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Yamhill County 1>. I. ISHIHV, Editor Reporter A l’ropr. Subscription $1.00 Per Year. ADVERTISING RATES. Reading notices in local columns 10 cents per l'ne for flr-t week and 5 cents per line thereafter. Display advertisements, annual rates, one inch poF month |l; each additional inch 50 cents per m »nth. Obituary and marriage notices not exceeding 10 lines published free, if furnished in time to bo current news. Additional matter 10 cent* per due. FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 1899. T he Christmas-present problem now looms up in alarming propor tions. W ars have slain their thousands, but if football survives as long as wars have been known it will num ber its victims by the tens of thou sands. The number of football play ers who have died in the United States this season from injuries re- c >ived in thb game is eleven, with more precincts to bear from. ------ ---------- T he outburst <>f indignation in missionary circles because an Amer lean woman doctor residing at Gan ton, China, has wedded a coolie who was once her cook, is uncalled for. If it be true that a man's heart is reached through his stomach, it stands to reason that a woman s heart may be won through the same medium. Evidently the Chinaman was a good cook, and the lady was prone to allow him to depart from her kitchen and her presence. Hav ing announced such a desire, the only way possible for her to win him back was to marry him. ------- ► ------ S omeone has dug up an old speech delivered by Senator Hoar at Ply mouth. Mass., in 1895, at the 275th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims, in which he spoke glowing ly of the successive additions of ter ritory to the United States. He re ferred to the growth of the tree the Pilgrims planted and concluded in this eloquent strain: “Its boughs bang over the Pacific. And—in good time—it will send its roots be neath the waves and receive under its vast canopy the islands of the sea. Senator Hoar has a chance to explain this imperialistic talk, since he is one of the most rabid of the “anties" at this time. A rmy officers are still speculating as to what they bad better do with Aguinaldo when they catch him. It has been suggested that if he is cap tured before the holidays they might cut him up and distribute him among the.hungry official of his cabinet. ------ - ------ T he great revival in the bank rob bing industry may be due to the fact that under a republican admin istration the bank robbers can al ways be certain of findingsomething to pay them for their trouble when they loot a bank. ------ • • ------- T he sound money democrats of the south are not for Bryan, but want an independent ticket if the 16 to 1 is nominated. The selection of Richardson for the minority leader was a good one and will help the party, and it is believed this wing of the party. ------ » • ♦ ... P eopi . e who looked for the Trans vaal war to close soon after the ar O n Wednesday, the first day for rival of Buller in south Africa lost the introduction of bills in the United their standing as prophets As States senate, Senator McBride, of things are shaping themselves at Oregon, introduced a number of present it may be many months be bills, the first being to provide pen fore the end. The Boers cannot sions for veterans of the early In likely defeat but they can make a dian wars of Oregon and Washing very interesting time for Buller's ton. Some of the other bills of gen eral interest introduced by the Ore whole army. gon senator, are: To admit veterans ------ - • «------- P resident M c K inley speaks of of the wars to the state soldiers’ China as a “great field for American homes and to provide therefor the trade and enterprise. ’ That strikes same compensation to the state as is the business men of the Pacific now allowed for the care of union states as a business statement far veterans; to extend the bounty land reaching. The remark should be act to these veterans and to pay accepted by the Portland chamber Oregon claims for the expenditure! of commerce as a gentle reminder of during the war of the rebellion. I the necessity of laying that Pacific amounting to about $330,000 ----------- -- ------------- cable from the Columbia river, and S ecretary of S tate D unbar de of reaching out for the Oriental serves patting on the back fora very trade. ■■■ unusual yet commendable action. Hooo of Texas is seriously con He will not employ clerks to take an sidered as Bryan's running mate inventory of the personal property next year. Root has been spoken of at the asylum when the change in as a possible republican vice presi the management occurs next month. dential candidate. But, for goodness In 1895, when Dr. L. L. Rowland sake, don't allow iWith these men to turned over the asylum property to enter the same campaign. “Hogg his successor, Dr. D. A. Paine, Root, or “Root Hogg ' would afford about 40 clerks were employed to our new Spanish friends too great take an inventory. They listed an opportunity to make fun of the every old broom and measured every “American pigs." manure heap. The cost to the state ---- ...» ---- — was $681 50. Secretary Dunbar A h Christmas time draws near the thinks the usual monthly reports thoughtful and sympathetic mind will be a sufficient evidence of the will revert to the old prophecy of property on hand and that the state peace on earth and good will among may as well save the expense of a special inventory. men, which not only “tits the kind ly Christmas time, but has been I’rol. Reynolds says that he only struck the dream of the good ami true souls the little Ferguson boy five •'moderate“ of all ages. Yet, the coming Christ blows with the rubber tubing, lie does mas will find men of the strongest not say it was double, therefore we and most highly civilized nations would infer that it was not. The Re spending their Christmas eve in porter last week did not charge him camp upon an armed field. “Peace with striking any number of blows. on earth, good will to men," will The assertion was made that proof ’of jieal out from the church towers and the severity ot the punishment was i be echoed in the sanctuary, but the ten marks or protuberances re maining upon the boy's back after tin- time has not vet arrived when it will whipping. Mr. Ferguson would be will find a hearty response among na ing to furnish an affidavit that these tions. marks were the effects ot the whipping • • ♦— received at the hands of the principal. D ecember Nth. 1799, occurred the Testimony of others besides the boy’s deuth of George Washington. De parents will confirm the existence of the comber 14th, 1899. centennial me marks. With only a waist ot thin ma morial services are held in commem terial between his back and the weapon, five "moderate” blows could possible orution of the great and good man not the cold, pure and passionless produce several marks on the boy's ■ creature that we as children were back, especially if wielded by a large tuught to revere, tint simply an or man With due respect to the state dinarv human being, subject to the ment of Prof. Reynolds, with all its volubility it fails to disprove the claim petty vices and possessing the com of The Reporter that the boy w as severe inon virtues of his time. George ly whipped. Mr. Ferguson, in answer Washington gained the confidence to the insinuation that he has whipped of the struggling colonists, and he his children so severely that their cries never betrayed them. He died at have disturbed the neighbors, would ask the high tide of his popularity, be Prof. Reynolds for the names of the fore any jealous politician had been neighbors who have been thusdisturlied. favored with an opportunity to be that he might offer them a sufficient smirch his character. It is refresh apology. ing, however, to know that the Chaplain Win. S. Gilbert was with the woixlen Washington of our boyhood's Second Oregon from the time it left ils school books, is being replaced by a native state until it returned. No one more truthful historic figure, which could have a letter opportunity of seeing the Philippine« and the operations of our does not diminish Washington's army during the lighting there than he moral or intellectual stature, nor Being thus present, he comes to you lessen our admiration for him as a prepared to tell in vivid language bis soldier, nor our love for him as an experiences in the Philippines, lie will deliver this lecture in the Baptist church American. —.... _ Friday night. Twenty five cent* will Il’S worse lor a I Woman, I ON THE FOLLOWING LINES O' Î-Î To suffer with j skin disease than 'j .’■I it is for a man, *. if I for a smooth skin ' ami a clear com plexion are es •• sential elements V of female beauty. LTSI When the taint fiJf- of scrofula is in the blood it will lie sure to show itself soon or late. Often its manifestations are as repulsive as they are painful. Many people have been cured of scrof ula in its most malignant forms by the use of Dr. Fierce's Golden Medical Discovery. This remedy is remarkable for its power to purify the blood. It absolutely eliminates the corrupting ele ments. It makes the blood clean and rich. It increases the action of the blood-making glands, and so increases the quantity of pure blood supplied to the body. -I will forever thank you for advising me to take Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery.’’ writes Mrs. Ja- Murphv, of Fonda, l'ocahonias Co.. Iowa. ”11 has eured me of chronic scrofula, of twelve years' standing I had doctored for the trouble until I was completely discouraged I also had chronic diarrhea for twelve years, t am in good health now-better than I ever was in my life, owing to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medi cal Discovery. I took several bottles of the ’Discovery' before I stopped.” Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, a work for every woman, is sent free, on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps (to pay cost of mailing only), for paper edition. Cloth-bound, 31 stamps. Ad- Ad dress Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. El Hoekins and Chas. Benedict have settled down to woik at Centralia, Wash. The former is cooking and the latter is working in the sawmill. Claud Wallace joined the boys on Wednesday. All our fancy silks, including stripes, plaids and fancy check; regular prices 85c, 90c, $i, & ? 1.15, sale price per yard $ .69 Twenty per cent discount on all our ready-made skirts. $1.25, $1.50and $1.75 Fancy silk, sale price •99 Great Ribbon Sale; No. 5, 4%c; No. 7, 5c, No. 9, 6% c; No. 12 8*<c; No. 16, 11c; No. 22, 14c. To close out the balance of our Plush per yard .29 Shoes! Shoes! During this sale we will give away with every pair of Ladies’, Misses and Children’s fine shoes, storm rubbers free of charge. 115 Seal Plush and Cloth Capes and Jack’ts, regul’r price $2.50 $3 and $3.50, your choice 1 1-99 ] admit you. Our Natural Wool and Jersey ribbed Shirts and Drawers, regular price $ 1, sale price each .79 Our 75c leader natural wool and Camel’s hair shirts and draw ers double-breasted and double bow,’ sale price each .59 All our Men’s, Boys’, Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Mack intoshes at 25 per cent dis count. A Large Assortment of CHRIST MAS GOODS just received. Sale commences Thursday, Dec. 7, and will close Saturday, Dec. r6. R. Jacobson & Co McMinnville’s Greatest Store B ig I V olume Tleiv fall tftcek AND Already Arriving S mall P rofits I have ordered a Large Stock of New Furni ture for the Fall trade, much of it being already here, and more yet to arrive. A specially large supply of Bedroom Suits. The stock is more than will go in my store room, and I am placing them on display over the Racket store. Come and see us. Is our proposition, and it is the spirit of the live business world. It is only another way of expressing the old say ing “A nimble penny is better than a slow sixpence.” Yours Truly, 1I.< ' BUHNS B T he ^P opular G rocery ----------------- -------------------- Sev the Racket Store Xmaa ad. Men’s Furnishing Department. Take The Reporter and Get the News One Dollar Per Year. Is traveling on this principle, and the volume is coming our way. We are on the inside of our store most of the time, ami we generally have company, Those who have tried our goods and prices are satisfied—we don’t allow them to be any thing else. We have some splendid HOLIDAY GIFTS in our Queensware and Lamp department. WARREN & SON. \X><>0<X>e>0<X>'iXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX><XX>0<>0<>0><X>00<>0<X><XXX><X> JVIcrry Christmas JVIcrry Christmas The 8 CHICAGO STORE 8 8 HOLIDAY CARNIVAL! Two weeks of Rapid Holiday Selling. Prices take a drop. Goods have to be turned into money. Thous ands of dollars' worth have been added to our stock to meet your Holiday wants; presents that are useful and will be appreciated by your friends. 8 8 8 HANDK ERCH1EFS. We struck an importer of these goods lie needed money. We bought hundreds of dozens: whole tables of them now waiting your approval. 3, 5. 10. 12. 15. 20, 25. 35 and 50 cents. Many worth double. Perhaps you want a Cape or Jack et we discount these goods 33J per cent from former prices. $1.13 instead of $1 25. All our war ranted 2 clasp Kid Gloves goat $1 13. 150 dozen Gents' New Neckwear not that common, every-day sort you see elsewhere they are made by the lie st famous makers in the U. S. Price from 2.">c to $1.50. SLIPPERS. We have 350 pair« Ladies and Gents Plush Top Slippers, heavv silk embroidered, all sizes. The price is 7’>e One would think them cheap at $1.25. Perhaps you would like to buy the wife a nice pair of blankets for Xmas We are going to unload a hundred pairs of tine California all- wool. the $5 sort at $3 98 Colors grey. blue, vicuna and white. Novelties in Ladies fine neckwear, the nobbiest of eastern production. New arrivals in fine gMd plate jewelry—selling at dry goods profit. 350 new holiday umbrellas, 77c up to $7.50. Feather boas. 75c to $1.25 Cut steel and jeweled belt buckles 25c to $1 2.5 percent reduction on all dress skirts. $3 98 instead of $5. 27» Ladies silk waists Now $3 98. was $5. 20 doz. new wrappers—fl to $1.75. They are fitters, neat, pretty fleeced patterns. 25 per cent discount on all fine black dress crepons. Full line new colors in satins for fancy work. 50c Gents fine silk mufflers—a nice and appropriate gift to your gentle man friend. 75c to $2. Indies' knit skirts. 50c to $1.50. Fine bleached table linen with nap kins to match. All ladies' wool shirt waists re duced 25 per cent. Perhaps you would like to buy the boy a new suit for Christmas. If you would, times were never better. Prices are not what they used to be okxxxxxxxxxî < xxxxx > Another invoice of those Peerless Petticoats. They ¡are perfection in make, style and fit. Prices have dropped a notch. 11 to $2.98. That father or brother might want a new suit. It would make a nice present. Prices in this department are looking downward. Another case of those Boys’ school hose. People wonder how we can sell them at the price. 12jc, but we do. Men s and Boys’ Sweaters and Shirts, all kinds, all prices. We want to unload a lot of Shoes in the next two weeks. We have too many of them. It is safe to say you can t do better than buy them of us —perhay« a little saving A flurry in dress goods values, the 65c sort. Lots of different patterns and colors, 39e. 450 sample garments, men's un derwear. the 75c and $1 grades, Jour choice. 39c. A lot of men's double texture Mackintoshes, check linen, with capes; a bargain at $2. Now selling at $119.