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Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07
THE OLD PEOPLE.

If you are SO fortunate as to have
the "Old People" in the house, see to
it that they have its brightest corner
and gaodly portion OF the best that
can be afforded Of comfort, convenience
and beauty; that aged blood may be
kept warm and cheerful, that failing
limbs may have restful repose, and the
dim eyes that have watched over you
and yours through so many toilsome
years may see around them the ever
present evidences of faithful and CRATE
full care.
There is nothing in the world more
pathetic than the meek, timorous.
shrinking ways of certain old people
we have all seen them-who have
given up their old homes, into younger
hands, and subsided into some out-of-
the-way corner of it, to sit by the fire
side and table henceforth, as if they
were mere, pensioners-afraid Of ssmak
ing trouble" afraid of being Gin the
way" afraid OF accepting the half that
is their due, and going down to their
graves with pitiful deprecating air,
as if constantly apologizing for staying
so long Elk.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07

The sun had already sunk in the
west when the convict returned to his
native village. During the many years
OF his confinement he had harbored
but one idea that of revenge. Ashe
neared the old schoolhouse (which, by
the way, he made up his mind to fire)
bell from a distant spue began its
slowand solemn peal. A feeling which
the convict had not felt in many
years filled his breast. He stood rooted
to the spot, and tears, hot tears, moist
ened his cheeks. When the bell had
ceased its tolling, he hastily wiped his
eyes with tue back OF his calloused
hand and exclaimed. 'sMy heart is
softened; I will not shed blood tonight
II will rob ead.-Life.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07
THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS IN
MARRLAGE

Thomas Jefferson wrote the follow
ing excellent advice; there is great
deal of hnman nature and good sense
in 1t: Harmony in the married state
is the first thing to be arrived at
Nothing can preserve the affections
uninterrupted bnt a firm resolution
never to differ in will, and determi-
nation in each to consider the love of
the other of more value than any object
whatever on which the will had been
fixed. How light, in fact, is the sac
rifice of any other wish when weighed
against the affections of one with whom
we are to pass our whole life. And
no opposition in single instance will
hardly in itself produce alienation, vet
every one has his pouch into which all
these little oppositions are put, and
while this is filling, the alienation is
lnsensibly going on, and when filled it
is complete. 1t would puzzle either to
say why, because no one difference of
opinion has been marked enough to pro-
ducc serious effect by itself. But he
or she finds his or her affections wearied
out by constant stream oflittle checks
and obstacles"
Other sources of discomfort, very
common, indeed, are the little cross
purposes of husband and wife in COM
mon conversation; a disposition in
either to criticise and question what
ever the other says; desire always to
demonstrate and make him feel himself
in the wrong. especially in sympathy.
Nothing is so goading on the part of
either. Much better, therefore, if our
companion views thing in light
different from what we do, to leave him
in quiet possession Of his view. What
is the use of rectifying him if the thing
ae unimportantl and if important, let
it pass for the present, and wait for
softer moment and more conciliatory
occasion of revising the subject together
1t is wonderful how many persons are
rendered unhappy by inattentlon to
these simple rules Of prudence.-THe
Boston Courier.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07
Proud of His Sister.

The Chicago Tribune relates the
case of young man who was re-
garded as phenomenon because he
took his sister to all the best entertain
ments, and actually devoted himself to
her during the lecture and concert sea-
son. Being praised for his unusual
attention to his sister the young man
promptly and proudly replied. "No,
there's nothing wonderful or extraordl-
nary about it. She is the only woman
L know in whom I have the most
thorough confidence. She is always
the same, always pleased and affection,
ate, and to tell the truth, I'm afraid
she'll go and marry some of these imi
tation men around here and be unhap
pY all her life. She has nobody else
to look to, and<Fll take care she does
not have to look to anybody else. ]
suppose some day genuine man will
come along. If he's a genuine man,
won't object. Until be does come,
size Is good enough for me; and if ever
| find as good a girl, I'll marry her."
The example is most commendable. A
young man would do well to seek his
sisters society until he finds another
lady as good as his sister.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07
FOR TILLERs OF THE s0IL.

Progress, the one ruling idea of the
age, is the sure road to profit in farm
ing, a business that constantly de-
mands better methods, fuller means
and more intelligent practice.
Put potatoes on clean land that has
been in corn, SO as to have the land free
from weeds. Give the potatoes close
cultivation until harvested, and after
fertilizlng the plot put it in grass. If
the seed is clean the weeds will not
come up to kill the grass when it is
young. The growing of grass crop
demands that the land be gotten in
condition q year before the seed is
sown.
When grain and hay crops are sold
off the land they carry away the fertil-
ity of the farm, but when such crops
are fed to stock not only is portion of
the crop left over as manure, but
higher price is received for such crops
in the shape of beef, pork, mutton or
milk, which enables the farmer to re.
store any loss of fertility by the increas-
ed receipts consequent upon the keep
ing of stock.
For farm manure the sheep is sur
passed only by the hen, and rlvaled on
ly by the hog. It is much easier to
save manure from the sheep, less of the
liquid being loss. Owing to the dry
ness of the soil most of the liquid is
soaked up and saved only in expen-
sive tanks or cenented cellars. Sheep
while on grass, scatter their manure
much more evenly, and it is, therefore,
of much greater value. Thus wherever
sheep are kept the land is found to in
crease in fertility.
The farm does not bring in so many
dollars day as some professions, but
1t is the safest place to be with your
family. The children are simply an ex.
pense IN town; on the farm they can
assist and at the same time get the very
essential thing, the practical part of an
education. The minister's boy cannot
help preach; the lawyers boy cannot
help plead case. They are undiffer-
entiated quantities as yet of no good to
anyone except in the possibilities wrap
ped up in their beings, which may be
by thorough schooling and long drill
brought into future developement. But
the farm boy pays his way and counts
for something as soon as brain and
muscle come into action .-Ex.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07

A LOVERS STRATAGEM Allow is
it you always take your intended to
the railway stationY" Because we
can there kiss undisturbed, as the
folks think we are merely saving good
bye"
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07

Manner is something with every
body, and every thing with some
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07
NOTICE.

no ALL WHOM IT MAY CON.
L Germ that I have appointed D. w.
Stearns of Calapooia Precinct, Post
Office address, Oakland; Ralph Smith
of Deer Greek Precinct, Postoffice adj
dress, Roseburg, ana A. j. Chapman
of Wilbur Precinct, Postoffice address
Wilbur; Inspectors of Stock for said
Precincts, and others will be added
as parties interested make their desires
known to me.
TEfOS. SMITH
Inspector of Stock fer Douglas Co. Or.
Wilbur, Or, April 18th, 1887.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07

A Western woman recently killed
tramp with arolling-pin. The tramp's
nephew sued the woman. Damages
were awarded the rolllng-pin. The
nephew undertook to argue the case
with the woman. The nephew's funeral
occurs on Monday. Undertakers lift
their hats to the woman when they
meet her on the street.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07
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Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1889-03-07

The meanest man in England is said
to live in the town of Woodbridge.
Some one was about to present his
daughter with sealskin saque but he
refused to let her accept it, on the
grounds that it would cost too much
to by camphor to keep the moths from
it during the summer.
, 1889-12-19
CULVER WAS THE MAN
He Voted to Acquit the
Suspects.
CONSCIENCE AND The BIBLE
The Apparent Causes Of His
Aotion-Only Shaken at the
Last Moment.

CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-State's Attorney
Longenecker this evening, after a confer
ence with one of the CroniE jtry, whose
name he withheld, told how the verdict
wus reached. As surlnised, juror John
Culver. who spent much of his spare
time during the long evenings reading
the Bible, was an influential factor.
The first incident in this connection
occurred while the trial was in progress
at the time when Mrs. Conklin testified.
That evening Culver notified his
follow jurors that hs solemnly
believed she had committed perjury.
Later, Mrs. Hoertoi, he thought, was "a
liar" and Martinsen, the expressman,
''did not really know Burge," while
Carlson Twas plainly telling faisehoods."
sen, Mr.. Culver told of ths mistakes
made by the wife Of his .rsy.'cr, who
one day saw man riding In q buggy,
whom she was sure was Culver, when In
point of fact she was entirely mistaken.
Culver seemed to see in nearly every
witness for the state vindictive or Iur-
chased porjurer. He plainly limited that
II looked like conspiracy on the state =
part. The matter of having the wit
was one OF the things that he thought
looked bad. He wasn't sure that DR.
Cronin ever went to the Carlson cottage
and when asked GLOW do you account
for the bloody trunk?p said, why, for all
We know, dog may have been taken in
It," The cause of Cronins death had
not been proven, he contended, and he
was impressed with the idea that Daniel
Coughlin had good face"
When the time for the balloting ar
rived, Culver voted for the acquittal of
all the defendants. He steadinstly de-
clarod that Bcggs, particularly, lac would
not send to jail, even for one day. The
result was long struggle and re-
peated ballots, ending in the compro-
mise verdict announced.
Farmer Pierson had voted steadily for
the execution of all five of the defend
ants, and was the last man to yield. 1t
Was he who was holding out toward the
end, and not until an hour or so before
the verdict reached the public did he give
into the entreaties of his comrades. The
leading thought of the majority of the
jurors, other than Culver and Pierson,
seemed TO be to prevent n disagree
ment. They apparently believed that a
new trial was what had been aimed at
by the defense
, 1889-12-19
THE LONG TRIAL ENDED
The Law Relating to Clr-
cumstantial Evidence.
FULL TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT.
The Jury Then Escorted to Their
Room for Deliberation and
Discussion.

CHicAao, Der. 13.-On account Of the
illness of Mills, States Attorney 1ongc-
necker was Obliged to make the closing
address to the jury In the Cronin case.
He began by repeiling the charge OF the
prosecution that Cronin's section OF tho
an-na-Gael had suborned large
amount of purjured testimony against
the accused. Most of the Clan-na'Gael
evidence was by members Of the "Tri-
angle camps. He then took up and
dwelt at length on the evidence against
Beggs.
The court then took recess until the
afternoon.
On the reassembling Of the court this
afternoon Judge Longenecker continued
his reply to Forests argument and then
made rapid, running sketch Of the evi-
dence of the leading witnesses and
the circumstances under which
Ut was given by way of a
)reply to Forests charge that there was
no sufficient proof of conspiracy to
convict the defendants; in closing he
said: "Remember that we are here in
sisting that this evidence was so over
whelming that you, as honest men, un-
der your oaths, can not resist this vol
ume of proof that must convince you as
sensible beyond reasonable doubt that
all five of these men arc guilty Of this
crime.n
, 1889-12-19
THE CRoNiN JURY.
Description of the Room In which
They Held Their Deliberations.

ltnlCdSO llines'l
The services of a certain noted linguist
of old are not needed to interpret the
hand writing on the walls. Those form.
ing the room In which the twelve men
good and true in whose hands rest the
destinies of the Cronin suspects are lit
orally covered with specimens of Chi
rography And these specimens are
well defined enough to admit of
reading, providing he who reads does
not run too fast. This room to which
the Cronin jury adjourned after re-
ceiving the Instructions of Judge McCon-
nell adjoins the court room, and boasts
Of no greater dimensions than eight feet
by twelve. Through two windows
facing Dearborn avenue the light
streams, bringing into prominence the
dirty and much worn mating that coy-
ers the floor. The walls are bare except
for the lead pencil efforts of some liter
ary juror. When in official use
twelve wooden chairs and table
comprise the furniture. In such sur
TSndings paeed gp and mdny down rensn,og nsn has
paraphrased version of Hamlets soIilo-
quoy; ITO convict or not to convict;
that is the question" And yet this un-
inviting place has history. The hopes
and fears of many man on trial for his
life have been conferred in this room. In
1t many jury has set in judgment OH
fellow-man. Through its doors the
twelve men good and true have gone
with the eloquent appeal of the defense
for the life of client still ringing in the
ear or the last glance for mercy from the
prisoner fresh in the mind. Except the
handwriting on the wall the public
knows nothing of what transpired with
in while the jury was "out."
, 1889-12-19
IN COLD BLOOD
A Whitman County Farm
er Murdered.
THE SCENE WAS AT C0LFAX
The Slayer a Desperate Named
Blanton.
THERE Is STRONG TALK OF LYNCHING G
The Murderer Fired Several Shots
at Others, but Fortunately
Did No Harm.
The SCENE WAS AT COLFAX
THERE IS STRONG TALK OF LYNCHING G

CoLPAx, WASH, Dec. 16.-Thomas
Click, q farmer living in the northeast
ern part of Whitman county, was shot
down In cold blood at about o'clock
this morning, In front of the city hall,
where the superior court is in session,
by Ben Blanton, a notorious character,
who has figured in the courts here a
number Of times.
Click, in company with two neigh
bors, j. Il. Bennett and Samuel Doble,
was walking past the hall building, and
had no sooner passed the hallway, when
Blanton stepped ON the sidewalk, drew n
revolver and fired, the shot striking its
victim under the LEFT arm, infiicting q
wound from which he died less than an
hour afterwards.
The murderous fend proceeded to
empty his remaining loads of his pistol
al Bennett and Doble, but fortunately
doing them no injury. One Of the bull
lets passed through the front of Ben
nctts coat, and another through the
sleeve of Doble's coat, merely scratching
his wrist.
Blanton was seized by Deputy Sheriff
Young, who arrived on the scene imme.
diately after fifth shot was fired, and
taken to the county Jail, whore he is
now confined.
The three named parties were prose-
cutting witnesses against B!anton, who
was being tried before the superior
court for an assault made upon Doble
with knife a few weeks ago.
The deceased was well respected, a
man of family, about 30 years of age.
His wife was in the city at the time OF
tho tragedy, and when taken to his pros
trate side made strong and fearful ap-
peal for the revenge Of his death
Blanton Is a bad citizen. and II Is said
killed a man in Oregon several years
ago. He was al one time an inmate of
the Oregon peni'entiary. Public excite
ment has been at high fever oil day,
and nccktie party is imminent.
NO CHANGE or VENUE FOR RUssELL-
Judge Ruby to-day refused to grant a
change of venue in the matter of Tom
Russell, accused Of murder, and Russell
will be tried at Colfax.
The grand jury dismissed last Thurs
day arc again summoned to appear next
Thursday.
, 1889-12-19
THE CASE OF SANDY oLDs.
A New Trial Granted by the Supreme
Court.


PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 16.-The supreme
court to-day, in the noted murder case
of Sandy olds, reversed the decision of
the lower court and granted defendant a
new trial. Olds was under sentence of
death for killing Emil Weber, promi-
nent gambler and was to have been
hanged in November, but an appeal was
taken.
Olds has already had two trials. The
jury the first time disagreed, and on the
second trial returned verdict of murder
in the first degree.
A REVIEW reporter called upon Sandy
who is still confined in the Multnomah
county jail. on Fourth street, between
Main and Salmon, soon after the news
of the supreme courts decision was re.
ceived from Salem. He has greatly
changed since his incarceration, and his
friends and acquaintances in Spokane
Falls would scarcely know him.
"Yes," he said, in answer to an in
quiry by your correspondent, "my law
yer has just been here and informed me
of this decision. II is Just what / had
expected oil alopg,, and bears out my
claim that when the public prejudice
had time to disappear the judges and
juries OF this state would take fair
view of this case and give me a fair trial,
Such trial, ! believe, would result in
my acquittal."
, 1889-12-19
LONDON PRESS COMMENT.
Varying Opinions on the Righteous
ness of the Yerdict.

ness of tho vcrdict.
LONDON, Dec. l6.-The Daily News
says; "The Cronin trial has ended.
The men sentenced for life are three of
the vilest wretches ever left unhung.
The jury has done substantial justice,
and Il is to be hoped that nothing will
be allowed to disturb the righteous
verdict"
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH.
Tho Daily Telegraph characterizes the
verdict rs surprise" but reflects that
we must be thankful for small mercies.
THE TIMEs.
The Times says. when the difficulty
Of paneling the jury is considered, the
verdict may be regarded as satisfac-
tory. The murder was plainly the con-
sequence Of a squabble over corrupt
fnanclering, and was one Of the most
ntrocious crimes perpetrated outside OF
Russia In modern days."
THE STANDARD.
Stan dard says: at 10 strange and
illogical verdict, and. speaks little for
the criminal Jurisprudence of America,
that court should have taken 80 long
to arrive at suoh an abortive result"
, 1889-12-19

Patrick Henry Cronin WINS killed and
murdered In the manner and form
charged, then such of the defendants If
any, whom the fury believe from the
bic doubt, parties TO such conspirnev.
are guilty of the murder of said lronin'
whether tho identity of the indiyiduai
doing the killing be establisbed or NOT
or whether such defendants were present
at the killing or not.
although you NAV believe that De.
fendant Burke rented the Carlson cot
tage, and removed the furniture and
other articles mentioned in the evidence
tage; and, although Won NAV further
believe that Dr. Croiiip was murdered
In the Carlson ttage, YOU are advised
that these acts of Defendant Burke. of
themselves, are insufficient 10 iustlfy
you In concluding that he was a party to
the alleged conspiracy. unless IL further
appears beyond all reasonable doubt
that such acts of Defendant Burke were
deliberately and willnilly intended by
him to assist in the preparation of the
crime of murder
although you NAV believe that
Dinan's horse and buggy were used TO
take the doctor to his death. YOU are adj
vised that the act OF Defendant Coughlin
in engaging suoh horse and buggy IL in
sufficient to Justify YOU in concluding
that he was party to the alleged con-
spiracy, unless il further appears be-
yond an reasonable doubt that such act
of Defendant Coughlin was deliberately
and willfully intended by him TO assist
la penetrating the crimo of murder.
"Although you may believe the con-
tract between O'SulIiyan and Cronin
was use to decoy the doctor to his death,
you are advised that the act of Defendant
O'Sullivan In making such contract, of
itself,is insufficient to Justify YOU In con-
Guiding that he was party to the al
legged conspiracy; unless IL fur
ther appears beyond all reasonable
doubt that such act of Defendant
o. Sullivan was deliberate, aud willfully
intended by him to assist In the perpe-
and corruptly consented to the use OF
such means In accomplishing the allegei
murder OF the deceased The evidence
in proof of a conspiracy will, generally,
In the nature of the case, be circumstan-
tial. Although common design is the
essence of the charge, 1t is not necessary
TO prove that the defendants came to-
5es;on and ~ ,,;ra 49, 4, "su Ne,o .,,u.
means. If the fury belieye from the
evidence, beyond reasonable doubt, act
ing In the light OF the entire charge of
the court, that the defendants now on
trial, or some of them, con-
spired together, or together with
others, who were to the grand Jurors un-
known, to kill and murder Patrick
Henry Cronin. and that one or more of
, 1889-12-19
THE MURDERER.
A Gentleman Who Knew Him Says He
Was a Worthless Scrub.

A Gentleman Who Knew Him Saws He
Was a Worthless Scrub.
A. NJ. Fletcher of Oaksdale was In
the city yesterday, and gave the fol-
lowing facts in regard to Ben Blan-
ton, the Colfax murderer:
"BlantOn," he said, Ills man
about so years old, with dark skin
and eyes; he wears a long, black
beard, and he has peculiar habit
Of twitchlng the ends with his
hands when he talks.
"Many time I have heard him
say as he jerked his beard, they
think I haven't the nerve, but I'll
show 'em.'
'He has lived for the past six
years with old man Doble, who has
supported him and paid his whisky
bills. 1t was refusal on Doble's
part to sell some stock, that Blanton
might have money to sQuander,
that brought about the knife play
for which Blanton was up before
the grand jury. Click was the man
who prevented tragedy at that
time.
"To show what sort of a man
Blanton Is, after he was arrested for
this assault, he cooked up a scheme
with some equally black sheep to
replevin what few remaining head
of stock Doble had, and got his
friends to swear falsely. He then
used the stock to secure his bonds
men.
"I1e Is a bad man and has borne
q most uneviable reputation. On
one occasion he went into Mettler 4
Smiths drug store and demanded
q bottle Of whisky from Mettler,
who was at the time alone In the
store. Mettler refused him, when
Old Ben drew q gun and said: You
won't, won't you?' Mettler, who
has plenty Of nerve, stepped behind
the counter as II to get the whisky,
but instead, picked up a double
barrelled shot gun, and had his
finger on the trigger, when his part
ner, Doc Smith, came in, grabbed
Ben by the shoulders and kicked
him out Of the store, breaking q
couple of his ribs in the operation.
Since then Old Ben has not been
such terror rs before.
II have heard him threaten Doble'e
life several times during the past
few months, and l saw him the day
he left for Colfax, when he again
, 1889-12-19
A FLYER WRECKED.
The Engine Ditched ana Three Men
Severely Hurt.

la GRAHDg Or, Dec. 1.-THE west
bound flyer on the Union Pacific was
wrecked about twelve miles east of
Baker City yesterday. The train was
running at speed of about twenty-five
miles an hour when the accident oc.
CURED, which was caused by the spread.
ing of the rails, allowing the engine to
upset The only injuries were TO James
Watson, the engineer, leg broken;
another engineer, named Cronin, badly
scaldsd and bruised; j. W. Kitchen, a
fireman, badly crushed. The wreck
caused delay of about eighteen hours.
The wounded fireman was brough. to
his home at La Grande to-day. while
Engineers Watson and Cronin were taken
through to Portland to the hospital on
to-day's train.