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—* I BINDON RECORDER will, of course, be neceasary before any decisive infer«* e- can b«> drawn. If. however, the Missouri lines make a goo<l showing under a 2 ■••■nt fare law r«» »«I <gn* can hardly avoid the inference that In 1‘ennsylvni I 1. a State of mu h thl«'k- OREGON BANDON «•r |Hipulati<m aYid much heavier traffic, •- ' .............. L I the roads could get •along ex'vllently Are you realty to enlist for the ’in- on stub a rate. Yet tht* Pennsylvania ♦ s»lvu of Mamffiuria ? Supreme'Court held a year ago. by a vote of f«»ur to three, that a 2-cent fare Th» trouble with this airship bust- law was bound to be unreasonable and neat la that It has too many ups und confix-a tory, and so refused to allow downs. It to be put into force. Whatever "facts" the Supreme Court of Pennsyl- I«et us la* Just to Gerouitno. He was vania hail before it at the time can the worst old InJun that ever hap- hardly fail to look trivial and value pened., less in the light of this Western expe A Ixindon heiress, it is said, Is to rience. marry a poor young American. Which Mr. Taft was the guest of Mr. Roose Bounds better. velt in the White House for th«' twen What has become of the old fash ty-four hours prisssling Ids inaugura ioned boy who used to run away from tion as President Thursday. March 4. It would be rash to say that the social home to tight Indians? friendliness thus l«et«>kened between an Your opinions ar«' like a good many outgoing anil Incoming President Is other things you possess: Of no value unique, yet it certainly is unusual. Thomas Jefferson. for example, who to anyone but th«' owner. was promoted to the presidency from Ro now Hetty Green s son wants to the vice presidency, did not even go take a trip In an aeroplane and be from the Whit«' House to th«' Capitol, but walked from Ids txairdlng house ac- come a rising young man. companksl by a company of Virginia A fashion recfjie tells "how to pre- artillery. President Adams not only vent high collars disfiguring the neck.” was not present at the simple cere monies of inauguration, but was not in One way Is not to wear them. Washington. lie had left th«' city early If th« next war is to bo fought In In th«' morning on his way back to his the skies, ns Hiram Maxim says, how- Massachusetts horn«'. The unfriendli ness of Adams and Jefferson was as are they going to save the pieces? notable as the friendliness of Roosevelt Mrs. Leslie Cnrter states that she and Taft. For an exampl«' of «‘losenetw would darn her husband s socks were it of relation similar to that which now a case of life and death. Noble woman I exists between th«' retiring and incom ing Presidents, one must go back to the The chronic loafer likes hard times time of Jackson and Van Buren. Gen because it gives him an excuse to eral Jackson ami his su«'«s>ssor rode stand around and watch other people from the Whit«' House together tn a work. phaeton drawn by four gray horses and attt'mleil by a military escort. Jackson Booker T. Washington says that th“ sat uni'overed on th«' platform while United States should do for Liberia Van Buren deliven'd his inaugural ad what it lias done for Cuba. And as dress and took the oath of office. The many times? recent custom, whether th«' two men are friendly or not, has b«»en for the There must be some explanation of new President to go to the Whit«' the size of the hatpins. It may be that House at «'level! o’clock on March 4, they are to be used as slungshots as and drive to the Capitol with th«* out well as poniards. going President, escorted by military companies ami political clubs. The Taft was made a Mason without be obligation of official courtesy la respect Ing compelled to ride the goat, lt ed, even though the men may not have may not lie out of place to extend con been previously acquaint«*!. or though gratulations to the goat. they may belong to different parties. Mr. Cleveland ach'd ns tho personal Wilbur Wright says that airships are escort to bls successor. Mr. Harrison. hardly more dangerous than automo In 1RR9; and In 1893 Mr. Harrison biles. Wait until they begin to run poured In the same capacity with over us; then we'll know. Clevelan«!. Army officers are to lie inoculated witli experimental anti typhoid serum first. The private doesn't always have to occupy tlie point of greatest danger Perhaps the late William H. Seward had not the slightest Idea, when he ne gotiated the purchase of Alaska, that he was also buying a lot of earthquakes for future delivery. Harvard students have taken up the fad of growing beards and mustaches. Any man has a right to start whiskers on ills fiftieth birthday. Before that, the act is something of a misdemeanor. vv hat every (thinks she) knows; That she looks well in pajamas. A woman can look extremely at- tractive when slm is taking down her Mrs. Mabelle Gilman Corey has writ hair—If she 1ms some. ten a magazine article in which she A woman must be mighty Independ mjs New York society is ignorant and ent or mighty careh'ss to wear black stupid, Mrs Corey has evidently come stockings with tan shoes on a muddy to the conclusion that she Is not go- day. lug to get into New York society. What every man expects: That be The people who were snying when fore the close of 1909 women will be our warship fleet started on Its trip wearing corsets that reach below their knees. around the world that It would either Ever notice how unruly those wisps be destroyed by the Japanese or lie demolished in a storm or get Itself lost of hair around n woman's neck are in some unknown sea can have the when sin* has a handsome assortment consolation of knowing that It burned of finger rings? a lot of coal, anyhow. When you hear a married woman snltfl.v remark that "Handsome Is as A student in a New England high handsome does," you may accept It as school, whose picture appeared in th«' a cinch thnt her husband bears a strik papers in a sweater ornamented with ing resemblance to a stranded dogfish. the school initial, has been ordered l>y When th«1 relationship between hus a Judge to leave school ami go to work band and wife reaches such a matter- to support bls 17-year-ol«l wife and of-fact stag«' that she will pencil her their baby. The Isi.v Is a prominent eyebrows »nd daub on the rouge right athlete, as the Initial Indicates, He before him. flier«' isn’t enough glamor met bls wife a year ago at a high left of th«> conjugality to bliml any- school damv in a neighboring town, body with Its glare. and they were married without the knowledge of the bride's parents. There A Key t«i the Mystery. are some suggestions here for discus The visitor took up a small canvas sions at teachers' conventions, mothers' smeared over with invisible gray, «Meetings Hnd women's clubs. sprinkled here nml there with yellow "blobs." "What have we here?" he The fixing of passenger rates by di said to the artist. rect action of the State Legislatures of “A chromatic In sad color, with a number of Western and a few East golden accidents,” r«>plled the young ern Stales two years ago was recognized painter. “Lynn night lights from the at th«1 time as not the wisest course of sea.” procedure. Careful investigations by "Oh, quite so!" murmured the visi- competent commissions ought always i to tor. "I wonder—have I got it right precede action of that character in side up?" order that the facts might be fully as- i Th«' painter regarded the canvas certain«'«! and no, injustice done, and. doubtfully, then p<dnte«l to n remark it may be added, also in order that able signature In tin- corner. the action when taken might not be "It's all right," he said. "You'll subject to overthrow by the courts as m ver make a mistake if you keep thnt unreasonable. Nevertheless, it has ls*en In the right-hand corner. It is p«j: a matter of great Interest to discover ther«' for that purpose." after the event what should have been mor»> accurately determined In advance Xew Yorkers Fnml of Theater. —whether, namely, the 2-cent passen Theater managers estimate there are ger fare actually means a loss to the about 11.'"" theater attendants In New roads forced to accept it. In the case York City wle> attend at least one jut - of Missouri figures are now pul>llshe«l formalice each week throughout the by the Stat«» Railroad Commission season. which show that as a whole passenger A pi>r«>i>rlHte. earnings Increased In that State in “Oak? That's a queer name for a 1908 over 11107. The Santa Fe road, for Instants', showed a gain of $r>s7.74 dog." per mile on Missou-I passenger busi- "Not when you consider his rough, nets, or about p.t ¡«r . ent The Mis strong bark."—Kansas city Times. tourl Pk<?iRc showed a gain of $1,00227 Better a I..... fiicrnl than «• W Is«1 per' mile -r «<•• t« r ent. Two other »■«•■?• shoe >d light gains hiu J thr«x* enemy. •bow««! I osm 1* t he interpretation of The Dutch throne line folly on« ¡x«e- tbsas fi#ur«s 5y the tiiit a ! vuipauiet . •lb’.» ..<i.i..iutw s SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY "j Z“ Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects DOES OUR FORESTRY PAYP NTH. diHKivery of some other material sulttHl to protluction of paper, spruce suffi cient to supply tlie annual demand for pulp must be grown, hut many rational «xmnomists are wondering whether there Is any real Justification for reserving from settlement an area of land in the United States that already totals more than the entire German empire, The rapid advance of concrete "lumber” for everything from railroad ties and fence posts to reser voirs, hug«' factories and office buildings operates to re- due«' consumption of wo«xl. And it is a moot question whether land devoted to forestry might not more profit ably be devotid to fruit and vegetables. This is the only country in which the doctrine that th«' forests insure a water supply Is generally aecepted, and even here many «‘Xpert engineers who differ very radically from the l’inehot dictum maintain that water causes forests and not the forests water. The recent exhibition in Chicago demonstrate«! conclusively that perfection of steel reinforceil concrete eliminates the necessity’ of wood for building purposes, Steel furniture is lighter, strong«1 •r and more sanitary than wooden. Ex- cept as luel scarcely a purpost' served by wood cannot be bett -r served by steel and stone. Trees are always beautiful. A denuded landscape is unpleasant, But when the advancement of knowhdge «'liminates wo< >d ns a necessity the question will naturally arise, "Does our forestry pay?”—Chicago Journal. THE LATEST SPASM OF SPELLING. HE self appointed simplified spelling board goes on reforming the spelling of English words by platoons, regardh’ss of th«1 fate of previous detachments. Th«» plan of these reformers is to changt* the spelling of a certain number of words every year till they eat their way gradually through the whole dictionary. They wouhi have deformed several hundred words by this time if any but a few freak news papers paid the least attention to them. Tlie siecalled third list of deformities has Just been misprinted. It contains an Indefinitely large number of words, sine«» it lays down a general rule instead of se- lecting particular words for mutilation. Moreover, It makes tlie boldest application yet of tlie phonetic princi ple. spelling exiu'tly ilk«1 a lazy si'hoolboy who has learn e«l his letters and doesn't propose to take any more trouble. The combination ea Is to be abolished wliert'ver it Is pronounce«! like tlie short «' or lik«' nroad a. When lielth falls us we art* to fear «ictli ami hope for heven, say ing farewell to the family ltartli with as stout ¡1 hart as we «'an command. There is something familiar about tlie next class of «leformitles, which drop tlie 0 in past tenses and partielphs. He who lias klld Is to be fild with the «lr«xl of being hangd. Probably it recalls diiiily 11 former Injunction to put 1 suppose all the folks are tickled I to death?' said the intimate friend, guess they had concluded that you were going to be a confirmed old bneli- elor." "I don’t know what they cludtxl," replhxl the lucky dog, "but 1 do know that they aren't wildly enthu siastic about it. Mother Isn't, ttie girls aren't and Aunt Seraphlne sniffs when ever anylx»dy speaks about it. She’s got th«» most eloquent sniff you ever heard.” “What B«'ems to be th«' trouble??” asked the Intimate friend. "Annabel, chiefly," answered the I lucky dog. “They haven't any obj tlon to my marrying ami they'd Ji as soon it would be Annabel as ai txxly else If sb«1 were only another ki of person. They ail admit that « has her points, but she's so deficient so many other respects, according their ideas. They're going to try like her. but they f«x"l It's going to a good «leal of a strain on them. Fun- ny. isn’t it? It came awful easy to me.” "What’s your mother’s objection to her?” "Mother thinks she Isn't good enough for me. She had set her heart on some- lx»d.v altogether different. She thinks Annabel's extrnvngHnt, and she wishes she was more domestic in lier tastes, She says matrimony Is a very serious matter.” "Isn't Annabel domestic?” "I never asked her." replied the lucky dog. "Ito you think I should have done so? Honest, though, I don't care whether she is or not. I f We find we can't k«H>p house we can always board. It's my private opinion that Annabel can «1«» anything she wants to. I taught her to cast as well ¡is I can myself in l«‘ss than a week last sum- mer, and you ought to see the game of billiards she plays. She's a wonder. Do you mean to tell m«‘ a girl Ilk«' that couldn't learn to make a measly of bread if she set out to do so? het your sweet lif«' she can !" "How about extravagance?” •'That's tlie way I like 'em," 1 said til«' lucky log. "What's th«* use of making money if you haven't got a i ca- palil«1 wife to xp«‘ii«l It for you? of «ours«’.. I'm a fairly uo«‘d siin.’le-h:ind«'d spendthrift. Inf I'm not in the same . ! «*•' as Annabel. My work to marae, she'* an artlat. ! «•an g«4 more «jt a t.c tlot «.«t bin* her •ratter the mln tlcui I < an ib g It m s f. ■<■ t ni a» li ♦ her *i!t> ml that j *it el tUe •» a t for the ed in other past tenses. Another new rule to drop the final e after lv or rv Is akin to half-forgot ten former rules. We are to resolv to cnrv our mother tongue into mincemeat. Finally the terminal lee is to become Is, when the accent does uot fall on it. Upon sen Is of sulptoana we are to repair to the editis where Justis is administered. These persons are neither lunatics nor Jokers, They actually think they are carrying on a great reform In the art of biters. They go on writing their own letters tn Jargon like a piper marching and playing alone ahead of a tropp that sits on the ground and laughs at him. What would be their emotions if they looked back over a path without a single follower cannot be guessed, But reformers never look buck.—Minneapolis Tribune. MURDER AND THE DEATH PENALTY. HAT is to be done with those who commit murder? The laws of most countries reply that they should be put to death, On the other hand, there is a strong and vv ide- spread sentiment that, no matter how heinous a man's crime, the State is never Justified in deliberately taking his life. ’i'hfs sentiment has found expression in the laws of sev eral American States and of two or three European coun tries, where murder is punish«*«! by Ilf«' Imprisonment. In some States where the death penalty was abolish"«!, so great an increase in murder followed that capital pun ishment was teetored. France has passed through a similar experience. Al- though the law was uot repealed, the I’ri'sident always commuted the death sentence to life Imprisonment. A littl«' more than two years ago a parliamentary «««minis- slon rt'commended the repeal of the capital punishment law. But the number of murders was growing so rap idly that the national sentiment changed, and the pro posed law was not passed. President Fallieres lias rec- ogniz«*d the present public opinion, and, in conformity with It, signed four death warrants early in January, For the first time in years tlie guillotine was used. 1 tenth was once the ordinary penalty for felonies. Blackstone cites 1G0 offenses thus punished, ranging front the unauthorized felling of a tree to high treason. Now only four crimes are so punished In Great Britain, in cluding, besides murder, violent piracy, treason, and de- structlon of public arsenals and dockyards, in the Unit ed States the list of capital crimes Is practically the same. But he who sheds man's blood has his own blood de manded of hint less frequently In the United States than In any other civilized country. There are no trustworthy statistics, to be sure, but it is a well-known ami lament able fact that in a great number of cases the murderer Is not detected; in some parts of the country, although the perpetrator of the crime is known, he is not arrested ; In States where the laws are better enforced the prose cution fails to convict; and finally, the convict frequently evades the gallows or the electric chair.—Youth's Com- pa nlon. "What objection do your sisters make?” asked the intimate friend. “Henrietta Bays sho hasn't any Ideals high Ideals. She doesn’t think Annabel's at all intellectual. Annabel says slm thinks six foot one and a half is high Meal enough for any girl. I thought that was pretty go«xl—what? Maud takes mother's view. Aunt Sera phlne thinks Annabel's giddy.” "She may get over it.” "Annabel or Aunt Seraphlne?' asked tho lucky dog. "I hope Annabel won’t. If she does she won't be Annabel, and I think that would be a 1 real mis fortune. But wouldn't all that Jar you? Here's me! Ix>ok at t me. You know Willie. Wlmt would I I do with a domestic, idealistic, metaphysical, «x’o- notnlcal. pensive pasty paragon? What would she want with me? No, air. I’ve got a mighty odd goo«l-l«x>klng girl who knows how to put clothes on herself ami flirt and play tennis and golf. She can pi« k a banjo ami dance anti Bing ami almost anything Is a good enough Joke to laugh at with her. She's a level-headed little woman, too, when you get down to cases and don't you lose sight of that. If sh«‘ isn't good enough for me w hat would you recom mend?" "It certainly Is funny how they are,” remarked the Intimate friend, ambigu ously.—Chicago Dally News. The l’e«llwree of the Shirt. Why does th«' being we call a “gen tleman” wear around his neck a band of spotless whiteness an«l unbearable stiffness, nt ills wrists similar Instru ments of torture and befor«' his cluf*t a rlgl’lly starched linen plate? No one outside of a madhouBe wouhi call these articles of apparel agreeable. There is for the custom n<> reason at all drawn from comfort, hygiene or use fulness. There Is, however, the ghost of a dead reason. <»nce upon a time a "gentleman" was presumed to do no work, and he dress«s1 to show tills by putting on these visible signs that he never soilctl his hands, sweated his n«‘< k or bent Ills noble back, It mat- ters not that we no longer believe In We this definition of a gentleman, dhl b«'lleve once. Its ghost rules on. No mail Is bold enough to appear In six'lety without this lni|His.sible har m's. <tnly 11 professional humorist like Mark Twain or some one who wishes to pose iis a mild lunatic dares rebel. Addison s.ilil that the man who wouhi clothe himself according to com mon sens«* would find himself -in Jail within a w«'ek. Frank « nine in At lantlc. !««!»( It« !>♦•••••» \ tmjliTa.'c UP ! fe. «Ule In Ite'i’eV. tinti! li«' «I i«" d •lfcli K fllke* >«ti e-'irfh llallas \c"s THE ONLY VICTIMS. J West Africa Is known to all navi gators for Its few harbors and its heavy surf, which at certain seasons rages like a battle, defying the white man who would approach its shores. The author of “The Jungle Folk of Africa,” R. H. Milligan, tells of a suc cessful, and to the observers an amus ing, effort to reach shore at a point where the surf did not seem to t>e ini- passable. One day, when the beach seemed much better than usual, the captain and the ship's surgeon ventured ashore. The captain afterward narrat ed the adventure of their landing to a small but enthusiastic audience, He said that after waiting outside the surf half an hour the head man sud- denij- gave the order, and in a moment they were In the breakers, riding on the top of one of them, and speeding toward the shore at the rate of “seven- ty miles an hour.” The captain was in the bow of the boat, well braced and cushioned But when the boa struck the beach with the force of a railway collision, the doctor was thrown violently over two thwarts Into the captain's bosom, whom he clasped about the neck with a steel like grip. The next moment another breaker picked the boat up and hurl«*! It ujHin the beach, throwing both captain and doctor to a )>erfectly safe distance, where they sprawled upon the sand. The doctor, still hugging the captain's neck, and very much frightened, ex claimed : "O captain, dear captain. Is there anybody kllle«! but you and me?" A Quem'ii Will. Queen Adelaide, the wife of William IV, was a woman of great piety and exceptional humility, which was shown In the directions for her funeral. “I die in nil humility,” she wrote, "knowing well we are all alike before the throne of God. ami I request, there fore, that my mortal remains he con vened to the grave without any pomp or cerem«»ny. They are to lie moved to St. George's chapel, Windsor, whore I request to have a quiet funeral. "I particularly desire not to be laid out in state, and the funeral to take place by daylight ; no procession. the <o‘h:i to tie cnrrl«'<l by sailors to the chapel, 1 «lie in peace ami wish to be cntrl«*! to th«’ tomb in peace and free from the vnnlllcs ami pomp of this «V’WbL London Home News. Yc*H i»'«’ b ys ■’ igiit they were a?.«*«»'!. rati nWay from heme, but 0 h«re • f !*•«• life • »11 id«' so mu li hard t «r ««««ley thai>*«r f«r th* parents «outlet tj*< y I«« «* »r ♦» tiiAir i it M W tuet Y»U>. I dulit tun 0 • • • ; • o Some of the niixm's mountains are M000 feet high. Turkey exports goods to the value of about $100,000.000 a year. Princess Albert of Belgium Is said to l>e the happiest wife in the court» of Europe. There are more doctors i>er capita In New York city than anywhere else in this country. "'1'rial Marriages” were discussed at the recent congress of Russian wom en at St. Petersburg. It is only within the last ten years that tropical fruits like bananas and pineapples have had large sale In Ger many. The foreign commerce of this coun try fell off about $500,000,000 last year. The greatest decline was noticed at the Atlantic ports. Mrs. Keith Spalding, of Chicago, has given $18,iHl0 and forty acres of land to be used In establishing a tuber culosis sanatorium at Naperville, Ill. The Australians eat an average of 129 pounds of sugar each year, tha United States sit |M>unds, Germany 3H pounds, France ,32 pounds and Great Britain SI pounds, but in the latter country the ratio Is going up. Owing to recent raids ii|>on “blind tigers” b.v the police authorities, the city of Savannah. Ga., is the possessor of about 20,000 gallons of whisky, be sides much beer, wine, champagne, etc. It can neither be sold nor given away. Figures Issued by Manchester Uni versity point to th«* fact that women graduates rarely marry, Out of 500 women who have taken degrees only slxty-four have married, Twelve of these married graduates of the same university. Mrs. Russell Sage Is said to pay the heaviest tax of any person in the city of New Y’ork. The tax books show that twenty New York women are as- sessed for upward of $17,000,000, and more than a score of others are re quired to pay for $250,000 to $100,« 000. Mrs. W. J. Beggs, now of Seattle, la said to have produced the only rose She was absolutely without thorns, for several years a neighbor of Luther Burbank In California, where she studied his methods, The bloom of this thornless rose Is reported to be of unusual beauty. The Grand Duchess Sergius of Rus sia is to found an establishment In Moscow which is to supply district nurses for tho poor. The grand duchess, whose husband was kllle«! by the terrorists, is to live In one of the buildings devoted to the work, and other titled men and women will also dwell near her and help in the work. A bill hns been prepared by Chari«*« Francis Adams and intr«xluce«l in the Massachusetts Legislature to provide that there shall be no alteration or change in the name of any public way, stre«‘t, place or square, or of any pub lic park, where the name alter«*d or «•hanged has Iwen In use for twenty-five years, without the consent of the High way Commission of the State. At a h«*arlng on the measure representatives of many patriotic societies favored it. Th«* women of Paris have discovered a new method of stimulation in the tea cigarette. To make one aliout as much tea is required as would make two strong cui>s of tea. As many Paris women are ri'ported to be smoking on an average ten a day. it is easy to bm why th«' doctors should bo taking meas ures to nip th«' fashion In the bud. They describe It as a horribly eaBy method of stimulation and sure to un dermine tin* strongest constitution In a few months. Canton, Chinn, nt present is full of robbers. It is said that in some parts the people nre really afraid to go to rest at night. Inasmuch ns it Is certain that thieves will enter and rob the pin««'. Accordingly some one sits up, while others sleep. The following is a queer criticism of Chinn’s policy by a corres|x>ndent : "\Ve have a police force, whose work consists mostly in sleeping nt post or helping th«' nearby shopkeeper to ch«»p wood or a neigh boring blacksmith to blow his fire.” Mrs. George F. Lowell receivM more applnuse than any of the other speak ers nt the recent meeting of the Massa- chus«4ts Press Association. Her ad dress was on woman suffrage, and in reply to n statement made by a speak er pr«'ce«llng her that the women of \morica could got tho ballot or any thing else they wnnttxl. Mrs. Ixvwell «aid they could, provide«! they walt«*d tong enough. She remlndtxl them that it took Massachusetts women fifty-five «ears to obtain tho equal guardianship of children, and almost as long to get that of equal Inheritance between hus band and wife. Th«* legal adage do minimis non curat lex was apparently reversed in the Glamorgan County Court, held at Cardiff. Wales, recently, when a work man seriously sued his employers for compe’isatlon for Injuries sustained wlilla putting in a shop front, the in juries being the result of n flea <>lte. The claimant's solicitor nsked for an adjournment, as he said bls client was ill. The Judge granted the a«ljourn- ment, but was Informed immediately tha.t the claimant had been seen in the nelghborhorx! of the court". Thereupon the Judge called the case again and gave Judgment for the defendants on the ground that the man might have bt-en carrying the flea for half an houf before hu went to work.