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The Problem of the Iy.
' Th floodi of last prinjj cost th
Santa Fe railway $1,000,000 for re
pairs. Olher railway in Nebraa
ka, Kansas, and Texas and many
of (hose in Iowa and Missouri suf
lered as heavily. , Depots and ware
houses were inundated or swept
away, tracts and bridges were de
stroyed, and the freight traillo of
several states was paralysed for
two weeks.
The direct damage to railroad
property represented only a small
percentage of the loss by Hood
Valuable freight in immense quan
tities, in transit or in warehouses
awaiting shipment, was damaged
or utterly destroyed. Lsrge did-
tricts in cities and thousands of
square miles of farm lands were
devastated, the floods of two weeks
damaging the states along the
Western" rivers to the extent ot
$30,000,000. So complete was the
destruction of the means of com
rounication that scores of cities
were for nine days without a rail
way train, without mail, and some
of them without lelegraoh or tele
nhone communication with the
- r
outside world.
The conditions favorable to floods
have not been changed. Kansas
may be damaged to the extent of
$10,000,000 next spring as it was
last spring. Cities on the Mis
souri and the Kaw may be swept
by torrents again as they were a
few months ago. Railway traflic
may be paralyzed as it was last
June. As long as the conditions
that create floods remain unchang
ed there will be floods. ,
The problem of the day is to
change the conditions favorable to
the recurrence of disastrous floods.
Experience and science point the
way to a satisfactory solution:
Forestation of the river basins in
the prairie states and reforestation
of the districts at the headwaters of
all our great rivers. The process
of forestation is slow, but if trees
were planted by the million the
growth would begin to bave influ
ence in a few jars and would
have increasing influence, in prev
entation of floods with each suc
ceeding year.
Railroads are growing timber for
ties at a profit. If ore railroad
loses $1,000,000 in a single season
by floods, would it not be profit
able to increase its tree planting a
Impressing It on Him
With Emphasis
la what oar fine laundry work does
to the man who is looKing for notne
thinir. exquiwite In color and fioinh on
his linen. We aim to make our laun
dry work peerless in beauty and in the
perfect coudilion iu wbh-.h we nend it
home. Send us a sample bundle and
we will surprise you. Nw proceMS
and new prices.
Orders left at Kuhdi's wkrber shop or
the Halein stae will receive prompt
attention.
Salem SUam Eauhdry,
Colonel J. Olmsted, Prop. Dorons
D. Olmsted. Mgr. Phone 11. 320
Liberty Street.
INDEPENDENCE
hundred fold? If a state like Kan.
sas loses $10,000,000 in two weeks
of flood, would not tree-planting on
a gigantic scale be economy, par
tioularly as forests so planted more
than pay their own way, and if
carefully managed bring as good
returns as crops of corn or wheat?
The value of forestation and res
ervoirs as flood preventatives is
recogn'ued, but no adequate steps
have been taken to create lorosta or
build reservoirs. We talk but we
d not act. The way to prevent
floods is to begin at once the work
of tree-planting on a large scale.
KdUoti, the Inventor.
The great electrical inventor ol
the century, Thomas A. Edison, be
gan his scientifio career in a freight
car, in which he. a boy of twelve,
conducted chemical experiments.
gays the New York Tribune:
When one recalls the more im
portant of Mr. Edison's inventions,
the printing telegraph for stock
quotations, the duplex and quad
ruple! systems of telegrapny, the
incandescent lamp, the subdivision
of currents (within a year of the
oracular prediction by British sci
entists that it could not be done),
his carbon transmitter for tele
phones, the megaphone, the phono
graph, the magnetic separator and
kinetoscope, it is haid to realize
that he is only fifty years old.
That magnificent laboratory in
whicn he spends so many happy
hours, with his coat off, out at
West Orange, is a very different
workshop from the freight car in
which he once conducted chemical
experiments. But he works with
the same enthusfasm and unremi-t
ting assiduity now as then.
He retains his youthful loye ol
fun, too, and enjoys a joke more
than a square meal. In fact, the
unostentatious way in which he
eats a workman's dinner on a busy
day, without leaving his laboratory,
is but a Bingle illustration of the
simplicity of taste which is so com
mon a trait of genius.
An Impartial Umpire.
R. B. Hawlwy, the Tax republican
who came to congress from the rock-
riobed democratic state, now has
two big sugar plantation in Cuba.
"The Cubans are a suave aid dip
lomatic people," said Mr. Hawley.
"They.remind me of a story my
grandfather used to tell aboui Mar
tin Van Buren. That distinguish
ed statesman would never express
an opinion on anything. One day
in Washington, a man mode a
friend a wager that it was possible
to get an aflirmation out of Van
Buren.
"The man who took the affirm
ative went to Van Buren. 'Mr
President,' ho said, 'two men of my
acquaintance have made a wager.
A bets B that the eun rises in the
a?t and sets in the west. B bets
it does not. w men is ngun
'President Van Buren didn't hesi
tate a moment. 'It is commonly
nw.eiit.erf that Mr. A has the rights
of the case, be said, 'but I shall be
irlarf to hear anv arguments JUr. i
has to advance in support of fhis
position. '
Wanted. Faithful person to travel
tid supervise force of salespeople and
make collections for manufacturing
house. Straight salary $20.00 a week
and expenses. Salary paid weekly and
expense money advanced. Previous ex
perience unnecessary. Local territory.
Business successful. Position perma
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Superintendent, 324 Deal born street,
Chicago,
KNTEJtWIB, lNPKPKWlKNCEtORE(K)X
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There l no death! The leave may
fall,
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They only wait through wtutry hours
The coming of the May.
There Is no death! An frni
Walk o'er the earth with silent
tread ;
He ter our het loved thins away.
And then we call them "dead."
He leaves our hearts all desolate;
He plucks our i.lret, sweeteet flow
ers Transported Into bll, they uow
Adorn Immortal bowers.
The bird-like voice, whose Joyous tone
Make glad these scene of lu and
strife,
Bliifpi now on everlasting song
Amid the tree of life;
And where he see a amlle loo bright,
Or heart U-o pure for Ulul and vice,
He bear It to that world of light,
To dwell lu Paradise;
Horn unto that undying life,
Tbey leave u out to coiue Km ;
With Joy we welcome them the ine
Kxoept In sin and pain.
And ever near us, though unseeu,
The dear luuuortal spirits tread; (
For all the boundles universe
Is life. There are no dead. .
Sir Edward Hulwer I.ytton.
A Love Letter.
Would not luteresl you If you're
l.mklni? (or a auarante"d Halve for
Sores, Hum or Piles. Otto IXxl.l, ol
Ponder, Mo., write: "I suffered witl
au ugly sore lor a year, but a box o
Buckleu' Arulca Hulve cureu me
It' the best Halve on earth. iic a
A. B. Locke's Drug Btore.
MAltltlEl.
LAW U ESCE WOOD. At the
residence of the bride's mother,
iu North Independence, on Sun
day, October 4th, by liev. IS. J.
Thompson, D. D., Mr. Edgar
Lawrence, of McMinnvilh). and
Miss Nora Wood of this city.
The wedding w.as a quiet home
event and after the wedding din
ner the couple took their departure
for McMinoville, where they will
make their home.
Icntli ot John T. ISlklus.
The funeral of John T. Elkins
occurred at the Methodiet church
last Sunday afternoon and was
conducted by Dr. Thompson, of the
Presbyterian church. Mr. Elkins
was well known in this city and
respected by all. He was born in
this county 51 years ago, and be
longed to the pioneer family of El
kins. who were Htnonu the first
settlers in Oregon and Polk county.
For a few years Mr. Elkins resided
in Lane county, where he buried
his wife about 6 years ago. He
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A bad breath means a bad
stomach, a bad digestion, a
bad liver. Ayer's Pills are
liver pills. They cure con
stipation, biliousness, dys
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Saturday morning. -. The burial
gervioea were held in the K. of I'.
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leieti iroiu in
ceuietarv. "outh ol sionmouwi.
ANTIOCH.
The potato crop didn't yield M
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w. as was expected
I .
Willtard Sloan is working on the
water plant at Palla.
Giif Zumwalt is putting up h
goat shed for K. C. lUy nes.
John Yeater and wife were trad
ing at Monmouth Balurday.
A number of the hop men have
sold their hop, for 22 and 23 cenls.
Henderson Murphy, of American
Bottom, was in this vicinity Thurs
day, on business.
William Kishback hat been as-
isting Will Herrru in putting up
his oat straw.
Grant? ui Mack and Sarah lavis.
of Monmouth, visited Mrs. Fish
back the latter part oi last week.
Robert Hasey, of Salem, has
been in this vicinity soliciting for
the Capital Journal, published at
that place.
Geo. Foster, wife and son, Con
rad, of near Dayton, Yamhill couti
ty, were the guests of her uncle, J
L. Fishback, over Saturday.
G. L. Zumwalt has taken the
contract to treat the Sunny Slope
school house with two coats of
fresh paint for sixty-two dollars.
A number of our young folks at
tended meeting, conducted by IUv
Sanderson, of Iowa, in the Christ
ian church at Monmouth Sunday.
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I'oiiiouii KtrlUes Loir.
The steamer Toniona, struck a
llouting log Saturday morning with
her wheel and damaged the lulter
to such an extent that the steamer
was obliged to lit Ukj!i a bar, liye
miles below Salem, for about three
hours, while her paddlowheul was
being repaired.
KICKKKALL.
Gib Newuii has moved to thD C.
D. Purvine farm.
Orval Trice will clerk for Kakin
it Dick this winter.
Homer McDaniel returned to
Portland Thursday.
Win. Nesmith went to Spring
field last week, returning home
Monday.
Mrs. V. Dempsy and daughter,
Nellie, returned from JIurrinburg
lust week.
Mr. and Mrs. V. K. Goodell
went to the M. E. conference ul S-i-lem
Sunday.
,Wra. Thulson assisted Peter
Cook with the invoicing of Lih
stock lawt week.
The hunting season is opon, but
not many of the boys are taking
advantage of it. ,
Chus. Dick drove over from Ku
lem Sunday, to look after his busi
ness affairs here.
J. W. Goodell went to Seattle
last week, expecting to have work
when he arrives there.
II. Gist, of North Yamhill, who
assisted in invoicing for Chas.
Dick, at this place, returned home
Saturday.
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