The Cottage Grove | l 1 , THE TWILIGHT OF THE KINGS. L tC lU U The Chicago Tribune says, “ Before establishing hell on earth A live country weekly that gives you what you want to read, the pietistic kings commend their subjects to God, seek the Lord’ s ________________ sanction for the devil’s work. “ And now I commend you to God,” said the kaiser from his Published Every Wednesday at 406 Main Street balcony to the people in the street. Go to church and kneel before Subscription price:—$1.50 per year. Six months 75 cents. God and pray for his help for our gallant arm y.” Display advertising, 15 cents an inch; locals 5 cts. a line. Pray that a farmer dragged from a Saxon field shall be speedi­ er with a bayonet thrust than a winemaker taken from his vines WILLIAM C. CONNER, Editor and Manager. in the Aube; that a Berlin lawyer shall be steadier with the rifle than a Moscow merchant; that a machine gun manned by Heidel- Entered as Second-class mail matter in the post office burg students shall not jam and that one worked by Paris carpen­ at Cottage Grove, Oregon, under the provisions o f the ters shall. Pray that a Bavarian hop grower, armed in a quarrel in which Act o f March 3, 1879. he has no heat, shall outmarch a wheat grower from Poltava; that GOOD BYE AND THANK YOU. Cossacks from the Don shall be lured into barbed wire entangle­ When a newspaper man retires, custom demands that ments and caught by masked guns; that an inkeeper o f Salzburg shall blow the head off a baker from the Loire. he say good bye to his readers. I am not going to ignore “ Go to church and pray for help” —that the hell shall be hotter that custom; neither am I going to be so rude as to fail in innocent Ardennes than it is in equally innocent Hessen; that to thank those whose good will, confidence and patron­ it shall be hotter in innocent Kovno than in equally innocent Posen. And the pietistic czar commends his subjects to God that they age I have enjoyed. may have strength of arm in a quarrel they do not understand; My stay has been brief, but the Leader remains to that they may inflict more suffering than they are required to en­ fulfill its mission and obligations to the people. dure and the name o f Romanoff be greater than the name o f Ho- That will be all. Again, good by’e, and thank you. henzollern, that it may be greater than the name o f Hapsburg, J. D. Q uillen . that its territories shall be wider and the territory o f Hohenzollern and the territories o f Hapsburg less. “ HERE TO STAY,” AGAIN. The pietistic emperor of Austria commends his subjects to God, Our permanent retirement from the Leader and the to seek divine assistance to crush the peasants o f Servia, dragged printing business has becom ; no less frequent than the from the wheat field when it was ready for the scythe and given to proverbial farewell American tours o f the famous prima the scythe themselves. This is, we think, the last call o f monarchy upon Divinity donna, the divine Sarah Barnhardt. No less than six times in the past 15 or 20 years have we bid the Leader when Asmodeus walks in armor, The kings worship Baal and call readers an affectionate farewell and retired gracefully it God, but out o f the sacrifice will come, we think, a resolution from its management only to return in due time to our firmly taken to have no more wheat growers and growers o f corn, first love with the bold declaration, “ we are here to makers of wine, miners and fishers, artisans and traders, sailors stay.” In the Leader we seem to have found some kind and storekeepers offered up with prayer to the Almighty in a feu­ o f an affinity from which, try as wc may, we can not ge t dal slaughter, armed against each other without hate and without cause they know, or, if they knew, would give a penny which way away. T w o or three times in the past, the Leader, after our it was determined. This is the twilight o f the kings. Western Europe o f the peo­ retirement seemed to encounter adverse winds which ple may be caught in this debacle, but never again. Eastern Eu­ threatened to cast it upon the rocks, but as many times have we come to its rescue and guided it into calmer seas rope o f the king3 will be remade and the name o f God shall not under brighter skies. The Leader has always prospered give grace to a hundred square miles o f broken bodies. under our ownership and we promise its readers that up­ If Divinity enters here it comes with a sword to deliver the on again assuming its management the Leader will be people from the sword. made just as bright, newsy and interesting as it has been It is the twilight o f the kings. The republic marches east in heretofore under our guidance. Its policy will continue Europe.” as formerly—a champion o f good government, law en­ forcement and all things pertaining to the upbuilding and advancement o f Cottage Grove and community. Mr. Quillen, during his late management o f the Lead­ er, has added scores o f new names to its subscription list and has greatly improved the office mechanically. He re­ tires from the business with the best wishes o f many new­ ly acquired friends who will regret to learn that he and his estimable family contemplate returning to their old home at Seattle. All accounts due the Leader, except subscription ac­ counts, are due and payable to Mr. Quillen, and all obli­ gations contracted under his management are payable by him. Soliciting a share o f the printing patronage o f this community and the continued support and good will of the Leader readers, we art? Yours respectfully, W. C. C onner . Vote yes on amendment No. 332, providing for state wide pro­ hibition, because it will do away with an economical waste, to say nothing o f a great moral evil. Why should France worry over the outcome o f the war? Isn’ t Jack Johnson, the champion fighter o f the world, still in that country? Down at Roseburg three Shoemaker’ s are publishing a daily newspaper—the Umpqua Valley News. They should stick to the last! No farmer can afford to buy a thing he can raise, no matter how cheap it is. Death o f Mrs. Ilambrick. T o Speak Against Prohibition A. S. Ruth, many years mem­ Mrs. Frank Hambrick died at 7:30 Tuesday night at the home ber o f Washington Senate, issues open challenge to debate on State o f her sister, Mrs. C. F. I wide prohibition. Will allow op­ Counts, from cancer o f the stom­ ponent to choose own text and There are two or three democratic candidates in thjs county ach from which she has been a answer same from any angle or who the Leader editor, although a republican, feels inclined to en­ sufferer for a long time. She point advanced. dorse. We refer to our esteemed townsman, Attorney Alta King, Will tell o f effects o f agitation submitted to an operation about candidate for the legislature; our former townsman, Marion Veatch on price o f hops. Forsees total three weeks before her death. destruction o f hop industry o f candidate for county coroner, and Lane county’s very efficient and The funeral will be held Thurs­ Oregon. Claims movement is well known ex-sheriff, Harry Bown, who is a candidate for county day afternoon from the Presby­ continued by paid propagandist judge. terian church, Rev. MacLeod o f­ and that no attempt to correct real cause o f Intemperance is o f­ I f the department o f agriculture, which is so concerned, and ficiating. Interment in the Tay­ fered. rightly, in its endeavor to improve the crops o f the farmer and in­ lor cemetery. All Christians and those inter- Margaret Ellen Cathcart was , ested in the social problem cordi­ crease his yields, would turn its attention to the other end o f the game and try to remedy some o f the defects in selling, as the gov­ born June 10, 1861, at Umpqua ally invited to hear Mr. Ruth. He will cite the Bible as au­ She ernments of some o f the European countries have done, it would be Ferry, Douglas County. thority that the Lord taught tem­ came to Cottage Grove in 1870 a great help to the farmer. perance not prohibition. Will and has lived here since that answer any question the audience The Democratic Eugene Guard says, “ It has been intimated time. She was married Feb. 2, cares to ask. Invites merchants, that Senator Chamberlain in the present campaign is allied with 1879 to Frank Hambrick. Be­ workers and mothers to hear him the liquor interests. R. A. Booth, republican senatorial candidate sides the husband, the surviving discuss the evils o f Intemperate prohibition agitation. Habit last week, in reply to a query by a woman in the audience, took an | relatives are: The mother, Mrs. forming drugs sold to young Rhoda Cathcart o f Portland; unqualified stand in favor o f national prohibition o f the liquor traf­ children. Organizations being brothers and sisters Mrs. C. F. formed all over the world to fic. Where does Senator Chamberlain stand upon this issue?” Counts o f Cottage Grove; W. W. fight the real evil o f habit form ­ and C. G. Cathcart and Mrs. Ida ing drugs. Many noted divines Here and there over the United States mill wheels are set Schrumpf o f Portland; Mrs. and statesmen side with Mr. humming by big orders growing out o f the European war. A St, Anna Starr, o f Hermiston;C. F. Ruth. Reports o f Committees o f Louis saddlery firm is handling a rush order for 10,000 saddles and Fifty. Who they are. A 10,000 sets o f harness. The source o f the order is not made public, Cathcart, Raymond, Wash. The Armory Hall, O ct 28th son and two daughters survive, 7:30 p. m. Admission free. adv. Political methods have materially changed since the days o f They are: Chas. Hambrick and the torchlight procession and the appeal to prejudice and party Mrs. Currin Cooley o f Cottage C*l* Bounty on Cats. Grove and Mrs. Edna Bissel o f spirit. Governor West does not seem to comprehend this fa ct Dunsmuir, Calif. W. W. Hawley, o f Lorane, was in Eugene yesterday and obtain­ Every time we hear a prohibitionist or advocate of temperance ed the county bounty upon three endorsing Geo. E. Chamberlain for re-election to the United States Dr. Parsons o f Eugene, presi­ wildcats which he killed on the Senate we can scarcely suppress an audible smile. dent o f the Lane County Dry upper Siuslaw river.—Guard. Club, will speak in the Christian When kings and emperors disagree the common people march church Thursday O ct 22 at 7:30 The Leader—the biggest little up to the slaughter. p. m. Come and hear him. paper in Oregon, STORE AND SHOP TALK An ad in the Leader will bring results. The Fair Store is conducting specialty sales. That is a fine kodak display at Kern’s drug store. Knowles & Graber don’t do a thing but keep busy. The Woolen Mills store has a nifty fall and winter line. Miss Mary Bartels is making the Vogue very attractive. Ralston says “ keep your eye on Hampton’ s show windows.“ Bolden’s fire sale has attracted crowds o f bargain seekers. Johnson & Fiester can be found at the same old stand. You can still find something different at the Metson Shop. Dave Scholl is selling watches to the highest bidder for cash. Roy Short is not short on any­ thing in the family grocery line. Powell & Co. say they had a bumper business last Saturday. The Kinters have the biggest furniture store in Nesmith coun­ ty. Swengel has been doing a land office business in shotgun ammu­ nition. Wynne & Woods enameled fini­ shed ranges are something dif­ ferent. Brund & Co’s, weekly prize drawings have been a business success. Wood taken on snbscription at the Leader office or we “ wood” take cash. The Allen Bros, are the latest purchasers o f a set o f Beals heavy harness. The war has not made much difference with grocery prices at Kerr & Silsby’s. Everything was closed up tight again last Sunday, except those places exempt by law. The West Side Grocery has in­ augurated a profit sharing plan for the benefit o f its patrons. Burkholder’ s closing out sale has made a big hole in his large stock o f goods. Some bargains left. Umphrey & Mackin’s revolving umbrella rack and merry-go- round window display attracts attention. They still say “ if you can’t find what you want elsewhere, try Lurch’s .“ Ben says, “ why not try Lurch’s first.” We would like to see about a dozen more good, enterprising Cottage Grove merchants repre­ sented in the Leader advertising columns. There are still a few people in Cottage Grove who have not sub­ scribed for the Leader. Get your name on our list and make it unanimous. Benson says there is more money in poultry than drugs. He sold 47 fine Rhode Island Red pullets and a cockerel Sat­ urday for $51. Time was when Benson scoffed at us fancy poul­ try breeders. Now he’s got the “ bug!” A pronounced blonde called at the New Era drug store and ask­ ed for peroxide the other day. Hart said he was very sorry, but the war had cut off the supply completely. The blonde lady glared speechless for a moment, then said emphatically: “ I agree with General Sherman!” Chorus Organized. A large chorus or choral club was organized last week at the M. E. church with Rev. H. N. Aldrich as director. Rehersals are being held each Monday even­ ing. It is the purpose o f this organization to give a number o f musical programs here this win­ ter. All singers are invited. Card of Thanks. We, the undersigned desire to express our sincere thanks to our neighbors and many kind friends who were so kind and consider­ ate to us during our late bereave­ ment and loss o f a beloved son and brother. T hos . A llen and family.