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THE PLAINDEALER, IFubllihed Monday! amlThursda TV T. BENJAMIN V. BENJAMIN Editor. ..Manager. Hutincrlptloii Untcn. tlx Month .. , Three Moathi. . - - ..12 00 1 00 JANUARY A. 1S07 EXEMPTIONS OF INDEBTEDNESS. Beta necive tbe it of Mr. Fred Flocd'a letter to tho Oreonion on the tabject of doable taxation and the Ore Eooian's reply in full. Air. Flocd Mid in part: "In Donglas coaaty the mortgagor ia aaseated on the ralae cf the land, aud tbe note for which tho mortgaco is se curity, is assessed, and, as all the mort gage provide that tho roorSgigor shall pay this tax, and as there is no exemp tion for indebtedness, it follows that the enortneor is doubly taxed. This rroi oaition is eelf-evident. Now, then, is this the met tod of assessing in Multno mah connty, and if to, why do the peo ple there favor it? That it is unjust and works a hardship upon tboec least able to stend it, givs without saying. "Fred Ftxn." To which the Oregonian replies . "Kotec seenred by mortgage are not nested for taxation in Multnomah county, and ought not to be eo ascted anywhere. All taxation of credits is doable taxation, tince it fails on the borrower, who has already paid tax on the property p!edged aa recurity. Taxa tion of notes secured by mortgage is plainly and flagrant'' double taxation 1b Oregon, because a law of the state permits tbe borrower to covenant in tbe mortgage to pay any tax assessed npon the credit, and he must do this before he ean borrow tbe money. The object of tbe astesement, of course, is to tax the money of tbe lender. Del this money has become identified with the property ol tbe borrower without increasing its value. When the note is taxed, there fore, the borrower pays that much in creased tax on bia land. The practice is aa stupid and unjnst as tbe old mortgage tax law Itself. 2o wsestor of rente fol lows it, nnless be does injustice deliber ately to make tbe present law odious and bring about restoration of the mort gage tax law." FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN IN 1S96 Tbe Japan Weekly Mail states that the foreign trade of Japan for the first half of 1S?5 showed imports to exceed ex ports by 26,000,030 yen a rare com mercial phenomenon in recent tears. This is owing, on the one band, to tbe extraordinarily depressed condition of tbe American market, and on the other to the unusually large importation of machinery and other materials in conse quence of the mushroom growth of in dustrial enterprises in that country. This overimportation, however, is by bo means omnioa;. Tbe growth of in dattrie is bat the natural result cf a rictoriocs war. Moreover, the machin ery imported will sooner or later turn oat products that will be exported in their torn.TAnotber point to be noted is that 15,000,000 yen out of 2C.OCO.O0O yen (that is tbe total of the excess ot im ports) represented cotton and wool Farther, tbe greater part cf the remain Inj 11,000,000 yen represented machin ery and other articles of iron. Very few luxuries were imported. In the months of June and July the MiUni Bussan Kaiha alone is said to havre exported cotton yarns to the amount of 2,000,000 yen. When most of the cotton and wool imported in the first half of tbe year cornea to be exported in th form of jam, etc , tbe export besi nets promisee to be very prosperous Tbe silk market is also expected to be very much brisker in a short time. Nicaragua Canal. One great and lasting enterprise, tbe republican party will press forwaid to completion as soon as it is practicable, is tbe completion of the Nicaragua canal. That canal when completed will be of incalculable benefit to Oregon. At the least, and it is a reasonable estimate, after that canal is completed, every farmer will realize ten cents a bushel more for every buehel of wheat he pro duces, and a corresponding advance upon all other products of farm, forest, field, workshop and manufactory will resolt. Senator Mitchell is heart and soul in favor of this great in'ernational highway that will redo'ind to tho glory as well aa a lasting benefit to this na tion. Tbo Marion county aeseesor has got himself, bis county and tho board of equalization into trouble over tbo as teeiment roll of Marion, by a neglect of duty in preparing bis roll as is required by law, and be is now kicking because, through his owu negligence, bis county has been raised. In trying to reduce taxes he has got the 111 in creased. "TO BUY A PAPER." Under the above head that appslogy for a man which warms the editorial tripod on Jackson street, in one of his monthly periods, issues forth another batch of lies designed to impair tho busi ness of this paper. It states that this paper has not been a paying property for several yoira, and it is understood, now badly involved in debt, that "for months past tho publisher liavu beon) open to a deal of some kin 1 that would shift tho load t other shoulders, " etc. There is truth enough in the above to link his lie together. Tho gist of (tin ar ticle is A libelous interference with what is none of that alieaiV Imsiues, even if true. The I'lmndkalkk ia nut n bo nanza it istiuu: but it managers not vet f-o hard preMul as to noe around u batik to get at tho condition of other people' private btnk accounts and publish it to the world for tho pur pose of injuring their business. That popinjay editor, the initial of whtsi name are C. II. Fisher, would have its few readers believe that the Puindealkk is (iopr property ; that the business is a failuiu and that the pub lishers want to ''shift it to other shoul ders." etc. Well, we'll examine the records. If the fax roll i any indica tion of the relative values of the two properties. C. II. Fisher and his paper plant, and of Y. F. Benjimin and the Plaindealei: pt.int, the records will show that Benjamin's ereoual tax is $14 more than Fisher', aud that the tax on the Plai.ndealeu pUnt U AS cents larger than that on the Review. And as to who Las been kept np by otiictal assess ments and otlkitl pjp tLal luper has had three dollar to the Plaikiiealkr's one, from those source). It is an old ad-g- tliut, he who at tends to bis own busii:c.s and lets other people'H business alone commands the respect of all decent people. The editor of the Plaimiealek de plores tho necessity of these (strictures These things Jo not interest the public, bnt when annoy evi by skunks we fiuJ it necenary to Are at them at long range aUhoagh the rattle of our muiketry awakes our neighbors from a sound nap. Tho above is not very flattering to C. II. F. it is true, but it is concurred in by more than a score of Koeobu'g'j best citizens. IN SOUTHERN OREQON MINES. The Grant's Pass Mining Journal last week bad the followirg mining cotes ol that tection. J. W Hobinson of Wimer, one day this week sold to Jen ell A Dodge 525 in geld dust. Van Pom Bros, this week purchased a gunt and 000 feet of pire for their ground on Pickelt creek. Jewell A DoJe shipped out one day- last week an f gokl brick, and two days later a 5C0 brick. Mr. Woodcock, of Kerby. this etk purchased a giant fur a placer mine on the Illinois. Another mine now running with a fall head of water is that of Gunnies A Spencer, on Bloody Itun, in the Dry Dijgings. Campbell A Gould, on Green's creek, are running their pipe and giant this week. The late rains have given them plenty of water. T. J. Clark is now equipping his pla cer 'ground on Grave creek, below In land. He has ordered a giant and 350 feet of pipe. Thursday night witnessed the usual sco'iring over the lulls by men who failed to do their asst foment work dur ing the year, and were bent on reloca tion before tbo j .aiper got in bis work. The rains of the past few days have afforded water in abundanco for hy draulic mining, and word comes from all sides that the miners are busy with their pipe and giants. The heavy rains caused a partial des struction done tithe ditches of H. A. Corliss, in the Dry Digging, this week, and a load of lumber was required to fix it. Mr. Corliss eajs that there are '25 or 30 men now at work in the Dry Dig gings. Belding A Powell are prosecuting work vigorously on their ledge on Grcen'd creek. They have a 12-inch vein of i2o ore, which has been traced on the surface for oOO feet. This ledge was located in 1SG0, and has been worked off and on ever since. School District Controversy. Tbe citizens of Dillard and vicinity are having a controversy over tbe forma tion of a new district No. 116, formed from districts No. 14 and 16. The county superintendent has granted the petition for the new district, No. 116, upon petition of nominally a major ity of tbe legal vuters cf the districts in terested. From Ibis decision of tbe Superintendent, Mr. Douglas Waite, nn appeal to the state superintendent has been taken. The interested parties are now taking testimony of tbo citizens of the districts involved to present to tho etnte etiperin dent. Ai wo understand it tho ques tion will be determined upon who are legal voters in said districts. The facts of tho caso will appear in the testimony now being taken which will go up with the case on appeal to tho etato superin tendent. It is rife upon the otreeti that J. VY. Mullen, A. J. Bellows and James Byron, members of tho first board of truatccB of O. S. II., aro applicants for tho place again. If Governor Pennoyer was warming tho gubernatorial seat their chances would be good ; but they aro not 011 the Lord's or rather the Lord is not nn their cidc and their not likely bo hoard. knocking wil Beautiful designs in geiiiB ti Ik hand kerchiefs at the Novelty .Store. Governor Franklin Southern. Piiosnix, Ariz., Dec. 30. An immenso crowd gathered at "the court houso hero tonight and wore addressed by a number of speakers, including Chief Justice Ba ker and .Mayor Monihon, in the interest of Cuban recognition. Tho following resolutions were pansed unanimously, and liiindrid signed tho roll for their country's service: Whkhkas, The patriotism cf the peo ple of Arizona and their loyalty has Ik en put in question by reason of a certain telegram sent by Governor B. J. Frank lin to tho New York Journal stating that u catu of war botween the United Stales and Spain over Cuhi'i Arizon wo ild not furnish si volunteer; mid, ttheie.it;, the statement in mid telegram do-H not reflector voice the stn'iinent of the peo ple of Arizona in the p remind; now, therefore, he it lUtohal, That tho statement of Gov ernor B. J. Franklin is contained in his telegram to i ho New York Journal, ex pressing his bul.ef that Ariz- na would not fiirnih a vjluntecr in the defense of the Government in en so of war with Spain, be hereby repud'ated niid con demned, at it dres not ixprtss 111- tenti ment and feelings of the cople of Arizona in the matter. Tho people ol Arizona, bting patriotic and loyal to the government, would, in case of war be tween tho United States and Spain or any other nation, stand firmly ty the government and furnish their proiKutiou ot able-bodied men and means to sustain the government to the end; and belt fatther , Hesolced, That we aiu in t-ympalhy with the people of Cuba, who are tti tin gling for their liberty, and are in favur of the rtogniiiou by the United States im mediate!) of the independence vl Cuba. Robbed by Employes. Sr Lulls, Jan. 1 A whu!es.ilu con spiracy, having fjr it object ihe ey-de-inatic robbery of one of the largest de partment sto-es i-j the city, entered into and successful:) cirried on far a t. um ber of years by employes of the turn, jWae exposed in ihe arrest aud mbse quent confesiiuni of six of the dishonest employe" vesierday. The firm wliic'i offered thiouah the depredation i heo men is the Willi nn Bar D.y i-j.Jn C iii-.iiy, and their losses in the iirii U: will aumin! to thousands of dr.llari, altln ii.li tli- ex act Courts are not obtainable at present Ordered to Florida. Washington, Jan. 2. The ilyi.aaiito ctuiter Vesuvius anl tho armed di patch-b-jat lKdphin has been ordered to Florida waters to teinforce the already numerous tleet tf government veftls now engaged in an iflort to suppress ti'i bnstering expeditions bound for Cuba. The Dolphin is at the Washington navy yard, and probably will sail as soon at she can get aboard the i.eemary stores aud ammunition. Her cap aL'i, Commander Clover, was at the navy department today consulting the officials regarding the programme for the move ments of bis ship. Thougn a dispatch ve&sel, technically, the Dolphin would be a foimidable craft to a filibuster, not eo mncb on account of her speed, which is about 15 knots, as because of her ma chine guns, her main battery and active crew. She carries two -tV-miilimeter Iloicbkits guns, several eix iouuder guns of the same type, and two four-inch rapid-fire rifles. From his experience R3 chief of the hjdrographic office, Com mander Clover is well fitted to navigate his ship safely in the narrow channels and passes of tbe Florida coast. The Germans Aroused. Berlin', Jan. 2. The news lectived here from Paris that the French council ol war had ordered a largo increase in the cadres of the army, ly which 1-15 new battalions of infantry will be cre ated, has thoroughly aroused public opinion here, especially in view of the announcement that the French artillery- is already paitly rearmed with quick bring guns, trance, under the new system, will have 10V more battalions on a peace footing than Germany, and the German military authorities now intend to hasten the equipment of the army with new Krupp quick-tiring guns at an expense of 200,000,000 marks. The German navy is being rapidly pro vided with tho same type of gun, not only on new vessels, bat on board the older veeeels. At tho samo timr, a skill fully managed agitation has begun doubtless prompted by the government mr a lurtiier mcrcate in the peace cadres, eo aa to catch up with the French. The campaign was Btartcd by the semi-official Cologno Gazette and the Humburger Correspondent. The latter expresses regret that the army increases in Germany and France aro like an end less screw, and maintains that it cannot lJ helped, although to Germany, wit h ner ..:,uw,uuv population, 11 m easier than in tho caso of France, will, barely 40,000.000 inhabitants. The author of this article, who is supposed lo be high official of the general staff, even speaks of the nocessity in the near future of rearmiug tho German infantry with more effective m:iazino rifles, and o reorgnnizing the system of fortifications Notice to Stockholders T itinual meeting of tho stockhold cr.s.iiho Douglas County Agricultural Ass ciation will bo held at the court house in Itotebtirg on Monday, February 1st, 1S97, for tho pnrposo of electing soven directors for the ensuing year and other business that may come beforo tho meeting. F. A. Mi Cam., Secretary. To all whom it may concern : ... . uerony givo my consent to my boii Charles K. Nouh, a minor, to do buti lie; a for himself, to contract and make ngrecmeiitu in his own name and right no of legal age, and that I will not be respotiBiblo for any hiicIi contractu or agreemeutn made by him. D. J. Noah. THE ORIGINAL ARYAN. 1 nm tlio ancient Aryan, And yon havo dono mo wrong. I it id not coma from Hindustan I'vo been hero all along. I nevor traveled from tho cast In Uuko eucccssivo waves. You'll And your ancestors deceased Insldo your own old caves. Tlicro my remains may now bo sought, Mixed up with mastodons. Which very lone with flints I fought Eeforo I fought with hronio. In slmplo kln3 I wrapped mo round Ero matt I learned to make 1 due my dwelling In tho ground Or reared them on a lako. I had no pen, I'm suro of this, Although you say I penned All manner of theologies In Sanskrit and In Zend. My uuturo you'vo misunderstood. TVlicn first I sojourned here, I worshiped chunks of Btono or wood; My rites were rather queer. Tho nioro my littlo ways you scan Tho less you'll caro to praiso And bless tho dear old Aryan Of neolithic days. They've mi-tcdmo Bp till. 1 dcclaro, I liardly can report Whether I first was tall and fair. Or I waa dark nnd short. But on two things I tnko my stand Through all their nol and strife I didn't enmu from Asia, nnd I had no higher life. Punch. DECEIVED BY A DUDE. Hott it 83,r,00,0OO Did by an Unknown Man Va Taken Seriously. Samuel P. Schuckcrs died recently ut Wcoster, O. ilo was n brother of J. W ik'hucker?, private secretary of Salm on i'. Uliase, mid brotner-in-iaw 01 John II. Obcrly, ex-civil servico com missioner. An interesting incident is ro lled by Schuckcrs' death which has nover found its way in tho newspapers. The incident occurred a number of yoars ago. and during tho tinio of tho sale of the I.nko Shore railroad at Clovoland it happened that Schuckcrs and John Mc- Sweeney, tho groat crimmal lawyer, met at tho sale. McSwccncy had bnt a hart tima beforo mado a great bit by his political speeches at Cloveland and Philadelphia aud was attracting atten tion all over tho country. At this par ticular timo he was trying a caso at Cloveland. Young Schuckers wa3 in these davs a veritable dudo and very prney. He went to Cleveland to havo a time. vs lie always left Woostcr to celebrate, aud was having a gcod. glorious timo on this particular occasion. Ilo was small nnd wiry in statnro and always carried a .'ilk umbrella. It happened that ho met McSwccncy in tho rotunda jnst a3 !:, had finished an argument and whilo the talo of tho Lako Shore railroad was goiu on. Iboy Btoppod for a moment at the eilgQ of tho excited crowd bid ding in the road. Thcro wero a number of syndicates represented foreign, Van- derbilt'-, Goulds and others. Tho bid ding had reached $3, 100,000. In a spir it of duvilishncs young Schuckcrs bid ?3,-"00,0O0. In a moment a rush was mado toward tho now bidder, and a do mand was mado to know what Fyndi cato ho represented. His only reply was, with a wave of his silk umbrella, "Go away from me. " Tbo excited rep resentatives of tho other syndicates ask ed for a recess, which was granted, and in 20 minutos thcycamo back, when tho bid was raised to $4,000,000 and sold. Mr. Schuckcrs' sprucy appcaranco and being in companv with tho great crimi nal lawyer had led them to beliovo ho represented some tccret syndicate who were trying to gam possession of the valuable railroad property. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Napoleon' Memory. Napoleon had a wonderful memory. When emperor, ho onco surprised his council with his intimate knowledge of Roman law and was asked how he had obtained it Ho stated that when a lien tenant ho had onco been placed under arrest and was in prison for two weeks. During that timo tho only book at his command was a treatiso on Roman law. Ho sat down and in two weeks mastered tho volume so completely that 20 years later ho conld repeat long passages from Its pages. Ilo never lorgot a lace or a namo and would often greet private sol diers by their names sometimes allud ing to tho march or tho battle where ho had seen them before, lie kept in his head all tho details of his military movements, and it was said of him that during tho. march to Italy and Marcugo ho knew whero every pound of tho sup plies for tho uso of tho army was located. It i3 said that ho remembered tho name of cverv officer to whom ho ever issued a commission. Orderly Music. A colonel in tho French army, who had a great ovo for neatness, but not much of an ear for music, took occasion ono day to compliment his bandmaster on tho appoarauco of his men. "Their uniforms aro neat," said tho colonel. "and their instruments aro nicely pol ished and kept in order, but there is ono improvement that I must insist upon "What is it, colonol:" "You must train your men, when thoy perform, to lift their fingers all at exactly tho suno timo and at regular m terv.tN on their instruments, so one, two! One, two!" London Answers. .Sure to Uc the Caw. "I can't tell you," said tho o.xpori enccd stilmrbauito in reply to tho qucs tion of his now neighbor, "when tho nest train goes, but I can tell you what your chances of catching it nrc." "What aro they?" inquired tho new neighbor eagerly. W '.'11, if you run as hunt as you 0.111," said tho cxpcrionccd resident, "you havo 15 minutes to wait, and if yon merely walk you'll find tho train just pulling out." Chicago Ivows. .Mozart had a very hwect voice, though it was by no moans strong. His convor rational tones wero well modulated and pleasing Cithiriiio tho Groat nover forgot a fui'o or a namo. Many merchants nrc woll nwaro that their ciittomers aro Ihcir bcBt friends and tnko pleasuro in supplying thorn with the bevt goods obtainable. Aann instance wn mention Perry & Cameron, prominent druggists of Flushing, Micbi gan. They pay: "Wo havo no hesita tion in recommending Chamberlain's Cough Kcmudy to our cnr.toraers, aa it is the best cough tncdicino wo have ever Hold, nnd always cives satisfaction.' For ealo at '2o aud 50 cento per bottle by A. C. Marfclerc & Co. Yonr Boy Wont Live a Month. So Mr. Gilman Broun, of 34 Mill St.. South Gardner, Mass., was told by the doctorB. His sou had lung trouble, fol lowing typhoid malaria, and ho spent three homed and scve nty-the dollais with doctors, who finally gave him up, saying: ''1 our hoy wont live a month." Ho tried Dr. King's New Discovery and a fow bottlee restored him to health and enabled him lo go to w rk a perfectly well man. He eaya he owes his present good health to ceo of Dr. Kings New Discovery, and knows it to be tbo best in the world for lung trouble. Trial Bottles Freo at Marsters Drug Store. TliM I Your Opportunity. On eeint of ten cents, cnsh or fitarjBTW. a generous samplo will bo mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Hoy Fever Cnro Tt.ilm Rnffiritnt to deiaon- atrato tho great merits of tho remedy. ELY BKOTHEKH, CO Warren St., New York City. t .Tni.n Tfotfi .tr nr;ellt'l?ldlLMnE.-. recomracudcd Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It Is a posi tive enre for catarrh if used as directed." Rev. Francii W. Poole, Pastor Central i'res. Church, Helena, Mont. Vln'a fMm Balm ia tho acknowledged j euro for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents. Free Pills. Send your'address to rl. E. Bitcklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free! sample box of Dr. King's New L'fe Pills. A trial w ill convince jou of their merits. These pills are easy in action and aro puticu- larly 1 ffe:t;ve;iii the cure of Cuiistipation and Sick Hc-dacbe. For M alalia and Liver troubles they have Leen proved invaluab'e. Tney are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious BuhMuni'v and to be purely vegetable. They do na weaken by their aition, but hy giving tone to the stomach and bow els greatly invigorate the system. Heg- ultr size '25c er box. Sold by A. C. Marstc.v, Driigiet. With Hood's Sarsa pa- Talk rilla, "Sales Talk," and show that this medi cine has enioved public confidence and patronage to a greater extent than accord ed any other proprietary meaicme. inis 5i simDlv because t pos-esses greater merit and produces greater cures than any other. It not what we say, dui what Hood's Sarsapirilla does, that tells the story. All advcrtiaenienU of Hood's Sarsaparilla, like Hood's Sarsaparilla it self, arc honest, v c nave neer ucwucu the public, ana tnis v.un us supename mcdicinal merit, is why the people have abiding confidence in it, and buy Sarsaparilla Almost to th- ex ' all others. T.y it ITerircd antjbyC I II..lilV I-o- !'. M 5 Hood's Pills uVtil ii.t OPERA HOUSE ONE NIGHT ONLY SATURDAY, JAN. 9. THE COMEDIAN SAM J. BURTON AM) THE CHARAUMi COMEDIENNE Miss Lillie Coleman IN THE NEW 51 PERKIJIS! A Super Scenic Production. A Hip ! Hurrah I Hilarious Sensutioitiil Comedy Drama A Roaring, Rousing Rally of Fun Laughter and Yells. THE NOTED SI PERKINS S-OLO ORCHESTRA of twelve skilled muficinns U the itroucet ccr pri'scnliil to the public by ii trnvelinK company. One of the most ncccs ary features for n first-claw performance is the best of music rendered in nn artistic manner -especially is this so in tfl PERKINS, runniiiK over ilh -ouks, linnet's, cateli music, where n good orchestra is absolutely necessary. hoc tin slnct Tannic at N0.111 t the Famous P1IMM FJUWER BHD. FHKK CtNCIiItr In Front ut tbo Opera Uoubo at i u'cluck p. in. Fiicts - j, aud 50 teats. Hood's Tho man who would openly ndvicato going out of town to buy gooda would be deservedly unpopular. Ilo does not differ, however, except in degree, from the man who advocates going out ol Mm country to buy them. THE ONWARD HARCII of Consumption U stopped shoit by Hf Pierce's Golden M'd. ical Discovery. If you haven't wultnrt beyond rcnnoil, there's complete covery and cure. Although by mntiy believed to be Incur able, there is tli evidence of hundred of living witnesses to the fact that, In nil its earlier staore. con sumption is a curable disease. Not evory case, but a large fitr ccntage of cases, and we believe, fully 08 ner cent, are cured by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, even after ths disease has progressed so far as to induce repeated bleedings from the lungs, severe lingering cough with copious expectoration (including tubercu lar matter), great loss of flesh and extreme emaciation and weakness. Do tou doubt that hundreds of such cases reported to us as cured by "Golden Med ical Discovery " were genuine cases of that dread and fatal disease ? You need not take our word for it They have, in nearly every instance, been so pronounced by the best and most exnerienced home nhvsicians. who have no interest whatever in mis- reoresentinir them, and who were often strongly prejudiced and advised against a trial of ,fGolden Medical Discovery," but who have been forced to confess that it sumasses. in curative oower over this fatal malady, all other medicines with which they are acquainted. Nasty cod liver oil and Its filthy "emulsions" and mixtures, had been tried in nearly all these cases and had either utterly failed to bene fit, or had only seemed to benefit a little for a short time. Extract of malt, whisker. and various preparations of the hypophos- pbites had also been faitnlully tried in vain. The photographs of a large number of ftttMfa vvvv-Arl n AAMitnntinH tntiAliiria vuuaL v. Li . 1 ut kuujuuiuuui ut uuvuahaf lingering coughs, asthma, chronic nasal catarrh and kindred maladies, have been skillfully reproduced in a book of 16a nazes which will be mailed to vou, on re ceint of address and six cents in stamps. You can then write those cured and learn their experience. AddressWoKLD's Dispen- sarv MEDICAL ASSOCIATION', Eunaio. r.Y. TILE GREAT GOLD SILVER COUNTRIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A:NI KASTERN OREGON ARE ALL REACHED v, The 0. R. & ft. Xo citance ot Cars between PORTLAND and SB0IJ!rrY Shortest Line to Spokane Connecting with ALL RAIL ROUTE to TRAIL, ROSSLAND, MARCUS NELSON, and all Kootenay Mlnlnjr CompH .... LOT SA?S Airs 7HECU3H 7ICSZTS. For Paap'cts auJ DeUUol Information, Write to W". II. Hl'RLUl'RT, General Passenger Agent. O. R. & N. Co., Portland, Orccon. Alexander & Stromas IS THE PliACE TO GET X MAS ENTIRE Upholstered Furniture At Cost for 30 days. ALSO, A LARGE LINE OF Fancy Chairs and Rockers Just Received, and at Prices never before quoted in Roseburg. WALL PAPER ZnI0Fe?ts1?er ..- roll up. Entire line Reduced until January ist, 1S97. Come, aud bring your pocket books. Money Talks! Yours Respectfully, ALEXANDER & STRONG, HOSKBURQ, OREGON. jy GEO m SCULPTOR n IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER OF Foreign and Domestic Marble and Granite. I employ no ogento or middle men. but gi c lay patrons the benefit of the i to 3b per cent, usually paid to solicitors. All j- Orders for ;. Cemetery Work Promptly .f Filled. .SATISI'.VCTION (JIAR ANTKKU. Otlice and WorkH, '226 Maiu btrcct, J-COSSJWli UJCG, OltJKOOIV. Cnro Orn.f. Must mil (heir lnitumiiiH stock inside' it filtly trtgirdlnss ofVoxt. If any Mill ftlnlitiri lo got bnrgitllis tkny must HiKiii, nn limy mmui hlislnrts. ThU aiif liMiuli'i. f f youdotibt tlmlr wont Mint I'DO'invhit mL !' Ovr I'lfl VfMirt. A I IIih '"' SVH.i.'Imni ItuMXfiS. -Mr tV(iln'i niiiflMii ilfiiit Iim 11 1 for iiyuf llly .p.tlllMiil mitlir tut thnlr Milium wlillu luilliliiif, Mini iil micro". l...nlU lliUi.lilM, 'Mjij llniKHini, ll7 til tu, Milt wind Killu, mi't l Hi Ixat fuMody U,f III.. l l J.IciimiiI In Him tt, HMbf IliUHUIa lM tV"--y 't 11I lli WirM, T mtnlf nta umiU Inline H vin u ineieniM. Ho aula mil! tut til: Wliulow'i wilhlnf Mjrtiili, mid M iio4lir ain't. Tlie Clnirulicu. lUPTI'T ((MliMIJM fltr III ! snd Mot trrrU. Hunt) ilerfl'w. J'fu;niri-, it a. m. inl7;aoi. tu.i YiniiiK I'feopln' (Jiitm,;ifJp.in.; Mr. K. W. Mark, Iiet1lit; Hunday Whool, 10 c m.; Jainoa i;ninirfriiii, nupvnnKiuicn I'mrer Mtxitliu, lluiiwlaj OYulti at I'M. Mrruomrr t'MWacii cormrof Main and tnm trceu. Hiindaj !Wlc: rrtacninr. n a. m and 7:30 p. m.; Habhath school, 10 a. m.; V. W. Wooller, llilperlnlrrirtent; Ctaaa Mectlox at close of the mumlne rli; XpworU. Iiacu 6:30 p. m. llattl O'xlfiey, I'realdont. Prayer Meetfnt, Wcdticxlay, at 7:M p. m. KaHK I.. Mooac, I'aator. ramona, corner Main and Lane. PaxisTTiaUM CiiUKdi-corner of Can and Rose strecti. Hunday Horrleo: Pupllc worship, a-m. and 70 p. in.; Habbath Hehool, Id a. a.: Y.P.3.C. K..7p.m. Trajtr Meetlnr, Wadnea taT.7:30 p. ra. B. B. Dawoxrn. I'Mtor. Society .Heelings BP.O. ELKS. ROHKBUKO LODGE. N0.32S, hold their regular rommunlcatlona at the I. O. O. P. hall on second and fourth Thuradav ol each month. AH member requested to at tend regularly, anil all visiting Drainers cor dially Invited to attend. FRED PAGE-TUSTIJf , E. R HERMAN' MARKS, Secretary. T-vQUGLAB COUNCIL. NO. 21 . JR. O.U.A.M -L-' meets every Wednesday evening- at 3 o'clock In the Old Manonic HalL Vliitin brothers are cordially invited to attend. C. B. Ca0, Gto. W. Paaar, Councilor. Recording Secretary. LAUREL LODGE, A. 7. & A. M., REGDLAR meetings the 2d and 4th Wednesdays Is each month. J. B. Cawz.tiLD, W. M. C. W. KiaK, Bec'y. pHILETARIAN LODGE, NO. 8, I. O. O. 7, -l meeta Saturday CTenlng of each week at their hall In Odd Fellow Temple at Roaeburg. Members of he order In good standing are turn ed to attend. E. McBROOil N. G. F. G. Jllcelll ec'y. UNION ENCAMPMENT, NO. 9, MEET3 AT Odd Fellows hall on second and fourth Fridays oi . each month. Yisltlng brethren are Invited to attesd. F. G. MICELLI, C. P. JOS. MICELLI, Scribe. R OSEBUBG LODGE, NO. It, A. O. V. W. meeta the second and fourth Mondays ot esch month at720 p. m. at Odd Fellows halL. Members of the order la good standing are In cited to attend. DENO POST, NO. 23, G. A. E., MZITB TBI first and third Thnrsdayi of each month. WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS NO. 10, MEETS flats and third Thursdays is each month. OARMir ' AlUASCI-Regular QuarterlT MeeUnirs will be held at Grange : II an. Roseburg, the first Friday in December, March nd June, and the third Friday In September. p OSEBURG CHAPTER. NO. 8.O.E. S..MXXTS the second and fourth ThnrsdaTi of eaeh mmth. ALICE EHEfilDAK, W. M. p OSEBURG DIVISION NO 478. B. OF L. 2L. meeta every aeoond and fourth Sunday. D OSEBUBG R. D. LODGE, NO. 41, L O ,0. 5 meets on Tuesday eTenlnr of each week at the Odd Fellows halL Vhdting sisters and crethrcn are inrited to attend. . MARTHA PARRY, N. G. EL A HENDRICKS, R. Sec. A LP HA LODGE, NO. 47, K. OF P.. MXXT8 ereiy Wednesday evening at Odd Fellows HalL Visiting KcignU In good standing oor llally invited to attend. R. M. CON1CLTXG, a C. I. B. RIDDLE. K.B.S. LINE OF MILE worn. BELL