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The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
NEVADA'S NEW HOMES
IMMENSE NEW IRRIGATION sYS
TEN.
Water for Four Thousand Fiv. Hun.
dred Farms.-WiiI Add Sixty Thou
sand to the PopuIation.-Active
Work Now in PROGRESS.

Nevada will soon have one OF the
largest and most comprehensive irri-
CATION systems in the world where
with to make its desert lands blossom
as the rose. Mr.. l.. H. Taylor. dis
trict engineer for the United States
Reclamation Service for Nevada, has
recently been in Washington and
reports the satisfactory progress OF the
Tfuckee-Carson reclamation project.
u which he has immediate charge.
This project contemplates the utiliz-
alton Of the waters OF the Truckee
and Carson rivers for the irrigation Of
about $4,000 acres of sage brush des-
ert in western Nevada. These lands
will furnish homesteads of about so
acres each for about 4.5O0 families. 1t
is expected that with the addition of
the towns and villages that will natu-
rally spring up in the district, the
population of the state will be in
creased in the next few years by at
least 10000 people.
Active construction is now in prog
gress on main canal about thirty one
miles long. which is to divert the wat
ers of Truckee river to large storage
reservoir on the lower Carson river.
HtIe lhc waters Vi lle TWO streams
will be mingled and impounded and
thence led out upon the plains in the
vicinity of the Carson and Humboldt
Sink. Two contracts for the construc-
ton OF different divisions of this canal
were made by the secretary of the In
terror with E. b. and A. l.. Stone Com
pany, and c. A. Warren & Co.. Cali
fornia contracting firms, on August
2Sth and September 8. 1903. respect
lively. Ground was broken on Sep
tember II. 1903. and the work is to be
finished by November of the present
year. In the meantime. surveys for
the requisite system of distributing
canals are well under way, and the
department will be ready in the
spring to contract for their constYuc-
tion. This work will be followed by
the erection of a dam which will form
the reservoir on the Carson river
The reservoir will have a total length
of about eighteen miles and will flood
over 10000 acres of land to an average
depth of twenty-eight feet.
The lands to be irrigated by these
works aggregate about 100000 acres,
situated in the lower portions of the
Truckee, Carson and Humboldt river
basins. In the upper valley Of the
Truckee and Carson rivers some $4,000
acres of additional land will be sup
piled from works to be constructed
some time in the future. AS these
great areas are gradually brought un-
der cultivation, and a greater water
supply is required, ten additional res
ervoirs. including Lake Tahoe, are to
be added.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Why We Sell to Canada.

Canadian trade journal, speaking
against the preferential tariff in favor
of Great Britain, says; I'm the list of
200 enumerated dutiable articles i'm
ported into Canada in 1908 there are
forty-one opposite the names of which
is printed the suggestive word none"
indicating that Great Britain had
failed to supply us with one dollars
worth. while the United States sent
us, of the identical goods. to the value
of s4,s97 $50; and it will also be OBJ
served that in addition to the failure
alluded to. there are fifty-one other
items not one of which our imports
from Great Britain amounted in value
to as much as $1,000. The aggregate
value of these fifty-one articles
amounted to only s15,7G3, while our
imports of the identical goods from
the United States amounted to So
276,134. These are startling facts,
which should command attention.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Safe on the Plate.

Public school regulations require
that the pupils shall be over the
threshold OF the classroom door when
the bell rings at 8 O'Clock, or be ac-
counted late. Yesterday morning a
little girl was within a foot or two OF
the door TO her classroom when the
bell rang. At the same instant she
stumbled and fell. Realizing that If
she stopped long enough to pick her
self up she would be late, she threw
herself forward as a baseball player
slides for base, and managed to pro-
Ject her outstretched arms and head
into the classroom. In this position
she looked up at the teacher and said:
I'm in"
The teacher grasped the situation in
a moment, and. without a smile, rem
dered her decision:
Safe"
The little girl picked herself up and
went to her accustomed seat. to be
marked early on the records OF her
class.-New York Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
WOMEN WHO CARE FOR DOGS
Those Who viii Nurse Them Ter
derly Are in Demand in EnoI,,d

An advertisement recently vriu-ss
in a London journal devoted Ia irtar.
ests of the kennel brings to Ngbt ,r..
fact that women who will devote ,ba.-
attention TO the nursing OF dogs can
find an abundance of employment In
answer to this advertisement a hun
dred applicants have already come
forward, but it is believed the tests
to which they will be put will pr,ye
too severe for majority of the num-
Der. 1T is no easy matter" the Lon
don Mail explains, ito take the tem-
perature of a toy spaniel when The
little animal is in high fever, and the
administration of medicine and dis
tasteful diet To fractions bloodhourI
involves some risk"
The nurses for the first six months
will be required to wear blue oyeralls.
surgical aprons and goloshes, but at
the end of this probationary period
they will be graduated into BECOMING =
blue serge dresses, with ID. P. l.
signifying Dogs Protective League
worked in red letters on the collar.
As the owners of the sick dogs that
enjoy the trained nurse luxury are
likely to be gentlemen of wealth the
dog nurses will probably not be de
MED the usual matrimonial opDortUui.
ties,
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Some Indians Are Masons,

Grand Secretary w. w. Perry # the
Wisconsin grand lodge said that Ma
sonry exists among the Indians.
They have no lodges that | know
Of said he. and don't know where
they got their Masonry. but some OF
the Indians are good Masons.
Many years ago they brought a
shipload Of slaves to New Orleans.
and when one of them was put out on
the block to be auctioned off he made
the Masonic hailing sign. He was
taken down from the block, examined
and found to be Mason.
He was not sold into slavery. but a
purse was raised by New Orleans Ma
sons to purchase his freedom and he
was sent back to Africa Milwaukee
Sentinel.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Every housekeeper should kno

Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in A-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you a
12-oz. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose OF before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time ana
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Soldiers Learning laauuaccs,

The French minister of war pro.
poses to encourage the young soldiers
in the French army to study foreign
languages by the formation of classes.
1t is thought well to teach German in
the north and Spanish and Italian in
the south. a class conducted bv a
lieutenant at Paris turns out about
forty students a year proficient in
German. The proposition is thought
good one, and is to be further de.
veloped.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Cheap Rates Again via Union Pacific

One-way second-class colonist tick
cts at the following low rates will be
on sale daily from March to April
80 inclusive. via Union Pacific r. r.:
To San Francisco. Los Angeles.
San Diego. and many other Cali
fornin points ................ S23.U
To Everett. Fairhaven. Whatcom.
Vancouver and Victoria. via Hunt
ington and Spokane ............ 25.00
To Tacoma and Seattle. via Hunt
ington and Portland. or via Hunt
ngton and Spokane ............ 300
To Portland and to Astoria. Ash
land Roseburg. Eugene. Albany
and Salem. including branch lines
in Oregon. via Portland ......... 25,00
To Spokane. all intermediate main
and branch lines on O. r. & y. CO..
also to sWenatchee and interme-
diate points ..--.....-.......--.. G-.Jt
To Butte. Anaconda. Helena and all
intermediate main line points. 200
Very liberal stoD-overs allowed In
Nevada. California. and at and west of
PoCatello. Idaho.
For full Information call on your To-
cal agent or address
L. r. GRIFFIN.
Gen'l Agent. L. Z. r. r..
sil nth St. Denver.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
New Orleans Exports.

In 1903 New Orleans exceeded New
York by more than 100000 bushels
in the expectation of corn and wheat.
New Orleans is now the second of the
country's cities in aggregate exports.
ranking next to New York. Galveston
was the fourth city in exports in 1903
exceeding all the country's Atlantic
ports except New York and Boston, In
1904 it has passed Boston.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Farm Signals.

The Farmers Telephone Company.
at Anderson. Indiana. has adopted a
general signal OF distress for It's pat
irons on party lines. Following the
general alarm, the exchange operator
will give the number of rings indicat-
ing the house from which the alarm
came, SO that the neighbors may go
direct to the place where assistance is
needed.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
A Chance for Good Farmers.

We are settling a tract of 1000 acres Of
land in the san Luis valley. where there
are good water rights. good land. no al
kali, good markets all the land on a
broad gauge railway. We want a few
good farmers to show what the land will
do. To men who have tools. stock and
cash enough to make start we Will sell
land on especially easy terms. provided
they will go down and begin work this
spring Write to-day and tell US what
payment you can make down on 50 to 100
acres Prices range from s25 to $40 per
acre The Colorado Bureau of lmmigra-
ton Zeph Chas. Felt. president. GIG Ma
j, site building. Denver. Colo.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Insist on GETTING II.

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
fiance Starch This is because they havea
stock on hand of other brands containing
only IL OF. in package, which they won't
be able to sell first, because Defiance con-
tains 16 OF. for the same money.
Do you want l6 OF. instead of IL OF. for
same money! Then buy Defiance Starch.
Req quires no cooking.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Comrades.

A hearty. healthy body-and A soul,
What's "A soul2
Is II wings that | may fly
To some shining. distant sky
As my goal?
No the swcrtening of the life as a whole
That's a soul.
in each grave or trivial task
In each JOY the chum I'd ASK
Is rhy soul
Harriet X Sutton in Good HoIsekeep
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Few Negroes in France.

With a population of about 2.500,0 900
Paris has fewer than 100 negroes with
in its limits. 1t is claimed that the
colored population of all France is less
than $50.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Two Pictures.

And sweet with clover on each -IIe.
a briGht-eyed boy, who looks from out
The door with woodbine wrcath.F about
And wishes his one thought all day:
"Oh, If | could but fly away
From this dul! spot the world to see
How happy, happy. happy,
How happy ! should be-
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18

Her-And do you really think my
new portrait looks like me? He-Yes,
it really does, I'm sorry to say.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18

It is hard to have patience with ma
who acts as If he was AFRAID that
would lose caste by speaking civiily.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18

William J. West. the burglar poet,
has ben sent to the penitentary from
Denver. There are others who break into
nOeIEN.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
MD the citv's constant din,

Amid the city's constant din.
A man who rouna the world has bear.
Who. mid the tuinuIt ana the throng
"Oh, could | only tread once ,r.ra
The field path to the farnhuus. door.
The old green meadow could SOC
How happy. happy happy.
How happy | should be"
-tnivcrsalist Lender.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Defiance Starch

should b. In every household none 50 good
ko.Idr. 4 oz. more for 10 GeEts than ID
other brand Of cold water starch.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18

Perhaps the good die young because
they are so lonesome.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
Hereford and Shorthorn Bulls

Both registered and high grade; also range bred
calves for sale Address THE WESTERN BREED
ERS' ASSOCIATIONS, A. J. Bothwel. General Man
ager. Union Stock Yards. Denver Colorado
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18

Japan's great admiral is named Togo.
and We all know he did go.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
w. L. DOUGLAS
So as SHOES Ys!Ss ssBs

W. l.. Douglas
shoes have by their
excellent style,
easy-ftting, and
superior wearing
qualities, achieved
the largest sale of
any shoes i'll the
world.
They are just as good
rs those that cost you
81 to So the only
difference is the price.
Sold evsyyyhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
Douglas uses Corona
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18

and the name Of tbl, paper, We
VIII slaily Aend you lSl OF farm
seed samples. vel! voriA'slO.dO to
get a asnrt with, together with our
mammoth liO p,Er illustrated
cataloE, describing IIeh novel.
tie,as Aria Land Earl. i.ac--o.i
Wheat, Two Eco; Oats, Pea Uat. 4
TeosiItc. Victoria
Rap. Send
the loo. to-
t.T
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18

Coitskin, which hiseverywhere conceded to
be the finest Patent leather vet prod nced,
flst Co or fgsiets used. Shoes by al zoe extra,
Write for CctalOg. .M.L.Douglss, BrOcb ton. Eass.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
IDEAL HARVEST WEATHER
Wheat Crop of willamette Valley
viii Be Saved Without Loss.

Hot weather, uninterrupted harvests
and excellent yields, is the tenor Of the
climate and crop bulletin for Oregon,
issued Tuesday morning from the
local Weather Bureau. 1t follows:
The past week averaged the hottest
Of the season. 1t was also dry, except
in the high level sections in the eastern
portion of the state, where few show.
ers occurred last Tuesday and We'd
nesday. The grain harvest has pro-
ceeded uninterruptedly, and threshing
has now become general. Fall wheat
yields are everywhere good, and in
the eastern sections they are general
ly excellent. Early-sown Spring wheat
and oats, although having thin stands
and short straw, are turning out bet
ter than expected, but more than the
usual quantity of late-sown Spring
wheat and late-sown oats has been cut
for hay.
The weather of the past week has
been Ideal for the growth OF the hop
plant and most encouraging reports
are being received from all yards. The
burr is coming out full and strong,
and there is less foliage and more
bloom than is usually the case. No
estimates of "a crop less than last years
are heard, and in some quarters it
is predicted that the yield will run
near the 100000 mark, but conserva-
tive hopmen still place their figures
at 10000 bales, One thing is certain,
and that is that the quality of the Ore
gon crop this year will be unusually
good. Very few reports are received
of lice, and where any appears, spray
ing is promptly resorted to.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
BRIGHT'S DISEASE.

The largest sum ever paid for a pre-.
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, August 30. 1901 The transfer in
volved in coin and stock SIP 10000 and
was paid by party OF business men for
a specific for Bright's Disease and Dia-
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi-
cation of the specific Nov. 10, 1900.
They interviewed scores OF the cured
and tried it out on its merits by putting
over three dozen cases on the treatment
and watching them. They also got ply
sicians to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges. Up to Aug. %. eighty-seyen
per cent OF the test cases were either
well or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen per cent OF
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceedings
OF the investigating committee and the
clinical reports of the test cases were
published and will oe mailed free on ap
plication. Address JOHN j. FULTON
COMPANY, 420 Montgomery St., San
Francisco. Cal,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
Fine Walnut Orchard.

Are English walnuts a success in
Oregon? For the answer to this ques-
tion people in this part Of the state
have turned their attention to the
Dundee forty acre orchard of young
trees, a couple Of miles southwest Of
here, which is just now coming into
bearing. And the answer must be
decisively in the affirmative. Captain
G. w. Peters, who is in charge of the
orchard, says there will be fine crop
this year, and that the trees are rug
ged and healthy. OF the nuts he says
he cannot speak too highly The
trees bore some nuts last year, which
were compared with samples of those
raised in France and in different parts
of this country, including California,
and Mr.. Peters declares the Oregon
product far superior to anything he
has seen. 1t is much larger, and OF
much better flavor. He is we'll ac
quainted with the California walnut
district and he looks for this section tC
surpass it, when the industry is once
established here. .-Newberg Graphic
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
WILL COME TO STAY
Oregon Exhibit at st. Louis Will
Attract Many Visitors to Ore
gOn Next Year.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, St.
Louis, August 2-Several Oregon
counties have sent excellent adver-
tising matter to be placed on display
in the state exhibit at st. Louis, and
the results obtained will be good. Too
much cannot be said of the judicious
publicity given to county resources,
for it will do more to secure new people
for the state than any other form Of
advertisement
How many people will move to Ore
gon on account Of the state display in
st. Louis is of course beyond estima-
ton, but there will be great numbers.
Many pass through the building
every day with the announcement
that they are coming to Oregon in
1905, and coming to stay.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
Peaches and berries are plentiful
in the market.
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement that a
preventive of suicide had been discover
ed will interest many. A run down sys-
TEN, or dependency invariably precede
suicide and something has been found
that will prevent that condition which
makes suicide likely. At the first
thought of self destruction take Electric
Bitters. 1t being a great tonic and ner-
vine will strengthen the nerves and
build up the system. It's also a great
Stomach, Liver and Kidney regulator.
Only SOC. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Belt & Cherrington Druggist.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
A Sweet Breath

is a never failing sign of a healthy
stomach. When the breath is bad the
stomach is out of order. There is no
remedy in the world equal to Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure for curing Indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Mrs. Mary S. Crick, of White Plains,
KY, writes: Il have been a dyspeptic
for years; tried all kinds of remedies
hut continued to grow worse. Rv the
use Of Kodol I began to improve at once,
and after taking few bottles am fully
restored in weight, health and strength
and can eat whatever I like. Kodol
digests what you eat and makes the
stomach sweet. Sold by Belt & Cherr.
ingtOn.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
Taken with Cramps.

VIM. kirmse, member of the bridge
gang working near Littleport was taken
suddenly i'll Thursday night with cramps
and kind of cholera. His case was So
severe that he mad to have memb RS of
of the crew wait upon him and Mr.
Clifford was called and consulted. He
told them lie had medicine in the form
of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrboea Remedy that he thought
would help him out and accordingly sew
eral doses were administered with the
result that the fellow was able to be
around next day. The incident speaks
quite highly of Mr.. Gifford's medicines.
-Elkader, Iowa, Argus.
This remedy never fails. Keep it in
your home it may save life. For sale by
Wilson Drug Co.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
IMMENSE LOG DRIVE
Seven Million Feet of Timber Now
Floating Down willamette River
to Oregon City.

One OF the most interesting sights
ever seen along the Willamette was
the cleanup of the gang of men of the
Sp lulding company as they dislodged
the logs which had accumulated in
the drive down the river, says the
ALBANY Democrat. The company had
seven million feet OF logs in the
Willamette, which were canthOoked
from the banks along Albany. A
force Of about twenty-five men did the
interesting work in two squads, one
on each side of the river. Several ex-
perts manipulated the rolling, g,slippery
logs with an ease that attracted atten-
ton, often taking the smallest log to
be found and running it as smoothly
as u boat. In shallow places horses
are required for the work, and they
seem to enjoy itas much as the men.
One animal has been with Mr. Spauld-
ing six years and is never so happy
as when driven into a stream. Two
RATS are used for the horses and a
bigger one with a cover for the sleep
ing and dining necessities of the trip.
It is hard, hungry work, and some
days four meals is the order. Many a
ducking is gotten, and part Of the
work itself is in the water. When the
camp passes a town the boys some
times have a time. One who drew S.
last night, this morning remarked,
"but haven't got it now"
The logs are taken to Newberg,
where there is a big mill, and to the
paper mill at Oregon City. They are
white and red fir and some hard wood
mixed with it.
Besides the work of driving, it
means months of hard work by large
force Of men towards the headwaters
in falling and rolling them into the
water for their ride down stream.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
SUMMONS.

In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon,
for the County Of Polk.
Viola l.. Welch, Plaintiff, VS.. Frank Welch,
Defendant
To Frank Welch Defendant:
In the Name of the State of Oregon: You are
hereby required to appear and answer the COM
plant filed against YOU, in the above entitled
sun, on or before the last day Of the time pre-
scribed in the order for publication ofsummons,
to-wit; the 2nd day Of September, 1904 and ii
you fail to answer for want thereof the plaintiff
wall take decree against you dissolving the
bonds Of matrimony, now existing between
you and plaintiff, and giving to plaintiff the
care and custody of the minor child, Harry
Welch, and for costs and disbursements herein.
T., BY y, order u, Of the Hon. Ed F. Coad, County
Judge OF the County Court of the State of ore
gon, for Polk County, made on the Goth dav of
July 1901, it is directed that publication of the
summons be made in the Polk County Observer,
weekly newspaper published in said county.
once week for six consecutive weeks. The
July, 1901. N'' 0'
y. L, BUTLER,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-08-12
Sick Headache.

For several years my wife was
troubled with what physicians called
sick headache OF a very severe character.
She doctored with several eminent ply
sicians and at a great expense, only to
grow worse until she was unable to do
any kind of work. AbOuta year ago she
began taking Chamberlains Stomach and
Liver Tablets and todav weighs more
than she ever did before and is real
well, " says Nh. Geo. E. Wright of New
London, New York. For sale 10y Wilson
Drug Co.