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VICAR!Ol!S BENEVOLENf E.
Suppose f.ii Oregon farmer had a pear
orchard ;i lid the fruit was. ripe. Sup
pose also tlxtt there whs too much of
the fruit to sr-11, at home and he wished
to ship the surplus to Chicago. Sup
pose liiiaHy that the railroad charges
tvero xo high that ho could not ship to
Chicago without losing money. What
"would thai fanner naturally do? Ho
would go to Congress, would he not,
ii nd ask for a subsidy. He would ask
our benevolent lawmakers to give him
it bun tit on each box of fruit large
enough to enable him to pay the freight
and sell it at a protit in the Chicago
market. Such is t lie habit of farmers,
is it not? And when they ask for such
a subsidy they always get it. 'Or are
we dreaming? Is H the farmers' who
ask for subsidies to help pay the ship
ping expenses of their crops, or in it
the millionaire trust magnates. And
if It the farmers who get the subsidies
and tariff bounties, or it it the great
,::io;.;.j;v.'l.uX.''!asters of Congress?
It U a dream indeed. One farmer, or
one thousand farmers, may see their
crops rob on the ground because of high
freight charges and the serenity of
Congress and Mr. Root and Mr. Shaw
id not disturbed in the least; but when
certain merchants have goods which
they wish to ship to South America and
which they cannot ship with a profit
' because the freight is too high, then
there is a hustling and bustling. Then
the tongues of statesmen begin to wag.
Then political philosophy bubbles forth
in bounteous abundance and "we hear of
building up a magnificent international
trade. There iff nothing' quite so lovely
In the world fcs a merchant marine
"when a trust of shipbuilders wants to
make a grab from the National Treas
ury. Nothing in the heavens, above or
the waters beneath is so altogether
beautiful as foreign commerce when
the plutocratic exporters wish the
American taxpayer to pay their freight
bills for them. But when the talk
(wings round to the tariff, then Mr.
Shaw turna pale and. rends hlo gar
ments at the very thought of foreign
trade. Nothing is so bad for the coun
try as International commerce when It
threatens the divine tariff; nothing o
good as foreign trade when It opens
the way to a grab for the millionaire
t-hiijowncrs.
The domestic trade of this country
has mado it great and prosperous. It
in worth 'in dollars many timed over
what our foreign trade comes to or ever
can. Our marine upcfri the Great Lakes
. has flourished and developed to im
perial magnitude without subsidies,
and so would our ocean marine were
the barbarous laws which check and
blight it repealed. In regard to our
ocean marine we are like the half-witted
farmer wtio ,?et the brake on his
wagon and then -wondered why the
horses could not pull the load. He
-whipped and swore and the team
tugged; but the wagon never budged.
Hir) wife came out to look -on. "Wife,"
said he, "I shall have to buy another
horse. This load is too heavy for one
pair to haul." "Before you buy another
horse, my dear, why don't you try the
effect of taking' the brake off?" The
man stared in amazement at her lack
of statesmanship. . "That is just like
tile folly of a woman."' he replied, con
temptuously. Despite the overwhelming importance
of our domestic trade, laws, to facili
tate it are wrenched from a reluctant
government only after infinite strivings-
Such laws are unconstitutional;
they are direful paternalism; they are
hostile to capital; they are socialistic.
Congress shies at them; the courte an
nul them when they can. But nothing
can exceed the philosophical excellence
and the entire propriety of laws mak
ing donations to foreign trade. We are
like the man who had a gold mine that
"Mould have made him rich, but he soent
nil it produced trying to raise eocoanuts
in Labrador. The gold mine is our do
mcviHc trade. The eocoanuts are the
unproductive tradxi with foreign coun
tries' which so excites the imagination
of Mr. Root and Mr. Shaw.
Foreign trade is a good thing In', its
natural sphere, Just as eocoanuts are,
but it may cost tor much. Before sub
sidizing the shipbuilders to build up an
ocean marine, why not try removing
the absurd navigation laws which have
destroyed U? Why not cut down the
tariff schedules? Foreigners buy of us
more gooito than they sell to us by
many hundreds of millions of dollars.
Since they can tak these goods home
cheaper in their own ships than they
could in ours, they: naturally do so. and
they " would continue-to do so though
the whole ocean swarmed with our mer
chant navy. The effect of a subsidy
would be to pay a bonus to theee for
eigners for carrying home their own
goods. This bonus the American: tax
payer would advance and the trusts
could then cut prices to the foreigner
by the same amount. The ultimate
consequence would be a further cheap
ening of American goods in foreign
marketc Would it aUw cheapen them
in the domestic market? How long will
the patient American consumer con
tinue to tax. himself to make goods
cheap for the English and German pur
chaser? Mr. Root's especial fad now Ie to be
guile us into making a present of free
freight to the South American buyer
This would be a charming benevolence,
but would it be sensible? It would en
able the trusts to sell goods to the Ar
gentines cheaper than they sell them
at home,' but where does 'the taxpayer
come in? Benevolence is an attractive
thing when you can practice it with
somebody else's money. .
CANNED OR TINNKD FOODS.
During- the past year exports of
canned goods from the United State? to
foreign countries - have reached the
Vrrlue of $18,000,000. The principal items
are:. Bct, 15.430.446; salmon, $3,847,943;
.'fruit..' $2,348,064; milk, $1,889,690; pork
and other .meats (rtot'lncluding beef),
$2.800.354 ; vegetables, $658,739. Much
lari, butter, cheese and other articles
are sent also in air-tight packages.
The report of the Bureau of Statistics
of the' Department of Commerce and
Labor states 'that! canned provisions, or
"tinned", foods as theyare designated
in most countries other than the United
Statis, form a constderajjio part of the
food supply, of Kui'dpr-ans and Ameri
cans In the - tnmics and"" in trie Orient.
The supply' of. animal' food1 in tropical
countries is small and 'that of vegeta
bles also small'and the quality unsat
isfactory ..'to pe&ple from the temperate
zones. As a consequence, coupled w ith
the steady increase in .the number of
temperate zone people living in or trav
eling through the tropics and .the Ori
ent, the demand for. canned or "tinned"
foods iii steadily and rapidly increasing
in those parts of the world.
In the call for these goods the United
Kingdom, with its dependencies, is by
far our largest customer. Of canned
beef exported , by us the United King
dom has taken $4.431. 616" in value, out
of a total of $6,430,446, during the latest
year; and of canned salmon, $1,872.9!)
in value in 1905, out of a; total of $3,0:S5,
469, in that year. Exportation of milk,
condensed, in cans, which a few years
ago scarcely appeared in the reports, is
growing at a rapid rate. But of couifv;
the greatest market for all these goods
is found in our own country. The for
eign export' is but an incident of "the
trade.
BACK TO THE COUNTRY.
Significant indications of revival of
interest in lands and life in the coun
try, in older communities where the
tendency during many yeans hat, been
from the country to tse towns (and cit
icrs, are presented in out- New England
States, and also in Virginia and other
states of the South. Oreat areas of
lands in many sections, which have
been suffering from low desertion of
the inhabitants during long periods, are
reported to be gradually falling into
new ownership and beginning to show
improvement. City people are' buying
these lands, . in large tract, and en
deavoring to restore them gradually to
use. This, of course,, can be attempted
only by persons who can afford the ex
pense, for it will not be immediately
profitable. But it may become a factor
in the restoration and support of a con
siderable rural population in districts
from which the inhabitants' have. been
gradually disappearing for many yeans.
The Spring'fleld (Mans.) Union "reports
that many tracts in Western ' Massa
chusetts which have been out of use for
a long time, and indeed were virtually
abandoned years ago, are being bought
up; some by capitalists who can afford
to experiment with large tracts, others
by small owners who apply to them
the industries and economies suited to
such situations. It is- needier to say
that the people who are getting these
lands in small tracts for themselves are
not Yankees or Americans, but Swedes,
Danes, Poles, Bohemians and other for
eigners, who' know how to make the
most of small economics and industries
and are willing to pay the price neces
sary for life on such basis.
The Springfield paper saye; "All over
these hills are the old houses, some of
them still in good repair, where con
tented, well-to-do farmers were living
50 or 75 years ago. TheilS descend
ants are unwilling to lead the simple
life away from railways and populous
cities." These places are going . very
cheap. From many states reports of
similar nature come. It is a movement
that portends considerable changes in
various parts of the country.
In France the progressive depopula
tion of the rural districts has been a
distinguishing feature for nany yeans.
M. Meline, ex-Prime Minister of the
French Republic, describes the rural
population a's ' drawn to the towns like
riioths to the flafne; in their-small cot
tages they have sat dreaming of the
splendid theaters, the brightly lighted
cafes, the brilliant public celebrations
all the comforts and luxuries of city
life; and then when they have -come
back to reality and look round their
humble dwelling at the gray, naked
walle. at the smoking candles, their
soiled working- clothes, they have been
seized with a great longing and have
had room-in their minds but for one
idea to get away at all cost, blindfold,
not knowing whither." M. Meline says
that this restlessness and discontent of
the French countryman, which the
army system a!i?o foeters among the
young men, is not peculiar to the males,
and there is often serious difficulty in
getting the young women in France to
marry husbands in rural society. This
condition is becoming as marked in the
United States as in France and else
where. Direct remedy there is none. The
problem is one too deep for government.
It can work itself out only through
economic conditions,: that is, through
further, social evolution. Hard experi
ence, that is, necessity, will be the chief
factor in pushing the people back to the
country, and examples of failures the
chief influence in holding in the coun
try those, already there. AVe shall have
revival, after a while, of the old
thought about the ' Independence and
desirability 'of country life. Modern
invention and modern industrial- de
velopment have created so many
new things, of attractive sort.' of
which the - cities are ' the centers.
and it is the same in the Old
World as in the New that multitudes
have been carried off their feet by the
glitter and promise; but the time is
cumins when these things will cease to
be novelties, and a clearer estimate of
the value of country life will be re-ce-tablished.
THE STRICT COURSE OF JOTICK.
The problem of paying its $50 fine
which confronts the Pullman Palace
Car Company arouses sympathetic mis
givings throughout the world. Taking
judicial notice of ' the poverty of the
company, Judge McConnell Imposed the
minimum fine upon it for serving em
balmed milk and cream in its dining
carn. Still, for a corporation with a
surplus of only $60,000100 in its treas
ury, it may be a serious matter to pay
a fine of $50.
It would be dreadful if this poor but
honest corporation should rind itself in
the hard case of the man in New Jersey
who cannot pay his polltax. He has
been shut, up in jail and the report
states that unless he finds some way to
raise the money he will be kept there
the rest of hte life. The polltax is $1.50,
but it might as well be a million, for
the man has no money and no friend,
and, being in jail, of course he cannot
earn anything. It is quite likely', there
fore, -that for the rest of his days he.
will live in Jail and procure a daily
revenue for the Sheriff who boards him.
.. How can the Pullman Company pay
fines when it is too poor to pay wages1
to its own employes? But for the be
nevolence of the public, the porter who
care for one so tenderly during the
journey must beg his bread and the
waiter who serves the embalmed cream
would himself starve. The company
would pay them if it could, but it can
not. It is honest, but it is poor, aAd
when one is poor it is so hard to be de
cent. The Pullman Company ardently
longed to give something to the victims
of the San Francisco disaster, but chill
penury again checked its noble rage
and froze the genial current of its soul.
Monumental among all the predatory
corporations of the country for appar
ent stinginess, -which was really impe-
cuniousness-, it' gave nothing.
Justice AlcConnell doubtless pondered
all these considerations before imposing
$50 fine upon thi.3 poverty-stricken com
pany. Had the law permitted he would
have. made the fine less.,. His heart was
right, but he had to bow to the majesty
of the law, which, knows no distinction
between the poor Pullman monopoly
and the wealthy fruit peddler. Each
must pay the penalty when he breaks
the law. Is there any -one now who
dares to say that American justice is
not square and even-handed? If such
there be, let him go read the account of
Judge McConnell'e decision and then
forever after hold his peace.
, WORK MlT BE CONTINIOIS.
"Piecemeal work" on river and har
bor improvements, and especially on
the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia,
is both unsatisfactory and wasteful.
The Oregonian has urged this fact from
time to time for many years. In order
to make an appropriation effective, it
must be large enough to push to com
pletion, without long delays between
times, the work undertaken. Otherwise
the elements will combine their forces'
and undo during the long period of sus
pended activities much of the work of
the busy season. The engineers piuck
ily return to the charge when again
commissioned to do so by Congress
through the river and harbor appropri
ation?, and eventually complete the un
dertaking, as in the case of the canal
and locks at the Cascades, but at a
much greater outlay than would have
been required but for the long waits
between the appropriations. This work
was fortified against the elements by
the successive enginee'rs of the district,
as well as circumstances and the means
available for that purpose would per
mit, but not infrequently half of the
next working season after funds again
became available would be spent in re
pairing the. inroads of the weather and
water, caused' or permitted by the
abandonment practically speaking of
the work to these deteriorating influ
ences. ' . . .
In view of past experience, present
exigencies and the urgent demands of
the commerce of this section of the Pa
cific Northwest, it is hoped that Con
gress will act favorably upon Colonel
Roessler's report advising the early and
uninterrupted completion of the jetty
at the mouth of the Columbia. As op
posed to the wasteful and unsatisfac
tory piecemeal system from which this
work has suffered from the time of its
beginning, this .advice is sound and
timely. The question is one of economy
as against wastefulness; of meeting the
demands of commerce instead of jug
gling or parlejking with them; of frui
tion instead of hope deferred. As suc
cinctly exrjree-sed by T. B. Wilcox,
"any appropriation that falls short of
a provision for the completion of the
jetty, or at least for continuous work
on the project until completed, is prac
tically useless." This fact urges that a
long pull and a strong pull and a pull
alWtogether be made to secure the end
so necessary to the commercial inter
ests of a great and rapidly growing sec
tion of the Pacific Northwest.
SHOULD IT BK THE "REFORM SCHOOL"
There is an apparent inconsistency
between the recommendations of the
superintendent 'of theOregon State Re
form School and those of the chaplain
of that institution. Superintendent
Looney recommends that the name of
the institution be changed to "State
Industrial School." The chaplain rec
ommends that nothing be done that will
encourage parents to shift upon the
state the burden of maintaining their
children. While the two officers did not
have the same topic in mind, their
suggestions are unavoidably in conflict.
If Mr. Looney's recommendation were
carried out, a strong inducement would
be offered to parents to send their chil
dren to that institution. The name now
exerts a restraining influence "upon
many irresponsible parents who would
turn their children over to the state if
they could do so without humiliation
to themselves.'., perhaps Superintendent
Looney think that a child is better off
in. the Reform School than in a home
with parents who would be willing to
rid themselves of the task of rearing
their offspring. But the chaplain does
not think to. He says that such par
ents should be stimulated to perform
their duty by the requirement that if
their children are sent to the Reform
School they shall be compelled to pay
the cost of maintenance.
- While Superintendent Looney is actu
ated by what he believes to be the best
interests of the boys, the great major
ity of the people of this etate will not
agree with him In his views upon
changing the name of the institution.
It is a reform school in fact, and should
be so in name. To call the Reform
School a state industrial school would
give it a more attractive title than is
borne by the Agricultural College. Over
in the State of Washington the people
were as-hamed of the name "Agricultural-'
and changed the name of their
institution to State College. The name
"Industrial" .would be less offensive
and no boy would feel that he had been
disgraced by being sent to the State In
dustrial School. Parents w:ou!d have
much less hesi,tancy in having their
boys committed to the custody of that
institution if the name were changed,
and soon the state would be under the
necessity of doubling the capacity of
the buildings in order to accommodate
the boys committed to its care.
The Reform School should not only
exert a reformatory influence upon the
boy confined therein, but it should ex
ert a restraining influence upon boys
whee-e conduct is likely to bring them
there. How ridiculous it would be for
the state to maintain a Reform School
so pleasant and attractive in name and
management that boys would be en
couraged to commit acts which w'ould
gain them admission to its privileges.
Many an obedient, orderly, industrious
and peaceful boy outside the Reform
School 'has a much ieii3 enjoyable life
than do the boys whose evil ways have
brought them to that institution. In
stead of making the "Reform School
more attractive, we should make it
more repellent, else the motto of the
institution should be "The way of the
transgressor is not hard."
The babe left upon the doorstep is
one of the most pitiful' of all expres
sions of woman's frailty and man's
perfidy. The knell of maternal affec
tion, paternal honor and parental re
sponsibility is sounded in the wail of" an
infant thus abandoned. Humanity as
a whole is more merciful than human
ity in the individual, else would there
be no "Baby Home" to give shelter to
a little human' . waif abandoned by
those directly responsible for its exist
ence. This institution is one which
grand juries for many successive years
have visited, inppected and found "in
good sanitary condition, everything
about it nice and clean, and the man
agement thereof to be commended." It
is not primarily a home for foundlings
or babes of dishonorable parentage, but
for the care of infants who from any
cause need its shelter and kindly minis
trations. But its humanity is broad
enough to take all in upon the basis of
need which parental love cannot or
dofii not supply, and helplessness which
makes wordless appeal for sympathy.
(Pupils of the public schools of Mult
nomah County will be given a vacation
all of next week in order that teach
ers may attend the institute that will
convene in the High School builfiing
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The
educational value of the. teachers' insti
tute is unquestioned, and the attend
ance of teachers is ' roinpulmrj' or
would be if compulsion were necessary.
Of course? they are, as a class, eager to
improve each shining hour, and wait
with impatience the, opportunity to
show, their eagerness to meet for mu
tual instruction and improvement.
Who would have thought until the re
port of the late grand jury was filed
that there was a public institution in
Multnomah County lighted by kerosene
lamps? The recommendation of that
body that the county poorhouse be
lighted by electricity instead of kero
sene is a revelation that discredits the
judgment of the political economists
who direct the affairs of that institu
tion. The poorhouse is the rendezvous
of the irresponsible, and coal oil lamps
in the hands of such persons might
easily prove costly economy.
The role of an informer is a detesta
ble one on whatever stage it is played.
When played upon the domestic stage
it is particularly sneaking, cowardly
and officious. The only redeeming
feature in such a case is that the per
son who goes out of his or her way to
stir up strife in a family, and especially
between a man and his wife, usually
gets the worst of it.
Cape Cod cranberries are abundant
this. year. Up to November 15, 6i;2 car
loads, aggregating 136,840 barrels, had
been shipped from Cape Cod. The
whole supply from that region is esti
mated at 250,000 barrels; exceeding by
100,000 barrels that of last year. The
prevalent price on the grounds this
year has been from $8 to $8.50 a barrel.
The fact that it cost Mr. Hearst $250,
000 to run for Governor in New York
and Mr. Hughes $600 ought to afford
the New York American an opportunity
to print another of those justly famous
moral editorials on "The Spender; or
Paying for What You Don't Get."
In the Magdalen Home the grand
jury found about seventy girls and
women; all of them victims of men vile
and without principle. Now and then
one of these fellows finds himself
brought up with a round turn.
However much we may have been an
noyed by interrupted train service due
to floods and destruction of bridges, we
can "be thankful that none of the
bridges went out under the weight of
loaded passenger trains.
Ex-Mayor Matlock and his friends
were vindicated by the Pendleton court
of the foul charge of gambling. The
court undoubtedly ascertained that
they were playing puss-in-the-corner.
Barnett, the negro put on the' Chicago
Republican ticket for Municipal Judge,
was not elected, after all. All return
ing boards are alike In most cases, ana
this is in Illinois, not Louisiana.
The railroads say they are fright
ened, at the attitude of "public opinion
toward them. No danger of their get
ting scared enough to advertise a "clos
ing out at cost" sale.
Senator Depew has reappeared in
New York banqueting, circles; but the
reports seem to indicate that the fa
mous Depew smile that wouldn't come
off has come off.
The number of marine disasters re
ported in the papers yesterday is
enough to make one think he is almost
as safe on dry land, despite the auto
mobiles. Any other real lady deserving to sam
ple the famous Caruso $10 pinch can
be accommodated by applying at the
Metropolitan Grand Opera-House, New
York.
President' Smith has had to pay $300
fine for his forty-third child. We'll
wager he w;ouldn't pay ten cents for
another. ' .
"I shall go to San Francisco and
court the fullest inquiry," says Mayor
Schmitz. He.'ll have no trouble get
ting it.
In the matter of apples it's up to
Tillamook and Cooa
ALLKVIATIOX OK CAR SHORTAGE
Srn Road I'nrnllellnc Southern Pa
cific or Reciprocal Drmurroge.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Nov. 23. (To
the Kditor.) Car shortage Is a universal
theme here. Mills are shutting down and
all business is paralyzed on account of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
not furnishing ears to move the lumber
mid other products of Western Oregon.
AVe must either have a reciprocal de
murrage and maximum freight law, with
n railroad commission, or competition.
Lane County pays something like $200,000
freight each year to the Southern Pacific
Company. It would bey a good Investment
for Lane County to give a bonus of $200.
000 to a competitive oad paralleling the
Southern Pacific through tlje Willamette
Valley and as farouth as Roseburg.
We pay here at Cottage Grove 41 cents
per hundredweight on staple goods, 143
miles fronk Portland. The distance from
Seattle to Portland is something like 180
miles. The freight on the same class of
goods is 22 cents per hundredweight, or
about obe-lialf the rate where there is
competition. With competition. Lane
County would save nearly one-half of the
excessive rate, or at least $50,000 each
year in freights. This would not be all.
Many industries would be promoted
throughout the county, each one paying
its proportion of taxation. The same
would be true in other Western Oregon
counties.
Capital seeking Investment would find
splendid opportunities here in the unde
veloped resources of our county. Logs
for the Portland mills could be shipped
f. o. b. from Cottage Grove for $6 per 1000.
leaving a difference in price of $7 less than
the price paid for Columbia River logs.
With competition and a fair rate, Port
Kind millmen could get logs much cheaper.
We are the creatures of the railroads.
They can make us or break us. Very few,
compared to the many, believe in Gov
ernment ownership of railroads. But
drowning men grasp at straws.
JAMES HKMEXWAT.
.Vandcrbllt Chnrch-Gniicrst Rebuked.
Ashevillo (X. C. Dispatch.
Georse W. Vanderbilt and his family
have been very much annoyed by visitors
attending All Souls' Church out of curios
ity, and Rev. Rodney Rush Swope. the
rector, took occasion at a recent service
to give his hearers some straight talk
about this "annoyance." which, he said,
had become a nuisance to himself and
Mr. Vnderbilt.
"J want ynu to understand." he said,
"that this is not a show place, but a
house of worship."
Dr. Swope not only rebuked those who
came to church to see the sights, but took
occasion to criticise the habitual tardiness
of the fashionable members of his con
gregation, who consider it their privilege
to come to church at any hour. "I do
not propose to tolerate this annoyance
any longer.'' he said.
Large crowds of visitors from Asheville
have been in the habit of going to All
Souls' to get a glimpse of the fashionable
folk. There is always an array of smart
gowns and smart turnouts. Mr. Vander
bilt has a large paid choir, and there is
always an organ recital. Mr. Vanderbilt
takes up the collection.
rrlnMna- In Kralarkr.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Our Cincinnati neighbor, the Com
mercial Tribune, marvels at. conditions
In Kentucky, where the finest bever
age -whisky on earth is made, where,
there are 253 distilleries, and where 82
counties are "dry."
The Kentuckian .enjoys so many of
the blessings of life, suffers so few of
the ills to which human flesh is heir,
and haR so many compensations for
those he, does suffer, that ho rarely
"liekers up" to forsret a sorrow- unless
he is In an alien land, suffering from
acute nostalgia.
nval KlKhl nml Const Line.
Paris Mdtin.
Tlio eminent French naval engineer, M.
Laubeuf. maintains that the submarine is
the one ideal moans of coast defense for
small states. The battleship, he says, re
mains the unquestioned master of the
high seas. But history teaches us that
from Salamls, Mylae and Actium to Llssa,
Port Arthur and Tsu Shima all the im
portant naval battles have taken place
within sight of the coast.
When the Sork Vara Straw.
IndiaJiapolls News.
Straw- covered the pavement in front of
a certain residence to deaden the noise of
passing vehicles. "Mi-ster." anked a small
boy of a passer-by. "what's this hay doin'
out here?" "My son." said the man. "the
stork has just brought a baby to the
woman who lives in this house." The
boy looked once more at the littered
street and then paid, with wide eyes:
"Gee. the parcer must have come well
.packed!"
Common Cnrricrsi mid Seedtime.
Kansas City Star.
In deciding a suit arising from the de
lay of a shipment of threshers until after
the season for the stile of such machinery
had passed, the Kansas Supreme Court
helth that common carriers are charged
with a knowledge of seedtime and har
vest, and the general customs relating
thereto in the territory in which they do
business.
I.nw nnd Knllroad Trcsttcn.
Kansas City Times.
The mere fact that a great many people
have been in the habit of using a railroad
trestle a footbridpe and that the rail
road company had made no complaint,
says the Court of Appeals of Kentucky,
does not give the people any special rights
on the bridge or compel the railroad com
pany to exercise a special degree of care
for their safety.
SEEING THINGS AT NIGHT.
PROTEST FROH JIOAISM.
It Dcnla With One of the umcroun
"Sign of the Tluten."
Orthodox Judaism is having its
troubles, too. Appearance of syncre
tism, as of old, is noted, and it finds
or awakens the protest. It is much
the same in all churches. The true
spirit is at work. The following pro
test appears in the Jewish Tribune of
Portland this week:
That the eo-called modem Jew either of the
Orthodox or Reform camri i n bundle of in
consistencies Is a fact too well known to the
more conscientious liberal Jew of today. In
niany things he apes to ridlculousity. He will
disregard all the precious ceremonial of hi?
own Jewish economy ceremonial which has
survived the disintegrating influences of time
end which has taken on a new and freh
meaning suiting our modern needs and re
quirements but he -will slavishly submit in a
tolerable monkey spirit to assume such cere
monial foreign to both Judaism and even
Christianity, ceremonial of a semi or fully
developed barbaric nature. And this Is es
pecially noticeable and agsravated In time of
irournlng. when so many Jews, belonging to
some lodge a secret order unnatural to
Juduldm-EufTrr themselves to be laid to rest
in their grave. under the auepices of the par
ticular lodge, or lodges, to -which they happen
to belong and suffer tin simple Jewish rites- to
occupy a very subordinate position. Such to
day is In many places the rule rather than the
exception. The orgies of the lodge funeral
rites for orgies they are are often prolonged,
and thus torment the sorrow of the mourners
and their friends. Such Is far from bclns a
source of comfort and consolation. Nay; they
are most revolting to our sympHthctlc nature.
They are revolting and contrary to the humane
spirit of Judaism. We had occasion- the other
day to participate in such a monstrous per
formance, and the heathenieh aggravation and
exaggeration of mourning seemed heart-rending
to us-, and we went from this wailing
nonsense, ashamed of ourselves. What have
we to do with music, and Hakafoth with re
versed swords- and the throwing of ever
greens into the grave? What have we to do
with a prolonged ritual? Judaism tel'.s us that
"silence Is the pi ice of consolation In a house
of mournins." i Bcr. b. There should be no
excessive ritual, no harrowing performance,
but the simple committal rites which we .lews
luve nsed c-ince time immemorial. Yes! we
Jews wculd cio well to come to our senses and
abjure all this nonsense; we would do well
to be buried under simple Jewish auspices,
and leave the heathenish, tormenting and re
volting rites of the lodges for fools. .
A Drunkard's Kenson for Drinking;.
London Hospital.
It would be Interesting to obtain
the opinion of several intelligent
drunkards upon the reasons why tliey
are unable to resist overindulgence in
alcohol. Opinions coming from such
a source would, no doubt, be interest
ing, but the analysis of feelings is
often difficult. We may be conscious
of a Sense of Well being or the reverse,
but it may he impossible for use to de
scribe the differeme between the, sen
sations we experience when we feel In
good spirits and those which combine
to produce a melancholy mood.
The drunkard probably would gen
erally only be able to tell us that al
cohol makes him feel happier and
would, perhaps, rarely attribute with
Dumas his happiness to a "dulling of
thought" and "mental lethargy." Yet
a far older writer than Dumas must
have taken this view when of the
poor man lie said. "'Let him drink and
forget his poverty and remember hir
misery no more."
Our YounicrKt Cnhlnet Officer.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
When James R. Garfield enters the
C-abinet he will be the youngest member
in that body, being three years the junior
of simaster General Cortelyou. who has
held that, distinction ever since he hern me
a member of the President's official fam
ily. Mr. Garfield was born in October.
l-StiS. and has. therefore, just passed the
forty-Iirst birthday, while Cortelyou was
44 last July, but when he became Secre
tary of Commerce and Labor he was five
months under 41.
A Reminder.
Lippincott's.
Two girls were going down the
street when they passed a man wear
ing a green vest and a beaver hat.
"Oh!" said the one. "just see what
that man is sporting."
"Yes." said the other; "that reminds
me; I've got to buy some quinine."
"How does that remind you?"
"Oh, just the had taste."
At the Head of His Class.
Cleveland Leader.
Count Boni has qualified for the
head of the wife-beater class. He not
only beat his wife with his fists, hut
he beat her out of her money as well.
The I-inal Act.
Sarah G. Frost In Lippincott's.
With humble apologies to Rudyard Kipling.
When Kurope's last town we have quitted,
and given cur final "tip,"
When the last Paris gown has been fitted.
and the post-cards are packed In our grip,
We shall rest, and faith we shall need It,
lie. back in our deck-chairs and doze.
Till the voice of trie customs official
shall call us from our repose.
And those that were poor shall be happy;
they shall have no plunder to hide;
They can swear to the law without flinch
ing. and open their boxes wide.
But they that had wealth to squander
shall tremble to hear that call.
From virtue's straight path they shall wan
der. and Into deceit they shall fall.
And the friends, we remember shall praise
us,
and those who are Eliglited shall blame,
But Inspectors shall take our money,
and shut their eyes just the same.
And each In the joy of her treasure
Bhall thank her separate star
That our upright customs officials
ar- as easily worked as they are.
-From the St. I'aul Pionrcr-I'ff ?.
IN THE SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
TOMORROW
' . Firt nnd foremost, all the n-orld
newa hy Associated I're, special
corrcponilenlH and nirnihcra of Thsi
Oregonian t.tafT, making Ibe fullest
and most complete record of any
rnriflc Coaxl newspaper.
OLD STORIES REVISED
BY GEORGE ADE
The lloosier humorist, abandon
ing for a time the construction of
plays and comic operas, has struck
on a very clever idea f,or something
new to make American pcoplo
laugh.
He is going to give us a line of
"old stories revised and brought
up to date to suit the demands of
the present wise and foxy popula
tion." These are written in the,
vernacular of the present time and
from the twentieth century point
of view.
The first. "Pocahontas anil Cap
tain John. Smith." will be published
tomorrow. He tells whv the sav
age Americans wanted to soak a
visitlnsr Knelishman and why the
beautiful niiiidcn stood for the
toppy foreigner who was wasting
her native land.
In the issue of Sunday. December
2. Mr. Ado will tell the .story of
Maud Muller. Others to follow will
deal with Kip Van Winkle. I nclo
Tom. ltobinson Crusoe. William
Tell and other historical charac
ters in history and fiction.
All the stories are well illastrate.l
by Albert levering.
The Sunday Oregonian has se
cured exclusive publication rights
for the State of Oregon.
BUREAU OF FASHION
INFORMATION
A new department, starting to
morrow, 'conducted by Helen Har-man-Krown.
one of the most suc
cessful designers and makers of
modes in New York City. She will
write a letter each week on style.
as they are introduced in Paris.
- London. Vienna and New York.
But a new and valuable featura
of this department will be personal
answers to Oregonian readers ' by
Miss Harman-Brown on all ques
tions pertaining to a woman's
wardrobe. Immediate answer by
mail will be made if a stamp anil
self-addressed envelope are en
closed with the inquiry.
Tliis insures clear, authoritative
replies and completes the most
practical and thoroughly organized
bureau of information ever offered
to the world of women.
FINEST TURKEY IN AMERICA
GOES TO ROOSEVELT
Story of the bird that will be
served at the White House table
next Thursday and of the man who
raised it told with words and pic
tures, the latter published for the
tir.st time.
HOW NESTLINGS
ARE FED
Another of his- charming natural
history stories hy William L. l-'in-ley.
witlt photographs by Herman
T. Holihnan.
APPROPRIATE TO
THANKSGIVING
A page of various matters, in
cluding an original poem, humor
ous personal mention, historical
sketches and fiction.
AMID NATURAL AND
MAN-MADE SHRINES
Annie Laura Miller writes from
Yokohama about, the beauties of
Mikko and lis elusive .spirit.
MR. CHARLES PINNER'S
HARD LABOR
Another of W. W. Jacob's hu
morous storii-i not of the sea this
time, but of the land.
CLEANING UP
AFTER THE DEVIL
This Is his life's work, says T)r.
Charles H. Parkhurst in an inter
view with James B. Morrow. Ho
tells how he was drawn into the
work of political reform.
HAM BURR TELLS
ABOUT HIS PLAY
Ned Hamilton's latest creation
writes about a play that he con
cocted and helped to act.
GOSSIP AND NEWS OF
THE WORLD OF SPORT
More thorough reports of the Sat
urday football Karnes, both ICastern
and Western, are given in The 3uu
day Oregonian than In any other
paper in the Northwest. In addi
tion to tliis. boxing", wrestling,
handball, basketball and other ea-
.sonahio sports are given attention.
Besides the Associated Press serv
ice. The Sunday Oregonian has tho
, benefit of dispatcher and letter.
from special correspondents and
the local sporting news accurately
handled by staff writers. There
will bo a San Francisco letter from
Harry B. Smith.
SOCIETY, MUSIC
AND THE DRAMA
All happenings of importance
which come under these depart
ments are di.scues.--ed in The, Sunday
Oregonian. Items range in variety
from announcements of engage
ments, accounts of weddings- and
entertainments, both social and
musical, to stories of the etage anil
a review of the week In the local
theaters. A feature, this week will
be the society vaudeville, in which
much interest Is now being taken.
ANNUAL EXHIBIT OF THE
OREGON CAMERA CLUB
It is expected that the Oregon Cam
era Club's exhibit, which will open
Monday night, will be the finest in
the history of the organization. The
work of the club and the features
of the coming exhibit will be pre
sented in an article, illustrated by
reproductions of some of the best
of the photographs to be displayed.
The Oregon Camera Club is said to
be the third largest organization of
its kind in the I'nited States, and
its work is increasing in merit each
year.
BOOK REVIEWS AND
NEWS OF LITERARY FIELD
The busy book world is faithfully
illustrated on The Orcfonian's
book page, with gossip concerning-
men and women prominent
in the field of letters. Amonjr
new hooks reviewed this week
are: "Paul." by E. Y. Benson;
"Traffic, the Story of a. Faithful
Woman,' by K. Temple Thurston:
'Castles and Chateaux of Old
Touralne and the Loire Coun
try." by Francis Milton and
Blanche McManus: "The Heart
That Knows," by Charles G. P.
Roberts; "Memoirs of My Dead
Life," by George Moore; "When
Love Speaks," by Will Payne;
"Looking: Forward," by August
Cirkel; "Perkins of Portland.
Perkins the Great." by Ellis Par
ker Butler: "Polly, the Autobi
ography of a Parrot," by Mollle.
Lee Clifford; "Sketches of Youn.tr
Couples." by Charles Dickens;
"The Army for Our Boys." text
by Tudor Jenks: "The Babies'
Hymnal," selected by Marion IT.
P. MeFadden : "The Copper Hand
hook," compiled by Horace .1.
Stephens: "Captain Letterblair."
by Marguerite Xcrington: "The
Immediate Care of the Injured."
by lr. Albert S. Morrow: "A'
Maid in Arcady," by Kalph llcnry
llarbour: "The Book of Bears,"
by Frank Ver Beck; "he Ad
ventures of Joiijou,'' by Edith
Mac Vane,