rallied LAwy
Iff
JOB PRINTING
Oar Job Printing Department
Surpasses any in the County
for neatness, qqjckneaa and
cheapness. Call and be con
vinced. OUR OFFER
.' NDKi'HNfENT and Weekly.
Oregouiau, both for $1.00 per
year. Inokpkndent and the
Twice-a-Wtek Couricr-Joumal
Ijoth forouly $1.60 per year.
1 .j
HILLS BO RO, WASHINGTON' COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 1900.
No. 33
Vol. XXVII.
m h h mr k bi 11 11 Mir m is. r
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
i....... . T. T. tloer
Secretary of HUtc ... AaViaX""
m..... 1..1.H.. i.,i,.ti.,n J 11 Arkerman
hUU I'rinUir ....'..w', H. lmih
k . Cbaa. E. Wolvertoo
.,. oo.n.1::::
indue Fifth rtmtrint ...
Attorney Fifth District
..'V. A. MoHrulo
, .. T' J.OIee'on
OOUN'IY OFFICF.U8.
Jiiilgfc
Commissioners
!rk
lu A. llood
...J. 't A- Voiidk
t . a. 'i'lxiii
. I. A. Imbrit
1...W. 1. Bradford
Caln J'w''
A. K. wty
t! A. Oivil
... II. A. Hall
A. A. Morrill
U. i. iMrr
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Hlierilt
Kcoordir
Trer.ii'tr
AsMease-r
Moh.sil Hnperinteudeui
Surveyor
'.Joronwr . . -
OltF-OON 01 I V LAND OFFICE.
. 11. Moor .
mliui'.y . . .
. lietristor
. Itibotfivvr
W 111.
OliY UrFlCEUH.
f..VY
. N. Barrett, Mayor
Thoa. Tuckei
.... J. M.Ur;i
.. W. H. Weliruns
It. Wairgoner
J. t!iirten
O. II. Wilo
.Kenton Bowman
Board of Trustee . . .
Knoorder .
I rmuiiirer.
Marshal..
fustic of
. .. H'ini'l F.eriu
.. ,'1'tio ubetn
. W I). Smith
,'.B II Humphreys
Peane
i'lWT OFFICE INFORMATION.
The mail, olose at the UilUboro Post
"ooo.'1Wt Union. Retbary ind Oeda.
Mill, at 7:) . in.
Oning 8.111th, n:A0 m.
Ooiuk to I'ortlHiid aud '
Ity-offliie, 6:M
in.Knil4p.nl. j.,i.iia
Kor ruiiuUn and Lanrel. dily i "
OIUIUCIl AND WXIIETV NOITCEB.
ONOilEOATIONAL OHUUCU, oornei
OmiuJ . aid F.ft, atreet.
f1thyoh.K.l at 10 ool.k a. .
olwtm rhn-u, evcnuiK . H. U.
.MSuT.in and heU-fu!
Everyone -',r e,', 'JoUKC. Pr.
I iVAVOKIilPAIi tlHUKOH. -(toriioi
k F.'fth i a Fir. 1-reaebn.R every Hnnd-tj
mt II a. ui.i Bandny aohml at 10 a.
Jrayer mwln'u evory Wedneeday JW'
fr.aoli.-ri. n.etm every Buuday evemn
M J Kulliintyiia, piistor.
MK. (UUUUIll, R. A. Adklna. paator.
.l"ol.in-wt habhath moniiuR and
evmi'm Habi-utu "d'ool every lbnlb a
?, .. . U'"?"" m.tit.R every Himday at
10 r . ooueral prayer meetiuR every
rimrdav eveniuu. 1-eadera' and bteward t
uulb.
CIIUISTIAN CU'rncll. I'n-arliinK 2
J 4 li HiuiilayHin farli inotilli lit U
. ni. I;ry'!r eotm Ti.urH.lay evemiiK,
C.riHtiai. -''--"'V'JouE I'antor.
A. O. I). W.
ILI,HIOl LO HUBS NO.' CI. A. )..
w m..lh verv 11 rat and
k r.ilnv evumnx enon ummihi.
M-M. " I . -
J. M. OUEKAK.M.IW.
W. II. Wehrunu, Keoordur.
OauKliter or Krbfkah.
nlLLHIHUWI UEIiEK AH WWW Ml
M I. . O. n"1" 1,1 uad ',"t,l,
liali ever Hat'irdiiy eveiiiii.
i. or 11.
II.I.HHOKO OUANOK, NO. 73, meet
iud aiid Ith - day of each mouth.
H
1. . . r.
alONTEXl'MA 1.U..UE. N(). M. rrl
1 WediMwd'iy evrninwa at Ho olook.in l.U.
V. Hall. Viitora made weloouie.
l). M. O. Uaolt. beo'.
Ilcftrre of Honor.
HUE IK1UKK OF 1IONOH, A. O. II
1 W. nU m d l Fell""' .''' -'.'
I,r.u a..d third Friday ev-n.n! ..f al
in.mtb M. M. Hr.d, 0. of H.
Mr. Nullie Hare, It-). ord.T.
lUitlilKine SUIera.
I II'KNH'
nuwlsev
' 'ml and 4'h Frn'.sv ineneh
m '
.ot.th l 7 ! o'tl
ih k In Veliriink''sllal
M .- S tSiiiioiiiuton
Mr. Nellie II . ra C-
M. ol It. and C.
K. of 1.
l.tl.UNIX WMHIE. NO. M, K. OK I'..
1 rwl in Ma.. in" Hall on Mondaj
rven.nit of ea-b wik. HojonrninR brethrei-
eUa.uied 10 lo.iKe nieetiiiKH.
A. E. and A. 31.
fllllAt.l TV LOIHIK NO. ft, A. F. A. M.
I i.ieelv. ry Hatnnlay niRht on or ft
... 1 1 an h niiftiih.
..,., ... lAKur,rTi w,
It. ("aanAi.i, rSeirclary.
M.
0. E. S.
fill' A LATIN (II A ITF.lt, NO. 31. 0. K.8.
I nioeis at Mawiiln Temple on the in.'
an.! 4th Tu.M.day of each mouth.
K. 0. T. Jf.
VIOI A TENT, NO. 1". K. O. T. M.,
mwla In tdd Fellow' Hall, on eo
f.,nrtl. Thursdiiy eveninifa of each
month.
Hsstos Howma,
It. K.
I.. A.
I.O NO,
Coin.
WA8HINOTOS ENOAM I'MENT No. ,
I. O. O. nieeta on limt and
rd Tmdava of each month.
0 K IK'iehuian
HEN. RS(M ( OKI'S MO. 47. W K. C.
MRKr IN ODl FELLOWS HALL
llillsboro, on the 1st. tnd M. Friday
of each month ai l:Jf p. m.
Mrs. 11. V. Oate.
Klliaheth Ol'randall. Hrelarv.
F.. BANHO.1l I'OHT, SO. fill, . A. R.
MEKTH IN Oll FELLOWS II AI L ON
the tlrst and thirl Setnrdiiy of each
onth, atZMUJo'ol.x-k, I'. M.
i. V. Ilieks. " . Crandall P (
Adanin. g
AtfAN TEO-SEVKHAL lUIKlHT AND
jionest ptTsons to nprrsen- n as
inanaire a i" H'i" a'"1 ,'loM' by cmntiea.
Haliiry n year and oxpene, a rtraii?ht,
Is. 11 .-tide no more, no less salary. To
eition peniin-ient Our relerenre, nv
luiuk In any wn. It is mainly ollire
wo k eondueted at Inline. Hefen-ure.
Enclose wlf addressisl and tnnixil en
vrloe. The Dominion (.'ompaiiy, IVpt. 3,
Chicago. ..
PKtiHSIONAL CAUUS
TH'M. U TOSUI ,
B. . TOSOUS
Nitary i'ulilic.
TIIOS II. K. N. TONtil'E,
Y'lTOKNEYS-AT-LAW,
HILI-SHOUO.OHKJON.
Orrma: R iii.t, , a, Morgan Block.
W. N. UAKUETT,
1 TORN KYS-AT-LA W,
MLUiUOItO.OKKOON
Omra: Central Hloek. Rooms and 1.
RSSToS iil
Notary I'ublin.
. D. HIT'.
SMITH HOW MAN,
TTORNKYS-AT-LAW.
UILLHBOltO, OKEOON.
Owes: Rooms 6 and 1. Morgan block,
II. I. KAWl.tV,
TTOKVl'V AXIl
A ' COL'NC'KUHUT-UW
H1I.IHIIUJ OKWrON.
n,,irlpt Al.orney for WoBhlnR.
ton (j jiiiity.
rrica: Over IHa lrK Store.
S. T. MSkLAlKK, M. U. C. H.
piIYHICiAN AND SUUOEON
HII.LKItOKO, OUECMJN.
Oinin: Bt ri'snli'uoe, eitBt of com
llouso. whore lie wiU Ih fonnd nt nil liom
when not vixitiiiK uatientH.
J. I'. TAJI1EMK, M.
P. R. U. 8URUEON,
HILLKltOUO, OKEtJON.
s.
Din ihi KKCiiiKNca : oorner mira
1 Main NtrnMlM. I film hour. HUM) to 1
n. in., I to B and 7 to H v. in. 'J cleolione to
rwuiiio from Uroofc A St ln' Kmnatorw a
nil h'.ura. All oiilU iionifuy vk"-i
niu'it or day.
t' A. II A I LEV, 31. I-".
1JUYSICIAN, SUIKiKON AND
A AUX)UUIi:UR.
IIIMJSIIOUO. OHEfKJN.
Ofvi. a: In l'harmaov. t'nion lllook. lall
hILhmiIkiI to. uiulit or dav. Ktwiileuoe. H, "
Cor. Jlae liine nud NhmuhI Htrteta.
S. II. Ill M I'll KEYS.
riONVKYANCMNO AND
AIWTI4ACT1NO OF TITLES.
H1LI.HHOKO, Ol'.KOON.
f-oal i,nfMd pvn ntid Loam on Hef.l
Folate nfeotintn I " 1'nFinenn .attended to
with iromiitneaii and diiLf b
JAH. M. TIIOMPHOK, NOTART PUBI.IC!.
TIIOMl'SON & hi)S,
20 years cxporl. m c in (illi Lciriil Hual
11I trusts exwul.il. I'roperty
ol ' Estuloa and Individual iaie.1 lor.
Olllcent the Ila.nar, Forest drove, OrcROn
f. K. I Eld Kit,
I ()MIX)IATIMC
1 1
1 PIlViSlCAN am HUIU1EON,
FORKS T dKOVK OKKHON.
Bpeelal ntlenliuii pan
Huriii.'al Diseases of Wo:
lid to Molirnl and
men and I'lnl.lren
and all chronic diseases.
Olliire and resid e. Uowlhy
house
I'acilic ave., west of Forest drove hoi
ilel.
K. NIX0V,
KNTIST,
FokFBT .i:iVK, OlM'.dON
Vest art. -inl t.-otl. $'...rm t.or wt. Cement
411. 1 Aiii.-iliriin, (liiimrs .1 eene eat'ii. toio
lilliiiLts from ! up. Vilaii.ed air for j.a
l..du .. I riii-l i li ti.
fln-ii e- thr iloora north of Briok
loro. Oliice honn f rum a. ni. to4 p.
J. :. AI'KINS.
Dentist,
lllLLPliOllo, ) i : 1
OKrit'K II.h'ks: H a. in. tu 4 :.10 p. m.
OlVu-e in Union Work over riiarni.ny.
okl Ti-a pnslilvely run- Slt k Head
arlie, indiir stion and e.msttpstion. A
deliLtlil Mil herb drink, lo-motca all erup
tions of the skin, prodiicinv! a perfivt com
plexion, or inon.-y refunded. 2.'i ete. unil
S.I elii. i hflH lta Unit? iStoro.
m.4&
"1 a m
wax
7 CtDndlcs
liMi.ei ii.il.H'.. XI." "H.'1I
fCOTTl Or l-tTlil.nl' 11 . t tip ni.ft y fK'll-
r,t hhrM fri'TrH'CUIHlV A Camllra.
Ni.thui will oontTil n't1 mot" lo ttt ,
arttritic Miitfoii.'i f t(." hiitchcon,
tea .ir ilintii-r. Thi- h.-.( tl.voritti'a
candle'' for thr mnnnM or tli
mo atorat4 fiim mn-'.r nit
tuato or manMiin M"ile m all calora
tad I ha mfi'i r( toatf tir.ta i w
lTAMlHU OIL (Ml.
vntl an Id irrrThfrtl.
NERYITA PILLS:
BMtofs VITIIITT,
LOST VIGOR
no MANHOOD
Cures Impotent .v. Nin.it Hsiissionaand
wasting diseascK! all cllccte of elf.
ahuse. tir exi rssi And lndifr.
:xJtlW' ...... 1 A
. . JllkLlllll, I It' It'llll Sllll
nrfhlood Imililor. Rrinirs the
i . i' , 1, i..'i 1
pinK plow xi I'.t.e 1 ureas anu
fSSf restores the fire of youth.
HV Tiall w er ikix, xt noxci
for $:.H; with ft ritton irnnrnn
lee tiM'iire or rcfunl fh money.
Send for circular. Addrc s.,
NERVITA MEDICAL CO.
Clinton A Jacason Su CHICACO, ELL.
For sulo iy IVItu Driiu HI. rp.
, .'vvl HAIR BALSAM
l ' 1 rr,,m. ln..,-.. t fT..wtl.
" it I" II ''or Or
kN
TOW
n
n
When the liew was fniiinc and the
eveiiiiiK vrna dark, a small figure
niove.1 toward the KHte of the farthest
ostrich camp, driving a lilr.1 la-fore It
When the pate was opened and the
bird driven In and the gate fastened. It
turned away, hut then suddenly paus
ed near the stone wall.
"Is that you, Waldo?" said Lyndall,
hearing a sound.
The boy was sitting on the damp
ground, with his back to the wall, lie
gave bcr no answer.
"Come," she said, bending over him.
"I have been looking for you all day."
Ho mumbled something.
"You hnve hnd nothing to eat. I
have put some supper In your room.
You must come home with me, Wal
do." Sho took his hand, and the boy rose
slowly.
Sho mado him tak.j her arm and
twisted her anmll fingers amoncr Ida.
"You III list forget," sho whispered.
"Since It hapiiencd 1 walk, 1 talk, I
never sit still. If we remember, we
cannot bring back the dead." She
knit her little Angers closer among his.
"Forgetting Is the beat thing. lie did
not wntch It coming." she whispered
presently. "That Is the dreadful thing
to see It coming'" She shuddered.
"I want It to eome so to me too. Why
do you think 1 was driving thnt bird?"
she added quickly.- "That was Hans,
the bird that bates Bonaparte. I let
him out this nftenoou. I thought be
would cbnse him and per Imps kill
him."
The boy showed no sign of Interest
"He did not can b him, but he put
bla head over the half door of your
cabin and frightened him horribly. He
was there, busy stealing your things.
Perhnps he will leave them alone row,
but I wish the bird bad trodden on
him."
They said no more till they retiehed
the door of the cabin.
"There Is a candle, and supper Is on
the table. You nuist eat," she said
authoritatively. "I eannot stay with
you now lest they find out about the
bird."
He grasped her arm and brought bla
month tloo to her ear.
"There Is no God," be almost hissed,
"no God, not anywhere!"
She stnrted.
"Not anywhere!"
lie ground It out between his teeth.
and she felt bis bot breath on her
'cheek.
"Waldo, you are mad," she said.
drawing herself from btm Instinctively.
He loosened his grasp and turned
away from ber also.
In truth. Is It not llfe'a wnyT We
fight our little battles alone, you yours.
I mlno. We must not help or find help.
When your life is most real, to me
you are mad. When your agony Is
blackest, I look at you and wonder.
Friendship Is good, a strong stlrlc. but
when the hour comes to lean hard It
gives. In the day of their bitterest
need all souls are tlone.
Lyndall stood by 'him In the dark,
pityingly, wonderlngly. As he walked
to the door she cnine after him.
Eat your supiier. It will do you
good." she said.
She riililHd her cheek against his
shoulder nnd then rnu away.
In the front' room the little woolly
Kaffir girl was washing Tanf Sannlc's
fii't In a small tub, and Itouaparte,
Who nut on the wooden sofa, was puli
ng off his shoes and stockings thnt his
own f.Mt might lie washed nlso. There
were three enndles burning In the
room, and he nnd Tanf Sannle sat
t!ose together, with the loan Hottentot
tot far off, for when ghosts are about
much light Is needed. There la great
strength In numbers. Ilonn parte had
completely recovered from the effects
of his fright In the afternoon, and the
numerous doses of brandy thnt It had
been necesanry to administer to him to
effect his restoration had put him In
singularly pleasant and amiable
mood.
That boy Wnldo,' said Bonnpnrte,
rubbing his toes, "took himself off cool
ly this morning as soon as the wagon
came and has not done stiver of
work all day. I'll not have that kind
of thing now I'm master of this farm."
The Hottentot maid translated.
"Ah, I expect he"s sorry that his fa
ther's dead," said Tant' Sannle. "It's
nature, you know. I cried the iwholc
morning when my father died. One
can always get another husband, but
one can't get another father." mid
Tanf Sntiule, casting a sidelong glance
at Itouaparte.
Ilonnparte expressed a wish to give
Waldo his orders for the next day's
work, and accordingly the little woolly
beaded Kaffir was sent to call btm.
After a considerable time the boy ap
peared and stood In the doorway.
If they had dressed him In one of the
swallowtnlled coats and oiled Ms rlr
till the drops fell from It and It lay as
smooth as an elder's on sacrament Sun
day, there would still bave been some
thing utianolrited In the aspect of the
fellow. As It was, standing there In
his utraiiL.-e old coetume, bis head pre
senting ranch the appearance of hav
ing been deeply rolled Id sand, bla eye
lids swollen, the hair banging over his
forehead aud a dogged sullenness on
his features, he preaeuted most the ap
pearance of an UI conditioned young
buffalo.
"Beloved Lord," cried Tanf Bannle,
how be looks! Come in, boy. Couldn't
you come and aay good day to tuer
Don't you want some eupperT" ,
He said be wanted nothing and
tut red bis heavy eyes away from ber.
There's a ghoat been seen In your
fatlier's room," said Tanf Saimle. "If
you're afraid, too can sleep Id the
' kitchen." .
! "I will sleep la our rootu," said the
boy slowly. -
TtME-S
EY
OLIVE
BcimErrrEit
A TALE OF LIFE IN THE
BOER REPUBLIC.
e, is? up eiit iuj uoy, luiei-
buy,
rupted Bonaparte, smlllnj;. "I am to
be master of this farm now, and we
shnll l good friends, I trust, very
gissl friends. If you try to do your
duty, my dear Ixiy."
Waldo turned to go, and Bonaparte,
looking h'WlTiily nt the in mile, stretch
ed out on.' uustm-klnged foot, over
which Waldo, looking at nothing In
particular, fell with a heavy thud upon
the fhior.
"Dear me! I hope you are not hurt.
my boy," said Bonaparte. "You'll have
many a harder thing than that, though,
before you've gone through life," bo
added counollugly as Waldo picked
himself up.
The lean Hottentot laughed till the
room, rang aguln. and Tanf Sannle tit
tered till ber aides ached.
When be hud gone, the little maid be
gan to wash Bonaparte's feet.
"Q Lord, beloved Lord, bow he did
fall! I can't think of It," cried Tanf
Sannle, nud she laughed again. "I al
ways did know be was not right, but
this evening any one could see It," sho
added, wiping ti.e tears of mirth from
ber face, "ills eyes are as wild as If
the devil was In them. He never was
like other children. The dear Ird
knows. If he doesn't wnlk alone for
hours talking to himself. If you sit In
the room with him, you can see bis Hps
moving the whole time, and if you talk
to him 20 times he doesn't hear you.
Daft eyes he's as mud as mad can
be."
The repetition of the word mad con
veyed meaning to Bonaparte's mind.
Ue left off paddling bis toes In the wn
ter.
"Mnd, mad? I know that klw of
tnnd," said Bonaparte, "and I kuow
the thing to give for It- the front end
of a little horsewhip, the tip; nice
thing; takes It out," Bald Bonaparte.
The Hottentot laughed and trans
lated. "No more walking about nnd talking
to thcmielvex on this farm now," saM
Bonaparte, "no more minding of sheep
and rending of hooks nt the same time.
The point of a horsewhip la a little
thing, but I tli ink he'll hnve a tnste of
It before long." Bonnpnrte rubbed his
hands aud looked pleasantly across his
nose, and then the tbree laughed to
gether grimly. "
And Wnldo In his cabin crouched In
the dark lu a corner, with bla knees
drawn up to his chin.
CHAPTER X.
ItR SHOWS MIS TEETit.
Doss sat among the "karroo" bushes.
one yollow ear drnwn over bla wicked
llttlo eye, rendy to flap away any ad
venturous fly that n 1 1 trli t settle on his
nose. Around I1I111 In the morning sun
light fed the sheep; behind him lay hhi
master, polishing his machine, ne
found much comfort In luiiuUIng it thnt
morning. A dozen philosophical cssr.ys
or angelically attuned snngs for the
consolation of the bereaved could aev-
er have been to him whnt thnt 'tittle
sheep shearing machine was thnt day.
After struggling to see the unseeable,
growing drunk with the endeavor to
span the Infinite and wtlthlng before
the Inscrutable mystery It Is a renovat
ing relief to turn to some simple, feel
able, weiglinMe substance, to some
thing which has a smell and a color,
which mny be handled nnd turned over
this way nnd tlint. Whether there be
or be not a hereafter, whether there be
any use In calling aloud to the unseen
power, whether there be an unseen
power to call to, whatever be the true
nature of the I who c all and of the ob
jects arotinil tno, whatever be our
meaning, our internal ess"tice, our
cause land in a certain order of minds
ncnth nnd the agony of loss inevitably
twnken the wild d 'slrc, nt other times
smothered, to look iuto these things),
whatever tie the nature of that which
lies beyoud the uub.-oken wall which
the limits of the human Intellect build
np on every hand, this thing Is certain
a knife will cut wood, nnd one cog
ged wheel will turn another. This la
sure.
Waldo found an Immeasurable satis
faction In the hirlling of his machine,
but Doss winked and blinked and
thought It nM f rlt'litrully monotonous
out there on '.he Hat and presently
dropped asheri, sitting bolt upright.
Suddenly his 1 yes opened wide. Some
thing was coming from the direction of
the homestead. Winking his eyea and
looking Intently, he perceived It was
the gray nmre. Now, Doss had won
dered much of late whnt had become
of ber muster. Seeing she cnrrled
some one on her back, he now came
to bis own conclusion nnd liegun to
move his mil violently up and down.
Presently he pricked up one ear and
let the other li.uitr Ills tall became
motionless, nnd the expression of bis
mouth wns one of derided disapproval
bordering 011 scorn. lie wrinkled his
tips up on mi ll si,... into little lines.
The sand was soft, and the gray
mnre came ou so uoUelely that the
boy heard nothing till Bonaparte dis
mounted. Tl.-n Puss got up and moved
back a step. Hi did not approve of
Bonaparte's appearance. Ills costume.
In truth, was of a unliiue kind. It was
combination of the town and coun
try. The trills of his Mark cloth coat
were pluneil up behii.il to keep them
from ruhhlue: he had on a pair of
moleskin tr. -oners nnd leather gaiters,
and In his hand lie carried a little wTilp
of rhinoceros hide.
Waldo stinted mi l In. kin! up. Hnd
there l".on a iivim.-i.t's t ine he would
bave dug a hole In the snnd with bis
bands and lmrl.il his treasure. It was
only a toy of wood, but he loved It, as
one of necessity loves what has been
born of him, whether of the flesh or
spirit. When cold eyes have looked at
It. the feathers are rubbed off our but
terfly's wing forever.
"What b av ey on h. Te. my latiy'w'd
Continu il on fourth Page.
DWTH1CT I'OSSOLIUATIOX.
-'it. II. A. Hall, of this county
iH.-l week, diHt-unvic trire the De
-aliment of Superintendence, at
Kao'u), the rnpOHition of conrtoliilat
ing rural school district. He gave a
lii-it'irlcal review of toa question
htaii.ig that during the last decade,
the question had been raised aa to
wlie her it was better to bring the
school to the child or the child to the
srhiJ. Iiriefly dialed, the plan pro
porusi for this purpose wns to cot soli
ditto lnlf a dozen or iiAire of the ordi
nary rural districts into a single (lis
trie!, with one central school, organ
ize.1 pjathe graded school plan. The
pupil--, except those who lived
eaft9lking distance, were to be re.
gultiily transported to and from
school lu carriages or otherwise, by
partie under regular contract to pe,
form tucb service. The pupil
brought together could bo taught by
less nurulsr of teachers, and the
money, thus saved would pay fur the
increased cost of transportation.
The following benefits of conaolida
tiou ware claimed where the system
bad bctn tried: First, better school
houses.healing, ventilation and sanl
tallon; .second, better equipments
such as maps, globes, charts, books,
blackboards, eSc.j third, larger more
regular and punctual altendcnoe
fourth, Ringer school terms and bet
ter tcacher; fifth, the inspiration and
ciass emulation that comes from
Urger classes,
1
Some Spanish officers are rinding
the British reverses In South Africa
a parallel to their own (allure in
Cuba, and are drawing the lesson
from then that figMIng hatlles sev
I imhikiikI miles from home is
ihlUi-uU business at bcrt. This is, of
course, correct. Thelioi'rs, however
are a much more formidable enemy
tin. n 1 lie the Cuban insurgents were
Pney are uot braver p .chaps, but
they are more numerous, and are
armed, having been longer in pre
paring for war, and bave stronger
tmturrtl defencttt. The lioers, like
llie Cubans, have many advantages,
among which a thorough knowledge
of the country in which they are op.
rating i'i not the least. Neverthe
less, the British defeats, like those of
llie Kp"i inn's, nay be attributed in
a const. leraiAu degree to bad general
-d ip. The fighting qualities of both
British and Spanish soldiers are as
4H"1 as those of any armies in the
world, hut their leading ollleers are
tint qtial to the demands which mod
e n warfare makes upon them.
Ry the election in the Seventh
Kentucky district the other day all
the seats in the House were filled,
and the votes of the Democrats, Pop.
ulists and all the other non-Republican
elements in that chamber reaches
172. This gives the Republicans
mojority of thirteen over all. The
majority will be much greater than
this, however, for all important
measures which the Republican; will
put forward. The gold standard bill
cot a lead of forty. Eleven Demo-
. nit-i voted for it, and other Demo.
.rats d.slged a vote, and thus reduced
the strength of their party on the di
vision, W hen any question touch
ing the general policy of national
expansion comes up the majority on
the Republican side will be still
larger.
A M RR t'UKK FOIt t'KOl'P.
I nruty-llTe Years' Constant I'se With'
oat a Failare.
The first indication of croup is
hoarseness, and In a child subject to
'hat disease it may bo taken as a
sure sign of the approach of an attack.
Following this hoarseness is a'.'pecul
ar rough cough. If Chamberlain's
la.gh R 'iui-dy is given as sKn as
the child becomes.hoarse, or alter Ihe
i-ough appears, it .will prevent the
ti tuck. We have yet to learn .of a
i-igie instance in which it has not
proved effectual. No other prepara
tion can show such a record twenty
rive years' constant tisw without a
failure. For sale at the Delta Drug
S'.ore.
My wifo has been using Chamber
Iain's Pain Ralm, with good results
fur a lame shoulder that has pained
her continually for nine years. We
li-ivo tried all kinds of nr Jlc'nes and
doctors without receiving any bent-fit
from any of liiem. Oie day we saw
an ml virtlsement ofthis medicine
an I (bought of trying il, which we
did w ith the U-st of satisfaction. She
liss u-d only one bottle and h r
sliouM. r is almost wcll.--Adolph L,
Milled, Manchester, N. II. For sale
by Delta Drug Store.
My son had been troubled for years
with chronic larrhot. Sometime
Bi. o I H'rsiialcd him to take some of
CniiniNrlnin's Colic, Cholera and
D.arrhoea Remedy. After using two
bo'lles of the 25 cent s'.io he was
cured. I lve this Ustimonlal'hop
ing sou e one similarly afflicted may
rea l II and li benefited, Thomas
C. Rower, Glencoe, O. For sale at
the Delta, 1
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DEATH OF MAJ. LOGAN
He teas Killed Nocembcr 16
While Helping a Wound
ed Prioate
WAS A UOOI) (OMMAM)FK
Ilia Loss was a Severe Sheck Upon all
I'ader his ('niniand as Wet! as
the Whole Ceaatry IHed
a Hero
Berg. Gay Brown, 3J U. & Inft
was with Major John A. Logan, Jr
the day he was killed, and saw him
fall. Young Btown describes the
scene in a tetter to his father, P. O
Brown, llillsboro, which is in these
words :
Balino, Luzon, Nov. 17, 1899,
Mr. P. O. Brown,
Father; Yesterday the
army sustained the severest loss, (in
my opinion) of the whole Philippine
campaign. The right wingof Whea
ton's Brigade, the 83 Inft., Col. Hare
in command, moved to assault. The
enemy's position beyond San Fabian
at San Jancinto, the lett wing of the
advance the ad battalion was under
Major Morse as reserve, the right, or
1st was under command of my old
Captain's son-in-law Major Crowin a
gallant young officer as ever lived
and the command was in support,
2d ballation was advance, and in
comman J of the finest of all officers
for such a task as lay before them,
Major John A. Logan, Jr. The ad
vance was through water and mud
waist deep and as the second echelon
of the advance entered the noat
vo'ley struck tbem; right in front of
Major Logan a poor "buck" soldier
who prehaps was worth nothing to
anybody, had been shot through the
abdoman and was about to drown
The Major went into that hole pulled
him out and as he went to lay
him down, he (Ihe major) was shot
through the head by a sharp shooter
located in the top of a coconut tree.
Thua died, a man who could swing
the fairest bells of a brussels ball
room, cover the best at the course,
handle the foil or pistol with any
Frenchman, a man who at last show
ed the world that he could die doing
the noblest duty that any true Amer
ican officer or soldier cai do. Died
in saving the life of a "pole" who
would have joined an anarchist
crowd and throw dynamite at the
liveried turnout of his superior, a
year ago. If there is a neaven, m hj.
John A. Logan's spirit must tie there,
For greater love hath no man than
he lay down bis life for his brother."
I tell you that the men of "A" Co,
3d Inft. who served under Logan at
ElCaney, and were complemented by
him, are a sorry lot at his death. He
was the handsomest, noblest looking
specimen of manhood I have seen.
don't know what h'story will give as
his list words, but his orderly heard
them, they were delivered to him,
"Tell Col. Hare to detail an acting
major for the 1st Battalion, I am
gone." 1 will write again, i can
write no more at present. 1 only
hope if I die here It will be in a simi
lar cause.
Guy E. Brown
Q. M. Egt. Co. "A" 3d Inft,
WARSHIPS Hid TO MASILA.
Interest in the speed contest be-
tween the New Orleans ana tne
Brooklyn on the voyage out to Man
ila has not yet subsided among naval
officers. A calculation made at the
navigation bureau shows that, de-
ducting the stops made along the
routr, the actual steaming time of
the two vessels was forty-eight days
for the New Orleans and forty-six for
the Brooklyn. In other words, the
Brooklyn covered the 15000 miles
out to Manila In two days' less steam
ing time than the New Orleans. The
Brooklyn is an American designed
and built ship, while tl New Or
leans is English built. We bought
her at the beginlng of the Spanish
war in 1898.
VALUES or
VRAM
POKE.
IS XAKIS0
The director of tha Montana ex per.
Iment station compares Ihe value of
different grain foods for pork as
follows :
By a combination .ol grain and
leguminous pastures pigs can be
grown to a weight of 150 pounds at a
cost of 2c a siund. Alfalfa, clover,
peas, wheat and barley make the
best of pig feed. Alfalfa or clover
pasture, with a little grain In sum.
mer, affords conditions for the cheap
est growth and ths greatest profit,
Pigs fed on barley or barley and
wheat at present market prices will
paylor all food consumed when pork
is 3jc a pound.
The pea, combined with grain, is
well adapted to the. wants of the
growing animal, and will give the
greatest gains on the smallest amount
of feed.
The lot, fee? I qtial epsrta of barley,
wheat and peas made h. gain of 1
pound In weight for t.55 Miunds of
ood when the pigs were between the
weights of 117.8 and 2(1!) 8.
Pigs make the greatest gains aud
at a less cost o gain before they
reich 200 to 210 pounds iu weight.
The quality of pork produced from
wheat, barley and eaa in the various
combinations used is firm and well
adapted for the production of hams
ai.d b.icon, the fat and lean of the
meat being wel distributed.
IT.LIliU Y ABOLISHED.
A special to the St Louis Globe.
Democrat dated Berlin, Dec. 21, says;
Interesting news has been received
here via Rio Janeiro and Carlsruhe
in a clerical newspaper, containing
the. text of the papal encyclical abol
Ishirg celibacy as a requirement for
flyrgy in Lilin America. TlieSouth
American Bishops' council at Home
last spring petitioned this indulgence,
The encyclical was published on July
10 iu South American papers, al
though carefully suppressed through
out Euros9.
Tho encyclical states that iuiismu
as celibacy is a church ordinance aud
not a dyvine command, established
when candidates for the priesthiKHl
were numerous, Mid inasmuch as the
priestly calling has fall, n into disre
pute iu Latin America and many
parishes are without pastors, and iu
asmuch as celibacy is the main rea
son why the youth are disinclined to
become priests in these countries, it
seems advisable for those without
sufficient moral strength to choose a
worthier condition by marying.
SEKUMS TO l'KOI.ONd LIKE.
The Paris correspondent of the
London Morning Post describes one
of the greatest discoveries of modern
science, which has just been made al
the Pasteur Institute. He says that
Prof. MetchnikofT is engaged in seek
Ing accurate doses of a series of
lymphs, each of which will rejuven
ate a particular organ of the human
body. The correspondent eays:
"A sovereign remily against
anaemH has been disqt.vered. An
entire section of the Pasteur Institute
is now working to find the specific
serums for each particular organ. If
the blood serum acts on the red glob
ules of the liver, tho serum have i
similar effect on the cells, of the liver,
that ol tho brain on the brain, and so
on, the experiments have demon
strated this.
"A specific kidney serum was
found some days ago. The professor
is now determining the exact dose
for medical purposes. The discovery
has now passed the period of mere
laboratory exH?riments. The cele.
orate.! itiai is now at work ou
human serums."
The correspondent draws attnntion
to the obvious result, the great pro
longation of human lite, if every
thing is successful.
frMALL ROE It LOSSES.
According to Boer reports, and
there is no reason to doubt their ac
curacy, the loss of the burghers at
Magersfontein was less than 100 kill
ed and wounded. The British loss
was originally placed at 90, but ad
ditions have since lvn made. Gen.
Gatscre lost 700 men, while his an
tagonist's casuality list was five kill
ed, fourteen wounded, a proportation
of 1 to .16, In Buller's attack at
Colenso the British losses were over
1000. The B:a-rs fought under cover
and it is doubtful If their casualties
number 100 in all. They have lost
few hundred prisoners, chiefly at
the battle of Elandslsugte.
It is one of the peculiarities of the
situation that though the Biers have
been in superior force they fight de
fensively and screen their men In
action with the most scrupulous care.
Probably their total lest up to this
time is not more than 1200, and may
be less. . At the same time almost
uniform success has strengthened
theii confidence ai d sense of effio
ency. O England, where is thy
victor .
British naval guns have been fire
ing some more shells at the B.r on
the Tugela, hut at a distance of more
than five miles. The recent ex lerl
ment of rushing artillery within a
few hundred yards of the riflo line is
not likely to be repeated.
Gov, Wood takes hold in Cuba un
der favorable auspices. The good
sense and capacity of the Cubans will
he tested under his administration.
If they prefer the advice of chronic
agltatorftand demagogues so much
the worse tor "the pro-iscts of the
island.
Allen, of Nebraska, returns to the
Senate by appointment, hut with full
knowledge that the voters of the
state do not want him there. His
ghost dance will end when the next;
legislature meets In 1901.
WIIATIIASIIAPPENED
DURING THE WEEK
Items of General Interest
from all parts of the
state
WILL MEET AT A Lit AM Y.
A black dog tur us cream -while, Ac
live upperatiuiis on California,
Nevada and Oregon Kail
way to start lu spriug.
The next session of tho State
Teachers Association, Western Divis
ion, will meet in Albany.
At Tangent a number of church
goers bave enough grace to cause
them to erect sheds to shelter their
teams from storms dm ing worship.
Thirty six marriage licenses were
Issued in Morrow county iu 1800.
September was the only mouth in
which there were' no weddings in
that county.
The rainfall for Astoria for 1809
was 101.4 inches. This is the maxi.
mum. The average for the past 15
yi urs is 73 inches. The minimum
was 40 Inches in 1884.
In February the goatraisers of Polk
county will have a fair at Dallas, and
plans are now on foot to have a
poultry tho w in connection with it.
The dates are not yet set.
Notice has been received at ljeba
non that Adjutant-General Gantun
bein will be there Saturday night,
the 30th inst., to muster in the cav
alry troop which W. M. Copian has
been getting together.
A piie organ factory has been es
tablished at Dallas, Polk county.
The first instrument ordered is for
the M. E. church at that place. Ore
gon woods are used entirely for the
instrument.
A rich gold strike has been made in
a quartz lead only two miles from
Backer City, the rock assays from
f 18 to $102 per ton. The pay streak
Is wide and the mining can be done
without removing base rock.
Football-players at Eugene are
comparing the Berkeley-Eugene and
Carlisle Berkeley games, and con
clude that the Oregon college team
would show up well against Brown,
Amherst and similar colleges.
A cream-white spaniel pup has
been whelpd at Weston. It Is the
off-spring ol pure black spaniels. The
only explanation is that the mother
was attacked some weeks ago by a
white dog and severely frightened.
Beginning January 1, 1900, only
persons armed with mileage tickets
are to be allowed to ri.ie on ine
Southern Paciflic freight trains. The
new regulation is due to numerous
damage suits brought against the
company by passengers Injured while
trains were switching.
The eruptive disease at Heppner is
said not to be smallpox. "No bacter
ia or cocci" were iound in two slides
submitted to an aikaloidsl company
of Chicago, and the well-known med
ical journal, Clinic, says It can nit be
smallpox, but has symptoms charac
teristic of skin eruptions in general.
A late Baker City news paragraph
says that every house is habitable in
that city is occupied; in many cases
by more than one family. House
keeping rooms cannot be had. New
comers are, therefore, forced to board.
Spring will bring the larg. st influx
of tsaople Baker City has ever know n.
Satisfactory progress is making at
the grounds of the big furniture fac
tory lo Portland. It is thought the
buildings will be ready for the mach
inery by March. She factory Is on
the line of the O. R. A N. Co. about a
mile from the river. It Is promised
to build a woolen mill in tho same
neighborhood. ,
A Lakeview paragraph contains a
letter from the Manager of the Cali
fornia, Nevada and Oregon Railway
which states that his company will
again commence active 0s?rations as
soon as good weather will justify in
in the spring. The road is projected
into the Goose Lake country and may
reach that section this year.
August Fisher aged 45 years, 5 ft.
10 Inches high, slightly stooping,
Geiman, and a farmer living near
Eugene, left home the Friday before
Christmas, takigg his msga.ine rifle.
Ostensibly he was going hunting for
birds for his Christ mas dinner. He
has not ben seen since and his
neighbors are arlarmed and hunting
for him.
An excelsior plant is expected to
be In otssratlon at Eugene about F'eh.
1st. It will use about 2000 cords of
balm each year, split to center and
clear of knots. The wood will Inj
kiln-dried before use, a kiln with a
capacity of 4ft cords being er.cted for
that purpose. The factory will furn-
" y employment to at least
10
experienced men.