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FROM SUNDAY'S DAILY riSH COMMISSIONER KlfOitTS Kraalttance for Ucrawa Oraatod to Caa- ,nB in who need sobering" up, 'so fhe ntrrm aod other in October Md - j stranger was not given unusual atten - KTmbeiv-. - ' tion until he was found "breathing hU State Treasurer Chas. S. Moore is In receiot of the reoort and remittance of Fl3h Commissioner F. C Reed, show- lng the receipts of the office, for the months of October and November, for licenses for fishing, canning, etc. The receipts for the month of October show up fairly well, but be November col- lections for fishermen and others who aisually contribute to the fund, were err light. The collections, were as follows: ?' October. 1 i.i..-. 2... 3 District No. District No. District No. 7 50; 9a 00 165 00 134 BO District No. 4: District No. 5. District No. e. .107 00 Total., . District- No. District No. District No. District No. $1,040 00 November. 2 , ..$ 5 50 3..... 5.,... 6 ... 3 00 ... 9 50 . . . 25 00 , Total.. ... .. .. .. .. .. ...H3 00 FKO-W M K.JON KM. 1 Issues an Open ; Letter to One of the leading Hop Buyers of Saiern. Salem Oregon, December 23 ISM Mr. II. J. Otterbeimev and other hop ARRIVED FROM IOW.A John F. buyers. Gentlemen: Referring to the Harl and wife have arrived in Salem communication of the hop. dealers in an frorn Livingstone. Iowa. They wU re evening paper of December 22d, permit main in -Oregon for about two months ne to nay that you are pretty well up visiting. Mr. Harl has three sisters in in the work we have been accomplish- SalemMrs. John P. Robertson, Mrs. lng for the hop growers in this state Ellen Bagley and Mrs. David Work since the' organization of the Oregon man He had not seen Mrs. Badley and Hop Growers Association. It is not , jj Workman since 1803. when they necessary to refer to each particular paesei his place on the way to Oregon, proposition, as they have already been with ox teams. He saw Mrs. Robert veay generally threshed over, but Just BCn ,ln j.S93 hen ghe visited the oo'mall query as to when you say World's Fair. Mr. Harl has another supply and demand governs the price, s;sler in Oregon. Mrs. W. H. B. Dar why do. you offer 1 to 8Vi cents in Ore- dorff of Oakland Douglas county, the on and pay it, and at the same time mother of DrJ A. G. Deardorff. Mr. your people take a good sample of Harl finda the ciimate .nere an1 the Oregon hops under their arm and offer green lawns, quite a contrast to Iowa them at aft cents on tne isew xoik Sioc'K ooara. We suggest that lhat looks very much like an attempt to manipulate the sup ply and demand againet the grower's Interests. However, ,ypit so perfectly "agree with-us that we- can advance the agree niuius tuai v van auvautc tuc , price by pooling , we therefore. ' make j you this offer: that you, nr. -utten- hfimerr and all the other dealers pool ii vn hn, ith ua and the nrioe will advance. You have sail so hundreds of times and we know It and guarantee It as hop .growers by putting our hops la the pool. S.o, If you are alo anxious, to advance the price as-syou say, put your hops in the pnol and it is jflone. Then; we can eat out Christmas dinner with the certainty that peace on earth rid good will towards all men prevails. It would be the reform of the century and the romance of the age. Your very truly. M. I,. Jones, presi dent Oregon Hop Growers' Association. ilr Jones made thi statement to a statesman representative yesterday: "The Oregon Hop Growers' Associa tion h is not made any contract' 'with nny dealer as to hop insertion and will not do so unln fully authorlznd by the entire board tf directors of the omsot-lation." FOK . SKB KO.Ul. IVtitlon to the County Court, for Its Establishment. tVJhe Citizens, of Niagara. Resident of tht? neighborhood of Ni- agara have i tiii..n-J the ounty court for. the 'establishment of a county road . which is fall" to be ba ily nr-cded nar that. town. Notices have le-n posted In various "jvAci-w. t thit enV t one of them lwinsr m the ..bulletin board of the ffHinty clerk. The description of 'IJt'iiinn'.nr at a r(iht flftv-one rods west of th sectl'jn lilt bt.iyrfen sec- Stomach Hitters as another instance, tion lyi-fnty-f1ht :and twenty-nine, in Before Its advent, fifty years ago, peo- ho cpntrw of the North sSantltm river, pie died from dyspepsia. Weak stom thenoe ea" along' said-river 'Bank about ; achs and liver disease were terrors un- tb'irty-three mis' to a" street in the til Itostetter's Stomach lUtters proved platted town-lte of the town of Ni- it.i power to cure them. If your stom agara, thence north on sai l street to ' ach bothers you, try it. and see that a the north ide" of: tti' C. & K. railroadprivate Revenue Stamp covers the track, thence-east, alnr said railroad . neck of the bottle. track ab.ut 137 rods! thence north to! l the -foot of the hfll. th?nee we-t to the For holding large .pieces of meat on northeast corner of B. F. George's ' a block for cutting, a western man has imce at Niagara, thence west a'.ong the fiotj.fi Une Jf said It. T. George' place to his northwest corner, thence north to Dr. Hughes" south line, thence west to; stake ih the centre of the county road on the line 'between sections -29 nnd 30 said stake being 5 rods north of t. C Dftte's northwest earner, all of .the proposed roJ being in "sections 28 and 29, township 9 south, range 4 east of the .Willamette Meridian in Marion -county,!" :' - '" , The petition I signed by the follow, lng . named residents of Nlgara and vicinity:- Geo. II. Letellier." L. p. Dike, O. C. Dike, S. C. Dike. D... "Monroe. D. Condon. W. P. Card. W. H. Omll lart, B. F. George, W. H.- Rider, O'uS'el l llres. & Callaghan. F. O'Neill, R. W., Oetscham. J. O. Hardin, H. D. Bondy, C U. Gaines. N. S. Rider, Neubold. MAJOR GORDON DEAD. ".Passed Away SuiMenly at a Mission In the City of Portland. The James D. Gordon mentioned In Vhe appended article, taken from yes terday's Oregonlan.' was well-known In Salem where he went under j the name of "Major" Gordon. He ang In the parlous quartets In Salem having janAxeelient bass raice. and tils eath will be deeply regretted by - tnany tvtend and acquaintances of this iclty. TThe account of hit dath Is asfoUow: An elderry man, U?-whom the Port land meifcal mission, at Fourth and Ankeoy Ittreeits had given temporary ' aibelter. died suddenly at the Institution t :0 last evening, i He had been given lodging the evening before by W. Jt JBurden, u;erintendent of the mission: f as he wai feeling poorly after ' Mr- Burden did not thlak the .case a ? serious one. as he 'fredSently takes last In his room. - From papers found on the body bmMie corner, the deceased appears to Eke served In the Sixth New York regiment of heavy artillery. under the name of Isaac XX Finch, though his original name appears : to have been James D. Gordon. He was a man of large build, about 60 years of 8"e, and had told Mr. Burden that he staying at the hotel Rheinpfalz, though the clerks there know nothing 'of him. An inquest will te held to- A SURE CURE FOR CROUP. .-'..'. 1 .... - Twenty-five Tears' : Constant Use Without a Failure. The first indication of croup Is hoarseness, - and in a; child subject to that disease It may be taken as a sure gjg,n Q( ne approach of an attack. Fol- 1 lowing this hoarseness la a peculiar rough cougn. If Chamberlain's Cough emeay is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, it will prevent me airacK. it is usea in many thous ands of homes In this broad land and never disappoints the anxious : moth ers. We have yet to learn of sj single instance 'n which it has not proved effectual No other, preparation can show suc:i a record twenty-five ! years' constant use without a failure. For sale by. J. H. Lunn, druggist. and the country between Oregon and that state. Robbed the Grave. startling incident of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the i,. ( j , . . as follows: readful condition. , , . AT V clrin wmn rt 1 ,.A1t.n " " 7 . ' .V " en" .tcn"e coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians gave me up. Fortunately, a friend a-dvised trying 'Electric Bit ters;' and to my great Joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improve ment. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a weli man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fall to try them. Only 50 cents, guaranteed, at Dr. Stone's drug stores. THE FARMER SCORED. A farmer drifted into a hardware store at Mulhall and was asked by the maneger: "Don't you want to buy a bicycle to . ride around your farm on? They're cheap now. Can give you one for $35. '' j "I'd sooner put the $35 intd a' cow." 'saidjthe farmer. j "iiut think," sald the manager, "how ! foolish you would look riding around j town on a cow." ' ; A Perfect Life Preserver. After thousands of lives have been 'sacrificed, an apparatus Is -brought for- ward. which, after having been tested, is p.ronaunt-perf ec t. It is" im- possible -to sink U. it weighs only four pourrJ and contains food and water for five days. It -resulted from a horri- b'.e shipwreck experienced by its In- yen tor. -No discovery of great benefit 'great loss of life. Take Hostetter's 1 designed a gripping device, which has a rod of heavy spring steel secured to the side of the block, the upper end be ing colled into a spring and bent - at right angles to carry a fork and press It down toward the block. As t lan's s a cure for rheumatism ChamVer- Paln Balm Is gaining & wide reputation. D. B. Johnston or Rich mond. Ind., has been troubled with that ailment since 1862. In speaking of it he says: I never found anything that would relieve m until I used Chamberlain's, Pain Pilm. It acts like magic with me. My foot was swollen and paining me very much, but one godd appicatloh of Pain' Balm relieved me. For sale by J. H. Lurin, druggist. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DA V Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the none) if it falls to cure. E. W. Grove's sign ature Is on each box. 25 cents. FAME'S PATHWAY. William Hall Morehead, bishop , of Sacramento, has left for a tour of the Eastern and Western states. He will also give lectures In all the . larger Cities In ehalf of the general conven tion of the Episcopal church, which will be held in San Francisco in Octo ber, 190L , ; ' Tbe Bent Prescription for ValarU T Chills and BiliouT)es Is bottle of OROVES'3 TASTELESS , CHILL TONIC It Is simply Iron and Qui nine In a tasteless forn. No cure, bo pay. Price 50 cents. FROM GRANT COUNTY ASSESSMENT ROLL RECEIVED AT THE CAPITOL XESTEBDAT. The Ttlutloo of Property Has DfcraHcd ob Account of fftlr County's ; Organisation. - From Dally, Dec. 24th.) Secretary' of State F. L Dunbar yes terday received the summary of the assessment roll of Grant, county, as prepared by Clerk E. E. McHaley. The roll shows total taxable property amounting to $991,353. a decrease since last year of $140,473. This was caused by the cutting: off of a portion of the coun ty to be Incorporated into Fheeler county. The statistics as shown In the summary are as follows: 17.634 acres tillable land.. ......8 108 390 148,653 acres son-tillable land.. 218 '.5S3 Imp. on deeded lands... 127,286 Town and city lots 20,831 Jmp. on town lots... 49,538 Steamboats etc " 9.375 Imp. on undeeded lands 13,830 1S6 miles teleg and telepn ..- 1 850 Merchandise 36.230 Pram implements....... 25,591 Money 60 Notes and accounts 63 321 Shares of stocks...; 12.337 Household furniture . ... 17,533 3849 horses and mules 46,593 13172 cattle 197,852 93424 sheep and goats 140 446 679 swine 2.116 Gross valuation......... .... $1,081,774 Exemptions , 90,421 Total taxable property 991,353 Number of polls 472. The summary of Grant county for the year 1S98, as filed In the state de partment in December of that year, shows larger valuations', as follows: 18 362 acres tillable land......$ 114,815 178,832 acres non-till land.... 276,880 Imp. on deeded lands 134,709 Town and city lots 20,090 Imp. on town lots , - 50,480 Imp. on undeed lands 22,652 R. R. rolling stock........... 1.600 Merchandise 41.363? Farm Implements etc 2,900 Steamboats, etc 3,600 Money 11,497 Notes and accounts..... 50,467 Shares of stock 14.510 5052 horses and mules.. 41,822 14481 cattle 178,062 100.213 sheep and goats 175 195 1338 swine . . . : '. . 2,350 Gross valuation.. ..$1,145,209 Exemptions. 13,383 Total taxable property. $1,131,826 The statement given below shows the amount of taxable property returned by the Grant county officers for-each of the past twelve years; the rate In mills of the state levy, and the amount of state tax: Taxable Rate In State Year. Property. Mills. Tax. 1SSS.. $2 132,380 4 $ 8,529 52 1SS9...... 1,684.290 6 - 10,105 74 lSSO.... .. 1.208.120 4 12-35 5.246 69 1591 1,279.914 5 6 399 57 1592 1.177,997 7 845 9S 1?93 1.522.920 4.3 6.54S 56 1S94.. 1334.653 3 4.003 96 1895 1,305,999 4.8 7,429 86 1S96 ,'1.306.224 4 5,224 SO 1897 ,. 1.254 409 3 1-2 4.390 43 1S98.; 1,131.826 5.7, 6.451 41 PHENOMENAL WOOL YIELD. The Great Average of the. Sheep of San Juan Island and Its Cause. "During the month of October," said a Montana man, "I was out on the is land of San Juan, in the Straits of Fu ca, about twenty miles from Victoria, B.C.. an island belonging to the United States, on which th British flag did its last floating over anything which is 'now American soil. San Juan Is not especially noted, except for its sheep, and it has F.heep which ar- simply the most surprising of any I ever heard of iathe size o f their fleeres. In Monta na, which is high anl dryand favora ble to wool growing. If we can get an average of elgrit pounds of wool to the sheep, we think we aie doing dsrn well; but. by Jeorget down there on that island which Is at ?ra level and soaking wet for nine-ten:h of the year, anl where you wouldn't suppose a sheep could raise enough wool for his own use, statistics will show that sixty pounds to the fleece Is the lowest average, and it has -gone as high as 1,687 pounds to the sheep." There was disapproval of the state ment, coupled with reflections upon the veracity of the narrator, and he wait ed until quiet was restored. "It is easily explained," he said. "Wool, over at Vktorla and on the neighboring Islands, which are British, Is worth only five cents a pound, or such a matter, and the San Juan wool raisers slip over therV and get their supply in a more or fes surreptitious manner. That is to say, they did, un til the custom authorities began to count the number of San Juan sheep and tried fit the annual wool c,rop to them. Then there was a new deal and I believe the average Is not eo high now as It was." WHAT IS LYDDITE? Referring- to the reports that the Boer' generals have protested against the use of lyddite as inhuman. , the London Graphic says: "The high ex plosive thus called from the name of the small kentlsh town and gunnery center where the experiments with It were made Is nothing else than picric brought Into a dense state by fusion. Picric acll. is a bright yellow sub stance, freely used In peaceful Indus tries for dyeing purpeses. It Is obtained by the action of nitric acid on phenol or carfcollc acid. It burns very vlalent-' ly. and, owing to the tremendous blast produced by the explosion, the destruct ive effect -of a bursting shell filled with It Is come 11 times greater than that of a shell filled with powder. Common shells of forged steel filled with lyddle are used tarltb t and 9.2-inch breech loading guns, and with howitzers; also with 4 to 8-inch quick-firing guns. "All yddlte shells are equipped with Statb or Onto, Crrv or Toutoo, Fiajt J. Cbexit nukes oath that he fa th seJr uarUwrof the firm of F. J. Cbmst&Co.. doing business ia tha City of Toledo. County and tat aiorwaid. and that nid firm will par the sum Of O.NK UUMiUtu iruiazjt iur each aad every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hax-l's Catakbh Ccrk. FRANK J.CHET. Er. Sworn to before ma and anbscnbed in nv presence,, this 6Ua day of December, A.D. SEAL. ; A.W. GLEASOX. . , Salary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and actt directly on the biood and mucous surfaces el tixm system. Send for tetimooial, free. . . F. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo, O. Soli br rh-sjists. tsc Han's FamUy Pills are the best. percussion nose fuzes only; hence their explosion takes place on impact In the following fashion: The percussion fuze Ignites a picric exploder, which in turn ignites the bursting charge of lyddite, the detonation of the fuze and of the two explosive Inside the shell being , Instantaneous. The picric pow der exploder, we should add. Is Inserted In a recess left In the lyddite for that purpose. Lyddite shell la to some ex tent less barbarous than shrapnel ex ploded by powder, for, though wide spread. Its death-dealing effects are due more to air-concussion than to wounding- effects of the flying frag ments. In other words, in the case of a lyddite shell bursting In a group of men, the greaternumber-will be killed, not by pieces of the shell, but by the blow; of the suddenly compressed air." A Few Pointers. The recent statistics , of the number of deaths show that tne large majority die with consumption. This disease mayeommence with .an apparently harmless cough which can - be cured instantly, by Kemp's Balaam for the Throat and Lungs, whlcn 13 guaran teed? 4? cure and relieve all cases Price tS5c. and 50c For sale by all druggists. THE ONLY SUBJECT. Teacher How dare you laugh at me, you young rascals? Chorus of Pupils But, , we're not laughing at you, sir. Teacher-Well, then, I don't -know what else there Is to laugh at, Lon don Tlt-Blts. Exposure to sudden climatic change produces cold in the head and catarrh Is apt to follow. Provided .with Ely's Cream Balm you are armed against Nasal Catarrh. Price 50 cents at Drug gists, ; or Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street; New York, will mall it. The Balm i cures without pain, does not Irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads It3e3f over an. Irritated and angry sur face, re'levlng Immediately the pain ful Inflammation, cleanses and cures. Cream Balm quickly cures the coM. WHAT SUSIE SAID. "Susie says she wouldn't . marry a bald widower If he was worth a mil lion." . "Why not?" "She says If she has to have a bald husband she wants to make him bald herself." Indianapolis Journal. TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW NIGHT. And each day and night this week you can get at any druggist'- Kemp's Bal sam for the .throat and lungs, acknowl edged to be the most successful reme dy ever soli for -Coughs Croup. Bron chitis, Asthma and Consumption. Get a bottle tod.Ty and keep it always in the bouse, so you can check your cold at once. Price 25c. and 60c Sample bottle free. TENNESSEE SLATE PENCILS. Pencils from slate dust molded by hydraulic pressure are made in large quantities In Tennessee. They are much more popular than the solid-cut slate pencils. One concern last year made 25,000,000 molded pencils. 'That Throbbing Heavlache. Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King' New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their match less merit for Sick and Nervous Head aches. They make pure blood and strong nerves and build up your health. Easy to taks. Try them. Only 25 cents. Money back If n-it cured. Sold by Dr. Stone, druggist. SIZE OF VENEZUELA. The republic of Venezuela contain 506.150 square miles. It Is larger than any country In Europe except Russia. BEECH AM'S PILLS No equal for Constipation. SALEM TILE FACTORY ..DRAIN TILE. Now is the time to" secure bargains. Prices are lower now than 'ever before. Choice stock of the best tile made in the state. Following,,! the reduced price list. 2 Inch tile $1$ per 1000 feet. 4 Inch tile $15 per 1000 feet. 5 inch tile 20 per 1000 feet. , ' Inch tile 30 per 1000 feet. 7 inch tile t0 per 1000 feet. S Inch tile 150 per 1000 feet. . Write for special rates by car load lots. Address, J. E. MURPHY, Fairgrounds, Or. ' (M A TRIP TO DAKOTA A SALEM MAN RELATES SOME OF II IS : TRAVELING, EXPERIENCES. ' Visits the Mormon Baildhg mad Otber . Attractive Places lu 1 tab Condi- . . ' tlons In brka. Sioux Falls, S. Dakota. Dec 14. 1899. Editor Statesman: After leaving the Willamette, valley, on our Journey eastward, we had no use for our um brellas. We found nearly six inches of snow on the higher lands and moun tains considerably' less on the slopes anj In the valleys and we occasionally passed through sections of the country where there was no snow at all, though some Ice had formed along the streams and the ground was frozen, but the air was pure and bracing, the sun shone brightly,, and we found It quite com fortable riding on the platform a part of the time. . ' ' Our first stop was made at Salt Lake City, where we had the pleasure of spending a ifrhole day. TJie wide streets, the queer Mormon houses, ar ranged for the accommodation of two or more wives with their families, the fertile valley, the wonderful lake, the temple, the tabernacle, the "Bee Hive", the "Eagle" gate, the "Lion" house' the tithing house, the "Amelia" palace, ail combine to make this an interesting city to visit. We boarded a street car near the station and went .to Fort Douglas, located on the high ground, three miles away. We found about one hundred colored soldiers stationed there In charge of a lieutenant. Many large houses, and some elegant ones built for army, officers, stand in a par tial semicircle and facing a targe open space; near.y all of these buildings are now vacant, and the whole street re sembles the "Deserted Village," as de scribed by Goldsmith. We met an officer who kindly showed Us through the house he occupied, liv ing all alone with one servant who was just preparing: dinner: In the office the writer noticed a partly filled bott'e and an empty glass on the side table. We, quickly found something very, in teresting In the front parlorV for my pardner" to examine, and as foon as the said "pardner" had gone to sail parlor the said officer sampled the contents of said bottle, after, Inviting me to take a "sample" ( but I never drink? anywhere outside of a fort tr military reservation). However, it wa- painfully evident that this officer spends too much of his time in his en deavors to keep that bottle empty. From this' fort one can see the great Salt Lake valley, a portion of the Jor dan valley, and part of the great lake composed of vsalt and water and the noble cltyof the "'saints," while the Wasatch range stands as a fitting background to ' this one of the grand est pictures It has ever been my lot to behold. We were obliged to take this entirely on trust," for this is what we were told; but we did not and could not see one hundred yards from where we stood, on account of the smoke and dense fog which completely obscured the valley from view. On returning to the 'olfy we visited the grave of Brigham Young, which Is enclosed by an iron fence and sur rounded by graves supposed to contain the remains of several of his faithful wives. We Just had time to hed a tear at this Mormon shrine. Whether the "shedding" was done because he was dead or because of the tr!a!s he must have had, in this life, with to much family on his hands, we cannot decide. We vi?lteJ the old schoolhouse near by, where -the little Youngs all attend ed school. It I a Koo l-.'lzt-d bulldinjr. but was not-large enough to accom modate rr.y pupils exct-pt the your.g Ynun.. Near thi- r hc,o:h iise stand the "-Bee Hive." the.on.-e farnou hom of the prophet; Urisham. h;r.i h? Ived with his wives ar..l numerous children. On the top ff this,?rre3t building- is a lar-re leehive, "suppose.! to have been placed there as an em blem of the -Industry. bfrieath it. for the president iSd not beeve in llle- n!s. nor wouid he 'tolrrate It. Near by is the rebuilt "I'acle gate, th arch of which spans'"a pub'le street, and the electric car pass beneath this arch. which supports the fleure of an enor mous eagle with its wide-spread wings. And ac.ross; the street (stands, the Amelia" palace, said to have ben huilt for and occupied by. Mrs. Amelia Young, the favorite wife, thougm the Mormons deny that"he was the favor ite wife, but claim that Amelia Was placed In charge of this castle, on ac count of her superior education, t rain- j ing, ana queenly ways, to act as Host ess in receiving visitors., not only those of lhe "faith." but other women from all parts of the country who were to be properly entertained, and that Amelia was not a special favorite from the fact that she had no child ren. It Is -said that Mrs. Amelia s a great aunt of Mrs. Grover Cleveland., This same palace was, later, occu pied by one of the nominal successors of Brigham Young (John Taylor I th!nk it was) who, after his ewcape from the; officers of the law, when un der arrest for the crime of bigamy, was secreted In this building for sev eral years and from this retreat Issued his orders and ruled his people as fully and satisfactorily as though he was, or could have been seen by them. It Is stated that his death, occurred here, and that he was buried by the i-burch with all the honors belonging to" the office, added to the love and tespect they considered his due on account of his ''martyrdom." We visited the -tabrncle, which Is open during certain hours, each day, for the Inspection of visitors. The old and faithful guardian asked us to re pair to the extreme end of the gallery, while he remained near the speaker's stand. He then whispered to us across the hall and asked, in a louder voice, if we heard "him. Courtesy prompted us to say "yes for we did hear him, but did not understand a word he said. Next, the old man raised his band high In the air and dropped a pin and we did hear it, as it struck the floor, plainly showing that the great audi torium possesses wonderful acoustic properties. The Immense organ, bu it where It now stands, of Utaht timber and metal.) by Mormon work.W b".,6bJeC f lntr"t- The asseri! bly iiall Is no longer worthy of sp,ci mention, for the strange symboU ! historical (?) palntlngs-such cover, nt he walls and' ceilings-have been Jb! literated. v " o- Wf saw the .exterior of .the e,t temple, but none but the "faithful l! allowed to enter the sacred b ?Hi? ? and none but inw Z? .b.u.'l3inf. the g glories supposed a 'ZJZt within It walls, no. nor .even foot upon the hatin--. ''.-.. . set rounding the gVeat iemplelT should w complain? It belopgj ty the AfnrmAna T u . "cy spent many vfar, In bunding it; mucfc of the rock walls four fet In thickness-J. ?e?d ,fl5teen or S .? team, ion before railroad had beeV seen, nr uri.M,.i. . i . . . 1 rr' ' -- ivu..j tuuug-ni or )M the i ia vajiey. Salt Palace, and manv oth a: lntere r,. 7. Z . '--- Of the train will not wait., and we m " resume our Journey. From' this. tnl e tavel over the Denver & Rio Gran j! railroad, which takes ut4rouKh portion of the country afrordiw . of the grandest scenery to beXfound i anywhere We caA mention ok K lew or ma manv - . w f the many pWs of IntrTvst canyon of the Grand. river is ai world's wonders columns, ,W The of the Muurtwr,, waus, pyramids, towfl ers, even statues of stratified rock IH-esenting the appearance of maby and rising to a stupendous heiKht on either side or the track." pr.tnt scene never to be forgotten. We muV not forget Glen wood City, where are; found phenomenal hot s-prlng, many different fountains of hot watfil htfbhV ing up over quite an area covering, in.th il sides of "Grand river and varying jn volume from twenty to one hundrel IrKlies of water per. second. The'j.rin- ' cipal springy, heated in Nature's-fur- V nsce to 140 degrees Fahrehht. h made available for bathing purjV., 8 and all these waters are said to 'c .n' . tain remarkable medicinal rop.-nV:" Glenwood City has electric lights Ts terworks, and -several good hotel's; the largest. "Hotel Colorado,' costing $350,000. Is one of the finest "resort hotels" In the United States. It con tains 200 guest rooms, and forty private baths. There, 1 a tie. larjfe swimming pool In front, anl ti'u " . surrounded by beautiful parks and lovejy drives an IdeI place for the health or pleasure-meeker. We'pass-i.i i . v iai ia it :of .th-'.n.: red sj-mW- il ' is to UwarO atV lull view of the Mount Cross, bearing the sacred such heroic character ai human work, and. set there In everlast ing characters, 14,116 feet above in sea. . v I ' As we reach theNyfamous Tenncihte Pass, wef leave theNhead ater - of streams finding their way "to the Pa cific, and go through a tUnne.m.--ba;r mile In length and emerge on the .east ern side, finding ourselves on the 'head waters of the Arkansas "river fat an elevation of 10,500. feet. .We' oorfm.ika a stop at Leadville. the wonderful "Cloud City." at an elevation of more than 10,000 feet, and claimed to le ths highest city In the 'worldT' has ?Mhm people walled, in on ail wd-s i?y moun tains, whose summits are alAavs cv. erea with -show. From lSr.9 t isc, n man a,WHj,ooo In Kuld diivti W(H nasnea out from the Ga:iforrr alone, and in 1S76 th carbonate ht., if silver were discovered and' It. Is nw. without doubt,, the greatest caclinate mining camp In i he world. . ltaildly descending the eastern slope we soon enter the Grand Canyon of th Arkansas, the narrow port! n of which Is known as the "Hoy a I Gorge." where there was scarcely, room for the rapid-' ly flowing and narrow Mini to find it way. but the rock has lxen blasted away and now, th. .railroad and ri'r seem to be croVding each other for the nece.ary space in whl h to ps.s i efween solid 'rock. 'walls .a!m.st per pendicular, rising in some places to rr.ore than 2Cm) feet. This gorge Is ""v.n lilies in .length and neither irpc shrub or bird can be sen, and the sun never penetrates it? solitude. We i.it' the intcrestiiig cities of I'ueblo aijl" Colorado Ssrlngs. during the night. the morning we find ourselves ir.-v versing th ffrtat rolling plains of I C- f; - : sas. and after dinner we are In th. state of Nebraska, the land of r t corn fields and accompanying ,c.,rn t-rlts, the land of fertile sll t n l iroo 1 roads, .the land where corn In oftn chearJ than coal for fuel, the find of winji and occasional sanl storms and blizzards; but today a dense f..g covrs the fae of the; earth. I wonder if tfi.. people of this state were not la a "t" on their last election day?) Httl. ' rain Is falling, there is no Ice or' mow and we almost Imagine ourselvi In the Willamette vajiey on- one of Itli.v agreeable winter days. The corn h, been gathered Into cribs until the rib'" are running over; new cribs have b.- n built, many of them roofless. Otb-r corn Is m In great piles on th; ground. Corn, corn, "mountains" of corn, what can be done with so much corn? The stalks have mostly disap peared, for many fine-looking cattle are roaming at will through the r.r t fields. Very few fruit trees afe to be seen In fact, few trees of any kind, except the narrow belts of tUuhr found along some of the at reams. . Fences are a rare sight, except th built by the railroad company, on either side of the track. As we are rushing along, we notice that even now at their "full tide." the streams of , this state are wide, but not deep. We cross the Platte river Just before we reach Omaha, and note how very" wide and shallow it l.- Well, take It all In all. Nebraska Is a grand -state and Mr. Bryan ought to be and, no doubt is proud of her, but I often wonder If the state can and does cordially return the compliment. We soon leave Omaha, cross the "Big Muddy" to Council Bluffs, take the train going1 . north and reach Sioux Fal's, South Dakotia. on Sunday morn ing at :30. We find the sun shining brightly, and a warm day for Decern- . ber.' The roads are ;a little muddy. Wa re Informed that the pakotans have enjoyed nice pleasant weather all ithe fall, and up to this time, but they have; little reason to expect' a contin uance of such favorable condition. L. D. HENRY. V i