6 m HISSTEPS. "What Would Jesus Do?" By OHAELES M, SHELDON. lE?'?nV&t?dh&.r f r continued. "So Norman is beginning to get his reporters to sign their work. He has talked with mo about that. It is a good thing. It fixes responsibility for items where it belongs end raises tho standard of work done, a good t'l ing all around for public and writers." . Henry Maxwell suddenly paused. His wife looked up from some work she was doing. He was reading something with the ntnioRt interest. ' "Listen to this, Mary," he said after a; moment, while his voice trembled: ' "This morning Alexander Powers, superintendent of the L. and T. R. R. shops in this city, handed his resigna tion to the road and gave as the reason tho fact that certain proof had fallen into his hands of tho violation of the interstate commerce law, and also of the stuto law, which has recently been ';v.ined to prevent and pnnish railroad pooling for the benefit of certain fa vored shippers. Mr. Powers states in his resignation tbiit he can no longer consistently withhold the information ho possesses against tho road. He has placed his evidence against the com pany in the hands of the commission, nd it is now for them to take action upon it "The News wishes to express itself on this action of Mr. Powers. In the firijt place, he has nothing to gain by it. He has lost a valuable place volun tarily when by keeping silent he might have retained it. In the second place, we believe his action ought to receive the approval of all thoughtful, honest citizens who believe in seeing law obeyed and lawbreakers brought to jus tice. In a case like this, whore evidence against a railroad company is generally nnderstood to be almost impossible to obtain, it is the general belief that the officers of the road are often in posses sion of criminating facts, but do not consider it to be any of their business to inform tho authorities that the law id being defied. "Tho entire result of this evasion of responsibility on the part of those who are responsible is demoralizing to every young man connoctod with the roai Tho editor of The News recalls tbo statement made by a prominent rail road official in this city a little while ago that nearly every clerk in a certain department of tho road who nnderstood how largo sums of money were made by shrewd violations of the interstate com merce law was ready to admire the shrewdness with which it was done and declared that they would all do the saino tiling if they were high enough in railroad circles to attempt it. This was actually said in one of the general of fices of n great western railroad, to the author's knowledge. "It is not necessary to say that such a condition of business is destructive to all tho nobler and higher standards of conduct, and no young man can live in such nn atmosphere of unpunished dishonesty and lawlessness without wrecking his character. "In onr judgment, Mr. Powers did tho only thing that a Christian man rnn do. I to has rendered brave and nso ful service to the state and tho general pnblic. It is not always an easy matter to determine the relations that exist bo tween tho individual citizen and his fixed duty to tho public. In this caso there is no doubt in onr mind that the step which Mr. Powers has taken com mends itself to every man who believes fn law and its enforcement. There are times when the individual must act for tho people in ways that will mean sac rifice and loss to him of tho gravest rimmed -r Mr. Powers will bo misun derstood and misrepresented, but thero i no ipicsi ion that Ins course will be approved by every c itizen who wishes to neo the greatest corporations as well as the weakest individual subject to tho rnmo law Mr. Powers has done all that a loyal, p;'Kotic citizni could do. It uow remains for the commission to act npon his evidence, which, we nnder- stnnd, is overwhelming proof of the lawlessness of tho L. and T. Let tho law bo enforced, no matter who tho persona may be who have been guilty." Henry Maxwell finished reading and dropped the paper. "I must go and see rowers. This is the result of his promise." llo rose, and as he was goiug out his wife said: "Do yon think, Henry, that Jesus would have done that?" Henry Maxwell paused a moment 1'hen he answered slowly : "Yes; 1 think ho would. At nnyrato, Towers has decided so, and each ono of msj who made tho promise understands that he is not decid:ng Jesus' conduct for nny ono else, only for himself." "How iiKwt his family? How will Mrs. Powers and Colin bo likely to take it?" "Very hard, 1 have no doubt. That tv ill bo Powers' croMt in this matter. Tliev will not understand his motive" ller.rv Maxwell went out and walked over to tho next block, where tho en j'Ot intend" i:t lived. To his relief, Pow vr-4 bimself came to t ho door. 'i ho t wo tueli shook hands silently. Tin v instantly understood each other without words. Thero had never Ihpii e.n li n bond of union between tho miu inter mid his parishioner. "What aro you going to do?" Henry K.ra a. 11k K-.nd You Have Always Bought EUullUO cf Maxwell asked after they had talked business, bnt when tie went into the over the facta in the case and considered office Milton 'NVrigU insisted on detain them welL j ing him to talk over some of his new "You mean another position? I hav6 plans. Henry Maxwell asked himself if no plans yet. I can go back-to my old this was the Milton Wright he used to work as a telegraph operator. My fam- know, eminently practical, busineas ily will not suffer except in a social like, according to the regular code of j way." j the business world, and viewing every- j Alexander Powers spoke calmly, if thing first and foremost from the stand sadly. Henry Maxwell did not need to ; point of "Will it pay T" ask him how his wife and daughter' "There is no use to disguise the fact, felt. H knew well enough that the su-1 Perintendent had suffered deepest at that point. "There is one matter I wish you would see to," said Powers after awhile, "and that is the work begun at the shops. So far as I know, the com-! pany will not object to that going right on. It is one of the contradictions of the railroad world that the Y. M. C. A. ; and other Christian influences are en couraged by the roads, while all the time the most us Christian and lawlesr i acts are being committed in the official management of the roads themselves. Of course it is understood that it pays a railroad to have in its employ men who are temperate and honest and Christian. So I have no doubt the mas ter mechanic will have the same cour-, tesy extended to him that I had in the matter of the room and its uses. But what I want you to do, Mr. Maxwell, is to soe that my plan is carried out. Will you? Yon understand what the idea was in general. You mado a very favorable impression on the men Go down there as often as you can. Get Milton Wright interested to provide om.ipfViimr for r.hn fnrniHhinir rnidsi. pense of the coffee plant and reading tables. Will you do it?" i "Yes. " replied Henry MaxwelL He staid a little longer. Before he went away he and the superintendent had a prayer together, and they parted with that silent hand grasp that seemed to them like a new token of their Chris tian discipleship and fellowship. The pastor of the First church went home stirred deeply by the events of the week. Gradually the truth was growing upon him that the pledge to Gen. Kitchener with a view to surren do as Jesus would was working out a der of the Boer forces. ' revolution in his parish and throughout the city. Every day added to the serious results of obedience to that pledge, f Henry Maxwell did not pretend to see the end. He was, in fact, only now at the very beginning of events that were destined to change the history of bun- dreds of families, not only in Raymond, ' but throughout the entire country. As he thought of Edward Norman and Rachel and Mr. Powers and of the re- suits that had already come from their the M. E. church on Sunday by the pas actions he conld not help a feeling of tor. Kev. K. A. Atk'ns. Appropriate intense interest in the probable effect if mrifric at tho morning services were ren all the persons in the First church who dered by Mrs E. E. Williams. C. A. had made the pledge faithfully kept it. . " Tir,n i, u l. a i j and Mrs. O. S. O sen. The largest con Would they all keep it, or would some tnbl1tion , tI e history of the ehuich of them turn back when the cross be- waH made by the con(!1.ega,j0n, about 3q came too heavy? nor cent over the average. In the eve- He was asking this question the next , morning as he sat in his study when the president of the Endeavor society called to see him. - "I suppose I ought not to trouble you with my case," said young Morris, coming at once to his errand, "but I thought, Mr. Maxwell, that you might advise me a littlo." "I'm glad you came. Go on, Fred. nenry Maxwell had known the young man ever since his first year in the pas torate and loved and honored him for his consistent, faithful service in the church. "Well, the fact is I'm out of a job. You know, I've been doing reporter work on The Morning Sentinel since I , graduated last your. Well, laet Satur day Mr. Burr asked me to go down the road Sunday morning and get the de tails of that train robbery at the junc tion and write the thing up for the ex tra edition that came out Monday morning, just to got the Btart of The News I refused to go, and Burr gave me my dismissal. He was in a bad tem per, or I think perhaps he would not havodono it. He has always treated me well before. Now, don't you think Jesus would have done as I did t I ask because tho other fellows say I was a fool not to do the work. I want to feel that a Christian acts from motives that may seem strango to others sometimes, but not foolish. What do you think?" "I think you kept your proniiso, Fred. I cannot believe Jcsns would do newspaper work on Sunday, us yon were asked to do it. ' "Thank you, Mr. Maxwell. I felt a little troubled over it, but tho longer 1 think it over the better I feel." Morris rose to go, and Henry Max well rose and laid a loving baud on the yonng man's shoulder. "What are yon going to do, Fred?" "I don't know yet. I have thought some of going to Chicago or some large city." "Why don't yon try The News?" "They are all supplied. I have not thought of applying there. " Henry Maxwell thought a moment "Come dowu to Tho News offico with me and let us see Norman about it." So a few minutes later Edward Nor man received into his room tho minister and young Morris, and Henry Maxwell briefly told the cause of their errand. "I can give you a place on Ths News," said Edward Norman, with his keen look softened by a smile that made it winsome. "1 want reporters who won't work Sundays. And, what is more, I am making plans for a special kind of reporting which I believe young Morris here can develop because ho is in sympathy with what Jesus would do." He assigned Morris a definite task, and Henry Maxwell started back to his Btudy feeling that kind of satisfaction and it is a very deep kind which a limn feels w hen he has boon oven partly instrumental in finding an unemployed person a situation. lie had Intended to go back to his study, but on his way home ho passed by ono of Milton Wright's stores. Ho thought ho would simply step in and bhako hands with his parishioner and bid him godspeed in what ho had heard ho wa9 doing to put Christ into bis Mr. Maxwell, that I have been com- pelled to revolutionize the whole method of my business since I made that prom- ise. I have been doing a great many things during the last 20 years in this store that I know Jesus would not do, but that is a small item compared with the number of things I begin to believe Jesus would do. My sins of commission have not been as many as those of omis- sion in business relations" To bo continued. NEWS OF THE WEEK. (Continued from pa;e 7) England has placed a duty of one sh 1 ling per quarter (eiiiht bushels) on wheat, on account of Boer war expe ". The .St. Pete -sbU'g correspondent "f the Berlin Voiwaerta fays: "Yang Yu, th-i Chinese minister is pruhring lo 1 HVe. The Kussian governiniit hx expressed its disapproval of hi' failure to sign the iVianohurian eonvoiiti m ail hi expects to be given his pas-ports In any evmit his withdrawal is e-if ird " The Russian government del c aty Yang Yu only feigned illness. i- l. - Iievett M ie liters, KilS-MO. nihil tor at I'ekin, wid be called home It is believed a fiht will occui in N va la over tisjlit of way tint veen 'he rail road forces of E, H. Ilaniniaii and of Senator Clark. ., At Kankakee, III., Nick Karaptkin, a Gypsy, sold two youn vom-ui, his wards, to another Gypsy for $800. The uirls kicked, the buyer wanted Imok his i dough and there was a row in cjiiid. Thursday Ar.ril 11 I(1 0ap(J Town ,t js tpd tlmt Gen t ..; Kotha is attain nHirntiatinu with Iu California, pruues are down to 2c. and raisins 3c a pound, Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo will be connected by a tr.jllcy line to cost $2,500,000. Cuba's Spanish-Cuban b mded debt is about 1500,000,000, lit-1 i in Europe, m EusUr Services. Special Easter services were held at uing the exercises were under the aus- piees of the children of the Sunday tchool. A duet by Mrs. Olson and Mr. Huut was a feature of the evening , The services at St. Paul's Episcopal ehuich were worthy of special mention. The musical numbers by Mrs. Clark Ga nong, Miss Conyers, Dr. Freeman and Mrs. N. Lawrence were inspiring. The Easter offering amounted to nearly $400. -phe church was decorated with calla lil- lies from California, the gift of Mrs. N R. Lang. A new electric light was placed outside of the chutch by iMrs. H. J. Harding. Rev. 1' K. Hammond should feel proud of we of the tines-t Easter services in the history of the dun cli. The services at St. John's Cutholic church were verj impressive. Sermons were preached in tmlh German end English The choir sang Y. W;egand's beautiful "Festival Mass." The eve ning service consisted of singing of ves peis, and 'the sermon "Christ, the itranger and Wanderer." Appropriate services were als.j held at Baptist chinch in commemoration of the Faster services. large congregations assemblid at both moriiining a'ld evening services at the Congregational church. The church was handsomely decorated with potted plants and lillies. A number of callus were sbnt to the church by Mrs. Sprague from Santa Cruz, Cal. New members were received in the morning and the Lord's Supper was celebrated. I'liee services and some speeial master music by the choir fully occupied the hour. The E iBter praise service in the evening washighh enj yed by everyone. The choir of twelve voice under the diieotion of the organis', Mrs. F. F. White, rendered four excellent selec tions, the response lifter the prayer and the last selection of the evening, "Bells of Easter Tide," wire sung in an especi ally impressive manner. The program was varied by quartets and solos. Mrs. W.B. Wiggins sang "No Cross, No Crown;" 11. B. Bestow, "The Choir In visible;" and Miss Conyers "The Res urrection " Mesdames iggins, Por ter, Shank and Can tiel I comprised the ladies' quartet ; Mesdames Wiggins and Cautield ami Messrs. Wilcox and Bet tow, the mixed qusrset. The special collection of the evening was for the benefit of the choir. New music will he secured and no I ains will be soared to keep the music up to the reputation i.f this church and, if possible.surpass it. Try a bowl of that splendid soup at CarlUle's Home Bakery, opposite Armo ry ; only 10 cents; unexcelled as lunch. For sale One driving mare, 0 years old, andouo farm boiler. Inquire of Howell & Kvans at Klk restaurant. For sale A good home on easy terms ; 5-room house, four lots and burn ; choice trees. Place must go. See parties moving into Depot hotel. For Sale Ono span bay horses; well l,r.A- u-ekdit 13i0 and HoO. tor further particulars apply to S. L. Dart, 2'j miles south of Moialla Comers. oti00l hereby disclaim all liability on all debts incurred from and after this date by Mrs. Luciuda Swope. April 4, 1901. G.W. Swope Needy. Frank Spagle left Monday for Astoria. Mr. and Mrs. Klebe' of Mackslmrjr, are visiting William Stuwe and family. William aud Ernest Stuwe have gone to the logging camp to work. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bagby visited Mrs- Bagby's parents at Moialla for a few days. C. 0. Molson shipped over 150;") pounds of mohair last week. Mr. and Mrs Mitts were home Sunday from New Era. Died, April 5. at 8 o'clock, of paraly sis, J. E Davis. Mr. Davis was well respected by all who knew him He leaves a wife ami several grown child ren to m mm his loss. II ) was buried at Rock Creek Sunday at 11 o'clock. Spring water. AT. Cmlonau, an old and tespectaHe citizen of Elwood, died on Sunday, April 7th, and was buried at the El wood cem etiry on April 9th. Mrs. A. J Marrs is quite sick with the mumps. Born, to Mr. and Mis. William Bard, a daughter eighing nine pounds Born, to Mr. Mrs. Ben Bollard, a eon. Rev. Sopor and Elder Lewellen have gone to attend the Pie-bytry at As'oria. Mrs Super is visiting her parents at Portland this week. Everyone i finish ing sow ing tlie'r oa's this nice weather. Theie were three additions to the church last Sunday, which makes 22 during the past year Q iito a numb -r of p-ingw-itur people are going to attend ibe 1 oin na Grange at Logan on May 10, April 9. 1901. In Memory of Mr Vadonau. Vep not that his toils are over, Weep not that his race is run. God grant we may rest as calmly When our work, like his, is done. We to whom the Master calls by name Have nothing to do with night Let us lift our eyes to tliw Heavenly ekies And live in the endless light A. M. S. Second-Hand Bicycles Cheap. If you want to buy a good second-hand bicycle for little money, go to Huntley's Bo k Store. They have them from $10 to $20 boys,' ladies' and men's styles Evi-rvone carefully overhauled and re paired and put. in good running con dition. $20 to $100 to loan on cha tel or per sonal securiiy. Dimick & Eastham, Agts. FOR SALE Mrs. R. S. Partlow wi lies to sell her six-nom cottage, god barn and one acre of ground located at Mt. Pleasant, one mile fiom Court House, on plank road. For particulars inquire at this office. rflnving only lOcmts at the first class shop of P. G. Shark. MARKET REPORTS. PORTLAND. (Corrected on Thursday.) Flour Best $2.903.40; graham $2.60. Wheat Walla Walla 5557c; va'ley 68c59; hluest.em 5!)c. Oats Woitrt 4145c; gray 42 43c. Barley Feed $17; brewing $16 per t. Millstuffs Bran $16; middlings 2U6 ; shorts $18; chop $16. Hay Timothy $:213; clover, 71. Oregon wild $7. B itter F fr:v ore i in iry 45 and 51c ; store, 20 and 25. Kggs 13 1-2 ecnts per doz. Poultry Mixed chickens $3.003.50; hens $3.504; springs 50; geese $67,; ducks $56j4'; live turkeys 11 12c; dressed, 1214c. Mutton Gross, best sheep, weathers and ewes, sheared, $4 50; dressed, 6 ami 7 cents per pound. Hogs choice heavy ,)$500 and $5 25; light, $5; dressed, 5 1-2 aud 6 cents per pound. Veal Large, 6 1-2 aud 7 cents per pou ml. Beef dross, top st-ers, $1 50 and $, dressed beef, 7 and 8 cents per pound. Che so Full cream 12Jo per pound Young America J3o. Potatoes 45 and 50 cents per sack. Vegetables Beets $1 ; turnips 75c per sack ; garlic 7c per lb; cabbage $1.65 1. 80 per 100 pounds; caul iiiower 75c per dozen ; parsnips 85c per sack ; celery 80tg90c per dozen; asparagus 7Sc; peas 34c per pound. Dried fruit Apples evapora'ed 5(36: sun-dried sacks or boxes 34c; pear6 sun and evaporated 8gc; pitless plums MSc; Italian prunes oM7c: extra silver choice 57. OREOO! CITY. Corrected on Thursday. Wheat, wagon, 53. Oats, 45. . Potatoes, 50 and 50 cents per sack. Eggs 12 1-2 cents per dozen. Butter, dairy, 35 to 45c per roil ; creamery, 50c. Dried apples, 5 to 6c per pound. . Dried prunes Italians, 4c; pet;te and German, 3c. Question Answered. Yes, August Flower still has the larg"st tale of any medicine ju the civ ilized world. Your mothers and grand mothers never thought of using any thing else for Indigestion or Biliousness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of Appendicitis, Nervous Prostra tion or Heart Failure, etc. They used August Flower to clean out the system and stop fermentation of undigested food, regulate the action of the liver, stimulate the nervous and org.mic action of the system, and that is all they took when "feeling dull and bad with headaches and other aches. Yt u only need a few doses of Green's August Flower, in liquid form, to make you sat isfied there is nothing serious the matter with you. Get Green's Prize Almanac at George A. Harding's. ! Out. of The Bicvele Season is about here. More wheels will be ridden than ever before. Now is the time to make up your mind what Bicycle you will ride. In tailing the attention of the public to the Bieveles constructed by the Snell-Yale Cycle Co., of Toledo, Ohio.I do so believing after having examined every w heel in use on this Coast lhat they are the best in construction, material and finish ; having all up-to-date improvements, and some which no other make has. The Vale Cushion frame stands without a peer for tdrength, eymetry, beauty and finish The Snell, Lady's or Gent's, is of the highest grade and for lightness in weight and easy running qualities has no equal. All wheels sold by me will De fully guaranteed. Anyone buying a wheel of me will have a selection from 5 different makes of tires. The Pathfinder Single Tube, the best that money can bin or that materials and expert workmanship can produce You can cut it with an ax, but it will re cist tacks, pins, broken glass, splinters, etc. Fully warranted. The Goodyear Detachable Tire fits all common rims or any detachable rim. The only practicable detachable tire ever made; is made of best quality of materials throughout and both inner tubes and covers ai-e guaranteed for a full season's riding. Snell Etcycle Snell Eicycle Snell Bicycle - T . . i u f Rtv, I nrilv y j . ysTFr ! Spring is Here. J And J. M. Price, and Furnisher in you out with a I Nice Spring Suit J He also has a first the latest shapes, shades and styles and will give you an Up-to-date Hat for $2 If you want a good serviceable No. I Shoe in black, tan or cheiry call and inspect our stock of Stylish Shoes for $3 RIDE ALLTHET bills ferent They are made by the makers of wonderful rcr.b:r i; The Goodvear Tire & Rubber Co.. A SNELL YALE CYCLE CO., DISTRIBUTORS Oregonian Building, Portland, Oregon. PROBATE COURT Several Orders Handed Down by County Judge Ryan During j the Week In the matter of the estate of Peter IT. ' Miller, decea-ed, t'.e fo lowing apprais-! ers were sppoimed ; Stephen ItaschLj ijeurie isrlieer ami b. 15. Miller. In the matter of the ei-tate of Jacob 8. Met'omb, deceai-ed, Grade D. Mc Com h administratrix. Tuesday, May 7th, was set as the time for bearing the fiua! accourt. In the matter of the estate of 1,-mira Ross, deceased, Luciudi Iloss, admin istratrix, an order wuh male to sell the judgment a'ainM J. (J. and Anna thively. Ivy G. Hitman was comniiteu' to the custody of t lie Boys' an I Unis' Aid So ciety, on the peti ion nf the parents. Levi Ui'inan and wife. In the matter of the tnuidiaiiship ol Goiye, Henry and Ardmr SiaOen, Theresa Stuhen, the uuardian, was granted an order to borrow $300 on mortgage un property described in said order to recover certain property, In the matter of the estate of Ezra V. Crissey, deceaeed, Richard Scott, ad ministratoi, R. S. McLaughlin, J. E. Wetzler, and T. H. A. Sellwood were ap pointed appraisers. In the matter of the estate of Henry Hotiemiller. deceased, in petition of M.iry E. Ilottemiller, it was ordered that Henry J. Uottemiller, the appoint ed administrator, file a new bund. m !. MOO l fmt the Trust Yale Bicycle Yale Bicycle Yale Bicycle j, Come and see my line of wheels before buy- T -I- i.... ..j k. .,,.:.,.i f .i : 1 ric nnu ud v iijt.crii ui Lilt, 11 pilot r. I-L Taetcsnn's Bicycle Shopl Main St., Oregon City the only up-to-date Clothier Oregon City is prepared to fit for $10 - class line of 1 eadwear in all If you put a pair of GOODYEAR PUNCTURE-PRC C 7 TIRES on your bicycle. They may cc:t ; mz thing but by a year Ircm now ycu . ..I monev ahead, for vcu v;x!l hive r--- to pay. Then lesli!::'? cy rida so t from tne cheap ttics a s !. Fellows Harding Block, Oregon City TELEPHONE 61S 8 Cents Pound Fresh Crackers 45 Cents Gal. Can Honey Syrup 65 Cents Pail Best Syrup 25 Cents 9 Pounds Rolled Oats 17 C ens Sack Best Graham 35 Cents 2 Sacks Corn Meal 45 Cents 2 Sacks Farina 25 Cents 4 Pounds Italian Prunes J, A. McGLASHAN, ManaKei Stores Oregon City and Portland Guaranteed f Yearly. Mn and women of Rood address fo ,.pnLM,, STAFFORD rRES 33 Church st... Xew IIttvcn Conn O j. s m n t . Bean the 11)8 Kind You Have Alwavs Rnmrto 1 ,7 ine Kind Y01 Laxative BroraoQuioine Tablet. tt. remedy that cart, Xcold day