OREGON MIST Entered at the Poatoffice' at St. Helen, Oregon, as second-claw mail matter. WL Isst'KD Kvkry Friday By K. II, FLAGG. IJditor and raomiKToa. St'uscRimoN Ratks One year - 1..V)I Sixmonths - ' K-ri;,ir mln mmlo known on annli cation Legal notice 25 cent per line. January S THE SOUTH FOR TAFT lti hard to believe that President ..... m.,t. ... .r.,ll..it .tate. "IT l .7 " " in k. J.Mi.n. ZJ .T.M,, th. R- opposition to Secretary Tail lu the Ke - - ZXZ. ti.,.,-1 ,v,niiinn. and that ...... t .v,. .,ilii.fr.ti,, it ia the purpose of the administration to a'iid the President's son-in-law, ?ich- - - r ,1. t.u. ITnita.. C .... 1 Senate from Ohio, It ! iin.loniln.tfl that Preeident Roosevelt, npon retiring from the White House, will be a caudi date tor United State Senator from Ne York, and we would have the spectacle of one family controlling the Presidency and two seat in the United States Sen ate. If this ia the Rocssvelt idea, no wonder there ia bitter oppostion to hi re-election for a third term. It i more than likelv, however, that the Oregon au'a Washington correapoiident, lu liis anxietv for a "good story" draws largely upon his imagination. It is said the President claim for his pet candidate the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Miss issippi, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, Tenn essee, Kentucky, Arkansas, and JItfS- ouri us absolutely certain, and feels con fident ot California, Oregon, Utah, North and South Dakota. Nevada, Wyoming. Montana, Washington, Nebraska, Kan sas and Oklahoma. The States claimed by the President a certain to vote in the convention for Mr. Taft belong to the Solid South, and Kr. iann nmlihilitv that anvof theinl will rive him a vote in the Electoral College as against Mr. Bryan, w ho ia cer-l tain to be his opponent. Their vote is I controlled in convention by federal ap-1 pointees and the intelligent white voter I have no more to av about it than H they were citizei of China. Their so'id support in a national convention is disgrace to any candidate and will injure him at the poll. Is to the vole of Ore gon, it has always been handled by the bowses, and probably this year will be no exception to the rule, though we be lieve, it the voters of the Republican party were given a chance to express their preference, they would decide In favor of .Governor Hughe as against Secretary Taft. After Pghting their case for over ten years in the various courts of the Uniteil States and even invoking the Privy Council of England In their fight again! extradition, Benjamin Green and John F. Oayner were last week beaten in the Supreme Court of the United States an. will have toterve their sentences of four years each in the penitentiary and pay line aggrciatiug over tl.OOO.OOO. Green and Gayner were the famous contract ors for the Savannah harbor work, the men who conspired with Capt. Oherlin M. Carter, the Army Engineer Corp oflicer, to do thu gov?ninient out of over amilliondoilars. Cartel wasthefirataed only Army engineer who has ever gone wronjr in uwney matters and hi down fall w as a severe blow to the pride of the Corps and almxt killed Gen. J. M. Wil son, th then Chief Engineer of the Army. Capt. Carter fought hi eve hard and denied that he had profited by any wMig doing, but the court took a different view of it and Carter came Up like a man, served his term in Eenveus worth and got through with it. bt al ways was a fine engine r, whatever other shortcomings he might have 1 and he is now in the employ ot a bin railroad and his past almost forgotten But Green and Gayner were rich men aside from the fruits of their crooked ness, and they fought extradition ai long as they could in New York and then jumped to Canada. For almost ten vear they kept up the (Ixlit. They lived at the boat hotel in Quebec, lived like the millionaires they were, but they were cut by the only people they would have liked to aimeiate with and finally fell out with each other to that they must have led a very unpleasant exist once. Finally were lodged in jnil for seven months and then brought back to the United States. They were convict cd in Savannah and nrw they have the Tirosnect of four years in thepenitentinry million eh and having spent 1200,000 each to prevent being convicted. Tliel ordid romance Is all over but the en tence. Justice hn caught up with them at last, and probably they tnlnk uow tliat Capt. Carter wai the viiter roan. The OreeonUn holda that nnleea the Philippine are to be granted free trade with the United State they ihould be given their Independence. It eeemt u that the theory it untenable miles I it can be demonstrated that euoh me eure would be mutually beneficial, and if free trade with ourinaulsr poeion in Asia would be beneficial lothe peo- - 1 nla nf llm ITnltnl Hlatwawhv would nol , tr,j, wUn continental Atla and all the reel of the world be still better T This Governnientbas given the Filipino aa great a measure of eelf government a they are capable of using for their own good. It ha relieved them Iroin the oppressive rule of the Spaniard1 and I r'-""'"" '"'" I. ...II.. .- I i ...... In I In.. """ benellt. It i. bard to under.Und ,10 " owe. them anything, eicept the I ' " ... du,T ' biti"8 them a. rapidly a. P"Jl onl-r that they may be sell governing and self sustaining. The rev I ...... ...... lam, duriVMl frit,.', nnullimin l.itt iMluml I M.rltf vts,ti.li. an. I nnl Alt Mf.L HI l'r t- - - i goe io I ue prom oi me unuvu nim, and, a the Oregonian argue that the burden of a protective tariff fall npon the consumer, we are good enough to pay the duly and then hand It buck to our little brown brother. As we understand it the Taft bill ia not reciprocal. It propose to remove the duty from goods imported into this country from the Philippine, but to re iftin the duty levied upon goods Sent to the island from this country. Which is more than kind. Tke Pare t'eod Law Secretary Wilson say, "One of the objects of the law ia to inform the con turner of the preeenoe of certain harm tut drut in medicines." The law re quire that the amount ot chloroform, ouiom, morphine, and ntlrPr habit form ing drugs be stated on the laliel ot ach bottle. The manufacturers of Chamber Iain's Cough remedy have always claim ed that their remedy did not contain any of these drugs, and the truth of thi claim is now fully proven as no mention of them i made on the lubel Hiis remedy is not only one of the safest but the best in use tor couuha and cold. Its value has been proven beyond qtlea- tion during the many yenra It ha been in general use. ror aaie oy a. i. use. Ieui ing, druggist. KEHALEU NOTES. Irving Knowlea is on the lick list. Grand Ball at Vernonia New Years eve. All are invited. Mr. Aineworth, of the Watkin Medi cine Co., spent last week in the valley. Carl Malmberg i back from Blind Slough where he ha been working. Lou Einmon is hauling freight for rhroop's store in Vernonia. Lincoln Peterson, who has been at tending college at I'mrhtitath iaaiending the holidays will) home folk at Natal Mr. and Mra. B. Italdridge are back from Sprimelleld, Or., where they spent the past six month. Mist Grace Mann is spending the holidays with her parents at Hillaboro lie will return to her school the first of the vear. Oak lUnch S'-hool has purchased new handsome Eatey organ. Game wardens from Portland spent lait week in the valley and succeeded in catching a few ot our sports for violating the game laws. W. F. Oeeds ia spending the holidays in i'ortianri and Vancouver. Whati the attraction, Dill. Natal Grange No. 302 elected the fol- lowmg officers last Saturday: .Master, W. 11. Hose; Overseer, Oliver Burns; I-ectnrer, L. II. Peterson; Steward, liavid Kaye; Asst. hteward, II. Kiiddi. mm ; Chaplin, Andrew Elliott; Treas F. J. 1'eteraon; ec, Clan Messing: i raieKeeper, august .loiinson; l.mly Ast. (steward, Ada liurns; Court, Mra. Mary Steele, Mrs. C. B. Fisher, Mrs. win rringlo; Trustees, N. IK Peterson 15. N. I.ind, Oliver Burris. Vernonia Grange haa elected its off icers for 1!0K. Master, A. llosford Overseer, Newt Parker; Lecturer, Etlie Cringle -.Steward, Kohert Lindsay; Asst Steward, C. Heed; Sec, J. O. Cringle; i napiain, mis Amanda uimldelm ; Treas., ('has. Ilergerson ; G. K.. Win. Muggins; Lady Asst. Steward, Miss Lit- lie CheMelin; Court Miss Irene Dug- K'11' Mrs- Mills and Mrs. Coulter, I Higher Health Level "II five reached a higher health level since I began using Dr. Kiul'' New Life Fills, "writes Jacob Springer, of West Franklin, Maine. "They keep my stomach, liver and bowel working just right." If these pills dissnoliit you on trial, money will he refunded at Ioiiltou, Sil'trrrniScatjTioose, and Jiecr Island Ganclerbone't January Forecast (Copyright 10T by 0. It. Klelh.) "What r the bugle blowln' for?" Said Hach'lor on parade: "It'a Hew Year Day, It New Year Day." The Woman Hater said. "What make you look o white, no white T" Said Hach'lor on parado; "I'm dreadlu' what we've got to (ace,' The Woman Hater Bald. "Foi Leap Year I npon us, And the g'rl will ua a wire They'll hook ua like a poodle When the license expire, An' they'll dump us In the wagon An' we're off to find a squire. For tliey's laying for th hach'lor III the mornln'." The big bet for thl mouth will I Taft. The Atlantic Oeet will approach the Horn with a bent spy-glass, looking artund for Jap. "O, Hell," whispered In Unci Joe Cannon's ear, will be lite pa-word to get anything before Con grvva. Japan win nave a tiacc monm at the Nagasaki navy yarda, and will build only twenty seven more war ship. The guess on Roosevelt (mure for tl month wtl! be that ha will become Congresiiian after he leave the While House, and will go into the ring with William and UeArmond. Mr. Bryan will walk around th IV'oiocratlu nomi nation with a hammer, to see If there Is any place where he could nail It down Money will continue shy, raising out ot range and flying eight miles. Mr. Law ton will put on hi mask on and go back into the game, job ". continue to run hcntheye yot' .ig, and anine- ime during the r ! .Mr. Morgan will decide whether he 1 s all the money he want now, or il he wilt continue the panic. Alter the 20th we ahall be under the influence of Aquarius the water carrier, the eleventh sign. Prohibition will es tablish atiout eighty morestorin center, boop will run another mile In notion,; south of the Mason Jc liixon line, and arrie Nation will wo.k with a hafchet ii rat h hand. To quote an Omar of the Oklahoma desert, Hush little tmr-room, Don't you cry You'll Iw a drog-store By and by. January wa named alter Janus Bi- rons, Known ss " 1 wo racel-Janus." He was the originator of what is known as "the politician's life-saver." A wave f Prohibition was sweeping over Koine, nd Bifrous, acaudidate lor the Senate, ad to declare himself one way or the other to every third man he met. But he was a foxy IHigo, and when he wa asked, "Do you driuk, Bifruiia?" he would slyly ask in return, "f this an in vitation, or do you Juit want to know?" Rome had a gate named for Jsnu. It led from the Palatine to the (julriual Hill, and wa closet! only when Home was at peace with the. world. This De nied hut four times under Num. ugustua Caesar and Veapatian, and Iter the first Punic War. Julius Caesar ept the gate wider open than anybody, ust to satisfy himself that no other Ho mik'.ii had ever had anything on him in tliis respect, ha once drove twenty loads ot hay through the gate abreast, as against a record ot fourteen load. Caesar was a great joker, and hi fav orite pun was made at this gate. Rid ing through when the sun was setting, ha pointed at the sunset with one hand and at the, pasting railroad const ruction crew with tho other, and exclaimed to his lieutenants, "Behold, the duy goes!" Another year (umik well the rhyiim) Has joined the Hot of Fathrtr Time. A few more solid hanks will hurst To imitiy trusting one's disgust. Thn widow recently biireft Wfll pop the question right and left, And luckless man, of Lean Year butt, W ill scramble for the tall uncut, Tho sport in Congress will consist of battles with tho horny fist, the gentle man Missouri bred will (all aoliio one a noodle bend; they'll clinch mid bile each other's check, tho Mghioned g,i lerun will sliriek; the Speaker will get out a gun, the man from Arkansas will run, the snrgcaiit will bolt through the door, the fight will spread upon the floor, the clerk will climb tho chiiplin's back, and the air will sound with Biff and Whack ; the War liepartmmit will turn out, thn Senate will get in thn bout, and Fairbanks with triumphant crv. will black Bun Tilman's other eye; the President will get hi hat, his boxing gloves and trusty hat, nnd will exclaim on coming buck. '-All's unlet on th l4) to-iimckl" After that wo shall have very pleasant weather. Tho moon will be full on the lKth, iiml persons wo never heiild of will he mentioned for vice president. The Fish-IIarrlman fight will go into the tenth round, ami Mr. Fish will com plain to Tho Ilagmi tribunal that Mr. Harramiiii is using knuckles. Genera knucklcH. Cieneral I1" " Hi!tfinA-SlLKI!,!iEl to WMhlagtaa whr the flgntlng It o lug on; Chrlslnia preiil win in changed (or something yon want, m( Japan hearing that the fleet I to keep right on aero, (he Piwltk l over on the mainland nJ " cyoloni cellars. IVraon born la January have eolu teet, and do nol play poker. I (they r liorn under the Influence l Aqnaritt the water carrier, they will Vote dry. They are very Ingenuous, and know how to turn the g meter back. They have Urge (auiille and small In come. They aregood at figure and PEACOCK FLOUR IS THE BEST It you don't know thl to be a fact I will prove il lo you. You neod not even buy a sack until yoo ar convinced. M.C. GRAY, can (ell yon whether a woman's shape la real or excelsior. They are slow to marry, but ran gel a divorce a quick as snylsxly. They re very shrewd In in uiey tuilter and never give their wives the money. iKin'l aiiawvr the d siriwll this month. i' a book agent. Keep the (i'verware under the coal pile, it you c one home lat at night, look out for hlghwaymrn, and walk In the middle ol the street, as the policeman d iNurt wille lov letter. She will save them The trusts will continue to ahow ua where to hrnd in, and Cotigrv will vote our money like It wa their'. The ashioliable wintering placr fur the month will be Southern California and the Florid coast, and all train bound to those point will lie loaded will, plasterer and bricklayer, with their fstntlle. And then the short lived month ot Feb, when woman will complete her web, ainl foolish man will bus about until the pider daalie out and nail Mm neatly to the mast tor so king a hi life shall last. Bui notwithstanding Isp Year' tricks. And maids' ami widowa' weed a, And though our hard luck comes along Just like a string of brads, Cheer up, chrer up! If H it ao bad Willi us as 'it with Ted, Who hal to come to it and knock His third term in llm head. If Yoi Am Oi t or Wo, or have sparo lime, you should gi i,ur propo sition. No mail order scheme, hut a clean straight business, at which olhers are making money, with liocomtition, The first acc-pmble applicant gel your territory. Write today, tomorrow may lo too Ute. Particular free. Domlno cards Co., H07 Chouteau, St. U,u, Mo, Wc pay Interest on Time lieHraiw, Columbia County Hank, Lame Sliuahler Cared I. sine ahniil. ler I usually caused by theumatism of the musclce and oiiickl yields to a few applications of Chamber Iain's Pain Balm. Mrs. F. U. MeF.lwce of Bolstowii, Now Brunswick, writes; "Having been troubled for some time with a pain In my left shoulder, I ,!. cid.il to give Chamberlain's Pain l'.nliii a trial, with the result that I got prompt relief." For sale by A. J. Demi,,,, druggist. The farmers have become" thn chin' bulwark of the Protective system. Even the Southern farmeis are no lu. enamoured with Fr-Triido. Rank Foolishness. "When attacked by a couih or ,,.i,i or when your throat Is foolishness to take any illt,r ,llr(1jt (,c than Dr. King's New I)isc,,, .. ...... C. O Ehlridge, F,pre '. used New Discovery acven yenra and I know it is the best remedy on ,,n, ... coughs and colds, croup, ,! nU ,h , and lung troubles. My children ...... ect to croup, but Ncw UK,en cures every attack." Know,, the world c-r . ,vniK oi turoui and lung rcmedl, Pold under in,rn .. ' " "",'v"":"";. STATE BANE Or i RAINIER, ORE. CAPITAtTlai.ooo For per eent intoreat p, on MVlUg dH)lt. 1 11 lerr ( eomiMunded seiiil-anuually. 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