— - JACKSONVILLE SENTINEL will strike the sympathetic thinker as a story of a nation's fate sadder than the exile of the Acadians. The Pretoria dis­ IHHUKD ON patch in question says most of the re­ FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK. maining Boers in the Transvaal are short­ MV I.KK W. IIKNUV, EDITOR. ly to begin a grand trek across the land of veldt and kopje to find asylum in Ger­ Htilerrd in the poatoflkr of Jacksonvill«, man East Africa. The commission sent Jackaon County, Oregon. arcond-claaa matter. by the recent Boer convention at Pretoria to view the grassy uplands between BnaacairrioN K atks Mounts Killimanjaro and Meru has re­ One year ..... $1.50 turned and formally reported them Six months ..... .75 admirably adapted to cattle grazing and Three months .... .«* agriculture. The new country, which is practically terra incognito to white eyes, CLtraniMQ Tan MH. 50,000 and 60,000 The Sentinel and the Weekly Oregonian will contains between •c aent to one addreaa lor a year. The Henti- square miles, or from 32,000.000 to Uelgiveatlir Jar kvon corinty newa nne aent to any addreaa. at auy |>oatoffice In the United Htalea, lor lour week* lor 10 cenla. of Germany, whose famous telegram to All mlw i IptfotoS regular or trial will l>e proinj.i Paul Kruger indicated that he took a ly atooped at the date ol expiration, unleaa a re­ lively interest in these admirable Dutch newal la received. folk is making special effort for them. Boer families have emigrated to the FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1905 United States, Mexico, South America and other parts of the world. George Washington had a birthday No doubt the decimated and impov­ this week and the court house and post- erished Boers would be happier where office rested. they can lead their old life out of sight of the hated British gold hunter and There is but a small per cent of the Tommy Atkins, too, but they will not lie people who know how to make a success happy long in German Africa if the new of their own business, but they all know land they move upon .hides in its arid how to run a newspaper. breast the gold and diamonds that proved the curse of their old home and brought The Ashland Tribune recently installed to j»ass the distruction of the Transvaal a Simplex typesetting machine which republic. The Germans are quite so now takes the place of the com|>ositors lustful of gold and diamonds as the who have drawn their pay regularly British, and once let them find them and since that paper was established. This there will lie an end of the Boer dream adds much to the appearance of the paper of peace. The departure of the Boers from the and is doubtless somewhat of a saving to the proprietor, yet it is hard on the Transvaal and Orange river colonies compositors who are thus thrown out of will leave the new governmental owners employment and must try their hand at free to work out their plans unhampered by a disloyal and unassimilative element something else. of population, and England will be able to reimburse herself many times over for Lawrence T. Harris, of Eugene, one the treasure spent in conquering the Boer of the most promising young attorneys patriots in arms. England has her txxity in the state ot Oregon and one of the fin­ in the shape of the rich mines of the est young men of our acquaintance, was Rand, and she will work every vein to recently appointed District Judge by the exhaustion. governor for the new judicial district But the moral of it all is full of un­ formed bv the recent legislature and of speakable pathos. Some day the muse which Lane county is a part. Governor of history will brush away a tear to write Chamberlain’s selection was a good one the tragic story of the dead South African and demonstrates the fact that he is our republic—if Clio feels what she writes. our governor first and a democrat after­ —Aslorian. wards. A bill has recently been introduced into the Iowa legislature prohibiting the Christian Science healers from practicing in that state and making the offence punishable by imprisonment, but the ad­ vocates of the bill have agreed to with­ draw it providing the Christian Science healers succeed in curing the old door­ keeper of deafness with which he has been afflicted for so many years, thus demon­ strating to the incredulous that there is something in it. And now, should the old man never regain his hearing, what will be the result? The Iowa legislature must be "from Missouri.” CROUP Begins with the symptoms of a common cold, there is chilliness, sneezing, sore throat, hot skin, quick pulse, hoarseness and impeded respiration. Give frequent small «loses of Ballard's Horehound Syrup, (the child will cry for it) and at the first sign of a croupy cough apply frequently Ballard's Snow Liniment to the throat. Mrs. A. Vliet New Castle, Colo., writes March 1», 1902: I think Ballard’s Hore­ hound Syrup a wonderful remedy, and so pleasant to take. Sold by City Drug Store. STARTLING BUT TRUE. People the world over were horrified on tearing of the burning of a Chicago theater in which nearly six hundred people lost their lives, yet more than five times this number or over 3,000 peo- Sle died from pneumonia in Chicago uring the same year, with scarcely a passing notice. Every one of these cases of pneumonia resulted from a cold and could have been prevente«! by the timely use of Chamlieriain’s Cough Remedy. A great many who had every reason to fear pneumonia have warded it off by the prompt use of this remedy. The follow­ ing is an instance of this sort: "Too much cannot lx? said in favor of Chamber­ lain's Cough Remedy, and especially for colds and influenza. I know that it cured my daughter, Laura, of a severe cold, and I believe saved her life when she was threatened with pneumonia.” W. I). Wilcox, Logan New York. Sold by City Drug Store. SOUTH AFRICAN BOERS LEAVING THEIR HOMES. Events that happen in our own time need the perspective of years before their historical worth can be appraised and appreciated. Some day history will make of the extinguished Transvaal republic a second Poland, but we who know of the heroic and unequal struggle of the Boers to save their fatherland from extinction only through the press dispatches at the time, can hardly even yet grasp the full tragic significance of that war and its aftermath. The news from Pretoria that the Boers are irreconcilable, so far as British do- minion of their country is concerned, We are closing out our stock of jew­ and will soon practically all have moved elry. Call and get our prices. away and left the land to the conqueror C ity D rug S tore . FURNITURE Having moved into new quarters and greatly en­ larged my stock I am bet­ ter able to please the public than ever. Come in and look my stock over, even though you do not buy. Pictures Framed and Furniture Repaired. C. W. CONKLIN, The Up-to-date House Furnisher and Undertaker SUSUSU^ JOURNAL tow •" “W • M M toito»m • —to to am* —• to to. ttoa> r— us m «m *c • «T *» cash to torttoC Btotoly. to tototMX, u to, ragato Ritolto tom JOURNAL toy» «to to to. toM ••to—-to. ••,••■• toto wtow to, toe- * pmMf. la *• -W ton to SHERIFF’S SALE. H. L- White, Plaintiff, VS. Washing­ ton and California Mining and Milling Company, a corporation, Defendants. By virtue of and execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the state of Ore­ gon, for the county of Jackson, on the 2nd day of November, 1904, on a judg­ ment rendered in said Court on the 24th day of October, 1904, in favor of H. L. White, Plaintiff, and against Washington and California Mining and Milling Co. Defendants, for the sum of two hundred and fourteen and 35-100 dollars with in­ terest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from the 19th day of March, 1904, and all the costs of and upon this writ. Public notice is hereby given that on Saturday, December 10th, 1904, at the hour of 3 o’clock, p. m. of said day, in front of the court house in the town of Jacksonville, Oregon, I will in obedience to said execution, sell all right, title and interest of the above named defendants in and to the following described pro­ perty, the same being now held under attachment, to-wit: SW. % of Section 23, Township 36, S. R. 4 W. of W. M. all in Jackson County, Oregon, to the highest bidder for lawful money of the United States of America. Dated at Jacksonville, Oregon the 5th day of November 1904. J. M. R ader , Sheriff, Jackson County, Oregon. Wanted. Special Representative in this county and adjoining territories, to represent and advertise an old established busi­ ness house of solid financial standing. Salary J21 weekly, with Expenses ad­ vanced each Monday by check direct from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when necessary; position per­ manent. Address Blew Bros. & Co., Dept. A, Monon Bldg., Chicago, Ill. CITY DRUG STORE We carry a full and wo//- ass or fed Uno of Fino Sta­ tionery, Perfumery, Toilet Soaps, Sponges, Blank Books, Magazines, School Supplies and ORUOO S. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO PRESCRIPTIONS. J. W. ROBINSON, M. D., PROPR. JACKSONVILLE, ORECON. J