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Vol. XXVII.
ROSEBURG, OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1896.
No. 83.
A. SALZMAN,
(Successor to J. JASKULEK. )
Practical : Watchmaker, : Jeweler : and : Optician.
DEALER IK
WATCUES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, AND FANCY GOODS.
JS. A SxieolnK-ty.
Uottiiino Ortizilinn Byo Glnnsow iinti Spcctnclcw
A COMTLXTX STOCK Or
Cutlery, Notions, Tobacco, Cigars and Smokers' Articles.
Also Proprietor anil Manager of Rosoburg's Famous Bargain Store,
E RAPP'S DRUG STORE. S
FARMS.FARflERS AND FARV11NQ.
DOUGLAS
I WHITE N
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For Recent and Chronic
COUGHS AND COLDS
Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Lov u uiee,
Irritability of the Larynx and Fauces,
and other Inflamed Conditions ol th
Lungs and Air Passages.
S u HP OIITJlID ronltry, Ftsta anfl Gniue,
Proprietor ot
I The City Meat Market,
And Dealer In
PRIME BACON, HAMS, LARD,
S TAR
f RAPP'S DRUG STORE.
a
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AND FRE5H MEATS OP ALL. KINDS.
Roseburg, Or. "
Orders taken and Delivered Free
to any part ot the City.
A.CMRSTERSC
0.
Tho word farm, meaning now a tract of
land cultivated for the produitiou of
food for man and beast, came from the
Anglo Saxon word fcorm, a feast, and
through a eort of evolution has become
the present word, farm. It came down
to us in this way. In olden times the
lends wero owned by lords and other
persons occupying, under the then form
of government, high positions. They
let lands to tillers on condition that they
supplied the lord with so many nights
entertainments daring the year. These
entertainments consisted of feasts.
Hence theee feorms, or.feasts, finally by
a figuro of epeech were used to designate
tho lands. Thus such and such a lord's
rent, the feortn, the feast or entertain
ments did, by degrees, become applied
.to the land rented. So from feorm, a
feast, the wordjarm has descended,
which now means, usually, a considera
ble tract of land cultivated for the pro
duction of grains, grasses, vegetables
and other food'products.
Next we.'consider the otiir word,
farmer. Literally speaking' a farmer
is one who liveson, 'and eab-iats upon
the products of.a farm, or one who owns
a farm orlisconvereantjwith true farm
work, althougu.he may have "given up
the work and.takenup some other occu
pation. It also applies to one who col
lects ren-s, taxes, duties or imports.
But in a general sense it meaas one who
is a tiller ;.of tho ground. The word
farming means the mode, manner and
process of tilliog'the'ground.
Farming takes a wide r.'.nge of signifi
cation becauseit involves u wide scope
of science. It not only applies to plow
ing, planting'and sowing and cultivating
the grcund.but also tho know Idec of the
best way. time and method of tilth; the
lime to plant.and sow; the oat are of the
plants and the adaption of the soil for
the pUnt or fruit it is desired to produce;
but also to some knowledge of the chem
ical prop?! tit a of the soil either theoreti
cal or practical. It is uoi necessary that
a mm mu3t be a practic 1 chemist with
a complete labratory in order to be a
cood farmer, but experience, close ob
servation and a record of facts in his ex
perience refiarding the different soils,
are necessary to make a good farmer, if
coupled wi'b good and dilligent work.
I Most farmers are too negligent of
I keeping note of their experience and ob
servations while pursuing their farm la
bors. Memory is too treacherous to
I depend upon to keep up to date with all
.1 bis experiences and observations, and
I thus be 'looses, much tbat-if jcorjecUy
Uj-QTADI P A NT. . PANCV - fiROCRRIES.? P'ved would- be, o&cmt benefit
IfJim -- -1 . - - I him in nfurrnn1 WVt
1 wa J a j -a 4 UiWI aiW WWjLAJ
paper was turned out irotn me press
The owners of the factory say they can
repeat the feat in twenty minutes les3
time. Youth's Companion.
Santiago Ls Raided.
Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 4. This city
ha3 been thrown into consternation by a
descent of the Spanish police. The
homes of many peaceible citizens were
entered after the town
Sacrifice Sale
Now in Progress.
ZIGLER & WALL,.
Depot Grocers
- THEATERS IX ALL KINDS OE, .
"W"a,ll Paper
A Choice Collection, at Prices that Sell.
LIME PLASTER AMD CEMENT.
A FULL LIflE OF WIJiDOW GLASS
ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
Real Estate Bought and Sold
COUNTRY PRODUCE BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Give us a call. Goods delivered to any part ol the City in short order.
Corner Lane & Sheridan Streets,
KOSEBURG, OREGON
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PORTLAND. ORECJON.
NOTICE.
Notice ls hereby given to all whom lt may con
cern that I hive aorolnte-l D. W. Stearns of Cala.
pools precinct Deputy Inspector of Stock for aali
rreclnci, powmce aaaress, usKianti; ai.o i
Cliannian of Wilbur, and lUlnh Smith, at Rosa
burg, to act dnring my absence, and otbers wll
be added as parties inspected make their drrlie
known to mo.
Bosebuig, May 4th, 1S87.
TU08.BM1TH,
lnrsotsor of Btock rtrr Douglaa county. Or.
CATARRH
Is a
LOCAL DISEASE
and Is ths result ol colds and
sudden climatic changes.
It can be cured by a pleasant
remedy which IS applied di
rectly Into the nostrils. Be
ing quickly absorbed it gives
relief at once.
Ely's Cream Balm
la .rlrnmrlmVMl to be the mOSt thorOUSQ CHrO iCr
Nasal Catarrh. Cold In Head and Hay lever of all
remedies. It opens ana cleanses me nasal passages,
allays pain and Inflammation, heals the sores, pro
tects the membrane from colds, restores the senses
of taste and smell. lTlce 50c. at urucgieu or Dy man.
to take and icsd-some good farm journal
specially devoted , to arm work. Such
get great benefit in their ltLe of work by
Each papers where tbe experiences acd
obEervatior.s of others are great helps.
The foregoing 13 mentioned as a tort of
6Ugi;eition to farmere, and cot to teach
them their duty.
Fottlier, from practical experience
the writer has lecined that prior tilth
that i?, a good cultivation of the ground
before it is planted is better than culti-
ation after planting. The condition of
the cround before planting is of greater
concern than many sappoe. If the
ground is too dry, especially in Oregon
it is impracticable to plow it, and if too
wet it ds more injury than good. Ar
other thing 'that ought not to be over
looked. Lands need reEt, so to speak
Ground in constant yearly ute kse
much of its fertility, A continuou
succession of crops exhaust the product
ive qualities of land, These qualilies
mutt be restored someway, either by
artificial fertilizers cr by the restorative
agencies of tbe elemecte; wind, rain
mow, frost and sunshine. All these aro
sreat natural restorAfives. Their full
benefit is not so great while prcducing
as v. nea at rest, lnereloro portions ot
farm should rest every year by what i3
termed summer fallow. There are two
advantages in this method. First, the
grcund :s measurably resuscitated by
the action of the elements as above
mentioned and then the ground is in
better condition for early seeding, which
ta a great matter 10 cousiuer. uuring
this resting season if some feitilizers
can be aJded it will bo so much the
better. A Farmer.
the air. was filled with smoke, while dead
and wounded men and horses flew in
eyery direction. My friends ttated
there were 5000 Spanish soldiers killed
and wounded in tho explosion of the
mine."
Mrs. Lease in Hard Luck.
Wichita, Kan., Dec. 4. The home of
Mrs. Lease, tbe noted populist politi-
had gone to bed. cian and lecturer, a3 is evidenced by a
It is known that at least 25 persons were
arrested and hurried to prison. Nearly
all of Eastern" Cuba la in the bands of
tbo Cubans, save the city. The Spanish
policy of arresting citizens suspected of
sympathy with the insurgents had long
since spread among all classes. The re
cent arrests are further evidence of Gen
eral Weyler's determination to wage
war on citizens in their homes, as .well
as on the armed bodies in the field.
No one can learn any definite'.reason
for tho sudden arrests. There were
three women among tbe prisoners. All
were locked in the jail Incommanicados.
Many were sent to Morro castle.
Among the captives waB a doctor, two
lawyers and four merchants. AU.under
the general accusation of plotting
against Spanish anthority.
A special;!from Guimaro, Camaguey,
gives the following details of the death
of Major Dana O.'good, rhe football
player who commanded a Cuban battery
uring tha recent seiga of the town of
Guimaro. General Garcia ordered Ma
jor Osgood to open fire upon tbe Span-
sh forts. Two hoars later a Iarze fort,
Enown as Fort Monfau, located on a bill
00 yards from the.town, was abandoned
by its defenders, who took refuge in the
town.
On tbe tecond day of Ihe siege, Major
Osgood, under heavy fire from the Span-
frtrds, was training one of his pieces on
the forts. A Mauser .ball, struck him in
tiie forehead. He uttered the word
,Vell," and, bending forward on his
cannon, hugged it and breathed bis last
in behalf of Cuban liberty. Tbe news
of his death deeply impressed President
Cisneros and the commanding officers,
all of whom had great leeard for tbe
American officer.
The Spaniards, who had an abundant
supply of ammunition, kept up an inces
sant fire against the Cuban entrench
ments. General Garcia, on October 27,
made np his mind to capture the place
by aisanlt. The Spaniards bad aban
doned all the forts outside of tbe town
and made themselves strong on the in
side. They had taken commanding po
sitions on the stone buildings and mass-
legal notice appearing in the papers here.
will be sold under tho sheriff's hammer
on January G next to satisfy a $1100
mortgage, unless in the meantime she
decides to redeem it. Mrs. Lease has
been in New York for several mcnths,
and it is not known whether she intends
to let the property go or not, but the
supposition is that the sale will be al
lowed to proceed.
Some Figures.
Twenty-two'couatiea have so far re
ported their totals ofjthe taxable prop
erty for the current year, to-wit :
Benton $2,744.2-13
Clatsop 4,036,399
Crook 1,664,57s
Curry 512,032
Douglas 4,576,219
Lincoln 827,127
Malheur 1,117,033
Tillamook 1,136,351
Union 3,233,792
Wasco 2,856,694
Baker 2,163,879
Washington 4,461,645
Sherman 356,190
Columbia 1,S75,790
Polk 4,021,471
Jackson 4,723,019
Morrow 1,076,362
Coos 2,824,900
Yamhill 5,0-:0,421
Klamath 1,5S9.443
Josephine 1,193,667
Lane 6,003,415
Notice To Contractors.
Sealed plans acd specifications acd
bids will be received at the office cf tbe
county clerk of Douglas couity,Oregon,
on or before January 14th, 1S97, at 1
o'clock p, m,, for the repairing of the
entire bridge and approach across the
South TJmpqua river at Rcsaburg, Ore
gon, by replacing all timbers, floor and
woodwork. All joints to
be laid in white lead, and timbers above
floor to be painted. All old timbers, in
cluding stringers, to be carefully taken
down and piled in road on either aide- ot.
river. Bridge to be completed by Aug
ust 1st, 1897. Diagrams and dimensions
ive stone church in tl-pnrjUc?sqnare,on file iaclerk'adffice. r-'f 1 -
Also at the same time and in tha
At a signal -Generals'. Cebreco-" and Ca
pote, at me nead 01 inetrmen, cnargea
tbe town 'from different quarters. Tbe
Spanian garrison took refuge in tbe old
cbnrcb and strongly barricaded it
General Garcia ordered that the three
guns be brought to bear upon the Btone
structure, acd fire was at once opened
on it. One of the shots from a 12-
pyunder mortally wounded the Spanish
ish officer in command, Major Marinez,
and killed some of his men.
Shortly after a tremendous cry of
"Viva Cuba libre" came from tbe Cu
bans. The Spaniards had signaled their
unconditional surrender
K. of L. Still for Free Silver.
Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 20. The gen
eral assembly of the Knights of Labor
declared tcday for free silyer by adding
to the 17th plank the declaration sub
mitted by the committee on law. As
originally framed, this plank held that
interest bearing bonds, bills of credit or
notes should cot be issued by the gov
ernment, but that when need arises,
tha emergency should be met by legal
teuder non interest-bearing money. Tbe
added clause declares for the free acd
unlimited coinage of gold and silver at
at the ratio of 16 to 1, regardless of the
action of any other nation.
same manner, specifications and bids
will be received for making the county
jail of Douglas county, Oregon, mora
secure in manner following: By lining
the entire inner wait with No. 11 steel
plate and that to be ceiled with an eight
inch additional brick wall laid in cement
morter. Preaent plastered ceiling to te
taken off acd timbers covered with Nj.
16 plate. Old window grates to te re
paired and two additional crcs.t bars
put on, and ail five windows to have a s
ditiocal new grates pu: in cement laid
wall and fastened to the steel Units.
The court reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Dated this 12th day of Noveutbe', 13J6.
A. F. Stuarxs,
Countv Judge.
TURNING A TRUE INTO
PAPER.
A NEWS-
SUMMONS.
rlVriCE COURT FOR THE PRECINCT OF
I Looking Class.
titxir. of Onr-ooN,
County oiiiougias.)
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in. .-orecrii'. """' c iil action to
1 1. tn.ntlne:- Defendant. 'ecovcrraoncy
To J. L. Hunting. In the name of the State ot
(ln.ffnn.
You aro hereby rfqulrod to appear beforo the
undersigned, a Jusiicc 01 tuo I cacc lor mo pre'
rlimt nforcnid. on the Mth day of November A,
I., ISM, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day
nt the ollicc of said Justice in said precinct, to
answer the aoovenamca piainim in a civil nc
tlun
Tho defendant will take notice that if lie
falls to ansHrr the complaint herein, tho plain
tlfTwIlI tnko judgment against him lor the sum
nf s"n nn nnd coats ol this action.
Given under my hand this 9th day of October
A.D..18TO.
O. 31. Bl'ELL
o!2t7 Justice olthel'enc
At a wood pulp nnd paper manufact
ory at Ekenthal, Austria, recently 'the
question was asked: "In how short a
time can you turn a tree into a newspa
per?" The answer was given by an
actual trial. A notar public and other
witnesses wero called, and at ex telly
35 o'clock in tho morning operations
were begun in a forest near the factory
by felling threo tiees. These were
stripped , cut into pieces and reduced to
pulpb by mechanical means. The pulj-
was thrown into a tub and mixed with
tho ingredients required to turn it into
paper. Tho paste thus formed was
passed through tho rolling-machine,
and at 9 :3l o'clock one hour and fifty-
nine minutes after tho felling of the
trees tho first sheet of (paper issuad
from .ho machine, lho paper was
hurried to printing-house more than two
miles away, where tho lypo had
alrcndv been set up, and at ten o'clock
two hours and twenty-fivo min
ut03 from tho beginning ot the ex
periment in tho forest, a printed new-
Another Mine Exploded.
Atlanta, Dec. 4. Rev. A. J. Diaz,
the Baptist missionary of Havana, who
was driven from Cuba several months
ago, on account of alleged affiliation
with the insurgents, has reached this
city from Texas, where he has been en
gaged in church work.
"1 was told, said ne, "that every
thing was at a standstill in Havana,
there being nothing going on in tbe city.
a I understand it, everything is dead as
a door-nail, but General Maceo seems to
be getting iu bis work, and from what I
waj told by friends in New Orleans, I
suppose be has the means of exterminat
ing many ot the fcpiruiras. lne press
reports contained a - to the effect
that General Maceo h ticed Weyler,
with many o! his men to a point of
ground that has been ihnamited for
their especial benefit, and succeeded in
kiilint; and wounding many of them. I
was told of a second mine that had been
tired when tbe Spanish soldiers wero on
it only a day or two ago. General Wey
ler was in Artemisa and knew nothing of
it until tho dynamite bad its deadly
work.
"This mine was set between the Rubi
and Cayajaboa mountains by Maceo's
electricinu. After it was all prepared,
as in tbo other case, the Spaniards and
Cubans engaged in battle. The Cubans,
of cours?, retreated, and, as they did so,
the Spaniards followed, keeping as near
them as possible. When the army was
batwecn tha two mountains, tbe mines
were touched olf, and in a few minutes
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars lie-
ward for any case oi Catarrh that can
not be cared by Halt's Catatrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney; & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable in a
business transactions and finan -iAily
able to carry out ar.v tbJigations made
bv their firm.
West & Trcax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
Walding, Kinnax i Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Care is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon tbe blocd acd
mucous surfaces of the svsteci, Prieo
75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
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