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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1DOS. CST;r rggnmian SCBSCKIPTION BATES. INVARIABLY LN A.DVANCK. (Br Mmll. gallr. Sunday Included. on mi 15 00 Vally. Sunday Included, six montb. ... Ea.ly. Sunday included, three months.. 2-ZS IJal.r. Sunday Included, one month.. J Da y. without Sunday, one year 0? Lilly, without Sunday, six month! I-ally. without Sunday, tl.ree month. . 1-7S tally, wltlrout Sunday, one month 0 Sunday, en yar i-50 Weakly, ona year (Issued Thursday... ISO Sunday and weekly, cno year !" BI CARRIED. Calty, Sunday Included, one year t'VJy-uniay Included, one month- HOW TO RMIT Send postoflice money erder, express order or'personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at the sender's risk. Give postoltice ad dress la full. Includlnc county and state. POSTAGE KATES, Entere.4 at Portland. Orecon. Postofflc at Second-Clasa Matter. 10 to 14 Pages 1 cnt 16 to 28 Paea 2 cents 80 to 44 Paxes 3 centa to 60 Pases 4 cents Foreign postage, double rates. IMPORTANT The postal laws are strict. Newspapers on which postage Is not fully prepaid are not forwarded to destination. EASTERN BCSISifeS OFFICE. The 8. C. sLeekwith special Aiency New Tork. rooms Tribune building. Chi cago, rooms 510-313 Tribune building. KEPT ON BALE. Chicago. Auditorium Annex: Postofttce NfnJ Co., 178 Dearborn street; Empire 2w! Stand. St. Paul, Minn. N". St. Marie. Commercial Station. C olorado Kprtngs, Colo. Bell. 11. H. lener. Hamilton and Kendrlck. UU8-91I Feventeer.th street; Pratt Book Store. 1-14 Fifteenth street; H. P. Hansen. S. Bice. Gtorge Carson. Kansas City, Mo. Rlcksecker Cigar Co, Klnth end Walnut; xoma News Co. Minneapolis M. J. Cavanaugh. SO South Third. Cincinnati, O. Toms. News Co. Cleveland, O. James Pushaw. SOT Su perior street. H'aabJngton, D. C. Kbbitt House. Penn sylvania avenue; Columbia News Co. Pittsburg. I' a. Fort Pitt News Co. .' Philadelphia, Pa. Ryan's Tneater Ticket . Office; 1'enn News Co.; Kembie. A. P, 3755 1-aacaster avenue. New York City Hotaling's newstands. 1 Park Row, 3Sth and Broadway. 42d ana Broaduay and Broadway and 29th. Tele phone 6374. Single copies delivered; Ie Jo,es ec Co., Attor house; Broadway Tae-atCj- News Stand; Empire News Stand. figden. D. L. Boyle; Lowe Bros.. Ill ra,nn-.flfl. -i a I Omiba Barkalow Bros.. Union Station; 'Idageaih Stationery Co.: Kemp & Arenson. bet Moinea. la. Mose Jacobs. Fresno, Cal. Tourist News Co. baxraraento, Cal. Sacramento News Co.. 430 K street: Amos News Co. Salt Lake. Moon Book A Stationery Co.; Ronfeld & Hansen: G. W. Jewett. P. O. coiner; Stelpeck Bros. L intf Beach, Cat. B. E. Amos. Pasadena. Cal. Arnos News Co. ban blego. B. E. Amoa ban Joee. Emerson W. Houston, Tex. International News Agency. Dallas. Tex. Southwestern News Agent. 44 Main iireet; also two street wagons. Ft. Worth, Tex. Southwestern N. and A. Agency. Amurllla. Tex. Tlmmons ft Pope. San FranciM-o, Former ft Orear: Ferry News stand; Hotel St. Francis News Stand; L. Parent; N. Wheatley; Fairmouut Hotel NeB Stand; Amos News Co.; United News Agency. 14 Eddy street; B. E. Amos, man ager three wagons; Worlds N, S., 2625 A. fculter street. Oakland, CiL. W. H. Johnson, Fourteenth aitd Franklin streets; N. Wheatley; Oakland News Stand; B. E. Amos, manager five wusons: WeiHngham. K. G. Goldileld. Nev. Louie Follln. Flureka, Cal. Call-Chronicle Agency; Eu rtka News Co. PORTLAND, WEDNESDA Y, APRIL 1, 1908. (AX BRYAN BE TURNED DOWN? It seemed a whllo ago that Mr. Bran would have no competitor for the Democratic nomination. Jut many now begin to question whether his path will be an easy one. The candidate nhn obtains the nomination must carry a two-thirds vote in the convention. It Is now certain that great effort wilt be put forth to pre vent Mr. Bryan from obtaining the necessary two-thirds. His real strength Is In the great Middle West. The South has favored him, only because he has seemed the strongest man who could be offered in necessary North ern States. He never has been a prime favorite in the South. But that coiUd make no difference. Any Demo crafic candidate will sret the electoral votes of the Southern States, and those states listen to Northern repre sentatives of the party, who undertake to show them that one candidate or another would most probably get Northern electoral votes. Now Par ker. In the Northern States, fell far behind Bryan's vote: and this Is a mighty argument against setting Bryan aside now, for any man ac ceptable to the "conservative" Democ racy. Johnson, of Minnesota, Is thought of by many as the man who might make a breach in the solid Re publican line of the Middle West with a chance also of obtaining elec toral votes east of Pennsylvania; but many think that the movement for Johnson is too late. This Is 'Watter son's opinion. Some months ago the distinguished Kentucky editor and orator endeavored to obtain co-operative effort to push the candidacy of Johnson, but there was not sufficient response at the time, and now he says it Is too lute. Yet the effort to pre vent Bryan from getting votes enough to secure the nomination has become sufficiently vigorous to disquiet him and his friends. The principal Democratic newspa per of Bryan's own state Is the Omaha World-Herald. It Is commonly re garded as the nearest exponent of the intentions of the Bryan propaganda. This paper vehemently declares that Johnson Is being used only as a stalk i n g-horse: that the purpose In bring ing forward his name Is merely to de tach from Bryan part of his Western and Southern support, and then work up the nomination for some ona who would b satisfactory to the Eastern Democracy. With lofty scorn the Omaha paper speaks of those whose slogan is. "Anybody to beat Bryan." Its fury would seem to indicate that It thinks there Is some danger. A factor of some Importance Will iam R. Hearst may be If not in checking the zoal for Bryan before the convention, yet potently In the election: for he Is the head of an or ganization which has demonstrated Its power to control rftnslderable num bers of votes In several states nota bly In New Tork and Illinois. Mr. Hearst has now pronounced definitely against Mr. Bryan. He objects to Mr. Bryan for many reasons. Mr. Bryan. Mr. Hearsts newspapers assert, has not the confidence of the masses as he once possessed it. Peculiar reasons are given. Mr. Bryan is a "self-advertiser." He pushes himself to the front too eagerly and too persistently. He Is a man "of large wealth"; he has n income that amounts to $70,000 a year, and mny exceed that sum. So rich a man especially when he has come suddenly Into wealth is hardly a proper leader for the Democratic masses. From the nature of these ob jections to Mr. Bryan It may be sup posed that Mr. Hearst has no inten tion of becoming a candidate forthe Presidency himself. But he says the Independence party will certainly name candidate. It will hardly be formidable in numbers; but who can tell what might be the result of draw ing oft from the candidate, of one partv on the other a few thousand votes In pfvatal states? But it must be deemed probable, quite certain, indeed, that Mr. Bryan wilt be nominated. After all objec tions are weighed, he still appears to bo the strongest candidate the Demo cratic party could offer. He is the only one who has really enthusiastic backing. Moreover, he is the man who, more than any other, represents the ideas and purposes of his party at this time. These ideas and purposes are hazy and nebulous, indeed, and are very largely at cross purposes with each other. But the same may be said of those of the Republican party; for all parties are groping towards ends and objects which they not only cannot clearly see, but the outlines of which they cannot even dimly discern. This is the present chaos of politics. But Mr. Bryan is the one idol of his party. He has the crowd avlth him. Should he be beaten for the nomina tion, multitudes will be deeply offend ed, and much inclined to give the can didate who has superseded him the treatment they accorded to Parker. Bryan, therefore, will be the strongest candidate his party could name. On this basis the Southern Democracy, though it likes him no more than the Eastern Democracy Hkes'hlm. may be expected to stand by Mr. Bryan In the convention; because his name will be the best assurance for the party in the great states of the Middle West, which with the South would give the party victory in the election. STGAB TRUST'S FIRST REPORT. The first annual report ever issued by the sugar trust appeared in New York last week. It was not such an elaborate affair as the report of the steel trust, which appeared a weeK earlier, and only In a general way is it possible to gain from the report a very clear insight into the vast proportions of this well-protected "infant" indus try. No comparisons are made with other years, so, as a commercial ba rometer, the report lacks the value that attached to the report of the steel trust. The report left so much to the Imagination that even Claus Spreckels, one of the largest stockholders, who has been for a number of years en deavoring to learn more about the business, declared it a "Joke", and as serted that "No shareholder can tell from it what property is owned." And yet the report is not without value. Its appearance In any form is an inci dent of more than ordinary interest, for, as long as the late Henry Have meyer was alive, he consistently de clined to issue any reports of any kind. The report just made public shows assets of $133,000,000, with net earn ings for the year ending December 31 of about l, 000, 000, of which t6.200. 000 was paid In dividends and the re mainder carried over for "surplus." While the report does not go Into elab orate details, the directors felt called on to explain the presence of a sur plus of $25,576,938 as a "contingent reserve for business," because the suc cess of the company "depends materi ally upon being prepared at all times to meet such emergencies as are pre sented by the nature of the business and the large transactions involved." No explanations were made as to the nature of the emergencies thatmight arise and necessitate wholesale drafts on a reserve of more than 325,000,000; but the directors probably had in mind something like that troublesome Philippines tariff bill, or the purchase of. an Independent refinery which could not be ruined, or possibly a prolonged and drastic cut In rates In some localities where competition showed signs of getting a foothold. The slimy trail of the sugar trust serpent has appeared in so many. places In our country, that a large re serve fund Is necessary for the perpet uation of the graft which has made more millionaires than any other mo nopoly In the world except the steel trust and the beef trust. As previous ly stated, the report shows no figures for former years, and it is accordingly valueless for purposes of comparison. It Is not without its value in other di rections, however, for it shows that the trust Is In good financial condition for assisting in any work intended to perpetuate the protective system and stifle competition. The financial re sources shown in the report indicate quite clearly that the trust Is in a po sition to buy or bully almost any kind of competition which may arise, and still have enough on hand to make regular contributions to the American Economist. A MTTFX't. STORY. 1 A 14-year-oM mother, a stranger in this city, who was brought here for "treatment" from Baker City, died In a private hospital a few days ago. Her babe, born two days previous to her own death, died at birth. The child- mother, it Is said, took cold from ex posure and died from pneumonia. Thus runs a pitiful story that was given to the public through the Coro ner's office Monday. A sadder tale, or one more suggestive of neglect and wrong and suffering, could hardly be told. In explanation of the central fact In the case. It was said by her uncle, at whose home she lived in Ba ker City, that the little girl "had been visiting ru a mining camp In Utah." it was not necessary to add that she came home in trouble, since It does not appear that Bhe was under the care of a responsible person while vis iting this mining camp. The plain in ference is that she was abandoned in her childhood to the wiles of wicked men. To the question who has sinned, this child or her legal guardians? there can be but one answer. No mention Is made of her parents, and the presumption Is that she was an or phan. But if others, near of kin, in whose charge the child was, had done their simple, humane duty, she cer tainly would not have been "visiting at a mining camp" at least without some one with her whose duty it was to take care of her. The case !sne that is a disgrace to humanity rather than to the child upon whom the great burden of It fell; a disgrace to the creature miscalled a man who compassed the utter ruin of this child: a disgrace to the home which sent her out, or permitted her to leave Its shelter, to "visit a. mining camp" without proper protection. Her death may or may not have resulted, as the burial certificate testified, from pneumonia, though the conditions un der which it occurred naturally and Justly gave rise to grave doubts In the matter. Whatever the cause, the hu mane Impulse is that of thankfulness that life relinquished what had been a cruel hold upon this untrained, mis guided, suffering child upon whom the gates of personal purity and common decency had closed so early. PREMATfRE REJOICING. . A reactionary New Tork daily de votes a column of Its editorial space to the expression of its Joy over the late Supreme Court decision against the state rate laws. The article has all the earmarks of its tribe. ' In its vocabulary the citizens of the United States are "a clamoring mob." Mr. Roosevelt is "an overlording Presi dent," whatever that may be; Con gress is "subservient," and the state governments which enacted the an nulled rate laws were "in the hands of groups of demagogues." The de cision, in the opinion of the paper we are quoting, removes all fear that the states may confiscate our property. "Property In this country is still sa credly in the possession of its legal owners. We own our property not in a modified and -doubtful way, but as our forefathers owned it." And so on through the entire formula. This sort of unreasoning talk is hardly worth a rational answer. The Biblical precept to answer a fool ac cording to his folly applies to the arti cle and to a great deal more that ap pears nowadays In the reactionary periodicals of New Tork. Still one may patiently reiterate that the states have made no effort to confiscate any-: body's property. They believed that a 2-cent rate would pay the railroads ample returns on their Investments, and nothing in the recent Supreme Court decision contradicts this belief. It has not been shown that the rate laws were confiscatory. The contrary statement is pure mendacity. But it is more important to remind readers that, without control of the trusts and railroads, property in this country is by no means "sacredly se cure in the possession of its legal own ers." These powerful corporations have been engaged for many years in transferring property from its legal owners to their own treasuries. The "clamorous mob" may be very wrong to protest against this state of things and demand legislation to protect them from the spoilers, but we fancy they will keep right on clamoring until something effectual is done. Nor is it credible that reactionary court decisions tend in the long run to make even trust and railroad property se cure. They simply form a temporary barrier to the Just demands of the people, which grow more and more Insistent until they finally become ir resistible and sweep the barrier away. If the states are forbidden to do Jus tice between the people and the rail roads, then the cause will be trans ferred to Congress and the people will press for relief there until it is grant ed. The real effect of the late decis ions is simply to stimulate the demand for National ownership of the rail roads, and this will come to pass in a very short time if the people are once convinced that railroads in private ownership are above the law. INHARMONIOUS STATISTICS. It is regrettable In the extreme that the various harbormasters and other marine authorities on Puget Sound are unable to harmonize their statis tics so that the totals will not be widely at variance. During the month of February, Portland shipped more wheat than was shipped from any other port in the United States. By one of those in explainable blunders which occasionally happen, the Puget Sound Collector of Customs, In his offi cial report, placed Puget Sound ship ments at 2,626,404 bushels, a matter of 600,000 bushels more than was shipped from all Puget Sound ports combined. Portland shipped foreign during the month 2,279,791 bushels, and the Puget Sound Collector's error was corrected in an Associated Press report, which, of course, gave Port land credit for precedence over Puget Sound. A boastful article in the Ta coma Ledger objected to this criticism and concluded with the statement that In February shipments "Portland is just 346,616 bushels behind Puget Sound." The Tacoma Ledger on March t gave the shipments from Tacoma' as 1,451,958 bushels. The Seattle har bormaster credits his port with 363,613 bushels, and there were shipped from Everett 170,493 bushels, a total of 1,992,064 bushels. The Tacoma har bormaster was more liberal than the Ledger and in his official report, made Tacoma's wheat exports 1,562,902 bushels, which, added to the Seattle and Everett figures, would make a total of 2,097,008 bushels, or approx imately 200,000 bushels less from the three ports than were shipped from Portland. Puget Sound figures for the month of March are not yet avail able, but enough are -at hand to war rant the statement that Portland's wheat shipments for the month wITl be nearly double the amount shipped from all Puget Sound ports combined. It is hardly probable that the Col lector of Customs will make any more Lsuch blunders as robbed Portland of her place at the head of the list last month. It has long been the boast of the coast country that the orchards in the region west of the summit of the Coast Range are free from such pests s San Jose scale and codling moth. The boast is well founded and the fact is one which strongly commends the coast country to those who contem plate engaging in apple-growing. While that section may lack some of the special natural advantages of Willamette, Rogue River and Hood River Valleys, it has its peculiar con ditions making It a favorable location for fruit-growing. And yet, para doxical as It may seem, the absence of San Jose scale Is not an unmixed blessing, for there can be no doubt that the presence of this pest would have Its beneficial results. The coast region has not yet adopted the prac tice of spraying trees as the Interior counties have, and as a consequence a large proportion of the fruit trees are moss-grown and unthrifty. It was San Jose scale that started the spraying system of cleaning up orchards and keeping them clean and, while no one would wish that the scale should spread to the regions thus far Immune, it can scarcely be doubted that impending danger from this enemy of fruit would cause the introduction of the Ilme-sulphur rem edy with helpful results in all re spects. Apple-growers In the coast country consider themselves safe from the ravages of San Jose scale and codling moth. They therefore fold their arms In proud contentment while mats and garlands of moss cover their unpruncd trees. A liberal use of tho saw and pruning hook, followed with a moss-killing spray, would In a short time put the coast orchards In condi tion to produce crops of profitable apples. Besides, such treatment would greatly improve the looks of the trees. " It is difficult, if not impossible, to find an adherence to lines of beauty or symmetry in cities which grow up over night in some of the great min ing districts of the West. This lack of artistic effect in laying out a city is not always confined to the mining districtr but in the latter it is in a measure excusable,, for the cities are seldom started with the belief that they will grow Into anything of a per manent nature. The Grand Trunk Pacific, which is building a line to the Pacific Coast, has decided to build an artistic city at the western terminus, and with that end in view has already secured some experts from Boston, and vill remodel the town of Fort Rupert and give it a start from which it will grow into a thing of beauty and a joy forever. With the completion of the new plans, the Pacific Coast ought to be in a position to boast of at least one city platted and planned with a view to artistic effect as well as for the convenience of the inhabi tants. Major-General A. W. Greely, having reached, the age of 64 years; has been formally retired from active service. General Greely's chief fame was not won as a fighter, but as an explorer of the frigid North. The story of his quest, and of the hardships, suffering and death of many of his men from starvation is one of relatively recent years. It stamped him as a brave man, courageous in the face of calam ity; a commander who suffered with and for his men and. with them faced the grisly horror of death by famine. His service subsequent to his rescue from his perilous camp amid Arctic ice and snow, has been that of a soldier whose training was in the arts of peace as well as for the stress of war. General Greely's last command was at Fort Vancouver, and there as elsewhere he dwelt In discharge of duty. He made and left many friends in civic as well as in military life. The death, alone in a lonely, squalid cabin, of an aged man. Is a sad com mentary upon the utter failure of an Intelligent human being to grasp the simplest problems of existence and work them to a satisfactory conclu sion. Such a death occurred near Forest Grove recently, the subject be ing a pioneer who had lived fifty years in the beautiful wilderness with the hum of opportunity at his door, with out being able to compass for himself the simple comforts of life.. " Two chil dren of tender years, living in other homes, born o'f an Ill-considered mar riage made late In life, are living wit nesses to this man's lack of ability to discharge the common obligations of manhood. But for the necessity of an inquest consequent upon such a death, the world beyond the immediate vi cinity of such a life would never know that It had lived, shambled along as If In fetters, and died. The large fortune of the late R. R. Thompson, the foundation of which was laid in the transportation business of the Columbia River, nearly half a century ago, was left without reserva tion to his wife. Mrs. Thompson is 86 years old. She had been the con stant companion of her husband dur ing the greater part of his long life, and was the mother of his ten chil dren. The fealty to and confidence shown in this bequest to the compan ion of his life tend to check and cen sure upon philanthropic grounds that otherwise might arise at the narrow view of a man who had spent the greater part of a life verging closely upon a century in the broad and abounding West, and who in closing with the opportunities there offered had acquired vast wealth. It seems hardly fair in the Astorlan to speak with severity of The OregO nian because It did not utter editorial condemnation of the removal of Mr. Van Dusen from the office of Fish Warden, to make room for Mr. McAl lister, whose appointment Is purely a political one, and whose qualifications for the place consist In an utter want of knowledge of fish, of their habits, and of methods of artificial propaga tion and conservation. But The Ore gonian did what it thought a better thing. It reprinted at full length an editorial from the Astorlan, on the subject. The Oregonian, therefore, will not plead guilty to any charge of delinquency herein, at least from the Astorlan. Most people of a literary turn of mind would like to understand Brown ing: very few find themselves able to do so. Hence when a scholarly man who has made Browning a study ap pears as the Interpreter of the hazy poet, he should be greeted by an at tentive audience. Such a man is Rev. Jenkins Lloyd Jones, of Chicago, who will act as interpreter of Browning at the Unitarian Chapel this afternoon an occasion to which all Interested are bidden and will be cordially wel comed. The move by all railroads centering at Chicago to put their roadbeds Into good condition with as large a force of men as can be made available will go a long way toward solving the problem of unemployed labor in that city. Expressed preference for Amer icans is not the least gratifying feat ure. In agreeing not to mention by name theater-going, circuses and dancing as forbidden amusements, Oregon Meth odists, as usual, show they are keep ing up with the times and can adapt themselves to new social conditions. It may be assumed, of course, that when Ross et al. get that change of venue if they get It they will Insist on their constitutional right to a speedy trial. Now watch. The vote thrown in Oregon, in the Presidential election of 1896, was 97, 414. -Singularly enough. It has never since been equaled. Bryan calls Missouri a "rock-ribbed Democratic state." With a fine large rib missingslnce along about 1904. During the month of March dwell ings were started in Portland sufficient to house two thousand people. Procrastlnators are reminded that there are seven days left In which to register. Do it now. Sl'tLEUS FOR A STATE FOREST. Profeaaor Yonnar Sncceata Disposition of Porfelted Rnflroad Land. EUGENE, Or., March 3 . 1908. (To the Editor.) The progress of the move ment directed to secure the forfeiture of the Oregon & California Railroad land grant should naturally raise the question with every thoughtful citi zen as to the policy that ought to be pursued with those lands, should they again become a part of the public do main. As the property of the Nation the people of Oregon would not, of course, alone control the disposition of them. Yet, since the welfare of the people of this state would be most vitally affected through what was done with them, it behooves the people of Oregon to take account of a situa tion that promises to be realized. And. further, because the people of Western and Southern Oregon have so much at stake in this matter, Is it not reasonable to suppose that. If they could devise and champion unitedly a policy conserving permanently the highest interests, not only of this sec tion, but of the country at large con nected with this forest area, they might control the disposition of it? There is no doubt but that much the larger portion of these lands will have Its highest utilization In being devoted to forestry purposes. For natural for estry lands to pass into private hands would mean most wasteful, sinful and irreparable Impairment and sacrifice of the resources of this section of the country. No other fact in history is better attested than Is this. In anticipation of the possible for feiture of these railroad lands a state forestry policy should be developed. Plans should be matured for the best administration for the common good of all the natural forestry lands in the state. And let me protest, by the way, that there Is nothing academic, doc trinaire or socialistic about this sug gestion. It Is but plain hard sense that about every people on the face of the earth outside of the Pacific North west fully recognize as such and mostly through bitter experience. The suggestion of the State Forestry Asso ciation for the exchange of the indi vidual sections of state school lands within the National reserves for a com pact area to be administered as a state forest is in the vlght direction. But that suggestion comes short of the larger and more Important idea in Government forestry. Along with the insurance of a supply of timber,, forestry has In view the equalization of the flow of rivers and thus the conservation of water powers and inland water transportation facili ties and securing immunity against aestructive floods and ruinous soii ero sion. The railroad lands, located main ly on the non-arable slopes of the watersheds, would make the natural nuclei of state forest areas. It needs, but a glance at the possi ble situation with these lands for feited to the National Government to see that every consideration would suggest turning them over to the peo ple to be administered as a state for est. By the exchange of arable odd numbered sections for non-arable, even-numbered sections they could be brought into compact masses of natur al forest areas. The main prerequisite for carrying out the idea would be an enlightened conception of the highest general welfare of the people of Ore gon and of their posterity. If the ex istence of such plans and purposes on the part of, Oregon people were demon strated to Congress the lands would be had for the asking as soon as they re verted to the public domain. Now is the time for a campaign of education for the best use of possibly the largest opportunity that will ever come to the people of Oregon as a commonwealth. F. G. YOUNG. OBJECT I,ESSO!T IN IMMIGRATION. Italian Family Save $?.000 In 12 Years, Salt tor "Home." New York Times. Dressed in their best clothes, the Cin qui family, who have sold vegetables and fruit to many families on the upper West Side for a dozen years, sailed for Italy. The departure of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Clnqul was accompanied by the sincere regret of their customers, to whem Mrs. Clnqiii of Saturday was merely "Roete." Tony and Rosle came to New York when they were bride and bridegroom. They sailed away with J3000 and six children. The little shop In which the money was made was lr Amsterdam avenue near Eighty-fourth street, where also was the home in which the family grew. The final ascendancy of the Clnquis was gradual. First they started with a push cart bearing grapes, cherries, oranges, pineapples, and pears. Then they leased a little stand in Amsterdam avenue wedged between a tinshop and a laundry. The personalities of Tony and Rosle attracted trade, and they flour ished. Then the children came. The next stage In the progress of the couple was the leasing of the little shop, where their business expanded. Women left the more pretentious places In Broadway for Rosle, for with her they were certain of a glowing smile and fair treatment. Saturday morning the cry was heard in Amsterdam avenue, "The Clnquis are going away." Women who had traded with the Cinquis for years stopped in for a final farewell and an introduction to their successors. Neighbors, with shawls on their heads and with various cakes and wines as parting gifts called. But Rosle. quite Americanized, was making astonishing preparations. She discarded the humble calico she had "worn in the shop. She appeared in a bright shirt waist, lavishly embroidered and finished with red ribbons. Her hat was a pink straw and a flower garden bloomed on the crown. New shoes, new gloves, a new belt, and new skirt completed the outfit. They were going back to the fatherland with a halo of prosperity, ap preciated throughout the world. Watrhed From Afar. Boston Transcript. At the June election In Oregon the baliots wili carry 39 measures which for the most part relate to matters of acad emic interest. For Instance, one of them proposes a practical revolution in the en tire system of state taxation. We know what a perplexing question that is in this state; how it has taxed the wisdom of experts, and even now remains an un solved problem so far as the satisfaction of the public is concerned. Yet Oregon proposes to settle it by counting votes, a very simple but at the same time a very reckless method.. In this or any other state the effect of the measure would be to greatly burdan and increase the confusion of legislation, and the re sults would be In not a few cases mis representative and deplorable. One Kind of "Mother." Weston Leader. Four "freak chickens" were lately hatched at the J. J. Morton home on Normal Heights. Thej' do not differ from other chicks in appearance, but were born without the assistance of a mother hen or a mother Incubator. A careless hen left her nest, and gathering the neglected eggs, Mrs. Morton placed them In a wool-lined vessel and covered them with a hot water bag, renewed about twice a day. In due time four baby fowls pecked through the shell, but 10 of the eggs proved to be past redemption. Eneenmstlsts; rromlie of Reform. Wedderburn Radium. The Oregonian says it is useless to an swer a question asked after the twen tieth glass of beer. In this the worthy paper evidently speaks authoritatively, knowing the effect upon the tongue and the intellect of 30 successive glasses of beer, and we shall heed the advlcs- ' BY J. M. Ql'ENTIN.. POR compactness of argument and dialectal cleverness, W. II. Mal loek's new book. "A Critical Ex amination of Socialism," is sure to be carefully read by those Interested In political economy and as presenting the views of a profound thinker who does not believe in socialism. Mr. Mallock's principal argument is that the progress of society is due to the energy, Inventiveness, foresight and talent for organization of rare men whose qualities he sums up as "ability." Another argument used by Mr. Mal lock is that the men who improve, in vent and organize are the actual re cipients of the big raizes, and that, unstimulated by the hope of the whole reward whHh they now have in their grasp they "would sulk, and by refus ing to work bring the world to beg gary. It is noticed that not enough difference is shown in the Mallock portraiture between the moderately paid superintendent of a steel plant whose technical skill keeps the plant going, and a multi-millionaire of the Andrew Carnegie class who might be the said superintendent's employer. Not so long ago Mr. Carnegie stated that his success was mainly due to his ability to choose and keep the right sort of men he had gathered at the Pittsburg works. "I did not show any very great abil ity, except as salesman," added Mr. Carnegie. James J. Walsh. M. t.. Ph. D..and L. L. D., of New York, has written a boon, to prove that the 13th was the greatest of centuries, and his views are naturally meeting with a storm of protest. He instances as deserving glory the Gothic cathedrals, the monas tic schools, the jniversitles of Paris and Oxford, Thomas Aquinas, Friar Bacon, and Dante. Maxim Gorky, the Russian novelist, is in an Italian village spending what it Is feared may prove to be his last days, In an endeavor to relieve the ravages of consumption. m Henry James lives at Rye, one of England's cinq portes, but recently he left Rye for a time and took a house in the country near the estate of a millionaire manufacturer of preserves (jam), retired. This man, having mar ried an Earl's daughter, was ashamed of the trade whereby he had piled up his fortune. The manufacturer of pre serves one day wrote Mr. James an impudent letter, vowing that it was outrageous the way the James servants were trespassing on his grounds. Mr. James wrote back: "Dear Sir: I am sor-y to hear that my servants have been poaching on your preserves. P. S. Excuse my mentioning your pre serves." m Harry Leon Wilson, author of "Ew Ing's Lady," has taken up housekeeping with his old friend, Booth Tarklngton. in Capri, where they are renting the lovely villa long famous to American travelers as the residence of the artist, Ellhu Vedder. It Is some years since Lord Dunraven has aired his grievances against Amer ica. Now he has a brand-hew complaint. He has just written to the publishers of Robert W. Chambers, that in the series of five historical novels beginning with "Cardigan," and ending with "The Reck oning," the fourth has been skipped, and he stands by his rights as a reader, de manding the missing link. Mr. Chambers has the matter under advisement. John Graham Brooks, In the current Chautauquan, relates this incident of two authors very much in the public eye: "One of our precipitate Socialists," says Mr. Brooks, "once signed his name In the visitors' book of a Boston club, 'Yours for the Revolution, Jack London.' In the club was another Socialist, who straight way followed with his signature: There ain't going to be no revolution. H. G. Wells.' " Five letters written by Cortez to his royal master, Charles V. of Spain, re lating to the Mexican conquest, and not heretofore translated Into English, will appear in that tongue in two volumes, late In May. The translation of this im oortant historical work has been made by Francis Augustus MacNutt, whose ca reer has been almost as romantic as tnat of the explorer, and who has occupied various official positions which have fa vored the prosecution of his task. Be sides the translation, Mr. MacNutt has furnished the "Letters," with a biograph ical Introduction and notes compiled from original sources. Anno Warner, whose "Seeing England with Uncle John" Is just published, is planning to go abroad next month with her littlo daughter. She hopes to spend several months In resting and gathering material for another book. Christian "Brinton, whose "Mudern Art ists'' he.s Just been published, has gone to Mexico on a yachting trip. Gari Melch ers, a native colorist to whom Mr. Brin ton has devoted a chapter in his book, is now painting a portrait of President Roosevelt. Mr. Melchers Is a native of Detroit, but his home is in Holland. Juliet 'Wllbor Tompkins, author of "Dr. Ellen," sails for Europe May 1. Commenting on the fact, announced not long ago, that the present Rajah of Sarawak had -engaged Baring-Gould to write his life, the Book Monthly makes the amusing prophecy that before long American millionaires will be enjoy ing biographers as they do cooks or chauffeurs. The biographer will live on the premises and have his night out once a week, while for the rest of the time he will be expected to set down the doings and sayings of his master, the million aire, to be used as notes for the eventual biography." An Indignant Englishman writes to the New York Tribune newspaper to say that Mrs. Elinor Giyn, the authoress of that nasty novel, "Three Weeks," is not an Englishwoman but a native of Toronto, Canada. . According to Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, whose "Rambling Recollections" ave Just been published, Mr. Labouchere, he famous editor of Truth, was In his lay the. wittiest man in the House of Commons. Sir Henry tells a number of anecdotes concerning the great editor, one of the best of which dates from the days when Labouchore was an attache at Frankfort. "He was once playing whist against a very high German func tionary, sitting on his left. Mr. Iabou chere led a small card. The lead turned out so well that he won the rest of the tricks. The Minister said, 'Well. Mr. Labouchere, you won the game by leading that card: hut there was no earthly rpgsm, according to the rules of the game, why you should have done so: you have, therefore, won the rubber by accident." "Mr. Labouchere said, T had a very good reason for leading tnat card.' The Minister asked what it was. 'We will have a bet," said Mr. Labouchere, that my reason was a good one.' The bet was therefore made that the lead had been justified by the rules of the game. " 'Now, Mr. Labouchere, what was your reason?' "He replied, 'I had seen your hand.' " Advertising Talks No. 4. i THE HORSE THAT DREW THE LOAD By Herbert Kaufman. A moving van came rolling down the street the other day with a big spirited Percheron in the center and two wretched nags, one on either side. The Percheron was doing all the work and it seemed that he would have got along far better in single harness than he managed with his inferior mates retarding his speed. The advertiser who selects a group of newspapers usually harnesses two lame propositions to every pulling newspaper on his list, and just as the van-driver probably dealt out an equal portion of feed to each of his animals, just so many a merchant is paying practically the same rate to a weak daily that he is allowing the sturdy profitable sheet. Unfortunately, the accepted custom of inserting the same advertisement in every paper acts to the distinct disadvantage of the meritorious me dium. The advertiser charges iha sum total of his expense against the sum total of his returns, and thereby does himself and tho best puller an injustice by crediting the less produc tive sheets with results that they have not earned. It's the pulling power of the news paper as well as the horse that proves its value, and if advertisers were as level-headed as they shonld be, they would take the trouble to put every daily in which tjiey advertise on trial for at least a month and advertise a different department or article in each, carefully tabulating the returns. If this were done fifly per cent of the advertising now carried in weaker newspapers would be withdrawn and the patronage of the stronger sheets would advance in that proportion. There are Newspapers that are, single-handed, able to build up busi nesses. Their circulation ia solid muscle and sinew all pull. It isn't the number of copies printed but the number of copies that reach the hands of buyers it isn't the Dumber of readers, but the number of readers with money to spend rit isn't the bulk of a circulation but the amount of the circulation which is available to the advertiser it isn't fat but brawn, that tell in- the long run. There are certain earmarks that in dicate these strengths and weak nesses. They are as plain to the ob serving eye as the signs of the woods are significant to the trapper. The news columns tell you what you can expect out of the advertising columns. A newspaper always finds the class o readers to which it is edited. When its mental tone is low and its moral tone is careless, depend upon it the readers match the medium. No gun can hit a target outside of its range. No newspaper can aim its policy in one direction and score in another. No advertiser can find a different class of men and women than the publisher has found for him self. He is judged by the company he keeps. If he lies down with dogs he will arise with fleas. copyright, mw.) General Grant's Xleee Holds On. Baltimore American. "A niece of President U. S. Grant Is the popular postmistress of St. Albans, a little town in Kanawha County, W. Va.," said Joseph Thurmond, of that state, at the Caswell Hotl. "This lady, Mrs. Baldwin, is the daugh ter of William Grant, brother of tho great soldier. She has been postmistress for a good many years. On one occa sion the Congressman from that district concluded that It would bo bettr to give the office to a man, oho of his constit uents, who was useful In eleotion cam paigns. The man was accordingly rec ommended, but as soon as the people, n? the community heard of It, such a stnrm of Indignant protest went up that trK Congressman very quickly saw the wis dom of letting General Grant's nleco alone, and she will probably keep the of fice the remainder of her life." A FEW SQUIBS. She The .fustweds, I hear, are not lu-lns; happily toRethor. He I thought so. Fb "What mado yrru think so? Ho t nit hfr gfllng every day to cooking- school. Balti more Amcrinftn. "Mr. Ttnxly has nothing hut pralsfl for your work for lilm before the Conjrresslnni! ! commute." said the friend "Yes." replied the lohhylFt. gloomily, "nothlni? hut praise." Philadelphia Press. Promising younjr Senators like P.ryn or Florida may die. on-erpetle. veterans like Spooner of WIeonMn may resign, hut Piatt and Pepew continue to represent New York. New York I-Tvenliif; Post. Mrs. Anna (Mould's stalement that she' had noiiRh of married life doesn't indicate that' marriage In a failmo. A pirl ml;rht marry six tiina nlth her eyes shut and never pluck a lemon equal to Ftonl. 'hlcago Post. They say the Duke of Ahrtizzl Is so rich that money doea not enter Into Ills n-atrl-nionlal calculations. Yet h hits only $io.it'0 a year, and what is thai to the Washington smart set? C'hleajro Journal. i,!tt!e Willie Sa. na, what's the differ ence between an optimist and a peFsimlM ? Pa An optimist sees only tho douKlmu. my son. while the pessimist sees noth'i'.K but tho hole therein. f:hicaRO rially Kes Miss Queensbro OffJr'er, where is that groen-s:oods man the police orrested yester day? Officer (Jropan At headquarters, ma'am. Did yez want to see him? Miss Queenehro Yes, I thought ho might match a sample for me. I simply can't Ret tho shade I want at any of tho stores. puck. "Bridget," said Pennls, timidly, "did ye Iver think of marryln'?" "Sure, now," said Bridget, looking demurely at her shoe, "sure, now, the subject has nlver entered me mlnn." "It's sorry T am," ald Dennis, and ho started to leava the room. "Wan mlnuts. Dennis." said Bridget. "Ye've set me thlnkln'."- Judfe. - Mrs flawsip What kind of people are these, who have. Just moved In next door to you? Mrs. Hurdso Oh. t never talk about my neighbors. All I know about them Is that their stuff rame In one load, that only one of their bedsteads has any hratat on It, moat or the furniture looks oid, there's six in the family, the children are all hoys, they have two dogs, the man Is about 'JO years older than the woman, she's dark wmplexiorert. wears a silk plush sack, they had a squabble with the driver of the van when they settled with him. ami their name Is Glmherllng. Chicauo Tribune.