OOBTH ULf LINE
SO0I1 TO BE OPEN
SLY. mil MORS MILES
OF TRACK TO PUT VS FLACK
Train Sheet ud Time Card Shows
list of StMtocM ud DWmom frat
Pasco Bridges) Win Delay Open
ing of UN Bit Portland.
A news Item from Rood River
ujra of th completion of the north
bank road:
But Bin miles of track remain to
b laid to complete tiia north bank
road. The (incompleted section la
near Wind River and eonalata of
cat that It la Mil mated will take from
Utrc to tour weeks to finish. Th
work la being hurried alone aa faat
a possible and when completed a
train schedule will bo put on be
tween Vancouver and Pasco. In an
ticipation of thla event office re of
the road have Issued a train sheet,
erring the stations and distances
front Pasco to Vancouver, aa fol
"tows: file From
Name of Station
Pasco.
... o.oi
... If.
.. 1T.1I
... 11.11
... 17.00
... 11.10
... IT.I1
... 41.01
... 41.17
... 10.11
... t4.IT
... 00.04
... 00.04
... 71.15
... 71.10
... 14.00
t9.it
... Ot.lfl
...100.lt
...104.85
.. .111.11
...11.4
...1I1.S
.. 111.01
...111.40
...110.70
...140.00
... 140.41
...150.71
...1BS.16
...118.01
... 104.95
...100.04
...171.10
.. .101.00
...100.11
. ..101.40
...100.11
...10C.S1
...111.01
...116.00
...110.00
Haley ..........
Hover
Tellepit I..
Tamer . ; . .
Mottinger
Colbia
Plymouth ........
Gravel
CooUdce
Patterson
bee
Luzon
Carley
McCredie
Moonax
Roosevelt
Sandal
Fountain
Harbin
Towal
CUff
Columbus
Timm
Avery
Spedta
Oranddatles ......
Skadat
Lyle
Vila
Btngen ... A
Hood
Cooka
Collina ,
Stevenson ........
Cascades
Butler
Cruzatt .........
Seal
T .a O ma a
Fisher
Image
Vancouver. ......
The Last Piece of Bridging.
According to the figures of the
engineers, Blngen. which Is the sta
tion which will receive the business
from thla side of the river, la the
same distance from Vancouver aa
hooo ruver is rrom roruana, wnicn
is 00 miles.
The surfacing gang which puts the
track in final condition for trains Is
expected to reach Wind River by the
time the cut la finished, and It Is also
expected to have the telegraph lines
in communication between Pasco and
Vancouver by that time.
' It fa believed that through trains
from these two points will be mov
ing over the road by April 1 at the
latest, and that the new road will bo
ready to take ears of business along
its line when spring comes.
It is found that the bridge over the
Columbia river at Vancouver river at
Vancouver, which It was thought
would be the last engineering feat to
be accomplished, will be ready for
traffic before the long bridge being
built between the Columbia and" Wil
lamette rivers, owing to the fact that
the marshy ground there Is making
It necessary to go a great depth to
Bnd a solid foundation for piers. Aa
11 of these must be built before the
spans can be put In place, the work
Is necessarily slow and it la not an
ticipated that the structure will be
in place until well along Into the
summer.
Trains are now running regularly
between Pasco and Lyle and as fast
as It is practicable the schedule will
be extended.
ROILROADS OPTIMISTIC.
All Financial Clouds Are Disappear
ing front Horizon. :
The smile is beginning to return
to the faces of the local railroad
men, says the Salt Lake Telegram,
and they now believe that the worst
of the financial trouble Is over. The
passenger department of all the sys
tems was the first to be effected by
the money stringency.
People who had contemplated
trips either gave them up or postpon
ed them as soon as the trouble start
other departments. It speaks vol
umes for the confidence of the peo
ple of Utah for the future when It
is known that while on nearly every
great railroad system in the country
passenger trains have been taken off
on account of lack of business, not
a single train has been taken off any
of the roads operating In that state.
Now comes the information that
passenger traffic is Increasing dally
both in Utah and to the west Hence
the smile on the faces of the local
rollrrwH Irmn Tha Inrrr ssa In mi.
senger traffic to the west has been
so great In the last few days that ex
tra cars had to be attached to nearly
every train.
A. jury at Roseburg found Cashier
Pratt of Olendale, not guilty of the
charge of embezzlement of the funds
of the Olendale State bank. The
trial developed, however, that the
bank had a weird and peculiar sys
tem of bookkeeping. ' - -
ELLIS ECTRB PENSIONS,
KfcMen tlrrgun Veterans Are Hwv1
on tbe Rolls.
Representative W. R. Ellis has been
notified by the bureau of pensions
that the following persons have been
allowed Increase of pensions during
this week: Thomas H. Henderson,
Milton. Ill; Charles W. Barber. Cor
nucopia, til; William A. Powell,
Portland. t!0; Edward S. Cushman.
Gable. 110; John P. Barnes, Imnaha,
til; Sarah Res, widow John T. Rea,
Baker City. IS; Lorenso 8. Thomas.
Lamonta, til; Jonathan H., Van Ol
den, St Helens, til; Jonathan R,
Meyer. Portland, til; Samuel Mitch
ell. Portland. U0; James R. Mathers,
University Park, til; Peter Mergws,
Portland. Ill; Henry Keuffler. Port
land, til; Robert aV Williams. Free
water, til; Lemuel O. Reynolda, Port
land, til; William H. Hawkins, Ral
nner, til; William P. Samma. Enter
prise, til; Morton O. Herrlck. Port
land, til; Cheney West Vemonla,
111; Nelson Homewood, Baker City,
til; Duncan McCay, Portland, 111;
John Matlock, Baker Ctty. $11; John
Moffet Sumpter. til; Andrew Mc
Gregor, Ontario, til; John P. Coulter,
Portland, til: Abram C. Hutt Croy,
til; James P. McMlnn. Baker Ctty,
til; Charles W. French. Portland,
111; Stephen R. Reed. Hood River,
130: Charles P. Lovell. Umatilla, III:
Laura Herrlck. Portland. II; Silas N.
Hills. Portland, tit: John Gatschet
Portland. 113: Peter C. Steward,
Yankton. tSO; Joseph A. Forbes,
Portland, til: Allen Rhodes, McKay,
til; John H. Roes, Alba, 111; John H.
Decker. St Helena. Ill; John H. Gib
son, Pendleton. Ill; Alonso A. Lewis.
Kilbride, 111; Charles Muehe. Port
land, til; John M. S. Smith. Cove.
Ill- James A. Doremus, Portland;
til: George L. Freeman, Baker City.
US; Charles W. Cottell. Portland,
til; Leonard R. Wright Portland.
Ill; Noah Anapauch. Freewater. lit;
Jacob L. Barnhouse. Mitchell, til:
David B. Reavls. Enterprise, 110;
Nathaniel Long. Vale. Ill; Joseph D.
Regner, Gresham, til-
WHEN OREGON HAD CAMELS.
That the whols Interior Oregon
was once the bed of the Pacific
ocean has been proved beyond quea
.i i ik. investigation of Profes-
sor Thomaa Condon. Dr. Dlller and
other noted geologists, inn '
glon waa later a tropical country has
been equally well established, says
Sunset Magazine.
Numerous discoveries of the bones
of animals and rocks containing the
perfect Imprint of tne plants oi
tropics have been made, and It Is no
an rwr-nnlnn for surprise when
well diggers or Irrigation excavators
unearth the fossil remains of a cam
el or a broad faced ox.
Within recent years many loasii
beds of beautiful palm leaves have
been found In eastern Oregon.
The Cascade hills. Blue mountains
and Owyhee t, once Islands surround
ed by tropical lakes, were covered
with luxuriant growth, forests and
flowering shrubs, for Knowlton tells
us the magnolia and cinnamon and
fig trees were there.
Today the soli presents a finely
ground mixture of basalt. and vol
canic ash, containing the elements of
tfcj, mmt fertile soil, and when prop
erly watered producing enormous
crops of vegetables, fruits ana grains
common to temperate zones.
The climate has been changed,
says Professor Condon, by the ophidine-
of the Cascade range, shut
ting off from the Interior the soften
ing Influence of the Japan current
and the drift of ocean fogs and
clouds.
Milton's Lemon Crop Ripe.
Milton's lemon crop, which so far
as we know consists of exactly two
specimens of this lucwus fruit vrlll
be ripe In about two weeks, when
the work of picking will commence.
Although the crop this season Is
somewhat limited, the quality of the
fruit makes up for what there may
be lacking In quantity, the largest
specimen measuring Ux4Vi, while
the other is a trifle smaller. The
fruit was raised by Mrs. M. J. Black
on her place In this city, the tree be
ing about 4ti feet high. .
The question of finding a market
is causing the grower - considerable
uneasiness. Walla Walla last sum
mer passed an ordinance taxing our
lemon and banana raisers 1160 per
year for selling their product there,
which effectually closes that market.
She will probably ask for bids from
eastern wholesale houses and believes
that her product will command the
highest price. Milton Eagle.
Milton Apples at $1 Apiece.
When it comes to high priced ap
ples, Milton leads the world. Even
the far-famed Hood River country is
so far behind that it Is not even a
good second. Milton apples will sell
at 11 each. At least, one sold at that
figure and we have plenty more just
as good as It was, . says the Milton
Eagle.
Last fall Mr. Hibbs, of La Grande,
had a box of apples put up for his
own use at one of our packing houses.
On his way home the news agent ex
amined the apples and finally asked
permission to take - one into the
sleeper. Upon his return he offered
Mr. Hlbbs a dollar for the apple. The
The offer was at first refused, but
the "newsy" explained tht-t Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer was In the sleeper and
very much desired to possess that
apple and out of consideration for
the distinguished lady the offer was
accepted. There were 28 apples in
the box, which at the same rate would
make the box worth 128.
"How does It happen you lost that
forty-eight-hour continuous walking
match by such a big score?"..
' "The other fellow rang In a sleep
walker on me." Chicago Tribune.
"Willie Green," said the teacher,
"you may define the word memory."
"Memory," said Willie, "Is what we
forget with." Plck-Me-Up.
llliSMSETTlEll
NO INKIDK TIP TO
LAND IjOCATORS
ComtiUaakiner Bollinger Bars That
Agents Who Claim to Have Infor
mation Concerning Land Selections
Are Frauds Settlers Are Warned
to Beware of AQ Such.
In many placet In the west there
have recently been land agents try
ing to -defraud unsuspecting per
sons Into paying a certain fee tor
location on railroad lands In Oregon
and California, with the understand
ing that the general land commission
sr had given out the statement that
such entries would wtthtfut doubt, be
good and that land be deeded to
them by the government.
To dlssbuse the minds of anv nee.
sons contemplating making entries
upon land, tne general commissioner
has Issued the following letter, mik
ing statements contrary to these re
ports. The following copy waa re
ceived yesterday by Register A. J.
units or tne local office:
Registers and Receivers United States
Land Office.
Gentlemen: There has been In
dustriously circulated by way of
newspaper advertisements and other
wise, over the name of E. P. Wolfe.
statements to the effect that Con
gressman Tawncy. fter a conference
with the commissioner of the general
land office, has advised his son that
persons filing on the Oregon and Cal
ifornia railroad lands, would with.
out doubt, be able to secure the
tends.
These statements are untrue and
misleading. The tendency of such
advertisements Is to Impose on Inno
cent and unsuspecting persons. Tou
win please give as wide publicity aa
possible to the statements above set
forth. ,
Very respectfully,
R. A. BALLINGER.
Commissioner.
PROF. LYMAN FOR CONGRESS.
Whitman College Instructor Promi
nently Mentioned In Third Wash
Ington District.
-Something new Is transpiring In the
political field every day, and politi
cians are kept guessing as to what Is
to be the next act In the drama of
rom'ng elections In this county and
state. The latest surprise to set parly
leaders buzzing Is the rumor that
Professor W. D. Lyman of Whitman
college. Intends to announce hla can
didacy, within the next few days, tor
the office of congressman from the
third district, says the Walla Walla
Statesman.
News of the professor's aspirations
has been common talk on the streets
today, and In almost every qluarter.
where an opinion waa expressed, Mr.
Lyman's announcement met with
popular favor. Accord ng to the an
nouncement made this morning, Mr.
Lyman will make his run on a
straight open-river platform with pol
itics eliminated, other than that he
will be a republican ticket nominee.
During the past several years Mr.
lyman has won an enviable reputa
tion throughout the state of Wash
, ington, and, in fact in - the entire
northwest, as a tireless and energetic,
worker for all that pertains to the ad
vancement of this part of the United
States. As an open river advocate,
he is in the lend, and has made deep
research In the endeavor to secure
data regarding the improvement of
Washington waterways and an open
stream to tidewater.
A member of the Historical society,
one of the officers of that organlza
t on, and probably better versed on
the conditions, history and require
ments of the different parts of the
state than any other one man, Mr. Ly
man, his friends say, would be a for
midable opponent for a candidate
making the run for office on stmlght
political lines.
ALL MEATS CHEAPER.
Kansas City Markets Show Decline
Except In Baoon,
The Kansas City Star says of the
general decline In meat prices:
Bacon is the only kind of meat
that Is not cheaper In Kansas city
butcher shops than it was a year
ago.
The butchers say bacon would be
cheaper If the people would learn
to eat ham and other parts of the
hog. One butcher said he sold 100
pounds of bacon for every 20 pounds
of ham.
The tendency In Kansas City Is to
make bacon more and more a staple
while other parts of the hog are In
less demand. The Arkansas hog
that runs to snout and bacon almost
exclusively cuts into marketable
meat much better than the Kansas
hog built short and heavy. There 1
in South Missouri a race of hogs liv
ing on acorns and such forage as they
can find that, pound for pound, are
wortn more Just now than any oth
er breed of hogs that- comes to this
market. - i
Pork loins are quoted' by the pack
ers today at 8 cents a pound. Not
very long ago they soM at 12 sents.
Spareribs have dropped from 9 cents
to 0 cents a pound. Shoulders have
dropped even more In some Instances.
Ham sell for about 70 per cent
of the old price, but bacon remains
at the top notch simply because peo
ple buy more bacon than any other
kind of pork product.
Beef prices at the packing Mouses
are shaded from H cents to 1 cent
below the price of last year at this
time. .The decrease in the price of
beef is by no means as marked aa the
falling off In pork prices, but the
packers are- giving the butchers the
benefit of part of what they have
taken off the prices paid the farm
er for the live animal, nibs at whole
sale run from I to II cents a pound,
but (he bult'iier my row or in is
pent kind of beef ribs are sold by
them ordinarily. The 11-cent kind
f beef ribs Is In better demand ana
there Is nt much difference In quel-
ny.
rUBUC OWNERSHIP PAYS.
CorralUs Make Snoot of Munklp
Water Systetn.
The Oregon Daily Journal says ot
Corvallla' success with her municipal
water system:
Public ownership ot water works Is
showing gratifying results at Corval
lla, A pipe line II miles long waa
built to Rock Creek, a oold crystal
stream on Mary' peak, tapping the
stream within two miles of Us sou roe.
The cost ot the system Including
II mile of distribution mains was
171,000. Bonds were Issued tor the
amount at I per cent and the an
nual Interest charge Is til 10. The
report of the water commission shows
revenues from water consumers tor
the It months ending December 11
was tlO.141.01.
After 'paying Interest and running
expenses there waa a balance ot II.
140.01 on hand. Included In the
year's expenditures was $1000 paid
as part of the purchase price of the
privately owned plant that supplied
the town with water before the city
system was Installed.
As a result of tha Investment Cor
vallla has water unsurpassed by none
and has In addition experienced an
unusual growth In wealth and pop
ulation, a growth attributed In part
to the excellence ot the town's wa
ter aupply.
1DIED OF STARVATION.
Woman Paean Away In Baker City,
Victim ot Want and Poverty,
That a person could die of starva
tion In Baker City where plenty
abounds seems very strange, but such
appears to be the facts surrounding
the death of Mrs. C. A. Carrot In Wll
lowvale about 1:10 lust evening. Who
the woman was. where she came
from or any of the particulars of her
life cannot be learned, for no one
seems to know anything about her,
She has lived on Rstes street In one
of the little shacka under the rldge
for the last few months and the
neighbors know little of her, says the
Baker City Herald.
The scene at the home Is one of
great destitution. The one room
which she occupied contained a bed,
stove, table, and a cupboard In which
there were a few crusts of dry bresd
and some old fruit which was not fit
to eat. Monday the woman com
plained of being sick and suffered
intense pain In her stomach. The
neighbors were afraid to go In the
house, fearing that she had small
pox. One woman, Mrs. Baataln, went
In and cared, for her, doing all se
could to relieve her sufferings. The
police were notified last evening of
ner condition, but before aid reach
ed her death had come to relieve her.
sufferings.
sirs, carrot was apparently be
tween 41 and 10 years of are. al
though the ravages of disease have
left their mark upon her.
it is reported that , she hss four
children, but nothing Is known of
tneir whereabouts. "
CHEAP RATE TO PARK.
Short Line Offers Imlticrm.cn la to
Yellowstone Travel.
Railroad rates to Yellowstone Na
tlonal Park, from Salt Lake, Includ
ing a trip through the park of one
week's duration, with side trlns win
In all probability be considerably
cneaper mis year than last sesson
saya the Pocatello Tribune.
D. C. Burley, general passenger
agenc or me urcgon Short Line, re
turned a few weeks ago from Chi
CBgO. Where he held an Imnnrtnnt nn
ference with the eastern officials of
the Harrlman lines to determine tha
rates to be charged this year by the
Oregon Short Line for the Yellow,
stone trip.
The rates unnuestlonshlv win ha
cheaper but In this way: The charge
ror tne trip to, through and from the
park will Include at least two more
siae trips ror the tourist after the
park Is reached than have been here
tofore Included in the schedule in
effect on the Orearjn Short Line trlns
Just what these additional trips will
be has not been determined upon as
yet. savs Mr. Burlev.
h "It has not been decided whether
or not the charge will be lessened anv
In dollars and cents, though It may
be. uur present plan Is to charge the
same rate we have been charging In
the past for the trip and give the
tourists more sightseeing and side
trips for the same money."
ENCOURAGE ELECTRIC SIGNS.
Uolp to Make City Light and Pleasant
During Night Hours.
Mayor Rodgers, City . Attorney
Keyes, and the members of the com
mittee on the revision of the ctty or
dinances spent the most of the day
yesterday going through the city laws
and making an endeavor to sort the
wheat from the chaff, says the Salem
Statesman. It has been known for a
long time that many of the ordinances
governing the city are obsolete and It
It believed that these should be weed
ed out and repealed or new ones
drafted to take their places.
It Is announced that a new sign
ordinance will be drafted to replace
the old, providing that illuminated
signs, with certain restrictions may
be used by everybody that desires to
make use of them. It Is stated that
this concession is made for the rea
son that the electric signs help to
light the streets and give a town a
bright, cheery appearance at night
that nothing else gives.
- Josephine, 18 months' old child of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sutherland, ot
Silver Beach, Wash., Is dead from the
effects of eating sugar coated cathar
tic tablets for candy.
ATTACKS COMMON
LAW M
INDIAN SOT MAY PUT
KNI TO llANKFI'Ji PHAtTUK
radian Woman Sure Nca Pcwe Brave
fur S! notion end ProeoouU-w of
Case IrouUaca to Wkld Mighty In
fluNtce Towards AboUsliment ot
ConittKtn Law Marriage Wouan
Ignorant end Unedncniedi Defend
l Weil Educated.
For the first tlma In the history ot
the Nei Perce Indians, and. perhups,
the first Urns In the history of any
of the tribes ot the norlhwoet, an so
tlon has been Instituted in the district
court to recover damages for seduc
tion, end It la believed the prosecu
tion of this case will wield e mighty
Influence toward the abolishment of
the common law marriage, says the
Lewlaton Teller.
The rase has been filed by Llssie
Basselt a Nea Perce maiden 11 years
old, against David McFarland, the
well known Nea Perce Indian, who
la generally recognised aa one ot tht
leaders of his tribe.
The complaint alleges that during
the summer ot 1101 the plaintiff was
a resident of tha home of the de
fendant, and that while there the da.
tendant under promises ana (lattery,
succeeded In accomplishing her ruin.
She alleges that she afterwards be
came the mother of his child and
now she. seeks damages to the
amount ot 13000.
The romplnlnt further alleges that
the plaintiff la uneducated and Is
norant, while the defendant Is well
educsted. a man ot standing among
the people, and Is married under the
state laws.
The records ot Justice ot the Peace
MrOrnth of the Lapwat precinct show
that during the fall of 1001 the de
fendant, McFarland, waa arrested up.
en complaint of his legal wife on a
charge ot adultery alleged to have
been committed with one Llssie Uus-
sett This charge waa afterwards
withdrawn upon petition ot the com
plaining witness.
' It Is understood the esse will be
watched with much Interest - by the
church people of the Nes Perce
tribe, as it Is believed the general In
fluence will tend to place In a bad
light the common law marriages of
the Nes Perce people. In the event
a decision favorable to the plaintiff
Is rendered, the church people hope
the common law marrluge custom
will be exterminated.
The ruse waa filed by Attorney
Clay McNamee. representing , the
plaintiff.
The defendant Is a graduate of
Carlisle Indian school and while In
school gained notoriety as one of the
best football players the school ever
had.
GREEK HASHISH DRUG.
Culture and Exportation of Hilt
Rlmng Narcotic Plant Growth.
Consul Edward I. Nathan, of Pa-
Ires, contributes the following report
on the Greek preparation and expor
tation or the hashish drug:
Hashish, that strange drug which
has given our language Its word as
anssln a man so frenzied by the drug
that ho accomplishes murder and
which Is used by the Persians, Turks
and Egyptians In a manner akin to
the use of opium by the Chinese, Is
the product of a plant grown In large
quantities In the Peloponnesus
(southern Greece) In the district
sbout Trlpolltza. The plant grows to
a height of about four feet and its
branches are thickly covered with
small leaves and studded with t!ny
seeds.
The entire plant, stalk and branchei
Is cut within a few Inches of the root
and laid 'out in the sun to dry, The
branches are then rubbed to separate
the seeds and these in turn are ground
Into a fine powder, which constitutes
the drug. The best variety of the
plant grows In the district of Mantl
nea, and the center for export Is
Trlol'tza, from which place it Is sent
to the ports of Kalamata and Naupll,
and from thence abroad. It Is estl
mated that about 100,000 okas (145,
000 pounds) of the drug, valued at
2,000,000 drachmas (about 1150,000)
are annually sent from Trlpolltza.
The drug has the power of induc
ing sleep and producing pleasant and
fantastic dreams. Continued use of
hashish renders Its devotees wild and
restless, -and results In a complete
wreck of their mental and physical
constitution. For this reason the
Egypt'an government has prohibited
the Importation of the drug, and re
contly entered Into a convention with
Greece to prevent its exportation from
there to Egypt, where the consumers
of hashish are very numerous,
The drug Is practically never used
in Greece, but Is now exported to the
various ports of England, Austria,
France and Italy, and from there
much, no doubt, ultimately finds its
way to Egypt
"No," she said sadly, "I can not
marry you, Charles. I am sorry, but
It Is best that we should part."
"You have admitted that you love
me," he protested,
"I know, but I am afraid you
wouldn't In case of trouble be able
to pay me enough alimony to be worth
mentioning." Chicago Refcord-Her-ald.
"So you think there Is less bribery
among public officers than former
ly?" "I'm sure of It," said Senator Sor
ghum. "It's gotten so that a man
can't tell whether an offer of money
Is a bona fide transaction or merely
a trap to get a man before the grand
Jury." Washington Star.
AWE
NO M'NTHT LAW,
Ksnsa City lrNwior Against Snn-
ilay Olwrrvance.
The llev, llurrls A. Jenkins, for
merly president ot tha University ot
Keitliti'ky and now paster ot Ihc
Mnwood llnulovard Christian ehureh
of this city, does not believe In laws
for Hunday observance, aaya a Kan
sas city dispatch. nignieouenee
rsnnut be legislated Into a man, soys
the. Rev. Mr. Jenkins.
"I am opposed to any religious
regulation by city, state er nation,
eoncernlng Hunday observance," said
Dr. Jenklna. "Whatever Is done on
this basis should be done en a strict
ly serular basis. I yield to no one
In " a horough-golng belief In the
principle ot a Sabbath.
"The injection of any religious sen
timent Into this city or any other
purely civlo question Is calculated to
do vast harm to religion Itself, It
has been so all through history. It
Is so today, It Is sound prlnelple
of religious policy to conciliate men
whan possible without compromise of
truth."
Irony In Coin Motto,
Dr. Jenkins aloe, has views on the
putting of "In Ood We Trust" on our
coins.
"It Is singular," he said, "tnat tne
agitntlnit concerning this motto
should come Just at this time when
we have .shown our monetary lack
of trust In God or man. Did we trust
Ood when we drew our money out ot
the banks and broke thsmT No, we
trusted In the old sock and the safety
vault
"Do we trust In Ood right now
when we keep our grocery man, meat
man, druggist and doctor walling fur
their money while we refuse to pay
out from our hoards for fear of hard
times It you trust In Ood. prove It
by paying your bills. Let your trust
In Clad get Into circulation. No. he
motto is fitlse when put on our
coins. I.vl us first make It true. En
grave It on our hearts! and then we
ran, without shame, put It on oui
double eagles.
"Is the motto on our coins appro
priate? Why should the coins be
chosen above other places ot em
blazonment? Why not put It on mo
tor car tags and carriage licenses?
Why not stamp It on the badges of
policemen and firemen? Why not
burn It Into vitrified brick for paving
and sewer building? In heaven's
name. If It saves any lives, promotes
any Justice, builds dp any righteous
ness, emblazon it all over the fabrics
of tho'mitlon. the stale, the city."
t'KIITI IK'ATI'Jt XL'NTERt?JTEIs
Bogus Paper Airwr In Circulation
ln Holms
Counterfeit cashiers' checks on the
Boise City National bank appeared In
circulation today and steps have
been taken by the bank to prevent
their acceptance, says the Boise Cap
ital News. J. K. Clinton, Jr., cash
ier, this afternoon requested that all
cashiers' checks on the Boise City
National bank be returned to he
bunk at once and cashed. He also
warns the public against accepting
any of these checks.
Two counterfeit cashiers' checks
for tl each reached the bank this
afternoon, and although the Imitation
was cleverely done, the fact that they
were not good was quickly detected.
It Is evident that rubber stamps ot
the signatures ot F. R. Coffin, presi
dent, and J. E. Clinton. Jr., cashier,
were procured, and there Is nothing
In the signatures that would caus
suspicion. The numbers of the
checks, however, Instead of bslng
stamped aa on the originals, are
written In Ing, and In the counter
felts the word "countersign" appears
Instead of "countersigned." A seal
had evidently been secured by those
making the checks, but It Is not the
seal of the bank. Only the letters
"City Nat" are visible In the stamp:
There Is a very slight difference In the
type, but It Is not such aa would be
distinguished easily.
There Is no clue as to where the
checks came from, but It Is thought
that they were not printed In Boise.
The paper la water marked "Colum
bia bond," a paper very generally
used tor such purposes. The prompt
action of Cashier Clinton will, It Is
thought, prevent any wide-spread
circulation ot the counterfeit checks.
TIGERS DESTROY CATTLE.
Enormous Number of East Indlab
Domestic Animals Killed.
Consul General William H. Mich
ael of Calcutta, says of the heavy
cattle losses by wild animals:
The total number of cattle lost by
disease and wild animals In. Madras
province during three months ended
June SO, 1007, was 23,801, against
20,452 during the preceding quarter.
Rinderpest" killed 11,778; anthrax,
1970, and wild animals, 1780. It Is
estimated that the deaths from these
causes .luring the year will be about
00,000. The official report states
that there were 12 cases of orlmlnal
poisoning of cattle during the quar
ter. .
The government has appropriated
1833,833 to be advanced to the farm
ers of the Central provinces, who are
already In distress on account of the
drought, and steps have been taken
to assist the same class In some oth
er provinces. It Is stated that the
general crops of central India will
klold something toward relieving the
famine situation, but as affecting the
scarcity as a whole will go but a lit
tle way. t
The. government has also granted
1500,000 to the Punjab government
for advances to the farmers of that
province, and the distribution of it
begun on November 15. The area
affected In the Punjab by the
drought requiring . Immediate relief
has a population of about 8,000,000.
Irrigation has rendered the situation
less distressing.
How we all do love to warm up to
the man with plenty ot cold cash. ;