ROSEBURG REVIEW
FRIDAY, APRIL 9tb, 188C.
House to Rent. Any person desiring to
icnt a house, call at once on Henry Easton.
Millerjjery Mrs. Hotchkiss has de
termincd to lead all competitors again this year
in millinery and dressmaking. She goes be
low in a few days to lay in a full stock. In
bider to succeed she has first placed her ad.
in The Review which insures success.
Hotel Change. Mrs. Lucy Blackwood
and Mrs, Heffron called last Monday at our
office. Mrs. Blackwood will take- cbarce of
the Drain Hotel at Drain the 20th of April.
She leads all her competitors in keeping a fust
class Hotel. We are sorry to loose Mr.
Moore however, as he has done welL
Good. Layfayelte Owens is now the wide
awake agent for the Oregonian and News.
He has by his energy secured about 100 sub
scribers in Roseforg, and thinks in a short
time he will be able to buy out both dailies,
and then prohibition is sure to win. Success
to you my boy in this journalistic field.
A Beautiful Picture. Miss S. A.
Wimbcrly of the State Normal School at
Monmouth Oregon sent M. O. 'Wimbcrly her
brother of The Review office a crayon pic
hire of Lake Maccoire all framed and elegantly
set. This is indeed a work of art, well execu
ted, and reflects great credit oft Miss "Wimber
ly's artistic merit. f.
Advice to Candidates. Now don't get
excited; keep cool, quiet, collected, peaceable,
serene. It's a long time yet till "the conven
tion," says the "East Oregonian." And if
you are pot nominated after all, it will be the
lest day's work you didn't do. At least half
the candidates who are nominated are ready to
kiet themselves over a ten-acre lot the day
Piter election; and about two-thirds of those
who are elected are admitting before the term
of office is but that they made measly fools of
themselves. Personally considered, the whole
list of "positions," to a man with something to
do, and who knows how to do it, is not worth
losing a night's sleep over. Times.
Roseburc Reform Club. The members
of the club and vbitors were entertained with
an address from Mr. G. V. Kimball. Mr,
Kimball's, eloquence was closely followed by
the audience, and while he pictured the magni
tude of the evils of intemperance, the habit of
idleness that bur people are falling into, the
debasing influence of tobacco which for its in
urious effects on the system was quite as bad
or nearly 50 as liquor. Each member of his
audience was deeply impressed with the truths
thereof. The club was entertained also by
Mr. S. F. Flocd, Mr. H. S. Strange, and
Mr. W. J. Mullen, with short addresses di
rectly on the question in hand. The club will
have an excellent programme for next Tues
day evening when Mr. Cathey of Canyonville
will address the club.
W. Alexander.
Secretary.
. Boycotting and Tariff. An "Old Resi
dent" from Aumsville has this to say in the
Oregonian last Saturday as to boycotting
"You hire me and pay me big wages for little
work, or I'll burn your barn," is the logic of it
But if business men and employers combine
and counter-boycott, what then? The ques
tfbn.answers itself. That the Chinese are an
undesirable race I do not deny; but labor agi-
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....wo -"ivLiiu uv. buniui luni uicy uu nut ren
der themselves more so. Sabe? Labor is
right to organize. It can gain much by so
doing. But it should be well enough informed
and have judgment enough not to make an
ass of itself. That labor is oppressed by cap
ital is true. Our tariff protects the rich at the
expense of the poor, and always did and still
docs widen the' financial gulf between them.
A protective tariff is a huge fraud upon the
working class, and it should be "kicked to
thunder."
Canine Mortem est. The dog is dead.
lie departed life on the 2nd instance, just one
day too late to be an "April fool." At least
it was no April fool matter with the dog. The
sad occu ranee took place near one of our lead
ing business houses on Jackson street. As
the groans and complaints of the patient were
made in Latin, no regular diagnosis of the
ease was written; but a reporter mlorms us
that a fine chain of circumstantial evidence
inclines him to believe that the deceased died
of strychnia. Is it not sad to see so promising
a pup fade into oblivion ere he reaches the
age of a full grown tramp? But alas they go.
This one went while he was yet young and
tender. Many a foreigner would have seized
him for sausae purposes; but this poor cur
was spoiled in the killing. But to be brief, it
is said that we are creatures of circumstances,
If so is it not a pity that the dog was not fed
strychnine one day earlier so that he might
have taken it as an April fool joke and laughed
the dose oft.
Struck it Rich. The following from
Seattle paper will be of interest to the many
friends of Mr. Lcgerwood in this county: "W,
E. Lcgerwood, agent for Wells Fargo & Co,
in Seattle is interested with his two brothers
in a large ranch in the Colville country, on the
Columbia river. Two of the brothers are on
the ranch, and recently they discovered a quartz
ledge on their place. At first they payed but
little attention to it, but afterward they con
eluded to send i a quantity of the rock to Tort
land to be assayed, the result of which showed
the ledge to be very rich. The returns of the
asaycrshowcd.the rock to contain $1465 gold
per ton. Shortly after this they were offered
$40,000 for the claim, but they don't propose
to dispose of it at any such figures. Lcgcr
wood is to be congratulated upon his good for
tune." The above sketch refers to the sons of
Thomas LedgcrwooJ well known in Douglas,
and who was at one time one of its most prom
inent citizens. Now boys we will have to "take
up a collection" or you can subscribe for The
Review, either. Let us hear from you.
Tfte ir of the Beda.
The steam schooner, Beda, was wrecked
near here a short time ago. As near as we can
learn the following arc the facts. The schooner
loaded with railroad iron and lumber left Port
land about the 13th, and on the 15th, when
about forty miles out from the mouth of the
Umpqua, she sprung a leak, about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. Something was the "matter
with the pumps so they could not be used, and
of course she soon began to sink. There were
thirteen on board, and taking two small boats
: seven persons got in one and six in the other.
the former boat struck on part of the wreck of
the Tacoma and was upset, drowning several
of the men. Two of the remainder reached
Gardiner alive while one that was drowned
washed ashore and his remains were interred
in the Gardiner cemetery.
The other boat, at last accounts had not been
heard from, although two tugs were out hunting
three days for it. The Beda was wrecked at
the same place where the Tacoma shared such
a sad fate three years ago, and one of the sur
vivors was on win vessels. ZEPHYR.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Star Restaurant leads.
The McClallen house still leads,
A festival of music on May 5th.
H. S. Strange for County Sup.
County Court in session this week.
Politics came near boiling over last Monday.
H. Dyer ol Myrtle Creek called last Satur
day.
Do not get mad even if you do not see
alike.
Barker & Willis want to sec you. Call at
once.
Dwight Reed of Wilbur was in the city
Tuesday.
The Republicans were sold iu the "shambles"
last Monday.
The Renublicans are not the hannicst set of
people on earth.
The County Court proceedings will appear
in full next week 1
Thanks to someone at Washington for a
package of seeds.
Read the new ad "For Sale," this week,
there is money in it.
A. A. Fink of Portland is in our city look
ing hale and hearty.
Hon. F. P. Hogan's new fence around his
domicile is a beauty.
W. T. Wright of French Settlement was
to see us last Saturday.
Hon. F. P. Hogan is much improved in
health we are glad to say.
The fights are over and all hands go to W.
N. Moore's for their groceries. J " 5
The signs of W. N. Moore and Cannon
Bros., blew down last Tuesday.
One ol Col. Lane's children was quite sick
Monday last, but is all right now.
The spring fights opened up in good shape
last Monday, but no serious damage.
B. J. Grubbe of Wilbur came over Tuesday
and reports all calm on the Potomac.
Simmon Selig of Myrtle Creek smiled on
his many friends in this city last Friday.
That Hacking Cough can be so quickly
cured by Shiloh's Cure, at S. Hamiltons.
O. P. McFall of Blake McFall & Co. of
Portland gave us a pleasant call this week.
The Prohibition cigars are now kept at
Chase & Ford's. Call and get one for a bit.
Wm. B. Clarke and Wm. Callahan two
prominent mill men were to see us this week.
We haye too much legislation, therefore
Congress is doing well not to pass many laws
Dr. Little at Oakland relieves you at once
of that terrible toothache in a dental manner.
"Hackmetack" a lasting and fragrant per
ume. Price 2? and fifty cents at S. Hamil
tons.
Mr. Gilmore. in function City, noucht a
paper on "All Fools day" that was not a pa
ler.
Mrs. Col. Shields has been quite unwell,
we are clad to say is now up and around
again.
Jacob Ledgerwood called on us this week and
reports good health in his neighborhood and
family.
We acknowledge the receipt of wedding
cards from Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Masters of
Portland.
W. N. Moore has the finest assortment f
perfumes ever broucht to our city. Give
him a call.
Quite a number of people from the country
attended the Republican primary last Monday
in this city.
At Moore s Restaurent can be had for 2$
cents as good dinner as you pay 50 cents for
in some places.
If you are hungry go to the Star Restaurant
and get a square meal, at any time, day or
night, for 25cts.
Shiloh's Cure will immediately relieve
Croup Whooping Couch and Bronchitis. S.
Hamilton agent.
R. E. Davis, representing the firm of Hodge,
Davis & Co., of Portland was doing the town
last Wednesday.
A California wagon went through our town
last Monday bound north, and will return in
the fall as usual.
A Nasal Injector free with each bottle
of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents
at S. Hamilton's.
The I. O. O. F. celebration in this city April
26th, promises to be the grandest affair ever
held in Roscburg,
Bro. Buick our cotemporary was sevcrly
sick last Tuesday night, but is on the tripod
in good shape.
Bro. Buick's family have arrived in our city,
and occupy Judge Watson's residence. We
extend the hand of welcome.
The Oregon Pacific is surveying their line to
Albany, and will have the road completed on
or before the winter solstice.
Shiloh s Catarrh Remedy a positive
cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria, and Canker
Mouth. S. Hamilton agent.
We say to the Herald in Albany that we
found mends on the railroad, it they were
scarce in his city of churches.
Great excitement at Grants Pass about let
ting the contracts for the bridge across Rogue
river the Court house and Jail.
Why Will Ycu cough when Shiloh's Cure
will give immediate relief Price 10 cts., 50
cts., and $1. at S. Hamilton's.
The Junior band gave us a serenade last Sat
urday which was duly appreciated by the in
habitants of The Review office.
Frof. Benson s address on the fourth page
of this week s issue is a most excellent pro
duction, and will fully pay perusal.
If you want asct of teeth, or want teeth ex
traded, in first class shape, or any dental work
done, go to Dr. Little of Oakland Oregon
Rev. J. R. N. Bell will address the club
at Hudson's school house to-morrow evening
and preach at the same place Sunday morning,
Mr Sot knlnm'. "Snnlnwm Tm" takes
its name frorVthe sunbeams of nature, be
cause its effect is equally cheering with theirs
Allen Arrington we are glad to say has
returned from a long trip to San Diego Cal.
and js now at home in the enjoyment of fair
health
The Y. D. Band is preparing some excel
lent music for the "decoration" of the Band
stand. Dedication is the word thq boy tried
to get.
John Stule and wife of Kansas are at G. W.
Wonacott's near Oak Grove, and express thenv
selves well pleased with our beautiful country.
Let them come.
The Benton Leader has improved ever so
much of late it now ranks among the very
best papers printed in the state. Success to
ar a
the new regime.
T. C. Fullerton has gone to visit his parents
at Canvonville. We are pleased to chronicle
the fact that he is now much improved from his
late indisposition.
Hon. John P. St. John will bo in Oregon
during the Campaign that is now going on in
Oregon, so we learn as we go to piess.
John Sheridan isamong us once again after
his long trip. Ho says that he had a good
time, but is glad to get back to the old home
stead. Welcome.
A gentleman from Salem has been in own
a few days this week with four blooded grey
hounds. They can run like a streak, and they
look like a streak.
E. K. Wheeler of Eugene was in our town
about a week, and loft for his place of business
last Monday. All were glad to sec Mr.
Wheeler once again.
The Eastern stars will shine brightly on
May 5th . The Wednesday of court week in
the evening at Slocum's hall will be Held the
great musical soiree. I
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J.J. Birch is now introducing the work of
the, famous temperance orator John B . Gough.
Anyone aesmng me wuiih-iu ihc m lju uu
him at Riddle Oregon . I
Dr. Carpenter of the insane asylum resigns I
on account of failing health, and Dr. S. E. I
Joscphi succeeds totnc place, ut. carpenter 1
has been a faithful servant.
Are You Made miserable by Indigestion,
Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite,
Yellow skin? Shiloh's Vitalizer is a positive
cure. b. Hamilton agent.
Thos. Winniford of Calapooia is prominently I
spoken of, for the Legislature on the Democratic 1
ticket. No better nomination could be made I
than the one above suggested.
We now have a full fledged boot-black in
town, and you can hear that euphonious
sound "have a shine," any day in the. week.
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It is not a bad business cither. '
We desire every precinct in the county to
send a list of their delegates of the Democratic
primaries and Republicans as well if they de
sire, for publication in The Review
Many citizens and taxpayers of Douglas
county call loudly forE. C. Sacry's renomina-
tion for Assessor on the Democratic ticket.
To renominate him is to re-elect him.
Hon. J. C. Carson, State Senator from
Multnomah county and Hon. A. F. Wheeler
Assistant State Treasurer passed through on
Wednesday's train enroute to Ashland.
Thos. G. Reams, Grand Master went home
last Friday from visiting lodges in the valley,
lie has given more official visitations this term
than any one we ever had, three times over.
Win 'I '!i i . 1 i-r n t tic 1 1 1 1 urnl nl .1 A pvnncc
i 1
the late registration law would entail, but as
the law is held invalid we did not publish it,
Mr. Thiel always speaks sensibly cm any sub
ject. Write again.
W. Goodscll Esq. of Howard Lake Minn;,
will notice from time to time in The Review
just the names of persons he desires to cor
respond with, and all will gladly reciprocate
his communications.
Douglas county has now on hands a large
invoice of registry looks. Wonder if they
could not be turned over to the public schools
or shall they be preserved as a relic of the
"cxt ra session"? Which?
We interyiewd Rev. John Howard, of this
city, who made a trip to California via Yaquina
and he speaks in highest praise of his superb
accommodations and attention. This is fast
becoming the popular route.
We were agreeably surprised last week
when we met our friend Rev. E. T. Lockard
at Albany. He will be in charge of the, Col
legiate Institute in that city for the present
We are glad that he will remain in Oregon.
Notwithstanding the fact that politics are at
a fever heat the Star Restaurant continues to
be the most popular resort for the hungry man,
Meals 25cts. at all hours. Open all night,
and everything first class. Next door to A. C,
Marster's drug store.
We were horror stricken when we heard
that Wm. Bybce of Jackson county was in jail,
accused of killing Thos. Bybce his cousin
We have known Mr. Bybce for years, and a
better friend we scarcely had than was he.
Wc hope Mr. Bybce will prove innocent.
A grand opening at Caro Bros, consisting
of a splendid invoice of the finest spring cloth
ing, and general merchandise, sweet smelling
perfumery j cut glass, and the very latest styles
in all departments. Sample bottles of per
fumcry given away. Call at once and get the
first choice.
The third quarterly Conference for the
Roseburg Circuit will embrace the second
Saturday and Sunday in this month. It will
be held at the Day's school house on the Cal
apooia, near Thos. Winniford's.
E. G. Michael T. E.
P. A.Moses. P. C.
George Leonard Esq, of Spring Valley
Minn., was to sec us this week. He is an old
friend of II. Gates our miller. Mr, Leonard
said our January number was read and reread
by many in his section and two were here be
cause of our discription. More than fifty
persons in the cast have responded to our pa
per.
Prof. Dc Marccllonni's school will meet for
the first on Friday, April 16th instead of April
9th for the reason that his blackboards and
other helps will not be ready for use before that
date. A cordial invitation is extended to the
public to be present at ' the opening of the
school, especially those interested in having
such a school prosper. Confidence is expressed
that the work executed will be of such a na'
ture as to render general satisfaction, and
judging from the amount of patronage pledged
to dale the attendance wall be larger than an
ticipated. The Principal1- tenders his thanks
for the confidence reposed in him and for the
interest manifested thus far in the field of la-
bor he has chosen. School will convene for a
part of the term at least, in the Grange Hall
or the one adjacent if this prove too small.
Term Programme to be as follows:
Short Hand
vuwcu auu voHsuimuus um 111 iiijniiiLrci,
r I .1 r S AI..L.t.Ht
Phonetic spelling Oral and Written, Circles
loops and hooks and their uses, Word phrase
and Sentence signs, Drills in construction and
I reading of sentences composed of s3me.
Drills in rapid writing prose and poetry.
Vocal Music
Rhythmical and Key signatures, Construe
tion of scales and voice drills in same, Group
rote and Concert drills in the pitches desig
nated by the ditiercnt . clels. Drills m
reading to Letters, Numerals, Syllables and
Words. Transcription and original Composi
tion.
Book-keeping.
Single Entry
( Old or Journaliz
J ing System.
Double Entry j New or Direct
V Posting System
Elocution.
Thysical Gymnastics, Vocal Gymnastics,
Practical Group Rote and Concert applications
of same,
Review Drills in Common school Branches
according to system adopted in Normal and
Military schools given free during term
Lan
For guages and Higher mathematics extra,
terms inquire of he Principal,
OAKLAND ITEMS.
Mrs. Bell Palmer is here visiting her parents
p;-tiir,i Actinmvi Sc tti happy man this
time. Its a ten pound boy.
I Mrs. Sheriff Tavlnr was in town last week
Visiting parents and friends
Th nn1iiir.it not is nepinnine to. boil and
office seekers are quite numerous.
Turner the boot maker has moved his stock
into the building next door north of the meat
market .
The Rebekah Lodge at this place lias been
reorganized and as we are informed has the
promise of prosperity.
Montie Ficklo received a very painful in
jury to his right foot on Tuesday by a tailing
c "pc noi serious.
John Canada who has beed confined to
his
we
rocm ior several aays wun pneumonia ; is,
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are giaci to .earn, rapidly improving.
a inue son 01 inos. E-a warns is now very
low, suffering from congestion of the lungs
Hopes of its recovery are yet entertained:
Rev. G. W. Black of Gardiner was in Oat
land luesday and Wednesday. Come again
Bro. Black, your friends in Oakland 'are ftl-
waysglad to see you. j -S'i'.
Rev. A. P. Graves of New York, will reach
our city this week . He will conduct series
of revival meetings in the Baptist Church,
continuing one week.
We hear the name of Thos. W . Winniford
freely spoken of as a candidate for the Leeis
lature. The suggestion suits us exactly, a
better or more suitable man could not be men .1
tioned. ! - - & .
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Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, parents of our much
esteemed townsman, John Taylor, arrived here
on Tuesday night from Iowa, They seem
well pleased with southern Oregon, f They
bring with them Mr. Hawk and Lady who
will probably locate in our community,
At the Democratic Primary of the Calapooia
precinct held at this place Tuesday, the fol
lowing delegates were elected to attend the
County Convention: I; F. Rice', Wm.
Stephens, Tim Barnard, P B. Beckley, T.
W. Winniford, Dol. Smith, E. C! Sacry,
E.J. Page, Isaac Jones, J. S: Beckley, James
Richards, A. J. Dear. L .
One word for our candidate for ! County
Superintendent of school, Prof. G. Ti Russell
a graduate of Harvard University, ;he has
passed the greater part of his life in fhe school
room and if ever a man was Qualified for this
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oihcc he certain v is. lor the oast seven
years he has been one of the foremost teachers
of Douglas county which added to the fact
that he was for ten successive years Principal
of Oak Hill school shows he has been a success
in educational matters.
Alethea.
ELKTON NOTES.
Farmers are most all done seeding, j
MLss Ella Kent has come home to attend
the spring term of school. j
Old Father Haines talks of going east to
spend the coming summer. i "
Rev. Chas. Smith preached the funeral of
Willie Rhodes last Sunday to a large and at
tentive audience .
Mr. Zene Dimmick of Oakland and , Mrs.
Pinkston of Kelloggs were visiting friends in
this neighborhood last week. -. j
The schools of Miss Baronctt in the Brown
district, Miss Wimberly in the Haines dis-
Uict and Mr. Fisher in the Center Bend dis
trict begun this week.
The following named gentlemen ol this
precinct were elected delegates to the County!
Republican Convention: Levi Knott, Henry
Brown, Geo. Dimmick, Thos.- Hancock, and
Jasl Burnett.
The deputy assessor triedto assess one of
our coyotes the' other day but Mr.: C;"was
more intent on taking some turkey just then
and prefercd to wait until next year to pay
his poll tax:
In regard to the mail route between this
point and Oakland being curtailed so as not
to reach this place after the first of July next,
we would say that it must necessarily prove a
very serious delay in our mail facilities. Our
county papers will be delayed at least two
days which in its self will be a great annoy
ance. The Echo makes a good sujrccstion in
regard to the matter. Who will act.
R. E. Porter.
Civil Bend Items.
Wm. Gage has a little new dish washer at
I his house . i
School started Monday morning wjth Jay
i Shepherd instructor. , !
V. L, Arrington is spending a few days in
Looking Glass this week.
Everybody is through plowing around here
for this year and almost through seeding.
S. C. Miller's smiling countenance was seen
among his many lrienns yesterday. Come
again Sam. !
Robert Hastin is having good success trap
ping, he has caught two beavers, one fox one
coon and five minks. j
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Jas. Laird from the toll house on the Coos
Bay wagon road gave us a call last week, he
is not in very good health. ? '
W. fcYpwens delivered, a speech- last Sab
bath here at the school house in fa?or of tt
form, he is quite a speaker.
Mrs. Wilkens of Cal., is visiting her sister
Mrs. Cal Simmons, and intends to spend the
summer here. ' No place like Oregon .
Allen Arrington and wife are now, at his
father's, they intend to spend the summer in
j old Umpqua for the benefit of Mr. Arrmgton's
I health.
Early gardens look well also the early sows
grain is growing very fast and from all appear
ance the farmers will reap a very large harvest
this season. Potatoes are 60 cts. a bushel out
in our little bend and hard to get at that.
Eggs are 7jcts. a dozen, and butter 25cts,
pound. ' y
B. C. Airee is the man spoken of out . here
for Sheriff and no doubt but he will make
good one if elected and V. L. Arrington for
County Cicrk, and he is the right man in the
right place and will make a good one also if
elected. They are both on the Democratic
ticket and both we hope to be elected.
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That slirrht cold vou think so little of
may prove the forerunner of a complaint that
may be fatal. Avoid this result by takmg
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, the best remedy for
colds, coughs, catarrhs, bronchitis, incipient
consumption, and all other throat and lung
diseases.
.. .Working People
Are often too ill to labor, but they haven't time
to take medicine and lay off. Simmons Liver
Regulator can be taken without causing any
loss of time, and the system will be built up
and invigorated by it It has no equal as
preparatory medicine, and can be safely used
when a doctor cannot be called in. In all
common diseases it will, unassisted by any
other medicine, effect a speedy cure. .
PROHIBITION CONTENTION.
. IlarmenioHS Session.
We hereby take pleasure jn stating the fact,
after a watchful interest in the entire proceed
ings of the convention, that taking it all in nil
it, as heretofore outlined in The Review, has
done the wise thing of not putting the third
party in the field, and manifested a discretion
that bespoke a determination to only antag
onize the rum traffic, and no disclosure was
developed that smacked of sinister, or ulterior
advantages. Now we think no reasonable
Democrat can do otherwise than to recognize
the growing sentiment in society which calls for
a change of government in this particular and
obnoxious business: Therefore let every Dem
ocrat see to it that no man gets on the ticket
for the suffrages of the people next June, that
does hot favor state, county or national law if
necessary to speak it into oblivion. This is
nothing more than that the majority shall rule,
and while it is clear that a majority of our
citizens are now deeply impressed with this
prevailing sentiment, we should lead in this
matter as has been done so successfully in the
south through the Democratic party where it
has freed and is freeing millions instead of
thousands. Now fellow Democrats look to
the best interests of your country and show
yourselves worthy of the confidence reposed
in you, by promoting you to the highest posi
lions within the gift of a free and independent
people.
The following are the Delegates elected to
the .State Prohibition convention
Steams D. W. Owens W. F.
Chenoweth Jas. Byron Jas.
Miller J..W. Hatfield John
Buell L. ' Booth J, O.
The following are the Representatives nom
inated on the Prohibion ticket
Palmer P. P. Garrell Geo.
Ramp B. F.. Newland Thos.
Number of Delegates presentone hundred
and thirty. .
The full proceedings of the Prohibition Con
vention held in Roseburg yesterday "will ap
pear in our next issue.
LEXICOGRAPHY.
Qntttlon.3 Aakett by a Cormpomlciit.
Editor Review: I desire the privilege
of asking two questions which I wish you to
answer if you see fit.
First. How was Webster's dictionary made,
was it his work alone or did he get assistance?
Answer. Webstes dictionary of 1828 de
fined between seventy and eighty thousand
words. ' Most all the work was done by him
personally in a limit of thirty-five years. He
was too poor toemploy an amanuensis regularly;
and when his health was infeebled, work may
have been done on the book by others, l3ut it
passed under his careful scrutiny ere it reached
the printer. Since then the dictionary has been
illustrated and repeatedly revised until now
there are 114,000 words defined in it. This
work has been accomplished by about fifty
noted authors, among whom are William G
Webster, J. B. Dana, Noah Porter, Rev.
Chauncey. Goodrich and William D. Whitney.
Most all the writers of Webster's dictionary
have been at some time connected with Yale
college.
Second question. How did Noah Webster
become authority on English language; the
spelling of words and defining them?
I Answer. Noah Websters peer as a definer
has, in our estimation, yet to be born. His
greatness as a philologist, lies principally in
his ability to contract and condense definitions
into as few general heads or numbered divis
ions as practicable in his era. In this he gained
noticable precedence over every other writer in
that line but more especially Johnson who had
for many years ranked the highest. Johnson's
verbosetical powers knew no limits, and his
definitions copious with long words were not
easily retained in the minds of the learner. Mr.
Webster at once saw that Mr. Johnson's , most
forcible ideas were clothed in the shortest
words. Accordingly he availed himself of the
opportunity that the occasion offered him and
used the fewest possible long words and those
only the most expressive to decorate his cty
etiological structure, as would a superior archi
tect place to the best advantage along a beau
tiful Wall of a grand temple highly polished,
golden nails upon which to hang the most
precious trophies. Webster virtually intro
duced giving the primitive meaning of words
in dictionaries. Webster's next strong compe
titor was Worcester. Worcester pronounced
the language as the author found it; Webster
as it should be pronounced. While Worcester
if the authority in pronunciation in England'
many even there purchase Webster's diction
ary for its clear and concise definitions. As
it is considered best by high scholars that we
have an American dictionary of the English
language there is no doubt that, in the course
of half a century, Webster's dictionary will be
adopted by every college in the United States
of America. It is exclusively used in the pub
lic schools of Oregon, and has at the present
time a somewhat larger sale in America than
any other dictionary.
REP UBLICAN PRIMAR T.
The party of progress, so called the Rep
ublican party in their primary last Monday in
Roseburg passed the following "whereases
and resolutions." And they did it "without a
dissenting voice." Out of eighty-four votts
cast at the primary only eight votes were cast
for these resolutions and the others did not
know what to do. We will wait and listen
for these resolutions to be read aloud by the
entire delegation at the Republican county
convention. ;
V Whereas, It is the opinion of those who
are in a position to know that the large and
continually increasing 'prohibition vote comes
largely from the Republican party, at the ratio
of about two to one, and j
Whereas, The Republican party have al
ways led in all reforms and stands to-day far
in advance of the Democratic party on this
question of prohibition, which is now being
demanded by the people irrespective of party,
1 nerefore be it
HEsoLVed, That all delegates elected by the
Primary Republican Convention, be, and are
hereby instructed to labor to secure the norm
nation of none but temperance men, who fa
vor the prohibition of the liquor traffic by law
and to labor to secure the adoption of plat
form pledging the party to prohibition.
Adopted without a single dissenting voice,
Delegates to the county convention.
Dixon R. B., Boone Otey
Flint S. C. Jaskulek J.
Ford T. Hunter D. '
Jones G. W. (farmer) Duncan J. P.
WatkinsWm. ' Phipps R.
Cooper Plinn Mathews B. F.
Velzain Jas. Johnson W. V.
Rose A.O.. . Parrott Wm.
"Mary" exclaimed Mr. Watts as he got up
from the breakfast table, "at last you have
bit upon an uncolered tea with some strength
and flavor. Where did you get it?"
"At Mr. Sol. Abraham's grocery. Its
name is "Sunbeam Tea" and it only comes in
Perfection Tea Cans." replied Mr. Watts.
"Ah, that accounts for it," remarked Mr. W,
"Ncvet buy anything else."
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
jck
The Democracy of Deer Crock precinct,
Douglas county, Oregon, met in brimary con
vention at the Court House in koscburg on
Tuesday the 6th of April, 18S6 at one o'clock
in the afternoon. They were called to order
by Hon. J. W. Hamilton, Chairman of the
County Committee. !
Hon. L. F. Mosher was elected permanent
Chairman, David S. West was elected Secre
tary. W. S. Hotchkiss and Fctcr Junger
were chosen tellers.
The following named were duly elected del
egates to the County Convention.
Cox James
Chase John -Farquar
Thos. ;
CarlonW.J.
Duncan Riley
Landers Henry
BallC. ,
Bitzer Jacob.
F. Mosher, Chairman
Genger G. W.
Wimberly M. O.
Lane L. F.
Willis W. A.
Boggess Thomas
Richards Clark
L.
David S. West,
Secretary.
AT WILBUR.
The Democrats of Wilbur prec inct met per
suant to call of Central cemmitte: for the pur
pose of electing three delegates t attend the
Douglas county Democratic Con xnlion to be
held on the "28th inst. The
meeting was
called to order by G. W. Grdbbe. J. A.
Strange was elected Chairman
and E.
named
W.
per-
Otey Secretary. The following
sons were elected to represent Wilbur precinct
in the convention on the 28th inst .
j Perry Cook
j John Ellison
i G. W: Grubbe.
At Canyoville.
rrom Canyonville the following persons
were elected to the democratic county conven
tion.
Blackwood Wm,
Boyle I.
Gazley J
Boyle J.
. J. F.
CloughJoc, Hunter RL C,
AT myrtle creek
The delegates elected from Myrtle creek the
banner Democratic1 precinct, are a body of
representative men.' The delegation
consists
of the following names:
Burnett J-D. Newton
Jas.
Dunnivan Jas.
Ledgerwood Wm.
Weaver John
McKand
T. J-
H. A
Adams.
AT LOOKING GLASS
The Democrats of Looking Oilass precinct
Douglas county, Oregon, met in
convention at I
the usual place of voting at 1 o'clock , April Sth
1886. J. M. DiMard in the chair V. L. Ar-1
rington Sec. and the election ol
ing in order proceeded to elect
delegates be-
the following
named persons to attend the County Convcn-
tion to be held at Roseburg Wee
ncsd.iy April
28th, 1886.
Wm. Goodman
V. L. Arlington
eff Williams
George Majory
George Yarbrough
H.O. Winters
J. M. Dillard
Chairman,
V. L. Akrington
Secretary.
At East Umpqua
East Umpqua Democratic primary elected
the following delegates to the county conven
tion
Shrum S. J. Enclcs If. L,
At M r. Scoit.
The delegation from Mt. Sco t to the con
vention consists ofj
Thornton J. J. . Oden Charles
AT CAMAS VALLEy.
The Democratic primary at Camas Valley
elected tho following delegates p the county
convention, Leonard Coon, J. W. Hudleson
and Jesse Baker.
AT TEN MILE.
The following named .gentlemen ' were
delegates to the Democratic county conven
tion from Ten Mile. j
Byron John Williams Thos.
W. N. McCulloch.
AT ELKTON.
The Democrats of this precinct elected the
following named delegates to attend the county
convention,
E. II. ritikston,
J. M. Stark,
Ira Wimbcrly.
.P. Maupin,
MTRTLE CREEK ITEMS.
Thunder showers.
Two funerals in town this week.
The public school has enrolled about
sixty
pupils.
Rev. P. A. Moses failed to fi
1 his appoint-
mcnt last Sabbath.
Johnnie Bryan, of Roseburg,
was here this
week visiting his sister Mrs Peijcc.
Uncle Hans Weaver and wife accompanied
by their nephew Henry Bichaih left for the
cast last Tuesday.
Peach and plumb trees are iii full bloom and
the prospects for fruit in these
if not injured by the late frosts
parts are good.
Mr. Kunts, after a long lingering illness died
Sunday night and was burried in the Odd Fcl
lows comctery on Tuesday,
child.
He leaves one
Mrs. D. S. K. Buick and Miss Jennie much
to the regret of their many frienqs, left for Rose
burg last Friday, where they gi to reside here
alter.
Wm. Pence and family left last Wednesday
for Josephine county, whence they go to make
their future home. Their many friends arc sor
ry to see them go .
I he Keiorm club last r nday evening was
favored with speeches by Mr. Geo. Stevenson
and L. C. Hill. The Prohibitionists elected
eight delegates to attend the convention.
Ol lie the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 11.
Jackson died in Ten Mile last! Monday night
and was brought here for burnal on Wednes'
day. Thev have the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire community. Vida.
Invitation,
The Evangelisl, Rev. A. P. Graves, D. D
of New York city, will begin a scries of Re
vival Meeting in the Baptist Church, Oakland
Saturday afternoon April lothj at 3 o'clock P.
M. Meetings wilt continue five days; every
day at 10 A, M., 3 and 7:30, P. M.
COMMITTF.E.
Oakland, April Sth, 18S6.
REGISTER APPOINTED.
i
Wc announce that C. W. Johnson of Port
land is appointed Register of ;.the land office
at this place vice W.. F. Benjamin. We arc
compelled to say that Hon. W. F. Benjamin
has made a faithful and efficient officer, and
we tegret to lose him, yet we pre compelled to
say on the other hand that Hon. C. W.
Johnsons appointment is certainly one of the
very best that could have been made in Ore
gon. We shall take great pleasure in extend
ing to him the hand of welcome.
"How are we going to get through our
spring and summer's work? Ve are all run
down, tired out, belore it begins. ho say
many a farmer's family. We answer, try
Ayer's Sarsaparilla. This ii just the medi
cine you need, and will pay compound inter
est on the money it costs you.
RAIL-ROADS.
The proposition to build a railroad from
Coos Bay cast to connect with some eastern
trunk railroad by way of Roseburg Is one full
of meaning and one that will be accomplished
in the near future. Coos Bay and. the Col
umbia river will afford traffic within the state
sufficient to operate 'railroads, and they are
the only ports that will do thw. Trade beyond
the state line will be an additional traffic both
ways, f No road will pay as well south of the
Columbia river as the Coos Bay railroad when
built. Here is a very large territory including
Douglas, Coos and Curry counties that will
all draw to this railroad. The county of Coos
alone is able to furnish the traffic and travel
enough to operate a railroaVl to Roseburg,
Add to this the freight traffic for Coos and the
interior and the patronage of Southern Oregon
and we would have one of the best paying6
roads in Oregon ior the means invested.
Connect the road with some trunk line east of
Roseburg and we have not only a flourishing
railroad, but a country opened up that is rich
in soil, timber and everything to induce settle
ment and developement.
There is another view to be taken of the
matter. There are some six transcontinental
railroads built and projected, five are built.
These roads must have traffic and there is
nothing so much in demand as lumber. It
will be but a short time before our forests will be
sought wherein to obtain this traffic, and already
our markets are sought alter for this commo
dity. About ten months ago one of the agents
of one of the large saw mills at Omaha took
there a car load of Oregon fir to show to the
officers of the Union Pacific railroad for the
purpose of inducing them to adopt it for car
building and for railway structures, bridges and
trestles, the result is that they now buy their
lumber in Portland. They have placed con
tracts which will keep the two largest mills in
that city running to fullest capacity; likewise
a similar order was given to the Clatsop mills
company at Astoria. When we consider that
the timber of every variety is far superior in
quality in the Umpqua and Coos belt to i any
nthrr on ihe roast we mav well conclude that
the forests on the line of the proposed railroad
J
by way of Roseburg will not be long neglected.
In addition to the fir and inferior cedar on the
Columbia river we have in Coos county the
matchless white cedar and myrtle limber that
is found in no other part of the stale or county,
The traffic in lumber when once begun here
in Coos and Umpqua would consist, of white
cedar, fir, pine, sugar pine, hemlock, spruce.
ash. alder and several other varieties, and this
tiade would soon take the lead of all other
localities was there a railroad built from Coos
bay to Roseburg this trade would be opened
at once for then there would be railroad con
nection with the east. Not only lumber, but
fish and coal would become articles of export
also to a very great extent. Every effort should
be made to have the resources of the Umpqua
and Coos belt brought to the notice of commer
cial centers. Everything is gained for our
section by comparison and this will hasten the
railroad if pushed fowward.
Tush.
Hire IT ill Item.
Health generally good.
Stock is improving nicely.
Early garden is now being made.
Wc want another carpenter in this valley.
I. F. Rice killed two panthers last week, he
is a good hunter.
The nicest way to Ilazle Hat is the way
the white mule goes. 1
Miss Josey Snowden is talking of coming
to this valley on a visit.
The school is prospering finely under the
management of Miss Pinkston.
Married Miss Annie Harvey to N. Rice,
N. is the bicjrest man in the valley
Mr. Deboy has given half of hjs fine farm to
his son John to come and run the ranch for
him.
A campmceting was held at P. C. Parker's
piace last Sunday. It was attended by a large
crowd.
Mr. John Kellogg killed five deer last week
and a panther carried them off, John was an
angry man.
Jack Smith and I. F. Rfce failed to get an
appointment for this election. The gentle
men looks down hearted
One of our residents, Mr. C. W. Stuart.
thinks of canvassing Jackson county for a med
ical work and family physician.
Mr,. Harry WaVncr of this vicinity has a
gray mule and wants to buy another one.
he is going to packing. Succeed if you can
Napoleon Rice is fitting up the Hartman
houfe repairing, papering and furnishing it
That looks suspicious. . The boys had lieltcr
gather up their tinware and cow bells ready for
a serenade.
Nut Shell.
Norfolk Items.
On the 5th the steamer Restless will go up
Smith river as far as Cowan's, and return the
next day. 1
Mr. Jas. Cowan, one of our popular young
men who has been at Gray's Harbor, W. T.
returned to his old home on Smith river. He
is looking as hale and hearty as of yore. We
welcome you back, Jim, and hope you will
hereafter remain with us.
We might give away a good racket we heard
not long since, about some young people going
to visit a bachelor, but not finding him at
home, hooked some powder, and had consid
erable fire works before the lord of the ranch
made his appearance. But we had better
keep mum on the rest of it and not tell about
the long ride home
Zephyr.
GARDINER ITEMS.
Miss Katie Leeds is visiting in Marshfield.
Card and Mollic Burchard of Scottsburg
are here visiting friends and relatives.
The schooners, Mary & Ida and the Leeds
left the wharf last week for California.
Henry Wade, the loss hotel man, has just
returned from a business trip to Roseburg,
Dan Bowers, our popular musician, has
bidden his friends farewell and gone to Astoria.
The Misses Edie and Gussic Palmer of
Scottsburg spent a few days in our little burg
not long ago.
Mr. Lucus, while at work in the mill lately
had the misfortune to have the ends of his two
middle fingers sawed off.
Gardiner is very quiet now, as is usually the
1 case after the
Smith River folks co home
J Come again boys and make things lively for
(while:
Some of our young people went on a pleas
ure trip to Scottsburg and they had a huge
time. That is the place to enjoy one s self.
Zephyr was there once upon a time.
The Misses Delia Fullerton and Viola Mel'
vin were doing Norfolk last week, and just re
turned Sunday: We hear that MLss Fullerton
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. McKenzie will
soon go to Canyonville.
Zephyr.
CONTENTION.
A convention of the Democratic party of the
State of Oregon is hereby called to meet at the
city of Portland on Tuesday, the 4th day of
May, A. D. 1886. at the hour of n o'clock,
a. m., tor the purpose ot nominating candid
ates for State officers and representative in
Congress.
By the apportionment of representation
adopted by the State Central Committee, the
several counties will be entitled to send the
following number of delegates:
Baker 8 Lake ....2
Benton ..7. Lane 10
Clackamas. . ....... .9 Linn . . ..... 13
Clatsop.... 7 Marion ........ .12
Columbia. ...2 Morrow..
Coos... .. .5 Multnomah.... ..28-
Crook 3 Polk. 6
Curry 1 Tillamook 1
Douglas 9 Umatilla 10
Gilliam ..3 .Union n
Grant 4 Washington 6
ackson 9 Wasco 7
osephine 3 Yamhill 8
Klamath... ..1 Total ..... 100
E. J. JEFFREY, -Chairman
Dem. State Central Committee
P. II. D'ARCY, Secretary.
Portland, Oregon, March 20, 1886.
Tub Drapt Horsrs or- Fraxck. While gome two.
pie iu America call all horses imjiurtcd from France
Norman, it is a fact that there is do breed in France
called by that name by the French people; the iiamu
Norman, therefore, is purely uioricati. The prin
cipal breeds of France are known as l'crchemiig and
linuilanns. ihe t'ervherons are tho most highly
prized of all French races, and all defiartniciits of
France g-o to the Pert-he for stallions to improve
their local breeds. The Percheron Btud book of
France, published under the authority of tho Frendi
Government, is the only stud book of draft horses
that is or ever has boeu published in France, and
coukwbs mm pecugrees 01 anout .000 amnmls. .
Butsomo importers are offering certificates from
France of Norman draft horses that may mislead peo
ple who do not understand the French lanuue to
believe these records of origin. Not one of them
issued contains a pedigree. They arc furnished at
the request of American buyers by the Secretary of .
one of tho French irricultural societies who savs
there is no intention of publishing them in stud book
form, as they have iio pedigrees and are of no value
whatever. It is a well known fact tint what a nun
gives for a hente over from 000 to 100 the pri of
a good grade is paid fr purity of blood; and where
the seller is not ade to give the recorded (icdigrce
of the animal sold as evidence of additional value J -
ne lias no ngnt to ask it. t With theso facts before J
him, no intelligent man will buy a horse imported 1
m r ranee unless he Is recorded with hispedicree -X
full In the Percheron Stud Book of France.
m
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cnna
LENOX. Died April Srd., 1SS6 at half past six
o'clock p. m. Of inftamatlon of the bowels, Lirzia
daughter of David and Margaret Lenox.
Oh w atlas her oh we miss her
There will be a vacant chair
For little Lizzie has gone to heaven
And bat climbed the golden itair.
Weep not for little Lizzla ofi ye parents dear
Sb is not dead but sleeping here
She was not yours but Christ's alone .
F loved her beat and called her heme,
DEMOCRATIC STATE.