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1IILLSD0U0. WASHINGTON COUNTY, OKEOOV, HilDAY. M.Uu'li ::, ih.
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filllsboro Independent;
BY D. W. BATH.
OFFICIAL CO INT V I'A I'F It .
ON K IMH.I.AK PKH YEAR IN ADVANCK
Republican in Politics.
4DvmnttiM(j Katks: Display, HO cents
an im li, single column, lor four Inser
linns; reading uolii-es, one cent won!
ich Insertion (nothing lew than 13
cwutM) ; professional cards, on Inch, $1
a inotuli ; lodge cards, $." a year, paya
ble quitrterlr, (uulices aud resolution
free to advertising lodges).
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
C. B. TONGUE
ATTORN EYAT-LAW
Hllltboro, Oregon.
Offlce: Rooms 3. 4 and 6. Morgan Blk
W. N. BARRETT
ATTOHNEY-AT LAW
Hllltboro, Oregon.
Offlce: Central Block. Rooms 6 and 7,
BENTON BOWMAN
ATTORN EY-AT LAW
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
Oluce, in Union Blk., with H. B. Huston
THOS. H. TONGUK JR.
ATTORN KY-AT-LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
Jitice : Rooms J, 4 aud 5. Morgan B1m
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
t. T. LINKLATER. M. B. C. M.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
Offlce. upstalre, over The Delta Drug
Store. Office hours 8 to 12 ; 1 to 6, ami
In the evening Iroin 7 to U o'clock.
J. P. TAMIESIE, M. D.
S. P. R. R. SURGEON
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
Residence comer Third and Main; offl i up
sTtirsover heliadrui store; bourm s. Ho lu W oi.
1 tofiandTUi P. . Telephone to resideii.e
froW l" ia .lru .lore. All .ells promptly an.,
wereil dsr or maul.
F. A. BAILEY. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURCIEON
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
Offlce: Morgan Bailey block. Bp
atalra. rooma 1-'. 13 and 15. Realdence
8. W. cor. Baae Line aud Second ate.
Both 'phonea.
F. J. BAILEY, M. D. ,
PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON
Hlllaboro, Oregon.
om.ee: Morgan-Bailey block, up
atalra with K. A. Bailey. Realdence.
N. K. corner Third and Oak eta.
A. B. BAILKY, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON,
Ilillsboro, Oregon.
OHloe orer Bailey's imig Store. Offlce houri
from ,M to W; " K a 7 10 HaaWaooe
third Iiuum nurth of ulljr eleoirlo UKbl plaul.
( alii promptly attended day or Btxhi. Mu
phones. - eaptJB-ot
MARK. B. BUMP, .
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Notary l'ublic aud Collections.
HILLS BOKO, ORR.
Tree Delivery
Of the lest Fish, Game and
Meats. Our delivery is prompt
. and in all parts of Hillstwro.
We have inaugerated a
new Schedule in Prices
and this together with our de
livery system makes this Hills
boro's popular market.
Housley tf Corwln,
Announcement.
Havine purchased the Central
Meat Market, we wish to announce
to former patrons and the public,
that we have established a free de
livery and have reduced the prices
on all meats. Tor the best cuts
and best service possible we rcs-
pwctfully solicit your, patronage.
EMMOTT BROS.
DR. A. A. BURRIS,
IVIagnetic Osteopath,
HlLLSBORO,
Oregon
iy,..., mroil without tlruif or aur
er by maanetio oateopathy, the new
. !....)... kualina IVineuIta-
at'ience vi
tion tree. 'lli e over tbe lakf r.
Contractor and Builder
I am prepared to furnish plans
and specifications and estimate on
U kinds of buildings. Now is the
ime to get your plans ready for the
hiiiMine season, ininy years
perience; satisfaction guaranteed
S. M. HOLLAND,
HlLLSBORO. OREGON.
T.t(.r in ft .cnFdj
Telej.bone, Tacitlc SUtee, Main 274.
THESE BOOKS
ARE FREE
MAKE A VALUABLE LIBRARY.
Sena) Written Requeat te Senator
rwlton anal Yeur Selection Will
Be Sent Free of Charge.
The following is a list of the
Fai tilers' Bulletins available for
distribution, showing the number,
and title. Copies will be sent tree
to any address in the United StatesJ
on application to a Senator, Repre
sentative, or Delegate in Cougress,
or to tbe Secietary ot Agriculture
Washington, D. C. Numbers omit
ted have been discontinued, being
superseded by later bulletins.
23. The Feeding of Farm Animal.
24. Hog Cholera and gwiue Plague.
24, I'muuU; Culture and L'e.
27. Flax for Seed and Fiber.
2d. Weed; And How to Kill Them.
2D. Souring aud Oiber Change In Milk.
Xu, Grape Dtwaaee on tbe Pacific Coaal.
12. Slluaaud Sllege.
ti. Peaob Growing for Market.
M. MaaU; Compoeition aud Cooking.
S5. Pouto Culture.
Sg. Cotton Seed and It Product.
87. Kafir Com; Culture and I'kee.
:, Spraying tor Fruit pineaae.
- 3V. Onion Culture.
41. Foal; Care and Feedlug.
43. Sawaga !npoal on tba Farm.
44. Commarolal Ferliliaere.
4a. IrrlgaUon la Humid Clliualea.
47. Inaeel Alleutlng IbeCottoa Plant.
4a. Tba Manuring of Cotton.
4V. Sheep Fevdlng.
Ml. Sorghum a a Forage Crop.
-61. Standard Varletlaaof Cblrken.
62. Tbe Sugar Beet.
M. Mom Common Bird.
66. Tbe Dairy Herd.
66. Experiment Station Work I.
67. Butter Maklug on the Farm.
SB. lha Soy Bean a a Forage Crop.
69. Bee Keeping.
60. Mailudof Curlug Tobacco,
tl. Aeparagu Culture.
tZ. Marketing Farm Produoe.
63. Cere of Milk on the Farm.
4. liui'k nnd iieee.
66. fciierlmeiil Htetliin Woik -ll.
66. Meadow aud Paatute.
66. The Black Hot of the Cabbage.
. Experiment Station Work III.
70. Inaeot Rnemiee of tba Grape.
71. Katenllala la Beer Production.
72. Cattle Raoge of the Boutbweet.
7. Kxperlmenl Station Work-I V.
74. Milk aa Food.
77. The Urn Ing of Soil.
76. Kxpertmeul Station Work V.
76. Expertaieat Statloa Work VI.
go. Tba Peaeh Twig-borer.
61. Corn Culture la tba Houtb.
62. The Culture of Tooaooo.
Kt. Tobacco Sol la.
64. Saperlmeni Sutlon Work-VII.
66. FUb aa Food.
U. 66. Thirty Polrnuou Plant.
67. Experiment sutlon Work VIII.
66. Alkali Lauda.
I 1. Potato Dlataaee aud Trealiuiul.
VJ, Experiment Station Work-IX.
OS. Sugar aa Food.
64. TbeVegeUblo Garden.
96. Good Road for Farmer.
96. Raising Sheep for Mutton.
97. Experiment Station Work-X.
96. Suggestion to Southern Karm era.
99. lneeot F.nemie of 8aa1e Tree.
100. Hog Ralalng In tba South.
101. Mllleta.
102. Son them Foraga Plant.
101. Experiment Station Work.
104. Note on Froet.
10. Experiment Station Work XII.
Mot. Breed of Dairy Cattle.
107. Experiment atatlon Work. XIII.
1U6. Ballbuabee.
109. Farmer' Reading Course.
110. Rloa Culture In tba t'nlted Statre.
111. Farmer' lulereet In Oood Seed.
112. Bread aud Bread Making.
US. The Apple and How to Grow It.
114. Experiment Station Work-XIV.
116. Hop Culture in California.
116, Irrigation In Fruit Growing.
115. Grape Growing In tbe South.
119. Experiment Station Work-X V.
120. Inaacta Affecting Tobacco.
121. Bean. Peas, and other Legume a Food.
122. Experiment ttutlon Work-X VI.
121. Red Clover Seed; Information fur purchas
er. 124. Experiment 4Utloa WorkxVlI.
126, Protection of Food Product from Injurloui
Temperature.
126. Practical auggeetloo for Farm Building.
K127. Important Insecticide.
12. Egg and Their I'ee a Food.
129. Sweet Potatoes.
1.11. Household Teet for Detection of Oleomar
garine and Renovated Butler.
IU. Insect Eaemlee of Growing Wheel.
US. Experiment Station Work XVIII.
IS4. Tree Plaatlng la Rural School Grounds.
166. Sorghum Sirup Manufacture,
196. Earth Roada.
137. The Angora Goat.
f-lts. Irrigation In Field and Garden.
19. Kmmer; A Grain for tba Semiarid Regions.
140. Pineapple Growing.
141. Poultry Raising on the Farm
142. Principles of Nutrition and Natrltiva Value
of Food.
145. Tbe Confirmation of Beef and Dairy Cattle.
144. Experiment StaUoa Work XIX.
146. Carbon Bisulpbld aa an Insecticide.
1146. Insecticide aud Fungicides.
147. Winter Foraga Crop for th South.
leK. Celery Culture.
149. Experiment Station Work-X X.
1M. Clearing New Land.
161. Dairying la tba South.
169. arables In Cattle.
p 166. Orchard E us ones la the Pacific Morthweet.
164. Th Home Frail Garden: Preparation and
Care.
166. How I asset Affect Health la Rural Dl-
tricts.
166. The Home Vineyard.
167. The Propagation of Plants.
166. How a Build Smell IrrlgaUon Ditches,
169. ScaklaSneea,
P 16L Practical Suggeetlona for Fruit Grower.
tat. ExpertmeniStatioeiWatk-XXL
164. Rape aa a Forage Crop.
166. Culture of th Silkworm.
Slea. Cbeeee Making on the Farm.
167. Cassava,
MS. pearl Millet.
169. Experiment Station Work-XXtl.
179. Principle of Horse Feeding.
V 1 71. The Control oihe Codling Moth.
172. Hesle IuwflH aud Miiee on CUrus Trees.
173. frlracrof Koresiry.
174. Broom Coru.
1 17&. Home ksnufacture sad iseoi imsriueu.-
ed Grape Juice.
174. Crnl)rry Culiure. '
177. Squab Kaiiluf.
176. Insects Injurious Id Cranberry Culture.
17V. HorftMuoelni.
ll. Pruning.
l Poultry a Food.
lHt, Meal on tbe Karm Butcberlloi. Curing etc.
1U U.rk.tlns Live Stork.
rlnft. Beautifying the HonisOrouud.
im. Kiprlmenl Station Work-XXlll.
17. lrinire on Karm I.auds.
K in. Weeds Used lu Medicine.
190. Kxperlraeitt SUtltou Work-XXI.
1W. Beruyard Manure.
1W. Kipeilmenl SUllon Work XXV.
I'M: Alfalfa Seed.
Kl6. Aunttal flowering rianla.
11. I'sefulnese of the American Toad.
1V7. Imporution of Game Bird aud tor
,lJ8 ktbutZ.
1W. I'orn Growing.
3UU. Turkey.
'Jul. Ctvsro He part lor on Weatern Farm.
Ml Experiment Station Work XXVI.
M. Canned Kruits, Preserves aud Jellies.
AH. The Cultivation of Mmbroouu.
20b. Pig Mauagemeut.
Saw. Milk KeTt-r au.l lw Treatment.
JOB. Varletlre of FrulU Kecomraen.lcd for
Hlautlug.
JU9 Controlling the Boll UeeTll In Cotton Bead
and at Uluuerle.
aid. Kiperlinent Stallou Work XXVII.
211. The l'e of I'arU Ureen lu Couirolllng tbe
t'oltoa lloll WeTll.
ill. The Cotton Bollworm.
'JI3. Ratpbenlvf.
2i. Ileueflclal Ilaoterla for Leguinlnom Crop.
il Alfalfa Orowlug.
UIO. The Control of the Boll Weevil.
117. KawntUI 8tep In Becurtug an Karly Crop
of Cotton.
'J 18. The tk-liool Uarlen.
M. l.etmmt from tbe Uralu Ru Kpldcuilc of
1M4.
'i20. TiiinaUKi.
Xil. Kuiigm l)ltaei of the Cranberry.
tit. Kxpt-rlmunl Station Work-XXVIII.
ill. Mleccllrtuoout Cotton Ium-vW ill ToX.
2J1. Ceuedian Field Pea.
2iS. Experluieut Station Work XXIX.
2M. UeUtion or Coyole to Stock Kautug lu the
Went.
2-J7. Kxpenmeut Htatlon Work XX X.
22, Forwt Plautiug and Farm Management.
. The Production of Good Seed Corn. (In
Prom )
230. Game Law laU.
K'JJl. Bprayiugfor Cucumber and Melon lilwaae.
(Iu Pre.)
2M. f)kra. It Culture and l'e. (In Prew.)
XU. Experiment Station Work XXXI. (In
Pre. )
Push! Don't Hang On.
Many a man m a nood pi im lion
to push, forgets to do so and simply
hangs on. lie adds his weight to
the burdens and "kicks" because
things do not move faster. It costs
less muscular energy to hang on
than it docs to push, but you can't
get more money lor it unless you
cheat somebody else.
The five dollar man who pushes
is of more value to a business man
thau the one hundred dollar man
who hangs on, but the hundred
dollar man who pushes is worth
infinitely more than twenty times
the five dollar man because of tbe
value of space. A forty-thousand
horse power engine may drive a
boat at twenty knots an hour that
forty thousand horses, having the
same power, could not move at all
and would sink with their very
weight. Some men are like auto
mobiles it takes all their power to
move the machine.
Don't attach yourself to any
business or any position as a hanger-on.
You are never welcome and
you never grow. It takes effort to
induce growth, and it takes growth
to qualify for bigger things. If you
fail to exercise and use your energy,
you stagnate and become not only
useless but diseased. Push! Push!
Push! Don't be satisfied unless
you are pushing every pound pos
sible. Help the business, and at
the same time help yourself by
growing stronger with every effort.
The Dalles Chronicle.
"Man, What Is He?'
a . i a f
iuau mat is born oi woman is
small j)taties and few in the hill.
In infancy he is full of colic and
soothing syrup, and fn age he is
full of cuss words and rheumatism
p In wralh his mother takes him
across her knee and sweetens his
life with her slipper, and when he
is grown man the sheriff pursueth
him through alleys all the days of
his life.
He sprcadcth like a green bay
tree. He getteth into office and
his friends cling to him like flies to
a molasses barrel.
He swelleth with vanity. He
cutteth ice for a time, but is hewn
up at the next convention and cast
into the salt box and his name is
Pants.
Out of office, out of friends; he
soon goeth busted and lieth down
in the cow pastures. He dieth out
in the world and goeth where it is
warm enough without clothes, and
the last end of man is worse than
the first. Exchange.
lilAK'S MOST
FAITHFUL FRIEND
A LITTLE STORY OF THE DEEP.
Why a Deg's Memory ia Cheriahed
and His Body Given a Chrla
tian Burial. .
In 1 87 1 the steamship Swallow left
the Cape of Good Hope bound for
England. Araoug the passengers
was a child of two years and a
nurse. The lady had also brought
wiih her a huge, handsome New
foundland dog called Nero.
The voyage had lasted about six
days. No land was to be seen,
and the island of St. Helena was
the nearest point. The day was a
beautiful one, with the breeze blow
ing and the sun binning down
brightly on the sparkling waters.
A large and gay compauy of pas
sengers were assembled on deck;
merry groups had clustered togeth
er; now and then a laugh ran out,
or some one sang a little snatch of
song, when suddenly the mirth of
all was silenced by a loud and pierc
ing scream.
A nurse svii had been holding
the child iu her arms at the side of
the vessel had lost her hold of the
leaping, restless little one, and it
had fallen overboard iuto the sea.
The poor woman, in her despair,
would have flung herself after her
charge had uot strong arms held
her back. But sooner than can be
written down something rushed
quickly past her; there was a leap
over the vessel's side, a splash into
the water, and then Nero's black
head apicarcd ubove the waves
holding the child in his mouth.
The engines were stopped as soou
as possible, but by that time the
dog was far liehind in the wake of
the vessel. A loat was quickly
lowered, ' and the ship's surgeon,
takiiig.his place in it, ordered the
sailors to pull for thefr lives. One
could just make out on the leaping,
dancing waves the dogs black head
holding something scarlet in his
mouth. The child had on a little
jacket of scarlet cloth, and. it
gleamed like a spark of fire on the
dark blue waves.
The mother of the child stood on
the deck, her eyes straining anx
iously alter the boat and the black
spot upon the waves still holding
firmly to the tiny scarlet point.
The boat' seemed fairly to creep,
though it sped over the waves as it
never sped before.
Sometimes a billow higher than
others hid for a moment dog and
child. But the boat came nearer
and nearer, near enough at last to
allow the surgeon to reach over and
lift the child out of the dog's
mouth, then a sailor's stout arms
pulled Nero into the boat and the
men rowed swiftly back to the ship.
"Alive?" shouted every lip as the
boat came within hail of the steam
er; and as the answer came back,
"Alive!" a "Thank God!" came
from every heart.
Then the boat came to the ship's
side. A huudred hands were
stretched out to help the brave dog
on board, and "Good Nero," "Brave
dog," "Good fellow," resounded 011
every side. But .Nero ignored the
praises showered so profusely on
him. He trotted sedately up to the
child's mother, aud with a wag of
his dripping tail looked up into her
face with his big faithful brown
eyes, as if he said, "It is all right;
I have brought her back safe."
The mother dropped on her knees
on the deck, and taking the shaggy
head in both hands kissed his wet
face aeain and again, the tears
pouring down her face in streams
Indeed, there was not a dry eye on
board. One old sailor stood near
with the tears running down his
weather-beaten brown face, uncon
scious that he was weeping.
Well, Nero was for the rest of the
voyage the pet and the hero of the
ship, and he bore his honors with
quiet dignity. It was curious,
however, to see how, from that
time on, he made himself the senti
nel and body-guard of the child.
He always placed himself at the
any person ia
watching every movement she
made. Sometimes she would be
laid on the deck, with only Nero to
watch her, and if inclined to creep
out of bounds, Nero's teeth fasten
ed firmly in the skirt of her frock,
promptly drew her back. It was
as though he said, "I have been
lucky enough, Miss Baby, to save
you once; but as I may not be so
lucky again, I shall take care you
don't run any such risks in the fu
ture." When the steamer reached her
destination, Nero received a regu
lar ovation as he was leaving the
vessel. Some one cried, "Three
cheers for Nerol" and they were
given with a will. And a "Good
by, Nero," "Good-by, good dog,"
responded on every side. livery
one crowded around to give him a
pat on the head as he trotted down
the gang-plank. To all these de
monstrations he could only replv
with a wag of his tail and a twinkle
of his faithful browu eyes. He
kept very close to , the nurse's side
and watched anxiously his little
charge's arrival on dry land.
He was taken to the home of his
little mistress, where he lived loved
aud honored until he died of old
age, with his shaggy gray head
restiug on the kuce of the child
(now a woman) that he had saved.
His grave is in an English church
yard, in the burial plot of the fam
ily to which he belonged, and is
marked with a fair, white stone, on
which is engraved, "Sacred to the
memory of Nero."
Ills portrait hangs over the chimney-piece
of an English drawing-
I room, beneath which sits a fair
haired girl, who often looks up at
Nero's jortrait as she tells how he
sprang into the Atlantic Ocean af
ter her and held her until help
came. -Parish and Home.
A diHpHtcli from Manilla, under date
of March Hi, iitya: Kva Rowland,
known mi tlm Pacific: count aa "Little
Kgvpt," wli w r)rtei to have
eloped from Sun Krancinco with Horace
McKinley, who fijjured in the Orton
land fraud cann has iirri vvl litre Mi-h
Kowland ayn that who mi l Mi Kiulcy
pa rated at Shanghai ant that McKin
lev i now on the way to Saut'ina!a un
der the namo of A. Olcr.
Looking; for Carpet?
Then see V. O. PoueUon. lie repre-
eent the Lnrurit Carput House in Am
erica, liruwfela Mo)iiet, Axrninister
and two and three ply Ingrain.
Done'ieon'a Furniture Store.
The Climax Milling Co. ha juet in
stalled new machinery for aireing and
purifying their flour. The Hour made
by the uie of this machine ia not only
white, but makes lighter loaves and hat
a better ttmte. The M011 Rone in aupi
rior to any oilier Valley Hour, and the
Great Riser in j tint aa good, or letter,
than other hard wheal Hour that coata
you from 10 to -1) cent more on the
sack. Every eack jf'iranteel.
Climax Milling Co.
There's a lot
in a shoe which
war, needs only
like new." You
t ao and profit in
a . I
side of the ch tir f
who.se arms she
Hami ton-Brown anoes imm
your children
will want something pretty and good. Come and
see our '
School
iv
BEGUM
ON STREET R'Y
IN OPERATION BY FALL.
Portland to Forest Grove via Hills
bore in One Hour-. Work Haa
Commenced In Earnest.
From the Otrnoulsu.
The United Railways Company
set to work on the completion of
the Oregon Traction Company's
line to Foiest Grove the very next
day after the assets of the Tractiou
Company were secured by the
United Railways at public sale.
Crews of engineers went carefully
over the line directly west of the
city, with a view to securing a
better grade up the hills than had
been laid out by the former com
pany's survey. The original sur
vey showed grades of 8 ier cent in
some places, and now a relocation
has been made with 5 per cent the
maximum along Ilolmau Hill,
while for the most of the way 4 per
cent is the steepest pitch.
Contracts have been let to the
Pence Company for sluicing off a
portion of ihe sidehills along the
lily th and Hoi man hills, and work
has already been begun. Knolls
are beiug'cut away and depressions
filled up by the Pence giants, and
much work ot digging in the hills
sides will be done away with. The
work will be kept up as long as the
water supply lasts, and no fixed
amount of work has been agreed
upon with the Pence Company, but
the continuance of operations will
depend uinm the water entirely.
Seraiers, plows and other grad
ing machinery are being got togeth
er, and in a week or ten days sur
facing and track-laying will com
mence at the upper end of Petty-
grove street. The track laid by
the Oregon Traction Company on
Twelfth street will also be taken
up, and the 60-pound steel will be
replaced by 72-pound rails, rive
cars of rails arrived in yesterday,
making the total amount of rails al
ready ordered and on the ground
1 800 tons and another order of 2000
tons additional will be placed iu a
few davs. Most of these rails will
be laid on the city streets.
It Is planned to have the Eorest
Grove line in operation by Thanks
giving, and the ruti from Portland
to the college town is made in about
an hour, although the distance is
overtweuty miles. Were it not for
the 1 2-mile -an-hour regulation wilh
in the city limits and the .slops at
crossings inside the city, the hour
schedule could be cut down consid
erably. The United Railways Company
has established ati office at 429
Chatnl er of Commerce, where the
headquarters of the company will
be until April 1, when it is exeet
ed to move into the Commonwealth
Bank & Trust Company's building,
at Sixth and Burnside streets, which
is now being refitted. Offices of
the United Railways Compatiy will
occupy the entire fourth floor.
of Satisfaction
after month's ot
polish to "Look
11 find comfort,
the
A I .
Shoes
V OFlK
No better made. No better can be made.
guaranteo
goes with every pair.
Our line of
GROCERIES
is the finest in the county.
Everything uaoallf carried ry an
immense salea malM it rei''le !
Not a shop-worn article id the eetatuaiinieni.
JOHN DENNIS.
The old Reliable Corner
Taxes.
Our readers should interest them
selves aijout their taxes.
All taxes paid prir to March 15
get a rebate of three per cent, al
lowed for full payment.
One half of the taxes may be
paid by the first Monday in April
and the other half will then be pay
able without interest on the first
Monday in October following.
But if one-half the taxes are not
paid by the first Monday in April,
a penalty of ten per cent attaches,
and the tax and penalty bear inter
est at 12 per cent per annum until
paid.
Was there ever a law got up that
is more in favor of the man with
teady money and harder on the
farmer who as a rule, prelers to pay
iu the fall.
Was there ever a law got up that
gave the people a shorter time to
take advantage of its good points,
and that more speedily socked on
the heavy penalty?
Formerly taxes became delin
tjueut iu the fall. Under this they
become delinquent in the spring.
There is a whole lot of the Portland
plutocratic wi.sdom in the above
law.
Why not give the people who
want to pay one-half their taxes iu
the spring a little rebate, but give
all a chance to nay their taxes in
the fall without slapping a ten per
cent penalty and interest onto them?
Salem Journal.
A Band of Mercy Boy.
The other day a horse was trying
to get a very small quantity of oats
from the depihs of a very small
nose bag. In vain the poor fellow
tossed his head and did his lest to
gain his dinner. But at last, just
as he was settling down to dumb
and despairing patience, a bright
faced boy of perhaps ten or twelve
years of age-happened along. See
ing the dilemma of the horse the
little fellow stopped and said: "Hal
loa, can't get your oats, can you?
Never miud, I'll fix you!" And
straightway he shortened up the
st nips that held the bag in place,
and with a kindly pat and a cheery
word which the grateful horse
seemed to appreciate, went his
way. I would like to be the moth
er or the aunt or even the first
cousin to that boy. I would rath
er that he should belong to me
than own a I'aganini violiu or a
first water diamond the size of a
Concord grape. Bless his heart
wherever he is, aud may he long
continue to live in a world that
needs him. Kindness of heart,
tenderness, consideration for the
needs of the helpless and the weak,
and the courage that dares to be
true to a merciful impulse, are
traits that go far toward the make
up ot angels. We need tender
hearted Imjj s more than we tieed a
new tariff to bring up and develop
the resources of the country.
Home Advocate, Dallas, Texas.
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