LOCAL lifts. I'ifly r cent cut on lovei nnd VilUeiH nt Merrill' Hcml-Ainnn "Clciiuiice Sulc. Alfalfa jind rye huy, wheat nml polled Imtloy Kriilii, "tut potatoes for wilfc toy Ami Anne. Yellow, white aid purple cro Ctiici ImVe Illicit in full bloom thin j, weal: mi the Drnfcu biwu. The Demi MdOnritile In making KoiK price cut on its tmiircaioik. c;ul tiicir ml. on the ftrwt w,v. V. It. Ouorlu, Jr.. bcCl for Port. hud Sunday morning nftcr attend in); to IiiihIuc.hs milliard in JJetid. , The Hcml bond will glvie n St. .Patrick' dance tomorrow night, Saturday. Lot everyone attend. The Merrill Co will moii have n tine liuu of millinery good for -wle Save your oidein Tor rtpriitK nml Milliliter lints. J. N. Hunter. W. II. tftnat niiiI A. L. Coodwillhi wr tiiiMiciiiiK liuiiiH Itr Prliunrllhr Wednesday mid Thursday. ho not forget Mfrrill'a Semi Annual Cltnmmt Sal, latlrtg un til Mirch 15. A great price cut mi 1 yery artid In mock. Rtr. Tuvenor'a theme for ht next SUttdny eveulog aermon will t "Pub Sunday, or the Tri umphant ltntry into Jerusalem " C. M. Weymouth. Fred Shoo- I neat, awl Mr. ami Mr. Henry W. WMUHUt no final Koof on timber clatwrn Wefoe Commiiwioocr Kill thU week. Paul Kmoiner, after an extended residence In Ileud, wilt leave to morrow inn-iilug for the old home ai Waileun. Minnesota, where he will reside in the future. A uutuhtr of limber ember out fit'twt lit Hcpd yeMcrdriy morning aiul went .south .to crtttsa timlcr lor n Portland firm. It is the Mine crew that cruised In the Sinter country hint fall. Morrill's Clearance Snlc will be" continued two week's longer, or Un til March 15. The cut prices he is offering ate selling Jiii goods rapid Jy. If .yen want bargains in clothing-; drew goods, etc., call on him. Big; Cut in ...Groceries Stw I'elltc Prnnw, regular price vTr, piisfijfc or JU.. mm OL Hard Water Castile Jfcwp, formerly -toe jht lar. cut price iw i'tdl Crwiu CIimim, iwjrjuUr f h irlb.:nuw Is7 I'wr ot VmillU, former rire c; now ?5c ttitrl few CUum, (rwr pUe kh, how , 15c wrreii and ttUck Ten, CuriMrl Vci now 30c iviipM Mmli, fonswtljr iy. iO'ir 1 until Mant Co.'a ghfeiMeu. frwh, formtr jKke ife. now Wunwr's WhlU I'hMtlng Nwp wr loclMr: now 14c 5c minion, 1 Hi. can, sawa now 'Jizr for v &0 - ivM-ent Wheat ltake. wi OCp 1'orot, ikhv a for iu- nillfcnlliiM, larinerly ioei C, now l7V' I'erfeetlun Stock Cataup, wh ,m?:0 C ur XCU uw I'ouHtalu AnrtMiU. fonnar price 9 Ap hiu J3C. now xiVv lomiuUi (tupaa, formerly 5". now ..' - .kx1 Coflo, was , MOW 20c 15c I miulry Ihwp. foriHarly S '"" "b Kf sc; now 7 for UV Mimtowi, cam 2SC in. former price Jjct IOC rKe 1 euch l'runea, forow r Q ) V' 1 rice 10c; MOW., 1 v? V Minulii Veache. former tuli'e jv; "' 20c I tintaln HlMwIierriea, former- Eip U 10c: uow ZfVI 4:VHRYTIIIN(1 IN TMli UUUC1 -INIJ irowriptiiM)8 fiUod by nn tiwiey Springtime is here with Its housecleantafc and ge'ri cral rejuvenating. Get In line and paint Up a little-. I have a line and dandy and complete line of Paints, Oils and Stains ALL KINDS A lot of iYUV stoves, from the big kitchen range. A from. Come and look them Stoves $2.50 to $60 Bargains--Evcry ono of them COAL OIL FOR SALE J. I. WEST, - - i Bend, Oregon Mn. C A Jones left this inorii uitiK for I'ortlitnd. Merrill it H-lling huts ehcnp dur ing hi Clearance Sole In fnct the price is cut in two. 1 lleclc Hoxsie. a registered lar ber from The Dulles, ha; arrived in lUnd ami mnile arrangements to efn the Tripktt shop. Mr. ami Mrs. I'. I,. Tompkins left Iteml last Monday morniuK for Howl River where they will reside hi the future if that place suits them. 5. C. Caldwell is seating; the en tire room in his building prepara tory to puttinx in his stock of hard ware, lie expects the stock to nr rive liclwceti the 1st and lith of April. "Mill" Stephen Is helping iu the scaling. C. II. Dinwiddle, county school siicriutendcnt, writes The llullc tin that "No legislative enactment of the recent legislative assembly affecting the school laws ol Oregon ....II lu. ( Cgwtt ...till fn. ,i nrf Hill ill luiki. un,.. ,-), vw at which time we hope to have n copy of the revised school laws iu the hands of all school district boards." A. I,. Goodwillic is making scv crnl improvements t nrortnd his place this spring. One of them is the building of three 'stone pillars a few feet from the south wall of his house. The pillars arc built of native stone In the rough and with green vines growing over them us is the intention will give n1 very pretty effect. II. l. Davlta is in Ileud from Wilbur, Vnsh., and will remain here for some. time. Last fall he was here flim" purchased laud under the I). I..& J'. Co.'s canals. He is acquainted with irrigated lands in Washington and is very favorably impress! with prospects iu the Ileud country. Monday he went out witli Mr. Chapman to the lat ter's homestead near Powell lluttes and looked over the laud iu that vicinity. Japan's Unl Attitude toward America! Amvriemi lltotliiMii: I conic 10 liny lmiil of freedom ttlwiil 11 yer mid n half huo. Hlme then I am freely enjoying American lilxrty. I notice, here, oven mall lxy and girl ore kimt. rJicy treat me, l range' -Iwy. jiwt a tlielr fiiiulllar friend. , . ; . During the famine In Japan, about tliii. time. Iat yer, 1 was in ,Sct1l 1 school On Any, the principal called me to hl oirice, and prothichig one dollar he told ine, tlwt that money wan collected among low third-grade piiplU to ulM-ritM to the relief fluids. 1 lien be Hntrtl me to take It to the Japanese eoiuiil. which 1 did wlhigly. Afterward I heaid that a little ai" 1" that urade had lead, liefore claw, from u ?.....k -.mi. luiiliHile itoi e almiit the famine, and then she had prwpod to collect money for tho lHMir Miller. Her icuneal wa proimiliy annwered, utul iHfiiiiy after pennv, nVket after nicV el.lroi.Md iu to la" which fluallv I.. .... Ilia! mi.' llulllir. Uil IIMH I" tlioM- teitdcr little heart which did Hot 1 li-kitate to Miniiauiue wiiii i" muiie-mrlckeu 1" a far reuiole- am ! . tl t-libn 'TT".:",' .V..,-fl.,4.i rluhl American Bre."r. " . 7 ?. roiunne. are fully ex.Ia iietl from this nice Utile lo-y. 1 l is ,u!1 0,ll Willi thow little' Qhlldren. I rt u Itow freely enjoying ur KeoorltJ ai Id kluiluew til ll ttiuil 9T ltuiin. . U f "... iill..V Innrll llf Inllll VOllf KlIUl , the tlinkV little heater to I line assortment to choose over. you are dolui: ihi nobly My country, my nation, including fin fifty million people have been iMthiug in the nhowers of your kludnoM nml geticronity for n toux time. Since fifty years nun the American Coitiunidore I'erty went over, nml iinene I Inn for the rest of the world bow much do we lo yo? fann wat a liiixl of a liaby, then. She did not know what to do. It wm votir country which iua the firnt and fair treaty with Japan. Then the advitetl hi, and Axed the cuttoni duties at a fair rate. The JatMitete government believed from beginning iu the sincerity of yonr coun try, and whenever anything hpjcned with any other country, the Japan kov ernment first lakeil with the American minister, and atkrd him what to do, and bw to do. In the development of material civili ati4)i) we had n Krent aid from your country. Iu the development of edtica lUm and democratic ideas which are the most important MrU of the real civilisation, you have helped us to a threat extent. America xnt us many HiiMtonarie. America cttahlished many colleges nml schools in Jaian. They lucateil the many Japanese, many of whom have since become prom inent men. Moreover, a large number of Japanese was educated iu your Country vlio re Umiwl to lanau. and cducatci their eop1e. A large uumlicr of the Japan ese is now iu American schools; many of them are carcil for, by American fnmilics as their own sons. Then It is miitc iilaln since Americans. hne done nml arc iloiui' so much for J the cdticntlon of the Inpancse, that her democratic Ideas would thus be poured into the hearts of the Japanese a ureal lent Imlr'.d, America did a great deal In every way for Japan. We owe very iniicii to your country. Aim noininj; will explain plainer and shorter thnn wiiat my irieuu iiuimie A-Ki-ia siys, "America is the mother of lapan." It is a belief nuipng us, that if c had not the muthcrly America probably wc could not make sucn rapm progress in half a centurv. In the latest u'tiMlan war while America mantaiiihn:.n strict neutrality she aided my country so far as she could, both materially and morally. Wc nrc i-ratcfnl tto yonr country. Our ho-uus swell villi thsukfulncss See what a strong moral influence America lias in Japan. lie American minister OriiKUiu, who is, I think, now the am bassador to llraall, had a ureal reputa tion among the Japnue3 Mud cut circles. HeiiMMlto l'O from collcre to colleue sneaking to students. lie would rattier Ik called l'rof. Grinmn. Dr. Harris, who is called "the father of the Japan ese" in America and who presides oer all the Methodiat churches iu Japan nml Korea, is welcome even by Itudhlsta. What did rjriuli I-to, the author of the Milanese constitution, many times the nrime minister nnd now the real ruler of Korea, sav when he was starting for Korea? "What I want to do Iu Korea is what Dr. Harris and George Kenunu, (the famous American writer) have sug gusted to me." You may not know in the very diplomatic department of the Jukiiiohc government there is nu Auieri onn pdvlscr who has wrved for nliout 36 years. Awl even very simple, unlettered old faimem, who listen oauurly to their edu cated miii'h nml griimlMurs wonderful talks, will toll you that thuic is a coun try called America who is always kind to their country. Since the two wmntrlo arc friumlly conueetud by " glorious ti, if aii trouble may happen, it will be settled b iHith governiuculif, with n uood will, ami liy a peaceful moans. Thu Jaj,iiieso Boserumeut is always trying to promote tlie mutual fueling, nnd nut to hurt the American interest and the American sentiment. One is not allowed by the Kon'rmueut to couio over here to Ameri ca, if lie has money enough, uulesn.ho is u uriidiuitc of a liigh school, or any other M'hool corresppudlug to it, and he belongs to well-to-do family, nud his iR'isoiwhty is good and pure, which the Kov eminent sees through jhiIIcu. AtHiut two mouth ago, when the jupdiiese traiuiug siiuatlrou was expect rd to Mtil over, ami visit Auiericau ports, what did the Japanese here say? They wne anxious to weleotile the glorious hIiIim'uiuI men from home, hut since the iiuesliun iu San lTanen.eo was still un settled, that would noj. he u good tliuu, inl, did not the Japauesu goveinmunt ullamhm it undertaking promptly? ; Then whv are wc ,o iuinIous 'to re iiullii friends Vlih Amerlcn? HecaiiM It Is ortr inurnl'obllgatlonj ami hocause It Is nttiirintely nccensury flit thu ecuritj- of our very existence nud prosperity, Ja- Fit r.rwnTifinm psu Is the only country who, rising irorii n different race, Is enjoying a mil equality with the world powers, ll Is naturaf, If very often we become the alrtt ofjcnlousy, So of ten the voice 01 "ief-Ifiw-perU'' win raised aealust lis. If w'e hnMc mine Uiffercnl thoughts nml some different custom, human hearts heat JfW the same. Japan rrlilU lc undcVstddA thoronuhly throughout the woYld, tor at least, by the Unglleh speak lui; p&pte. Klght nftcr the IloxeJ- war-, whe'rl Chinn ws brought lo the Tate of being divided mouc the ixjwer, it was Great Britain, the United Sutcs and Japan, who cried together that "apau must be ircscrwil as she Is." When the Anglo apaiicc alliance was organized wc bc Icved America could not join it only be cause of the nature of her institutions. Those talks, that Japan wants war with America Ik-oi'isc she wants to jjet Hawaii and Philippines bccauM: she wants to con trol the Pacific ocean for herself are all foollrh and absurd. Just one year ngo there were muiiv rumors which raid. Japan wanted to purchase the Philippine; nnd now they say, Jnau wants to get her uy lorce. wont a cnangc It HI If Japan hnsniiynmbltiou on American territory, which rightly belongs to licr, tueujnpnn will ic a robber. II Japan wants to control a highway ocean, for her selfish puriose, which must be used for the good of the world at lnrge, she will be a roblcr, too. Whatever excuses she may make, she cannot be better at all than a robtjcr. Will Japan when it is her time lo try hard to promote her civ Miration, to tr to be understood thor oughly throughout the world, thatl the Japanese are a peaceful and right eous nation; when it is her duty to fix up the wound iu the hearts of her widows ami orphans which stilt hurt; when her people are iMtirntly paying the same heavy taxes a thoe at the time of war, lie preparing for a robbery war against the most righteous country, to to whom site owes so much, ami where man) men, papers nml religious Indies are all her true syuiMthixcrt? Oh, it is horrible even to think of it! When I am writing this I am think ing of onr book "L'ncle Tom's Cabin." Once I read it, ami I wept. Truly the power of kimlpess and sympathy from the very bottom of a human heart are so strong. Jtvon that cold nud dreary heart of the negro girl tochefl with the liuruhig lips U that dying, little, angel ic UvsiiKfliue' America has done more than Itvn. Is Japan still indifferent' I she a Hone? Hut. you know- the lion cits did not forget her benefactor. Why is it then, that some pacrs Utile of a war so mnch? Hut do not let rue jmlge them. I.nit Christmas time, a certain paper hi Seattle, that hail been writing on war-topics, appealed to its readers to snbsCribe money for the Christmas presents for those kept In an asylum. When finally it got f 180 from the Japanese, while f 110 from the Amer ican, how it praised the Japanese which they did not deserve! Thus far I wrote. I do not know' whether I tumlc, you convince that there would never Ik a war between the two couutriesor not. Those papers have had suci a great influence on you, and I am but a poor, miserable stranger-boy; for his cries who pays many considera tions? I will tell you, if Japan wants n war, If I be allowed to join the Ameri can army, 1 will rigiit lor your country. I wiU'fight against Japan although she Is the lii' me 61 my emperor, my in tl fathers. my brothers, and my friends, whom I' dearly love! any love Irrcthrctl. His the twentieth century!. Do not let ns repeat the same history) with that of the nineteenth century, when crimes were committed under iv bcaruffnl name, War! war! war! and when will a war cease? If the two couu--trics in a relation of mother and daugh-, tcr still have to meet face to face ns en emies, where is Christianity? Where is humanity? Chriit ever lives iu our hearts; not only lwcnuse he is the sou of Ktcrnnl I'uther. but also because he died for those who hntc him. Man is not born to enjoy selfish fortune, hurt ing his neighbor' happiness. He is horn entirely to do good nnd work for another. Nations should have to. do so,' nud then no doubt wars will forever extinguish. 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