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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-16

THE animals for this killing
were always in prime condition.
For month preceding the kill
ing they were penned and fed
with regularity. When the day
dawned for the killing there
was an unusual stir about house
and farm. The neighbOrs came
early. The slaughter pen was
usually on the bank of stream
near by. And all the members
of the family, and the neigh
bors' families, were present.
Each man 0and boy, as well
each woman, was assign
ed 10 his or her part of the
work. The killer did nothing
but kill. The hang ups drag
ged out the slaughtered hog
and hung it from the hind feet
to pole. Boys heated water
and carried it to the scrapers
and the latter removed the
brIstleS and prepared the ami
NAL for the cutters, who took it
down, trimmed each part, and
threw it in its proper place. If
it was the ham or shoulder it
was cared for by Il master in
trimming, and as the
feet and head were to go
to the house for the women, who
possessed some secret whereby
those parts of porker were re.
duced to delicaCies, the man
who bad this job was generally
unmarried, and always a ladies'
man. He and the killer were
rivals, if both were single.
"A dinner in the home follow
ed the days work, and to this,
OF course, every participant was !
invited. When every farm in the |
neighbOrhood had had it's kill
ing the dances followed, and
later the wives of the household
would exchange, Mrs. A
sending side of ribs to Mrs.
b and the latter a crock of
'souse meat to Mrs. A.
Whenever stranger dined he
was sure to be informed that at
least one course of meats was
from the hogkllling of some
judge, colonel or squire near
by.
ITO the by in the south the
hogkilling season was one of as ,
much rejoicing as the Fourth of |
'uIy Is In your region. You |
know that the south never OBJ.
served Independence day as you
OF the north observed it. The
of the southern boy in
The hogkillinp season lay in the
TACT that he became the posses
'or of the bladders. These
we're inflated and hung up until
christmas, and when taken
Town they were exploded, the
eport being like that of pis.
ol shot. This was one of the |
Ways which the southern boy
ad OF celebrating.the day. But !
he markets have crowded outli
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-16

Secy. Belknap said a good
many years before Alger came
on the political deck that he
would not retire under fire."
But he did. And 50 will Alger.
st. Louis Republic.
Douglas Island news., 1899-11-08
NOT COMPLIMENTARY.
The Dispatch Man Wants to Say Something
 Nice About Judge Johnson, but Fails.

"Judge Johnson is we'll known in this city, he formerly practicing law in Ju- neau. His success on the bench has been wonderful. No doubt there is not in the United States to-day judge who dispatches as much business mas short a time as does Judge Johnson. In fact the Judge does the business of Alaska in the short time of 24 hours a month, owing to the peculiar circumstances surrounding his official residence, where only one steamer arrives once in two weeks and, as a rule, at night, fore ing him to hold court at night and de- eide on motions off hand without refer ring to his books, which places the Judge in a delicate position. ."-Daily Dispatch.
 Ordinarily we pay no attention to slight inaccuracies, but the judge of this district is put in such false light in the above that we cannot refrain from correcting the same.
 In the first place, Judge Johnson does not do the business for Alaska for month, in twenty-four hours, no man living could.
 In the next place Judge Johnson does not decide on motions off hand without referring to his books. There are some questions, including motions, that the Judge is so familiar with that he passes on them at once, but in mat ters of great importance and intricate questions, the Judge of the district takes the matters under advisement and decides them when he has care, fully considered the same, and that is what all judges do.
 In the next place the Judge gets along very nicely with the business. He has clear head, judicial mind and an even temperament, consequently has no occasion to be in delicate po- sition."
 The Judges picture, printed in the Dispatch, is all right, but we don't think much of the write up that ac, companied it.
Douglas Island news., 1899-11-08

thought the present winter would dem onstrate their usefulness in Alaska.
 There is still another reason why the government can we'll afford to continue to appropriate money to encourage the raising of these animals in Alaska, and that is, their excellence for food in case of urgent need. The Point Barrow ex- petition has shown that the 18O head slaughtered on this expedition were well worth every dollar that the gov ernment has ever expended to encour- age their introduction into Alaska.
 These animals were first introduced for the purpose of aiding the Esqui- maux and to prevent them from want and hunger, but we believe that in a few years the people will wonder how they ever got along without them, and that they will not only be useful for food in time of great need in the far Northwest, but that for many other purposes they will be found a most helpful auxiliary in prospecting the as yet untraversed portion of Alaska,
Douglas Island news., 1899-11-08

port of the Teller station and gives the total number at that station at l97. The increase of these animals is very great and the loss by accident or otherwise very light.
 MT. N. A. Hultberg reports for the Golovin Bay station. Out of 132 lawns there was loss of but four. We take the following extracts:
 We have been practicing every branch belonging to reindeer industry, such as driving, breaking, milking, moving the herd, making harness, sleds and pulks, all with the best success. We have experienced no difficulty or trouble whatever with our herd this year."
 He reports a total number of 395.
 The government is encouraging the introduction of reindeer into Alaska by Ioaning for five years from fifty to one hundred head to the various mis- sion stations in Alaska and at the end of that time the same number loaned are returned. With each of these small herds the government also sends an experienced Laplander to take care of the animals and break them for sled ding and packing purposes.
 A few years of experiment have shown that the reindeer will become an important factor in the development of this great country. A few years from now will find that animal taking the place of the dog, that has been useful auxiliary in aiding the pioneer miners in transporting their supplies to the gold fields. The fact that food for the dogs must be carried, has to great ex- tent destroyed the usefulness of that faithful animal, but with the reindeer it is different. You herd them out at night and they eat the moss which they dig from under the snow, which is their natural food.
 The transportation of mails into the interior of Alaska during the winter months has been woeful failure. Dog teams have not been able to transport these mails, and it remains for this work to be done with the reindeer. The government has supplied some sub contractors with these animals and we shall know in the spring whether the attempt has proven successful or not. It is estimated that with relay stations, the mail could be-carried two hundred miles day, which would take it to Dawson from Haines in three or four days. Is there any reason why these animals should not be as useful in Alaska as they are in their native country?
 A few weeks ago, the Rev. Father Rene, of Juneau, made us call. He had just returned from a trip to St. Michaels, Cape Nome and Yukon river points, in the interest of the missionary work connected with his church in Alaska and the great Northwest. We took occasion to ask the eminent di vine as to what he thought concerning the usefulness of the reindeer in Alas ka, and he stated to the writer that he thought they would be of great value for carrying mails and transportation purposes to the interior That he
Douglas Island news., 1899-11-08
INTRODUCTION OF REINDEER INTO ALASKA The Report of Dr. Sheldon Jackson, General Agent of Education In Alaska. It
 Has Passed the Experl-
 mental Stage.

A short time ago we received a copy of the report of pr. Sheldon Jackson on the introduction of Reindeer into Alaska, and it has been with much pleasure and satisfaction that we have perused the same and from it, and other information gained, we are in- clined to the belihf that the introduc- tion of these useful animals into Alas ka has passed the experimental stage and that from now on they will be of much use and great benefit in the de- velopment of this young empire.
 This report contains 149 pages of printed matter and is handsomely illus trated with cuts of the reindeer sta tions and other places ofinterest. Also some illustrations connected with the relief expedition of the cutter Bear that was sent to save the lives ofthe whalers who were caught in the ice at Point Barrow.
 This report is for the year 1898 and reviews this expedition in charge of Lieut.. D. H. Jarvis of the U. S. Revenue Gutter service, and it would be we'll for those who have so earnestly opposed the introduction of reindeer into Alas ka to remember that the Point Barrow expedition was a decided success, and that the lives of the imprisoned whalers were saved by the slaughtering of 18O reindeer that were driven to the place where the ice bound whalers were. When it is made known, and there is no excuse for being uninformed, that the lives of these men were saved by the introduction of these animals, it does seem to us that the expenditure of the pitiful sum that the government has appropriated should not be re- gretted.
 We are aware that there has been a considerable number of our people who opposed the experiment referred to, and we must confess that, while not op- posing it, we could see no great benefit to be derived therefrom, and this feel ing was brought about by the utter lack of knowledge upon the subject. The press of the district, with but slight exceptions, has denounced Dr. Sheldon Jackson for his connection with the matter when, in fact, he was but simply doing the bidding ofthe de- partments at Washington and this extra labor wBs performed by him without increased compensation, if we are cor rectly informed.
 In the report concerning the Eaton station, Dr. A. N. Kittilson. Supt. of the Reindeer stations in Alaska, speaks very encouragingly of the enterprise and predicts that it will prosper, if properly handled. This report is dated in 1898 and at that time estimated the number of reindeer at Eaton station at I671. The report further states that out of 213 lawns only eighteen were lost during the year 1898 and in 1897 thirty-three.
 The Rev. T. L. Brevig wrote the re.
Douglas Island news., 1899-11-08
THE WOMEN's CHRISTIAN
 TEMPERANCE UNION.
The National assembly Endorses the Views of Candidate Bryan with Regard to the Philip pines. Non Partisan Organiz
 that 1onkeys with Politics.

The national W. c. T. U., that recent ly met at Seattle, adopted, in substance, the anti-expansion plank of the Ohio platform. This alleged christian or ganization that is supposed to be non partisan frequently takes hand in pol itics and has thereby injured the cause of religion and temperance at various times and places.
 In adopting the anti. expansion plank these alleged bible teachers seem to for get that the command to go and preach the word to all mankind cannot be ac- complished without the aid of govern ments and that it is as much the duty of a christian nation to assist in eX- tending the missionary work as it is for individual christian workers and church organizations. If there ever was peo- pie who should befree from church dom ination and taught christian thought and freedom, it is those who inhabit the Philippine islands, and it always has been our opinion, from a Bible standpoint, that it was the duty of every christian worker in the United States to encourage President McKin- ley in his desire to free the people on these islands from religious slavery and giving them a proper system of self government.
 At the election when Cleveland de- feated Blaine for president, a man by the name of St. John-John P. St. John was the prohibition candidate for that office. In the state of Kansas, Hon. Geo. w. Click was the candidate for governor on the democratic ticket, and there were also two other men in the race-one republican and the other prohibitionist. whose names we do not now remember The w. c. T. U. sup ported St. John for president and no doubt caused Blaine's defeat, which by this time is pretty generally admitted to have been a national calamity. In the state of Kansas, the w. c. T. U. supported the prohibition candidates, and with but one result, and that was the election of the democratic nomi- nee, Gov. Click, who was bitterly op posed, as was his party, to prohibition. 1t was the republican party that made and successfully enforced prohibition in Kansas, and it is a Gods truth, that prohibition has been done more harm in that state by the w. c. T. U. by in- fusing life into the "still born" prohi- bition party, than any injury that it's most bitter opponents could inflict.
 It has always been a war cry of the tuary laws" and the fight against prohibition in Kansas was made by that party on constitutional and every other objection that the mind of dem ocrat could conceive. It is, from leg islative standpoint, that the w. c. T. U. must look to the republican party for aid and assistance in carrying on it's temperance work. As the issues are now drawn between Mir. Bryan and President Mckinley, it is to the repub- lican party to which the w. c. T. U. must look for extending it's work to the Philippines, and in the face of these conditions, a large majority of the rep resentatives of that organization en- dorse an anti-eXpansion plank.
Douglas Island news., 1899-11-08
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CATHOLIC CHURCH;

Mass with Sermon lO'VO A. nl' GSaTS Ros@Ty. Lecture > and Benediction zoo P; M.
 Priest, Rev. Father P. C. Bougis' S- J. CONGREGA ATIONAL CHURCH-Rev. Fl. Ham mond Cole, pastor. Regular services every Sunday in the morning at lO:S0 oclock' ana in the evening at :45 o'clock. sunday Schooi in the afternoon at o'clock. The Soclety or Christian Endeavor meets every "Wednesday evening at 7:45 o'clock. Seats free. The pubhc cordially invited to attend.
 EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services held at Odd Fellows Hall every Sunday evening.
 Rev. H. J. Gurr. FRIENDS Regular services at the Mission School house. Sabbath School !V a' III Native Services II a' in: I. Evening Services 1.t2 Prayer meeting, Wednesday, evening at I;+9 Teachers meeting every Friday evening aV X o'clock at private houses.
 Any and all arc cordially invited and well rOmed at all of these services.
 REV. C. \. REPLOGLE, Pastor. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH--AAtt PenieI Mission, Tuesday evenings at i;42 o'clock. Scandinavian services at the PenleI Mission Friday evenings at I43 o,clocE. cordial invitation extended to all. Rev. U. J. Larsen, Pastor.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-04-28
A Wonderful Exhibition.

The Edison Electric Co.::will give exhib
itioas at the armory Friday aud Satur-
day nights of this week, presenting.
moving battle scenes m the recent war
accompanied by $500 talking machine,
The esadmission will ba % cents, with IS
cents Tor reserved seats, on sale at Burk-
hart s Lees, The. Indepen-
dent saSw
Cook & Forbis in their double treat
drew crowded houses at Remington's q
ball last Friday and Saturday nights,
many not being able to find seats and
not entering. The attendance and the
enthusiasm displayed were especially
gratifying 10 the proprietors, .as Wood
ourn; is their home. Mr.. Cook had
charge OF the Amet machine and hand.
led 1t with so much skill that the NOV
ing scenes reproduced were clearly por-
.rayed, Efe-size and truly realistic. The
battles were as awe-inspiring as the
lynching was horrible, the Indians, bat
tieshIps and other numbers interesting
ana the amusing scenes suirth-provoking.
IL was whole show in itself, neverthe
less an equally entertaining featurs was
introduced in another OF Edison's won
derini inventions - the graphophone-
grand. The old graphophoae cannot be
heard when placed along side OF the i'm
proved instrument.
Cook * Forbis have invested heavily
IN their outfit, aud il is no surprise that
they are reaping rich harvest, as none
viii miss seeing two such achievements
of genius.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-04-28
RELIGIOUS.

United Presbyterian. Morning wor-
ship at I0:al, subject Of sermon i,
Christ Fundamental" S. S. at II IS.
Jr EndeAver al s 80, SF. Endeavor at
$50, evening worship a. $50, subject.
Convenient Seasons" All are cordial-
y invited TO these services.
Presbyterian. Morning service at
20: 80, subject of sermon. "HnmauIty's Q
Cry and the Divine Answer" 5. S. at
IL AS, Jr. Sndeavor at $50, Sr. Endeav-
or at 8 80, evening worship al 80, sub
ject of sermon, "Three Aspects Of Sin. -
A cordial Invitation TO ali the services Is
extended 10 all.
Rev Louis Metayer will officiste at the
morning service in The Catholic Church
tomorrow at high Mass at 1880 A, n.
Services as usual at. the Congregational
Church. Subject Of morning sermon dis
Apointed With Our Religion Subject
OF evening sermon what Must oue
Believe to be = Christian" S. s. at II: :l5
All not attending elsewhere are cordially
invited to these services, F W PAKkER,
Regular services at the Babtist Church
Preaching both morning and evening by
Ino Barr.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-04-28
Lebanon.
From the Criterion.

EIOh tue SEtCSEAous
w. J. Booth again sold all the Ram
blvrs he had in stock and took orders
for II more. They are expected on every
train.
EBERT" Wight was granted a license tc
preach, 1t the presbytery held at Cor
Wallis last week. Bert isa natural era
tor and will preach some good sermons
]. w. Gambler, Of Lacomb, was in this
city the last Of the week. His son Ar
thur, now at Manila, is an applicant for
the position of End Lieut.. of Co. /, which
position is now vacant.
Died, at Sweet Home, Oregon, ON Sum
day, April Is. lS99, Lowell Ames, aged
about - years. The deceased was an
lived there continuously for many years.
G. r. Adams, together with his fami-
ly oi eight children and an aged mother,
arrived here yesterday from Kansas and
will locate somewhere in this county.
They came to this particular place
through correspondence with J. b. T" irt.
Geo. Mcknight recently received fine
pair OF pom.niques iron his old friend,
Homer Davenport. the celebrated car
tconlst. They are beautiful specimens
of birds and TO show their appr citation
OF our excellent climate the lady game
has laid five eggs in seven days since
their arrival.
The following is the committee ap
p, in'ed to meet and confer with the va
quina engineers: q B. Montague, BY
ron Millsap, NJ. A Miller, DIR. J. 4.
Lamberson. W. NJ. B own, s. P. Bach,
U. o. Peterson, II Baker, W. ]. Carly
and DIR. l.. Foley.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-04-28
ScI0.,
From the News.

| khC ANSWos
Robt O Brock left Wednesday Tor his
old home in CsEada. He does not know
just how long he will be absent, but In
all probability will not retnrn for year.
Mr. and Mrs John Coins and the two
children, OF Albang, visited with reia.
tiyes in this city Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Arch Coins, Of Albany.
visited In Scio last scnday. the guest OF
Nj and Mrs Frank Butcher.
N T Higgins is in receipt OF q nugget
OF gold which was sent to him by his
brotI. r, Russei Higgins, who is in the
klondlke region IL Is said 10 be iust
the tize that il takes 10 buy glaks Of
beer uo in that sountry.
Last Monday evening ID @ Herrin,
Grand Master Workman Of the a. o. U
W, made scio lodge an official visit.
The lodge meeting was dispensed with
and several invited friends OF the order
were present as well as the Degree of
Honor. Mr. HeTrin gave . short talk en-
tho benefits OF the order. w Il Warner
o. Alhauv. was present, and gave an ex-
hibition Of tie "sereen wotk."
Died, at tie home of her father, p C
Smith. in this city, near midnight, We'd
nesday. April 10 1899, Mrs Flo Duggar,
wife OF w Duggar. OF Independence,
aged q years, five months aud IS daye.
der sndden death caused quite shock
to the community. The deepest sym-
phathy of all is extended to the yourg
husband, aged parents and sisters.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-04-28
On the Alert.

From the New Westminster Daily Coll
umhian.
Some. ct least, OF the citv police, cay
there 10 no truth 10 tile item which ap-
p ared in Saturday nights Columbian,
giving q somewhat circumstaptial Sc
count OF how the Rev Ed. Harris out.
wiited the police and regAined pnssess-
ion OF the person Of Miss Lear, hts part
ner In the elopement. Of course. it 10
only natural 10 seek 10 discrediG the
news, but. unfortunately, there is TO
much straight evidence 70 bear out the
Aforesaid account. II might also lie ADD
ed that tire giFi's mother recognized the
futility OF trying to separate her dsugh-
ter and her lover, and. when the parser
OF the steamer volunteered TO bring the
girI Abard sgAin. after che had disem-
barked at Alert Bay, the mother sAii
ia is oi no rec. The girl is Of age. aud
must please herself" And che did. Ia
time site may repent OF her choice. but
at present every thing 10 lovely, aud the,
goose ha1gs high, aad The very name OF
their new place ci residence s1ggessI
that they are not 10 be caught mapping.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-04-28
FRIDAY
Off for the Bay.

The special Yaquina improvement
train left Albany for the Bay at exactly
s O'Clock this morning, with good sized
load Of p'ominent citizens, a factor in
the red tape part OF securing the i'm.
pIovements 50 much needed for the adj.
vancement Of the commercial interests
of western Oregon.
Among those who went Were Congress.
man Tongue. OF Hiilsboro, Mayor Burk.
bart. Conrad Myer, FM FreRch, + NJ
Redfield, w @ TseeGAle. PJ Smiley, S
n Steele. II Q Wataon, ~ Duncan, A D
Hale. Kols Neiss, A Cumming, c G
Rawlings, Lonper RAlston, W w Rowell,
A Hackleman, EA Barrett, S A Daw.
con. d r Mason. aud n Hoffman, OF
this city, II J Hendricks. Jefferson My.
ers, Mayor Bishop, DR. E A Pierce, Il
Alberts and vile. aid f K Anson, Of 81
lem, Mayor @ b Monsaeue, G Nv Crnson
and others Of lie 51peu, Henry Lyon, of
Lyons.
The day was auspicidus for fne ex-
cuFsiou.
The enRiueers will tAae their time ior
investigation and " II M he their report
10 c"ngre,s in December
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-04-28
Was Among The Bullets.

Roy Junkin writing TO relatives in
Oakville says:
81 am no logger o soldier. was dis
charged lat Saturday but tell you l
have been where the bullets were fiyips
through the air like bees out OF q hive
along in June aid what made il so much
more interesting was that We we're right
on the niggers before We knew il. We
were within 50 yards when they opened
, FIRE, well sir. il just sounded exactly Ii Ike
ali the Ere crackers in Portland and San
Francisco weEs touched of all at once
and when We opened up they were in the
Itrenches and We were not. We had 10
wade IN water and mud over our belts TO
get TO them. This was done four weeks
ago last Sunday. The l4th. made two
charges that day and run them out of
two Of as strong holds as could be made
in q hundred years. We run them that
day ten times farther than thesSpapiarsls
ever did and they fought them here I
don't know how many years. They kept
firing along the lins every day and night
just three weeks exactly. We slept with
our shoes and legins on. Well will not
tell any more about il now but il any one
thinks 1t WAS sham battle they are mis-
taken"
Roy is native Of Oakvi.le and his
many friends here would Ike TO see him
ou. he has ioun employment in the
Quartermaster department at $40 a
month and will stay at Manila fora few
months.