t . ..... jf "'
DIFFICULT. TO
PLEASE ALL
Ooy. T. T. Geer Discusses Ap
pointments to Positions.
Ttt SCHOOL BOOK COMMISSION
And (be Obstacle Presenting- Them
selves, la. the Selection or Mem- ,
. bera Tbe Beat Men Wanted.
tFrotu Daily f"tatesmau. Iiecl'lO.l
tJoy. T. T. Oeer yesterday, iu discus
iug the dispensing of patronage by
nubile officials, called aieutlon to the
fact that greai difficult If ptesent
j1iium Ives , i an officer; and cite,
nutans othet. the matter of tbe'nfcw
Keliool TextlKxik . Commission, which
1m will be cald upon to appoint about
January 1st. in line with this the
-Governor made the following state
ment, explaining voim ef tlie difficul
ties aud uupu-aairt features connected
Vflfll flw, t f m-r .f .....I. ....... . :
vim 'v ii ri v nrjviuiJIlvlJl
Two years' exierlcnee iu the duty
t public patronage will re
veal tbe true nature of a gouti utaby
applh-ynt for oiiico. There are now iu
'Salem five men wlio have been, or
wlio saM they bad been, tuy friends
fur from ten to! twenty years who do
not, now speak to me. ', They, have no
fault to find with the men wbo were
appoiuti-d to the pla-e tbey wanted,
know all tjie Ttfiuireuienta of the pub
lic service an; liclng fully uiet by
then, ami an even on rpry friendly
teniiM with the men who succeeded
Iu gutting the place tbey wanted, but
tley have no uhh for ine, neither now
nor hen-after. There are even two or
three uewsiiupera In the state, whose
editor an afflicted the a.uie way
for the Fame season. Of course I am
sorry for all this sorry 'or any inau
whose fricudhip i of no higtier stan
dard -than this indicates. At tbe iiuni
Un of friends a public official is to
have, uiHUi whom he can depend. Is
to be limited to those to whom; lie can
baud out an ottiee. -the Hum of the
tsst officer on rartli will In eat in
Very;. unhamyjila-eH. I do not tuiu
plu iu of it, however, for the great
hnI)- of afIk-aut for otttee Hi eoui
Mv4tI of men viio an? rMaonable and
ie'o):uiZ4 the iiiiHM.HiblIUy of putting
tun tiuudrril fttlieer In ten . office.
-Th' naJM' or the teole eiire more
for tle riuitH of th imbile m"vk-e
thau for the rati fi-a Ion of any par
tlrul.ir aiirnt for public inwitiori. I
wenbl " aioiiil eery good man in
On-Kon te an otllce. if lie wautetl ou,
lrovileil there were as many otlieen
as tlwre are food men and it isi not
my fault that the number of offices at
my dlss.-il 1; so 'Inadequate, as
'I J-xh Aoplgate oii- nKl. to-the !-
i(T T-. t",y '"-t .
"Iu the nioijtiu'iit of tlie Tet-b ok
t'oiiinil'siou, however, I take It the)
eoiHlltious will be reversed. ' It Is
- likely-'-the ihmp1 will 1h more Inter
esteil. in it j'n-rwnwl than Is usually
the ease I tiiink tnost of tbcMNf whose
names have jeeu uientionel in -on-ne-ti.ii
with it will not feel very bad
ly If hy arj relieved f the resnon
ihillty of tin? work which will follow
tlie: apiHiintuient. There are weveral
1iiuitatiois in the matter wldeli hare
not occurred? to th- genral public
I 'or instaucej tbo State Constitution,
article 2, section 1, says nor shall
any irou hold -more thau one Jucra
tlve office at the, same time, except
:i in this t'oUKtitntiou expressly per
niittc;!. Slnc the Text-look Com
niiKSioiicre arc njointetl for a term
of fnr yearsnith a fixed salary. It
N a" lucrative iositlon. -within the
iiH'iiiiiux 'of Mlie Constitution, and,
therefore, thj clause bars from op
lHinttiieut the Supreme Judges, all the
Circuit Jmlsis ami all the county
Mfhool KitiMrrintendents, Iu the state.
This eliminate some very gootl mater
lal. Then,- section 30, of article 4,
savs: No Senator or Representative
4iall Isi aiHoIitd to any civil office
4 pmflt which shall have lieen -reat-eP
during his term. This manifestly
dlnualities any meiuber of the last
Legislature 'from slttlnjr on the oiu
mission, ami b,tli clauses n rr-wdown
the -available , 'tnatetial more than
misht be thongtit at first glance..
: Tlere are more phases to lie eou
Hitlered In these appoint ment-s than
oiihl apsar to one not bavin? tbe
duty of makiujf them, t have already
been notified that both Kastern and
Southern Oregon will feel .slighted If
they are not represented.' Jf they wera
all .Itepublieaus or all Democrats it
would have a tiolltieal -at. So. In
"" Hlter to keep it ott of lsIith'S I -must
not lose sight of Its poiitk-nl complex
Ion. The more I think of the question
and liesr it;disctissel, 11m more I iu-t-liue
to the lielfef tliat kt shuld sm
sit of the-;' men disconuectisl with
the sehools,-and o two practical
s-IkkI - mcu of high statHliuif. liow
ever, if I knew where to flml the live
Mt'ii fflw would mors nearly meet tle
Xs'ttatlou of the men who paseied
the law. aisl of I1m taxpayers of tin'
state, .who are now pylug decidedly
too; uiOvli for their school books. 1
would apMiut them regardless of pen
til's, hs-atimi or profession, . . .
"fit the multiplicity of recomnienda- i
thuts which have; iieea kimlly aeut I
at my i rin'sL b jKirtrayeii the ;
dinerene of jiKlgtiMlit that charact-
rlxe goinl ,nieu. foiw f the best
men Iu tlm ate lia re recommended
a cerialu man. for instance, ami sev
eral olher sttally Us good men hare
xi'ro ()&oiiDc
'4 Rtli. If jtm
wbrrM-U limn. Willi
fnf i;t srd AoDual
P. M. FeRRY A CO..
a
f J'vrry'
I j mrf - -V
V CS tfITT"
'J
1 1
. ' " 'i i,n ", iJ..,', i iTi i ,"i Hi", in, I, ii i "i"' i ii ' n hi i ' 4 ' '
put me on uiy guard against that rery
man as likely to prove a plasUc tool
tn the hands of some .designing book
company. I - have actually been put
o ,uiy guard against some of the Terr
lwst men la the state by some of the
ot her very feest men. -.Only today I
received an anonymous t letter from
Oregon City, declaring that the writer
had learned that you had a special
and kindly Interest In' a certain book
company which he named, and added
that whether I was, would be proven
Jf I appointecl either of two men
whose names he mentioned, and they
were the names of men who : hare
been as. highly recommended by as
many friends of the 'Daly bill as any
other two man In the state. :
"So I while these recommendations
have been valuable to me, and I thank
those who hare been kind enough to
make them, yet, I shall haTe to ok
my own judgment, largely, after all,
ami do the best I can , to compose a
Commission that will do tbe work ex
pected of it, in tbe matter of getting
as. good or better books than we now
have at cheaper price, and wbo will
approach their task with an honest
purpose, uninfluenced by any motive
other than the public welfare. ; . ,
"In the uwantlme. it might be adUled,
that the officer who has : a large
amount of patronage to bestow need
not lie regarded as one who has no
difficulties to ace, let his intentions
lie ever so. good." : j f ; i a
:' t . ., U ; ' : ' '
r2a4i jmekagc of Putnam fadeless
lve lors either Silk Wool or Cot
ton perfectly at tine boillag. Sold by
lr. Stone's Irug Stores.
KXPAXSIOX: TIIIUTY ACRES A
i . ' 4 MINUTK. i
While : we are daily reading about
uisi listening to talks on 'expansion,'
few of oh realize what the expansion
of the territory of the United States
has been during the 177 year ; that
liave ela)ised slm-e Jreat Britain, by
tle treaty of 17X1 recognized our sovj
ereignty over the laud we claimed
north of the Spanish ami esfst of the
French isissessions. : ; . ; . .
During all of those years we have
expanded at the rate of thirty.-acre
of hind for each minute, j -5 -
Our 3.(MMMMMi of inhabitants. started
in 17X1 with .S,7;.K acres or land,
which wttistied I them tor; twenty
years. Tlien iu IrttW. muler an grei
tnciit with Fraui-e, tlKy eoiMuniinftt
ed the Louisiana inircbase, and mort
than donbhil our terrtlory by uihlin?
to it the 7ir.KC.!0 acres that reacb
from the Mlsiuippi to the r Pacific.
Inclmliug the mighty expun.se of plain
and mountain that fabs Into prairk
shiss. dropping to tin great ; river,
extending from Canada to the north
ern Hues of California. Nevada, and
t'talu embracing nearly all of Colo
rado ami including parts of Kauxa.
a ml t be Indian Territory, v f
Sixteen years pawMcd. and lu 1MIJI
w nH"eiv-l Florida from Sjaiii. it
iucludtsl what are now Huthcru nor
tlons of Alabama-; .and MisdKippi
and added. to tin CnFuU 4.7iy,S0
acres. Thn, in 1S4." came the au-l
nexatiou of , Texas, with ; l".U47,04fj
acre. Three.- years - afterward - we
bad t In- Mexican cession of '4tK).."M3.
49 acren. that gave us tlie lich stait
of California., Utah.: New Mexico.
Arizona, and parts of Colorado, Kan
KfW and Oklahonta. i
To all of this wa, ahlel Abiska. n
tKirr. with Its nKVtO,7Ut acres, and
on top of this, 'more rer-ently. came
1k' Philippines. Puerto Ilicot Tutuila.
Guam and Hawaii partly as a result
of the Spanish war adding ft8.402.KW
acres.". " f - .
All of those make l.bfK!,77'Ji0 acres
after the treaty of 17R.X Wince then
there hare lieen n,4'.C,2fli minute!,
which, divided into the nmnlier of
acre?, gives tlilrty ami a birge frac
tioir of an acre for eiich" minute. lur
Iiitf tliose 117 yrats the (Htpulat Ion of
the exinilinsr territory . Skh : grown
from :;.ss.tss to 4jrj.t!i. .which is
art increase of four inhabitants for
each three minutes. i ' - -i . , :
TUB LITTLK C'HUUCII BACK
UOJIK.
When the big pijie organ's swelliii an
the city choir slug.
An you a Inns liear the swlshiu of
tlie loviu" angels', wings.
An the congrvgii lion's inusiu' ou the
proneiiess for, to sin.
Sort o fi-th!. wai'tiu for the in ach-
er to leg1u:
In thai holy bush It hapMus that I
clean forget the place, t
An' again I'm imck an lowly fore a
throne o savin gra"e:
A throne that wasn't : neslliu 'ncalJi
a spire or a lonn. - :
lint the sinners nought tls-ir Savior III
that little church back home. -
W.hen " w . had itrotractcd liMH'tiirs,
Ttwonld done you good to bear
The congregation siugin' with a ldcnd
. o voices clear, . ;
Ilo-.r the "Itwk o Ages" towcrcil like
a slK'lt'riit vort o" wall.
An otir sou! soared up to glory since
the Ibs-k v.-s cleft for all.
Kv'r.v face was wreailnif with sweet
' im-ss. an we'alwuy liail a Ktuile
For the stranger, saint or luuer, !"
the is-w aerossthe aisle;
For n diatiiotsl's ofteu gatheml from
J he l omiiioiK-jit of kmm.
Au.. we didn't niliid tin- settm" in the
lit tk church lack home.
Tiere wi re woldin's; where the m-Igh--
iNnrft gat lwreil in from far an"
wkle, . '-j , i--r i:'--v
All the lioys !s)ktd on iu envy while
7 I heir -i!lcrs kissi.it tbe bride;
Tlwre were fnn'ral. to, where neigb-
Ixirs didn't fi el alwuied to -ry v
When they-la M to ret 4 lie IcirT in
the litik yant -!m? by.; f
Ka'Ii.tsw s fins -ort o Kicrctl. air
t lie k:viy pulpit llur?
ar like a holy gateway to a firma-
tiifiit that' fair? 4 s
Win re the sWe-.l,';.iiriiai suuhiii
roflly " tters sorrow glaiii
A ml lets ie enter biaven- from the
little church tmck home.
Tiie i-lly fJwIrs rolee r1e in ra-
" ideiiee.'o weet ; t i
A tjiey sing alMiit II river wli-r
' ;the ftllltcd (Air shall "meet.
Au the- iseaclMT vowe b pk-adiu"
as be oks -us. soft an kiwr, r
To )TvA all mcu s brother In this
wciiry vale of wc -:i l" .
ThUlcity elmn-lt i JiaiMlsmie an". Ilw
' e.iijrrea lion's larg". -
TIk irac,lH(rM doin" ntJly- with Ir!s
lM"8IVCU-eklII etiarge. ;
-ei - ..T,..ii-'a -cMili ill?!l'lllS OJtr lO
I ill" - l-VH v. -
iKureii "throiisu Jh 4l,!iH. j
lint my obi heart I ylgiiin" for the
' ; little church back home. ' j
K.iv i".irrell reie in I-r-l'.e's J
WiVkly.". ; ' -
WEEKLY OREGONr STATESMAN, friday, - t.EtWni:ii 21, -
KnociOtiti Props
"I am a saloon-keeper, and used to think
that rock and rye, or whiskey and quinine
were proper rem- .
run ior cougnsfj
and eolds. llnt
of my acquaint
ances wen. of th A
same opinion.fir
Now I kaow&r;
something at least
. I I
9m lrl nirMi in I UiUQ r
better. It is Acker's
English Remedy for
Coaghs and Colds. A.
good while ago I began
to cough and found out
then that rock and rye
was no rood. I got worse
and I was besinning to think that the trou
ble would run into consumption. I didn't
take any stock in patent medicines, bat
somehow or other I tried Acker's English
Remedy. One bottle did the business for
me knocked thai cough out completely
and it has never come back again. There is
never a day passes that I don't say a good
word about this wonderful medicine. 1 al
most forgot to say that I am stronger and
fleshier now, since taking the remedy, than
I was before the cough began. I write this
letter voluntarily and cheerfully and am
glad to do it." (Signed) Chib. Ucatu,
Saloon-keeper, Pocatello. Idaho;
Sold at 25c. 50c. and $1 a bottle, throughout
the United States and Canada ; and in Eng
land, at Is. 2d., 2s. 3d., 4s. 6d. If yon are not
satisfied alter baying, return the bottle to
your druggist, and get your money back,
i W authorize the above pwrmtl:
W. B. UOOKSJt 4c CO fropr&ur, Hem yi
' ? '. For sale at . '
OILSTONE'S DRUG STOUES J
SUILIUNtJ THK CANADIAN
C1F1C.
1A-
llow Sir William Van I Iorue Met 2lK
, Miles of Engineering Impos
sibilities. III. Il.ljcwls in Alusk'e's.V
"Students of latter-day.- CauaUan
list ory like to dwell uion the Cana
Hau Pa cine stoiy. To thefti it means
in epic of individual prowess, tire
.varfare of a strong man strong nien
ally and physically against almost
usuriiKuntable obstacles.
"Within six wteks. of his apisilut
tirnt William Van Home made bis
st'wnci Mt. . Wlieu the enemies of
di road Is-gan to de-ry tlie building
f the north shore section that along
'he upper end of lake Suiwrior-Yan
Home promptly: advocati'd the retcu
iou of Hw origiial plan, and insisted
hat an all-Canadian line was abso
ntelr necessary.1 His opinkius, Isick
sl by tbe extraordinary lufluems he
lad already commenced to exercis
ver his aso-ialtes. were aci-eptetl.
md he plunged Into the. work with all
As strength of hi iron nature. His
irst task was to attack the wikler
less on tlie north of Iike SniKTlor.
: "Twelve thousand railroad tuitlves.
uid from 1 jo to -j,un wamm' of
mrses were set to work. Involving the
tse of a doKcn steamers for .the trans
srt of mati rial a ud provblous. It
Ann a small army In number, but its
not he creation Instead of extluctlon.
n.-iih- its work of wonderful Interest.
i riie irobk?ni boldly faced by tin hew
ji-iiiral manager was one calculatiil
,4 daunt the most vcntnresoiiM aud
taring spirit. Iu his preliminary and
personal survey Ik had found,. w4tt
iie afterward v-liaracteriwnl as !o)i
miles of engiuccring ; Impossibilities,
Tlie count! If wa necessary to erosn
was a waste of forest, rock and mus
iseg tlsgi, out of which almost-every
mile of rojid was liewu. blasteil or
Hied up, and Iu places '-the liljing-up
of muskegs proved to be a most diffi
cult task.
There were moments during tlie
work when even William Vnu IloraeV
stout lieart almost faik-d liim. Ils
otiragiug reports from the surveyor
and engiiu-vrs. the ' discovery of uu-cxis-cteit
obstacles,., and the varied
phases of 'weather, rain folio whig
cold and floods following rain, ninth
the task hard ls'pond tlie Compri'hin
siou of ordinary men. Hut tlM-n- wa
Unit iu tlioold Imtch stock of the Van
Homes, a ud perchance, in 'the Anri
nn spirit of the Illiuois-ltorn man,
whlel caused him to hammer away at
tlK' problem until he liually suc-eeicd.i
It Is well to say in imssing. that If
William Van Horne had accomplished!
nothing else his - victories- over tin
engineering difficulties afforded by
the line along IjikeKuierior's north
more would give htm fame enough
for one man. While the work of t-on-strueting
the I-ake Superior north
coatt. line was progressing other por
tions of the great system were rect i v
big the attention of ..tlie' tireless gen
eral manager and his assistants. The
ItiK'ky Mountains, that formidable
barrier of Interminable snow peaks,
bad to tie- pieri'ed.
"To those who. hive traveled over
the Canadian Pacific from Montreal
to Vancouver tbe feat of building
cvn a single track railroad unik-r
such coiMlitkMi and through such a
marvelous country i almost past un-
dTstandlug. The olistacles presented
along tlie north shore fade Info Insig
nificance w hen eomiiared to iliosc cni-
cmutereil after entering the iajestle
Uockies. Lvery conceivable, en gio-
ccriiig problem was emivtintered and
overcome. Tnllc. lrklges. cuts and
till without unmls-r were enrphrved.
ami to achieve all this .money was
spent 'Willi a liis'ral band. It vas like
camalguing iu a .-.host Ik country. To
roue the forces of nature called for a
vast army of twn. and this army re-
iiuitol a commisary corps as efficient
as one accompauyiug a military body
rick ami shovel, diuamlle and blast
ing iHwhr, formed the weapons of
ofTens-; temporary rail ami engine
lb- transiiortatloit; great lioruen Of
Cblnese aud Indian the filer iutrefikl
and skOlful Canadian. KugHsh ' aittt
AiisrScan eagimers the statT. and at
tl licail of it alt the genera I -in-hief.
wa William Van Home, the Illinot
tsy. who. twenty years before ImmI
started on his career as "a cub tele
graph operator."
ANOTIIKK lUVtllM'B.-Jsct.li Itasb
boiran a suit In itepartmenl No. 2 of
tbe state cirenit etmrt. , yesterday,
aralust bis wife, Emma lis ab, seeking
to dissolve the marriage relation exist-
ittsr Is-tweeu them. Tlie compbilut al
hg s that they were married near Cr
vadis. May T.K after an acqualiit-
m'Tpf outy two.1 imhiHis. llK-cir.iv
lis lifainiln 4ias discoverett that the
ik'feiMlant wa married at the tmie of
her marriage with him. having a legal
husband In Knusas. Tbe exmilaiot
ako olieg' tliat the clcfendact lias a
vile and malignant dssi rkn ami has
often threatened tie- plalutift . with
U. J .
bodilr harm. Mr. Tt.iab'Js n r slv-ut
of Monmouth, , while .JS-. llaab live
in tbas city. Carey i'.IMartln Is He
attorney, for the plaintiff.
' I JCTEllEST 1 PAHX State TreasariT
Chas. S. Moore is 1u receipt' of a re-
mittauce from. IJncolu county, liciug
interest due on hlinweBt taxes as
follows: ; Fort IX, tT; f of :
$27.13. -....v-
TO PRISON Cha ticj AflV-e was
brotlZht to tb penitentiary from Ifci&e;
City restcrday, having lueu nvb-til
of larceny. lie will senre tluc jcars.
ONE PATIKNT. Miss IV-nr! Ulley,
aged 18 year, of La iramle. was re
ceived at the asylum last evening fir
treatment.
lieu ken"
INSANE. Fred Keukeri agel i4.' of
Detroit, this eouimy." waW 4ught to
Salem yesterday ami wa exarnia-'d
for his sanity by Judge Jcfnn II. Scott.
The : young man wttus to haro Is eu
mentaHr defccjUve nee bis blrtlu He
never acquired ' the ,ne of language
ami ha afvfays lieen rega riled as an
Idiot. Mils condition has grown worse
as be advanced in age. ami it leca-iue
imoossible for his parents to kii him
a home-longer with safety to the oth
er -members of tbe family. : He was
committed to : the asylum for treat
uie'rt. ' :
A QUICK TRIP.-aay Bowerman.
of Condon. Gilliam county, arrived In
Salem on the 11 a. m. train yesterxLiy,
'u Teiious to a message received by
him ou Momlar eveulug. announcing
the accideutal death, near Turner, of
hi brother, Ralph E. Ilowerman. He
made a quick trip. Receiving the sad
news oh .Monday at 5 p. m., he start-
ed by. team an hour later, reaching
Arlington. 40. -miles away, in time te
catch the 1:4U a. m. train for Port
land, connecting there with tin South
ern Pacific yesterday morning.
MOSER ESTATE. -John Moser. ad
ministrator of tlie estate of J. F. Mtwr
ikveased. iietitloiKHt Judge John II.
SeotD yslerday for iermlsMloii tb evil
tsttain persoual projsrty of tlie estate.
The p tifioi: was grattteiL Mrs. Ada
Moser. widow of J. F. Moser. tleceased.
Bletl a petition with tlie prolmte ourt
to set aside c-ertsiln proisTty for hr
nse. aed give her an ailowame of fi
iKr month from her huslwud's estate.
SIBERIAN PEASANTS?
The Russian general staff recently
iroiMscd that the Siberian peasants
should adopt the Cossack cante. and
ttM!)U luive slguilhHl thejr wi!llugnrs
it do so. It i proposed that tlie new
Cossack shall be offcrtHl 82 acres of
land ttich. shall ls reeruirerto serve
four vears In tlie artriy. and slntll be
bMig to tire reserves nut 11 they become
?K vears tl.
OREGON TO BE
- ADVERTISED
The Pan-American Exposition at
! Botfalo Next Year
WILL SEE PRODUCTS OP THIS STATE
What the Commission, Appointed
from This State, Is Doinjr-Good
Exhibits Pi eptred.
i The sentiment seems to be spreading
rapliJIv throughout the starte, that Or
egon should 1 reprtvt-nted, as rrcdit
ablv as cfiu 1? possible, at the I'an
Anierlcau Exiosition to be held ' iu
Buffalo front May 1 to NovemlH?r 1,
1!MH. The eommlsj'Iouers from this
state. 'or which Ilenrj- It. T1ihIseD, of
Salem, is one, are working tuthitsias
tlcally ami' with yeivm. ComiuItt?cs
are lacing nipoiuiel in everj locality
to look to the various resourt"es and
enterprises of Oregon. The Eastern
part of the state has been visited and
plans quite completed. Hie miueral
coIk?criou from around liakcr City and
Southern trcgon will be the fiuwt
ever scut out of the state. - Tlie com
mls;sioo?rs not only Intend to eounete
for merit, but will endeav?' to carry
oft gold meilal for article display of
Oregon's firoducts.
Arrangements are ling iuad to
have apple put in cold atorage that a
good sutply may 4e hail for lbe oju
Imr month. As soon as fruit liegins
rit-ning an abundaice will Ix shipjieil
to I'ttflTalo every: week untn the chse
of tlie Exis)siilon. , KVerythUig In (he
agricultural line will be shown to its
lMt advantage.
One of tlie important matters to lie
cousfdtred will be the educational cxf
biblr. Tlie birikling to lie devotisl to
tbe school work of the Uttlteil States
Will 1h one of I lie finest struct ur"s on
the groumls, and during the Congress
of Teachers to Is lwkl at Ciiautattqtia.
N. V.. next sTinniHT. s;veral days will
Ik.' eiSt In looking into tlie scliool sys
tem a used by t!w difTcTint' stairs.
Every effort will be put ferrtli to have
an unexcelled display from .-; Oregon.
Ir!mary work Mill be eolk'-eted of
drawings and design. - Pupil will lie
asked, to write couqioKitious on tin re
source of different 1oi-aiitksJ These
will Is placed iwre bey will jls read
by bondrtd of tcacjwr atsl no doulH
a grat many of tliese ;is-r will 4?
piiMisbed iu Eiistcm, iTiodlf-als. In
ibis way every Isiy aisl girl can lend
a hand iu edverttsiug the stat?. Our
lsst cmtgratkm 's largely based , on
tlie good educational advantages, anil
an oMrtunity will tie a ff on led os mt
Iinffalo to present au -iK-yi lopdia in
the manner-of shsI work a at I pbotjv
graph of edm-atioital buikliug. f
Sooh? f fregotrs best artists win Is
asked to s-ml istiutiugs of. -flregoii
scenery, whiyh will not only ! au al
tract4fle feattm. bu will give our
Eauttrn iri'Iglsljor a glhiipse of t lt
piel tn?es!ae skle of I It Wi . .
Nt a ins1e d.tail is being ov r
luoked by tl rotumissiouers of Tb"
state that will aikl.to 11 best Inter
ests of Oregon. My a systematic ldau
the work is to lie- arrsirgid. installed
and lH.kel after 4horougldy and eco-iKnuleanj".
,nxn
i. , i ' ' . .i ' - ; ; . .4
limayedOut.
Pull Ileadadie, Patns '" In various
parts e.f tlie ImmIv, Sinking at tlH5 pit
of tlie stomach. Loss of appetite. Fe-
verishueKx, Pimples or Swires are. all
positive evid:nces of impure blood.
Xo matter how it tweame so It must
Is? purthel - In order to obtain good
hcaltl. Acker's Mood Elixir luts nev
er failed to cure Scrofulous or Syphi
litic poHons or any other lkol diseases.-
It is certairly a wonderful
remeily awl we sell every bottle on a
positive guarantee.- SSTtyNE3
drug store. . , V i'
M ELTERS CON SO LI DATE.
NEW YORK. lcc. I!.-Tl'o au-not'ui-eutcut
was mab today, of a
pmisisenl aioritIou of the tluggeu
hcim S'dvs- -Smelting, ttbtnt by the
Ameriisin iunHtiiig & Itenning Com
pany , To accomplish" hi. the stoek
hohiers of the latter comiiany will be
asked to assent to a jroiositkni. that
the capital Is itiereased frout f i,tXH),
UtV to PS.Wt.WSK s .'
CANARY RAlSINtl.
tbrmany holds first place In canary
rearing wiih 2.Mii blnls a year, tine
hundred thoin-aud of these go to Amer
lc. - -. - i .
VAlOR HATH CAl.lNrrrs.-Tbe
il a a s a .
cabinet made. Come and(sce for
rxelf. For sale by 'MrsJ. A. Sell-
lsst
your
wooil and T. 1. Fairbank, No. "11
Front St.. Salem, Or. l'hom 2771.
1-:14-1 m.
No More Dread
ot the Den tal Chair
TEETH ENTR ACTED AND Fl-Ll-EI
A t 'SO LUTE 1 1 WITHOUT PAIN
by our late si-ieutlttc lnetlusl avilUd
to. the gums. -V No hH'llirKlucing
agi'tit or -ocnine. '
Thes are the only dental parlors in
Portland having PATENTED-APPLIANCES
and ingredient to extract,
fill uad apply gokl crowns-ami' porce
lain crowns undetectable from natural
teeth, ami warranted for 10 years.
WITHOUT TIIE LEAST PAIN. All
work done bv GRADUATED DEN
TISTS of from V2 to years' exiierl
ence. and each detriment In charge
if a His-eialist. tilve us a call, ami
yon will find it to do exactly as we
advertise. We will tell you iu ad
vance exactly what your work will
cost-hy'; a FREE EXAMINATION.
SET TKETH.L.. .... .,......$.. s
HOLD CROWNS. ..... . . . . tut
COLD FILLIXtSS. .. .... .. ..l 00
SILVER FILLINtIS, . . ...... Z0
r0 PLATES
New York Dental Parlors
MAIN OFFIt'E.; "
Fourth and Morrison Sts., Portland,
Oregon.
HOL'RS-S to S; ,SUNIAYS, 10 to' 1.
I5HAXCIIJFFICE:
til I First Arc. Sinttle. VRish. ' !
(Cut this ait'out aud bring It with
yoa.) .'.,..:;. "''..' :-,-.' - ' '
SUMMONS. -In
the Circuit Court of the : State
of Oregon, for the County of Marlon,
Iepartmeut No. 2.
E. S. Ilollngcr, plaintiff, v.f. Robert
Ixs'b, ilefcndant.
To ItolsTt Joeb. defendant aliove
named: In tlie mime of the State of
Oregon, you are reqtklml to npjM-ar
anl auswer the complaint 11 led against
vou in the 'above entitled suit within
ten days from the date of the service
of Ibis summons upon you if served
within Marion county, Oregon, or If
served In any other county of this state
then within twenty days from Ibe date
of tlie service of" this summons upon
you, or If erved by publieatkm there
of, on of before the 17th day of Dc
wmber, liajo, that being the last day
for appearance or answer by you
fixed by. 1 lie order of -tbo c-ourt for tlie
publication of this suinnious, and If
you fall so to appear or answer the
nlalutiff will apply t6 the court for the
rclk'f prayrtl foi In Ws complaint, to
wlt: for' a Judgment and . decree
azalnst. the defendant for tlie r"Covery
in Uuitel States gold colli of the prin
clial sum of ?Jlf.47 with interest
tlwreou from the 7th day of Jauuary,
1S5KI at the rate of eight per
t-eut. ier aunum, and forL the
recovery of .as a rtoruey's fes
lit'iciu. togetlier with the Costs and
OLD
SALEM SHOE STORE
, Next Door to Dash's Dank, State Street '
R. ff. LEABO, Manager
-Uric ackl lu 1m bimsl cauw rheumatism, clatk-a,' gout otid nurtili.
THE REX RHEUMATIC RING
Remove tlie catiw. A written guarantr with each ring 4o ret urm your
woney in o days f not entirely satNfsetory. PRICK $2." A iKislal card
Will liring our link- took!t that tell-i 1ls slory. Address.
Sold 4.y REX RHEI'MATIC CO.,
f. tl. RARR. Salern. OreSoii. ' Jlartford, Ciuin.
HslnrsuM-nfs --of; tlUs'f uit; au.l f r .i
dee-rce against the defendant forei'los
ing the mortgage given by the defend
ant to the plalutin jo secure the pay
ment of said money and pleaded iu
said compbHUt, and for a dis-reo fr
tlie sale of the real pn.js rty dcscrilsd
in said mortgage and in the complaint
herein to obtain funds with which to
par said sveral sonts of niom-y with
accruing luterest and . i-osts. which
sakl real premise to le sold as afore
sakl. are docrHed as follows, to-wlt:
Tlio south one-half of the southwest
one-fourth of tlie norfliwi'st mi-fourth
of Wctiou lit township six south range
two wet vf I Ik Willrtinetle meridian
aud tln south one-half of the east one
half of the southeast oief oui th of tl.
nortlieast oue-fourfh of section
township six pout h range three went
of the Willamette meridian lc4ng a
lart of tlie lonation I-and Claim of
Stank'y ltuggle and wife all In Ma
rlon eouuty and State of Oregou; ex
cepting therefrom the following . inr
tlou of said real pretnlsi iMrctofom
releasd from the oiM'ratlou tf
mortgage; IVginnin at the quarter
section corner between section l!l. and
24 iu townshii six south ranges two
and three west of the Wlllametteme
ridian lu Marion ounty. Oregon;
tlKnc-e four chains east along the legal
sulslivision Hue rnnnlug east and
west through the center of section HI
lu township six south, rang 2 west;
thence north ten chains parallel-with
the-west line of said section IU: -l hence
west fourteen chains; thence smith ten
chains to a point on the legal sulsli
vision Hue running east and west
through -the. center of section 1M In
township six south, range three west
tcu chains west from tin quarter sec
tion corner lietwcru sections 1! au3
J4, and tlMvnce ten chain cast to tit
place of lieglunlng, containing 14
acre of laud. And for such other nu4
further relief Iu tlie premises as 1
tiHet with equity and good conscience..
, This summons Is published; In Ili
Weekly Oregon Rtaresnuin by order
of tlie Hon. R. P. ltoise. Judge of tlie,
Circuit Court of the State of Oregon
for Marlon eouuty, Ik'artiuent No. 'J,
dulv made and ntensl of record ou
the'2!M'h day of Oetolier, -Itsio. The
first publication of this summons 1
ing onhrcl to 1 made on the 2d day
of Xovcinlier. 110. and the ilefendant
Is4ng reipilred tn answer on or tieforo
tlKi 17th day of Iecem1r. Itmn.
IAMSEY & ItlXiHIAM.
Attorneys for PlaiutlfT.
llil-7tw. -
NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S SALE.
Xoth-o is hereby given to all whom
it may concern : "
Tliat tbo uiiikrslgmd, guardian- of
the iiersotis and stat of Joseph S.
Reck and 'J-on'a IUek. minor heir
of ft. Reck, d4ceasd, will umler and
by virtu of an order ami lkvuse of
11m Ounty Court of Marlou County.
trigon, made aud entensl of nsiird
on 4he 17th day of NoveoilHr. A. D.
1:msi. sell at public auction at 1ln
west dtssr of th eouuty court bouse
in the city of Salem, iu Marlon oim
ty. In the tate of Oregon, on S.ilur
day the liiMh day of Ihis'iiiImt. limn,
st. '2 o'eks-k p. in. of said day, to tin
highest and best . bidder . in Uuili-d
Stall cold coin, to Is paid at Hi
tluu of sale, all Hie right, title aud
interest of the sakl minors and each
of litem in aud to the folkwlng d-
wrilHil reul proiicrty and premises,
i-wlt: ,
The North three iruarter Ui) of
tbo ; North one-halt H nt
six (Ui in Jtlock No. Thirty-iiiriH i.K?).
situate in 4 he City of Salem. Marion
Couiily, Orgon. togetlKT witlt the
tenements, lnriilitanMuts, and niK'i'
tenancea 43iereunto iMionglng or in
anywise apjertaln1ng thereto.
Tlie interest of the said miner Iu
said real 'projierty IsHng tiigether an
undtvldeil one-half (Vi) Interest in fee
therein, subjis't to the dower right
tlnTcin of Margarlte Fki-k, widow of
sakl ddsslcut. The said interest of
tlie said nriuers In sahl real property
wlH Is o4d as aforesakl snhjct to
sji Id dower right therein. -1
Dated at Salem, Oregon, ibis 2Wh
Lty of Novctntwr. 1wn."
MARtiARirr RECK.
Ouardlan of the liersons and es
tates of said Joseph 8. Ikck. and
Leoua Reck, minors. 1 1 -23-51 w; '
ADMIXISTRATOifS NOTICE Ol
1IEARINO OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
Notice is hereliy given that the final
account of A. W. Raglcy, s uImliil
trator of the estate of W. H. Ragley,
deeaHl; ha lssn flkd In "the County
Court of. Marion county. State of Ore
gon, and that the 7th day of January,
ISNH, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m.,
has liecli duly appolntcil by ntch
court for the hearing of objection to
speh final account and the settlement
Unroof, at which lime any jiersoii hi
teieMed iu such estate may. appear
and file objection thereto in writing
and contest ibe same.
A. W. PAULEY.
Administrator of the Estate.
l-.-:7"tw.
f "'" 1 '
MEWS
-''-;"' . . s
...COMfORIS
Luxurious Shoes for
Old Men
I1-e tinrl Congress. These Shoes do
, tiot plneh in a ingle sptt They feel
ik au okl frieml. ti first wcar The
soles are flexible tlud Ien at the
dighti-sL.pri'sure. - J K
Wc i-arry them In Cole Siiln :itLs.
In the fiuest Vlcl Kid at. I; f. ?.",.' !