.rc you go!n Imp plcklns?
;OIJ papers :"i ct-iiU it-r hundred.
Fogs ami mint regular hop picking
leather.
Trot. Collins, of C!atinlc, was In
.J Ionium Tucuduy.
Ciipt. Nvkfoiu, otJ!uiniir, visited ht.
.Helens, Tuesday,
Parties diirin;jold nwwupupcrs should
,cnll nt thi.olllcc.
HntiNTKii uid Journal (muni weekly)
i.'or 11.75 ht yt-nr.
J. H. E. 1 Umr no, of Jkuinivr, visited
.Portland, Tuesday.
Then In om tnlk.of a bow-ball lourn
. nnu'iitntCliiUkuiiii'.
.Judge Ulnnchard, of Maimer, ti'nt
iSumluy ut tliu lx iu:().
J. W. Day, of St. Helens, went to
Portland, Wednesday.
Dishes given away free nt tlio New
.York store in St. Helens.
W( (VI.ro of ltiiinii-r has given his
residence n contol iminj.
1'rof. UrUtow, of Portland,, wus a St.
Helens visitor, Wednesday.
X. Larson, the Maygcr Mint Market
. man, was a Rainier visitor, Monday.
Strict improvi'ini'iiU n ti 1 new side
walk arc now tho latent in Rainier.
Forest iirv are nging almvo Yankton
5n tlio l'.unkor Hill district this week.
Ilx-Senator Mcltridu was registered nt
jtlie Mooro hotel. Sii'id,', "durl.iy lust.
Mrs. J. It. Wi'ker.on, r.f lfuitiivr, 'iho
, Jiuh been quite ii, it- 1,-ain coviil'.-fi iiiR,
Tho RUvuuer irp, 1J. Hernial, of L'. S.
.engineer s rvhe tied up over Sum! iy nt
Rainier.
A. I. C'lurk has just finished tlio rk
. o( papering, Victor lurwr's rci-idoncc bo
A nv tioblo.
Mrs. David Hcnshaw, of lloulton, at
i tended tho Artisan's tocial nt Seaside
, lunt Tuesday.
Mm. Reynolds went to Oregon City
Tuesday, where lier huHhuid Iiuh secur
. ed a situation.
0. Watts, wife luid two - sisters, from
Snippoone, formed n pleasant parly nt
; Seaside tliiM summer.
A Hign of Imrd lurk 1h for thirteen to
i-Bit down nt tho tablo where, there, is on
ly miflkicnt grub for six.
Prof. J. 15. Wilkcrson visited Portland
.last week and attended teachers' exam
. jnution fur n lifu diploinn.
I'ugono Miles and n party of young
iJolks from t St. Jlc'.ena attended the
.Jtoulton (Luico Saturday night.
At Uailey .it Brinn'a you find a good
.quality of general merchandise, nt tho
right price. New goods arriving -daily.
Morgus of tho Now York storo .at. St
.Helens If offering social inducements
f for cash trad)j. r'co him for Hue, premi-
Uin dishes.
Married, nt tho homo of A. V. Myers,
tClatskanie, August 12, Kcv. Jas. K.
. Hawkins ollleiuting, John P. Myers nnd
lora L. Liggett.
Excursion rates to Uingling' P.roH.
Circus over tho X. P. It. R. from Houl.
.-ton, $1.13. Dates of sale August 29 nnd
. ItO. Limit for return August Ulat. X.
A. Perry, Agent.
"beginning July 2nd, nnd continuing
Nfor tho summer there will bo no evening
, train from Portland, on tho A. & 0. K.
R., but instead train will luavo tliero nt
.2:30 P. M.
A firo set out In . tl;o vicinity .-of P.
ilhigho's place burnel HO cords of wooil
t and a quantity of tools for Churcldey
,Bros., of Portland, Tuesday.
A. (5. Ilnggin, of Uninier, lias tho con
tract for putting in thtr brick founda
tion ior tho : now scbool buijding at
ilteubcn. Tho foundation will bo 3S by
i cr fent,
.Mrs. T.urnett. who has been running
the Rainier Grand Restaurant, has
. closed the restaurant nnd removed to
Graham's landing, a short distance be
, low CJoblo. '
J. II. Gibson and wifo moved from
. "Moorsvillp, back of Goble, to Kainier,
"whero,thcy will mako . their liomo this
winter. Mr. Gibson has work in Ycon's
logging cnnip.
A burglar entered tho rosidenco of A.
G Ilnggin, bnck of ltainier, a few nights
since. He was met by a Bhephcrd dog
and in his hurried exit broke two. fruit
jars and a window sash.
If you like, tho Kkqihtkr ..tell your
f friends about it and induce them to sub-.
( flcribe. Whavospocinl clubbing rnt.es
,with tho Portland Journal, Oregoniari
.and San Krandnco 1'lxnmine.r.
11. A. Sewcll, of, the Columbia ii Log-.-.
ging company, says that snags and loga
nro still burning in tho enmp back of
, .Columbia; City, but the green timber
lins stopped tho progress of all, fireu in
.that vicinity.
Judge Hattnn and Sheriff. While visit
ed Hillsboro, laat Friday and returned
. to ht. Helena with thoir prisoners, Mary
.IWbi neon and Michael l'ietiers. Sheriff
White had traveled more thfln 400 miles
in search of the fugitives.
Mrs. A. G. Kcrnick wititca her broth--er,
Supt. Copelnnd, that'. Mr. Kernick
.lias,, sold a part interest ,tin his Jumbo
, mine for $130,000. . Thk . is certainly
, good news, and as ho has other qood
' froBpccts, hQ may yet strike somothing
trotter.
Ijut Saturday, tho utenui tug Vo
burg, from Xrhalem lmy, nrrired at tlie
d-xkof the lUinier Mill nnd LumUr
Co. with draft of 2K)of tho finest lugs
that the Xehnleni valley uffi.-n!. Tliis
m tl
. Mm ni .... i . ii
ih uu nrvt Knee hful taMiig of linn In
up.,.-t ... f. vi i i L'
nim tin liar from Nehalem bay. The
i.,r.ji , . i .i. .
!! nro nil iniinher one and will Intent
i
to fill orders recently taken in tho V.nol
ern iimrketK. Heretoforo Iol-k Iuivo
Uinnl.in.n...i,...i. .. ... :i .......
river nnd It, tributaries. The to ing In
of thin raft of w mean, n.uel, for
Halnier.nsitlnmiresncontinumH sup.
Hyd l.v. for nianufnrturo nn.il tL
IiiiiIht isull taken from tho Xehnlem
valley.
"Whnt shall wo eat?" Is the nil ah
("orbing question with tl.o housekeeper.
Wo have pork and beans, lunch tongue,
ham loaf, Vienna saiinage, road, ivrui-d,
und chipped beef, deviled ham, catsup,
mustard, pickles of nil kinds, honey
in pound combs, besides salmon, oyftcrs
clams ami fruit to help rolvo tho pro!)-
leiu these hot days. Wo ult-o keep fresh
fruit olid vegetables whenever iMHil!u
und pay th best price for produce. II.
O. Oliver, dialer in groceries, dry goods,
furniture, etc., lloulton, Oregon.
Prof. W. 0. Ay lee worth, of Portland.
will give a free, musical entertainment
and drill at tho lloulton M. L. churcS,
next Monday evening. Prof. Aylesworth
is h very bii. eehsful music teacher, und if
enough interest Is shown to justify, n
a singing class will bo orgnnized. It is
tu bu hoped that n largo midicnoo will
greet the Professor, Monday evening.
Wo understand that bo wilt also be
present and singm tl,.. Kpn-rUi league
fund:iy cveiiinir.
At tho r.-cnt tenders' exann nation
hld in St. Helena, th'i foil-.win apj li
cmiH vere sivvissful: I !r.t grelt
Meda S. Arnold, Algl I,. AruoM, I'hyl
li i.M. I'.Ln-kf rd, S. Carolina Schn. lNt,
v . A. Yoiif-;. Second giiidcLi'.la
I.oe, Irene II. Johnson. Third gnuh
Ida M. Pduckford. Yirt-il Pricliard.
Ksther Silva, Jvlivin Xorth, AlictJ
Sharp. Three failed to make tho re-!
quired grades for a certificate.
Joseph Silva, of Kainier, bad his
house, which was built more than forty
years ago, rcshinglcd this wee';. , It is a
pretty' good old house notwithstanding
two score years of rain, sun, and w ind
have altered its appearance. Its roof
has sheltered three generations, and it
U hut fair to state that Grandpa Silva
does not appear much older than be did
when the old house wus first built.
Tho A. ii C. K. It. will sell round trip
excursion tickets from all points on its
line to Astoria and return, Auwust JJth
and iftth at one faro and one third for
the round trip, account of Astoria Ke
gatta, this rate in no case to exceed $2,
or bo less thah $1.00 Tickets. limited
good to return until Aug. 28. Special
rato from lloulton to the Astoria Kc
gatta $2.09. Hates of Sale, Aug. 24 and
2-')th. Ueturn limit Aug. 28.
"Commencing Juno 8th and continu
ing untilregular summer schedule is in
augurated, tho regular train of A. AO.
K. It. arriving at Astoria tit 1 1 ::!() A. M.
will run through to Seaside direct in
stead of.via Ft. Stevens, arriving at Sea
uM.t nt 14 W K ... -.. ! 1.
:: 1 rKWT . B ,luvu I
sidu at 4 :'M n. m. irmfpnd nt 9 .til m I
nuvnujfc ivur nourrj ut Hie UCilCll.
ll i .. .1 .1.. I. I
Tlio IIixjistbr man has houses to rent
and houses to sell in the town of Kainier
the best school town in tho county. A
house and ono block, two houses and j
one block, nnd also a hou?e and lot.for
good business location. He has also two
or three good locations for small fruit
(arms or chicken ranches.
A. li..Gillot,t, of Pelownre, OJiip, visit
ed St. Helens and Kainier in tho inter
ests of tho Kidgley Kenefit Association,
which.is purely an Odd Fellows insur
ance company, tho first .of. the week.
Quite u number of tho Odd Fellows of
Kainier, took.out, policies ,m his com
pany. Tho gnme.of base ball Sunday between
the Kainier club and tho University
Park club was a closo one, tho score
being (5 to 7 in favor of Kainier. The
game scheduled tor next Sunday will be
with Olatskanio on the Kainier grounds.
Mcssers Llanchnrd and Thomas, of tho
Kainier soap company, made a business
tirip to Hepner tho first of tho week to
look after tho mineral supply for use in
tho factory as Boon as the building is
complete nnd tho machinery installed.
. If you want a five or ten aero tract of
fino fruit or garden land or good loca
tion for a chicken ranch, good school
and church privclegos handy, good
factory adjoining placo, apply at this
office.
FOK SAT4E, reasonable, , five jnilch
cows; three freeh and two will soon bo
fresh, and one four year old Purham
bull. Apply to Mrs. Hilma GJeitson, on
Doer. Island road, near Carico. .
.This week tho Hecustku turned out
somo fmo colored posters for Uiuptats
Tribe No. 21, 1. O. K. II.,who will uivo
an entertainment and dance Saturday
evening, Sept. 3rd. . ,
Messera Ohas. Malmston, Omar Spen
cer, and Miss Oral Spencer passed
through lloulton, enrouto for Portland,
Monday. ,
Married, at St Helena, 'Wednesday,
Judge Hattnn officiating, Henry Wasser
and SaraQ Jones of Kcuben, Oregon.
II. T. Growell, living 11 miles north
of W 1 rren, has a milch cow and a couple
of heifers for Bale.
Mrs. II. 0. Oliver was a Portland, vis
itor, Wednesday,
St. H alons' Mystory -feolvad.
Mury Kolinson tho li-ycr-oM
daughter of Allen Kolinton, of St.
Helens, who dimpiKmred from her home
"'iiiimuv, juit leaving m cank-u
I ( ... . , i , .
'drew ;tli a note pmnn.1 to it telling
!., . , , , 1 , . ., 7
! that h'io hud loiimntted cuicide, and
. . , , .
on Friduy. July 2f, leaving cant-off
Illuming I in Ipo un tho man whohivl
! CHuni'd l4T t't eoiiimit the deiil, wo
i i' company witu wiciiaei
J." ' r ' ' "t 7, '
I V " TK, ' ,tt'1 Wft lLc
l.' ' , , , ,
L ..? .?pta An "
ta Oregon
City in tho nfu riioon nnd stopped at
tiiu hotel n t ftlxnit H o'cUk k. Suspicion
was nrousetl, tho couplo watrbed and
finally a iiuin who had resided at St.
wascalh'd und identified tho girl as
Mary Uobinson, of St. Helens, and the
man us a person ho bad seen sawing
wisxl with a steam saw at St. Helens.
When the town marshal arrived and
demanded ..A'!iiittnnc to tho room
Pieters refused unless bo bad a warrant
for his urrest, but later yielded and the
door was ojieneil. While waiting for the
sheriff of Washington county, Pieters
iuinjK'd out of a second-story window
and attempted to csenpe. The town
marshal immediately followed and re
captured bis man. Neither man was
injured by the jump. It required tho
ellorls of several of tho by-standem to
secure Pieters and escort him back to
tho room to await the arrival of the
sheriff.
Poth Pieters and Mary Pobinson Mere
taken by Sheriff Connell to the Wnsh
ing.on county jail, at Hillsboro, to
await tho arrival of Sheriff White.
IVleM bed $HK on his person when
limited.
The fdlowing is tb'j sUry told by
Mary Hull! nson.
' I wa.- -tolen from my homo on the
i "i;:t "f July r by l'ietier nnl several
i ther nun, who:n 1 did not know," she
said. "I learned afterward that one of
the men's names was McDonald.
1 1'itit-r had asked ine three times to
"nirry him, nnd I always laughed at
him, because all of us nt. home i.aed to
laugh at him. I thought he was either
crazy or joking. The day before be etolo
me away be saw me in tho blackberry
patch and told me he had i.iadu prepara
tions to take mi) o-A-ay, and that if I re
fused to go with him, ho would kill me.
He frightened me so badly that I was
afraid to refuse to go w ith him. That
night wo went outside St. Helens to a
timber claim where Pietier, myself and
tho men with Pietier stayed until the
following night, when wo went to Van
couver. From Vancouver wo- went to
Portland, stayed thero two days, then
lett for Sacramento. We remained there
several days in. a hotel ami then return
ed toVancouver by way of Astoria by
boat. At Astoria I was left alone in my
room all day and part of a night, and
flien I was taken to Vancouver, I am
glad I am going home, but I hate to
meet my parents. I don't care for
Pietier, and only went with him be
cause ho threatened to kill mo if I did
not."
As s'le has told one or more stories in
direct contradiction of this, it is imposs
ible to discover the truth from her
statements. Pietier's story, which fol
lows, is quite different and may bo nenr-
- .!. ,!.
"I have known Mary Iiobinson since
she wus old enough to walk," he said,
"One night I saw her wandering around
tho river bank near my scow. I asked
lieu whatBho was looking for, for I
thoucht she had lost aomothin.' she
would not answer mo at first; but finally
declared that sho was never going to go
homo again and was going to drown
hersolf. I aBked her why, and she said
that Pan Lopq Ixad ruined her and that
she could not face the disgrace. I tried
to reason with her and. told her to go
homo and niaybo I could find a way to
help her out of her difficulty. I finally
told her that if she would run away from
home I would put her in some school or
hospital where no one knew her and
whero Bhe could hide her shame. She
agreed. I planned it all, and she seemed
pleased with all my plans. I took her
away ahd first tried to place her in the
Sister's school at Vancouver. Failing
then; I went to Oregon . City, t hen to
Beaverton,.where I arranged to place
her in St. JIary's Home. No ono went
with us when wo left St. Helens. I have
not mistreated the cirl, but have watch
ed her carefully, fearing she might in a
moment of melancholy, take her life."
Michael Tiotier, who, is known by
everybody in tho vicinity of St. Helens,
is 65 years of age. And it is the general
impression of those best acquainted with
him that the part he took in the matter
was ono of eympathy, and, that thero
wns no intention of anything .criminal
on his part. While Pietiers is a recluse
and a hermit, he has never so far as tho
records diov ever been arrested for
crimo before. A suspicion' may havo
boon entertained against him at, times,
but never wus evidence sufficient to
warrant his arrest before. The story in
Saturday's Orcgonian purporting to
come from Sheriff "White in regard to
Pietiers is contradicted by the girl when
says: ".Pietiers ,did not attempt to
harm mo in any way." , '
Now as to the story regarding the
young mnn, there is alBO room ,for much
doubt, and it is possible' that the notes
written in regard to him and tho stories
told were fabrications to shield tho real
criminal.
Tho story of Mary Robinson on tho
witness stand is entirely. . different frpm
jhatitwasatP.evrrtnn. She denies
j living gone to San Francisco. Said she
j nan concealed in tho brash for a whole
Keek within a hundred yards of the
;t"iiufM. Helm, l,rro r), could
look out and ee tho ioplc m arching
; for her, and that there was nothing to
I hinder her going home at any time if
; she so desired. She haid that she threw
st-.ii.nngainstthe old man's ti-ow to
, wake him up; that he never tried to
persuade her ta go away, but that be
, plead with her to go borne. That he
did not mistreat her in any way. That
at all time !, acted as n fnthi r to her.
Pieters hearing wni held before If. P.
Watkini, Tuesday afternoon. Pietiers
h:i bound over to appear before the
grand jury at the OetoU-r term of court,
and his bond was fixed at fV.CO. It is
hkely that he will not give bond.
There is i.othin wrong in what be
has done, the law is all wrong from
Pietier's view of the Kobinson affair.
Time will reveal the fact that others
are connected with this affair.
It is the presumption of law that a
man is innocent until he is proven
ffuilty. The stamping of feet during the
preliminary .examination of Michael
Pietiers was in very bad form to say the
least. There is alwavs sorn? ginxl about
the worst of men. And there arc scores
of good things that might be said in ex
ten tuatioti of Pietiers. . Ono is that lie
has tended to his on business, nnd by
so doing has amassed a fortune. He
has befriended more than one man in
this county and helped him through ii
nancial dilliculties. Had a rigid cross
examination of the one witness against
him been had, there is little question
but that her evidence would have been
greatly shaken.
The Doath Penalty.
A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus a mere scratch, insignifi
cant cuts or puny boils havo paid the
leawi penalty, n is wise to have
rU:kIeli s Arnica Salvo ever linndv. It'a
the hcht Salve on earth iiLd will prevent
iiaiuy, wne.n j;urns, sores, L leers ami
'iles threaten. Only 2"c at Perry &
Lirahams.
Riley's Biblo Story.
One-eyi"' Kiley, of Scappooe, tried to
disjuisc himself and board the lion in
bis den. He changed bis shirt, but the
editor smelled him irom afar and was
absent, as usual, when he arrived at the
Hii:ict'.::n s'lnctorun. If 5 lir 'l pen r .'Su
ing his bibie of late and quotes from
memory which may account for inac
curacy:
"When in doubt, always vote thA
.democrat'c ticket."
"Pilessed is ho who votes with the
democrats.'
4-Tho Lord loveth a good democrat."
"When a democrat is in office, keep
one eye on him; when a republican is in
office, keep both eyes on him."
Puts an End to it All.
A grievous wail oftimcs cornea as a
result of unbearable pain from over tax
ed organs, Dizziness, Backache, Liver
complaint nnd Constipation. Hut thanks
to Dr. King's New Life Pills thev nut an
end to it all. They are gentle but thor
ough. Try them. Only 25c. Guaran
teed by Perry & Graliam.
CIRCUIT COURT OFFICERS:
Thomas A. McBridz
District Judge
.District Attorney
Harbison All en
. COUNTY OFFICERS:
R. S, Hattax, Judge....' St. Helens
II. Hendkrmiv, Clerk Ft. Helens
Martin White, Sheriff St. Helens
i AsrEit Libel, Commissioner Mist
II. L. Colvin, Comni'r Marshland
Fpwih Koss, Treasurer St. Helens
A. T. laws, Assessor St. Helens
I. U. Coi elasd, Schoul Supt Houlton
W. T. Watts, Surveyor ....Scappoose
H. R. Cliff, Coroner St. Helens
End of Bitter Fight.
"Two phvsicians had a lone and stub
born fight with an abscess on my right
lung" writes J. F. Hughes of DuPont,
Ua. "and gave me up. Everybody
thought my time bad come. As a last
resor 1 tried Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption. The benefit I receiv
ed was striking and I was on my feet
in a lew davs. ?ovf I ve entirely regain
ed my health." It conquers all Coughs,
Colds, and Throat amd Lung troubles.
Guaranteed bv Perry & Graham. Price
50c, and $1.00. Trial bottles free. ,
The fall of Port Arthur is hourly ex
pected.
Look out for an entire change in L.
Swett's advertisement next week.
Tho plummers have arrived at last
and put in water for the Kkgister.
Geo. E. lleid is constructing an addi
tion to the Register office this week.
Jlrs. A. II. Matthews is taking ashort
vacation at Seaside beach this month.
Where on earth could you find a finer
region iu which to sleep nicely o'nights?
On Aug. 15th, County Clerk Hender
son issued marriago licenso to Mrs.
Dora Barnett and 0. E. Ohipman. ,
,Mrs. II, Henderson and daughter,
Uuth, went down to Mayger Saturday,
for a Bhort visit.
Not everybody can go to tho seaside,
but evidently many can. In either case,
bo happy or contented.
Mrs., Wilkinson, who has been stay
ing ith her daugher at Rainier for
some time, has come up . to lloulton to
live in t her residon.ee which has just
been completed.
The rat-scented bug -about half the
sizaof a coekroaph Jias arrived in Houl
ton and is filling the atmosphere with
an odor that ia fully as offensive to tho
olfactory nerves as dead rats. J
THE GHANGE
Coveted fcy
X W. tAK0W. Chu&am. H. T,
Ptxm Currcsputol nt Acw Tor: StiU
THE DEGREE WORK.
It Importance nt Alway Fully
Coaaltlrred.
Fred Fhrpard, lecturer of the Ne
York State grange, urges n reform In
the manner of informing the decree '
work. In bis state L-cturer's HuUi-tlo.
In many grangej, Lo says, there is a .
aerlous lack of that influence over their I
membership v.l.Ieu should be exerted
by the different granges, from the fact
that too llttla attention lit given to "de
gree work." TLI wori Ih done too of-1
ten In a careless, slipshod manner
which is neither a credit to the grange
nor attractive to the candidates. Fir.4
Impressioiu are lasting, und if the can
didates do not receive a favorahle Im
pression when tho degrees are"worked"
something Js lost to them that they can
never gain. I have yet to learn of a
grange whose ritualistic work Is per
formed well that Is not a successful
grange. A reform In the manner of
doing this work Ih most urgently need
ed. Tho manuals nhould be banished
from the grange hall. More attention
and care should be lvon to the regalia.
The floor work should be done In such
a manner us to Impart to It the beauty
and Imprcs.sIvonesM which It possesses
when rightly performed. The lecturer
can, as circumstances will permit, de
vote a portion of the time at his dis
posal to drill In the floor work. In this
way the officers of the grange will re
ceive that practice so much needed that
the degree work may make a pleasing
nnd lasting Impression on the candi
date an Impression which time cannot
efface from their memories.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE.
Examination For Xevr York State.
Grunge Sctolamlilps In A a (tout.
Competitive examinations for the
grange scholarship to the agricultural
college will be held Aug. 0 at some
convenient point lii the various coun
ties. The.se examinations nro to be
conducted In the pawnee of tV.o com
mittee. Each master of the Pomona
or each deputy In counties where there
is no Pomona Is to appoint one brother
and one sister to act with himself aud
bol l examinations 5;i each county. No
coiiifiy caa Lc vo ijyiu inn ouo schol
arship nt cue time. Any member in
good standing In nny grnno Is eligible
to compete for these schol:irshii. Tb.e
candidate should make application to
tbe master of bis Pomona .or to bis
deputy. Each scholarship Is valued at
$00. In cr.se any candidate fails' to.
pass the entrance examination to the
agricultural, college the scholarship
falls to the one of the same sex having
the . next highest standing. Tatrons
desiring further Information regarding
the college of agriculture should apply
to the director at Ithaca for the cata
logue. Grange Work In Neir Tlampahlre.
The state board of agriculture, north
ern New Hampshire Pomona and the
state grange united forces In holding
a great farmers' outing among the
White mountains on July 27-29, The
exercises on the first day consisted
of addresses and musical and literary
exercises at Bethlehem. Tbe second
and third days were devoted to sports
and excursions to places of Interest
The series of field meetings, continu
ed during the last twenty-one years by,
the Pomona granges, will begin Aug. 1.
State Secretary Drake has got up a
book for recording the attendance of
the members and officers and the rank
of the latter In degree work nnd the
score of the grange In literary work.
It is a great saving of time and will
greatly aid the deputies In their Inspec
tions. The next state grange meeting,
will be held In Dover, N. H., in Decem
ber. -Tbe Founders of the Order.
A personal letter from O. n. Kelley,
one of the founders of the Order, to the
editor of this department says that
"the real founders of the Order were
somo thirty instead of 6even. If I am
one, surely Miss Caroline A. Hall was
one. The foundation was laid when
Fredonla (X. Y.) grange was organized.
Brother A. S. Moss was tbe father of
that grange ho was certainly a
'founder.' " The common Impression
Is that there were only seveu persons
Interested originally In the movement,
but Mr. KeHey ought to know.
' Hon. George S. Ladd, master of the
Massachusetts state grange, will de
liver an address at the grange meeting
nt Thousand Islands on Aug. 1G. Mrs.
B. B. Lord, past lecturer of the New
York state grange, will Bpeak, besides
others not yet announced.
The first chartered grange was Fre
donla grange, No. 1, of New York. Tho
first state grange was that of Minne
sota, organized Feb. 22, 18C9. The
first session of the national grange was
on April 13, 1S09.
Grange day at Chautauqua will occur
on Aug. 20. The new grange building
at the lake Is completed and will be the
center of interest for all grange visitor
at that popular resort. , . ' .
Discuss the commercial side of farm
work frequently in the grange. Tho
Belling ' and marketing -of crops Is fi,
worthy and profitable jsubject for con
sideration. ' ;
Keep the grange out of politics and
politica out of tho crango.
"Too OM.'
Ilecently In two American elt. tw
fed mi'ii Lave committed sukide b
cr.nuB they could not obtain employ
ment. One cf the enscu U related
from New York. A maa about twenty-two
'years old had applied to th
nlk'ht watchman at a Jumber yard for
work nnd was told to call la the morn
ing. Hi? rat down by a pile of luuilier
where a nuniher of men were gathered
and nnoanl ijuite dejected. '.
"No one wants an old man," be paid.
As the ul;ht wore on the other' went
nr.-ay, nnd the watchman In making bis
rounds found the old man stretched at
full length, breathing heavily. Ho it
ptiired to be in grjat pain, and bis llpa
were burned.
The man was taken to Roosevelt hos
pital In mi ambulance and died threu
Lours later.
The other case oeenrred In Chicago.
Andrew Wcrmilcn, forty-flyc years
old, could not obtain, employment "S
b'T, Industrious and a first class me
chanlcul engineer," was bis description
in his letters of recommendation, but
all these qualities counted for nothing
with the men to whom be went seeking
employment. "You are too old," they ,
told him. So Andrew AVerudleu com
mitted suicide.
The Chicago Iiccord-nerald Jn com-
mcutlng on the latter case well says:
We are apt to vpeni much breath from
time to time In denouncing the drones ahd
'spongem" on socW-ty whether begirt
or Iclla rich ,inj often we use the very
prnctlenl argjment that they conum
what thr-y do not produce and that they
iare consequently wasteful members of
society. What thall we ay of tho wasto
that Is Involved when society Itself enh
find no place for competent men over
forty-flve, who are thus driven either U
destitution or to lower grades of work of
to suicide? The blame resU on, ociet'y.
which meana on'ourscivca. '
Does t man get "too oUT.to.be denied
the treatment of common humanity?
Are we civilized, or even half civilized,
when those who have grown aged la
Gcrvlce can appeal to ua In vain? Are
not the soldiers of peace entitled to our
care nnd consideration U3 well ns those
of war? Are these who fight to give
life lcs3 entitled to kindnesa than those
who fight to kill? When men ask riot
for charity, but enly for a chance to
earn, are we to turn from them be
cause they have a few white Lair3?
there not enough for all did not tiiu
. r.ie!Iishness of man rise, .up to murder
Lu brother? '
There tir. the nhnt,hoj.ioa, we say.
True, but they are often overcrowded,
and some would rather die than loso
their own self respect - They do, not .
.want to sponge, but to serve. They de
sire to give ,an equivalent for what
they receive. - - '
. What shall we say of a society where
things like these can occur? Surely
It needs more humanity nod less greed.
' - ' ' v.
' ..
Russia's .Port Arthur Fleet.
Sanguinary speculators .about the
Russian naval problem In the far easf
Lave laid much stress on tho fact that
with all the battering of Togo's guns,
and torpedoes and the accidents that
befell them the Russians came out with
a couple of battleships and twice "na
inaDy cruisers in good .Bailing as well'
as good fighting trim and a couple of
battleships 1 effective after damages
were, patched up " as floating batteries.
A warship' is , not done for until dis
mantled or sunk. With what the bravo
and ill starred Makaroff left to his suc
cessors there still remained a chance to
do something not only berpic, but tell
ing on the naval situation. All the
world reincmbera what Ceryefa might
have done when he sallied out of San
tiago harbor to cover his name and
that of his fleet with imperishable re
nown. But glory was all that Jay ahead
of the Spaniard had they chosen to
run amuck with Sampson's fleet in
stead of running away. The situation
could not have been changed. JThere
was no haven for a lucky Bhlp to rua
to in case of escape, no friendly fleet
bearing down to succor the surviving
ships. '
But not so with the Russian fleet
either in Tort Arthur or the open sea.
Its partially disabled ships might land"
a few telling shots in an enemy's hull
before going to the bottom or striking
the flag, and the sound ones should,
give a good account of themselves un- ,
lesa the spirit of Makaroff has fled
from tho Russian navy.. And if all!,
should be lost in an encounter the sink
lug of a Japanese warship or two would
be far better than surrender without a ;
fight or the destruction of the fleet to '
keep it out of the enemy's hands.
Mayor - Harrison has been asked to
name the most beautiful woman in
Chicago. If he wants to kill off his
political enemy, he might delegate tho
Job to John P. IIopkin3.
. If somebody will only find a red ant
that will kill the brown' tail moth, tho .
people will rise up and petition for hl3 .
appointment as an agricultural depart-
raent expert " .
' Mrs. -Maybrick is free. at last Jus
tlco gets her innings' . somo time, f
though sho frequently has to wat a
long time at least in England. . . ;
The number of widows a man leaves
seems to Increase in direct ratio with; t
the number of dollars he leaves. ' ' '
Boston Is said to be sinking about a
foot every century. Heavy thinking
has ita penalties. ...JS ... j