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Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29
Confessions of a Priest.

Rev, Jno. $. Cox, of Wake, Ark, writes, For 12 years l suffered from Yellow Jaundice.
 l consulted number of physi- clans and tried all sorts of med icines, but got no relief. Then I began the use of Electric Bit CTS and feel that I am now cured of a disease that had me in it's grasp for twelve years. If you want reliable medicine for Liver and Kidney trouble, stomach disorder general debility, get Electric Ritters. It's guaranteed by St. Johns Drug Go. Only soc
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29

that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and suO- scribed in my presence, this 6th day ot December, A. D. 1886. (SEAL) A. w. GLEASON,
 NOTARY PUBLIC. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testi- mOnials free.
 F. J. CHENEY & Co.,, Toledo, o. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Halls Family Pills for COntipatiOn.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29
Broke Into his House.

s. Le Quinn of Cavendish, Vt., was robbed Of his customary health by invasion of Chronic Constipation. When Dr. Kings New Life Pills broke into his house, his trouble was arrested and now he's entirely cured. They're guaranteed to cure. 25c at st. Johns Drug CO.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29
LADIES WANTED

A bright energetic roman woman's work. Permanent posi- tiOn. Old established business house of solid financial standing. Salary SIP to SIS weekly, with expenses, paid each Monday direct from headquarters. Ex- penses advanced. We furnish everything. Address, Secretary, 62O Monon Block, Chicago, Ill. 40-47
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29

plentifully in street dirt. It is inactive so long as exposed to the air, but when carried beneath the skin, as in the wounds caused by percussion caps or by rusty nails, and when the air is exclud- ed the germ is reused to activity and produces the most virulent poison known. These germs may be destroyed and all danger of lOckjaw avoided by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely as soon as the injury is received. Pain Balm is an antiseptic and causes cuts, bruises and like injuries to heal without mat uration and in one third the time required by the usual treat ment. Il is for sale by St. Johns Drug Go.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29
COFFEE

Give me good coff :e or none C. te me good coff, C or none C ve m good coffee or none Give me good coffee or none
 N',,r grocer returns your money ii you don't like SCanu.ls Best.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29
ST, JOHNS MEAT
 MARKET PLA'rT & DIVERSION, Props.
Better Than Piiis.

The question has been asked In what way are Chamberlaln's stomach and Liver Tablets sup erior to the ordinary cathart1c and liver pills? Our answer is They are easier and more pleas ant to take and their effect IS so gentle and so agreeable that one hardly realizes that it is prOduc-
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29
WANTED

Special representative in this county and adjoining territories, to represent and advertise an old established business house of solid financial standing. Salary S2l weekly, with expenses ad- vanced each Monday by check direct from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when neces- sary; position permanent Ad- dress Blew Bros. & Co.,, Dept. A. Monon Bldg, Chicago, III. 4O-45
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF To-
 LEDO, LUCAS COUNTY.
 Frank !. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,, doing business in the City ot Toledo. County and State aforesaid, and
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29

ed by a medicine. Then they not
 only move the bowels but inn prove the appetite and aid the disgestiou. For sale at 25 cents
 per bottle by St. Johns Drug Co.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-10-29
L w K Ts>U 3l B. s. $

Hind Thedford's Black.Draugh Q good medicine for ! CT . Sease. It erred my on afte~ he hao SD mt Sl00 with doctors It is al '''' ed icine ] take MRS A 0LINE MARTIN Parkersburg, w Va.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
ARRESTED FOR EMBEzzLEMRNT.
Released on Settlement-The old, old
Story.

Harry Nicklin, a laborer, who
has worked for several farmers in
this vicinity during the past year
was arrested this week at John
Smiths Soap Creek farm, on a war
rant from Multnomah county.
Sheriff Burnett and a deputy from
Portland, took the man into Gus
tody and placed him in Jail here
about eight o'clock Wednesday ev-
ening. He was charged with the
embezzlement of funds collected for
a Portland butcher for whom he
was working. Nicklin's statement
is in effect that he had not indulg-
ed IN intoxicants for a year prev
ious to certain holiday, at which
time his employer induced all his
employees to partake literally of
whiskey and beer, with the result
that Nicklin went on spree and
continued his celebration until he
was discharged, some time after
ward In the meantime, Nieklin
collected bills from the butchers
customers, intending to repay the
amounts with work or otherwise.
This he was not able to do and he
finally fled, The arrest followed,
when Nicklin was located. 1t
seems however, that with his own
resources and funds rendered by
friends. Nicklin, after his arrest.
was in position to settle the
amount OF, the defalcation. and this
was done. There seems to have
been a number of extenuating cir
cumstances connected with the
crime and upon settlement Thurs
day, Nicklin was given his liberty.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
IS ARRESTED.
Because he got his Money-Abe Nc.
Fadden Charged With Forgery.

The arrest of A. L.. McFadden.
formerly of Corvallis on an alleged
charge of forgery has found place
in the columns of various newspapers
during the past few days. The
charge is made by J. B. Tillotson,
formerly of Albany, but now of
Portland, and is the outgrowth of a
settlement between the parties in
November. Mr.. McFadden was for
a number of months preceding the
settlement the bookkeeper in the
Office of Tillotson in Portland.
When he retired from the employ,
and the time came for a settlement
Til1itson sought to avoid payment
of the amount. claimed by McFad-
den. A check on the bank, filled
out by McFadden was signed by
Tillitson and subsequently Tillotson
set up the claim that the amount
was more than McFadden was en-
titled to. This difference concern
ing the claim is the basis for the
charge of forgery made by Tillotson.
The above facts were related to
the writer shortly after the settle
ment by McFadden, and were told
merely as an incident to show how
difficult it was to get money out of
Tillotson. The trouble now is that
Tillotson is enraged because McFad-
den outgeneralled him, and the
trumped up charge is his attempt
atlrevenge.. Abe McFadden. if he
is anything. is strictly honest, and
if there is justice in the courts, the
final verdict will so disclose.
Nobody in this city gives creden-
ce to the charge made by Tillotson.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16

DEFENCE OFFERED NO TESTIMONY.
The defense was conducted. by
Judge McFadden, and Deputy At
torney Bryson represented the
state. All the testimony was tax
en- down by stenographer. and is
available for future u-e. Neither
side made argument, and no testi-
mony was adduced for the defense.
The defendant occupied a seat
ne ar his counsel, and occasionally
during the examination offered
suggestions. Judge McFadden
suggested that it would be proper
proceeding to put the witnesses un.
der bonds for appearance, but jug
tice Hoigste was not in sympathy
with the plan, and the attorney for
the state said that course would
not be necessary. adding that the
witnesses would all be on hand
when required.
No criminal proceeding ever
held in Corvallis has ELECTED more
unfavorable comment. The fact
that it was mere boys that, in the
main, took part in the games,
some of those present being but ID
years of age, and that one of the
proprietors of the place was the
chief man and leader in the play
are universally spoken of as an
enormity that there is not sufficient
law to punish. Of scores of ex-
pressions heard on the subject, not
one has been In palliation of the
offense. 1t is bad enough for men
to gamble, is the usual remark, but
| to take hand with boys in Sun
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT.
Pretty Southern Play at the Opera
House-What the Papers say.

The rugged life found among the
sun-kissed hills of Arkansas forms
the ground work of graphis story
depicted in "Sandy Bottom" It
Is home-like old fashioned story
of the South. just a quiet, sweetly
moving tale told with rare humor,
directness and delicate touches OF
sentiment aud keen strokes of char
acter study. The charm of the
play lies not only in its sweet and
and wholesome story, but in its
descriptions of Southern life, and
its delineations of character.
The play is in four acts and for
each of these, the company pre-
senting the play at the Opera House
next Tuesday evening, carry their
own special scenery.
This is what the Tacoma Ledger
Jan. 1st, 1874, says of it:
Sandy Bottom" played to a
large audience last night, when it
opened its three days eng cement
at the Lyceum. The piece, which
was seen at the same house last
season. has undergone some chang.
es, which are for the better and the
company is one of the best aud
most evenly balanced that has ap-
peared here in melodrama for some
time. The play is of the popular
sort. and tells consistent story OF
life in a little Arkansas village, and
serves to introduce a number of
interesting characters. The seen
cry is pretty and appropriate and
the entire production Is much
above the ordinary. and deserving
of liberal patronage. The sin ging
of the village quartet was rewal j.
ed by numerous encores.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
Masquerade.

Members OF Willamette Grange Will
give a masquerade dance in their hall,
on Jan 18th The funds raised will be
used for building banquet hall. rs
cents admission for gentlemen specta-
tors. Suitable prizes will be given for
best dressed character.
Chairman of Com.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
WILL YIELD PROFIT NOW.
County Recorders Office-New Law In
creases the Amount OF Fees.


creases the Amount OF Fees.
A new source of income in a
small way is opened up to Benton
county. A new law. passed at the
extra session of the legislature
makes it probable that the county
recorders off ce will hereafter yield a
considerable revenue. Theofice costs
in salary for the recorder. SI,o
per year. and for the year ending
December 31st, the fees collected in
the Office aggregated $1oI4:S6. 1t
is now expected that the excess OF
levenue over salary expense will
be $500 to 81, 900, depending en-
tirely upon the amount of mort
cages. deeds and other legal docu-
ments filed, which in turn depend
upon the number of sales of prop
erty, the number of mortgage loans
and other business operations gen
orally.
The new law exacts fee of 25
cents per folio, for copying a deed,
mortgage or other document on the
records. Formerly the tee was 1o
cents per folio. AS all know, a
folio is 100 words. An ordinary
deed contains about seven folios.
or 100 words. The charge for re-
cording it under the 1ew law would
be 81 Is; under the old regulation,
70 cents for copying and 80 cents
for filing aud indexing or a total OF
81. A mortgage fled the other
day cost the filer a fee of $3.50. 1t
contained ID folios, and under the
old law, would have cost but 81 10.
Another cost $3.25. instead of the
$3.50 it would have cost formerly.
In short, if enough business in the
way of sales Of property and bor-
rowing of money on mortgages is
done, the recorders Office will de-
velop into county mint on a small
scale. For cancellation of mort
cages under the old law, the fee
was 10 cents; under the new it is
halt dollar. The increased rev.
enue of the Office will come out of
the men who buy and sell property
and borrow and lend money. The
borrower perhaps. in money lend
ing, as is generally the case will
have the added fee to pay. He is
the man who generally gets the
short end in transactions of the
sort.
The aggregate of fees per month
received at the county recorders
office during the past II months
have been as follows:
In 1902. August. $65 S.; Sept
ember, STOP 10; October. $11o e5;
November, $1oo.95; December,
500. .76.
In 1908, January, S76,45; Feb
Tuary, $oI,2o; March, $126.6o:
April, S95.65; May, Ss6.55; June,
$74 o5; July, $s4.45; August, $s4 =
80; September, S67.2o; October,
$III.2o; November. $7s IS: De-
cember, ST.; total for period of II
months, $15oo.77.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16

SANDY Bottom" has a plot.
There is merriment Without i'm
probable situations that characterize
farce-comedy. Thus within aweek
Corvallis has an opportunity to see
two attractions of widely different
character.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
For Sale.

Bright cheat and rye grass hay, vetch,
spells, timothy, and rye grass seeds,
Poland China hogs, Shropshire rams,
Good, bright vetch straw, fresh from
the barn, for sale at reasonable prices.
LII Brooks,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
For Sale.

At about so per cent on the dollar
large house, barn, and woodshed, 2 lots
corner 3rd and Washington streets. Ap.
ply to owner. $500,
H. Kreger,
Santa Barbara,
Cal.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
Supervisors Claims.

The above claims have been
filed with the county clerk, and no.
tice is hereby given that same will
be allowed at the February 1894
term of the County Court unless
objections thereto be filed.
Published by order of Coult.
Dated Jan. I1th, 1904.
VICTOR P, Moses.
County Clerk,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
Dry Wood.

Maple or fir in any qua nifty. Leave
orders at Hodes Grocery store, or order
direct to undersigned at phone number
226. Frank Francisco.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
Lost.

Between Phi1omath and Gsona1e'
mill, small, black bear skin cape. Leave
at TIMES Office.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
For Sale,

Twenty shares of stock III the Equit'
able Savings and Loan Association. En-
quire Geo. E. Lilly, First National
Bank.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16

A broken line of childrens shoes a big bargains.
A f-w ladies' and Misses mackntoshes, HALF PRICE.
These Spot Cash Come along and
u clean house before New
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
Lost

About Christmas, from Winegar's sta
bles dark co16red shorttailed shepard
dog. Suitable reward. L. N. Edwards.
Bellfountain.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-16
Wanted.

One hundred to 200 head of goats
Address, giving description, of flock and
price,
A, j, johnson. Corvallis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-03-23

game, still they seemed to enjoy
the pastime. AT the close of every
game each vas given the customary
chip, 7 good for i've cents il trade
at the bar. When they quit play
ing and went to settlefor the games
they inquired what the chips we're
good for, and upon being told they
asked the bar tender what he kept
to drink.
Now this was one of the swell i'm
bibatories Of the city, and the BAR
tender, with significant elevation
of his chin, ventured toinform them
that he guessed be kept everythis
anyone would be liable to
The little chaps whispereS
a moment and ther
man with a white
would have G.
the bar tenI
the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-03-23
TWIN CITY LETTER
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. !

Incidents Of a visit to This Country BY
Yamagata, the Field Marshal Of the
japanese. Army How he Appeared and
What be Said The Cute Little Japs
With Him Called for Tea When thelBar-
tender. Treated History of the Early
Judicial History Of Lyon County
The frequent appearance Of the
name of Yamagata, the famous Japa-
nese general, in the newspaper ac-
counts.of the war being wagedin the
Far East, reminds me of an incident
of the visit of that officer to this
country few years ago. | hap
pened to be in Omaha when he yis-
tied that city, and was stopping at
the hotel where he and his retiny
we're entertained. Yamagata
the commander-in-cE
nese army d"s
-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-03

electric lighting plants is still a subject of
debate. but the tendency is toward city own
ership. 1t prevails much more extensively
in Europe than it does in the United States.
In Germany OF ffty-four cities having a
population OF $1,000 and upward, forty-one
own and operate their lighting plants, gen
orally gas At the close of 1901 there were
in the United States 1873 cities and towns
with a population OF 5000 and over which
owned their lighting plants. The number of
towns with population of less than 1900
which had municipal plants was very much
greater. The largest municipal plants in
the country are at Chicago and Detroit, but
these are for lighting streets and public
buildings only.
1t is probable that the constitutional pro-
vision limiting municipal Indebtedness would
be an insuperable obstacle to accepting the
proposition of the Detroit man, even If it
were otherwise acceptable. The city could
not enter into a contract to take over a
plant at the end of a fixed period without
increasing its Indebtedness beyond the con-
stitutional limit and that is not to be
thought of. Perhaps the city could make a
contract with a home company by which
it could acquire plant without mourning a
debt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-03
Snow i'm New York Streets.

The exceptionally hard winter and heavy
snowfall has taxed New Yorks street cleaning
department as it has never been before. Already
it has cost the city nearly 100000 to remove
snow from the principal streets. and loud COM
plants about the condition of thoroughfares
which could not be touched have brought forth
citation of the fact that had the department Of
STRENGTHENING attempted to remove the snow
from all of the streets. as many citizens seemed
to think should have been done, the aggregate
cost TO the taxpayers would have been s. 900. 900
for the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx
alone. Even should the taxpayers wish TO spend
this enormous sum, it would be impossibility
to do the work by the present methods. there
are not men and carts enough 1t is evident
that the department of STRENGTHENING can go no
further in the line of snow removal in this city,
with heavy storm, unless it be by the intro
duction of methods either of aid by troll
ley lines and expensive machinery by
some other methods to be presented.-New York
Letter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-03

The proposition submitted to the Board OF
Public Works by Detroit man to make the
city the owner of an electric lighting plant
savors rather too much OF philanthropy to
be genuine. Its generosity is calculated TO
raise a suspicion that 1t would not work out
The proposition is that the proponent and
his hackers shall put in a lighting plant to
cost between 10000 and 100000 that the
city shall pay a certain price for its light
ing for the period OF ten years. and at the
expiration OF that time the plant TO be
turned over TO the city for a nominal sum.
To make this possible the city would have
to pay an extra price for the lighting during
the ten-year period. and the plant might be
of such character that. in the aggregate.
the city would pay more than II was worth.
Men do not make such propositions without
expecting to make money out of them.
The question OF municipal gas works and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-03
NO METRIC SYSTEM FOR THE
PEOPLE.

1t is a surprise TO learn that argument in
the Indianapolis Board of Trade on the
adoption OF the metric system was about
evenly divided and that vote on the propo-
sition was tie. giving the president an OPP
portunity to give casting vote against it,
The close action of the board is a surprise
because there is absolutely no popular de-
mand among the American people for the
metric system. and an attempt to intro
duce II in business affairs would cause
popular protest the like of which has never
been heard I'm this country.
The metric system belongs to a class of
alleged reforms which are impracticable at
least in Anglo-Saxon countries. because
they antagonize long-established usage and
the foundations of the language and Gus
toms of the people. From a scientific point
OF view the system has undoubted merits
and II will doubtless become the interna-
nonal language of science throughout the
world, but il can never become the language
of the people or of everyday affairs in this
country.
What sort of Roadway would a person
make doing business in this country who
should substitute liters, decaliters and hec-
tolters for quarts. gallons. pecks and BUSH
els, or who should discard pounds and
ounces for Kilograms and hectograms? Any
ordinary man can measure distance by
inches. feet. yards. rods and miles, but il
you should talk to him in meters, deca-
meters hectometers, kilometers and myria-
meters he would probably think you were a
nj subject for lunatic asylum. The metric
system is convenient and its language is ex-
pressive enough for international scientists,
but il can never be popularized in this coun-
try, and all attempts TO do so are waste Of
time.
A law was passed in 1866 legalizng the
system in the United States that is. making
its use permissible. but all attempts TO
make IL compulsory have failed. as they
ought to. 1t is used in weighing foreign
mail matter. in weighing at the minis, in
certain government publications. in certain
measurements of the coast and geodetic sur
vey. but the people do not take tolit at all,
and never will.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-03
sweet Is Praise.

Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary OF the treasury,
dropped into the Arlington Hotel this morning
to shake hands with members of the Republican
national committee who still in Washington.
Mr.. Hart. the member Of the committee from
Iowa, spoke of the pleasure which Senator Han
ma must experience from the words OF praise
which have been spoken of him by Republicans
in the East
This reminded Secretary Shaw OF a story. 1t
was about Abraham Lincoln and related TO one
of those times when the whole country seemed
to dsapprove Of everything the President was
doing. One day leading banker from a large
interior city went to the White House and
warmly Endorsed the course Of the administra-
ton.
That's pleasant, that's kind said Mr. Lin
coin do you know 1 like 10 hear II. know
it's weakness to be pleased with praise. but it's
a Sangamor county weakness. once there was
a SangamOn county man went into town to the
county fair. and while there he bought a great
piece OF sweet gingerbread. He walked around
throwing large chunks OF IL into his cavernous
capacity. and was followed by a crowd of young
fellows who laughed at the spectacle.
It's all right. boys. fer you to laugh said
he OF the sweet gingerbread. and go ahead IL II
amuses you. but l reckon there was a
man who liked this stuff more than / do and
nobody gets less OF IL than 1 do in Sangamon
county New York Herald.