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PORTLAND, MONDAY, OCT. 5, 003.
THE STATES AT ST. LOUIS.
All our states, save Vermont, New
Hampshire and Delaware; are making
preparations to participate in the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition. These
three states may yet do so. All the
territories, including Alaska, have done
the same. Porto Rico, the Philippine
Islands and Hawaii ' have also made
provision for ample representation.
For the Rhilippine exhibit, the appro
priation is half a million dollars.
Missouri, of course, takes the lead of
the states in the preparation of exhibits,
since it is Incumbent on her to show
to the utmost what she can do for an
exhibit held upon her own soil. For
her exhibit, the provision made by the
Legislature Is one million dollars. New
York and Pennsylvania have appropri
ated $350,000 each. California goes in
to the extent of three hundred thou
sand; and Kansas in despair a few
years ago and able to see relief only in
free silver coinage and Bryanism is
now so proud of her industrial progress
that she has appropriated two hundred
and seventy thousand dollars to show It
forth to the world. The total of appro
priations made "by our states and ter
ritories for their exhibits at St Louis is
$6,740,000, and there will yet be more.
The appropriations made by the Fed
eral Government for the exposition
amount to $6,488,000.
The buildings of many of the states are
practically completed; others are well
advanced. For Oregon's building a
reproduction as nearly as possible of
Fort Clatsop, where Lewis and Clark
passed the "Winter of 1805-06, is pro
posed. It will not co3t a great deal of
money; the site is a fine one, and it is
"believed such a structure would attract
a great deal of attention. Most of the
state buddings are in the conventional
form of modern exposition structures.
The preparations at St Louis excel
nil things hitherto attempted for expo
sitions, -either in Europe or America.
The expenditure will exceed thirty mil
lions, and may approach forty millions
of dollars. An area of two square
miles, mostly covered with buildings, is
to be devoted to the active purposes of
the exposition; and there are single
buildings that cover an area of sixteen
to twenty acres each. All demands for
magnitude and magnificence will cer
tainly be satisfied. All pains have been
-taken in arrangement of the buildings
and adornment of the grounds for artis
tic effect The only drawback is that
there are no considerable heights within
the grounds; though the surface is not
na plain, but undulating, with an eleva
tion of perhaps sixty feet towards the
anlddle, overlooking the main entrance
upon a fanlike circle, within which
many of the principal buildings are ar
ranged. USES OP A DESPISED OBJECT.
Sympathy loves to Interest itself in
the friendless and alone. Nothing so
appeals to the imagination and the
beneficence of the generous mind as the
person or the object whose isolation and
misery seem the product of universal
hostility and disgust The homeless dog
or cat will earn an encouraging word
ior which the sassy and well-fed might
whine or mew in vain; and the more
execrable a caged criminal's record, the
surer he seems to be of letters, flowers
and tears.
We desire to bespeak consideration
jTor an object which hasn't a friend on
earth outside the immediate- and inter
red circle of its authors and Instiga
tors. We refer to the billboard that
It" excrescence upon the modern landscape,
for which no spectator has a good word,
against which the entire press of the
country inveighs without reserve or
fear of libel suits. The billboard Is un
deniably bad, but it is not wholly to
blame for its character; and It is .really
no exceptlpn to the Shakespearean for
mula that there is some soul of good
ness in all things evil.
The billboard, then. Is entitled to rank
r- a form of literature, and demands
recognition from the higher criticism.
It has its own peculiar and legitimate
clientele. Given largely as it Is to il
lustrations, It supplies the necessary
mental pabulum for those luckless in
dividuals of the race whose Intellect is
unequal tp the strain of reading. Let
not the arrogance of abecedarianism
look down in scorn upon those whose
knowledge must be imbibed through
picture-writing. There are those, in
deed, who cannot read anything in the
newspapers and magazines but the pic
tures. There are those whose minds
pan derive no Instruction or entertain
ment from the decent and orderly ex-
tpression of the vernacular. For such
the billboard has been created. Let it
suffice them. They can understand pic
tures and colors: they can't understand
Heading.
It is the sign of mental obliquity or
incapaclty io impute moral qualities to
Inanimate objects. The savage exe
crates the stone upon which his foot
has stumbled. The infant angrily beats
the hammer which has bruised his In
experienced fingers. But the civilized
adult has outgrown this childish folly.
Who ever swore at the departing train
or hurled the burnt beefsteak at the
head of the cook? Therefore, let us
calmly recognize that the billboard is
not to blame. It faithfully serves as
the exponent of the veracious mind that
composed Its legends; the artistic soul
that draped -its birds, bulls, bottles,
bosoms, buttocks and babies, and the
generous hearts of owners who through
it express their love and pride in the
city beautiful. If it were not for the
lovely colorfng and refined sentiments
with which certain scenic spots of Port
land are ornamented through tlA bill
boards which fill the range of vision,
certain public-spirited citizens, who
may now be known at their true worth,
might otherwise be mistaken for stingy
souls who for so much a square foot
would advertise the early rising pellet
upon their mother's grave.
SUPPORT FOR THE COX ANT PESO.
The Instructions cabled to General
Wade, in command of the Army in the
Philippines, directing him to use cer
tain specific measures in encourage
ment of the so-called Philippine or
Conant peso, may be taken as Indica
tive of a commendable purpose at
Washington to stand loyally and ef
fectively by the scheme that has been
undertaken to put the Philippines upon
the gold basis, avoiding at once the dis
astrous losses through fluctuation and
the impracticable effort to maintain
our silver In Asia at 16 to 1. Under
these instructions General Wade will
make all contracts for services and sup
plies payable in Conant pesos, and the
new coins will also be legal tender
from officers and enlisted men without
cost of exchange.
These undertakings are probably less
important for their direct effect than
for their incidental demonstration In
the National Government's fidelity to
the Insular financial programme. In
connection with other reasons for en
couragement, they afford ground of
hope that the Philippine government
will be able to straighten out the pres
ent currency difficulties there within a
short time. The insular authorities
have ample authority to make provision
for maintaining parity, and have re
cently sold $3,000,000 in Treasury cer
tificates to constitute a reserve fund
.in New York City against which drafts
will be sold In Manila. This sale of
certificates was at 102.4, and interest is
being paid upon the money by the
Guaranty Trust Company at a rate in
excess of 3 per cent As the certificates
run for one year at 4 per cent, the
Government thus comes out ahead
about 1 per cent on the money it has
borrowed.
The reasons for so favorable a situa
tion are the fact that the certificates
are free" from all taxation, National,
state or municipal, and are received by
the Secretary of the Treasury as secu
rity for public deposits. It Is probable
that the effort to keep the new pesos
down to the value of the Mexicans has
something to do with the wages prob
lem. Laborers will be likely to demand
one of the new pesos where they are
now getting one of the old, and employ
ers will naturally dislike to pay them
the increased gold value. It Is optional
under such circumstances to make a
special contract to pay Mexicans, but
employers will doubtless realize that
this will be a difficult thing to do.
We need to remember, in viewing the
apparently "gloomy situation of the new
coinage system over there, that the
scheme has been very thoroughly and
carefully framed by currency experts
who are also practical men of affairs
and studied the problem on the ground,
and of this antecedent probability of
eventual success these various precau
tions, coming to light from time to
time, remind us. On the whole, there
need be little doubt of the ability of the
Government to maintain parity at all
times If it pursues an Intelligent policy.
Possibly by January 1, when the new
pesos will be declared sole legal tender,
the whole situation will be freed from
the difficulties which always attend a
period of transition. This triumph of
American Ingenuity and perseverance,
if it comes, will be gratifying in many
ways. It will put another nail in the
coffin of "blmetalism"; Itwill set an in
structive example to other gold-standard
powers which have weakly shrunk
from seeking to rescue their Asiatic de
pendencies from the slough of debased
currency, and it will be a rebuke to
our faint-hearted ones at home who de
light to argue that the American mind
is incapable of meeting the problems of
"empire."
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
- It was the picture of a well-spent
day that President Campbell, of the
University of Oregon, drew at the meet
ing of the State Teachers' Association.
The question of football on Thanksgiv
ing day was under discussion, and Pro
fessor Drew moved that such games be
discouraged, as they prevented attend
ance at church and at dinners.
"I find," said President Campbell,
"that I can go to church in the morn
ing, then eat my Thanksgiving dinner,
see the football game in the afternoon,
and sleep well at night" In view of
this well-rounded day, the motion was
lost
The subject of college athletics Is
usually discussed with heat, if dis
cussed at all, but on this occasion the
conference of faculty members was
marked by moderation and an evident
desire to promote the greatest good of
,the students. The most important ac
tion taken was the organization of a
committee to form senior or junior
leagues of colleges and secondary
schools in the state, and the decision
to appoint an authority to pass upon
the amateur standing of all players in
the proposed league. The benefit to
athletics of both these proceedings will
be marked, for there Is nothing to foster
the true spirit of amateur sport like a
college league.- Here teams meet teams
of similar composition and strength, the
men are drawn from the same classes,
and there is not likely to be any taint
of professionalism, especially if the
supervising authority is alert The only
trouble that might arise in such an or
ganization is over the subject of qual
ification, and a hard and fast rule,
strictly enforced, will leave no room for
dissension on this point As to the
amateur standing of the men, It Is de
sirable that the authorities should not
fail to - tempec- their judgments srfth.
mercy enough to prevent an entirely
technical point from debarring a stu
dent who is an amateur at heart, even
if a professional by accident and a tech
nicality. As President Campbell stated,
some of the boys from the country
towns have competed for money' prizes
at Fourtft of July celebrations or coun
try fairs before entering college, and
have, thereby become professionals. It,
is evidently unfair that such unwitting
offenders should be so severely pun
ished. In connection with the league, It
seems to be the Intention of the facul
ties to prevent games with outside
clubs. This will not prove detrimental
to the colleges, but is likely to prevent
the few clubs in this country from ob
taining matches, and consequently to
kill after-college football.
On the other matters discussed, the
members of the association expressed
equally commendable views. The divi
sion of the control of athletics between
the students and the faculties, with the
ultimate decision in the. hands of the
latter, is the only way In which fric
tion can be avoided. The students thus
practically manage all the details, while
any Important question of policy is set
tled by both in consultation, or by the
final decree of the faculty.
College athletics has attained a po
sition in America that is unknown In
any other country, a consummation
very largely due.no doubt, to the Amer
ican keenness and the desire to excel
that have made the United States first
in commercial pursuits. It Is part of
the university, and is recognized as a
force for good if kept from running
riot The promotion of esprit de corps,
the training, physical and moral, and
the recreation found In athletics are
admittedly valuable factors In college
life. It Is for this reason that the fac
ulty should be Identified with the ath
letic part of the students' life, and
when the alumni are also associated
therewith, as in the University of Ore
gon, the combination is of good augury.
WHERE EUPHEMISMS FAII '
It is not the custom of high society
to look with too severe an eye upon the
deviations of its devotees from the
straight path of sobriety and rectitude.
The disgrace of being drunk is per
fectly apprehended In case the vict4m
of alcohol has no carriage to go home
in, no servants to help him to bed, and
possibly no home to go to, but Is rarely
broached in connection with exclusive
circles. The moral turpitude of lying
in the gutter or being hustled to jail
In the hurry-up wagon impresses itself
painfully upon the mind of all deli
cately reared persons whose able
bodied man or maid is able to save
them from making a show of them
selves. The Japanese Consul who re
cently spent a night in Portland's jail
on a charge of drunk and disorderly,
erred, we may suppose, merely in the
method of his bibulous activity. No
offense could have attached to him if he
had got under the table after dinner
at a fashionable club and been thrown
upstairs to bed to sleep oil his indispo
sition. The old sport and the young sport
are not to be condemned by the highest
society for their amusing little indis
cretions. The old man, it is understood,
is given to feeling good occasionally.
He likes his nip. He likes his toddy,
He is known to become upon occasion
a little salubrious. v. He v gets decidedly
mellow. He drank perhaps a little
more than he absolutely needed last
night, at which times his language Is
forcible and picturesque. He Is a little
under the weather this morning, on ac
count of lack of sleep. He Is a gay old
sport It Is so with the young blood.
Yes, he is a gay boy. He likes his fun.
He likes a good tinle. He loves a good
game of cards. He has a convivial
turn. He is a kind husband and father,
but he has his nights out He
stayed very late at lodge last night
He had to sit up with a sick friend.
He took a few drinks, and somehow
they didn't agree with him. He is
cross this morning, and what do you
think he said to the maid when she
tried to get him up? Oh, something
shocking! He is a gay young sport
He will have his fun. Oh, yes, he al
ways comes home in a carriage when he
has been drinking. He is careful not to'
disgrace himself. He Is very "cautious,
'hut he -likes a good time.
The divorce court Is not an edifying
place; but with all Its unpleasantness
and misery. It does, at least one useful
service in tearing the veil of euphe
mism from the failings of mankind.
There is no light comedy about this, no
rippling laughter over the defective
carrying capacity, no coquettish blushes
behind fans at naughty words, no wag
gish shakes of the head over old sport
and young sport The man was Intox
icated. He got drunk. He had to be
taken home In a carriage. He had to
be put to bed. He had to be dragged
out of bed in the morning. His lan
guage was vile. He was profane. He
was obscene. He was the companion of
gamblers and outcasts. He frequented
barrooms. He neglected his wife and
children. His family were ashamed to
be seen with him. He squandered his
money. He neglected his business. He
was a gambler. He was a rowdy. He
ran with hussies. He was a drunkard.
Old Sport and young Sport, there Is
no synonym for escapades that can
take off their disgrace. There is no
mysterious spell in the euphemisms of
high society that can effectively gloss
over the surrender to the lowest appe
tites. Drunk's drunk In the marble
palace or the Whltechapel dlve,at the
annual banquet of the club or the rouse
on Saturday night In the barroom; un
der mahogany or on bare floors; in the
carriage or in the gutter; in dress suit
or overalls; on champagne or beer;
married, single, divorced or widowed;
young or old, upper ten or lower five;
Nob Hill or North End drunk's drunk.
OBJECT LESSONS IN GROWTH.
October Is the month of grange fairs
in this vicinity, and more or less in
other localities throughout the Willam
ette Valley. The first of a series was
held last Saturday at Multnomah Hall
a few miles east of this city, the meet
ing place of Eastern Star Grange. The
scene of many a friendly gathering, of
the serious discussion of ways and
means, which has not infrequently
trenched upon thedemain of politics; of
social and literary entertainments and
of bountlfu feasting, the old building,
if It could speak, would be able to fur
nish a chapter of the annals of a neigh
borhood that could hardly fall to prove
Interesting when, In later years, folk
lore busies itself with the names of
pioneers and adds Its supplement to
history.
It is difficult to realize that a wide
area of which old Multnomah Hall Is
the center, or at least the settlers' rally
ing point, was a few years ago covered
for the most part with timber. Yet
this is true, and to those who know by
jexperience, or 'even by close observa-
tlon, what it takes to supplant a forest
of fir by orchards and vineyards and
meadows and gardens, and to dot the
site with homes and schoolhouses, the
transformation isj Indeed, a wonderful
one.
Growth, literally speaking, has
stamped itself upon these lands and
upon those who have subdued them.
Specimens of fruit, Including apples,
pears, quinces, crab apples and grapes
as fine as any orchards or vineyards in
the world can produce; of Vegetables
that proclaim In size and quality the
generosity of Oregon's soil and the in
telligent industry of those who till It;
woman's handiwork; showing .that the
women of our rural life have not fallen
behind their sisters in the cities in the
production and appreciation of "fancy
'work,'- and viands wholesome, abun
dant and toothsome, attest the growth
and prosperity of an advancing age.
We can only appreciate what Is called
progress by comparison. Take the ap
pearance of the people of any prosper
ous rural district, for example, and pon
trast it with that of their predecessors
cn Oregon farms, and, indeed, those of
frontier farming communities every
where half a century ago. The patient
tolling, clumsily shod, plainly, even
scantlly, clad women of those times;
with broken, discolored teeth, sallow
complexions, gnarled hands and stoop
ing shoulders what pathetic and- ten
der memories cluster around them! In
their place, not more honored nor be
loved, but eminently better cared for
and immeasurably better able to take
care of themselves, are the women of
some of the rural districts today. At
tending one )f these grange fairs, you
are received by well and suitably clad
women, who, in smiling welcome, dis
close teeth well preserved by the den
tist's art; who, Instead of being old be
fore their time, are well preserved,
comely and well content. The differ
ence is not, perhaps, so marked in the
appearance of the men, they having,
even in frontier life, had what, in com
mon phrase, is termed "a better
chance" than the women by being
brought more frequently in touch with
each other and with public affairs. But
they have grown, too, and, it is pleas
ant to believe, are still growing, since
otherwise rural progress would be one,
sided and pitifully handicapped.
A county or a community that has men
who grow, women who -grow, children
who grow, crops that grow, industries
that grow, is to be congratulated. In
this view, The Oregonlan extends con
gratulations to the rural communities
of the state that have made the most
of the opportunities that have come to
them In recent years; that have shaken,
off their Isolation, encouraged the "get
together spirit," and gone forward in
agriculture, in horticulture, in educa
tion and In the indefinable art of home
bulldlng. The grange fairs furnish an
epitome of rural growth that is at once
pleasant and suggestive. Simple, ef
fective, full of promise, they deserve
and receive the encouragement of
thoughtful, observant people.
The burning of Chewaucan marsh, in
Lake County, is a warning of the dan
gers that must be encountered where
waste lands are rendered highly pro
ductive. The danger will be as irreat
lf !d iands are hSht under
u incuiis ul irrigating
ditches. After the water was drained
from the swamp there remained a soli
composed of a mass of roots from a few
inches to several feet in depth. At a
season of the year when this mass was
perfectly dry, It required but the drop
ping of a cigarette to start a fine which
no human effort could stop. In less
than another quarter of a century, per
haps in less than a decade, there will be
constructed In Eastern Oregon great
reservoirs for holding freshet waters
"with which to make the sandy plains
bear enormous crops of alfalfa. Hjippy
homes will be built where now there is
nothing but ah uninviting waste. In
the course of time the careless acts of
some thoughtless person, or some un
avoidable accident, will break the walls
of a reservoir or canal and the pent-up
waters will rush down to sproad deso
lation in their wake. These are mis
fortunes that no one wishes to happen,
and that no one expects to happen, but
once in a great many years they will
happen. The possibility of accidents
does not and should not retard the de
velopment of these latent resources.
The burning of one marsh will make
owners of such lands more careful, and
the breaking of one ditch will be a
warning to all irrigators. It Is useless
to saythat the floor of a marsh should
not be permitted to get dry enough to
"burn, and that the walls of a reservoir
or ditch should, not be suffered to get
weak enough to break. When vigilance
becomes eternal accidents will cease.
So far as It contemplated a reduction
in the number of- churches in towns
where there are now too many, the
resolution which .was laid on the table
at the Methodist conference was a move
in the right direction. Doubtless the
church-going population of Salem,
Where the conference was held, could be
accommodated with half, or even a
quarter, of the churches now main
tained, and certainly this is true of
Portland. Each denomination must
have its church building and its pastor
and all of them must be supported.
When a town gets large enough to have
one church it soon becomes large
enough for two, and the multiplication
proceeds. Methodism will not give way
to Calvinism, and. there Is one contin
uous round of collections, subscriptions,
entertainments and sociables for the
purpose of raising funds for- the support
of each of the churches. Often these
churches would nbt be so numerous
were it not for the zeal of the mission
aries and leaders of the various denom
inations. The people themselves are
not usually desirous of multiplying
their burdens, but, once a church has
been established, its adherents feel in
duty bound to maintiln It So long as
those who contribute to the cause are
satisfied, no one should complain, yet
to an outsider, it looks as though the
religious world has too many Isms and
not enough Christianity.
Definition Is requested by "A Reader"
of the following words: (1) Pupil;
(2) Student; (3) Scholar. The words, by
usage. Imply gradation In learning. A
pupil is an elementary learner. A stu
dent Is one who attends and studies at
a higher school. A scholar Is a learned
person, or one of high attainments.
Yet, In fact, though with less accu
racy, the words are often used inter
changeably. Shades of meaning in the
ordinary use of such words often are
faint; but in critical use the difference
becomes apparent
RalBlak Atrocities.
Boston Transcript
Rivers of blood and rivers of Ink attest
the fact that the Balkan war cloud has
ocgun to let water.
SPIRIT OF THE NORTHWEST PRESS
Man's Province Invaded.
Albany Democrat
The fish liar will now have to give place
to the hop-picking liar, and the sex has
changed. Two Marlon County women
claim to have picked 25 boxes in a day.
Grim Fate of the Truly Good.
Tacoma Ledger.
Mattoon, III., has a reform mayor. At
present there are only 29 Indictments
against him. If these pile up so as to really
be formidable possibly the gentleman will
quit reforming.
Lost Freedom and Lucidity.
Lewiston Tribune.
The Portland Oregonlan, where it for
merly discussed public matters with free
dom and lucidity, has' now become about,
the most abject and cringing apologist for
Roosevelt there is in the country.
His Grave Provocation.
Fairhaven Herald.
It has ' been, discovered that President
Roosevelt carries a revolver. Why not?
He is entitled to some protection from tho
fool correspondents who require a gust
of wind and flap of a coattail to provide
them Inspiration for a press dispatch.
A Good Character for Old Prob.
Eugene Guard.
Oregon weather this fall has been all
anyone could ask. It gave the wheat
growers fine weather for harvest. Then
the hopraisers had excellent weather to
care for their hop crop and now the prune
men have just such weather as they de
sire. The Oregon farmer ought to be
happy.
Pierce Anti-IJnllroad Candidate.
Walla Walla Statesman.
The fact that the holdover Senators of
King County who betrayed Harold Pres
ton last Winter are now opposing Sam
PIffs Is the best recommendation that has
yet been given that gentleman. If the
railroad lobby fights Piles it is proof .that
they do not believe they can use him. Plies
may 'yet become a popular favorite be
cause of the enemies he has made.
Shake No Gory Locks at Clackamas
Oregon City Courier.
The President rides over tho Republi
cans of Oregon rough shod. He and his
private secretary have but little respect
for the powers that bo In this part of
the mortal vineyard. If the leaders ahd
big men and grand "Muck-a-mucks" of
the Republican party In this state are as.
corrupt and worthless as tho President
and his secretary would have us believe,
thoy are indeed a bad lot
Heavens, Do They Kick Her There?
Westfall Western Ways.
Mrs. Little-hawk, with several of her
daughters and daughter-in-law, were pur
chasing supplies in Westfall last Wednes
day. Mrs. Little-hawk Is of royal blood,
being the granddaughter of a noted Uma
tilla chief. We noticed that the roses of
youth In all Its loveliness had long since
faded from the lady's face, usurped by tho
stern lines of care, characteristic of ad
vanced age, lack of rations and swiftly
applied moccasin toes.
Weakness In Sincerity.
North Yamhill Record.
Mayor Williams, of Portland, Is meet--Ing
with considerable opposition to his
policy of licensing violations of law in
that city, and has been rather bitterly
rebuked for admitting that he cannot
control the conditions other than by
charging blacklegs for the privilege of
violating the law. Of course, every
body knows that crime cannot be entire
ly stamped out even by the most rigid
enforcement of law; but the weakness
of the mayor consists in his publicly
admitting that he cannot control the
conditions.
Should Be Good for an Annual.
Gervais Star.
If railroads choose to honor the pres
ident by a donation of special trains
upon which to travel, it does not imply
by any means whatever that he will be
their willing servant now or at any
time. It Is simply a business proposi
tion. As an Illustration: The largo
number of people who attended tho
coming of the president during the past
year at Salem and Portland wore
brought about by the railroads advertis
ing the fact An increased traffic 'was
caused thereby. It's only a cheap game
that Is being played by a weak oppo
sition for political purposes only.
The Cry of the Farmer.
Forest Grove Times.
Many farmers are putting up signs
warning hunters to keep off their prem
ises. It is a good deal of an aggravation
the way some hunters do. They break
down fences, run over crops, frighten
sheep and cattle until they break out of
the fields, let their dogs chase, sheep and
do many other things In utter .disregard
of the interests of the man whose land
they are on. Sometimes when remon
strated with they threaten the farmer
and In many ways make much nuisance
of themselves, that It Is no wonder the
farmers are putting up signs and trying
to keep them off altogether. In many
cases where signs are being put up tho
owners say that If a man will come and
ask permission heyi would willingly
grant it If he will promise not to do any
damage. .
When MininK Is Not a Gamble
Boise Statesman.
The Ladd Metals Company Is doing a
great work in one of the Idaho mining
districts without having attracted much
attention. Mineral is an old district
which has laborod under great difficul
ties. Now a company has taken hold on
broad lines, and will no doubt make a
great success of the district Mining as
a business Is as safe as any other, as
has been persistently urged by this pa
per, and all others that understand the
facts. When men like Charles Ladd, who
Is at the head of this company, go into
the business It Is not as a speculation,
but to establish an Industry. They real
ize that it requires large Investment In
most cases, and are prepared to supply
theneeded capital. When we find such
men taking hold of a district we can feel
that the Industry there will be placed
upon an enduring foundation and that
the enterprise will prove profitable.
Sow Yon Know All About It.
Salem Journal.
The course of Portland, and the result
ing prosperity of Portland, are worthy of
being studied and Imitated. The first step
toward permanent prosperity and growth
of the metropolis was the establishment
of the Bull Run waterworks, to supply
the city with pure water. The reputation
of having the best water supply of any
city in the United States, and the next to
the best health record of any city In the
new world, has been the foundation rock
of Portland's growth, and the permanent
source of advance in real estate values.
The second cause of the growth of the
city In all directions has been trie policy
of public Improvements, that has been
kept up constantly, under all city admin
istrations. There are three resources of
wage-employment the employment given
by the individual private citizen, by the
factories, and thirdly, by the municipali
ty. No city can advance at more than a
sleepy pace that does not carry on exten
sive public Improvements.
Why SIouldTheyT
New York.Press.
A woman who knows how to make good
bread can lack a lot of brains and her
family will never miss them.
Not Quite.
New York Press.
A girl gets as excited over going on a
honeymoon as a man does going to the
races.
THE HANXA TESTIMONIALS.
New York Sun.
We have been favored with an advance
copy of the special campaign edition of
tho Cyclone-Republican, of 'Washington,
O., to be Issued on Tuesday next The
purpose of the broadside is to show the
people of Ohio why the Hon. Marcus
Alonzo Hanna should again be chosen to
represent the state in the United States
Senate.
The particular method of persuasion
adopted by the Cyclone-Republican is
frankly crude, but for that reason, per
haps, not the less interesting to philoso
phers. The newspaper has been at the
trouble of procuring from a number of
more or less eminent persons their esti
mates of Senator Hanna's public useful
ness; and It exhibits the same In the
form of 6lgned testimonials. First ap
pears the Hon. Chaimcey M. Depew,
saying:
It gives me great pleasure to say that Senator
Hanna Is one of the most valuable members
of tho United States Senate.
Not less than 17 other associates of Mr.
Hanna 'in the Senate Join Dr. Depew' in
expresslrig a favorable estimate of the
Ohio statesman's charatter as a public
servant The phraseology varies, but the
substance of these testimonials is the
same. Let us see what they say:
Senator Proctor. o Vermont I should con
sider it a misfortune to the Senate if he were
not returned.
Senator "Warren, of "Wyoming The re-election
of Senator Hanna -would tend to maintain
the high character of Ohio's representation In
that body.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon He is a man of
comprehensive view and of real statesmanship.
Senator Fulton, of Oregon His retirement
would be a distinct public loss. v
Senator Frye. of Malne-He is an able de
bater, and easily commands the attention of
the Senate. N i
Senator Scott, of "West Virginia He la hon
est, ho is truthful, he is charitable.
Senator McComas, of Maryland No one cares
better for Ohio than he. but every other
thought after caring for Ohio is the good of tho
whole country.
Senator Burnham, of New Hampshire As a
Senator he ranks among the first.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan His return to
the Senate ought to be beyond all question.
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana His return
to the Senate will be hailed with the utmost
satisfaction throughout the country.
Senator Perkins, of California An honest,
able, broad-minded, public-spirited citizen.
Senator Dolllver, of Iowa His re-election la
demanded by every legitimate National inter
est. Senator Galllnger, of New Hampshire His
knowledge of men and measures is immensely
helpful In matters of legislation.
Senator Dietrich, of Nebraska Extraordinary
a'blllty and honesty of purpose.
Senator Foster, of "Washington He has the
distinguished ability of being able to Judge the
importance of men and of National measures.
Senator Burton, of Kansas Honest, capable,
with a large experience as a business man. In
sympathetic touch with labor.
It seems to have occurred to only one
of Mr. Hanna's certifying fellow mem
bers of the Senate to mention what Is
undoubtedly Mr. Hanna's greatest title
to public gratitude;. and the man who did
this was a newcomer, whose name Is per
haps tho least familiar to the general
public of those In the list, the Hon. Levi
Ankeny, of Walla Wa.lla. Mr. Ankeny
puts a little blood-warmth Into his testi
monial: I earnestly hope the people of Ohio will not
turn their backs on the friend of the lamented
"William McKlnley and the man, who. above
all others, mado his success as President pos
sible. It is not the easiest thing in tho world
to write on sudden demand a testimonial
that shall be effective without being ful
some, true without being detrimental, and
interesting without being fanciful. Mr.
Hanna's friends In the Senate seem to
have achieved only about the averago
success of such efforts.
No doubt their friendly opinions, as cir
culated through Ohio from the presses of
the Cyclone-Republican, will have due
weight with the voters; but what does
Mr. McComas mean when he intimates
that Brother Hanna is for Ohio first and
for tho rest of the country afterward?
Martineau's Independence.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward In the Critic.
Martineau's whole life and activity were
a witness to liberty In this sense the lib
erty of the spirit coerced by no external
authority, but learning ever more clearly
to perceive, and ever more scrupulously
to obey, the law within. In his own life
and thought he moves steadily onward
from the narrow Unitarian position of 1S20
to tho rich and ordered freedom of his
later books. He lets the world and ex
perience play upon his thought; he keers
back nothing from the truth; so that at
the age of 65 It Is "a relief and surprise"
to him that he finds In himself "no tend
ency creeping over me to shut up my
mind from new lights of thought, or my
will from new methods of action." His
latest book. "The Seat of Authority In
Religion," shows the man of 0, who has
spent his fruitful middle life on philos
ophy, going back In the evening of life to
put himself to school once more, In mat
ters of Biblical literature and criticism,
writing with the freshness of a youth on
points debated by the most recent schol
arship, finding indeed In the less famil
iar study a stimulus that even at so great
an age can give a new vigor to thought
and a new boldness to style.
And while In his own spiritual life he
Is the prisoner of conscience only, he will
have no compromise In action. As a young
man, ministering to a Presbyterian con
gregation In Dublin, he will give up tho
state payment then made to the Irish
Presbyterian, because he thought xlt a
monstrous thing that a nation passion
ately Catholic should have to pay 'for
Presbyterlanlsm, while her own priests
lived on the voluntary pence of Irishmen,
and her cathedrals were handed over to
Protestants. And later, as a member of
the Unitarian body, he fought for free
dom from first to last No Unitarian so
ciety should be tied to any distinctive for
mula, not even to the Unitarian name.
"Christian liberty, love, and piety,"
these, he said, "are our perpetual posses
sion; our Unltnrlanlsm is an accident of a
few or many generations which has aris
en and may vanish without loss of our
Identity. We were born bondsmen we
will leave our successors free!" On tho
mountain side at Mentone lies the grave
of John Richard Green, marked by words
he himself chose before he died. "Say of
me, 'He died learning. " "For Martlneau
also there could be no truer epitaph.
Greatness Thrust Upon Them.
Chicago Tribune.
I know a lot of Dooleys and some Dlnkelspiels
and Bowsers.
A bunch of Chlmmle Faddens, and some
Katzenjammers, too;
I used to know John Henry and his crowd of
boon carousers; '
Some Spoopenflykes and Hogans were among
the folks I knew.
And yet I never heard them do this keen
philosophizing.
Or talk on current topics In their dazzling
style of wit;
I never saw them do a thing amusing or sur
prising. Nor heard them say a single thing . that
ought to make a hit.
Oni reads of all he sparkling Jests, of Dinkel
splel and Doo'ey. v
And notes the subtle fancy that John Henry
has In print
Why, there are David Harums all about but
I say truly.
Of all their mots and epigrams they never
give a hint, y
"Wo wonder why it Is that they in life are
underrated, (
And why these Joy-lnduclng funny things
they never speak
Until by some astuteness -they are sold and
syndicated
And put upon the market at a given rate
per week.
"Who knows but In the future one of us will
be a feature
Be fitted with a dialect and manner humor
ous. And known the world around as quite a scin
tillating creature
Because some other fellow will think, up our
wit for us7
NOTE AND COMMENT.
The Beautiful WIHanette.
(Attributed to Dr. "Woods Hutchhson. of th
State Board of Health)
From the Cascades' frozen gosjes, -'
Leaping like a fiend at play,' ""
Blacker, toxic, through the VaVey,
Dark "Willamette glides awa.
Onward ever.
Murky river.
Rolling sewage to the sea, '
Time that scars us. '
Malms and mars us. 4
Is a child compared -with the;
4
siie,
Typhoid's witchery Is planning
Tomb and graveyard for thy
Fever ever haunts thy Journey,
Microbes wobble In thy tide.
In the rosy glow of morning.
How thy germy ripples danceA
Germler when the day, departing;
Sees the microbes Jump and prance.
Juidplng, playing.
Slipping, slaylnr
Miasmatic, deadly, frco;
Always hurried -i
To be buried - ',
In some man's anatomy. I
In thy deeps, with dirt polluted,
Scores of monsters hurry by, '4
Like the wavering thoughts of hades
Dimly in our dreams that lie.
Filtered seldom, drunk, by wholesale.
Strong and treacly on thy way, I
Graving tombstones for the morrow,
Breathing death around today.
Doctors wander
Here and ponder, .
Here the undertakers dream.
How they ask It:
"What the casket, ' y k
Seel or oak?" along thy stream.
On .the septic waste of ocean
Soon thy battered germs shall ride,
Save the lucky ones tfiat floated V
Into some poor chap's inside. .
Oh, thy treacly roll of sewage - -
Mocks this trembling life of mine.
Racing to the wild Forever, f
Down mephltic paths of Time, ;
Onward ever, , fj '
Murky river. '
Rolling sewage to the sea;
Time that scars us.
Malms and mars us.
Is a child compared with thee.-
Major Goo seems to have been going It
Even a highwayman finds a wife use
ful. Mr. Balfour is. as convincing as a phon
ograph. ' !
Age does not wither Joe Chamberlain's
fighting ability.
Cripple Creek seems to bo situated in
the Balkans of America.
The bet way to avoid tornadoes In Min
nesota Is to come to Oregon.
Even the Rev- Mr. Kennedy is deliv
ered on ball furnished by Dr. Large.
With an artist as son-in-law, the Bryan
family" will run more than ever to canvas.
The wagon that ran over Colonel Rich
ard Savage must have been as swift as
some of his heroes.
As usual "the railroads are face to face
with the greatest car shortage in their
history. Why don't they turn their
backs on It once In a while?
Reports from Berlin Indicate that re
ports of lynching affect foreigners so
much that we may soon hear of negroes
being chased out of Liberia.
In the "Prince of Pllsen" chorus girl3
representing various cities appear on the
stage, and each sings a descriptive verss.
Should the show come to Portland we of
fer a suggestion free of charge:
Only law In Portland dozes
In the shade of spire and steeple;
"Where the peoplo graft tigt roses.
And the gamblers graft the people.
Peanuts as a cure for insomnia have re
ceived the official sanction of the De
partment of Agriculture. A pint of them
before going to bed is declared by Secre
tary Wilson to be the finest sleep Inducer
that has ever been discovered. The pea
nuts must be freshly roasted, and be
washed down with big draughts of water.
No alcohol is allowed, for that is said
to destroy the effect of the cure. A pint
of peanuts at bedtime would send somo
of us into a sleep from which there would
be no awakening.
' WEX. J.
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAPnERS
Naggsby What brand tot tea is the leader
with Sir Thomas Llpton?' Waggsby From the
man's behavior I should think it was g-r-i-T.
Baltimore American. ',
"You wouldn't kiss a puppy, would you.
Miss Smith?" "Oh, I don't know (edging
away from him); but I should wish to choose
the puppy." Houston Post.
"So you decided to try light housekeeping?"
"Yes," said young Mra. Torklns, "but after
we had two or three gas bills we wished we
could try dark housekeeping." Washington
Star.
"The more trouble some people have tho
more they want to borrow." "The more trou
ble they want to- borrow?" "No; the moro
money they want to borrow." Kansas City
Journal.
"Willie Pa, you don't get 4 chestnuts until
after there's a frost, do you? Pa Except In
the case of a farce-comedy, my son. Then the
chestnuts come first, and the frost "afterward.
Philadelphia Press. ,
"That new waitress must go.' said the land
lord of the select boardlng-hous'e. "What has
she done?" "Why, when she was to ask tho
guests If they would have tea or coffee, sho
said, 'Name yer drink order. " Chjcago Record-Herald.
"Why should I give this man a position?"
said the Sultan of Turkey. "Because ho may
be very useful in an emergency," answered
the Grand "V'lsler. "He knows hbw to Bay 'We
apologize In every modern language." Wash
ington Star.
Hardupp My wife Is sick, doctor. "What will
you charge ( for attending her? Physician
Three dollars a visit. Hardupp Well erwc
don't care to entertain visitors. Couldn't you
make it a ten-minute call for a dollar?
Chicago News.
Tne new boarder had been three weeks In
the house. "It Is usual," said the landlady
with great delicacy, "for my lodgers to pay
as they go." "Oh, that's all right," he re
plied affably, "I'm not going for a long time."
San Francisco Wasp.
"It is hard luck," said one of Job's com
forters. "What Is your latest suggestion?"
was the patient Inquiry. "If you had lived
a few eras later you might have made a for
tune writing testimonials for proprietary medi
cines." Washington Star.
Gabriel (urging his suit) I know I'm dread
ful poor, but wealth Isn't necessary to -happiness
'Tis love that makes the world go
round. Evangeline I know it, Gabriel; but
think of the economy It would take to make 511
a week go round. Chicago Tribune.
Goodart Here's a brand-new ?3 bill, old
man. I'll lend you that Boroughs Oh, say;
can't you double It? Goodart Sure. Here
goes I I double It so! now I double It again
thus. In this shape, you see. It fits snugly in
my pocket-book. So long! Philadelphia Press.
"Ahoy aloft!" "Below there!" "Stand by to
cast off!" "Aye, aye. sir." "All clear?"
"Lower away, now!" It might have been a
dialogue on board a cup yacht. But it wasn't.
No, dear reader. It was the cook and the
Janitor navigating the dumbwaiter. Newark
News.
Villase Druggist I understand the church
committee has decided to raise your salary.
Village Parson Well, I hope it isn't true. Vil
lage Druggist Why. man, are you crazy? Vil
lage ParEon No; but I will be If I have to
collect a larger salary. I have trouble enough
collecting the small salary they pay me now.
Chicago Dally News.
"Hello, Jones!w said the excitable little man
In the crowd. If you should see my wife, tell
her I'll be back here In half an: hour, will
you" "But," protested Jones, "I don't know
your wife." "Oh, come now This is nq time
to stand upon ceremony. Ju3t deliver the
message and I'll give you a formal Introduction
to her later." Philadelphia Press.