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NO FAIR TAX LEVY
tween the contendlngparUes, both parties I'-jn
agreeing that the decision of. said board.-. -
END OF THE LIST
to the irrigation 'bflT In ne,Hous'e 'now
comes from the "leaders."'
While' this-, situation- .nrevailsWcGtertii
Democrats are working: earnestly among
their Eastern and Souther colleagues to
secure, as nearly as possible, a solid Dem
ocratic vote for the bill. This they cannot
do, hut In any event they hope to make a
comparatively stronger" showing for the
bill than do the Repupllcamv It ..this can
be done, the Democrats -will ueo. ds.'tkct
to their advantage- In the coining Con
gressional, campaigns In OieWest.Issh
reason for showing that their party has
kept faith on the irrigation bill, whereas
the Republicans have divided. At the'
same time the. Republican advocates are
working equally hard to secure a good
strong "Republican vote for the bill, so
that it cannot be claimed that this isa
party, measure- or a party vote. In point
of fact, the Irrigation proposition is non
partisan, and the final vote,, if it be had,
will be of the same, character.
snaii De respecicQ uaui vnarcn. i, J?x.
This agreement will cat the wheels of
business again in .motion, both parties -will
be benefited, although neither. may get.
exactly what It claims, and the "irrepress
ible conflict" will then .come. If come It
must, -when business wjll not be disturbed,
as Jt will be now if the strike Is lb be In
definitely prolonged. I believe .the Fed-'
erated Trades Council will. win. the appro
bation of all good citizens If It will make
the -above proffer. I believe- -.the Planing
.Mill Association will accept, and I believe
that arbitration is the -proper way to set
tle this unfortunate strike. X.
IRRIGATION BILL THE LAST TO BE
TAKEN Up'bY CONGRESS.
Council Decides It Would
- Be Invalid.'
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i'Other Measures "Will be Considered
, v. . -
Before It, bat the Speaker "Will
Give It a Hearing.
SO SAYS DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 17.-Just
when the irrigation bill will be given, con
sideration in the- House is not known.
The friends of the bill at first made an
attempt to secure Its consideration on the
12st lnsrti. but that request was denied 1 by
the Speaker, and the "committee on rules.
AGREES WITH MR. FORD:
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Southern Pacific Allowed to 'Changre '!
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Governor Gecr Believes In FInt Sal
aries for State Officers.
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Style of TracU on Fourth
StreetMore Street Im-
provenienlK,
SALEM. Mitt 9hrTn Iha TCrtttnr.'V Tha
Promises- have been made that several
position V taken by Hon. Tilmon Ford in' 'other bills will be heard first, at least -one
his letter in The Oregonian of yesterday j of which cannot hope to pass the senate,
Concerning tho fee and perquisite system i and probably not get a majority vote
is a" vers' -proper one. "Flat salaries"-1 In the House. That Is the bill to reorgan-
should be adopted as -to -all the state of- tee the consular service -of the" United
THE ItfOiraiNG OItEGf)KA:if. SMsb: "MAY 22, 1902.
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At the meeting of the Common Coun
cil yesterday, the ordinance providing
tor the time and manner of improving .
fourth street, from Burnside to Jeffer
son, was amended so as to allow the
Southern Pacific Company to put down
0-pound 7-lnch steel rails Jn connec
tion with a guard rail, instead of a
grooved rail. It had been found im
possible to obtain the grooved rail.
The Portland Hallway Company pre
sented an ordinance , authorizing them
to lay tracks from WashingtonNip Ford
street, to give access to their new barn.
The proposed ordinance for levying a.
2-mlli tax for the Lewis and- Clark -Ex-.
position was pronounced unconstitution
al, and was not introduced.
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President of the Council Mulkey pre
sided over the meeting? in the absence'
of Mayor Rowe, who has gone East, and
all the members were present except Mr.
Bronaugh, who was called to California,
and Mr. Nealond.
Chairman Masters, of the judiciary com
mittee, reported that an ordinance provid
ing for the levy of a 2-nffil tax for the
"Lewis and Clark Exposition had been
referred by the committee tQ the City
Attorney for an opinion as to its consti
tutionality. In the absence of the City
Attorney, Deputy City Attorney Duniway
had prepared an opinion in the matter,
"which read as follows:
Complying with your request for an opinion
upon th proposed ordinance to carry into ef
fect "an act to authorize the City of Portland
to appropriate money for the Oriental Fair, to
be held at the City of Portland during the
year 10O5," I am of the opinion that the same
ought not to be passed, for the reason that
said act of the Legislature is in violation of
article 11, section 0, of the constitution of the
State of Oregon and the elementary principles
of the law of taxation. In thai said act un
dertakes to allow the City cf Portland, a
municipal corporation, by vote of its citizens,
to raise money for a corporation or association.
Such legislation is illegal, unconstitutional-
and void.
My attention was called to this matter by
the announcement in the papers that this or
dnance was to be presented by Mr. W. D,
Fenton, and I called upon Mr. Fenton this
morning, and suggested to Sim that the act
was unconstitutional. I have looked the mat
ter up, and find that it is clearly -unconstitutional.
The City of Portland can and will aid the
Fair. Such aid must be given according to
Jaw, not in violation of law. There will be
no lofis of time by the Common Council taking
this action. Everybody Is In favor of the Fair
and city aid for the same. By this act the
tax would not be levied until next year. This
"Winter the Legislature will have constltutlpnal
legislation authorizing the city to levy a
special tax to be disbursed by city officers for
municipal purposes, so as to aid in many
ways the Fair; but the city cannot raise money
by taxation, and make a gift of the same to a
private corporation whose officers are account
able only to the stockholders of the corporation.
The committee therefore reported the
proposed ordinance as unconstitutional,
which report was adopted.
"New Track on Fonrth Street.
An ordinance amending the ordinance
providing for the time and manner of
improving the Southern Pacific Company's
right of way on Fourth street, so as to
allow seven-inch steel rails in connec
tion with a guard-rail, to be laid by the
company, was passed.
An ordinance granting the Portland
Railway Company authority to lay a rail
way track from 'Washington street, 150
feet up Ford street, to enable cars to
reach the entrances to the new barn, the
company proposes .to build, was read
twice and referred to the street com
mittee. An ordinance granting the Postal Tele
graph Cable Company permission to
erect an illuminated sign at No. 126 Third
street, to be lighted by electricity and to
be removed when the Council shall so
direct, was passed.
An ordinance authorizing the Carbo
llneum Wood Preserving Company to lay
a stone block pavement in front of a
fractional block owned by William Lradd,
on Fourth street, between Ankeny and
Burnside, was passed.
For Street Improvements.
Ordinances adopting reports of the City
Engineer In the matter of the proposed
opening, laying out and establishing
streets, as follows, were passed:
East Seventeenth street.
Ea6t Thirty-fourth street.
Hooker street.
Ordinances adopting the reports of view
ers in the matter of extension f Nevada
and Going streets, were passed;
Ordinances assessing the- following de
scribed pieces of property for repairs to
sidewalks, were passed: Iot 2, block 154,
$19 90: lot 4. block 308; $S8'59; lot ", filoek
S, Garrison's Subdivision. ,$3 65.
Ordinances providing for the time "and
manner of Improving Everett. Quimby,
East Sixteenth, Overton, East ""Salmon,
Hooker and East Eighteenth streets,
were passed.
Ordinances declaring the probable cost
of improving streets as follows, and mak
ing appropriation therefor, were passed:
East Fourteenth .street, 51039 SO.
Alley in Rlvervlew Addition, $96S 53. 1
Northrup street. $121717.
Ivy street, $613 72,
An ordinance transferring $1559 60 from
the general fund to the fire department
fund, to pay on fire hydrants, was passed.
Resolutions as follows were sdopted:
Giving notice of Intention to improve
Prescott street and. East Seventeenth
street and of Intention to construct " a
sewer on East Main street.
A resolution was adopted granting Fred
Merrill permission to erect av speakers'
platform in front of Nos. 105-111 Sixth
street. - -
Petitions asking for sewers in East
Salmon, East Pine, East Twenty-sixth,
East Stark, East Twelfth and Eas Nine
teenth streets were referred to the com
mittee on sewers. ,
A petition for the improvement of Mar
guerite avenue was granted and a peti
tion for the Improvement, of Wygant
street was referred to the -street com
mittee. . ,
FAMOUS METHODIST BISHOP GONE.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, THE MISSIONARY.
Bishop William Taylor, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who died at Palo
Alto, Cal., Monday, was born In Rockbridge, Va., May 2, 1S21. Re came
of hardy mountaineer stock, and was a man of large frame, capable of
greatt endurance. His younger days were spent on his father's farm.. He became
-connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church In 1841, and In 1842 entered its
ministry, uniting in 1843 with the Baltimore conference. In 1S40 he accepted
appointment as a missionary to California, and he was the first preacher to 'or
ganize the Methodist Church In San Francisco. He reached that city. September
21, having wjyaged thither by way of Capo Horn. He began bis work.49a
building erected with material sent from this state by Superintendent William
Roberts. For a residence he built himself a house of shakes, lumber being
three or four hundred dollars a thousand, and beyond his reach. The shakes' he -himself
cut from redwood trees growing back of where Oakland now stands.
From 1840 to 1850, he was the best-known and the most popular clergyman in
California. He preached not only In his church on Powell street, but In the streets
of the cUjv.and ln-uch of the mining camps as he could' conveniently" reach. '
Everywhere "Fa'ther Taylor" was known and reverenced as. a devoted evangelist
and a remarkably. able pulpiteer. He was sifted with a volco peculiarly adapted
to speakMng and singing In the open -air, Tind wherever he went crowds waited :
on his "ministry.' There are few pioneers on this coast Who will not recall with
pleasure his clear clarion tones when, mounting a drygoods box "in the'street, he
would sing. "Hear the Royal Proclamation!"
In 1S36 he went East on an evangelistic tour of the states, . visiting camp
meetings and conventions, and was thus occupied for .about five years.
In 1SC2 he left the United States for Australia, where he had remarkable 'suc
cess and helped to augment greatly -the Christian forces, there and in Ceylon.
During his stay he girdled the globe, preaching in the great centers and every
where -with marked effect. He visited Africa, preaching in Cape Colony, Kaf
frarla and Natal, where large additions were made to the church, both anions
colonists and natives. He spent nearly a year in England, holding services In
sixteen different chapels -In London. In 1670 he again visited India, laboring
for about a year with different denominations, and In 1S71 he commenced a
separate, self-supporting work, which became -the foundation of the great work
nfthe Methodist Church in South India. Toward the close of that decade, he
visited South-America, establishing there the same self-supporting work as In
India. "Later he went to Africa in the same" Interest, and, established a: - large .
number -of mission houses that wre expected to "be sustained by the growth of
coffee and other products of the country. At theGeneral Conference in. Phlla-
delphla, some time in the '80s, he was elected Missionary Bishop, and assigned
to the field in Africa, where he tolled with great assiduity until 1SW, whence
was placed on the retired list, owing to his falling strength. In 1S98 he made his
home wltn a son In Palo Alto, CaL, and there he died. May 19th, a -few days over
81 years I of age.
In his prime he was a preacher of great power, and In all his nearly three
score years of service In the ministry he showed a wonderful, versatility ot tal
ent. Ho was the author of probably a half -score or books, by the sale of which
be raised a vast amount of money for the support of his work In different lands.
He visited Oregon at least twice, and was well known to many readers" of The
Oregonian. A" number of """people of wealth In this state we're regular contribu
tors to his missions.
flees, but while the following paragraph
Is literally true, it is nevertheless mis
leading unless further cxpl lined:
States, placing consuls and consular offi
cers under the classified service, and tak-
"O- I Iner thf ormnlntinViTitK tf nt v.. i.j
This "perquisite" statuto was amended In I r ' r . - . "" """"
1901, raising the amount to be annually paid '
the Governor from 5200 to ?500 as Prison Ih
spector. This same Legislature made this
amendment retroactive, and gave the Governor
a "back perquisite of $600 for the years 1699
and 1000.
Tho fact is Ihat while the "law was not
amended Increasing the pay of the Gover
nor as Prison Inspector until the session
of 1901, as stated, the amount was In
crease to that sum by the Legislature
of l89o by putting it in the general appro
priation bill for that year, and my prede
cessor received the said sum of-$500 n year able clamor -for an alien .anarchist bill.
A Suggestion.
PORTfLAND. May 2L To the Edltor.)
The present strike, occurring as it does
right In the busy building season, is In
deed most unfortunate, and every possi
ble effort should be put forth to terminate
it speedily and honorably. To that end
let the Federated Trades Council suggest
to the Planing Mill Association, that each
oody should appoint three men, neither of
whom should belong to any labor union,
or be connected directly or Indirectly with
any wood-working establishment, or be a
candidate for any political office, 4ind that
the six men so appointed should agree on
the seventh man, to be llkewlse'-quailfied,
which sevenmen should constitute an ar
bitration board to settle the dispute be-
for his services as Prison Inspector. Fol
lowing- this example, the Legislature l
1899 apprdprlated the same sum, but the
Question being raised as to the legality of
such appropriation without the 'repeal of
the former law. Its repeal was. made and
the money already appropriated made
available.
The amount received b5',me as Prison
Inspector has been In no -Tv-ay inereised
beyond that received by "niy prefle"cessor.
Indeed, the expensef-the Excutlve-of-flce
are smaller ty tlie amount ot5horo
than $500 than' under my predecessor. Under-the
preceding admltflstr&Uoh the" pri
vate secretary to the' Governor received
$2320 per annum, as against $1500, at pres
ent. The stenographer .formerly received
$300 per annum. a against $600 at pres
ent. The law as it now stands alicSWs the
Asylum Trustees $100-per, annum ior.' ex
penses In visiting that Institution- but J I
refused to accept it, .as there- arej no ex
penses Incurred in .vlfcitlbg; the AsyTum
as dld'my assoclatesonlha" board.. ,- -.
This is written merely tti shOwthafc the
executive office, as to "its -employes,-, re
ceives "flatter" salaries by .morj& than
sw uiun unuer me .prece.aipg.iaQniinistra'
tlon. -.- ' -.- --r
I believe
system for
sense that a flat salary, -means, a specjc
salary, those paid in this- ofiie$ are- al
ready specifically "flat" There is no fee
of any kind received by any one connect
ed with this office; the salaries paid Tire
smaller than formerly, and when each
session of the Legislature has adjourned
It Is known to a cent what salaries are ib
be pald-to eachT person connected with it.
T. T. GEER.
In the sd-caiied 'flat salary''
all stita pflices," ut n. the
The -merit-of '-Hood's Sarsaparilia 'a.
proven uf v"e wonaeriui cures it effects.
of Congress. - As the consular service is
now .the most" desirable plum left within
the reach of Congress, the pending bill,
which" has been urged over and over
again for. many" sucqesslve Congresses,
cannot hope for passage now. Tet its con
sideration by the Houte has been agreed
to, and it, Is to. come before the Irrigation
bill, which is believed to .have the sup
port of a majority of the House, if It ever
reachc a vote. . .
Early In tho session there was consider.
-and that, too, must now bo considered
ahead of the Hansbrough. bllL Add to this
the Hill coinage bill, and a. bill for re
modeling the immigration service, and
there is considerable debate to be- heard
before irrigation can get a day.
The supporters of this last-named meas
ure are now endeavoring to "get a hear
ing about the 30th of May, in the hope of
getting a vote not later than tho 2d of
June. If this can be done, the bill bllll
has a -good chance of being' Unally enact
ed. But ther6 are reasons to believe that
Us consideration will he delayed still fur
ther, and from that time on delay is moot
dangerous. It Is almost certain that
Congress cannot adjourn by the middle Of
June, on account of the prolonged de
bate in the Senate on the Philippine bill,
but Congress has a. way In "Congression
al yeari" of rushing through what is con
sidered necessary legislation in the clos
ing1 days," and adjourning on short no
tice. Such a course Is feared this year,
thcrefdre the anxiety and desire to have
the Irrigation bill considered in ample
time by the House, as It must go back to
the Senate for the adoption orthe House
amendments, or a conference, which 1s
even more to bo -dreaded.
Speaker Henderson can fulfill every
promise-. yet made If he allows tho irri
gation bill to be considered the last day
of the session. His promise has merely
been to allow the hill- to come up. All
efforts to get him to fix an approximate
date have so far failed, and the fact that
he Is believed to be unfavorable to the
bill leads many, to .suspect that he will
work a 'fllmrfiam",Tgame on 'the Jrrlga
gatipnista, ' The committee . on rules has
DESTROY THE FRUIT.
Birds Eat ike BlessOms u Ohrrr
Tree asdXot Insects..
DILLARD, Or., May 2L (To the Editor.)
I have been much Interested In the dis
cussion in The Oregonlon concerning tne
birds., which the Yamhill fruitgrower ac
cused of eating the blossoms off his cherry,
trees. Throughout the whole discussion
all stem to be disposed to defend the
"birds, and" the man who had tho temerity
to make- a kick has been compelled to
"cc way back and sit down?' It has been
asserted that-the birds bit oft the blos-j
soms In search of insects, that they sub
sist almost entirely on Insects; that the
trees bear too much fruit anyway, etCj
The bird Is the' California purple npch,
technically known ns carpodacus purpur-"
eus Californlcus. The terms purple, pur
pureus are misleading, as they are not
purple at all. The color of the male la
crimson about the head, shading off to
a greenish brown -above, and ash-gray
below. It Is not an imported bird, but I
am inclined to the opinion that It has
gradually befen drifting north from Cali
fornia. I am led to this joplnlon by the
fact that, though I lived In Polk Count
for a long series of years, I never eaw
the bird until I came to Douglas County,
upward of S years age
To determine the diet of a bird, a natur-
allst will first examine the bllL If that
organ Is. long and Mender, like that of the
meadow lark, the bird may be set down
as Insectivorous. If, on the contrary, the
bill Is short and thick, like that of the
canary. It may safely be classed as a
vegetable feeder. To the latter class our
bird belongs, which Is a sufficient answer
to the Insect theory. The" fact Is, so far
as T have been able to determine and I
have had an excellent opportunity for ob
servation they 4blte off the flowers
solely, for .the nectar they contain, and as
to the suggestion that they may render
a service "by thinning the fruit, a hard
frost will do the samo thing, though not
more effectually, Nevertheless we rather
dread a frost when otir orchards are In
bloom.
A few years ago these" birds got into
the prune orchards in this -vicinity by the
hundreds, and the ram of the blossoms
was Uk'e the fall of a heavy snow, and
there is no doubt that nothing but a
vigorous warfare on the birds saved the
orchards frvnx serjous injury. There were
over 200 shot in a single day in two or
chards aggregating about 15 acres.
But It Is not alone the . blossoms that
re attacked by them; for though they,
almost entirely-disappear after the bloom
has fallen from the trees, by the time the
cherrWll- ara ripe they .are on hand In
full force, eich Individual ready to de
stroy more cherries tlan a dozen robins,
for, Instead of eating the fruit, they bite
into one after another as fast as they
can got to them. Not only are they de
structive' of fruit, but of many kinds of
garden seeds as well; and once they ate
about f the" -bats which I hed sown
on a slx-jlcrefield.
These are the facts about the red polls,
and I leave. It to yodr readers to ju"lge
whether they are a nuisance or not; but
no one should" get the idea' that they ara
insect-eaters.
I suppose-1. shall have a hornet's nest
about my .ears for-this, but I -will only
say this tp your readers.: Don't let senti
ment run away witn common sense.,
I am. as good-a friend to birds In general
as any oneMn fact, I frequently have a
serious disagreement with the fanilly cat
for killing birds, but that depends some
what on the kind of bird It may happen
to be. F. M. SEBRING.
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ARE NOT WELL RECEIVED.
Therefore, Immlsrrants Do Not Settle
in the' "Willamette Valley.
PORTLAND, May 19. (To the Editor.)
A gentleman who has lived In "Western
Oregon for many years, and who has been
for the pas? two years in Eastern Oregon,
was asked by a business man in Salem
tho other day whether he thought the
Willamette "Valley is getting its proportion
of the Immlgratldn now flocking to this
great Northwest Hla -reply was: "No,
not its proportion; but it is getting all
that it can expect." "When asked why he
made that answer, his reply was In .sub
stance as follows:
Assuming that you want the truth and
will tako no -offense at a plain statement
of facts, I will state to you, as nearly
as possible, wh"a,t I conceive to be the
reason. Tho farmers of the "Willamette
Valley, as jL rule, lack enthusiasm, cor
diality and push. Here Is about the way
a newcomer 1 received: "Hello! "Where
are you from? What brought you to this
country?" "Well, I have r$ad the ac
counts of your wonderful Valley, Its
equable climate, no extremes of heat or
cold, no destructive storms nor fierce bliz
zards. The wonderful fertility of your
soil, Its productiveness: the enormous
crops of cereals it produces; the abund-,
ance and lusclousness of its fruits apples,
peaches, pears plums, cherrieF, etc.; Its
great prune crops, Its yield of hops and
wool; Vast forests of the finest timber in
the world; its crystal streams, well sup
plied with :tha royal chlnook and brook
and mountain trout; Its matchless scenery
all combined to "turn my attention to
your lovely Valley."
Then the son of the pioneer, with his
straggling beard and tangled uncombed
locks, replies: "Well, you're fooled on the
Valley, To be sure, It don't get very cold
nor very hot; but about eight months In.
the year It rains to beat the band, and
the other four months la mighty dusty and
disagreeable- . Tou talk about, our rich
soil. That s all In your eye,, stranger.
From 12 to 15 "bushels per acre Is. all you
can raise here, .and It costs more than It
comes tp. Time was when Oregon, raised
good apples, pears and so forth, but tha
darned worms and Dugs and scale and
scab has done np the fruit Job. and don't
you forget It- Some of you college fellows
is a tryin to spray 'em out, but it won't
work. They're Just like poor relations,
they're here to stay. Three seasons out
of four the late - frosts and cold rains
knock the prune crop. Hops don't pay for
the raisin; lots- of yards ain't nothln'- but
a grass patch, today. Scab peels most the
wool off the shee'p before shearin time,
and the chilly rains and dogs does away
. with most of the. lambs They hain't no
money In any of that kind if propositions
but here, stranger. - -
"xou talk of. timber! That's what's thtf
mattery hut "if you think cuttln down
them bteJr'eea and sawln 'em up is any
picnic, .you can have my Interest In 'em
mighty cheap. But I can tell you-right
now, when you tackle, ohe of' them "b!
firs you ain't a foellnl .with a -Missouri'
blackjack 6y a jugful or more. There's
lots of clear streams, but that's a purty
thin drink, and the city chaps gits away
with all the "flsfil "And we've found that
scenery Is a mighty poor fillln' for a hun
gry and a- thirsty man. And now Just for
your' benefit I'll venture the statement
that If you stay, here, five years from
now will find you In hlue overalls, cow.
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is triiy as a Laxaiiver.
rup of Figs appeals to the cultured and the
informed and to the healthv, because its com
ponent parts are simple and wholesome and be
lt aaswitnout disturbing the natural, func-
it is wholly free from every objectionable
quality or substance. In the process of .
manufacturing figs are used, as thev are'
pleasant to. the taste, but the medicinal
virtues or byrup of higs are obtained
from an excellent combination of plants
known to be medicinally laxative ahd"to
act most beneficially. , ,
,1 0 get its beneficial effects buy the
genuine manufactured by the I'
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.SakfvsFra.Kcis co,
t-oujsvillc;, Ky7
for sale- .by zM druecfiats. . Price fifty- cents per bottl.
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from. "Why. ff r- had to" mortgage my j
land that didn't " cost me nothln', for a !
Hvin and a mighty poor "one, too how
can you expect to' pay twice what It's
worth and live. You can't do it; it ain't
In It." Then, knocking his pipe on the
fence, he bids you good-bye, saying: "If
they's anything in the way of vegetables,
taters or 'anything you. wantr come. over
to my patch and help yourself? won't cost
you nothln'." Then, calling hl3 dogs
Bounce and TIge, he is gone.
A chill has seised, thfe newcomer. He
looks at the man as Jio' -walks away his
shuffling, "draggy walk. He sets the old
roofs thickly coated with moss, the drag
ging door and uninviting Inside of the
dwelling; the old, unpalnted box barn with
boards warped and rotted off here and
there, surrounded on all sides with mixed
mud and manure knee' deep; old rotting
and brush-covered fences, with "down
gaps" for the. stock, td pass" In and out of
the 'field and pastjire. .Arid tlje . question
arises In bis mind, "Do I want to bring
my family Into such a place, to become a
part of a .community like- this, to grow up
under such influences? "Whatever its pos-
slblUUes, is the gain worth tlje sacrifice
and the risk?" Usually the question Is
decided negatively, and the man disap
pears from the Valley;
Not so In Eastern Oregon. There the
glad hand Is extended; all Is sunshine,
gladness, welcome. The Eastern Oregon
farmer will te!l you that 40 and 50 bushels
of the world's finest wheat grow there
on every acre of well-tilled land; that ths
fostering skies drop down, figuratively
speaking, thousands upon - thousands of
lambs, calves and colts In tho midst of
vast and increasing herds; that their hills
are covered with flecks, their valleys are
covered over with corn; they shout aloud,
they also sing. His enthusiasm Is bound
less. There Is cordiality In his welcome;
there Is life and springiness in his move
ments; there Is magnetism In his tpuch.
Everything about him indicates force.
"Get there" Is written all over the man:
It gleams In his" eye, Jt tingles in his An
gers' ends, It radiates from his whole be
ing. It Is written on his clean, freshly
painted buildings; it tinkles from the bells
of his flocks and herds; It Is shouted by
his children on their .way tn school: the
happy wife -sings It In her clean and In
viting home. He seems to have brought
all nature Into sympathy with him, for the
earth and sky are radiant with beauty.
With a cheerful good-bye he gallops away
over the vast bunchgrass plain, and tha
"newcomer," as he watches him go, feels
that such surroundings are to be chosen,
rather than the sublime beauty and un
oqualed richness of the Wll!amette Valley"
filled with dead men.
A TRUE FRIEND OF OREGON.
ETV ROUTE TO YELLOWSTONE JTA
TIOXAZi PARK.
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com-'
pang. In connection with the Oregon Short
Line, have opened a new gateway to Yel
lowstone Park, known as the "Monida
Route." This new route will undoubtedly
become the favorite one from this section;
It takes in the famous Columbia River
saenlc attractions, the beautiful valleys
and hills of the Blue Mountains, -with
privilege of a side trip from Pocatello to
Salt Lake at small expense.
Get execurslon rates and folders de-
I scrlptlve of the trip at city ticket office.
been known tobunco members on various
bills heretofore.. And. from, the.best inf or-J. hide boots, a.fadsd .sWrt, aniaceaXJiat,..
mation, obtainable the greatest opposition I wishln- you waa oacic wnar you coma
. . OtAa'Stw I have used" a slumber of paciages liSr I Ullm'MllI t lie$ - '
' -in much, of Jt 1 would like to buy it in large quahtv i!. lilljpSKE '.
'' . every two1 dayg. yery jpoonfut is an aggravation for tis'lfvMlilil,:' I -
, '-"'". more, since it gives us both more strength and fau hiaCBsiWi 1"ffjpll- Iffl""'- """ V- - '
.My husband is-a stationary engineer, and lie takes twraraui gS " : r
a -whole bowlful, to-his engine-room and eats it with 7Urtill lllg' S" -''-. j 1
--v" :ud"I find'.-it gives nourishment in abundance for - ipoyy '-'l F l.
v V.'iiMkieim '':?-.'
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