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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, x PORTAKD, JANUARY 21, 1900.
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TONGUPS PENSION BILLS
XJ2TTEK, UltOM HIM IN EXPLANATION
OP THRIR SCOPES
"Xot to Helleve Deserter, lut to Re
move False Charge Prom Brave
ana Patriotic Soldiers."
SAX.EM. Or., Jan. 15. (To the Editor.)
As the inclosed letter from Hon. Thomas
H. Tongue deals with a subject of con
siderable interest to the public, and espe
cially to veterans of the civil war, and
as it is but simple justice to Mr. Tongue
that he should have an opportunity to
explain to his constituents his course in
regard, to pension enactments, I have
concluded to send it to you for publica
tion, knowing that through the columns
of The Oregonlan it will reach every
voter in the nrst district.
GEORGE W. DAVIS.
Mr. TongrueH Letter.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL George W.
jDavis, Esq., Salem, Or. My Dear Sir:
I am just In receipt of yours of the 5th
inst., inclosing a portion of an editorial
from The Morning Oregonlan, in refer
ence to the introduction of bills remov
ing charges of" desertion now standing
against soldiers of the civil war. This
editorial had entirely escaped my atten
tion. A portion of it is as follows:
"A most conspicuous Introducer of bills
to rehabilitate deserters at the last ses
sion of congress was Thomas H. Tongue,
of the first district of Oregon. A resolu
tion denouncing the legal rehabilitation
of Union army deserters was recently
voted down in an Oregon G. A. R. post
on tne ground that, while they did not
oeiieve in rehabilitating deserters, they
could not afford to reflect upon Congress
man Tongue. So much, the worse for
Congressman Tongue, but far worse for
V10 n 4 T
You suggest that this matter requires
some explanation at my hands. The edi
torial is written upon an entire misap
prehension of the facts. The editor
would not 3 ive used this language, had
lie possessed a thorough understanding
of the nature of the bills Introduced. For
this misapprehension on the part of The
Oregonlan and the public, I may be to
blame. Public servants should keep the
public informed as to the manner in
which they are discharging their public
duties. Permit me to say emphatically
that I have not introduced knowingly,
at least any bill designed to relieve from
any dlsabHity any soldier who actually
deserted from either the army or navy
In timQsof war. I have no desire to re
move from the shoulders of such a man
the brand of cowardice that the records
of the government have placed upon him.
No such bill would stand the slightest
chance of passing either house of con
gress. A member of the senate or houso
"Who would Introduce it and expect it to
pass would be strangely blind tp the sen
timent of his associates.
On the other hand, there are hundreds,
and perhaps thousands, of instances
where as brave, patriotic and faithful
soldiers as ever enlisted, served their
country faithfully and courageously dur
ing the entire term of their enlistment,
and now, years afterward, find that they
ore wrongfully carried upon the records
of the government as deserters. Such
mistakes were -unavoidable. In the dis
charge of such an Immense army of men,
It was impossible that there should not
le mistakes. If a soldier could not be ac
counted for, in many instances he was
entered as a deserter. An Instance to il
lustrate this: Edward Hughes, a resi
dent of "Washington county, Oregon, en
listed in the Union army August 17, 1S6L
almost at the beginning of the war, to
serve for three years. During this serv
ice he was captured by the Confederate
forces and made prisoner. He escaped
irom nis captors, returned to the Union
army; received an honorable- discharge
and full payment for the time he was
lield as prisoner. He re-enlisted in the
Union army in the Fifth United States
Infantry, served until the close of the
war, and received an honorable discharge
October U, I860. He now finds that, not
withstanding the fact that he served in
the armies of the United States over five
years, received two honorable discharges,
which are now in my possession, he is
carried upon the military records of the
United States as a deserter. Colonel
JUnsworth, chief of records, in writing
to me with reference to this case. States:
"He was captured by the enemy in the
Kenesaw mountains June 7, 1S64, and taken
to Andersonvllle prison, Georgia, and was
lield as a prisoner until the following No
vember. The muster-roll, dated June 30,
1864, reports him 'missing in action June
, 22, 1S64.' The company's muster-roll,
dated March 20, 18GC, shows him 'deserted
June 21, 1S64. "
How the last entry came to be made
passeth understanding. Hughes knew
nothing of it Years afterward, when ill
liealth and old age compelled him to seek
a pension, he is confronted with this rec
ord. I have Introduced a bill to remove
this unjust charge and to grant him the
pension that he would otherwise be en
titled to under the laws. The injustice of
the charge Is apparent. The military au
thorities admit it, but are powerless to
remedy it. I shall do everything I can
to secure the passage of this bill.
In many instances the discharge of the
soldier was Informal. It was made by an
ofllcer who was not legally authorized to
make It. Soldiers went home believing
themselves properly discharged, and now
discover that they are carried upon the
mil.tary records as deserters. A case in il
lustration is that of John Fox, who died
at Albany, Or., a short time ago. A com
mittee of both the senate and the house
have reported In favor of his relief. The
report of both committees shows that
"Fox was a member of a band of mu
sicians, and while on the march about
the 12th of June, 1862, the band was no ti
lled that their services were no longer re
quired, and the foreman was furnished
with a paper by the colonel of his regi
ment, which enabled the members of the
band to obtain free transportation to their
homes. The preparations to leave were
made with the knowledge of the officers
and the members of the company to which
they belonged, and they marched away
openly and embarked on a boat for Can
nelton, Ind. On their arrival they were
publicly greeted by their friends and rela
tives." The discharge seems to have been infor
mal, and Fox was entered as a deserter.
He knew nothing about this charge until
July 3, 1S94. During his lifetime he desired
to have this false charge removed, and
now that he is dead his family justly seek
to have this stain upon the character of
the husband and father wiped out I have
introduced a bill for that purpose, and
shall secure its passage if possible.
The case of J. K. Parser, of Roseburg,
is another instance of injustice. He con
ceived the idea that In .some way or other
no naa a right to change from one com
pany to another. He, therefore, left the
company to which he belonged and Imme
diately enlisted In another company and
continued his services, and served during
the war, and at the end of the war asked
and obtained an honorable discharge. It
now appears that he was entered upon
the rolls of the first company as a deserter
notwithstanding all the time he was in
actual service of the government.
Another case of injustice is that of John
Cabler. He enlisted on July 15, 1861, for
three years., He was wounded September
IS, 1862. He was wounded again January
X 1864. On April 8, 1864, when near the
expiration of the three years, a furlough
was granted "him for 30 days. During "his
absence on this furlough he contracted,
first, measles, and then smallpox. He was
unable to return to his regiment, or to
communicate with them thcreason of his
failure to return. By the time that he had
recovered, the term of his enlistment had
expired, and he deemed It unnecessary to
Teturn. The entry against his name 3s that
of desertion.,,.
These, cases sufficiently Illustrate the
class of bills that have evoked criticism
In most of these cases there is practically
no dispute as to the facts. The military
department of the government has not the
power to, correct these false entries. It can
be done only through congress and by the
passage of special bills. The bills, there
fore, which have been itnroduced by my
self and others, and which have evoked the
criticism of The Oregonlan and of some
of the members of the G. A. R., are not
bills to relieve any deserters from the con
sequences of their cowardly crime. They
are Introduced to remove false charges
against brave men, to prevent grave In
justice, and to take the stain from the
character of honest, patriotic soldlera.
These men have been tried and condemned
without a bearing. Had -your post passed
resolutions condemning the Introduction
of this class of bills. It would have un
wittingly repeated the Injustice under
which these men have S3 long suffered,
and would have again branded, as un
worthy, some of the bravest and best ol
their own comrades.
I have no apology to make for Introduc
ing these. Tallls or attempting to secure
their passage. The public requires none.
All that As 'needed Is that the facts should
be known. THOMAS H. TONGUE.
THE COLLEGE PROFESSOR
AS A RULE HE FEELS HIMSELF UNDERPAID.
Not Enough. Money to Rid Himself
of Economics Common to Toil
ers of tlto "World.
LAWTON'S PLUCKY WIFE.
She "Was His Best Helper and Once
She "Was Under Fire.
New York Tribune.
Dawton Idolized his only son, Manley,
his eldest child, now about lg years of age.
His wife and her three little girls had to
go out to Manila in order that Manley
could be with his father. The general in
sisted on making a soldier of the boy, and
letters have frequently told that the gen
eral has had Manley out on the firing
line or in the trenches with him. The
boy Is much like his father, strong, fear
less and popular with the soldiers. Soon
Mrs. Iavrton.
after reaching Manila his father insisted
upon taking the boy with him on the
Laguna de Bay campaign. His persist
ence resulted in Mrs. Dawton',s also ac
companying the expedition, and at one
time she was actually under fire.
She Is said to be a brave little woman,
the typical officer's wife. Lawton had
Just become a captain and was stationed
at Santa Fe. N. M., when Mary Craig
came there from Louisville to visit friends
In the service. Lawton fell desperately in
love with her, and went to Louisville two
years later and married her. After the
Geronlmo campaign, when he came to
"Washington. Lawton decided to settle
down for a peaceful career in the staff.
He bought about 30 acres and a little
house near Falls Church, "Va., and here
bis children were born. But the little
farm had almost slipped through his fin
gers when ho went "West as General
Shafter's Inspector-General, and he ex
changed it for a young orange grove near
Los Angeles, which is now said to be
highly productive. Its successful manager
being a retired soldier from the Fourth
cavalry, who helped Lawton capture Ge
ronlmo. Mrs. Lawton's accomplishments have al
ways bten most helpful to her husband,
particularly In writing his reports. He
Manley Lawton.
1
was a hater of books, an Indifferent writ
er, and he was always joked about his
spelling. Mrs. Lawton learned "the" type
writer, transcribed Important documents
from his tough notes, and In the old days
kept his accounts straight, until his rank
gave him clerks for that purpose. In re
cent years he was about the only Inspector-general
who was Invariably accom
panied on h's tours by a clerk.
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A Mormon Proposal of Marriage.
Mrs. J. K. Hudson in New LIpplncott
Three men were ushered Into the room.
One was tall and of strong, well-marked
features and dignified presence. The other
two were stout and florid and rather nerv
ous in manner, brothers apparently.
"Without waiting for a formal introduc
tion, one of these motioned inconsequently
toward me and said, "Is she one of the
Lord's people?"
The woman offered them chairs with a
slight Inclination of the head, that might
have been taken either for answer or for
an invitation to be seated.
"Was she afraid? I could not tell. The
men paid no attention to the invitation
for the moment and ignored my presence.
They had come upon-urgent and Impor
tant business, they announced, and would
state it at once. It was their duty to
bear a message to her, one that specially
concerned her.
"Yes," said the tall and solemn elder, "It
Is Indeed nothing -less than a revelation
received by the aead of the church last
night. It concerns both you and your
daughter."
"My daughter," gasped the woman, in
scarcely audible tones, and I saw one
hand grasp the back of a chair convul
sively. "Your daughter, who has now grown to
womanhood," continued the elder, "and
owes her allegiance to the church."
wnat is tne rcveiauon- the woman
forced her drawn lips to ask.
"Through the grace of the All-Wise
Father it bas been revealed to his disci
ple, Brigham Young, that your daugh
ter Clarisse should become the third wife
of Elder "W , here present with us."
An awful silence ensued, and then a con
vulsive movement in the wqman's throat,
as if her voice refused to utter a sound,
attracted -the attention of all, and the men
bowed their heads that they might not
see.
Thft AmorloflTii rnllorr o nortMnltT nnf Of
Ihe most distinctive of cisatlantic contri
butions to education, and has developed
with its growth a typo of professor whose
counterpart one .would fall to find In Eng
land or Germany or anywhere else, .writes
Joseph Jastroy In The Outlook. It Is
rather strange that this representative of
a system that at one point or another
crosses the highway of most Intellectual
Interests has been so rarely portrayed in
fiction or discussed in fact. That we have
in our midst a class of men considerable
by weight, if not by count, with a status
peculiar in some measure to themselves,
laboring under conditions 'favorable and
unfavorable; that. In brief, we may have,
along with so many other fin de slecle
questions, a professorial question, seems
to have been singularly ignored. It la
gratifying to find In the pages of Scrib
ner's Monthly some public diseussion of
this problem, even though it but sketches
in outline the lights and shadows of the
academic landscape.
The writer of the first article, Prpfessor
Bliss Perry, is generally optimistic in his
delineations, but Is supplemented, though
hardly offset. In a second article by a
professor who very properly withholds his
name. The secure, even if Inadequate liv
ing; the long vacations; the devotion to
research, and the zest of discovery; the
fondly cherished magnus opus; the famil
iar Intercourse with a picked set of culti
vated men; the' privilege of Influencing a
"perpetually renewed stream of. youthrut
and more or less ardent minds"; the oc
casional honors and the pleasing small
tributes with which the path of a success
ful professor Is strewed, are 'sketched In
pleasing outlines, and with a touch that
charms even where it fails to convince.
"We enjoy the flavor and the tone of the
portraiture; we smile as we read the char
acterization of one or another of the pro
fessorial types "the martinets and the pe
dants and the piously insane," and the
man who taught one "to think or helped
him to feel and thrilled him with a new
horizon;" the ardent investigator, the natural-born
teacher, and the man who aban
dons both his ambitions and settles down
as a fly fisherman or an amateur photog
raper or novel reader "a very charming
dead beat," and "the most interesting typo
of all." The wrangllngs of a faculty
meeting and the. foibles of college admin
istration strike a sympathetic cord In the
minds of those who have been in and of
these things.
Tastes Beyond Income.
But amidst the humor and the charm,
the interest of life and character that per
vades the academic milieu, the feeling of
the seriousness of the underlying Issues,
the things that make or mar the profes
Jor as a man and an Influence come to
the foreground and cannot for long be ,
ignored, xne lunaamentai question is
this: Does the environment of the Ameri
can professor give to his services a maxi
mum of Intellectual and moral value?
Does It tend to develop most easily and
successfully his own resources and urge
him to the fulfillment of that function in
the community for which his talents and
training qualify him? Does It make him
at once happy and useful? Of course, this
can be asked only In a relative sense, and
with reference to the status of other pro
fessional and Intellectual careers? No ono
can hope to escape the Influences of the
forces among which his life is lived. These
social forces sweep on as heedless of our
speculation and desires as the flow of Ni
agara, and the best we can do Is patiently
to try to understand them and direct them,
to 'derive from thelrcontemplatlon a source
of inspiration, or harness them to our
mills and engines. None the less, there is
much, truth in the Socratic notion that
right knowing is the requisite to right do
llar; and the reformer will ever have a
Useful, though rarely a grateful, place in
the progress of civilization. It may,
therefore, be a useful task to draw atten
tion to -some of the undesirable factors in
the professor's environment, which ob
struct his public usefulness equally with
his private happiness.
Amidst the general contentment of col
lege teachers even Professor Perry's op
timistic gaze has discerned some who are
not cheated by the reflection that by en
tering another profession they might have
quadrupled their earnings; even he cannot
fail to note that the professor's tastes are
cultivated beyond his income, and that
his position forces him to accept a stand
ard of Jiving which Is a severe strain upon
his financial resources. It is, of course,
not a serious calamity that when a pro
fessor has paid his bills ho finds no margin
left for "champagne and terrapin"; 'but
it Is a very serious condition that con
fronts him when he finds that he cannot
pay his bills. And It is an equally serious
matter when Professor Anonymous con
fesses that he must refuse the offered
transfer of his services to a position of
higher rank, of wider Influence and great
er opportunities, mainly because "to live
within my salary and at the same time
retain Influence and standing were both
out of the question," and this in spite of
the fact that the proffered promotion from
college to university was to bring with it
an increase of Income from J2000 to ?40CO.
It is quite true that "It were a pity that
in the colleges, of all high places, high
thinking and plain living should bo quite
divorced;" but It Is a greater pity that
the living should perforce be so arduous
as severely to tax the energ'es that make
for higher thinking. That such i3 the
case In a large majority of our collegiate
communities can readily be verified by
any observer who has the opportunity of
penetrating beneath the surface.
cut short just below this margin, and who
must practice all the economy he can
command to make both ends. meat. The
best of us, need somestim.ulus to keep us
going; the man-?wha, must stay at home
loses the stimulus pfjhe pontact with his
fellow professors; jhaj man who cannot
buy books does nott,read them; he begins
to lag and lag f urtherj. and further behind,
until ho finally' loses the ambition to do
otherwise. Such, perhaps. Is he evolution
of the delightful. Jf you will, but cer
tainly not enviable, "dead beat."
Ablet YonngiUcn Will Quit.
A further reason 'Why this lack of a
proper income Is a menace to the value of
the professorial professionals1 -to be found
In Its Inevitable tendency" to attract the
abler young men Into m6re remunerative
fields. It cannot be overlooked that curs
is an intensely mercantile community, and
that the painful contrast between the
position of the professor and the other
Intellectual occupations, as Judged by the
accepted standards of success, must tend
to repel many a brilliant but ambitious
young man. However strong his devo
tion to learning, however attractive the
charms of an academic career, he cannot
but question in moments' of doubt and
misgiving, and ask, with the circumspect
maiden,
"Will the love that we are rich in
Build a Are In the kitchen?
It is true that the path of love, if It
leads him "where money Is," may be his
salvation; but the reservation of the aca
demic career to those who can "inherit
wealth or marry wealth a condition rap
idly being established in Germany Is
totally out of place in a democracy that
boasts of a ladder from the gutter to the
college. In brief, look at It ODtimiatlcally
as you will, recall all the cases of great
endeavor that have been nurtured in gar
rets, and of high achievements with hum
ble means, and yet the contemplation of
the Ideal and the exceptional must give
way to the realization of the Importance
of the average. "We are dealing'wlth' a con
siderable class of picked and yet thorough
ly human men; men who will do their
best under stimulating influences, but will
backslide and do an average and respecta
ble measure of service if the conditions
are only passably fair, As a rule It takes
abundance of rich food and favorable con
ditions to breed the queen bee. Some
years ago, President Harper investigated
the financial status of the professors, and
found that he Is on apar financially with
conduotors,. foremen o'f works, etc., with
an average Income of about J1600. He con
cluded that as a mere matter- of justice
his salary should -on the average be raised
by one-half. This Is' a conservative esti
mate; but cerfalnly not below this line
lies the region where, under moderate con
ditions, a professor can-lmd the' ease and
security .from worry 'to which the needs
and the value of his"" services' entitle him.
If we venture to pass from tne desirable
to the practical, and ask how the im
provement In the professor's sta'tus Is to
be brought about, we must' proceed slow
ly and tentatively,' '
It would be necessary, on the one hand,
to Inquire into 'the underlying reafcons
", iiusuiuumnt remuneration J to ais
cover, perhaps," that It Is connected with
an Imperfect realisation of 'the 'needs and
nature of the modern collegiate teacher;
and such prevalent , misconceptions 'would
have first to be removed. And, on" 'the
other hand, It wbuldbe necessary ,to ex
amine the administrative methods o'f our
educational institutions, to observe, 'how
salaries are fixed and varied, and the mo
tives that guide such actions. Neffher of
these tasks Is an easy one. Here,' how
ever, is the right knowing that is indis
pensable to the right doing, and here is
thq reformer's opportunity... Unless phllan
throplsts and administratprs of education
al trusts, unless the professional and
cultivated classes, can -be convinced of the
necessity for earnest thought and action
regarding the Improvement of the profes
sor's status, the future, if not the present,
generation will be discovering and bemoan
ing the decadence of the American pro-
I Ings, Is' rapidly differentiated from his "West Australia. "Wombats give excellent
unfortunate colleague whose resources are night sport; and flying foxes, squirrels
and .bats, of Immense size afford Interest
to those who are able to .bring them down
by the light of the moon. Paddymelons,
kangaroo-rats,- bandicoots, Uger-cat3, rab- j
bits and hares abound In all tne boutnern
colonies, and stalking them affords easy,
pleasant sport for those who do not care
for "the rough labor which bigger game
entails.-
Wild fowl abound In splendid variety.
Pelicans, spoonbills, herons, cranes, ducks
and Dlack swans -are scattered over well
nigh every sheet of water or river. In
New South "Wales, "South Australia and
Queensland, "native companions" and
emus afford splendid rides. Cassowaries
arp found in Queensland and on the
islands near the mainland. The lowan la
interesting to the sportsman who has a
taste for subtleties in nest-building and
doesn't mind belpg fooled occasionally by
a bird smarter than himself. " The lyre
bird Is another pretty rascal given to
tricks which cannot fail to exasperate
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It Is asserted that the wine cellars of
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enough to supply the world's demand for
three years nearly 150,W0,OW "bottles.
Friction Disturbs His Serenity.
A professor Is a type of the great under
paid: and this lack of a proper Income Is,
for various reasons, to be regarded as a
calamity. First, because It tends to make
the Individual discontented, and to develop
a frame of mind which, except in persons
of a peculiarly fortunate temperament,
Is a serious obstacle to enthusiastic and
successful endeavor. The reflections as
to what might have been, and the con
stant friction against the desirable but
nonaffordable, disturbs the serenity and
good temper of even academic and philo
sophic mortals. But, secondly, this finan
cial hampering of a scholar and-a teacher
checks his own development, and. defeats
In some measure the successful perform
ance of the professor's function. The
energy and the best of us has but a lim
ited amount of It that should go to the
highest work of which he Is capable, js
dissipated in" a hundred different direc
tions, because they promise some little
relief from pressing cares. Nine times -out
of ten the "pitiful or tracric stories of
professors who have broken down," and
who "are usually the men whom the col
lege could least afford to lose," If they
were fully revealed, would show that a
prominent cause of the breakdown was
the necessity of eking out an insufficient
Income by writing, or lecturing, or other
remunerative occupations.
The road is blocked to him who qannot
pay; the professor who cannot afford a
secretary must do his own intellectual
drudgery. If his meditations are "inter
rupted by an insulting cook striking for
another dollar that he can 111 spare," these
dollars are deducted from the next order
for books, and he has one more oppor
tunity of practicing the art of doing with
out. In "The Confessions of a Cpllese
Professor," matters that pertain to the ex-'
pense account, to Ingenious economies and
philosophic consolattors, are painfully con
spicuous. The professor whose Income
enables him lb attend the sessions of
learned societies, to keep' well In touch
with the literature of his specialty, to in
dulge in invigorating and broadening lux
uries of European travel, not' to mention
the"neces?ltle$-of restorative summer out-
SCIO, Or., Jan. 17.-(To the EdltorJ
The writer has read with a very great
deal of interest your editorial on "Direct
Trade In Hemp," In the Issue of oven
date, and begs to state that, for economic
reasons alone (sufficient, also, by the
way), you have sounded the keynote of
the proposition of cheaper and better
gralnbags.
I say "cheaper," for If manufactured
from raw material grown at home they
can be made cheaper. I say "better," be
cause If manufactured from this same
raw material, which our farmers are grow
ing, they will be better.
I do not refer to a lute or hemn ban-
but toa gralnbag made from flax straw.
You say:
The juto industries are one of the greatest
wealth producers of the Philippines, and It
would seem a wise mov on the part of
those Interested In working up a trade with
our new pesseesiona to secure means for di
verting this business into easier channels than
thoaa through which It Is now flowing.
As grain bags are very high in this country,
and with a- great crop of wheat coming on,
are In' a fair way to be much higher. It would
seem a good move on the part of the gov
ernment, etc, etc.
You will pardon me for taking issue
with you, but I will only" say that the
real solution of the gralnbag proposition
lies In the proper encouragement of the
growing of one of Oregon's best crops
(flax), and the establishment of mills, such
as ours at Sclo, to use every part of that
crop.
The making of a cheaper and better
gralnbag from flax straw' Is by no means
an experiment. It has been done, and,
by the Introduction of proper "methods in
encouraging Its growth, they can be made
still cheaper. A gralnbag made from flax
straw will outlast one of jute or hemp
five to one.
"Well, but It ia said "we have no flax
industry." Let us see. Thi3 past year
about 35,000 acres were sown to flax In
the Pacific Northwest, the straw from
which was an absolute loss, entailing an
immense amount of money 'in Its wast
ing. "We figure one ton of straw to the
acre. This would give us 35,000 tons of
straw, about one-quarter of which is spin
ning fiber, so we would haVe 8750 tons of
fiber. This means 17,500,000 pounds, or, 17.
500,000 gralnbags, left to be burned in the
straw stack or rotted on the ground. Fig
ure these gralnbags at an average price
of 5c each, and you see the handsome
sum of $875,000 was wasted to the farmers
of the Pacific Northwest alone for lack of
proper encouragement. The last clause
of your article Is especially to the point:
"There is no more reason for importing
our gralnbags or jute," etc. I hope I have
at least succeeded In showing one good
reason for not doing so,. and would close
by asking a question: "Why would it not
bea wise move on the part of the state
of"Oregon to take hold of this enterprise
In the place of losing money In the man
facture of stoves?
E. E. DARIMORE,
Manager Northwestern Flax & Fiber
Manufacturing Company.
0
Game In Glppslnnd. '
The National' Review.
The kangaroo, wallaroo and,,wallaby are
to be found In every district. Bears are
In all cool regions. The id boar is com
mon on the Murray, fl,na dn most of the
other large rivers o New South "Wales.
Deer are plentiful in South Gippsland, In'
-fcsirregurra and uooics .River. The opos
sum Is as liblqultous as" he Is funny, and
the dingo, pure or mon&rel, which Is found
on
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"PAST 3IAII, AXH PORTLAND -CHICAGO
SPECIAL ROUTE."
Iieavesf for the East via. Spokane dally at 3:41
I M. Arrives at 8 A. M.
Leaves tor the East, via Pendleton and Hunt
ington,' daily at 8 P.M. Arrives, via Uuntfns
ton and Pendleton, at 6:J5 P. M.
THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST
SLEEPERS.
Water lines schedule, subject to changa with
out notice:
OCEAN AND HIVER SCHEDULE.
OCEAN DIVISION Steamships sail Xrom Alns
worth dock at 8 P. M. Lava Portland Colum
bia sails Tues., Jan. 2; Frl.. Jan. 12: Mob..
Jan. '1; Thurs., Jfeb. 1. State or California,
oalls Sun. Jan. 7; Wed., Jan. IT; s"at. Jan 27;
0.ut3., Feb. 0.
From San Francisco State of CaUiornla. sails
Wd., Jan. 3: Sat., Jan. 13; Tuea.. Jan. .iJ.
Frl., Feb. 2. Columbia sails, ilon., Jan. J.
Tnurs., Jan. IS; bun., Jan. 2S.
COLUMBIA 1UVER DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND ASTORIA.
Steamer Hassalo leaves Portland daily, except
Sunday, at 8 P. il.: on Saturaay at 10 P. il.
Returning, leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday,
at 7 A. M.
WILLAMETTE niVEIt DIX'ISIOX.
PORTLAND AND CORVALUS, OR.
Steamer Ruth, for Salera. Albany, Corvailli
and way points, leaves Portland Tueaday,
Thursdajs and Saturdays at 6 A. 11. Returning.
Ieae3 Corvallis Mondays. Vedneuays and Fri
days at 6 A. M.
Steamer Modoc, for Salem and. way points,
lcs.ves Portland Mondays. Wecneaaays and Frl
dajs at 0 A. M. Returning. leave. Salem Tuej
duis, Thursdays and Saturdays atOA.il.
YAMHILL KIVEK ROUTE.
PORTLAND AND DATTON, OR.
Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way points,
leaves Portland Tuesdays. Thursday and Sat
vrdajs at7A.iL Returning; leaves Dayton for
Portland and way points Mondays, WedneduayJ
md Fridays at 0 A. M.
SNAKE RIVER ROUTE.
RIP ARIA, WASH.. AND LEWISTON. IDAHO.
Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewlstoa leave
Riparia dally at 1:20 A. M., arriving at Lcwlaton
at 12 o'clock noon. Returning, the Spokane or
Lewlstoa leaves Lewlston dally at S:30 A. M.,
arriving at Riparia same evenlnr.
W. H. HURLBURT.
General Passenger Agent.
V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent.
Telephone Main 712.
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
THE FASTEST AND &30ST
DIRECT lINE
TO THE
MBSOyTl
is THE
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The Direct Line to Denver, Omaha,
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Only 3 Days to Chicago,
Only ArxA Days to New York a-nd
other Principal Eastern cities
Throngh Pullman Palace Sleepers
Touriit Slcepera
DIninrr Cora (iucnla a la carte), and
Xree Reclining: Clialr Cars
Operated. Dally on Pant Mail Trnini
Through tickets, baggage check and steeping
car accommodations can be arranged at
CITY TICKET OFFICE
1 35 Third Street Portland, Oregon
J. H. LOTHROP. GEORGE LANG.
Gen'l Agent.
City Pass. & Tkt, Agt.
i
CHINA AND JAPAN, FROM PORTLAND.
In connection with THE OREGON RAILROAD
& NAVIGATION CO. Schedule, 1000 (subject to
change):
Steamer Leave Portland.
MONMOUTHSHIRE Jan. 25
about Feb. 15.
ABERGELDIE Mar. 4
For rates, accommodations, etc.. apply to
DODWELL & COMPANY. Limited.
General Agents. Portland, Or.
To principal points In Japan and China.
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Nerves.''
K u d y a n
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s -). a
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(0g. 3).
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or twitching
ot lids (fig.
4). ver 1 1 go .
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In back fn'.
7)7 Are you
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the above
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nearly always
duo to uterine or ovarian troubles. Hudyan
cures all such chronic troubles and elves atrancth
-to tho dellcato maternal organism.
If you suffer with any of the above troubles
don't hesitate, for you need Hudyan, and Hud
yan is a positive and permanent cure.
Get Hudyan from your druggist 60c a pack
age, six packages for $2.50. If your druggist
does not keep it, send direct to the Hudyan Rem
edy Co., corner Stockton. Ellis and Market
Btreeta, Ban Franolsco, Cal.
CONSULT HUDYAN DOCTORS ABOUT
SOUR CASE iFREB OF CHARGE. "WRITE.
CACT
LjISXJ I VIA idl SUNSET T1
SOUTH W
THE DINING CAR ROUTE FROM PORTLAND
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THE ONLY DIRECT LINE TO THE YELLOW-
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Leave
Leave Dfpot HRU an! I Striitl I Arrive
7:00 P. M.
S:S0 A. M.
i?sla)ii)ll(&s J!
1 3l
Are arranged with every modern
convenience for health or pleasure
bathing. Private tub baths for those
who wish them sulphur piunge, Iron
shower, salt glows, etc Competent
men and women attendants and
massuers. Write for booklet.
Pullman oars at the door.
OTTO E. NEVER Proprietor
Paso Robles, Cal.
IJIL .iu 1 .'-..i r 1.. j C1;)
7:30 A. M
11-1:50 P. M.
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAIN3.
for Salem. Rose
burg, Ashland, Sac
ramento, Ogden,
San Francisco. Mo
Jave. Los Angeles.
EI Paso, New Or
leans and. tbe Fast.
At Woodbura
(dally except Sun
day), morning train
connects with train
for Mt. Angel. SI1
V e r t on. Browns
ville. Sprlngfl e 1 d
and Nation, and
evening train for
Mt. Angel and Sil
ver ton.
Corvallis passenger.
Sheridan passenger..
8:15 A. M.
T:0O P. M.
No. 2.
11:15 A.M.
11:30 P. M.
Union Depot, Flfti an j I St:
Fast mall far Taeo
vaa. Seattle. Olyraptn.
Gray's. Haibor and
South Bend points.
Spokane. RosalanJ, B.
C. Pullman. Moscow.
Lewlston. Buffalo
Hump mining country.
Helena. Minneapolis.
St. Paul. Omaha. Kan
sas City. St. Loum.
Chicago and all point
eatt and southeast.
Puitrft Sound Express
for Taeoma and Seattl
and Intermediate paints
Arrive
No. L
5:50 P. M.
No. a.
:0O A. M.
rullman first-class and teuriM sleepers to Min
neapolis. St. Paul and Missouri river points with
out change.
Vestlbuiod trains. Union depot connections is
all principal cities.
Baggage checked to destination of tickets.
For handsomely Illustrated descriptive matter,
tickets, sleeping-car reservations, etc.. call on or
writo
A. D. CHARLTON
AflslMtant General Fasienger Afrcnr.
235 aiorrlnon St.. Cor. Talril.
Portland. Orcjson.
IK:50 P. M.
113:25 A. M
Dally. IJDally except Sunday.
Rebate tickets on sale between Portland. Sac
ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17 Hrtt
class and $11 second class. Including sleeper.
Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu
rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. li.
KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent. 134 Third sc
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson Street.
Leave for Oswego daily at 7:20, 0:40 A. M.
12:30, 1.C5, 320. 5:15, U:25, S:05. 11:30 P. rM.;
and 9:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at
Portland dally at 0:35. S:30. 10:30 A. M.:
1:33. 3:15, 4:30. 6:20. 7:40. 10:00 P. M.; 12.4'J
A. M. dally, except Monday; byo and 10:05 A.
M. on Sundays only.
Leave for Dallaa dally, except Sunday, at
4:30 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0.30 A. M.
Leavo for Alrlle Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays, at 8:35 A. M. Arrive at Portland
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 3:3
P. M.
Except Sunday.
R.
KOEHLER.
Manager.
C.
Gen.
H. MARKHAM.
Frt. &. Pass. Agt.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
COLUMBIA RIVER & PUGET SOUND NAVI
GATION CO.
PORTLAND AND ASTORIA.
repay
while
of South and "VVs't Australia, "wild hors'es1
afford some fast yorK to the sportsman
who drives, them' fnto jsnares, while the'
slow-coach, can tnlte 'his" fill of pleasarit,
musing's waiting a't some drlnklng-hole'
for his big game to come In. Buffalo are
aiaiSCEi
BAHiEY GATZERT (Alder-street ducx)
Leaves Portland daily every morning at 7
o'clock, except Sunday. Returning. leaves As
toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday.
Oregon phone Main 351. Columbia phone 351.
U. B. SCOTT. President.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co,
FOR ALASKA
THE COMPANY'S elegant
steamers Cottage City, City
of Topeka and Al - Kl leave
TACOMA A. M.. 3EA1TLE D
A. M.. Jan. 5. 10. 15. 20. 23.
30: Feb. 4. B. 14. 10, 24.
Mar. 1. and every flfth day
thereafter. For further infor
mation obtain company's folder.
Tho company reseres the right to change,
steamers, sailing da tea and hours of sailing
without previous nbtlce.
AGENTS N. POSTON, 240 Washington St..
Portland. Or.; F. W. CARLETON. N. P. R. R.
dock. Tacoma; J. F. TROWBRIDGE. Puget
Sound Supt., Ocean dock. Seattle.
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Aztx. S. F.
66
oiooc
&M
Back East In It3 own country
where the Burlington Route Is
better known than in the North
west, people spealc of it as the
"smooth road."
It Is a good name a good
name for a good road.
It Is a good name because it
tells the truth. The Burling
ton's track 13 smooth EVERY
WHERE Denver to Chicago
and St. Louts. BllHngs to Omaha
and Kansas- City St. Paul to
Chicago.
Get tickets and bertha at
100 3d Street, cornrr Stark, Portland; Oregon.
R. W. FOSTER,
Ticket Agent.
GEO. S. TAYLOR,
City Passenger Agent.
Sprang
WASHINGTON & ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Steamship "CITY OF SEATTLE" will leave
Seattle January 18, and every 10 days there
after, for Vancouver, Ketchikan. Juneau, Skag
way, Skagway, making trip from Seattle to
Skagway In 72 hours.
For freight and passage inquire of
DODWELL & CO.. LIMITED. AGENTS.
VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION CO.
Steamer, Undine, Captain Charles T. Kamm.
leaves Vancouver at 8:30 A. M. and 1 P. M.
Leaves Portland at 10:30 A'. M. and 4:30 P. M,
Duiiuujn eitcjjitu. ror i reign t or paauage ap-
upw to be met with in' large numbers In on board foot ! eu Round trip,
bOO PACIFIC LINE
Offers the LOWEST RATE3 and BEST SERV
Ice to and from all Eastern points and Europe.
Through tour.st cars from coast to St. Paul.
Toronto. Montreal ani Boston WITHOUT
CHANGE.
Direct Route to
Kootenay Mining District
British Columbia
Canadian Paclfl: trial ttiill wiasicrzlit lines U
-Tapar anl Aastrai.o.
Fti ratej and information, apply to
H. H. ABBOTT. Agent.
E. J. COYLE. 146 Third street, city.
A. G. P. A.. Vancouver. B. a
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
GO EAST VIA
1
: ' t
LEAVES
UNION
DEPOT.
8:00 A M.
7:00 P.M.
For Maygers. Rainier.
Clatskanle. Westport.
Clifton. Astoria. War-j
renton, Flavel. Ham
mond. Fort Stevens,
Gearhart Park. Seaside.
Astoria and Seashore
Express,
Dally.
Astoria Express,
Dally.
Arrives
UNION
DEPOT.
11:15 A.M.
0:40 P. M.
THROUGH SALT LAKE CITY. DENVER
OMAILA. OU KAXSAS CITY, WITH
CHOICE OP TWO ROUTES.
Via the fast mall line or the scenic Una through
Colorado.
NO CHANGE OF CARS
TO DEXVER, OMAHA. KANSAS CITY
ST, LOUIS, CHICAGO and the
ATLAXTIC SEABOARD.
tEAYWQ PORTLAND ONION DEPOT, DAILY. AT 8:03 P. 3.
For railroad and sleeping-car tickets and alt
other information apply to
CITY TICKET OFFICE
124 Third Street, Portland, Oregon
VT. E. COMAN.
General Agaat
J, R. NAGEL,
City Ticket Agt
TgMjREOTNOKIHERNl)
Ticket OCIce: 122 Third St. 'Plione CSO
LEAVE.
No. 4
3:45 P. M.
The Flyer, dally to and
from St. Paul. Minne
apolis. Duluth. Chicago
and all points East.
ARRIVE.
No. 3.
3.00 A. M,
Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining
and Buffet Smoking-Llbrary Cars.
. Ticket ofllee. ZZ&- Morrlion st. and Union dipot.
J. C MAYO. Geo. Pass. Agt,, Astoria, Or.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP RIOJUN MARU
For Japan, China and all Asiatic points xltj
leave Seattls
ABOUT JtAMUARY SO.