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Newspaper Page Text4 THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 13, 1901. - t f- "Entered at the Postofflce at Portland, Oregon, &a second-class matter. REVISED SUBSCRIPTION RATES. "By Mall postage prepaid), la Advance "Daily, with Sunday. ter month $ JJ4 Daily. Sunday excepted, per year......... 7 CO J Dall, with Sunday, per year..... 9 DO Sunday, per year ... 2 CH The Weekly, per jear 1 BO The Weekly. 3 months.. W To City Subscribers Dally, per week, delivered, Sundays excepted.lVs Dally, -per -Reek, delivered. Sundays inc.luded.20o POSTAGE RATES. United States. Canada and Mexico: 10 to 10-page paper... ..................... .-lc 16 to 32-page paper........... -2o Porelcn rates double, News or discussion Intended for publication 1n The Oregonlan should be addressed lnvarla "bly "Editor The Oregonlan." not to the name of any ' Individual. Letters relating to adver tfftiuc, subscriptions or to any business matter should be addressed simply "The Oregonlan." The Oregonlan does not buy poems or stories from individuals, and cannot -undertake to re turn any manuscripts sent to it -without solici tation. No stamps should be inclosed for this purpose. Eastern Business Office. 43. 4. 45. 47. 4S, 49 Tribune building. New York City: 4C9 "The Rookery," Chicago; the S. C BeckwJth special agency. Eastern representative. For sale in San Francisco by L. E. Lee, Pal ace Hotel news stand: Goldsmith Bros., 230 J. K. Cooper Co., 740 Market street, near the Palace Hotel; Foster & Orear, Ferry news stand. For sale In Dos Angeles by B. F. Gardner 259 So. Spring street, and Oliver & Haines, 108 So. Spring street , For sale In Chicago by the P. O. News Co., 217 Dearborn street. For sale In Omaha by Barkalow "Bros., 1612 Farnam street. For sale in Salt Dake by the Salt Lake News , Co.. 77 W. Second South street. " For sale In Ogden by "W. C. Kind. 204 Twenty-fifth streett and by C H. Myers. For sale In Kansas City. Mo., by Fred Hutchinson, 904 Wyandotte street. On file at Buffalo. N. T-. in the Oregon ex hibit ttr the exposition. For sale In Washington, D. a, by the Ebbett House news stand. For sale in Denver. Colo., by Hamilton & Xendrlck. 000-912 Seventh street. TODAY'S WEATHER Fair, with northerly Triads. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Maximum tem perature, 78: minimum temperature, 51; pre cipitation, none. FORTLAKD, SCXDAY, OCT. 13. IXHUMAN THEOLOGY. It was the founder of Christianity -who said the Sabbath was made for marl and n6t man for the Sabbath; but his followers most lamentably persist in enforcing a contrary rule concerning the institutions of their own device. Creeds and discipline once promulgated .by apostle or church council, must be enforced at whatever cost of injustice 'and Inhumanity. At San Francisco on Friday, for example, this proceeding is reported in the doings of the Episcopal convention: E. D. Bassett, of Rhode Island, said there were two great principles involved What can -we do for the purity of our homes? and What did our Lord say upon the subject under dis cussion? "We find," he said, "that the sanctity of the home has -"beeg, crossly violated in very many cases. In such cases, the guilty should, indeed, be punished, but the innocent should be-allowed to bo free." Rer. M. M. Benton, of Kentucky, did not. think pity for innocent -women should in fluence the house in this matter. The Rev. M. M. Benton is a bright and shining staj in the galaxy of in human theology. The sentiment that the guilty one -of divorced couples should be punished, but the innocent go free, moves him to disapproval. Pity for innocent women "should not influ vehce the house ia this matter." "What Is he all-important end whose attain ment justifies any sacrifice of innocent women? Well, it is a dogma of "the church an ironclad rule, laid down with more or less real or fancied au thorityfrom St Matthew or St. Paul whose ideas on women and-marital jus tice, however they may have fitted the needs of their own time, must be weighed by the needs of today, if they .are to be adopted as binding. It says in St. Matthew that if .any man sue thee at the law and takeaway thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. It says ln(St Matthew that when we fast, we ,jnust anoint our head and wash our .face. It eays in St. Matthew that if we are smitten on one cheek, we should ' turn the other also It says in St. Paul's writings that it is better not to marry; that it is a shame for women to speak in church; that sacrifices, of ' ,iered by Gentiles are offered not to God, but to devils; that it is a shame for a man to wear his hair long; that if there is no future llfev man is absolved from the necessity of righteousness. v Some of these things were well enough in their day. Utterances of the Old Testament, accepted as authoritative in their time, are done away in the New. "Who shall say, then, that mandates of the New Testament also are not nullified by changed conditions? The Rev. Mr. Benton says it, and he says it concern ing an institution which has undergone great changes since the apostles set down their views. St. Paul 'regarded the woman in the married state as the man's inferior. He regarded -marriage merely as a sexual act, 'conceded to save individuals from a worse fate. He had no conception of its true- na ture as we know it. He looked forward to a speedy end of all things earthly, and had no hint of the Christian family of today, the bulwark of the state. He said things about marriage that are irrelevant now, and whoever contends for rigid adherence tp "scriptural grounds" begs the whole question at issue in the .premise that what was written for that day was written for all time. Menllke Mr. Benton elevate the dry forms of screeds and discipline above the happiness and -welfare of human ity. The Bible- says that if a man puts away his wife, he forces her to commit adultery. It is a libel on the innocent. The church says that if a woman is tied to a dishonorable man, there is no escape for her from a body of living death except through the gate of crime. It is a cruel lie. The church says -that if a woman makes a mis--take and finds herself joined to an un- " principled scoundrel, drunkard and as sassin, if so be that she cannot prove adultery- upon him, she must endure him and ier children must endure him to the end, denying themselves' the pro jection and happiness they might be of fered by another husband and a true father. It is an inhuman mandate. . Upon no one has the glorious light of Christianity fallen with more bles sed ray than upon woman. It has en- rypbled virginity, motherhood and the " nei: virtues that were wont to be held "Tn' disdain. But upon no one so heavily r as upon woman has fallen the crushing hand of heartless theology. Her heart may break, her children be dishonored, the home she has fashioned with love and Infinite sacrifice may be desolated before her agonizing gaze, but she must not, -complain or rebel, lest haply she should contravene the tenets of some ancient ascetic or woman-hater, or vio late the standards set up generations ago by stern and loveless men.? Theol ogy teaches woman that whatever hap pens is the special dispensation, gt a just God; and when her pure life and self-denying devotion have been out raged by some fiend in man's shape, it sets her seeking in misery with inverted gaze for the sin that has "brought thls punlshment upon her; it draws a black "veil between her and the sky as she prays to be shown a reason for the injus tice that presses her down. What are these men, to whom the sufferings of innocent women are of no relevance, doing in the Christian church? How did they get there? The trouble must be with the inhuman the ology that has usurped the gentle teachings of him who talked kindly to the poor Samaritan woman at the well, and knew that the Magdalen would be safe if only the guiltless among the angry men around were suffered to mo lest her. It must be that they don't know women their saintly sacrifices and pure devotion.. It must be that they do not know their own hard, cruel hearts, defiant of pity, untouched by sympathy, but only enamored of their own miserable iron-bound discipline, more fit to drag an angel from the skies "than to lift men up or send a gleam of hope into the broken heart. How gra cious is the news that a voice from Oregon the voice of that grand old man and ideal husband. Judge Will iams was raised In this very San Francisco meeting against the wom-ans-Tersecutors. He would deny the church, he said, all restrictions upon the matter, and leave them to civil law. And he spoke well. Theology may be living In the dark cloisters of the Mid dle Ages, but in the outer world of com mon human nature twentieth-century gales are blowing soft and free from the glorious mountains and happy val leys and pure, salt sea of justice and toleration. THE SLATE WON'T STRIKE. The patient long-suffering of "rail roads under the free-pass abus.e i? known ef all men. From time imme morial we have been regaled with the groans, sighs, tears and curses of, the traffic department at the revolting slavery Imposed upon It by despotic custom, forcing it to Issue all kinds of free transportation to editors, preach ers, lobbyists, shippers and importu nate persons with no visible claim upon' charity. The unhappy railroads were only waiting, hoping and praying, evi dently, for some providential or legis lative opening of escape from their thralldom. This attractive tradition, however, is Dot supported hy events. The Western roads had a meeting at Chicago Fri day, called to eradicate the abuse in question by the simple if prosaic, pro cess of deciding to Issue no more passes. The idea seems to have sug gested Itself v to some phenomenally acute railroad mind that the way to stop passes was to stop them; in other words, to cease to issue them; not to put too fine a point upon it, to discon tinue their issuance, so to speak, to re fuse requests, politely but firmly. The Idea-was that if the railroads wouldn't issue passes, there wouldn't be any. If nobody could get a pass, everybody would have to pay fare. This is the bold and Ingenious thought that knockedunheralded at the door of rail waydom. ' - He who had no other'crlteria of rail road acumen than the ability with which presidents deny pendinga negotia tions, and chairmen of the bpard pro nounce their presence everywhere and at all times of- no special significance, and the skill with which trainmen an swer questions without giving informa tion, and the deftness with which the dining-car waiter eludes the eye of pas sengers desirous of moro jce-water or a fresh napkin, might easily suppose this. device of abolishing passes by not is suing them would have commended it self at once, to the Western roads es pecially. But not so. "The majority against the proposal was decisive." There is no power in the .traffic depart ment to -withhold pen from pasteboard or to lose requests in the waste-basket Who would be free, themselves cannot strike the blow. There must be some crazy fellowsin the Western conference who view the pass, as an instrument of achievement They must indulge the dream that edi torial concessions are well repaid in frendly comment and occasional sup pression of train wrecks. They must Imagine that preachers who are fa vored will look more indulgently upon railway casuistry, and perhaps encour age shipment of church supplies over the contributory road. They must be lieve that a pass to Chicago will bring returnsome day in carloads of lumber goiDg East or hardware coming West. They must look upon courtesies be tween officials as" acts of comity that cost little and make life's lot" a little more endurable. Passes, we know, are damnable shackles upon an abused body of men. But the vote at Chicago does not tend to arouse any inordinate degree of pity, or evoke the sympa thetic tear. IMPORTANT ACCESSORIES. It is hoped that a small portion of the $10,000 fund now being subscribed by the citizens of Portland toward the proper equipment of the library for Its public career, will be used In complet ing the files of such magazines as are found in Poole's and the Cumulative Index. Several hundred dollars would no doubt accomplish this, andcertaln ly In no other way could the sum be s6 wisely expended. . A library lacking this list of volumes on its shelves cannot in this day be re garded as thoroughly equipped for; work. Without it a library is r very largely shorn of usefulness to students and such as wish to obtain informa tion on any leading topic of "the day. This class of readers is by no means small, and will steadily Increase from year to year. It includes public school teachers and their pupils, private sehools, study clubs, literary workers of all sorts, and members of the pro-, fessions. Such a large and important following cannot well be" Ignored. The value of a properly selected and indexed library of magazine literature such as this will be readily appreciated. It contains all that is fruitful and enduring in the periodicals of the day, arranged so as to be ready for instant use by the busy worker. It jpgs the lazy memory that refuses to carry its weary burden of facts longer than a few weeks; and frequently furnishes the only sure means of keeping well abreast with current thought or of tracing the evo lution of important social, political or religious ' movements. Within the past month or so in the effort, no doubt, to economize in library space and at the same time save the expense of bookbinding many of""the -back numbers of magazines on the Poole list have been given away. But it Is not too late to1 recall these, and by jealously guarding those thafc re main, and purchasing missing copies, .make the Hgt of bound .volumes com plete and perfect. No doubt, if the librarian will make his needs known to the community, friends of the library will generously come to his assistance In such a good cause and contribute missing numbers of the North Ameri can Review or such other periodicals as are required. Thus the Portland. Library will be made not a mere gathering-place Jtor fiction gourmands, nor yet an asylum for antiquarians whose.ilfe interest lies, in Egyptian scarahell or Greek palimp sest, but a place where the common, every-day worker can inform himself on the vital concerns of the hour and come in touch with progress as it is being fought out on the great battle ground of world-thought. HEXRIIv IBSEN. The extraordinary fight for life that Ibsen has been making duriDg the past few months has resulted in a temporary victory; but with all his Northern com bativeness, Death is a foe that cannot long be held at bay by a man Who has reached 73 years. His Illness has, how ever, for mere humanity's sake if for no other, silenced his critics. And now, at home with his countrymen, after a self-inflicted exile of nearly a genera tion, this grim, battle-worn fighter comes nearer than at any time of -his life to being at peace with the world. No doubt the greatest service man can render man is to throw the search- , light of his genius upon truth. Ibsen, alone against an angry world, in his single-hearted passion1 for truth, braved poverty, homelessness, isolation, the taunts and jeers of critics, the hatred of his countrymen. Yet with all his1 genius and his sincerity, he never suc ceeded in showing more than one. side of truth. His imagination is a leper house. One shudders yet is fascinated by the vivid, truthful, convincing pic tures of those sad, death-doomed creat ures. To Ibsen, truth is not beautiful, but terrible. Self-centered, driven Into himself by- the rebuffs of a hostile world, he has seen truth from one Bide only. Yet no poet has ever succeeded In picturing that one side with more startling and compelling genius. One does not read Ibsen to-obtain a true perspective of men in their rela tions to one another. He purposely gives us a distorted, view of these re lations in order the more powerfully to emphasize certain dark points in hu man nature which he wishes to press home upon the reader's attention. In his partiality for heavy shadows he might well divide honors with Rem brandt for the title "Prince of Dark ness." The bright side of life, innocent joy, the' foolish but happy fondness of the home fireside, are either ignored al together or else introduced merely as a foil to" the dismal horror of some tragic denouement. All his comedy is of the ghastly s, such as' is found in "Love's Comedy." But behind all this lies the grim purpose of the moralist. "The Doll's House" and "Ghosts" have done more than any other books of the century to open the eyes of the world to the wrong and injustice that are being perpetrated upon womanhood in the name of marriage. The world has grown so accustomed to regard Ibsen in the light of a pitiless -moralist that it loses sight of him as an artist Yet it is his extraordinary gifts as a dramatist that enable him to push his surgeon's knife home with such re lentless certainty. In the marvelous adaptation of technique to the working out of "plot, "A Doll's House," "John Gabriel, Workman," "Hedda Gabler," "Ghosts" and other of his later dramas outrival the plays of Sardou. With con summate skill he calls up one thrilling situation' after another, leaving the reader breathless, often quite against his will, with the horror and the vivid realism of the scene. Like Rembrandt, Ibsen has, despite a fondness for daring contrasts in light and shade, given us some of the strongest and most lifelike figures that the history of aijt, either dramatic or pictorial, can show. The marvel is how the"buttoned-up (tllknappet) old man," the most reserved and self-contained character of the past half century in Europe, .with all his aloofness, ever came near enough to people to acquire his intimate knowledge of them. When and where did he come into close con tact With such diverse types of human nature? He can hardly be excelled for his sympathetic understanding of womankind. Only a mother, it would seerq, could have invented such a scene as that in "Brand" where Agnes sur reptitiously, without her husband's knowledge, takes out the garments of her dead baby, and in a rapture of sorrow mourns over them each in turn. Contrast with Agnes splfltual-minded, gentle, yet heroic Hedda Gabler; vul gar, but full of force and originality; between these two there is every vari- ety of type of modern woman. But Ibsen's-nature is one that is full of the most violent contradictions. With all his genius for building up powerful dramatic situations and for giving us with a few bold strokes of the "pen a clean-cut, "brilliant figure of man or woman, his plays'" are full of absurdities and improbabilities. His 'characters rush at one another like meteors out of space, with little appar ent motive for their actions, and with lofty disregard for the conventionali ties. His plays are a chaos of violently conflicting wills, with no adequate cause behind any one of them. Thatvout of this chaos he should create a world in .which, despite the woful lack of mo tive, men and women should live out their tragedies with convincing realism, is the supreme triumph of, his genius. There is no writer in all the range of literature in -whom the Teutonic idea of individualism finds such full "and complete'expression as in Henrik Ibsen. This is the keynote to all his work. His genius does not receive any impetus from collision with other master minds. He. either ignores or despises many whom the world has elected to honon By his own confession he "does not think much of anything Goethe has produced." To' Shakespeare he is- an almost complete stranger. He has made it "his religion to develop his own personality to its, utmost limit, and seeks all his inspiration within his own soul. i There was much of the old Norse spirit in him. He is a horn fighter. In the early part of his exile he wrote from Rome, when that city was occu pied by the Italian troops" "And so they have taken Rome from us human beings, and given it to the politicians! , . . The delicious longing for lib ertythat is now a thing of the past I, for one, am bound to confess that the only thing about liberty that I love is the -fight for it I care nothing about the possession of it" In Ibsen's destructive tendencies his propensity foi pulling down without building up one can trace the icono clasm of the northern hordes of wild and lawless men that marched upon Rome and scattered her treasures to the four winds of heaven. The same Teutonic stock gave birth to these that peopled the northern seas with pirate Vikings. For -Ibsen came of a people that had hardly even in the nineteenth century developed nationality. Nor way had no literature worthy of the name except the old-time sagas; no lit erary'or artistic traditions; no history one might almost say. For this reason Ibsen must be judged by very 'different standards from those applied to one who comes from an oldand firmly es tablished civilization. JThe mysticism that shows itself so conspicuously in Ibsen's work in the form of elaborate and complex symbol ism is another strongly marked Teu tonic trait Critics have puzzled their brains over his meaning to as little ..pur pose as over any of Browning's subtle ties. One? recalls Ibsen's answer to an inquisitive nld woman who had become hopelessly befuddled over "Pere Gynt"; "Oh, my dear, madam, when I wrote 'Peer Gynt" only our Lord and I knew what X meant; and as for the, I have entirely forgotten." The complex personality of Ibsen himself is a riddle that has not yet been r.ead. But in future years as he is stud ied In the light of his nationality and environment it will not be surprising If he proves to be, not the greatest, but as intense and characteristic a type of "Teutonic genius as the world has yet produced. TENTACLES OP THE OCTOPUS. The" sugar trust feels its dignity to an extreme degree, and must take it out on beet sugar. The octopus, which has a tentacle in the sugar bowl of every family of the land, cannot conceal the object of is attack. The war, of course, makes sugar prices lower, but it does not make them cheaper. Con sumers 'will have to pay the cost of the fight, as dear experience has taught. The trust is credited ,with a dual mo tive. - It aims either to absorb' the beet sugar industry or to drive the latter Interests out of the refining business, and to make them vacate territory once occupied exclusively by itself. One of these results it feels sure of attaining, and either seems worth the while. The advent of beet-sugar refineries Into the new field the hierarchy regards as im pudent. These new interests, accord ing to the dynasty's purpose, will have to cry for quarter, The price of peace will be either benevolent assimilation or retirement from the sacred precincts of refined sugar. The trust therefore is in -the battle with a two-edged sword. The growth of beet-sugar production In the past thirteen years has been phenomenal. From less than 2000 long-f tons in 1888 the output has increased to nearly 200,000 tons, and" is neariy four times as large as five years ago. As much is produced now in a single year as was in all the years from 1880 to 1897. The manufacture of beet sugar in the United States this yar will be two thirds the quantity of cane output, and .nearly one-third the quantity produced in, the United States, Hawaii and Porto RicQ. The industry is evidently here to stay, and the trust knows this well enough not to try to drive it out of existence. The object evidently is to worry the beet-sugar Interests into sub jection. Beet-sugar refineries have sub jected the old refineries to some pres sure, by 'putting them to competition in 'securing raw product and in mar keting the finished grade. Exclusive refineries have no means of obtaining raw sugar from production, and have to buy it in the open market Refiners say they have always been ready to buy all domestic raw sugars at market prices. Some beet-sugar factories In the United States do not refine their sugar, but sell ltg-aw. The3e will not suffer from the fight at least have not yet, since raw sugar is not the Issue of the struggle, Raw prices are about 1 cent under the refined at present. The right on the side c-f the trust, other than might, the public cannot see; but If might is right, the public cannot be neutral. The ethics are not alone those of business, for business is purely business. Sentiment is quite alive to what they are. It is quite clear that the trust is on a policy of' bully. No valid reason appears why the beet sugar Industry should not grow. "No valid reason appears why beet-sugar factories should not refine their own product It is not a nrivate dispute be tween the contending parties, for sugar is the center dishfof every eating table in the land. RAILWAY CASUALTIES. As shown by the annual report of the Interstate Commerce Commission, a total of 249 passengers were killed on railroads In the United States last year. This is about one to every two and' a third million tickets sod, and is a slight Increase over the number for preceding years. Still, it shows that traveling by rail Is not more dangerous than staying at home, since fatalities- resulting from the most common accidents were rela tively much more numerous to stay-at-homes than to railway passengers. There were, however, 4128 passengers injured in railway accidents, which Is a somewhat disquieting fact to travelers. It is further shown by this report that 2550 employes on railroads were killed within the year orie out of every 137 while 39,643 one out of every eleven- were injured. Notwithstanding the fact that careful, intelligent, exhaustive at- Aentlon has been given to the object of rendering service on railroads less dan gerous to men, the ratio of, deaths and injuries to the number employed has shown an increase for several years. These casualties are far lower than they were in the earlier years of rail road expansion and experiment, yet the service is still hazardous, and, as it seems, methods for lessening the danger have about reached the limit of human ingenuity. In this hazard the practically uncon trollable elements are human careless ness or recklessness, begotten of the constant presence of danger, or of the "chances" that have often been taken with impunity. A familiar illustration of this element is shown by the bicycle rider who dodges In and out among moving electric cars and through crowded thoroughfares, apparently wholly unconcerned about the possibili ties of sudden disaster that attend him upon his flying'wheel. This is the ele ment with which mechanical skill and Ingenuity ark, powerless to cope in pro' viding protection for railway employes. It.ia perhaps too much to expect that men will be constantly alert for dan- ger in order that they may N avoid IV but.it is reasonably clear that until they are, the death and Injury rate among railway employes will not show . j, .. ., , .... mumi iu.ri.uer uiminuuuii. CENSUS REVELATIONS. The Census Bureau's final report on sex, general nativity and color for the whole country creates a lamentable ex hibit In misplaced' confidence. Nearly everything the preliminary bulletins have persuaded the trusting soul to believe is ruthlessly swept away by contrary conclusions. Upon the wreck of hopes and fears alike new structures of sociology must be reared, and the ambitious reasoner can govern himself accordingly. The passing of the female is dealt a mortal blow, for the gentler sex, so called, the country over, is on the in crease at 21.1 per cent, man falling be hind with 20.9 per cent. A surplus of nearly 2,000,000 males still cumber the ground, but the swelling hosts of girl babies will soon swallow it up. What has become of the fecundity of the negro? He also has gone to join hands with, the non-progressive French man and Bostonian. His percentage declines from 12.5 in 1890 to 1.2 in 1900. Chinese are actually decreasing in num bers, and foreign-born inhabitants, in the aggregate, have increased but 1,000, 000 souls, while the native-born have increased 12,000,000. The Indian, whose increase in numbers has long been the theme of practical reformers and icono clastic ethnologists, shows an absolute decline from 273,000 ten years ago to 266,000 now. The census of 1890 Indicated the fals ity of a common theory that Americans are prone to small families; but the showing now substantiates that an- 4 cient doctrine most emphatically. -The native ''white element of foreign parent age has Increased relatively twice as fast as the native whites of native pa rentage. Immigrants will average twice as large families as the native born. At this rate, evidently, foreign elements in our population are gaining remarkably upon the native element. The saving fact is that these children of immigrants are true Americans in two generations, if not in one. A neat publication setting forth Aber deen and its resources has been issued at that city by J. P. Sullivan and Will iam Irvine. The edition Is in maga-" zine form, is replete with handsome half-tofies, and is a criterion of typo graphical art The business interests of the city, particularly lumbering and shipbuilding, are concisely and compre hensively described. Salmon-canning and agricultural industries also are given attention. The publication fur ther reflects the several aspects of the life of the city. The following extract from it will be interesting to Portland people in showing the possibility of closer business relations between Ab erdeen and this city: It Is a fact pretty well understood here that the people of Tacoma and Seattle are not par ticularly anxious that the outside world should "know much about the enterprising burg at tne junction of the Chehalls and Wlshkah Riv ers, and It has always been their aim to keep us as much In the background as possible, but Aberdeen Is gradually coming to the front des pite this drawback, and at no far distant,, day It will not be necessary to depend, on the'1 big cities -of the Sound for anything- that we may need. The Tacoma News prints the follow ing: The shipments of wheat from Puget Sound from September 26 to October 10, Inclusive, I) being the tirst half of the customs month ot October, foot up to a. total of 50G, OSS bushels, of which 364,247 bushels were loaded at Taco ma and 141,841 bushels at Seattle. During the corresponding half month of 1000 the wheat exports irom Puget Sound amounted to 339,239 bushels, being the cargoes of the Russian ship Glenard and the British bark Howard D. Troop, which cleared from Tacoma, and the German shlpvRodenfeek, which loaded and cleared from. Seattle. The gain In wheat exports for Uiu fortnight, as compared with last year's record, is 160,829 bushels, or 49 per cent. The 'shipments of wheat from Port land, September 2C to October 10, 1900, inclusive, were 539,654 bushels. For the same period this year the shipments were 947,626 bushels a gain for the fort night, as compared with last year, of 407,972 bushels, or 75 per cent. In the language of one of the Tacoma papers, "Portland still ships some wheat." The new Pacific cable will, incident ally, extend the horizon of the United States Weather Bureau several thou sand miles. At present nothing is known of coming storms that brew in the far Pacific until they make their influence felt on our Coast. When the cable is laid the department at Wash ington will receive regular reports from Honolulu and the Philippines. This will be of great advantage in giving sci entists an idea of the progress of the low and high areas of barometer around the world, and make the long range weather forecast assume a de gree of probability. In any event, the service will be pleasing, merely because it is something new In achievement that represents che annihilation of distance. A captious story, long drawn out in which official jealousy is the leading element goes on from day to day before the court of inquiry In Washington." From it the general public has formed the Impression that the vessels of the United States Navy, for many days previous to' the date upon which they pounced upon and destroyed the Span ish fleet at Santiago, were upon the point of turning their guns upon each other. The exhibition Of spite and malice as representing official jealousy would disgrace schoolboys n a wrangle over the even honors of a baseball game. It is difficult to think of the author of ''Whaff" as baiting a bear trap in the mountains of whose wild creatures he has written so humanly, and im possible to conceive of him as having sacrificed a doe In the close season for this crafty purpose. It was expected therefore, that Seton-Thompson would clear himself of the latter charge, at least, filed against him by a Game War den of Colorado, and this he has done. Don't be too hard on the brigands who have captured Miss Stqne and are holding her for ransom. They evidently took the idea from this highly civil ized and Christian country. The fame of Pat Crowe's achievement is world wide. Although the State University is at' Eugene, and the State Agricultural Col lege is at Corvallls, the esteemed Salem Journal has a eulogistic editorial 'on the State Reform School By the way, the Reform School must be at Salem. t Seattle has launched a large floating drydock. Portland has not yet launched a project for a floating drydock. Per haps here Is one of the chances we, have been looking foi? "to get a move vn." AT HOME IN THE WHITE HOUSE.; The American people, "with their incom parable adaptability and buoyant tempera ment so quick to rebound from the grief fierce but passing of a great National calamity, are already finding relief In bright auguries concerning the coming so cial administration of the new mistress of the White House. It is not at all un likely that the present Incumbency of this historic pile will go down to history a& one of considerable prestige from a lit erary and scientific standpoint ana sparkling piquancy from the, purely do mestic point of view. It Is hard to think of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt In other than terms of wife hood and motherhood. She has, since her marriage, habitually shown little more than a genial tolerance for social duties Nevertheless, she Is a woman of rare and varied gifts, a brilliant conversation alist when it pleases her to be, with that happiest and most useful of all talents, a keen sense of humor tempered by tact and kindness of heart By Inheritance as well as by long personal familiarity with the formalities of American and European etiquette, she may be relied upon to con duct herself vwlth grace and discretion in all the vicissitudes of a social career that would be full ot pltfall3 for one less sure-witted than herself. That she has no Intention of making herselfa slave to social functions at the expense of good common sense may be illustrated by an Incident that occurred during her first public reception at Al bany. As wife of the newly-made Gov ernor of New York, It devolved upon her to shake hands with all who were presented to her. This she laughingly and confidentially told ner friends she would not do. They argued that she could not avoid It without losing her reputation for amiability. When the occasion arrived both her hands were engaged with a huge bouquet; but she gave each person such a radiant smile and gracious -word of greeting that no one observed the omission. Her sterling common sense tells her that it Is wise for her to reserve her strength, as far as possible, for duties that are of more vital concern to her husband, her children, and the Nation. An omnivorous reader and constant stu dent from childhood, with a keen Inter est in world-affairs, Mrs. Roosevelt has acquired a largeness of culture that will make her an intelligent companion for the men of learning that It is expected President Roosevelt will gather about him. For the new President, unlike any of his predecessors, is a distinguished member of several scientific clubs. While at Harvard, he, as a member of the A1-" pine Club of London, wrote an eloquent account of his ascent of the Matterhorn and the Jungfrau, and his exploits In Switzerland, these articles gaining him admittance into the National Geographical and otfier societies. He has of recent years done valuable work in the line of dividing the species of large elks of the. Rocky Mountains. His work in tthe Columbia Historical Society consists of a number of excellent papers on "The Dutch Colonies of New Am sterdam." He is also a member of the Anthropological Society. Mrs. Roose velt Is closely in touch with his ardor for literature and his passion for outdoor life, and It is not unreasonable to suppose thai' the White House will be a center of hospitality for men of many and varied lines of culture. It is well known that the present Mrs. Roosevelt (nee Edith CarowJ and the President, had a boy-and-girl friendship. for the two old New York families were on terms of warm intimacy. Young Roose velt's girl-wife, Alice Lee Roosevelt, and his mother, bondled In the same house within a few hours of one another. Only a baby girl was left Roosevelt, in his grief, sought solace in travel abroad, and there met again the friend of his boyhood, who had grown Into a brilliant and lovable- woman. It is now 15 years since they were maTrled, and five children have been born to them In the interval. Not since the girlhood days of Nellie Grant', wnose debut and marriage were both "celebrated at the White House, has the famous old Colonial mansion been the scene of such fascinating po'sslbllltles for the career of American girlhood as will now be. enjoyed by Alice Roosevelt, the baby girl left by the President's first wife, IS years ago. Miss Roosevelt will make her debut as soon as the period of mourning is at' an end, and will probably be the center of American homage for the next few years. She Is said to be as in tense as her father, and, like him, fond of outdoor life, walking from five to seven miles every day. She Is a good horse woman and a fine tennis-player; In fact, a wholesome, healthy, happy specimen of American womanhood. Her friends love her for her jolly laugh, her loyalty and her charming manners. The oldest of Roosevelt's boys Is Theo dore, Jr., aged 14. who has already dis tinguished himself within the past few weeks by killlrg his first' deer without as sistance, and by publicly administering a well-merited rebuke to an inquisitive stranger. The younger children aTe Ker mit, aged 12; Ethel, 10; Archibald, 7. and Quentln, 4. r Mr. Robsevelt has- two sisters noted for their rare charm, mtellfsence, and most gracious manners, who will, no doubt, be frequently seen at the White House. Mrs. Cowles, formerly Miss Anna Roose velt, has been married only a few years, although older than her brother, says an exchange. Her charitable work is known the world over, and her business ability Ts striking. When her cous'in, J. Roosevelt Roosevelt, was In charge of the British Embassy In London, she went over as his guest, and stayed with him for a time, taking charge of his household. Her success as a hostess was mafvelous in London, where she( made countless warm friends, and where she met Commander Cowles, whom she married the following year. She Is now living in Washington, where' she is a very marked personality, and comes nearer to having a salon than any otfier American woman. Mrs. Douglas Robinson, the younger sis ter, is considered one of the cleverest women In New York. Both the sisters are wide readers. They have been front very little children the most intimate frlenda'of Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Robinson, like her sister, Mrs. Cowles holds weekly recep tions, which arcv attended by people from all over the country, who have talent, charm, or any gift that makes them in any way prominent She resembles strongly Mrs. Roosevelt; In fact, they are often taken forgone another. The Roosevelts have a host of relatives, and as they are greatly given to family reunions, it Is safe to predict that the White House will be the scene of such open-hearted. Informal hospitality as it has probably never witnessed before. Alice Roosevelt has several girl cousins who, like herself, have just reached the "coming-out" age, and these will sweeten tho. severity and oppressive dignity of many "a state function with their girlish effervesence and grace. But the Roose velts are jealous of their family privacy: and, with all their splendid fund of pa triotism, It will require a wrench of the heartstrings for them to take -the Na tion into their home. Their loss In the way of family seclusion, however, will be the country's gain. What more valuable object-lesson could be given the people than a happy, God-fearing, well-ordered American home? SLINGS AND ARROWS. When William Challenges for the Cup. Now, Jove-browed Kaiser Wllnelm. ha whom not a task can daunt. Spoke of his present labor with the German for "avaunt"! "Mine Ways slnd ausgesplelt." quoth be, "der bubllc gannot see Der peauty of deja Ioirfley Ways dot is gom- bosed bel me. Mine army Is von grand affair, but den a vel- ler kill Himself already py and py mitt geepln' him, at drilt Der don't be nosslng I gan't do, and so I guess I lnd Some vay to-gapturo dot yacht gup, dot Llptoa leaf penlnd." Now, let the Stettin builders fall to work Ilka all possessed; To frame a yacht that falls to win is simply lesa majeste, For with the Kaiser at the wheel, what man will dare to claim Thesklppcr of the boat, and not her builders, Is to blame? For alt men know that not a man who ever sailed the sea Can put a vessel through her stunts, close- hauled or running free With such a masterful command of sailing as this King, Whose specialty, as well Is known. Is doing everything. When Wllhelm grasps that oaken wheel within his royal hands And keeps three heralds well employed in shouting his commands. Spectators on the grand-stand boats that surge along: that way Will doubtless be much edlfled to hear King Wllhelm sayt "Haul aft dot sheet; meln Gott pe qvlck; der splnnager Is loose; fahake oudt dot reef, der atnd't no vlnd, dot doesn't be no use; Let go der chlb; glew up der sail; ve lose, ve lose, Meln Gottl" There'll be all kinds of talk like that when Wllhelm sall3 his yacht- Echoes From the Conrt of Inquiry. At 10 o'clock Admiral Lanyard took the stand to make an Important series of corrections ia his testimony of the pre vious day. "Your honors," he said, "I believe that I said yesterday that when I saw the Arkansas the day of the battle 3he was heading sou-souwest. After sleeping on the matter I remember that she was heading slowly east by north, and was also footing very rapidly. I did not sea Admiral Schley during the battle. I was on the .-New York, you remember. The Judge-Advocate Admiral Lan yard, do you think if it 13 as pleasant a day yesterday as it was tomorrow it will be a fine morning this afternoon? Admiral Lanyard I would not like to reply to that without first consulting with my counsel. The Judge-Advocate You say you kept the log of the New Jersey. Admiral Lanyard I did. I was going on to say that when, one straight fine meets another straight line the opposite angles are equal. The Judge-Advocate Did you ever kill any mountain lions in Colorado? Admiral Dewey No allusions to tho strenuous life will be tolerated- Admlral Lanyard Mary had a. little lamb. It's fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went The Iamb was sure to go. The Judge-Advocate Have you got any money you want to bet on the Sham rock? Admiral Lanyard Must consult with my counsel before answering. The Judge-Advocate Did I understand you to say you were the man who wrota "When Willia Boy's in Jail?" Admiral Lanyard I cannot go into these technicalities. I beg leave of ab sence for 21 hour3 to study over correc tions in my testimony ot today. Admiral Evans (from the players' bench) I move to make It life. Tho Court Motion is allowed. We will now adjourn to the anteroom, where the photographers are impatiently awaiting us. To the Judge of the Balr Snoir. Did you know Just what you were doing. Oh, man of the care-furrowed brow? Your Judgment, of course, you are ruelng. But you're far past forgiveness by now. Oh, why did you e'er undertake it? No father or mother but knew The cares of that Job of yours jnaks It Too much for a mortal to do. For babies there are much and many Ot brightness and beauty possessed. But thlntt you. rash man. ara thero any More precious and sweet than the rest? Go ask the disconsolate mother Whose darling has failed of the prize. If she saw at that show any other Who had such "Just beautiful" eyes. Go ask her If any thero present Had such delightful pug nose. Or a coo that was nearly so pleasant. Or looked halt so sweet In repose. Io ask her If any could prattle In such an Intelligent way. Or beat on the floor with Its rattle In such simply heavenly play. Oh, man ot conceit, these are matters Which no mortal soul can decide. Tour wisdom Is rent Into tatters. Your Judgment all mothers deride. For babies are babies, and whether Their hair Is bald, golden, or curled. They all mu3t be classed right together. For they're all Just the best In the world. Literary Xote. Rudyard Kipling is said to have writ ten a poem recently. It is reported that Archibald Claverlng Gunter is at work upon an essay en titled "Why I Cumber lly Style With Elegant Erudition and Severe Simplicity." Sarah Bernhardt is said to bo writing the story of her life. The contract was let after a competitive examination of the press agents of Paris. Clara Morris has been severely criti cized for never saying anything about herself In her memoirs. i Edgar Stanton Maclay has been en gaged by Admiral Schley to write "How Schley Won the Battle of Santiago." Ad miral t Sampson will1 do the proofread ing. Richard Croker's essay on "Evidences of Literature In Jerusalem," has not yet been issued. The original of Kipling's "Ship that Found Herself." has been named the Sherlock Holmes. The kind of literature now most in de mand by the magazines begln3 "Pay to the magazlno $3 for one year's subscription." J. Plerpont M6rgan's new novel, "Where I Got It," has not yet been given to tho printers. Minister Wu's Donation. Wu Ting "Fang, him alle same What you callum? Heap dead gamol Him no Chllstlan! Thlnkum boss God fo China, heap big Joss I Allee same, when heap bad man Catchum Chllstlan ladjv an' Tellura Chllstlan, "You no pay. No get lady." Wu Ting sayr. "Me no mlsstonally flen. Yet no llkee heap bad men: Me heap llch; me glvum- one Hundled dolla' lalsum fun' Buyum mlsslonally gul 'Way fum blfgand." Mustache cul, Pullum queue, an smllum smile. Say; "Him Chllstlan. afto while Find ole Wu Ting Fang can show Chllstlan way of glace to go." -J. J. MONTAGUE.