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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1904)
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Ebbltt House News Stand. PORTLAND, SATURDAY, DEC. 17, ISOi. TWO 3HGHTir STATES. It is probable we shall have two big mrw states. Oklahoma and Indian. Ter ritory are to be united for one of them, tp bo called Oklahoma; Arizona and 2ew Mexico to constitute the other, to be called Arizona. The principal ob jectors to this arrangement are politi cians In the two binary systems, -who wish to have four states instead of two, so as to find more opportunities for themselves. There will also be some Democratic objection in the two houses of Congress, purely on partisan lines. But the hill will probably pass; if not this session, certainly the next. Oklahoma contains 29,030 square miles; Indian Territory 21,400. Total for the new State of Oklahoma, 70,430 square miles about the area of North Dakota and slightly larger than' the State of "Washington. In 1900 the pop ulation of Oklahoma was 398,331; of In dian Territory, 392,060; total, 790,391. Arizona and New Mexico will make a state nearly equal and second only to Texas in size. The area of Arizona Js 113,020 sfluare miles; of New Mexico, 122.5S0 square miles. Total, 235,600. The area of Texas Is 265,780 square aniles. After Oklahoma, California, now second, will be third in extent, with an area of 158,360 square miles; fol lowed by Montana, with 146,080. In 1900 the population of Arizona was 122,931; of New Mexico, 195,310. Total, S18.24L Oklahoma's population has been in creasing very rapidly since the year 1900. Some say it has doubled within that period though this estimate is probably excessive. However, in the new state there will be over one mil lion inhabitants possibly 1,200,000. The admission of a state with a population so great has no example in our his tory. Arizona, in combination with New Mexico, also will pass any previ ous record of population on admission of a state. It will pretty certainly ex ceed 400,000. No other state has been created with such a number, save "West Virginia, in 1862, severed from. Virginia as a consequence of the Civil "War. The first census of "West Virginia as a sep arate state, in 1870, gave her a popu lation of 442,014. In 1900 it was 958,800, and now doubtless exceeds one million. The record as to the population of the several states admitted since the orig inal thirteen (at the dates of their sev eral admissions) possesses interest. Vermont came first, in the year 1791, with a population of 85,425. Kentucky, which was admitted in. the following year, had only 220,955 people in 1800. Tennessee, admitted in 1796, had In 100 105,602, having trebled in popula tion in ten years. Ohio had only 45,635 in 1800, and was admitted in 1803 before it had reached the 100,000 mark. Louis iana, which was admitted in 1812, had 76,566 people in 1810. Indiana, admitted in 1816, had only 147,178 people in 1820. Mississippi was admitted in 1817 with less than 75,000. Illinois was admitted in 1818. and by the census of 1820 had but 53,2113 (Her population at the time of her admission was as meager as that of Oregon, which came in forty-one years later. Alabama was the next state after Illinois. She became a state in 1819, and in -1820 had 127,901 inhabi tants. Maine, when set oft from Mas sachusetts in 1820, had 298,269 people, being much the most populous state taken into the Union up to that time. Missouri entered in 1821 with about 75, 000 people, and there were no more ad missions to the Union until 1836, when Arkansas came in with the same num ber. Michigan was admitted in 1837 with, nearly 200,000. Florida and Texas, which were added to the list of states in 1845, were both thinly populated, showing respectively in the census of 1850, 87,445 and 212,692. Subsequent ad missions were: Iowa, 1846, population in 1850. 192,214; 'Wisconsin, 1848, popula tion in 1850, 305,391; California, 1850, 92, 597; Minnesota, 1858, population in 1860, 172.023; Oregon, 1859, population In I860, 52,465; Kansas, 1861, 107,206; "West Vir ginia, 1S63, population in 1870, 442,014; Nevada, 1864, population about 25,000; Nebraska, 1867, population in 1870, 122, 993; Colorado, 1876, population in 1880, 194,327; North Dakota, 1889, 182,719; South Dakota, 1889, 32S.808; Montana, 18S9, 132,169; "Washington, November, 1889, population in 1890, 349,390; Idaho, 1890, 84.385; "Wyoming, 1890, 60,705; Utah, 1896, about 250,000. It is probable that Arizona will be so large a state that- a provi sion may be inserted in the bill permitting it to be divided after its population shall pass a certain limit say one million. In the articles for admission of Texas it is provided that new states of convenient size, not exceeding four in number in addition to the original State of Texas, or five in all. may, with consent of Texas, be formed out of her territory Congress to be the Judge of sufficiency of popu lation. But Texas feels a pride in her magnitude, doesn't want division, and expects to become the most populous of the states, as it is largest It is not improbable, but almost cer tain, that a state will be created In Alaska at no distant time. It may yet be fifty years, it will surely come. "Within fifty years, or less, that great territory will have perhaps one million inhabitants. It is as well capable of sustaining a population as Norway, where there are two millions, in an area comparatively small. For the mineral resources of Alaska are Im mensely greater than those of Norway; the fisheries may be made as profitable and the timber more so; agriculture is capable of considerable development; and as compared with Norway the area of Alaska is more than four times as great. Very much of the territory is bleak and frigid, indeed; but all along the shores and islands of the Pacific there is climate sufficiently mild for hur man habitation. Persons now living will see a large resident and permanent population in Alaska, and It may be a state, formed of the best and most ac cessible parts of the territory, within twenty years. OREGON" H1STOEICAL SOCIETY. Pride in the history of Oregon and devotion to its ideals require mainte nance of the State Historical Society, which has been in existence five years, with steadily Increasing interest. It is matter of regret that it was not begun earlier, when historical material was more abundant and pioneer reminis cence had not so nearly faded out; for much has been lost that would have been highly valuable for our records, and material has been gathered by col lectors and carried out of the country, and cannot now be reclaimed. Yet the Historical Society has done much, for the time it has been In existence and with the limited resources at its dis posal, to form a basis for future work. It is steadily enlarging the circle of its membership, and awakening an in creasing Interest among the people. It is, in fact, an Important part of the public educational system. The society has a present membership of 819 persons, including 115 life mem bers. It has members in nearly every county, and desires to have members in all. The small annual contribution from each two dollars Is as necessary as helpful in meeting the minor ex penses of the society. The City of Portland thus far has furnished the society, free of charge, with rooms in the City HalL The collection of histor ical records and various objects of in terest pertaining to the history of the Oregon Country already is very large. Of documents of various kinds, manu scripts, letters and newspapers, mfeny of them going back to the very begin ning of "the movement of our pioneers to the Pacific Coast, an immense num ber has been collected. As fast as gathered they are assorted and filed. In thfs collection are 150 bound volumes of newspapers, and unbound newspa pers almost Innumerable, many of them old and rare, and not to be duplicated. At present the society is filing 140 newspapers of the current time. The annual meeting will be held to day at two o'clock, in the rooms at the City HalL At these meetings various matters of interest always come up for discussion, and Interesting papers are presented on historical topics. The leading address today will be delivered by Judge Boise. The meetings are not limited to members of the Bociety, but are open to the public . "WEALTH IX THE INTERIOR. The Condon branch of the O. R. & N. Co. Is being constructed as rapidly as men and money can push it, and as a result land values In that rich region are doubling and many new settlers are rushing into the country. This is the report that has come into Portland from every branch road ever construct ed in the Pacific Northwest Settle ment and development of a country is possible only for a certain distance re moved from railroad or other means of transportation. The richest soli on earth has but small value if it is so far away from the world's markets that Its products cannot be handled except at a cost for transportation in excess of the selling price when the market Is reached. The rich lands along the Con don branch of the O. R. & N. were there when the Heppner branch of the road was built, many years ago; they were there when the Columbia Southern was built and when the O. R. & N. threw a "feeder" up into Moscow, Idaho. To a limited extent they have con tributed to the revenues of the road since the main line was constructed, but not until the products of the farm can reach the market by a short haul to the railroad will they yield the returns that they are capable of showing to either the farmer or the railroad. "With lands Increasing in value and new set tlers rushing in, it is a certainty that there will be plenty of traffic for the new line as soon as it is completed: The situation of the settlers In the Con don country is not dissimilar from that of dwellers in the Columbia Southern territory before a railroad transformed an isolated and nonproductive region Into a wonderfully rich country, In which, fortunes have since been made by the farmers and handsome profits by the railroads which opened it up to development And yet the same difficulty was en countered in securing raUroad assist ance in opening up the Columbia South ern that for so long retarded the con struction of the Condon branch of the O. R. & N. Mr. E. E. Lytle, to whom the residents of the Columbia Southern territory are Indebted for their present railroad connection with, the outside world; was ridiculed for his attempt to openjup the country, and failure of his plans was predicted on every hand. But with abiding faith in the resources of the rich country which had been for so long isolated, Lytle continued his work, and, in spite of adverse circum stances, eventually succeeded In open ing up the rich region. His judgment on the value of the country has been amply vindicated since the completion of the road to Sbaniko, and the Judg ment of the men who forced the O. R. & N. to go into the Condon country will likewise prove good when the returns begin coming in on completion of the road. "With such examples before them, it seems strange indeed that the men in control of the railroad destinies of Ore gon do not make an effort to relieve other equally rich portions of the state from the bondage in which they are now held. Settlers, are pouring into Central Oregon at a rapid rate, and there are hundreds of thousands of acres of rich farming and timber land Which will Temaln unproductive until railroad facilities are available. All of the prosperity that will be reflected in the Condon country on completion of the branch of the O. R. 2. will be shown in Central Oregon, and in the "Wallowa country and in the Nehalem when these respective districts are given the railroad facilities which are warranted by their latent wealth. DEPEW AND BLACK. - It is possible to view without undue excitement - the probability that the successor of Chauncey M. Depew in the United States Senate will not be that scintillating raconteur of stale jokes. Some time since It was given out by Senator Piatt, with a confidence that his recent troubled career scarcely Jus tified, that It had been definitely de cided to hold Mr. Depew In his seat. Governor OdelL. declared Senator Piatt, had promised tdkeep his hands off, and ex-Governor Black was not a candi date; so there was nothing to it. But there was something to it. The child ish assurance of the Easy Boss in the self-effacement of the Odell-Black com bination has received a rude shock. Black is after the job, and Odell is openly for him. There are 200 members of the New York Legislature, 140 of whom are Re publicans. The Piatt method has been always to hold a caucus a policy he has Insisted on with feeling and em phasis since the famous episode In New York politics when he and Conk llng were defeated by the "halfbreed" refusal to be led Into a Republican cau cus. Now, it seems, since the shoe is on the other foot, the Depew men are talking treason and may not enter a caucus, thus hoping to defeat Black. If they do not go In, the schism in the Republican organization will be com plete; but it is not believed the Depew followers will go to that extreme. Ex-Governor Black Is a lawyer of note, a public speaker of exceptional power, and a politician of much per sonal independence. The change from Depew to Black will, if made, be dis tinctly for the better. PEACE BE WITH LAWMAKERS. GHlnetters, trapmen, seiners, canners and plcklers, of the Columbia fisheries, are to furnish counsel to the lower river legislators of Oregon and "Washington Heaven help the legislators! Now et every class of fishing Inter ests speak up, lest those who are silent be branded as the bane of the Industry by those who have the most words. Each class is the least wasteful of salmon, In its own opinion, and others are the most Each wants 'salmon "protected," but has Its own Ideas of how "protection" would best serve Its own profit Let everybody speak up lest he be thrust Into outer darkness. And peace' be with the lawmakers. GHlnetters caught between 60 and 70 per cent of this year's pack, but are' quite sure that trapmen, seiners and wheelmen, who picked up the remnants which they left for hatcheries, should get off the earth. But the other gentle men say gillnetters hog most-of the fish before the salmon have fairly entered the river. To gillnetters it isn't fair to catch salmon with a trap or a seine or a wheel after the fish. have escaped glll nets; to trapmen, seiners and wheelmen it Isn't fair for gillnetters to attack the schools before they themselves have had a chance, and to keep the runs out of the river for the. richer play of glll nets on the bar. And what about the canners and cold-storage men? "Well, It's always the- "other fellow" who bids up the rirlce of fish and labor, who has the strong "pull" with the Fish Warden aijd the Fish Commissioner, and who cheats the law; hence it's natural for those not so favored "to do him up" and "get even" and make a farce of law each, on his own side. The fisheries are not a happy family; too bad. But better luck to the law makers; here's hoping for It They will keep out of a family feud by leaving the Jaws as they are. The trouble has been treated by legislative specialists before. The squabble is the same now as it has been for many years. In 1888 a letter written by Captain Charles Powell, U. S. Engineers, and contained in Major Jones' report to the "War De partment, cited the following: The great difficulty that we met with and perhaps the greatest obstacle that the Legla laturo will have to surmount. Is the feeling that exists more or less among fishermen that the particular mode of fishing In which they are engaged is the only proper one and the one least Injurious to the fish industry of the state, and that all other modes of fish ing are therefore far more detrimental. In fact, many of the fishermen of each locality judge the question solely with a view ' to what is most advantageous to them and argue as to the mode of fishing employed by them, wholly from the standpoint of self interest. The legislators will hear many "argu ments" from, "self-interest" They are up against a hard job. May they find it easy. JTDTItE ATTEMPT AT JUSTIFICATION. Disclosures have been made showing Ahat if Sasoneff had not thrown - the bomb that ended the life of Von Plehve someone else would have done so. The minister's death had been decided upon by a committee of the Socialist revo lutionary party, and there were over 100 men -who volunteered to carry out the sentence upon "the monster who could only be met with the monster, death." Sasoneff, in defense of his act, and of the party that ordered it recited a list of crimes for which Von Plehve was condemned, any one of which, under any constitutional government would, if duly proven,, have brought upon him the extreme penalty of the law. Among these crimes was the murder of the Jews at Kishinef and the workmen at Zlatoust; the spoliation of the Armeni ans and the persecution of the Finns; and last, and no doubt greatest in the estimation "bf the self-appointed execu tioners, his severe treatment of Social ists. It must be conceded' that from his standpoint and that of the party he represents the act of Sasoneff was Jus tified. There Is absolutely no legal re dress In Russia for the'acts with which this high official of the empire was charged. The only choice seems to be between suffering them in silence or disposing of the perpetrators by vio lence after the latter have been duly. condemned"-by a secret tribunal. The civilized world looks on with hor ror, but not without a measure of sym pathy, when, a crime like that which ended the life of Von Plehve in a mo ment is committed uncertain whether to lament or rejoice. The trouble, how ever, is that foreign Socialists and an archists are an indlscrimlnatlng lot Their one Idea is to put down rulers, and In carrying it out they are as likely to shoot a Garfield or a McKinley in a free country as to throw a bomb into the carriage of an oppressor in despotic Russia, From the testimony furnished by events of this character, the assas sin's act can only be unqualifiedly con demned, and its provocation. - however great, be dismissed as insufficient to justify reprisal through violence. It Is tnus that the eloquence of a Sasoneff is not more convincing than the drivel of a Gulteau when It comes to an at tempt to Justify the act of the assassin. The unemploy-ea of London at this season of the year form a gigantic army of shivering, half-clad, hungry and houseless poor. To relieve the pressing necessities of this pitiful host Is the task of organized charity. Some thing of its great magnitude may be gathered from the contributions made for the purpose a few days ago, which the trustees o'f the Peabody fund head ed by a subscription of $25,000. A like sum was contributed by Lord Iveagh. The Rothschilds gave $15,000, the Duke of Westminster $10,000, the King $1250 and the Queen $1000. The responsibil ity of handling this great relief fund is great Its object Is to help, not pau perize; to tide over a period of indus trial inactivity, not to promote depend ence. The men who draw their checks for the large sums above named have the easiest part of the task. Upon the Lord Mayor and his charity agents the far greater task of disbursement will fall. It Is only by following a system as exacting as Inexorable In Its require ments that this great fund can be made to answer the purpose for which It was contributed the temporary relief of, a vast multitude of the suffering, im provident and at this season of the year helpless poor. Friends of Henry Craemer, who cru elly murdered an Innocent woman and helpless babe in Seattle several years ago are circulating a petition asking the Governor to pardon him. Nearly every one familiar with the details of the shockingly brutal murder was of the opinion that justice was cheated when the late Governor Rogers com muted Craemer's death sentence to life Imprisonment The grounds on which a pardon is asked are that he has been an exemplary prisoner, and that he is growing old and will soon die if he is longer kept in confinement It Is a trifle difficult to understand how such a man can have any friends, but, hav ing them, it would seem eminently proper for them to wish that such an inhuman monster might die and be for gotten by the world as quickly as pos sible. The Congressional Library at Wash ington is one of the most beautiful and stately structures in the world. It was erected at a cost of many million dol lars, and contains many thousand books and periodicals. It Is a greater attrac tion to tourists than even the National Capitol; but It seems that Its usefulness Is largely artistic. The House has just passed a bill appropriating $590,045 for the library, hut not without objection. It developed during the debate that last year the number of readers In the Ijnaln reading-room was 163,142, and the number of books Issued 336,123. On this basis the Issuance of each book to a borrower cost $1.19. As a library the wonderful Washington institution doubtless costs a great deal more than It Is worth; but as one of the show places of the world, probably less than It is worth. Bert Yetter, who a few days ago was regarded as a hero that had risked his life to save a train from wreck and loot, now stands forth as the cheapest sort of a villain a fellow who sought by a self-inflicted wound and a clumsy lie to become the recipient of a railway company's gratitude and of a modicum of Its cash, and later to become a Sher lock Holmes and a terror to evildoers. The saving grace In a hero of this type Is his utter inability to stick to his story when Interrogated by a wily de tective. This fellow Yetter Is of the usual stamp of the self -proclaimed hero of a fake hold-up too silly and too cheap to exefte any sentiment more ro bust than that of feeble and ephemeral disgust The statement said to emanate from General NogI that he could take Port Arthur in twenty-four hours if he de cided to do so, but was restrained by the knowledge of the awful carnage that would ensue from such an assault, may be taken with a grain of salt It Is accounted poor generalship that vol untarily stretches the Inevitable loss of life Incident to the capture of a strong hold over a number of weeks or months rather than concentrate such loss into a few hours of decisive conflict. Many a man has found his way through life on Easy street because he happened to be tho son of a father on whom fame or fortune had beamed kindly. Rev. Mr. Jeffries, father of the world's champion pugilist, is a notable exception to the old rule, and in his proposed tour of the world a3 a preacher, of tho gospel, will attract more attention as the father of James J. Jeffries than his offspring would ever receive, through being the son of Rev. Alexis C. Jeffries. Canners and plcklers of the Lower Columbia now advocate enforcement of salmon laws. They are the self-same gentlemen who persuaded Fish Warden Van Dusen, of Oregon, and Fish Com missioner Kershaw, of Washington, to let them break the law. The two offi cers would better enforce the law If they can't get better backing than that Of Shakespeare a thinker said: "He has exhausted expression and beggared posterity." Of Napoleon a thinker said: "He has thrown doubt on all past glory and made future renown Impossible." There Isn't much left, therefore, In this world, either for the man of thought or for the man of action. The chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee of Idaho tes tified at the Smoot Inquiry that not a vote was given by the Mormons to the Democrats at the last election. He might well have added that the Demo crats wouldn't let them. Since Colonel Greene repented of his purpose to snuff out Boston's leading literary light, we shall await with our customary feverish eagerness the day when we may procure another 10 cents' worth of "Frenzied Finance." The Hungarian Parliament Is under going a spasm of constitutional gov ernment with the frills on. Any well recommended Czar out of a Job ought to find a first-class opening In Hungary- " Editorial Patriots to Teat. Spray Courier. Uncle Sam Is occupying more-than his usual amount of space in this issue, but as the editors are as a class very pa triotic, they never refuse to give up part of the editorial columns for their coun try's cause NOTE AND COMMENT, j Tha Meeting. Colonel Greene says: O. Tommy Lawaon, you're a pippin. Come iMlfle and bring your grip In. I've come all the way to Boston Just to find out whatT I've lost on. Come Inilde and shut the door, I won't give tho papers more Keep those darned reporters out Tell me what's It all about. Tommy Laweon says: O. Colonel Greene, O, Colonel Greene. Tou're the wisest man I've ever seen: You come down here and bring no Gatllng. I- meet you and there la no battling. Tou and I cut bloody capers And knife each other In the papers. . But you love me and I love you? So let us cut the swag In. two. Both: Tou love me and I love you. So let us cut the swag In two. ' . Cassle. (With apologies to "Bedella.") There's a charming little lady,. With a roguish, winning way. She has kept the bankers Jumping And a-howllng night and day; Shes a beaut for getting money Without security S She even used old Andy Carnegie. Cassle. you are a click one: Oh, how did you get the dough? The country is waiting for you . To tell the secret-you're very slow Say something toua. Catsie. Don't keep us waiting long: Oh, Cassle, Cassle. Cassle, tell us how you got that money; Oh, tell us. oh. tell us how. One good thing: the Christmas numbers are all over and done with. Even In Shanghai no skipper appears anxious to shanghai the' Russian sailors. Framing new football rules Is about as easy a job as reorganlzlngthe Demo cratic party. . Messrs. Greene and Gaynor will hardly be gratified to learn that Uncle Sam has not forgotten them. " Great results from the Smoot Investiga tion: The world now knows tho pattern bf Mormon underclothes. Tho Finnish Diet protests against the official use of the Russian . language. Tyranny may go too far. A naked man was found In "a snowdrift in New York yesterday. Probably one of the small investors Lawson Is "protect ing." Thirty-five cents to see a ball game next Summer. Well, so long as tho Portland team doesn't look like thirty cents, we can stand the racket. It will be a blue day for Russia when her third squadron escapes from the Black Sea and passes through the Red Sea to sink In the Yellow Sea. With reference to the dismissal of two lettercarrlcrs, "Hearst asks for facts," says a paper. What for? Surely he wouldn't start us'lng such things In his newspapers. There Is some talk of a connection be tween beer and votes in the recent elec tion at Oregon City. What a glorious heritage is American suffrage, especially when one lives In a debatable precinct! Chicago police have .captured the "tall man" of numerous hold-ups. As the tall man figures In every robbery wherein more than one robber is concerned. It will be seen that the capture is one of importance. Tn Spokane yesterday a man was sen tenced to seven years in the penitentiary for stealing three cases of eggs. The Judge evidently thought it would be a fitting retribution to fix the criminal's sentence at the age of his booty. The Office Janitors' and CIgarmakers Unions havo offered to co-operate with others to fight the spread of tuberculosis. Our offices will be cleanly swept and they are to tell us what is In cigars be sides the wrapper. We fear the latter action will terrify us as much as the former will surprise us. Jim Ham Lewis has been repeating to the New York Tribune his cruel remarks about the Democratic platform. "The troube with the Democratic platform In recent years," said tho Irrepressible one to a reporter, "Is, in the main, that they have been sociological symposiums." That sounds a pretty tough name to call any thlngs. but we publish it In the knowledge that Jim Ham would never say anything in the least improper. WEX. J. The Joy of Working. Robert Louis Stevenson. It is better to lose health like a spend thrift than to wasto it like a miser. It Is better to live and be done with It, than to dio dally in the sickroom. By all means begin your folio; even if the doc tor does not give you a year-, even if he hesitates about a month, make one bravo push and see what can be accomplished in a week. It Is not only in finished un dertakings that we ought to honor useful labor. A spirit goes out of the man who means execution, which outlives the most untimely ending. All who have meant good work with their whole hearts have done good work, although they may dio before they have time to sign It Every heart that has beat strong and cheerful ly has left a hopeful Impulse behind it in tho world and bettered the traditions of mankind. A Folksong. Paul Laurence Dunbar in Century. De win Is blowln' wahmah. An hit's blowln' Tom de bay; Dey's a so't o' mlit a-rista All erlong de meddah way; Dey ain't a hint o" froslln On de groun ner In de sky. An' dey ain't no use in hopln' Dat de snow'U 'mence to fly. It's goln to be a green Christmas, An sad de day fu me. I wish dla was da l&s one Dat evah I should see. Dey's dancln' in de cabin, Dey's spahkln' by the tree; But dancln' times and spahkln' Are all done pas' fur me. Deya feastln in de big house. Wld all de wlndahs wide Is dat de way fu' people To meet de Christmas-tide? It's goln' to be a green Christmas, No mattah what you say, Dey'o us dat wll remerobah An grieve de comln day. Dey's des a bref o dampness A-cllngln to my check: De aih's been dahk an' heavy An' threatenln' fu a week. But not wld signs o' wlntah. Dough wintah'd seem so deah De Wlntah's out o' season. An' Christmas eve is heah. ( It'n going to be a green Christmas, An' oh. how sad de dayl Go ax de hongry chu'ehya'd. An' see what hit will say. Dey's Allen on de hillside, An' Marty In de plain; Fu Christmas was like Springtime, An' come wld sun an' rain. Dey's Ca'llne, John; an' Susie, "VVld only dls one lef; An now de curse Is comln Wld murder In hits bref, Jl'a going to be a green Christmas Des byeah my words an' see; Befo' de Summah beckons Dey's many'll weep wld me, GREAT SAILORS OF MODERN TIMES LORD NELSOST - (By Arrangement with the Chicago Tribune.) It U mr disposition that difficulties and dan gers do but 'increase my desire of attempting them. Lord Nelson. It Is much better for a man to serve an un grateful country than to give up his own fame. ... A uniform conduct of honor and integrity seldom falls of bringing a man to the goal of fame at last. Lord Nelson. THE" wars or the period of the French revolution gave to men with a love of and a genius for fighting an unexampled opportunity. They developed on land Napoleon, greatest of soldiers, and on sea Nelson, first among seamen. In youth as in manhood Nelson was sickly and had hardly enough body to hold his aspiring soul to earth. When his I uncle, Captain Suckling, was asked to take him to sea, that gruff, kindly sailor exclaimed: "What has poor little Horatio done that he. being so weak, should be sent to rough it at sea? But let him come; and if a cannon ball takes off his head, he will at least be provided for. So Horatio, at 12 years old, went to sea. and so good a seaman and daring a fighter did he make that. In spite of constant weakness and Ill-health, he was sent on service In every part of the globe, and at 21 years of ago was a post captain. In 1793 he was sent to the Mediterranean, where he performed feats of skill and dar ing that kept him constantly In the eye of his superiors, and In 17D6 he was pro moted commodore. This same year Spain allied herself with France against Eng land. In February, 1797, the English fleet of 15 ships under Sir John Jervls encoun tered a Spanish fleet of 27 sail off Cape St. Vincent The English fleet broke the Spanish line. Perceiving that the Spanish meant to form again In the English rear, Nelson, In violation of orders, suddenly turned his ship Captain from the English line and engaged single-handed the San tissima Trinidad, the largest warship afloat, and eight other Spanish ships of the line, and in rapid succession captured the San Nicolas and San Josef. His bril liant, and audacious maneuver and terrific fighting saved the day for the English and won him a knighthood of tho Bath, and a promotion to the rank of VIcc Admlral. In an attack upon Santa Cruz Nelson lost his right arm. He had lost his right eye at the siege of Cadiz. "A left-handed Admiral will never again be considered as useful," he wrote despairingly. It was with but one eye and one arm, however, that he was to achieve the victories that have given him Imperishable renown. In May, 1788, he was dispatched by Jervls become Lord St Vincent with a squadron to intercept the French armament which, under General Bonaparte, was to conquer Egypt and threaten India. The French escaped from Toulon and reached Egypt. Nelson hunted despairingly for their fleet until August, when he unexpectedly camo upon it In Aboukir Bay. The French fleet was superior to the English In almost every respect, but the Intrepid Nelson un hesitatingly ran up the signal to engage. Shoals stretched between the French and the shore, and they thought the enemy would not dare attack their rear. Nelson, an expert pilot, threaded these shoals and assailed tho French in both rear and cen ter. Tho engagement usually called the battle of the Nile began at 6:40 o'clock In the evening and raged almost without abatement until 3 o'clock the next morn ing. Nelson was shot in the head, but continued to give orders. Tho Orient, the SPIRIT OF NORTHWEST PRESS. Democrat Brother's Needless Worry. Albany Democrat. What show does Frank Baker, with his 43,000 stand, compared with the Illinois chairman, with his 304,000. Towns Owe Newspapers a Living. Baker City Democrat The way to boom your town is to boom your newspaper by liberal advertfslng. No business man has a right to expect business unless he advertises and no city has a right to expect good newspapers unless they are liberally supported. Cracked Moon's Bad Omen at Astoria. Astoria Astorian. According to telegraphic dispatches from Berkeley, Cal., published this morn ing, ,the astronomers at the Lick Ob servatory have discovered that the moon is cracked. In this respect it resembles somewhat the Astoria Hotel committee. Light of Editor Geer's Eyes. Salem Statesman. No city in the world can make a bet ter exhibit of healthy, rosycheeked girls and boys than swarm the streets of Sa lem every morning on their way to school. They are an honor to the city and the light of its homes. And ample school room must be provided them. Missouri Girl Beats Oregon Belles. Canyon City News. A letter received from J. T. Berry an nounces his marriage on Thanksgiving Day, the lady of his choico having been. Miss Winnie Sego, of Kane, Mo. Mr. Berry and his bride are expected home the first of next week. The News ten ders congratulations and the best of good wishes. Asylum Ends Holy-Roller Dream. Albany Democrat It Is said to be the unanimous testi mony of all those Holy Rollers who have just returned from the Insane hospital at Salem that their sensations are as those on awakening from bad dreams. This fact strengthens the opinion that has al ways been held there that Creffleld, the self-styled Joshua, was an expert hypno tist and that from this influence brought about the strange religion known a3 Holy Rollorism. And the Town's Closed, Too. Eugene Leader. . The Portland Ministerial Union Is op posing the opening of tho Lewis and Clark Exposition on Sundays. If the members of this organization, as stran gers, had tried tq pass a Sunday in Port land, without friends or acquaintances, and with nothing: open to them but sa loons and kindred plsces of business, they might better appreciate the opening of such beautiful views which will be opened to them by the Fair. Good Luck Just Over the Line. Chinook Observer. It was stormy last Saturday night but there was something doing in Chinook. Jim Keating struck out from Astoria at 4:30 P. M. with Dr. Estes on board. Jim said he had tho trip of his life and at times didn't know whether he would be a live boarder at Bundys or a belated cadaver in the morgue of Coroner Pohl. Dr. Estes made a bee line for Otto Nel son's, and in a short time Chinook's popu lation was Increased by twins a boy and a girl. The next day, Sunday, the doctor was called to the home of Mrs. Andrew Dahl, and in the afternoon a boy showed up to Increase tho family. War Correspondent of Future. Frederick W. linger in Booklovers In devising a system of war corre spondence It Is necessary to keep In mind two essentials: first the right of J the public to know how a war is con ducted; and second, tne right of the military authorities to conceal certain preparations, movements and at times even results. To reconcile these appar ently conflicting necessities may be difficult, but it is essential to try to do so. Tho first step is to provide for the registration of correspondents. In flagship of the French Admiral, caught tire and blew up. All the ships in the French squadron but two were taken or destroyed, and those two were later cap tured in the Mediterranean. For this vic tory Nelson was given the title of Baron Nelson of the Nile and the rank of Rear Admlral. Parliament voted him $10,000 an nually, the East India Company gave him 550.000. and he received tributes of admira tion from every part of the world. He had won for Britain that naval supremacy which she has ever since maintained. On September 22, 1798. Nelson arrived at Naples. Here he formed an erring at tachment for Emma, the beautiful ana brilliant wife of Sir William Hamilton, the scandal of which was heralded throughout the world and caused Nelson's wife to get a divorce. The victor of Abbukir Bay. as a result. It is claimed, of female Influence, to which he was peculiarly susceptiDie. also stooped to take a hand in the judi cial murder of Carracioli, the Neapolitan Admiral. In 1S01 a British fleet was sent to the Baltic under Sir Hyde Parker to put an end to a league of the northern nations which was menacing English commercial Interests. Nelson was second in com mand. Copenhagen, whose harbor had been, as was believed by the defenders, imorognably fortified, was the point of attack. After Nelson, at the head of a strong squadron, had made a desperate but seemfngly fruitless attack. Parker slgnated him to discontinue the action. "Now, damn me. if I do," exclaimed Nel son. "You know. Foley," he added play fully to Captain Foley, "I havo only one eye. I have a right to be blind some times. Reallv." raising his glass to the eye that had en shot out at Cadiz, "I cannot see the signal."" The assault was continued with undlmlntshlng intensity until the Danish line of defense was de stroyed, the crown batteries were silenced and the Danes gladly signed a truce. In May. 1S03. war between England and France began again, and Nelson wa3 given command of a squadron whose duty It was to prevent an Invasion of the Eng lish, coast. The French Admiral. Vllle ncuve, smarting under Napoleon's charge of cowardice, mustered courage two years later to clear the port of Toulon and make for the We?- Indies. Nel3on was immedi ately In eager pursuit Over the Atlantic and back, almost 7000 miles, at the rate of 34 leagues a day. he chased the French. But Vllleneuve eluded him and took ref use at Cadiz. Nelson, although he had but 27 ships with which to oppose the 36 of the French and Spaniards, now used every art. to decoy them forth for a fair fight. On October 20 Vllleneuve put to sea. The English met him off the Cape of Trafal gar. Nelson, anticipating that he wquld die In the action, came upon the deck of his flagship, the Victory, resplendent with decorations. The famous signal, "Eng land expects that every man will do his duty," was hung out and greeted with a cheer. With a slnglo broadside the Vic tory dismantled Villeneuve's flagship, the Bucentaure. It then engaged In a des perate struggle with the Redoubtable. A musket ball from tho Redoubtable broke Nelson's backbone. The dying hero was carried to the cockpit below, where three hours afterward he received the comfort ing news that two-thIrd3 of the enemy's ships had been captured or destroyed and that ho had won one of tho greatest vic tories In naval history. "Thank God," he exclaimed. T have done my duty." A moment later he was dead. S. O. D. times of peace the War Department should receive applications for corre spondents licenses, and after fully sat isfying themselves regarding the ap plicants' qualifications, the examining officials should place the names of those found worthy upon an approved list. When occasion arises correspond ents can then bo selected from a body of men of approved ability and assured character. Tho men thus chosen should bo given the full privileges of the front and allowed to write as they choose. Their material should bo scaled and commit ted to the military authorities, to be dispatched when these officials see fit. The matter could thus bo held until tho ofllclal in charge was satisfied that no harm could come to compalgn opera tions from publication, but when pub lished tho letters should 'be given to the world precisely as the correspon dents wrote them. After all, it is not Important that the public should know immediately of every movement in tho field, but it is of the highest Import ance that the military authorities should always act with the knowledge that all the essential facts of their op erations will reach the public sooner or later. CLvIHzatlon needs a witness and unprejudiced witness at the very front in warfare, to guard against the. grave dangers of a militarism which feels Itself exempt from criticism. CANADA AT THE '05 FAIR. Greater Benefits Will Follow Than From St. Louis. Victoria (B. C.) Colonist It has been definitely decided that Can ada shall be represented at the Lewis and Clark Exposition to be held in Port land in 1005, and the managers of the big Fair have" been officially notified ,of the fact. This is a matter of some Import ance to British Columbia, or at least It ought to be: and we trust that the author ities at Ottawa will take Into serious consideration the peculiar conditions which will exist at Portland and govern themselves accordingly. The benefit to British Columbia, for Instance, would be greater from an exhibit at Portland than It would be at St. Louis, although the latter was much greater than tho other tfill be. The reason for that Is simple. The great majority of the visitors at Portland will be men and women who are familiar with our minerals, our fruit, our fisheries and our timber and can ap preciate our resources In those respects more thoroughly than any other' class of persons. This Is particularly true In re gard to minerals and agricultural prod ucts. These are the two directions In which we require capital for Investment and development and greater results may naturally be expected by bringing to the notice of visitors who know and appreci ate their value than from visitors who are lunfamlliar with them, and conse quently, not competent to judge of the opportunities arising out of them. A Modern Wedding. ;, Kobe Chronicle. "Here she comes!" "Pretty, Isn't she?" "Who made her dress?" "Is it silk or satin?" "Is her veil real lace?" "Wonder how much he Is worth?" "Did he give her those diamonds?" "He's frightened to death." "Isn't she cool?" "That train's a horrible shape." "Aren't the bridesmaids plain?" "Wonder what size her gloves are?" "They say her shoes, are fives'." "If his hair isn't parted In the mid dle!" "Wonder what on earth she married him for?" "Isn't he handsome?" "He looks like a circus clown!" "She always was so stuck up!" "She jilted John Jackson, or somebody, didn't she?" "Isn't he awkward?" "White as his collar!" "Why don't they hurry up?" "Did she say she would obey?" "Oh! there, they are married!'.' "Glad it's over!" "Oh. dear!"