AN INHERITANCE TAN. The bill for an inheritance tax S VTl'KDAY I l'i'.RlAKÏ 21 l!" tn Oregon only rojnires the Gov- «•mor's signature to become a law. !• [»revides that when an inheri­ A smokeless locomotive is the tance. di vise. Inquest, legacy, gift, latest triumph ot an American in- or beneficial intert .-t shall pass to ventor. . «nv father, mother, husband, wife, child, brother, sister, wife or widow A peaceful and satisfactory out­ or a son, or the husband of a daugh­ come of the Venezuelan situation ter. or anv adopted child, the tax is now secured. I on the estate shall be I per cent, of the appraise«! value thereof. If the The road brand law which pass «•state i« valued nt less than $10,000 ed the house bv a good majority ♦ it is not .«object to tax. and in the received it» death blow in the case of the tax on estates above senate. that value the tax is to be levied only tt|»on th«' excess of $50u0 re­ President Roosevelt says he is ceived by each person. When the much pleased with the «'iti-trust «■state passe» to an uncle, aunt, legislation accomplished at ’his niece or nephew the tux is at the rat«» of 2 per cent on the excess of session of Congress. $b?00 received by each person. In In the Idahf. legislature a bill all other cases the tax is at the rate providing for the initiative and of 3 per cetrt. upon the appraised referendum amendment to the con­ value of the inheritance received by each person, bo lv politic or cor­ stitution was defeated. porate, on all amounts over $50u0 and n<»t exceeding $10,000; 4 per George B. Cortelvou. who was cent on all amounts from $10,000 private secretary to Ihesident Mc­ to $20.000; 5 ptr cent on amounts Kinley and later in the same from *2,.>.(k>0 to $50 (HR) and 6 per capacity to President Roosevelt, cent ou ad amounts at ore $50.090. has been named as the hi a 1 of the Many other states have adapted a new cabinet position recently creat­ similar bill and it has rapidly ed— Secretary of Commerce and grown in fi.vor. Prop rtv that often Labor. escapes will I t prop-rly taxed and the revenues of the state considera­ The bill amending the bank­ bly increased. ruptcy law has been sign I by the President. The nm-t important ISSUE IS DODGED. modifications are those relating to preferred creditors, ami m iking the Twenty-nine of the 45 states have giving of a false mercantile state­ ment, or the making of a fraudu­ declared through their I. gislatures lent transfer, or a previous bank­ in favor of direct election of Unite«! ruptcy within six years, o jections States Senators. Some of these to a discharge. states have gone far enough to ask for a Constitioual convention in English reports show that while that particular. Should 30 states the United Sta’es has nine time.« apply u. «¡er the Constitution—that the mileage of the railroads of is. two third« of thestutes Congress Great Britian, yet the latter carried would have to provide a Constitu- twice a« many passengers in 1902. tio« al convention But. the appli­ The most interesting comparison cations would have all to be made liesj in the number of passengers at or.ee, according to the present killed and injured during the year understanding. rallied. 219 killed and 4,129 in­ Those states which have asked jured is the record of the United that a Constitutional amendment States, while in Great Britian only be submitted for the election of 476 were injured and not a single Senators by popular vote are: pa.-senger wa« killed. Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida. Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, John Wanamaker once said : Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky, L »uisiana. “There is only one way to ad v«-r- Michigan. Minnesota, Mi«.-;»- ppi. tise and that is to hammer vour Montana. Nebraska, Nevada, New name,your location, your business Hampshire, North Carolina. North so constantly, so persistently, so Dakota.Ohio.Oregon.I ’ennsy lva nia- thoroughly intozhe people's he ids, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, that if they walked in their sleep Washington, Wisconsin and Wy­ they would constantly turn to oming. It is almost impossible to sav your store. The newspaper is your l»est friend in spit»1 of your what Senators have failed to carry criticism. It helps build up the out the wishes of their states in community which support you. this regard, because there has never When the day comes that the been a vote, direct or indirect, upon Many efforts have newspapers are dead the people the subject. been made to obtain a vote, but all are near the edge of their grave have proved futile. The proposi­ with no «»tie to write their epi­ tion has been made to discharge the taph.” committee or» privileges and elec­ tions and refer the considei at ion of the subj-ct, but some way it Las le-en passed over without a vote. The committee on privileges and elections has onct or twice reported the iesoliiiion adversely, because a niHv..ity of the committee was against it. and it ha« been called up tor discus.-ion in the Senate but a direct vote has dodged. According to the present outlook, unless the personnel of the Senate should change very materially, there is no RACT ALLY |'«is-ibility of the passage <>f the resolution providing for the elec­ tion of Senators by direct yote. When Senator Mitchell was a BY TEE USE member of the committee on priv- iieg-s and elections he tried to se­ cure a vote on th«- question. When lie returned after an interval he was refused a ¡da te on that com­ mittee because of his known advo­ cacy of direct election.—Orcgotiiuri. HADE PERCES FAVORITE TCURES ’ NAUSEA A Washington dispatch says At­ torney-General Knox will lose no time in availing himself of th? new law giving anti-trust suits pece- dence in Federal courts. I’e will lirst ask to have the suit «gainst the Northern Securities Company advanced, so that the Supreme Court may pa«s on constitutional questions involved at the October l< 1U1. I»l|sines* College l.«x-:t|« The college is in its usual good health and spirits, .15 students have been enrolled and ill are vo k ing happily and beginning to real­ ize the value of their labor. Alfred Johnson, one of tho nn»st promising young men of the county and in fact ot Ea-tern Orvgoti, who has been attending the Business college has purchased a one-third interest with his father in about *00 head of cattle un«l three of the largest and generally considered the best rinehes on Silver Creek. Alfred is a most worthy young man and we are proud of him us a stu lent and will always be glad to welcome him ns a friend and asso­ ciate. The students of the cominercial departmet.t are taking examination in book-k«eping this tveek. New students since l ist publi­ cation are Chester Carter, Walter Calkins. Burns; Corie Sinvth of Happy Yaliey. Last Saturday evening, about 95 guests assembled at the college rooms to celebrate the anniversary of the organization of the college alumni. A splendi«! supper was prepared and a m >st e ijoyable time had by all. Music was furn­ ished bv Mrs. Leonard. Mrs. King Alice Hamilton and others, while speeches and toasts were made bv Lester Hamilton, Jas Simmervilie. Rev. Irwin, Mrs. Foley, Dr. Brown­ ton Mr. Sweek. Following is the poem of welcome coiu|“ose«i for the occasion and rend bv M E. Rigby liavo rolled tie'stone away; Win“«; the rosy ti"t« ot morn ng shall have blended into i I. b » ; When the toils of ilav are eniled and tlie ahadcH ot eve have come, You »ill wear vour well earn«Hl laurels, as you near your zuilsot home. Laurels tinted with tho sunset blended with tho heaven's blue, Sparkling with the deeds of kindnoM as tiie morning w Illi the dew. Laurela deep with golden value, as the sun’s departing ray, Blends the golden tint«of sunset with the shades of evenings gray. Toil on, students, do not weary, let your lives t>e as tlm day, \nd at last when evenings siliwt almll reflect on blows of grav, May the world feel that sweet lie.City; I ut your life day's balmy close As when evenings golden sunset S|a'aks I tlie language of the rose. A well known Westerner who has been watching the unties of Senu’or Beveridge in the statehood debate gives the following accurate defini­ tion of bis name: "A s«>ft drink, on«> that frequently blows out its cork, fizzes, foams and slops over prodigiously, but js weak and in- cipid to the taste and is seldom swallowed by any but wotuetl mid children.” Foi' Infanta and Children CASTOR^ ’» i I A\ck’ctablc Preparali' >:t for A*» siinilaiinij ihcFoodniulRcdulii , hii|(theSlutuavlisatulBowelsuf Boars ilio acras I |*ronwlcs Dicesti au Cheerful ncss and Rest t’otthiins licitilir Optiiin.Morphinc nor Mineral .»'.vi/ - • ^iu«r <**/ * )«U**y-.*-* r>nnr « V . I I I In Use For Over Thirty Years t Ì I lifer«» .l**g J * /xuMtzx/rroc:? U» • Signature of N ot N akc ’ ottc . .// a The Kind You Have Always Bough! ) Aperteci lì» ui Iv fot i. •dipt lion, bout Sli’iiutch Dt.irrli >. i Wcri’i ,t onvtil iMts.Fewri h rteas etui L ohs of Si ei :1‘. FaeSiit'ile Signatur« «T I t I The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean fc NEW VU1IK is the only weekly newspaper pub­ I lished in Chicago in connection L» ! with the great daily pa|M“r». It contains n judiciously selected summary ot the news of the nation LXACT COPY oe WAAPPCR and world, the hist stoiies, home, h.___________________________ TM( MMr«'» •• »IT». farm, woman’s, and other special •'* »« Lèi departments, and fair, patriotic. able editorials, written from n Re­ publican viewprint. It is bv far POEM TO STUDENTS. the l»est general newspaper ot the Uetiiiion, Western States. The regular price A DREAM OF YOUTH. for the Wo kly I nt« r < >• can is $ 1 .at as di I <»id Noah’s Ark, pa-pt rs in combination for one year And hold th -mselyes the hi-lni. for only $1.50. When softest tints of early in rn A Remarkable Record. Break through the mist e’er day is born Anil touches al! the land Chamber Iain’s Cough Remedy It is natural to dream great dreams has a remarkable record. It has Wherein the sun with golden beams Obeys earh slight •otnrt.and. l»een in use for over thirty years, during which time many million To lift the harpor sacred lyre, Whose tones, though « »ft, refl -et a fire, battles have been sold and used. It The lire w itliin the soul; has long been the standard and The tire that only youth ran feel main reliance in the treatment of As each with woute l pride .nd saal croup in thousands of hou.es, vet I.s pressing toward the g >al — during a'l this time no case has We see them, noble youth and maid Int > whose lives have crept the shade ever l« en reported to the manufact­ Of theai»pr »urliing day. urers in which it failed to effect a L. WoLDENBERG. SR , I’roj rietor. With earnest n. in and Io»1- intent, cure. W hen given ns soon ns the With brightest hopes to future lent, The BiTviees of a brewer «>f long years experienc«* has been se­ ehilil become-» hoarse or even a« Tiiev approach the mystic way. cund utui the ori duct of tuts Brewery is «»f the best grade in tho ’ soon as the croupv cough appears, Each r.t»-p is made with greatest care, Inland Empire. I’lacu a trial order and you will nut be disap­ it will ¡»revent the attack. It is Each heart twats high, for hope is there pointed. pleasant to take, many children Concealed within each breast. like it. It contains no opium or BURNS, OREGON And as they gaze upon the world Whose mysteries ar- vet unfurled other harmful substance and may Ambition knows no rest. lie given as confidently to u baby as to an adult. For sale by II. M. The nation, proud of every r »n Whose noble deeds a place has won Horton, Burns; Fred Haines, Har­ The bar is supplied with none For him of high degree. ney. But the very best brands of Ho ds high a piiz.-, Let him who i in ay Join with the L aders of the day Wines, Liquors and Carbonated The race for all is free. Stop tin- Cough drinks, and the Choicest Cigars. THE Cl UTA IN RAISED. anil Work oil' III«- Cold Your patronage solicited. But lei us pause ’tis time to dwell Laxative Bromo-Quininc Tablets And raise the curtain fora s|>ell Courteous treatment to all. eurea cold in one day. No Cure, And gaze upon the past— N > pay. I’tice 25 cents. Corner north of postoflice. What words the past has ever told What Words, tho’, each were pun:gold LEE CALDWELL Il is pow<-r to paint, power to unfold, Stock Inspectors. l'ower to loose or p»v.-r to hold Proprietor. ’1 hose h j irs too dear to last. Notice is hereby given that I ITCTuI.E 01 THE PAST. have duly appointed the following Glimpses we catch of a mei ry throng, Snaichi-s, p-rhaps, of an old time song deputy Block inspector for Hurney And, ai t- I by memory, to ami fro— County, Oregon : \\ e watch each feature come ami go. A. B Colenbaitgb.................. Burns The room is plain, but the smiles that And IIa>ve One Cent I John Jenkins...................... Smith play Dick Smith ............................ Andrews Buy a postal curd and send to The New York Their liapriy part drive the gloom away, And, lit bv the smiles of •• i-h happy face N ewt HoovEit. Tribune Farmer, New York City, for u free The room,tho’rough, with peculiar grace specimen copy. Stock Inspector. R* fleet« a cheer with the som of mvrth 1 he Tribune Farmer is a National Illustra­ That ha» rnaife it the sacred spotonearth ted Agricultural Weekly for farmers and Ami reflected again uy a happy throng St oek li olile is’ Meet Ing, their families, and stands nt the head of tho That will linger in memory as lingers I the song-— agricultural press. The price is $1 00 pi r Notice is hereby given that a The essetu-e of every feature caught year, but it you like it you can secure it with As memory lakes the place of thought. meeting of the stockholders of the your own favorite local newspaper. T’ Citizens’ Business College Amo ia- THE PRESENT. ITEMS, at a bargain. Both papers fl 50. lion will be at the College, in A year lias passed, again we m -et, Send money and order to The ITEMS. Burns, Thursday February 26, 1ÎHKJ Again w ith joy each other greet, for the purpose of electing officers, Again with joy we give the cheer And aw ike the harp of the coming year am! for the transaction of such Depart »al thoughts from each mind other business as may come before away the meeting. Let each so tl tie glad.each heart lie gay All stockholders are requested to Awake the joys of tin- year gone bv be present. With the old time songs that shall float on high, Dalton Biggs, Scc’y. And re cho from the vault above I he Southern Oregon State Normal School opens Wednesday, The eld time jov—the old time love. September loth. Full faculty ; improv«<1 building; exhaustive And, students, 'tis my happy lot To bid you welcome, and should not course of study; ea< h deparhn'mt filled by a specialist. Latin These feeble words express that j >y and economicH added for the benefit «»f those preparing to tench For Infants and Children. I feel, the reason is, I ill employ in High School«, but are optional. $200 in cash prizes for excel­ The agents that so oft have 11 mg Ths Kind You Have Always Bought lence in oratory and athletics. Expenses light; social conditm t« .Sweet fragrance from an abler tongue. Bears tho ideal. Send for catalogue. B. F. MI’LKEY, President, ADVICE. biguaturo of ’.’’OKI) THOM VS, Secretary’ Toil o.i -tudctitz,and when Angels shall Harney Valley Brewery Windsor Bar IF YOU ARE A FARMER CASTOR IA t