delegated to political oblivion the better it will be for the country. BY LEW. A. CATES. The Oregonian either misunder stands the true condition of nation Subscription Rates. al affairs, or maliciously misrepre One Year_____________________ $1.50 Six Months______________ i___ _ .75 sents that condition. It is more Three Months__________ ,______ -40 charitable to take the former view. NO subscription taken unless paid for in advance. This rule is imperative. TIME BRINGS CHANGES. Advertising Rates. Display 12J cents per inch under sixty The statement of that venerable inches; 10 cents per inch over sixty inch churchman and esteemed citizen, es. Reading notices, 5 cents per line each insertion. Want ads. 1 cent per word; Mr. Vernon Veatch, to the effect no ad. less than 15 cents. Rates on posi that he preferred the old-time relig tion made known on application. OFFICE, FIFTH ST., SOOTH OF POSTOFFICE Entered at the Cottage Grove Postoffice as Second Class Mail Matter. ì TRUE HEROISM. The sacrifice of human life in an endeavor to save the lives of fellow men, when «the steamship Argo went aground at the mouth of Til lamook bay, is a reminder that heroism still lives, notwithstanding this has been called an age of sei; fishness. In a way, however, this age may be correctly termed selfish. The manner in which we live, the extreme to which all things are carried, society, dress, amusement and the eager rush for the almighty dollar that is necessary to reach that extreme, has much to do with the appearance that is termed sel fishness. And, looking upon things from the external side, it is not strange that our age receives the term, for outwardly greed, graft, extortion and all sorts of mistaken motives seem to find creation in the brain of man. And yet, The Sentinel does not believe in the real selfishness, either of the age or the individual. It admits that oftentimes the noblest feelings seem crusted oyer with cynicism, and that the spontaneous cheer and good will which is na tural to man lie sealed beneath a spiritless indifference or a guarded conservatism. But let disaster come in the way of earthquake, fire or flood, let misfortune strike man’s neighbor, and indifference, conserva tism and selfishness lose themselves in ■ sympathy, active effort and be neficence The heart beneath the crtist of an everyday, methodical life has been touched, the real man reached, and naturally and spon taneously he gives of his best. There are innumerable instances of heroism and sacrifice that the world has never known. The pa thos of the secret history of martyr dom where heroism has come to be second nature in quiet, unobtrusive lives is perhaps the most touching of all. The hidden trouble, un complained of, the skeleton in the closet that must be met with smil ing front, where all days are alike in sacrifice and martyrdom takes the noblest, most intrepid, courage of all. There are other lives of heroism of which we are reminded, the lives of those who are in con stant jeopardy that others may live the life of ease and pleasure; the miner in his dark earth-cavern; the engiheer in his railway cab; the life saver in his hazardous risks; the pilot at the helm, the man on the pinnacled spire, or at the guns in the porthole of the warship, and numerous other places of risk and peril. We who walk in safety and comfort are apt to think of our brother’s hardship and exposure only when some great calamity calls him with a shock to our mind» The man at the post of danger is generally possessed of a brave, in trepid courage, ready in the hour of peril to give his life rather than to desert his post. Is this age a selfish one? Exter nally viewed, yes. Viewed from the standpoint of the real in man which is always true to itself in. time of need, no. One of the most nonsensical ut terances that ever emanated from a publication gifted with ordinary intelligence is the opinion expressed by the Oregonian that “Joe Can non could carry Oregon by a ma jority equal to any obtainable by Teddy Roosevelt.” The people of this great commonwealth should have tired long ere this of Cannon- ism, and refused to elect men to congress who are sympathetic with his high-handed modes of proced ure. The sooner Joe Cannon is ion to that of the present day re calls that asjthere have been changes in the manner and method of the pulpit, so there have been changes in the life of the minister. Within the vivid recollection of the writer there was a time when this indi vidual stood aloof from the people. The pulpit from which he expound ed the gospel was high above the people, and when he mingled among members of his congregation it was in the performance of his accus tomed pastoral Calls, during which he propounded many questions about the personal religious exper iences of his subjects and tortured the children by testing their knowl edge or memory of the Catechism. The high pulpit is a thing of the past, much to the comfort of the people in the pew; the periodical pastoral call of the olden time ling ers only in memory and all for the good of the people. There was likewise a time when the pulpit was the informing agen cy in the life of men, but today, in the presence of the respectable press, the magazines, the lecture platform, and hundreds of other telling agen cies, knowledge is materially in creased and men learn things for themselves. The pulpit no longer has a monopoly on general intelli gence. An element in the power of the former pulpit was its dogma tism. Today the dogmatic pulpit is. weak. Men resent the pulpit that attempts to speak excathedra. They accept its utterances not be cause of or according to its dogmas, but because of the reasonableness of its utterances, their fidelity to the scriptures and the sincerity of the speaker. But however marked be the changes in the relation of the pulpit to the people} it has not lost, but has increased its power within the people. - With these physical changes in the attitude and relation of the min ister to the people, he is no longer a man apart from the common, every.day life surrounding him. He is both minister and man. The sacredotal has given place to the service-rendering minister. If he has passed beyond the awe of the people, he has passed into their use. He has not only their greater re spect and reverence, but he has their confidence, esteem and love. MUST OBEY LAWS. The Comptroller of the Currency has sent out word to the National Banks that they must obey the law relating to excessive loans. Under, the recent amendment to the stat ute relating to this subject, the limit of a loan that a national bank may make to any corporation, per son or firm is 10 per cent of the un impaired capital and surplus. It is the intention of the Comptroller to exact strict compliance with the statute in its present form, and with that end in view he has adopted the plan of calling the attention of boards of directors of offending banks to the requirements of the statute and the penalties for viola tions of the loan restriction. There is a double penalty for such viola tions«- In the first place, the di rectors who knowingly permit an excessive loan to be made are individually liable for any loss that may be sustained thereby. Second ly, any bank which violates the re striction may be subjected to the forfeiture of its charter. Hence forth, in the case of each bank vio lating the law a letter will be ad dressed to the directors advising them of the fact, and they will be required to send the Comptroller by return mail a letter stating that excess loans in their bank will be reduced to the lawful limit and that thereafter the law will be strictly observed. The signatures of all the members of the board to the reply will be expected, and if for any reason it is not possible to ob tain the signature of a director an explanation must be given. The national bank examiners will also be required to co-operate with the Comptroller in the effort to eradi cate excess loans, and they will be furnished with a copy of the letter sent to every national bank viola ting the law in this respect. On the occasion of their next examina tion of the bank the examiner will call for the bank’s copy of the Comptroller’s letter and the reply made to it by the directors of the bank. If the bank still persists in making over loans, its charter will be forfeited. This is simply an other move of the Treasury Depart ment at Washington toward giving the United States the safest and best banking system in the world. Let the good work go on. KEEP TO THE RIGHT. of employes' and expense of con ducting it, seems to increase by leaps and bounds. On the other ■hand, those interested in the ques tion appertaining'to public health insist that nothing short of an in dependent department will serve to protect the health of the nation in an adequate manner, that such work must be carried on independ ently and without subservience to interests ■ of wealth-producing or wealth-accumulation. NESMITH COUNTY. There should be less opposition to the formation of Nesmith county from a part of Dane and Douglas when it is understood that Laue alone has a total area of 2,714,500 acres, with a population of 30,000, while Douglas has a total area of 3,076,460 acres, and a population of only 18,500. The combined area of the two counties is nearly 6,000,- 000 acres, and its population less than 50,000. This would, give every man, woman and child now residing in the two counties 120 acres of space were all of the terri tory thus available. Nesmith asks only a small part of this vast area} and is going to get it. There is a campaign on in this state as well as throughput the entire Pacific North west for smaller farms, and this movement has the encouragement of those who would have the sec tion prosper. Would not the same argument in favor of smaller coun ties appeal to you? It means more rapid development of unrivaled re sources; it means better roads; it means better educational facilities; and above all it means, in this par ticular case, an opportunity to have a voice in the administration of county affairs. the democrats will gain control of the house after the next election. If the democrats control the house it will have a splendid chance for the election of a piesident in 1912. Mr Clark is a presidential possi bility. SPRIGGS BROS. The awakening of a new civic spirit in our midst is in itself a wholesome thing. The slogan “Get together” has a high moral significance. It means the subor dination of selfish and private inter ests to the common good, and that is the genesis of true patriotism. It is quite apparent that the Taft administration will adhere strictly to the legal aspect of all questions. street. All work guaranteed. Government by impulse is always Phone Main 321. dangerous. That is what is back of the difficulty in regard to the conservation policy of Secretary Ballinger. A movement is on foot to organ ize the sons of former union soldiers into an organization that shall be known as sons of the Grand Army of the Republic. There is already an organization known as The Sons of Veterans but somehow it has z never appealed to the sons of old soldiers as it should. METCALF & BRUND “Keep to the right” is the law of the road, which, when obeyed, saves one a world of trouble. Society is a publicriiighway on a grand scale; a great turnpike whereon a hurry ing, jostling, wrestling crowd of badly-assorted humanity is ever thronging. Here is life in all its The Eugene Register is blossom better phases; childhood with its ing out. It has purchased a Du golden hair and wondering eyes; plex press, making it possible to youth with its widening, thought print a complete eight-page paper ful outlook; manhood with its firm at the rate of 6000 per hour. The PHONE HAIN 65. step and earnest purpose; old age Register always has been a good with its bowed form and whitened paper, and The Sentinel is pleased locks. Here, too, are thickly to note its prosperity. D r . e . c . M acy strewn the wrecks of life; misguided DENTIST childhood; headstrong and way PROFESSIONAL CARDS < FIRST CLASS WORK ward, erring youth, rioting in friv Office Over Bank of Cottage Grove olity and dissipation, and sowing J. C. JOHNSON PHONE 583 the seeds of physical decay and Attorney-at-La w moral death; vicious manhood, Practice in all Courts of State. Corpor ation, mining and Probate law a specialty treading the downward road; and Collection and Insurance. old age, sinister and sere, with its Did anyone ever hear of a rail COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON painful memories and hopeless fu ture; all commingling in the one road paying off its bonds, except fey Old Time Auctioneer F. L. INGRAM great journey from the cradle to the selling new ones? When there is no demand for betterments or ex ' Dentist grave. How much discord, inharmony, tensions, prosperous railroads spend Can sell anything, from a leather Stewart-Porter Building tea-kettle to a cast-iron and jostling would be avoided in their surplus in buying stock inter bull - dog. this journey if each traveler would est or control of other roads. Even A. H. KING when roads liquidate, their secured only keep to the right. There is a COTTAGE GROVE : OREGON Attorney at Law pitfail before every young man; bonds are extended with additions COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY temptation to do evil; a snare for instead of being paid off to take a Near Bridge . : COTTAGH GROVE ECONOMY IS WEALTH his feet. There are habits of idle fresh start. The Union Pacific is a typical ex ness, dissipation and extravagance J. E. YOUNG eAttorney at Law which will stick like the shirt of ample. As soon as it began to pros Office on Main Street, West Side Nessus, hampering your noble ef per it bought Southern Pacific and OF PORTLAND, OREGON. OREGON forts, and eventually dragging you tried to buy the Northern Pacific. COTTAGE GROVE :: :r IF YOU DIE, it costs no more than or Though it failed to get control, it dinary Life. |F YOU LIVE, it ismore down to the gateway of despair. J. O. VAN WINKLE, M. D. profitable than Endowment. Life insur- Keep to the right and avoid it. made a Jot of money by rise of ance is a great protection to our families; Physician and Surgeon When tempted to deal in gossip or stock. In 1906 it bad $60,000,000 Special attention given to diseases of the TOM AWBREY has the most reason-1 scandal; to play tyrant; tq withold Surplus, which it used to buy stock eye and ear. Offices over the Bank oi able plan known. Cottage Grove the gentle word of love or praise; of other roads, using $75,000,000 to lower the standard of honor, or borrowed money for the1 same pur P hones —Office, Main 583; Residence, 48 do ought that would make you less pose. This time it lost money in manly or noble in the eyes of good stead of making it, but it was able men and angels—keep to the right. to hold for the rise and then unload Keep to the right. These gold without much loss. Again the en words should be engraven in Union Pacific has $60,000,000 of letters of living light on the temple surplus and people in Wall street of every human soul. They should are asking what it is going to buy stand forth as finger posts at the next. All work guaranteed satisfactory; junction for every wrong; at the It never seems to enter any mind point of every divergence from the that a railroad with a lot of money Phone 114. straight path of rectitude; by every may reduce its indebtedness by tak wayside temptation. Keep to the ing up maturing bonds instead of right—spurning every ignoble making a new issue. Railroad thought, every unmanly action. debts, like those of most nations, All kinds of Mill Repair Thus will you lay up treasures for seem to be irreducible. Like our Work and Blacksmiting a grand old age, and life will 'bear present bank note currency, they First class work at moderate price! are elastic only one way. Probably for you its richest fruits. this is because, value of security and A very sure measure of the pros need for extensions increase so rap T. A. ANDERSON perity of the farming class of any idly that it is really cheaper to bor PIANO TUNER community is the nature of the row than to pay. Or perhaps they homes occupied by those following are getting ready to sell out to the «st . farming. A visitor, as he drives nation. ______ All Orders left at Marion Veatch’s wi through this section of country, Braganza, who married a mess of and looks upon the comfortable American dollars, declares that his be given prompt and Careful Attentioi homes on the farms, knows that high sense of honor demands that here the farmers are prosperous and all his debts be paid in full at once. are receiving liberal rewards for This touching devotion to honor is - their labor. believed to be the expression of an acquired taste. S. E. WALLACE In his annual messageto con And a few that are dreams, strongly gress it is expected that President The edict has gone forth, but we Taft will recommend the establish fear not the consequences. Mr. built, covered with Veloure or Tapestry- ment of a new bureau or depart W. C. Edwards of Drain says his Steel constructiop, spring edge, genuine Chimneys, Fire Places and ment of public health. If la suffi people are strictly opposed to the Leather Couches for library or parlor. Repairing a Specialty cient showing is made he will rec proposed county division, and will If your home lacks a couch and you are Cottage Grove, - Orego ommend the creation of a depart do whatever possible .to frustrate thinking of buying one, come to us. We . Phone 673 such a »move. It has been inti ment, the head of which will be a have the goods. Reasonable in price. mated by the Roseburg News that cabinet officer. Otherwise , he will probably content himself with rec Mr. Edwards would feel more in ommending a bureau under one of clined to advocate such division as the departments now existing. would give Drain the county seat There are already nine departments of a new county. AND with cabinet officers and a prejudice Congressman Champ Clark of exists in congress against increas Missouri is correct in his judgment AND POLISHING. ing that number. Once a depart when he says the split is of material ment is created, its field of useful aid to the democratic party, and ness and incidentally the ^number that unless the factions get together Cottage Grove, - Orego “The Furniture Dealers” | Grocers I to the People W. T. KAYSER C. W. BEALS 5 SON. Couches HARNESS SHOP REPAIRING ALL OF KINDS for Comfort ! Miller’s Machine Shop Brick & Cement Worl G. A. ESS1CK, SEVERAL Monumental Cleanin Van Denberg