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MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1902. TIMELY ANNIVERSARIES. April SO. 1718 David Brnlnerd, famous missionary to the Indians, born at Haddam, Conn died 1747. JTS5 Prince Eugene of Savoy, famous commander, died; born 16C3. Eugene was one of the greatest generals of modern times. He fought under on alien flas over 30 years, that of Aus trla. Louis XIV.. who had repulsed his early ambition and caused him to enter the Austrian service, onerea nim a marshal's baton In vain. 180S Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, known In history as Napoleon III. of France, born In Paris; died at Chlsol- hurst Jan. 9. 1873. 1898 Senor Bernabe, Spanish minister to the United States, took his passports and left Washington for Canada. 1899 SI. Edouard Jules Henri Pallleron, French poet and dramatist, died In Paris; born 1&34. April SI. S23 Alexander the Great died. 1113 Pierre Abelard, fa m o u s unfortunate French scholar and reformer, died ; born 1079. The fame of Abelard has descend ed to posterity chiefly through his connec-CnarloUeBronte tlon with Helolse. The atory of these two, which reads like a romance. Is literally true. The remains of the lovers rest side by side in the same mausoleum In the cemetery of Pere le Chaise, Paris. 1816 Charlotte Bronte, author of "Jane Eyre," born; died 1S55. 1836 Battle of San Jacinto; defeat and frightful slaughter by Texans under Sam Houston. Santa Anna captured and Texan Independence secured. 1879 General John Adams Dtx died In New York city; born 1798. 1898 Minister Stewart L. Woodford given his passports at Madrid. Sampson's squadron blockaded Cubu. First ma rine capture of the war, the Spanish ship Buena "Ventura, In the gulf of Mexico. Date officially fixed as the be ginning of the war. 1J0O Bev. Thomas K. Beecher, brother of Henry Ward Beecher, died at Haver hill, Mass.; born 1815. The Portland Journal, recently Btarted In Portland, Is rapidly becom ing a newspaper and a very attrac tive one. Welcome to the "Woodmen of the World and their friends! They pos sess one thing that always Insures success, plenty of energy and a knowl edge how to apply It. Interests of the county have no rep rescntation on tho board, ho should be elected to succeed Sir. Gtlllland whose term has expired. With the usual whine of the Wll laniette valley the Salem Statesman utters a cry against the new tax law In the Interest of the proverbial "poor man" who pays taxes. It says th new tax law may be a good thing as a whole, but it Is pretty tough on many a poor man." How can It be The "poor "man" can take advantage of every feature of the law. "Poor men" who own property should pay taxes on the Bame terms as others who own property. In short, poor men do not have to pay taxes, only on such property as they may own The new tax law Is an excellont mea' sure. It Is an Incentive to thrift and good methods. It is the next best thing to local option In' taxation, al lowing each county to assess the tax as Its own people may elect. Home rule in taxation, as in everything else, makes people self-reliant, strengthens them in being self-gov ornlng and increases their capacity for taking care of themsolves. Those who depend upon government by the Jew, are always whining qvor what the government is expected to do for them and never caring to acomplish anything for themselves. Laws . that foster the independent spirit are the corner stones of American instltu tlons. LINCOLN'S ESTIMATE OF JEFFER SON. The citizens' ticket in Portland is headed by Robert Inman. a stalwart democrat, for mayor, and as ho is a popular man and one of extraordi nary ability and fitness for the office he may be elected. In any event he will make an interesting race against Judge George H. Williams, the repub lican candidate. The democrats in Umatilla county will make a strong effort to carry the county for the entire ticket and, judg ing from their earnestness and vigor, their efforts are not going to be with out results. They have a good tick et, a platform that means something and they do not propose to keep their light hid under a half bi-sbel. Such a thing might happen the democrats may be successful at the polls in Juno, elect .tho state ticket and a majority of tho members of tho legislature. If such a thing should happen, C. E. S. Wood would bo. the ,next United States senator from Oregon, and that would be a good thing for tho state and tho peo ple. Mr. Wood is a lawyer of ability, fearless in his advocacy of the rights of the people, a picturesque charac ter, and - a man -of delightful person ality. Strange things havo happened politically, and one may happen in June. Two years ago the people of Uma tilla county elected a democratic judge, G. A, Hartman, with tho re Bult that tho duties of that office have been looked after for tho past two years in a business-like way, and the dobt of tho county has been gradu. nll .J . v . unf uucreusuu. u mo uonra was democratic, more progress in this dl roctlon could be made. At present tho county court consists of a domo crat as county judge and two commls. Bionors, who are republicans. For tho good of jtljo couh,ty and thq benoflt of taxpayers, ono of these commls alonors Bhould bo a democrat, and the voters would do tho right thiiig if ithey elected James Nelson, the ' democratic candidate for commission er. 'Mr. Nelson Is a stockman, an old resident of the country south of Pen dleton, one who lias made a success of his own business, and ono who would bo faithful to the taxpayers as commissioner. Mr. Nolson Is a largo taxpayer himself, and as the stock The principles of Jefferson are the definitions and axioms of free socl ety. And yet they are denied and evaded, with no small bIiow of sue cess. One dashingly calls them "gilt tering generalities." Another blandly calls them "self-evident lies." And others insiduously argue that they ap' ply to '"superior races." These ex pressions, differing in form, are iden iicai in oDject and effect the sup planting the principles of free govern nijent, and restoring those of class! flcatlon, cast and legitimacy. They would uellght a convocation of crown id heads plotting against tho people They are the vnnguard, the miners and sappers of retruning despotism We must repulse them or they will subjugate us. This is a world of com pensatlon, and he would be no slave must consent to have no slave, Those who deny freedom for others deserve it not for themselves, and under a just God cannot long retain it. All honor to Jefferson to the man who, in the concrete pressure of a struggle for national Independence by a single people, had the coolness forecast and capacity to introduce Into a revolutionary document an ab stract truth, applicable to all men and all times, and so to embalm it there that today, and in all coming days, it snail be a rebuke and a stumbllnc block to the very harbingers of re appearing tyrany and oppression. Letter In reply to H. L. Pierce and other republicans of Boston, Inviting Mr. Lincoln to attend a celebration of Jefferson's birthday, April C, 1859. These by their representatives In old Independence hall Bald to he Whole race of men: "We hold those truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that tluy nre endowed by their Creator with cer tain inalienable rights: -.hat amim these are life, liberty and tho pursuit of happiness." This was their niaits tic interpretation of the economy of tho universt. This was their lofty and wise and noble understanding of tho Creator to his creatures. Yes gentlemen, to all his creatures, to the whole great family of man. In their enlightened belief, nothing stamped with the divine image was sent into the world to be trodden on and d graded and imbrulted by Its fellows They grasped not only the Whole race of men then living, but reached for ward and grasped the furthcrfst pos terity. They erected a beacon to guide ihelr children and their child ron's children, and the countless my. dads who would inhabit the earth in other ages. Wise statesmen as they were, they knew the tendency of prosperity to brood tyrants and so they established these great self-evl dent truths, that when in the distant future, some man, or faction, some interest should set up the doctrine that none but Anglo-Saxon white men wore ontitled .to life, liberty and the pursuit or happiness, their posterity might look up again tho Declaration of Independence and take courage to renew the battles their, fathers be gan, so that truth and justice and mercy and til the huninne mid Chris. At-.. . .1.'! . - - ' uan virtues might not bo ext nmi sh ed from the land! so that no jiian would dare to limit and circumscribe tno great principles on which tho temple of liberty was, being built. Now, ray countrymen, if you have been tnu;ht doctrines cmMd Ing with tho great landmarks of the Declara tion of Independence; if you have listened to suggestions which would take away from Ub grandour and muriate tho fair symmotry of its proportions;, if you have boon lnclln ed to 'boliovto that all men are not created equal in thoso Inalienable rights enumerated In our chart of lib-1 erty; let me entreat you to come; back." Return to the fountain whose waters spring close by the blood of; the revolution. Think nothing of me; j take no thought for the political fate of any man whomsoever, but come back to tho truths that are In tho De claration of Independence. You may do anything with me you choose, If you will bur heed these sacred prin ciples. You may not only defeat me for the senate, but you may take me and put me to death. While pretend ing no indlfferance to earthly honors, I do claim to be actuated In this con test by something higher than an anxiety for office. I charge you to drop any paltry thought for any man's Bticcess; It is nothing; I am nothing; Judge Douglass is nothing. But do not destro the Immortal em blem of humanity the Declaration of Independence. Speech at Beards town, 111., Aug. 12, 1858. Those arguments that are made, that the inferior race nre to be treat ed with as much allowance as If they are capable of enjoylug, that as much is to be done for them as their condi tion will allow what are these argu ments? They are the arguments that kings have made for enslaving the people in all ages of the world. You will find that all the arguments in favor for king-craft were of this class. They always bestrode the necks of the people, not that they wanted to do it, but because the people were better off for being ridden. That is their argument, Turn it whatever way you will whether it come from the mouth of a king as an excuse for enslaving the people of his country, or from the mouth of one race as a reason for enslaving the men of another race, it Is all the same old serpent; and I hold If that course of argumentation that is made for the purpose of convincing the public mind that we should not care about this, should be granted, it does not stop with the negro. I should like to know, If, taking that old De claration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, and making exceptions to It, whore will it stop? If one man says it does not mean a negro, why not another say It does not mean some other man? If that Declara tion Is not the truth, let us get the statute book in which we find it and tear it out! Who is so bold as to do It! If it is not true let us tear It out. (Cries of No, No.) Let us stick to It, then, let us stand firmly by It, then. Let us discard all this quib bling about this man or the other man, this race and that race, and oth er race being inferior and therefore they must be placed in an inferior po sition discarding our standards that we have left us! Let us discard all these things and unite as one people throughout this land until we shall once more stand up declaring that all men are created equal. leave you hoping that the lamp of lib erty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created equal. Speech at Chicago, III., July 10, 1858. PaystoTradeatthe PeopIesJ OUT OF THE ORDINARY is the soiling we are now doing and many are the flattering remarks . . .Li n rrnnrl dressers are thatexcepuuiiunj b making about our superior lines -of tailor-made SKELETON CLOTHING There are facts about the making of ing for mid-summer wear that are not fully appieci ated by many buyers : iftre worn under .ore severe cpndit-ions-conditions that make them like rags in a day ortwo-unless they are made to withstand these hardships. , , . u . This kind of clothing is our greatest specialty in i'l Sr success this year and past years are our Pthat our SKELETON CLOTH NO tUQlOU It iui jottio iwiv tn anv others. We've s mastered the art. PRICES ARE RIGHT Agents for Butter ick Patterns TipPphh Wnrp llu bUJ In) Hill) PENDLETON, OREGON Mail Orders Filled Send for Samples Pendleton Planing MiH and... r 44tt XT'. LI State Republican Ticket Governor. W. J. FURNISH, of Umatilla. Supreme Judge. R. S. BEAN, of Lane County. Secretary of State. F. I. DUNBAR, of Clatsop County. State Treasurer. C. S. MOORE, of Klamath County. Superintendent of Public Instruction, J. H. ACKERMAN, of Multnomah, Attorney General. A. M. CRAWFORD, of Douglas. State Printer. J. R. WHITNEY, of Linn County. DIS. SECOND CONGRESSIONAL TRICT. For Congressman. J. N. WILLIAMSON, of Crook County BOARD OF STRATEGY NEEDED. The Pendleton Tribune attempts to fire a hot shot at W. M1. Pierce by reference to the "perquisites" he re- cloved while clerk of Umatilla coun ty. The Tribune probably doesn't re member that at the same tlmo W. J. Furnish was sheriff and that in the matter o: collecting fees he was about the busiest man in the whole county. Tho Tribune needs a board of strategy, thinks the .La Grande Chronicle. Destroy the Cause, you Remove the Effect Newbro's Herpicide kills the dandruff germ which causes falling- hair, and, finally, baldness. No other hair preparation kills the dandruff germ. Stop-dandruff, there'll be no falling hair, no baldness. DicsixaoH, K.D.gKor.S.ta. nave ben luing Htrpklde, and have uM about one UilrU ola SI bottle, nud and that It doe all, and even more, titan you claim (or It. It not only clrames Jho Bcaln from dan. drufl and prerenu Hie hair from railing out, but promotes a new Kmnrlh. Ilaveonlyusai the quantity mentioned, ami have more hair on mv head than I have had for years. I also And that ickecre the hair toft and glossy. ' Edit abo Dodo. For Sale at all Finl-Clas Drug Sioru. LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT TICKET, For Joint Senator. J. W. SCRIBNER, of Union County. For Joint Representative. G W. PHELPS, of Morrow County UMATILLA COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET. State Senator. F. W. VINCENT, of Pendleton. Representatives. HENRY ADAMS, of Weston. C. E. MACOMBER, of Pendleton. Sheriff M. J. CARNEY, of Pendleton. Clerk. F. O. ROGERS, of Athena. Recorder. W. H. FOLSOM, of Pilot Rock. . . Treasurer. E. J. SOMMERVILLE, of Pendleton Assessor. GEORGE BUZAN, of Pendleton. Commissioner. T. P. GILLILAND, of Uklah. Surveyor. J. W. KIMBRELL, of Pendleton. Coroner. W. G. COLE, of Pendleton. Justice of the Peace Pendleton District. thomas FITZGERALD, of Pendle ton. Constable. A. J. GIBSON, of Pendleton. SMOKERS' SUPPLIES Haye.the Feathers On your feather bods RENOVATED By the 1902 STEAM PROCESS. No mixing of feathers. You get your own feathers. Work called or and delivered. r . Sold by JOHN 8UHMIDT vyuims nyuAXiiiJ AT The Louvre CIGARS-the best brands TOBACCO finest tor smoking and chewing PIPES to suit all :: : G. NEUMAN ' r KENTUCKY WHISKEY JUSTTHINK OF IT Three-fourths of tho peoplo in Umatill county are using our harness and saddles and the oeher fourth has just commenced to use them. All this eoes to show that ours are all FIRST- CLASS and PRICES RIGHT. Wo carry a com- Sieie siock oi uonars, spurs, urusnee, wmps, weat-pAds.Pack Baddies, Bags, String leather, ienis, wagon covers, canvas, an tunas. JOSEPH ELL, Leading Harness and Saddlery. UMBER Gray's Harbor Com. Co. SUCCESSORS TO A. C. SHAW & CO. Being one of the largest man ufacturing plants on Puget sound are able to sell you lumber cheaper than anyone else. New lumber coming in every day. They also make all kinds of boxes, including Apple, Pear, Peach, Cherry, and Plumb and berry crates, and are prepared to make you prices either in small lots or BY THE CAR LOAD Buy their stock bviK...' rar nan ntn , - w ,uib ann . ",c uenent of tho 'iin discounts, which them to sell at a verv! margin. IF YOU NEED . . , Lumber, Building pj Lime, Cement, BtfcJ Sand, Terra Cotta "ujuimgia mis get out prices. Pendleton Planing 1 Lumber Yard. R. FORSTER, Proprietor ! 1 You get Good Beer.. When you drink PILSNI BEER. Uuaranteea not to cause headache or dizziness Ask for it. Schultz Brewing 174iVy " IV I rM20- JJN1 ..-ADJUSTABLE., Window Screens 40 and 50c W.T. CLARKE & COM'Y .THE. French Restaurant COSY ROOilS, VWl Lighted and Steam Heated. Best 25 cent Meals m the City. EXTRAS Fn,K LgB, Eastern and uyatere. OlympU OPJ.?AV and NIGHT A Challenge io the Wor) We take great satisfaction in pUcfe it nnnnama sn una arrrinn iiithi iui OTnollanno Hnvohlll ii on1 rT,r(. ID tremelvlaw or tha aualitv: also for engines und for buggies. NEAGLE BROTHERS IIU LCI UL.I 1UU1UI WOOD! COAL! w ll 1 1 ll i jl in 1 w WW T If I1THII ! 1 It 1 I I 1 llll SELLS BOTH. KpmprAr m hirer Orders Promptly Filled. Telephone, Red 401, or call on W. O. MINNISi run., lr.t- tnaf nnrJOsK . . . m. l.arHirftf0 RESTAURANT vm. w w rw '1 I . i j i iv iv r1. r. - Th Onlv Hhort uruw in the Ultyj , Fresh Oysters Aliffl on nana Open Day.and W xu w. PaMb-' Daily Eaat Omn ht OKKQO