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incoin's Love
Affairs
By
Ward Hill Lanicn
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Lincoln's Friend .nd Bodyguard
CHAPTER XV.
Lincoln Aspires Higher and Goes to
Congress.
FTER his marriage Mr. Lincoln
took up his residence at the
Globe tavern, where he had a
room and boarding for man
and wife for the moderate sum of $4
per week; but. notwithstanding cheap
living, he was still as poor as ever and
pave "poverty" as one of his reasons
for net paying a friendly visit which
seemed to be expected of him.
At the bar and in political affairs he
continued to work with as much ener
gy as before, although his political
prospects seem Just now to have suf
fered an unexpected eclipse. In 1S43
Lincoln. Hardin and Baker were can
didates for the Whig congressional
nomination, but between Hardin and
Baker there was "bitter hostility" and
between Baker and Lincoln "suspicion
and dislike." The contest was long
and fierce, but before it was over Lin
coln reluctantly withdrew in favor of
Baker. He had had a hard time of It
and had been compelled to meet accu
sations of a very strange character.
Among other things, he was charged
with being an aristocrat, with having
deserted his old friends, the people, by
marrying a proud woman on account
of her blood and family. This hurt
him keenly, and he took great pains to
disprove it. But this was not all. He
was called an infidel by some, a Pres
byterian here, an Episcopalian there,
so that by turns he incurred the hos
tility of ail the most powerful religious
societies In the district.
On the 24th of March he wrote to
Mr. Speed as follows:
Springfield. March 24, 1843.
Dear Speed We had a meeting of
tile "U'hifrs ct the county here on last
Monday to, appoint delegates to a district
convention, and Baker beat me and got
th? delegation instructed to go for him.
The meeting, in spite of my attempt to
decline it, appointed me one of the dele
grates, so that in petting Baker the nomi
nation I shall be fixed a good deal like a
fellow who is made a groorarman to a
man that has cut him out and is marry
ing his own dear "gal." About the pros
pects of your having a namesake at our
town, can't say exactly yet.
A. LINCOLN.
He was now a Baker delegate,
pledged to get him the nomination If
lie could, and yet he was far from giv
ing up the contest in his own behalf.
Only two days after the letter to
Speed he wrote to Mr. Morris:
Springfield. 111.. March 26. 1S43.
Friend Morris Your letter of the 23d
was received on yesterday morning, and
for which (Instead of an excuse, which
you thought proper to ask) I tender you
my sincere thanks. It is truly gratifying
to me to learn that, while the people of
fiansatnon have cast me ofi, my old
friends of Menard, who have known rae
longest and best, stick to me. It woule
astonish, if not amuse, the older citizens
(a stranger, friendless, uneducated, penni
less boy, working on a flatboat at iiO ptr
month) to learn that I have been put
down here as the candidate of pride,
wealth and aristocratic family distinction.
Yet so chiefly It was. There was, too,
the strangest combination of church in
fluence against me. Baker Is a Campbell
lto and therefore, as I rv.pr.o-e, with few
"exceptions got all that church.
My wife has some relations in the Prc-s-byterlan
churches and some with the
Episcopal churches, r.r.d therefore wher
ever it would tell I was set down as cither
the one or the other, while it was every
where contended that no Christian ought
to go for me, because I belonged to no
church, was suspected of being a deist
and had talked about fighting a duel.
With nil these things Baker of course
had nothing to do. nor do I complain of
them. As to his own church going for
him, I think that was risht enough, and
as to the influences I have spoken of In
the other, though they were very strong.
It would he grossly untrue and unjust to
charge that they act.'d upon them In a
body or were very near so. I only mean
that those influences levied a tax of a
considerable per cent upon my strength
throughout the religious controversy. But
enough of this.
You say that in choosing a candidate
for congress you have an equal right
with Sangamon, and In this you are un
doubtedly earnest. In ngreeing to with
draw if the Whigs of Sangamon should
go against me I did not mean that they
alone were . worth consulting, but ttat If
she with her heavy delegation should be.
against me It would be impossible for
me to succeed, and therefore I had as
well decline. And In relation to Menard
having rights, permit me fully to recog
nize them and to express the opinion that
If she and Mason act circumspectly they
will in the convention be able so far to
enforce their rights as to decide abso
lutely which one of the candidates shall
be successful. Let me show the reason
of this. Hardin or some other Morgan
candidate will get Putnam. Marshall.
Woodford, Taiewell and Logan make
sixteen. Then you and Mason, having
three, can give the victory to either side.
You say you shall instruct your dele
gates for me unless I object. I cer
tainly shall not object. That would
be too pleasant - a compliment for me to
tread in the dust. And besides, if any
thing should happen (which, however. Is
not probable) by which Baker should be
thrown out of the fight I would be at
liberty to accept the nomination If I
could get It. I do. however, feel myself
bound not to hinder him In any way from
getting the nomination. I should despise
myself were I to attempt it. I think,
then. It would be proper for your meet
ing to appoint three delegates and to In
struct them to go for some one as a first
choice, some one else as a second and
perhaps some one as a third, and If In
those instructions I were named as the
first choice It would gratify ma very
much.
If you wish to hold the balance of
power It Is Important for you to attend to
and secure the vote of Mason also. You
should be sure to have men appointed I
delegates that you know you can safely i
confide In. If yourself and James Short
wsre. appciit.il. tor. your, covf tx- tiLwi'4
And Ilis Easily
Experiences a.s
a. LsLwmaLfeer
t -
oe safe: rrt '."."lietntjr "Jfm's wornair'aiiair
a year ago might not be In the way of
his appointment Is a question. I don't
know whether you know it,' but I know
him to be as honorable a man as there
is in the world. You have my permission,
and even request, to show this letter to
Short, but to no one else, unless it be a
very particular friend, who you know
will not speak of it. Yours as ever,
A. LINCOLN.
P. S. Will you write me again?
To Martin M. Morris. Petersburg. 111.
And finally to Speed on the same
subject:
Springfield. May 18. 1843.
Dear Speed Yours of the 9th Inst. Is
duly received, which I do not meet as a
"bore, but as a most welcome visitor.
I will answer the business part of It
first.
In relation to our congress matter here
you were right in supposing I would sup
port the nominee. Neither Baker nor I.
however. Is the man. but Hardin, so far
as I can judge from present appearances.
We shall have no split or trouble about
the matter all will be harmony. In rela
tion to the "coming events" about which
Butler wrote you, 1 had not heard one
word before I got your letter, but I 'have
so much confidence In the judgment of a
Butler on such a subject that I incline
to think there may be some reality In It.
What day does Butler appoint? By the
way. how do "events" of the same sort
come on In your family? Are you pos
sessing houses and lands and oxen and
asses and men servants and 'rrfaid serv
ants and begetting sons and daughters?
We are not keeping house, but boarding
at the Globe tavern, which is very well
kept now by a widow lady of the name
of Beck. Our room (the same 'Dr. Wal
lace occupied there) and boarding only
cost us $4 a week. Ann Todd was married
something more than a year since to a
fellow by the name of Campbell, and who.
Mary says, is pretty much of a '"dunce,"
though he has a little money and prop
erty. They live in Boonville, Mo., and
have not been heard from lately enough
for me to say anything about her health.
I reckon it will scarcely be In our power
to visit Kentucky this year. Besides pov
erty and the necessity of attending to
business, those "coming events," I sus
pect, would be somewhat in the way. I
most heartily wish you and your Fanny
would not fail to come. Just let us know
the time, and we will have a room provid
ed for you at our house, and all be merry
together for awhile. Be sure to give my
respects to your mother and family. As
sure her that if I ever come near her I
will not fail to call and see her. Mary
Joins in sending love to your Fanny and
you. Yours as ever, A. LINCOLN.
After the "race," still smarting from
the mortification of defeat and the dis
appointment of a cherished hope, he
took his old friend Jim Matheny away
off to a solitary place In the woods
"and then and there," "with great em
phasis," protested that he had not
grown proud and was not an aristo
crat "Jim," said he in conclusion. "I
nm now and always shall be the same
Abe Lincoln that I always was."
Candidate For Elector.
In 1S44 Mr. Lincoln was again a can
didate for elector on the Whig ticket.
Mr. Clay, as he has said himself, was
his "beau Ideal of a statesman," and
he labored earnestly and as effectually
as any one else for his election. For
the most part he still had his old an
tagonists to meet in the Springfield re
gion, chief among whom this year was
John Calhoun. With him and. others
he had joint debates, running through
several nights, which excited miich
popular foc'-ir-s. One of ti3 c'.d friends (
r.nd neighbors who attended all these (
uiscussions speaiis in very entuusiasnc
terms of Mr. Calhoun and. after enu
merating his many noble gifts of head
and heart, concludes that "Calhoun
came nearer of whipping Lincoln In
3ebate than Douglas did."
Mr. Lincoln made many speeches In
Illinois, and finally, toward the close
of the campaign, he went over into In
d'.isiia aud there continued "on the
stump" until the end. Among other
places, he spoke at Rockport, on the
Ohio, where he had first embarked for
New Orleans with Gentry; at Gentry
rille and at a place in the country
about two miles from the cabin where
his father had lived. While he was in
the midst of his speech at Gentryville
his old friend Nat Grigsby entered the
room. Lincoln recognized him on the
Instant and, stopping short in his re
marks, cried out, "There's Nat!" With
out the slightest regard for the pro
prieties of the occasion, he suspended
his address totally and, striding from
the platform, began scrambling through
the audience and over the benches to
ward the modest Nat, who stood near
the door. When he reached him, Lin
coln shook , bis hand "cordially," and,
after felicitating himself sufficiently
upon the happy meeting, be returned
to the platform and finished his speech.
When that was over, Lincoln could not
make up his mind to part with Nat
but insisted that they must sleep to
gether. Accordingly they wended their
way to Colonel Jones', where that fine
old Jackson Democrat received his
distinguished "clerk" with all the hon
ors he could show him. Nafrsays that .
in the night a cat "began mewing. J
scratching and making a fuss general-.
ly." Lincoln got np, took the cat In 1
his hands and, stroking Its back "gen
tly and kindly," made It sparkle for
Nat's amusement He then "gently"
put It out of the door and, returning to
bed, "commenced telling stories and
talking over old times."
It Is hardly necessary to say that the
result of the canvass was a severe dis
appointment to Mr. Lincoln. No de
feat bnt bis own could have given him
more pain, and thereafter be seems to
have attended quietly to his own pri
vate business until the congressional
canvass of 1846.
It was. thought Jot tnaax. xeacuby
some pe'SonS"weIf infdrmeoT HSx SS
tween Lincoln. Logan. Baker and Har
din, four very conspicuous Whig lead
ers', there was a secret personal under
standing that they four should "rotate"
in congress until each had had a term.
Baker sncceeded tlardin In 1844. Lin
coln was elected in 1S4C. and Logan
was nominated, but defeated, in' 1843.
Lincoln publicly declined to contest
the nomination with Baker In 1S44.
Hardin did the same for Lincoln in
1340 (although both seem to have act
ed reluctantly), and Lincoln refused to
rr.n against Logan in 1S4S. Colonel
Matheny and others, insist, with great
show of reason. 1 that the agreement
actually existed, and If snch was the
en?e It was practically carried out, al
though Lincoln was a candidate
against Bak'or and Hardin against Lin
coln as Ions as either of them thought
there was the smallest prospect cf suc
cess. They might have done this, how
ever, merely to keep other and less
tractable candidates out of the field.
That Lincoln would cheerfully have
made such a bargain to insure himself
a sent in congress there can be na
doubt.. but the supposition that lie did
do It can scarcely be reconciled with
the feeling displayed by him in the con
Sict with Baker or the persistency of
Hardin to a very late hour in the con
test of 1&40.
At all events. Mr. Lincoln and Gen
eral Hardin were tha two. and the only
two. candidates for the Whig nomina
tion in 1840. The contest was much
like the one with Baker, and Lincoln
was assailed In niuch the same fashion.
He was called a deist and an Infidel
both before and after his nomination
arid encountered in a less degree the
same opposition from the members of
certain religious bodies that had met
him before. But with Hardin he main
tained perronal relations the most
friendly. " The latter proposed to alter
the mode of making the nomination,
and In the letter conveying this desire
to Mr. Lincoln he also offered to stipu
late that each candidate should remain
within the limits of his own county.
To this Mr. Lincoln replied. "As to
your proposed astipulation that all the
candidates shall remain in their own
counties and restrain their friends to
the same, it seems to me that on re
flection you will see the fact of your
having been In congress has in various
ways so spread your name in the dis
trict as to give you a decided advan
tage in such a stipulation. I appre
ciate your 'desire to keep down excite
ment, and I promise you to "keep cool'
under the circumstances."
On the 2Gth of February, 1S4G. the
Journal contained General Hardin's
card declining to be "longer considered
a candidate," and in its editorial com
ments occurred the following: "We
have had and now have no doubt that
he (Hardin) has been and now is a
great favorite with the Whigs of the
district. He states in substance that
there was never any understanding on
his part that his name was' not to be
presented in the canvasses of 1844 and
1846. This, we believe, is strictly true.
Still, the doings of the Pekin conven
tion did seem to point that way, and
the general's voluntary declination as
to the canvass of 1844 was by many
construed into an acquiescence on his
part. These things had led many of
his most devoted friends ,to not expect
him to be a candidate at this time.
Add to this the relation that Mr. Lin
coln bears and has borne to the party,
end It Is not strange that many of
those who are as strongly devoted to
General Hardin as they are to Mr. Lin
coln should prefer the latter at this
time. We do not entertain a doubt
that If we could reverse the positions
of the two men n very large portion of
who now have supported Mr.
Lincoln most warmly would, have sup
ported General Hardin quite as warm
ly." This article was admirably calcu
lated to soothe General Hardin and to
win over his friends. It was wise and
timely. The editor was Mr. Lincoln's
intimate friend. It is marked by Mr.
Lincoln's style and has at least ens
expression which was peculiar to him.
In its issue of May 7 the Journal an
nounced the nomination as having been
made at Petersburg on the Friday pre
vious and said further: "This nomina
tion was, of course, anticipated, there
being no other candidate in the field.
Mr. Lincoln, we all know, is n good
Whig, a good man, an able speaker,
and richly deserves, as he enjoys, the
confidence of the Whigs of this district
and of the state."
Peter Cartwright the celebrated pio
neer Methodist preacher, noted for his
piety and combativeness, was Mr. Lin
coln's competitor before the people.
We knovv already the nature of the
principal charges against Mr. Lincoln's
personal character, and these, with the
usual criticism upon Whig policy,
formed the staple topics of the cam
paign on the Democratic side. But
Peter himself did not escape with that
impunity which might have been ex
pected in the case of a minister of the
gospel. Rough tongues circulated ex
aggerated stories of his wicked pug
nacity and his worldly mlndedness
while the pretended servant of the
Prince of Peace. . Many Democrats
looked with intense disgust upon his
present candidacy and believed that
by mingling in politics he was degrad
ing his office and polluting the church.
One of these Democrats told Mr. Lin
coln what he thought and said that
although it was a hard thing to vote
against his party, he would do it if it
should ' be necessary to defeat Cart
wright Mr. Lincoln told him that on
the day of the election he would give
him a candid opinion as to whether
the vote was needed or not Accord
ingly on that day he called upon the
gentleman and said, "I have got the
preacher and don't want your
vote."
Clay's majority in this district in 1844
had been bnt 014, whereas it now gave
Mr. Lincoln a majority of 1,511 In a
year which had no presidential excite
ments, to. .brlns out. electors , in .1848
GenerarTaylormorlfy was -SiaaUdS"
by ten. and the same year the -Whig
candidate for congress was defeated
by lOttV ' ' ' ! ':' '
In the following letter to Mr. Speel
he intimates that the frrt rensntioni
of pleasure attending his n?vr distinc
tion were not of long duration: ft least
that there were moment in v-'ii'-!'.
he did not forjret his greatn:f. it it
forded him little joy:
Springfield. Oct l: j
Dear Speed Yen no c? '"
the suspension of ov.r correspi:
the true philosepn'c cause.
must be confess ! both of u
is rather a coM reason to r.:- i- ..
friendship such as ours to
degrees. 1 prcpoFe now. that iman r--r:; t
of this you shall be consider-:-:' "n
debt and urdcr obligations to pay sco.-
and that neither shall remain long in ar
rears hereafter. Are you a-rreed?
Being elected to congress.' though I am
very grateful to our friends for having
done it. has not pleased me as much as
' expected.
We -have another boy. born the 10th or
March. He is very much such a child a
Bob was at his ase." rather of a longer
order. Bob is "short and low" and expect
always will be. He talks very plainly
almost as plainly ' as anybody. He ' Is
quite smart enough. I sometimes fear he
Is one of the little rare ripe sort that are
smarter at about five than ever after.
He has a great deal of that sort cf mis
chief that is the offspring of much animal
spirits. Z'.nce I began this letter a mes
senger came to tell me Bob was lost, but
by the time I reached the house his
mother had found him and had him
whipped, and by now Very likely he la
run away again. Mary has read your
letter -and wishes to be remembered to
Mrs. S. and you. in which I most sin
cerely join her. As ever yours.
f A. LINCOLN.
At the meeting of the Thirtieth con
gress Mr. Lincoln took his seat and
went about the business of his office
with a strong determination to do
something ' memorable.
THE END.
Lineoln the Farmer.
Matters soon reached a crisis which
drove the junior partner out into the
fields again, where he undertook all
sorts of rough farm labor, from split
ting rails to plowing. - As a man of all
work, however, Lincoln did not prove
altogether satisfactory to his employ
ers. He was too fond of mounting
stumps in the field and "practicing
polemics" on the other farm hands,
and there was something uncomforta
ble about a plowman who road as he
followed the team, uo matter how
straight his furrows ran. Such prac
tices were irritating, if not presumptu
ous, and there is a weil known story
about a farmer who found "the hired
man" lying in a field beside the road,
dressed in his not too immaculate farm
clothes, with a book instead of a pitch
fork in his hand.
"What are you reading?" inquired
the old gentleman.
"I'm not reading; I'm studying," an
swered Lincoln, his wonderful eyes
still on the pages of his book.
"Studying what?"
"Law, sir."
The old man stared at the speaker
for a moment in utter amazement.
"Great God Almighty!" he mutter
ed as he passed on. shaking his head.
From Frederick Trevor Hill's "Lincoln
the Lawyer." in Century Magazine.
Where Lincoln Put It.
A soldier at whose house when a boy
Lincoln paused in his tramps in Illinois
and who loaned him a whetstone to
sharpen his jackknife met him during
the war in Washington. Lincoln re
membered the incident and spoke of
the use of the whetstone.
"Ya-a-s," drawled out the old soldier,
"Whatever did you do with the whet
stone? I never could find it We
'lowed mebbe you took It along with
TOU."
"N3, no. I put it on top of the gate
post that high one."
"Mebbe you did; nobody else could
have reached it, and none of us ever
thought to look there for it."
There It was found where it had
been placed fifteen years before. The
soldier reported the fact to the presl
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THE SHEPHERD
, AND HIS FLOCK
o
Truly sheep raising Is a branch of
farming hi which comparatively few
farmers are encased. Yet there are
many good reasons why sheep should
be raised on farms. In the first place,
it is well known t.i all farmers that
there are many uulilla'ole spots on tha
farm that form sesd bi'ds for th in
numerable iu'urlous weeds the farmer
has to contend with. As sheep are the
best foragers of ail farm animals, it is
for the purpose of keeping down the
weeds that we raise sh2ep. Then. too.
there is also a revenue derived from
the wool and mutton produced.
In starting to develop a flock of wool
and mutton producers the ewes used
not bs pure bred. They must, however,
all be of the low set. compact, blociy
type and of uniform ' quality. They
should not be bred until the second
year, by which time they are strongly
developed aud will throw strong,
healthy lambs.
The selection of the ram is the most
important thing connected with sheep
raising. He is half the flock, and on
him rests its destiny. Under uo con
sideration should a grade ram be used.
He must be pure bred. The difference
in price will: be money well invested.
He should be typical of the breed one
wishes to develop and should have the
breed characteristics.
Severely culling and breeding only to
strong, healthy 6ire3 are the two essen
tials for developing a profitable flock of
breeding sheep. In culling a Sock all
ewes not of the proper type should be
disposed of, thus bringing the flock as
near to a uniform type as possible.
The management of the ewe3 from
breeding time until lambing time is of
considerable importance. They require
proper shelter, food and care to keep
in good condition and also bring strong,
healthy lambs. A shed or outbuilding
protected from the cold north winds,
will be sufficient for shelter, provided
it can be closed during stormy weath
er. Roots, either turnips or mangels,
clover hay and oats form an excellent
ration for breeding ewes. Thee fed In
judicious quantities will bring the flock
successfully through the breeding and
lambing season. Salt and water should
be within easy access at all times of
the year.
Tha ewes require some attention at
lambing time. They should bL removed
from the rest of the flock until the
yotrag lambs are strong enough to help
themselves. As soon as ths floel; is put
to pasture they require practically no
other feed. The lambs should be sepa
rated from the ewej early In the fall
and fed grain of some kind to keep
them growing. The early fall rains are
detrimental to the young lambs, and
they should therefore be protectad
from them as much as possible. The
chief aim during the first year is to
keep them in a healthy growing condi
tion. Hampshire Sheep In America.
The accompanying Illustration shows
a splendid Hampshire sheep owned by
a Michigan breeder and exhibited at
fairs during the past year. This sheep
has won a number of prizes at fairs
A FINE EAMPSHIUE.
and is a very fine specimen of the
breed. The Hampshire is steadily
gaining recognition in America. This
is because he is large, heavily quar
tered, with face, head, neck and chest
denoting constitution and hardiness.
These sheep produce a heavy, fine
fibered fleece, nre remarkably prepotent,
mature early and produce a delicately
flavored, - deeply colored flesh. They
are remarkably docile aud are easily
managed. Hampshire lambs are easily
produced for the early spring markets,
often averaging a pound of growth per
day for the first sixty to ninety days.
The Hampshire ewes are very prolific,
great milkers and good mothers. For
crossing on the Merino for mutton pur
poses the Hampshire probably has no
superior and is equal to any of the
breeds for crossing on any of the long
wool varieties. They are good grow
ers, take on flesh rapidly and are a
splendid sheep for American condi
tions. Orange Judd Farmer.
Thumps In Pigs.
Thumps is a disease of swine that is
most manifest . In young and rapidly
growing pigs. It is easily recognized
by the spasmodic contraction and x
pansion of the sides of the pig so af
fected. Thumps Is an ailment for
which there is no cure, although many
pigs subject to thumps grow to ma
turity seemingly well. It can largely
be prevented by proper care of the
bow during her period of pregnancy.
Thumps is caused by abnormal hearts
or by an impoverished blood supply.
The latter condition may be prevent
ed by providing the pregnant sow with
plenty of range and nn abundance of
good feed. The former condition Is
less likely to occur if the sow has been
properly cared for during pregnancy,
says Farmers Advocate.
A Feeding Floor For 8 wine.
A feeding floor that can be kept clean
and one that is protected from wind
and storm should be provided for tha
wine.
Additional Local.
J, K. Fawcett returned to Corvailis,;
Friday, atter a visit with Pr. Mercer, in
Salem, says tie Capital Journal. j
E. . Kelly arrived home, Friday, aft on
a visit with iriends in Salem.
In the tri-state university debate Ore-
fon won out over Idaho and Washington. (
In both cases Oregon had the unpopular
iiie of the question, repeal of the equal
rights amendment. The question de
bated was: "Resolved,' That the fifteenth
amendment and section 2 of the fonr-U-euth
amendment should be repealed,
theriiniculty entering into the repeal not
b-inc considered in the discussion."
1 he Univerxiiy of Oregon won a -Jrubie
vktory, defeating the University of b'aho
at Moscow an l the University of Wash
ington at Eugene. At Seattle ihe Uni
versity of Idaho defeated the University
of Washington tCx.
Mrs. Grant Elgin, who recently under
went an operation in Portland for an ab
in the light side, as taken violently ill
with appendicitis Sunday uioiuinjr, at
her home in this city, and was taken to
Portland on the 1 '20 train, Sundav alter
noon, accompanied 'iy rela lives and Dr.
Perno'. It had been arranged by phone
that Dr. Geiwv would operate on Mrs.
Elgin at 8 o'clock, Sunday niht, and
a messaue from Portland, yesterday lore
noon, staled that at 6 o'clock, yeMerdny
morning she was doing nicely. No
mention was made of the operation hav
ing lieen pei formed, but it is presumed
that it had and that it had been success
ful. News l orn the bedside is awaited
with deepest concern by many iriends of
the family in this city.
Rev. and Mrs. Albert Monocmith arriv
ed Friday from Appleton, Minnesota, and
will take up their residence in this city.
Rev. Monoemiih preached a beautiful
and insuring sermon at the Congrega
tional church, Sunday morning, and the
members of the church are highly
pleased with their new pastor and bis
wife who have already won 'the hearlt, of
their congregation.
Gfrorge Jones departed yesterday for
his borne in Columbia countv, after an
extended visit with Corvailis relatives.
A party of six Corvailis young people
walked out to the reservoir, Sunday, tak
ing their Faster lunch along. The
showery weather soon put them to
flight, however, and the picnic was not
so mucb of a picnic as had been antici
pated. Yesterday witnessed the complete re
moval of J. C. Hammers effects from
Hotel Corvailis, leaving tbe place deso
late and barren for the time being.
Across the street the estab'uhments of
W. T. and O. E. Small, together with
Mrs. Small's store were deserted, and J.
B. Marvin's restaurant were also in pro
caes of removal, all of which gives
northern Main street an air of house
cleaning time.
Important Action.
The joint ccmnritlee of the
Linn county grange met yester
day afternoon in the ceunty
court house and after a discussion
which continued the entire aiter
noon decided to take measures to
invoke the referendum upon the
$125,000 appropriation made by
tbe last legislature toward the
support of the University of Ore
gon. Action was taken to this
end with tbe belief on the part of
the Linn county grangers that
tbe amount appropriated was in
excess of the amount which
should have been appropriated
when the present rate of taxation
in Oregon is cousidered. Other
reasons for wishing to invoke the
referendum upon the university
apropriation were given, amcng
which was that tbe school lor
higher education should not re
ceive a larger proportionate ap
propriation than the amount
wbih is given toward the main
tenance of the public schools,
which was stated now to be the
case.
One of the speakers, George
W. Wright, advocated the abol
ishment of all Normal schools
and said tbe State University and
State Agricultural college should
be combined, the whole to be
called tbe university of the State
ot Oregon, to be under one board
of regents, and the school of each
to be regulated so that certain de
partments of the university be
taught at Eugene and certain de
partments at Corvailis, but neith
er course of study to conflict or be
duplicated at either place, the
same he declared being in the
interest of public economy, and
affording ample facilities for a
higher education. In place of
normal schools he favored one
Oregon Teachers College to be in
cennection with tbe University at
Eugene, or to be located at Port
land a central point.
Foley's Kidney Cure