The Herald W. T. FOCLE. Editor. Entarad m aaconl-laa Kattar Saptambar 1 1W. at Oia poal offlca at Mocunoulh, Oraaoa. under tha AetotMarckl. 181. ISSIKD EVERY FRIDAY, BY The Acorn Press, Publishers Monmouth, Oregon. Subscription Rates One year Six months - $1 50 eta FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1908 The Oregon machine has evi dently decided to make the Tuft victory in Oregon the pretext for the overthrow of the popular will and the repeal of the Ore gon direct primary law. While Washington and California have followed Oregon , iii enacting aJ direct primary law, and while all states are trying to bring about the election of United States senators by direct vote of the' people a result which Ore gon has accomplished the ma chine managers of Oregon are on 'the back track. They have begun bombarding every mem ber of the legislature with a pro gram to defeat the peotde's choice, and restore the old cor rupt way of electing senators. -This battle is up to the people regardless of the party in Oregon. Ifcnieans machine warfare on the initiative and referendum and the direct primary, backed by all the money that corporate power and corrupt politicians can throw into the battle against th'e people..- I,et no one be. Re ceived. The -machine leaders hate the popular reforms. This is going to be a fight to destrov the progress that has been made in putting Oregon in the front rank of political states, and put in the saddle instead the most vicious elements of Oregon pol itics, s;i It means the overthrow of the direct primary law, the corrupt practices act, and the power of the people generally to control" the public policies of this state ii is not a nght to give a United States senatorship to the Democratic party, but to main tain a people's government. It , is the square issue, "Shall the People Rule?" Or shall the ma chine and a corrupt boss-ridden minority, that hates the people's policies for which men like Roosevelt, La Follette, Hughes and all clean and progressive statesmen are contending, dic tate its political policies to the people. - Let no one be deceived. The Oregon machine hates "the progressive policies for which Roosevelt stands. They hated the clean progressive" character of Taft so much that they would not even consider a resolution to endorse Taft offered by Bob Donaldson in their county con vention at Salem, which was called to overthrow and nullify the direct primary law. Let all these matters be kept clearly before the people. The Capital Journal is on the side of the citizenship of Oregon. It is opposed to a return to the cor rupt machine methods that have controlled our legislatures in the past whenever a senator . has been elected except two years ago when two senators were chosen in 15 minutes without even a cigar being given for a vote. Capital Journal. The matter of a Union High School is Wing discussed con siderably and the feeling seems to be unanimous in favor of one. After the union high school dis trict is organized it can be bond ed the same as any other kind of school district and this would be the simplest method of rais ing funds to erect a building. The proper place for a sito for the school building would be at Talmage and it is believed that there are public spirited men who own land in that vicinity who will willingly donate a site to the district. There is no doubt but it would enhance the value of the land in that vicinity to such an extent that more than double the present prices could tie obtained for it. If, there is any question as to the sanitary . condition of this part of the state, we should point to longevity of our population as- an example. We have the oldest people and the most of them of anv section ofthe state and we doubt if there is any place in the United States tha't can show nearly as many people ou years old and upwards. FISHING SUPERSTITIONS. Varioui Quaar Notions Exist AM Ovw tho World. In British Columbia the Indians ceremoniously went to meet the first salmon and in flattening voices tried to win their favor by calling them all chiefs. Every spring in California the Karaks used to dance for salmon.. Meanwhile one of their number se cluded himself in the mountains and fasted for ten days. Upon his return lie solemnly approached the river, took the first salmon of the catch, ate some of it and with the remainder lighted a sacrificial fire. The same Indians laboriously climbed to the mountain ton nftpr the poles for the spearing booth. : ; 1 1 1 l : I .i WlllX lUUViUUeU LI11IL II II1PV WPTO gathered where the salmon-, were watenmg no U6h would' be caught Very widespread, in fuct, is this native belief of the nnrciuiitv of caution whenever Adam is on fish ing bent In Japan among the primitive race of the Ainos even the women left at home are not allowed to talk, lest the fish may hear .and disapprove, while the "first fish:$s always brought in through a win dow instead of a door so the other fish may not see. The Eskimo women of Alaska never sew while theTnen are fish in?, and should anv mondintr lw im perative they do it shut up in little tents out or sight of the sea. Under no circumstance on the northeast coast of Scotland will a fisherman at sea mention certain objects on land, such as "minister," "kirk." "swine." "do?." etc.. nl the line will surely be lost if a pig is seen while baiting it.' As on the land chickens must not be counted until thev are hatched, no at sea fish must not be counted un til thev are causht. It in irooH luck to find mice nibblinn amone the nets. A horseshoe nailed to th mast will help, and a herring caught and salted down will pro duce wonders. In the Shetland islnnrU o cut must not be mentioned twfnro a man baiting his line, and among the Magyars of Hungary a fisher man will turn back and wait over a tide if he meets a woman wearinc a white apron. iivery year the natives of the Duke of York island decorate n on. noe with flowers and fern, fill it with shell money and cast it adrift "to compensate the fish fer their fellows caught and eaten." It was always the custom of the Maoris, the primitive inhnhitiinta of New Zealand, to nut thn find. fish that they caught back into the ttttftf .11, ' ,.. .,. EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA i. The White Front furniture Store . .' '-1' ' ' i -' : UK! :'. ' I i Saturday's Big Bargains l ! ...' h ..... .1 i , . ' . 15 per cent off on all grades of t!f t ,A .1 " , :,' ' Ml! . .('. .'. ..' y - '?. " . i .. ..''' ..'' ; 'i ': , V'-:f. BOGERT & SON , ' " ) . I ' . I 9i1Hl4il49994t4 sea "with a prayer that it might VrOv Boots - .. !'v,?. AV. .V" ., ', ?' FIRE LIPB-AND CASUALTY INSURANCE LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID A. N. Poole ' a - : .. Contractor and Builder. ? General Carpenter Work Phone 187 tempt other fish to come and ha caught." If the fish did not come soon enough in British Columbia the In dians used to employ a wizard, who made an image of a swimming fish and put it in the water to attract live fish to the bait Ta Anaroloa Tim. 6 Real Estate For Sale. 330' acres on C. E. R. R. H miles from station and school house. Good small- house and two burns, and other out build ings and a good young orchard Good stock and dairy ranch at a bargain. , ... .. . 80 acres, GO under cultivation; good house, burn and other-out- buildings; 2J miles from, rail road station.. Will sell for cash, or half cash, balance one years time. .5 springs, and running water on place. ,,. . ,.- 2 big lots lying on Main street in Monmouth, will sell cheap. ' ' J 2$ lots with a good 5 room, basement cottage, with ' a ' good pantry and closet. Apples, pears. cherries, plums and other small fruit. A bargain.' . Inquire of A. N. Halleck, Monmouth, Oregon. Students Contest' Ballot ' For ..: -' ac-ciikiiia riicuiuacy ' !; Under Management of Graduate Pharmacist Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. Prices Right; Come in and investigate our Up-to-date lino of Brushes, Stationery, and Toilet Articles;- ' i- ':': Full Line of Paints, Oil and Glass. ' . ' . ''.'.. i. We carry tho sole agency for the well known Sherwii- Williains Puints. ' . ,; Pure Drugs, Reasonable Prices Hotel Hampton D. M. Hampton, Proprietor 15 years in Monmouth ' Under Same Old Management a ' - . , . .i Everything strictly firstclast f 1 i,-.(., !V 'l.;i Go to P. E. Chase, for Pure Home Made Candies Sold under positive guarantee .- Why eat sweat shoo, factory mkdA stuff when you can get a clean, healthlul article ...... maaeatnone7'",l;;,;., ;' " m v. t 'k''.tllr.: Monmouth Livery and Feed '-'Bain:-'vt-,,; ' Graham & Son,prowieio:u ' " General Transfer and Delivery Business: x Horses Boarded by the Day, Week or Month. f