/h Lt o 'ÚÙ~7 u T H E LABOR ED ITO R . L. N. W O O D K , M. D. Physician and Surgeon, A STRUGGLE TO ESTABLISH A WORK­ INGMEN'S PAPER. P a lla s , O reg o n . J . K lULHT, H - c . *»»>■■ S IB L E Y E A K IN , tk A ttto rn w y ^ - n t-L iu w . W . h a .« t l i , o nly ol b unks in P °jk o u u ty . H «u»bU i«o.lrncl» lu m U liy d and » 'M > to a n . Mo ii-.iuini«a*on uh ,r|f«d un Io an a Koolna il nd j W ilaoii'i l.hw k. Dall»» J . L. C O L L IN S , Vttorney and Counselor at Law . Hwllcltor la Ctaaaeerjr. Ila« boon n prac tic e of his p ro fessio n in th is place a b o u t th ir ty y e a rs, a nd will a tte n d to all busi re s e u tru s te d to n il care. Office, c o rn e r Main a n d C o u rt te Oalla*. Polk Uo, Or J. N. HART A T T O R N E Y -A T -L A W . - - C B K O O W . OSCAR HAYTER. A tto r n e y a t-L a w . Office upstair« in Campbell’ h build ing. DALLAS OREGON. - 1 . L. BUTLER r- c « A» BUTLER & COA1) Atto r n ey s-at- Law DALLAS, OREUON. - Will practice in all courts. Office over bank. W .F. MUSCOTT, TRUCKMAN. D a lla s : O r e g o n A fair share of patronage solicited o-ders promptly tilled. a n d a ll MOTOR TIME TABLE. Leaves Independence for M onm outh a n d \ ir li e — • :30 a in 3:30 p in Leaves Independnce for M onm outh a n d Dallas— 1:10 a in 6 15pm Leaves M onm outh for A irlie — .50 a m 3:60 p m Leaves M onm outh for Dallas— U :3 0 a m 7:80 p m Leaves Airlie for M onm outh and Independence— 0:00 » m 6pm Leaves Dallas for M onraouih an ! In d ep en d en ce— IK » p m 7.30 o ui. It. C . C R A V E N K. K. W ILLIA M8. P r e s id e n t. (J a a l ii e r . W. C. VASSALL, a s s i s t a n t C a s h i e r DALLAS OF CITY DALLAS, DANK OREGON, Transacts a general banking ousi- in all its branches; buys and sells exchange on principal points in Ibe United States; makes collections on all points in tile Pacific Northwest; loans money and discounts paper at the best r a t e s ; allow interest on time deposits. U ess SALEM, FILLS C ITY ! WESTERN RAILWAY TIM E TABLE: * m lv hallos ar >•36 p m S ;U d a m |lv*T cata Sidintfar 1:32 p ni 8:03 a ip lv ’Gilliam« ar 1:4 i p ■ |8 : t 0 a m ivf B d d y a p o rt a> l:a 6 p m |3:20 a m .ir Kalla C ity Iv Daily except Sunday. •T rains atop on »iirnal« only . 1 20 p ni 7:45 4:35 4 .0 4:17 <. 10 4:00 p p p p p in 10.66 am m C:39 am in am m 9:S0 ■* n m [2:20am L O U IS C E R L I N G E R , J R . , General M anager. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TIME TABLE OORVALLI8 MAIL—DAILY 7:30 a m L v ..................P o r tla n d ....................A r 10 46 i a m m L L v v .................... D e rry ......................Lv ll;4 6 p m in A Ar r ............ C o rv allis.......... Lv Ibany and Corvallis co n n ect w ith O regon C en tra l and Eastern railro ad . X 5;50 p in _’;1 ' p m 1:20 p m tra in s of DALLAS PASSENGER—DAILY, EX. SUNDAY :00 p m L v ..................P o rtla n d ................... A r!0 :2 0 a m :20 p m Ar Dallas . .L v 7.-00 YAM HILL DIVISION: P assenger depot foot of Jefferson s tre e t A IR L IE FR E IG H T —T ill W EEKLY IjM tve7:40a m ..........P o rtla n d ........... A rrive 3:32 p m l eave 3:.V) p i n .............. D allas........... A rrive 8:20 a m Arrive 6:06 p m .......... A irlie.............Leave 7:00 a m Dallas Foundry! — A L L K IN D S O F — IRON WORK TO ORDER Repairing Promptly Done. 80. BIDDLE, A. J. - PROP. M A R T IN , P A IN T E R , House, sign and orn am en tal, grain Of, kalsoming and paper hanging. r>»uL*s. - - Oanno* R-I-PA-N-S Tabu lee Doctors find A good prescription For mankind. Pfe« K ( M t p t r k t f t is I I fam ily S o tt’e, 00 All drtw xiflt« a*t1 4 H e c o rd o f F o a l W e a th e r. S h o rt R a ­ t io n * a n d lllta o f S u n a liln e —E x c e r p t F r o m J o s e p l i 11. U u ^ h n u u n * « B o o k . “T h e S to ry o f a L a b o r A g ita to r .” And iny w ife? Ah, loyal soul! fciho battled an d suffered w ith me. She uev- rr com plained on h er ow n account even when w e w ere reduced to one little room in the re a r of th e office a n d to Kiibsisting upon sc an t an d u n certain fare. Som etim es she urged me to give up a fight w hich she saw w ould sooner :>r lu ter un d erm in e my h ealth , h ut she never u p b raid ed me because of m y fa il­ ure to provide a b e tte r living fo r my w ife and child. I rem em ber one storm y night in De­ cem ber, 1883. 1 had been a t w ork since early m orning, pegging aw a y at the case. I w as w eary , oh, so w eary, and I w as h u n g ry , too. b u t th e d ay a f t ­ er tom orrow w a s press d ay . a n d there w ere several colum ns y e t to sot. T he ouiy light in th e room w h ere I w orked WAS supplied by II Dnir O f C.’iuo*« V ACi vvl< / V ili/ \ìL w \k L / / ’ p X /InN / tv \ /Tri' Doctors first prescribed Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral over 60 years ago. They use it today more than ever. They • • • T h e principles of the K nights of L abor and th e opportunities p resen t­ ed by the organization for educational w ork In the held of labor reform w ere irresistib ly a ttra c tiv e to progressive an d liberal tra d e s unionists. T he se n ti­ m ent am ong unionists of th a t kind, of rely upon it for colds, coughs, w hich th e organ izatio n of Uuion assem ­ bronchitis, consumption. bly w as a m au ifesta.io n . w as w ide­ They will tell you how it g spread a t th a t tim e, an d uuion uieu w ere form ing assem blies or joining heals inflamed lungs. “ I b ad a v e ry b a d enu -h for rh ree year*. those alread y organized in all p a rts of in tin holders fa ste n e d to th e low er T h e n I tried Ay*r*3 C h#rry Pectoral. M ysore edge of th e “ca p ” case. On th e first th e country. T lie phenom enal gro w th lung* w e re »oou healed a n d m y couk U dropped a w a y .” of th e m outh tiie g a s com pany had re­ of the K n ig h ts of L abor, w hich culm i­ M r s . P e a r l II t d b , G u th rie C en tre. Ta. nated in 1880, w as in g re a t m easure m oved my m eter because tw o m onths’ 25e., 80c.. pi.00. J. c atei : All d ruggist«. bills rem ained unpaid. Since then I d u e to th e ulflliation of train ed , able for had been w orking by can d lelig h t a t an d active trad es unionists, w hich be­ night. T he insufficient light m ade my g an in IS82. As a fam ished p lan t d rin k s th e dow w ork h ard er, b u t 1 couldn’t blam e the M K-T r t : ~ ~ r i m W r . V T 7 ~ -re^ rxr M a a f t e r a heaied d ay . so I. bu rn in g w ith can d les for th a t, and p robably gas O n C e A yor's Phi *»e b e d tim e In a u r a s th e d esire to do som ething for the com panies know th e ir busin ss. T h e I a natural notion rc xi mo rin g . w orking people, welcomed the p rin ci­ l)lame rested elsew here. 1 never spoke I ples of th e K n ig h ts of L abor and the of it an d trie d not to th in k of it. I the piece of m oney In N s lia r i. o p p o rtu n ity the o rganization presented. w a s h an g in g to m y hope by a very I S hov in g liis 1 ui lids Into his pockets, I ts ex h o rtatio n . “ A gitate, educate, or­ fra il cord. T h e little blaze of one of he step p ed aw ay fro m me. “ Yes. you g an ize.” I adopted a s my shibboleth, , those can d les' w ould h ave p a rte d th a t can ta k e it. and y o u ’ve got to ta k e it. an d I w as foolish enough to th in k th a t j cord in an In sta n t, an d so I k ep t them I c a n ’t set ty p e n o r do uy of ti e o tb I could blow a b last th a t would rouse a p a rt. It w a s n e a r m id n ig h t w hen my e r w ork on tin* p a p e r, and so I’ve got to help pay fo r th e tilings you h a v e to tiie sleeping g ia n t of labor. O thers w ife en tered th e room. “ My d ear, it is very late, an d you buy. in clu d in g th e p ressw o rk .” h ave m ade the sam e m istake. “ B u t,” 1 said, “y o u ’ve done th a t sc N a tu ra lly I so u g h t th e p rin tin g press ! m u st be alm o st w orn o u t.” sh e said. a s a m eans of c u rry in g m y m essage to | “Stop now and go to bed. You wlii o fte n b efo re.” tiie oppressed of e a rth . In conjunction ! kill y o u rself if you co n tin u e ns you “ Yes. an d I’ll do it ag ain w h en ev er w ith S. ii. L av erty . a fellow composl- | have been going on for th e p a s t three K*8 necessary If I h av e to ta k e th e tor, I sta rte d tiie L ab o r E n q u ire r of m onths. H ow I w ish you c o l U1 real­ sh irt off my back. You needn’t th in k D enver, th e first n u m b er of w hich w as ize w h a t h a s been c le a r to m e for a you are going to monopolize tiie sa c ri­ issued Dec. 15. 1882. W ith little o th er long tim e. T hose for whom you arc ficing buslnt ss. You w rite an d preach c a p ita l th a n o u r know ledge of n ew sp a­ b a ttlin g ca re n o th in g for y o u r sa c ri­ a g a in s t m onopolies; 1 am doing a little p e r w ork L av erty an d I em barked up­ fices. T hey would allow you to sta rv e p ra c tic in g along th a t line.” on a sea in w hose fath o m less dep th s a t your post. G ive it up. d e a r!” And I k ep t th e m oney. “ If you a re going to talk . Lou. I m ust lie tiie b a tte re d h ulks of u nnum bered If nnv of th e p u b lish ers of th e g re a t b a rk s w hose cargoes w ere u n m a rk e ta ­ blow out the candles.*” ! said. “ I h ave p a p e rs of today rend th is th ey will ble “ hum an rig h ts" an d w hose log only tw o besides these th a t a re burn sm ile a t so m uch ado over so sm all a sum T hey th in k n o th in g of g iv in g as books w ere records o f foul w eath er lug, an d I need them for my w ork, h will tak e every cent of coin I h ave tr and sh o rt rutious. m uch an d m ore for a sh o rt special. To rao th a t $2u m a n t w h ite p ap er an d T h e re w ere in th e Iuilior E n q u ire r buy th e w hite p a p e r an d pay for tht pressw o rk fo r tw o Issues.—-“Tlve Story e ig h t pages of live colum ns each. It pressw ork on th is issue.” “ W ell, com e Into th e o th e r room o f a L ab o r A g itato r.” by .foneph K w as issued w eekly. W hile th e paper w a s pronounced In Its advocacy of the W e can open the stove door and go* B4i:li3T«*i a. p rin cip le s of tra d e s unionism an d of light enough for ta lk in g .” she said. W e sa t In o u r little parlor-bedroom R u t h t - r .M e a n . tiie K n ig h ts of L abor it w a s con serv a­ kitchen an d in the f a in t glow of a dv “ H e ’s m ean, is b e?” tiv e—a t th e s ta rt. T h e m otto w as: lug fire talk ed for m ore th a n an hour “ W ell. I sho u ld say so. He borrow ed W e w ill r e n e w t h e t i m e s o f t r u t h a n d J u s ­ 1 retu rn ed no 11101*0 to m.v cases th n ’ $5 from me n n d th e n had th e nerve to tice. C o n d e n s i n g in n f r e e , f a i r c o m m o n w e a l t h — night, a n d ere i laid my head -upon m> say a s h e~ w errt cu t. *A *fho! an d lit*» N o t ra s li e q u a lity , b u t e q u a l r ig h ts . * pillow it had been decided th a t th< m oney a re soon p a rte d .’ “ —New York It w a s soon ev id en t th a t ou r new s L abor E n q u ire r would give up tht W orld. an d correspondence d id n 't Interest, nor ghost. A lthough the stru g g le w in d ruled I 11 th a t decision w as com purn did o u r ed ito rials inspire, a very large P o e t m ill P fM N n n t. ively sh o rl. it w as fierce w hile It last proportion o f the w orkingm en of tiie P o et (w ho h as coinpa.i. Ills house •d. for it w as m yself b a ttlin g w ith my com m unity. S ubscriptions cam e in —W ell. I g u ess I'll go to work. e!f. My w ife said little, and th a t Hill* slow ly. E xpenses w ere light, L averty R u ra l F rie n d —I s b ’d th in k so. ’steai a n d m yself, w ith tiie help of an a p ­ vus a plea for my h ealth , physical ant e r w r itin ’ th a t d e rn fool p o u ltry all th p ren tice boy, doing all tiie m echanical m ental. Iiut I w as th in k in g ail tlu tim e.— B altim o re A m erican . w ork upon th.» p a p e r excepting the tim e about my w ife an d child and how A liy n y » a t I t. press w ork. O u r sa v in g s w ere soon e x ­ ( had neglected them . E th e l—I o n o u g h t to see M ary’s nov. T hough m y decision to q u it w a s re­ h a u ste d . L av erty . w ho w as u n m a r­ ried, reduced ids living expenses to versed w itliin tw e n ty -fo u r hours, I bail gow n, i t ’s a stu n n e r. J e a n —Yes. I kno w . I saw It Iasi th e low est possible notch. D uring the have a lw a y s felt b e tte r because I de­ y e a r .- N e w O rle a n s T im es D e m o c ra t la s t th re e w eeks he w as w ith me he cided on th e side of m y little fam ily lodged in th e otiice an d ate m ost of his w hen the test w as clearly befo re me. F a m ily T r o u b le « . About m idw ay of th e follow ing m orn m eals from th e im posing stone. T here Nodd W hy so d ep ressed ? w as a little follow in my fam ily now. ing there w as a rap upon th e door of T odd —I’ve ju s t h ad a q u a rre l w ith a n d It w as p re tty h ard picking for the our living room. T h e ca lle r w a s the my w ife, a n d she d o esn ’t si>eak to me. th ree of us som etim es. M any tim es w ife of a su p e ran n u a te d com positor “Oh. w ell; sh e’ll g et o v er t h a t ” o u r ratio n s w ould h av e been sc an tier who w as th e n living upon a little farm “T h a t’s ju s t it. I ’m a f ra id sh e’ll get had my p a rtn e r accepted a fa ir sh a re a few m iles out from D enver. The over it before to m o rro w m orn Ing*- of w h a t stra y e d Into th e E n q u ire r’s good w om an (God love h e r; I believe B rooklyn L u c . till. H e w a s a g enerous an d self sa c ­ she la a n angel now ; sh e belongs In D i d n 't M e a n I t J u k I T h a t M a y . rificing fellow, one of th e kind of m en thajt goodly com pany) h anded my w ife M rs. P rin g le —You d o n 't go into so th a t m ade th e g re a t labor m ovem ent a covered b ask et and, w ith a few ciety m uch o f late. t h a t cam e in la te r y e a rs a possibility. w ords of com fort and cheer, took her Mrs. Poly got—No; society isn ’t w ha H e w a s brav e, too. fo r It took courage d e p a rtu re . T h e b a s k e t co n tain ed a it used to be. to give up liis in te re st in th e p ap er dressed duck, nine eggs an d ab o u t a M rs. I ’rin g l'' -O h , b u t it h as improve- an d to ab an d o n tiie hopes th a t had h alf peck of potatoes. im m ensely since you le ft it!—Bosto C h arlie S em per a n d his w ife w ere soared so high. W ith th e te n th issue Tr:; nscuirw of th e E n q u ire r he su rre n d e re d his In­ poor, very poor. T hey never b u ilt a li­ te re st to m e an d retired, announcing b ra ry nor endow ed a un iv ersity , but th a t th e re w a s n ’t enough in the p ap er they loved th e ir fellow c re a tu re s, and for tiie su p p o rt of tw o proprietors and they believed th e E n q u ire r w a s capable th a t he could b e tte r serve, the cause by of doing som e good for h u m an ity If its editor an d his fam ily could only be w ith d ra w in g th an by rem aining. F o r fo u r an d a h a lf y e a rs I published kept from sta rv in g . W h e th e r or not I he D enver L abor E n q u irer. It w as they w asted th e ir provisions it Is not ups a n d dow ns d u rin g those four and for me to say. b u t if tiie d uck, th e eggs Has stood the test of'25 years. An­ n h a lf y ears, w ith th e dow n side of tiie and tiie potatoes w ere d o n ated to an nual sale over 1,500,003 bottles. score crow ding The pag es to th e m a r­ unw orthy o b ject th a t m orning so wore Docs tins record of mer­ the o th e r good th in g s th a t cam e to tlu gins. Soon a f te r L av erty left me I w as it appeal to you? olfice once a week th e re a fte r from th at com pelled to reduce tiie p a p e r’s size, little fa rm until th e re w as uo longer w hich I did by Ju st halving it. T hen the tim e cam e w hen I w a s n ’t ab le to necessity for such help. At 11 o’clock th a t sa m e n ight, a s 1 pay th e ap p ren tice boy’s w ages, a n d he had to go. W h a t n stru g g le It w as to w as m aking tip th e form s so th a t they continue th e poor little chum pion o f th e ; would be ready to send to th e p re ss­ w orkers, w hich few of tiie w orkers | room early th e follow ing m orning, th e them selves ev er lifted a finger to a s ­ door opened, an d a m an en tered my sist! It is tru e the E n q u ire r w a s n ’t a workroom . T hough v isito rs w ere not g reat paper; it w as h ardly a s larg e ns often seen in m y e s tab lish m en t, th is n p a te n t m edicine folder or a circus m an ’s e n tra n c e did not su rp rise me. Enclosed with every bottle is » 10 program m e, b u t th a t w as not m y fau lt, j Ho w as one of th e fa ith fu l few*, an d I T he only lim it to size an d c h a ra c te r I i should h av e felt alm o st e n tirely de­ cent package of Grove’» serted an d poor indeed h ad he not recognized w as m easured by tiie in­ I'.LACK ROOT LIVER PILLS. come. A ltliough I labored from six- , called to see me a t least once in every H is nam e was* teen to tw e n ty h o n rs a day, S u n d ay s fo rty -eig h t hours. included. I could se t no m ore type th a n ( 'b a r b s M nehette. H e w a s a clerk 111 w as req u ired to fill th e little p ap er and a notion sto re a t th e princely sa la ry have tim e suificient to a tte n d to other of $0 a week. H e h ad seen b e tte r m a tte rs w hich, had claim s upon me. If d ay s, a n d I alw a y s felt a lum p rise in n a tu re had varied h e r ru le in my case n>y th r o a t w hen he g a v e me of Lis in d favored me w ith four instead of sc an ty incom e to help th e pap er, w hich tw o h an d s the E n q u ire r would h ave he h a d done on sever«I’occasions. W hen I saw w ho my v isito r w as I been a larg er pap er, because all I w as rem em bered my decision to sh u t dow n in d all I had w en t in to It. the paper, nnd th e th o u g h t th a t it Yea. I w as a n e n th u s ia st—fa n a tic , if w ould be r a th e r a h a rd task to tell fou p le a s e ._________________________ him a b o u t it flashed ac ro ss m y m ind. H e w alked d irectly up to tiie stone w here I w as engaged an d w ith o u t u t ­ te rin g a w ord deposited a tw en ty dol­ la r goldplece on th e form In fro n t of 54 H iate s tr e e t, H ile m , me. A t first I th o u g h t it w as n b ra ss T iio n e 2,071 M ain m edal o r an a d v e rtise m e n t, b u t w hen- I picked It up a n d tu rn e d it o v er I TH IS SIONATI/B1 recognized a n old fa m ilia r face. I had once (It seem ed y e a rs ago) know n th e fam ily o f “yellow hoys.” “ W ell. C h a rlie?” w a s nil I could say. “ I t’s for you.” he responded. “ W h ere did you get It? ” I asked. ■ H IT A P P E A I “Sold m y old w a tc h .” “1 c a n ’t ta k e i t ” a n d I trie d to place ON EVERY BOX OF THE GENUINE. Cherry Pectoral ■m £ £ _ !<>r dm c o n ta in s a su p p ly for a ; q a o v E ’s V / / Ip ' \J // V >i( S V jL ,' £ /'qv'v jk JK . 3¡&- J. BROWNCTEiN i SON Ire paying the Highest Jash Prices for Hides, Pelts, Wool. Tallow, Furs, Old Iror, Rubber and Metals. <§WA I S vis J *v vii / V vii / vii/ v vii / V vii / V vii / *■ vii / \ y i AS V / 'v t L / \> H r / fri v , / "T " v / 1 \ / n' V / /p \ /ri'N / m \ / 'll > / "f * V / * 1« V /’l’ ' ' -£ m -£ •£ /qtN ■St -gjfr £ />p\ * ISj* é fr D A L LA S , O R E C . -& £ £ *<•*¥* *i* D l.u w G O V ER N M EN T LAND. A P i c a F<»r U n l l t N p r v a U o n F o r f i l e A c tu a l S e ttle r a m i H o m e M u k e r. D u rin g th e last fiscal y ear, accord­ ing to th e rep o rt o f tiie com m issioner th e general lan d office, 22,350,928 acres of th e pub lic lan d s w ere tak en up by p riv a te in d iv id u als. T hese enor­ mous figures o u g h t to be sufficient to open th e eyes of every one to ilio fact (hat o u r public dom ain is p assin g into die h an d s of p riv a te in d iv id u als a t an ala rm in g ra te and convince th e people of tiie u rgent need of refo rm in our land law s. T he public lan d s. It h as a 1 w ays been contended, should be for hom e build ers, b u t it is a fact beyond d isp u te th a t b u t a sm all portion of the lan d now p assin g out of th e b au d s of th e g o v ern m en t goes to ac tu a l settlers or to cre a te homes. T h is fa et. taken in connection w ith recen t exposures of w holesale lan d ste alin g by speculators a n d sy n d icates, should aro u se tiie peo­ ple to d em an d of th e ir representative* in congress to call a h a lt in th is rapid disposal of th e rem ain in g public lands. R epeal tiie d e s e rt land act, tim b er and stone a c t an d th e co m m u tatio n clause of th e h o m estead a c t an d tiie stealing of th e p u b lic dom ain w ill stop. M ake it th e law t h a t not an o th er ac re o f g o v ern m en t lan d shall p ass Vn p riv a te o w n ersh ip u n til th e ap p lican t fo r th e Rame lias sh o w n h is good faith and real in ten tio n to m ak e liis home upon th e lan d by a c tu a l residence an d cu ltiv atio n fo r a term o f five years, and tiie occu p atio n of th e lan d specu­ lato r n nd lan d g r a b b e r w ill be gone, fiverv bona fide se ttle r w h o goes upon to C le a a W ith ( ¿ a a o llu * * . A woolen cloth Uum pened w ith g aso ­ line will m ak e th e d ir t d isa p p ear as If by m ag ic w hen used fo r clean in g porce­ lain sin k s, b a th tu b s or m arble w ash ­ bow ls. G asoline is also a sovereign rem edy fo r bugs. I t t a n be literally poured on th e m attre ss, sp rin g s an d bed w ith o u t In ju rin g tb*» most d elicate carp et, an d every hug will disappear. T he d a in tie st n eck w e ar w hich it is irnpo islhle to w ash, if left over n ig h t in ail a ir tig h t vessel of gasoline, will look fresh a n d uew w hen carefu lly dried. th e land w ith tn e in ten tro n c: nr.iuing it h is hom e is m ore th a n w illin g to ab id e by su ch a law . I t is th e specu­ la to r nnd pub lic lan d g ra b b e r w ho h a v e profited by th e co m m u tatio n cla u se in th e hom estead a c t an d not th e ac tu a l se ttle r and hom e m ak er. T ills clause in th e hom estead law sho u ld be repealed w ith o u t f u r th e r 'd e ­ lay fo r th e p ro tection of th e genuine s e ttle r w ho w a n ts to m ake his hom e or. th e lan d .—M ax w ell’s T alism an . F l r « t T r c a a u r « r o f ( h e U n ite d S ta te n . On w h a t is ra ile d th e tria n g le in the village of M ount P le a sa n t, in W ayne county, a m onum ent Is now b eing erect­ M u s il e V e lo c iti« « o f R liie « . ed over th e rem ain s of G eneral Sam uel M eredith, th e first tre a s u re r o f tlio 1 T h e m uzzle velocity per second of the U n ited S tates, fit* h av in g been appoint- I rifles of th e larg e eon d rie s are ns fol­ lows: U n ited S tates. Curing-field, 2.300; ed by P re sid e n t W ash in g to n . T he leg Islatu re a t its Last session ap p ro p riated | F ren ch , Lebel, 2.073; EnglU li, Lee-Met- $3,000 to pay Tor th e m onum ent. As ; ford, 2,000; Spunish, Mu user. 2,388; th e act req u ired th a t th e m em orial be Italia n , M annliclier C a reau#> 2.100; G er­ erected over th e rem ain s, it w as neces- : m an. M auser, 2.084 feel. S ig h ts on sa ry to tr a n s f e r th em to th e village these a re now g ra d u a te d th u s: U nited green in o rd er to h av e tiie m onum ent S tates. 2.000; F ran ce, 2.187; E n g lan d . 2.800; Spain, 2,1.87; Italy , 2.100; G er­ there, a s w as desired. G eneral M eredith w as one of the m any 2,187 y a rd si w e a lth y m en of the colonies a t th e j O u r F o o d a n d D rin k . b re a k in g o u t of th e R evolution, nnd | d u rin g th e pr* gross of th e stru g g le he | W e d rin k ab o u t onr ow n w eig h t u* g av e p ractically tiie w hole of liis for­ liquid every th ree m onth*, nnd w e tu n e to th e su p p o rt of tiie arm y and A m ericans conn lim e ». little m ore th n n th e govern m en t, an d n e ith e r he nor his th re e p ounds of solid food per o £ ? r v t s ... V ili/ We would announce that our spri ng goods will begin to arrive from February 1st We are going to carry Missouri goods exclusively this year» Most merchants prefer N ew and Chicago, but we find goods very much cheaper in Missouri and better» In shoes, especially, Missouri beats them all £ TASTELESS CHILL TONIC ...5 0 v . 1 / / /Fnv /^^N / ìi ’ S />nv / ’l’ \ / " F s \ /7n\ /rlv\ '& Old C oughs ! Room l.Oatìeld building. C. A . L L Ì 8 , NO. 8. DAI.LAS OREGON FEBRUARY 5. i9C4 VOL. XXX. T h e e a r t h h a s n o u r i s h e d u s t h r o u g h un- k v o u :i s o f h u m a n e x is te n c e . Is i t n o t t h a t t h e e a rth s u p p lie s u s w ith c v rr y - tiiin g t h a t w e r e a lly r e q u ir e fo r e x is te n c e ? l l a v r m u e v e r t h o u g h t t h a t it is p r o b a b l e t h a t t h e e a r t h s u p p l i e s u s w itli t h e m e a n s to k e e p o u r b o d ily v iro r . o u r h e a lth , if w e o n ly k n e w i t? T h e a n im a ls k n o w b y in ­ s t i n c t what i s good for t h e m a n d w ill s e a r c h u n t i l t h e y find i r s o m e p l a n t w h a t t h e y n e e d fo r c o rr e c tin g in d ig e s tio n o r c o n s tip a ­ tio n . etc. I s it. therefore, not so rs iU t t h a t t h e r e a r e route and h e i b s s u p p l i e d b y n a t u r e w h i c h will c u r e t h e d i s e a s e s that afflict h u m a n kind? That is w h y D r. P i e r c e , o f B u f ia lo . N. Y ., h a s such f a i t h in his "M ed­ ic a l Dif.c very." Y e a r s a g o , w h e n h e w a s in general a n d a c t i v e p r a c t ic e , h e f o u n d t h a t a combination o f c e r t a i n h e r b s and ro o t:- m a d e i n t o a n A lt e r a ti v e e x t r a c t , w i t h ­ o u t the m e o: alcohol w o u l d a lw a y s p u t t h e s t o m a c h i n t o a h e a l t h y c o n d it i o n , n o u r ­ i s h t h e t is s u e s , f e e d t h e b l o o d u n d n e r v e s a n d p u t healthy tone i n t o ¿he whole s y s te m . I )r. Pierce’s Golden Medical D i s c o v e r y r e s t o r e s t h e l o s t f le s h b y c u r i n g d i s e a s e s o f the s t o m a c h a n d o t h e r o r g a n s o f d i g e s t i o n a n d n u tritio n a n d e n a b lin g th e p e if e c t d i ­ gestion a n d a s s i m i l a t i o n o f food from which flesh a n d s t r e n g t h a r e made. 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Y. copy “ P in d a r d > n h . y o u n g g e n tle m a n ; P in d a r d y a h , y o u n g la d y ; P i n d a r d y a u , y o u n g g c n tle m .-in . Nver of th e board of ald erm en in CLiCnf.o liaa bean ex p ress­ ing liis <-onvictim :* tilth a 'fre e d o m and eain estn eae w h ich a re highly refresh Jng. H e ta lk s in '.Ms wise: “C hicago 1« tiie m ost law less *‘lty o f th e co untry, and a w ave o f afiferchy an d o u tlaw ry seem s to be going over it a t present. No one resp ects Me law ; no one re sp ects tiie courts. .1 few h an g in g s are w h a t C hicago neatt* T h ere a re police­ m en enough to pnfrol tiie city if lh»*y w ere active. W ith v tt m ore respect foi law it would be im possible to preserve o rd er if th e re wt*m a policem an for •v e ry th u g ." L o e o u o t l i « E co n o m y , Jam o s J. H lit h as in tro d u ced n new •cononiy on th e railro ad « w hich lie con- j trola. 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