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Yamhill County Reporter I». I. A»HI Kl, Editor A Propr. J. «. ECK II IN, Associate Editor. Subscription $1 OO Per Year. ADVERTISING RATES. Readlngnoticesin local columns 10 cents per line for first w, ek and •"> cent» per line thereafter. Iilaplay advertisement» annual rates, one inch per month II; eirph additional Inch 60 cents per month. Obituary and marriage notice» not exceeding 10 lines published free, if furnished in time to be current nows. Additional matter 10 cent» per line. FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1901 The Spanish gentleman of Arizona who has twelve wives, has disproved the assumption of the eminent lec turer, that “not half enough calcula tion is given to the subject of mar riage.” The split infinitive is now a subject of grief to strict grammarians, who claim to perceive an increasing fre quency of this literary misdemeanor. When a writer or speaker inserts an adverb between the particle “to’, and the verb of the infinitive, as when he says, “to greatly increase,” for in stance, he is guilty of a split infini tive and is held by many to have committed a literary crime. The New York man who claims to have lost $21,000 from his inside pocket while riding on a sleeping car between Chicago and a point in Iowa, is entitled to little sympathy. In the first place, he was violating a good old populist rule by having so much money, and again, with the means at hand for safely transmitting mon ey from one point to another, he , showed very poor judgment in carry ing that sum of money in an enve lope in his pocket. The late legislature provided for the publication of the fish and game laws of the state for general distri bution,and the work of compiling and printing them is now under way at the office of the state printer. Pro vision was also made for compiling and publishing in pamphlet form the school laws. In view of the many and frequent changes in these laws recently, there is a general demand for them among the people, and the pamphlet issue of them will be gen erally appreciated. »■■ Oil will doubtless be found in pay iug quantities in Oregon, and then the hardest proposition to be encoun tered will be to prevent the property in the oil districts from falling into the hands of the Standard oil com pany. The Standard oil company does not wish to see the supply in creased except as it considers nec essary, and if Oregon oil fields are to be developed, it will be necessary for Oregon capitalists to conserve her own interests by engaging in the oil industry themselves. Wyom ing, a few years ago, created a Hurry in the oil producing industry, but the enterprise in that state was killed by the Standard oil company acquiring the lands. The two-inillion dollar legislature is the subject of considerable com ment just now, but before another session is convened the people will be asking appropriations for even a larger sum. The state university will need a new wing, a gravel walk or a wixidsbed, and to make this easier some out-of-the-way mineral spring will have to be improved for the benefit of u few individuals. See ing the advantage that some certain locality is enjoying from the appro priations of state funds. an isolated community, in the nameof “justice,” will be given an appropriation for a high school or normal school, and the bounty graft will be extended from ciiyntes and sea lions to gophers and chicken hawks, at the request of some other corner. \ erilv. tlie leg islatures are pretty much what tlie people make them. and as long as sectionql jealousies are allowed a hearing, just so long will republi cins democrats and populists ask for a share of the spoils for their own constituents. In spite of all its revolutionary tendencies, the lull just passed by the Maryland legislature Inis a great many redeeming features. While the measure practically disfranchises nearly 50.IMHI illiterate voters of the stale, the future effect of the law is, of course, largely a matter of conjec ture, and one upon which the party leaders widely differ. The democrats expect that it will disfranchise about 32,001» negroes and perhaps 10.000 white voters. Of these, it is claimed, all the uegroes and al>out 50 percent of the whites vote the republican ticket. With these out of the wav, it is held that the state will be safely democratic for many years to come, and the immediate result will lie the election of a democratic legislature next fall and of a democrat to suc ceed United States Senator Welling ton in 1902. Granting all this, the republicans have no call to score any triumphs at the expense of illiteracy, and when every state in the union makes illiteracy a bar to political franchise, the supreme step toward the purity of the ballot will have been taken. Press correspondents are still writ ing about Elwood Minchin and his oration. Mr. Minchin will, if this continues, soon be as well known as “the boy orator of the Platte” was a few years ago. There is, however, one thing in his favor. He is satis fied with himself and is allowing others to attend to the discussion. An Oregonian reporter, after a presumably “careful research,” pub lished a story to the effect that one- third of the sheep in the Willamette valley had died from eating leech. Later he admitted that it was only on the low, swampy lands that the loss of sheep had been great. Finally the story lost interest, and the loss of sheep is based upon a few in number, and the actual facts in relation to this few would indicate that their chief ailment was old age. ------ ► The Union Pacific and other east- ern transportation lines have been blockaded by snowstorms and bliz- zards during the past week, while even our favored section has felt the inconvenience of showers more cold and disagreeable than usual. But with all her eccentricities, Oregon draws the line at snow blockades later than St, Patrick’s day. Since it is evident that insect pests are a menace to wheat growing in the Willamette valley, the farmers are forced into a position in which they are ready to consider any change in their methods of farming which promises better results than they have been obtaining from wheat in recent years. In place of raising a crop of grain every other year with an intervening year of bare summer fallow, a system of rotation is coming in which will result in an immense increase in the area devoted to clo ver and vetches, with rape, peas or corn taking the place of the bare summer-fallow. With rotation of this kind and livestock enough to eat up everything in the forage and fod der line, and a good share of the grain on the farm, it will not be many years until the average yield of wheat will be greater than ever before, owing to the increased fer tility of the soil. Seven different abbreviations are used in the last congressional direc tory to designate the political char acter of senators. In the body pre vious to the 4th of March were 51 re publicans, 2(1 democrats, and “all others, 9.” “P, ' stood for populist, “S,” for silverite, “F,” for fusion, “S R,” for silver republican. The prospect is that when the compiler begins to classify for the first edition of the directory of the fifty-seventh congress he will need only twoabbre- viations - “R.” for republican, and “D” for democrat. The “all others, 9,” are indicating that they will here after be found in one or the other of of the old parties. Dubois and Heit- feld of Idaho, Harris of Kansas, Tel ler of Colorado, and Turner of Wash ington, intend to be classed as straight democrats; Kyle, of South Dakota, and Stewart of Nevada, are to be put down as republicans. Sev eral of the “others ' have dropped out ofeongress. John P Jones of Neva da is the only senator who hesitates about resuming open relations with one of the old parties. LOCAL NEWS. Trout are legally catclisble uext Mon day. he Law I « K. M. Briedwell lias purchased ti e Of health has no uniformed guardians furniture store of E. Estes. of its ]>eace. If it had there would be Mi-s Bettie Hutchens, «ho «ill so, n arrests innumerable in every restaurant have charge of the postotfice at Chase, is every day of the year. Both in the quantity anil quality of the food they assisting a few days in the McMinnville eat and in the manner of its consump otUce. tion Ulen and women sin Millinery displays last Saturday «ere each day effulgent and diverse, Feminine deco- against the rations seem to grow in loveliness etc * laws of health. year. Those who will not heed Tne Reporter extends congratulation* Nature’s to Mr. James Derby and his young bride warnings can not escape her pun on their embarkation on the sea of mat ishments, and dys rimony. Their marriage occurred at the pepsia or stomach C. P. parsonage last Friday evening. " trouble ” is the inva riable penalty of care Special services at the C. P. church less eating. will close next Sunday. Dr. Dalton has There is no other given good sermons, labored very earn- medicine for diseases estly and made many friends during his of the stomach and allied organs of di stay here. He will probably return home gestion and nutrition today. which can compare Capt. Heath’s “New Spirit” depan* with Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Die meut in the Telephone-Register is heart covery. lt cures ily approved. We have been hoping that these diseases perfect the captain would be one of those per ly and permanently, and enables the builil- sons worthy of a tombstone inscription— ing up of the whole some day—by starting the industrial ball body’ into vigorous health. rolling in this town. The hope is based ■"I took two bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden on the belief that if he uudertook some Medical Discovery for stomach trouble," writes Clarence Carnes, Esq., of Taylorstown. Loudoun thing of the sort he would manage it Co.. Va. "It did me so much good that I didn't any more. I can eat most anything now. with intelligence and energy. Why not take I am so well pleased with it I hardly know hosv to thank you for your kind information. I encourage him to do it ? Decided for .Vlili. liin. The executive committee of the inter* collegiate oratorical association met at Salem last Saturday to decide the charge of plagiarism brought against Elwood Minchin, the prize orator. The ballot resulted 7 to 1 in the young man’s favor. The prosecution was led by Eair Thomp son, and Prof. Kelsey of Pacific college was admitted by the committee to de fend, over the objection of Thompson. After the decision a resolution was unan imously adopted as follows: Resolved, That we, the executive com mittee of the Intercollegiate Oratorical association of Oregon, do hereby exoner ate Elwood Minchin, of Pacific College, from the charge of plagiarism, preferred against him by McMinnville College, and that we assure him of our heartiest support in the interstate contest. The following statement frotn Presi- dent Hoardman was placed before the committee: Whatever the disposition of the case may be, under no circumstances would the faculty of this institution consent to our contestant receiving the medal des ignated by the decision to Pacific College. It will be found that the local oratorical association and the contestant himself takes the same position We are op- posed to the methods pursued by Pacific College in this case, purely ou principle, and have no personal or selfish interest whatever in the matter. As a faculty, we would not tolerate or condone in our own students what we censure iu others. The case will not be further prosecut ed by McMinnville College, which ac- cepts the decision in good part, and its representative, Mr Thompson, will go to Walla Walla in June to w’ork for the success of the Yamhill orator. Cook Nchwol Noles. Ten more weeks of school, and reviews are iu order. There is a great deal of interest taken in debating societies these days. Miss Hope Sully, who has been quite ill, is not yet able to attend school. Olive Blood of the fifth grade was ab sent last week and has not yet returned. Rhodes & Rhodes gave the eighth grade a large map of the United States The flag rope has been fixed and our flag was at half mast in memory of ex President Harrison The boys of the fifth and sixth grades have purchased a football and are get Fanatan t'Hpturea Ag itinnl.lo. ting to l»e good kickers. A Manila dispatch dated March 28 savs We are wondering why Wm Ladd that Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, looks so sleepy. Is it the effect of the was captured by General Funston, and surprise party Friday night? is now a prisoner, together with several The pupils of the fifth and sixth grades j members of his staff have speaking Friday afternoons and would he glad to have some visitors, es- ; Dlatrtcl lit Program lor April 5th. pecially the jiarents. Last Friday afternoon one division ofj Song by school. the eighth grade cleaned the black-1 Recitation—Estella Madden . laiards and scrubbed the floor, while the Recitation Robert Reeves. other division enjoyed a quarter holiday Recitation May Martin. Don't forget the joint debate at the Minute speech. Columbus school Friday, March 29th Recitation—Inez Madden. Song—Booth-Fletcher quartet. An excellent program is expected. All are eordiallv invited to attend. The pro Minute speech. gram is as follows Song by societies; Recitation- Earnest Madden. recitation. Villa Brown, essay, Mary Recitation—Walter Madden. Jones, minute speech. Willie Stout, se Minute speech. lect reading, Edith Hamblin; recitation, Recitation—Harold Miller. I Catharine Bryan; two minute speech, Recitation—Pholia Oatman. Floyd B rattv. recitation. Edith Hamb Minute speech. lin. address. Clifford Reid, recitation. Duet—Cristel and Junta Pennington. Debate Resolved, That capital pun Flora I'pdegrsph; duet. Nora Seitters ishment should be abolished. Affirma and Geneva Vinton; debate, Resolved. tive—leader. Justa Pennington: col That Seattle will be a larger citv than leagues, lWlbert Pearson. Virgil Booth. I'ortl inJ in fifty years; affirmative—Earl Negative—leader, Frank Keen, col Wisecarver. Christa Seitters, Earnest leagues, Tressie Booth. Amanda Reeves. Poole; negative— Stella Webster, Fret! Bradley, Julia Olds. I Closing song by school. . a Í ©BRING newness is commencing g) to roll in. Advance Spring Styles in Gentlemen’s Ready-to- wear apparel have made their ini tial appearance at the Grange Store. \Ve are just in.receipt of a í 4 I In the New Spring Shapes. These garments are made of serviceable, Fancy Worsted Fabrics, Clays and Cassimeres possessing in a high degree the latest inventions of the Artist Tailor craft. Also a complete line of ir NOBBY SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN AND CHILDREN. ♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ tried a whole lot of things before I wrote to you. There was a gentleman told me about your medicine, how ft had cured his wife. I thought I would try a bottle of it. I am glad I did. for I don’t know what I would have done if it had not been for Dr. Pierce’s Golden Med ical Discovery." New Spring Hats Spring Derbys of the celebrated Thoroughbred and Waldorf Spec ialty are here in Black, Brown and Stone Shades. Step in some time and see them. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pallets cure con stipation. SHEHIDAM. We are having genuine March weather. R. A. Stewart is treating his livery barn to a new coat of paint. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Maloney of Mc Minnville were visiting their daughter, M rs Walter Scott, a few days last week. A. Angerman, a piano tuner from Port land, has been in town several days. While here he tuned several pianos and organs. Johnnie Buster, who is attending the O. A. C. at Corvallis, spent a few days with his parents last week, returning Monday. Mrs. B. E. Fields and son Roscoe re turned from Portland Tuesday morning. Roscoe has been attending medical col lege in Portland, which is now closed for this year. The measles are all the rage once more and a great many children are out of school with them, eighteen cases being reported from Miss Bessie Linden’s room on Tuesday. Geo. Sunderlin received a telegram last Friday’ saying that his only sister, living at LeCompton, Kansas, was dy ing. His mother, who has been visiting him fora year, will leave for Kansas Fri day. Mrs. Daniel Harris, of whose illness mention was made last week, died on Thursday morning, and was buried at 11 Columbus School Notes. o’clock Friday morning from the Meth Mr Morris of the ioth’grade of North She leaves a husband Yamliill was a welcome visitor last Tues odist church. and one son and daughter. Roswell Har day. Considerable sickness is reported in ris and Mrs. Olive Dickey. She was bur the building this week. ied in the Masonic cemetery. Last Wednesday morning before school convened Miss Bird, one of our best Arthur th three-year-old son of Milton teachers, was taken suddenly ill. She Kirns, of West Chehalem, was quite se was helped to her home and we hope to see her back again as soon as possible. verely scalded a few days ago, but ine Miss Clara Irvine is acting as substitute. burns are not dangerous. Don’t fail to attend the joint meeting Misses Elva and Lasira Apperson ar- of the two literary societies this after noon A good program has been ar rived in McMinnville on Monday from ranged and we expect to have quite a Sitka. F.lva came for treatment by Dr. time. Goucher. They are stopping with their “Say, pupils, I want no more gather sister, Mrs. R. I.. Conner. They left ings in that cloak room. Do you under their parents well. stand?’’—Frof. Bristow. A farewell surprise party was given Miss Alda Goheen at Iler home in this city Friday night. A fine time is re ported by all those who were present. ------ —- ------ / ♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT Is Complete in all the batest Spring Styles Grange & Farmers Co. C has . P. N elson , Mg’r. f A Surface Signal. When blotches and pimples appear on the skin, heed the warning. Nature is trying to rid the blood of impurities. Help with a good blood purifier. Get rid of the lassitude and headaches that usually go with the skin eruptions. If you neglect the warning there is always danger that some internal organ may become affected. If so, you will not know about it for a good while and a cure will then be harder. Dr. Lowe's Sarsaparilla is a thoroughly reliable spring remedy. Its use now means better health and more energy for the rest of the year. It purifies and enriches the blood, regulates the kidneys and liver, and aids digestion. PRICE 75 CENTS. ROGERS BROS.’ Pharmacy. McMinnville, Oregon. The Drug Center of Yamhill County. ¿feu¿feu»feL ¿feu ¿feu ¿fet ¿feu jitsi *4« AND ULCERS. f Sores anil Ulcers never become chronic nnlcss the blood is in jioor condition —i« sluggish, weak and unable to throw ofi the poisons that accumulate in it. The system must be relieved of the unhealthy matter through the sore, and great danger to life would follow should it heal before the blood has been made pure and healths and all impurities eliminated from the sys tem. S S.S. liegins the cure by first cleans ing ami invigorating tlie blood, building up the general health and removing from 111° m wWiT A CONSTANT DRAIN effete matter UPON THZ SYSTEM. When this has Iwcn accomplished the dis charge gradually ceases, and the sore ot ulcer heals. It is the tendency of these old indolent sores to grow worse and worse, and eventually to destroy the bones. Local applications, while soothing and to some extent alleviate pain, cannot reach the scat of the trouble. S. S. S. does, and no matter how apparently hop. less your condition even though your constitution has broker down, it will bring relief when nothing else can. It supplies the rich, pure tiloo necessary to hftal the sore and nourish the debilitated, di-eased body. Mr J B. Talbert. Lock Box 245. Winona. Miss s : '* Six years ago my leg from the kn> e tc the foot was one solid sore Several physician treated me and I made two trip* to Hot Springs but f>und no relief. J was induced to try S s s and it made a complete cure I have been a per fectly well man ever since dpi* '* ,fle onlT putAlv veg- .■6- Bright’s disease, which frightens more ‘ than half the men, should be known as “Blight’s diseases,” a doctor savs. Some men have chronic Bright's disease for; twenty years, while acute Bright’s dis 'table blood poutiei ease c irries off others in a few months known—CIMtaMO n. or ae 'ks. poisonous minerals t< -------- — ruin the digestion aim Teacher«» Examinationa. add to, rather than relieve your suffer ings. If your flesh docs not heal na-iih There will be a regular examination when scratched, bruised or cut. your blood of applicants for teachers' county cer Straighten up your lines an<l -are land taken a in bad condition, ami any ordinary sore tificates held in the court house. Mc up by fence comers by building wire fence«, h»* improving the looks ot vour farm and keep is ant to l.ec me chronic Minnville. April 10th. nth and 12th sides ing stork within bounds Send for our trie book ar i wide ou, commencing at nine o’clock Wednesday. phvsicnns about your case. We make IK Apnl 10th. and continuing until four A Vigorous Sprni C win ii Wire Feiciii charge for this service. o'clock Friday. April tith. Jyjgusbed by |~7 -p THt »WIFI »PACIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, 6A. E. V. L ittlfikld , C o . Supt. Fence ! Fence! Woven Wire Fence.