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We havo a new and complete lino of both Hammer and JlammerleM
Shot (iuiiH at priri'H ranging inuu V 9 ur-..
A frehh Htck Ammunition, Hunting Coats, U-ggins, etc.
pleaw you because we have an osHortmcnt at mo uet ....
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R. M. WADE & GO.
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
A. J: GOODMAN, Manager.
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' UUl me0 VWU griiii-uiJ"i " j
I by their achievements on such re
nal as thin, have demonitraieu my
UftHt this rule of anatomy, that the
pyloric orifice is the shortest cut to
the human brain. Their well-won
title of first dinner orators is the
.r,, Miirvival of the fittest, fof 1
anure you that their triumphant
.tr.nrclcsin all these many years
at scenes Hue this would long ego
have laid the rest of us under tne
table, if not under the od. And
solti.inkin your names I may
bid them welcome, thrice welcome
due fultnina belli."
ON LORD ABERDEEN.
A characterise remark ol Mi.
Choate was made about Lord Aber
deen at a dinner in New lork,
Ur. tlm then Governor tleneral
of Canada was the principal guest,
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appearing in kilts, in honor 01 nis
Scotch entertainers. Aberdeen had
made a neat 'speech, and the ap-
r,liw hud hardlv subsided when
Choaie was introduced, and pro-
JU8T THY A
PARROT
CIO A It CENTS.
A full line of white enameled
ware just arrived "at Frazrr A
Rice's.
Mr. Vernon, an old I'olk county
pioneer, died at his home in Hick
rfttll this week. Several children
survive him. We regret we are not
able to give a sketch of this honored
pioneer.
Pidnev Percival, a Monmouth
boy. is now editing the Chewaucan
I'oHt. a naoer published at i atsiej,
T.kfl countv. That he is doing
II ...ill tin ri.Lniil neWS tO all
old friends of jidney, , m
in ithfi cltr Ut
week, from Portland, told a bum
netm man in town that the KstF.n
piuhk is the b st known county pa
nnr in the state. This was Ms first
visit to the town and we acknowl
edge a pleasant call from him.
At.., Hnmr Wood, after a visit
tHIDi
with her narents. Mr. and Mrs,
Asa B. Uobinson, left Friday lor
her home in Goldendale, aeu
Her brother, Cleve Robinson, ac
.Atnniinied her as lar a Portland
Thn members of the Pomeroy
Clodfelter mountain expedition are
iil In thnie onuses of the spien
Anna bv Master Dole
Uila vv -- t
Pnmnrov. One incident in partic
to wnrihv of tndnttOD. ThlB
umi id " vj
hv his own efforts
succeeded in splitting a huge log
lonethwise, a task few men couia
c
accomplish.
II. E. Guthrie, of near Mon
heard from his son,
14 V V V I - ,
ir,w,h M.Guthrie, who rocently en
listed in the 13th U. 8. cavalry and
was sent to the, Philippines, ilis
trip acrof-s the ocean was an exceed
ingly pbasant one, and favorably
impressed him with the country.
His letter contains many interest
ing narratives of his life there.
We are promised one of his letters
for publication m the near future.
Hugh said in his letter vo remtmi
berhimtoall the boys, and that
be was having a, nice time
Wan led A copy of tlio Oth
annual catalogue of the Normal
school. U'uve at this office.
I Smith, of Portland. Uspund-
n the we.'k with O." A. Kramer.
At one time he was unner .nr.
Kramer in his jewelry store here
J. 11. Cooper wishes to an-
. t t 1 .... . in m onla
nounco tlint no uus
250,000 of os lino brick as is
ninilc. l aironiio una
dustry.
The ball tame Sunday afternoon
Kin i h married men and the
Vwwa' learn resulted in a victory for
the latter team: They say it w?s a
game worth s-fing. Before the
would think tUe Iieiuers
wete to be stationed somewhere near
Airlie, Parker and Buena ista to
head oft" the terriblo cannonading
of the benedicts However sawloRS
fnr hats and umbrellas for nuts
were necessities conspicious fortreir
absence. They made the circuii. oi
ih.huuin 12 minutes. JSow for
a game between the fat men and the
lean ones,
Thos. Campbell, this morning,
rficeived the contents .of a go-
nher cuii, and the Heshy part
of his right hand was torn away.
1 Doan Walker had his foot run
v'ftsterdav The
Ul vl JJ " "fc, J i
toes were quite badly crusneu.
nn,-. r.nndmftn went to the
i'ViM i - v "
coast today.
S. 1?. Lemmon, of Winlock,
Wash., is in town.
, n-i.i.. . Lpw1r1 to sav tome complimentary
baptist cuu? -. -a eftker aDd t0
v ccs: S. . iu a. in., 'u-mu- that
1
ingat 8:00 V. M; prayermcci- , to bU nexl
i o.aa T f rxi M l.nrailnv. 1 . . . - . . r .
ing ai o:uu x . .... '. tolas distinguished bcotcn ineDu
The ordinance of baptism W'H L, r,overn0r General of Canada
ho administered at the river, , . . Gorjon 0f Gordons," be, too
Sundav evening, August loth, , . have come without bis trnus
m ..t.,,.l. All nro pnnliRllvl T ,rnu oinlni-inna. but the
Ut, i U llUVIk. " " v " ' I IB. y iua w '
invited to our services. Arthur killed guest was soonest to catch
. V .."- ;,a k,,,nnr and led the ltttll'llter
it produeea
Borne Choate Stories. oX MB, depew.
vrv. aip BBAl'TY. SI Ho. CHO.V1 i, B Br,y.vu
w ,, . r.t.. aUnr. rinfi of his wittiest sayings was
".OW. BaiU ir. vuuon., 6.u... i-. .
. . . , . .i. . i-Lj. ! a nnvn.te dinner taoie
i.,r nn adininnirlV ai me lauicn uju - r
callery at Delmonico's, a-bloom at which he and Mrs. Choate were
... , i . ...... i i-iitrii.r. i ctiiihiii. n ime una himu"
Willi lOVciy women, 6 -t i. I -I
stand what the Scripture phrase who he would like to be if La could
t'rH... ..,.Ta man a lit! a i n()L De niiiiBcii.
means., inuu mui.o - i .... . . i:
l.wer than the aneel,.' seconds, as if thinking over w
i . . i ..l.U.:. nn1 ThPfl
ot the worirt s ceieunnco,
8KAT3 FOK THE MIUHTi. .. ,.Tf
i his eyes rested upon his wife. it,
A pompous young man bustled ,.T could not h my.
into his office, " lhis Mr.onoaier
Miss Etelka Madge Whcolock,
,ininrht.M- ot Mr. and Mrs,
Charles E. Wheelock, died at
W home near Monmouth Wed-
.-.oclav forenoon. After a short
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at the resi-
,1nncetbi8 morning, conducted
by Rev. Arthur S. Allen, the
body was taken by the father
and mother and two brothers
and two sisters, to Vancouver,
Wash., where Madge was born
September 25th, 1SSG.
T. T,. SMITH,
Wholesale Beer and Cigar Dealer.
Having taken out wholesale license, I can now Hll 11 Beer and C.g.r. a
jv.uB wholesale rates.
BEST BBANDS WINES AND WHISKEYS,
C Street,, - . ' Independence. Oreaon.
"Yes." responded the distinguish
fid lawver. with his blandest smile
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Well, I m Mr. WUbertorce, 01
Wilherforce & Jones."
"Take a chair, sir," said Choate,
with a wave of his hand.
'f father was a cousin of isisn
j
op Wilberforce, and I"
"Take two chairs, said
Choate.
AFTER-PINNER ORATORY
v:uin, after
At. a dinner oi iuo sju ahvuv.uo
" . k.,t h;m. "called
tlUO, 10 au aiicv;uii.D
self told by Dr. Depew," Mr. Choate
retorted: I've heard Depew nauea
bb the greatest after-dinner speaker
in America. It after-dinner Bpeak-
ing is, as I believe it is defined, the
art of saying nothing at all, then
Dr Depew is the most inarveious
speaker in the universe."
ON PORTER AND DEPEW.
o Kam Kncrland society din-
a. o
n . 1 H f Tlan&V
ner Uen. rorier anu mr.
were both present. Mr. Choate's
fnfifl fairlv beamed witn dengni as
he extended o them a greeting
that brought down the house. 1
.n atire." he said, "you would noi
allow me to quit this pleasing pro-
trrttmme if I did not lelicuaie you
upon the presence of two other
gentlemen those twin-rail fellows,
.All met at every lestiye ooaru,
without whom no banquet is ever
mmnUk I mean, of course, iur
Hna anH CiftD. Porter, Their
ic
splendid efforts on a thousand
c.i.t i;v thin have iainv won
UCIUD " " "
t.v..r golden spurs. I forget wheth
s Pvthaeoraa op Emerson who
finally decided that the aou! of
bft answered. "I could not be my
if T Bhni.M like to be Mrs
DCIli liuwv.--
Choate's second hunband."
CHOATE AND DEPEW,
In replying to a toast at a public
Hinnfir. Mr. Choate said: A re
porter asked me last week tor this
I told him I bad no copy
after-dinner
Mr. Unpph hefore dinner? Said he
. . u
Well, we have Mr. Lepew a in com
type.' " Mr. Depew spose eauiuy
IU Parrot Calks
I'm iiBither too hie nor too
little I'm just right. My qoal-
.rimirable. I'm calm and
on ruffled even when burning tip.
FOR SALE AT CIGAR STORE
OF
Craven $,moore.
The reporter," he said,
nn mn and Said. , 88 to
Choate, 'I have them all," but also
added: 'Have you any poetry in
yours?' Said I: 'Mo.' ,-weu.-
said he, 'Choate has." Ana n,or
reading it I came to the conclusion
that he must have wntteu it nim
self." ON HIS AMBASSADORSHIP.
"I doubt if any man ever found
bis countrymen so glad to get rid
of him. As to my repeni appumu-
mnnt. I've been told that I resem
bled the English convicts who were
. t
-,,t tr Hntanv Bay. in that i am
DU... . .
Bent abroad for my country s gooa.
A Little girl, being sent to spend
the afternoon with inenas, w
tnld to be seen and not beard.
When the child came back she
said she had b-en very good had
eaid nothing, buUi&tened to every
thing. "And now, dear mamma,"
asked this little chit, "wnai 1
Chauncey Depew that everybody
was talking about? . ,t.
"Ti.f.t liltl Sir! nvl!itr,
Choate conclnded, "looked at i.er
darling, and. then said; h, u:r
kr little one, you are not old
enough to Understand those things
yet.'" '
"There is a town in Western New
York," says Chauncey M. Depew,
'that bears my name, and in this
. . . A.
town some persons by boring tap
ped a natural gas well, and there
upon formed 'The Depew Natural
Gas Company, Limited.' Mr.
Choate and I met shortly after this
on a public occasion, when both
were set down for speeches. He
had the last word. After dealing
with other matters, he drew from
his pocket the prospectus of the gas
company and read it. men
looked the company, over, looked
at me, and, reading the title at the
head of the prospectus, -queried
with quiet emphasis: 'Why limit-
e'd?"
Puts an End to It All,
A erievous wail oftinies comes as a
result of unbearable pain from over
Uxed organs, diineea, .backache
liver complaint and complaint. But
drag store.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
MONMOUTH, OREGON.
.. al..1 tnr liUU-heri. OOUrSM it-
ranted ePci!ly for twining teachers for all
branches of the proiewiou. -r
.Mdi nd unKraaea wore
taught in aetual dlttrlct hool. The de
mand for graduate, of thl. achool u teacher,
far ed. the .upply. The Training De
partment which consist, of a nine grade pub
Uo Khool of .bout 250 pupil. U well flPPf4
In all branchea. Including Bloyd. Murtc,
Drawing and Phy.lcal Training. The Normal
conn the bt and qulcke.t way to aui
.uceruncate. Fall term, opeu. Beptem-