THE INDEPENDENT.
V
W. L. JONES
. .Kditor and Proprietor.
lOTl
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FUBLISHKD
EVERY THURSDAY EVENING.
pPBtlCATIOM otfics:
Main Street, : : Shute's New Brick
HILLSKOHO, OHEGON.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
IV r annum, in advance $2.00
Six months, iu advance
Three months, in advance.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
niMtrlet Ofllcers.
Judge Fifth District F. J. Taylor
Prosecuting Attorney.. . T. A. McBride
Deputy for Washington Co . ..V. N. Barrett
Legislative Officers.
State Senator W. D. Hare.
T Gubser,
Representatives IX Smith,
) 1'hoa. Paulsen.
C'ennty O Hie ere.
Judge
Treasurer
Clerk
Commissioners
Sheriff
Surveyor
Assessor
School superintendent
Coroner ...............
It. Crandall
...J. 8. Waggener
J. VT. Morgan
T. G. Todd
Chas. Hickethier
. B. P. Cornelias
li C. Walker
T. J. Wilson
. .. T. T. Vincent
. . C. W. Ransom
- v X. a. tongue
G. T. Lied ford
Trustee Willi Waggener
J. C Lf.mkin
A.M. Collins
Treasnrer H. Wehrung
Recorder . .. W. N. Barrett
Marshal S. Wilson
SOCIETY MEETINGS.
HILLSliOKO GRANGE, No. 73, P. or
It. Meets in Good Templars' Hall,
second and fourth Saturday in each month,
at 2 o'clock p. m. '
J. W. SHITTE, Master.
Janes Shwklx, Secretary.
HILLSHOKO LODGE. NO. 17, 1.O.G.T.
Meets in Good Templars Hall, every
Saturday evening, at 8 P. fit.
K "'Jhamikii, Hee'y.
W. C. T.
rPUALl'l'V LODGE. No. C, A. F. 4 A. M.
J. Meets on Saturday on or after each full
moon. All brethren in good standing are
cordially invited to meet with n.
F. A. BAILEY,
R. Cbaxdali., Sec. W. M.
MONTEZUMA LODGE No. ), I.O.Q.F.,
Hillaboro Meets every Wednesday
evening at 7 o'olock. Sojourning brethren
cordially invittd to attend.
W. H. WEURUNO,
M. Coi,j,in8. Sec N. G.
1
LODGE. No. 19, K. OF P., HILIiS-
BOltO Meets every Thursday evening
at 7 o'clock, in Odd Fellow' Hall. Sojourn
ing brethren in good standing cordially in
vited to nttend. S. T. Linklatf.k, C. C.
T. S. Wuatherred, K. of U. and S.
G'
LFNOOE LODGE No. ?, K. OF P.
Meet e rerj
rerv alternate Saturday at 7
o'clock p. iu nt Gtenooe. Sojourning bretn
ren in good standiug cordially invited to at-
lenu. ti. ... v, ,
J. S. Jack", K. of R. AS C.JT.
HILLS1 )I;0 TiODOE No. 61, A.U.U.W..
iIillslxro Meet on the necond and
fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 o'olock
p. ni. Sojourning brethren cordially invited
to attend.
W. l. man, Re.
It. CUANDALXk
M. W.
TJIKENIX GRANGE No. 202, P. or H.
1 Moet at CiiiHton, Or., on the third
Friday of each mouth.
J. W. SAPPINGTON, Master.
II. D. Bbtant. Secretary.
7-APATO LODGE No. 40, I. O. O. F .
V Meet in Gaston on the first and
third Saturday in each month.
tuv wl'ue xr rx
H. IK Bbtant, Secretary.
-iH AUITY LODGE No. T.
I. O. O. F
I TnnlMtiu Meets Saturday evening, at
7 o'clock, on or before each new and full
moon. Brethren in good standing invited to
attend. J.c. Bhjjw,
S. N, l'ooi.K, Sew.
. It.
V. T. U., 1 1 1 LLS BORO MEETS
on the first and third Wednesdays
r ea;h mcitth, at 3 o clock p. m., at tne
M. K. church.
I AN D OF 1U ) I'K, H ILLSBOliO MEETS
every Sunday nfternotn, at 4 o'olock
at the M. E. church.
CHl'RCH NOTICES.
H1LLSBOKO METHODIST PASTOR'S
Appoititiiient. First Sabbath in each
month: Beaverton, 11 a.m.; Wesley Chapel,
A m Tilt. Harmony. 7 v. m. Second Sab
bath: IlillslMjro, 11 a. m.: Keedville, 3 n.ni;
Hillslxro, 7 p. in. Third Sabbath: llUls-
Isiro, 11 a. iu.; West Union, 3 p. m.; Ilills-
boro. 7 p. m. Fourth Sabbath: Hillaboro,
It a. in.; Reedville, 3 p. ui.; Beaverton, 7
P- m. .
C. M. BRYAN, Pastor in Charge.
CORNELIUS METHODIST PASTOR'S
Appointments. First and third Sab
i.....o M P.. ithnrch. Cor-
nelius. at 11 a. m. and 7 p. M. Second and
fourth Sabbaths in each month, Glencoe, at
11 a.m. Fourth Sabbath. Oak Grove, at 3
p.m. Second Sabbath. Meachani's school
house, at 3 p. m. Saturday before the seo
ond Sabbath, Leisy's HobiHdhouse at 7 P. M.
H. B. F-LwottTny. Pastor in Charge.
VONGUEOATIONAL PASTOR'S AP
V 1 jxintments. First Habl)ath in each
month. Gnstott. at II A. m.: and on the hill,
back of Gaston, 3 p. M. Second Sabbath
At Hillside Hchool-house, 11 A. M.; Green
ville. 3 p. m. Fourth Sabbath HilUboro,
Christian clinrcli. at u a. m.
Visitors to Portland
Should not forget to call at TOWNE 4
MOOUE'S San Fkincisco Gallkrt, where
may be sen photographs of all the leading
men and women of Oregon and Washington
Territory. Skilltul operators always in ai
ten.lHtice. and the nust minute attention
paid to pictures of children. No trouble to
uhow unt-cimerta to visitor. Street railroads
pass the door every ten minutes, and this is
the nearest gallery to the live principal ho
tel. ;niarging in jrayon Bpecuutjr. iw.
1st Morrison ots.
7janly
A. S. YEMEN,
Watchmaker and J eweler !
I I AH l'ERMANENTLY IjOCATED IN
L Forest tirove. and is prepared to do
all kinds of Watch work. Jewelry repaired
and made as good as new. Fiue Watch Re
pairing a specialty. Having had 14 years'
exierience in the business, I am safe in
uivins' a written guarantee with all work
sent out. Iai:-tfi A. S. YEN EN.
3IonikV to Ijoan.
I vll .nan money in sums of $1000
and upwards. Only real estate security
sought. Time, three to five years; coin-
niis'siou not to exceed 2 j per cent.
W II. ItlX'KEK.
Jan7t:
Land (or Sale I
rpHE UNDERSIGNED HAS FOR SALE
L several Farms and a large amount of
first-class, unimproved land, lying in Wash
ington county, Oregon.
IMMIGRANTS
and other desiring to purchase land would
to well to give me a call.
Now is the time to secure comfortable
lues on easy terms.
THOS. D. HUMPHREYS.
rtUlsboro, Junedtii. 1882.
1.00
Vol. XV.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. 3IILLER,
Attorney at Law,
Fobtuutd, : : : Oboon.
Offioe Rooms 12 and 13, Mulkey Building,
Cor. Second and Morrison street.
Branch Office at Forest Grove, Or.
t-All kinds of Legal Business carefully
attended to.
g B. HUSTON,
Attorney at Law
and Notary Public,
Hilubobo. t : : Osaoow.
OfBoe: Main Street,
reirioviine5rtt
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N. BARRETT,
Attorney at Law,
AMD
Deputy Dint. Proaecuting Attorney,
HILXSUORO, ------- OKEOOK.
Office in Cheuette Row, Main street.
a7 tf
-yiyILLIAM D- IIARE
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Hills Bono,
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Omboon .
J E. MILLER, M. D.,
HOMCEOPATHIST,
N. E. Corner Firt and Main Streets,
PORTLAND.
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL.
tT Diseases of Women a Specialty.
Offioe Hours1 to 3 P. M. ja2H-tf
F.
A. BAILEY, M.D.,
Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
HI 1X8 BOKO, ORXnOK.
Offioe In Chennett's Row. Residence
Three blocks south of drag Btore. Office
hours From 8:30 to 11 a. m., and 2 to 5 p.m.
S.
T. LINKLATER, 11. B., C. M.
Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
niLUSBOKO, OBTOON.
Office At
Residence, East of Court
J7-tf
House.
TyriLSON BOWLHV.
Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
VOHE9T OKOVE, OKKUON .
Offioe At the drug store. Jal tf
rpHOMAS II. TONGUE,
Attorney at Law,
niMJBORO, WA8HINlTON (XCKTT, ORWIOM.
M tf
BALBIOH STOTT,
JOHN B. WALDO,
SBNBCA SMITH,
SAM. B. STOTT,
W. L BOISB.
STOTT, YYALDO, SMITH, STOTT &
BOISE.
Attorney at Imw,
Nos. 5, S. 7, 8 and 9 Waldo Block,
Cor. Second and Washington streets,
PORTLAND, OREGON
rjMIOS. D. HUMPHREYS,
Notary Public and Conveyancer,
HII.LSnORO, ORB0ON.
Office In New Court House. Legal pa
pers drawn and collections made. Business
entrusted to my care promptly attended to.
nihil tf
W. II. Adams.
V. S. Gbamt Mabviuam
DAMS & MARQUAM,
Attorney at Law,
7 and 8 Mulkey Building, cor. Second and
Morrison streets,
d'J-tf Pobtland, Ob.
R. SANDFORD,
PIIYSICIAX,
SURGEON,
Ar
ACCOUCHEUR,
GLENCOE, OREGON. .
OfRoe at jyrvLg Store.
Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Paints,
Oils, Etc. School Books Kept con
stantly in Stock.
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WALTER BROS..
D. N. A E. WALTER A CO.,
Nkw Yobk
Sas Fbancisco
WALTER
Importers of and Dealers in
Carpets, Upholstery Goods,
Wall Paper & Window Shades.
SB ytret Street,
Uniom Block, - PORTLAND, OREGON.
o'JO-fim ;
D. S. STRYKER, D.D.S.,
THE LEADING DENTIST,
A. ' Eastern Prices. Good Sets
of Teeth, f 5.00 to f 15.00. Ex
trading, SO cents. Filling, $1.00 and u re
ward. Electricity used for the Painless
Extraction of Teeth. Try it. All Ouera
tions First-Class. fSign of the Tooth
107 First Street, over Frentice's,
nl0-4im PORTLAND. OR.
II. NIXON,
DENTIST
OF FOREST GROVE,
XS NOW MAKING TEETH FOR T 00
and f7JS0 per set; best of material and
workmanship. Will compare with aeta
oostina t25. Teeth extracted without pain.
Filling at the lowest prices. All work
warranted. Office. 3 doors north of Brick
store. OfBoe hours: 9 A. M. to 4 r.H
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llillaboro, Washington County, C
T. R. CORNELIUS,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
BOOTS,
SHOES,
HATS,
HARDWARE,
Agricultural Implements
XjitTivmun.,
ETC.
Agent for the
DUBUQUE -NORWEGIAN
Plows & Harrows
The Best in the Market.
PK-ODUOE
Of all kind taken at the highest market
price.
Cornelius, Or, Nov. IS, lM.
Ill-ly
P. M. DENNIS,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT
(Successor to C. T. Tozier),
HILLS BORO, - - OREGON.
alxo,
ltr.AI. KSTATI! AKXT.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIYEN TO THE
purchase and sale of Farm JLaud and
Town Property.
Notk. Having pnrchased of Mr. C. T.
Tozier his Insurance business, I am con
fident of being able to give satisfaction,
since I represent the Leading Insurance
Companies.
t-f" Office: One door South of 1 'ostofli.ee.
M. BROWN.
G. E. JOHNSON.
JOHNSON & BROWN,
Contractors and Builders
IIILLSBORO, OREGON.
1LANS, SPECIFICATIONS. AND
Estimates furnished upon application,
for any class of building. jl-'-ly
GET YOUR TINWARE
FROM-
Tom?s Tins hop !
Roofing, Guttering and Spouting
A SPECIALTY.
tiyYou can le snre of a Square Deal.
Opposite Brick Block.
IIILLSBORO, OREGON.
THOS. MADIGAN,
jl-My
SEWING MACHINE AGENCY,
FOREST GROVE, OREGON.
J. W. 11 ADK1NS,
Agent.
DEALER IN AND REPAIRER OF ALL
kinds of Sewim; Machines.
Domestic. Household, and all makes of
Standard Sewing Machines kept constantly
on hand and tor sale at lowest market
prices. aui-tf
R. SYLVESTER,
HILLS BORO, OREGON.
PAINTING III GENERAL.
Kalaiminer and Decorative
Paper Hanger.
All work Warranted First Class
13f"Leave Orders at the City Drug Store
or Ths Independent Offic. al-tf
H. SCHULMERICK.
C KOCH
Kg CITY &
r
Market
SECOND
IIILLSBORO, -
STKEKT,
- - - OREJOX
ALL KINDS OF
Fresh Meats
Kept constantly on hand and sold
FOR OABZ
l-jyHighest Market Price paid for
9
Glutton Sheep.
Please give us a call.
SCHULMERICK k kOllI,
Proprietors
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HiUsbdTO Oct. 13, 1887,
M GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, FOL
S. HUGHES & OOH.
FOREST GROVE, OREGON,
Deejers in SHELF in HEAVY
Saddlery I lars
ii.v
K.J
!
FARMERS! MECHANICS'
TOOLS !
THE
MIX WAWOI,
-AND
FINE CUTLERY !
Such as Knives. Scissors and Razors, of the
Finest Brands.
We handle no Shoddy nor Cheap John
Goods; but tor article of like quality or
grade, we defy coiietitiou iu price.
s. in iJ i s & sox.
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R. W. McNUTT,
4 OltM I.II S.
- oitr.ax.
DEALER IN-
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Groceries,
Provisions,
Etc.
JUST RECEIVED
A lartje assortment of
MILLINERY GOODS!
Comprising all the latest syles in HATS
BONNETS. Etc.
BRANCH
At Vfrmiiihi, Xt-halem Valley,
Where gols of every description are kept
constantly in stock.
June trt 1HS7. j!6-tf
TIIK (JRKAT
land
-AND-
Lea
The Direct and Popular Line in connection
witbtbe NORTHERN PAtJlMU
WAY from St. Paul and Minneapolis
To Chicago and the East.
To St. Louis and the South.
To Des Moines, Leavenworth,
Atchison and Kansas City.
The Only Line
Connecting with the OREGON SHORT
LINE at Council Bluffs, St.
Joseph. Leaven worth and
Kansas City for
Chicago and all points East !
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING AND
PALACE DININC CARS
Accompany all Through Express Trains.
Tickets for Sale by all Connecting
Railways, and Connections made
in Union Depots.
For full information
Maps, etc., apply to
regarding Rates,
CHAM. KEXXEUV,
General Agent, No. 3 Washington Street,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
K. A. IIOLltltOOK,
Genl. Tkt. and Pass. Agt. C. R- I. AP.R.K.
CHICAGO, ILL
H. F. BOYD,
GenL Tkt. and Pass. Agt. M.A6UL By
MINNEAPOLIS. MINN
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PEOPLE AND BY THE
pzi, Thursday, February S, 1888;
f 1V01HA!S DREAM.
isaC alowly in the olover,
; the brown bees love to hover,
I and maid wen Been together;
I titm first was aaking whether
i0ld bitch with him in traces
1 Salt him through life's rough places.
td. her all sorts of pleasures,
ytbiog from love to treasures,
bribed to her in pictures glowing
JSSS in words so flowing
- tbe maid at length consented,
J with kiss her troth cemented.
. UtUs time the two were married,
Jk to a borne the bride was carried.
X some time the skies were sonny;
i sailed her sweet; she called him honey,
l'ltms hogs from mom till gloaming,
ec night together roaming.
r6is life of love and clover
ijAv ras destined to be swer.
- turositisor their vision,
Causing ssrions division
Words arose between the eouple,
Words that led to speedy trouble.
Man told wife he ruled the shanty.
And he swore by Pope and Dante
She had got to knuckle under.
Or he'd smash their ties asunder.
With no words the wife addressed him,
But instead with broom caressed him,
Chased him out into the gloanii&g,
Heeding not his piteous groaning,
Clubbed him through the yard and garden,
Till be humbly begged for pardon.
On bis knees, then, in the gloaming.
Shedding tears and loudly moaning.
Ate the words that he bad spoken;
Furthermore, in language broken
Swore he by his anoient aunty
She, his wife, did rule the shanty.
Nevermore, he then protested.
Should her reign there be contested,
And he would on all occasions
Governed be by her persuasions
Philadelphia Press.
The Cuban Turmoil.
A Key West special of January
25th Bays: "During tha last ten
days Havana has been in a perfect
turmoil, and on the verge of mob
violence. The trouble was caused
by the unscrupulous acts of Captain
General Marin and his officials. Al
though Marin has been in office but
three mouths, his administration is
reeking with crimes of every descrip
tion. The government tax is abort
t 0,000, the local board of aldermen
have gobbled up $10,000, Cardenas
tax office, $10,000, and every office
of trust is honeycombed with fraud.
Two weeks ago citizens made argent
appeals to Marin for protection.
A meeting was held, but Marin
uF?3ed armed guards about the
gathering and prevented speakers
from addressing the people. A pro
gressive mercantile newspaper de
nounced Marin's act, and yesterday
the paper was suppressed by order
of the despot. When Marin learned
that several merchants were sending
cablegrams for protection to the
home government, he placed an
armed guard about the cable office.
On Sunday there were twelve
murders, one suicide, eight highway
robberies and four stabbing affrays
in Havana and Cardenas."
The Ottawa Muddle.
Ottawa, Jan. 25. The govern
ment here is in a sad quandary over
the subject of annexation. Hon.
Mr. Ellis, the member from St.
John, who lately in his paper, the
St. Jojjn Globe, came out for annex
ation, will be impeached next
month by parliament.
He has to-day come out with a
most surprising answer to the gov
ernment, which throws the conserv
ative leaders into confusion.
He has resurrected from the
vaults of the parliament library,
where they have lain forgotten for
years, an omciai memoranda 10
which is affixed the signatures of
such men as Sir David McPherson,
Sir John Rose, Sir George Cartier,
Sir A. T. Gait, and Hon. J. C.
Abbott, calling upon the people of
Canada to throw off their British
connection and join the United
States.
This was done in 1849, and since
then these annexationists have held
important positions in the cabinet.
The Loser Most l'aj.
The court of appeals of New
York, the court of last resort, has
reversed a decision of the supreme
couit of the state, in the matter of
a gambling debt. The defendant
had lost money nt the game of crib-
bage. He gave his note for the sum
he lost to his winning competitor.
He refused to pay the note, on the
ground that it was given in gamb
ling, and therefore unlawful. So
the'supreme court of the state de
cided, but the court of appeals
supreme above the supreme court,
and the final court, has decided that
the note must be paid. He tha
gambles roust not squeal when he is
loser. A man who gives a note
most pay that note.
Last Sunday one of the Indians at the
Klamath agency thought he would blow
im his gun to see that it was clear. It
wasn't and the gun discharged its load in
his month, passing through his" head.
( killing him instantly.
ii y a xj i i Mr II vi a. vi i i n .y rment. so.
PEOPLE.'
GENERAL NEWH.
Dr. Norven Green of the Western
Union says of the 100,000 names sent in
with the petition for a postal telegraph,
not 1000 ever sent a message. Just so,
Dr. Green, they couldn't afford it.
In a single year 93 American de
faulter have escaped to Canada, carrying
with them a good portion of the nearly
$4,000,000 which they have stolen.
France has had fifteen different war
ministers since 1870. Prussia has had
only fifteen since 1701.
The state of Missouri has recently
placed a loan of $2,600,000 with a Boston
house at 34, per cent.
Jsy Gould is reported to have said
recently that he oooid shake Wall street
to its foundations by simply standing on
the steps of the stock exchange building,
striking his forehead with his hand and
giving a groan or two.
Work is about to begin on the Mesa
canal, which is to be about 142 miles
long, thirty feet wida at the top, eighteen
at the bottom, and six feet deep. Over
1,500,000 acres of arid land will be made
productive by this canal. Guy Robertson,
of Kansas City, is manager of the enter
prise. The canal will receive its water
supply from the Rio Grande, and will
cost over $1,000,000.
The thermometer registered 40 degrees
below zero at Warm Springs Indian
ageney, during the late cold weather.
A memorial asking that the Colvillc
ndiatt reservation be restored to the
public domain has been presented to
congress. loe reservation contains
,r,000 square miles and 800 Indian
inhabitants.
While oyster culture is declining in
Great Britian, it is being remarkably
developed in France. In 1857 the Bay
of Arcachon had 20 oyster-beds; in 1865
the nnmber was 297, with an annual
production of 10,000,000 oyster; and
there arc now 15,000 acres of beds, with
a yearly yield of 300,000,000 oysters.
n a decade the product of Auray has
increase! from 7,000,000 to 70,000,000
oysters er annum.
About CC.000 persons have Iteen
vaccinated under the auspices ot the
lealth department since last May in San
rancisco, aud something like 10,000
have been vaccinated privately at
physicians' offices and at their residences.
Four trains and porue 300 men are
employed in ballasting the new track
south of Ashland.
f in statistics provo tha' eat h inhabitant
of the United States consumes one pin
er day. This makes necessary the
daily manufacture of 00,000,000 pins per
annum. .
A short time ago the imsen of the
remnant of the Cowlitz Indians died at
reeport. She was said to have been
over 100 years old. The Cowlitz tribe
ias dwindled down until there are but a
few old and crippled Indians left of that
one jsjwerful band of red men.
At Deer Lodge, Montana, which litis
just at the foot of the main range of the
Rocky mountains on the west side, the
thermometers on tho 14th January in-
dicated 56 degrees bcluw zero; and for
several days before and after that time it
was nearly a cold. Finally, on the 21st
January, in less than twenty-four hours,
the temperature at Deer Lodge rose CO
degrees. This was the chinook.
Natural gas, measured by coal
equivalents, has reached a value of
$10,000,000 per annum.
Ne business is increasing more rapidly
than that of life insurance. During the
year 1887 more than $400,000,000 of
new insurance was written in the United
States, snd there are now in force 820,
000 policies. During the past year s
total pf more than $70,000,000 was dis
tributed in death, endowment snd
dividend payments. The aggregate life
insursnoe now in force in the United
States exceeds $2,100,000,000, snd is
increasing in more rapid proportion than
at say former time.
Porcupines sre quite numerous in
Oregon, especially throughout the stock-
grazing regions. They feed on junier
berries.
The Colorado Cattle-growers aw
ciation has 534 members, who own over
1,200,000 head of cattle, and 50,000
horses, representing $50,000,000.
In tho twenty-three years from 1859
to 1882 the quantity of wool produced in
this country increased nearly fivefold,
from C0,000,000 to 290,000,000 pounds,
In 1860 the production was less than two
pounds for each inhabitant ; in 1882 it
was 5.4 pounds for each inhabitant.
A number of eitizeus of Salem have
sent a petition to Senator Dolph, request
ing him to urge the appointment of Prof.
Woody as teacher at the Indian Indus
trial school near Salem, Oregon. Senator
Dolph has presented the petition to the
commissioner of Indian affairs with
request that Prof. Woody be appointed.
Prof. Woody is now officiating as
principal teacher at the school, in the
place of Rev. G. E. Growe, who recently
returned east. Prof. Goody has the
confidence and respect of ths Indian
e
No. 3$.
pupils. He understands his business as
a teacher snd it is believed would lie
able to handle the school , At any rate,
any change is preferable to the present
notoriously incompetent management.
Statesman.
It is reported that Gov. Houscr, of
Montana, and Henry Villard are the
force behind the establishment of ore
reduction works at Helena, with a capacity
of 500 tons a day, the largest in the
northwest, and are to cost $500,000. Mr.
Villard might find favor and applause if
he would lend his efforts and capital in
developing the rich mineral fields of
Washington.
Nothing but the wooden piers of the
Columbia river bridge remain since the
false work was washed, out by the lee.
The loss to the railroad company is esti
mated at $20,000, aud the accident will
delay the completion of the bridge for
about two months.
The unusual cold snap of the past two
weeks has been very severe on jack rab
bits, snd we learn that hundreds of thetu
have frozen and starved to death, says
the Boise Statesman. After all, cold
weather has its compensation.
The great Mexican loan of 10, 500,000
pouuds was taken in Germany.
According to tho Arlington Times the
bachelors of Long creek are raising a fund
to send east for s carload of unmarried
ladies.
Several redwood logs, from California,
have come, ashore at Long Beach, W, T.,
during the southeast storms of Deccuilicr.
New York city received 40,000 bushels
of potatoes from Scotland last week.
The Portland flouring mills phipjtod to
Tacoma eighty carloads of flour, which is
to go to China by the Canadian Pacific
steamship sailing February lt. The
flour is forwarded as fast as supply cars
can bo procured.
The Spokane board of trade protect
against tho passage of council bill No. 23
entitled an act to create a board of rail
road commissioners for the purpose of
regulating railroads in the territory, and
urging tho representatives from the
county to use all honorable means in their
owcr for the defeat of the measure.
Tillamook tietitioner have a hearing
before the postoffice department, asking
daily mail service from North Yamhill to
Tillamook bsy. .ilcbis, llobsonville and
Garibaldi.
A funeral procession from Portland,
composed of buggies and sleighs, crossed
the Columbia at Vancouver during tho
late cold weather with the body of James
Quigley. This is the first funeral crossing
the frozen Columbia in twenty-five yearn,
and the second in tho memory of the
oldest settler.
The San Francisco Bridgo Co., which
made an assignment, settled for 00 cents
on the dollar, and resumed business.
Astoria Pioneer 28: Thirteen sailing
vessels.with s carrying cacity of 20,000
tons were riding at anchor in our harbor
yesterday, while at the docks four bi
steamships were discharging and receiving
earjro. sometime in the glorious ulti
mately we expect to see the denizens of
the interior ''realize that Astoria has
harbor facilities equal to any port in the
world." Let Portland join with Astoria
and swear by the eternal that Oregon
shall have its own sen port.
Title to all lots sold in the collego
town adjoining the Leland Stanford.
r., university, in California, is
made revocable in case spirituous
iquor is ever sold on them
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, was
visited by a $300,000 fire last Sun
day. Inoculation Vaccination.
It was Lady Mary Wortbley
Montagu, the brilliant society
woman of England in the period of
Pape and Sir Joshua Reynolds, who
introduced into England inocula
tion as a remedy against the dread
contagion" of smallpox. She had
learned of its efficacy while in Tur
key, during her residence in Con
stantinople, her husband the
English ambassador at the court of
the sublime porte. Inoculation is
the insertion of the infectious dis
ease in the skin or flesh, so that the
blood is affected. . This was in 1717.
Nearly ninety years later, in 1796,
Dr. Edward .Tenner, an English sur
geon and physician, discovered the
more thorough remedy of vaccina
tion, by vaccinate matter taken from
the cow. It has since been con
tidered as a preventative of small
pox. This is a difference between
inoculation and vaccination. The
latter has been adopted as the better
and surer remedy. Lady Mary
Wortley Mantagu learned in Cou
stantinople only that which had
been practiced in the East for many
years, she introduced in England
Dr. Jenner discovered the procoss o
vaccination from England dairy
maids and had the happy faculty o
utilizing it to tne benefit or man
kind, it was vaccination by cow
pox instead of inoculation by small
pox virus direct. News.
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York.
For Oue Lanraare.
The battlo of languages has been
fought out at St. Louis and the
English tongue has won. An order
has been issued by the school board
discontinuing the teaching of Ger
man in the public schools of the city.
This is sensible, Tbe time of the
teachers and children in the primary
public schools of the country should
not bo taken up by studies of any
other language except that in which
the official business of the country is
done.
Every effort should be made to
encourage the abandonment of all
languages except the English for
carrying on the common affairs of
life Every young person of foreign
parentage should be encouraged to
learn English and every assistance
rendered that is possible in our
publie schools to that end. Tbe
children who learn English wilt
effectually assist in teaching the
language to patents who are too old
to study in the schools and to whom
a new language spoken exclusively
outsido tbo family circle is naturally
difficult.
No citizen, nalivo lorn or adopted,
can be truly acquainted with the in
stitutions, laws, customs and man
tiers of this country who cannot
speak and read English with toler
able facility. No other language is
necessary for tho ordinary walks of
life, and the object of the public or
common schools is not to impart
accomplishments but to fit the child
for tbe ordinary business avocations.
For tbo accomplishments, the state
has furnished facilities fn academies,
colleges and universities, or, if it has
not, privato enterprise opens such
schools to all who have the time and
tho disposition to acquire more than
the foundations of a liberal educa
tion. Let us not attempt to make uni
versities of tho common schools. It
will spoil a horn without making a
spoon. Ex.
M ill 1HHH He a Year or Wart
Tho present year is tha fifth year
of modern times in which the ag
gregate of he fvCUTJS is twenty
fire, and there wiflie but five more
years in which such a combination
is possible prior to the year 2599.
robably but few havo ever heard
of tho old prophecy, which runs as
follows-
In every future year of our Lord,
When the sum of the figures is twenty
fire,
Home warlike kingdom will draw the
sword,
Rut peaceful nations iu peace will
thrive.
Students of modern history will
readily recall how faithfully this
prophecy has l6en fulfilled in the
bur previous years to which it ap
plied.
In 16911 Russia, Denmark and
Foland formed the coalition against
Sweden which inaugurated tbe
great war that ended in the disas
trous defeat of Charles XII. at Pul- v
towa.
The year 1789 will ever be memo
rable on account of the breaking
out of the French revolution,
Tho year 1798 witnessed the cam-
migu of Bonaparte in Egypt and
tbe formation of the seoond Euro
pean coalition against France.
In 1879 war broko out between
Afghanistan, followed by the in
vasion of tho latter country by
British troops.
In wbat manner the prediction is
o be verified in 18S8 remains yet to
be seen, but the present condition
of Europe seems to promise an
abundant fulfillment of tho proph
ecy. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Au Eastern Storm.
Boston, Jan. 20. Reports this
m eat
morning irom various points in
Maine, New Hampshire and Ver
mont states that the heaviest snow
storm for years prevailed all night,
and in most places it is still snow
ing. Many trains are entirely sus
pended and highways aro practi
cally impassable.
WORST STOHM IN TniMTV-riVE TEARS.
Boston, Jan. 20. All trains from
the north and cast are from four to
six hours late, and on many roads
all freight trains have beon aban
doned. At Old Orchard a snow
plow with three engines attached is
fast in a snow band, and almost
hidden from sight. Snow is light
and drifts badly. The wind is high,
and alout two feet of snow has
fallen and still there are no signs of
a let-up. It is the worst storm in
thirty-five years.
Circulsrt for ths forthcoming Medietas
fair will be ready for forwarding io ths
course of a week or so. Efforts sre being
mads to promote increased Interest in
the fair throughout Oregon, and It is
expected that tbs state will be largely
reprstented.