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IHB MOBNISG .. QBEGONLA2C, MONDAY, JANUARY 9; 1905. Entered at the Postoffice at Portland. Or., as second-class matter. REVISED SUBSCRIPTION HATES. By mall (postage prepaid la 'advance) Dally, with Sunday, per month .... .85 Dally, with Sunday excepted, per year.. 7.S0 Dally, with Sunday, per year 8.00 Sunday, per year.... 2.00 The "-Weekly, per year 1.50 The "Weekly, 3 months.- 50 Dally, per week, delivered. Sunday ex cepted 15 Daily, per week, delivered. Sunday In cluded 20 POSTAGE HATES. ' United States. Canada and Mexico 10 to 14-pag-e paper. ..... .. lc IS to 30-page paper ......2c 32 to 44-page paper 5c Foreign rates, double. EASTERN' BUSINESS OFFICE. The 8. C. Beck with Special Agracy New York: Room 43-50. Tribune building. Chi cago: Rooms 510-512 Tribune building. The Oregonlan does not buy poems or sto ries from individuals and cannot undertake to return any manuscript sent to It without solicitation. No stamps should be inclosed lor this purpose. KEPT OX SALE. 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The Monroe Doctrine, though not very -well defined, Is a vital part of the policy of the United States. Presi dent Roosevelt's recent interpretations of it have been much misrepresented. The purpose of this policy is not to coerce or control the other states of America, 'but to protect them; that is, to allow them opportunity lor devel opment, free from the intrusion of the powers of the Old "World. But they must keep their engagements -with those powers, and -with all nations; for we cannot maintain a kind of protecto rate over them, and yet when they Wing troubles on themselves, through disregard of their obligations, go to Jheir Tellef, against other nations with whom they have not kept faith: In his recent message President Hoosevelt said: Our Interest and those of our Southern neighbors are In reality Identical. They have great natural riches, and if within their bor ders the reign of law and justice obtains, pros perity in sure to come to them, "While they thus obey the primary laws of civlllred society they may rest assured that they will be treated by us In a spirit of cordial and helpful sym pathy. We would Interefere with them only in the lart resort, and then only If it became evi dent that their Inability or unwillingness to do Justice, at home and abroad had 'violated the' rights of the United States or had Invited for eign, aggression, to the detriment of the entire body of American nations. - The spirit of this passage has been much misrepresented. Yet the meaning is clear. Our Southern neighbors must keep their obligations. Their right of independence cannot be separated from the responsibility of making good use of It They must behave them eelves and pay their debts. We can not allow them to invite foreign ag gression, to the detriment of the Uni ted States, by refusal to do these things. Tet just now there is imminent dan ger, in the case of "Venezuela. That country is slow in meeting its awards under the Hague Tribunal. Its Euro pean creditors are becoming Impatient. The government of the country is not doing what It agreed to do. Perhaps there soon may be concert between England. Germany and Italy to com pel it. Then what of the Monroe Doc trine? . Are we to see these nations take possession of Venezuelan ports, direct the administration of the coun try and pay themselves? Or are we to go In, take possession there, collect the revenues and pay the debts? In a recent speech in New York. Eli hu Hoot, not long since Secretary of "War. foreshadowed this difficulty. "If," said he. "we are to maintain the Mon roe Doctrine, which is vital to our Na tional life and safety, at the same time when we 6ay to the other powers of the world, You shall not push your remedies for wrong against those re publics to the point of occupying their territory, we are bound to say that whenever the wrong cannot be other wise redressed we ourselves will see that it is redressed." This, In a little more specific form,- is what President Roosevelt said in his recent message to Congress. These are the serious features of the guardianship of the "Western Hemi sphere, which our regard for our own safety has obliged us to assume. The difficulty Is no imaginary one. "Within three or six months the pressure upon Venezuela from Europe may be such as to call for our interposition again. Venezuela, ten years ago, was about to be subjected to "treatment" by Great Britain, through a dispute over boun dary lines, when the United States In terposed; and later Germany and Italy, preparing to discipline her for her fair ure to keep her financial engagements, have held their hands, out of considera tion for the United States. But the government of Venezuela is utterly Ir responsible, and shows hostility to the United States because we Insist that Venezuela should keep her engage ments. Now right soon the question may come up whether we are to see European nations occupy Venezuela, or interpose again Ion her protection; and moreover, how we shall Interpose. Is the Monroe Doctrine anything? We turned the French out of Mexico. Are we to protect Venezuela, and how? Do we need a naval armament? Through problems like these we may see why President Roosevelt at this time expresses the opinion that In view of the depleted condition of the Treas ury It would be well to postpone other appropriations, including a river and harbor bill, and to expend any avail able surplus in strengthening the Navy. Such situation Is much to be regret ted. It brings home to us in a most forcible way what the guardianship of America Is costing us. But can we abandon It? And is it, or is it not, worth to us, 1n its results, what it costs us in preparation and in- arma ment, and in postponement of other tilings we want? Costly as the guar dianship is, -we probably shall not re linquish it. The nation that claims a great position in the world must pay money to maintain it- Slow as Rus sia Is, she also finds it out, and now Is preparing for expenditure of 5200,000, 000 on naval armament. And. Japan must do the like. Yet the world Is to be ruled through peace conferences and arbitration! THE OREGON LEGISLATURE. No Oregon Legislature ever had a better opportunity to' do creditable work for1 the state than has the Legis lature of 1905. With no Senatorial con test to take attention from the more important work of lawmaking, and with no strong partisan or factional strifes that supplant reason, there seems to be nothing to hinder careful and judicious enactment of laws. The people are In a mood to Indorse and up hold progressive measures and will not complain at reasonable appropriations if the expenditures authorized are for the general good. Oregon has entered upon an era o'f developmnt and the spirit of optimism pervades every de partment of our Industrial life. Mat ters of large importance to the state are presented for consideration, giving the members of the Legislature work that is worthy of their best endeavors. The way is clear for the Legislature convening today to make a record of which it may' be proud and for which tbe.jpeople will have no criticism. . There has recently been talk of threats that the result of the contest, over the organization of the Legisla- ture will determine the action of some members upon Important subjects of legislation. It is to be hoped that such threats, if made, were expressed in the impulsiveness of a vigorous contest and have no permanent .resting-place in the minds of men who are charged" with the task of making laws for half a mil lion people. The exercise of legislative power Is not a personal matter. Per sonal Interest should exert no more In fluence in the legislative branch of the government than it should In the judi cial or executive. In principle, the Legislator who permits his vote upon any measure to be determined by fa vors to be granted to himself or friends Is as corrupt as a Judge who lets his decisions be governed by similar influ ences. There is no reason why a higher standard of honor and' official conduct should be. established for the judicial department- than for the Legislative or executive. The three departments are co-ordinate. There is nothing more pernicious in popular government than .the practice of trading votes In 'order to secure the enactment of laws. Every measure should stand upon Its wn merits and not pass or fall to pass according to the pressure its friends are able to wield by supporting or opposing bills of another character and purpose. To make support of a normal school ap propriation conditional upon compen sating support for a coyote scalp-bounty law is an acknowledgement that the members making the trade are giv ing or withholding their votes against the dictates of their sense of duty. If a member believes a proposed meas ure is wise, it is his duty to support it, even though all of his own bills meet defeat. If the proposed measure Is un wise. It should not be supported upon any consideration. The session of 1905 will probably be memorable for the number of impor tant bills considered. This Legislature will probably inaugurate the flat-salary system for state officers and require that all fees be turned Into the State Treasury. It, is. also likely that at this session the plan of indirect taxation will be extended so as to require ex press, telephone, telegraph and Pullman companies to.bear a greater proportion of the burdens of government. The proposed bill granting to the United States title to all the lake-bed lands in Klamath County it may uncover In its drainage and irrigation work will doubtless pass, and thus one of the greatest reclamation projects in the state be made practically certain. An irrigation code will be enacted, pro moting the economical distribution and use of -water for irrigation in the arid region. It is also probable that juve nile courts will be established in popu lous counties and trial courts will be authorized to impose upon criminals indeterminate sentences, both meas ures having for their purpose the en couragement of reformation. The measures here mentioned are of large importance and will have a last ing influence upon the affairs of the state. There is a multitude of minor laws proposed which have been given less discussion or which will be less permanent, if enacted. The game laws, fishery laws, pure-food laws and elec tion laws will call for attention at this session, as they have many times in the past and will many times In the fu ture. Whether gambling should be made a felony or the regulation of this evil should be left to municipalities; whether a uniform system of public accounts should be adopted and state supervision of private banks and fra ternal insurance societies should be undertaken, are questions that will also be presented at this session and require consideration from future Legislatures as well as this. The work before the Legislature is extensive, and yet it would seem that within the forty days all business of Importance can be transacted with such care as to have the laws enacted free from serious defects. If trivial matters are avoided and the business of the state entered upon with that broad and liberal spirit which is jjow dominant in Oregon, the legislative ses sion of 1905 will be productive of much good to this state, its people and Its industrial welfare. USING AN OLD WEAPON. "I do not like that paying back," said Falstaff; "'tis double labor." And in efforts to have that double labor per formed much effort has been expended since the first touch was made outside the Garden of Eden, and many doleful verses have been written concerning It. for your poet has ever had a shrinking from the bailiff. The bailiff, indeed, has been no inconsiderable figure In litera ture, and has been a popular charac ter with novelists so diverse as Dick ens and Lover. Foil a bailiff and the world laughs with you. It may be that all honest debtors thrill in sympathy with the hero in his garret, remember ing how melancholy is the step of a dun upon their own stairs. What a universal chuckle there is. then, when a dun is routed ignomlnlously. Baker City boasts a bill collectos whose true place must surely be in a stage extravaganza. When ordinary methods fail, this Belasco of collectors puts on a scarlet suit and mounts a scarlet bicycle, which bears in large letters the legend. "Bad-Debt Collec tor," In this attire, the traditional garb of Satan, who- collects the bad debts of us all, the Baker City man. like the Devil a-wheeL rides up to the dwelling of his victim. Naturally he is followed by an enthusiastic crowd, to the extreme discomfiture of the -man who owes the money, for debtors on any smaller scale than a Chadwick or a Humbert are usually averse to noto riety. The sight of the man in scarlet outside of a door produced something of the effect of the Scarlet Letter, and all went well until Saturday last, when the collector received a check, not a bank check, but one of the Kuropatkln kind. The collector camped outside the door of a respected merchant of Baker City, and remained Immovable until the merchant emptied a slop-pail over him, a method of defense that novelists of a robuster day occasionally intro duced into their stories with effect. The method was efficacious in rout ing the collector, on this occasion It would be a tenacious collector that would not be .routed by such a bap tism and presumably the scarlet suit was robbed of Its pristine brilliancy. As the Oriental War has shown the old-time hand grenade- to be still a formidable weapon, so the Baker City engagement has proved the efficacy of the slop-palL Possibly it has added another terror to the life of the besieg ing dun. OVER IN WASHINGTON. The State Legislature of Washington assembles at Olympla today. It is con fronted by the usual troublesome task of selecting a United States Senator, and It will be called upon to enact the customary variety of legislation. it, ap pears to be taken for granted that the great problem of railroad regulation, which has baffled the efforts of pre vious Legislatures to solve satisfac torily, will be approached at this ses sion in an amicable spirit and that an adjustment will be reached. In other words, it is conceded that a railroad commission will be created and the long battle of the so-called anti-railroad (McBrlde) faction of the. Republican party will thus have been 'won by sur render of the dominant powers Jn the party. It has been obvious to all Re publicans, and to all members of all parties, that the methods of the rajl roads In corruptly securing the defeat of legislation demanded so loudly and persistently by the farmers of Eastern Washington and their Western Wash ington allies have simply fed fuel to the flame, and that there will be no peace until a railroad commission Is tried and the wisdom or unwisdom of the, experiment is demonstrated. A re lated piece of legislation will be a tax commission, which Is to undertake ad justment of corporate taxation. Pre sumably the powers of the commission will be general, but its cardinal pur pose will be to secure equitable assess ment of railroad properties in the va rious counties. In determining the powers of a rail road commission, the Legislature will encounter a fruitful and vexatious source of discussion; and in deciding hotv it shall be chosen by, the Gover nor, the Legislature, or the people there may be. and will toe. wide differ ence of Opinion. But the principle of a commission having been accepted, these details, important though they are indeed they are vital will doubt less be worked out. A successor to United States Senator Foster is to be elected. Mr. Foster has served a single term of six years, and Is Tacoma's first Senator. He is a business man of good character, mod erate abilities, genial manners and ex ceptional Industry. He has served the state with fidelity so faithfully and ac ceptably that Pierce County and her allies think he ought to be re-elected. Seattle thinks differently, and makes war on Senator Foster largely because he Is from Tacoma, and because Seat tle, as the metropolis of the state, be Heves it ought to have the Senator. In carrying- out that notion it has put up Mr. S. H. Piles, a corporation lawyer, active politician, fine public speaker and a man otherwise of many attrac tive qualities. The Piles campaign is essentially and avowedly a Seattle cam paign. Mr. Charles Sweeny, a Spokane capitalist and man of affairs, with a fine social talent, has become a for midable candidate, not more through his own unusual personal energy and organizing capacity than through the disinclination of a great part of the state to award .the Senatorship either to Seattle or Tacoma. It will all in all be an Interesting and exciting fight in a state noted for exciting and interest ing Senatorial fights; and the best man will doubtless win. The selection of Hon. J. G.'Megler for Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives was a .well-deserved recognition of a long and honorable career extending through nearly every Legislative session since territorial days. It was more than this, for the Speaker of the House at a session when a fierce Senatorial fight is on can, if he so desires, wield a tremendous power. In passing the honor to Megler, with hardly a struggle against him, all par ties in the Senatorial contest paid a high tribute to his fairness and Judg ment. It is generally conceded that the selection of Megler has but little bearing on the Senatorial matter, and this Is made possible only because he "will treat all parties to the contest with such fairness that none can claim any advantake over the other. As a busi ness man, a parliamentarian,' and a strictly honorable gentleman, the next Speaker of the Washington Legislature holds an enviable record. It is popularly supposed, though er roneously, that the people elected Roosevelt President two months ago. As a matter of fact, he has not been elected and will not be until some time today, when the Presidential Electors meet at the several state capitals and cast their ballots. The people chose Presidential Electors at the election in November, and those Electors are le gally free to vote for whomsoever they please. Morally they are bound to vote for the candidates of their respective parties. If Roosevelt had died yester day, the Presidential Electors in each of the states would be under the neces sity of casting their ballots for some other person. The real Presidential election takes place today. It, is astonishing to what proportions the corn and tomato pack of the Uni ted States has grown. A report pub lished by the Department of Agricul ture at Washington estimates the to mato pack of 1904 at 8.675,053 cases, each case containing two dozen cans, or above 20S.000.000 cans in all; while the corn pack exceeded 11,000.000 cases, or above 265,000,000 cans In all. Iowa is the great corn-packing state, with Illinois second. Maryland is the lead ing tomato-packing state, with Indiana second and New-Jersey third. At only six 'cents a can this double Industry would represent an enormous amount of money. The men who have been centering their efforts. upon securing places on the ways and means committee don't know the trouble .they are hunting. Such a position confers some little power, it Is True, but It also imposes a large amount of work. If it gives the member a little more Influence than his colleagues, it also places a large amount of responsibility upon his shoulders. Many a- man has been sorry In subsequent campaigns -on the stump that.' he bad a record as member of a ways and means committee of the Leg islature. The figures at the bottom of an appropriation bill do not often look good to the taxpayers. Among the desultory paragraphs of the late grand-jury's report was this one: We praise the activity of the persons, who. bearing the venom and .ridicule of a great dally paper, are engaged In combatting the irregular, conduct of the Portland, police sys tem, and who 5tand for higher ' and better standards In this, their chosen home. "A great daily paper" should have some balance of judgment and some common sense. It should not be a sen sational, pharasaical, cranky, can tankerous thing. Else it never would be or become a great dally paper. Clairvoyants and spiritualists wiio are not above "trading their gift for commercial purposes" owe Dr. Heber Newton a handsome testimonial for publicly declaring that certain persons have power to communicate with the dead, and that clairvoyance is an es tablished science. He admits that there is fraud, 'but faHsTrTeJHtsTt-a-eredu-lous public on the distinction between faddists and the larger army who are willing to be the communicating agency for "Gents ?1; ladles 50c, open evenings and Sundays."- Cuba Js also building up her mer chant marine. The first ves'sel launched under the flag of Cuba Libre was com pleted recently In Belfast, and Is de signed especially to carry molasses In bulk between ports on the Cuban coast. This recalls Frank Stockton's story of the spotless American cruiser whose captain encountered a derelict in mid ocean and resolved to sink the danger to navigation by ramming it. As the derelict was loaded with molasses, the result to the gunboat was too frightful to contemplate. The biennial report of the State Treasurer shows that there is now but $200,000 of Idle money in the common school fund, whereas there was $729,000 lying Idle two years ago. It is well that $529,000 have been put out at In terest, but . It would be better If the remaining $200,000 were also loaned out on good securities bringing 6 per cent. If it won't bring 6 per cent, it should be made to bring 5. Colonel Thomas Wentworth Hlggin son, a man of "cheerful yesterdays and confident tomorrows," recently cele brated bis Slst birthday. Congratula tions upon the length of years achieved in his case are well placed, since Colo nel Higginson is still a brave, smiling and hopeful man. serene In reflection and fearless in anticipation, ready, as he has ever been, to go or to stay, as fate wills. A purist, Who -reads The Oregonian, objects to Its use of the word "cantan kerous." That word Is not a very fair looking word, and the Idea It carries 1s not among the most refined Ideas. Nev ertheless, a .word that was good enough for Goldsmith and Thackeray, and many more, is a word The Oregonian may use, without serious question as to Its propriety; It is doubtless too much to expect that Missouri will appropriate $200,000 for the 1905 Fair. But Missouri knows the great benefit of adequate exposi tions, and it seems now to be con vinced, along with the rest of the world, that the Lewis and Clark Fair will be worth all the money. The State of Washington will please take notice. The Polk County Mohair Association will holds Its annual goat show at Dal las Thursday and Friday, January 19 and 20. Here's wishing the associa tion the greatest success. If the Wil lamette Valley had more goats it would have fewer fields growing up to brush and small trees and more fields pro ducing grass for pasture. An Irrigation company in Harney Valley reports sinking a well S9 feet deep in which the water rose to within 20 feet of the surface, with every indi cation of an abundant supply. Now, If wind power or cheap fuel for steam power will do the rest, there will be a splendid opportunity for many small Irrigation systems. , All laws enacted by the Legislature will go ' into effect ninety days after adjournment, unless it Is "necessary for the Immediate preservation of public peace, health or safety" . that they should go into force sooner. Now we shall learn what a multitude of dan gers have been threatening the state. Harvard's new enrollment, as shown by the catalogue just out, shows a shrinkage of 192 students from last year. That time-honored institution is not likely, however, to close for want of patronage, since the roll still con tains the names of 5565 students. The settlement in Colorado is prob ably the best thing that could have been done. Now let the Legislature change the state's election laws so that frauds will not be so easy here after. Why didn't" the late grand jury un dertake enforcement of the Sunday laws In this county? Because so many of its sanctimonious backers make money by violating them. One irrigation company in the Des chutes country. Crook County, is work ing a force of 450 men and 150 teams. That is to be an irrigation system not ouilt entirely on paper. Washington County has levied a 10 mlll tax for permanent roadbuilding purposes. Now Clackamas and Marion had better look out for their reputa tions as leaders. The mildest thing now to be said abodt the grand jury system Is that there are grand juries and grand juries. As between the whlpplng-post and matrimony for wlfebeaters. Philosopher Dooley Inclines to the latter. NOTE ATiD COMMENT. - Several of the chorus were Injured In the New York opera-house by the col lapse of a bridge In the street scene of ."Carmen." The audience heroically re f rained from going, into a panic and bore the sufferings of the Injured with great fortitude. . Germany now says a go'od word for the battleship, which would be surprised, if It could do any thinking, to learn that its real purpose is the preservation of peace. The Pope is about to give the peoples of South America some good advice in coun seling them to give up revolutlng so fre quently. But, its acceptance would be an other revolution. General Miles will now dazzle Massa chusetts. Russia 'will blow in $200,000,000 on an other navy. That's as quick a way ot get- L ting rid of 'money as any other. Washington has a new religious, sect called the Unknown Tonguers, because its services are read in an unknown tongue. There's nothing very dislihctivo about that. In many churches the les sons are read in what appears to the in Its cervices are read in an unknown tongue. Tom Humes, formerly Mayor of Seattle, .will be given a great public funeral. Th? old quotation might be twisted to read "Nothing good of any but the dead." The tall robber and the short robber have been at work again in. Portland. They are a most industrious couple. Venezuela has not yet exhausted the patience of the United States. But when sue coes A Baker City bill-collector wears a red suit to make his victims look blue. "One of the chief embarrassments by which this country Is now confronted is excessive riches," says the Boston Her ald. We seem to have heard of an em barrassment of riches before somewhere. The courts are to be 'sicked on to Amal gamated. Everybody's can't do all the fighting alone." Mrs. Corinee Brown, of Chicago, says that women's clubs "are going to smash on the shoals of tea and wafers." They are pleasant shoals on which to go smash, however. One of the American girls who have ac quired titles Is known as the "children's angel" of Ireland, we learn from an ex change, because she gives much of .her time and money to teach impoverished children in -the west of Ireland the beau ties of Nature. We should think the beauties of a beefsteak would appeal more to an impoverished child .than all the beauties Nature can offer, even In the west of Ireland. Says the New York Sun: An expen sively gowned young woman in a Maiden Lane Jewelry store had selected a pafr of handsome military brushes, which she said were to be a gift to her fiance. "Would you like it marked with a let ter?" asked thp clerk. "Yes, you might just engrave U. S.' on it," replied the purchaser. - " 'U. S..' replied the clerk as he jotted the letters down on a card. "Yes, his. name is Eugene Smith." A judge in Chicago, deciding a case un. dor the child-labor statute, held that? an office boy must be considered as actually working during the hours he is nominally employed. This should bring blushes to unaccustomed checks. An American colored gentleman, says the New York Tribune, got into a poker game in a London club. His vis-a-vis, an Englishman, picked up three kings and a pair of deuces and said: "I raise the pot one pound." Tne colored gentleman picked up four aces. His eyes almost popped from his "head. He said, starn meringly: "I don know much about de system of weights an" measures In dis heah country, but I'sc gwlne to raise you a ton I" WEX. J. Possibilities in Language. Illinois State Journal. "Our language," said John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi the Demo cratic leader of the House, "is certainly susceptible of much mutilation. I recall a statement made by one of the hands on my plantation that I consider the most angrammatlcal combination of words I ever heard. "I had sent for him to do something about the house. Half an hour later he slouched up to mc and said: Mr. Williams, I'm so busy out yonder I come dpwn to sny I cain't came.' " "Huh!" put in Representative Cluy ton, of' Georgia. "That's .not in It with the remark a waiter made to me in an Atlanta restaurant. I asked for some rare beef and he brought mc a well done piece. " 'See here.' I said; 'I want some rare beef underdone, you know.' "'Can't get it.' said the waiter. "Wo ain't got none that's no underdoner.' " Yet to Come. LIppincott's. Blanche. Wilbur and Thomas were in the garden playing and making a great deal of noise, but small Jack sat in a corner very quietly, which for Jack was an unusual proceeding Af ter watching them for some time, the mother's curiosity prompted her to ask, "What are you playlnc?" "We are playing house," answered Wilbur. "Blanche and I are the mother and father, and Thomas is the child." "And what does Jack do?" "Sh! sb! he Isn't born yet." The Future Hypnotic Household Chicago Tribune. (Dr. Quackcnbod urges the establishment of an Institute of hypnotism, raying the general practice of the science would be beneficial to all.) Don't snap your fingers near my mar You'd change her smile Into a frown She has been hypnotized by pa. And. thinks she's got a brand-new gown. Don't snap them, either, where pa Is. Or ele there'll be an awful clash Ma 'now controls those thought of his And makes blm give her all his cash. The parlor's dark; pa went in there And hypnotized my sister's beau Until he said: "Well. I declare. It's getting late and I must go." ' My sister he got angry then; . Pa made her anger disappear' He made a pass or two agatn. And now she thinks her beau's still here. ra"s went around all smiles today. Last night a bill collector came Pa hypnotized him tight away. And the collector clgntd his name And gave pa the receipted bill. You see. tbjs other man obeyed My pa'a Intense hypnotic will And thought at once the bill was paid. I lead my classes at our school Pa simply makes a paxs or two. And then I know each word and rule - And all the sums I have to do. Don't snap your fingers if you go Into the kitchen make no fuss. Pa's hypnotized the cook, and so She'll atay another week with us. GREAT WOMEN OF MODERN TIMES Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (By Arrangement with the Chicago Tribune.) I hope In Christ you will never think more of leaving me, for I would be sacrificed to do you the least service, and nothing but death can ever make me part with you; for If It bo possible I. am every day more and more yours. A characteristic sentence in a letter of the Princess Anne, later Queen Anne, to the Duch ess of Marlborough. NO great man's life was ever more affected by women than was that of John Churchil. first Duke of Marl borough. He founded his immense fortune on 5000, which was given him by his admirer, the Duchess of Cleve land, a favorite of King Charles IX His rise was largely duo to the influence of his. wife. Sarah, Duchess of Marl borough, over the Princess, afterward Queen, Anne. From this Queen he and his wife received most of their great and profitable offices". His fall came when another woman, Mrs. Marsham. displaced his wife in the affections of her royal mistress. The beautiful, brilliant, ambitious, imperious Sarah Jennings was just the person to fascinate a good, stupid body like Anne of Denmark; and, de spite her furious temper, she was also just the woman to be the wife of the imperturbable,' able, avaricious Church ill. Had she been a little less haughty, a little less self-confident, a little less shrewish, she. might have been the vir tual ruler ot England for 12 years, as, in fact, she was for eight. The Jenningses were a good family, but. in modest circumstances. Blchard Jennings was famous chiefly for the beauty and brightness of his daugh ters. The eldest, Frances, became known In the court of Charles IX. a court famous for its beauties, as "La Belle Jennings." The little Sarah, when about 12 years old, visited her sister at court. A playmate was found for her there in the Princess Anne, aged S, daughter of the Djtke of York. Sarah was a few years later appointed maid of .honor to the Duchess of York, mother of the little princess. The two girls were thrown much together. Sarah was fast becoming a handsome young woman, with dazzling complexion, fair hair, and haughty manners. Anne, then as later, "when in a good humor." as Macaulay says, "was meekly stupid, and when in bad humor was sulkily stupid," and the fascinating, strong- minded Sarah, though beneath her in station, rapidly became her Idol, and got an ascendency over her which sre kept 30 years. About this time Sarah Jennings met John Churchill, whose handsome face and figure and charming manners had made him a favorite with the painted beauties of the dissolute court. He was ambitious. He could have married a fortune; and no man ever coveted money more. Sarah Jennings was poor as she was beautiful. Despite his am bition and avarice Churchill loved the fair maid of honor as soon as he saw her. The lady was cc and quick-tem pered. But the young soldier was in vincible in love as in war. The kind heated Duchess of York gave Sarah a dowry, and they were married in 1677. The groom was 27, the bride but 17. In an age of dissoluteness and conjugal infidelity, thoy seem, despite all their faults, to have ever loved and been true to each other. Churchill bore his wife's tantrums with meek resigna tion, and regarded her almost as a su perior being. In 1682 Churchill was created Baron Churchill, of Aymouth. The friendship between the Princess -Anne, who was married in 1683 to Prince George of Denmark, and Lady Churchill grew apace. At the Princess suggestion she adopted tho name of Mrs. Morley, and Lady Churchill that of Mrs. Freeman, and they "began," as the latter after ward wrote, "to converse as equals, made "so by affection and friendship." A CALL TO SELF-DEFENCE. Put Down the Sheep Murderers in Eastern Oregon. Crook County JournaL The latest slaughter of sheep, account of which Is found in another column, should mark the closing act in the butch cries which have characterized the past grazing season. The time has likewise passed when this matter can consistently be handled with kid gloves. Facts, pub licity and resolute action are necessary. Cattlemen and sheepmen alike are cry ing out against this wanton butchery which is doing no good, but Is drawing a shroud of shameful crime over the head of the county. Hatred, such as has formed the nucleus of the Southern feuds, has been engendered, and Its course, so far unrestrained and flinging vengeance with a maliciousness that passes tho bounds of humanity, must be checked and trampled under heeL The resolutions adopted by the Cattle men's Association and tho Stockgrowers Association have come to naught. In the very face of the efforts of these organ izations this needless and Inexcusable crlmo goes on. It Is time now for It to stop. Excuses and extenuating circumstances should no longer be offered, but in their stead meas ures taken so drastic, so far-reaching, so forcible in their scope that these violators ot law and decency shall be speedily pun ished for their crimes. It Is not within the province of tho Journal to say to what lengths a contin uance of these murderous and unpardon able offenses will bring the community: but a person gifted with only a small measure of foresight can readily see that the future, burdened as the past has been with lawlessness and mob rule, must of necessity carry disgrace and chaos and ruin to every Industry that has been built up within the borders of the county. It Is time now for a decisive move to be made. The matter has resolved Itself into a reign of riot and senseless butch cry and methods of extermination of this curse must be equally as effective In bringing the lawlessness to a close as tho perpetration of these crimes have made effective their manner of dealing with sheep. If the various stock associations, whose slogan during tho past year has been "stop the range war" are Incapable of dealing with this delicate question, and they have proved themselves to be. then the time has come when others will and must take the matter in their own hands. And this will be done. Crook County is stirred as It has never been before. Mob law and Inexcusable crimes may bo sraattcred with sanction in districts where criminal negroes are the instigating causes, but here in Crook County condi tions are wholly at variance with those in, regions referred to where crimes against humanity rouse hatred in men's breasts. Speedy action and swift punishment for these merciless criminals is the only cure. Let It come quickly. Same Judgment Everywhere. Morning Olympian. The Portland grand Jury that in dicted Mayor Williams, a man 83 years of age. who has served his country as a Senator, as a Cabinet officer and who for years was Chief Justice of the state, on so frivolous a charge as the one laid, hasa shown that It has passed the stage of 'usefulness and is merely mak ing mischief. London's Unemployed. London Dally News. Yesterday a city firm received no few nr than 3D8 applications In. response to an advertisement for a clerk. The sal ary offered was 30 shillings ($7.50) per week. Charles DT died In 1685, and the Duke ot York, fth patron of the Churchills. bocaae King! and bent on making the nation Catho lic William, Prince of Orange, who had married Mnrv- Jam TT' olriact daughter, invaded the kingdom In de,- "U3e xrotestantism. ana among those who deserted to him was Church ill, now a Lieutenant-General in James' army. Princess Ann nn t.-hh Churchill were at Whitehall when news came of his defection. To remain I might cost Lady Churchill her head.1 Anne couia not endure the thought otl sciMrauun trom tne object of ner idol atrous affection. Sh Hppr htI father, and, clad in dressing gown anal suppers, uea m tne aeaa pi night with ner precious .airs, .freeman to join the rebels. James wa3 overthrown, "William anc Mary became Kins- and Orron r Churchill was rewarded -tnr hli T.T-niJ by being made Earl of Marlborough. Hlsfl ana nis wiie s lives were run of vlcissiH ruaes during the reign of William anc Mary. But In 1702. on "vVnilATn'it dMthi Anne became Queen and they were ralserfl to tne netgnt or prosperity ana powerJ juaay jjariDorougn Decame groom of th sioie, mistress ot xne roDea, Keeper the nrfw nnrrro and Tansrar nf 'W?nrt Park. The Earl was made knight of thfl t,iici, uiyiiuu-Kcuuiu ui iub lures, maai ter-trenprnl nf th rtrdnaruv TVi!t- nnl blned incomes from the public treasurrfl were more than $300,000 per year. The ami bltlous Lady Marlborough married be daughters to thn prpatMh nnA rtfOMal lords in the kingdom to Lord GodoH&lr-fl to Lord Charles Spencer, afterward EarH ot sunaenana; to tne Jaxi ot Sridi water, and the Duke of Montague. 8bfl wa3 admired and courted on every hand The Oueen did Tint ttiV nn snmlnlmati or sign a bill without her approval. Bij was, m iact, tne real ruler of Great Brit aln. While she governed at home, MaxJ borough soon become a Duke wen vic tories abroad Blenheim, Malplaquel jxamuues wnich greatly strengthen their position and won him imperishaba renown, viiits xrom tne vjueen and grant rrom parliament made them the richei pair in England, and. as they both lore money Detter than lame, power or ey life, this was most gratifying io them; an. Unfortunately, the Duchess of Marl bo i ough was not mado to stand prosperit In her heart she despised tho st Queen. Anne inclined to be a Tory, Tt Jjucness was a vehement Whig- and did not hesitate to rate the Queen rour ly when the latter showed symptoms Tory tendencies. The Queen tired of hi imperious temper and scol&injr tor The Duchess had got her cousin. Abia Hill, a place in Anne's household. It haj pened that Abigail, who soon married Mr. Masham, was also a cousin .of ley. leader of the Tories. In Hartleji sKimui nands Mrs. Masham, who meek as Sarah Jennings was arros rapidly ingratiated herself with the Que It had taken the Duchess many years rise. She fell in few. Swift accused hi of stealing 22,000 from the privy In 1710 she was dismissed from all offices. She refused to give up her ksji ana, when her husband insisted upon doing so, she threw them at his be and raved like a wild woman. Marlt ough and the Whig party fell with he The Duke died in 1722. The Ducfad passed her 22 remaining years in a sd ies of deadly feuds. She quarreled wfl all her children and had a Bitter with Sir Kobert Walpole, long Prime Ml lster. Her physicians told her in she would die if she were not bllsteH "I won't die, and I won't be blistered retorted the old termagant; and she live four years longer. Her avarice with age. When she died, her income 5300.000 Der-year. aa -treat as.wtaj years before she was at the height power and grandeur. S. Q. A GREAT NEWSPAPER, Baker Democrat. The New Tear's number of The Or a cre&t paper, ecllpsinc all former attempt special editions. It deals ot Ore yon In an exhaustive and of the X.eT7is and Clark Centennial! such an elaborate way as to attract tho at ticn of the people of United States to Western enterprise as never before. Thousands of copies of The Oreronian be distributed throughout the East, and natural result will be that the people of! East will not only be astounded but amaze the monstrous undertaking by tha peopM Oregon In exploiting tho boundless resource the Northwest, and Oregon In particular. As a newspaper, The Oregonian easily li all others ot the Far West. Salem Statesman. Tho New Year's edition of Tha Ore Burpasces any similar effort ever made by I paper. It is a full presentation ot resources and an' especially complete dfa of tho Lewis and Clarlc Fair. It should-' means of bringing thousands of people to gon next Summer If properly dlstrit throughout the Eastern States, ae. no dona will be. No better number of any pap the United States wax printed as a New ' edition than that of The Oregonian. to which It Is not necessary to wait for thJ rival of tho Eastern mall. Taidma Herald. As for many years past. The Orere ftrst-of-the-year epecta! la far mora compr slve than that of any other paper Coast. Echo News. Tho big New Tear's edition of Tho Po Oregonian is a marvel of intelligence work of art. This valuable edition much Information which cannot bo dupllq IVe have lived In the Northwest for 20 and are well acquainted with the sources of this great empire. Boise (Ida.) Capital News. The Oregonian's annual review numb, 1005 was. devoted almost exclusively tJ Lewis and Clark Exposition to be held year In Portland, and Illustrations were I covering every phase of tins gigantic I taking. It Is a great publication and out fully what a magnificent enterpria peopte of Oregon are to Inaugurate In of the explorers of the Oregon Country-I ' nonml nf nlnl IHnrt will Hr, imperative desire to visit the Exposition. la scheduled to open on June 1. closing Ol 15. 1003. Scin News. The New Tear's edition of The OregonlJ these days of special newspaper eainej simply superb. Its special feature of ill ting and describing the iwis ana -ri in evprvthlnar that could DO desired. Talr tt nnt a. comDleie.auCceas. It Will t hrMtis The Oregonian has not done It I in puaMn? it to the front. The Orel has put out many special eauions. dui of them have surpassed its latest ecort. I Ashland Tidings, j The Morning' Oregonian issued a vw Year's edition of over 50 cases. devoted largely to an exploitation of the and Clark ExDoeltlon. wnich It win I wide attention to by reason of the -el 1 details. Illustrations and historical matte j ed In connection. I Weston Leader. j Each year The Oregonian seems to set 1 i mark for Its annual number, and to The current edition of 34 pages, profuse!! I trated. Is surpassingly good, and rxei j the excellence attained by tee greatest papr in the Oregon Country. Jt Is est valuable at this time, as the Lewis and i Centennial is featured with much pros and should be sent East by every loyf i gonlan.