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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-03
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-03

Bertrand shadwell contributes the fol-
iewing quatrain as an addition 20 the
prescn; gaiety OF nations: ~
Styed like a pig and foddered like a c,wi
Fiogged like a dogi-with dynamite enow
To blow suck government beyond the
Styx-
Beyond the styx were Paradise. vow.
You have often heard Of John Hole,
who was 70 lazy that when he wrote his
name he merely made J and punch
ed a hole IN the paper says Dodd Castor.
Here IL another that belongs to the same
ciass Some very smart fellow had a
friend IA Butler county and wrote. ad-
dressing him as follows.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-03

An Oklahoma city special says. When
running AZ the rate OF thirty miles an
hour, a drive wheel OF the engine draw
ing the Frisco Meteor between here
and Kansas City. flew on and the engine
was derailed this morning None Of The
cars left the track and no one was hurt.
The accident occurred between Jones
City and Luther
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

SENATOR WHITEHEAD came In for
good deal of criticism for his vote on the
anti-cigarette legislation during the last
campaign. When the drastic measure
proposed this session came up for pass
age, Senator Whitehead gave the follow
ing explanation of his position: "Tobac-
co growing is very extensive in this state.
Legislation for the experimental growth
of the plant at the university has already
been enacted and the extension of it is
asked for at this session. Legislation
for the regulation Of the manufacture of
cigars is on the books and under these
conditions, and with this general habit
OF the people, and the resultant public
sentiment, cannot see how we may rea-
sonably expect an act such as this to be
enforced. 1t appears to me that the law
which we now have is enforcible; or if
not enforciEle, it ought to be, as it easily
may be made so, and in making it so the
friends of the bill would receive my
hearty cooperation. Therefore it ought
not to be swept off our statute books to
make place for law which would sink
out of sight. In my judgment, to pass
this BILL which would repeal the law we
now have, would leave US presently to
all intents and purposes without any law
whatever. This is a condition which
do not wish to see ia our state. am in
favor of such legislation upon this SUBJ
Ject as will be effective. do not regard
this proposed legislation as of that char
acter, and I therefore cast my vote at
this time against this measure"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

SOME startling information has been
given the public in the speech of Sena-
tor Kreutzer recently in his attack
upon government by commission. There
are IN this state thirty boards and COM
missions appointed by the governor, a
total of 143 appointees. who in turn
control 1445 employees aud cost the state
$593,974.74, and who disburse of the
states funds bienuially the enormous
sum of 17,816.80. In addition to these
there are five other commissions not ap-
pointed by the governor consisting of
seventeen appointees employing fifteen
persons and costing SILT, 920.45 for
maintenance, making a grand total of
thirty, six boards and commissions, con-
sisting of 100 appointees employing 1850
persons, costing $711,895 10 for mainte-
nance and disbursing biennially S4,3335,
737.l5, while during the same period the
entire disbursements of the state amounts
only to SIC, 487 ,43129."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

UNDER the fee system, the commits
sioner of insurance is the highest paid
official of the state. He is paid for his
services far more than the governor of
the state receives Obviously, if the fee
system should be abolished in 1907, there
is no reason whatever that it should not
be abolished now It would be far more
consistent for the Legislature to refuse
to abolish it than to vote to abolish it
two years hence. Out of respect for it
self, the Legislature should insist that
the fee system be abolished now, that no
scandal may attach to it by postponing
the abolishing of the insurance commits
sioner's fees for another two years. 1t
should insist that the commissioner
make a complete and detailed report as
to the amount and source of his fees,
and proceed intelligently to the consid-
Grafton of the bills that are before it to
abolish the fees of the Office and increase
its payroll. In abolishing the fees, there
should be no juggling with the matter
by providing that they shall be turned
into the treasury and then drawn out to
meet increased and unnecessary salaries.
milwaukee, News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

A MOST remarkable demonstration was
given Gov. Alva Adams upon his return
to his home town after being ousted
from office by the vote of the legislature
of Colorado In a short address he said:
II come home to you defeated, but my
hands are clean. | want to say that l
did my duty as best could and / feel
at this hour that I would rather be rob-
bed than rob- While here | want to pay
q tribute to those who stood by me dur
ing the contest, not as democrats and re-
publicans, but as citizens of this state,
in justice and right, in upholding the
laws, constitution and ballot of the peo-
pie. I do not feel the wrong that has
been done me. 1t is not such wrong
to me as it is to you, and l hope to see
the hour when retribution will come
down on those men OF Colorado"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

In THEIR desire to strike the oil octo-
pus, the people of Kansas appear to be
moving more hastily than the circum-
stances really require. The Standard
Oil company is apparently anxious to
give che state authorities every chance
possible to carry out their scheme of a
state oil refinery in order to drive out
the latter. But it takes time to put up
alarge refining plant. and the state has
not got beyond the starting point. Mean
while, the Standard Oil company has
stopped buying Kansas oil. and the pro
ducers, having no sale for their product,
are at loss what to do with it. Their
tankage capacity is exhausted, and the
we'll owners have quit pumping. That
has thrown 10000 men out of employ
ment, and it may be months before they
get to work again. The presenG capac-
Sty OF the Kansas wells is said { 0 be co.
600 barrels per day. 1t is diffic 1t to see
how the state refinery can use up all
that oil even when it goes into operation
The Kansas people may have called
more trouble on themselves than they
anticipated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

THE strongest argument that we know
OF for the election of President Salisbury
to the Office of state superintendent is
the fact that he is placing his candidacy
on purely professional basis. The men
who have signed his call represent every
faction; and their call is to man who
has worked his way, purely on merit,
from the position Of a country school
teacher up to that OF the presidency OF a
great Normal school. Mr.. Salisbury is
not asking the Office because OF political
service, and does not expect to have the
backing of any faction or party as such.
He is willing to leave the decision to the
people, whose highest interest is the well
fare of the schools, believing that par
tisanship should have no place in the
conduct of school affairs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
WHAT the paople Of Wisconsin want i

WHAT the people of Wisconsin want is
protection from abuses in rate making
and suppression of discriminatory
rates. They are not demanding that the
railways be punished because their in
fuence has not been brought to bear to
continue Gov. La Toilette in office. They
are not beseeching the legislature to pass
any act that will force the railway man
ayers to ''mutualize" with the machine
to prevent the sacrifice of the interests
with which they are entrusted. All that
the people of Wisconsin ask is justice,
and to justice they are entitled Mil
Waukee News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

TIE new senator from Missouri. Maj.
VIM. Warner is native of Wisconsin
soil, educated at Lawrence university, a
veteran of the civil war and one Of the
most successful lawyers OF Kansas City.
The deadlock was broken on the last day
of the session and Maj. Warner received
almost the entire republican strength of
the legislature.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
Auction Sales.

E. D. Coon will sell at public auction
on Tuesday, March 49, d mile south of
Milton Junction, 10 mich cows, 10
heifers, one span of black mares, brood
sows, SO chickens and good assortment
of farm implements and a quantity of
seed corn, seed oats, etc.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

T. " Kumlien will sell at auction on
his farm one mile west of Sumner, on
Monday, March 81, at l o'clock p. M, 8
choice dairy COWS and l good work horse
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
Chance for Speculation.

CO. Shannon says he will offer at
public auction the last of April ID or 20
building lots on Park avenue in Shan.'
mons addition to Edgerton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
Seed POtatOes.Y

Choice seed potatoes, 80 cents per bu.
Sir Walter Raleigh-won first prize at
Mid-winter fair; White Ohio, .Hayslope,
Rural New Yorker.
15w3 G. M. SHELDON, Albion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

If you want to take your Sunday
dinner out, try the Bon Ton. Mrs. Ger
trude Mccarthy is furnishing splendid
meal for little money. 1t is easier than
cooking at home.
For SALE-James Lay is planning
to build a new residence on his property
on Albion street and offers the old house
for sale at bargain. 16w2
The Bon Ton is making an extra
effort in the way of preparing meals and
short order lunches. Sunday dinners at
this restaurant are partaken of by many
and are giving the best of satisfaction.
If some member of your family dies
and you did not have some of those fine
Penny Pictures while you had chance
you will regret it. Just the thing to en-
large from. Last two weeks.
Try the Bon Ton for lunches or
meals. The best to eat and service COM
plete.
"A corner lot for sale, 4x8, east front,
high and dry. Inquire of Paul Watson
For SALE-The M. J. Bolser property
in the village of Albion. Good house,
barn and outbuildings, all nearly new
Inquire of Samuel Burdick, Al bion, Wis
Stf
-FoR SALE CHEAP = Fairbanks &
Morse gasoline engine in good repair
Inquire of Max Wilbur or f. E. Burgy
8tf
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31
RAPHAEL's PROPHECIES.

The present upheayal in Russia
was foretold by Raphael, London
astrologer, six months ago. In his
forecast for 1905, published early last
fall he fOreshadowed a revolutionary
uprising in the cars empire, which
he predicted will continue until No
vember of this year.
OF the cZar and of Russia he said.
THE year 1905 will be "A black one
in the annals of Russian history
Revolutionary movements will in
crease by leaps and bounds. and this
war, entered into with so light heart
may turn out to be the herald of
liberty for the Russian people"
The planetary influences affecting
the czar, are evil, he says.
His predictions for nearly every
month of the year contain prophecies
of dreful events for Russia. In jan
uary he says Russia is under "malefic
influences" For February great po-
litical upheavals are predicted. For
March he writes:
Russia is under a cloud and at
home events will occur which will
stir the hearts and souls OF patriots
and just people" In June he says the
planets are especially hostile to Rus
'sia's welfare. September is to be
the most tragic month of all. and
then not Russia alone but other great
powers are to suffer. Kings and
emperors," he prophesies, twill be
slain"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31
DON'T WANT THE CzAR's JOB.

I'd rather be a soldier boy
And stand for wars alarms
Than be a czar and get shot up
BY my own men-at-arms.
For great white czars are shining
marks
For bombs and lyddite sticks
Aad sometimes stop few grapeshot
Intended for muhziks.
I'd rather by a simple cit.
OF these United States
Aud get beat up by hold-up men
And flimflammed by sharp skates
Than be the sovereign of the steppes
And with the zemstvos daily.
For Nick. as far as can see,
Has no show for his alley.
Luke the Leon in Seattle Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31
THE ABUSED ca SALOONS.

one would judge from the fearful
wall of the Salem Journal that the
piratical temperance people of Ore
gon had knocked down the white
robed saint, the saloon, and were
trampling upon his throat with their
hob-nailed shoes.
The poor, innocent. prosecuted,
lamb-like saloons! 1t is a cutting.
killing, stinging disgrace to intimate
that they have raised s25, 900 in Ore
gon to secure the repeal of the local
option law! They raised only $2S,-
600, The temperance pirates never
do tell the truth
And to charge that the saloons are
maintaining a lobby at Salem to de-
feat the sovereign will of the people!
the people as do the saloons! II is
a humiliating. embarrassing and un-
gallant fling at the sanity saloons to
insinuate that lobby is maintained
at Salem. The entire Legislature is
passed" to Portland every Friday
evening where all the jobs are put
up and the next weeks work is plan
ned. There is where the saloon lob
by "shines''-not at Salem, as falsel
charged!
Here is part of the Journals wall,
the part most juicy with tears. most
inflamed with holy indignation at the
abuse of the helpless saloons:
The Jayne bill to amend the local
option law seems to have the backing
of the business interests of the state.
Tt ere is no lobby here at the legis-
lature working for the bill, but mem
bers are receiving letters from bank
ers and merchants in its favor.
While the charge has been made
that the legislature was organized by
the liquor interests, no proof of that
statement has ever been produced.
Tn statement is opposed by the facts,
and is without foundation.
on the other hand there is proof
tGHt the prohibitlonists are launch
ing an army of crusaders upon the
Legislature. 1t is fact that the liquor
interests have not had single lob
blist o" representative at Salem. The
malicious charge of an immense cor
ruption fund, which these people are
said to have raised is also without
and is made only for the
purpose of intimidating the legisla-
ture. The prohlbitionists propose to
further frighten the members by
keeping present force of prohibition
agitators. who will claim that they
represent the people of the state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31

In recent interview with Mrs. Lily
Langtry, she very wisely said:
"The fact that believe IN the supetior
force of mind over matter does not blind
me to the truth that the foundation of every
successful life is good health; that the key
stone to physical beauty Is perfect physical
health.
"A sick woman cannot be a beautiful
woman, nor can she be anything but what
we English call poor spirited woman.
ITO great extent a wonian's beauty Is
measured by her vitality--by her health.
Work, Sunshine, Exercise, Water and
Soap Plain, Noutishing Food, Lots of
Fresh Air, and Happy, contented Spirit
there as you say, honest and true Is
and youthful looks"
One great secret Of youth and beauty for
the young woman or the mother is the
proper understanding of her womanly sys.
TEN and ell-being. Every woman, Young
or old, should knoD herself and her phys
zeal makeup. A good way to arrive at this
knowledge is to get good doctor book,
such for instance as ",rhe Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser" by r. v. Pierce.
NJ. p, which can readily be procured by
sending twenty one cents in one cent
stamps for paper bound volume, or thirty
one cents for cloth-bound copy, and ad-
dressing DR.. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
"Dr. Pierces Favorte Prescription can always
be relied upon to cure when everything else
fails" writes mrs. DIR. Nielsen, of 43o7 Langley
Avenue, Chicago, Ills. ut is certain cure for
female troubles. diseases in their worst forms
| suffered for years with liberation, intense
pains and dreadful backache, which untitled
me for my work Finally grew 90 i'll had to
keep TO my bed. In this extremity used pa
vorite Prescription for three months and then
I was well Only those who have passed
through such a siege of sickness as have will
understand how much value Dr. Pierce's Pa
vorite Prescription"
Of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolap-
sus, or Falling OF Womb which he cannot
cure. All he asks Is fair and reasonable
trial Of his means of cure. No substitute
for "Pavorite Prescription offers 50 much
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31
TO MAKE COUNTY ROADS PAS
SABLE.

No man who rides or drives over
the county roads of Oregon will deny
the need of some system by which
uniformity and common sense may
be used in the construction of bridges
and gra des.
A law making county roads pas
sabl. is one of the emergency needs
of the safe.
As it is now, every road district in
every county is law unto itself on
the subject, and every supervisor is
an engineer of a different school"
piling up his mud grades and making
his brush bridges and culverts at the
expense of the taxpayers
The bill of Senator c. ]. Smith, of
this county. providing for Il uniform
road organization for the state. and
making the county surveyor ex-offic-
10 road superintendent in every coun-
~. is one of the best laws before the
legislature and should unanimously
pass.
The county surveyor who can pass
the necessary examination to hold
that position now must be a practi-
cal engineer. with a knowledge of
road and grade construction. and at
least in every county there should be
"a system of uniform road making.
suited to the particular character of
country, through which the roads
pass.
Permanent culverts and bridges.
proper drainage, proper grade slope
40 shed off the accumulating water
and proper roadbed to wear more
than one summer, are the require
ments of good country roads, and
until the state adopts a general sys-
tenn and begins to put experts in
charge of the work, the country roads
will remain in the main. impossible
in bad weather.
1t is said of the old toll road COM
panies across the Blue mountains,
that they charged the travelling pub
lie for passing over the road, and
made the public repair the roads, be-
side. Many a stage driver and
freIghter can testify to opening a road
before he could pass.
As Il is now, the county takes the
tax from the citizen, makes him work
the road as a duty to the county and
then II he lives in a remote corner
of the county he must almost build a
private road to reach his home, with
a decent load. Uniformity and COM
mon sense are needed in road build
ing. and the Smith bill offers both.
Experts who have looked into the
road making possibilities in Oregon
say that the soil is especially adapted
to permanent road making. There
is no part of the difficulties to be
contended with here. that were met
and conquered in the construction of
the old Cumberland road in Virginia,
Tennessee and Pennsylvania. a coun-
try boulevard over 900 miles long,
and so we'll constructed that the
roadbed is today as firm and unyield-
ing as when 1t was built.
Even Russia is civilized, in the art
of road making. her country roads
being veritable boulevards. permeat-
ing every remote part of the empire.
Oregon should not criticize the czars
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31

weaknesses, until 1t can equal the
country roads of his empire. Roads
are built for the pleasure and use
of the people-every class sharing in
the curse or blessing offered by this
public institution.
How many miles of country road
even that bordering ON our best cities
in Oregon. could be truthfully desig-
mated "bouleyard?" Try and recall
II few hundred yards of such If pos
sible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31

Moving into larger quarters" is
the watchword in Pendleton. AT
least dozen of the leading business
firms are moving into larger qusi-
ters, adding to their stocks. increas-
ing their scope. multiplying the mum
bel of their patrons and reaching
into new fields of trade. Is it not
the wGtchword in the entire West?
e not Pendleton. herself, moving IN
To larger quarters, larger spheres?
Is not Umatilla county moving into
larger quarters in the sisterhood Of
counties. and is not Oregon herself
moving into a greater sphere of wider
activity, of more virile life? 1t is
the Western watchword; /: is heard
everywhere. in individual life. in
school district. county, state and ma
tion. This thought Is typical of the
upward American movement When
you hear "a merchant say that he is
moving into larger quarters, you may
well picture to yourself the larger
national movement which this
thought suggests Everybody in every
Western state is crowding outward for
Increased elbow room; only In the
congested centers is there an oppo-
site movement. Everybody in the
West is expanding-breathing more
! fresh air of freedom!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31

One benevolent organization in
New York--the Association for I'm
proving the Condition of the Poor
issues an appeal for $4,000. to be
paid in at once. II is supporting
10000 destitute, but entirely worthy
people. In that city through the win
ter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31
THE LESSON OF RUSSIA.


/ Revolution gives dramatic empha-
sis to commonplace truths. Many
and impressive are the lessons to be
| learned anew from the st. Petersburg
massacre.
We learn that the mind is the seat
of slavery. II is not the brutal Cos
sacks who have held the Russian peo-
pie In subjection. Ignorance and in
ertia are the enslavers of mankind.
Let the people lose faith in their ac-
customed rulers; let them once desire
liberty; let them awake to realiz-
alton of their rights and their priva-
tons and the beginning of the end
/ is at hand, at is not by might. nor
by power, but by my spirit" Thought
rules the world. The soul is master.
The solitary cry for liberty may be
silenced. Siberia may swallow few.
\ But when the great Russian people
want freedom they will have It.
1t is significant that the priesthood
should have furnished the leader for
this Russian uprising. The church
is often charged with infidelity TO hu-
manity. As zangwill says It tends
ever to become the tomb of the soul
of the future. But 1t Is gratifying to
recall the Instances to the contrary,
when liberty has been welded to re-
ligion and men have raised within
the church the banner OF the free.
The slaves of the West Indies had a
champion in Las Casas. The Amerl-
can negroes had their Lovejoy even
as the Russian peasants have their
Gopon. This is at It should be. Who
more than the priest should resent
the oppression which crushes the
soul out of men? without freedom
there can be no moral or spiritual
concern of religion, as indeed 1t is of
true religion.
These outbursts of passion. so fear
full in their possibilities to the world,
are sad reminders of what might be,
We're we once to put our faith in that
gospel of love preached so long ago.
by the great Nazarene. Is It said not
to be practicable? Alas, what Is
H't pIdCliStiDlt III llliS WOTlu nut tndtf
What If the czar, instead of appealing
to the Cossacks had appealed to Toll
stoi! What If he had sent Tolstoi
to meet the mob, instead of those
drawn sabers! What II he had said:
''Tolstoi, you are right | will take
your advice. l will give the people
liberty and l will begin. as you say
by putting into effect the teachings
of Henry George
II the car would throw himself
upon the side of freedom, listen to
the counsels of Tolstoi and brave the
storm that would arise within his
palaces, what Il spectacle that would
be,
He would win such devotion as
royalty never had and his name would
shine with more than mortal fame
Rev. Herbert 5. Bigelow, Cincinnati.