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FROM SATURDAY'S DAILY a nrTitu iitf TIT 1 Tll A i I II I Jl A 11 1 I? 1 LIEj .. ' rAffli ic rnriiTV PHfiPlTttTV YAtJ nnJaL The next head camp session UEJf HATE HgtKEASED. The Loss Shown by the Assessmen Ko!l Is 757.49(N-r Igiirrs for Last Year. In the state department, yesterday, the summary of the Douglas county tax ro!-fwa received, for use of the state board of levy. The roll, shows a decrease of $757,490 in the total valua tion of taxable property from that of 189S. Following is the. summary as filed yesterday: S7.051 acres of tillable j lanM .... 1 1707,38$ 1.080.587 acres -non-tillabe. . Jh28.18 Impj on deeded lands..... Town lots Imp. on town rots..;........ Imp. on undeeded lands..., 116.15 miles railroad....,.., Hall road rolling- stock..... 333 miles telegraph....... Merchandise.. .. .. .. .. . 1393.095 220.160 ... 292.320 48,715 ... 454.600 62,025 ... 30,471 '.. 128,730 Farm implements, etc.. Steamboats.. .. .. .. .. Money..' .. .. ; Notest anU account.., 210 shares of stock Household furniture ... C.774 horse , 16.585 cattle ;. 25.338 sheep 6,373 swine ; 83.430 . 65.205 39,200 307.805 29,840 181.950 108,155 192.455 39.260 11,495 Gross va'ue $4,54?,15 'Exemption.. .... 4s,925 Tetal taxable" property 34,f,57,690 Number of polls, 2425. For purpose of comparison, the summary of the Douglas county" rollj for the year 1898. is giv n be'.ow: 84.451 acres tlllabe Urid... 3 603,693 657,155 acres railroad larul. O. A C, Company J.02C.300 23,553 acres contract. O. & C. Company S'MJC Irr.p. on deeded mia 453,715 Town and city lots 220,090 Imp. on deeded lands...., 48,895 116.15 miles railroad.....' 80,750 Pullman. O. & C. R. R 2,323 Railroad rolling1 stock 47,093 ,116.15 miles telegraph... 15,680 125, branch line 500 J02, Pacific Postal 140 jMerchandtee.. .. .. .. 121.710 Farming implements 93,265 tStm boats.. .. 63,495 MoneyT . , .. 42,640 Notes and veurtfs ......... .. 577,090 185 shares of - stock..'.. .... 22.450 Household furniture ........ 189,950 B.867 horses and mules 108.480 10,635 cattle.. 188,045 20.170 sheep and goats ... 41,025 . 3,720 swine.. 10,295 Roseburg E. L. & P. Co., 8... 815 Oregon T. & T. Co., 6.. J.000 42 dogs . 1,053 Gross value. .J5.306.261 Exemptions.. 501,075 Total taxable property,. Number of polls, 2.501. ..K805.180 NATIVK lUUUHTKKV CABIN. Instituted In This City Yesterday After noon Officers Elected. Yesterday afternoon, in the hatl of the Native Katie In the Turner Mock, the Institution 'of the cabin of the.;Na tlve Daughters.-took place. A list of about a hundred name had been hand ed lr of those desiring membership. A sufficiently large number were present to enthusiastically establish the cabin. The beautiful and impressive cere monies were c-ondiieted by Mrs. Edyth Weatherred, of Portland, the Grand Becretary of the Grand Cabin, being assisted by Mrs. Olive S, England and Mrs. Judge XI. E. Wdverton, officer of the Grand; Cabin. At the close of the ceremonies each, lady present made ome appropriate remarks. The main sentiment expressed was that of pla ure for the' formation of the cabin. Mrs. Weatherred congratulated the or der on its prosperous beginning and hoped it woOld live up to the high ntandard that would be expected from the IHlhee of the first pioneer. The name chosen for the cabin was Elizabeth Thurstpn-Oilell. a woman .well known here in j the elarly days, especially In the pioneer, educational tine. The following la the llt of of ficers chosen: j , (Pat president. Mrs. Olive Stanton . England. dresldent. Miss Margaret J. Cosper. iFlrst vice president. Mrs. Nellie rtiely Pearce. Second vice president. Chadwlck Gray. Third vice president. Hatch Farrar. i Mrs. Ella Mm. Abble MU-cordlrug; secretary, Jdrs. Mary , I rauermyn. VtlZU .X. ",mlle -L," '' w " .L r ,r JL, cuary. .nairum, utiias cum xrice. Inside sentinel. Miss Evelina Royal- Outskle sentinel, Mrs. Amanda Rich ardson Judson. Priestess. Miss Musa Geer. Trustees: Mrs. Nellie Hall Gray. Miss Lena Breyman and Miss Mary Parmenter. I - CHANGE IN CONSTITUTION. Wo,xlmenof the World Have Adopted Several Amendments to Benefit - 1 the Order. A large and enthusiastic crowd "of choppers" attended! Ralem Camn No. i 118. Pacific Jurts,.M .,,,"cePUOI w9 uninjured. the World, at ita j regular meeting. I last night, the reason for this being I the fact that they had been previously Informed, the '., report from the head j offlcere, regarding the action taken on I a number ot amend menu to the con-. l tu tlon. would be read. The amend-J out any attention eave winding! the TOent recently nroDoaed. rhmrln iK.'Har f ) k- 1 Re of admission .fmm iwt- W l" ... . . " . .uv. . years, a nrovMjMt w tttM nti nU ov years, waa adopted, and the order will here- i.ter entertain applications ? of all " those over IS and under 50 years of 1) age. Another important amendment age. Another important amendment Adopted was one. changing the session the bead camp from biennial to tri will toe held at Salt Lake City, la 1900, land every three years, thereafter, j Salem Camp elected Its officer last I evening; for th term beginning Janu- 'ary L 1900, as follows: Consul c6m 1 . mander. F. X. Bouillard; adviser lieu tenant, P. D. Prunty; banker, I W Aebeson; clerk, W. A. . Moorei (re eled); escort, O. L. Darling; Watch man. Benjamin Morris; sentry, W.-W. Zinn: manager 18 month?, A. J. Basey. All the officers were chosen by unani mous vote of the camp. ; V; z " 1 JN" SANTIAM MIXES. Gold Creek Con the.Santlam river). Nov. 24. Mr. Reeves Is running a cross cut In their tunnel. i Lamker & Co. are preparing j to work their mining property this win ter. ,, ' ! Holt & Wheeler - are . working . on their tunnet and expect to continue all winter. The Portland company is "develop ing the Blue Bird with good success. Mr. Vogst has charge of the work. A. new trail has lately been made to the Bell View, which property is b- ing opened with some very good ore in sight. Fricland St Co. are putting up a new bouse arid getting things in stiape to push prospecting and developing work aU winter. ' ; Expert Blackburn, who ' was sent here, by a Spokane mining company to investigate --Gold Creek ore, has taken up a claim, is building a house and will work his property this win ter. . . : - : A SALEM , GIRL WEDS. The fol lowing is from a London paper, of a recent date: 'Marriage. At the Bap tist Chapel, Glldersome, on Wednesday, the marriage was solemnised of Mr. F. T. Crowther, eldest son of Air. Samuel Crowther, chairman of the Glldersome School Board, and Mis Agnes Gertrude Denton, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Denton, of Salem, Oregon. U. S. A., formerly of Batley. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. G. M. Rice, the bride being given away, by 5 her brother Mr. J. Carlyle Denton. The bridesmaids were Miss Nellie Ineson, cousin of the bride. Miss Crowther. and the Misses Eunice and Agnes Crowther sisters of the "bridegroom. Mr. Chas. Crowther, B. A., brother of the bride groom, was -best man. After the cere mony the guests were entertained at Hart Hill House, the residence of Mr, S. Crowther, and In the afternoon the newly-married couple left for Llan dudno. A large number of valuable and useful presents were received. In cluding a handsome pair of bronzes from the employes of Messrs, Ellis. Crowther and Ellis, Ltd., Allied Mills, Glldersome, and Junction Mills.. New wortley. PAID IX FULL; State Treasurer Cha.-. S. Moore yesterday received a remittance from the treasurer of Crook county, for $38.49. In full, of interest on account of delinquent taxes for the year 1898. This pays all of Crook county's Indebtedness to the state. SAVED FROM DEATH BY VAPOR. I His Perspiration Protected Puddler From Injury by Molten Iron. By the timely prevention or a strange law of nature little known save to scientific men, one pf the workmen at Baldwin's lotiomotlve worksV escaped . yesterday afternoon from what, under ordinary i circum stances, would have been absolutely ertiln death, says the Philadelphia Inouirer. The ruddinz room of this factory contains a large number .of in VL-Mr-K thS irr.n ul melted and purified. The laborer ... ...v, , ... I wheels his barrow containing the ore up an Inclined .-plane to their open v r cats v uiicu a- -v vvv u m k!k X tr.nm .s. floor. and then empties , the barrow In to the caldron. ; Joseph Connor, one of the puddlers. was totally unclothed from his Wrist upward. He had been at work scarce ly five minutes yesterday when one of his fellow workmen gave a cry which directed the attention of the en tire force at work to the awful situa tion Into which Connor had got him self Bending over the molten liquid his head and chest completely immers ... ... w,w., ' I nanus iu ine eage na irying, appar- I eniiy, to draw Dacn rrom the terrl-l ble position Into which he had fallen: It was at once evident that Connor! had somehow missed his footing and I fallen partially into the boiling metaLl,n Fellow workmen at once rushed tothat he didn't own it until about the spot and he was hastily dragged I out. Everyone expected- to find his face and"nest a hideously charred mass and some of the men had already turn- ed away their eyes rather than gare j on the terrible eight they expected would be presented. But to the amaze- ment of his rescuers, save for the loss (of his hair, Connor was absolutely un- injured. Not a disfigurement, not a burn, not even a blister was to be seen. The workmen were badly scar ed by the seeming marvel. Later, the puddling manager explained the mat ter to the men A eombut!M may be preserved from ignition when . oreu.nr frr l-iti tin contact with a source of heat by of ,v!oo8Urr?Un,r by "W of vapor. In the case of Connor the I had begun to perspire and on OUen mtaI tn,s berspiration formed a gaseous cover- ihg that protected his skin. His hair lof course, was not so shielded and I fll w" no1 o snieiaea ana out with this : . A perrpeiual calendar has been con. srtructed by a Frenchman named Jagot. It consists of five wheels having a total of .94 teeth and of nine lever or catch. es. It indicates automatically, with V .1- ?LZZ 1 ...... w. .. .un: mlu vi ieura iing n in tne centenary years that are not leap years and showing it In those that are. IS UNDER ARREST AN ASTORIA NEWSPAPER MAN IN THE COUNTY JAIL. .; He I Charged with One ftf the Worst Known Crimes Has Been Prank for Some Time. (From Dally, Nov. 25th.) A bed In the Marion county jail was occupied last night by one George Gray who was arrested yesterday, on a war rant. Issued by Justice Johnson, charg ing Jiim with the crime of indecent ex posure of and exhibiting his private parts . and making a, proposition to a young boy to commit a crime against nature. " ; "' " ' . The boy Is Jack Tuggle. of Silver ton, arid he Is 14 years old. ' : Gray came to Salem about two weeks ago and. registered at the Cottage ho tel. During the evening of his arrival be called at the Statesman .office and presented his card, which showed tba he then held the position of city edi tor on the .Morning Astorian. He talked considerably regaAllng his abil ity as a builder-up of "dead" newspa pers and referred his listeners to the condition of the Astorian, which, dur ing the past six weeks has taken on new life and is now quite metrdpolitan in every respect. He also said that he had been offered a position on the staff of -the Portland Oregonlan at ; the princely salary of 1300 a month and so on, etc. He made one requesth of the Statesman, however, that night. which was that no "personal be made of his presence In the city, as he In tended to return to Astoria the fol lowing morning, having only "dropped up" to Salem for a brief stay as his time at Portland, where he had been on business in : connection with the Astorian, permitted him to Uo so. Nothing further was heard of Gray until a week later, when he again ap peared at the Statesman office, saying that he had Just returned from a trip in the northeastern section of the county. ' A few nights after that he was seen again on the streets, in an intoxicated state, and he has been in such condition, more or less ever since. At different times he has hired teams and rigs of the local liverymen irfd gone over the country In the vicinity, of SKverton and ML Angel professing to be selling typewriters. On these trips he always managed to be accom panied by some boy whom he hired to attend his team, distribute circulars, tack up signs, and aid in disposing of his machines. Young Tuggie is the last tooy to be inveigled into working ror Gray and It was while on the road not far from Silverton that the crime. for which Gray was arrested, is alleged to have been committed. Young Tuggie said hewas promised $1 a day for his services in accompany ing Gray on his typewriter trips. Tug gie is now in the city awaiting the preliminary examination of Gray, he having been subpoeaned as the prin cipal witness. . Gray was placed under bonds in the sum of $500, in default of which he was committed! to Jail. Sereral weeks ago the Astorian went into the hands of an incorpor ated company and Gray was one of the three to sign the Incorporation pa- pers which were subsequently filed In the secreaary of state's office. He secreaary then held one-fourth of the stock of that company. Cn WeJnsday, the 8th inst.," Gray was employed by a Portland typewrit ing machine firm to visit the interior towns of the valley in the Interest of the machine for which they held the agency. He was started out with a half dozen machines of the value of $100 or $105, for which he has never accounted. Three of these machines were left temporarily at Patton Bros' 8tor.e ,n thls cHy.' where they remain. wnne me remaining tnree are missing. T.1 - , . "tt ral agenx camp up I from Portland on last evening's Call- fornla express and will look after the , . . , , interests of his company. What dis- ing machines will probably be Uis- c lowed soon. If a satisfactory adjust ment of the matter cannot be reached. Gray may find himself confronted with still another felonious charge. - John Maurer, the mechanic, yester day filed criminal information, with Justice Johnson, against an old man namtJ Joe Anderson, whom he charge with shooting and Injuring his dog near hi home in North Salem about noon yesterday. A warrant for Anderson's arrest Was Issued. Charles R. Welch, of South Salem, owned a shotgun up to some time dur Thursday afternoon and after cloc yesterday afternoon. On the nrst-named afternoon his little son tok the weapon anJ went down to tne 8,ou8-h to hunt some ducks. While sirVuin aiong me Dans or mat pond tne boy was accosted by a stranger. no ioia nam or navmg seen , some ducks across the slough and suggest in lhat If he could have the KUn and the boy wouId "round on the oppo- tv otuc me puna waere me uUCKS were and "shoo" them up, he (the stranger) would. kill some of them and share them with the boy. The latter consented to act as the stranger sug- " lne ?e8lea - mle OT proceed ITS "w.re"V5me .tn ing on his way to "scent" the game the busTnesi por'tton o thT city? where he . " a 1 oeorV, F. Smith for 15 tni ih.n "kipped out. The fellow i reputed to a n ta . Jr arrest ha. tn i7, w " ' xtr Mr gun. through the usual statutory oro- ceedlngs in such cases. AX AUTOMOBILE PLOW. Dr. Gatling. the inventor of the fa. mous but -somewhat out of date ciat. Wnsr mn haa il..i..i . his InvenUve powers in the arts of ZT 'a. lne rts Of 17,. ... caVesman h" heretofore mu. niie ne does not nrntwtu I..... .. 11 UL propose to Dronhecv t swords shaU be turneU into plow shares and spears Into pruning hooks, he does propose to apply the same principle that made the Gatling gun an instrument for killing by wholesale to the construction of a plow that will make farming a pastime and emanci pate, the horse, mule and ox from any further slavery to the labor of tilling the soli. If Dr. Gatling makes good his promise the labor of five out - of six of the men required to do the plow ing . under present methods will be. dispensed with, although., he has t so far failed to Invent a plan by which the surplus farm laborer will get their Uving. Briefly. Dr. Gatling proposes to use a new multiple plow. A series of plows et In a frame one behind the other propelled by an automobile for which oil or gasoline will furnish the motive power and managed by one man, will do as much plowing in a day as has heretofore been (done by twelve horses with half as many drivers. The motor is to be so constructed that it can be ued to thresh grain, shell corn, saw the wood and haul the farm produce to market. In other words, it Is to be an all round motor .which can be adapted to about everything. Including the family to church on Sunday, and to the quilting and hustling bees on weekday evenings. While the average farmer Is fond of horses and likely to be a little shy of any labor-saving Invention that will curtair the demand for oats, corn anil hay, he will not be averse to an in ventlon that twill make plowing a pleas ant relaxation from labor Instead of the wearing, tiresome work It is now and if Dr. Gatling will construct a ma chine that will enable one man to do the plowing for six and ride on an up-' bolstered spring seat while he Is doing it an entire plow-weary generation will rise up to call him blessett. Poor Richard's much-quoted couplet to ths effect "that he that by the plow would thrive must either hold himself or drive," can be laid away in the garret along with Dr. Gatling' s outdated gun. the plowing for the spring crops can be Idone so quickly that the farm er and his family carigo to the water ing places along with the other, sum mer seekers after rest, the farmer re turning home for a week to live on a cold snack while he gathers the harvest j and gets ready to superintend the fall plowing. "UNDERGROUND" MAIL ROUTE. A. War-Time Service Between the Fed eral and .Confederate Capitals. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Almost everyone living at the time of the civil war frequently saw a men tlon of an underground mail route be tween Richmond, Washington and Baltimore. It was an actual fact that such did exist, that it was duly or ganized and was conducted with as much regularity as clrcunistances w ould permit. It is true .that it was not conducted with the same regular ity and frequency of transit as now; still it was in being. One day it" made the trip from Richmond, the next day the return trip was made. The. Infor mation regarding .It was given the present scribe year ago toy Lieut. Jenkins, who was second in command of the expedition. Jenkins his -given name now slips J my memory iwas a member of the aris tocratic family of Jenkins that wae. and Is now, a part-of Baltlmoresf high toned society. He was the only one of that numeroui ffamlly that espoused the confederal ' Cause. Caipt. Charles White- was in command. Not alone was it devoted to the transmission of the malls, but boots, shoes, dry . goods and other merchandise was carried. In getting out of Richmond the road traveled depended very much upon the position occupied by the union forces. Sometimes the Hanover court house road wae used, then again the old chuhch road, then again the; Chan cellorville road anyway so Bowling Lreen could 'be reached. It was gen erally easy enough to get that far out on the Journey and without moleeta tlon. It was to, cover these roads that the second division, first corps, Gen. John C. Rotbineon commanding, when It lay near Aqula creek, had a part of the picket line, but his command was so spread out as to make It impossible at all times to maintain a strict guard ever the territory. Just below Aqula creek, and reaching back from the Po tomac all the way from two to three miles, was a flat, level stretch of land. heavily wooded and cut up by numer ous small creeks that emptied Into the river. Bowling Green was near this, and near to it waa the Taylor mansion, a superb residence, situated on a bluff. From I Us chamber win daws an extended view of the adjacent country could be had. It was at this nouse the confederacy had a sort of headquarters. Here a signal corps was at an times on duty. The place (was In charge of a boatswain, who Jiad Sail the while under his charge from a tfos en to twetty-flve men. These Were red and supplied with the necessaries ror sustenance by confederate sympa thizers who lived In the neighborhood. At this point a Ught ibuilt life-boat was stationed, constructed especially for this service. The guards here lo cated had a regular code of signals, by means of which they communicate with their friends on the eastern shore or eisewnere as occasion might require or suggest. Passwords were In their possession and all things perfected to make the undertaking secret and a success. When any were leavlne Rich. mond for points north they were giv en me password and. with instructions how to reach the parties In charge of the mode of transit across the river w9ien these were reached. othef in struction in consonance wlth-the-ex isting state of affairs rwere given to the travelers. The river here was about six miles wide: the objective point to be reached on the Maryland shore was the Wicomico creek. When aU was ready the lifeboat would ehoot out the ci-av Ing taken to avoid the patrolling gun- -i..oi me union forces that wr constantly moving .up and down and -cross me river. The crossing was really safer at nlrht . ..w lights carried by the patrolling boat conveyed the intelligence to th vrai pants of the small boat Just where was iwaiea wnt they hA When the other aide wa reached a. rour-mlle walk through a awamny fl.t country had to be taken, are had to be exercised in order to avoid the cay alry picket, who natmllMt that ima. . . - " fc.WU oc .the country fmm r..m. BOTH FOR The Weeklyregoniar) man for $1.50 The Statesman has made very advantageous clubbing arrangements with the Weekly Oregonian. r The price of the Weekly Oregonian i's $1.50 per year The price of the Weekly Statesman, when paid iii advance is one dollar a year (and it will be issued in two sections!; on Tuesdays and Fridays, aAer Jdnuar? 1st.) This makes $2.50 for both papers. But our price for the two, at least until January 1st will be $1.50. That is, you will get both papers for what you have heretofore, paid for one, and you will get the Statesman twice a week, eight pages at a time. I Send in your names, and youf money. Point Lookout. - This -picket duty waa done by several New -York cavalry reg iments that Had their headquarters at the last-named place. After complet ing the pedestrian tour the traveler came to a hostelry .known as Lloyd's Tavern,; a place that is even to this day a popular resort for the fishermen. hunters and sporting men, who make Baltimore their home. If was at this place that he. she. or they, would as certain the "lay of the land" and gath er Instructions how to further proceed. It was at this point a decision ' wae made.' In all this manoeuvring on the Maryland side the objective point was j Leonard's Inn. When this was ' reached a safe housing was had at the hotel there located. ' , The balance of the way was easy enough. One couidago either (by ttage or wagon to either Baltimore or Washington, and without surveillance or fear of molestation. .The return trip was made In the same manner and with equal caution. The mail station was near Bladensburg. Here the scat tered mall was collected from the coun try about. The bulk of the stuff wae got together at Baltimore or Washing ton,, was taken to this sub-station at Bladensburg, and there picked up by the mail carriers. Bladensburg was where the expeditions started from and arrived. It wae In this wise an almost daily mail and express route was maintained during the war be tween the national and confederate capitals. ' QUEEN VICTORIA AT WORK. Although Queen Victoria makes a point of spending part of each day with members of her family staying at Balmoral, she never neglects her ..r y":a "rrS1: gers are sent to Scotland from the-t?, V. 1 . . . , .e ana me foreign omce wltn important dispatches. By the time ner majesty nas DreaJcfasted. a huge pile of official papers and letters has been arranged for her inspection; and before lunch all those -which have to be returned to London, annotated and signed by the queen. -have been consid ered and dealt with.' He- majesty was always an excellent woman of business and In -oite ofTW tt. i tlll appeiri t6be Business first: pleasure afterward." At Ralmsmi - J, . . . snSTIni- 5.? h ' 1?ervTnaJfsty spends a good deal of time in her don. iiT viuui-wurK pnae- ton with a broad and comfortable seat. imving a. noou wnicn can be raised or lowered. A groom always walks by the donkey's head, though the oueen holds .the reins loosely in one hand. Behind walk two gillies who carry shawls and, whose special duty It is to iook out ior any obstacle in the way. When In her donkey chaise her maj esty is always accompanied by one of her .daughters or granddaughters. The queen specially enjoys her drives at Balmoral and the castle grounds. which are bounded on one side by the river, are remarkably beautiful. -The magnificent conservatories are full of flowers, but there is pracUcally no kitchen garden and dally supplies of fruit and vegetable re received each morning from Windsor. RECENT INVENTIONS. ' ' In a. newly designed riding skirt for women the right or saddleslde Is ar ranged In two parts frm near the knee to the bottom, with a' section cut away to form a ellt. which allows the legs to grip the saddle more securely. An improved method of securing th ends. of tent ropes has been patented a U-hiped box being attached to the end of the rope, with a clamping lever pivoted in the box to bind the rorpe when formed Into a Iood for around a post. The Italian ministry has ordered in locomotives. 45S paMienger coaches 6 luggage vans and 3050 goods wtn or freight cars as we term them in this country. The total value of the ordr Is over $8,000,000. According to the En gineer, this Increase In the rnliin stock Is m addition to the 112 locomo tives and 1050 goods was-nna whtK have been ordered to meet the nH. of the Mediterranean & Southern rail way or itaiy. .... It Is the bounty Of Nafni-a that lire, feut of Philosophy that we live wcu. eeneca, . it.fvnn ONLY IF PAID 'No name wiM bet irahsferred from Twlce-a-week lUt excepUng of aubscibers paid in advance,' There will be no exceptions. ' Old subscribers may have the dollar arrearages. (New subscriptions will be taken at the dollar rate, to get thej WeekJl until the end of the year, and start yith the Twice-a-week Statesman , with the beginning of the New Year. Year. ' No account will be carried over in any uary 1st will be charged only up to that time. If any are not able to pay up back sutjscriptlons now, let them pay In advance, so as to get onttKthe new lists and ask for time on the old accounts. W." want t arcomma- date every one. But the Twlce-a-week advance, and no names will be carried . ONE PRICE. and Twice-a-Week States, 3 Liberal Offer. THE DTlvn T-rtt t-vi Comrades, bend a little lower For myvoice seems strangely weak. And my trembling heart beats slow, lm too weary e'en to speak. There's a message t would have you Carry back to old Snokan . When you meet the dear home faces, f$2d they ask for news from Dni I can see it all, dear Charlie, How the whole place will turn out "?W.the t"ts"wlll teem with people Welcoming you with cheers and shout. I can hear the bands and speeches. But hOW little vnn u-lll : - r vac. Fori the welcome at the station ,If our mother is not there.- . ; Bui j she'll be ; there. Charlie, comrade , I can see her dear, lovei face; There's another; too. will bid you Welcome to. the dear old place. When the greetings all are over :' Take dear mother, if youcan. i To a place that's calm and' quiet. Tell her all about her Dan. - , Tell her not to weep and sorrow For her boy so far away, Tell her that I died contended At the fading of the day. Oft I've wished to give my country Something noble, good and true. But I've only given my life-blood 'Twad the best that I could do." , - Te:i her why, old comrade, crying? Ah! how strangely dark It's grown; See, ... the campflre's slowly dying. -' Hear the night wind sig,h and moan. Tell her how I longed to see hr. Charlie, how J longed for honie " .jW voice grew a, he-murmured ' "Charlie Mother : Heaven and .Home." Belle J. Splcer, In Review. i J SCIENCE AND PROGRESS. A manufacturing firm of Ohl shipped September 11th the equlpmt-ut of one of the finest paper mills in the world. It was sent to Yokohama f r V lo mike er owrf paper, as some ..f J --r-i-... ,urr ihib uui-unienia nave ueirnornica with: age. The machine will turn out ' , . " . . . . ... . per 400 feet long each minute. The enlargement of the liability of a street railway company for paying a street is Jield, in Storrie vs. Houston City Street Railway Company (Texa). 44 L. R. A. 7i$. to be constitutional, where the company's rights were ac quired subject to a constitutional pro vision that all privileges and - fran-r chlses shall be subject to legislative control and that there shall be no ir-. revocable or uncontrollable grant of special privileges or franchises. .Wall paper can te rapidly appliel by the use of an Ohio man's machine which has a paste roller carried, by a receptacle for the paste, with a second rolled set in the face of the machine to carry the paper, which Is applied , to the wall by passing the rolkr overt It. The cultivation of fruit trees alonsj the highways of France is being ex tended each year, the government hay. Ing adopted this practice as a source of revenue, so that now roadside fruit cultivation has become an Important branch of national Indue try, says the Chicago (News. Public moneys deposited by n o(lo er In a bank ot which he was a part ner are held. In board of fire and water commissioners vs. Wilkinson (Mich,). 44 L. R. A. 493, to constitute a trunt fund, even if he had a legal title to the money. An Illinois inventor has patented a resilient tire' for use oh heavy vehic les, having an outer tube of heavy fabrrc, with soft rubber disks secured at Intervals within the tube, being vul canized to hold them in place. A politician weakly and amiably In theright is no match for a politician tenaciously In the wrong. Whipple. " IN ADVANCE the Weekly subscription lists to th - j rate from now on, by paying fh'elr' case. Those who- owe un to Jan, paper win be payable absolutely la beyond the time paid for. -STATESMAN PUB. CO. . . SALEM, OR. .