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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBETJAEY 5, 1900. WOMAN AND Her work DSPOfMIAXT FACTS GLEAXED FROM. STUDY OF 15,000,000 CHILDREN. 215 are registered there, and that is rath er remarkable. Isn't It, considering that the exercises are not compulsory? lzatlons In the city and suburbs. The building plan "will Include, apartments for the- comfort of out-of-town -women. rWit tie United State Bureau of. Bdmeatlen I Dolac for Mothers aad Teachers. A arise of surprising facts will soon be presented to the scientific world in a forth coming report oftae bureau of education, giving results of a unique study of no less than 1,WMW of school children, here and abroad. A study of "only children" those without brother or sister indicated that this -ol&ss are below the average of health and vitality. Mental and physical defects of a grave nature were much more common. They were found to enter school later than other children, and to be less regular la attendance. Their suc oeas ia seh&dk work was below the aver age. They did not appear to join readily In games with other children, but pre ferred quieter forms of amusement. Pre cocity aad seinsBaees were predominant traits. Buck defects seemed to result from the tendency of the parent to spoil "only children" aad from, a tendency to ster.llty ia the stock. Ih a Family of Six. A eareful study of the circumstances of birth aad childhood of what were con sidered to fee the 59 greatest men of mod ern times disclosed the fact interesting In comparison that the average great man was bora la a family of six children, not including half brothers nor half els ters. It was figured from the data that the chaacee for greatness in a child are two to one la favor of the older half of the family. That anlldrstt tall for their ages are gen erally bora in summer is another novel deduction. As far as boys alone are con cerned, those who first see light during autumn aad winter are not eo tall as those born in spring and summer. Those born ia November are the shortest; In July the tallest. Averages for girls show that those bora in winter and spring have less length of body than those born in summer or autumn. The tallest girls are born In August. That growth of children degenerates as we go lower in the social scale Is shown by statistics of 58,009 individuals. There is found to be a difference of five inches ia average statures between the best and worst matured classes. In a sep arate study of boys alone, the same re sults were vividly shown. Beginning with public school boys -with good home sur roundings in. the country, and then falling into grades successively lower and lower, through asylums, industrial .schools and the like, their mean statures show a con stant degradation. For Poor Spellers. "ar-mlndedness" and "eye-mlndedness" were the unique topics of another inves tigation to learn the relative extent to Which impressions are made upon the ear and eye. Spelling tests, oral and written, were applied to each subject. The Indica tions ase that the eye-minded are the better spellers. If an extension of the tests to a great number of children corrob orates this the proposition is to develop eye-mlndedness in poor spellers. The growth of memory is more rapid in girls than In 'boys. It was shown that we reach our maximum memory power at an early age, generally near the begin ning of the high school period. After that it declines. A study of fear in the youthful sub jects -was made by distributing hundreds of lists containing all manner of causes likely to excite that emotion. It was found that the highest number of children feared thunderstorms; the next highest, reptiles. Then follow in order strangers, darkness, fire, death, domestic animals, disease, wild animals, water, Insects, ghosts, etc. Girls exceeded boys, in the fear of every thing except watgr, nigh jplaces and strangers. Fear ia boys increases from the 7th to the Ifcth year, and then declines; In girls it increases more steadily from the 4th to the 18th, year before diminish ing Fear of thunder and lightning, rep tiles, robbers and machinery was found to Increase with age. Baby aad the Looklngr-Glass. In an experiment whose purpose was to trace the stages of development of a baby's mind, the Infant 'was placed before a mir ror daily. During the earliest stage of the test he simply looked at his reflection as birds do. He next showed fear of it, as do many of the higher animals. He then graBped at it with his hands, as cats strike at reflections with their paws. Later he looked behind the glass to find the ob ject, as cats aad monkeys have been known to do. But on the 420th day of his life he deliberately turned the glass at different angioi to obtain required reflec tions, an intelligence not possessed by any animal other than man. Pittsburg Dispatch. RADCLIFFB COLLEGE LIFE. Talk With a Portland Woman About Mrs. Asrassiz. "Tea, I knew Mrs. Agassiz when I was RadoUae said Mrs. Ralph Wilbur, at of Portland, when questioned the other aay concerning the personality of the woman who, for so many years has been the acknowledged leader of social and college life In Cambridge, Maes. "It is true that .she has just resigned the presi dency of the college. I used to meet her frequently at the Wednesday afternoon teas that she gave regularly every week. We college girls had a standing invitation to them, and we liked to go very frequently, as there was suoh a pleasant opportunity there for meeting the celebrities of the day. I can picture her sow la her three-cornered cp, with lace points falling down on the shoulders. She had charming manners, a "vers gracious presence ia greeting people, such a delightful mingling of dignity and ordiattty. She was a woman of fine in tellect, aa extremely good talker, when she once became warmed up to the sub ject, la conversation with some of the brilliant people whom she entertained. But at commencement, when the time came for her to deliver the annual public ad dress, she was apt to lose her presence of mind and become embarrassed. We al ways received our diplomas from her hand. 1 11 show you her signature, and below it 5 ou will see that of President Eliot," and Mrs. Wilbur brought out the stiff roll of parchment that is so precious to every college girl's heart, from its snug hiding place in the dark corner of a table drawer. ' Mrs. Agassis belonged essentially to the old school' of the last generation, and was more or lees Puritanic in her notions, expecting us to be extremely decorous in our behavior toward the Harvard men. You see coeducation in Cambridge was, for so long, a topic that had to be handled with gloves. She strongly opposed the union of Radcliffe with Harvard. The only literary wcrk that she did, I believe, was to edit her husband's memoirs." Mrs. Agassiz. however, will still remain honorary president, performing such du ties as she feels inclined. There is to be, therefore, little outward change, as she will remain the representative head of the college. As the widow of the great natu ralist. Louis Agasciz, of Harvard, to whom she was married in 1SW, and sister-in-law to a former Harvard president, related to many prominent families beside, it will te seen why Mrs. Agassiz has filled -a position in the intellectual and social life of Cambridge that is second to none. "Here is a picture of the Badcllffe girls playing basket-ball," continued Mrs. Wil bur, reaching out her band for a letter that lay on the desk. "It has just come to ate from one of the girk. They send me a good away things of that sort. You see tins is the ftrst year of the new gym Baantnt that has just been erected at an jEpeaae of 9Mt6M. Out of the 366 students AMOIVG THE CLUBWOMEN. Warm Interest at Pendleton In Public School Hatters. A thoughtful paper on "The Moral Tone of the Schoolroom" was read at a recent meeting of the Thursday Afternoon Club of Pendleton by Mrs. Ella P. Lowell. After commenting upon the words of Dr. Shaw, "The principal business of one gen eration is the training of the next," she called attention to a statement made by ope of Chicago's most successful mer chants, that In Chicago he had observed a steady decline of mercantile honor in five years' time. She argued that the moral training of the Tuslrsess world af fords a test of the results of training In the schools as well as a test of the gen eral obedience to moral law, especially In tho two laws most Involved in busi ness transactions those of honesty and truthfulness. The average business man comes from the average home, the aver age social life and the average school; he comes from the public school, and for the most part from the grades below the high school. Hence the necessity of mora earnest attention to moral Instruction on the part of teachers. "Every school," she maintained, "should have a good library books not only fo research and reference, but of biography and fiction as well. Sometimes the boy or girl who cannot be touched and influ enced in any other way will, by reading a story of nobla deeds, be Inspired with higher thoughts and aspirations, which will lead to a better life. The public li brary and the traveling library are good In their places, but they cannot tako the place of the school library of carefully selected books. If we 'could have but one, I should say, by all means, have the school library for the growing boys and girls. "I believe we ought to look into the subject mora than we have, and lend a helping hand to the teachers, that moral ity In all Its bearings may be taught as a first essential In our public schools." Men Entertained by Sorosls. The factHhat the date of the monthly meeting of Sorosls, New York, fell upon New Year's day influenced the club to the Innovation of Inviting men as guests at a regular meeting something never before done, says a writer in Harper's Bazar. The experiment proved a great success, and the occasion was brilliant In the ex treme. Nearly 400 persons sat down to luncheon at 1 o'clock in the large ball room of the Astoria, of which company about one-half were men. Following the luncheon, the usual literary exercises took place, the day being in charge of the house and home committee, and the sub ject for discussion being "Finance in the Home." Bronson Howard was a guest of the club, and It was an Interesting coin cidence that Mr. Howard was present at the time over 30 years ago when In the parlor of Miss Alice Cary the subject of a club for women was broached and dis cussed. James Parton and Horace Gree ley were Miss Carj's guests at the same time. Mr. Howard referred, to the occa sion, felicitating the women upon the oak that had grown from the little acorn. He commented, too all in private con versatlon on the strong social element of the club as against the conservatism in that respect of men's clubs. At the lat ter the members rarely speak to one an other of their families. You may know a man. intimately at the club and not even know from himself if he Is married or not, while Sorosls members take great interest in one another's families Will lam. Dean Howells was a most interested guest, and was a close listener. It was noticed, of tho proceedings. He comment ed more than once to those about him on the ease and unconsciousness of the speakers, considering that they excelled the manner of men at similar functions. Agralnst the "Svreatlns" System. Clubwomen who go shopping for white muslin underwear nowadays In the large American cities are pretty apt to ask If it has a "consumers' label." This is a stomp which shows the approval of the National Consumers' -League, and bears the two printed inscriptions: "Made under clean and wholesome conditions," and "License to use this label Is granted after Investigation." Indeed, many clubwomen have taken a pledge to purchase no other muslin. Their attention has been first directed to muslin because both the pro ducers and consumers of It are largely women. They aim to down the sweat shop and support the factory, which, among other things. Is both, sanitary and fireproof, employs no child labor and has a reasonable limit on hours of labor. This movement started In Massachusetts several years ago, and In that state to day 2000 women are organized for better Industrial conditions of women and chil dren. It has spread to New York, Penn sylvania and Illinois. These four states make up the National Consumers' League. The women's clubs have become actively Interested, because "Industrial problems affecting women and children" are now receiving attention, and by Individual pledge and united effort to secure better laws tho fair ones of leisure are doing a vast amount of good for their sisters of toil. Woman's Home Companion. Woman's Building; Association. The women of Birmingham, Ala., have organized an Alabama Woman's Building Association. The object of tne organiza tion is the erection as early as practicable of a commodious building to serve as a meeting-place for all the women's organ- A Brave Woman. One does not always remember that It 1 requires as much bravery to care for and j nurse the soldiers on a field of battle or ' In the hospitals near them as to be a soldier and fight the enemy. proof, so It Is not affected by the baths j appointed a woman on the board of edu glven the baby. It holds on tightly until I cation Mrs. Mary W. Klncald, formerly the time comes for the baby and Its , principal of the girls' high school. The ' mother to leave the hospital, when the 1 appointment gives great satisfaction to tag may be readily pulled off without the women of San Francisco. Under th causing the baby any pain. new city charter, the board of education, Some persons have thought that the , which U3ed to consist of 12 unpaid mem- tagging was necessary to distinguish ' cers elected by the voters, win consist white from colored babies, but the phy slclans say that this is not the case. Not long ago, Iri a city of France, says I1 tJ?l the Outlook, all the soldiers were drawn up on the city plaza. A woman In the habit of a Sister of Charity was called out in front of the governor-general, and this Is what he said: "Mother Mary Teresa, when you were 20 j ears of age you Tecelved a wound from a cannon-ball while assisting one of the wounded on the field at Balaklava. In 18S9 the shell from a mltralllejsc laid you Drostrate in the front ranks on the battle-field of Magenta. Since then you have been In Syria, in China and la Mex- say tho babies of white parents are a pinkish color, while the slightest mixture of negro blood will give an unmistakable reddish tinge to the baby's skin, in ad dition to the other characteristics of the race. Baltimore Sun. Prize Won by a Woman Poet. The following poem by Kate Mastereon has just received a SIM prize offered of four members appointed by the mayor, with salaries of $3000 a year each. "ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR." I Mrs. Lanctrr Recites Kipling's "Verses Under Trying- Conditions. New York Times, January 30. Mrs. Langtry made her attempt to popu larize Kipling's versus, "The Abaent- Mlnded Beggar," at the Garden theater anonymously through the New York Sun t last evening, under circumstances that for a poem In answer to "The Man With the Hoe." The first prize, of, $400 was MRS. ELIZABETH C. AGASSIZ U'REN TO THE POPULISTS DISLIKES FUSION, AMD COXCEDSS REPUBLICAN SUCCESS. What the People's Party- Das Suf fered In Oregon Where He Will Stand la the Future. Oregon for their taal vote. He has ren dered m valuable assistance. This is the simple truth. I believe he wttl keen his promises on this- line m the future. I am sure be wttl if such action continues to bring bus votes and political strength in time to come as it baa m the past. If this record of faithfulness helps Senator Browneu in his political ambitions, no one will rejoice mors than myself, for it wij be a very large hint to politicians of all parties that it max be good pottUas for them, personally, to aid the cause of di rect legislation. WHO HAS JUST RESIGNED THE PRESnENOY OF RADCLIFFB COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., AFTER MANY YEARS' EFFICIENT SERVICE. ico, and if you were not wounded it was not because you have not exposed your self. "In 1870 you were taken up In Reischof fen covered with many saber-wounds. Such deeds of heroism you have crowned a few weeks ago with one of the most heroic actions which history records. A grenade fell upon the ambulance which was under your charge. You took up the grenade In your arms; you smiled upon the wounded who looked at you with feelings of dismay; you carried it a dis tance of 80 meters. On laying It down, you noticed that It was going to burst; jou threw yourself on the ground; It burst; you were seen covered with blood; but when persons came to your assistance you rose up smiling, as is your wont. You were scarcely recovered from your wounds when you returned to- the hospl 4 tal whence I have now summoned you." Then the general made her kneel down, and, drawing his sword, touched her light ly with It three times on tho shoulder and pinned the cross of the Legion of Honor on her habit, saying: "I put upon you the cross of the brave, In the name of the French people and army. No one has gained It by mora, deeds of heroism, -nor byra life so com pletely spent In self-abnegation for the benefit of your brothers and the service of your country. Soldiers, present arms!" The troops saluted, the drums and bugles rang out, the air was filled with loud acclamations, and all was jubilation and excitement as Mother Teresa arose, her face suffused with blushes, and asked: "General, are you done?" "Yes," said he. "Then I will go back to the hospital." Unmlxnble Babies. There will be no "Pinafore" business of "mixing the babies up" In the obstetrical ward of the Johns Hopkins hospital, if the phj slclans and attendants lntcharge can prevent It. Usually there are from one to two dozen new-born babies in the ward, and to the Inexperienced eye they all look much alike. Even those accus tomed to handle them sometimes have to look closely for distinguishing features or marks on the mites of humanity. When the "nurses are being changed, fre quently. In the course of their duties, the difficulties are Increased of readily telling one baby from another. The doctors have hit upon a happy solution of the difficulty. Each baby is tagged, and it Is tagged In a unique way. On a small square of adhesive plaster Is written the baby's name. This plaster tag Is then stuck tightly on the baby's back just between the shoulder-blades. The tag Is water- awarded to John Vance Cheney. The judges were T. B. Aldrich, Edmund Clar ence Stedman and the editor of the Sun: A Song. (In answer to "The Man With the Hoe."l From giant forests, bewn. And golden fields of grain: From the furrowed hills anl the belching mill With their fuel of hand and brain; From the mountain's mine-dug- depth To star patbs made by men. Bounds one vast song that rolls along And circles the world again: Work Let the anvils clang! Work Let us eew the seam! Let us bind the girth of the mighty earth With the music of our theme Sing as the wheels spin round. Laugh at the red sparks' flight. And life will flash from, the sledge's clash Till all the land is light! Over the deserts' wast We measure the miles of chain Till the Steam King- roars from, both the chores And rends the hills in twain. We search In the ocean's bed. And bridge where- the torrent hurled, And we stretch a wire like a line of fire To signal through the worldl Tou with your tinsel crowns And kingdoms of crumbling clay. You with gold in its yellow mould Rotting your lives away, Best when the task is done. Sleep when the day goes by, And the sweat of the hand that plow the land Are gems that you cannot buy I Work Let the anvils clang! Work Let us eew the Kami Let us bind the girth of the mighty earth With the glory of our theme! Sing as the wheels spin round. Laugh at the Ted sparks' flight. And life will flash from the sledge's dash Till all the land is light! From, the wealth of the living age. From the garden grae of death. Comes on acclaim like a furnace flame Fanned to a white hot breath, Honor the Man who Tolls And the sound of the anvil's ring; From a deathless sky a hand on high Has reached to make a King! Kate Mastersoa. wero very depressing, to say the least. According to the programme the orchestra was to play the music written to me words by Sir Arthur Sullivan, and Mrs. Langtry was then to come on and recite the poem. -A lack of rehearsals or dense stupidity on the part of the musicians re sulted In a massacre of the music by the fiddlers. It was a performance such as would have been a disgrace to a barn stormer's orchestra, and so utterly de pressing as to throw cold water on all that followed. Mrs. Langtry made a quick change after the final scene of "The Degenerates" and camo to the front to the squeak of a fife and the rattle of drums. She wore a khaki costume, with a train of the prevailing street length, and a zouave jacket. The latter had a collar of red and brass mili tary buttons. A row of the buttons also extended down the middle of the front breadth of the skirt and was lt3 only trim ming. Knotted about her waist was a red military sash. On her head was a huge picture hat of black lace, with a rosette of red, white and blue ribbons, which were supposed to give the American tinge to the costume. Just hdw to receive the recitation was a puzzlo to the audience. A few started to applaud after the first verse. There was an awkward pause, a hesitation, as if that was a mistake, and the feeble attempt to awaken enthusiasm died away.. So Mrs. Langtry went en to the end, and then re ceived some perfunctory applause, while men and women looked wonderlngly at one another, as If they did not quite know what it all meant or what it was best for them to do under the circumstances. So they went home, and the first theatrical attempt at "The Absont-Mlnded Beggar" fell rather fiat. Mrs. Langtry Is not an elocutionist, whatever else she may be. t PORTLAND LETTER LIST. Persons calling; for thees letters will please state date on which they were advertised, February 6. They will be charged for at the rate of 1 cent each. WOMEN'S LIST. Akin. Mrs Ellen McGulre. Mrs, 215 Ar Aldrfdge, Mrs Clara thur street Anaerson, Miss Lena Metzentine, Mrs Sarah Anderson, Mrs Levl-2 Muovers Mrs Ea S Anderson, Miss Sophia Moore, Mrs Ella Arbuckle, Mrs O C Morgan, Mrs M C Barbow, Miss Mary Muiley, Mrs William J Bartlett, Mrs Mabel Mulkey. Mrs E J Barton, Mrs Emma Nye, Jennie Bernini, Miss Barbara Nelson, Mifs Bird Benson. Mrs M A Nllea. Miss M B BonslDlU. Mrs NorrelU Mrs J F tfragg. airs L T Olson. Mrs Julia A Byers, Miss Bdythe Paulson Case, Miss Georglanna Osmlm, Miss Mathilda. Cassldy, Mrs M Osborne, Mary C Cliburg, Miss Carrie Osborne, Fannie Clendenning, Mrs John Owen, Mrs Myrtle Coftmor, Miss Ray-4 O'Leary, Mrs Mary Coulley, Miss Nellie Payne, Mrs Ella N-2 Cooke. Mrs A Payne, Miss Edey D'Arcy, Mrs Barbara Paige. Mrs M E Davidron, Mrs Lydo Patton, Mrs Mary Dennis, Mrs Douglas 'Patterson, Miss Bessie Dorrls, Mrs Allice B Peabody, Miss Flora E Drummond, Fannie MajPolleen, Mrs Annie Duke, Miss Georgla-2 Qulntrell, Mrs Clara Dunham, Miss Mabel Rathbone, Mrs Mary Ek, Mlso Hannah Rosenberg, Mrs John Eck, Miss Hannah Ruinerford, Laura Eastham, Miss Ida C Ruesg, Mrs Alice Everat, Mrs K E Ryan, Miss R Evans, Miss Babe Scott, Mrs Fonetta jjauiconer, Mrs a b Severn. NeUle With many other citizens I believe the final passage of the initiative and refer endum amendment and its submission to the people of Oregon by the next legisla ture Is far more important than the suc cess or defeat of any party in- June, writes W. S. U'Ren in the Oregon City Courier Herald. We are told that the popuHsta must be capable of great patriotic sacri fice of party feeling If they can vote for IRON AND STEEL EXPORTS. While They Have Increased Imports Have Iecreased. WASHUfGTOIf, Feb. 4.-No feature C the marvelous growth of one foreign com merce is mora striking than that relating to exports of iron aad steel. The total forelea eommarea of the United Stated In a republican for the legislature when he the year just ended has for the rst time promises 10 suunui uus ameuumpm. iu crossed th SZJNLWKtGtr Una. and the total Woman Lecturer to Help Boers, Maude Gonne, the Joan of Arc of Ire land, is coming to America to speak on behalf of the Boers, and to do every thing in her power against England and for the Boers. She will speak In Chicago on Washington's birthday. Woman on the School Board. Mayor Phelan, of San Francisco, has Fan -an, Mrs Joseph Fee, Carrie Fields, Miss Nellie Franks, Mrs Samon Fucks,-Mrs Aroalla. Gamble, Aggie Gellett. Maggie Glltner, Mrs Mary Oren, Mrs Mary Hawkins, Mrs J Hayden, Miss Minnie Hlbbs. Miss L T Hlghfleld, Mrs B Hill, Mrs E Hill, Mrs Katherlna Hiney, Mrs Seymour, Mrs Lizzie Seamon, Mrs L. 5 Sellviood. Mrs E V 3elby, Miss Susie Sharer Miss Grace Sharp, Miss Mary planlste Stevens, Mrs C Smith, Mrs Liddle Smith, Miss Frank Smith, Miss Nora Smith. Mrs R B Spadln, Mrs G Spenoler, Mrs A Svenson, Mis Bertha, Tarbox, Mrs E J Hotson, Miss Marry-3 Tuttle, Mrs Mamie Kelley, Mrs Mabel Kerns, Mrs Addle Knapp, Mrs P F Layne, Miss M Larson, Miss Wandla, Lewer, Mrs C A Lynca, Mrs Bettle Martin, Miss Virginia MEN'S LIST. Anti-Trust Tobacco Co Hughes, E P Van Orden, Mrs Julian Wedel, Mrs J Weis. Mrs 3 C Williams. Ellen May Williams, Mrs Olivia Wilson, Miss Nettle Toung, Miss B Babcock. WH Baumgarten, K Bafara, Filomenor Baldwin, A E Barrett, Charles Barenstecker Hotel Beebee, DrQA Bedford. A C Beamish, E J Biddle, Mo Birch, Fritz Block, James N, jr Bowles, Sam'l Brady, Charley Branham, Alvla Brlner, W M Brophy, Jos A Brown, E S Biown, J Burke, Arthur Burns, John E Butler, D V Bynum, r j Carl, Ben Carroll, W Theodore Carscadden, E D Chapman, Jno Christy, J W Clopton. Ben Clark, O M-2 Hushes. M L Hull. N B Hustln, George H Junson, Guy Jorcan, Wm Johnson, Carl Johnson. William Jones, B F & Co Karz. D W Kaplan. S N Kehoe, R A Kelley, Myron B Laiener, William Lanrtreau, Charles La re, Joseph Lenny, G B Leisure. VIr Llncf, John-2 McClure. W M MacDonald, D C McKay, James McLeod, Jack Maexma, W Mowes, C E Moore, B A Morse, F J Morgon, P J Murphy, J P Nelson, Fred J Nelson, JacoD the people, even though he has already voted for it once. Perhaps, this is true. but to many of us it will be no greater sacrifice than we made in 1S96, when we temporarily laid aside government owner ship of railroads and, telegraphs and paper money to vote for Bryan because his party had adopted the least of our prin ciplesfree coinage of sliver At 161 to 1 for the purpose of getting the populist vote, or the final and complete sacrifice of our party on the altar of fusion In 1893 for the possibility of thereby passing this direct legislation amendment to the state constitution. The life of the people's party, since li became a strong political power, has been a succession of patriotic sacrifices of par ty pride and feeling for the sake of prin ciple. The members of this party have professed much and practiced more. They have had their reward in fusion prom ises. The substantial success of princi ple has been obtained by nonpartisan ac tion on the same line that the initiative and referendum was made a part of the constitution of South Dakota In 1S93, and passed the republican legislature of Oregon and the democratic legislature of Utah in iSS9. The probable success of this amend ment in Oregon is well worth one more sacrifice from men who have made so many and obtained so little in return. Many of our populist leaders said two years ago that the democratic leaders were only seeking- fusion or "union" to destroy the people's party. Recent events prove not only that we were right, but that these democrat leaders think they have accomplished their purpose. Judge Cowing, state democrat committeeman from this county, Is reported In the Tele gram of December 21 as saying: "If the populists don't want to ride In our po litical band wagon in the next campaign they needn't. The democrats are strong enough to stand on their own props." This is the same "band wagon," in charge of the same leaders who went Into the "union" of reform forces In 1883 and managed their machine with such fine treachery that they defeated all but six of the 45 ropullst candidates for the legislature and elected 15 out of 30 demo crats (counting four silver republicans as democrats, which, In this county, at least, they now profess to be), and at the same time there were two populist votes in Oregon to one democrat. These democratic leaders have already called their state convention, but they said not a word to the populists about "union" or holding our state convenjlons at the same time and place. Last Satur day the democrats of Marlon county called their county convention, but not a word to the populists about "union." How long since any one has heard a democratic leader say, "We are all the same; there Is no difference between popu lists and dmocrats?" In Clackamas coun ty, where there are four populists to one democrat, the leaders are still anxious for "union," but for what purpose? Well, I don't want to ride in any demo crat "band wagon" that I ever saw. I would rather walk barefooted with the Independent reformers. And neither am I joining the republican party. If the people's party is "really destroyed, as the democrat leaders believe It Is, then some of the populists will go back to the democrats and some to the republicans, but I am convinced that the majority will follow the course recently outlined by Hon. W. W. Myers, when he said: "I shall work Independently for the success of the principles I believe to be most Im portant." Personally, In the June cam paign I shall be found with that group who hold the immediate success of the Initiative and referendum amendment in Oregon to be the most important princi ple. As to local salaried offices, so far as I qan help at all, I shall help the men in this county who have helped our cause in the past, no matter what ticket they are on. Most of them, are populists, but there are some democrats. ,In conclus'on, I have been charged with aiding Senator Brownell In his efforts to go to congress. In justice to the senator, I have told every one who asked me that he has faithfully kept his promises to help In getting the initiative and referen dum amendment before the people of exports or manufactures of iron aad steal have for the first time crossed the 7100 060 -609 line. In the calendar year tm the to tal exports of Iron and steel amounted to. SCT.tftt.m and in MM they were XMS.SW.e4S. Meantime the Importations of manufac tures of h-on and steel have decreased with nearly equal rapidity, the Importa tions of MW being 544,M4,M0, aad those ot One especially striking feature of thin rapid growth in our axportatfoaa of man ufactures of iron aad steel is the fact that European countries are taking large ly from us in these lines. In builders hardware, for Instance, the United King dom took nearly 52,660,660 worth ia the year just ended, Germany mora than $LCQv,C00ta value, France 5386,867, aad other European countries W6S.9K. Of sewing macMnes, the exports to the United King dom were 51,386,90s in IsW. against 5S,6 last year; to Germany, 5348,094. against 5506,401 in the preceding year, to France, 5109,300, against $80417 in the preceding year, aad to other European countries, 5286,402, against 54,229 in 1808. For new and Ingenious machinery tha world seems now to be looking to tho United States. Exports of electrical ma chinery Increased from 3017,4f8 In 180T to 52,523,844 in IMS. and $S,14a,38S in 1880, metal working machinery, from about 54,000,009 in 1807 to nearly 57.000,600 in 1898; railway engines, from 58,009,099 in 1807, to nearly 55,000,000 in 1889, typewriting machines, from ?1,5S,91S in 1897 to $2,77,363 fa. 1889. while such linea of machinery aa cash registers, laundry machinery, printing presses, shoe manufacturing machinery, and fire and stationary engines also show a marked growth. The following table shows the exports of leading ehmuoo of manufactures of iron and steel in the calendar year 1818, com pared with those of 1888: Articles exported 1889. 1889. Machinery $8,238,904 5-37.0W.168 Builders' hardware.. Steel rails Wire Locomotive engines. Sewing macntnes 4,988,136 239,48s ,998 1,500,7-W Z,ffiM99 Pig iron 327,048 Plates and sheets J2.730 Wire nails and taeks. 100,313 Castings 482,831 steel bars Printing presses Firearms Other engines Scales and balances. Cut nails Cutlery .. All other Total articles 217.860 908,388 246,340 336,466 282.498 186,346 3,337,799 8.94i,530 8038.383 5,536,930 4.707,860 4.108,838 3,382.341 2,047.301 1,965.773 1,348,133 L088.33S 1,087,844 892,620 516,787 487,113 262,156 26,318,671 588,713,314 3M6.989 64S The following table shows the increased production of ptg iron in the United States, aad the corresponding increase In exports from, ami decrease in Imports into the United States of Iron and steel and their manufactures ha each, calendar year from I860 to 1300: Pig iron. Iron and steel Calendar production, manufactures. year. tons. Exports. Imports. W 338S481 516,422,374 3366853 18S1 4,144,264 18,421.402 46,868,170 1882 4.928,323 22,586,791 98,715,689 1883 4,886,510 22,026,782 48,714.297 1894 4,987,898. W.290,395 37.978,122 1806 4,044,886 16,922,511 31.U4.563 1896 5,68829 14,806,087 41,639,7-9 18S7 8,417,148 16,236,322 56,420 607 1888 6,488,738 19,578,489 42,311,689 1S80 7,808,642 23,712,814 42,087 742 1880 9,308,708 27 000434 44,544.140 1891 8,279.870 30,736.507 41,983,626 1802 9,157,060 27 900,862 33,879 877 MO? 7,124,602 30169,363 29 866 539 1804 6,987,388 29,943,729 30 843,576 1886 9,446,308 36,071,568 26,772,13 1896 3,633437 48,679,218 19 506,576 1897 ....9,662.889 62,737.260 13 336,960 1898 11,773,984 82.771,560 12,474.572 1899 13,890,708 106,989.046 15,798,206 a A Rare Old Bible Found. New York Herald. A wonderful oM Bible has just been discovered in Venice, the fortunate finder being Leo S. Oisehki, a well-known anti quarian ot Florence It is in five large volumes, and was printed in Borne, in the printing-house of Don Pietro Massimo, in 1471 and 1472. 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