Morning Oregonian., December 26, 1900, Page 11, Image 11

THE MOUSING 0KEG02JTAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1900.
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REAPPORTIONMENT BILL-
ITS PASSAGE THIS COXGHESS XO
EASY 3IATTBR.
"Flsrlit Lies Bet-ween the HopUIns and
Burleigh. BIIIh Comparison
of the Measures.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The passage of
a reapportionment bill at th prescC ses
sion ot Congr.css Is not -joins to be such
an easy matter as some Republican lead
ers believe, and, 4n fact, at the present
time, based on. all the real facts ofr the
case, ihere Is a -strong probability that
auch legislation may be eo bitterly con
tested, owing to divergent views, that it
will be forced to so over until, the nest
Congress, fn spite of the fact that .there
is a great-dcslre to have this bill passed
"before adjournment net March. Most
members, in fact, want the bill patsed
this Winter, but rather than have the
representation In their etates reduced by
such legislation, they would see the bill
hold over a year. In hopes of gaining their
point in the long session.
There are three prominent reapportion
ment bills now pending the Hopkins bill,
"Which has been favorably reported by the
House committee on Census, of which Mr.
Hopkins is chairman; the, Crumpacker
bill, wlilch reduced representation In the
South, and the Burleigh bill, framed pri
marily to allow Maine to Tetaln-her pres
ent representation of four members in the
House. This latter Is the most liberal
of all. It Is utterly out of the question to
pass any bill reducing Southern represen
tation at this session, and for that rea
son the GruirrpackeT bill Is n"ot to be con
sidered at this time. The fight, therefore,
lies between the Hopkins and the Burleigh
bills. A comparison of these two meas
ure, alongside of the representation of
the various states Jn the present House,
may prove of seme Interest.
Present Hop- Bur-represen-
kins leigh
Stale. tation. bill, bill."
Alabama 9
Arkansas 6
California 7
Colorado 2
Connecticut 4
Delaware 1
riorida 2
Georgia 11
Idaho 1
Illinois 22
Indiana 13
Iowa 11
Kansas 8
Kentucky ....! j.,.11
Louisiana 6
Maine .4
Maryland 6
Massachusetts 13
Michigan 12
Minnesota 7
Mississippi 7
Missouri 15
Montana 1
Nebraska 6
Nevada 1
New Hampshire 2
New Jersey S
JJew York 34
North Carolina 9
North Dakota 1
Ohio 21
Oregon 2"
Pennsylvania 30
f "Rhode Island 2
South Carolina 7
South Dakota 2
Tennessee 10
Texas 13
"Vermont 2
Virginia 10
"Washington 2
"West "Virginia 4
Wisconsin ,... -10
Wyoming1 1
9 9
6 7
7 8
2 3
4 5
1 1
2 3
11 11
1 1
23 25
12 13
11 12
7 8
10 11
7 7
3 4
-6 '6
13 14
12 12
8 9
7 S
15 16-
1 1
5 C
1 1
2 2
9 1Q
33 37
9 ' 10
1 2
20 21
2 "2"
30 32
2 2
6 7
2 3
10 10
15 16
2 2
9 10
2 3
5 5
10 11
1 1
In all other essentials the bills are the
same. It will be seen from the above
table that Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota,
New Jersey. New York and West Vlr
nrlnla would each have an additional Rep
resentative under tHe' Hopkins "bill, whUe-j
Texas would have two new members in
the House; but under the same bill In
diana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine. Ohio,
Nebraska, South Carolina and Virginia
would 'have one less member than at
present.
It Is -very -natural that the last-named
group of states will bitterly oppose the
Hopkins bill, and will make the strong
est fight possible to at least retain their
present representation. But this will not
be the entire opposition to the Hopkins
bill. There are a number of states like
Washington which have shown material
Increase in population in the last 10
years, which feel that their representa
tion In the House should be increased,
and. members from those states will op
pose the Hopkins bill, ana likely favor
the Burleigh measure. In this column
may bo classed with Washington the
States of Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Massachu
setts, Mississippi. Missouri, North Caro
lina North Dakota and Pennslyvanla. It
Is very easy' to realize how this com
bination ot states if they once set out
-with that end In view, could block the
Hopkins bill. But It Is not safe to say
the entire delegations from states which
hold their own will refuse to support
the.commltteo's bill. This, however. Is
not necessary to bring about the tem
porary If not permanent defeat of that
measure, for sufficient opposition can be
corralled from the states reduced or held
in statu quo by the committee's bill to
dolay action at this session.
As far as the members from Washing
ton are concerned they are both vory
emphatic In, declaring their opposition to
the Hopkins' Bill, and say they will fight
to the bitter end to secure another Rep
resentative for their state. Representa
tive Cushman says he favors the Bur
leigh bill, which has for Its basis a pop
ulation of 1S4.000 for each Representative
In Cnogress. He thinks such a bill Is to
be preferred to one drawn on a. basis of
200.000, a figure which would also give
Washington a third man in the tower
House, for the Burleigh bill would reach
out and take In more states Chan a bill
on the larger basis, and he is aware that
it will take a.l the votes that can be
brought to bear to accomplish the desired
purpose.
Representative Jones does not declare
himself In favor of any particular bill,
but say; he is for a third Representative
tor Washington, no matter how It Is
Sained, and he will support the bill which
stands the best chance of passing, -which
will give the state that recognition. He
points out that a third Representative
is needed now", but how much more he
will be needed before the expiration of
the next 10 years, when the next reappor
tionment is to be made. He says the
growth of the state has been such In the
past 10 years as to make It reasonable
to expect the population to at least dou
ble In the next decade, and that a state
with 1,000,000 people, not to say one ot over
500,000 at present. neds three men In the
House to properly look after Its Inter
ests. If no other measure is offered that
gives more promise of passing than the
Burleigh bill, his support will be thrown
In favor of that measure.
There Is a general sentiment among
Western men, thoso from states that will
not be affected one way or the other by
either bill, to support the more generous
measure, even If It will give a total rep
resentation In the House of 3S7 members.
The Hopkins bill. uslngx 20S.SGS as the
basis, provides for a House of the same
size as the present, 35? members, but the
friends of the Burleigh bill say that if a
House of 357 members can be managed as
at present, the addition or 30 members
will not 'make the Speaker's task much
more difficult, and the "benefits to the
states would more than compensate for
the embarrassments of the Speaker.
The reapportionment question will not
be called up "until after the holiday recess,
but whop It once starts there will be a
very lively time .In the House until some
action Is taken, and this will be fol
lowed up by a similar performance In the
Senate.
Trench. Contempt of English. "
tThe Nineteenth Century.
It was my good fortune to have an
opportunity for considerable conversation
with a young and distinguished (French)
officer, and I was much struck by the
quiet cqntempt with which he spoke of
the recent achievements of the British
arms, and by the eminent opinions which
he quoted as his authorities. "Your
navy Is strong, but your army you have
no army," he would say. and then hasten
back, to praises of the fleet to cover the
unguarded utterance. His opinion of the
course of any future war between Eng
land and France was not without Inter
est. They would draw away the fleet
from the Channel, and If they could keep
the sea- clear for 4S hours 103,000 men
might land in EnglanL The war would
then be over. "The English! I know the
English," he would say. We should
kill-a' few,-we should -march on London
and kill a few more, and when they saw
that the others would stop fighting and
pay. Wc know the English. Look at
their surrender In Africa. It Is all ar
ranged. But I hope there will never be a
war. It would-be a pity. I like the Eng
lish very well, myself. Oh, yes. It would
be a, flying , column, but what of that?
There would be very little ganger, and
we should make our ammunition at Woor
wlch. And then you have no army."
This appears to be the generaj opin
ion, and an utter,, want of comprehension
of the difficulties of the South African
campaign has completely shattered our
military prestige.
REMEMBER THE TAXPAYER.
And Don't Forget That Appropria
tions Hare to Be Paid by Labor.
La Grande Observer.
As the time for the meeting of the Ore
gon Legislature draws nigh many schentcs
are being advocated by parties interested
therein to draw money from the- stat
treasury. There is scarcely'a board; com
mission or state institution but by Its
friends, real or pretended, that is not ply
ing the public with arguments for addl?
tiorral appropriations to sustain, enhirsv
or complete the sphere of Its operation.
Some of these schemes are commend
able In the abstract, a few may be nec
essary, but all should 'be carefully con-.
sldered by the Legislature; not only from
the standpoint of their respective, ab'lity
and general worthiness, but also from the
more Important viewpoint, the ability of
the taxpayers of Oregon to .stand addi
tional burdens from taxation.
The Legislature should not -jblink the
dlsajrreeablc fact that, much as has beer
and truthfully can be said about the-pro-perlty
of Oregon, yet ,to jb. very large
proportion of the taxpayers of Oregon th
Ftruggle to make both ends of the year
meet so as to exclude the Sheriff or ne
cessity ot forced sale of property. Is a
wearisome one. The product of our, far'ms
mines, Biicepiuiusr came rancnes an-i
lumber mMs has to meet the markets of
the, world by long ocean voyages or trans
continental railroads In competition with
nearer rivals, -who pay less transporta
tion rates. The difference in freight from"
Oregon to the distant market must, of ne
cessity, be borne by the Oregon producer,
as a prime condition to enter "the foreign
market, and to that extent forces the
Oregon" producer to take less for the prod
uct of his labor. This is one handicap
that falls heavy on the Oregon taxpayers
and should "be borne in mind by the Leg
islature when asked to Impose an addi
tional -weight.
States east of the Rocky Mountains,
who crm reach the markets of the world
with their produce cheaper than Oregon
can, have to that extent a greater abil
ity to -meet taxation, and therefore can
make more liberal appropriations for fine
public buildings, colleges, fancy boards
and other things, deemed bythemTadvan
tageous. If our Oregon legislator's will carefully
make the calculation, based upon a thor
ough knowledge of home life In Oregon
and all the elements that enter into that
oomnlex problem generally designated
"making a living;"' they wlJl find" that
every dollar they appropriate from the
tax "money- 16. In effect, a "potential" man
date requiring the .labor of some person
on farm. In orchard, forest or workshop
for a whole day without Immediate com
pensation. ,
Reduced to last anarvs!s, a 'demand by
the state for a dollar Is a command for
forced labor, that Is, uncompensated la
bor. . to the extent on dav's hard
work, with the additional burden cast
upon the laborer of finding the work, and
In default of finding work, to draw from
past savings to meet the stato's-domand.
Hard as these conditions are, they are
a necessary condition to the enjoyments
of being a member of a civilized- com
munity: but the necessity of submitting
to them is no excuse on the part of the
lawmaker in ruthlessly using the great
power placed in his hands for the com
mon good.
A Woodland Shnrnhooter.
SL Nicholas.
What boy or girl who has ever gone nut
ting In October .has not been arrested
among the underbrush by a sound of
filry artillery, or even been hit on the
chcok by a solid piece of ammunition in
the shape of a glossy black see"d? Look
ing about for your assailant. j ou see only
a tall shrub, whose almost lea'tess
branches are hung with .fringes of gold,
and wonder, perhaps, why those delicate
blossoms mature at a time when most
wild flowers have finished their season's
work when, as Bryant says:
rrosts and shortening days portend
The aged j ear is near his end.
But look closer among those tardy gold
fringes and you will s clusters ofoddly
shaped pods, some empty and yawning
like miniature oannon, others still load
ed and ready to Are their handsome little
missiles when the right moment arrives.
This curious shrub, which takes a whole
year to mature 'Its fruit. Is the witch
hazel, or hamamells the same that wo
know as a bottle genius, ready to cure
our. cuts and. bruises. To see how the
shooting Is done. It is worth while to
bring a branch of the seedT.pods Indoors
and to study their mechanism more at
leisure. As the fruit ripens, the outer
coat of the pod separates from the Inner,
and this outer shell splits down from the
top. while the elastic inner cohering also
splits, and Its edges press on- the seeds.
This pressure in time expels the hard lit
tle nut In much the same way that an
apple seed (almost identical In shape) Is
"fired" by the pressure of a boy's thumb
and forefinger.
The witch hazel always Impresses me
ns a very spirited plant, full of will
power and energy, and determined that
its children Rhs.ll have a good start in the
world. It Is said that its seeds arc some
times thrown to a distance of 45 feet, and
while I cannot vouch for this, I do know
that they will strike one very forcibly
at a distance of 12 or 15 feet," By this
Ingenious contrivance the young witch
hazel folks begin life at a distance, where
the ground has been neither shaded nor
exhausted by the parent busily
The witch hazel Is common over all
Eastern America, and any young natur
alist may see It sowing its crops or light
ing the- wdods with its elfin smile as late
as Thanksgiving day.
A Crr tor Klver.
De coJ" win' blew rum eas ter vres ;
En make ine shake ea ?Mrer;
Dey heahme pray
B- night "en day:
Lawd, sen de. oT ,-an klver!
Come down, en'pteare deliver!
To col n-fcT make me shiver;"
JBr nlcnt en day , .
Dls xra.'r -Z pray; .
"Mo' klver, Lawd, moJj klver. , , -
De r?arrovr htdin la be nes
YtWrjotler en" deliver " '
,HIt fes can't be ".
He too' &ett'm7 " " '
Lavrd, sea' de oi rrraa klvert
Ceme detrn. ea please dellv er!
To ooV whV. make pe pJsver '
Dis pra'r 1 Tray '
By night en day:
Mo" klrer. Lawd, mo" klver!
F. I. S. in Atlanta ConitltaUoa,
HI'S LIFE ONE ADVENTURE
BOLD ACHIEVEMENTS OF HAWAII'S
DELEGATE TO COIVGItESS.
Ills WJic; Have Both Been Prin
cesses, One a Bcantifsl Italian,
Whom lie Deceived.
Gigantic of stature, swarthy of stun,
accomplished of manner, martial In car
riage, romantic and impulsive of tem
perament is Robert W. Wilcox, the native
Hawaiian who has just been olected as
the first delegate to Congress from that
territory, says the New "i'ork World.
His titles arc as numerous as the names
of a Spanish baby. .Ffrst It was Lieu
tenant in the royal artillery of Italy; later
It was Sublieutenant In the Italian navy.
Further on In his career we find him a
Major in King Kalakaua's army, ana
after that monarch was dethroned he still
held his commission under Queen Lllluo
kalanl. Still later the title of Prince Vlli
cochl was conferred upon him.
.When the monarchial government was
overthrown Wilcox became the first Gov
ernor. Each party he has rollowcd, dr
led, has seemed most propitious, 'ine
Princess GIna Snbrcro, Wilcox! first
vrl re-
latest honor conferred -upon him Is a
seat' in the United-States Congress.
It-Js a significant fact, that Wilcox
should be victorious in this 'fight when
It Is -well kndwn tnat he- had been a
bitter "Opponent of the annexation of Ha
waii; .
Wilcox was born February 15, 1S53, at
Mauri, one of the Islands of Hawaii. His
father, William S. Wilcox.t of Newport. K.
I., was a ship carpenter. His mother
was -a- black Kanaka a native Hawaiian.
He attended an American missionary
school on the Island. Here he formed
an Intimate friendship "wltn James Kanc
ola" Booth, the illegitimate son of King
David Kalakaua. "The boys grew up to
early manhood together, and while
treachery and Intrigue were common in
the Kind's court, they walked on the
sandy beach and dreamed of a tuture
whon they could lead tne army and
strengthen the throne.
Then Wilcox conceived an Idea. At
his suggestion Booth pleaded with his
unacknowledged father that the two boys
be sent to some European military school
to prepare for a great future. King Kala
kaua acquiesced, and appointed his Primp
Minister, 'Don Caesar Celso Mbreno, as
his Ambassador to Italy and placed the
two lads under hi? jcharge. In 1SS1 Moreno
placed them in the Royal Military Acad
emy t Turin. In 1SS2 the boys obtained
admission, to the mlUfary college," and In
1SS3"- were graduated and .. received the
commission of Sublieutenants In the
navy.
Whiln Serving as an Italian officer, Wil
cox developed,, ' a romantic "affaire do
couer." He -met and lovco" the beautiful
Prlncess-tdna Sobrero dl Stlgllano, niece
of Prince Fe"rd!nando Marco Colohna di
Stlgllano, who Is now the son-in-law or
Mrs. J. W. Mackay.
He knew that the Princess would never
give her hand to a plebeian by birth, it
not by education and rank.
Pride was her strongest characteristic,
and to her pride he appealed.
Princess Gina had youth, beauty,
wealth,' ambition and love of romance.
The dashlnjr officer. In his sttrength and
youth, fulfilled her idees at a cnevaller.
One thing was lacking, and this void Wil
cox found' a. means of filling. A Prince
he would be! A royal scjon from Hawaii!
He was stationed at Naples.. Minister
Moreno was in Turin. Young Booth was
on tho sea. Who was to dispute the
word of the-officer he of the noble meln
and princely accomplishments.
Wilcox woped and won the royal beauty,,
and with pride and confidence sailed with
her for his natlvo- land.
A bloodless revolution had taken place
In Honolulu. The missionary party baa
overpowered the King and taken charge:
of the administration. It was then that
Wilcox was' recalled.
He was the Idol of his people. Those
who did not admire him feared him. All
came beneath the spell of his influence
save Glna, the fair Princess, dne drooped
beneath the weight Of shame when she
discovered that she had not married a
The present Mrs. R. W. Wilcox.
Prince, but the son of a wnlta carpenter
and a black woman.
WUcox tied a court of admirers, but
she whose love he craved above all steeled
her heart. In 1SS8 Princess Glna desertea
Wilcox and came to America. Wilcox
traced his fair consort to San Francisco.
She would have nothing to do with him.
Surrounded by her servants, she with
drew , from the world. She occupied
apartments in the Grand Central Hotel
and rarely was her lovely face seen by
tho crowds who watched Tor a glimpse
of the Princess.
There sho gave birth to a daughter
the only child of the union. For days
the mother's life was despaired of. When
she grew strongrr at her urgent request
the baby was Drought to her. The child,
as often happens, had harked back to
the -type of ita 'grandmother. Negro blood
showed In it unmistakably. Tho Prin
cess almost raved In delirium when she
discovered this She begged that the child
be taken from her sight forever. Death
claimed the tiny bit of humanity and
the young mother more relieved than
J grieved, fled to Italy.
In ISSo Pope Leo annulled the marriage.
However, no divorce was granted until
last August, when the -Count of Turin
rondered to the PrlneesS a legal 'separa
tion from WUcox on the ground of polyg
amy. For in iSX he had married the
Princess Theressa Owana Koaheielanl, a
descendant of the house of Keona, the
father of Kamehamcha the Great. Two
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fEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4, Ground Floor
MOTH TF.I.nrilOXES
children wereborn of this union Prince
Roberto Kcona and the Princess" Virginia
Kathapumahana.
July 30. 1&9. Wilcox rebelled against
the "missionary government," with a
following of natives; whote object .was
to put King Kalakaua again on the throne
as a King, and not as a helpless puppet
King.
Wilcox succeeded one morning, with" a
few armed men. In taking possession of
the goyemment buildings, but Kalakaua's
courage failed He fieserted his stanchest
supporter and ordered, his soldiery not to
do anything to assist the young Insurrec
tionist. Wilcox's men had few arrns, and the
"missionary party," learning that they
would have the support or the King's 500
rittemen, succeeded In capturing Wilcox
and his force It took the 00 all one day
to compel a surrender from Wilcox and
eight men, who -were- concealed In a
wooden bungalow of the King.
Wilcox had a jury trial. The 12 men
In the box were his countrymen, and they
-dismissed him, declaring the King also a
factor In the 'revolution.
In ISM the Wilcox party won In the
Legislature and the "missionary party"
was driven out, but the King, who had
an opportunity to accomplish a coup
d'etat, appointed a weak Cabinet. Too
late he saw hts blunder and sailed to San
Francisco, where he died from down
henrtedness. Queen Llliuokalanl in lfO-1 was de
throned by United States Minister Stev
ens. Captain "VMItse and the marines of
the cruiser Boston. -Then Wilcox- swore
allcgldnce to the Queen, and In 1E95
joined her revolution.
Mr. Wilcox has been the most unre
lenting enemy of the missionaries. When
LHIiiokalani upset them..Wllcbx fought
with her. When she surrendered to them
he waged war against, her.
In 1S96 Wilcox was Instrumental In a
rebellion against the "Dole regime, and
kept that government in terror for sev
eral weeks. Finally he was cautured and
condemned to death, and It wis only
through the Influence of President Cleve
land and Congi ess that' the Dote govern
ment commuted the senteiice to 33 years
Imprisonment and $10,000 'fine. He was
voon pardoned
Don Caesar Celso Moreno Is now In the
United States. It was he who took Wil
cox and the King's son to Italy. Strange
ly enough. It was not until the court de
clared that Wilcox had married the Prin
cess under false pretenses, and later com
mitted bigamy, that Mr. Moreno knew
that Wilcox had deceived the people into
believing him to be a Prince.
"It has taken me 21 years to learn this
man," says the old "Prime Minister. "I,
who prided .myself on my judgment, have
been deceived."
With such a varied, adventurous career
behind him, Robert W. Wilcox comes to
America once more In the name of his
native land.
He comes with the record of having
been the most persistent opponent of
American Influence In the Islands. It
seems as If his experience with the Prln-
R. W. Wilcox.
cess had embittered him against the
white race.
He was elected by native votes against
the "missionary party's" utmost efforts,
and he owes them no thanks and no al
legiance. INFIRMITIES OF NOTED MEN
o Deformity- or Deficiency a Bar
rier to Sncccsn fn Life.
Kansas City Star.
The Infirmities of well-known men and
women are aggregated In a notable list
by a writer In the Liverpool Post. In
his collection he sees the law of cbm
pensatlon 'at work. Genius must pay for
Its brilliancy, he declares, by some men
tal or physical defect. Demosthenes was
a stutterer. He overcame the Infirmity,
according to tradition, by practicing
speaking with pebbles In his mouth. Mil
ton suffered from gout, which finally
made him blind. But he had strained
his eyes from early boyhood by ioring
over books until midnight. Although
warned that hard mental work -would
result In the loss of his sight, he persist
ed In writing a reply to De Saumaise's
book on the divine right of kings. Blind
ness was his penalty, and "Paradise
Lost" was written without the use of his
vision.
Alexander Pope, It Is remembered, was
almost a hunchback. It was to his an
gry demand of a soldier what he knew
about interrogation points that called
forth the faifcous retort: "A mark of in
terrogation is a crooked little thing that
asks questions." Dr. Samuel Johnson,
the Inventor of the dictionary, suffered
from scrofula, or "king's evil," as it was
called a disease of wnich it was be
lieved "the kynges of England, by the
power that God hath gyven to them
dothe make slcke men whole." Tn ac
cordance with this superstition the doc
tor was touched by Queen Anne, but
failed to be healed. Cowper was affected
by a religious melancholia, which amount
ed insanity, and Mary Lamn was also
Insane. Byron mentions his deformity, a
club foot, sevcral times In his verse.
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s&onlais. A written rvarant gtvsn and money returned If 0 boxes does not street a pr--svanent
curs. JI a box. 0 for $8.00. by malt. Bend for7RHE circular aid teeU&a-tlals.
Address TJATOL XKDldlT& CO.. P O. Box 2078. Eaa -rrsxclscb, CaL
I'm- Ml by AUriaa Pharraaey, lxU a Wuhisgtoa strtwU, Portl sad. Ox.
Chamber of Commerce
though It did not prevent him from
swimming the Hellespont. Sir Walter
Scott, as a child, had infantile paralysis,
wh'ch left him with a ltmp. Comptc, the
philosopher, was often affected with a
nv.nla; Carjjle suffered- from chronic
dyspepsia, which contributed much to
wards his domestic unhapplncss. Charles
Kingsiey was a stutterer. Louis Pasteur
suffered from partial paralysis.
Dr. Billroth, the famous Vienna su
geon and a most daring operator, had an
afTcctlon of the. nerves which made his
hand tremulous. He could not hold his
fingers steady enough to,lraw a straight
line slowly, jet he achieved pre-eminence
in a profession that requires the stead
iest of nerves. He cultivated such rapid
ity of manipulation that lui hand hardy
had time to shake dur.ng each Incision.
Mohammed is supposed to have been an
epileptic, as were also Julius Caesar and
Napoleon Bonaparte. On of the many
explanations for the dieat at Waterloo
Is that Napoleon had an epileptic seizure
on the eve of the battle that left him in
a state of mental stupor. Joan of Arc, of
course, suffered from a form of Insan
ity which made her see visions and hear
voices. W. T. Stead, the English editor,
Is subject to a common nervous disorder,
on account of which his hand writes In
dependently of his -conscious brain. Mr.
Stead attributes his peculiarity to spirits.
The Liverpool Post writer Is inclined
to think that "If a man is pre-eminently
gifted In any respect, the likelihood Is
that he pays a penalty for thlsr endow
ment by being deprived of some faculty
whlch men of lesser talents possess, or
by being the victim of some bodily de
formity or d'sease." This assumption Is,
of course, ab-urd. There was no more
connection between Byron's ability to
write poetry and his club foot than there
Is between Senator Hoar's spectacles and
his opposition to expansion. Sir Walter
Scott's limp was not responsible for
"Ivanhoe," nor did Billroth's nervousness
help him as a surgeon. It Is true that
great sensitiveness Is usually an accom
paniment of genius, and- that nervous or
ganizations are peculiarly liable to cer
tain 'forms of disease. To offset this list
of infirm noted people an Immensely
longer one could be roaae up of great
men who had superb health. The moral
to be drawn from the lives of such men
as the deaf Beethoven and the blind
Milton Is that no physical deformity or
deficiency Is Incompatible with success
In life.
The Invalid who is to make the most of
himself must take the view expressed
by that prince ot sick men. Robert Louis
Stevenson. In a letter to William Arch
er: 'To me the medicine bottles on my
chimney and the blood on my handker
chief are accidents; they do not color my
view of life; they do not exist In my pros
pect. What does It prove? What does It
change? It has not hurt. It has not
changed me In any essential part; and
I should think myself a trlfler anl In
bad taste If I Introduced the world to
these unimportant privacies."
0 i
The Battles of Nature.
. Contemporary. Review.
We read the tablets of long ago which
the geologist has deciphered for us, and
we find them an endless story of battles.
The successful species which occupy the
great geological horizons have come out
of grsat tribulation. The trilobltcs and
.stope lilies of the silurlan period, the
Lgigmtic clubmoss and fluted sigillarlans of
theiCoal age, the enormous ammonites of
the Jurassic and chalk epochs, the mighty
elephants and majestic deer forms of the
tertiary era, are magnates of the times
and masterpieces of the struggle. They
had been redeemed at a great price, even
of a thousand species and tens of thou
sands of individuals, who fell short of
the typical fitness and were killed out.
These magnates, each In Its turn, were
pioneers of progress, like the scouts of a
great army, and were caught In a physio
logical ambush.
The pedigree of the horse, in the most
recent past, has been made out. traced",
shall we say, for 100,000 years before man
came on the scene, (for Lord Kelvin has
asked the geologist to hurry up and not
be too lavish with time, or we should
have said 230,000 years before man). The
fleetness, grace, strength of the horse aro
owing to his ability to walk on one toe,
to which have been corelated the wonder
ful Instincts by which he has become tho
partner of man In his Industries and
strurgles. He -has been derived In al
most a strict rrradatlon from the two
toed, three-toed, four-toed, and five-toed
ancestors, which flourished In the ages
which preceded man. Myriads of Indi
viduals, and all the species and varieties,
died out to make room for the one-toed
selection, to enable this favorite to occupy
the ground, unthwarted by crossing- or by
recurrence to average forms. He was
redeemed at a great price, and has come
through a great tribulation.
T3ae Double Letter.
Notes and Queries.
The doubled letter is scarcely of use In
any language. Sometimes we are purely"
Inconsistent. Letter must have two t's.
literal one. The double letter very sel
dom affects the pronunciation. Would It
not be well to drop the double letter al
together? It would simplify spelling, and
save time, too.
Farmers generally say that they have
never seen Fall grain looking so well In
December as It does at the present time,
accordlnz to The Dalles Times-Mountaineer.
Wheat that was sown in Septem
ber is now from six to eight inches high.
M CM No Cure
dl No Pay
THE MODERN APPLIANCE. A positive
way to perfect manhood. The VACUUM
TREATMENT cures jou without medicine of
all nervous or" diseases of the generative or
gans, such a lost manhood, exhaustive drains,
varicocele, laipotency. etc. Men are quickly re
stored to perfect health and strength. Write
for circulars. Correspond ace confidential.
THE HEALTH APPLIANCE CO. rooms 47-49.
Safe. Deposit Bldg.. Seattle. "Wash.
DR. GROSSMAN'S
SFEGIFiG KiXTORE
JVr th Cnrr of Oonorrhotn. GIrets,
hUrlctur, iind anulnna-t cnipllnt
of the UrgHUi f Generation.
Price $1 a bottle. For sale by druggists.
Cured While You
Sleep, in 15 Days.
Build In jr. Cincinnati, Ohio.
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
Union Depot, Sixth and J Streets.
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
CHICAGO-POUTLAXD SPECIAL.
Leaves for the "East, via luntiaxtOn. at 9"00
A. M.; arrUes ai 4-20 P. M.
SPOKAXE FLYER,
For Spokane, Eastern Washington, and Great
Northers points, leaves at (3 y. 1L; arrives at
1 A. H.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS.
Leaves for the East, via HunUntnera. at 9:00
P. M.; arrhes at s.4o A. M.
THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST
SLEEPERS.
OCEAN AND 1UVUU SCHEDULE.
Water lines schedule subject to chance with
out notice.
uOEAN DIVISION From Portland. leae
A Ins worth Duck at 5 P. Al.; tall every 9 dajs:
ueo. V. Elder. Dec. J. I J. !; Jan. J. 1. zL
Columbia. Lee t. 18. 'IS. Jan. 7. 17. 'J.T.
From ban t rancLsco Sail every u days.
Leave Spcar-stret.1 i'ler 24 at 11 A. M.:. Co
lumbia. Dec. 4. 14. 24. Jan. 3. 13. U. Geo. W.
Elder. Dec 9. 19. 2u. Jan. 8. 18. iS.
COLUMBIA RIVER DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND ASTORIA.
Steamer Has&aio leaves Portland uaity, ex
cept bundaj. at & OU P. M., on Saturday at
io.oO P. M. Returning, leaves Astoria daily,
except Sunday, at .oo A. M.
WILLAMETTE U1VEIL DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND SALEM. OR.
Steamer Ruth, for Salem, incependtnce and
way points, liavcs from Ash-btrcet Dock at 0
A. M. on Mondays. Wcdn&sdajs and Frldavs.
Returning. leave Indopendeni.e at 3 A. M.,
and ba.eia at a A. AL. on Tuesday. Th--ndaji
and Saturday.
CORVALLIS AND ALDANT.
Steamer Modoc leaves Portland at 8 A. M.
on Tuesdays. Thursdays and baturdays. Re
turning, leaves Corv all's at C A. M. en Men
days. Wednesdays and Frldayt.
YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE.
PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR.
Steamer Elmore, for Oreron City. ButtevUle.
CharnpOeg, Dayton and t.aj landings, leaves
Portland. Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
at 7 A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and
ay points Mondays. Wednesday and Frldas
at C A. M.
SNAKE-RIVER ROUTE.
RIPARIA. W'ASH : AND LEWISTOX. IDAHO
Steamer Spokane or stearmr Lcwistoa Icavr
Rlparla dally at a:40 A. M.. arriving at Lew
lston about aP.1T. Heturnmg. the bpdkalie or
Lenlston leaves Lew lston daily at 8 -JO A. M..
arriving at Rlpar.a same evening.
W. H. HUULUCRT.
General Passenger Agent.
V. A. SCHILLING. City Ticket Agent.
Telephone Main 712. fcO Third at., cor. Oak.
STEAMSHIP LINE
TO THE ORIENT
CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND.
For rates, accommodations, etc., apply to
OREGON RAILROAD & NAV CO..
Agents. Portland. Or.
EAST ,
SOUTH
Leave - - I Arrive
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS,
for Salm, Ros
burg. Ashland. Sac
ra m e n to. Ogden.
San Francisco. Md
'ave, Los Angeles,
El Paso, New Or
leans and the East.
At TV o o d burn
fdaily except Sun
day), morning train
connects with train
for ML Angel. Sil
ver I o n, Rrown
vllle. Sprlngfl eld.
and Natron, and
evening train for
Mt. Angel and SU
verton. Albany passenger
Corvallls passenger
Sheridan pOss'gr ..
8.30 P. M
8 JO A. M.
7:43 A. M.
C..30P. M.
4:00 P. M
117:30 A. M
114.60 P. M.
10:10 A M
113-50 P M.
113.23 A M
Dally. (IDally except Sunday.
Rebat-i tickets on ale between Portland, Sac
ramento and tn Francisco. Net rates $17 first
clas and $11 second clas. Including sleeper.
Rates and tickets to Eastern points ana Eu
rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA- Can be obtained from J. B.
KIRKLAND. Ticket Agent. 14l Third street.
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Passenger Depct, foot of Jefferson street.
Leave for Oswego dally at 7.20. 3i40 A. M-r
12:30. 1.55. 3.25. 4.40. 0 25. &:30. ll:3o P. M.;
and 0.00 A M. on Sunaays only. Arrive at
Portland dally at '0 35. 60. -10.50 A. M.:
1:33. J.10. 4..16. 8 13, 7.40. lo.OO P. M., LT.4U
A. M. dally, except Monday, S.30 and 10-03 A
M. on Sundays only.
Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at
5.05 P. M. Arrive ai Portlard at 0,SO A. M.
Passenger train leaves Dal as for Alrlle Man
days. Wcdnesdajs and Fridays at 2.43 P. M.
Returns Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays.
Except Sunday.
R. KOEHLFR.
Manager
C. EL MARKHAJI.
Gen. Frt. & Pass. AgL
ONLY 70 HOURS
PORTLAND TO CHICAGO
...VIA...
TWO TRAINS DAILY
TO THE EAST
NO CHANGE OF CASS to Denvsr.
Omaha, Kansi City and Chicago.
Only Four Days
To New York. Boston, Philadelphia
and Washington.
Palace Sleepers, Tourist Sleepers, Dining Cars.
Library Cars. Free Recllnlng-Chalr Cars.
Steam Hat. Pintsch Light. Fast Time.
Union Depots. Baggage checked to destination.
CITY TICKET OFFICE
135 Third Street Portland, Oregon
J. H. LOTHROP. GEORGE LANG,
Gen'l Agent.
City Pass. & Tkt Agt.
Steamers
Altona and Pomona
Daily (ex. Sunday) for Independence. Salem
and all way landings. Leave Portland 0:45 A.
M leave Salem 7AM.. Independence, o A
r7 sunset -n
Un ROUTES 7QJ
S UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO.
I OREGON SHORT LINE R. R. CO.
OREGON R. R. & NAVIGATION CO.
I M. Once and dock, foot Taylor su
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
The Yellowstone Park and
" Pioneer Dlning-Car Route
Leave. l'a!)3 DtjK, fiti Jji J StJ
Arrive.
No. 12
1:43 P. M.
Overland Extire&s for
No. U
7:00 A.M.
Sauin llcnd, Aperdoea,
Hoquiam. cosmopous.
oivu.pi.1. Tacoma. Se
attle. North Yakima,
Rim Hie. Spokane.
tunniaii, Moscow. Low
Is t o n. Grangcvillc.
Rowland. 13. C. Butt.
Billings. Fargo, at-
Paul. Minneapolis. Chi
cago. Ro3ton, "Vasu-
Ingtcn. D. C. New
York, and alt points
cast ana southeast.
Now 4
Vnn;ir'tv-fit- TOUIS
No. 3-
Special for Tacoma, Se
7:30 P. iL
attle. Nortn Yakima.
RilZYllle. Spokane,
Rossland. Lew la ton.
Helena. Uutte. Billings.
Deadwood. Denver,
Omaha. St. Joseph.
Kansas City. St. Louis.
Chicago. Washington.
Baltimore. New lorn
Boston, and all point?
east and southeast.
Baggage checked to destination of tickets.
Union Depot connect'ons tn all principal cities.
Through car service via Northern Pacific
Burlington Route, train No. 4. for Omaha. St.
Joseph. Kansas City. St. Louis. Quick tlmo
and unqanalfd accommodations. The only lln
running" Pullman standard ahd Pullman up
ho!tered tourist sleepers, the finest in the
Aorld. Portland ,to Minneapolis and St. Paul
without change.
For any additional Information, tickets.
sleplng-car reservations, maps of routes, etc.,
call on or write to
A. D. CHARLTON
Aas infant General Pnnnentger AseBt.
pop aiorrli.on St.. Cor. Third,
Portland. Oregon.
Li il in. hi I'M-liUI
?&rai
Lit' -a
!
AND
SOO LINE
FIRST-CLASS AND TOURIST
SLEEPERS DAILY
PASSENGERS BOOKED
TO
AND FROM ALL POINTS EAST
ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP
OFFICE
For full particulars npplr to
H H. ABBOTT, Agent.
14fJ Third sL. Portland. Or.
E. J. COTLE. A. G. P. A.
Vancouver. 3. C
TicXel Office 266 XorriiertSt. 'Phone S80
LEAVE.
No. 4
o-oo p.m:
The Flyer, (laily to and
from St. Paul, Minne
apolis, -Dulutn, Chicago
and all points East.
ARRIVE
No. 3
7:00 A. M
Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Dining
and Buffet Smoking-Llbrary Cars.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LIN2
STEAMSHIP RIOJUN MARU
For Japan. China and all Asiatic points will
leave Seattle
About' 'January 7th
Astoria & Columbia
. River Railroad Co.
LEAVES
LNION
DEPOT.
For Maygers. Rainier,
Clatskanie. Westport.
Clifton. Aftorla, War
rcnton. MavU, Ham
mond. Fort Stevens,
Gearhart Pk., Seaside.
Astoria and St ashore
Express.
Dally.
Astoria Express.
Dally.
ARRIVES
UNION
DEPOT.
8:00 A. M.
7:00 P. M.
11:10 A.M.
0:40 P. M.
Ticket office 233 Morrison st. and Union Depot,
J. C MAYO. Gen, Pasn. Agt. Astoria. Or.
Pacific Coast Steamship Go.
IQR ALASKA.
The company's steamships
Cottage City. r Senator and
Al-Kl leave TAGfiMA 11 A.
M.. SEATTIiEiilPiPM:. Ttoc
1. 6 11. 13. 21. :. 31: Jan.
5. 10. 15. 20. 25. JO: Feb. -L
Steamer leaves every fifth.
day thereafter. For further
Information obtain company's
folder.
The company reserves the right to change
steamers, sailing dates and hours ot sailing;
without previous notice.
AGENTS N. POSTON, 249 Washington at,
Portland, Or.
F. W. CARLETON. N. P. R. R. Dock, Ta
coma. Ticket otTlce. 018 First ave . Seattle. M.
TALBOT. ConVl Agt.: C "VV. MILLER. AssL
Gcn'l AgL Ocean Dock. Seattle. GOOD ALL,
PERKINS & CO.. General Agents. San Fran
cisco. irsitii
Hong Kong, via Yokohama, and Kobe. Due
at Portland as fallows:
SB. MONMOUTHSHIRE Nov. 23
SS. MILO'A Dc. 28
SS. SKARPSNO .. Jan. 23
For freight or passage apply to
T.
6-8-10 Columbian bldg.. Third and Oak sts.
OREGON & ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO'S
Steamer EVA" will sail about January
from Portland te Hong Kong and othar Orien
tal ports.
Route shipments "Care Oregon & Oriental
Steamship Co.. Portland."
For cargo space reservation address
J. CAMPBELL. General Agent.
Portland. Or.
whIte collar line
STR. HERCULES takes the place of
BAILEY GATZERT Alder-street Dock),
Leaves Portland dally every morning at T
o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leave As
toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday.
Oregon phone Main 351. Columbia phone 351.
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