THE MORNING OREGONLAN, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1903. at tS Pwtofflce at PortlS-ad. Orse. m second-class matter. XXVISSD SUBSCRIPTION BATZS. (postage prepaid. In adTaace) lj-, Vrtn Sunday, per month.. su.se ly, Sunday excepted, per yex..-. jr. win eunaay, per year w.w Say. per year - f-w weekly, per year 1.50 Weekly, i month..... .... IlT. ocr week. deliver!. Mr-tiflur axcefited.lSS lly, per week. deUrered. Sunday lseluded.aOo POSTAGE RATES. ited States, Canada and Mexico lt-p&ge paper. ............... ..." 9lmtmm''''''ll"lllVJlllTM 44-dsj? caper oreicn rate double". lews or dkcuulon intended tor publication Oregonlan should be addressed lnvarta- "Editor The Oregonlan." not to the name individual. Letters relating to adver se; snbtertptlOB. er to any business xaawer laid be addressed simply "Tbe Oregonlan. 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Kind. 114 25th et; Jas. H. CrockwelU 242 25th street. sale in Salt Lake by the Salt Lake News 77 West Second South street. sale In Washington, D. C. by tbe Ebbett new stand. sale in Denver, Cola, by Hamilton St adricte. 906-812 Seventeenth street; Louthan Jackson Book St Stationery Co., Fifteenth Lawrence streets; A. Series, Sixteenth and streets. SSTEBDATS WEATHER Maximum tera- 78; minimum temperature, CO; pre- E tail on, 0. DATS WEATHER Fair; northwest ids. IRXLAKD, MONDAY. JULY 20, 1003. "CAPTAIN OF HIS SOUL." posterity remembers "William Er- fet Henley,, it will be by two lines: X am the master of my fate. I am tho captain of my soul. the defiant phrase the man's works summed up. In contrast with the Ible questionings that had been given Ice by many before him, Henley ke out He thanked "whatever gods ly be" for his "unconquerable soul. Iwas this assertion that marked the In from the crowd, and it was this kertlon that made Henley read by few before his name was blown I the wind of contention into the ears Ithe many. t cannot be said that Henley was a liliar name to the public until the vensonians set upon him because he tured Robert Louis Stevenson as a In with the ways of a man. It was doubt unnecessary that the picture uld be drawn, but it is not difficult (understand Henley's disgust at see his friend haloed as a."consumptlve it. The attackers of Henley re- red the "fleshly school" cry. and Rtha knew nothing of him or rork held him up to odium. They ;d to realize that Henley was a full ded poet, lusty and rejoicing in life. the attack brought good in its fin, xor the public was maae iamu- S with Henley to their own good. is impossible to read the last book enley'ie, "Hawthorn and Lavender," Ihout feeling that here was a genu- poeL. There is an exuberance of in Nature that is conveyed to the Ider; there is feeling, and there Is for Henley was a master of words phrases. The poem to "February," example, Is full of lines that dash month before us the moon of lf-candied meres," of the "sip-sop- Ig close," of the "roaring weirs." an age of appreciations instead of iclsms Henley spoke his thoughts. thrpugh this that he will be re ibered. He was the captain of his and may he have laid its course the desired haven. FAULTS OF A SYSTEM. liie present attention is centered, rightly, upon the specific difficulties the police department the time Is opportune to point out that an- ly at Second and Oak Is only one t of a system that is faulty and of Lablt toward criminals that Is most kchlevous. Much more than a reor- kized police department is necessary tq are to do all that should be done ktamp out lawlessness in Oregon. lere are 700 prisoners in the penl- tiary of the State of Washington,, 300 in the penitentiary of the State )regon. Our other 400 are walking -streets and doing business. This sartly the fault of the Portland po-. but not alL The laws, are too lenl- of penalty and too lax of enforce- lt Where Washington and Callfor- glve a highwayman twenty years, give him ten; and kind-hearted tges sometimes let a desperate vet- of the burglar craft off,, with five eight years. In California also there iditional penalty for a second con- ion. Professional thugs are.waiK- the streets of Portland today and jlng houses as often as they need ley who would la California be ring a life sentence on the crimes vhich Oregon Juries have convicted n. fe do not wish to criticise the courts unbecoming Irreverence, but the remains that such a golden repu- lon for punishing evildoers as has earned by Judge Wallace, of San icisco, for example, is rare among n Judges. Justice miscarries here alarming frequency. The problem complicated one, and any single ac- itlon against the sources of our mls- ;rnment needs to be qualified in iy ways; but in general it is a lining indictment of our jurispru- that between unscrupulous law- and faint-hearted Judges a large portion of our criminals escape pun- ent after Sheriffs and police officers done their utmost in vigilance and toHocation of evidence. id even with the present police force sse, the difficulty is largely, as we kted out on Saturday, In the system If. rather .than with Mayor or Chief. Is partly political interference and ly a lack of proper discipline and latlon. It will be idle to look for I lent service until the force is under ipline and held to strict compliance the authority that is over it It is lently the belief of Mayor Williams this result can be obtained under eent Chief, and his determin&tioaj.loae Saturday, the wheat market ha. to stand by that official, at least until he has had further opportunity to show his capacity. "We bespeak for him an attitude of fairness on-the part of the public. Judge Williams -will .do his duty as he sees it, and the confidence he has so -well deserved by long and faithful public .service should not be disturbed by the agitation of an ex cited hour, or the machinations of poli ticians on one hand or the other. THE SEED OP MORE MOXEY. East and "West agree that the Presi dent should draw the attention of Con- eress to the need of "elastic" currency, and that Congress should Instantly re spond. The two sections differ almost hopelessly, however, it is reported, as to the particular mode, form and show of elasticity most to be desired. The "West wants more money in crop time, and the East wants more money at any and all times in order to play the races that Is to say, the stock market The inadequacy of the monetary sup ply, measured against the consuming capacity of sundry empty pockets and expensive tastes, East and West, North and South, Northeast, Southwest and all other .real or speculative sections of the earth's surface, has formed a per ennial problem which still awaits the acumen of the coming philosopher. The insufficiency of money Is, In fact, as perpetually reprehensible as Bryan's painful discovery that the poor are not rich. "When Mr. Bryan finds his poor apple-grower doing business in palatial orchards of marble at Broad and Wall streets, and when he finds Newport's villas tenanted by the wives and fami lies of Baltimore & Ohio section hands. then there will be, we may fondly hope, money enough for the most Impecuni ous in seasons of acute financial strln gency. There is a good deal of Insidious stuff and nonsense about this nostrum of plentiful money and low interest rates through the engaging proposals of "elasticity." It comes dangerously near the ground of Populism, and "cheap money" Is an expression with gloomy suggestlveness. The man in the West who has crops to sell or to move can get money for them or to move them. The man on Wall street can get all the money he needs for legitimate busi ness, and it is no province of the Gov ernment to provide him funds for ille gitimate or crazy speculation. If the currency supply is imperfectly distrib uted, that is the fault, and its remedy is the affair of the banks, and not of the Government It is seldom indeed that currency Is scarce In the West without being simultaneously redund ant in the East. The main thing about money is Its quality. If that Is faith fully preserved, the quantity will In large measure take care of itself. Wit ness the gains to the circulation the past three years from gold and bank notes. " It savors of dlshones'ty and folly to tell the people of our agricultural sec tions that the Government can make money plenty arid Interest low by en acting "elastic" currency at a stroke. What makes money hard to get and In terest high in these sections is the in adequacy 'of the security. If you oan borrow money at 2 per cent on your lot on the.jlower end of Manhattan Island, and a shiftless farmer in Nebraska or planter In Alabama has to pay 5 or 6, or maybe $ or 10, 'why not recognize at once the fact that the lender in the latter case requires to be paid for the chances he Is taking? The Washington State Bankers' As sociation meets at Tacoma the last of this week; and the currency-reformers that will be there from the East will learn from the Oregon and Washing ton men who will attend, if they learn the truth, that solid banks and farmers with good credit can get all the money needed at crop-moving time, if arrange ments are properly made In plenty of season. When the money standard Is as safe as It Is now, and the volume of the currency Is as great as it Is now, everybody can get money who has any thing to give for money; as for him who hasn't elastic currency will be as far beyond his reach as any other "kind. For the man without money's equiva lent in labor or commodities all the elasticity in the world can only expand the area and inflate the misery of his discontent FINANCE AND TRADE. The New York bank statement last Saturday presented only a faint ray of sunshine through the clouded flnan clal skies in the metropolis. Anticipat ing the gains In cash which it showed, a -feeble rally in stocks was made on Friday, but a day later all of the strength evaporated and many stocks which were supposed to have an intrln sic value which rendered them lnvin. clble shrank to the lowest level of the season. This prolonged weakness was not confined to what J. P. Morgan number of weeks ago termed the "un digested securities," but it extended through the list, and a number of very Important dividend-earners slumped oft along with the well-watered stocks under the pressure to convert them into money. An illustration of the refusal of the general public to come to the relief of the men who in the past have carried on "Morganlzlng" operations on an ex tensive scale was shown last week In the call on the original subscribers to the International Marine Company, bet ter known as the "shipping combine, for 15,000,000 to meet obligations in curred when the company was organ ized. When this stock was first placed on the market it was expected that the public would make a wild rush to buy It, and the money thus received from the sale of the stock would be sufficient to pay for all of the equipment lnclud lng a lot of old steamers that had been taken In at high figures. The public failed to enthuse, however, and the pro moters are now forced to put up the money themselves. Thi3 money must be withdrawn from other channels of trade, and a consld erable portion of it will be sent out of the country In payment for some of the ancient British steamers which were taken over by the combine at high prices. The withdrawal of this money at the time the shipping combine was formed would have been of no conse quence, but coming at a time like the present when the financial ship Is al pready cranky through lack of ballast the effect Is noticeable. There was quite a heavy money movement from the East to the West during .tire week, the requirements for handling the crop being slightly larger than had been an ticlpated. This would indicate that crop yields are better than expected, for the Western banks were already prepared for handling as much busi ness proportionately as they had ever been called on to handle, With the exception of a slight recee slon early in the week and a fractional ruled steady and prices In the Eastern markets are about 5 cents per bushel higher than they were on a corespond- ing date last year, while in Oregon and Washington markets prices are nearly 10 cents per bushel higher than they were a year ago. Corn, oats and barley also continue firm at jgood prices. The feature in the wheat market at this time Is the exceedingly small stocks In sight The American visible, which will be posted today, will be down very close to 12,000,000 bushels, and when the holdings of the additional elevators and storage points which were not included In 1898 are deducted, the figures will fall below those of the famous Letter year. These low stocks, together with the high premiums that millers are pay ing for old wheat do not Indicate .very low prices for new wheat not, .at least until enough of the cereal Is received to fill up the cracks or cover the floors In the clean-swept bins. The last large wool sale of the season was made at Shanlko last week, and this great staple will figure less promi nently In trade talk for the remainder of the year. There was considerable Im provement in the salmon run last week, but the cold-storage houses secured the greater part of the fish, which were nearly all unusually large. The pack Is still far short of a corresponding date Jast year. There was a little business In new-crop hops, but picking time Is so close that with a firm market busi ness is of only moderate proportions. The wholesale trade In this city con tinues to break records, and never at a corresponding period has the outlook for Fall trade been so bright as It is in the closing, days of July. DEAR. OLD ENGLAND! Our trusty monitor, philosopher and friend, the Guard, of Eugene, has only one rule of life a rule, by the way. which has actuated other publications, now mostly dead or dying and that Is to read The Oregonlan and then rebuke It In terms whose violence Is in direct ratio to the patent correctness of The Oregonian's position. In the campaigns of 1896 and following years, for exam- ) pie, we well remember how it angered the Guard's honest soul to see The Ore gonlan championing the gold standard in deference to Downing street (or was it Lombard?). From memory, as best we can. we reproduce the sentiments of our monitor, etc., at that time: The bughouse old Oregonlan continues to serve its masters, the British bondholders, who hold a mortgage on Ita tower, presses and elevator boys, by calling upon, us to emulate the nation of Georve IV. . Out upon these Graven worshippers of British sold! That effete monarchy, which has continued- to persecute upnappy Ireland as it persecuted our noble colonists In 1776, desefcves nothing but contempt from all right-minded Americans. Vote for Bryan! That has all changed now; however. and as The t)regonlan found occasion recently to utter a word of caution against entangling alliances with Eng land and Japan, the Guard begins to think tenderly of the "mother country" and the ties of blood, etc Listen to the noble sentry on the picket-line of dan ger; Blood is stronger than water. English, Scotch ' and Irish blood, with dilutions,- flow through the veins of four-fifths or moro of our white population. t have no fciavic blood. Our language, our literature aro Eng lish, Inseparably binding us to the mother country in education ami resultant sympathy. This ls'all very gratifying. Consistency is the last resort of Ignoble minds, and it Is only the great that can see and acknowledge error. To true greatness, therefore, the Guard can read Its title clear. That is why we mention the matter. The San Francisco owners of the ship Lord Templeton have been sailing that craft which Is a Brltish-bullt"'vessel, under the Danish flag, with a tempo rary Danish register, secured- in the hope that the transfer of the Danish West Indies would permit her to secure American registry. They have spent thousands of dollars In an effort to se cure permanent Danish registry, and have at last given up the fight and are now going to put the -ship back under the British flag. This craft Is owned in America, sailed by an American, and would, If permitted, buy all of her equipment and make America her home port, but antiquated and ridiculous laws prevent us from adding her to the American merchant marine. Con trast this with the policy pursued by Great Britain in maintaining her posl tlon as mistress of the seas. The Lord Templeton or any other renegade that has ever renounced the British flag will be taken back under that banner when ever application Is made. With Amer ica no "naturalization" is permitted, and for this reason some of the finest ships afloat, which would come under the American flag tomorrow, if permit ted, must forever sail under a foreign flag, although they are owned and sailed by American citizens. "The lady protests too much, me thlnks." The Tacoma News devotes the greater part of Its editorial page last Friday to a labored attempt to ex Dlaln away the cold, hard fact that Portland Importers handle more mer chandise than is handled by the mert chants of either Seattle or Tacoma. Among other proofs . submitted Is the statement that "The Oregonlan does not know what it Is talking about" Fur ther argument Is perhaps unnecessary and as' a substitute the figures of the ynlted States Government on the im port business are again submitted. The receipts at the Portland Custom-House for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, were JS20.844.25. The receipts at Taco ma for the same period were $360,303.90. The receipts at Seattle were ?565,956.28, and of all other Puget Sound Custom Houses 5101,513.86. If the figures of the Government are correct, Portland Is doing more than twice as much import lng as Tacoma, and in all the space which the News devotes to sidestepping around these figures it dared not ques tion their accuracy. One of the unaccountable episodes of human life was that which terminated in murder and suicide near Durkee, Baker County, a few days ago. ft. mar ried man, 35 years old, of good reputa tlon, eloped from the vicinity of Cald well, Idaho, with a weak-minded girl of 15. Utterly penniless, leaving his wife and children destitute and without apparent aim In life except to get away somewhere, this man shot; his victim and then himself upon being closely pressed by officers who sought to ar rest him. This was not an emotional man, nor yet a fool, In the accepted definition of that term, but a plain plodding farmhand, with a wife qf his own class and two small children, Such a case baffles -even vagrant theory for the reason that it Is without the pale of explanation. The only recourse is to accept the facts as stated on the undoubted evidence presented, and then dlsmles the incident as unbellevablaj since It finds no excuse In nature or humanity. The girl, since she was weak-minded. Is entitled to a measure of pity; the deserted wife and children will probably be able to get along In the world without the man better than with him, stripe a weak and Incapable man Is but a clog upon the endeavor of an industrious woman, hence she and they are to be congratulated. As to the man himself, the contempt that Is the portion of the moral and industrial male weakling Is his portion, though It must be admitted that his last act, in me was a meritorious one. From San Francisco the news Is" re peated that President Harrlmah will open up Central Oregon with a part of the money received from the sale of the Salt Lake road to Senator Clark. Come out and see us, Mr. Harrlman, and let's talk the matter over. There Isn't a pleasanter spot on eartfi In the Summer time than Western Oregon, and we can make you perfectly comfortable. Meet us half way on this big proposition and learn about our community of interest Cultivate us, and then ask your traffic department about the results. If you are too busy to come out, Invite a Pull man load of us (one full section for each man) to come to see you. We can waive our two weeks at Clatsop or North Beach for the general good. One of your predecessors tried this plan several years ago, when relations were beginning to strain, and It worked beautifully. For particulars write or. wire Ben Campbell at Chicago. Maybe you and Portland can't get together, but It Is worth whUe for both sides to try. Probably most educational workers will agree that a teacher should be pos sessed of an education representing at least two years of school work In ad vance of the grades she is to teach. A bright girl who has Just completed the eighth grade is doubtless capable of conducting a class pursuing the studies of that grade, yet her assistance would be of much more value to the students under her charge If her own education were more extensive. The suggestion has been made that the rules governing the qualifications of teachers Bhould re quire applicants for teachers' certifi cates to show that they have two years' Instruction in advance of the grades over which they wish to preside. The subject was brought up at the recent meeting of the State Teachers' Associa tion, and was made a special topic for the next session. It Is wqrth-the con sideration of teachers in their county Institutes, where not only the question of raising the educational standard, but also the practical workings of -such a change In the law, may be discussed. Let alarmists who see In Wall-street flurries a menace tp the wellbelng of the North Pacific Coast take comfort In this wise remark made last Saturday by President-'James J. Hill, of the Great Northern: ' "From St Paul clear through to the Pacific Coast the people are engaged in producing foodstuffs, in lum'bering and mining, In developing the great natural resources of the country. Therefore theV are prosper ous, and I see no reason to believe that this prosperity will not continue. Whatever any rival may say In dispar agement of Mr. Hill, no on& questions his endowment of common .senste and his business Judgment When he epi tomizes the condition of the great West he tells the exact truth; he is not talk ing for effect Doubting Thomases need only refer to the last statement of the railroads managed by Mr. Hill for con firmation of his statement The attempted suicide of the widow of William Peakes recalls a form of mu sical entertainment that attained great popularity thirty years ago. Peakes organized a company of Swiss bell- ringers late in the ' '60s, gave concerts all over the country and made a pot of money. If the melody produced on handbells with muffled clappers was not of a high order, it had at least the charm of novelty. Then came the Bergers, real musicians, who Increased the popularity of bellrlnglng pioneered by the Peakes. With the Bergers Sol Smith Russell made his start In a droll monologue. Though he was tall, he was under 14 at his first appearance, and got credit among theater-goers for mature years. He was In middle age when he died last year, one of the most popular of comedians and one of the wealthy actors of the country. A hint to Superintendent Lee: When the Clatsop County officers deliver to you at the penitentiary this swindler with the broken kneecap, have him car ried In on a stretcher. It will be the part of caution to protect the State of Oregon from a damage suit; so see to. it that Smith, or Kodgers, or some new alias, doesn't have the opportunity to stumble over a loose plank or fall Into an excavation when he takes, up his residence at Salem. All reports to the contrary notwith standing, money Is -not scarce in New York. The syndicate which underwrote the $60,000,000 stock Issue of the Penn sylvania Railroad divided the premium and-they were not required to-advance a cent In the transaction. This is proof enough that $60,000;000 lay Idle await ing safe investment In good times as well as bad, what a man needs when he wants to raise money is first-class col lateral. Mr. Dosch, ever alive to Oregon's In terests, suggests that we devote part of our energy to cultivating the rush. Stu- dents at the TJnlv.erslty of Oregon and the" Oregon Agricultural College receive Instructions soon after the Fall semes ter begins, and they are In fine trim when the football season opens In earn est Thanksgiving day. Portland and Oregon City have com mon cause In a -war against thugs, highwaymen and burglars. The time may come when Multnomah and Clack amas Counties will have to join In po licing the narrow strip on the east bank of the Willamette. Perhaps with less divided responsibility better results will be attained. It Is understood that Roosevelt will give his moral support to Mayor Low, of New York, for re-election.- Now, If Plerpont Morgan could only be Induced to declare his enmity, no combination of Croker, Big Bill Devery, Cleveland and Bryan fofces could prevail against Low. Ex-Governor Goer says that there are more hobos, petty thieves, thugs and mischievous idlers in Portland, popula tion considered, than in any other city on tho Coast Evidently he has not vis ited Seattle within -the past six years. or, if he did, he shut hie eyes. AS OUTSIDERS VIEW IT. Depths YeT-Belew TJs. Albany Democrat. Albany neoDle are warned against & city down the road called Portand. It Is full of h61d-ups. and laalmost as bad as Chi cago. Whose Picture First f Salem Journal. The Portland naoers print a picture of the etreet-car that was held up and the.1 man who was shot The public would be glad to see the picture of the Portland chief of police who could capture one of the robbers. Jfot Up to Standard; Sheridan Sun. Even Sheridan Is trying to keep up with Portland by having a hold-up. But she la only In the amateur class yet In Sher idan they wait until their victim is asleep. then they raise the window and fish hla pants out with a pole. Oo to Bed Early, Then. Eugene Guard. It iVm't pay to stay out late -at nights In Portland except one Is a robber. Of the people going home on a street-car near midnight Tuesday night one was shot In the back and severely wounded, then robbed, while a number of hla feilbw- passengers were relieved of money and valuables. The desperadoes had not got a block from the scene of that crime till they robbed another citizen. If this thing keeps on sensible Portland people will take to going to bed at chicken-roosting hours. Ex-Governor Geer'K Vleir. Roseburg Review. Portland haa had a carnival of pugilism during the past few months, which has drawn to that city the toughest frequent ers of the ring-side. White bullies and black brutes have received free advertis ing to the extent of whole pages of so- called "sporting news," embellished with pictures of the principal actors, and reek ing with the nauseating details of fistic encounters. The result has been what might have been expected. Free and easy Portland the boasted sporting center of the coast has attracted the toughest ele ment that civilized society tolerates, the devotees of pugilism. FRANK BAKER'S NEW JOB. Ho will have a difficult task In cement ing together in bonds of friendship the warring factions of the party in Oregon. For the good of Republicanism and of the state, this work should bo undertaken and accomplished, If possible. Salem Statesman. He Is tho proper kind of a man to suc ceed Matthews. Albany Democrat Joe Simon took a fancy to him and made him the Republican nominee for State Printer. Baker was elected and at once gave evidence of his appreciation of the possibilities of making money out of pub lic office. He secured a heavy increase in the appropriations for the office, the amount rising from J9000 under his prede cessor to upwards of $50,000, It Is said, be fore the conclusion of his second term. He made moro money out of the State Printers office than has been made, before or since out of any official position In Ore gon, state or Federal. Roseburg Review. Senator Mitchell hastens Into print to announce that the election of Mr. Baker as chairman of the State Central Commit tee does not indicate any change in the Republican leadership of Multnomah County, and that Jack Matthews Is not relegated to oblivion by the election of a former Simonltet The question now oc curs: wnai is tne necessity o: such a statement from such a source? Astoria Aatorlan. Baker was State Printer for two terms prior to 1S96, and is said to have- saved some money out of his salary. Baker Is said to be a good organizer, and his selec tion for chairman on Wednesday last being unanimous. Is taken to mean that the committee is preparing at this date to increase the majority of the party at the next election, which occurs next June. Hlllsboro Independent The election of Frank C. Baker as chair man of tho Republican State Central Committee Is to be commended. St Hel ens Mist Tbe Debauch of Independence Day. New York Tribune. The brutal debauch of noise and stench and fire and death Is over. At least we may hope it will not bo prolonged greatly Into this traditional day of rest and peace. Tomorrow the country will take up again the practical round of work, a consider able proportion of which for some time will be the repairing, so far as possible. of the ravages of the "glorious Fourth." There are burned buildings to rebuild. There are sick and maimed people to be nursed back toward health. Thsru are blinded and crippled victims to bo cared for all the rest of their lives. There are the dead to be burled and their survivors to be comforted. It will be some days yet before all the ghastly returns are In, Could they all be complied on a single scroll they would "stagger humanity." American Independence was the most precious thing ever secured by this Na tion. It deserves all possible remembrance and fitting commemoration. But It Is not fitting that the celebration should cost more than did the thing Itself. Yet we suppose there were few battles In the Revolutionary War more costly, in the consumption of money. In the destruction of property and in the loss of limb and life, than was yesterday's celebration; and it would not be rash to reckon that the aggregate losses In Fourth of July celebrations during the century and more has been greater than that in all the bat tles of the Revolution. Such a record may to some untninKing ones denote a high degree of patriotic ardor. To the judicious mind It rather denotes a low de gree of patriotic common sense. Lreglalatora oa. Saowsfaoes. Minneapolis Journal. Fifty years ago, when the Minnesota territorial Legislature assembled In St Paul on January 5, 1S53, some of the mem bers from the extreme northern counties were sadly disappointed. They had hoped to walk Into the new capltol, select their seats and enjoy the pleasures Incident to the first occupancy of that structure. Their homes were so far removed from the capital and the means of communica tion during the Winter months so poor as to practically Isolate them, hence they had not been able to keep in touch with the situation and did not know that the capltol was still unfinished. Three of them Rolette, Kittson and Gingqss, of the County of Prablna had come the entire distance on snowshoes and several had taken desperate chances of death by blizzards or nungry wolves. Her Joy. Chlcaro Becdrd-Herald. There's a world of Joy In her heart today. She's golnsr away from care. She's going to watch the dolphins play And to breathe the rait sea air; She's going to splash In the briny foam And get her self sunburned there. She's going to leave her cares behind. She's going, from worries freej. With not & trouble upon her mind To splash In the salty sea. And neTer to wear the same frock twice At breakfast, dinner or tea. She's taking her doggie along, the dear! She fondles him on ber breast; It wilt give her gladness to have him near; At night he will make hU nest -On the bed so soft and so mcred where fihf blissfully lies at rest. She's going away with & Joyful heart v And eke with a -irell-fllled purse; As smart & the best in a set that Is smart. She will t and parade and immerse. She's taklac her doggie, tfee dear, sweet thine, ak Dey rramiM wits to btm. VIEWS OF MINISTER BARRETT. Th position Mr. Barrett has Just ac cepted came, to him unsought and he has delayed acceptance because of his desire to complete Ms World's Fair work; During hla tour of the world in the interests of the Exposition. Mr. Barrett was phenomenally successful in secur ing the participation of foreign coun tries In the Fair of great difficulties, and It Is understood tnat his successful work in this undertaking weighed with President Roosevelt In tendering him the Argentlno post As a mark of ap preciation for the valuable service Mr. Barrett has rendered the World's Fair In foreign countries, he has since his return to America a short time ago, been placed In charge of the entire foreign partlclDatlons. In severing his connec tion with the Exposition, he carries with him the best wishes of the management. New Orleans Times-Democrat John Barrett will probably go to Ar gentina, unless the people connected with the St. Louis Exposition are able to con vince the president that the Fair would be a failure without his sen-ices. aponane Spokesman-Review. Amesvllle, O., has elected a town loafer for mavor lust as a ioke. This re minds us of the appointment of an emi nent diplomat minister to Slam. Coqullle City Herald. The lives of great men all remind .us, so to speak. Mr. Barrett is a young man who came to uregon ten years ago, ana his sole capital was the nerve that never dies. If he Invests his capital as Judi ciously in the next ten years as he has in the last ten he will dc minister ana ambassador plenipotentiary with extra ordinary powers to England and ire land. Yakima Republic. Some of the newspapers of the Btate are displeased with the appointment but newspaper men, as a rule, fall Into the error of withholding their Indorse ment from members of their own pro fession. Newspaper men should bo among the flrst to give a gratuitous boost to their bohemlan friend, no mat ter where he comes from, so long as he can show a clean record. But as a rule where you expect to find fraternal- Ism In a superlative degree you find op position and denunciation instead. Thus it is that the newspaper man finds his path to greatness and to fame strewn with briars and brambles by members of his own craft Evidently a spirit of envy lurks in the heart of the pencil pusher. Pilot Rock Record: Mr. Barrett is a young man. He Is yet on the sunny side of 40 fy consider able. He has occupied many, positions of responsibility, -and has never yet oc cupied one to which he has not been a distinct credit He has performed well every duty. He has the confidence of all with whom he has associated. He. is offered a good place by President Roosevelt because he has shown -in other fields that he Is the man for the place. Therefore, Mr. Barrett not only has . a good opinion of himself, but his privi lege of holding such opinion ought not to be in doubt. It does not argue con celt, but self-confidence. This is a valu able trait in any public man. Let him lack It and he may be certain of failure, for nobody else will have respect for him. Tacoma Ledger. While the Oregon Senators Indorsed Mr. Barrett. his appointment Is regarded as personal with President Rooslt, who finds in Mr. Barrett the best eiS?mpUflca- tion of his ideas of the strenuous life. Mr. Barrett Is a hustler. New York Sun. College Eaacatlon and Business. Baltimore Sun. A prosperous, business man sends his son to college and finds a place for him in his counting-room when the son grad uates, and the road to success Is open to such a one. But in the Case of the graduate whose father has no place to offer him and who haa no capital to em bark in trade there are serious difficulties. When he applies for employment he gen erally finds as hlB rival the boy who was never educated beyond the grammar school, who went Into the counting-room at the age of 12 or 15 years at a few dollars a week. This boy has been learn ing the business while the college man is at his books, and when the latter has graduated the latter finds that the boy of his age has completed an apprenticeship and Is In the posesslon of a good position. Tho college man who is over 21 years of ago Is not ordinarily willing, to begin with the duties and wages of the 12-year- old lad, and this is often the only place open to him. The Wineroom Menace. St Louis Globe-Democrat Excise Commissioner Seibert has closed a number or the worst wlncrooms in St. Louis, and thereby earned the thanks of the respectable people of St Louis. The work of weeding out should be continued vigorously. Wlnerooma have been doing a terrible work, especially among young women. Drunken women are a common sight In their vicinity. The wlnerooms are "wide-open resorts, with a more retired background of every form of degradation. Their most profitable business is the ruin of young girls. Without this traffic few of the Infamous dens would pay expenses. A stream of fresh victims is their main source of profit. They have made the rearing1 of young girls In virtue and use fulness more difficult than It was for merly. They are centers of vice In public places. Common morality demands that all be shut up by the simple method of canceling their licenses. Hiawatha on Baseball. Milwaukee SenUnel. "Then, again," said Hiawatha, "I am somewhat interested In this baseball proposition. I'm a redhot, m ranting rooter. Very fond of p'ltchers' battles, Fond of extra-Inning contests. Daffy over foxy team work. Always out to kill the umpire When he makes a bum decision. It Is claimed, my little dearies. That this pastime was invented By a gent named Father Chadwlck, Who was aided and abetted By old Grandad Adrian Anson, Should you ask me who discovered And originated baseball, I would tell you In- a Jiffy It was Skln-the-Sassy-Muskrat Of the tribe of old OJlbways Of the sporty old OJlbways, Who received their correspondence Where the falls of Miriehaha Gleam and gurgle lifihe sunlight. This, young SkJn-the-Saasy-Muskrat Was & thoroughbred from way back. Very game was. he, and nifty; He could alt in for an evening. And corral the red and blue ones. He could guszle firewater Like a dry old dromedary Stocking up at an oasis, And- It never seemed to touch him. After scheming for a fortnight AIL the braves he called around him ' 1 And explained bis proposition; Then two teams were straightway chosen. One was called the Mighty Mud Hens, Captain. Skin-the-Sassy-Muskrat And tbe other. Heap Bad Actors, Captain, Big' Chief Blte-the-Features. On a level stretch of meadow Near the shores of Gltchle Uumrale, These two factions came together. Buck-Afrald-of-Hls-Benectlon Volunteered to act as umpire; - Bp came Skln-the-Sassy-Muskrat, Swung at several wild pitches. Hit the ozone with his war club, 'Batter out!' the umpire shouted. Whereupon tho mighty Mud Hens, Led by Skln-the-Sassy-Muskrat, Drew their scaplng-knlvea and started For the luckless arbitrator, Buck-Afraid-of-HU-Refiectloa, Very therowghly they scalped him. . Then they made him run tho gauntlet This; ajr children, is the story Of the rise ad fait of baseball . la te kai iH OJlbways I" NOTE AND COMMENT. : -;. Shamrock is a daisy cutter. y Miles covered miles, but Root dldn'i root Tumut Is to.be the capital of the Aus tralian commonwealth. Sounds more like a back station. It Is about this time of year that tho explorers begin to purchase dogs for a 'dash to the pole." The contractor that Illegally changed the specifications for the new Army sock seems to have put his foot In it Rev. M. A. Matthews tells the Chau tauqua girls to learn to cook and to set up housekeeping. Oh, these bachelors! There Is some hitch about the amalga mation of the glassblowers' unions. "We'll be blowed If we Join," say the of ficers. Queen Elena, of Italy, it is said, could make her living as a cook. Wonder she doesn't try It her power would be more absolute. The King need- have no feass for his welcome In Ireland. 'Tls the dlyll hlm cllf the Irish would be welcoming, if 'twa3 only a social call he'd be payla'. The Eastern papers are full of editorials on how to keep cool in hot weather. And" doubtless, as the editors wrote, they gasped for breath and muttered, "Hot work this!" The Washington law making gambling a felony does not It is held, apply to mer chandise slot machines. This Is excel lent as there Is nothing better designed to develop In a youth the passion for gambling, a passion that he must gratify later at the risk of a penitentiary sen tence. An Irish shopgirl killed herself In New York because her accent was jeered at by her companions. Put one of the New York mockers in a Tipperary hamlet and her accent would be a legitimate cause for mirth, but It Is safe to say that she would never see a smile upon a peasant's face. "In Tipperary the stranger Is like a king." Echo Answers, Wbatf Socks are becoming fashionable as part of women's attire In the East, it is said. Slightly to alter Goldsmith: When lovely woman stoops to folloy, And finds too late that skirts betray, What art can save her from a jolly; What charm can take her socks away? Going Back to the Old RIgr. A charming "Sultan of Sulu" chorus girl kissed LIpton three times for good luck. It may be heresy to utter The thought that Upton's slipping back. Yet he must doubt his latest cutter. If taking to the old-time smack. A. Buassard Bay Dialogue. "Say, Grover, did you see that speech Where Bryan takes you down the line?" "Oh, Bryan whist; d'ye hear that screech? What lungs he's got that boy of mine." "He says you've worked for Wall street's purse, And helped the rich the poor to throt tle " t T know, I know oh, Where's that nurse, I'm sure he's crying for his bottle." Subservient to the millionaire . Subservient, that's the word he said " Yes, yes but say, the baby's hair,. You'd never hint that tinge Is red?" " 'Degenerate' Bryan talks his fill. And gives you other names as bad " "Oh, names: I want to can mm tsm His mother votes xor uaianaa. Now, Grover, listen. It's a shame . The way that man takes after youj " 'Takes after me his chin's the same; I'm glad you've sense to see It, too." Snccenaml Emily Brown. Emily Brown, tho girl that went to Corea to aid her latner in missionary work. Is now the Empress of that cpun- . trv. Now, children, come listen the story true Of Emily Brown, who was once like "you. She lived on a farm when sne siayea at home. But early she started out for to roam. She went to the funny old city of Seoul A place that Is rhymed by the natives with growl ,i And sang In the church, did this dutiful miss, , , For she'd been well brought up back la Annleton. Wis. Of her singing and beauty the Emperor learned. And sent her a note. Said sne, -in do durned. If It's not a command to the Emperor's " harem Commanding an Appleton girl I just flare m." But singing was hungry, collections were small. t And Emily Brown soon got tired of it tall. "Farewell to Wisconsin," she said with a tear, i And accepted a place at 510.000 a year. I And now she's the pride of all Appleton town, ! For an out-and-out Empress is Emily Brown. So, children, just grasp thl3 Important Idea, I And, like Emily -Brown, map out your Corea. PLHASAXTRIES OF PARAGRAPHERS The Leisure Class. "I see Smith takes Ave minutes for lunch." "Oh. yes! Smith' has beea out of active business for some Httlo Ume now." Puck. Inkerly I can't read this writing. Bossby Pooh! The writing is good enough! Any ass could read it. Hand it to me. Chicago Dally Newa. "He's, certainly a good Christian." "Not much, he ln't." "What? You've said so your self.." "Nothing of the sort; I merely said ho was a church member." Philadelphia Press. A Great Ambltlon.-Llttle girl (watching her mother fixing hatpins through her hat)-V-hea will I be old enough, mummy, to have holes made In my head to keep my hat on?-Punch. Doctor-Do I think I can cure your catarrh? Why. I'm sure of It. Patlent-So you re very familiar with the disease? Doctor-I should say so! I've had It myself a" Y llfe.-Judge. Indignant cltlzen-Say youngster. If you don't put away that toy pistol ril -report you to the policeman in the next block. The Huh! You'll git a punch In de snoot if ye do. He's my dad.-Chlcago TriDune. "Your paw ever whip your' asked Muggsy. "Sure." replied Swlpsey. "but I don't mind it." "Why not?" "He ain't never said: My son. this hurts me more than it does you.' " Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. A little girl was asked ,to write an essay about -man. The following was .her compo sition: "Man is a funny animal. He has eyes, to see with, hands to feel with, and Is splf up the middle and walks on the spilt ends."" . Glasgew Evening Times. "You say you favor divorce?" "Well." an swered tbe theatrical manager. "I don't ex actly say I favor It, but If there were no such thing as divorce, what would we do for heroines la society dramas or for actresses to play the parts?" "Washington Star. f'l should like to know," asked the parent, who had- a son In need of some further educa tion, "what Is the course at your colleger "The usual half-mile course of cinders and all that sort of thing, you know," absent-mindedly replied the president of the great Institution, . 4 Philadelphia FreK