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Some days, some nights, hold
fuller draughts of peace:
Some suns are fairer, falling In
the west;
Some casual fact hath wondrous
charms to please;
Some tone on hill or sea is
choicer than the rest.
l.ouls Robert Stevnson.
HOOKS SHOULD HE FREE.
With the opening of the school
term there arises the perennial ques
tion of school books and book monop
olies and combinations.
There is no other form of monopoly
that more vitally interests the masses
than this school book monopoly.
People can escape the oil trust by
using the tallow dip, and are glad to
endure the privation to shun the trust.
Rut the pride of the American citi
zen drives him to boldly moot the ex
actions of the school book trust, be
cause the education of his family is
at stake In his refusal.
Under the state school book com
mission and the state board of educa
tion, the school book question is very'
little better than when each county
was a law unto itself on the subject
Not only are the prices of school
books out of reason because of the
trust, but the changes from one series
to another and from ono author to
another are unnecessory and burden
some. Ono family complains, by way of Il
lustration, that a certain dictionary
was purchased last year at considera
ble expense, with the understanding
that It would take the pupils from the
sixth grade through the high school.
They thought the dictionary question,
at least, was settled for good, and the
text books, only, would unnoy here
after. But that hope was vain. On
the opening of school they are directed
to buy another "brand' 'of dictionary
as being more satisfactory: this, with
the assurance that this last one will
take them through the high school
It will be ' so as long as new
"brands" of supplementary and auxil
iary books are conceived and printed.
The only solution 1b free school
books. The only escape for the poor
people who are thus handicapped and
burdened Is for the state to furnish,
free, every school book, leaving peo
ple who ore able to buy, the privilege
of buying If they desire.
When woman's suffrage carries In
Oregon some of these needed reforms
will be Instituted In the great state.
AX JEJiAMPLE FOR OREGON.
In California's educational exhibit
at the Lewis and Clark fair Is shown a
speclment of the circulating state li
braries which are now In use In the
Golden state.
Oregon might take a needed lesson
from this portion of the exhibit.
The California library consists of
about 125 books, state history pre
dominating in the collection. Next In
Importance In subject comes the biog
raphy of great Callfornlans. then
comes natural history of California,
and nature studies for young folks,
and then a general collection of use
ful and entertaining volumes intended
to instruct and amuse people of all
ages.
The stats of Oregon, as yet, has
nothing of this kind. If you mention
ii library, people say, "O, there are
no literary people here to use a li
brary." Literary people do not pa
tronize public libraries to any extent
They'choose and buy their own books.
The masses use libraries, and public
libraries should be so chosen as to
be most profitable and entertaining to
the masses.
California has shown excellent
judgment In ' classifying her state li
brary. She has placed history and
California biography at the head of
the list. This gives California first
place, always, in the minds of Callfor
ntans, and the result Is apparent
everywhere.
When California needs booming she
does not have to go out bogging for
funds nml mini, but funds and willing
men are forthcoming, volunturlly,
freely, cheerfully and with groat en
thusiasm. As a result, when California goes
out in competition with the world, ns
she Is doing at the Lewis and Clark
fnlr and as she has done at St. Louis,
and at numerous national conventions,
she loads, and leads gracefully, with
out effort, without friction.
It is because Callfornluna know and
love California. They are taught
California lore in babyhood, they are
taught California heroism and his
tory In boyhood and young manhood,
and have California methods and
California enthusiasm Instilled Into
their growing minds, while they are
forming habits and coming to man
hood. The fruits of this training are that
a Culifornian always stands up boldly
and enthusiastically for his state
wherever ho may be.
WHY NOT HAVE PAVEMENT?
Walla Walla does not enjoy nearly
the Income from Investments that Is
enjoyed In Pendleton : property does
not return as much in rents In Walla
Walla as hero; renters .10 not make
the money there thai tenters make;
hero; business Is not so lipid nor
profitable there us hero. Thu ? facts
are conceded by every on" familiar
with the two cities.
And yet Walla Walla is paving sev
eral thousand feet of main streets
with a substantial and permanent
pavement. Property owners unci the
city council there have joined hands
for the improvement of the city. The
pavement is adding 25 per cent to the
value of properties. The methods of
payment are not burdensome and the
city will enjoy beautiful streets while
paying for the pavement by easy
stages.
Pendleton can profit by this exam
ple. What has the council done here
in the past two years? This is not
asked In criticism or disparagement,
but as a plain business question. What
has been done to make permanent
streets, or toward securing city parks
or other public enjoyments?
These questions will be asked by
the business men in the coming city
campaign. .The council has insisted
on an open town. It has not lent its
aid to any very great degree to im
proving public morals. And until the
rock crusher was purchased a month
ago. it did notning to improve me
material condition of the city.
People would tolerate an open
town idea, to a small degree, where
the city council was actively engaged
in improving the city. If street work
and city park making were in progress
many conservative people would not
agitate the gambling question. But
where morals ar ''growing worso and
no street or other public Improvement
Is being done, people naturally ask.
What Is the council doing with
city's money?
the
COST OF LIVING.
In the last bulletin Issued by the
bureau of labor It is shown that the
living expenses of the average family
during the period between 1S9U and
1904 have increased from 2fi lo GO per
cent
There has been no corresponding in
crease in wages. While the laborer
works Just as hard today for the same
wages he earned 14 years ago, the
prices for ull the actual necessities of
life have Increased so greatly that he
must now pay out nearly 95 per cent
of his entire Income to protect him
self and family from exposure mid
starvation. .
No reason can be found for this
state of things except the excuse of
those who control the markets for the
necessities of life that they need the
money.
Heans and salt beef have gone up
15 per cent, salt pork and bacon 16.5
per cent, cornmeal 38 per cent, crack
ers IS. 9 per cent, molasses 6 per coot
eggs 79.6 per cent, herring !. per
cent, sa'lt 15 per cent, pepper ST.. 3 per
cent, and currants 30 per cent.
These are only a few nr the ar.u u s
which show an increase. Although
the bureau of labor claims that t
rles classed under the general head of
I'ood" have Increased In price only
7.2 per cent, the argument Is 1 t .'
one. The figures themselves are ni.-di
to tell a fulse story.
While it Is shown that flour has in
creased 36 per cent and eggs "9.6 per
cent In price, nutmegs have decrease i
557 per cent, and prunes 4 4.6 pel
cent. Nevertheless they are all lun.p
ed In together under the head of
"Food," and an average Increase .-f
7 per cent is obtained. This Is ihe
merest sophistry.
We could get along very nicely with
out nutmeg or vinegar, but eggs and
flour are pretty hard to do without
even at skyrocket prices.
The bulletin makes the following
estimate of the Increase In price of
nine groups of commodities, takimr the
price of 1R90 us H basts of compari
son :
Farm products 22.2
Food 11.1
Cloths and clothing 9.8
Fuel and lighting 32.6
Metals and implements 9.6
Lumber and building materials . 22.4
Drugs 10.0
Household goods 11.7
William Matlock, of Heppner, is III
this community this week buying beef
cattle. lie Is paying 12.75 for steers
and 12 for cows delivered at Heppner.
Re purchased about 160 head from
the various stoekralsers of this vicln
Hy. which will be delivered on the 18th
Inst. Monument Enterprise.
ALL FORMS OF GAMBLING
SUPPRESSED IN MEXICO.
Since the days of Santa Ana and
perhaps long before gambling has had
a firm hold in Mexico. That presi
dent used to attend cock fights and
bet on them freely. Gambling In his
time and to the present day has been
free and legal in the City of Mexico
and throughout the republic. Regu
lar gambling rooms pay a license, ns
does nearly every other business, that
being the Mexican method of raising
local revenue.
These gambling rooms do large bus
iness, monte being the popular game.
Oold and sliver are used in preference
to chips. Mexicans are ardent, per
sistent gamblers, especially where
cards are concerned. They do not bet
heavily at horse races, preferring to
stake moderate sums In French pools.
It may be for lack of opportunity that
the Mexicans do not bet on horses as
racing is limited to the course near
the capital, where as in France, Sun
day is the favorite day for the heavy
stakes.
e e e
Mexicans prefer the lottery to any
other form of gambling. It admits of
large and small dealings. People can
Invest from a quarter real, 6 1-4 cents,
to thousands of dollars. They can
make combinations to purchase tick
ets or lliey can Invest singly. The
streets are full of peddlers who offer
tlct;i is In the government lottery,
which I i lecent years has nearly
ihlveii 0th.-r lotteries out of the field.
t;i.v t rc- .ldence Is reposed In these
n .Uonal lotteries which In past times
nr.' I to aid the government when
th wolf was at the door.
It is decreed now that gambling of
all kinds, the lottery Included, Is
abolished. The government does not
need Its old in any form. Under the
bin rule of President Dlax the reve
nue is abundant. The government is
able to pay Its way. It has come to
the conclusion that the Mexican work
man should put his money in a sav
ings bank r nd not t-ust to Inek In t .e
lottery. Seattle News.
JETTY WILL HE A SUCCESS.
It Is encouraging and gratifying,
even though we were sure of the fact
before, to be assured by so high an
engineering nuthorlty as General Al
exander Mackenzie that the present
plan of deepening the Columbia bar
channel will give it a depth or 40 feet.
It having been already deepened
about four feet by the work so far
done.
General Mackenzie Intimates that
the full success of the project will re
quire a north jetty, whlcn in addition
to the south Jetty extension, will ren
der a permanent 40-foot channel, at
least, a certainty. The present work
Is deepening the channel much, and
with success equal to expectation, but
the construction of the north Jetty will
make a complete and perfect success
of the whole project This Is the
ODlnlon of General Mackenzie, and
has been and Is the opinion of other
eminent engineers and students of
the problem.
a a e
When Judge M. U. George was a
representative In congress ne made a
very careful and thorough Investlga
tlon of the situation at the mouth of
the Columbia, and became convinced
that the project would eventually re
quire for satisfactory solution a north
Jetty. This has not yet boon consld
ered immediately essential by the
government engineers, but as Indi
cated by General Mackenzie's remarks
this will probably be recommended
and carried out during the next few
years. We need good, stout men in con
gress, though. Oregon Dally Journal.
E
Sores Covered Neck and Cheeks
Itched Day and Night Noth
ing Did Me Any Good Was
Growing Worse.
CURED BY CUTICURA
AT COST OF $4.50
Miss Nellie Vandcr Wiele, of Lake
side, N. Y., writing under date of
April 18, 1904, says: "I do wish you
would publish this letter in the news
papers, so that others suffering as I
have may see it and be helped. I suf
fered for many months with an awful
skin disease, sores covering my ears,
neck, and cheeks. Scabs would form
and they would swell, and itch day
and night. Then they would break,
open and blood and matter run out.
I had tried many different remedies,
but none of them did me any good.
I was growing worse when I tried
the Cuticura Remedies. The first
application helped me, and when I
had used two cakes of Cuticura Soap,
three boxes of Cuticura Ointment, and
three bottles of Cuticura Resolvent, I
was completely cured."
I
Humours, Eczemas, Itchinga,
and Chafings Cured by
Cuticura
The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema ; the fright
ful scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss
of hair and crusting of the scalp, as
in scalled head ; the facial disfigure
ment, as in pimples and ringworm ;
the awful suffering of infants, and
anxiety of worn-out parents, as in
milk crust, tetter, and salt rheum,
all demand a remedy of almost super
human virtues to successfully cope
with them. That Cuticura Soap,
Ointment, and Pills are such stands
proven beyond all doubt by the testi
mony of the civilized world.
Cutirorl Soap. Ointment, and Plllt are Mid Ibroof boat
IB wuria. rulirr iru tnvm. i-orp.. noi rroprmora,
1 " uow u van aaia uuawaiar
IL
SKIN
IS S
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect it
How To Find Out.
Fill a bottle or common class with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours ;
a sediment or set
tlingindicuteaan unhealthy con
dition of the kid
uevs; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble ; too
frequent desire
to pass it or pain
in the back is
also convincing proof that the kidneys
anil bladder are out of order.
What To DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and everv part of the uriuary passage.
It corrects inability to hold water
and scnlditiif pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of Iwing compelled to go often
during the nay, aim to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root
is soon realized.' It stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need a medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have a sample nome ami a
book that tells all
about it. both sent free
bv mail. Address Dr. E3a?n!IK
Kilmer Co., Hing-
hamton, X. Y. When Home j( samp-noot
writing mention this paper and don't
make anv mistake, but remember the
name. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, aud
the address, niughamlon, N. Y.
OREGON
PORTLAND
St. Helen's Hall
A GIRL'8 SCHOOL OF THE
HIGHEST CLASS corps of
teachers, location, building,
equipment the best. Send for
catalogue.
Term Opens September 18, INS.
Ihe Grouse Season
IS NOW HERE. WE HAVE A FULL
LINE OF AMMUNITION. COME
AND SEE US BEFORE YOU GO OCT
FO RTIIE BIRDS.
Taylor Hardware
Company
741 Main Street
sTST?FH!b
ELEC
SIPOW
IS THE MOST SATISFACTORY
FORM OF POWRIt IN USE TODAY.
YOU PRESS THE BUTTON. WE DO
THE REST. TAKES AWAY ALL
THE DRUDGERY. HEAT, DIRT
AND DISCOMFORT OF STEAM
I'OWER. IT IS NOT ONLY MORE
CONVENIENT BUT IS CHEAPER.
FIGURE UP YOUR BILL FOR
WOOD. WATER. LABOR AND RB
I'AIRS ON YOUR BOILER AND EN
GINE AND THEN COME AROUND
AND GET OUR RATES FOR A SIM
ILAR AMOUNT OF POWER. IF
YOU ARE BUILDINO DON'T FAIL
TO HAVE YOUR HOUSE WIRED.
QUIT CLEAN1NO SMOKY OLD OIL
LAMPS, AND PUT IN LIGHT THAT
ONLY REQUIRES TURNING A
RUTTON.
IRONING DAY THIS WEATHER
IS LOOKED FORWARD TO WITH
DREAD. NO NEED OF IT. WHAT
IS THE USE OF HEATING YOUR
WHOLE HOUSE UP AND MAKING
A HARD DAY'S WORK OF YOUR
IRONING WHEN WE CAN FUR
NISH YOU AN ELI. CITRIC IRON
AND YOU CAN OPERATE IT ON A
METER AT AN EXPENSE OF ONLY
FIVE CENTS AN HOUR. WE CAN
FURNISH YOU A SEWING MA
CHINE MOTOR AND IT WILL ONLY
COST YOU TWO CENTS AN HOUR
TO OPERATE IT. ISN'T IT WORTH
TWO CENTS AN HOUR TO YOU
TO HAVE A MOTOR ATTACHED
TO YOUR MACHINE. YOU CAN
DO MORE WORK WITH LESS FA
TIGUE THAN IN T:IE OLD WAY.
WE WILL MAKE YOU A FLAT
RATE IF YOU ARB A DRESSMAK
ER OR SEAMSTREES. IT WILL
PAY YOU TO LOOK IT UP. COMB
AROUND AND SEE US.
Northwestern
Gas b Electric
Company
f W. VINCENT, MANAGER.
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I TEN DAYS
RACING
Wullit Walla County Fair Asso
c , elation bus extended Us fall
. meeting from Sept. 21 to ,
110 inclusive.
$15,000.00
IN
v Purses and
Premiums
a The Greatest Harness ami Iltin-
nlng Event of the season.
Splendid Rxliiblt of I alley untl
J Imported Livestock.
0ieii all Day.
Reduced Rates on all Hallway.
TIIOS. H. BRENTS, Pres.
S B. B. CASWELL. Sec.
LET CS FILL YOUR
BIN WITH
Rock Spring Coa)
Recognized as the best I
and most economical fuel.
We aas prepared to con
tract with you for yeur
winter's supply. Ws da
liver coal or wood t any
part of ths city.
Laatz Bros.
MAIN STREET.
NEAR DEPOT
Walters' Flouring Mills
Capacity, 1(0 barrels a day.
Flour exchanged for wheat
Flour. Mill Feed, Chopped Feed.
tr., nlwsv on band.
Ttie Kn-4 t)rvKnuui is Eastern Ore-,
con's reprewiiitttlve paper. It leads
ml the K-ole appreciate It and abow
It by their lllieral patronage.. It Is
die ajilTeritsltic medium ol this
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MAIL
TR.1C
EH
Bad Eyes
Are what we are
I looking for
It Is to be regretted
thut there aro so
many . of . that sort
at this day and age,
but they must be
eared for and we
are fully equipped
to do It. No matter
what you think the
trouble Is, do not do
a thins; till you
come to us.
It Will Cost You
Nothing to Know.
And It is your duty
to your eyes.
Winslow Bros.
lonclor-Opllclaii.
Poslofflce ISIock.
uil i mi ! !', nT!'.'l .aiaai mii
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St.JosephsAcademy
FKNDLfc-TON, OUEGON.
Under the direction of ths
Sisters of St. Francis, of Phila
delphia. Resident and day pu
i pile. Special attention c'ven to
music and elocution. Students
prepared for teachers' examin
ations for county and stats cer
tificates. For particulars ad
dress SISTER SUPERIOR.
REX BUGGIES.
Are well built and they afford ths
simplest, safest and most luxurious
means of conveyanse for towa or
country use. Prices all in your favor.
When you buy a wagon It's just
common business sense to look for
the vehicle that will give yoa tbs
most for your money.
WINONA WAGONS,
will prove an Investment and not an
expense. They are reasonable In
price, they cost little to maintain, are
honestly built, and will stand ths
strain of a heavy load.
We look after th Interests of our
customers and they are protested by
a shop well equipped with up-lo-aats
machinery.
Neagle Bros.
- Blacksmiths
Good
Dry Wood!
ALL KINDS
I have good, sound wsod which
Is delivered at reasonable
prices
FOR CASH.
W. C. MINNIS I
Leave Orders at Hen rung's Ol
gar store, opp. Peoples
Warehouse.
CHICKENS
NEED
SHELL
BONE
GRIT
AND MANY OTHER THINGS
WHICH
C.F.Colesworthy
CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH.
UT-12B EAST ALT A STREET.
W. T. PARKER
Dealer In Dry Goods, Groceries and
Notions Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes
antl Farm Prodnce.
I have Just purchased the D. B,
Richardson store at Helix, Oregon,
and I am going to thoroughly remodei
It and greatly Increase the stock. I
solicit your patronage, and If goo
goods and fair treatment can hotel
your trade, then I know you will trad
with me. Bring In your farm pro
duce. Highest market price paid.
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