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C. Kbbltt House, Penn srlvanla avenue. JVBTL4XD. nirRSDAT, MAY . 1906. FRANK SMITH. A man who Incurs great danger or makes a great sacrifice In a good cause 4 called a hero; If he does the same in a bad oatiBe, we call him a desperado. "Would any or all of those changes In social conditions which theorists dream of avail to develop Into heroes that hu man material which, now runs to waste and destruction In the desperado? Was Frank Smith's murderous career and tragic death his own fault or the world's? 'Who or what Is to blame for the human muck which cumbers the slums of cities, for the population of prisons and the eaJ procession of Mag dalens which drags on forever Its dolor ous march to shameful graves? We may say, perhaps, that all energy Is , good, no matter whether Jt be inani mate or human, so Jong as It is con trolled and directed; but evil when It r-eaks its bonds and rages in wild 11b- fl learned to control fire, steam and trlclty, nor is the secret yet com Vly mastered; still less do we un tand the mastery of those energies llo pent up in the human soul and Jare baleful or beneficent accord- the ends they seek. Understand such a character as kRmith we should know hie an- for many generations, what f good and evil mingled to his soul and determine his out- Fn the world, what ho suffered Lrned at school and in his home. 1 a belief, not entirely incredible. soul is bom again and again world, with fresh opportunities ';wmtance and hitrh achievement very birth. If this were true, and ,4;ome -future age Frank Smith, the )1 outlaw, should reappear, upon the th as the mAster of Rockefeller's till lions or at the head of the German y. what deeds his stern and fero- ius energy might accomplish! Per j.apg the soul which now inhabits lockefeller's body animated in some past century a criminal who was hunt ed like a w lid beast to his death. Per haps In the ages to come we shall unite to hunt down great social criminals, as we now pursue murderous desperadoes, Biul shall crown with praise the heroes who bring them to their end, as we now praise Harry Draper for his brave deed on the green slope between the railroad nd the Willamette. For all that Draper knew. Smith lay with a cocked revolver ready to fire at the first sight of a face peering over the Jog that sheltered him. Why did he not? Was he taken by surprise? We cannot think so, for he must have heard the voices of his pursuers, the yelping of the bloodhounds, and certainly the explosions of dynamite only a few feet away. Did he believe that the hunters could not find where he was hidden? This Is also incredible, for he knew that the dogs could follow the scent, no mat ter where it led. Still, the answer to our question Is not difficult; let us seek for it in our knowledge of what pitiful human nature will do In Its last ex tremlties. .Nihil human! a me allenum puto. The last hour of a desperate criminal is not without its interest and it? lesson. At 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning Kmlth had reached the end of his re sources. Hunger, exposure, anxiety and almost superhuman exertion had done their wwk upon htm. His strength was exhausted, his spirit broken. To yield to his pursuer seemed to him siow less of an evil than to endure fur ther Immediate suffering, and he emerged from his concealment intend ing to give himself up; but at the crit ical moment, when he saw bands of armed hunters on either side represent ing the power and threatening the vengeance of outraged society, he was seized wtth sudden panic and again fled into the shelter of the wood, not with any hope of ultimate escape or with any Intention of further resistance, but driven by preternatural fear. The feel ing that he was one hunted, starving man, with the whole human race deter mined upon his death, broke over his soul and cowed him with abject terror. He found a place of concealment and crouched there in that state of grisly anticipation which has no name but which everybody understands who has lived through a nightmare. The ex ploding dynamite must have increased his dread. Perhaps his mind gave way and during the last moments he may actually have imagined himself In the place of torment for lost souls. In this state he met his death, and death must have come to him as a friend. For the Individual at war with organ ized society there Is but one possible end. He may resiet for a time; he may do great harm; but the outcome of the as-mifxtA la iiever. jtiuubtfuV Event V oa- lus like' Napoleon, with the resources of a great nation, at his. command, must ultimately be overcome If the human raoe unites against him. How can one forlorn criminal hope for success? What all mankind has determined shall fail must faU. In this fact lies the hope of the world and the ultimate ruin of greater malefactors than Frank Smith. When we all unite against any evil, as the country united against this brute run mad in his despair, that evil will cease as his life went out at Dra per's pistol shot. The greatest power in the world is the social will. The great est problem Is to direct that will inflex ibly toward righteous ends. The hope that some day we shall solve this prob lem Is the one thing that gives energy and meaning to unselfish effort. THE COST OF GETTING OFFICE. H. S. Rowe, ex-Mayor of Portland, who has had some experience in Oregon politics, has been talking to the Seattle newspapers about the great expense to candidates of the direct primary, sys tem. It Is Mr. Rowe's opinion that there was expended in the recent Ore gon primary campaign from $200,000 to $250,000. A year ago, when Mr. Rowe was a candidate for Mayor of Portland, he admits that his personal expenses were about $2500. He thinks the Will lams campaign cost from $8000 to $10, 000, and there was expended in Qlafke's interest $15,000. This year Dr. Withy combe, he says, disbursed about $4000 and Mr. Bourne for Senator a very much larger amount. It may be that some of the candidates named will not admit that the figures were so great. But, on the whole, it is probable that Mr. Rowe's estimate is no exaggera tion. The expenditures were in no in stance for corrupt or Improper pur poses, but were made necessary because each candidate had to organize and maintain a personal machine. One can didate, for example, is known to have had a press bureau that distributed thousands of circulars throughout' the state and his outlay for postage stamps alone must have reached at least $10,000. Every aspirant for office found it nec essary on his own behalf to go into the advertising business extensively, and the newspapers, large and small, were filled with political advertising. Not a single aspirant for an important state ofllce escaped without heavy personal financial outlay. Some of them will get It back, no doubt, when they shall be elected In June; others will, of course, charge It all up to experience. They have no other recourse. It is easy to see that the direct pri mary system places on the individual candidate for office the sole responsibil ity for success or failure. So far as experience in Oregon has gone, no sin gle candidate has ventured to rely on his known merits to commend him to general support, but each has felt It necessary to push hie claims and pro claim everywhere his own deserts. It is. of course, too much to say that the person who spends the most money will get the best results under this system; but it Is Idle to deny that the candidate who organizes the most perfect ma chine, does the most extensive and ex pensive advertising, procures the best and most numerous workers, and arouses by any available device the greatest public interest In himself and his ambitions, has a great advantage over the humbler aspirant for office who has nothing but a good record, a clear conscience and a perfect knowl edge of his own fitness for public posi tion to recommend him. Of course, the direct primary Is here to stay. The people like it, but the candidates do not that Is to say, those candidates who did not "get there"; and those who did are doubtless wondering if they might not have done Just as well if they had kept some of their good money. v RETIREMENT OF WITTK. It is not exactly clear to the average student of the situation that the Rus sian ship of state has improved its sea worthy condition by Jettisoning Pre mier Witte. To be sure, the financial atmosphere has become somewhat clearer since the Czar succeeded In bor rowing a matter of $440,000,000 from France, England, Holland and Prussia; but much of the credit for securing the loan, onerous as were the terms, is due to the man who is now to be die posed. Another point to be considered is the fact that even 'the enormous amount so recently added to the Indebt edness of Russia will not be sufficient to meet all requirements that confront the government. This loan may have to be followed by others, in securing which Nicholas may Again feel the need of a man who stands on the Isolated middle ground between the aristocracy and the anarchists. St. Petersburg dis patches say that Witte Is a man with out a party, and. his retirement will not be regretted, except by a few Immediate friends. In view of his past record as a diplomat and a genius for evolving or der from chaos, It would appear that the political situation In Russia would be vastly Improved if there were more men without parties. Premier Witte throughout his career has endeavored to follow a policy of fairness for the Czar's subjects, and It is undoubtedly through his efforts In this direction that he has incurred the hostility or the aristocracy, who are largely responsible for his overthrow. At the same time, his prominence in the administration of Nicholas made It Impossible for him to escape some of the blame for the cruelties and burdens placed on the peasant classes. That Premier Witte appreciated the situation responsible for so much of the misery whlch Russia has suffered was made clear nearly fojur years ago, when he was Minister of Finance. At that time, In explaining the budget - before the Council of State, he said: The Minister of Finance must confess that the population is weighed down by direct end Indirect taxation to th uttermost limit that can b borne. A further Increase of taxation would not only be without purpose but would hardly be permissible in the pres ent condition of the country. While the Council of State agreed with M. de Witte four years ago, the needed reforms were so slow In appear ing that riot, bloodshed and revolution preceded them. What was true at that time Is given added force now. since enormous additional burdens have been placed on the struggling people. Rus sia is today the only government on earth which levies taxes for any pur pose without even consulting the repre sentatives of the people. Approval of the people of the purpose for which these taxes are raised is never- asked, and for a good many generations the peasants have obeyed the demands In dumb submission. The money thus wrung from the peasant classes, or that portion of it which was not squandered by the bureaucracy thieves, has been san. to rosintaininc lapses arjHj.: In the world. In building thousands of miles of unremunerative railroads, and in Far Eastern seaport cities which have never made any returns on the investment. ' This prodigal waste of money, which Is secured in some cases from peasants who are deprived of food in order that they may meet the demands of the tax collector, cannot go on forever, and the Czar will be fortunate indeed if he se cures another helmsman who will be as successful as M. de Witte in steer ing the ship of state clear of the finan cial rocks. If the new administration pays strict heed to the repeated admo nitions of the deposed Premier, there is yet a chance for Russia to recover; but if the old policy of oppression of the poor and wastefulness by the rich bu reaucrats is continued, it will not be long before the large loan which. M. de Witte negotiated is exhausted, and then indeed will Russia be fortunate if she can find as 6trong a man to lean on as the stole who Is about to be retired to private life. MXAKVEB AND TACO.WA. A little book entitled "McCarver and Tacoma," just published, gives a sketch of the life of Morton M. McCarver, an early pioneer of . Oregon, and the founder of Tacoma. McCarver came to Oregon with the Immigration of 184,3. He was & conspicuous man in our eary affairs. There yet survive a few per sons, at Oregon City, where he lived many years, who knew' him, and he. is remembered also In Portland. In 1868 he went to Puget Sound and founded Tacoma. .The book before us contains the history. To Philip Ritz, then living at Walla Walla, for whom Ritzville, in Eastern Washington, is named, is given the chief honor of hav ing suggested the name of Tacoma. He took it -from Theodore Winthrop's book, "The Canoe and the Saddle," and he urged the name upon McCarver. Wlnthrop had visited Puget Sound in 1853. His book was a wonder of de scriptive power. Wlnthrop fell in 1861, in one of the early skirmishes of the Civil War in Virgina, and his book was published later. Copies of the original edition are very scarce and almost be yond price. Moved by the enthusiasm of Mr. Ritz, McCarver adopted the name Tacoma. This book, "McCarver and Tacoma," will have permanent value in our pio neer annals. It Is written and published by Thomas W. Prosch, whose wife is a daughter of General McCarver. It is dedicated to the pioneers of Oregon and Washington. He died in April, 1875, at the age of 68 years. His widow, Julia A. McCarver, died in May, 1897, in her 72d year. Mil. HARRIMAN AT SEATTLE. , Mr. Harriman seems to have been singularly unfortunate in his prelimi nary skirmishes in the battle for en trance into the City of Seattle, and some of his expressions regarding the difficulties which beset him Incline to bitterness. He states quite, emphatic ally that he will not build to Seattle unless the Elliott Bay metropolis makes some much-need'ed concessions. Seattle, on the other hand, is standing pat, and refuses to budge, and. unless one or the other of the Interested, par ties recedes from the position chosen, there will be nothing doing on trtie Pu get Sound extension of the Union Pa cific, at least not beyond Tacoma. Mr. Harriman is correct In his statement that Seattle has something at stake In the matter. The building of the road will result in mutual benefits, and, if the question were put to a popular vote, it would undoubtedly be shown that the sentiment of Seattle is overwhelmingly in favor of giving Mr. Harriman about everything In reason that he asks for. It is hardly fair, however, for the Union Pacific to charge up against Se attle the enormous sums wasted In pur chase of terminal facilities. The entire holdings of the Union Pacific at Seattle and vicinity could have been secured for from one-third to one-half the amount paid for them if the? business had been handled by men familiar with local conditions. The fact that Mr. Harrlman's California agents paid such unreasonable and uncalled-for prices for real estate does not now warrant the road in asking recompense In the way of cheap access to the city. At the same time the advantages of having another road will not be lost sight of by Seattle, and, If the matter ever reaches such an acute stage that negotiations are likely to be broken off, the city will probably come to the front with a prop osition which can be accepted by Mr. Harriman. There is one feature of his Seattle deal, however, which should not escape the attention of Mr. Harriman, and that Is that Seattle from its earli est history has been a rather independ ent proposition from a railroad stand point. The Northern Pacific experimented for a few years with the plan of ignor ing the existence of Seattle, but Seattle borrowed a pick and shovel and built a few miles of railroad on her own ac count, and in due season the Northern Pacific capitulated and entered the city. The business developed so rapidly that the Great Northern needed no coaxing. Both of these roads came in on much easier terms than are demanded of Mr. Harriman, but conditions have changed end it Is now a case of whether Seattle is really anxious for the new road or is satisfied with the facilities which It al ready enjoys. Tacoma has apparently been more liberal with the new road, and Mr. Harrlman's agents were not forced to pay such exorbitant prices for ter minals as were demanded at Seattle. It is hardly probable, however, that the road will be built to Tacoma unless it can gain access to Seattle. In this case Portland would be loser to a certain extent, for the Union Pa cific's lack of a direct route to Puget Sound results in a large amount of travel from the East taking other roads and never reaching Portland. Were it possible for the Union Pacific and Its feeders to route passengers to Puget Sound by wt. ' of Portland, a great many who otherwise would never see Portland'and Oregon would come this way and stop over to see the country. Portland, Tacoma and Seattle will all profit by the building of the new roadt and it Is to be hoped that there will be an easing of the strain that seems to exist between Mr. Harriman and the guardians of Seattle's highways. Ground will be broken In ninety days In Chicago for a hospital Intended ex clusively for the rich. This statement Is not as heartless as it appears to be. The sentiment in favor of hospital treatment Is growing rapidly among all classes. The purpose of this hospital, which will be built on property owned by the Presbyterian Hospital, Is to pro vide a place suited In its luxurious ap ndntments to the ability of wealthy pa- tlanU tt a ipr, -what thej; (Ent, MP1 i -fniaiied. is expected that the revenue derived from this hospital will be sufficient to overbalance the deficit that occurs each year in the Presbyterian Hospital funds through Inability of many of the pa tients to pay for the care they receive in that institution. The plan is there fore based upon generosity rather than upon selfishness. It will simply cater to the needs of well-to-do invalids at prices that they are willing and able to pay, for the benefit of the poorer class of sick people. It Is on the principle of the charity ball, which gives enjoyment to those w-ho patronize it and provides a return benefit for those who are not able to pay for the necessities, still less for the luxuries of life. In this view it Is not a bad sort. Mararjan Krishna, a Brahmin mis sionary, has Just startled the Kansas City Episcopalians with the statement that India is overstocked with mission aries, and that "we have more religion of our own than we know what to do with, a surplus that we would like to export." He earnestly requested' that we keep our missionaries at home, and blamed all the woes and famines of India on the missionaries. Mr. Krishna has apparently overdrawn the picture, but his declarations are not without elements of truth. A great deal of the religion that the Caucasians introduced into India was impressed on the na tives with shot and shell, and it is but natural that they should prefer their own religion, as they had used' it longer than we had used ours and accordingly thought it entitled to precedence. The British steamship Oceano yester day completed a cargo of more than S.800,000 feet of lumber for the Orient. The British -steamship Kilburn was chartered to load a 3,000,000-foot cargo at Portland for Genoa, Italy, and the German ship Emelie will load a 2,000,-000-foot cargo for Copenhagen. The enormous demand for shipment to San Francisco will tax the capacity of the mills for a while, but, In connection with orders from the Coast ports, the Portland exporters will continue to dis patch record-breaking cargoes to re mote quarters of the globe, where the reputation of Oregon lumber has been established. Although this port is now shipping more lumber than goes out of any other port on earth, the mills are running night and day and .are still un able to keep up with their orders. There Is vast inequality in the dis tribution of favors by that whimsical Jade called Fate. When John W. Gates was chopping cord wood in the back woods of Illinois, Edward Wellman Zerell, one of the most famous civil engineers of his time, won world-wide fame as superintending engineer of the Hoosao tunnel. He also planned and built the Niagara suspension bridge and made the first survey for the United States of an Interoceanic canal at Panama. And yet with these lasting monuments to his wonderful skill, Zerell died in poverty dn New York on Wednesday at the age of 80 years, and John W. Gates at last ac counts was playing faro with a $40,000 limit, and offering to match pennies for $60,000 a side. The 15-year-old son of L. R. Free man,' editor of the Northwest Farm and Home, of North Yakima, ran away the day of the earthquake, and the rather In his grief appeals to the press to aid him in recovering the lad. There Is pathos in his words wherein he says his boy is "an invalid from rheumatism and nervous, prostration brought on by cigarette smoking and other Impru dences." Mr. Freeman desires "to save him from a life of degeneracy and crime." 'It is rather late in the life of a boy with those habits to begin to worry". The youth's salvation may work Itself to the surface, however. There is promise in the closing state ment of the father's appeal, 4n which he says his son "is a practical printer." Creffield. the Holy Roller, is accumu lating another stock of lunatics who sooner or later will have to be taken care of by the state. The capture and care of his misguided followers cost the state several thousand dollars two years ago, and, from the start he. is making, it is not improbable that there will be another big bill of expense to foot in the near future. The husbands or brothers of these misguided women who run after this fakir seem to have something lacking in their make-up, or the Holy Roller would long ere this have been given a treatment which would have prevented him from carry ing out a portion of the religious rite which he is accused of practicing on his victims. The Oregonlan has not "subscribed to Statement No. 1," and will not do so. The statement is a "freak" statement. No matter what the popular vote may be. The Oregonian if the Legislature shall have a Republican majority will insist on the election of a Republican Senator. If the Democrats shall have a majority In the Legislature, it will ex pect the election of a Democratic Sen ator, no matter what the popular vote may be. There Is no call to have pa tience, on such a subject, with the puerilities of silly people or doctrin aires. A few years hence it is likely the Pacific County oyster beds will have a surplus that will materially affect East ern importations. Already this Spring fifty-four cars of Eastern seed have been received at South Bend. The aliens thrive in Western waters, like all else that is transplanted. It will be charged to the earthquake, of course; but why, no one can tell. At Walla Walla wells and springs In constant use for forty years are going dry, while down the river on this side, in the Arlington country, the wells are becoming gushers. Not even the highest apostle of non resistance can object to our standing army in the face of such excellent work at San Francisco. . His Ashes Fertilize His Roses. North American. Henry Meiaer, one-time surveyor in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a Ho insurance company, had one real passion to raise roses to give his friends. He always wore a fresh bud in his coat, and a receptacle within his silk hat contained a supply, of which he gave one to each friend he met. . Further ing a request in his will, two of Meis er's friends took the ashes of his cre mated body and scattered them around the roses in Eden Park. When the roses are in bloom these two friends are to give one rose, whose growth has been aided by his ashes, to each of Melser's old friends as a token that even after his death h(s lifelong habit THE SILVER LINING. . By A. H. Ballard. The Drop-Stitch Stocking. The drop-stltch stocking Is mildly, sweetly shocking. As we watch the Summer girl this time of year; She gives her skirts a twist With a deft and dainty wrist And the drop-Btltch stocking doth ap pear. The drop-stitch stocking. The drawn-lace stocking, The siiken-mesh stocking with clocks on the side. As o'er the pave it flits It drives away our wits. The Willieboys have fits, woe betide. The filmy threads are thin. Showing bits of pink, white ekin; Oh. the sacred female foot Is great, you know. ' She's the limit! She's a hummer! She's the glorious Queen of Summer, She's a peach from picture bat to twin kling toe. Oh, the drop-stltch stocking, The softly-clinging stocking, The tantalizing stocking of this girl; She has won you, she has done you, And there's nothing more can stun you. She makes your life one long, delirious whirl. A drop-stitch slocking. An open-work stocking, A tightly-held stocking. Even a llslethread stocking (no josh!) As o'er the pave It flits We throw away our wits. Yes, ALL. the men have fits, by goshl a If you round up all your resources you can square up all right. see Husband your wits to manage your wife. e Red wine drives away the blues, a a a Make money and money will unmake you. a a a Having a good time Is one of the most strenuous undertakings a man can at tempt. a a A letter Is an Index to character, cul ture and general make-up of the writer, a a a Shattered. Hold an idol as long as you may. You'll some day wake to find It clay, a a a San Francisco always was a hot town, anyway. s a Society wants us to be s:ily. A fool has the advantage. He is the real thing, a a a The multitude that thinks one good turn deserves a kick does not grow appreciably less. a a a Give to him who never had and he'll swear he made it himself. a a a Half the world rises on the shoulders of the other half and thinks it la running the whole outfit. a a a You are not your brother's keeper, but you banker after being his adviser. a a a A few local Russell Sages are annoyed that some time or other some one else is going to get a finger In the pie. a a The face of a beautiful woman Is more dangerous than a bottle of whisky. a a a It Is good that some people around here are making money now. They'll need It. a a a Never shirk. a a Everything must be dreamed first, a a a Artistic lying is a desirable accomplish ment, v a a a Many people do not live anywhere. They are Just staying. One of the best things in the world to have is 'a home. a a a The telephone and stubbing your toe are two episodes in a person's life that Justify brilliant swearing. a a a Society is just getting dressed and will be down In a few minutes. a a a We only make a little speck In the uni verse, but It Is an Important speck to us. a a a We say ha ha. when we feel boo hoo. a a a I am told that the place I hold In the 400 Is one of the naughts. Well, some people aren't even recognized at all. The Oregon Experience. Corvallis Times. Analysis of the primary campaign and its outcome shows beyond ques tion that it cost every candidate a large sura of money, that the man who spent the least money was handi capped, that there will always be times and instances where the nomination will depend on the amount of .money spent, that on the whole money is a better asset for getting a nomination than is merit, and that the boss, through his superior organization, can probably accomplish more In controll ing the outcome than he did under the convention system. The state is to an expense of many thousands of dollars, and as far as can be seen the tickets are no better, though probably no worse than would have been evolved by conventions. That the law, from a partisan standpoint. Is a good thing for the Democrats Is certain. That it will remain In effect Is entirely likely, because having once felt the new nom inating power, the electors will not be willing to give it up. The Essence of Self. Exchange. How tender some women are over- the term, "Old Maid!" NEWSPAPER WAIFS. Staylata (looking at his match) "Why. mr natch has run down." Miss Wearyun (suppressing; a yawn) "Wall, there's a cal endar in the hall." Chicago Daily News. That trust magnate got Into trouble on his tour to the Fill Islands.". "How?" "A native chief sent him a Ulsh of stewed octo pus, and he took It as a personal Insult." Detroit Free Press. George, don't you think it would be Just lovely to drift slowly down the stream of life. Just living- and lovlna; as we floated along?" "Too slow." replied Qeorire. "I'd rather ba pulled or pushed." Milwaukee Sentinel. "Don't you think that members of Con gress ought to receive more compensation ?" "Some ought to get more," answered Sen ator Sorghum, and some ought to be con tributing to the conscience 'fund." Wash ington Star. Miss Pole "May Goodley has been rec ommending her dressmaker very highly to me," Miss Peppry "Tee. you really should go to her." Miss Pole "Do you think so?" Miss Peppry "Yes. Indeed; she's so clever ,hr can make the very plainest girls look faults aicewP2iUadiabi Fxm IN THE OREGON COUNTRY. The Municipal Bathtub, Freewater Times. One of the things that make property valuable Is Its attractiveness. No city can be attractive unless it Is clean, mor ally and physically. Pay Day on the Reservation. Pendleton Tribune. With a gas plant being constructed and the reservation supplied with money the appropriate hymn for Pendleton should be, "There'll be a hot time In the old town tonight." Enlightened and Sensible. ' The Dalles Chronicle. It Is encouraging to note that only a preacher here and there attributes the California tragedy to the wrath of God visiting vengeance on a wicked people. There is hope for a safe and sane re ligion. Adversity Produces Them. Albany Herald. The man with the muck rake Is an infinlteslmally small figure compared with the man with relief in his hand and eameat human sympathy in hla heart. There is a legion seeking to aid their fellow men for every one trying to de ceive and despoil. Hand Out That Bouquet. Milton Eagle. The thought that "no one cares and no one knows" blights many a bud of promise. Be It the young artist at the easel, the workman at his bench, the boy at his mathematical problems or your little girl at the piano, give what praise you can. Oregon Mortgage-Lifter. Pilot Rock Record. A subscriber at Ritter gives the Record some astonishing figures on the value of the hog as & money producer. From seven sows In 21 months $1500 worth of pork has been sold. The hog seems to be keeping up its reputation as a mort gage raiser. There Is the Mileage. Athena Press. Just why Fred Mulkey desired the election of United States Senator for a term not exceeding 90 days Is not ap parent, unless for advertising purposes. Besides the empty honor Mulkey's victory seems most barren except that a man suelng for divorce might gain some pres tige by employing a United States Sena tor. All of Which Is Sarcasm. Canby Tribune. Everybody in Canby felt sure the con vict and robber would be captured when Wesley Rlggs and Constable John Gra ham went In pursuit of the outlaw Wed nesday morning. The two gentlemen aforesaid armed themselves with large guns. Mr. Graham carried a number eight breech-loading shotgun and Riggs a num ber sixty rifle. They wanted to take a cannon along, but couldn't find a mule in town to pull It. They walked on tip toes to the Southern Pacific bridge and being unable to find the robber they hid in a brush pile (so they wouldn't scare the robber) and quietly waited for him to cross the bridge. The robber didn't cross, but If he had It's hard to Imagine what might have happened. Marshall Field's Advice. World's Work. A young bond salesman for a New York house Interviewed the late Mar shall Field In the Spring of 1905 with a view to selling him a number of Pennsyl vania Railroad guaranteed bonds, yield ing a little less than 4 per cent. "Young man," said Mr. Field, "you are only wast ing my time and yours. I like your bonds. When the trustees of my estate come to Investing the Interest on my invest ment I hope they will buy that kind of bonds, but I am a business man, and do not care to put a large part of my surplus in a fully developed property any more than I should care to buy out a business enterprise that seemed to me to have reached the limit of its growth, no matter how solid 'it might be. Ydur bonds are too good for me." Mr. Field. It will be noted, invested his surplus on the same principle upon which he built up his business, namely. to put the money where it has a chance to grow. Franklin. By Dr. 6. Weir Mitchell. Read at the banquet, Franklin Bicentennial Celebration. April 20. 190fi. A memory only? Nay, for us who find Familiar here the Impress of his mind. Warmed by his thought when glow the evening fires. Hearing his genius In the whispering wires, More than a memory he seems to tread Our streets today, the Quickest of the dead! We know the face, the dome-like build of head. The mirthful lips by humorous habit bred. The sterner lines that mark the will to meet In equal wUe or victory or defeat. How near us seems this nature frank and kind. This equal comrade of the larger mind. And yet so near the heart ol all mankind. Unharmed by flattery and unstirred by praise He. .moved serenely through laborious days Befriended ever by one Klft of heaven Kot always surely unto genius given The cool self-Judgment void of all pretence. The sense uncommon men call common sense. So lives in memory he who stands confessed Of s-ery thought tonight the welcome guest. Ix. at hla nam there rlsa securely great The strong yore fathers of our Infant state. Whoaa gage of duty boldly challenged fate. What happy stars shone radiant on the birth Of that ripe harvest of our virgin earth. Men of "a day when Freedom asked of Fame Heroic souls and larga the answer cams! Two hundred busy years have passed away Since in his humble home an Infant lay; Beside hla cradle passed the mistress. Fates On whose decree the hidden future waits. No frowning shapes foretold disastrous hours Fair were the forms that promised fruit and flowers. Thers tranquil Science to the Infant brought The prescient Insight of Illumined thought. Saw with proud eyes the answering flame of heaven T7nto the questioning hand of genius given. And felt with him the Joy of those who find The hidden secrets of the eternal mind. The Muse of lttsrs whispered in his ear "Thou shalt be mine, and lo. I give thee here The wise of elder days thy friends to be As men unborn shall turn for friend to thee; Thou shalt be mine." she cried, and gave the boy The unfailing magic of her matchless Joy, Graced with expression's charm his birthday hour. And on his cradle left her gift of power. The Queen of History In that lowlv room With glowing visions filled the silent gloom. While past his" couch swept on and swift away All the strange drama of his future day, Till with a word of Influence bending down. Each gift she left that wins for man renown. And at the last Achievement's laurel crown. Then at his side there lingered for a while The Comic Muse, and with her constant smile Gave the wide gamut of her range of mirth. To meet and mock the Ills and carea of earth; Xeft where he lay the shining sword and shield Of ready humor well he learned to yield. And with her Joyous laughter called away These phantom prophets of his natal day. Then take my toast. "A great man's mem ory A man so various that he seemed to ba JLeiflt f " U msnklnd.' ottom.' . ORDER 0UT0F CHAOS. San Francisco Rapidly Returns, to Normal Conditions of Life. SAN FRANCISCO. May S. Conditions o' life are gradually becoming more normal In this city, and the work of clearing up the wreck in preparation for rebuilding In the downtown section of the city Is ' going on more rapidly. Business Is being rapidly resumed by retail tradesmen of every . description throughout the destroyed sections of the city. George Wtttman, chairman of the committee on retail trade, reports that the following places of business are open: Forty-four butchers, 29 restaurants. 22 bakeries, 23 fruit and vegetable stands. 71 dairies, 15 refreshment parlors, 63 gro ceries and 71 miscellaneous establish- ments, including tailors, plumbers, dry goods stores, druggists and cigar stands. The commission firms located along the water front are doing a thriving business. Yesterday receipts showed a marked in crease over the preceding day, and prices of daliy goods and some lines of green goods were lower. In less than two weeks the garbage question will be disposed of. An Inspec tion of the reduction works In the Po- " trero has been made, and It was reported that outside of the 100 feet of the tall chimneys, repairs to tho furnaces can be completed in ten days. Men were set to work yesterday on these necessary repairs, and soon there will be established a forced draught so as to insure rapid combustion. As soon 4 as this Is completed all refuse will be in cinerated as in the past. Light, Water and Car Service. Mayor Schmltz has removed all restric tions as to the lighting of dwellings, with the suggestion that candles be used ex clusively for Illuminating purposes until electricity can be resumed. Petroleum for lighting purposes Is espe cially prohibited until the water supply Is intact. The Spring Valley Water Company ex pects to have the city water front sup plies In commission within ten das. By that time the pipes on the various wharves will have been overhauled .and shipping will be accommodated as before the earthquake. The United Railroads has been given permission by Mayor Schmlts to operate Its cars until later hours, in order that the last cars, beginning tonight, will leave all terminals at midnight. The United Railroads has already oper ated seven lines, and with these three additional routes, will be covering nearly all sections of the unburned district. The work of inspecting chimneys Is pro ceeding rapidly. Every chimney in every building left standing In San Francisco will be thoroughly inspected before any permits are Issued to make fires Indoors. Factories Again in Operation. Many of the larger factories left un harmed are starting up work with all the rapidity possible under the circumstances. At the Union Iron Works 2300 men are now employed, and the management ex pects within a fortnight to have the full complement of Its force, nearly 4000 men, engaged. No damage was done to the three new warships being built at these works for the Government, the cruisers California and Milwaukee and the battleship South Dakota. The steamer City of Puebla, which was sunk in the bay, has been raised, and is being repaired. Workmen are also engaged fixing the steamer Columbia, which was turned on her side. The electrlo lighting system Is rapidly being restored, and street lighting was greatly extended last night. Where only a few street lights pierced the darkness Monday night, arc lights Il luminated the streets last night In almost every Bection of the unburned district. For the flrsT time In two weeks the mint and the postofflce were brilliant with lights. The mint was encircled with a string of incandescent lamps which passed arouxvi the outside of the building and made ev- -ery approach as light as day. Chain-Gang for Loafers. All abled-bodled men must go to work or leave the city. This Is the dictum of Chief of Police Dinan, which, it is said, he wlU strictly enforce. The relief work and distribution of food and clothing is attracting a certain ele ment to the city which does not desire to labor, while some already here prefer to live on the generosity of others rather than work. Chief Dinan Is determined that those who apply for relief and refuse to work when it Is offered them shall leave the city or be arrested for vagrancy. The Police Judges have suggested the . establishing of a chain gang, and putting all vagrants and petty offenders at work clearing up the ruins. Criminals Have Fled. Perhaps never in the history of the city has there been so little crime In San Francisco. With the saloons closed. Chinatown, the Barbary Coast and other haunts of criminals wiped out, and sol diers and marines on most every block In the residence districts, there have been . few crimes of any kind. It Is the opinion of the police that most of the criminal element has left the city. The saloons, in all probability, will re main closed for two months yet. Strict Rule Against Saloons. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2. The action of Mayor Mott, of Oakland, in author izing the opening of all saloons, which have remained closed since the fire, doer not meet with the approval of Chief of Police Dinan. The Board of 1?ollce Commissioners Is sued the following order this morning: "The doors of all saloons shall be kept closed and securely bolted, neither sodawater nor other drinks shall be sold or dispensed in barroom or saloon. Sa loonkeepers may sell sodawater or other nonalcoholic drinks outside of the door of tnelr saloons or barrooms. In cases of groceries connected with bar rooms, the door leading from the grocery to the saloon shall be kept closed and securely bolted or nailed." Exorbitant Price for Opening Safes, SAN FRANCISCO. May i. Complaint has been made that some of the men employed In opening safes have demanded exorbitant fees, in some cases $60 and $100. The men who opened the vaults in the City Hall containing the public records wanted $100. but they did not get' it. Most of the smaller safes can be opened with a hammer and chisel with very little labor, therefore the amount demanded is out of all proportion to the labor required. A large safe company has sent word to all its customers to pay no more than $10. Warns Away Sightseers. SAN FRANCISCO. May . Traffic Di rector Stubbs of the Southern Pacific system has sent word throughout the East, through E. O. McCormick at Chi cago, notifying all agents to discourage people from coming to San Francisco for the mere purpose of sightseeing. It Is probable that the same notice will be sent throughout the coast also, ' as the capacity of the railway company has been severely taxed by the great num ber of people who axe flocking to San Francisco from cities and towns within radius of 200 miles. Slight Shock Tuesday Night. BAN FRANCISCO, May 2. At 10:0$ o'clock last night there was another earthquake shock. It was slightly felt In Ban Fran cisco, but down on the peninsula as far as Palo Alto and Stanford Uni versity the shosk was very severe. No damage has been reported,