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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1906)
amlnatlont rnade for the romrnljslnn of the mlng ayeteme of the Htatr- of Texan, the Stale of Wyoming, the Union ami Northern Paclftc rallroal. and of the Indian office In the cbk of i.crmlts to torktnen for the ue of lndlnn lnnda suit- hie for B-raalng. and of the graalnir con ditions throughout the Wfst. A map ha Iwn irejand ehowln the general loca tion and area of the summer, winter, and year-long ranges, and the sections which re largely dependent upon a temporary water supply for their untillsatlon In gras Ing and those where there has been ex tensive development by wells and wind mills We believe that this map will be found exceedingly valuable and Interest ing In the consideration of all graxlng problems, and it is therefor submitted In the appendix. , m ,, Third. Upon the results of a meeting called to confer with the commission by the National l.lve Stock Association in Denver early In August, Woi. which was attended bv the Secretary of Agriculture and bv representative stockmen from all the gfssing-land States and Territories. The opinion of the stockmen present was almost unanimous In favor of some action on the part of the government which would give the ranee user some right of control by which the range can be kept from destruction by overcrowding and the controversies over range rights can be satisfactorily eliminated, the only ques tion being as to the most satisfactory method by which such right may be ob tained. , , . Fourth. Vpon l-400 wcri received to a circular letter addressed to stockmen throughout the West These answers show that under the present system the pasturing value of the ranges has deteri orated and the carrying capacity of the lands has greatly diminished; that the present condition of affairs is unsatisfac tory; that the adoption of a new system of management would Insure a belter and mora permanent use of the grasing lands; thai a, certain improvement in rauao cou- slde of them under precisely the same conditions. Wherever the laws have been so enforced as to give the settler a reason able chance he has settled, prospered, built un the cotintiv. nod brotiirht about more complete development and larger Jirosperlly thnn where land monopoly lourtshi'H. Nearly everywhere the large landowner has succeeded In monopo lising the best tracts, whether of timber or agilciilttiial land. There has been some outcry against this condition. Vet the luck of greater protest Is signifi cant. It Is to be explained by the energy, shrewdness, and Iniluencc of the men to whom the continuation of tho present con dition Is desirable. Your Commission lias had Inquiries made as to how a number of estates, selected haphnxard. have been acquired. Almost without exception collitsion or evasion of tho letter and spirit of the land laws was Involved. It is not neces sarily to bo Inferred that the present owners of these estates were dishonest, but tho fact remains that their holdings were acquired or consolidated by practices which can not bo defended. The disastrous effect of this system upon the well-being of the nation ns a whole requires little comment. Under the present conditions, speaking broadly, the large estate usually rcm-iins In u low condition of cultivation, whereas under actual settlement by Individual borne makers the same land would have supported many families In comfort and would have Yielded far greater roturns. Agriculture Is ft pursuit of which It mar bo asscrti-d absolutely that it rarely reaches Its best development under auy concentrated form of ownership. There exists and Is spreading In the West ft tenant or hired-labor system which not only represents n relatively kw Industrial development, but whose further extensions curries with It a most serious threat. I'oltlcally, socially, and economic ally this svstem'ls Irdefnnslhle. Had the land laws" been effeelivetud effectually - :. -' - H-rw-v i.-! . - -'vx-.. 'X- -'--, iiv; ? -' .v,..:' :,' v"'-,v-r ' '-: i . . ... . u , - . . i i - - . "v , - , '-'., - . . ... .. ' .. . . , . -s. ' --. v. J hi THE NEW NORWAY. Uairrifaltj Farm Stxn im tit Crtat Fa Hi, JM Ld District. Land Jmmxdiattty Alongside lias Betm Tmto Utuier th Desert Lami Law by False Suxaring the Land Evident. Being San-Dstrt. dltlons has alreafly been brought about by rang control on the forest reserves, and that the great bulk of the western stock men are definitely in favor of government control of the open range. Fifth. Vpon facts presented at many public meetings held throughout the West and upon Innumerable suggestions which bav been received and considered. Tour commission concurs in the opinion of the stockmen that some form of gov ernment control is necessary at once, but is opposed to the Immediate application of any definite plan to all of the grazing lands alike, regardless of local conditions or actual grating value. The following plan la Intended to bring about the grad ual application to each locality of a form of control speclncally suited to that locality, whether It may ba ap plicable to any other locality or not. Your commission recommends that suit able authority be given to the Presi dent to set aside, by proclamation, certain Erasing dstricts or reserves. To the feec retstry of Agriculture, in whose d. part roeiit ts found the special acquaintance with range conditions and live-stock ques tions which Is absolutely necessary for the wise solution of these problems, authority should be given to classify and appraise the, grazing value of these, lands, to ap point such officers as the care of each grasing district may require, to charge and collect a moderate fee for grazing permits, and to make and apply dennitt and appropriate regulatiuns to each eras ing dietritt. These regulations should be framed and applied with special reference to bringiug about the largest permanent occupation of the country by actual sei tlers and home seekers. All land covered by any permit so given should continue to b subject to entry under reasonable regulation ootwithstaiidiiig auch permit. Mining Laws. Tour commission has not yet found It possible to take up the extremely impor tant subject of the revision of the mining laws with the thoroughness which it de serves. From the evidence already sub mitted it is obvious that important changes are necessary, both in the Lniteu States and in Alaska. The commission hopes to treat this matter more at length in a subsequent report. Rights of Way. ntivr vear the Question of rights of way across the public lands and reserva tions has been called to the attention of the Congress in me reports- m iuc tary of the Interior and the Commissioner of the General lana umi-e. i no w u this subject are numerous and apparently often incongruous. Itighis of way are ,ntinini iiixin the execution ot work within a definite lime, but decisions onA nrnMlffn are now in force under w hich it has become almost Impossible to divest the public lands of the Incubus of these rights, granted conditionally in the first place, but still in existence, although the conditions were not fulfilled. Rights such as these are very numerous. They lie dormant until actual development bus begun to take place, either under the reclamation act or otherwise; then they appear in enormous numbers to the very serious hindrance of new enterprises. Your commission is engaged on a study of this subject and wlil report hfcicaftei upon it. Attention Is called again to the recom mendatiun of vour commission in its pre vious report (hereto attached) that entry r.f avrl iiltiirMl lamis imiudcd in forest re serves be permitted under surveys by nmiu stiri bounds, and sut-i ial flliDiia-is ia directed to the recommendation, which is here renewed, that in such cases actual residence at home on the lan.l oe rigun required and that no commutation be al lowed. Large and Small Holding,. Totalled study of the practical operation rf th itresent land laws, particularly of the desert-land act and the commutation clause of the homestead act, shows that their tendency far too often is to bring about land monopoly rather than to mul tiply small holdings by actual settlers The land laws, decisions, and practices have become so complicated that the set tler is at a marked disadvantage in com parison with the shrewd business man who alms to acquire large proities Not Infrequently their effect Is to put a premium on perjury and dishonest methods In the acquisition of land. It Is apparent. In consequence, that in very many localities, and perhaps in general, a larger proportion of the public land If passing Into the hands of speculators and corporations than Into those of. actual settlers who are making homes. This ts not due to the character of the Inn.l In all nurta rif the United Slates known to your Commission where such larire heldlnss are being acquired the genuine homesteader Is prospering along- enforced its growth would have been lm- pcss.i.c. it is of t. n asserted In defense of large holdings that, tnrouh tho operation ot enlightened sltUhnes, tho land so held will eventually be put to l:s best use. Whatever theoretical considerations may support this statement, in practice it is almost universally untrue. Hired labor on the farm can not compete with the man who owns and works his land, and if it could the owners of largo tracts rarely have the capital to develop them ef fectively. Although there Is a tendency to sub divide large holdings in the long run, yet the desire for such holdings is so strong and the belief in their rapid in'-rease in value so controlling and so widespread that the speculative motive governs; and nun go to extremes before they will sub divide lands which they themselves are not able to utilise. The fundamental fact that characterizes the present situation Is this: That the number of patents Issued is Increasing out oi all proportion to the number of new homes. KpccUuHy submitted. RlrARDg7 F. H. NKWKI.I.. CUr-FOKL l'INCHOT. VEACBFUL MITUDRAXTAi FROM SISTER iiOXARCnr VSPAR ALLELED IS HISTORY. Frustration of Cherfehcd Ideal of Sweden to Gradually but Completely Absorb Norway-I'crsonality of Nw Monarch. A new monarchy lias been founded nd Its King; rules his pconlo to-tlay; yet tho accomplishment Las been made without one deed of violence. Fancy, a few hundred years ago, the secession of a powerful people from a yet more powerful one. Tho now regime would needs have possessed a genius and a daredevil for a leader, and then waded with blm through rivers of Mood In order to establish tho new throne. Hut In tho ease ot Norway, the bal lot box was the only weapon used and tho case is without a parallel la his tory. Tho strsntto anomaly, too, Is pre sented of the birth of a new dynasty, while tho most aristocratic and auto cratic dynasty, situated Immediately adjoining It, is tottering; to Its fall. Uy voto of the Storthing, Norway's legislative body, the Norwegian people decided to separate from Sweden; by voto of the Norwegians tho new re gime was selected in a monarchlal form; and again by vote of the Storth ing, Trinco Charles of Denmark: was selected as the new ruler. Thero wero a number of tho bright lights of Nor way who favored a republican form of government, but they could only anus UT to their banners about twenty per cent, of the entire vote cast. Tho separation of Norway from Sweden by vote of the Storthing is but tho culmination of a struggle that goes way back to the early part of tho prcs ent century. Tho general cause as signed for the separation is the refusal of King Oscar of Sweden to grant Nor way a separato consular service of its own. Uut this overlooks a salient fact of history. Intended Effaccmcnt of Norway. llernadotte. Napoleon's marshal, when invited by the Swedish noble to become king, pledged himsuir, lor him self and his successors, to make it the great nrinciplo of Swedish diplomacy to gradually effect tho absorption and effacement of Norway. Tho nobility of Sweden hoped by this method to atone for the loss of Finland, llerna dotte was unable to complete this pro ject, but instead arranged a union which gave Norway many rignts. ms nWce he kept bo far as he could and each of his successors has felt it bind- insr on him. King Oscar of bweden, kind and good naturcd, ould prob ably have been glad enough to give tho Norwegians their separato consu lar service, but for the promise wane by his ancestor. Throughout the eighty-seven years that the line of Bernadotte has been on the Swedish throne Norway nas never relinquished the demand lor in dependence, and the fruition of this great dream is certain to bo followed by determined efforts toward progress. They are intensely democratic, are tho Norwegians, in marked contrast to t.ue Swedes, who have the habit of arts fnerner stronelv fixed upon tbera. There are said to be oniy nve nooiu families in Norway, while there are three thousand in Sweden. Outwitting the Russian Came. With such difference In tempera ment many expected the people of Norway to vote for a republic, but since the separation becarno a certain ty there has never been a moment that anything but a monarchy was possible. Had a republic been selected, such a government would have gotten little sympathy from any of the powers of wmcn nas ai- Cccat Surgical Fail. "Dr. Splinton is the most experl-.n-d Kureeon in town. Why there's n Und of a fracture he can't set, and Ket with satisfactory results." "Is that so?" said the man with the steely blue eye. "I wonder if ue wouia be any good" at setting a broken egg." The MuLins of E reals. Somp men are hammers, and they fall With swift releniiess shock. This life for them is, after all. One grand ptiSittent kuutk. And eome are anvils standing thers In undismayed repose. Firm placed and solid they must bear The Impact of the blows. Tha hammer has Its work to do. The anvil may not yield In opposiiion. '"Twixt the two The world s work is revealed." trv of Ms Mrlh, Denmark, under tho dominion of which Norway rorunimu for four hundred yanrs. Six other Haakons have ruled Norway In jrenrs past when the Norsemen were free. The first thing King Haakon will bo expected to do Is to develop Nor wegian shipping ana iimriuniw imm-. The Under that started the quarrel be tween Norway and Sweden was a de mand for a separate consular service. Now nho will have her own cousins. Free to net independently of Swe den. Norway will now have a clinnco to stride forward, making, it Is be lieved, far greuter progress than nor neighbor. The p-ople or tho united States can testify to tho admirable at tributes of mich Norwegians as coiuh to our shores and make their homos with us; they are Industrious and make tho best of citizens. It Is un derstood to bo tho aim of tho new King to try to keep as many or this Industrious class at home, offering them inducements In the way ot estab lishing new industries. In a short lime he hopes by this method to cnuso a wavo of prosperity to sweep over the entire kingdom. Dr. FrldtJof Nansen. tho famous Arc tic explorer, was largely responsible for tho movement that caused Norway to seek a King in the person of rrlnca Charles of Denmark. Many Americans had hoped that tho new King would select Dr. Nansen as Norway's first minister to tho United States, but it seems thnt ho has been chosen to rop reaout Norway at the Loudon court. DISIMECTBD JURHERS. Cm Oermnn couslna have gone far ahead of tia in hygienic requlre-menta with reference to tMirler smops, ac eordlnc to Consul-Oenerul Ouenther, of Frankfort. 1 roetrlrtlnna antilv not only to the utensil aud cosmetics, but ontranco tho admiral halted ii m a i 'i .f "A CLOSE SHAVE" wllh The Star Safety Kazor riueic. i.M outniH, $.vJ5toiM.oo A Rewluti'.n of sier.l and elll. icticy CMinl.ine.l with o""frl AUSOl.UTK MXUUl l NO F.XIT.HIKNCK NHCUAM . 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Kuro to roo tain tl.o Ui.crij.iiuu ut ria.Uy wlmt yuu wt-t Jlytlruulic Jack a our Specialty WulHiiii-Stllliiiaii Co., 40 lcy Ut., N. T. City. KuroDe. io that Russia, 1lnr t - c.a of nrtt' IVA tn; Th. NorVcslan. w to tho ronal rW.- of the when tho time fur the blow came. 1 ho barwr inmscii. split between Sweden and Norway T1IK KOVAI. FAMILY. seemed to offer a new chanca for IMs sia to pounce upon tho little mou.se, but the cleverness ot the diplomats of Norway in selecting King Edward'3 nephew as ruler and thereby making England an ally, thwarts KussJa la all efforts to absorb the new niouarchy. With Prince Carl, second non of Crown Prince Christian of Denmark, the new King of Norway, the liortia dottes do not cease to reign over the upper half of the Scandinavian penin sula, popular opinion notwithstanding. The mother of the new Norweeian King was at one time Princess of S ac den and Norway; her father, Charles XV., ruled over the union prior to King Oscar ll.'s accession to the throne. Kins Haakon VII. The King Is a young man of thirty- -vrj: -.. .fc"-. '..jv liil l lie fallowing rules have roeenly Invn iirutnulKatfd Uy the ijovernnient of a larire tiermuu city: The cut-off hair roust at once be re moved; the lliKir of the shop must be waslK-d ut l-aiit twice it week; cold and hot running water must b sup plied, and the barber must wash bin bunda with warm wuter before attend ing to a customer. No cretonne or (.it-pets are permitted la barber nhops. The bead rst must be ccvereil fur each custonur wiih a fretdi iiiipkiu of mK-T or linen. The employee s must wear clean, long uper garmenU of lii-'ht color, without Meket. Tho Boap used must be in form of powder or small tablet. The latlier from razors miiKt bo re moved by means of paper. Instead or sponges pieces of woolen cloth or napkins bavo to be used. Alum Of magnesia caa only !o usei, kept in a powder box. The bowls and uliaving brushes must Ikj cleaned each time after having been used. Nobody Is allowed to be Khaved Buffering from a Tlsible skin disease, unless the pro prietor of the barber shop w con vinced that it is not coutagloun. Snonires. nowder puffs, magnesia and styptics in lumps, ana revomug brushes are prohibited. Sclnsorn, brushes, and combs, as well as the hair-cutting machines and razors, must be cleaned with ammonia or soda and an antiseptic solution. "Corporal, why those flowers?" "Contra! illations. Admiral," Captain C'roiiiu bu.st out. Htalklug Into tho house, "ami mauy more t you." ".Many more what?" asked Admiral Coghlau, looking worried. "lllrthdays. bir," tai.l tho captain. "Isn't this your nlxty-nrst?" Admiral Coghlau looked for his chair. "Good Iird." ho ejaculated, "am I as old as that?" AH day tho congratulations poured In. Thero waa a tingo of eadnews In thorn, because ono year more and Hear Admiral Coghlan will bo retired, according to the naval regulations. Ho Insists that ho is in no need of tho ofllelal chloroform and is good for and anxious Xor many years of active serv-ico. The most exienslve tea Is known on "gold tip." It Is worth from forty to fifty dollars a pound. On every ten bush grow four or Uvo little gold tips. Great care Is taken ia gathering and preserving them. A plautatlou of three or four thousand acre will yield only a row pounds of "gold tip." A Tension Indicator jdo3? IS JUST WHAT THE WORD IMPLIES. it Indicates the state of the tension at a glance. Its use means time savin j and easier sewing. It's our own Invention and Is found only on the White Sewing Machine We have other striking Improvements that appeal to the careful buyer. Send for our elegant H. T. catalog. White Seeing Machine Co. Cleveland, Ohio. HAAKON'S VIKINU I'LEET. M'as ao Repealer. A young Irishman, who had married when but nineteen, complained of the diincultiea of married life and swore he'd never marry so young again if be lived to be the age of Methuselah. The lorig'-Kt lane had a turning, It l part of natuiVn plan. And the river wida. we Iuk benlde, I trwktted by a hlnU iJn. The longest nleht ha a morning; The nun never fallH to rine. And the mountains of doubt we worry iibout Are supping stones to the skits. three, of gentlemanly appearance. In excellent health and of a very easy going, liberal turn of mind. He is by nature well fitted to rule over the stub, born Norsemen, who do not mind the harness so long as they ao not reei the whip. He Is a typical sailor, and this fact alone will make blm popular In Norway. Another circumstance in favor of King Charles or King Haakon VII., as be will be styled, Is that be understands tbeUnguage ot th Norwegian-people; their traditions and history are part ot those of tbo couo- Jiot a I augblag Matter. A pompous, plethoric Englishman was ascending the front steps of one of our eky-scrapers, when a hustling, cowboy style of a young man, rutined past him, giving blm a vigorous ulap upon that part of bis anatomy which a vorv tight nalr of corduroy pants made especially conspicuous. Looking hack, the young man. much to his em barrassment, perceived the English man was an entire stranger. "I bee your nardon, my dear sir." be said, "I thought you were Haw The Englishman utraigmeuea mm self and with a most disgusted ex pression cried out, "Who the '1 is rAwkin? 'Awklns may like that sort ot a thing but III don't" " it V aY, '' 4k-; TT'JfW' ' Wake Up, Old Man, Wake Up! " ' BE A BOOK-KEEPER! UE A FIRST-CLASS HOOK-KEEPER You Will Never Tall Anleep Ovor Your Work or be troublnd over loiiv cliiinn. of fltntroa. If u will iiuruluiiHt uml inunbT tho conti-nU of 'Gooawtn's ImproYCd BooK-kccplnr aaJ Business nnuHl.' 1 : k is not luxury liul a necKM tiy iMirtloulurly t tlie prOKKSsive. Jt li'Udu Uoruee to Sutma. The ballot and the bullet go to gether," Horace Oreeley once eald to Susan Anthony. "You women say you want to vote; are you prepared to fight, too?" "Yes, Mr. Greeley." answered Miss Anthony, "we are prepared to tight exactly as you have always fougut wlta the point oi a goos o,uili,' Yu can liutru from it inin Si tcck' home smdr bow to npn, k(p nl clows AHV M of doulilutry lM.im In li e ... nioueru, iiiw ti'iit"' nwnur; clmiiKe from mIukU to double-ejilrr lo.te error. In trial lUni.-Hi prove noiini: iiiion.veByKU.um; au.llt accoimtH; uveraao arcouute; couit.iiU. iutura-t; U ucU book r.ei. uearu ii...i.eyManeMH-rti Mm oue-tlilrj labor; make '! balance li.-el- reu.l. r I m u w.vm j - - .iininrniia enii"" i (Oaccra, aud luore MIJCU mure I Why Ho to l-oiieffc to Learn iooK-KccpinK KKUNO MONKYI I oum ynu uk ir anymioK . rrr.. r.T. ni St 00. Beuil for furthortMinioule or auoMMte luauuor uuoovou - I r inu Positions, loo. tverywncrc. rrcci Vh nnrlnrHU'iiwl mn..Ue more liumot-w boue. with book-ktweri Vuau i any ""' m it'iiiI wlioolM"' wlilrU foulil be nullum, ttixl tliere U a ureaU r Uiiuii IrPIKS tlian f'.r nnv olli.-r kln.l. Uistanoe an.l 1Jm! t bTlMONlALi from l UI'lbSI I'erhape 1 cao place YOU, TOO t tsr, COOOhlN BOOK luuiaurlai. liuvo Y.VuS A ennvof "Ooodwln'e 1'raotloal Inetnirtlon for Wimliwaa Men" fan eitrumelv fhi7ZXWr'Tt"m wllllii eent. rliKM OV CHiaHUK. to iboHewuo will : 'Z,r n'lt I uwHlf or u, band U u eottttibody eiee to uo-a it la worth 0 IS lOL- ? . ... .r 1 .ill ft a 'I'll U llali'lll " Tie He GOODWIN Iloom 436, 1215 liroudwuy. - NEW YOHK v. .