pound. Compare that with the German
ATES <JE SUBSCRIPTION.
system by which an 11 pound parcel is
.STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.)
1.50 carried between any two points in the
One year.........
75 empire for 12 cents. The postal arrange
Six months ....
50 merit abroad is the occasion of railway
Three months
competition that is valuable to the pub
lic. The Great Eastern railway in Eng-
land will carry, within 120 miles oi Lon- •
don, a package weighing less than 20
pounds for 8 cents, with 2 cents for each
The Peace Conference.
additional 5 pounds up to 60, the charge
it is a
It is announce«! that every govern for 60 pounds being 25 cents
ment to which the United States address highly important subject for the consid
ed a note of invitalion lor another peace eration of the people of this country and
conference, with a view to questions their representatives in Congress. The
that were not dispose«! of by 1 he Hague rural delivery proposition will be a start
convention, have accepted the principal in the right direction.
suggested by our government, only Rus
Young Men on the Farm.
sia making the condition that the pro
posed conlerence shall not he held until
President Jessie of Missouri university
th ? war in the far east is ended. Japan,
believes in voting men fitting themselves
however, is willing to participate in the
tor agricultural pursuits the same as Ibr
conlerence, w ill the single reservation
any other profession. He considers the
that nothing shall be determined affect
opportunities offered on the farm are
ing the war in which that country is en
too great to be set aside in favor of
gaged. It is stated that this is regarded
those to be found in other callings. In a
at Washington as perfectly proper and
recent publication he says:
least/nable, and as a position in which
Unless a boy has a deep seated prefer
Russia will |«erhaps concur, so that even
that power may be w illing to participate ence for some otner profession, it does
not seem to me wise for him to ignore
iti an early conference.
the great opportunities that agriculture
The action of’the United States in in
viting another peace conference has been offers, whether he was born in the
regarded by some as ill advised, but the country or in the city.
In mv opinion, no other occupation of
general acquiescence of European gov
ern mtn is, made a It er careful deliberation, fers so rich rewards, all things consider,
shows that no mistake was made in the ed, as agricultural offers to those who
matter by the Washington administra are willing to train themselves for it
tion. As a matter of lact the acceptance earnestly and intelligently as they would
<>f the invitation by the neutral powers t train themselves for law or medicine.
If a boy will put the same amount of
is abundant manifestation of their belief
that this is a most favorable time for time and study into his training for agri,
the nations signatory to The Hague con. cultural that he would put into his train
vention to discuss questions that were ing for law or medicine, he will in the
left undetermined by that convention greater majority of cases make more
and the settlement of which has become money, enjoy greater freedom, better
especially urgent. This can be done with- health and develop stronger character.
p »or English fishermen in the North sea
two months ago, a proceeding which is
now under investigation before theParis
tribunal. As the Port Arthur fleet is des
troyed and the Vladivostok vessels are
blockaded, Japan has a free hand in
meeting the Baltic fleet. Some stirring
news may be looked for any of these days
around the Indian ocean or the China
sea.___________ _
Out ol the Ordinary.
Conscience.
, I was riding ou <«>« ruil roHl1
broa‘l
day light, the brakeman came into the
car and light all the lamps suddenly the j
truin dashed into a tunnel, tile lamps |
which a moment before added nothing
to the daylight, were n relief to the
darkness of the tunnel.
The boy who is taught catechism, or
to rend in the bible, is surrounded in
light, right then is the very time to pre
pare the light of conscience The differ
ence between ,u person who developed a
conscience, ami one that does not, is
most apparant in imprisonment, the one
who does will remain calm and self com
posed, while the other will become hard
hearted, or go mad.
More than nine tenths of crime and
insanity can be averted by the light of
conscience being allowed to shine out
on the pathway of life, or that still
small voice within being heeded.
J. C. G ove .
One reason why the conductors on the
London 'busses are so polite and always
willing to stop for passengers is because
they are discharged it their fares fall be-
low a certain amount at the end of the
week.
The largest sailing vessel in the world
has.nearly been finished at Bremerhaven,
Germany. Jt will lie 1,000 tons larger
than the Preussen, which is now the
largest and fastest sailing vessel in the
world.
There are 252,436 miles of ocean cable
Fight W II be Bitier.
in operation today, and only 28,797
Those who will persist in closing their
miles are owned by governments The ears agaim-t the continual recommend*,
British cables, which connect London lion of Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption, will have a long and bit
with all pails of the world, have a total ter fight with their troubles, if notended
mileage of 154,099.
earlier by fatal termination. Read
On the occasion of the lOUlh anniver whatT. It Beall, of Beall, Miss., has to
sary of the death of Schiller (May 9, bay : “Last fall my wife had every svinp
tom of consumption. She took L)r.
1905) the Swiss government intends to King s New Discovery after everything
give every pupil in the public schools a else bad failed. Improvement came at
copy of that poet’s play, “
' William Tell.’’ once and four bottleH entirely cured her.’
The sum of $20,000 has been set aside Guaranteed by Chas. Clough, Druggist
Price. 60c. and $1.00. Trial bottles free*
for this purpose.
The petroleum-bearing strata show
The question oi what would happen to
remarkable resemblance in formation a train if it butted by a rhinoceros has
and co imposition the world over. Every been practically answered in British East
where they are bituminous clay shales Africa. It was bad tor the train, which
and variegated clay s interstratified with drew off for repairs, while the animal
sandstones and conglomerates. Lime trotted off into the jungle.
stones, which may occur in such series
contain tarry materials, but rarelv true
petroleum, the only notable exception
N otice is H ereby G iven ,—That the un
being the Trenton limestones of Ohio and dersigned
have been duly appointed by the
out any reference to issue growing out
County Court of the State of Oregon, for the
Indiana.
Working for the Grout Law.
County of Tillamook, executors of the last
of the Russian-Japanese war, or at least
The Civic Improvement League of will and testament of DAVID J- W. WILEV,
affecting them.
Consequently there
All persons having CLAIMS
The dairy interest of the country is Kalamazoo has secured permission and deceased.
the said estate are hereby required
seems to be a favorable prospect that making a most earnest effort to prevent an appropriation from the city govern against
to present the same to us duly verified as by
the proposed conlerence will be held in the repeal ofthe Grout law, which im ment to keep a part of the streets of the law required, at the office of Eddy & Botts,
Attomeys-at-Law,
at
Tillamook City,
the near future.
poses a tax on oleomargarine made in municipality cleaner than the street Oregon, within six months from the date
hereof.
imitation of butter, and which the so- cleaning department has kept them. The
Dated this 1st dav of December, 1904..
AND JAMES O. C.
Holding For Higher Prices.
called Oleo trust is endeavoring to have League is composed entirely of ladies, ELIZABETH WILEY
W 1 I.liY,
Executors of the last will and testament
repealed. At the convention last week who are now for the first time proud of
of David J. W. Wiley, deceased.
The recent slump in the price of Wall of the Pennsylvania Grange, which con
the title of scrub women.
street stocks interests farmers and busi tains more than 30,000 members, there
The expedition which sailed to the
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
ness men in general but j little, as the was a unanimous expression in favor of
Arctic nearly four years ago for the pur
Department ofthe Interior.
business world is no longer thrown into the (»rout law, which it was urged must
Land Office at Oregon City, Ore.,
pose of making a collection of fleas has
November lyth, I904.
a panic by the dealings of speculators be maintained in order to properly pro
Notice is hereby given that the following-
just returned with a menagerie that
named settler has filed notice of his intention
who make and lose fortunes in the tect the dairy interest of the country and
includes many unique and hitherto un to make final proof in support of his claim,
twinkling of an eye. From all sections safeguard the public against fraud.
that said proof will be made before the
known specimens. That so much time and
County Clerk of Tillamook Co., at Tillamook
of the country come the same reports of
The master of the grange said in his i ;1 and money should be spent upon such City, Oregon, on January 6th, 190% viz. :
WILLIAM GRAS8HOFF :
increased activity in commercial lines. address that with these organizations I
a gathering demonstrates perhaps that H.E. No. 15591, for the S
Ne
and W % Se
Factories are employing more men, mills unitedly, aggressively working for the '
*4 <»f sec. io, tp. 6 South, range 10 West.
tlie scientific spirit itches ever for fresh
He names the following witnesses to prove
which have been closed for some time preservation of the Grout law it cannot !
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
conquests.
of said land, viz. :
past are being opened, most of the be repealed and lie stated that the opera- j
Two men went into a Boston drug
Albert Bowman, of Neskowin, Ore. ; William
serious labor troubles have been settled tion of the law, enforced as it is by the I
Plank, of Tillamook . Ore ; Stephen Bauer, of
store and told the proprietor that they Marx,
Ore. ; Joe Steinmassel, of Dolph. Ore.
and all indications, as a result, point to federal government, simplifies the work
A lgernon S D resser , Register.
had made a soda water bet and would
a period of unprecedented prosperity.
of the dairy commissioners throughout have theii sodas now, and when the bet
T imberland , A ct J une 3, 1878.—-N otice for
Increased opportunities for the em the country. He urged that there be
was decided the looser would drop in
P ublication .
ployment of labor mean a greater con no uncertain action regarding the repeal
United States Land office,
and pay for them, if that would be satis
Oregon • ity, Oregon,
sumption of ail staple lines. Idle men or any modification of the law that will
December loth, 1904
factory to the*. druggist. He answered
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
have but small purchasing power. When weaken its efficiency. This is an expres
that it would, and after the sodas had with the provisions of the act of Congress of
cotton and woolen goods are going into sion of the general sentiment of the
3rd, 1878. entitled ‘ An act for the sale
been enjoyed, he asked: “By the way, June
of timber lands in the States of Califo-nia,
consumption rapidly there is a better dairv interest of the country and there j
what was the bet ?’’ “My friend here,’’ Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Territo
ry.” as extended to all Public Land States by
market for cotton and wool A brisk is every reason to expect that it will I
said one of the men, “bets that when act of August 4, IX02,
trade in leather goods means a better have a decided influence upon congress.
JOHN REES.
Bunker Hill monument fails it will fall Of Tillamook, county
of Ttllamook State of
price for pelts. Working men consume It was the work of this interest that
thward the north, and I bet it won’t.’’ Oregon, has this day filed in this office his
more food than idle men, and hence an brought about the enactment of the law
sworn s atement No. 6525, for the purchase
With a promptness and intelligence of the N 1 2 of Nw X of Sec. No. 27, in Tp. No. 1 S,
increased demand for wheat, corn, mill, placing a tax on oleomargarine and
Range No. IO West, and will offer proof to
well nigh human, a big black horse saved show
that the land sought is more valuable
ing grades of oats and meats of all va- there is no reason to doubt that it is not
the life of a child in Omaha last week, for its timber or stone than for agricultural pur
rieties is sure to follow. All these lac- less influential now with congress than
poses, ami to establish his claim to said land
the County (,’ierk ot Tillamook County,
tors should be taken into consideration when the legislation was enacted. It is and was rewarded for Ins noble act with before
Tillamook City, Oregon, 011 Monday, the’Joth
the cheers of a large crowd of people. at
day of February, 1905. He names ns witnesses :
by farmers when they are holding for therefore pretty safe to say that the
Walter C. Bailey,¿John M. Weiss, Fred Tom
higher prices. They should keep posted efforts to repeal the Grout law will be Little five-year old Ruth O’Hara, carry- linson, Samuel C. Tomlinson, of Tillamook,
ing a doll in her arms, slipped and fell Oregon.
on general trade conditions and judge una vailing.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
off the curbstone, alighting under the above-described
lands are requested to file’ their
for themselves when the proper time
claims in this office on or before said aotli day of
feet
of
the
horse.
The
child
’
s
mother,
lias arrived for selling,
February, I905.
To Battle in the Indian Ocean.
realizing the perilous position into which
A lgernon S. D resser , Register.
Farmeas are as dependent for • their
the little one had fallen, became hysteri
success upon healthv industrial condi
<
The present indications are that the
NOTICE FOR
PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
tions as any class of business ti men, tor Russian and Japanese fleets will come cal and excitedly called to passers-bv to
Land Office at Oregon City. Ore.,
rescue
her,
but
before
anybody
could
re
December 17, I904.
while good crops improve trade, good into collision before Manchurian waters
Notice is hereby given that the following-
spond to I he appeal the horse moved
business, in turn, makes prices for farm are reached
Apparently, the pro-
named settler has filed notice of his intention
make lilial proof in support of hi» claim, and
products remunerative. The two react I gramme is for the two divisions of Rus ' back away from the child, being careful i to
that said proof will lie made before the
upon each other until finally the limit sia's Baltic fleet to meet near the Chagos not to step upon her as he did so, and Register and Receiver, at Oregon City. Oregon,
on January 30th, 1905. viz :
of expansion has been reached, and then ; islands, in the Indian ocean, on oraround then putting his head down, grasped her I
FRANK G. WHITAKER,
H.E. 12603. for the S
of the 8 % of section ir.
a new start must be made, Ear mere 'Christmas day. The larger division of skirts firmly with his teeth, lifted her tp,
3 north, range 9 west.
clear
off
the
pavement
and
set
her
genti
v
are undoubtedly showing a greater ten the fleet, under Vice Admiral Rojestven-
lie name» the following wilticMe. to prow
i niton fllPPiirli ct«s*xivR»<v
_____ his continuous residence upon and cultivation
deucy this year to hold their products sky, whois to command the entire flo- upon the curb, stepping back thereupon of
said land, viz :
If R. Hicks, of Nehalem. Oregon ; Alfred
for better prices than has been noticed 1 t ilia, has passed Cape Town. Rear Ad- ' nnd looking at her with evident satisfac
j
Hansen,
of Halm, Oregon ; William Woods . all.
’SL...,.
in some time past. That is particularly j miral Folkersam, with the remainder of tion. The street was crowded with I "“g
"“»verton. Oregon ; Sidney Smith, of Yank-
Christmas
shoppers
and
n
great
cheer
lo
"
Oregon,
true with cotton ami wheat. There are the vessels, was at Jibutil at latest ac-j
A lgermom S. D resser , Register.
bears in plenty, however, and if farm counts, The converging point is believed went up from those who saw the horse ; -
rescue
the
child
from
her
peril.
ers are t«> successfully bull the markets to be the Chagos islands, and from there
they,must »keep thoroughly posted and to .Manchurian waters the whole Baltic
Pointed Paragraphs.
work in unison.
fleet is to advance in ,a solid body, if
|apan fails to block the way.
Chaperon is but another name for a
( incorporated ),
Parcels Post Backwardness.
But the Japanese may attempt to dis- ’ matrimonal promoter.
TILLAMOOK CITY, ORE.
turtr
this
programme.
A
Hong
Kong
The recnmniendntion ofthe postmaster
The man who pays cash, for a ton of
general thnt free rural delivery carriers coi respondent of n London paper has coal has money to burn.
PAID UP CAPITAL. $10.000.
l>e allowed to deliver packages of iner- seen a poweiful Japanese squadron
A joker’s idea ot ’a Jg°od joke is one
A GENERAL BANKING
chnndire not weighing more than 5 steaming southward, with the evident ! that is on the other fellow.
BUSINESS.
pounds along their routes nt a cost ol 3 ' intention of attacking the Russian fleet-
Many n man wants the earth, but in
cents n pound serves to call attention to Whether the attack, it it takes place, the end the earth gets the man.
DirectorsM. W. H arrison , W. W
the great difference between postal facili will be made before or after the junction
A man dosen’t need much money if he
C prtiss , B. L. E ddy .
of
t
he
two
Russian divisions is not has a reputation oflieing wealthy.
ties tor parcels abroad and those allow
Cashier
M. W. H arrison .
ed by those allow'd by the post office known to the world. Manifestly, it
Tomorrow never comes, but the dav
Liberal Prices Paid for gilt edge securi
department in the United States. As long would be to Japan's advantage to after today arrives on schedule time.
ties of all kinds.
ago as lN’.KI the aggregate number of I strike the Russians squadrons in de-
A fool may know when to stop talk
o dinnrv inland parcels forwarded by tail. United, tney are lar stronger than ing, hut a wise man knows w hen not to ■
C. H. LEEP,
t ie German post office was 70.245.7tM) any fleet which Japan can send against 1 begin.
nnd registered parcels numbered 5,410,. them. They have more men. and more
A miser is a man who carries his money Hants and ShoBH Neatly
NOO. with a declared value of a thousand guns. .Many ol the Russian vessels arc in a purse that doses easier than it opens. I
Repaired.
million doll. 11 s. Kurten dais preceding 1 of modern build and equipment.
Some men claim to be self-made, while
Japan is well aware of all these things some others are supposed to be wife I
Cirislmas. uiI.tHM parcels a day were de
First Class Work Guaranteed,
livered i.i Berlin. The German (Hist office She has counted the odds against her, m a de.
cairir-san ll-poutid parcel any distance as she did at the beginning ot the war.
Give me a trial.
It’s almost as difficult for a women to 1
up to forty six miles for (I cents, and lie- It she triumphs in her attack on the keep n secret as it is lor her to see the !
Next to the Headlight Office.
yond thnt distance nnvwhcre in the cm Baltic fleet she will have to do it as she point ol a joke.
pire for 12 cents. This business yielded I did m all her other battles, by outclass,
¡ng the Russians in dash, courage and
a revenue of * 12.500,000 in 1S93.
P* J* Sharp, the exper-
A 10 cent stamp insures the collection i skill. That she will overcome these new
and delivery ofa.lpotmd parcel from enemies there is not much room for enced dentist is located in
8ARBER
nnv house in the British isles to nnv doubt, but a hard fight is ahead of her Dr. Wise’s dental patrrs, and
SHAVING,
HAIR CUTTING
is
prepared
to
do
nothing
but
other house within the same limits. In despite the evident incompetency of
the I nited States no package weighing many ot the Russian officers. Part of first class work and give the
SHAMPOOING, ETC
If your
over 4 pounds is transmitted, and the this Russian fleet, it will tie remembered, best of satisfaction
charge lor merchandise is lti cents a distinguished itself bv murdering a lew teeth need fixing call upon Electric Bathe nicely fitteti up. Good few
TILLAMOOK
COUNTY BANK.
LATIMER, BROS.,
ANO HAIRDRESSER.
I
1 him.
I
persons suffering with rheumatism
TODD & CO.,
CLOTHIERS.
CUPYR/CHTED 1304 BY CROUSE & BRANOEGEC UTICA.NEWYORK.
AND
OVERCOATS
RAINCOATS.
N
OBODY who is anybody would think cf coin ; without a at';
suit or two.
occasion.
It is presentì.b-J nt
lìgio ,
t c’ey inknti
A correctly designed a- ! proper./ t. .j.-clk..
Suit meets the absolute requirement::
men for business wear.
v.C-.'.e-.
X7e have such suits ¿•»t
b.ttcr ccaJ
$20.00, and still better Sack Suits at $30.00, ready r—u., L~t still«-
rrctly r.i-dc.
Tailoring lias much!)
co
with
cutr.es.
ko.rj
clothes have much ti v
with ycur appcaxance.
are prepared to show yn
magnificent garments ru
by Crouse & Brandt;
a grade of clothing wh:
is not excelled
high class custom tailors’i-'-
We are illustrating be
um/trui ixa st mia » inMotmi uncA Nnwut
our Navasota, which w . -
the young man's fa»®1
You who are interested in good clothes will find satisfaction inoursc-
TODD & CO.,
CLOTHIERS.
SELLING AT COST!
THE
RED SHOE
HOUSE
IS
• Vy
Closing Out its EntiK
Stock of
BOOTS AND SHOE-
AT COST.
Goods are all First Class and up to doit
My health compel» me to make a change. This is no humbug.
Repairing Neatly Done.
P. F. HRDWNE,
SalBAff»"