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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, TUESDAY-, AUGUST 14," I500. S Why, I Can See As well a ever! is the exclamation of people for whom wo have fitted. GLASSES We use Scieii title metlfods and ran fit gla5 where oilier have railed. ! There 1.4 'ik expense for having your ; eyrs teste I. and if gias- are needed i we can furnish tin in at a moderate?! price. ,.'".., ' Herman W. Darr Scientific Optician, j 118 State St, Salem, Oregon rip C'DMINTON 'a t. p IJ1 COURT STREET It will afford 113 ih'jsnr fto show visitors-thioujrh oiir new rooms. We are better 4Huiped tliau ever liefore t-prepare-young men a ud women for usefulness We offer thorough instruction in live .courses: . . Business, Shorthand, English,' Typewriting and Penmanship Our horthnnd department is now-j In nessioti. ami will so continue through theumuier. Our new t catalogue will give full information con cerning the courses of study, rates ofi tuition, etc. SlEXD KUli A COPY, and plan now to attend' "the coming fall. FATAL LEAP OF MAX AND WIFE. Jump From a Moviug Train, the let ter "With a ISale hi Her Arm 4. Blrtii'ngliam.. Ala.. Aug. U. Washing ton Turner, a young" fa rmj-r residing iar AnnisttHi, iMKirded the Southern railway .train thin morning at that pLiee Mnind for .lcFaII. ' twelve miles away, where Ik was rar"d. . With him were his .wife and hahy. V 'They had never ridden on the train liefore. ail is tii rant sjtl along at the rate of forty-live1. mihs au Ihhut hey. wati'hiNl tinxioitsly for tin apiwoaeh of their d-stiii:tiioii. Half a mile from Mel'all tliH whistle 1 dew, and reeognlz lng thflr wlwr;ilfonl" from the w-eii-; ery. Turner and his wife .hurriedly left their Keats, and pnwtHMled.io the plul-j form of tlte -iaeh. lll:lIe n wild k-ap for the ground, the wife idutchiog her halte. As the train h:nl. not f!:H-k'liet Its sM'el. Turner ;is killI almost; inst:tntly and hi wife so badly hurt 1 1t.-i t ;he dtetl. The hahy Iia a Irokei leg. The only osHiIle explanation of the eoijduet of ihe cnniple Is thai they were ''Unacquainted with railway trnveliiig. ami fearing that the train WOtlht not Plop, proceeded to leave W, - .' '.''-.' ! Als.4 Aliee Serlwr. of New Yorlc. U the lirt woituin lawyer of fiiat city to he admit ts to pnictiee in the l nite-1 Slated liiMri'-t tuirts and the lirst to ii'ake a pe ialty of eriminal law. I Market Reports The local marVrt quotations yester day vcre as follows: ; j Wheat 1.", ecnts at the Salem Vlour ing Mills Co.'s office. ' Oats jf and cents (huying). j Hay Cheat, buying f7 t $7 $o timothy, $8.50 to $10. j Flour 70 and 75 cent per sack: $ 75 per bhl. Mill feed Bran. $i.t: shorts, $15. r.ntter-l." to luiving. 1!gg 11 cents, cash. I'oiiltry-t'hiekeii-s. T to S per Ih: yonnj clMckens (friers) 10c. Iic weight. . Fork Fat. 4M gross, 5'net. j Itef-StHrs. cow.'- ZH 34C; good heifer. 4c- 1 j Mutton-r-Shetp, j to iVt on foot; shear-? ed 2i to 3c. j Veal 6' i and 7c dressed. ; j IBotaltMf 2iVa2Ti cnts, buying, j , Wiol 15 to 16 cents, market tweak. Mohair 25 cents. j Hop Twine a cents per pound. j . " -1- ' ! : WHIPS, ROBES California Oak -tanned Leather nscd. Harness Oil. etc F. E. SMAFER j 2, State Street. ; Salem. Oregon FORTUNE MM BELGIAN 1 HARES. Better than poultry, ' Produced Cheaper. FOR SALE Pine Bucks, also Does bred and unbred. j BARGAINS:-: :-: . Does ami litters for...-J20 00 " " " 18 00 . .. ... is 00 All fine Litters. ' If you know a bargain In Belgian you will not iiestuiu?, a nne start : ;.: without waiting. i j 'i i If rife tor prlcs er enquire mt Statesmmr erffc. r. a. wet.cn. saicm. oneso.n. r ; si j 1 ' L , ' ' A, rRcc Fine Pedigreed..; i Bred, or with litter; also some young bucks for Kile. I Write; us or eall at the rabbttry. i If you want to we the genuine Jtufus Red, inspect our stock:. W. I. STALEY, Principal TOKECO VER A HUKSE MRS. JtUA II Hi BAKU SUES FOR 1T rosstssioN. The AirtniKl Strayed Away. Waa In poonded to Brook and Hold for . Charge Ad Important Suit. The casv of Mr. Julia Ilibhard vs. Kmil Kli tiger, a saloon keeper f IIul Iird. will be tried before Justice of the IVaw? it C Uani-sby, at Silvertou, this afternoon.' It is a case of repicvin. brought' by Mrs. Hihlurd i;gnins.t tlie defendant, for' a 2-ycar old roadster,' valued at $1.V. jm.l daniag.t for Its wrongful and alleged del cut ion. Si'enil wtvk.s ag. two horses es c.iMd fi-tuu the pasture oil Mrs. Ilib ba iils farm, twelve miles east of Sa lem, in the Waldo hills, and although liligetit Hear u was made for I hem and ati advertisement was placed iu the Statesman, they could not I found. Finally, however, it was learned tuat Im-scs. a -I -year old and one 8-year old. were; sold by city auihoritk's of llulJiard Tor poundage dues, and that one of : litem was purchased by Kind Kliuger for ?."S..V. An investigation proved that the supposed 4-year old was 4 he 2-yiar old lost by Mrs. llib lail. ;iinl 1 hat the xitpjtosctl S year ihl was t he 21 -yea r old that went a wa v Kith h. - The cluirges against th luirse were nearly f."ii, and t lie city ordiiiuiu-e uiaih no provision for a redemption by the owner after the sale; ko ihat Mr. Kl-nger iHM-anie absolute owner of the ?U"ii horse fur $:iS.5o. prviding. of course', that all mailers cuuiecteil with lie sal were i-egnlar and that the or dinance is sutlicient. Thcc qnestionX will come tip lH'fire the justice court today, but pot for linal settlenieiit. as, wl'i-hever way the case' Is decided to- hty. It Will 1h appenhd to the circuit court, ami jjossibly on to the. Supreme ni:rt. -i If the plaintiff losea nhe still nas a cause. 'of action against J. (!. Fowler. the marsh;) I. and his bondsmen, or against the city of Hubbard; and if Mr, Klinger hse, he lia an action igaiust the city of llubbardt nor i It certaiu that if Mr. Fowfer imd his lMudsmeii have to pay the1 bill, they will not 1 providing Ins proceedings were ! regular under the ' ordinance) have au action against the city. rjiere is another liorse in tko cas which in to ' U rcplevined. and the came conditions hold gool In each cask. m tltat In-fore' tiirS4 adjudication the cityvof IluIJtard' will know the wcak- uess i as well as the strength, of Its old inn nee s and koiucIhkI.v Is going to pay out a few hundred dollars for tlM knowledge thus obtained. Willi tie desire to make any comments on this case." the Statesnutn may remark that city onnnami's ought to le so drawn that! Ihe owner pt impouudtsl stwk would not le preidudetl from rinleeiii lug ."It within u reasonable time after sale,; by jaylug jhe reasonable eosds ami la mages. iu this case, Mrs. Hihbard'a lnicse lis taken from lier without , a eeut f compensation, al tbougli it got out of the pasture and strayed away against her will. As to whether au ordinance of this kind is reasonable a n 1 dot or ili.s not amount to a couflstation of tlie prop erly Is one of the many legal questions involved in' this cas. Tlie total sum charge! by the city of Hubbard for.the ttrMtiioiug and mile of tlie two horses Is 4S.7.". and even If the horses had lieen sold for S'JOO the balance would not have leen 11a id over to Mrs. llio- bard. as the ordinance makes no pro visions for it. j : ; t I II. McMahan apjears for the plaintiff, and Kaiser & Slater. o( this city, and Geo. Ci Brownell, of Oregon City, for defendant. CASTORS A For Infants and Children. ffes Kind Yea Hari Afesjs E::! ' Bears iha Signature of The- purest Chinese is t-nokeu at Nanking, and Is called t he languaire v. uv a a i www a a 4 I DOES.. NOME AS I SAW IT A. DIXCJN, DESCRIUES FAUOIS GOLD BEACU.. inE IatereUaf Aecoaat of Ilia Trip of Ex ploration to the Bleak Shores of Berta; 8. - Kdltor tatsuian: In defereni-e ,to the expressed wish of some of uijr friends, and through the courtesy you ko kindly ffer.' I herewith hand you a few lines on oiii as I Saw It. Iiaying taken a "ennimer off In tint t rcsiou. So much luas ; ls?eu writteu and o varying, have been 11k reiors that, were It not for the fact t that , Large a uumlier are yet left in the far; Xorthj w'hose anxious j families and frieiuLs re found in almost every comiuunity' it would sein that the public had had enough, ami that further in tikt ion would be both cruel and unjust. . V : One thing Id 1 noticeable about all the letters universal Uisapiiointineut. We do not all look at things from the same aandpoiut; hence we may not see alike, -nor iu all cases arrive at Lite same conclusion. A close personal acquaintance with conditions that ex ist enables one to easily ." reconcile seeming contradictions, which many of the Iettera published costain. These letters -written in various moiwls (many , not intended for the prenyl liav their propter place, per haps, and: help to make the scenes more real to tliose who look on from so long a tlislaucc. ; The ordeal to many who made thfs trlii has b-i'U a trying one, and I am proud of the Ajncrieau manhood tliat has Kloo-1 the test s noldy. While it is true Unit nwiiiy made this journey with barely enough money to reach the promised lOklorado, -which jireved So sadly disappointing, very little In fraction of taw or order was trace able to this class, but violators gen erally belonged to tberlot boomer," claim jumper," ganfbler, ami the general bunco class that always fol low crowds, j I am sorry io find' that many Inter esting C'ominuivicatioiis front regular correspondents of some of. the leadiug papers have been -ntirtly stiTpr'sseu (ecauso they dared to write the truth regarding the ship's service on which they salhd. In most eases the treatment of 2nd class md steerage iKtssengers was outrageous, and their lists were often marie np largely of the liest men' aboard, embracing all professions and callings, who found it imiiosslble to secure tirst--l:is tickets. If the trip luts taught' no other lesson it would be worth all it cost, if these facts coukl beiso impressed upon (Jovern- m. nt otticials as to comik'l humane and courtiiuis treatment of all classes of passengers on shiplioard. After twenty-eight lays, part of the time dnifting in tlie great ice fields of Iterhig Sen. we drop anchor a!out oiw ami one-luilf miles off the lieach In front of Nome. This Is necessary on Account of the shallow water, so that 'only, light draft boats can approacii iear iih snore. Wonderful to me is this lirst sight of Nome, soon to leeome so familiar ami myself a part. It rwalls my Imv1mmmI "da vs when "Yankee" IUbin- 111 with "tentisl fields." or Biirnum with his "city of tents" filial iih with wonder ami amazement. Tents, tents. tents. Stretching away up and hwn the beach till tlie streaming line of white faiTes out of sight far in tlie distance, while clustered In and around the city ironi lwach' to tundra aud frHii tundra to- river, n great cloud of fleecy while. It Is doubtful if this scene has ever hail its parallel or will- again In our day on this con tinent, outside of military life. And now we meet our lirst real dis appointment. The common lot o" all who -got in as Lite as we. ye roumJ lighterage facilities entirely inade quate to the overwhelming demands. and, were eomielied ; to wait, in on1 case eight days, for our goods. An other cause '.that contributed In no small measure to the ditlieulty in landing gtxvls. was the free use of the beach, ami the man w!m stood 011 his rights." IMd you ever net this fellow? In this case there seemed to be a tliousand of him, and he always selected the only spot left for piling goods, ami rejected the I letter camping grounds higlier up on the beach away from all danger of tide or storm. Pitching his tent he sits doWn at Hts door .with a "chip on hts shoulder" and defies any "blanked" agent of any soul less corporation-to molest hi in in his "rights." True, during this time of greatest conges tion. When It seemed linimssnble to find room on the long stretch of beach In front of the city to pile np the grsxls, the agent of the soul-less eor oratlon wonhl gladly have paid him SiJ4 or ?io iHr hour to take off the chip, put on his boots and go to work. but he knew his "rights' too well. ami lie proposed to defend theni as long as any putifae tHeesslty existed for use of the ground he occupied. , If you will rememlier tlmt the ship sr assuiiMil all resxnsihility for hi goods a soon as put on the lighter, and that ; in tlie great confusion It was imiMssltle , to learn when yonr grssls would come nslmre, wlah the whole camp" was infestetl with thieves always alert, you can appreciate in some i measure the stress and strain this sleepless season of : waiting. lm posed. 1 -5 ' -. , , . . This xnrdea! safely passtnl we join the ranks In anx-iou search for gold. We llnd to our dismay tltiit the beach no longer pays, having een worked over from One to three or four times ln-fore our arrival on th scene; tliat the few paying claims on the creeks are either out or sliort of water, rind employing very few 5 men. That every foot of country for possibly UK) miles liack had already been staked, and that; nothing remained to encour age hope. We ind wages in the city nominally high, but for every man employed .many who are Idle though anxious to work. ., V , 4 The great commercial ' companies, some fouf or five in nunilier. tlrat control nff&irs In Ahtska with almost despotic sway, find it 4o their Interest to hold prices at the highest level, hence the seeming Inconsistency of high prices and idle men. This condi tion t has radically changed, however, and the little lattor . eiupkiyed when t we iwt receivea less , man , nity per poinriiM-nt as carpenter in the indtis ceuf of former prices. Lumber- had ; trial department of the Indian Train fallen from S2tX) to $ZO and fW per Ing School, at the Cole's Creek Agency, thousand. ; Coal, Tram $80 and $100 South l)akota. where he serveil for a per ton to $25 and tfcio. and all along numlu r of years. Later be isas traus tbe line the "slump" was general, so ferred to ot,her schools, and about four that many staple gooils probably sold for less than freight charges. -. . : It Is Interesting to notice the great rarlety of Interests and persons who meet here to share alike this univer sal disappointment. ! Not: a - few of both men and women tottering on the rerge of the grave; some that c-a me tinder oar observation have passed fonr score years. The entire family, Including ' all Ijbe romping -hlLIre. The lame was therer the deaf was there; t he blind wrts . there. And while of course young, vigorous ma nr hood predominated. It was a sunrlse to all to see so many women there. Shrewd business men from all over the.eonntry were there, and In many cases saw their Investment, running sometimes hlglt Into the . thousands. come to naugnt. . w The 4eaeii Is strewn for miles with expensive mining , plants . that ha ire never been set tip and: tliat represeut fortunes. Trading companies fared little better, and - the s ever present whiskey iMHnlator "ran up against It" hanler than any one -else. perhaps, so that lots of this class of gools had to be shipped back at enormous sacri l'ce.. . A'o class fceema to have pros pcted hut the steamship companies, to whom the season bos been a veritable harvest, as they catch etu "a goin an a comlil . i v i, V- r It is somewhat amusing to note the various causes bkimetl .for our pres ence at our own wake. Most blamed the transportation companies; some blamed ; friends who ; returned last year; others blamed some one at home who "grubstaked" them, und sent them out on this mission of ieril against tneir own -better juugmentr 10 to 1 (tiguratively) blametl the t;ov. ernment for the "whole thing,' and it was even reported that one ob scure fellow, whose reaiou was going after his fortune, blamed .his own cupidity, hut Fin idessed. If I believe If. and he story starting In Nome brands It any way. J - , : Much has been I sakf alwut -th health of the camp that Is misleading and untrue. In a general way the health of the ieople in camp has been food. Apd it is doubtful if tlie same unmlier camping under the same Con ditions any where south of the British line on mis coast wtniiu nave lareti so well In this respect.! - True, we had some smallpox: of a mild type, oul so fariast-I know only two or three . deaths i occurred from this cause, and it seemed to have run Its eourse before we left. Notwith standing the general good health of the camp the sanitary eonditious are. bad. And when belated rains make; their aiiDearaTsee and ithe dormant germs of disease find? their way into the water supply, conditions iuayle- come appalling. Up to the lime I left. 011 July 27th. we J had not had enonsh rain to wet a man In his shirt- leeves. From what I have seen of the coun try I do not Ahink that Tome has a Very promising future". It has a few rich creeks, or, more ? proiierly. ra vines, near the city. Imt one or. two seasons with ample (wtter wouui clean them lip. tlier creels far and near haTe oeen prosiecteil With in different results. The- lKacli has proved disappointing and a failure. itul its future it sMms to me depends almost wholly on the possibilif ies of the tundra, thus far almost untouched. The cost of mining operations in these vast fields of frozen miK-k WAhhl ls enormous, ami would not payt unless ihe mines should prove exceedingly rich. ;. ' In conclusion I wish to say that it Is my opinion that, the general parties and interests, blamed for this stu pendous fraud, fake, or failure, es it may lie termed, have not gemrally acted In bad faith. The only, creeks prospected to any extent when, the h-velaud. the last boat, left last fall was rich, ami the mines in otera- tioii producing fortunes. It seems to me that St was fair to conclude that other creeks near by would prove as rich. Again the lieach handiest' to the camp and that would "naturally receive, tirst. attention was pay ing handsome, returns to the poor miner with his rocker. SiiiM'riieia 1 prospecting at other points showed gold, ami It was not unreasonable to conclude that the lieach would prove rich for many miles. Events have proved that both conclusions -were faLse, and general disappointment nat urally follows. Many , of us return rich only in exiierience. We come with only a part of Caesar's famous words: "Veui. Vidi." No, we didn't "Vicl." ' ' Respect f nil r.V . . It. B. IMTjs'CAN. Salem, Or August 13, l'.MXt. ENDCAMESUBDENLY j - - . JOHN P. I'ATTEK, CARPENTER AT THE CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL, . Died In m Local HoaplUtl Teaterda After an Operation Wa performed, ob Hln. John P. Fa ttee, carpenter at the Sa lem Indian Training School, and one of the most efficient and- faithful employ es of that institution, died at the Flor ence Santtorium.' In this city, at4 p. m.. yesterday, aged 32 years. ' Mr. Fat tee had. for "some timeuffer ed with a tumor on the left lg, just aljove the kiK'e, and he canwlto this city, front the school, yesterday after noon, lo hare the tttuior removed go ing to the Florence janatoriuinu Dr. It. Cartwrlght pefformel the " opera tion, but the shock of the ojieratlou to the system of the patient apiienred to Lite too great, and , he died within a sliort time, - v M,i . ": "; r-J, John P. Pat tee was born at tbe Ctle Creek Indian Agency, South Dakota, his father lelng a former officer in the United States army, Captain patte. aud his mother a daughter of a prom inent memlier of the Sioux trilie of lu- diansJ When the 'boy grew ! up his father gavie him ' exi-ellent. tramingl sending him first to the Hampton In dian , Normal Training School, at Hampton. Virginia, from which Insti tution the young man was graduated with high honors; he was next' sent to the Wabash (Indiana! Agricultural Col lege, and here again he was graduated at the head of his class. : s ; Having been thoroughly fitted for the Oovcrnment service by the excel lent training thus received.1 the, yoajig man applied for a ml. received tlie ap- yeani ago be came to rhemawa. Jlere he ha made an excellent record, and he was one of the most highly respect ed of the teachers of thai Important institution. v "::-.- :; ' Mr. Fat tee was a leahr among hts race In all -4 hat wa gool and bene-lh-Ial. Becognizing that Industrial ed ucation would solve, the Indian prob lem, he was tireless in his efforts to wards educaliug Hh young men who caiue nmler bis charge, ami he held the love and estim of each and every one of t hem. Tito otticers of tlie Insti tution conshlereil him the most faith ful, etncleut and competent of the in structors, and his death came as a shock lo them, and their grief knew no boumls. Mr. I'attee was a faith ful and devofed memlH-r.of the Kpis copal church "ami was. for t he past four years, president of 41ie Chemawa Y. 31. V. A., and prominent iu the work of tliat Organ ijriion. He was a pw erful all aroumathiete. a man of mag uiticent puyslcaR stature, with a body as active and well traimnl as was his mind, and an excellent mechanic. I vased leaves a wife and thre children to mourn his untimely ilemise. He carried a policy 011 bis life for $"j!iO iu the New York LifeTusurauce Company, having iieen insured a few 3'ears ago by the local agency of the company, r f. At the Salem hospital. Sat unlay evening, August 11, l!Ni. Mrs. A M, Mauritzen. of Oretou. Tillamook coun ty, jiassd away, aged about lr years. The funeral vvill leeomlueted toy Itev. John Parsons, at Ji'o'elock this morn ing, at the W. C. T. IT. rooms on Court street. Interment will take place In Ilural cemetery. Mrs. Maurltzen was brought to Sii lem from her home several weeks ago for treatment. 1ut : her " malady was deei-seated and she gradually grew worse until she passed away on Sat urday evening,- as Indicated ' above. The husband of the deceased arrived In Salem on Sundaj to visit his wife, but came too late to see her alive. Mohamet AH. probably a tramp, was found In a precarious condition by the side of the railroad between Cheniawa and Brooks by the engineer on the uorthliound overland Sunday after noon. The train was stopjKd and the , man. who had evidently leen struck by a train that passed some lime dur ing the day, was taken to tServals and then sent, up to Salem on the evening local." Ir. -Byrd, the Southern Pacific ohvsiclau at this place, sent the man to the hospital, where he died aiiout 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, without regaining consciousness He was a native of .India and probably about GO years of age Ills name and national ity were discovered from papers found on his person. The Half Cent. A movement Is on foot to put a one- half cent coin in general Use In the Fn'i ted States. Several suggestions have been made to the government. and a document was presented, signed by the heads of the lug depart ineiit stores In the various" large cities throughout the country, showing the needs for this money In making change. Progress tl mis many methods of Improvement, but for half a cent ury past, in spite of many imitations, nothing has arisen to equal Hostel ler's Stomach Bitters, the greatest lienefaclor Ihe human race has ever known. This medicine cures constipa tion, indigestion. " dyspeiisla. bilious ness, nervousness - and sleeplessness. also prevents malaria, .fever and ague. Be sure ; to get tbe genuine wit ii our Private Itevenue Stamp over the neck of the bottle. SHOT BY HIS SON. Dr. J. W. Ransom; of Turner, Injured While on a Hunting Trip It Was an Accident. Dr. J W. -Ransom,, of Turner, was accidentally shot ami seriously wound ed in Lane county last week, the story of which is told in the Eugene Guard of last Saturday: "AeeOiupanh'd by his son and other parties, Dr. J. W. Ransom, of Turner, Oregotu have. In-cu at Crescent lake ou a hunting trip. Tuesday Or. Ransom's shot shot at their bird dog. mistaking the same through tin brush for a ilecr. The shot glanced and hit Dr. Ransom. The hot penetrated the body atone shoulder blade, coming out near the other, aud injured the left arm also. "They stayed at camp for atiout one and a half days and tried to attend the injured' man,, hut as he continued to get worse they started for relief, and reached this city about 1 o'clock. this afternoon. Dr. Ransom Is quite badly iujnrcd. but it Is hoped to pull hlm through." - Dr. Ransom was brought to Turner j-esterday. where'he Is iH-ing cartnl for with excellent proseet of his recovery. The wounds, for there are several of tliem. are riotis. The bullet struck the doctor's right shoulder blade, iass etl -out. -cut a 'gash across his lmck, iwissetl through the left shoulder blade and lodged in the left arm. The bul let Was extracted under the direction of t he . In jured physician, ami, while tlie wounds are serious, they are not necessarily fatal. Dr. Ransom was a memlier of the hunt ing party to which Montrose Ber ry lielotiged, ami whose sad demise, from blood poisoning, was recorded In the Statesman a week ago. . ' . ".: A Thousand .Tonjjucs. i Could not express ' the ' rapture of Annie l!.. hpnrvger, ot 1125- Howard St.. lhiladekhia, I'a. when she found that Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption had . completely cured her of a backing cough that for many years, bad made life a burden. - All other remedies and doctors could g-ive her no help, cut she says of this Rojal Cure "It soon removed, the pain in my chest and I can now isleep sound ly, sometbing I can Scarcely remember doing before. I (eel like sounding i3 praises throughout the Universe. So will every one who trie Dr. King's New Dt-seovery (for any trouble of the Throat, Qfest or Lungs' . Price 50c. and t.ca Trial; bottles free at DR. STONE'S Drug Stores; every bottle wantecd. -..--..'.-'.,,'.- - HEAVY FIRE LOSS. A farmer by the name of Anderson, residing a short distance from Aurora, had the mis fortune to lose his. barn and a-Large part of .his crop by fire Saturday, He had stacked his oats in tbe sheaf near hi barn . to await the arrival of . a threshing machine and had finished hauling into the barn his crop of bay Which amounted to orer forty Ions, at n1111 Kutunlfir In tin. r ...... 1.. ' - - ... .01 IVI ; UQ dec ided to btirn slashing near by and! in doing so the lire got beyond his con trol and caught onto hfs barn, destroy ing It ami Ms contents, thich was the forty tons pf hay, a wagon, binder and other farm machinery. The stock of oats was also burned, while tlie house nariowly escaped, only lielng saved by much : effort. There was no insurance ou the profierty. ' : f Pacific . Homestead, Salem, Or. Best farm paicr. Issued weekly. $1 a year; NEW TO-DAY. FOll SALK. llainbletoniau mare, ami pliaetou .and liamess or will tr.tl . phaeton for" young cow. "L. It," care ACADEMT OF TUB HACKED HEART ( Fnder the dIre-tion of, the Sisters of tlie Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. M ill le reopened ou Tuefctlay. Sept.- 4 th! tt.'A.i..i...ii......., . it is auvixui'H 1 or siiitieuis 10 come at mm iH-ginuiug or 1 ne m-ssiou. i-or fur ther particuLirs. address the A-ailemy, at Salem, Oregn, or ' apply at the Ac ademy. -' ' i . - , -.4 S, C. STONE, M. D. - . ' i I ; Proprietor of SHE'S DIG STORES SALEM, OKEGON. -The stores, (two In number) are lo cated at No. S3T and 3:13 Commercial stnt, and are Well stocked with a complete line of drugs and medicines, toilet articles, perfumery, brush etc., etc., etc. DR. STONE , - Has had some jears experience" in the practice of medicine and now makes no charge for consultation, ex amination or prescription. j CALL FOR BIDS. Bids will lie received at the office of the. City Recorder of Salem. Oregon. to. and including, the tweuty-tirst day or August, v.nnt, tor supplying tle tire department of said city with the fid lowing feil supplies: . Fifteen ll.'O tons of first-class -het hay, in uantities of one' to tin ecu tons; three hundred and fifty. t.'ViOi bushels of tirst -classVoats, (new -rop(, in quantities of fifty bushels, and uji ward. " I VI i very to Ih made on demand. The riin.t is reserved to reject auytnd all bids offeretl In this India If. Done by order of tlie Common Coun cil, this eighth day of August, I'.Hio. N. J. JFOA1I. City Itecorder. S:lil-2tw. THE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD. Sa lem. Oregon, is GIVIM! A .NEW M FN SON TYPE WHITE It, the En cyclopaedia Bntlanica. valuable bmks, a Ouitar.MaudoIiu. etc.. to those who will send iu a certain nmnlier ,,f sub- sTiptions. You Simply send the re quired numlK-r and (JET THE PHES- ENT. This is not oisn to reguhir solicitors to whom a -ommissioii . Is paid. Vrite for particulars and n copy of the paper. We will pay a cash commission to those who will devote their time to soliciting for the paper. Address . ; i PACIFIC HOMESTEAD. Salem. Oregon.- Hewitt Pays the freight On all orders of $Ji and upwards'. within a radius of ,lin miles of lort laml. Railroad and Idgging Camps a Specialty. A. HEWITT, No. 183 Third Street, Portland, Or. WILKES' SIALLIOH, "JEROME II NO. 29M1 , Will stand for Mares the coming sea son at t'orner of Ferrv and Il-rty streets. l"or lVdigw ami particulars. call on ,' i Dr. VI. I Long VenterliKiry Surgeon. . Salem, Or. Money to Loan On improved farm and city property at lowest current rates. T. K. FORD, 'Over Ldd St Bush's bank. WARRANTS WANTED Highest premium paid for Marion and j Polk county warrants.' at the ffice of E. Breymnn. with Boise & Barker. 270 Commercial street, Salem. 7:l-dw op Growers AND f RUT RAISERS We have over 200 empty, solid ,,flr' relson hand to pick hojw In. and ahold eighteen or twenty new -asks and hogs heads are In good, solid shape to pid in grain, fruit or iotatoes, etc. VEli CHEAP; and will take fruit or 'chick ens for theuu i r . . j Will trade until further notice there fore bring in first time you eoinejto the city, your produce and get one or two; or else we will cut It up for iirewood; we need the room, but will give foU all this month's time to secure. . i . YOKOHAHfl TEA STORE 219 Commercial Street, Salem, Or, Br. WiUUw'-Indln Pjls Ointmeat, win TLiXZi Bleedinir na, . ..ZTArZ UJ I ! Piles. It 1 aUays tbe I I La as a npultk lUhtnKato. lief. DrTiMiami'lDdian Faeur k nnultla. eivem iu":,:.. ner. VT. v iniams iu"''r' itch. m.i.t 1 immnd for PU Dd 11 ... in ot tea private parts. Everr oo etpt ot price. W eents and 1.S. , ISiuFscYuWsB CO.. P. ciev.ld, ou i .