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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03
General Tubal 5.ariv.

Old Jubal Early is a cboroo..
Virginia. He is drawn up into : bo,a
knot with rheumatism, and has . sooo
like a hickory nut. His voice is n;tols
on a very high key, and he is q con,
pound OF shrewdness and sarcasm i
equal parts. He was STRONGLY onro.es
to secession at the beginning 20 az
war, although he fought oaIior4I,
when fighting was inevitable In ny
Virginia convention of 1861 he attacta5
the conduct of South Carolina bittarIy
After the war had actually beoun t.
a In his brigade a South Carolins
regiment. 1t was observed that old TN
bal was always sure to put that rao;.
ment in the most ticklish place Wis.,
the brigade was under fire. Dnr;nr
one OF the battles around RicbmorS
Early's brigade was ordered to the
front, and, as usual, Early made ths
South Carolina fellows head the column
~squeaking out at the top Of his voice 40
he rode up to them: eyes, I'll send
you to the front andkeep you there too.
You got us into this, and, d-n Won
you've got to get us outl"
During the war he went to church onlv
once, and his experience then was not
such as to encourage him TO 90 again
1t was in the winter of 1864, when the
Southern States we're agitating the a.
pedlency of a CONSUMPTION. General
Early was n OF the most ardent adyo-
Gates of it. He talked of conscriptien
in season and out of season, and wanted
to conscript everything. One SUNDAY
morning, to the amazement Of his staff.
he proposed that they should ride over
to a neighboring church and hear the
sermon. The officers were nearly para.
lyzed at the proposition, but, of course,
consented promptly. The country con-
gregation were astonished at seeing
General Early and his entire staff march
solemnly into the church and take their
seats in the front pews. As o 0 as old
Jubal settled himself he laid his head
back and relapsed into a comfortable
nap. The clergyman took for his subject
the testimony of the truths Of Christian
ity. After preaching an hour or two
he asked: "What would you say, nv
brethren, if the dead of all times and
nations and ages should pass In solemn
review before you? What would your
feelings at seeing this vast and count
less multitude from the grave? What
would you do with this army of men Of
all trades, all grades, all professions,
all of every kind before you? / repeat
with a whack on the desk, "what would
you do?"
"Do" bawled Jubal, suddenly
aroused from his nap. I'D conscript
every-one of theml
A roa went up from the congrega-
tion, and Jubal made a bee line for the
door.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03
The New Commissioner Of Railroads.

Gen Joseph E. Johnston appointed Commits
sioner of Railroads is well known as one of the
ablest and most distinguished officers Of the
confederate army. He graduated at West Point
in 1920 and was commissioned second lieuten-
ant of the Fourth United States artillery. He
served with distinction in the Florida and Mexi-
can war, was twice wounded in Mexico and was
breveted for gallant and meritorious conduct at
CerrO Gordo and Chapultepec. Upon the
breaking out Of the Rebellion Gen. Johnston
was quarternaster general, which position he
resigned April Is, 1861, and accepted service
with the Confederacy. After the war Gen.
Johnston settled at Richmond. He was elected
to the Forty-ffth and Forty-sixth con crosses,
and, declining a third election, settled in Wash
ington, whore he has lived for the past four
years. Gen. Johnston is popular with men of
both parties who know HIM, and his appoint
ment as railroad commissioner is well re-
celVed.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03
NEWS OF TIE WEEK SUMMARIZED.
British Preparations for War.

The queen has sent a message to the house
of commons calling out the reserve militia foI
permanent service. In accordance with the
message the war office has called out the army
reserves, (35, 600 mem and the militia $4,000
men, Orders have been sent to Chatham to
supply Immediately 5,OOO,O GOO cartridges. Or
ders likewise have been sent to the armOrles
throughout the kingdom to return Immediately
to the Tower of London all Martini Henry
rifles which they have in stock. The
object is that they will be inspected and sent
to India. Fourteen thousand rifles, now at
Portsmouth, will be forwarded to India. Or
ders were received at Portsmouth directing
that the composite sloop COrmorant be made
ready for sea. Tn government IS placing
large orders for rifles and munitions OF war
with the manufacturers. The men-Of-war
Mercury, Devastation, Colossus and BacChantl
are being rapidly prepared for sea.
The queens message is as follows: The
present state of public affairs andthe extent of
the demand on her majesty's military forces
for the protection Of the interests OF the empire
having constituted, in the opinion of her males
tF, a case Of great emergency, her majesty has
deemed it proper to provide additional means
for the military service. She has, therefore,
thGught it right to communicate to the house
of commons that she Is about to cause the Ie-
serve forces and such proportion Of the militia
as might be deemed necessary, to be called out
for permanent service.
The London Times says: When Disraoli
called out the reserves in 1878, Earl Derby re-
tired FROM the ministry. Earl Derby's opinion,
therefore, and his experience were unique.
The risks Of a rupture with Russia are now
greater than they were then. The cars
forces are almost at the gate Of Constantinople.
Even if the cabinet we're disposed to preserve
the peace by concession after concession, it is
now clear that such a policy is as unsafe as it
would be dishonorable. Yielding would alien
ate the Afghans and degrade us in the eye, Of
all the people of the East, without in reality
a%verting war which would only be POSTPONED,
at most, for three years,
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

The annual report of the Controller of
the state of Connecticut shows that last
year the politicians paid $4,000 of the
-~>"rars' rrn~o~ RI ni"hteen journal
saA-P~y ~ ~--
lists and 4 Is estimated that within ten
years the state has thus paid $4,000 to
newspaper reporters, who were amply
remunerated by the respective news
papers which they represented. These
"pecuniary compliments" are very com :
mon among Western Legislators, and
some States suffer a loss Of thousands al
every session of their legislatures from
this foolish and mischievous practice.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

The total loss by death among the
officers and soldiers of the Union army,
including the colorsd troops, is esti'
mated to foot up in round numbers
313 900 men, or about ii per cent. of
the number Of men who were enrolled
during the a This number includes
those who died In Confederate prisons
and from wounds or disease contracted
while in the service. The death losses
of the Confederate army, partly COM
piled from various sources, are estimat'
ed at from 275, 900 to $40, 900.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03
The Iateness of the season

The lateness of the season at
the south is even more I'M
usual than with us at the north. Snow
has recently fallen in various localities
to the depth of several inches, and a
South Carolina dispatch states that veg
etableg which are ordinarily ready for
market IN March have only just been
planted. and fruit trees, which at this
time OF the year are generally in full
leaf and blossom, have not begun to
bud.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

Newspapers and preachers are dis
cussing the roller skating craze, for the
lack 81 more exciting topics. The Bos-
ton Herald argues that the skating ma
mia must of necessity be a short-liyed
one. Sixteen or eighteen years ago we
had the velocipede mania in the same
way, and, If it had not been for the fact
that the out-of-door bicycle was de-
yeloped from this old fashioned ma
chine, its existence would now be a
matter merely of history. Unless the
makers Of roller skates car invent a
form of skate which can be used for
street travel, they will soon have to
turn their attention to other methods Of
money making, and the rink keepers in
any event viii End their occupation
gone. 1t Is the novelty of the thing
that has thus far been it's chief attrac-
ton; but this is a feature that is certain
to wear of in a year or two more.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

Taxpayers in some of the large cities
are organizing for protection against
extravaganza municipal expenditures. A
very large proportion of the trouble in
the government of cities, regarding
money expenditures, arises from mis-
conception of the functions of municipal
government, and the lack of checks
against the voting of money for purposes
not germane to local government.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

Among many other good things in old
Massachusetts is a Home for Intemper-
ate Women. It takes Women from the
lookup and from the criminal courts
and the streets: it takes them madly,
stupidity, chronically drunk, and SO dirty
and degraded that the spark Of humanity
seems to have gone out in them; and
yet, by good physical q for from
three to six months, and by lifting
again tendsrly the bedraggled souls
which are In them, the home puts them
upon an entirely new plane Of hope
fulness and self-respecting womanhood.
The matron in charge reports that they
are constantly coming back, after they
have left her. to tell her what q debt o.
gratitude they feel that they W her
OF 143 patients who left the homo dur
ing the year ending April l, 1884. onl,
eleven were discharged as hopeless
while forty-th5ee q sent TO situa
tions procured for them, and sixty-seyel
were returzed to their homes Or friends
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

If Enoch Arden wants to come back
to New York he must do it within five
years now instead of seven, as formerly.
The court holds that when a wife has
not heard from her husband for five
years she may assume that he is dead
at any rste she cannot be prosecuted for
bigamy.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

The ice in the great lakes is reported
10 be unusually solid and masters Of
vessels believe it will be impossible to
get through the straits to Buffalo before
Juna.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

Virginia Furnishes her State pr'f'n
,onvicts by withholding their rations q
tobacco. and being deprived Of the weeu
for two days, it is said, will bring 'ns
most obstinate to time.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-27
Take Notice.

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the writer not necessary for publication, but as
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or opinions expressed in the communications of our
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The Mother Hubbard Must CO.

The Mother Hubbard must go. II
Mother Hubbard does not step in and re.
deem her old clothes and place them on the
retired list, there is going to be trouble.
Turn the Mother Hubbard out? AS ba,
loon it is right and en- regle, but as dress,
1t is lock-stiched, gathered, pufea and
ruffled failure, and whitening reproach to
the boasted culture of the nineteenth cen.
tury. The Mother Hubbard dress is all
ski t and no waist-a sort of calico rag bag,
gathered at the neck, AMI drifting away of
into nowhere, and floating along after the
wea-er like a spanker sail in dead calm.
If the Mother Hubbard dress is an old fash
ion rejuvenated, We can only say, in the
posthumous language of the departed poet,
''Shoot it. From the ashes of the dead
past rises the Mother Hubbard dress, like
q phoenix, and not so much like phoenix,
either, as like coffee sack, held in place
at the swan like throat by silver arrow,
and trimmed with point lace and other
frills. There is nothing like it on the face
of the globe. unless it be another dress of
the same awful pattern.-Texas Siftings.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-27
Press Association.

The following from an exchange is a out
the sentiment expressed by all the papers
in the state, and it is question that should
be agitated until such an association is
formed. ave need Press Association in
Oregon. Compared with other States the
amount of public printing given to the Ore
gon press amounts to nothing In many
other places the new laws passed by the
Legislatures are printed in two papers, of
different politics in each county; unre-
deemed pledges are published by pawnbrok-
ears before sold; application for the pardon
of criminals, for license to sell liquor, and
rany other things of Importance to the
community are all advertised at least four
times, the public being benefited and the
press, which does so much sratuitous hard
work for the good of the State, receiving a
slight encouragement. If the Oregon prb-
fishers had the good sense of their confrere-
elsewhere, they would organize Press
Association, and aside from the good that
would come from intercourse socially aud i'll
business, they would be in a position to go
to the legislature and demand their rights
and obtain favors. The Oregon press
labors under another serious disadvantage.
The number of papers here is much greater
in proportion to the population and business
than in any of the older States. They must
charge correspondiugly higher for subscrip-
tion and advertising, but in trying to get
what little business there Is, they have in
some instances reduced prices below what
would pay in much more populous communi
ties, and admit free of charge notices OF
various kinds that ale paid for in ne arly
every other country.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-27
Wells Waftiugs.
WELLS, Or, February oath, 1885.

WELLS, Or, February Oath, 1885.
EDITOR GAZETTE:
copy the following from the Leader ot
last issue:
"A kind hearted yonng lady, knowing
full well that poor editors are often kali
fed sent us one day this week liberal slice
of most delicious cake The best of it was
that the cake was made with her own fair
hands and not by servant. Knowing this
fact gave it an additional flavor that it
would not otherwise have possessed"
Yum Yum. happened to know all
about that piece of cake. 1t was some that
was left over from the dance at this place
on the 18th inst, and the person that made
it did not happen to have any servants.
The next dance here 1 have the promise
from kind hearted young lady of piece
of stale cake for you Mr.. Editor.
The girls here since the Leaders last
issue have come to the conclusion not to
send any more stale cake to Editors as it
has tendency to soften the brain.
HANK.
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Buena Vista Items.
HANK

BUENA VISTA, Feb. "a, 1855.
Sickness all over town.
| Skating rink finished last Saturday.
Mr.: c. A. Gray and wife, of Salem, were
in town Sunday visiting.
A. M. Smith, of Portland, was in towr
Tuesday, looking after the interest of tbs
pottery shop, at this place.
Rev. j. L. Hershner will hold religious
services at this place ON the End Sunday in
March.
Miss Nellie Collins of Dallas, was in town
visiting friends.
Sheriff Groves, of Dallas, was in this city
Tuesday, collecting taxes for 1884.
DIED. AT Buena Vista, Oregon Feb. 20,
1855. Birthie Fay, little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. R. Hall, aged years,
months and 4 days.
DR.. J. Lindsey Hill, of Albany, was
to see a little son of Mrs. and Mr.. E. e.
kringle, last Sunday. The patient is vely
ill with typhoid pneumonia, and not expect
ed to live.
The steamer Isabel is busy towing Pres
colts logs from the mouth of the Luckia-
mute, near this place to Salem.
Our school intends giving an oyster sup
per IN the near future, for the purpose of
raising money to pay the expressage on
some school furniture.
Rev. W. Herlhurt, of Dallas, will hold
religious services at this place next Sunday,
morning and evening.
MIR. Johanthan Davidson, of lndeper-
dence, is lying very sick at the residence of
Hon. B. F. Burch. Mr. Davidson is the
City Marshal of Independence, and has
quite good reputation in Polk county
Would like to hear of his recovery soon.
Prot. N F. Hooper's class in vocal mus C
will meet tonight at the church house at
this place. He goes to Dallas tomorrow
evening.
The Debating Society did not meet last
Friday evering as announced on account of
so much sickness through the country. 1t
will meet ct the school house next Friday
evening with the same programme.
Some twenty-five or thirty of our young
folks gathered at the newly finished hall,
for the purpose of passing g. few hours in
skating. The club has been organized three
weeks, but last Saturday evening was the
first skate they had given. The ante-room
stove and seats are yet to be put up. After
skating until midnight, the crowd went
home well paid for their trouble.
MERIT
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-27

The last and only remaining bridge to be
repaired on the o. P. will be finished the
last of this week, when the road will be in
a condition for through trains.
Douglas Irvine will leave next Monday
tor his home near Sprague, w. T., where
he has stock interests. During his stay
with us this winter he has made many warm
friends who regret to see him depart.
Corvallis Cooking Club, No. l, composed
of several of the younger ladies of the city,
met at the residence of Hon. John Burnett
last Tuesday afternoon. This club claims
the honor of the first organization and en-
titled to the appellation of No. l.
Several new builgings are almost COM
pleted this early in the season, in our
thriving city. Many more will be built
during the summer. Mr.. Thos. Graham has
begun the erection of building to be used
as drug store. Evidently Corvallis will
enjoy building boom the coming summer.
A number of the circus performers at the
masquerade last Friday evening are some
what the worse for their performance: Ed.
johnson, an ameteur, in attempting pro-
fessional feat sustained fall which for a
time was thought would result seriously
We are pleased to state that it was not SO
serious as anticipated, and that he viii be
all right in few days.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-27
MARRIED.
WELLS-MAYS. At the Summit, this
county, February 81, 1855, Mr.. Vineyard
Wells and Miss Ida Mays.
The State Census.

The laws of the state of Oregon require g
census be taken every ten years. This law
was enacted in pursuance of the mandate Of
the constitution declaring that "the legisla.
tive assembly shall, in the year 1885, and
every tenth year thereafter, cause an emu.
meration to be made of the population of the
state" Under this provision the state Gen.
sus falls midway between the censuses taken
by the United States, which gives us an emu
meration every five years. Hitherto, how
ever, the state censuses have been very i'm
perfectly taken. We ought this year to
strive for a better result.
The law places the work in the hands of
the assessors of the several counties. They
are required, at the time of assessing their
respective counties, '|to take an enumeration
Of the inhabitants and the industrial prod
ucts of the same" But the schedule of Sin
dustrial products" which the law requires to
be filed out includes only the products of
agriculture, No special compensation is
provided for doing this census work though
of course the amount which the assessors
will receive through per diem compensation
will be increased.
We have had two of these censuses here
tofore, but neither of them has been thor
ough enough to be of real value. The CEN
sus is not speciality, but only an incident,
of the assessment. It is not, therefore, kept
in view by the assessors as leading object.
Yet 1T should be; and assessors may proper
ly be reminded of the duty.
The older and greater states are gradually
increasing the scope of their census work
from the mere enumeration of the inhabit-
ants required by their constitutions to the
procurement of minute statistical informa-
tion similar in variety and character to that
covered by the national census. The ground
of this is the perception that such informa-
tion is of invaluable assistance to home in
interests. Perception of the same fact here
ought to lead to acareful and complete "enu-
meration of the Inhabitants and Industrial
pursuits Of our state. Oregonian.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-27
MERIT.
Suver Sayings.


SUvER, Feb. "a, 1885.
Wonder if ''Merit" is Democrat?
Mr.. w. R. Hall and wife, of Buena Vista
are in Suver visiting.
Our merchants have just received new
stock of goods, such as clothing, etc., and
they can be had at reduced prices.
Helmick Bros, of Parker, report that
this years food did more damage to thei.
property than anytime since the food of
1862.
Prof. Frank Rigler formerly of Tndepen'
dence, is now teaching school at Walla
Walla, w. T. He gets a salary of 81, 500
per year.
Prof. A. F. Hershner of Buena Vista,
Polk county, recently sent east for school
furniture, such as maps and a globe. I'm
der this energetic teachers management the
Buena Vista school is fieurishing.
NIBs.
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DIED.

ALEXAN DER-At the family residence
IN Kings Valley, Benton county, Oregon,
ON the 22d inst, of typhoid fever, Winnie,
only daughter of I. f. and frankie AL
exander, aged 9 years, 10 months and
days.
Little Winnie was a bright, intelligent
and affectionate child; and was dearly be-
loved by large circle of relatives and ac-
quaintances An invalid from infancy, her
Affections had but strengthened the ties
which bound her to the home circle, and
rendered the separation more painful; but
He who doeth all things well has taken her
to Himself in her innocency and purity;
and certainly she is far happier now than if
left on earth. The bereaved parents have
the heartfelt sympathy of all who knew
lirtle Winnie. Com.
WHITEHEAD.-AtF Fossil, Wasco county,
Oregon, February l3, 1855, Mrs. E. w.
Whitehead, aged about 25 years.
The deceased was daughter of Mr..
Thomas Read, of this county, and the wife
of Mr.. E. w. Whitehead, formerly in the
boot and shoe business at Philomath, where
he md his wife were well and favorably
known Her death was caused by the re-
moval of an ovarian tumor, weighing 25lbs.,
form which she had been suffering for sever
al wears. A host of friends in this county
extend to Mr.. Whitehead and motheriess
children their heartfelt sympathy.