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A WEEK OF SWEETS Commencing on Xmtis dny and continuing through the Holiday Week wo will .sell the well known brand of LOWNEY'S CANDIES At the Following prices. t-4 Pound Boxes Chocolate Creams j2 J f U 41 $ .JO .25 .50 Never before have these goods been sold al th se prices, and will only be during the time stated. BROCK & McCOMAS CO. DRUGGISTS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1902 Nothing is lost by a little bending a little suppleness, a little slowness, a little humani ty. The world is like a passage that is dark and low of roof, if one will stoop hut a trille, as one goec through, one will mis3 many a thump. Benjamin Franklin. VERSATILITY OF THE WEST. John U. Rand, senator-elect from Uaker, Malheur and Harney counties, represents a territory in the state senate of Oregon, almost equal In .size to the state of South Carolina This vast area of agricultural, torest -and mineral land, represents the true diversity of the West, and shows in its fullness the wide scope of know edge and experience which a Western ..public man must possess. . In New England a congressman is elected from one ,warii of a densely populated city. He will quite likely represent a class of people following -almost exclusively one single occupa ttlon. One of the gVeat shoe manufacture :ing cities will elect a man to congress or to the state legislature, whose sole claim to statesmanship is that he will fight for a reduced tariff on hides, for laws regulating tanneries .and rigid restriction covering the traffic In shoes his sole and only fort and ob ject. Another ward, containing perhaps five square miles, will elect a printer , a cigar maker or a lawyer, whose aim is bounded by the vocation of a few thousand constituents. Public men of the crowded Eastern states repre sent single industries, 3lnglc Ideas, single local objects in many instan ces. Their training has made them spec ialists In a narrow margin of activity. They are nut in touch with the world. The Interests of other states, :ir even adjoining districts, do not encourage a widening of experience or practical knowledge. They cling to the vine that bore their fathers and forefathers, for gen erations before them. They stand in the shadow of long accustomed Ideas and experiences. They do not scat ter out. They don't rub elbows with the world. Their Ideas of statesman ship cannot or do not reach out to other great Interests akin to their own. Thoy are political recluses. How vastly different In the West Walter M, Pierce, aenator-clect from the 22d senatorial district, John L. Hand from the 25th or W. W. Stelwer from the 21st, represent a hundred vocations, a hundred separate and distinct industries, followed by ag gressive, rugged workers, who simply drive a business to triumph against all odds. These men must be familiar with the industries the yrepreaent They must be able to discuss each of the thousand minor details pertaining to the great enterprises that He within their districts. They must be ablq to legislate Intelllgently.direct and frarao wisely and justly the laws that are intended to protect and perfect the gigantic industrial and commercial forces, that arc struggling to attain perfect order and perfect fruition In the' empires they represent. ' It Is 160 miles from Ontario to Hums, as far as It Is across the state i of New .Hampshire at the widest point, and Burns does not mark the limit of .Malheur county by 100 miles. yet this wonderful region is repre sented by one man. To treat the great questions that arise in this district, intelligently, a legislator must possess a wondrous scope of experience, He must know mining, farming, stock raising, lum bering, railroading, irrigation, com merce lnw, schools, mercantile and manufacturing pursuits intimately, and in detail. He must know thai cer tain points of existing statutes, cover ing minute details of some of thn great Industries need changing befoio he can conscientiously take the wel tare of the people into his hands and recommend a change. He must be familiar with men of vastly different tiades and professions and know the details of their work as well as they It Is a subject which scarcely over attracts the attention of the Western er. He Is I'coustomed to great enter prises, large tasks and vast experi ences. He is a man of a multiplicity of accomplishments. Heady to meet any issue, no matter how great, he holds an empire in his hands with the same practised grace that he would tell a story. , JEFFERSON NO ORATOR. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, the most polished gentleman of his time, the most brilliant letter writer, tho keenest diplomat and one of ' the greatest Americans, could not make speech. As long as ho directed public affairs he never spoke a hundred words off hand, before a public body. In the heated discussions that ac companied the reading and adoption of tho Declaration of Independence by the delegates from the thirteen colonies, Jefferson never arose- to his feet. He wrote It, gave It the Im mortal music of its thought, wrapped the glowing mantle of eloquence about It, yet could not defend It with oratory. He sat and bit his lips, as the pfenn ing sword thrusts of those delegates halting on the brink of torylsm, trim med its splendid phrases down. He did not offer a word of protest. when Its very germ and essence were trembling in the balance. There were oratorical giants on hand that day. The speeches made against the adop tion of the full declaration were as brilliant, almost, as' the document Itself. Alfred Henry Lewis, av eminent writer In 8 most thrllliug reminiscent article describing that historic meet- ng, says: Jefferson and John Adams are seated side by side. Jefferson takes o part in tho discussion, since ora tory s beyond him. First and last, during his life, he nover speaks two words upon his feet. Tho congress prunes and edits Jefferson's draft of the declaration. John Adams is now on his feet. He seeks strenu ously some amendment, as he likes not that expression 'all men nro cre-r ated equal.' But nobody agrees with Adams; tho phrase Is preserved and debate wags on. Franklin goes from delegate to delegate. His work Is done by conversation. uo hears him whisper, as he encounters some flicker of torylsm In Button Gwinnett, of Georgia: 'Resistance to tyrants Is obedience to Qod.'" A public watch meeting will be held at Medford on New Year's eve. OREGON'S FUTURE. The Columbia, tho natural gateway to America's granary, tho river of legend and romance, now closed to shipping by obstructions which n few r.altry millions would surmount, must ono day be the prime contributor to the weal of this state, whoso name It sometimes bears. When the govern ment shall finally be aroused to thr importance of this transcendent wa terway, and shall construct the (Vlllo canal, already too long delnyed ihe wharves of Portland and Astotln will teem with the manifold pruritic tlun or an interior vast and varied, beside the limitless possibilities of which the lamed valley of the Mlsslslppi In the days or Its beginning pales In "iim parlson. Itnihoad have become the potential force In material progress. Thoy constitute the modern enginery of utilitarian life. And yet one-hall' of this great state, comprising a terri tory in area approximately as large as all Ohio, is untouched by a single tall. Central and Southeastern uro iron, largely still In Its pristine state where yet exists the feudalism of the cattk kings, holding in Its unstiuiiicu mountains and silent plains fair promise of a million homes, awaits awakening to this ago of steam. When eastwnul from ocean ports or southward from the river on the north, tho whlrlinir trains shall come. this -eglon will spring into surpass-1! ing life, the pride of the common wealth. When these essentials shall be at tained, and thoy surely are near at tainment with energetic unity tit homo and aggressive wisdom in the con giess or the nation, Oregon's morning of strenuous life will dawn to break Into a marvelous day. No state in tho Union, old or now, can rival this in attractions presented to tho home-maker. Three hundred miles of seacoast, with bays and rushing livers, offer to the children of tho mariner nations the scenes and Industries of their mil shipyards and fisheries and white-winged boats. Forests mngnill cent clothe our mountain ranges with beauty and dormant wealth, bidding the sturdy sons of the north lenow In their recesses the experiences about the Great Lakes n quarter of a cen tury ago. Crovlce and crag, ledge and boul der, and the beds of ancient streams, entice with yellow gleam the men who worship tho fickle goddess of the mines, while coal measure untold, tho whitest marble and the finest stone, await the pick and chisel of thosi who seek tho quarries. Great waterfalls, whirling white with power, are ready for the harness to turn the wheels of Industry and light the electric spark. Valleys al luvial and of amazing fertility. In whose soil ure capabilities only riv aled in tropic climes, respond to plow and seed with grains and grasses and (cry prodi'ct of vine ar.d tree in be wildering and voluptuous plenty. vast ranges lingering yet with' herds upon a thousand hills, sheep in unnumbered flocks, and horses In speeding bauds, mark an era of a fad ing past the pastoral period of a vigorous people. Plains now arid, whoro the sagebrush and the cactus thrive, thirst for the wasting winter Hoods applied by men who know tho irrigation art, and promise rich re ward, for tho soil Is volcanic ash, self fertilized, in which are all the ele ments assuring abundant crops in all the products of the temperate zone. bteptien A. Lowell. In Oregon Dallv Journal. CLEARANCE Our Big Clearance Sale has begun and will continue until all Seasonable Goods are closed out. Special reductions in all lines. THE FAIR The Place to Save Money j Have Your Water Pipes Examined and Repaired at Once Delay will lead to serious brjuaks. First-class work guaranteed by BECK, the Reliable Pitimfee. Court street, opposite the Golden Rule Hotel Dcspain & Clark Wholesale Com mission Merchants Will pay cash for poultry. The Market price always. Briny it in every day and all day. Chickens, Geese, Ducks and Turkeys. Office in Savings Bank Building Come, Get Our Quotations "To say a pleasant word to anyone was almost impossible. "I wss troubled with ftmale weakness for tight year s ami suffered more thin I can tell,'" wnlo Mrs. Gust. Moer of Ovando, Deerlodge Co., Mont. My disposition was affected to such an extent tnst to say a pleaaant word to anjroue was almost asiDie. had two oi ra tions performed by oue of the most skilled surgeons of the West, bat did not get relief. Then, fttralnst tav doctor's strict orders, I oommenoed taking nr. nerce-s ravonte Prescription and 'Golden Medical Dis- ooTery,' and also fol lowed the advice rirtn In the Common ills Medical Ad. riser. "I continued this treatment for three months, and to-day am as healthy and well as a woman can be. I cannot thank Doctor Pierce enough for his kind letters to me." Womanly dis eases, as a rule, spoil "disposi tion," because of the extreme nerv. ousneas and suffering they cause. Hap- Siness as well as health is restored to le woman whose diseased mnilltlmi is cured by the use of Dr. Pierot's Favorite irresenpuon. After eight years of suffering and two fruitless o Derations, three months' tur nt "Farorite Prescription" restored Mrs. Moser to perfect health. This great remedy for woman's Ills, establishes regularity, dries weakening drains, heals Inflammation anil ulceration and cures female weakness. The Common Sense Medical Advi 1008 large pages, in paper covers, Is sent frv on receipt of 31 ono-cent stamps to pay expense ot mailing only. Address Dr. B, V. Pieros, Buffalo, N. Y. Let Murphy Frame those Pictures for Christmas Don't put off having the work dene. If Murphy does the work it will be good work and you will be highly pleased, Best stock of framing material. E. J. Mtttpfiy's Best work at lowest prices. Gray's Harbor Commercial Co. We Don't Keep Everything Hut wo do keep a good big stock of nice dry Flooring, Celling, Rustic and Finish. In all grades Also all kinds of Dimension Lumber, in cluding Lath and Shingles. Our stock of Doom, Win dows, Moulding, Building and Tar Paper and Apple Uoxesls complete, aud any one In need of Lumber will not be wrong In placing their order with the : : ; Gray's Harbor Com. Co. Opp. W: ft C. R. Depot FOR SALE A half section of fine wheat land, all in summer-fallow, north of Pendleton. Good improvements. Almost a section "ol land in one body, a short dis tance north of town. FRANK B. CLOPTOM 800 MAIN STREET l navo bargained with a competent Timber Cruiser to locate Valuable Timber Claims On the line o. a railroad now under construction. This means a big ohanoe for flrat-oomers. See N.Berkeley Have some good farms for sale. GOOD SOUND WOOD Is always received when you place your order with us. Fir, Tamarack and ..Pine.. Why buy poor coal when you can get the best for the same price? Laatz Bros. c Telephone Main 5 ft am . Of 11 11 rs jv sn bbmmi fh s., Z A,a,tcnoncbm... I Mid-Winw -ON. J SUITS, CLOAKS, s Tf. 174 s.. . ft . j&in anflvu sTV j r- b r.u rnpn e tn si si n.a.actm.. IMA ifWt. COOVst0T UNDER THE MIST me man wno rtceim klssisthenattle'tlu th. things lielug w)usl-th( ntteml tn 1 hp Unnihrliu nlilrtu. pnllflr wiA inffj n uauiuu an wi n iu vui uuil mo-t particular. Let m laundry work. 'ill' ii iiii."i r i ti 11 in 11 11 11 ii 1111. L'UlllAlllU LI Court and Thompson A Christmas Santa Claus would t hu hail a nreai ..;) hpfnrp Chi!SDs 'b" " " ' their carriage or UIViAii mw..s- - liir liarl n first nn-jr shop to bring it to, Will HMW 0 , It it sj.m , . at a reasonaWcpncc NBA1 ' ... tl..MfMN!i"' Mnu rnr idib. LumUt, .... 1. t 111 D All Kimis iu -r Sash, iwi - f laning to older. Don't V'"": .' i w..:i,i;ne Material - consulted us. Pendleton PI f H At I J . i ui '- - Fred Wrfl Flour, Mill T1