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CITK OFFICIAL PAPKIi
Carl D, Shoenmkor
KUIr and I'ruprielor
This Date in History
A PRIMARY ELECTION ECHO.
The San Francisco Argonaut, a news
paper which has a wide reputation through
out the country for saying what it thinks
on all political questions and whose editor
is gifted with more than ordinary intellec
tual endowments, in its issue of April 27 has
something to say about the primary election
hold here last week.
The editorial is headed "Kulo of the Peo
ple in Oregon". On account of its timely
eharacter we quote the entire editorial.
There is much of truth in what is said and
the rank and file of Oregon voters are be
ginning to realize it. The article follows:
" 'Itule or the people' worked its usual
miracle in the Oregon primary last week.
The delegation which goes to Chicago was
elected by the customary thirty per cent (or
thereabout) of the total poll. In spite of the
fact that practically two-thirds of all the
votes polled were cast for other candidates,
Air. Koosevelt gets the delegation under
the plurality principle. 'Kule of the people'
is truly a beautiful thing in theory, hut
for the sake of precision there should be a
change of phrase the style should be 'rule
of a minority of the people-.'
"The Oregon election supplies another
anomalous result in the nomination in the
republican primary of Mr. Hen Selling for
the United States senatorship as against
Senator Jonathan Bourne. Mr. Bourne is
the pre-eminent champion of what has come
to be known as the Oregon idea. That is to
say, Mr. Bourne is a progressive of progres
sives, lie stands for all the novelties, all
the isms, all the quackeries. Mr. Roosevelt
in his maddest moment goes no whit further
than Mr. Bourne. Yet, in a primary elec
tion in winch two-thirds or the votes polled
were for liooscvelt and La Follete, ultra-
progressives, Mr. Bourne is decisively beat
en. It would be difficult to account for this
result on any theory not fatal to the consis
tency of the people of Oregon. Apparently
the voting body has gotten itself in a state of
mind so confused as not to comprehend' the
plain significance of anything.
. "The more the operation of our modern
ized 'rule of the people '.is observed, the
more it appears, marked by the vagaries of
chance arid less by the guidance of consis
tency and reason. ; The most obvious fact
is that the new system of 'rule, of the people',
: is in factittie rule of a' peculiarly low type
' o adriot and solf-seekirig' politician.' We
' have yet to see one instance under the "hew
order of things so ldudly, Exploited as 'rule
-of the people in which the final result has
not been 'attained by a minority Vote. 'It
is bo in Oregon. It is so in California, where
even our own Hiram came into office by the
-will ttf much less than half the total vote.
It ia so everywhere. In other words, the
'rule of the people is not 'rule of the people'
at all.1'
APRIL 27.
1813 Oen. Zebulin M. Pike, American sol
dier and explorer, killed in battle with
the British near Toronto. Born in Lam- i
berton, N. J., Jan. 5, 1779.
1822 Gen. U. S. Grant born at Point Pleas-1
aut, O. Died at Mt. McGregor, N. Y.,
July 23, 1885. ; j
18G3 Ship Anglo-Saxon wrecked off Cape,
Race, with loss of 237 lives.
1873 William 0. Macready, famous actor,
died at Cheltenham, Eng. Born in Lon
don, March 3, 1793.
1876 Quee n Victoria declared Empress of
India.
1892 British house of commons,re,jccted a
bill for the extension of the parliament
ary suffrage to women.
1911 President Taft in an address at Xew
York urged Canadian reciprocity.
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The Idler's Corner
The News prints today another bank
statement. This shows a good healthy in
crease over the last statement made on Feb
ruary 20th. Tho loans and discounts have
increased about seventeen per cent over the
former statement. The cash in vault and
other banks has increased iifty-six per cent.
The deposits have increased forty-six per
cent. The total resources of the bank have
increased twentyonc per cent. Statements
like the que published a few days ago and
tho one published today indicate a good
business condition of these banks and the
community in general.
We were informed that the Koseburg
Commercial Club Band which played yes
terday is contemplating giving open air con
certs this summer. There is no reason why
onco a week the band should not play ou
one of the street corners. Other cities have
band concerts and they are not only well at
tended, but they bring the people From
neighboring, cities and the surrounding
country in and make better business and
friendship. All the band here needs is a
little eiieouragement from the. local busi
ness men and the concerts are then assured.
Several families have moved to Roscburg
within the past few days. Their intention
is to make this place their future home. If
each week brings as many as this past week
the population of the community will grow
rapidly. Every family that comes may be
expected to bring sooner or later
another family. )ouglas county has plenty
of good land for new comers to utilize. Anil
the more of it that it utilized the greater
will be the returns.
A Wonderful Telephone.
They tell a capital telephone story in Ant
werp. A merchant had an instrument fitted
between his house and his office, and short
ly after it was finished a friend called on a
matter of business, and the merchant show
ed the telephone to him.
On leaving, the visitor detected a strong
smell of beef and onions issuinir from the
kitchen, and on his way down to the Bourse
he planned a wicked little scheme, which he
communicated to half a dozen congenial
spirits upon "change".
Within the next half hour the merchant
was summoned six times to the telephone to
speak to six different people in his office,
and every one of them ended his message
with a wish that the beef and onions might
oe satisfactory .
l lie roiiowing wecK, wh.cn, tully recover
ed, the merchant was among his friends
again, he told all of them a story of the won
derful new telephone. "Not only can we
hear each other's voices," said he, " but
last Friday my friends could smell the din
ner cooking."
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Sang For The Doctor.
A little girl, eight-years of age, was, tajipn
to the doctor to., have a . bad cut ill her head
dressed. It wa.st'. necessary to take a. few
stitches with a surgeon's needle. The moth-'
er was trying to encourage her little daugh
ter to be. brave -."It will do rio'harm for
her to give way'to her feelines';". said the
doctor, kindly, f only h. hqlds her-liands
still. You mayjry as much, as you like," he
added to the litte girl. "I'd rather smg,'
replied the child. "Yes, that would be bet
ter. What can' you sing?" ','r'I can sing,
'Give," Said the LittlcV Stream.' , Do "you
know that!" "I think not," said the doc
tor. "How does it begin?" . "The little pa
tient proceeded to illustrate. "That is beau
1 if ul. I want to hear all of it," declared
tho doctor. All the while the skilled fingers
were sewing up the wound, the. sweet child
ish voice sang bravely through the verses
of the song, and the only tears shed dur
ing the paintul operation came irom the
mother's eyes. The Christian Herald.
Six of One; Half Dozen of the Other.
One of the most discouraging features of
life in Tirpoli, as in other Mohammedan
countries, is the condition of these veiled
fatalistic women. Those of the richer
classes live in untutored idleness; the poor,
in even more ignorance and constant., ill-
directed drudgery. .A missionary, for whom
the wife of a muleteer was preparing sup-,
per, noticed that she set aside in a furtive
way a small part of the tea and sugar.
" Why do you do that I" was asked. "Oh;"
said the woman, "I must provide against the
day when my husband may divorce me,"
She then made the startling announce
ment that she was her husband's sixth wife,
and that he was her sixth husband. The
Christian Herald.
His Masters Voice
Casey "Now, phwat wu'u'd ye do in.a
case loike t hot?"'
Clancy "Loike phwat?"
Casey "The walkin' diligate tills me to
stroike, an' me ould woman orders me to
ke-ape ou wurkin'." Western Christian
Advocate.
Aspiring Vocalist Professor, do yov
think 1 will ever i able to do anything
with my voice?
Perspiring Teacher Well, it might come
in haiulv in case of fire or shipwreck. Cor
nell Widow. ,
COMING! COMING!
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We have just received a shipment of the newest stoves
embodying all the best improvements. With them you can do
practically all the work you can do with a steel range and with
less expense and a great deal more pleasure.
Of course we carry gasoline and alcohol stoves if preferred.
Any one of these in connection with a Thermatic Fireless
Cooker will give you an ideal summer Cooking outfit that you
will often use even in winter months.
These summer stoves in run price from $3 to $27 so that
any pocketbook can be accommodated.
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Subdivision of the N. Curry Estate Ranch. This
well known Ranch has been subdivided and plac
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TEN ACRE TRACTS.
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Riversdale Tracts
are located 5 miles from Roseburg, Oregon, on
the North Umpqua River.
" Riversdale Tracts
are adapted to the raising of Fruits, Vegetables
and Farm Products.
SOLD ON TERMS.
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ROSEBURG, OREGON.