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MEXICANS MIX IN POLITICS NORTHWEST APPLES BEST. UNCLE SAM'S BUSINESS. Its Bring Higher Price Then Those From Any Other State. Consul General Robert P. Skinner, writing from Hamburg, Germany, de tails facts relating to the apple indus- Two Men Dead and Twenty Others try of th" countrv re fle c te d in the M m u g e iiifiil W ou ld M ean B an k ruptejr to P r l v a t « C o n c e r n . T h e g o v ern m en t of th e United S tates has been condu cted for more th an a h u n d r ed y ears on financial principles which would have bank* ru p ted a p riv ate co rpora tion in a few months, says a w riter in Leslie’s Weekly. T h ere has been no public of ficial directly responsible for a d j u s t ing ex p en d itu res to receipts or having any control over t h e e s tim ates of di f ferent d ep artm en ts. T h ere Is probably no o th e r civilized g o v ern m en t on e a r t h —certain ly no g o v ernm ent which is tru ly r e p re se n ta tive— where th e r e has been such a complete lack of superv ision over the budget as In th e United States. In Great B r ita in the fun ction la Imposed upon th e chance llor of th e exchequer of cu ttin g his p a t t e r n to his cloth by co m p arin g neces sa ry ex p en d itu res wtlh es tim ated receipts a n d finding m eans to m eet a deficit If one appears. In the co u n tries of co n tin en tal Europe, even u nder such an abs olute govern m en t as t h a t of Russia, the duty has devolved upon the m i n iste r of finance of su p erv isin g an d r eg u latin g expendi tures. I t is high testim o n y to the c h aracter of th e m en who have had control of federal affairs in t h is cou n try t h a t t h is lack of co-ordination and respon sibility has not led to mon stro u s abuses. P u t t i n g the g o v ern m en t financial op eratio n s on th e basis of co rpora tion finance, it m ig h t be said t h a t our tr e a su r y was conducted upon th e p r in ciple t h a t when income did not equal outgo th e r e should be an assessm ent upon the sh are holders. Pra ctically, of course, n early all th e business of the g o v ernm ent Is cond ucted upon th is principle In th is co u n try only the postoffice, with some fag-ends of pub lic-land sales and o th er m in o r m atters, Is conducted with th e expectation of Income. E ven the postofflee ru n s up a deficit of near ly $13,000,000 a year withou t caus ing comment. W hatever our v4ews m ay be as to an y of these projects, it will be a d m itted t h a t we should pu t o u r finan cial house In order. The im portan ce of this, It would seem, should be rec ognized by the most e n th u s ia stic ad vocate of s ta te socialism as keenly as by his m ore co nservative brother. T h ere Is a certain force In th e sug gestlons of Mr. H a r r l m a n on th is po int— t h a t th e g o v ern m en t needs regulation In thes e m a t t e r s as well as the corporation. A sy stem which in a big r ailw ay left every head of a de p a r t m e n t to get w h at allowances he could, w ith o u t reference to w h at his asso ciates were doing or to th e net e a r n in g s of th e road, would soon t e r m in a te in a receivership. Yet th is Is p r actically the m ethod upon which the g o v ern m en t of th e United S tates has been o p erated up to w ith in a few months. These u n u su a l cond itions, accom panied as they have been, by a steady g ro w th in ex penditures, wer e flrst b ro ught p ro m in e n tly before th e pub lic by George B. Cortelyou when he ■vas se cre ta ry of th e treasu ry . l prices received there, and shows that Oregon and Washington apples bring more than those from any other states, the scale being in comparison with the California product as follows C'ultl v m I I oi i o f C o r n . M m n y C o u r i e i In A g r i c u l t u r e . pporters of General Reyes as Can* State Per l-bushel case M£hen corn la planted a f t e r th e flrst A total of elghty-Beven different didate for Pretident Attend Diaz Oregon. Washington . . . . $2.61(u3.67 Week in J u n e th e land needs more a t cou rses of stu d y In the long an d mid Gathering and Troops Fire Upon California........................... 1.600/2.61 tention th an when p rep ared earlier. die cou rses in a g r i c u l t u re at the Col As to the possibilities of the exten Crowd of Rioters—Some Ameri If plowed early the Weeds will have lege of A g r icu ltu re of the University sion of the apple trade with Germany made an appea rance, which Is a n a d of Wisconsin is shown In the new can Property Destroyed. the report shows that in 1908 Germany imported 164,421 tons of apples, of vantage, as they can be destro yed be catalogue of t h e u n iv ersity ju st 1» which the United States supplied only fore the corn Is planted; but th e late sued. T h ese do not include the work Mexico City, July 27.—Two dead, 10,602 tons; in 1907 Germany import corn will be more easily In ju re d by In the n ine o th e r special d ep artm en ts 20 injured and more than 200 arrested, ed 181,467 tons, the Unite,. States d ro u g h t th an t h a t which h as m ade an such as ho me economics, the short earlier sta rt. The crop should be cul course, th r e e d a ir y courses, the farm is the result of political riots in Guada sending 9,229 tonB. lajara yesterday and laBt night, ac Germany enforces rigidly inspection tivated a f t e r every rain, so as to p re era’ course, f a r m e r s ’ Institutes, home cording to reports received here. for the San Jose scale, and this pest vent loss of moisture. A n other point m ak in g course, an d ex perim ental sta The riots started when a mob broke has been found on a number of Bhip is to th in out the p lan ts if they are tion work. T h ese eighty-seven courses up a m ass m e e t i n g in Delgado theater ' m e n ts from the Pacific coast. Mr. too thick. It would be difficult to in include t h irte e n each In soils and agrl in the interest of the re-election of Skinner says, however, that as a rule duce m any f a rm e r s to "th in o u t ” t h e i r cu ltu ral chemistry» twelve each In anl President Diaz. The orators were American appleB reach Germany in corn, as they would claim t h a t the mal h u sb a n d ry a n d h o rtic u ltu re Btoned in streetcars, carriages and au good condition. He urges that care be land, hav in g been m an u red , was capa eleven In d a ir y h u sbandry , eight in tomobiles in which they rode. exercised by all apple shippers to free ble of providin g for as m any stalk s ag r i c u l t u ra l en g in eerin g , seven in bac Mobs paraded the streets crying: their orchards from scale and all other in the hills as made t h e i r a p p e a r teriology, five each In ag ricu ltu ral eeo “ Down with Diaz!” “ We w ant' pests, and then exercise constant super ance; it is not a m a t t e r of plan t food nom lcs an d agronom y, an d one ip Reyes!” A barricade was erected and vision of their employes to insure that with late corn, however, but moisture. a g r i c u l t u ra l jo u rn alis m . many shots were exchanged. Eight the fruit shall be packed so as to make When too m any s ta lk s a r e close to it pleasing to the eye as well as protect g eth er t h ere Is a stru g g le for ex is t policemen were wounded. M ottled Butter. The police charged the crowd re it against bruising while being trans ence; some become weeds to th e oth- S tre ak y or m ottled b u t t e r m ay bt ported. peatedly, but were repulsed. State ( rs, an d In the end only th e most vig caused by th e salt, o r It may be due to Hamburg is the great apple receiv orous m ak e growth, an d yield grain th e wo rk in g of th e butter. T h e salt is troops were called out and a number of ing port. There, writes the consul, volleys were fired in the air without honest and impartial rules of sale are effect. CHAMPION HOLSTEIN BULL. Considerable American property was observed and the seller always receives what is his due, the market regulations destroyed and two Americans were wounded. The Americans have asked and government inspection having been the American consulate for protection. developed in a manner to make it cer The Hotel Garcia, which was wrecked tain that always there shall be no by the mob, was leased by an Ameri ' ' crooked work or unjust rejection of can, and he has put in a claim for shipments. damages. German fruit buyers have for years The riot is the most serious that has been sending their representatives to occurred in Mexico in years, and is America to look over orchards and looked upon as significant by those who packing houses, and keep informed on have been closely following the politi the conditions of the industry in all cal situation. The officials say it was important localities where considerable planned and carried out by the Demo uuantities of fruit are produced. These cratic party, known as the Royesta agents often go without making known party, from the name of the candidate their identity, and thus obtain infor for vice president, General Bernardo mation which might otherwise be harder to secure. Reyes. The report ofConsul General Skinner PORTERS OUTWIT HARRIMAN agreeB with previous reports which have been sent to the government from E X H I B I T E D AT T H E I L L I N O I S S T A T E F A IR , 1908. Bjy Land and Block Road Leading to abroad—that Pacific coast apples now lead this country in all European up to th e average. It Is, ther efore, Construction Camp so evenly diffused In the finest kind of marts. It likewise emphasizes the Grass Valley, Ore., July 27.—Porter necessity of maintaining the present b etter to remove every s ta lk t h a t b u t t e r that, as Is shown by a micro Bros, opened a war of strategy on Har- high standard, in order that the high shows lack of gro wth, a n d If th e h ero scope, every g r a i n Is s u r r o u n d « ! by riman’B railroad construction forces prices now obtained may be main ic rem edy of reducing th e sta lk s to a Him of clear a n d t r a n s p a r e n t brine, today by cutting off the base of sup- tained and the apple industry reap the two in a hill could be tr ie d on a plot which points ou t the necessity of nl’P f o r Twohy I w o h v Bros.’ B r o s ’ o camps n m n s at. H n r s p i large ____ _____ . . __i__i_ . . pl’es R for at Horse profit which i___ has l been made in by way of experim ent, th e r esu lt av o id in g t h e o v erw o rk in g of the but would be satisfactory, as well as con t e r before t h e salt is added. In the Shoe bend, in the canyon of the Des the past years. chutes. This was accomplished by vince f a rm e r s t h a t t h e r e is n o th in g flrst wo rk in g every par ticle of milk Porter Bros, by the acquisition of the gained by en d eav o rin g to grow th ree should he g otten rid of. but enough CROP A RECORD BREAKER. homestead of Fred Gurtz, across which or four p lan ts In a space which only clear w a t e r sh o u ld be left to dissolve runs the only road that leads to the two should occupy. If rain fall con every g rain of salt in twelve h o u rs brink of the canyon anywhere near the Prospects in Pacific Northwest Never tin u es to be a b u n d a n t, as h a s been the before th e n ex t working . If th is be vicinity of Horse Shoe bend. Better Than Now. case for Ju n e , t h e r e will be no neces done th e r e will be but little dan g er of It is said that Porter Bros, paid According to information received sity for red u cin g th e n u m b e r of s t r e a k in e s s In t h e b u tter, but to get $20,000 for the land by which they during the past week the Pacific Diants. th e best resu lts the salt should be very have phut off entrance to the canyon to Northwest will produce almost four finely ground. C ro a iln s a R urbrd W ire F ence. Twohy Bros. times as many cars of potatoes Two sto u t boar ds a r e nailed to At Horse Shoe bend Twohy Bros, year ago. I l » f S cale« at H om e. gether, as show n In Fig. 1, a n d may have begun to establish the biggest T h e weights a n d m easu res lav. This increase is startling, even be used for cr oss ing a bar bed wire camp along the construction route, but though the comparison with the pro- has gone Into effect. After this, 11 to get there with the trainload of , sup- . duction of a year ago is not exactly a fence. T hey should be 10 o r 12 Inches you buy an y th in g , expecting to get so ANGLO-SAXON BLUNTNESS. plies now here the Harnman constract- correct showing> for the 1908 wa9 much, you a r e en titled to get It o r the r >ra tir 11 1 hovo ena ' 1 . , . , . , , . , ors will have rn to nrnaa cross Pnrtor Porter R Bros, m a n u f a c t u re r o r producer can be fined j u s t a b o u t h a l f o f w h a t w as produced I he T ourht Abroad O fteu land, and Porter Bros, have put up t h e p rev io u s season. for th e sh o r t weights. If th e weight H o n M ak e« H im s e lf O b je c tio n a b le . signs warning trespassers off the prop is below w h at t h e package says, the During the present season the acre All of us who travel, w h eth er we erty. The Gurtz homestead is enclosed age of potatoes in the Pacific North only way it can be legally sold Is for mean to or not, will f u rn is h forth by a barbed wire fence and a wire gate west, but more especially in Oregon, th e dealer to tell you the weight. im pre ssio ns of A m ericans for foreign is across the road at one boundary line shows the greatest increase for one T h is will h it all short-weight packages ers, a n d th e op inions of F re n c h m e n and a wooden gate at the other. an d “com m ercial weights” of every year ever noted here. While a large an d G erm an s an d Italia n s an d Briton s n atu re. per cent of this increase was in the co n cern in g us as a n atio n will be COLONIST RATES AGAIN. Willamette valley, most of the addi Ev ery o n e should have scales at m ark ed ly modified because of our go tional acreage was planted in Eastern home. T h e m an who h an d les much ing h i t h e r a n d t h i t h e r in Europe, says Railroads to Give Reduced Fares to Oregon. g r a i n or stock should have flve-ton Charles Battell Loomis In S m i t h ’s. Eastern Washington and Idaho like Pacific Coast This Fall. scales. He is q u ite ap t to se cu re bet "S om e of us, with perfe ctly good In t e r w eig h ts from some stock b u y ers If Chicago. July 27.—Colonists’ fares wise have a very heavy potato acreage tentions, will go ab ro ad with t h a t INVESTED V STILE. increase and the production there will th ey know he has scales a t home. To to the Pacific coast which have been old-fashioned s p i r i t of spread-eagleism under consideration at the rate meeting be much greater than during any pre wide a n d 2 feet lo nger t h a n t h e fence kn ow w h a t th e stock t h a t Is being full —t h a t dies so h ar d — in o ur breasts. vious year. Western Washington had fed is d oing Is also one of th e g r e a t ad of the Transcontinental Passenger as is high to give th e d esire d spread. We shall feel more an d more patriotic sociation for several days,[will be made a greater acreage of potatoes than a F irm ly nail fo ur cleats on each board v an tag es of h av in g scales on t h e farm. th e f a r t h e r aw ay from home we find year ago, but the difference in favor of Sm all scales in the house will also this fall at the same rates as hereto a n d fasten a sh o rt board between the ourselves, an d with a laudable desire fore, $33 from Chicago. $32 from St. this season is not great so far as the two to assist In g ettin g ov er th e fence. help to enforce th e law of w eig h ts an d to let beni ght ed fo reig n ers—to some additional planting is concerned. m easure s. Flour, meal, su gar. In fact, Louis and $25 from the Missouri river of us all fo reigners a r e benighted—see Potato crop prospects could scarcely ev ery th in g , m u s t "weigh o u t ” o r the to California and North Pacific states. w h at a gl orio us co u n try we hall from; Their availability will be reduced, be improved over what they are in one respon sible for the sh o rt weight we sh all wave A m erican flags In th eir however, from the usual 60 days to a Oregon, Washington and Idaho this Is liable to a fine. See t h a t th e law races, an d let th e m know a t ail tim es month, from September 16 to October season, and the same is stated to be is enforced, now we have It.— F a r m the case in California. In Eastern a n d In all places how very su p e rio r 16. e r s ’ Breeze. an A m erican Is to ev ery o th e r speci This was decided upon because the Oregon, where some of the poorest men of h u m an ity . H u ltr r m llk (or S heep T ick«. heaviest movement has been found dur showings were made in grain produc "W e shall not be t h e only country It Is claimed t h a t by p o u rin g b u t t e r ing the first and last ten days of that tion this season, the crop of potatoes milk freely alon g the backs of sheep It to send fo rth patrio tic zealots. T h ere period. About 25,000 people are ex never looked better. In the Willamette valley, potatoes will prove a remedy for ticks. If a will be G erm an s bent on p ro ving th at pected to take advantage of the rateB, will Bhow better quality this year than gill of kerosene is added to a gallon if it were no t for Germ an y t h ere would which are for single trips. ever before and the sizes will be just of b u t t e r m i l k th e rem edy will be !m be no such th in g as civilization upon STEPS TO GO OVER THE FENCE. that which gained for this section the proved, as the kerosene fo rm s an the ea r th , a n d t h e r e will be E n g lis h Carving Away Sloop Gjoa. reputation of growing the very best A n other device so m e w h at m ore elab em ulsion with b u tteim llk an d does no men m ak in g them se lves Just as obnox San Francisco, July 27.—Fearing potatoes in the entire United States. o rate is a double se t of steps, shown h arm to t h e an im al. The rem edy will ious to th e n ativ es as we can possibly that relic hunters will carry away In seasons previous to the present piecemeal the sloop Gjoa, in which one, the potato acreage and production In Fig. 2. Women a n d c h ild ren will cost b u t little an d should be gi ven a m a k e ourselves. T h e F re n ch do not Raoul Amundsen sailed through the of Eastern Oregon, Washington and have no difficulty in using this, but tr ia l by w ay o f experim ent. It Is also travel as much, a n d they do no t feul Northwest passage, the San Francisco Idaho had little, if anything, to do m ight find it Inco nven ien t to get over claimed t h a t if b u tterm ilk Is given a It necessa ry to blazon forth a patent police department has set a guard over with prices at Portland or San Fran he n ar ro w board.— F a r m a n d Home. horse It will serve better t h a n an y Tact. F re n c h courtesy, also, prevents F re n c h m a n from telling you th at o t h e r rem edy for bots. These re m e the sloop and will try to punish some cisco, but this season each of these C . uhc a f H i l l e r M i l k . you are Infe rior to him, ho wever much of those whose initials cover the ves sections will be a strong factor in the Recent ex p e r im e n ts on th e O ntario dies w ere suggested by p a r t i e s who he m ay t h i n k so; but th e Anglo Saxon sel’s sides. The ship is beached at market and unless all signs fail prices E x p erim en t F a r m show t h a t th e yeast- h av e tested them . race glorie s in Its b lu n tn ess a n d Its Golden Gate park and was intended to will reach a lower figure than for some like m icr o-organism of b itte r to r u la Is S o re S h ou ld er« on H o r ie i, love of t r u t h , an d t h a t Is why G er be a museum for things nautical. seasons. th e cause of much 6 i t t e r m ilk a n d T h e hide an d flesh of a you n g ho rse m any a n d En g la n d a n d Amer ica f u r Relic hunters have carved away at the Potato prices have been so high cheese. F acto ries in t h a t section have timbers until the worth of the vessel along the Pacific coast in recent years complained of th e b ittern e ss of th e a r e m o re ten d er th an those of an old nish some of th e most objectionable as a historic relic is impaired. that the trade can scarcely come to milk, an d as a consequence th e ex p eri work horse. If th e shoulders of the t r a v e le rs kn own to Cook.” think that lower prices will again be m e n t station h as conducted ex tensive y o u n g ho rse a r e allowed to become Sixth Calhoun Venire Ordered. THE HUMAN HAND. in effect. With such a heavy increase Investigations as to the cause. Cul sore d u r i n g th e flrst season’s work It San Francisco, July 27.—The sixth in acreage and a production so much tu r e s of th e to r u la were ad ded to milk Is likely t h a t they will be sore o r ten veire of talesmen for the second trial greater per acre than normal, the sup an d cheese t h a t had been sterilized, d er all t h e rest of the a n im a l's life I t « R e l a t i o n t o II i p T r u e K d u e a t l o n o f t h e Y o u n if. of Patrick Calhoudn was ordered today plies will be fully as great as any de a n d in each case a b itte r t a s te was If t h e you n g ho rse passes th r o u g h the No an im al o r bird can en d u re th e ex by Judge Lawlor, which brings the mand would justify, and that being th e result. It was not found In milk flrst season w ith o u t Injury th e sh o u l total number of talesmen called up to the case, present out of line values will d r a w n into sterilized dishes, but was d ers become tough ened and with good trem es of clim ate like m an o r Is at t r e a t m e n t a r e likely never to become ho me In so m an y different p a r t s of 610 names. The venire of 100 names go out of effect. found r e g u a r ly In mixed milk, In the sore.— Field a n d F arm . th e world. A dog. It Is true, will fol drawn from the jury box today was solutions used for can washes, a n d low m an an y w h ere, b u t only when made returnable Wednesday, when it Ruttis Resorts to Knife. also on th e leaves of trees u n d e r n i« ea * ea n f M ex ica n S h eep . food an d sh e lte r a r e provided. Nor can is expected the present venire will be Paris, July 26.—Jean Juarez. Social which the can s wer e h ab itu ally kept. F o r several y ears past th e sheepmen an y o th er c r e a t u r e subsist on such a exhausted. The examination of tales ist leader in the chamber of deputies, men proceeded quietly, notwithstanding today publicly warned the French gov T h e rem ed ies a r e to cool t h e milk of th e S o u th w est have suffered serloui variety of food as m an can digest. He losses from a disease known among flourishes on roots, herbs, gr ubs. In several jurors had decided opinions re ernment that he had reason to believe prom ptly an d to g u a r d It from Infec specting the guilt or innocence of the Dr. Dubrovin, president of the League tion of nay kind. All can s a n d o th er th e Mexican h erd ers as "p in g u e.” sects, f r u i t s o r fish, on which flesh-eat utensils should be carefu lly washed " P i n g u e ” Is p o pularly supposed to be accused. of Russian People, had sent emissaries an d sterilized by heat. T h e Conne cti caused by e atin g eith e r th e leaves or ing a n i m a l s would starv e, o r he Is to Paris for the purpose of murdering cut ex p erim en t sta ti o n discovered sev ro ots of a p lan t which h a s In th« equ ally pleased with a n im a l a n d bird New Island in Pacific flesh on which herb iv o ro u s a n im a ls M. Bourtzeff, an exiled Russian revo last few y ears been q u ite prom in ent San Francisco, July 27.—A new is lutionist. Bourtzeff recently exposed eral y ears ago t h a t a species of bac In t h e public eye as th e ru b b er plan! would starve. He can pick n u t s with land has sprung up in the Pacific ocean General Harting, chief of the Russian t e r i a was the ca use of h itte r m ilk and o r ru b b er weed. Hot w ater a n d sa b the monkey, catch fish with the otter, dig roots with th e wild pig. eat a n t s ’ not far to the southeast of the Society political police in Paris, accusing him cream T h is can be ren d ered harm- Is an efficacious remedy. and Gambier groups, according to Cap of being the organizer of the dyna ess by ste rilization. ig g s w ith th e a n t e a t e r an d g r assh o p tain Quatrevaux, of the French ship mite plot against Emperor Alexander per* w ith t h e snake. R y e r e a l are. D a m p « In W e ll « . Th:ers, which arrived from Newcastle, III. And all th i s is due to m a n ’s hand. Rye p a s t u r e for cows m a k e s th e Australia, yesterday. The island is Before going down Into a well test Because h is h a n d could grasp a stone milk have a bad t a s te or flavor unless but a few hundred yards in circumfer Train Falls Into River. g reat ca re Is t ak en In th e m a t t e r of th e p u rity of the a i r by lowering a o r a club m an rose on his hind legs ence, and appears to be of volcanic Kansas City, Mo., July 26.—At least pastu rin g . If th e cows a r e left on lighted candle o r lan tern . If t h e light a n d walked a n d talked. His h an d Is origin. The uncharted rock is describ two persons are known to be dead, on» all day th e milk will alm o st certain ly b u m s dimly, o r goes out, t h e poison t h e most won der fu l of all tools. It ed in the log of the Thiers as of low trainman is missing and between i 6 be off flavor, str o n g a n d bitter. The ou s carbonic acid gas " d a m p s ” can t w ists like a m o nkey wrench, h an g s and uninviting appearance. and 30 are injured as a result of a only safe way se em s to be to t u r n be driv en ou t hy ig niting a q u a n tity on like a g r ap p lin g hook, crack s like a wreck of Wabash passenger train No. the cows In for two o r t h r e e h o u rs of t u r p e n t in e an d sawdust o r kerosena n u tc r a c k e r , picks like tweezers, tears Tornado Wipes Out Town. 4, 30 miles east of here tonight The r ig h t a f t e r they a r e milked, th en keep an d rag s in a kettle, an d lo w erin g it like forceps, g ru b s like a gopher. Winnipeg. July 27.—The village of train fell into the Missouri river, where them off th e rye until th e n ex t m ilk to th e su rface of th e water, a n d then T h is b rin g s us to th e flrst g r e a t les Mecklin. located on the Saskatoon and the ’rack had been weakened by a land ing. E v en t h is precaution m a y leave l a t e r po ur several bu cketfulls of water so ns of h ealth a n d com m on sense West Askiwin branch of the Canadian slide. The engine, baggage car, mail- slig h t t a i n t In th e milk a n d ap p ear Into th e well from t h e top. T est ag ain Man owes all to h is hand. T r a i n the Pacific railway in Saskatchewan, was car,smoker and a dead-head sleeper, In t h e cre a m an d b u tter.— Denver with th e la n te r n , an d no te th e Im c h ild ’s h an d , then a n s w er t h e q u e a wiped out by a tornado yesterday after-1 plunged nito the water and were corn- Field a n d F arm . prov ement. tlons that t h t brain, which the hand noon. No one was seriously hurt. pletely submerged. Wounded in Riots. o: vv^Vx^hS*-ltIVxx, c a W builds, will ask, a n d you have t r u e ed u c a t i o n - e d u c a t i o n a t Its best. Give ch ild ren every kind of hand work th at th e i r play in stin cts call for—a n d th eir play I n stin cts a r e the deepest an d most useful in th eir n a t u r e — a n d then brain de velopm ent will follow as n atu rally as th e n ig h t follows day.— San F r a n cisco Chronicle. JA PS CHANGED CONDITIONS. Corpani W ere T axed l u m e r c lfa lly by a n d 9 < jueesed N o b ility . T h e people of Corea are am o n g the qu eerest an d most In terestin g of the Asiatic races, an d have g reat possi billtles, w rites F r a n k G. Carpenter. As to th e i r num ber, a census was tak en some tim e ago an d the co unt made 10,000,000. They have been so squeezed a n d g ro u n d down by taxation, how ever, t h a t they will not give ou t the full n u m b e r of souls In each house, a n d the p robability Is t h a t t h ere are m an y more t h a n were counted. A fair es tim ate, I am told, would be 14.000, 000. Most of thes e people live In villages T h e farm h o u s es are squalid h u ts of mud an d stone with roofs of straw t h a t c h tied on w ith strings, an d are collected to g eth er In little villages T h ere a r e no trees or g ard en s abou t them . E v e ry ho me Is su rro u n d ed by a m u d wall high en ough to keep the m en on the s tr e e ts from looking In a t the girls. The streets a r e win ding alleys, where the garb ag e of the ho uses Is th ro w n ou t to rot In the sun. S o m etim es d itch es run along the sides of the s tr e e ts se rv in g as sewers, an d th e ho uses h ave no sa n i ta r y a r r a n g e m e n ts whatev er . T h e conditions are so bad t h a t typhoid, cholera an d d y s e n te r y a r e of fre q u en t ap p earan ce and sm allpox Is alm ost universal. Nearly ev ery o th er face one sees Is m ore or less pock-marked, an d p a r e n t s do not co unt th e i r children as p e r m a n e n t possibilities un til a f t e r they have had t h a t disease. T h ere a r e no very lar ge cities. Seoul has now p erh ap s a q u a r t e r of a m ill ion, alth o u g h th e census gave It only ab o u t 200,000. P in g y an g has 60,000, T a ik u 60,000, a n d a f t e r t h a t come Chemulpo, F u san , Gensan a n d Songdo. T h e people a r e di vided Into classes, and, formerly, th e E m p e ro r an d the no bi lity owned most of the lands an d held all th e offices. T hey have been th e curse of th e co u n try an d have squeezed the o th er s un m ercifu lly. The no bi lity un til now have gone ab out dr essed In silks an d fine g rass cloths. T h ey have had coolies with th e m to hold up th eir a r m s as they walked, a n d If they rode, a se rv a n t would go along on each side of th e ho rse to see t h a t they did not fall from the saddle. These people did absolutely no work, a n d considered It a d isg race to ca r r y a bundle. T h e boys who w en t to the m o dern school, establis hed by the E m peror, took se rv a n ts along with th em to c a r r y t h e i r pencils a n d paper, an d some tram p ed to th e school bu ilding th ro u g h th e rain, because they would no t e n d u r e th e disg race of c a r r y in g an um brella. T h is s e n tim e n t p rev ails so m e w h at to-day, alth o u g h It Is fast d isappearing. By the com ing In of th e J a p a n e s e th e m ost of th e nobility have lost t h e i r fat incomes an d th e f a rm e r s an d com mon people a r e now to have a better show. It G et« the Got iMaent-tian Cnirnt. T he y were in the thick of th eir first qua rrel. " I thought your ta st es were simple,” said the husband. "I didn' t expect to find you such a high flier.” "Yes. you did,” she a n s w e r e d ; "you knew all abou t rny being a high flier, as you call it, but you th oug ht I ’d be dirigi ble !” Startling H o v e fo T a k e T h ln n R oot« a n d Form . Intuition. “T h e worst has happened. J o h n !” p a n t ed Mrs. Jipes, sinking feebly into a chair. “ Well, we’ll have to advertise for a n other one ; t h a t ’s all,” moodily answe red Mr. Jipes. F o r he knew’, without being told, that the cook bad left. T h e U nited S ta te s government is the largest individual p u rc h a s e r of electric lamps in this country. I t buys boO.OOO annually. M o th e rs w ill fin d M rs. W in s lo w 's S o o th in g B y ru p th*- b at r e m e d y to u s e fo r t h e i r c h il d r a j l u r i n g th e te e t h in g p e r io d . Over one million persons visit the B rit ish M useum each year. A feeling of security and freedom from anxiety pervades the home in which Hamlins Wizard Oil is kept con stantly on hand. Mothers know it can always be depended upon in time of need. T h e Pers ia ns have a different name for every day in the month. C For A Infants S T and O Children. R l A The Kind You Have Always Bought B ears the S ignature F if ty year s’ records of criminal sta t is tics show th a t thievery has decreased 40 per cent. . Biliousness “ I have used your valuable Cascarets and I find them perfect. Couldn’t do without them. I have used them for some time for indigestion and biliousness and am now completely cured. Recom mend them to everyone. Once tried, you will never be without th em in the fam ily .” —Edward A. Marx, Albany, N.Y. P le a s a n t. P a la ta b le . P o te n t. T a s t e G o o d . D o G o o d . N e v e r S ic k e n . W e a k e n o r G rip e . 10c,25c. 50c. N e v e r s o ld in b u lk . T h e g e n uin e ta b le t s ta m p e d C C C. G u a r a n te e d to c u re o r y o u r m o n ey b a c k . 929 SEE TH E GREAT Ataska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Cum e to th«- F a ir; y o u'll like it. F IN K A LB U M OK P L A T E S O F T H E B U IL D N G S s e n t fo r 30c M oney O rd e r A nd a n o th e r o f th e c ity of SEATTLE, THE ” C.fM O f T! E COAST’’ V e ry F ine. fo r $1.05, p o s tp a id L ive in S e a t ’e am i he h a p p y 417 SaBtvaa Bldg. 5tAl7LE, WA5H l.nk Be« 1912 CRESCENT d o e s all th a t the h ig h priced b a k in g p o w d e rs w ill do a n d it b e tte r. It ra is e s the d o u g h a n d m ak e s lig h t e r. s w e e te r a n d b e tte t rise n fo o d s. S old by g r o c e rs 2 5 c p e r p o u n d . | | you w ill se n d u s yo u r n a m e a n d a d d re ss, w e will sen d you a book on h e a lth a n d b a k in g does BAKING POWDER powder. CRESCENT MFG. CO. Seattle, Wn. DAISY FLY KILLER » h e ro , at tract« i i ml k i l l , a l l f lic «. Neat, clem., orna m ental, c o n v e n - lent, cheap I,a«ta a ll «canon. Can not hi i l l or tip over, will not «oil or Injure a n y thing (luaranteed effactive. O f mil cents. d ealer« , or sent prepaid for 20 HAROLD SOMERS. I 5 0 DeKalb A«o., B’klyn., N. 1. COFFEE TEA SPICES BAKINO POWDER > EXTRACTS JUS1 RIGHT •C g g B E n g E » - CL0SSET 8 DETERS PORTLAND. ORE. Al«. C ertain . Can v asser (to lady of th e house)-* Can you tell me, my d ear madam , w h e t h e r y o u r h u sb a n d Is Liberal or C o nservative? "Oh, well," said th e lady, "when he’s with L ib era ls h e ’s Liberal, an d when he’s with Co n serv ativ es he’s a Con se rv a tlv e ? ” "Yes, hu t between ourselves, w h at is he a t h o m e?” "Oh, a t home! H e’s a perfect n u i sance.”— London Answers. P e rs o n a of N one. S he went Into a F ifth av en u e hair d r e s s e r ’s shop to have her head sh a m pooed. She wore h e r h a i r In a Psyche knot. T h e sh a m p o o er seemed to he a trifle roug h, a n d Anally her tugs a t the P syche k n o t became so forceful th at the wom an In th e c h a i r cr ied out in pain. " W h a t a r e you t r y in g to do; pull m y head off?” she exclaimed. "I am tr y in g to g et y o u r Psyche knot off,” replied th e shampooer, "b u t it won’t come. How did you ever get It pin n ed on so firmly?” T h e custo m er alm o st s h r ie k e d : 'C o m e off. Why. i t ’s my own h air.”— New York T ribune. One R eversal N a n — I never saw K it as plump as she is nowadays. F a n — P lu m p ? Huh! She used te have a dimple in he r chin. I t ’s & molt n o w !— Chicago Tribun e. “ W h a t ’s a pun. f a t h e r ? ” “ A pun, m y son. Is a play upon words. T h e re a r e th r e e k in d s of pun9 —good ones, which you lau g h a t ; In differen t ones, w hich you ta k e no no tlce of, an d had ones, which m ak e you th r o w so m e th in g a t the p u n ste r.” “Can you m a k e a pun, f a t h e r ? ” “Of course, my son! Now, y ou’i\. t h i n k i n g a b o u t y o u r suppe r, a r e n ’t yo u?” “Yes. f a t h e r . ” “ Well, t h a t ’s s-upper-most in you. m ind a t t h e p r e se n t lime. T h a t, you see. Is a play o n — Here, you young rascal, w h at did you throw t h a t hook a t me for?”— P h ila d e lp h ia In quirer. W ou ld suppose there was t in the a r k ? ” were probably there went abo ar d.” — Chi C rim inal«. According to th e Chinese m ethod of c rim in a l prosecution, a m an Is res p o n sible for th e crim e he may have com m itte d personally, b u t If he chooses to es cape ju stice by r u n n i n g aw ay from th e place w h ere the deed was co m m it ted. th en t h e r e m a in in g m em b ers of his Im m edia te fam ily a r e held an d punished In lieu of th e real culprit. T h is may seem a s t r a n g e way of a t tr a c t i n g t h e real c rim in a l back to the scene of his crime, b u t It appeals to th e re ligio us side of the m a n ’s su p er ptitiou s n a tu r e . According to t h e i r religion, th e m an who forsakes his p a r en ts when In peril will find his soul sa ilin g aro u n d th ro u g h h ades w ithout c h art or com pas s for all eternity. In view of this, p r o m p t compliance with th e law Is very prom pt, for J o h n Chi n a m a n does no t ca re to ta k e th e des p er ate chance. lie I I O V r a iY B jr«. “ Mamma, do you p a ir of cockroaches "Yes, dear, they before Noah hirnself cago Tribune. G ra ta . T h a Old Bulldog Thajr’ra going to ch ain ua up on S u n d ay n lg h ta now T h a Young Bulldog -H ow's that, gov ern o r? T h a Old Bulldog T h a new feller th at'* etarted calling on Mlea Mamie h as got money.—C in cin n ati Enquirer. vA/ . 3 L Painle* 8 Denta» 'o rtlan d . Out-of-Town People Should rem e m b e r th a t o u r f »rce is * ao a rra n g e d th a ' W E C A N DO T H E IR E N T IR E GROW N . B R ID G E A N D P L A T E W OR K IN A DAY if neccM-mry. P O S IT IV E L Y P A I N L E S S E X T R A C T IN G F R E E w h en p la te s <«r bridge* a re or- dered W E R E M O V E T H E M OST S E N S IT IV E rEKTH A W lT H o U I v I P A IN N O ST U D E N T S, no u n c e rta in ty . F o r th e N ext F ifte e n D ays We will giv e you a good 22k gold or porce- lain c row n f o r ...................................... 22k b rid g e t e e t h ....................................... .............. 3.50 . 5.00 M olar c ro w n . ...................... 1.00 Gold or e nam el tilling* .......................... 50 M v. r tid in g * ............................................. ... 600 Good ru b b e r plate* ...................... T h« beat red ru b b e r p l a t e s ................ .......... TOO 50 P ain le ss e x tra c tio n * .......................... ALL W O R K GU ARANTEED 15 YE ARS Dr. W . A. W is e P re s id e n t a n d M a n a g e r The Wise Dental Co. (IN C .) T hird a nd W a shington Sta. PO RTLA ND , OREGON N o . 31 P N U W F IE N w r i t i n g t o a»l v e r t l « « r « p i m en tio n th l* paper. 09