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Advertising is a good thing, but it is I very doubtful if it is the correct way to secure a wife. I The flat salary law is the correct thing in theory. It should, though, be rigidly enforced with no loop-holes. The new hunter's license has met with favor with a good many, and seems to have been favored quite gen erally. As farmers are exempt there 1b a likelihood of the number of farm ers increasing at a terrific rate on paper. When alman gets goldbricked on a big scale it causes everybody to smile, but thejlittle,everyday gokibricks that are thrown around and bitten at, are passed by without comment. There are very few men who have not been taken in on a small scale. It is a peculiar situation in financial affairs when one or two men through divers schemes can manipulate the markets so stock will go up or down with meteoric swiftness. It hardly speaks well for the intelligence of the average speculator in stocks for him to be shaken with every wind that blows from the mouth of a Gates or Lawson. Theoretically it is right that the judiciary should be kept non-partizan, ( but if this is right on one side it is also right on the other.. The republicans make their judiciary entirely republican whenever they have an opportunity. It is only.human nature to suggest that t'.ie democrats do the same whenever they get an opportunity. That s mcd. ern politics whatever the theory is. j ! . . , , . , , After about ninety days Oregon will have a whipping post. Now let the wife beaters look out. of Police McClain with Imagine Chief ,. . , , whip in hand flav ng some Albany wife beater sen-1 , , . ,. . . wjiuis HULK. i , . . good roads movement lies in the far tenced by the recorder to receive .... . , twenty lashes. Perhaps tho man will "achmg importance to a people of get what he deserves, but it, will hurt eir roads and pointed out the fact ihe feelings of the man who does the that in the long run good roads are not a . . ... . ,i, flogging m this c vihzed age when we . bB . , . .? , , hnvfl mnrp nn-t.n.ilnta methnrta for nun- . ishing wrong-doing of all kinds. During the recent session of the leg- islature the newspapers, displaying their human nature, organized - to get ' several bills through purely in their' in-, terest regardless of the justice of the wiia Amnmr nfWa - nno nrnvirliW for the publication of the entire tax list before the collection of taxes an nually ."something that would cost every county probably as much as a thousand dollars,!ith nothing in sight to recompense it, for the field is cov-; red in a much better way by sending postal cards to every individual tax payer at a cost of less than a tenth o fhA nmniint.. It. was a Pl'aft measure pure and simple, and the legislature did well to kill it. Tho Democrat is glad , .... ., . ... ... to see any legislation that will benefit the profession in a legitimate way whether it is helped personally or net, but it is entirolylopposed to grafts of this character. Lewis and ClnrK Notes. A miniature mint in full working oper ation will be a part of the Government exhibit at tho Lewis and Clark Exposi tion, i. More than thirty national conven tions are scheduled to convene in Port land during the Lewis and Clark Expo sition. Electricity in its every conceivable application, representing the most mar - velous achievements in modern science may be seen at tha Lewis and Clark Exposition, A native Filipino theatre. amusements peculiar to the inhabitants of our island territpry, will be present ed, is to be one of the many excellent attractions of the "Trail." The Government Fisheries exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposition will al.niu l.n mrnlntlnn -if n Pnirnl CMtnnnr ..- v. w Salmon, from tho embryo to a woll matured fish. Some idea of tho privations endured by Lewis and Clark in their expedition to the great Northwest, may be gleaned by a careful examination of the ex- hibiU characteristic of the earlier his- tory of Oregon territory. The model dairy furm at the Lewis and Clark Exposition in which every thing pertaining to scientific dairying methods, the result of recent agricult ural research, is to bo shown, will prove of particular interest to those , interested in dairying. The caressing molody of the chimes in the towors of the main Government building will recall montal pictures of tho missions founded by Junipero Serra and his intrepid followers in tho seven teenth century. But seldom aro some of us afforded an opportunity to hear tho World's fa mous bands. Many of them have been engaged to piny at the fair, among , them being Innes , Do Caprios, Ellory's and the Hawaiian Imperial band. Road Laws. "Tendencies in Recent American Road Legislation" is the title of the new bulletin prepared by the Depart ments of Economics and Sociology of the State Uniyersity. The author shows that satisfactory progress in the building and maintenance of good roads requires first of all an appreciation of what good roads mean for the welfare of tho people and then the development of such an organization of their sources as will furnish road improve ment money and brains. . People must realize what they have at stake in the difference between good roads and bad roads and then get such a system of laws as will induce the largest meas' ure of effective effort in building good roads. The bulletin is made up of two parts, In the first Professor Young points out the conditions that led to the most re markable awakening of the people of this country during the last fifteen years to the interests they have at stake in their public roads. A great national movement has been organized. The support of the general government in its office of Public Road Inquiries has been enlisted. This agency under Hon. Martin Dodge is rapidly extend- ing its work. It is desseminating most helpful literature on road construction and road laws, it is testing free of charge road material, and has built sample object lesson roads in nearly every state. The very efficient Na tional Good Roads Association is sup- portcd by about half a doz9n kindred na. tional organizations. Every state prob- ably and many sections and counties are organized to promote the cause of good roads. i. a ucai biiai. awa Limb ciiiUUUlt. f rom ft movement of 8Uch wt and It is clear that ... valuable as models, . , ....... . -., wiiii, uuiuei- uii nits uucueiuuoK oi tne . , r farmer than are bad roads, Prot. Youne vawiwwwo, iiui. iw'B goes carefully into the laws that have been the outcome of this movement. He gives tabular digests showing the provisions in the laws of the different states4 and territories bearing upon characterists features as they were in 1889; secondly, the changes made in 1895- thirdly those made between that date and the end of 1904. The tenden- cies clearly revealed in this new road legislation are summarized, i Since the meeting of the first cost of permanent roads is tho crucial part of the road problem that system of road iawg ia the best which secures the most equitable distribution of the burden of the road improvement. State aid with state svpervision has been adopted by nearly one-third of the states as the so- iuwui1 uiciiium-jin ul i,usi. .tuiuugii. this state aid very satisfactory results hnvn hnnn arfmnort Mom Taramr Mna- " " " . sachusetts, Connecticut and New York have given thi3 policv . thorough test3 and are rapidly increaging their 8tate appropriations. Anions: tho other ne w features in road laws that the bulletin notes are more iioeable classifica tions of roads; provision for skilled su perintendence in tho location, construct- and continuous repair of roads; substi tution of the money tax for the labor tax and the rapid increase of the rates of taxation fr road purposes; work done under contracts publicly let; re course to bond issues; utilization of con vict labor in constructing roads and preparing road material; protection of roads through favoring use of wide tires; conversion of toll roads into public roads. ! "u V P' aove.opment ITU. 1 II ! i , , . .wi.i f road .mprovement is noted and . that such national aid would undoubt in which edly have. A Washington Q.iiit. I oecretury nenry Keeo oi tne Lewis and Cark Fair ia in roceipt of a ,etter l.om Mra. 0. W. Saunders of Kalama, .i - . t . wiisn,, in wmcn sno states that she is dosirous of exhibiting at the World's ; Fa;r a quiit used by the immortal George Washington during tho revolu tion. : The quilt, claims Mrs. Saunders, is the handiwork of a woman who resided In Cortland County, New York, in the . ... . . ' ncvomiionary period. This woman danced witn oeorgo Washington at i m iny social functions, and during the atrifo between King George's and Washington's forces, distinguished her self by melting her valuable pewter for use as bullets. Washington, it is said, wore tho quilt through tho war, and its folds aro said to have protected him from the intense cold at Valley Forge, A hill giving women tho right to vote in Kansas for Presidential electors, which passed tho lower house of the Kansas legislature by n vote of OS ayes to 4!) nays, was defeated in tho Senate by 29 nays to 6 ayes. Tho Outsider He there much worruk about a plitical job, Mike? The Insider-Not after yci got it, Pat. -Puck. Frenzied Thoughts. Several European countries have or dered $10,000 of armor plate in the U. S., but it is not stated whether it was, to be used for battleships or new coats for grand dukes. New Jersey has presented the coun try with a butter trust. This will un dmbtedly become the cream of the trusts. It is thought that the "Robafeller" Sunday School will send out missionaries to work for conversions in '.'darkest Kansas and Texas." Miss Susan B. Anthony has offered an amendment to President Roosevelt's declaration ol "giving every man a square deal", by adding the word "wo man." The amendment has been ac cepted. In order to be sure of affording lively entertainment for the President, Texas will have a lot of Jack-rabbits ready, in case there is a shortage of bears. Johann Hoch has already made a big mark in the world. Chicago has opened a matrimonial bureau bearing his name, with branch offices in Cincin nati, New York and San Francisco. - The parties in that Florida Court who shot at each other must have formed an opinion in advance as to the ver dict. ' 1 Southerners to Affi late. Organization of the Dixie Society of Oregon was effected at a meeting this week. Governor Chamberlain was elected president. Vice-presiJents will be selected from all states south of the Mason and Dixon line. ' - Three hundred enthusiastic southern ers were present at the meeting and expressed common interest in the Lewis an fMnrlr Tvnnit-.inn . t.hp. pvnlnit.nftinn of which will be the chief object of the ' society. ' It is the intention of the officers to institute an exploitation bureau, through which residents of the Virgin ias and Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Missfissirpi, Kentucky and others of the southern states may learn of Ore. gon's diversified and inexhaustible re sources, and obtain literature pertain ing to the Lewis and Clark World's Fair. By correspondence and the judicious circulation of printed matter, it is ! thought that thousands from that sec tion of the country will be induced to come here during the fair. . , Portland Doings. Special Correspondence. Senator Portland, Or., Feb. 25. Mitchell's charge that Harvey Scott, editor of the Portland Oregonian is back of the effort to be made to have him indicted in Washington, D. C, caused a local sensation as it proves ..... . , ' . more conclusively -than the r change in the Oregonian's policy that the truce effected a year ago between Mitchell and Scott is evidently ended and a state of war for the control of the republican party in Oregon again exists. For more than quarter of a century the feud was carried on between Scott """x and Mitchell resulting usually in the defeat of the editor's aspirations. It is probable that in the indictments hanging over the Oregon delegation Mr. Scott sees the dream of political preferment and long sought opportunity j at hand. ' Unless new evidence has been discov ered against Senator Mitchell the only known ground upon which he could be indicted at Washington is the transac tion with S. A. D. Puter when the lat ter is alleged to have paid the senator $2000 in order to secure his help in ex pediting fraudulent homestead claims. a m m, nt w,. -oi., ,!. Amid the wreck of his saloon, with bed with imprint of dripping hands on door . facings and furniture Edward ByrneJ was found yesterday with a ragged cut on his temple and the marks of finger nails on his throat. He refuses to discuss the cause of his condition. Byrne conducts a saloon in the back roon of which he sleeps. The attack occurred at an early hour. As he lay ' asleep in bed his window was pried up and a stone weighing 20 pounds was 1 hurled at his head. That his skull was not crushed is due to the stone striking a glancing blow. The police are satis fied that robbery was not the motive in desl"te the fact that the cash regis - 1 . .lAi:UA.l ,1 1 tor was demolished, the barroom win- -dows shattered and the fnrniture in saloon smashed. The secrecy main tained by Byrne leads to the belief that he could explain the attack should he should so desire. Try not the pass; there was a time When passes were not tags of crime; But now a higher moral sense Condemns them as a gross offense, Since vision is biased by the mote Which pains the man who casts the vote. -Ex. The government weather prediction is: tonight and Saturday showers. The river is 6.2 feet. Wade liloyins, ot the Blain Clothing' Lo., has a tine window, with an oil. miinhnfr nf hm Awn work ar a i I . ground, that is exciting considerable attention. Saturday Night Thoughts There has been a good deal of talk about peace between Russia and Japan, and it has been declared that negotia tions were pending with this in view, but those most interested seem to know nothing about it. As a matter of fact it 13 very doubtful if there is anything being done to stop the miserable affair, a digrace to the present civilization. On the contrary everything is progress ing as heretofore with a view of fight- ins it out if it takes a century. But for the bed weather around Mukden the two armies would now be dodging bullets andjshells. In the meantime affairs in Russia are in a turbulent condition, with a mine under every city ready to explode. The common people of the country are wearyjof their bondage, and would like a littlejfreedom, just a smell of it, if nothing more, and many things indicate thatjthere will be trouble of a serious character. It is to be hoped there will be. There are good reasons for some thing doingjamong the people- of Rus sia, downtrodden since the beginning, without many rays of light to cheer them.Jand there will by an excuse if they do rise in some kind of a revolu tion against adespotic government. The man who'caused considerable . of their trouble in recent years has been assassinated. There is no excuse for assassination, and one cannot justify it, and, yet it is a fact that the people of the UnitedJStates, in this case do not feel very much like extending sympathy to Russia for thejloss of a man who had spent his life oppressing the peo ple. . TheJDEMOCRAT manthis week read a bjok written by an Oregonian, Mr. Geo. A. Waggoner, tolling stories of the early life of the people of this state among the mines and in fighting" In- dims. The book is well written and is n inl-pronHnfrTna n n-ivpl. tMr Waff- ironer leftlhomefflwhen about nineteen : !t i?oD(.-, -b, ?.B u ... uregon, vv asmngton anu luanu, wnere ne naa experience alter experience. and came in contact withmen who had had more exciting times even than he had passed through, Jand he tells about them in a stylejthat is candid, flowery j and fascinating, so that one is loth to leave the book until it is completed. One is lead to thinkof the marvellous transformations there have been since the early days of,;60's, where one's life was at stake in travelling and among the mines of the Northwest. Now we " i have. a civilization that compares with uy in uio wunu, nu uAnaii o mo in . safe anywhere in tne state as in JNew York or Chicago, and probably safer. The Democrat hopes that its readers will show their atmreciation of home : talent by reading the book do wiU getthworth of th Those who '. their money. In Oregon a good many people have been pleased to see the Governor wield his little veto hatchet on some of the i bills of the recent lamented state legis lature, in which some grafts have been cut off. It is to be regretted that the i : t .,v, tw v,o nn.,M i a,30 veto artj of the geral appropri- ' . ..JL- . ,ui ation bill -without vetoing the whole ; bill. If this power existed several other grafts would fall before the ax. . This week Albany people have been interested in a big gathering of the members of a prominent fraternal so ciety, and many have come here to en joy the festivities of the occasion. Albany has put on' some neat garments for the occasion, and those attending will no doubt leave with good impres sions of the railroad center of the val ley. These gatherings mix people up in a Pleasant way, and bring the differ- t of the-state together in a Let the bands play' I . - SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. E. F. Sox has been in Portland today on business. Mr. J. W. Swank is out after several weeks illness. Judge Geo. D. Barton came up from ""'ana mst nignt. j, A. ttowura returned mis noon from a trip to Amity, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thompson.' of Halloa ava in tho Plfv. ! Captain Merrill Phillips headed tne ! si . i t Oregon City team here. Miss Mary Nolan, of Corvallis is the guest of Miss Emma Sox. ! Mr. Bert Hale, of Independence, has been in the city on a visit. R. M. Cramer was a Eugene visitor yesterday in the interest of his hacks. State Printer J. R. Whitney and wife came up this noon to attend the Wood men roundup. Miss Bessie Butler, of Independence, is the guest of Miss Bessie Burkhart, of this city. Mr. Chester Stevenson, of the S. P. office, went to Portland this afternoon on a visit with nis Dcst gin. Loyd Bellman and LeRoy Kerns, Eu- nana vminir men. have been in the city on a visit with Mike Gross. W. O. Nisley returned to Portland ta Albanv. this afternoon after two or three days - ., ... . .., i air .i hv nrcvui iiiii;iv. ui utiae unu fame. 19 niliuilf HIW 1IUVU1IIVII (11 bill. Eugene is now his home. MISFITS. Springlike and bland. The beef trust is now to be stuck. There is more money in bricks than gold bricks. Most of this peace newspaper wind. talk is merely Octopuses are now in danger of have ing their feelings hurt. The Governor struck twice with his veto pen. Linn county Great is Salem. Mrs. Ballington Booth spoke there last night. When Sheriff Word of Portland makes a defi something is going to happen. The Oregon hen needs to attend to business better. Easter is approaching- . , The white dove is again flopping her wings over the heads of Russians and Japs. The Governor has been using his veto ax quite sharply, at least a dozen bills dropping irom lis siasii. Albany needs a hundred new resid ences and some more business rooms. We must build if we would grow. Suppose Frank C. Baker should fail to reach Washington by March 4 what would become oi the inaugural services. The boast is made that Portland has a number of good men. , Come now, who are they. Name them or cease boasting, W. O. W. W. O. W. W. O. W. Saturday. Six burglaries one night recently would indicate that the Kinesley crowd- were no(. at tne bottom -f -aU portland.s , thieverv For thrilling Indian stories, the gen uine article, read Geo. A. Waggoner's atones of Old Oregon. They are splen- didly told. Senator Mitchell had better keep coo about the date of commencement of his trial. He will have to take things as they come just Ukfe common men Thirty-five murders in Oregon in a nt n n.'lA l.n, ic n howingi the kindB that ea Judge ijyncn popular in less civuizeu states, Eastern colleges are slinging their degrees around pretty promiscuously. What has Emoeror William ever done 10 entitle mm to a degree irom an American Callege. With Binger Hermann and Lawrence T. Harris out of the field for congress man who will be the next republican to get the nomination. Perhaps Albany h: has a man capable of securing the pium. Instead of the regular tair there win be the regular races at Salem during the fair week. As the races have al- ways been the principal thing there wifl not be enough of a change to cause any excitement. , It is said that a Corvallis lady who attended the recent chicken show held there, had been given a fresh laid egg from one of the nrize hens and acci dentally let it fall from her hand to the noor. "un, i aroppea an egg, sne l,- "Who ofcoll I n?" "Cackle,'' retorted a small boy behind her. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Weatherford and children of Harrisburg are visiting at the home of Hon. J. K. Weatherford. Prnf W fV TThtoIpv: nf frhfi minrpme erand lodge, arrived this- noon from j the War Office that communication Salem and will be prominent in the j with the district is absolutely cut of work this evening. and that the troops there are simply Mrs. Dr. P. A. Davis, of Silverton, unable to communicate with St. Peters mother of Dr. W. H. and Chas. Davis, urg. In many places the soldiers are ot this city, is here on a visit, accompr anied by Ernest Brooks. Mr. Marvin Brandeberry, who has charge of the branch office of the Cur tis Lumber Co. at Woodburn, returned to Albany last evening, Rev. G. F. Tuffts. of Portland, went to Lebanon todav to sneak tomorrow , " j vr i on temperance and Monday evening a big rally will be held in that city. , evenintr from Ashland, where he had mr, v. n. Duiugmi ictumcu iaav I Kaah t lntlr aft-or Vmatrmaq Ha Vina concluded to allow several Albany men I a li.r. .nihil. Innff.P to live awhile longer. Miss Mary Weatherbee, a popular teacher at the Central school, went to Albanv on Fridav to visit friends. Eugene Register. Miss Weatherbee is a former teacher in the Albany schools. Prof. Chas. Cundiff, a former Alb any young man, is' a member of the Vaudeville Cympany at the opera house today. He has been absent from Alb any about four years, teaching for awhile in Eastern Oregon, then going into vaudeville. Among other places he was in Butte, Mon., for five or six months. Selling Out - S The entire line of merchandise of the late Julius Gradwohl must be sold, con- ; sisting oi urocxery, uiassware, uous, : Tnv and Harwnre. . Corner 2nd and Ferry Street, near the democrat omce. A NEW SCHEME. Atter Mitchell, Hermann and Williamson in Washington. Washington, Feb. 24, (Special). Attorney Heney and secret service agent Burns in conference with Attor ney General Moody today reported the intention oi having indictments round in the District oi Columbia aeamst Senator Mitchell and Congressmen Herman and Williamson. While this course is possible in the case of Mitchell aiiu vr iiiictiiiauii, mure ia a strungd probability in the case of HDrmann for alleged destruction of Government of-. hcial letters. -Mitchell asserts that tnis last move is inspired by Editor Scott who is now in Washington. Portland, Or. Feb. 24. J. B. Brid--ges has filed with District Attorney Manning an affidavit charging George B. Thomas, a member of the Port of Portland commission with asking and. receiving a $500 bribe from the firm of Wakefield and Bridges who were build ing the city dry dock. The affidavit relates in minute details the alleged facts of the transaction and is supported by another affidavit filed by Malcoln McCauly, an expert who went over the books of Wakefield and Bridges and in doing so was inform ed by Wakefield and his book-keeper A. C. U. Berry that $500 had been paid to Thomas. Portland, Or. Feb. 24. In a weal thy city, with an abundance of the ne cessaries of life on every hand, W. S. Back, a Russian Finn, was found starv ing to death on ground beneath some brush in the western part of the town yesterday and taken to the hospital. He has endeavored for two weeks to find work and though penniless was too proud to beg and endured the pangs of hunger for ten days rather than humili ate himself. Washington, Feb. 23, (Special). The Postoffice department on recom mendation of a Senator Fulton has de cided to appoint P. B. Cornelius, post master at Roseburg, succeeding Post master Wagner, the present incum bent. - Topeka, Feb. 23. (Special.) Stand ard Oil is accused of a campaign for buying out all the independent producers in the state. Moscow, Feb. 23 (Special) Duke Sergius' funeral was held today. The wife fainted on the bier. SaLem, Feb. 23. (Special) The Governor today vetoed house bill No. 95 known as the Fertilizer bill. Ejorraoua Indemnity Wanted. London, Feb. 23. According to a Paris dispatch, the indemnity 'asked by Japan, which was reported to be the principal obstacle in the way of peace in the Far East, is 70,000,000 Japan, in fixing the indemnity at this figure, intends to retard the rehabiliation of Russia. Against Standard Oil ' Denver. Feb. 22. Reoresentative C. H. Wilder's bill appropriating $125,000 for the establishment of a state oil re finery was favorably reported to the House by the finance committe Itodav. The bill also contains provisions to reg ulate the price of oil. Independent oil producers who are supporting 'the measure have offered to lease and oper ate tne rennery when constructed. Iu Favor at Russia. London, Feb. 23. A strong chord of indignation is sounded by the London daily newspapers this morning over the semi-official statement relative to the decision of the North Sea JCommission, giving to Russia the victory. Dr. Harper Operated Upon. Chicago, Feb. 22. While at the Uni versity of Chicago hundreds of students were assembled to participate in prayers for his recovery Dr. William R. Harper president of the institution, this after noon underwent a serious surgical op eration in the Presbyterian Hospital, for cancer of the stomach. Webtr Guilty. Auburn, Cal., Feb. 22.-Adolph Weber was today convicted of murder in uie urst Degrees, ior tne Killing or his mother. The jury was 15 hours. A RelgQ of Terror. Petersburg,. Feb. 24. That St. there is a reign of terror 'in the Cau casus is no longer denied by the official! fficialn hpr! in fnpt. if. ia rmpnltr orlmifarl op ; oesiegea in tneir oarracKs and are only uuiumg men puaiuuna uy lurceoi num bers. No Peace Negotiations. Washington. Feb. 23. Where in quiries were made regarding the ru- r 'u:, "lf i"' "rrriSr... !""JV?: i" iiiuov uvaivivc atuLeiiiuiiLs were ma(je that if ejther bf the bel,igerents wa3 thinking of proposing peace, it was a, secret securely lOCKed in the ! Foreien Office at St. Peterahnro- ni (-. 1 Tnli-in Tokio. Passes the House. Washington, Feb. 23. -Without a . oouar Deing added or subtracted the ! river and harbor appropriation hill passed the House todav after tha ses sion had run well into the eveniner. The total amount carried by the bill ia $17,234,657. . NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice Is hereby given that the under. Iigoed, exftcmor and rxecatrix ol the mate of Elijah H. Cot, ureaied,hve filed their flail hccoiim: in .aid esiai, and that the eonoty court ol Linn couq. ty, Or., has set thn 3rd dy cf April, 1905, it the hour ol 1 o'clock, p rn., for the hearing of o jec.ion. thereto if ny and tor the fettloomnt of said nuie Dated thi I7th dayi.f Krbraary. 1905. Eooisi Victor Coats, Executor. Histk M. Coats, Executrix. I. J. WnrrsiY, attorney.