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"i w jpinions CHINA SHOWINQ HEB 1IK military awakening In China Is already having Its effect lu a stiffening ol tha Clilneso national vortobrne. China Iioh In the mllrond matter n disposition to dofy both Japnn and Russia, and Russian diplo mats nro expressing more concern for fu turc possibilities of war with China than T wllli Japan. One of the IntcBt and most significant in dications of this nwakcnlng Is tho recent Invasion of Thibet by a fully equipped modern army of 25,000 men, cut by tho Chinese government to assort tha absolute sovereignty of China over the land ruled by tho Lamas. Tho army has tnken possession of Lhassa, and tho Dalai trfima has fled to India for refuge, and has been given an official residence by tho British, whoro ho Is being treated with great outward respect as tho head of the Uuddhlst religion, Only a few years ago, had China mado such a move, following such an expedition as tho Urltlsh sent Into Thibet, who would havo been quickly called to account, but times havo changed. Tho day for jumping upon China for every little thing has passed. In tlmo China will do a llttlo Jumping h or self, If civilized nations do not busy themselves to boo that slio awakes without dreams of conquest stimulated by religious hostility. BL Louis Star. A CONDITION AND NOT A m 1112 boycott of meats and other high-priced foods which started with such a blaro of trumpets early lu tho year, seems to havo completely collapsed. Moats aro higher, In sonic localities, than ever. Iluttor and eggs, which fell temporarily In prlco with tha turning looso of tho cold storngo ac cumulations, nro soaring again, drains havo unitergono some fluctuations, but the tendency seems to bo toward a higher range. Many standard articles of food nro really no higher than they havo bean for years, but tho loycott or talk of boycott, seems not to havo had tho slightest effect upon fliolr selling prlco. It Is to Ira presumed that thousands of people did stop eating mcnt for a while, and that tunny olhor thousands reduced their dally consumption. Indeed, runny nro compelled to do so, rcgnrdless of sentiment, becaimo their Incomes do not lit tho meat prices, Hut thu truublo seems to bo that tho arnllnblo supplies nro Inndciiunto to meet tho demand, much as tho demand may hnvo fnllen off. Tha outcome of tho so-called food boycott shows how Inadequate nil such demonstrations nro to meet tho sit uation when It Is a condition und not n theory thnt confiontn us. It Is n enso thnt requires not tnlk so much ns hnrd work mid careful planning, l'coplo will cat, nnd cnt whnt they like, when they can got It. Tho only way to mako food chenper Is to rnlso moro of It. JVs n rulo, competition will nerve to keep down tho cost of production nnd 'diminution within rensonnblo limits. QUEQHP Ten Is more beneficial if mndo with inrd wntor, Klectrla cables with homp corcn to tnko up tha' strain moro ovenly nro a Bwcdlith Invention, , Klectrla power Is used on 3,280 miles of street railways in (Irenl Ilrltnln to US operated by other menus. According to oillolnl estimates, tho vu I no of tho diamonds yet In tho Itround In Oct mnn South Africa Is fwo.ooo.ooo. Mrs, Aiimmln W. Heed, of l'ortlnnil, Ore., bequeathed $2,000,000 to catnbllth n college In Portland, to bo known ns tho lteeil Institute. A shovel with high shatp sldcn nnd with n hinged bliulo that lifts nwny from tho ft out, tins been patented by ft New Jersey resident to cut nnd lift ods. Apples nro greater luxuries in Now York thnn oranges, Whllo slnglo ornngeti of thu lineal variety rnn bo bought fur ft rents, the best apples nro being old for 12 cents each. Tho proposal Is oncn moro mndo thnt tho Hank of Kngland shall Issue JC 1 note, and nmong llnnuclers there- Is likely to nrlso keen controversy aa to thu probable effects of such nn Issue, Tho catch of llsh III Canadian waters by Canadian fishermen, Including seals und all llsh products, In 1008, wns valued nt 25,15,0S5. The Industry required u tlshlug licet of 11,111 ves sels. Though tho accidents In tho streets of New York nro Increasing In num ber, tha proX)itlon of fatalities is Kiowlug less. Out of tho Inst seven teen thniiHnnd accidents, 1,200 woro classlllcd as serious. There nro only half ns many opium dens In China ns there were eighteen months ago. it la now dllllcult to buy opium, except by license, which per mits a smoker to buy nt ono time tho drams. Kach license costs 10 cent nnd Is good for threo months. Historic pageantry in Kngland has k, not yet outworn Its novelty nnd Mr, IjiscoIIcs, master of tho pageants nt Oxford nnd Path nnd the tercentenary celebrations nt Quebec, is now organiz ing n Iindon pageant to tnko place from May to July, of this year, at tho Crystal pnlnco, in which 15,000 ama teurs will tnko part. This army of amateurs Is divided Into groups. At tho II rat rehearsals ho trains ono to le tho lender of each group, crowd or Iwdy of soldiers, nnd thon nt tho II mil full ichenrsals on tho pagennt ground tho "multltudo" Just follows thoso lenders, tho pagennt mnster directing everything from tho top of tho grand stand by moans of telephone nnd meg aphone. A ULaypoluUd Man, Mr, Halloran surveyed tho insurnnco gent with a dark and hostllo counte nance. The fact that ouo cyo was con cealed by a somewhat grimy bandago did not add to tho attractiveness ot his expression. "Haven't you made up your mind yet to Insuro with us!" inquired the agent, "You told me I might call gala In a few days." "Xksre was two of you at me to it r . i i a or urear rupers on important jwyecHi TEETH. THE w THEORY. TUB OMH nn accident Insurnnco iiollcy," snld Mr. Halloran, breathing henvlly. "I towld you nnd him both you might cnll In again, nnd ho como llrrst, dny befoor ylstherdny, nnd I Insured wld his com pany. "Thnt very night I met up wld Hnr ney Cnsoy on the wny homo, which was what I was oxpcctlng wud hnppen," continued Mr. Hnllornn, wising him self by grasping tho arms of Ills chair with two capable although scarred hands, "nnd whin we'd finished wld ono another 1 wns llko this! "Ylstherdny morning I sent for tho Insurance chap, nnd says I to him, .ook nt me,' I says, 'and latlmnto the dniunges nnd pay them,' "Ho squirmed right out o' the door, saying 'twas no accident I'd hnd. "Now If meeting wld Harney Cnsoy, nflhor keeping out o' his way for six months, Is no ncrldent, I'm dono wld Insurnnco companies, nnd tho sooner you l'nvo this houso tho betthor 'twill plazo mo," Vns It not Pomona of "Rudder Orange" who was surprised to leant that HrltUh peers do not wear their coronets In tho street as other people wenr hats? Ono cannot even bo sure that u member ot tho nobility will wear fashlounblo nnd expensive clothes, Tho nctunl appearance of a lord Is sometimes disappointing. Says a london correspondent of Town and Couiury: 1 stood In tho crowd In Hyde Park last Sunday with ono of the wlld-mon peers who had como to town to vote ngnliiHt tho budget. This peer was an irlslwuan. Ho had not been in Ixmdaii for many years, but had lived a bucol ic existence In tho Interior ot (lalway, Ho had allowed tho fashions to pass him by unnoticed, nnd ho looked llko u country tradesman up for n holiday, Ho was Interested In the vociferous tnlk ot n wild eyed man who was de claiming, nlmost frothing nt tho mouth, against tho wicked lords. We stood near the front row, The speaker grow louder nnd louder, gei tlculntlng furiously, and pointing by accident nt tho peer. "Down with tho House ot Lordtt Down with tho tyrnuta! They are enemies ot tho country! They are doomed!" Theso chotco epithets, Intended to apply generally to tho House ot Lord, were tnken by my Irish friend to ap ply to Mm, und being an Irishman, ne resented it. "It's a liar you aro," ho replied, "nnd if you'll como dowu from that box I'll smash your facol I'm a peer ot tho realm, nnd I'll not lot any man Insult my order!" Thero wns n terrlflo shout from tho crowd, nnd the orator said, looking In credulously nt tho countryman, "That's nil right, matey. If you want to mako a speech, do It somewhere else. Out you enn't pull our legs. You are no moro a peer than 1 am." Thero Isn't anything In tho theory that children will grow up to be grate ful tor the whippings they got; this la a fairly healthful country, but poo pie don't live long enough for that Occasionally a man baa conceit so well developed he Is convinced his teeth actus barder tbaa anyona else's. AN UNIMPRESSIVE PEER. a e..Li i- It Is of llttlo use to preach economy to thoso who can afford tho cost of high living. It Is notlccnblo that tho millionaires who condemn cxtrnvagance do not glvo up their trips to Kurope, or their automobiles, or their clubs, or their elegant mansions. It they would dovoto their capital to promoting agriculture nnd cattle breed ing and to aiding willing workers to start gardening and small farming, they would do more In a year to reduco tho cost of food than they could do In a lifetime of talk. Farmers' Tribune. PRIZE CORN OROWER. 110 wns it said, "Shoemaker, stick to your last?" Well, anyhow, this Is along that lino. John II, Ovorstreot of Franklin coun ty, Indiana, has stuck to growing corn all his life, Some years ago he realized that ho was growing tho best corn In his State. That was merely a spark to the fuel of his ambition. Why not grow tho beat corn In tho country, In tho world? Threo or four years ago tho National Corn Association was organized. They held tho first national corn exposition In Chlcngo. An Indiana farmer got first prize. Mr. Ovcrstrcct waxed wroth. So he studied nnd worked, Improved his seed and planted tho bost kernels. This year ho grew tho best ten cars of corn ever raised In tho world. Tha Indiana Corn Growers' Association gavo him a $1,000 silver cup. "Bhocmnkcr, stick to your Inst!" Mr. Ovcrstrcct Is a fnrmor. Ho says so. Ho lives a qulot life on his farm, Is a man of considerable culture and will never, he says, exchango his rustic llfo for tho cliff-dwelling, money-grubbing of urban resi dence Leslie's Weekly, . LONG HATPIN NO JOKE. of tho women who wear nrntorllnr SI hatpins doubtless still consider tho agltn I tlon against them Is n Joke. Albort Put m nntn. n. afrnnt rntlwnv f-ntirttiMni- In Knpl.tw. field, Mass., doesn't think It n Joko. Whllo ho wos collecting fares n woman pnsscjigor turned her head quickly and drove tho point of her alghtccn-lnch pin clean through his ear. Ono woman nt least In Chicago has had nn cyo put out by such a pin under Just such circumstances. A sud den movement of tho wearer of tho pin, n suddon Jork of tho street car or elevator nnd tho dnmnge Is dono. People tnko grentcr risks overy dny of their lives from other things thnn hntplns. Hut thnt Isn't tho point. Tho hntpln risk Is stupid, needless nnd reckless. It Imperils eyes, and ono slnglo human eye Is worth moro thnn nil tho dagger hntplns In the world. No womnn with nny regard for other pcoplo's rights would wrnr one. No womnn who docs wear ono Is entitled to nny complaint If tho city finds n good legal means of stopping hor. Chlcngo Ilecord-Herald. WORLD IS OHANQEFUL. Uv.n Ihs Nlnlrlr Colon la JoatWd Out ot III lllKlitrul I'lnce. In tho dnya when tho mastors ol stntellncss nnd noble stylo woro still respected, tho colon wns n power In tho land. To-day wo know htm not, savo rarely, nays the Now York Hvon Ing Post, and thon not In Ills rightful service. True, ho may bo found In conjunction with tho dash; but the dash Is n supine rascal, Indetermlnnto, hesltnttng, and not lit company for one who wns wont to be n very pillar for strength In tha temple of letters, Thero Is something deoply pathetic In tho silent passing of this grand old fellow, nfter nil his uohlo record. Hut tho world has changed; nnd tho colon tins passed with tho minuet. 11 Is tho ngo of the scrawling comma or hurried dash; or, If wo do rlso to the height of tho semicolon, that Is but half n colon, nfter nil, nnd not to be compared with tho lino old llguro which served to buttress tho great phrases ol the masters, In the average book ol tho present ono will not find a single colon usod for Its original and chlel purpose. Klther the curt period breaks in. or the limp comma makes Its In effectual protect ngntnst aimless per petulty. One can fancy our gallant old colon fleeing from tho tumult oj linotype nnd multiple preas. Ho must havo gazed regretfully nt the coming of nil these strange, nwkwnrd crea tures to tho composing room. Ills was the dny of amnll clothes, lace and snuffbox. He lingered. Indeed, In com pany with tho splendid makors ol Kngllah in the middle of the nineteenth century: but having dono that, he could do 'no more. And now he Is4 almost forgotten by his cratwhllo uwo elates In Uio printer's case, Komr IIiioiiiIiiv Towns, If wo nro to tako tha growth ot cities and towns In tho Dominion ot Canada represented by tho provinces of Mani toba, Albertn and Snskntchownn there Is n wonderful future for somo of them. Winnipeg, tho largest city, in eight yenra has increased from 12,000 to 110,000. Other places for the past eight years show this expansion: Calgary, from 1,000 to 29,300; Kdmonton, from 2,600 to 25,000; Heglna, from 3,200 to 13, 600; Ilrnnden, from 5,600 to 13,000; Saskatoon, from 113 to 12,200; Moose Jnw, from 1,600 to 12,000; Lethbrldgo, from 2,100 to 10,000; Prince Albert, from 1.S00 to 7,000; Portngo la Prairie. from 4.000 to 7,000; Fernie, from 1.900 to 5,300; Mediclno Hat, from 1,600 to 5.000. In theso places $47,000,000 has been Invested In new buildings lu tho last thtee years, and In Ave years their taxnble values have been Increased from nn nggregato of nearly $57,000,000 to about $220,000,000. A Subtle Force, "What do you understand by 'mag netism' as so often applied to an actor's personality?" "Magnetism," replied the manager,' .11. A V. , V. r. . .1 1 1 A.t the box office." Washington Star. Individually Iualvataraut, Mrs, Nowlywed Notice bow small all my bills are, dear? Mr, Nowlywed Indeed I do, dar ling! How do you manage? Mrs. Nowlywed I buy our things at a lot of different stores. Yonkers Stat . IN THE SOLITUDE OF THE CITY. Night; and tho sound ot voices in tho street, ' Night; nnd tho happy laughter whero they meet, Tho glad boy lover and tho trystlng girl, But thou but thou I can not Und thco, sweet. Night; nnd fnr off tho lighted pavemenU roar. Night; and tho (lark of sorrow keeps my door. I reach my hnnd out trembling In tho dark. Thy hand comes not with comfort nny moro. O, silent, unrespondlng. If theso fenrs LIo not, nor other wisdom como with years, No dny shall dnwn for mo without regret, No night go unaecompnnled by my tenrs. Chnrlcs O. D. Roberta. ,. ' I , LEISHA'S CHOICE 1 -4sy "Who Is thero?" The door burst open on tho words, nnd Lclshn stood on tho narrow porch, swinging n leather strap against her Bhort skirt. Her eyes lighted with morrlment on tho visitor who bad Bwung from his horse, nnd tnppcd tho step with his whip to nttrnct her nt- tentlon. At his eager inquiry, sho Bhook her head. "Not to-day, Dnn," sho sold gently. "To-morrow?" "Well r perhaps." Ills faco clouded. "You hnvea't been riding with ma fatcly," ho said slowly. "It's that lUvndon." Ho bit off the last savagely. "Now, Dnn I Not Jealous? No, you aro too big for thnt." Sho hcsltntcd, fingering the strap In her hnnd. "I nm going down to Hilton with Mr. Hnndon to-dny," sho said nt last, adding hastily, "I will go with you to-morrow, Dan, sure. Up to the old plnce." Ho turned In silence, nnd mounted his horso very slowly, Tho girl rnn out to him, nnd put up n pleading hnnd. "Cross?" sho queried gently, "Wo nro too good friends to qunrrel." "No," ho snld shortly; then ho renrhed suddenly for her hnnd nnd crushed It fiercely. "Till to-morrow," ho said nnd put- ... ,,AS l-'ll.LKD WITH ting spurn to his horse, ho rode off down tho trail. I.elslm watched him out of sight, then turning slowly, she Went back to tho homo. An hour later she was off with Han- don. "A rnro bonnto lad." old Nelson had dubbed the latter, for tho square ot his shouldors, tho set ot his head, tho clear cut of his features were pleasant to look upon. One knew nt a glance thnt ho did not belong here, yet he rodo a broncho nnd wielded n lasso with the bost of them. His weeks In tho open hnd tnnned Ills skull nnd strengthened his muscles. To tho grnco of his personality he hnd added tho strength of primitive mnn, n com bination fatal to tho heart of woman. Lclshn thrilled as sho looked up nt his straight figure. The significance of thnt dny was very obvious to her. Sho was to meet ltnndon'a mother nnd Ister, nnd seo the manner In which they lived In Hilton. Next week they would return to their home In New York, and Rnndon, his henlth recov ered, would go bnck to business there. They came Into town nbout noon. It was a mushroom western town, sprung up over night In a plain below the bills. At ono end was a group ot white villas, with tiny strips of lawn nnd wldo, cool awning. To the mountain bred girl they wero palatini, nnd her Instinctive refinement rose to meet the Occasion. She summoned the mnnnors of her enstern schooldays to her ns slatnnco ns they swept up before the most pretentious of the villas. Mrs, Rnndon came out to meet them snd tho girl crimsoned before tho pat ronizing curlcnlty of her gaze, 'This Is Miss Fenton," said Rnn don, nnd thore wns pride In his tones, The girl felt the chilling reserve In his mother's response, and hor face grew hotter, Sho thought ot her short, rough skirt nnd high, stout boots. She did not know how bright her eyes were, how pink her cheeks, how her Hps curled up In tempting curves, and her brows arched Is penciled lines ngnlnst her forehend. Handon's sister was better. She was a frank, hnppy girl, but Lelsha quailed before the unconscious ease ot her manner, tho elegant simplicity of ber dress. They had luncheon In the cool, ex quisite dining room. Kandon aat be sldo his guest nnd sought to put her nt her case, but in these surroundings be, too, hnd nssumed terrifying pro portions and sho did sot breathe free ly till they wero well oa their way back. And, then he told her what she bad long suspected; that he loved bar. "I don't know," she faltered. "I can not tell you now. I think I aa a little confused." Ills answering glaae was Qutialeal ly tender. "I understand," he se.14 twtlr. "1. will wait till Friday.? v . When tie lilted hwiftrm kftr hone, ho pushed back her curls and kissed nor rorchend. "I will wait till Friday," ha re pented, nnd wns off, n brave, brlghl plcturo of selt-nssurnncc. It was enrly when Dnn rnnm fnr hi In tho morning, nnd dow hardly drj on mo grass. His faco wns very Btorn, a contrast to her own mood Of srnveir. Fnr inmi renson sho was filled with bubbling, irrcpresslblo Joy. Sho nltcrnatelj sang and chaffed tho silent figure at her side, her laughter echoing fat aown the trail boforo them. In tho place they had known for years ther tethered tho homes, nnd stood looking out on-tho wide, westorn country which swept beneath th Icdgo on which their feet woro rest Ing. Struck dumb by the grandeur nbout hor, tho girl's mood ot lnughter fled. Lennlnir nn ahnnlilnr ncnln.f n Drolectlne boulder, tho mnn Innlior! down nt tho thoughtful llttlo fnco bo- sido him. "Lclshn." ho snld. nnd tha vol held n noto of resignation thnt did not o enpo hor, "I'vo thought It over nnd I guess I haven't anything to offer with Hnndon. He rnn clvn vou nvorvthlni- whllo I It'll bo this nlwnys, most like ly. Hut I wnnt to tell you this, Lolshn, sccina ns If 1 must tell von Mil tnt onco, I love you, girl, I lovo you." With n sudden gesturo ho caught her shoulders In cither hand nnd IHHKPHK HlLtl.K JOY. looked down nt her with nit tho florce Intensity ot rough, young pnssion. To Lclshn enme the vision ot Mrs. Hnndon, supercilious, condescending, Tha walls of tha splendid houso seem ed suddenly to lower nbout nnd smoth ered her. Klio raised Iter head nnd thero wns tho country she loved, the nice sho hnd nlwnys known nnd trust cd, nnd with n llttlo laugh thnt was a half sob, sho Inld her cheek ngalnst Dnn'n Hhouldcr. Boston Post, Mnklnir It llnruiuuloua. In the early days of traveling bj stage-coach across tho Rocky Moun tains, the trip was likely to be re lieved of monotony by Incidents of no ordinary occurrence. But the fatigue of the Journey was apt to wear upon the nerves ot the weak and the timid. Sometimes the passengers became so worn out as to lead to a suspicion of their sanity. The III Rev. D. S. TutUe, lu his "itemlulscences of a Missionary lllshop," describes an Instance in point. One forenoon the coach rolled Into Denver, and tho six horses came pranc ing up to the office of Wells Fargo A Company. A lar.se crowd was assem bled, ns the Incoming nnd the outgo ing of the dally coaches wero the great events for the town. - At tho stop, tho only passenger quickly threw open the coach door, leaped to the ground, rnn hurriedly across the street, and turning a hand spring, stood on his .head with bis heels up ngalnst a suportlng wall.. Several men followed him, quite sure that here was anqthor passenger crazed by the long, sleepless ride. One said to him. In a tone ot sympathy, Why, cap'n, what's the matter?' Slowly coming to a right-side-up posture, tho man answered, "Well, my friend, I'll tell you what It Is. This standing on my bead Is the only posi tion which I haven't been in during the -last twenty-four hours In yonder coach, and I wanted to make the thing harmonious and complete all round." Patient Heqneet, "No matter Vbom you are address ing," said the careful mother, "you should speak gently and politely, re gardlesa of your personal feelings." "I know," answered tho bright child, "You wish me always to speak like father does when bo Is asking the Janitor to send up more beat" Wash ington Star. ' t He la Poeted. "The man who really knows how to order steers a middle court. He doesn't demand $5 worth of haaa and eggs." "I ee," "Nor does he call for a 10-cet por tion ot terrapin." Louisville Courier Journal. .After a man paaaea fifty, he hi pretty fortunate It he doesa't find more ac quaintances on the teeahatoBes la the eeattery than he Indt the ieer slates tews. rOWXB OF TH8 IMAGINATION. illustrate to Mr. Bllltopa br lit Hxnerlence with n Therinomnter, "I don't know when I'vo been so put out by a llttlo thing," snid Mr. Hill tops, nccordlng to tho Now York Sun, "ns I was by tho discovery thnt my thermometer wns four degrees wrong; It gave me a real hard little Jolt for ono thing, nnd then It mado mo real ize that for two years I had been mak ing myself uncomfortablo over noth ing. ' "Out ot doors I can stand tho cold as well ns anybody; but Indoors I like to bo warm; 72 is about what suits mo in tho house "Two years ago I bought a now ther mometer, which I hung up In my room, and I hnvon't been warm there In win tor since. "Other parts of tho houso seemed nil right; In tho parlor nnd in tho din ing room they got It up to 72 appar ently without nny trouble, but In my room it never seemed to get nbovo 68 I didn't shiver, but I never could get really wnrm, and ono dny I said to Mrs. Hilltops: . "'Elizabeth, why enn't wo get tha heat up in my room? Why should my room be the only cold room In the bouse?' "Mrs. Dllltops comes In and stands around a mlnuto and then sho says: " 'Why, Ezra, It's Just as warm here as It Is anywhere else.' "'Nonscnsol I says to her. 'Look at that thermometer! It's only 68 here nnd it's 72 this mlnuto In the parlor.' "But Mrs. Dllltops Insisted that it was as warm In my room as It was anywhero else, and she said that prob ably tho troublo was with my ther raomelor; that my thermometer didn't mark correctly, and I snld It did, and I'd show her conclusively that tho thermometer was all right, I'd prove to hor thnt my room wns cold. I'd put my thermometer right alongside the ono in tho parlor and aho'd sco It go up in no tlmo to 72. "So wo put It out thero, but It didn't budge that Is, upward but it did go down ono degree. Standing sldo by sldo with tho parlor thermometer marking 72, mine went down to C7; they woro 6 degrees npart. 'The tcmperaturo In tho parlor, ac tually ono degreo colder than In my own room, hnd been entirely ngreenbl to mo, whllo In my room, though tt wns nctunlly warmer, I hnd, misled by my thermomoter, never been ablo to get thoroughly nnd comfortnbly wnrm cd up. Another illustration ot the powor of Imagination. "Now I'vo got a correct thormom- etor nnd I don't have any moro troublo ovor tho heat" THE COST OF LIVINO. This a anhject Ntrlcllr Taboo at the Roarillnw-llouae Table. 'There's ono thing wo novor speak of at the boarding house," said -Mr. Krnckkloback, according to tbo Now York Sun, "and that Is the cost of liv ing. "Outside among our friends we may discuss this subject with all duo fe rocity; talk about how porterhouse steaks have gone up from 30 cents a pound to a dollar and how groceries bave gone up till now only people with big pocketbooks enn hopo to buy them, and we rnll at tho trusts and all tho other villainous agencies that hnvo brought theso things nbout with one breath and with the next breath won dor how tho poor manago to make both ends meet "So it Is outsldo the boarding bouse, but ntfver a word of it Insldo. Occa sionally some bonrder wnll say, 'Well, I see eggs wont up 10 cents a dozen to-dny,' or ho mny say, mnybe, that ho notices that butter has Just gono up 20 cents moro a pound, but we frown him down nnd close him up Instnntly; mustn't bo nny tnlk nbout how prices ot food nre going up, not nround that table. "Why Is this thus? Because we live dnlly In mortnl terror lest the land lady, will raise the price ot board, and we know that If she knows that we know all about bow much more It costs her now than It once did to provide Uio food we eat, If she know that this higher cost 'of everything was famil iar to us all,. Impressed upon us eo thnt we'd be ready and willing to stand a raise In the price of board, why, nat urally she would spring it on us, wouldn't she? Or she would be more willing to than she would be If she thought It would be a surprise nnd shock to us. ' "It Is for this reason that, rail at It aa we may In the seething world without, the Increased cost of living Is ! n subject tabooed at the boarding no use tamo." PLEADS .FOE CONSERVATION. Mawnalue ay Work of Savin 'Xn tloual Domain Is Urgent. The cause of forest conservation, with Its colossal problems, must not be allowed to become a football of fac tional or personal ambitions, says the Century: It needs all the friend It can win, of all shades ot party or par tisanship, particularly In congress, to which now falls the great responsi bility of en acting Into law the unmis takable demands of public sentiment. Much ot this work Is urgent, Iegal safeguards should be established to prevent such worngs as the endeavor to take up coal lands worth 12,000,000, 000 by one person by means of prox ies; tha use of .water power abould be so defined and regulated as to pre serve the right ot the people without Impairing the normal developaent ot the west; the reclamation service, which Is making the desert blossom as the rose, should be carefully fost ered and protected against political and private greed; the whole system of river and harbor development should be placed on a business Instead ot a political basis; and last, but not least, let us repeat it, the president, congress and the governors and legis latures of the states afeeuhi addreea themselves at oaee te the need, 'to often net' forth In these eetumu, of a cooperative plea- ie'save freaa t ruction the fereeu of the upper reaches et the whele Appalachian "Plap" . war4 wvented by a fat woman who wenMn't admit H. .The bravest dentist lent anxleus te iMk ! the jaws ef death COLLIER & COLLIER Lawyers f , Rooms in Holbrook Building. S. Johns, .... Oregon JOSEPH McCHESNEY, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Dny &.NIght Ofllco in McChcsncy blk. Phona Jtnty DS1. St. Johns, Oregon. Res. Mh Jersey 1571. Ofict IW Jtrter 921 ALBERT CAREY, M. D. HOLBROOK BLOCK Ilnkltnca 903 Fomrnden Street Office Mount 10 a. m. to 1 p. m 3 to 6 p, m. ST. JOHNS, OREGON. , Daniel O. Webster, A. B. M. D Residence, C97 Dawson Street Ofllco, Plitor Block. University Park, Portland, Oregon. DR. RAMBO DENTIST Ofllco Phono Richmond CI First National Bank building. ST. JOHNS, OREGON. DR. W. E. MARTEL DENTIST Phono Richmond 201 Holbrook Block - St Johns Phono Jersey 021 Holbrook Block DR. J. VINTON SCOTT DENTIST Open Evenings and Sundays by Ap pointment. . Ohlco Phono Woodlnwn 703 Ros. Phono Woodlnwn 1CS5 D. E. HOPKINS DENTIST Ofllca Hour: From 0 to 1J m 1 to 5 p. m. 7 to I p. m. C82 Dawson strcot, University Pnrk Phono Jcrsoy 1671 Hours: 2 to 0 p. m. ST. JOHNS PIANO SCHOOL Conducted by Mrs. Liilie Wells Carey 002 Fcssondcn St, ST. JOHNS, ORE. II. S. 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