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EDITORIAL
havo boon on tho watch Vhllo In ofuce
to cast nnchors to windward It cniv
not bo disputed that ho has been an
actlvo, watchful, usoful representa
tive of Oregon. Ho hns done good
work for tho stnto In tho past, and
may bo expected to do so In tho fu
ture.
Bo, whllo a great many voters aro
not disposed to deny tho accusations
mado against Hermann, ho will re
eclvo nearly tho full republican vote
all tho same or at least enough to
re-elect him by a very largo majority.
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Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
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LAWB.
Tho local option law ought to bo
INTERESTING SPOTS.
Whllo tho rcpubllcnn majority for
political o-Iuces In this county will bo ndopted by tho voters of Oregon. ,
very large, thcro nro Indications of TIl Ncw AG ls ,n fvor of nr'
a tremendous slump at ono point, and b. of enlightenment, of advance
a largo diversion of voles In ono or munt. nIoK M llnos' II bc,lovcs nnd
two other places. Keen observers will support tho best and highest
now bollovo that "Tom" Word Is In democracy, however and wherever It
tho lead, and will bo, even moro so "PPa. nnU t,lla lttW Is n,on that
when tho votes aro counted. Thcro
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Off'ciol Corruption.
II 10 greatUovernments and the treat municipal
ities of the world have a problem before them
which ns yet they have not fairly faced, but
which they must face If they are to make sure
In times of emergency of the efllclency of their
igunts. The growing hunger for money at the
one absolute condition of endurable life, the
Increasing severity of the competition for great contracts,
and the decaying abhorrence of suicide all tend to the de
velopment of "corruption" In Its official sense, that Is, of
bribe-taking by officials, and of stealing from State and
municipal departments. No form of government seems to
protect the nations from It We have less of It than most
countries, because under our social conditions the class
which really governs has been taught from early childhood
to regard bribo-taking as a worse dishonor even than cheat-
Is no doubt that most of the traveling
men of whom there nro n largo num
bor In this city, nro all working for
him, "tooth and nail," nor that thoy
nro having a very heavy and wide
spread Influcnco among business men.
Whllo fow pcoplo hnvo anything In
particular against ,Mr. Stott, tho re
publican nomlneo, personally, many
object to him becauso ho has been a
deputy shorlft for many years, and
thoy think It Is ohout tlmo to hnvo a
now hand at tho hollows, n now broom
in tho sheriffs office.
It Is objected by bo mo, too, thnt
Stott Is unsociable, sccrctlvo, Inclined
to ho bo ponurlous, cold-blooded, and
novcr did anything for anybody to
gain ono'n gratltudo or friendship.
Soma of tliCBo objections may soem
to mnny to bo In Mr. Stott'n favor
rather than ngnlnst him, but on the
wholo thoy will tell cgalnst him
honvlly In tho election. No ordinary
mini on llic democratic tlckot could
overcome! tho big republican majority,
but Word, In point of voto-gettlng
tftrongtli. Is no ordinary candidate).
Ah for Sheriff 8toroy, his vote will bo
small, and porhnpn unimportant.
How much Sundcraon Kccd will bo
cut for district attorney la not so np
parent. That on account of great per
wonnl unpopularity ho will loso many
votes Is certain, nnd with n phenom
(rally strong man ngnlnst him, such
as Chamberlain was, ho would bo
beaten. Mr. Mnnnlng'b Htrongth b
not n corlnln quantity; ho seomH to
have mado it worthy nnd nccopta'ile
dlftrlct ntornoy, and mnny republi
cans nro Inclined to help koop him In
olllco for a term of his own. Hut
Whether, for olthor or both thoso reas
ons tho republican mnjorlty can bo
wiped out Is at least doubtful. Prob
ably many votorn hnvo not yet dofln
Itely mado up their mlndH. Tho ic
suit In tlili. enso may depond on work
done yet In behalf of tho candidate
who will finally succeed,
For cour.ty commissioner Mr. John
Storot, nn oducntod, successful and
scrupulously honest farmer, Is n
strong democratic nomlneo, nnd will
poll n very honvy vote In tho country.
As ho Is of Gorman stock, and well
known to mnny of that nationality In
(own, ho may bu expected to run wull
hero nlBo,
In other rospocts thcro Is no doubt
about tho republican tlckofa success
perhaps thoro Is no good ground foi
doubt In thoso rospocts, except us to
Bhorlff, nnd dlarrlct nttornoy; wo cm
tell boiler later. Tho Now Ago Is not
herein trying to help or hinder olthor
of tho cnudldntes mentioned only
slating whnt appears to bo about tho
only Interesting fentuies of tho cam-palgn.
Itir at rnrAm nml hrnimA thnum whn tiff.br bm lijt,..1
free to comnlnln: hut even Iter, whan tha (Inrtmminf I.
Tho liquor Interest has become too forced t0 ,pend mllloni Badcnly, rings are formed to get
strong In this country. It controls, on
such n question tha local dally press;
yes, It controls and dictates to tho
dally press In all tho great cities of
tho Union.
Tho local option law Is right, nnd
ought to bo supported, voted for, and
carried, regardless of thoso paid ef
fusions. They aro nil paid for. Tho
Orcgonlnn, for Instance, Is doubtless
pnld to opposo this law. Everybody
understands that.
Let any precinct, or combination of
precincts, debar whiskey-selling If
thoy choose If tho mnjorlty of tho
voters so dccldo. Surely thcro Is
nothing wrong about this proposition.
It ought to enrry, and Tho Now Ago
believes (I will carry In spite of tho
corrupt, subsidized dally press,
Let us nil voto for local option. It
Is a good movo. It lu In tho direct
lino of progress,
HAVE I1EKN MISQUOTED.
Editor Wllklns of tho Chicago Con
servator, Is n very much ovor-work.-d
man, Judging from tho nmount of
Inbor expended In filling up this nl
luged nuwspnpor with buncombe, rot
and what-not. Ilro. Wllklns, If you
continue to misquote us wo may fcol
called upon to Tomonstrnto with you
In a serious manner.
Tho editor of Tho Now Ago has
boon very much surprised during tho
present campaign to meet men whom
tho party has honored with nomlna
tlons who dcclnro that thoy did not
scok hucIi nominations nnd did not
enro whether thoy wore olected or
not. Among such porsnns Is Judgo
W, L. Llghtner, who said ho could not
nfford to mnko any great effort for
tho olllco of county commissioner, ns
tho salary wan only $3 por day, nnd
ho had had nil of the honor that he
desired.
somo of that money, and tho taxpayer ls fleeced through
preposterous charges and Illicit commissions.
It Is a great blot on modern civilization, which In many
respects depends upon efllclency for success. Efllclency and
corruption are wholly Incompatible. Some think that cor
ruption produces only waste, and that they can bear waste;
but thnt Is a false view. Corruption, in the first place,
arrests the employment of the best men In leading posi
tions, for the whole energy of the corrupt Is devoted to
preventing their promotion, or If they are promoted, to
rendering their positions untenable. In the second place,
corruption mnkee energetic administration nearly Impossi
ble, for no Government ever loses the hope of preventing
It; and to prevent It most of them apply an Infinity of
"checks," every one of which occupies part of the time of
tho executive officer, and Increases the load of responsi
bility under which at last he dare do nothing without pre
vious sanction, And, In the third place, corruption ls not
only fatal to the very Idea of duty, but to the habit of
performing It.
A perfect romedy for corruption Is bard to find, because
It requires a change In tho motives of the corrupt which
Governments cannot produce, and which society will not be
at the pi. Ins to encourage effectively; but two or throe
palliatives might at least be tried. One ls to protect those
who complain. Another Is to pay all those who have any
thing whatever to do with contracts at least decently, a rule
often ncglectod in the case of the experienced but subor
dinate men upon whose Judgment their less experienced
superiors lu matters of business compollcd to rely. And a
third Is to declare bribe-giving nnd bribe-receiving a form of
treason sevorely punishable whenever It ls proved. London
Spectator,
co-operatively. So far, the Eastern States were at the neer of this establishment."
greater disadvantage, tho deserted farms wero common "Oh, you are, nro you? Well, Top
throughout New England. It was wiser to go West with noody, I wnnt you to understand that
small capital, and leave tho homestead to go back to wll- I" and she looked dnngerous "am
derness, rather than to remain nnd be starved. This state the boiler that will blow up and sling
of affairs, In aggravated symptoms, continued until near tho engineer clear over Into the next
tho close of tho nineteenth century. A cause for county. Do you hear tho steam oscnp
the reaction which wo chronicle, Is tho splendid Increase In Ing, Topnoody?"
the value of farm products, brought about by our having I Topnoody heard It, and he meekly
secured the world's markets. Commercial expnnslon dur- inquired If there was any assistance
Ing the last ten years has Immensely increased the expor
tation of nearly everything thnt tho farm produces. Our
fruits, our meats, our corn are now found In every market
of the globe. There ls no longer any fear of overproduc
tion; we have only to Insist on the open door principle and
free competition. The farmer can apply his whole.attentlon
to the Increase of products, and the conquest of Insect and
fungoid' enemies. Agriculture Is proving Itself to be once
more what jit wa In the early part of the last century,
tho most Independent of all the Industries. New York Independent
ilo Heard II.
Topnoody made up his mind today
thnt he wus not going to bo bossed
any longer by bis wife, so when ho
went homo at noon he stalked In and
called out Imperiously:
"Mrs. Topnoody, Mrs. Topnoody "
Mrs. T. enmo out of tho kitchen with
blood In her eyes and a rolling-pin In
her hand.
"Well, sir," she snld, "whafll you
have?"
Topnoody staggered, but braced up.
-.Mrs lopnoouy, i waui ,u hi u ,- nm, ,m,t0(, tQ return on or boforQ tho
dcrstand, mndnm" nnd ho tapped his folowing Monday. Call on Soilthorn
uronst uramaucany "i nm tuo eugi- Pacific Company's agent for partlc-
Call at Buchanan & Derrick, confec
tionary and cigars, homomndo can
dles n local specialty. 26C Third St.
Tho Applteon Cnfo. Flrst-clnBS In
every respect. Southwest corner Sixth
and Evorett Streets, Portland Orcogn.
CHEAP SUNDAY RATES.
Betwcon Portland and Willamette
Valley points. Low round-trip rates
havo been placed In effect betweon
Portland and Wliiamclto vauoy
points In either direction. Tickets
will bo sold Saturdays and Sundays
ulars.
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T.
Jack Heed, n recont convert to tho
republican cause, has playod pretty
lucky to have been honored twice dur
ing his brief experience with thlb
party,
years ago for tho legislature, but tho
people will pass on IiIh claim this
time.
Social Gravitation.
HIS census proves lncontestably that the drift
of population cityward reached Its maximum
somo years ago, and hns begun to recede. Some
ono has said: "Hereafter tho city and the coun
try will march side by atde, with even step."
Even this Is hardly probable. The change of
drift Is owing to economical conditions that
will continue strongly to favor the couutry. Population
will still movo out and differentiate from the masses. In
fact, the coming deal seems to be rather an evenly dis
tributed suburbanlsm, covering tho whole country; while
the cities will remain as ganglia. Following this ides,, tho
city will grow moro country-like, while the couutry will
steodlly acquire those privileges which have heretofore be
longed to the city,
According to a recent census bullotln, 160 towns show
an Increase of 32 por cent during the last ten yeurs, which
is onout the average of the Increase of the whole country.
The relative gain of cities from 1880 to 1800 wai from 22
to 20 per cent or 7 por cent positive Increase but from
1800 to 1000 this Increase was only about 2& per cent.
This tells the story with accuracy. It docs not warrant us
In assuming thnt cities will cease to grow, but thnt rela
tively they will cense to grow us fnst ns tho couutry.
A potent cause for depopulating the country came In with
Improved machinery. Farm work could be done with few
er hands. A single reaper would replace ten men. Costlv
machinery could be profitably used only ou Urge fnrms.
Porta and Naval Attacks.
NE of the surprises of the Far Eastern war ls
the failure of the fort guns to do more damage
In the attacking fleets. It was a matter of faith
among the authorities that not even the strong
est modern battleship could safely attack an
effective modern fort armed with long-range
heavy guns. England la at present maklnc a
number of long-range fort guns for the defense of her south
coast and It Is calculated that these guns will easily be
able to throw a twelve or thlrteen-lnch shell across the
Straits of Dovor, to that It would not seem to be worth
while for France even to tako hor Chnnnel squadron out
of port much less to attempt to land- In the face of such an
overwhelming attack. But this ls mere theory. The truth
Is, that, although tho wolght and range of these guns have
ueen steadily Increasing the human powers which are to
use them have not shown, and are not likely to show a cor
responding progress. While a gun can carry a shell across
the Straits of Dover, the gunner who could'make a hit of
twenty miles ls yet unborn; nclthor eyesight nor fineness
of hand are equal to the task. Nor would the atmosphere
permit it If they were. Attocks by fleets ore made by sea;
and the sea ls proverbially untrustworthy In tie matter of
weathor. Air currents, mists, uneven radiation, mirage
and n dozen slmllnr causes deflect the shot and the vision
which directs It Moreover, no one nowadays ls likely to
attack a fort at close rango In broad daylight. The Port
Arthur bombardments were nearly all at night and some
of them in snowstorms. It ls Intelligible that a shin at
ho could render In tho housework.
Furntshod rooms from $10.00 up, at
Mrs. M. Kcoble, 388 Everett street.
Telephono Main 2G51.
Always ask for the famous General
Arthur cigar. Esberg-Gunst Cigar
C., general agents, Portland, Or. "
F. Germain, dealer In fish, game,
poultry, etc. Cannod goods a special
ty. Phono Clay Gl. 40G Gllsan street,
Portland, Oregon.
Cash or Installments, tho Old Pion
eer Loan Office, 13 North Third
street, near Burnslde, Ben S. Back
man, proprietor. Business strictly
confidential.
Tho Condon saloon, G. J. Lemanskl,
proprietor, corner Burnsldo and
Eighth streets, Portland, Oregon.
Phono Hood GOG. Neatly furnished
rooms In connection.
French Dyeing and Cleaning Works.
All work done at verv modreate nrices.
Dyeing and cleaning of all kinds of
ladies' and gent's clothing. Morn
ing oloth dyed in 48 hours. J. De
leau, proprietor, 455 Gllsan street.
Tho best over mado Is tho Englo
Brand Boneless Chicken Hot Tninoles
nnd husks. Wholesalo nnd Retail .
Ofllco and fuctory, 45 Union nvenuo,
Portland, Oregon. Telephone, Bust,
400.
Whcnovor you think that tho cor
ner of Third nnd Couch streets Is a
sea can more or less locate a position on land, such as the dond ono Juat dr0D mt0 tho Alcaznr
Golden Hill above Port Arthur, over a town where there ?"d.8C.?,.wntA1Il,V,?0W "fo .wMI do
are certain to be somo lights at least; but the fort has no
lights to guide it In locating tba ship, except the momentary
flush of the guns, which glvo hardly any opportunity for
aiming. In Uio enso of tho Vladivostok bombardment it
seems that the Japaneso fleet were too far off to do any
damage, and, therefore, too far oft to receive any. It ls
also likely that the object of that attack was to draw the
Ilusslan Are In order to locate their forts; the Russians
scorned to have divined this, and naturally abstained from
firing. Harper's Weekly.
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No Thought of Annexation.
HE United States regards Canada as undei
British Imperial suzerainty, an Independent
sovereign nation, whose tltlo Is as valid as that
of any nation on tho globe. It has no thought
of annexing Caunda against her will, nor doot
It, Indeed, regard annexation as necessary or
Inevitable. It Is not sitting un o' nights to coax
or to coorce the Dominion Into union with the Republic.
If ever Canada should at her own will. sVek such union,
tho United States would probably be cordially responsive
But, If Cunadn never does seek It the United Stntcs will
regard with entire unanimity nnd satisfaction the prospect
of contluulug for all time to share this continent with, an
other great English-speaking commonwealth, and will only
hope for constantly Increasing sentiments of mutual esteem
and constantly stremrthanlnir hnnrta nt f.i.mi.i,in h.i..
yet a single reaper might serve a doxen smalt farm owners these two sovereign nations. New York Tribune.
for a place. W. W. Harmon, former
ly of Tacoma, has taken tho place,
and as usual ho Is making It go like
a three tlmo winner.
It has boon snld that "Harmon's",
on tho cornor of Third nnd Couch, Is
ntiiong tho undcslrnblo resorts of the
North End, but tho plain facts aro
that "Harmon's" Is ono of tho clean
est places In Portlnnd. Thcro are no
ladles' entrances nor any wlnb rooms:
In fact It Is only a place for men, and
men only.
F. E. BEACH A CO..
Tho Pioneer Pnlnt Company, make a
specialty of celling tho best things mado
in puints. Houbo Paint, Floor Paint,
Barn Paint, Fonco Paint nnd Roof Paint;
Ennmels, Varnishes, Colors, Stains,
Cementico Knlpomino nnd general build
ing material. 135 Fina St., N. W. cor
Alder, Portlund, Oregon.
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
IT HAS NO EQUAIj.
Wo clnlm that Smith's U-re-ka Mot
nl Polish is tho best In tho world. It
will do more toward making house
work light than nny other polish. It
lias been adopted by all tho lending
hotels, clubs, cafes, buildings, schools,
government service EVERYWHERE.
Remember, at last you havo a polish
that has a pleasant odor, thnt is per
fectly harmless and leaves nil bright
work with u clear scratchlcss finish
nnd brilliancy. '
GOD'S ART GALLERY OF THE
ROCKIES.
Edyth Tozlor Wcathorrcd says, In
a recent number of "Tho Exposi
tion":
"My first trip hns recently been
mado over tho world renowned Don
ver & Rio Grando Railroad. Any at
tempt at a pen picture would bo a
sacrilege. To appreciate it Is to so
It and bo hold spellbound whllo you
gnzo on tho grand, glorious, beautiful
and sublime. 'God's Art Gnllery of
tho Rockies" Is unsurpassed and fills
one's soul with more lovo for the Cre
ator, and you aro also Impressed with
tho wonderful achievements of man
who mado It posslblo for the traveler
to enjoy tho plcturesques of Amor
ica." If you contemplate n trip East,
wrlto W. C. McBrldo, 124 Third street,
Portland, Ore., for booklets picturing
Colorado's famous scenery, and what
ever Information vou mnv denim.
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
If you nro going East n careful
selection of your routo Is essential
to tho enjoyment of your trip. If It
Is n business trip, tlmo Is tho mnln
consideration; If a pleasure trip,
scenery nnd tho conveniences nnd
comforts of a modern railroad.
Why not combine nil by using tho
ILLINOIS CENTRAL, tho up-todnto
road, running two trains dnlly from
St. Paul nnd Minneapolis, nnd from
Omaha to Chlcogo. Freo reclining
chnlr cars, tho famous Buffet-Library
smoking cars, all trains vcstlbuled.
In short, thoroughly modern throuuh-
out. All tickets rending via tho III!-
nols Contrnl will bo honored on thoso
trains nnd no oxtra faro charged.
Our rates are tho samo as thoso of
Inferior roads why not get your
money's worth?
Whlto for full pnrtlculnrs.
B. H. TRUMBALL,
Commercial Agent,
Portlnnd, Ore.
J. C. LINDSEY, T. F. & P. A.,
Portlnnd, Ore.
PAUL B. THOMPSON. F. & P. A.,
Senttlo, Wash.
i GREAT AGRICULTURAL DISCOVERY I
'N'WWa'a
ATTACKS ON HERMANN.
Tho persistent nnd llorco attacks on
Mr. Hormnnn nro not likely to hint
him much. In tho first plnco, thoy
nro mostly confined to tho Portlnnd I
Journal, and therefore tho Hhots nro
fired at too long rnngo to bo cfTcctivo;
nnd In tho noxt place tho republican
majority, especially In n presidential
County Clork Fields will bo return
ed with nn tncrensed mnjorlty. Ilo
Is n very popular and efficient offlclnl
nnd Just tho man for county clerk of
Multnomah,
Whit Boise, who Is trying to tun
tho campaign for tho city nnd county
committee, bids to bo ns successful
this year us ho was lu 1S02.
J. P. Finloy will bo ro olected to tho
olllco of coronor nnd by a splendid
nnd Increased majority .
I). II. Slglor will bo tho next assess,
or of this county.
Wu!ier'e AVoboii,
"Say, heow long bo it nforo them
air fellers gits tuned up?" asked Uncle
year, Is entirely too lnrgo to bo cut , Jt)8,, who und ben I)t,r8ttll to do
I the oporu.
down very appreciably by these .-rUoy nro not tUMlng up uncl0
chnrges against Mr. Hormnnn. It Is replied tho city nephew. "They nro
playing one of Wuguer's mnster-
truo thnt thoro Is considerable basis
for them; tnio thnt ho was onco dis
charged from tho Rosoburg land of
flco, nnd recently from tho general
laud ofllco, for nllegod connlvnnco
with Impropor methods of obtaining
public lands. But tho first Incident
was too long ngo for peoplo to euro
anything about It, nnd tho lattor ono
1b generally nscrlbud to tho perverse
enmity of Secretary Hitchcock, who
la vory unpopular lu tho West. In
deed, tho fact that Hitchcock Is op
posod to Hermann will help more
thnn It will Injure tho congressman
Thou, whntovor his record lu thlr
respect, und howover much ho inn)
Four-fifths of everv breath of air
Ho went In with tho rush two1 wn,ch "'? ,un n,',e u Pur nltro;
nn. it is ono or tue commonest or
the clemonts. And yet, says a writer
In Hnrper's Monthly, It Is the one thing
for the lnck of which wheat fields,
cotton fields nnd corn fields are aban
doned ns "worn out" because It ls Uie
most expenslvo plant food for mun to
supply to the soil, ami one which most
plants nro unable to absorb lu Us pure
state from the air. To remedy this
tho Department of Agriculture nt
Washington Is preparing to dlstrlbuto
among farmers n substance resembling
compressed yeast which will raise, not
bread, but crops; for when applied
to certain plants it will cunblo thorn
to take n tu tuln nt nitrogen from tho at
monphore. The "yenBt" Is really n
innns of germs, which bid fair to bo
come mott efficient gardeners.
It has long been known thnt clover
and other leguminous crops flourish lu
"worn-out" soil, nnd when plowed Into
It pnrtlally restore the fertility of It.
Studying this phenomenon, scientists
have found thnt In such n soil tho
plants hnvo nodules, little bunches or
swellings, on their roots, which they
do not have when grown elsewhere.
Thoso nodules nro formed by bacteria
called radlocoln.
Professor Nobbe, a German Investi
gator, found that lupines which had
the nodules would grow In soil devoid
of nitrogen. Without the nodules the
lupines would not grow. He obtained
tome of the rndlocola from tho nodules
and propagated them In gelatine till
he had mnny millions of the germs.
He then put Into three Jars equal
quantities of sterilized sand contain
tug no nitrogen whatever. In each jar
he planted beans. The first ho fer
tilized with nil the usual plant foods
except nitrogen. The second ho Mip-
piled with the same food and salt
peter, a form of nitrogen easily ab
sorbed by plants. The third he fed
like tho first, and In addition Inoculat
ed sand with his rndlocola,
The result was extremely Interest
ing. The beans all came up, and for a
few days grew alike. Thon the first
lot, having no nitrogen, turned yellow
and died. The second continued to
grow In normal fashion. But the third,
although It got no nltrogon In the soil,
flourished far beyond Its uolghbor, and
developed a luxuriant nnd healthy
growth, showiug that the radiocola
pieces."
"Oh, neow I ketch on!" exclaimed
tho old man. "They bo tryln' t' liner
tnto n empty wagon rattlln' over ono
uv thorn air cobblestone btreets,
b'goshl"
Not In the Hamo ldiio.
"This Is our latest novelty," said tho
manufacturer proudly, "Good work,
Isn't it?"
"Not bad," replied tho visitor, "but
you can't hold u caudle to tho goods
wo make."
"Oh, nro you In this line, too?"
"No; wo mnko gunpowder." Youth,
A niau knows Just whnt to do In
tho hour of danger ns long as tho dan
cer doesn't show up,
had enabled It to draw Its nitrogen
from the air.
Professor Nobbe carried his experi
ments much further. Ho showed thnt
while In neutral soil rndlocola are all
alike, once they have associated them
selves with a given plant, as clover,
they become vory nearly useless for
other plants, such as beans nnd
lupines. Accordingly ho hns labored
to produce highly specialized bacteria
ror each crop gardening germs
trained to grow their specialty.
Having done this, his next move was
to place them In tho formers' bauds.
Ho grew thorn by millions nnd packed
them In bottles of gelatine. All thnt
tho farmer needed to do wns to dilute
the gelntlne with warm water, mix it
with the seed nnd a little soil, partially
dry the mixture and sow It The
gorms did tho robt.
There was much opposition to the
new "fertilizer," nnd one old farmer
who did not believe In It planted In
a big Hold n lot of tho inoculated seed
In a big letter "N," Professor Nobbe
hnvlng named the gelatlno compound
"Nltragen." Tho farmer was amazed
and convinced when above ajl his oth
er beans thnt year there stood out the
letter "N" In luxuriant and healthy
plants.
Professor Nobbo's glass Jars are In
convenient lo hnniflo, so tho United
States Department of Agriculture, fol
lowing up his experiments, has hit
upon the "compressed yeast cake
plan" as simple nnd satisfactory.
In tho County Court of tho Stnto of
Oregon, for Multnomah County.
In tho raattor of tho adoption of Ruth
AinunowB, n minor:
Now comos on to bo htnrd tho peti
tion of W. R. Clarldgo and Annlo
Clarldge. his wife, for leavo to ndnnt
.Ruth Matthews, a femnlo child: aud
tlons to 500 per acre for good pieces .1 Is ordered that James Matthows,
in the llttlo vales. The high price of hor tatbor, and Ida Matthows, tho
these pieces and limited amouut of mot,Jer t ""'d child, appear In this
land on the Islands-there ar leas S?'0.?,'!0 "' da,y of,July' 1904' at,
than 10 000 acres all told haa m. S,3 "cloclt m., to ahow cause, if
iuau jw,uw acres an told nas nny there bo, why said petition shou'd
forced a very high sta e of cultivation 'not bo a-rnntr.,1. . , . .".T-.
nt , i,.,. m. i.i.-j i 'vc: i-...-"rr.7r' -. M" "?uv "
w. . ......... . , tauuiua wiuynae n mo emu petition ana tnis order be
serlos of smart garden hollows, nnd served on James and Ida Matthews,
tho hard-metaled, while walled roads, Personally, If found In this stato, ami
white, smug houses nnd profusion of lf a0 to bo Published onco a week
compnet garden growth all unite to ;?r th,reo successive weeks In The
mnko the ulace . dlmlmiti. mot,.r. fYTA?i l" la Publication to be
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A good memory often
iaudy to forget with.
comes lu
Small Farms la Borinuda.
The farms In the Bermuda Islands
are not such as to Impress one with
nn Idea of the groatneas of the coun
try. The islands being extremely
rocky, the farms consist for the moat
part of tiny detached fields In the
pleasant hollows, where tho accumula
tion of vegetable matter and of wash
ings has mnde n shallow soil. In these
little Islands one sees fields from the
size of a parlor floor to that of two
acres the latter stio being uncommon.
It Is strange enough to the visitor
from more ambitious lands to aee a
patch of onlous or IIMes or potatoes)
only a few feet square bravely assert
ing Us importance In some front yard
or by the highway.
But although these fields ar dimin
utive they are numerous, and tha com
bined output mnkea up a large trade
In Bermudan products In tha New
York markets, for probably nine-tenths
of the product except bananas, finds a
market there In spite of tha duuee,
Tho lands vary wonderfully In price
from very little for the exposed aleva-
Comrades,
Bobby was ten years old and an
alarmingly light-hearted and careless
young person. It was supposed, how
ever, that he would be capable "of es
corting his grandmother to the family
Christmas dinner, one block away from
her home, without mishap.
He was tall for his age, nnd be of
fered bis arm to ,hls gmudmothor In a
gallant and satisfactory manner as
they sturted off together.
"I hope he will remember that she ls
almost ninety, and not try to hurry
her. I'm sure I've cautioned him
enough," said Bobby's moth'er, as she
began to dress her younger children.
But when sho arrived at the family
party It appeared that grandmother
had turned her ankle and was lying
on the lounge. i
"Bobby," snld tho mother, reproach
fully, "where were you when grandma '
slipped?"
"Now I won't bay that boy
blamed," said grandmother, briskly,
smiling up Into Bobby's remorseful
face. "We came to a fine Ice slide,
and be asked me if I thought I could
do It, and I told hhn I did. And I want
you children to remember one thing;
when you get to be most ninety you'll
count a turned ankle a small thing
compared with having somebody fop
get that you've outlived everything but
theumatlsm and sitting still. Anybody
that likes can rub this ankle a minute
or two with some liniment but I want
uoDDy next me at dinner, mind!"
Two Saaaons.
Towne Got your spring suit yet?
Browne No; I was thinking of a
utce, neat pepper and salt What de
you untiK or it?
Towne That sounds seasonable.
Philadelphia Preaa.
ui least rour weeks before tho snld
dnte of hearing.
LIONEL R. WEBSTER.
Dated this 12th day of May. 1904'
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Friday, June 3
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