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THE MOKNTNTG OEEGOOTAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1900. BOUGHT FINE STOCK Chicago Prize-Winners Will Come to Oregon, DR. WITHYCOMBE'S TRIP EAST He Observed a Great Deal WhJclr Will Interest and Benefit Farm ers, StocUgrovrers and Sal mnen of Oregon. Dr. Jainea Withycombe, vice-director of the Oregon Experimental Station, has Just returned from a three months' trip to the Eastern States In the Interest of the association. He Investigated dairy ing and stockralslng extensively, and oth er agricultural lines which may be pro fitably improved upon In this state, add ing greatly to the prosperity of the farm ing class, and to the wealth of Oregon's cities and towns. Dr. Withycombe visited the Illinois State Fair. St. Louis Exposition, Madl-eon-Square Garden Horse Show and In ternational Livestock Exhibition at Chi cago, and he gave a very Interesting account of his experiences yesterday to an Oregonlan reporter. He said: "The Chicago stock show waa simply Immense, in fact it was reported to have been the largest snow of the kind ever held In the world. It was certainly ap propriate to hold this mammoth stock show at the very seat of the largest livestock market In the world. "While it is perhaps to be regretted that the Pacific Coast States were not repre sented at this great show. It Is, however, gratifying to know that many of the premium animals are coming to Oregon. John B. Stump, of Monmouth, purchased practically all of the prize-winning Cots wold ewes. Including five imported from England, which were winners at the Royal Agricultural Society's show there, and 45 of the pick of the best Canadian flocks. This is the largest purchase of high-class Cotswold sheep made by an Oregon breeder, since the noted importa tion of Ladd & Reed's In 187L "Thomas Brunk, Eola, purchased the champion yearling Cotswold ram of the season. This fellow is an Imported sheep and a winner at the Royal. The Oregon Agricultural College has purchased a Cotswold and a Shropshire ram to head the college flocks. The Cotswold Is an imported lamb and a winner at the RoyaL The Shropshire is from the noted Alramont flock of New York. The show yard record of these two youngsters en titles them to the honor of being the two best lambs on the Continent. Frank Brown, representing Charles E. Ladd; X. C. Marls, representing W. O. Minor, and C. B. Wade. Pendleton, were at this great show negotiating for some blue-ribbon Shorthorns. The Modern Carriage Horse. "The New Tork horse show was very interesting from many points of view. Among Its 809 entries, there were many magnificent horses. The once popular carriage horse, rangy, but stllty In con formation, with heavy flowing tall, was conspicuous by his abserce. The fashion able carriage horse of today is rather compact, very symmetrical, with clean flat, sinewy limbs; must have plenty of knee and hock action and last, but not least, he must be docked. I think fully K per cent of the horses shown were barbarously docked, having but a mere stub for a caudal appendage. There Is a ray of hope, however, that docking will become less popular, as I note that good old Queen Victoria recently issued on edict, forbidding the continuance of the practice in the royal stables. "It was very pleasing to see the Ameri can trotting horse Burlingham defeat all of the foreign breeds. In several classes for light-harness horses. This horse is a veritable equine beauty and has as much knee action as a rag-time dancer, with infinitely more speed than his foreign bred competitors. Unfortunately t his would-be beautiful tall suffered martyr dom. . "Early In the Fall I saw several of these docked horses In the pastures and the rapid movements of their stub tails, in a fruitless effort to free themselves from the torments of flies, reminded me of an electric fan. To my mind It is In famously cruel to expose these tailless horses to such tortures. Immense Antitoxin Factory. "On my way East I stopped a day at Detroit and visited the Park. Darts & Co.'s establishment. This, Indeed, is a wonderful Institution in many particulars. Through the kindness and Influence of B. S. Pague, I was permitted to visit all of the various departments. The chief centers of Interest to me were in the anti toxin and vaccine departments. To give a vague Idea of the scope of this plant I may add that the number of animals used annually are about 150 horses, 1000 cattle, 3000 guinea pigs, and numerous dogs, poultry and frogs. The cost of raw material is $3000 per day. The estab lishment gives employment to 1200 peo ple. The horses are maintained for mak ing antitoxin, the cattle for vaccine and the smaller animals, poultry and frogs, are retained mainly for testing the phys iological action of drugs. Every device known to science is employed to prevent animals which are not absolutely sound entering the stables. "Thorough disinfection and asceptlc surgery Is carried out to a marvelous de gree; even the air In some of the operat ing rooms Is made practically asceptlc The animals are kept scrupulously clean by attendants night and day. The stables are as clean and sweet as a well-kept dining-room. This extreme care Is char acteristic of all of the departments of the institution. "Wlint Enstern Colleges Are Doing. "The main purpose of my trip East was to visit the principal experiment sta tions and land-grant colleges of agricul ture and mechanical art. I visited 11 etate experiment rations and the De partment of Agriculture at "Washington, D. C. This gave me an excellent oppor tunity to note the work being done and the equipment of these stations. The In formation gleaned from the members of the stiffs of these stations should be valuable to me In my work at the Oregon Experiment Station. "I was profoundly Impressed with the magnitude of many of these colleges and Btatlons. In states which have supple mented Government funds liborally for agricultural educitlon. the good effect of this liberality Is plainly in evidence on the farms of these states. Perhaps it would not be amiss to mention what eome of these states are doing for their farmers along educational lines. Wis consin has recently dedicated a library building costing J575.O0O. This Is the State Library, but is practically a part of its Agricultural College and Univer sity, as it adjoins these institutions. The last Legislature of Iowa appropriated $500,000 to be expended In buildings and equipment for her Agricultural College. Michigan has recently completed for her Agricultural College a women's building for the teaching of domestic science, cost ing $100,000. and has In course of con struction a dairy building, to cost about $30,000, for the teaching of dairying on a commercial scale. In addition to this, the state appropriates $11,000 biennially for farmers' institutes. Illinois is put ting the finishing touches on an agricul tural building to cost $160,000. New York, in addition to her agricultural college and experiment station at Ithaca, appro priates $70,000 annually for the main tenance of n agricultural experiment station at Geneva. This station has the names of 20,000 farmers on its mailing list for bulletins. "To behold these magnificent and liber ally supported Institutions of learning for the industrial classes, and realize that they owe their existence to the fertile brain of a son of a village blacksmith in the little State of Vermont, gives one a profound admiration for American statesmanship. The name of Senator Justin S. Morrill will be esteemed by pos terity and will go down in history with those of Washington and Lincoln. Object-Lesson for Oregon. "After seeing what other states are doing for the advancement of their agri cultural interests, the question which nat urally arises is. Is our own state doing as much for this industry as its importance would warrant her in doing? The cli matic and soil conditions of our state are ideal for agricultural pursuits. This Is the basal Industry of the state but, un fortunately, the products of many of our farms, under the present system of farm ing, are but a fraction of what our soil is capable of producing under more skill ful methods of husbandry. Progressive agriculture has completely outgrown the traditional Idea that the growing of crops depends upon some occult agencies which are governed by the position of the plan ets. It is now generally recognized as a profession. Farming constitutes the prac tical application of well-known sciences to the farm, hence the farmer should re ceive a special training for his work. The condition of our farmers and the present status of agriculture opens up a large field for thought, and presents Im portant economic questions to be solved. Other states, seemingly, are solving these problems by making liberal appropria tions for the strengthening of their col leges of agriculture' and for the general dissemination of information in technical agriculture among their farmers. I am fully aware of the present burdens of our taxpayers, but on the other hand I am confident that a Judicious expenditure of money for this work would Inevitably result In agricultural wealth being poured Into the laps of our people, which would make taxpaylng less burdensome. "I have been In the East for nearly three months, making a tour of the prin cipal experiment stations and dairying districts. The trip, as before stated, was purely In the Interest of my work at the Oregon Experiment Station. During my stay I had the pleasure of meeting a number of of eminent scientists. I found them to be generous, broad-minded men. They cheerfully gave me all the informa tion I desired pertaining to the various lines of research work in which they are engaged. Kansas City Stockyards. "The first stop of interest to me was at the Kansas City stockyards. There I saw what I may term a colossal object lesson. There were about 25,000 cattle In the yards on that day, and to say that I was Interested in seeing their marvelous system for handling this Immense num ber of cattle does not express It. About 20.000 of these cattle consisted of milch cows, stockers and feeders, the remainder were beef cattle. It is of these beef cat tle I wish to speak. These cattle were practically . of the . same age, and had evidently consumed about the 'same amount of feed. About one-half of these were classed as prime beef, the other half as Inferior, and the difference In the sell ing price was from 1 to 2 cents per pound, or a difference of $10 to $25 per head. This difference is almost wholly due to a lack of skill on the part of the 'farmer In the breeding and the selection of his animals. I ajn not informed as to the average dally shipment of beef cat tle to this market: but, taking the num ber on the day of my visit as a basis, and allowing five market days per week, means an annual loss to a class of un skilled farmers who consign to this mar ket of $11,000,000. This, to my mind. Is an important economic problem, deserving the attention of the states in which these farmers reside. "I did not note such marked differences in the quality of the beef cattle at the stockyards at Chicago. This perhaps In a measure is" due to the better teaching of the farmers, as I notice that the ag ricultural colleges In the states which supply the major portion of these cattle make animal husbandry a prominent feat ure of their course of Instruction; also do considerable experimental feeding of stock at their experiment stations. Dairying Interests. "1 spent considerable time in visiting the principal dairying districts of Minne sota, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Jersey and New York. I have secured data on dairy husbandry which I think Is valuable, and I hope to present the same to our farm ers at Institutes and dairy meetings to be held throughout the state under the aus pices of the Agricultural College. "A visit to these dairying sections strengthens my faith in the fact that the cow will be an Important factor In bringing about agricultural prosperity in our state. The best example I saw of the benefits of dairying to a community was in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. There are 40,000 cows In this county, yield ing an annual revenue of $2,000,000. Before the advent of dairying there, 60 per cent of the farms were mortgaged, but at present the farms are nicely improved and the farmers have $2,000,000 deposited to their credit In the banks of the county. "I visited a very Interesting dairy In the State of New Jersey, owned by a Mr. Francisco. This gentleman was born on a poor, stony farm, upon which his pres ent plant stands. By hard work and per sistent effort his father was able to eke out of this farm a bare living for himself and family. About 21 years ago the young Mr. Francisco conceived the Idea of start ing a dairy upon an entirely different basis from any that he was acquainted with. His plan was to sell guaranteed milk, meaning milk which was absolutely pure, and warranted it as such. Although uneducated and totally ignorant of bac terial contamination of milk, Mr. Fran cisco was sufficiently discreet to call to his aid in establishing his dairy three of the most prominent physicians of New York and Jersey City. These gentlemen constituted an advisory board, which met from time to time to devise plans. The suggestions made by this board were faithfully executed. It Is perhaps need less to say that the milk from this farm soon became popular, and today Mr. Francisco Is milking between 500 and 600 cows, and yet cannot meet the demand for his milk. To explain his method in detail would require too much space, but suffice It to say cleanliness, to the full est extent of what this word implies. Is the secret. I may add that the annual gross receipts from this dairy are ap proximately $100,000." Oregon Elections. The election at Hood River Tuesday resulted as follows: Aldermen, M. F. Shaw. D. McDonald. H. D. Langllle, C R. Bone, L. Henry, William Haynes; Treasurer, George T. Prather. City officers elected at Weston this week are: Mayor, William Blair; Councllmen for two years. J. C. Turner, P. T. Har bour, Frank Sallng; Councilman for one year, Harve Martin: Recorder, L. S. Wood; Treasurer, Clark Wood. One hun dred and sixteen ballots were cast The firemen's election at Pendleton re sulted as follows: H. J. Stlllman. Chief Engineer; J. L. Sharon, First Assistant; W. S. Atchison. Second Assistant Following is the result of the city elec tion at Ontario, held this week Councll men. two years. M. Brown, Dan Purcell. A. L. Sproul; one year. C W. Piatt; Re corder, Seth H. Oliver. The Sumpter city election Monday re sulted In the choice of J. H. Robbins for Mayor: F. D. Bellinger, H. B. Griffin and J. B. Stoddard. Aldermen, to serve two years; E. L. Manning. Recorder: W. R. Hawley, Treasurer; Ed Rand, Marshal. For a Cold in the Head, ' Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. For twenty-five cents, you can get Car ter's Little Liver Pills the best liver reg- tilnfnr In thv wnrlrt. TVnn'fr fnrfrt tYitft vne pin a. arcs. EAST SIDE BURGLARIES TWO DWELLINGS ENTERED "WITH SKELETON' KEYS. Debt of a Church. Paid and Mort gage Canceled Continued Hood In mis na at Sunnyslde. John Rometsch, on Halsey and Benton streets, yesterday morning discovered that his house had been burglarized during the night His watch, which he had left in his vest pocket, was missing first, and on further investigation It was found that a burglar had been In the house. It was found that Jewelry be longing to Mrs. Rometsch and her daugh ter and $1S In money were taken. The money was taken from Mr. Rometsch's trousers pocket. There was considerable money In the house which the burglar overlooked. A back door was left open, through which the burglar made his exit, but there is no way to tell how he en tered the house, but probably a skeleton key to unlock the door. The home of Anthony S. Hill, living at 301 Benton street, next door to Mr. Rometsch's house, was robbed. The burglar slipped In the house very quietly and took Mr. Hill's trousers, removed all the cash, amount ing to $2 50, and left the garment in the street. An attempt was made to enter the home of A. Severance, in Upper Al blna, by opening a door with a skeleton key, but the burglar made so much noise that the occupants were aroused. Snnnyslde Wants Police Protection. Central East Portland Is not the only place on the East Side where hoodlums are making themselves a public nuisance. From Sunnyslde come complaints from many residents of the doings of young sters and a demand for police protec tion. Yesterday a prominent resident be gun circulating a petition to the Police Commissioners, praying that they put a policeman on duty at Sunnyslde at the earliest moment The petition recites that there Is a large gang of young men and boys, ranging from 10 to 20 years, who make night hideous, and that they are not under the slightest restraint from parental authority or other sources. The citizen who started out with the peti tion said the conditions were unbear able, and that people on Belmont and East Thirty-fourth streets are disturbed every night till after 1 o'clock with the racket from this crowd of youngsters. These boys, he says, are the ones who undertook to rob the store of Yates & Raymond, and one was caught In the act and when taken to the police station told who the others were. The drug store of J. E. Worth was also robbed several times. Some time ago they threw mud on the dwelling at the corner of East Taylor and Bast Thirty-seventh streets because they were asked to move away. For these outrages and crimes they were let go unpunished, and they have come to think they will escape unpunished no matter what they do. There has been no officer stationed at Sunnyslde for some time, and none would be -necessary but for this gang, but the residents say they must either have police protection or be compelled to organize and take matters In their own hands. As soon as the pe tition has been well signed several of , the residents will present It to the Police Commissioners and make whatever ex planations may be neccessary to back It up. Elect Principal After Holidays. C W. Durrette, who has been superin tendent of the Mount Tabor schools, dis trict 5, took leave of his pupils yester day afternoon. He has accepted the ap pointment of principal of the High School at Olympla, and will enter on his work there next Monday, December 10. As superintendent he served the district one year-and three months, and was satisfied with his work, but the new position Is much better, and In line with work he desired. The Directors held a long ses sion at the West-Avenue Schoolhouse Thursday night discussing the situation and considering applications. After re maining in session until 11 o'clock they failed, to elect a superintendent and de cided 'that they would not elect one until after holidays. At present, when all the leading educators are engaged. It is not easy to secure the services of a compe tent man for this work. Temporary ar rangements will be made so the work of the schools will proceed without Inter ruption. nope for Better Car Service. The residents of Sellwood are hopeful that the sale of the Oregon City Railway, which Is announced r to take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock, on the corner of Umatilla avenue and Sixth street, will finally result In their getting a straight 5-cent fare and 20-mInute service to and from Portland. They havelabored long and earnestly to get these things, but, as the road has been In the hands of a re ceiver, they have not succeeded. The 10 cent fare and 45-minute service have been a serious handicap to the place, which they hope to have removed when the road gets into new hands. East Side Xotes. Dr. W. H. Boyd, a well-known physi cian, residing at 5S9 Williams avenue. Is 111 with dropsy at St Vincent's Hospital. His health has been falling for over a year, -but he managed to be about and at tend to his practice until the first of this week. The extension of the Montaville Rail way to the Base Line road has greatly revived matters In South Montavilla and Klnzel Park. Cars are now run to the end of the line on regular schedule time. New houses have been put tip In the neighborhood and others repaired, until the whole appearance of the community has been changed for the better. Houses at Montavilla are generally occupied, and a vacant house Is rarely found. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Tliat lan." Walter Walker was seen here last sea son at the Marquam In "The Nominee." He Is now playing "That Man," a three act farce-comedy, which will te the at traction at the Metropolitan next week. It has Just closed a successful run at the Herald Square Theater. The principal character, Theophllus Mountjoy, a rural gentleman from New Jersey, is seized upon by his cousin and another married woman to inspire jealousy In their re spective husbands, who are enamored of Dolores, an adventuress, who at va rious times Is a Spanish dancer, a French singer and an Italian painter, as suits her purpose. Theophllus extends his op erations to a third neglected wife, and then tries to capture the actress. The role of the rustic countryman, "That Man." as played by Walter Walker, has proven to be one of the most fortunate creations he has encountered In his ca reer, as the requisites of the part con form most admirably to his splendid ability in this particular line of work. The cast embraces some of the best known talent in the profession. "Human Hearts" at Cordray's. "Human Hearts," which commences a week's engagement at Cordray's Theater Sunday night, was seen here last season, and left a favorable lmpressslon. So well was the play received that Manager Cord ray booked it for a return engagement last January. To describe the plot of this beautiful play would rob the visitor who Intends to see It of too much of the in terest Everywhere it Is spoken of as possessing rare power to move and enter tain. The varied characters chosen by the. author to reveal his intentions are woven into action that in itself has artis tic variety and Is alive with elements that rivet the attention. The play Is J clean, clear and clever, and It has a ing power In the memory surpassed by no other play. Secret of this Hesln its simplicity. "Why Smith. Left Home." George H. Broadhurst's farce, "Why Smith Left Home," will be the offering at the Marquam next Friday and Satur day nights and Saturday matinee. The action all takes place in one house In one day. Of the several farces Author Broadhurst has written, "Why Smith Left Home" has proven the most skill fully constructed and most taking. The following list of names shows that the company Is composed of well-known and capable players: Douglas Flint, Rose Hubbard Eugene Redding, Nellie Mas kell, Augustus Mortimer, Lizzie May Ulmer, Frederic Roberts, Frank Craven, Eleanor La Salle, Jennie Engle, Bessie Bruno and Charlotte Love. OUR ADMIRING FRIENDS Extend Felicitations to The Orego nlan on Its Fiftieth Anniversary. The Oregonlan is the Pacific Coast's best paper, as it is Oregon's, and we hope to see it live another 50 years and crown the expiration of that term with the same glory of success and work well done as has been the case with its first half-century. The Oregonlan is strictly a proaucc oi uregon, and, like all of the state's products, it Is difficult to exceL Pendleton East Oregonlan. On Tuesday Oregon's big dally. The Portland Oregonlan, celebrated Its 50th anniversary by issuing a souvenir edition, in which was reproduced Its four-Daeed initial number, bearing the dato of De cember 4, ISO, at which time it was launched forth as a weekly paper. The pictures of Its early and modern equip ments, including Its building, presses and mechanical appliances, form, a striking comparison and clearly portray the re markable progress made In the art of printing during the past half century, in which The Oregonlan has always kept fully abreast of the times. For progres slveness, reliability and conservaUveness, as well as sound, editorial ability. The Oregonlan stands today the peer of any newspaper published on the Pacific Coast It has few superiors as a news medium, Is up-to-date, yet entirely free of the gaudy, cheap, sensational features pe culiar to the modern yellow Journal In fact It Is an Ideal modern newspaper. Roseburg Plalndealer. From a pioneer paper of limited circu lation. The Oregonlan has grown to be one of the powerful journals of the Re public To celebrate and commemorate Its semi-centennial this strong Oregon daily issued on Tuesday a 24-page edition, giv ing In the final S4 columns careful ac counts of what has been done In a half century In the splendid field covered by this state's leading- dally. In this big sup plement there Is reproduced, by photo graphic process, an exact reprint of The Oregonlan's first number as printed on a hand press. Beside this old memento of the glorious pioneer past there Is a rich and Instructive mass of valuable Oregon history, Including the story of the life of The Oregonlan as Identified with the Northwestern Industry and progress, ma terially, mentally and morally. The edi tion Is well illustrated. La Grande Jour nal. The Oregonlan was 50 years old last Tuesday, and celebrated Its anniversary by issuing a very handsome historical edition, showing the beginning of the paper and its progress to the present time. The Illustrations show that the paper has kept pace with the develop ment and progress of the city and the Northwest While we have never been in sympathy with The Oregonlan's politi cal course, it is but Justice to say that it has been one of the great factors which have contributed to the develop ment of the Northwest and. that Its pub lishers have shown a degree of ehterprlse which reflects credit upon 'them. The Oregonlan, as a newspaper, is the peer of any on the Coast, and we may say, in the United States. Its position has been attained by a slow growth and hard work. Portland Dispatch. Tuesday's Issue of The Portland Orego nlan devoted much space to its history during the past 50 years. Nothing more fascinating than this story of a great newspaper's feeble beginning and magnifi cent expansion has ever been published. The Oregonlan Is truly a great newspaper. It has no rival on the Pacific Coast There Is no newspaper published west of Chicago that surpasses The Oregonlan in newsgathering, and there is no newspaper published In the United States which ex cels It In editorial strength. The edi torial work of The Oregonlan Is not only a credit to the state, but It Is an honor to the. American people and the English speaking race. There Is no newspaper published In New York, Boston, or Chi cago which excels The Oregonlan In edi torial work, and hardly one that la in the same class. Pendleton Tribune. Yesterday The Oregonlan celebrated its birthday of 50 years. What a history It covers! What vicissitudes In Journalism! It has had Its enemies, keen and sharp, and its friends, strong and confident It has outlived those who worked for its destruction and has built Itself as a mon ument to those who worked for Its growth and prosperity In the journalistic world. So Important and marked has been the work of The Oregonlan for 50 years in the fields of the farm. In the develop ment of the gold districts. In commerce and literature and social advancement In politics and finance, that words of com mendation seem a poor means of express ing appreciation. Further success to The Oregonlan, to Oregon and the press for the state. Baker City Republican. The Oregonlan completed Its first half century last Tuesday, December 4, and celebrated the fact with 12 pages of reminiscences, set off by fine Illustrations. There Is an especially Interesting picture of the Portland of 1S34, a group of shan ties tucked away In a virgin Oregon for est and In striking contrast Is a half page picture of the magnificent Portland of today. The Oregonlan has grown dur ing these 50 years Into the best news paper on the Pacific Coast It stands as an example of successful and enterprising Journalism, yet conservative to the extent that its columns are free from any taint of the sensational. Weston Leader. The semi-century number of The Ore gonlan. Issued Tuesday last "was an effort duly appreciated by thousands of people throughout Oregon. Fifty years ago about all that Oregon Territory possessed was a myriad of possibilities, and The Ore gonlan has been the potent factor In bringing the conditions to the high state of development now enjoyed. The first number of The Oregonlan, Issued Decem ber 4, 50 years ago, was & credit consider ing opportunities, and today it classes with the foremost Journals of the Nation, all the time striving for the develop ment of the country and growing to prominence and power with It St Helens Mist Tuesday morning's Oregonlan was a hummer. It contained besides the regular dispatches, the President's message com plete and a history of The Oregonlan and early settlement of this territory. The engravings and cuts were fine, and the reproduction in facsimile of the first issue of The Oregonlan was equally as good as though done on the old Washing ton handpress For news. The Oregonlan I Is all right . and we might say to our readers that we have special clubbing rates that will save you money. St Helens News. On Tuesday last The Morning Oregonlan celebrated Its semi-centennial. On that day The Oregonlan completed the first 50 years of Its existence. The first issue of The Weekly Oregonlan appeared De cember 4, 1S50. No other paper on the Pacific Coast has reached its 50th succes sive mile-stone, and of all the pioneer journals which were in existence when The Weekly Oregonlan was started, none j last-jfurvives but Itself. A a newspaper The The Secretaries Endorsement, Oshkosh, Wis,, Sept. 22, 1900. Warksr's Sams Curb Co., Rochester, N. Y. Gattiemex ; Eight years aga I suffered greatly with kidney trouble. I consulted several physicians but their medicines did me no good. A friend of mine in the. drug business suggested that I try "Warner's Safe Cure. I fol lowed the suggestion and after using a couple of bottles I noticed a slight improvement. I continued its use for about eighteen months and am happy to say that it completely cured me. I have waited several years be fore giving this testimonial in order to see if my cure was permanent. I now believe it is. Secretary "Oskkosh Times:1 Oregonlan leads In the Northwest and. though its utterances are not always con curred In by the majority of its readers, they appreciate Its editorial ability and concede it to be the great newspaper of the Northwest Baker City Democrat The Oregonlan has Issued an anniver sary edition of Its 50th birthday, which occurred December 4. A comparison of 50 years with now shows the wonderful progress made by The Oregonlan, which today Is the best newspaper published In the West It is more aoly edited and gives the most reliable news of any paper In the West Here's to another 60 years of success for Oregon's great dally! Eugene Register. The Dally Oregonlan of December 4 is an interesting number. It prints a fac simile of Its first Issue, December 4, 1S50. This anniversary number Is replete with history and anecdote relating to the early days of the paper. All connected with this great paper may well be proud of Its record. Hood River Glacier. The attitude of The Oregonlan Is right morally and the paper gives all the news. It Is a clean newspaper. The Portland Oregonlan is a great paper, carefully managed and ably edited. The Star offers Its felicitations. Gervals Star. The 50th anniversary number of The Oregonlan waa something that paper may well feel proud of, and It graphically de picts the wonderful growth of that pa per. Junction City Bulletin. THE RIGHT KIND OF SENATOR Sound "Vlevra of Mr. Corbett on. Pub lic Questions. Fossil Journal. The shrewdest, soundest vlew3 on the question of trade with the Philippines that we have yet seen are those of Hon. H. W. Corbett, as published in our last issue. His lifelong training, habit and temperament carry him Intuitively and unerringly to the very heart of a busi ness proposition. There are none better than Mr. Corbett on a question of busi ness1 ot finance, and this, coupled, with the fact that "he is known of all to be honest and upright, Is sufficient reason why he should bo elected to represent Oregon In the United States Senate. The next six years are fraught with great commercial possibilities for this state, and it Is very Important that we have at headquarters a clearheaded. Influential business man, who thoroughly under- stonds these possibilities and knows what is necessary to accomplish their reallza-' tlon. With Mr. Corbett ln the Senate, Oregon will have a champion who will never rest until the barriers militating against our trade with the Philippines are beaten down, and we have an open door to our own possessions. As to ap propriations for our own state, another great desideratum, no one has ever 'ex celled the record made along this line The absolutely pure BAKING POWDER ROYAL the most celebrated of all the baking powders in the world cele brated for its great leav ening strength and purity. It makes your cakes, bis cuit, bread, etc, health ful, it assures you against alum and all forms of adulteration that go with the cheap brands. J Yours truly, W. a JENKINS. by Mr. Corbett when he was In the Senate before. It Is not ornaments, nor pyro technics, nor profound erudition that Ore gon needs In the United States Senate, but men of strong character, resourceful ness, business and financial knowledge, and force. Our crying need is expansion of commerce and enlargement of trade. The rest will take care of Itself. A Successful "Worker. Salem Capital Journal. The Newport News, which Is one of the Republican papers that has been Ued to the Mltchell-Hermann-McBrlde-anythlng-to-beat-Corbett faction, seems to have a new light That paper now says: "The election of Hon. John McCraken to the Legislature from Multnomah Coun ty to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Knott serves to make more cer tain the election of Hon. H. W. Corbett to the United States Senate. It was un derstood from the first that Mr. Mc Craken was a Corbett man, and the fact that his majority Is 3300 shows beyond a doubt who the people of Multnomah County desire for United States Senator. Practically the. whole fight of the oppo sition was on this Issue. The people of Portland well know that when Mr. Cor bett was In the Senate before his repu tation as a successful worker for his state was second to none." The most remarkable spectacle at the recent Salem city election was the pres ence of the Federal office-holders from Portland and Oregon City Insisting on the election of the straight Republican ticket and opposing the Citizens ticket, when last June In the Portland election they took exactly the opposite position and helped elect a so-called Citizens ticket against the straight Republican ticket A Man of Influence "Wanted. Pendleton Tribune. By the new appointment the State of Washington gets an additional Congress man. Oregon does not begrudge its neigh bor's gain, but our state may easily hold Its end up in Congress by sending men of the caliber of Henry W. Corbett to the Senate. It Is not In number but In the weight of Congressmen that a state has Influence at Washington. "Washington Industries. The new schooner F. M. Slade was launched at Aberdeen Wednesday. The Jute mill at the Walla Walla peni tentiary will resume work Monday. Frank E. Dooly, treasurer of the Ore gon Packing Company, has been seeking a location at Walla Walla for a frult cannlng plant Columbia County Is reported to be In need of a fruit Inspector to see that the trees are sprayed at the proper time. Wcrms and the San Jose scale are begin ning to appear. State Auditor Cheetham has issued a warrant In favor of the Washington Star Sugar Company for the sum of $2168 90. This Is the first bounty paid to local man Alum baking powders are low priced, as alma costs-tart two cents a pound.; but alum is a corrosive poison and it renders the baking powder dangerous to use in food. imaetu. JUKWa POWDER CO 180 WILLIAM ttVNSW'YOlK." 5J ufacturers of sugar under the act of 1S99. The Legislature made an appropriation of JCO.00Q for bounty purposes, and the first beneficiary Is the company located in Spokane County. As soon as the weather will permit J. J. Van Horn, the Hamilton shingle manu facturer, will move his mill to a site near the mouth of Jackman Creek, about three miles east of Baker River. The miners employed by the Green Riv er Construction Company, at Leary, are unable to adjust their differences with tho company. After many days of Idle ness, a. few of the men returned to work Thursday morning, but quit again at noon. It Is said by the officials of tho company that the men w-ere Intimidated by other dissatisfied miners, and that tha shut-down may continue some time. The miners say they object to the low scale of wages and to the superintendents over them. Postal Receipts and Expenses. ' WASHINGTON. -Dec. 7. The repprt of the Third Assistant Postmaster-General shows that the totaL receipts from all sources of postal revenues during tho year amounted to $102,354,579. while the ex penditures reached $107,740,257. The value of the total number of pieces of stamped, paper Issued to postmasters was $97,687,771, a net increase over the issue of the pre vious year of $7,535,111. . The report says that most of the abuses of the second-class mail matter have been eliminated or curtailed, but urges legisla tion on "book serials," premiums for sub scrlptlpns and .the "return of unsold mat ter to news agents." It Is also asked that Congress be urged to pass an act consoli dating the third and fourth classes of mall matter. ' The report comments upon the exces sive number of articles registered free by the executive departments, and says the abuse of the registered mall In this re spect will continue until Congress acts In the matter. It Is said that could the amount paid as indemnity for lost regis tered first-class domestic mall be raised to the full value, not exceeding $200, many letters which now pass In the ordinary malls would be gathered into the regis tered malls. An Indemnity fund not ex- -ceedlng $25,000 is estimated to be sufficient for this, purpose. "When China Produces Coal. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.-Robert a Hoover, chief engineer of the department of mltfes of the Chinese Government for the two years preceding the Boxer out break. Is In this city. Speaking of the commercial importance of China, he said: "In the near future the chief factor In the Chinese trade of the Pacific Coast will be coal. There Is more coal In the three northern provinces of Chill, Shan Tung and Shen King than in any other region In the world. This coal Is anthra cite of excellent quality, and when even fairly good railway communications aro. establlshed it can be sold In San Fran cisco at $7 a ton."