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Independent and Oregonian
Two Dollara.
Vol. XXIV.
HILLSBORO. WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1897.
No. 43.
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
8TATK omCEUH.
Governor Wm. P. Lord
fceeretary of HUM ...tlkiriaun U. Kiiwaid
'Jreeeorer Pb'llip Metaobau
r?opl. Pobiie Infraction O. M. Irwin
kuu Printer W. H. Leeda
i . . .Chaa. E. Wolverton
aopraaaa Court
.H.b.
Hmu
I
F. A. Maura
Jiuloa Vifth TliatilM
.T. A. Moiirid
..... X J. Uleeton
Attorney Vifla litrict
CODNTV OFFICK118.
Judge
Comraiaaionars j
Clerk 7.7.7. .
Hberifl"
heoordor
Tnuon f
iiMMur .
Hehuoi Booerintendent..
Barvevor
CoruBor.
....B. V. Cornelia
...I). B. ltwuioiier
T. O. Todd
1. A.
...W. U. Bradford
. K. L. McCorroioB.
A. n. riaj
CUnra H. WllooX
Austin t'raiS
, L. K. Wilkee
C. L. LrK
OBEOON OITT LAND OFFICE.
Kobert A. Miller
Win. OaUoway..
, . Kegieter
. Meoaiver
U1K OFFlCKita
..R. B. Ooodin, Mayor
K. 0. Brown
. io. LViwua
Board of TruaW W'.HW2?'T?
R. II. Orver
J. P. Tamieaie
Duanlu Benton Bnwruan
vSSSHi MitcboU
u2rhLl W. W. Annan
foatio of Paaea '".";;;.'....J. V. Hick
POST OFFICE INFOKMATION.
Tha wails stoat HMebofo Port
le! Wet Cnlea. Bethany and Cedar
MU1, at IM a. m
Ooinil Hontta. UM a m.
Going to Portland and way-offloea, 66 a.
"FOTFarminiton and Laarel..Wedneeday
and Saturday at 1Q W a. m.
CBCBCU AND BOCIKTT NOTICES.
c
IONGBBGATIONA.L CHUUCH, oorner
BHD UW - - 7 U-U
every Babbatb. morning and eenin. Bab.
bath aobool at 10 o'clock a. m. Prayer
meeting Tboraday evening. T. P. o. v. v..
Sunset 8:80 p. in. All eervice. will be
.hoVt. bright, Mntereating and helpful.
Kveryone oordlally welcome.
7 KVAN f. HUtiHEB. Paator.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Corner
eyening at p. m. aeoond nX '"
dayat lie. mi Sunday eobool at 10 a. m.j
prayer meeting eyery Wednenday eyening;
KerTmeiting every Bunday eyening.
U. L. Pratt, paator. . .
T7IBBT Chrlatlaa Chorob, B. L. Bhflley
t VStor.Baa.line and Third
.ryBniiday U a. m. and 1X0 p. ru.
SuiJ.yBobool. 10 a. m. Prayer noting.
Tbareday, M0 p. m. . P. 8. 0. Bun
day, 7.U0 p.
MfToatBOU, 0. rS. Cl'n pastor.
.Preaching eyery Babbatb 'n"dt
eyening BaW-a'f ool eyery Babbath at
evening w B Bnnday at
30 w . ueneral prayer meeting every
Thnraday evening. Leadera and
meeting the aarand Tueaday evening of eaoh
wonth
A. 0. t. W.
HILL8BORO LODGE NO. 61. A. O.V.
W., meeta every Bret and third
rld.y evemng 'OB. LINEMAN. M. W.
P. H. BAPOHMAN, Beeorder.
' Daifhtera t Rebehh.
HILLBBOBO BEBEKAH LODGE NO.
64 I. O. O. V., meeta in Odd Fello'
BYBrHWIAMB, N.O.
r. r h.
IIILLHBORO ORANGK, N). 73, meet
11 tad and tb Batardayof each month.
Hmtj. BononaLO, MaMir,
Aaaia Inaaia. Bee.
. . rk. r.
.M
ONTEZCMA LODGE. NO. M meeta
... 1 ..U. wnlno. ! Ho'nlODk.Ul 1AI.
. BWWJ-'"H- "
r. Hall. Vial tor maun "'
B101IAKD BEMWH . N .;.
P. M. C. Oadi-t, Bec'y.
v. . a.
M
EET8 very Banday eyening at To'oloek
, . .i,nn.h. Von are
,rdi.l., E-f-
Dffrra af Hoaer.
f PHE DEGREE OF HONOR. A. O. C.
1 W., meete n Od-I Fellow' hail every
bret and third Fr-da evenin of each
month. M. M. Plttener, C. of H.
Mr. Bella Brown, Kc-order.
Batkbena SUten.
DHtKNICIA TEMPLE NO. 10. R. 8..
1 meet every nd nd th Krldair In each
month at 7:30 o'clook in I. O. O. K. Hall.
Ma. BUalK BTANLKY,
Ma. M. A. Hoosa, M. E. C
M. ol R. nd 0.
k r.
OHlENIX LODGE, NO. 84, K. OF T
1 meeU in Odd rellow' Hall on Monday
rvening of eaeh week. Sojourning brethren
..loon-d W lodge -Xw ALL, 0. 0.
L. A. Lowa,E.of B. A 8.
a. r. a. a.
fllUALITY LOIH1B NO. 6, A. F. A A. M.,
1 meet every Saturday night on of after
.nil moo. of each month. wwd w m
R. Cb4dli, Becretary.
0. E. ft.
mUALATlN rHAPTER.NO.81.0.
J meet at Maaooie Temple on lb 2nd
and 4th Tueeday of eaoh month.
1IH.W. I). HARK, YY. M.
Oaact CaoaaiTB, BeereUry.
W. C. T. C.
Hll.LSnORO. W.O.T. V. MEETS IN
the Congregational i'hurcli on the
it Friday In eaoh month at t o'clook t.
M
riTALATlN PLAINS PBE8BYTEBIAN
I Cboroh. Begnlar preaching, Bundaya,
11 o'olook A. Ml Bnaday achonl, 10 o'clock
I'aator.
K. 0. T.
tTIOLA TENT. NO. 1H. K. i T. M..
V meeta in Odd Fellow' Hall, on ec
and fonrth Thnraday evening of each
month. L. A. LOM.
bTo Bowaaa, "
K. K.
WASHINGTON ENCAMPMENT No, M,
I. O. O. P.. meeta oa lint and
bird Taoeday of eaeh asoath.
P. M. V. P1T, ewtoe.
UES. RASS0M POST, 50. 69, . A. R.
MEETS IN ODD FELLOWS HALL ON
the nrat and third Saturday of each
month, all :80 o'clock. P. M.
J, P. litok, A. M., H, L. Locke, P. C.
Aitlntank
RAS90M CORPg HO. 47. Wfcf.
MEETS IN ODD FELLOWS II ALL
Hillboro, oa th lit, tnd Sd. Friday
oleachmonthati80p.ru.
Mr. Iran Jell, Prea,
Mr. Orpha CarUla, wee.
pbufehhionai. gabdbv I
Til OH AS II. TOVGCE,
T TORN K Y-AT-LA W,
UILLHIJGBO, OHLOON.
Ouwm: Morgan itlook.
w. a. aiaaaTT, u. a. astaia
BAKBETT ADAMS,
Ji TCHIvE Y3-AT-LA' tV
HILLHBOUO. OREGON
Orrire: OenUal Block. Bootul 6 and 7.
BBHTOM BOWMAN, W. UTa.
Notary Public.
8ITU" B0WMA.1,
YTTORNEY3-AT-LAW.
HILLBBOBO, OBEOON.
Orrical Booma and 7. Morgan block.
' C. E. KISUT,
TTO RN E Y-AT-LA W,
POBTLAND, OBEOON
Boom i No. 8, Portland Bavins Bank
Building, Beooud and Washington btreeta.
"E0. R.' BAtiLET,
YTTORNEY-AT-LA W, "
HILLHBORO, OREGON.
Realdent agent for Royal Insurance Co.
.. Room: No. 13, Morgan Block.
8. T. LISKLATER, 11. B. C. M.
piIVSICIAN AND SUROEON,
HILLBBORO, OREGON.
Oynoa: a realdenoe, east of Court
Hooae, where be will be found at all time
when not viaiting patient.
J. P. TAXIES1E, M. Im
C P. R. R. SURGEON,
HILLBBOBO, OREGON.
g u iin..ria , earner Third
and Mam Btreeta. Offloa houra, oJO to 12
a. m., 1 to 5 aud 7 to 8 p. m. Telephone to
reaidenee from Brock A Bala Drugstore at
all boor. All ealla promptly attended,
night or day.
W. D. WOOD, M. I).,
piIYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
, , HILLBBORO, OBKGON.
nntm! in ChenetU Bow. ' BflDRCB
corner Fint and Main atreeta.
F. A. BAILEY, M. 1.
IIIYSICIAN, SURGEON AND
1 ACCOUCHEUR.
HILLBBORO, OREGON.
. i : i vl.hmm. t'ti i..n Rloek. Calla
wmii
attended to, night or day. Beulenoe,B. v.
Cor. Baaa Line and Beoond itreeta.
R. MXON,
JJENTIST,
FOREST GROVE, OREGON.
I now making teeth for $5.00 and $7.50
uer aet : beet of material and wotkmanahip.
I ... ) ' ... u.a i.Hno tA. leeth
extracted without pain, tilling at the
loweat prioea. All wora wmimw.
Orrlca t three door north of Briok
tore. Otfio hour from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
A. B. BAILEY, . . .
JJKNTIST,
HILLBBORO, OREGON.
Room I and x, Morgan A Bailey Blo. k.
WILKES BROS.
lWTRACrORS AND
A SURVEYORS.
HILLBBOBO, OREGON.
Agea for Bar Look Type Writer. Two
dooia of Poetomoa.
Til OS. I. UCaPUREYft.
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IONVEYANCINO AND
ABSTRACTING Or TULl'A
HILIHORO, OREGON.
Legal papera drawn and Loana on Real
c.i... ,...j.ti.tl Hnainea attended to
with prqmptneaa and di?atob.
OmoB: Mala Btreet, oppoaita iouii
Houae.
WM. BEMS0X,
PRACTICAL MACHINIST
dILLSBOUO OBEOON.
All RIDUIUi - "
and Boiler. Mill Work, Threabmg Machine
Mower, reed tmiter, newing nanuiuo
... . u..Li-u Yl ....
waaoing bihiuiu, . ..... . n .
imiinii ooi"i. Kiwuiiu, y .7 , . V"
mithing. Saw ground and filed; and have
a large numner or woonu-aiuiu wiww "
boiler for al. AU work warranted.
Dr. Price' Cram ttaklas Powdav
WerM Fair lUgaaat Award.
Ask your physician, your drurelst
and your friends about Shiloh's Cure
for Consumption They will recom
ruend it. For sale by the Delta Drug
iniii i snub a boy becau his home
Is humble. Abraham Lincoln's
early home was a log cabin.
Wah your white clothes with Soap
Foam and they will not tnrn yellow.
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A ThumlMcnw Tortur
SCIATICA. St. Jacobs Oil
aiUawV a.
PQWDEil
Absolutely Pura
Qs'.fLrnted for iia trrct leaveu
iu; iireutli and lieuihlulnei.
Aure ilie luoil against alum
and a'.l furma of adulteration
COiiiinon to the cheap bianda.
' Tl HERE THE SAVINU IS.
Secretary of State Kineaid on the
12th Iribt addrtwd a letter to Hollis
ter D. Mctiulre, Mlate flsh aud game
warden, that should m.'t at rent all
queHtions an to how claims agaiuat
the slate by the various commissions,
normal whools, charitable homes,
etc., will be treated by the secretary
of state. Mr. Mt-Guire asked what
form of claim he should file for ex
penses, and if he might not obtain a
certificate for moneys actually paid
out for the hire of patrol boats and
other uecessary expenses.
Answering, tlie secretary of state
said:
'I decline to fllo or recognize in
any way claims against the state by
the vnrious commissions, normal
schools, charitable homes, etc. They
depend uon appropriations of the
legislature fur what they receive,
and when there is no appropriation
they have no valid claims against the
state, and will not have any until an
appropritation is made for their bene
fit. In the case of those claiming to be
commissioners there is also doubt as
to whether they are legally in office.
They em present their claims to the
legislature, if they think they have
any, but they cannot file them in
this office nor receive any certificate
or other recognition of claims against
the state without a mandate of the
court."
Here are some of the. institutions
affected by this ruling, and the mini
mum that the state would save dur
ing the biennial term, if the secre
tary is sustained :
Normal schools t 30,000
Charitable homes 38,000
Pilot commissioners & clerk.. 2,400
Fish and game protector 5,000
Dairy it food commissioner.. 3,000
Railroad commission 20,000
Domestic animal commission 8,000
Agricultural college 6,000
Total $111,400
This docs not include the deficien
cies and appropriation for repairs,
ImproTmenls and incidentals that
these Items usually carry with them
Including these extras, the amount
of the above appropriations is approx
imately $130,000.
This statement of the secretary
further shows what a "push" will
bo in Salem in ISO!).
The Interest on allowed claims the
loading on the price of supplies and
the amount that the "push will in
fluence to be appropriated will quite
soon enough absorb that 1130,000
saving.
Ibenmatiain (nielli Cared.
After having been confined to the
house for eleven days and paying
out 126, in doctor bill without bene
fit, Mr. Frank Dolson of Sault Ste.
Marin, Mich., was cured by one bot
tie of Chamberlain's l'ain Ralm cost
ing 25 cents and hns not since been
troubled with that complaint. For
sale by the Delta Drug Store.
I was nervous, tired, irritable and
cross. Karl's Clover Root Tea has
made me well and happy Mrs. E.
B. Worden. For sale by the Delta
Drug Store.
Karl's Clover Root Tea is a sure
cure for headache and nervous dis
eases. Nothing relieves so quickly
For sale by the Delta Drug Store.
For lysef.ia and liver complaint
you have a printed guarantee on
every bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizer It
never fails to cure For sale by the
Delta Drug Store.
from Cripple C rek.
After the big fire in Cripple Creek,
I took a very severe cold and tri?d
many remedies without help, the
cold only becoming more settled.
After using three small bottles of
Chamberlain's T'ough remedy, both
the cough and cold leftmeand in this
high altitude it takes a meritorious
cough remedy to do any good. O.
B, Henderson, editor Daily Adver
tiser. For sale at Delta Drng store.
t. th. BiaaEST NERVB Is
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THE LEGISLATIVE FIASCO.
The legislative fiasco at Salem Is
over, and the members have at last
departed to their various homes. It
is somewhat amusing to read the col
umns of the Oregonian and see how
earnestly the journal labors to prove
that the lock of legislation is alto,
getber due to the wicked obstructions
of the Benson house. It is well to
take a llttlw tnt"peet of the session
in order to correct any false Impres
sions which that Journal has created.
Whep the legislatnre convened, Joc-
athan Bourne, Joe Simon, et aL,
laid a plan, by which they intended
to preveut the organization of the
bouse, and thus prevent the election
of Mitchell and secure revenge for
the turning down of Jonathan Bourne
who desired to be speaker of the
house, but saw that he could not at
tain it by fair means, as the majority
was overwhelmingly against him.
These political tricksters had looked
the matter over carefully, and saw
that if less than forty members were
qualified to act, no business could be
transacted; consequently, when the
house had assembled, the followers
of these men refused to take the oath
of office and qualify for the position
to which and for which they had been
elected by the people. Those mem
bers who did qualify w lib the inten
tion and expectation of transacting
necessary business, being less than
two-thirds of the number elected,
though a majority, were thus pre
vented from transacting any busi
ness except to adjourn from day to
day. They could not even compel
the attendance of those absent, as
they had not yet taken the oath of
office. Those members who had
qualified themselves were found In
their places day after day, for forty
days, when, tired of further attempt
ing to Induce the obstructionists to
come in and qualify, so that business
might be transacted, they departed
to their homes. Since their depart
ure, about 20 members, who had
been obstructing legislation, have
come into the organization known as
the Davis house, and taken the oath
of office, and have made a great show
of piety and desire to work in the In
terest of the people of the state by
passing resolutions declaring that
the fault lies with the members of
the Benson house, who, tired of wait
ing, had finally departed for their
homes in disgust. The members of
the Benson house were Justified in
departing, after serving more than a
month without pay. Had they re
mained, the absentees would not yet
have been qualified. Now. if thei
governor should call a special ses-l
sion, matters would be on a very
different footing from the previous
session, and if members attempted to
absent themselves they could, hav
ing qualified, be arrested and com
pelled to come in.
The abolishment of useless com
missions, and a general course of re
trenchment was in contemplation,
and the temper of the people, and of
the majority of the members of the
legislature was such, that it was seen
by the parties interested In having
these needless expenditures contln-'
ued, that reforms were certain; con
sequently, under cover of the fight
against Mitchell, they have obtained
another respite of two years, as little
more than the passage of the neces
sary appropriation bills could be ac
complished in the 20 days of a spec
ial session. Probably some of the
obstructing members were not cogni
sant of the use they were being put
to, and led themselves to believe
that It was an act of patriotism to
defeat Mitchell M all hazards, and
under this mistaken notion allowed
themselves to be used as cat's paws
to pull the fat office holders' chest
nuts out of the fire. Tilamook
Herald.
Danger f the tirip.
The greatest danger from La
Urippe is of its resulting in pneu
monia. If reasonable care is used,
however, and Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy taken, all danger will be
avoided. Among the tens of thou
sands who have used this remedy
for lagrippe, we have yet to learn of
single case having resulted in pneu
monia, which shows conctusvely
that this remedy is a certain preven
tive of that dread disease. It will
effect a permanent cure In less time
than any other treat aient. The
25 and 50 cent slza are for sale by
the Delta Drug Store.
Never tie a horse with the halter
shank in his mouth. When he is
put Into his stable or is to be tied
temporarily, the attendant ties the
shank, leaving one part of it In the
animal's mouth. If the horse hap
pens to turn his head or to step back
so that the part In the mouth pulls
against his jaw, he will usually pull
until he breaks the shank. He may
cut his tongue entirely off, or he
may break his Jaw. The Cultivator
and Country Gentleman.
The best fed work -horse hafe
heavy grain ration In the mora
and at noon, and the bulk of its fcjrty
at night The Livery Stable.
LEE IX Cl'BA.
The feeling excited only a few
days ago by the reported resignation
of Counsul-general Lee now In Cuba,
has not wholly been cooled, but later
and more trustworty reports show
that Lee was equal to the emergen
cies, aud that be was sustained by
Sec. Olney, ao that his good officers
were en) irely successful in protecting
all American citizens except in Dr.
Ruiz's case and even then, doubt of
his citizenship Is entertained.
Paragraph from some the leading
papers are here given that a clear
understanding of the subject may be
had :
A-upt-K Wakkemt fob an Ultima
TI M. "If we were dealing with any
other nation we might trust to the
slow steps of ordinary International
intercourse. But the treachery of
the Spaniards has beeu exhibited so
often during this war, .and the per
fectly proper representations of the
United States Government have been
so often met by falsehood and evasion,
that Mr. Olney would find ample
warrent for putting, his demands In
the shape of an ultimatum to Mabrid.
If Ruiz has been murdered aud
amid the larago of nousense from
Cuba there exists abundant proof
that he was murdered the American
people will not besatibfied with any
thing short of speedy and full repar
ation. "Mr. Olney's feeling that the Mo
Kinley Administration should be free
to deal with the Cuban problem in ils
own way is admirable, but there is
no reason to suppose that any action
he might take in defense of the lives
ot American citizens and the punish
ment of cold-blooded and cowardly
murder would be distasteful either to
Major McKinley or to Mr. Sherman."
The Times-Herald, Chicago.
"Consul-General Lee is not the
man to be brow-beaten or bluffed by
the Spanish authorities. If he have
the strong backing of his Govern
ment that the American people in
sist he might hsve, he will protect
Americans in Cuba or appeal to his
Government to intercede by force.
The present Administration has but
a few day more in which to dawdle
with the Cuban question. Thank
heaven, the next administration will
be sufficiently American to demand
and secure the protecton of Ameri
cans in Cuba or strike a blow that
will leave Spain a Cubanless nation.
It Is high time to find out whether
Americans are being murdered In
Cuba or not. . More power to Gener
al Lee, and may he exercise it to the
honor and credit ol his country."
The Journal, Detroit.
"We denounce thechrislisn powers
of Europe for their indifference to
the sufferings of the Armenians and
Christians In Crete caused by the
tyrany of the Turk, but there Is not
a great power In Europe that would
suffer its own citizens to endure what
American citizens have had in
flicted on them in Cuba without call
ing Spain to account for her atroci
ties." The Democrat and Chronicle,
Rochester, N. Y.
One cause for regret at the out
come of the legislative session is that
the Weston Normal school will be
embarassed by the lack of ready
funds. Public opinion should be in
voked to insure to honoring of cer
tificates of indebtedness Issued by the
secretary of state, that the next legis
lature may recognize them as just
claims on the state treasury. It will
be poor business policy to allow the
plants In which so much money has
been Invested to be Idle during the
coming two years. So long as the
normal schools and the state univer
sity exist, they should be kept up to
a condition of efficiency East Ore
gonian. But Secretary Kineaid does
not propose to Issue certificates of In
debtedness, and that is the reason for
the populist claim that no appropria
tion is a good thing. Politicians of
that side of the house are calculating
enough money will be saved from
the normal schools to pay the inter
est on defaulted salaries and Insane
asylum and penitentiary script. Our
children must be whacked around
by poor teachers that the populist
rpformers may have a day.
Populism in the state of Washing
ton Is on a par with the populists of
Oregon. In neither state seem they
able to grasp and take hold of an ad
vantage which dip" at their feet. It
is self evident that there is but one
issue upon which any known populist
could hope to creep Into office here
after and that is, free silver coinage
backed by weak backed Democratic
fusion. This, and only this, can save
the pops from total extinction.
Tomahawk, Dem.
A one and a half to two per cent
watery solution of trikresol will be
found of great value In mild cases of
eczema and In the early stages of
manirn of dop; It is also useful
where rubbing and itching of the
kaal prevail among colts or horses
warn wintering. The Journal of
Catnparative Medicine and eterl
Vy Archives
A VOICE FR03I AN 01.1) ORt lUltll.
The following Is the essay that was
awarMed the "Dosch Medal," for best
orlgioal composition on horticultural
subjects by scholars in the public
schools of the first district, by Hat tie
George. Middlfctou, Iregon. Judge:
Dr. J.R. Cardwell, Prof. F. It. Lake
and Mr. Frank Lee:
We are among the ploucers of this J
country, tor we were planted in lS."ti
and I can look back t-i those years so
long ago, when we were the pride of
the country, and our ripeuiiig fruit
was a golden harvest to our master,
for he sent us on to the mines or to
the ahijis th it came iulo harlior. Our
master was a lover of his gun. He
spent a large portion of his time in
hunting and fishing so not much at
tention was given to our cultivation,
but still we were determined to help
keep up the reputation of the slate
for its "red apples and juicy pears,"
until about fifteen years ago, we first
noticed the cod in moth, and next fail
our apples were wormy, and as years
went on we noticed tour brandies
were afflicted with fungous 'diseases,
and when we had cold, damp weath
er In the spring our leaves had a gray
appearance, caused by the powdery
spores which projected through the
epidermis of the leaf, and they would
soon, dry and drop. And as we look
ed around us more closely, we found
apple canker aud scab. On Baldwin
aples we noticed that a fungous began
its work when the apple was nearly
ripe, and continued after the crop
was harvested. This was the bitter
rot.
We felt that we were growing old
and useless for our master abused us,
telling us that we were of no account
that our fruit was only fit for pig
feed. But three years last eprin;J
there came a stranger, looked over
the place, aud bought it. He brought
his hands to us one morning, ami
said : "Boys, there is so much to do,
we will do what we can this year and
finish next. But, thank fortune, 1
don't find any scale here." They
grubbed all half-dead and all the
trees that were not of good bearing
or selling qualities. They then
thinned all our outspreading branch
es, and the tangle of limbs that grew
between the branches; then they
scraped all the rough bark and moss
off, which they said was good hid
ing places for insects and their eggs.
Then they took some crude carbolic
acid and mixed with whitewash, and
washed our bodies, as a preventive
against borers and the eggs of insects.
All the rubbish was raked together
and burned, and then they thorough
ly cultivated the ground, They left
us and we thought our troubles were
over, and as the sunshine dwelt upon
us we began to bring forth beautiful
fruit. Our leaves sing with the
wind.
Our new master came one day and
we looked and saw .him .mix with
forty-five gallons of water four
pounds of copper sulphate and three
pounds of lime. This he threw over
us with a sprayer. He .told us not
to be.afrald, that it was for our good;
for he had found that we were, much
afflicted, and this would have to tie
repeated again aud again, . to keep
all diseases in check and prevent oth
er diseases from attacking us. Some
times he would use the mixture, then
some other kind, and sometimes we
would hold our breath, for the smell
would overcome us. We thought he
was going to replant those trees he
had grubbed up, but he said : "No,
never ! for the ground has certain re
sources in the soil that has been con
sumed, and to plant young trees
there will be throwing money away.
We will grub out this hazel patch to
your right and plant it in young trees
and you can supply me in fruit till it
begins to bear." And today we lioiu
our beads high and reveal to the gaze
of all beautiful leaves, heaithy trunks
and excellent fruit, which is not of a
large quantity this year but the qual
ity will bring some return to our
master for the attention he has given
us, and we will yet live to see his fine
young orchard to our right lieur
many crops before w e are condemned
as useless.
The Washington Post tells the fol
lowing: Representative Ellis, of
Oregon, Is only one of many who has
wrestled witn the servant girl prob
lem in Washington. "Our greatest
trouble," said Mr. Ellis receutly,
"has been to get a servant who has
not lived with the Guatemalan min
ister, or cooked fur M. Patenotre, or
been housekeeper at the English lega
tion. We have had cooking in sev
enteen different languages, some of
them dead, I Imagine, Judging from
the cremationthrough which the
things served at meals had parsed;
but not one of them has been able to
do good, plain American cooking.
We have had more blue-blooded ser
vants, it seems to me, at our housL
than (alls to the lot of most icople.
The last one that left us Informed
Mrs. Ellis confidentially, though
somewhat haughtily, I take it, that
she came of a very good family her
self, and her sister was married to a
German syndicate.
On, Wagner .ciwk.?. j!cK90B
couutv. a dotr. the favorite pet of a
family got Into a fight with a panth
er the other dsy. aud the outlook
was not bright for the dog.' Mrs. J.
P. Cotton, Mrs. A. B. Kerby and her
12 year-old son, sided With the dog,
and with stones aud clubs, 'joined In
the fight, and succeeded in killing
the panther ami saving the family
pet's life. The panther measured 7)
feet in tengtli, and was Hot more thaii
100 yards from the house when the
dotr first attacked it. " - ' '
Week ago lat. Tuesd iy niorplQg,
a Mr. Walker left Meadow lake to
go to his home in district No. 8, a
distance of 12 or 1 Z mi!?s 5f he trfi .
elts.1 the main road. Some-one told
him of a nearer way by which he
could save half of the distance. He
started out as directed but soon be
came lost and wandered about until
he came to the head waters 'of
Trask river. He followed down the
stream until night overtook' him
having a few matches he succeeded
in starting a fire and remained by it
until morning and tlu'n proceedetM
on his Journey and traveled all day
until uight sgaiu but failed to get
a lire started and had to iend the
night with out fire. As soon as day
light put in its apearaiice he pro
ceeded on his way until uight and
sMit that as he did the second
night at the root of a big tree with
out tire. He didn't have to travel
far the fourth day until he found
himself at tl. W. Grayson's, the
worse for wear. He said that he
saw several deer and bear, and saw
a cougar chasing a deer. Hereafter
when advised to go a nearer way he
will be reminded of his tree days'
journey without food.
A t'XTKA SfcM10.
There is talk thai the governor will
call an extra session of the legislature.
Before lie does it, and liefore another
set of legislators is ever again per
mitted to assemble at the Oregon cap
tol, the question should be settled, of
how far, absentees may be able to
block organization of either branch of
the legislative assembly. There
should be no repetition i h epo
tucle to which the state has been
treated during the past weeks. One
experience of the sort, one object les
son in statesmanship in which pri
vate ambitions, factional feuds, and
other political monkey shines have
contrived to make fools of the legis
lators and laughing stock of the state;
one wretched legislative , abor
tion in which honest .purpose
has heed given . . up to tomfoolery,
and official duty to monkey business,
is quite enough. The nlnteenth bi
ennial session is a painful memory,
an agravatod circumstance,-the like
of which, no cltiz.cn, most likely, not
one of the sol on s .themselves, ever
hopes to see duplicated. . .
To guard against another similar
legislative miscarriage, .there ought
to lie a test in the courts of whether
or not the house only temporarily
organized, can comel theattendance
of absent members absent either on
the streets of Salem or In a Benson
house. That is the question (upon
which the late house organization
hinged. It is the question that, still
unsettled, will in the future admit
of hold-ups of house organization,
such as we now lament. The Davis
house in the first davs of the session
probably had power to bring in ab
sentees. Eminent legal authorities
in the state have announced belief
in this view, among them Hon.G. II.
Williams. If the governor is simil
arly convinced that the attendance) of
absent niemtters will be compelled
with determination ami dispatch,
then he nay safely persuade himself
that an extraordinary session might
be called, lie should, however, be
positive on the point, for nobody
wants another forty days playing tag
in and out of the legislative chamber
by members sent to the capitol oo
other business Corvallis Times.
The Oregonlau asks ''what legis
lature ever saved so much money
to the state us the one that recently
assembled and failed?" That or
gan was harping louder and stronger
than any other for needed reforms in
the secretary of state's department a
few days previous to the convening
of the legl.-lature. When it is a;
scrted that the past legislature saved
this stale money, it is but asserting,
in other words, that the people of
this ftute can not expect good and
w holesome legislation to be enacted
by their legislators. It should be re-memU-red
that the interests of the
people of this state have been be
trayed too long already, and they do
not sanction a policy that stojm leg
islation, In crder that three or four
men may decide who shall be "dicta
tor." On the same plan of reasoning
why not do away with the legisla
ture altogether and it will save the
state so giuch that the state will be
immensely rich? Independence
Enterprise.
The best Cough Cure is Shiloh
Cure. A neglected cough Is danger'
ous. Stop it at once with Shiloh's
Cure. For sale by the Delta Drug
Store.
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They burned out a dynamo at I It p
nerlast week and there is darkness
lu the town.
The St. Helens Mist reports that C.
II. Newell school clerk; of the St.
Helens rfistritt Is short $277.02 In his
accounts. - . ; J. ; . .
n. a: earxeror r.ugene, nas com
menced the manufacture of bicycles
at that city. The wheels are sold at
fCo each and are a high grade wheel.
JtlSe miles of telegraph wire' from
thn flit Bnuwnm.nl IIma K.tiv2Ukt. Ao
toria and Fort Stevens, was sold at
auction at Astoria Saturday, for' H.
. , John Wallace brought a load of
hay Into La Grande last week, with,
four horses. The bay weiged 2200
pounds, and the wagon and mud 2500
pounds.
Ezra Durand the forger, who is so
well known In this , county by his
works, is In Jail at Portland. : He was
found In one of the Lake States and
brought back to Oregon. . . ...
Harvey Hamilton, of Holly, Linn '
county, while la Brownsvillo last
week, stated that more than 70 horses
had died within eight miles of Holly
this winter. " The affliction resembles
uiiiiu oiuKgrrn.
It. F. Do well, one of the oldest at
torneys at the bar of the supreme
court of Oregon died at his home In
Portland Oregon lost Friday after-.
noon. .In his prime he was one of
the strongest men before the court.
A swell ' wedding that is said to
have consumed $2000 in its sump
tousness was celebrated In Lafayette,
Yamhill county, last week. A sil
ver baron lrom Spokana took a bi-
metallst maiden to his fusion home.
Union, in addition to other enter
prises, is to have a box factory. J.
B. Thompson proprietor of the union
planing mill has decided in view of
the development of the fruit inter
ests and consequent demand for box-,
cs, to put in a factory at his mill at
Xorlh Union.
' Some women were not allowed .
to vote at the school meetintr
in Eugene. City, and a big
v-w was the rawilt lr the circuit
court decides the question raised hero
last week In the State v. Hingley in
favor of the defense, women will not
be eligible to vote at any school meet-.
ng in the state.
The emld nroductlon in Jnsenhinn
county for 1897 will be much larger,
perhaps double that of any previous
year, says the Grant's Pass Observer.
rhe large number of new placer
mines run for the first time this win- '
ter will produce great deal of gold,
WUHV UIO UCW IJUfBIl U'W wing
developed will also ship a large quan. -tity
of "dust" during the summer.
The snow squalls and cold rains of
the past ten days has been hard on
stock on the farms about Corvallis. '
Tko half irn wita nhnrt'laur vmf ami
- ' I J I
the col I snap In November killed all '
the spring grass and the backward
spring does not allow an early growth. -
The beasts are actually starving to
death. The Indkpkndent believes
the fault Is with the Inprovident far
mers. nr. Ian U';u. r rvi..k ....i
through Fossil this week going to,.
and returning from Porllanil uhith. .
er he went to sell . 100 head of fine
beef cattle, that he has ready for the
butcher. He .sold to the Union
Meat . company, for 11-1.25 on foot,
delivered at Arlington. At this price
the cattle will bringJMr. Wilson an.
average of 35 r head. A few of
the steers are of immense size, and.
will bring about 900 each. An 1800
t. steershould make aflne showing
even Jn a Portland market, and there .
are several of that size in the bunch.
Fossil Journal. ,
The North Yamhill Record has
heard that one night last week Cora
Oyler of Portland, thought she would
gain a little notoriety; she armed
herself with a blacksnake and started
out in search ot Griffin, accompanied
by Luke Kuykendall. She found
her recreant lover and proceeded to .
give him a horsewhipping. When ,
Cora liegan her attack on Griffin, the ,
latter disarmed her of the blacksnake ,
whereupon the guileless Luke poked ,
a gun At the recreant lover, which (
constituted an assault with a deadly
weapon, for which Master Luke will
have to answer. The bright-eyed
lassie was arrested for assault and .
battery.
The Fossel Journal has this report
of the muddy roads In Gilliam coun-
ty : One day this week as a teamster
was slowly working bis.way.through
the quagmire, commonly known as
the county road, between the Cum-
mings hill and Fossel, ihe espied a .
hat In one of the ruts In front of him.
Aa the headgear appeared to-be In
fairly good condition, he dismounted
to pica it up. as ne raised ine nat,
be was asttfnished to hear a voice
coming from under It exclaim: "hold
on, that's my bat V As soon as he
bad gathered his breath and wits the
teamster asked: "What are you do
ing down there;M which brought
fooith the reply: "I'm In big luck to
be where I am; there's a horse under
neath me."