OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1907,
Oregon City Enterprise
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'
ran
Whon ftavornnr Chamberlain
for Governor the saloons of Oregon
City and the State pulled hard for
him and against the Republican can-
didate. who was defeated. Is the wlsh ,0 continue In the city's service, statute of yr wk on this or an n1((lt,nt 0f ,() co partnership."
present move against the saloontsts In Am, u u all because of the bad state ot1'," subject, that has been tried ami , Sl)r,,on ,.T,, apnrnitt. or appll
the nature of a punishment for their of nnanooa. Tne present officers can ! '"""d satisfactory. An. because you j c ()r wimrt ))f (hf(m ,. ,ow r(.
attitude at that time? .not wen,
we Just asked for information. ,
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Thouch in Door health ex-President
Cleveland was driven In a carriage to when Imping for a place to shoulder
the polls and cast his vote. As long wmf- Conditions have been
as the American citizen recognl7.es drifting or yin: admlnts
the fact that the ballot Is the supreme t ration did It all; but the men In of
fset In politics the government will Ace at the time of an eruption are
be in a hopeful way .-St Louis Globe-; the ones .who receive the hard knocks
Twm,w.rt I For that reason candidates are
Now if Cleveland could Induce his nrd to find at this time; men do not Governor Chamberlain Gives Sound In or about his place. How does "Wo
irtner In graft, John G. Carlisle, to care to shoulder the burden and take, Advee to Portland Depositors. ' I man" like her classification? Idiots.
Join him in returning to the American :
people the swag the two got away with
.KIlo nniinflnl, In Wnshhrlftll
nunc - . " 1 1 o . " , , . . . f-, . .
through his second presidential term,
he might find a warm place In that
same public heart.
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In another column is to be found
mmunicatlon by "Square Deal."
communication by "Square
The publication of the communication
Is evidence that the Enterprise wishes
to be fair In this saloon controversy,
j-egardless of the circular letters is
sued to the contrary. It further ans
wers the charge that the Enterprise
will print non de plume letters for
one side and not the other. This
communication was arranged for Sat
urday night and the copy furnished
us Tuesday and no effort was made to
compel the man asking publication
to print his name; he was simply re
quired to furnish it as an evidence of
good faith.
The railways are raising a howl be
cause Uncle Sam will not permit them
to count in as mall matter, during the
days they are weighing the mails as
a basis of compensation, empty mail
sacks in transit to points where need
ed. Think of it! The railways today
charge the United States Government
more than twice the rate per hundred
pounds that it does the express com
panies, and the express companies
have an understanding as to empties,
and still these grabbing railways want
Uncle Sam to pay for his empties be
sides. It Is high time the Government
Insisted on a revision of the trans
portation rates for the postofflee de
partment. We can see no objection to charg
ing a fair discount to the man who is
seeking to cash his Clearing House
certificates for the purpose of hoard
ing his money; but only a "shark"
will hang on the outskirts of a bunch
of working people who have the certi
ficates and try and Induce them to
sacrifice a portion of their wages In
discount, having first convinced those
individuals that the sooner they dis
count them the less the "shave" will
be. The Enterprise has been given
the names of those charged with
"sharking" last Friday night when
Ihe Woolen mills paid in certificates,
and a strong pressure was brought to
bear to have them published.
The editor of the Enterprise wishes
to ask the pardon of its country sub
scribers for the amount of space be
ing devoted to the present Charter
contest in this city. But the fight was
forced'on us and was not of our seek
ing. Those drawing up the new
Charter started In with the supposi
tion that Uewsnaper men are crooked,
and put into the Charter c'auses say
ing In so many words practically that
they are. and in the fight for vindi
cation within the next two or three
weeks we may find it necessary to
use more space for that purpose than
we would otherwise take from our
friends in the country.
If gambling Is wrong In the saloon
is It not also wrong in the private
home? If it is wrong In close prox
imity to beer, wine and whiskey Is It
not also wrong where bon-bons, cof
fee. Ice cream and nick-nacks are
A 1 T. nn,1nooMa Vl 3 f Tint A
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championing the present crusade ! good to himself. And It Is not mud
agalnst the saloon and the attendant slinging to call . attention .to such a
evils of games of chance in the sa- move. We don't think It Is good poll
loon are prime movers at parties tics If begun too early In a campaign,
where gambling is carried on, and but there is nothing wrong In It If one
in many Instances these same women wishes to win that way, aDd we never
-and so far as we can Judge, wo- hinted it was: simnly called atten
men from among the best we have in tlon to the fact that ch a. often
the city-are very much pleased to the case. The exploitation often
see their names printed In connection takes the wind from ow s sails, but it
with the affairs in question". There does not follow that the man seeking
may be different degrees in the crime good to himself was committing , a
of gambling, hut there are no differ- moral wrong.
ao, (n tha. n,nr.i nflturo nf it The insinuation that the men who
And we understand certain agitators
are dwelline more on the "moral"
are dwelling more on the "moral"
phase than the "crime" feature.
jnij" ho hard since first communica-
The editor of the Enterprise wants tlons aopeared In the Enterprise.
It understood from the outset the he "Under the Excise Law'' our ex
Is not in favor of lawlessness of any . else law. ' we - supnose ''no saloon
kind.' But he does not consider that Veepr will," etc. Whenwe make a
the- saloonkeeper who violates law''!aw, it says. Well, they've more con
Is any worse than a churchman who i celt than the editor. (But perhaps the
violates law. It is' a case of what is saloon men will be good.'Just because
"sauce for the goose "should be sauce : there ig a new hand on the helm. If
for the gander." But to start out to all the charges yo have made against
punish a saloon man Just because it the saloon are true but you've given
is popular to "hit him a clip" is not no evldence--we -hope some one; will
fair and the Enterprise editor would 1aten to reform, them,.- !-.
like to be fair. It Is true that some - No. Mr. Editor are" 'yon 'In favor
saloonlsts disregard law. But there of a Recent saloon where the 3lght is
is an easy way to find these things always turned, on' br do jfou faraf the
out when one is In earnest, and such '. present; bpy-corruptlri,. : druftkard
acts could be made m' unpopular in breeding, criminal mfested. resorts?
Oregon City that'' they would rarely,- - The abovJf,-tcuq, ' Drove. $ur con
occur if those engaged in this agl-'itention;';; Men wto know, tiese, things
tatlon were really n earnest
CLOSELY SCAN CANDIDATES.
"There Is a tide In the Uvea of men"
Shakespeare tells us. There Is a
tide tu the history of cities and vil
lages. What's the outlook In Oregon
City today? '
There Is to bo an election soon In
this city. Men are to be chosen to
manage the affairs of the City for
the next year; and certain of the men
chosen will hold office for several
years.
At all times It is wisdom to scan
your candidates, but In the present
condition In which the finances of the
city are found it is especially essen
tial that much care be exercised In
tht mnttr I
The deplorable condition of the
rttv.8 finances makes it a hard nromv
prtn to Induce Rood men to stand
for office at this time. With rare ex-
rntia the nrese.nt officials do not I
have very little blame placed on them
for the present condition of affairs
rightly, and yet unthinking citizens
naiuraiiy uirn u prt-M-m m-ummu.
the blame certain to be meted out to
"-"
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The communications from "A Man
1 with Two Roys" and "Fair Play," and
j an editorial reflecting on the motives
i or some or me leauers or me element
oi some oi ine leauers ox iur nt-uic.ii
fanrln t)lA nr,-IWpd ri nrdi
LTl, h?w.PJ?1 .w.!f v! I
nance, all three of which have ap
peared In the columns of The Enter
prise, were objected to by some of the
gentlemen who were Interested In
the measure and at their request we
agreed to let them answer.
When the so-called answer was sub
mitted to us it developed that it was
In very small part of that character
and In the main was merely an ex
haustive argument in favor o fthelr
pet measure and of such length that
we did not care to give it the space.
The gentleman in charge of the
presentation was so Insistent, how
ever, that we felt disposed to publish
this communication, rather to satis
fy his demand than because we felt
it due him. when he capped his de
mands by a threat that if we did not
publish It that the same matter with
a lot more added would be given pub
licity in some other way.
It may require more moral courage
to Ignore a threat and publish such
an article than to refuse to do so but
the management of The Enterprise
is very human and when the compul
sory feature was brought out the gen
tle man in question was informed that
he could not have the space under
those conditions. . y
We do not believe In the good faith
of the people who have denied that
this measure was .Intended to harass
a certain element and Rev. Brougher
has admitted that this was the Intent
but we are willing to print com
munications of; moderate length, from
the other side if the subscriber who
brings one In will meet'us half way,
and not try the thumb screws.
OPEN LETTER NO. 2.
To Messrs. W. S. U'Ren, C. Schuebel,
C. H. Dye and John W. Loder:
The above-named leaders In the
Excise Law contest have seen fit to
issue a circular letter In which they
wou'd catechise the editor of the En
terprise. Ye editor Is not averse to
being catechised, but fails to see why
questions should be asked that have
been answered In these columns with
in the past few weeks. - This Is true
of the first four questions propounded.
The Enterprise never so much as
intimated that the churches were
tearing down good things which the
saloon were building up.
If the authors of the circular know
of attempts to debauch young boys
and girls, whether In the saloons or
not. why don't they cite the time and
place?
It is not the Enterprise that Is try
ing to inject the church In this con
troversy of closing the saloons. The
church made the first . organized
move; it anoolnted committees to
reprpnt individual churches; It had
a right to do thH if it wished; what's
the use of denying It now? And we
hav a r'ght to comment on It.
"Mnd-sllning attacks." The En
terprise has at no time said that for
a T"sn to enlist In a good cause. In
which he believed, was wrong. It has
never sld It was wrong to so enlist
even If the ncentive was some future
wrote the communications objected to
are ashamed of their own name la
not conducive to that moral uplifting
for which these med have been shout-
..to exist,' and hav Jqiawa they existed
for yenra. and have not matiri mole
effort to correct them than has been
made In Oregon City, have shirked
duty. And It looks very much as If ;lt
had been allowed to go on until sut
time as one might bring out hi lt)
ax for a sport turn on the atom. And
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above attack Is both vicious and cow
ardly, ,
"Are you In favor 'of a decent sa
loon?" You have told us repeatedly
there Is no such thing. In lino with
Sherman's remark that the "only good
Indian was a dead one," wo had sup
posed, after listening to what has
been said In your meetings lately, that
the "only gixid saloon was a smashed
one-
A gnod aUon Is greatly to be do-
sired, lhit so far you have not shown
n ,,,a f evidence that your law will
Produce it, ou cant point to airy
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tha o hers fall Into H with you fts
against their own judgment.
YE EDITOR.
FAIR ri.AY.
ONE WITH TWO HOYS.
EXPLAINS BANK HOLIDAYS.
Governor Chamberlain delivered an
address on the local financial situa
tion at the monthly meeting of the
Ohio Socletw In Allsky Tuesday.
A short program consisting of recita
tions and vocal numbers was render
ed. The recitations of Mrs. Jennie
e . , , , ..,, -t t,. o
n- SaTles anJ ,he "'8 of Mra 8- A
Teavers and Mrs. J. C. Miller afforde,!
d
much entertainment. The singing of
the Veteran Quartet was also well re
ceived. W. B. Chase presided.
Governor Chamberlain In his open
ing remarks referred to the scandals
In the New York life Insurance com
panies as the beginning of the grow
ing distrust of the methods of high
financiers, which resulted In the with-
i drawal of large sums of money durlnpr
the recent runs on the large banking
bouses In New York .
- "Portland banks all had plenty of
money," said Governor Chamberlain;
"their securities were In good shape
and business was running along
smoothly, when like a bolt out of a
clear sky word came on October 2S
from New York. Boston. Chicago. Den
ver and Omaha and every Eastern city
V n? . r ;
telling our people that no money
would be shipped west. Portland
banks had large balances In New
York which under ordinary circum
stances could have been got here In
five days. It was a condition border
ing on bankruptcy that the Portland
banks confronted. In order to pro
tect the banks it was necessary to
proclaim holidays.
"If the banks were compelled to pay
out the money In their vaults, all thfl
Industries in the city would have had
to close down with heavy losses to
the community. If the banks had
been as Impatient as some of the de
positors were, many of our factory
men who do a larze credit buslnHs
would have been ruined. The bank
holidays were declared to protect
not only the bank and Its depositors,
but the men who owe the hanks.
"It doesn't do any rrood to run down
these financial Institutions, but we
should help to tide them over by ex
pressing our confidence In them. I
have my home and I don't want to
lose It, I don't wartf it to depre
elate In value, but If runs are made
on our banks every man who has a
foot of ground In this state will find It
denreclatlng In value,
"The present condition Is an abnor
mal one at a time when crops are
so abundant it can't last long. So
I say let conditions stay as they are
until relief cornea which. I confidently
believe wi!l not be long."
BIG MEET AT
WARNER GRANGE
At a mepting of Warner Grange on I
Saturday County Superintendent T. I
J. Gary will deliver an address ex
plaining the workings of the law n
quiring changes to be made In th1
hooks used In the county schools.
This being a subject that directly ap
peals to every family having children
of school age will undoubtedly make
the lecture hour of Warner Grange
an Interesting one, as It is expecld
that the address will be followed by a
discussion of the subject by any wh
have found the continual change of
school books a great expense. Other
subjects will also be debated at this
meeting and as the plow won by this
Grange for its exhibit at the County
Fair Is to be raffled off. It Is expected
that November 21 will witness the
banner meeting of Warner Grange for
the year. This Orange,- conducted
during the past year by Master Judge
Thomas F. Ryan, Overseer George
Ijue'.le, IieeJturer Mrs. Wilson and
Secretary Katie Fredrlcks, has done
much good work and the lecture hour
from 1 to 2 p. m. of each meeting day
to which all are Invited has been
made so attractive that not only the
members but also those who can
make It convenient to attend com
fortably, fills the Grange's hall at
New Era.
Mothers with little children need
no longer fear croup, colds or whoop
ing cough. Bees Laxative Cough Syr
up tastes good. It works off the cold
through the bowels, clears the head.
Guaranteed. Sold by Huntley Bros, j
Wm. Curtis, of Harrisburg. Ore
gon, has seven Red Polled cattle 6f
L. K. Cogswell . of Chehalls, , Wash.,
and the Red Polled bull, Jupiter, from
F. H. Porter, of Halsey, Oregon, and
win establish a good herd of cattle
on his new farm on the Muddy rlv
- 1 1 1
From Gladstone, about three, weejts
ago, one white-faced cay usee ponyj3
years old, very gentle took the rond
toward Clackamas Station Will soeie'
kind friend tell me where this "hoss"
( is?
H. E. CROSS.
49tl
POWER OF CZAR
(Continued fro'it Pago 1.)
flM. uot U.M ,nn H y,,ttP TMll , llot
ft Hkt, t tu) churdlH,t, a ,K Bt
the fanatics who think they have an
over-supply of rellRlon or morality.
The Kxclse Hoard mny adjourn Us
sessions and keep the saloonlst on the
anxious seat for a week or (wo or
until he "sees" the members of (he
board Individually and "convinces"
them he should have a license. Hon
est men would not be tempted to do
tills, but are men In Oregon City hon
est? i How's your city's finances?
I'nder such a code we would rather
be Mayor than the "Ice man" If we
could make our conscience lie at III.
Section 8, "No license ahull be 1 1-
sued to a corporation, minor, non-
m(. )ftwy)r MnAn , ,mrm,mz ,,,,,80
.statements? That's the wv It passed
Ciunp Hm , , ,',
change It,
How can there be "uppll
cants" for a license If there can bo no
copartnership? loot's have tbo solu
tion of this riddle.
It shall be unlawful for nny li
censed saloon keeper to i.crmlt mln-
jors. Idiots, habitual drunkards, lusnue
persons or women to be In or remain
Insane persons, drunkards and
woman. It Is no wonder the uinn who
Inspired It blushes as he reads this.
And does any man think for a mo
ment that such a law would pass mus
ter In an upper court? Can't woman
go where she will the same as a man?
And whose business Is It If she goes
where you don't wish to go?
The writer can anticipate all the
lame excuses that will be offered U
connection with this clause. But they
are all lame and are beneuth. the con
ception of the minds that will be put
to work to frame them.
If these saloons are too vile for vis
itation by tho women who may wish
to go to them occasionally why will
you license them at all? And If you
are outvoted on that proposition why
do you not show your principles by a
fight for what you believe, and If you
are outvoted take your medicine with
as good grace as possible? If the
writer believed the saloon as great an
evil as those nx-n who drafted this
ordinance Indicate they do by tho
terms employed, he would never com
promise with Satan but would make a
straight fight to the en.1
rb
1. That old
proverb or a nair loar is ucuer man
none at all" may be true as to bread
but It la false when It comes to the
weighing of principle.
Section 19 provides that for chang
ing his bar or bench from which he
sells liquors, or If his- bartender
changes It In his absence, he may be
fined $100 a day while such change
lasts, and be Imprisoned until It Is
paid. And In case no payment Is
made the city can recover from the
saloonlsts' bond. 8upissn the case of
a suloonlst being taken sick and con
fined to his bed and while he Is sick
his empkiye move the bar. It may
rain and the roof leak and the bar
tender In an effort to get out of the
wet changes It. The change contin
ues thirty days, Mr. Saloonlst Is out
13.000.
Here again we hear an objection to
the examplo chfmen. Listen! A Pic
ture maker In Cincinnati went to Ger
many and remained over a year. His
clerk sent pictures through the malls
by error that the department decided
were obscene. Mr. Oman came
home, was arrested, tried In the Uni
ted States Court and with the evl
dence as cited went to jail for thirty
days. But for the mitigating circum
stances and untiring efforts of friends
he would have received a year. His
was In no wise to blame but the court
would not condone the offense of the
clerk but let him off easy and pun
ished the principal.
Doe this law still look good to you?
For having any chair, seat, etc.. the
saloonlst may be fined tr0 to 1100.
An enemy may unbeknown to the sa
loonlst slip In a chair or seat and then
inform the police; Its all the same.
$50 to $100.
We're glad the men who wrote this
ordinance have no authority at the
last Day. for they're .too stiff with
their brotherly love!
The law provides that the saloonlst
must not give a friend a drink, cannot
take a check In payment for a bill of
drinks, cannot trade a bottle of whis
key for a chicken: but If a farmer
wishes a bottle and has chickens for
sale he must hand the saloonWt the
chicken, receive from the saloonlst
the money, take the bottle from the
saloonlst Bnd hand the' money back
for the liquor. Is such a move In the
Interest of morality or slmplv to
tempt the saloonlst to take the "short
cut" and then take his license away
from lilm? Do you think such red
tape looks fair on 1H face?
It cornea put up In a collan"!!)!
tube with a nozzle, easy to apply to
the soreness and Inflammation, for
any form of Piles; It soothes and
heals, relieves the pain, Itching and
burning. Man Zan Pile Itemndv.
Price, 50 cts. Guaranteed. Sold by
Huntley Bros.
' SMALL, IMPROVED FARMS
WANTED,
I have customers for small, Improv
ed farms with stock and farm imple
ments. Prices' ranging from $2000 to
$5000,
49U H.' E. CROSS.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
The proprietor of the City Restaur
ant has sold his place to John Wing,
and will return to China. All having
claims against me are asked to call
and present bill so I may pay In full.
R. KIM.
" Lusltanla'a Profit $68,000
The Liverpool Courier, In an article
regarding the expenditures and reven
ue jpf the .steamships Lusltanla and
Mnuretanla, figures that a single vov
age of either steamship yield a profit
pf , about $00,000, The expenditures
are, estimated. to be $89,950, thus giv
Ing' these hlg steamships an Income of'
$158,950 per trip. '
KILL OFF- THE RATS.
How These Poultry House Nulsanoes
May De Exterminated.
The following is liikeu from n pub
ll.'sllou of Hid Tutted Nliitcit depitl't
nient of agriculture known ns bulle
tin No. L'HT Mini entitled "Methods of
Destroying lints;"
Fur poisoning nits In building and
ynr.ls iMTiiitcl by poultry the follow
ing method Is recoiii mended; Two
wooden is.xes should be used, one con
siderably larger Hum the otlutf mid
encli hiivlug two or more boles In the
sides lurge enough to mliiilt rats. The
poisoned lull should be pliifed on
the Istttoin mid lion r the lul.l.lli of
the Ini'RiT box, nil. I (he smnller box
should then 1st Inverted over It. Kills
thus tmvw free access to the butt,
but fowls are excluded.
'ri'iiiipltiK, If persistently followed,
Is one of (be most effective methods
of destroying rats, The Improved
modern traps with n w ire full released
by n baited trigger mid driven by n
colled spring have marked advantages
over the old forms, and many of them
mny bo used nt (bit sauie time. These
traps, Moinetliiii'N called guillotine
traps, are of many designs, but tho
more simply constructed are to be pre
ferred. Probably those made entirely
of metal are best, ns they are less
likely to absorb and retain odors,
Sundry halts for guillotine (raps are
given and methods of baiting, and the
bulletin gives the following:
By the persistent um of traps, ocoh
ilounl resort to misoii, and the exer
cise of forethought In the construction
of farm buildings so as to iiiliilinUe
tbo opMirtiinltles for bartirng farm
ers and others limy prevent the greater
part of tho loss and auuoyunce they
now experience from rat depredations.
The same statement auplles In great
measure to city and village conditions;
hence co-operation In tho warfare on
rats Is particularly lmM.rtant and can
not lie too strongly urged.
A Tidy Sum From a Good Flook.
A correspondent seuds the following
account of the extra good returns re
ceived from a flock of l.H bens owned
by Miss Marcla Warren of West Bald
win. Me.:
During Inst yrar l.-T.X) .Ml down eggs
were product.!, which sold for $.'PI.7.
The sates of outtry amounted to $l.
tl'J, making the total receipts $47lM'J.
The fevd bill was l.-.D.l.l leaving
$r,,).nn net profit, or practically $2
Nr ben. Miss Warren did all thy
work herself, hatching all chicks by
hen power. The eggs are sent to
Boston to a retail dealer. No breeding
stock was sold nr eggs for extra
prices. Dry feeding Is practiced.
A Plan to Secure Dryness.
Then Is no problem which Is more
annoying to the average poultrymnu
tbau that of securing dryness lu bis
beiihou.-. Without dryness It la al
most a waste of time to attempt to
raise chickens. The Illustration given
JET.
Ntl ' (arf Lift. J
herewith Is self explanatory. The plan
followed Las been used In many por
tions ef the country with marked sue
cess, and as the extra work Involved Is
really tmrlgnlficaut. It would be a good
tiling foe the poultry Industry of Amer
ica if tho arrangemuut were more gen
erally adopted.
Cannibal" Chickens.
Somir brnod of chicks will form can
nibal Itsblts of picking one another In
spite of almost anything one can do.
When once the habit Is formed It Is
very dlfflcolt to remedy. Divide the
chicks Into small flocks, not over
twenty-five or thirty each, provide
ttwtn with a litter of mow sweepings,
eut clover or alfalfa to scratch In and
see that they are plentifully supplied
with granulated In.ne and beef scrap
tn addition to their grain food. Keep,
charcoal always Itcfore them. .
Chicks Dying In the Shell.
There are many causes of chicks
dying In the shell, chief of tbetn being 1
poor condition of the breeding stock
from which tho eggs for batching 1
were taken. Breeding from overfttt j
hens from birds that have lHcn forced ,
for heavy laying, or that are debili
tated from any cause, Is a common
sourco of this trouble. Where Imma
ture breeding stock Is used there will
usually , lie a considerable percentage
of chicks dead In tho shell.
Keep Pekin Ducks.
Fvry farmer who bus a stream
running through his farm should keep
Pckln ducks, It pays well to keep
them for the feathers alone. There Is
a good demand generally In one's own
neighborhood for tho feathers, fjome
duck raisers say that the duck does not
require water to bathe In. This Is
true of the little ducks, but I would
not deprive the old ducks of tills pleas
ure, says Fannie Wood In Farm Jour
nal. ,. Blindness In Fowls.,. Vl)
Thn most I'liiiimnn ciuisos nf hltnil,
ness In fowls ore conjunctivitis tnii'surrouudlug'thom. Especially In judg
keratitis, which generally develop from
colds, and nro associated with some
what pronounced ronpy conditions.
Blindness, though, doubtless docs oc
cur sometimes from other causes, i
f' .Tinted Eggs. ''; - I' unwillingness of good men to serve In
, ' Is not uncommon to have a few ' offlclftI ,lfe would then be fur less fro
: tinted oggs from white egg varietiea 'P"nt than now. Bishop Samuel Fal
luo to hereditary causes. Mows,' Episcopalian, Chicago. '
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Qems Qlesned From the Teaohlngs
of All Denominations.
Tho soul winner to win souls must
meet and cou.iier illllli'iiltles In his
own life.- llev. H, K. ICwiiig, Baptist,
St, Louis.
Msn's Worthiness,
Mini Is divine, Msu is Inherently
worthy to be cared for, worthy to be
free, worthy of iiiiiiiIioimI,- ir. I.ynmu
Abbott, CoiigrcgnlloiiallHt, Brooklyn.
Where All Christians Are Needed.
The Lord needs every one of his dis
ciples hi the ibur.li on the Hnl.lmlli
day, In the pteiyer meeting Wednesday
evening and In iitteudniice iiioii nil of
the ordinances of his house.'- Kev. J. T.
Sullivan. Presbyterian, Ht. Lmiis.
Spiritual Realities.
The words of Jesus bring us face t.t
face with spiritual realities, with sunlit
and compelling clearness-realities of
Ood. of sin, of duty, of Immortality
and bis words are Inevitable un.l de
terminating. -Itcv. lir. N. Luccock.1
Mcthmllst. Nt. Louis.
Divine Forgiveness.
If any heart Is burdened by guilt, Ifj
any soul Is stained by evil, If any llfe
Is crippled by the consequences of tll"i
past, this soul can be cured by dlvlnfl
forgiveness, Accept the pardon offere.I
and slu no more. - Itev. Alexander
Milne, Cougregiitlouallst, I'uluth.
Heaven an Abiding Place.
Heaven wherever hs-nted will be a'
place of Inexpressible felicity that Is
the dual ntsHlii of (he divinely saved'
hutimn spirit. It Is called "a paradise."
"a city," a "belter country," a "build
Ing and mansion of ;l."-!r. J. G. M
Lutteiibrrger. Christian Church, Ht
IOlllS. '
God's Dleeeings and Benefits.
There is a love of b.skI will, of be
nevolence, which Is content with
good without asking return. st hue
this love for man. He has letowed!
upon all mankind the g ssts of nslure,
the bcnruM of lire, (Ho blessings or Ills,
bounty.-IUv. Father Thomas F. Burke
Iloman Catholic, Boston.
Ideate.
It Is true that we may not ! able t4
carry out our plans fully nor to reach.
our Ideals. It Is said that Itapnarl
turned awsy from tils Hlstlne Madonna!
dlsspMiuted; that Beethoven hcardj
grander symphonies In his soul than bei
was able to write on paper. Itev. J. 0
Markwsrd, Lutheran, Wllktnsburg, Pa
Prayer,
Prayer Is a gtsd thing In trouble if Iq
shuts nut all that brings misery ami
shows us the eye of God overlooking
all. Nothing so pulls down the blind
or puts up the shutters on life as bit
teruess of soul. Nothing so bring
light upon life to shut the eyes I
prayer. Itev. William T. Wilcox, Pres
byterlun. Chicago.
A Deed Loss.
The social unrest and ilotnestlc up
heaval caused by spring moving aboul
be deplored and cbxckwl, utit tiu-ourag
ed or riHMtotml. H Is S dead ! troii
almost every reasonable point of view
Often It Is very unfair to children U
take them out of school where theyj
hare come to know the other puplN
and the teachers. Then, too, It Is oj
bnd move to tear young people "up bjj
tbo routs," so to speak, by sundering
them from their social companion an
acquaintances. This sort of tlilnis
works sad huvoc lu Jurculb live, y.t
cry buman lire hits lutiuences uponf
their lives, snd when good Intliieiirrsj
of this sort are broken It often hiippmei
that we are never happy again,-Iter
John Thompson, Methodist, Chicago.
Faith the Church Needs.
Wr recognize Jesus as captain o
our satvatlou. L'poo shipboard faltu
lu the captain may show Itself In two
opposite and very different directions,
One sort scuds the passenger to blsj
bortn tu shut his eyes, fold Uls baud
and go to sleep, saying, "My good cap
tnln will bring this ship to iort with
ho help from me." Too often the church
has held a faith la Christ that put pco
pie to sleep singing the old song.
"Nothing more for me to do; Jesusj
did It all long, long ago." Another bast
faith In bis captain as guiding the shli
aright, calling upon all hands to help!
set sails, hold the helm, oliey the word)
of command and bring the ship to port,
Tue ciiurcli needs faith in Jesus est
leader, commanding bis followers t
obey and null the ship. Ilovr practlca
are ins appeals not "What do you
think about me?" but "Follow mef
"Ye are my friends If ye do whatso
ever I command you." "Not they wh.J
cry 'Lord, Lord: but tbey who do th
rather s will enter heaven." Rev
Rush R, Shlppen. Unitarian, Atlanta
Oa. ' .
Judging of Men.
It has been said with a great show
of truth that men hnve not only many
of the physical features of their, lowe
relations In their own faces, but also)
their evil characteristics. It Is a sure!
sign of the lurking or open depravity
it human huture that so ninny people
are seeking out the weaknesses nm
foibles of their fellow men and pounc
ing upoa all their shortcomings, even
as the aittiige, merciless boust upqji tho
tnnngleu form at his feet. , There Is no
cousldeiwtlon of the motives which
may hav led men to do that for which
they are severely dououneod, no weigh
ing the arguments by which they may
have Nun led to their decision, no1 put
ting of one's self lu their place and
looking at things from their polut of
view, and no regard paid to tho circum
stances, the dllllcultles. the tcmntatlons
.. ..
Ing of men In public life should the
four things bo observed which Socrates
required, "To heur courteously, to an
swer w(soly. to consider aoburljr and to
decide Impartially,'',.,, Brokeu hearts,
unjustly ruined ' reputations , and the