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\ Yamhill County Reporter l>. I. ASUV’IV, Editor A 1’ropr Subscription $1.00 Per Year. ADVERTISING RATES. Readln ; notif y in local column: 10 cents )*r iue for first week and «5 cents per line thereafter. Displayadvi-iuseiium’s annual inte*-, one inch »er month $1; each addItiona inch 50 cent« p< r fejonth. Obituary and maniuge notices not exceeding I 1') line» published free, if furnished in time to be curreul neu b. \ lditioual mattei 10 cent' ptr line. l ihiur«* S piritual mediums are busy call Echo«« From ing up the late Col. Ingersoll, but up Mr. Will Parrott, one of the editors of to the present time his replies to the 1 the Waterloo, Iowa, Daily Reporter, sends us a copy of his paper containing questions propounded have not been his impressions of Oregon. From the a part of the elegant language with references to the young ladies of this which Mr. Ingersoll was gifted in city he is certainly a ladies’ man. Among life. One medium explained this by I other good things he says: saying that he had not yet become : ‘ Tongue or pen cannot do justice to accustomed to the new order of his ' the bcuutiful Willamette valley. An tist might put a little portion of it on surroundings. JUDGING from the signs hung out by the democrats, the fight next year will be pretty much as it was in 1896. Bryan seems to have the best of it now, and if he succeeds in getting the nomination again, on a 16 to 1 E ven the price of silver is advanc platform, the gold democrats will ing, in harmony with the general no doubt put a ticket in the field as boom. they did before. M c M innville is expanding, and T he price of wheat may not reach the new light-draft steamer bearing a very high figure the coming sea her name, being built in Portland by son, but the conditions are favorable Joseph Supple, is about receiving the for a rising market. Reports from finishing touches. all parts of the world would indicate T he pathos of Alger’s retirement a materially smaller total yield this , from the cabinet is now being pic year than last. There is at present tured in glowing colors by democrat comparatively little wheat in the ie papers that lately clamored for hands of speculators, and it is confi dently expected that the price of his removal. wheat will begin to advance soon af T he popular notion of what consti ter harvest. tutes a sin varies with the locality. O tis will remain in command of The fine for selling a glass of beer in I the army in the Philippines, the dis- Kansas is just the same as for having i patches say, until good reasons are more than one wife in Utah. J given for his removal. President I n the face of the fact that Dewey McKinley evidently does not attach has not asked the American people very much weight to the complaint to buy him a home the meddlesome of tiie newspaper correspondents, persons who arc soliciting funds with who doubtless are better fitted after all to occupy a place on the staff of that end in view, keep on begging. yellow journals than as advisers of F armers of Yamhill have no fear the commander during a military of kissing bugs or such foolish and campaign. harmless things. If nothing worse Gov. T anner of Illinois violated than wooly aphis, codlin moth or the Colorado game laws by shooting top lice appears they will not begin a deer out of season while visiting to worry. in that state lately. Governors are * • < P remier Laurier now admits that no less liable to the penalties of vio he “didn’t mean it” when be talked lated laws than are their subjects, so loudly about war between Canada and acting upon this interpretation and the United Stales; that he only the people of Colorado are watching alluded to war over the Alaskan for the governor of Illinois to return boundary as something not to be from California, when he will be ar rested and fined. The governor will thought of. This is so different. make the plea in his defense, that be ------ ---------- P ersons who go down to the sea was hunting upon the private game preserves of a friend, and therefore in tents, will, if they will admit it, bud a right to shoot the deer. accord to those who could not go, the best of it. It is neither pleasant nor liishop Tlmliurn Talk* of the Phil IpplMC«. romantic to sit wrapped in u blanket, Bishop Thuburn of the Methodist with chattering teeth and cold feet, ehnreb has recently returned from the listening to what the wild waves are Philippine islands,and tells tiie following saying. about our new acquisition, which may be regarded us reliable: T hat trusts thrive well where ub I have speut the last 40 years in Asia, solute free trade prevails is proven spending much of Die time in the central by the Indianapolis Journal, which and southern parte and on the Chinese coast. The mission work extended into finds in free trade England 187 or Mulavasia and the field took in the large ganized trusts. It is a significant islauds lying to the southeast. The Phil- ippiues belong to this section. The isl fact also, that the greatest of all ' ands, wliieh are inhabited by people of American trusts, sugar and standard ■ the iMulay race, are all included in tiie oil, thrive without the aid of protec ' term Malayasia. Some of them are very large; Borneo ie larger than Franco, aud tion. ' Sumatra is as large as the entire Austri an empire. Among the Philippines Lu L tnciii . no Louisiana negroes us a I zon is ae large as the state of Ohio and Mindanoa us Indiana. The populatiou pastime is safe enough because the is either very dense or else the country black man bus no country from which ' is sparsely settled. Java has a popula No census has he can claim protection, but when tion of over 2o,000,000 beeu taken in the Philippines, but the natives down there turn loose on it ever is estimated that the population is be- foreigners, us in ease of the live I tai | tween 8,OUO,OUO and 12,000,000 people. ians lynched lately, the habit at once 1 first became interested in the Philip pines in 1885, when we planted our great becomes attended with considerable mission at Singapore, which is one at danger and expense. The Italian ttie great key positions of the world. 1 government will demand satisfaction then found out that Die Philippines, among all the Malay islands, were closed and indemnity for the loss of her ngainst Protestant missions. 1 became | convinced that the islands were very subjects. rich und destined to become a great fac tor m the commercial world as soon us I t is a dull day down south when the Spaniards could lai induced to grant the people do not get together and religions and |>olitical lreedom. A few later a local preacher was sent to lynch a few negroes. It is a sign of years Manila by the British Bible Society. He enterprise to see the business men hud not been in the city three days when of a community pull together. This ho was arrested and imprisoned on a charge of selling bibles. Through Die is what the southern Colonels do interposition of the Fiee Masons he wks soon after throwing their rope on a allowed his freedom, anil then only on that he leave the island. This darkey. It may be said of the vic condition Incident greatly increased my interest in tims, also, that they have a habit of the islands, although Dieiewas not much I anging together for the good of the possibility of gaining access to the l«o-j pie as long ae the Spanish remained in community. jiower. I had great hopes that Die Jap anese government would extend then T iie claim iniule by one of the boys dominion to the southward und annex the Philippines, as they had annexed of the Second Oregon that the regi the Formosa group. In that case, Die ment desired to administer a rebuke Japanese would have granted religious to the citizens of Oregon because liberty. It never occurred to me that the islands would gain religion* freedom 1. > congratulatory messages had been through Die United States. I was in sent to them after each (»attic, is ab Ix-tidon when the news arrived announc surd, and indicates a state of mind ing Dewrey’e victory in Manila bay. That event made a great impression through not shared by any true son cf the out Die world. In nil history no more coble Webfoot state, In fact, senate Dian one dozen liattles have been fought, and to this luunlier must I s' added IVw joint resolution No. 12, passed by icy ’s victory. It transformed public the legislature, a voluminous docu opinion in England as if in an hour. It ment, expressive of the deepest grat utterly revolutionized public opinion in United Mates. In the same sjutee of itude to and admiration of the cour the time it startled all Europe, and an age of tile Oregon soldiers, and a nounced to the Asiatic world that a new copy thereof was ordered to I»«' trans IMiwer had appeared on that distant scene and hail come to stay. mltted by the secretary of state to I then went to Mauila to personally the commanding utTF er at Manila. inspect the situation. 1 learned much of native Chinese and foreign residents. * and that said officer be and is here lhe From personal observation, 1 have deckl t-y requested, upon receipt of such ed that it would Is* an impoasibility to copy, to cause the same to be read settle th« country under Aguinaldo. There are over 80 different tribes in the to each company in his regiment. islands, some of them as hostile to the Oregon remembered her brave sons, Tagal* a* ths French aretothe Germans Lut jierhups this particular son did n yt recognize the honor of bcingcon g atuluted through the medium of, l ie Oregou legislature. CASTOR I A Bears the signature of CBAA H F i btv BO, In use for more than thirty years, and TV Ziwrf »1 //urv £AST AND SOUTH Seasonable Merchandise VIA Tha Shasta Route E fpresh Trains Lea' e Portland Daily LEAVE. s & ARRIVE Portland.......... <’ 00 P M ! Sun Frunckeo.. S:lo A M canvass, but to paiut or draw all its ru-i Francis* o.b.QO P ¿4 I Portland............ 9:30 A M beauties would be an impossibility, On train -lop at all stations between Port- either side of the valley are mountains. ! \bove nd and Salem. Turner, Marlon, Jefferson, The sunlight reflects on their peaks and Albany, J .. ija iu , t hedds, Halsey. Harrisburg, Junction < ity. Eugene, Cottage Grove, Drain. one beholds a coloring that surpasses in j Oakland an I all stations fr«»m Koseburg to Ash land inclusive, grandeur any beauty of nature one could ' Koweburg ?lail Daily. imagine, litre is that peculiar blue so j LEAVE: ARRIVE: common in mountain scenery. Just to Portland.......... S.BO A M | Roseburg 5.20 PM Rone burg......... 7:30 A 51 I Portlaud 4.3uPM the left of this is a grass green color, a pretty gray, brilliant red, purple and DININtt CARS ON 03DEN ROUTE. yellow. Then comes the beautiful snow RUUL.7VfHr-4 * B'JFI-ET capped beak with its pure white, the val- , SLEEPERS ley below completing with its rich vege SECOND CLASS’SL EEPING CARS, tation a most artistic and gorgeous land- | scape. The little trout stream coming Attached to al) Through Trains. West Side Division. down the mountain side and wending its way gracefully through the valley lends BETWEEN PORTLAND AND CORVALLIS Mail Train Daily, (Except Sunday.) a charming and refreshing enchantment to the scene. Ar Portland McMi nnville Lv “Our first stop of importance was at Corvallis Lv McMinnville, forty miles from Portland, At Albany and Corvallis connect with ft is che county seat of Yamhill county, trains of Or. Central & Eastern Ry. and is one of the most productive and richest agricultural sections in the state. Express Train Daily, (Except Sunday.) Young ladies visited the cars at this Lv Portland Ar McMinnville point, and presented each guest with a Ar Independence basket of choice flowers. Rebate tickets on sale between Purlland. Sac “To get down to the resources of the ramento and San Francisco. Net rates fl7 ttrst- Willamette valley, one has only to speak elitas, and Sil sccuud-eluss, including sleeper. C. H. MARKHAM, of agriculture in a general sense. Every Gen. Freight and Passenger Agent. thing under heaven, nearly, grows in Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Europe. abundance. Wheat, of course, is the Also JAPAN, CHINA. HONOLULU and AUS THAI.1A.can be obtained from main crop, and such wheat. The aver G. A. Wilcox or Al. U. Uortner, age is 25 bushels to the acre, but 60 bush Ticket Agents, McMinnville. els is not an uncommon thing. There R. KOEHLER, Manager. are quantities of hops, some oats, rye and barley. Two or three fields of corn looked well, but the balance was mightv McMinnville, devotional exercises were Preliminary poor. Potatoes, as we took it, are rather begun in the Indiana car. scarce, and during our feasting of three hymns had beeu sung and the scriptural days we only had one meal of the Irish- | lesson had been announced by Rev. man’s friend. Beet sugar culture is an ' Dearing, chaplain of our car, when the extensive business in many parts of Ore halt necessitated a temporary suspension gon. Our attention was called to sever of the exercises. They were resumed al factories of the kind, and one of the however, on leaving the town. Mr. many souvenirs was a small bottle of Dearing preached an able discourse from a text found in 12th verse of 20th chap this product. “Fruit of nearly every variety is suc ter of Revelations: ‘lhe books were cessfully raised in the Willamette valley. opened.’ ” Cherries, raspberries, peaches, pears, In yiemoriain. pluuis, grapes and a dozen others are Walter Lee Crimmins, son of John and on the list. Cranberries are also reared Jane Crimmins, died of consumption at in portions of the state. Grasses of end their home near McMinnville, July 28th, less variety make an excellent hay crop. 1899, and was buried in the McBride “Sawmills are abundant, and the wood cemetery west of Carlton, July 30th. both for lumber aud fire is very nice to Funeral service was held at their home look at. It is soft, and we should judge and was preached by- Rev. Hoberg of would make a quick if not a lasting fire. McMinnville. About 35 teams followed The timber raised for lumber takes a his remains to their last resting place. high polish und excels in beauty oak and hard pine when finished in oil. There I Walter was born Sept. 17, 1876, at the home where he died. is birch, hemlock and fir. The latter is Sleep on, dear one, oh gently sleep; Thy troubles all are past: the most used. Get ready for the hay and wheat harvest. Rubber and Leather Belting, Compound Grease and Cups, Oils of all kinds. ‘it •I »• o The camping seasou is hare. We have Tents and Camp Moves. Full Camping Outfits. Cameras and Photographic Supplies. O. O. HODSON. ¿.Ik $ You are told so often by so many advertisers that they are sell ing shoes “worth so and so,” for “this and that’ —ever so much e below what it is claimed they are worth, that you come to think I it an easy matter to sell shoes for less than they’ are worth. BUT IT ISN'T. As a rule we must pay the makers of good ! shoes a good price, and we must make a profit or go out of busi ness. If you want good shoes you must pay our price. V. c 5 could sell you junk at less than we can sell really good footwear, $ Looks Easy, but Isn’t. : We but you wouldn’t want it. You want only good shoes. lieve you are willing to pay fair prices. Sign of the Big Boot. F. We be s DIEL i SCHNEIDER. Boots and Shoes. nmhmh « wh » hh «» h « Always in Stock and Cheap as The Cheapest Furniture, Carpets Wall Paper, Lace Curtains, Portieres,Oil Cloth Linoleums, Rockers in variety Extension Tables, aud if you don’t see xvliat you want, ask fot it. Yours Truly, ------- H. C. 13 . IHXH. -- -------- -‘1 ----------- t —— O regon C ity owns her own water I works, but instead of the city conn-1 cil retaining the management and control of the plant, a commission was appointed, into whose hands the | affairs of the same were placed. z\s an illustration that this commission . in the administration of the trust im-1 °R IS JUST ¡i posed in it gives offense also, we rvx WHAT J toW quotefrom the Courier-Herald: “Our THE j: water commission is a humbug. It WORD I is being run by a certain clique, or ring, for patronage or something 1 on/; ZH'5. IMPLIES. <:s Although thy loss we deeply feel, worse.” The article winds up by: FROM ANOTHER BROTHER. We know thou art home at last, Where unto His blessed presence saying that: “Mayor Latourette ’ ; Editor Rose, in the Angola, (Ind.) He will all His people bring. There we too one day together Magnet, has a very comprehensive de 77ÛHS Will hallelujah sing. c. says he favors abolishment of the It scription of his Oregon visit, in which commission altogether. Munici olà indicates he has the following to say of McMinn Card ni Tliaukw. palities owning their own light and Mr. and Mrs. Critnmins wish to return water plants and hoping to gain the state ville: “The next stop was at McMinnville, ' their heartfelt thanks to their friends knowledge by Oregon City’s innova of the tension at a glance. the county seat of Yamhill county, 40 j and neighbors for their kind attention Its use means time saving tion, are still at sea. miles from Portland. Several hundred | during the sickness aud death of their and easier sewing. ■ ■ » »< d people were at the station, and a cornet ] son Walter. It’s our own invention band serenaded us as our train pulled iu. JI k and M rs . C rimmins . G omez , the Cuban leader, finding and is found only on the During a half hour's stop, the excursion no further need for his services iu Notice to Creditor«. ists mingled with the bystanders and ex the island aspires to the presidency’ 1 desire to make settlement of all ac changed greetings. We were told that of San Domingo, whose chief execu the clergymen of tnat town had issued a counts now due me. Those knowing tive was lately assassinated, and it is themselves indebted to me will please pronunciameuto against Sunday excur currently reported that the old war sions, and the editorial push in particu- 1 make immediate settlement, and avoid rior will take advantage of the polit making further costs necessary. Machine. lar, advising the faithful to keep away ical disturbance in the black republic E lsia W rioiit . from the railway station and have noth We have other striking and organize an army with a view to ing whatever to do with the wicked tour Trot-her«' Fxmulnnlioii. improvements that appeal to carving his way to the presidential ists. Coincident with this, we might re« Examination for primary, county anil ! chair. cord the fact that just before reaching If Gomez is successful in his the careful buyer. Send for stale certificate.! will be held in the court i our elegant H. T. catalog. lionse, Augnrt l'-lu-ll-12, examinations San Domingo enterprise there is a to commence at one o’clock, Wednesday, suggestion to Col. Brvan of a fruitful August !•. Following is the order in ) field in Mexico. An expedition into which the examinations will take place: W hite S ewing M achine C o . For statu papers—Wedneiday, pen the land of the Montezumas would be Cleveland, Ohio. manship, history, spelling, algebra aud fraught with much danger, it is true, reading, l'hursday, written arithmetic, but look at the satisfaction in the re "Oh I’rom- theory of teaching, grammar, book-keep-1 For sale by l*e Me I " ing ami physic«. Friday, physiology, I alization of one's fondest, though a At some geography, menial arithmetic, compoei- ! WHITE SEWING MACHINE CO , most forlorn hope — president of a time in her tion, physical geography. Saturday, 1 life Cupid botany, plane geometry, general history, . free silver republic! Sun Francisco. A Tension indicator W hite Sewing plead, in English literature, psichology. every worn l orcouniy papers—Wednesday, pen an’, ear, ami when that time comes manship, history, spelling, physiology. it is a woman’s duty to Thursday, written arithmetic, theory of think twice before she teaching, grammar. Friday, geography, answers She should mental arithmetic, reading. think once for herself, Primary certificates—Applicants will and once for the man who be examined on Wednesday, on “The has chosen her for his life companion Xrt of <2"p-t'"ning and Xlethoils of If she is suffering from a torturing, drag giug weakness or disease so prevalent with l’eni liing. "I'liis will be the only exami her sex, the has no right to answer “ Yes ” nation held for e unity certificates until until her health is restored If she does, Aprd. E. V. I.irii s.nti.u, Co. Sept. she w ill be wretched and ill herself and het home will tw an unhappy one Dt Pierce ’s Favorite Prescription is a scientific remedy Some of the results of neglected dye- that cures all weakness, disease, disorder peptic conditimi* of the stomach are and derangement of the delicate and iut portant feminine organs It is not a ’ cure- cancer, consumption, heart disease and all.’’ but a medicine devised to correct this Kodol Dyspepsia Cure pre one class of disorders and no other. It epilepsy. has accomplished its purpose in tens of vents all this by effecting a quick cure thousands of cases, as is shown by tens of Kogers Bros. thousands of testimonials of the grateful in all ranee of dyspepsia. patients themselves It imparts vigor and virility to the “ entire womanly organism, and is the best of all m nrt ti■’>•< a md ■ Morativts It 6tb for wifehood and mother hood. It tr«nM'o(in<| weak, nervous, de apondent invalids into healthy, happy xyoi h E 1« ! » tii\en that lhe undersigned women l \e« uh r-of I.'. . v. ¡11 uiui 1«-lament of I was ski weak I could scarcely walk about \ • Davi«, ib «'« a-« I, Lave filed the final ac the house writes Mr- Mattie rugv« t count of their admit i«trativn «>f said dt'ceased. Allen « Creek Amherst Co , Va U as reduced in the • ounty court of Yamhill tounty, Oregon, t«' .» mere «k« letu»i I was r ftl ami ti l K’tirt h*« appointed Tuesday, Septrm tn the back and head .«nd could u S »lccp .1 her i. \ 1» I*4 o at j, u o'clock a. nt a» the night I bought three bottle« of L»r Pierce’s da\ • <i hour h»r the hearing of objections to Favorite Prescription and ‘Golden Medical D:« *ai ! final n -mint and the«etilement thereof coveiy aud twovialaot Pka^aut relict« Alter I I rtfo.-. »11 j. :>on- interested iu Mid Estate taking these »ia week» I felt like a new persou ' x ».• i” In d reauir<*d to appear in the slept well and g lined in flesh I am doinv, all Diinty < t»nrt r «»m in McMinnville, In «aid my own house work and we have nine in the uiry. at ’-abi time to «how cause,if any there fannlv th . " !i. -aid a< .‘oimt should not be settled, al A man or womtn who neglects wtd and aj pr««x. I a« prayed fur I h .«ahi ac- constipation suffers from slow um. and 'ii«l Exevuton disc harged and the poi»ouing Dr. Pierce a Pleasant «fate forever and finally w-ttled. Pellets cure constipation One Dated August 4 b, A D 1W9. P Q. D Hvr*. little “Pellet” is a gvntle tax.» I.. T lb t'.vn live, and two a mild cathartic Joint Exevut.irs f the F*tate ui A C. _ ______ All medicine dealers sell them •ceased. R hom * A ItRonra. No other pills ai« * ’ j uat as good > j lltomey« for «aid Estate r Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. A Mother Tell« How Mie saved Iler I.title Duugliter’« l ite. I am the mother of eight children and have had a great deal of ex|ierience with medicines. Last summer my little daughter had the dysentery in its worst form. We thought she would die. I tried everything I could think of, but nothing seemed to do her any good. I saw by an advertisement in our paper that Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was highly recom mended, and sent and got a bottle at once. It proved to be one of the very beet medicines we ever had in the house. It saved my little daughter’s life. I am anxious for every mother to know what an excellent remedy it ie. Had I known it at first it would have saved me a great deal of anxiety and tny little daughter much suffering. Yours Trnlv, Mrs. Geo. F. Bardick, Liberty, R. I. For sale by lloworth 4 Co. Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food and aids Nature tn strengthening and recon- structingthe exhausted digestive or- gans. It is the latent discovered digest ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. It in stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, iiliJ«enSe’ 1.8oHr sto®»ch, Nausea. .hck.?ea^scl,e’®&stralKia,Cramps, and •llother results of imperfectdigestion Praparvd by E C- D«Wi« « Co cVca»o. ROGERS BROS. I CASTORTA Renn the signature of C ha » H. F lbtcbkx In use for more than thirty years and 7V A’i*4 >’<>• Havt BjwgM. Kur.ka Harne«« Oil la the bMt preaervativ« of new leather •nd the beat renovator ot old l««ther. It oil., KiRena, black- ana and protect*. U m Eureka Hamess Oil on your be«t hame«, mnr old bar nw». and your car ria«* top. aud they will not only look but wear longer Hold ?verywh*“r*in cans—all •txee from baif pint« to Rve caUooa. IM« M ml i«. 1,