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Newspaper Page TextTHE . SUJNDAY 0EEG0JN1AN, POBTLAJND. AUliUS'JJ 5, 1900. TRAVELING MEN'S DAY TORPEDO TEAM WON OUT that paper a record for Its fair and not exaggerated report in the mnd3 of min ing men who have knowledge of the mla eral wealth of this section of Oregon. IT "WII.X. BE A BIO FEATURE OP THE CARKIYAL. Ef rat Count of the Votc for Queen r Entrances In Wimningrton- fitreet Pavilion. V On of the most attractive and memor able days of the Portland Street Fair and Carnival will undoubtedly be the Trav eling Men's day. There are so many stellar attractions that people are likely to become confused as to dates, and It "Will be -well to again state that September E has been set apart as the time -when the knights of the grip shall shine in all their splendor and glory. The regular -weekly meeting of the Com mercial Travelers' Elk Carnival Associa tion, an organization composed of mem bers of the United Commercial Travelers and the Travelers' Protective Associa tion, was .held at the Portland Hotel last evening. The meeting -was the most largely attended of any yet held, -while the enthusiasm knew no bounds. Presi dent Alexander Kunz -was In the chair. The gathering -was for the purpose of hearing the reports of several of the committees named at the last meeting. Efficient, untiring -work was reported all along the line. The finance committee found the liberality of the commercial men exceeded only by their rustllne Qualities. Fifty signatures necessary to a guarantee fund of J300 -were obtained -without the least effort. The signers of this paper are to solicit among fellow traveling men to assist in raising the amount pledged. A report -was received from one source accounting for subscrip tions amountingj to $50 within the past frock, A letter -was read from a 'Willam ette Valley hotel man. In which he pledged $10, stating that. Inasmuch as he received a large patronage from the traveling men, he desired to join in the "boosting." Many more like -welcome communications will undoubtedly find their way to the treasurer of the associa tion. The parade committee had agreed on the costumes to be worn, and had placed orders for the same. The dress will con alst of a pearl blue hat, with white band, red, white and blue rosette, with mag nificent streamers, a linen duster and an umbrellas. Considerable good - natured discussion ensued as to whether the duster should be worn or carried. It was finally unanimously voted that the duster should be a part of the wearing apparel. The term "traveling man" was defined to include not only representatives of wholesale firms, but solicitors for rail road and insurance companies. A very pleasurable feature of the meeting was the presence of quite a number of mem hers of these classes. The committee appointed to secure suit able floats reported most satisfactory progress. The different displays calculat ed to Illustrate the evolution of the trav eling man had been selected, and their preparation is In progress. The showing -will commence with the 15th and end with the 19th century. The 15th century will be represented by an old freight wagon, heavily laden, drawn by six horses. The traveling man will precede the vehicle on horseback, while six troopers will act as guardsmen. The 16th century will be the time of discoveries, and will consist of a ship manned hy a captain, six sailors and the ever-present trader. Colonial features will predominate In the 17th century. The "trade hustlers" will be attired In long black coats, wear a wig and old type of the high hat and carry canes which will exceed in style and beauty the fondest dreams of the world's greatest dude. They will be attended by four pages, who will distribute souvenir buttons. The plot of the 18th century will be laid In "Western scenes. A number of Indians will Inhabit the float, accompanied by a student of the commercial world. The "days of gold and the day of 49" will be brought out In the 19th century by a peddler with a pack train. Then will follow the buckboard and thoroughbred peculiar to mountain roads, and there are many In the Coat ititrs. And now comes the fine touch ot civilization! Three traveling men. dressed In the holght of -fashion, and attended by colored porters, tugging along with their heavy sample cases, make their appear ance. Then, a Pullman car marked "Car nival Special, Columbia," In this will be found the "heavy weights" of the proces sion. The grand finale to this unique dis play will be the country hotel, which will I bo a structure mx20 leet, ana oe presided over by four Celestials, who will Indus trlously carve choice porterhouse steaks and serve rations during the progress of the procession. It is expected that 700 traveling men will participate In the parade. Secretary Whitcmore reports favorable replies from over 100 Portland, Seattle and San Fran cisco firms in response to the circular let ter requesting that their several repre sentatives be instructed to be in Portland on September 8 and work for the success of the movement. Every mall brings like encouragement, and It is evident that a very kindly feeling Is manifest all over the Pacific Coast for the success of Port land's great fair. Balloting- for the Queen. Whon the ballot boxes in which the votes for Queen are being deposited were oponed yesterday the vote up to date was seen to be as follows: Mrs J D New. U7 MiB6 Anna Aarne 213 Miss Grace Campbell 69 Miss Alice Thayer SI Mlrs Ivy VorbM;k 4S Miss Grace TVctson 32 Mrs It. B. May 19 Mies Hffle Bradley IT Miss Helen Sundt 3 JIIes L Wcndorft 1 Four new candidates have filed their acceptance with the committee, and they may be voted for from tills time on. They are: Mrs. Sarah Brown. 295 Montgomery. Miss Ethel "Webster, ISO Bast Thlrty nlxth. Miss Myrtle I. Jagger. C74 East Couch. Miss Eva G. "West, 1ST Chapman. Two new voting places have been es tablished: one at McAllen & McDonnell's and the other at the Hotel Portland. Totes will be counted every Wednesday ana awuraay uniu ine ena oi mo con-M ost. i Washington-Street Entrance. The committee decided yesterday that It would be necessary to allow the crowd KVLl?P.S? h-ln ' (v:i PUCPl UVSlttI, W4 &Ul L Jiivtuiz 'Jl access to the street, and an entrance was cut In the pavilion which spans the in tersection of Sixth and Washington streets This will be made one of the regular portals of the fair, and crowds can enter there the samo as through the xnnln arch. Funeral of Pioneer. The fwnoral of Daniel Hathaway, who died ls Wednesday, took place yester da morning at H o'clock, from his late residence at JS East Twenty-sixth and Powell streets. There was a large at tendance of old friends at the funeral ser Ices, which were -nn charge of Rev. Robert Pierce. Multnomah cemeterv was the place of interment. Mr. Hathaway, who was a pioneer of 184$, was born in Massachusetts, Feb ruary IS. ISIS. For about 16 years he lived with his daughter. Mrs. Huldah Graham, at Cathlamet. Wash. During this time he occupied himself with farm ing, though he was a millwright by tradr. Mr. Hathaway was one of the builders of the old Standard mill at Mil tvaukie He was connected in many ways with public works and improvements In erly days and was a highly-respected and much-esteemed citizen. With the death of this pioneer, there remains but 3ne of the Hathaways who came to Ore. Con in early days. He leaves one broth er Silvester "who is SO years of age. these brothers are closely connected with I STREET FAIR PAVILION AT SIXTH AND WASHINGTON, AS IT WILL LOOK WHEN COMPLETED, the well-known Chase estate of Eng land, as their mother was a. member of the Chase family. Mr. Hathaway had a stroke of paralysis several years ago and lost the use of his limbs, but his bodily health was good and his mind clear. Finally the end came, and after several days of unconsciousness, he passed quiet ly away. The later years of his life were spent at the home of his youngest daugh ter, Mrs. Phoebe Fansel, where he died. PLENTY OF FAITH. Mother Toole Her Sick Child's Case to God in Prayer. The Chehalis Bee-Nugget prints the fol lowing letter, from Mrs. D. H. Knapp: "My little Maudie was taken sick last February, about the 27th or 2Sth, and we took her to see the best and smartest and kindest doctor In Chehalis, and he told me she had spinal meningitis and she would be all right Jn a few weeks. Ho had me bring her to town every week. I did so, but even' time I took her she got worse and worse, and after the fourth trip she was completely par alyzed, could neither move hand or foot or speak a word, but her mind was all right. "Well, the doctor drove out to see her. and she lay In a stupor for three and four hours at a time. The doctor wanted to cut open her base brain and scrape It. We would not let him. He then said he had done all he could and " uc " jis ' uci w take any more medicine, ot wnicn sne had been taking two different kinds. He could not help Maudie with all his skill, and he was honest and said so. At last when we were In despair our brother in Christ. Dell Wright, of Sal- kum. gave us the'address of the Tacoma evangelist who has been holding meet ings In Chehalis, and. praise the Lord, he took her case to God In prayer, and now I can say, glory to God forever, he healed her through his infinite mercy and love. Now Maudie can run and play and talk and sing God's praises Just as good as ever. Jesus Christ will heal just as well as ever If the people come to him in faith, believing and trusting him. He has said In his word that heaven and earth shall never pass away. Praise God for that promise, that -all whosoever will may be healed of their diseases and saved from their sin. Glory to God for ever." Governor Rogers Ten-Cent Meal. A disgruntled Populist talks In this strain to the Tacoma News about Gover nor Rogers: "When we elected him before he was a Populist, every man was his friend. I recollect how he used to eat 10-cent din ners down at the Bee Hive and talk about the Tacoma Hotel as nothing more nor less than a high-toned den of In iquity; but as soon as he Is elected, he says to all of us, 'Keep away from me; I have no use for you; now I -am go ing to be respectable. And he didn't use any tact about It, either; just cut us raw. Well, that don't go. The Populsts of the state, and I have talked with a good many of them, s-y If Rogers is nom Tinted they ticket." will vote the Republican j EAST SIDE AFFAIRS. TVctv Street Improvements Other Matters. - The improvement of East Twenty eighth between East Stark and York streets, thus tapping the Doernbecher furniture factory district, will shortly be under way. It will be started on when the preliminaries have all been settled and the way cleared for letting the con tract. This Is an important street. Five new cottages are under construction on the east line of the street, and it ex tends acro- the Sandy road to York street, partly down the south side of Sullivan's Gulch, thus giving an outlet to the factory people. On completion of the Improvement the water committee will lav a large main from East Ankeny , street northward to lone ana tnus tne i factory may have Bull Run water. At present the water supply Is from a well on the grounds, and is quite amply for most purposes, but not in case of fire. Along East Twenty-eighth there Is a considerable growth of small fir trees and brush, which will have to be cut out. Also the Improvement of East Tay lor street between East Sixteenth and East Thirty-fourth Is equally Important. The preliminaries are moving along as fast as could be expected and the way seems clear for the letting of the con tract In due time. Surreptitious Gin Mill. The people of the district of Pleasant Home, which includes a portion of both Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, do not want a saloon In their midst at pres ent, especially one that has no sort of license. A surreptitious gin mill was started In a tent just across the Multno- ! mail County line In Clackamas County, and was doing a considerable business among the young boys, when a great complaint was raised. It was not known who was the owner of the resort. F. Waggoner, a Deputy United States Mar- j shal, swooped down on the tent this week una cupiurcu wiu LU2sn, uui ici tue owner go. who begged off, stating that he was a poor man. Waggoner took charge of the whisky and has it yet. The man's name was not learned, but it is thought that he was set up In business by some other man. as some of the pack ages had the name of Joe Holder on them. The resort is broken up for the present. East Side Notes. There was a slight blaze at the Stand ard Box Factory yesterday, but no dam age was done. A spark from the stack set fire to the roof. The chemical was I cauea out, Dut its services were not re quired. Someone has been distributing large headed tacks on the Sellwood cycle path at Midway. One rider last week picked up by his tire nine tacks, which all but ruined one ot the tires of his bicycle. The funeral of the 2-months-old daugh ter of Dr. O. S. Murray, of Montavllla, took place from the family residence. Tuesday. At Multnomah cmctery the remains were interred, xne deceased J child was one of twins born to Mrs. Mur- 1 ray two months ago. Mrs. Thomas Singer and little daugh- ter, and Miss Efile Roberts, who were . injured In the recent Tacoma street-car accident, arrived at Gresham, Friday. They were severely injured, but are about recovered. Dr. Wise, room G14, The Dckum. ONTARIO MAN'S IUCK. Hns Fallen Heir to a Fortune More Thrin ?300,000. of Ontario Advocate ' Last week the administration and Jden- tlficatlon papers in the matter of the ' Pope inheritance were sent to William . .rope, or tnis city, ror nis signature and i nnr;nT"i- ni ranw ojminte Th o is nr, English estate, wherein. all the heirs re side in America. The property was all sold by the Public Administrator and the money deposited in the Bank of England, subject to proof of holrs. The amount deposited is $1,250,000. The heirs to this estate are William Pope's father and himself, his uncle and daughter, each of whom share equally, giving each S312.C00. The elder Pope and his daughter have been in London for the past two years securing data for proof of relationship. This having been successfully completed, It now only remains for them to comply with English law in the matter of adver tising and making final settlement of the estate, which will be completed between now and Januarv 1. 1901. at which time j the money will be forwarded to the heirs ,in America. William Pope, the heir In this city, is a laboring man and an energetic rustler. When Interviewed by the Advocate man In regard to his suddenly found riches, Mr. Pope said: "I was born and raised in the United States, and my life will be spent In my native land, where 1 have always been able to make a living and find plenty of friends. Of course, I am glad to get the money; but my friends will find me the same old -William Pope with It as without it." Xcvr Bank, TVew Postmasters. WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-The Con troller of the Currency today approved the application for the organization of the Chehalis National Bank of Washington, with a capital of $25,000. This merely amounts to the conversion of the Che halis State Bank, of which M. L. Hol breck Is cashier. The President has commissioned the following Postmasters: Oregon Homer C. Atwell, Forest Grove, and Rufus Waggoner. HlHsboro. Alaska John J. C. Barber, Juneau. Tvro Men Injured. CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 4. Frank McCIeod, sawyer at the mill of the Gouger Lumber Company, was seriously Injured Internally this morning by a heavy log j romng rrom tne carriage anu smiting him. Frank Fair, the setter, while at tempting to assist McCIeod, suffered a fractured leg. REGISTERS A KICK. Traveler Who Wants n Bail at the . , . . ., , . , . , AsU-Strect Wharf Ticket Office. PORTLAND, Aug. 3. (To the Editor.) In extended travels I have rarely wit nessed anything as repellant as the scene at the Ash-street dock previous to the sailing of the steamer Potter on Thurs day morning. A mob of men and women crowded, jammed and squirmed, regard less of precedence in place, from right, left and front toward the office window. Inside which a so.ltary, half-demented clerk made frantic efforts to stem the I tide of clamor. Early arrivals who took tnelr places in rear of the crowd to await hoi? turl. soon found themselves wedged ,n the niass and standing motionless for man' minutes logotner, wniie male ana """- ;......o .. w.. i.t..u ,uS witcu uicn v.i uum ukui iiim iui- their along the wall to the window, and two shirt-sleeved, odorous and rowdylsh Indi viduals said to be employes of the cm pany Indulged in loud and familiar badinage with "Harry," the clerk, talk ing over and at last reaching over the heads of those in front, and securing their tickets, regardless of their posi tion." Cannot a long-suffering public induce the-O. R. & N. Co. to place a railing in front of their ticket window, that pur chasers of tickets may move from right to left, receiving attention in regular suc cession, and prevent a scene of rowdyism and disorder which should not be toler ated In a civilized community? A TRAVELER. Such complaints are incident to crowd ed beach travel. Those who do not desire to stand In line for their tickets, may purchase them in advance, and have their luggage checked through to beach points by transfer companies. Last Thursday a crowd of 400 was handled In a short space of time, and the Potter delayed 40 minutes to accommodate late-comers and to stow all the baggage arriving at the dock at the last minute. In the average crowd going to beach points, composed of all classes of people, hood lums' Included, Jostling and confusion arc to be expected, and are regarded by ordi nary travelers as part of the Summer vacation. The O. R. & N. ticket officials are uniformly courteous, and the incident at the wharf referred to is positively denied by the men there. There was a crowd, and If took three men at the busiest time to sell the tickets demanded, and four men to check the baggage. A rail In front of the ticket windows would un doubtedly facilitate matters and make the handling of the crowd easier. So would half a dozen policemen. But what assurance has the correspondent that male and female specimens of the "great Vmerican hog" will even, regard such a thing as a rail In their mad scramble for place and preferment? 1 Residents of Atlanta hope that circuses will come there, now that the license has been reduced from $1000 a day to J500. BESTED M0LT5O5IAH IN A HARD FOUGHT BALL GAME. Thoy Win Championship ot Portland In the Best Contest of the Sea son Score T to 4. By a decisive victory over the Multno mah baseball team, yesterday the claim of the strong Torpedo aggregation to the championship of the district was made good. They defeated the wearers of the red and white by a score of 7 to 4. All the way through it was a scrappy, fast game, the "destroyers" being on the ag gressive throughout, while the clubmen fought hard and died hard. In the main it was a pitchers' battle, and with all due respect to Fleming's southpaw elusivo drops, the elongated pitcher, Whltehouse. of the Multnomahs. had a alight shade the better ot it. Taking into consideration the hard-hitting team that Whltehouse had to face, and the somewhat weak nine of willow-wielders that Fleming lined them to, and considering the fact that White- house struck out seven of the sluggers, and Fleming six of the weaker boys, and that Whltehouse gave no free passes to first baBe, and Fleming presented three, the honors appear to go to Whltehouse. Then, again, the team work of the Tor pedoes behind their battery was superior to that put up by Multnomah. It was by far and away the best ball game of the season, and had the club men put up as good a quality of ball against their previous antagonists, Port land would have had a very good season of amateur sport. A little more practice together in team play and a strengthen ing of the batting order will put together a team that the club may be proud of. The battery work is excellent, and above the average for amateurs. The Torpedoes are a gingery lot. They play ball as if they liked It, and play hard until the last hand Is out. Fleming, the pitcher, is the same Fleming that cre ated such Joy In the hearts of Multno mah's rooters about four years ago, when the exciting series of games was played against the old Portland Athletic Club. Through lack of practice he ha3 lost soma of his accuracy, but none of his speed or coaxing drops. Corliss, his catcher, was a stone wall behind the bat, and a nailer at second base. Baker, at shortstop, car ried off the batting honors with four safo hits. Stutt, at second, followed close with three singles and a rattling three-bagger, besides doing excellent work In the field. Archie Parrott let no chances go by at first base, while both he and his brother kept up the family's good name as regards heavy stlckwork. The way those Parrott boys lined them out was a caution. Da vey's game at third base, though not a showy one, will bear scrutinizing in the summary below. The outfield on both j3ldc3 looked after their territory In good shape. There were numerous files and few escapes. Worthy of particular men tion was the work of Nick Whitehead, of the Multnomahs, In left field. His pull ing down of Archie Parrott's long fly into left field, after hurdling the cinder path and running backward up the bank of tha tennis court, rolling over, but still hold ing the ball, brought the good-sized crowd to its feet. The features of the game were tha first class sort of ball put up by both batteries, the scrapplness and life enthused Into tha game by the Torpedoes, not forgetting to mention Stutt's monkey business on tha coaching line. Whitehead's beautiful catch, a lightning double play by Multno mah's Infield, and Umpire Rankin's1 excel lent handling of the frisky lot of ball tossers. The Gnme Baker started the rungetting for the Torpedoes in the first inning, after Ja cobs had fanned and Corliss had popped a high one to Bruce. Baker's safe hit over second base was followed by a grass witherer past the same section by Archie Parrott. Baker sbored on R. Parrott's single, Archie coming In immediately af terward on the overthrow. R. Parrott trotted home on Stutt's two-bagger. Fleming struck out, and the rungetting was over. Zan made a pretty hit into center field, but his side failed to score. In the second Inning Whltehouse struck out the three batters that faced him, and well deserved the hearty cheers that greeted his good work. Multnomah scored on AInslie's two-base hit, Bruce's single to right field and AInslie's sprint for homa on Bruce's out stealing second. The Torpedoes scored again In the fifth on Corliss' two-bagger to right field. Ba ker bringing the runner In on a safo one Into Whitehead's territory. Multnomah failed to connect In Its half. In the sixth Davey singled. Hume's short hit to Edwards forced Davey. Hume stole sec ond and scored on Corliss' hit to right field. Baker again distinguished himself by. good stlckworfo scoring Corliss. Archie Parrott placed a pretty one over second. his brother Richard walked, and the bases were full. Stutt's time had coma to do something more than talk, but he punc tured the atmosphere full of three holes and the winning was over. AInslie's hot grounder past shortstop In Multnomah's half was followed by a steal to second, and Doscher's long fly into right, wherein the doctor scored. Multnomah scored two in the seventh. Whltehouse drew a base on balls, Ed wards' fly to left and Doble's sacrifice ad vancing the runners one base, and a passed ball scored Whltehouse. AInslie's single tallied the Stanford man. and things began to look better for the club men. However. In the ninth Huma clinched the game by following up R. Parrott's single by a drive Into left, scor ing one more. Multnomah failed to score, and the game ended in the Torpedoes' favor 7 to 4. The Score. The score Is as follows: " ' TORPEDOES. AB. P.. IB. O. A. E. Jacobs, cf 6 0 0 10 0 Corliss, c 5 2 2 7 4 1 Baker, sa 5 14 0 0 0 A. Parrott, lb 5 12 0 10 R. Parrott. If 4 2 2 0 0 0 Stutt. 2b 5 0 3 4 10 Fleming, p 4 0 0 2 0 1 Davey, 3b 4 0 2 4 2 0 Hume, rf 5 110 0 0 Totals 43 7 16 27 8 2 M. A A C. AB. B, IB. O. A. E. Edwards, ss 4 1113 1 Doble. 2b 5 0 0 2 3 1 Zan. 3b 4 0 10 0 1 Alnslle. c 4 2 3 7 2 0 Bruce, lb 2 0 1 11 0 0 Doscher, cl 4 0 110 0 Whitehead, If 4 0 110 0 Harkins. rf 4 0 2 10 0 Whltehouse, p 4 112 10 Totals -. 25 4 11 20 0 3 The game by- Innings 123 456780 Torpedoes 3 0 0 0 12 0 0 17 M. A A C 0 10001200 t SUMMARY. Base3 stolen Edwards, Alnslle, Whltehouse, Hume. Double play Edwards to Doble to Bruce. Struck out By Fleming- 6. by Whltehouse 7. Two-base hlti Doscher. Baker. Three-br.e hit Stutt. Passed ball Corlls 1. Bases ot Balls Edwards, Bruce, Whltehouse. Time of rame 2 hours. Umpire Mr. Rankin. A Fair Write-Up of Mines. Bohemia Nugget. Monday's Oregonian contained an ex haustive and accurately Illustrated write up of Bohemia mining district, which con sumed over two pages of that paper. It was not a boom article, but based upon the historical, geological and statistical facts of the district. The Oregonian also devoted much valuable editorial space In the same Issue, in which It drew flatter ing conclusions relative to the district's future, citing as Its authority for such conclusions the reports of Professor DU lef, of the United "States Geological Sur vey, and Professor Stone, the well-known mineralogist, formerly of Colorado Col lege. The apace given the district- by Oregon's leading journal will be highly apprcclatd by every man who owns prop erty in Bohemia, and will establish for THE GAMBLING VICE. 'Hero Is One Who nainly Favors the "Malcf System. HAMMOND. Or., Aug. S. To the Edi tor.) Ono cannot help admiring th vigor with which Dr. Hill attacks the gaxribUng question, and the method adopted by tha authorities for its regulation, however h may differ from the doctor's views. Hav ing been behind the scenes, and being somewhat familiar with tha parapher nalia of the stage. I wish to throw a few sidelights on the scene which may enabla Dr. Hill and others who feel that Mr. Chamberlain, the Mayor and Chief o Police are derelict In their duties, to view their actions in a more favorablo light, and to admit that, of two evils, the best policy la to choose tho less. Soma years ago a friend of mine owned and conducted a cigar store In Portland. It was regarded as a first-class place, quiet and orderly, and was frequented by many of the best men In tha city, who enjoyed a quiet game of solo or whist, as well as those who got tangled up In a "Jack pot" occasionally and "went broke" as a result of their temerity. The pro prietor of this store paid 520 per month to the officer on the beat near his store for "protection." This may suggest that the officer was on the "beat" In more ways than one. but this action of his was only one process In tha schema which put $300 into the pockets of a coterie of men in Portland, monthly. All these men hat their "mlt" out, and nothing seemed to ease said "mlt" so readily as a poultice of "dough" applied at regular intervals of 30 days. Now, as to the bonoflt of this "protec tion." When tho crusade against gam bling was being so vigorously conducted in '84 and '95, and complaints were being filed and warrants issued for tha arrest of persons conducting places where gam bling was carried on, a charge was placed against this man. Of this charge he was notified by his officer within half an hour. That evening a game of "draw" was In full blast In tho clubroom of the cigar store, when the proprietor of an adjoin ing saloon stepped in and notified the ci gar, man that an officer with a warrant for him was in the saloon, and would be in when everything was ready. Instantly money and checks went into the players pockets, their feet went up on the tables, and when tha officer came In they were 3 Innocent a lot of lambs as one would ever wish to sea. There being no games going on. the officer passed the time of day with the boys, took a cigar and passed out, and before he was half a block away the game went merrily on again. It was simply a "wring" within a ring, which formed a puzzle very hard to solve, but which may be explained as the "graft" which the District Attorney said should bo stopped, and which can only bo stopped by the method adopted by the authorities. Dr. Hill will remember that Mr. Black stono defines two kinds of crimes. One Is a crime within itself, as against tho moral law; tho other becoming a crime only by inhibition. Gambling belongs to the latter olass, and la very hard to pre vent, for tha almpla reason that a great many man imaglno they have a perfect right to use their own money in any man ner they choose. In one of the New Eng land states there is a law forbidding any ono from kissing his own wife on Sunday. This was "tho people's will expressed by law," and any ono who kissed his wife on that day "tossed aside the people's win and incidentally became a criminal. Nothing was said about kissing the wifo of someone else on Sunday. Now, In this Instance, how many of those staid, old Puritans do you auppose ever paid any attention to the will of "the people ex pressed by law?" I do not wish Dr. Hill or any one elso to imagine I am an advocate of gambling. It is tha ourse of tho century. It is tha octopus of civilization, whoso prehensile tentacles clasp and crush the fairest and best of our land. It, i3 a moral poison, which, onco contracted, can never be elmlnated from the system. For it thero ia no alternative. After showing no symp toms for years, it suddenly manlfesta Itself in a moat virulent form, and its helpless victims find relief only in tha grave. If I could atand before tha youth of the land and paint them a picture of gambling in all Its horrors: of tha help leasnesa of ita victims; of the insanity and suicides that have resulted from this vice, I should, perhaps, restrain more from en tering the gilded palaces ot aln than all the laws that could be enacted. Some yeara ago. In ona of our larga cities, a game of poker was "on." Among the players was tha District Attorney, who had between 300 and 5400 in front or. him. It was no chubblng game, I assure you. Ono of the Deputy Prosecuting At torneys dropped in to ask if he should take steps to prosecute some gambling houses. "Tea," said tha District Attorney, "go ahead with the cases, We will make an example of those fellows which will be a terror to all gamblers." and while his deputy went away to "make an example" he continued his play In open violation of the law ha was sworn to enforce. If this should meet the eye of that -x-Prose-cutlng Attorney ha will readily recognlza the time and place, and all the circum stances connected with this affair, and as It would subserve no good purpose to give hla name, I shall omit it. I only men tioned the matter In this connection ti show the difficulty of enforcing "the will of the people expressed by law" on cer tain occasions, and when the will of lta officers runa counter to the will of the people. Moat ot us know how many of the worss than useless laws that burden our statutei today were enacted. If the member wishes to attain any prominence he lntroducet a bill and forthwith proceeds to drum up supporters. It may be a very simple biii of Mr. John Smith, member from Way back, reading something like this: "It shall be unlawful for any 8unfiower, grow ing within the boundary lines of the Stat of Oregon, to turn its face in any dlrectioa except towards the sun," etc. Do you im agine a bill so absurd as thl3 could not be passed? Certainly it could, and Mr. Smith would go home and be congratu- , lated as the author of the famous "Sun flower Law," which regulated all plants of that genua. If the next Legislature would spend the session In repealing a lot of worthless laws, and enacting Iaw3 for regulating certain evils which exist, and cannot bo suppressed, they would earn the gratitude of their constituents and, at the same time, earn their salaries, which is some thing they have not always done. T. FRANZEL CRAWFORD. Plant Mythology. Meehan'3 Monthly. The Greeks and Romans of ancient times arc not the only people who havo curious mythological stories about tho origin of flowers. Scandinavian llteraturo abounds with these pretty tales. Evn our Indians had their say, in like man ner, about these things. Among some of the Canadian aborigines, pines and cedirs originated from strong men who wera planted by their feet in the ground, and branches grew out from their bodies, In response to wishes to live forever. It la singular that similar stories about tha origin of evergreens have prevailed among ancient men In many isolated points. 3Iore Interesting Than Practical. Indianapolis New3. Wireless telegraphy still remains a sub ject more Interesting than practical. So far no particular use has been found for It, though numberless experiments have been made. The main difficulty has been to perfect a selector system, whereby one of a number of stations within another's range ot influence might signal to a par ticular receiving point without affecting the others. So far It seems to have been Impossible to do this.