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WHaT TAf-T HAS ACCOMM-lCEO.
President Ta-'t may well go befor.
the people on th. record of fact, and
tMnn jurcompllkhed during bis Ad
mlntstraolon. a he said at Ctov'land
that he would. Let those fact be
Uld before the people without preju
dice nd they ehouiJ Alone .uffice to
induce a verdict In hi. favor at the
next election. Had the same industry
been shown In placing hU h la
ment In their true light as ha beeo
,!town by hi detractors In rnlsrepr
Mtln those achievement, no doutot
could remain of the verdict.
When we compare achievement
m-Uh Che platform on which he wa
elected, we find that he baa Accom
plished more to carry out party
pled than any President within the
memory of the prnt "n:
By securing- provision for A TArtff
BoArd. he hM atoned hort
comlnB of the PA-ne-Allrlch law,
and laid the roundwtrk for a tart.
in conformity with the plank of 1808.
Fy his advocacy of revision by chei
uie he has made such a tariff possible.
By the maximum and minimum pro
vision he DM bn riven Poer to
nlarg-e oar foreign tmdo a power
which he ha. exercised with rUfy
ing results; by- the Canadian reciproc
ity law be made a iincere effort to
put In effect the principle of reci
procity. .
The submission to Congress by the
National MonetaaT Commission of the
National reserve scheme Is A lonf
step toward camrtnjr out the pledjje
to reform the currency. The postal
Avinrs bank has been estabUshed as
promised. , .
The Taft Administration has been
marked more by lt emest And uc
cerful enforcement of the Anti-trust
law in performance of Its platform
pledge, than by any other act. It haj
not only put life Into a law which the
corporations have treated as A deAd
letter, but It has recommended to
Congress a plan of Federal supervision
and publicity which would fully carry
out thAt pledge.
He has secured the pasre of a 1aw
extendinr And strengthening- the in
terstate commerce law and has soug-ht
to secure the legalltAtlon of traffic
pools under Government control In
place of the present secret, llle;al
Agreement, He ha caused an ex
haustive Inquiry Into over-Issue of
railroad securities by a commission
which has recommended preventive
measures.
He da secured the aTflrmAtlon by
the Supreme Court of the employers'
liability law for railroads, has en
forced the law limiting- hours of labor
on railroad and by mediation has
averted serious strikes to secure ad
vances In waes.
He has spoken repeatedly In favor
of reform In court procedure and the
Supreme Court has begun that work
by revising- the rules.
He has benefited the farmers by
extending the work of the Agricultur
al DepArtment. by extending- the rural
free delivery of mail. And Alms to
benefit them further by estsbllshing
the pArcels post first on rural routes.
He has Advanced the work of con
servation by the wlthdrawAl of coal,
oil And phosphAte land and water
power sites, and has urg-ed Congress
to allow th use of these resources
tinder U-asea which will Insure them
ajrainst waste. He has stood for A
srstemAtlc plan of river And harbor
Improvement and airainst the spas
modic, haphazard methods until re
cently followed.
He has Increased the efficiency of
the Army and Navy by extensive
maneuvers on land and sea and pro
poses to Increase It further by Aban
doning outdated Army posts. He ha
stood for reasonable annual additions,
to th Navy to maintain our present
rank Among- nations.
In defense of the rights of Ameri
can cltlxens abroad he ha Annulled
the RusslAn treaty And now proposes
to negotiate a new treaty which will
prevent discrimination against any
race or creed.
By the new Japanese treaty he has
secured continuance of friendly rela
tions And removed danger of friction
on the subject of immigration. By
the arbitrAtlon trestles with Britain
and France he has put th United
States in the lead la the movement
for permsnent peace among nations.
By recommending wide extension
of the merit system In the civil serv
ice he baa shown hi fidelity to the
platform plank beyond any man'
expectation.
A Atmple warning to Cuba avoided
the necessity of renewed intervention.
He has helped Porto Rico and the
Philippine fArther Along th road of
prosperity and educAtion And has se
cured free trade for the latter Islands.
Under his direction the const ruo
of the Panama Canal ha been pressed
forward so vigorously that It will be
completed long In advance of the date
set for the formal opening-. He Is
now striving to have the rates of toll
and form of management provided by
Congress.
He has secured the creation of a
bureau of mine, which ha proved Its
practical usefulnes by It device for
preventing disaster and rescuing; min
ers Imprisoned by explosion.
New Mexico and Arizona have been
admitted to statehood a promised.
If all th work laid out for Mr. Taft
in the platform la not completed dur
ing his term, it will be through no
Uck of effort on his part. What he
has already accomplished deeplte the
e!Torts rf a faction of his party to
fiwart him and the control of the
House by his opponents. Is an earnest
of knw much greater things he could
Acoomplish with a united party In con
trol of both SenAt And House. His
pnst performance entitle him to this
opportunity
THEY BEL0XO TO ORKCOM. .
When William Hanley. lovingly
called "Bill" Hanley, was swinging
around the circle on the Governor
special, the metropolitan newspapers
of the effete East gave graphic ac
counts of "Bill's" entrance into Oregon
many, year ago when he wa but a
tripling, mounted on a cajruse, with
Chaps And spurs And lariat as practi
cally his only possessions. These ac
counts followed "Biir career upward
until they claimed be had accumulated
orni three or four hundred thousand
acres of land, a couple of hundred
thousand head of cattle, great band
of horses, and other great evidences
of wealth were achieved.
Unlike Lochlnvar. who came riding
out of the West, "Bill" arrived from
hi native home in the East, said these
accounts. From Just where, the versa
tile writers did not eem to know; but
they were cock-sure he was an East
ern product. Els how could he have
had the brains to accumulate all of
hi great wealth?
The Oregonian Is willing to admit,
does admit, that Mr. Hanley Is a Na
tional figure, and therefore belongs
to the country at large. But we will
not admit that he is In any way be
holden to the East for the very simple
reason that he was born, educsted and
bnin" up In Oregon, being a native
of Jackson County. And her h h
lived all of his life, here he accumu
lated what wealth he has. here he an
nexed all of the brains he carries un
der that No. S hat and here he hope
to spend the balance of his day, for
Oregon Is good enough for "Bill."
We strenuously object to the East
Annexing. Appropriating or even claim
ing "Bill" Hanley a A product of thAt
section. He belongs to Oregon we
at proud to sAy always ha be
longed and always will belong. And
th an me Is true of his charming wife.
THE DAKROTT rXDICTltEVr.
Whether or not Darrow Is guilty of
hiring Franklin to bribe Jurors in the
McN&mara trial. It is necessary thAt
the guilt be definitely placed. When
the bribery was discovered, suspicion
inevitably turned to the lawyers. It
I to their Interest, if Innocent, that
this suspicion be removed by the only
conclusive mean acquittal After
triAl. If they Are guilty. Justice de
mands thAt they suffer the penalty
with those whom they sought to shield
from it.
It was to be expected thAt men
guilty of such dastardly crimes as were
the McXamaras would stop At nothing
to defeat the law when It got them In
It power. It wa not to be expected
that their counsel, themselves offi
cer of the law, would aid them In this
purpose. The function of the attorney
for the defense of a man Accused of
crime ought to be to Aid the Admin
istration of Justice by developing all
facts And point of law favorable to
his client, not to secure hi Im
munity from punishment, whether
guilty or not.
The zeal of attorney In behalf of
their client has done much to hamper
and defeat Justice. This evil can be
remedied by reform In the rule of
procedure and In the conduct of
Judges. When seal goes to the extreme
of corrupting Jurors, the remedy I to
visit condign punishment on th of
fenders. TRICKERY fAsT A XT) r RES EXT. .
The Oregonian. A it said it would
be, I glAd to publish A statement
from Mr. Barzee a to his personal
Interest In th Fels war chest. His
letter appears elsewhere. Some may
find difficulty In construing It. but
It is either a disclaimer, or ad
misHlon, or neither. Let everybody
take his choice. However, The Ore
gonian reiterates that Mr. Barxee,
ought to be permitted to dip In
for ervice rendered. Are there
to be no paid privates on the
firing line? Do only officers like
Major Crtdge. Colonel Eggleston and
General TTRen title are conferred,
we suppose. According to salary re
ceived share in the money collected
In Philadelphia, Moose Jaw, Toronto
and elsewhere for ambushing Oregon
voters?
Perhaps, though, Mr. Barzee, as an
avowed Socialist, is too conscientious
to enter Into the kind of campaign
these Fels "soldiers of th common
good" are conducting. What doe he
think of Mr. URen' circular letter to
the bankers of Portland assuring
them that the single tax need cause
them no uneasiness?
Mr. Barzee admits that he 1 hot on
the trail of capitalism with a slngl
tax bludgeon. and here are Ota
IT Ren's assuring words to certain
Portland capitalists:
8oma ef my rrlanda. who ara bankara. tall
ma that thra la uneaa1na unmtf tha maa
of your profnaloa In Portland bacaoaa of
tha threatened alosle-tax mraaure to ba
voted on next November. I submit tha fol
lowing; from tha C:arkamaa County tax rella,
wblch Indicate that buetneea and labor
hare nothing ta fear, bat eery maca to hope,
from th ainila tax on land valna.
There 1 somewhat of a contrast
between this joptlmlstie new and th
following observation by Socialist
Barzee :
There la sua thine which will result from
lorb reform legislation slnr;!e tax. Las
saner! awakening a mora tha artrare ettl
sna of T) tha final and complete ever
throw ef tha profit ayetem or aoolaJlam.
Mr. Barzee ha not expressed him
self clearly, but we Infer from his let
ter that single tax la a stepping-stone
to socialism. All the means of produc
tion, transportation and distribution
will be taken over by the people as a
collective body following a single tax
victory. Wnat will happen to the
banking business, as a private enter
prise, can be readily imagined. Tet
Mr. ITRen, who I in th pay of Mr.
Fels, reassures th bankers, while Mr.
Fela tells the ethical culturlst of
Philadelphia that single tax Is "the
open door to practical state socialism."
Let Mr. Barzee take warning before
he is advanced on th eligible list of
those comforted from th war chest.
He will probably have to do worse
things than paa off hi own paid
writings as those of an honest farmer
If he expect to remain on th payroll
of McNamara' wealthy Philadelphia
friend.
. This leads us up to the question
of "dirty hands." to which Mr. Barzee
refers. It ought to be plain to Mr.
Barzee And everybody else why The
Oregonian doe not let th poll tax
deception practiced by the Fels bu
reau In 1510 b forgot. The single
taxers are now working under an act
they begot In trickery. Once a bush
whacker, always a bushwhacker. And
to they devise new, ambuscade to
conceal their real purpose. With
nim this purpose 1 pur socialism.
with others It Is land confiscation. ,
Not a single one of tnem Deueves or
expects that the Adoption of single
tax will permanently result In the
things they now promise for it. Fur
thermore Mr. Barxee should become a
"constant reader" of The Oregonian
before he points out omissions. The
Oregonian has frequently discussed
single tax on Its merits. It will con
tinue to discuss single tax on its mer
its and also to criticise paid sup
porters' trick methods, logrolling or
lobbying, past or present, as a warn
ing to those who might be deceived
thereby.
MA BHtTtrlXR-S ESCATK. .
With better fortune than many ex
pected for him. Mr. Shuster has final
ly reached England safely and Is en
Joying a deserved welcome In London.
It was confidently predicted that he
would be assassinated before he could
flee beyond the wiles of Russian agen.
cie. That government never pardon
a heroic act and never forget a man
who ha obstructed Its plans of ag
gression. If Mr. Shuster has made hi
way back to civilization unharmed It
wa probably not because Russia did
not seek to compass his murder, but
because he outwitted her secret devices-
History records few events of
deeper outrage than the conspiracy
between the British and Russian gov
ernments by which liberty was sup
pressed In Persia,
In hi official position Mr. Shuster
wa Able for a time to block the game
of the conspirator. He Aroused the
Persians to defend their country And
showed them the true method of
building up a constitutional govern
ment. He did hi work too well. Un
der hi tuition Persia exhibited AO
much of the spirit of Independence
and progress that both Russia and
England began to fear for the integ
rity of their "spheres of Influence."
These "spheres" Included ell of the
country except a narrow slice In the
middle. England had the south. Rus
sia the north. Each was afraid that
the other would grab the middle. So
they grabbed together and Mr. Shus
ter was caught In the vice. .
The result of the conspiracy la a
decided weakening of England' posi
tion. While Persia existed as an In
dependent power there was a buffer
between th British And the Russian
possession In the near East. Now
there I as good as none. The Lion
and the Bear stand face to face from
the Mediterranean to the confine of
China, And It 1 only a question of
time when they will begin to rend
each other. To be sure, Persia retains
some semblance of independence, but
It is only a deception. Her spirit Is
crushed And her power Is gone. All
that remains Is the formal division of
the spoils And thAt will not be long
delayed.
DR. BOTH AXT US. TAX HaTTER.
From Mr. Howard Van Meter" re
ply to Dr. John H. Boyd, which ap
peared In The Oregonian on January
80, It may be gathered that the pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church has
made two criticisms on Christian Sci
ence healing. The first is that the
disciples of Mrs. Eddy do not cure
every case which they undertake, al
though they profess to have all the
power that Jesus exercised. The sec
ond criticism Is that most of the case
which they do cure "are of a minor,
not serious, nature." Evidently there
Is not much force in Dr. Boyd's second
objection. By good luck most of the j
aiseases wnicn aimct numanuy are
or a minor nature. it may oe saia
of the homeopaths, the regular physi
cians, or any other class of healers,
that most of the diseases which they
cure are not serious. If all our mala
dies were as dangerous as cancers
and pneumonia the world would be
rapidly depopulated. The truth of
the matter la as most physicians con
fess, that the vast majority of our
troubles would cure themselves if
they were diligently let alone, and
medical science reaps a huge harvest
of glory which It dot not deserve for
service which 1 superfluous! Natur
ally Christian Science shares with
other schools of healing In this un
earned Increment of credit, but it is
nb more to be blamed for It than
they are.
A to Dr. Boyd's other demerit
mark against Christian Selene. It is
perhaps worthy of a little more atten
tion. Mr. Van Meter meets It with
an argument which Is certainly In
genious. Jesus, he says, knew all
about God and so had full command
of hi healing power. Christian Scien
tists do not profess to have the same
full knowledge as Jesus had, and
therefore they naturally fall short of
his achievements. But they "are en
gaged In acquiring this knowledge
through faithful study of the Bi
ble and Mrs. Eddy's 'Science and
Health,' " and as they proceed their
power ever disease Increasea Of
course by the phrase "the healing
power of God" Mr. Van Meter can
mean but one thing and that is the
various remedial agencies woven by
the Creator into the structure of na
ture. The Almighty doe not exercise
his power upon u directly, but only
through nature and It laws. Th
mora w know about these law and
the substances through which they
operate the more we can exercise
"the healing power of God." It is
through nature that the Creator ex
presses himself, and human beings
cannot expect any other expression
of him unless all experience should
suddenly be contradicted. Ia the
meaning of th word "nature" we In
clude, of course, literary works such
as the Bible And Mrs. Eddy' "Science
And Health." Book Are as much a
natural product as trees. In produc
ing trees nature operates by means of
air And soil. In producing books she
employs the human brain, but the op
eration are closely Akin.
Since we are all agreed that the
healing power of the Almighty is to
be attained through knowledge of
nature and her laws It may be profit
able to ask whether the best way to
get control of It la by studying the
Bible and Mrs. Eddy's text book. For
many centuries this was the accepted
view. To be sure. Mrs. Eddy's book
had not been written at that time,
but there were others to take Its place
and It was to these works, with the
Bible at their head, the physician
looked for power over disease. How
much power they actually acquired
history tells us In unmistakable terms.
The problem of disease Is no dif
ferent In Its essential nature from
the other problems with which man
has to deal. It arises from natural
causes and the onl7 way to cure it is
by applying natural agencies. One of
these agencies la the activity of the
mind which In some way operates po
tently upon matter. The full extent
of this potency w are at present un-
able to gauge, to say witn J-r. t"ju
that It Is competent to cure only triv
ial cases Is to run beyond the boun
daries of our existing knowledge. But,
however that may be, the proper way
to extend the knowledge we Already
possess upon this subject is not to
keep our noses between the lids of
any book. The Bible la not likely to
be of much assistance In this matter
because It was written ages before
men knew anything of importance
about nature and its laws. Mrs.
Eddy's book can hardly be much
more useful than the Bible because
she was not a student of exact sci
ence and never made any professions
of being one. Knowledge of the
mind, like knowledge of matter, comes
only through Investigation and paln
f v : research. It Is not acquired by
Inspiration nor by lucky guesses. Had
the world depended upon sacred book
for Its know-ledge, we never should
have gained the secret of antiseptic
surgery, we should know nothing of
electricity or steam. The whole of
modern civilization would be a blank
and we should be In the same state
a the wandering Arab who learn, all
that they know out of the Koran.
It Is probably Judicious for the
Tammany delegate to live on ship
board during the Baltimore conven
tion, for the June airs In that city
are anything but balmy and the hotels
are furnaces. But we doubt Tam
many discretion In taking Its food
along from New York. Baltimore 1
proverbially the city of good eating.
Her cooks are the world' wonder for
their skill and her sapid dishes are
the envy of epicures everywhere. We
never thought much of Tammany's
virtue, but we supposed It had an
educated palate.
By passing the steel tariff bill
through the House, the Democrat
show their determination to continue
playing politics with the tariff. Should
there be as great division Among the
Insurgent Senators a there was
among the Insurgent Representatives,
the bill may not squeeze through the
Senate. If It should pass that body,
there I every reason to expect that
President Taft will stand to his guns
and veto It, as he did all tariff bills
at the last session which were not
based on reports from the Tariff
Board.
The woe of the Democrats grow
mors complicated with every passing
week. While the Wllson-Harvey-Watterson
catastrophe Is boiling and
bubbling fit to scare the natives, we
are horrified to learn of a frightful
quarrel between Underwood ' and
Bryan over the money trust, Bryan
ays Investigate. Underwood says
don't. Both have 'heir guns pointed.
If this sort of thing continues the
Democrats will be too busy quarrel
ing to elect a President.
Retention of the queue Is held to be
as sure a badge of servitude by the
Chinese republicans as drinking of
tea was by the American revolution
ists. Every revolution has its outward
symbol. In England it was the
cropped head in contradistinction to
the flowing locks of the cavaliers. In
Holland it was the badge of a beg
gar, a term of contumely used by the
enemy having suggested It, In France
the red cap was the badge of a
revolutionist.
The Agricultural College at Corval
11s Is sending out a team of six pro
fessors to deliver "extension lectures"
here, there and everywhere over the
state. Upon the whole we should say
that they will "advertise the college"
better, than a football team wonld and
will cost a good deal less money. The
idea of carrying education to the pub
lic is not new, but it is useful, and It
seems to have taken firm root at
Corvallis.
What a precious freight that
steamer will carry when It takes the
Tammany braves to Baltimore! If
some marine disaster should wipe it
out w-tlh all on board, what a gap
would be left In the ranks of the
Democracy! Murphy should not thus
risk all his eggs In one basket.
But for the machinations of the al
lies In the Republican convention of
1S08, Cummins might have been nom
inated Instead of Sherman for Vice
President. What a difference that
would have made In the political his
tory of the last three years and of the
present year also.
Arizona is no sooner admitted to
statehood than she proposes to amend
her constitution. The process would
be facilitated by inscribing each pro
vision on an Index card. Changes
could then be made as easily as a
cardplayer shuffles the pack.
Having given all the spare cash,
and more besides, to the pensioners,
the Democrats have none for new
battleships and the public building
graft Is suspended while the pension
graft has sway.
A demented man clad In a shirt and
a demented woman In a nightgown,
both wandering In different parts of
th city In the night, are enough to
make policemen and milkmen feel
"creepy."
The country girl who escaped trou
ble through vigilance of trainmen on
the Deschutes road owes them a great
debt. Seldom la found a railroader
who 1 not Just right.
A recent grand Jury found the rock
pile prisoner were too well fed and
the present body finds them In a de
plorable condition. It all depends on
the point of view.
If Mr. Beals' weather shop had not
the figures In proof, people would
hardly believe there Is a deficiency
of more than four Inches In rainfall.
That Portland has attained metro
politan bigness is shown by the crowd
that witnesses a midnight Are in the
heart of the city.
The Italians will not capture many
boats flying the union Jack. . Britain
has a way of her own in such cases.
If parsimony for politics delays
Portland's new postoffice building, the
results should be shown at the polls.
Aunt Delia will revls the menu at
the White House and give Nephew
Will pie for breakfast.
Jimmy Garfield has hereditary am
bition, but not the paternal finesse.
Some day Technicality will meet
Justice And be knocked out.
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STANDARD Oil. AXD PEACE TREATY
Rev. CUae's Aftitade a e the Tat Dia
.eoaaed by Correspondent.
PORTLAND. Jan. 30. (To the Edi
tor.) Reviewing the panegyric by the
Rev. C. E. Cllne on the virtuous quali
ties and benevolent dispensations of the
Standard Oil Company, I at first as
sumed that such a ridiculous fanfar
onade was unworthy of notice and car
ried with it complete refutation as
coming from a person whose mentality
must be seriously in decline, did I not
remember that a day or so before, ac
cording to press report, he stood up a
Methodist love-fest of some kind which
endeavored to pass resolutions in fa
vor of peace arbitration measures, now
being advocated by every lover of peace
the world over.
He called them to a halt, and If the
account may be relied on, compelled
or Induced them to lay the resolution
on the table. Ability to stay the hand
of the Methodist Church in a concur
rent approval proves that the puissance
of the Rev. Cline is not a factor to be
despised, at least in the Methodist
Church.
It may be accounted for, however,
that the moving cause was not so much
Cllne's personality as that Teddy the
Terrible was Invoked. This slapstick
or blg-stlck swashbuckler, tiring of
the effeminate calm following his wad
Inir in gore among the Spanish slain,
galled his hours of inglorious ease so
that a Government trip to Africa was
framed for him. to whet his love of
blood in a foray on wild animals. Re
turning home with peace pervaaing.
desirous that war possibilities shall be
aided rather than obviated and used by
Cllne. he seems to have been 'potential
to scare the Methodist brethren from
peaceful dreams to those more fitting
the church militant.
With the iniquities of the Standard
Oil Company, which rose to it height
through aid of arson, murder and theft
and in utter disregard of law or con
science, it finally attained respecta
bility through wealth, so that it has
its apologists here and therev but that
a friendly court was obliged to take it
by the throat and throttle it, is com
ment enough.
With such an idol on one hand and
Roosevelt on the other, the Rev. C. E.
Cline may deem himself worthy of a
halo as big as a horse-collar, but If
the Methodist Church is to be included.
It should be more authentically made
known. CHARLES P. CHURCH.
CAUSES OF BOILER EXPLOSIONS.
TVcak Shell Ia i)lrectly Responsible,
Say Experienced Engineer.
MILL CITY, Or, Jan. 28. (To the
Editor.) I wish to say Just a few
words ra criticism of the letter signed
"A. T. G." in The Oregonian, January
25. A. T. G. states that the cause of
boiler explosions Is that the water
gauges do not show the true water
level In the boiler. He also insinuates
that such was the cause of the explo
sion on the ill-fated Sarah Dixon.
There is but one cause why a boiler
explodes. It Is that the material of
which the boiler Is made is not strong
enough to hold the pressure which is
inside. It may indirectly be caused by
the safety, valve becoming stuck to
the seat, or a pressure gauge incor
rectly showing how much pressure is in
the boiler, or it may be a combination
of both safety valve and pressure
gauge. All the same, the fact still
remains that the shell was too weak
to stand the strain; resulting In loss
of life and property.
It is also a well-known fact that
where a boiler has been ruptured with
but little water in it, the damage was
slight; where, on the other hand, when
the rupture occurred with plenty, say
two and one-half gauges of water, the
damage was greater to the extent of
throwing the boiler a distance, also
demolishing the building.
As I have spent nearly 30 year of
my life operating boilers, I don't like
to see any misstatements of facts per
taining to the craft. I also have passed
the examining board as to my capabil
ity in operating stationary boilers and
engines. I am also a member of the
National Association of Stationary
Engineers, whose object Is to educate
the engineer and the public with the
main purpose in view to make steam
boiler operation as safe as possible. I
am at present in charge of a battery
of five boilers of the return tubular
type. P. J. BRANT.
Fast Train Statlaflca.
PORTLAND. Jan. 30. (To the Edi
tor.) To settle an argument regarding
speed of trains, kindly inform me
whether the "Chemin de Fer du Nord"
runs a train from Paris to Calais at
an average speed of 60 or more miles
an hour.
Would be thankful for Information
regarding fastest trains in the world.
E. BAUMANN.
The only fast train statistics we have
for the Northern Railway are for the
day express from Berlin to Paris, which
maintains an average speed of 62.1
miles an hour for a distance of 964
mlles Paris to St- Quentln.
Among the fastest regular train. are
the "Empire Express," New York Cen
tral, 143 miles, New York to Albany, in
175 minutes; "Congressional Limited,"
on the Pennsylvania, 227 miles, Jersey
City to Washington. 286 minutes;
"Pennsylvania Bpecial." on the Penn
sylvania, 84 miles, Jersey City to North
Philadelphia, 81 minutes, and 194 miles.
Jersey City to Harrisburir. Pa, in 196
minute. The Eastern Railway Com
pany has an express from Paris to
Bala, which covers 104.37 miles In 107
minutes.
Swrdpnbors'a Writings.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 25. (To the
Editor.) We have letters from differ
ent part of Oregon referring to an
article in The Oregonian that we give
away the writings of Swedenborg
"free."
We do not know where you got the
Information, but the enclosed circular
shows the exact position of the matter.
The circulars should only be in the
hands of ministers or theological stu
dents of any denomination, to whom
alone they refer.
ROBERT S. FISCHER,
Agent American New Church Tract and
Publication Society.
The circular enclosed by Mr. Fischer
has the following statement:
Arrangements have been made for tha dis
tribution of these volumes through the largo
and well-known publishing house of J. B.
Upplncott Company. 21-7 South Sixth atreet,
Philadelphia, Pa., to whom all urdere for the
books must be sent, accompanied by the
poatage. aa follows, via:
Postage on "The True Christian Religion.
20 cents.
Postage on "The Apocalypse Revealed,"
IS cent.
Postage on "Heaven and Its Wonders, and
Hell." 1.1 cents.
I'ostags on "IJfa of Swedenbor," 10 cents.
Canal Regulations. .
PHILOMATH. Or.. Jan. 29. (To the
Editor.) (1) Please explain how two
objects traveling at the rate of 60 miles
per hour in opposite directions can
only be 60 miles apart at the end of
the hour.
(2) What revenue, if any, will the
United States receive from foreign ves
sels passing through the Panama Canal
when completed?
(3) Will the United States have for
tifications along the canal?
(4) Please give the names of the
leading newspapers of Vancouver, B.
C. SUBSCRIBER.
(1) Explanation has been given with
in the last few days of the train and
cannon ball problem.
(2) Tolls have not yet been fixed.
(3) The canal will be fortified.
(4) World, Province and News-Advertiser
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonian of Jan. 31, 1862.
A letter from Florence. Salmon River,
dated December 22, to the Mountaineer,
contains this interesting item:
"Another rich claim has been opened
by Messrs. Wilson & Tolly on Summit
Flat, near town. In which two men
with a rocker are averaging from 75 to
100 ounces per day. Warren & Co. are
also doing well about 50 yards from
here, making about $100 to 8500 per
day to the man, and others doing nearly
as well. Claims that pay from 820 to
850 per day to the man Bell for 8300
to 8500. Flour Is selling at from 50 to
75c; bacon, 75 cents to 81, and good
supply on hand. Weather very cold,
and tonight snow is falling fast; it is
now about two and one-half feet deep.
Yet trains are arriving dally and there
is no fear of scarcity of provisions this
Winter."
The Victoria Colonist says that a
thief entered the room of Mrs. Forbes,
the tragedian, In her absence, and
robbed her of 840.
From Olympia On the 20th House
and Council met in convention and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: R. M. Walker, Territorial
Auditor; David Phillips, Treasurer;
Thomas Taylor, Librarian: Lewis Love,
E. P. Stanlfer, G. A. Barnes, Capitol
Commissioners; J. M. Moore, Brigadier
General; E. A. Wilson, Commissary Gen
eral; George Gallagher, Adjutant-General.
John K. Lamerlck, of Jacksonville,
one of the Lane faction" delegates In
the Charleston convention from Oregon,
is commissary of a Louisiana rebel
regiment. In June last he was in
Washington endeavoring to get his
scrip paid, professing great loyalty but
opposed to "coercion." We thought then
the Government oueht to have been aa
vised of his proclivities and his bonds
withheld. He pretended he was com
ing to Oregon when he got his money.
Sykes Is quartermaster of a Virginia
regiment, and the diminutive little
Hoff Hannah is a lieutenant or captain
in the rebel army. John Lane is some
where in North Carolina, a lieutenant.
Bob Metcalfe is in Texas. The commis
sions of all these worthies were issued
on the Pacific Coast by an agent au
thorized by Jeff Davis. It is worthy of
notice that every "peace" roan who has
sneaked out of Oregon has Joined the
rebel army Sykes, Metcalfe, Hannah,
Lamerlck and Lane. That exquisitely
democratic and eminently "peace'1
ticket which the Oregon traitors will
run in June loses Just five votes by
the sloping of these beauties. States
man. Olympia, Jan. 10 A bill to prevent
counterfeiting of gold dust and other
species of gold, from the Council, was
read three times and passed by the
House, f
The principal features of the pro
ceedings of the Washington Territory
Legislature are the granting of di
vorces, Incorporation of navigation
companies, and granting monopolies of
ferries.
Mr. Jackson, of Washington County,
started a few days since with a sleigh
load of flour for this city. On the way
be overtook a stranger and kindly
asked him to Jump in and ride to town.
Nothing loth, the stranger got in and
the two rode along very Jocosely until
within a few miles of the city, when
the sleigh broke down, and Mr. Jack
son was compelled to leave his flour
and start back home for another con
veyance. No sooner was he out of sight
than the unknown one made a bee line
for Portland, procured a team, went
back and brought the flour In and sold
it to a party in this city, pocketing the
cash. Mr. Jackson, returning, found
the flour gone, came on to town, dis
covered the purchaser and 'sued out a
writ of replevin. He was unable to
identify the flour in court, however,
thereby losing the suit and having the
costs to pay.
We learn that Messrs. L. Seaman and
C. Frenchy, the celebrated boatmen,
will start "this morning for Astoria in
a small boat, with the expectation of
meeting Wells. Fargo & Co.'s express
from steamer Cortes. They intend to
make the trip in three or four days.
Owing to the large quantity of Ice
In the Willamette yesterday, neither
the steamer Express or Cowlits was
able to leave for their respective des
tinations. They are laid up for the
present in the river north of the city.
Communication with Vancouver Is
still kept up from this city. Parties
are daily crossing the river on the ice
with safety.
We learn from a gentleman Just in
from Yamhill County that the loss of
cattle in that county will be very great.
A Mr. Campbell had already, lost 80
head, and it is believed that, if the
present weather continues another
week, one-half the stock will starve to
death. Farmers were not prepared for
so long a Winter and feed was almost
exhausted.
Ia Talk Really Cheap f
Washington Evening Star.
"Talk is cheap," commented the
ready-made philosopher.
"That remark," replied Senator Sor
gum. "proves that you have never un
dertaken to pay the traveling expenses
and hotel bills of a party of campaign
orators."
We Are in a Position to Show Any
Present or Prospective Advertiser
Who Wants to Reach the Greatest
Number of Homes in Portland Ex
actly Where The Oregonian Goes
Every Morning.
Did you ever hear of a newspaper ever offering to do
this for their advertisers? The Oregonian wants its ad
vertisers to know the facts. . Wants its advertisers to know
what they are paying for.
We have been talking from a standpoint of circulation,
mostly. But The Oregonian has more than mere circula
tion. It reaches the people who are in position to buy
what you have to sell. Then, again: Did you ever
notice the appearance of the pages of The Oregonian?
Notice the way the advertising is set up. We try in every
possible way to make your announcement as attractive ai
possible.
If you are interested come in and have a talk with our
circulation manager. Let him point out to you section by
section and block by block, on the big city map, and tell
you exactly the number of copies delivered in those blocks
or sections, every morning.
Marse Henry, He Talks
By Dean Collins.
Marse Henry, he "lows that Professor
Woodrow is hateful;
He 'lows he has acted right mean and
ungrateful
Towa'd good Colonel Hahvey, the per
son who ustah
Stand forth everywhere as his best
little boostah;
Now Woodrow repudiates all ancient
vows.
And every day he gets boldah and
boldah
In showin' the Colonel a stiff Icy
shouldah.
Which same is right little, Marse
Henry, he 'lows.
Marse Henry, he "lows that this Alls
him with sorrow.
And a short, ugly epithet hastens to
borrow.
Which the Oystah Bay prophet of old
used to shy us.
And links Woodrow's lineage with
Ananias.
He says it right out, and he draws
down his brows.
Gives vent to his wrath in the short,
ugly term;
"Now that ought to make him feel
awkward and squl'm,
And I'll dare him to back it," Marse
Henry, he 'lows.
Marse Henry, he 'lows, "He's been false
to a frien';
He'll also be false to the cause we
defen'."
He 'lows that the party will sure be
a gonah
If It puts its trust In such gent'man's
honah.
Who turns down the Colonel who used
to espouse
His cause and who treats him as
Harvey has treated.
"If we all trust such men, we '11 suah
get defeated
In spite of all efto'ts," Marse Henry,
, he lows.
Marse Henry, he 'lows and his langu
age is sco'chin'
To nominate Woodrow would be a
mlsfo'tune,
And If he were 'lected, he 'lows that
it will
Bring down on their heads wuss calam
ity still.
And Woodrow ain't talkin'; his head he
Jes bows.
"And I've got mo'e epithets laid up
a-toastin,
So he'd best not talk, or he'll get a
wuss roastin'
If he tries to answer," Marse Henry,
he 'lows.
Portland. January 30.
Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe
The talk that the greater the rogue,
the greater his fortune, originated with
thieves, and they have failed to make
their doctrine good.
Every business is more or less like
the life insurance business: not much
comes in unless you go after it.
If you want to hear that there is no
chastity among women, associate with
women who are unhappy outcast be
cause of lack of it.
I was once seated in front of a Paris
cafe, eating a lunch. A drunken
Frenchman who was passing began
abusing me in the most violent man
ner. Finally the drunken man passed
on. "Why did he abuse me?" I aBked
the guide. "Because you were sober,"
the guide replied.
Why is it that the simplest moral
fact cannot be agreed upon? Thousands
of men are tricky, to their own injury,
because of the false statement, con
stantly heard, that if a man hopes to
succeed he must be a thief; which is
as palpably untrue as that a man may
get along better with one arm than
with two.
On Sunday a woman tries to let the
regular dinner hour slip by, thinking
her husband won't notice it when he is
not doing anything. But that's the
time he Is particularly apt to notice it.
Don't let your admirers worry as to
whether you can come back; don't go
away.
Children always enjoy a Joke on their
parents.
A "story" often has an insignificant
start, and becomes big by reasons of
inventions added to lt The story that
Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare's
plays -was started by a country town
woman named Delia Bacon, who
claimed to be related to the noted man
of that name, and that her "Uncle
Francis" wrote "Hamlet," advertised
for performance in the town hall.
Actors talk a great deal of their
"make-up." I've never seen a make
up on the stage or elsewhere that
wasn't disagreeable and unnatural.
Medal From Merrlmae's Armor.
Baltimore American.
Prince Louis Alexander, of Batten
berg, who is Vice Admiral of the Brit
ish Navy, has recently obtained a
medal about an inch thick made from
the armor of the Confederate ironclad
Merrlmac. The Prince Is an enthusias
tic collector of medals and among
others has pieces made from the metal
of the Maine and of 16 of the American
warships which took part In the bat
tle of Manila Bay.
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