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?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
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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
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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
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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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practice. The process Is the result of a
theory evolved by Dr. Leisher, of the
Pennsylvania Relief Hospital, and Dr.
J. W. Stewart, of Philadelphia. Gelatine
dlslcs are placed over the point where the
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