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afe Faei Afews Straight, Truthful, Direct 'C. E. Thorp Entered as second class matter Dec. 12. 1912 at the post oilice at Richland Oregon, under act of 'March 3, 1879. Member Orogon Stato SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 SIX MONTHS : - .50 SAMPLE COPY , ONE YEAR - - ' THREE MONTHS - RICHLAND, ORE., THURSDAY. A CZAR OF RUSSIA Eccentric Alexander il., Who Gave Freedom to the Serfs. AND THEN CRUSHED POLAND. Out of the Reform He Started by the Liberation of the Maxes Grew the Nihilist Movement, Which Brought About His Own Death 6y a Bomb. ' It Is a curious fact, says the Kansas Oity Star, that one Of the greatest re forms that ever came to Russia the Jlberatlon of the serfs la lEl camo .through Alexander II., a man educated under tbo Prussian .military ,6jstem. Born In 1S18, the son of n pteriiiy au tocratic father, growing up Jn an at mosphere in which It ,vas looked upon us treason to criticise the corner policeman- since he was a representative of the government, Alexander persisted' In cherishing an interest In all sorts of .humble people. 4r, ,. , He camo to tho throne fn 1T3, when Russia was floundering waist deep? In the Crimean war. Russia was" defeated und demoralized, and it was an unusu ally auspicious time for men with re form ideas to get a bearing. Peace was made at the end of a year und new laws passed encouraging industry - and commerce, Plans were laid for an extensive railway system partly to de velop the natural resources of the country and partly to increase its mili tary efficiency. Then in ISoS Alexander received a petition from certain great landowners in Lithuania praying for u inore satis . factory adjustment of relations bc - tween themselves and their serfs. The zar replied with lavish praises of their public spirit and ussumed that what ..they wanted to do was to improve the .condition of the serfs. Which In point , of fact was not true at ull. Their peti tion had given him an opening. Without consulting his ministers the czar caused ctipies of bis instructions to the governdr general of Lithuania to be fprwnrded to the governors of all the lOther Russian provinces, "suggesting" that the landowners of their provinces might also care to consider emancipa tion of the fiCffs. Local conlmlttces ,went to work oa, tbo, subject . ; There- wertf-Hfp RdBsfa n't thW tlmrf iome 23,000,000 serfs, slaves-of tho hoII. They could.( not be sold away from the land "on which they., vero born, but in -all other respects their bondage wo, virtually complete. Tbo ,r;zar set tho balLnflUnby, freeing ih6 '3,000,000 serffr oh tboiimporial estates. The abolition of ncrfdora wdju Inevita ble, but the landowners tried to ntavo it off as far us possible.! They uUbmlt .ted a plan for making the serfs agri cultural laborers, entirely dependent upon them cconomlcally.'uThe' czar re fused to accept It. If tho' serfs were really to be free ho declded-thcy must be able td dwn laud. A--stato loaii, payable annually at 0'per cent for for-ty-nlno years, enabled tbo:fornier serfs to buy a certain share of farm land of utussla and become i poa'sauv proprie tors. The loud was" held Jby the village communities and by them apportioned to their members. The flkarfe treeing the serfs was" putohnwMarcTi 3, 1801. Hope flamed very hftjb,,ln Rhsslu at that timo, and tneii.of the more vision eary sort looked forward to m ipime dlate Utopia. They Were disappplnted, of coiirsc, and they found that freeing tbe-.aOTfs did.. not cure all the dUs Jq jyhick ptuulun ilsh waa heir, Out of Editor Editorial Association .75 FREE AUG. 23. 1917 Vol. 5. No. li State of Ohio. City of Toledo. I.ucan County, . , Frank J. Cheney makes onth that l;i is senior partner of the firm of F. 3. Cheney & Co., doing business In the City of Toledo, County and Suite aforesaid, and that said firm will pay tho sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each nnd every case of Catarrh that cannot t cured by the use of it ALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY. - Sworn to before me and subscribed In my .preasncc, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1SS6. A. V. OLEA80N, (Seal) ,i Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Medicine Is taken In ternally and acts through the Illood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O. Sold by all ic!ruKSlM, 75c Hall's Family rills for constipation. their disappointment ami tliclr Impa tience that Alexander did not make Russia Into u Socialist community there developed the nihilist movement, whose passion for revolution Involved a passlou for nssassinatfan. , ijho czar hi the meantime wns en deavoring to, steer n middle course. It Is one of the curious contradictions of lis character that tills man, who car ried through the freeing of the serfs almost single handed, should have look ed with entire coldnes-i nnd disfavor upon Poland's nspifalloiirt for freedom "Embrace the union with Russia," he told thd Polish delegates, "and abandon all thoughts of Independence. now and forever Impossible." And In 18C3 when revolt broke out in Poland it was relontlrswly repressed under Alexander II., and thereafter every step was taken to crush the na tional spirit of Poland, destroy Its lan guage and traditions und make of It an Integral part of Russia. The doctrine of Pnnslavlsrn took a strong bold on his imagination, anil lie went to war with Turkey In 1S77. feeling himself the cblvalrlc liberator or tho Chris tian peoples of the Hnlkiin country. Hut his hopes of n confederation of Slav states Under Russian rule in the Ralkan peninsula were dashed by the congress of Iierlln next year. The last years of Alexander's life were dreary ones. More nnd mfiro he yielded to depression as ho saw hh high hopes for Russia fall to mate rialize. Numerous attempts were made ppon his life, and after tho explosion in tllo Wlntor palace in 18S0 the czar gave practically dictatorial power for six months tobenptal LorlsMelikoff, a distinguished, liberal oiftceb Meli koff advised the granting of a const! tutlon to Russia, -iuid Alexander was op, the poipti.pfjissitfiig n,;Uliase. to thut effect bad'lndcp jfljne it, wjien be was Blaltij March 13, 3881', by n nihilist bomb. . y ,( Vanity. , Vanity isil't on tho olllcial list of vlr tues, yet unless.u, man bus u good opin ion gfiiiinaelf he will never amount to rutleb. 'Chicago NcjVh. Regard nU new ways In the light of (rcsl experience for you; If yoii boo any fcouey, gather it. Charlotte Rrohte. v Dr. P. G. Hewitt of Indepen dence, Ore., fjas been taken into custodychaijged with, killing a 15-year-old girl by an illegal oper ation. r. . rHHE Government needs Farmers as I well as Fighters. Two mll.'Jon three hundred thouiiand'acrfcfl ol Uroftnn v California Railroad CA. IGrant Lands. Tltl ffilnusfptl in United States To bo optned foihometeads and sain. .Con taining somtroi nest lanu leujn unuci States. Larco Oopyrlghted Map, show Inc land by sections and decriplioft oi floil, climate, rainfall, elevations, tem perature, ottfiv by counties Poitppld One Dollar, Grunt JUDdfl. Locating Co., l3ox 010, Portland, Oregon. Private Sale! I wish to dispose of all my property and offei' the follow ing at most reasonable prices: 1 team nmres, 9 ami 11 yrs old; one with colt. 1 2-yr-old colt; 2 beef cows; 2 yearling heifers; 2 calves; 1 hack; 1 spring-tooth harrow; 1 iron harrow; 1 one-horse cultivator; lister: 1 plow; 1 Inly hick; 1 st harness; 1 work bench: Carpenter tools, shovels, forks and other miscellaneous articles; Household Ftirniturp 1 dining table and 6 chairs1 3 rocking chairs," 5 kitchen chairs 1 stand tables 1 writing desk 1 new washing machine 2 Axminster rugs 1 bedroom suit 2 bedsteads and springs 1 refrigerator GO-gollbn Hot water tank Come look them over at my place above New Bridge. Mrs. T. A. COBB VVill also quote an attractive price on the ranch. FOR SALE CHEAP 1G0 acres tfnibSr land in Sec. 9, Tp. 10, R. 44. Address C. Gossi, Gopperfield, Ore., or W. C. Perry, Boise, Idaho. The Oregon Agricultural College Where lrlned ipeeislliU Ith rtodi-rn Ub erttorlea nJ tdquit equipment (It In' tructlon Icadlnc to follftUte drt la ihi followlnc ichnnli' AGRICULTURE, with IS department!! C0M.MEUCE. lth 4 departinenli. ENaiNEEKINO, with 8 dr prtmnt. In ludln( Civil. Kleclrlcsl. Highwaj, Imluttrikl Arli. Irrigation, and Mechanical Knslnt-rriin; rOHESTH', Includlnc Logging Cnglnaar log. HOME ECOHOMICS, with 4 major depart pienti, Including training In the IactlcC ilouit; MIKINO, with three department!, includ ing Chemical Knglneerlng; PHARMACY. THE SCHOOL Or MUSIC, effera Inilrue, lion in the principal department! ut vocal and Inatrumental niuale. THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT, fnrolled 1085 cideli In 1918-17, and woU rerommrn ditlon for O. A. O. from the WeeUril Depart, mint of the U. S, War Deparimeot aa one bt the fifteen "dlatlngulihed Inatltutlona" o( higher learning. Alt cadeta-wlU be furnlahrd complete dtUiorma' Mj the tl. H. OaTerhmnil and the junior and aenlor.tadeta,, enrolled in the It. O. T. C, will be glean commutation for lubtietence, ai well aa all tranapnrlatlon ami auhalitence at the all weele,' Sunmrr camq REGISTRATION, BEOIN3 OCTOBER 8 1017. Information dq. requeit,, Adreia, Xegiitrir; Oiegon Agricultural Coljei. Corralll!, Oregon, Beyond Ropalr. '. "What hapitened to you down thd road'" , . , . "I ruined a tiro on .a iionreflllublo Iwttle." "Ono af those bbttles with a patent stopper!" "No; Just tho ordinary hind, .broken Into tbout nfty pltecH." UlrmltiKhain Aso-Herald. , A Long ReacH. . "I thoufjUt I put that vaflo out of baby's reach," "Well, he- yellwl for It." explained dad. "What his, arum won't reach his Iuiibh will" LouIhvIHo Courier-Journal. I '..I TV A Tlrno Kllltr "I'vo koI an hour or two to hill, 1 wish I know what lo do." "JuhI bo over mill iihk Ilrown how the now baby Ih KettlW kIoK." Hurt not qtiiMH with that which pains yourself, Reasonable Prices OINI Seasonable Goods 00 60 SELF-SEALING MASON FRUIT JARS ' Quarts - - $1.00 per dozen Half gallons - $1.20 per dozen BINDING TWINE - 21c per pound STOCK SALT - - 50c for 50-lb sack " " - 95c for 100-lb sack BARBED WIRE; 80-R6ct Spool, $5.00 GASOLINE - 30c per gallbn cash Our price on FLOUR is Right SAUNDERS BRO'S. THE RICHLAND HOTEL Now under the management of .... MRS. W. E: BARBER .... who lias boon connootod with this n-uuc Imtoi hovoi'u! tiniOH anil wiy;., fully iiiidorMtantU tho ni' U nf In! trnvolling public. This hotel is famet throughotit the Country for its Genuine Home Cooking and Good Service METHODIST 'CHURCH Sunday School at 10:00 a. fh., E. E. Ilolman, superintendent. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Epworth League at 6:30. Prayer meeting every Wednes day evening at 7:80 o'clock. Choir practice at 7:30 Thursday livening. The Woman's Missionary So ciety meets the third Thursday afternoon of each month. The Board of Stewards holds its regular meeting Tuesday eve ning after the first Sunday of each month. Everybody cijally invited to attend all of the services of the church. A. Thomas, Pastor CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Our sbrvices until lattir notice will be aa follows! . Suncjay: Bibl'e.chool at 10:00 a. m. Communioi and preaching, 11:00. Chrjatian Endeavor, 7:00 p. m. Preaching at 8:00 p. m. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 8:00., Ladies Aid Friday afternoon. You are cordially invited. Williath E. Bean, Friends of the' News who have occasion to piblish legal adver tisements jn gettlemont of estates or other probate matters or in cases in the district court will d6 this paper a favor by directing their attorney or the county of ficial having such matters in .charge to have such ,publicatid!h made in Tho Eagle Valley News. NOTICE FOR PUOLICATlOrl. . ii(((Publln!nir) .i)opar'tiiiint of tho lntnrlor t H. Und Office nt U Urnnde, Oro gon, Mnyi'Kth. IU17. NOTlt'K iherby itlvon tljat Victor 0. Wllwn, ,whoo poit.olll atlilreini In Itlchlitud. Oreuou. did (. an tlm '.'Ithdtt)' of .May, HUti, lllo k tliW. otUivi Kwfirn Htutumniit nnd Application, No. Olf)!):i:i. to ptirclniBo tho W HKii and &t HWKi, SVc. in, and NKJ NW.Septlon Townnhlp 10 .cnuth, Itiinifo i I Knt.!, Wlllittnetto Alerldtun, nnd tbo tiinli"t thereon, under tho provlNioiiH of tlm nut o( .Iiino.'l, 1K7H, and ncU ntneudntory. known itHtlie "Timber and Stono Law,'' at Mich valuu iih iniuht bo llxod by up. prnlKetnunt, nml that, pilrmianl to ruch nppllt'ation, tlml.ind iliid timljur tliuriMin hnvo been lipprnini'd. at f'lUl.OO tlm tim ber intimated at UHO.WKI lionrd feel at r,0! pi-r 51, nnd tho laud fK()(H);tlintnnld applicant will offer llnitl prool in mip port of IiIh rtppllnsttion ami mvorn aiatu incut on tin :i()th day of AniiHt, 11)17, before CbnrlcH .1. Khulton. U. i, Cim mlHhioiicr, at ll Ih olllcu nt Halfway, Uro kon. Any poraon Ih rtt liberty to protest thin pdrchnao biiforo entry, or lultlat'i a con tent at liny tillm buforu patent Ikh'idh, by fllitiK a corroborated ullldiivil in tbnt ollh'.o, nlliKlnK finitn which would tlufuat tho entry. O. 8. DUNN, KcKlntcr. Firut publlcntlon Juno 21, 1017. 1. nut publication AukuhI '.'J, 11)17. Look Here! .a if you want Life Insurance Fo Investment or Protection Corite Jrt and let mc slioW yoll a contract that will meet with your approval C; E: THORP "huv -