay for their atock so that they are now in prime condition. Sheep win tered well; the wool grew continuously so that there is no break in the staple; it is long and the fleece is heavy and clean. Daring tho latter part of Febru ary and forepart of March warm sun shine prevailed dnring the day and the nights were comparatively warm also, so that buds began to swell, and in the southwestern counties the almond. peach, pear and plum buds were open or nearly so, by the close of March. Spring plowing and seeding was well advanced by the first of April. Crow: Vegetation made satisfactory growth, though warmer would have pro duced a more rapid bat not more health fnl growth. The frosts did but little real damage to the fruit buds. The rainfall was sufficient to put the ground in good condition for plowing and seeding. Peaches, pears, apricots and plums are generally in bloom, particularly in the southern counties. The fruit trees, at this present writing, are in excellent con dition and continued favorable weather will result in a heavy crop. Hops are up and growing rapidly. Fall-sown wheat- is well stooled and rooted. Sowing of spring wheal and oats is being rapidly pushed to completion. The lambing season is here and there is every appear ance that a large proportion of lambs are being saved. The season opens auspiciously in Ore gon with bright promise of diversified products and good yields. B. S. Paocjc, Director. Rebel Sympathizers. FEE.VAsm.VA, Fla., April 10. There is great rejoicing here over the prospect of tho success of Cuban patriots. A mats meeting of sympathizers will be held in a few days, and a fund subscribed to aid the patriots. The mysterious movements of several small steamers and sailing craft in and out of Fernandina recently gave color to rumois afloat that a fleet is about to fit out. Parties on board these vessels are known to have communicated secretly with parties on shore, supposed to be in the employ of tho Cuban revolutionary party. The latest sensation is to the effect that cases shipped to Philadelphia March 5, supposed to contain guns and material consigned to th yachts Txgonda ami Amadisand the steamship Baracoa, were filled with bricks, and that some of tho guns left this place for Cuba on board a schooner, and tho re mainder will proceed later on. Trouble Expected. Pomehov, O., April 10. A mass meet ing of strikers at Minersvillo has t een called for 3 p. fn., to proceed into tho mine and withdraw the nonunion men. Sympathizers from other towns will join. General alarm prevails. The county authorities are expecting to call lo pre serve tha-peace. There was some shoot ing last night, but no damage was tlono. Antobarp music's got into my legs; I my boys have invented, it'a got the "git A. B. Chase Pianos, they will stand the T. K. RICHARDSON', Roseburg. School Visitation. Wednesday I visited grade number one, taught by Miss Lizzie Parrott. I found & room full of bright little pupils of about eight years of age. They seemed very altuntire to their studies and showed unmtetacablo progreis. They were at tho timo of my visit en gaged in orthography, both oral and written. These little fellows wrote a good hand for children that wonlc do credit to many a lawyer. Their orthog raphy for small words were almost faultless, evincing good teaching and a fair prower of memorizing word forming. This grade is doing finely. Grade number four is tauzht by Miss Inez Hamilton, with fifty-two names on tho roll. Here too was evidence of pro gress. At the time of my visit A class was on drill in orthography, both oral and written, from pronunciation by the teacher. Theso pupils in a class of thirty-two, divided into sections of four pupils each, would write words qui! rapidly. Numbers one, two, three and four of each division writing the same word the number in his division re quired. This spelling was excellent and showed evidence of progress under good instruction. W. F. I5e.nu.uux. "Large numbers of salmon are said to. be coming op tho Willamette over the new fish ladder at the Oregon City falls." Yes, salmon are in the habit of com ing np the South Uroptjua river during the-epawning season as far as the Rose burg dam. From there on up to their spawning grounds in this section of the country, they find it more convenient to travel by rail and they come high ten cents per pound, bat we must havo 'cm. Riddle Enterprise. mat is earn nign, isn't it? tint it is as low as we get 'em unless we hook 'em. The wheels in the Imperial bicycle are exceptionally strong. Why? Because they have more spokes than samo of the cheaper bicycles. Churchill, Woolley & McKenzic have sample wheels an l will bo pleased to explain their superio: qualities. DIED. STEPHENS Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens, April 10, aged S2 years, 10 months and 7 days. Funeral at Baptist church at 1:30 p m. today. "what ! satfecS k dealing with G. W. KRUSE THE GROCER, 406 Jackson St., One dcor south P.O. Choke Teat, Coffee 1, Tobaccos and Cigars. And every thine else In incorocerynne. Dlzhrst Barket Paid for Country Produce. GIrc bin a cill and be convinced. C.A,GIBLERD BEST SHOES. Perfect Fit. Lowest Price. Satisfaction Guaranteed. ipXdepot) COcta. andaBV mm m SLOOBottlo.V fM M ZM 38 One cent a MLm 1 im aoid on. a gncranteo oy nil droa--(dsta. It cures recipient Consumption, end la tho host Coush and CrouD Cure. ante Jay nil i For sale by M. F. Knpp. Druggist. CENTRAL HOTEL! Board $3.50 per Week. MEALS, 15c. BEDS, 15c. -v.qtve me a Call.-' THE -DAVIS-AMBLER -MERRELL LIMBER con P AMY Lou; Tltiilicrs n Hpcclnlty. MANUFACTURERS OP, AND Fill AND CEDAR LUMBER. tij."D:rP6':H;arj7 na:. The Roseburg Laundry, 202 main street, opp. PI RST-CLHSS inORi Al ItenHoiinlile ITIcch. DRINK THE Days ' .of 9 49 WhiskyC A " For Sale at all First-Class Bars. DeLaney & Meyer5 MANUFACTURERS OF The Celebrated Eoseburg Beer, ALE AND PORTER. All Orders either at Home or Abroad, by Railroad or otherwise, .Promptly Attended to. HEADQUARTERS TpE MlTCpELL, LEtflp (JO. A FULL Plows, Harrows, Wagons & Buggies AND HARVESTING MACHINERY. BEAN SPSAY PUHPS ARE THE AT I.VMBF.n VAItD M;AK Ulil'OT. a0ii6Baiiei9i9i6iei!i9ii9BeaiaiicisiaiaiiE9iii J. BITZER,. I'ropnetdr oi The City Meat Market, And Dealer in PRIME BACON, HAMS, LARD, AND FRESH .MEATS OF ALL KINDS. CW Orders UVen and Delivered Free to aar part of the Citr. iaiHSEeeen9aoieB9i0iaeos iff ft: v v Our Stock Consists, OF OTIIEIt THINGS THAN THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF Stoves and Shelf Hardware IN SOUTHERN OREGON. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE consignment of Fishing Paraphernalia, Croquet Sets and Sporting Goods, also an excellent assortment of Pocket Knives, Razors, Etc. If you are interested iu nice goods, call and see us. CHURCHILL, WOOLLEY & IMENZIE MBESTS fOR STUDEBAKER WAGONS rcraia(ier.tpc.ltUn. rxc'.asWcterrltwiy I alraptncestoDtslnntrx Liberal , timo agenta. Largest I - if .f- . . ' pioto Hftnrtm.nr. frtrlh. trt.hnr.1 nn.l hp, fmlt Iniltntrv 4 nj V7r vnnt TotinnwrTuhMA Ltrf.nt. flnrul rhinM tin 1- ... f ftrt nnrl full MIira free. IlltOWN BISOS.CO.. tiur- SlS'Wt'7....,,.... l-nrttanil. Orr. rThlahotUoU Uif' r'l'iitl. f-'umethl paper. Ed ) The case of Clias. A. Dana of the New York.San, indicted for criminal libel by F. 13. Noycs of the Washington Star ia still before tlio court. Wrltcfor PrlccH. DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF Hotel Van Hotitcti. AX,I 'WORK GUARANTEED. rn. : . i-isncK cc dkiam, fropneiors. CELEBRATED LINE- OF BEST. WAUKEGAN BARB WIRE. HUNTER & HUME. Poultry, Flab and Game, In Season. Roseburg, Or. 2 Hardware and Nails, and OLIVER PLOWS. 1 Mineral, Railroad. Aricultural. H- G. POTTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HOC O St., Jf. V. Washington, D. C. For many years In tho General Land Office. ExAmlner of Contests. Mineral vs. Min oral vs Iteilraarl nml Agricultural claims, nuil Lato Chlcl ot the Mineral Division. SF" Correspondence Solicited. Peoplo with hair that is continually falling out, or thoso that aro bald, can stop the falling, and Ret a good growth of hair by using Hall's Hair Kenewer. Special For a Few Days. Boys Suits v $1 5 " " Men's Suits 7 "5 . . ' , .Men's Wet Weather Shoes:..... 2 00 Men's Underwear 75 . ' ' Latest Style Hats 2 00 Boss of the Road Overalls-Best 50 Hackintoshes at Greatly Reduced Prices. Ladie's Dress Goods Reduced 25 per cent. : " These goods have all been received within the last month, and are the latest styles and not shelfworn. .. ' " ' Don't delay tjiis golden opportun ity, and call on The Boss Store. Alexander 326 and 328 Jackson St. TJirni T D I DCR LarseatantTBest Auortaent eye V V vL. 1 ,1 ll JUrfiV. bronjthf to Southern Oregon, and I A Large and Elegant Line of We call the attention of our friends to our beauti ful stock of Our Stock is Unexcelled by Any House South of Portland. ALEXANDER 3 STRONG ROSSBCRG, OREGON. his is the Place to Buy Groceries. your special attention. Our line of Olives, Gherkins, Pick els, Sauces, etc., is also complete. We carry the largest stock of to baccos in Southern Oregon. C. W. PARKS & CO., Grocers. I J. G. FLOOK. CO. manufacturers I DOORS, WINDOWS, J M0ULDIHGS AMD BRACKETS Of all Sixes and 9t7 Ics. i w, B Window and Door Frames Made to order. m e H THE, PELTON- WATER MOTOR. Of capacities' varying from i to 2 horse power affords the most cqn, venient, economical and reliable -power for all light service. One of these may be seen running at this uuice. send, lor circulars. S THE PELTON WATER WHEEL CO.. 121 Main Street, San Francisco, Cal. : MIM.,.I,ntItBJItBiItstItItlflilffIfB5 a Stroiig THE POPULAR HOME FURNISHERS.. Bet. Oak and Wuhingtca. CARPETS. HIIMHIIHtilOTWiPil Easy Rockers Bed Room Sets Parlor and Dining Chairs Rugs and Carpets And all Household Articles SHOW GOODS. THE POPULAR. Hove irmyospzBS i A full and complete assortment of all goods usually kept in a first class grocery. . , Everything offered for sale is fresh; and sold at very reasonable prices. We have a very choice stock of canned goods, including both fruits and vegetables, to which, -we invite of Turning and Fruit Boxes i RPFrrAT.w HI 1 5 V