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no rwluolion for any rroii hatmiever.
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Citl Ion.
Scatter more tlowcrs jn your friends'
pathway ami loss upon their graves. The
kind word and helping haud in life are
more elotpiept than the virtues extolled
after death. Keniemher the word that at
'random spoken may soothe or wound the
heart that is broken," and that each day
should record some worthy action done.
The committee appointed to take
charge of the matter of advertising Inde
pendence and vicinity will wait on our
business men during the coming week to
see what they are willing to do in the
matter. The time is short and if we are
going to do anything should make haste.
The homeseekers' excursions begin next
month and Tolk county should get its
share of this influx of strangers. It can
only get its share by advertising and it is
up to our business men as to wneiner
they want to advertise or not.
Once more the attention of the world is
called to Tolar exploration by the defeat
of the Baldwin-Zeigler scheme. Why
this constant and seemingly unattainable
struggle for the North role? Is it the de
sire for adventure, the overcoming of
seemingly unsurmountable obstacles?
This and more. It means the penulti.
mate secret of the earth's surface has
yielded up its mysteries, after a constant
struggle of hardships of nearly three cen
turies duration. Some think the North
Tolar region is habitable; others think it
is an open sea; still others think the
broad waste of ice prevails. ' Personal am
bition will not only be gratified but
science will also be enriched in the exact
knowledge of existing conditions there.
Some day a flag will be planted there
we hope by an American. Pegree by de
gree the Arctic circle has been penetrated.
Pr. Kane, Ross, Nordenskiold, Greeley,
Franklin, PeLong, Willman, Nansen, the
Puke d'Abruzzi, and Terry, the latter
already two years absent in the North
striving for the distinction and may see
his efforts crowned with success, have
undergone hardships untold until com
paratively few miles now remain to be
overcome until the coveted goal is reached.
Cold and barren Norway had no longer
secured the honor of being closer to the
Pole than any other until they were
shorn by sunny Italy, who now retains
them. But these latter day successes
only give an impetus to the efforts of
others. Only 200 miles remain to be
overcome, and may one of the expeditions
now in the field be successful.
i.e.- cent of all the wheat raised in this
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lountrv! Tho w luaiucuo j
surpassed as n stock and dairying vountry,
and an final tribute may bo paid the
coast counties. An eminent authority on
dairying, from the ,tate of Minnesota,
which now stands ut the head of bu ter
producing states, calmly prcdic s that
honor for the Mate of Oregon. id you
notice that long list of awards of the 1 an
American exposition? It is worth your
time. Oregon was a leader there Have
vou ever thought of the millions of feet or
Ihe finest tinier in the world Me in
Oregon? Well you ought to. Po you
i... .... .i... li iL.m- Miuntrv and houtli-
I em Oregon produce nearly as much go d
! ii .,..!. in in tlifi Worltl,
as anv goiu-muiuifc ,
Or that Southern Oregon is unsurpasse.I
for tine fruit? Or the great grnm.g holds
for stock east of the mountains? Or the
tine seaports? Or the .h ep-water channel
soon to bo constructed to Port land Or
the incomparable fisheries? Or our hue
climate? And a thousand other reasons
ofe.fual import. Nature is no niggard.
Evorv place h blessed with some advan
tageous feature. Wo believe Oregon has
more-than its share, but people are slow
i. of it. They are turn-
in- toward us. "Westward the course of
empire takes its way." California has
had her .lay-Washington is in the mids
of bers Oregon's is almost here Ilia
fact seems certain. We have unlinuted
faith in the future of our grand staten
state already far and yonder out of debt,
and the abodo of as brave, sturdy ami in
tellectual class of people as adorn Oods
footstool. Here's to Oregon!
pti 03d favorite.
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linking for Flaws,
Don't look for Haws as yon go on through life,
And even when you find them
It is wine and kin.t to be somewhat blitul
An.t look for the virtue behind them.
For the cloudiest niulit law a hint of light
Somewhere in the shadows hiding;
It is better by fur to look for a star
Than the spots on the son biding.
The current of life runs ever away
To the bosom of God's great ocean ;
Don't set vour force 'gainst the river 8 course,
And think to alter its motion,
Don't waste a curse on the universe
Don't shrink at the trials before yon ;
Don't butt at the norm with your puny form,
But bend and let it go o'er yon.
The world will never adjust itself
To suit your whims to mo lem-i ,
Some things must go wrong your whole life long,
ti,o uvinn von know it the better.
It is follv to fight for the infinite.
And" go under at last in the wrestle.
The wisest man "hapes into God's plan
As the water shapes mio 7"".
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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COMPANY
Warehouses at Independence,
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Monmouth and Ainie. mms
at Independence.
Firmly do we believe that the grand old
state of Oregon is entering upon a period
of commercial development that its most
ardent admirer little dreams. Oregon's
superb climate neither too cold nor the
monotonous similarity of the tropica is
undoubtedly the greatest characteristic in
its favor. Then its fertile fields just
think of Umatilla county producing one
now ready for Business
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WHEAT AND OATS $
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Correspondence gonjest
Contest Closes October 4 at 6 P. M.
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First Prlxe.
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Second Prize.
H Tine $10 Camp.
Correspondents
Contest!
3d Prize, VSV worth of Photos
at J. .!. McCaleb's.
4th Prize, $2 worth of Photos
at E. PicKet's.
5th Prize, Subscription to
Pacific Homestead.
tith Prize, Ladies Home, Jour
nal, Conditions Governing Contest.
One point for every nowa item ac
cepted. A story worthy of a separate
heading 'lh points. A column artiele 60
points. For every yearly mihscriber,
new or a renewul, "fl iKilnts. lxss than
a year at the same proportion.
We want correspondents in every part
of J'olk county. Now is the time to
make known our resources. Send in
your contributions whether you are a
correspondent or not.
fiow You Stand.
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1'edee, I' W
Anti'ich "
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Calvary, I) IW
I'arker, 71
Mount Hood View, C
Ciowley, O i:!
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I.ewisville, K
Monmout h, A ljttj
Monmouth, B
Kiinpson. B J
Monmouth, S , 1"
Huver F 1,1
Contest ends it 6 P. m. October 4.
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