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THE COLUMBIAN. St. Helen, Columbia Co., Or. FRIDAY, DECEl&B'R 8, 1832. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 1 year, in advance $2 00 6 months " 150 3 months " 1 00 ADVERTISING BATES: One sqtiare (10 lines) first insertion. ...... ?2 Oo Each subsequent insertion 1 00 OUR WASHINGTON" LETTER. From our Regular Correspondent. "Washington, D. C. Nov. 18th, 1882. It is understood that a strong effort will Te made at the ensuiug session of Con 'gress to secure a heavy reduction of in ternal revenue taxation This subject -will come beforeTthe committee on ways "and means if enough members can be gotten together in advance of the meet ing of Congress, but only incidentally in connection with the subject of revi sion of the tariff. The House bill to re duce internal taxes passed at the last session, is still on the table of the Sen ate enacted upon, although it ha3 been amended in various particulars. Amo tion to take it up promptly will doubt less be made and carried without object ion when the Senate meets, when other amendments may be expected to be ad ded to it. It is not likely to get into such a shape as to receive the concur rence of the republican majority in the House, and for this reason an attempt may be made to report another bill for action of the House. If the republicans before they lose control of the House, can pass a measure materially lessening the weight of taxation, it will, to a ma terial extent, take the wind out of the sails of their democratic successors. But the possibility that they will be able to pass a measure of this character is quite remote. The session will be short, and by the time the appropriation bills and their necessary measures are out of the way there will be little or no time left for action on a tax bilk Secretary Lincoln will, in the annual report recommend that no river and harbor bill le introduced in the coming ; session of Consresa. He states that it will be impossible to expend the amount appropriated last session during the fis cal year, and the balance, probable, $3,- 000,000 or $900,000, will be carried over to the credit of next year. It is understood that President Ar thur will make civil service reform a prominent feature of his forthcoming message to Congress, taking strong - grounds in favor of positive legislation on the subject This he can now, very conscientiously do since all of his friends -and admirers have been generally pro vided for. It appears from an investigation made into the rate of wages for farm labor by the statistician of the Department of Agriculture, that since the year 1879 there has been an increase amounting to 21 per cent, in the Eastern States. In the four years from 1875 to 1879, however, there was a great decline, be cause of the great number of artisans who had taken to farm labor in conse quence of the depression in manufac tures. This seriously depressed the rate of farm wages. Since 1879 the increase in the Western States has been 14 per ' cent, and in the Southern 1 3. Wages - generally declined gradually from 18C6 to 1375, but very rapidly from that date until 1879, when an equally rapid rise 'began. There was an exception to the rule in the South, when between 18G6 and 1869, in consequence of the high prices of cotton, wages advanced. The South exhibits the least fluctuation in the rate of wages, this being attributed to the improvement in quality and effi ciency of labor. For example, the av erage rate of wages per month was 1G dollars, wlien cotton was 30 cents per pound and 15 J dollars when cotton was 12 cents per pound. Statistics prove that the district of high wages are also those of large production and net profit in agriculture, The average ra.te of wages at present obtaining are-in the Eastern States, 2G dollars Middle, 22 ; Southern, 15; Western, 23; and Califor nia, 38. Although these indicate a con siderable recovery since 1875, there is still a decline of 20 per -cent, from the inflated rates which immediately fol lowed the civil war. The reception given by Gen, W. T. Sherman at his residence on Ffteenth sucki winguu was iiiumueu iy u.iujot every army officer in Washington. Gen. CM.,.-..,..,-. i.: : n.- kout;i uicu aja jua iut:i in yivuig LJ118 reception to army olhcers exclusively was to allow those Who do not go out into society an opportunity to spend a soeiable evening with their more active comrades. Concerning Bob Ingersoll's having nominated him for the presiden cy in 1884, he said. j Oh yes! Mr. Ingersoll says a great many things that ho does not believe, I am perfectly con tented with my career, and nothing could induce me to soil my military rec ord by entering into politics at this late day." I j August. i Letter from California, Haxford, Cal. Nov. 28, 1S82 Maj. Adams Dear Sir: I am just p little bit sorry that your conclusions about election are not reliable for you should have learned by this time that the greater the load one carries, the more liable he is to be beaten in the race. I was too much endorsed, had entirely too many friends, but the prin cipal reason I was not elected was-tother chap received more votes than I did, for had he not done so, with all my endors ing, I most assuredly would have been elected, could not very well have helped it ' Wo are having most lovely weather cool nights, with just enough warmth through the day to make one desire to live thus always if such a thing were possible. Last Sabbath with Mrs. Enoch Meeker, Mrs. Watts and the children I took a drive to King's ltiver eight miles north of this. In the i morning facing the lijrht breeze made the blush come to the cheeks. We passed all the way through evidences of ; civilzation and thrift The appurtenances did not as sume aristocratic airs but the fences. outbuildings and cottages with their wreath of flowers, fruit, evergreens and ornamental trees tc iVc, farce one to the conclusion that taste, refinement and hospitality are chief characteristics of the inhabitants of Mussel Slough. The point where we reached the river was where the Last Chance Ditch is ta ken out. The bauks lof the river are skirted for one fourth of a mile with : najestic oak trees, with no underbrush but a carpeting of rich tall grass that keeps green the year round. Under these trees, the ground was literally covered with acorns, which are quite pal atable and the way the youngsters en joyed themselves for an hour, gathering acorns would have done your heart good. They would load their pockets and then empty them into the wagon until tired out, on being asked what they were go ing to do with them, Manty replied that when she went back to Oregon wanted some for Major Adams.! In the evening we returned home by j way of Grange ville, all well pleased with the day's ride. It does seem to us that your paper comes very slow, we are so eager to hear from you all. With our best wishes for your self and family I remain Yours truly ! B. M. Watts. Letter from Albino. Aldixa, Nov. 29, 1S82. Friend Major: To let you know I have not forgotten old tillicums, I send you a few lines. After swinging around the circle, and moving three times, wo have finally got settled in this place. It is very lively here, lots of men and lots of money. The Company pay $24,000 a month to white labor and 18,000 to Chinaman every month, so you see there is a good deal of money scattered around here. The cars run every day to and from the end of the track in Mon tana, and every Passenger train is load ed, and so is the freight train The 11. li. Thompson is the 'transfer boat be tween Albina and Portland. We have eight saloons here and three Hotels, and boarding houses without number; houses are going up like magic. I suppose the people in St. Helen jare still excited about railroad matters. I hope Capt. Lemont will see the day when the cars will run through his place, for he has waited patiently for it.' I am sometimes feeling like homesick when- I think of St. Helens, for it was almost like home to me after living so long in the place, but I could not make a living there without chasing lumber for it so I liad to emigrate. Send me your paper and I will be down in a we-ek oi two and pay you for it Give jiny regards to all friends and accept the same from, Yours Ac.,1 Wm. Woodman, We have received j Wilford's Micro cosm, a Religio Scientific Monthly, whose mission is to reconcile Science and the Bible. It has produced a great sen sation in the world and is far ahead of anything that has before appeared in the theological, world. It shows the giants of religion are not all jdead. $1.00 per year. A Willford Hall, Editor fe Pro prietor, 23 Park How, j New York. ! I 1 A Son's Grief. Riverside, Ogn. Nov. 29th, 1882. Mr. N. C. Dale Dear Sir: It be comes my painful duty to inform you that father is dead. He died by his own hand the day you left my house. He told me all about his affairs that morning-. He said that he had paid ev ery dollar that he owed, and told me how much money he had left He wanted me to go to school-meeting but refused to have Capt Palmer stay with him. 4 I Palmer came up and father came out to the door and told him to "go on to the school-meeting as he wished to be left alone. If e told me that he could stay alone as well as not, as it was not neces sary to give him his morphine until I returned. We went and little did we dream of what was to take place. I came back about three o'clock in company with seven men. They stopped at the gate a short time, and I started to go into the house. The door would not open only about half way, and I looked in and I saw the most terrible sight that I have ever beheld. Father was lying on the floor dead and his cloth ing was removed. There was a large pool of blood under him, and a bullet hole through his left breast. I stepped back into the yard, and called to the men to come in, which they did. My rifle was lying on top of the wood-box with the muzzle pointed towards the west, and in the direction of his body. His cane was beside it, and an empty shell in the gun. He had evidently taken off his clothes for feir of setting them on fire, and burning up the house, and had kneeled in front of the gun, and pushed the trigger with his cane. He was so close to the muzzle of the gun that his breast was burned black with powder. An inquest was held which brought in a verdict " Sui cide." He was buried yesterday at two o'clock on his home farm. Yours truly, R. D. Cole. memorabilia of Yale College. It was in 1845 that my brother John and myself entered Yale College as Freshmen. My brother was taken sick, and lost a year, and graduated in the class of 1S50, and I, 2 years the young er graduated in the class of 1849. Our mother and sister and younger brother Joseph accompanied us to New Haven. Our father was Domestic Missionary on Martha's Vineyard, and while we were in College sent as Delegate by Dukes County, Massachusetts to the Evangel ical Alliance in London. He travelled through England, Ireland and Scotland, France and Belgium.' He was in Paris when Louis Philippe was dethroned, and the last Napoleon took the imperial crown. The different denominations on Martha's Vineyard gave our father $1500 in gold to pay his expenses in Europe. When we first lived in New Haven we rented a house in Salem Street, then one in George Street, then one in York Street. Before we graduated our moth er, vounger brother and sister returned to New Hampshire. Jeremiah Day was President of the College. He was soon succeeded by Theodore D wight Woolsey; James Kmgsley was Professor of Latin, T. A Thatcher Assistant Professor. The elder Silliman, Professor of Chemistry, Hadley, Professor of Greek. To be Continued. A $20.00 Bible Reward. The publishers of Iiutledge's Montldy offer twelve valuable rewards in their Monthly for December, among which is the following: We will give $20.00 in gold to the person telling us how, many verses there are in the New Testament Scriptures (not the New Revision) by December 10th, 1882. Should two or more cor rect answers be received, the reward will be divided. The money will be forward ed to the winner December 15th, 1882. Persons trying for the reward must send 20 cents in silver (no postage stamps taken) with their answer, for which they will receive tle Christmas Monthly, in which the jvme and address of the winner of the reward and the correct an swer will be published. This may bo worth $20.00 to you; cut it out Address Rutledoe Publishing Company, Eas- ton, Penna. S. F. Howe, Dentist, will be at St Helen the First Monday in each month and remain Two Days, unless by special agareement to remain longer. To be too fresh is bad in -everything except a cow. t Hallo There! Tlie Dalles-Mountaineer under the head of Territorial has a fling at the St Helen's paper. St Helen is in Ore gon. A mint of Geography would be a good thingfor the Editor. In an obit uary notice of a minister's wife he called the time-honored name of Abigail, " A-big-nail " Probably, like Christ, he was carpenter when young, and thought he was driving a nail in the lady's coffin. And now he speaks of Miss Eunity Watson of Goldendale. Why don't he tell some of his personal history? Probably like the boy that hung on the fence and waited for his mother he has nothing to say. He calls President Arthur, " Acting President" We should think if Presi dent Arthur read that he would resign right away. He says the people don't think much of the Democrats; we should think they thought more of them tlian of the Re publican bosses. He tells the reason the Republicans last their grip. Now we will tell: be cause they shoved durned fools like him to thefront and made sensible men like Major Adams take a back seat. The Republicans are a great deal like a school-director back in the States. Our sister kept a school, and everybody liked her because she was competent, but the school-director, who wanted to provide some place for a cousin aunt or niece, said she didn't keep good order. He got a little shallow-pated conceited no body. She kept one day, the next day no scholars came. Major Adams didn't run away to Or egon to get out of the draft or with any body else's wife like so many of our great, men. Meeting About Christmas. Meeting called to order and Mr. E. E. Quick elected Chairman, Mr. Glendye appointed Secretary. The following committee were appointed TO SECURE THE TREE. James Muckle, Francis Miles, Chas. Konkle, Chas. Blakesley and Mr. Mc Nally. ON DECORATION. Mesdames Giltner, Adams, Muckle and Moore, and Misses Butler, Merrill and Perry. ON MUSIC. Mrs. Muckle, Mrs. Giltner, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Morse, Miss Butler, Messrs. McBride, Hancock and Cox. TO TAKE PRESENTS OFF TREE. Messrs. Tedford and Glendye. TO TAKE CHARGE OF PRESENTS. Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Muckle, Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Ellen Perry. TO READ NAMES ON PRESENTS. Mrs. Morse and Major Adams. ' TO DISTRIBUTE PRESENTS. Miss Butler and Miss Miles TO SOLICIT SUBSCRIPTIONS. Miss Minnie Perry and Miss Hattie Rathbun. The adjourned meeting about a Christ mas tree met at the school-house Dec. 4 th, at 7 p. M. Mr. E. E. Quick elected Chairman, Major Adams, Secretary. It was voted that the various committees could increase their number if needed, to assist them. That the commictees for Securing Tree and Decoration should cooperate, and meet for plans on Satur day eve at B, F. Giltner's. That a gen eral invitation through the columns of the Columbian should be extended to everybody everywhere to participate in the Christmas celebration. Wo desire to call the especial atten tion of our lady readers to the advertise ment found in another column headed "Pleasant and Profitable Work for Wom en." Never was such an opportunity offered to some energetic lady to acquire a good income so easily. We. have it on good authority that lady canvassers east of the Rocky Mountains are mak ing $75.00 and 100.00 per month sell ing " Practical Housekeeping" k, " Man ners that Win." The books come en dorsed by such eminent women as Mrs. Henry. Ward Beecher, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mrs. Livermore, and many others. Wo trust' that some in telligent and energetic lady among our many readers will take advantage of the opportunity and secure the agency for this, vicinity. It is surely worth trying for. Mrs. Thomas, on the Latona is a very pleasant lady, She is r.ot scared to death at being sociable, and enjoys a joke as well as the next. It is refresh ing to meet a lady once and awhile who has the chill frost rubbed off and can give a traveler a pleasant word. It re minds one of the States and civilization. LOCAL 2TEWS. Christmas Goods. A full stock of vases, decorated cups and plates, jewelry in new styles and a general assortment of Holiday Goods will be opeAed at McBride's Store. i - - i On Sunday after Church Major Adams and family called at Judge Moore's, because they knew then they should catch the Judge at home. They had a grand time. He has just fur nished his mansion with tasteful carpets and elegant set of Eastlake parlor furniture and other articles too nu merous to mention. The crowning ar ticle is a jsplendid $900 McCaramon piano for his wife and daughters. The J udge has jworked night and day in his profession, and deserves the success that' has crowned his labors so protracted and arduous. Mr. George It. Hancock has returned from Cowlitz Prairie where he. has left his family on the homestead. It is a fine tract of land, not heavily timbered, neighbors within a mile and in a Pres . i. byterian neighborhood, where there is a church. He has built a house two sto ries high, 20x24, aud dug a well, and built quite a number of out houses. He also has bought him a team. His wife i and Charley are workers, and will make things shine, while the father is here earning money in the mill. TIIE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST, Just received a large stock of Men's eady-madej clothing consisting of fine Diagonal, Beaver, Cassimere and Tweed .suits Also a large stock of Men's and boys' boots, made in San Francisco expressly for this trade. A full line of ladies' and misses' Fine shoes. Call aud examine i i quality and prices of these goods at I MeBRIDE'S STORE J. W. Campbell lately went on land matters to Vancouver. He says M. S. Philips, City Marshal is a whole souled man. and tha hnny Jaggy is the prince of boys. Ho thinks him the fi nest little gentleman he ever met John is a nephew of the noted merchant Michael Wintler, and his father and mother are some of the best people on the Pacifij; Coast or any other coast, and don't you forget it. They are Ma jor Adams friends, and no scrubs. The scrubs don't like Major. Mr. i J. juarris is finishing up Judge Moore's house on Honesty Hill. It will be very convenient so the lady of the mansion says. Mrs. Moore made one of the poorest looking houses in town beautiful, and now we congratulate her on having' one of the finest. She de serves it, so there is all there is to say about it Mp.y she live long years in her pleasant home ! Amos Slavens has a 'fine place for his home. : We are happy the reward of honest industry in this family has been realized. Mrs. Slayens his in particu lar been a jvery energetic woman, a faith ful wife and mother, and she deserves a good home in her old age. The oldest son Charlie is very likely, and when the oldest is that way the rest generally fol low suit. I Dr.jJessup of the N. P. R. R. has bought riglit of way of Edwin Merrill for $200; of T. Johnson so Andrew Miles informs us for $500, and for Shar ringhcusen for $125, of C. W. Garrison for $5 ). Joseph Copeland has from the Co. the prjomise to wood and water on his premises. S. D. Morrison has sold right of way for $350. Jo! n TJ McNulty is one of our most obliging citizens. He brought ourself and daughter home the other day and four 1 ushls of apple?. He has a splendid team of bjacks worth $500. John has a like y wife and a sweet little daughter who looks good and pure as a spring vi- olet Mr. Wilkes, County Surveyor, has a new s Tor his surveying apparatus, one of Gurley's, costing $25.00, Mr. Wilkes' father is a veteran of the War of 1812 isj living in Washington County and oi the same stock as Commodore Wilkes.. Mr. J. H. Edmunds' Ad. is unavoida bly crowded out till next week on ac count of sickness in the family. Will appea next week. Mr. Edmunds is a - 1 . i ' ,1 LnAMfl A K,lsSt, very pieasant man, tuiu oc.iwi well-s tocked with the best kind of liq- uors. Mrs. Decker is getting well again. R. H-Y. DO NOT snbscribe for any rural journal until you have sent for free specimen copies of the RURAL NEW-YORKER. which will be sent cheerfully and promptly. It is the great NATIONAL RURAL JOURNAL OF AMERICA It Is original from beginning to end. It will delight every member of your family. The best writers in the world. 34 PARK E0Wr N. Y u3n!8d8 . PLEASANT AUD PROFITABLE WORK! FORSWOMEH. We want a few energetic lady canvassers to introduce our popular and fast selling bonks in each town and county West oi the Jtocky Mouu tains, to whom liberal commistions will be pa k. Just at the present time, immediately before the holidays, is the GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY to take orders for" PacticaL Houbkkkkpjng, " the Queen of all the books published on house' keeping and cookery and " Manners that Win," as a great many can readily be sold for holiday presents. These two books are both practical in the treatment of the subjects they discuss, and will be found -entikely trustworthy, a they are the embodiment of SOLID COMMON SKNSK. The best evidence of their popularity is the fact that over 2 hutulred thousand copies have been sold. Lady canvassers every where report big sales, sinne making from $75.00 to 100.00 ier month. To show the bxW s is to create a desire to possess. Write immediately for terms, territory and full jxirtiiciil&rs Addm, NOKTH TACIFIC PUBLISHING CO, Portland, Oregon. Notice. All accounts due Dec. 1st. must be settled at once. No new accounts opened after this date. G. W. McLride. Notice. TJ. S. Land OrricE at Vancouver, W. T. December 6th. 1882. f Complaint having been entered at this Office by William Weghjte against Pontiff Kelly for abandoning his Homestead Kutry No. 2412, dat ed Nov. 2yth, 1878, upon the Lot No. Sand S. V. JofN. vv. Section 6, Township y North, Kange 1 East in Cowlitz County, vn ash. Ter., with a view to the cancellation of said entry: the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this Office on the lGth day of January, 1883, at 10 o'clock A. M. to respond and furnish testimo ny concerning said alleged abandonment. JTUED. V. SPAKLING, KegUer u3nl8d8 Notice. U. S. Land Okkice at Vancouver, W. T. November 23d. 1882. Complaint having been entered at thin Office by Thomas 15roughtm agaiiiMt Scott W. Morris for abandoning his Homestead Kntry No. 2031, dated April 2oth. 187G, upon the w. of N. K. i Section 22, Township 10 N. iiange 1 K. in Cow litz County, Wash. Ter. with a view to the can cellation of said entry: the said parties are here by summoned to appear at this thce on the 4th. day of Janitary, 1883, at 11 o'chnrk A. M. to re spond and furnish testimony concerning said al leged abandonment. TliED. W. SPAIILING, Register. u317dl Notice for Publication. Land Office at Oregon Citt, Orcoon. ) Nov. 22, 182. f Notice is hereby ttiven that the following named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof in supiort of hb claim, and tliat said proof will be made before the County Clerk of Columbia County at St. Helens, Oregon, on Monday Jan. 8, 1883, viz: George . Mo-ck, Homestead Kntry No. 3160 for the N. 4 of N. W. i of Sec 20,T. 7. N. It. 2 W. He names the following witnesses to prove hi continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: John A. Atkins, Solari Frank, Cyrus II. Gil breath and Dean Blanchard, all of llainier, Co lumbia County, Oregon. L.T. BATIIN, Register. u3nl7dl Notice for Publication. Land Office, at Okhjon City, Oregon. Nov. 1. 18i2. Notice is hereby given that the followfnjj named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, ami that said nroof will lie made before ' the County Clerk of Columbia County at St. Helens, Oregon, on Wednesday Dec. 27th. 1882, viz: Israel P. Siencer, Homestead Entry No. 3210 for the N. E. i ot Sec. 4 T. 4 N. K. 4 w. 1 1 e names the following witnesses to prove hi continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: . T Josiah Konkle and A. II. Mathews of St. Hel ens, and T. J. Adams and Joseph Vanblaricom of Vernonia, all of Columbia County, Oregon. L. T. BA1UN, Kegwter. v3nl 6n24 Notice for Publication. Land Offick at at 1 82. ) Oregon City, Oregon. Oct. 13th. 1882. Notice is hereby given that the f ollowing-namect settler has filed notice o his intention to make final. proof in support oi his claim, and that said! proof will le made before the County Clerk of Columbia County at St. Helens, Oregon, on Monday Dec. 18, 1882, viz: James T. Adam Homestead Entry No. 39112 for the N. E. J of Sec. 18, T. 4 N. 11. 4vi. He names the following witnesses to prove hi continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said laud, viz: S. Sheley. J. Weed, O. Chcrrington and J. M. Adams, all of Vernonia, Columbia County, Ore- gn' L. T. BAR IN, Register. v3nllo20 Notice or Application to Purchase Timber Lands. TJ. S. Land Office at Orkcon City, Oregon. Oct. Gth, 1883, Notice is hereby given that 15. W. Blood of Columbia County, Oi egon, has made applica tion to purchase the N. w J of X. w J of Section, 20 Township 7 N. Range 4 West Will. Mer.un, der the provisions of the Act of Congress ap proved June 3, 1878, entitled "An Act for tha sale of Timber Lands in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada, and in Washington Territory,' All adverse claims to said tract must be ril.KD, in the V. S. Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon, before the expirateon of nixiy fnun thw date. Given under my hand thi Gth. ilay of Oct. 1882. L. T. BAUIN. Register. NOTICE. A School-teacher wanted at Marshland, Co lumbia Ca., Oregon. A lady preferred. Apply to J. C. McGviBE, Director, Nor. 2d. 1882.
