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ij TUHSDAT, SEPTEMBER 2, 1902. - 4. - taJ -S. VI . Published rery Tuesday and Friday by the ETATXSMAX rCEUHHINO COM P Ait Y K. J. HEXCKICKS, Manager. , - , " aa-fewaavsa SUBSCRIPTION KATES. ' ' fne rear, to dviM...'..:i.-i! W x months, In id?n..'r...... J T r.re month, in advance...... ... v:; ytar, on tiaf,... 1.25 The 8atema tu been etblihed for nearly f ."iy-two year, and it bumiM sabacribers who i.3 receded it nearly that lonr, and many ho haa lead U to t sroeratlon. Some of tbxe object to bavin tfta PT dia-onunoed at tae tune of expiration of their obaeriruona i i bo benefit ot theae. and for other r-o vre bare concluded to discontinue subscription cn!y when n-mfied to do no. Ail peraout payttrc when aubscriMnf. or parlof in adTance. wld e tha benefit of U doilsr rata. Bot U they do not par for si a montba. tae rata will be $1.25 a ear. Hereter we wtU ar4 tha paper to ail -T-ponibi peraona who order It, tboug-a they may notaend the money, with the nnoeratand i n g that tbef are to pay a year, in ca they Ixt tha lUOKHDUOB nCEWUUk luw mw. h.. in arAf t that there may ba no misnn ; aentaodinv, wa will keep tnia notice stacding at tht piaca in in paper, , ,r CIRCULATION (6VV0RN) OVER 4000. i ONCE MORE SIX PAGES, On account ofthe non arrival of pa fer stock,, we are obliged toprlnt the (TwIce-a-WeeltBtatesman again with only six pages, after baying promised last Issue that it would not occur again. The paper. wilL surely be here In V time - ; t' '." S T : for the ' next : Issue, and the six-page form will surely not be used again. WOULD BE STRANGE, j Wouldn't it be funny Ifjthere were a great panic An the midst, of this era of prosperiryr Exchange H : It wouldn't be exactly, funny,4 but It would be strange. And It Is not going to happen, If the people of this country are wise enough to let well enough . alone in the matter of the tariff laws, ' and do not turn the country over to the mercy of the tariff tinkers. i One of the most conservative of the Wall street operators recently made the statement that whlie the majority of the people In this country imagine-that stocks are already too high, he predicts that they will go steadily higher, in the cases of stocks representing relia ble and well managed concerns of all UNIONf - -L classes, and the business of this coun try will have no serious set-back, but will go on expanding for an Indefinite - period, y., '.' - '' . ' , - - .' ;t ; v The writer of this paragraph believes this will be the trend of future. 'events, for two 'reasons. One Is that the, busi ness of the "United States will grow and ! prosper, for an indefinite period. j The wthar is that the world's output Of gold . will go on increasing. This being the universal money metal, and there being . all the gold needed now for the re serves of the various Governments, the prices of things measured In. gold will go higher and higher as compared with the present prices This Is the (en- , (U-ncy.now. and It will not be changed. The United. States will have two kinds of prosperity for the'lrnmedlate future, and for a long time to come. One wU be actual, based ' on real prosperity. The other will be apparent, based ot the rise in values based on ounces and ;gralns of the universal money aieU' 0Ve- ftr .nt-.'ol'n-; to hve any -more ';hard times In this country for a long time, unless we make hard times by our own foolish actions. f DISCOVERING ANOTHER THING. "President Palma, of .Cuba, is slowly discovering Jhat If he is to get along In hi republic he will have to become a partisan. . So-far h is posing ua a man above parties and consequently commands no following in either the house or senate. Exchange. , ; ! . On the contrary he Is probablyj dis covering another thing, He Is probably finding out that "he'll be damned If h does, and he'll be damned if he don't. - - : He has a hard task before him. and so will hi successors' have, - whether they are partisans or attempt to pose as men above xta"rtles.:"The Cuban peo ple are not capable of aelf -government. They have not had the training to fit them for. the responsibilities of citizen ship in a free country of their j own supporting, and even-their children will nut be composed of the material ' cal culated to make a Strong. free govern ments ' ', r. -I vi THE RANGE OF PRICE. While figures cannot ev n prevari cate when set la f column -nen ' who d-al wMh figures come to different con clusions.'. For example. It has been as-1 serted by statisticians that the ' In crease In the prlceof articles of food in the last five years, averaged about 23 per cent. The Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics corrects this j statement. The average increase since!: 183? has bi-en only about 15 per. "cent. ; The heaviest Increase la shown in the item of rent, which has gone uo S2.43 per i tr.t. Dry goods j have , risen 16.fr per cent,, fuel 9.7S, "food 1L11 ' But the Mus.uhuietts Bureau compareslprtces in 1903 with prices In 1S72. and finds ithat we are huylngthe solid comforts f life cheaper now thap In the earlier !.t. Foodstuffs compared with prices a 1ST2 have declined 19.97 per cent, dry yrtois 41.01 per cent fuel 2S.81 per cent, T'..U general '.decline in Tprlces enables th wase-earner to raise his standard of livingand hjs condition is still more r improved by the rise in wages. No 'one sute can furnish ytatlstlc for the whole, nation.. In some carta ct iLe country the trip of comLIr.atlon la more effective than In other parts. In thickly Settled states the cost of transport-. tion Is a smaller Item in the total cost of food than in states where food has to" be carried over long distances. The statistics of the Massachusetts Bureau are undoubtedly- correct for that and adjoining states but they do not apply with equal accuracy f.o all the states. NOT LONG ENOUGH. In New York state Monday two new laws of great importance to married folk and lawyers went into effect. One provides that neither party to. a di vorce suit shall ,- marry until three months have elapsed after, the signing of the decree! The other makes It a misdemeanor for lawyers to advertise for divorce practice. It la hoped by the second law to curb a certain class of persons who have never been credit to their profession. It would be well for California to have a sim ilar statute. Oakland, Cal., Enquirer. It would be- well for.; California to make it longer than three month. That Is not sufficient Ime for, the sake of decency A year Is not too long In any case, and a thousand years in some cases .-" ' '. , ":: In Oregon either party to a divorce case Is not eligible to marry for six months after the granting of the di vorce In order to give the other party time to appeal. In case pf a reversal. there might be a surplus wife or bus- band, as the case might be-rone legiti mate and the- other in the state of the Mormon's plural wife or wives in Utah. AT PEACE. The unpleasantness which for a time existed between Argentina and Chile has been dissipated by a comprehensive treaty of peace. Not only are old ani mosities declared , off. but a provision is made against the appearance of new ones. The treaty includes a declaration that neither of the contracting parties , . - - seeks territorial expansion at the ex pense of Its neighbors; . also, for the limitation of naval armaments and for the submission ' of any disputes that may hereafter arise to the arbitration of Great Britain, The " treaty secures the neutrality :of . Argentina ; in the event-of an attempt ; on the part of Peru and Bolivia to recover territory which Chile seized after, the war of 1870 and has since retained. Being thus deprived of a possible ally. Peru and Bolivia will doubtless await events rather than take . the chances of war with their old antagonist. , Argentina and Chile are the two most progressive countries In South America. The for mer has a territorial area of 1.125,088, the'laiter of 293,970. In respect to pop ulation they are nearer in ? equality. Argentina having a population of 4,086, 500, Chile of 2.414.000. . s What would American brewers think If their business was regulated as it ! in Qermany? There is a popular Idea In this country that the rights of plain people are not so jealously upheld in monarchlal countries as li this land of the free, but a little story that comes from Munich proves that this supposi tion is wfong. Thiere bas been ' copt plalnt In that city that the collars on the beer have been growing higher and higher, and as a result the matter waa referred lo tha ,cit v . statistician, i; He was asked to figure out how much beer the people of Munich were annually cheated out of through the beautiful white collars of foam. This municipal statistician was evidently a friend of the people and against the beer trust, for his report, declares that the people of Munich have been annually cheated out of 1,000,006 liters of beer by. the building of too much foam on top. Then a righteously Indignant municipal gov ernment took the matter up and pro ceeded to' give relief. The brewers have been required to furnish "new steins, deep enough to permit of a collar,' and at the same tim to. hold the amount of amber which aJutt law provides shall be given for1 an honest groschen. The Greater Salem Commercial Club bas already sent away several thousand of Its folders, and within a- few days 25,000 will have been sent. The whole 100,000 promised to the ' immigration department of the Harrlman lines ought to go forward as fast as . possi ble.; Other points are sending litera ture. . Both the county of linn and the city of Albany have contributed. Many different scberrws are being brought forward 'to attract immigration west ward. In -Arizona two railroad cars are to b duiu ana equipped in nne style and sent East. ' .- Silver and gold will be the decorations as Indicative of the mineral wealth of the territory. Two burros will be taken along, and at principal points on the trip they will be saddled and packed and with a pros pector in regulation garb. will tour the streets distributing literature descrip tive of Arisona. The other caV will contain a full line of Arixona products. PARK AND WaSHIffaTON, POUTLANO. ORCGON The school where thorough work is done; . 'where! the ream 'is always ' given; where cocSdence is developed; where' bookkeepiag is taught exactly a books are kept in btisiaess ; where shorthand . is made easy ; 4 where penmanship is rVlrara in,l (ff.fir.Ar fi9n." t' -AAl s f i ' life; where thousands more will be. A. P. ' ARMCTnorJO, Bargains Has an immense new stock of goods, just received. The store is jammed and crammed -with a BRAND NEW FINE LINE OF GOODS that excels all our previous efforts to please you. - We have enough goods to fill a store twice the size of thB one wo have, and our buHding; while it is only- brie-half as wide as some" others is TWICE as long as they ar o, EQULiING ANY in capacity. ! i j V-l li.t-i?i ; -i L0:Vr -Vi .) H --i 5:t --4 j.. ; -.-0 We are here to EXCEL any in SIZE of stock and ELEGANCE ,of goods.- Send your mail orders here, they will be. promptly filled with the same care and attention as if you were here in person. When you are Hi Salem we want you to come and see us. We want to meet you and we are always glad4 to see you whether you buy goos or not. Dress (SSBBSSMSSBMHiBWSSBBBSSBBBSBBBlSBBBSBB i ' Goods My, bat we have a fi ne line all " colors, and the latest weaves. . , . Black Dr$ss Goods We make "a specialty of these and we have a hand-;. some styles. line ' of the advance Some of the .weaves are . ' ; ;:. :. - . TIB ALINES.- ::;- SHRUNK UNFINISHED WORSTED. - -MELROSK IXECHINE, , PALESTINE ARMOR. . BASKET WEAVE CHEVI OTS", ORANITEH, HERRINGBONES.; . And many others. We can sure ly please you, Waistlngs '. All the beautiful' new wai stings in silk and wool:. 298 300 Com-pi-rclal Street. and.it will be decorated with Arizona treasures and views. . " ' : Mississippi's convict farms are said to be models pf intelligent, enterprising and humane management, and in add! tion are yielding a handsome income to the state. Under the lease system the convicts were badly treated, so that system was recently abandoned and the state Is now-working. Its convicts on farms either owned by the state or leased for a. term of years. , The war den's report, for the. first six months of this year shows that the cash receipts of the system for this period have been $190,436.32, while ' ; the, total expenses were S9,004.2S, leaving profit In, six months f of $101,432.09. A very good showing from a financial standpoint, but the statement4 concerning the hu mane management may be taken with a raln of salt, since most of the' con victs are negroes, and -since it Is In Mississippi. - ..' " ' ; - t The-Prootor & Gamble Company, of Cincinnati, have awarded a contract for a full page In each issue of the Ladles' Home Journal for three years,, with option for two additional years, for the advertisement of Ivory Soap. The price agreed Is The Joarnal's-ull rate $4,000 per page, making an ex penditure of $48,000 per year,' or $144, 000 for the three years absolutely con tracted for, and $9$,004f for the , two optional years-representing a contract for $240,000. Tmjs is tha largest ' con tract for advertising ever given to one magazine. - Santos Ihimont's steering gear- ap pears to have slipped a cog and he veers about almost as capriciously, as his airships have . been , doing. ; . lie seems to have taken offense because his coming to this country " was not greeted with glittering, parade and huge' demonstrations ofL; applauding multitudes, and he has gone back to Europe In a huff. Nevertheless Uncle Sam ts not wholly disconsolate. ' ' . .William Ziegler, the 'financial backer of the Ziegler-Baidwin expedition to at its best j where hundreds of awatu mi om.v.a in Open all the year. Catalogue free. 1 LL. D.f PRINCIPAL Waists ' Wo have silk, velvet,1 wool waists galore, and the pretti est oses you over saw. Watch our window- next week for these beautifully erubroider'd striped, plain, etc. " Skirts A big new line .of heavy f rainy day skirt?; price, $1.90, . $2.75 - $3.00 - $4.00 - $5.50, $5.50 -G 50 - $7.25 - $7.50. Black Dress Skirts We have some beauties, ranging in price froift x $150 to $12.50. Ladles9 Coats and Children 's Coats Thousand odollars worth 'in all the latest styles and colors; Modes, Tans, Reds, ; Black?, Graya. Blue. .Half,; three-quarter, full length, cheap and expensive. Prices to suit any purse. Styles tcsui any taste. - There isn't any place in town , buy, every .necessity so well the North Pole, which has come to grief through dissensions in the party, is outfitting a second expedition which will be accompanied by his former sec retary. One of the -duties assigned to this expedition. Is to. make a thorough investigation Into ; the causes which wrecked the first one.' ' NewEngland jcrltics have noted that in his recent 'speech' at P-oston Presi dent Uoosevelt bean thirteen oenten- ceswlth' .now.'' used the phrase fhave. got" - for must'!-! eleven .times and wound up by. splitting an infinitive. Under the circumstances it Is probable that Dostonians would : have mobbed him had they not been restrained by the knowledge ;that! he is a President of the United States and a graduate .of Han-ard. As- it Is -they content them selves with mildly rebuking him and advising young people not to follow his example to talking. Exchange. - The statesman is Inclined to agree wlth : the correspondent, "Citlsen," In another 'column.' It is not a good thing for the future'of the city, or the count'y. to attempt to tax the right to use the water power by the manufacturers. It would be double taxation. We have not enough manufacturing concerns now, nor large enough ones in the con cerns we have. .They are a good thing to encourage in every way possible. It is not good business policy to discour age them fn any way. Bread upon the waters. A Delaware machinist has heard - good news. In 1889 he was a' passenger on a boat go ing to Philadelphia: An elderly passen ger fell 111. .The mechanic took care of him. steered him to a hotA In Phila delphia,; got htm a doctor. Now. that elderly man has left the volunteer nurse $50,00i, ThiS; anecdote teaches travellers that Itlls weir to be on the lookout for prosperous ailing passe 1 gers. ):: :"..'. : .- ' ; 'i :. 1 The Oregonlan figures the. wheat yield oi me a'acinc Korthwestt for 1902 at i.s5,ooo tmshels, being for Oregon 12.785,000, Washington 24.900,000 and Idaho 4,000,000. For Marlon county 400,000 bushels. This is for the whole territory 124 per cent, less than the record yield of I ML, - - .... The. Portland Dispatch has ceased publication, and Tony Noltner Is out of business. For the Publio Good. ' In another part of this paper appears n advertisement worthy the reading, as n's' lor the public good. It: tells rree aistrtoution of Doan's Kidney a "medy for Kidney Ills. Read It. and call at Stone's Drug Store. 537 2,mmtrclaV trcet Saturday. septemt Legal Blanks. Statesman Job OClce. r Men s Clothing. Ve always have theup-to-, ; date clothes, hats, and men's furnishings we buy from only the blest houses ia the United States, and our cloth- i ing - . Well nSSSBBBSBl m; born & co. Merchant tailors of Chi- -cago guarantee a fit and give - you your choice of the world's samples. We have been doing a large bus- -. inessL ording suits from these -people, they having been giving great satisfaction. Prices very reasonable. Boys9 Suits Norfolk Sailor Suits and Three-piece Suits'from $1.75 to$G.00.;; . ' ' . ' Two-piece Suits Irani $1,25 to $4.50. - where men and women can and so econoniicallv as at TQM Harvestersand Hop Pickers' SUPPLIES v QIovqs in rcat variety, .best' grade of horsfhW seal and buckskin. Asbestos tannetL which niakes the fire-proof and WattT proof. Our prices' on tlio.se goods arv now 25 Per cent lower than the regular price. J We falso have a larure 8iinplv of chean trloves at 17c. 'JSn. nml 25c a w. m- m. m - i, pair. -Ladies' wido Tim hats, cachi. Shift waists for .1. (We are selling these gxds utxxi wicks, pair liandkercliifilj at . MeiiV bib overalls;,., . Toadies' shoes "pair ... . - Hzes H to 4, just right for rough wear, only 50c a pair. Children's shoes, sizes 13 to 2, heavy goods, pair 0REENBA UM'S DRY GOODS STORE i NEXT OOOa TO TIIE P0ST0IT ICE ' j f WArJHOOD RESTORED 2K ZZ. 1 i ) '-rr'MHt.r dl-w . t tit. r.nrnM. nr,i, much w u4 w n.M 1 ---- - - rr?r f rca r lrnn in Kmum 99 peewit r... r. wtm wyr crirn, liicirt without n Mumru Mfiv.ii .ml mntw-v r.ttirt. it (11.,..... . . m. ... Wnt'. feml ff.r fKtr rfrrr.inr n-rft tMtliru,.i..i. mA?is HKttlt UK to. f.a Su FOR BALE BY Z. J. RIOOS. D fBflU OBtEOS EXCHAKeES. Aahland Tidings: :. . Ramsey, of Merrill, Klamath county,. accompanied or mm son. naugbter. Mrs. A. E. Mar tin and Mrs. H. E. Smith, was coming Into Ashland yesterday, over h Ash land-Klamath stage road on their way 10 iornano,'tjy private - conveyance, when they had a serious runavf ay ac cident and narrow escape. They were coming down the somewhat steep grade on the Green Spring Mountain four miles east of Wagner Springs, when one of the horses stepped on a large sUck lying in the road, which flew up and struck the animal violently. Both horses Immediately started on a run at a break-neck pace. The surrey was overturned and the occupants tipped out, Mr. Ramsey still holding the lines. e succeeded in maintaining bis hold for about 100 yards, when the animals got away and ran for a distance of over three miles, before they, were captured. Mr. Ramsey returned "to the assistance of the other Occupants of the vehicle and found that' both ladies wero . verely bruised and cut up. They were taken to a ncaij by house anj after Bargains- Shoes special sale ;; There is a Special ?ale cv-: cry day in the year in tlirs store in some one or more lines of goods. You are al ways sure of bargains THIS WEEK. M en's Hca vy Shoes ; ' $1-50 for $1.10. N . Boys9 Plow Shoes $10 for $1.10. " Men's Kangaroo Calf, Solid upper's, $2 50 for $2.' ; M en's Whang Leather Shoes', heavy $2.25 ' for $1.85. Hoppicking Supplies Blankets 50c and up. GLOVES '. ,We have fine new shriok ing machine that does the best of work. 5c per yard. Salem, Oregon. ... . t A. ... K.J .. , J 7 " ' - - .i. 25c 1 25c, 15c, 50c, 75c, $i:00 for less than the wholesale cosU .i,. 5c I0cx 50c are trnoblMt with li .ii 1 1 1 jiHuaatiH cur.. auaMaKK Oil Mu rvi ftUOOIST. SALEM. OUBaOJf. wards, came to Ashland on the stage. Mr. Ramsey, after securing the horses, succeeded In bi4nging the surrey to town in a badly damaged condition for repairs The ladies of the party are able to get around today and will be In shape to continue their Journey. The' A B C Of It. A kidney education start with: Backache means kidney ache, lame back means lame kidneys, weak back mean weals kidneys, eur means Doan's Kidney PHI a. ; Rad about tha free distribution In this paper mn cau at Stone's Drug Store 297 Comnertial street, Saturday, September IJth. C ASTOR I A For IrJaati arri Children. lh K!ni Yea" Han A!,rn7S tzzzV Bear'tfco Slnaturflof LepaLElanka, Statesman Job Office. Lesaf Blanks Statfsman'job Offlce. ; ,1...f. m w laniw, .t; a-aJaiKKatrctgUtfiik( 11