THE
ASHLAND
FRIDAY
TIDINGS
FEBRUARY 2S, 1979
TRCVBLE IN ALASKA.
The advantages resulting to the
United States from the purchase
of the territory of Alaska are of too
recondite a nature to be appreci
ated by the common mind. To
the average citizen it would seem
that the nation would have been
the gainer had the old iron with
which Alaska was bought been
sunk to the bottom of the sea, and
the glory of the dominion of Alaska
been left to the Czar, or some other
potentate with a similar greed for
territory. When the U. S. troops
were recalled from Alaska, a short
time since, the people who had
ventured into that questionable
paradise under the expectation of
protection by the presence of a
garrison of soldiers remonstrated
against being left to the mercy of
the savages, who were known to
be treacherous and only peaceable
through fear of the troops. The
ship California brought the
steamship
news to Victoria, B. C., on the
14th that the people of Sitka were
fearing a general massacre, and a
petition from the imperiled people
to Her Majesty’s Government for
assistance was presented to the
authorities by the captain of the
steamship. The petition is a keen
rebuke to the government that
permits its citizens to be exposed
to such dangers in a land ostensi
bly under the protection of the
American flag. Following is the
petition:
We, the eitiz*D* of Silks, Alaska,aro
do * threatened with massacre by the
Indiana of thia place. We have made
application to oar Government for pro
tection and aid, and thus fur it Las
taken no notice of onr »npplica!ion.
We have now again begged protection,
which we hope will bo ex’ended, but
the intricato forms of hw tLrougn
which onr petition must drag its way
will cause a delay uh ch may resu't in
onr entire demolition before the arrival
of the necessary succor; wherefore, we
do beg and pray that your will at once
send to onr assistance. Wo beg yon
will lay aside all forms of etiquette be
tween the governments,- that yon will
take the sido of an oppiessed and
threatened people; that you will lei
sympathy and charity dictate your de
vision—for before the required a d from
onr government can be bad we may be
past assistance. Our nnproti cted po
sition is well known. Our appeal to
you is from man to man. We ask help
from you in the cause of humanity.
Poverty prevents the greater number of
qs from fleeing from our homes and
little possessions; and, great« r fur. the
lives of our wives aod children are in
jeopardy.
StndTV Yonr Markets
The loud complaints that have
been caused by irregularities are
poor assurance that a sendee in
volving increased difficulties to the
contractor would be faithfully per
formed.
Mr. Colwell has informed us that
he h as been hampered by the act
ive interferance of enemies, and is
now better prepared to fulfill his
contract than he has been. We
shall be glad to give him credit
for a faithful performance of the
service in the future, but shall be
compelled to make known any de
linquencies that may occur.
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Judge Jeremiah Black, a Dem
ocrat, and one of Pennsylvania’s
most respected public men, is
quoted by a correspondent of The
Albany Journal as saying: “It
takes a strong man to carry the
great State of New York in the
hollow of his hand. There are
points in which Senator Conkling
is an abler man than any of the
great triumvirate—Clay, Calhoun,
Webster; and certain of his
speeches equal their best efforts, if
they do not surpass them. States
manship is a broader and a more
intricate thing now than in the
earlier days of the Republic; and
the leadin’; men of to-dav do not
suffer by comparison with their
elders. There is Blaine—his mag
netic manner is as wonderful as
Henry Clay’s; and I think him as
great a man. Blaine is rich in
the finer traits of character that
mark the highest individuals of a
race.”
J. M. McCall.
"wARRIAGE MANUFACTORY.-
[American Agt*fai“ibrti:’—
The question of enccees or failure
with most farmers, depends upon their
knowledge of the markets. Many an
industrious and skillful farmer fails
just at this point. They know how to
cultivate crops, but are pour salesmen.
They keep in the lieateu track, and
never vary the relative proportions of
meadow, pasture and tillage, seldom
try a new crop, or seek to improve their
breeds of cattle, swine or poultry.
They do not read much, and seem ti«»t
to bj aware that farming, like other
pursniU, is in a transition state, aud
that they must meet new demands or
fail in business The change is so great
from the age of homespun, which
closed fl ty years a«o. to the present
time, that onr younger readers can
hardly appreciate it. Then, almost ev
erything consumed in a farmer's family
in ibe northern states wa< prod need on
his own farm, or manofaotorefl ander
his own roof. Nearly ail the table snp-
plies, except sngar, molaa-tes, tea and
coffee were of hi* own raising. The
hons-w'fe spun and wove not onlv all
her table linen but. all the clothing for
her liouechold. She made the cotton
»nd 1o< wick* and dipped them io tai
low. for the lights in the dwelling.
Traveling »hoemakers made the annnnl
*npply of boots and »hoe*. The trade
which a farmer had with the nntaide
w«-rM was of a verv limited character
AH this is changed now. No cloth is
made in the home.
The spinning
wheel an«l loom have long nnre gone
into kindling wood snd only the small
linen wheel and distaff i* preserved nc-
caseiona'ly a* a memento of the thrifty
habits of onr g rami mot hers.
The
farmer ha* become a purchaser; buys
all that he wears, hnvs much that lie
eai*. burs oftentimes hia fuel and
bahts. To meet, theeo new demnuda.
he has nccassion to study the markets,
tn find out what people want in ix-
cliange for the things he tunet pur
chase.
E’necially does the eastern
farmer need to study the home mar
kets. Tillers of the low priced lands
of the new states, bv aid of tr.*D«porta-
Says the New York Tribune: tinn. are able to compete with him in
A new species of Congressional whrat. corn, snd other grain, so that,
incompetence has been discovered. he cannot afford to raise them to «*11.
the old method at least, though
Commissioner Le Due has found bv
possibly he can for hi* own n*e. nay,
that members cannot even be potatoes, and some other uitidea are so
trusted to distribute his official bulky, that he has little competition
cabbage vines and watermelon and can sell them at a profit,. In per
articles, poultry, eggs, hotter,
trees- honestly and intelligently, ishable
milk, vegetables, fruit, he can compete
i This is the hardest thing that has with the prairies. With a knowledge
ever been said either of the mor of the markets, and the csDacitiea of
soil, it is not a very difficult matter
als or the intelligence of Con the
tf^ascertain what crops will pay, and
gress.
what will not. Those who do not
study these conditions of success, and
Attention is called by the Chi can not tell what any given crop cods,
cago Tribune to the fact that of do Dot know whether it pays cr not.
the thirty-six senators who voted We want this knowledge and must
have it if we are to succeed in bnsi
for the salary grab, every one has ■ nese.
We mn*t give np some of the
retired to private life, except two, old crops as unsnited to present rir
Bavard
and Ransom. Not one of cnms’ances, and cultivate those for
*
the other thirty-four now wears which we know thsre is a profitable
demand. Or an enterprising man can
the toga. Of the twenty-six Re oft*n create a demand for a good article
publican senators who voted for (See description of “clouted cream" in
the bill.not one has been reelected. •u article on ‘'Deerfoot Farm.” in the
January number, ns an example). and
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Dr. Coon, in an able scientific thus have a speciality that will return
him a handsome profit, and win him
magazine article on climates, as the reputation of being an enterprising
signs Southern California the first man H* will at, the same time wet an
place among American localities, »xample for othpr fanners, that may
benefit the agriculture of a whole
and San Diego the fifth place in the neighborhood
or even of a county.
With some surprise, we learn
from the Sentinel that Mr. Col
well, who has the contract for car
rying the mails between this place
.-.nd Lake View, has been circulat
ing a petition for the increase o
service on the route from six to
seven trips each way per week,and
the shortening of the schedule time
from 60 to 36 hours. We were
surprised to learn of this through
our Jacksonville exchange because
we had not been extended the priv
ilege of attaching our autograph
to the list of petitioners, and had
not even been favored with the in
formation that such a prayer for
the relief of a people crying for a
lightning mail service was to be
offered up to the mail deities at
Washington. The matter being
one of public interest, we made it
convenient to inquire of a number
of the prominent business men in
town how they viewed the ques
tion. We failed to find any who
had seen the petition. It seems
strange, indeed, that the men who
are most interested in the proper
rsrvice of the mail on this route
should not have been given an op
portunity to sign the petition
The truth is, there is obviously no
need for such a change, and the on
ly object in the effort of the con
tractor to have such change made
is to have bis pay increased, when
there can be no proportionate in
crease in the benefits resulting to
the public. A petition for almost
anything not glaringly criminal
will receive many signatures in
any community, and perhaps a
long string of names may be at
tached to the petition in question,
but the names of those who receive
the greater portion of the mail that
passes over the route will not be
found in the list.
We would gladly welcome any
increase in the mail facilities be
tween this county and Lake couu-
ty that is needed, but everyone in
terested would be well satisfied
with the present arrangement, if
rhp service were yyefl performed.
Hargadine & Latta,
General Merchandise
SaddlesSoM............................................................ 13- 63
Bl »ok*!s porch t«ed............................................493
Ioa-d and told...................................................212— 281
Bo<>' a porch«* d..................................................253
biwdud eo'd................................................... lr>9— 144
TABLE AND POCKET
Vouchers were is* ned for these pur WDER, sm T, CAP3 AND WADS OF THE
chases which vouchers were subse
—BIST STANDARD B.RA.\DS-
quently ‘ bonded, ” Gen Hardie to the
contrary, notwitbs landing.
Here we
GOODS,
have a deficit on the face of all the pa
Hats,
pers on file of 82 horees,S5 404; 63 rad
dles, f 2 205; 281 pairs of blanket*, $4,-
215; 144 pair* of boots. SI 155; also
Of E v a r y Variety,
6 tents, $210; Amounting in all to
813 186.
******
STATIONARY
J. S. E ubanks ,
A shland , O regon .
GIVEN WHEEL WAGONS. CARRI-
age« »n t all kind« of vehicles made to
o.der at short notic. Repairing promptly
and neatly done. Fine work a specialty.
v3 x23 tf.
S
■enced receiving their new Fall Stock, and
-ARI MOW MAKIN« -
• •
—FROM—
THE VERY BEST NATIVE WOOL
Because they have, as usual, the
HEADQUARTERS,
All kinds of Planing, Moulding,
Turning, Circular ani
Scroll Sawing.
-----FOR-----
Furniture and Ornanrental
Carving, Etc. Done
to Order.
BLANKETS,
FINEST DRUGS
FLANNELS,
CASSIMERES,
Of any house in Southern Oregon.
Millinery and Dress Goods.
They also keep on band
P atent M edicines
Crockery, Glass and Tin*
Of every description founJ elsewhere,
GLASS,
OILS,
-AND-
DYE-STUFFS,
PERFUMES,
JUST RECEIVED
pers, Cloaks.
—AT T1IE—
ASHLAND DBUG STORE
The largest stock of
Trade of
—OLD AND NEW.—
SOUTHERN AND SOUTH-EAhTEITN
ETC., ETC., ETC.
DRUGS. MEDICINES, HO LI*
DAY GOODS, ETÎ’.,
OREGON.
— £vcr received tn Athland —
All of which they sell at tho very low
est price for
O
A FULL LINE OF
Are invited to send in their orders
and are assured that they shall
hanking their patrons fob
receive prompt attention at
thei very iib-*rat patronage ot thr past,
bey s*siire them of their intention Io. prices that defy competition.
CASH.
T
Stationary,
MEKCHA DISE
nay to every read er of
-AT THa-
Toilet Article«.
They deeireto
In great variety u>d of new and variona 4a»!fne.
—PURE WINES
ibia paper, tha',
anx >
LIQUORS—
-Fur medical purpose» -
CITY DRUG STORE,
Pipes, Tobacco
A shland , O rkoon .
ASHLAND WOOLEN MILLS.
MONUMENTS,
etjy
-TOYS-
Ever brought to tbia market.
Remember
Perfa
AND-
meritiug a coutinuance of the .«ame.
GOODS SO.i AT THE
STANDARD
-A N D—
— Cigars.—
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH, GLASS,
LDWET. MARRE1 BRIC ,
W. II. ATKINSON,
BRUSHES, ETC., ETC.
S eckxtary .
Will do it, they propose t* do the largest
CANDI», NUTS a » d FINB CONFECTION«.
PRESCRIPTION»
bnaineaa tbia fall and «inter, ever
done by them in the la»t five
Oarefallf eoapouuded of the ftoeeC drag*.
years, and that they can
AVINO BOUGHT THE INTEREST OF W.
H. Alkiua •«« in ibe A*
» Dacu fl roar, I
H
wowi 1 re*i ec fully •'«licit • coutiuu nca iH ibe pu rvo-
positively make it to
Selling off Cheap
the advantage of every one
hla u
aer w ict> ha. ixwu ao liberally »XLeuded to lb« pt*
prk o', ia lb* pact.
[3-24tf.
DR. J. H. CBITWOOD.
to call npon them in Arhland
FOR CASH.
JENSEN A IrFLAND,
and te«t the truth of their assertions
They will »pare no pains to maintain, mor
fully than ever, the reputation of their
YREKA, CALIFORNIA,
boMe,aa the acknowledged
TABLETS DRY
GOODS, GROCERIES,
CLOTHING, BOOTS,
AND SHOES.
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
—AND—
HE A D S T O N ES
Executed in any description of
M arble .
---------- A FULL LINE OF----------
TO
THAT
ANNOUNCE
THEY
AKE
Special Attention
Paid to orders from all parts o<
ALWAYS
SOUTHERN OREGON.
8TOVES, TINWARE, HARDWARE,
Prices, reasonable—Address
J. H. R usskll ,
no34 v8 lyr
Aihland. Oregon.
CROCKERY and GLASSWARE
OPEN FOR TRADE
HINTS OILS AND BLASS
—Œaa—
GEO.
NUTLEY.
Cheaper than any other House
in Ashland.
Lari,
L abd C ans ..-...15. D ollabs p«r. 100
W atkb B uckkt »........................50 cents.
—or tux —
Hams,
Bacon,
Eggs and Buffer.
GOODS
--------- (0)----------
Winchester Repeating Riffes from
FOX TN FOB TO UÍ ATI ON OF
-------- CONSISTING OF----------
DEALERS AND CONSUMERS
THry WILL SAY THAT
BOOT & SHOE STORE.
THEY KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND
THANKS TO THE PUBLIC
HAKOADIWa A LATTA.
MARSH & CO.
And, in fact, everything required tor the
TOILET ARTICLES,
Gandies and
Cigars and Tobacco.
Come and see Us.
We wilt contract to design and erect *1
kinds of buildings.
When Jr.irxble
those employing u*, w* will furnish all the
ma'erial require»! for the construction of
any building ready lor occnpany. [n«>19it
Ware, Shawls, Wrap
PATRONS,
Of the Choicest kinds,
—N*xtdo»rto the Po.t office—
E
«
i
ing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps,
G enuinx A rticles
and
Groceries, Hardware, Cloth*
AND HOSIERY.
For they do not keep anything but
Furnitnre. Saab. Door» Blinda
MutiMing con^tan'h on band
and nr «dr to order.
Staple and Fa cy Goods
DOESKINS,
Of all Kinds and Discription
Ashland
ASHLAND
STOCK—
-AXD-
v3 n 32-
STREET.
OREGON.
GRANITE
SO>---------
ALWAYS AHEAD!
PAINTS,
factory ]
MABSH k CO
argent Block of
—LARGEST
FURNITURE, SASH, BLIND
BOOK AND MOULD
ING
that every day will wltnraa addition» to the
Caps, Boots
and Shoes
The ma jnr is charged with being ■
favorite of the t»r over. Chadwick ad
ministration
He culls this a “soft im
peachment ” and denies >t in em
phatic and unqualified terms. He even
cites an instance in which hi« bill for
-wnmp land service was ent down $500.
It seems he selected certain swamp
lands, all of which he took possession
A LARGE STOCK OF
of. as a pay k r selecting, and wanted
the swamp land board to pav him $500
BEAN*. DRIED FRUTT. COFFEE, 8U
in addition to Die land.
That board BACON,
GaB, H UE, TEA*. SALMON, SAR
could appreciate a joke, but this was
DINES OYSTER- h AL-
FAR A i U». CANDLES, SPICE«, FLA
carrying it too far. They let him have
what land he had »ejected, and—well 1 VORING EXTRACTS. PAlEN I' MEDICINESKte.
don’t know what ase they made of the
A C omplete L ine O f
$500. but they refased to pay the
major.
Factory Goods.
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Statistic« show that the Dumber of
unemployed mechanics and laborers in FLANNELS.
YARN.
New York is one-half less tLan fonr
SOCKS.
-nd five years ago. which is acconnted
BLANKETS,
for by a movement West and Sontb, and
a decided bu-iness revival. The table
SHIRTS and CASS1 MERES,
published pivee the present number of
unemployed there at 15 000, as follows?
VERYTHING in onr line kept co n»t»
Laborers» 3 OWO; carpenters, 8 000;
ly on band and sold al Ike
masons and stonecutters, 1.000; tailor*.
Lowest Living Rate«.
1.100; brickNvers, 800,- painters, 800;
planter-rs, 60$; cigarvuakers, 300 Dnr
ing 1873 the daily average unemployed
was 25,000 reaching sub«« qoently 60,-
[17-3m
^^OULD announce to the preple of Jack-
aun aod Like cotinlie» that tli'V hare com
Inlow & Farlow.
■AND
Main Stred, Ashland,
AHLSAND WOOLEN MANUFAC
TURING CO.
DRY
Clothing,
E. B. A kmmm .
— TUB-
CUTLERY
Paints and Oils,
J. M. Me Call & Co., MECHANICS
■
W
JUafee View Store»
J. B Bv
PLANING MILL j
.
of subsistence
or
quartermaster's
OULD announce to the people st
scores, was duly accounted for on reg
Goose Lake ; nll<y and vicinity, that
ular returns.” Where are these “re
ihvy are ra.living at the
turns?'* The committee found none.
Mr. Chadwick knew of none,Gen. Ross
had no recollection of any; what wak One do>reouthof tie U. S.Land Office,
done with them ? And he quotes Gen.
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
Hardie. Did the ‘ returns" referred to
by tho officer, describe any property
as “remaining on hand,” or was every
thing “issued and sold ?”
The com
The largest and best selectel stock ever
mittee found the vouchers issued in offered to the people of Ea»'ern Oregon.
payment for supplies, and issues and
- consisting OP
rales charged on service vouchers.
A
HARDWARE,
few leading items were examined with
STOVES,
the following result:
WRINGERS.
purchased............................................... 14
NAILS,
Horse* soil............................................................... 2- 32
TUBS.
Sid.llet prrcOnred............................................... 76
W jmmxb ,
W. fl. Avatxaox,
H
INCREASE OF SERVICE.
A. F. E qcibxs ,
L. 8. P. M a «« b ,
t
• •» as TacaxTuv,
A British gunboat was sent to
the assistance of the abandoned
- MARBLE-
children of the“Land of the Free,”
and a U. S. Revenue cutter, carry
ing three little brassguns, was dis list of climates of the world favor
ASHLAND MARBLE WORKS,
consumptives.
patched from the Columbia, by or able for ------------
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frwilliger
'OKS ON TOS DE
der of the military authorities at aVIX'CEY A. BH
FENSE.
Is prepared to do all kinds of
Washington.
[3.
leu
Suteem^D.]
In an editorial review of the
PAINTING,
GRAINING, J. H. Russell, Prop’r.,
In thfl Oregonian of February 15 b,
matter, the New York Times says:
—AND—
'•It may not be worth while to or this gentleman publishes a scathing
aving again settled in this
ganize a territorial government for defense of himself, both as a Modoc
W aoon and B uggy P ainting
place und tartivd my entire attention
Warrior
aud
swamp
land
expert.
If
Alaska, and no form of civil gov
to
tbv
a
specialty.
ernment short of that would be there is any one thing in wbic’u the
Work <*one nt iivinp rate«.
possible. But if Alaska is not to maj »r pre eminently shines, it is a sue
MARBLE BUSINESS,
the public for past fa -
be abandoned to primitive barbar taiued and unvarying contempt for 3? BANKING
vure 1 eolici » ehare of tie une lu ue futur».
I am prepared to fill all order» with neat-
ism and devastation the authority facts. Let us examine his as ertions as
J- Q L atta nt*»s and dixpateb.
« f the United States must be main nearly in detail as possible: Commenc C. H. H argadink ,
ing with the Modoc war, be says: “Ev
tained.”
ery article that was purchased,whether
J. N. T
M mti » Baum.
Blankdt,
For tbrir Liber»! Pa'ronnge. which he
cep1* *» tesii'no iy tl air appre
ciation Hi» purpose ia to
Table
HE IS IN FAVOB OF TH08E WHO
and Pocket
Cutlery.
OF
CR
BS
The hlgheat market prices pai« forW^
CE
E rs
B. F. REESER.
Wagon Shop.
Matti iaI» of all kind», aueh aa
—FRENCH—
ALLIGATOR GOODS,
m
WHEAT — OATS—BARLRT— BACOffi
nE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE FOUND
at hi* abop on Main aireet, two doo-a
Lom the livery aUblee, where be ia prepared
to do all kinda of work ia bit line .t the
lowest price,
T
AMD
ALWAYS ON HAND,
WAGONS, BUGGIES AND ALL KINDS
And all work gotten np ia th*
Of Vehicles Made to Order.
GEO. NUTLET.
KIND
Always *a band aod for tafo at fowraa price»
IP9©? (CPDn*Qan»
VERY HE»T STYLE.
EVERY
OF
Ashland, Oreg. Nov. 15, 1878 tf.
WEAK GOOD BOOTS AND
Aid anythtagalM that tbv peb JJ< nj t
A LARGE SUPPLY
Clothing,
Extra B« ton ^yrap.
“Grow With the Place.n
UPaay
Dotfkine
Flanneli,
—AND LABD----
AND DISPOSE OF THEM
CHEAPER
AN® rVlNlCB A FlR8T.CI.Aai AXT1CU
AT THAT.
-e-
Repairing of all kinds done with dispatch
eall and
are.
naltf.
JOHN RALPH.
J. M. MeCALL A