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but cues tho editors themselves.
HERMANN AND HITCHCOCK
Trom a letter written bv Hon. Dinger
Hermann to a friend in Marsbficld we
aro permitted to make the following ex
tracts: 'Tho opposition will put up a
scare-crow and harp on my retirement
from thoGenerel Land Office. I left
because the Secretary and I could not
ogreo upon policies of adminietrntion;
that is all. He never charged me with
cny waong-doing or dishonorable con
duct. He bad hi? ideas and I bad
mine. Aa for tho President, he never
mentioned the matter to me. and it was
not necessary, becaueo if I could not
agree with the Secretary, there was
but ono thing for me to do and that
wasjto get out. It was represented tohim
that wholesale frauds, existed especially
in Oregon. My officials conld not And
them, and the local land officers report
ed that wholesale frauds did not exist.
My bands aro clean. It ia lout of this
friction with the Secretary, however,
(bat the opposition are now uottlng up
.their ecare -crow. I cordially support
the president and the administration."
This Is exactly in line with the Mail's
round-up oljtho Democratic position a
day or two ago.
It is, perhaps, in accord with the
"time-honored principles of Jefforson,
. Jackson" and the rest of them, .that the
voters of the first congressional district
in Oregon should endeavor to select a
representative in congress who would be
in the aweetest accord throughout with
the Secretary of tho Interior, but ,evcn
eo, there ia no evideuce that the Secre
tary would bo more than pleased to see
a Democratic congressman sent in from
Oregon. And that is the only alterna
tive. IMPROVE THE GROUNDS
That Marshflold peoploare openhcart
fed and free givers ia unquetionablo and
has been exemplified amay times. It is
Abtof i hoUblo Met tnawu aoxe catesi
whoru tho charitable am! philanthropic
ally inclined cltiteni of this town havo
loosened tholr pnrao strings for some
thing, in tho mnjoiity of cases it is fruit
lees, or monoy watted. Tho Young
Mons Christian Association for exam
ple absorbed probably over 11000 in
cath and mncb energy on tho part of
those who had tho matter at heart, and
what ia thoro left to show, but n fow
scars upon whnt used to bo congenial
friends, who now scarcely rccoguixo
each other when thoy tucot?
It seema to bo easy enough to raise
money in this town for n good cause.
For instante, tho Coffee Olub had no
difficulty to ralao about $300, and it is
only an experiment.
The point tho writer wishes to mako
is : whllo Wo do somothing of this nntnro
let ut turn our thoughts to doing some
thing which will be a thing of value
of beauty ono which a whole gonora-
Hon can reap and reap from.
Tho fact that our younger people must
first sco tho necessity of some kind of a
play ground at our beautiful school
house ought to set some of tho Marsh
field glvors to thinking.
There is ho school in tho eta to of
Oregon where so cramped and limited
an amount of area is had for healthful
exercise, and tho very fact that the
play ground at tho school ia so small
has canted moro trouble to keep the
children disciplined than any other one
thing.
The movement on foot by tho Allumni
Society of the Marahf&d High School
to do something to enlarge, beautify or
in any way help for tho betterment of
this condition is commendable indeed,
and should meet with assistance. This
is not a questionable proposition. But
for a dollar is spent In this direction
every child which goes to our public
schrol will receive a diroct benefit and
when ttrangori are in our city our beau
tiful school houeo will not Took like n
15,000 ton battlehip would up Coal bank
slough.
"THE LIMIT"
St Paul Pioneer Press
Whenever and wherever President
Roosevelt opens his month to speak, a
mean critical, opposition stands, with
hand hollowed behind hie car, eager to
catch some expression which may be
twisted to tho speaker's injury and nscd
againet blm the next campaign. But
whllo the President retains his old'time
habit of frank expression, and "fays
what he thinks," with little appearanco
of caution, be ia panoplied agaiaet the
critics by tho fact that his thought is so
pure, clean-cut, maoly and Amorican
that, no matter, with what epontanoty
ho gives it voico, he reveals nothing to
condemn. He has so far medo no mis
takes, either of matter or occasion, in
his numerous addresses. Aa tactful aa
be ia frank, ho rivals McKInley and
Harrison in tho apposltencaa of what he
aaya, and bis off-hand apoechea carry a
weight of thought clothed in a felicity
of expression which makes them moro
readable even than the addresses of the
same class from those two great matters
of impromptu utterance.
FOR THE KN00KKR8
Now that Major Kinney is here on
the Ray again, and ia going quietly
about his business in connection with
tho Greats Central projects, eomo of the
knockera who were propheeying eo
loudly a few months ago that "tho
bubble had buret," are fain to acknow
ledge that they woro eomewbat at eea
in their reckoning.
Of coumiMahard tc-cork a genuine
kuockor. If he can't knock abuit ouo
thing ho will knock about something
olec, and when ho can't find facte to
knock on, ho will draw on his imag
inations. Nevertheless, it ecetnB na though there
aro eomo considerations which ought to
appeal to all who havo tho interests oi
Cooa Bay at heart, and who hrio no
axes ol their own to grind. Cooa Ray
need a a transcontinental railroadnot
to mako this a "good place," for It Is
that already but to maku this tho placo
which Its nutural advantages call for.
Mayor Kiunoy Is In touch with rajl
road people, and his activities for Jtlio
past year havo been directed toward
bringing a tranccontcntial road iu here.
He cortnlnly Isn't hero for his health,
nnd tho most inexperienced ought to ho
nblo to eeo that it isn't altogether t real
otato speculation, llli; .liopupf re
ward very evidently lies in accomplish
ing hia prof ised object. "' r, :
Ono of two things must be truo: tho
road for which ho Is striving ia BU.ro to
come, or else it isn't. Iu tho first case,
knocking can do no good: In tho sec
ond it may do much harm.
Sapposing that tho road wcro not a
certainty, but thero wcro a prospect
great or small that Major Kinney might
bo able to get capital interested suffi
ciently to bnlld it. Would not tho
Coos Oayito bo a consumnto idiot., to
place a straw in hif way? Would It not
be tho part of wisdom to assist him in
every way possiblo?
Supposing tho facts to bo as suggested,
and that the knockers woro to succeed
in defeating the Major's plana. What
then? Would they bo boncfactora of
tho Rjy or otherwise? They wonld be
putting the country back indefinitely.
Is that what they want? Of courso, as
a matter of fact, tho most of Iho
knockers aro irresponsiblca who don't
know what tbey want and wouldn't
know if tley had It. Rut, novortholets,
they have their influence on tho peoplo
who come in from tho outside not
understanding the situaiton, and the
effect is decidedly bad, not only on tho
railroad proposition but on the whole
forward movement of tho Ray. Dozens
of men and thousands of dollars of
capital have been diverted from settle
ment and Investment on the bay, and
unnumbered people havo been sent
away with tho impression that Coos
Ray and all its worka aro a fake. The
people who aro responsible for this
should stop snd glvo tho wholo matter
a little serious thought, and they will
see that tbey aro hurting themselves,
as well as their neighbors, for whatever
prosperity comes to tbo Ray through
development will be shared by all,
Ti, StffcrirtTe Coin.
Eub a coin agulnst n smooth, up
right wooden surface for n little while.
thia press it hard and tako your baud
away rrom Jt. You will bo eurprised,
perhaps, to nee tho coin stick tP the
wood. The reason is that In rubbing
the coin over tho wood nnd then press
ing It hard you drivo out all the air
between the two objects, and tho pres
sure of tho atraosphcro keeps tho coin
In its place. , , ..
Her First Umbrella.
I told tho rain the other day to eo away,
nnd stay oway,
Z jruesa It did, for ever slnco the nun U
shining brlcht and gay,
Hut now I wish the rain would come, U
I've a new umbrella
And not a chance to show It off to Imogen
or Delia. j
Caxolya WelU to New York Tribune!
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FOR SALE
One 6x8 cammera and outfit, chest
carpenter-tools, one 1 foot saw nearly
new, pair small uogs, one uouble-bltted
ax and other, miscellaneous items, The
abbve list will be sold at a sacrifice,
apply at or address. ' I. N. Wilson;
P.O. Box, 7t Jfaribfiild, -$. dAw
TYNER'S
BOLD
u 1 HAL
Stirs up Much Gos
sip in Washington
Well be Forced to Give
Papers up,-
Washington, April 24 Nothintr (n the
investigation of tho Poitofllco ecandr.l
has stlrrod up so much gossip iu IplTlciat
-circles aa did Mra. Tynor'a viait to her
husbaad's office, at his request, and
taking from tho eafo all papers both
personal and official, becanao (ho .ex
amination into tho affairs of tho attor
ney genoral of tho postolllco department
la to bo renowed and tho most search
ing inquiry ia to bo mado into all tho
dotalia ol Tyner'a administration find la
ia hollered that much valuablo Infor
mation may bo secured from the papaia
abstracted.
The Postmaster Qonoral ontortana no
(loubt concerning hla right to tbo papora
and his ability to got thorn, Should
they be destroyed, Tyner could bo prose
cuted. The Postmastor Goneral this
afternoon eont to Attorney General Knox
all papers in case. This includes tho
affidavits bearing on Mrs. Tyner'a titl
ing of Tyner'a safe.
The dopartmont officlala say the pa
pers now offered by Mrs. Tynor'a attor
neya aro olfrpocial interest. It la un
derstood that if tho papora had been
promptly turnod over to thorn whon de
manded on Tnesday, there would have
been no further action in the case.
JOHN W. BAKER
GAME WARDEN
Salem, April 21 Governor Chamber
lain thia evonlng appointed John W.
Bakor, of Cottago Grove, atato gemo
warden, to eucceed L. W. P. Qnlrnby,
tho present incumbent.
SOLDIERS TO MEET
NATIONAL C. A. R.
ENCAMPMENT
To be Hold In San Francisco, Com
mencing Aug. 17
,1903
The Thirty-sevonth Rational Encamp
ment, Grand Army of tho Ropnbllo,
which is to bo held jn San Francisco
during the week commencing August
17tb, 1003, ia destined to bocorno one of
tho most notablo gatherings In point of
numbere, magniflqonco and aplondor
in tho bietory of California, aa well aa
ia the annals of tho fratornity. Tho
peoplo of Ban Francisco, and of nil Cali
fornia, fully appreciating tho fact that
these veterans may never again bo In
Encampment on the shores of the Paci
fic, will exert every effort to make this
Encampment tho most memorablo one
in tho history of tho G. A, It. No other
organization holds the affection of tho
peoplo gs.dooa the ono composed of tho
veterans, tho defenders of tho Onion,
of liberty and right. T h6 voterans re
siding in California and Nevada arraDg
cMfJi jptttlimlnftriea for tbo Encirnry
mont, lint all tho peoplo of California
and of tho Pacific Const nro ontluulaa
tic on that topic now, nnd working hand
In hand with tho cominlttooi to innko
thia Kncamptnont ocllpso all former
fraternal gathorluga, From tho Gover
nor of tho Hlnto to tho hmiiblontclllxon,
uvory ono ia imbued with tho Idea that
8an Francisco nud California must glvo
tho voteraua tho most rousing wolcomo
thoy hnvo over had, Morrhniito, innnu
laolurora, farmorn nud minors, all nro
eager to innka tho visit of Iho votorana
n pleasant wnd memorablo one. They
nro determined to show tho vlsltora the
famed beauties ol this Western Wonder
land, "which must bo aeon to bo appro
clatrY,, From every county and aoctlon
of the Btalo tho choicest products w,lll
br brought to Run Frauulsco, and l)o
plncud on exhibition, that tho vlsltora
rnay foast tholr eyes upon thitm. Car
loads of frnlt tho mont delicious in the
world fruit-bearing trees, the glanta 9!
the California forest, and other won
ders that havo madu tho (loldun Btato
famous, will bo on exhibition through
out tho City for tho bonollt of tlioao who
cannot visit uvory stwtlon ol tho State.
Tho ftwuoua Kftrdonn of Ranla Clara,
Marion, Sonoma, Alnmedii.Contra Costa
andothor adjacent Counties will furnish
tho material for tho grandest Moral dis
play ever seen. Qtinrtz and)hydraullo
mining will bo demonstrated on minla
turo mines, nnd oil nulla tiro to be bored
in tbo city, In tight of tho vlsltora,
Tho oloctrlc display nnd tho Illumi
nations aro to eurpasaovsu thoso which
liavu mado Sad Francisco famous duilng
the Knights of Phytttlns Encampment
In lWi, and wuro considered thn flulit
ever eeen. It will ho tho grandest
sight to behold tho vast host or the
voterans marching: through tho streets
of Ban Francisco, beneath a canopy of
flowers, nnd under garlands and domes
wovon of myriads of inrandescont elec
tric lights, turning Jnlijht into day and
making tho scene one of fairyland. For
tho illumination nnd the decoration,
though much of It isowned by tho city
and is given froe ol cost, and the llowors
aro donated, tho Legislature has appro
priated i '25, 000 for that purpose, nnd the
citlzonaoxpdct to ralto threo timoa ni
much by voluntary contribution, to do-
fray tbo cost of rirceuiug the city iu
holiday garb.
Tho cllmato ia tho most agreeablo
that can bo imagined; tho tomporaturo
(ho year round Is mild and pleasant. In
August, with no rain, the thnmometcr
rogfstora 05 to 7ii degrcus, rarely a degree
moro or lees, whether mid-day or mid
nlgh't. Two hundred thousand visitors
can bo easily accommodated iu tho rity
atone time, and hnvo beon comfortably
housed on two former occasions, I.ivine
in Sau Francisco is choapor than In any
largo city In tho Union, 'and is good
living at that. Fruit and vegotablos
grow in abundance tho year ronnd;
thero ia no cold, hot, or an off-aosson in
California. In Augoil fruit can bo
boughtrotn any streot veiiden enough
enough for flvo csnti to feed a family
Moat ia plentiful and cheap, and of the
very best qoaljty, Koomi, good, clean,
comfortable rooms, may bo had in thi
res'deuco part of tho town at CO tents
to $1 per night, or 3 to $7 per week. All
the hotola, lodging, boarding and apart
ment housea havo ogrped to charg6 tho
regular ratsa during the Encampment.
Tho tollroad rates am tho lowest (or'tlte
occasion in tho history of tram-continental
traffic, and will iueludo travoling
ovor eithor routo, coming nnd returning
with many aido trips, at a nominal cost,
For hotel and other nccommodationa,
address tho Executivo Comrnitee, G, A.
H, Garnd Hotol, San Francisco Cat,
Jonn Hays Hammond lias been mid
od to tho faculty of Ynlo college, talc
lntr chui'd'o of tho work In mining In the
Sheffield Kclcntlfic school.
General Alexander S. Webb, who hns
beon president of tho OoIIoro pf tho
City of Now York slnco 18(10, hns hand
ed In hlu resignation to tho board of
truatccH.
Tho Danish government is propnrlng
an Important bill for tho reform of tho
cntmmar schools, with n view to cstah
UshluK n unification of Instruction
through tho closo combination of tho
r public or clcmeutury schools ,wlth tho
middle and crapunar nchooln. f u
I'm, ho trnn n nobor Innn nnd true',
"Tho shado of Uoncral.Johu A. Lo
Ran la n froipiont visitor nt tho capital.
Almost ovory ttlturiiato ililght ut halt
past 12 o'clock this utjoit nmtorlnllten
nt tho door of tho ropui occupied by
tho sonnto committee on military nnd
mllltln. Silently tho door swing" open,
nnd out steps tlio loomltitr nud lumi
nous prcHouco, to sialic in, ntntuiy tiiir
tilty away Into tho Hwnllowlui; irloom
Thl Is a fhvorlto phnutom with thr
gunnlu. tin conduct Ia vxumplnry.
"Thou thero' la tho shndo of Vlco
President WlUon, who died In his room
in the Houitto end of tho cnpltol, you
will recall. Its peregrinations nro few
nud desultory.. When It docs conic, 1
thero Is nlwnya nn expression of con'
corn nud self uliNorpthm In trio ghostly
'face. Tho movements of tho vupory,
body nro restless nud hurried.
"All of tho older members of th
night watch tiro woll ncqunlnted with
Vlco President Wilson's nppnritlou and
novor fall to Hnluto It, although, truth,
to toll, tho shndo remains haughtily In
different to tholr doforonco. This spook
rarely folia to put In an appearance)
when tho body of a dead legislator of
vtntesmau of national renown U lying
In stato Iu tho capltof.
"Deep In tho stibrellar vaults spooks
of lessor magnitude revel In horde,
Immediately beuonth tho hall of rp
resoutfttlvc.i ovcry night U to bt found
rttaltTTarext tfaunt spector, whoso Iden
tity hna remained a mystery for yeans
In iplto of unceasing efforts on tho
part of tho night watch to uncover
tho secrot of Its origin and anteced
ent . Its linuds nro clasped behind
lis transparent back In n convuUlvo
clutch, nnd tho fnco evince n condi
tion of emotions prodigiously wrought
upon. Mnuy nttoiupts hnvu boon mado
by guardit with rubbor soles on tholr
allocs to catch this wraith unawares,
but failure Is tho lnvatuliIo result.
I'restol It hns blown Into thin ntr be
fore tho sleuthing watchman U within
forty feet of lt"-Now York Herald.
SnVNKra of Hotillt America.
Two hundred mile beyond tho mouth
of tho Itlo Mctu tho Inlrlda river ou
ters the Orinoco, 1 started up that
stream, says n trnvelcr, with my canoo
loaded with trlukittr for exchnngo with
tho natives, who llvtr In n condition nt
ttxtremo rnvneery, nlthoiigh they aro
mutably deposed nud tuually harm
lens. They o entirely nudu snvn for
tho lulu clotln nnd got their subsist
eueo by hunting nud Hulling, chletly,
tho hitter.
I wns much Interested In their mcth.
(xl of taking llh by their use of tho
bo w nud arrow.
For this purposo they employ nrrowrt
six feet iu length mado of rred tlppvd
with Iron. While n cnnmi la paddled
K'iilly along In tho shullowH tho marks
man stands ready with his arrow on
tho strliiK of (ho how. As soon us a
law llxli Is seen, if ttin nwiruacli can
bo miidu within range, the arrow Is let
Uy nud rarely falls to strlko tho prey. ,
Wtiliieu In Hoys' Sliiira.
J
"You would liurdly bellcvo It," said a
fnshloiinblo shoo eleik yesterday, "bid
tho Nwellest of our women customers
urn nun Invariably nsklug us for boys'
show. The miiHcullu styles of women's
shoes no longer satisfy them. They
iniiHt have n shoo madu vxnetly like a
man's, nud so wo sell twlctt ns mnuy
boys' itliou,i ns formerly nud propor
tionately Iim of women's-. What Is the
reason? Well, icnlly, I cannot Hay, ox.
ceptltiK that It Is 11 fad. As 11 mntter ot
fnet, I know thnt the boys' Hhoes 11 r
not really ns comfortable, for they cam
not be Kot to lit ns perfectly ns those
deslKtiiil for women's feet, and more
than ono of my fulr customers eom
plain or hlistets nud calloused feet,
but lit f 1 1 thoy want tho boys' shoes nud
Insist upon tho strap being left on Iu
tho back." l'hlhidelphhi Itccord.
After tho nmoko clears nwny nnd tbo
financial disputes nro settled Germany
might do well to cugfigo 11 few Veno
eucluii gunners to Instruct Its navy. J
Tin Iiifldntlvo For llnsli,
"I dmino what to do about Josh,"
nnld Former C'orntossol. "Ho don't
hcum to hnvu much ciitorprlnc,"
"You'vo been romphtlulu' 'bout tho
boy ovor sonco wo went to that theny-j
tor," replied4 his wlfo reprovingly. 1
"You'vo goiiu nheud an' cleared nil tho'1
debts off tho place, nn' ef thero ain't'
uny Incentive for Josh to go out In tho
wldo world un' hustle, so's ho can eomo',
bnelc uu' lift tho Iiiortgago Jch' us tho
11111(110111 In about to foreeloKo, It's your
own fault," Vwhtjjtea Vliiu
VfHT-KSBU, T
-IVn.tntf'HdMtiiil IlrlnV. -
An ordinary Vru'lc, will nbaoth a pint
of water; coiiBcrjtlently n cottngu whoso
outer wnlla contnln l'J.000 bricks can
absorb nn much nu six uud onu-half
toiiB of wntcr.
A Modern Ananln.
Mrs. Mutclaud-'IIonry; I wonder If
you lovo mo uu much as' you used to
lovo mo boforo wp Aroro 'murfled. You
Hover sny tho pretty things to mo thnt
you did in tlloso dfiys.
Mr. Matelund-Tluit'fl becaueo, I love
you moro than T, did then, il,enr. , I lovi
you tooimueh' now to.llo to you, you
jtnow) TJoijoii Trauacriflt.--a,,-.
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