THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1902.
VALLEY CONDITIONS
The Capabilities of Oregon
Agriculture.
LIMITATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS
Our Feed Supply and" Its Special
Value. In the Making: of All
Kinds of Merchantable
Animals.
By a Staff Writer Fifth Letter.
McMINNVTLLE, Or., Nov. 2L Neither
the pioneer era nor that which Immedi
ately followed It, ending with the estab
lishment of a direct connection with
the East, served to develop and
aemonstrato the practicable capabili
ties of this State, in a productive
sense. There was, of course, a reason
for It. In the strictly pioneer time there
was no market for anything; domestic
industry was of necessity on a purely
domestic basis, for since nothing could
be mark, ted, in the commercial sense, it
was useless to produce anything which
could not be consumed or bartered at the
pioneer trading stations. And even after
the advent of the "Willamette Valley rail
roads there was for nearly two decades
no commercial market for anything but
wheat, and therefore no motive for ex
perimenting In special forms of produc
tion, and no means of determining relative
commercial values. The only real dem
onstration of this period was that we had
in the Willamette Valley a marvellously
potential soil, that the climate was mild
and that anything planted would grow
and yield after its kind, if it had half a
chance.
It is not too much to say that under
these conditions we gained a false notion
of the capabilities of the country that is
to say, of its practical and commercial
capabilities. We were deceived by the
demonstrated fertility of the soil, by the
blandness of the climate and by the re
sults of seasons of special advantage,
into the theory that Oregon could beat
the world in almost everything. Upon
this theory, when at last through the
completion of the Northern Pacific JRall
road the general markets were opened
to us, we went Into pretty much every
thingthat is, in the line of general farm
production and only to meet with a ser
ies of costly disappointments. We did
not beat the world or even meet the
world, in a dozen lines where we
had conceived Oregon to be invinci
ble. California beat us in the general
fruit markets; Minnesota sold poultry
and poultry products right in our do
mestic markets; and so, in a long line
of production, in spite of our calcula
tions, we found ourselves worsted prac
. tlcaily incapable.
It was a long time before the point of
weakness was discovered, and even yet,
while It is plain that we do not beat the
world in any wide productive range, the
reason why is not universally understood
v or admitted. The secret is a simple one.
It Is that, for general agricultural and
horticultural production, we have a too
flhort working season. The rains last
too .late in the Spring and come too early
in the Fall to allow time enough to the
farmer to do his work, or the land to de
velop a wide range of crops. The limita
tion Is a serious one; and it practically
knocks out the Oregon farmer from many
forms of production In which he must
meet the competition of other countries,
-where the working and crop season is
longer.
For" many years nobody not even the
farmers -themselves understood the se
cret of our limitations; and It became the
habit of the country, and to an extent it
remains the habit of the country, to
charge all the failures of our agri
culture to a congenital and besotted un
thrlft. More -or less for a quarter of a
century the Willamette Valley farmer
has been pictured and punctured and
satirized as a. spiritless and shiftless
ne'er-do-well, a type of Indolent and
groveling contentment for which the con
temptuous name of mossback has been
Invented. Nothing could be more unin
telligent or unfair. I dare assert in the
most public and emphatic way that- nc
Western State not even Ohio had in its
original agricultural settlers a body of
people more Infused with energy, more
generally skillful, or with a- better spirit
of industry and thrift, than the first set
tlers of Oregon. For forty years our
industry languished, it is true, but it was
the conditions of the country, and not
the human element of the situation, that
thwarted progress. Anybody familiar
with the agricultural life of the country
will bear witness to the fact that among
our pioneer farmers there were and are
great numbers as skilled, as thrifty In
habit and as progressive In spirit as any
farmers anywhere. I point to James B.
Stump of Polk County, o Robert and
John Henderson of Yamhill, to the Bux
tons of Washington, to the Wllklnses of
Lane, to M. L. Jones of Marlon, to Georire
Dunn of Jackson and the list might
easily be extended to fill the whole of
the page upon which this letter will "be
printed. And in further support of this
statement, I refer with confidence to wide
and long-time observers like Benton KI1
yln, of Portland, to experts like Dr. Wlthy
:ombe; and to anybody else who has stood
In close and sympathetic relations with
the general agricultural life of the coun
try. It is truly a mistake and an injustice
that for many 3-ears the Orecon farmer
has been stigmatized as a man lacking
in the energy, the skill and the thrift of
his calling. The production of the coun
try has been backward, to be sure, but
the cause of It Is explainable by con
ditions wholly beyond the farmer's con
trol. For' twenty years after the pioneer
settlement there was no commercial .mar
ket for anything; for twenty years fol
lowing there was practically no commer
cial market for anything but wheat; in
the period which followed, -no country
ever wrought with greater energy or
courage in broader fields of agricultural
effort. And If, at a hundred points, the
farmer has found himself baffled by con
ditions quite beyond hl3 control or In
fluence, It Is either an ignorant or a
reckless critic who puts upon him the
charge of indolence and Incompetence.
And there is another common mistake,,
namely, that the recent progressive move
ment in Western Oregon Agriculture Is
result of "new blood" In the farming
districts. There is, Indeed, some new blood
in the country, but It is not monopolizing,
the recent successes of our agriculture.
In the advance now In progress under a
better understanding of the '"capabilities
of the country, the old settler and the son
of the old settler are having their due
share. .Not all the wisdom and light of
our better and more profitable practice
come from without. In her agriculture as
In the other phases of her community life
Old Oregon is singularly the architect of
the fortunes" of contemporary Oregon; in
this, as in all things, the- state is curiously
sufficient unto herself.. The newcomer Is
hero and in large numbers, but he 'is not
taking the industrial leadership of the
country; and in truth, the immigrant Is
rare who lias not much to learn from the
sons of the soil.
It has been discovered after many years
that the most profitable and only safe
lines of Oregon agriculture are those not
dependent in their practical operations
upon an extended open season that is, a
C. S. Gleason, of King County.
OLYMPIA, Nov. 20. (Special.) It Is not believed here, that the railroad light or the Sen
atorial contests will have much bearing on the selection of the Speaker of the House in tho
coming session of the Legislature. There are at present Ave avowed candidates for Speak
er. Three of them are from King County, and are C. S. Gleason, W. H., Lewis arid Reu
ben Jones. Lewis and Jones were members of the -.last House, and Gleason that of' four
years ago, and are therefore experienced. Mr. Lewis was a candidate for Speaker two years
ago. He is a lawyer by profession. Mr. Gleason Is also, a lawyer, and Jones is Clerk of
the -Seattle School Board. Mr. Jones fathered the primary bill, which was framed after tho
plan of the Minnesota primary law, and which was defeated In the last session. W. H.
Thompson,- of Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Is another candidate. Mr. Thompson Is editor
of the Port Orchard Independent, and was a member of the last House. His candidacy Is
said to be looked upon by the railroad element -with more favor than that of any other. Jo
seph Megler, of "Wahkiakum County, has announced his candidacy. Mr. Megler Is tho old
est member of the coming Legislature. He has served as either Senator- or Representative
in every session except that of 1893 elnce "Washington becamo a state. He was a member of
tho House In 18S9' and 1800, andof the Senate Jn 1895, 1897 and 1899. In tho last two ses
long season free fr,om rains. And it has
been demonstrated that there Is a wide
range of Industries In which late Spring
and early Fall rains are a mtghty aid.
Rain makes grass, and grass Is the foun
dation of the livestock Industry; and upon
this industry a thousand minor industries
may safely depend. Clearly, the "best
hold" and the best future of Oregon He
in the development of Its herds ard In the
promotion of those Industries which de
pend upon stock breeding. and stockkeep
Ing. "Whereas, In many other sorts of in
dustry we are handicapped by our short
working season, In the stock industries
we turn the tables and place the handicap
on the backs of our rivals. The capability
of a country to produce feed is the basis
of the stock Industry; and in this line of
production Oregon can truly beat tho
world.
The native grasses of "Western Oregon
were abundant and nutritious, and, as set
forth in an earlier letter in this series,
treating of the horse, they aided might
ily in the development of tho animal
breeds Introduced into the country by tho
pioneer settlers. But It did not take long
to destroy them, and practically speaking
they may now be said to be extinct, ex
cepting in coast districts like Tillamook,
where until recently they were left al
most untouched. Field farming of any
kind Is of course fatal to the natural
growths of the soil, and close pasturage
of very moist land is almost sure
death to other than annual forage plants,
because the hoofs of the grazing beasts
do far more mischief than their miws.
But this is not to be regretted, since the
ability of the country to yield feed is mar
velously greater under cultivation than
under natural conditions. In truth, an
nual forage crops anywhere In the Wil
lamette Valley will produce from three to
five tinies the quantity and feeding valuo
of any native crop under any possible
conditions. Experience many1 times re
peated demonstrates beyond question that
uncultivated pasture is the most expensive
pasture; that it pays to jow and to plant;
for by the plowing and planting practice
one acre may be made to do the work of
four.
Oregon has a special advantage In the
special feed values of forage crops grown
on .her soils, due to the fact that they
contain In unusual proportion the ele
ments of general nutrition, as distinct
from mere fat. The professors up at Cor
vallls will tell you the names and charac
teristics of these elements, but the simple
of it Is that some foods make "mus
cle and red meat, while others make mere
blubber. Corn, for example, is a great fat
tener, and If you want pork-fat for lard,
the corn-fed hog is the best on earth;
but the corn-fed animal is deficient in
muscular development and In the streak-o'-lean
which the market demands ' in as
sociation with, the streak-o'-fat. And this
is why everywhere in the best markets
and the best hotels of the East, "Canada
lamb," "Canada bapon," and "Canada
veal" are exploited largely, and why tho
Canada meat products command higher
prices than the products from he great
corn-consuming "West. The stock feeds of
Canada, like our own, yield general nu
trition, as distinct from blubber, in largo
proportion. The relatively better price
paid for the Pacific Coast horse In the
markets of the East and even, of Chicago
Is due to the very lmportantvfact that
relatively more of his weight Is muscle
as distinct from mere fat than is the case
with the Mississippi Valley horse. And
with the beef steer, the mutton sheep and
the hog the analogy holds true. The ad
vantage Is a very great one; and taken in
connection with the relatively small cost
at which feed can bo produced here It
goes far toward establishing Oregon as
the pre-eminent state In its adaptation fo
animal husbandry and the Industries relat
ed to and affiliated with it, A. H.
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Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. Vrhls
signature fjJj on every box 25c
Distress after eating. Indigestion, sick
headache, heartburn, etc., are cured by
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
DEATH OF W. P. STURGiS
WAS. PROMINENT WALLA "WALLA
SHEEPUAISER,
Had Reached Ripe Age .of JS4 Years
Located.; in Eastern. Washington,
1871 Funeral, Sunday.
WALLA WALLA, Nov. 21. (Special.)
William Paine Sturgls, aged 84, prlmiiient
for many years in the raising of sheep In,
Eastern Oregon and Washington, died In
this city today, of senile decay, superin
duced by worry over the condition of his
aged wife, who suffered a stroke of par
alysis a few days ago. The deceased was
the father-in-law of A. S. Legrow, one
of Walla Walla's meet substantial citi
zens. He was the, father of the late
Samuel P. Sturgis, of Pendleton, Or. The
CANDIDATES FOR SPEAKER WASHINGTON(h'OUSE OF
"W. H. Lewis, of- King County.
funeral will take place in "Walla "Walla
Sunday morning.
Mr. Sturgis was born In Gorham, Me.,
September 4, ISIS, and came to the "Walla
Walla Valley In 1S71, where he engaged In
the sheep Industry with his son-in-law,
A. S. Legrow. He retired from business
several years ago and since that time
lived quietly in this city.
Only two children, both of whom are
dead, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sturgls.
Six grandchildren survive him. They are:'
Mrs. Robert Walsh, of Fort Walla Walla;
Mrs. Winn, of Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.; Fay
Legrow, Athena, Or.; William P. Sturgls,
Berkeley, Cal.; James and'Cressy Sturgls,
Pendleton, Or.
Lived Many Years at Athena.
PENDLETON,, Nov. 21. (Special.)
William P. Sturgis, an old pioneer of Uma
tilla County, who died at Walla Walla
today,' resided for many! years near
Athena, but of late has lived at Walla
Walla. He was father of Sam P.
Sturgls, late cashier of the First National
Bank of Pendleton.
Captain Robert Lyle.
Captain Robert Lyle, who died at La
Grande November 4, 1002, was born at
Edinburgh, Scotland, November '2G. 1837.
At the age of 15, his parents having died,
he came to Canada with his uncle, and
afterward crossed the border and became
a citizen of the United States. At the
outbreak of the Civil War he entered as a
private In Company, A, Forty-fourth Ohio
Infantry. He was soon appointed Ser
geant, and became by successive promo
tions. First Sergeant, January 7, 1662;
Second Lieutenant, July 6, 1SG3; First Lieu
tenant, January 30, 1SG4, and, the regiment
having re-enlisted as the Eighth Ohio
Cavalry, Captain, commanding Company
M. May C, 1S64," serving until Honorably
discharged at the close of the war. He
had been for many years an honored mem
ber of the G. A. R. and the Masonic order.
Death of Mrs. L. "K. Atkins.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 21. Mrs. L.
K. Atkins, daughter of G. W. Miller, of
this city, died in Spokane last night, while
on her way home from Trail. B. C. De
ceased was born at Fern Ridge, Lane
County, Oregon, November 21, 1S57, and
had lived all her life in Oregon and
Washington, and for the last 13 years had
lived at Hlllsboro. She was the wife of
D. J. E. Atkins, of Hlllsboro. Besides her
father, she left three brother, residents
of this city: Judge H. S. Miller. W.- S.
Miller and S. J. Miller. Funeral services
will be held at Hlllsboro next-Sunday.
TO AME CITIZENS' TICKET.
Salem Holds Mass Meeting for Plan
of Action.
SALH?.L Nov. 21. (Special.) At a meet
ing last night of those Interested in the
Citizens' administration of municipal af
fairs In this city, a plan of action was.
adopted for the impending campaign. Sub
committees were named on finance, litera
ture, "nominations and for the general
management of the campaign. The Citi
zens will hold a mare meeting at the City
Hall on Monday evening when the present
corps of city officers wil be renominated
In Its entirety. For the purpose of mak
ing nominations at the mass meeting a
committee was named consisting of Dr.
W. A. Cusick. R. P. Boise, Jr., and N. J.
Judah. A finance committee was also
named. It Is composed of M. O. Buren,
William Brown and J. P. Frizzell. It Is
the intention of the Citizens' movement to
place in nomination all of the present city
officers. Including Mayor' Bishop, Recorder
Judah, Chief of Police Gibson, and Treas
urer Moir who will be third-term candi
dates: and Aldermen E. P. Walker, from
the First Ward. S. A. Riggs, from the
Second; Thomas Sims, from the Third, and
G. W. Grlswold, from the Fourth, for a
fieconu consecutive term.
The: Republicans will be In tho field with
a full ticket. This party will conduct Its
primaries next Monday afternoon and the
city -'convention will be held at the City
Hall on Wednesday evening. It Is im
probable that there will be other than
the two tickets in the field, as the Prohi
bitionists do not intend to enter the race.
BREAK JAIL AT UNION.
Three Prisoners Make Their Escape
During: the Nljrht.
UNION, Nov. 21. Three prisoners under
detention in the County Jail made their
escape some time during the night, the
discovery coming this morning when Dep
uty Sheriff Frank Phy was about to take
the prisoners to breakfast. He noticed
a large hole in the brick- wall, and upon
examining closely, found that three pris
oners had broken jail during the night.
.Under closer inspection he found that
the prisoners had sawed through a num-
ber of bars and then gone into the cor
ridor, whence they made their escape.
The escaped prisoners are: J. 'McDonald,
arrested upon -a charge of mayhem; J.
Edwards, charged . with assault, and
Harry Gray, also charged .with assault.
All three were waiting for a hearing be
fore the grand 3ury.
Three other prisoners refused to follow
the escaped prisoners, and have given the
authorities a clew to- where they intended
to go. Sheriff Pennington has his. force
of deputies out; and also has notified the
surrounding Sheriffs;
SUES WHITMAN COUNTY.
Bridge Company After Money Em
bezzled by County Auditor. v
COLFAX, Wash., Nov. 21. (Special.)
The American Bridge Company, of-; New
York, has filed suit against Whitman
County for 51753 and asks for a writ of
mandamus to compel H. H. Wheeler,
County Auditor, to Issue a warrant for
that amount. This suit Is the outcome of
the theft of a warrant for 51753 Issued to
the bridge company 'for a bridge built
at Palouse City last year. The bridge
Reuben Jones, of Levs-ia County.
company wrote to C. G. Raby, who was
then County Auditor, asking him to send
tho value of the warrant In" New York
exchange. Raby took the letter and the
warrant to the County Treasurer's office
and was given a check for the amount, it
being necessary to do this In order to buy
exchange. Raby deposited the money in
the bank to his own credit, and after
ward checked it out, instead of sending
it to the bridge company. He was ar
rested for grand larceny, tried, convicted
and sentenced to servo eight years in the
penitentiary, and is now in the" county
Jail, awaiting action of the Supreme Court,
to which the case was appealed. The
county holds that the letter to Raby ask
ing for New York exchange made Raby
the agent of the company, and that the
money was stolen from the company and
not from the county. In the complaint
on which Raby was tried he was charged
with stealing the money from the Ameri
can Bridge Company.
ASKS $10,000 DAMAGES.
Mnn "Who Fell Into South Palouse
River at Colfax.
COLFAX, Wash., Nov. 21. (Special.)
Frank Huber, of Anatone, Asotin County,
Wash., has instituted suit against the
City of Colfax for $10,000 for alleged per
sonal Injuries received by falling Into the
South Palouse River, near the Court
house, one night last week. Huber was
in Colfax and started to the depot to take
the train for home. Main street is not
opened to the depot, but work on a new
bridge which will open the street through
is In progress. Huber followed the street
and fell off an embankment into the river,
striking the stone piers of the new bridge
which is being built.
PRINCE IX SAN FRANCISCO.
Says America Has Realized Ills Ex
pectations. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21 The Crown
Prince of Slam arrived here tonight.
Speaking to a representative of the press,
the Crown Prince said the United States
had realized his expectations. Thera was
no reason why a direct trade should not
be established between Slam and the
United States. Already the Siamese have
used American goods which came through
Hong Kong and Singapore, and were for
this reason thought to be of British man
ufacture. Tho Prince has no set pro
gramme in this city, where his visit will
extend over six days.
Astoria Brevities.
ASTORIA, Nov. 21. (Special.) Ah Sam,
the Chinaman arrested yesterday on the
charge of being in the country illegally,
was given a hearing today before United
States Commissioner Thomson, and was
released from custody. He showed by
white witnesses that he was a member of
a local Chinese firm and left here several
years ago to return to China.
Edith Lofena Wirt, wife of Frederick
Wirt, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
K. Wirt, died this morning of peritonitis
after a short Illness. Her funeral will
be held on Sunday. The deceased was
25 years old and leaves besides a hus
band a child nine days old.
Hon. C. J. Curtis, who was nominated
yesterday by the Republican city conven
tion as its candidate for City" Attorney,
has announced his refusal to accept tho
nomination. He gives as his reason for
this decision that he is out of politics and
desires to devote his entire time to his
private law business.
San Francisco Batteries amed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. The Secretary
of War has named the new 12-lnch battery
at Point Bonlto, guarding one of tho en
trances to San Francisco, Battery Men
dell, In honor of the late Colonel George
H. Mendell. The Secretary has named
the new mortar battery In the same lo
cality In honor of the late General D. S.
Alexander.
Committed to the Reform School.
SALEM, Nov. 21. (Special.) Roy Will
iamson, aged 15 years, of this city, was
today committed to the State Reform
School for Incorrigibility. The lad's com
mitment was made on the complaint of his
mother, Mrs. R. B. Williamson, who
charges Roy with being a generally bad"
boy and beyond her control.
Bnrrrlnrs Ransack Salem Residence.
SALEM, Nov. 21. (Special.) The home
of J. B. Thatcher, In York Park, was en
tered by burglars Thursday night and
thoroughly ransacked. The robbery was
perpetrated during the absence of the
family and the- leas of $10 in money, a
lady's gold watch and several other
articles of Jewelry is reported
TO BUILD BIG SAWMILLS
EASTERN CAPITALISTS INVEST IN
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Oregon Timber and Boom Company
Projectors Plana Here From
New York.
ROSEBURG, Nov. 21. (Special.) The
Oregon Boom & Timber Company is pre
paring to erect two or three large saw
mills in this vicinity in the immediate
future. F. J. Blakely, the local repre
sentative of the company, has just re
turned from New York City, where he
conferred with the capitalists who are
backing the enterprise. He brings the
detailed plans for these mills, which are
to be thoroughly up-to-date structures,
with the latest machinery, band saws,
etc Each will have a .dally capacity of
REPRESENTATIVES
"WV H. Thompson, Kitsap County. Joseph.
sions "ho represented a district composed of Cowlitz, Pacific and "Wahkiakum Counties, but
the last Legislature In redisricting tho state contracted his district to the two counties of
"Wahkiakum, and Pacific. This year Pacific County, which has the greater number of votes
ln-th'e Joint senatorial convention. Insisted on naming the Republican candidate, and Mr.
Megler, whose home Is in "Wahkiakum County, was defeated for the nomination by John T.
Welch', of South Bend. He accepted tho nomination as Representative from his own coun
ty, however, and was elected.
It Is believed here, -In view of the fact that an agreement has been reached which prac
tically assures the election of Senator J. J. Smith, of King County, as presiding officer of
the Senate, that the King County delegation in the House will not make a fight to secure the
presiding officer of the latter body also. Senator Smith Is a railroad man. and it Is believed
here that the railroads will bo content Avith his election, and not press any fight, in the
House. Megler is considered a McBrldo man. and by reason of his long service In tha
Leglslaturet his wlde acquaintance and personal popularity with the'old members, he seems
to stand the -best chance of election of any candidates who have yet been brought out.
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75,000 feet, and so arranged that this ca
pacity may be doubled whenever desired
advisable. Mills are to be built at Rose
birg, Winchester and Myrtle Creek. They
will be operated by either water power
or steam, the latter auxiliary to be in
cluded In each plant, for use whenever re
quired. Work on these mills Is to begin
as soon as the rights of way for floating
logs and timber on the Umpqua River
and Its branches can bo secured. The
Oregon Boom & Timber Company has
been working along this line for over a
year past, and has expended about $30,000
in this county in investments, surveys,
clearing out streams, etc It is now
anxious to get its mills into operation as
soon as possible. This enterprise will give
employment to fully 1000 men when In full
operation, and there Is enough good tim
ber on the Umpqua and its tributaries to
supply a large number of such mills for
a -generation, to come.
DAIRYMEN TO MEET.
Oregon Association rut Corvnllis De
cember 10 and 17.
CORVALLIS, Or., Nov. 21 (Special.)
F. L. Hunt, secretary of the Oregon
Dairymen's Association, Is sending out cir
cular letters announcing the next annual
meeting of the association, which will
take place at Hlllsboro, December 1C and
17. Cream separator and other dairy sup
ply firms are Invited to make exhibits of
their goods. Professor McKay will ad
dress the association on "Buttermaking
as a Profession," also on "Dairying at
Home and Abroad." Special rates will
be made by the transportation lines on the
certificate plan. Following are the rules
governing exhibits:
Butter Exhibits.
1. All exhibits shall consist of not less than
eight pounds.
2. Premiums will be awarded as -follows:
(a) Creamery butter. For the highest scoring
lot a gold medal. For all entries scoring above
00 a sum not less than $40 will bo divided pro
rata, provided six or more are above the mini
mum, the winner of the gold medal being de
barred, (b) Dairy butter, either gravity or
separator process: First prize, $8: second
prize, $4, provided there are not les3 than four
entries.
3. Creamery butter shall consist of butter
made In tho factory from milk of cows kept on
two or more farms by two or more Individuals
or firms, and where milk or cream 13 purchased
or delivered on the co-operatlvo plan.
4. Dairy butter shall consist of butter mado
on the farm from milk of cows kept on one
farm and owned by one Individual or firm.
5. Awards will be made on the following
Rcale: Flavor, 45; grain, 25; color, 15; salt,
10; finish, 5.
Cheese Exhibits.
1: All entries shall consist of not less than
12 pounds.
2. Premiums will bo awarded as follows:
(a) For the highest scoring American Cheddar
cheese, either flats, twins or Young Americas,
$3, provided there aro not less than three en
tries, (b) For the highest scoring Swiss cheese,
$5, provided there are not less than three en
tries. All entries must be In place before 12 o'clock
noon, on Tuesday, December 16.
No entry fee will be charged, but all exhib
itors who wish -to compete for prizes will be
required to become members of the association,
the membership- fee being $1.
Professor G. L.McKay, head of the dairy
department of the Iowa Agricultural College,
has been secured as Judge of tho butter and
cheese exhibits. All entries will be carefully
examined, and a letter stating the faults of
the entry will be sent to the exhibitor. No
such opportunity has heretofore been afforded
to the butter and. cheese-makers of this state,
and It Is hoped that a largo number of them
will participate In this contest.
The amount required for entry has beon
placed 6o small that makers can bring their
entries with them If they so desire, thus elim
inating the cost of transportation. In case a
maker cannot attend, he can send his entry
with the membership fee to the secretary of
the association, at Hlllsboro. Or., In care of
W. H. Wehrung-. In such cases directions for
the disposal of the butter or cheese after the
meeting should accompany the entry.
ROBBERS SACK POSTOFFICE.
Make Clean Sweep of Snfe Contents
at Little Rock.
OLYMPIA, Nov. 21. (Special.) Tho
postoffice at Little Rock was robbed about
3 o'clock last night by two burglars who
blew "open the safe with nltro-glycerine.
The store of J. E. Dowling, who is the
postmaster, was demolished by the explo
sion. The front glass and show cases were
wrecked as well as the safe. Postmaster
Dowling could not tell exactly how much
was taken from the safe but nothing was
overlooked. The safe contained besides
the postoffiqe money. Mr. Dowling's pri
vate funds and a considerable sum be
longing to the Woodmen Lodge, of which
he is treasurer.
Sheriff Mills was telephoned to this
morning and went immediately to Little
Rock and made an Inspectionof the place,
but as yet has not been able to apprehend
the robbers. The Sheriff says the job
was done by two men who were evidently
experts at the business. They had their
feet covered with- sack3 which makes It
hard to trace them. ' However, the Sheriff
followed their trail for some distance
towards Olympia.
The Postmaster was awakened by the
explosion and went Immediately -to the
office, but the robbers had disappeared.
Before leaving, however, they helped
themselves to a quantity of tobacco and
some 38 caliber revolver cartridges.
DAVENPORT AS AN ORATOR.
Lebanon's Cartoonist Is Scoring Rig
Success as Lecturer.
SALEM. Or., Nov. 2L (Speclal.)-L. B.
Geer, State Land Agent, today received a
letter from his nephew. Homer C. Daven
port, the famous Oregon, cartoonist. Mr.
Davenport sends a letter' of a very com
plimentary character, that was written by
J. B. Pond, of New York City. The let
ter is addressed to Arthur Brisbane, busi
ness manager of the Chicago American
and New York Journal. Mr. Pond says as
a lecturer Homer Davenport is simply
Meglcr, Wahkiakum County.
peerless. "It Is impossible," continues
Mr. Pond, "to predict the success i.at
must bo in store for this young genius."
In the- letter to his uncle Mr. Davenport
states that during the Winter he will
lecture In all of the principal cities of the
East.
Thirty-eight thousand swrods have been or
dered by Chile from a German .firm.
REMARKABLE SUCCESS
Of a New Catarrh Cure.
. A large and constantly Increasing ma
jority of the American people are catarrh
sufferers. This Is not entirely the result
of our changeable climate, but because
modern Investigation has clearly proven
that many diseases, known by other
names, are really catarrh. Formerly, the
name catarrh was applied almost exclu
sively to the common nasal catarrh, but
the throat, stomach, liver, bladder, kid
neys and intestines are subject to catarrh
al diseases as well as the nasal passages.
In fact, wherever there Is mucous mem
brane there Is a feeding ground for
catarrh.
The usual remedies. Inhalers, sprays,
douches or powders have been practically
failures, as far as anything more than
temporary relief was concerned, because
they simply dry up the mucous secretions,
without having the remotest effect upon
the blood and liver, which are tho real
sources of catarrhal diseases.
It has been known for some years that
the radical cure of catarrh could never
some from local applications, but from an
Internal remedy, acting on the blood and
expelling the catarrhal poison from the
Bystem.
A new Internal preparation which has
been on the market only a short time
has met with remarkable success as a
genuine, radical cure for catarrh.
It may be found in any drug store, sold
under the name of Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets, large, pleasant-tasting lozenges,
composed 'principally of antiseptic ingre
dients. Blood Root, Red Gum'and similar
catarrh specifics.
Dr. Ainslee, In speaking of the new
catarrh cure, says: "I have tried the new
catarrh icmedy, Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets, upon 30 or 40 patients, with remark
able satisfactory results. They clear the
head and throat more effectually and last
ingly than any douche or inhaler that I
have ever seen, and although they "are
what is called a patent medicine, and
sold by the druggists. I do not hesitate
to recommend them, as I know them to
be free from cocaine.and opiates, and that
even a little child may use them with en
tire safety."
Any sufferer with nasal catarrh, throat
or bronchial trouble, catarrh of the stom
ach, liver or bladder, will find Stuart's
Catarrh Tablets remarkably effective,
pleasant and convenient, and your drug
gist will tell you they are absolutely free
from any Injurious drug.
15 THE MAN WHO WEARS
'S OILED CLOTHS
A reputation extanding over
-oiA c-iAj o an u our
guarantee are bexek of
16IGN OP THE PISH.
There aro many imitations.
Be aur of the nam
lUWtk on the buttons.
x ON SALE: VEYWHEE5. Kjt
LT0WE8 C0.J05T0RMASS.
THE
CLEANSING
AND HEALING
CURE FOR
CATARRH
Eirs CREAM BALM
Easy and pleasant to
use. Contains no In.-!
Jurlous druir.
It Is qutckly.ab30rbed.
Gives Relief at once.
the Nasal Passages . PniniNHFALe
Allays Inflammation. U'.W 3 6
Heals and Protects the Membrane. Restores
the Seii3 of Taste and Smell. Large Size, 50
cents, at Druseists' 6r by nail; Trial Size, 10
cents, by mall.
ELY 3ROTHERS. B "Warren Streat. N. T.
m
lA.t3
CATARRH
Mm
You Don't
Vhat a comfortable
shave is until you try
FOR EASY SHAVING,
Antiseptic CleanHatady
Comes in 25-cent col
lapsible tubes. For
sale by druggists and
barbers or sent direct
on receipt of price by
A. R. BREMER CO., 15 La Sails St., Chicago.
Coke Dandruff Cure
and Hair Tonic, the
guaranteed cure.
DR. TALCOTT & CO.
Specialists Treating
ens
iseases
"We claim tha en
tire credit for the
very first Investiga
tions, some years
ago, which led to
the complete revo
lution In the treat
ment of Disorders
of Men. Previous to
our announcement
of the Importance
of urethral InHam
mation and chronic
prostatic affections
as factors, treat
ment was- conduct
ed In an Imprac
ticable and unsuc
c e s s ful manner..
Upon the perfection
of me t h o d s of
treatment which
has been so uni
formly successful
In every case, we
STRICTLY
RELIABLE
made the announcement to tho profession
and others Interested, describing our dis
coveries as fully as possible. We cannot
but feel flattered that others have adopted
our plan and taken advantage of our re
ports, and only hope that our essays have
been sufficiently clear to make them
equally successful.
PUrVACY AND FACILITIES.
The privacy which this clas3 of cases 'de
mands has been carefully considered, in the
arrangements of our offices.
Our facilities for moderate fees and
quick cures are what our twenty years"
experience have made them. Colored chart
of the anatomy of the male eent securely
sealed In plain envelope.
PORTLAND OFFICE,
250 ALDER STREET.
CURED BY
WHITE RIBBON REMEDY
No taste. No odor. Can be given in glass C
water, tea, or coffee without patient's knowl
edge. White Ribbon Remedy will cure or destroy,
the diseased appetite for alcoholic stlmulante,
whether the patient Is a confirmed inebriate, o
"tippler," soclat drinker or drunkard. Impos
sible for any one to have an appetite for alco
holic liquors after using White Ribbon Rem
edy. Indorsed 1)5" Members of W. C. T. U.
Mrs. A. M. Townsenfl. Secretary of the Wom
an's Christian Temperance Union. Boston,
Mass.. writes: "I have tested White Ribbon
Remedy on very obstinate drunkards, and tha
cures have been many. In many cases tho
Remedy was given secretly. I cheerfully rec
ommend and Indorse White Ribbon Remedy.
Members of our Union are delighted to And
a practical and economical treatment to aid
us In our temperance work."
For sale by druggists or by mall. ?1 per box.
Trial packase free by writing. MRS. T. C
MOORE CO., State Supt. of Press, W. C. T. U.
"Ventura, Cal.
Sold In Portland. Or., by Woodard, Clarke St
Co., Fourthtand Washington streets.
,
HADE STRONG
LusivuaiiijrtBsisrea rren
DR. LOBB'S DAMIANA TABLETS
MAKES MANLY MEN
("LOST VITALITY
J NERVOUS DEBILITY
VITAL WEAKNESS
IMPOTENCY
Recommended nnrt U3ed by the leading Phy
sicians and Sanitariums of the world.
Makes Old Men Young, Young Men strong.
Price 50 canta a box, or 5 boies for S'3.00.
KDCg S A trial packapce and Dr. Lobb'i fa
rrib&j mous book formen only by addressing
BD 1 flSR 329 N.15th Strsot
ilg UUiKSSJ PHILADELPHIA, PA.
For Sale by EYSSELL'S PHARMACY,
227 Morrison t., Between 1st. & 2nd.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Scott's Santal-Pepsm Capsules
FOS3T3VE CURE
For Inflammation or Catarrh
of the Bladder and Diseased
Kidneys. No euro no pay.
Cures quickly and Perma
nently the worst cases ot
Cconorrlioesb and Gleet,
no natter of hoTT long stand
ing'. Absolutely harmless.
Sold by drngnhrto. Prlca
81.00, or by mail, postpaid.
I.C0,3boies,e2.75. t)
THE SAH7AL-PEPSIN Cu.,
CELLEFONTAINE. OHIO.
LAUE-DAVIS DRUG CO.. Portland. Or.
Bis S is a non-DOiBortnrl
remedy for Gonorrhoea,
Gleet, Spermatorrhea,
Whites, unnatural dis
charges, or any inuamma
iPreteau convijioc tion of m neons mem
HECVAHSGhemisuC0. brands. Jton-astringent,
kCINCl!i!IXTl.0.( 1 atolfl by DrcxRiatB.
or sent In plain wrapper,
by express, prepaid. fo
$1.00. or 3 bottles. 82.73.
v Circular con", on zqtuat
Is the worst disease on earth, yet the easiest
to cure WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO
Many have pimples, spots on the akin, sores In
the mouth, ulcers, falling hair, bone pain ca
tarrh, don't know It Is BLOOD POISON. Send
to DR. BROWN. 035 Arch St.. Philadelphia.
Pa., for BROWN'S BLOOD CURE. $2.00 pel
bottle, lasts one month. For sale only by
Frank Nau, Portland Hotel Pharmacy.
Cream
foam
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