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OUR PRESIDENT
AND HIS MESSAGE
mown"' Hii' fml Unit in I ho grazing
legion Die limn who turrcioiiils In the,
homesteader may lie unable to selllc
pfrniuiifnlly If only iillJwid in umi tlx'
wuno umotint tit pasture liiml (lint his
lirotliti, tint holm-slender, In allowed (u
line (if arable IbimI. One hutuliid iiikI
nix ly ncics nt fill I y iltli una well
uiili i id toll, or u much sinaJlcr
fliniiiiiil or IrrlKuted hind, may keep a
futility In plenty, whertsm ih rit could
gel it llvlni: fiuiii one hundred utnl slx
ly mris nf ilry piwtluio liiml cnpiiblo of
nui or 1 1 iik at tliu outside only oim head
nf cattle lu every ten wres. In the
litis t en ill trni-ts or the pilbllu iloiniiln
have b ii feuicd In by prriwrnn huvliiK
no (llli thereto, In direct defiance of
the law forbidding Ihn maintenance or
constrm tlon of any such unlawful In
rlosilio of nubllii liiml. For various
IBHSOnS tlll'IC IlllS le'CII little IlltlTflT-
ineo ulth such Inclosun III the post,
Iml ample notice has now In en glvm,
the tresptissers, nnd ull tin- rcsoiim
lit till' cominwhd of the Clovernmcnt
will htrriitflcr lx used 4t liut u Moo to
such trcsiuuwlni:.
In view uf tlx' tapiutl Importiiiite of
these mullerti, I toinnifjiil thtin lo the
rami si consideration of the I'nnifress,
ami If thi fnncrciw tlnd illlllruHy In
dfitllnK with thi'iii from la-k of thor
ouh Mum limine of thi- subject. 1 ,"
ommend Itinl rlnlon Up iniiOi' for 11
commission of experts r-mlnlly to In
vestigate nnil report upon tin- compll
rilled questions Involved.,
1 (specially urge upon the Congress
the need of wise legislation for Alotilm.
It In not to our credit un a nation that
Alrutka, which him been ount for thirty
live years, should mill have H ioor a
system of ls ns Is the time. No
country, hus u more viilu.tblc posscnilnn
In mltiir.il wealth, In nsherlcs. tuis,
forests. iuhI In liiml available for
certain kinds of farming tnd stock
growing. It In ii territory of greut slic
nnil varied rutourers, well Mted to
support it birce permunont miuiitlun.
Alku mcds ft Ki"d lnl unit such
provisions for homesteads Anil pre
I'liiptlonB a will fniouriii!" jifrmiiiunt
cttlcriivnt. Wv nhoulil hiti h-Klnl'f
tlon with a vltw nut to thu xloltlni:
utiil Jwinflr.nlnif of thr ttrrltury. hut to
the hulhlliiK ut f homm Ihtrtln. The
hind lAWit iihould b- llhrrul In tyvr. ni
n to hold out lnilucMiH'M to the
lictual wilier vhom wr iiiont diiilru to
xc tiiKu iKivm mtlon ."f the nintry.
Thf fiirent or Alimkit nhould he pro
tertitl. tnd. n " wronilRry hut ntllj
lmKirtnnt mutter, the K"e i'1""'
ut the Willie time It Is Imperative thul
thw iietlleni thould tm ullowwl li cut
timber, under proper rrrulatlotiii, for
tUelr own uc. Iiwh Bhould Jw 'D
iictt'U to protett the Alankiui Mlmoti
fuiherli-A iiK-alnM the itrtnl whlih would
ilintroy them They iihould bu pre
jerved ii it jHrmancnt lndutry und
food nuptily. Their mtniMtemenl .and
control nhould bp turned over to the
rommti'i'lon or FUh and Kluherlen.
Alnnko. hmild huvc a deleeate In thu
Con:rt. It would be well U b foil
Kreimlonal committee could vlnlt Ala
k.i and lnvtKtlirat.1 ItB nrvdA on the
K round.
in deitllni: with the IndlanA our aim
nhould he their ultimate ubiiorptlon Into
the bKly of our people, llut In many
cnn'A thin ahorptlon mum nnd nhould
m very Alow. In portion of the In
dian Territory tho mixture of blood
hut Rono on at the numo time with
proKrctut In wealth and education, no
hnt them arc plenty of men with
vurylnK deKrem uf purity of Indian
Mood wno lire absolutely Indlntlntrulnh
itble In point of noclaJ, polltloal, und
economlr ability from their whltii
annoelateii. There arv other trlbeA
w hich Imvn b yet made no perceptible
itdvitnic trrward nuch etiuallty. To try
to force nuch trlbvji too font In ti
prevent their solni? forward at all.
Moreover, the tribe li under widely
different condition. Where a trlbr haa
mode ronnlderablo olvajice and lives
on fertile farming noil It IB polble to
allot the members lundB In ecvcralty
much us Is the cuno with while settlers.
Thero nre other tribes where such a
roil rue la not desirable. On tho arid
prolrlo lands tho effort should be to
Induce tho Indians to lead pastoral
rather than acrlcultural lives, nnd to
penult them to settle In villages ruther
th.tn to force them Into Isolation.
The liireo Indian schools situated
remote from any Indian reservation
do a special and peculiar work of great,
Importance. Hut, excellent tlioimh
these uru, un Immense; amount of ad
ditional work must he dono on the res
ervations thi-m-iclvcs nmonit the old,
nnd abovo all amonir the younif, In
dians. The llrst and moht Important step
toward the absorption of the Indian
Li to teach him to earn his llvlnBi yet
It Is not necessarily 1o bo absumed that
In each community all Indians must
become either tlllcns of tho soil or stock
raisers. Their Industries may properly
be diversified, nrul those who show
special desire or adupUtblllty for Indus,
trial or even commercial pursuits
Bhould bo encouraged so far as prac
ticable to follow out each his own bent.
Kvcry effort should, bo made to de
velop tho Indian aUmic tho linen of
natural aptitude, nnd lo cncouraKO tho
existing natlvv Industrie peculiar to
certain tribes, such, a the various
klndH of bimktrt weaving, canoe build
ing, smith work, and blanket work.
Above nfl, tho Indian boys and Blrl
should be given confident command of
colloquial Kngllsh, and should ordinar
ily lio prepiirvd for a vigorous strugglo
with tho conditions under which ther
t.iwmin iiva miiier tlin n for Immediate
nbsorptlon Into some more nisiiiy -
velopcd community.
Tim niMi'lntu who rrtnresent the Oov
eminent lu dealing w-.lth tho Indians
work under hunt conditions, nnd" also
under conditions whWth render It easy
to do wrong nnd very difficult to detect
wrong. Consequently they should bo
limply paid on tho into hand, and on
the other hand a particularly high
standard ot conduct should bo de
manded from them, 'jtnd where mis
conduct can ho proved' tho punishment
should bo exemplary.
In no department of governmental
work In recent yenrs hus thero been
greater success than In thnt of giving
scientific uld to the- farming popula
tlon, thereby showing tliem how most
elllclontly to help tliemst lves, There Is
no need of Insisting upon Its Impor
tance, for tho welfato of Jtho Xurmer Is
fundamentally iiocemary to the wel
fare of tho ltemihlla as. jv wholo. In
(iddltion to such Vt'ork ns Qiiurnntlno
ngaliiHt animal unit vcgotablo plagues,
and warring ngnltist thorn when hero
Introduced, much elflcl unt help has
been rendered to the mrmer by the
Introduction of nt w pit ints specially
fitted for cultivation und cr thq peculiar
conditions oxlstln) r Jn illfteront por
tiona of tho co untry. Now cereals
hava been established In the seml-arld
AVtsl. For Instniiic, tho piacticnblllty
of i ml ui In; tlin iN'St types of inacn
riml wheat in riglunn of mi annual
ritlnfiill if only ten Inches or thore
ulioulii linn heeii tonrllislvely ilemon
strntid. ThtiMiiih the Introduction of
new rices In Nun Inbuilt nnd Texas lln
prndili'tlnu of rice III Ihl loiinlry has
been miide to about i.i'jal the hmiie
ilt'iniind. lu the lloiithwent tho inmnl
hlllly of iegrswlni: nvcr-storkeil range
Ifiiul has turn ilemonstriiled: In the
North many new fonute crop have
been Introductd, while lu the Hunt It
has bien shown that some uf our
ilioliint fruits can be nloied nnd
shipped III such a way ns to find a
ptnlltiible miirket abroad.
I again recommend to the favorable
i ininlderiitlon of tlin I'ongiiM the pluns
of Ihn Miulthsiiiil'in lustlttitloii for
making the Muneum under It charge
worthy nf the Nation, and for preserv
ing at Urn N.i.lloniil Oipltnt not only
ifcoriln of the vanishing rate of men
but of Hi" animals of this continent
which, like the buffalo, will soon be
( niiio extinct unless specimens fiuin
wtili h their representatives way b
reiiewtd are sought In their unlive re
gion and UMlnlAliieil there In safety.
Tho iJlstrlet of Columbia Is the only
purl of our territory Im which the Na
tional Oovcrmucnt oxtrelses lout! or
mutilt'ipnl runctlons, und whem In con
pi'iUciitti th Rovernrnent Iiuji a fni
liiind In reftrenco to icruln type of
sihUI ntid economic legislation which
must be iswiitlnlly local or inunlt Ipnl
In their cliAravter. The tlnveriimeiit
should see to It for Instance that th"
hygienic (tinl snnllury leglslntlun uf-
fe!tlng Wnshlligton In of a high ehnr
niler. Tho evils of slum dwellings,
whether In the hpn of crowded and
cmiKiKtid tcnemcnt'lmuso dlntrlets oi
of the b.ick-nlley type, should never be
permitted to grow up In Washington.
The city should be a model In every
respect for all the eltles of the country
The charitable und correctional sys
tern of the iJlstrlc-t should reielve tun
sldrlitllon at thr hamls of the Congress
to the end thHt they may emlmdy the
n suits of the most udvaliced thought
'n these tl Ids, Moreover, while Wnsh
Ington Is not a great Industrial city,
there Is some Industrialism here, and
our labor legislation, while It would
not be Important In Itself, inlKht be
made a model for the rest of the na
tion. W should ixiss, for Instance, a
wl emplnyrr's-llAbltlty uet for the
District of Columbia, and wu need sudi
an net In our navy-yards. Hallrond
iotiiiaules In the District ought to b
leiiulred by law in block their frogs.
The safcty-appllnnce law, for the
better protection of the lives and limbs
of railway employees, which was
passed 1 1) 1SS3. went Into full effect on
August I. ISO). It has resulted lu
averting thousands of casualties. Kx- !
perlenee shows, however, Jhe necessity
uf additional legislation to perfect this
iitw. A bill to provide for this passed
the Hrmttu at the lust w-snlon. It Is to
be hoiicd that some such measure may
now he enacted Into law.
There Ut a. growing tetidemy to pro
vide for the nubllrittlon of masses of
loi unietit for which there 1 no publlu
demand and for tho printing of .which
there Is no rea.1 necessity. I-arce num
bers of volmnnrt r turned out by th
Uovernincnt printing presses for which
there I no Justification. Nothing
should be printed by any of the De
triments uiiIcm It contains some
thing of permanent value, and the
Congress could with advantage cut
down very materially on all the print
ing which It has now become custom
ary! to provide The excessive cost of
Oovrrnment printing I a strong argu
ment Hgnlnst the position of those who
ire Inclined on abstract grounds to nd
vixwte the flovernment's doing uny
work whleh can with propriety be loft
:n private hands.
(ratifying progress has been made
luring the year In the extension of the
merit system of making appointments
in the Government service. It should
be extended hy law to the District of
'olumblH. It Li much to be desired
that our consular system be establish
ed by Inw on a basis providing for
ippolntmcnt and promotion only In
onseiiuentv of proved fitness.
Through u wise provision of the Con
ares nt Its lost session the White
House, which hsl become disfigured
by Incongruous additions and changus,
m now been restored to, what It was
planned to be by Washington. In
making the restorations thi utmost
cure hav been exercised to come as
near a possible to the early plnn and
to supplement these plans by a enreful
study of such building as Hint of the
University of Virginia, which was
built by Jefferson. Tho White House
I the property of the Nation, and so
far as Im compatible with living therein
It should be kept as It originally was,
tor the same reasons that wo keep
Mount Vernon as It originally was.
The lately simplicity of Its architec
ture Is an expression of the character
of the period In which It wns built, and
I In accord with the purposes It was
designed to nerve. It Is a good thing
to preserve such building as historic
monuments which keep alive our sense
i f continuity with tho Nation's past. r
The reports of the several Executive
Department nro submitted to tho Con
gress with this communication.
TIIKODOHU ltOOSHVErT.
Whlto House, December. 1003.
Coughing Spell Caused Death.
Harry Duckwcll.aged 35 years, choked
lo death early yesterday morning nt his
home, lu the presence of his wife and
hlld. He contracted n slight cold n lew
days ngo and jwld but little attention to
it. Yestcrdny morning he wns slcieil
with n fit of coughing which continued
fur koine time. Ills wife sent for n phy
sician hut before he could arrive another
coughing spell ciime on, and Duckwcll
illcd from suffocation. Ht. Louis Globe
Democrat, December I, loot, llallnrd's
Horehoiliid Syrup wQiild have saved
hliu. 25c, Boc and Ji.oo nt "Vincent Drug
Co.
WALTON.
Kil Whltnkor, who has boon In tho
lodging camps of Gardiner nil summer,
rottmiod homo todny.
Ohns. Knwloi-nnd brldolmvo gono to
lioueekooplug in thu Morodit Ii lioueo.
Tho Lynns boys uro omitting anil
Volling In lota ot logs nowadays. Lsvi
Vaughn, who lias n big contra ct, ia hav
ing n lot cut on Mr. Atkinsons much.
Minn Noru Kabortson U tenuhliig
llio Notl soliool, -
Mr. Dungs paseod through thU plnco
yodtorday, headed toward tho buy,
lio remarked that tho "wenthor wns
lino and tho woods good."
Wonder
what ho meant, must hnvo boon male-
ing fun of ue.
'
Mrs. h. Ullstrup, 370 Sixth stroot.l
solo ngont for Hugone, tor Dr. Swan a
famous Vastilos, tho novor-falllng
romody for nil forms .of omalo woak-
Jj'ob," ' d&wtf.
NOTE8 OF NOTADLE8.
It Is reported that Mnrconl of wire
Irs telegraphy funic Is to bo given a
(Ilia by King Victor lOiiminnuel.
(leorgo 12. Adams, n lawyer, ex-con-incssmnii
nnd n resident of Chicago,
lain been mnilo overseer of Harvard
college.
Hiunucl Hawkins Napier, who has
just been burled In Upper Ottawa, wns
tlin discoverer of the largest nugget of
piiro gold which tho world tin ever
known.
Jniucs Lester, horn lo John nnd Vlda
llrnnnan In llnrwliiton, Conn., recent
ly, make tho fourth generation now
living together In tho sumo houso In
which they were horn.
Oeiicrnl iritz-IItigh Uc will uinko his
homo In Norfolk, Vn In the future.
Ill decision In snld to have been tho
result of his appointment ns head of
tho Jamestown cxixjsltloti.
Congressman Candler ot Mississippi
tnke nctlro Interest In religious mat
tirs. Ho Im spoken from several
Washington pulpits aud ivhllo at home
during the summer holds revival meet
ings. Tho only surviving pensioner of tho
war or 1HI2 Is Hiram Crouk, who is
pausing tho lust years of n quiet life
nt tho homo ot IiIh daughter nt Dunn
llrook, about fifteen miles north of
I tome, N. Y.
Tommy McMnth of Hope, Ark., has
accepted a position as telegraph op
erator nt Pino Itltiff, Ark. He I only
fourteen years old, and Is probably tho
jomigest cotton exchange telegrapher
In tho United Stales.
When tho sultan of Turkey attends
a piny, he often lunula the comedian or
tho company nn original Joke ot his
own, which tho actor gets off In tho
course of tho performance. Theso nat
urally create much laughter.
I 'our of tho oldest men In the senate
sit side by side In seats 11, VI, 13 and
I I In tho front row of tho Democratic
sldo of Hie chamber Mr. I'cttus nnd
Mr. Morgan or Alabnmu and Mr. Cock
re! I and Mr. Vent of Missouri.
Professor Trigg of the University of
Chlcugo approves of Mary Mucl-ano
and her hook. I lu thinks nil the en
lightened should rend It, presumably to
become more enlightened. Only tho
west, he snys, could have produced
such a work and character.
Thero Is no fitting monument on the
gravu of Salmon 1'. Chuse in Cincin
nati. 0.. only n simple stono bearing
an Inscription of four lines and recit
ing that be was "senator, governor,
secntnry of the treasury, chief Justlco
if the United States." Ill daughter,
who Idolized him. rests beside him.
INLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Joule De Witt Is singing In llcrlln.
Ilnckett Is to produce "Tho lllshop's
Move."
Lole Puller Is to tour America this
season.
Marie Corelll' "Temporal rower"
has been dramatized.
The garden scene of "Faust" Is to
be ncted In vaudeville.
"My Ijidy Virtue" Is tho title of a
new comedy by II. V. Kstnond.
Tlie Hoftoiilntis' rcvlvnl of "Itobln
Hood" bus met with great success In
New YorV
1 truce Mcltnc, who Inst season played
Charles Ilnindon with Julia Marlowe
In "When Knighthood Wns In Flow
er." Is to be Lthel Itnrryinoro's lending
man.
Miss Agues Ardeck baa been engaged
by Itolossy Klrnlfy to play the leading
fcmnlu role. Aotidu, In his spectacular
revival of "Hound the World In Eighty
Days."
Iltirr Mcintosh, who wns to havo ap
peared nt Mrs. Osborn's playhouso In
New York, has canceled his contract
nnd announces that he uow retires per
manently from the stage.
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
Cuttings of roses may be mnde as
tho wood iH-qulrcH firmness.
All wounds on ttees nre the better
for being painted, tarred or covered
with some substance to keep out wa
ter. The red raspberry reproduces Itself
hy sending out shoots around the par
ent plant. These may be taken up in
tlie fall and transplanted.
A smalt, thrifty treo with good roots,
erpeclally small fibrous ones, when Bet
out will be n good bearing treo sooner
than n large tree with mutilated roots.
Tho roots nro the life of the tree and
need tho best attention. In taking up
u treo for transplanting caro must bo
used to Hccuro ns much of tho roots
uninjured ns possible.
Cabbages thnt arc growing freely
und yet do not head well can have their
progress hastened by running n spado
under them and slightly lifting them.
The object Is to check their growth so
that heading Is induced.
SHORT STORIES.
Tho Island of Nantucket rests on a
vast peat formation.
It Is said thnt tuoro than 200,000 tel
ephones are now In use by formers at
their homes
About half of Cleveland's 1,000 plants
lu the manufacturing district hnvo
been fitted with smoke preventers and
It Is found that tliey pay for themselves-.
(stockyard on mi I nun en so scalo tiro
to be built nt Astoria, Ore., for tho pur
pose of iiecomiiiodatlug the rapidly
growing meat packing trndo of tuut
section of the country.
Wltnt's In n Name?
Kverythiug is iu a name when it comes
In Wlleli lTnr,.1 Sntve. It. C. TleWItt X'Pn
of Chieniro. discovered some venrs neo
how to innkcusnlve troui witch llazel
l,ln 's n specific for Piles. I'or blind,
bleeding, itching aud protruding Piles,
cciemn, cuts, burns, bruises and all skiti
!i'sf"?e3' "oWHPs Salve lias no equal,
This lias given rise to numerous worth,
csa counterfeits. Ask for DcWitfs-the
genuine, Corner Drug Wore.
HOn8E8 AND HORSEMEN,
I -inn Darling jf Chl"KO started thu
horses nt thu rcnt ineellrigs ut Plym
outh, Ureeu Iiy and Odiirburg. Wis.
"J. N. Ilelli'iitij Aurora, 111., has sold
tho gray xmiro Krcijucnt. 3:lfiy,, hy
l-'lorldn, to Join V. Palmer, Lacrosse,
VI. ,
Tho slnllloii Ilctturton, Hta, )j
Oeorgo Wilkes, was, sold recently at
Dcs Moines tiy hi. lldrtholomew to W.
II. Unit of Holfr, In.
IJ. M. Allen llns shipped Dr. N by
Himmons, und another green pneer to
Terro Ilauto to Join the ruclng division
of Hudson !c Uttcomu's stable.
Hherwood stotk farm, Sheldon, In.,
has sold tho two-year-old stallion by
Itnrnsey It., 27WJTI, dam Penrl (dnm of
Lavlnln, 2:28), by Ashland Pntchen, to
Itobcrt Palmer, Ilrltt, la.
Teddy Hnl, a four-ycnr-old urn of
llrown Hal, can paco tho three-fpinrtcr
truck at Hwcll farm In 2:1. or better.
Owner George Campbell llrown ex
pects him to show nt least 2:12 nt
Memphis.
Colonel John I. Crclghton has de
cided to retire from the trotting horse
business nnd to that cud will sell Ash
Innd Wilkes, 2:17'4. nil his brood
innri s, weanling, yearlings nnd horses
lu training.
FACTS FROM FRANCE.
Thin, inodorous preparation of pe
troleum, tar nnd tnr oil ore to be mod
for lnying the dust In the environs of
Paris.
As many of tho Paris hoi-pltnls are
not up to modern requirements. It Is
proposed to pull them down and build
now ones. The cost would be f 1.1.000.
000. Tho French postofDce department
ha excluded mourning envelopes from
tho mall for tho reason Hint they can
bo opened without much chance of de
tection. The Tlgaro toys there Is In Paris a
night school nt which joung I'rcnch
shop usslstnnts arc taught lirltlsh man
ners nnd tho art of speaking French
llko Englishmen.
A Paris milliner has been sued for
20,000 francs on the charge of extor
tlou. Plaintiff claims to have paid
her 310.000 francs In four Jtnrs nnd
that she once charged 100 francs for
sewing on n button.
As the site Is wonted for n grcatvun
derground rnllwny station In Paris, it
Is stated thnt tho famous markets
known ns the Holies Centrales lire to
be moved to the bank of the river Seine
near tho Pont Ncuf.
THE FASHIONS.
Fiuldon has decreed the extensive
use of pendant and ball trimmings this
season, nnd n great variety Is exhib
ited. Seams in slot effect remain the dis
tinguishing note In many of tho new
skirts nnd Jackets and also In the
smart shirt waists.
Tlie possibilities of elvct ribbon us
nn ornamental feuturo have won for It
tho highest popularity iu trlmmlug net.
chiffon and light woolens. .
Itoulcvard velvet cords are shown in
u wide nssortraent of colors, and there
Is no more fashionable material for
walking or street costume.
Embroidery and fancy stlt"hes are
the inevitable mark of distinction on
overruling from the dalntr stock col
lar to tho even daintier hose.
There Is a wide assortment of her.Ty
textured or "mannish" goods, as they
are termed, any of which Is appropri
ate for Jacket nnd skirt suits.
Tho now drop yokes produce the ef
fect of very drooping shoulders nnd
nre shown lu many of the newest mod
els with tho yoke of nllover lace ex
tending over the sleeves. Dellueator.
RAM BLES IN RUSSIA.
A HuEsIan Journal runs a dally cd
umn which Is alleged to he edited by
an "Invisible assistant" from the other
world.
The famines iu the Interior of Russia
aro coincident with a decline In the
humidity, due In great measure to the
destruction of forests.
During II. Slpingulne's thirty months'
tcuurc of the office of minister of the
Interior ln llus&la 00,000 persons were
exiled from the chief cities.
During tho year 1001 the Rusfctan
minister of domains and agriculture
sold only 40 per cent of the quantity
of forest trees uuthorized by law.
Thrco inch quick firing guns of the
newest patterns nre to be served out
to the Russian artillery in eastern Si
beria nt an estimated cost of over
$2,000,000. v
Seventy-seven Russian officers hve
been charged with accepting bribes for
granting immunity to couscrlpts pos
sessed ot sufficient means to purchass
their freedom by tho payment ot black
mall. THE ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Tho camplug ground for civic and
military organisations nt the world's
fair has becu laid out to accommodate
10,000 to 12.000 uicu.
All lagoon nnd watering work for the
world's fair Is to be completed this
fall. Macadam roads are bolug built
throughout the grounds so thnt bad
weather shull not delay work.
A space of COO by 700 feet has been
allotted to the French government for
Its building. Tho building is to be a
reproduction of the famous ahd beau
tiful Petit Trlauou nt Versailles.
Tho United States government life
6vfng station at tho world's fair will
stand at tho Inner angle of Arrowhead
lake, In the western part of the grounds.
Tho lako Is 1,600 feet long and nt th
station Is 400 feet wide.
Crew Was Rescue,d.
Sadltb Ste Marie, Doo. 2 Crow of
tho stoamor Hobardwas rosuuod Sun
day night aud pulled usboro in a
"Boatswains chair," when the etoamer
was pounding to pieces on rooks off
Mauinlso Point. Two members ot the
orow succeedod iu getting it line ashore
through tromondous seas and with tho
help ot men on shore balauoe ot tho
orew win safely landed.
A TOBACCO YARN.
rtranK'lr W'elnl, (Millr MnrTl
Thnt It Happened Tbfla,
"Kpcnklng about curious Incidents,"
remarked one of the hot nlr fraternity,
''remind ino of one flint happened to
uio dovn south. Yes; very curious, hut
nevertheless u furl."
He panned long enough to put a dent
In another fellow's paper of "state,"
then continued:
"You see. It wn this wny. I had
been bumming th country and taking
life easy nnd nlwi anything thnt was
isirtable nnd not chained when I land
ed In n certain southern lty. It does
not mnltir where, mid thought I'd go
to work for n change. Don't look at
me Unit wny, gentlemen. Necessity
didn't (.'(impel me to do so. I only did It
ns ii novelty. I know I was dlsgrnctng
(ho profession, but my desire to sec
how plug tobacco wns manufactured
led me to link for u situation so that I
could satisfy my curiosity."
"And did you actually go to work?"
asked n listener.
"Yes nnd no. I had been assigned to
u rutting machine, nnd ten minutes of
it was enough for me."
"Wluit wit the matter? Did yi.u re
gret what you had done?"
"1 certainly did. See thnt stump on
my left hand? '
"Yes: we se It. Hut"
"Well, that stump was cnil.std by tlie
cutter I was operating. It sliced '.rf
my finger, and I resigned right th"ii
nnd there."
"Hut "hat has that to do with th
curious Ineldi ut you spoke of?"
"I'm etmliig to It- Were you ever In
Paris. Ti'S.i-
"Yes: know the place well."
"And you r. memher that small gro
cery near the depot?"
"Certainly, hut go on with your she
ry."
"Well. I wilt in there, nnd .'iftri
giving the prcjirletor n hard luck rt-,r;.
he bnnd:"' m something to mt nnd
plug of I co. I wnndercd (.own tti
read, and ....or shaking bunds w.'lli
first go-.id in ul I'd hnd In n week I
took out that plug to tnke u chew, but
after I'd wild, my teeth Into It I struei:
something hard nnd couldn't bite It.
What do you liilnk it wns?"
"A piece of wood or something of
that kind."
"No. s!r: you are uway off."
"Well, what was It?" '
"You may not believe me, gentlemen,
hut when I bad cut the plug In half 1
found thu It was tlie piece of finger
that I'd lost two years before in tho
south!" Ouelil-Star of Hope, Sing
Sing.
1 role rnl.
IIP '
Shipwrecked Mariner (who has Just
sighted lar.di-Hello, Pat! What are
jou going to do?
Pat Siiure, bedad. Oi'lm going to
swim ashore nn' save nolsclf an' thin
swim hack an' save you!
Rlllpllrnl Humor.
"Oh, I beg your pardon!"
"What forT
"Taking -the ihalr you were about to
occupy."
"Rut 1 wasn't going to take that
chair."
"I beg your pardon for begging your
pardon."
"No; you did exactly right In b"?
glug my pardon If you thought you
had offended."
"Then I beg yonr pardon for begging
your pardon for begging your parden."
-Chicago Tribune.
Sweet Amenities.
Tess I nut that pompous Mrs. Jor
klus on the strti today, nnd I wns so
mortllled. Vnu see. her name wu
right on th.' tip of my tougue-
.J.psi-Ilnt .run couldn't think of It.
eh?
Tens Not uf -ill The trouble was
that I blurted rfght out. ."How do you
do, Mrs. .leiUuhr whef'i might have
said Siini-'iliK." "Porklns"" ir s ,m
thing else lo make her mud. Philadel
phia Press.
Comparison.
"I suppo.so you like jour nutomublle
better thnii yo lid your horse?"
hI don't know." ,)itverod the uni'i
who Is never truly happy. '"J'jje dilTer.
once, so fur ns I have observed. Ie that
u horse gets to going und you cam
Ftop It, while an automobile stops 11 ml
you cau't get It to goiug." Washington
Star.
rint She Didn't nonnce.
"Freddie, wby did you drop the baby
on tho floor?"
"Ah, I Just wanted to tpst the k'
Heard everybody say thnt It was a
bouncing baby." Now York Times.
Try, Try. Try Attain.
To live Is just to strive
And strive nnd keep on striving.
Who strives shall keep his soul alive;
Who strives Bhall by and by arrlr
At goals worth reaching.
If one should strive ml miss arrlvlnjr.
As some have, done, what then?
Why. In should strive nnuln.
Nor know an end of striving,
For life Is alwuyn plainly teachhiR,
That who shall criua te strive
lluit Im amounted not nllvx, '
Indianapolis Journal.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Digents of all classes of food tones and
strengthens (lip stomach and digestive
organs. Cures dyspepsia indigestion,
stomach troubles, aud makes rich' red
blood.Miealth nnd strength. KodOl re
builds womout tissues, purities, strength,
ens and sweetens the stomach. Gov. G.
W, Atkinson, of W. Va., savs: I' have
used a number of bottles of Kodol aud
found it to be a very effective and, in
deed, a powerful remedy for stomach
ailments. I recommend it to my friends.
Comer Drugstore,
NOTED RE FIQHTBR.
Cklef llnle, Win twill TeneU AAm,
can Methods to Ihe IWIIIsh.
Oeorire C Hale, former chief of tw
Kwsai City fire department, who lias.
IKun lUTlirU lO gO lO LUI1UUII m"i
ui unopminio American nicmoos ul
hntidllrt fliC8 to tho Ilrltish, Is one of
the most nticd flro fighters In tho
world. He Is uio the Inventor of most
of tho time savng npplnnccs now In
genernl use In the flro departments of
the world.
Chief Hale took a plckul squad of
American firemen to the Prht exposl-
tlon. where their skill nmaiea the I'nrl'
Mans nnd the horde of vlslton at the
French capital. Leaving Taris, and
his squad spent sir weeks In London.
where he opened the eye of the Eng-
llsh flremeii. Ho gave exblblOons st
the Crystal palace and was offcrea
$3,000 to continue them during the
summer, but was obliged to decline.
Since Chief Hale has been connected
with the Kansas City fire department
he has perfected fifty different dcvlcen
for fire fighting and Are resisting pur
poses. Amoi'g hi Inventions nre the
quirk hitching harness now In use nil
over the world, the water tower, the
unhitching nppiirntnr, cellar pipe and
the automatic graphophone alarm for
private buildings. These devices sim
ply carry out his dominant Idea that
OMHtaE a HALE.
the only way to prevent great losses Is
to get quick and effective action on a
fire.
y.:: ilule It a native of Colton. N. Y.
W!i.-:i fourteen years of nge. he went1
to Kninm '.'t. where hr learned the
trcdc of machinist. While working at
l:!s ir.ule he beinuie 11 member of the
o'tn 1 -r lire department as a torch
tnj. who rn.vd ahead of the firemen
!i ;;iln u 1 j.ht- When the regular
paid i'.p:.r:t..ei'.t wag organized ln
1 71. Mr Hnle liecaine engineer of the
llrt Ht.-..;i r Si ven years later he was
if nl" iKistnnt chief and In 1882 be
came .'' which position he retained
umil h.i April, when he was retired.
Jlr llule b :,fiv three years old.
HEADS THE GRAND ARMY.
Genrmt Met- art. Who Xuw Lead the
Veteran,. if tue Civil War.
fi -nrrnl '1 iimmis .1. Stewart, the re-ccuil..-
elected commander In chief of
the iratl Army f the Republic, was
cue of the y 11:11c t hohhers ln the civil
war He was .-' hnrt service man, but
thnt was not '. f.-.ult. lie was In bis
set 'iitteaih .Mil.' when he enlisted in
tlie tine Hundred and Thirty-eighth
Poivis.flvni't 1 infantry l:i ISIS. Twice
befi :e he li.i.l run r.way from home to
enll.-t. hut u:n brought hack on both
Decisions iiy his father. The third
oknkiia:. iitnMAs j. BTEW'irr.
time he wa . Mictx'ssful In eluding
parenttil vi.- iuuee aud went to the
front.
(Jeneii l ft. wart Is uu Irishman by
jil'rth.' Hi lu t being tlie "place of Id
nativity He canie to this country ns a
ci)l(d 11 nt yn id'ucatcd In the schools
of NorrUtoivu. P.i.'
Since the organization of tlie fJroud
Army Central Stewart has becu prom
lnently Id'entltled with It. He was com
mander of Zook post. No. IL of Nor
rlstown. iu which town he lives, lie
$rus assistant Inspector general In 18S0
and assistant adjutant general to Com
mander lu Chief Robert fl; Pentli If)
1SS3 and also to Commander In Chief
J. V. S. Gobtu In 1897, James L. Sex
ton and W. O. Johtison lu 1S0S and
Albert D. Shaw lu 1800. He was Penn
sylvania department commander In
1897.
In civil life he served as a member
Of the Pennsylvania house of S-cpre-seutatlves
li 8S5. Hp was elected
aecrotary of Internal affair In !SS1
and was re-elected In 1800. He was
appointed adjutant general by Gov
ernor Hastings In 1803, which post he
has filled since.
At Drenkfast.
"My dear, "why don't you take np
French or Latin?'
"What for, John?"
"Oh, Just to give the English Un
guage n rest." New York Tlmca.
Wanted to Drown,
(Hr Associated Press.)
Cuioauo, Dec. 27-James J, Rogers,
bplleved to bo an attorney ot Boise,
Idaho, jumped Into the river at the
footof. Michigan Avenue today but
was rescued. Atter being resuscitated
Rogers beoamo indignant because his
plaus woto lutcrterod with.
wmssm0
1F
COURT HOUSE RECOlto.
w ' 1 1
coovrt doubt. i
Estate of Francis R llollonbenV, do-
t.M0At or,ier confirming nlo ot real
p pjjfy.
, , Plrker,oni .,.
cobso, drdor confirming snlo of leal
proporv,
Kstati0f Frederick H Dodiou, tie
censed, orcr 0f ,nlo of real property.
Uunrdlannin of Hcnl P Skinner, n
minor, annua roport ot guardian illtd.
, "JANsrEns.
h B IJown' CM lo Uorntco Inmnn,
000 acres, seo 7, 8 , 17 , r 0 w; WOO.
O A O B II Co tot UCooley, 10 acres
tto 3, tp 21 s r 3 w 2jj,
u Iann to,&ti Lytbll 10.10
, Ji
acres, seo 32, tp 17 s r .. ,870.
II U Lomley to J N vI)anIi, certain
described land seo 23, tp V. r 5w 100.
EP Coleman to U Hoplciui, lot 0,
blk 2 Colemnn'd add Cobtirg
OifcCU UCo' to John CooVy, 40
acres, seo 3, tp 21 r 3 wj 8228.
Mary J Rabb to Mrs K O Lnlngot
1, blk 7 Falrmount J175.
J D Hownrd to W II Canaday, 257.CQ
acres, seo 33, tp 17 0 r 0 w $1000.
Ben II Armstrong to Henry K Arm
strong, 111121 acres, sees 4, 0, 8 10, 12
24, tp 17 s r 8 w $5000.
Susan Level I to Josoph Hayes, 1K0
acres, seo 17, 18, tp 10 a r 1 w 81B0.
LOCATIONS.
T N Segar locates Mammoth and
Jumbo claims, Ilohemla districts.
Acme School Report.
Report of Acme school for the month
ending November 28, 1002.
Number of pupils enrollod CO; num
ber ot days taught 10; tntnl days at
tendance 49; number of visitors 10.
The names of pnpils neither absont
nor tardy durlug the month nro ns fol
lows: Rath Stuoveu, Esther btneven,
Fditb Miner, Lyle Philips, Lynn
Woodcock, William Kisk, Grant Fink,
Thomas Noffsinger, Frank Nolfslnger,
May Noffslngor, Martha Kunke, Alfred
Funke, Vernon Cashman, Harold Alii
son, Edna Allison, Oeorgo Allison,
Lloyd Snnbert, Royal Satlbert.
For the first time, the Acme school
has employed an assistant teacher this
year, and Is now using both ot its
rooms. Tho directors have recently
purchased a dozen patent desks which
with those on hand, gives a total seat
ing capacity of 80.
School officers, parents and other
friends of cd oca tlon are Invited tn
visit us at any time to criticise or com
ment, as their opinions may warrant.
Wm. P. Brooks, Principal,
IOSE U. SPLAWJf, Asst.
IRVINQ.
Dec 2. A very pleasant surprise
was given to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Yates
last Friday evening. Those presont
were the Mlsson Ruby, Ethel and Ronii
Kinyon, Delia Powell, L cy Lord and
and Maud Brlggs. Messrs. Chas. and
Bruce Powell, Wiley and Henry Max
well, Winiford Lord, Albert Kenning
and Arthur Yates. The evening wns
spent in social chat interspersed with
music. Light refreshments were
served.
Thanksgiving services were held, ut
the Christian church on Sunday, pre
ceding Thanksgiving day, then on
Thanksgiving day at the U. II cbiucl:,
Rev. Olson preaching he sermon nthi
first named and Rev. Armstrong at the
latter.
Mrs. R, 13. Bond went to Eugeno on
Saturday's afternoon train for a fort
nights visit.
Mrs. Helen Abbert left here Satur
day for Goshen for a short visit.
Mrs. A. J. Zumwalt came down from
Eugene Sunday for a few days.
A. J. Green of Moscow, Idaho, passed
through Irving Friday on bis way home
from Southern Oregon where be bad
been locating a timber claim.
Ballard'? tlorehound Syiup
Immediately telieves hourseuess, croupy
cough, oppressed, rsttling, ret-ieg
and difficult breathing. Henry O .b . 1 ,
druggist, Shullsburg. Wisconsin, m 1 1
May 30, 1901; "I have been selling l.u
laru's Horehound syrup for two ye irs
and have neyer found n preparation i ,i
has given better satisfaction. P- Mtv
when I sell a bottle, they come U" k fur
niqre. can hqn.es.tly rtccomme. ' ji.
20c, goc nni) t,op at Yincent Hrug v,n,
Ctzens Ticket Wins,
illv Associated Print )
Salem, th , Dec, 1 After uuo nf the
hardest fought political battles iu tho
history pf this pjty tho principal leeup
being closing ot the city to gambliug,
vice and thetiundny closing of saloons,
''citizens" ticket, supported by saloon
men carried the day by re-electing all
the city officers for the third term.
Weather Forecast,
(Ry AsaocUted Pt'OH.)
Pon.TI.AND, Nov. 29 Westerb Oregon:
Partly cloudy. Western Washington:
Occasional rain Eastern Oregon: Fair
Eastern Washington and Idaho:
Iucreaslng cloudiness.
GET A SQUARE DEAL
Be Suro Ynu Get the Timber Land You aro
Sli'iwn- Don't IK Fooled.
We aro laud locators Hnd estimator
We guarantee that every piece of land
phown by u s exactly ca represented
und will pay 8100 to any onepf pur
customers who finds our locations are
not just as wo claim them to bo. Any.
one wishing to buy or sell timborland
will do well to see us first.
James N. Ranuaii, $ Co,,
11-11-lmo Eugene, Ore.
Wo are etIU selling furniture. You
will soo our now patterns In Nnrt h shew
window. Chambers Hardware. dw
m