THE LEADER.
The completion of the great Nile
COTTACI E OHO VE, - - OREGON- dam was celebrated at Assouan with
T’ u t il lu h e O E v e r y K r l t l a y . great ceremonious pageantry, iu the
L. F. Wooure
Proprietor presence of the Duke aud Duchess
Entered at the Cottage Grove post- of Connaught, who appeared on he
half of King Edward VII, the
olHce as second-class matter.
Khedive and delegates from «tie
FRIDAY------- D e c e m b e r , 12, 1902.
throughout E gvgt The ceremony
of inauguration, which was per
S U B S C R IP T IO N R H T E S . formed by the Duke of Connaught
O ne Y ear
$ 1 .5 0
consisted in laying the last coping
S ix M onths
T6
stone, and opening a number of
T hree M onths
-50
i f paid In advance but it not so paid a sluces to get the water How down
Buttons rale ot I.' as per year will be «*"*• *• .
Advertising rates mads known upon appll- the Nile. Following the ceremonies
cation.
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President Roosevelt's message on
#2.00 the tariff question is as clear as
#2.10 mud and a little thinner. This is
#2.50
what he says:
$2.50
1st, “ The tariff should not be
changed.”
Advertising is a combination of
2nd, “The way to change the tariff
good judgement and enterprise.
is by reciprocity treaties.”
3rd, “ If receiprocity wont work
try a reduction o f dutieB on some
Groat scheme that o f the Ore products.”
gonian news Burean at Washing
4th, “ The duty ought to be a
ton to create the impression that little more than enough ballance
the trusts are going to down Pre the difference in the cost o f home
sident Roosevelt and nominate and foreign labor.
Mark Hanna for the presidency in
5th “The tariff on anthracite coal
1904. If there is anything in it, it should be removed.”
must he the bad trusts that Teddy
There is fearless statesmanship
says in his message may possibly for you with a vengeance. There
exist.
is a policy if carried out would be a
dandy. If there is a hide bound,
high tariff, republician,
or a
The best thing President Roose fool free trade democrat in the
velt said in his message to “ The” country who can’t agree with the
Congress was “ the only shots that preSident on this policy or a part
count are the shots that hit” and o f it at least we would like to see
then he coolly proceeded to dis what he looks like.
charge, apparantly at random, a
literary blunderbuss loaded with
Three hundred men are out at the
‘innocuous” rhetorical wads at the
trusts and tariff questions. Is it Spreckles sugar refinery. The boats
possible that the man of action at which carry the sugar are tied up,
San Joan has forgot his training or and $40,000 worth of sugar, in the
does he thinks the battle is over boilers, will be ruined if the men
and that the ambiguous utterences do not return within 10 hours. Re
of his message will be as oil upon cently 80 men were discharged,
the troubled waters o f trust an^l just after forming a union, but the
management denies this as the cause
tariff agitation.
of the walkout.
W h y ?l
Because they make prices right. Because you are treated with
Courtesy. Because you can And anything you wish.
All that is necessary to convince you of this assertion is to step in
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Omly io and 15 cents each—none higher.
Aek for them. Sold In nearly every city
aa d sown, or by mail from
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THE MoCALL CO.,
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111 . L i t e I n P e r i l .
Shalt and Heavy
When one looks over the city
now and sees the numerous ponds
o f water standing practically stag
nant within the city limits and in
deed right along by the side of
Main street it is enough to give any
one possessed o f- a progressive
spirit the jim-jams. It is not only
an unsightly scene but visions of
disease and pestilence most as
suredly float before his eyes. The
city must have a sewerage system
if it expects to attract strangers
and induce them to locate in a
veritable mill pond. It cannot
afford to do without it.
The settlement o f the coal strike
trouble by the presidential com
mission is more than likely to be
drawn out for months. In this
the operators have the upper hand
and thoy will not overlook any
thing that will result iu a delayed
decision. The miners are at work
and the longer the commission is in
acting the more time they will
have to adjust their various dif
ferences with their employes as
individuals. I f it can be prolonged
until after the next presidential
election. The Operators will surely
win.
LOST.
A yearling heifer, red and white
market! smoothe crop off left ear and
was dehorned. May or may not be
branded J It ou left hip. Strayed
about Oct 1st. ADy information will
be suitably rewarded by notifying K
P R e d e o u d , Saginaw, Ore.
L ondon , Dec 10.—The State De
partment is in roceipt of a cable
gram this afternoon from Minister
Bowen at Caracas, Venezuella, to
the effect that the British and Ger
man naval forces had made a dem
onstration, landed
Marines and
siezed the custom bouse La Guayra.
Great excitement prevails at Cara
cas over the seizure of the Venezu-
elen warships, General Crespo, Tol-
uma. Ossum and Margarita, yester
day by the combined British and
German naval force.
President Castra has placed all
German and British subjects in Car
acas under arrest.
I f you desire a g ood com p lex
ion use Moki tea, a pure herb drink.
It acts on the liver and makes the skin
smooth and clear. Cures sick head
aches. 2Sets and SUcts. Money refunded
if it does not satisfy you. Write to
Great Britain and Germany have W n H o o k e r & Co Buffalo, N Y, for
issued an ultimatum to the little free sample. Benson Drug Co.
republic of VenezuelL Of course
the little South Ameaican republic
Japanese Minister Kogoro Taka-
will have to give in.
hira, diplomatically but firmly inti
mates that the apppeintment of John
W e sell the greatest o f b lood Barrett as minister to Japan would
purifiers, Acker’s Blood Elixir, uuder not be as pleasing as that of some
a positive guarantee. It will cure other man. No formal protest was
all chronio and other blood poisons filed against Barrett's appointment
If you have eruptions or sores on'
but statements of the Jspanese min
your body, or are pale, weak or run
down, it is just what you need. We ister were such as to leave no room
reutnl money if you are not satisfied' i for doubt as to the desires of his
oOcts nod $1.00. Beuson Drug Co.
boms government.
“ I just seemed to have gone all to
pieces,” writes Alfred Bee, of Welfare,
Tex., “ biliousness and a lame back
had mado life a burden. I couldn’
cat or sleep and felt almost too wort
out to work when I began to list
Electric Bitters, but they workec
wonders. »Now I sleep like a top, cai
eat anything, have gained in strengtt
and enjoy hard work.” They glvi
vigorous health and new life to weak
sickly, run-down people. Try them.
Only 50c at J P Currin’s drug store.
American’» I'amoti« llcnuiles.
Look with horror on Skin Eruptions
Blotches, Sores, Pimples. They don’t
have them, nor will any one, who uses
Bueklen’s Arnica Salve. It glorifies
the face Eczema or Salt Rheum van
ish before it. It cures sore lips, chap
ped hands, cbilblairs. Infallible for
Piles. 25c at Currie.’s drug store.
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Stm teJ
Fish Bros Wasons and ill j
kinds of Farm Implements ud I
Mining Supplies.
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Our aim is to please our customers. Call and be
convinced of this fact. We handle a complete line of high
grade Groceries, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and gnrantee
everything purchased of us to be first class.
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The Oregon territorial Legislature
at the session of 1855-6, passed a
measure promising to pay soldiers
who served in the Indian campaigns
of those days $2 a day for their ser
vices. This promise has never been
fulfilled. Thefow remaining veterans
J E "W ^eele*, rpop.
will ask the Legislature convening
next month to make good the pro S| o i »« i T I hj ( '« i t g l i W o r k » <»fT < fio 4 'oLd
That pathetic story of 9» 1
Laxative Bromo Quinine lab els
mise. It is figured that two-thirds j cure
a i '.'M a cold in one day. No evicted from his bumble c0(®
of the soldiers who served the state I Cure, no Vav. Price 25 cents.
i with a sick wife and ber 1 . ^
in Indian wars have died, aud that
’
L on don , Dec 10.— The Admiralty old mother by a coal comp*“!
$300,000 would be a proper sum to
is
in receipt of advices this after wife dying from consequent f
vote for relief of the survivors. It
ure, should have more
is to he hoped this request w ill be noon that a British warship seized
the
coal strike commission tb**
promptly and cheerfully granted. the Venezuelan warship Bolivar this
the fixed-up figures of the coa* ^
morning.
The faithfulness and heroism of
The seizure look place at Port of bine. The only rent be o«*j (
these frontier soldiers made possible
for the strike period. **
the present conditions in Oregon, Spain, Trinidad Island, and was
company
gave no reason °r^
and they are richly deserving of made without bloodshed or any
ing him—just turned the
overt
act
of
hostility
further
than
their promised pay, even if a half
out on a rainy d a y — O m **
century has elapsed since it was the necessary demonstrations of
force required to enforce the dc.
earned.— Hood River Glacier.
To* Know What
mand for surrender.
T w C o r e a C o ld I n O n e D a y .
; When you take G * » « ^
T h e Beet I T e s e r t p lIo n f o r M a la r ia ,
! Chill Tonic because J "
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the Chills and Fevers, is Grove’s Taste plainly printed on «
or*
mouey if it fails to cure. E W Grove’s less Chill tonic. It is simply iron showing that it i*
tasteless
and quinine in a tasteless form. quinine in
isguature is on each box. 25.
No cure, no pay. price 50c.
cure, no pay. 50c. /
See Our Teas and Coffees they are
Tl^e Oasl^ Gr-oeepy
Company