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The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

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The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

The British in India are in fear of
an outbreak from the natives. The
statue Of the late Queen Victoria.
who was styled Empress of India by
Beaconsfield, was recently mutilated
and daubed with tar at Nagpur. Eng
land must give justice to her sub
jects in India or she will have trouble
ON her hands.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

Richard Croker is receiving a gen.
uine welcome from his New York
friends after an absence of several
years. On an evening of last week he
shook hands with 600 of his admirers
at a reception given to him, and was
tired when ltc got through. He is
81 years old and says he is out of
politics for good.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

Tom Lawson, It Boston, contributed
$1,000 to the campaign fund for the
reelection Of Goyerno: johnson. Ton.
was among th> admirers IT Johnson
in tho fast who believed he could be
elected to the presidency If nomi-
mated at Denver instead of Win. J..
E!yan.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

he rose step by step until he is now
leckoned a millionaire. He is the pub
Usher Of Golfers Weekly. one Of the
best illustrated papers in the world.
Because he is Catholic. some Catho-
lie papers think the Weekly should
advocate .Catholicity. If it did, the
Catholics would not support it. and it
would go to the wall.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

Reggy-Bah Jove, told my tailor I'd
like to marry some rich girl and be-
come interested in settlement work.
Percy-What did he say?
Reggie said I'd better get to
work and make q settlement on that
suit / bought two years age.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

The latest census shows that out Of
twelve marriages in the United States
there is one divorce. Cardinal Glib.
bons thinks that II Catholics are ex-
cluded there will be one divorce to
every ten marriages. Every reader
can make his or her own comment on
such an alarming state Of affairs.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

s4 It is reported that Jacob F. Jacob.
son, Republican candidate for gov.
ernor OF: Minnesota in the recent cleo
lions, is to be appointed Collector of
Customs at st. Paul by President
The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

It is said that J. Adam Bede, of
Duluth, who was defeated for re.
election to Congress, is after federal
appointment. We hope Adam will be
rewarded for his taffy to Taft, whom
he eulogized as "a greater man than
Roosevelt, possessing all of his vir.
tues and none of his faults
The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

The Chicago Citizen of the 2stf ult.
gives a full verbatim report of Bourke
Ccckran's ELOQUENT panegyric on the
late Col. John F. Finerty at Chicago
en- Thanksgiving Day before an en-
thusiastic gathering of the Celts.
The Irish standard., 1908-12-05

American correspondents in Rome
must be running short Of news when
they cable such stuff as this: 1T is
reported, in well informed vatican
circles. that a group of New York,
Chicago, st. Louis and San Francisco
nillionaires. through Mgr. Kennedy,
lead of the American college. offered
to make contribution Of $1,000, 00o, 900
to the Catholic church if two Ameri-
can cardinals were created at the
coming consistcry. 1t is not believed
that the Pope will accept the Offer"
Who the correspondent is that sends
such news is conundrum. OF course.
he must move in well informed vati-
can circles. c. imagine that he does.
He certainly belongs to the Ananias
club.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
WANTS TRAIN TO STOP.
kennewick Asks Northern PacifIc to
Stop Flyers There.

Trains running through Kennewick
will have to come to time or else
they will be subjected to all kinds Of
Inconvenience, according to ]. j.
Schiffner, who returned today from
Kennewick, says the Walla walla
Bulletin.
Kennewlck wants N. p. train No.
2 to stop In Kennewick instead of
simply going faster when It nears this
rapidly growing town. Courteously
has 1t made the request and still No.
goes by without more than q whis-
tie of derislon.
The good citizens of Kennewick are
getting madder every day and unless
the N. p. decides to grant the request
and that mighty quick, the city coun-
Gil Will pass an ordinance requiring
every train that goes through Kenne-
wick to go as slow as the law pro-
vides, and furthermore, this law will
be enforced.
Kennewick objects to being a
whistle station on the N. P. or any
other old road and the citizens are
thoroughly in earnest about getting
their demands.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
BERRIES PAY BIG HONEY.
Grower Itealircs $1,000 From Acre
and Half Of Strnwbcrrics.

The experience OF q, u. Drury. who
lives at Ivy postofficc. five miles
south OF here, ofsera conclusive proof
that strawberries are one OF the most
profitable crops that can be raised In
the inland empire. aays an item from
Deary, Idaho Mr.. Drury'a berry beds
are laid out on top OF a high hill back
OF the postofficc. and from an acre
and half he realized last season
over $1,000 gross receipts. The fruit
b picked off the vines In baskets In
which Il IL marketed. and is aisd crat- :
ed before leaving the ground. "
Mr.. Drury has a unique and hand,
arrangement for carrying the small
baskets about the patch. The ira,
consists OF flat wooden base, fitte
with springs made of common wire !
hold the reeeptacles In place. and !
wire bail and wooden handhold TO
protect the hands. This device In an
invention OF Mr., Drury.
This rancher has also shown tho
residents of his section that nlfaif,
can be successfully grown and has
field on top of the Hill near his straw
berry beds. from which he cuts two
good erops each year. and then gets
good pasture from the tract
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
TO BOOST THE ROSE SHOW.
Engraved Designs OF Portland Event
TO BE Scattered Abroad.

10 be sEzttcfcU Abroad.
Handsome designs for the Rose
Festival invitations. made from the
Journal prize design, and bearing the
Journal slogan, have been completed
by the Oregon Engraving company
and 10000 OF them will be sent to
prominent men and women through
out the country. including President
Roosevelt. cabinet members. foreign
representatives, governors. and promI-
nent army and navy officials, says
the Oregon Daily Journal.
The invitations consist of envelopes.
bearing on the cover four of the Rose
Festival designs. one in each corner,
and Joined by pink and green ribbons.
and ble-folding Invitations, with
design Of young woman, drawn by
Artist Edward O'Neill of the Oregon
Engraving company, and carrying the
shield Of the festival.
The postal cards have but the one
design Of the festival, the slogan.
Roses fragrant. roses fair, Portland
roses everywhere" and a few words
telling OF the festival. its date and It's
extent. The work Is all unusually
handsome. The invitations and cards
VIII be ready for distribution early
next week. There are to be 10, 900
special invitations, $4,000 programs
and 100000 postal cards sent out by
the festival association.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
ELECTRIC ROAD HELPS
O. II. 4 N. Says Railroad Il Benefit.
ed by Ness IAne I'm Territory.


When In Dayton the first OF the
week, o. Il. & N. passenger agent, C.
f. Vandewater. of walla walla, was
asked what effect the electric line
between walla walla and Milton had
on his company's business Mr.. Van
dewater replied that the first week
the electric line operated the o. r.
q N. did not carry a passenger or n
load of freight between Walla Walla
ness Is done by the electric line but
by the end of the fourth week their
business had increased from 30 to
l25 per cent. says a Dayton dispatch.
They carried as high as IS carloads
OF produce In day that was grown
on the small tracts that were cult.
waited along the electric line to fruit,
vegetables and all kinds OF garden
truck. Mr.. Vandewater said that any
thing that tended to develop the
country and increase business helped
them and that nothing else would
populate a district so quickly and get
the maximum yield from the soil as
an electric railroad,
This section OF Washington has
been producing, on an average. about
a ton per acre, when II IL capable OF
yielding many tons under proper cul-
tivation, The large farms, concluded
Mr.. Vandewater, are a detriment to
the country. No man can properly
cultivate 100 acres OF land and wnen
1t comes to monopolIzIng thousands
of acres, the country at large is the
loser.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
Three Delegates Named.

Governor Chamberlain has appoint
ed as the three representatives from
Oregon to the conference on the con-
servation Of natural resources to be
held with the president at the White
House next month, Judge r. s. Bean
Of the state supreme court Salem; H.
w. Scott and c. s. Jackson of Port
land. This conference has been call
ed by President Roosevelt and each
governor has been asked to attend
and appoint three representative cit-
liens to be present at the conference.
The important matters to come be-
fore the conference will probably be
timber and coal lands and their pres
ervation. The conference will be held
May 13, IA and 15.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
MEXICAN PEARLS.
SUCCESSFUL CULTIVATION
IN LOWER CALIFORNIA
Employing 1000 Persons
Has Established Successful Busi-
ness That Pays--Iargcst Pearl
Farm IN the worid-Sonse New
Things About Pcarls--1wo Ycars
Required for Growth Of Ordinary
Shell

Consul w ID Shaughnessy OF Aguas-
calientes, transmits an article from
the Mexican Herald OF February t6.
1908. wherein It Is claimed that the
honor OF being first to discover and
put into successful operation tho
secret OF cultivating pearls belongs
to Mexican company The follow
Ing paragraphs are taken from this
article:
Under the old system the pearl In
dustry was an uncertain one. Bushels
of shells might yield but u few gems
or possibly none at all. But this
company. which is working under a
concession from the Mexican govern
ment. has taken up the cultivation
of pearls as a practical industry. and
Is now operating the largest pearl
farm In the world, employing In the
harvesting season more than 1000
people. They are operating in the
Gulf OF Lower California. The pres
ent markets for the company's pro-
ducts are Paris. London and Berlin.
and Hamburg and Bremen for the
mother OF pearl. which Is exported
In large quantities
Two years are required for the
growth of an ordinary shell which
forms slowly in layers. like an onion.
After two years the shell loses its
gem, and. unless opened at the prop
er time, there is nothing OF value
within. Mr.. Wives who spent 25
years In studying and experimenting.
discovered this fact, and thereupon
he devised the system whereby the
shells are cultivated until the proper
time and then opened
In the first place. the shells are
gathered in the season when the eggs
are being deposited. These eggs are
carefully placed In little artificial
channels like the natural bottom of
the sea, care being taken In these
channels to protest the little "ani-
mails" from their natural enemies At
the proper stage they are transplant
ed into deeper water, where larger
boxes continue to protect them. Ine
stock is also inspected and the dead"
ones removed and replaced by "live"
shells. In the deeper channels the
shells are left to develop, and at the
end OF two years the harvest is ready.
In the deep-water cages; where the
pearls develop. the divers can descend
risk
Three distinct kinds of pearls are
produced in the California Gulf, the
most valuable. black pears, ranging
close to 5000 per carat gold The
next in point OF value are the white
pearls. about $3.50 a carat, the price
with the size and perfection
or the gem The yellowish pearl, al
though ranking third in value, is, as
a rule, first in favor among the fem
mine admirers because of the brill
Iianey Of the gems These prices are
FOR the rarest and most perfect
pearls.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10


commission was 10 the effect that
railroads having no passenger ar.
rangement with other lines can not
soil tickets beyond their terminals 10
points on such connecting lines at the
through rates IN force over them. Ths
Hartman lines have been selling
tickets TO Seattle at tho Same rate
charged by the Northern Pacific and
eastern connections 10 that city.
To compete for tho Puget sound
travel the Hartman lines have been
selling tickets from NJ. Louis 10 se.
attic al the same rate an 10 In force
by way of the Burlington and North.
orn Pacific. The passenger was Ely-I
on a ticket 10 Portland and on his ard
rival there he was Furnished with q
Northern Pacific ticket 20 his desti
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
March Winds Travelled Ear.

The wind Travelled 5e52 miles
through Spokane last month. It did
this at an average hourly rate Of 7h
miles. though on the 23d of the month
1t made record of 80 miles an hour.
The prevailing direction was from the
southwest, says the Spokesman-Re-
view. Only eight Of the days were
cloudy, the sun shining all or part Of
the time on the remaining 90. The
precipitation during the entire month
amounted almost to half an inch.
The average temperature was trifle
above 40 degrees, the highest recorded
temperature being IS degrees on the
23d. and the lowest figure touched be-
ing "a degrees on the 2eth.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10

wood business and many complaints
were registered.
There Is an ordinance providing a
minimum fine OF ss6 for charging for
more wood or coal than is actually
delivered, The city council win be
asked at lts next meeting to take
steps TO secure full measure OF wood
and coal, and a city scale may be put
In with city officer TO do tho weigh
Ing. Brownson had the case eontin-
uod until tomorrow. and was releas-
cd on his own rooogniEance, Ho has
been here q year.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
PLANS FOR WOOL WAREHOUSE
Central Market for Wool to Be Es-
tablished In Omaha.

Plans which, 1t is expected, will
give the Wyoming woolgrower a more
even chance with the woolbuyer, have
been perfected by company compos-
ed of prominent sheepmen Of this
state together with Omaha business
men, the sheepmen, however, con-
trolling the situation, says the Chey-
enne Tribune.
The plans are for the construction
or a warehouse In Omaha in which
100000 pounds OF wool can be
stored by the Wyoming woolgrowers
until such time as they see fit to sell
1t. This warehouse will be erected
by the company above mentioned at a
cost of $4,000.
The Great Northern railroad will
also erect a warehouse for the stor-
age of western wool Of a capacity OF
3O,OO0,O00 pounds.
This will give the sheepmen of the
state who do not receive satisfactory
prices for their product a safe repos-
itory until such time as they may
choose to sell. The great advantage
Of the plan is that the Omaha banks
have agreed to carry the sheepmen in
definitely on warehouse certificates,
thus eliminating one factor which
made 1t compulsory for the woolgrow-
er to sell during the spring season in
order to meet the Indebtedness in
Cured in the wlntering Of his flocks.
Ground will be broken Immediately
for the warehouse to be erected by
the Wyoming men, and will be ready
for occupancy some time during the
summer.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
TRADE WITH TERRITORIES.
Exports From United States Aggregate
$7O,0OO,0OO and Imports Reach
$9O.OOO,OOO.

The trade Of the United States with
Porto Rico, Alaska, the Hawaiian
Islands, the Philippine Islands, the
Midway Islands, Guam and Tutuila,
known as noncoutlguous territories,
in 1907 aggregated $147,00O,000. The
exports from the United States aggre-
gated $4,000, 900 in value, and the
imports from those territories were of
the value OF ss0,OOO,O 900, including
$4,000, 900 in gold from Alaska. The
exports included $11,O00,0OO worth
sent to the Philippine Islands, $16,-
100000 worth to the Hawaiian
Islands, $17,500,000 to Alaska, and
s25,000,00O to Porto Rico. OF the
s7S,00o,0o0 worth of merchandise re-
ceived from those territories $11, ,000,-
900 worth was from Alaska, $4,000
900 worth from the Philippines, $685.
100000 from Porto Rico, and $32,-
000, 900 from Hawaii.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
SOLD SHORT CORDS.
Manager Of Lumber Company at |
Pullman Arrested for Violating Or
dfnanca

dinance.
J. o. Brownson, manager of the
Potlatch Lumber company's yard at
this place, was arrested this morning
on a warrant issued by Police Judge
Wenham, on complaint Of J. W.
Mathews, who charges Brownson with
selling short measure on a cord of
wood, says Pullman, Wash, news
item.
Much complaint has been made re-
Gently about short measure, in wood
and short weight in coal, and when
Mr.. Mathews, who is an ex-city and
ex-county attorney, ordered a cord of
wood he piled 1t up carefully, and
claims there was but three-quarters
of cord.
Several Of Mr.. Mathews neigh
bors made the same complaint. J.
Page, a neighbor, paid the same firm
fer q cord which he and Mathews
piled carefully and measured, and
found 1t to contain but three-quarters
of a cord, so they claim. A commit
tee was appointed to investigate the
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
REDUCING COUNTY DEBT.
Union County Commissioners Out on
One Half County Indebtedness n:
One Day.

Union County Commissioners Out on
One Half County Indebtedness ID
One Day.
La Grande. April 3.--The count,
debt In Union county was reduced
the enormous sum of $5O.412.0S by
the county court yesterday aftern ooa
which closed what Is no doubt one
the most remarkable sessions i'd
years.
This large lump was taken from q.
county's debt by cancelling wafrall
totaling that amount This leaves the
county debt at something like $780,
900 Adjournment was taken late i'd
the afternoon, after routine businest
had been transacted
County Judge Henry and Commits.
sioners M. Selder and Ben Brow I
were engaged nearly all forenoon an
a greater portion OF the afternoon I'll
cancelling county warrants, which
they did to the extent Of $4,000, thu.
reducing the county debt to about
H66,O00, this amount including tho
estimated accrued interest on outf
standing warrants.
The present county court is rapidll'
reducing the colossal debt until now'
It 10 only a matter of not more than.
two years more until Union count
can look every man squarely in the
face with the realization that she has
not a creditor in existence.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
HIT BY OWN RULING.

united states Compelled to ROute
Soldiers for Puget Sound Points by
Way of Spokane.
To reinforce the garrison at Fort
Lawton and the Coast artillery COM
panies 800 recruits from jefferson
barracks, Mo-, arrived in Spokane
yesterday over the o. r. & N. and
were transferred to the great North
ern training leaving at Sis for Se-
attic, says the Spokesman Review.
Routing the soldiers destined to
the north coast by way of Spokane
illustrates the effect of the closing
of the Portland gateway by the re-
cent ruling of the Portland gateway
ny the recent ruling of the interstate
commerce commission. Heretofore
all soldiers sent to Fort Lawton and
Alaska oyer the Union Pacific and O.
X. & N. were carried to Portlpnd.
from whence they were provided with
transportation over the Northern Pa.
cific to Seattle. the local fare between
those points being absorbed by the
Hartman lines.
The recent ruling Of the interstate
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
sALooNnsrs FIGHT CLUBS.


|seattie Liquor Dealers Declare Plague
Of so-Called Clubs Ruin Business.
Holding that Seattle Is threatened
with plague OF so-called "clubs."
which are organised for the purpose
OF dispensing liquor refreshments on
Sundays and at other times when the
law places a ban on retail liquor
selling, the Seattle Liquor Dealers
association. In secret conclave. named
a committee to wait on Mayor Miller
and protest against the liberation Of
the new 'clubs"
"Five new clubs have been organ
|lzed, ostensibly on social lines. but
really for the purpose OF selling IL
|quor all night and during Sunday,
when the law makes the saloons
close" said . member OF the associa-
tion 'srhe retail liquor dealers win
try to find from Mayor Miller how
far the law win protect them against
this evil"
President James weir named the
following committee to take charge
or the fight against the so-called
CLUBS" ana to take action agninsi
the Independent Brewing company
which Is making a fight to take over
q license for saloon under the name
OF 'sDoss 4 ylrnss located on Jamea
street: James weir. chairman: Pat
rick sullivan. Henry Beck and 5osepn
Goldie This cofnfnitte was instructed
to call on the mayor and the license
and revenue committee Of the coun-
ell and to make plain the fact that
the saloon meme Organization win
take legal steps 10 protect members
holding liquor licenses. ana viii seek
to eliminate the new clubs. If II can
find legal way to do Il
'arhe fact that club. organised
under existing conditions regarding
Sunday closing and the like. apples
for federal permit to dispense IL
quor and take out state license.
should be sufficient evidence for its
taxation by the imposition Of city
license oF1sl0oo a yeaS said James
Weir presideIi> the Organization.
se new clubs are sprifsfifg up
Everywhere. There is one over the
Olympus, another has been started in
the Lumber Exchange building, and
one or two more are planned. We
take the position that II this thing
continues the saloon men will be COM
PEELED in self-protection to organize
clubs. each over his own saloon.
''We are in favor of obeying the
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-10
REcLUsE WAS ONCE RICH.
Sand Francisco Spcndthrift Now IA
ing In Sgualor I'm Alaska.
A Seattle dispatch says:

A Seattle dispatch says:
Four hundred miles from Poli
Barrow, far from all the haunts
civilized people. lives an old VIII. 4
man. who at one time went the pac,
In San Francisco spent an inherited
sum OF 100000, and then left for
tho wilds 10 hide himself forever.
This strange being was encountered
by Captain Elnard Mlkkelsen, !.
famous young Arctic explorer, who
headed the Anglo-American Arctic ex-
pedltion in search OF great archI.
pelago believed to exist in Baufort
sen.
Tho captain came across the hermit
while he was on his way from Her
schel islam to Nome. He obtained the
hermits name, but refuses to dlvulgd
1t, saying the mans family was prom.
inent in the states and some members
OF 1t are well known on the Paclfid
coast.
Tho exile has taken native wifi
end Is raising O large family On.
boy IL II years old, and this fact alon
goes to show the length OF time whic /
this Strangest of. modern human bte
ings has spent on the bleak coast 4
the Arctic ocean looking out over h
dosolate environment.