^JACKSONVILLE P0S1-:
closed the people of this country who
did not know any bitter referred to it
as “Seward's folly.”
They have
Official Paper ot the City of Jacksonville, Oregon
changed their minds since and so per
A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jackson haps has Russia. There were two sin-
1 gular features about that sale. One
County, Oregon. D. W. B agshaw , Editor and Proprietor
was that Russia sold—for where did
Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1907. at the post office at Jacksonville she ever before sell a great tract of
land? The other was the price paid —
Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
$7,240,000. If we believe what was
SATURDAY. MARCH. 13 1915
often stated at the time, that the $7,-
000,000 was to reimburse Russia for
SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50. Advertising rates furnished on what she had done for us and that the
application.
$240,000 was to pay her for what she
had spent for coal in serving us, neith
er proposition seems out of reason.
But really tne service she performed
for us could never be paid for in mon
ey and our gratitude to her should be
an annuity drawing interest forever.
But while what the aristocracy, the
manufacturers, the great merchants
and ship companies of Great Britain
did in that war to destroy our shipping
—which was of greater tonnage th'an
that of Great Britain when the war
began, and what they did to rend our
country itself into fragments, will al
ways be remembered, we should not
forget that England’s great queen her
prince consort, a few of her statesmen
and the poor employees who by tens of
thousands were made to suffer semi
starvation because of the war; were
true from first to last in their determi
nation that there must be noclash with
our country, no perpetuation of slav
ery through their country’s help.
But it was with bad grace that the
others relinquished their plan. Napo-
'eon Ill did not dare intervene alone,
but he sent an army to back rhe Aus
trian Prince who dreamed of being
sovereign of Mexico, and when the
/
Keausarge ran the Alabama to bay, and
her commander at last forcad to fight,
went out from Cherburg harbor to en
gage the Union ship all the shore
around Cherburg was lined by thous
ands eager to see the English-built
ship, armed with English guns and
manned by volunteers from the Britain
naval reserve, sink the Kearsarge, and
when the result was not quite as ex
pected an English yacht was at hand
to rescue the American commander of
Eugene Field and Children.
the British-built ship and carry him
“It was children whom Field loved
away to England.
best." says Miss lllldegti.de Haw
In our war with Spain, all the sym thorn«.' tn St Nicliulus. "nnd lie would
pathies of France and Germany were take nil sorts ot trouble to make a
Ills room was crowded
with Spain, and their newspapers pic child happy
with toys, queer dolls, funny little me
tured with glee how Cervera s fleet
chanical toys that ma about or boxed
would sweep the paper warships of the or nodded strange beads or performed
United States from the sea. But then tricks His study door was never shut
Great Britain was our friend and the to n child, mid he had many child
service rendered Admiral Dewey in friends Ills family knew nothing of
Manila by her perhap saved our Country His brother tells how u few hours nftel
from a war with Germany. At that Ids death a little crippled boy came to
t me a distinguished Germ in in this the door mid asked if lie might go up
country made a remark which wi s mid see Mr Field lie wus taken into
the room where the gentle, much loved
most significant. When asked why figure lay mid left there In a little
Germany was so urgent in building a while lie came limping downstairs, the
I great navy, he replied: “One of these tears streaming down his cheeks, and
| days she will come over and poke a went silently away. known to uolsidy
l large hole in your Monroe doctrine.”
there "
The foregoing shows that nations are
No Explanations Needed.
- governed —at least all but our cwr.—
The Itid.t lurj was out mnget than
by their own interest, and that friend-
the ImiMjrtilliet. ot the case would war.
I ship is easily thrust aside, when an I taut
I emergency comes. It is clear, too,
The judge grew Impatient.
I why we cannot afford to take sides in
"What's the trouble In there?” he
toe pnsent European cor flict.
suit] to the tin Iliff
"I'll see. replied the bailiff.
, In our great war our foremost com-
"Hold on." cried the Judge. “Tell
I ma’ der in the North was of Scotch-Ir-
i ish (ies.oent, the second was a Puritan em tf there « niiy knotty twlnts about
¡descent, the foremost ot the Southern the case that bother thorn they should
appeal to tin-."
1 si !e came dewn from the Cavaliers,
"Yes. your Honor "
er merchants built scores of fust ships
A UTILE HISTORY
while in Sheridan .in the N .riii an1.
Tile IniH'.l go,.« to tlie doot of the
1 to run between the Bermuda« and our
I southern ports, shipping from England . Clebi.ui ne at the South then- was not Jun room u mi returns.
a drop of blood in either one that was
"Well?"
Tega ding Natici s N w a! War eargois for them to the Bermudas and n<>*. Irish. Then th.- e were Sivel, "They ttlli't got to the case vet. vonr
never ceased unti) out minister to
the’ tv «tin ill«vii«xin tii
Sh.trz ai d Osterhan« a”d scores m nei honor
Great Briti'in. Charles Francis Adams,
a1 d Relations With Them.
nf officer.« and rjgi.n ‘iits, nivision« and plaintiff's • lollies - Clio villlld I'Inin
informed Lord J. hn Russel, that if a
Dealer.
corps of unmixed German soldiers.
certain ship then nearing completion
The Filin re Ou look.
Tee num. s on ihe rolls of all those
was permitted to sail, it would be he'd
armies show tn • distinct nationalit e- i
a« an act of war by our country In
but if in one wav they w -re “disti: ct I
the m antime mw English statesman
(By Tu Ige Goodwi )
a« waves they were united as the
ineludii g Mr. til vision«, had declared
sea. ”
PART 2.
nf intervention for the South, so hi.d
Around every bulle’i i board /<• • e '
many of her clergyman; our minister
So m ieh for early historv. There was treated With a rudeness bordering t is divergence of nationalitie. but all
wan not much change in national nn insult and Henry Ward Beecher as united as to our cou itr?.
When the war in Europe closer then, '
though! until after the war of 1812. saying to I «dure in England was nv-
Napoleon had sold Louisiana i to the I sailed bv hooting and cat-calls for half if not before our test will come. Were
United States for a pittance but he an hour until by the she« r force of his Germany to conquel with her aimiesi
did it because he could not hold it intellect and magnetism bullied the mid save her fleet, site would be 1 ard
■gainst (¡real Britain and his comfort crowd into silence ami then charmed to get along witu.
His First Cass.
The young attorney hud hung out his
was that on that soil a powe - would th« in into wiki cheering by his
Were the Alli’s to win, we would
expand that would finally tival Great | quence.
h.iv ' much emse to be appri hensive, shingle tint n week before, and when n
friend met him In the corridor of the
Britain in every wav.
for Japan would be sauev, aggressive
But when Lord John Russell
courthouse the friend exclaimed: "All
In the meantime a large immigra Lord Palmerston decided to quit.
and treacherous, backed as she would hn! Have von landed a client already ?”
tion poured in from England, Scotland things happened. Ericsson had built be by Great Britain and Russia. If
"Yes.” replied the young attorney
and more especially Ireland—and eve the Monitor which in Hampton Roads there is any lesson ir. it all to ourcoun- "My tailor Is suing me “- Cincinnati
ry Irishman was at heart tin American servnd notice on both Great Britain try is to be prepared while waiting for Enquirer
when he embarked for this country.
and France that their navies would be w hat it is to be.
Sharpening a Worn File
After the N ipoleon wars ceased, the but paper ships in the event of a war.
"When a file get« dull " «aid the
Germans began to come iu greater and That was < ne thing. 1'lie other whs
muster ims lmntc. "voil can restore its
greater numbers until at last they suc that when Napoleon 111 ii.vitcd Russia
effectiveness by pouring n little nitric
Hare Hunting.
ceeded all others.
to join with France ai.d Great Britain
Hare Inintlug is undoubtedly ii more ill’ll) over It fill« inlizliens «lie raised
In t' ■’ M exican war the Irish and in intervention in favor of the confed antique spirt than the ebase of the parts and dvv|>vtw the «nnk parts so
German. , un'er our flag were especial eracy. Russia's premier, Gortchakof, fox. Xenophon pursued it with de that it will ngnli. tile your mills or cut
ly conspicuous.
replied in a short and sharp note de light in ancient Creeee. and In Britain a bar of Iron "
Then name our great war of the re clining and adding that if such inter« the hare was for centuries lisiked ii | hiii
Energy.
bellion and when the life of the nation vention was attempted, Russia would as a far tnoiv worthy quarry than the
r.iuiltsli do fun
fox. which, until tile time of Queen
was hanging in the balance, the ¡list ci.nstrtm it iis an act of war.
Elizabeth and even Inter, was regard
for conquest s< ized upon Napoleon III
Then as hhiii as word could be sent
and «he commercialism of Great Bri to the admirals «if the Russian navy in id a« mere vermin Xlchohis Cox. nil
tain as manifested through her ruling th«1 Atlantic and Pacific, her Atlantic tlior of "Tile lleiitlvmaii’s Recreation."
il work on s|sirt. published in III?*,
classes and g-eat manufacturers, h id fleet swung into New York harbor, writes tin:« eiitlmsl i«ti> ally :
"As of
full away.
her Pacific fleet into San
Francisco nil chase« the linre mnl:i*s the • greatest
Both countries with unseemly haste harbor and rem lin -d theie many weeks l iistlnie. so It Is a great de' 'iglit and
a -ku 'wledgeil the confederacy as a until all danger of intervention had sntlsfilctloll to see the vinft ill f this lit
belligerent p over; the attitude of both passed. It was understood then and tie pisir beast In her own self prv«i rvn
governments was hi 'e her lering on in has never b« en authoritatively denied tlon." And It 1« to be admitted that
sult. Enclrnd built privateers, a •>•« d th it ho'h admirals had instructions to In tlm«e «biff« ai d expedl. nts which
an ! manred then- and supplied them to report to our government fur duty. ilfiord to lovers of II Hinds the true de
Felt Want.
lights of liuhtmg the timid hire 1« :n
southern naval officers to prey upon After th" war cl >««-«i Secret, trv Sew rl
von
no retativi*?
ha«t fertile n« any known becst ot
ft lint I imk it ye*
the commerce of the U ntel States; began negotiations tor the purchase of I chase in any part of the world. Lou
I lived a loan — New
she had just adopted the American in Alaska. It was not considered of very don Saturday .'levlew
vention of the compound nmrine engine much value and when the deal was
. -
The Meadow Lark and the Robin are singing
“Spring Sweet Spring, Seed Time, Seed Time” and
‘’The World is Growing Better
The Mail-Tribune throws a fit over the verdict in
the Martin case, declaring that “the verdict is a travesty
on justice,” that “it is a reward of honor for a pre
meditated and often-threatened murder of a faithful,
fearless officer in the discharge of his duty, by a notor
ious law breaker,” and a number of other equally absurd
statements, such as the reference to “the disreputable
old courthouse;” the attack on the sheriff’s office; “the
carefully prepared defense with its black thread of per
jury;” “the unfailing support by the court of the con
tentions of the defense, ” etc. If the editor of the paper
is the author of the article referred to, we will venture
to say, that had he attended the trial and heard all the
testimony of witnesses, the rulings and instructions of
the court, he would have known that there is no iounda-
tion to justify any such absurd charges as those contain
ed in the article; if the editor is not the author of the
article, he should never allowed its publication in his
editorial column, without in justice to himself and his
paper, stating who was the author. A man, or a news
paper has a perfect right to dissent from the verdict of a
jury and the decisions of a court, but should not hold his
private opinion, founded on part of the evidence on one
side of the case and perhaps some prejudice, to entitle
him to revrle jury and court because twelve men sworn
to try the case fairly and impartially and who have heard
all the testimony on both sides, returned a verdict at
variance with the preconceived opinion.
If this were
permissible, then there is not much need for juries,
judges or court trials: let the man, or paper pronounce
judgment.
Because a jury of twelve men, after hearing all
the testimony presented in the case acquitted Martin of
the charge against him, our State Game Warden attemj ts
to punish Jackson county, by declaring that he does not
intend to appoint another deputy game warden in Jack-
son county. The article in the Mail-Tribune under Mr.
Finley’s name shows the small mind which conceived it
and will not tend to increase the respect of the people for
the officer who seems to hold his private opinion and
desire to be above the findings of our court. The old
saying that, “the less some people know, the more they
have to say,” holds good in this instance.
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PHONE 142
An Army’s Eyes.
When people rend that nrnilcs are m-
raging each other at 2.000 yards' dis
tance they are apt to Imagine that the
combatants can see each other, but as
a matter of fact they cannot. At that
distance It is impossible to disinguish
between a man and a horse, and even
at 1,200 yards, especially where there
Is any dust, it requires the best kind of
eyes to tell infantry from cavalry.
At 900 yards the movements become
I
clearer, although it Is not until they
get within 751) yards of each other that
the heads of the columns can be made
out with anything like certainty.
Infantry can be seen in the sunlight
much more easily than cavalry or ar
tillery. because less dust Is raised. Be
sides. Infantry Is distinguished by the
glitter of the muskets. At 2.000 yards,
however, everything is unsatisfactory
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A “Practical” Ghost.
One of the London magazines relates
"one of the few instances in which a
ghost Is recorded to have played a real
ly practical part. It happened in Sicily
some years ago. when an Englishman
who was taking a solitary walking
tour in the Interior of the island sud
denly became aware that a friend of
Ids who li.id died some time before
was walking by bis side. A little far
ther on he came across some brigands
who were evidently lying iu wait to nt
tack him. They looked at him and
then remarked, witli evident surprise.
■Why. there are two of them!' and Im
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Somewhat Changed.
A colored man culled at Mrs. Bax
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“What is your name?'’ she naked
after hiring him.
"Mali name Is Poe. ma'am." was the
answer.
“Poe!" she exclaimed.
“Perhaps
some of your family worked for Edgar
Allan Poe. Hid they?”
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Moral Courage.
A schoolteacher on -e told her class
that the courage which makes us do
wlint we think right, regardless of the
sneers of others, was moral courage,
flic best kind.
Then If a boy lias n box of candy,
like tile yesiettlay." «aid a lad. "and
If lie cuts It all himself, without giv
ing any to people that luive no right
ti it. no matter low min h they call I
him mean n id -t n-. y. that there’s mor
al courage, ain't It. tea her?"
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