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SOUTH GOOD PLACE FOR NEQItO?
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Nor Js this truo. only of Mississippi.
Ono reason for tho emigration from
that Btato is given above as tho at
tempt to divide tho school taxes. But
the samo thing is threatened in Louis-
lana, In Arkansas and In every South
ern stato and Is expected to happen
soon.
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Thoro aro many statements on tho
raco question mado by public speak
ers which do not commend them
selves to our Judgment but which wo
deem of minor Importanco and of
minor lnjurlousncss and wo do not
criticize. Wo feel guilty of ncgll
genco in theso cobcs but wo do thus,
to avoid If possible too much con
nuro, not wishing to mako It appear
that all whlto men aro against us
nnd especially not desiring to dlspar
ngo men of our own raco unnecessar
ily. On tho othor hand wo foci liko
Baying samo things for very truth's
oako and also wo cannot always hold
back when a falsehood is too often
reiterated:
Dr. Bookor T. Washington, If ho
has dono nothing else, has thoroughly
Impressed tho whlto public that ho
believes tho Soutli Is tho placo for
Nogrocs; that Is If thoy aro guided by
his words rather than by his own
acts. By preaching that Idea, ho has
cortalnly mado himself popular with
tho Southorn whitcB who want tho
Negro to stay and labor for them at
low wages and nlso with tho Nortltr
orn whites who nro not holding out
open armB of wolcomo to moro Nci
groes. Tfio "sago" of TiiBkogoo haB
dropped tho idoa. Slnco ho has been
"chnnglng front," playing n "now
rolo" ho haB roltoratod tho statement.
In his Chicago speech on his "nwlng
around tho clrclo" ho said, "Tho
South as a placo for our pcoplo to
earn a living by common or skilled
labor, in business or In education, Is
not to bo despised." Not content
-with that misleading statement, ho
has sont up North an emissary who
Las boon fed on his bounty to toll
Northerners how contented tho
Southern Nogrocs aro. Aro theBO two
contentions truo? Wo think not.
In talking with colored porsons
lately from tho South wo find that
progrosBlvo Negroes nro In ninny
places preparing to tnlto up their
etakos, Thoy nro quietly and gradu
ally soiling oft their property and
looking out for a plnro fnrthor north
to which to movo. Wo nro Informed
by porsons who havo lived right in
tho South slnco 187C, and who Is a
bettor Judgo than a porson who hns
scon tho pcoplo In a rapid travol look
ing out of tho windows of Mr. Wash
ington's coach, that thoro nro tho
greatest foment nnd discontent among
tho Southorn Negroos. Tho maBsos
fool uneasy and oxpoctant, tho pros
porous feel that tholr lives nro unsnfo
nnd tholr proporty Insocuro. Thoy
gnllod by tho color dlscrlmlnn-
From theso facts It Is evident tho
stntemont that tho Southern Nogrocs
nro contented, which would bo shame
ful woro It truo, Is not true. Content
ed'pcoplo do not emlgrnto. Again it
Is clear that all tho expostulations of
Mr. Washington to tho Negro to stay
south aro of but Httlo nvnll. It Is
equally clear that tho south Is not af
ter all such a good placo for business
opportunities for Negroes, bccauBo
one's llfo is in constant Jeopardy,
which unsottlcs tho mind for business
nnd becauso any proporty ncqulred is
beyond tho control of tho Negro own
ors and Is In constant danger of be
ing destroyed by mob vlolenco for
which thoro 1b no flro lnsurnnco. Nor
Is a placo good for business in any
decent Bcnso of tho word whero tho
chnnco to cducato ono's children is
curtailed and endangered, and indig
nities nro heaped upon ono ovory day!
Wo know Mr. Washington rnlses
this cry simply to mako bcllovo ho
has a well thought-out solution of tho
rnco problem, nnd to enrry favor with
tho prejudicial whites. But It Is n
hollow claim, not supported by .facts,
nnd Injurious In creating a public
opinion In tho north hostllo to Negroes
on tho ground that they havo no
right to bo In tho North. Unless nnd
until Dr. Washington can mako Ne
gro llfo secure, can glvo them
n representation, can nssuro them
also of school facilities, ho Bhouhl
ccaso to dcclnro that tho South Is n
good placo to cam a living, that Is
tho placo for tho Negro. Or at least
until ho succeeds In bringing nbout
a trend of conditions for tho hotter
Instead of tho prcsont stondy trond
for tho worso. And ho should call
back or lot go all his runners who go
out from his tnblo to tell tho Nflrth
how contented tho Ncgrooa nro In
tho South, pnld by him to do so. Tho
Quardlnn.
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EDITOR
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Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
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THE NECJRO IN THE WEST.
nro
tlons and Impositions from which
thoro la no legnl redress, nnd unwil
ling to bring tholr children up In such
conditions.
But tho statements of acquaint
ances who havo lived In tho South
ncod not bo dopoudod on. Thoy nro
corroborated by tho oxprossod opin
ion of prominent nnd Influential whlto
inon. In an editorial of tho Now Or
leans Item of Mny 11th, tlioso words
occur:
"L. C. Dulnnoy, of Issnquont county,
Mississippi, ono of tho lending plant
urs nnd business men of that stato,
wild a fow days ago at Jackson that
tho scarcity of lnbor In tho South to
duo to tho agitation of tho Negro
quosttou. To tho Nogro .mind, this
ngltatlon reached n climax In tho
veto of Oov, Vardamnu of Mississippi
of tho Negro school appropriation.
"Thoro Is n stoady tldo of emigra
tion," Bald Mr. Dulanoy, "and among
thoBO lonvlng tho south nro many
good, hardworking Ncgroos, This Is
strong confirmation of tho Btntomont
rondo by Bishop Galloway In his ad
dross boforo tho educational confer
onco at Dlrmluglium Inst Tuesday
night that thoro woro vory fow No
grocs In Mississippi who would not
Boll tholr property nnd leave tho stato
If thoy could got a fair valuation for
tholr land,
"If Is well known Oov. Vnrdoman
mado his raco on tho proposition that
tho Negro school taxes should bo Bop
arato. Ever alnco ho was elected Ne
groes havo boon leaving Mississippi
Tho fact that thoro aro somo 13,143
aliens In tho prisons and almshouses
of Now York stato alouo, whllo othor
states havo n record of their own,
has stirred up tho nuxlety of tho Im
migration authorities, and It Is prob-
ablo that tho attention of tho next
congress will bo called to tho mattor.
and going to Arkansas, and doubtless Wo nro getting a qucor assortment of
others havo Bono to other states.' fish from Europe
Judging from tho statement mado
by n colored proncITor In an nddrcss
delivered In Chicago last Sunday, tho
Negro question is n llvo ono In tlult
city, nnd ono that gives promlso of
being n most serious problem In tho
not distant future For somo tlmo
many Negroes havo gono Into Chi-
cngo from tho south, soniotlmos nt tho
mto of 100 a day, until now thoro nro
moro of tho rnco In that city than
thoro Is employment for, nnd tho sit
uation Is ono that Is giving sorlous
concern to tho best olomont of tho
colored population as well as to tho
whlto pcoplo who aro conversant
with It. Tho colored pronchor who
roforrod to tho subjoct was Rov. R.
D, Stlnson, and this Is what ho said:
"Thoro nro .1G.O0O Nogro mon and
women in Chicago today who ought
to bo started down south nt onco.
Flftoon years ago I could got plonty
of monoy hero for tho education of
tho southern Nogroos, but when tho
green, unsubstantial, Ignorant herd of
brutes from tho Bouth enmo yelping
up to Chicago, whoro thoy hnvo frco
bars, frco strcot cars, frco hotols,
whoro thoy can go whoro thoy ploaso
and talk ns thoy plcnso, things nearly
woro turned tipsldo down. Theso
southern Nogrocs nro not nblo to
meet conditions hero. Thoy nro Ig
nornnt and thoy nro dccolvod. Tho
best Negroes stay In tho south, but
Instead of telling theso poor pcoplo
tho truth you In Chicago urgo them
to como whoro thoy cnu vote"
Tho langungo used Is most caustic,
and moro blttor than a whlto man
could havo used without bolng de
nounced by every paper in tho north,
but It must bo justified or Rov. Stln
son would not havo Bald what ho did.
Should tho immigration of tho sort
referred to continue from tho south
to Chicago, thero Is Httlo question
but tho results will bo bad. With
nothing to do to earn an honest liv
ing, conditions strnngo, and compel
led to consort with tho worst elomonts,
tho southern Negro will nnturally
drift Into crime, nnd when ho dooa
In largo numbors, thoro will bo a Nt
gro question In tho Illinois city.
Tho Methodists and Amusements.
HE question as to whnt amusements mny bo
permitted to tho members of the Methodist Epis
copal Church is one that has caused moro dis
cussion In church circles than possibly any oth
or. "Times change, nnd men's manners nnd
customs ennngo wun tnem," is an om ana n
truo proverb. It is also truo that this chance
in manners nnd customs and tho inevitable chnnge as to
how they aro vlowed is ns actlvo in tho churches as any
where else. It is to tills steady shifting of ideals nnd
opinions that tho question remains perennial with the
Methodists.
In tho early Discipline of tho Mothodist Episcopal
Church In America, tho wholo matter was dismissed in a
prohibition to members against "taking such diversions
as cannot bo used in tho namo of tho Lord Jesus." But
along in tho decades about tho mlddlo of tho last century
tho lncvltnblo broadening of ideas due to tho rapid Increase
In population, tho chnngo from solitary rural llfo to the
hurry and bustle of tho city all woro liberalizing ten
denclcs. Especially In tho cities, Methodists In good stand
ing Indulged in amusements, etc., which woro looked .upon
with horror by the moro conservative and honco more
strict members In tho country, especially tho elder genera
tion. But tho liberals argued that they woro woll within
tho prohibition of tho Discipline nnd that tlicro was no loss
of true religion to tlicmselveB.
It becumo evident that tho clauso in tho Discipline
needed amendment; that tho church must autlioritatlvoly
specify what tilings could not bo permitted to tho Meth
odist laity. Tho chnngo was mado by tho General Con
ference of 1872. Tho paragraph which has Btood slnco then
dents with conduct, nnd expressly forbids among other
things, "tho buying, selling or using Intoxicating liquors
as a bovorngc," and "dancing, playing nt games of chance
attondlng theaters, horso races, circuses, dancing parties
or patronizing dancing schools, or taking such other amuso
monts as aro obviously of misleading or qucstlonablo moral
tendency," etc.
But this did not end tho controversy. In very many
churches, this rcgulntton has becomo a dead lettor. Moth
odist members attend theaters, visit circuses, sond their
children to dancing schools nnd play card games In their
homes; and thoy do not feel that thoy thereby commit any
sin. That Is to say, thoy do not admit that tho church
has n right to prohibit any lino of conduct that Is not sin
ful; nnd fooling thnt thoso things nro not, thoy Ignoro tho
procopt Tho mntter was nil threshed over again at tho
rocent Genorul Confercnco In Los Angolos. Toledo Blndo.
now squatting drunkenly In the mud, their huge guns
raking the affrighted stars. They have felt a shudder
along their keels, and their glory has dwindled like a leak
ing balloon.
Tho American pcoplo aro prone to osk questions when
things happen. Something has happened. The colored
pictures of our navy are singularly uninspiring Just nt
present, and we deslro to know why. If wo cannot And out
why, we, at least, wish to be sure that somothlng was
really wrong. So there Is the question In tho air. How
much is a 10,000,000 battleship worth? If a Japaneso cor
poral's guard (or tho naval equivalent of tho body) can
tako a rowboat, a cap pistol, and a torpedo and sink bat
tleships, wo deslro to be allowed to look on, nnd possibly
make a small bet on our own prospects. Further, somo
would like to know Just how wo are going to keep tho upper
hnnd If our battleships won't bottio against tho enemy's
torpedoes. Wo aro In a Btato of doubt San Francisco
Argonaut
A REMARKABLE INVENTION.
A log saw operated by compressed
air is n recent invention of vnst im
portance to tho timber Industry. Tho
appliance consists of a pneuninllc en
gine nnd frnino, nnd Is ndnpted for ch
elating drag saws on cordwood nnd
heavy timber nnd for gonernl use in log
camps, 'displacing tho hand-power
ThoApplteon Cnfo. First-class In
ovory respect. Southwest cornor Sixth
nnd Everott Stroets, Portland Oroogn.
Always ask for tho famous General
Arthur oigdr. Esberj,'-Gunst Cigar1
Co., gonoral agents, Portland, Or.
F. Germain, dealer In fish, gnmoH
poultry, etc. Canned goods a special
ty. Phono Clny 01. 406 Glisan stroot,.
Portland, Oregon.
Cash or Installments, tho Old Plon
oor Loan Office, 13 North Thlrtl
street, near Burnsldo, Bon S. Back
man, proprietor. Buslnoss strictly
confidential.
BAW1NO WITH COMfllESSED AIH.
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Tho Question of tho Battleship,
EUETOFORE, when tho public spoko of bat
tleships, tho bronth was butod and thoro was
n gleam In tho oyo thnt boded tho kindling of
dostructlvo pride. Somo spirited souls oven
wont so fur ns to lift tho hat when ono of our
navy's ornaments was named, but something
has happened. It hns becomo dnngorous to
refer to America as Hailing tho sons llko n battleship. Wo
unto to think of tho ship of stato as armored nnd carrying
12-lnch guns. Wo cannot ovou romombor that famous lino,
"Sho Booms to feel tho thrill of llfo along hor kcol,"
without sympathetic shudders.
Tho reason Is as follows. Cosarovltch, 13,110 tons, dis
abled by torpedo and bonched, Feb. 8, at Port Arthur;
Rntvlzan, 12,700 tons, disabled by torpedo and beached at
Port Arthur, Fob. 8; Poltava, 10,000 tons, disabled at Port
Arthur; Sovastapol, 10,000 tons, disabled Feb. 0; Poblodo,
12,074 tons, damnger by mlno nt Port Arthur, April 13;
Potropavlovsk, 10,000 tons, blown up by mlno nt Port
Arthur, April 18. Six first-class battleships, four of thorn
undoubtedly dostroyod by submnrlno engines of warfnro,
not to spunk of tho dangers within tho ship ltsolf, as wo
havo learned In tho casos of tho Missouri and tho Iowa.
It Is told thnt tho unfortuunto Admiral Mokaroff dis
approved of battleships on tho anclont ground of "all your
eggs In ono bnskot" Tho admiral Is dead and a battleship
holds his body, a bnttlcshlp which sank within two min
utes after a submnrlno was exploded under It Thero nro
othora along tho sboro of tho bay at Port Arthur, all for
mer prides of tho Russian navy, pointed nt by tho experts
of otlior nations ns perils to ponco and warnings for war,
Chinese Exclusion.
T Is expected that tho now treaty regulating
tho admission of Chincso into tho United States,
now in preparation, will pormlt certain China
mon, not of tho coollo class, who aro now ex
cluded, to enter tho country. Under tho exist
ing oxclUBlon law, Ohlnoso laborers are pro
hibited from coming to or remaining in tho
United States. Registered Chincso lnborors may leavo tho
country nnd roturn to it, undor cortnin conditions, and
Chincso officials, teachers, students, merchants and travel
ers may como Into tho country when properly certified.
Tho law has boon strictly construed by tho Attornoy-Gen-era),
who ruled that not all Chlnoso porsons might enter
tho country who woro not specifically forblddon, but that
only thoso who aro entitled to ontor who aro expressly
permitted to do so. Tho ruling excluded traders, salesmen,
buyers, bookkeepers, accountants, manngors, storokeopors,
Interpreters, physicians nnd agents. Porsons falling within
theso doslgnntlons aro not mnnual laborers, against whom
tho oxcluslon law was particularly dlroctcd.
Tho classes excluded by tho rulings aro numerous, nnd
tho now treaty may provldo for tho admission of somo of
them. Our expanding trndo with tho East would doubtloss
bo stimulated by n moro hospltablo trcatraont of what may
bo termed tho Chincso morcnntilo and professional dement
A dlscreot oxtonslon of tho prlvllego of entry could bo por
mltted.lt Is behoved, without lnjurlouslynffoctlng tho wagos
of labor. It is understood that tho conteraplntod regula
tions apply to tho admission of Chincso of tho hlghor class
es and that thoro U no Intontlon to admit coolies.
Whothcr provisions shall bo mado for uso of Chlnoso
lnborors in tho construction of tho Panama Canal Is under
consideration, and tho moro oxtended uso of Chrncso labor
In tho Philippines is urged by cortnin Interests concerned In
tho dovolopmont of tho possessions. Philadelphia Lodger.
equipment now generally used. Com
pressed air to opcrnto tho cnglno nnd
saw can bo obtained by using a steam,
belt, gnsollno or electrlc-drlven com
pressor or by nn ordlnnry locomotlvo
nlr pump attached to tho boiler of any
logging or portablo engine.
Tho pneumatic cnglno, which is do
scribed in n rocent lssuo of Compress
ed Air, Is cnpablo of making from 125
to 150 strokes a minute, depending on
tho pressure of nlr UBcd. At sixty
pounds' pressuro It' will dovelop 2ij
horso power. Tho cnglno weighs only
fifty pounds, being constructed almost
entirely of brass nnd steel tubing.
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Tho Price of Famo.
TIEN ono considers how much tho pcoplo lovo
to bo humbugged, It Is surprising that thero
aro not moro pcoplo engaged professionally In
tho buslnoss. A man with a very brilliant mind
may mako a brilliant address boforo a brilliant
audience, and thoro tho brilliancy stops; but
a man with a mind about tho stzo of
n shrlvoled walnut, may talk a lot of nonsenso to an nu
dlonco of no or of averago or unusual Intelligence, and
Immediately ho bocomes famous. An educator In a recent
religious mooting told a fairly Intolllgont nudlonco that
dancing was tho closost approach to Paradlso, and to-day
bis namo and theory Is known from Mnlno to California. A
University of Chicago professor tolls whcroln Rockefollor
Is suporlor to Shakspearo, and whllo tho oil mngnato mod
estly protests, tho professor's mall is ovonvbolmcd with re
quests for photographs and locks of his hair. A Harvard
profossor, who teaches Slavic literature and who is a
nativo of Russia, expresses tho hopo that bis fathorland
will bo defeated In tho Eastern war, and ho gets half a
column of nttcntlon, whoro his sonslblo utterances had
novor won him moro than very modcrato attention. And
so, if a man must simply bo foolish to becomo fnmous, la
It any wonder thnt almost ovorybody to-day la famous)
Baltimore Herald.
1 SOLDIERS Of THE CZAR.
Tho uniform of tlw Russian soldier
Is tho simplest uniform In Europe In
winter a sheepskin coat goes on be
neath tho gray ono. Iu summor, or
during campaigns In hot climates, tho
Russians, llko Uio Japaneso, fight In
whlto dross. To critics who say that
tills rendors them needlessly conspicu
ous, thoy reply thnt It Is hotter than
kluikl; for n man drussod in earth col
or Imagines himself Invisible, nnd bo
haves accordingly. Ho gots shot,
whereas Uio man who knows ho can
bo scon koops undor cover and comes
oft wttli a wholo skin. A wrltor in tho
Boston Transcript dcscrltios tho sol
diers of tho Czar ns follows:
Tho Russian campaigner mnrrhos
somowhat heavily laden. Ho has his
kit-bag with clothing slung over ono
sltouldor, his haversack with two days'
rations of broad nnd salt slung over
tho otlior, his greatcoat strapped under
one ami. Including his wutor bottle
arms and nmiuuultlon, a section of tent
and tho uniform ho stands In, ho car
ries Bomothliig ovor Btxty-slx pounds.
Tho ndvnutngo which offsoU tho bur
den Is thnt at a pinch tho Russian
foot-soldier is practically Indopoudent
of n baggago train. Ho can transport
his modeat necessities upon his own
buck.
Tho Russlnn cnvnlryman rides so
laden with cornsacks and blankets
nnd greatcoats nnd wnllots nnd saddle
bags and things thnt ho puts ono In
mind of tho much Incumbered Whlto
Knight In "Allco In Wondorlnud." Al
together his Impedimenta weigh 110
pounds. Fortunntoly what would op
press another soldier Is no bunion to
tho Husslan, Ho Is sturdluess Itself,
Russlnn soldiers hnvo been known to
march thirty miles without rest, nnd
then go directly Into nn engagement
8ovorlty Is accounted tho prlmo fac
tor of Russlnn military discipline. But
somothlng better than sovorlty goes to
mako soldiers of Russian peasants,
and thnt something Is a powerful spir
it of camaraderie A high Russian
ofllcor docs not hosltnto to Joko with
his men.
When tho commanding ofllcor moots
his troops for tho first tlmo In tho
morning, ho calls out cordially, "Good
morning!" Tho mon reply with a pe
culiar, long, rattling shout, 'Tour
good health, your excellency!"
When a manouvor la executed to
tho commander's satisfaction, ho
bout congratulations to the men, and
thoy respond all
glad you llko ltM
together, Wo aro
IS THE 8UN HOT OR COLD?
Bnn and a Uot Btovo Have tho Bame
Kind of Knerwr.
So far as I know, no reasons at nil
for doubting tho high temperature of
tho control body of tho solar system
havo ovor boon found. Thero aro In
genornl threo distinct ways in which
bent can bo transferred from ono body
to another conduction, couvoctlon and
radiation. Tho tlrst two aro dopend
out upon tho prosenco of mattor, the
latter will tnko placo across a perfect
vacuum. Wo mny recolvo heat from
a Btovo by all threo methods. If wo
placo our hands upon It wo recolvo
hont by conduction; If wt- hold them
nbovo it Uiey nro warmed by convec
tion, tho hont bolng brought to thorn
by tho rising current of hot air. If
uow wo stand In front of tho Btovo wo
will fool Its warmth, tho sonsatlon In
,thls enso bolng produced by tho heat
wnvos which It emits. Theso waves
nro similar to tho electric waves used
In wireless telegraphy, differing from
them only in tholr length. Thoy bear
tho samo relation to thorn which tho
ripples on a mill pond bear to the
Atlnntlc rollors. With tho lntrU'
monts nt our disposal at tho present
tlmo wo can measure tho length of
theso wnvos as accurately as wo can
measure tho length of a tnblo with a
foot rule, and wo can provo that thoy
will pass through a vacuum, a plate
of glass or a tank full of liquid nlr,
without losing tholr ability to warm
our hands. Wo find, howovcr, that if
wo pass this radiant heat through cor
tnin substances, wator vapor, for ox
amplo, Its Intensity Is diminished, ow
ing to tho fact that somo of tho wuvos
hnvo boon absorbed. It Is posslblo to
determine tho exact lougth of the
waves of heat which havo been re
moved by nbsorptlon in the vapor, nnd
If wo test tho radiation which comes to
us from tho sun wo find that waves
of this same length are absent, tho
wator vapor In tho earth's atmosphere
having rofuBcd to transmit them. This
fact, tnkon alone la pretty good evl
donco that tho sun nnd Uio hot stovo
nro pouring out tho samo kind of en
ergy. Harper's Weekly.
What Made Him Ask.
Paying Toller What 1 your name
anyway t
Indignant Presenter of Check Don't
you seo my signature?
Taylng Teller To. That'i what
aroused my curiosity. Baltimore
American,
SEVEN AND THIRTEEN.
They Are the Moat Popular Numbers
In a Man's Mind.
"As a man to pick out somo num
ber between oao and ten and you can
toll him ntno Umcs out of ton what
number ho has selected, though his
solocuon Is mado montnlly," said a
writer In tho Now Orloans Times-
Domocrat, "and when you como to
Uilnk of It tho task of naming tho cor
rect number Is not a dltllcult ouo. In
Uio courso of an hour Uio othor day I
asked ton men to thluk of n certain
numbor any number botwoon ono and
ton and I would toll thorn what num
bor thoy had fixed their mind on. In
ulna casos out of ton I was correct
missing It only once, Tho minds of
nlno of tho porsons soloctcd tho num
ber soven nnd ono of them solocted
tho nine It Is not difficult to under
stand why tho mind should ruu to Uio
numbor sovon. It Is Uio most natural
thing In Uio world for Uio mind to
select soven. Even in tho caso of tho
man who fixed his mind on Uio num
bor nlno, ho told mo when It was all
ovor that his mind had first run to
sovon, but ho quickly changed to nlno
without knowing Just why It was that
ho elm n god.
"Soven Is Uio most prominent figure
tween ono and ton. It Is tho most pop
ular number In tho lluo nud Is asso
ciated with moro things than any oth
er number and it Is qulto roasouablo
that tho mind should light on sovon.
I mado auoUior tost tho oUior day wlUi
tlvo persons, asking each of thorn to
wrlto somo number between ono and
ton nnd glvo it to a sixth porson.
Wheu tho slips hnd been handed to
tho sixth man I said, 'Soven is Uio
uuuibor on each of tho slips.'
"'Correct,' Bald tho man to whom
they had boon handed, and Uio five
men were a bit bowlldered for tho
moment by tho fact Uiat they had nil
hit upon tho snmo number and that I
was nblo to tell what Uio number was.
It would bo qulto as easy to nnmo a
numbor botweon ton nnd twonty,
Uiough I hnvo mado no tests along this
lino. I dure say that thirteen would
bo Uio first number to flash In Uie
mind, simply becauso it Is Uio most
talked-of and tho only number bo
tweou ten and twonty that has the
widest assoclaUon. So you con tell
thoro Is no trick about It and It does
not requlro any knowledgo of the oc
cult philosophies,"
A Grnphlo Imagination.
Nathan's tencher believed In reduc
ing poetry to diagram and vislblo out
line. Therefore, Bays tho Boston Her
ald, sho told Uio class to mako a rough
HlustrnUon of tho poom, "Tho Old
Oaken Bucket"
Nathan's illustration consisted of a
largo circle, Uirco buckets nnd a bunch
of dots.
"Nathan," said tho teacher, "I don't
understand Uils. What's tho clrclo?"
That's Uio well," replied Nathan.
"And why havo you threo buckets?"
"Ono Is tho old oakon bucket, ono is
tho iron-bound bucket and tho other Is
tho moss-covcrod bucket which hung
In Uio well."
"And what nro all thoso Httlo dots?"
"Tlioso aro tho loved spots which my
Infancy knowV
Majrho Ills lmst Request.
Poor Fooblca (nbout to bo operated
on for nppenoiciusj uoctor, oeroro
you begin I wish you would send nnd
hnvo our pastor, Rov. Mr. Harps, como
ovor.
Dr. Cutter Certainly, If you wish it,
but ah 1
Poor Fooblcs I'd llko to bo oponod
with prayer. Life
Far-soelDK Provldonoo.
Joggles Tho liking for terrapin is
sold to bo nn acquired tnsto.
Waggles That's nnother of tho
wlso provisions of naturo. Terrapin
now cost 100 a dozen. Town Topics.
Most books appearing now aro writ
ton to plcaso tho people and not th
wrltara of Uio books.
Frtnoh Dyeing and Cleaning Works.
All wrk done at vory modreate prices.
Dyeing and cleaning of all kinds of
tsuflsBsl' at-l4 aWataTit'a AlJttlllvtfV HffiOVl-
,. saw bbbms ll a VIUUIU -
la olotk dyed in 48 hours. J. De-
Imo, proprietor, 465 Glisan street.
CHEAP RATES TO REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Wo will soil tlckots to Chicago and
roturn on June 1C, 17 nnd 18 for $72. GO.
Returning via St. Louis 173.75. Cholco
of routes. Get your tickets via "Tho
North-Wostorn Lino", tho best way
cast
H. L. SISLER, Gen. Agt.
132 Third Street.
The Condon saloon, G. J. Lomanski,
proprietor, cornor Burnsldo and'
Eighth streets, Portland, Oregon
Phono Hood 1506. Neatly furnished
rooms in connection. ""
THE:
SPECIAL EXCURSION TO
WORLD'S FAIR.
Tho Denver & Rio Grando, in con
nection with tho Missouri Pacific, will
run a series of porsonally conducted"
excursions to tho World's Fair during
Juno. Theso oxcurslons will run
through to St. Louis without chnngo
of cars, making short BtopB at princi
pal points on route. Tho first of thcao
oxcurslons will leavo Portland Juno
7th, nnd tho second Juno 17th. Tho
rato from Portland will bo IG7.50 to
St LouIb nnd roturn. Excursionists
going via tho Denver & Rio Grande
havo tho privilege of returning via a
different route This Is tho most
pleasant way, ns woll nB tho most de
lightful route to cross tho continent.
Tho stops nTrungcd glvo nn opportun
ity of visiting tho various points of in
terest In nnd nbout Snlt Lako City..
Denvor nnd Kansas City. If you wish
to accompany ono of thoso oxcurslons
wrlto at onco to W. C. McBrldo, 124
Third street, Portland, for slooping.
car reservations.
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
In tho County Court of tho Stato of
Oregon, for Multnomah County.
In tho mattor of tho adoption of Ruth
Matthews, a minor:
Now comes on to bo heard tho peti
tion of W. R. Clarldgo nnd Annlo.
Ciarldgo, his wlfo, for leavo to adopt
Ruth Matthews, a fonmlo child; and
:t is ordered that James Matthows,
hor father, and Ida Matthows, tho
mother of said child, appear In thto
court on tho 11th day of July, 1004, at
J:30 o'clock a. m., to ahow cause if
any thoro bo, why said petition should
not bo grnntod; and Uiat n copy of
tho said petition nnd this ordor bc
aorved on JnniCa and Ida Matthews,,
personally. If found In this stato, and
If not, to bo published onco a wcelc
for threo successive weeks In Tho
New Ago, tho Inst publication to bo
at least four wooks beforo tho said
dato of hearing.
LIONEL R. WEBSTER,
Judgo..
Dated this 12th day of May, 1904.
H
OTEL ALDEUT
John B. Glmblc, Proprietor. 2S7 ItlvoriMe,
Ave. Kurnlihtd roomi, bnraml!bllltaril room
In connection, llot.il phone Main 11:1.
8POKANE,
WA8HIN0T0NT
JIIE nUKUNQTON,
Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
It. E. ilUncr, proprietor. 2J3 Alder itrcet.
between 2nd nnd 3rd. l'hono Main 28M. l'rl
vate rootni.
rOUTLAND, OUECON.
CHEAP SUNDAY RATES.
Betwoon Portland and WUlamotto
Vnlloy points. Low round-trip rntos
havo boon placod In effect botweon
Portland nnd Wlllnmotto vnlloy
points In cither direction. Tlckots
will bo sold Saturdays and Sundays
and limited to return on or boforo tho
following Monday. Call on Southorn
Pacific Company's agent for partic
When a woman agrees to becomo a
stepmother to a man's children, does
sho enter Uio marrlago relaUon with
New Year's. resoluUons?
IT WILL BE TO YOUR INTEREST
If you contomplato visiting tho St
Louis Exposition, to secure rollablo in
formation ns to railroad norvlco, tho
lowest rates and tho best routes. Also
as to local conditions In St. Louis; ho
tols, etc. etc.
If you will wrlto tho undorslgncd,
stating what Information you doslro,
tho samo will bo promptly furnished.
It wo do not havo It on hand, will se
cure Jt for you If posslblo. and without
any oxpenso to you. Address
B. H. TRUMBULL, Comm. Agt..
142 Third Stroot, Portland, Or.
A Trip Through Yellow
stono Park
la what everyone hopes to havo
somo day. It Is tho most wonderful
trip In tho world. Thero are moro
than 3,000 square miles of wolrd, mar
velous, unlmaginablo things that can
bo aeon nowhere elso, therefore if ono
over sees thorn ono must go to tho
Pnrk, In the heart of tho magnlcont
Rocklos with snow tipped peaks all
arounu. ir uiu raitiuui geyser, a
Palut Pot, Mud Volcano, or Emerald
Pool woro to bo found In Lincoln
Park, Chicago; Central Park, Now
York; or Falrmount Park, Philadel
phia; tho peoplo would flock to seo It
or them by toua of thousands. For n
very small aum. comparatively, all
theso and hundreds moro of nature's
undupllcated marvels can be aeon be
tween Juno 1 and September 30 of
each year, and ono will onjoy, to boot,
tho best coaching trip In tho country.
Tho Northern Pacific folder on Yel
lowstone Park, Just issued, Is a now,
right up-to-date, finely Illustrated des
8ortatlon on this Yellowstone Park
trip. It Is not descriptive, but deals
with tho detailed, technical matters
overyono needs to know about such
a trip. It tells all about tho hotels,
tho stage coaches, tho roads, tho cost
of tho tour; whero tho goysers, tho
waterfalls, tho bears, tho canyons nro,
and where tho trout fishing is found.
We havo printed thousands of this
beauUful leaflet and want ovorybody
interested to have a copy, and It can
be obtained by sending A. M. Cleland.
General Passenger Agent, St Paul,
Minn., two conta with proper address.
"Wonderland 1904" which Is a very
fine pamphlet of 116 pages, descrip
tlvo of tho Northwest, Including the
Park, will b Bent for six centB.
The Old Corner
J. A. COLTELT, Prop.
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars
rhone, Hood SU
Cor. Fourteenth and Qllian Sts.
PORTLAND
OREQON
Star Brewery
Company
Breweri and Bottleri of
Hop Gold Beer
Vancouver, Wash,
East Third and Burnsldo Sis., Port
land, Oregon.
RATH & SANDYS
LEADINO RESTAURANT
AND CONFECTIONERY
Ice Cream at Special Rates to
Lodges and Churches
14B FIrat
PORTLAND
Strcot
ORI3QOIN:
Finishing for Amateurs
Photo Supplies
Views of Tacoma
AT
FRENCH-THEODORE CO.
006 Pacific Ave. Tacoma
San Francisco Bakery
JOHN WE.NDKL, Proprietor
A Full Assortment of Fine Goods
Always on Hand Our Bread is
on Sale In Neichborwgl Towns
Ask Your Grocer for Wtadd't
Orders by Mall Receive
Prompt Attention
Breaot
6U First Street
Phone 3-F
9 State Street
Phone 260-M
HELENA, MONT.
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