THIS OREGON STATESMAN: FRIDAY JAyUAUY 15 1886.
FKOM TUESDAY'S DAILY.
Tiik Wood Sawyers. Tlie white wood
cawing brigade is liecoming ijuito formid
able in numtxTH, ami is increasing. Since
Mum paiier started itM man out with a buck
saw ami saw-buck, about three niontlis
ago, it has been rather a cold climate for
Chinese wood sawyers. And it is said
that there ani now only two of tlio pig
tailed Mongols in tlte business, and tiipj'
stand a fair show of Ih-'hik run out, for the
couictition is too tbirk for them. Every
dollar that has Iwon paid to white wood
sawyers has lieen spent here, and put in
circulation, and the aggregate amount is
tpiite a large sum of money. It lias be
come ho that any one here is ashamed to
hire a Chinaman to Haw wood, and it
should bo the raw. The time should
quickly come when any one will lie
ashamed to hire a Chinaman to do any
thing that can be done by white labor.
The way to quit is to quit, and the way to
make the Chinese go is to make it so
lonesome for them that they will be glad
to get away. This is the only tino solu
tionof the Chinese question, which with
an absolute prohibitory law, would soon
wood out the heathen horde. 1 lurnih for
the wood sawing brigade!
But Fntu at Walllla. About half
past five Sunday morning fire broke out
in the laundry of the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company's depot and hotel
building at Wallula .1 unction, and before
anything could Iks done to stay the pro
gress of the Humes the entire structure
was reduced to ashes. All the guests
succeeded in making their escaiie and
most of them saved their personal effects.
Nearly all the furniture and hotel appur
tenance were burned. The building was
erected by the railroad company Koine
three years ago t a cost of $50,000, and
was one of the finest buildings of the
kind on the coast. It was insured for
$2ti,000. The hotel and saloon were
owned bv the A. J. Hotaling cornpanv
and managed bv Mr. (''linn. Their loss is
estimated at between H,(HI() ami $W,hK
partlv insured. It is altogether liked v
that the company will rebuild immediate
ly. The telegraph office in an adjacent
building was not burned. The origin of
the lire cnuhl not Vie learned, but it is ui
posed to have lieen caused by n defective
Hue.
Ikied to Ku.i, an J'.iHToii. intense ex
citement was created at Forest irove on
Saturday by a bold attempt to assassinate
I; If. Thomas, editor and proprietor of
t he Pacific Pharos. .Mr. i nomas was on
tus wav to the ucimt at b :.(,) a. m., on
Saturday morning, for the purpose of tal,
ing the Portland train. His assailant was
ambushed in a ( lump of small irees, and
bred throe shots, short range, at his in
tended victim. One hall passed hrough
the lapind of Mr. Thomas's coat, and set
the breast of the coat on fire. The other
bullet took effect in the left leg just above
ttie knee, inside, ranging downward, and
lodging on the other side below the kn
It just missed the femoral nrterv.
third shot was ineffective. The would
lie-murderer threw down bis pistol and
made g.iod his escape. The w eapon wa.j
a 45-calilier, bull-dog revolver. Two
the five chambers were found to be load'
cd.
A ViiosrKCTi's. Some very ambitions
persons of Salem are trying to get up a
joint stock company to run a new daily
pajierliere, in the interests of the work
ingmen, etc. They want $S00, and sell
their shares at $5 apiece, which is quite
reasonable. The $800, also, is reasona
ble. It is too reasonable to make any
daily pajier jiermanent. It costs that
much each month to run the Statesman,
and the material, machinery and appli
ances would cost five times that much
to replace. They expect also to start a
weekly jmiikt. Their intention is good,
but thev must have more capital stock.
They now bavo about 0 subscribed, and
every body that wants "glory for one day"
should proceed to get their autographs
down on that paiier tor some stock.
Make it fctO.000 for that is very reasonable,
and t hen the new sheet will lie in a position
to knock capital higher than beef when
the cow jumped over the moon, ami they
can make it a crime punishatile with
death for a man to own over $7. Why,
$su0 won't half buy a decent press, and
it won t buy more ttian a liauull ot tyje.
Gentlemen, increase votir stock. Ikm't
be fools. The wav to run a paiier is to
run a paper. To make it a success you
have got to be the Iwll-wetber of the
flock.
FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY.
The Boy isciiARirn. A jieeuliar
sjiectacle was that in the recorder's court
yesterday afternoon, when six small boys
ranged themselves before his honor, the
recorder, on a charge of vagrancy, com
mitted by diso! -eying the 9 o'clock ordi
nance. The recorder, after consulting
with the marshal, concluded to let the
boys off" under a reprimand, and Marshal
Harbord did not make a formal com
plaint against them. The boys were giv
en to understand that if they came again
before the recorder that they would Ite
fined. Other boys will do well to take
warning that the ordinance will be strict
ly enforced in Mure, and that if caught
disobeying the ordinance they will be
arrested.
Contract Made. The governor, sec
retary of state and state treasurer, con
stituting the board of public buildings,
have signed a contract with the Electric
Light Company for lighting the public
buildings for one year with electricity, in
accordance with the act of the Feial
session of the legislature. The contract
calls for ;;;( incandescent lamps, to lie
distributed about the penitentiary, asy
lum and capitoi buildings, together with
seventeen lights of sixteen thousand can
dle power for lighting outdoors, to be
placed on masts. The contract price is
i),(M)() per vear. It is likely the company
will begin the erection of their machin
ery and poles at once, and the lights will
tie in use inside ol tlie next ninety days
The contract, of eouree, is on the basis of
good lights, and if they do not apear
satisfactory to the tioard when runnm;
the contract is to lie null and void. It is
to be boiied the lights will prove a sue
cess, for, if they do, Salem, as a city, will
feel the lienefits largely, aud may in the
future light its streets with electricity in
stead of oil, which pives but little light.
To Ski: The Train do Bv. Mr. IV
Tape of East Portland, was the victim of
a liec.uliar accident Sunday afternoon.
Going to the (). R. & N. train, he sat on
the fence which skirts the, incline on the
river side while the train went down to
connect with the transfer boat. He nat
urally supposed, savs the Standard, there
would lie room for him to sit on the fence
to see the train go bv, but was mistaken
A olt protruding from the stops of the
mail car came in contact w ith the side of
his right leg between the knee and ankle
and cut it badly, w hile the force caused
him to lose his footing and fall over back
wards. He fell about ten feet, strikin
upon his shoulder, and receiving a severe
shock.
Warf.iioiseman Short. A sjiecial to
the Albany Herald states that Blair, the
warehouseman, at Corvallis, is short in
bis grain stock that had been deposited
ith him. Reliable information shows
shortage of upwards of 0,000 bushels in
Mr. iBlair's accounts, for which there is
nothing to show and no recourse, save
the very poor satisfaction ot a criminal
prosecution. Something overs '.My tmsh-
els are in C. Ceasar's hands, in Portland,
but so hypothecated and covered with
cuntv claims that not a kernel is avail
able, unless it could be claimed by iden
tification of property which is impracti-
able. Iho loss will fall entirely upon
farmers who had stored in the house.
Fki.i, Dead prom Excitement. Mrs.
John B. Tinker, who lives in East Port'
land, died under very peculiar circum
stances about S :30 o'clock this morning
dog belonging to the Parker family
made an attack on a neighbor named Mr.
Chanoot, and the latter turned around on
the vicious hrute and began to beat mm
awav with stones. Mrs. Parker saw the
man chasing the dog with stones and
with an angry look in his eye, anfl began
to remonstrate with him, and defend her
property. She grew quite excited, when
suddenly throwing up her arms, she fell
ack, dead. J r. C. 11. Kallety was called
and pronounced her death as resulting
om paralvsis of the heart, conned by
violent agitation.
Gum: East. George Saubert, foreman
of the Statkmian olhce, started yesterday
for his old home in Vernon county, Wis
consin, lie goes over the O. K. & N.
line to Huntington, thence over the Ore
gon Short Line and Union Pacific to
Council Bhills, thence over the Great
Kock Island route to Chicago, from which
city he w ill proceed homeward, lie com
bines business with pleasure and will be
gone about a month. George lias work
ed faithfully in the office for the past
seventeen months, and this is his first
vacation. The boys all w ish him u pleas
ant and profitable trip, and a safe return.
His address while gone will he Star,
Wisconsin.
Accident. An accident occurred late
Sunday evening near the coal elevator
below Albina. Thomas Little, an em
ploye of the grain elevator at the flour
mills, while on his way to work aliout 9
f, fell frem the high trestle work and
broke his Vg. He lay in the water all
night and was found this morning in an
inseusible condition, and was taken in
charge by his friends, who have done ev
erything in their Hwer to bring him to,
bin their efforts were unavailing, as death
put an t'nd to his suffering soon after he
was found. Mr. Little was aged about
twenty-nine years, and was a native of
ohi'. He had been in this state about
eighteen months.
hie i nion l Aciiic. An uuiatia cap
italist who is indirectly connected with
the Union Pacific railroad, says the com
paiiy will do more work this year than it
lias for manv years past, and gives it as
hbt opbuon that the first move of the Un
ion Pacific will be built into the Pine
creek mines, then they will tap the grain
growing region of eastern Washington.
ihese, will be side issues, however. The
company will build from Ontario, on
Snake river, across southeastern Oregon,
thence over the Cascades and through the
Willamette valley to Portland. Baker
City Tribune. -Ai,MVr
a Kikk. Sunday morning
about live o'clock, officers JMead and
Lynch pafwd W rage's tailoring shop, on
State street, near Commercial, and notic
ed a bright light in the room. They
broke open the door just in time to save
a conflagration. Wrage had taken the
ashes from the stove and put them in a
wooden box the day tiefore, and some
live coals set lire to the box. No damage.
Prospect Hill. A correspondent writ
ing from Prospect Hill gives an account
of a New Year's dinner which was pre
pared by the "men folks,'' in honor of
tlie ladies. An excellent dinner it was,
under t he auspices of the literary society,
and did great credit to the gentlemen
cooks. An excellent time weshad.
A ' !oon Appointment. James P. Wild
er has received his re-appointment for a
third term as superintendent of the rail
way mail service, eighth division, which
includes Oregon, with headquarters at
San Francisco. This gentleman lias been
m the railway mad service fur over twen
ty years, having worked his wav up from
a postal clerk to his present elevated jio-
sition. News. Hie effect of the an
ointment will probably be to make the
manv democrats who wanted the place a
great deal '"Wilder" than they were be
fore.
II
For Plaintiffs. The case of the
v. t . Dana against tlie uregon state ag
ricultural board, was decided yesterday
in the county court by Judge Shaw, giv
ing the plaintiff judgment for $100 and
costs, and disbursements of the action
it is understood mat ttie case will be ap
jiealed.
Newspaper Change. Homer II. Hal
lock, well known here, who lias had
charge of the Heppner Times since Feb
ruarv 22d, 1K84, takes leave of that paiier,
and Jerry Nunan and Harry - Kevte will
move the paierto Jjexington,a candidate
lor the county seat of Morrow county.
Work Re-co.mmmenced. Contractor
Deuhaiu has again begun work on the
new school building. He says the work
will be completed within the next sixty
days.
F"or ten or twelve years I have been se
verelv atllicted with catarrh. Never be
fore found such decided relief as from
Ely's cream balm. 1 consider myself
cured..!. W. Burlington, Meehaniesville:
N. Y. (Price 50 cents.) tf.
Archie Fuqua, of Pendleton, is men
tioned by Mark Twain, in a humorous
article in December's Century. Archie
used to tie a chum of Mark's in davs
gone by.
PROSPECT HILL.
For California. Mrs. Dr. A. G. lH?ar
durft left last evening for a month's visit
it Linden, California. She went as far
as Corvallis on the steamer Bonanza, and
from there will take this morning's train
for Yaquina, thence to San l'runcisco on
(he Oregon Pacific, steamship Yamiina.
AecKAisEKS. County Judge Shaw has
ainnnted i,evi Herren, J. C. Peebles and
V. D. Belding, appraisers of the estate of
the lute Daniel Clark.
Miss Mary, daughter of Dr. Reynolds
taught a successful term of school, and
won many friends among us.
The usual monotony of winter ha
lieen enlivened somewhat by a literary
society field at ttie new school building
A. F. Davidson lectures ujion the sciences;
J. P. Robertson's isjlitical talks, essays
readings, etc., follow. Both old aud
young participate. Mrs. Crandall pre
sented a melodeon to the society, at
which Mrs. Ftta Judson presides.
On Christmas, the ladies assisted bv
few of the Liberty district, gave a fine
dinner; the table literally groaned with
its burdan of substantials and delicacies
In the evening the young folks met, and
"chased the hours with flying feet
New Year's, the gentleman reversed the
usual custom, and gave a reception to
the ladies, serving a fine supper of oys
ters, cold fowl, cotfee and cakes. The
center of attraction was a beautiful frost
ed pyramid cake, sparkling with fancy
candies. It was sliced the last, and pass
ed Willi compliments ol a baslilul young
gent, with the request that all should
taste and test his culinary skill. A sud
den movement of the napkin to conce
the tearful countenance told the secret of
cayenne jiepiier flavoring. Notwithstand
mg the lit Lie "episode," the New Year
supper was a success, ami heartily enjoy
ed by tlie ladies especially.
A ietition with 23,000 signatures
favor of optional cremation has lie
presented to the ieiman Reichstag.
A. S. Gross Retires. On Monday A.
S. Gross retired from tho Casino opera
house at Portland. Charles V. brush,
who has been interested in the house for
some time pat and who is well, known
here, he having tieen deputy I'. S. mar-j
shal for some time, purchased Mr.
Gross' interest, which he in turn sold t)
Joseph Holder. Mr. Holder will hereaf
ter manage the refreshment portion of
the house. The lmard of directors then
met and appointed Charle u . 1 rush as
president, and aiiwinted W. 11. Kinross
as acting manager. Mr. Kinross will do
vote his entire time to the business of the
house. At the conclusion of the engage
ment of tho Thompson opera company it
is the intention to form a stock opera
company and give opera comiquo indefi
nitely.
Articles Fii.eo. The following arti
cles of incorporation have been filed in
tho office of the secretary of state: The
first Baptist church of Davton, with $800
worth ol property, .lames liaxtcr, lleuben
Snyder, Jonathan Arms, A. N. Alderson
anil J. W. McDaniel, are incorporators.
The Jacksonville mining and milling com
pany, of Jacksonville. Object, to mine
for precious metals in Jackson county.
Duration, two years. Capital stock, f'JOOO,
in SMKI shares, incorporators, l Javid l,.
Curtis, Henrv Patie, Jno. Orth, Win.
Jackson and David Cronemiller; the
Alaska packing company, of Astoria.
Duration, ten vears. Capital stock,
$20,000, in 200 shares. Object, to pack
can. put up. buy and sell fish, fruits, etc,
Incorporators, lv. H. Johnson. .M. roard
and II. Plath.
Serioi s Accident. A. S. Wentworth,
Walton river mines, in Lane county,
met with a very serious accident iast
Monday evening, lie, bv some means
got bis leg caught between two rocks half
wav between the knee and hip, cruslun;
the flesh in a fearful manner from there
to below the knee. It is not thought that
there is any broken bones, or that the
knee-joint is out of place, but it is impos
sible to tell, as the limb is so badly
swollen. He also bad the skin torn up
on the inside of his hand at tiie same
time. Considering the care and attention
he receives among a rough set of men he
is getting along very well.
At; u.v in the Field. Nos. 1 and 2 of
Vol. XV. of the Christian Herald, of
Monmouth, are at hand. The paper is
Icvoted to tlie interests of the Christian
church, and it is a very interesting jour
nal. The Herald has taken a vacation of
about a vear, but returns again to a re
newal of its good work. The Herald will
be issued in combination with the Christ
iau News, of .Sacramento, Cal., in the fu
ture, and subscribers can get the paper
from either ollice. The News will cover
four pages of the pa;er and the Herald
the other four. ill 11. 1'arrv is business
manager of the Herald.
FKOM THURSDAY'S DAILY.
W1IEX TO REGISTER
Some Sheep. If Win, Pendland meets
with no bad luck, be will have 37,000
head of sheep next shearing time, be'
sides his crop of lambs. The clip from
these sheep will be about seven pounds
each, or 130,000 pounds, all told. If wool
should be 20 cents per pound, (and the
general belief is that it will be) the clip
will lie worth $:-b,000. Add to this, say
10,000 lambs worth next fall $Lo0 per
head, and he will have the income for
one year, from sheep alone, amounting to
$o2,H00. The cost of handling those sheep
is enormous of course, hut after all the
expenses are paid, Mr. Pendland will re
alize a sum for his vear's business almost
equal to the salary of a country editor.
Heppner limes.
Escape of a SrsracTED Robber. Sev
eral days ago, the West Side ticket office
at Forest Grove, was robbed, and among
other articles taken were the railroad
tickets. .Monday morning a young man
got on the train at F'orest Grove and ten
dered a ticket lor Portland. It was one
of those known to have been stolen,' and
the conductor, getting off at Cornelius,
telegraphed the sheriff of Washington
county at Hillsboro, to come to the tram,
Soirte way or other the young man sus
pected something wrong, and just as the
train started away from Cornelius,
jumped off. He is well known and will
lind it difficult to get away.
The Pcllmanh. The O. & C. R. B
passengerlrains will only haul Pullman
sleepers between Albany and Ashland
hereafter, discontinuing the service be
tween Portland and Albany.
Sh allowed a Pin. Miss May Tooley,
a young lady living in Portland, accident
ally swallowed a pin yesterday, and at
last accounts was in great pain, and her
thle was despaired of.
Beai tifi l BiRiw. Thus far only one
pajier iw our state, and t'ut: one published
in Portland has meiiti:ied the advent uf
anew ami beautiful vocchs of birds,
hence it is fair to Kupp-i-e th:it thev have
not yettiecome very common. A flock of
fifty or sixty seen nMr!y everyday in one
locality, stay long eno-tgh u-li time to
afford a little opportunity for f ndv as to
color, habits, etc. In si.e t :.;v are small
er than tlie robin, their coats being of
dark olive green with wing tips and
throat of a creamy white. Their beaks
are shaped like those of the paroquet,
curved and strong, which . i y use to
good advantage for breaking open the
seeds of the maple trees of which they ap
pear to be very fond. It is interesting to
watch them alight on u mossy roof and
dig for the seeds partly buried in it. On
a recent morning thev made a picture
beautiful enough for one of William
Hamilton Gibson's '"Bark-door studies"
as they sat grouped on a tree and an old
ladder, preening their feathers, turning
their heads this way and that and twit
tering to each other in their musical bird -language.
They are not timid, or easily
frightened at the approach of man or do
mestic animals. l'iiemekkta.
Asking County Co-operation .The
state board of immigration, anxious that
the good results that have come to the
counties tluit have organized a county im
migration board, and issued pamplilets,
should extend to every county in the
state the coming year, has issued a circu
lar letter requesting ail counties to send
descriptive literature. The circular says :
'lhero is every reason to believe that
during the current year a large immigra
tion wille ome to Oregon, and mainly as
the result of the wide and judicious "dis
semination of information about the state
by the board, during the past ten months.
In anticipation of that- influx, and in or
der that each county may have its claims
to attention properly presented to those
new-comers, it is certainly important
that the board of immigration rooms
here shall be liberally supplied with a
carefully prepared, accurate and every
way trustworthy pamphlet, iteseriptive of
these divisions of the state."
The First Monday
was the
lu April Evidently
lutenl of
New Company Formed. Articles of in
corporation of the Pacific Cider Vinegar
company were filed in the office of the
secretary of state yesterday. The object
of the corporation is to engage in buying
and selling fruit and vegetable?1, canning
and preserving same, manufacturing ci
der, vinegar, etc. The capital ttock is to
be $20,000, divided into 200 shares of the
value of $100 each, and the principal of
fice to be located in Portland. Tlie incor
porators are Francis Sealy, Gideon Stoltz
and J. U. Coleman.
Tin: Coat Gave Him Away. A few
evenings since a babe, not many davs
old, was found wrapped up in an over
coat on tiie steps at the Sister's convent,
on Fourth street. It "is learned that the
overcoat belonged to Hugh Cosgrove,
who lives in French prairie, Marion
county. It is said that he boarded a
north-bound O. & C. train at .Marion sta
tion a few days since, and came to this
city. He was accompanied by a woman
who had a child. 'i'ortwnd .News.
the Law.
The ifuestion ot the proper date for the
sitting of the registry boards in the sev
eral precincts in the state lui been the
leading one before the people for the past
few days, but there apjiears to be no good
reason to doubt the statement, that the
first Monday in April was intended by the
law.
Tho trouble arosa from conflicting dates
appearing in the amendments as passed
at the special session.
The first amendment passed by that
body was the bill providing for a uniform
system of blanks to bo used and the one
which has become famous since, wider
the "name and style" of "the Aver bill."
This bill, as stated before, was to provide
for tho use of a uniform system of blanks,
as its prime object, while a subsidiary
clause stated that the time of registry
should be on the first Monday in March,
ami tiie luesday and Wednesday there
after, in order to provide for the same
date as the original law passed. This
amendment was signed by the governor
on November 30th, 18W).
Another amendment was then intro
duced after the above had passed both
houses of the legislature, the prime object
of which was to change the date of regis
tration to the first Monday in April. This
amendment, however was signed and be
came a law on November 25,1885, five
davs earlier than the "Ayer" bill.
it is iwual for a later law to repeal all
former laws in conflict with it, but in this
case, according to the best legal advice,
the intent of the law is to be considered.
In law tho following four salient points
are considered in judging of a law : 1st.
"The words of the law;" 2nd. "The con
text;" 3rd. "The subject matter ;" and
4th. "The spirit and reason of the law
and the evident intention of the law
makers."
The intention of the last amendment
passed was evident; and that was to
change the time from tho first Monday in
March to the lirst Monday in April, and
the courts will in all probability hold that
as the proper time for registration.
Acting on this opinion County Clerk
Chapman has caused to be sent to all the
chairmen of precinct committees in this
county the following
NOTICE TO VOTERS.
"All persons desiring to vote at the next
June election are notified that they must
appear at their usual place of voting on
the 5th, (ith, or 7th clays of April, 1880,
and register; otherwise, under the late
law, they cannot vote."
It is to be hoped that the several other
counties in the state will take this inter
pretation of the law, so as to make the
registry on a uniform date, and save that
muchcauue for contest at least.
MONMOUTH NOTES.
Hose Challenge. In a late number
of the Sporting World appears a "picture
of hose team No. I, of Seattle, and claim'
ing that team to be the "boss" team of
the coast. Capital hose team, of this
city, desire Seattle hose team to know
that if the latter are anxious to be known
as champion of Oregon and Washington
territory, that a race for any amount of
coin can be arranged to take place in this
city during the season of 18S0. lhey are
earnestly invited to come over to the
tournament this summer as competitors
for the tournament prizes, if they will.
Wants to Become a "Melicax" Max.
Jim Westfall, the well-known Chinese
contractor, declared his intention of be
coming an American citizen last Satur
day, before the county clerk, and signed
his name with a flourish to tlie document
by which he forever renounced his allegi
ance to any crown or foreign power, and
esjiecially to the throne of the pig-tail
kingdom'. It is not probable, under ex
isting laws, that naturalization papers,
making him one of Uncle Samuel's sub
jects, will lie granted. Jim Westfall,
however, donated f50 to the O. P. rail
road, and is a white sort of a C Innanian.
Albany Herald.
Fire at Scio. From a private letter
received in this city, it is learned that
fire broke out in Jack Bilyeu's hotel, Scio,
Linn county, on Monday night, January
lltli, at 1.' o'clock. Iho tire spread to
Mr. P.ilyeu's livery stable, and burned
both buildings to "tho ground. It was
hard work for the citizens of Scio to keep
J. H. Daniels' store aud Geo. Morrow's
tin store from burning. Had there been
a wind blowing at the time those build
ings would have been burned. The
goods were packed out of Daniels' store
building. Mr. Bilveu's loss is lictween
$3,000 and $4 ,000. '
To he Rearranged. The state board
of immigration will soon have the folder
''Oregon as it is" rearranged, and a large
quantity printed to be distributed among
the railway companies at Chicago, Oma
ha, St. Paul, Ixmver and other places.
There is largo demand for Oregon litera
ture from the eastern railroad companies.
During the last week the board sent out
17,000 folders "Oregon as it is," 1,500
pamphlets of the same title, 1,50(1 news
pajiersand other publications.
Change in Hocrs. Hereafter the
money order window at the postolliee will
be open at all hours between 8:30 a.m.
and 4 :30 p. in. This is to accommodate
those who can onlv reach the ollice at the
noon hour.
Services at Brooks. Rev. J. A. Hoi
lenbaugh desires the Statesman to state
that he will begin a protracted meeting
lit Brooks, on Sunday next, at .5 o clock.
Wells, Fargo and company's ollice will
lie ojien from s a. in. to 0 i. m. continu
ous! v.
PRESS COMMENT.
The new year dawns upon tlie United
States as the most favored nation in the
world. Business is reviving in every
department. Our store houses and gran
aries are full to overflowing. We are
free from all foreign entanglements. The
public health is good, and with reason
able care there is nothing to dread from
foreign pestilence. We can look back
upon 1885 with grateful hearts and for
ward to 1880 with hoiie and confidence
Yerily this nation is the chosen of the
Lord's. Chicago News.
When all men are equal in mental,
moral and physical strength ; equal in
inventiveness, enterprise and industry;
equal in wisdom, prudence and tact;
honest, unselfish and accommodating to
their neighbors, loving their enemies and
doing good to those that hate them, free
trade, pure and simple, may exist. But
no laws will le needed then to establish
free trade. Indeed, there will bo no need
of governments. Louisville Commercial.
France has never yet gone through a
great crisis without producing a man
equal to the emergency, and it may be
safely assumed that a race which has
played such a great part in the world's
history will find a man to lead it through
the present most unpromising .ditliculty.
But at present the best friends of F" ranee
must admit that the outlook is bad.
New York Telegraph.
There is no more sense in '"tipping"
a waiter or bed-room seavant who is
faithful, than a prompt salesman or an
efficient helier of any sort. The system
is an outgrowth ot aristocratic caste basis
of siK'iety in Europe and should not get
a foothold here, where labor is held to be
honorable and paid for on its merits.
Washington Star.
Uetore congress makes anv more ex-
!erimeiits in the extension of the pen
sion list it should have some definite
idea of what the experiments will cost.
The last venture of that sort cost about
ten times as much as was estimated by
ito advocates. It is not worth while to
take any more leaps in the dark. Bos
ton Herald.
Notarial. The governor has made
tho following appointments: ViT. J. ller
ren, of Salem, to be a member of the as-:
sessnient and taxation commission, in
place of DanT Clark, deceased. Geo. A.
Brodie, S. A. Durham, W. L. Boise, S. R.
Stott, A. E. FVazier, II. S. Allen, W. S.
Beebe, G. W. Yocum, II. B. Oatinan,
and H. Baumhoer, of Portland, and W.
W. Gibbs of I'llensburg, Davie Brower of
Grants Pass, Wm. Johnson of Cross Keys,
Tilmon Ford of Salem, and O. 1). Taylor
of The Dalles, notaries public.
Death op an Aged Citizen. Mr. Zae
ariali Beard, familiarly known as "Uncle
Zach," of Tangent, died Monday night
after a brief illness at the advanced age
of eighty-two years. Deceased, who has
been a resident of this county for twenty
years, was a brother of John Beard, of
this place, and father of Postmaster
Beard, of Tangent.
Officers Elected. The following
named share holders of the Capital Nat
ional bank were elected directors at their
annual meeting: A. A. MeCully, R. S.
Wallace, II. Carpenter, W. W. Martin.
W. T. Gray, J. M. Martin, and J. H. Al
bert. Officers: It. S. Wallace, president ;
A. A. MeCully, vice president; J. If. Al
bert, cashier.
Good Appointment. Miss Pearl Scott
is now connected with the school lor the
blind, having accepted an appointment
as a musical instructor nt, that institution.
Miss Scott is in every , '-'teii for the
Nearly all the students who went home,
have returned.
The Vespertine literary society will
hold an open session Jan. L'3.
Several now students have entered the
Oregon state normal school since the hol
idays. In the election of city officers, Prof.
Powell was elected a member of the city
council.
The examinations for the term will be
gin in about two weeks, and the senior
examination, early in February.
President I). T. Stanley accidentally
sprained his ankle a few days ago, and,
though very painful, he continues his
work in school.
A band has been organized, composed
mainly, of the normal hoys, and judging
from the interest manifested, they will
soon come to tho front.
On the anniversary of Prof. Yates'birtli
day, he was presented by Pres. Stanley
with a gold jien and holder, and by thn
faculty and students with a tine gold
ring and charm.
Student..
AT JEFFERSON.
position, having received .i . -.rli ed
ucation in instrumental music, .um .:
less will fill it with credit nnd ability.
Accidental. Mrs. M. Beatty, of
Brooks station,, fell accidentally on Tues
day, the 12th fust., and broke her left
ankle. At last reports the patient was
doing well. Her daughter, Mrs. .1. Lei
dinger, of this city, has gone to Urooks to
wait upon her.
Personal. E. W. Chapman, of Hub
bard, was in the city yesterday. Mr.
Chapman takes five copies of the Weekly
Statesman, sending four copies to friends
in the eastern states, and tlie tag on all
of them reads '87.
Ed. Statesman : On Saturday last wo
went to Jefferson where we installed the
follow ing officers, of Santiam lodge, No.
27, 1. O, 0. F. : N. G., S. T. JohnBon ; V.
G., J. A. Beard; R. S Jno. W. Roland;
P. S.,T. M. Hoit; Treas., E. H.Bell
inger. At the close of the ceremony the good
sisters, with mischief in their eyes and
baskets filled with choicest things calcu
lated to refresh the inner man, appeared,
and in a trice arranged them and com
manded the brethren to partake, liow
the affair was carried into execution, tv
the complete surprise of tho brothers, da
, . h veof, knowethnot; but heareth
testimony, and votes the ladies of Jeffer
son a success in culinary accomplishments.
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
Clearance Sale. The Misses MeNary,
of tlie Variety Store, second door north
of the Statesman ollice, will make a gen
uine reduction on all holiday goods left
over. On toys, esiiecially, they have
marked down the price, so that Christ
mas may last all the year round for the
children, at very small cost. See for
yourself. tf
What Yol" Say. "There are so many
frauds advertised for the hair," yon say.
So there are, but Parker's Hair Balsam is
not one of them. It will not work mira
cles, but it will do better service for your
hair than anything else vou can hud.
Restores original color, cures dandruff,
gives new growth. Elegantly perfumed.
Not a dve. owks.
For thirteen vears the names of the
Fort Wavne postmasters have begun
with K Kanini, Kcll and Kaougb.
Giardian's Sale. All parties inter
ested should remember the Gillingham
guardian's sale on Saturday next, at the
court house. The farm is u good one,
and there will be a chance for a barpain.
Carriage Painting. J. M. Forsylho
has commenced painting again at his old
stand, and guarantees that bis work will
not be excelled, or no charges. Shop on
State street, between Front nnd Commer
cial. l-12dlw-wlm.
SUGGESTION.
Now that we are blessed with a council
that will keep bulls, cows, nnd other an
imals off the streets, would it not be a
good idea for them to go still further and
prohibit the running at lurt'e of bicycles?
Pedestrian.
The street supervisor is actively at
work repairing the condition of the
streets.
"Spark that Tree!" was the senti
ment of Chicago when dynamiters tried
to blow down the house of Judge Lam
bert Tree, of that city.
"Colored jewels are to be all the rage
this season," says a fashion item. What's
the odds whether the cook is white or
black so long as she understands her bus
iness. President Cluvei.ani. has contiib;itvd
if 100 towards the ( irant monument. ThbJ
will make Now York green with e.nvy,
as tho city expected to contribute ,it loa?.
that amount.
Sally Joy, of whom Hope told a flat
tering tale, is, at the present time,
president of the American Wromen Jour
nalists' Association. She is an editor of
the Boston Herald.
Di hing the late French elections sever
al women were permitted to cast votes,
for their sick husbands. In this country
a husband gets sick when his wife wants
to vote.
. The youngest United States Senator is
Keiina of West Virginia thirty-seven.
The oldest is Morrill of Vermont seventy-five.
The average age of the present
Senate is fifty-eight years.
Secretary Manning's call for $10,000,
000 in bonds caused a decline of 2 'a cents
in three per cents., affording a fine oji
jwrt unity forsomof his New York friends
to make a nice Lj,'.tle sjieculation.