THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1900.
PICTURE OF EARLY DAYS
"ariiOCGHIilK AXD OLD OREGOX-A
CHROXICIiB.
Era Eanerr Dye's "Vivid Narrative of
Pioneer Life in Oregon A Story
That "Will Live.
BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 3. (To the Editor.)
So much history is written with pases
"Wherein skeletons stalk amid a con
glomerate of facts, or lie like mummies
swathed in dust, that the reader hesitates
to begin Eva Ennery Dye's Chronicle, lest
ho shatter the image which his own imag
ination has constructed out of that com
mon knowledge that descends to post
heroic times. But ""aicLoughlln and oia
Oregon!" The name thrills the heart of
th pioneer like old wine; a marvelous
panorama unrolls before bis mind. Head
ing, what do we find? Here comes Dr.
John McLaughlin, with kingly mien and
agle eye, a man who "held patent ot
nobility from Almighty God," born to
'command, but -with a heart tender as a
Kcoman's; a man who could sacrifice Brit
ish gold and the opportunity to be Gov
ernor of a new realm easier than turn
rom his door needy immigrants of a
ItIvbI nation; rival, be it remembered, for
,aa empire of untold wealth. After him
come striding more heroes! "What a
tatagc this is, and what a mighty game
his being played, truly titanic in its pro
portions, extending from Athabasca on
the north to the old Spanish missions
,Sn Southern California, with England's
IPrime Minister a curtain-raiser! It was
well played, too, but the encores were
'silenced by John Bull's shrewd notes ot
disapproval (for Uncle Sam's benefit, as
2ia slapped his thigh where, he had just
Jplaoed the proceeds of the last million
dollar cargo. Vast as the stage is, there
asoeens to have been no lack of stars:
English lords and gentlemen; daring Ca
nadian voyaguers; Indian chieftains, tacl
'turn, fearless, but faithful to a promise;
Yankee sailors, smlllnv and persistent
against misfortune; missionaries whose
courage and self-sacrifice -words fall to
express, and scores of pilgrims wno
tramped 2000 mlle3 and suffered untold
hardships, to cave the fairest land on the
Continent to the flag of the Union. These
'iheroes and heroines state builders
clothed in the various habiliments or
polite society, the rude life of the trap
fper, the picturesque costume of the m
tlian, and the tatterdamalion garb of
stranded immigrants, give to these pages
Ithe glow of real life. "We see scenes of
ilove, joy and suffering; their glad songs
fill the canyons of the Columbia, their
blood fertilizes the soil of an empire. The
cries of women in the pangs of child
birth, the groan6 "of the dying, tne
jpTayers of the saintly "Whitman, and the
pledges of love's young dreams, ascend
simultaneously from the plains of Wall
Jatpu. Even that great corporation of English
capital, the Hudson's Bay Company, that
wrested millions of wealth from these
Jjoundless forests, plains and teeming
waters, lives again in its pristine glory,
arousing admiration for its discipline and
for its magnificent conquest, with the
canoe and dog sledge, of the vast regions
between Montreal and Fort "Vancouver.
The annual voyage to the fort with the
."Winter's catch of furs and the departure
of the express were occasions long to be
remembered, and, having their counter
part nowhere else in the world's history,
are subjects to challenge the highest skill
of the artist.
The thrilling story of Dr. "Whitman's
ride to "Washington and his interview
with "Webster, so often told, ever new, is
sketched with remarkable self-restraint,
and with a simplicity almost Homeric
We see him bid adieu to his wife and be
gin that perilous ride across the moun
tains, swimming the icy torrents of Grand
River, against the warnings of his com
panions, then on and on, until his iron
will haying outworn Lovejoy and the
Indian guide, he dashes on alone to "Wash
ington, as though the fate of the Nation
and not the possession of a remote land
lay in his keeping. Perhaps with pro
phetic eye, looking ahead to the 20th
century, he realized that it was the fate
of the Nation. Truly, there were heroes
in those daj's.
In the following passage descriptive of
the entrance of Dr. "Whitman's Immigrant
train upon the lower Columbia, after
their perilous experiences at the Cas
cades, there Is that -which reminds one of
the loud voice of Osslan:
"The overloaded boats rocked on the
tempestuous river; cold, brown clouds
wrapped the hills, wheeling eagles
shrieked and screamed, the "Winter rain
beat in their defenceless faces. Mothers
wrapped their babies in their shawls, and
fathers, with lips set, as the Pilgrims ot
1G20, looked toward the blast."
"What would one not give today to have
mingled with that throng and listened to
their talk! Probably there was little
said? they had escaped as from the jaws
of death, the "White-headed Eagle had
succored them, and the mighty Columbia
was bearing them to a new home, over
which, by the grace of God and "Whitman,
the Stars and Stripes should float.
And the good old doctor welcomed them
at the river bank, as though they were
lords and barons come to pay tribute, In
stead of to wret from him the title to a
kingdom.
The lines above quoted are not the only
ones that moisten the eye as the reader
is carried with breathless haste from icy
Athabasca to the sunny glades of Cali
fornia, back through the Douglas fir for
est of Oregon to Fort Vancouver, thence
to rainy, mist-enveloped Sitka, where the
Russian Baranoff ruled in barbaric splen
dor that wonderful north sea land.
Again we see the chiefs of three or four
friendly tribes, with their retainers loaded
down with peltries, journeying from the
"Walla "Walla country to Fort Sutter on
the Sacramento, to buy cattle. Is his
tory repeating itself nearly 2003 years
.after the Egyptian sun shone upon that
memorable pilgrimage after corn? The
pitiful ending to this peaceful quest by
the foul "murder of Elijah, the educated
young chief, the grief of Siskadee, to whom
he promised to return when the camas
bloomed again, and the rage of the old
warriors, is a picture of events that,
fraught with momentous consequences to
the little band of settlers In thev Wil
lamette Valley, lingers long In the mem
ory; it was the pivotal point In a series
of almost epic grandeur.
The author has not dimmed her pages
by fatuous philosophy, neither apologies
nor ensure weaken her graphic pictures
of conflict between immigrants and red
men; but wherever the mailed hand of
war or the velvet touch of diplomacy are
seen, there "the soft hands of women
cheered their lords and piled the domes
tic needle. Amid vicissitudes and strug
gles, with the musket in one hand, the
pltfw in the other, the heroic settlers till
their fields, build homes, form a provis
ional government and lay broad and deep
the foundations for a state. The whole
chronicle reads like a romance, and yet it
is historic truth: beside it, how tawdry
the most vivid imagination appears! "A
Tjook?" said Carlyle: "why. man, if you
cut those pages thej- will bleed."
C. H. SHOLES.
A Stranpr Complaint.
New York Tribune.
The Bryanites are now complaining that
the Instructions to the Philippine Com
mission and the preliminary report of the
same commission are Republican cam
paign documents, and for that reason they
ere criticising and denouncing tiie publi
cation of them. There has not been an in
timation from any source that the In
structions themselves were unauthorized
or improper in any respect, or that the
report, which bears the signature of every
member of the commission, Is not a gen
uine and truthful document. No such in
timation would be admissible, because the
ns$ru.atiQns fjferc issued by the President
of the United States en the respcnslbirty
of his official oath and long beiora the
beginning of the Presidential campaign,
and the report was made and signed by
all the members of the commission, one
of whom, at least, does not btlong to the
Republican, party, on the responsibility of
their official oaths. All of them aie men
of the highest character and Integrity,
and not one of them Is an active partisan.
The trouble with Mr. Bryan and his fol
lowers is that these documents completely
refute and demolish their assertions, both
as to the attitude and policy of the Ad
ministration, in regard t3 the Philippines
and to existing conditions In the archi
pelago. Of course, It is embarrassing and
unpleasant for Mr. Bryan and his -supporters
to have their misrepresentations
and untruthful assertions exposed at this
time, as is shown by the very nature of
their unfounded complaints and criti
cisms. They evidently hold that "the
truth should not be told at all times,"
especially not In a Presidential campaign.
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A. B HOASMAN. P. M.
Silver Issue to the Front.
New York Evening Post.
The widespread and growing tendency
among voters to consider the financial
issue the Immediate one receives a strong
Impetus from the action of George Fred
Williams, the lead'ing Bryanlte of New
England. 'Williams has become the ab
solute boss of the Bryan organization In
Massachusetts, and his orders are every
where obeyed. The "Worcester Congres
sional district ordinarily goes Republican,
but has been carried for the Democrats
twice during the last 15 years by candi
dates of gerat personal strength John E.
Rnssell in 1SSG and John R. Thayer in
1S9S. Mr. Thayer has made an excellent
record, and is ready to accept the renom
ination which he deserves. He Is sound
on what the Kansas City platform pro
nounced "the paramount Issue," having
earnestly opposed the policy of imperial
ism. But he is also opposed to free coin
age, and adovcated the passage of the
gold-standard act during the last session.
Because he refuses" to accept Bryan's po
sition on the financial question, Williams
"turnE him down," and thereby does
everything In the power of a leading
Trvnnltd In pnnr!n."f thp nubile that this
is Jhe fundamental fssye in the campaign, )
If EAR'S WORK "IS BEGUN
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN HARD AT
ROUTINE DRILLS. .
Men Well Uniformed and Equipped
and Their Officers Expect Much
of Them.
A new year is opening in the Armory.
National Guard work Is commenefng for
the season. Drill once every week, quar
terly Inspections, rifle practice, occasional
battalion drills and other exercises will
take much of the Guardsman's time.
Wearing the blue, ornamented with brass
buttons, is not a round of pleasure to the
citizen soldier. Military knowledge is
gained only by effort.
A r3W recruit finds numerous conditions
that siipc-pst the extreme insignificance of
man. "While the Initiated are patting him
SCENES AT
on the back and urging him to enlist, the
aspirant for a uniform sees only the
bright side of the life. There Is a satis
faction in the rhythmic motion of march
lng and drilling that cannot be found else
where. And even while the recruit Is ad
justing a neat-fitting uniform he is still
Innocent of the Immediate future. Drill
sergeants with the chevrons are not to
him fiends Incarnate, with harsh voices
and dreadful commands.
The dawn of military life Is the awk
ward squad. Six or eight proud, smiling
individuals are herded Into a secluded cor
ner where there Is no escape. They are
told they must learn how to stand up,
This seems like getting back to childhood,
but there Is much reality In It all. That
individual who props himself up with legs
well apart may be applying one axiom of
military life maintaining a well-foriiried
base, but He will soon find he Is far from
the position of a soldier.
. "Put your feet together," commands the
Sergeant, the tone of his voice suffering a
terrible change. "Bring your heels to.
gether, point your toes outward at a com.
fortable angle, hands to the side, little
fingers touching the seam of the trousers,
throw out your cheBt, drawing the stom
ach upward, draw the chin In, giving the
countenance a rigid appearance, hold the
head up and cast the eyes to the front,
resting on the ground 30 .paces distant."
These orders come in rapid succession.
The recruit, endeavoring to obey all, feels
that training in contortion was sadly neg
lected In his earlier life. But getting the
desired position Is child's play compared
with holding It and going through tho
regular movements of drill when they ar
being learned. The position learned, a
line Is formed. "Right dress." Is the com
mand. That hapless one who looks to see
If his coat Is properly buttoned and he Is
rightly dressed otherwise, will get a dress
lngwhlch conveys In a forcible vocabularv
that the order Is to turn the head and
eyes to the right and form a perfect line.
With the command, "Forward, march!"
the awkward squad Is launched In a chop
py sea. The emphasis given that word
"march" Is not less effective than would
be a giant firecracker or Chineso bomb
close In the rear of the squad. The pretty
line formed before the start suffers the
fate of the sand rope. Some jump from
the right foot, some from the left, but all
march. And then the drill sergeant Is
much In evidence. He talks of sheep, un
broken teams and other objects that sug
gest confusion, and finally succeeds In
calming his scattering charge to standing
positions again.
"When the word forward is given," ays
he, "place the weight of the body on the
right foot without .releasing the left
enough to bend the knee. "When the word
'march Is uttered, place the left foot for
ward full 30 Inches, the military step, and
continue walking at a pace of i20 steps per
minute." This is much more easily said
than done by the recruit, and many abor
tive starts have to be made by the squad
before the exacting Sergeant grunts ap
proval. Facings are learned with greater diffi
culty. Anybody can facp to the left or
right, or turn around, but there Is one
manner that military regulations approve,
and no other, however convenient It may
be to the man most interested. "Left
face'l,means use of the left heel as a pivot
and Turn the body with the toe of the
right foot. "Right face" is the same op
eration reversed. " 'Bout face" is exe
cuted by turning squarely around on the
left heel and right toe, the right foot be
ing brought along the left after it Is In
position. The first few efforts at this ro
mind the spectator of a sort ot handspring
movement. Some men fairly jump Into
the air and come down with Ftamp of a
get-there-with-both-feet character. But
they are tamed by that Sergeant and
wearying repetition. After you have
learned a fact In military tactics and
know what should be done, the test of
your patience Is beginning. It must be
practiced over and over again. Not only
many times at the first drill, but at many
drills. And after the more receptive aro
capable of governing the wild musoles.
there are two or three struggling ones
wh'ose good Intentions do not1 atone for
their innate awkwardness. One man de
stroys a line. One break mars a drill,
and a company, like a chain, may be said
to be no better than Its weakest part.
The manual of arms Is a more natural
(motion than some of the flank move
ments on the floor. "Right shoulder
,arms," "Port arms," and "Order arms"
are quite natural methods of raising ana
; lowering the piece. After the recruit has
jexperlenced a few shocks because of let
ting ine piece uown in a tireji manner,
has heard the snappy, ringing words of
cadence, "One, two three," and "Tear
the hands down, bring them to the side
with vim and ginger; wake up! wake
up!" he is ready to punch a hole Jn the
concrete floor or almost uncouple the old
musket in his frantic jerks following the
orders.
It Is a proud day when the new soldier
emerges from the squad to the company.
He has learned distance and Interval,
has learned to march In line, hold hi3
piece properly, stand and march In a
military manner, and to devote his whole
attention to the words of the command
ing officer. Should' there be a lapse in
the latter respect and he finds all the
company except himself has come to
right shoulder arms while he is atten
tively watching another company drill,
something will occur of a very Impres
sive nature, so much so that the little
neglect will hardly occur again.
Drilling Is something that is soon for
gotten. The commands are not, but one
quickly becomes "rusty" as soldiers ex
press it. That keen, attention Is lost, or
the quick response to orders. A soldier
away from his company for a few
months must be broke In again. And, sim
ple as drljl looks, there are not many
men who are styled well drilled. Perfeo
tlon In this requires a peculiar tempera
ment, lithe, graceful body and months of
practice. That Is why soldiers must al
ways continue to drill. No matter how
long they are In the service they must
drill. Even though In the field, it mere
is a lull in the campaign, soldiers have to
THE ARMORY.
take up drills, and they aro of daily oc
currence In the garrison.
One of the usual charges again Guards
men Is that they are so poorly Informed
on matters of tactics and military regu
lations. As they spend but one night in
the Armory a week, it is but natural that
they should learn less of the maze of red
tape and military routine than one who
devotes hlB entire time to the study. But
there Is an Impression that this defect is
not fatally disqualifying for work In the
field. Red tape and much of the disci
pline that galls and grinds the soldier in
garrison life Is cast to the winds there.
Absolute obedience to all commands,
knowledge of extended order, work and
skill with the rifle are qualifications lhaty
are prized the highest in action. Thesfe
fundamental parts of drilling are espf
daily empHaslzed at the Armory. An$
that the Guardsmen may meet all tests
the course of education Is patterned after
the work done In the Regular Army, so
far as is possible with citizen soldiers.
Noncommissioned officers have their
schools, where they are instructed and
catechized. All questions pertaining to
rfrni urn nut nnd answered, truardmount-
ing is taught, and details that add to
the beauty of military worK as wen as
the requisites. Noncommissioned officers
are compelled to pass examinations be
fore receiving their warrants. While rec
ommended by their respective uapuuna, .
whose wishes are usually heeded, in. the
Third Regiment great care Is 'exercised
to select only such men as are informed i
and competent.
Officers of the Guard are compelled to
labor harder and longer than the enlisted
men. They have their schools and must (
attend to all company papers. Headquar-ot-o
r.irVit itanniiv ripmands their atten
tion and often presence. Special meet- '
lngs are frequent. it is a posmvc
sacrifice for arty business man to accept
a commission In the Guard, notwlth
onriHnr mnnv rpcrnrfi the work as being
sought by officers for the gilt and braid.
Several business men of the city, who '
are good officers, do not feel that they i
can spare the necessary time.
Guard Needs Support. !
Commencement of the year in the ,
Guard, while promising more than usual,
finds that Institution needing the hearty
support and active co-operation of all the t
people. Members feel that they are entl- .
tied to this. They enlist for the purpose !
of qualifying themselves to perform one
of the duties of a citizen In serious times,
knowing that the great reserve strength
of the Nation Is educated and drilled for
war only through Guard experience and a
limited amount of service in the Army. '
In the Bittery and Naval Battalion dlf- '
ferent drills are given. Loading and
handling the new modern field pieces at
present occupy the attention of Light
Battery A. The breech mechanism Is sim
ple, but must be thoroughly learned".
"Where horstfs arc not used In drills, the (
men of the battery pull their guns over
the floor.
During the Summer most of the exer
cises for the Naval Reserve divisions has
been out of doors. Pulling oars In the
cutter, casting tho lead, tying knots,
splicing and all the elements of seaman- I
ship that can be taught t lthout a rigging t
of a ship, have been taught to the two
local divisions. This Winter drills and .
the use of the twp three-Inch field pieces j
nriil uo inacii ujj.'
COMMENDABLE ENTERPRISE
Whnt a Portland Man Says He Saw
In Seattle.
A citizen who has just returned from
a visit to Seattle says he saw one evi
dence of enterprise and business sagacity
there which he has not seen in Portland.
It was a little elder mill on the side
walk, the fresh elder running from It,
and several boxes of the "cheese" from
past pressings standing on the curb, to
show that the elder was genuine. Hun
dreds passing stopped to have a big glass
of the sweet cider, and the proprietor
appeared to be coining money.
"Some one," he said, "should start a
sidewalk elder mill In Portland. There 13
about everything else imaginable on tne
sidewalks here, and there might as well
be a few cider mills. Seattle Is ahead
In the matter of elder mills, but Portland
has more bicycle racks and more Illum
inated signs which are not Illuminated on
her sidewalk and more dogs running at
large In one minute than Seattle has In a
year, although the streets and sidewalks
are -wider In Seattle than In this city.
There are also at least 10 bicycles in
Portland to one In Seattle, although there
most of the street cars are furnished with
scoop-like "cowcatchers," on which the
bicycles and baby carriages of passengers
are carried up and down the soinewhat
numerous and more than somewhat steep
hills. This, however, has nothing to do
iwlth the elder mill question.
i
Vha "Katey" orcan Wiley B. Allen Co.
BRYAN AGAINST MORTON
RELATION OF EACH TO STARCH
FACTORY AT NEBRASKA ClTY.
How the "Boy Ora'tor" Owes His
Start In Life to the Ex-Secretary
GeneralkPalnier.
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. The sarcasm
launched by William J. Bryan at the
Argo Starch Company In his speech in
Nebraska City the other day, was. as
everyone conversant with the situation
there could readily guess, used as a con
venient means of "getting even" with ex
Secretary J. Sterling Morton, who wa
largely the author of the company's ex
istence. The indignation felt by a larg
part of the population of Nebraska City i
and Its neighborhood at this attack had i
.... . . i 1. U fnt .
no pontics in lr. dui grew qui, wi. mo &.
"JAOKIE."
that thA town and surrounding country
has derived large benefit from the start
ing of the starch works there, and that
the people are grateful to Mr. Morton for
his foresight and enterprise.
That region was, up to within a few
years, a frequent sufferer on account o
the' lack of a convenient market for lt.s
corn. Great quantities of corn are raised
thereabouts, but the railroad rates for
transporting it to market ate so largely
Into the revenues from the crop that the
net result to the farmers was often a loss
or the next thing to It. Mr. Morton
looked at the matter with the eye of a
trained economist, and asked: If It costs
so much to get this corn to market, why
not have a market here for its consump
tion and send away the finished product,
whose bulk and weight will bo so much
less? H soon got together, the necessary
capital, started the starch company, and
thereby not only furnished homo employ
ment for a large number of Nebraska
City people who would have to leavo
town and search for work 'lsewhere, bul
enabled the farmers all through that re
gion to get a fair price for their corn crop
once more. This stroke of good business
judgment some of Mr. Morton's political
enemies have never been able to forgive.
Among those Is Mr. Bryan, whose method
of meeting such a dlfflcultv would have
been to urge the farmers to go to the
polls and vote some kind of a harum
scarum ticket so as to injure the capital
ists who were not willing to give them
something for nothing.
Ono of tho comical sidelights upon the
war which Morton and Bryan are making
upon each other Is shown by the fact
that Morton Is, perhaps, with one excep
tion, the man most "responsible for Bryan's
career as an agitator. Years ago, soon
after Bryan moved into Nebraska and
while he was still going to Morton every
fortnight for advice, he said to his mpn
tor, in the course of a friendly conversa
tion: "Mr. Morton. I And practicing law
rather slow work in this community, and
one that does not seem to hold out any
remarkable promise to a young man's
ambitions to get ahead. Now, I have
made something of a study of public
speaking, and I believe I could make a
success on the lecture platform."
"What subject would you dl'icuss?" in
quired Mr Morton.
"That's just the thing," answered
Bryan. "I haven't any good subject In
mind, and I thought I would consult with
you."
"I will think It over' said Morton,
"and If anything occurs to me I will let
you know."
In this way the matter was left, but a
few days later the men met. and Mr.
Morton said: "I believe I have found
what you want, Bryan. A friend of mine.
Professor Sumner, of Yale College, has
just published a book which Is likely to
excite attention. It Is called What Social
Classes Owe to Each Other.' 'I will send
you a copy, and you may see it it sug
gests anything to you as a text for your
lecture."
At their next meeting Bryan was Jubi
lant. "You have done me a great service, Mr.
Morton." said he. "That Is a delightful
book,of Sumner's, and furnishes just the
Inspiration I want."
Not long afterward Bryan took the field
as a lecturer. But Professor Sumner
would never have recognized his book as
reflected In the utterances from the plat
form. The book had a nice equipoise,
and preached reciprocity; tho lecture saw
only ono side of the class question, and
that was the side of labor. The bent of
Bryan's thought from that time forward
seems to have been wholly In tho direc
tion of the wrongs of labor, to the abo
lute Ignoring of the rights of capital. He
was set up in buslnes as an agitator,
however, and these two men who were
responsible, though unconsciously, for
launching him, are the last ones In the
United States who would have been sus
pected by their fellow-cltlzens of com
plicity in such a business.
The biographers of General Palmer
since his death have dealt so fully with
the public phases of his career that they
have passed over some others which aro
quite as Interesting. His courage was
not only moral, but physical. During the
Congressional campaign which followed
the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska act,
he came into collision with Ma?or Thomas
Ij. Harris, a candidate for Congress
against Richard Yates, whom he was
supporting. At a meeting .packed with
his own adherents, Harris mado a speech
so full of personal abuse of the men who
had opposed the act that Palmer felt
called upon to denounce his statesments
as lies. Harris descended tho platform
and advanced upon Palmer, with a bevy
of his partisans at his back. Falmer saw
that violence was intended and drew his
six-shooter. This brought about a parley,
at the conclusion of which Harris re
turned to the platform, and. after de-
nounclng wHat he termed as an attempt
to assassinate him, finished his speech.
Palmer then mounted the platform, and.
amid a terrific uproar, tried to speak, but
was howled down. The crowd was evi
dently determined not only not to hear
him, but not to let him get away with a
whole body. Palmer waited a moment In
silence; when the din subsided enough to
let his voice be heard. Pointing his pis
tol straight Into the mass before him. he
shouted: "You cowardly scoundrels, you
rejoiced when I was being maligned, and
if you won't hear the truth of your own
freo will, you shall be forced to hear It.
I will "send a bullet through the first man
that Interrupts me." The ruffians knew
that he would be as good as his word,
and no one took the risk of breaking In
upon him. The result was that th people
of that neighborhood listened to the first
speech ever made thereabouts against the
extension of slavery.
The way he withdrew from the Grand
Army of the Republic was characteristic
of Palmer. He was a sympathetic vete
ran, in the sense of feeling a strong tie
of comradeship -with every man who had
done honest service In the Union Army
during the Civil War; but the perver
sion of the G. A. R. organization In
Illinois to partisan purposes In the Fall
of 1SSS so outraged his sense of Justice
and propriety that he resigned his mem
bership and demanded a card of with
drawal. When questioned about It after
ward, he answered: "Remembering In my
youth what honors crowned the gray
haired members of the Order of the Cin
cinnati, an order founded solely for the
perpetuation of the memories which clus
tered about the Revolution, I joined heart
ily In my old comrades' Idea, which finally
culminated In what Is known as the '
Grand Army of the Republic. From Its
beginning until the present year I have
been enthusiastically hopeful for its good
I have been disappointed that Is all."
One of General Palmer's experience
which he never tired of laughing over
was the case when he was mistaken for
a personage higher even than the Presi
dent of the United States. "While I wa3
military Governor of Kentucky." said ho,
"a disturbance occurred In some town in
tho Interior. I was at a distance, but
was needed at the scene. There was no
train, no carriage, no buggy to be got;
tho only vehicle available was a big.
glided circus chariot, left by some strand
ed show company. I didn't like It. but 1
thero was nothing else to do, so I got In. '
You may imagine I cut a great dash as I
drove through . the small town. People ,
turned out In " droves to see me pass.
When I left the town behind and reached
the plantations, the negroes saw me and
stared with open mouths. They followed
mo at a respectful distance until pres
ently they were Joined by an old white- '
haired preacher, who, on seeing me in my !
magnificent chariot, raised his eyes and
his arms on high, and in a voice that
stirred all within hearing cried: 'Bress
de Lord, de day ob Judgment am cum, an
dls gemman am do angel Gabriel hi3self.
Bredren, down on yo' knees and pray, fo
yo' hour am hyarl' "
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Eddie Foy in Legitimate Comedy.
The appearance of Eddie Foy In, legiti
mate comedy Is an event well worth se
rious consideration of all theater-goers.
In the past thl3 comedian has been al
most excl"elvely engaged u extrav
aganzas, and In that line of work has
been without peer. It Is safe to assert
that If Foy has a part at all worthy of
him he will shine as brightly in his new
piece as he has on former occasions. Mr.
Foy will appear at the Marquam Grand
tomorrow and Wednesday evenings. Hl3
comedy Is entitled "A Night In Town,"
and In Itself suggests a lively evening's
entertainment. It Is said that the play Is
an excellent one, and Is an adaptation of
an Italian comedy which has already been
seen In London under the title ot "In
Town." where It ran for over a year to
enormous business. Foy Is said to have
a capital part, and all the other charac
ters are well drawn and In the hands of
thoroughly competent players. The sala
of seats has been very large.
"West's Sllnstrels.
The theater-goer3 of the present day
love comedy and music, especially In a
minstrel performance. This has been
proven time after time, and this season
"William H. West has made a special ef
fort to meet this want in his big minstrel
jubilee, which has such a quartet of pre-
LOOK HERE,
ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?
If so, write to old Dr. KES5LER today. Don't you know?
613 MEN WANTED
There are all over this county old, young and middle-aged men suffer
ing from the efiects of bad habits when boys. Hundreds caught private
diseases, which have, never been properly cured. Such men are unfit for
man-Inge or business, and If they let this disease continue, they will break
out with pimples or sores, sometimes rheumatism, heart disease, paralysis,
dizziness, stomach trouble will follow. They go to sleep sometimes while
reading or resting. PRIVATE DISEASE. If not CURED properly, will run
Into stricture, gleet, prostalltus, catarrh of bladder and kidneys, and that
awful disease called chancres and bubols, that have ruined so many young
men for life. DR. KE8SLER. at the old St. Louis Dispensary, has bfcn
doctoring these cases right In Portland for many years. He also cures
tumors, wens, warty growths, old sons. cancers, all kinds diseases of noso.
throat or lUter. or any kidney or bowel trouble. Call and see the tape
worms they have taken from persons soma 36 feet long.
Rheumatism, Piles, Neuralgia. Headache, Indigestion. Dyspepsia, Itch
ing Skin Diseases and that AWFULEST OF AL.L DISEiASES; Syphilis
(Pox), Gonorrhea, he cures QUICK WITHOUT ANY CUTTING. His private
office is filled with pictures of these awful diseases. This old doctor can
refer to prominent business men. lawvers. ministers, professors, etc, as
to his honesty. EVERYTHING PRIVATE.
When you go to see him he sees you in private rooms. "When you write
him, only the doctor reads your letter, when you go to consult thiu doc
tor, take a small bottle urine (made the previous morning) with you. If
writing, send It by express or mall. Address
J. HENRI KESSLER, M. D.,
ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISPENSARY
230 YAMHILL ST., PORTLAND, OR.
V life
Vfttrun xrmsT tMthl.4 with nltrht
fames3, aversion to society, which deprive you of your manhood, UNFIT YOU
FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE.
MIDDLE-AGED MEN who from xo eases esaCL strains hove lost their MANuT
BEOOD AND BKIN DISEA8SS, BypMlia. Gonorrhoea. patnfuL bloody urine.
Gleet, Stricture, enlarged prostaU, Sexiail DeblUty, Varicocele. Hydrocele, Kidney
end liver troubles, cured WITHOUT M1QRCURY AND OTHER POTPOUS
DRUGS. Catarrh 'and Rheumatism CURED.
Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific. He uses no patent nostrums
or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical troatment.
His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent Froo to all men who describe their
troubles. PATIENTS cured at homo. Terms reasonable. All letters answered in
plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address
Seetor WoUce?. 133 First St-, Coxaex Aide?, Portlaadj Oxj
miere comedians as Billy "Van, Ernest
Tenny and 'Raymond Teal and Charloj
"Whalen. The vocal department la headed
by the pre-eminent tenor Richard J.
Jose, and includes Manuel Romaln, John
P. Rodgers, "William Hallett. Gus Ve no.
and several others. The o'io Includes the
famous musical trio, Waterbury Brothers
and Tenny; the eccentric black clowns
the De Elmar Trio; Billy Van In a new
monologue; the great comedy pair, Ray
mond Teal and Charles Whalen. and las;
the marvelous Rio Brothers. The West
minstrels come to the Marquam Grand
on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sat
urday matinee of this week.
Beach and Bowers' Minstrel.
Beach and Bowers' minstrels will ap
pear at the Marquam Grand Thursday
evening of this week. Ono performance
only will be given. The Anaconda Stand
ard has the following to say of their re
cent appearance In Butte, Mont,:
"The Beach & Bowers' minstrels opened
their Butte engagement yesterday with
two performances to big audlencTa, ard ir
laughter and applause 13 an Indication of
a good and satisfactory show, and It usu
ally Is, such a show Is given by the min
strels. The company is mado up of n lo:
of clever performers and specialty artists,
including among the number Lou Knetz
ger, one of the best club swingers ever
seen in Butte; Harry Freeman and the
Smith Brothers, a team of acrobatic won
ders; the "Van brothers In a musical act.
and the La Barre trio, another team ot
very clever acrobats. The performanc
concludes with Bobble Beach's troupe of
wonderful trained dogs."
The sale of seat3 begins tomorrow morn
ing. "When at the Ln.it.
"Virginia Woodward Cloud In Harper's Bazar.
When at the last I lay me down to sleep.
And of tho morrow's dawning reckon not.
When night no more, no more may vigil keep.
And love's brief noon 1b but a. dream forgot
Back to tho Past, Its sad and variant was,
Be Thou the warder o my yesterdays.
Amid the paths long lost, or sought too late.
Where waywardness hath wandered, lova
been blind,
If there be one that lleth clear and straight
Unseen, perchance forgot Thou mayest flnJ
Even In that perverse, perplexing maze,
Tho white thread ahtnlnsr 'mid yesterdays.
So oft hath love's, torch wavered, love's feet
failed.
Were the vain reckoning mine 'twere but to
weep;
Blind Thou tha sight by memory aisatlod
When at the last I lay me down to sleep.
And through Time's deep and labyrlnthlan
ways ,
Crown Thou some moment in my yesterdays.
A Q,nestlonnble Elevation.
New York Tribune.
Mr. Bryan say3 that he places the man
above the dollar. So ho propose to make
tho dollar so cheap that It would be hard
for the cheapest sort of a man to get bo
low it.
To keqp the skin clean
is to wash the excretions
from it off; the skin takes
care of itself inside, if not
blocked outside.
To wash it often and
clean, without doing any
sort of violence to it, re
quires a most gentle soap,
a soap with no free al
kali in it.
Pears', the soap that
clears but not excoriates.
All sorts of stort9 sell It, especially
druggists; all sorts of people use it.
YOUNG
?if S ml
'J lot Mr
lypfyt
f L.1
TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS
In the trtmtment of chronic diaeaaeb, such aa liver.
kidney and jtomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea,
dropsical swellings. Brlght's disease, etc
KIDNEY AMD URINARY
Complaints, painful, difficult, too froquent, mniy o
bloody urine. unn&Curai discharjrea, speedily cured.
DISEASES OF THE KECTUM
Buch as pihvs. fistula, fiaaure, ulceration, mucous and
bloody dlsotaxxea. cured without the knife, pals or
confinement.
DfSEASES OF MEIN
Blood poteen, gleet, stricture, unnatural losses, im
potency, thoroughly cared. No failures. Cure3 guaranteed.
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