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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-02-09

The Hepburn railroad rate bill
passed the house at Washington yes
terday, 346 members voting for it and
seven. all republicans, voting against
it, The pension appropriation bill,
carrying $l40,245,000, was passed with
out amendment The bill makes stat
ute law of the famous order of the
declaring age conclusive evi-
denee of disability.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-02-09
Royal
Baking Powder
Absolutely
Pure
Made from Pure Grape Cream of Tartar


In baking powder Royal is the standard, the
powder of highest reputation; found by the
United States Government tests of greatest
strength and purity.
1t renders the food more healthful and palat-
able and is most economical in practical use.
Housekeepers are sometimes importuned to
buy alum powders because they are "cheap.
Yet some of the cheapest made powders are sold
to consumers at the highest price
Housekeepers should stop and think. Is it
not better to buy the Royal and take no chances
the powder whose goodness and honesty never
questioned3
Is it economy to spoil your digestion by an
alum-phosphate or other adultered powder TO
save few penniesf
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-02-09
col N MISSION HERE
To Take Testimony in Case
Against Attorney Gen.
c. G.. Fits
HEARING BEGAN YESTERDAY

Col. A. A. Hall of St. Adams, E,
Henry Powell of Burlington and
John w. Redmond of Newport
Constitute the Commission
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-16

once more an effort is TO be made TO
induce congress 10 abandon the practice
Of distributing each year a few million
packages Of comparatively worthless seeds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
CHICAGO e. NORTHWESTERN
PASSENGER SERVICE.-GOING SOUTH.

Chicago Passengers ...... 6:15 a. m
Chicago Passengers $500. ............. 80. II 06 a. m
GAINESVILLE passenger .................. lao p. m
GAINESVILLE Passenger ........... 6:56 p.
Both Glib a. m and II :06 a. m. trains make
close connections at Jefferson Junction f
Madison and all points west
1:40 p, m train makes close connections for
Milwaukee and Chicago.
7:O1 p. m. train makes close connections for
east and west at Jefferson Junction.
PASSENGER sERvICE.--GOING NORTH
Lake Superior Passenger .............. sos a. m.
MenOmOnee Passenger :38 p. M
Passenger arrives from Rockford at $40 a. m.
Passenger from Chicago arrives at o:3S p. M
and goes no further.
Except Sundays,
F. NJ. NEWTON, Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31

prohibitive, furnish little or no reven
ne and make it possible for the trusts
to rob the people. Our ''infant in
dnstries" have been SO well cared for,
that they have become rich and power
full and it has become a fight between
the aggregated wealth Of the country
and they people who have been forced
by trust Legislation to contribute to the
protected interests until most of the
foreign ports have beeen closed to the
products of the American farms.
Heretofore. the ultra protectionists
have appealed to the American farmer
for support by telling him how he has
been protected-they never explain the
advantages to him Of Is cents p, r
bushel on wheat, when they produce
more than is consumed at home nor
the benefit to him of three-fourth
cent per pound on beef when trust
determines the price to be paid. The
time is long past, when there should
have been a radical revision Of the
tariff schedules and the people agree
with President Roosevelt, that ii
should be done at once or quicker.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
P. H. SWIFT, Editor.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81. 1906.

The following excerpt was taken from
a communication written by James M.
Beck and recently published in the
New York Evening Post:
"A growing distrust among thought
full men as to the real value of the
patent system was evidenced some years
ago by a committee of the English
Parliament, which, after a careful in
vestigation, recommended the abolition
of the system; and the same view was
shared by Prince Bismarck, who. when
chancellor of the German Empire, made
a similar recommendation.
Whatever it's merits. the patent
system is to day one of the strong est
bulwarks of extortion and injustice
which oar laws afford. A corporation
with large resources can take patent
OF doubtful legal validity, and, by pro-
longing litigation through the life Of
the patent, tax the people at will, 1t
can do this indefinitely, for it can gain
such a position during the life of the
patent as to be almost impregnable
thereafter to any competition.
Conceding that a patent system in
some form is desirable, no country has
been so improvident as ours in the form
of the system. Other countries make
the issue of patents source of revenue
by exacting a percentage of profits, and
also reserve the free use of the patent
for Governmental purposes. In our
country. the patent is granted for a
few dollars, and the Government not
only fails to derive any revenue from
tbs enormous profits made, but
places it's own neck under the heel of
the monopoly to which it has given ex-
istence. AS an ilusUr alton, the Govern
ment, in providing for the national de-
fence, must often pay royalties on
armor plate, due to patents VII CHI it
gave gratuitously.
Congress, at an early day, should
give the subject its careful consider
alton, and, while it may be mad visa BILE
to the extreme length OF the English
parliamentary committee, or Of Prince
Bismarck. yet a system should be de-
vised whereby the people OF the United
States, while securing to the real in
ventor suitable compensation would
share the benefits of the monopolies
which they create by participation in
the profits of the invention In my
Judgment, congressional committee
should carefully investigat our patent
system ana report to what extent. if
any, it should be continued"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
$4,000 for a Salt-Ceilar.

The person most surprised at tho
remarkable price which an Eliza
bethan standing salf-cellar recently
made at Christie's was the owner Of
the property. He had modestly put
a reserve of G100 upon it. His graft
fication may be conceived when he
received a check for $4,000. The
price is entirely due to workmanship
and historical values, for the silver
and crystal used in it are not worth
G3.-LOndOn Answers
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31

very strong letter written by Re-
presen tative II. &. Adams in defence of
his vote on the Philippine tariff bill
and the Joint Statehood bill appeared
in Milwaukee Free Press in the issue of
yesterday While the writer cannot
agree With Mr.. Adams in his oppo-
sition to the Philippine tariff bill for
the reason that the islands are under
our flag and governed by our laws and
entitled to all OF the privileges and
rights of citizenship. we must admit
that Mr.. Adams gives good reasons for
his vote against the Joint Statehood
bill. Of cOurs Sc, we are not familiar with
the conditions existing in the territories
to be effected by the legislation, but as
President Roosevelt had recommended
such action the inference must be that
he was fully cognizant of all the condi-
tions and his recommendation was
based upon such knowledge. In regard
to the Philippines, if the people in the
islands are not to be accorded the rights
which obtain under our flag they
should be given their freedom in accord
with the spirit and traditions of our
government. Mr.. Adams in his letter
announces that he will be candidate
for denomination by his party and will
make vigorous canvass, following the
same practice as heretofore of saying
only good things of his opponents and
standing for those governmental prin
cipes which in his judgment are for
the best interests OF the people.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
Random Thoughts.

The press dispatches from Washing
ton convey the Information that Re
preventative Jenkins, mem Der from the
Eleventh district in this state, is very
much annoyed because of the publicity
Gently, that he had introduced bill
repeating the duty on hides-his name
being substituted for that of Congress-
man Perkins of Iowa by mistake. III
he had introduced such Il bill, it would
have been the most meritorous act of
his entire congressional career. When
one considers The fact, that the beef
trust is making from So. 900 to $40, 90
clear day on it's monopoly of hides
and every man and woman has to pay
a tribute of 20 cents extra per pair for
every pair of shoes purchased because
Of the exactions of the trust, and the
farmer receives practically nothing for
bill has not been introduced long ago
and the tariff removed in the interest
of the people.
Several of the members of Congress
from this state led by Joseph w. Bah
cock opposed the Philippine tariff re-
duction bill and got routed good aud
plenty. Not learning wisdom from de-
feat, under the leadership OF MIR. Bah
cock they opposed the statehood bill
and were again endorsed. Congress-
man BabcOck reminds the writer of the
boy who tickled the off hind leg of a
mule with straw. After the doctor had
patched up his head and face the best
he could, the anxious mother asked the
doctor if it would disfgure him? The
doctor being blunt man informed her,
that her ceatainly will not be very
pretty, but he will know "a darned
sight more than he has known hereto
fore. Bah has been fooling with a
political he haw and is so badly dis
figured, that it is possible that his con-
stituents will not recognize him next
summer.
Gen. E. S. Bragg. the dear old man
who has been United States consul at
Hongkong for several years has ten
dered his resignation Oh account of age,
be being 80 years old and will be sue
cieded by Amos 2. Wilder of Madison,
u very bright and amiable gentleman
who deserves the position. Good for
Gen. Bragg who will return to his
friends, and good for Mr.. Wilder, who
will be missed by as many friends as
will welcome the general home.
Japan, so it is reported, is to be
christianized by the American tract
society. The japanese have already
quit wadding their guns with the leaves
of the bibles sent for their spiritual
reclamation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
Middle=Aged and Old rlankind

There are thousands of you troubled with weak,
aching backs and kidneys and other unmiStaka-
BILE signs of nervous debility. Many die of this
difficulty ignorant of the cause. The most OBJ
Stinate cases of this character treated with I'M
falling success
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
Very Hot Shots.

The House of Representatives passed
the bill admitting Oklahoma and Ari-
iona by the big majority of 1874 to $50
III majority. Wonder where those
insurgents" were when the vote was
taken.
Uncle Joe Cannon will do his best,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31

but he has his suspicious that Congress
is going to be ''cantankerous'' if not
.'rambunctious' when that rate bill
comes up.
welt to take d walk out with Jacob Riis
some dark night and lose him?
The actions of Henry Fl. Rogers have
had the effect Of causing the recruiting
stations Of socialism to be kept open
overtime.
viii some professor Of modern Eng
fish laneuage-very modern-please
explain the difference between being
on the .water wagon" and on the ice
wagon
Some senator's. not directly interested
in the Isle of Pines. may still feel that
it is Il valu; BILE is ue to waste time
upon. while delay ng the Statehood
and rate bills.
President Hadley of Yale says that
only man with 81 orting blood can
appreciate football. Presumably then,
such highly organ zed man would be
in his glory if he could witness train
wreck.
The Michigan man who was enticed
to Chicago to meet young woman and
then was served with notice of her
breach of-prornise suit while the two
table, knows more about women now
than he did last week.
There might be fewer desertons in
the army if the officers, by some pro-
cess of reasoning, could be led to be-
lieve that the "privates" are human
beings.
Mr.. Roosevelt is very anxious to add
couple Of new states to his already
| luGeItotluS COllOCClOu.
Five underwriters assert that Chica-
go folks use too much water" They
don't look it.
President Castro Of Venezuela is re-
ported 20 have snubbeu Mr.. Russell the
American Minister, Castro apparently
wants to review French and American
battleships at the same time.
There is difficulty in securing a
quorum at the session OF the Pennsil-
vania legislature. Guess that no-pass
order must mean business.
At least. Tillman lets the nation
know what lie thinks-which is more
than can he said for some of his COL
leagues
The pictnrcs of Miss Alice Roosevelt's
wedding d. ess by artists who have
never been within 800 miles of it. must
have BE- en- made by the correspondence
| sch oil niethOd.
Former President Cleveland is weary
Of his job as rebate referee for the big
insurance companies. The question Of
what to do with our ex-Presidents then
is still unsolved.
If France and the United States were
to com bine against Venezuela it is be-
lieved that they could eventually whip
the South American nation.
A gold brick worth 100000 has
been found under foundat of an
old mill in New Mexico Now look
out for the man who will be around
trying to sell it's mate at ruinous dis
count.
1t turned out that some of the alleged
''HCt-headed" insurgents in the House,
had cold feet.
Secretary Shaw in advising the
clerks not to ask for retirement on
pensions, reminds people of the way he
talks about prosperous times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
LOW RATES WEST AND SOUTHWEST

On Tuesdays, February 6 and 20, great
ly reduced rates will be made to MANY
points West and Southwest account
special Homeseekers' Excursions. Tickets
are limited to tWenty-one days from date
of sale. Liberal stop-overs allowed. Ask
nearest ticket agent of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway for further
information or write today to F. A. Miller.
General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Feby. II, O6.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31

Some idiot who evidently wishes to
get close to the President has suggest ed
the pensioning of the ex-pre,iients.
There is only one expire sident and ,as
he is wealthy and able to make very
comfortable living with his pen. we
opine that be would Indignantly refuse
to accept a pension should one BE-
offered him and possibly give the par
ties Instrumental in securing it for him
apiece of his mind And as for
Roosevelt, when MS term of office ex-
pires, he can live very comfortably on
the income of his investments and it
will not be necessary for him to callous
his hands with labor. The salaries
paid the president with ordinary econo-
my, would give them very good
fortune upon which to retire and ther
this is a republic and not an empire.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31

The editor Of the Republican is
"Standpatter' for the principle of
protection, but not = ndpatter"
for tariff SO high as to be practically
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
NJ AiLS CLOS

I
Mails close at the Post-Office as follows;
EAST WEST. NORTH. SOUTH.
900 a. ms 1920 p. ms 2:2O p. ms 1880 p. m.
200 p. ms 900 p. m. 900 p. m. 800 p. m.
4:45 .. m.*
500 D. m.
Watertown and Madison, 555 a. Ms 6:16 p. M.
Pipersville. Affection, Pennington and Ebene.
ger, 1880 a. me-
Lebanon. TOO a. m.
Grellton, Thursdays and Saturdays, 400 .. M
*Except Sundays.
VIM. f. GRUETZMACHER. p. M.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
RAILROAD time TABLE


Train No. 23 arrives from Chicago and departs
for Madison at $50, p. m. except Sunday
No. 33 arrives from Milwaukee and departs
for Madison at 9:1O a. M, except Sunday.
No. arrives from Chicago at 3.15 p. M, daily
excest Sunday.
Sunday train from Milwaukee arrives here at
9:45 a. m. Returning, departs at $40 p. m.
*This train stops at Watertown Junct only
GEORGE w. WEBB, emit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
HUMPHREYS

Veterinary Specifics cure diseases
of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Hogs and
Poultry by acting directly en- the SICK PARTS
without loss of time.
A. A. lFEVERS, COMPOSITIONS, Inf1amma.
CURES tons, Lung Fever, Milk Fever.
b. Il. lsPRAINS, Lameness. Injuries.
CURES Rheuma tism.
C. C.lsORE THROAT. Quinsy, Epizootic,
CURES Distemper.
d D; ID; WORMS. Bots. Grubs.
e. e. COUGHS, Colds, Influenza, Infamed
CURES Lungs, PleurO-Pneumonia.
F.F. lCOLIC, Bellyache, Wind-BIown,
CURES Diarrhea, Dysentery.
G. G. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
H, III KIDNEY & BLADDER DISORDERS.
IL. lsKIN DISEASES. Mango, Eruptfons,
CURES Ulcers. Grease, Farcy.
JK. lBAD CONDITION, Staring Coat,
CURES INDIGESTION, Stomach Staggers.
COO. each Stable Case, Ten Specifics, Book, &c. g.
At druggists, sent prepaid receipt Of price.
Humphreys Medicine Co., Cor. William and John
Streets, New York.
s BOOK MAILED FREE.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29

New York, Aug. 29.-Another spe-~
cial was started by Master Strike
breaker Farley for San Francisco,
loaded with street car strike breakers.
Three Farley trains are now en- route
trying to make the trip in four days,
and another will leave tonight, and
another tomorrow. Farley's head
quarters resemble a generals head
quarters in the field.
They are being equipped with am
munition, medical supplies and $4,000
rounds of ammunition were ordered.
as also revolvers to the amount of
100 were furnished, New York sur
geons will go, and get assistants m
San Francisco.
Many union men trying to pass as
strikebreakers, are elected. AS soon
as he has $500 men en- route, Farley
will take a fast train himself for San
Francisco.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29
WALLA WAL[l's
FISCAL STATUS
COUNTY ASSESSMENT 9.
Is NOW s21, ,O66, ,524.
These Are the Figures Left After the
Board of Equalization Finishes Its
Worll-Irrigation bitches Assessed
From $1,000 to SIOOO-Levy Will
BE Made by October Session of the
County Court,

Walla Walla, Aug. 29.-Walla Wall
la county's combined assessable prop
etry totals the huge sum of $21,066,-
524. Deputy John McGhee finished
computing the raises and deductions
made by the county board of equaliz-
alton today and tomorrow will start
on the work of making the corrections
on the tax rolls for the state board of
equalization.
The county board added s241.S67
or the real property, increasing the
valuations to $17,343,15S. The sum
of s1123 was deducted from the per-
sonal rolls, which totals s3,64S,556.
Auditor Honeycutt has added to
this a supplemental assessment of
s14,S10 making a grand total of
1,0o6,524. The Walla Walla Irriga-
ton company was assessed $4,000 on
its ditch line and the Garden City Ir-
rigation company was assessed $1,000
for similar improvements. Auditor
Honeycutt added $4,000 to the per-
sonal rolls.
The tax levy will not be fixed until
the October meeting of the county
commissioners.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29

San Francisco Aug. 29.-The strike
situation was unchanged this morn
ing. Neither company shows any in
dication of yielding. Confirmation of
the departure from New York of
three trainloads of strikebreakers has
given a serious aspect to the strike
since the determination of the COM
pany to operate its cars. This meth
cd is likely to lead to an outbreak of
violence.
The public generally sympathizes
with the striking carmen. 1t is ad-
mitted by the company's employees
that Barnes this morning made ar
rangements for housing men and in
tended to use men from the east.
During the night the company
smuggled hundred Japanese into the
Fillmore street barns, who were to-
day put to work on the streets and
tracks. Ten unions, representing all
classes employed by the United Rail-
ways, have united in the fight against
the company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29

Philadelphia, Aug. 29.-Depositors
including women, gathered this morn
ing in front of the Real Estate & Trust
company building and blocked tho
citv's busiest corner, Eroad and Chest
nut streets. They threatened the Of
ficers amid tears A special detail
of police have sent for reinforce
ments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29
ALBERTA VASTLY
OvEREST|MATED
THIS Is THE JUDGMENT
W.'R. FREY BRINGS BACH
The Same Amount Of Money VIII Co
Farther In Eastern Oregon Now
Toward Securing the Same Holdings
With Far Better Incidental Adyan-
tagrs-AlbcIta Has Been Doomed
and Settled Three Times In Thirty
Wears.

w. L. Frey returns from Alberta
with Al hig bunch of facts stored away
in his observatory and memory which
are calculated to disillusionize tho
most ordinarily judicious and cautious
people ahSut that country. In GEN
eral terms Alberta is very badly over
rated, a fact that is coming home with
painful emphasis to the thousands Of
American investors in that country
many of whom are now using ths
most strenuous efforts to sell oct and
leave the country.
NJ: Trr7 states that the volume Of
INN ,,'.ib:u into Alberta from thu
states has been grossly exaggerated
as In his opinion there are not mors
than H50u Americans H. Alberta in.
stead ,oi the 1900 which the maga-
zines ,tad boosters would have the
public believe.
Speaking to the motion" Mr
Frey s.atos that land is held higher
in Alberta now than correspon ding
land is held in Umatilla and all over
eastern Oregon at this time, IN spite
of the fact that railroad. educational
and social advantages are vastly su.
perior here to those in Alberta. which
is "a new, raw aud undcvelopeJ ooun.
tIy-and, in Mr. Frey's opinion, liable
tp always be new, raw and undelelop-
ed. Three times within the last 80
years has Alberta had the same ex.
perience ii is having now: an influx
of hopeful, misguided hcmeseckers
who have swarmed out more enthusi-
astically than they swarmed in.
Dry land (not irrigable) is held
there now at SIS per acre, while it
costs $3.50 to clear ii of sagebrush
and bunch grass. Then to the orig
inal price must be added the cost of
the half OF, the road which surrounds
ii, and other incidentals. BY the time
all these elements of expense haev
been met. the Immigrant wishes h
was back In Umatilla county, where
all the same advantages may now be
secured for the same or Less outlay
In cash.
Land under water costs s25 straight
with the cost of clearing, the cost OF
ditching, and 81 per year for one
miners inch OF water per month
from May to October. and one-half the
width of the road surrounding it sub
tracted from its area, to be added to
the cost.
The largest holder of land for sale
Is the Canadian Pacific railroad.
which is booming the situation for all
(and more) than it will stand, and is
encouraging speculation by selling
land in as large tracts as the purchas-
crs can be induced to buy, under ,all
sorts of representations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-29
Prevent Greater Hardships.

Street car service may be resum-
ed almost at once. The United Rail.
roads have resolved to prevent any
greater hardships to the people ami
will try to do its duty as public serv-
ice corporation. This will be done in
spite of threats Of violence and intim-
idations.
1--WE are anxious to treat the car
mems union fairly. and for any trou-
bic that may occur the impartial pub
lie will place the blame upon whom
it belongs" This declaration was
made yesterday by Mutually in speak
ing for President Calhoun. After
Mullaly and Calhoun were together
for an hour, Mutually stated that the
company had not yet completed any
plans for running cars, but they will
probably be perfected in the next "a
hours.
Mayor Schmitz declared today that
he would exhaust every possible
means to bring the two sides OF the
controversy together and effect a set
tlement.