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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-18
ITINERARY OF A TRoWEL.
silver Masonic Trowcl Starts on a
Long Journey Around the World.

Prominent Masons from four states
are in Pocatello today to attend the
reception by Portneuf lodge No. is,
from Wasatch lodge No of Salt
Lake of the travelling Masonic silver
trowel, which was brought up from
Utah by a delegation on No. 9 this
morning. says the Pocatello Tribune.
The Utah delegation consisted of Is
men. headed by Grand Master Bar
rette of Utah. The mystic emblem
of the craft will be turned over to
the local lodge this evening with i'm
pressive ceremonies.
The silver trowel is on a journey
around the world. 1t will go to every
Masonic Jurisdiction in Christendom
before It completes its two years
more of travel. The purpose Of its
forwarding is to establish closer
between all the Masonic
lodges in the world.
1t was started on its journey two
years ago from the New York juris-
diction. On its tour thus far the
trowel has visited New York, Roch-
ester, Buffalo, Hamilton, Ont, Detroit.
Toledo. Elkhart, Chicago, Cedar
Rapids Omaha, Denver and Chey-
enne. From Cheyenne 1t was brought
to Salt Lake and, before the largest
Masonic gathering in the history Of
Utah, was delivered to the Wasatch
lodge
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-18

Before Christmas there will be a
redistricting Of the forest reserves in
oregon, increasing the number from
eight to II. Headquarters Of the pro-
posed new districts will be at Med
| ford, Roseburg and at the town OF
John Day, situated in the heart of the
Blue mountain reserve, made famous
on account of the exposition of the
recent land fraud operations.
Though the question of dividing
the present districts, which are con-
sldered far too large to be looked
after properly is practically settled,
1t will require presidential procla-
nation before it has been officially
consummated. The lines of the new
divisions will be established largely
in accordance with the topography
of each section of the country, and
the geenral convenience of the pub
lie residing in those sections.
Under the direction of the forestry
department at Washington, ID. c. an
important meeting, attended by in
spectors and rangers is being held in
an office of the custom houge build
ing today, at which questions Of much
public interest are being discussed.
The meeting will be in session all
of tomorrow. Four officials are I'm
attendance from Washington, d. c.
They are: C. S. chatham, in the Of
flee OF organization; w. G. Weiglc,
office of timber sales; A. c. Ringland,
chief OF the section of boundaries,
and c. II. Adam. grazing inspector.
Others present are r. b. Wilson.
supervisor of the Cascade and Bu'l
Run forest reserve; G.. F. Allen, of
the Mount Rainier, district whose
headquarters are at Ortings, Wash,
and L. T. Allen. chief inspector, To-
Gated at Portland.
1t has been definitely decided to
redistrict the reserves by the various
officials in the service, after having
to suggestions from the vari
GUS rangers whose duty It is to cover
the large areas to which they have
been assigned Almost the entire
force of rangers from the states of |
oregon and Washington are at the |
meeting.
1t was generally agreed that the |
best interests of the various indus |
tries could be better served by cut
ting down the districts. Reports
that the move will prove
popular to the stock interests, tim I
5ermen and every one else having
business I'm those sections. Mr.. Allen
stated this morning that the inter-
'hange of views of the officials az
Washington and the field men has led
o this conclusion.
When the several districts were
'irst laid out they were created in
hurry. In some of them, particular
V east of the Cascade mountains,
heepmen are located in one corner
md timbermen i'm some other local
". The arrangement has proved
most annoying. The new district'ng
s being made with the view of hav-
NC common-sense arrangement
'rought about. say those who are taxi
ng an active part in the proceed
ngs.
Making new divisions will necessi-
ate the appointment OF additional
It is the intention to
hoose these from the ranks or from
he rangers It is explained that
hey are deserving of the promotion
ecause of past faithful service and
ccordingly they will be given rec
gnition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-18
His Dear Old Mother.

my dear old mother, who is now
eighty three years old. thrives on
Electric Bitters," writes w. B. Brun-
son of Dublin, Ga. "She has taken
them for about two years and enjoys
an excellent appetite, feels strong and
sleeps WELL" That is the way Flee
trio Bitters affect the aged, and the
same happy results follow in all cases
of female weakness and general de-
bility Weak, puny children, toe, are
greatly strengthened by them. 3uar-
anteed also for stomach. liver and
kidney troubles, by Tallman & Co.,
druggists. 30 cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-18
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Anointings with Cuticura.

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-18
WILL RED|STR|CT
FOREST RESERVES
SUPERVISORS FOR THREE
DISTRICTS FROM RANGERS.

Headquarters ii for New District TO BE
at Medford, Roseburg and John
Day-Districts Increased In Ore
gon From Eight TO 11--Largc Force
OF Rangers Attending Meeting
Best Interests of Various Industries
Better Served by Smaller Districts.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
II Daily Train.

The Mackay Miner makes the following suggestion
as to the daily train service to the inaugurated soon
the branch of the u and N. from Blackfoot to
Mackay:
Another evidence of the general prosperous
dition of Central Idaho if there those who need
to be convinced is the Inauguration Of daily train
the Mackay branch and this, in "panicky times,
with a copper market SO low that the biggest pro-
Queer in the country was compelled to close down
along with the many other copper producers the
country. Nothing could speak in emphatic
terms of the rapid advancement of this part of
the State than this. few short years ago, freight
hauled across the desert and on to Loon Creek
entirely by teams; passengers and mail were car
ried over a stage line to Mackay, in those days,
Houston Then came the railroad with its three
trains a week. which started the country off on its
career of advancement. But now, in these
times the country has outgrown this service and
a daily train each way is required to handle the
business.
Superintendent Jones came up in his private car
"Laveska" last Tuesday and while here stated that
the daily" would doubtless become a permanent
feature, basing his opinion the unusual business
of the branch during the past few months.
If the reports which reach The Scimtar are true,
many more railroads with daily trains will soon be
pushing out into Custer County to handle the great
rich deposits of ore that are being uncovered
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
II Place For Bonds.

Should the Government find it necessary to issue
evidences of Indebtedness, why not devote the pro-
ceeds to internal improvements, suggests the Gem
State Rural, which Celebrates the subject:
The Government has announced issue of
$15O,0OO0OO of Panama bonds and certificates to
tide over the financial stringency If that is the
right thing and it seems to be regarded, then
why should not Uncle Sam get behind, in similar
way, the reclamation projects that at a
standstill or anguishng from lack of funds to the
great detrment of thousands of worthy settlers?
Why could not certificates bonds be issued where
Government funds not available, for meritorious
projects of this kind? These would go directly to
aid actual settlers who trying to found
homes and develop the country thereby adding large
1y to the productive capacity and wealth of the Ma
ton. The Governments security would be abso-
lutte and unquestioned and at the same time the
actual settler would receive the assistance he
sorely needs in home building in the arid West.
The settler needs this kind of cooperation OH the
part of the Government and if he had it. it would
enable him to help himself and get to producing,
where his hands are tied and the future is
clouded with uncertainties. Why not reclamation
certificates, similar arrangements for canal
building, the basis for Government cooperation
with the settlers the arid lands of the country?
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
Press and Comment
I'm Industrial Institute.

The Congregational Society of Southern Idaho
met in Boise year ago and voted to abandon their
academy work at Weser
The Idaho Industrial Institute is located close by
the buildings of the abandoned Weiser Academy
The two schools were started not far apart and
both had a loyal support from the good people of
W eiser
The abandonment of the academy was a
disappointment to many Weiser folks, who had
taken pains to aid in nursing the infant institu
ton in the early days of its shadows which had
nearly emerged into the sunshine
That the people of Weser have taken that broad
gagged position in relation to the two schools,
resgning themselves to the loss of the one and
showing their appreciation of the Survival of the
fittest' in the maintenance of the other, is shown
by the November 1907, issue of the Idaho Indus
trial Institute Cleaner, in the following article:
A short time ago representative of the Congre-
gatona Education Society-Professor Goodwin, of
Utah-came to Weiser to dispose of the furnishings
Of the Weiser Academy buildings He submitted
inventory the officials of the institute, wishing
them to purchase Having just furnished Beardsey
Memorial Hall with furniture there seemed to
be no immediate use for the academy furniture
Hence we declined to buy, though estimating the
outfit as we'll worth $500. The Weser Commercial
Club heard of the deal and at proposed to
purchase the academy furniture and donate it to
the institute Of course the gift could not be de-
clined. A committee appointed by the club to
raise the money and close the deal In less than
two hours the money secured, the property
purchased and turned over to the institute. This
action Of the Commercial Club a happy
prise for it revealed interest in school and
appreciation of the work it is doing both helpful
and gratifying to trustees and teachers AS
the school grows year by year it is believed that this
interest will increase and eventually extend to all
parts of the State.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21

coded any class and everybody to these mountains
and gulches. They gave Idaho territory her first
advertisement The old miners were sturdy class.
They came to dig for precious metals and seldom
did they swerve from their design. They dug and
worked and toiled away without Encouragement and
failure of reward only an impetus to them to
struggle on and on toward the ever-coveted vein.
No other gain would be gain to them The vein
with gold, silver, lead or copper was their dream
and their ideal They always lived modestly and
many of them poorly
But as these two instances reflect they live long.
Their lives of toll and hardship are conducive to
longevity They usually maintain their health and
their strength and live to mature age. They
passing to their reward Many of the old miners
class live long and end their days in comfort
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
The Wet Counties.

Bonners Ferry Gdaho) Herald Millions of
dollars are rolling into Idaho each year for Govern
ment aid to irrigation. This all we'll and proper
but delegation in Congress should look after that
section of the State that needs reclamation by drain
age Here in Bonner County alone there three
fertile and extensive valleys needing drainage
Kootenai Valley Pen dOreille Valley and the Hoo
doc Valley.
In most of the States drainage methods pre-
scribed by legislative enactments and the land own
ers benefited by drainage are assessed to pay the
county the price of reclamation of their property.
A period of years is given for the payment of such
assessments. There has recently been agita-
ton of the proposition that the general Govern
ment reclaim swamp lands and it would be de-
feasible as the watering of dry lands through Ma
tiona appropriations.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
Early Settlers Called Home.

Under the heading Death of Pioneer" the Ameri-
can, of Weser, calls attention to the death of
Jolly, of Pollock, idaho, in his seventh fourth year
The announcement states that he has been miner
and "a resident of Idaho since 1864"
Under the heading "Old Settler Summoned" the
Idaho Recorder chronicles the demise of one John
Richardson, who came to this country in the six
ties and among the early settlers of the Lees
burg district. and seventy four years of age"
Thus note with signal regret the passing of
these early pioneers. They passing on toward
the low setting sun and across the bar
These truly of the pioneer class They pre-
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
The Dairy Farmer.

The following is plea for the dairy industry
made at the close of very able paper read at the
California Breeders Association by one c. D. Trb-
bic, and reproduced in the December 18th issue
of the North Pacific Rural Spirit:
Dairying makes the farmer manufacturer. 1t
always pays to put the products you have for sale
in the best possible form. The manufactured prod
ucts represent the value of the raw material plus
the value Of work put upon it and a certain profit.
Dairying also enables the farmer to pay cash for
what he buys. His returns come IN regularly and
his expenses can be readily met Many a farmer
becomes discouraged because he is unable to keep
UP with the running expenses of his farm
Dairying makes the farming attractive. Other
things being equal, the dairy farm is neater,
sanitary looks better to the passerby than the grain
stock farm The dairyman must be Clearly to
make his place attractive This will be reflected in
the farm and surroundings as we'll as in the work
he is trying to do
You should be dairyman because the business
is both profitable and interesting The boy girl
will find less to draw him or her away from home.
Any work loses its drudgery just in proportion
as it demands careful thought and attention. 1t is
drudgery that drives people from the country If
the farmers can keep their children at home they
will be doing a great work for themselves, their
families and society in general For these reasons
you should be a dairyman. Do not think these are
all There many more as there people
Every man has his own individuality to consider
and this alone will tell him why he should be
daryman
Dairying is an industry we'll worth while in Idaho,
especially SO in the irrigated section of the State
Older pastures in irrigated portions making
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR

some marvellous revelations to the producing
facilities of which they capable.
In the older States where scientific application
of methods has reached high degree of develop
ment, an acre of land which will provide one mich
COW with adequate feed for a summer or grass
season is regarded as remarkably good pasture.
Here in Idaho, where pasture fields are provided by
partition fences and the fields alternated by irr-
CATION and grazing, it is estimated that acre
can be depended on, after the third fourth year
in pasture to provide splendidly for three more
mich COWS during a season, which is longer than
the seasons of the middle west States
Dairying has great future in Idaho.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
ENCOURAGING the Habit.

The Salmon Recorder has this to say about Carrie
Nation kissing and tobacco:
Since Carrie Nation has declared that she will
never kiss who uses tobacco we now can
go to sleep without worrying over the future
To any who has seen Carrie Nation, this
looks decidedly like advertisement of the Ameri-
can tobacco trust, some other ingenious tobacco
company.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21

A revival meetings in progress, and Sister
Jones was called upon for testimony. Being meek
and humble she said II do not feel as though l
should stand here and give testimony I have been
a transgressor for good many years. and have only
recently seen the light. I believe that my place is
in dark corner behind the door,"
Brother Smith was next called upon for his testi-
mony and, following the example set by Sister Jones'
said: Il, too, have been sinner for more than
forty years, and do not think it would be fitting for
me to stand before this assembly as model I
think my place is behind the door, in dark corner
with Sister Jones'"
And he wondered why the meeting was convulsed
with laughter-London Opinion
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
VIII Sample 1t.

This from the Idaho Enterprise of Ma1ad
The lovers of limburger cheese are complaining
that it is being adulterated. Well, great many
think that any sort of an adulteraton would be an
Improvement.
Call another witness, please; we refuse to sample
the product
Douglas Island news., 1907-09-11

The standing timber of the United States is estimated at 1000 billion feet. Last year the cut was 371$ billion. At this rate the country's timber would be exhausted within 60 years. The stump age in Alaska is 50 cents a thousand for saw lumber; E cent per linear foot for piling and 9 cents a cord for wood. The counties in the states receive 10 per cent of all tim Der sales.
 The Jaeger party, scientists engaged iu the study of volcanoes, are working to the westward. They have ascended Mt Makushin, an active volcano on the Alaska peninsula, and it is reported that one member of the party has been lost. Prospectors are Investigating the sulphur deposits which lie around these active volcanoes. The great diff fjculty will be in mining the mineral. It is said that when drill is sunk to given depth the intense heat contained in-the molten mass of sulphur melts the bit and renders it useless. The sul- phur is of good quality and occurs in large deposits, and the problem which now confronts operators is how best to mine it.
 For some considerable time past there has been an impression that the Nome labor market is badly overlooked and that there are hundreds of unem- ployed men in the city. One of the leading contractors of this section of Alaska, when questioned on the matter stated that he is employing only about four hundred men this summer, while last year he used four times that num- Der. He states also that he has had nu- merous applications from men seeking employment. There are more than enough laborers here to supply the de- mand, and yet it seems strange that when men are wanted to go to work at Katalla for the Guggenheims at reas- onably good wage, they could not be induced to do so. Evidently they would rather walk the streets of Nome than work for the Guggenheims at Ka- talla.-Nome Nugget.
 J. A. Acklen, known to all old Yu- koners as the owner of the famous "potato patch" group of claims across the Klondike river from the mouth of Bonanza, and as the Twelvemile and Rock creek water right man, arrived in town Saturday afternoon from an extensive prospecting trip through the country which lies between the Yukon river and salt water in the neighbor- hood of Valdez, says the Whitehorse Star. Two years ago MT. Acklen sold his Yukon holdings to the Guggen. helms, since which time he has been all over the lower Yukon country. He says he found what he was looking for in the country where the Tanana and White rivers head, and he proposes taking 50 tons of freight into that place the coming winter. He reports having discovered vast bodies of high grade copper and gold ore on the Alaska side of the line, but says all his goods will be shipped by this place, although the property is much nearer Valdez. MT. Acklen went into the country via Valdez, but says while his life to him is very dear, he hopes he willnot live sufficiently long to ever again see the Valdez trail to the interior.
Douglas Island news., 1907-09-11

A Seattle report credits Judge Gun' nison with saying that the only way to stop Japanese poaching is to kill off the seal, discharge the expensive keep CTS, and let the industry, which is of no value, die out.
 Some miners are engaged in develop ing a graphite deposit in the Sawtooth mountains back of Nome, which leads the Nugget to suggest that there are scarcely any of the valuable metals which are not found in that section.
 Seventy-two years of age, and with thirty. five of them spent in Alaska, Bob Beck, with his twin brother, will soon leave the third beach line at Nome and penetrate to the interior to pros pect ground where they at one time found good indications.
 An Eskimo boy at Nome, left desti- tute by the death of his mother, has become one of the curiosities of the community. His idiocy takes peculiar turns that are sad, but ridiculous. For instance, he awaits the whistle of every train that passes, and when it stops he begins an imitation, no matter the time.
 The black sands of Nome are found to contain small particles of gold which the quicksilver will not pick up. This sand was formerly thrown on the waste heap, but now it is found that shipping it to shelter is very profitable. ID one case a shipment of 1,50O pounds brought back a check for Sl,3OO.
 Canada will soon place one or more coins in circulation, which will be soon after the opening of the new mint in December next. It is practically ar ranged that there shall be new piece of the, value of two cents coined from nickel. This will be the first time that nickel, though one of Canada's great minerals, has been used for Canadian coinage.
 What is believed to be the largest wagon in the world has been shipped by the Pioneer Mining company of Se- attler ro Nome, Alaska, where it will be put into service carrying freight into the interior over the tundra district. To make the wagon most suitable for this springy ground it has been fitted with eighteen-inch tires. The hubs of the wheels are two feet in diameter and the wheels are ten feet in diameter. The body of the wagon is twenty-six feet long and more than seven feet high. The wagon was built in Alame- da, Cal, at cost of 57O0.
 Alaska has few railroad yarns but here is one from the Cordova Alaskan: A drunken squaw came near meeting an untimely end few evenings ago by sitting on the railroad track and falling asleep. It was growing dark when Jack Reed, the engineer, pulled old $50" out to the railroad wharf to take on water. As he neared the long trestle approach ing the wharf he was looking out of the cab window for pedestrians when he saw the tender of the engine throw some dark looking object against the embankment. Bringing the engine to a sudden stop he went forward to see what it was, when to his amazement a squaw arose and staggered down the track. Jack asked if she was hurt, but her only reply was "you d. fool all time.n