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Th Statesman has been establish
ed for nearly City-two years, and It has
some subscribers who have received It
nearly that long, and' many who have
read It for a generation. Some of
the? object to having the paper tfls-
continued at the time of expiration of
their subscription. Jfor the benefit of
these, and for other reasons, we have
concluded to discontinue subscription
only when notified to do so. All per
sons paying when subscribing, or pay-
How about Jhatr proposed Silver ton
.motor line? The new! people constant
ly setttlngiin th neighborhood of gil-
verton render - the possibility, of. su;h
a line proving- a proiauble Investment
more and more attractive, s And the
construction of the road would greatly
accelerate -this! movement, j ;
i The Ba'ker City Herald Is advocating
the nomination of .Wi, J. - Furnish for
e-the Governorship tm the Jlcpub
llcan v tlckejtV atnr an argu
ment in his Jxebaif n the fact that he
- ha rw entangled himself with any of
the ftepubltcan factions of the slate.
Neither hasPennoyer teen mixed up
In any of the Republican factions, but
-this Is no reason why: .a Republican
convention should nominate him for
Governor. ,
ticrlntural rtadinas reflecting, upon a
'person's .character "and sent by postal
card through the mall are- a. 'violation
of ;t In postal laws, according to a ver
dict, returned by a Jury In the United
Ktalcif district court at ' Chicago a few
day ;go.: The. case was that of I, P.
IlutUs.of. Orchard.' jriw a. against Rev.
William Whitehead." un evangelist 'of
Aurora, III. Mr. Bull! last summer re
ceived several postal! card signed by
Mr. -Whitehead, each I of them quoting
scripture to the effect f that Mr. Dull la
was a hypocrite and 'that he had dis
inherited i his daughter. "Cod , watf
smite yoa tilt you 'plead for mercy."
was one of the Quotations used. Mr.
Whitehead sought to i'jjove that he had
reason "for- sending th! cards, but the
court ruled that his jrcHsons were. Immaterial-
i The defendant was, fined, ISO
and cost.
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The Pen I
iltentlary costs the taxpayers
of the stale,! in the aKWgate, 4 large
sum of money everyjyear, I Htatixtlcs,
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tbo prison however,! indicate, careful
pdmlnUtrstlon of fhe fund.i Th sal
aries of the official and their sutHmli
nate absorb nea'riy one-half of the en
tire amount,,1 Wt, as far as the" public
know, , or, from any data .obtainable,
lNble to judge, this etpVndlturs Is not
'.out' of jioporiln to the labr and re
sMn;ibjiUy Incident : to the service.
n-egunlwrt. '.. - ! '
t A poor .woman In New York' 'by. the
n'.i rrio tt l1tcItnmonit has amea1ed to
a court for fermlssloh . to drop Fits
from her name and lei her be knoo as
Simmons In the future. Hhe did ttilf
as a protet;tlon galnt people. suspct.
Ing her of bring related to Kltxitlmmcms
the pugilist and sgalnat etIo ' refer
ring to her children as the little Fltses.
The pugilist has put a stigma upon tm
nmi tht win kit jfor many years,
and It Is not slrang that trie wbmsn
sought relief arid was reled from .the
burden of the name rrn-Iered ollous. r
WHAT IS PATRIOTiSM 7
Mr. Itrya haa'some dlfTlcutles in de
fining the lerm Vpatrlot," anl the New
York' fun ofTers a few suggestions that
tnsy be of use to the orator of t he
I'bute In arriving at Uhe meaning Of
the word..';-. .It -says:- i .'
, "tipeaklng In :" Huston th other d.iy.
Mr. tjryaii; asked himself. 'What Is a
patriot? and confessed himnelf . unable
to find a satisfactory dennllon.
''Suppose he should try. the nrgative
method. For Instance: A patriot does
not hold up the hands of tne eijiemles
if his country and give them ajd. and
comfort. In the case: of an Insurrection
a partriot doenn't suvall his own coun
try; praise the Insurgents and insist
upon their Independence," Nq
"ny considering, his ownM'ourse In
Veferrncw to the l?hlHpplne. Mr Kryan
may rsltly b itl to define what a
patriot Is nM." - -
DOERS IN BERMUDA.
On lrre!l ll.ind. oa of the Itetmu
das, there 1 ate now ' Imprisoned 3ono
caplured Itoers, ff r at' 1rlta,in finding It
easier to seep them urj there, than
to hold them prlsuneratn riuth Africa.
A visitor to this IslHti writes thst the
pt lmers-are .provlip'! with food and
guard,! nrlt lsffcv,ia.ldira. ';. They, have a
lell-haied tent if or evetV seven men
and for fotwt.they at the same in tosl
It sr and nuattlty as the. s.M4er. This
la the amount provided rr week for
mess of seven men, jhr. 'prisoners' doing
their own rooking; j Itresd, M poiin-li;
msst. 4 pounds. potatoes, half bythel;
crrTs,,J iJunJ; tur, pound; silt.
z f"
V.J.
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$1;! Six
25 cents;
Ing In advance will have the, benefit of
the dollar rate. But f they do not pay
for six months, the rate will be HJi a
year. Hereafter we will send the pa
per, to all responsible persons who or
der; it. though they may not send the
money., with the. understanding that
they are to pay 11.23 a year. In case
they let the subscription account run
over six months. ;. In. order that there
may be no misunderstanding, we will
keep this notice standing at this place
in the paper.; ; X
l'J pounds; pepper, 111 , ounces. These
who have money can buy other food If
they desire-to do so. The greatest
lack is lack of water, though the A t
lantic ocean la all about them. There
are but few wells on the Island; and
they are brackish. The fresh water
for culinary use" is the rain water gath
ered from 'the. roofs of the houses and
stored In cisterns. ; .
Senafor Ilatt, :6f New York, an
riounced psltively a few .days ago thai
he had ' reconsidered his former Inten
tion not to again run for the Kcnate
seat, and wntr It knowri that he will
be a candidate for 're-election at the
hands of the nert Legislature. Sen.itor
Piatt makes this announcement Jn em
pnaiic icrms ana ai earnest spirii. lit
friends do not believe he will have any
epioitlon, and that he will lie rettotrv
inatei oy trie party-caucus unanimoui
ly and receive the full Republican vote
of the next NewiYork Leginlature. ft
Is probable thf magaxfne article of Mr.
White publlsherl recently has been the
main cause of the; -Senator charging his
jmlnd and announcing his determlnH
jtlon to stand for: re-election. , The ar
ticle charucterlscd Piatt as old an arts
tetLitcd In iMlitl;al methods, and that
his power as a boss had ceased In the
Empire State where he has held Jiway
iso lotigi This Is bne way for the Hen
ator to demonstrate to the public that
he Is not politically dead. ' ,
THE DANISH SALE OFF.!
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last
At vhiIouh times during the
thirty years the question bit the United
Htates buying the Danish West India
Islands rjus been discussed, and once
the terms of sale were agreed upon,
but political changes Jn .Denmark In
terfered and the bargain was, not con
cluded. Our aovernment deslre to bc
iiulr' these three small islands In the
West Indies, which have never been a
source of advantage to Denmark, (It'hir
commercially tr stfate1clly. With
the ac'ulsitlon of the Island of I'oito
I'.bo and the Isle of Phi-s, and the
strong assurance of the const'ru.-tlon
of the Nkarugua tana I,' It Is clearly
recognls'-! thrtt these Islands would be
a' great advantage to the t'nlted Ht ttesJ
bet'Mlise of their strategic Importance
nsa base of defense and supply. J ;.
- It feas reiiorteda few we ks ago ih tt
thi sale had lnen ronsumrfiatecl, j he
negotiation having been brought to a
Micccffsfut. tonciuslc.n etwe n thi Dan
ish Minister and; Mtwretary ll4y. iP"t
thO -OpposlUon' engendered In Inn-Islands
by the.reprt has brruight nego
tiations to standstill, and II Is
said nothing w ill be- done furth-fr In
the naitter now, lait It Is hojel to ave
things as they ar and Walt until mat
ter are mors fatorsble In the l.ind
for the transfer. Th Inhabitant of
Ihe Island are vef-y t'hangeuble In tivle
sentiment. At one time trjey werfjver
anxious to be annexed to the Vhlted
Htates, and slxned -a . pet It Ion" to this
effect, but no action Was taken.? Now
at time when the transfer seemed
assured they rose en masse and peti
tioned the King hot to consent Jo the
sale, 3' - f , .
CHOKER'S RESIGNATION.
Croker's resignation is not taken ser
lously by anybofy InvNew York who
Is-eonVersant witn ms meHwsls and his
past history Ills recent resignation .Is
looked upon as a farce, artd
the 'purpoae' of getting out of Ne
York until a chance Is ffere.1 for Ms
party to. return to power. nker will
be back again to share In the epofN of
the next victory, and this may b re?
llel upon with a gxd denl of 'cer
tainty. , 1 , X "
" This is not new tricky with the
Tammany bo.' urn he has executed It
several times before within IJwii'-jetn-.
ory of mm now In politics. He ne
slgnol", the leadership of Tanr.napy
and went away to Kngtand in the .ew.rly
wlhterof 135, follow I r.g the overt In v
itt Tammany In the Htrong rnajrortpy
anipalxn. Then, as bint week. Jie"'rr
ttgrer the leadership of the ofa.inlx
atlon, and Jhn t. Hiteeb h was elect
ed In hi 4ace, ; Croker . atthat tlww
ml4 he never would re-enter xpplitle.
In the summer of lf 7, when It b am
apparent thiit Twwm.ay fwd in even
hanre to win. Richard frokerl return
ed lo New York from his hom tt
Wantage, Kngljn I, "goldbrit k Mt.
Kheehan, the ltder, fnf.w'sec-ptln. 'aw
W rk. as a ma yorslt r c) ndHatc, t ? t
ed his mn. stid then drort Fhfthsn
out of Taumrr.any Halt
Croker is evidently going to play the
same game again. Iri prosperity be Is
with" his countrymen,, but in -adversity,
he prefers to be beyond the sea s But
Croker's power is .evidently, broken In
New York, and It Is Improbable that he
will ever. become as powerful sf he has
bHiii'la the past. His methods are too
co:rupU his schemes are to apparent-to
ever regain his former position . Jiew
York politics. 1 l"' ' , .'
STATE LAND BOARD'S LOANS.
Salem real estate values are receive
Ing some serious blows at the hands of
a j few designing; politicians who art
seeking to defeat for renominaUon the
members of the State Land ' Boar J.
which lis, composed of the , Governor,
Secretary- of State. - and Treasurer.
The Bordmade V toan on a 33-acre
tract of land nedr the Fair Grounds,
for $2300. the borrower paying off at
the time a,, loan of jbat amount on the
same property held byx a private indl
v Idual In ordelr to- get - axjower rate of
Interest, ' Politicians are now seeking
to make capital out of this loan, claim
ing that the land is Insufficient secur-1
Ity for the loan. Property In that
it Vic- 1
inity is selling for as high as $150 .' at
. . ... -
acr, and many are asking $200 for
their land. When the fact is consid
ered that good farming land any place
on the Howell and Salem prairies, out
ten or fifteen miles from Salem, is held
frorn S9 to t"& an acre,' does It not ap
pear that property almost within the
shadow of the Capitol ought to ' be
worth that much? v ' . ; . ',
There Is not a town In Oregon so
dead that land similarly situated as
this tract in question is not worth fvv'r
llOd an acre, butthese politicians are
ad-crtislng all over the stats- that land
lb the immediate vicinity of .Salem Is
worthless. Kv ' " ' '
Aside from the falsity of the Impres
sion which is attempted to be glVvn, a
positive injury Js lone every proa;rty
owner In the vicinity xr saiem wnn
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people who are hot conversant with fhe
facts. There Is not the. slightest "dan-'
ger Of tne state lostng anytnrog , py
the loartind the talk Is simplyfor
ppl It lea U effect. It is not for the good
of the gtateXThe. members of the board
are bdsiness
'and the; fact that
Ihl loan of the thousands they have
made Is the only one objected to shows
that the board has exercised great cars
in placing loans of the state's money.
The application for the loan by nds-
lakeiwas made for forty-three acrs.
and jit was understood . the loan wa
being made on forty-three acres. It is
alj understood that th borrower will
repay tart of the loan at oce-'-
though the thirty-three acres is ample
security for $200. The state will lo?
mining. All the talk Is supcrIluousM
No wonder Mr. Carnegie is giving
nwjy money In $10,000,000 lot, If t.he
reports h. re true, of the great many ' r-T.
iuest for money to, help churlt-ibls
causes. lie has bean m generous , in
giving that multitudes attempt to cull
upon him that they ma f" recht' their
lequests in fierson. While In Pitts-.
. 1 . . . . i . . '
ourg aiew uays r. arneaie wins
for-ed kit leavii the' house in which he
was staying by a rtnr door a nl .drive
off in a currlage to escape a crowd of
y-ople bagging ; money for cbarttM!e
objflctamany of themv for libraries.
Mr. arngle jre;eive more than JttO
lagging iHtcrj a day, and pikes it a
loint to avoid! irppllcatlon in person as
much a, possible. Ten millions at J
time will soon reduce Mr. Carnegie's
wealth to a state when he will be re
lieved from tho Importunities of b
hungry 'muttitiude of charity woth-r.
Dryan met with pUe a "frost In I'os-
ton. lie was -entertained at dinner an
evening by. the former W'm. J. t'ryan
Club, which, owing to certain clmuti-
stance, has
'IMimi the 'onnrion
The affair took place at
wealth iuh.
tne of Ihe most r.hionaoie not pis in
the city,,. and ! instead of crow ted
house as Jcxpe tel, there were forty
va-ant chalr. .most of them mde'
by the tsence of lejwHTatlc idirs.
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The; determilnlitTon ' of ' the Govt rn-
ment to gotit-of the transport busi
ness Is not ah urgument in ''favor of
Government ownership, by any meins.
The extfnse of maintaining the large
fleet on the Pacific has been enorroou.
and the Government has paid darty
for ft experience in this matter.
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The Cli.irleaton News and Courlfr I
evidently trying tc revive the old dls-.
cussion as to when the century begins
by asking If. the twentieth century-Is
one year; old Or two. The Chattanooga
Times, in referenee to this, says that
another break of this kind should, bar
the News and Courier from decent so
ciety. and sol, It should. The' contro
versy over this Vunt was waged with
as much bitterness as the .Schley
Sampson troubl", and tike it. slwmld be
consigned to the past, as each Nsess
es atsiut the same merit. '
Kmperor William' is looking inso the
relations ofl the German workmen's
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product l en B and the - ute of ttrt
during working hours. Ills Msly's
iofiuiries iMnf employers id stu
dent f oci 1 'iwest ln Indiite that
he regard the beer now drunk regu
larly '' factory premioes' as pp' :i
bly detrimental t bth mtf-trmy' f
workmanship and anbount of product.
If thja conclusion b-e JustlHf d. end It no
doubt la, the result will tell upon the
ronumpti"n ,of beer In Germany, and
what Is trti la Kuroj in rMpett'ta a
man's cartcity for labor Is true In
this country;- It may prov to be pro
fitable in mora way than one to be m,
total abstainer from liquora of all
kinds. . " ' . ! '' .''; -:. -
JIobson has applied to the Kavyj De
partment for a leave of absence, for a
year. It was reported that be expect
ed to run for. Congress . in Alabama,
but he has given the assurance that he
Intends to do- nothing more serious
than spend a year lh the lecture field,
In which he sees a very lucrative busi
ness. llobson gained some fame by
sinking thei Merrimac in the entrance to
Santiago harborj but his chief title to
fame is due to his perfect willingness
to be kissed. His reputation along this
line would make him , a drawing "card
for any dime museum in the 5 country.
Preparatory- to vt his lecturing tour he
ehas stated' that the report of bis en
gagement to an Ohio lady is false in
every particular. Hobson ts evidently
going to start "out on another kissing
bee tour of the' country, and don't
want any of his engagements to affect
his business. ' x . .--
A TRIBUTE TO DR. HINES.
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The Oregonlan. pays " the following
beautiful tribute to the life of the late
Dr. Hlnes, who died at Portland a few
days ago: "Dr. Hines was a. man of
great usefulness andconsecratlon.. For
nearly half a century he has labored
zealously for the upbuilding of this re
gion in moral and educational, lines.
Of tiling It roiy truly besaldt 'Weil
done, good and faithful servant,' and
none who knew the earnestness and
devotion of his labors will withhold
the hope that' in closing his eyes upon
the scenes of earth he has 'entered n
to the Joy of the Lord heso loved to
serve. The raillery and sneers, of the
scoffer lose their' point in the presence
of such a life."
ARCTIC REGION COAL BEDS.
Capt. Ai F. Brouards returns from a
five years' Arctic region exploration
with , news of a most valuable discov
ery, a discovery of mbch greater value
than mules of gold, br beds of dia
monds. : Captain Brouards sailed from
Pan Francisco In 1896 . on the whaler
Hea'nira. and since ; thaf tine he has
visited all sections from Kotzebue
Bound to- " the shores of the Arctic
Ocean, and has compiled a chart of the,
coast from Kotzebue Sound to point
Hope. L. . ' .
According to Captain Brouards, from
the northern5 idiores ;of Kotzebue Souhd
to the Arctic Oeeanj, a distance of 300
miles, Is one. Immense ded of bltumin-
ous coal, and he says there Is enough
(hat in sight to supply the world for
many years., j ; .
HE COULD BE PERSUADED.
Secretary Gage looms up as a "re
ceptive" candidate for the -seat of Wil
liam Pi. Mason In the 'United State
Senate. ThaAf Is, he jcould be persuaded
to return to dfficlali life if the Illiubis
legislature should press the honor up
on him. This will surprise many peo
ple who' had suproed that sir. Gage's
reltniulshment of the .Treasury, port
folio wa voluntsry on hi partnd
was actuated by a desire to resume the
role of private citizen. j In .vlewj of the
remoteness of the possibility of hi be
ing urged to' revise that determination
It ssi perhaps not worth while to open
up In detail the subject of ellgtbUlty,
fitness, etc. The Itepubllcans f Illi
nois are too well acquainted with, Mr,
Gage's record as hanker snd financier
to require Jany enlightenment bn that
Iolnt. They. fnay also be preumcd to
know something of his other qualifica
tion for the office-of Senator. ; ;They
doubtless know, atnong other, things,
tharhls passionate ardor, for tariff re.
form prompted .him to vote for Grover
Cleveland In three Presidential elec
tions. All things considered. w may
be. pardoned for aasumlng that Mr.
Gaiga receptivity Is not likely-to be
called Into active operation In connec
tion with the Illinois fenatorshlp;
From the American Economist, Frdsy;
January IT. 1902.
HOAR'S SPEcTal"cOMMITTEE.! " ;
The United Ktates 'hasV Committee
of twelve Senator on lhlllpplne af
fair and a Commlsion of five In the
Island "t administer the Government,
but Senator Hoar Is Insisting on a.sp
clal committee to Investigate these
committees to see If they are perfornj
Ing their duty faithfully and keep the
people Of .this "country apprlsetl of the
condlttaii of affairs In the island.. Kf.
Hoar I very suspicious. : Ho can't un
derstand why the pred ictons; of the
Anll-Imperlalistlc League have not ma
terialised, lie hopes that a special
committee mlffht . find horrible scene
of bbiod'iBUrder 'and flagrant acts' of
tyranny uh as the "aunties saW
with their prfhetc ? eyes'" two years
ago. Manila anf every other gairt of
the islands that . hs come under the
dominion of this country has the, l?t
government In the world outside of this
f-ountry, and. there l no nd of a spf
tljtl.eommltiee for the purfiose Henstor
Hoar advocate. Private parties have
gmttf there for thw pcifose of findins
something to cn plain about. tnitbave
returned with a glowing account of
what this country has done In the In
terest of the Philippines Until some
charge or. eomplstnl Of abus! recfe
C?ngrerV action on Hoar's pfoiltkn
may ssfefy be u-enled. -
SCHOOL BOARD
Ars22l StsteptsKcf tfet flssrccs
of the District
TO BE SUBMITTED TO vTHETAX-
- t ' - - .- - i-
PAYERS' MEETING TO BE H
TOMORROW EVENING. X
An Eight-Mill t-vy Asked for th En-
suing Year Seven Mills to Be Used
for th Running Expenses, and the
Remainder for, the Sinking Fund,
t Take Up the Note of the Pp
tar Loan.
(From Sunday's Statesman.) -'.The
board of directors of the Salem
school district (No. 24) held a meet
ing last night, when the financial re
port of the board was finally prepared
and '.adopted, for submission to th j
meeting of the j taxpayers to be held a t
the ci)y hal tomorrow' evening. The
report of the board and its recommend
ations are given below: .
"To the taxpayers and : patrons of
School District No. 24. Marlon county.
Oregon : Your board of directors re
r pet t fully submits the following eiort
of the financial condition of this dis
trict on January , 20, 102, with-est!
mates of the reautrenaents of the dls-
trict frorrv i
k this; date to July 1. 102-
The condition of the general fund Is
shown a follow: .. .
r ''V- . ' ' ' rtsesipts. ' " f' : "
Cash on hand. March 4. 101.$ 5.201.33
From special 8 mill tax, $1$,-
373.8. les: 4i mlir- for In- !
"'debtednstw, $2.04.81.. .. . . 14.327.01
Delinquent taxes.. .. .. .. 637. JS
County apportionment. . ... . . 7.721. 0'r
rotate apportionment i. .. .. - 3,3?l-60
Tuition .' ., ,. 18.00
Teachers not at Institute. . X- .1 15.0
Total,
I3i.311.3ii
Expenditures. ' 1
Principals and teachers, sal
aries.. .. . . ' , . .. ,.
..$12,27.3I
Janitors. .
. .. . . ..
Interest on bonds' , . v. .
Interest on notes popular loan
Wood.. .. .. .. .. ..
Telephone. . . , . , . . . . .'
Inurane premium , . . . .
Enumeration. March. 1901
Election, March .1901,. ....
Itepalr.. .i.L. . ....
1,.9.0.!
S19.1
990.40 4S.75
1,011.51
- 40.25
2.!J !
32;3l
422.fti
Hchool supplle.;
rtundry expensf .
,. 113.41
Tax rebate ., . .
6.04
" .
Paid on note No. 4, -pular
loan
03.99
9 2
Total.,! . J ".. : .. UMIW'I
Balance on hand,,.. .,' 11,499.3
The Indebtedness or sinking fund
show the following statistics: t
Receipts.. ' - .
From one, mill 'tax, 1900..
.$ 2.04.
. J 3.9
From general fund.. ..
' -
Total..
..$ 2,110.11
: i Expenditures. !- : '
Paid popular bfan note No. 1.$ Goo.OC
Paid tiopular loan note No. 2. 1 500.-0'
Paid isular lan note No. 3. t 600.00
Paid isipular hkin note No. 4. Soo.00
Total.. ..-;...,$ 2,100.00
Babtnce on ba.nl. . , . i, 10. K0
Undr tht he.ul of iwieoteunes tne
reiwrCrstty '
The total lndeltelness at this time
including bond and notes Is
Mnu no iioikh
el Oft. 30, 190.
at ler cent. ,
ed April 7, I91,
Bonds. issuei Oct. 30. 190, for
20 years
E
..$ IS.OOJ
for' -'. ,
.'. H.i
I,
27,900
..f 65.659
Bond. Iued
20 year at
i lr cent.
Note, tMipubtr loan, Kept
1900.,
Tbta!.-. ,. ,
Estimstes.
We estimate that the expenses I
the district frbm the presentj time.
January 20, 1902. to July J, l03( clos
ing of choM year) will be as fpiHiws;
Principal and
tea;hers, sal
aties . .
. .$II.06.0J
Janitors.. ,,
1,0-5.00 1
0- .
' '
Clerk.. v.,
1(7. S0
Water
107. 50 1
Telef
37.R0 1
Interest.
bomi . . ..... . .
t2. 50
130.00
4-S.09
Preml
Insurance, . .. . ,
interest popuH
r loan. ... ,
Huhdrie
tooo.oo
Total. , , . .
'The jopuL
. .. ..$14,943.00
loan wa orlkinally
$30,000, Issued
Keptember 1. 190, fb
one. mill levy ( 1900 taxes enabled u
to redeem $210 of these notes, by tk
ng3.99 front the general fund. We
eameirtly aTt you to continue this ex
tra one mill for Indebtedness, as It will
enaMe us to redeem all ttt the popular
loan in time. , It will be otiservfed that
the bond mature In 191 and 1911, re
nd mat tire In 19H
. ' .
Vslustien
specllv
"' I
"The total valuation of taxable prop-
erty. In this-district for 1901. I
$2,510.- I
025," a ertlfled to by -County
ierk W
taxable W. Half. A levy of, 7 mill on
property Will bring $17.570.17,. from
which sum a dellnnjeney should be a I
lowed. We estimate: '
From tax collectable. . . , ,
L $l.AO0
3,;oo
County aportionment.
-7,aoo
Total..
,$2.'oo
1hJ 1 I
"Estimating the expense to
5902. to le $I4J,43, having a h
$lt.4S9.3. it 1(rHI b necraqr to use
about. $3ioo of 1901 tax nvmy. thua
leaving a balance of $22Kr, ati a 7 mill
bvy to meet
the , running lrxpene
from July f, f
02, t Jwly I, IpeS. We
estimate the
expense or nmini-intng
th schoH from July 1, 15 "2 tr July I.
1903 a follow! ;
Piinljl sod
teacher, sal-
arlea. ,
Janitor
$ 1 .. W,
1.400,04
'30li"&
int . in
47. t
1,4I,0
t,U.0
Clerk
Water
0 , . .
Telephone
Interest on bond. , . ,.-
Interest on ndes..
hone. .
Am
urn km
Premium on Insurance
W ood, , . "- . .
Election . .- ..- e, .
Sundries.. -.'.j.- .t,.-f.f . '..
, SO0.O1
30.00
l.ooo.po
$::,sj.oo
ttf't - i tti mi to t iM'
. Total. . ...... . . ': , .
Insurance.
Sve'ca'rry Insurance on all the build
i
ing.. furniture and fixtures, aggregat
ing $.52,200, as-follows:- : -:. L-'- '
Kast bulldlng.V.. ...... .; ..$19.J01
uncvin,. .. ..
North., .. ..A.
Yew Park., .i
Dig Central.. ..
r
11,000
10.500
10,000
.'I 5MJ
'. 0
Little Central. .
Total . . . . i . . i ! '. . . , C - . . SS2.200
'A majority; of these policies weroi
renewed for a term, of T three years.
February 13.. 10 L. There will be two
lpollciea expire In 102 $1000 on the
East building and $400 on Little Cen
tral. We have atthis, tirtie thirty-Ovo
teachers tlncluding uperintendeniS and
principals) in our employ, euch teit her
havlug an average attendance of forty.
puHls. i .. - : .
"The total i number of pupils enum-
101. between and 20 years of se.
wa 2780; the total nurabflr nrpllfd at
public school. December 20, 190I, 1430.
;;.Vvi.; An Eitfht; Mill' Lvy. ' i '
"Considering the. financial condit.cn
of the district at this time,' we belle vs
it necessary to ask tor. an mill levyf
7 mills for sc hool purposes and one mill
for Indebtedness, or sinking fun
"Respectfully submitted. ;
."II. A- JOHNSON. .
f "M. L. CHAMHKRLI
il 7. FI.RTf IIKft.
, r -A. O. CONDIT. ,, f
l, "Hoard of,' Wrectors.7
ENSILAGE AND OTHER PEED, j
At the recent Farmers Institute
held at Wblttier the question; was
asked if beets fed to co wi were Inju
rious. Our reply was that we had fed
thousands of tons and never heard of
any harm. It was then reported that
a certain farmer had killed several
t cow wun otets. out mat he naa ai-
I lowed them
to ge veryJ hungry before
feeding them and Nhad given. them too
many. . . ..
In' such-cases we do not doubt stock
can be injured and they always be fed
hay e fore giving the bets.: ' There Is
but little food value In beets alone,
but following dry feed they assist very
much to digest
food.
and assimilate
other
At the same institute Itwas reported
that mmt one had condemned! corn
ensilage and had said dry fodder was
better and more economical.
shown that this man hsd fed entirely
pn the ensilage. Of course his j cow
would, not do well " They will hot ds
W'elK on any slnxle feed. Give them a
varletyse vety dy.' Prof. Jaffa sas
that cows fed wholly on alfalfa become
alfalfa sick, although It is thej best
cow. feel we have. ;.,.;' ' '.:.; .':.
-'yVtmd alfalfa hay, straw,-reenj coin',
ensllake beets, numpkln.. and pasture
In variety,- They enjoy a varletjy and
will give a greater flow of milk to pay '
for It. . i ..--:.; , ' '-" j -, x .
A grain feed Is bcnefW'Jal when
will admit of It. ', ',"'-; (.,.' j
price
."
n Don t feed ail nitrogenous w.
carbonaceous foods, but mix thetn and
get as near a balanced ration as
possl-
mev ... ' ; -. - r ' 1 : !t-
There can be no set rules, to follow,
but watch the Individual cows' 'and experiment-
with them until1 you find
w-hateach needs,'T' ; :, " v- '
On; a recent visit to the J farm, of, a
milk producer we; found he was milk
ing SS cows. The- principal fein.j was
alfalfa pasture nesrly .kn'e, hfRh, but.
1 In the same pasture was a' stack of
straw, and at that time a number or
. cows had left the alfalfa and were eat
ing quantities of the atraw. Theyere
balancing their own ration to eult
their Individual need.
With straw In an ; alfalfa psstur?
cow will not alow themselves to bloat.
CaJ I for n la Cu J 1 1 vf. mr .
CIiVER AS AN OIlCHA UD M UiXTII.
-Considers Me publicity hsatw'en giv
en to the remarks of W,,T. Macoiin, of
th , EXerlment .BtatiOrf st Ottowa; ,
Can.made at the American potnologi-.
cal meeting In discussing the renovn-
Hon of apple or h rds, say Prof. John"
Craig. Cornell tyrlvrrsltyr Mr. M .-
coun stated that the practice at he
etperlmentsl farm had Wn lo grow .
clover In the orchard; throughout the
year. As the clover reached the, bloa-
somlng stags, it wss cut and allowed
t remain on the ground. The. last
growth of the clover In the autumn was
not mowed, but permit led to stand s.
a cover during winter. This system Is,
In effect, a combination of - greetf may
nurlng and mulching. It differs from j
the ordinary, cultivation and eover
crop system In that cultivation Is left
out of 'the program. ' -.- v. ' ,''-,';';.
A rather too wide application of Mr.
Macown's remarks has been made. Ilo '
Was careful to state Ibat this practice
pertained to thelr.'own, orchard and
was the outgrowtVof- rO ullar soft. and
climatic conditions. 'The '.'-subsoil of.
this orchard Is cold and 1 impen lous.
The region-in which It Is! sltusu-d I
rarely visited with protrseted drouth.
The object In growing the c lover 1 lo
aerate the' soil, draw out. Its surplus .
moisture' and protect-the" trees front
the severe freezing .In winter. ' Un
doubtedly -the clover - mulching plan
may be applied quite widely, I be
lieve that It can bw practl'ed with ad-,
vantage In many of the colder apple
growing regions, but I do not think It
would be the best plan to: folHw in
tactions where rainfall during
growing season was at all umertsln.
In such sections cultivation Is essen-
.tiL: w' -l""-.?'-' '-''-" '"'-'
The particular regbh. descfiled by
Mr. Macoun Is not a commercial f rut I
sectioru Apple are grown In an am
ateur way and fruit. of fine Ullty ia
produced, but no large area are de
voted to the Industry., possibly. th
buslnens may develop biteMf this plan
r.uity tnan it nas reeii in wm past.
P.ELIGIGN TlfE.CAUiilE.--Joiin W.
Johnm, native of Sweden, e,l 37
years, siwirfO browghtljto thf
Insane Asylum 1 frm Portland, by
Henry Price nd John ftfe. Jis mal
ady was brought on . by religious fer
vor. .' :- - y I ::
. ' :
rAiiTif'ji-AK.n hihwtk. ,aptaii 4.
Q' llsrne. t"iiit that at t 'rlo M-on
Thursday morning he j felt a. slight
earthtuake shok. It was not serious.
though eufhciently pronouneed to wake
hlmand to rsttla tbgwlndowa. - ,
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