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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27,1803. Yeekly Ghronlele. t 1 KALI. KB, KIOOK LOCAL Atl POHAI.. rna la Uatlf Comal!. rra ' M. Cooper of John Iy h cil . P. G. Barrett of H" Klwr. ln C Jty. L. ChM. Scherroerhorn of Portland , U In lha city anJ will remain several Jay. ' 1- Chas Allison haa cot and pot p t f lea in tha Suddlemaji Ira i Albert Roberta reports five incbea w on tha ridica In tha Big Bend of lCl)OtM. 1 'as Little FitsGerald ia in from lira Z on n viit t her father, Mr. E. : I ItsGerald. r . Siddall left for Portland thia dng, to be alieent about a week. L. i expert! to return on the 26th. V noon Lodge No. 501, I. O. G. T., - chanced their place of meeting to mity ball, Monday vening of each Acoaver traffic ia now cloaed en T. Tha ferry boat doea not run. I; . ia Dallea reirolar tripa are made z: A tha Columbia. Umatilla register today notea riuilor to Tha Dalle from New York, St, Louis, Pan Francisco and, aa of old, For' -sd-on- Wallatuet. t ty U. 8. Marahal Jameson, cam r- tha noon train, accompanied by iter, Mra. Mabel Powera. who ia mt of the Miaaea Michell. I r. T. F. Campbell, a former preel I tha Monmooth Normal achool lew daye ainca and wae baried in zn mouth re metary yesterday. I . Ed. Maya haa ao far recovered - iie recent lllneaa a to be able to far California on tha evening iraln LAiversity. T-1 temperature at The Dallea at eight a. n. today, registered 13" above aero. r y lowest point reached tluring tha . waa 8 above. The aky waa clear jail the night. iY. B.eoastlngelobdid a "smaah rtnineoa laat evening. Twoatreeta, . Id (t ton and Union, were need ; and cc J aleda were broken np by daahing '.z.' na another. Several hair breadth 'l are mentioned, bat no report haa k ad na of any broken limb. C ate bill No. 7, Introduced by frVua Mt : si wer of Gilliam, lor tha protection J i ckraiaera, covert every point and ia at i et merit. It will meet with the az' feraal approbation of the atockmen ;a 'Je ttate and wa hope will pa with act any objection and become a law. Cad rued a ln Multnomah county rotred a (' Jen horee when the thief took the '' and bridle and eacaped to Port ". Sheriff Uanong, who atarted io It of the thief, found the borae, n't endeavoring to reeroe it, got bia '. dred and broken down, lie e ,ha borae, but he it diagoated with j . 4a. T- .Tday the air wae filled with fall -IrjC ".e of froat becauae of tba fog in Je r; per current of atmosphere. Thia mc-c'ng the pioea on Klickitat hilla mz : frosted white to their extreme tipa, '., ' f old Sol, but He I bowed himself l' nine o'clock, and cauaed many of li.: ' ety appearancea of Winter to dia r; t before the shades of evening. losing tha comment on tha ay ndal, the Oregonian today aayi: vintendent Rowland desire to a. huaelf of any benefit that may aoct . to hia management of tha atr ium, f. m the carefully-worded report oi the investigating board, he will do well to take the gentle hint In this con-ne-ion with which the board supple c ted iu finding! ta the premiaea. , I ' u. J. N. Brown, repreeentative from ! ow county, paaaed through the city ; T- He la looking up tha aentlment c I constituency In the Inland Era I and upon calling at Tub Chboh icx office waa pleaaed to find in print so much of that eentiuient which ha en L Tna Chbokiclb atanda abreaat w' the timet, and the people are proud record it ia making in their inter- 1 or Maya waa too timid to start out of t-a city with a aleigh laat Monday, fearing the Chinook wind, and baa been riding aboot the country ever alnce in I'l buck board. He returned to the city ! evening, aatiafiud that he haa loat a tl-igh ride, but he waa on tha eaf- le, where the anow la ao uncertain I in the Inland Empire. Hhat the legislature I talking of ma- g county officee salaried, it la to be hoped that, ahould they fall to make tha change from fiwa to salary, they will do fall to take off the additional 33,' r nt- which ia how allowed to county c era eatt of the Caerade mountains. I ,-e is no reason why an oflker ahould h: any more for eervicea renderel In tL' county and many others eatt of the mc :nUins, than ia paid in thecountUt '.a the Willamette valley. r.r. 3m. Gray of Waplnllla, called : 1 paid bis respects to this office to '. Mr. Gray informs aa the winter, i the snow, ia yery acceptable, and re the last storm the ground was wet down deep, (stock ia doing well, and the health of the neighborhood waa never better. Iat Ortolr be had the mlafortune to looae hia house and con tents by fire, and aa It happened, for once, be carried an intnranre on his hoaas In the Bankers and Merchants Insurance Company of Albany, and got his money, which came jutt in time to art him on hit feet atfain in irod shae for the winter. Capt. J. W. !is, rcgitter In the U. 8. land office In thia city, who baa been so very near to death'a door recently that once his life waa given np, having gained to fast In health aa to be able to walk down town, has attempted for a week past to reaume hia duties In the office, but today haa been compelled to relinquish the work, and hia physician advises him positively to cease, if be would save bia life. Every eitiaen In The Iallea, and 99 out of every 1(10 peo ple in the country, know full well the ef fort Capt. Lewie haa made and la mak ing at this time In behalf of the people moat interested, and no one can regret one-half aa much aa Capt. Lewie regreta bis Inability to represent each particular case involved. There can ba no sacri fice to the settler In this matter. Wednesday evening last thia city was the coldest place in Oregon or Washing ton weatof Helena, Mont., and the tem perature waa only 18 above aero. This may be considered a very unusual phe nomena in atmospheric conditions, and probably never orcarred before. The Dallea ia but 118 feet above aea level, and only ViS miles inland, direct from tha eoaat. i from the Dally t'hrnalele Hatardav. F. M. Stewart and Chas. Chandler of Hood River, are In the city. Mr. J. 8. Winxler left thia morning on a viait to his parents in Portland. Paris Panels, all tha rage at Herrina gallery ever the Postoffica, Pictures taken life aiae. Meaara. Jamea and C 11. Stranahan of Hood River, are in the city on land of fice buaineae todav. J. A. Golliford bid in his property at aheriff tale today as plaintiff in the auit of Golliford va. Uanna. D. E. Tbomaa of Dufur, W. A. Hunter ofKingsley, and Chas. II . Belcher of Mora, are at The Umatilla. Mr. Wm. Goodwin of Seattle, an old reeident of this city, arrived on the noon train to remain for a few days. N. If. Kagan ia building an extension to his residence ln Thompson addition. Hon. A. J. Dufur, who ia still in ths city, paid ua a very pleasant call today. The order of 400 ears for Moscow the past few weeka, indicates a renewal of wheat shipments over the V. P. It., for Portland. Rabbits hare destroyed about 250 prune trees for L. L. McCartney, in Thompson addition. He has white washed the balance of the trees and the rabbits do not bother them any more. A merry company last evening, snugly packed Into aleighs, and with jingling bells, drove from town to the residence of Mr. Wm. Cushing on 6-Mile. Mr. and Mrs Cushing bestirred themselves to make all pleasant, and the evening paaaed most enjoyably. Hon. E. N. Chandler, one of oor wor thy representativea at Salem, is in the city. We acknowledge a very agreeable call and talk over matters pending in the assembly, of Interest generally to Inland Empire people. Iter, and Mra. Curtis gave a very p'eaaant reception ft the Congrega tional church laat night. The new church waa thrown open, and refresh ment table were set In the vestry and study, very pretty with the dainty china And snowy linen, And very tempt ing with the toothsome viands tbey contained. The whole effect waa very fleaaing, and the pastor and Mr. Curtis exerted themselves to make things pleasant for those present. It was a very nice affair and enjoyed by those present. Matter Herman Stelling, a 7-year old lad attending tha public achool, met with A painful accident while coasting, at recces yesterday afternoon. He had started down the hill on hi sled, ahead of Oris Bagley, who waa on another sled, just a tha beli tapped to call the pupils into the achool bouse. Ia his effort to save time and be prompt to report in ths school room, Herman rolled off his sled, and stopped. As be did ao Orle ran up on him with aled No. 2 with such fore aa to break his leg in two place between the knee and the ankle. Dr. RInehart waa quickly called and dressed the leg, and the boy was reported aa resting easy last night. Mcstr. G. and I. N, Day, can tractor for the completion of the cascade canal and locks, are in the city today accompanied by their secretary Mr. NeIon Wilson. The gentlemen ar well pleased with the outlook. Tbey are prepared to go to work any day on their contract, and say they expect U be able to do so w ithin a month, And will push It to peedy completion. !everal of The Dalles citizens called upon the vis itors at The Umatilla today, and a rep resentative of Tub Chkokiclb obtained from Mensrs. Day their view of the magnitude of the work they ha vein hand and the portible euipir it it to develop. It aecrns strange to them tht a work of such National important as that of oneolng the Columbia should be so long delated. Yealerday evening tb Mignonette club gave it second dancing party at Fraternity hall. About twenty couples were present, and with excellent music And a merry disposition, the evening passed very plestantly. Among those present wer Dr and Mra Snedaker, Mr and Mra W II Wilson, Capt and Mra Sherman, Judge and Mr Blakeley, Mr and Mr F A Houghton, Mr and Mr Chaa Hilton, Mr and Mra II J Maier, Mrs M French, Mrs W L Bradthaw, Mra Mattel Tower, Misse Mary Fraxier, Grace Marden, Liitie FitiGerald, Iva Brooks, Clara and Etta Story, Aimee Newman, Annie Williams, Minnie Gosser, Alma Schauno, Messrs G D Snowden, F II Sharp, Joa Woraley, II Montgomery, John Hertx, M Jameaon, Carl Gottfried, M Donnell, Max Vogt, John Booth, Wm McCrum, F Dayton, C Schlmmerhorn, John Byrne, Dr II Logan. Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. T. Peter entertained a number of ber frienda in A delightful manner. The invitation cards bore the word "whist," but Mrs. Peters waa too well versed In tb peculiarity (tb dear creatures have but one) of her aex to expect that admonition to be heeded. The pleasant parlor were ren dered still more Attractive by the artisti cally Arranged decorations of evergreens. When the guest were assembled each was presented with a score card daintily decorated by the hostess, and bearing an appropriate quotation. The time passed rapidly until balf of the designated number of game had been marked for or against, when a delicious luncheon wa served, after which all returned with renewed vigor to the contest. At the close of the hard fought battle Mrs. Rinehart proudly bora away the reward of the conquering hero-tiw. It was so very pretty that a chorus of "Oh's" and "Oh's" greeted the removal of the wrap ping that had concealed it from longing yea; however Mra. Crandall professed herself more than eatiafied with the dainty "conaolation' offered her aa a substitute for the good luck borne away on the wings of the birds that had been flitting through the parlor all the after noon. January twentieth will long be remembered by the gueeta, Mra Peters, Mr Phelps, Mr Schenck, Mr Myers, Mr Lord, Mr Brook, Mr Houghton, Mr Beall, Mr Eshelman, Mr Garret eon, Mra Hilton, Mr B 8 Huntington, Mr Pease, Mra Hobson, Mr Rinehart, Mr H 8 Wilson, Mr W II Wilson, Mrs Morgan, Mr Bradthaw, Mr Crowe, Mrs MacLeod, Mr Lochhead, Mr Fish, Mrs Blakeley, Mr Hosteller, Mr Sherman, Mr Crandall, Mr Broneon, and Mrs Glenn ; as one of the pleasantest days of 3. from the Ifeilr Chronicle. Uondar. Gov. Pennoyer has appointed Mr. Linus Hubbard of this city notary pub lic. Bro. II., continues in business at the old stand. The heavy snowfall 1 greatly appreci ated by resident of Umatilla county, who think that it will insure immunity from drouth during tha coming summer. Tne residence of Geo. Nowack in the south-western portion of the city wa wholly destroyed by fire Saturday eve ning last about 9 o'clock. Tb family were absent at the time, but eomeof the neighbor succeeded in saving a stove end a pair of blanket. Everything else was destroved. Lots $1,000; Insurance taoo. When Mr. Nowak's bouse wa burn ing Saturday evening man at The Umatilla whose appearance would in dict le him to b a gentleman, but whose exprrrMuiit indicated tb lowett specie of the hobo, "wished to see tb fir burn the d town." Hi action and a discrlption of tb man (so-called) were reported to tb polio. The San Juan mine have proven to be a fraud of the first water. A re turned prospector, Mr. D. II. McLellan, of Denver, aya he haa talked with great many prospeotor from the new camp, old-timers from California, Nev ada, Montana and Salmon river, and tbey all had evidently bad their fill of the San Juan. One who has been to Chicago, And looked the ground over pretty thoroughly say there 1 every reason why our fruits should find a ready and paying market during the exposition, provided they are properly packed and do not have to paea through to many hand a to eat up th profits. Cherries, plums, pears and prune are always In demand there and Oregon can compete with any state In th union In their production. Feeding stock ha become general In th region of Fossil, and the plow has been taken ln out of the cold to rest. These are alight drawback, but the pleasures of such a winter as we are hav ing are manifold. Th young folk ar having a glorious time coasting on the hill and skating on th pond went of town, and, better than all, tho old folks see In the Increased snowfall bountiful crop now ahnott atsured. The Arlington Record is sound on the open river question. Bro. John rays: "The world is moving too fast now for us to be satisfied with the slow plodding of our forefathers. We are willing and anxious to see the government begin this work, but in the meantime this country is filling up with tturdy farmers, who want to realise on their investments rather than leave all to future genera tions. We feel that our own state ought to do something for us In th meantime." Mr. and Mr. C. F. Stephen enter tained a few of their friend on Saturday evening, the occasion being the birthday of th hostess. The first part of tba eve ning waa given to drive whist, which re sulted in the first priie being won by Mrs. F. J. Clark, and th booby by Mrs. 8. L. Young. After whist, supper was served, followed by music and a general good time. Those present besides the host and hostess were : Mr. and Mra. F. J. Clark, Me and Mrs. S. L. Young, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. .Hosteller, Misses Row land, Errhart, Mestre. E. Hosteller and L. Ainsworth. Mr. J. T. Day, who was in Washington City recently, says he found every one there. In any way connected with th Cascade Locks completion, anxious to have th work done aa soon a possible and willing to do All possible to help th matter along. Th civil sundry bill now before congress contains an appropria tion for thia work of over a million dol lar, which, with tha balance of th ap propriation now in hand, will amount to 1.419,0C0, for which th contract wa let. It I expected that this appropria tion will be passed, in which case Mr. Day hopes to have the canal and locks completed in about a year and a half. "Astoria and Flavel, th chief seaport of the Columbia river watershed" is the title of a neat pamphlet at hand today containing thirty pages of well digested fact, with explanatory map, from the versatil and ready pen of Col. Sidney Dell. The name of th author is quite sufficient endorsement as to th fact set forth wherever he is known.- But on thing pussies us worse than the miaaingword "creatures," why was it necessary for Dell to knock out the op tics of a notorious stinking-fish cannery man, to enable the rest of mankind to aee the virtues In bis book Astoria And Flavel have ever been one and indiviaa ble, arncethe day of Kindred "where roll th Oregon." Tb excessiv cold weather prevailing throughout the eastern states and Europsi ia la striking contrast to th weather bare. It teem almoat incredu lous to native Oregonian to read or hear of the sufferings of the many in the middle and eastern states from severe winter weather, when they compare the statement received with the climate w njoy here. For the past six week, with the exception of the snow storm of . December 23d, which lasted a few days, the weather has been all that could be desired, with cool and occa sional foggy morning and sunny after noon. New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, are having unusually cold spells; rivers frozen over and business generally suspended. Here stock range in the pasture and plowing and seeding ha been engaged in every month since September. The legislative committee of the Or egon assembly, who visited Walla Walla last week to visit the jute bag factory in th Washington penitentiary were shown through the jute mill where they made a thorough investigation of the workings of that institution. The mill waa in operation and the gentlemen were given an opportunity to witness the manufacture of sack. The committee also secured great amount of valuable figures and facts in connection with the institution to enable them to make a complete And exhaustive report favoring the establishment of a like institution in connection, with the Oregon penitentiary, but upon a great deal larger scale. The gentlemen apeak in glowing word of praise of the manner in which the Walla Walla penitentiary I conducted, and greatly appreciate the many courtesies extended them by Commissioner Paine, Warden McClees and the other officers of the institution. There ar more Oregon apple in the Portland market now than there were last November. They come from South ern Oregon principally, and some from Eastern Oregon. Growers who had good crops evidently held them back waiting for higher prices, and it appears that they have not been disappointed, for $2.50 per box is asked for very choice varieties, but common ar considerably cheaper. The supply I quit equal to the demand at present. A history of Baker county, Oregon, from its earliest settlement by the white, Is being prepared. The memor able gold excitement I the early six ties, as well as other incidents of note in th history of that section, will prove interesting to many, particularly to thos who took an active part in re claiming the country from It state of virgin wildness. The sheriffs and clerk fight I now on. Ru'sell' bill repealing th act al lowing such officers in Eastern Oregon an additional fee of 33-j per cent has been referred to tha judiciary commit tee. Other bills of a similar nature are also presented and It begin to look as though the cut In fee would be made. Another proposition will be to place all sheriffs and clerks on a stated salary, and there is a wide divergence of opin ion as to what sum would be proper to I'ivu audi officials. Some of the mem Wrt favor paying salaries that sre ri diculously small, considering tho ser vices to bn performed, and unlets thero Is a diHKiition to give officials a fair recompeiiHe it Is likely tho hill will full and tlio future cherills and clerks of Eastern Oregon be the only sufferers through legislation of the present ses sion. Present incumbents are not In cluded In any of the bills looking to a reduction of fees or putting tlieui on a salary. W. II. Clark went eut the other afternoon and located a qnarts ledge about two miles above Canyon city that assays well In free milling gold. Chi nese miners on the creek a few years sgo found It, but covered It up because they were not allowed to hold nuarls claims here. Wow Try Thia. It will cost yon nothing and will sure ly do you good. If you have a cough, cold, or any trouble with throat, chest or lungs. Dr. King's New Discovery for cousixnptlou, eoogbs and colds is guar anteed to give relief, or money will he paid back. Sufferers from la grippe found it just th thing and under its use had a speedy and thorough recov- eay. try a sampl bottle at our ex pense, and learn for youraelf just how good a thing it is. Trial bottles free at nipea A Kinersly' drug store. Large sis 60e and $1. Hon. Lark Bilyea, a member of the last board of equalisation, is of the opin ion that the present state board of equalixation, made a mistake in as suming to have power to make hori tontal and sweeping raise of valuation. He aay If the ttate board, to make the tax levy, would levy on the valuation of lands from the rolls aa returned by the counties no one would raise an objection. ttkl't A rale Salr. Th best ealv in the world for cuts, bruises, core, ulcer, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cure pile, or no pay required. It la guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Pric 25 cent per box. For sal by Snipe A Kin rsly. The Union meat company are having cars constructed so that they can ship the whole side of a beef from the cooler in Troutdale to their cold storage at Portland. Tbey ar to have their .own locomotive to haul their meat to Port land. The Mussge manufactory la to be removea to r'ortlana also, And th ice plant from Clarnie. A Tacoma dispatch aay th litigation over the Grant Brother' collapsible cylinder wrecking process was compro mised and the right to use tha invention old to Gen. Thomaa H. Cavanaugh, representing eastern capitalists, for $.500,000, $50,000 payable aa soon a a successful test I made, $100,000 in sixty days, $100,000 in six month, and the balance in one year. They will probably tent the process on Vanderbilt'a yacht, aunk In Long Island sound. Gen. Cavanaugh and the Grant brother will go east at one and conduct the test. The Glacier is right on to one of Gov. Pennoyer' cramp. The recommenda tion to Abolish wheels And traps catch ing salmon, And Allowing them only to be caught with seine or gill nets. The reason be gives is that tha wheel fisher men, ,by getting certain favored loca tions, catch fish plentifully and cheaply and are monopolies. It is quite true that all of na cannot have a favorable point for locating a fish wheel ; it is Also true that all of us are not able to buy a gill net and boats, nor strong enough to manage them. It would be proper, then, under the circumstances, to make the law mora stringent yet, and pro hibit catching the toothsome salmon ex cept by the common method of hook and line. Let every enfeebled woman know it I There' a.medicine that'll cure her, and the proof positive! Here's the proof if it doesn't do you good within reason abje time, report the fact to its makers and get your money back without a word but yoo won't do it ! The remedy is Dr. Pierce' Favorite Prescription and It hat proved itself the right remedy in nearly every case of female weakness. It is not a miracle. It won't cur every thing but it has done more to build-up tired, enfeebled and broken-down women than any other medicine known. Where' the woman who's not ready for it? All that we've to do la to get the news to her. The medicine will do the rest. Wanted women. First to know it. Second to use it. Third to be cured by It. The one comes of the other. Dr. Willis Morse of Salem, la in the city. The seat of th tick headache is not In the brain. Regulate the stomach and vou cure it. Dr. Pierce's Pellets are the little regulator. Only 'J5 cents a vial. The city marshal took a band of braves to th city jail last evening, from the west end rookeries, where they wer having a glorious time of hilarity over a few liottle o( smuggled alcohol. Adrerllted l.attara. Following is the list of letters remain ins in the postoffiee at The Dalles nn called for. Fridav. Jan. 20th. I Hia Persons calling for same will give date on which they were advertised: Allen, David Henderson, J If Kayloy, Mrs C II lluinond, Mrs I.aria Bennett, F W Jnhnsen Miss Lldia2 Bergen, Klins Johnson, ('has P Bourland. Oliver Inmnn, J W ClBiion, Frank Kelly, K W 'lay pool M iM.Iennle I.utterman, Harry Caiiiplell,MrsKatie Wehmann, Martin liillon, II P Weeks, V O Griggs, Neilly Ztimwalt, L S M. T. Nolan, P. M. Lint I'arkag. A package containing A pair of No. 3 ' Indies ahoc was lost on Suturdiiy, between tlm top of Brewery hill, and Mr. Roberts place In Dry Hollow. The Under will be thankfully rewnrdud on leaving the same at this llllue. MATTEU IN BALBSI. Tba aaria-a mm4 Clark' Vaea- AaUaaw Melaa, tiriapn, Kir. riALBH, Jan. W. (Special.) Whisper ing are heard of more for quadrennial meetings of the assembly. It ia expen sive this biennial experimental gymna sium of embryo statesmen ; repealing one set of laws to set up another for tb exploitation of the next biennial. Tb people are becoming weary of paying- The county court of Marlon ooantv has under consideration the matter of returning to th old way of collecting road taxes. The members don't like tba way the new law operates, and as they have an option In osinit whichever law they may elect, the court will likely re turn to tb former plan, by which the road tax can be worked out. The new law, under which the road taxes art) collected direct the same as any other taxes, worked an injustice strains' all la- corporated towns, and in Marion re sulted in several law auit against tha county. Senator Myers' bill urovidine for con tracts to be let on all road work for sums over $100.00 is meeting with some favor. The bill provides that the countv conrt shall each year levy a road tax not t exceed two mills, and a road poll tax not to exced three dollars on each mala citisen above tb age of 21 year and be low the age of fifty year, to be collected with the other taxes of the countv. Money thus collected shall be kept by tne county treasurer in separate fund for each road district, and the money thus collected shall not be expended im any road district except tbeone in which it is collected, unless so provided by th county court. Any person against whom a road noli tar ia 1waA n vided in thia act shall have the right t won me aame out niroselt It he so de tire under the direction of the super visor. Democrats from all over the ttate are here off and on, being frequently seen im anxious consultation with democrat! members. The latter having declined to indorse any of the applicant for federal place for some time yet. The general feeliug In the caucus was, however, that eventually the legislator will agree upom some single applicant for each position snd give him their united support. Am effort was made at another caucus t pledge the democrat in both house to A support of the governor in case he ve- toet another nmnlhm wrafvrtn rmA Kin designed to utilize the surplus $95,000 ia mj treasury. iuib auempi provea abortive, however, and the matter waa left free for individual action. Senator Miller' school-book bill in troduced in the legislature, provide for compilation of a series of school book consisting of three readers, one speller, one arithmetic,. one grammar, one his tory of the United State and one geog raphy.. The books are to be published by the state, and the state, county and school district authorities are required by this law to enforce the use of them. They are to be distributed from the office of the state treasurers to all deal er at cost and shall be sold at retail At not more than ten per cent profit $20, 000 is appropriated to cover expenses of compiling and editing books, or so much therefor as may be needed ; also $50,000, or as much as needed, for printing and distribution of books. The expense of publication will become a fund that will go right back into the state treasury. The contract for publishing the book I to be let to the lowest responsible bid der, and price fixed when the bill I accepted. Thia shall be in effect for four years, and at the end of four year, to be submitted to a vote of the people whether to be continued or not. The bill is modelled after the Minnesota law. Salem grange held An open meeting Friday, at which were discussed many question now agitating the publio mind. A resolution waa adopted which was in effect that the grange deems It bod policy for the state at this time to establish a jute factory at the state peni tentiary. OiTt Va a Good Law. In a note to the Farmer, Mr. E. D. Calkins, of Hood River, aay: "I re gret my Inability to be present at tb horticultural meeting held in Portland. We are having a hard time to keep np the interest here. The moth and seal are very bad in some orchards, so thai it I only by utmost vigilance that w can hope to succeed. I hope to sea aa appeal from every county to our legisla ture which will help us to exterminate our fruit pests and advance fruit indus try." Commenting upon the condition theeditor of the Farmer says : "We are sorry to hear that there ia any lack of interest or vigilance among the frnit growers of Hood River, as the whole northwest have heard of the excellent fruit producing qualities of the climate ami soil of that section, and it would be a burning shame to let a few pests de stroy or hinder th reputation so gained, through inertia of a few of the grower. Mr. Culklns Ideas of an appeal from, every county in the state to the legisla ture Is a suggestion that should be quickly acted upon." Further com ment Is unnecessary. I.eavo your ordor for cord Maier A Benton's. rood at Otd papers, suitable for carpets or shelves, will be exchanged fur clean rag at this office.