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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, .TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1900. i P.:r. Ottenhclmcr Gives Ills View - - - . ..of the Sitcstlan, i:e writes to tke association Thinks to 13 Cent Is a Fair ValaaUoa for This Tear's Crop Mr. Win- j ' Stanley's Ileply. - ' I t On the.- 10th inst-l James Winstanley, renresentativeat Salem for' the Oregon Hop Growers' Association, received, a business letter front It. J. Ottenheimer, who is the Salem representative of Lili cmhal & Company, - hop broker tof .New Yprk' and San Francisco, which, aidc from the. business matters therein contained, reads as follows:. "Dear Sir: I nave refrained' from addressing you or endeavoring to do business with your association until now!, deeming" it more advisable to wait until such time as your organization uasj, thoroughly established, J and its plans sufficiently developed and ma tured so as to permit of our dealing together on a business basisi I "t;t understand that you are now in a position to transact business, and I de sire to compliment you and the officers ( the organization, as well as the di rectors.' for the splendid manner in which they have organized the grow ers &t the. state. Jt certainly was no small task, and I believe that the grow ers owe the officers of the institution a votjc of thanks in recognition of their untiring clTorts to form the association. While traveling through the hop st-rtions in my capacity as hop dealer I ; find the sentiment is universally in favori f the association., I find some growers who, because!; certain condi tions! and obstacles, aire unable to put their ihops in the pool,' but at the same tune are with you, heart and soul believe that they will act in con n with you, and co-operate just and I jnnct the same as though they were; in the P"ol. . ' H ;;- Ui to date the association has un questionably accomplished consider able. During the early part of De cember when the association was form ed at Salem, hops could be bought readily at 4 to 6 cents per pound, ac cording to quality, and inferior grades could) uot be sold at all as brewers showed no interest in the market what- ever. i A i soon as the' association was formed and the growers put their hop in the.fMjol, it put a stop to the pcddl ing of bops by those growers who were dcumtralize'l, and were shopping from one hp office to another "tryinfg to dis t e of their hops. , . ' i 'Tie selling pressure from the coast was tms removed and when the brew ers, alter a wait of a few weeks, saw that (hop were not being thrown at thent j as; before, they became more ,in trrestcd and commenced to buy. 1 In the meantime'.--' the hop dealers' who, theretofore, had not carried any stocks, aUo observed the growers were firm and they started to buy. I ."It'is jiow a month since the organ J.atMri was fofmcd and the market is unquestionably in much better shape J and the demoralization has entirely t'iappeareL Hops, which could not " be sold at all. have U been gobbled up at; 5 cents per pound, and ihcbet- ter grades have all advancer" in value from it to 2 cents per pounds Dealers arc scouring the country, and for the first time since hops were in bale arc unable to fill their orders. Such is the condition of the Oregon market to day. Stocks in both California and Washington are very small and art firmly held, and the base of operation lias shifted to Oregon where stocks are not so Mnall and the key to the situa tion is now in the hands of the Oregon Hop Growers' Association. ;: - . "I contend that the price of hops is eoverned by the law of supply and de - tuand and that this year the growers are at fault for forcing their' hops; on the market, ' thereby giving an ap pearance of an over sujiply. ; ) .) "Checking the forced sales has 1 a tendency to cause the brewers to buy, and thus create a demand, and I am of t!c opinion that 8 to tl cents Is a fair valuation ! for this year's crop, based on the, crops raised and consumption, but not ; taking into . consideration irrowcr? necessities, these having- been eliminated by the formation of the Hop Growers Association." , 1 - . Mr. Winstanley replied to Mr. Ot tenheimer as follows:, j "Salem. Oregon, December 12. lono. 11. J. Ottenheimer, Oregon agent for I.ilicnthaj & Co., hop broker's, Sakm, Oregon Dear Sir: I am in receipt of vour valuable letter of 4hc 10th inst snf will submit the same to the proper committee of the. Hop Growers Asso ciation for their consideration. " i; . fully agree with you that the price of hops has been raised from to , 2 cents per pound by the Hop Growers' Association, and there is still an jup ward tendency in price. i "Our president. .Hon. XI. L. Jones, is now itf New York in the interest of the Hop Growers Association, and It may be a fc davs before "! shall have definite information from him concern imr .Eastern. prices for hops, which, of course, will govern the price to be paid in Orcem . ; 4 - 'In Ahc meantime, if yourself. or lany other hop dealer .wishes to submit (pro positions to purchase iht a price named by the party proposing' to purchase, for any of. the three grades' of; hops now pooled with the association. I will be pleased to submit tlw proposition jand price, "if a reasonable one, tb our sales comimtfec. I -do not expect, however, that there will be any activity in the matter of making sales of bops, or re ceiving proposals to purchase until. I hear from our president. Mr. Jones. thoroughly -acree-with you that a fair valuation for this year's hops ought not to be kss than from 8 to 12 cents ner nonnd; .. . , "Thanking, you for .your valuable let ter, and your kindly interest fori the success of . the . association .. as therein expressed, 1 am J. yours very respect fully, James' Winstanicy ... " 1 ------ - .' . Says the Woodbum Independent: TO. S Pomeroy.) who has been doing considerable traveling in , the interests of the Oregon iop Growers Associa tion, found i that I very few first-class hops had ben disposed of in this sec tion." ; - 1. Luoulin's home notes in the Mark Lane Express, of December 25th (the last tc be received in Salrn are as fol lows:; v .-. - - - . - The cheerfulness associated with the festive Christmas; season- h struggling hard to disperse,! or at least to modify, the srloomy thoughts which the unfa vorable news from South Africa forces into the minds of all Englishmen; and despite the mote immediate , interest created by the cefntinoed activity of the Borough hop trade, it isimpossible to lose sight of thejwar. for wherever oar tralcrs meet their conversation inev itably is diverted,' sooner or later, into discussions npori the policy of the gov rfnrnL the ' tactics of the generals, and the probable duration, cost, and ul timti Usee of ithe serious c6nflict in which the nation is engaged. But, powerful as ra tjhe Ivold which this kn nortant subject! has upon us, there is some slight corisolation to be found in the improved prospects presented .by recent experience to the commercial mind, as there is, now no question that the tide of prices is llowing, and the tone of business is manifestly stronger. An increased demand has been felt during the paslt week both for home consumption and for shipment to the Continent? andj in the absence of choice parcels of , hops, good medium and even lower clalss English growths are now inquired if or. The advanced val ues are fullr maintained, and in many cases growers jare -cIusing to sell at present rates, lor are advancing their limits in anticipation of better business at the commencement 'of the New Year. This is' as. it should be, and I am glad to note the extension of this determination., I have endeavored to emphasize the reasonableness of such a course, on the' foundation of acts pro vided by the position of foreign mar kets, and the consequent certainty that English produce, abundant though it be. will eventually be required by con itmr. The inccessary suspension of business brought aboift by the holidays will doubtless! strengthen the position of sel'ers, as peer consumption -ui be roth-!-!, increased than diminished, and the needs of brewers must to that ex tent be greater when the usual course of things is resumed. Therefore, ! I would again; urge upon planters that their opportunity,' so long waited for, is on j the vejrge of realization, and ( if they wisely tjakc advantage of it, they will be able! to (assumc command of the nsarkct, )n 1 which they have too long been flprcsscd. It is not improb able that as f the raising of quotations may appear ito check the progress of business, factors may be inclined to try to persuade their clients td accept the lower offers that will be forthcom ing,, but let me advise my country friends to be definite in their instruc tion to their agents, and even at the risk of dissatisfaction to hold firmly to the limits they have put upon their hops. I I-ct it hem bear in mind that fac tors desire) business, without which their comniission cannot be earned. It is therefor as much to their interest to meet Hie view of the buyers, who seek for bargains, as it is to please their clients. I am willing to- make very : allowance for the difficult posi tion that factors occupy, being, as it wcrr. between wo fires; but as the rationale of their existence is primari ly explained by the legally recognized agency that they accept from growers, the chief claim upon their services rests with their principals, without whose distinct .approval they have no Tight to act. If factors take any other standing the value of their intervention is nulli fied, as the! trade might as well be done directly between seller and buyer. "-'Indeed,, it is j somewhat difficult to under stand why; the hop industry should be saddled with ' the expenses of two in termediaries between producer and consumer. I One1 of them may be nec essary for j the purpose of distribution, bn I fail jto see why hops cannot be disposed ol by similar methods to those that ate cdmmon in other branches of agricuitur. The present system has, "however, teen accepted for so long a period, and certain recognized compli cations halve arisen therefrom, that I feel 'sir ch a radical change as I suggest is not jreti possible. But I venture to propose-that if factors are to be re tained as hpart of. the essential ma chinery tfeir scale of remuneration should bej . regulated by actual results. At present ithey have no direct pecu niary interest in exacting higher prices for their clients, unless they : can raise the figure! to the following 20s per cwt. This is frequently impossible, but if the commission was based upon a per centage I feel sure that every shilling would thien be fought" for, and very frequently an extra 1 5$. or would be obtained wiiich is now Jost to the grower and gained by the merchant. I recommend' this to the consideration of planters and shall be glad to have their views pon the subject" BUSINESS IS GOOD NO INDICATIONS OF DECREAS ED CONSUMPTION. A Continuing Rise in Wages ' Report ?t cd bvl R. G. Dun & Co. Eaii ' crfcs of .the Past Week. . NEW YORK, Jan. 12. R. G. Dun St Co's. AVeekly Review of Trade will say in tomorrow's issue: . : The.bns5ness of the new year begins well, though there is still much of the usual hesitation. In brandies where last year's business was extraordinary, and prices have risen greatly; some pause is natural, though nothing in dicates thei decrease of the consuming disposition or purchasing power, but there is a. continuing rise in wages to promote an increase. Failures for the week have been 274 in the United States against 318 last year, and twenty-five in Canada against twenty-four last year. ' Twice-a-week Statesman, $1 a year. HIE FIRST REHEARSAL HELD SALES! CUOBAI BOCIETTf TBEPABIXQ - TTOK THE MAY FESTIVAL. Orcat VitptntloM Art Being Ma for thcConiflC Event tTbfch MetiU o Hack to KulebiBi r ' (From Daily, Jan. 14th.) Haydn's great oratorio, 'The Creaj tion," which was composed in 1797 and 179?, received a ; very careful rehearsal inc in the University cil2pcL This was the first; rehearsal of the Salem cnorai society in prcp ation for the coming May Festival un der the auspices ot the vvuiameite vai lev Choral Union. The local' society, ,.r ...i,;.-!, Mr . Pran-s Selev is di rector, wijl meet every Tuesday even ing at 7:30 o'clock, and will study ear nestly The Creation ana -2l. ram, the two oratorios which are tb be pro duced at the Festival. i n ; From present indications it is thought ihat all the live musical towns in the valley will send choruses to j the May Tr. ...-.! rinrincr the nast iveele the Choral society of Dallas applied for admission to the Union, and was ac cepted. If the interest continues to in crease, i the Festival chorus will num ber .too or 400 voices, and the singing of these great oratorios will be the trrandest music ever heard in the Wil lamette valley. v A chorus, of 400 voices is not an impossibility. .Salem alone could furnish half the number, if every singer would enlist in this effort to produce i the 1 highest class of choral works. . ! It is hoped that all the vocalists in Salem will unite in this-common cause for the general musical welfare of this city and valley. : : U ' Mr. Selcy is the director, but the chorus docs not belong "to 1 VAn ; it: is NOT the University chorus; ti not a chorus of any faction or clique; it IS the Salem Choral Society,,, of the city of Salem. ? ' Membership is open to every reader of music who jean attend the weekly meetings. No; favoritism will be, shown to anv singer, neither will the society discriminate against any-singer 6f. good character. ' The first-rehearsal' was well attended and the singers were enthusiastic -At this Week's meeting the executive com mittee wilt present plans for the ap proval of the society. f - . j . i On . account of a misunderstanding regarding dates, the meeting of the Mnlnlnlin Huh i nostooned until one week from tomorrow night, U at which time an excellent program win be rendered. This program is under the direction of Miss Edith Ketchunf and Miss May Tillson. . ' The University College ; of Music is rapidly outgrowing the studitos. ,A modern 'building with plenty of music studios and a large auditorium is be; coming a real necessity. Such a build jng would; be an ever enduring nwniir! mcnt to' the life and name of .some man of wealth and more than any other thing,' would bring - Salem quickly tq the front as a musical center. .( The dean of the College of Music re ports the registration of ninety students taking private instruction during tht first four months of the present college year. This is a large increase over the attendance last year, showing a growing interest in music and also in the Col lege of Music with the present instructs rs. ..; J ; . .... :, FIRE AT SEA. Steamer s Destroyed Off ! the Coast of t New Foundland Sailors and - Passengers Lost." ST. JOHNS. N. F. Jan. 13 (Sat urady, 1 a.i m. Further ; details regard ing the wreck inr St. Mary's bay show that the steamer probably carried a crew of sixty, with possibly some pas sengers When first seen the after half of the wreck was blazing fiercely, and" the fore part was under; water. Kero sene in the cargo helped the blaze. At that time Only three men were left on board. Two were washed overboard and tlrowncd, and one survivor soon after lctf the rigging, swam to the rocks, and twice endeavored toj get a fooling. Failing in this he made his way back to the "rigging where he died of ex posure during the night. Many dead bodies are visible in the surf. Boats and other wreckage are ithrown among the rocks for miles. It was impossible to reach the wreck, which has gpne to pieces. There is not the slightest pros pect" that any soul on 1 board escaped death, as the intense cold would have killed I any who escaped drowning. FRENCH WARSHIPS. 'it : if : - ' ' ; New York, Jan. l2.--A dispatch to the Herald from Santo Domingo, says: The French government,; anticipating the arrival of the ..United States gun boat Machias here," has ordered two more warships to Santo Domingo. The vessels are expected to reach here tomorrow. - " THE NICARAGUA CANAL HEPBURN'S MEASURE REPORT ED FAVORABLY IN HOUSE. Similar to the One Considered Last Year Senator Frye's Bill to Promote Commerce. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. The house committee on interstate' com merce today reported, (favorably the Hepburn Nicaragua canal bilL The bill is practically the same one re ported by this committee, in the last congress, j The bill appropriates $140. 000,000 lot the construction of the canaL THE SUBSIDY BILL. Washington, Jan, t2.-The ' senate eomanittee on commerce today began hearings on Senator Frye's bill to promote commerce and increase the ioreigh trade of the United States, and to provide, auxiliary cruisers, transport! Twicc-a-week Statesman, $1 a year. and .seamen 'for -the government's use when necessary, the measure popularly known as the subsidy bill. BRYAN'S PROMISES.! Agrees to Not Disturb Wrool Tariff if 'i fcJectel President. , - Boston, Jan. ix--The Cbmmerchil Bulletin tomorrow will say: j . The Utah correspondents of Boston wool houses say they have received personal assurances from William Jen- nuigs Bryan that, if elected president, he will . retain I the protective duty on wool, he having changed his mind on free wool- . ' -f ARE NOT POSTED. Salt Lake City, Jan. 12. The wool men. here-say, they have heard nothing of the reported change in the views of Wj." J. Bryan on -the- questcion of the wool tariff. . . 1 ' ' , '. -' - ' v Lincoln, Neb., 12. W. J. Bryan was in the city this evening, on his way from Minneapolis to' Columbia, Mo., .where he speaks tonight- His lour includes St Lotis, Frankfort,' Ky., Cincinnati, and the Atlantic and New England states, and will not be finished until February jd. SILVER TO ADVANCE. . London, Jan. 12. The renewed buy ing of silver by the Indian, government, the Statist says, cannot be much longer delayed in consequence of the. rupee coinage requirements, and this will lead doubtless to a marked improve ment in the price" of silver, i A PENSION GRANTED. Washington, , Jan. 12. A pension of $30 a month was today granted by the commissioner of , pensions, to the widow of General Guy V. Henry. THE LAWTON FUND. ' Washington. Jan. -12. General Cor bin announced today that the subscrip tions to the Lawton fund had reached $80,101. : SUICIDE AT BAKER j WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF INDEPENDENCE Desoondcncv Responsible for the Rash Act Leaves Considerable Life Insurance to Family, BAKER CITY, (Or.) Jan 12-riMike, Rosendorf committed suicide by shoot ing himself in the head at 8 o'clock this nrorning, in his room at a hotel in this city., The family and two brothers, reside at Independence, Oregon. Despondency was responsible for his act. He left a number of letters ad dressed to relatives and friends, seating he had made a failure in life. -He said he was a member of the Independence lodge of - Workmen, and carried several thousand dollars of : insurance in the Equitable Life Company, of New York, and that the premium would be due on the 14th instant. He said that the tnoney, which he left would provjde for his fariiily, and without this he" could see no way of supporting them. hat He had wasted o fortune." having a mania for gambling over which hejnad no control, and he admonished young men to leave cards alone, that they were responsible for his downfall His fam ily resides in Independence. Oregon. His half brother. Herman Ilirshbcrg, is the leading citizen there j END IS NEAR. Buller Is Penetrating the Boer Lines to Ladysmillu , -V ! LONDON, Jan. 13. (Saturday, 4 a. tn.). General Buller's twentyreight words, announcing his forward move ment on Thursday, is interpreted (that he has pasesd around the western) end of the. Boer lines at Colenso, and is now several miles behind them ! and within fourteen miles of General White's outposts at Ladysmith'. The Boer forces a few days ago had forces with; guns at Springfield, where Gen eral Buller dates his dispatch. These pommandos have beert obviously dis iodeed, either by fighting or by man euvering, the Boers retiring across the Tugela i as General Buller advances. From General Buller's' "dispatch, coup led with the fact that unofficial intelli gence from the scat of war has virtu ally ceased since Monday, the deduc tion is drawn out that important opera tions arc in progress, as . he cannot move ; far without going against the Boer entrenchments. V The death lists from enteric fever and dysentery at Ladysmith, averaging from eight to ten daily, are considered more serious than the 420 casualties of Saturday's fight, . as they, indicate the frightfully unsanitary condition of the Iteleaguered town. A letter from Ladysmith, dated December 7th,. says that even then ninety out of the 540 in the battalion, of which the; writer is a member, were sick with dysentery or enteric fever, and, according to a dispatch to the Daily CbtaLxlM dated January 8th, the patients and attend ants in Tombi camp, where the hos pital is, then numbered 2800. ; CANADIAN SCOUTS. : Victoria, Jan. 12. The Canadian government has accepted the j British Columbia offer of i company of mount ed scouts for the South African cam paign. . . - .. . BOER STRENGTH. London, Jan. 12. The apparently well inforjmcd , correspondent 1 of . the Morning, Post, saysi - ; The Boers strength, originally 30, 000. is now heavily augmented by .Cape colonists, and enemy's fighting forces may be faily estimated at 100,000 men and 206 guns. The Boers are not com pelled to guard their communications. Their grass is good, crops are grow ing, vegetables, cattle and sheep are plenty, and game is abundant." DIED OF WOUNDS. London, Jan. iz It is officially an nounced that the Earl of Ava has died of his wounds,. I BIDS VERE ACCEPTED ASTLCM TBCSTEE8 AWARD . COX ' TRACTS FOR A TEAK'S BCPFL1E9. Saeceuf al Bidder Wer Yesterday ?ToUaed tfsny CUsaes of Goods Divided 'Among Vs. flows Merchants. (From Daily, Jan. 14th.) 1 .The board of trustee for the insane asylum has awarded the contracts for supplies for that institution for the en suing six months,, and notices were vesterday sent out to the successful bidders, while those, whose proposals were not accepted, had their certified checks returned. The contracts were let to the following bidders: . Flour Rickreall Milling Co., $2,020.. ' Graham, bran and shortsJohnson & Phillips, Scio, $757-50- . Leather Brcyman Leather Co., bacco John ' Hughes, $660.97; Wellcr Bros., $7M9; Harritt & Law rence, $70.40. ' ; 'Vinegar G. Stolz, $96; WeMcr Bros., $71. Beans Gilbert & Baker, $165; Har ritt & Lawrcnec, $165. ' , Tea John Hughes, $750- I ; , Dry goods, clothing, etc. J. I. Dal rymple, leier fc Frank, ; Goldstonc Bros., Olds & King, and Flcischncr, Mayer & Co. ; ' Crockery Damon Bros., . $48.05; Harritt & Lawrence, $7-75; Yokoha ma Tea Store, $18. so. Tinning R.: M. Wade & Co., $7121; Grav Bros., $11.45. - , . i Oil and terpentine John Hughes, $66.43; D. J. Fry. $205.75- ' Rolled oats Harritt & Lawrence, $76.73; Wefltr Bros.. $168; Gilbert & Baker. $110; John Hughes, $34- Codec VVretlcr Bros., $725.25. Prunes Gilbert & Baker, $543-7.''. Syrup Gilbert & Baker, $7X0; Har ritt & Lawrence, $64. 50. "' ; Groceries John Hughes, $168.10; Gilbert & Baker, $198.55,; WellerBros., $112.15; 'Harritt & Lawrence, $73-64.v Tin and granite ware R, M. - Wade & Co., $59-55-. Boots and ; shoes Krausse Bros., $I5.V , Spices Wcller Bros., $38.75; John Hughes, $1.80. - Brooms Waller Bros., $172.05. Sugar John. Hughes, $1671.1 Hams John? Hughes, $408.75. . Soap Ilarrilt & Lawrence, $175.59. Cheese John .Hughes. $65. Cutlery and pons Harritt & Law rence, $8.50; Rl M. Wade & Co., $2. Stationery Patton Bros., $69.60. Miscellaneous $75.88. V Hardware Gray Bros., $.269,3 , Drugs D- J.l'ry, $875 5". Meat E. C.Cross, beef and mutton, $8-45 per 100 pounds. Fish Steincr's market, ehinook. Syi tents; steclhcads. 84c; halibut, 6c. Chloro Naptholeum Harritt & Law rence, $54. j THE CLARK INVESTIGATION MONTANA WITNESSES EXPOSE CORRUPTJON. Several Representatives from that State Appear Before the Committee in Washington. WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Doctor Ector, j a dentist of Missoula, Mont., was the first witness before the Clark investigating committee today. He had participated in the campaign- in Kavalli county in the interest of E. P. Woods, demoeratic Candidate for the letrislature. and who was a friend of Clark's. - Ector said he had acted at the instance of Bickford one of Clark's managers Witness said Bickford had promised , to pay him for his services, but no specific sum had been mentioned. A number of letters were read intend ing to show that Bickford had been an agent of Clark in the senatorial race. ' Cross-examination of the witness nosttioncd until the defense" conld look up the letters received from Ector.. Representative SuWvan, member of Montana legislature , from, Granite county, certified to having been ap proached by Bickford in Helena pre vious to the meeting of the legislature and asked to vote for Clark. "I said," the witness testified, "that I might do so if there was enough in it. lie said how much.. I said twenty thousand. He then asked mc if half that amount would not be enough, I replied no, and we parted." Sullivan said he met Bickford, who suggested fifteen thousand. Witness told Bickford he would not vote for Clark under any circiimsanccs, and had seen no more of him. i Probably the most important witness of the day was H. H. Garr, a member of the' legislature who voted for Clark for the senate. He is one of the men in whose, name the money was turned over to the state. Garr said that while this money, $5000 in $1000 bills, had ken shown to him by Whiteside and he had marked the envelope contain ing it. VllitPsidf llnrt tint si.t gnifldihrf to him about voting for Clark and that ne jiaa Kept nis promise to Conrad s friends to' vote, for him as long as he had a chance of election. He pro nounced as untrue the report that he had told Judge D. F. Smith that he was to vote for Clark, and rrreiv SVWmn for so doing. KEEP REPUBLICANS ""iN POW- ' ERi , Cosjnopolis Enterprise. '' Every man in business knows that trade is better than when republican were not in power. -; DANGER TO TILE FRUIT CROP. Pv.llman Herald. " A A great danger Jies in these mild sprinff-liV:fc davs in mid-winl rr a they arc a menace to next year's fruit crop. The sweet potato is most commonlv propagated, bv fneans of the buds" or Ihoots from the root, which arc call-J sets. The roots arcplanted in hotbeds, and the- sets -which develop are' re moved" and ' transplanted in the field. SHELVING INVENTION TO SAVE MONEY. . One of the best imechanical engineers in New Orleans itold an interesting story apropos' ot the tribulations of inventors. "About three years ago," he said, "I got uj a little device , that : greatly simplified the working of a cer- . tain type of pump. I took out pat ents that cost me! in the neighborhoods, of $300 including the attorney's fees, and finally subnjsittcil the" ?unjr o a y big manufacturiifg , concern in the -' North. The proprietors at once :on ceded the. merit . of the invention and offered me $50o down 2nd a royalty of $1.25 onlcacll one used. Tlie jcash payment amounted to nothing, for it ! really fell short jof covering my kimc and expenses, bu thcrroyalty was gen-. ' t erous, and T figucrd it out that it 1 would yield me an incbpie of $3.cwb or $jooo for several bear8, perhaps longer; 1 it depended on .'how soon something better entered the field. Accordingly 1 acccplcd the proposition and transfer red all my righj. "Now, ho.w much do you think I actually received? Not a penny No, I liaven't been cheated; at least all the accounts have been perfectly straight. . The trouble is tfcey never put the thing on the market j They simply stuck , the' patents amf drawing in a pigeon hole.' and thcrt it lays to this day. Why did they do it. did you say To save mOncy. Tae public is well suited with their pumi as it stands, and it is doi'.btful if they, could get any more fori it with my improvement added, such I a step wou'd merely cut ,lowh the: net profit, sw they prefer to let well enough alone. 1 It was necessary, of course, to "gcjt my invention . safely shelved or it .might have been taken ( p by a' rival, and the only . earthly rea son for spending $500 on ' the thing was to put it but of the way. It. was . rather rough on mc to be sure, but tlic experience wc. val'iab'e, an ! I won't get! caught thit way aga:n, M'y , case is' by ho mcns cxcciu-:nal,v cither. Dozens of invijnloif1, all ocr the coun havc had cxar!y the : s?nic experience." New Orlcan T ines-Ui.mo;tat. . t ) ; i - - , - , . : . i ODDITIfjj I SAltM NMES If yoi kecj your ryc3 open ' while ' walking aroiuil the strctt? ' of Salem you can sec niany odd ebinbnations fw the ! names of business men and their trades, some rtf vvltich arc here given: Barr, jewe'ln'. ':-::'.' " , : , Bishop, s'i.ts. Brown, hjp buyer. Cross, incuts. Doty, fislif and game. - Gray, .hardware. 1' ry. drugf. . k Holmes, attorney. , - . ' . Haas, drugs. - Knox, pulmbcr. . Ix-gg. moyicin. " ! Lacy, slifjics. . . Ickwo4l. tyfe writer. Kiely-llurtr, clothes. Rose," hop lwyer.' . Savage, transfer company. ' . Talkingtn; bureau; " . Wade, ptws. , Waters. Cigars. Will, nvisic. '.. Wiggin-4 racket store. " : Wrighti-jconfectibnery.-.- ; . ; Whale, pianos. ; . - ONLY ONE CLOUD. .... : . 1 . Yakima Republic. " The s"bliine of prosperity is upon , the people bf the Yakima valley. The only cloud In their sky is the low price of hops. . " ' r ' J 'I ,r . ' . . r. MONEY IN i DAIRY FARMING. I itancii -and Range. ' , . " If conrptlent help could ' be secured, dairy farming -would receive a great imietus n this section, for it Is dis tinctly profitable when managed with . a fair degree of intelligence. . .'. . - f- r '-'- --- HOW TO SSAVE LEAKING SHIPS. Air Pumped Into Cqmpartments. Will t Drive the Water Out. r On the Occasion of a ship sprins'inj; a leak her pumps are set to work to get ithe wafer out as fast as it comes., sayf Jhe American Machinist. ' 'Instead of this, k s suggested that air pumps be 'ised toj force air into the leaky " conjipartnicit ami thus force the .water back through the hole where it entered. There is, it is remarked, a means of expelling iatcr from -the filled com oartments o obvious as to render it a matter- of. fonder that engineering skill has not pin)forward the plan, simply to close the latches of the flooded com partments ind drive the water out by forcing air in, nor would it tnake the slightest difference how large the holes, 7 might be In the bottom, as the water' would be xpellcd'and kept out on the same principle as the old-fas.hioncd diving-belt , ' . ( v - ' FOODlELEMENTS IN FRUIT. ,.;:- ..- , ; : .' : Sugar, .t,areh, gum, dextrine, pec tine.' saccarifiable- ccllulosej1 organic acids and othcr extractive matters are, togclhejr f ith water,' the chief ciemenf. in pulp fruits. The sngpr is assirnila blcy and if a' food. Fruits which con tain mostfof it, as benanas, dates and ftg$, are ruc hydro-carbonated foods. Extractive matters are nourishing, but in fa less degree, as they arc not so di gestible. JWith these and other excep tions, hovievei. fruits, in the opinion of Mi. Ballafd, are little nutritive, and cannot be considered as foods. Tlicir in ices whch please us by. their small pr, acidity? are condiments rather than foods. London Globe. r 7. ! '. ' ' " si .' (row paying crop bAraane thcy'rs frenh aud always ths best. Tor ale everywhere. Rcfuao snhstltutcs. Slick to Perry's Seeds an J prosper. 1900 Be4 Ancaat free. Writ tot II. p, M. f E8RT & CO., Dct.-jit. Mich. 11