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03 Opening a set of hooks ? Then st us for Ledgers, Journals, Cal Books ami Daj Books Wc have all sizes Pull lint- of Stationery for business and social use. Latest styles. BROCK &, McCOMAS CO. DRUGGISTS "WEDNESDAY, JANUAHY 11, 1003. Character Is the best capital a man can own; It Is tho best security ho can offer In time of need. It is better collateral than bonds, notes or mort gages. These may be lost or destroyed, but character lasts while life lasts. George II. Maxwell. I THE PASS IN POLITICS. Washington and Idaho legislature: me savagely lighting the rnllroa pass evil. Since legislature and railroads havi existed In the Uhitcd States, enough free passes have been furnished leg! Jators to foim a beautiful mosaic pave ment decorated with the autographs of railroad presidents, over a conalil eraula territory In that country where railroads aie unknown. It has become a custom to give and accept a pass. Men ride on them and curse railroads while doing so. They accept the compliment as a matter of business; they don't take it in th light of a irlce for their liberty, But that is what It is. It represents a sale. It may not Boy so In words, but there is a prin ciple attached to the transaction that does not permit of denial. If yon "tip" the porter and he don': brush your hat and help you on with your coat, what do you think? What do you sayT If you gently slip a sliver quarter Into the fingers of the waiter, and she don't show understanding enough to smile and bring the second quar ter of pie, what do you say? The pass is your "tip." You become the waiter, the porter, the lackey when you take It If you take It slm ply because It Is free to legislators, and not to you, on personal consider ations and the corporation expects you to shine Its shoes, brush Its hat and smile as you deliver the people's pie to it. That is Ihe meaning of it. All tho laws and customs to tho contrary can pot make It anything else. Jdaho is suffering acutely from this old practice. Many of her legislators come by way of Spokane and Pendle ton to Boise, traveling from 500 to 00 miles. The mileage Is an enor mous expense. An effort was made to return the mileage to tho state where members were furnlshpcl free passes, but this was dfeated. Washington's governor bitterly cen sors the railroad lobbyists and says tho power of the pass. In defeating tho railroad commission bill, will, turn that state Into the democratic fold. Happily, Oregon Is not openly ac cused of trading In this line yet. Some wholesome legislation mlphf prevent It In future. ROOSEVELT'S INTERFERENCE. The actlcn of President Roosevelt In sending a personal message to tho legislature of the state of Utah advis ing that body not to elect a Mormon United States senator Is a pleco of truly Itooseveltlan Impudence. It Is none of Theodore Roosevelt's business whom the legislature of Utah elects to tho senate or any other office If a Mdrmon Is unfit to be a United Htates senator he Is unfit to bo a post master or other federal official, and! yet President Roosevelt has appoint ed many Mormons to such positions. (Mowing wearisome. He seeks to con duct the United States of America much as if- It were a stock company oi whlcli ho is not only president bin general manager as well. Piosldont noosovelt informs the people of Utah that they sjiould not have for United States senator the man they want, and he Informs the people of Indianola, Mississippi, that they must havo the ncgress they don't want for postmistress. metropolitan transit that have been given away for absolutely nothing until recently, and practically nothing In this day, should bo brought back whero thoy naturally belong, under the control from which thoy passed, tho ownership and operation of tho public. "We are of opinion, also, from sta tistics submitted to us, that exper! once has demonstrated that, under public control, these railway systems would not only be operated efficiently' for the public, but that fares could lit- reduced to threu cents, still leav ing a largo net surplus after tho cost of operation Is met, which could be applied to reduce general taxation." The whole nation will wnko up Bonn lay to ihe necessity of public owner ship, not alone of the railroads, but of all public utilities San Francisco Star. DEMOCRACY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS REDUCED INTEREST RATES. Tho first bill introduced in the state senate, after organization, was one to i educe tho rate of Interest on money loaned by the 3tate from the irreduci ble school fund, from C to 4 per cent per annum. Tho bill should become a law with out a dissenting vote. The reduction of this interest rate liom S to G per cent was a boon to farmers who need money. It stim ulated energetic men to take advan tage of low Interest to improve run down farms, stock them with cattle nnd sheep rnd become Independent of money loaners. Tho state can afford to further re duce this rate. Tho school fund is ac cumulating fast, is now unwieldy and should bo loaned at a rate of Interest that would Induce men to put It to legitimate uses In Improving the country. Oregon is no longer in swaddling clothes. She is a prosperous, mature enterpilse and as such should encour age local pride and local Improve ment by helping those who are willing but helpless. Heal estate Is unquestionable secur ity for the tchool funds. It should be in use drawing per cent interest, instead of lying idle in the state treasury. It is a happy condition found In Or egon, in which farmers aro not com r.elled to borrow, although $760,000 of state funds aro available at C per cent. But If this enormous fund were to bo procured at 4 per cent, on real estate, many energetic men would gladly enlarge and Improve their hold ngs, to the glory and prosperity of Oregon. State schools are, so far as mental (raining and the acquisition of knowl edge go, vastly superior to either chur -h schools or individual schools. Private and church schools tend to breed caste and division among the children of the community. The pub lic school, on tho other hand, is the mirror of the republic. In the public schools of a town you have the purest democracy in the world. When we look at the hard facts we see that It is folloy to blame schools for defects of blood, lapses of virtue and bjlght of character, which neither our laws nor our policy require tho schools to combat. You must blanio the church, you must blame tho of fenders, you must blame yourselves when your children become "Ihe vic tims of intemperance, vice or impiety. President J. G. Schurman of Cornell University. I Rubber Goods Sale Wo want to clean up all heavy winter ovorshoeB, felt boots, etc., and for a short time will moke groat reduo'ions in the prices. Noto somo of tho bargains off c ltd bolow: TVWc Lined Arctics, all sizes, heavy, $.00. Men's two-buckle Perfections, for Felt Boots or 1 Socks, $t.45. -Men's one buckle Perfection, for Felt Boots or Socks, $ J. i 5. . Men's White Felts, best grade, 85c; Grey Felts, Men's Alaska Protectors, first grade, 80c; second grade, 70c. Women's Arctics, 75c; Women's Alaska Protect ors, 60c and 55c. Misses' Arctics, 55c ; Misses' Alaska Protectors, 50c. Child's Arctics, 50c; Child's Alaska Protectors, 38c. Ladies' Jersey Leggins, 70c ; Misses' Jersey Leg gins, 60c. Men's German Sox, heavy grade, 75c. Come soon and you will bo Biiro to find your size, iroine who come late will bo disappointed. THE FAIR THE PLACE TO SAVE MONEY all together, now. Have Your Water Pipes Examined and Repaired at Once In the good old summer time, In the good old summer time. For all the hard coal In the ground wo wouldn't give a dime. When people sweat Darn few, you bet, Will think of frost and rime And now wo sae what jays we were In tho good old summer time, In the good old winter time. In tho good old winter time, Our name is Dennis, you can bet; We feel just ripe for crime; We offer gold, Yet we are told In prose and not in rhyme, "Go way bjck and cool off some more In tho good old winter time." T. O. 0 In Baltimore Sun. W. H. Watt, who attempted to com mit sulcldo in Portland Monday, Is a prominent banker of Halley, Idaho. An Ideal Woman's Medicine, Delay will lead to serious breaks. First-class work guaranteed by BECK, the Reliable Plumber. Court street, opposite the Golden Rule Hotel The people of La Grande aro strug gling with a new charter, which, as! now framed, places the city, the peo pie and the public utilities at the! mercy,. of the council. On the final settlement of public questions the people should have a right to vote, at least. I llKCKIVKS MUCH ATTU.VriON In our school. Instruction In given la wo r J Ins, capitalizing, punctuating, para craphlng, etc All our teaching la practi cal; the education we give la usable. A courae with us pays the euccc3 of our graduates, aa business men and vromen. and a bookkeepers and stenographera, proves this. Open all the year; student admitted at any time; cataloguo free. PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLCGU POUTI,AND, OltHGON A. P. AIUISTIIUMQ, I.L.U., PIUNCIl'AI. The Full Line of Monopole Canned Goods LOSSES ALWAYS MET PROMPTLY by the Fire Insurance Com panies we represent. Our companies stand first in the world. Assets Hartford Fire Insurance Uo.J12,2o9,07G Alliance Assurance Co 29,030,003 London & Lancashire Kire Insurance Co 2,514,083 North HrllUh & Mercantile Co 10,093,074 lloyal Insurance Co 22,807,153 FRANK B. CLOPTON AGENT 800 MAIN STREET Hi An 1 there are none better put anywhere, are handled by us. I No matter what you desire canned goods come to us and get Monopole Brand and then go Home and be satisfied for you al ways get satisfaction in this brand The sketch of L. T. Harris by Mur ray Wade, in Tuesday's Telegram makes the speaker of the house look like the picture of Czolgoscz in a med ltatlve.mood. People who have never Eeen Mr. Harris will wouder how he on on that awful face, as outlined in the sketch. A referendum vote on the fair ap loprlatlon would be so overwhelm ingly In favor of it, that tho legislature ould feel ashamed to think It doubt ed tho people's willingness to tho e.v tent of referring the matter to them. FOR PUBLIC OWNER8HIP. The King's county, Now York, grand jury, the ether day, made a strong eport on tho inadequacy of street allroad facilities and emphatically advocated Ihe annulment of the char ters of the monopoly and the public ownership and control of tho roads, In tho following "plain language;" So says Mrs. Josie Irwin, of 325 So. College St., Nashville, Tenn., of Lydia E. Piiikham's Vegetable Compound. Never in the history of medicine has tho demand for one particular remedy for female diseases equalled that at tained by Uyilia 13. lMulchum's Vegetable Compound, and never during tho lifetime of this wonderful medicine lias the demand for It been so (Treat as It Is to-day. From the Atlantio to the Pacific, and throughout tho length and breadth of this great continent come the glad tidings of woman's sufferings relieved by it, and thousands upon thousands of letters aro pouring in from grateful women saying that It will and posi tively does euro tho worst forms of femalo complaints. Mrs. IMnlcliam invites all wo men -who tiro puzzled about their health to write horut Lynn, Mass., for udviec. Such Corre spondence Is seen by women only, and no charge is made. The only solution of this vexed problem of metropolitan transporta tion ,ls municipal ownership and op eration of the means of public travel. Thesn street rnllwnvH fOovntnrl mil. The rtooseveltlan gallery plays are ways and tunnels, all the facilities ot CONSUMPTION the most dreaded and deadly of all diseases, as well as pneumonia, and all lung troubles are relieved at once and cured by Acker's English Remedy "the king of all cough cures." Qures coughs and colds In a day. 25 cents. Vour money back If dissatisfied. Write for free sample. W. H. Hooker & Cp., Buffalo, N. V. F. W. Schmidt & Co., druggist. THE Standard Grocery Court Street Low Sellers of Groceries Gray's Harbor Commercial Co. Wc Don't Keep Everything Hut we do keep a good big stock of nice dry Flooring, Celling, Rustic and Finish. In all grades AIwo all kinds of Dimension Luinbtr, iu . eluding Lath nnd Shingles. Our stock of Doors, Win dows, Mnnldimr, Thiildlng and Tar Paper ami Apple Boxes Is complete, and nny one in need of Lumber will not be wrong in placing their order with the : : - Gray's Harbor Com. Co. Opp. W; & C. R. Depot Bargains in Real Estate I have a larger and bettor list of Farms, Stock Ranches and City Property to sell than over before. Also a big iut ui lanu in tne coming wnoat section ot Eastern Washington. N.Berkeley GOOD SOUND WOOD Is always received when von place your order with us. Fir, Tamarack and ..Pine., Why buy poor coal when you can (ret the best for the same price? Laatz Bros. Telephone Main 5f . Speci Bargai -IN- i inn -AND- V "J -AT- flintier! fllnnryl TToo ti Ring! As it beats out in rythmic our success in carriage an .ar.n::nn, T7..11 or Rnrinf. sent nr c,,W paint or varnish, and ma v wasww u 'tun UUU aiatl C Ut.t 4 TM.-.I- NuAQLE BROTHERS Storcr gasoline engines are tho agent tor menu si I n M'y'WriJffSfl'ffli fnfinc ni .-,1 1 1 vif in Always ornament the j countenances ol ourj patrons Our Laua-i dry Work is tliel nf nerfection. W'l give it that 6nletl - finish so greaty ad-1 mired. the mm lmm Court and Thompson St Tons AND Tons lust received anothl car load of Poultry l stock supplies at tne Coleswortlj CHOP MHL W anil 12D Eust AHa 6trej .Q&D NEWSPAPBRB-TO POT J nlni purpoie.. Old , UndlM of 100 MCh t M Ot tbe BABT OitKUUWAn " ton, Ortgoa.