I I Idvertising -ft j J od J-Tintinff i la busy seasons brings yoa yoor share of trade; 2 Ia a very important factor id J bosinesH. Poor printing r - . advertising m dull sea- J sous briups yoa your share, and also 5 that of the merchant who "can't af- f ford" to advertise. 2 j fleet a no credit on a sto t basin eas bonae. Let oa do yoar Job Printing we jroarante it to be i at every way satisfactory. - S , ,o,...t Published on Mondays and Thursdays Established 1868. Vol. XXXIV. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 13. 1903. No 1 7 A 5 i I 00j00xxo 00000 F. W.BKNSON. A.C.MaKSTERS. H.C.GALEY, 3 r resident. Vic President. Cashier Douglas County Bank, Eatablished I883. Incorporated 1901 Capital Stock, $50,000.00. BOARD OF DIRECTORS f. W. BENSON, It. A. BOOTH J. II. BOOTH, J. T BRIDGES J.K KELLY. A.C. MARSTKRS K.I- MILLER. 5 A jjeneral banking business tranacted, and customers given every 0 accommodation consistent with safe and conservative banking. 2 Bank open from nine to twelve and from one to three. 00(XWOO(X?OOOOOOOOVIKAWV Hi vs til ! TAnpi A rTC fOR fiE CONFECTIONERY lNUKl lJiw and ICE CREAM PARLORS Fruits, Candies, Cakes, Pies, Doughnuts and fresh Bread Daily Portland Journal Agency. Hendrick's Block, Opp. Depot I.J. NORHAN & Co. Props JN5 I j with an IMMENSE Spring i is here! I And sol V w are we OF S CARPETS AND RUGS . .. 9 t . i i i : ... i c fc It you are going to uuy a target wc ij. iuc piivucgc a : : : : : of showing you our line'. : : : : : S Bed Room Sets a full car load bouglit at bed 5 5 I B. W. STRONG, Roseburg, Ore. i 1 T ... . rrrwinrr tr rri t'O nTi r r ti c t Am ptc 3 .1 T XT f f .Inca V.iftr 3 LUC UCUCiiV V1 J. viuin. ""J. Bring Us Your ... CHICKENS, EGGS. BUTTER. 1 1- FOR CASH. OR TRADE J. F. BARKER & CO. Drain Gardiner COOS BHY STHGE ROUTE Commencing with Monday, Janaary 20. '02, we will charpe 17.50 for tbefare from Drain ti Cm Biy. Baggage allowance with each full fare Travelling men are allowed o pouuas Daggage nucu All excess bagirage, 3 cts. per pound, anil no at DAILY STAGE. 50 pounds. have SW pound i or jnore. lowance will be made for round trip. For farther information address J. R. Sawyers, Proprietor, Drain, Oregon FOR MEN ONLY Edwin C Clapp Shoes for Men Walk Over George E Beth'44 Elenoninee Seamless Orthopedic Sidwell De Wint $5.0 $3.50 to m 3.C3 to 150 to 3.00 3.50 3.00 And Namercns Other Styles, in fact Anything yoa Want caa be fcacd at FLINT'S POPULAR SHOE STORE Drome Grass for Pasture. For several years past the Agricultural department has been experimenting with grasses to restock the range . lands of the West and from letters received from homesteaders, cattlemen and others interested in the development of the eem ia rid lands of the West is shown that splendid results are being obtained from brome grass, says a MiesourLex change. The department of agriculture has been experimenting for years to se cure some form of foMge plant or grass that would grow in the regions where the rainfall is licht. It has long been the hoe of officials to secure some grass of this character that would solve the public range problem, and they now ex press considerable confidence that the problem is in a fair way of being solved. The brome grass has been known in Europe for more than a century, its home being in Hungary, where it has es-! tabl'shed a repntation for withstanding severe droughts. In 1SS4 the agents of the department of agriculture secured seed of the grass and began experiment ing with it in this country. The first efforts were not very successful, but in the last few years better results have been secured, aud there are now indica tions that its general adoption will spread rapidly over the scmiarid regions. Kansas has led in the experiments with the new grass, more than 100 farmers and stock raisers having planted consid erable areas within the last year, lie ports from these sources show that ' the grass grows rapidly and luxuriantly and furnishes a pasture of wonderful value to the farmers iu dry regions. All kinds of stock eat it with relish, aud experi ments show that it is richer than timo thy in flefch-forming ingredients. It is hardy, and is not injured by severe spring and fall frosts, when once firmly established. "The general seeding of the dry up lands in Western Kansas and Nebraska with this grass," said Mr. Wilson, sec retary of agriculture, "will solve the range problem, and, incidentally, solve the meat problem. There will be no more exorbitant prices for . beef when the ranges of the West are covered with a grass that will withstand the drought and furnish forage from early spring un til late in the fall." Three years ago the editor ot the Plaixdealix, who owned a small ranch in the Panhandle of Texas, sowed about one-half ounci of brome seed on a very dry, barren tract of land. The grass came up and last year it had spread by seeding to such an extent that it was then scattered over five acres of land. We know that it was brome grass be cause the seed was sent to us from the Agricultural department at Washing ton - and labeled. This grass will do all that Secretary Wilson claims for it. The Cjst of Irrigation Water Rights. Hints to Housewives Half the battle in good cooking, is to have good fresh Groceries, and to get them promptly when ou order them. Call up 'Phone No. i8i, for go. v 'goods and good service. C. W. PARKS & CO. 1 1 Strange if True. A dispatch from New York of last Fri day's date says : ev. Dr. Isaac K. Funk, head ot the publishing house of Funk A. Wagnalls, is much mystiSed over a message re ceived by him from the spirit of Henry WardBeochcr, which disclosed vo him the fact that a rare coin which he bor rowed in 1S93 from Prof. Charles E. West to illustrate the Standard Diction ary had never been returned and that the spirit of Trcf. West was much wor ried about it. Now, Dr. Funk has made arrange ments to have Mrs. Piper, the medium of the society of Psychical research, get into communication with Mr. Beecher in the spirit world aud have the mys tery solved. The matter has been placed iu the hands of Dr. Hudson of the society, who with Mrs. Piper, will wrestle with the problem. The message was received at a private seance in Brooklyn, which Dr. Funk at tended. The medium was a woman 70 years old, who was controlled by a spirit called "George Carroll." There were not many present at the seance, and Dr. Funk entered almost unobserved. At" ter the meeting had been going on for some time the control spirit asked if I there was anyone in the room who had j borrowed something from Henry Ward Ceecher and failed to return it. Fur ther inqniies of "George Car. oil" elicit ed the in'o'malioo that the spirit of John flakestraw was ocvinz for Mr. Beeche's f-pirit, and that the article re ferred to was a rao coin, which had been borrowed either fom M. Ecech- er or from a f-oud oi b'g .id had not been returned. Dr. Funk tbeu reca''ed the incident of borrowing the coin Ion Pro! West, but was sure he had gren it back, and said so. This the spirit of Rakestraw denied, and tna' jr ea u tnat toe coin was in a safe in Dr. FijiL;s office. In vestigation proved this to be cor.'ect, al though botii Dr. Foiik and his ,1m other were positive the coin hid been re turned. Now Di. Funk is waiting for a communication from Mr. Beecher's spir- throutrh M.S. Piper, which wilt tell him what to do with the coiu. Special tO PLAINOULt. Washington, April 11, 190S. Pome of the Washington dispatches have called attention to the expected increase in cost of irrigation of the western lands which the Interior Department desig nated the other day for the first con struction under the national irrigation law, pointing out that this cost is double certain estimates made during the dis cussion of the irrigation bill, which were placed at $5 an acre. Five dollars would undoubtedly be a low average to place upon all the reclaimable western lands. But whether the irrigation works which the government is to con struct in the West will cost at the rate of (5 an acre or f 15 or (20 an acre ia a matter which need in nowise interfere with the prosecution of the irrigation constructions under the national irriga tion law passed by congress last sum mer. In every case the cost of putting water upon the land is to be borne by the settler and the farmer who lives upon the land and will use the water. The government will be repaid for every ! dollar expended. The question then w simply w hether land with water upon it I will be taken by settlers at teu dollars or fifteen dollars an acre or any other sura which it may cost to reclaim it. When it is realized that irrigated farms and orchards in the West are worth from four to one hundred times fifteen dollars an acre, and that the crudest irrigation farms produce annually more than (15 an acre, it is not believed that there will be any dearth of applicants ready and eager to go upon the land which the government reclaims. Un der the irrigation act payment can be made on exceedingly easy terms ten equal annual installments. The cost of putting water on western land may range all the way from four to fifty dollars an acre. Some of the sim pler propositions require only the dig ging of a big ditch iu order to secure water for thousands of acres; others necessitate the building of immense ma sonry dams and the construction of very expensive canals and head works. It is probable that eventually the waters of some of the grea. rivers of the north western states the Columbia and the Snake may be taken out at a very large cost per acre, yet fruit lands in the Yakima valley of Wahing'on today are bringing in an annual revcuue of as high as 200 an acre. Of course it would not pay to spend foO in reclaim ing lauds to be use I for grazing or feed ing purposes. This question of the cost of irrigation opens up the subject of the area which is possible tq reclaim in the arid West. Hydrographer Kewell of the Geological Survey stated this matter concisely the other day. He said : "The reclairrable are of the arid region must remain an indefinite quan tity for many years to come. No man can say definitely how many acres are capable of ultimate reclamation. To illustrate, suppose a large spring ia situ- a ed in such a location so far from arable land that it would cost a hun dred dollars an acre to lead it onto that land itself one hundred miles removed from any railroad or other improvement ; the water would never be utilized Tor ir rigation. Suppose en the other hand that a railroad should be projected tli rough the desert and a flourishing town be started on this. land, then it would pay ti spend the hundred dollars an acre for the improvement. "ProjecU which are not to-day feasible because of their expense may ia bn years, as the country settles up, become very profitable ones." fill' 111 I ? . - ffaW UN j m?mL ' -. -..-, iaTM-irM -m n t-jJ- I EMPIRE Liver! Feed End alg jfoMes 0. P.Babbabd, Prep. 5addle liores Sinjrfe and Double Rlg at ail hours Transient Stoc even very be ' r-r0 ..... Rates always reaonab! Fine Farm for Sale. , A good 800 acre farm for sale five miles from Myrtle Creek, 100 acres in ultivation, balance hill, jisture and timbered land. Email orchard, gcod house, barn and other improvements For price and terms apply ti P. T. Mc- Gee, Myrtle Creek, or D. S. K Roseburg, Oregon. Buick, j!5tf Drain News. Dentist Tatom and wife left for Gard iner Friday. ' Miss Maggie Bishop recently made a short visit to friends at the Normal. C. E. Trifmbull, the former butcher, has sold out to Dan Blackford. - The last term of school opened hist Monday with a full attendance. Miss Fannie Colvin last Monday com menced teaching her school at Corns tock. Miss Sadie I. Hatfield has left the Normal, to teach a term of school on Deer creek. Miss Winnie Colvin has been quite sick with ia grippe, but is now recover ing. Mr. G. M. Bossett sells white Ply mouth Rock and Rhode Island Red eggs at f 1.50 a setting. A block of land located just ouUide the school grounds has been p'owed and smoothed 2 for the use of a track team. Miss Edith Brockway, who has been attending th? lrain Normal, h:ft on Sunday evening for her home at Brock way. The C. M. A. lodge gave a party at the I. O. O. F. hall the evening of the 4th, which was attended by a sociable crowd. Mr. Bela Andrews and mother, of Sooltsburg, returned, one night last week, from California. Mr. and Mrs. Carey have returned from stay with relatives in Washing ton, and were accompanied by Mrs. Montgomery, a sister of Mrs. Lowe. Supt. J. II. Ackerman of Public In struction visiUd the Drain Normal last Wednesday. He gave an interesting talk at chapel time to the students. Profs. J. U. Orcutt. A. N. Orcutt, II. W. Hibbard, Prof. O. C. Brown and wife, and Miss Smith left on Friday's train for Cottage Grove, to attend the teacher ' institute. E. R. Applegate, j. A- Black, C. E. Hasard, Benton Mires, W. V. Kent, Joel Tracey, U. Hediick and L. M. Per kins attended, as representatives from Pass creek precinct, the county caucus. Mosea Mack it Co. have a gueceing contest. They have placed a jar of beau a in their window and the one who guesses the nearest correct number gets a clock. Yoa have to parcha.e one dol lar's worth before you can get a guers. Newsboy. Olendald News. Embalmed Corned Beef. Germany is'opposed to the United A . A. 11 . .. oiaiee ana snows its opposition in every way possible. Of late years American canned beef has been in Rreat demand there, but the Kaiser wants to divert the trade to South American canneries and in order to predjudice the "Sour K routers" against the American article the Munichner Neoeste Nachrichten contains a long article about , President Roosevelt now being in the Yellow'stone Park investigating a tremendous corned beef deposit which it says has been dis covered there and which, if true, would prove a blessing to thousand!) of Ger mans who nevl corned beef to mix w itb their "Sanr Kraut." A part of the ar ticle translated from German into the English article is as follows: "In the Yellowston Park enormous droves of cattle have, during the triocene period, been caught by a revolution of the earth and buried by the throw n- down masses. "The extensive saline deposits in tlie district preserved . and seasoned the meat, the cold of the ice period kept it for millenioins, and under the 'influence of the immense pressure of the masses jf earth and stones it has been trans- I ; . ! as to tiHtA and fiiitritionnfl in nnt in. ferior to corned beef. , "The deposits have a know n extension of many square miles, and would be able to furnish meat to the world for a Ion: time. A poor cowboy is said to be the dis coverer, and some United States capital ists have taken hold of it, and most se- retly are forming a company to put it on the market." Uncle Sam Muzzling Dogs. The bureau of auiroal industry of the deHuUnent of. agriculture, which has advice to offer relaUag to evervthLjB that lives, has commenced sending out dog-day warnings. Te bu.eau has leen e-pciinejting, for a number ot years with the subject of rabies, and is warning pc.-sons to keep their dogs muz zled during the hot Biirumer months. It does not require a scientist to demon strate that a securely murr.led dog cau not bite any one, but the animal indus try exper ts go further and show by statistics that muzzled doss dd" not so mad." The department is preparing' circular containing information and bugesUons on the subject. This will be sent to the officials of all of the large cities of tue country. Among the recoiniueudaiions made by the bureau is that ordinances be passed arthoriiing the mayor to issue a proclamation requiring all dogs to be muzzled during certain suoimer moutns. O. II. Mortensen has purchased the p.operty formerly owned by F. O. Plot ner. II. M. Barrett has gone to Roseburg on buaineea. A. C. Hensen, of Galesvilte, was a business vl-iU-r in town the firrl uf the week, S. A. Fow ler has returrw-d to Portland to reside, having sold his property in this city. - Mrs. Geo. Hansen, who has been vis iting with Dr. and Mrs. Bowersox, re turned to her home in Grants Pass the first of the week. Fred McGregor met with quite a pain ful accident by cutting two ot his fingers with an ax, w h'le clearing his home stead near this place Mws Genevieve Roberts expects to leave for California, this week, w here she will visit her brother, P. F. Roberts. Miss Sadie Eristow U ft hr her home n IJenton county, alU-r several weess visit w ith Mrs. R. K. Montgomery. M. T. Chase, the merchant. ItaJ the large building formerly used aa a stable moved to the rear of hi store building and will use it as a ware room. L. L. llurd, our postmaster, left Fri day night," for his old home in the East, which he has not xmted for nineteen years. He will visit relatives in Dako ta. Minnesota. Michigan and Iowa be fore returning. Mr. and Mrs. Nasi, pnrents of our worthy townsman, C. T. Nail, w ill dis pose of their farm at Williams Creek, in Josephine countv. and will make their home with their son in this city. The city election last Monday passed off very qu!etly, only 44 votes being cast, and resulted in the following officers being elected: Mayor, D. N. Fish Councilmen. D. N. Snyder and Dr. F. R. Eowereox ; Recorder, R. K. Mont gomery ; treasurer, 11. u. foiinenmiin Marshal, Nelson Jones. . , 1 ne United States Navy. ) t is too late to prepa.e for war when wa' has come; and if we only p.ep.e sufficiently no war will ever come. We wish a powerful and efficient nuy, not lor purposes' of war, but as the eu ett gnaianty of peace. If we have such a navy if we keep on building it up we may rest assured that there ia but the smallest chance that trouble will ever come to this nation ; and we may like wise rest assuied that no foreign power will ever quarrel with us about the Mou roe doctrine. President Roosevelt. Mohair Wanted. I am prepared to buy Mohair in large or small lots. Will pay tho highest cash price according to quality , for it. Will be iu Oakland every Friday, aud every Saturday will bo in Roseburg, head quarters at V. R. Buckingham's grocery. AJdrtiss , L. A. Mabstkrb, t'-inSl Cleveland, Oregon. A Tax Upon VI. ue. . The Oregon legislature ever mindful of the fact that right living ia a haid task under any circumstances determined to protect it and hence that August body increased the tax on virtue fifty cents I'ho r. nf ft linnttA in tnarrv nn trt May 10. is t2.60 on that day the new law goes into effect when it will be $3.00 A Barqain in Tim '-.sr. 480 acres of fine white cedar and old-growth fir tim her in Coos county, Ore. Lies on bank of a nood driving stream in easy reach of log market on tidewater. For partic ulars iu this and other timber deal, a in nnirn of Wl. M. PoRTKR. mlGtf. Camas Valley, Oregon. W ilbur Items. The ladies Aid Society met at Mrs McKay's this week. Mr. S. J. Chenoweth spent a day or two at Mr. George Hall's. Mis. Ketcheson. of Ten Mile is visit ing with Rev. Iiarbit and family. Misses Grace and Annie Grubbe, of Oakland spent several days in town visiting relatives. Miss Verna McKay, who has been at tending school here, has returned to her home at Winchester. Mr. and Mrs. John Agee, who have both been quite sick, we are glad to say are improving at present. Mr.' George Grubbo and Wm. Hiil purchased one of the warehouses of Mr. Donnell. and are having it removed to their place. The prize offered by the Lodge to the lady who had the best lepreseutcd box at the box supper, was won by MNs Eva Wilson. Her box represented a pad lock. Bahbasa. r Eggs, Eggs, Eggs, , If yon want cs for Hatching from High Grade Poultrv s-nd . your order for ejtgs or breeding" stock to the Roseburg Poultry Yards WK ha'vf V3 Rtrff n.4 R arm. uiau vuiihu lljiuuuiu IVUVaa AiiU Light Brahmas. 15 Eggs for SI. 00. Live and Let Live is our Motto. . ''vVlVUCiV' JOMX K. JOIIMHOM, Prop-, Bo ijt, RctMbarc Orearoa I IV. R. B ucliin Oregon Mohair Last week we published an item taken from the Rural Northwest concerning some fine Mohair that L. A. Marsten clipped from one of his Registered Pure B!ood. The Rural Northwest however did not print all this letter as it should have done. The letter read as follows: New York, Mar. 11, 13. Mr. L. A. Marsters, Cleveland, Oregon. Dear Sir: Your letter and also sam ple of Mohair received in good order and I have carefully examined same. Al though your state is known to grow better Mohair than any other state in the Union, still I must admit that you are producing the beat grade of Mohair in quality of fibre, cleanliness and also length. I also find your sample to be free from kemp, w hich is a very good advantage above others, as in this case the value of Mohair increases. Mohair like your sample is worth from 40 cent to 50 cents per pound, that is providing it is like sample sent me. I : should judge according to ray examination of your sample yoa ought to be able to roduce 12 inch Mohair or longer, as the animal from which von clipped the sauple seems to be in a very healthy con dition and by not shearing such animals for twelve months, yoa can very easily produce extradong Mohair, which would be worth to me fl.00 per pound at any time. If you can select from yoor stock of Mohair any measuring 12 inches or longer you mar ship it to me at above mentioned price. Hoping to hear from yon, I remain Yours respectfully, L. Levussfove. Mr. Marstera has some fine -Mohair hanging in the Board of Trade win-low, that is the fl.00 per pound kind men tioned in the letter. It does notcosi uve cents per pound more to raie Mohair which will sell readily at fl.00 per pouud than it does to raise S3 cent Mohair When once a breeder or owner of Angora grots has purchased the very best grade. then his profits ana sure from the start. And this is not only trui of the Angora goat business but in all the various kinds of live stock raised on the farm or ranch. J. 31. Weatherby SNteen to One Harmony. W. J. Bryan, in his Commoner of last week,- says he is an advocate of Demo cratic harmonv, but insists as to the price that it must be along lines which he dictates. He charges the so-called rvorganizers with wrecking the harmony which once existed, and continues;: "The voters who in 1SS and I'JOO risked social and business ostracism are-4 perfectly willing to welcome hack and forgive those who went astray, provided those who return come back chanced i sentiment and purpose. But why wel come men w hose only objectfin coming back is to make the Democratic party an adjunct aud an aid 10 me t.epuou can party ; why have a fight in tlie con vention if it's going to result in renewed alienation, unless the party sounds a re treat? Instead of invitinj harmony these so-called 'ha'monwere' are only planning for more contention. "The leaders among the reorganises are making a burglarious attempt to en ter the Democratic party for the pur pose of carrying aw ay whatever it has of value to those w ho occuny the house, and it is time to sound the alarm." Painting and Paper Hanglcg. gham, (SuccesHor to W. L. Cobb, Mrs. ( Boyd's old standi ...Sole Agents for... Chase Sanborn's Coffees HE Extend a cordial invitation to the public and the many friends of the old firm to call and examine their new line of Staple and Fancy Gro ceries, Qaeensware, Etc. Bring Us Your Batter, CMckens, Ec3S. T. A. Bury D. L. Mart's Roseburg Real Estate Co. Farm and Timber Land Bonght and Sold Taxes Paid for Non-Residents. Timber Estimates a Specialty. List yonr proper ty with us. I A. C. MAHSTEnS a CO. DRUGGISTS. We Want Your Patronage and as an inducement we offer U. S. P. Standard Drugs, Fresh Patent Medicines, High Grade Perfumes, Soaps, Toilet Arti cles, and Specialties. ..... . . SHE On the Wove of Prosperity. PA 1ST rides oa the very too cf tie wave. It Las reached tint pos-i-tkra becasse of is great worth and it wl stay there. No other paint does good work so well and so eco nomic sHy. ' No other piir.t Las pained such popoilrirj. Color cards oa appiid-tion. If you intend to paint ycur bouse see Churchill Q Ycolley, Agents for S. - W. Paint. P. S. DRY. JEWELER and WATCHMAKER All Work Guaranteed for Reasonable Prices. I.;;. .Li- Secoad Dojr north new Bank Bailding, HOSEBCBO, OalOOS Little Ranch for Sals. A eood httle home for sale : 17 acres adjoining fair grounds, 1) niLes east of Roseburg. Good buildings, 150 good bearing fruit trees, 10 acres in cultiva tion. Price f 1225. For particulars in quire at Milikin's shoe store, Roseburg tiat John Miller, of Hagerstown, Washing ton County, Maryland, has located in Roseburg, and he is a thorough master of his art and prepared to do all kinds of painting, paperhanging, graining, and decorative painting in tie highest style as practiced by first clc-M workmen on the Atlantic Coast. It you want the very latest artistic work he will be pleas ed to give for low prices and first class work. Call on him at 517 Mosier street or drop a letter through the post office nd he will quickly respond. (tf) RELIABLE For Sale. A spleudid team of heavy draft hcrsea. Address V. 0. Box 43, Roseburg, Ore gon.' a5 v- 1 y bred Have POULTRY YARDS. E. A. KRUSE. Proprietor, Breeder f B. P. ROCKS, 5. C. BROWN LEGHORNS, il. B.' TURKEYS, TOU LOUM3 GEESE. PEKIN DUCKS, AND THE FINEST SCOTH COLLIES THERE AF.E ANYWHERE. Chicken Ejjs, $1.50, per Settinz, tv.o Settings $3.50 Pnnltrv fnr 11 vears. and have won many prizes. 12 years, - E. A. KRUSE, Rcseburg Ore