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'3 ?HE SUNDAY OREGONIAH, PORTLAND, MAT 6, 1900. 1HE NEW FORAGE PLANTS WORK OF AGRICULTURAL DEPART MENT IX THE XORTHTVEST. Xeir Grasses PrJiaalxfe io Be of Great Viine in Semi-Arid Regions and Elsewhere. WIASHINGTON. May 2. The Depart ment of Agriculture is giving a great deal of attention of late to experiments with grasses and forage plants with a view to the introduction of suitable grasses in localities where grasses have not been known to flourish heretofore. For In stance, some plants have been found to be cxee.lent drought resistors, others, oa account of their strong creeping roots, are found to be well adapted to bind the -drifting sands of our coasts, while still others have the power to resist the trampling of stock, and are valuable for reclaiming the ranges of the West. The department has been distributing pack ages of the various varletl.es of seeds gratuitously, through its agents principal ly the agent Jn the Pacific Northwest being located at "Walla Walla, Wash. In return the department asks that those making experiments with the seed re port the results they obtain to the de partment, that they may know what grass Is best adapted to the various localities. The state agricultural experiment sta tions have also been making experiments In this line. Among the grasses that have been studied Is the bunch wheat grass, a slender, usually densely tufted grass from one to two feet or more high, with narrow spreading leaves. This is common from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast, and will thrive in semi-arid regions, but when cultivated, yields most satisfactory results. It is considered one of the best grasses for reclaiming the worn-out ranges, as It thrives under conditons of extreme drought and affords excellent pasturage for all Tdnds of stock. A grass that is just now excitng much interest in Oregon is the smooth brome. This is a Russian grass, and while not considered as equal to timothy In feeding value, yet flourishes in sections where timothy is an uttor failure. Its chief value will probably be in dry regions. Smooth brome is a vigorous, hardy perennial grass, with strong rootstocks, upright leafy stems, one to four feet high. In a few years it forms a very tough sod, soon crowding out other grasses, clovers and weeds. Its remarkable drought-resisting Qualities have proved it to bo a most valuable grass for dry regions where other grasses could hardly exist It is the most suitable grass yet introduced for the dry regions of the West and North wast. As it is thoroughly permanent and grows with wjonderful rapidity, producing heavy crops of hay and luxuriant pastur age, its value to the farmers of the semi arid regions of this country can not bs overestimated. All kinds of stock eat it with relish, and the chemical analyses made, show that It Is rich In flesh-forming materials, much more so than timothy. It is very hardy, and not injured by severe Spring and Fall frosts when once estab lished. As It starts to grow very early in the Spring, before any of the grasses upon the native prairies show any signs of life, and remains green and succulent Jar Into November, It will supply the long felt want of ear-y and late Fall pastures. Brome Grrtqs on the Coast. Extensive experiments with smooth brome have not yet been made In Ore gon, but among those who have tried It Is Captain Joseph Dawson, of Bay City, who sajs: "A black sandy loam was well manured, plowed six inches deep, and rough har rowed once. The seed was. sown May 4. by first sowing oats, harrowing once and then sowing the- brome grass broadcast ."toa the same ground. The land was then cross-harrowed and the ground smoothed with a clod-mashor. and let alone to grow till harvest time. On August 30, I secured a heavy crop of grass. It matured as much as the seedsmen claim it will do the first year. I kept the livestock off of it for fear they would tear or tramp it' out during the rainy season. When our heavy fogs came inland it died down to the ground. In February we had frost 10 degrees above zero. When harvest time came I could not see a single head of it. Since the Fall rain has come it has sprouted again. The longest stem I could find was 10 Inches high. The pres ent status agrees with a'l I have read about, namely, not much growth the first yeari but will mature the second year." W. A. Wlntermeler. Sllvies. Harney County, sas: "A decayed lava and clay soil was used. The ground was plowed 10 Inches deep, leveled off and harrowed, and tho seed sown the first of May. After sowing, the ground was harrowed again and rolled. The grass grew from 3 to 12 inches h'gh, forming a good thick stand. It docs not grow very tall, but forms a heavy sod. We have had some very cold weather, but the grass Is still green." Turkestan Alfalfa.. The greatest Interest at the present time seems to be centered In Turkestan aifafa. lor all Winter the members of the Oregon and Washington delegations have "been flooded tvlth requests for this s;ed. Un fortunately th'e Department's supp'.y is ex hausted, and all requests have to be tem porarily refused, although It Is expected another supply of seed will soon be aval -able. This gra, -w hich Is a new Im portation, is the chief forage In use throughout Central As"e and to the set tled population of Turkestan is of the highest Importance, since during the Sum mer It forms the chief, and In Winter, prepared In tho shape of hay. the only fodder for cattle. It is of all the greater importance because with n the reg on pop ulated by settled Inhabitants there arc r.o meadows. Soft herbs and other grasses that grow up In tho early Spring In cer tain parts ot the steppes are quickly dried up by the hot rays of the sun, and give place to coarse, prickly stubble, or lu any case to less nutritive grasses that are in general unfitted for shetp. camels or steppe cattle, and still less fitted for horses or the cattle of those who arc settled in the oases, and thus closely confined to the forelands or rivers, and In mo3t cases are far removed from the steppes. The feeding value of alfalfa is very h'gh, provided the crop Is cut In due season. When cut In time and prdperly cure I alfalfa hay Is an exceedingly valu able Item In the farm economy. Wherever the sail and climate are adapted to it, a fic"J of alfalfa should be on every man's farm. tp to the present time 14S reports hae been received, ana already the gen eral opinion seems to be that It Is a bet ter drought-res.ster than the French and Chl".nn alfalfas. Many, however, are In clined to believe that it is no better than the ctmmon alfalfa growing In their par ticular sect.or. Others again failed to get & stai.d. In roans instances this has bon caused by experimenters not keeping the weeds down the first year. Care must be given until the young plants get a good hold on the ground. It is not advisable to try to grow a crop of seed the first year, especially in secUor.s cf the country that suffer from severe drought and where Irrigation can not be carried on. The energies of the p!ant arc all required to produce a strong and deep root system. It will be found that if the first year's growth Is cut down just previous to the long, dry Summer months, the roots will grow much deeper down Into the soil, where, during the period of drought, they will be mere Hke'y to find sufficient moisture. Experiments have not been carried on for a sufficient number of 5 cars to en able us to state Its future In this coun try The present indications are that Jt will be of ccnslderab e value to the farmers in the semi-arid regions of the West where Irrigation cannot be carried en. Giant lyme-grass. a stout, erect, native perennial, 5 to 10 feet high, with long, flat leaves and Btrong root stocks, is common on the Pacific Slope. Japanese barnyard millet has aroused some Interest, as a crop catl ordinarily be matured in about two and a half months. It differs from ordinary barnyard grass In its upright growth, finer branches, softer and lighter-colored foliage, later, and shorter season of ripening, and less ability to withstand drought. Under fa vorable circumstances it has been known to yield 67 bushels of seed, 1LS37 pounds of straw and 18 tons of green fodder to the acrfr. it Is superior to good ' corn fodder in feedffcs for milk. A grass, native to the coasts of Oregon tanQ Washington, the seaside blue grass, has been Introduced by the Department In many Sections, where it has given ex cellent results as a sand binder. Its in troduction along the shores of the Great Lakes has been especially successful. SCHLEY AND SAMPSON. Means by "Which, the Former Re tained Ills Rank Over the Latter. The recent alleged outburst 3.gai6t Ad miral Schley by Captain Chadwick may serve to open up again the whole con ro versy between the tw6 claimants to the honor ot sinking Cervera's fleet at San tiago. wh.ch was supposed to hdve been settled by the Naval personnel bllL Hdw this matter was settled last Winter and Schley retained his rank above Sampson the New York World claims but reaently to have discovered, The World says: "The long feud betsvetn Rear-Admira. William T. Sampspn and Rear-Admiral Winflcld Scott Schley and their friends lis officially ended. Schley Is the vl.tor. Since the destruction of the Spanish flte at Santiago July 3, 1S9& It has divided the United States Navy, stlrtcd the who.e country and even become a National p HtlcaL question. It has intruded its--lf into the social, polit-cal and official lfe ot Washington, forming oitter.f actions wher ever 1t showed itself. Intrigue of a re markable kind characterized everj new move made by the leaders of the fight. "On one side. Sampson's, was ac.lvely ranged the whole force of the Administra tion, from Pres.dent McKinlcy and S.cte tary of the Na-y Long down through thi whole personnel of the Navy. Against these were ranged men of political and personal prominence, men shrawd, p'&rs.s tent, powerful througn. their connections skillful as diplomatist, and above all els -, fighters. These men finally by one mas terful "stroke convinced the Adnunistra tlon, the President, the Secretary of th Navy and the army of lessor ofilclal that Rear-Admiral Schley could not be further opposed oppressed, Schley's fr-ends put it without imperiling McKinley's re-election. The Administration yielded. Schl.y will rank Sampson in the list of Rear Admlrals, and in a few months w.U be. second only to George Dewey In the United States Navy. "For 18 months Schley's adherents kept on the defensive. Finding that the av tacks from the Administration quarter., contmued, they decided to change thtir tactics and assume the aggressive. In making this change warfare dramat c, unique and successful was Inaugurated. General Felix Agnus, publisher of the Baltimore American, is the leader of ths Schley - forces. Rear-Admiral Crownln shleld. Chief of the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department, has been cred ited with partial leadership ot the forces opposed to Schley. "General Agnus had an eight-page spe cial supplement prepared for his news paper, the leading Republican organ of Maryland and largely read In Washing ton. The supplement dealt who.ly with the Schley-Sampson feud. In detail It exploited the causes of the Adminlstra tlon's animosity for Schley. It contained two striking exposures. One was a direct charge against Rear-Admlral .Sampson of countenancing Irregular accounts In 1S91 while super.ntendent of the Naval Acad emy at Annapolis. The other dealt with Rear-Admiral Crowniushield, shoeing that in 189C Rear-Admlral Schley had recom mended that he be court-martialed for in competency in equipping the ship then under h.s command. General Agnus gath ered official documents to corrobora e hit charges against Admirals Sampson and Crownlnshleld, the chief foes of Schley. A single copy of the eight-page supplement was printed; then the plates were re moved from the press and locked up for 'future use If needed.' "This single copy was taken to Wash ington by General Agnus and a Republi can Senator and the World Is Informed placed upon the deEk of President Mc Kinley. General Agnus- admits the use made cf the supplement, but denies that President McKInley personally was threat ened. He says an Administration leader was shown the paper and told that un less the attacks upon Schley ceased and the promotion to which he was entitled under the Naval personnel bill was accord ed him. l.COO.000 copies of the eght-page supplement would be printed and distrib uted. "The man who spoke to the President is a Republican. He told the President that the circulation of the elght-pase Schley Sampson supplement would surely make Maryland Democratic next Fall. The re sult was a change of front on the part of the Adminlstrat-on toward Schley. Ail attacks upon nlm ceased by subordinate officials. Measures introduced In Con gress antagonistic to Schley and bene ficial to Sampson were abandoned. Steps were taken to revive the personnel bill and pave the way for the promotion or Schley. "Since the 'ultimatum the plates of the e ght-page supplement "have not again been placed on the presses of the Baltimore American. The edition that accomplished such wonderful results Is still limited to one copy, but the plates are held in readiness. If Secretary Long Is nomi nated for the Vice-Presidency the plates may possibly be used In spite of Secre tary Long's stainless and brilliant per sonal record at the head of the Navy De partment. The leaders of the Schley forcas dlsl.ke Secretary Long because he per mitted the Department enemies of Sch ey to persist in their attacks. No charges, however, are made against Mr. Long per sonally." MARINE HOSPITAL FOR ALASKA Building: tients to Accommodate 20 Pa to Be Erected at Once. WASHINGTON. May 2. In compliance with a number of applications for a ma rine hospital, to be located at Dutch Harbor, or Unalaska. the Marine Hospital Service has contracted with tho Alaska Commercial Company for tho construc tion of a suitable building at Dutch Har bor, the same to be ready for use on July 1 next. The building will accommodate M patients. Before It was decided to con struct this building, the parties having charge of the hospital at Dutch Harbor agree to take care of all patients of fered at 52 50 a day. The Marine Hos pital Service will be able to care for pa tients at a considerably less pripe. An olflccr connected with the marine hos pital haro win be sent to Dutch Harbor, to tako care of the Hospital, and he will have authority to employ such additional help as may be found necessary. Well-Meant Offer. The bald-headed man sat in the pas senger coach, ruminating. His index fin ger, for want of better employment, was furtively engaged In scratching among the frayed edge of the little thatch that niggard Nature had left him. A young fellow. sitting behind him, observed the constant movements of the finger. His eye sun-eyed the shining dome ot barren skull, rising like a polished bowlder amid the furze. A humorous idea struck him. Tapping the bald-headed man upon the shoulder to attract his attention, he said: "Excuse me, old gentleman, for being eo familiar. I merely desired to suggest that If you will drive 'em up Into the clearing, ril help ypu catch 'era," CLEMENS OK COPYRIGHT "MARtC TWAIN" British BEFORE LORDS. THE He is-fefiexca to Etnd h.Ut Litera ture Was Taxed Under Briilsli LaVr '-Gas Works." "Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) re cently presented his views on the law or copyright to the select commtee of the British House of Lords. Being invited by the chairman to make a statement on the subject, Mr. Clemens said that lie thought the copyright laws of England and Amer ica only needed the removal of the 42 year lfmit and the return to perpetual copyright, to be perfect. A ith regard to the reasons advanced in justification of limited copyright, he w,as cohUoeed that one df them, at least, was fallacious namely, that which made a dis tinction between an author's property and real estate, and pretendd that the two were not created, produced or acquired In the same wdy, thus warranting a different treatment of the two by tne law. The source whence both fdrms of property proceeded was the same It was usually urged that a book was merely a "com bination ef -Idects'; that It was but a nebulous thing upon 'which to base a property right, and that, therefore; It was Just and fair that such a property right should not be permanent. But there was, in fact, no property o'f any kind which was not a refeuit cf the application 01 tome man's intellectual gltts. some man's labor of brain as welfas hand, some man's yuccessful combination of ideas. The man who purchased a landed estate had to earn the money by the superiority of hU intellect at the bar, in trade, in manu factuieJ, or the like. His land va what a book tvas the result of his brain work, of combination and exploiting of Ideat. There was no difference between the two. All property, of whatever kind, stood for the same thing Eome man's successful exercise of his Intellectual forces and the law allowed hjm to hold It and to transm.t it to his posterity forever. The only ex ception which the law made was in the case of a book. Why? For reasons of public policy. But were those reasons sound? He be lieved not. Pcoplo imagined that when a copyright died the law gave the book to the public as a free gift It did not. It merely gave the author's profit in It to the public: the profit of the publisher remained theirs. That was another un fair discrimination. He did not believe that In the long run copyright or no copy right governed the price of a book. Boox prices followed the natural laws of trade, and tho public demand determined the price, not the publisher and not parlia mentary legislation. A publisher woutd make any honorable sacrifice that had money In It. He did not differ from the rest of this thoughtful human race. He worked his intellect and combined his Ideas in tho interest of the landed estate endowed with perpetual copyright which he meant to buy soma day. If Shake speare were restricted to a single publlshet today, with perpetual copyright, you could have him In 25 styles at 25 prices, just as at present: and If the public wanted him at sixpence, there would be enough ot th& public to make the slxpenpe profitable to the publisher, and that as yet unknown edition would appear. Permanent editions of deathless books would be assured by perpetual copyright. This he judged from human nature and from a certain Impress ive object lesson, the English Bible, tho only existing book, so far as he knew, which possessed the fair and honorable grace of perpetual copyright. Had that deprived the public of marvel ously cheap editions? Clearly it had not. As to the value to the nation of termin able copyright, when the state set the ex ample of disregarding a commonly accept ed moral law In the material interests of the public we should make sure that the commercial advantage accruing to the people would bo great enough to outweigh the injury done to the nation's sense of honor and justice. The state should never lower the standard of morality In this way, except after deep and prayerful con sideration of the possible results and the full persuasion that the money gained would be worth more than tho morals. And If the state, after thus lowering the standard, found later that the dereliction was not payirg a sufficient profit above cost. It would bo merely plain business wisdom to abandon that -policy. His plea for a return to perpetual copyright was that terminable copyright did not take pennies enough out of the pockets of an author's heirs to make the thing worth while. If the state wero going to take China, he would say: "That Is an immense matter, and tho financial grandeur of the seizure justifies it. Let the morals go; China will be better off than she was be fore; the general world will be advantaged, and there's plenty of morals left," But the taking of pennies was quite another thing; there was no dignity In it, and no money in It, cither. How many Britons were there whose books, issued in tne present century, had outlived the 42-year limit? At a liberal estimate he would say 65. Out of the works of each of them, 10 volumes, perhaps, outlived the 42 years That made a total of 650 limit-surviving volumes In 103 years. If they allowed to each in its old age an annual sale of 1000 copies, with an average royalty of 18 pence on each volume, they would get an annual total of about 10 royalty upon each vol ume, and a total per year to each of the G5 families of orphan? of 100. It was this trifling sum of 500 which, by grace of limited copyright, the richest nation on earth annually took out of the peckcts of the children of the little hand ful of illustrious authors whom she had produced in a century. Was it matter for pride, was it matter for congratulation, that this ancient and moldy wrong should be suffered to continue? Great Britain is sued 5000 new books per year. None of these, except six and a half, would reach the 42-year limit, and need tho committee's help. The bulk of them would be dead and gone within five years. The commit tee need not concern itself about their salvation; no legislation could achieve that. Tho question was how to save the six and a half. In a century 650 volumes out of a total of 5CO.O00 were produced which outlived "the 42 years. Perpetual copyright could save them from harm and do them honor. There was never a time in modern history when a five-year limit would not have amply protected &9 books out of every 100 published. Consequently, there was never a time when the time limit of any kind was worth considering or establishing. It would not" matter to the publishers what was done about these six and a half books a year. They .ssued COX) new books a year, and It was from them that their profit came. The six and a half books were of no consequence. No one in the whole earth was Interest ed in what was dono concerning the six and a half volumes, except the widow and orphans of the men who wrote them. If Parliament should so amend the law as to say that every book should have copy right from the day of its Issue, without term or limit, so long as it was kept in print and on sale, and for two or three years after It had been allowed to get out of print, that amendment would only af fect the pockets of a total of 65 authors and their heirs in a century. In answer to the chairman, the witness suggested that at the end of any limit Parliament might fix the author should be compelled to proxide an edition of his book at one-eighth of the published price. and that If he allowed the book to be out of print for a year he should lose the copyright. It -would, perhaps, be better that some authority appointed "for tho purpose should fix the price of the cheap edition rather than to fix it arbitrarily at one-eighth. Lord Knutsford Who Is to decide when a cheap edition is wanted? Mr. Clemens Tou make It a condition of perpetual copyright that -a cheap edi tion shall be published. Lord Knutsford You say a man should J not have perpetual copyright Jn his book I A Superb & w Bevel-Gear Chainless . The first choice of experi enced and particular riders everywhere the best possi ble proof of its superiority. New models are of lightened construction with radical im provements throughput. . Models 65 and 65, $75. Hartfords Have held a leading place in popular favor for eleven years and their reputation for ex- N cellence of manufacture, ease of running and durability is yet to be excelled among medium-priced bicycles. Patterns 23 and 24, $35. Columbia. 0 . East Portland Agency, unless he Is prepared to Issue a cheap edition after a certain limit of time. Who is to decide when that is to be done? Mr. Clemens Parliament would fix what limit they pleased, and at the expiration of that limit the cheap edition would have to be produced. As long as the cheap edition is continued the copyright would be preserved. Lord Knutsford Surely, considering the extraordinary difference In books, that some are full of engravings and some only produced after great research, such as Herbert Spencer'?, you would not put all books on the same footing? Mr. Clemens Yes; butParliament might choose to make some difference In book: such as you have mentioned. Lord Knutsford I am sure you will novcr get legislation of that kind in this country or on the Continent. No country has perpetual copyright, and we are as similating our law to the law of Germany and France by fixing the limit of copy right at life and a period of years after ward. Have you ever put forward this doctrine of perpetual copyright in the United States and seen how it would be met? Mr. Clemens I have never known any one to object to It when he came to con sider how small an affair it Is and that It Is of no use to rob a man unless ybu can roD him largely. (Laughter). In answer to further questions, the wit ness contended that all books should .be treated alike. A cheap edition should be Issued after a fixed period at one-eighth the original price, and when a man could not afford to Issue at that price the copyright should die. That would be far more Just than that everybody's copyright should be taken away. It wns Impossible to make a law which would not inflict some hardship. Replying to Lord Farrer, Mr. Clemens admitted that it was very likely the case that there had been a larger number of cheao edition of Sir Walter Srott pub lished since 1S73. whn Messrs. Black stl'I had the copyright in certain notes to that author's works, but his object was to arrive at the be.t way ofx getting cheap editions and to put the matter on a -fair basis as between author and publisher. Asked whether he had considered In what way the property of a literary man could be taxed at death, he said that he wai himself taxed by this government some years ago. They found out how to tax him. He was curious to know how it was he had escaped .o long, and he wrpte and received an explanation a number of documents which showed that nothing had 'been overlooked. Everything vcas taxable except copyright Jn books. lie looked to' see what his literature was "taxed under, and he found It was taxed aft gas works (Laughter.) It was liter ally true, and It hurt him. (Lauehter.) Ko should value perpetual copyright by what proceeded from IL Lord Turing Tou do not object to this bill giving copyright to the author for r's life and 30 years after. Your objec tion is rather a sentimental one? Mr. Clemens Perhaps so. Lord Thrlng I have not a shadow of a doubt that If you ask an English author whether he would rather have this bill than your perpetuity and the conditions attached, he would prefer the bill. Have you brought your views before the United States? Mr. Clemens We should be delighted to get such a bill as this In the United Statos. I have not had anything to do with any copyright measure for years. We used to go down and persecute Con gress in the Interest of International copyright. We got that in 1SSI. but I haye had nothing to" do with Vie matter since. By Lord Avebury His suggestion wa that the obligation on the representatives of the owner of the copvrlght to publish a cheap edition should begin at the ex piration of 30 years after his death, the period which this bill proposed to fix for the lapsing ot the copyright- In that way they would retain their property and would be no worse off than they were at present. Explaining his proposal that the price of the cheap edition should be )&& iS Line o m Cham Have every improvement found in our new Chainless Models aside from the driving mechanism, including new frames, fork-crownst hubs, spokes, seatpost binder, etc. Models 63 and 64, $5.0. Stanch, well - finished ma chines, made of fine materials and possessing every requisite of strength and durability. Es pecially recommended for all riders desiring first wear of an up-to-date wheel at moderate cost. Models 31 and 32, $25. WHEELS SOLD ON evetani Hartford and Pennant SALESROOM, 132-134 F. P. Keenan, 130,Grand Ave. one-eighth of tho original price of the . book, Mr. Clemens said, taking a book of ' Mr. Darwin's as an example. If the re tail price of the book was 8s., within one l year after the expiry of the copyright period the publisher must produce ac edition of that work containing all the matter originally produced at Is. The heirs of Mr. Darwin would receive a profit, the publisher would have a profit, and no one would lose. Lord Knutsford The author Is the per son we have to consider mainly. Mr. Clemens I am glad to hear you say that, my lord. (Laughter.) I was only suggesting that If a book lives so long as tho author's life and 30 years afterward there is no question that It will pay to bring out a cheap edition. Lord Knutsford It seems to me that you are blessing our bill altogether. (Laughter.) The committee thanked Mr. Clemens for his testimony and adjourned. SIN AND PUNISHMENT. This Is Intended Only for Those Wlio Understand It. PORTLAND, May 5. (To the Editor.) I submit the following answers to the questions In your issue of the 3d Inst., fronrE. L. Thorp, of Gresham: 1. As the Bible (not the ministers) teaches that God is nature, and those that violate the laws of nature will die, because the violation of natural law ia sin, and sin is death; consequently, tne angels (preachers), who are as human and capable cf violating nature's laws as any others of their sex, had to pay the penalty of everlasting death, while the others who did not recognize the teachings of the preachers (there are many of the same turn of mind in existence today) led a life In obedience to the laws of nature, gained the reward of future everlasting life, which choice Is given to all of us to day and during our period In life. 2. Those that violated the laws of na ture, since the temptation of man and the crucifixion of Christ have received the penalty, everlasting death: while the oth ers who have adhered to the laws of na ture are in a more advanced planet. "God has many mansions"; alias, nature has many spheres or worlds. 3. Christ was one of the few that ad vanced from sphere to apnere, and was born again, to continue the great work of the past (the coming is the completion of the good work). "Ye must be born again." Christ's work started from the beginning of man and womankind, un doubtedly by others who after a period of time again violated the law of nature and forfeltod the future everlasting life. Those that have discarded the teachings of natural law since the world first ex perienced sin have suffered death, and others are still on the way (If nature's laws control them) to everlasting life, passing (or. perhaps have reached the goal of perfection) through the various spheres nature has provided for the risen elements of purity. The "last great day." Judgment on that occasion is to be rendered by the jury of natural law. This reply to this question maj not be clear to all, but to doal thoroughly with the subject many columns of your valu able paper would be needed to convey 'the subject fully to those that have not stud ied natural law. S. S. till on Wants a Railroad. Union Republican. The Paul Mohr portage railroad at The Dalles is practically completed and now the Portland Chamber of Commerce Is taking steps to have the Government build a similar portage on the south side of the Columbia. The fact that the Portland papers and association take no notice of the Mohr portage and at this time advo cate in such strong terms the building of a portage by the Government looks pe culiar to people In the interior who are anxious to have an open river to the sea. The Mohr road will do as much toward Bicycles ! EASY PAYMENTS SIXTH STREET opening the river as any other road would, andwhy Portland Is not lauding this en terprise, if it sincerely believes In the portage project, is an enigma. The port age railway will give practically an "open river," as It Is said freight can bo trans ferred for not to exceed 2 cents a ton. The people of Union County should take some steps to receive the benefits to be de rived from the "open river," which means lower freights, and the. Republican would suggest that the people themselves take up the matter of building a railroad from Union to the Columbia River. This would give Union and Umatilla: Counties the benefit of river competition. Stratrberry FisMnjr in Chile. A singular custom prevails in Chile, which, says the New York Sun, in these days of aseptic precautions will causa a shudder amqng those who see Infection lurking in every detail of life. It Is called strawberry fishing, and is con ducted in this fashion: At the close of a. dinner, the cloth is removed and there Is placed upon the table an immense bowl into which are emptied half a dozen bottles of Bordeaux wine, four of sherry, and two of rum; besides sugar and nutmeg. Into this mixture Is put a very large strawberry, which floats upon the surface. The bowl is provided with two handles. These are used to lift the vessel, and tilt it so that the strawberry may be brought near the edge and sucked into the mouth. This would appear an easy feat: but It Is a difficult one. as the fruit rolls over whan touched with the lips. The contestant In the effort swallows a considerable quantity of the liquid concoction. This is the reason for the game, for the bowl is passed from one to the other many times in succession before the strawberry is captured: when-that moment finally ar rives, all of the guests have reached a ripe stage of hilarity. This is the game as it Is played among the higher classes. Among those of a lower social standing the fiery liquor of the country is substi tuted for wine. With them strawberry fishing develops Into a function compared to which a fighting mixed-ale party In New York Is the recreation of a group of peace-seeking Quakers. 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