WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, TUESDAY. AUGUST 71900.
THE ADVANCE
ilAS BEGUN
Allied Forces March on PeLIn to
Rescue the Ministers.
CARL II HUNG: GUAM'S TACTICS
Intended to Delay the International
Column Chinese Troops Will
' Resist the Advance. : .
LONDON', "Aug. 4 According to a
special dispatch from Sltaughai. dated
August 3d,' 4 he -advancing column of
allies was reported there yesterday, to
hare reached a point thirty-five miles
lteyond Tien T.siiL Not hiug from auy
other point eorroltorated this state
ment. In fact, the Standard goes so
far as to way that it fear the real ad
vance, apart from preliminary; nueas
11 res, has nt Jet begun. Tien Tsin
dispatches dated July 30tJt lell of an
action which In termed a "reconuals
auee between Jajianese- and Chinese,
two mile beyond the Hsi Ku arsenal,
In which the Japanese withdrew, after
suffering thirty casualties.
The .Tien Tsin corresomieut of J he
Standard. under date of July 27lh, "de
clares that the Americans and (Jermaits
have . Iteeii ordered to-; move forward
without waiting, for lite-British.
A Che Foo special rei torts the safety
pf all foreigners in IVkin and the re
ceipt of a letter from Dr.. Clieltnani,
tinted Pekin, July 2uth, haying that on
llte'p'revlons day Sir Claude ' MacI bui
lt It I, the British Minister, hao agreed
to a truce, providing the Clone?! came
no closer and rout in tied:
"We hoiH thi means relief. but hav
lug defeated the Chinese, ,vc ale Tear
ful t,f tn acherv. All are exhausted
i -
with nm.itaBt watching lighting; and
digging trtmhe.s."
j MORE DIPLOMACY.
. Washington, Aug. 3. Another move
was made today to the diplomatic sit
uation by tin return of an evasive an
swer by Li Hung Chang, to Sirn-tary
of Stafe Hay's peremptory demand of
August 1st, lo Ih put in communica
tion with tlie foreign oilicials at PekiuJ
Li's answer, is not liual, and leave
the matter open to diplomacy, but Li's
action, as reMtriel by Consul General
Goodnow, Is timiuestiouably sinwre
and will n mount to a tiual rejHt.ou
of the American proposition If persist
eI in. ... ... -
tJtKnlnow's dlspatcli con tains i-aoine
further iufornuithn lnnirtug , on- th
tiuesthut of ix-spinisibilily fr tin Pe
kill conditions, in the ia lenient that
the -omniauder t( the Chiuese trois,
by iiiferentv, answeraile to the" CJii
nese tSoveruineiit, ordered the Puo
Tiug jiiassiifre. It-is learned) how
ever, tint t LI Ping lloug. the v com
mander. Is well known to ail Chinese
otlielals as one of the most rabid anti
foreign loaders in China. He is a close
friend of It! nee Tuau. aud tile associ
Mtlon of thes -two in the Pekin nffair
with the power ltehind them to cause
the igtjoiuinous death of two high of-
.liclals. is regarded 'here as a bad sign.
UenernI CiiaQ'ee's mef'Siige as to the
linexKHtisl resitaiii-e oITei-ed to lis
Japanese reiiin:t isan-e is regarded
by the military men hero as forecast
ing a greater legree of iisit ion to
the Interim tioiii I advance than had
been anliclitel. aud they ore now
Mtisfieil the Chinese troops will 'fur
. nish material for at least one severe
imttle lifor tin way Is clesir t Pekht
A joint memorial to the tl:ntsr. coo
eurreil In by all t'hinese" Ministers
abroail. iiK'liKling Minister: Wu
in Wasltiugton. demanding tbt fre
communication b opeiunl Itetween the
Pekin Miiilsters and their respective
Governments, is cousidcre! very im
imrtant. It is an indication that the
Chinese Ministers abroad hare at last
reacluil 11k unanimous conclusion that
the situation is no longer to Ite tririVd
BAD BLOOD,
-i
BAD COMPLEXION.
The skin is the seat of an almost end
less rariety of diseases. They are knsmi
by various names, but are all due to the
same cause, acid and other poisons in
the blood that irritate and interfere with
the proper action of the skin. ; i ; j
To have a smooth, soft skin, free from
all eruptions, the blood must be kept pore
and healthy. The many preparations of
arsenic and potash and the large numbei
of face powders and lotions generally
- used in this class of diseases cover up
for a short time, but cannot remove per
snanently the ugly blotches and the red,
disfiguring pimples. s j .
Eternal vlgllanco s that artoe
of a beautiful complexion
when such remedies are relied on. I
Mr. It T. Shobe. Lucas Awnnt. St. UU,
" Mo., aajni : " Mr daaghtrr w alHictcd for
ritlt disfiguring eruption on her f ce, whtcb
tesisted all treatment, hhe vrs taken to twe
celebrated health aprtngs, but received nJ bn
fct. Many medicine -jrere preacribeii, but wtth
eat reault, nntil w decided to t ry 8. S.i S.. nd by
the time th first bottle aufi Dished t be era pt too
began to disappear. A docen bottles cared hei
completely and left bee akin perfectly smooth
She ta now aeventeea year old. and not a sia;n 1
the emboli fiim diaeaae baa ever ret anted. ' -S,
S. S. is a positive, unfailing cure fot
the worst forms of skin troubles. It u
the greatest of all blood purifiers, and the
only one guaranteed purely vegetable,
"i Bad blood makes bad complexions.
purities ana invigo
rates the old and
makes new, rich blood
that nourishes the
KrwY-v anil Iceervt the
akin active and healthy and in propet
condition to perform its part toward!
carrying off the impurities from the body.
If you have Eczema, Tetter, Acne, Sal!
Rheum, Psoriasis, or your skin is rougt
end pimplv, send for our book on Blood
' and Skin Diseases and write our physt
cians about your case. No charge what
ever for this service. I :.-
SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPAKY. ATLAXTA, 6A-
with. Their action may be regarded
a a final effort on their part to Influ
ence the Government -and its outcome
is awaited with great Interest.
jit U thought the advance on Pekin,
if started, could not have progressed
far beyond Tien Tsin. as the outiwst
encounter as far as described by Gen
eral Chaffee, took place only ten miles
out of the town." : ;
I SERIOUSLY HANDICAPPED.
i Washington, Aug. 3. The operations
of the American forces In China; are
seriously liand!caiped by the delay In
landing -the cavalry horses, owing to
a lack of lighters and other small craft;
A trout 3-"y American troops, including
77s) marines, are In the vicinity of Tien
Tsin. available for active operations
against the Chinese capital, with pros
peet of :JO reinforcements from the
United Ktates arriving In Small de
tachments within the next two mouth
CONVERTS MURDERED.
! Iiondon, Aug. 3. Nearly afl the cor
reiondents t-onhrui the reports of a
wholesale massacre of Christians out
Ride IVkin, the correspondent of the
I tally News giving -the number killed
as between H,(Ki and 15.00O, all de
fenseless iVm verts. Imperial troops
jo it Is stateddid Hie dastardly work
A LAltGE ESTATE
Archbishop Ifennes.-ey's Will Filed for
i ; Proliate.
r St- Panl. Miotic Aug. a The will or
the late Archbishop John Hennessey,
of Ih1uiih Iowa, has lteen tiled for
proliale hel p. The whole . estate
ainot'iifs to aboiit Jl.iNiO.OoO. The
properly is ..'.divided among relatives,
and a sisterhood 'of the clturclu
lilt A DSTlT EETS. R EI0 RT.
ruiiures t.asi wees --reuier j.uuu. i.H5t
: Year. ... "j
New York, Aug. 3. Rradstreet's will
jy tomorrow:
Easiness failures for the week num-U-r
t"7T as against 183 last week, l,"s
in this week a year ago. The Canadi
an failure's for the week number
tweuty-uiue. as against thirteen last
week, twentyisix in this week a year
:-'. " 4 .
SAILED FOR CHINA.
Ctumnis-tloiKT Rm-khilion the Way to
, . ltegin His Wtt.k.
San "Fra-neisco, Aug. 3. The steam
er America -Marti, sailed this afternoon
for 4 h. Orient. Among the passengers
on ttortrd art Itrlgadier-General Jas. II.
Wilson, and W. W. Rockhiil. Com-niissiotM-r
from the United States to
China. i
KILLED HIS WIFE'S LOVER.
A WALLA WALLA MAN AVENGES
HIS WRONG. 1
Found a Prison Guard In '.lied with
His Wife ami Shot Him, then
, Disappeared.
WALLA ".WALLA, Wash., Aug. 3.
Ja tnes M. Simmons, a farm hand, aged
31 years, tonight ' shor mid instantly
killed Will D. Buchanan, aged 23 years
it guard in the state penitentiary in
Walla Walla. For some time Simmons
had suspected bis wife and young
i'uclianan with intimacy, jind tonight
li" resolred to ascertain tlte facts.
He; told his wife he' was going to
Milton to remain over night, and left
the house. Alout 10 o'clock Le came
home and found Mrs. Simmons and
P-ucbanan in ln-d. liuchanan Jumped
up. pulling a blanket nltout him. '
"I've caught ytni at last,' exclaimed
the husband. He raised a revolver
and XI rod one shot. It taking effect In
P.uchanfln's bre.-rst closeto the heart.
The young man -fell dead.
-I ought to kill "you. too." criel the
husliaiHl to liis wife. He then ra out.
revolver In hand, and disappeared.
Four little children in the house were
not eten awakenetl.
AMERICAN MONEY
To Be Used to Tide Over tlte British
: Govern incut.
New York. Aug. 3. Subscriptions
will Ite taken In this country for the
Pritlsh Government loan of 10.000,000
in three per cent exeltequer bonds, is
sued through the Bank of England.
T3ie liotid are to'. be for three years,
.and will he Issued at US.
K HUGE ICS LAST CARD.
Pretorki. Aug. 3. President Krnger
ami fVmmaiHlant General Botha have
Issued a priM-lamathni promising to
Iay all the damage done to tlte farms
by the British, provided the burghers
remain with tlte commandoes.
CAVALRY HORSES.
Orders for Purchasing Animals for the
German Army. i
Stockton. TaL, Aug. 3. Dr. Eddy, a
veterinary surgeon of this city, left for
Nevala. Utah. and Montana today, to
pnrcliase 3UX) cavalry and light bat
tery brses for the Gerraao army.
Some animals are to Ite sent to China,
and some to Africa. The price of
horses has gone up materially.
WILL INVESTIGATE.
New, York. Aug. 3,-HGovernor Voor
hees. of New Jersey, announced today
that steps had been taken to Investi
gate the alleged rumors that the plot
to kill King Humbert was hatched in
New Jersey. - , v 0 -
SALMON WILL ADVANCE.
Seattle. Wash., Aug. 3. The prices
for canned salmon will he. advanced
at, least 25 per cent when the- schetV
ules are fixed August 10th. The fish
ing season has now reaehedi a, stage
where it can be asserted -by tlte can-
nTs that the pack will certainly fall
short one-half of what it was last year
and probably more. ;
TIXHY ARE SAFE.
New York. Anjr. 3---The' Bantlst
Publication Society received" news by
cable today , that all Baptist mission
aries in Eastern China are aafe in
Shanghai. , ' '-
BACK TO CANTON. ..
Washington, Aug. 3. President Me
Kicley left the city this evening, on
his return to Conton. : :
OLD ASn-BAHREL MAN
TAKES HIS WIFE TO PARIS.
Rich Patrons Saw the Aged Couple
Off for a Tour of France aud..
Germany.
Syracuse, X. Y.. July 30. There will
not be many of the residents of Syra
cuse at the Paris exposition, but
among them will tie Henry EIpp ami
his wife. Henry makes bis living rty
attending to the furnaces and garbage
cans of the uristcwracy, and a number
of his rich friends saw him and his
wife off the other day. aud deluged
them with flowers at the' railroad sta
tion. ;'.'. . -
The Eipits are 'Germans. The man
Is bent with toil. He has made what
ever money he , owns by attending
strictly, to business. A few" "weeks
ago the old chap made a tour-among
his patron. 'I am sorry that I Khali
be away three months. ho said. "You
see. uiv wife "atirt! 1 are going to tlr
Paris ExjMtsition. after wltich we shall
go to see the old home in Germany,
But It won't make me proud any. I
shall tx- back in the fall and would
like to have your business when I re
turn." ' - " - - : .
' His enstotners fell into the spirit of
the trip and rewdvetl to give him a
good "sendonV They Ielugetl the old
people with things that will add to
their comfort on the voyage. The
E:pps beamed and blushed with hap
piness and pride when they were es
corted to the station by a committee
of their patrons. . ' ;
i "This is a fine day for ns, mother.
said-old Henry to his wife, as they
stood waiting for the train, tlteir arms
full of Istuquets. .
How much money the Eipps have
they would, not s;ty, but. they : ha ve
saved a gotsl dvaL Eipp says he
means to Interview some of the ash
barrel workmen in Germany and see
how their lot compares with his.
The EiHts live in a picturesque lit
tle cottage on the Oolviu tract. In one
of tlte suburbs It is a tiny house
covered with climbing vines and roses,
and the front yard is-made blue by
the thick tangles of. bachelor buttons
nnd larkspur. Inside there is not a
siteck nor a flaw. The small rooms
are the picture of thrift and comfort,
and give proof; that a man can live
well and with self-respect even if he
Is ouly an old "ash-barrel man."
"This Is onr home. said the man
to a caller just ltefore he Railed.
"This is where we shall live the rest
of our lives. I don't know how l shall
like not working, but I think I shall
lie glad enough to get back to my fur
naces In the fall. T hate to leave
them to -any one else, but mother
needed the rest, and we've heard so
much aliout that French show that
we concluded to w If It Is really
what it is represented to lie.
"If a man can't save money In this
country it's his own fault. he added.,
"Though : the rich men are getting
pretty ninch all 1 there is, still there
are a few crumbs Here and there,
even for an ash-barrel man.
A Minister's Mistake.
A city minister was recently hattded a
notice to be read from his pulpit.
Accompanying it was a clipping from
a newspaper hearing upon the matter.
The clergyman started to read the
extract and found that it began;
"Take Kemp's Balsam,' the best
Cough Cure.. This was hardly what
t . ..m .
ne naa expccteti ana, alter a mo
ment's hesitation, he turned it over.
and tound on the other side the mat
ter intended for the reading. 3.
THE EVOLUTION OF OUR FLAG.
lt is in and through symliols that
man. consciously or uuconsciously
lives, moves and has his being.
Carlyle says: "Those' ages are ac
counted the jioblest 'Which ran best
lecognize synrlsilfc, worlli and priz
it. at the higluMst." F.yiolMds arl col
ors, enabling nations to distinguish
themselves from each other, have
nm rennite iKTio-ls exerclsel a tmw
erful influence uin nraukiiid. It is
a fact, well established by both sa
cral and profane history, that a stand
urd or'engn was liorne In the armies
of all nations from Hk most distant
era. . .. ; ., . - -
T4ter were various flags with differ
ent desi;u.s combined with the Eng
lish flag used up to tlte time of the
grand union flag-raising at ambridge,
Mass... January 2. 17715. when they
unfurletl tbe -first thirteen strijtes.
embleuiaUe f the union of the thir
teen colonies against the oppressive
acts of Great Britain. The hist sym-
Itol oft royalty attandoned was tlte
English flag. H-neraI vvashington le-
algned a new: flag In .-May; 177J, wi(h
tlnirteiMi strites. seven of rel and six
of,-White, and In the npKr corner Ji
blue liekl conraining thirteen Mars. It
was made by ; Mrs. Betsy Ross of
Philadelphia., but was not adopted by
congress nntil the 11th of June, 1777,
when -our flag was Sung as a iew
constellation to tlte worhL
The stripes have never Increased Jn
ntmiber, but the stars, each represent
ing a state, have luereased to the
nnmlter of . forty-five. Each of the
states of our union Iras a Hag of Its
own. emblazoned with tlte arms of
tlte state; this flag Is carried by the
mil i I hi or in parades side by sltle
with tlte national standard. After
the Mexican war the flag was a relic
of the ; past until the 12th of April.
tA. when the" shot on Fort Smnter
transformed 4he nathtn. Tlte flag
was Uien no longer tin historic em
blem: it was a living principle, wor
thy of the1 country's saeritiee. The
dear old flag was not divided or dis
honored, but : preserved at a great
cost. 1 ' - .
Thus through a : process of evoln
tion. onr thtg Kns come down to us.
not as a relie. but as part of onr 1n
herirance. AH 'from the least to 'the
greatest can, without boasting, ihut
still with? national pride, exclaim.
"Our Flag ."Long may It wave o'er
the. land of the free ami the home of
the brave!'- Delia Johnson, from Self.
Culture Magazine for July.
A XARROW ESfTAPrc. In TYt!it
on Tburjklay, Tdiss Ethel Craven met
wiin a, mtihus accittent nmt came near
orovinflr fatal. S1k xentt rlilitur w
wheel down the street, when she came
mi violent contact wita a pieee of tim
ber projecting from the rear end of a
farm WSironJ whieli sf rnr-L- hor nrnloi-
the chin, tlurowlngiher to the ground
...
in an insensinie condition, vor thirty
six hours site was nneonscious. and her
life was despaired of, but Rhe finally
rallietl. and last evenin? aim ti-i ex
ported somewhat improved, , though
still in a serious COTiditioti.
The persons now on the relief list of
the Government of India number C- i
2SI.0O0 - i
PEACE VAS
ESTABLISHED
Seattle Republicans Decided to
Cease the Stormy Scenes ,
AT THEIR COUNTY rONYENTION
Frlnk Has the Entire Delegation B&ek
of Him iu tne Fight' for tbe
! Gubernatorial Komiuatlon.
SEATTLE, Wash Aug. 3. Tte
sixty-three delegates of King coun
ty, comprising a solid delegation, will
go to the State Reirablican convention.
In Tacoma, August lotli, uwler. Instruc
tions of the county convention, to use
all honorable means to secure the nom
ination of Senator J." M. Frinkvof Seat
tle, for tloveriior. (hen the conven
tion re-assembled at 9 o'clock thia
morning. It was soon made apparent
that a compromise hade lteen reached.
All factious had determined that the
stormy scenes of yesterday should not
be reenacted. and the convention' pro
ceeded to work harmoniously up to the
close. The Frink supporters this morn
ing recognized, as temporary chairman,
Frank P. Lewis, whose eloetjon -yesterday
hey asserted had been fraud
ulently .'procured. In return . 'the
Hume-Guie combination seconded-the
nomination of S- H. Piles, for perman
ent chairman, and lie was unanimous
ly eleetd. Tliere was some oiposition
against the selection of tlte state dele
gation by. a committee, appointed by
Cliatrman PI1. liut ou a ballot.; the
Frink supporters won by a majority
of 40. " !
Slverlff A. T. Vandevanter, who had
ioiued forces with the Frink people.
was re-nominated by aout lifty ma
jority, over John ooaaig. ;
BRYAN'S SPEECH. r
Lincohu NeW. Aug. 3 W. J. Bryan
today concluded 1 he Writing of his
speech, to be made at Indianapolis
next Wednestlay in (accepting -tlie
IK-mocratic nominatlou- for tlie Presi
dency. The siteech is abqut 8 K 0 w or ls
in lengtlu Ife ftias adhereil to his orig
inal Intention - of r devoting the docu
ihcnt almost entirely to the question
of ImiH'rhilism. , ;.'
A GOOD TOSCTION.
Cailifornia . Educaior Appointed to
,' Place In Philippine Schools.)
Berkeley. Cal.. Aug. 3. A cablegram
from Judge. Ta ft, chairman of the
I'hilippine Commissions, has summoned
Dr. David Prescott Itarrow, head of
'the history department of the San Db
ego State Xotmal Scli6fl, to an admin
istrative itositiou in the Philippines"
stuioot system ,at fiJtxw a ear. .
WILL RESIGN.
Brother of King Humliert's .
to Change Ills Name.
ssassin
Milan, Aug. 3. Lieutenant BressI, a
brother of King Humbert's assassin,
has informed the colonel of his regl
nwiit of 'us intention to leave the
army and change his name. He will
be provided with a,n appointment . in
the civil administration.
PARROTSTOPS A TRIP.
Polly
Stole a Ticket From a i Lady
llOW'l t.UOSt. i
Had it not Ihhmi for a mischievons
pfll parrot so 'tis ald Miss Marv
Strotter would now lie on the French
liner La Bretagne. bound for I'arls.
i-rrmariiy Miss Strotter's forgettnl
w.ih tne cause or aier tarry m
Manhattan, but at tlte finish tlie itarrot
clim-lied the matter rami Miss Strotter
grieves, says a New York correstnd
ent. Miss Strotter Was prompt In reach
ing the French liner pier. She 'was
tliere fully au hour liefore sailing tithe.
So also were two trunks, her valise
and her steamer chair. Miss Strotter
had come from the West oivWtdnes
day. She had sttppel at tlie Green
wich hotel. - 4
It was not nntil just thirty'mhinteS
Itefore sailing time thatSite diseitve'ml
one article imlis'ieirsable to tbr? trip
was missing her tk-kC-t. t;
A messenger was fiassing. - - Miss
Strotter hailed lilm And sent him post
haste for the ticket. ! She tI him
just whert- it eotild lie found on tin
top of her dressing table. The hotel
was only three blocks away. , :
When the mart did not return in fif
teen minntes Miss Stfotter gTew anx
ious ami almost ran hack to her hotel.
She met the retnrning messenger at
the door.
The ticket could nof- le;
found. Slie dashetl-' by him to her
room and searched every corner of It
In vain. - ' ;j . .-- - '
It was b?n minutes to sailing time.
She was in despair. She had ibesrun
a fresh search of the room. when site
heart I a voice say: ,You are a fooL
you are a f tibl."
It was, tlie voice. if a parrot that
hal the range of the house at certain
hours. He was prclied 011 W' shelf.
and under his claw was the missing
ticket. ; He flew away as she rushel
at him. but she got tlie ticket and ran
back to the pier. J
Ia Iinetango was Just backing Into
' THE i
CLEAN 5INO
OTARRH
AND HKALINQ
CURE FOR
CA TARRH
Eljfs Creain Ba!m
Ey and Tdeaaant to
ne. Cootaina no in
urioni drag:.
f inanir.klTabaorbd.
Glra 1111 at one.
1 1 open' and eleanaea.
the MMl r.aairi. fnf ft In. UPAn
Allaya infiamation. VWX.L. li C.HU
Heels and Proltet ts tte Membrane,
lu-etr-res the f urea ef Taste and Smell
Large Size, 5f cents at lruggt ix
by mail. TriM Siase. 10 cents by mail
ELY BROTHERS. U Warren Stre-'t.
New York. t: ;y :-' ' - -; ,
the stream, and she will have to take
passage on the next ship sailing.' .
QUIT MAKING BICYCLES.
Large Manufacturing Company Con
- vinced Demand for Them I Past.
: Marlon, InL, July 20. Tbe .Marlon
Cycle company, one of the, largest and
most substantial bicycle manufactur
ers In ithe United States.. has closet!
Its factory In Marion and will discon
tinue the manufacturing of -bicycles.
The reason given is that the bicycle
business I a thing of -the iast, nni
that fhere will never be a demand for
bicycles again. The mammoth plant
will he converted Into a factory for
the manufacturing of. earpet-mvee'1iers.
and a patentee 1 of an automobile is
here endeavoring to interest capital
and use a part of the plant for the
construction of his patent, lite plant
is to be run in opposition to the ear-tet-sweeper
trust, whiclr coiHrftls all
the factories in that line, except one
small coucern. , :
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN ON
THE FARM. ,
M, Luetta Cawootl, Iaurance. Or.
HIS theory: that education
gives power to the common
mind, anplies to children as
well
as persons reaching the age of
maturity. It has already been proven
that children receive tueir euueanon
and are improved by it. When has tlte
child had the opportunity of this ad
vancement as at the present time?
The education of tlte majority of child
ren, esiieeially on the farm, is conduct
ed by the mother In tlte home. What
opportunities had the child in ancient
days, away back in the "dark ages" of
time? History tells us that women
were then slaves. Not even Teseeted.
they received no education. Not until
we Contrast the ancient home with the
modem home can we realize the ad
vantage of child training of the Nine
teenth Century. , This training sh iuld
begin at a very early, age, that the
ways and thoughts of ' the child may
be moulded Into a brighter and strong
er sphere each day. A busy child is
a happy child, and a happy child 'will
grow to be a. contented and success
ful adult. Too many times on the
farm, the farmer becomes mortgaged
to his farm. The farm becomes his
Idol; forgetting that the finest fields
of the farm are those in the house
hold, in the souls of his family and
the richest linrvests are those grown
in; these fields. And yet they are the
most neglected. , Give the children
something to do. Encourage them In
all theyrdo, let them think the farm
work could not lie carried oii without
their help. And do the average farm
ers bring literature into the home that
Is of any Interest to the children,
whose minds are seeking for advance
ment? Tliere is a great need of good
books in the farmers' homes, so that
good, wholesome, stories may lie read
by the parents to the children, whose
minds are seeking advancement, and
if: not found 'in the home, they will
seek it abroad at a very great risk of
getting false ideas of human nature.
Oh! that there were more faith in
human' culture! The true way to re
form our ways and make our work
easier and lives happier and more use
f 11L ; is to think, talk and read more of
these things, and in the home is the
place to begin this work.
SILOS IN TILLAMOOK.
: There appears to be more or less
hay siMiiletl every year In this coun
ty owing to the rain, and It remains
to be shmi If this is not repeated this
year. If the farmers of this county
had silos, they would hot be so anx
ious about fine weathef during hay
time or fear loss through wet weath
er. Grass grows so luxuriant in Til
lamook that the loss of a numlter of
tons of hay appears to cut very little
figure. But it is a loss nevertheless,
and the best and easiest way to avoid
It is to build silos. A few. silos have
already been 'constructed in this
county, butinot until there Is a more
general loss of tlie hay crop through
I tad weather a failure of the grass
crop in Tillamook county Is almost an
impossibility will the dairymen turn
their attention to this part of their In
dustry which is recommended by the
faculty 01 our agricultural colleges
and those who study dairying from
scientific and profitable- standpoints.
It Is well, hewever, to liear in mind
that Tillamook must adapt Itself to
circumstaiMvs. .for atmospheric con
ditions xisl .here. which are peculiar
to a, few of the coast counties, and
coming sometimes during hay harvest,
makes a silo a valuable acquisition to
every dairyman s farm. 1 illaniook
Headlight. -
MARK TWAIN'S FIRST LECTURE.
fWHl M. Clemens in AinsWs.)
"On Tuesday evening. Sent. 29. ISOL
Samuel La nghoirne Clemens made bis
first npitearance m public, at the
cademy of MilKic in Pirn- street, San
I'raneisctt. He bad just returned from
the Sandwich Islands, from where lie
had lteen writing letters on the islands
and the islanders to tlie Sacramento
Union. Tlte appearance of Art emus
Ward some mouths previous In San
I rancisH luiti
aroused an ambition In
Mark Twain, to go and do likewise.
not for tlte fame that might come to
Idin. nt from tlte money to Ik earned,
but from a spirit of pure ruischlevoiis
ness. Twain was one of a coterie of
bohemlaus which included Bret Harte,
Prentice Mulford and Charles Warren
Stoddard, anil I can Imagine how be
chuckled to himself when he conci inl
et 1 to iearn a new trick and surprise
the lioys. 11 seen re. 1 a ball and pult
lishetl a sort of Artemns Ward an
nouncement that lie would deliver a
lecture aliout his trip to the Sandwich
Island.-. ' -,.
"Commenting upon the. announce
ment,, me sau; rrancisco correspond
ent of a neighlioring newspaper wrote;
'We may xiect either -"gay or
grave remarks, for,- by recently pul
llshitl letters, he very fully exhibited
the resources of the islands to tin
great satisfaction of our busihess com
munity. His lecture at this time will
have .a peculiar interest, independent
of his own rapidly augmenting popu
larity irom tito fact that the queeit I
(Emma) of sakl country Is now in our j
luiusr, tveryitody is going.. ami con-
seqnerttly A crowded audience will
greet: the maiden I believe lecture of
the sage brusher. Ire is not at all an (
mnucui. rjtt-r,. Mini i i ear, as lie n I ru
se If announces It. "doors open at 7,
the. trouble will ,r commence at-, 8
o'clock" - :' -"
-The. "trouble" is over. wrote tlis
same corresponl-nt under date of Oct.
3, IStfJ, 'the inimitable Mark Twain
delivered himself last night of his first
lecture on the -Sandwich Islands or
anything else. Some time, liefore the
hour appointed to open Ill's head the
Academy of Music (on Pine --street'
was densely crowded with one of tin
niest fashionable audiences it was
my long resilience In this city. Tl
elite of tlte town were there, and so
was the governor of the state occu
pying one of the lioxes whose rotund
face was - stiff used - with a halo of
mirth during the whole entertainment.
TIks andience promptly notified Mark
by the usual sign stamping that the.
auspicious hour had arrived, and pres-"
ently the lecturer came sidling and
swinging- out from the. left of the
stage. Ills very manner produced n
generally vociferous' laugh from tin
assemblage. He oftencd with an apol
ojry. ly saying That he hail parlly suc
ceeded in obtaining a Kind, but, at
the, last .moment - tlte tarty engaged
backed out. lie explained that -he-had
hired a man to play the trom
bone, but be, 011 learning th.it he w;is
the oidy irsoii engaged, came at the
List moment and informed him that
lie could not play. This placed Mark
In a bad predicament, and wishing to
know his reasons for' deserting 'him at
that critical moment, he replied "that
be' wasn't going to make a fool of hiiu
st If y sitting up there on tuj' stage
and blowing his horn all. by himself."
After the applause subsided, ho as
sumed a very grave countenance and
commenced his remarks proper with
the following well known M'nteucc:
"When, iu the course of human
events," etc. He .lectured fully an
l.our and a Quarter,' aud his humoron
sayings were Inters'tom-d with geo
graphical, agricultural and statistical'
remarks, sometimes branching off and
reaching lteyond soaring, in the very
choicest language, up to the very pin
nacle of descriptive power.'" ;
A GOOD WITNESS.
The
Defense Scores a Point in the
Famous Kentucky Trial.
Georgetown. Ivy.. Aug. 4. The cross
examination of Adjutant General Col
lier, of the Taylor administration, aud
the direct and cross examination of
Rejtteu Miller, chief clerk of the de
fendant, while he acted as STHarv'
of State, were the features of the Pov
ers conspiracy trial today. Miller had
been brought back from Indiana hy
tlie defense, and he proved a good wit
ness for'their side. It was his opinion
that the shot, which resulted hi the
death of Governor Coel tel. was tired,
as were iltoso which followed -it. out
side the Executive building. Hewa'
the-itersoii closest. to the private otilee
if I'owers. and lie said the shot did
not come from that room.
WILL BE RETIRED.
A Veteran of the Marine Corps .Give
Place to Young Blood.
Washington. Aug. 4. Cohniel Win.
M. Muse, of the Marine Corps at tin
Mare Island navy -yard., has lteen or
dered to Washington for examination
for retirement. His retirement will
promote LIcutroiatitGohtiicI I', ill.
Harrington. Major F. O. Bcrrymui'i.
Captain II. C. Haines. First Lieuten-
nrit Ililwnril A Inmw mill M.w-.tn.l
Lieutenant Yandell Foole.
Dredge boat burned, j
Tampa. Fla.. -Aug. 4. Dredge boat
No. 2 was destroyed by fire, in tlie mid
dle of Tampa bay. tod:i3r. Twenty,
liersons aboard were rescued by. tugs.
T
THE BLOW WAS FATAL
MiKR rt. amii-rir a iimviiii rtntii n
ACCIDENTALLY HILLED.
Sweep of am tlrert anting; Ilorae-I'ow -r
Machine Strlkea llltu on Head, Caua-
lna; ConeOHioa of lira I a.
-t
IFrom Dally Statesman. Aug. 4.)
Luke D. Smith, a proniim-nt and suc
cessful farmer of French Prairie, was
yesterday morning accidentally killed.
at his farm home near Gervais ' H
,,, ........ 1 t . . f . . 1 . 1 .. .
liOAver machine, when It oVerturnetl.
the swt-ep striking Mr. Smith on the
lu-ad, causing concussion of. tlie brain,
from Which he died at 11 'o'clock.' three
hours after the accident hapished.
Mr. Smith had established tlte Pel
ton horsepower machine alongside his
woodpile as a means of motive power
for the oiHM-utlon of ; t he wooil paw,
with which he was reducing his eord
wood Into stove lengths, ' It became
uei-essary to remove the machine to a
new stand and it was while doing so
" umuiiuunie oct tueui tn ui
red. In moving the machine, the front
w IteeU lodged In a rut and the horses,"
in attempting to dislodge the uiachiue,
overturned It, the lieavy sweep ---
riiiff- ii iit,r......tA ..i.i .. ......
ing Mr. Smith a fearful blow on tli
bead. Medical attendance was called
from Gervais and everything iossib.e
done for the uinu; but at 11 o'clock he
died, never having regained conscious
ness. ' -i' .
Mr. Smith was a native Marion roun-
tr lxty, having lteen born niid raised
nettr tin farm home 'upon which he
!., t.t. i i ,
um ie. ii? wiih aceu aiiui -
years. He leaves no children, but i
survived by a wife, one brother aud
two sifters, viz.. A.M. Smith, of Bigg".
Washhigtou: Mrs, ('has. I. Calvert, of
Salem, and Mrs. Clara Shields, of Spo
kane. Washington
The deeeasetl was widely known in
this eity,7 whereof h& news of his acci
dental dt-ath was received with much
regret. He was an industrious, hard
working man off strict integrity ! and
whose friends were legion. i
PECULIAR AND PERTINENT.
There are more than twice las many
Mind persons In Russia as in the
whole of the rest of Europe. Xhe.v
nnmlter lf0,000. which Is etiuivaleiit to
two in everv lfitNi of 'lite nonulatioti.
In France and England the pr
opor-
tiotl is lint ntiitA sino rur If MM I.
.Twice a year, in the 'first week of
April and October, the, Chinese carry
food to their dead. .
Electric lights are being Installed ex
perimentally in the imiterial court at
Tokio, Japan. f