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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-26
NEW LIVERY STABLE.
Gaines Fisher, Proprietor,

Corner Ferry and Liberty streets, N. T.. cor
mom chemekete hotel, Salem, Or.
eood accommodations for commercial
travellers. First-class rigs always ON hand
Charges reasonable
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-26
Of Music

OF the Willamette Univer. ity Salem Ora
gon, the most successful Music school on
the Northwest Coast. Courses in music are
equal 10 Eastern music schools. Yearly M.
,Shuance OF nearly one hundred and inv
Inc able corps OF teachers for the Coming
school year will be Prof n. NJ. Parvin
Leona Willis, Miss Eva Cox; assistant
teachers, Miss Lulu M. Smith, Miss H,.lly
Branches taught are Vocal Culture plano
organ, Violin, Pipe Organ, Harmony
Counterpoint, and Glass Teaching.
diplomas given on completion of course
~end FOR catalogue and circular.
N' M fAhNlN. 7-25d 3m-wlm.
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Bucklen's Arnlca Salye

The best salve In the world for
cuts, bruises, sores. ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter chapped
hands, chilblains, corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
gist.
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me, but / find / do not love you as
I thought. / am to marry Sig
d'Angelletti this morning, and sail
you a better wife than yours sim
cerely, FANNY GILMAN.
Quite blankly young Bayard stood
ard stared at the letter. TheI over
him rushed quick, hot sensation
Of modification, of insulted pride.
But this was soon succeeded by a
rapturous flush of freedom.
Let her go--her fortune also! He
would marry little Vera now!
TO he sure, lie had not much to
marry on. The strain of n summer
outing had quite shattered his slen-
der income.
If he were only as wealthy as
Will, now-Will, who, were he mar
ried, could literally emblazon his
wife with jewels, should he choose,
and live at Newport in the summer
and Florida in the winter. Blessed
Will!
Well, he would 90 down and
marry Vera Hayne anyway, and
trust to luck to keep a roof over their
heads.
Perhaps he could manage to knock
few thousand out of old Hayne;
perhaps Will would bleed a little;
perhaps-oh, the future must take
care of itself!
With which blissfully bohemian
resolution he went back to the lakes.
He had been away n fortnight-a
year it seemed-when he alighted at
the familiar station.
Another train had just pulled in.
He stood on the platform, gazing at
the passengers surging into the
Pullman car.
Suddenly his heartstrings gave an
agonizing tug.
There-great heavens, it could
not be!
He positively glared at the young
fellow in the light gray suit-at the
slender, star-eyed little creature in
the dainty travelling costume of
stem-green surah.
They were passing. They saw
him-paused.
"How are you, Vivian?" cried
VIII, with the bonhomie of
thoroughly happy man. "Vera-
my wife, you know-and 1 are 60
ing to Saratoga for awhile, and then
to Europe for few months. There
is our train, love-"
Mrs. Will Bayard bowed, smiled,
and passed on, entered the Pullman
car with her husband and was
whirled away.-Saturday Night.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-26
SATURDAY READING!
Vivian Bayard Gets Mingled Up
In Love Affairs.
THE BEAUTIFUL LADY OF THE LAKE
His BELOVED Who Is 3 Daughter Of a
Millionaire Fails in Her Love
and Marries Another.

"But talking now of love-perhaps you
may remember
The little girl we met in the country last
September" -vandyke Brown.
"About Vera Hayne?"
1t was Will Bayarl who asked
the question.
He had come up from the city,
with half O dozen other men, to
camp for u few weeks in the Wis
cOnsin woods.
Just now, however, he was paying
visit to his cousin Vivian, in the
laUter's comfortable quarters at the
best town hotel.
"Well, what about her?" counter
questioned Vivian Bayard.
He was a picturesquely handsome
and romantic looking fellow. He
was tall, and lanquid, and graceful.
He had big, black Spanish eyes, a
straight nose, silky, dropping mus
tache. Indeed, his appearance was
distinctly Byronic.
viii? Well, Will did not look
like a gentlemanly brigand or a
sentimental pirate. He was tall
also, but rather clumsily built. His
features were rather irregular, his
hair and nustache were auburn, his
eyes were clear, decided blue. His
manner and voice were very frank
ana n" ~ '""'---~. -..o you gVing 10
marry herr"
Vivian laughed laziIy and ran his
white hand through his hair.
swell, If you are not the most
pestering fellow for asking blunt and
awkward questionsW
Will noticed the equivocation.
III don't see why you find the
question awkward" he went on,
with grave persistency. "She is
certainly lovely enough to suit even
your fastidious TASTE"
"Oh, as tar as that goes, she's the
very prettiest little thing I've ever
seen-and the sweetest"
"And the BEST" added Will, in
that quiet way of his.
"DecidedlyW agreed Vivian.
He reached over 80 the table near
for " book of tissue leaves and n
package of perique tobacco, and pro.
ceeded to roll himself cigarette.
swell, them" said VIII, going
vigorously back to his inquiry, sac
knowledging all this, and having
been so devoted to her ever since
you've been up here, the question
Is, do you intend to marry her?"
Vivian struck match and lit his
cigarette before he answered.
There is nothing which would
70 entrance me-"
Will was becoming exasperated,
"Do you mean tor" he demand
gain. frowningly and emphatically.
Vivian laughed lightly.
"My dear boy, you are far too en-
rgetic for this Internal weather!
However, as Pm too lazy to-day for
ven verbal sparring, III answer ,
he question-which you, by the
'ay, have no business to ask. No.
would love to marry Vera, but |
ant afford to-" y
Wills face darkened.
"And yet you've been haunting
er like her shadow, and making
er fancy You were dead In love with u
er; and now"
He paused expressiyely.
His Cousins eyes dropped.
III she fancies. she'll be about
ght," he said carelessly, but with
evident effort, too. ~ am dead X
love with herp
"Then, why In thunder be.
N viii. dI
Vivian Bayard flung his cigarette
Ide and stood up. W
Because" replying to the un- 1
Ted query--"because Pm engaged
Fanny Gilman"
You are?' m
Il am" IN
VIII also rose. oa
Then you are a more dlshonor.
fellow than l took you for" SIC
Will" pc
'ivlsn had grown white with ogI
Won,
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Nommution Tickets at twoeents per
mile ON s'ieIat stations having agents.
connection at Mt. Angel with stages for
anu nom Wilhoit Mineral Springs and at
Moodourn with southern Pacific company
trains ior and nom Portland, OR
CHAS. N. SCOTT, Receiver,
General Omces. N w Cor. First ana Pine,
Portlapd. Oregon,
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New Express Wagon.
WILLIAM HOLCOMR

nas started new express wagon and Is
, nov n,ssdy 10 deliver baggage 10 and from
hagsage of any kind delivered on shcfi
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-09-14

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h'lu t'iht ihNeS'ois "'ie io"A"s '"'
good Western securities AMI would be
GLAD TO have the opportunity Of buying
snch hon5s "a. ,hn.. AZ Itio Hlanco
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,s law ,s ., am, a n., cen, and II
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.rns,.,o,s he o1,.,sJ the following rc,o.
,,,,o, ma m. .ens. of IN, meeting.
R.so,y.J T,at I'm. Chairman OF the
Boar,i Of County Commissioners be rs-
qn.st-d to WIRE the Rollins Investment
eo"lahr, ~ ,n,n; an n.'as
n.rs..n.", ,..,w.rn the Heard of County
Commissioners Of Rio lBisnco county
and u'c ltn!!sns tnses nsn' cosoi.shN .!
x,,h"u, , d,..s,,tny wnic.
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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-09-14

The manufacturers write the follow.
ing to one Of our farmers. saws the Trim.
idad Daily Citizen Of recent date. con-
ccrning the success of the new pumps
OF northern Colorado:
GREELEY. Aug. Z. 1889.
DEAR Sin-'rhc pumps are meeting
with very large sale. and are giving
entire satisfaction. We have n No. y
Nye pump In operation near this city,
on the Albert Howard ranch. pumping
water from well 10 feet deep. This is
n well feet In diameter. and has about
getting nm abundant supply. and is only
able to lower the water five or six feet.
In pumping II hours per day continue
ouslv. lie is getting an abundant sup.
ply to irrigatc his land. while his neigh
bors. owning water rights. are without
water. and needing 1t badly. Our
streams In Northern Colorado are now
practically dry. the snow In the mount
aims having melted long ago. and the
bitches are furnishing scarcely any
water to the farmers. We have pumps
In operation which are delivering five
cubic feet Of water per second. or
enough TO amply irrigate 400 acres Of
land. They are the sensation of the
dav. and promise to revolutionize irri-
cation over large areas OF the arid dis.
tricts Of the West. People come here
every day from long distances, to see
the pum's irrigating our potatoes and
alfalfa crops. and every one is much
surprised. and enthusiastic In their EN-.
dorsement Of them.
Yours, very truly.
THE IRRIGATION PUMP Co.
GEO. ii. WEST, Secretary.
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DEMOCRATIC ea'a AR,Es.
Th- D~s.e~r.ssr css". csS,r.i Cora.
.-,.... sss~s-o.'s. Sci ~ lso'si"s
Primaries saA Conve11siss.

The Democratic County Otbtrai Com.
mittee met last Saturday svDning and
Sc, dates tor holding the psinaries and
County convention. The Copmiltee is
composed Of precinct chairman APP
pointed bv the last Democratic County
Convention Of Garfield coun.y. and N
such Is the legal and anthos1asd Com.
mittee empowered " perform the duties
devoiving OH such body In tho new
county until tho forthcomi1B County
Convention assemblies when anew Cen
trai Committee will be appoiAted. All
the precincts were represented except
ing Pice.sncs aud Upper wlnts. The
latter precinct II . new one, having
been created since The orras(p patson Or
Rio lnanco county and waQ erefore
without N authorized -ns1 bnamsn.
Major Greenxtrect wSs ss'ltiaited 10 srt
In that capacity, and Mr.. r. n. Johsnt.
gen was elected u act ~ Chairman Of
the County Central Committee until
the meeting Of the Convention when
his successor will be elected.
The ratio OF representation given the
various precincts In basei VA the ias,
election and appears In tho ''cair' pub
lishe,i eiss where IN this Issue.
Harmony and good feeling prevailed
and II Is earnestly desired that all
Democrats attend tie primaries and
show their interest In county Affairs
by sending delegates To tho fprthcom'
Ing County Convention plesig{ii To the
support OF rnE VERY nEsr MIN In the
marty
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known their history. were invited tn
partake OF them. They We're brought
forward carefully, arranged in the best
dish the humble domicile afforded. aud
formally introduced as the iirst fruits OF
| the NEGLECTED TREE. What MAS my
chagrin and mortiiication-gfter all my
pains and solicitude; after all ms hopes
and fond anticipation To lind they were
miserable tasteless-ehoke pears.
This pear tree has set me 10 thinking; /;
II has suggested that there is such u
thing IN u MORAL GARDEN. In which
there may be fair flowers, indeed, but
also some NEGLECTED TREES. The
plants In this garden may suffer very
much from negiect-from neglect Of the
gardener. II is deplorabe to see how
many crooked unseemiy branches shoot
forth from some of these young trees
which eariy might have been trained I"
grow straight and smooth by tls hand
Of cultivation. Many a youth. running
M In his own way, induiging la decrp'
tion and profanity; yielding Ia trmpta.
ton and overborne by evil Influences;
poiiuting by his example, and ~ounding
the hearts Of his best friends i,s they
yearn over him for cori. has reminded
mt Of NY NEGLECTED rnEE, It's caier-
pillars. Its rousienci bark, It's hop-vine.
its tansy-led, Its cruel, piercing thorns.
And when hay. seen such u youth
isonght under the influence of the rdu-
Gator. and bav. witnessed the progress
iia has made and the intellectual prom
~ lie has given. have also thought of
my NEGLECTED. TREE. When, tao,
have followed him Ia the year, of ma
,uriiy ani hay. found, as ! hay. too
often found. that h. brings not forth
'Tis p-,ceabl. fruit, Of righteous,
n.s,. but that he di,apI.,ini, ail Ill.
fon,iiy cherished hoi-s al hi, friends
p-f,np, of his own teachers, because
the ts.st principles w.r" not -ngraf,-d
upon him-i again think of NY ~E.-
LrctEp TIEg aud Of the unssiiifui.
perhaps dishonest, gardener. Who ac,c'i
"a IL, EisioSsinLE EDUCATOR.
From the above N u text. several in'
ference, might liz drawn, viz:
I. Education Is necessary ,o develop
the human ,oul.
.. Education should i-sin early. We
have too many NEGLECTED trees.
=. II sl,ould L. right education; and
I. The educator should b- u safe
aud mn honest man; cl,- the education
may b- MI wtung-mN lie worsr. even.
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refer to WINE Inc o"''"itS Is oc'is eo"
siructed.
for house, or other structure hc con.
tsInpatts bUI,uliip. tist huits hlo sahNN =
or tho csiimlte of the cost is too great.
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a n a

~ Wtthss" b'SAN'
up on doors and buildings ai different
places In town. Thc notices condemned
the action Of the Hoard In unmcssuirsi
terms. and as people gathered Oh the
streets and read the notices rxciama-
tions of approval were frequently heard
endorsing the anonymous writer action.
The more the matter was discussed the
more decp'root-si. apparently. hccainc
the conviction that the t1atd of Com
mi,slonrrs hal ma,ic bad mistake In
entering into any such agreement with
the Rollins Investment company as that
outlined above. The next feature Of
the affair resolved itself into the Iucs.
ton. what was To bc done about the
,nattcry Could the Commissions 10 In
duc-d To reconsider and tr,cind their
agreement with the Rollins Investment
company. and " 10. would tic latter
consent To the abrosation Of an agree
,ncnl already entered into, and ono that
MAS considered very advantageous 10
ihcmg These were all questions over
which the taxpayers had practically Eo
control. but they could hold u public
meeting and protest. resolve and con.
drmn and make their wishes known la
any way they might deem advisable.
aud In accordance with conclusions
a--iss -.--.A-a-sA--s.n -s@~-e--
vas presented tn l.. j D,cmcr. Acting
President Of the ltoAri VI Trade. on
Monday:
t. rrs.tiani na.sri of TrSsi-i
We. the undersigned members 81 the
Board of Trade. request that special
meeting of the Association hc cnlle'i ~
the earliest date possible Ia consider the
action Of the County Commissioners ia
regard To bonding the county debt.
tSigncj) JAMES l.. MciiArroS.
n NAJoI.
J. Y. llocsToS.
i. i. WEIGH.
MORGAN EDGAR.
II. ~. DEEirus-.
To Secretary iin~r,i of Trade!
Please call n meeting In accordance
with the above request. for "Wednesday
evening. nj so'cloek. nj the old school
house.
(Signci) l.. J. BEEMEI.
Acting President.
In compliance with the above the FOL.
lowing notice WAS pasted:
NOTICE.
There will l,c n special meeting of the
Board Of Trad. mt TIE old school house
on Wednesday evening. sept ~. ls-p,
Mt $ o'clock. TO consider the question oi
county bonds.
tSigncdl j.. j. BEHMEH.
ID. J. DAVIES. Acting President.
Secretary.
Long before the hour stated Mccscr.
ties and citizens from the surrounding
country began TO assemble. and when
Mr.. Bcemer took the chair and called
tn. meeting To order the old school
hall was well filed with people deeply
interested in the matter which called
them together. by direction Of the
President Secretary Davies read the re.
quest Tor the meeting. the notice 81 the
meeting. u copy OF TnE HERALD. Civ
ing an account Of the Commissioners
doings and containing the article OF
agreement between the Commissioners
and the Rawlins Investment company.
the law relating to county Indebtedness
and county bonds.
After the Secretary had finished read.
ing the President declared the meeting
open for discussion Of questions per
tanning to the disposal Of Rio Blanco
county's bonds.
Mr.. Dendy asked IL the articles of
agreement as read were correct. and
also IL the Commissioners had offered
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Congressman Sunset" Cox is dead.
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AEEKEA, COLORADO.

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uastosAl nanh. psevss; j. ". Ausvs . Co..
haviisA We
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). W. HUcUs. &c. DAVIS
j. w. HUCUS l. CO.,
Meeker, Colorado,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL oEALERs ~
GENERAL ERCHAMDISE:
Dry Goods, Hardware, Hats and
Caps, Boots and Shoes, Car.
pets and Furniture, Harness
and Saddles, Groceries,
Drugs Medicines PaInts oils, Etc.. Stoves and Kitchen
Furniture, Qusensware and Crockey.

It is Our Aim to Keep Full
Stock Of Everything Usually
found in a General Store, and
by Fair Dealing to Merit Our
Share Of the Public Patronage.
We Have the Largest Stock in
the County, and Buy Exclu-
sively for Cash from First
Hands, and are Therefore Pre-
pared to Make Low Prices.
Call and Examine our Stock and Prices
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-26
HE'S ALL RIGHT,

The name of Hon. Eugene A. Fiske, of
Santa Fe, is now pending before the U.
5. senate for confirmation as United
States attorney for New Mexico We
have already given an extended biograph-
zeal sketch of Mr.. Fiske and recited his
public services and record. We hope,
and we but express the sentiment that
seems generally to prevail among our peo-
pie, that the nomination will be speedily
confirmed. His recess appointment gave
great satisfaction to the people of the ter
ritory. He is performing the duties OF the
very important office to Which he has
been appointed with fidelity, energy and
ability. He is man of fair temper and
will do his duty by the government fully
and impartially His reputation as an at
torney in New Mexico is we'll established
and he enjoys lucrative practice. Mr..
Fiske has been resident of this territory
for over twelve years and his is truly a
home rule appointment. He will serve
well and faithfully in his official
capacity, and the New MEXICAN, about
as straight out Republican paper as
there is in the southwest, however, al the
same time representing in this case the
opinion of great majority Of our citizens,
calls upon the U. S. senate for the con-
jrmation OF Mr.. Fiske's appointment as q
very satisfactory and proper one.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-26

believed there will be felt c1mmm OF
Interests by the growth OF inter state rou,-
mert and railroad communication and
the great Nicaraguan ship canal, which
will warrant union under one constitu.
ton. The five presidents shall by 10,
hold office for one year each over the con-
federate states as they now exist His
authority shall be confined mostly to the
foreign relations OF these republics, which
he will represent to other nations, and he
shall have such other powers as are ma.
tional in their character. Provisions are
made for the gradual formation OF ma.
tional military frrce for protection of the
five republics and the administration Of
justice in matters of inter state commerce
and rights. In this way somewhat as oui
confederated American colonies were
cemented together for the adoption Of s
national constitution in 1889, new
American republic Of powerful states vii
result.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-26
THE CIVIL SERVICE HuMBuG,

The civil service commission has asked
for an increased appropriation. The
metropolitan papers without regard to
party, are ridiculing the practical work
ings of civil service, in regard to appli-
cants for federal appointments in the
post office and custom house. They pass
examinations by the hundreds and yet
never get places for which they are pro-
nounced eligible. Still new seekers for
offices come by thousands to enter the
lists, and wait for years. The same
Kings transpire in Washington. Shrewd
friends who may be among the eligibles
moved up to the top of the list, and then
have them appointed by recommends
ton of the civil service commission.
Senators and representatives longest
in the service of the country declare
the civil service reform humbug.
Others assert that it is cont9ry to
our republican principles of govern
mslt and an innovation from mon
archical English methods. Some are
preparing to take hostile attitude to the
commission and to repeal the legislation
which gave it existence.
But in the face OF the complaints raised
against the civil service commission dur
ing his administration, ex President Cleve-
land in his Boston speech advocated the
extension OF the principle in the various
department OF our government. OF
course the English papers and the Mug
wumps of this country will again COM
mend him with vigorous patting on his
broad shoulders, but the Democratic
party may do some vigorous growing at
his heels for it.