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VOL. XIX.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1903
No 3.
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Ctf-
I7TI
in acccount of poor health,
to close out my business at Grants Pass,
consisting of Clothing and Furnishings
for men and boys, Hats and Caps, Shoes
for men, boys, women and children. All
nice, up-to-date goods, selected with view of
style, comfort and durability.
Think of the saving a $4 suit for $3; a $6
suit for $4.50; an $8 suit for $6, and on up.
A $2 hat for $1.50; a $3 hat for $2.50.
A $2 shoe at $1.65; a $1 shoe 80c; and so on
all through the store.
6tale to commence
Monday, April 13, 7 o'clock, a. m.
And Continues until everything'
P is sold
No goods charged, laid away or sent out on
approval
Calvin Welch "TAtot.
AUCTION - COMMISSION
SALE and
FLED STAHLE
GRANTS PASS. OREGON
Stock of all kinds, wagons, harne-s,
saddles, etc.. Hold on commission. Ke
ul'ir am tion sale every Saturday after
noon. It you want a prospecting or
traveling on lit watch tho suction sales.
Stuck consigned fur sa'e will receive
careful at en lion at low rates.
J. K. K F.ltl.KY, Proprietor.
Ii. I-'. G AltltNK.lt.
Auctioneer anil Salesman.
THE
COLONIAL - LODGING
...HOUSE...
E street, next to Josephine Hotel.
Newly furnished complete. linonis
by day or week. Hates ivasimable.
W. F. Harrington, Propr.
Field and Garden
Seed in Bulk.
White :uil Yellow Field Corn.
Sujjar Corn, Top Corn.
Alfalfa, Timothy, Red and White
Clover.
Peas, Beans, Onion, Carrot.
Also regular package seeds.
J. M. CHILES,
FRONT and FOURTH STS.
mi
I hava had orcaiios to uk your (
&Black.Drauht Stock and Poultry Mdi. i
ciM and am p'tud to lay that I ntver j
med anyuunf. (unlock that (ivc half ai
good satisfaction. I heartily rtcom.
I sxnd it to all owner of stock.
J. B. BELSIIER, SL LouU. Mo
Sick stock or poultry ihould not
eat cheap stock h.sl any more than
aiek peraoiu ibould exrt to he
carnl l.y -1. When jour t.-k
and fsxiitry are i. k give thm med
icine. I 'on t Hail them with worth
lets U.k f'jxls. I'nload the bowels
and atir up the turpid liver and the
animal will l nml, if it 1 pn"0- 1
bletocwreit. H'a. k I'raupht Su. k
and I uultry Jk- me unloada tis
bowels and utirj hp the tornid liter.
It cure every malady ef !toi k if
taaen in time. Nt-ure a '--ccnt ran
of Illat'k-Itrancht Sn.-k and Ho'iltry I
Medicine and it wiil pavfur itnelf tra
timesover. Hero work better. Cows I
BiTe more mnk. Hoes rain flch.
And hens lay moreegira. It aoln-atiie
nn.Uem of masing as mnc h blood.
flesh and enny at noil-le cut of
the ssia.l'-tt anient. t c-f f.vl ron
aun.e.1. Buy a can from your di-aler.
OVT OF
ssn:
ESS
Another Permanent Business House
for Grants Pass.
As soon as a suitable business location can be secured
Mr. II. M. Coss, proprietor of the Coss Piano House, estab
lished at Medford May 20th, toco, and the Coss Piano
House established at Ashland October 28th, 1902, will es-
tablish a permanent piano store in Grants Pass, where a full
line of reliabie standard makes of Pianos and Organs will be
earned and sold on easy terms to suit purchasers. Will also
handle sheet music in large quantities. We have now in
stock iu our stores in Medford and Ashland the finest stock
of Pianos ever on display iu Southern Oregon.
See us before buying.
Coss Piano House.
We handle all kinds of Musical Instruments
Leave orders at our stores for Tuning.
Tin-:
1903 BICYCLES
will have many new features,
and ate cheajier than ever.
You lose; money if vou send
away for Hicycles or Sundries
this year. Paddock's cash
prices ate the lowest. You
see the goods before buying
and don't have to wait for them.
You cannot afford to overlook
my large line of Sundries. I
can save you money.
W. A. PADDOCK.
r 'v..
II. II. UAKTON,
WATCHMAKER and
JEWELER.
Full .irtiiM-ul of Vathex, t'l" k. Sil
vcrwart an.l Jewflrr. A ti'!
A-'riioetii of I'rvt-lt-u and
lli-rt iMtnlin,
Ulemena' 0ru( Store
I have decided
L. G. HIGGINS
ASSAYEH
Htitli and II KireeiN,
Grants l'ass, Oregon.
CIIAKUKS:
I (iold and Silver $l.nn
Tin 3.00
All bnniiiesa ktrunted to me will re
reive prompt and careful attention.
i HAVE YOU IJLLN
"FLINCHED"
THE ACME OF PAR
LOR GAME?. COOD
FOR SOCIALS A NIK
PARTIES. : : : : :
More Pun
than a box of monkeys.
50c
at
SloverDrugGo.
Front Street.
MR. CORBtTT EULOGIZED
Oregonlan'a Tribute to Our
State's Honored Citizen.
Hon. H. V. Corbett, one of Ore
gou's most prominent nieu, died sue!
denly in Portland on Tuesday of last
week. The following tribute of honor
and prni.su appeared in the Homing
Orogouiuu :
"It was Mr. Corbett 's fortune to
survive nil of tho Immediate contem
poraries of bis special rank and
' period, and in a seuso to carry for-
ward alone for a considerable timo
the era in wliicli he was so conspicu
ous una so useful a figure. Others,
who with him shared the responsi
bilities of our earlier life, the heat
' and burden of the pioneer day, have
long since gone to thoir graves. The
grass is green where, rest tho group
of men who, in largo relations digni
fled the earlier years of our civio life;
and when within a few hours what is
mortal 01" Henry W. Corbett shall be
laid witli them, tho Pinucur Era of
Portland will have como to its end,
Summing up, it will scarcely be
questioned that the present judgment
is, and the futuro judgment will be,
that no man among us has performed
so important a part in our active
affairs as Mr. Corbett. His earnest
ness und tenacity were proverbial.
In matters of business his judgment,
behind which lay a profound insight,
was almost unerring. In public spirit
he was our foremost of men, as the
great work he has performed for Ore
gon attests. And in nets of public
j benevolence and private charity, he
j was foremost always. For promotion
'of educational projects and support of
! rt.l i n iitll u illt rni-1 !,,, nml ilinti-.ti'mi
lii) was relied on by our people
through his whole life. H. W. Cor
bett has been chief of the pillars of
our temple of growth, prosperity and
advancement. Such a life as his sets
to worji form s whose effects and con
sequences will lie felt through all
timo in a slate liko ours, where every
thing was new and plastic to the
touch of the strong and skillful
hand. "
HERMANN IS "NOMINATED
Choice ol Euijene Convention
After Protracted Contest.
liintjor Hrrmaiiii wuh uoiiiinitti'd for
ctmicrrssiuun Fridny. Tho coiivontion
w ah in Hi-Bsiou U'v liourx, und wuh in
tumult most of tlmt timo. Kai ly with
in the convention lioriimnn liovc-rcd
within six or seven votes of tho 8?
reijuind to iiomiimto. Then liih
forces went to pieces iu the fnee of
stubborn nppohithm. His rivuls suc
ceeded to the mastery of tho conven
tion, but they could not Hrco upon n
candidate. For four bourn each of
them refused to yield. Tho Hermann
managers took heart niiu uliout 10
p. m. und reoiKani.od their ranks us
they bud been curly in the conven-
ition. IbereiiiHin Kddv of TillaiiKHik
diclared that bis delepitiou of live
in order to end a fruitless contest,
would support Hermann. Yitwter
withdrew und left bis deleatiou to
no whither they desired, and his jieo
plo flucked to Hermann. Ciliteh of
Marion and Kelly of Linn united their'
forces. Tint union was too loutf put
olf, however, und ii'eomplinhed noth
ing Tho final vote was : Hermann US ;
(iatch ;i, Kelly 11. The ; total num
ber of votes cast was I?(t, three more
than went in the coiivi-ntion, hut the
opponents of Hermann saw that they
could accomplish nothing by demand
ing another ballot, und on motion of
Kay of Marion, Hermann was declared
the unanimous choice of tho conven
tion. Spei ehniakiiiK by Hermann and
bis rivals showed that the; outcome
of the liLjht had not left w ide breaches,
and that all elements of tho party
would work for the election of tho
party's nominee.
Hermann's rivals hail Is-alen nil
hope out of bis supporters. Aboat
7 p. m., l!roun II, who bad been
ended eliali'uiui of tin; convention
by comhite-d Ib-rtnanu and Clackamas
votes, withdrew and went to bed,
eharinu the members of his del- na
tion with tieiii ln iy for failing to aid
Hermann toward the nomination.
Hermann himself went to his hotel in
the belief that bis pillll) whs lost.
About II o'cloc k both burned tbat thc
convention was coming back to Her
mann, and they returned to the con
vent ion.
At Il:'..i o'clock the hist vote, of
the 21th and final ballot was coanti d
and Hermann was nominated.
Joi j liine's H-ven votes were solid
for Hermann throughout the convi n-
tion. J h" J ai-!; son county delegation
was faithful to V.iwli-r until be with
drew, w in n it joined the Hermann
liu-'Up.
Population of Oregon.
From Jan. I, l'j"C, to March 81, II),
a period of l.'i months the population
of Oregon has increased more than 41,
'rxi. l'nijun fonably the immigra
tion during that p'-riod has Is-, u
larg r than iu any of tho .r months In
the hittory of lli"s'iit", and the heavy
tide is ju-t setting in. Figures from
all sections of the state obtained by
corrcsi,nd--nf ts of the Orejroniitn, tell
the atop- wiil.'nt exagg'-ratioii.
OregMti iu June, l.so, bud a ("ipula.
tion of 41 !, .'Vi. Natural increase is
alsmt i'.j r ! lit ywr. Adding
th" iinmigr itiou in the i'J mnntha
from June HiO, to Jaunnry 1, IWrJ,
which was r- lmbly not lei-s than
l'i,0"i, it ii ay Is- safely set down that
On g"u' J-t.pu hit ion today excei ds
'jio.'xo.
Tyix wiiter riblsina for all machine!
for sale at the Courier ollice.
SIMMONS-CAMERON MINE
Good Work of Elevator Installed
by Manager Logan,
Tho well known Siuinions-Ciinierou
mine of the Waldo district, one of the
largest hydraulic placers iu Southern
Oregon, has had this season. tho most
profitable ruu in many years. J. T,
Logan, the manager, has initiated i
number of Improvements since lie took
charge of the property, tho most
notable being a hydraulic elevator
which was installed last year. This
seasou, largely through tho aid of this
nppliauee, the mine lias niado tho boat
run for many years past, iu fact, as
much ground has been worked this
season us was worked in the three sea
sons preceding and at less cost of
operatieu, as with tho new contri
vnnce, only about half as many men
aro necessary that wero required by
tho old method. This mine has a
water supply which is almost un
limited and tho efllcieucy of the ele
vator is emphasized by this circum
stance. A GOLD SAVING MACHINE
Worka on Rocker Principle and
Catches Finest Gold.
A new gold saving iiinralus, buys
tho Journal, was oxhihitcd iu Yrcka
this woek, tho invention of u pioneer,
Mr. Rockefeller, rolativo of the noted
millionaire. John 1). The niacliinc
works on tho rocker principle, being
as large and something like a low
wagon box, set on rockers. At one
end is a section 4 feet square, with
liorforated sheet iron, under which is
a light frame, work moving back and
forward. Tho ft no gravel with gold
runs into main box and the coarse
gravel runs out of a spout ut tho side
At the lower end of the box is another
section of perforated iron, with blan
ket underneath, through which the
water pusses out dropping on a wuter
wheel to run tho machine. Two in
ches of water is claimed to be power
enough through tho box for running
tho overshot wheel in making the
rocking motion by means of a crank
attachment. Tho apjiurutus was
viewed by many of our eiti.eus, and
may bo a good thing to work op tail
ings at end of sluices and ipiarU mills
dumps. It is called a gold vanncr.
:tl)d has been patented.
RELICS OF ANCIENT AGE
Mortars of Pre-Historic Time
Found In Wimer Bros. Mine.
WimiT Bros., in' their mine uour
Waldo, havo unearthed and secured,
hit various times, a number of mounts
which are beyond question relics of a
pre-hiatoric race. They are found in
tho old gravel of an nncient channel,
M) or (10 feet lsdow the surface, firmly
emliedcd iu a cemented gravel near
the bedrock. This strutuni of gravel,
which is six or eight feet in depth, is
learly u much older dcsisit than that
which lies ulsivo it.
Iho mortars lire made of hard
granite and iron stone. There is no
similar rock in the format ions of the
immediate vicinity, though both
varieties nf stone urn found plenti
fully on lloiigh-und-Heady creek,
some two mile away. .Some of the
mortars Were probably used for grind
ing food, while others seem to have
been used as quart; mortars. They
are of different sizes und shuts's but
the handiwork ol man is very evident
iu their construction. Their age, as
indicated by the formation in which
they uro found, is so great as to he
beyond imagination or compu tatiouby
tho ordinary mind. Since the time
that the gravel was dessited in these
old channels, tho whole face of
nature has Is 'en changed. The chan
nels are absolutely independent of the
present tniaguphy of the country.
They run across ridges and jump
across canyons ignoring entirely the
present conditions. Since they were
placed, the country bus been upheaved
md rent apart until it must bear no
resemblance whatever to its former
aps'iirniieo. I he js riod prior to these
ruptiou and convulsions is far dis
tant from the reach of history or tin-
lition and goes back into the neons id
ages ago, so remote that its age is al
most Is yond all conjecture, and the
fueling of the undeniable handiwork
of man in the diqsisits of this age is
a matter to command the interest of
geotogiaus and antiquarians. The
manner of finding these mortars pre.
eludes any jsissihility of mistake as
to where they occur. Tho top. Home 10
or 60 feet in depth, was iilrs-d olT.
lown to tho old cement gravel near
the ls-drock, and iu this cement the
mortars are found solidity emla-ddcd
and urn filled w ith the same material,
so hard and solid that it has to be
picked out very tiently and care,
fully to avoid breaking the relic.
Glendale City .lection.
Olcndahi had a city elect ion on
Monday of last week and elected the
following officers :
Mayor-1). X. Fish.
Couneilm.il I), a. Hnyder and
iJr. F. It. Howitmix.
Recorder R. K. Montgomery (re
elected. )
Treasurer If. O. Sonnemann.
Marshal Nelson Jones.
Grunts Puss will have four brii k-
yards 'In o-ratiou this m ason, two
new ones now in prcjmrntiiiu by Col
rin Ilros. and Muggins & lioulware.
The yards of II. Mmiscli and the Wisil
folk hrohters havo len turning out
brick for tho past to weeks ns the
weather bus permitted and will soon
hare brick ready for use.
PLAINTIFFS NON -SUITED
End of Suit to Recover Money
Found In Tin Can.
The suit brought by Jhe Danielson
uoys to recover trom Kotwrts & U'Keil,
tho sum of I7000. the alleged amount
of a find of gold made by the plaintiffs
upon the farm premises of the de
fondants several years ago which came
up iu circuit court at Jacksonville
was brought to a sudden termination
Tuesday afternoon when the defend
ants wero granted a ntiu-suit and the
case dismissed ns against them. The
evidence on behalf of the plaintiffs had
all leon submitted when the attorneys
for tho defendants niBdo the motion
for a non-suit which .Tudgo Hanna
sustained.
Tho princiiml ground upon which
the case was non-suited was that the
plaintiffs failed to prove that the
property in question had been lost.
The ovideuco of tho Danielson
brothers on tho witness stand was
practically identical and was to the
effect that at tho timo of their dia-
overy of tho money they wore about
l or 10 years of ago. They had been
employed by tho defendant HobcrU to
lean out tho hitter's chicken house
and whilo they wero a work their
hovel struck at hard suatauce which
proved to bo a tin can. Opening the
wu they found several sacks about the
size of ordinary tobacco sacks. Upon
ticlng o)xned one stick was found
full of fJO gold pieces and another of
i pieces. They reported tho discoverv
to the defendants and tho latter imme
diately took possession of tho can and
its contents at tho sumo timo telling
the Imys to go on with their work and
took the property into tho house clos
ing the door after them. Afterwards
the defendant 1). Roberts called the
boys up to tho fence saying to them:
ou aro honest boys; horo is a nickel
apieco for you ; dou't say anything
about this and tho Lord will bless
you." Somo weeks after this occur
rence tho boys were each given a suit
of clothcB und again cautioned not to
say anything about tho coin. Ashand
Tidings.
DEMOCRATS NAMEREAMES
Nominated on First Ballot at Al
bany Convention.
A. K. Kennies of .Tuckson county,
was nominated for congressman
on tho first ballot by tho democratic
convention of the first Oregon dis-
net, Saturday morning. Tho othor
candidates were J. A. Jeffrey, of
Marion ; V. Reiser, of Marlon, and
William Galloway of Clackamas.
('haii-man Sam White 0'iied tho
convention with a long siwech for
harmony. Of the 108 delegates, 10
wi re present, with but fuw proxies,
thus indicating the enthusiasm preva
lent among the Democrats over tho
district.
J. M. Wall, of Washington, de
manded the two-minute limit ou
nomination sH'eches, and with this
restrict (on, L. M. Travis, of Lnno,
mimed Kennies, who was seconded
by Miller, of Linn, and II. L. Wil
liams of Jackson. D'Arcy, of Ma
rlon, mimed Jeffrey, receiving no
second.
J. I!. Olwell, of Jackson; Oscar
Hayter, of Folk, and F. 8. Harding,
f Yamhill, acted as tellers. Only
one. ballot was uecissarv. Realties
received I'm, Jeffrey Reiser 8 and
William Galloway 1 vole. Neither
Kei.ser nor Galloway had been nomi
nated. Jell'rey moved that the nomi
nal inn he made unanimous.
The deiuiH-rnts having no congres
sional commit tecs, it was decided to
remedy this by selecting one for the
I' list District, to act with Htato
Chairman Wh'te and .Statu Secretary
Montague during tho campaign. Alter
the June election this committee will
led its own chairman. This emigres
ioual committee is comiKisi'd as fol
lows :
Sciitoii, li, l Irvim
; Clacknuias,
J. Sherw ood ;
; Douglas, W.
J. A. Whit
J. Wimer;
C. N. Wait ; Coos, A.
Curry C. S. Mnrsters
S . Hamilton : Jackson.
man; Josephine, W.
Klamath, Geo. T. Ilaldwin: Luke.
W. J. Moore: Lane. J. I). Maths k:
I liieoln, J. F. Stewart; Marion, D.
Vaughn; Folk, I). W. Hears; Tilla
mook C. W. Tiilmadge; Washington,
John M. Wall; Yamhill, F. S. Hard
ing.
NEW CAVES ON DEER CREEK
Important Discovery Made Last
Week by Two Boys.
A new series of limestone caves
were discovered last week on Deer
creek by Roy I'.uninn and Guy Weath-
rhy, while hunting in that locality.
The raves urn situated on the moun
tain lying between Deer creek and
Chancy creek and are in all likelihood
an xtciisiiu of and connected with
thu Chancy creek caves. Tho boys
were out hunting ami by chuiics- dis
covered tint entrance whh-li was con
nected by a thick growth of maiijiuita
ind chinkapin brush. On discovering
that the passage was thu entrance to
a cave, they returned to their camp
for caudles ami nimbi an exploration
of the intei lor. They is-nctriited Into
the mountain iilx.ut I VI feet but Were
afraid to v. inure too far im they had
no string or w ire to insure their aufe
r-turii to the surface. As fur as they
went and still continuing, it vas a
labyrinth of chiinils'rs and auuuige
ways with (qsnliigs extending hlgli
above or deep down Into tho moun
tain. There is a strong current of air
In the caves, making it ditllcult to
kii pacnudlo lighted and indicating
ine riisoneo oi unotiier opening.
STORE
Thomas
New Furniture, New Couches, New Bed Lounges,
New Carpets, New Medallion Art Squares.
Bear iu mind we carry the Highest Grade Ingrain Carpets
made in the United States. We can prove and demonstrate it
to the most critical. This assertion is backed by the best
Mills in the United States.
CALL AND SEE THE NEW GOODS.
New Portieres Beautiful Goods, Suprisingly low prices,
New Crockery Vitrified Hotel China, Patent Welted edge,
almost unbreakable; full line just received. -New
Glass ware Heavy Fine Goods 4 piece sets 50c.
Every Lady who makes a Cash purchase of $1.00 or more
this week receives a beautiful Easter Vase free. These are
not cheap shoddy goods but actually worth from 30 to 50c
each and is given as a Souvenir of your visit to the most pro
gressive House Furnishing Store in Southern Oregon.
Furniture
Lacs Curtains
Mstttsases
Cuts
Linoleums
Mattings
Mirrors
IU. C. Z. 11. Column
J
For 20 yean past the nation's drink
bill has been greater than the value, of
all the gold and stiver it has pro
duced. It has spent more in poison
than It lias produced in precious
metals.
A Drunkard's) Homo.
I was born at Halesowen, In the
II lack Country. My futhor was a
chain makor, and I workod with him
from the earliest time I can remember
uutil the day of his death. He was
an ignorant man. violent In temper,
and given to drink.
Kvery Saturday he would come home
half mad, and would thrash me
without ' mercy. Sometimes ' he
would thrash my sister, also. But he
never neglected me, and I was glad
to get into the coalhole or any other
place of refuge when I heard his step.
Many a time my sister crept up
stairs to the garret to console me
after he had whaled me all over with
the buckle-end of his strap. Hhe
used to sit on my bed, aud take me
iu her arms and cry over me and if
she could And a crust of bread or a
cold potato sho would bring tit to
me, pressing me to eat it, whilo she
whispered such words of hojie as her
slmplo heart could prompt
We had no mother. Bhe died In
childbed, and I only knew of her from
my sister's tolling. My sister de
scribed her as a little, frail wouiau,
silent, and submissive to my father,
though his evil ways and evil pas
sions rendered her very unhappy.
Only once did my mothor resent
his violence, and then not on her
own account.
It was one Bunday night whilo my
sister was still child. My mother,
who was very religions, sat at the
table reading her Bible, when my
father came home in one of his most
fiendish humors, and cursing her for
a canting hypocrite, threw the Bible
into the tire, and struck her iu the
face witlrhis fist
My sister, seeing this, ran between
them, screamng with terror, aud
tried to push my father away. Mad
dened with drink, he seixed the child
by the hair, aud lifted his heivy hand
to strike her, wheo my mother sprang
up, snatched a knife from the table,
and laid his cheek open from eyebrow
to Up.
He drew back then, aud, taking
up thu poker, threatened to beat her
to a Jelly, but my mother put little
Alice behind her, aud swore by the
White Christ that she would send the
knife through his heart If he moved
one Inch forward. Ho, cursing her
for a hell-cat, my father staggered
out of thu house, and did not come
hack for a mouth.
He never struck my mother again,
but after her death ho seemed to
wreck his spite ttjiou us.
We led a miserable life. From
six iu the morning until nine at night
mr sister worked at the uail-maKlug,
aud I holis'd mr father in the smithy.
Nearly all my father's wages went in
drink or gambling, and the few shil
lings Alice earned went the same
war. so that we never hail clothes to
iver us, nor food euough to feed our
growth.
I have seen my sister take off her
oulr twttlcoar. aud tell It to buy
s piece of bread for supper. I have
kuown her to walk a mile after ten at
ulght, and sell a basket of empty
whiskey bottles lor a piece of coal,
when the frost was keen and never a
bit of Are In the grate. And once
when 1 had been down Willi low
fever, and was crying from weakness
anil want of food, she Jumped up sud
denly, kissed me, Daun me be patieut
for a litttle while, aud weut out. Hhe
came back iu an hour, and brought
me some white bread aud a small
bunch of grais-a.
1 can remember that occasion as
if it were a thing of yesterday,
Alice, kuoeliint on the hearth with
her arm around me, and holding
nn the B-niis-a between mo and the tire.
so that 1 might see the light shine
through them and L, with my head so
heavy and numbed, hanging against
her shoulder, and my eyes buruing
aud smarting with fever, and, iu the
comer nf the room, my rather s Dull
terrier crouched, snoring, with his
broad black musxle on his tiaws.
I tried to eat the grapes, but my
throat was too sore to swallow them.
My lax muscle ached aud quiv
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ered, every bone of my body was sore,
ud I could feel each separate rib as
my rough shirt fretted it. I was light
headed too and full of sick fancies, 00
that one time I thought the dog was
swelling to a monstrous sixe, and then
began to cry out that the dead mother
was tapping at tho wiudow. '
If thure is a heaven, my sister Alice
is there. Hhe was a perfect woman.
and the great Clod, who made the '
west wind aud the brier rose, never
made any thing more worthy or more
sweet than she. On the night 1 stieak
of she had gone down to thu drinking
den where my father sat amongst his
savage mates drunkards, gamblers,
child-beaters aud wifo-beators, all
aud had forced her way Into the reek-
lug room to plead for me.
My father had cursed her. But the
landlady, odious, lewd wouiau though
she was, coming in, cried shame
upon the crowd of brutes and cowards.
aud, offering to break a quart Jug over
the skull of any man who would lay
a hand on the child, had given my
sister the bread aud the grapes aud
sent her home.
Buch was the life wo lead until
I was 14, when I was bound or rather '
sold, for a gallon of beer, to a chain
smith called Black Jack, as an ap
prentice.
With the men at Tolsons works one
Jug of ale meant a man. On the night
of my appreuticcshii), my father aud
his boon companions held a great
carousal, which ended as was fre-
auuutly the case, In a quarrel and a
mat is another night I shall never
forget. Alice and 1 crowded together
in the dark beside tho empty grate,
aud listened fearfully fur the sound
of my father's heavy foot .We heard
the church clock strike 1.', and 1 and
'i, and yut he never ciiuie, but about a
3uartur to three a woman ojieued the
uor and called out :
"Is there onyliody at whooam?"
Alice said: "Yes."
Aud then the woman asked: "Is
you w re Will wakkeu?" Aud Alice
again said "Yes."
Upon which - tho woman said:
"Coom aht; I've soomut to tell
thee." I listened at the Window.
aud heard her say: "Ainu reit sorry
fur thee, but we couua feud men
things. Timer's been a row at th'
Black 'orso tap, an' one o' th' fellies
lies stubbed tlico fcythcr, ann 'e's
docad. ' '
lie was dead. They brought him
home after the conquest, aud ho was
burled iu the littlu unokegrimed
graveyard beside my mother. May
lie rest iu peace I Savage as he was,
anil cruelly as he used us, he was my
father. 1'ioneer.
Towns Are Advertising.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
W. E. Conian, of tho Southern Paci
fic, has received advanced copies of
tho new illustrated folders from
Grants Pass aud Eugene, Each of
these towns have planned for 60,000
copies of tho books to bo placed In the
hands of the advertising departmcut
of tho Harriman lines for distribution
in the East The Eugene pamphlet
was gotten out by tho Heal Estate
Exchange of that place and the one
for Urunt's Pass by thu Board of
Trade.
Mr. Cowan rxjiects to have the first
part of the edition ready to ship East
in a short time, as It is now only a
question of time before they will be
received from tho printers. Besides
these two places Ashland, lioseburg,
Albany, Hulcui and MeMinuville have
each Issued a very large edition to
advertise their sectious, and Cor-
vallls. Independence and Hillsboro
have assured that their pamphlets
will bo forthcoming soon. Telegram
April Oth.
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