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v-" ! v e Mull LEXINGTON WEEKLY BUDGET. VOL. 2 LEXINGTON, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 1890, NO. 18. tfUBUHHED EVERT THUltSDAT EVENING BT SNOW & WHITSON, Terms of Subscription! On Tear, 11.00 8tz Months, ...... no oenti. Invariably In advance. Bates of Advertising On square (ton lines or leas), first Insertion 11.00; caoh subsequent Insertion, 60 cents. Bpeolal. rates with regular advertisers. All transient advertisements must be paid (or In a1 vane. Job Printino Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch. F. SHIPLEY, M. D., PRACTITIONKR OT Medicine, Surgery & Midwifery, Registered. HEPPNER, OREGON jj. r. SINE, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public, LEXINGTON, OREdON, Attorney tor the North Amorlcan Attorneys and Tradesmen's Protective Union of Connec ticut. JjlRANK KELLOGG, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public, HEPPNER, OKRUON. Ilonsy to loan on Improved farms. Otflee In first national Hank. O. BOON, Constable and Collector, LEXINGTON, OREGON. Will attend to auctioneering. KATE PAKSELL, Notary Public and Conveyancer, ALPINE, OREGON. Deeds. Mortf ages and all others Legal lustra' menu careiuny urawn. applications ior aiaie aud School Lauds madc,aud Pensions obtained jmANK H. SNOW, Land Agent and Notary Public, LEXINGTON, OREGON. Filings taken on government land. Real estate advertised and sold on commission. New comers are invited to call and be tilled full of solid (act about the ad-autages of Morrow country. Office hour .um 7 A. M. to midnight, Buduet building. R. LIEUALLEN, GENERAL .-BLACKSMITH And !I lorseshoer. TS ALWAT ON DECK AND PREPARED TO i do anything In bis line in a neat and work manlike manner. Horses shod with care aud accuracy. Shop oa C St, Lexington, Or. G. W. BROCK, Wagon and Carriage Maker, UK PAIRING DONK. Arcade Stmt, Ret. C and D, Lexington. . - Oregon, ELKHORN Livery k Feed Stable (ELSE MABNUSON, Proprietor. LEXINGTON, OR. HORSES BOARDED BY THE DAY OR WEEK. OatnU Faralahad for Comawrelal Men at Reawmabl Bates. . U. KINDA OF TDRNOUTS AND SADDLE - Mane oft ampusai v. , Ad Ancient Chess Ring. Haply some Kujiih first In nice gone A111K1 Ills 1HIIKUKI UlUieH nilKcre" Ole". While u black niirhlinifiile, sun-swart, as lie Ranif IiIk own wife, love'B passionate orison; uuniy thou umyst nuvo piuiiseu urn rresuT John Among his pastures, when full royalty lie sat ku a tcut grave shepherds ttt Ills Wlillo lumps of balBUtn wlukcd uud glimmered on. What dost thou here? Thy masters aro all My 'heart Ik full of rath and yearning puld ai ui.ri.i ,,f iin (1 Klnir that hast a crown Oul hinting theirs, and tells of great ncss tied Through elnuil Hung lilgnis oi unaimieu rum Aud uiurtuur ut tho dark majestic (own. Jeuu Ingelow KENTUCKY COLONELS. llow It Happens that They Are So Nnm orous In the lllue-tirass State. It is somewhat hart I for an outside barbarian to understand why "Colo nels" are so plentiful in Kentucky. In the lirst i',aee Kentucky furnished a great many soldiers, both to I he Northern and the Southern armies. during the war, and naturally some of these soldiers are sure-enough colonels by rank and service. Ot hers who were minor ollicers, or perhaps high pri vates, are now dubbed colonels hv way of courtesy. Then we have a very few colonels who hold over from the Mexi can war, and there aro other colonels of militia, like the Louisville Legion. who come by their titles honestly. The Governor of Kentucky has the privi lege of appointing persons on his stall with the rank of colonel. These colo nels aro expected to look pretty aad martial at the Governor's ball and to ride horseback when tho Governor heads it procession. Tho last duly fre quently gives them great pain and anxiety. There are scores and scores of these Governor-stall' colonels in this proud old Commonwealth. Dome executives nave liecn more lavish than others in the distribution of these gilded honors. That kindly old gentleman, Gov. Luke Blackburn, M. D.. was fond of creating colonels. During his term ho made some sixty colonels in the city of Louisville alone, if 1 remember the tigures correctly. There are various reasons which entitle a man to this gubernatorial compli ment. Col. Will Hayes is a colonel because he is such a gifted poet, while Col. Albert Dietman was given his title by Gov. Knott because he was the greatest business manager on earth. I trust these facts will make it some what dearer to the wondering North erner why colonels aro so plentiful in Kentucky. JJut there are other rea- sotis. Many prominent citizens are honored with this complimentary title simply as a recognition of their merit by the community, l tins every man who conducts a large distillery is ipso facto a colonel; for instance, Lol. John M. Athcrton, or Col. Tom Sherlcy. Every prominent railroad ollieial is also a colonel; for instance, Col. Milton H. Smith. Every Congressman is a colonel, as Col. Asher G. Cnriith. Every man with a Government ollice is a colonel! as Col. George Du Hello. Every great editor is a colonel, like Col. Henry Watterson. .The Chief of the 1 once Department is a de tacto col onel, us Col. Wood. Then there are other gentlemen who are colonels be cause no other title tits them, isut the law on the subject is a little vague and has never been formulated by the Legis lature. If a man has been a captain in the war, never call him captain; call nun colonel. He is entitled to this promo tion twenty-four years after the war closed. Tho only men proud to be called captain are the commanders of steamboats, the captains of lire com panies, the conductors of railroad trains aud the ollicers in a Salvation Army. The title of major is compar atively rare, and, therefore, is really more of a distinction, than colonel. Only prominent peoplo who have seen actual service wear the title; or in stance, Major Ed Hughes anil Major J. Washington Wann. Hut still if von call a major a colonel ho is not likely to get mad at you. By the observance of these lew rules l nave jotteu uown, the stranger can get along in Kentucky without committing any serious breach of etiquette. Louisville 1'ont. Tale of a War Horse. An officer of experience, writing on the behavior of horses in battle, says: When it comes to battle a horse seems to know everything that is going on; but he does his duty nobly, and seems to be in his element. He enters into the spirit of the battle like a human being. He shows no fear of death, and it issintruiarthat u ins mate is snot down he will turn to look at him and seem pleased. A horse in my battery was once struck by a piece oi sneii, which split his skull, so that one side was loose. The driver turned him loose, but he walked up by the side of the gun and watched the firing, and when a shot was iired would look away in the direction of the enemy, as if to ee the effect of the shot. W hen a shell would burst near by he would calmly turn and look at it. When he saw his own team going back for ammunition he ran back to his own place and gal loped back to the caisson with the rest. When the Lieutenant pushed him aside to put in another horse, he looked at the other one sorrowfully while be was being harnessed up, and when he seemed to realize that there was no further use for him he lay down and died. The Lieutenant strong ly asserted that he died of a brokeo heart. Court Journal. A stranger stopped at Burns & Gra ham's hotel at Port Costa Sunday night of last week. Next morning he left, tak ing James Owens' Sunday best suit of clothes and a fine watch. Owens is employed at Helby's smelter. Wouldn't Ride with tho President. When the President was returning from his Bar Harbor visit in company with Private Secretary Halford their special car upon reaching Philadelphia was attached to the 8:68 express for Washington over the Pennsylvania railroad. Shortly after the train had left the city tho conductor, who is one of the oldest employes of the road and well known in this city, went into the car where the President and Halford wore conversing. The President no ticed the Grand Army button on the conductor's coat and immediately gave the military salute. "Mr. President, I have a favor to ask of you," said the conductor. "Well, what is itP" said the Presi dent, with the old, weary, auti-ollice-secker look on his face. "I want you to let me bring in my little boy, ilarry, who is on the train, and introduce him." The chief magistrate's face bright ened instantly and he replied: "Bring him in, by all means." The boy, a bright little fellow of about 11 years, was brought into the private car and duly introduced. Tho President put his arm affectionately about the boy and, drawing him to him, said: "Now, Harry, you must sit right down and ride the rest of the way to Washington with me." Harry didn't exactly know how to receive this proposition at lirst, and I hen, looking up into tho President's face, he said innocently, in his childish treble: "I'd rather ride with tho baggago master." Tho President and Mr. Halford both roared, and as tho child left the car the President remarked: "That's tho lirst time since I've been in ollice that a baggage master's company has been preferred to mine." l'lUladdphia In quirer. No More Subterfuge iu His. "But the quickest drink I ever took was in our New Jersy watering place Asbury Park. They practice pro hibition there to a painful extent, so that a man will take great chances when he's very dry. A friend and my self were instructed to go to a certain druggist whose reputation for lawful dealing was not unsullied, and to call for soda with ipecac, at the same time winking with the left eye, whereupon we would receive what we wanted. We went to the apothecary. '"What'll you have?' said he. "Soda with ipecac,' said we, as we simultaneously depressed our left eye lids. "He obligingly went to the other end of the shop, returned with a decanter containing a delicious-looking, ruby colored fluid, poured three lingers of it into each glass, tilled the same with soda water, and passed the foaming draughts across the counter. "Kegards,' said Charley, as he lifted the beverage to his lips. '"Same to you,' said I, and we buried our noses in the fragrant froth. But it was an unfamiliar fragrance. We set our glasses down. '"What did you put in this?' I asked the druggist, who was methodically wiping oil' the counter. "'Ipecac,' he replied, with freezing nonchalance. "'Ipecac!' exclaimed Charley, in. a horrified tone. "Ipecac. Thats' what you 'called, for, wasn't it?' "I threw down a quarter, and, with out waiting for change or saying an other word, we bolted, and made for the wild and lonely seashore, where Charley, who had taken the largest gulp of the infernal mixture, practi cally illustrated the physiological effect of an emetic. The psychological effect of that adventure clings to me still. I am opposed to all subterfuges in this business." Boston Herald. HTee i Pe n a. Nearly all the steel pens used In this country are manufactured here, though 20 years ago nearly all were imported. Now only the highest priced ones are imported. We use about 1,000,000 gross every year, which is not so large a nuiulicr as might appear, consider-'-.4 1 T-'tiiwMnfii Wfr lhn thry1"' pens apiece for all the inhabitants. As many people who use them wear out a gross ( 141 pens) or more in a year, it is evident that there must be a great many who never use a steel pen at all. The pens are made of imported steel, which is preferred because of its more uniform quality. It is rolled into big sheets and cut into strips, after which it is annealed, rolled to the thickness required, then tempered and cut aud stamped into pens. Much skill is re quired in all these operations and in those of mushing the pens ior use. i ne manufacture and trade in steel pens has seen very little change for a gcuer tiou. (lood IbiuM keruiim. Hoap liutdilrn. All liovs and girls like to make soap bubbles, but few know how to make those that will last for an hour If left undisturbed. To make them, take palm-oil soap and shave ti tic I y, then nut the shavings in a lanre bottle of distilled water, and shake until dii solved. Filter this through a piece of Cray tilterine paper, fold the paper In crimps so that it will lit into a funnel When the solution is filtered add aliout one-third as much glycerine as you have solution. Always shake well be fore tisintr. These bubbles must be blown through a rubber tube titled on the tube of a small glass funnel with rim two inches in diameter. To have the bubbles last a long time blow them into iron rings laid on a piece of carpet tnd wet with the solution.- Uooi Uuusdcueuinn. MISSING LINKS. There is a growing demand in En gland for human skin leather. The average life of an ocean cable, as at present constructed, is twelve years. The French army officers aro now all armed with revolvers, during the wai of 1870 they had none. M. Muissonier is tho first pailer ever raised to tho dignity of Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. King Louis, of Portugal, gave the copyrights of his literary works to charitable institutions. There were over 250 varieties ol chrysanthemums on exhibition at a ilower show at Los Angeles, Cal. The most interesting exhibition in Europe next year will be the loan exhi bition of tapestry at the Austrian Mu suem. Anson Willesey of Avon, 111., a rol licking blade of 85 cars, was married recently to Susanna McCoy, a blushing maiden of 54. Prince Louis Napoleon, who was lately an ollicer of the Italian Reserves, has obtained a commission us Major iu the Russian army. Harriet Beechcr Stowo recently said: "1 wish writers of my life would wait until I am dead before they publish their biographies." Louis Kossuth declares vehemently that he will not accept Italian or any oilier citizenship, but will die as he has lived, a Hungarian. John Tyudall, father of the famous scientist, was a carpenter by trade. Ho pved iu the little town of Cal low, forty-four miles from Dublin, Ireland. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, the Wo man Suffragist, claims Boston as her home, but spends nine months iu the year lecturing iu various parts of tho country. Miss Amelia B. Edwards savs the work of a galley slave is not to be com pared with his or her work who under takes to extract a guinea from the pocket of a Britisher. Andrew Jackson Pine, who died re cently ut Harrisbtirg, Pa., had been chief page of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for twentv-eight years, lie became a pago at tlio age "of 14. Mr. Lew Rosen Is responsible for the rather expressive and suggestive re mark that "A. M. raliner has been connected wilh the stage iu New York almost as long as some of our popular soubrettes." Monaco, to which only consuls are accredited, has a big diplomatic corps u the rest of Europe, and its diplo mats display a prolusion of gold lace ud titles purely for the honor of serv ing the principality gratis. A wild linrr wuti vlwtt rm,ntK' nt fYib Hill, Cal., w1iich weighed 600 pounds. It was snow-white and had tusks six nches long. A pound of lead was found iu his carcas, the result of efforts of former hunters to kill him. The English statistics give a notable decrease iu their convict population during the lust twenty years. The to tal number of convicts under sentence of penai servitude was 6.405 iu July; twenty years ago it was li.uoo. King Luis of Portugal did not In all his reign sign a single order for capital punishment. He had conscientious scruples against liillicting the death teuitlty, anil so succeeded In making t practically absolete iu his domin ions. The late John F. Smith, the great Philadelphia typefounder gave to var- ous charities more than f 100,000 a ear during-the closinir years of his ong and useful life. "Everything I ive to give away," he said, "i shall jive away before I die. A sensible suggestion is mudo that the movement to restore the monument to the memory of Mary Washington, the mother of the lirst President, shall include the purchase of the old house in which she lived and died. It Is mall house at Fredericksburg. Philip McKim, the new steward of Waco'oHYrftarstnlsrehder. stands old-fashioned American cookery better than did Hugo Ziemann, and can provide the president with better pies than could the Chicago chef. Lew Wallace says the scene that moved him most in writing "Ben Hur' was the one representing me ncro sleeping on the steps when his mother and sister, after their release from the dungeon, drew near and recognized him and yet dare not approach nearer. An Ainerical Amateur recently offer ed $12,000 to the municipality of Genoa for the violin of Pagannii, which Is re ligiously preserved in the city museum as a iiieiiieuiu ut vjeuou a mwi o.. The instrument was made at Cremona by Guameri in 1700. Tho American offer was declined. The old saying that the man who minds his own business will make money is not true. Charles Cochrane, a Canadian, has remained on his farm for fourteen straight years without leaving it and has not "spoken to a stranger in all that time, aud yet he is poorer than when he began. The decline of the English tailor In America is announced by some of the trade journals, and it would seem that there is a reason for the assertion that be is no longer as fashionable as an American tailor. It has been discov ered at last that the conventional En glish clothes do not tit him. Swimming baths are becoming pop ular additions to English schools. The chool boatd contends that it ftuM M important for a boy to learn to swim as for a girl to learn the art of cookery, and claims that the swimming bath adds to the com for of the scholars aud assists in the work of education. From the tabulated returns just com piled iu the ollice of the state superin tendent of public instruction it lias been ascertained that the total number of trees planted on Arbor Day in the school districts throughout Massachus etts, outside of the cities, was 'J4.1UG. These were all planted on school grounds. Gen. Boulanger lives a curious life on tho Island of Jersey. Ho spends his time iu reading history and talkhig politics to his followers. He smokes a vast number of cifrnrellus and seems in clined to disobey the commands of his physicians regarding wine. He is punctilious as regards to his dress and always doifs an evening suit for din ner. It is announced IhatF. Marion Craw ford, the novelist, is to become a rasi dout of Washington, D. C. Crawford is a very handsome man, in perfect health, and is known all over Europe as an accomplished swordsman. He is a good deal above the average height and keeps his muscles iu perfect con dition. He will form an attractive ad dition to Washington society. Mr. Gladstnuc said in a recent ad dress to a workingmeu's organisation: It was not extravagant to say that al though there were but 2,000,000 people in the thirteen American colonies at the time of the American revolt, yet from among those 2,000,000 of people there proceeded ai that epoch a group of statesmen that might defy the whole history of the world to beat them iu any one period of lime. Such were the consequences of a well-regulated and a masculine freedom." Capt. Christian Emson, a fine old seafaring and shipowuing Dane, who has been iu this country nearly seventy years, died iu Ocean county, New Jer sey, recently, aged Ub. Iu tliccoasling trade he had accumulated a fortune of 2,000,000. He was iu the Danish navy as a youth, and remembered the lirst Napoleon. "1 could haf helt him mit two lingers," he went on to say, "put he had a hat full of brains! If his ampitioii had peen no pigger than himself he would not haf failed. Plucher. not Vellington, vas the man that failed him!" BROUGHT TO TERMS. A Story That l'roven that a Hog- Caa Rea son and Remember. Mrs. E. Pirton had a Skye terrier which manifested a strong aversion to beintf washed, savs the YoiUICt Com panion. In time this aversion increased to such a degree that the servants re fused to perform their ablutions, being amud to do so on account of the fer ocity evinced by the dog on such oe casions. Mrs. Picton herself was tin willing to undertake the ollice, for though the animal was passionately at (ached to his mistress such was his horror of the bath that even she was not safe. Threats, beating, and starv ing were of no avail. He was deter mined; he would not take a bath. At last I hit upon a new device. VV Hliout curtailing his liiierty in any way 1 gave him to understand, by tak ing no notice of him, that ho had offended me. He was usually the com panion of my wulks, but now I refused to let nun accompany me. Un return ing home I took no not ice of his demon strative welcome and if he came look ing up at me fur caresses when 1 was engaged either in reading or needle work I deliberately turned my head aside. This state of things continued for a week or ten days and the poor animal looked wretched and forlorn. There was evidently aconllictgoitig on within him which told visibly on his outward appearance. Then one morning he crept quietly up to me, and gave mo a look which said as plainly as words could have done, "i can sunn it no longer; submit. " And submit he did, quietly ami patiently, to one of the roughest ablutions it had ever been his lotto ex perience. After the washing was over, he bounded to me with a Joyous hark anil mirnl ! lull ai v" -iill'Sl' arv, -r, ,m u ri,,h, now" l took, as of ri'M.t, his place by my side when I went oul to walk, and retained from that time his usual joyous de meanor. When the time for the next bath came around, the old spirit of obstinacy revived, but a single look at my avert ed countenance was sufficient for him. and he again submitted without a mur in nr. Why should we hesitate to ascribe a reasoning faculty to an animal in w hich a struggle between opposing desires could thus Ua carried on lor days together? Wonderful Memories. John Wesley bad a remarkable mem ory, and ut 85 it was still vigorous. Both Macatilay and Sir Walter Scott had prodigious memories. Andrew Fuller could rc;at a Km of 500 liues after hearing it read once or twice. Before the days of shorthand report ing "Memory Woodfall"used to attend the house of com mo ns, and, after lis tening to a debate, would reproduce the whole without taking a single note. Robert Pasfleld, an illiteratfl Puritan, invented a long leather girdle, which he wound twice about his body, upon which he preserved an accurate biblical record. By means of this girdle he was able to take such notes of the ser mon that on returning home he could give all the heads and quote all the various texts mentioned iu IU Alt Ut4 Yar Uuund. A Couple of Agent. The peripatetic agent occasionally slips by the vigilant watchman anil be guiles the government clerk into buy ing things he doesn't want. One struck in on tho postotlico department yesterday at lunch tinie.says tiie Wash ington l'ost. He cornered a peaceful looking clerk, produced a roll, shot out a score of sample binding, and be gan to talk. "Iwanttoshowyotttheitiostelegant ed itionof Dickons' worksinthuinarketatuny price inmoroccobindiiigsatthesmullsunt of 60 centsonceaweekandhereare50ceiil.f to pay the agent whenhebringsyouyour lirstvolume. Ha shoved his hand into hi pocket and brought out a half-dollar aud slapped it on the desk as lie rattled along. "Itistheonlychanceyouwillevorliavew secttresuchauelegantsetofDick " The clork raised his head depreeat ingly. "I have been a book-peddler myself." Without another word the agent picked up his mojey and walked out of the building. But he wasn't a circumstance to the thing which blew into the state depart ment a few weeks ago. He got into the stiffest, most English-y'-know di vision of diplomates in the w hole build ing. His hat was tipped low and he was as rakisli as possible. "Well, boys, how does the cut tump to-dayf" was his lirst salutation. J lie Icicles on the ink-wells grew a couple of inches. "Say, if any of you chaps is got any bail Iccllt you want yanked out for a qiiarler I'm your darby, and I've got the lewels right here in my pocket." Gr-r-r-r!! The temperature slid ritrht through the bottom of the bulb and Ihu traveling tooth-jerker found himself in the hall. He wasn't thrown out; he was simply frozen out. The Amateur Artist Knocked Out. A Philadelphia tourist stopped oft at North Yakima recently. As usual, there were scattered along the prin cipal street groups of Indians in full dress of buckskin leggms, and red blankets, feathers and green paint. The tourist wandered on until he came face to face with a chief. With an ex clamation of satisfaction he pulled his Kodak in trout of him and uncovered the slide. In an instant the red man comprehended. Perhaps he had been caught before. He threw up his hands in front of his face and shouted: "Ugh! Ugh! Bad medicine. Pic ture no good. Bad medicine." The tourist only laughed and iiersist- ed. The chief stepped forward and pushed the camera to one side. The tourist gave the Indian a shove aud got a blow in return. Three or four while men came to the rescue of the Phila delphian and several braves gathered about the chief and muttered, while one of the youngest laid his hand on a knlle. lucre was a parley, which end ed in the tourist putting un his Kodak and the chief mounting his cayuse and going down the street at full stieetl and with an an occasional whoop in the di rection of tho reservation. Who that has suffered from the amateur photo grapher win not say that the Judiau did just right? "Bad medicine. Picture no good. Bad medicine." Ulobt-Democrat. The Newspaper of the United Htatea. Nine years ago the tenth censns in cluded an enumeration of the news papers published in all the states and territories in 1880. The total nil in her of periodicals then registered was II, 814, of which 971 were published daily. 1 he enumeration of Kowcll s Newspa per Directory was less complete than that of Mr. North for the census. Howell, in his edition of 1880, cave 9,723 periodicals, and 84.1 dailies. That is to say, the tigures of the census were more than 18 er cent, over Kowell tigures for the total of publications, anil more than la per cent, over Howell for the number of dailies. This year Howell's Directory men tions not less than 10. oTJ papers print ed in tie United Stales, lneloilint 1.494 dailies. If the delioiencies of his nn- I'rof. North's enumeration for the last census, the iiiimlcrof iM-i iodieals issued in the United Mates to-day is not far from 19.000, and the number of daily newspapers not far from 1,700. M. r. Sun. Made The I'arrot Tired. Harry Wh Rehouse, of Omaha, ha a parrot named Jim which he prizes very highly.- Heretofore Jim has had the. open sesame to every part of Ilia houso and has Ix-en the honored guHt of every occasion of social importance. But henceforth Jim will be relegated to the woodshed when guests are en tertained at the Whitehouse home. Jim is said to be the most proficient con versationalist of the entire Nebraska parrot family, and he spread himself yesterday. A gentleman called oa Mr. Whitehouse in the afternoon. The minutes flew by aud became honra,and still the visitor remained. The gentle man's sn-cial hobby is the Uritf ques tion, and he discussed it yesterday la his heart's content. As the sua began, to sink and there appeared to be no prosix-ct of a termination of the: long winded debate, a shrill voice was neurit from one corner of the room, the tones, of which were clear and distinct floated to the ears of host and guest: "Time's up, partner," was the brlel but suggestive remark, and it brought the tariff talk to a close. The visitoi blushed and reached for his bat, whiia Mr. Whitehouse ejaculated something uol exactly appropriate for Sunday.