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WEDNESDAY. OCTOUEK 22. 1902.
JIM YOUNGER.
The manner of death of Jim
Younger, the outlaw, was not a sur
prise, oven to his most anient friend
and lover. It was not a surprise to
any one. It was a natural result of
the conditions and times. It was the
natural result of the man's past life.
The past half of a century has been
ripening into freakism and abnormal
conditions. It. is not only the ease
morally, socially, financially and po
litically. but has entwined itself about
humanity i nail of Its forms from the
crodle to the grave. It is responsible
for the scandal In the social circles
from the highest to .ne lowest. It is
responsible for the corruption of poll-
tics from the national capital to the
smallest town ward. From It comes
the trusts and combines and mergers.
as well as the strikes and failures
and the suffering therefrom. From it
sprang the thief and the burglai, the
footpad, the highwayman, the outlaw.
Nothing else could spring from a
people of greed and gain, who pander
to dissipation in all its forms. Such
a bundle of abnormity cannot beget
other than abnormal results. It
would eem now that the country l as
reached the limit, yet If we are to
accept the llible and ancient history,
it would appear that we are only be
ginning the era of degredatlon; that
we are saints and our country :s a
heaven compared with the depths to
which ancient peoples fell after re-ieh
Ins a high state of civilization. Hut
we possess freaks and freakish con
ditions that appear to be an advance
ment in the realms of freakdom.
It is true that we have better con
ditions along with the bad than have
ever existed before, and the country
has a right to boast of its great civili
zation, but the theorist has s.ome
grounds for viewing the future with
alarm.
Jim Younger was an outlaw, an ex
murderer, padoled convict. The early
days of Missouri border life had had
its effect. His inclination ran that
way. He joined the guerrillas In time
of war, robbed and killed after the
war, until he was finally imprisoned.
Like a caged lion he had years to
brood over his life. He was brought
to a realization in his confinement
Then, the old, old story came over
him. He loved! A felon's cell sep
arated him from his love. But love
laughs at locksmiths, etc., and he
gained his freedom. He saw a new
life, a new future! But law is more
stern even than locks and prison
cells. The law said he could not en
ter into a marriage contract. It's de
crees proved fatal. Though a woman
of these times, a prodijct of respecta
ble society, fell in love with him, her
sense of propriety so dissipated in
casting Its affections, though so for
mal In yielding to the law led her to
practically abandon him. The future,
the past all rose before him. It took
but an instant Ho had killed others.
he could kill himself The fatal liul
let crashed through his brain!
It was not a surprise. The condl'
tions that formed his life created the
woman that willingly entered Into it.
and these were responsible for the un
natural death that ended It
human effort will gain It and In a
new country llkj Cut a where lizy
Spaniards mauage to keep fat; i.ny
American ought to prosper. Ten to
i one these follows repot ed to be
starving are broken dowi. politicians
who are not worth thult transportn
tion.
And now comes the news from Cuba
that Americans are starving there,
and public subscilptloas are being
tafcon to send them back to the Un.led
State?. Ths class of Americans that
will starve In Cuba or any othor
place where human beings survive
would not be much loss to tho coun
try. The true blue American will
And the way to live If honeaf toll t nd
From two to Ihrw tram wrecks
may now be counted on every .lay
Railroad men are becomtif. care'ess
or the matnrial of wjich the euulp
ments are made is becoming more de
fective. Measures should be taken
to lessen these accidents, as the num
ber of lives lost annually In train
wrecks is becoming appnling.
The California "Venus" hab been
killed by a paramour over a love af
fair. It is the usual termination oi a
woman whose head is turnJ by an
Idea of her own "beauty. Give a wo
man notoriety and nine times out of
ten her life is ruined. The good old
time woman, who thought more
of home than clubs and swe ' society,
left not a line for the yellow journals.
The sultan of Morocco may bo
credited with one good deed. He dis
posed uf a fanatic in the proper man
ner. A fanatic In his cou.Uiy killed
an English missionary and lit sultnn
ordered him shot immediately. In
this country his plea w miu have
been insanity.
Bryan is calling the dmocratb of
Idaho to duty today. Th-.' democrats
of Idaho already seen, to be In the
saddle, and with the great Common'
er's eloquence to encourage them they
ought to have a walkover.
PROTECTING FORESTS.
The Call has long advocated a
proper foresting of the government
timber reserves. Such foresting" re
quires that after the fallen leaves
have served their purpose as a forest
floor by holding the moisture In the
rainy season, they should be cieared
off by burning. This conservative use
uf fire is necessary to prevent the de
structive effects of fire in fnest con
flagration. If allowed to accumulate
year after year, the fallen leaves and
limbs and bark form a thick duff,
which in the dry season Is not only
exceedingly Inflammable Itself, but
make a Are that reaches the lower
limbs of small trees, which in turn
reach the lower limbs of large trees
and serve as a torch to set on fire
the whole forest, which burns from
the ground to the tops of the tallest
timber.
s
We have frequently described the
method by which the Indians pre
served the great forests of this conti
nent, which were their home and
hunting ground. They used Are in
the spring on the dry spots as they
appeared, and when they did the for
esting a general forest fire wjs un
known. It has been objected that this
conservative use 'of fire destroys the
annual plants, flowering and others.
But this Is Incorrect, since all testi
mony bearing on the primitive condi
tions of our forests joins in proving
the great abundance and beauty of
the wild ferns and flowering plants
and grasses and other forage found in
the virgin forests.
The official and expert reports on
the destruction of timber by forest
llres in the State of Washington show
a loss in that state alone amounting
to more than thirty million dolla'.'
This loss Is estimated only on the
merchantable value of the timber
destroyed, and does not include the
losses that follow to agriculture,
horticulture and navigation as the re
sult of stripping off the forest When
the losses In Oregon and 'California
are added to that of Washington it
will be demonstrated that In these
three states enough potential wealth
has been destroyed by forest fires to
buy, at a reasonable valuation, every
ncre of standing timber In the United
States and subject It all to such con
trol and to such conservative forest
ing as would preserve It forever as a
forest domain sufficient to supply the
country with timber and lumber per
petually, The frequent flres In the Yosomlte
Park reservation have admonished
the military superintendent, and he
makes the proper recommendation of
a remedy in line with the policy per- j
slstontly advocated by The Call. In ;
his report to the secretary of the in
terior he recommends that stricter
regulations for the control of tourists
and campers be made anu enforced,
and that fallen trees, pine needles,
cones, limbs and leaves be systemat
ically burned every year. This, we be
lieve. Is the first official recommen
dation of that absolutely necessary
policy.
What use to carp at the cost' The
merchantable timber destroyed on
this coast in one summer represents a
sum that" will take care of every tree
on the continent for half a century
U all forests were in government con
trol and carefully ud ministered the
economic output of timber and lum
ber would not be decreased, It
would increase with the growing
needs of the country. The only use
mlllmen have for the forest Is the
timber. They don't want and don't
use the land when It Is striped
Their business would go on Just the
same if they paid stumpage to tVe
government and harvested merchant
able and ripe timber under the super
vision of experienced foresters. The
government has jurisdiction of har
bors and navigable waters, to preserve
their potential wealth. Without the
forests and their direct and indirect
relation to the wealth of the country
navigable waters and harbors would ;
be useless. San Francisco Call. j
THE "SWEAT-BOX."
The supreme court of Indiana j
handed down a wholesomp M'ul nni'uj
needed decision on the 10th. It de-'
cided that the police "sweat-box" lei
utterly illegal, and sustained a Judg-I
ment for dnmages against a sheriff ;
who itad subjected a prisoner to somej
of Its procc'ses. '
No bodily injuries had been Inflict-,
ed. The sheriff had merely arrested,
a suspect without a warrant and,
probed him with questions to make;
a case. But the highest court of the!
state decides "that an ofllcer cannot i
legally held the person arrested In,
custody for a longer period of time,
than Is reasonably necessary, under ;
all the circumstances of the case to!
obtain a proper warrant or order for
his further detention from some trib
unal or officer authorized under the
law to issue such warrant or order." i
If law suits like that of Indiana!
were Instituted against the lawless j
"sweat" box policeman of Chicago,
an excellent effect might be produced.
The Indiana court has declared uo lo-
cal policy nor new law. It has simply
applied to a modern instance legal
principles as old and universal as the
political principles of English liberty.
The Public.
Fall and Winter Millinery
and continuing
will make a
cent, on all
t miss this
Beciuninp on Tuesday
until Saturday night we
special reduction of 10 per (
Hats from $2 up. Don'
chance, ladies.
Trimmed Hats from $J.50 up to $5.00
Street Hats from 75 Cents up to $4.00
Children's Hats, Plain and Trimmed,
all Prices.
Money saved is money earned. You
can save money by buying your Fall
Hat of us.
THE FAIR,
THE PLACE
TO SAVE MONEY
A Little Angel.
.Mother" "Willie, I hope you never
do anything so wicked as to tie tin
cans to dogs' tails."
Willie "No'm. I never do nothing
but hold tho dog." Detroit Free
Press.
Carpenters
Headquarters
We are headquarters for all kinds of carpenter tools
and our prices are always the lowest, quality consid
ered. Estimates furnished on builders' hardware and
plumbing.
"Money saved is money earned." See
T C. Taylor,
THE HARDWARE MAN.
741 Main Street
Phone Main 671
Only one-tenth of the emigrants
who leave Euruiie by German ports
are Germans.
A Secret Disease
Of all human diseases, that known as
contagious blood poison, or the Bad
Disease, has caused more misery and suf
fering aud ruined more lives than all
others combined. It not only wrecks the
hopes and aspirations of the one who
contracts it, but often the innocent are
made to share the humiliation and dis
grace of this most loathsome and hateful
form of blood poison. Children inherit
it from parents, and thousands of the
purest'men and vamien have been con
taminated and ruined simply through
handling the clothing of one infected
with this awful
malady.ordrink- J INNOCENT
ine from the
salne vessel and SUFFER WITH
using the same . .
toilet articles. THE GUILTY.
And when the
real nature of the trouble is known, many
prefer to suffer in silence or leave the
disease to do its worst rather than make
known their condition.
Through our Medical Department we
offer advice and help. Write us freely
about your case, as nothing you say will
ever go beyond our office. Let us help
you to get rid of this fearful disease, for
which some one else no doubt is to blame.
It matters not how long the poison has
been lurking in your system, S. S. S. will
purify and build up your blood, and
eliminate every atom of the deadly virus
from the system and make a complete
and permanent cure.
S. S. S. is the only antidote for Conta
gious Blood Poison and has been curing it
for fifty years. It contains no mercury,
potash or other harm-
mineral ingredi
ent but 3 a purely
.m, ifcl vegetable remedy that
BB feaS cures without leaving
any bad after effects.
Our special Home Treatment book,
rives all the symptoms of this disease.
We will mall you a copy free.
Tbe Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Go.
For
POULTRY
and
STOCK
SUPPLIES
-CALL ON-
Colesworthy
-AT TUB)
CHOP MILL
1127 and 129 East Alta Street
Farmers Custom Mil,
Fred Walters, Proprietor
Capacity 160 barrels a day
Flour exchanged for wheat
Flour, Mill Feed, Chopped Feed, etc
always on hand.
IN THE LIGHT
of our experience In carriage and limitless
wagon iclllEg, vre do not neiltate to ray that
w have fairly well learned tbe needs of our
customers present and pronpectlre. Look as
long as you like, teit as long as yon please,
joa'U nnd onr output to be all right this day,
be next day, every day.
Our Winona backs are Just the things, well
made, good looking, easy to ride In and strong.
We bare tops for all kinds of buggies and cash.
Ions and dashes lor hacks. Get our prices on
wagons, buggies, backs carts, gasoline en
glnes, plows and saw mills.
NEAQLE BROTHERS
Water St. near UaJa, PeadUton. Ore.
Come To Us
For your lumber and building
material of all descriptions and
you will save money and get
first-class stock. We can sup
ply you with
Doors, Windows,
Screen doors and windows,
building paper, lime, cement,
brick and sand.
We make a specialty of wood
gutters tor Darns and dwellings.
Oregon Lumber Yard
Alta St., oop. Court House.
Joseph Ell,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
HARNESS-SADDLERY
The- East Oregonlan la Eastern Or,
gone representative paper. It leado,
ft"hw h.M "PPe'at It and show
LhwL..? "b0r?' Patre"0. It Is th
advertising mo lum of this section.
Lumber,
t
AH kinds fornix
S8 Doors aai
Planing of all
-u..u.uB material uw2
wusuiicu US.
Pendleton Plank
Lumber fail
ROBERT rOKSTtt. f
laTTTTlTATTTTiM
mu Arn id wy
IS
If you have paints.
hanging or deeon
want done in first-dasi
then come to us.
Our prices ire net
but low. Let us pm
you.
T? T
Court Street
THESE
Are a gentle remmde ten
Stove season is here.
Don't overlook
BASLER'S
Bargain Home
it vou neea a neaucz a
stnvp nr steel ranee, u ts
overlook an opportunity u
money if you do.
BASLBK has art ta
on Stoves
C.nmp !n anil insnect til
VWB..W . 1 T-
and learn the price.
T 1.aa hnM IU
1 11UVD UCUKlum
tHwmp
to locate
Valuable ,
Timber
Claims
On the line o. J
This means a
for flrst-comen'
tatfl
Have some gow
Laatz Br
FOR-
Wood,
Coal and
Delivered Prompt1'
We are in the
pareu 10 iiiu "t
cles.
OFFICE MAIN 81,