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. J- . y. . CTT-ai-T V OREGON: STATESMAf,-'FRIDAY, -! FEBRUARY : 2 1900 FOR STATE TAXES INTEREST OX DEUKQUKXT AMOCXT9 RECEIVED BT STATE ( Will Haa to Urn Ketarnad to taa CoaaUaa bjrtfea tafUUian t Ito Xast ' Regular 8 ton. . (From Daily, Feb. ist) Stale Treasurer Chas. S. Moore yes terday gave out a statement showing the arooant of interest on delinquent state taxes, paid by the several , coun ties of the state, since j the year 1893. Under the decision of the supreme court, on an appeal from Marion county, handed down last Monday, the state is not entitled to collect interest on delinquent, state taxes, for the reason that certaincoun ties, under the assessment lawjwere unable to prepare the assessmenfsrolls in time to allow the county to collect and pay the state tax before it became delinquent, which was on March 1st of each year. In this connection, the sute treasurer states, that nine coun ties in- Oregon diaker, . ; Coos, Curry, Grant, Josephine, ; Jackson, Un ion. Umatilla, Wasco had sixty day additional time in which4o pay the state taxes, and it w3l take another suit, brought-against one of these counties, to determine whether or not they will be relieved fromr the payment of interest.-, - . '. I It is expected that, in view of the fact that the interest cannot legally be col lected, the legislature will be asked to oass a law. authorizing the state trea urer to, refund all interest payments, heretofore made, to. the counties mak ing them, and this will probably be done at; the next' session. ) The. itate treasurer's statement 'of interest payments received, shows the following, amounts credited: Baker... 756 71 913 68 946 86 130 85 i 57 48 l2U 54 i 25 94 124 2Q 3- 27 1,254 89 i 665 St 3 87 136 64 48 , 3.0 78 780 20 600 63 841 81 XV) 24 9.709 05 652 39 71 44 1.7.13 03 I.57S3-! tjo.U 99 128 18 3J 32 3? 79 Benton.; , . . . . . . Clackamas.. .. ., Columbia. ..... .... C00S., . . . Crook.. .. .. .. Curry.. .. .. .. ,.... Gilliam.. .. .. .. Grant;.. .. .. .. -.. ,. Harey.. ., .. Josephine.. ,. j. . . . Klamath.. ,. . Lake. ... .. , I-ane. . .... . . . . . . Lincoln., ' .. ... ,. . Linn.. .. .. .. . Malheur.. .... .. .. Marion. .. .. .. .. .. Morrow.. .. .. .. .. . Multnomah. . Polk.. . Sherman. .- Tillamook.. . Umatilla.. .. Union. .Wallowa.. ., Wasco. ; ; ." . . Washington. . a m i Yamhill.. .. Total.. .. .. $25,606 77 V 1 THE BILL OF FARE i KESCLT OF A DIETARY EXPERIMENT AT CUKTALLIS CULLEGE. Yeans- Mm of Caathora Hal Ha va Drm outnUd That WkttaoM rocrf CaaBUdt tUtkWMk. - (From Daily, Feb. 1st.) : The prolleni of economically fur nishing, good, wholesome food - has been demonstrated by a company of young gentlemen students of the Cor valhs agricultural college. By a re rent dietary experiment, the young men have shown that good "board can be provided at an actual cost of $1.56 per weekr ..:.. Regarding the experiment, the last issue of the Corvallis Times has the following account: , "All over the United States dietary experiments have, of late years, been conducted for the purpose of ascertain ing the most wholesome and econom ical foodM fdr the laboring classes. More recently, Oregon colleges have taken up the matter with the hope of giving their students the benefit of the experiments, and the results have been very salutary when it is remembered that years ago it cost a b)y from two to four times as much for board, in college as it does now, thus hindering many from entering college orj from proceeding with their studies, j , "Last fall, those hiving the matter in charge, conceived the idea that the young men attending the Oregon Ag ricultural college could organize ttiem elvcs into a boarding club, and with a little assistance at the outset, tianage their own business affairs more cheaply than is customary for such accommo dations. Accordingly the young men at Cauthorn Hall organized with the following officers: President. Lee Harding; secretary, Fred Smith j both of Oregon City; steward. Carl Griffith, of Salem. One of the prfesosrf with his family lives at the.HalL The yonug men, sixty fn number, are learning the arts of economy and self-government. With the exception of one month, their expenses, including board, have been under $2.50. Recently they adopt ed Wtis menu, which is given , because it shows what , kind of living can be served in Oregon by white , labor at $1.56 per' week including labqr and all other necessary expenses, when prices of meats, vegetables and fruits are un commonly high, as they tare this year: "Breakfast Coffee, mush, milk, pen tatoes, butter, biscuits, syrup, i light bread( white, and . brown). I hash, and sometimes jelly, pancakes frequently. "Dinner Meat, potatoes land One of the following parsnips, cabbage, tur nips, etc; soup, salad, frequently, cat sup, butter, stewed fruit, ; light t bread (white and brown), tea or coffee, pie or pudding.. - a . V i - "Supper Meat, two of the following Rice, maccaroniy corn, squash, beans, tomatoes; potatoes, butter. 1 ginger snaps or wafers, pickles oncet in a while, tea every evening, cocoa twice a week if desired; light bread (white and brown), mince or pumpkin pie. , "Addendum -Drinking r - waters and crackers served at all . meals, and the menu is changed often enough to give some variety. . A more detailed account of the ex pense V as follows: Vegetables, $42.02; meau, $2f.82;r laundry, 80c; "tdjephone, 25c? labor,; $21.08; wood, $3.10; total, $8807. j "A continuance of j the menu has been ordered for .the present, but it is subject to change at any time the club may order, so the young men have at yi times what they order." : TRIED AND FOUND WANTING It is a fact well worth remembering that the French shrp subsidy system, which our own Frye bill resembles in a general way is being extended and strengthened by j the French legislature. 1 A-measure now before the chamber of deputies provides, what is known fcs an outfit bounty for new French merchant vessels, and stipulates that, in order to be eligible to this protection the ships must be built in France. So the French government purposes! to follow Ger many toward an abandoment of the free ship", policy. Several years ago the German authorities restricted their mail subsidies to home-built steamers. A year ago Norway, the last stronghold of the ' free ship idea in Europe, capit ulated by granting bounties to native shipyards. So it may now be said that not one of the maritime countries of the world continues to adhere to the "free ship" principle. Nearly all of them Save given it . an- exhaustive trial, and they have found it a delusion and a snare. , - :' -: 1 r' In fact it was after following the tree ,in'f iHpa faithfullv for manv vears that r ranee and Italy turned to sudsiuics and bounties to save their , merchant fleets from vanishing off the face of the ocean. 1 , - ! .V - ' GOT THEIR 1APPLES ! Coquille City Bulletin: - - A nUmber of farmers on the Upper River were sadly beaten by a Port land . apple dealer recently. In some cases, after contracting for the apples, they were shipped without a payment being made. In other cases checks were given in payment . which . have pisaed to ' be 'worthless. The smooth and wily buyer has skipped and the farmersj are minus their apples, al so a Cash outlay for boxes, but have the experience which may guard them hereafter. "Experience' is a wise teach er" but it takes many a hard earned lesson to gain it. " . t -1 IN SUPEEME COURT A CRIMINAL CASK FROM WASCO cocjrrr is a bo led. Robbery or th Pacific (Expreas Co'.'m Of Hc In Tha Dallea Waa Heard om Appeal Veaterday. (From Daily, Feb! I st.) In the supreme conrt, yesterday, two cases were argued and submitted, as follows: The state of Oregon, respondent, fs. Otis Savage, appellant! and Frank Klein. defendants, an appeal from Wasco county. A brief statement ' of the case follows: The appellant Otis Savage, and Frank Klein were jointly indicted for lar cencyl, the charging part of the indict ment reading as follows: "The said Otis Savage and Frank Klein on the 13th day of October. 1894, in the county of Wascoj and state of Oregon, in a certain office in Dallas city in said county then and there oc cupied by the Pacific Express Com pany, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of Nebraska, and then and there lawfully doing business in said city, county and. state as an ex press company and engaged in he express, business in said state, the said being the express ofivce of the said com pany, unlawfully and feloniously did take, steal and carry away fourteen thousand dollars current' gold and sil ver coin of the United States, of the value of fourteen thousand dollars law ful money of the United States, and then and there the monejr and property of said Pacific Express Company." To 1i is indictment the defendant Savage demurred on the ground that it charged two separate offences. IThe demurrer was overruled. . He plead not guilty, was tried, convicted of grand larceny and. sentenced for four years in the pen itentiary: and to reverse this judgement he appealed, assigning numerous al leged errors of the court. IN PROBATE. Mrs. Nancy A. Perkins was yesterday appointed guar dian 'of her minor child. Ruby Perkins, by County Judge G. P. Terrell, and her bond placed at ,$250, which she promptly (. furnished. Upon her peti tion she was ordered to settle a claim the child has against the Curtiss Lum ber Company, of Albany.' The father of ; the 1 child. . while employed by the lumber company, -received an injury from which he died and the company offered to make a settlement by paying $250 to the child. The court authorized the acceptance of this amount. ...E. A. M. Cone, guardian of the person and estate of J. W. Long, an insane, was discharged upon making a showing that the said ward had I recovered his mind, and had receipted the guardian for all property. ; STILL IN SAN FRANCISCO. K. L. Hibbard, of this city, yesterday received from Deputy "Quartermaster '.Long, of San Francisco, the following telegram : ""The remain' of : the late Harry Hibbard will be forwarded in Say or two and notification given you date departure. Delay j necessary ; in making proper arrangements with ex press company,' customs and health au thorities." It is very probable that the body will reach Salem before the first of next week.. . ' HAS A SON. At Roc kburn. pro vince of Quebec, to Mrs.; Herbert Oli ver, nee Miss Maud Denhara. formerly of Salem, a fine Canadian boy . was born. : He. will be ready to go and fight the Boers in a short time. , PROVED AN ALIBI M)CIS Mt ESTOX IS ACQUITTED Of A CHARGE OF BURGLARY. Very CvUaaUy Ha Did Kot Partlelpmta m Chaaapaee; Hold-ap caaat apuaft Aba Lawranea Dlanalaaed. : "' ' (From1 Daily. Feb. 1st) , t The nreliminary examination . I. ot Lonis Weston, charged with burglary, being accused of having figured in the Champoeg hold-up fast week, was con ducted before Justice H. Ai Johnson Yesterday and resulted in hijs acquittal. By four witnesses, .whose competent and convincing testimony could not be shaken by the most rigid cross examin ation by District Attorney $. L. Hay den, the defendant proved air alibi and the. felonious charge . against him was uismtsscu. . I When the decision in Weston's case had been rendered bv'Iustice Johnson. District Attorney Hayden tnoved foY'a dismissal of the charge 01 ADe uaw rence who was arrested in Portland Tuesday night by Sheriff F. W. Dnrbin; ton suspicion of having been implicat ed with Weston in the alleged burglary at Cbampoeg. ' ; . ; s The case was ooened before Jusfece tohnson at g o'clock yesterday morn inflr and it Was 1 o'clock in the aftemodn before the testimony had teen intro- doced and- closing arguments . made. The1 only Aawing made by the state was in. the testimony ot thre witnesses, viz: Caspar Zorn, James Louden and Lester Snrague. who identified Wes- tcn as one of the robbers, y his yoice, gestures and -walk. j, . . - The defendant was represented by L. IL McManan. Four witnesses were called for the defense, by whom an alibi was proven.1. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. McDonald. Miss. Ella KrugeT and A. W. Jetty, the latter a brother-in-law of the defendant, and all of Portland, testified .positively that Weston was jn Portland at the home of nis sister. Mrs. Tetty. who conducts a boarding and lodging house at No. 330 fpifth street, between the hours of I and 7 p. m. on Tuesday. January 23d, the day upon which the robbery took place, the hotrr of the hold-up being 0:30 p. m. : .District Attorney Havden - waived a gument but Mr. MoMaban briefly sum med up xhc case for the defendant,' im proving the opportunity i ' to indirectly severely, score a local officei-who arrest ed Weston and against who mhe has for many years entertained much ill-feef-ing. Counsel referred to the case on trial as a "commentary oh the cheap detective annals of the city. - . "... i Thos. Monahan. charged wUh lar ceny in a store, was brought before City Recorder Judah at 1 ' o'clock yes terday afternoon for a preliminary ex amination. Monahan waived examin ation, pleaded guilty of the charge and was held in $250 bonds to await the convening of circuit court; on . the 14th inst. In default of bonds j he is in the county jail. I ITS AIMS AND OBJECTS. Hon. H. B. Miller, of Eugene,- In Ah Interview Shows the Importance of the Farmers' Congress. The endeavor jointly undertaken by the state board of agriculture and the Salem Chamber of Commerce, to get the farmers of the state together, is a mater of considerable importance to the various agricultural Jnterests ' of this commonwealth. This object will; be successfully attained by the Farmers Congress which will be held in tpe capitol next Wednesday ;and Thursday. The press throughout thf state is deT voting much attention to the -coming convention of farmers, recognizing in the move a matter of great importance to the agricultural interests of the state. The general interest that , has been shown, gives evidence that? the attendance will be large and the inter est, in the organization corresponding ly great. . Hon. H. B. Miller, of Eugene, in a recent interview, sets -forth the aims and objects of the congress at which the presence of men of all! lines of ag ricultural pursuits is looked for , and desired. The interview appeared in last evening's Portland Telegram and 'was as follows: - "The farmers' congres sto be held in Salem on February 7th and 8th, is of more importance to the stiate of Ore-; gon than people generally imagine. "The purpose of the promoters is to get the various state agricultural or ganizations in the way of holding an nually one general convention, where all may meet at the same time, instead of scattered meetings all over the state. "For instance, under the present plan, 'the Woolgrowers Asssociation meets in one place the livestock 'men in an other, the fruit men in still another, and so on, each organizatin holding its own separate convention without any Telation or thought of the (other. . Yet tall these interests are closely allied and a good many members belong to sev eral of the organizations at the same time. Even were they disposed,- the majority of -those interested cannot spare the time nor expense ito travel all over the state ' attending the different conventions,' no matter howf great their interest might prove, . j , ' r "On the other hand, a general con vention would give them aj chance to attend all without extra expense. ..The program conld be 'arranged SO thai one or two days would be given exclusive ly to livestock, another day or so to the woolgrowers and so. on until all the '. organizations : would have . been properly represented. After the con vention of - special organizations, gen eral subjects covering all the lines re presented could be. taken up and ; dis cussed to advantage. Having attended fcach one of the conventions,, those bresent would be thoroughly posted, and could act with clear-sighted judg ment . . "The proposed plan has another ad vantage; By reason of the concentra tion of forces and the saving of ex pense, the members could well afford to engage specialists to lecture upon each of the branches represented. : -- "Really." concluded Mr. Miller, "there is no end to the benefits that could be reaped from such a plan. It is to be hopedv that the fanners and those interested in farming will turn rtt Ait full force and carry ont : the Work as. proposed, y. . .. is in sah nuxcisco. M. L. Jones, President of O. H GA. Is Expected Home in a rew iays : Condition of. Market. M. L. Jones, president of the Oregon It """ ... . licnri'ttinn s frnrrt. flop njawv'""" .j in . rriv hnnv ! within a few day from his trip to New York city and Washington, U. W wnere ne went in the -interest of the growers who have pooled their hops with the association. Since leaving Washington on his re turn home, Mr. ' jones speni several days with relatives at Efia Old home in nA a renort received vester- Ha find him in San Francisco. He Is- expected almost daily to reach Sa Jern.'4 ''rv!- j-'. 'i .v '; ' ""; I j There i absolutely nothing doing in local hop circles. The PdTtland Tele gram of last evening had the following concerning the condition of the. mar ket: . "The Hopgrowers Association feels that it has about ; got things on the invn.h;il null A member savs that the market is stiffening. ... He - states that all the growers are peneciiy sai isfied to allow the association to look after their interests, at least until it is proved conclusively that t the com bine is wrong in its; estimation of the market. ; . Cwn AMAtislr a fnt advance mean something like ' $25,000 net gain in some instances mbre than a cent ad- hat Keen cerured for the few .hops already! sold the association l"TIw. dealer are. tint : savins' much but are sawing wood, j They say ; that year s hops are too . high, and predict fiat tViev wilt ve tiakirlle association haps at ruling prices. They ; assert that it is simply, a matter of waiting a while longer, jr They j say that when lAnt RnA I f n,rMC9rv irk till v California hops for mixing with Ore gon hops, it does not speax very wen .a e . f ior the quality 01 tne latter. THE fVtWS M ALMSVILLE. Personals and ' Events Sheep-killing in- That Live Dogs Cause a Lawsuit ' Aumsville, Jan. 31. Johnnie Roberts has returned to his hoijie in California, after a few weeks visit with his parents here. " tl .- . ' Elder James Roberts, ' of California, held a series of meetings here last week arthe Christiain church. , : It is said that A. P. Speer will open up a new store here in the near future. Quite a lot of potatoes have been shipped from this place recently af fair prices. - , -Thc McKinley Club met here last Friday and elected E. T. Judd, Abner Lewis, jG. O. McGilvary and F. L. Pound delegates to attend the State League at Portland. ''lhe Aumsvilie "Christian 2unaav. school has elected the following officers for the ensuing: year.' Superintendent, H..C. Porter; assisitant superintendent, Mrs. Chappell - secretary and treasurer. Miss Lottie Chappel;" organist, Miss Frankie Gilbert. , W. D. Shaw, our efficient postmaster and druggist, has returned from the northern part of the country where he spent several days in taking a needed rest. . Mrs. Latourelle is yet quite sick. G. ,W. Martin is slowly improving. t aneep-icuiing aogs caused a lawsuit in Justice of the Peace F. L. Pound's court several days ago. Wm. Kaiser and Ed. Downing were the attorneys. Kaiser and the tlr- came out victori ous. BINGER II. IS GOOD. The Dalles Times-Mountaineer: Cngrcss wi entirely too hasty 'in getting rid of Binger H. Roberts, the polygamous representative-elect from Utah, and its hasty action may some day cause complications that will be difficult to untangle., DIED IN IDAHO. 'A dispatch re ceived in Salem yesterday told briefly of the death in Haileyj Idaho, at 5:30 yesterday morning, of H. M. Thatcher, a pioneer of 1855. He was aged 76 years. AH old Salem ites know him well. He left here in 1874. .His wife lives in Sa lem. There are fonr rhildrrn. Mr M. N. Chapman, of Salem; 'Mrs. S. A. Thrall, of Portland; Mrs. W. T. Bell, of Joseph, Wallowa county, arid E. A. Thatcher, of Salem. !No particulars concerning the cause of the death or the time of the funeral were received. '-The receipts of the I county record er's office for the month of January, aggregated $286.15, while those of the county-clerk 'were only S28.a. This Is a good sign, showing that many transfers 01 property and other docu ments are being recorded, as an evi dence, of prosperity, while the smaller receipts in the clerk's office show a de crease in litigation. I - AN , EXPLANATION. j Jones I saw a messenger boy run ning this morning. i ' , Brown Why. what was the matter? ' Jones He had just lost his job. WHEN THE DAY IS DONE. -.' t . . : . : . ' ; .Excess of wealth is cause of coyet- pusness. Marlowe. I As we advance fn lifr. we learn the limits of our abilities. Fronde. Life is not so short. but that there is always time enough for , courtesy. Emerson.- . ' ; - 1- -: The coward never on himself relies, urn to an equal lor assistance flies. ' I Crabhe. That same -man, that rinnith awaie, ' Maie again fight, an other daie. Erasmus . C"Apothegmes Demos- A, moral, sensible, and, well-bred man Will not affront me, and no other can. . - -. -. . . : - f ' . Cowper. - The best of all ; Pills are BEE- CHAM'S. ':'.'... I ."'' ' ! - . 1- k Pasilcnatc t Utterances efSenat i crs VVfclle la Debate PE TTIORf W IS CALIID A TRAITOR Ha Daefira4 AbU! Daway Had Baeog- alaa4 "tha rtllpiaa -Bapaaila aaJad Tay paway.- ' 1 - t . -. v-- v W A SHlVnTON. 1 Ian, t .11. The de it-. ..- bate in the senate, ordinarily calm and dignified, burst today -into passionate utterances i ana) ; bitter recriminations. Senators hurled - denunciations at one another until "the auditors, quivered with excitement The debate grew out of a phase of the Philippine -qucstidn and no scene has ben witnessed since the Siiscussion - of the war resolutions in the last, congress. which.. in sensa tional features' comparre'd with that of today. . .-' " - ' Pettigrew, whOi-has precipitated nearly ail ot the. debates upon tne rnn iooine Question during the present ses siori. soueht to have read a resolution, embodying ' a document written by Emilio Aguinaldo upon the Filipino insurrection, ano containing . nis ver sion of the alleged - recognition : of the Filipino republic by Admiral;JJwey. Lodee. republican of Massachusetts, protested against printing the docu ment in iny form, and read a letter from - Admiral ; Dewey in .which that portion of Aguinaldo s statement - re lating to the admiral was . denounced as a "tissue of falsehoods." The . senators on the floor listened with eager attention, and many gallery spectators leaned far over the -railings in tlierr, desire not to miss a sentence. Lodge " said he preferred accepting Dewey.s word to that of Aguinaldo, and was satisfied the American people would also. r In an impassionate reply. Pettigrew declared that Admiral Dewey had recognized the rihpino republic and, although afforded an opportunity heretofore to deny Aguinaldo s state ments. had not done so. In an in stant a half dozen senators were on their feet; Hawley, the venerable sen ator from, Connecticut, denounced Pet tigrew's action as treason. . ' . In rapid succession Pettigrew was made the tat get of stinging arraign ments made by . Senators Spooner, Hawley, Sewell and. Gallinger. That feeling was at a pitch seldom noted in the senate was evidenced by the pale faces of the men who spoke. Jones, democrat of Arkansas, and Teller, of Colorado., endeavored to stem the tide of protest and deep feeling by concilir atory speeches. , . , , The letter of Admiral Dewey to Sen ator Lodge is as follows: "Washington, Jan. 30, 1900: Dear Senator Lodge;, The statement of Emilio Aguinaldo, as recently publish ed in the Springfield Republican, so far as it relates to me, is a tissue of falsehoods. I never promised, direct ly or indirectly, the independence of the Filipinos. I never treated him as an ally, except to make use of him and the soldiers to assist me in my opera tions against the Spaniards. He never alluded to" the word 'independence' in any conversation with me or my offic ers. The statement, that I received him with military honors or saluted the sy-called I Filipino flag, is absolutely false. (Signed) George Dewey." Spooner read an expression from the late General Lawton, in which the gen eral said: "If I am shot by a Filipino bullet. It might as well come from one of my men. because I know the continuance of fighting is due to the reports sent out here iJrom America." At the conclusion of the scene, which will remain memorable in the senate annals, the financial bill was taken up and discussed. r VVUVVVVVaVWaVV THE BOER GIRL VW-V VWSPaWAWlftrWrWWf There is a brief sketch in the Janu ary Ladies'- Home Journal of "The Boer Hirl rt rmth Africa." tiv Itnw. ard C. Hillegas, who describes the duct gin as a oaugnter 01 sontuae. No civilized cirl An earth he v lives in stirh a lonelv drearv uninter esting country as that -in which this patriotic cniid 01 tne African plain is Content tr live Her nnnct rr'trl - - ...... .. u . w . neighbor lives . ten or twenty miles away. Mr. Hillegas calls her an ideal picture of. womanhood tall, muscular and ruddy-cheeked, ready with rifle in hand to aid her father and brothers id ineir wars, tie says;. , "The : Boers are a navtnral nnn1 content .with the,, simple -. life .which meir occupation carries with it. Their country is the yeldt; a plain far less interesting and beautiful than the trrear Western prairies of America, and un- relieved by. natural growths of treW or shrubs except . along the water courses. In the midst n( ihi nlt;nr brain-fagging veldt the Boer girl -has t 1 a . 0 j ncr nome, and mere she is compelled to soend her life ii artilirut. --A - -. - wv.a.w.. MMU I4IIUT mother , was accustomed - to the finest luxuries and entertainments that Holt land, France and Germany afforded in those davs for the Rrvn Mm, nf high lineage. 1 - . "One-half of the Boer girl's life is SDent ' in' the fntlrwir the Hvrt-c . ttwtA herds of her father. At thebeginning ut me ury season tne tsoer larmer locks his COttace : dnrir anil liMAmt 9 . Ami ad. He places some of -his household effects tin several - large wagons . not unuxe tne. old-time , prairie schooners, and, accompanied by his wife -and chil dren, leads his sheep and cattle in pttrsuit of water and pasture. - "When the. wet season : begins and the nomads have returned to their homes the Boer girl is busily engaged in her studies, which, if the father ... of the family 'has. realized sufficient mon- re. directed Jy a .govjtritess brought from one of the towns. Jf ,a, govern ess .is not provided, the mother teaches the daugtter, and if the finances of the ey from the sale of cattle and sheep family are tod low to allow he pur. chase of the necessary supplies, thett .the Boer girl has the family Bible at her only text-book." j - The Boer gM is taught to dance by her governess and gets to town, a coup, le of times a jyear to attend, commun. ton. sh attains ner-matnmonial afge about sixteen and some Boer youth then begins his long horseback rides to visit her. . ; ' - .; r " The . wedding is an important ,event. Firjng of guns, feasting,, coffee-drinking and dancing take up the time' Until daylight the morning after the cere mony Sometimes -the wedding fesftt. continues on tintil noon the day after. The wedding tour consists of i a jour tiey to the cottage and farm which the young man bail secured from 'his father. It is usually hear the paternal home stead. "' h : " -'': " i : ''!'' V "The Boer girl who lives in ! the' city, ior town," continues Mr. Hillegas, P'has more , opportunities than her country cousin, and she? differs little from the American town girl,-except that instead of English, she uses- the Dutch dialecti called Taal There are many wealthy Boers rn the Transvaal, Town and Grahamstown, can speak several languages fluently.- They- are Sent to the ladies' seminaries in Caje fFown and Grahomstown, 1 can speak French, German and English and can play golf or tennis, as well as the piano- or -violin. They spend" vacations at the seashore at Durban, on the- In dian ocean, or perhaps can be found touring 'in the European capitals'. 1The Boerj girls, whether city or country bred.1 find irt Madame Kruger, ihe wife of the president,"one of their isex whom they adore. Their love for the 'first lady of the land is almost akin to worship, and her picture js to bV seen in a 'prominent position In ev ery Boer homestead in the country. ( "Madame Kruger is a typical Boer Woman of the older generation. Her ancestors were well known Hollanders ; who went t South Africa ' 200 years ago 'to escape - religious persecutions. Although the president is several times a millionaire; Madame Kruger directs all the details of the management of the executive mansion in Pretoria, the capital city of the republic. She has ' several native servants to do the labor: ious part of the household work, but she insists upon preparing and serving her husband's meals and brewing his coffee without assistance from anyone, i The executive mansion' is the reri-. dezvous of every Boer who visits Pre toria: and Madame Kruger shares equally with; her husband the pleasant task of entertaining all who com? in a manner which is highly gratifying to admirers of ; democratic institutions. There are no social distinctions among the Boers', and the country girl who has never been outside the boundaries, of her father's farnv is on the same so cial plane at the executive mansion as the city giri who has just returned from a Parisian ladies seminary; nor does the City girl pretend to be socially su perior. Vanity is not a characteristic ; of the Boer girl; on the! contrary, it" is I her love of others that gives her a high j place in the opinions of those who have " Seen her." '. . .- I .v ' Be she fairer than the day,' : X ,Or the flowery -meads in May, ' If she be hot so to me,- ' IWhat care I'how fair she be? 1 George Wither. J. H. 'HoIIingsworth, of Detrbit, was in the city yesterday. KABBIXD. BROOKS GrGGER. In ' the' office of the officiating 'magistrate. Justice of the Peace H. A. Johnson, in ihe ; Murphy building, at 7. o'clock Wed nesday evening, January -3. i9oOt Miss Annie Glgger to j. Ti, Brooks, Justice Johnson officiating.--The parties reside in Marion county. north .of -Salem.' . , , . .' ., ; . . ' Pile A THAYER. At thef home of his son, E. A. Thayer, three miles east of Sa lem, Tuesday, January 30, 1000, of ichronic dyspepsia F. D. Thayer, in . his eigbty-hfth year. :l ine deceased was born in Midway, Massachusetts, October 7, ; 1815. He came with his father "to Susquehanna, county, Pennsylvania at ; the age of 5 years, and was educated in rranKini academy at Harvard, Pennsylvania. He afterwards removed to Wayne county, Pennsylvarlia, where he re mained up to the year! 1897. rrom 1880 to 1895 he was superintendent of the water works at Homesdale, Penn sylvania. ,. t He was married1 in 18.18 tor MisJ S. Catharine Grant. Three children were the fruit of this marriage,, two of whom still survive him. - Mr. Thayer was married three limes., his third wife pre ceded him , to the home " beyond , in iao. . . . ,;-! . ', - ':.( Soon after reaching Salem in 1897, MJ-. Thayer connected himself with the .First.. Presbyteihm church of. Sa lem, and was much esteemed by all who became acouainted with him. He frequently walked in to 'church and - back, making a journey of six miles. Mr. Thayer was a man of sterling in- kegrity, and pronounced Christian Character. He remained in remarkable Dossession of all his faculties ud to tbe close of his life. He was ready and ; anxious to .depart and be with Christ. . ,. I he funeral. services will be conduct ed by his paspr. Rev. H. A Ketch urn, from the residence of his jph. ' today, ; at II oVlorff - Interment at MacleaV. FEELEY. At the family home in this city on East Leslie street. Wedne day, January i 31, :iooo, of consump- - tion, Mrs. Emma Feeley, aged 37 years.. ; - - - ; va a ' m " - a a .. ff . i ne deceased , was born near saiem. October 6, 1873. and has spent her en tire life -in Marion -county. '-She re-; ceived ner education at the &acre Heart Academy . in ... this ' city, from which institution she was graduated. Ine deceased was in- estimable joung woman. She was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Yannke and about three years ago was married to rrank .freeley, who, with a sixteen- -months bid child, survies r.