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t i WEEKLY OREGON' STATESMAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY i5, too. FROM SATURDA Y'S DAILY THE HAMLET Of ALE MAJfT FLEA3AXT . HAFPE2UXG9 THAT PAKT OF COC3JTT. , 12 ?,v. : - A Buktt SocUble at ttt School Bnua The Venerable Mr. Condi t Md HI Wife. ALE, (Or.) Jan. , g, Editor Statesman: So many nic; things have haonened at this little hub that it Mfmj robbciy-to keep them from the ouWie longer. x Our school is progressing? nicely under the skillful management of its competent teachers, J. G00J and Miss Lticv Newland, with about fifty pupils m Mr. Goods room and lorty in Miss Ncwland's. - At the close of the former term, Mr. Good an 4 Miss New- land took it m their wise heads to give a sort of basket sociable, interspersed with exercises from their respective rooms, said baskets to be sold to the highest bidder as a means of raising additional funds toward the new school library of forty olumj. To the sur prise of every one said baskets thirty- four in all brought $x2S All the praise-and glory be to Mr, Good ' and Miss Newland! While the real benefit we believe, will fall to the children. Sunday school at Pleasant Grove church by the way the second oldest ; Presbyterian chtych in Oregon began the. 'New Year under very pleasant conditions,,- Not one death . being chronicled, during the past year out of the Sunday school. Pleasant Urove church is a wonderful church in ; its way, while the superintendent of the Sunday school is a .' mO:t wonderful in in in hi war havinr ben Snnd.-iv s -nool superintendent lor tne greater part of forty-five years, Sylvanusj Con dit. though now past' three score and ten, lets nothing interfere with his du-. ties;, b't every Sunday, sick or wll, rain or .shine he can always be found at his post, cheerfully, thankfully, jiopc-i full v performing his duties. During the past year lie was absent but one Sunday (aside from Synod) though ofen suffering greatly from an incur-? able disease. Such .an example of tilelity is of great benefit to the rising veneration. ; M rs, S. A. Condit, worthy wife of our venerable superintendent, is no . il"s i creat person than her husband, i Upwards of forty-five years she has la "bored by thersidc- of her husband a most faithful teacher. Out of her own pocket book she gives to each of her class "some . thing nice" every Christ? ' mas and Faster. This time she made ' them loubly happy by presenting them with a picture of herself. Some of Miss Mary Condit's friends remembered she had been tidying up the church, building fires", and acting as assistant organist for a number of vears without -any compensation, and A, small purse, was hastily raised to buy her a silk umbrella, as a slight token of the love and esteem her kindness and. tlKHightfulrw-ss for other's comfort had engendered in every heart. J j Miss I. M, Carter, presented the Sunday school with a beautiful vase of paper flowers., so artisticly made," you can almost inhale their fragrance! i Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Walker enter Mined friends Friday evening; ! the bouse was crowded. Music games ndron-rsation ;were enjoyed until a late hour, when cake, pie, and oyster soup, were scried. ; M-. F. M. N. DIED AT COLT AX. Max M.Miller.' a Salem Boy. Suc cumbed t Typhoid Fever Yes-: 1 tcrday- Bje Buried Here j j . Max M. Miller, son of Mrs. Amcla Ml Miller., of South Salem, dij.d yester day iiftfTiinK at Colfax, Washington, from 'typhoid lever, after a brief ill ress, . i - l ') ; While it was known in this city that .Max was itj with the fever, it was not -known that! his illness had as-timed a serious phase, hence "the reception ) by members of the,' family, of a telegram yesterday .-about noon,, announcing his death, was a great shock. Max was always a strong, healthy boy, possess ing a rugged constitution and his nui merotTs Salem acquaintances grieve to learn of his premature death. lie was about ji years of age. k J . Max was bom and raised in Salem, where he attended the public schools and Willamette University, completing the normal course in the latter institu tion. - In AuRtist, 1808. he went to Col - fax. where he accepted a responsible poition in the National bank of that city, a position he very ably and satis factorily, filled. " j 1 lie was very popular among a wide circle of Salem acquainanccs, who rrcognued in hjm'a manly and honor-H? able fellow. He was always jovial and posesscd a sunny disposition, whose cheering influence was felt and appre ciated in every gathering in which Max was numbered. " ' T i Mrs. Amelia Miller, mother of the deceased, left Salem about ten days ago for Sampler. Eastern Oregon, being called there by the serious flints of another son. Roy, who is a sufferer from heart failure. A subsequent mes sage, received after she reached Sump ter. announced that. Max's illness had become serious, and she hastened to Colfax, reaching the bedside of her son several hours before his death. In her hour of bereavement Mrs. Miller has the heartfelt sympathy of the people of the -Capital City. .: j. DrjyrdRemoved a. Bullet from; the . Left Side of .Leon G. Holland. 1 . - . Another Remains. -" - if ; , -r :.'" Dr. Vr. J I. Byrd yesterday performed an operation upon Leon . Holland, son of Mi. and Mrs.? 1L B. Holland, of this city, by which a Filipino bullet was extracted front his, left side. .;, Mr. Holland served as corporal in late com pany Al Second Regiment Oregon Volunteers, and it was during the fa-j im-Mis charge at Malabon, March -35, 1 1899, that he' received the leaden mis sile that was yesterday removed. 5 Leon was not aware that he was car rying with him, constantly, two treach erous Filipino bullets, but he has finally learned that sdeh was the case. A few days since he experienced a peculiar sensation in hrs left side.f "which -was .accompanied by a slight pain. . The tinnsual conditions continued to exist and became more marked, (with the re sult that a physician was yesterday called for an examination of the case. Dr. Byrd made a very- careful examin ation and located in the fijeshy part of the volunteer's left side two bullets. One of the missiles was removed yes terday 'and Corporal Holland will sub mit to a second operation within a, few days and have the 'remaining bullet ex tracted, j In the charge cn Malabon, Corporal Holland's left arm was pierced by a rebel ball and as a consequence ' that J member t& permanently! disabled, being paralyzed. It now develops that the same bullets that pierced! Leon's arm lodged in his side, althojugh he was ignorant of their existenci unfjl ajew days ago! The case is i rcmarltably peculiar one. f . . 5 -f- MACLEAY CLUB.-4-The T. T. Gcer republican club, of JMacleay, held its annual meeting . iri tle armpry at that place on Thursday Evening. The occasion was a notable one in the his tory of the organization one of the largest crowds ever seen there being present, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Many of the leading repub licans of that section c4 the country were present and participated in the U15CT1S510I15, auuresses iry prominent members being the order of the even ing. Gov.. T. T. Qeer, who was in attendance, was the unanimous choice of the club for delegate to the state league, which meets in. Portland on February 6th. VThe other delegates selected . were T. B. Patjton. W- L. Simcral and W. D. McAlrster. The club is in excellent condition and will do good work during the; coming cam paign. ; " A VETERAN. Ray. I, Antrim, a former member of company Second Oregon volunteer infantry, and who went through the Philippine campaign with Jthe regiment, has been engaged as one of the teachers in the Stay ton public school, and will begin his work immediately., Prof. G. jW. Jones has issued a permit1 to Mr. Antrim, author izing him to teach until he next quar terly examination of teachers. MK Anjrim was one of the brave Qregoni anf wliQse courage attfactcd the at tention of the entire! coiintry.- He was woended in the battle olf Malabon, re ceiving a Mauser bullet through the left I leg. from whkrh Sni.nry he has now' happily rccoVerjcd. f If he. displays as much dogged pejrscverancc and courage in the school ifoom as he did in the. face of . the Liizoiji insurgents, he will ccrfainly be a success. A BROKEN JAW.-i-John Wolf, of East Salem, and an. emnloye of the Salem Woolen; mill, is nursing a brok- en jaw Done. , 1 csieraay anernoon, while working at the niill, he fell from a ladder, his head striking on the edge of a barrel with the result that his jaw bone was fractured at ! a point about rmidway between the chin and the ear.' Mr. Wolf suffered mtlcnse pain and when he had been placed under the in fluence of an anaesthetic the fracture was redveed. ' I TWO ESTATES C' H. Lane, J. M. Lawrence and J: W- Harritt, ap-' praiscrs appointed to prepare an iwven tory pf the estate of J,0. Card, de ceased, yesterday filed iherr report in the probate court. The appraisers value the estate at Sboxio. ., .C r- Koss. administrator of the estate of . Alvin Brjggs deceased, was yesterday ordered, bv Countv Judee G. P. Terrell, to pay claims, against the estate, aggregating' $561.95, and attorneys' fees of $50. 1 - 1 1 . . A NEW SUIT. Ctrbett. Failing & Robertson, plaintiffs. vs.jC. N. Church ill, defendant, is the title of a new ac tion filed ir the circuit court yesterday. Judgment, is asked for $52.22. and in-. terest at o per cent trpmj November 29. livjN, on account ot goods sold and delivered to the defendant about that time. John II. and attorneys for the plaintiffs. MAY LEAVE SALEM The fol lowing is from the Baker City Demo crat, of the ioh jnst.: "Messrs. H. G. Sonnemann and Paul Klingelc,' Salem business men, arc in the city. They will go today to Sumpter, as they are looking over this section with the. view of bringing their 1 families! here and lo cating permanently." j r A BIG BUSINESS. Savaee & 1?eid, the rustling feed mjen, have been doing an immense business in the oast F, They yesterday received ineir seronu cartoau yi ijccti wiiinn ten days. This is only a small amount of the business done by them, as - their hay, grairf and flour trade keeps up their just proportions- OSTEOPATHY IN SALEM. Dr. Grace "Xlbrighti graduate of the American School of Osteopathy. Ki. ks ville, Mo., is located in the -Bush & Bretnan block,' elver Weller s grocery store. :' ' '' - I-.. ; The following is a partial list of the diseases which have been treated Ostco patfikally wkh excellent success; Nerv ons prostration. Liier, Heart. Stomach. Kidney and Splenic troubles, remale Irregularities, Leucorrhea, Melancholia. Restlessness. Bladder troubles. Siwnal affections. Locomotor Ataxia. Gall Stones. Piles, Paralysis. Spinal Curva tnre. VaTicose Veins, j Ulcers, Sprains. Cough. Asthma. Bronchitis, all eye af-. fections such as Granulated Lids. Ulcer ated Cornea, Cataract.! etc. Throat and 1-ung tronbles. Tic-ooulourenx. Head ache. Inlfgestkn.. Goitre. Hin ioint disease. Constipation Neuralgia. Klieu- matism. Dyspepsia. Eczema, etc r Ofhce days: Miorwiay. Wednesday. Friday. . !' - ; , . dw. i Twice-a-weekr Statesman, $1 a year. r.IUCU TIME CO.'JSU'.IED IX KEGISTEtelXO- VOTERS IX TUB COCXrt CLERK'S OFFICE. - CIUmm Who An FrcvmiUd frpm UmUng Their 'idm, Ilavlas Vomt Their ' KatarlLztioa Fspers. (From oDaily, Jan. ijth.) The new registration law tinder the terms of which all voters in the county are compelled to register with ' the county clerk, is proving a most un wieldy affair, and it is doubtful if all voters in Marion county can be regis tered, as contemplated by law. within the time specified. County Clerk W. W. Hall and one deputy are kept bnsy almost their entire time in registering voters, and they are continually crowd ed : when not listing those presenting themselves at thecounter for registra tion, they enter1 up the reports of no taries public and justices of the peace from the surrounding towns, and . here they find their greatest trouble. "It takes double the time to enter on the clerk's record books those voters reg stering before justices of tha peace or notaries public, and the work in this way is not at all satisfactory. . Thus far only about 400 persons have registered, some of these havfng ;ap- pearcd bjefore justices and notaries in' the county towns. Among the latter, report ' was yesterday ; received from justice of the Peace crank L. Pound who sent in the registrations of twenty-! five residents of Aumsville. A number were also sent in from Silverton and some from Turner. Among those appearing arc many who fire ; naturalized citizens, and V in some '-rases they are unable to produce thei -roof of their having become natural-j ized. Other cases there are of men whoj came to the United states, when ehild--cn. and whose parents became citizens. These persons i have no copies of the naturalization papers of their parents,' hence it is an open question as to whether they arc entitled to register tnder the new law. These person ire unquestionably citizens under the federal iand sate laws, but " under "thej .cgistration- act, as interpreted in many I'tartcrs. are not eligible . to rcgistra-f rion. The Corvallis Times, of last Tuesday.' in discussing this matter, cite several instances which can be dupln ated in every portion of the state. The Times says : "There is much discussion about town over the effect of the registra lion law on ' naturalized voters whose papers . have been lost. There art many such. It is estimated that 10 to t5 per cent, of the voters of the state have been naturalized and can not pro duce their papers. "There the many queer instances. One voter was naturalized at Cincin nati in 1855. He has been voting .ever since. That was forty-five years ag. He knows the date, place and court jn which he was naturalized, and can readily give these, particulars. But to cap the climax, in a great fire in Cin cinnati some years ago, the county records were destroyed," and he can not get the transcript of their record which would entitle him to registra tion. Still he is a legal voter, but the registration lay apparently puts him under the Jan. "The case of D. C. Rose is not less queer. He was a child when he came to America. His father became natur alized, and that act made 'Mr. Rose, at twenty-one, a citizen. ; But Mr. Rose has not his father's papers. He does not know in what court the papers were taken out. His father is dead. Ac cordingly he, cannot, because he cannot produce legal evidence of his father's naturalization, get his name on the registration books, at lest for the pres ent. Still, in the- civil war, Mr. Rose fought bravely in the Union armjr. He risked his life' and impaired his health in the struggle for the preser vation of the union of the states. But the law, before it permits him to reg ister, requires him to produce papers that he cannot produce. ' "All over Cprvallis, probably all over Benton county, and all ovct the state, there are similar instances. On account of its rank injustice, there are few, if any, who believe that the rc auircmcnljrftbfilaw will stand. Clerk Watteris waitirur,Ptiently for a fa vorable decision, and hoping that, when the decisions : come they will break down the barriers that now practically ostracise some of our best citizens." The list of those registering in the county clerk's office during the past two days, are trivet in the following: . i Aumsville William Crum, O. I Li Gilbert, A. C. Gilbert, Wm. P. Gilbert, C. F. Hein, Henry Klas, John P. Mur phy. Clarence H. Mitchell, G. W. Bry ant, S. S. Swank; T. V. Watt, A. P. Speer. W. .D. Shaw. G. II. Spencer, C. E. Smith, D. W. Smith. J. A. Smith,' O. A. Pound. Gcoi W. Baynard, J. F4 Roberts, D. El Swank. Ed. Gilbert, W G. Mcrrifield, W. 1 1. Lee. . f Arrora Jacob G. Miller, Emanuel Ktil. . 5 - i ! ." rtl"tteville Eugene Pendleton. j "Brooks W." A. Jones. s En glewood George S. Cooper, E. E. Chcrrington. J. F. : Graham. - David Steiner, 'I. S. Steincr. Oscar Titus, C. F. Lansing, John Stegmire, R. P. Boise. Sr. ' '.: ! Horcb Thomas Koeneke. Scotts Mills L. L.(rRowland. 1 Howell -Warren Simmons. - Salem No. 1 C S. Brock. W. II. Bvars. W. J. D'Arcy, A. M. Dalrymplc, John Kern, Warren Libby,: C C. Sav age, J. B. T. TuthilU F. W. Waters, John A. Jeffrey, R. Si. Southwick, E. C Holsinger, J. M. Lawrence. j Salem. No. 2 W. II. Byrd, C P. Bishop, A. J. Basey, J. W. Cox, E. C. Cross, S. B. Catterlin, J. II. Lewis, jC. A. Park, S. C Stone, J. P. VcatchJ J. W. Watt, W. II. Holmes, A. L. Hcad rick, M. Meyers. I s Salem No. ' j-TV O. Barker, F. JL Brown. Patrick Fennell. W. N. Hep burn, P. Miller, Ei E.McK1nney. Earl Race, G. Steiner, Wni. Brown, .W. ill. Cook. -. :i !) J J .",.'" , Salem No. 4 C. J. Atwood. Jos. III. Albert. G. II. Croisan. W. H. Hunt. Can field Marsh. V. Nadstanrck. A i W Prescott. I. L. Patterson, E. J. Swaf-1 ford. G. J, Thomas, W. LV West, W. W. Yantis. W. M Siegmund. F H Hughes, C. II. " Jones, Ellis Edwards, John Petit, P. G. Bowersox. V . South Salem John Mirrto, W. E. Kenney, L. H. -McMahan, R. B. Lucas, Oliver; Jory, Hugh; b. Jory.. Prospect E. K. Hall. North Salem OJ C Brewster. G. W. Jones,. C E. Steele, N. C Jprgensen. East .Salem James M. Munkcrs, b 11. upaegran. i - 1 . Macleay -rC. J SSmeral.' ' j Silverton P. L. Brown. M. J. Ad ams, Ai Coolidgc, ; Fred Warnock, R. C. Ramsby, P. W. Potter, Aj F. Sim? eral, John H. Riches, C Mi Hinkle, D. CJ Kinney, J. 11. McCorkle, J. N WelchJames Lengeley, C W. Drake, George W. Grilleyi J. M. Brown. North Silverton O. A. Steelham- mcr. S, TV Hobart, M. Van Valken- ' T". . , tr . . ! Durg, rcicr van, o. rminan.ii ; South Silverton---P. T. Hicks. Suyton W. H. Nash,,T. W. Gen try. .- iv: . -!'' -''" Tnrner George D. "Simmons. John B. Simmons, Milo O. Knight. James S. Shanks, J. W. Ransom, John uirar din. ; ; . " Yew Park W. J. Forbes, Jokhua II. Smith. .:, ; !;: ,: :-. I 1 . III? OPINION OF DAWSON. Tons jof Gold Brought , in From the I v-. Mines by Mules.! - W. iM. Beagle recently returned to Pendleton 'from Dawson. Of him the E.-O- Isays: - i ' 1 "Mr. Beagle is loud in hist praise of that country, and does not hesitate to say it is all that is claimed lor it. tie savs Dawson City is the liveliest town he wai ever in, and the amount of gold that is brought in from the Surround ing mines is tremendous. ; It- must be seen to be believed. Mule train alter mule train comes in loaded down with gold dust very day. He has seen trains of twelve and fourteen mulesi come in during the past season loaded with an average of 300 pounds of gold dust to the mule, which, is the product of one single claim. Of course, this is an ex ception, but he says' there re many claims of that kind near Dawson. "Considering the great ! distance which supplies must be carried, living there is very reasonable, and the va riety of eatables is all that could be de; sired by anyone. All ; kinds f of vege tables -and meats can be secured now. and also a great many delicacies of which outside people nave not the slightest' idea. Mr. Beagle says a man can live in a "first-class condition on an average of $2 per day." j j HEAVY DAMAGES. Foreign Merchants in the Philippines I Hav Hnr in.nms- j New York, ijan. 13. A New York export company has obtained from its Manila agency a number of claims against the United States government for the destruction of property of for eign residents during the: bombard ment at Ilo Ilo and other towns in the Philippines. One specific j claim is from jthe Swiss Jiouse bf Holman & Company, of Ilo Ilo, for $250,000. The damage seems to have come because bUIIIC LIJ 11. T J a BMIfsa UUIHMdlUCU lite town before the sixty . hours' j notice to foreigners expired. - 1 f ! . - - ' INDEPENDENCE BUILDING. Enterprise, nth: j On Monday morning Mr; John Lem mon and L.Oaggett left bn) the boat t T- . t . I . 1 I ior 1 oniana to purcnasc me 1 nccessary machinery to complete a sawmill plant. if nothing happens, they expect to have ! ot running in thirty r days. The mill viI1 be located in-old town near vvheri the sawmill stood many years ago. The carpenters of the O. R. & N. tompany.some seven in. number, have completed the reshingljng of the ware house, which was formerly the Prescott SiVenCss sawrtwll. and are now makinc: other improvements on the ; building. They also have a large Jorce putting down the pile1 for their hew wharf. We arc also informed that there, is a move on foot that will cost but ai minor" sum. to dredge out the river in k few places and that this company will arrive here with their boats the year around. NOT CONTRABAND. New Ynrlf lah 'fi iA ll'atlilnnrtnn special to the Tribune ays: The re- ported seizure by the British at Port miizaDetn 01 an Italian oark laden wth Klllnhur. in fu nrunLrtn nt tti ciili At- part mem authorities, is) anqsther case as explicitly as he lias done in the American flour seizure question. Tt if said to be beyond reason that Great Britain would rnixrnl n rrmril itlntiii- as -contraband anv. more that she would be willing to include iood-stujffs in tbat catecrorv. for. in a war With 1 rnitunnr. cial power, the precedent would be fatal o ncr manuiacturors. -,- n ; - : -r i DURING COURT , SESSIONS.! Baker City Democrat: i; ff; . Hon. Tohn H.'t TVfitrfcplI U.Ttn;t.,i States. senator, is in the city to look up matters attendant upon the co-partnership hr has formed here with Mr. M. A. Butler. lar of practice of law in the Baker :- county court. The ex-senator said yesterday, in response to enquiry by a reporter: I shall reside in PnrlfatKt Ki,t - . . . , . jii.i 1 pass considerable of my time in your city, endeavoring, to be the time durinir cirruit herd most of court sessions. as well as when my firm has important business matters to transact' - WEST SIDE TRAIN'S. The evenincr train from i Tsrt-,nA tr Indeoendenc-e t t tw Ai b'lt DalUS Will Ht CVAr uritk one, as' the Sheridan express run is to i . 1 . . oe exienaca xtai aistaneev the train to reach thero( at 7:45 o'clock d4ily. f : " ,. - ' ON THE WAY. Amonir the ner- sons sailing on the Cottage City, which left Seattle for ; Lynn canal, on the 10th inst. were j. o. 1 tall and Adam Oh mart. of Salem. O. II. Incham of Ij Prnt. v; has civen Sikono iowirt ih. Yin.Ar of a new School of seiene for Rinnn college. Ripon. Wis. The building will be named in honor of'ilr. Ingham. FOR STATE DIPLOMAS DATE OF THE It EXT TEACHERS EX. i ' AMISATIOX FIXED. , rrf. X II. Arkerman Cixe County por ta tendenta to CompU Their Anal N , Beporta Correctly. (From Daily, Jam 13th.) . ProL J. IL Ackcrman, superintendent of public instruction, yesterday sent out several circular letters to all county superintendents in Oregon. One of these calls attention to the fact that teachers examinations for state papers will be held in each county on Feb ruary 14th to 17m inclusive. The following-paragraphs are taken from the letter: I . . . . . - "Questions arc to be submitted to the applicants by the county superintendents and not by the county boards t ex aminers. Each superintendent will de termine the place of holding the ex amination in his respective county. I would suggest, however, that the place most convenient for the greatest num ber of applicants by selected., "The law reauires tfaat I shall deposit the full amount of fees for state papers with the state treasurer; hence, tne tuu amount must be' remitted to this oihee. Manuscripts will not be sent to the examiners until the fee -ha been re mitted. "Notice of the examination must, be given through the press at least ten davs before the examination.". The examination -will be held com mencing Wednesday, February 14th, at 0 0 clock a. m., and continuing unti Saturday, February 17th. at 4 p. m., and the following order will be observed Wednesday Penmanship,, history, spelling, algebra, reading, school law. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of' teaching, grammar,- bookkeeping, physics, civil government. Friday Physiology, geography, men tal anWimctic, composition, physica geography. Saturday Botany, plane geometry, general history, English literature, psychology. Another letter issued by Supt. Acker man deals with the district clerks and ccunty superintendents reports, urging greater are in compiling them, as fol lows: I . " . ''Whilr examining the annual reports of superintendents,.! wa-s led to believe that there is a misunderstanding, on thc Iart of some superintendents, as to just what isvrequired in the -financial statc mcrrt; he)nce I call your attention to the same, atthrs time, so that you can in struct your, clerks, if you have not al- rcntiv none so. i "One of the difficulties seems to be in item 29. Item 20 represents the whole amount of school . funds in the hands of 'district clerks at the time of making their last reports and should tally, exactly witJi the sum of item aS of their last reports. That is to sav . item 48 of your last report becomes item 20 of your next report, or 5. .; . . .. If item 29 of your next report is not $. .... . your report will not.be correct: hence the necessity of your clerks understand ing this thoroughly: for it is the sum of; items 20 in their reports that makes item 20 of your -report. I speak of this at length.' as I find the reports do not tally with the' preceding ones in this particular. The second difhuity is in balan'-intr the reeeipts and disbursements. Ite-n 17: is found hy adding items 6. 37.- .18. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43- 4. 41?. and 46. The strm ol I'ems 47 and 48 should equal the swm of items 20. .10. ti. 12. . u and t. or your report will not balance and. consentient! v. will be incorrect. . .Tt is evident that.Jf voiir clerks .fin ancial statements are defective in these narticulars. yours -will be. also: hence the suggestion as to instructing them." Another letter, addressed to the coun ty superintendents asks for a written re port of the educational outlook in the respective superintendents' counties. The text of the letter is hereto append- d. ana is scit-cxolanarory:- f'L would be pleased to "have a brief written report r4 the educational out- ciok in vour county. Such -written re port will form a part of my biennial re- port; -nence. it wouia De well to prepare it . a von wisH to have it appear when published. The report should reach his office by Marrh 1. 1000. to insure ts publication. The following tonics re only suggestive: hence, vou mav write on all tor a oart. or select such ntheTS a-s you may think best; Counfv institutes, local insiitnfe jeachers reports, clerks reports, teach- rrs examinations, teachers rcristr -chool houses, course of study, school itteridanre. . county suoeri work, arbor dav.. distrirt ty. perman mey of teachers work, dfscioline iearh. rs' nualifications. failures in teaching 'ibrPnes. high schools. Memorial Dav icenea scnooj jcnslation, miscellaneous. lt mm . . f J uiu suggesnons. MAY MAKE HIM RICIlJ j"";" wwuj. iccorucr ior isenton -ounty. now owns 4p acres of land in he suburbs of Sumoter. Baker ni Tlie bownderic of die land are but nine -yock- distant irom the b'sines por- ion rot tliel city. Mr. Gcllatly also nnias a lease on two business hitild n?r of central Ideation ia the small place. ' ie!s. CHINESE PECULIARITi: 1 I The Chinese surr.ame rome fiJ in- s-"a ot tasr.- -; , They shake their own lianni in. stead of those they greet. j' iThey begin dinner with de ssert and end with soup and fish, j The men carry on dressmaking and the women carry burdens. - j The Chinese compass points to the south instead of the north. . "IThe Chinese launeh their ivcwl. sidewis and mount their horses! from the off side. The spoken, language of China ft not written and the written language is not spoken. it 1 They have a name for everv vear they have not adopted the timnlrr - . yiMi 01 numbering. DEARTH OF $5ooo-A-YEAR MEN. i'- . : ' . ; - j More of Them WouM Materialize by .-Keeping Their Coats On. In one of the large (wholesale grocery houses of New York everybody seems So contented, so ready to chat with as visitor tm other subjects than a chap! of Oolong or the rise jn California,1 prunes, that considerable i uriosity hasj been expressed concerninft the mati-4 ncr in which this ha5py condition came about, -says the Philadelphia Saturday! Evening Post. . The . firm does nut pavf large talarics. Its, . men work just a4 . Icng as those of competing houses? The sectet "was revealed by a young hikn -who had been with the firm but 4 short time. : "' M- -.' -: : . "When I went into the place,', he paid, "the president took me under1 hii iwing and laid out some work. Wheii, I was solid' with that he bad the -chic' clerk turn over a few more "little jobs, Then he had the manager ;rive mc a few additional duties., which seemed td fill up the time to overflowing. Aivi days aiso ai bad the secretary tuu ovt certain .city letters.. I tried to txtend to all these things, and succeeded lo a time. Then came a ibijr rush o business. The others did j not seem ui work any harder because of fit. but i just swamped me. I flew around llkd a politician after votes on- a close ilec tion day. but it was no use.' The mord fl worked the worse the 'Snarl iHcrameJ Finally I irot mad. took I off my ccatj and began to get heatedL About thist time the president ; came in, and saw there .was something wrong. Hel called me into the private oflice and; began to talk in a general way that seemed iot. in .the least! usctul. 11c said he preferred to 4iave his pecple keep- their coats on except wnen the weather was hot: for a inan who :wasj ncft a laborer lo - take f off his coati showed he was too warni or not woik in g properly. If he wa si too warm he should have the room icooled: if h was working with '"Jrictfon he shouldl -. ., . V- 1 1 - . 11. oil UP mc oeawnRS a iiiuc. jic went on to say that when he was a brakj--man he fcvnd jt' always! paid to-1 tcp all the boxes just as cboJ; as .possible. "About here I began to sec the drifL I went out to my desk, put on my coat, ooked over what was to be ilone. spent five minutes or so in planning hj.v lot do it. and finished everything by 6! o'clock. A- few days later-1 told tne of the other men what had been tcld me. He laughed ;and said tJie prts ident had .'given the same" aJ.-ise to others, so that 'Keep your cist' on' ura a sort of haitterv.on h btrsv rlav -i It is often said there jis a dearth "oj $5.ooo-a-year men. Thrsj cannot njenn a dearth of men witn f the rciuisu knowledge such a view is,iIainly 1111 true. The lackinc faculty or cha-ac tcristic is the ability to? plan instinct ively while carrying on other work so that affaiirs never become tangle and there is always time for .one more! undertaking; . f WASHINGTON; IS N0T TYPICAL No Other American Cl'tty Bears Rc semblance to the? Capital. - j Washington city is ot. the United States. It is not a 3 represcntativq American city." Its population is not svoical. There is' no fcomracrce iii Washineton. There isl no- manufacti uring in Washington. There are nq targe mercantile houses in Jvashuig-s ton. It is a city, largely made up1 of drones from the idle Attaches of lcgai tions to the young army officers with! soft thine; from the yawning gov-f ernment clerks, who kill flics , witli rulers. 6 the lazy nefcrocs who loafi and sleep and snore in khe naileries of. conarrcss. It is a city of. people wiih-l but homes except . for'f the new rich,j who seek there "stkial standing" which they could not iittain in moret settled communities. It is a city " of; hoarding houses, inhabited by men and women who live in abject fear of; losing their government Jobs. There are other kinds of houses than board-! ine houses thcreV I - ' Ihere is probably mqre lewd living in Washington than in any city of its size in the country. When the- l!,d- ;munds law against: illegal cohabitation was passed for the benefit of the Utah Mormons the first case under it- was1, surprise. It cant e iva in Washing ton, which, being Federal territory,1 also came under this Federal law.. A young army officer who had .installed a young woman as liisf mistress was ndicted .by her father, and threatened with a felon's cell. Bui Washington public opinion was scandalized not at the offense, but-at:the prosecution. So the young officer wasUpullcd through, and the matter husheil up. Several moral laws intended for -the uncouth Mormons, in Utah would never do for daoocr army officers in Washington. Its opinions on politics are as lofty as ts . opinions on morals. Washington has no politics. It is always ."for the administration." San Francisco Ar gonaut. Ringing himself j into of- .1 ; FlCli. Samuel ."M: Tones, known to his To- Ifcdo adherents as "Goldei Rule" Jones, has been criticised in a peculiar manner for his failire in his recent guberna torial campaign in OhioJ Mr. Jones is a m'Hiclan of consid erable talent, besides -he wig a big man- ffacfurer and V a popular politician. When he. was'riinnine for the mayor alty of Toledo he wrote lwo songs, and sang them himself in G41dch Rulehall. an institution of his own where musi cales are given free . for-the benefitiof working men and their families. At a recent meeting in that same hall a labor advocate said to him: "Mr. Mayor, in my opinion! vou lost this last election because i yfu ilidn't write sorigs, and sing themjns you did the : last time you ran for.olicc." ' ,IS CONFIRMED. Washington. Jan. ,. The senate today confirmed S. Davies Warfield to- be postmaster of jialtimore. . Thi ends the long fight i which Senator Wellinglon opposed and Senator Mc Cdmas favored the confirmation. BEBCIIAM-3 riLLi will dispel the Twice:a-week Sutesman, $1 a year. X - I