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PORTLAND, THURSDAY, JULY 10.
PROPHECIES COME TO GRIEF.
In view of- the promises that -were
made on their behalf, the defeated and
pardoned -Tagals seem to be behaving
with ,most disappointing contentment.
We had It on the highest of anti-imperialistic
authority that the Filipinos
never would be conquered. The block
might soak their core, their heads sad
den in tho sun, and all that sort
of thing, but the indomitable spirit of
independence had taken possession of
them and never could be beaten down
The advices from Manila seem to Indi
cate that the Implacable hate and re
sentment are as slow in materializing
as was the aforesaid Invincibility.
An Indication of what we may expect
is afforded in South Africa today, where
similar prophecies have come to grief.
"We have been assured that not for :
century would the Boers become recon
ciled to their conquerors. . If beaten
they would return to their homes filled
with sullen resentment. They would
hate England and everything English,
and would transmit their hate to future
generations. They would make the
practical work of restoring prosperity
infinitely difficult.. If an opportunity
should ever come to them for avenging
their defeat, they would once more rise
in arms anfr renew their dogged strug
gle for Independence. Dutch obstinacy
and Dutch "dourness" were dwelt upon
incessantly; and England's friends, as
well as England's enemies, looked for
ward to the future of South Africa and
to the conduct of the Boers with ap
prehension or exultation, as the case
might be.
"What the sequel proved Is effectively
set out by the New York Commercial
Advertiser, which submits that Dutch
obstinacy is always leavened with a
strong infusion of Dutch common sense.
The Boers have had ample time to
think the whole thing over. They have
learned a thing which in the beginning
the.y did not know, and that is the hope
lessness of their gallant struggle. Not
only have the Boers in the field cheer
fully complied, with the conditions of
surrender which their leaders agreed
upon with Lord Kitchener, but they
have' done so cheerfully and even joy
ously. And what a scene that was at
St. Helena when Cronje Cronje of all
persons, Cronje, the stubborn type of
implacable fighter, the quintessence of
grim antagonism to British supremacy
led his late followers down to the
ship that was to take them home, sing
ing "God Save the King" as heartily'
as he used to sing his battle-psalms
among the kopjes, in the days when he
crouched there as fearless and as fieroe
as a great beast of prey!
Something like this miscarriage, of
lugubrious prophecy seems to be in
store In the Philippines. It will delight
uall except the devoted band of antis,
and Jn their humiliation, no less than
in its happy cause, all humanity may
rejoice. The Filipinos themselves are
to be felicitated on their sensible course
and. forgiven for their errors, the chief
of which was the natural one of being
led into deception at the hands of At
kinsQn,. "Wlnslow, et id omne. The
brightest spot in all the broad belt of
sunshine that Illumines the Philippine
situation is the righteous retribution
that has overtaken the machinations
and the maledictions of the high priests
of anti-ism. Pray .for them, that they
be 'given strength to keep silent now,
and turn their alleged intellects intb
other and' less dangerous channels.
,3 STREET-CAR MISERY.
Man never Is, but always to be blest
And so is woman. In the Summer this
perpetual discomfort of humanity Is apt
to take the form of protests against,
the street-car service. The professional
Populist errs only in raising to the dig
nity of a settled pursuit a spirit of pro
test which the universal mind loves tc
indulge spasmodically as a luxury. The
most conservative of us are Populists
in the ordinary walks of life, and thus
happily work off the steam which might
otherwise be diverted into anarchy or
crime.
"When a man works hard ajl day or
when --a woman Is going home tired out
after a siege of shopping, who would be
cruel enough to deny the heavy-laden
the blessed privilege of complaining
about the street-car, in case weather
or the kitchen help or the police force
fall, -with suggestion? The man who
would- stand for half an hour in hopes
of seeing a newsboy quarrel come to
blows, or the woman who spends fif
teen minutes In unprofitable conversa
tion breaking away from her hostess
door, will growl like all possessed if
the street-car is delayed five minutes.
An open car is too windy at the same
hour that a closed car is too stuffy, and
jqo on.
A charming illustration of the street-
car habit la afforded" Jointly from New
York and Chicago. The sufferings of
New York women at the hands of
street-cars Is well known. Committees
were appointed to see what was needed,
and the other day the head of the trans
portation department of the Metropol
Itan Street Railway Company, of New
York, was visited by women represent
ing numerous organizations to find out
whether they could not get better trans
portation facilities. They suggested the
use of trailers, which, they said, were
successfully used In Chicago. But at
that very hour the voice of equally un
happy Chicago was lifted up In denun
ciation of "the trailer nuisance." It Is
called "an Imposition on the public,"
and the employes of the traction com
panies are called upon to "make an
earnest demand for tho abatement or
mitigation of the trailer nuisance, and
stick to it."
Nothing could more signally Illustrate
the fact that man (who embraces
woman) was made to mourn. If you
are unhappy with a trailer, be sure the
trailer Is the cause of it- If you are
unhappy without the trailer, be sure
the trailer would make all things well.
Such Ills as you suffer from when the
Republicans are In would be eliminated
If they were superseded by the Demo
crats. If the weather isn't cold. It Is too
hot, and lfjt Isn't hot It's beastly cold.
Among all our Inalienable Tights none
is so thoroughly delightful as the right
to be miserable.
PURE FOOD.
The National Pure Food Association
does well to hold its annual conven
tion for the current year In the state
which was the first to enact a prac
tical pure-food law, and which comes
nearer enforcing legitimate methods in
the manufacture and sale of foods than
any other in the Union. Our pure-food
law Is now In the neighborhood of
twenty years old. Being the first of its
kind, it is. of course, not. without de
fects, but it was enacted in good faith.
and in the main it has been enforced
with a surprising integrity. It has
served in many ways to protect Ore
gon against disease, fraud and Imposi
tion, and though it needs to be braced
up or made over in some respects, it
may still be referred to as one of the
models of American legislation.
Perhaps the greatest benefit derived
from this law has been in connection
with our milk supply and with the gen
eral animal health of the state. It pro
vides for official examination of all sus
pected beef or milk stock, and pre
scribes the Immediate destruction of
any animal found to be. Infected; and
hard as this rule Is, It has rigorously
been enforced. And, be It said to the
credit of Oregon stockowners that they
have co-operated cordially with the offi
cials In the enforcement of this law.
In the beginning It worked very serious
hardship to many private owners of
Infected milk stock, but no man sought
to resist even the severest application
of the law, and the result was that
within three years after the Inspection
system was put upon its feet there was
not a known or suspected instance of
Infection In the state. And from that
day until now, so far as the most care
ful and persistent inspection can deter
mine. Oregon has been absolutely free
from the bovine diseases which In our
neighboring State of California and else
where have worked such terrible hard
ship, both to property and to human
life. M
The faults of our law lie not in Its
Intent, but in certain careless phrases or
forms which permit things prohibited in
one way to be done in another. For ex
ample, "manufacture" and "use" of cer
tain chemicals, so-called "preservallnes,"
In connection with food products, Is pro
hibited, while there is no prohibition of
their sale. The result is that every sup
ply store In the country publicly sells
articles which are prohibited to be
used but the use of which it is diffi
cult or impossible to prove. If the sale
of these proscribed articles were pro
hibited and made subject to penalty. It
would be a mighty help to the officers,
but as the law stands even the most
earnest official often finds himself
balked. Of course, the law is suscepti
ble of reform, and it will have to be
reformed before the best results can
be obtained through Its operation.
There is perhaps no abuse commonly
put upon the public comparable with
that growing out of the use of "preserv
allnes" in the processing of manufac
tured foods. There is hardly a form
of canned goods which is not "doped"
with sallcyliate or other "preserving"
acids intrinsically detrimental to food
quality and of course injurious to
health. Preserved meats are notoriously
"doctored" to maintain their firmness
and color and to save them from "go
ing to pieces" when they have reached
a chemical condition when they are no
longer fit for food. Dairy products are
especially subject to the "doping" pro
cess, and from the amount of prepared
fluids designed to "preserve" cream and
Its products, there is reason to fear that
little really fresh or sound butter or
cheese ever finds its way to market.
It is the special business of the asso
ciation now in session In Portland to
study these abuses, and, in so far as
it may be done, to correct them. Very
wisely, we think, it Is attempting to
work on National lines, to secure such
action at the hands of Congress as will
put a stop by the wholesale process to
much of the fraud now practiced upon
the public In connection with the man
ufacture and sale of prepared foods.
State laws, as we well know, may in
their sphere be very effective and use
ful, but In addition to the laws of the
separate states there Is needed some
general law that will prevent the sale In
one state of what Is manufactured in
another. Until this shall be achieved,
no general reform is to be looked for.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
A Pottsvllle (Pa.) man announces his
candidacy Tor the State Senate on the
platform of state ownership of mines.
His announcement moves the old school
of conservatism and the new school of
debonair trusts to alternate rage and
hilarity as they point out the numer
ous absurdities and impossibilities with
which Government ownership is tradi
tionally surrounded. How is the state
to obtain these mines? Is it to borrow
immense sums for their puchase, and if
so, who will advance the money for
such socialistic ventures? Is the state
to wrest these properties violently away
from their present owners? If so, who
will sanction such robbery?
Then how is the state to operate these
Immense establishments so as to Im
prove upon private enterprise, either
in honesty or economy? Is the public
business as at present administered the
source of business models, pr is scan
dal unknown among trusted officials?
Are we to mine coal or run railroads
under the auspices of political ma
chines, with the concomitants of brib-
ery, padded pay-rolls, high, pay for
easy work and no end of sinecures? Do
we want to transform the miners or
railroad men of .the country into ac
cessories of whatever political machine
happens to be in power?
All of which argumentative inquiries
are pertinent If. AH of which were
pertinent once at any rate when private
management was able to carry on min
ing, and railroading, and lumbering.
But If the mlneowners can't mine and
railroads don't carry .passengers and
lumber famines become chronic, why
then the old satisfaction with private
ownership will begin to disappear and
disappear very quickly. The difficulties
and dangers which have stood like
Mount Hood in the path of Government
ownership will melt away like frost
before the morning sun. Private own
ership is of small concern, compared
with the continuation of industry. It
Is of some sentimental consequence that
the state should keep its hands off pri
vate business, and that taxes should be
low, and bureaucracy at Its minimum,
and pas'-rolls moderate. But these
things are scarcely worth mentioning
compared with thA desirability of hav
ing food to eat, lumber to shelter us,
coal to warm and trains to carry us.
The main thing Is to get resulta If we
cant .get them one way, we will an
other. A good share of the productive in
dustry is tied up In strikes. The situa
tion is not satisfactory. It will not be
tolerated indefinitely. Society expects
every man to move- on, and not to en
cumber the trail of civilization. Soci
ety is not greatly concerned to see a
man vindicate his pride or get his own
way, or humiliate a lot of people with
whom he has had a falling out; but so
ciety is much concerned that he shall
get along He must make motions, run -I
trains, dig coal or saw wood. Rail
roads are not bestowed upon him for the
purpose of fighting, but of transpor
tation. The anthracite mines are for
those who will yield output and not
coal famlnea The lumber and saws are
designed to facilitate building, and not
to stop it. The convenient, familiar and
altogether delightful arguments with
which Government ownership used to
be resisted will not be worth the paper
they are written on If private owner
ship elects to resolve itself into a sullen
obstacle to progress, unable or unwill
ing to deal successfully with Its ma
terials and men. Nobody will long re
ject Government ownership or socialism
Itself as the sole alternative of going
houseless and Bupperless to bed.
ORGANIZATION NEXT.
With the question of site out of the
way, and the selection of the City Park
now seems a foregone conclusion, the
next serious Issue before the exposition
managers will be the organization of
the exposition personal staff. It will
not be necessary or desirable for two
years or more to employ any consider
able number of persons, but one or two
departments, notably that of publicity
and promotion, ought to be put pn their
feet very soon. But before this Is done
a general scheme of organization ought
to be agreed upon. Into which the al
readj active departments will fit when
active work all round shall begin. It Is
Important to start right, for when the
work gets heavy, as It will In the
months Immediately preceding the fall
and during the fair period, much will
depend upon the -system upon the ma
chinery of organization and. its habits
of operation.
There are as many theories of expo
sition organization as there have been
expositions; and there are respectable
precedents both for and against every
plan that can be suggested. At Chi
cago there was a nominal head in the
director-general, but he was so over
shadowed by official dignitaries, his
.powers were so limited by the concur
rent powers of department chiefs, and
his time was so taken up by official
ceremonies, that he did not make much
of a figure in the actual business of
administration. At Buffalo there was
an effort to Imitate Chicago, and a director-general
with Chicago experience
was employed. And he turned out a
costly experiment, for millions of dol
lars were lost in waste and other forms
of folly which careful administration
would have saved. While the authority
at Buffalo was assumed to be central,
there was In fact no authority at all,
and to this failure the disappointments
of the fair were, to some extent at
least, due. At Atlanta there was a
careful central authority under which
the exposition was brought to success
in spite of the mistake, made upon a
false theory .of economy, which too
closely limited the number of subordi
nate administrative officlala At Nash
ville there was one definite and responsi
ble administrative head, a director-general,
whose energy, combined with an
effective authority, made the success
of the fair. At Omaha there was a
managing committee of six persons,
which soon divided itself into a major
ity of four and a minority of two, and
which, under the headship of a presi
dent backed by the majority faction,
carried the fair to a great success. The
controlling factor was the administrat
ive Independence and force of the pres
ident, who practically assumed the
powers and duties of a director-general.
Nominally, the power at Omaha was
that of a committee; practically it was
that of one clear-headed and deter
mined roan.
These instances illustrate the prin
ciple. Exposition management In vari
ous places has taken various forms; but
it pretty generally resolves Itself Into
one-man power, as at Omaha, or Into
a go-as-you-please systemas at Buffalo.
When names are cast aside and when
you get to the core of things you find In
about every instance that the thing
which succeeds in this modern world
be it a fair or something else has
back of It one dominating intelligence
and one persistent working force. And
we believe that If we are to have a suc
cessful and satisfactory exposition, we
must respect this principle. Or, to put
It concretely, we believe that the best
form of exposition organization is that
which puts the working authority Into
the hands of one careful man, so de
tached from business Interests that he
can give his whole thought to it, so sep
arated from the ceremonial duties of
the exposition that his time can be
given to his work, in close touch with
the corporate officials and Immediately
responsible to them and to them alone.
The director-general should, of course,
after consultation, have the naming of
the department heads, the laying out of
their duties, their general administra
tion and discipline in short, he 6hould
be the head of the enterprise in all its
relations with Its inside organization
and with the general public The director-general,
or general superintendent,
or whatever he may be called, ought to
be the first man chosen, and -his selec-
tion. ought not to be made until the
system Is fairly well defined, for the
man chosen should fit the system. In
our situation he ought, we think,' prac
tically to be the chief promoter of the
exposition in the sense of securing at
tractions for it. Elsewhere this work
is done chiefly by a subordinate offi
cial; but situated as we are, the admin
istrative head of the exposition will be
able to do more than any other half
dozen men. Much of the work of or
ganizing our foreign exhibits that is,
our other than local exhibits will have
to be done at St. Louis, and It will mean
a good deal if our director-general can
go in person and conduct the negotia
tions. There Is always a question about the
employment of outside persons In posts
of large administrative authority, en
the theory that It Is b'est to get men of
experience, even-though they be strang
ers. Wherever this question has been
resolved in the Interest of the stranger
disaster has followed. Everywhere the
successful expositions are managed by
home people. In no other way can there
be got the enthusiasm which Is an abso
lute necessity In such work and the
sympathy with domestic affairs and
home people which goes so far In mak
ing the most of small resources and
In getting the best results In all personal
dealings and relations. In certain spe
cial lines of clerical work, handy sys
tems have been developed, and In a
few posts It Is well to employ a. few
clerks who "know the ropes"; but In
general the wisest course Is to man the
fair with home people, to Inspire it
With the home sentiment and the home
enthusiasm, in which outsiders can
have no part.
The text of the Indian War Veterans'
pension bill, recently enacted, Is exceed
ingly simple but thoroughly compre
hensive. Its benefits are to be extend
ed Impartially to all survivors . who
served thirty days or more In the In
dian wars, from he 'Seminole War In
1817-18 to the Indian wars In Oregon
and Washington territories, from 1S51
to ISoiJ, inclusive. As In other pension
laws, the surviving widows of such
soldiers, providing they have not re
married, are Included In the list of those
eligible for pensions under this act.
The monthly pension rate will not be
large, and there Is no "back pay" pro
vided, the beginning of the payment to
be -dated from the passage of the act.
But the amount will, in the case of
needy pensioners, of whom the public
has often been told there are rela
tively a large number In Oregon, give,
promise of many comforts of living that
without it could not be obtained. To
those who are not needy, the allowance
will take the form of recognition- of
services that will be grateful to the re
cipients. The utterances of Professor Henry, of
the Wisconsin School of Agriculture,
printed in The Oregonian of Wednes
day, ought to be read and heeded by
every farmer in Oregon. Professor
Henry is the leading authority in this
country on all matters relating to the
oare and feeding of domestic animals,
especially of milk and beef stock. He
Is In a sense the father of the recent
development In animal industry in the
northern half of the Mississippi Valley,
for It has been chiefly through his la
bors and counsels that practical effort
has followed scientific methods and
maintained scientific standards. The
advice -given- to, our producers by Pro
fessor Henry Is not wholly new, for
they have been getting something to
the same purpose from our own leaders
In animal Industry, notably from Dr.
WIthycombe. But It comes with special
emphasis from a man of high distinc
tion, like Professor Henry, and his
counsels ought to help toward the en
forcement of what our own students at
Corvallls are constantly urging upon
us.
Tracy has proved himself a man of
many .resources. Late proof of this was
found In cayenne pepper dropped in his
trail to give the dogs that were pursu
ing him a rest, while his exceeding
politeness displayed at a house In which
he Vas a self-invited guest to dinner
won all hearts. His latest role Is that
of a "gallant, tender-hearted man with
a prodigious love for little children, and
withal a man with a decided respect
for women." If this thing goes on, the
ministers of Seattle will soon be flood
ing the suburbs of the city with Invita
tions to Tracy to come In and occupy
their pulpits. Or perhaps the managers
of Children'p Homes will be urging him
to accept a place upon their boards.
Truly, from high tragedy the Tracy
business has develpped into a roaring
farce.
A carelessly worded sentence In an
article on the portage road, printed In
these columns yesterday, conveyed the
Impression that the navigable waters of
the Columbia between Wallula and
Priest Rapids were a portion of the
route trom Lewlston to the sea. The
texf. of the article and the distances
given made the error plain, and atten
tion Is called to It merely for the benefit
of those unfamiliar with the geography
of that section of the country. As men
tioned in the article, the distance by
water from Celilo to Priest Rapids Is 198
miles. From Celilo to Wallula Is 113
miles, and from Wallula to Lewlston
148 miles.
The law in Texas prohibits the exe
cution of the death penalty upon crim
inals under 17 years of age. Strange
as It may appear, a colored boy who
was to have been hanged In Aus
tin tomorrow for the crime of
crimes In the South, has had his
sentence commuted under this law
by the Governor and will be confined
in the state's prison for life. As In
strong contrast to the burning of ne
groes at the stake for this crime, which
punishment was, we believe, Inaugu
rated In Texas, the commutation of sen
tence In this case Is striking.
Forewarned is forearmed. Another
outbreak at the Penitentiary similar
to the Tracy-Merrill escape lsnot likely
to occur. Guards who are vigilant, who
can shoot, and who patrol the walls
under Instructions to draw a bead upon
every head that pops up above them
from the outside, should be able to hold
the fort tHaving no doubt learned how
and where the Winchester and ammuni
tion that have been used by Tracy with
such deadly and terrorizing effect were
smuggled into, the .prison yard. It is not
likely that a repetition of this game
will be possible.
It seems that It was "Kermet" instead
of "Archie" who was recently deprived
of his pet dog by death. How careless
newHgatherers are at times In handling
matters of vast public importance!
Here was the whole world sympathizing
with a happy boy while his disconsolate
little brother was whimpering In the
corner unheeded. Too bad I
PRAISE FOR OUR GALLANT ARMY
Chicago Tribune.
The President's proclamation of civil
government in the Philippines Is accom
panied by one of the most remarkable or
ders ever Issued to a victorious army.
General Orders No. 5 Is as plainly an
era-marking document qp the famous Gen
eral Orders No. 1CS, issued by General
Grant- on June 2, 165. There are 37 years
between the dates, but the orders are
keyed to the same note of loyalty, appre
ciation and thankfulness.
General Grant said to the volunteers and
regulars of his army in 1S65: "Your
marches, sieges and battles. In distance,
duration, resolution and brilliancy of re
sults, dimmed the luster of the world's
past military achievement, and will be the
patriot's precedent In defense of llberty
and right In all time to come. By your
patriotic devotion, your magnificent fight
ing, bravery and endurance, you have
maintained the supremacy of the Union
and the Constitution."
President Roosevelt, under date of July
4, 1902, said of the army that operated in
Cuba and the Philippines: "It has sub
mitted to no discouragement and halted i
at no obstacle. It has added honor to the
flag which It defended, and has Justified
Increased confidence In the future of the
American people, whose soldiers do not
shrink from labor or death, yet love lib
erty and peace."
In this last order the Army is thanked
for governing wisely In Cuba, for honestly
collecting revenues, for carrying out san
itation measures, for administering and
expediting Justice, for organizing govern
ment. "The regulars and volunteers arc
thanked also for "the courage and forti
tude, the Indomitable spirit and loyal de
votion" which they have exhibited In the
Philippines, through over 2000 combats and
a hundred campaigns-.
General Orders No. 66 is, in brief, an
analysis of military operations In the
Philippines and military government In
Cuba, a recognition of the difficulties j
overcome by the Army, an exposition of
the unusual character of the campaigns,
an appreciation of the circumstances un
der which operations were conducted to a
successful Issue, and an enumeration In
full measure of the magnificent results.
The President's platform on the Fourth
of July, 1502, Is the regeneration of Cuba,
civil government for the Philippines, am
nesty for rebels and thanks to th Army;
and of the four, the last Is made the most
conspicuous, for through "the loyal devo
tion, courage, fortitude and indomitable
spirit" of the Army came the conditions
that made all the 'others possible.
The Trnns-Paclflc Trade.
Boston Herald.
The steamers which are In process of
construction for the Great Northern Rail
way Company, and which are to be used
In trade across the Pacific, are said to be
the largest freight-carrying ocean craft
that have ever been built, and In this re
spect are to be several times larger than
any of the steamships now employed In
trans-Pacific voyages. This la an experi
ment for which Mr. J. J. Hill Is responsi
ble, and his success In developing new
methods is such that one feels great hesi
tancy in criticising any transportation
plan which has met with his approval.
Isone the less. It can be said that this ven
ture on his part Is one which appears to
be accompanied by a considerable amount
of risk. Tho enormous steamers of the
present time, particularly those engaged
In the trans-Atlantic trade, are much
more profitable in their management than
veosels of a smaller class, when they are
supplied with a sufficient quantity of car
go; but development on these lines has
to be made step by step, as the Increase
In merchandise transported puts a greater
and greater demand upon the" facilities of
transportation. The Great Eastern was
built, years before the requirements of
trade had grown up to a demand for a
vessel of her size, and hence for intended
purposes she was a complete failure. We
are sending enormous quantities of mer
chandise across the Atlantic and require
large vessels to carry our products; but
the trade across the Pacific at least the
regular trade has not yet assumed corre
sponding proportions, and hence It may be
that for regular services the vessels which
Mr. Hill is building will be found far larg
er than the needs of the Bervlce demand.
It Is, we believe, his Idea to stimulate the
shipment of grain and flour to China, to
give to the Chinese people opportunities
that are now held out to them to obtain
this class of food, and It may be that he
Is not oversangulne and will succeed in
this venture. None the less, judged of on
the basis of present trade, his enterprise
Is a venture, and one into which a man of
less courage would not "readily enter.
The Second Negro Priest.
Indianapolis News.
Among the June ordinations, which took
place at the cathedral. Cardinal Gibbons
officiating, was that of J. Harry Dorsey,
who Is the second colored man to be or
dained a Catholic priest In the United
States. Father Dorsey was born in this
city and received his early education in
the public schools. A communicant at St.
Francis Xavler's, he was confirmed and
took his first communion. In 18S8 the Rev.
J. R. Slattery became Interested In young
Dorsey, and sent him to St. Paul, Minn.,
to study under Archbishop Ireland. Here
he remained one year, and Dr. Slattery,
having opened Epiphany College, at Wal
brook, for the purpose of educating young
men for the negro missions, he brought
his protege East to become a pupil there.
Dorsey graduated with high honors In
June, 1S93, and matriculated the following
September-at St. Joseph's Seminary, also
established by Dr. Slattery. He took ad
ditional courses in philosophy and the
ology at St. Mary's Supllcan Seminary.
At both Institutions Mr. Dorsey did good
work, and the three honorary degrees of
the seminary have been conferred upon
him.
Apes In Society.
Chicago Tribune.
It Is not altogether surprising to hear
that some of the smart set In Newport
were present at a dinner given In honor
of an African ape. If the African had be
longed to a higher order of anthropoids
the affair would have brought down on
the heads of the diners the denunciations
of the Southern press. It will be Inter
esting to note what the Journals of New
York have to say about the social tastes
of the persons present, among whom were
some reputed to be what are termed in
New York "social leaders." It may be
that some of them found relief from the
casual conversation of society In that of
Mr. Jocko. There Is a notorious set of
Hon hunters In Newport who lay In wait
for the expectant foreigners. It Is per
haps these who have discovered the dis
tinguished gentleman from Senegambla,
who ha9 been spending the Summer on
the yacht of a friend. Doubtless he Is not
unworthy of the company of those who
have found amusement In entertaining
him.
Essential Preliminary to Woman
Suffrage.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Women do not get the right of suffrage
because they do not want it. When they
ask for It not singly here and there of
unknown audiences, from platforms and
in magazine articles, but individually and
universally, of the men they know and
who know them they will get the right
of suffrage so quick it will make their
heads swim. The trouble Is that the
women who want to vote are mostly un
attached women, without Interest for men
or Influence with them. The women most
men know and meet. In their homes and
In their friends' homes, laugh at the idea
of voting. The exception proves the rule.
Find a woman suffragist with a husband
and sons, and you will find them ready
to move heaven and earth to give her a
vote. If a majority of the women with
husbands and sons wanted the suffrage,
the machinery of government could not
move fast enough to- satisfy the desire of
their men to give it to them.
AN AGGRESSIVE CHURCH.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Joseph Dana Miller's article In this
month's Era on "The Growth of Christian
Science." though It falls to give the exact
number of persons now included In the
Christian Science communion, and even re
frains from making a judicious guess at
that nutnber. Is, nevertheless, explicit
enough In most of the other de
tails connected with the rise and spread
of the latest of important Protestant sects.
The formulation of the doctrines of
Christian Science was accomplished. It ap
pears, as far back as 1866. "Science and
Health" did not appear till 1S75. The first
Christian Science church organization was
formed In 1873. The Massachusetts Meta
physical College was opened In 1SSL To
day the number of Christian Science soci
eties here and abroad Is 663. Mr. Miller
thinks that this lo "growth." It is more
than "growth." It Is expansion and an
nexation. Even In London there is now
a "Finit Church of Christ. Scientist," and
branches have been established In Man
chester, Cambridge and Edinburgh. The
Times has had an editorial on the subject.
Of course. Mr. Miller says that the edi
torial was "ponderous." The poor, old
Times! It may try Its best to be Jaunty
and sprightly. Its readers will never give
up their traditional opinion and their tra
ditional epithet. Ponderous or not ponder
ous, however, the editorial pointed out the
rapid development of the Christian Science
Church In London, and convinced Its read
ers that the new relielon was not likely
to remain exclusively in the possession j
of Americans. Berlin has since proved the
truth of this surmise. The Christian Sci
ence Church at Berlin Is small but act
ive, and operates under state permission.
What makes this showing all the more
remarkable is that the flr3t Christian Sci
ence Church edifice went up in Boston only
eight years ago. All the other churchce
have been built since that time. Chicago,
"where," as Mr. Miller gays, "Christian
Science has made the moat marked prog
ress," now has four. Tne first was dedi
cated in 1897. It cost $108,000, "all paid for
on the day of Its dedication, for In the
Christian Science denomination there Is no
dedication of any structure until It Is
paid for." In New York the Second
Church cost $550,000, and the new First
will cost a quarter of a million. The
wealth of the Christian Scientists Is Indu
bitable. Their style of architecture la In
teresting. It varies all the way from a
kind of classicism (In external appear
ance) to the farthest verge of "homey
ness." Interiorly the large Christian Sci
ence church seems always to be construct
ed with a. view to use as an auditorium
and an a religious business center. The
First Church In New York will have ele
vators. A survey of the whole field, together
with- the Illustrations Mr. Miller's article
provides, Is likely to make one feel that
the days when Christian Scientists were a
small and almost defenseless little coterie
to be dismissed with the word "queer,"
are completely In the past. The present
day Christian Science Church Is able to
look out for Itself. It has numbers and
money.
A Question, for Women.
Harper's Weekly.
"A woman, a spaniel, and a walnut
tree the more you beat 'em, the better
they be," Is an old proverb to which the
modern woman Is not disposed to accord
very much virtue. It is a precept, more
over, which the modern man would
scarcely attempt to put Into generil
practice. Yet, If It Is not read too lit
erally, and not applied too rigorously, it
may still be found to contain a fund of
practical wisdom, like so many of the
old saws which only requlro new Inter
pretations to make them bright and
sharp and serviceable. This Is a bold
statement. In view of the present power
of the gentle sex. But It Is borne out
by the testimony of an estimable mem
ber of that persuasion. True, she is only
a figure In a novel, Jn a new French
novel; but she is very human In spite of
the fact that she owes her breath and
being to a man's Imagination, and doubt
less there are many of her sisters in the
flesh who would gladly indorse her testi
mony, and be not unwilling to adopt her
attitude. "I do not wish ever again to
cause you sorrow," she says to her hus
band; "but you must help me, Renaud.
Yes, I am your child nothing but your
child a too much cherished girl to whom
you must sometimes refuse what she
asks. I have wished for impossible
things, and you have given me them,
given me them as you would have given
me sugar candy. You must teach me
that there are sweets which are harm
ful. ... Never fear, dear Renaud,
that you will make me sad If you rep
rimand me. It pleases me to be depend
ent on you, and to fear a little the man
I love so much." Is she a renegade from
the rights her sex has won, or a true
philosopher In petticoats? But does not
that depend a good deal on what manner
of man he Is whom she trusts so
frankly?
Qneen of the Night.
Country Life in America.
That a large proportion of creatures
with gorgeous wings were not made for
man's special delectation Is proved by the
fact that so many of our most beautiful
moths fly only at night. Therefore, Is It
that he who. In an afternoon ramble, dis
covers the great Luna moth clinging to
some twig like a splendid leaf, always
regards the event as an original discov
ery, and honestly believes that no one
ever had such an experience before. So
perfectly does Its color protect It from
careless eyes In its leaf hiding place that
it Is rarely found In daylight, although It
Is a very common Insect. At night It may
more often be seen hovering near a light
like the ghost of some great passion flow
er, and inspiring the beholder with a
thrill of wonder that is akfn to awe.
Viewed closely. It Is easy to understand
why this moth has been called "queen ot
the night"; the ermine-clothed body, the
green robe bordered with purple and em
broidered with eye-spots and prolonged
Into a train, all Indicate royalty.
What the Boers Gained.
Galveston News.
They had fought for a great principle
and had lost. They would not sully their
characters as soldiers, or have the world
doubt the sincerity of their love for that
principle, by guerrlllalsm. Their gain was
that tho world now knows them. Their
gain was the recognition of their great
ness as a people by the British people.
Their gain was liberty, which those col
onies of England possess, and which
makes them stand for the English fab
ric as the deposltorj" of all that Is dear
to them. For what Canada and Australia
could lay down the lives of their peoplt
for, the Boers can afford to take when
offered.
Sonnets From the Fortngnese.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
If thou must love me, let It be for nought
Except for love's sake only. Do not say
"I love her for her smile, her look, her way
Of speaking gently for a trick of thought
That falls In well with mine, and certes brought
A sense of pleasant ease on such a day."
For these things in themselves. Beloved, may
Bo changed, or chanze for thee and love, so
wrought.
May be unwrought so. Neither iove me for
Thine own dear pity's wiping my check dry
A creature might forget to weep, who bore
Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby.
But love me for love's sake, that evermore
Thou mayst love on. through love's eternity.
I never gave a lock of hair away
To a man. Dearest, except this to thee.
"Which now upon my fingers thoughtfully
I ring out to the full brown length, and say,
"Take It!" My day of youth went yesterday;
My hair no longer bounds to my foot's glee,
Nor plarit I It from rose or myrtle-tree.
As girls do, any more. It only may
Now shade on two pale cheeks the mark of
tears,
Taught drooping from the head that hangs
aside
Through sorrow's trick. I thought the funeral
shears
"Would take this first, but love Is Justified
Take It thou finding pure, from all those years.
The kiss my mother left here when she died.
X0TE AND COMMENT.
It Is all over, but the doctors' blUs.
Perityphlitis will never be a fashionable
disease in Ireland.
It's a quiet day when Tracy Isn't sur
rounded four or five times.
The Philippine war Is at an end, and we
trust It is not the front end.
At last the weather Is- such that one
may wear a straw hat without blushing.
At last accounts Seattle wasn't boast
ing of the additional population conferred
by the occupants of Madrpna Park.
The King wants to get the crown on .as
soon as possible. He Is .not anxious to
have a halo used at his coronat'on.
Let us hope that the Pure Food Com
mission will notice that only the purest
bred cayuses are put up In Oregon.
Reinforced with Tracy and Merrill, Ag
ulnaldo could organize .lan Insurrection
that would very closely resemble a war.
I wish I were an outlaw bold
Whom posses did endeavor
To kill or capture Instantly.
For then I'd live forever.
Better take your Summer vacation be
fore the Is-it-not-enough-for-you man re
mombers that he has a solemn duty to
perform.
Since the Senate adjourned, people with
sporting proclivities are paying some little
attention to the coming Jcffrlcs-Fltzslm-mons
fight.
If every Congressional junketing com
mittee went to Panama and put In Its
time with picks and shovels, the oceans
would Join forces before next Fall.
There Is some reason to believe that Mr.
Tracy's moral character Is not all that It
should be. We say this in the beller that
Mr. Tracy is not going to return to Port
land. Asker What's the news?
Talker The President has committed
suicide. King Edward has declared war on
the United States, and New York has been
blown up by a volcano.
Asker Oh, don't bother me with trifles!
Have they got Tracy yet?
The Wectern Association of Writers will
soon have another annual meeting at Wi
nona Lake. Ind. Twenty-four poems are
to be read by tho people who wrote them.
Most of these wllf be Indiana poets, but
a few are expected to drop In from Michi
gan, Illinois and Wisconsin and read their
poems. It will be a feast of rhyme and a
flow of rhythm.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, says the
finest speech he ever made consisted ot
only four words. It was In retort to Sen
ator Hoar's sarcastic little thrust in a
speech directed at the Green Mountain
Senator. He said: "No man In Vermont
Is allowed to vote unless he has made $5000
trading with Massachusetts people."
Whereat Proctor said: "And we all vote."
Like all men prominent In Wall street,
James R. Keene Is continually being
asked for tips on the market. The otner
day an impecunious friend said to him
Insinuatingly: "Are you a bull or a bear,
Mr. Keene?" Rather curtly came the
reply: "I'm nothing!." "But maybe you'll
recover; maybe you're not Incurable."
was his caller's droll remark. It tickled
Mr. Keene, who said with a grim smile,
"Come in and see me tomorrow," and they
say that the impecunious man's quick
retort was worth money to him.
An actress ablaze, not with diamonds or
costly stones, was the unusual sight on a
New York roof garden recently. Miss Eliz
abeth Kennedy was the- actress In ques
tion. Accompanied by a gentleman, Miss
Kennedy was seated In the orchestra
watching the show, when her escort light
ed a cigarette, carelessly throwing the
burning match at her feet. Instantly the
light Summer dress worn by the actress
was In flames. The flames leaped up the
flimsy skirt and the young woman sprang
to her feet and tho entire audience saw
her danger, and many of the men left
their seats and ran to her assistance. The
flames were extinguished when they had
consumed the bottom of the skirt.
Boccacclo'3 "Decameron," Hardy's
"Jude, the Obscure," and Marlon Har
land's "Dr. Dale" on these books has fall
on the heavy hand of Evanston's disap
proval. On the proscribed list Is "A Lady
of Quality," by Frances Hodgson Bur
nett. Julian Hawthorne, as the author of "A
Fool of Nature," also comes under the
ban, and "Sir Richard Calmady," by Lu
cas Mulet, Is another.
"The Aristocrats," by Gertrude Ather
ton, hereafter will only be handed from
the library to the favored few, and the
same Is the case with "The Secret Or
chard," by Egerton Castle, and "Orloff
and His Wife," by Maxim Gorky.
"If I Were King," by Justin McCarthy,
Is not In the strictly proscribed list, but
protests against it have been received by
the library authorities.
"Tess of the D'Urbervilles," by Thomas
Hardy, Is under suspicion.
Whenever a patron of the library objects
to a book it Is examined by the librarian
or one of the assistants. Then, If found
to be "unfit for the use of the young or
the Impressionable," It Is put on the
blacklist.
Once on the blacklist. It Is the province
of the librarian to decide who shall be the
"favored few."
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAFHER5
The Main Point. "She hasn't much of a fig
ure, has she?" "No. but her father has."
Life.
"What Is a promoter?" asked the teacher at
the examination. "I hortc you'll prove to be
one," said the anxious scholar. Yonkers States
man. Bragge I was knocked senseless by a cricket
ball two years asro. The Boy in the Corner
"When does yer expeck ter get over It? Tit
Bits. Comparisons. First Little Boy My paw's got
a otomobeel. Second Little Boy That's noth
ing; my paw's got dyspepsy. Ohio State Jour
nal. Nothing to Be Ashamed Of. Lady Ain't you
ashamed to be tying fireworks to that dog's
tail? Boy Ashamed? Hully gee! Ain't he an
English bulldog and ain't dls de Fourth of
July? Puck.
General Resignation. Upsardson I hear
there is some complaint that the continual
dampness is rendering many pianos useless.
Atom I have heard of its ruining a great many
pianos, but I have't heard any complaint about
it. Chicago Tribune.
jTemlnlne Charity. Maude I didn't see you si
Mrs. Upperton'a garden party last night. Clara
No. I had made preparations to go, but was
prevented at the last minute. Maude I'm aw
fuly sorry. But, of course, there had to be a
limit to the Invitations somewhere. Chicago
Dally News.
Careless Girl. "Such carelessness Is little
short of criminal." thundered Dr. Price-Price,
angrily. "Oh, doctor," sobbed Mrs. Sassiety
Lleder's nurse girl, "do you blame me for the
baby's Illness?" "Most assuredly. You should
know better than to leave It alone In the care
of Its mother even for a moment." Philadel
phia Press.