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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, TUESDAY, APRIL .10, 1900.
HE KENTUCKY WAR
Soldiers and Police Clash .In the
- . . - 1
Streets of frankfcrt.
BtOODSKED IS NARROWLY AVERTED
A n'rtt of Krrer from lb Decision of too
Supremo Coart ti runted la the .
miction Cases.
FRANKFORT, Ky., April 7. There
is a great excitement , , here tonight.
Two soldiers at. the state house were
ai rested by the police -for drunkenness,
while in the street near tate house. A
squad of twenty-five soldiers dashed
out of the -state house yard, and rescued
their comrades from the policemen.
The policemen resisted, and a number
of shot were iiretfY but no one was
hurt. The soldiers of the opposing a
ministration were drawn up, ready for
action, and trouble was very narrowly
averted. .. ' - " ' ;
Chief Gustice Ilazelrigg, of the court
of -appeals, today "granted a writ of er
mr from the decision of the court of
appeals, to the supreme court of the
United States, in the contest over the
ethers of governor and heutenant-gov
ermr. i " l V-V: .; '"'
A PINE NEW STORE
i
JOS. MEYERS SONS TO OCCtPT THE
OPERA HOUSE.
Building; to Be Remodelled and Modern
I zed for Their l'M-ia Enter
prising; Firm-
(From Daily, April 8th).
Salem is rapidly becoming an up-to-date
city, and tle .merchants and people
in general havc long felt the want of a
modern store, one that will keep ialem
.people from going abroad -when good
menJiandbse is- wanted. .The firm of
Mevers & Sons has been the first
u realise that such a store would be a
Kreat I benefit to the public in general
u-i wi'll as the individuals concerned in
its liianagemem. Their business, after
over twenty years- of steady growth,
has reached the point where they must
branch out in order to meet the grow
inv d-m.-nl-i of their natrons.
Thijs firm has been looking for larger
quarters, in a good location, for some
nine. When tciT wants became Known
i,. K. P. M cGornack he at once decided
to .grasp the opportunity to .make his
property the-abode ' tor their business,
and prepared plans and specifications
1y -which he would remodel the present
pera douscr building into an up-to-date
istore-room with offices and lodge
rooms up stairs. , The buiklirrg -will ic
remodeled as follows: The entire tow
er -floor, as far back as 4he room now
occupied by the Japanese store., "wilt be.
converted into ne room with solid
plate' ghrss '.windows on both Liberty
ami Court streets; the entrance now
leading up to the opera -house will be
the -main entrance to the store, and
: there will be another entrance on Court
vtrect. ciglty .feet from the corner.
Tlie stairway leading up to the second
und third floors .will be located on
Court street, and will he a very attrac
tive entrance wih tiled floor and high
ly polished, finishings; on one side of
the sJrairs wilV be a Murall room, with
trcrrt corresponding to that of the big
vtpre and will very likely be occupied
bv a jewelry store.
"Thte second floor will be fitted up for
-office's which will be occupied only by
the best of tenants. The third floor
will j be arranged into a large lodge
rt.orv which will be occupied by the
several Mx-w-nic bodies.
The basemen Iras a ten4oot ceiling,
wll'jjhave a cement Rocw, and wiMe
i:scd by Meyers & Sons as a department
for trunks, valises, quilts, blankets and
lK-avy goods;: a broad open stairway
will lead from their main store intothe
basement, the receiving room will also
be in the basement, wiere . all gauds
wiH be brought by means of a side
walk elevator for checking and inspec
tion. The hot air furnaces for heating
the entire building will also be placed
in the 5 basement. This firm docs not
intend to open a -general department
s?ore; they rttvlv mean to-departmentize
their dry gKxts and clothing business
a.i it will be almost impossible to handle
their trade otherwise. They Will add
several newrltnes in their new store,
but only such goods as belong to their
present lins.I , .
This store and building will be a
feature of modern design the exterior
to be rcnfbdeled in architecture and
painted a colonial color. On the whole
it will be a credit to Salem as it will
be one of the finest store rooms on the
Pacific coast.' (Window shopping will
soon be the chief pastime of Salcmites.
WASHINGTON ; 5
CORRESPONDENCE . 5
WASH IN'GTON,' D. C April 5
The commission consisting of Judgj
Groscup of Ohicago, ex-Asi.tant Ctm
mis Sorter of Patents Greeley, and
'Francis Foiiics. which has been revis
ing the patent laws is. now engnged in
preparing its final report, a prelimiiary
report having tieen sent- to Confess
Mmietime ago. The object of the work
tt the commission is to harmoni?? the
United States patent law with that of
other countries a.s far as possible, sp
hat we may j better comply -"ith our
engagements j tinder the Interna"! -ml
Patent Union. A-
According; to' J. Martin Miller, of
New York; who is in this city, it pay
to mediate between,- millionaires. Mr.
Miller says that J. B. Dill, who brought
about the reconciliation letwccn Car
negie .and Frick. received t!e largest
fee ever paid to a lawyer Said he; "The
combination in the company with
000.000 capital was formed list Wednes
day, and Mr, Dill, who is widely known
as an organizer anl promoter, was
called; in to bring the two. factions .1 to-
cether. if oossfble.; This he did sue
ccssfully in one morning, where every
one and every thing else natl tailetl. 1 tie
PirJlt lV!.he huge eaI lni together 1
tly informed, a cool million-oonar
lie has been selected to secur h
corporation of the company, and-1 is
now irt P,ttOurg for that purpose." If
.tK,c ma rrKK can afford to ray
tuch enormous prices for the suppres
sion Of a SUIt whlfh ntmht
fjarrassmg disclosures, harmony must
toe very necessary to tfim
Representative Gronr rS V-,,
quoted as expressing 1iis earnest inten
tion to try to bring a favorable rtport
at this session of . Congress on the bill
lurtner taxim? oWimnrr-r;n xt
hearings are still to be held on the
bill, however, as the dairv in.-rfsts f
new Emttand: V Vnri- -.,. vr..
land, and a number of western states,
nave Mill to present their case.
' By unanimous consent, ; ihe ! Honse
has passed a bill for the
designs for the erection of a statue of
teneral Orant on land owned by the
United States in this citr. The bill
provides that the Secretary of War, the
chairman -of the joint committee on
the library, the President of -lie Senate,
and the Speaker of the Houe cf Rep
resentatives be appointed a commission
to secure from leading artiits or arch
itects competitive plans jtr designs of
such k statue or memoriaL T!ie sum oi
$ro.ooo is appropriated for expenses at
tending the securing of .-uch d : signs
and for the payment to the five artists
or architects, whose plans may be fa
vorably considered by the commission
which shall be reported io Co:irress
with a careful estimate of the cost of
such memorials or statues.
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin is
credited with the design 'of ' driving
Senator Tillman, of pitchfork fame,
from the floor of the Senate, Hcieto-fore-
Senator Tillman 'has ruled. Few
have cared to clash with him, bectuse
he does not fight with - the weapons
whicli the other Senators are accustom
ed, matching his pitchfork and c'ub
against their ' rapiers. It is said that
Senator Spooner has chafed undir thi
,H1
domination and has at last tiken the
field against Mr. Tillman.: Certain it
is. that on the debate on- the Porta Ri
can appropriation bill. Mr. Spooner
locked horns wih the big South Cno
liniart and finally drove !im to fcis
seit. almost silenced for .he inoment.
The Senate is watching tlie; contest with
hope in its heart.
The details of our foreign commerce
for the eight months ending v.iih Feb
ruary, are as gratifying as those relat
ing to the-grand total for that month
which, a 5 announced some some days
ago. surpassed the record -t any pre
ceding February. The detaPs of the
export and import figures fjr :he tightly K "e apprppriation mrwi
rrromhs endingwith February show ij mate tthe disposal x thes:
..rUin ,wimnt , Pe.m. bifls will require twx or three weeks
com
merce, and .especially that which re
lates to manufacturers. An increased
importation of taw materials for the use
of our manufacturers and an increased
exportation of -manufactured articles,
are the striking features of the rcbru
ary statement of imports and exports.
The automobile fad has ben adopted
and is being carried on vi:h great en-Phusias-m
among the 400 of Washing
ton, the- new motor1 now being vcry
wide!ytfsed by the wealthy. Every
style in existence i owned by some
ore or the other. . One of the han'Nom
est o-f these conveyances is the N'icto
ria automobile used by trie Austro-Hun-garian
Minis-ter and the Baroncs llen
gelmnller. The Baroness is the ac
knowledged beauty of the diplomatic
corps. She possesses ne .if the ntw
English automotiles of unusual fr-eiht.
Hs carriage is of dark blue enamel
ami is upholstered in light gray. Ev
ery morning when the . weather is fine,
tfhe Baroness is, seen dn the thorough
fares of the city, piloting her on horse
less vehicle in a most skillful manner.
General Greeley of the Signal Siv
ice. advocates the establishment ji" a
military telegraph line conne;d.ig the
headquarters of the new Department
of Alaska with Cape Nome and -ther
ni'litary stations in Alaska. It "vill cost
a1out $500,000. General Greeley sys:
"The erowinz commercial imporrance
of Alaska and the prospective future of
that country, as indicated by the nest
experts, show conclusively that a sys
tem of communication for this depart
ment should be undertaken at once for
the proper control and cconomicjl re
ministration of this district. It is
tHiought trat the area can be confollcd
with a much smaller mi'itirv force, and
tlierefore much more economi.,illv .Tid
efficiently by a proper system of com
munication between isolated forts.
SAY IT IS A JOKE
DEMOCRATS THINK LIGHTLY OK AI
MIKAL DEWEF1) CANDIDACY.
A row KxproMloos Obtolood from the Dot-
gtos mt tho Domoerotl - Coa
1 tmUm Yesterday,
(From Daily. April Sthl
Locally, among Democrats at least,,
the announcement of Admiral Dewey
as a candidate for the J Presidency, is
considered a huge joke, hot equalled in
iffodern times. Having : once declined
the nomination tor the office, it is tte
general opinion, that it is now too late
for him to change bis mind. In fact:
thi2 admiral, off a ship, is quite like a
fish out of water he is out of hu ele
ment. I f ;
A Statesman representative yesterday
circulated among the delegates at the
Marion county Democratic convention
and obtained expressions from a num
ber of .the prominent Democrats. To
the query. "What do you thmic ot Ad
miral Dewey's candidacy for the Presi
dency?" the following sentiments were
expressed:- '
T. B. Wait Tt does not amount to
anything. Take any man out of his el
ement, and -he is like a fish out of wz
ttr '' ' i: Ji 1 -;
Frank Holmes "Dewey is simgty a
sideshow of-the Republican party.
B. B .Colbath Think Dewey s Can
didacy at this late day aa extremely un
wise move," - ' ; . ' - -
T W. Davenport I think Mark
Hanna made a mistake by not announc
injr Dewey's candidacy on April isL
D Palmer "It is a 1iuge joke.
tV, H. Downing I think it is too
!a:e He lias made a record, but now
SpriHEf Godfrey-"! think it a huge
"1 . . t . .i nrLl Van- head
-fake
e, - isotnws lu
4. t- liayoen - -
nouncement is too. late.
T L. Da vkion "The Democrats do
not- think much about Dewey's candi
dacy There was a time wlien he could
ha V" announced himself on either side,
and it would have been all right, but
U is now too late.
'Francis Feller "I-' think he made a
great blunder, in disposing, by gift, of
property donated him by the people of
the United States. 4.There is no danger
of him becoming president."
A. Schreiber "He is not in iti " He
declined once, but has since got mar
ried, and -his wife wants' a home at the
national capital. She runs him. ; .
f REPUBLICANS IN POLK.
THE COUNTY CONVENTION
NAMES ITS TICKET. '
B. F, Mulkey Nominated to Succeed
. t . Hinrsek as State Senator
Other Nominees. - ,
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DALLAS. Or,, April 7 The repub
lican, convention for Polk,, county was
held iiere today, put up a full county
ticket, and adjeurned. The -delegation
to the state convention is T unanimous
for die re nomination of Judge; C E.
Wolverton for -supreme judge, 2nd for
judge V. L. Wells, for joint represent
ative. The delegations to stale
congressional conventions are;
State delegation J. iM. Stark, Fred
Doughty. Otis Wolverton. J. H. Haw
ley, D. L. Keyt. H. B. Cosper. Chal
m C. Kirkpatrick. M. D. Eflis, J. S.
Cooper. f "
Congressional Sam Phillips. Thos.
Wamt, F. 'A. Patterson, Bart Tru'.Kng
er. Lee Steiner. Fred Toner. Frank
Gibson, Ira Smith. George tCelty.
The county ticket is as follows
Senator, B. F. Mulkey. of iMonmooth-
representaijve. O.'-L. Hawkins, f Inde
pendence; judge, John H. Hawley.
MonmontJi; commissioner. J. B. Teal.
Falls City; sheriff. R. F. Conner. Balls-
ton; clerk. U-S. Laighory. Luckiaimite:
assessor. K. L. (reene. Spring Vallev;
superintendent. Leonard Starr. Fall?
City; treasure J. W. Caldwell, Dallas;
surveyor, Edgar Collins. Dallas; coro
ner, Dr. L. N. tWoods. DaMas.
A REPUBLICAN PLAN.
Senators Anxious for Final Adjourn
. ment in June.i, ,
AVash.ington. April 7. The republican
caucus committee on order of business
of the senate -held a session today, butj
when it adiourned the members decktrJ
ed. that nothing had been definitely de
cided upon beyond tdie f steady effort
o secure the "final disposition of the
measures now receiving? the attention!
of the senate. These' are the Quay
case, the Philippine bill; the Afaskaii
code bill, and the appropriation bill
time, and say that there will yet b
plenty ot time to decides what measures
to take up next. They -are quite deterf
mined to close the session during thf
first baJf of June, and on this- a-ccour.it
may have to temporarfly sacrifice sevi
eral measures whicli are very seriously
championed by individual senators. 1
MOHiAIR. At iDallas, yesterday,
the Pol-k County M-cfiiair Association
held a meeting to receive offers on the
mohair, owned by the members, near
ly all of the goat breeders of Polk coun
ty beinsr represented.! Several offers
iwere made, the highest ol whioli, 28jrJ
cents per pound made by Wm. ' Br won
& Co:, of Salem, being considered far
too low, and the association rejected
all proposals. Last year the price se
cured was 31 cents.: Fifteen tliousarid
pounds of Linn county mohair was olio
Tcprescmea in tne pool, out no salt
were made.
FAST RIDING. A. warrant .waslait
evening jssued ior Watt Shipo arid
Charles Stanton, by Recorder N. J.
juaan, upon information lurnisicI by
a citizen, charging 4he twx jxung men
with ridin-g a tandem above the sped
limit altowe 1y the ordinance. Chijef
of Police Gibjson Isened the. warraw:,
and the two young men .wfll appear be
fore the recorder on Tuesday morning
for trial. f j
ARTICLES FILED. The1 Sanitafy
Feather Renovating Company filed ab
ides of incorporation in the state de
partment yesterday. The company prb
poses o operate and seW patented
leather renovatirig macJiinerv. in Ore
gon. The company has its headquart
ers m I'ortraml.! tne caprtar-stock fix
ed at $1000 each, is divided Into shares
valued at $100 eoh. J. R. U, Sellwooxl.
Lewis C. Gartigus. and E. V. Se1lw"ood
are the incorporators of record. ' j
t SUIT. J.j A. Sell wood began
action, in the County court yesterday,
against A. W. Long and wife for the
recovery of $too and interest at 8 pe
cent from September 14. 1894, less $10
paid, alleged to be due on account jof
a note of that date. Attorney s tee,
amounting to $20, were also demanded.
Real property! iwa attached. Ikmh-i-n
& Martin are attorneys for the plaintiff.
A SCHOLARLY ADD R ESS The
Stayton .Mail, of Friday, says: "Sun
day morning: Rev. G. W. Grannis. D-
D., of balerrt, deavereo an interestirig
and sohoJarly address from the Metho
dist pulpit. His sermon prefaced ' a
short talk on Willamette University.
of iwhioh institution be is J: financial
agent. . . 1 " ' - I
DELEGATES ELECTED OSive
Lodge. No. 18. I. O. O. F. last nifcht
flectet! delegates to attend the gna
lode whicli meets at Astoria on -May
17th. The delegates elected were: J.
IL McNary. F. W. Waters and Web
ster Holmes.
reastir
STATE TAXES. State .Treasurer
Clias. S. 1 -Moore r yesterday r received
$5000 frorii the treasurer 01 KJamat
county, on , account of that county's
taxes ot the year loot itits tn?
second payment received from Klam
ath. $2250 having been- credited to that
county a week ago. ; ; ' r
TRANSFERRED. Rosarma Car
lte. the female prisoner at the neni ten-
tiary who was, on Friday, adjudged in
sane, was yesterday ransjerred to we
asylum, upon an order from the goer i
ncr. . . - ; v -:; .
Envy i a passion40-uIl of coward
ice arid shame that nobody ever had
the confidence to own, h; Rochester.
PEACE DECLARED.
lVfi Atni iM vour time rcadiita
about the Boer War and the Gold
Fields of Alaska? There are other
matters oi vital importance: yoo rosy
make a trip East, and wSl want) to
know how to traveLv Io order to. have
tv, . rrl-. e the - Wisconsin
Centrai Ry.. between St. Paul and Chi
cago. For rates and otner tnionnanon,
write Jas. A. Clock, General Agent,
Portland, Oregon. f d w.
A VOTE OF THANKS
EFHCIEXCT OF SALEM'S COMMERCIAL
. OKGAKIZATIOX
Is feort"d By tko PortlMM Chaabtr of
Csmuk-Mock to Bo Aeeoa
pltokcd by Co-operotioo.
The Portland and Salem Oambers of
Commerce have labored together most
harmonious! y for several months and in
that time h4ve done, much to advance
the mterest of ; the , state and particu
larly riie illamettc valley, ..
Botir chambers are now wDrking'car
nestly to secure an adequate appropri
ation at the hands of the present eoq
giess with which to make an extension
ot the. jetty and make other needed im
provements at the mouth. ff the Columr
bia riier. 'It is quite ;essential to, the
h;ptlne interests of the . state-that the
ppopriation be ectlred. and represen
4at?OBs portraying; the -actual existing
conditions are being forwarded to the
congressionar delegation; urging a
prompt and. favorable consideration ol
the petitions. ;
The fol!owing extract is taken from
a letter received yesterday from the
Portland Chamber of Commerce, which
goes to show that the work of the Sa
lem Chamber is thoroughly appreci
ated: i: I .j -":
"I beg to advise you .that on motion,
duly seconded, a vote oi thanks of the
trustees of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce was tendered1 to Mr. H. B-
Thielsen, secretary Salem Qtamler of
Commerce, for his efforts in the "matter
of attracting attention 01 congressional
Wl"rates to the , necessities in the mat
ter 01 the Columbia riycr bar, and the
secretary was instructed o to advise
you." -; j U .
GASTORIA
For Infants and CMldren.
Tlis KinlYca Hats teajs Bssgh!
Bears -Ufa
&ign&tur of
DEMOCRATS IN CAICUS.
DECIDE UPON OPPOSITION TO
PUERTO RICAN -BILL.
Members of the Party. Urged to Be in
Their Seats When the Final
Vote is Taken.
iWASHIiNGTON. April y.'TJie
Democratic members of the house ot
representatives Bicld : a caucus ; tonight,
to determine upon plans in connection
with the approaching vote on the Puerto
Kic6 bi!l.i About ninety mmo-rs v.-cre
present. -The chief attraction wasgiven
the Question of pairs, as the vote as ex
pected to be -so close that the ' result
may depend upon the pairing of- mem
bers. The following resolution? were
adopted: '
"Resolved that all democratic mem
bers are urged to return to -Washing
ton at once. That hereafter the 'demo
cratic members will nmke no genera
t permanent pat. Hiat all pairs
shall be made in -writing, and" shall be
signed by one of itlie members designat
ed the our party caucus to arrange
pairs.
..Richardson, the Democratic floor
leader, offered the folkuwing resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, that, as a -party, we de
clare our unalterable ' opposition to the
Treasure now pending before congress
entitled A bill temporarily to provide
revenues for the relief of Puerto Rico
and hereby enjoin upon every democrat
to be present in the bouse of represent
atives -when the vote is taken thereon
and record his, vote against it."
Tbe action taken will enable the min
ority to make, arr exceptionally strong
showing against the liH -when the vote
is taken next Wednesday.
. B R ETH R EN FALL O UT.
Democrats and Populists Quarrel in
Convention in Pendleton,
Pendleton, Or.. April 7. The most
sensational proceedings occurred today
in irne Democratic cotintv c mvetiU-'-n
when R..-M. O'Brien, a Populist, v. alk
ed to the rostrum, and charged that
Republican influence, was being ex?rt
ed to defeat the unioni of the DniCHTatic
and Populist parties. A tew miniues
later. D- B. Watson. a Democr.itic del
clegate, arose and, )tt tone of fierce
denunciation, accused J, 1. 1 tinkle
secretary of-the Populist county com
mittee. Tdfhh having repeatedly offered
to sell "his influence, first, to .he Dem-
rocrats.; and, when not receiving it. nak
ing the same offer to the Kcp-ablicans
Watson offered, to prove the stit incr.t
entire. ,:
ONE BATTLE REPORTED.
GENERAL GATACRE HAS SRUSI
WITH THE BOERS.
More Activity. Shown Arotind T ady
brrtith f and Oeneral Bn'.er Js
Threatened by, the Eneny.
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LONDON. tAnril 8. No news wc
issued by the "war, office last i.ight.
Noneiwas received from the ront. ex
ccp that from Bloemfojitein dated
April 41ft. relating, to rfie engagement
of General Gatacre at Kodiersburg,
which: seems to have been held back
by the censor. ' H i reported f;om
Ladywmtth that the' Boers are begin
nin to construe General Bull ;r"s in
activity as a sign of fear, or inability
to resume active operation. Hence
theiv are showing much activity, partic
uTarly .around Biggarsburg, and ire
said tb be plannmz to outflaak tteteral
Buller. by an advance in . force by way
of Helpmaakar. itie uoer state ma
the Coles her and Stormberg commaa
does. ntm.berine 6000 men - and teit
guns, have reached Kroonstad.
AN ENGAGEMENT.
. nioeriortein. April 4- General
acre ha-1 an engagement with the cc
emy at Redder sterg today.
" SILVER DICK BLANp.
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Eulogies on Jlis Life Pronounced by
v, . - congressmen. 1
Wavhitvrton ' April 7. The house to
day paid a tribute to the memory of
the fate Richard Parks Bland, of; Mis
souri, popularly knowr as "Silver Dick
Bland, who -was mfember of the bouse
ior 26 years. Splendid eulogie &l tlie
lite and career of tthe great chanHion
of silverere offered by the members
a botttgstde of the: political aisie. -A
resolution "was! adopted, calling
uoon the secretary Sol war Kir inform
ation. to whether Charles E, Magoon,
legal adviset of the insular bureau.- hal
eer rendered an opinion that, oy the
tieaty wich Spain. tle eonstitutkm ws
extended over Puerto Rico and the
Philippines. I" ;
STRANGE BIBLE FACTS.
The letrned Prince of Granada, heir
to the Spanish- thrime. imprisoned by
order of the Crown; for fear he should
aspire to the throne, was kept in soli
tary confinement in the old nrin at
the Place of Skulls. 4 Madrid. After
thirty-three years in this living tomb
death came to bis release, and the foj
lowimr remcrkable researches, taken
rom the Bible and mnrkeJ with an old
nail on the rough walls of his cell, told
how the brain sought employment
through the weary years;
In the Bible ther word "Lord' M
found I.853 times. ;'
The word "Jehovahv 055 ,imes.
The word "reverend" nut .once and
that in the ninth verse of Pialm ext.
The eighth, vers of the n-ntiyiev-
cntOt Psai-m is the middle verse oi the
Bible. : f
The-ninth 'Verse te eigAy' tTitr
oi ussier is tne longest.
The thirty-fiih verse of the eleventh
chapter of St; JohnHs the shortest.'
In the one hundred anl scven:n
Psalm four verses are alike he eighth.
fifteenth, twenty-first and tairty-firf. ;
lEzra vii, 21. contains all the :c;tcrs
of the alphabet, except j.
I-.ach verse 01 tlte one hundred and
thirty-sixth Psalm pnds alike.
No names or words with more than
six syllables are found in the fible.
The thirty-seventh chapter ot Isaiah
and nineteenth chapter of Second Kings
are alike. '
The word "girl occurs but once 'm
the Bible, and "that in the third verse
of the third chapter of Joe!.
there are found 111 both hooks 01
the Bible 3 S38-48J ktters. 'ords.
tt..t7.1 verses. 1.18a chapters -t.id
books.
The twenty-sixth chapter of tic Acts
of the Apostles is the finest thap;er to
read.
The most beautiful chapter, u the
twenty-third Psalm.
the four most inspiring promises aie
John xiv. 2;- vi, 37; .Matthew', xi. jS;
INnim xxxvi. 4. '
The first verse of the fiftieth chan;er
of Isaiah is the one for the new con
vert. 1
All who natter themselves witu vein
?Kastirg should read the sixth chanter
of Matthew. !
All humanity should learn the kixih
chapter of St. Luke from the 'twentieth
verse to its ending. ; ; -
TH EL PESSIMIST ON BABIES.
'The city hall pessimist was called
upon to resixmd to a toast at a banquet
given at one of the downto,wn hotel
the other niglit, saj-s the: ' Chicago
Journal. The subject assignca to Imrn
by the joker iw-ho arranged the toast
list was Our Babies. the pessimist
hasn't any baliies; and k is lucky for
them that he hasn t. Here is what he
said: '
"Babies ladies r and gentlemen 1
have always regarded as -being a pub
lic -necessity. They are more reliable
to get up by than any alarm clock, and
are a source of revenue to paregoric.
soothing syrup and other get-nch
quick concerns. They are the future
constituents of nurs-eing politicians
and as a pessimist I know their value
as a warp to optimism. v spannauie
babv is a srreat blessing to have around
the house when the bread burns or the
mril.k- ours in the tomatoes. 'A wratbv
woman mieht find it difficult to spank
her husband.' or her dather. mother
sister or brothers. Some one bas
said th-at mati has reached the profane
age; that a wide; knowledge of swear
words 19 absolutely essential these
days. Let me tell you that we vc also
reached the spanking age. When
man become all-tempered He swears.
When a woman gets mad .she spanks
ihe baby. 'Babres have other uses
too. '
"However, mv particuar admira
tion for the baljy dies in the fact that
lie at all times appreciates the fact that
he is a baby, die tiever imagines rum
self anything he is not. lie never
makes speeches on the money question
or other thing be doesn't know any
thing about, die's not a faddist, and
doesn't worrv about the moral involved
in certain theatrical productions. Uh
j ten you, tne oaoy is ih iikiu. j
the pessimist, -who had become thor
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oughly warmed up on the subject,
mopped his perspiring brow.
PRUNE PICKLES.
Twelve pounds of large, ripe prunes,
all having a stem, and nibbed off with
a cloth; each prune being perforated
four to six times with a darning needle.
Put the prunes in a new 'kettle, take
ix pounds of, cube sugar, two and a
hatf quarts of wine vinegar,' then let it
boil a quarter off an hour; beat the
whites of eggs to a froth, adding a little
tie cold water, put it in-the vinegar, and
skim -well; then pour it boiling hot on
the prunes, and cover tHem until the
next dav; then pour the vinegar oft tb
prunes, hoil again for half an hour, and
pour it boiling over the prunes again;
the third day you add a half an ounce
of cinnamon and half an ounce ot
cloves, and boil tit -with the prunes on
a brisk fire; and as soon as they boil
take them out immediately, and when
the prunes are cold, pat them in a jar,
put paper saturated in brandy over the
prunes, and cover the jar with" waxed
paper.. '.' ; r ;,, f -:;:: '-!-, .
' "'.!'
He slipped on a banana! peel, ' '
While running for a car.
Hi neck reposed upon? hi heel,
He got an awful jar f
He did not swear a single swear.
The cusswords did not come, j
He uttered not a wvl of care '
; For he was deaf and dumb-X .
Baltimore Mnerrcan.
Werther had a love for Charlotte,
Such as words couM never utter;
Would you know how he first met her?
She was cutting bread and butter.
Thackeray, "The Sorrows of Wer-
ther. '.', - : ;
XHSREPRESENTATION. .
Mr. J. C. Goodale had himself inter
viewed by an Oregonian reporter and
in that paper of. the 6th is made" tc y:
"Salem's " taxes seem high," Mr.
Goodale said; "but in reality thty are
a- It i trite we tuv .11 auls a
total within the city limits, while tlw.se
outside get along on 20. but the as
sessed valuation is low. not ueing 11 r re,
than one-fourth of the cash value 01 me
property." In fact, no pnperty-wner
would care to tell hi holding Lor even
tour tunes the assessor s va.uai.yu.
TJierefote. wJiat seem to be if nulls
is really tetween 7 and K miles.
Instead ot, 31 miles the ttai levies
in Salem-are over 40 mills i ir :8ty, as
iobows: '- "
State and County-tax,.
22 DS'M;y-
10 M:1U
6 Co A ill
l 05 Mills
City tax. ...
School district tax
Koad tax.. .... ..
40 05 Mills
If Mr. Goo laic wlsJie to buy snj
Salem property at even tlw asess;r s
valuation, he can find a larger amount
at such figures than he pays taxes up
on. And if ihis is assessed at cne-fourth
its value, 4ie must be -escaping his just
share. The fact is Salem's valuation is
relatively higher than that of Portland,
or of most, if nVt all. of the counties
of the state. 'And in few, any, do the
combined levies arhoiint t.o lour per
cent.
SALlvM.
Burn to be great;
Pay not thv nraise to lofty things alone.
the plain are everlasting as the bills.
The bard cannot have twtf pursuits;
' auffht else' i
Comes on the mind with the like shock
: as thoitizh 1
Twa vorldl had gone to war ind met
in air.
, FEED STORES.
BREWSTER & WHITE
No. 91 Court Street 'Phone 1781
Dealers in Hay j Gran, . At ill Feed.
Flour. Sat.; La ml' Plaster etc. Special
prices on Urai and Short in iniantuyt
A complete st tick tl llvus in stork,
bulk ami- package at the lowx-st priivs
in the tatc i .
DEALERS IN GRAIN.
WHEAT BOUKUT
r exbangctr tor: llniur ari k-ef mt
branch oflicc -of Aurora Roller Mills.
warehouse jn Trade street, near Hi-gti,
Salem, Oregon. 1
BICYCLE RE PA 1 K ! N'G.
G. A. ROBERTS
Bicycle Repairing
. New and 5econd-Hand Wheels
105 STATE STREET SALEil OR
TINNING AND PLUM bTnG.
T. S. I BURROUGHS
TINNINO AND PLUMBING
iGas an.l , S.eam fitting. 'Manufact
urer of , Hop and! .'Fruit ' Pipe. '"
103 Stat 3t.. Tel. 151. Salem, Or.
'.BIACKSMIT'H'iNG.
1a F R S7TITH
-HORSESHOER AND GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Carriage and W'agonmaking.. sicciaV
attenvii paid to- iitterfering and lame
ness of horses.' ' j
185 Commercial St., 'Opp..- -Brewery
DENTISTS.
EVERETT M. HURD
;m. d , d, m. d.
DENTIST
Rooms 6 and ;7, opposite PoMoflice,
' upstairs.
5ALEM, . OKEOON .
' , .- i1 Ji
PHYSICIANS. J
J. F. COOK, M. D.
BOTANICAL, 'DOCTOR j
Cures Con sum ptiom. Cancer, Tumors, !
Gravel and Kidney Troubles, Asthma.
Skin and Jkme. Diseases, l-wiflwut knife,
plasters, posison or painl Afso Blind
ness. 1 Salem, Oregon.
it-
D. D. KEELER
, VETERINARY SURGEON
mnJ STOCK INSPECTOR....
Corner Center and -Front sliVets. foot
of- Steel -Bridge, Salem Oregon.
LfVERY STABLES.
LOUIS MILLER & SON
I'fOpr1U)r of th
. ...CLUB STABLES...
iBet Singe taml Double Rig's in the
city, dies caregiver to boarding and
transient stock. THcphune 241.
Cor. Liberty ami Ferry St.,' Salem.
H. R. PAGE iW. A. STEPHENS
PAGE STEPHENS
dlprses weH fed, gccl accomnxda
t ions. Fine Rgs. mmm Kig fr
coirmicrctal men a Specia'fy. 'Horses
bearded by day, week or month.
Red froni Lirory, feed end Boordina single
164 Commerciar St., TeL 8s 1. Salem
WILLAMETTE STABLES
South Commercial St., Salem, Oresoa
Having Iooght V. J. Huffman's
Feed and Livery business, we ybavse-
moved k ito Hhe Willamette Stable
sc4tJi of the bridge on CummepdA
street, where we will be foxinir-prepar-ed
to serve the public in the best pfs
Ae manner. -We furnish rig for driv-irz-
Gentle teanvs for ladies ami gool
accomnvxkitionsi for transient team.
Board horse by day or -week. A
blacksnvth "dir-o will be run in connec
tion wih the barn, where ' you can get
your horee hol and all kinds of re
pairing done. All work guaranteed
satisfactory.
HAROLD & REYNOLDS