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THE PLAINDEALER rublibl Monday an.l Tlniraila j. IIT Tn ri.MXt'KAl.KH riBI.IsniNCI CO. TRAHOftl . BKNJAMIN Kilitnr. .. Manager. : V. Nuttarrlpllon On Var, - fit Month Thre Monlha linlm. .11 ,M .. i .UNCAIiY Hi, 18r.li. AKASKA. tn Hie debate in conres." oer the an nnatioti o( t Ito I'liilippinoa, rcfi roi -re ia frniiifntly wa.lo lo tl purchase of Alaeka, and ainre llio Into war AUpUa i attrarting the allontion of t!.e aor.d, aa never before, f honed the territory has Iwn a source of nrolit to us l"r many year. When .-rotary reward" nr chawd Alafka, a univeraal protsst went up from tho iiewppapcrs and public mpii til (lie n it ion. It was i.il that AUrka was a barren waMe of ioe an snow, wholly worthies in a monetary point of view, and it was imply throw ins money away to bny it. Tho time thing has born paid of every other r.c otiisitioD of tcrritiry we have made, r.o- (ably of Louisiana, out of which four tceu states and two territories hare been carved. There is a little unwritten his tory in con uoclivu with the purchase of Alaska, which is always interesting to ttudentg of history. Dining tbe civil war ItuKsia ayropathixed with llie north and promised assistance ir.cace of ioterferem by foreign cations. If i: had not been for tl.e attitude cf Russia, there is little doubt that both KoglnnJ and Faance would have acknowledged the independ ence of the southern states, and assisted them with their armies. A Russian fleet of euo boats patroled the Atlantic coast of tbe I'ni'ed States, ready for act ion, and the attitude of their powerful neighbor kept England and Fracce (juit. When the war was over, Secre tary Reward felt that soma recompense was due to Russia fur the expense she had bten to in loaning to usher gun boats, but it could not be paid out of the tieasnry. beraisse it had cot been auth orized by .congress, o Seward bought Alaska and considered the purchase money as a recompense .for the use of tbe Russian navy during the war though overtures lia.l been made for i;s purchase before. It hai been a vision ary dream of the p6t, to nnite Europe and America I v rail, and that dream will doubtless sotoe tiay be rea!iz?J The Siberian railroad will be finished within three or four years, and recettly there has been talk of building a rail road from Oregon to Alaska, and it would require only a bridge across the Kchrin; straight, and a linn run down the coast to unite with tbe Siberian railroad at YlaJavcetock, near Corea, lo bring to pass that loug cherished dream The future American adventurer must find his way to Alaska and to the l'hilippiues. GOV. GEER'S MESSAGE. A number of tho legislators at Salem took offense at Governor tietr, claiming that he in his message encroached upen tbe constitutional rights aLd j rjrotativts of a co-ordinate branch of the state gov eminent. lLe constitution ot the state makes it the duty of the governor to ad vise tbe legislature in regard to what he considers necessary legislation. This, Governor Geer did in his usual plain, blunt way. Tho trouble is that he treads upon the corns of some of the leg islator! when he advises retrenchment and reform. The message ia full of gjod suggestions and advises reforms that the peo'la have long been demanding. Governor Geer is right, and the people will stand by him, even if they have to leave some of the offended legislators Lome the nest time. Againaldo has been blowing his silver whistle. The California mustered out. volunteers arc being lloUoa has gone to Manila, are no American g'uls tbere. There Eagan and Miles are inJulgicg in some spicy reminiscences of the tecent war. llohson says that the report that there rts micro bes in a kiss was utarteJ by an uld maid. Virginia has been called the mother of presidents, but Maine may wed be called (he mother of great statesmen. i be colons at balem should act on the governor's suggestion. Let the legitla live session be short and, well aa sweet as it is possible for a legislative session to be. The people will breathe a bigh of relief when tbey adjourn. Hou. IS, H. Holt, of Jackson county, nas been reappointed by Governor Geer, member ol the byard of trustees ot the Oregon Soldiers' home, to succeed J. IV Robertson and the nomination hai been confirmed by the senate. The appointuieat of Joseph Hoi'gfs t'hoate, as ambassador to Great Britian is very satisfactory to Americans gener ally and especially to the legal fraterni ty. Mr. Choate is recognized as one of tbe host lawyers In tho United Htates, aud it a worthy suc.essor to Lowell, Bayard and Huy. It is u custom with eur president to eanj our best talent to represent us at tho court of St. James. Dufui'a- bill to extend the priviliges ol the Koldiurs' Homo t) the wives and widowa of soldiors, while bearing ihe stamp ot jiwtioa, lacks inexpediency. J fa pasire won) J, for obvious reanons, involvt questions ol milieu confusion and annoyance, tbe public discussion of which would bs neither profitable nor edifying. To the old soldier who prefers to live Initially on his pension, with his wife, H e possibility of uch life is open ; to the soldier'" widow the Soldiers' Home could offer few attractions. Ore gonian. Governor Geer's recommendation as to the slate printing Is sound. "The taxpajera," he says, "have a perfect right to the advantage accruing from the improved methods ot printing" hatia, I.M ti tn-V'hinry, etn'i as it used jn ll Urg private establishments. The governor therefor j recommends that the state printer, at the end ot the pres (ut term, I e put on a salary, and that tho state meantime establish a "plant tor execution of the work. A very large sum of money could thus bo saved every year. Oregon ian. l'rof. CM. Jones, a teacher in S.f lem, lias boon arrest e J for severely punishing a buv. It is not claimed that tho punishment was uuJeservrJ, but ttiat it wa too severe. Our experience is that the boys in the publio schools, a great many of them at any rate, are not punished half as much as they deserve. Tarents too often allow their children to do as they please at home, an.l then ob ject because discipline is euforce I at St boot. If parent euforce strict obedi ence at home teacher will have but t tile trouble at school. Nelson Pingley, congressman from Maine, died in Washington, January 13, from pneumonia. Mr. Dioglev has been for years a republican leader in the house ot representative?, and is better known as the late chairman of the wavs and raeaus committee and the author of the liog!ey tariff bill. His life well il lustrates the possibilities of tho ambi tious American youth. Beginning life as a poor school teacher, be graduated at Waterville college, became lawyer, journalist, speaker of the house of rep re- rentatives, governor of Maine, and con gressman since 1SS1, At his death he was regarded as one c! the g-eatett of American statesmen. We call attention again to our editorial in tbe ri.MM kALti: of .Ian. 13, advising the organization of a local historical so ciety lor l-'ougias county. ucu a move would be ol great value, hietoricaliv, to the entire state. The following is from Governor Geer'a message to the legiela tare: "Last month there was o-ganued at I'ortiand a state historical society, duly incorporate J, whose object is to collect and preserve valuable historical information concerning the early settle' ment and later history of the state. Its iutenticn is to unite it) work with that of the University of Oregon, and since its me tubers hip will consist of hundreds uf the leading citizens of tbe state, w hose motives in the matter are wholly unself ish, the prosecution of its work should receive a reasonable assistance at your hanJa. This has teen done by other states with excellent effect. After holding on to tbe office of school suirintecdent for six months beyond the term for which he was elected, and knowing that the superintendent elect will eooq be borne with his legimetit frj-u Manila, Douglas Waito ha9 re signed and had hims?lf appointed by the county court to tiii the vacancy. This was d-jce, no doubt, to strengthen his al claim to the olli.-c which lie ha? no miro right to holJ, and there is codoubt that a majority of the county court gave him their promise t elect him to fill the vacancy, otherwise ' o would not Lave resigned. U ben it w.u itnown that Mr. Waite had resigned a petition was circulated and numerously signed, asking the county court to appoint Mr. John Ham hn to fill the position until his sons return. The petition was pre' senteu, but they refused to entertain lue proposition, it seems to us that no fair-minded man can commend the course taken by Mr. Waite in this mat ter. The people refueed to give him the office a second term, but he takes an un fair advantage of his opponent's patriot ism a patriotism that displays all tbe best qualiiles of American manhood, aid bangs on to the public teat, grunt ing ins satieiaction ana using every means in his power to make bis position secure till the end of the term. Neither can the action of the cuuty court be commended. For mere parti san reasons they have defeated the will of a majority of the voters of l'oug'aa county expressed by their ballots in the last election. They were elected to serve the people, not Mr. Wake's inter eats nor their own, and when the will of the people is expressed that should be their guide. How eay it i fur an official elected to serve the people, to eerve only bis own party, and his own political friends, eveu at tho expense of justice and thus dig his political grave. Commissioner Thompson voted against the appoint ment of Mr. Vait9. Governor Geer has said this about his message : "I should very much regret to en croach upon tbe rights ol a co-ordinate branch ot the state government, but I had just taken an oath to support the constitution of the state, which makes it uy duty to a J vino the legislature, as to what I think it ought to do. It a gov ernor cannot advise, it is difficult to un- rbtand what his messages are for. Nobody seems to deny that much money has been F.j'iandered iu the matter of cluk hire, but some people aeein to mink lite governor must not say any thing hbnut it, because it happens to be the legmlature that does it : yet, if money is going where no services are rendered (and no one seems to deny it in this cvti), llu iMvernor Is renins in Lis duty who refuses to advise at.a'n'. i , no mut ter who it hi . Ilia oath uiakea it his duty to call these matters to the atten tion ot tbe legislature, sud that Is w bat t tried to do In soma way that would be rteotlte. I 'advised' the 1-gislntnre In regard to a public waller, and with only tbe best Intentions toward that body." 'I knew In advance," he said, "that I was touching on a matter relating to tbe privileges of a co-ordinate branch of lbs government, and I feel no surprise that there are some who feel aggrieved. Hut the constitution makes It a duty of the governor, which canuot be shirked, lo make such suggestions to the legitlature as in his jndgoment will rnWrve the beat interests of the pooplo. Now, any proceeding on the part of tho legislature that involves the paying of money out of tho. sta'o treasury Is a matter that vitally alTocte taxpayers. When it cm be shown conclusively from the record, as I showed it yesterday, that there hai been a heedless expenditure cf public money in tbe matter cf tmncofwnry ilerk hire, It was just as much my duty to call at tention to the evil as it was to direct at- teuuou to tne inccoesiiy ol tvonomv in Other directions. I firmly believe that I w is entirely w ithin my rights and duty in protesting against this expenditure, in . . : . . . . . ... tjj i merest oi me taxpayers. L bless some member can j.istify this expendi ture, 1 shall ontin-19 to believe that 1 was right in what I sai.I about it, uti I I certainly do not feel hurt by any criti cism anybody1 may make with reference to my position." TIHE FOR EXPANSION. Pressure of Population Beginning to Tell In America. Sew York Journal. Fourteen years after the inauguration ot the firH r resident of the United States, the republic Ugan to expand. AVe took in Louisiana, much more tbau doubling our area. Sixteen years after Hist we annexed Florida, lu the meantime we had per fected our title to the Oregon country. Twenty-six years after the purchase cf Florida we annexed Texa.. Three year after that we added Cali fornia. Nevada, Utah, most of Now Mexico, Arizjua.and part cf Colorado. Five years later we bought the south ern parts of New Mexico and Ariz-ma. Four teeu yea rs thereafter we secured ! Alaska. And then we stopped. For ol years from 1$.T to 1S.S the United States ceased to expand. Then we timidly picked up the microscopic morsels cf Ha waii and Torto Rico, and stretched out a tentative hand over the Philippines. Was it not time? Never in our his tory has the march of American expan sion halted so long as it did between the annexation of Alaska aud that of Ha waii. Never before have we allowed other nations to gain such a start on us iu th; race. When Jefferson bought Louisiana the density of population in the old United States was between eeven and eight to tho E.mare mile. It could hardly be said that there was any pressing con gestion within our old ' boundaries, but Jefferson had an eye that could ceo into the future. Wheu we purchased Florida wo had between four and live inhabitants to the ejuare mile. When we unnexcd Texas the density of our population was uot iiuite teu. When wo took California it was about the same. When we effete I tho Gladden pur chase it was a little over eiht. When we bought Alaska it was ubuiit twelve. It is co in the neighborhood of I'D, including Alaska; and incluJiug Alas ka, most of whoee area is unavailable lor settlement, it is 20. tviaentiy the pressure ol population ia greater now than it was at any of our previous periods of national expansion If ws felt tbe need for more room than we feel it more intensely no--. Our population is denser at this time than in California, our remotest state, than it was in the old United States when we annexed Louisiana. Tbe time for a new expansion ia long past, and the growing pressure will not be believed by eit'ing on the safety valve. What I Know About Politics. Mb. Kuiiuii: The spirit aioveu uie and I must tell you what I know about politics, though what I l, t know- about politics would make a great many hooks. There are gentlemen in Douglaa county who know a great deal more about politics than I do. I know this is true because they have been successful in politics and I havrt not. If they hoald tell what they kgow about poli tics. I think there would bo some inter esting revelations. At a criminal trial in the Willamette Valley a number of years ago, one of the principal witnesses lor tho statu was put upon tho stand and asked to tell what he knew about Ihe cuss. Why," said he, "I don't think know much ot anything about it." "I say, I say, jour Honor, I say, eart the attorney for the defundunt. 1' u witness is incompetent. Jlefays Lo Joesn't know anything about it," and tbo witness was dismissed. 1 must proceed with my story or I tear 1 loo wi I be dismissed. I have never been accused of being a politician and 1 never had any desire to he one, but when I was a boy I had a great de sire to be a lawyer. My father used to say to me, "My eon do not be a lawyer, aid keep out of politics, fur a man can neither be a lawyer nor a politician and remain honest." To illustrate his poiut he told me the old story that you have probably heard, about the lawyer who died and was buried, and on the Mono above his hvad w aa cirvi d I din iiiMnpf. tou . "Ileio lie a law jet and no honest nun," One day a Jaik Tar camo that way and read the Inscription. Ita Kuiked at the single mound an.l then at Ihe Inscription, and scratched his head In a pulled manner. A paamr-by saw his perplexity and came to his aisiit anoe, asked him if be could give hiiu any Information. "Why" ld Jack, "read that, 'More lies a lawyer and an honest man' what worries me is why th.y butted tbrni two men in the same grv." "No," said my father, "a man cannot be boiu tt and at the same lime U a Itiwver or a politician. Politicians and lawyers are uot to he trusted." I found it true to my cost. At one time iu an ndj. ining county, I had an am bition to hoi I a certain olli I tried for the nomination twice More the county convention, the last lime with fair prospects of success. I saw and talked with every one ol the I .VI dele gates that formed tho convention, aud Soot them promised that they would suppoit wud vote fcr me. Wheu the vote ai polled and counted, it was an tiouncivt somewhat as follow s: lien Holler received CO and Mr. Klank t'o. Wheu I cure to, my friends otToied lo console mo by vaving that the politicians bad put up n job on me and thvu dufeat ed nn. Hut 1 tin of a lvreovvi ing diapcMliou so I tried it ngiin in two years, Ihia time with ln-tler prospects of su.-cees. All went well with me tiutil the day ot Ihe It title ot tho Ballots, but when the votes were counted I found that I was again defeated. 1 weut down under a land slido eouiewtut like that in tbe late Sute election. My friends raid some thing to mo about tho politicians, 1 don't remember what and I didn't care. "My frienuV that loug-sufferiug, hackneyed phiase, in pcriV,, is a do rusion and a snare, says, the politician, 'I am in Ihe bauds of my friend,' 'My friends insist upon using my name,' etc. A very convenient phrane it is too, out I kuow what it means now. I have come to the conclusion that third arc no dis- i.itoretited friei.drhips in politics. IT, i: if ab nit nil I krroA atwut oli ti.-i., nt least it ia all I shall con U. If to o i at llii tiin '. I Itelieve there is no man who mate a practice of currying t'.e 1 jug ca'o.l brute, politics, but wnl sooner ur later te kicked over an.l trocl- den uiiilcr T ot. I l ave long since ac ivptol my ftilier'i views on tho subject, tt'J I I think i o.i'.ii 3 H a good thing, to keep o'l! cf. i'.KN Hoi.thu Extracts From Governor Hcssage. tlcer 'Fortunately, aj it serins to me, theie N i. .j .Iciuind mid, therelore no neces sity for ai.y groat amount ol legislation, The condition ol the state does not re quirj it. No radical changes aro needed anywhere, ar.d during the pending sea eion I advise every legislator to be careful as to what public or private in- tereet ho undertakes to effect by l.is pro posed leidtation. The moot searching invedti.'aUoii wool I lind it tlithcult to recall a period during the past Gvuuty GveycaJi wheji there was so Unload versa cr i'ii i j:ii of existing conditions by the people or the prees, or when there was so little demand for any kind of new legislation. "I'erhap.i the greatest single abuse that has faatencd itself to the admiuis tr.itii.n of o.-r p!h'.: laws is the unreason abbs epcmo of conveying insane pa tieiits ai.'l irimiiiala to the slot.' capi tal. ThU service should be d'Hio by cm pi. yc4 of tho penitentiary or of tho aay him, b.th because it would coot lar less and v. tul I bo performed bv M-rsona w l.cso experience especially .pialities t'.cni i'.r it. ):; of tho worst features, hoevir, f.f the present system is the in humanity, not to say indecency, of re- quiring sheriff i to convey femalu pa tiei.ta to tho asylum, l'ublic morality revolts agririst this requirement a h ti: known that our supreme court, although, perhaps, working hard er than any other body of official in the state, in so far behind with its business that tho c.ji.fci it.itijiial guarantee that justice hl ull lo administered "without delay" has i een rendered practically in opr-r.itive. Several solutions of the di.'licf.ty have been offered, but none is so feaf-i'ole and direct aud without the a'caruLcu cf suhtertuge as the addi tion of two juilict'9 to tho number now corripoirng tho supremo court. "It is to be hoped that you will give tho I't'i; I : the minimum quautity of lejf-l ili-ri at this ticsNioii. I am dis- poHi-u to I'pean wiui some plainness on thU subject for the re anon that I have had a somewhat extended rvice in your ranks, and havo seon and full, and even been controlled by the tendency to be ovei industrious in the matter of new lcgialati on. It ia a mistaken idea to suppose, that to meet the approbation of your constituents you mun necessarily be coiiHpicuously active; Hometimes a man's activity results iu his own undo- iriL'. duo ol tho greatest dangem that confronts you, gentlemen, la the fact that you have 1 J days at your disposal in which to do less than 'M days' work. The state's prison Is not tho only place where an abundance of Idle timo Is a sure progenitor of mischief; it is seen in all walks of lifo. Allow uio to cay a word here about Ihe matter of clerk hire. My legiMhtive ex perience rejcl es back to the regular ses sion 13 yeais ago, and in the meantime I have seen the moH meager employ- meat of clerk Hire- Krow Into aa abaolula uyii, win-as loiinuuy ui me seeraa v ouuceribiuiiy ueiy 1110 opiiosuion oi campaign plwleB, pUtlorm douuncia- t,. -I..,,.. . .1 uoa and even (ho public wrath itaulr. The abimj ol thh nrivilfife liHadevuloned into a puljlic wronif, Hie continuance of 1 whir.'. 1 In ulisolutely without j'lstilica- tion, ant its abatement, not at some lu- tuio HCHiiion hut at this one, lovolves your reputation- uml mine for Hincerlly In the nrttlor r,f puMic promiiiiN lo Mm (ico- I'll! Ol I hl l'OII." Uncle Sam and Hilly Bryan. Unci Ham I hslleva In tinanalon, Doth tar and wlda, I'll enlarge my old manalou On every aide More room 1 want tor my kids, Doth great and small, For (hi old temple forbids Space (or Ihnn all. Hilly Hiyan I'm opposed to expansion, t am, I am, Hig enough is our mansion For you Uncle Sain ; For il you enlaiuo It, old boy , 'Twill, sure it will Give yuit more sorrow than joy- Thousands 'twill kill. Uncle Sam-Oli, lut, tut, Hilly Hryan, Why apeak you so? Your patron saint kept try in To make me grow. He uave ma very rich toed Louisiana Huch was Jefferson the good, Glory! llorannal Then thoie was your Jim my Folk, lie gave us Texas And that waa no idle joke, 'Though it did y. x us; Hut then we lived through it all, And as you know, Twaa the cause ot rlavory'a fall With feet to the foe. Hilly Hryau Ohl jet, but hold a min ute, Hear me, hear me, You've nothing good in it, As you must see ; lor the constitution pro Libits Any such thing, And our lo ks won t cou tribute To ret up any king. Mack has got hold ol tha rein, Vo you not see? And lie ia sparing no pain To rule you aud me. Washington, Jefluisoii, Polk, Would not do it, And if Mack does it no joke, And you'll rue it. Uncle Sam Oh fie, fiddlesticks Hilly. That is nonseuse, For I've threshed the dons silly, That was immense. And I cau thresh all F.urope u a combine, Aud then suup in ono suop. The rest o mankind. Now I'm the bom ol the sea As you must kuow, I'll save all humanity Where e'or I go. I'll go from the Occident, With Old Glory, It I'll plant in the Orient, To tell the story That I've broken the chains 01 s'avery, And show lo all earth that braina, And bravery Can, by the press aud the school ; Do you not see, Tbe whole world I cau lule For all humanity 7 Summons. TS THK llltCt IT (ulKTUK lilt Hi A lli A nf Urftmi, tur lHiualM cutililT. Bmaa fciullh. l'lnlutlil. A. J BMiilrr, W. . Blil.lt-y, I Mamarct L. ltobcrl", an.l J. I.. I KoU.rt, her liimbanil. O. i. I JkCamljU II.VlulaflolH', an.l Suit ill K nilly H. hunir, Ii.t liuilMiid, r.Un i to lur. tu xinltli, auJ t;. A. p-intm. h r a Morgan.', huaburjil. Ada MuCainilH.'ll. ' .lami'a Arthur Met amplKill, William Mcl'aini.txMl, Huy Mi'C'amptM'll, and H.K. A'lamt the a.iinliilntrati.r ol lhi c talr of Ha. H. McCami.tH'll, ucccanrd, Deiennauia. To O. (;. McCaiuplU an.l Jnm. a Arthur Mo Caini.tx'il ; ininename inir oiaicni on cn j ou aro norcijy r"i u lr i 10 aMar aim iicr mc com- plaint filed imaliiKt you In the nhove cmul.-.l milt in or U lorr tht- tint nay of the nnl r.K'i tar term ol the alxivc nlitlid imirt. towlt: On rr bt lora Mondur, March 2K Ih-ki bii1 If you fall lokpiaror an"ei pluiritlira c.m- r.laint agamat you, an afon i.al.1, miIIiiii aij time, fur want thereof, rialrililt will apply lu inc court lor mi; loin i ni-maini'-.i inni rcoin- plaint 11 follow, tow II: Kor I ho forecl.wurt' nf a certain niorlKane neeun-il by thn nald rh- fea.laiitH. A. J. Mhlpl. y mill w. w. Hhlil. y, In lavoror piuiiiliir, on in.' mi nay 01 uetorer, Ik'jO. lo aveure the payment of a certain prom- lonory note for the mini of IJX), llh liiiereKt thereon at tho raipof lu per n nt per annum from aald date, upon whli h there la now due the mm of irUi.'M. with Inlereat from October II, In'jx, ald inorlnaRO eon vej Ihk to naidplaiu litt for that puriHu the follow 1 1 lie doacrlbvil real proix-rty, lo wll Lot lu lu tllirik I, In I pUrHNU Hlnilriun.a addlllon to loncalla. In UouuIhh County, Mtato uf Oregon. AlMifora Ju.lKuieut ror iu; NUin 01 fi.'i, wnieu piaiuiiu nan neen iM'lled to puy for laxea ana. fiiorlKaned oreniiw.. lor aueli the court hall a.liudio reaa iimblo for i.liiln- tiira ctMta and .liabiiraeuieuta herein arid for m:h other lell. f a la prayed for In anld coin Plaint and a the court may adjudae meet uud eouiiabie. Tlila aummoii" la piilillnhfd by order of lion. J. W. Hamilton, judge of aald Court, which nul.l oruiii ii natua uco. , ivn. r. W. 11KNSON, J 1017 Attorn. y for I'lulutlll'. Of), How liiankfiil mm was Madden nu and Hnnn Had Boon Abandoned - Wonder ful Results of Purifying tho Blood. A very cir pain tamo In mv left knee, wliii Ii jfi-ny wuiho onU Worao, and uiiaiiy a aorc l.:oko out abovo tlio kneo. a aiHcuarfvud a unut diol and tlio imlu a ...... irum rny miirii down tviis inaddciiiiiL'. Lrgo, hard, IMirrilo mjoU appeared on mv leg. I suffered In thl, way (or yearn. ami gavo upuii noiieof ever htliitf cured Mvn'Ir.ll'Kivna.liiii. ..I 1. . L.' ,y H.-Z aavlaed me to trv t. I boion ruL I ir ana licn I had li ned 0 few dottle I found relief from my nufferliiff. Oh, ... a uow luunKiiii j am for thi relief t X am troiit;r than I have ever heen In my life. 1,1 th" ,lKt ' ,lfc'lui l'vc a (rout lppellle and uni a uew dihii altogether I. I MOOHH, JJahon Falla, Maine. Hood's sp0 jllllll- iM'Hf ill f;uf ih.'Oo" Till.' II' "h I'd, i'. iOOd's Pills nruull liver W Ci-lllH. One tny lust wook a bono llmpnl Into Koseburg altornry'a otllee ami slated that he had a eaus for damag.t suit against Ihu railroad, tie (aid while he was itonllng a il.ht mi the break brum it the north bound train, I." waa discov ered by tho trainmen nnd compelled to (brow on wood lo pay his fare A large tick ot wood i Menially tell an.l strik ing him on his great le, peeled the bark off of Hint unfortunate tu.iinber, To add inaull to Iniury they aked him lor a dollar, and when it waa not forth coining they gently set him i IT at the next elation, lie ccitalnlv might in re cover dauinti. a from tho c.iinpauv, but the attorney ia kept po bury with hi l.irg.i nod if iiumeiatlvii practice that ho could not take the euae, Mr, Holm la probably t till looking fur an honest lawyer who ia not bought up by the railroad company, Let's talk about bicycles A little early perhaps, but now is the time to Kct the good points ami decide what wheel lo buy. We I III if 1 Crescent Ucvcl dear, Chainlcss. $60. Crescent Chain h rioJcl., $j5. Crescent j and 6, Sis. Call and Uxamln. , '! Sample-. 19 A. C. MARSTERS & CO. 8 THE NEW YORK BOTH One Year for $1.75. cl n-Hirt, able e-litoriaU, Int. r.-.lmg .h.,rl ilorlr.. trakJ fiutilun articli. Imuioroin hiUiit, aul ol CM'rjf Inuilly. IH PL1INDEALER liv.'. ymi all tin cl"v l.iurli 'Mil. llio i:iaa'. Old Santa Glaus has left with us one of the largest stocks of holi day goods ever before seen in this city. Toys, candy and nuts, rocking horse:;, dolls, drums, steam trains for boys. Valuable presents will be TOYS given away to the boys and to the girls, also the men aud women here ou Christmas Kve. Come one, come all, both great and small, and give us a call, aud sec our presents, and see things all, at ...Denn's Variety Store... it The Uniform c vialily of the work nianship in our clothing is one of its strong points. Kach garment is as carefully cut aud tailored throughout as though made to order. See our new Kali Suits. JOSEPHSON'S. Wry giave I'harg.M ni'. mad" agitlti Kr Hoi rntai v ol Hiata Klut ald, II tasy are trua, ha la unwmihv to bold anr of fice ot put. Hit trust, and lhie wera ood reaaona, naldii fiuiu the tact thai his home la In tttigtuiP, (or lib. Ira Ing his nomination as logon! i f ibo Hta'a Uoh vanity. If they ra nut tin, b.t ahonU demand an lnvenilgit.m, an, I ret him self right he lore the people. 1'realdoiit MeUlnUy'a eipuimlou views are Iu touch whh (ho iN.pnUr pulse, Where tho sUr mi I N'rlH.H have onca waved lt tin in llv loievcr. Our new territories In a lew years will ho a source of groat loveuuo to tbe untloii, and the bts'slnga of Fitedom will nhuxpr pros perity over (lie Philippine, Ciiha and I'orlu Klco Folk County Obaenar. All our u.'odn aro now and ol llio latest styles, No i-h'ipwuni go'i.l ui hand al lha IIom More, have the agency for The Crescent 8 9 and eau lcvoiuintiul it us a strictly high grade bicycle in the true sense of the word, and bet ter still, TH1C PRICK IS U 101 IT. See what we have for 1899: WEEKLY TRIBUNE THH OR 15 AT NATIONAL TAMILV NFiVSPAPER HI FARMERS "VILLAGERS. Diul nur fttMirile home rr, liai au Agih ulinml Iiipiiun.ul ..111.' i(tl tul nit ill. all luiKirlnl i.rxi if ,. Nilnn and Wurl.l, r,un.r. l,niiic u i rllabl uiark- k I. utlfn I imi liauUil Itilonnatl.'ii, Ulna II Imlnaln o aii'l rnu rlalnlin l.i r: ti i meoibaf - Uh uI tu n t, ! 1 1 1 al aii'l t.inl, kff) TVi in jimr iiIk li iri m l liUml. nn Hit lata in in Send all subscriptions to the THK PLAINDl-ALI-R, Roscbur, Ore. MENS Shoes That flake Friend3 arc the only kind we wish to sell. They are the only kind we do sell, and with each pair we sell we make a new friend. They are not only stylish but good clear through. See our Shoe line.