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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
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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.