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Newspaper Page Text' V K . . 'A" - 11 M3f " . """ ' . -1""11"" '.'.. '.. '" ,' COAST MAIL, VOL. VI. MARSHFIELD OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1884. NO. 8; J LITERATURE. History or the Pacific States or North America. By Hubert Howe Bancroft. Volume XV. or the Series. "North Mexican States." Vol. I., 1531-1800. Published by A. L. Bancroft & Co. Following is Hio Bmi I'mnoisco 1'oftt'H rovlow of tlio nl;oVo work, which linn just been halted nntl, with tlio proocilliig voltiimis, plnuod in thu liniuis of Humorous MilMcribcru in this jiIbco mid violntly: Thu extent of country to ho covurotl by this lino of histories is no great, "(' tliu local oxjtcrlcncoi) of tho tlllfuroiit fcclioun liavo twou no very dlUcrout, Unit tho learned historian tins Iippii compelled to pursue a chronological order In his writings rather than one simply num erical. Thus ho gives us tho annuls of Central America sido by side with those of Mexico, which in turn nro accompanied by the chronicles of thu North MoxicKii states. Thcso bring Iho historic or tho countries named down to nhout tho year 1S00. Instead of exhausting any one of tliceo Mibtli visions of country by bringing tho record down to tho piwiit time, the wrltor mnkos tho several mgioutt march 011 history's jingo pari puimu. Thus at Any given period wo seem to liavo a general view of thu entire groundwork of toirilory. Thu reanous ulvou py Iho author for this course nro pertinent and satisfactory. The territorial peculiarities of thu subject demanded it; thu natural order of presenting events Is het for both an thor and student; mid when thus presented, thu work constitutes as a whole a more continuous mid un broken story, better holding tho at tention of thu reader. A further con spicuous advantage of tho method adopted in issuing theco vuluines is that by tho present plan thu huttory of each section stands by itself as rrparate and complete set, iuMuml of being intermingled In hyphetuu con nectloii with a mixed array of coun tries, facts and llguies. Tlio territory covered by thu pres ent volumo embraces Texas, Coahuilu, Chihuahua, Sounm, Durango, Siualo.i find lisja California. There various province are treated witli Iho several degrees of importance juiliflud by historic incident. Their discovery, exploration, conquest, couvciidou ami routine dovelpmout are portrayed with a clearuess'of statement ami at tractiveness of style that roll ceu the statistical chapters of any quality uf dullness. Maps nro plentifully inter sperrod throughout the work.rltowlng graphically, as pictures excel print in doing, thu advance of Spanish do minion northward. Copious foot notes add greatly to tho text in do- .Scriptlrr, bibliographic and explana tory matter. There is much of romantic Interest for every student of history In tho re gions treated of in this work. Kennies for III natural treasure of fabulous value, the country was attractive fur lit mild climate snit from the marvelous reports of its Inner mysteries. There luve trcn Ilia umliI wars of aggression, bloody revolts, brave iciHt.-incc. heroic con quests, atrocious slaughters anil fiendish lu- - vengct. Particularly bright chapters In tliU broad firld of adventure aro those which note (tie success of Itie missionaries where Ilia Jesuits and 1'rancltcaus plinlcd tlirlr peaceful standards with most gratifying results. In "tho deeds of the eiplorcr, soldier and missionary, adranctnc tide hy side splint a rrcctliiijr fionlicrof bar turlsm," tlil sutlior has found m tlerkil for n Horjrof rare attractiveness. Mow admirably he li.vs used the data thus discovered tiy him oiy n perusal of this voliima can fully show. Ills ov pressed hope that the International tionds be tween the region iimlcr consideration and our own northern republic miy lie drawn closer for mutual benefit without taint of uurt-atoiiliiK pre judice on one side or of hlihuslerhijr ucriuch. went on the other will Im seconded dy every good citlien of bold countries. The locomotive puthlne Its way southward as the ilmy horao of cIviliiAllon Is certain to add n new chapter of In dustrial conquest, peaceful in character nnd profitlle lu till. No other writer In Iho hoi Id has such advan tages for preparing this history ns nin la the possession of ll.uicrofl. I'roin nctual lnsecllon we eonxonfirm the words of iho prcfucc, which dime that the author's rrsourccs for writing this part of the history are rsccpllon.tlly ample, ns Is shown by the listjif authorities pn-lut.il to this -volume His library contains nil the standard suluioiiary chronicles on which foundation the general structure must rest, together with a very coinplrte,collccllon of government rebuts, Span ish and Mexican, and practically all the general nrrd special works relating to the territory lh.it have been printed la any langtiigp. 'I here Is, moreover, hardly an epoch in the unmls of any North Mexican' slato'for which Important Infor tnatloH bus not been drawn front original ni.inu. scripts never before consttllcd. Tlio field is, also", in all essential respects, a new ono; for vhHe certain limited period lu the annals of , several pans of the territory lave been worthily presented la print, there Is no w ork extant In any tanguaga which Includes the entire history of any one of the seven provinces, much less a compro lienslve history of the whole country. The con ception of the work and lit Intelligent execution commend the author alike for an intuitive per ception of the salient point of history, and a finished erudition (tut, while It nnir.itcj, can also adora. Whether Ilia circumstance Im grave or guy, traditional or dladactlo la nature, dmmatlg in situation or electrical In Incident, religious In sentiment or wildly heroic lu nctlon tills author has an acute sensti of propriety In Ills treatment of the subject nnd the figures with which hell' tustmtcs lu In Ills drrlptlon of xx;tlc subjects lis clothes his Imagery with the graceful festoon ery of xllshed rhetoric, nnd his 1n.trtl.1l scenes are strong and ringing with the itilttart accents of a pure and robust ISnglitli. 'J lie tupcinclnl critic who avers that many -ns levvo combined to make this fries of histories, has but In trnce the charming evenness that characterises the flow of.tlie iiatrallve la ihelert volumes nlroady Issued, to lie convinced that the elegant cenlas of a master mind Is over every chapter, mid that no prentice hand can have had phc or privilege In the finmlng of the story. The judgment, Iho style, the elastic taste, the ripe culture, tho chos en forms of clear expressing are uniform through out and bear the signet tracings of llurbcrt II. IMncroft's mentnllty. Nor Is It stone In (lie somber prow of war, Invasion and conquest llint this hlnturhri finds field for his well-lraimd powers A keen appre ciation of humor permdea lite rtlation of every pveurrence tlngeil with folly; and ifli effective ridicule belittles Incidents unworthy of stately crinsldi-riillon. Wo copy a igp in illustrsllnn of this quality of the nnshor, arid with the ex tract lielow clone our consldcrnllon of a volume which gives added honor to the most distin guished nuthorof our coast. Referring to a war with Kngland he records: "It had been known to llm California!! that Sulu was on the verge of a war with KngLtml, J iiietneei rxing miicu looiivn uxciiemeni. vu frirrljlien were regarded nl possible foes; harm less trdwi ere arrested and sent to Mexico, ami couriers dished to and fio with orders nnd reiwrls as if (Im) eounny wrre nlnudy invaded, 'the mere rumor of io.llilo war cnusing all this ado, the reader may imagine the excitement when it was known In 1777 Hut war hid actually lieen iietlaroi I lie rucortls overlluw wtlii mar oms 01 eruow wiiri mar- rlv jiooo was contriU-1 tkvl corirsixmilencr: ium uteil for defense, muskets by the liulf iloienwpfe veril toesK(i-i Himj; ihem lltU was organized, and rl.ilximle instnictlons wrre iHued In subor dinate oluiUls. 'there vierc only about w sol- Nin Jose del C. alio, one of the pomts regarded us I "Oil J McDonald nibbling at tho sub iiKKt Imiwriant and mon likely to ! nitacked. j jout for u,0 nlleced benelll of Indiana Unit flL ihMLm .Mil lu.. .. u . a.Ba.K Hits i' " the iiropkt were not dcmirnged nnd tli! gover- nor wnscontHirnt tint the invnuYr would tie re-1 iiui.ni hiiii ignominy uu' urawsy srxni ever 11 hanging over Hie h iimmla was for 11 tune esor- clxsl, nnd more pavr was uwd for nllici.il tr taKnd(noe than for cfgsrellft. 'I rie tlublTy, iinpvild tnxijier Mtchot up his tntllmn armor m irrliti nntlctiulloit of a brush ivilh a foe worths of I.! V.....I.I. umIa. ,1. . .ha ...i.i.m.1 .... !.! r- msty fire-hKk. nit tieirlqoni irom the days of Olondo, more drjdly lo the (latiiut nt the butt thin to the Invader at the muule, nnd even that Kir. cuwed ctsiiture, tlie neophyte, twanged the w of his savage siir mid fcxited 11 in the vrarrisnee to show fits .insjrty to ilcfrud Ihc umntrv he Imi) Io.i In behalf of tl- wlio lud roblKtl him of it. Unhappily fur those who lioiHtl to iM'n glorittus laurels, but foiluuilety for Ihe n.UK'S of Great Huiain. tlus cunuui-il i.f (.iillfornh w it not allrrnpiiii Tru n fleet of u viu was s'gnieu ori rsvn .Mieiiei. uuiniirr jiooo hid been scut In publishing iheakvrni. the diui)Kimrd-aiid wurlfke watctwis hid In admit that Ihey lud been tlirmiened by nothing more fotuilditije than 11 11 nrin ida of cloud." Tiic pciplexity of tho iluumrrary In regartl to thu tariff question is clever ly pictured by n cartoon in thu current number of I'oeU under the tttlo " I'co M any Leaders." The dein nerntio parly is icpruKonted ly a gawk of it soldier of Hibernian cast of countenance, vho stands with mouth wide open, tho very pictttruif tlespair, under a guidu post whoie fin gers point In four different directions! "to freo trade," "to tariff reform," "to protection" and "no policy." This poor soldier, who looks as if he hadn't intelligence enough to know what to do when told by onoolllear, is lurther obftistieatcd by tho onlura of 11 nuin-j her of ('oinmandcrs, ranging in rank fiotn a drum major to a field marshal. Carlislo wears "ruform" on his beaver; lJnllor carries n roll "of orders labeletl "JlutleriHin ;" Hewitt points to n "free trade" banner wlileh ho holds aloft, with Cox supporting Ids flunk. On the oth'ir side Itaudall is marching defiantly in tl 0 opposite direction with "protection" onibhuoned on his helmet, llayard U pointing to tliu mithllo distance with orders "to dodgo the question," Payne wants to retreat under a general command to "M rud dle every initio," anil Sammy Tildon, decked out in continental uniform, points to "ancient issuon" on his cockade. Tho pour, ignmnnt soldier ((ho parly) stands urouching under neath thu guide boards, helpless, hopoicss and motionless. This, says IhoUhlcngo 'Iribituo, will bu about tho predicament of tltu democracy wlou congress shall adjourn, ami at tho opening of thu presidential cam piilgu. Willi both thu benntotu from Ore gon on thu seuatu's committee of commerce, our statu ought to Iiavu 11 fair chance before that body. There Is a bit of inside history In connection with thu appointment of both our senators on this committee, says thu Orogoiiiau, which is uf some lilt lo 111 teiest. Uy the now rules of the sen ate thu commlttco became untitled to two nddiltlonnl members. On Ilia republican side it was agreed that Dolph should be tho re publican member, and as Km Icy ol California was already a member of the committee the IM cilia states could not expect to get more lli.iu one of the new places, If nuy nt all. 'I ho dem ocrats, however, hearing of the Intention lo place Dolph on tlio committee, got I'nrley to teslgn, and nnmed Slater as ihelrsclectlan. To nil ap pearances this was done to prevent Dolph from going on tlifl committee and to glvo Slater, Whose term Is about to expire, a liltlo preMlgv. How ever, the republicans adhered In Dolpli, and as the democrats lind n right to name a member, Slater also got a place on tho committee, ami hriico It Is lTi.it Oregon has two members on the senate committee of commerce. Luc.ada, wife of R IV. Hoyd, aged 75)ears, died of Inuri disease a fmy days ago at Monroe. Iknton county blia mine to Oirgon across tho plains, in 1844, soon after whidi TiUe settled witliiu two uulcs of the pUco whtru alw nnd, THE FIRST SNOW STORM. 'I he stillness of tho early morn, '1 he sky's dull, solemn, iiillea gray, The echo of the lmr,terj horn Kays I "nil's first snnw storm came to-day. They come, the Hitting, (lining flakes, In many oblique, umertalu wnytj The rlil ilk' wind sad music makes, To gn?t the snow storm here to-day. They nestle down amonj; the leaves, 'I fi'-y liuj; the curb m.to the way; Into the muddy street they ttrete. So the firkt snow storm comes to-day. I feel the chilly, clirrrli-ss gloom, The snd, uncertain something say. That stalks About the darkened room, Oil I the first snow storm comes to-day. And turning from the window, slow, My vncrnnt glsncrs chance to stray Into a mirror's freezlnj; clow. And then I hair the sh idow My, The wrinkles runulnff through ihy Ijrow, In hair and braid the ttienks of gray, Thy gl nice and motion wnry now, hhow Life's first snow storm here to-day. -V C Reed. FREE-TRADE FALLACIES. Democrats Bewildered by a Problem They Cannot Solve. (Robert I'. Porter In Jlilkulclphla I'rrsi.J All along tho line the gifted states men of tiio domnorntic party aro cot- ting down to work oif tho tariff ques tion ; Html nnd Mills screaming themselves boa rso for free everything; Wiittorson denouncing tho "imbe cile" of liis party who nro not free- , ,T ... , , . ., , .,, traders; Hewitt declaring tho tariff odillro will stand with the foundation knocked from under it; Morrison struggling over n horizontal redtto editors : Cnrllulo nssttriiig the "pnrsco merchant that "reventio only i reventio only" still the cherished Kentucky Men; Rumlull cautious ami watohful ; 1'iiyiio favoring tho intifF us it- is; Converse knocking loudly for an in- creilsC of duties and Ikdmont formit luting n seiiomu upon wlilcii tlio par ty can unite. Such are tho rumors that reach us ovary morning ns wo glance over tho Washington news. Wliiln doinocnttie statesmen nro try ing locouvortcachothernud 'fix up" jn UeUtoeralio "policy," tho peoplo throughout the country aro calling for tho real question n protective tnriffor no tariff. Turning from the democratic lead ers to their platforms tho mimi con fusing differences confront us, To tititto thesu platforms one would think wuti'd cool tho budding nidor of Uelminil himself. Kentucky favors freo trade puru and simple. Sugar, rice, iron ore, cotton goods, wool, lemons, orange", sumac ami even pen nuts temocr thu llery froc-trado elo quence from thu other southern states, nnd in some cauos thoo arti cles hnvo a mollifying effect upon tho platforms. True n tar on quinine or on cotton lios, though both are manu factured articles, is regarded south ns "blood money" or "nblow at tho only great southern luiltistiy," yet fJO per cent on sugar nnd 100 per cent on rice, both raw materials, nro looked upon as about the fair thing. Why aspect consistency? At the best, southerners nro but varioloid protcotlonifts wiir.itK ritnK-TitAiu: Aitnoit cools, In spite of tltu talk to tho contrary, freo trade ardor cools as It reaches tho 1101 (Invent. During n mouth's stay in Washington I have talked with many wentcrn senators nnd rep resentatives, anil (hey tell 1110 tho western fanners are also getting dovn to work on tho tariff question, and aro likely to nrnue nt it practical con clusion. Asido fiom Iho tariff on wool tho western farmer gets liltlo tli icet bonellt from tho tariff, and for that reason ho is likoly to examine the effect of tho system, as 11 whole, upon the agricultural interests of tho country moro closely than tho manu facturer. Fortunately, the American farmer is an intelligent man. Ho does not skim, but toads thoughtfully, Some of tho most far-reaehing quea lions asked 1110 slnco my return from 11 yeat's tour through industrial Eu rope were thosu of Ohio farmers. Phil osophic fustian will not go down with them. Kconomto duties, who talk of history as tho "tiresomu lepotilion of ono story," who liavo no time to both er with facts, aro unable to convince thorn. Learned tlootots, with n long array of lettors after their names, who read papeis at a congress or confer ence, do not njipal them. Meiu pamphletours cannot terrorixo them. Tho unsettled questions of political economy, to tuy mind, at least, still moro numerous and important than its established maxims, tho armor is willing to leuvo to others. Tho facts and tho question of his own prospoii ty ho will taku up for himself, with n solution. Tlio western ninu will listen to a nniii like J. It. Dodge, who has epont tlio best part of lua life in tho study ,)f t,0 gi.'mstics of agriculture. Uo Is , )f ho t ,,al8tnk,1K 8ntl8U , ., , ; , , ?. , .cuius in tho world, nnd his December I n port coutaina facts that oveiy fann er In this country should rend boforo voting to demolish even ono brick in tlio tariff edifice that has increased tho value of his laud, tho value of its annual per capita product and the wages of the tiller 0 the soil. INDUSTItlAI. VAUVKH. Let us turn to this report for n moment and learn something of tlio fjffect of "n non-agricultural popula tlou on an agricultural population, in other words .the value of diversified industries, For this purpose, Dodge has divided tlio states and territories Of the union into four classes, tho first having less than JlOpcreont en gaged in"' agricultural pursuits; the second, 00 percent and less than CO percent; tho third, fiO and less than 70 per cent, and thu fourth those hav ing 70 per cent nnd over tho idenl free-trade si ntes nnti territories. Toe value of land per ncro in tho first group is $.18 05; in tho second, jfoO &3; in tho third, $13 511, and in tliUjJpurth, fj 18. Hero we Hud that as the proportion of agricultural to other workers diminishes, tho valuo of land increases, but in n much high er rjlo. An important fact surely for the larmer, This is notmll. The cul tivnlor of the soil obtains an annual product of higher value, tho valuo of agricultural products per capita in the first group being 1437, ' tho sec ond WJI, in the third 2G1, nnd in tho fourth $100. With nearly twice ns many agricultural producers in tho fourth group ns nrc found in the first, wo find the total value of the product $100,000,000 moro in tho first. In other words, the labor of 1,000,000 men, In round figures, in states whero industries aro diversified produces in valuo of agricultural pro ducts $100,000,000 more than tho la bor of over 2,000,000 men in tho states given over cntiroly to ngricultural pursuits. Another important fact for thu farmer. Does tho farm laborer sharo this ad vantage! Dodge comes armed to tho teeth on this point, with what ho rightly regards as trustworthy iclurns of the wages of farm labor to tho do partmeutof agriculture. InlSS2tho wfljres of agricultural labor nveraged nearly $20 a month in tho first and second groups; $10 50 in tlio third and $13 20 in thu fourth. An important fact is this, for tlio farm laborer especially, when he re members, in conjunction with it that tho distinguished Freo trado Senator Morgan, from Alabama, last spring, saiil in tho United States s'-nato that liodid nut want iron industries estab lished in Alabama, because they would put up thepric?of labor. What, does tho intelligent farm laborer think of that? TJiua we find the western farmer cniefully studying tho influenco of manufacturing, of mining, of produc live industries on local prices, wheth er of farms or farm product or farm labor, undor tho guidance of Dodge, who plainly tells him that tho value of fnrm lands depends moro upon di versification of industry than upon tlvc fertility of the soil, and that the farmer's in come is highest where fanners are fewest. In stead of the prosperity of manufactuiers sap ping from the agricultural industry, it encoura ges it. Durina 00 sears of great manufacturing giowth and under n high liriff the number of farms have doubled fiom 3,000,000 in i860 to 4,000,003 in 18S0; their value has increased in that period from $6,000,000,000 to over $10,000, 000,000. The production of cereals has In creased from 1,330.000.000 bushels in i860 to .000,000,000 bushels in 16S0 surely a healthy growth. The farmer will soon see tint bis interests are not antagonistic to tho of the manufacturer. m that the most prosperous country i the coun try In which manufacturers run along the line of Agriculluro, Increasing alike the value of the Mad. of the product and the wages. Having met the farmer, the next assailant is the man 'who wants, free raw matenal. It would take an entire letter lo trnce this cry through, the laby rinth of absurdity, andcpliin wliat 'is and vvlntisnot raw material. This is Hewitt's fa mous hobby, though lead ore, iron ore nnd wool' make western men, like Morrison, pause and say, "Not too raw, or the west may hoitatu 10 bite it." Freo iron ore is the cry. l)o these gentlemen stop to consider tint un der a juiticious protection we luvo Incrwu-ed our annual home production of iron ore from 900,00a tons In i8fx) to 9,000,000 torn, in 1883, nn in crease, of 1000 per cent.? Theoretical political economists say we should lino left this in iti rocky bed and sent Its annual value of $35,000, 000 to Spain and other countries. Tin: crv itm hu.k woou The cry for free wool come from the same source, tml merely ns"n cover to fiee iron ore. While the number of sheep in fiec-trade Eng land has decreased 6,000,000, the number la the United States has nearly doubled under the tariff, nnd the nnnual production of wool has incnwsixl from 60,000,000 Kdnds in i860 to s40.0co.000 pounds In 1880, Woolen goods have dodlmd in price to the consumer pntll blankets and the commoner grades of woolen goods of tho Mine quality uro as cheap, or even cheaper, hero to the consumer than la Ungland, 1 do not refer to the undervalued invoice price, nor wholesale prices, but ilia cush price, nt the retail Mores. Why should we givo awny two of the corner Stones of the tariff structme Iwcauvo selluh mo tives demand it. If the farmer and the miner are not entitled to protection the manufacturer 'S not If, on the whole die ) stem has injured the cuuntry K-t It go, but iwm suppose the foumla tlna can be undermined and the building remain firm nnd ereit. I hive nlrcndy shown what dlicrslficd Indus trie (many of them called Into existence by the tariff) have, dune to frieresuc the value of land, product or agricultural kilor. The history of 20 years in manufacturing under a protective tariff tn the United !-tate is a recital of fnorea ed product, increavd number employed nnd de cTcsiwd price of the manufactured articte to the consumer, and because this h true I believe in the protective tariff and defend it. The coal product of tlie country Ikis Increased from 14 000,000 tons In 1B60 to 88,000.000 tons last year The product of iron ore, as I have shown, has multiplied tenfold; the melal indus tries in 16O0 employed $3,oco liar.dj; to-day tlrey employ 30000. Industries relating to wood then gave employment 10 190.000 persons, now to 340,000, 'Hie 60,000 employed In our vvoottn iniluMrhs have Increased to 1 Go. 000. In cotton we now employ 300,000, and the value of the product has doubted. The sjTfflndtittry in i860 cmnloved 3000; over 30.000 now nrc busy in the Industry, vvtifle in free-trade Knglaml the num lcr, in the same period, 1ms devested from 118, 000, in 1861. 1064,000 m 9i. 'Hie msmtfac turcrs of pottery, stoneware and gluw employed 12,000 then against 35,000 noiv, but tlie prices of glass and crockery. " well as silk and cotton jnnd woolen goods, have gradually gone down. The chemical industry lias almost come into bdng In the Ust 20 yenrs and now emptoS 30, 000 jiersons. While o"r own Industrie have thus Ijeen progressive by lenps and bocftds un drr protection it may be well to sec ulml Eng land boilxtn doing during 40 j ears of free trade. Take Ihe five great textile indu-'ries, cotton, fWvx, wool, worsted and silk, and we find the numbers ' einploved in England ami the United Stales as follows: KngUml l86l. 1881. Cotton and flsx ,563.014 Wool nnd worsted 231,914 Silk 11 7,99 5-470 233.25-5 03.577 Total , 9198' 83.33 , United SWte.- , 1SC0. 1 83o. Cotton and flax 124,139 220.000 Wool, and worsted 99-S93 16189 S-360 3-337l Tots) iSo.Oil 412.816 Wlrilc the total numtter empkiveil in these in dustries has aeuutly deeiistfld d unrig 20 5 ear in Enghnd something over 36,000, the increase in the number employed in the United States dur ing the same period has been 225.805. I am aware that the free-trade explanation of Uie sta tionary condition of the cotton industry, tlie de crease in tlie number emplojed in the woolen and worsted industr) and the alarming decline in the silk industry, is the adoption of labor saving machinery, and. indeed, the more dar ing of thew authorities have taken the bull by the horns and seriously declared, thai the above fisures "an-one of Uie most prominent and sat ifftctory features of the census returns." When I see Mme of the largest Lancashire mills tak ing out their old spinning machinery and putting in the American ring spinning-fmme. I nm not willing to admit that the increase in the number em plti) cd in these industriss in the Untied States is due to thenforiority of our machinery, though to tint absurd conotusioij the free-trade argu ment would lend us. raUMJEO OV A KOCK. A system tlwt has done all this cannot be bellowed down nor 10m to pieces by wild asses; it cannot be undermined in essential parts to suit pnvute interests. Tlie intricate schedules, differing in a thousand ways nnd only mastered h) careful .study, cannot be treated like so many mks in a pod and reduced by mere accountants all round alike. Yuu cannot nibble at such a 5) stem, you cannot "hx it up" to unite the party. It Is bigger than jny (any or any statesman. And this is the grand edifice that the demo, cratic party assembled at Waslnngton is seek ing to destroy. In opening I attempted to point out the arrogant self complacency, logical inco herence nnd moral bewilderment of its leaders as they stand npxiUul at its magnitude, fcurful lest even success might find them buried in the rums. Let us close with a hope that the re publican party w ill defend the system ns a w hole and prevent the pending ruin of the business interests of the country. Not injudiciously; not for any one claw, ns against others: but, alike, for lac farmer, the miner and manufacturer, and, above all. for the gooj of tlie 55,000.000 of peo ple that go to nuke up this nation Protection, in the bioad vense, is a nation il idea; free trade is a de-nalionnl idea '1 he republican party has nlwavs been the naticnal party, the democratic party lead on lh hosts that vvouUl destroy our industries cveaas itdid those who sought to de- strov our fl.1g r"i"vT-gTHnffm3wrffTnr"TmMTT- -t , .f M VTa .. Htr.- fiti n E'vra h 1 uy o a TAILORI FRONT STltEET, MAItSIIFIKLU TUST RECEIVED, FALL AJ0- WINTER GOODS: Stock of Foreign and Domestic Hats and Fancy Suits of itaMDY-MAor. a.Tin.., Which will be sold at UOTTOM PRICES. sr nAniK-.ni.iftf. rnndft timifrht nt thU &hon altered and pressed ircc.of clurgu. v.uve men cnu. i. ni.w jsoioi CHEAPEST I luickesi and Best I7IMIHRR tITV AND DRAINS STA-j I'J riON Since and bteamtoat line, carrvmi; 1 , . .. the U h. mails and Wells, Fargo & Lo s express. JARVIS, CORNWALL & CO. leaves 1 s Duplre C Uy ami Drnia' Mation nervr AY. WLDNIiDAY and l'RIDAV. MOND. Thestenmer JUNO or RIvhlLlCS meets tho stagej at the mouth of tho impiua. New and comfortable tajM. rare to Uraln s station, $7; throush to l"ortland, $15 50. I'-ach passenger ollowol so piunds of tiagguge Pastengert aro requestetl to be in I mpire I ity the night liefore I 'Icpirum- 'Miy iniuruiaiiJU in irtru iu iud I atove line can lie protured nt the lUalico pr I iiial lint I lit M vrstihiUl and the pool office or a i put iv hou. i, n I mpire n Professional and Business Cards. joiiw a. crav. j. M. irci-itf SIOLIN & gray; A TTORNKYS AND COUNSELORS Af LAW. Orrirm In the Holland Iluilding. opposite the' Uknco Hotel, Front street, Marshfield, Or; f4 A. J. WCKIIAKT. A. M. CKAWroib' CRAWFORD & LOCKHART ( A TTORNKYS AND COUNSELORS AT WW AND NOTARIES PUBLIC. OrriCES In Welnter's new building, front street, Marshfield, Oregon. We are prepared to famish a'MlracU of tills to any parties wishing- to buy or selkreal esUt or loan money on mortgage sccririty and" dJ give special attention to examining titles and cororeyancing. liusinoss intrastcd to oor care iVilI recelri prompt attention. fii C. B, WATSONf A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Offjck EllPIKtt Citt. jyis S. H. HAZARD; A 1TORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, Officb At Empire City, Coos county, Oregon Will practice fn the various courts in the stats J. W. BENNETT, A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT -"- LAW. OfriCB At the Coos Hay Nes Office, Marshfield, Oregon. CARL H. VOLKMAR,- ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT I uir Office At Myrtle Point, Coos county, Oregon Will practice in all the Courts of Oregon. All buslne& intrusted tn hU mr in,A in with promptness and fidelity. ap7 J. T. M'COKMAC, M. D. C. B. COLOEJC; & GOLDEN & McCORMAC, p. HYSICfANS AND SURGEONS. Ofkicss At the Marshfield Drug Store, epp." site the Central Hotel. Front street, - - - Marshfield, Oregon. X5T Du. Golden, until further notice, srit make two professional trips per week to Empire going down THURSDAYS and SUNDAYS.- "" " - - . "- C. W. TOWER, M. D., TH"SICIAN AND SURGEON. Ol riCDIn the Holland Building, opposite tie filanco Hotel, Front street, Marshfield, Oregon. R. C. HUNTER,- M. D.f HYSIC1AN AND SURGEON. OrnCE la the Holland building. Opposite tM likinco hotcL RnsiOBNCB W. G. Webster's late reTVlenc,- Pme street, near A. s7 J. R. CLEAVES, JEWELER AND PHOTOGRAPHER,- MASSliriELD, ORECO.V. P. S. Will be at Coouille CftY tlin last week of each month.- fei o. is. slttbl: QJURGI CAL AND MECHANICAL HDiEiLsraris'z Rooms: Over Kenyon's store, opposite Whitney's market, Front street MARSHFIELD, OREGON n3 0 IF1. ZHZ-A-HLiZLi, SURVEYOR FOR COOS COUNTY OrcKuu, o FF1CE : WITH T. G. OWE?, ESQ., In Ross & Timmerman's New Building- MARSHFIELD, OREGON. PERFECT MAPS of all surveyed and tm tcnxl lands furnished on short notice. ocz6 DRESS-MAKING Mrs, "VV.'m. nm AT HER RESIDENCE. NORTH FRONT street, first door north of Mark's furniture store; Marshfield. Cutting nnd fitting In the latest styles a spa-" cialty . Patronage thankfully received, work promptly executed, and all work guaranteed to give satis faction, myto JOHN KEHYON, DBALEU IX FANCY GOODS. TOYS & OAXDIEvS, BOOKS ft STATIONERY. CUTLERY & TMACC0, AND i NOTIONS. & -d 1 ? T- X :r;33t; ,JirS!rr:5sr" - t- I'm, "fHrT-nf aiieMrM Q rftMmu uijuiijl jutii!1"