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L afayette , Jan. 14, 1874.
Possibly there is nothing connected
with the
• *■ financial interests of the -
farmer that attracts his attention so
quick, or appials to his sensitiveness care
quite so forcibly as an increase in shou
taxation. While we ore ready and
he United
willing to pay a certain amount of
diing in r<
taxes, we are very tender about our
taxes assuming proportions beyond
wha^^^j^^uv^^jjjbeeii accus-
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
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One Copy, One Yeux,
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One Copy, Six Months,
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One Copy, Three Months*
RATES of ADVERTISING
From 16 to 21 mills on the dollar is
enough, then why do we pay more?
surely . I am not prepared to say why
we do so, but l am well, satisfied thiat
we are annually paying from 40 to
45 mills on the dollar as taxes. For
Business notice^ in the Local Columns, 25 instance: we pay State, county, school
cents per line, each insertion.
and poll taxes, amounting in the ag
For legal and transient advertisements $2.-
M par square of 11 linoq. for the first inser gregate to from 16 to 21 mills annu
tion. and 11.00 per square tor each subsequent ally. In addition to this we pay
waerUon.
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to be Paid for up- squirrel taxes amounting to at least
on miking Proof bg tfa Publi*i>*r.
25 mills on the dollar annually.
^q^Peraenal Ad»*. 5® Ct*. * Line.
Farmers do you believe it? Canvass
Subctipliom SenVlast, $2 GO a Year.
your own vicinity and see for your
BUSINESS CARDS.
self.
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The a farmer who raises one thousand
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dollars worth of grain and loses no
tines, a. bali ..
more than twenty-five dollars of that
BAL.!. <fc STOTT, >
(paid to squirrels as taxes) may well
/attorneys at Law,
consider himself fortunate in that di
III First fttrset.Opposite Occidental Hotel. rection. I have known cases where:
more than double this proportion was
PO í ÍTLANÍ», OREGON. •
lost, and doubtless some localities oc
casionally incur the loss of fully one
half the entire crops; the loss among
W., M. RAMSEY.
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the major portion of the farmers be
orney
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ing much under thi^figurc. In forming
a sum total in the premises, I feel that
LAFAYETTE, OREGON.
I am placing the estimate low enough
Offi e in the Cxvurt Hons«,
in all reason when I say that we. lose
25 mills onthe dollar ujkiu all the-
P. c. SUIA í IV a N.
grain raised throughout the length;
Attorney
at
Law, and breadth of the State; understand*
me, I mean that we pay to the squir-
Balins, Oregon.
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rels $25 upon every ¡$1,000 worth of
ILL l’R \CTICE TN THE COURTS
of Yaiuliill, Polk and other counties grain that our firms produce. It is
in HretfttiL.
‘-'Oly
this branch of taxation that I propose
to cut off. We should not pay it, and
need not pay it if wc take steps in the
right direction. If we must pay 45
mills as tai^s each year, I propose
that through our legislature we bring
about the extermination of the squir-
Office in the Court House
.rels, and with the money so savecupuf
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in operation free schools in eycry
LAFAYETTE BUSINESS' DIRECTORY school district in the State. This can
be done, and the funds so introduced
-W71ERGU8ON A BIRD. corher of Jefferson into our treasury would be amply
JU and Main ; dealers in produce and gen
sufficient to provide each and every
oral merchandise,
,
school district in the Sta-tc an unceas-
TTT'ELTY A SIMPSON, north side Main
JMk street; dealers in drugs,, confection ing free school.
eries and family supplies.
When we come to consider the fact
AS. McCAlN, attorney; office on south that squirrels do not inhabit thb
aide Main street.
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mountains, but on the other hand in-
M. RAMSEY. County Judge and * habit the valleys exclusively—the
• attorney at law,—office in the
Court House. •’
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I ,, greater proportion of them “staying
with us” on and about our farms,
OHN BIRD, weetside Jefferson street
de Her in* stoves, end tinware.
get' ing into traps whenever we set
them—we are already favorably im
C. BRADSHAW, attorney at law.
pressed with the idea of exterminar
ST. JOSEPH BÜSÎN8SS DIRECTORY tion. Listen to what one of our enter
prising county officials has to say
about it. He believes that the Leg
ELTY A SIMPSON, cor. 4th and Elm ;
dealers in groceries, glassware, Queens islature should pass a law creating a
ware and patent medicines / •
premium or reward for squirrel scalps
ILLI ARD SALOON, Powers & SteWart, of ten cents per scalp, for the first
proprietors. Best wines, liquors, Ac. year, and twenty cents per scalp for
H~ OTEL, J. H. Olds, proprietor; cor the next year, and if necessary an in
of 4th and Depot streets. New house
crease for the third year. That gen
good accommodations.
tleman believes, that should thei Leg
islature take action in the matter,
DAYTON BUSINESS DIRECTORY
that offering these figures as a reward
would not only ■ be indispensab^ 5 to
C, CALL, MANUFACTURER
• Saddles and Harness. Ail work,
the good effects of the law, but r that
ranted. Orders left with J. W. Callen
to" offer a less sum as a reward, would
receive prompt attention.
quite defeat the intention of the law
^HRIS. TAYLORjdealer in general
chandise. Odd Fellows budding,
so passed. For says he: “if ten
cheap cash store.
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Dressed
K. POWELL, Saw Mill. --
fifty or one hundred squirrel traps»
• lumber of all kinds, doors and win
and with them would canvass the
dow frames.
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county, catching thousands upon.
OWARD A STEWART, blacksmiths,
Wagons, hacks and buggies ironed. thousands of this disgusting pest.”
Gunsmithing and general job work done-
The business would pay, and farm
lr EADBETTER <t RILEY ; pictures of all ers’ boy8, farmers—to a certain ex
B a descriptions always oh hand and fruines
tent—in fact, everybody would ‘¿take
of all descriptions made to order. ____
a hand.” Then as a result of the
AR KER & CO., Ferry street; dry
goods, groceries and general merchan first year’s operations, the squirrels
dise. Dayton flouring mills,_____ _
would be a scarce article, and in or
BEST, livery stable Ferry street ; bug- der to bring about their utter \ exter
• gies and horses to let at all times, at mination an increased reward should
reasonable rates._________
be offered for the second year. This
SNELL
CO., Ferry street; dealers in
general merchandise. The NEW cheap course, he thinks, would result in
cash store.
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the complete extermination of the
squirrel family. That these steps
properly followed up would-bring
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.patedl I have,
the benefits de-
overbalance t' ha
cannot questio: >nF
that demands
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consideration; we
iai while' wc are
e ; county, State,
es, we are getting
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citizens are -pro-
jbsylums, State
; ¿Ificers are con-
In short, we
Liling about pay
pci pay the squir-
it:
t|»MiPnor anything
if;wing become ac-
^rifi and bear it.”
Ü3 A. P binqik .
1TRÀNQE ADVEN-
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■btrect car, bound
Ji o’clock Thurs-
¿(jqd the knatter,
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ittt, No felldw,
yhp stepped upon
{tlje car in which
fb; the Courtland-
Lt the evening in
te withstood the
At what he did.
V, endeavoring to
,ty •' book by the
ifcnp above, when
Jred. • She raised
jL-from the vol-
re gentleman could
lifted herself for-
lnjs extended, and
Iftjn, shouting, Oh!
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parted|in search of h$r mother, whom
our. h(|ro inwadliy washed in Texas.
Fortunately, h(jwevf^, she was not at
home, £nd he ¡was permitted an hour’s
ho lady’s rela
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NO. 47.
16, 1874.
Stratagem for a Dinner.
the gentleman left the house it was
with great joy depicted upon his
The following characteristic anec
countenance, inaspiuc^i as the wicked dote of Theodore Hook is given in
feminine had giyep hi? some encour- Barham’s life of that extraordinary
agement at least, by i; iting him to man:
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Ono of the streets near Soho Square
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Dignified Man und a Postoffice either Dean street or Frith street,
was the scene of action. Hook was
Clerk.
lounging up one of those streets in
The human heart: i in
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“ its ex- company with Terry, the actor, when
pansive, linfitless capacity for en- they saw through the kitchen win
joyipcnt, takes greater pleasure in dow prajjfcr^tions for a handsoma^in-
nothing more than witnessing .a ner. J
“>What a feast!” said Terry. ‘‘Jolly
nortly, soleton-visag'ed man, the
dogs! I should like to make oh 3 of
embodiment j of natural dignity, them.”
importance in cloth
administer
“I’ll take any bet,” returned Hook
a scathing rebuke to|$ome “smart” “that I do. Call for me here at t^h.
petty official’. This inorning just o’clock and you’ll find that I shall Be
such a personification of innate able give a tolerable account of the
worthy gentlenihn’s champagne and
dignity loomed upjatthe stamp
venison.”
window of the p|stoflicc, %and
So saying, he marched up the steps
glared in gloomy an(| majestic dis —-gave an authoritative rap with the
pleasure at the busy (jerk register burnished knocker, and was quiickly
ing a letter before li sprang to lost to the sight of his astonished
the window and ask|d the stately companion. As a matter of ‘“Course,
customer what he wished. The he was immediately ushered by the
servant as an unexpected guest, into
great-man did not aifewcr for sev- dhe drawing-room, where a large par
ei^il;moments. He sized steadily ty had already assembled. h?he apart
and impressively over the clerk’s ment being well nigh full, no notice
head, and then asded, in ponderous was at first taken of his intrusion,and
half a dozen people were laughing at
tones:
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“Is there any one; hear-r-r-e~ ered the “mistake.” Affecting not to
who attends to busiu^ss?” \
observe the visible embarrassment
of
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The embarrassed dlerk blushed, the latter, and ■ ingeniously
avoiding
faltered for a momen > tli en recov- the opportunity for an explanation.
ering himself, said wi th character« Hook rattled on until he had attract
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and national
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in a circle near him, and some con
coming an official of lie Republic:
siderable time elapsed ère the old
“I will see, sin” J
gentleman was able to catch the at
And he disappear^
tention of the agreeable stranger.
into the other depari
“I beg your pardon,” he said, con
ed\a carrier with an|
triving at last to get in a word; “but
your name, sir—I did not quite catch
undruji, and heard Ji
it - servants are so abominably incor
in the mailing roon
rect, and I am reàlly at a loss—”
“Don’t apologize, I beg.” gracious
ly replied Theodore. “Smith—my
Idition to my name is Smith—and as you justly ob
the letter de serve, servants are always making
mailing room, some stupid blunder or another.—
route agents, I remember a remarkable instance,
etc.” ,
n in,,;»™ if
“But really my clear sir,” contin-
ued the host at the termination of
the story illustrative of ¡stupidity in
servants
think the mistake on
the present occasion does not origin-
ate in the sou; ce you allude to; I cer-
taiuly did not expect the pleasure of
Mr. Smith’s con/pany at dinner to
day.”
iliiud him fidg.
“No, I dare say not; you said four
’finally the in your note T know, and it L j now, I
deep solemni- see, a quarter ijiast five- -you are a lit
tle fast, by thp way; but .the fact is I
have been <i letained^ in ’ the city,
and I was abd ut to Explain when—”
“Pray, exclaimed the other as
soon as he cou,ld stay the volubility
of his guest, ‘‘whom, may I ask, do
you suppose you are addressing?”
“Whom? Why, Mr. Thompson, of
bourse—old friend of my father; I
haveTnot the pleasure, indeed, of be
ing personally known to you, but hav
ing received your ind invitation on
my arrival from Liverpool—Frith
street, four o’clocl
come in boots—yoi
you at your word.
I have kept you waiting.”
“No, no, nqt at all. But permit
me to observe, my dear air, 'my name
is not exactly Thompson—it is Jones
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pmith, in admirably assumed conster
nation: “Jones! Why, surely I can
not have—yeSj I mui/t—"good heaven!
I see it all. My dear sir, what an
unfortunate blunder—wronghouse--
what must you think of such an in
trusion? Iam really at a loss for
Peoria words in which to apologize. You
will permit me to retire at present,
and to-morrow—”
“pray don’t think of retiring,” ex
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claimed the hospitable old gentieman;
James Pige and
“your friend’* table mast have been
daily visH Baron
cleared long ago, if as you say, 4 was
child, who is sei
the hour named; and I am only too
country seat, ah
happy to be able to offer you u seat ut
mine.”
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Hook, of course, could not think of
such a thing—could neft think of tres
passing upon the kiuduessbof a per«
feet stranger; if too late for Thomp
son, there were plenty of chop-houses
at band. The unfortunate part of
the business was he had made an ap
pointment with a gentleman to call
for him at 10 o’clock. The good na-
tured Jones, however, positively re
fused to allow bo entertaining; 'a vis
itor to depart dinnerless; Mrs. Jones
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cornice, leaned over and tapped
the bedroom window with the nail.
Mrs. Merriweather, meanwhile,
was not asleep, but as she follow
ed him up, shut the trap,door in
the loft, and went back to bed.
Merriweather concluded to give it
up and turn ip, but, to his dismay,
the trdp wouldn’t open. To make
matters worse) a policefnan watch
ing him, felt certain lie was a bur
glar, and began to, practice at him
with his revolver. The manner in
which that old man dodged about
those'.ch imuey s, clad in that simple
robe of white, would have done
credit to a performer on the flying
trapeze. At .last iie came to his
trap door, and findiug that it had
been opened, he went down. On
entering his bedroom, be saw a
man turning down the gas. As
soon as he shouted “thieves!” the
man also shouted, ahd the woman
in the room gave a wild and awful
yell. Then the man turned up the
gas and seized a pistol* and as
Merriweather dashed down stairs
lie* perceived that he had got into
the wrong house. As he flew to
the parlor and hid under the sofa,
the other man woke the whole
neighborhood with a rattle, and in
ten minutes six policeman came in
and after a search dragged Merri
weather out and marched him to
the station house. When he came
out in the morning be walked home
in a pair of the turnkey’s pants and
began to eat his breakfast without
asking a blessing; and when Mrs.
Merriweather inquired if his ¡nat
tered i ejaculations, “Fool!” and
“Idiot!” referred to- her, he said
she might wear them if they fitted
her. He will not play any' fresh
practical jokes on Mrs. Merri
weather soon again.— Ex,