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he CSntcrprioc.
Enterprise Publishing Co., Publisher
i. T. ORP. Editor.
i. H. MOR1N, Biula Xanafor
mtUIIIIR TltVCSD.YS AT IHDIPINDKNCI
OrriCI CAST SIDS MAIN STBIST.
Mr at tk pMtotto M lntMdDC., Or, M
hwiWw mall autf lr.
subscription: 11.50 pkr ykar
It Is fiwr(ing to see so great
Mwspapor m ths New York World
cousins: round to International bimstal
lifiu. In a reeent editorial the World
says: "The prospect lor bliiiatalliaui
continue to I iu prove. The V wiled
States is not tli only country deeply
ronccrued, lor the sabjeet is foreiug it-
lVuiorest Mo.lal Content, Mrs.
Liniu Stoner; Ixyl TentH'ranee
!,ogion, Mrs. L. L. Whitcaker;
Sciontillo Temperance Instruction,
Mrs. Minnie Cramer 1'unty, Mr.
J. A. Uriggs; l'arlor work, Mrs.
Morrison; Refuge Home, Mrs. C.
Richardson: Fairs ami Public
ir ui. tlatttntlun of Great lliltain. ' (i&therinirs. Mrs. Jane 1 owell;
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which Is, financially apeaking, the Hint . Sunday Observance, Mn. Lewis;
of nations. The Australian colonic j general business, adjournment.
16 Boilsnt Once
Hoods raaparllla rurlflas ths
Blood and Watoraa Maalth.
THURSDAT, MARCH 28,
MKSS9LU A " .-. L
1S15 I are heavy silver vrwdixvrs, and India
' ; has been greatly injured b the docliue
discriminating
,,! in the prie l that awtal. We Hre
sivs,' I'kcly to se many important develop
Tn usually
irihtlv Portland Tomahawk
that nineteen centuries oldlvlno lig-ht went lu the currency problem Wfore
.J m.n nn hnttw. To 1 1 he ear is out." Yes, and one of the
Drove thi.. let auv mm. matter what , "inplant development" will be the
hie Xatkrn in life may be, hold himself it;in around of the World sparely
alooffromtheworldandeerwHyme.il- bimetallic platform in
late Don all the sorrows and sufferings
to be witnessed on every ham)." It i
difficult to understand how any person,
ho has familiarised hiiuseli w ith the
. social eondittons of the ancient word,
a the editorial writer abovo quoteil
evidently has, can deliberately make
the crude statement "that ninteen
centuries of divlue light have m:Kle man
mo better." We also fail to appreciate
the soundness of the philosophy of the
admonition that profer way to be-; j
Within the last fo.ir or five years tl
American jnople have benun to realUe
the iiniMirtance of rood roads. Msuv of
the older and more populous states aro
beginning to enact souie wholesome law
in regard to the improvement of roads
lu Matachusett the state advances the
money to build new rutids and U'ars 75
per cent, of the total cost, leaving '.'o pei
; cent, to te refunded within six years b.
come Acpiaintcd with "the sorrows and
rotinty benetitteil. The Ainsworth
sufferings ot the world" ia to "IhU1 one
tdfaloof from the worl.." It ia only
by comiuf in actual contact with the
work), by association with our fellow
ofXewYork is modelled on a similar
plan. Oood roads mean cheaper and
better living for the ieople of both town
and country. Well traded, level rood-
. . . . i . i i
Uuitwe learn oi ooin we goou -na lUo , . , , , makinir the
bill now peudina before the legislature
evil that csist in the social organism,
and thi w holesome experience teaches
ns the grand truth that good predomi
nates, that society is becoming better
and sweeter and nobler as the ages roll
on. Each age is the child of tbe pre
ceding age and lines of moral evolution
are a marked in the growth oi Unman
society aa 7ideice of organic evolution
is along the plane of physical life. Oar
esteemed contemporary writes in the
spirit of Diogenes rather than in that of
Socrates or his great pupil Plato, whom
be quotes so approvingly.
Tus wonderful increase in agricul
tural products going on in remote parts
of the world, hitherto ntiknown to com
merce, has awised the ptice of wheat to
drop to its lowest minimum value. The
farmers of Oregon for a number of years
depended upon their wheat crop for their
annsal income ; it was their principal
soarce of revenue, but within recent
years all th?s has been changed. That
ie to say wheat is no longer an infallible
and nufailing source of revenue. The
great cereal has been compelled to lav
down its scepter of kingship asthechief
est souice ot profit to the farmer.
Bread is still the staff of life, but wheat
is bo longer king. The farmers of Ore
gon way continue to complain against
existing economic conditions, but they
can only change them by drrerfifying
the. prodocts ot the farm. Pork, bacon,
mutton, beef, wool, hay, hops, large and
small fruits and vegetables must be in
cluded among tbe resources of the well
tilled farm. All these changes cannot
come at once. The innovation will be
made gradually through the isolated
efforts of a few progressive Individuals
here and there, and then on some fine
summer day the belated neighbors will
realize whv it is that farmers A and B
so easily turn the products of their farm
into gold, Diversified farming will come
in time as the population of th3 country
increases, as Its resources are developed
and the local demands of the community
enlarge. But the pioneer in the move
ment will reap the largest benefits. Now
is the time to begin.
country a pleasant place to live and the
cities at least decent for honest folks.
Good rowls do much to make a people
contented, civilized and prosperous.
It would appear that England, France
and Kassia are the great gold hoarding
nations of Europe. Tho German em
pire, which is the greatest military
power, hasonly a small stock of gold
The report of Die Imperial Pauk of
Germany for 1834. which luts just an
peared, gives its stock of gold and silver
as follows: Gold in bars and cuius
71-M36,000 marks, silver 299,7S4,fV0
marks. Estimating the valuo of the
mark at 24 cents, the bank held in
round numbers oxi Doc.jmber 31, 170,-
000,000 ol gold and $72,000,000 of silver,
Is there any wonder that Germany if
feeling the cruel pinch of "hard times"
when we see tliat her neighbors are ab
sorbing all of her gold and silver.
Th assault upon the liicof I.i Hung
Chang at Siinonosaki last Sunday by a
hot headed Japanese was a most unfor
tunate affair. The promptness with
which the Japanese government repu
diate the cowardly act and the universal
expression of sympathy of tho people
with the distinguished Chinese viceroy
goes t show that no hostile feclingexists
ii Japan towards the peaceenvoys. While
this accident mar retard pe-.ico negotia
tions there are apparantly no good
reasons for believeing that it will destroy
all hope of peace between the two
countries.
Vie learn from the West Side that,
"arrangements have been about per
fected . for issuing a newspaper in In
dependence to be delivered by carrier
each Saturday night or Sunday morning
earr. Mr. Gus H. Bynon will call on
tbe people for promise of patronage.
The first paper will apjear about April
I." Oar contemporary also goeson tosay
titat Mr. Bynon is "an experienced
newspaper man." He has been con
nected with the Victoria Times, Berkeley
Advocate, Seattle Press, Portland Sun
and other paper on the coast." If
farther evidence were wanted that Mr.
Bynon ia "an experienced newspaper
man" it is easily found in the fact that
he ia arranging to start a third newspa
per in a town of the population and
business . patronage of Independence.
That the originator of this scheme has
"wheels in his head" and also possesses
courage is nadubi table, but his newt
paper experience will be considerably
enlarged after a six months rustle for
subscriptions and ads among the intel
ligent but conservative citizens of this
community. The Sunday edition, bow
ever, is simply a tail to, help fly th
Vest Side kite, that's all.
Ir it is true as reported that Governor
McKinley will not accept the republican
nomination for president on a free silver
platform, it is within the l:m'ts of
probability that he will never reach the
White House. No man ia sufficiently
wise to foresee the precise attitude of
either the republican or the democratic
party on the money question two years
hence.
7:o0 i in. Devotional cxm-nc
led by Mrs. Lutie Stoner; Address
of Welcome, Mr. Wbitmoro; He
siHuisp, Mrs. Jennie I.oct. p.
Lecture by Mrs. Narcissi White
Kinney, stalo president of llw Ore
gon W. O.T. V. Solo, Mrs. ll tyes.
Collection adjournment. -
Saturday, April C, 9 o'clock p. nt.
Devotional exercises, led by Mrs.
Minnie Cramer; Heading of min
ute., reports of superii .tendon ts
continued; Music, Mrs. While;
Mercy, Mrs. l'.ryant; Franchise.
Mrti. Orr; Press, Mrs. II. A. Ad
kins; Union Signal, or White Hib
bon, etc., Mrs Ncsmith; Lecture
work. L:uim AJkins; general busi
ness. 12 oVl.iok m, noontide
pr:i y-r. InU-rmisM mi.
1:1') o'clock p. m. Devotional
exerci-es, led ly Mrs. Joiuue Lcct;
t lection of oiliccrs and superinten
dents; report of committees; un
finished business; jui-stion box,
conducted by State President Mrs.
Kinney. Adjournment.
Friends of the e;uise urecordully
invited to meet with us.
Mkl II. A. Adki.ns, Pres.,
Mrs. L, L. White ikeu, Sec.
Letter From S:iu Diego.
You will find out by this letter
that I am not a Shakespeare, but
I will trv and give your readers :i
few items that may interest them.
in Diogo is a nice town. It
is safe ti say there are hundreds ol
vacant bouses in the city. Pro
perty that cost $7.".000 a few years
. i i . r -
ago can now ik no 113111 ior one
third of its original value. There
is only a small pa it of tho country
around San Die-o that is produc
tive, and it takes about nil that a
farmer makes to pay for irrigation.
The orang.0 and lemon growers will
probably make some nie-uey this
year owing to the failure of the
Ur, . II. Slow-!
Wlmi't. B. 1.
a t.It'Xxt ., ho""". Ms. I ,
- AI1..11I rnr ywt suo my wl' trouble
wlUl nil rliiun. AlUiotmh trlst i'rly
vnrvtlilm It wnr lintmi'l ' IMsr simI
inborn... hr iii.u l;1,11lri,r,,
l U not lt.r Ihm-u roiil-ll, ' !' alsr,
ItMi, uo; uwk wil 1111 bns 01 a
Sorofulouo Naturo.
Tlwra wer iHteca of Uim at ones awl as soon
M tliT lil.l filers vn.Hl.l Irvnk out My
i..k liiyillv booiuiio corcru.l Uh rlls
will work, I. when wo republi
cans get in power, which we
are sure to do,
J.J. Kckkk.
San Diego, Cab, March IS, IN!):..
KlUtO HERSELF IN TUBUC.
How a ILravJ ihln IU"e Kn.l4
llr l).
Mr. Mlhuit. for many yeara Ih it
isU wniMil at Shanghai, tells In tho
Million .f a singular "card of
tuvitatlou" which he nvoived iu Chi
11a. It was from a lady, intimating
her intention to commit suieido 011 n
siHviil.Hl date. She was very young
and attractive and belonged to a
wealthy family, but the Chinese eon
tleman to whom she had boeu ufll
ancl ftxm childhood having died
just Indole the date fixed for their
nuptials the gave out that alio doom
ed it her duty toreuder her widow
hood irrevocable by dying with her
Utrothid. 80 she sent curds around
to tho local gentry giving notieo of
her purposa.
No attempt wm ruado by her rela
tives ivtuo local authoritiea to frua
truto la-r desigu. though Mr. Med
hurst arjieiiUHl to tho inaiulariim, U10
gf uernl opinion being that she was
about to perform a meritorious net
Eventually. 'on the day named, tho
woman .did deliberately sacrifice her
Ufe ia tiio yrcseuco )f thouaauda ot
Bucctatora. A stiigt) was erectel iu
tho oir'ii fields, with a to.itrd fnuno
over it. from witicu was susihuhuhi a
strip of scurlet crnjie. One end of
this sltty) the fas te tied round her neck,
aud theu, embracing a little boy pro
sctitcd by one of the byataudera, s'bw
motiuted a chair aud rwolately
iumpetl off, her lattlo cIusikkI handd
aivlutingtheiLssiuiibhigo as her body
twirled round with tho tightening
coitl.
Tho womnu was not hounded ou by
a fanatic mob, ua was Uio lunetieo ut
suttet "in fudia, but iuiiuolutiou ap
peared to be an entirely voluutury
act Sacrifices of this kind, accord
ing to Mr. Medhurst, are not uiicotn
mon iu certaiu diatricta of China,
aud. strange to say.they ore rowaiih d
with monuments, suiuetiuiea erevted
by ortler of tlio euiperor.
11-I For tha AgrA.
I find, suyj a writer iu Tho Gentle
man's Maguziue, that if old jxHiple
are iut ou a gotxl meat diet in tho
way of ctrong soup, bevf tea and aui- ;
mal food, ami only just suiucient ra
riuaceous food and fata and sugnr to
maintaiu the heat of tho body, they
incrense wonderfully in energy ua
they ofteu exprohs it, feel to yer.ra
younger. This is only natural; it is
a food of energy, the food that builds
np muscle, nervo and coustitutiotiul
stamina.
The requirements of the system of
old age, us a rule, are tgt very great,
rIaod'ss,sGures
. . .1 ..t t-tl,,.l' Hnrt t-
tonra. I wen commviu wi .
hft.I all h'b i nm jo pi' in mi'" ""'i' , " '
1 ..... ..t ml t niri cr t- hip 1
Brow ri.i., in,l. " """
"HoOd'sPtllS sot uUT. r- pwinptly I
,mcluUj, ou Ui Uviw auit U1-
JUL
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FOR SALEI
My entire HIiH'k of HimiIs and
hhiMN, at (he Inllowluu pile:
Men's Storm Rubbers $ .55
Ladies' " "
Children's "
fine kid shoes, 5 to 8"--
Si to 11 -
12to2 ...
Men's Tan Shoes-
.35
.30
.05
1.00
1.20
1.85
Ladies' Kid Shoes from $1.25 to 3.00
ALL OTHER GOODS at LIKE PRICES:
I.OOO r-'ainplsa of Clothing tn salsrl
fri'iii. hulls limile to i.iih r for $IU.r,0,
all and I ( in. Mined ll.nl on con uo
2.0 ci et ui, on sour iirihnie, .
W. H. PATTERSON, INDEPENDENCE
r -r f v
N"ow Year's Proclamation.
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jTIIEWI.LIilSliOU-Ei
W. W.WILLIAKS.fror.
A II !!, I "ol'-l
In nil IK tt'Hii.i.
nuv I . . . .
li !ii..n f. r ih.iii-
mtiviiil men. . .
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Srri.M.sr: V'.t K, t'. I'r".
in i)i:ri:Ni K.N i:, uk N-
',. T. CROW
f
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f PHI" people cf I'olli c-tiiity will
I take i, i. ttre I hat dining tbn
vsar 1'.'I the 1I.NM:K CASH
tiKCl I CUV bl the pioe sioi with
lire gtoctrir ninl low ptin-s.
'I I U y-sr Ihty pu pi e to put a
siiil greater !.il.u.re brt crii Ihfltl
srlvisiu il nil ei iiipetitois, 1 boy
will sdl j,"uhU at bottom prices.
J. P. IRVINE,
GR0CE-
Mnaiifm l;:r r ut
ot,i1 nuiin lim-.il irf ilrmA lv t.'ilrimr too
Florida crop. But, judging from ; mut.h foo thaJ1 by inking too little.
tli a lirRt. iiiforiniitioii I can Cft. 1 I Ihivs known ih;oiIo eoiisidcmb v
there is not mucli prolit in fruit 1 over 70 to derive the greatest beneiit JJ
ine Navel oranges i a . , f nf
are selling for 11. 'Jo per box and ; 0tj 0 t.uru ghould lo taken that
lirst class lemons retail nt one cent! tho body is not subjected to rapid
. . . ...... i rli'inm-a in ti'in Df'rfitnriA When tho
each. 1 was (town ai me tieam-i o . --
r i 1 nervous power is decreasing, as the
ship wharf the day after I arrived i Jt f oU ,Ull Ul0 tom k
hero and to my surjirise I found . losiiur power uf combntius cold and
that Oregon products were well : strain upon its energy, a stimulating
represented, such as flour, bacon
Lot
Sash
Doors I
Evorybodyi! A Few Pointers:
rrlcr reniil)lo ud work b'i litn'S ll i
II I
The djci wlio advertisas his business
intelligently and judiciously is the one
who makes the largest sales. Adver
tiidi K 's the bait that attracts customers
the quality and prices of your goods is
the line that pulls thein in. If you
have no bait on your hook you will not
catch any fish, it makes no difference
how fine a silken line you may use.
Thi New York World says: It is only
since men have bognn to nde bicycles
that they have learned what mules have
alwars known that four miles around
is a shorter way home than a single
mile cither up the hill or down it.
Ir yon wish to do business with the
public yon mast keep your business be
fore the pnplic.
Tni merchant who thinks that he can
it on a drygdods box and whittle and
bnainess will come to him, ia always
Tbe . 0. T- TJ. Convention
Program of the Polk county W.
C. T. U. convention to be held in
the Christian church at Indepen
dence, Or., commencing April 5,
at 10 a. m. holding two days.
Devotional exercises, led by County
Evangelist Mrs. Crow; rending
minutes of last meeting; appoint
ment of committee on ere Te itiab;
and potatoes.
Flour sells for !f 1.00 per pack,
bacon sides 17 cents per pound and
potatoes $1.20 per cental. Now it
looks to me like some one is get
ting tho better of the Oregon farm
ers, and it is my opinion that it is
the farmers themselves. Instead
of selling tho products of their
farms to any buyer that happens! f
long, it is my opinion that the j I
farmers should store their produce
at home, ami then arrano0 to have
some reliable man at each port,
giving him the b n tit if a stinpu
latcd cemmission. Well, Mr. Edi
tor, if this idea won't work nr w, I
think that in tvo rears more it
diet invigorates and is conducive to
maintaining constitutional stamina
better than any other.
'
5 DRESS MAKING ?
To the Teachers
of Polk county.
The
ENTERPRISE
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Worid'sFair Highest Mcdaland Diploma.
Heart Disease 30Yrs!
Short Breath, Palpitation.
Mr. G. W. McKinsey, postmaster of
Kokomo, Ind., and a brave cx-soldier,
says: "I had been severely troubled
with heart disease ever since leaving
the army at the close of the late war.
I was troubled with palpitation and
shortness of breath. I could not
sleep on my left side, and had pain
around my heart, i became so ui
is prepared
to print
Programs for
I Commencement
Exercises
on short
notice and
at rates
varying
from $1-25
to $14
a hundred,
according to
kind of
Program
usd.
that I was much alarmed, and for
entertainment courtesies; plan of j tunately my attention was called to
work; resolutions and financ?. 12
o'clock m., noontide prayer. In
termission. 1:45 p. m. Devotional,
led by Mrs. C. Richardson; report
of county officers, followed by re-
i -r :i J .e J i
jiuri ui DuicriuKuucu oi uepan- i
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure
I decided to try it The first bottle
made a decided improvement in my
condition, and five bottles have com
pletely cured me."
6. W. McKINiEY, P. &L, Kokomo, lad
Dr. Miles Heart Cure In sold on a positive
ruaranw-e thai tbe nrst Dottle will beneOU
1
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Miss Sophia Goff.
comDUinini of hard times and seldom men ts; Evangelistic, Mrs. Crow: AlldratrslstaaeUltatU. t bottles forS5.or
Jt will be aent. prepaid, on receipt or prk-a
ees a vsh customer. j Flower Mission, Mrs. E. Percival; fey ue in. Miiea Medical Co, jqimart. Ida,
All teachers
should
use them.
I
lias lutWy returned from Sun
i-'raurlueii and Is ri-p;iivd to
givi? her patrrtriH the benefit
:f a new syt'tu pf
Iiosm Cutling nnd Fittlig
Cur. luiilioad and I) Sin,
I N L K V KN I K X I ) I O I I : 1 0 X .
HAVK yiu cvt'T cotisidcrt'il tltnt
tho appcaranco f tlio Ma
tioiicry und ly a busincBH man
han :i f.nat t!ci! to ilo with tlio
c j iuii us fi.tuit'ct of 1 1 i m by tho
uillt whom lie torrfHitondrt?
f HJ : t M O
You hnvcdoubtlcss learned
lony ogo that
TAILORING.
AOoeiiocofsa!i))icsr:;;;:r
'Safcibfaceion Guar-anieed
T. LilYTOIT JEHKS,
Iiulepondenee, Or
Write us regarding tbe
matter, or better still, if
toBiLle. call And examine
1 W'l" ,t,.i.;(Tna W
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stETtrin7
BLACKSMITHING
I'roinptly ami
neatly done by
H. A. FULLER,
The Ca-h IllackRiiiith.
dorses loei 1 1
A Specialty.
C STREET, - IXDEI'ENDENCE.
COPYRIGHTS.
rnmint mi), war )W1 mn honwt oiiinlon, wni. to
SI I N M Jkc '0., wbr toavr lm4 ii(rlTnfty tnuV .
.iiwinnie in in. )wni Muinrs. v ommiinun
Itrains are used.
Tn mal o a good job of printing,
fln is conHcioncc. A job nalo
wit! out skill and bonoiity i no
g.H.d.
o O Q
THE ENTERPRISE
linn tho bout equipped olTice in
the :ounty and employs the niopt
rkillod ai tis-ts. Its reputation for
lino work is becoming rapidly
known.
Uons trlntlr 0ontl1witl&l. A IlssHdhaaab ..r .
formation ormosrniai faimisi im! bow in .0
tin thorn snt fro. Also a musUiyueot "F-itm-loal
and dentine txlt- (w-ut fre.
PfttenU Ufeen t krone h Muna ft Co. renrtve
mdmi DOttmln tb Ar-UntiAr Amrrirmn, atxl
tbns mrm kwoutrht wiltr tA?4rll puhltc wiiii.
out rmt to Ui iiTiiitflr, 1 hti siiir-nriid immt
lafTjr weklr. mmmm2j lUwnrmifil. Umm l,r ikrtui
Uryswt ri real at id of any nsfntiflo w,rli in tb
Worid. 93 irr. Ham ill c nit trim.
Bolldlfi KrtltitMLfnthlf, f2jst,a var. Mnrta
rsptaa, US oatita. Wwj riamU rmiina lu
brai pimum, la orsi'jra. and ihoinrrna of hw
kooM witJj ptaia. nabiirtt buUkw to fshow Ujsj
iauuit 1wlrr and oar ormtrartn, A(ldrva
RemembrrthatitCosls No More
To have your work done hero
than it doeri to have it dono any
other place.
The Enterprise also carries ths
best line of Legal Blanks
in Polk county.
They are correct in every partic
ular. V Kulicit a trinl unlitr
t
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