Fine Country Cured Hams and -Shoulders at the Star Grocery, Try one. She (!Butcrpiioi TUCItMPAY, SKI'TKMlitli J, m, I'iiIiIIhIic (I vi ry TlmiKduy ut I ud'x iilitiei, Enteivil hi (ho INwInHlor at Indoiivml'Mioe, On'K'MI. UIHlIlT til 111 MVOIld I'llli-K. Phintkk's Ink Is always Faying keen things. One of its latest is: "Some papers are good mediums to sear by, and othiru are good to a wear at." r. M Biiowfr, Klltr. J. T.Kudii, A"a.-'iHti K.llior. 1., A. liAll.KV, liunlmwa Mnwvtrfr. )nypr , ,. Hlx month ... ". 1 tiH-e iiniilli fillllilt! ('' . ,. PAY A HI IN iKViSrt I..V .11.1 A OVKRTIHlNtl HATKM Will bt Ulft.! ktto lll ant.lhwt .n. ' Jon enwTlvii of all kind dow on h,rt notliv inil to nrwi oUss toKMtiir. AtMrtwii nil i'minuHUit,'ona lo Thk Kntkk- It is a fairly correct statement to gay tluit threo-tiflhs of thuburgluries ami highway robberies of which we Jienr so much of late are committed by criminals who have served two fir more terms in the state prison. jt is not uncommon for a person to subsequently live a correct life who JiaS served a short term iti a felonV cell, but long association with the degrading environment of prison Jife saps the moral foundations of pharacter and moulds the average man into a confirmed criminal. It is only by continual cultivation of the virtue of self respect that men and women become strong morally and spiritually, and the criminal .class has little or no appreciation f pride of character. The con firmed criminal is aleoh upon so ciety and his hand is ever ready to strike at the life and property of his fellowtnen. When society onee ideutiijeg such an individual its only ,, protection is to place him where be cannot make his criminal Attacks upon its peace and safety. The state prison ia the proper place for this class and the pardoning power in all such cases should be taken away from the chief executive. Jtisa practice in all the states, as common as it is notorious, for the governors to annually "pardon a horde of criminals who are hope lessly beyond the pale of moral re-: deuiption Why 4 should this be done? Such a practice is a crime against society, an outrage upon fhe rights of & Belt-supporting and e?lf-respecting commonwealth, and Should be made impossible by tak ing the pardoning power away from thg state executive. Fkk.m h statistics show that "no less than 21,(KKVX0 of the SS.lXXV UK) inhabitants of France live in the towns where they were born." The Francb, perhaps, manifest more intense attachment for their native land than any other people. Patriotism is with them a passion. The Inpepksdrnoe FxTKKrnisn, under the new management of Messrs. Krown A lai!ey, who late ly purchased the plant trcm J. U. Morin. is on our table. Thk En- shows. Success to Thk Kntkkimusk and its new stall'." 'Transcript" is a daisy when it comes to saying pleasant things. In the days ol his gallant youth Al Snyder kissed a charming Irish lassie who had kissed the famous Ularney stone, and he has Ix-en wfrrveaeim? with blarnev ever " o since. We regret that Tuk Ester pkisk fails to reach the Transcript table regularly. The fault is not wii h this office. The paper is mail ed iiunetua 11 v every brntay to our contemporary's address. COUNTY NEWS. Important Happeniuga and Event From tiieWiout Nigl;bor hooda In tha County Gathered by The Interr.riso' Corp of Abla Corrcpoochmt. TllH I Nl'Krh'MiKNCK Enteki'kisk has changed hands, Editor Morin retiring. F. M. Hrown, late of South Dakota, and L. A. Bailey, of tekphise is ably edited and is very Iowa, are now at the helm. Th neat mechanically. The people of I Entkkpkise is all that its name tin Polk county will doubtless appre- plies and its appeareneo under th ( iate such a newspaper as Tmk En- new management, shows praotiei tekprisk. We wish them success, j ability and thorough actiuaiutam-' liill R.eord. I with newspaper methods. I he Or j egon press w ill welcome these gentle. Tin-up i niiH'h truth as well as ! men heartily to the realm of the wit in the following editorial para- raph from the San Francisco Ex aminer: "Naval authorities are nmeh con cerned as to how warships can be adequately ventilated, lo the lay man the use of Carnegie tlaw-hole plates would set in to partly answer the question, ami the rest oi tn problem w ill disappear if the ships ever get into action.' webfeet. Oregon Or.) Wade (Amity The following lines have been engraved upon Professor Huxley's tomb in compliance with his re quest. And if there be no meeting past the irrave. is tiurkness, silence, yet If all tlx rest Be uot aftaisJ, ye waiting hearts that weep, For God still jriveth his beloved sleep, And if au endless sleep he wills so best. That "sentiment cuts no ice" in putters of' business is a current phrase pf commonplace talk, but because the expression is common place is no evidence of its truth. Both individuals and communities are largely influenced by sentiment in matters of business. The people pf one locality refuse to patronize the merchants of a certain town because they are prejudiced against the town and they give their trade to some other town for the opposite reason, not because it is to their pecuniary advantage in either case. jL great many Americans are will ing to pay a higher price for goods bearing an English or French label than for the home manufactured .articje, though equally good in every way. For instance, dealers pften put French labels on Cali fornia wines and receive a higher price tfyirofor than they could pos sibly get if the wines bore legiti mate labels. Old P. T. Barnum wag about right when he said "The American people delight to be hum bugged, but they don't want to know that they have been humbugged." A.v exchange says: "Too much shouting may frighten people; but don't forget to shout loud enough to let them know w ho you are, and where you are, and what you are there for." A good many business men might take a hint from the above cue and do a little more "shouting" in the advertising columns of the local papers. At least they should talk loud enough to be heard by people passing on the opposite side of the street. The Orettonian says: It is as serted that Li Hung Chang is the fichest individual in the world His wealth is estimated at 500,000,- P00; but, of course, this is conjee Jure, with no means of verification. John D. Rockefeller is believed by pany to be the richest man in America, and the Duke of West minister is said to be the richest in England. The wealth of no one of the Rothchilds is separable from (,hat of the family, and the family is large; so there can be no esti mate of tie wealth of its individual members. We understand that the early rains have caught considerable of the late sown grain standing in the sheaf and even a few fields of oats have not been harvested. It is not always convenient for the farmers of the Willamette Valley to have their entire crop garnered by Sep tember 1, but experience teaches that this is the only safe method. The fall rains occasionally come oi: early in September, although usually not until a month later. The hop crop in this vicinity has not yet suffered, but should the wet weather continue a week longer there will be serious danger of mould All the yards are com paratively free from lice, but this insect propagates its kind politic ally during damp weather and some of our growers are apprehen sive of trouble. Two Lives Saved. Mrs. Phoelie Thomas, of Junction City. 111., was told by her doctors she had Consumption ami that there wa no hope for her, but two iKittles ot Dr. kitn; s .New Discovery completely cured her and she says it saved her life. Mr. Thus. Kg- sjers, 139 Florida street, Sun Fran ei sco, su tiered from a dreadful cold, approaching Consumption, tried without result everything else then bought one bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery and in two weeks was cured, lie is naturally thank ful. It is such results, of which these are samples, that prove the wonderful ellicacv of this medicine in Coughs and' Colds. Free trial UHtles at Drug Store. Regular size 50 cents and II. The following good advice to ad vertisers is from Printer's " Ink: Don't try to tell too much in an advertisement. If your story i long, cut it up and give it to the people on the installment plan. Little matter and white epacecatch the eye. Council Proceedings. J he city council convened in regular session Tuesday evening, September 3. Councilman Clod- felter was elected president pYo tem. Members present: Clou felter, Pereival, Strong and Walker. Absent: Cook and Finch. On motion the city marshal was in structed to enforce the ordinance in regard to such cul-throat games as chuck-luck, craps, etc. Un motion tliecity marshal was instructed to investigate the matter of giving or selling liquor to com mon drunkards. On motion a committee of three was appointed to draft resolutions of respect to the memory of tiie late Mavor Hurley and that the same be spread upon ti.e minutes of the council. The following bills were allowed: West Side Publishing Co $ .M Estes & IClkins 2.7i 'lodfelter Bros. : 1.75 Buckley & Ca-ster 4o J. P. 1 1 vine 2.00 J. W. Hichardson, Jr 5.70 A. J. Tupper 76.12.5 J.T.Ford 15.4S J. W. Fetzer 63.00 L. C. Gilmore PKIOO Electric Light Co liifl.OO Total li.-57.20 On motion the council adjourned. One Ones Uelief. It is so easy to be mistaken about indigestion, and think there is some other trouble. The cure is Ripians labules. One tabule gives relief Ask any druggist. The Enterprise, bus gained an enviable reputation for its fine yb work, and it proposes to sustain tbat reputation in spite of competition from any source whatsoever. This office is is prepared to do the latest tit vies of job work, in a neet, artistic and work men like manner, mid at living prices. Give ut a call, sample our work, and get our prices. x.-vv l ,M.i.ntttll4V htull rvU-,l nol Intr I ban V wln"i,ty i,flir,m nl'onill M I" lit vy Ivwii uiiiUi lii in iviuit)', l.VKKi:it. IVrwspouilMK" l I'll K KNTKH I'lltSF. llelmiek lros. are shipping con siderable wheat this week, Mrs. Lillie tlarr, from near Seattle, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. ti. V. Do l?ord. Miss Lorn Hutler, and Miss Net tie Crosby, of Monmouth, were cal lers atSlrs. Fuqna's Saturday. Our little town is quite lively now. Hop pickers are coming in daily. Picking liegau Tuesday. Miss Mildred I.inville, and James Davidson, left last Thursday for Corvallis, where they will join a crowd of young people from Salem and Gorvallis to ascend Mary's peak. A stranger wa recently heard toi ay "Miver Had tiie ugliest gin? of any town west of the Rockies,' I wonder hat he would think if he could see Parker's beauties. Parker has a new song entitled We will Rally Rjund the Tailing Shed." Any person wishing t-. hear the song, come to Park r just niter the warehouse closes iu the evening. JlM.Sl.NiSl.KTKKK. Ml 7 Ur, AU ?. Hyamt MON.MOITH. The Baker City Epigram of Aug pst 22, is a special illustrated edi tion which reflects much credit on ts publishers, Messrs. Foster & Bell. Considerable space is devot ed to the mineral resources of Baker pounty, and the growth of its Iead- Editor Fletcher, of the Salem Independent, has the following pleasant word for us: "F. M. Brown and L. A. Bailey have purchased the Independence Enterprise. The Enterprise was always a good paper, but now it is better than ever. I he editor of this paper is acquainted with the young men who now own the paper having lived in the same state South Dakota for years, and he wishes to say to the people of Polk county that in these boys they have gained a valuable acquisition to the population of the county. If integrity, push, fair-dealing and industry can make a paper succeed, Messrs. Brown and Bailey ought to put their paper to the very front and we can only hope they ma." Our sprightly contemporary, The Valley Transcript, gives The Enterprise the following graceful notice: .s "For several weeks Transcript missed The Independence Enter- ing cities. Taken all together the trise from its table. But here it edition is hiehlv creditable, and if comes again with new names at its properly circulated will call the at tention of the outside world to the marvelous rwurces of this giant rieultvjra! and mining region. head Brown & Bailey. Of course J. T. Ford is retained as associate editor, and that means the paper will lo none of its snap and vim, which Thursday's number clearly ' $100 Kewarrt. )10O. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure iu all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hairs Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to me medical fraternity. Catarrh he ing a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Cat. arrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous serlaces oi the system, thereby des troying the foundation of the diseane and giving the patient strength bv huililiug up the constitution and as sisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in iU, curative powers, that they offer One Hundred JJollars for any case that H tails to cure, hend for list of lestnuou ials. Addrcs F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O BPS-bold by druggists, iop. H Oorrt'pottJcnc to Thk Kstkupkisib. Rain comes again. Our town seems to be almost dt serted since hop picking began. Mr. Wristey, a student of la-t ear, has rented the Cooper cottagr Win. Boots reports business good in his line, especially among bop men. Mrs. Zeiber has returned from Seattle where she has been since school closed. II. S. Port wood has just received new line of shoes which he is sell ing at hard times price. Miss Coretta Smith is improving apidly and will soon Is) abl to be among old friends again. Frazer & Cattron have just re ceived a new line of stoves which add greatly to the appearance of their store. John E. Miller and family have returned from Powell Valley where they have been visiting among relatives for the past month. Mr. Sicklerais having his house painted and picket fences built in front of the same. Let the good example be followed by others. School opens on September 17 A full attendance is expected this year. Miss Bassett, of Alabama, has been elected to fill the chair of music and drawing. Prof. Allen, of Oswego, X. Y., the principal elect of the Xorrnal training department, has arrived with his family and has rented the Hewitt cottage. lUmllton, Ohio. The Same as Bread Hood's Sarsnp.irillaon tha Table at Every Meal " In my opinion Hood 'a HrpnrtlU hm not u rtpiftl a blood purifier. 1 ilo gml 8 mouth tor ttoinnoh Inmbt ud Neuralgia of the Heart Without any good mid thi'M look It-Kict'i 8iniiarl!lii. Kvvry uprhur and fallalm-a I bav unod it and tt haa (Ion mo Iota ot arood. 1 tiavs not Iwn attended by physician for t he lat four year. My wit waa aurkruig with waUr lirnuli and Feeling All Tired Out. Ph waa aeveroty alHli ted but nr"" T prevMtliiiif iiikiii her U luke l!oint' Httra- parillaiiui! IIvhiU a Pill he If 1 1 UiTorenoy In a luirt time. Now ahe ia qiille well. We havu great (allli In Hood 'a rara- Hood's? Cures rilla and put It on tha table at every meal the aameaa bread." Al . tl. IIYAMK, with T. V. Mow-Ki.i, Sons. reliiMe, i-U North Third Street. Hamilton. Ohio. Hood's pliiTTOvr 11 If II' - in llio noxl .eonl ury.inuy possibly bo able to (lis. ponso Villi Iho article oallod by somo TEOUSERS, PANTALOONS, PANTS or BREECHES, but in Ibis growl b of graeo it is not policy lo do so. I t?ow fpavc my fall samples for suits and pants- Call and sec them. A perfect fit land workmanship guaranteed. Mitnl GRIFFITH & PATTERSON'STIIUIt t W. H. PATTERSON, dQT. lr. I'm rih and f.unily have re turmd from Southern Oregon. The doi tor report thing moving nicely ut tho iniui and thinks the prospect vrry iliittvring. Tho bids for carpenter work nnd painting of the public si hool build ing waa otH'iied on th 2nd Howell X- Quitnbv Imd the loweft bid and were awarded tiie contract W hy don't Home good man put iu a ftvvk of dry j;imkU and clotli ing in Monmouth? Thiti in a goo point for the riclit man, and then iM no reason why it wn;ild imt pay The bus'iucm ban paid in the na.-d and will do bo in the future. F. Y. Mulky and Holt Crowley have opened n grocery fctoro in thn Mulkev Block. Thev haveallMXl stock and are selling growth s at hard times prices The boys an well pleaed with the pro.pectn and it will not ki long till they will have as good a trade as any store iu Folk county. Success to the new firm is tho wish of their many Monmouth friends. Hex & Kkx. ' 5 orajnsr day and asriaHT. TIIE BUREAU SAL00N Cnrt les tho finost llini ir VV I N LlUUOHii una lo l" found In the cily CIO A MS I. L. SMITH, Pcoprietor. itit kki;all. Vacation Time Ia at band and is gladly welcomed by all, especially those whoseduties in life have caueed them to greatly run down their system to meet the requirements, physical and mental forced upon them. With these and others, it is important, whether at home, at the sea shore or in the country, that some thought be given to diet, and as further assistance to nature, a good building-up medi cine like Hood a Sarsaparilla had best be resorted to. If the digestion is poor, liver deranged and frequent headaches seem to be the rule. Hood will change all this and en able everyone to return to their home and business in a refreshed gtste of mind and bodily health. f Corrpflpondpnoe IuTiik Kntkhprihk, H. B. Theilsen's new hop house is completed. Mr. deary, of Portland, is visit ing friends here. Miis Craven, of Dallas, has been visiting friends here. The interior of our school house has just been painted. Grain hauling is about over atid hop picking has commenced. Thomas Burch is now occupying his new house near the church. Cliff Kuykendall has been buy ing cattle on the Little Nestucca. Mrs. A. P. Kirkland and family are picking hops near Indepen dence. Mrs. Paskett and her niece, Miss Jennie Bristow, were at Newport last week. Miss Cauthorn, of Corvallis, who has been visiting relatives here, returned home Tuesday. CllATTKKliOX. Independence, - Oregon,, OPEN A.3STD ISTIOHT. 4 ' SASH and DOOR FACTORY. of wood work, such as I'Varuo-, iSmcket' of woml tinning at tlm lowest possible prices. We also carry u full line of GLASS, (ilass ciiltiu (juickly done. H'iiif citiij'jitl with the latest and best woo J working iiiai liinery weare pn pnti'l to do nil kitnU i, Mouliliiiiis, and all kind W. S. FERGUSON, MAIN SILLT. IND-PENOCNCC, OR, LITTLE FfflJiQL HOTEL, Iinli'ifiiil;itii', ()roin. CIio to railway statiims, -tt'iUii 1 at laii'lsng anil the litisiiii'SH jart of tlto iity llixiMiH ami Htiitt s for liot.li trancii-nt ami permanent jiursts. .Ni rvii un Hiirpassid. tales 1 to 2 jkt day. J. U j'4il I'li FOR- -o and WAY LANDINGS SALEM, PORTLAND Take -s-Y-n -Tv- Leave Portland Tuesduys, Thursdays and Saturdays, C.Wft. ni. Leave Independence Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays " Leave Salem " " 7.45 Fast Time. Cheap Rates. DALLAS. To Hop Growers N'e are inanulacttiritig the strongest, most durable, easiest to operate, most satisfactory and most ""'""'"I HOP PRESS 'Ver put on the market, Fully war routed. Coine and examine it. Chronic Nervousness Could Not Sleep, iNcrvous Headaches. Gentlemen: I have been takinir your .Restorative Nervine for the p.u.o tbree months and I cannot say enough in its praise. It has Saved fly Life, for I had almost given up hope of ever beine well aeain. I was a cht-onic sufferer from nervousness and could not sleep. I was also troubled with nervous headache, and had tried doctors in vain, until I used your fcervine. mks. m. wood, nineimnd. 111. Dr. Miles' Nervine Cures. rr. Mlli" Nervirii- m wiM on rvwlttr. pjaranK-iJ-fti in flrt li:V lll l-HI. Ail . r;iL-?Kt veil ii t i'.. ( .it,- for or 11 will Ikm, prp' s;-!. on rc ipi erf f.ru. br ttie Or. Mlifc' keoicsil Co, LUbkrU Id. CorreHpondnnce to Thk Entkiikimk. Lots of rain here this week. Fi?h peddlers are quite numerous in Dallas this week. Several new buildings will be constructed this fall. Several of the bop men of this place are short of pickers. The new Southern Methodist church building will soon be com pleted. Hop picking commenced in sey. eral of the Dallas yards the first of the week. Grandma Green, mother of Mrs. Robert Howe, died in this city V ednesday. Rev. Futrell has been returned to Dallas to preach for the Southern Methodist church. Several young people of this city win attend me state Aencultura College this year. Rev. pKinnell, of Eticrene. has been employed to preach one year for the Christian church ot this city. Clyde Embree and Link Shreve returned Saturday frrm a pleasant nuniingana nsinng trip over on the Sik-U river. G ROVER. i With the hest facilities for umk ing anl repairing all kinds of rami Machinery and Vehicles, and none but first-class wood and iron workers employed. We feel justified in stating that we are better prepared to do your wood and iron work than any other firm in Polk county. Our prices are most reasonable. To The Public KRENGEL & HILLIARD, THE BLACKSMITHS, independence, - - - Oregon. The J. F. O'DOMELL COMPANY 1 Ire Exclusive Agents for the STUDEBAKER Wagons, Carriages and Jsutrirics, in Polk county. IUDEPEITDEITCE, - OREGOlT.