) X. r rj ■ r . ■ 4 t v ■; ■ * l,,; . (• : A 'M? * J 1 *“ \ /'•b ’ «.X ‘ ** : »' • ■ / 1 - Ji .. Í1 E £ •- - - ■ -, ■ T-' • * ■ >' * r-' ' 4 '<r' ■ r i Í • , ■: ! ’ D : : .. . • » • < , - ■ ■ 1- ■»* F-u r..<- _■ , • *1 - -- ■ ■ 1 '• J t • j r-r • »... ■ ♦ f r 1 * !■ 1 V ? ■■ ■ : '• ; : t » F ■ I " ■* ’ d 4 < ' ! • • *t : ! || Í ‘ ■ ' 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 ' • One Copy, One Yeux, • One Copy, Six Months, • 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. », . ' 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. > The a farmer who raises one thousand TO TT 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. re,. • ' — the major portion of the farmers be orney <it ?. JL îiav 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. \ *■ * * - “ 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 i 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. ' 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. •’ , 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. . • cents were offered, men would buy 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. . • 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. * ' ' <. j. ■ the complete extermination of the squirrel family. That these steps properly followed up would-bring W .patedl I have, the benefits de- overbalance t' ha cannot questio: >nF that demands ouf K‘- ■ T consideration; we iai while' wc are e ; county, State, es, we are getting '. Our land titles y; ' ■ ■ if I 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- ,Y AND LOVINO L. ... . |y |f the passen- ■btrect car, bound Ji o’clock Thurs- ¿(jqd the knatter, im •» Jam. . fiuue; there can be 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! W J E » - ■ — K C t 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 W tied atthc be truthfr -1? ■ le X» : ; ' < « ! • ! i A \ r - ■ - * J 4 J i" 1 • * ; • * V ’.f > • ** ■ t j • V . JANUA11Y • ' r'• Í 1 * ■ ? COMMUNICATION, * ' - Í • -k ~~ • • Ç • ' fc’ J I • ■ ■ 1 ; .• * i X. ■ v i u ■ • K . ti, ! ♦ • EGON • .. 'S' K • ; Ï -, 1 • ' VOL. 8 i 1 • », "I ' f ■ 1 1 ■ 1 ■ ■ • ■ r - -*■ • ■ -J ‘ -• i’ If Í ■ ’ ' ' * ; J ' ’ /• ■ • . ■ ■ ’ • \ < r' . \ * * 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: ; ■ call again. Ono of the streets near Soho Square - --------------- , — 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 __ all “ 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: ■ P ■ j* ' his bon mots before the host discov- “Is there any one; hear-r-r-e~ ered the “mistake.” Affecting not to who attends to busiu^ss?” \ observe the visible embarrassment of r. ■ 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 istic and national che J ^fullness, be ed thtqgreuter part of the company t . 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 “d-” . I ,■ “Jones!” repeatod the self-styled 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 The eminent 1 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.” x guineas ($525) cac ; I ' • , » ■ « -------- 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 X 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,