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POTLAXD, SATURDAY, MARCH 8.
CURRENT POLITICS AGAIN.
Yes. The Oregonlan supported Jo
seph Simon for the State Senate four
years ago. It stated the reasons why
It supported him. One was the fact that
W. T. Hume, who now has reappeared
at Portland as an Informer from Nome
and San Francisco, was his opponent.
Another was the fact that Mr. Simon
had, though tardily, declared for the
gold standard, and The Oregonlan placed
the election of a gold-standard man to
the United States Senate above all other
considerations of that time. After Mr.
Simon's nomination for the State Sen
ate four years ago, The Oregonlan said:
"The Oregonlan supports Joseph Simon
for the State Senate, not because it
wholly approves Joseph Simon at this
time, or because it has approved or
opposed him in past times; but chiefly
because just -at this time general prin
ciples and purposes necessary to the
highest good of the country can be bet
ter served or aided through the election
Qf Joseph Simon than through the elec
tion of either of his opponents to that
office. Joseph Simon will vote for a
gold-standard man for the Senate of
the United States."
It was a choice between Joseph Simon
and "Wilson T. Hume. Large part of
the statement given by The Oregonlan
for Its support of Mr. Simon was based
on objections, that need not be repeat
ed here, to his opponent. It was the
objections to his opponent that had
greatest weight with the voters. Any
other man than Mr. Hume "would have
beaten Mr. Simon. For, as shown by
the figures printed yesterday, Simon
fell out of sight behind his ticket, re
ceiving a plurality of only 540, while
the remainder of the ticket had an av
erage of more than 2500. Had Hume
been able to concentrate the opposition,
as many another man might have done,
he would have beaten Simon by not less
than 3000.
Of the article on the candidates from
"which the quotation above is made Mr.
Simon and his intimates bitterly com
plained at the time, because they
thought it not complimentary enough,
or strong enough, in his support. How
ever, they are now taking from it such
detached passages as they can, gar
bling them for their purposes and
circulating them to show how
The Oregonlan supported Mr. Simon
four years ago. Of course, they omit
all critical and explanatory pas
sages, and all censure of Mr, Hume
for Hume, who then declared that Si
mon was wholly unfit for the State Sen
ate, Is now acting with those who want
to return him to the United States Sen
ate. These, no doubt, are trifling mat
ters. But they are the stock in trade
of those who make furious attack on
The Oregonlan because It declines to
support Mr. Simon for the United States
Senate now. But It never did support
him for that position, never thought of
doing so; and solely because it never
supposed he would bp or could be an
efficient man in that position. Let the
proof of experience since the election
answer on this matter. The Senate of
the United States is not the place for
Joseph Simon. Joseph Simon Is not a
man for the United States Senate.
Does Mr. Simon speak the voice of
Oregon on any Important matter? In
him does any question of domestic or
foreign policy find an exponent? "What
contributions have we. or are likely to
have, from him on the great problems
of our relations with the outer world,
forced upon us by the results of the
war with Spain, our acquisition of new
possessions in the two hemispheres and
creation of new and vastly wider inter
course with the chief nations and most
numerous races of mankind? These are
questions for presentation in the Senate
of the United States. There is no other
forum from which the voice of the
United States can be spoken; no other
forum from which the voice of Oregon
may be heard, to the honor and credit
of our state. Is Mr. Simon the man for
this work? He, is a man who has no
word on any subject, In any presence
unless indeed on some trifling matter
of personal or partisan contention. Af
fairs of greatest moment, both of Na
tional policy and local interest for Ore
gon, are now before the Senate. And
yet no one, either at "Washington or in
Oregon, thinks it of the slightest im
portance whether Mr. Simon is in his
seat, or not. Our relations with the
Philippines and with Cuba, involving
matters of vast concern to our com
merce, and still vaster concern to onr
administrative policy in the Islands and
its effect upon ourselves, are before the
Senate. Our local affairs, of highest
Importance to us the Improvement of
our rlvere and harbors, legislation for
exclusion of Chinese, legislation for arid
lands, and whatever else our state has
interest in at the National capital
now, now, is the crucial time for all
these things. YetMr. Simon, absent, is
not missed at "Washington.
One word more about current vilifica
tions of The Oregonlan, and garbled ex
cerpts from its columns of four years
ago, now presented in the hope of turn
ing them to Mr. Simon's advantage.
There is peculiar absurdity In reproduc
tion of matter published in the circum
stances of four years ago. in support
of Mr. Simon for the State Senate, as
arguments why he should be returned
to the United States Senate now. If
there are no birds in last year's nests,
what is to be said of the discretion of
those who expect to And the political
cuckoo bird in the nests of four years
ago? This Illustration from the cuckoo,
moreover, bears strongly on the meth
ods by which Mr. Simon got Into the
nest for his- present term. Mr. Corbett's
friends ever have known that they had
reason to say to Mr. Simon
Being fed by us you used us so
As that ungentle gull, the cuckoo bird,
TJseth the sparrow, did usurp our nest.
Once more The Oregonlan has to say
that It never thought of supporting Mr.
Simon for the United States Senate, be
cause it never deemed him a suitable or
efficient man for that position. It thinks
Oregon entitled to stronger representa
tion in the United States Senate.
Though it supported Mr. Simon for the
State Senate four years ago, it was
shocked "when Mr. Simon undermined
Mr. Corbett for the United States Sen
ate, and slipped into the seat to which
the country manifestly wished to call
Mr. Corbett. It was aggrieved again,
as others were, two years ago, when
Mr. Simon, for his selfish purposes, so
loaded up the ticket with his candi
dates for the State Senate, to hold over
and vote for him in 1903, that election of
the ticket was Impossible, and Mr. Cor
bett was beaten again. The Simon
machine caused him the loss of Multno
mah, and then he had no chance.
The Oregonlan had hoped it would be
able to avoid statement in the present
contest of these various things; but the
scurrilous attacks upon it, forced or
paid for by the Simon machine, to
gether with the manifest purpose of the
machine to continue Its grind In the old
way, have caused It to depart from its
first wish and Intention, and to remind
whom It may concern that, though de
siring peace, it has not forgotten how to
deal with assailants.
1VO CHAN'CE FOR A GRAFT.
The play of Nicaraguan officials for
something In the way of a personal
"rake-off" in connection with canal con
cessions need surprise nobody. We have
encountered the same thing before in
our dealings with Spanish-American
countries, and we are likely to encoun
ter it again and as often as we attempt
negotiation with these countries. It
can hardly be otherwise, since corrup
tion in the form of bribers' Is one of the
established and recognized methods of
Spanish-American statesmanship. Noth
ing which calls for assent of Spanish
American officials, high or low, makes
head without that greasing of the palm
which a few weeks ago was almost
openly demanded from representatives
of the Colombian States and which now
is plainly Invited from the representa
tives of Nicaragua. It excites no re
sentment on the part of the Spanish
American communities, for they have
beenjised to it from time out bf mind
and take it as a matter of course In
deed, as a thing rather to be com
mended in its suggestion of personal
thrift and shrewdness.
Of course, it Is not possible that the
United States Government, in its deal
ings with Nicaragua, can proceed upon
other than an open and straightforward
basis; end it will not be surprising if
this fact shall operate to delay proceed
ings in conjunction with the Nicaragua
project to which Congress seems again
to be turning. The officials, not only of
Nicaragua, but of Costa Rica as well,
have It In their power to hold up coiv
ccsslons- essential to the beginning of
practical operations, and there is seri
ous hazard of obstruction in this fact
But In the end the United States will
be able to get all that may be wanted
from the States of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, and probably at small cost.
Much as the canal means for us. It
means relatively far more for the coun
tries through which it will pass. Its
immediate and direct effect will be to
break the commercial isolation in which
they stand, and to give them a position
of commanding importance on one of
the world's greatest highways. By the
lowering of the level of Lake Nicaragua
and Its maintenance under conditions
bf safety from floods, it will open up
to industry and production a vast and
rich territory now valueless from a
practical standpoint. And in many
other ways the countries of Nicaragua
and Costa Rica are bound to gain enor
mously from this great work.
All this is perfectly understood by the
people of these countries, and their anx
iety in the matter lsprofound and ex
treme. Public opinion, to be sure, is
not there the dominating force it is
with us, but it contrives in the long
run to have its way. "We shall get all
that we may ask in reason all that
we want by pursuing our own tradi
tional methods of reasonableness and of
straightforward diplomacy; and we can
afford to disregard the suggestions of
bribe-takera Indeed, we cannot afford
to do anything else.
AT INSULTING PRESENCE.
"It is believed," says a dispatch from
Washington treating of the Cuban tariff
question, "that Mr. Oxnard can be
brought to a compromise." Mr. Ox
nard, be It known, Is the head of the
beet-sugar interest In the United States,
and closely Identified with the sugar
trust, and Ss personally "making the
fight" for their interests at Washington.
And It would seem, from his presence
at Washington, from the consideration
given by statesmen and by the corre
spondents, that the Cuban tariff ques
tion is regarded not simply a matter
for Congress to determine, but for Con
gress and the sugar trust acting to
gether. Congress, it seems, Is to do
what it wants to, provided the sugar
trust, acting through Mr. Oxnard, can
be brought to "a compromise."
Has It, Indeed, come to this, that those
who represent the people in making
laws and In directing the policies of
government treat with the great trusts
as with those whose "rights" must be
regarded as something almost sacred
and whose "powers" must be dealt with
in the spirit and after the methods of
diplomacy? Are we to adjust our laws
and policies upon considerations of ob
ligation and justice, or are we to go
only so far in these respects as we may
be able to get "concessions" from the
trusts?
The spectacle at "Washington just now
in connection with this Cuban tariff
"deal" Is nothing less shameful than
that of a hold-up of Congress at the
hands of an association of Investors and
stock-jobbers. And, plain as the situ
ation is, arrogant and impertinent as
the attitude of the trust is, there seems
to be nobody In Congress In whom the
spirit of an outraged self-respect is
strong enough to rise In wrath and bid
Mr. Oxnard betake his insulting pres
ence from the halls of Congress.
JME G ALO CEPHALITIS.
Hitherto The Oregonlan has not paid
any attention to Mr. Wallace McCam
ant's antics. Perhaps It is beneath Its
dignity and character to notice him at
alL And yet since Mr. McCaroant. tak-
Hng the character and part of a ward
roustabout, has been spending much vi
tuperation recently on The Oregonlan
and its editor, it can hardly be amiss
for The Oregonlan now to make a re
mark or two about Mr. McCamant. In
addition to his chronic ailment of
mogalocephalltis, he seems just now to
be suffering from enlargement of the
3pleen. The Oregonlan tenders him its
sympathy.
It Is not perhaps Mr. McCamant's
fault that he Is a rlngster in politics.
This is not merely "a gift of fortune,"
but It also "comes by nature." His po
litical ancestry is of the Quay type
for he Is a Pennsylvanian; so of course
In Oregon Mr. Simon is his ideal states
man. Some years ago Mr. McCamant
was expressing a desire to go as a dele
gate to the National Republican Con
vention. It seemed probable that Ore
gon would Instruct for "William McKin
ley; but Mr. McCamant earnestly hoped
It would not, because if he should go
he would like to be at liberty, as he
said, to support Quay or fall in with a
Quay programme: In which he would
have the assistance of his respected
father In Pennsylvania; and he would
like to be free so he could assist his
father In any turn affairs might take.
It will be seen, therefore, that Mr. Mc
Camant is by nature and nurture a
Simon politician. Two years ago he
wanted to defeat the renominatlon of
Judge George, for the Circuit Bench in
Multnomah. He had a little candidate
of his own, for whom George was to be
set aside; but when his proposal was
presented to the delegates, they prompt
ly rejected it This has rankled
in Mr. McCamant's pinched and narrow
chest ever since; and he takes his re
venge by declaiming against the "dic
tatorship of Scott and The Oregonlan."
Tet if his candidate for the Judgeship
had been nominated he would have
been beaten tremendously, as the Dis
trict Attorney and Simon's candidates
for the State Senate were; whereas
Judge George was re-elected by 4000
majority.
Another little Illustrative Incident as
to Mr, McCamant was presented In the
eagerness and promptitude with which,
when Mr. Corbett was a candidate be
fore the Legislature, Mr. McCamant
opened his ears to every suggestion that
Mr. Corbett might not succeed and that
another candidate might be necessary;
and who so fit or so distinctly In line
as Mr. McCamant himself? So natur
ally and so quickly had Mr. McCamant
caught the Simon method; taking to It,
In this way as In others, with the In
stinct and confidence of a duck to a
puddle in the back yard.
Yet Mr. McCamant withal is a good
man, master of sanctimonious seeming
and snivel; but sadly given to misrep
resentation, mental obliquity, untruth,
malignity, temperamental anfractuos
ity, scurrility and vituperation. Other
of his mild idiosyncrasies we let pass
without present notice.
THE OUTLOOK IN THE PHILIPPINES
The testimony of Judge Taft before
Congress Is altogether favorable to a
cheerful outlook for the future of the
Philippines under American rule. This
testimony of Judge Taft Is confirmed by
the observation of able American econ
omists like Charles A. Conant in the
current number of the Atlantic Month
ly, who notes the Important fact that
already English is driving Spanish from
the schools and the marts of trade,, and
that eagerness is shown on every hand
to learn American rdethods and Ameri
can points of view.
Caucasian leadership is necessary for
orderly progress In the paths of civili
zation and economic efficiency. Orient
als are not only without the capacity
for self-government, but have no con
scious interest in their government
The struggle for existence is too
ceaseless In its severity to allow
any time for the Incubation of ab
stract political rights until they are
hatched into burning Issues. In China
and Japan the agricultural laborer has
no Intelligent comprehension of his form
of government; he knows when he Is
excessively taxed, and sometimes re
volts against this form of oppression
because it means hunger and starva
tion, but the doctrine that the humblest
man or woman Is endowed with inalien
able political and moral rights from
birth has no native residence in the Ori
ental mind; It Is apprehended only by
means of Caucasian example. The eco
nomic ambition of the Caucasian Is
utterly wanting In the Oriental. He
toils to live, but never toils through am
bition to grow rich, to rise above his
surroundings to the level of a higher
standard of living. Because of these
facts Orientals without Caucasian lead
ership are sure to remain undeveloped
peoples. Great Britain In economic
progress has done wonders in Egypt
and India; France has done much for
the civilization of Algiers and Tunis;
even Russia has lifted the Turcomans
of Central Asia to a higher economic
level, If not a more heroic life. The
Dutch East Indies are another illustra
tion of economic development Impossi
ble except under Caucasian leadership,
and we shall see further proofs of the
beneficent Influence of Caucasian lead
ership In the exploitation of Africa by
Great Britain, France and Germany.
The work that the United States Is
destined to accomplish In the Philip
pines is of the same sort work that is
not capable of accomplishment by the
native races if left to themselves. With
the Oriental left to his own devices, it
Is as true today as It was when Pha
raoh was the slavedrlver of the Israel
ites, that the cheapest thing is human
life and labor. The Oriental adheres to
primitive methods of agricultural ex
change, so the standard of living does
not rise, nor are the number of human
wants multiplied incessantly every year,
as under Caucasian civilisation. Given
a Chinese civilization and we would
have Chinese famines periodically 1n
both Europe and America. (The Cau
casian, by machinery, has multiplied
the productive power of the individual;
he has organized industry in the vari
ous forms of manufacturing, finance
and transportation, and until the Ori
ental has learned how to use the weap
ons for Increasing productive power
and .has mastered the art of industrial
organization and transportation, the
Oriental will be Incapable of self-government
and economic development
The Chinaman Is an industrious and
thrifty worker, but he Is without the
genius of Industrial invention; he does
not know how to combine his resources
in order to get the largest sum of prod
uct from the smallest expenditure of
labor. Our agricultural colleges and
manual training schools will do much
for the enlargement of knowledge
among the Philippines, but of course
no system of schools can create cap
tains of industry! and for many years
to come they will be found among the
Caucasian rulers of the Orient rather
than among the people themselves.
The Filipino Is not naturally disposed
to systematic work, because his wants
have been few and his standard of liv
ing low, but the rule of America will
bring greater security for life, higher
standard of living, protection of prop
erty against brigandage, and far lower
death rate for children. The same
blessings, political and economic, that
Great Britain has brought to Egypt,
to Hong Kong, to Singapore and to
India, America will bring to the Philip
pines. The Filipinos have already
loarned that American taxation is not
like Spanish taxation, ' which meant
bleeding the body politic to exhaustion
for the enrichment of Spain; they al
ready understand that American taxa
tion will be remitted back to the people
In benefits. It is confidently predicted
by the chief of the Philippines con
stabulary that in another year 15,000
American soldiers, with the native con
tingent of troops aid the constabulary,
will be sufficient to garrison the Philip
pine Archipelago. Of course, troops will
be necessary In the savage islands, like
Samar, but In the civilized provinces
there will be no need of large garrisons;
Whether the Philippines will pay Is
not a question to be asked at present,
any more than It was when we went to
war with Mexico to maintain possession
of Texas, or when we enlarged our
boundaries by the addition of the Rocky
Mountain and Pacific Coast States. Ul
timately the Philippines ought to offer
a promising field for the enterprise -and
capital of the Nation. Hong Konsr.
Singapore, Bombay and Calcutta have
proved valuable colonial markets to
Great Britain, and it Is not extravagant
to predict that in the Philippines we
shall at no distant day open markets for
some of the output of ourmills and
factories when we have created new
wants among these undeveloped peo
ples. It Is our duty to govern the
Islands for the present. Whether It will
always be for our Interest to rule them
only time can determine.
The move in the Minnesota Legisla
ture toward forcing lower passenger
rates upon the railroads of that state
might have been foreseen. The "mer
ger" may get around the statutes, but
it cannot command public sentiment,
and that is sure to manifest itself in
hostile railroad legislation. This will
come in two ways '"regulation" of
traffic charges and Imposition of taxes.
Indeed, this was so plainly in view from
the beginning that it must have been
considered by the group of railroad con
solldators whose highest effort to date
13 represented by the Northern Securi
ties Company. They had some hard
problems to solve, and the railroad
"trust" was undoubtedly chosen as the
least of the evils then pressing. Great
as were the factors in this new move
ment, they could not stand alone. They
were forced Into coalition for protec
tion against each other. Now the peo
ple will take a hand through their Leg
islatures, and the outcome no roan can
foresee:
Figures show that the average cost
of the 59,955 mules and horses pur
chased for the United States Army the
last four years was $88 90. The British
agents, during the Boer War, have
purchased more than three times that
number, paying, on an average, $139
apiece. It is added that the animals
rejected by the American purchasing
agents were, In many instances, readily
accepted by the British. Such reports
are likely to make the British people
wince. Humanitarians, however, will
see In the statement little except the
aggregate suffering represented by 180,
000 wretched animals, many of which,
were subjected to long sea voyages In
close quarters, made burden-bearers of
man and visited with all the cruelties
that this condition implies. Overloaded,
goaded, starved, strained, these mis
erable creatures add by their sufferings
a pathetic chapter to the recital of
war's horrors.
President Gatch, of the State Agricul
tural College, has found that students
who play billiards do not stand well
In their studies. Specifically stated, SO
per cent of the failures In class work
last term were by students who fre
quented billiard halls. This finding 13
not entitled to the distinction of a dis
covery. It Is too old for that How
ever, It Is eminently proper upon the
strength of the showing that bllMard
playlng by students Is forbidden by the
faculty of that institution on penalty
of suspension. It needs no argument to
prove that study and billiard hall exer
cise do not go together.
An increase of nearly $2,000,000 In the
statement of the four National banks
of Portland in one year shows a pros
perous condition of business. The in
crease in the amount of deposits is
$1,898,353 17, though cash on hand has
Increased but $S05,445 30, which indi
cates that the money Is not trembling
In the bank vaults, but Is out serving
the community as it should. These four
National banks represent less than halt
the banking business of the city. There
is every reason for 'viewing the bank
ing situation here with serene satisfac
tion. We observe with some pain that the
various Socialist and Prohibitionist
county conventions have failed to rec
ommend that their respective state bod
ies nominate a candidate for United
States Senator. Will not theLeglsla
ture feel somewhat embarrassed If It
shall be forced unaided to choose a rep
resentative for these esteemed fellow
citizens? Though Lieutenant Hobson's eyesight
Is impaired to an .- extent that has
caused him to ask for retirement from
the naval service, he is able by a pe
culiar obliquity of vision to see a fu
ture for himself in politics. At least,
that "is the lnterp"retatlcn of certain of
his acts, as read by his friends.
FIRST AMERICAN LESSON. -
Chicago Chronicle.
Time: After Prince Henry's return to
Germany. Scene: Private apartment of
the Emperor, Potsdam.
Kaiser You are brown as a nut -and
bright as a berry, after your voyage. Did
you learn anything jn the United States?
You remember the Oriental saying, "A
traveler without observation is a bird
without ' wings."
Prince Henry I learned many lessons.
Kaiser Wfiere did you learn the first?
Henry As I sat at dinner with 1200
American editors.
Kaiser What Is it?
Henry That the President of the United
States has no recourse against libel ex
cept that which Is the right of every other
citizen of the United States.
Kaiser Can he not Imprison those who
speak disrespectfully of him?
Henry No. If the disrespect should
amount to criminal libel, he could seek a
.remedy like the humblest citizen, through
the courts.
Kaiser Why has he no other recourse?
Henry Because freedom of speech and
of the press is guaranteed by the Consti
tution, and is subject only to the judicial
branch of the Government
Kali-er But the President can suspend
the Constitution at his discretion, can he
not?
Henry No. In time of war, which Con
gress alone can declare, or during other
form of public peril, the right of the citi
zen to the wVit of habeas corpus may ba
temporarily suspended. But that would
not give the President any additional
privileges In regard to punishment for
disrespect toward himself.
Kaiser Is there no law in the United
States like my lese-majeste law to Insure
homage for the head of the state?
Hnry No. Your lese-majeste law was
Invented, sire, in the dark ages, by a
despot of France, to enable him to pursue
unmolested a career of tyranny and vice.
Long dead, it has been revived in Ger
many alone.
Kaiser How, then, is homage for the
head of the state maintained in thesUnlted
States? Are not the editors too free?
Henry An editor who would abuse the
freedom of the press in the United States
for the purpose of reviling the President
would feel a convincing penalty in the re
fusal of the people to read his paper.
Kaiser Are the people of the United
States so deeply devoted to the President?
Henry Not to the man. They render
no blind worship. On the contrary, they
consider him the highest servant of the
Nation. Their worship of the ofllce of
President is rational, rather than senti
mental. Only a few lunatics fall to ren
der to the President that respect which
arises from the exaltation of his post and
his own worthy traits.
Kaiser What do the people generally
call the President when he is not present?
Henry The President most revered
among those within the memory of living
Americans was , generally called "Old
Abe." The predecessor of Mr. Roosevelt,
whose tragic fate Is universally mourned
by all Americans except a few lunatics,
was popularly known as "the Major."
Kaiser How do the people designate
Mr. Roosevelt out of his presence?
Henry Those who ndmlre him most call
him "Teddy." All the Americans ex
cept the few lunatics would defe-nd his lib
erty and life with their last dollar and
their lives.
Kaiser Would calling me "Billy" be like
calling the President of the United States
"Teddy"?
Henry Yes, sire. And all the Germans
In Germany except a few lunatics would
defend your person with their last penny
and their lives.
Kaiser Henry, your first American les
son startles me. I will ponder It
Henry Sire, freedom, of speech and of
the press .in the United States is, next to
the patriotism of the entire Nation, the
greatest power for the progress and pros
perity of the country and the stoutest
shield of the Government
Kaiser Henry, how many Germans have
I imprisoned for speaking or writing dis
respectfully of me?
Henry Sire, I fear the number mounts
into thousands.
Kaiser Did you learn other lessons in
the United States?
Henry Yes, sire. I will recite others to
you later.
Exeunt
British Naval Programme,
v Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Great Britain will omit neither cost nor
effort to keep her naval power as strong,
numerically at least, as that of any two
of the Continental nations, though tho
rapid growth of rival navies must make
the British naval programme Increas
ingly costly. France and Germany of
late have been Increasing the efficiency
of their fleets by Improving and mod
ernizing the armaments of the old
armored and protected vessels, and Great
Britain, following their example, will
spend a large sum for that purpose.
Much the larger portion of the aggre
gate British naval expenditure for the
coming fiscal year will be appropriated
to this Important work. The total expen
diture proposed, is $156,275,000, an Increase
of $S97.500 over the expenditure of last
year. The new construction will re
quire $45,290,000, leaving $U0,9S5,000 for the
betterment .of the old fleet The new
vessels will constitute a total of 27, of
all types. Among them, are two battle
ships, two armored cruisers and two
third-class cruisers. Twenty-five ships
will be "Improved," 10 battle-ships and
15 cruisers. The improvement, or re
armament of these vessels will greatly
increase the strength of the fleet The
London Telegraph, in presenting the es
timates, says that the new construction
is much smaller than was expected, but
this is the first time the Admiralty has
drawn up a definite and extensive scheme
of rearmament
The officers and men of the British
fleet next yeaf, will number 122.500, far
In excess of the personnel of any other
navy In the world. In the last report
of Secretary Long, the strength of all
ranks and ratings in the great navies in
1900 was announced as follows: England,
114,880; France, 49,775; Germany, 30.3SS;
Russia 39.545; Japan. 26,103; Italy, 25,804;
United States, 23,453.
The German Press.
New York Times.
One of the most gratifying evidences of
the benefits of the visit of Prince Henry
to the United States Is the cordial and ap
preciative tone of the German newspapers.
The press of Germany has not always been
friend.y to the United States. The official,
or quasi-official organs have Invariably
been cither agreeable or conservative, but
a number of other newspapers, especially
In the past three or four years, have
shown a disposition to find fault with
American methods end to impugn Ameri
can motives. Some of these were slow
to recognize the Importance of ,the pro
posed visit of Prince Henry, but after
witnessing the cordiality and extreme
courtesy shown the Prince by official
America, especially by President Roose
velt, the German papers are practically
unanimous In showing their appreciation
and good-will.
One feature of the comments is a little
surprising. There is evidence that the
general public of Germany was not pre-1,-ared
for the popular manifestations of
Interest and courtesy that have been
shown Prince Henry. There seems to
have been a feeling that while he would
be received with all the attentions and
formalities due him on the part of the of
ficials of the United States, there would
be a lack of public accord with the vari
ous ceremonies. Thl3 bears out the state,
rccnts. frequently made, that through ma
licious misrepresentations many people In
Germany have conceived the Idea that the
masses In this country have been unfriend
ly toward the Fatnerland. Jf Princ
Henry's visit enectually dispels this false
fcnpresslon, whatever its scope, it will have
served at least one great purpose.
J " THE M00X-AND THE WEATHER, f
London Express.
Scientists seem very fond of exploding
our cherished theories, and they are now
telling us that we are quite wrong in
supposing that the moon has any influence
in controlling the phases of the weather.
From a very remote antiquity, in the
twilight of natural astrology, a belief arose
that changes in the weather were occa
sioned by the moon.
One'of the proverbs is: "So many days
old the moon is on Michaelmas Day, so
many floods after."
If It rains on St Swlthln's Day, we are
told to expect rain for 40 days after. An
equally wise prediction is that if Christ
mas comes during a waxing moon we shall
have a very good year, and the nearer to
a new moon the better; but if during a
waning moon a hard year, and the nearer
the end of the moon, so much the worse.
Another belief is that the condition of
the weather depends upon the day of the
week on which the new moon chances to
fall. New moon on Monday, or moon
day. Is everywhere held as a sign of good
weather. Friday's new moon is much dis
liked, while Saturday's Is unlucky for the
new and Sunday for the full moon. Ac
cording to the old English weather saw:
Saturday's new and Sunday's full
Never was good and never wull.
In Scotland the farmers believe that a
misty moon is a misfortune, and an agri
cultural maxim among them teaches that
If the moon shows like a silver shield
You need not be afraid to reap your field;
But If she rises haloed round
Soon we'll tread on deluged ground.
Two rules of the shepherd of Banbury
are:
If mlsi's In the new moon, rain In the old;
If mist's In the old, rain in the new moon.
Another weather guide connected with
thomoon Is that to see "the old moon in
the arms df the new moon" is reckoned a
sign of fair weather, and so Is the turn
ing up of the horns of the new moon. In
this position it is supposed to retain the
water which is imagined, to be in It, and
which would run out if the horns were
turned down.
The country people In Scotland foTetell
the changes In. the weather from these'
changes in the appearance of the new
moon.
If she "lies salr on her back" it is a
sure sign of bad weather, or when her
horns are pointed toward the zenith. It is
the same sign when the new moon ap
pears "wl the auld moon in her arm," a
superstition referred to in the famous bal
lad of St. Patrick Spens:
Oh, ever alask! my malster dear,
I fear a deadly storm;
I saw the now yestereen.
Wl" the ould moon in her arm;
And if ye gang to sea. malster,
I fear we'll suffer harm.
At Whitby, when the moon is surround
ed by a halo with watery clouds, the sea
men say that there will be a change in the
weather, for the "moon dogs" are about
There Is also a belief prevalent among
sailors and seafarinjr men that when a
large star or planet Is seen near the moon,
or, as they express It, "a big star is dog
ging the moon." that I3 a certain sign of
stormy weather.
But now stern science comes along and
tells us that we must no longer heed such
sayings, justifying her verdict by strings
of cold facts which prove that even though
these saws seem correct, In nine cases out
of ten statistics prove that to be mere
chance. It will probably take a genera
tion or two before seafaring folk and those
who dwell much In the open cease to be
lieve in the Influence of the silvery orb
of night
Consumption Cured by Fresh Air.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Dr. J. H. RotMock, the State Commis
sioner of Forestry, who is a great advocate
of outdoor life as a cure for pulmonary
diseases, makes an enthusiastic report on
the success of an experimental case which
lately came under his personal observa
tion. It was a case of a man and his
threo children who were all more or less
affected with tuberculosis of the lungs.
Dr. Rothrock sent them to a place in tho
mountains of Monroe County, where they
were made to breathe the fresh, pure air
of out-of-doors continually. Even when
they were compelled to find shelter under
a roof, the windows were kept open so
that a current of uncontaminated air
swept through the house all the time.
This treatment was begun last Spring,
and it has had the desired and expected
result The children have become robust
and the man has so far recovered that he
Is able to resume work
There is no doubt whatever that con
sumption Is distinctively a disease of In
door life, and that It is promoted if not
occasioned by breathing air which does
not contain the proportion of oxygen
which is necessary to health. It is not
absolutely confined to those who lead a
sedentary life, but they are by far the
greatest sufferers from it, and if all the
world lived out of doors the ravages of
this most prevalent and deadly of diseases
would be very materially reduced. It is
upon this principle that the sanitary sci
ence of the present day undertakes its
cure. Little or no medicine is given. The
consumptive subject Is placed amid hy
gienic surroundings. He is required to
take the approved precautions against the
dissemination of the disease. He Is sup
plied with plenty of plain, nourishing food
and he is kept as much as possible In the
open air.
When this regimen is efficiently applied
ond faithfully followed the result Is uni
form. There Is always an Improvement,
and In the great majority of cases there Is
a recovery. Of course, if the disease has
been permitted to progress until Its last
stages have been reached, a cure Is out
of the question, although even then the
sufferings of the victim, will be lessened
and his life prolonged. Nor is it neces
sary to the success of the open air treat
ment that the subject be taken to th
mountains or far away from home. Prob
ably the mountain air Is better, but so
long as the air is fresh and pure that la
substantially enough. This is Important,
for it admits of the establishment of san
atoriums under practicable conditions.
They can be placed adjacent to the great
cities where consumption is chiefly found
and they will still serve their end nearly
as well as though they were stationed in
the pine woods or on the mountains. Eu
ropean experience, which is far ahead of
our own, has demonstrated that
Woman's Work: and Man's Worlc
Chicago Chronicle.
At brief intervals, tho cry is set up that
"women aro crowding Into men's places,"
or that they are "invading man's indus
trial sphere." It Is true that women are
doing many things that were formerly
done by men, but It is equally true that
men have been steadily encroaching for
many years on the old domain of women.
Men have transferred the home employ
ments of women spinning, weaving, knit
ting and most of the sewing to tho fac
tory, where the machine does the work.
Men, not women, control the making and
selling of women's" clothing of every de
scription. Seme of the drudgery goes to
women, who work for pitifully small wa
ges, but the profits go to men. Not even
the washtub has escaped this change. The
laundries, owned by men and having men
in all their best-paid places, have driven
the washerwoman to the wall. One can
see in any American city men In robust
health, and some of them weighing 200
pounds, doing the work of waiters in
lunchrooms that are patronized by both
sexes and have no Immoral or objection
able attachments or surroundings. The
male dressmaker gets the cream of that
branch of business. In fine, man has
abolished many and absorbed more old
time employments of women, so It would
seem to be about time to stop talking ot
woman's "invasion of man's Industrial
sphere."
NOTE'aXD COMMENT.
It looks like rain.
Borrow an umbrella and go register.
The U. S. S. Subsidy will probably not
be launched this year.
Mr. Hohenzollern should stay over and
help us observe the 17th.
If this keeps .up, how are we going to
recognize April when it gets here?
A good many post-graduates in politics
will be able to learn things at the pri
mary. Congress still continues to leave undone
the things it ought to do, as well as the
rest of the quotation.
ft There are only two Generals left in the
Boer Army, which proves that two Is
enough, and more is, a crowd.
It seems too bad that Miss Stone did
not bring a pet brigand over with her to
add to the sights of Boston Common.
It will be vain to suggest a successor for
Secretary Long -till some navigator of the
Iowa or Des Moines Rivera has been heard
from.
There never was cordiality
Like this before or since;
From Florida to Oregon
They're singing. "Hoch der Prlnx.'
If the Alaska boundary dispute Is arbi
trated, how are the flre-eatlng members
of the Canadian Parliament going to in
vade Washington?
Governor Van Sant will be compelled to
abandon the trail of the octopus, but tho
Colonel of the Rough Riders will probably
keep the animal in sight until it is well
treed.
Mr. Bryan Is going on a missionary ex
pedition to Ohio. But the brigands of that
state are already overworked, cutting up
the spoils captured within their own ter
ritory. There have been four murders in three
months at Beaumont, and no arrests. As
the victims were white, the inhabitants
feel that it Is time for some one to take
the blindfold from the eyes of Justice.
The scarcity of fish In old times in Eng
land made it difficult for the poor to keep
Lent Pepys remarks: "The talk of the
towne now is . . . whether Lent shall
be kept with the strictnesse of the King's
proclamation; which Is thought cannot be,
because of the poor who cannot buy fish."
He also says: "Notwithstanding my reso
lution, yet, for want of other victuals, I
did eat flesh this Lent"; and again, "Our
dinner was only sugar sopps and fish; tho
only time we have had a Lenten dinner all
this Lent."
When the
Bain clouds, thick an leaden, from tho sou'-sou'-west
is headin an' there ain't no sun
a-shlnln' from the dawnln' till the dark,
When tho
Frantic population looks o'erhend In conster
nation, wontlerln how soon they'll have to
build themselves another ark;
"When for
Days and days together there Is nothln but
wet weather, an' the streets is ragln tor
rents when they ain't high, boilln' seas,
When no
Rain-proof mackintoshes or umbrellas or ga
loshes keep a man from saturatln' from hl3
head down to his knees.
Then the
Oregonyun native. In a humor contemplative,
views the sky an' cloud3 an landscape with
an undisguised delight.
And ho
Says: "This here'3 the season that a feller
has good reason fur to tell the world around
him that old Oregon's all right."
The Rev. J. A. Kring was a witness In a
trial at Fort Scott. Kan., the other day,
and before he was sworn he asked the
Justice if he might be permitted to open
his testimony with prayer. The Justice
responded that If the jury had no objec
tion he would have none. Thereupon the
preacher walked over to the jury, kneeled
down before them, and offered up a sup
plication. He prayed that the Lord would
keep them from all evil and guide them to
a right understanding, and he prayed that
each witness would be made to realize that
if he swore falsely he would be visited by
the wrath of God. When the trial came
to a conclusion, the church and the
preacher lost Apparently it was anothtr
of those mysterious dispensations through
which the wicked sometimes triumph.
Didn't Know Prince Henry.
New York Times.
One evening In the middle eighties
Prince Henry of Prussia, just returned
from a long voyage in the Far East
found himself at a ball in the Royal Pal
ace in Berlin. Instead of his naval uni
form of Commander, he had donned the
uniform of the First Regiment of Foot
Guards, in which he was then a lieuten
ant A Captain belonging to the same
regiment soon accosted him, and, notic
ing certain Insignia on his arm. said to
him gruffly: "Do you know, sir. that
it is against the regulations to wear for
eign orders."
"Yes ,Slr; but my grandmother con
ferred this, and"
"There is also another regulation which
says that foreign orders are not her
editary. You will report to your Cap
tain tomorrow."
"Yes, Captain," humbly replied the
Prince. "But I said my grandmother
conferred' this she did not 'give' it"
"Ah, and what do you call It. young
man?" inquired the officer with a slight
touch of curiosity.
"The Order of Garter, Captain."
"Never heard of it Must be some fako
decoration. I shall look into this mat
ter myself. Who did you say your grand
mother was?
"I didn't say. Captain. But she is
called Queen Victoria."
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPHERS
Blobbs I shall have to wear glasses. Slobbs
Are jou troubled with your eyes? Blobbs
What did you think I was going to wear them
for bunions? Philadelphia Record.
Mistress Do you know, Carter, that I can
actiyxlly write my name In the dust on tho
table! Carter Faith, mum, that's more than I
can do. Sure, there's nothing like education,
after all! Punch.
Why He Wept Man Why are you crying,
my boy? Boy Oh. sir! I've Jest had de measles
and had ter stay our uv school fer a month!
Man X ever mind! You can't have them again!
Boy Hully gee! Dat's w'y I'm crj In ! Puck.
Too Late. "When I was your age I didn't
have the advantages you have." said the fa
the, sagely. "Well, father," replied the son.
"It's too late to kick about It now. You should
have thought about those things at the time."
Ohio State Journal.
Manifestly Wrong. "Yes." said the head of
the firm. "Miss Addle is a good bookkeeper,
but she makes some queer mistakes." "What,
for instance?" asked the silent partner. "Well,
she enters our messenger boy's wages under the
htad of 'running expenses.' " Philadelphia
Press.
Equally Exciting. Prince Henry (looking
about him) This Is your Senate chamber. I3
It? Washington Guide Yes. Your Highness, I
am sorry-we have no fist fight between Sena
tors to show you today, but If Your Highness
will ste? Into the hall In the other wing of
the building you will probably hear Mr.
Wheeler, of Kentucky, make a speech. Chi
cago Tribune.
In" Washington. Down Pennsylvania avenue
came a tattered and torn man. JIN eyes were
blacked, his nose was bleeding, and his cheeks
were bruised, whfle he limped painfully, and
had one arm In a sling. Did the astute de
tective who observed him stop him and ask
which direction tho footpads had taken? Not
he. He raid: "Good-morning, Senator." Bal
timore American.
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