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"What can the Salem Statesman mean by this? viz: who is Itlcnara xjoya Jones7 He pre Fiinaes to write In Collier's Weekly for June 17, attacking Oregon and Oregonlans, after the stylo of Mr. Francla Heney. "What Collier's "Weekly said was that there had been land frauds In Oregon, and "the Government of the United States tvas now applying a judicial dls infectant." Here, then. Is the offense of Mr. Fran cis Heney. President Roosevelt 6ent him here to force "Judicial disinfec tion" of land frauds. The Salem States man, and other political ring and land ring organs object. Heney has secured the conviction of Puter, McKlnley, the "Watson woman, and others; and in dictments, pending over many more. are to be pushed at once. The Salem paper calls this "attacking Oregon and Oregonlans." Of course, if a less resolute man than Theodore Roosevelt were President, this could have been all "fixed up" at Wasfa lngton. But, as it is, we suppose the "attack" will -have to go on. But is there not a particle of shame left in such newspapers as the Salem Statesman, the Bugene Register, the Roseburg Plalndealer and the Astor ian? Every one knows why they are sorry land thieves have been convicted and -why they complain that thla mon eter, "Francis Heney," is not yet sa tiated. ' . "We -were all happy before Francis Heney came here. Now we are in a in for it. OREGON'S EARLY HISTORY. "Pioneer Days of Oregon History" is work In two. volumes, by Samuel A. Clarke. (Published by the J. K. Gill Company. Portland.) Mr. Clarke is a journalist and miscellaneous writer, known well throughout a long career in Oregon, for an immense amount of use ful work. These volumes are the sum of his permanent contributions to our pioneer history. They do not follow chronological metnoa. nor strictly the annallstlc. A valuable thread of history does indeed run through them; but the narrative is interrupted .at all points by recital of reminiscences collected by the autho in person, during his long residence in Oregon. Episodes of historic interest are embellished with legends and anee dotes about men. women and affairs, with excellent effect. No work like this has hitherto appeared. It has roman tic touches, but it is not romance, Doubtless there are errors of fact and Incident, such as must occur in a work ro largely written from the recollec tlons of others. But we do not think them numerous or important. The characters stand out in historic outline. The value of the work Tests Indeed on what might be regarded as Its de feet, as a historical narrative. For it is full of original matter gathered by the author's own research among the pioneers of Oregon, few of whom sur vle. These volumes, therefore, are not a compilation, written from books though the text shows that many books have been consulted. In their reminls cent character lies their main value Details that the author obtained from experiences of pioneers, through a long period, and set down by him with painstaking industry from year to year, are brought into service; and though mere mignt be undoubtedly a more commodious arrangement and distribu tion of the matter, with clearer his toric outline, yet these volumes are highly Interesting and valuable, and the author has reason for satisfaction that he has been able to complete and to publish them, and thus to leave a rec ord that will be consulted through all coming time for there is much in these volumes, gathered by the author from his personal inquiry among the lead ing actors In the drama of Oregon, who long since "have passed away. The volumes deal only with the early history of Oregon. Of the first move ments hither, and of the first settle menu there is a wealth of detailed in formation. Almost every perron of the early day appears in these sketches of our pioneer life. An excellent account of the formation of the provisional gov ernment, and of the mission of J. Quinn Thornton and Joseph L, Meek to "Wash ington, closes the narrative. The Ore- gonlan congratulates Mr. Clarke, now himself one of our oldest pioneers, on the completion of a work -which has long been under his hand, and in which, criticism. If unkind, could point out faults, yet is a -work worthy to sur vive. WHAT SHALL WE DO ABOUT CHINA? Gravity of the commercial conflict be- wcen the United States and China has not been overestimated. The Chinese people and the Chinese government are highly Incensed at the harsh and Indis criminate enforcement of the exclusion law by American officials. The Shang hai merchants have Invited co-opera tion of the Chinese commercial guilds from a great number of Chinese cities in a systematic plan to boycott Amer ican products, raw and manufactured. They have served fair notice upon the United States that they will pursue a uniform policy of trading with other nations unleps Chinese merchants, stu dents, literati and other high-class Chi nese are permitted to go and come from this country without Insult, outrageous interference and frequent Imprison ment. The Chinese mean business. A condi tion confronts the producers and the manufacturers of this country and the Government itself that It must some how meet and overcome. The Southern cotton-growers, for example, are great ly alarmed. Chinese markets are most valuable for their cotton products. In the Atlanta Constitution last Saturday appears a long and serious discussion of the Chinese controversy, with the conclusion that "the time has come when the business men of the country should unite in opposing that senseless political clamor responsible for this ig norance and Injustice. The business In terests of the United States In China are too important to be sacrificed on the altar of sandlot politics." The Con stitution is wrong in the insinuation that the Chinese exclusion act is en forced with vigor and harshness solely for political reasons. The Federal Courts have placed on the provisions of the act a most rigid Interpretation, by which every applicant for admission to the United States is denied abso lutely the right of appeal to the Amer lean courts. Therefore, decision as to the fate of any .Chinese seeking to enter the country, rests wholly with some water-front inspector or with a Col lector of Customs. It may be assumed that these officers are trying to do their duty. Their error lies In their failure to discriminate between Chinese; but. inasmuch as they are supported by court decision, they doubtless feel jus tified in erring, as they always do. against the poor Chinaman. The National Administration is alive to the situation, and obviously intends to take it in hand. The American Asiatic Association several days since called on the President and was as sured that he would do all he could. The Southern cotton planters contem plate similar representations to him, Secretary Taf t made a speech at Miami, O.. Thursday, In "which he deplored the misunderstanding with China and criti cised the wholesale policy of exclusion, "Is it Just," asks Secretary Taft, "that for the purpose of excluding or prevent' ing perhaps 100 Chinese coolies from slipping into this country against the law, we should subject an equal num ber of Chinese merchants and students of high character to examination of such an inquisitorial, humiliating and insulting character as to discourage al together the coming of merchants and students?" It la not just. It is not business. It is not good sense. It does not pay, The United States long ago determined to exclude the coolie or contract la borer, and it has adhered uniformly to that policy. There is no demand from any source for It to be changed; but there is a demand that we conduct our selves with decency and propriety toward our friends and customers, the Chinese merchants. THE PIONEER OCCASION. The pioneer occasion is one peculiar to itself not only In the personality of those who enjoy it, but in the Inci dents that attend It and the events that it commemorates. Age Is honor able, and the silver crown Is a crown of glory. These are the emblems of the pioneer festival; Its Incidents belong to the commonplace of the long ago, and form the romance of many a tale of to day. A feeble band physically, yet mental ly well preserved, the pioneers find In this annual reunion a pleasure shad owed somewhat by sadness, yet a real pleasure withal, since It brings them into sympathetic touch with each other, brings the old days down to the present. and makes them for the time being the center of thought of the new civiliza tion. And they appreciate the occasion. The thoughtful proffer of assistance. the sympathetic interest shown in the thrice-told tale, the Inquiry that brings out trifling details in the narrations of the long ago. the cordial grasp of the hand that has done its work these are some of the assets of which the pleas ures of age are made up. simple things all of them, and easy to bestow. The pioneer occasion this year was of more than usual interest. It brought together more than the regular quota of men and women whose Uvea are woven into the unwritten history of early days. Less than the usual num ber, as It seemed, was missed from the gathering, though the "fatal asterisk of death" has. within the year, been set after many names upon the rollcall of the pioneers. A larger number of those of the greater length of life were pres ent than usual, this fact Indicating In many cases the supreme effort of the aged pioneer to "get out once more" as one expressed it, "and see how the rest of them looked." Another notable feat ure was the number of badges worn, signifying that the younger generation of pioneers "those coming to Oregon or born here after 1SS9," as recited by the rule of the association, admitting them lo the privileges of membership, were present. This Is a pleasing feat ure, since It assures not only the per petuity of the Oregon Pioneer Associa tion, but such assistance as many of the older pioneers now need In getting about In strange places. A petition was entered some time ago asking that the year limit of membership be further advanced, but this was not deemed either expedient or necessary at pres ent, and the showing made, at the re union this weak fully Justifies this es timate. To all appearance, and, indeed, ac- cording to all testimony, the late re union was one of the most enjoyable In the history of the Oregon Pioneer Asso ciation. Its incidents will live in the memories of the older pioneers, adding many a pleasant thought to lonely hours in country or village homes where the pathfinders of the Oregon Country wait their final exit from the- wide stage of civilization upon which they played leading roles In early years. OCR VANISHING FORESTS. An advance of from 5 cents to $1.50 per thousand has been made In the price of sawlogs on Puget Sound: This advance is .said to be partly due to the effective working of a loggers' combine. but It is not Improbable that some of 11 can be credited to growing scarcity j of timber easily available from the logging streams. The day of the hand- logger is practically over, and every year finds his successors going farther back from the streams with wire eac bles and tramways. The Columbia River- territory began extensive opera tions in lumbering and logging many years after the Industry had reached great proportions on Puget Sound, but even here there arc signs of thinning forests near the streams, and he out put Is greater than ever. A number of large orders were recently turned down by the Portland mills because the capacity of the plants was overtaxed to fill orders already booked. The demand for home consumption is greater than ever before, and ship ments to California are far ahead of all previous records. This trade, together with a constantly Increasing foreign de mand, has brought the output of the Portland mills up to greater proportions than are reached by any other milling port on earth, and It Is steadily increas ing as new mills are built. There are four mills In this city with a dally capacity of 1,350,000 feet of lumber, and number of smaller ones bring the dally cut up to approximately 1.500.000 feet. This means that every twenty- four hours at least eighty acres of standing timber must be laid low In r,fr3.fUPply Po?,an,d ml,la wItn ened and well-proven ability Is protect e,,r df' requirements of nw iniie. ,n subordlnate places ,n government, rial. With operations conducted on I such a tremendous scale. It Is small wonder that' the timber has practically all disappeared from all streams easily accessible, and that the tramroads and wire cables are stripping It from lands which a few years ago were regarded as too remote to be of much value. With such Inroads being made on our forest wealth. It Is not difficult for one to foresee the end. The handwriting on the wall has for years been appar ent to many of the largest operators, and their recognition of the warning Is Indicated by a disposition to buy logs from the small loggers and retain their own large holdings intact, awaiting the Inevitable advance In price that is cer tain to come in this country. Nature was nearly as prodigal In the "pineries" of Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota as she has been in the Pacific North west, and there, as here, extravagance and wastefulness ran riot, until today the end is so near that stumpage prices on trees that would be rejected In this country are ten times as high as for the finest timber in the Pacific North west It is impossible to. view, this whole sale destruction of our 'forests without a tinge of regret, but some compensa tion will follow, and, as usual, posterity must look out for Its own lnterests.The logger and sawmill -man began opera tions on a large scale on Puget Sound, long before the Industry reached much prominence on the Columbia, and dis appearance of the timber was followed by gradual appearance of fine farms, gardens and orchards, the products of which In a single year not Infrequently reach a value far In excess of that of the timber that was removed. Similar results are already-showing In the por tions .of Oregon where the logger first began work. The prices at which tim ber and timber products are now sold are ridiculously low In comparison with what they may command a few years hence, but the money now being dis bursed Is doing a vast amount of good In many lines somewhat divergent from the business of logging and lumbering. In few. If any, of our Important In dustries does labor figure so heavily In the cost of the finished product as ln tne lumber business. Hundreds of men are needed in operation of a big saw mill and Its allied Industries, and wages paid these men are in turn disbursed among other hundreds engaged In other lines of trade and Industry. Our de scendants, and perhaps some of the present generation, will witness elimi nation of the greatest bodies of timber the world ever produced. But we need the money now, and In a short time we shall need the land for something bet ter than growing timber, valuable as It may become. WEAK. DOT OBDURATE. As the condition and equipment of the Russian ships destroyed In the battle of the Sea of Japan are brought to light the wonder grows not that they were destroyed, but that they so nearly reached the end of their long Journey with undisciplined and mutinous crews. self-sufficient commanders, each of whom scorned to take the other into his confidence, a scarcity of shells that for bade target practice, gunners that could not shoot and navigators that could not handle the ships, the magnificent fleet of the Czar was as helpless to take care of Itself In hostile waters as Is a band of sheep In a Dakota blizzard. The greatest blow that Russia has re celved Is not In the defeats that her army and navy have suffered, but In stripping off the semblance of power that she boasted as invincible, thus dls closing to the world her weakness, her Inefficiency, her official corruption and the disloyalty of her subjects. This disclosure shows the Russian Empire to be a great unwieldy hulk. unable to take care of Itself in a storm; a hotbed of disloyalty and corruption; a nation teeming with men who lack both the inclination and the skill to carry its arms to victory, and at Its head a changeling who one day clam ors for war and the next whimpers for peace, who depends on Ikons and prayers for victory and weeps supinely at defeat. In bulk tremendous, in execution In expert, arrogant In attitude, in prom ises unreliable, it is very doubtful, to say the least, whether Russia has yet had the whipping that she deserves and which will have to be administered be fore she comes to a proper estimate of herself as a world power. If Japan Is as wise In statesmanship as she is cour ageous in battle, she will not be eager to make peace, for which her adversary loftily declines to sue. What disciplin arians of the old school called a "good whipping" Is a necessary prelude to lasting peace with Russia In the Orient, and It may be well enough for outsiders to keep their hands off and allow the war to .proceed to this point, which Japan cannot be blamed for thinking Is close at hand. It Is the last few applications of the shingle that brings the obdurate of fender to terms, and It Is both wise and merciful to bestow them when the few strokes will finish the Job. Otherwise the battle will soon have to be fought over from the beginning. Weakness and obduracy are not good yokefellows. All railroads doing business in the State of Missouri have brought suits to enjoin tire State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners from enforc ing the maximum freight law enacted by the last Legislature. The result of this suit will be watched with consid erable Interest, as It will undoubtedly prove that there are laws which protect the railroads as well as the people. The law which Is proving so obnoxious o the railroads reduces rates on livestock more than SO per cent, and on other commodities In proportion. This Is a most drastic cut, and. unless the rail roads have been robbing the people, will hardly be sanctioned by the courts. In this case the Missouri railroads may set an example for roads In other states, as It may prove easier to get justice In the courts than in the Legis lature, with a possible saving In the operation. There Is a growing tendency In Amer lean politics toward lengthening the term -of service of executive officers, both in state and municipal affairs. The doctrine or principle of rotation in office was once supposed to be the bul wark of representative government. That Idea has In a great measure been dispelled. The public office Is more of a public trust than It was In the days when the victor captured the spoils without restriction of civil service rules. Conditions have changed. The complex problems of state and municl pal life call for expert assistance of a high class. Hence It Is that the terms of executive service are being length A Fair visitor in a communication today gives his experience In Portland. He has been here ten days, and ne is satisfied. "We had a fine room In most desirable location." he soys, "at one dollar per day for' each person, and It was worth It, every cent. We might have had other rooms for 50 cents good, clean rooms, but not so advan tageously located." The correspondent found high-priced restaurants and low- priced restaurants; but there are such In every city. The restaurants as i class were good. There Is an incllna tion among some critics and fault-find ers to advertise abroad that Portland is overcrowded, which Is not true, and that the average visitor may expect to be victimized, which is also not true. Skagit County, "Washington. In a little deal In high finance, has apparently buncoed the state out of about $4000, The state contributed that amount for the purpose of building a wagon road known as the Chuckanut water-front road, and, after It was completed, the county sold It to the Great Northern Railroad for SSOOO and failed to 'divide with the state or build another road, So long as the affairs of Skagit County are In the hands of financiers who can turn tricks of this nature, there should be no deficit In the treasury. The turning down of Lafe Pence's petition by the Park Board need not be taken as a reflection on Pence's scheme. In their capacity as trustees of park property, the commissioners declined to allow the running stream In Macleay Park to be diverted from Its bed Whether It was for public or private use did not matter. It was the ex pressed wish of the late Donald Ma cleay that the natural beauty of the nark should not be marred. This wish has been respected. Pacific University (Forest Grove) has a catalogue of rare books on exhibition at the Lewis and Clark Fair. The 11 brary of this school Is In many way unique. It contains a greater variety of old and rare books than any other in Oregon; and the catalogue exhibited at the Lewis and Clark Exposition which Is but a partial list of the treasures of the library cannot but Interest any person who has knowledge of books. It Is gratifying to note the generally friendly tone of the California press toward the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The San Francisco Chronicle has been especially generous In the space de voted to the Fair and has on various occasions contained appreciative edl torlal comment. If California is allv to the value and meaning of the Ore gon enterprise, it Is due largely to the attitude of its newspapers. When the various European powers, each with a big assessment of "yellow peril" to dispose of. get through with the statement of what Japan's terms of peace may. might, could, would or should be. the waiting world will prob ably hear from Toklo. Japan will make her own terms, and If she Is wise they will be made In the Interest of ber own country, with a long look Into the fu ture. Exposure of public and private grafts Is getting epidemic. Closely fol lowing the sensational developments at Philadelphia come startling disclosures Involving labor leaders In Chicago, while In Russia the papers speak out boldly concerning graft next door to the throne. However. It Isn't likely the Czar will appoint a Heney to prosecute his Uncle Alexis. William P. Smyth e. of Missouri, has been appointed American Consul at Burslem, England. When this come3 under the notice of Bill Smith, he will wonder how any man named Smythe could get along with such a prosaic front name as William. If Grover Cleveland is going to be ac tive as director of the Equitable. hands are to be congratulated. He was faithful eleven years ago to a much larger trust when he earned the confl dence and gratitude of a Nation. Between the lines of European court news one may read that present rela tlons between Germany and France are far from amicable. Is It possible that peace Is growing irksome for Emperor William? Just suppose that Russia had won. What leniency, in making peace terms would have bees . shown suppllan Japan? 0REG0N0Z0NE t If France and Germany should scrap We'd hear no more of Russ and Jap. For that would be a lively f us More likely to appeal to us: With war betwixt Pierre -and Gus The rest could go and take a nap For all we'd care bf Jap and Russ. The proudest woman In Portland yester dayPioneer's day was the one who wore badge declaring that she came to Ore gon In 1S41; but whether she would be tiling to tell her age is another question. It is reported- that large numbers of young Americans are applying for work In Panama. Perhaps they hope to save hat money. Miss Pocahontas Garrison, of Canton. Ga.. Is a beautiful Southern belle. Now let Oregon come forward with her ML?s Sneajawca Johnson. "Life being as a tale that Is told." re marks the Punk Punster, "a cat must be sort of cat-o'-nlne-tales." They say that lumber grows on trees In Coos County. Or. A new form of torture has been Invent ed by a party of Baltimore young men. They Invited an acquaintance to be the guest of hone at an elaborate dinner and read several cantos of original poetry to him. At last accounts the patient had even chances. A hundred thousand Norwegians In the United States have petitioned President Roosevelt to recognize Norway as an In dependent nation. What the Norwegians ought to do Is to request the annexation of Norway to the United States. Inasmuch as more than i0 per cent of the popula tion of that little country has emigrated to America. Two United States Senators from Norway, thundering their eloquence In the. Norsk Nightingale dialect, would add to the gaiety of nations. "Wasted Sympathy. The fact that there are no alleys In Portland causes back yards to be divided only by a fence, and thereby hangs a tale. In South Portland a family moving Into a house for the Summer discovered a dog chained to a post just across the back fence. Being sorry for the prisoner, the lady of the house began throwing scraps of food over the fence. Yesterday morn ing she found pinned upon her side of the fence this request: "Please do not give the Dog cney more Food as we have tn much for him hear." Answers to Inquiries. New Bank Clerk A clearing-house Is a term derived from the German, conse quently it Is used backward. It should be called a house-clearing. Definition: A building lot In a forest where the trees and brush have been cleared. Synonyms: Burglary. Spring house-cleaning. Lizzie 31. Low-necked snoes may be worn with high-necked gowns, or vice versa. Numismatist A nickel of date 1305 Is worth 5 cents, unless It has a hole In It. Politician Napoleon Bonaparte .was European of the early part of the nine teenth century, and was a grand-uncle of Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore. though he never lived to find it out. Percy Write to the Ladles Home Jour nal. The Seer and the Three. A Seer Snow-Bearded spake to one of three: "Mortal, what most deslrest thou?" said he. Thus to the Ancient One was made reply "Give me but love my life to satisfy." Whereat the Snow-Beard to the man re plied: Get thee to Hades, dog,- for thou hast lied!" Then the Wise One addressed him to the next. . Putting the question quoted in our text. And had for answer: "Master, nothing more Want I than wisdom. learning, wealth of lore." Again the Sage in holy fury cried Get thee to Hades, dog! thou. too. hast lied!" The Silvered Sage then turned him to the third. And asked the self-same question, word for word; And he: "Old Whiskers, I was taught from birth The truth to te!L Truth is. I want the earth." Straightway the Stern One pointed to the sky. Saying: "Go up; thou only dost not 113! ROBBRTUS LOVE. 'Spoons" Butler's Easy Conscience Boston Herald. One of the best as well as the neatest hits made by General Ben Butler occurred during the famous deadlock on the civil rights bill. The question of adjournment was under consideration, and General Butler had stepped over to Mr. Randall desk for a private consultation. Butler favored a Sunday session. Randall op posed It. "Bad as I am, I have some respect for God's day." said the Democrat, "and don't think It proper to bold a session of Congress on that day." "Oh. pshaw!" responded Butler, "don the Bible say that It is lawful to pull your ox or your ass out of a pit on the Sabbath day? You have 73 asses on your side of this House that I want to get out of the ditch tomorrow, and I think am engaged In a holy work." The Committeeman at Home. (Atchison Globe.) An Atchison wife Is reasonable In every other way, but she won't let her husband serve on a committee. "He wears me out when he Is on a committee," she says. "He comes home wearing a badge, and acts as Important as the owner of a flve paaeenger automobile. He snaps at the children, and thinks he Is doing a heap. although he Is really neglecting everything that la Important to us. And at night Tou ought to se bow be acts at night He cornea in at 2 or 3 o'clock tn the mom ing. and his breath smells of beer and mustard. The next morning he grumbles about being overworked, although he hasn't done a thing of any Importance, have set my foot down on the committee business. A Norse Legend. t (Pittsburg Dispatch.) According to a recent work on Norway, the scantiness of the soil in that country is explained by some of the country peo pie as follows: At the creation of the world the angels whose duty It was to scatter the sol! forgot Norway. Seeing this, the guardian angel of the land made complaint to the Creator. What was to be done? Impossible to. restart the whole of the creation for the sake of Norway, "Come, my little angels." said He; "look carefully, and perhaps you may still find a little earth. The conscience-stricken angels swept the- floor of heaven, and the little dust they found they gathered In their draperies and- scattered- over th Norwegian rocks. LUXURY OF THE RICH A MENACE Ther a Pro fixate Examyl That Tkreatea the Sanctity of Aerl- can Homes Harp Dove the Mavaea Lea Wteag ia GettiBS Wealth Ta&jt 1b Xaw SquaadcriHs: It. Cleveland Moffett In Success. It Is well to observe what luxurious example is doing for the. mass of our people. And I say at once with all possible emphasis that I believe it is doing serious and Increasing harm, ohanglng the old standards of simplic ity and honesty, demoralizing many women; and acting as a potent causa J of far-reaching discontent. L.ei us jook. at certain pnasea ui American life and see It there is rea son for so sombre a judgment. Take the example of women In the rich smart set and consider Its influence on other women neither rich nor poor, on ordinary American women- And remember that for years our newspa pers have devoted pages every week to the doings of these wonderful ladies "In society." City newspapers, country newspapers, village newspapers, all the newspapers, have told about their gowns, their balls, their grand dinners, their weddings, their divorces, their departures for Europe, their returns from, Enrope, their follies and their extravagances always the same names over and over again In pompous cata logue until the hamlets In Idaho and the swamps of Florida know them better than the saints of sacred story. Until by mere force of iteration, by the hypnotism t of repetition, as a tire less advertiser at last compels you to buy his soap, these society people have been taken at their own valuation and in hundreds of towns and small cities all over America thousands of women follow their spectacular flutter Ings with almost reverent Interest. Thus a spurious aristocracy has grown up In this land, an aristocracy that rests on neither culture nor wit nor serious achievements, but simply on. money and love of show and Sunday newspapers! Yet vain and shallow as It Is, this tinsel aristocracy Is a real power In America, a great power. It dominates the social life of Newport and New xurn.. ll ucciura.miu auau ui ona.i i pass the dread portals of Fifth avenue. , ..bcst"-that is our rlchest-socletv ts se? and sit among the chosen the Four j Ung a profljgate example In this count! v. Hundred who shall or shall not te , an Mamn,- that thr.itpni th amrtltv nodded to from haughty carriages and county "anybody" in fashionable gath- erlng places, it is enviea, tearea ana Imitated, worst of all It Is Imitated Women from every part of the country come to .sew iorK ana see tnese 'leaders' of society (they are always on exniDttton). onserve tneir gowns and manners and hear about their mor als. "Ah." says one. "so she Is In the Four Hundred. that girl who used to make her own dresses." And another says, "So she got a divorce and married millionaire? And another pays. 'What, that woman a Isewport swell. 'when her father was James, the miner?" And another says. "They tell me this lady drinks too much, and that one never pays her bills, and another swears like a pirate, but it must be all right, for they are in the 'Four Hun dred. And thousands say, "But I am as pretty and as clever as they are. why shouldn't I do as well? And If they do this or that to succeed why shouldn't I do the same?" And back they go to their homes In numberless towns and small cities carrying- with them and spreading the seeds of reck lessness and discontent. Nor can any man tell Into what miserable harvest these seeds may grow. Into what ex travagance. Into what scandals ana wrecks of homes. And even among the great body of American women who would stand firm against such demoralization, there may be noted a certain lowering of moral tone as the result of Influences from above"; they tolerate or prac tice Rambling: since the "bridge" craze started, they drink more than they did and are less 3ure than they used to be what is or Is not becoming In a woman. An amusing Illustration of thLg last SOME STRANGE ACCIDENTS. (New Orleans Times-Democrat.) "The man who fell out of bed and broke his neck will scarcely attract more than passing notice." said a thoughtful man. "for there have been many cases equally remarkable. I recall one case where a man's neck was broken by a very slight turn of his foot. He attempted to 'catch J hlmselr that Is. to preserve his .balance and the effort was ofsuch violence that ; he broke his neck. Many men have brok- j en their necks by a sudden stumble and fall on the sidewalk, or by being knocked down by some hurrying pedes trian, or by a street car or a vehicle of some sort. "It Is not at all uncommon for a police man, with no Intention of doing more than subdue an unruly member, to break an offender's neck by rapping him over the head with his club. Sometimes the fall which follows and sometimes the blow breaks the neck of the offender. Some times a sudden, violent motion of the head, a quick jerking motion, the kind we make when dodging, will break the neck. "I recall a case where a man threw his neck out of Joint without breaking It by throwing his head to one side In an effort to dodge a bullet fired at him at short range. The bullet passed through the rim of his hat. Ever after that he car ried his head tilted over the right shoul der, and was never able to straighten it." An Old Goldsmith Volume., (Atlanta Constitution.) An old volume which an Atlanta book lover prizes was found In an old. bookshop recently. It Is "The History ot Rome," by Oliver Goldsmith. Goldsmith's name takes one back to the literary fellows of that day the hack work they did to keep life in them; for when Goldsmith was at work writing that history he was doing 20 different things besides little odds and ends that brought money for his dally bread, with a scolding landlady laying down the law to him; for It was the time when the great Dr. Johnson "thought himself lucky when he could dine In a cellar on slxpense worth of tripe and a pennyworth of bread, and wipe his Angers on the back ot a Newfoundland dog after his greasy meal!" And to think of the growling that Is done by the Utte authors of the present day! Gloves and .Microbes. (London Chronicle.) It was noticed In Parts when King Ed ward was there that he always appeared In public with his right hand gloved, but not his left. As it is a common practice to carry the right glove loose, and not tha left, much speculation has been excited by the King's reversal of this custom. One learned writer suggests that It la due to a sound perception of hygienic propriety. The object of a glove, be says. Is not to adorn, but to protect the band. Which hand has the more constant employment, and Is. therefore, brought Into closer con tact with microbes? Why, the right hand. It follows that, - in keeping that hand gloved, the King shows his unfailing sense. Vive Ie Boll .' Outside Opinion.- i Seaside Signal. Portland never did a more , ungrateful or disgraceful thing than when It defeated the Hon. George H. Williams for -Mayor. As an honorable, upright citizen. George H. Williams has no superior In the United States a public man for 5) years without a breath of scandal attaching to him et any time In his long and eventful career. The shame is Portland's alone. point was offered recently at Palm Beach. One day In the height of "the season there appeared at the bathing pool a strikingly handsome woman In a much diminished bathing suit. It was made in one piece much like a man's suit, and there were no stockings. There sounded forthwith a scandalized chorus from all the" ladies present; they were quite horrified and protests were made to the hotel manager. But the next day It transpired that the wearer of this outer garment was Lady . ot the smartest set In London and the smartest set In New York," and straightway the murmurs ceased. "Well." sighed one of the ladles who had been most strenuous against this Im modesty, "If I could swim as well as Lady I suppose I should do as she does." And the hotel manager, knowing the ways of the world, declared that Lady "might wear any old bathing suit she wanted to. or none at all." since, belns rich and a social power, she could do no wrong. Wherever we follow our spectacular rich (the newspapers force us to follow them), we find them parading like eccentricities, taking off shoes and stockings In Balti more after a fashionable gathering to wade in a public fountain; playing leap frog in Washington (men and women), after a smart dance: wandering off for hours In the Bob? de Boulogne (In couples with husbands and wives separated), after a brilliant Paris dinner: watching the con tortions "of a young woman and a boa constrictor (this In New York before a company ot men): applauding unmention able features of the stupid Seeley revel: gambling, gorging, drinking, gallivanting. In short, challenging the devil to offer any fillip for their Jaded senses! What won der It the unsophisticated West Is yield ing to this contamination, as appears In a recent Boston paper, which speaks edi torially of "an entertainment in -Minneapolis where- 300 men gathered to enjoy the dancing of a nude artist's model!" All ot which means. If it mea-ns any- ,Mnr- that a nnworfnt o omtnt tn rtlir nnH home3.. Pleasure and show and money! j)re for tv woment Gems for th? women! And a rich husband! Thofe i" the poisonous lure that tempts our maidens. Pleasure and show and money! In conclusion. I reply .to those who ?a" that, in censuring extravagance. I am striking at thf effect, not the cause, and who urge consideration of what they think the greater question, how the rich got their enormous fortune?. No doubt many of these fortunes were obtained by unfair means, by unju3t discrimination of laws, by trickery and fraud, by stuM luck, as In farm holding on Manhattan Island, and. no doubt, such fortunes should be made Impossible by law, by a graduated Income tax or a graduated In heritance tax. Nevertheless. I believe that the wrong done to the people by tha rich In getting their wealth Is less than the wrong they are now doing In squan dering It. It Is better to steal a man's money than his manhood. And while the American people may mourn the usurpa tion of their oil wells, coal fields, railways, meat supply, etc there would be deeper cause for mourning if they had lost also their honesty, their frugality and their peace of mind. In these homely qualities, not In material possessions, lies the 'real strength of this Nation, and our profligate rich are doing a wicked thing when they strike at these qualities, when, by their glittering example, they debauch our sopnd and sane middle classes, when they teach others to do as they have done, and spread through the body of our citizens the leaven of dishonesty and discontent. That Is a crime never to be forgiven, for It would work the political ruin ot th state through the moral ruin of the peo ple". REAL COST OF GAS. Pittsburg Dispatch. Gas price discussion in the West has contributed a fact that is interesting In more ways than one. Investigation has developed that Sheffield, the Brit ish Pittsburg, gets Its gas at the rate of from 28 to 36 cents, the lower rate being for use In gas engines, where it furnishes power at the cost of six mills per horse power per hour. The fact, of course, Impresses first a3 to the evi dence of cheapness. The price of gas coal In SheftieU Ij rather more 1 than In most of our cities from the Missis sippi to the seaboard. Yet the gas is furnished at one-third to one-quarter the usual price in this country. And the company makes a good profit at these rates presumably on unwatereJ stock. What Is a Gentleman"? Harper's Weekly. A reader considering the question. "What la a .'Gentleman'?" takes the po sition that the English interpretation of the term which Implies distinction of birth -and antecedents is no less absurd than the American Idea that it relates to character and conduct. A gentleman, he says, may be of aristocratic birth or he may not; he may be a scoundrel or a paragon, a deacon or a highwayman; "but he must have good manners, wear clean linen, and know the parts of speech." Why. he says, should we try "to make a word that Is so expressive within Its own Ephere convey meanings that it was never Intended to suggest?" Tart or the Big Stick. Philadelphia Record. A war fleet that Is swollen beyond the military necessities of the country not only Involves an enormous expenditure, but Is a dangerous possession. It is more apt to play the role of a disturber of In ternational amity than of a preserver of the peace. It is evident that there is no reason for the exorbitant proportions to which it Is proposed to Increase our naval expenditure. At Skibo. John KendricJc Bancs In Harper's 'Wekly. (Mr. Carnegie has diplomatically solved the problem, of his flag at Eklbo Castle by fling ing to the breexa a banner, one side of which Is the standard of Great Britain, the othar the Stars and Stripes. Dally Paper.) Carnegie flies a double flag Up by Sklhtbo way; On one side rears St. George's nag Engaged In nad affray; . While on the other O the wagt The Stars and Stripes do play. It Is an Inspiration great To hit on such a plan. ' And thus avert the evil fate Of living 'neath a bann Which fcometlmes falls upon the pat Of a two.stded man. If in consistence he proceeds What wondrous things will be! Since one thing to another lead Tls possible we'll see A bank-note: one side Xs reads. The other . s. d. And maybe when he wants to ianga At something filled with -wit, A bumper of pure mirth to quaff. Some passing mood to fit. What better than old Punch's-chaff "With touch of Life In It? And when the quetlon momentous Is put to him polntblank; "Are you a 3rltlsher Hie us Or from th Ohio's baak?" . . "Why can't you hear his thunderous? "I am as Anglo-Tank!