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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
MARRIAog ANp rAr MorAER.

A strange ease came to light when
Gladys Yore applied for divorce from
James lore She is no years OF age
aud the husband Is 3d. The child Ia
lates that she was forced into the mar.
rlage by her own mother who threat
ened 70 commit suicide Il the daugh
ter proved ohdurate AS a rule. Il Is
not tho business OF the public 10 inter.
fere In tho relationship of mother and
daughter The Impulse OF affection
and the dictates OF ordinary decency
would seem 20 be sufficient 20 regulate
these matters. However this seems
10 be an exceptional example. II the
charges brought by the child are true.
tho mother is q shameless person
When the latter threatened 10 commit
suicide Il was no part of the duty of
the SIR "a discourage her Tho NO.
man could not have performed a more
graceful and Appropriate act than the
'arrylng OUT Of tho threat
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

,r.,ead Of the s16,OOo.ooo that 4, sullIe ,,,sS
,n tse7. The sundry civil Dill Wn,o ,,,,,,
,nci"Ses IN rpIp, the great public building !,
lnciuOe % oous for s6OOOO,Ooo, instead oil
,bs hes $40 900 voted Ave years ago ago,
'"T noSnced to a comparison OF granu
- This immense increase IN tne
cost of the national government
concisely stated thus
Total appropriation made
by congress in 1897 the
year before the Spanish
war (excluding post ,oo
office Department. .'.'.'$0o@''' ''''0
In 1902 (also excluding
nostoHice department
and panama canal S6l2'994'oO
Whatever may be said tor
. AGAINST the new national polic'eS
D which the war with Spain served as
:. Introductory chapter, it 1t at lea
q urdeniable that they have increas
our annual budget by leaps a
hounds A billion-dollar session Is
-, ,mpressive novelty in our histo
= How far of is a two billion dollar G.
- press?-New York World.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
ALMOST A BILLIoN.DoLLAR sEs.
SION.

When the hfty-hfth congress sur
passed all previous records by making
appropriations that aggregated a
round billion of dollars the country's
amazement was great But Thomas
B. Reeds "billion.dollar congress"
was destined 10 be less than a FIVE
years wonder The iftyseyenth con
gress has totally eclipsed the nifty
NTH in this respect II has made the
new appropriation record of nearly a
billion dollars at single session.
TO be exact the first session OF the
tifty-seyenth congress has appropri.
ated S927,SS6, 262. The naval and
general deficiency bills are still In
conference, and the final total may be
a few millions more or less. The ap-
propriations made In 1899 and 1900
covered the Spanish war-for the
army and navy aggregated not quite
S2OS,00O00O. The first session of the
present congress has appropriated
Sl7O,OOOOoO for the army and navy
only S3S,OOO.O0 less in time OF peace
than was appropriated in two sessions
In time OF war.
The Panama canal appropriation OF
Si75,O00,O0o must be properly left out
OF the survey as a legitimate special
Investment OF the public money fully
approved by the nation. But after
that Is done the staggering fact re
mains that the country's annual
peacetime expenditures for ordinary
purposes have been more than doubled
In hve years, For the year immedi.
ateg preceding the spanish war the
hrmy and navy appropriations
amounted TO less than $50. .OO0 600 !
his year they are more than three
lines as large The river and harbor
an Of 1902 carries nearly S27 OOO. .O0O. /
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
AGRICULTURE IN THE PUBLIC
RcHoOLe.

"Nothlng succeeds like success and
othe way TO do a thing Is TO do II" are
savings that comes 10 ones mind re-
gardIng the work done In the line OF
teaching agriculture In the pnphc
schools OF Normal, H., when reference
ia made 10 the possibility OF teaching
agriculture In the public schools OF the
country.
The pupils in tho public schools oi
Normal are awarded trees as prem
lums for essays on agricultural SUB
ieots The essays are prepared and
the awards made before arbor day Sc
that each child may celebrate the day
by planting a tree OF lta own.
This year 800 boys and girls wrote
essays and nearly all OF them re
ceIyed fruit tree as a premium. the
essays covered wide range OF topics
and contained a great deal Of valuable
information. The children we're en-
couraged TO study the objects them
selves and In this way much informa
ton was gained then they asked ques
tlons OF growers and others who woul'
Riye information TO books After mucl
study and preparation In these variou
ways the essays were written In th'
school room In the presence OF IN
teacher, the pupils having no help o
any kind In the work
some OF the topics treated by tn
pupils In the 7th and sth grades were
GLOW Celery Grows" "The Red Gle
YER" "Tho Morning Glory" 9TH
Rose and What II Brought india
Corn" Raising Beans" "Gatherin
Cherries" In some of the papers NO
only the writer's observations tn
processes OF growth and cultlyauo
were told, but the history Of the plan
It's products and uses were given.
This practical way OF teaching pra
teal agriculture may be Introduce
into any school with but little expenf
where there Is a teacher who has
interest In the matter The good r
suits are not limited to tho pupil
In asking for information they awake
or create an interest In the topics b
ing studied In those who are que
ltioned. and the natural Interest
Ipuplls and intormants are advance
i Il is claimed that the contest In No
l. NAL produced good results beyol
I anything OF the kind In that part
the country Farmers Voice.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

elect is out with the announcemen,
that he is in favor of "nat" salarIe,
and he declares that he will see that
fees or perquisites are collected IN
M fees or perquisltes are collected m
goes into office. He says, though
that he believes 1t is in the power Of
tbe legislature to grant state ofBcen
reasonable salaries, provided they are
NOT given in the way of fees or per-
ouisites." In other words, perhaps
this is what he means: That The
Legislature can give him $4,000 o.
| ss 900. or even $4,000 a year as salar
| for simply being governor, but that
cannot give him $4,250 year for ben
governor and also, by virtue of h
office being inspector of the prisC
land member of the various boards.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
FAIR AND LIBERAL SALARY
dayton Herald)

dayton Herald)
The state of Oregon is rich enougA
and the citizens thereof libeH
enough and perfectly willing to pa
tbeir chief executive, and all othe
public officials fair and liberal salar
for their services. Why not make 4
exed and stated salary for goyerno
and all other officials, making a ll
eral and sufficient allowance to a
| and not allowing fees to any? WI
make arranging of a fixed and state
salary and it's payment to state oi
cials a hair splitting natter 1t &c
D. tainly can be arranged to the sat
e faction Of all concerned. Goyern'
e elect Chamberlain will undoubtet
+ receive the hearty support of the p
: nle of the State of oregon In his
u forts to have the state officials pai
y stated and liberal salary, cutting
e all fees. Let this be done now W
il out. and regardless of the quibb
= of politicians.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
wopK OF THE OREGON DELEeA
TION,

The present oregon delegation mas
done great things for Oregon IN Sc
curing large appropriations and get
TING the Indian War Veterans on Ihe
nons,on rolls. and passing lots OF pri-
vate pension bills, and getting money
so, the state due for aid rendered the
not,on in time Of war II is doubtful
II any senator or congressman couiu
have done better than the ones we
have 80 far as Portland interests ana
the Columbia river are concerned. a
great deal of land legislation has been
passed and a new forest reserve Gre
atad The irrigation bill has been
,assed But the way legislation mas
resulted in stealing the swamp land
and the school lands and the timber
lands Il is doubtful II the sharps won I
ne able 10 graft the arid lands, and the
settlers get left. As a rule the whole
land pollcy has resulted for the past
twenty years in keeping out the set
tiers and monopollzing the lands IN
tho hands Of the speculative and
grasping elements of society. TINS
/, will all appear in due time, and th'
4 remedy will be found. But this shoul'
not reflect on the good Intentions an'
q the hard work OF our delegation to &c
results for our people. No more o
better work was done by any delega
/, ton. although some of 1t may be mis-
taken. and may result different iron
4 what IL intended.
. The policy Of securing millions 10
the Columbia and neglectlng the dc
!, velopment of our small harbors, Is
.ol great mistake. Small appropriation
- 10 keep up repairs on the small port
7, of entry TO our Western oregon coas
are badly needed. In place OF 800
600 or 100000 for harbOr like Coo
- bay once in eight years $4,000 yea
10 keep the jettles and clear the g
\. trance to Yaqulna. Siusaw, Umpqu
"A Tluamook, Gold Beach and other ha
- bors would benefit all those port
- and help 10 develop the country MOI
equally. Such policy would M
"a take as much money and would pr
"a tect the work already done. AT Y
,o qulna bay nearly two millions dollar
cs worth of government work Is going
10 waste and ruin This is not the far
N. of the delegation from Oregon, b
N. cause they have to get what they CT
"a. under the prevailing policy OF the 60
~. ernment. That policy IS a mistake
IA one, and does not protect the harbo
cb from injury. and does not build
ps commerce that might be built up at
he ports along our coast The large sun
he spent on the Columbia and Willamet
of is 90 improve navigation for the BY
dicates that control both the railroad
ho and the steamer lines, and affords
"a competition In freight rates, viii
10. our ocean ports in repair would be 8
no lng the people a little relief In way
nm water competition.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

sentiment It should be made 10 ieei
tbe weight Of popular displeaSure.
sa.oroi fines the British House oil
a.as bas been threatened with total
ovttnction for venturing to obstruct
,noosrres of the Commons, and the
senate should profit by the warning
70 n ceases TO be a representative
hodv and arrogates to itself the right
n overriding or ignoring popular de-
mand for its own reform, ways Will De
found TO cut down its power
Meanwhile the people of every state
should mark for political slaughter the
senators who obstruct their Will. Aho
everv state convention this year
sbonld mt in its platform the strong
eat possible demand for direct election
os senators by the people, and bind III
tog,slatiye nominees to vote for III
candidate for a United states senator
shin unless he shall pledge himself t
this reform.
Oregon has a law that seems TO D
q step in the right direction. 1t pr'
yides that a nomination for Unite
r states senator may be made by IN
{ state convention Of any political pa
ty. that the nominee shall be entitle
q TO a place on the official ballot at u
succeeding state election, and Uni
o the number Of votes cast for him sh'
he counted and returned. In this WI
the preference of the people may
ascertained. And while the vote Is n
, legally binding on the legislature
b, decided popular majority cast Tor a
/. candidate should control the course
= that body, If such candidate be OF I
~ same party as that having major
H. on ioint ballot of the two houses.
q A law like this, however, while 90
so far as It goes, does not go
Of enough. Legislatures may find
,e cuses for dsregarding such popu
of endorsement. There would be
MS portunlty, under this method, OF
m rupting party conventions to get nj
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
AN IGNORANT OPINION.

The Forest Grove Times does not
even know that as soon as elected
there is no longer an "old legislature. 4"
1t has this display of wisdom; ITO
cut on all fees and perquisites, such
as are now enjoyed, would leave sal
aries unreasonabley low, and nobody
wants to do that Other objection
is that under the constitution the
legislature recently elected virtually
is in Office now, and the old legisla.
ture being defunct. could not legally
transact business II the new legisla-
ture is 10 attempt TO make the
changes it might as well wait until
regular time and do all its business in
order The objections to the special
session seem so we'll grounded that
the movement 20 secure il is not
likely TO result in anything.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
AN OLD sHoEMAKER's RE
TloNs.

My wife and l work for the sam
end,
She feedeth souls and | doeth
The souls that is in and undel
When she kneadeth dough she
say,
This is to feed them that coma
way.
| hammer them on tight and fis
To every one that stops as theI
Still they come and go and say I
stay,
My wife is not so old. but .
older (72)
And We both have worked y
souls
For many long years gone BY
And now our family is all mars
gone
And we eat by the side of the =
AS nearly all young folks had Q
When they commence in hs
have done.
FRANK WISE
John Day. Harney county.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
MANUFACTURED SENSATIONAL

ISM.
The Journal Friday had the most re.
liable reports from the manhunt still
manning at this writing for the escaped
conylcts. Tracy and Merrill. Its inde-
pendent press report was supplement
I'd BY private kilograms from four re-
liable sources.
A Portland evening paper hau
mage with the old pictures OF the con
v,cta and headlines across the page
as follows:
posse. led by bloodhounds, has
found Tracy's scent and Is now hot
on the trail"
"Tracy organizing a gang OF desper'
adoes which will rival the James
Younger gang"
Activity OF the redhanded OUTLAW
and his confederates Is now accounted
for"
"A hot. though bloodless battle
fought near covington last night WIN
tho posse"
"Tracy escaped unharmed, although
eight charges OF buckahot we're fire.
Al him point blank by his pursuers.'
Then in a small headline at the bol
tom OF the page the public are told thi
mo definite word received since lac
night"
And all this rot TO MI page an
sell papers TO the deluded publicl III
cy's charmed life and his courteou
bearing toward women are given IN
usual space.
That sounds fine when one does ne
think OF the widow Of Frank Ferre
and other widows robbed Of their hu
bands, and lying with shattered ner
Gus syatems at the point OF death.
This kind OF newspaper sensations
ism will cost the people dearly 10 u
education OF thousands to look on
career with lenient eyes.
And in the end the widows VIII 81
the state for the killing Of their hl
bands by a reckless outlaw, who oug
10 be shot down or hung without tri'
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
soo ooo sLuM JEWELLERS

Has our modern civilization failed
when the kings charity dinner in Lon
don fed 100000 people who habitually
have not enough to eat and scant gar
ments to wear? The whole scheme of
social discussion is wrapped up In
this query. and the answer Of course
IL Is not easy to give.
The cables told us that 100000 OF
the slum dwellers" partook of the
bounty of the good king and queen OF
England on Saturday. That means
that 100000 we're not all of the slun
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
COOS COUNTY,.

Empire City, July 3.
In regard to the special session the
people of Coos county would support
anything that would save the taxpay
ers from their heavy burdens. OF
course, the readers of the Oregonian
have already been tainted with the
idea that the cost of the remedy
would be more than the disease. Yet
| have asked some leading men who
think 1t right if 1t was done, and the
sooner the better.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
ABOLISH ONE OFFICE.
lPortland Dispatchl.

u u NINIIW I'I"E'IVNII'I
The political kindergarten writer
for the oregonian seems to be in a
great deal of trouble over the sug-
gested extra session of the legislature.
II a special session will be able to
revise the compensation of the state
printer it could save the expenses of
the extra session in two years. His
fees could be cut in half and give
him a good income. The office OF
attorney general should be abolished,
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
MAY MAKE TROUBLE.
Salem Sentinel.

George Il. Chamberlain, governor
elect, promises to make trouble for
Oregon legislators and other state
officers If they fail to comply with the
party pledges to put all state officers
on fiat salaries. He has had under
consideration the question whether
fees collected in violation OF the con
stitution in the past cannot be recov
ered and he may bring proceeding
after his Inauguration to test tn
matter.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

Il thora be any binding force Ia
parry platforms, then no oficlal q
the state of Oregon who retains ol
secures once under TIE new adminis
slellon has right 10 resist ihe inangu
ratlun 81 me hal salary regime Al
fan upon . platform pledgius eutlinl
81 oxofhllAnl fees. Eaeh d he two
great parties promised thai such
uonld - ne program a. salem next
ulnipr
Fm lnslanee ME Dsnbar, secretary
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
ARROGANCE or THE UNITED
STATES SENATE.

The people should not forget that
the bin which passed the house OF rep
resentatlyes almost unanimously. 10
provide for direct election OF United
States senators by popular vote. was
smothered By the senate.
When the senate thus dsfes public
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
LINN COUNTY.
fAIbany Herald.)

Gov. Geer will be petitioned to call
a special session of the legislature TO
enact a fiat salary law and do away
with fees and perquisites for state
officials. As all political parties are
favorable to such law and as the
newly elected officials who are to &c
into Office in January would otherwise
be under the present law to the enc
of their terms, it would seem to be
the proper thing.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

All the above talk about practical
agriculture IA "moonshlne" The only
practical way TO teach anything is
making the person sought 10 be taught
20 do the thing itself Writing essays
about Il Is not doing H. Doing the
real labor itself ought to be taught In
the public sohools-to raise and grow
the things In place OF talking aud writ
ing about them ON paper. There would
bo some common sense In that way OF
teaching agriculture In the schools,
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT

INI NIHHNIVII INVVUIW'T
II is currently reported that Cover
nor Geer will call the legislature in
extra session to try and settle the
question of salaries for state officers,
II seems to be settled that the state
officers are not willing to take the
salaries provided by the constitution
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

N.s~t HNNA teA AAe nerves anu promote
the general physical health.
Two years ago my daughters health beqan
% fail writes Mrs. Dan Hall. of Brodhead
Green Co, Wis. 1Everything that could be
thought Of was done 20 help her but 4 was OF no
ese. When she began 10 complain she was
quite aout; weighed Iyo-the picture of gond
health, unth about the aga of fourteen, then An
six months she gas ~ Tun down her weight was
pui ~ ieh eonld not give her up as she
vas the oaly child I had. and mus saV ~
Tor, that only for your Favorite Prsscriptiou
my daug hier would have been in her grave to
a@y When she had taken one-haif bottle the
natural iuncttou was established aud ufe bought
anoiher ons making only two bottles Ia an snd
shs eom mpletely recoFered since then she Is as
well as can be
The Common Sense Medical Adviser.
zoos pages, IN paper covers, Is sent me
on receipt OF Al one-eent stamps 70 pay
expense Of mailing 0Hly. address DI.
X. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. X.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

luations but the people would have
the right to select from among the
candidates of the various parties the
man most worthy OF the high place Of
senator
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR
The People Have Adopted Direct Legislation and Demand te
Enactment of Flat Salaries Take the Initiative
for Special Session
anpdtca
gan of all fees collected " e S" ~
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than ever before. 1t would be better
If the people of the state took more
active interest in preparing ana ex-
, hibiting their products.-Eu Eugene
Guard.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

The blOodhounds still refase
the scent-nOt so with a l0I /"
who have presented bills .
county for helping Tracy % .
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
JOURNAL x.RAYs.

There are lots of sincere people VINO
make their living by religion.
King Edward, it may be, feels tha'
he ought to make an effort TO i've
down Mr.. Austin's coronation poem-
Chicago Tribune.
The Salem Journal, which is active
" agltating the question Of a specia
session of the legislature to enact
fat salary law for the state officials
has figured it out that such legisla
tion would save to the state $4S'OS
annually.-Roseburg Review.
II is said the state fair this yea
' will have a better class of exhibit
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

Ben Fankln advised his children
20 cultivate painless aud profitable
amusomenta
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12
Mothers Girl

There exists often a very beautiful
companionship between the mother and
her daughter The intimacy is frank,
free ana sympathetic. But some day
the mother feels as ii something had
chilled this intimacy. The child is
silent aud sad, and seems TO shun her
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

mother instead OF
seeking her.
This change very
often occurs when
the young girl Is
crossing the bor-
der line of woman
hood. She is NOR
bid, nervous, fear
ful, as she enters
upon this new ex-
perience.
The use OF DR..
Pierce's FaVorite
Prescription at
such a time will
do more than re-
store the normal
balance of mind
and body. II will
establish the wom-
anly function upon
a basis of sound
health, as we'll as
Improve the appe-
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-12

VIM. Staiger is home from Coryal
lis.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition OF the mucous
lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hear.
ing, and when it is entirely closed,
deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and
) this tube restored to its normal con-
: dition, hearing will be destroyed for
! ever; nine cases out OF ten are caused
/, by catarrb, which is nothing but an
iDhamed condition Of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of deafness caused by.
catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu.
lars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, G
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
City hlgn School,

Cards were issued Monday and the
following ranked one In the different
classes: Freshman, Martin Long;
sophomore, Mary Dixon; junior, Geo.
Eyer; senior, Bessie Lamon.
The seniors had a class meeting
Tuesday morning and the following
officers were elected: President, Bes-
sic Lamon; vice president, Fred
Baker; secretary, George Biegler;
treasurer, Walter Carkhuff; sergeant,
Charles Trott; pianist, Hattie Aug
Justine; poet, May Flenner; historian,
Stella Bolster; reporter, Bernice
Mace; prophet, Emily Hall.
One Of these bright days the school
will have Il pony show"
Gertrude Cooper is now pianist
at school.
Miss Vincent said in Latin recita.
ton, I'D like to have a little more
bass in the concert"
One Senior girl ought to succeed,
but instead Of standing at her post
she sits down and embraces it.
The Athletic club will soon or.
ganize a foot ball team.