TIIE -MOnXIXO -QKEGOXIAX. TCESDAV, JULY -4. 1811.
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HIP-FtX nufcT I.1W.
The lawyers for the most part njr
that th instructions of Ju-tga Coke,
In the Mt-Clallen c;i were In propt-r
form nd were besides a correct and
luminous interpretation of the doctrine
of seir-dtfenf. But some of the law
yer have different view on one or
two point. Naturally. If the law
yer agreed as to the Uw. there would
be bo dispute about the law. and no
need or occasion for controversy, and
therefore no u7k- How can a
Judge, then, being a mere lawyer ele
vated to the bench, render an opinion
or make a ruling pleasing- to all the
lawyers? How. too. can a layman, or
any body of lajmen. In Southern Ore
gon or anywhere, undertake to settle
any question of law when lawyers
disagree?
Yet the lawyers In this grave mat
ter are remarkably accordant. The
only criticism, or suggestion of crlti
clm. any of them makes 1 over the
instruction that "the approaching of
a person within shooting distance in a
threatening manner and by placing
the hand upon the right hip-pocket
would be an overt act within the
meaning of the law."
Lawyer may quibble, hair-split.
Juegle and cavil about the exact legal
definition and statu of hip-pocket
law; but it Is commonly recognized
throughout the West and is under
stood by all Juries. If It is wrong, let
us put the blame where It belongs,
and that Is upon the Juries and upon
the general public sentiment that Jus
tifies the acquittal of any man who
pleads that he slew his adversary be
cause ho was threatened and he
deemed his life In danger.
The Oregonlan does not believe In
the hip-pocket doctrine or practice of
law; but It asserts that Judge Coke
gave a thoroughly accurate exposition
of It. The man who openly places his
hand upon his back pocket In course
of a violent quarrel Intends by that
act to Indicate to his orponent that
h- has a pistol and U about to draw
It. or Is ready to shoot and Is about to
shoot, or will shoot if he can. It de
pends on the course of the contro
versy, its exact circumstances, the
actions of the other party, the provo
cation, the fears or tho dangers of
the one or the other in other words,
upon the facts of the particular case.
The Jury must determine the facts and
therefore whether the homicide Is Jus
tifiable. Every Juror knows that the
responsibility is with him. How can
It be shifted to the Judge?
THE tiLORIOt! rOl'RTII.
In its origin and purpose the
Fourth of July Is not so much a holi
dav for children as for adult cltUens.
W celebrate It to commemorate the
establishment of our independence
which was an event more likely to
be understood by grown men and
women than by their little boys and
girls. Its import scarcely appeals to
th Immature mind. It Is perhaps
because the preferences of young chil
dren have been consulted more than
those of their elders that the exer
cises on the Fourth of July in recent
times have lot something of their
patriotic sobriety and become rather
empty ebullitions of noise.
There is no visible relation between
Chinese firecrackers and the Ameri
ran Declaration of Independence.
Love of country does not necessarily
show itself best by exploding toy pis
tols and shooting off one's limbs. The
conclusion that a person who makes
the most noise loves his native land
best Is neither strictly logical nor In
variably true. It is quite possible for
a man to fire off a large quantity of
gunpowder on the Fourth of July and
on the other 34 days of the year neg-
leet all of his most important civic du
ties. To confess the unpleasant truth
that Is what an Imposing fraction of
the population has been doing for a
number of years.
Still, if a person can only be pa
triotic on one day of the year, no
doubt it Is best to select the Fourth
of July for the experience. Should
the sacred flame tend to flicker and
expire in the heart of the one-day pa
Jrlot, It may perhaps borrow a spark
from somebody else and revive. When
It Is the universal fashion to think of
the glories of our country's past and
meditate upon the problems of its fu
ture It Is difficult for any individual
to keep from following the good ex
ample which everybody else Is setting.
And the man who has no better way
of Indicating that his brain is occu
pied with National Ideals and great
public questions no doubt does well to
!gnify the fact by shooting off fire
crackers. Like a good many other valuable
things, patriotism falls into two well
marked varieties, the real and the
Imitation. It Is Imitation patriotism
which seek a vent through firearms
and shouts. The real kind makes
more use of the brain than of the
lungs. It prefers to think Instead of
burning powder. Thought is hard
work certainly, but your genuine pa
triot has made up his mind that he
must do at least a little of it if he Is
to perform his duty as a citizen of
the Untied States and h inclines more
and more as the years pass to devote
tf-e Fourth of July to that severe
exercise.
This Is what Is meant by the ten
dncy to mke Fourth of July celebra
tions "sane." Sanity means the clear
and healthful exercise of the brain.
Any fool or maniac can shout. Only
sane people can think. Hence a sane
Fourth means a thoughtful Fourth,
and it Implies that the conditions of
the celebration are such as to encour
age, or at any rate not to stifle,
thought. Americans grow dslly more
conscious of the fact that patriotism
Is intimately connected with Intelll- I
gent use of the mind. It requires J
v... bnnwlorifro of nubile allBirs ana
a resolute determination to help con
duct them correctly. e are nui "
isfled any more to entrust the man
agement of our public business entlre
i.. r't. .- u-hnm we elect. The
voters are taking the actual processes
. kandi.
of government into ineir u.n
Thev are relying much less than for
merly on agents either elected or
appointed.
The direct management of the Gov
ernment, or at least Its control. 1 clear
i.. .,mir.T ih. nnnular ideal. Even
those agents whom we still find Indis
pensable are beginning to ieei int. :.
The people give them orders and on
occasion send them back to private
life. This may be good or' bad as a
matter of policy. Time will decide
that question. But nowetrr
turn out nobody can help feeling that
..i.. ore taklna- all re-
sponslbllity upon their own shoulders
It Is sheer folly for them not to make
adeq'inte preparation to Dear in uu.
den wisely. Since the common, every -drfv
citizen has been me a direct law
hr .ntlnK his vote, since he
has decided to review the work of the
legislator and even call tne juages i
account, it stands to reason Xhat he
must use his brain not only on the
r..ih nr Jnlw hut on many other
occasions, or these things will be done
badly. . .
Perhaps the first factor In patrlot
i n,tt,n Btnnd with us now is
l.-in w
the obligation to learn what questions
are up before the public and apply the
mind honestly to their solution. Fire
crackers w-111 not aid much In per
forming this duty. It requires rru-t-
ottontivo listening to capable
speakers, and above all quiet reflec
tion. Ignorance Decomes ....
gruous every day with the character
of a patriotic smrnrn. "
i.-i i ih. mihlir- schools long ago as
If in prophetic preparation for the
time when even man su-uiu
a lawmaker and a direct factor In the
government, but we have not used
,i ,if -noi.eh. The school Is des
tined to merge with the common Uftt
of the people ana inciuue ".
children In Its classes, but cUlsena of
all ages. The hunger tor Mtiiut
Is becoming a universal passion in the
United States. In response io us
cravings, the Fourth of July Is ceasln.
to be a mere occasion for senseless
hilarity and developing into a
educational holiday.
SOCNI FLAX FOR REKKKEXWrM.
The conflict of radical opinion in
the progressive Western States and of
tradltlonallv conservative practices in
the slow-moving Eastern States has
evolved In Massachusetts a plan for a
legislative referendum that will be re
garded by many as a sound solution
of a complicated problem. In a word,
Massachusetts will employ the refer
endum, and the limited, but not the
unlimited Initiative.
The Joint legislative committee on
constitutional amendments, consisting
of members of both parties, unani
mously agrees on the proposed refer
endum amendment. Upon petition of
6 per cent of the voters any act passed
by the Legislature, except the ordi
nary appropriation bills, or emergency
measures, may be submltetd to the
people. Any bill proposed in or to
the Legislature, and rejected, may be
offered bv petition to the succeeding
Legislature, and If again rejected.
k .hmltted without peti
tion to the people: but the Legislature
mav offer an alternative rarHui
Much the same procedure Is to be
adopted as to constitutional amend-
.. ihit the oetitlon for
IIlClllA, tlM ' -
referendum shall contain 15 per cent
or the voters.
The manifest dangers of the unlim
ited initiative Massachusetts appears
to have understood; Its persistent
a'buse bv professional or paid legisla
tive promoters will be avoided or at
least greatly mlnlmlied: any question
4 ,,,,, anniicrh to be submitted
through the referendum is assured of
thorough discussion; ana no legisi
.t j t.A k- an v nortion of the peo
ple can he blocked indefinitely, or for
a long time, by any legislature.
.i..in.ti.m .if the Legislature in all
."1 1 n n'. - .
legislation Is to continue; and the peo
ple will have whatever voice mcj uc
slre to have In any enactment.
, .t, has riven the last and
best word on the referendum. Oregon
win in tlmA find Us way to a similar
plan.
THE CLASSIC FOOTi THE VANISH
ING HAIR.
a r. Italian writer ssvs with sorrow
that the prevailing mania for sports
is destroying the beauty of women's
feet and that "The classic iooi, one.
the dream of the poet, is now a dream
of the past." Soon "all women will
have Anglo-Saxon feet and American
shoes." he moans. The Italian Is mls
h. women who had the classic
foot were not women, they were live
dolls.
He also bewails the increasing
r women's hair and asso
ciates it with the development of
women's Intellect, saying, "long hair
is Incompatible with intelligence." It
Is certainly a terrible alternative, but
If we must choose between hair and
brains, the hair must go. False hair
Is largely imported from China; Then
let American and European women
grow the brains ana tne ininwe
women the hair. According to our
Italian friend's theory, the Chinese
women's brains will then have an op
portunity to develop, unless of course
the Chinese women surrender their
hair only on death, w hile their tresses,
piled on American heads, will check
the abnormal development of the
brain to the point of deformity.
But there may be another explana
tion of the diminution of woman's
hair. Until recent years, women's hats
were flimsy, airy structures adorned
with ribbons, feathers, flowers and
gewgaws and perched perilously on
the crown of their heads. The air had
practically unobstructed access to
their hair, which grew luxuriously.
The Indian wears no hat. unless he
has become civilized, and he is noted
for his thick, flowing locks. Any bar
ber will tell one that he can distin
guish an 'Indoor man" by the thinness
of his hair and his growing baldness,
while an "outdoor man" usually has
abundant hair. The football player,
who goes bareheaded, always has a
bristling pompadour. In these days
women's hats resemble a tower of
Babel with a broad heavy cornice, or
a dlshpan or saucepan Inverted over
the head. 'They shut out .the air and
check the growth of the hair. In
fact. In order to flourish, hair needs
light and air. Just like a plant. De
prived of these. It wilts and dies. The
"rat Is held responsmie
women for the loss of hair and the
breaking off of long tres-ea Happily
It seems to be going out of fashion.
hut nnhannilv It Is rolne only to be
superseded in deleterious Influence by
the heat-storage contraptions now de
signed by milliners.
The salvation of woman's hair rests
with the milliners and arbiters of
fashion, since. It is hopeless to expect
n-nn,n tn iirclsm their independence
of these tyrants. If they will design
hats which do not exclude light and
air and coiffures to the making of
which hair la naturally aaapiea. wom
en s luxuriant tresses win '
abound and win the admiration of
man.
a. tnr tho feet, there is no occa
sion to worry about them, provided
the head fascinates. The feet are the
last resort of the man who seeks
something to admire about a woman.
t .v.., -,w A n rlo-Saxon feet and
wear American shoes. Feet pinched in
tight French shoes with high heels
make the temper Irritable or produce
an expression of pained resignation
which spoils the charm oi ine
What modern men admire in woman
Is an attractive. Intelligent, vivacious
face under a crown of natural hair
and on a body developed to normal
feminine llnea by healthy exercise. If.
to secure these. It be necessary to sac
rifice tha foot, let It go.
DREAM BOO! TO BE REALITY.
The hone of two generations will
be realised when the railroad of the
Pacific Railway Navigation Com
nanv from Portland to Tillamook is
completed thia Summer. The United
Railways will soon follow, and an Iso
lated section of Oregon will then be
doubly bound to the rest ot tne .
Th vhvlem A Tillamook Valleys
are among the richest in Oregon, but.
though at the very aoor oi rgnmuu,
nr ntii thi. vear. more remote
than' sections a thousand mile dis
tant. Tillamook has kept up commu
nitinn hv icl but commercially has
v.-..n hut w nmota rart of Oregon.
Only trifling sums have been obtained
from the Government for tne improve
ment of Its harbor until now the peo
ple, ara beginning to help themselves
by organizing a port commission anu
levying a local tax.
The Nehalem Valley nas nunenu
v... nutlet Axceot bv wagon and
its great belt of heavy timber and its
rich agricultural land nave remained
malnlv untouched. It has had many
promises of a railroad and has been
mn ftft.n riissnnoln ted that only the
advent of the locomotive could con
vince Its settlers that the expected naa
Art. A
The timber and dairy industries of
the Tillamook, country nave enjojeu
ttatralnnmAnt. fVn With the
small facilities for reaching market
they now enjoy. The ranroaa win
give them a great Impetus and extend
.v. rfovoionment to the Nehalem Val
ley and the country between Hlllsboro
and the Coast Range. Tne tiae oi
. win snread tn that section and
Portland will profit equally with the
settlers.
THE KING AND REFORM.
The agitation for reforming the
British House of Lords slumbered a
little during the weeks preceding the
coronation, i Nobody, not even tne
most violent radical, liked to disturb
the serenity of the public while that
momentous event was on tne way.
But now it Is over. The King Is wear
vi. rnwn in all the peace com
patible with such a burden. At best
"uneasy Ilea the head that wears a
crown." but we fancy that King
nn,rn will muiti first and last to
exist In tolerable comfort In spite of
Shakespeare a dictum.
However that may be. the reform
Htotinn Viaa broken out again in more
than Its former vigor and discussion
Is rife over the question wnat me
Commons will do with the Lords.
That thev will do something radical
is not doubted by those who have
studied the situation. King George Is
concerned In the affair more intimate
ly than anvhodv else, probably, be
cause It Is pretty certain that sooner
or later he will have to lane me u
ialvo aten In the matter. It is often
said that the British King Is but a
shadow. He no lona-er possesses any
substantial power. This is true in mu
min nut If he should decline to ap
point 150 new peers when the Liberal
Ministry demand it or nim ne couiu
.kin-v their whole programme and
make reform ten times as difficult as
It would be If he acceded.
But the King will not refuse. At
the critical moment he will appoint
the new peers, whether he relishes the
proceeding or not and the chariot of
liberalism will roil on ummpeueu uj
mvii ihatlnar-v. The King will obey
the orders of his Ministers, not be
cause he is obliged to do so, out De
an.a if ha refused he would bring
his own power into the same parlous
situation as that where the Lords have
found themselves. The public would
immediately begin to ask by what
right one man, even If he Is a King,
blocks the will of the Nation. The
obvious answer Is that he has no such
right. If he appears to possess the
power he should be stripped of It. Not
being a simpleton, King ueorge is nui
likely to get Into any situation of this
sort. He will do as he Is told and the
reform of the Lords will go forward
smoothly.
FAILCRE8 OF PROHIBITION'.
After a study of the effects of the
antl-llquor laws of the United States,
Count Louis Skarzynski. who was sent
by the Russian Government at the re
ne ili Tnternatlonal Union
Against the Abuse of Alcoholic Liquors
to learn the experience of this coun
try, has reported In the strongest
terms against prohibition and local
option. Americans have been so ac
customed to criticise everything Rus
sian that it may be profitable to see
ourselves as a Russian sees us.
The Count, after giving a few 11
i...i..ninc nf the absurdities and the
1 .w.
turmoil growing out of the antl-llquor
agitation, quotes figures to fhow re
sults of prohibitory laws. He finds
an immense increase in cuiiuihjji'"
iu,,nr u ahown bv internal revenue
reports and In the number of Illicit dls
tlllerlea. He finds that In the Amer
ican Army S per cent of the soldiers
sufTer from diseases aue to iconiuwni
in Fiimnpin armies the propor.
tlon Is only H of 1 per cent. He
finds that arrests ror arunKenn,s are
. i more In prohibition than
In non-prohibition towns, the largest
number, one in every iuik,.....-.-.
tants, being at Portland, Maine, where
prohibition has been the law for fifty
seven years. He finds that savings
bank deposits In Maine are .!'
per head, while In New Hampshire,
Vermont. Rhode Island. Massachu-
fnnnatlr.ii VaW Tork Blld NeW
Jersey they average 1408.67. In three
prohibition states the ratio of convicts
Is shown to be two or three times that
of three non-prohibition states.
The Count men says.
. i . . . . . mA much mOft
de-
Jiui wnat - - " " .
ii-i i . k . . v. t ..m .tn- fliapAsard
normiiiniK -
many UHtrlrul oi ma iw """""" .."
liquor trallic, a oiraru
- i.u . when tha attitude
paaars on 11, ui.i ' ----- ,
- . .i -iii. niTiiiiar-i. and
naa once wen - - - -
by thoe who ought to aafeguard tho observ
ance or tna law.
n fifes several examples of finding
saloons wide open under tne eve
Of
the police in the cities or prnniom
Ion
states ana quotes rrreiucm i"
as
saying:
The constant violation or neglect of a law
learia to. demoralization and disregard of
all laws.
u aoi-. that nrohibltion drives out
of the liquor business "responsiDi
merchants who respect themselves
and causes their places to oe laacn
by
"the dregs of the populace," whose I
i..,iyA .Hohtaafia tneir customers. j
He
makes this significant summing up:
American delinht In law-making;
thii
mania nas a ... j '
. v. - . . . i.tanilnh. H a fa T1 T (Hi J C P(l
inia cava, in,- u"' ...... r
the most lamentable results, for enthusiasm,
and rot reason, has dominated tha law
makers.
-rvi Wnmon's Christian Temperance
Union, which was mainly responsible
for the abolition of the Army can
teen. Is at last beginning to realize
the truths which Count Skarzynski
states so forcibly, for some of its mem
bers are said to be circulating a pe
tition for the revival of the canteen.
t. mnot fnrlhl illustration of the
weakening of this law was found dur
ing the Army maneuvers in aexas,
,..-k.n o min,il described a maneuver
division as "a large body of soldiers
entirely surrounded oy saioons. j"
Army chaplain at San Antonio admits
that this Is approximately wue.
D-zihihitinn hn failed In Oregon as
in other states In the opinion of the
editor of the Yakima rtepuonc, u
has recently made a tour of the state.
He found business and professional
men in the dry towns "disgusted with
an alleged reform which made condi
tions worse instead of better." His
solution of the problem ta the old one
reform the Individual man, for he
says:
v.., .- ,n nska "dry" towns
1 no on, J - ; " . y,
seems still to be to convince men that tney
are batter fit If they do not use liquor.
Prohibition -tans oecau-e n. " -
. t ku . a..., mnv believe.
tna aesires ana " -" 1 - - . ,
the rights of men into consideration, but
arbitrarily seeits to oriv -
they ant. It is a good thing for any
community where It will work; but that
community, we re safe In saying. Is one
which floes not neeo n.
. . , . j I . .ha nn. u-hlch fumlshOS
the most examples and adorns tha most tales
for tha prohibition iiiui
it all comes back to this: What wa need
la better men end not better laws. When w
.1 '-in itself. Until
then It will be with us as constantly as tho
poor.
t-v. Juii, of tita home in Hanover
N. J., of Smith Ely. Jr.. Democratic
. . i ,i
Mayor of isew xorK, wno t'icu
In toTa la announced. He Was S6
years old at the time of his death. The
announcement caused a brier awaken
ing of the memory of a political strife
once bitter and of a turbulent era in
liauuiia. '''---- -
i affArt tn recall in con
x-ninnai niiitt. AVAnts wnicn n ic
quiiTU ovi.i. -'
nection with his name, as in many
.nv.s- instani-A the announcement
was the first public intimation in
many years mat mho 4-i "
Mayor of New York, still lived so
evanescent is political strire ana u
unstable such fame as it brings, even
to Its successful leaaers.
t, .,ii hariilv hannen in a country
village that two score youms woura
be inducted into the cocaine habit be
fore anybody noticed what was going
Th. lannra ncp of their neighbors"
affairs in which city people live is
often called a blessing, but it has a
regrettable aspect. Nobody can long
carry on a career of outrageous crime
under the eyes of the village busybody.
Her gossip, like the yellow press and
the comedies of Arisiopnanes, is
.ihi.. innw She mav be dis
agreeable but after all Is she not
wholesome?
Justus M. Strowbrldge. who passed
serenely away at the age of 78 years
.i,i. Km in this cltv last Saturday.
was one of the earliest pioneers of
Portland and one or its Desi-Known
i n.t hnnnred citizens. A contln-
....... ...ittii'. of 57 years, during
much of which time his name and
k,.incu nativities were identlliea wnn
the growth of the city entitle him to
this honorable aisimciion.
ii ... .haii wa nccoiint for the cor
.i nviin nnlitlcs? In Pennsyl-
vanla the blame is sometimes laid on
the meek Quakers, nut unio nas
such excuse. It was settiea oy m
best possible class of emigrants, the
e v i."n-innd farmers. And
now look at the moral estate of their
sons. Is the law of contrast at wors .-
The biggest man in Rldgefleld is 25
years old and weighs 250. It Is not
given to every one to " put on ten
. a vr and if this 'Washington
giant keeps atit he will be a world's
wonoer.
Disarmament, did some one say?
Our naval programme Includes four
battleships and trimmings to make the
appropriation one hunarea mrnmu.
Dealers predict that potato prices
-.in -,iis niun all Summer and Fall,
which is cheering news to the grower
who was wise a few montns ago.
The Federal grand Jury begins work
Thursday and many patriots have
good excuses for going to tne uoasi.
If a Chinaman could be induced to
i i a n i' wa .finVA
give an opinion ne -
I al. la Via. Al A VlTAf i O 7 .
gone crazy in nm
But where Is the boy hero, due to
go around tomorrow with his head
bandaged, the envy or nis .
t..- ..annio cwelterlnK. can con
template Portland, where it Is too cold
to let off the flreworKS
Consumption of beer last May broke
the record, but July weainer n-ast m,
change the big figures.
Debarred from tetanus, the small
boy can fall from a tree and break an
arm.
The
Two small mussy faces
Peering in the door
Gory with Jam and Jell,
Btlll they ask for more.
Tumbled and tousled elfs
Mixed with good and bad.
Paradox of love and health
Without you life were sad!
Qo chase the busy hours,
Fslrv mites ef play.
You drive old melancholy
From the house away.
JO HARTMAN.
Gleanings of the Day
w T Stead nroDoses that the United
sidi.s anri Great Britain boycott any
nation which refuses to adopt arbitra
tion by closing their markets to it. An
appeal from the boycotted nation might
bring the status or the boycott, in miei-
natlonal law before The Hague tri
bunal. Tha, tffi.iiitv with the yells of the
Log Angeles peddlers seems to be that
they are not musical. If they would
only train their voices and compose the
praises of their goods into rhyme, they
might be as welcome as tne uerman
band.
n.mm ehniiiH he mid. the Gibraltar
e ih Pa-lfir according- to Captain Ma-
tian That title has bean prw-empted by
Hawaii, where great eum- r
nfnf nn Pearl Harbor. It has al
k.ii
been proposed to make Pago Tago har
t.i, finmnn into another uiDrauar. a
it
the Army and Navy experts have theii
way. the United States will go rathei
extensively into the Gibraltar business
Whan France and Snaln show a dis
position to divide Morocco between
them, Germany takea a share, and then
aava aha Intends to have it. Whenever
any annexing Is going on. Germany
takes a hand, and when the. otner na
tions protest says: "What are you go
ing to do about UT"
Th. Rrtil-h Lords have not yet had
enough. The voters at two eonsecu-
I.. - alanllnn. VlaLVA AamaDded tAS S0O1I.
tlon of their veto on legislation, but
thav mntllatA tha anti-veto bill by ex
cepting from its provisions all meas
nr.. Hint wish to veto. The aiierna.
tlve Is being swamped with Liberal
peers or a third eaectlon. whicn is ex
nnrtnd onlv to Increase the Liberal ma
inrttv In the House ot Commons. There
Is a great similarity between a Tory
peer and a standpat Senator.
Tha trusts have capitalised the tariff
monopoly and hot air. but Eugene F.
Ware trumped the trick by capitalizing
scenic beauty.
That hobble-skirted woman's Jump to
the Vancouver ferryboat suggests
new feature for Fourth or July spom
tha hohbla-sklrt race, the hobble-skirt
Jump, or, better still, the hobble-skirt
hop. step and Jump.
CnnKniracies between bank cashiers
and bank robbers, by which the cash
iers submit to being bound and gagged
are becoming so common as to savor oi
slavish Imitation. The next cashier
who covets tha bank's money should
try something original. n.ven, oein
locked in the vault lacks originality.
If Chicago and New York will send
Portland a few degrees of their surplu
lemnitritiirt. there will be no objec
tlon. nreeronlans are reluctant to wear
overcoats on the Fourth or July; nasi
ern travelers mlaht think they Im
agined themselves In New Zealand
where U's midwinter.
T.ln Phao Yanar appeals to Christen
dom to withdraw its missionaries from
China and leave China to work out her
ow n salvation, as far as religion is con
eeme.d. and Drotests against the "ab
surd, contemptible and demoralizing
medley that forms the stock-in-trade of
missionaries." He wonders that mis
aionnrv activitv Is arrowing when "sci
entitle methods of criticism have caused
the gravest doubts to be thrown on the
truth of some of the fundamental prop
ositions of the Christian taitn
Reclamation is a more appropriate
term for the East than the West. The
East has in effect lost Its lands through
Improvident cultivation and must re
claim them by Improved husbandry.
The West has virgin soil, which only
awaits water and man to begin pro
ducing. In the East the attempt Is
to place on the land the Italian lmml
Krant. who has no capital but will pa
tiently build up tha Impoverished soil,
or the city man who seeks to reclaim
his health and independence by out
door, physical labor. The West Invites
settlers who have money, energy and
brains and offers to repay them with
abundant crops.
Settlement is at last turning to the
South and the large farms are being
sold and divided among them. Many of
the settlers ceme from the Northwest
Le Gallienne. the poet, is qualified to
enter the best society. He has been
divorced.
Lady Constance Foljamke changed
her mind about getting married and
went shopplng"on her wedding day. The
dispatch neglects to say what the
reverend bridegroom said or did when
he learned that he had been Jilted.
That would have been as Interesting
as what the lady said and did.
What might be termed "a corner in
wheat unintentionally created" by in
A.nniitni traders, whose aggregate
holdings reached 1. 800.000 bushels, is
declared by a committee of the Chicago
Board of Trade to have been respon
sible for the conditions which arose
In the "May wheat deal." which the
committee was directed by President
Merrill of the board to investigate
- A London detective has taught his
dog to bark in a wftlsper. We wish
he would start a school for back-fence
cats Chicago Record-Herald. He
might also teach Jersey mosquitoes to
hum in a whisper.
Wa-w Klal nf Blood Relation.
HOOD RIVER.. Or.. July 1. (To the
Editor.) In Saturday's issue of The
Oregonlan there is a communication
. . A1at,raa "
entitled w no are oiuuu . cim. ......
I believe I can answer the question
correctly. I claim to be a blood relative
TAh. ifav KAerAta.rv of State, and
if I am wrong will take no offense if
I am corrected. The proor roiiowa.
Over half a century ago, I was pros
trated with typhoid fever In Illinois.
John Hay's father was our family phy
sician. He was sent for, and on an
examination of my case, pronounced it
typhoid fever. He then asked my
mother for a bowl, and he drew a
sharp blade from Its scabbard, and
stabbed me twice In a vein carrying the
. -n hA.rt. He rot his
hands covered with blood. From this
event I claim blood relation, x i"
. , . rt i
queniiy ul,aoL va ,v-
, ...... v,aa ,.,Hinr the bible re
cently, and find this command: "Buy
a , J. a,A 'I aTeSa W tYA
the truth ana sen it uui.
doctor had bought the "truth at the
a.. a. , r...ll a-htnh la nhAOlent tO
meaic&j w's ......... .- "
the command. But he violated the
command when he sold tne meaicai
"truth" to me. The bible says: 'The
hinnH la tha life thereof." I was at
death's door, and my friend, the doctor,
.nwin- tha lifA current away.
What Is truthT Today if a doctor
...ia .hi. tn mfianl under slmi-
nuuiu .t.- " . -. -
lar circumstances he would be prose
cuted for malpractice.
EDGAR,-W. WINANS.
j Half a Century Ago
I
From the Oregonlan, July 4,
Today is devoted up by our citizens
to the celebration or the am anni
versary of our National independence.
Our excellent committees have made
due arrangements for the purpose. Let
every true American give up tne nay
to the celebration. -Let him make him-.oli-
and those around him happy in the
enjoyment of all the exhibitions and
in the belter mat we nave yei a coun
try, and let them close the proceedings
and festivities of the day with the con-,
vlctlon that our ijnion win oe pre
served and all its rich blessings be
transmitted to generations for long
years to come.
Our boys want to oe oil a
they can to Join the crowds assembled
in the city. We shall put this paper to
press at 7 o'clock unless stopped by a
dispatch.
.Alni. In irnW(iH.
The city guests , --
in companies. In couples, in singles. Our
,..TrM Via pun
reporter says as imo - - .
not possibly furnish us with a list.
. i i la,, last nicht
says that on the road from Washing- i
A man wno arnvou -
says mai on w - - -
ton County he passed, he believed,
...-j i.v. m. wnmen
75
and
wagons niisa w"
children.
THE KEW FOURTH.
The current years inaugurate a tashl"n
That frowns upon youth overwhelm
ing passion. .
For loud explosions, powder burns, ana
smashin .
Of window-panes with unexpected
Nix. ay we. on that form of atavism
That cals for metnoas meet. o. o
barism . ,
By which to manifest our patriotism.
Let us commemorate uui
rash.
And let the growing interest of hu
manity Pronounce mere noise a nuisance ana
a vanity.
And in the cause of safety and or
sanity,
t i i,vnr nf n milder way:
Forsaken be the methods of tha
t..a,hAn
Iet long parade and festive bunting
wreathin .
And song and speech, give every crea
ture breatnin
A chance to taste the spirit of tne
day.
Then shall no roar of giant powder
no in HQ
Nor the toy pistol loose the shy
tetanus.
And of our youth shall something else
remain us.
Beside a scattered eyelaeh or a
No more shall nervous men have need
Against the shock of whizzing "nigger-
chaser,
Or 'gainst the onslaught of that limb
defacer.
The cannon cracker and the Chinese
bomb.
The zone of peace- and calm shall ever
wider
And wider spread. That ever-firm
In quiet haunts, the omnipresent spider.
Shall spin nis weo acroj uio uji-ji
doors,
Wherein the doctor and the undertaker.
The fireman, coroner, nurse, or tomb
stone maker.
Safe from the sudden call or slumber
May spend the day in solitude and
snores.
DEAN COLLINS.
The Washerwoman's Song.
I This 1 one ot the best-known poems
composed by Eugene F. Ware nom de
i,,,a "trnnniiiU" who died last Satur
day at Casada, Colo. Mr. Wars, who had
a Rational reputation as a wit and poet.
enltBted in an Iowa regiment in the Civil
War.J
In a very humble cot,
In a rather quiet spot,
In the suds and in the soap.
Worked a woman full of hope;
Working, singing, all alone,
In a sort of undertone.
"With the Savior for a friend.
He will keep me to the end."
. Sometimes happening along,
I had heard the semi-song,
And I often used to smile.
More In sympathy than guile;
But I never said a word
In regard to what I heard.
As she sang about her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Not in sorrow nor In glee
Working all day long was she.
As her children, three or four.
Played around her on the floor;
But In monotones the song
She was humming all day long:
"With the Savior for a friend.
He will keep me to the end."
It's a song I do not sing,
For I scarce believe a thing
Of the stories that are told
Of the miracles of old;
But I know that her belief
Is the anodyne of grief.
And will always be a friend
That will keep her to the end.
Just a trifle lonesome she.
Just as poor as poor could be;
But her spirits always rose.
Like the bubbles In the clothes.
And. though widowed and alone.
Cheered her with the monotone,
Of a Savior and a friend
Who would keep her to the end.
I have seen her rub and scrub.
On the washboard In the tub.
While the baby, sopped in suds.
Rolled and tumbled in the duds;
Or was paddling in the pools,
With old scissors stuck in spools;
But still humming of her friend
Who-would keep her to the end.
Human hopes and human creeds
Have their root in human needs;
And I should not wish to strip
From that washerwoman's lip
Any song that she can sing
And hope that songs can bring;
For the woman has a friend
Who will keep her to the end.
i
The Kew Thought,
(Nautilus.)
When Hope recoils I clear a path
For mortals, where the road Is hard
I reao from fallurs's aftermath;
I enter where the gates are barred I
O'er seas nnsalled I bold the helm:
I cleave a passage through the air;
I find the goal of every realm:
My questioning foot U everywhere!
I raise the burden for the faint
And press his shoulder to tha wheel:
Train him to acorn the weak complaint
And bruise distrust beneath his heel!
Who wool ma finds his boon at length.
Unaided, while, for others- sakes
Ha shares the brotherhood of strength.
And to his helpful self awakes!
Brave on July 4.
T, ll'.a V 1 V
a.. .n ti.i... ' Hald Jierarers. firenial-
ly, "did' ya celebrate the Fourth In
Stuns oiAunc. .
"You bet I did." said Blnksey, with a
swelling chest.
"What did you doT' asked. Jiggers.
T ... riAnlaration of IndeDend
aaoa to mv mother-in-law," said
"Pheee-ew!" whistled Jiggers. "You
o hrave. man. aren't you?"
Tih. not so very." said Blnksey, "I
did It over the long-distance wire."
Advertising Talks
y William O. Freeman.
Every' once in a while the advertis
ing man' Is confronted with the state
ment from an advertiser "Ob, your
publication doe not pnli."
It happens frequently that the ad
vertiser uses a number of publications
some, more tliaa others but in anal
yzing his results he is just as likely to
say to the representative of the news
paper he uses most:
"I am not getting results from your
paper. The Bladder (which is the pa
per he uses only occasionally) is bring
ing me fine returns."
Why do some merchants talk to ad
vertising men in this manner? I have
often wondered what their object is.
As a matter of fact, every newspaper
that is used regularly by an advertiser
will bring hint return. He should
never take on a newapnper that he does
not intend to use regularly.
t , oL-co time tn win the trade of the
people who read their favorite news
paper. An occasional advertisement, is
not sufficient. People are too busy to
remember the fact that John Jones ad
vertised once last month but they nill
remember him If he has advertised ten
or twelve or fitteen or twenty tunes
last month.
An adi-urtinnr rannfll nlwaTM afford
to use every newspaper In a community,
but those he uses ahuuld be used regu
larly. It is not always necessary to
use the same amount or spac m
newspaper.
An occasional try-out advertisement.
Is seldom satisfactory.
The advertiser, in measuring his re
sults, must figure what percentage of
his gross business it is costing him for
his advertising. If he is a steady ad
vertiser in newspapers, all oi mem to
gether will yield him a satisfactory re
turn.
Failure from persistency is not re
corded anywhere that I know of.
(To be continuea. )
Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe
(Copyright. 1911. bv George Matthew
Adams.)
After one reaches 40, he must ar
range his affairs so that half of his
time can be spared those of 2i, to tell
of their future plans.
A colored man is already saving money
with which to attend an excursion on
the 4th of September. He said: "It's
this way with us colored folks: when
we go anywhere, we must begin to
save money a lone time ahead.' If
he thinks It isn't the same way with
us white folks, le Is mistaken.
The better the man, the mora an at
tack on him Is enjoyed.
When a doctor assists at an opera
tion, he is as particular to have it
mentioned, as a woman who assists
at a reception.
No one seems "to" be very liberal;
don't you know a stingy story on near
ly all your acquaintances?
When a man works hard and estab
lishes a good business, a couple ot
men settle down beside him. and imi
tate whatever he does. And some
times the imit.tion Is better than the
original.
I have no use for the loafer who goes
about telling how liberal he would be
if he had an industrious man's money.
Most country towTT tailors, in trying
to be liberal, make pants too long.
You enjoy a drink of cool water. But
drink a great deal of it, and you be
come uncomfortable. You can easily
get too much ot a good thing.
This reciprocity they are talking
about is a great doctrine. Don t ex
pect your friends to give all the pic
nics; don't expect all the politeness and
thoughtfulness of them. Reciprocate.
;eciety is founded on reciprocity.
Friendship is founded on reciprocity.
The Safest Wny.
Pack ye. oh. pack ye the basket ot
lunch! ...
(Sing hey for a safe, sane Fourth.)
Load it with suitable tidbits to munch,
Succulent fruits of the earth.
Slip in the salad, the esrps hard-boiled.
Do-'t spill the jam, or the ham may be
spoiled. , . .
Take care lest the Japanese napkins be
(Hiefortri for a safe"and sane Fourth.)
Wind the alarm clock, and place ye it
(Sing ho for a safe, sane Fourth.)
At 4 A M. it will explode In my ear,
And jlnele for all that it's worth:
And we will grab grub-box and hamper
And eaJthr'the pale light of the soft
morning star,
We'll hike to the station and get on a
(ToCthe woods for a safe, sane Fourth.)
There safe In the shada of some soft,
sylvan vale, ,
(Sine ho for a Fourth safe and sane.)
Picnicking, with all that p.cmckings en-
WeiVrnerrily tackle ams in:
And Willie will step in the salad pr-
The spiders will spin from the trees in
And "he 'landowner chase us for "tres-
passin' chaps."
Because of our Fourth safe and sane.
But at least, when we straggle back
homeward, worn out,
(Sing hev for a Fourth safe and sane.)
Wei" not "be tormented with worry or
doubt, .
T est Willie, or Bobbie, or Jane
Has met with the . lockjaw from toy
pistol play,
Or blown half an arm with a cracker
So weiTlikely decide that the safe and
sane way ,
is-the best for our nerves on the
Fourth -Pan Collins.
Old Horse Mill Faithful.
Stayton Mall.
I W Gardner, of Fox Valley, one of
the oldest settlers in this locality was
in Stayton Tuesday, and visited his
brMrleGardn?r' drives a little bay mare
that is undoubtedly the oldest horse In
this part of the state. He has owned
her nearly thirty-four years, and states
he purchased her when she was coming
four years old, which makes her age
over thirty-seven years. He has used
her continuously all these years as a.
driver," and she looks as though good
for a number of years yet. She has
also raised several fine colts.
Mr. Gardner has had this horse so
long that she seems like one of the
family, and no amount of money would
cause him to part with her. She has
been a faithful little driver, could al
ways be depended on, and is not addict
ed to the running-away habit.
Gastronomic Record
Chewauean Press.
The first dish of fresh strawberries
for this vear is reported to have been
eaten by Mrs. Hessie Moss, on Tuesday.