STI1 TO THE- INTERESTS OF THE; COUNTY A VOL. 5, DALLAS. OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1874. DEVOTED j. . V""- -.- Hi Official Paper -for' Polk County. " Is Issued Evor Saturday Sorniag, 8 1 J DallAa, Polk County, Or egoa. . , E. H. SULLIVAN A A. R. LYLE, - ., ; : DITOIiS. - y V ; STJBSCBIPTION BATES. - SINGLE COPIES One Year,. $2 00. Six Months, $1 25 fUree MontUs. 1U0 For Claba of ten or more V 75 per annum. 3b4criptiv must be paid atrictlg in advunce. ADVERTISING BATES. nne'sqnare ( 12 lines or less), first insert'n, $2 50 " ' t Each subseyiat insertion i - A" liberal deduction will be made to quar . ' terly and yearly adrertisera. ' " Professional cards will 'W inserted at $12 00 per annum. ' ; . Transient advcrticments mast bo paid for advance to insure publication. All other ad reriiaing bills must be paid .quarterly. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Attorney & Counsellor-At-Law, Dallas, Oregon,! Will practice in all tbe Courts of the State. 1 ; . : - . 5 '. ' - SU.CSlMP01f N & sTuXB fAttoxncv aljlaiv. will practice in all the Courts of tbo 31 Ju dicial District. ' . 1 OPF1CE In Exc utiTO luildmsr opposH bemektta Hotel a.tm Mavlo7il-yo Atomeysat B-aw , feALliM Olii-.CMIN. TVfll practice in all tbe courts in tbe State J F15 73 DALLAS. JliliCiOV W i.I paotice in the Courts of Record and In eiior Courts. Collection? attended to promptly OFFICE In the Courtllousc. - 41-tt BARPEllS 11 OP Main Street, DALLAS. t)iii:GO. SHAVING SHAMPOOING1 f JI41R CUTTING DYING ETC., ' STKniliest Ftv lc ot tie profceJon ARTICI juAR ATTENTION i'AlD TO Ladies' ba'rcuttiDi;, drescini;. AGENTS WANTED FOR THE HISIOKY Ol THE oi tile ...... FARMER'S WAR AGAINST MONOPOLIES ' Be'ng a fn'l authentic account of tbe strug . gles of tbe American Farmers against tbe ex : tnrllnn 01 tlifi Itnitroad OomrmriieB. with i It it tory of tbe rise and progress of tbe Order of Patrons 01 11 asnandTy; its objects ana proe p'Cts. It sells at tlrbt. Send for hpecimtn p .ges and terms to Agent?, and "ee why it eV faster than - any -other book. Addres, 4. L. BANCROFT & CO., 721 Market St.., fcan xroncisco, ka A' LL KINDS OF WORK SEWING Washing and Ironing, Ac, done by ft-rs ; . Burnet on - short . notice and on reason r-b f .rms 'i A)l orders left at tbe house, aoutbwtv'i nrtof Dn ws will be ittmu-teiv attended to ;i -TOEPARkER COM. SEND STAWPFORCIRCULAa ': ; PARKER BROS j-'jSST M E R1DEIJ ,CT.; CII AMNIONS RE U CllOSS. Proceeding's o the.Graud Kncampment, ('liaiuin8 of the Hed t'ross. Good TemtlAiis' Hall i J 1 V Portland, April 11.1874. ) CJTnd Encampml convened .t the designated hoar, Grand Commander, A F Jolinson presiding. ,. Minutes of yesterday read and ap proved.. .. - On motion the matter rf numbering Encampments was ' referred to the Committee on Petitions and Appeals, with instructions to report forthwith. Moved and carried that the Supreme Commander be awarded the f ull privi lege . of membership? in speaking and voting. . The special committe made a report, numbering I'neiinpmentd in Oregon as follows : Cliff Encampment, NO 2; Harmony. No. 4 Oucouta, No. 5; Diamond, No. 6; Ice, No. 7; Otkhnd, No. 9; La Creole, No. 10 ,' Confidence, No It. The Eucampmenti in Washington and Idaho Territories to remain as the are. The Committee on Constitution and ISy-laws reported Constitution and I Jy daws for the G raud and Subordinate Encampments, which was fully con sidered and adopted. A cou itiittce ol three wn? appointed 1 to procure the piinting' of tlic Cunti luti n and ly-laws. On motion tbe iuh-.s of order and funetal ceremony weic ordered prinUd a.. On' potion Ihc Grand Eocmj tii;nt proceeded to- the eheuon cf Grand VtRZCft? fff the "cosuini; term, when the follf.wi-;g weie cho -en : Grand Co 1 ni'iiH! r A F .T'ln-'-n of 1! a r ti:ony. No 4, Oregon ; Grand ('otinstd A). S Iv. Kavmond, of Oakland Ki; campment,' No. 9, Oregon; Grand Junior " COminandcr, Mrs. II. M. Urown, of Harmony. No. -I, Oregon ; Grand Gu:ra Mrs. M;it- Ilutlty. of l.ewisron Eneampment, No 1, liah; GraDd Sentinel. N. H. Huutintfon. of 4 ix.'e'iW.v, No. W. 'i' ; Grand Scc refnry, 11. II. Hewitt, of Wa'sliihirton, No. W. T.; Grind Treasurer, J. M. Paeon, of CPU Encampment. No. 2, Oregon,; Gjatd C. of IP, J." E. Houston, of l-ee -EtV ampmit, No. 7 ; (irand Chaplain, J. 1). PoLh, of Con fidence EtiC 'inprnent, No. 11, Oregon j Grand M. of C., Miss Lizze Jordan, f Confidence Encampment, No. 11, OregfD. On motion, Tuesday,' Novembrr 10th, was fixed upon lor holding the nest fcfr-'on of the Grand Encampment in the city of Portland. Un motion the Mutual Life PeneGt System, as adopted by tho Supreme Council, was offered and adopted. Py ameudmen to the Constitution, the Giand ComtnHnder, I. C. T. SM d Grand Counsclorwcre constituted an Executive Comxitte, The aiatter of sending reprcpcntativefj (0 the Supreme Council, in October next, at San Francisco, was referred to the Executive Committee authorizing ihem to appoint tho auie. The Finance Committee reported the expense of organizing the Grand Encampment at 07 50, aud recom mended that the amount bo levied pro rata on the Encampment? as represen ted, and that the amount paid be deducted from the next gemi-annua' tax of said subordinate Encampment!", arid that the sum of 50 cents be levied, semi-anniKtlly against every-member of each Encampment ifl good standing. Report adopted. - Oa motion the Grand Encampment took a recess until after tho public installation of of officers: Tbe officer. were installed with appropriate ceremonies by the Supreme Comrojindcf, A..T. Enoa . After the installation V the auOience was addrj;ssed by Grand Commander Enoi. Uev. Mr Elliot, llevMn Royal and E. W. Ryan, Grand I Assistant Secretary of tho I. O. G. T, Grand Encampment called to order. On motion the Grand Secretary was instructed to procure a seal for the Grand Encampment. On motion a tax of ten cents was levjed from each member, jo the jurisdiction for a fund to meet the pre-cut emergencies., The Grand Secretary was instructed to inform, tho variou.-i Encanipiuonts of -this action. A F. Johnson, Grand Commandor. II. H. Hewitt, Graud Secretary. The flight of rich aril tho fully of those who lavish money wero never better illustrated than iu the case of the late Legrand Jifekwool's fplendid niu.rbh palace at Norfolk (i!otin. There are forty crcs. of finely orntmented grounds in the center of. which is n stately structure costing some 82,000, 000 On the premises are three other handsome building, pot ter's lo lu'e. sfaldes. and o on. The house is resplendent with poii-hvd"marld:sres. coes, inlaid woodwork of the muft eostly kind, drs which cost &2,0Q0 each, a billiard room on which was expended $10,000 ; and there are forty nine 100ms thus gt rc.usly decorated no two vf which are alike. It is csti- mated that t etw-en 82,000,000 and S.O'JOjOl-O of very hard cish found a grave in' this ttiouu incut ot extrava-uiee Ai;d yet ti c entire t sf ab'ishui'.-nt in now on the market for less than toO(,,000 AVc Yuri? Vot. liou it vu. !. la.ia t'AU l fllf(,?:,f f r ..- th it ttie Ieg:s! iture of Cahfoi - . . . , ... . . . Now itta has invited Harry jMeigs back, tlx,. f( ay f I,.- iibraipt departure will be ntctt '!o. The foilowim: atiielc was 'vrifttti .it .tbo time ol his. departure from Cab'ornb: Ihe further deve)ptnent ol the immense frauds perpetrated oth people of Shi Frauct"Co by these phar lie il fur Henry , it is said has bu n a profes-ior ot religion and accomplish ed swindlers are astounding. The frauds they have are sio.d to atie urit to two and one half millions. Warrants on the treasury have been forged to the amount ol $1,000,000. Stock of the California Lumber Cc. of whieii I c yvns President, to the amount of 8"0,C00 has been forged the stjrn itures of diff rent business houses to notes for over S"0,000 have been forged. Henry luiled in the amount of $800,000, and owes many bills here and there which will probably make up the aggregate of two and a half millions. ' Tn his operations he was shrewd. Protected from fiispicion by a name he had acquired for honesty and upright dealing a man of grcat busi ness capacity, as the sequel proves, and engaged in many largo enterprise connected yvith tho improvement aud advancement of Sun Francisco, he lulled distrust and covered his tracks 'fit: such subtlety that a sleuth hound financier could not have discovered his retreat. lie took all classes and condi tions within his ravenous maw. From the highest to the lowest, the rich and the poor, the washerwoman, the banker and the millionaire he paid his respect to all none were ti o small for his accommodating genius, none too great lor his practice. Frin the bankers he borrowed money by giving. ...forged Controllers warrants on the city as collateral security to double the amount and even offered to pledge them at twenty five cents on the dollar. Front other he raifd money on forged notes on busiuegs firms, and from clerks he borrowed ou his word or own; note. v And his exodus was as remarkably quiet and talented as were his operations Like the children of Israel, he left after having borrowed shekles 'of gold and fcil vcr, without suspicion When the Pharaoh pursued, the wheels of their chariot ceased to revolve, and, although the nea did not overwhelm them, they JJwero forced by adverse circumstances to give up the chase and return m despair. He purchased his vessel, got her cleared by hw faithful captaiu for "ports .in the Pacific" ballasted her with the spoils of a city, equal in their extent to thoso of many nations in former days, gathered his family aud friends around him and.went ' dowu to the sea" unmolested, laughing at Vm dupes. - He laft his family mansion as it was, with its carpets and paintings and pcncilings and curtains' j wt fs ottomins and its hte v feie, and gulden fishes and birds of bright plumage; with its servants, imp of, perhaps, and its wines and its oils ar.d " I ices, on a family excursion to San Mateo, as he said, but to far ofl lands, hU creditors fiay. He wcut in his yacht, provhiooed for a two years voyage with the fat of the land and udonud like the barge of a royal conqueror. 'He went prepired for war or pee; with his bra-si guns on boird atid munitions of war ia amplest htore. I f r went projnrcd te conquer dV purrh-ie a dukedom . And ali this at lh" rxj cne -f ihe hu-ine-s un it i Su. Piaue:-eo. IP has kvosi (tibutr like a Priuec-r-has lavi.-lud it 'ke a .sultan b.as departed hk j a vjc tr, a U is : and is now t n I. is ?ing'.d C-Mirser dancitg over ti e bright watets of lh: Pjeifie in search of new plea -art. or if nny.be on u fiiendly v t - t to tli-.-e who weiida Mid .s se- nicr among the Aborigines of lluuloosta. Trtily he i" a gr at liKsn, and lliero nifc tho.-e j 4m would freely fo.fvit all they lave ; , ... r t- 1 1 M' t have posefsion of his ht-hnes r ptrsou. Put it fs not the Joss they 1-0 much regret, a how they Ios-t it. To be deee'ved. humbugged and cheated O'lt of solid gold in iluir very face, is' too - much for human nature to tear philo.-ophicdly. It would enrage a Socrates. Put still c is a poor yvandcrcr on the f.ic of the grcat'dep ; an outcast 10 the ear h with the brand of Caju upon his brow, lie enfi nave no pace his evil deeds will haunt him wherever he niay ;o. He will be shunned by society wherever he is known until he will try to shun himself. With all his ill gotten wealth ho will find that the way of the transgressor is hard. U M. II, I5I)' Ml 11,. From Qtid Dar of New Yrk Mr Seward was a port of standing Mediator of church difficulties in thn county. Contending parties io those disputes aud troubles which destroy harmony and brotherly love in churches would Of ten mutually seek his media tion, and such was their confidence in him thateacli party would accept his advice and settle apparantly irreconci able quarrels and difficulties. An amusing incident was once the rc-tilt of an appeal to . him in one ot iIichc church difficulties wh'ch had fr along lime threatened tlje destruction of a Presbyterian Church ia a neigh boring town. At hist it was decided to submit all these difficulties to Mr. Seward, and that his decision should be entirely conclusive. He consented to become the umpire for tho pan ties, gave them a patient hearing, end promised to send them his decision in writing. In duo time he arrived . at decision, reduced it to writing, and , enclosed in it a letter to one , of the leading members of the church. At ..this lime Mr." SeWisrd was ir e owner of a farm to another. p;rt ol tlo. county which was occupied by a tenant, to whom ho wrote at ttte timo when he was about to mail his decision in the c;s6 oi the church. Iu directing the letters the one intended for the church was directed 10 his tenant while the one intended for the tenant was scut to the church. It was. duly received by the proper officer, and , tho members of the congregation assembled :tp In. r tho decision oPMr. Seward, vhich was to heal all difficulties and dissensions. so After, calling the congrepttion to order, the Moderator, in . appropriate language,, explained the object of th ; ' meeting. 'I h?ldiu my hud," siid he. a ivincr whivdi t aboat to ooen iiud read to this assembly, which H, I .' . I IT , 7 - 1 have no doubt, the olive branch that is to restore harmony and prosperity to this church and congregation. It cames from one though a lawyer, loves the Lord and is a peacemaker." Then, breaking open Mr. Seward's letter, he read the following": 'You will take particular care of that eld, dangerous bhek bull, who often attacks people when not aware of hi? presenceand sometimes plunges at them openly, and you must Carefully sec to the repair of feuces, that they are built high and strong, and also see that the water in the spring is always I kept pur?." There was a mystery about this advice that greatly puzzled tb who'e assembly, who for a Ion- tiin-.' sat in profound fdlenee. The Moderator -to, d like on-- bewild Tt d. PresmiUy, hWeVerJ'hc rteovtro 1 himso'.t Cllo-jgh to? iv : f '.-.Prethrej;, I I doa't exactly that is to Mty, I d Ciii hardly see how this applies to our case. Suppose we hivc a heasou of prayer over it and ask the L rd fur instruction " Aetordingly the conr- itiou knelt, while s-;v, ral of the leadi members fervently aditessed thoi Throne of Grace. Wheu the peon Its resumed lht.ir scats (me o! c i,1uMp,HUd.iaiii the oldest. church arose. ' Pr t ren," taid , I e "notrirg cin exceed the wisdom of Mr. .Seward's decision. I have na doubt the Lord directed him whori he wrote It, for it is just wli3t we need, and I know it will restore peace and harmony among us. Look at its great wisdom, The direc tion to keep the fences in repair is to M.Imonirh us to take good heed in -the udmi-iou and government of the members of this church We must seo to it that only, thoso who arc-regenerated are admitted into our fold.- The direction to keep the spring open and pure means that wo muvt not 1st our faith, our love of God and our love lor eaclt other get cold and c!ogscd, and our daily walk and conversation corrupted by t It e weak.. and; b egga rly elements of the world. Aid we mus'.. ita particular manner, set a watchful guard over the devil the old, danger ous b'nek bull, who often attacks' us when wc arc not aware of his presence, and who with his long horns, plunges at u openly, and who has made many savage plunges at this 'church in parlicnlar." ; These remarks opened the eyes of aM the people present to the wisdom and enlightened pi-Hy of Mr. Seward's decision.' It was unanimously resolveVl to abide by it, and peace, good will and prosperity were restored to the church, brotherly iove took the place of hatred, and piety increased. Nearly forty years have passed away since this remarkable decision was received by that chuntJi. . Its organization has been coutinu d to the present time with uninterrupted prosperity. ; What clleet Mr. Seward's letter had on his t nant has never been known A cent Ionian who was faniiii ir with the l .te J-en.itur Suookm rd his habits: ' He nas aiw.n-' a lover id tiny wipe, Btoi much o! if. IPs liostou fficnd provided him Willi niauy a cask 1 t 1 . 1 I-'. auu D.isivet, ma i never lasteu an inferior -g'ass of wine in Ins house. His palate took, a .wide range, from Sicilian and Spvuish light wines to port aid Maderia, and the bet clarets i f Franco and Hungary. He was a' very great cater, and liked swecU breads, game largo. hot joints, and the mountain mutton of the Pull Run and Odtochin country; ' Ho brcalfistcd light, and, I think, ate bo lunchj but when ho returned from the Seaitc, c )nsu:utd two hours at the table, and tacn git up by a drop ligiit. opening his mail, reading, and taimog until i '"Hini-nc. yi jiis..reiious oeuei. was Harvard, Unitariviism, but tie had crreat regard for the orthodox fathers, in the Pti'-iian, Lutheran, and also the Catholic Church. 1 I never heard hiin express repulsion 1 for aay body or anything dead." , Nothing lightens one's burdens so much as a cheerful spirit, and one cheerful parson in a house will make sunshfno for all the other inmate. Don't go through the world imagining that you are a palPbearer, bit have an Encouraging word for your fellow mortals, and a cheerful smile for all you meet. 1 v If you come upon a boy who is wail ing over the-pain of a stubbed toe, tell him that it's lucky he didn't break his neck, tickle hira under the arm and ask him if he dosen't like raisins, putting your hand in jour pocket. If he he does, tell him to be a good bay, save his pennies, and that he'll ome day have e nough to buy a whole pound. Take your coatftail and wipe his tears awiy, chuck, him under the chin, and he'll brighten ry like. a tin pan rubbed with a woolen fag and brick diit. If jou meet an old rum cirrying a j sud face is he 1 4ks around upon tie i iurrM h A .mj th it know otn no morn. s r. ! im on .the to go' out with you next nighl and hook harvest hrtples. If he replies that his days of usefulness are o'er,- and that ihe c nib res of the dying year wi'l cast their, dark shadows on bis coffin, smile the harder and langli the merrier j you can bring him out of his sad mood if you try, and he'il g 0 hone so good nil tired .that hiiTWon't ask whero in thunder bis spectacles arc, nor maul his grandchildren with a club because his roekiog-cliair faces the east instead of the west. . : I If you fiad a young man sitting on a dry goods box, ' liking mclaocholly and powu-hcartedgive him your hand and tell him that ybuTi be his frieod through life, inform htm that you haven't got a watermelon patch of your o wn, bat. that mill SauGdors his melons, by the csft. so id, and that, according to your unbiased judgment, it's gting to? b3 a dark Qtght and Saundervhas a f?nre'eye aud can't shoot vyorth slntckfi. That young man will get rid of his depressed spirits in about a York miunte,. and yo'a canjscouqjt on his fiicndship 'forever after. ; If you know of a felloe who is courting a girl, and her folks are down on him, take him by the hand and bid him have hope for the future. Advise him to get 'tip an elopement, and help to plan one ; in a few minutes his sad smile will disappear behind his ears, and he'll relish pTug tobacco for tho first time iu' a month. ''You'll ?eo 'his shirt bosom begin to heave and toss, hty ears to work, and he' 11 declare, 'with tears in his eyes, that your encouraging words have Raved hiiri from destruction. ! If you meet the ththcr of the girl -whom the above young man is coiirlng and intends to elope with, hit him on the back aud ask him why that furrow ed brow, those -cure-lines and that mournful eye ? ? TelMiim nil about the' plan to tteal his. ahugher .away, and his mournful eve wilP be irono in throe seconds, while his face will smile like a duck poud cowslip- ile'll invito you to bcron hand to sec tne fun, apd you should encourago -bim by 'standing under tho p ar trc .White ho catches the lover and .uiona' him : over th hoise-udistr.bVd. Lifo'is short,;ahd!U is a duty we iwo' odr "fellow nineu to bo cheerful. . Even if a inao wanta to . borrow a doN ff. of you until lie. can see his brother Sain iind get wlat Sam owes hira, yoa can smilo' as" j ou -reply that you aro dead i'oke,',bat: that Tompkinj has a hundred dollars da biji! pocket which ho ia Inuikeriag iot lend, and thus gotten tho man s disappsictiacnt a great dea M. QUAD ia Ik Fn&ide D iend,