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WEEKLY (OREGON STATESMAN. TCESDAT. MAY 27. 1902. ti:e czm:i weekly statesman PublUbed ry Tnedy and Friday by tb STATES MAN PUBLISHING COMPANY t substitution m DRUG stores. - " . . - ' -c " We again call attention to the dishonest practice of substituting an inferior article for that which is demanded, oh the. ground that the one substituted is "just as good.' : The druggist who indulges in the game of substitution is open to criticism from many points of view. - 1 In the first plaeel he is ungrateful to the men who manufacture, and who, through widespread publicity, promote the druggist's business and profits. If a man spends hundreds of thousands of tbP in advertising, and as a result sends wooihi. Ia order that there m9 bm no mi sua-1 i: i ' i- . K, J. HENiKl KS. MiDtfer. si;b3ciiiition". rates. One year, in tvsiwt.. v.. $1X0 Mx months, .in advance. ........ ....... .AO lb roe month, in lrBc -..J.. M On year, on Usie. US The 8:testna h been established Ihr nearly till y-two yxn, and it lM asme i Uteri Den w&a nve recelTea it nearly last ions, ana man who have tead it tor a iriieratou. Soma of loess tject to having the paper dlfonUaoed at me time ol xiU,lion ot tticlr ralaeribtlona. 'ur Um benefit of these. .n1 for other raton we have euocl ud d to discontinue aab crtption. only when a ifted lodoao. All pe-raoua paying arutwcribfuK. or p.Jlo la advance, wlii w te t oeti l of tiie uoUu rate. But U toey do not pjy f r aU month, tb rate will be sua a yea r. nereaf ter we wiu Bend the paper to all rcapousiuie perMiua who oruer it. Ibougn tne may uoi leua me money, wtin tne ooaenta nd- oerxtknding, we wlU tcp this notice stacdiog w yimv in iu paper. CIRCULATION (SWORN) OVER 4000. . 8TATE REPUBLICAN TICKET. , Governor...'!.. W. J. FURNISH, of UmMIlla. County 8upreme Judge, j . Jt. 8. BEAN, of Lane County. Sscrstary of Stats, f 1" F. L DUNBAR, of Clatsop County. Stats Trsasurs-. j C. S. MOORE, of Klamath County. Superintendent of T Public Instruction. J. II; Ackerman, of Multnomah County. Attorney General. A M, CRAWFORD, of Doujclas County. State Printer. J. It. WHITNEY, of Una County. U.S. Senator' r T. T. GEER, of Marlon "County. FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TICKET, -i j For Congressman. THOMAS It. TONGUE, of i Illllsboro. THIRD. SENATORIAL DISTRICT TICKET. i For Joint 8enator, WM. IL HOBSON, of Stay ton. MARION COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET. ;- !-.' ' State Senator. '.:; ' E. M. CROISAN, of Salem. SQUIRE FAR RAR. of Salem. Representatives, i v FRANK DA VET,' of Salem, s' E. T. JUDD, of AumsvlUe. THOS. B. KAY, of Salem. A.M. LAFOLLETT, of Brooks. . J. IX SIMMONS, of Monitor. ' l' ' '- Sheriff.-' - -JOHN F. STEIWER. of Jefferson, f ? ... -'Clerk ; . -Hti.. --jA . JOHN W. ROllANDjof Salem.i? iRecorder. i: l': JOHN a SIEGMUND, of Gervala. Treasurer , '' ; W. Yi- RICHARDSON, of Stayton. , Commissioner. . r " WM. MIl.KV, of Aurora, x ' - Assessor. -. x CHARLES " LEMBCKE, of iButteriire. ;-w 8urveyor. . ' ' BYRON B. UERRICK JR, of Turner. - Coroner. 'I A. M. CLOUGIL of Salem, i Justice of the Peace, i r USalem District) i 1 - E. D.TI10RGAN, of Salem No. 1. j . Constable. GEORGE II. IRWIN.; of- Salem No. '2. -AN INSTRUCTIVE CONTRAST. In the. April number of -the "Pottery Oawtte," published at 19 Ludgate IIIU, London, R C., we llmB thej foUovrlng- plaintive note of comparison, contrast ana envy: - 1 . "The United States la the great stum bling block In the gospet of free trade. Here is a. county? which taxes every manufactured thing imported; many of , them- at "perfectly prepoterou!i rates, and yet Is the most Oprosperou country on earthj accumulating wealth at a rate never before Known, j. Not only do employers and capitalists do well, but ail classes eeem.to share In the pros perity, and the general levefl of comfort is higher han In any other country. Surely -protection cannot be the baneful ' policy we-ha've 'been taught to regard It! Such are the reflections, we hear all over t country, not least among the emplve and the operatives of the potting trcCe, in view of the dwindling of our American trade. Why should we op?n our hospitable ' ports to the btna and earthenware of all countries . er the sun. and be by them taxed moat to prohibition in return r If Uere are people in this country who do not. know when they are weSI off. 'or who think theyjareioo well oft ni voyM like to do something to rec- Ttythat condition and it woulrseem that there are; many such- theyean with marked advantage, read and I wardly digest the above expression Jn behalf of some people who do not think they are well ott. It Is sometimes very desirable to know What others think of us. In that way we mayi "perchance gain ft truer perception of our own privileges, blessings and opportunities. What is true.- of the British "pottery ' trade la true of alrooast all Industrial trades In Great Britain. Theyjare all languishing under free trade, all look' Ing with envious eyes to the United States. 1 If, s . Dogberry held, "com parisons are odorous," certainly- con trasts are instructive.- From the "Am erican Economist, Friday, May '- 23, 1902.' ' ' j ' . - THE DEMOCRATIC FAILURE. ("- ' "- " ' r ' t::--r The, Hon. Arthur Pue- Gorman, ac- cf dl'iig ;t& the Cleveland Leader, has said to- the Hon. James Matthews Griggs, chairman of the Democratic Congress Campaign Committee, that the "Democrats cannot win the next Congress on the 'water-cure issue. " The people will not be "caught y I t.M grateful as well as iahonestfor the druggist to prevent the normal sale, and iorthe sake of a few extra pennis to substitute an inferior article.-.: r .. . . Substitution is dishonest toward the public. The druggist is asked for a certain remedy or oher well known! and valuable article. He replies that he, has something else "just as goodM or better, and often adds : "I make this' myself and know just what it contains." . -'fir !. ?; -. .'- As a matter of fact, he v rarely; or never makes it" himself, he does not know wKat it contains. He simply patronizes- One of the numerous concerns that make a4 business of putting on the market cheap substitutes io deceive the public, j 1 V U :; ; If a druggist offers you 'something "just as good," you may be sure that he has not a very high opinion of your intelligence or of your importance. He does not tell his best custom ers what they want to buy, he does not tell 7, .... ' ; . i them that they don !t know what they want, lie takes good care j to give them just what they ask for, because he wants to keep their custom. . i For those whom he considers, inferior or transient customers he reserves i his phrases about something "just as good" that he makes "himself. . ; - ; ''1 1 ' - . .-1- ' It you ask a druggist for a certain article and he offers you something else "just as good," tell him that yoti know what you-want, and that you will patronize a drug store that gives you, credit for ordinary intelligence. Y611 might ask the clerk who wants you to take something" "just "as jgood" whether he will accept a button in place of the half dol lar owing him, on the ground that the button is "just, as good," and that you know person ally what it contains. p f The substituting druggist who wants a dol lar will not accept anything else as "just as good." He reflects on your intelligence; he thinks that you don't know what you want, or believes that you will not insist on hav ing it. ' - j, 'j: ; ""-' . : The'system of substitution encourages ad-; ulteration of goods, and encourages dishon esty. It discourages the work of energetic men. It is theiluty of the public to stop "the . practice, and hat it can easily do by patron izing merchants who keep and sell what the public wants. New: York Evening Journal. nt home to England. For three years he amused himself in a fairly becoming manner, doing no work at. all, and at the end of that time, having spent all his money, he returned to the Pacific Coast and again became .he mate of a steamboat. Meanwhile the master, who was Scotch and of a saving turn, clapped his money into a hank and went on with his steamboat ing. Just about the time when the mate came back from England the master died and his money was divided among nephews and nieces in the old country. His thrift had kept himfrom getting any . use out of his money. VI course the spendthrut mate was toolish and he may diein the.poorhouse some dayj but was he more foolish than the Scotch master ? Not a whit. He hadrthree years of fun while the captain was toilingand he lias a fair chance still of escaping the poorhouse. This question has still another aspect. Sup-J pose that every person imitated the Scotch skipper and hoarded h is money. Wlia t would become ofTthe count ry 's business ? Money must be kept irheirculation else there will be insolvency and paniesvThe English mate per formed an act of patriotism j by spending his" money so freely, and if, in the exuberance of his patriotism, I he went beyond his duty and betrayed an improvident jingoism, the is not unpardonable. Save something and spend is the middle way and the best. Do not for get that there is a future, but remember also that there is a present. fault something that CUBANS AND SPANISH. SPENDING AND WASTING MONEY. There is a great difference between spend ing money and wasting-money. It is wise to spend money, but the fool ish man is he. who wastes it. . . 1! - ; - j ; J The man who makes a point of gettinghis money's worth will not suffer by spending. Money, after all, was made to be, spent; and it is ridiculous to .stint; one's self of neces saries in order to hoard up gold in the bnlc When a man 'feels hungry lethim buy enough to eat, by all means, if he has the money. To barely appease the appetite with coffee land doughnuts when it creaves steak and veget ables is the' trick of a mean and parsimonious mind. To wear shabby clothes and faded hats when one, can afford to dress well is sheer depravity. To stint one's self j of innocent pleasures because they, cost a few cents is to make a god of money. There is only one life for each of us, and it is prudent to take iLe advice of the Latin poet and seize the present moment: Life may end tomorrow and a man must go naked and emptyrhanded into the hereafter. Money in bank and negotiable secur ities are of no use to a dead man. (Joramon forethought bids a man make decent provision f or ohl age, but it is contrary to reason for onej. to suffer and starve during youth and middle age -when his capacity for enjoyment is large that he may. have plenty in the last lap of life's course, when very: little will suffice. c -x The middle course is the safe road, as the same Latin poet used to remark. Tlie Snn Francisco Bulletin gives this case: Not lcng ago the master and the first mate of a certain river steamer went into a little speculation It is simply a coindierice .that Alfonso be came King of Spain on Saturday, and that General Estrado Pal ma became President of Chiba the following Tuesday. The prospects of a successful' administration of the affairs of Spain are1' greatly improved by the fact that Cuba is no longer a Spanish colony. The trade and domestic relational of the two coun tries are closer now than they have, been for years. The Spanish are emigrating to Cuba, and at the present timer ther are few signs of the old animosity between the two races. A correspondent who accompanied - President Palma on his tour through! Cuba , says that Spaniards participated in the welcome accord ed the' President-elect? In many cases Span ish shopkeepers displayed their- places off business. Cuban flags on Some weeks ago w7 there was considerable apprehension as to t attitude the Spanish element of the popula tion would assume toward the new govern ment. It was known that jmany of the mora prosperous Spaniards preferred American t4 Cuban rule; Whether they wouldpermit their preference to bring them jmtp collision with the Cuban leaders was a question to be'deter mined after the assumption of the control of affairs by the Cubans The Spanish were inclined to favor thenneation of Cuba to the United States for two jreaons: First, the assurance the American Government would give of tranquillity ; second, the hope that an nexation would hold out of ; free trade between the mainland and the island, v Questions of politics often resolve them selves into questions of material conditions. People quickly become reconciled to a govern ment or a policy which brings prosperity. The free American, market for? their sugar, tfieir tobacco, their fruit and other tropical pro ducts would soon, make Cuba one of the rich est countries in the world. ; The conditions of soil and climat are such .that sugar can be produced at less cost than in other cane sugar producing countries, and at About one-half the cost Of beet sugar. There are varieties of Cu ban obacco thatare to thejweed what the best French champagne is to wine. The Cubans might not be willing to, sacrifice their inde pendence for. any degree of material prosper ity, but the SpanishVlement of the island's population is less enthusiastic over Cuban na tionalit"yand perhaps evenj more appreciative of the advantages of the Anierican market. ; THE NATIONS AND WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. The conflicting claims of a number of in ventors and adapters have brought about a curious situation in . the matter of wireless telegraphy. Inasmuch' as Some European gov ernments, notably that of or less involved in the con entees, it is believed that an international con- Germany, are more roversy. of the pat- wireless telegraphy Chicago Ilrald. f erence on the subject; of is inevitable, observes the In time of war it is a Very easy matter to cut cables and interrupt communication, as was shown in , our last naval' skirmish with Spain. The status of the ocean cable is also dependent in time of peaeel upon the attitudes of t'- fSvrirr,'r""st in -n-V' tTrifrv ils fcr- wireless comrnunica tion cannot be interrupted in this way. A system, however, which tivs the universal ether for the transimssion of its messages is one that may properly call for some international understanding regarding its employment for ocean telegraphy. The situation is complicated by the altitude of Germany, which has apparcntlyNrestric,vl its territory to the operations of the Blab yarco system,' while Jilarconi is lknt upon; es tablisldng his patents in America. The claims made in England that the apparatus invented and patented by Prof. Oliver Lodge of Lon don, and put into practical operation in 1891 antedates all other patents, that tie was first in the field and is now master of ther situation. By way of adding to the complexity of the situation the claim is made that "none of the wireless telegraph companies has patent rights which are legally binding.' This is nthe, opinion of Rear Admiral Bradford, under whoseaupervision the wireless telegraph is be ing experimented with by the Navy LVpart- ment. Concerning tlreresults attained by the ex periments thus far theiUectrical Review says; It seems today as of some of the more spec tacular results that have , been obtained have been due to the use of secret methods and not to those disclosed in the patents on filein the rvarious patent offices. - . The-ffort of the rival claimants to secure a monopolyof the ether for transmitting signals will haturallyMncrease the need of some inter national understa ing. It should be very gratifying to the Ameri can people the way that foreigners' are flock ing jto this country to study our edeaional and industrial systems. The French Govern ment recently appropriated a vast sumto send students to America to be made familar with bur institutions and the factors that have made us great. The English are now taking a deep interest in our educational system and are sending out a commission to make a study of it and report. M. E. Sadler, director of inquiries and reporter for the Board of Edu-f cation for England and Wales, has arrived in this country; Mr. Sadler is deeply interested in the plan of Alfred Mosley, the r English capitalist, to send. a commission to .various countries to study and report on educational affairs. The commission will go firsts to Ger many, Mr. Sadler says, and then come to this country, where, it will arrive probably late next October. Each member of the commis sion will write his personal views and all will be published in attractive form. "The exam pie set by your American moneyed men has had an immense influence in England," said Mr. Sadler, "and has led'some of our leading capitalists to take an interest' in education, and to devote some of their money, to making English schools and educational institutions more effective. I consider the commission proposed by Mr. Mosely one of the most in teresting moves in this direction which has yet been undertaken, and consider it a great matter that he bears all the expense of the project from his private funds." Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto, Cardinal 'Patri arch of Venice, who is aid to be the choice of the Pope as his own successor, has never been an aggressive factor in church affairs, and has always held aloof from quarrels of every kind, whether chureh or political. . He lives a quiet, retired life among the people of his parish in Venice, visiting the sick, repres sing persecutions of every sort and preaching learned and eloquent sermons. The Cardinal - ...... .. 7 was born at Riese, Northern Italy, in 1833. IJe Was created Cardinal in 1893,- and has as hisjtitular church in, Rome that of San Bern- 10 alle Terme. am The labor troubles in Portland have nar rowed down to a contest between the building trades and the planing mill men; ' It is serious enough as it is, on account of the fact that it ties up important building, operations, and in fact building operations of every kind In that city, and at the opening of the most ac tive building season ever known there. Per haps a way out of the difficulty may be found before long. The matter will be easier of solu tion than it would have been with a general strike of all the trades unions, which was urged by some of the parties to the contest. - A French naturalist declares that if there were no birds man would be starved out in nine years ; for in;spite of all that he could do the insects ' arid slugs would multiply so rapidly that they would destroy all vegetation in that time. We owe our very existence, therefore, to the birds which in seeking their own, living destroy daily myriads of these de Frr",t?ve ereitrro!. rr.d po rnnke it possible OP SIX WLXXS Beginning Wondy. Juf ai, 4uel In one "of the ruutrn .r t,r. p.. land Huslnrw OotUg. cvriixr "Ht D". WajUiington irtrestK. i It will W nn, 1 H jschool of study. dvlrn. to u(. i, a v,Tr, 10 ugner gradt in riie Atcut 'iloa. Furtlwir bttiticuUta on a.i.-.i.,... . OPEN ALL' THE YCA.fi fhm ymr. Sluclmtn may (i.tt-r ri Ume. for spet-Ui -bram-hta or a r, JL course, and ittlve Ir.vUijJl or 1..- istructlon. a prt. rred. t i; vr m tui ' batalogue. Learn wUat and how A. P. Arm.tr.Bc, LL. B.. rriWrlvaut It always pays to vote thn straight picket. Republicans who are thinking of Scratching' their ticket should rem m- ber that such a weapon hns two nd cuts both ways. If knlfins; bo- gins who knows where It will' '.p? If any of the candidate eatly reduced majorities at the W-m. nr election this, fact will be rciu mi ireI and eTield to ure time. tne rponsible parties will account for it nt sorne fu Republlcans should nil land together and present a n.i ront On flection day. It will be t- er for the parjy: It will e iM-tu-v f..r he individuals composing It. The actlonar fight in Oregon mut m.t 1 lowed to go further. It mu.t be oppel before disaster come m-.v u. argue that defeat will rmonjrln the. party. , It will not. t-'wlll disrupt the pariy. V& tnut Stand united Kr the rest of this m. balgn. ani aftertts close we can tnc family diflVrencew. to discuss It is thirty-three years r illiam Eliot, a young an v in experienced profersor of chirnXtrj'. administration has been the the history of this unkVr si- Charles AV lege. His longest. In the mofct successful; by far. ma eri- auy ana imanciany, and the rao.v ac itlve andN. revolutionary Intellecfuaily. He has iongssbten the-modH PreslJertt .whose qualltiesother institutions have sought In the newheads they have puP over then selves, and he ! not yet sev enty years of age. Weish Dr. Kliot and Harvard University mkjy haMy returns ol' bis academic birthdays Mjy. the dear, bold signature that eiVns and emphasizes the diplomas of tiiirfy- three Harvard classes bi? amxet to those of many classes yet to come.- New York Sun. May 19th. . r There are two etdes.'to most qa tkns. There are two sides to the raes jUon of the strike In the building trade; at PorUdnd, The matters In dixi.ute. should beUhe subject of arbltraiton. The laborer is worthy of his hire and eserving of fair treatment. L The tm- loyet. has his rights, too. Tiicre hould be a sincere attempt made to get at the justice of the matter an t have a settlement of the difficulty In accordance therewith. The whole Mate. a Interested for the business prn'r ty of tie metropolis reflect ItJf abroad and affects every nook, and i ot her of Oregon, and this j. strike tarn - aces that prosperity. Marion county must grve her tisn.-il majorities to every man on the.;Kl.re and county tlckfts; they have all been nominated honestly and squan ly. anl there is no excuse for cutting and jscrateWng. There never was a nine straight voting was more Imirailve than It is now. , . If Marion' county Starts in now to play the Indian, I t - - .w. . . . . . . . . . . 1 . ... A uie vvicrs ui nunuuriHui fount n.s for the past six years, who knows how long such tactics will be kept ui? Left's stop even considering su h a. thing arjd say, above everything are Republicans and will u;vrl whole ticket. we the The Washington State Fair i:-ard 1 has decided thai air worthy - display at the fair this fall shall be retained for exhibition purposes In St. Louis in 1904. Oregon has done nothing as yet towards being represented at the su iuts exposition. The ssion 01 , the Oregon Legislature to convene next winter vrHJ be called upon to make an -appropriation for this state's exhibit. It would! be a good Idea for Oregon to begin '. looking , around for exhibits. The permanent exhibits can be brought back to exposition. Portland for use" in th 1905 Hon. It. W. Cprbett. chairman of the organizations in charge of the Lewis and Clark OtoUnnlal to be beld In Portland! in 105, has written an open letter, l4 which he says there - will bej no politics whatever in the enterprise. The hoftrty support and 00-ope.ratlon of members of ail parties in Oregon and elsewhere will be -asked for and' expected!. This Js a timely dtfclaratlon In view of the efforts of some parties In diftreht sections .'to draw the great undertaking Into the toils ami wrangles of political contests. " ' If youl have not registered with the county clerk you will have to get six freeholders to certify that you are a resident of the precinct and entitltd to vote before you can cast your ballot on election day. Those who la ilea to register should btl at the polls early . a and get j affidavits of the freenow before the rush comes on in the mid dle of Ihe day. No. man shouia siay