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About The West. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1890-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1892)
s 3> * 0 Voi. 2. M» -H -S J M Florence, Lane County. Oregf , Friday. February 2(1. 1JW2. r ^ ( l y - No. 15. iady too much money invented and too tions of th e counties of W estchester and | T iie buildings of th e W orld’s F a ir will th e custom s officers, and said he w rtany promises of a rich re tu rn for tim e Queens. S taten Island, Brooklyn and a willing to pay d u ty on th e full value contain tw enty-nine acres of glass. d money expended, for men of the 11- num ber of other good sized cities are in | j ) i n any one ever see m ore lovely the articles. Accordingly he was as« xu! • • I sessed forty p er cen t, on rosaries as su < h ® ftscial calibre possessed by th e chief cluded ______________ „ in this area. There are _ several W eather th a n th is we are now enjovin ». I ■ ' ■S ---------- ----------------- - ‘ and thirty-live per cent, on th e Pope 8 JJto in u lg ato r of th e enterprise to lessen , populous cities on th e New Jersey side T he O n^on/an suys Oregon has been 1 as a n a r tiele “ n o t otherwiseefcheir faith sufficiently to cause them to of the harbor which are practically as ^ c k y , so far, to pass th e g au n tle t of pruVj j etj fo r.” ¿^F°P the project. T ub W est believes a much a part of New York city as Brook- o n o m y ,” —in Congress. O ur exchanges will please m ake cor- ction to-w it: S team er C hance went Ground on a sand spit th ree-q u arters of a m ile inside th e Siuslaw bar. There Were fifteen feet of w ater on th e b ar at th e tim e she struck th e spit.. J . M. M v m . v , .bo p artia lly bli.nl | " e" era ia « » “ "> scu lp to r, has ju s t com pleted in c ity a fe",at e n ' ,l,e □ VUIj'bVi^ ««MO JUkJW » J»« v w«-— - J , , . . f ... , .. . , . 'an o th e r six m onths Florence will be colossal statu e ot W ashington l r v n g ^ Ljiree tunes her present size, and while It has recently been seen in th e sculp even then she will be in her infancy she to r ’s studio a t T arrytow n, N. Y ., by will be a m ighty spry babe for her age m any who knew Irving, an d th e like ness is pronounced perfect. The figure TH E BEST USE OF LEISURE. H S enator M itchell has asked Con- is seated in a com fortable looking arm gres» to appropriate $250,000 to im prove | chair, and th e pose is easy :yul n a tu ra l th e W illam ette and Lower Colum bia It is th e only full length statu e of Irv in g rivers. This is to establish a deep w ater in existence, and a m ovem ent is on foot ch an n el from Portland to th e sea, but to have it cast in bronze an d set up in th e re is some doubt of Congress passing some place associated w ith th e works or * According to A rchbishop F arrar, the best use of leisure is th a t which in the form of recreation and noble culture fur ther^ the work of a m an's life, builds up his moral tfeing, and enables him mo e and more to endure as seeing th a t which is invisible.. th e bill owing to th e opposition raised life of th e great au th o r. by various ________________ localities in Oregon. The Head M aster of Harrow suggests _ A writer in th e New York Tribune T he H onorable B inger H erm an n cuts j suggests th a t th e island of Ju a n F e rn a n i a way of spending leisure : The tak in g no sm all ligure in affairs a t "Washington. dez should be occupied by U nited State} r ) of some science, a rt or study, which ap art from o n e’s common daily vt N ote th is : The com m ittee on public troops a n d strongly fortified. T his is buildings appropriateti $50,000 for the land was th e lonely hom e of A lexander Nation, and which will incidentally en- f IS Salem public building. H e rm a n n would n o t have it th a t way. H e w anted more and he got it. A fter p ersistent work got a raise of $10,000, m aking the ap- •opriation $60,000. . t ù w iisn t ,..„ . ‘ tq A MOVEMENT U“ , _ i. u.»l| ' * . ...lo'imr church-bell ringing l is l&lAi • w— -•- talk ed of in San Francisco. T1& Report lyn, but net being w ithin th e borders » New York State of course th e Legislature of th a t State cannot, provide for th e ir an- . nexation to New York city. To the prill ciple of the hill there will be little or no opposition in the le g isla tu re . as it simply provides for the subm ission of the question to th e votes of th e people in the districts which it is proposed to consolidate, hut th ere may lie some op position to the details of th e scheme. How th e people in th e great cities su r rounding New York will receive th e proposition for consolidation can only ho determ ined when th e vote is tak en . There will probably be strong opposition on the p art of some of the office holders, bu t th e tclicm e for th e consolidation of all these contiguous cities will probably appeal to th e pride of citizens in general. Residents of Brooklyn and o th e r cities Selkirk, im m ortalized as Robinson C ru itich and invigorate the m ind. T he view soe. I t is described as an earth ly p a ra advanced by the Reverend Mr. B arn ett, udjuctyit to New Y ork usually call them dise wliert* all kinds of tropical fruits of Toynbee H all, is th a t leisure is best selves New Y orkers w hen th ey are away grow in profusion, pigs, goats and fvw lt]| i»s< i ii ¿tfoAttg away from ou.sulvej. from hom e, and tab ¿^»rido iu th e prog- , variou- f u ‘’A i ' r e:,‘ > u is not of a , ui,.{ ¡kt* • l a i n l l th a t th is isltfid is n a tu ra lly lit- r,< self we worry to « e<l to w ith stan d a siege, and th a t it hiand notice, and it is th e w o fff no. if.,e flan!«-». . . . . . • in . I.. loiuiiiui • ........ 1 b u + nr th a t, been proposed, t tl it !u is in*/kin» probabi- could be easily m ade as im p reg n ab le as the work, th a t kills. In our leisure we th e nam e New York will lie retained. of th a t city contends th a t th e th eatres (iib ra lta r, as on account of extensive should try to get away from ourselves. hav e as good a right to use steam whis and dangerous leefs it is approachable We are inclined to believe th a t th e last T he a ir is thick w ith rum ors th a t tle s as th e churches have to use bells, opinion is the one which best answ ers only in th e direction of its one harbor, som ething of vast im portance is going to m ore especially as th e th e atres would th e question as to the best use of leisure. P o rt C um berland, which has a depth of happen in th e railroad world. R um ors n o t, in announcing th e ir perform ances, w ater sufficient for th e largest vessels Self-consciousness is undoubtedly the of this kind are a p t to have a general aw ake people before d ay lig h t in the bane of our day and generation. The and is surrounded by h ighlands from correctness, though th e d etails of rail m orning. _________ which a plunging lire could he directed controlling tendency of m odern life is to road secrets are usually p retty well k ep t em phasize and magnify self. 1 he new I T he C olum bian Exposition a t Chicago again st approaching vessels. If lilted till th e operators arc ready to realize. I t o u g h t to be a success if m oney can m ake up as a great coaling statio n with every jo u rn alism ” th reaten s to abolish the is easy to believe th a t th e foreshadow ed i t so. T hirty-nine nations and tw enty- facility for relittin g both m en-of-w ar and privacy of life. Its fierce lig h t b eats not ev en t is a new am algam ation of lines, four colonies have ^ p p a re d to m ake ex m erch an tm en , it is believed th a t it only upon thrones, but pierces into the since the whole tendency of railroad d e h ib its, and th e money already “ in sight would become an im p o rtan t commercial m ost secluded parlors, th e m ost obscure velopm ent is in th is direction. T he K r o in various sources to be expended o n post in tim e of peace and give the offices. There is no sphere of action most earn est efforts of railroad ow ners which is safe from its intrusion and, ns b u ildings and exhibits exceeds $25,000,- U nited S tates a com m anding position for m any years past have been to create a consequence, we live in an atm osphere 00, w ithout counting th e expenditures in those seas in tim e of w ar. an unbroken line from ocean to ocean. of personalities. Our inm ost thoughts if individuals or th e $5,000,000 which P erhaps th is is w hat is going to happen. T he cog w heels of progress arc in no are deemed public property. If, th e re Congress is to be asked to contrib u te. The N orthern Paeiflc and Baltim ore A way impeded on th e G re at Siuslaw by fore, we would a tte m p t to do as \Y alt Ohio could do th is.—Oregonian. T he new- U nited States silver coins fear lest our fu rth e r b ar appropriation W hitm an bids us, “ to loaf and invite a re ready for d istrib u tio n , and in a few should not be forthcom ing, n e ith e r is I t will gratify th e lu m b er in terests our souls,” we m ust shako oil for the B n o n th s they will be in general circula- t ,,ere a h a lt called uh to th e probable tim e our surroundings ; in o th er words, th a t iu a recent talk to a Kpokane com ion. The designs ir e any th in g but outcom e of t j,e proposed tran sco n tin en - get aw ay from ourselves, and in so doing m ittee Mr. Jam es J . H ill reaffirmed his —p re tty . T he eagle looks us if it had b e e n railroad. All things tending to the intention to estab lish an $8-per-ton rato we secure the tru est leisure. ^ b ru s h e d , and is about as squat mi., de- vrtrjy (i(.vefop,n en t of th e G reat Siuslaw for . -imber from th e coast to Nike Hupc • en of e iL • g a a I k the hill proposed by th e com m is .aved a specim th e - I*!»«.» king ikf of liirtlri birds val,ey rc8ourceH are as flatterin t . it.. the riqr as soon as th e Pacific extension of 1" Ls h as ever been conceived. I be head preHent tim e as could well be wished sion appointed to consider th e best plan the G reat N orthern is com pleted. "T h is Df th e Goddess of L iberty is not a mod- ior ln the opillion o ( T he W est there for th e union of th e com m unities about is no guess work ; I know we can do i t , ” t or lovable female, and the ornam ent no qued(ion UH to th e fu rth e r a p p ro -! New York harbor is adopted by th e New said Mr. H ill. H e m ade also some very vs York leg islatu re and afterw ard approved, id work is cheap looking. | priution of a t least one half of the interesting rem arks on th e lum ber s itu hv th e people whom it concerns, New . v v ,rir Cnatom am o u n t asked for and m ore th a n th a t is ation. R eferring to th e E ast, ho said O fficers at th e New York c u sto m a . _ _..«.A,., l.L» llxiti Ltkiu iu vuiuui I . i I m . . . A h York city will m ake a big showing in • House’ were suddenly called upon not m ore probable th a n less is possible. As th a t only a t th e h eadw aters of the M is th e n ex t census, and Chicago will have long since to decide th e proper tariff on to th e railroad th e re is no doubt but sissippi, in M innesota, is there now any th e Pope’s blessing. A New Y orker work w ill be resum ed a t an early date, to an n ex M ilwaukee, Kt. P au l, M inne largo laxly ot tim b er. Michigan is de apolis and several o th e r good sized nuded of h er pine, ami Wisconsin will w hile abroad bought two rosaries at The e x te n t of th e work will, of course, ei -ht dollars for his m aid servants, and depend largely upon th e am o u n t of cap- tow ns before it can hope to com pere be in th e sam e condition ten years hence th e n expended four dollars in h a v in g , ital th e m anagers can in te re st in the w ith it. T he te rrito ry to be included ia h e r an n u al cuts being now from 1,000,- 060,000 to 1,200,000,000 feet. Then tho th ein .c u t to Rome for th e Pope’s h i e ..« project, bu t even if no cap ital outside o c r th e piojiosed consolidated city comp ist country will depend on th e Pacific coast. On reaching New Y ork th e honest local stockholders is secured, work will th e present city of New Y ork, th e coun — Oregonian. " p o r t e r explained th c whole m a tte r to go ahead ju s t th e sam e. There is al- ties of Kings and R ichm ond,' and poi- 111) k \