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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1905)
thf final statement of the roiiiiiiIlon, which, from the very nature of the niw. It has not hccn Hitte to complete at till time. I nm In full avm pathy with the general conclusion or the Commission In aulat;wioo and In pawnee, and I comment! lta recommendations to j-onr earnest and favorable consideration. The oxlwttne: condition!!, bj set forth In this rciort. scorn to require n radlcnl revision of most of the laws nffecUnu the public domain. If we are to aociire the lst possible use of the rcmnlnlnff public lands by actual home niakera. TUEODOKK UOOSKVKI.T. The White House, February 13. 1005. Felruary 13, llHClteod; referred to the Committee on rubllc Lands and ordered to be rrlnted. srxopsis of report. -vi. i. v. a a. . vnvii muumi I bare UdlTMnatlT and collretlT-ly ',"'"""""".".,,""" J .t...lll m.n. ..f h. .,.Wla aa.iffni.il to tlcw of tli public land situation, ot OB spertflo cesrs. 8. The prrscrt law are not suited t tnwt the conditions of the remaining public domain. a. Th aprlmltnMl pnsslMlttls of the remaining public domain are unknown. l'ro !!-; aiiould Ihj mmle l am-rrtaln thorn, and. pcndln Inch ascertainment, to hold under Gorcrnmont control and la trust for aurti nee Innda likely to be d Teloped hr arrnsi aetilera. . 4. The right to exchange landi In forest ! rearrrra for lands ontalde shonld he with pnrrnaiw or neMNi priTBie i-n. inaiuc ,.r , . -.urT,- ,p.lj,llr tlv nvlm.M It. Durlna- the roar HHH each lent mueh time upon the public Innda, niskln nrrsonnl Innulrlos Into enlatln con tllttons end dlsruMlns; public-land qm -lloug lth public men and rltlaena fonprsllj. The Commission now respectfully sub mits to you a further partial report. There t In preparation an apocBdtt eon taluliiK apeclal report a prepared for the coiuiuiaajou. upon wlocb, tu part, tuc c.'.i- elusions herei presented are based. '1 lie t"ommlto desires to express to yon In KING HONORS MIKADO. JAPJXESE S0TBRE1GX DAS DS STOWED MM COVETED ORDER OF TUB GARTER. Rank First Among all the Orders of the World.-Coveted by the Creat Personages of turopc Twenty five Rcclpents the Limit Th heatowaj by Kin Edwnrd of the order of the tinrter on the Mi kado la aa significant of Japan's new HHition among the ovtr aa tln mis Ing of the atntua of the ltrltlah mlnla tor at Tokto to the mitk of aiulmnsw dor. Antony all ord-ra of the world the Oarter ranka first, and It la nearly a century olvler thau tlio orxler of mom as rrr iuishtax. et reaerrea, or for the eirhanpe of tucli land for poelc. tracts of like area and mine ootlde the reaerres. 6. The former reommendatlon for the repent of the timber and atone act la re newed and empbaalied. 6. The aale of timber from nnreaerred nubile land should be anthorlred T. The potrmiitntlon clause of the hnme- etend act la found on examination to work badly- Three resra" aetnal reeldence abould be required before cotnmntatlon. K Tbe ilosi n land ten lit fouud to lead to land monopoly In many cao. Tbe aroa of a desert ntrr should be n-diteed to nt eaeeedlor 1W acre. Actnnl residence for not less than two years should be roulred. with tbe actual produrtloa of a valuable crop on one-fourth the area aud proof of an adequate wster atipptr. P. After thomnph 1 nestt ration ef the rrarlnir problem yonr Commission la op posed to the Immediate appltcarlo of anr rl(rld ayatem to all irrailnr lands, but recommend the following flexible plan (a) Anthorlty shonld be clren to the Prea Ident to set aside frailnj districts by p reclamation. (I) Aatborlty ahould be rtrea the SaefO trr of Acrlculture to classify and ap- prnise ine rraxinr Tame or innda In these districts; to appoint auch offi cers as the rare of esch district mae reqnlre; to charee and collect a moderate fee for rratlnr permits, and to make and apply appropriate rcruiaftooa to each district, with the apeclal object of brinrlnr about the la r rest permanent occu pation ef the country by actual Bet tiers and home seekers. 10. The fundamental fnet that rbaracter laea the altoatlon under tbe present public ised law la this, that the numlier of r-atents Issued la Increasing- out of all proportion to tae number of sew homes. Second Partial Report of the Public Lands Commission. SIrr This Commission, appointed Octo ber 22. 1908. to report epon the condition. operation and effect of tbe present land are needed to effect tbe largest practicable , laws, nnd to recemmend such cuanrea as I . t. 11 . I ... I -1 . . . . . ...! . appreHatloti of the Vnlnnble aa-lataiice and . " ' " ' ni aSpport It haa rli-clred from otl'.eera of the Itin. It It coveted ty foreluu eovcr- ticneral Lud Office, tbe unitea Ptaua cli;na ft cnKWly aa tumor Uouora are desired by lesser mortals. It la lim ited to twenty-rtve knight conianlona. with the aovervlcu atnl I'rlnee of Wales and such extra kulghta, foroln dl.iosltlon of the public lands to actual set- DV.elJ- .1 K. in h-ifa I iw manges e tlon aervloe). and tbe bnreaoa ef Plant IO' dnstrv and Forestry ef tlie Lulled btaue I Department ef Agricultural f rroblema Presented. I The total area ef the public lands of the United States, exclusive or Ainsa. wa 1.44t..AlriO aerrs, of which 473.KW.402 acres anil rem mod ou Juoe 30, l:s4. The latt.T llcnre. if ienrlT half a billion acres, while but a third of tbe original area. Is still enormous. Kren t see typical exam plea ct these lands Id ench. of the States or larger political UlWslons would renuu. moatha er arJuoua travel. To obtain a full couijiretieusiou of nil the physlenl con dltlona would r.niilre years of research. This fact Is emphasised becaase It appears la tbe general discussion of public-land oetions It hundreds or thonsands ef 1" tlirlduals that as a rnle each man sees only certain phases of a (rr'm of nroblems no i from his owa view point brlnars arrument t bear for or ai;iiit any or.o couemsio i Epecide caeea are cUd to shew that cvr taiu laud laws ahould be repculcu ur re vised, or shonkl be allowed to remain, and Instances are arlren ef the beneficial result ef such action. ... A correct decision nnst be based tut neon Individual cases but upon tbe bi"nd eat attainable knowledge of preaUlu( tudent-lea aud result, la a hundred casit it may be possible to find ten excellent llius t rations of the beneficial working ef a law, nnd vet the remslninr: nlnetr cs-s shw wtthont Aoubt that tbe law on the whole la not mxl. It la onlv when larce riwuii of facta are comprehended and aoaljrxed I f7 fl v ue ttai twliUiliuiiS l'i'car. Axitiouated Land Laws. In onr precedlnr reoort reference was made to the fact that the rresent In-id laws sot fit tbe conditions ef the remaining- pub lic lands, alost of these laws and tue de partmental practices which have grown op nnder them were framed to suit the lande ef the bunild retrlen. It Is evident that tae decisions often eontemplnte conditions such as prevail In the Mississippi Valley and II Id die West. Judging cavs by arbitrary rules of evidence, aud considering only snch facts ai may be presented under these rales, there Is much elementary and essen tial knowledge of which cognizance caa sot Creeley. Colorado, Appoints t lla Mead to Guard Municipal Health. 'So I have pat eiy neck In the yoke and will nope to accomplish aouieimng lor ids public good, if sttonir personality, native ability, and a wvii-uiNciimnfii nana are eaaen tint factors In tho problem of atiocoaa. lr. Kiln Mend, of tlreeley, Oolorado, wilt make trtMHl. Thla jounu wouiau was recently appointcil Uity t'uyai cUin of ttiut bustllnT weatcrn town, lu tuakluir tho aiKlnttuent the t'ity Council reached the safo couclualoa that a tactful woman might handle with skill many delicate question that hnd t heretofore proven sources of political eiulNirrne-fltiiciit. Dr. Mend la well prepared for her work, Graduated frtm the tirecler High School ahe later took tho decree of 11. S. from tho State Aftrlculturnl Col loiri. Krom early chtldtiood she wna desirous of attidjinK inedlrlne. nnd wheu but thlrten years old confided her ambition to the family physician. She was poor, but that could not dampen her ardor. To tnko a course In the University and attain her do- A FLOATING EXPOSITION. UAXTFACTCRERS TO IXVADE FOREIOX COVXTRIES. Eshlblt Will Travel Slity Thousand Miles and Visit rortyon teun tries. American manufacturers In their efforts to expand tholr foreign tratht have oritanlxod what la known aa the American r'lontliiK l'.xx.altlon, which la to lie a very complete exhibit of tho various produeta ot American manu facture which It la doalrcd to sell ubroad. The exhbll will enablo American mniiufactuicra to visit nier chants Inten-atetl la scHUitf their vood lu 4ii foreign countries, on a trip r tm.ooo miles, consuming l.i mouiiia. The floatlnir exposlUon la so wldo renchlnir In lla prolMibto gixxl rosnlia It I slated that tho tour cannot fall cf iMMVimlne a matter Of national pride. It tlevelopment Is character Istlcallr Anierlcan.aiiti us reaiina, anys the New Ytuk Commercial, are certain to promote closer commercial rela tions will) merchatita throughout the world, all of which mentis greater prosperity to the muuufacturliiK Inter esta of the country, and therefore irnntcr prosperity for the country itself. Within tin past few years the civ ilized tuitions of the world eocm to have nil renclietl the an me conclusion.. "Kirt tnulo men ns busy factories and domestic prosperity." recommend la tbe land ir 19 ami will nuuu iTnaanrni Dooirs ui'D t , . . , ., - theta. and to aecur, la penuaoence Ue (ui- i " rulre1 not on" bec4u "M ot l-'-W i-.? -sl5LS , J-,-:" .f-t'j.V vl THE EMPEROR AND THE rulers nnd dignitaries aa may be ad mitted by Bpeeial atatute. But whenever the number, twenty live, U reached, pause la made lu tlie creations until death ttrikea the balance. With Creat Ceremony. Tlie Inst royal Investment wa that of the King of Spain, and the cere mony was performed by the lnke of tonuAngiit, win went to Jaaurm es Ieclally for the purpose. IWfore him the Shah of Persia received the or der, a apodal mission also travelling to Teheran with the appropriate Insig nia and decorations. Nearly every ruler In Europe wears the order. Including the Czar, the em perors of Germany and Austria-Hungary, the kings of Denmark. Ilclglum. Grwce, Sweden, Portugal and Italy, and the king of one or two minor German principalities. Its Origin Mythical. Although technically known aa the rr.l..r of the Garter, from the plctur- s?sque but probably mythical Incident which hna always oeen iookcu uim its origin, the decorations are not t A....Xef f r ' limited to that distinctive badge. iA-V V- ?-pV -r -nV--! OV Besides the garter of dark blue vel- , Kv r:- '.4;4.'it5 iW''V't-tf V fcX ret. etlged with gold and worn below ' hZ':' ---.Vt: the knee, there ki a mantle also of I ,t Liark blue velvet, lined with taffeta - ' ' rr ..I.,, mantle which U worn by the 71 r-i R gree she must have mmiey. Po she taught during vacations, and fought her way through college, and graduated for tho third time, from the ivnver University Medical School, In 1113. For a time Dr. Mead was house physician In the Woman's Hospital, nt Ivnrer, and later, in the County Hospital. The latter osltlon came aa a result or competitive examination. Tlie doctor Is p-otid of her record In the County IIos, itaL She did not miss a day. Ilcgularly sue toon ner turn with tbe men, in the wards and on the ambulance. She went with the wagon of rescue at all hours. In every section of the city, handling all caws that came in the course of a busy day. In fact slie enjoyed the life and the work. In Greeley the City Physician la also the Health Officer. Dr. Mead"s Juris diction includes two absorbing mu nicipal questions sanitation snd the milk supply. Iu them? llnea of work she la deeply Interested and la devot ing much time and thought to the reg ulations and their enforcement When the purity of tbe milk supply Imllmlioa Ocm: Nearly nil of the precious atonea hnre boon stiecessfully copied lu glass, ama so accurately that even experta have been deceived. A prominent New York Jeweler. In discussing the achievements of art In thla direction, anya: Exquisite gray 'pearls' are now made by rutting beads from mother-of-pearl shells and coating them with A thin layer of silver. Hut, of course, they are mere Imitation, and tho pearl la not a precious atone In tbe ordinary sense of the word, being sn animal product. There Is an Import ant distinction between the artlhYlal gems and Imitation precious atonea. The former nre true gettta, while the latter nre only counterfeits. The bus!- tiesa of manufacturing Imitations or diamonds atd other crystals of value Is couducted on an Immense scale in Kuropi". and large tmmliera are ex ported to the United States. Eicvutcd Train Wreck. New Yorkers were expecting it for years snd when a train of cars on the elevated road In that city wan derailed, precipitating a car Into the atreet be low there were thousands of people who A Fake m 'rrtiem XeservmraMd Ditck tp pesrd to Reclaim Two Desert Entries msr Great Falls, AfsntjHJ. A Desert Claim im Eastern Washington. Jim YisibU Water r- tu an ism - - - ---, -i-' '1 lest and mast effective use of the resources f the public lands, submitted to yon a partial report, dated March T, 1904. which was printed as Senate Document No 188, Flfty-elgth Congress, second session. In this report reference wss made to tbe mag alt nde of tbe problems and to tbe fsct that tt waa not then practicable to reach definite conclusions on a numovr of toe inure intri cate questions. Since the time of mating this first report manv meeting- of the communion been held and special topics have the present lawa are whoflr onsnlted to ex luting conditions, but slso In part bt rsuse some of these laws as orlglnslly drawn contemplated certain conditions or practices which hare been greatly modified by various rulings and decis ions, In short, nrecedeuts established and which now hare pract 'r he force of law have ao completely modified the apparent object of the original statute that tbe atatute and the prevailing condl- bava i tlons appear to be wnouy uncouueciru. been The effect of laws passe.! 10 promm a.i.c- -u uy.u uu .v,,.. r-r . .....1. rr..l r. assigned to experts for their detailed inres- i mtnr is now uui w k-- - tlgatlun. The members of tue Commls-' retard It. HOW TO ATTRACT WILD DUCKS TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Wild rice, the favorite food of wild ducks, is a plant worth growing for ln-auty alone, kuvs the NovemU-r Gar den Magazine, one seedsman I know of has had it in his catalogue for years, ' uuder Uie name of Zizauia aquutica. but the secret of its cultivation baa only llately been discovered. The seeds must tte sown in the fall, and they must never be allowed to become thoroughly dried out. This explains why eportsmen's clubs have always iaueu iu uicir cuons to grow nun i Buy ten cents' worth of seed this fall and sratter in on the bit of fresh water nearest your home, whether you own tlie stream or not. No one will harm the wild rice, and next year your heart will leap with Joy to ee tho Irt-autiful wild rice in flower, and when it goes to seed you will enjoy seeing the other birda on its swaying stems:, even if you o not raise enough plants the first year to attract wild aucKs. AMERICAN WOOD DUCK, near their club-houses. Hitherto they have always bought the seed In the eprlng. as was natural, and hundreds of dollars have been wastea. Another pfcularity of wild rice is that it will frow only iu fresh water. Even three per cent of salt water is too much, and that is so little that you cnu Just detect a brackish Uste. lobsters Becoming More Scarce. The Massachusetts Board of Fish and Game Commissioners, in their last report, do not give n very roseate view of the lobster Industry In that State. The statistics gathered by the commis sion show conclusively the great shrinking of the supply of lobsters. "The outcome, the commercial ex tinction of the lobster," they state. ls as sure to result as day Is to follow j the night. There has been an Increase . . . i . . . !.aw on in tue caicu per oi irouj ixunj three In V.t3 to twenty-eight and a half In 1905, or a decadence of about 1 per cent In thirteen years there has been a decrease of more than C4 per cent, in the catch of lobster per pot." The U. S. rish Commission Is. bow ever, taking active steps to foster and save this Industry. Just as It has been Instrumental in preventing the prac tical extinction of many of our beat food fish. king on state occasions, a sttreoat of crimson velvet, a hood, a bat nlo of blm k velvet, surmounted by a plume. a collar constructed of twenty-six circular medals of gold, with a pen dant of St. George, a star, and a broad dark bine riMn passing over the left shoulder and crossing oblique ly under the ri'ht arm. The Order of the Carter. The following lines of ancient verse is a description of how nn early Ed ward of England founded tbe Order of the Garter. When Salisbury's fair Countess wss dane- ner'nstocktngsI'Becnrity fell down from her knee. Allusions snd hints, aneera and whispers went round; ....... .w. The trifle was scorned and teft He on the WhenEdwsrd the Brave, with tha Soldler- Criede-The"Mrter la mine: 'tis tlie order of merltl" First Knigbts in my reslm shall be happy to ear ... ,i Proud dlatlnctlon the garter that fell from the fair; While In letters of gold 'tis your moa- Shatlthere be Inscribed "IU to him vbo thinks Hi:" The Rejections of a Vaebclor. From the New York rress. nash I at the bottom of more di vorce than any other influence In the world. , a hnihnn.l thinks he Is a good disciplinarian when he gets mad with his wife because his children wont mind him. At eighteen a girl wants to pretend she M twenty-two, and at twenty- eight sbe wants to pretend me same A vacation at a summer hotel is a good time for one to learn what a nice time otie has at home. A Few Afterthoughts. Weyler has been decorated In France The same Weyler who came very nearly being perforated lu Cuba. A w ': r vt tt' V 'f4if!ta- Lj-y ht ill 1 - -1 -r NEW YORK ELK VAT I U WP.ECK. exclaimed "I told you no." In the car!y part of September, rttirlng the ruslt hour on the Ninth Avenue "L" throug'i wrong atttltig of a. switch, a train wua deralle.l. The first car pnl over tho awltch aafely, but tho accind plunged Into the street. 1 ho third waa draped partly over, ami iia ironi end hung suspended from the atructure vcr the sidewalk. Twelve nernona were killed and forty-two We.ro sell- oiuUy injured. Tbe Interstate Commerce Commission has discovered tliat tbe railrosos nse a May of gUlng rebales. What tbe Coin .. ..,. t.. Hix-orer is new wsy or even any old way of stopping them from gtTli.g rebates. Lai, tXLA KKAD CHr rhyslcUn of Greeley ' Af lt U concerned one Is reminded or cnanoite i-ers.iu umumu epigram: "I'olltlcs is not outside the home, but inside tbe baby." Thous ands of Infants have given up their precious lives as a result of the 1m ..nritv rr their milk. Through a mis- t Ir an oi-fiTinni V which reatrlcta the nnn.ur nt tnsnectors. or a political exigencv, which leads to the uppolnt tuent of men nnflt, the municipality often fails properly to guard that n teat - 1 1 i.nu AnrnmiaiilflrT. iiiir ui no m . . lr. Mead believes there la do neia ,.t-ir m-hor iliujitt'il women tre tlmn In her firofeaslon lirVU V ' at i I tvr Woman knows her need of help, out .i ni rvt nnrl can not call on men for it. The woman phyalclan brings t her work ail the intuition, sym pathy, nnd understanding with which ' ii i..i Inntr been credlt- ed! W hen to these qualities is added ai .i in siraaupini imiuiUK. deed U sie to b .Uter. in affliction as an angel or mercy. lie la Halting Good. It any other member of the Cabinet v wvf mora ouletly. steadily od thoroushly than Secretary Hitch- . . a nr,'.. cr rat-e rand soil we'd be pleased to have Mm pointed nt Hartford courani. Tbe recent order to keep the proceedings if i he Cabinet secret would aeeia to let out wuiuen as possible caudldates. Mr. Rockefeller admonishes na to keep our eyes ou higher tuliigs. "" rise in uui Tk. .kiim Bonate In Flnlsnd baa re signed. Queer Finnish, wasn't It? The Poeblo, Colorado, police fore has taken on a woman policeman. w be U order for ei fresident Cleve and to writs snotber article for the Ladies' Hime Jourual ou ut he tuiuks vt tins kind of a woman's club. Does advertlslBg payl The Nsw Tork man who advertised for a wife and la now being sued for divorce and alimony thinks It dues nut. . : ;4t A Tension Indicator 13 JUST nm WORD IMPLIES. It InilcAtca the state of the tension tt glance. Its use means time laying1 and easier tewing. It's our own Invention and Is found on! on the White Sewing Machine We have other striking improvements that appeal to the careful buyer. Send for our elegant IL T. CAtalog. WmESosTfaMAcraxECo. Cleveland, Oblo. SILOS Pine, Fir. Cypress and Yellow ftoe. Writs fur Catalogue Eagle Tank Co., 281 N. Green 6t, Cliicuipt, 111. PIANOS AND ORGANS BTANIUUD or THE WORLD Dud Been Regularly Licensed. An old darkey, who had prealded at a camp meeting, was asked hy on ot the white lady visitors, who had been nterested in the exercises, now long he had been a preacher. Tss only been a reguisr preacner for three years," be replied, "but I s been lictentious for nearly thirty." Remnants ot Ancient Races. In tha Caucasus are remnants ot some of tbe races of pre-blstorlc Eu rope that hare nearly perished from the earth. Among these are Ud, the Kurln, tbe Arar and the Tuahall speaking a different language and each unintel ligible to the other. Vain Resistance. "Do yon mean to aay that you per mitted Mr. Hugglns to put his arm around your walat of your own free win r "So. Indeed, Mamma, considerable pressure was brought to bear ou me, Charlie closed his prayer tho other evenlna- with, "and Lord, don t forget to bless brother ana lituo wiuie, ana make blm as good a boy as 1 am." PENSIONS. Over one Million Dollars allowed our client during the List six years. Over one Thousand claimallowcUthroue,htiH dur ing the last six months. Dis ability's Atfe and In crease pensions obtained in the 6hortest possible time. "Widows claims a specialty. Usually granted within 90 days li" placed with us immedi ately on soldier' death. Fees fixed by law and payable cut of allowed pension. A successful experience of 25 years and benefit of daily calls at Tension Uureau are at your service. Highest ref erences furnished. Local Magis trates pecuniarily benefited by sending s claims. TABER & WHITMAN CO., Warder Bid. Washington, D.C. Foster's Ideal Cribs Accident Proof! IF YOU WANT A JACK Bend (or our Jack Cstslorut. 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