x::t uimYCziccrj state::1.:
rxtU4Ld Tassdt and Jltdsy If IXm
lAiifliAa rcBu&aisa covpurr -
jtw ui tarrut .. ....... .. tins
Bi montns, in advance ..........I"! fS
uree u on l OB, ID SnTtnfO ' -A
The Statesman hu bees estibllahsrf e smi
iftr-twe years, and Ubuhm nUaibmwha
mtv racnini n neuiy uuU od many
who hv r4 It for trfcruoo. 8odm m
um ojn t having- the ppr dJ"ooUnvS
" tb time o expiration 01 tbrtr tnbacripttona.
forth Wiect of tnee,and for other reaaoM
ha t concluded todieonanti ob-crlpttous
ww wwhjcw iw bv po. A person pyid
When IDbterllinr. or urlm Ik .s....,w.
hare tb benefit of the domr rL . ft ikm
Oonot per t tlx' months, the rate will be $1.25
ft. , Hereafter we witt send the paper to all
rapoonow perwma woo ora. it, though thev
aoayftot eeba the moner, with th an4reUu
In f thn,UhTre to pat $1.23 year, to tui they
Months. In order thai there taut ha u mfann
aratandragr. we will keep this notice standlnc
M ttiie plaos In the peper. , TT
CIRCULATION (SWORN) OVER 40C0
The commission did not east any re-
i,
Let sanity reign among Republicans
for a while, and tee referendum, and
special session talk will be confined
where it belongs to the Democrats.
The Liberals of Knssia drank ! to
"New Russia."! Old Bussia is haraly
a subjeet for toasts now. The world
awaits developments to see what j the
new wi'l be like. i
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Japanese strategy has again ' ,tri
umphed. The magnificent army, of
General Kuropatkin is surrounded and
mnst either fight its way through what
seems impregnable lines, or surrender.
The Portland fair is to have a per
feetly organized ; secret service force to
protect visitors, i This will be a great
relief to many visitors who are always
a?rai 1 of losing their purses in a crowd.
;.The office holders throughout the na
tion have now been promised that so
long as tbey are good they may continue
to hold their jobs. Talk about bureau
cracy-. We are coming to that our
selves.'-,.
The world looks for peace notwith
standing the Russian government Bt ill
talks f ' continuing the war." There
is nothing left of the Russian army in
the Orient to fight, so how will tho war
W continued!
rfJ.,T6ar.33(o6o.v'will be saved as the
result 'of tbAreferendum, should that
carry, i all so sillyras to-really lack
aay. jnerit. Th's - improvements at the
diiterent state institutions will all have
to bo nileiwo yeirshenee if not made
' - lloly-rollerism is' no "popular at dold-
V fc V. . v. ..a..-. a w " mw " " -
developed thia fad was J.reted to a
coat of tar and feathers, : hu
pointed down th;pi.ki;,- and waa given
a parting injunction to steadily ; fol
low it. - V ' ; '
The idea that the rwerndum;bf jthe
general atropriation bill will ' 'save,
many hundred thousand dollars, to the
taxpayers of the state is . fallacy. It
will simply delay its expenditure, aid
discommode the management an(t em
ployes of the state ins"titutions.,' j
y m. ...i ..II i i , V ,
Do we want to - advertise to tte
Lewis and Clark visitors that Oregon
is going to vote down its normaf
sc hools, its state university . and state
agricultural eolleget We thought ont1
educational institutions were supposed
to be "immigration inducers.
The Czar shows his vein of insanity
when he talks of sending another army
to the Far East. Japan , is fully as
able to maintain an army there as Rus
sia is to send another. The people of
Japan are flushed wtih victory and
therefore ready to continue the fight,
..he people of Russia are down-hearted
from defeat and are therefore ready for
peace. - . ; - .
The Oregon Good Roads Association
will hold a convention for the South
ern Oregon district at Orants Pass on
Monday ; and Tuesday, March 20 and
21, under-the auspices of the Grants
Pass Miners' Association. Prominent
road experts and leading men will be
in attendance and it is expected that
(he convention will be a success in
everyway.'"" -
Asth
ma
Mr aaaenter had a terrible case
of asthma, we tried almost every
thing, without relie?. We then tried
Ayer Cherry Pectoral, and three
Dotties curea ner. tmma jane
Entsminger, Lanesville. O.
Aycr's Cherry Pectoral
certainly cures many cases
of asthma And it cures
bronchitis, hoarseness,
weak lungs, whooping
cough, croup winter
coughs, night coughs, hard
COldS. "T Ufc.M6.tU. Aflerssjfcta,
Omsnlt
!t yor doctor. It be says take It,
uMMfii If fce telle jroa wot to
tnea don't take it. Uttem.
tben uo
tike it, toes
Daily morements of the bowels are
necessary to health. Ayer't Pilij
are rently Uxarire.purely vegsttble.
J.aAYJCOcrwett.ss.
THE 01CE CSTAT TTETD OT T3i
. - (Statesman 's Signed Editorial.)
. Matthew,'ll-28: Come unto me, all
yet that labor and are heavy laden, and
I will give, yon rest. , . T .
The world needs the Christ. We wil
sever reach the ideal in our relations
to each other till wo return to Christ.
Men lhave been, trying to unite the
world by thtir genio, by their, own
philosophy, but the effort has proven
a most eonsumate failure.
The civilized world is in commotion.
The governments of earth are in
tempest. Humanity is unrest and ns
satisfied. ' Yon ask me why! Every
man has a theory of his own for the
adjustment of all the ills and troubles
of life nd they do not harmonize.
Human governments that leave Christ
out will not adjust the differences that
spring np continually letween-men and
nations. The plan add plea of Christ
are eternal instead of temporal. Tbey
are immutable not changeable. Jesus
Christ, the same yesterday, today and
forever. The world needs this prin
eiple ' of, fixedness that . belongs to . the
human and the divine in man. Man
is made up of these two elements, and
unless he permits both to co-operate
he will never satisfy the longings of
his better nature. , i
One of the causes of all the evolu
tions and revolutions in human govern
ments that disturb and disrupt society,
is he attempt to settle all. problems
from the purely human : standard.
Christ represents both the human and
the divine, and this makes him a sure
guide in the settlement of the intri
cate questions that spring up on every
side. Human standards of right, of
truth, of justice, of equity, are but
temporary. They change and vacillate
with the changes of human philosophy.
But the standard of right and truth
in Jesus of Nazareth is ever one, and
is adapted to all times, ages and con
ditions.
Our difficulty lies in ex-parte -ideals
and ideas. We are not well rounded,
not well poised. Our scales do not bal
ance, and we need a fixed center by
which everything can be assimilated
and adjusted. Jesus represents man in
the image and likeness of God our
Father. To let him represent man is
to bring us back into a state of unity
and harmony with our higher natures.
This is why Christ is the ideal for the
race. And this is why the world needs
Him.
He is the living, moving incarnation
of the best thought , and life of all
ages. Ana tnis is wny ,ne is repre
sented ns' being the Alpha var:l the
Omega, the first and t'ic last, the be
ginning and the end. He is the repre
sentative of man as man in his varied
relations of life.
The Christianity of Christ is pecu
liar! v a svatem of civilization. The-
world's best enlightenment1 is where
Christ is honored most and best, and
the . worst and lowest civilization" is
where Christ is not known or but par-
tiallv known.
It was Joseph Parker, I believe, who
said: "Caesar, Napoleon, bocrates,
Plato lived, so history says, but their
names are not enshrined . in the hearts
of humanity. There are no institutions
left to indicate their worth or their
greatness. What is left of their lives t
few fragmentary thoughts, ,a little
philosophy, a few orations. But the
"Man. of Galilee has excelled them all.
Of Bocrates, Plato, Caesar, we have
imply a memory, an historical snaaow,.
and hisis all that survives them. The
wori.$"woutd be just as wise wiser,
better Jor. the teachings of Christ, if
&oratfef Caesar and-others had not
lived!'"" :r',
The teaehingrand life of Christ will
ive when -aft' human philosophers and
purely Eamjin thoughts will have been
forirotten. vesus. ennsx survive, .
living, personal re. in. the world to
day.' He rereenrs""ii. world-wide life
and interest in" jwir-agf. " Capital and
labor can be adjusted-under the teach-
ngs of the MasterMlnd of all ages.
To study Him, ad.;Jeatn of Him, to
come to His standard, means the settle
ment of all our social and, - industrial
problems. - .
But this is the very thing human mufct be maintained, and improvements
thought is trying to ignoifeani e.vade.mnst be made in conformance with
But the fact remain s, that ChVist is f their growth. So it can 't -be cither
the eternal force that musfr Weak up j of these.
the discordant elements in thewWid,! Three thousani.,tj hundred dollars
and harmonize the conditions thatchn-j is appropriated I for improvements at
front us. Look at some of the Wcos the .wehoot rordea'f mutes, and $3 SOU
that have been at work out of wxeX atthe" school for the blind. Hard
has eome happiness and prosperity a sjI; hearted- indeed is her, more fortunate
progress. Livingstone went, to - the than these, in that be has been blessed
heart of Africa In the name -of Jesus-, withs sight", hearing' and the gift of
Christ airfl carried the orofd ot life piMU who would oppose increasing
that woke the sleejtjng'.ftments oftbocaapcity of these institutions so
that dead continent. 8ta.nley went is i thata number now crowded 'out may
that same name to extend "the kingdom have (bcnfit therefrom. There ean be
of Christ in. the hearts of that people, none such ; in Oregon, hence it can't
Cary and Judson went into India, and be theiie.. appropriations the signcrs. of
thousands of the missionaries of Jesus,
Christ have laid the foundations in
other dark continents with nothing but
the name and spirit of Jesus of Nax
areth. r The whole civilized world is
getting the results of their work to
day. If Christ could be honored in
our civilization in this dsy, it would
revolutionize the world. It was Lyman
Abbott who said: " The influence of
most men die with thesa. - If in some
instances it survives, it grows less and
less as" the years pass on first a power,
then an influence, then only a memory.
Of whom is not this true if we except
Jesus of Nazareth I " j . '
Kewman Smyth saiut " The influ
ence of Jesus is a perpetual influence;
in His name is named whatever! is most
worthy, our consecration of power, oar
devotion of beartJ oar 'endless endeavor
of life;f It- was Balfernwho eail:
Christ i a tir jewel lit. isi:-kMW
not His value; sun which ever shines
but : men perceive sot his brightness,
nor walk in his licht. He is av carden
full of sweets, a hire "of honey, a sun
without a spot, a star ever bright, a
fountain ever f olL a brook which over-
flows.
a rose which ever blooms, a. foun
dation which never yields, V tid who
never errs, f a friend who ' m&ri: tor-
ioVm If im. 1 1 itnnrcA at all ' cftod.
the fountain, "of" every excellency, th
mirror of perfection; the light of heav
en, the wonder f earth, time's master
piece, and eternity's glory j the "son
of bliss, the way of life, and li te i '
fair way." ' '. . , , ; '
Napoleon aaid of Christ: Every
thing in Christ astonishes i me. , Ins
spirit overawes we, and bis win eon
founds me. : Ilia ideas and bis senti
ments, the truths, which lie announces,
bis -manner of convincing, are not ex
bis Planner or convincing, are noi ex-- piadwiL whose present bead
plained either by! human observation or quarters is San Francisco, came here
the nature or tnmgs. iiis omn, ana
the history of his life; the prof undity
of his doctrine, , which grapples the
mightiest difficulties, and which is of j he developmex,t of the flax industr
those difficulties the most admirable Ltuk ha b i an xnerimental
soluUbn; his gospel, his apparition, his J st 1ong ker at feaiem. Mr. Plftd
emplre, his mareh across the ages ndweir, i,, that of a promoter, but
the realmseverything is ' for . jne a
prodigy, a mystery insoluble, which
plunges me into a reyeryi from which
I cannot escape a mystery which is
there before my eyes, a-mystery whieh
I ean 'neither deny nor explain. Here-
see nothing human. The nearer I
approach, the more carefully I: exam
ine. Everything is above me. Every
thing remains grand of a grandeur
which overpowers. His religion is -a
revelation from . an intelligence which
certainly is not that of man."
RoBseau said of Christ: "The death
of Socrates, peacefully philosophizing
with his friends, appears the roost
agreeable that could be wished for;
that of Jesus, expiring in the midst of
agonizing pains, abused, insulted, and
accused by a whole nation, is the moat
horrible that could be feared. Socrates,
in receiving the cup of poison, blessed
the weeping executioner who adminis
tered it; but Jesus in the midst of his
tortures, prayed for his merciless Tor
mentora. Yes, if the life and deulh of
Socrates were those of a' sage, the life
and death of Jesus were those of
God."
Surely if the greatest of earth can
sit at the feet of such a character, the
whole world can learn the better les
sons from Him for the solution of the
mightiest problems of life.
T. EltRETT,
Pastor First Christian Church
WHERE IS THE COLO BED GENT?
If the governor wants to call a spe
eal session, of the Oregon Legislature,
let him do it, and assume the respon
sibihty. Republican members would
show lack of political acumen as well
as an admission of wrong-doing if they
were to .agree to come to Salem to do
the will of a governor of opposite polit
ical faith.
Many people in Oregon are cot dis
posed to admit that there has been
any great evil perpetrated in the gen
eral appropriation bill. Tho appropria
tions of . the Legislative Assembly are
large, it is true, but Oregon is a large
state. The amount appropriated for
the normal schools, however, is not
the cause of its being large.
In point of fact this is said not to
be the point at issue with the origina
tors of the referendum and special ses
sion movement. Then what is it?
Where is the milk in the cocoanutf
Is it for the maintenance of the va
rious state institution! All replies to
this say no. . Then what is itf
The asylum improvements call for
tS7,250. The growth of that institu
tion, the rapid increase in the number
of its inmates require extension of the
buildings there, so it can't be that.
Ten thousand dollars are required at
the reform school to properly maintain
the healthfulness of that institntion
and to house the increased number f
incorrigibles being sent therev The
State University and, State AtnYeultpr-
j al College, are-provided for by law, and
the referenMm petition are aiming at.
. K"f
the small appropriation of $9220 addi-
tional for thehome of those heroes
of the
ho nation Vho find themselves
the indigent ia their old age.
among
Surely no one wortjd desire to cut that
flT ftaa Kill ".'-:' :,-"'.:" - i.'.-t.
. . , ,
Then it simmers doxn to the experi-
mental sUtion at Union ia .Eastern '
Oregon, an esUblishmAit in the in
terest of the agriculturists who are
trying to reclaim that p-eat inland
empire of Oregon;' the'thonsand dollar
appropriation for ; the stato. biologist,
$524 or the irrigation commission, and
toe normal scnoois. ,
As the Mreferender." are ot will-
tngto yot on the normal school que-
t ion alone,, and it is stated that 'other '
' ttincs In the biH requir their t
j tentioaCtit eertainlytnust W that 'they
' pii'roritai
f expenses .of th state bkdoglst and the
" irrigation commission. For eertalnr
? the farmers, of Western Oregon wonld
'not "find fault uilh the state, doing
something f or their, irr ther farmers of
Eastern IJregon.
- ; . TJ "nijrger: ii
n thewoo-loile" will
J no dnuKl develop whoa t he names of
j ibe petitioners aro published.
.
I :
That the Harriman railway people
never overlook a single thing that will
advance their interests was fully evi
denced yesterday afternoon at the Wil
lamette Hotel. At the request of Pres
ident Hofer, of the' Commercial Clnb,
a number of prominent business men
of the city gathered at the hotel to
meet Mr.-'.W. PiadwelL sent here by
the Southern Pacific railway.'
iBBder telegraphic instructions from the
New york headouarters of the Harr:-
t,-, U:to t-k(, Bn the Question of
a'promptet in the interests of ti
transportation lines operated by the
Harriman syndicate, and while "he is
net prepared -to put up 'any of the
money which is requisite for the estab
lishment of liuen factories and other
such institutions, yet his advice and
suggestions cannot fail to be of value
in tho organization of the industry.
He first asked a number of questions
regarding the present status of the flax
business here and his queries certainly
show a clear insight into the manner
in whieh these things should be bandied
so as to bring the organization to suc
cessful fructification. He said that the
people Of Salem should certainly do
everything possible to insure and guar
antee the establishment of a linen fac
tory here, '
"Our interests are of course for the
increased traffic in both freight and'
passengers which the establishment of
a great . industry (lik;? the .fabrication
of linens aud of flax products here
would bring us and our railway lines.
We are prepared to 'do everything we
can 'to aid and assist vou in fiadintr
:l markrt finding lubor and Hneciallv
in finding you. the skilled labor which
is so absolutely necessary in a project
like this," said, he.
Mr. PladweH will spend several days
-F - - . WW - .
here at Salem looking thoroughly into
utji mj eat. SwiAaEgn au'ssuu. ,wvswwkus v vv
the situation with a view to rJakiB,
himself familiar with the needs f
those who are trying to establish the
industry here. He stated that, it was
his intention of nieeting with Mr. Eu
gene Boss and learning from him the
situation so thasjhe would..be the bet
ter able to discuss the matter with
the business men of Halem. lie can
assist materially in the organization
of this scheme and his sugestions merit
attention.
WHAT MIGHT HAVlJ BEEN DONEW
WITHOUT.
In looking over tlie things that have
aided to increase state taxes in Ore
gon, there is found a good many things
that might have been gotten along
without,, for which money was appro
priated by the Legislature. Seven thou
sand dollars was appropriated for a
commission to discuss and consider the
question of assessment and taxation,
and to what end? Thirty-five thousand,
eight ' hundred and eighty-one dollars
and thirty-one" cents will go .to pay
hunters for scalp bounty on; certain
wild animals; fi5,000 'to various Port
land institutions, such x as the Baby
Home, Boys', and tlirls', Aid Society,
Institute for Feeble Minded and Epi
leptics, Women's Eefugs, orphans and
foundlings, Patton Home, reclamation
of wayward girls, etc? 36,580 for the
department of fisheries; $lSt4.07 for
health Officers, where f $20,705,77 for ir-
ngation $600 .for he CbampoefjrThon-
umsnt; 750a -fr -fOregon historical
Society; ": f4000 - for Oregon tiiurary
Commission; $3400 for pilot comstssion-
prs and schooner; 2.".000 more for th
portage railway; $10,000 for the State
board ot Health; 9000, for the ftMJe
Board of Horticulture; S400 for the
prjtetuoc of game! 3'X) for a Slate
Ijind Agent; y $62717 fir the pay
ment of swamp land warrait.
Here is 296,000, nearly all of which
could have been dispensed with, by the.
people of Oregon but no complaint is
di rect ed towards t h4s "PrrUP 'A 1 ,ifl!'
T.ey are noi ic Ui"?vgeutrl r.iprpru -
. n I ill, howeveT. .
Z3 AKQUEXS BRHX3E COXXAFStS
Two Men Prowned and Tire Others In
jured in Boshing Waters. "
enllaose of the Seventh street bridce
over the Los Angeles riverr weakenful
by the rush or high water as a result
ot be terrifie rains, two men sre sup.
rXJ"?!? !re tbert A"'l
bridge to watch the movements of the
V: - L -tJ 1 . i
" ww aiw:r wucb it .gaTe wayj precipi-
tating about fifteen persons linto the
nrer' JAU we.r TCBfat toe two
-?"L "J. 1 wer
river. All were rescue save the two
down the river.
'-'; "-'V- - ' .' '-"''
Tor, Infaati arM.
tl - . trt tt " " ft m
IC3 fti TCI J3I A!I2JS ECLtl
Boars tha:
s!iiaUrof
STATE NEWS
N fSathsr large.
A parsnip, 21,1-4 inches In circum
ference and fifteen inches long i the
latent production of Hood Stiver soiL
' - Makes Flour. v
The new -Ilood Biver lowing-mill
has begun operations and the aauM
adopte.1 by the company is 'Caseade."
It has a capacity of 100 barrels of flour
; t av. ,-: ... . . -
Earning His Oats.
Farmers are rushing the spring work,
and out in the eoun'trv every horse that
wasn't balky or ursing a sore shoulder
proved his usefulness and earned his
share of oats-curing the past '. weejc
Very few farmers were in town. Mc
Mlanville News. -
Blooming in March.
A nnmber of almond' trees in Dr.
GoueherV-orchard are in "f nil bloom.
Tbey are of the soft-shell variety, the
fruit having dropped off every year,
but the doctor is thinking of covering
the trees as a protection fronvpossible
cold rains, in hopes of saving the crop.
MeMnnville vsews. j. - i
To Beport fof Duty.
Th government forest rangers for
the Southern District of Oregon have
been orJered to1 report for duty April
1. The work required of them at. this
season will. consist of the surveying of
the boundary line of the reserve, and
work will first be dome on the west :
boundary, commencing near FiU lake
and running hortl. , f
; i ' ., , , r "',.
An Uausual lacrease. . ,
The proluctiveness of Oregon 's ! soil
and its climate was demonstrated In an
unusual " manner Thursday when . two
cows , 6f the small herd belonging tot
Robert-Clark, n." farifcr at Greenwood,
each pave" .rth to twin calves. With
this
i.mrltft.le increase in his herd.
Mr. Clark is thinking of enlarging his
dairy field of operation uregon vity.;
Enterprise. "!';.''";'.'
, An Eleeant Gift;
Mr. Eva Emery Dye this week for
warded a ia. weddin fiift'.to Eastern
Old Oregon'M leautiful de luxe bind -
lag. The recipients of the gift are Nor-
t, . . i - ;xr. ,.
manPorter ilard, a prominent at tor-
, a'i xfj.. M.rv Hb -
"y ;.r ci ' v. nT ur h
ble, of the Sandusky, Ohio, High school,
i - w .1... Thl
1 rrSThffi event
e sirroacning eveni
ith Mr. and Mrs. Dye
whose wedding wi
rtrinciival to the
were rlass mates with Mr. and Mrs. Dy
I" college twenty years ago.
-Oregon
City Knterprise.
i The Monarchs Are Going.
At the opening of wood bids by. the
city council Tuesday evening there were
935 rorda of wood offered bv twentv-
- -' i
six Iddde. at prices ranging from $20
lO 9.vr lor rrCv'MU ;rumu nr.
As an
illustration
of how the monarchs of the
passing, only ten cords of
"forest are
old r were offered. W, IV v Jones,
James Keller and W. J.' Odell offered
S50 cords at $2.50 per cord, which bids
were accepted, alt the other bids-being
beyond the limits set by the-couneij.
McMmnviJJe JNewa.
, A Co-onerative Store.
A movement is on among the S.P.
employes at Koseburjr to start f co-
oierative store. The present plan is to
commence business with a capital stock
f $5000. of which 430O ros abends-
been subscribed in shares of $o0 each
When the . company incorporates, the
capital stock will be placed at ir,00.
but no shares will be piaceu on tne mar
ket for some time after the remainder
of the first i $5000 worth is secured.
Groceries will be the first line of goods
handled bv the company, but as busi
ness justifies and with the sal of ad
ditional stcck later on, the business will
be extende l to all lines of gereral mer
chandise.
Demand for Trait Will Be Large.
Conrad Rose returned the first of th
week from a business trip through the
North and East. He visited algiiry,
Winnipeg, 8t. Paul and oints in XnrU
Dakota and Montana,: Mr. Hue fai.t
"There will be greater demand this
year for Wenatchee fruits than ever bo
fore. Last year the jWcnatchee Pr-
duce Company handled 233 cars, prai-
ticallv all of wsien went to points ease
To Calaarv we sold seven a.'fhu
year the demand wiilbe much giter,
nnd we will place many more than .that.
The. same is true of Winnipeg. I.ast
'year we sold one carlo d of apples to
th" nsbobs' of New York at a fancy
price. If we hat haj the. supply ne
fcst'd hv sold t-a tims that amourt."
Wenatchee Republic.
Bumper Crops Expected.
If 'ibis weather holds out, and I don't
see any reason why it shouldn't, I look
for a bumper crop in both fruit and
cereals this year. If you will, take a
look around over the valley and foot
hills yon will see thst every nook and
corner on most of the farms is being
Cultivated this year. Land which has
been allowed to lie untouched for sev
eral yesrs is in grain or prepared for
other crops. The acreage in cereal
crops is doubled this year, it is safe
to say. One reason for this might be
the number of young orchards set out,
but the. main cause iJ the unusually
favorable season. The soil is in per
fect condition and everything points to
a great crop. Will we ; have timely
rains t Of conn we wilL - Southern
Oregon weather has never' gone back
on the farmer entirely yet. N. E. Ben
nett, in Med ford 'Mail.
v : Cement Stones.
A plant" for the man n far fare of - ce
ment atones for bnildisg purposes is to
be cstablishcl at Engene. The mano
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AND THE NEXT DAY HE DIED
Yes, the man who said nc would go out and IooK
around a bit, and see if he couldn't find some
thing better in the way of a suit thpn we were
offering died. He died from exhaustion, and
so win any otner man wno ines 10 oeai our
Spring Suits in style and price. --
6. W. JOHNSON GO,
LEADING CLOTHIERS.
faetiire of cement blot-ks for building
nurposr s is 1 a , comparatively new . in-
dutry, but the material is now being
used quite extensively in the East and
jiiuo ?sv. n w raorru vy manv
of the wt nrrhiiects, engineers and
builders to be one of the Iwst building
material 'there is to le haI.- It is said
that it can be made at a cost lower
than brick or tone and at the ajn
tii;w as durable or mure than either.
i ,sJa.'1 to r " . c.vt-r,ah,,B'
nreproof, waterproof. col in sujdmcr
and warm in winter. It mnkes a hano-
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1 building titonc, as many hugone-
W'e who have been in the East re
r
i cently can tc-stifv.
T blocks manufactured are hollow
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? f i ca".bfu"'d to "T M P-
o!c, for instance veneering, columns.
posts for ysrd fences, chimneys, fancy
trimminjts, etc.
Klamath's New High SchooL
County-Judge Baldwin and Com mi
sioner Melhase returndl from Ashland
the first of the week, where they went
ti hold a conference with' Architect
Burggraf, of Albany, in relation to the
plans of the new High school building.
Judge Baldwin states that Mr. Burggraf
will make the ehP.nce jn. the arrange
icnts of the rooms o that the assem
bly room will, b on the second floor,
instead of ou the first, as in the one
in'al plans. This will do away with" Ihc
necessity of uBing pillars for the; sup
port of the second floor, ant will give
a better appearance to the large assem
bly room. Thev have also decided to
adopt the old mission style of architec
ture, as this will show off to pettcr
advantage on account of the proposed
location of the building. . The new
plans will be completed and forwarded
as soon . as possible. In the meantime
work will be commenced -on. the level
ing of the grounds 'which; wilt be' got
into shape by the time the contract is
let. Klamath Falls Republican. .
Apples Beach New York in Fine Shape.
Manager Shepard, of the Apple O row
ers' Union, hasust received word that
two es'ii r.f Yellow Newtown. whiVi:
crossed the continent during the coldest
weather experienced in eleven yean,
reached New York in! splendid" condi
tion, not an apple in the car being
touched by frcet. There was no sign
of cold weather when lhe ear started
from Hood River, but Manner Shepard
took every precaution to lin-i the ears
with build ng paper aud mad tum so
absolut ely frost-proof hst.the- with
sVHkl ibe extremoly . ! r- wentl-er and
surpTCt iK. .-damaga whrucvi-r.
Thi . method of and i-jim
tte fruit ears wt. prC' i t nr i ;
and the fact that Hood River apples
went through wtihout injury, while ap
ples from other sections of the country
suffered from frost is j very gratifying
to the local shipping union.. The ap
ple in these ear were five-tier New-
towns, which brought $1.15, a very
good figure for small apples. The last
car of union apples has been shipped
and sold. The car was fille3 with Wine
saps, whieh .went to San Francisco,
where thev brought 85 cents to $1.35
box. Many of the Winesaps were
five-tier. Glacier.' .
A Railroad Contractor's Viws. -
H. II. Boomer, of the contracting
firm of Winters, Parsons 4c Boomer, of
Untte and Spokane, is in the. city on
business, the nature of which he will
not devulge. Mr. Boomer built the
wagon road from Salmon City Into
Bear valley in J894, a distance of 110
miles, and which is one of the be5t
wscron roads ever bnilt in the state,
Mr. Boomer savs that there its a
great, deal of talk in .the Northwest
about extension of roads through the
West, but thai far as be Is able to
ascertain tcre i nothing yet definite
ly settled. His personal-ordnion . is
hst the first road .that Boise will pet
will be either the extension" of .the
Chicago & Northwestern from ,'Casner.
Wyo or the Burlington, from Co.ly.
Wyo. He said it was evident that both
of these roads, were looking towards
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. ;An almost infallible remedy for diseases of the Throat
Ltrns, known and used the world over for almost a ccnttffj'.
C2T IT TMJd YOU3L URUCCIST.
I I ; - ' ! i j Wl D
a Pacific coast terminus und ihat it
was only a question of a hhort time
when loth road would find an outlet
on t bc Pacific shores. He also said that
Bdwe was the logical place for cither of
them to toiuh when thev built wt
warL " He gave it as bis belief that tLori
would be a large amount of railroad
extension in the North wt-st during the
summer. Ho'is Xens.
Daughter of Revolutionary Soldier.
Thrre are probably lew rhildrcn of
the Revolutionaryvar veterans livi-ig
tolay ami if more than cue in Oregon
we Lave not learned of Iheni.
Mrs. Hannah (RushoII) Pottor;T,
lives near this city, a dritiKh;',r ef
John Kirnm I, who e'nlifiled in tiic lfevo-
Intionary war fr-jm Virginia. Mm.
Pottorft' is the yoiineHt of ten ihiMrcn
and - is the only one living. Hlie
iorn in ls-2'J and in Js45was married
to G. H. Pot torn", with whom she hm
lived happily for sixty years.
Mr. Pottorff is four ycarn the senior
of the subject of our sketh, making
him j year of age.. )tth are wWJ
and hearty aud coucnl:ite nUng
most of the!!inmcr at the liCwis tnl
Clark Fair, where they hojo to Bist
other children of ihe Hevoliitioaarr
soldiers, if there are any to be Iutmd.:
Nilverton Appeal. . ;
One Grand Blossom.
The spring of 1905, from nrmnt p-
-aranecn, will go down in hiMorr
one of the earliest on record. Tfaik
trees have been in bloom for more than
a week in different parts of the state,
the wild flower hnneome and every out
ward appearance indicates that "jirinp;
is upon us. Other carlv fruit tree arc
fdiowing figns of blossom and if tbn
warm weather continues for a few dnyi
longer as it has been for more tbao
two weeks, Oregon -w ill b one iramcnw
ldossoin. ' '
Farmers, however, are lecinninir to
complain about the early dry weather
and -ur serious results.
The fount rv roads arc dry and in ex
cellent condition for travel and (lis
general spring buaineM in all t.irt of
the valley has been resumed.
Vegetation has taken (iinte a start
and stock on the ranges is sai.l to W
improving.
There is time, however, between bo
and the Fourth of July for a great
chango and the country may get a thor
ough soaking before the wet wuson i
nver.-Silvertbn Appeal.
Flour Millers Talk.
The Willamette Valley and Southern
Oreegon Millers Club met at the W.
Charles Hotel taut evening, and M'l
two sens i ens Ix'ginning at 4 oVlock. it
was a fine IkxIv of flour makers.
President D. I Keyt of I'err.vdale,
presided, "anil t:has. A." Park, of fcslcm,
ofiiciateti as wcretary.
Several matters of special interest t
tho business were discussed, jrire c"1"
ting was severely condemned and th
system of loaning sack was strcnuoutil
olijectwl to and numerous method wers
suggested to prevent evils injurious to
the-business that is run on a very nnr '
row margin at the best. .
The convention brought out Ihc tad
'that flour, makers are good talkers n
well as rustlers.
The executive committtec was a'
thorizinl to secure a secretary to look
after the business of the club.
Those present were President Kcyf,
of Pcrrydale; J. K. Drucks, Lebanon;
P. Kwank, Aumsville; Frank (Jibson,
Kickreall. forming the executive torn'
mittec. ' K. Harding, Oaston; W. !
Hoffman, Independence; W. H. llonfk,
McMinnville; J.. A. Thornburn, Forest
Orove; J. A. . AtipiHTlc, Jefferson; . h
Bryant, Kalem; J. O. Ciraham, Halcm;
W."F, Simouton, Portland; (Jcore
Kpaniol, Htayton; J. K. Hears, MoXi
C. S. Williams, Kugene; II. M. Thomp.
son, Sheil.l; T. S. Humphrey, Turoir;
-V. C. Seeley, Newberg; C. A. Park, Ha
lcm, and .). J. Rons, Portland. Aihau
Democrat, March 10th. i
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