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Foreign bos Lax ouble rates. Eastern Business Office The 8. C. Back- with Special Axencr New York, rooms 4 4- 60 Tribune bulldlns- Chicago, rooms blO-611 x nuune nuuainx. rORTUXD, TUESDAY. MAY 18, 190. tOXCERXKG PRATER. The Oregonlan prints today two let ters 'Which, have been received in an swer to a recent editorial on "The Power of Prayer." Both letters differ somewhat from The Oregonlan upon thts important topic, but we hope to show that Father E. V. O'Hara, who contributes one of them. Is not nearly bo far away from the light as he seems to be, or as he "thinks he Is. The other letter is from Mr. J. J. Johnston, who writes In crass Ignorance of the sub ject, and Is scarcely worth attention. His remark that "this cry of self-rell-3-nce is all bosh" stamps the man and his thought for what they are. Let mankind give up self-reliance defini tively and take to prayer to supply Its needs and the consequences are not at all doubtful. The truth of the matter is that common sense has long since rejected prayer as a means of accom plishing anything and turned to the investigation of natural causes. The more we Investigate and follow out the results of Investigation the more we accomplish. To deny this Is sim ply to substitute senseless words for acknowledged facts. Mr. Johnston can easily test the matter for himself. Let him stop work, order his family end servants to stop work, and trust to prayer to supply his household and fill his stomach. He will then perhaps perceive something of its value com pared with the self-reliance which he madly decries. Mr. Johnston Is mlstakeji entirely In thinking that iwe must believe In the "supernatural power of prayer" or else give up our faith In God. Such logical futilities used to frighten peo ple, but they have long since lost their magic. There are millions of people who never pray for rain, money, food, or anything of the sort, and yet they believe in God probably -with a much Btronger and certainly a more Intelli gent faith than Mr. Johnston could conceive of. Looking at the matter Bquarely, and for a moment sweeping our minds free from cant, let us ask what the deity does to relieve the dis tress of the -woman who makes shirts in a sweatshop, of the man ho is out of a job, of suffering humanity In gen eral. The truth Is that he does noth ing. All the relief these people get comes either from their own efforts or from the aid of their fellow-men. This doctrine Is taught in every class in political economy In the world. Imag ine what would be said of a professor who told his pupils that they could solve social problems by prayer, or of a book which taught that all a poor man has to do to get his wants sup plied Is to kneel down and pray. Such a doctrine is worse than absurd. It is wicked. If prayer will supplv our (wants, then we ask Mr. Johnston again, Why not stop -working and all Bo to praying? Father O'Hara'a letter is of a differ ent stamp. Of course he Is not a man to be accused of ignorance. It Is not "his facts that are awry so much as his interpretation of them. For example, to show that we are wrong In calling the time from Aristotle to Bacon an age of faith, he cites the Stoics, the Epicureans, the Pyrrhonists, the neo Platonlsts, and he might have added the witches, the alchemists, the as trologers and the magicians, for they all flourished In that blissful period It fairly reeked with Ignorant and fu tile faiths, one Just as useless for ac complishment as the other. That Is why It is properly called the age of faith. People thought they could find happiness and solve their problems by contemplating the lnsldes of ' their heads or by dwelling on the beauties of another world. The real things of the earth were neglected. N'av, they were despised. During most of the period under discussion, up to the tri umph of Baconism. the philosophy of Aristotle dominated the thought of mankind. Of course there were reb els against it. and they were the salt of the earth, but they did not get be yond the status of rebels. It was an age of airy speculation. For the gen uine betterment of mankind nothing w-as done, although many things were begun. They were begun and they would have been finished If the mass of mankind had not been taught to rely on prayer instead of their own powers. To prove that prayer moved the w orld during the time which we have called the age of faith. Father O'Hara cites a number of things which hardlv. need comment. It is not necessary to point out that the Benedictine monks did not clear any land -by prayer, nor w-as it prayer that carried Patrick across the sea to Ireland. If he had sat on the Scottish shore and merely offered up petitions he would never have reached his goal. Truly, as Fa ther O'Hara says, schools and univer sities were established In the dark ages, but nothing worth knowing was taught In them and the evil custom of teaching worthless trash which they established has persisted down to our own times. The blight of the age of faith Is still felt in our primary schools. One may add that the Gothic cathedrals -were built with good lime find stone, and not by prayer. Xo spire ever rose to heaven through the power of prayer, but every one was built by diligent masons. Father O'Hara's remark that "an age of faith is essentially an age of action" Illustrates his dependence upon a priori logic instead of facts. The age of faith was what It was. and it is a commonplace of history that it was stagnant so far as progress was con cerned. There was plenty of action of a certain sort. but. like the ir. ades. It was for the most part foolish j and futile. In snlte of themselves iha crusaders somewhat modified the cur rents of commerce, but they caused Immense suffering and bestowed not the slightest intentional benefit on the world. The contest for the Holy Sep. ulcher well illustrates the general aim of the efforts of the ages of faith. Father O'Hara may believe If he likes that "no other epoch In historic times has been characterized by so much creative effort as the age of faith." but he will find It exceedingly difficult to square the facts with his conviction. The age of faith created the witchcraft mania and It created the Inquisition. Its other results were scanty. As to the art of the Renaissance, we are quite willing to leave It to the histor ians to decide whether It was at bot tom pagan or not. What was the en tire Renaissance but a revival of pa ganism? Early Christianity sought to destroy the very art which Pope Alex ander VI, that eminent Christian, pat ronized. As for the work which the monasteries did in "science." we will ingly leave It to Father O'Hara to say what It was, while If he will seek the beginnings of modern civilization In the work of the early Investigators, whom the church persecuted, he will be a good deal more likely to find them than by rummaging In monas teries. CAN THE CITY AFFORD ITT The new initiative measures propose the addition of more than 16.000.000 to the debt of Portland. If carried, they will make the debt of the city nearly 1 1 8,000,000. It Is a sum In excess of prudence. Voters ought to study each and every measure and reject all superfluous ones. Among these especially are the proposal of f 2,000.000 for a municipal lighting plant, which will only Increase the Cost Of nubile llirhllne- onH Ik. bridges at Sherman and Market streets. wnicn are not needed at this time. If all these measures are voted they will carry the cltys debt above the legal or statutory limit. EXGUSH I.VCOMK TAX. The Dreadnoughts, they say, are making terribly high taxes In the United Kingdom: yet the country must pay the money for the feeling of se curity It brings. The main resource for the new revenue Is the Income tax; yet it is predicted that this tax. If pushed further, will produce a reactionary ef fect on prosperity, by checking Indus trial enterprise and stopping the em ployment of labor. English Journals already tell about incidents of this kind. The effect of an Income tax. If pushed beyond narrow limits, does. In deed, directly touch the production of wealth. In Dr. Petrle's little book. "Janus In Modern Life," there Is a short discussion of this subject, which makes the matter very clear. Applied to England the result Is shown to be that Investments will be Increasingly made In foreign countries, whose divi dends will be paid abroad. This Is noted already In England, where large estates are named which are being sold out. for investment of the proceeds elsewhere. Heavy death duties are mentioned as producing similar elTects or consequence. An Income tax much less than that of the Cnlted Kingdom should suffice In the United States, where there are sources of public revenue unknown there. Yet In the United States a heavy income tax would undoubtedly have an adverse effect on commercial and industrial activities. A moderate Income tax could, however, be im posed, without serious detriment, and It would be regarded as a Just contri bution by capital to Its share In sup port .of the National Government. A P1TIFT1, CHEAT. . "The mysterious Mr. Raffles" Is a device of the strap-game order. It Is a fake, cheat, humbug, delusion and fraud. It has been "worked" In many cities, but can be worked only where there Is a faking newsnaner in neo- mote It. It had a run In Pittsburg a year or two ago, was attempted at Buffalo, ap peared at Los Angeles, and migrated to Seattle. Now It has moved on to Portland. Reputable Journalism Is ashamed of It. It's a eamhllnr or phnr)n. -a The very name "Raffles" gives It away! - -r'o rnmi man many a one proscribed by law. . Yet It may not fall directly under the penalties of the law. The District Att nrni - V. . . could give an opinion. But whether ic "e uume ( it or not. don t for get that it's a fraud and a cheat. "WORK (OLOMUT MOVKMKNT. The Pacific North wt nn.i dally the State of Oregon, has had ex cellent reason for censuring the liar rlman, lines for their 'dilatory move ments In railroad building In this ter ritory. The Harrlman Jines and all other lines, however, are Immune from criticism n,i . t .. . , . i v, nnucm but praise for the wonderful publicity campaign that has resulted In bring. ...s iuiu me r-acinc -Northwest In the rjast tu n mnnlho . i - . muic man ov.UUO new settlers. No m-.iy, m . , - - "i vi inrin in so brief a period has ever before been ,m n cannot- rail to prove highly beneficial to the mir. i. favored by the newcomer- All classes seem to have been well represented In the movement. The Willamette Valley and the older-settled farming districts of i- a . and Washington have attracted large " weaitny rarmers who were In quest of a "finished" r-- chard already In condition for making immediate returns on the Investment, and In Central Oregon and over in the vo.,. regions, where rail facilities are as yet missing, a rnnn... v..-n . - . uaiuirr via v anJ " n1n- 'arms and .w...u. UBi OI t. unbroken prairie or forest. The poorest agricultural opennlg that can be found In the Pa cific Northwest Is so much k.,,. ., most of those still available In the """ -ast or Middle West that it presents oDDortunii longer available In the older-settled fciviiH ui me country. Oregon Is not a land where people amass riches without hard work, and It Is not a land wW. .v.- "a oe luirr, tne spendthrift or the unworthy can proa- " "e tolerated. For such there Is no welcome here, but for the honest, hardworking individual re gardless of the amount or money he brings with him. there is always an opening. Oregon, with nearly 100 000 square miles of territrn-e 1 j , . .. . . Buiipun a population more than twenty times as inn wnicn now lives within the state lines. As this popu lation Increases, more careful methods of Ulllcg the soil and conservm; our the Monxixr, natural resources, will add to the gen eral prosperity of all of our people. The new settlers which the railroads are bringing Into the Isolated portions of the state must be provided with transportation facilities or the rail roads will reap no benefits of conse quence by bringing them here at low rates. For this reason the new ar rivals will serve to hasten the much needed extensions of our railroad sys tems. rAiu KE or mccr.ssiT The Oregonlan has a letter from Mr. J. B. Zlegler. known as an "agitator." In Portland, which opens thus: la this mornmrs Ort"ln In answer to the claim at the State alranse that farmers par more than their Just share of tax, a""" "Or-xon-s farmers sst Tear pro- dared more than VJ WpO.ooo worth of pro ducts. Assuming that this sum represented the very satisfactory profit of to p-r rent. It would seem thst the farmers had about s00u.0tsl.0oo worth of property that oushl to be taxed." Now. do jm not know there are hundreds of thousands of acres of farm lands In ths Partrlc Northwest, as well as elsewhere, rapatle of produrinc. and do frequently produce. Joo per cent of the market eaiue of the land ? Hut as that Is cross ealue and Is often entirely absorbed by cost of production. It has no such slxnta ranee as yen Indicate. I. myself, hare produced Huo bushels of sreln. e. id for about ero. on o acres of lar-d blch I could not set In the mark rt $10 an acre for. and at that price the crop wruld not rep resent even S per cent profit. Mr. Zlegler then proceeds to say that he has "lived In sections of the state where never an Incident oc curred In which the functions of the state or county were exercised In the Interest of said sections." Why was It not done? Why was Mr. Zlegler so remiss In his civic duties? Had he no Influence? He seems to have aban doned the effort to live In the country, because the country wouldn't do for him more than he did for It; and then he came to town, where the conditions for the kind of life he desired might perhaps be better. Hero, of coursA. his profession Is that of an "agitator" and "apostle of discontent" one of the kind who get out of society all they can. but put nothing Into it but their complaints and their advice. Had Mr. Zl.-itl.-r re mained In the country and worked and planned as many others are doing, and grown wheat and sheep and wool and cows and steers and hogs for these high markets, he might be making as much money as others are. who right now have, bank uccounts. and In au tomobiles are running to the country town or visiting their neighbor. Hut It seems to suit Mr. Zlegler better to be an "agitator" in Portland. Many persons who fall In Industry seem to think they may become suc cessful as "agitators." But there Is reason to believe that of those who make the change, more fall than suc ceed. SCIIIVKLY'S OKF.AT OrPORlfXITV. Governor Hay. of Vaahlngun. has a really great scheme. lie purps-s to call together the Washington Lrglsla. ture In special session, partly to pro pose a constitutional amendment that shall provide for election of a Gover nor and Lieutenant-Governor and for nomination of all other state officer by the Governor. It will be obvious that Governor Hay got hi wonderful Idea from careful perusal of the Fed eral Constitution, for that I about what we do In our National Govern ment. He Is not dismayed by the fact that no other state has attempted to model Itself after the Federal Govern ment. That Is no reason, of course, why a beginning should not be made. It Is not difficult to surmise why Governor Hay has undertaken thts great reform. He looked around htm at Olympla and It is quite obvious that ho Kit that with half an eye he could ee and with one hand pick out state officers who would Just about double, discount the present outfit. But, of tours.-. Governor Hay will not always remain In office, since he cannot live always. There may be other reasons w-hy he will not forever be Governor but let them pax. ' But how would the Hay plun work out In practice under the direct pri mary? Last year Brother Schlvelv whose record was then well known, ran or insurance t-ommlxloner. The newspapers were attacking him and ho wanted to be vlndU-at-d. Brother Schively was nominated, receiving a larger vote In the primary than any candidate for any other office. Now. suppose Governor Hay's cabinet Idea! shall be adopted. It Is easy to see that Schively will find then his great oppor tunity. He will run for Governor. Why not? He will, of course, be nominated since he will demand vindication from' his frlend-s. the people. Why not? Then where will Governor Hay and his great reform be? WK ALL .IIVEKTL.." Some years ago "an old settler." standing on a promontory In Yamhill County, where there wa a wide view, not only of Yamhiil. but of polk and' Marlon, and of distant hill country and lofty mountains, and of arnu and or chards and villages, and of unlimited "pleasure situate In hill and dale," drew a long sigh, and said: "Here I stood fifty years ago. It was the mot bt-autlful country that eye ever beheld. It was covered with tail grasses and flowers, with knot of woodland. The freshness of the air and the grasses and the woods comes to me even yet; you could ride miles and miles wp.nout meeting a fence. Now you are stopped everywhere, and have to turn this way or that, and make your way through dusty or muddy lane; and nobody asks or expect you to come In and stay over night." The ainh was pro found. Yes; there has been transformation. But we are not yet content. We have but Just begun to "boom" and "boost." The supreme effort Is to attract more population. We study with eagerness the statistics of the emigrant and the tourist movement. The record of colo nist travel Is given most prominent place In the dally press. But In this effort to boom the coun try we may not be so absurd as the good old-timers may think. For here Is Rhode Island tailing for new set tlers and more population! The Gov ernor of the state, in a recent speech, declared his purpose to "advertise the state's resources widely and seek to bring Immigrants to the many old farms of the commonwealth Instead of letting them go to the western sec tion of the country when development of agricultural pursuits 1 needed so near home and wr.h such ample fa cilities for disposing of the products." No what do you thlr.k of that? And the press of Boston Is "boosting" Bo, ton as never before. The editor of the Boston Globe. Charles II. Taylor, says It I expected and required, and he must do It. Boston must be advertised, in her greatness, and la the detail of onrr.oM.yy. ti ksdav. her development, every day of the year. So In booming Oregon and Port land we are not so absurd, so super erogatory, as the man who sighs for the original landscapes may think. Our Southern states are In the same business. Not only the new place, as Birmingham. Atlanta and Annlston are In the business, but the old places, as Charleston. Savannah and New Or leans are "boosaers"; and such erst while quiet cities as Memphis and Nashville, are hard at It. too! More settlers and more Industries la the cry from all quarter. it the answer to the pesuiimlam that declares the more human life there Is under modem conditions the more misery. Thl. the gospel of the current social ism, would seem to be getting little hold, when the eagerness and energy of life so clearly have a deeper hold on the human spirit than ever before In the history of our country. Answer may be made that It's merely material istic. Even so. It ha a purpose; for life depends on condition In which the race may live, and menna of sub sistence are the first step to all progress. Eagerness to compass them, and thus to extrnd the domain of hu man life, are promises or all things that make life worth the effort to live. The Northern Pacific Is running four trains per day out of Portland and the same number arrive at Portland over that line every day. Iepite this apparently satisfactory number of train connecting Portland with terri tory lying north of the city. It u Im posslble for the residents of that rich and rapidly growing territory around Gray Harbor. South Bend. Centralis, Chehallx and Intervening territory, to arrive at Portland before :1S p. M, an hour which admits of no business being handled the day of arrival. The Gra Harbor resident can leave their homes at a seasonable hour In the morning, have five hours In Tacoma, and more than three hour In Seattle, and reach home the same night. A train leaving Gray Harbor for Port land In the morning and returning In the evening, with a slight readjustment of main line schedules, cntild give the people of that territory nearly as much time In Portland as they now Hs In Tacoma. and enable them to reach home the same day. Both Portland and Grays Harbor are of u!?lcient Im portance to be entitled to service of thl nature. May wheat In Chicago i a .... day within 1 rent of the hlRh.-el point of the season, and cash wheat wa sell, ing around II. -14 per bushel. Thia in the third week In May, the month In which Secretary Wilson and the Wall Street gambler w ho sold "short" were to smother Mr. Patten by making de liveries of the actual wheat. Mean while stock all over the world are be. lng rapidly depleted, and the American va-lble 1 down to 34.000.000 bushel, or Irs than thrr-e weeks' artual'sup plles for thl country alone. t a no ticeable that Secretary W!on. who was quite voluble In asserting that h!s March figure showing 141. 000. 000 bushel of wheat In farmer' hand were correct, has bnomo strangely . lent. After the present shortage of stocks la made up by arrival of new wheat, and trade I again netornl to normal condition. It will b eminently proper for the commercial organisa tion of the country to make a demand for pronounced reform In the cmp-re. porting department or the Govern rnent. Aww-xsors In the Pacific Northwest might note something to their advan tage in a dispatch from Reno. Nev where the Sheriff ha been ordered t levy an arbitrary assessment agalnat a mining company for bullion taxes. ;y consulting the advertising literature, the state tax agent has discovered that the mine made net profit of f 140.000 last year, and he I accordingly de sirous of securing the state's share of taxes on the bullion. If a similar coume were followed regarding some of the alleged mine In the Pacific Northwest, some of the glow woulj be taken OH the literature. Superintendent Dodge does not know much about the water depart mcnt. That I perfectly clear from his statements before the Water Board yesterday, as It has heretofore been clear from the record of the depart ment. It ha been woTully larking In Intelligent and efficient direction and orgunixatlon. though It has through many years built up a rare reputation for general Indifference to the public need and petty Insolence toward all waler-uaer. What doe Superintend ent Dodge "superintend." anyway? Opening of the surplus land or the Colvllle. Coeur d'Alene and Flathead Indian reservations next Fall will give an enormous body of public land to homestead entry. Thia land la no bet. ter than thousand of unoccupied acres that have never been aequea. tered. It Is. however, specially attrac tive because it has been unattainable, as the rush to get first choice In the great drawing (when the time come) Will testify. Of course the Seattle faker who started that mean story about Import ing rose to Portland from California for the June Festival did not know that there ar no June California row worth while. But doubtle he would have lied Just the same If he had known the truth. If you were Interested In a great business concern, and there were to come up thirty-five proposal vitally affecting Its prosperity, you would be delighted, of coume. to have thrae thlrty-five schemes cft to popular Two daya have gone by without new from the African hunting ground. Are the preae correspond ent sleeping at the switch or has Colonel Roosevelt stubSed hi toe? How many of those thirty-five meas ures you are to vote for In June In your capacity as voter and legislator can you recall offhand? We are a wise people. Six millions In bond to be voted up or down at the June election. A mere bagatelle, of course, to all who have nothing. Ralph W. Hoyt and associates will have a better show June 7 than Can. dldate Alhee or Mr. Krllahrr. Captain Halns get a minimum sen tence of eight years In prison. What does Mrs. liaina get? may is. ifoo. Jril:K Mailt AT sKaL lLANDt W Mae) tlsse. s twit fieUet Ilk, ! ss4 Fwllew, mare Writer. I-AKEWOOI.. Ohm. aiay t.-To the fVltor.y la The Oretroniaa of May la pultihd a dispatch announcing the aei. ur of a Japanese sealing vessel, with 2 hunters, off Sitka; then on the nt day la published another dispatch telling us that a JinrM war eH U clr.g into Uehrlng next Rummer to "protect Japanese; aealer." etc. ""0w. what the reader of The Oreros Un ouxht to know, and should know, is that Canada officially offered to unit with the Washington. D. C. Oovrrnment more than a year aax on a plan of settle ment of thl question, which would put aa end forever to thl cruel and Intamou In dustry, known as pelaslc arallng. and the kindred visa of private lnt.rr-.ts on the feal I'lsnda. Thia offer of Canada Was made February :i. Ia. I refer to the Toronto uiohe. February II. !: Ki ts w a. special: - ' 11 I a matter of common report la Washington. U. C. that if John liar had not been suddenly stricken ty Ulness March t. !.&. thl Initiation of Canada aforesaid would hare been aeoepied ami cloe.,1 n ju. following. Then Japan and Huasla would hat united with Great Britain and oum-ire m turn, pmmptry upon the same terms. Hut this agree ment -nth Canada must no on whl.h eliminates all l...lnta .r tnlerewt from pe lagie and land kui.ne at fur eeal. just a John Hay bad drmfted it, pnor to hia last and fatal lllr.es In proof of ;u. Japan. March t. sent a dispatch rrom Yokohama to the New Vrk . ,t""r''1- ,n ''" Japan declared that It would do nothing to suppress her hunter.-.1 uniU m hl4 nr-l .j at such an agreement with Canada. To I hi Kua.ia assent. In the same dis patch. which was du!e published la the New ork Herald of March t. I ad.treaa The Ore son la n borausa a marked .-y of It was nl to m br , t anadlan friend who rr-Me. m l-ortland. mh '" h "s Hdulry: Why should thl public Imposition d Oe.juc-tion I- continued at your expense and ,ur , . mnd hum.n!fr. Why doea a rlwu f your -e1r i.utra. er. hold yHr icU,l!n , xVashlneton, u. t, so nrmtr in lie t.:olr har.d.7 . ' '" " rnr crrespondent. through The ex.r,lo. that I cannot answer rl question. ,.pi to ,y tr , U e e.rlr no fault of ,. Canadian -nctali.m concerned, or ln,, Ja,.,0 Ilussta. It rests ui-n ,r own. HKXUr W. KI.IJOTT. Wwtfwe-a sf (tile. I-etrt Free Press. II wss the former rutun to se!et city n.oM.-w from the ',d laeu.. ,. now they are live one and a m to attract attention without tt,. . j , . ,,.,. trr. Itrolt Is of tn.t k nd and To. r-k make. , .s, Tl,,,,i K, Topeka Win." ti.u not oriy brnore. i-. rUseic but take I Hrrtlee with li e much d;orxn(ed rule of erl:in. yet it calculated to arouse a rM-liuraurW) feel ln toward in pusi.ms your. rity. you II like Te.-ome. ' la a;o a tale motto. It doe not sound I ke a municipal war cry. In It rarr-s the impression of raltn awurance and will xiv. the rival City f rVattl chance to ad.ipt aometlung more Intense .111, a sharper rir H w would some of tlee M-rT ; f,n FVancleoo shake thins up:" "Milwaukee cever brews troupe." -l.ti.t,-jr .moke and mako it par;" "New Voek terrper the wind to the lamb it siear." -.eton is the lustiest of I he l.u h.n. " "Waehlng ton lead la all but Uaecbe.ll"? "lSl't A par-f see wle. New York Hun. Then we a rather surprising Interpre tation put upon t:.- expression 'Uus.k apartment' the other day." said a New York man. "My wife wa showing an old lady from tb country th sisMa of our rlty. and ainone other thlncs r-in led out a verr large and recently f .nl.oed apart-rnent-house.. (Hi It w a a bis S!tn read ing 'I'uplex Apartmentw. The old Udy read it aloud, repealed it. and tlen turned around and stared at the slsn In helpl rag. " Scandalous! cWndaiou!- SJie aajj to herself. 'What a the matter? asked my wtf who didn't know what the r. waa about W hen the old lady I. ad collected herse.f o she could ak she aakl: 'Well I've alwa heard that New Yorkers led dou ble live, but I duln- suppose they'd build urn a monstrous house a -purpose for them or that they'd put up uch a big Ign. -Ihaj.lex." Indeed.! " alula Mesa Hale Tewdy near. W'lnsteJ. Conn.; Ixspalrb to New York World. There la a demand here for Teddy bear a.ne a firmer and poultry man dle-uvered that they are the only thin, that arlll surely .nj a hen anting habit. All one thus bothered lias to do. l.e sa. I to -..Uoe one of ti-e pls thlnxs In the nest where the hen la eating and she will leave It at once, never to return. A Ttesrr IsVea. From Ure. "Do you always allow the minister who marrle you to kiss your ask the lady with th alimony expression of the lady with the half-dosen wedding ring ar rsr..J a barcle on her bracelet. "lar me. nor smibs the latter. "That Is so horribly old-fashioned, my dear' Hut I always kiss the judge who divorce tne." W "d Blevre Haw! rrwa Ilt-lter rest. Mount Holly. N. J . I-Iepatrh. Heee.n'y r.eir Neweld. N. J., whll Krerett riuttoo waa driving a two-ton load of hay alone th road l.e say a wnirlwlr.d lifted him. th body of the we son. hay and all. Into an alh'lrlnc field. IUl ton escaped with only th loss of a shoe, which he a.lre the wind blew from hi foot. Meal IIB Krwwi U RMad Rrwxker. Baltimore New. Maarutrat Craa.. of New Tork. 14 year a Justice, rhsractsrlit-4 Chsriea Toroeck. ax-d 17. who admitted m Ihe rolle Court that be bad stolen (LS, which his blind brot! er had saved up lor the purpose of buy ins a piano, as the mean est man be bad ever seen. Twite I mm old aawry. Pendleton Tribune, fortlafld Republican some of them act Ilk a lot of children who ouchi lo be spanked and put to bed. Co me of the naushty ones are trilr-c to set ome Republican in run oa an Inde. pendent ticket so as lo elect a t-emo-rrai User II W II ii Indianapoll New. A sniokin -room for Ben and woenea ha been fitted up In the Alien tjne steamer Virxtrian. runmn between Mon treal and Liverpool, and on a rer.rt trip veral women were noticed rnukir.' c l -Saret:x. Bl of all la peats ea eer T1-.al IJ our lio wlta we Tl nl It esse ael i I we whs la the nsoel t- rmm me t--e. yew lt crntoa Tr.ouae. W weuld hat lo er wife Tl eae v--' 1 a we wuI4 fear She 4 ret . I I safe re. . Hat lo hart owr fUn 4er Houston rt !!"" They're 1.1. trut er alt others, we vet. f jf I F. w.Tt la - tnqu io - it nm u 1 r in a . alt l he stun1 i w me I.I.0...4 lead.. T -V aesln lir Is the wtefce vfc. f r . . m Pita iliut.t. at.tr. A ' - ' S l ota . -! )..ke lea v bard a m:; lu ttrt.r- Kerne 4&er ew LAM "e Mar Hen vwe nm Keel, tswt He M-- t IV. the ft. t. reel Jwattre, t'ass and Comment. It I new a.ary year inc the law '. was sortie w hat severely rharactertaed by tha well-known Mr. HumMe a "an as." Other peopl have from time to time reached tn earns c-ock-IusIow, It is doubt ful If a riajortty' of the lawyer, the Ju'.ge and the rsecullt ofrv'ale aim er forxe the law do not have rn.ra.nl when they fee .tranely drawn Into syn.p.tt-.r with Mr. Mumble tielinti on this tub ye. t. tirantlng that the law in Us pra. ti dal efnew-n.-y must, in tbe naute of thins. h Buhyec-t to eorne limitations, are there not some matter m w hl.-n it de """v all that Mr. Humhle aald about It? For instance, all Intel: jc-nt -. know that the proper purr-owe of prohibiting and penalising an a. I is to prevent Ita rmi. J miesion: but la many instance from Mr. . m our own that suppoaoi purpose of tie law Is only a ricllon. lie real purpose Is to speculate out of the wrurg.lorr by collortinc fine from them. In such case tne law merely pretend to be V!rtuu. and It pretense te loo trans, parent to deceiv any one. In thus prac tically licenaing crime when t pocr.ti. al ly proteasing to aim at II suppression, the law unconavtoue.y seat luself In the pil lory for Mr. KumMe word portrait. A rata-ogue of ll-.e offensos which tb lmw hMt prsct'.cal'y lkcen.-d would not b hort. The most consph jou insiano m th. past few yrara haa been IIS collection of petty f'nee from a multitude of law breaker cm the 1xm.) who have killed or maimed tbeir fc.low-ritiaena in apr-all-ln number. In the borouxh of Man hattan alone. It te reported I -it r per sona -r convicted last year of this class l rffmss. that the axerege fine waa 3- "r-d not a sinale offender was Im pneoned. Thus, the Uw to,- it utile toll of nnea. which at 1 rent each would have been eoually cf'e-i!v. and let tl slaushter of pedeetnar. go on. ttoee any on. thir.k that. If tie offender had ail been is-norant prreorta without etandlna In Ihe community, there would have been na evrrer err.lriicrt Impoas-d An outrarnj public la rnw entire mused lo more strenuous ectiwa f tn. protection of lue and limb on the streets. Hut In numerooa olhcr matter tb. .anient taw will et 11 pursue lis old p-llcy of tolerating rnm for a tip from the criminals Mr. bum ble may hare done his best, but be did not do the Suhyert Justine. !.: t.t:H-t. kihtmh lr.t llerr laaxTS'a nrr -Sles4 WI..I wawe,- " tsartnai tw k l-aaslre. New York II. rai l s Paris tl. lion. May I. The death la announced from Munich of llerr Albrecht lat.t,n. publisher of TlmMlrlailmu. .- With llerr Unttn dlsa.pear on of Ihe moat slrlkinc r.aurcs m riermanr. or. to speak more correct :v. m liar. t la. tils paper, th. -Mmpllcisimus." wa th. most dsrlre publication In II.. empire. It wa specially acalsl eterytbtnc Itaulu. -laelenda est urusla" was Its watch word. It would be dlfncull lo count ihe nnraber of lime It was ei(ed dur lr. l!.e few- year of II existent.. -ru.l. jiaxor.y. W'urliembera: and fc:f a doxen other state u. pressed It Is sues week arter week. The plae of publication Waa chanced from Munich lo ntultaart and other arltlea. llerr tr.aen waa enirnord to a term or im prisonment In le and e4 nrst to bwllxerland and then lo l-arla. Hut In pit of all official preasurw the clrcul.tnn of the "himpllcisslrau-" kept on increa.tnsr. It Bad undoubt edly Ihe most talented artist in Her many ror.tributlna- to It. whll the let ter press was ty the best satirical writer. Th namerou lawsuits (out h by llerr Unt-a aenerally. be it said, with success ma.le him one or the rl.amplona or freedom of pe-rti and thousht In tiermany. ewy of a -rewt . .r Srleaes. Kclencw lToree. The novlesty of a err at man or science U shown in ihe relation, between I rw m and hi publisher. John Murray. When he aeni to his publisher Ihe famous "orl x.n or tcr" 1-wrwin wrote; -t mar be cono-it, but I believe the eutbyect wi.l Interest ihe pul.Hr. and I am sure that Ihe vlewa ar onjItuL If you think oth erwise. must repeat my rroueat thai you will tres-ty reyect my work. hail be a little disappointed: t shall be In bo way Injured " He wa "aatourdod at the fact that the trade ordered Its. copies before publication and delighted wlta Lrr. W uber. forme a article In t.ie wuarterly Hey lew. "I am qutxxel splendidly.' be s.d - really beiiev that I enyoyed It aa much aa If 1 had not been Ihe unfortunate butf" When he brouaht to Mr. Murray bis book oo earthworms, of which seven editions were sold within a year. Itarwln said: -I doubt very much whether It will Interest the public, a ihe euhject la tioi an at tractive one." Taetfal nr. -Tart. Washington Herald. Kvery one is rornrnenttna on tb tact Mr. Tan displayed at his wife a reception on Saturday and applauding- tb effort or the president and Mr. Taft to re-ee. tab. '.a th weekly reception which were heij at the While House until Mr. Mc Kinley administration, when they were dscontinue4 on account ot Mra. McKIn ley' individualism. A maa always ar-mi out of piece at an afternoon function, but not Mr. Tart, who had a ready smile and arproprtale word for every on who entered, and on eery aide were heard comment of pleasure al a return to the "ood old Urn.." Mra Taft take th. keenest interest lo all social affaire nd she has made It evident thai she doe not Intend to pw a a mere fia-urrbead. but to be th leader of eociety in fact, aa she la lo name, an ambition that la assc onded by her husband, who ecoulred hi bonhomie, together with his statecraft, at Yale, which unlverejiy Is renowned ror both. Advwalsa la yiaspleylaua let ere, Cleveland I'laln l-ealer. A Cleveland merchant haa two ala ler employed In hi oritrw "If you need iwa Bin in your of -fee. Ita the only way." h. explain "I advertised rr two sister who coult leno- It took me Ian w .. to Set what I wanted, because It Isn't every day thai you Bnd two sister who ar. corr.pelnet stencx-rpher. and both open for a position. but I sot U-.em at last, and 1 m clad I waited until I cot what I wanted. They do twice aa much work aa any two irl not atater would You see. when they've t-een to a dance or a how the Met-.l be! or ir.ey do ail their Islktr about It at home, tiy tit time they've finished their breakfast, they've used up a.l th small talk In their systems and can work rlcht t.rouh the dsy without yin a word lo each other." lew lwrw'e e rrwkteea. New Yolk free Hep.) No lime wb ever riper for a fefct aaainet Tammany vovernmenl of New York City than now. With its mis. deeds under McOeiian for whom Tammany I reaponeihie and for whom It now no loncer diaallowe responsl M lty so manifest at It. moment la all observlr.e rltiaena. th. first rail ror a fusion ronfrrenc Is timely. There ar. not only hi orportvnt- tle ahead or Ihe next Mayor, but there I a ol opportunity for eleclln; I h. kind of Mayor who will crasp them. And uch a Mayor, of course, in the nature of the rase, rarnot com front. Tammany Italt. n. at Miun Tt:otv nr esaaar fr t If. Chlcsso Trlhun. After Mr. Jams Itasen Hyde has bad a few more ecapa1ea be will b anot her Man Without a Country. Life's Sunny Side " Mr. 1 alt waa tn the tAoulh a "cracker- did Kim some small erlce. which waa paid fr and. like the man. lorawtten. r-.-nne llm. after Ihe Prewl -dent -elect observed a se-e-.1v InOIVIdaal hanxira; about the aolf links. "I liier anvthtnat u would l!V" Mr. Ti!t presently asked. -.c.,1.n. turedly. bavlac Just made a wonderfal drive. "Thar ho la. Ah d like to wee yo lnuuratlon.- the ctack.r announced, and waa instantly frihiened almost lo death at Ma own dartne. "Well - tr. Tatl replied. sretMnr: but. anyway, a tleorxia cracker wa la W aahinarton on Marxn 4 He had never been I mllra away from fci borne cabin before. I'pon hla return a nelehbor Inqntredi "What war the most remarkable Ihlnsr 'bout the whole shebang. ItudT Hut eyecte.t a stream of tobacco Juioe with precision. "Me be-n" thar.- he replied with em phssl. Harper Weekly. e I'lner (In-patiently. Walter, bow lone are thoae frankfurters coins le be? WaMer About rlaxht Inches. sir. rhlladclphl I'ress The vlatllant rtiaioa'rniM efltr-r ws rleht on i he ..h. "Who is In your party b" denandl of the fur-collare.1 theairl.-al manaser. "The Knslish pony tv.Het that I am hHusir.e te New y ork." the raanaa-er responded. Admitted free a am lue." aald Ihe ln.pe.Ior briskly aa he turned to Ihe next arrival. Cleveland ITa'.a Iraier. e A correspondetii sen. 1s a eerles of rood torle about a ivmihrra Jjre, They are sood. moellv. and w. hop. to e-e more of l hern. The judce appeara lo be noted for hi hatred of North Carolinian and for his (tolomonlc sense of arbitrary Jus Hoc. ran of Ihe r.ec.)tcs so a follow: The Judse I yo rsme Immanue) Itaxter? ImmanuelYaesah. The Judce Well, y-ow are rhareed by officer Tucker with iiins a si.l or boon at Walter- store Is el tsleh' Immsnuel Ah wants to me an alibi. The Jiadee What for Immanue Ah don't know. h; Mas ter Ites'naid James he col d law. yrh he don I of n.e la y dat. The J ix'. c h. s-e but why dl'ln't you steal a ham? They re belter thaw sides. Immanue!-They wasn't na Unu dow-n dsh. 1 ie Jo.lre Thirty days Philadel phia Itecord. "lUnk l aa a fir new apart -arat "K'ery thins stationary In It. I sup pose " "Absolutely very I hlns except hla wife and Ihe rook-" Harper Iiaaar. e e e -Where' your watch" "Iter It la "Hut that watch I silver Th oeia you usd to csrry had a f.ne sold case -"Clrcumslancee alter rase. you know." Cleveland leader. e s New-ed tarter th reremony rtaear- el. do you really Ihirk I 11 prove a eat'.sfartorr mate? Mra. Newed h. I suees you II do a a mat, all rleht. Now look me over and tell me what yow think of your captain IJrpinr-ott a. e e "Maria. Im coins lo bat rr. K-iu'.l-llps treat me for my heart trouble - "W hat diy you know about tw. rVjuU I'.p. John? "All I know about him 1 that Mr. Caotsum recommend him to me." "Who I Mr. teotsuraT "Mr. Got sum I one or lb etnrk. bolder or the life Insurance company that I earrylns a !:. risk oa any life.- Chlraeo Tribune. why rottmin waa orrrrcn tear Al lb Bireaa mt la- Mee W a tw44 It KetM Me rteesarw. IKPARTMKNT OP THK INTERIOR. Cnlted State teroloencal Survey, Wash. Ineton. It.. c. May irtTo th. K.lllor My attention baa been called lo your e-dltortal or May k. la which you critiria th fact lhat your city hae been ornltted fma the table rlv Inc the etatisth-e or th bulldlns opera tion tn the leading citle of th country published by Ihl bureau, while citle show ine much .mailer c-ost of bulldlns op erations l.sv been Included. la tht connection I w ould stat that w hen the collection of Ihe r jure or buaidlnc operation twhlch were puhlisned In th " teatlell.e of the Clay-W orklne Industry for 1S'!' wa be tun ty thl olfice It wa the Intention to Includ about so of the larareet cllle of the country. taalrtaT th. population th haa. Portland. Or., cam. within thia list, but a request sent to th Hull. lire Inspector of your city waa ana were.! with th statement that bo rec ords or the kind detred w ere kept. This tatement waa publiabe-d la tne report, and until th reure for D. were pub lished no question ha ever been raised c-cmcernlnc th omission of Portland I am elad. how-ever. tht you called my attention to tn fact. and. star tl rt uree published are In the nature mora or leew of a preliminary itement. Port land will be Included In th table a published In the final report. In view, therefore, of lh tact lhl Ihl office mad an effort la sscur r.eure from your ci:y and wa Informed, appar ently by om on In a-aJhonty. as 1st a lMt lhat th data werw not available I uet that the arr.rnrent you make of "rar.lt un, .hi? ilossnese ar.d ceneral locompotency" 1 larfl'r lunlfled. OKt'lWH OTIS hMlTH. Inrector. W bat I Trslkt Hrooklyw Kaslw. There I a eonvictlon In worn mind lhat x--rldeet Roosevelt tansy not have Bred a sua sine M arrival la Africa. II probably baa. but ihe very readable account of t.i raida on wl.4 animals lack, la th opinion or cor. respondent, that a er 3 1 m 1 1 II u de or de tail which tend te d i seel sol l h cr-e. dullty la retlrulaled Intellwctuallty.- W hen our correspond en i nenms h;i t.av wrouet.t ti way i m p . c -Ity. Mr. Kootit will be ea route for home. Pt llsdelpM Re ord Itit lh laxidermtst rrcam th NatonU Muam cannot keep up with the "fsu nsl esturaltst.- They are already aeven or eleht skin behind and dally cettlre fsrtber Into arrears Th Museum w ..I have te end out more ttaea to under th an irr.s is and then drwa th kln. - l-et rssrrfal ftewrekllaht This world tfnoet powerful earc ti- Uebt Is now- part o t he. eoulpmenl ef the Connecticut of lh t'nited Mat Navy. Th teai mirror Is Me f. In diameter and waa mad for t a t I h- t teovernment la leersaany. Th earr HcM will throw such a pewerful be a or liehl that It will be able to del. a aubminr. or orpedobot at a d: lance or I ml lea. Malek fwe Haainell. Chicr Itc ord Herald. Mr. Roosevelt will have tare toon, a trr.oerpber and a private telephon In lt etne or The Outlook. II I probable that he will also have a rnc on bis floor. Nevertheless, h will find It necessary to be e m ----.1 . c. ! e t-espeot. ful to the foreman of th composing.