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THE SUNDAY OKEGOyiAST. - PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1902.
NEED OF FOREST RESERVE
JUDGE LOWELL- STATES CASE IX
REGARD TO BLUE 3IOUXTAIXS.
Government Action In Pnblic Inter
est and Opposed' for Selnsn Rea
sonsInvestigation Welcomed.
PENDLETON, Sept 17. (To the Editor.)
The determination of the trustees of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce to Inves
tigate the subject of the proposed Blue
Mountain forest reserve, as announced in
The Oregonlan of this morning, must be
my excuse for presenting at this time
what I am led to believe, from contact
-with men in all -walks of life, to be the
prevailing eentlment in this section of the
state upon the question.
As upon every proposal which touches
varied and conflictinginterests, and -which,
of necessity, changes' the current of local
development, opinions vary both as to plan
and purpose. Opposition to the reserve ap
pears to come largely from three classes,
the timber operators, -who view the forests
solely from the standpoint of their intrin
sic monetary value: the miners, "who fear
that their necessary lumber supply may
be cut oft, and a few men -who see in the
plan a diminution of homestead entries,
and consequent cessation of growth in
the population and "business of towns.
"With these exceptions, the proposition
flnds general support among men who do
.their own thinking, except in individual
cases where private interests are affected
Adversely. Of course, as is true In all
Abstract matters, there are large numbers
f people who have given the matter no
consideration whatever, and neither ex
press nor entertain any opinion on the
'subject.
Lines JVeed Changes.
All with whom I have conversed agree
fchat there must probably be radical
changes in the lines of the reserve before
the order permanently establishing It Is
promulgated. Especially is this true In
'Grant County, whose people have just
;grounds for antagonism, for the reason
that the lines indicated by the ptellmlnary
irder embrace Bome of the most valuable
lagrlcultural sections of the county, and
even Include, It is reported, some of the
oldest settlements of the John Day "Val
ley. However, that matter will be easily
adjusted when the true situation Is laid
before the Interior Department by the re
ports of Its forestry officers and the peti
tions of the people. There is a widespread
desire, too. for such modifications of the
angulations, or of the law, as will give to
onlning Interests opportunity to secure the
timber essential to their operations, con
venient to the mines. The public ex
pects, also, that under just and reasonable
restrictions, the stock men will be per
mitted to use the reserve as a Summer
range.
The first class of opponents above men
tioned, however, finds little sympathy,
and is entitled to none; the second will
have just cause for complaint if the Gov
ernment fails to respond by proper min
ing concessions and timber permits; and
the third will learn by a study of the
experience o the past and a candid con
sideration of the peculiar conditions ob
taining in a semi-arid region that they
are taking a view of the situation much
too narrow.
Seed of Preserving Moisture.
The question Is one of far-reaching Im
portance, and entitled to consideration
upon broad grounds, and so accepting It,
the mass of the people favor the estab
lishment of a permanent reserve in the
belief that it is the only way to preserve
the forests and avoid the denudation
which has been the sad experience of
older states. That some will suiter In
convenience and others loss of prospective
profits, and that some settlements will
be adversely affected in growth and trade,
none seek to deny, but the problem can
be solved only with reference to the fu
ture, and consideration of ultimate great
est good to the greatest number.
No section of the country has greater
need of conservation of moisture than
the Eastern portion of our own state, and
science and experience have demonstrated
beyond controversy that destruction of
forestB means the creation of deserts. "We
are in a transition state. The pastoral
period, the ranging of flocks upon the
public lands. Is surely passing. The stock
raising Industry is slowly giving way to
agriculture, as it has done in every coun
try before, and as a distinctive occupation
must soon disappear. The hope of the
future lies in the establishment of such
Irrigation systems as will insure the re
clamation" of arid lands, and the estab
lishment of homes.
Bonanza farming, which characterizes
this section at present, cannot be perma
nent, and is not desirable. The ideal con
dition is that of the Colorado and Utah
irrigated districts, where upon small farms
of 10. 20 and 40 acres families are being
reared in comfort, and a profit found with
a minimum of labor. However much we
may differ with the religious opinions
of the Mormons, it must bo -admitted that
they have come near solving the problem
of agriculture, and that they have done It
by devotion to the idea of small land
holdings faithfully cultivated, each owned
by the occupant. They have made Utah
the Garden of that ever-receding area
once known as the Great American Des
ert. How to Realise Possibilities.
The magnificent possibilities of this
trans-Cascade section of Oregon, the cow
counties, are not appreciated either at
home or abroad, or can they ever be
realized under existing conditions. Their
fulfillment lies in the complete conserva
tion and utilization of the streams, the
discovery of artesian water, and in the
storage of water now running to the ocean
In the freshets of Spring. The irrigation
policy of the Government, necessarily
supplemented by its forest protection, will
assure some day to this region, a vast,
happy and prosperous population. Here Is
e soil unsurpassed in fertility, requiring
only moisture to make it produce in lux
uriant abundance all the products of the
temperate zone. Here Is a climate equable,
healthy and adapted to the development
of a progressive and vigorous race. We
are in the zone of power, unbroken by
the rigors of Atlantic Winters and never
debilitated by the oppressive heat of East
ern Summers. The lands once deemed
waste are demonstrating their value
wherever Irrigation has been applied, and
fruit and flowers, grains and grasses,
greet the morning sun where sagebrush
was once supreme.
A supply of water for elaborate schemes
of artificial watering can never be secured
If forests are permitted to disappear. The
proposed reserve covers the sources of
our rivers, and holds In its protecting
care the key to our future as a populous
prosperous part of the commonwealth.
The rainfall, now limited in quantity
will be vastly less If the forests go. and
much of the land along the valleys now
under ditches would return to the deort
because the streams now watering it would
run dry or with diminished current
Will Welcome Investigation.
Such. I believe to bs the consensus of
opinion among the people of the region
touched by the proposed reserve, except
in Grant County, whore there is impress
ive and active opposition, and where pro
tests against Its establishment are being,
I am informed, generally signed for trans
mission to Washington. I do not mean
that there is unanimity of opinion, be
cause we possess here our full share of
human selfishness, but I am convinced
that much of the opposition arises from
a misunderstanding as to the Govern
ment's purposes.
We shall welcome the Investigation of
your Chamber of Commerce, both as an
evidence of Portland's interest in U3, and
as a means of securing unprejudiced opin
ion upon so Important and far-reaching
a question. We want, and you would
encourage, homemakers. We have com
mon interests as citizens, of the same
state, and should work together for the
highest development of all resources.
When your people come to this county
let them visit the Walla Walla Valley, !
that portion of it lying in our own state,
and enter the fair homes upon the little
fruit farms, which the river alone has
made possible: let them go upon Butter
Creek and look upon the myriad tons of
alfalfa produced where a few years ago
was useless sagebrush; let them go every
where where .water artificially reaches the
land, and behold the transformation; let
them measure, In the light of the scenes
disclosed to them, the future of the Uma
tilla Valley, for Instance, when- the water
of the river, saved by forests, shall be
poured upon kindred soIL And this Is but
a typical county of an empire within a
state. A thousand homes will be created
by water so used, all over the arid portion
of Oregon, where a .hundred would be
established upon mountain homesteads.
Ultimately, capital will see its .opportun
ity, and vast irrigation systems will bring
water from the Snake and the Upper Co
lumbia to make fertile many of the bar
ren acres of these counties, and their
waters, supplementing that of the rivers
of the Blue Mountains, will deprive Ore
gon forever of her desert, and the prob
lem of homes and population will be finally
solved. Respectfully,
STEPHEN A. LOWELL.
HOME OF THE WASHINGTONS
It Is Proposed to Transport It to the
St. Lonls World's Fair.
LONDON, Sept 36. Interest in the home
of George Washington's ancestors, at
Banbury. In the English county of North
amptonshire, about SO miles from London,
has been renewed, owing to the report
that the St Louis Exposition authorities
will buy the historic establishment and
transport it bodily to the United States.
Whether it goes to America or not, the
home which the Washlngtons occupied for
nearly 200 years during the 17th and ISth
centuries. Is on the market
The old-fashioned manor house, which
ANCESTRAL HOME OF
WHICH MAY BE IMPORTED PROM BANBURY, ENGLAND TO
WORLD'S FAIR.
now forms part of what is known as tho
"Sulgrave estate," would certainly be ef
fective amid the surroundings of an Amer
ican exposition. It is too bad that the 213
acres of land accompanying the house
cannot be taken across the Atlantic too,
for the estate itself Is picturesque and
typical of the best country places in Eng
land. The house, while small, compared with
many residences of the English gentry, Is
well arranged and comfortable. It is
built mostly qf stone, has a stone roof and
square porch of stone Imbedded in which
are some interesting antique crests. From
one of these it Is supposed the Father of
His Country took the design for the orig
inal American flag. On the ground floor of
the house is a dlning-hall, 2Sxl7 feet in
length, also a tiny breakfast room. The
dinlng-hall contains a huge open flreolaee
and oaken beams form its ceiling. On the
first floor above Is the drawing-room and
two bedrooms. The next floor Is occu
pied by one big bedroom with an adjoin
ing dressing-room and still above there
are three attic bedrooms.
Should the exposition authorities carry
out their scheme and buy"the Washington
house, the remainder of the estate-wfclch
includes the home grounds, stables and
farm land will be left on the market To
buy the-property-would cost $27,500, and
the proprietor of the Sulgrayo acres holds
the ancient and picturesque title of "lord
of the manor."
The Idea of carrying the Washington
house off to America is creating some
alarm lest having once made a beginning,
Americans will be wanting to gather In
'other old English homesteads with asso
ciations interesting to the people of the
United States. A case Is cited wherein a
United States Senator, having Identified
an ancient manor house as the home of his
ancestors, bought and took hqme with
him Its front door whereupon another,
but humbler member of the same family,
promptly came over and bought the back
door.
In the course of an editorial on this
Bubject the Morning Post says:
"When once a whole house has been
taken every self-respecting American will
want to have In tls grounds the genuine
ancestral home transplanted complete
from England. In the first Instance only
a few hundred ancestors wen,t in the May
flower'. But it is evident that once the
fashion has set in- there will be a general
scramble for ancestors. The population of
the United States Is far greater than that
of England, and what house is there in
this country, not the work of the modem
jerry-builder, that has not been the home
of some one whose descendants are now
.citizens of the United States7 No great
gift of foresight is needed to foresee the
coming desolation. Ere long there will bo
an Ancestral Home Trust which will re
move our most picturesque buildings
wholesale, and provide ancestral homes
for all Americans who will undertake to
vote for the right party ticket."
Germany's Love of Shakespeare.
Pall Mall Gazette.
At Weimar, whero Rletschol's famous
double monument of Goethe andSchlller
stands, Shakespeare is soon to have his
place. Subscriptions for his statue are
at present going on. The very active Ger
man Shakespeare Society has Just issued.
In its "Year Book," a statistical survey
of the representations of the works of
the great English dramatist on German
stages last year. It appears from it that
163 theatrical associations have given,
during 1301, not less than 879 represen
tations of 5 dramas of Shakespeare
namely: "Othello," 134 times; "The Mer
chant of Venice," 115; "Romeo and Jul
iet" S3; "A Mldsuraffner Night's Dream,"
73; "Taming of the Shrew." 74; "Much
Ado About Nothing," 46; "As You Like
it" 44: "Winter's Tale," 42; "Macbeth'
40; "King Richard III," 32; "King Lear."
2S; "Comedy of Errors." 22; "Julius Cae
sar," 21; "King Henry VIII." 9; "King
Henry IV." first part 8; "King Richard
IL" 7; "King Henry IV," second part, 5;
"The Merry Wives of Windsor," 5;
"Measure for Measure," 4; "Anthony and
Cleopatra," 3; "King John," 2; "King
Henry V." 1; "Timon of Athens," 1; and
"Corlolanus," L
Thl3 number of representations, in
which the stages of German Austria and
the German-speaking part of Switzerland
are not included. Is the more noteworthy
when it is remembered that It Is not the
custom of German theaters to have pieces
running consecutively for a length of
time.
Two hundred and elgKty-elsht lifeboats are
new controlled by the Royal National LUrboat
Institution, -which last year granted rewards
for savlne 400 lives from shipwrecks on our
coasts.
MEMORIAL FOR THE FAIR
OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN
DORSES PROJECT.
Site Suggested for Building: In Honor
of Levels and Clark Is la
City Park.
A memorial building is suggested by the
Oregon Historical Society for the Lewis
and Clark Fair. The society will recom
mend it to the fair board. This was de
cided upon yesterday at the quarterly
meeting of the directors of the society. .
The society will advise that influence
be brought to bear as soon as possible to
have the National Government make an
appropriation for a memorial building. To
this end it is suggested that an effort be
made to have President Roosevelt mention
the Lewis and Clark Exposition in his next
message to Congress. It 1b thought that
the President can be-persuaded to this on
account of hl3 Western sympathies. The
directors of the society also discussed the
possibility of enlisting the efforts of the
women of the city toward the memorial.
The women could take hold of the project
and make it the special object of their
work.
The memorial building would properly be
made a depository for historical records
and works of art for exhibition. It should
therefore bo a permanent fireproof struc
ture. Inasmuch as the fair site would not
be the best place for such a building, the
Historical Society will advise that the
building be located In the City Park.
Tho directors present yesterday were: J.
R. Wilson, James R. Robertson, Harriet
XL McArthur, C. E. Ladd and F. G. Young.
In the absence of President H. W. Scott
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
and Vice-President C. B. Bellinger, Dr.
Wilson presided.
A letter from Hubert Howe Bancroft
expressed strong preference for the Pa
cific Coast as tho permanent location for
his library. Captain Hiram M. Chitten
den, author of "The Fur Trade of the
Far West," was elected an honorary
member of the society. The arrange
ment of the programme of the next an
nual meeting of the society, to be held
in this city December 20, was discussed
at length. It was decided that the pro
ceedings and discussions of the consti
tutional convention of 1S57 be the gen
eral subject of the papers presented. An
effort will be made to secure short pa
pers from all tho surviving members of
Oregon's only constitutional convention,
and to have the authors read them at
the annual meeting. The assistant sec
retary was authorized to secure copies
of all medals struck oft by order of the
National Government
Charles E. Ladd, treasurer of the so
ciety and a member of the Lewis and
Clark Board, was present and indicated
how the society could aid the fair in
building up the historical side of the ex
position. FROM ENGLISH VIEW POINT
Consul Lnldla-tv Tells of Conditions
t In the Northvrest.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept 18. (Special.) The Treasury
Department has Just received copies of
the annual report of the British Conaul
Gencral at Portland. In which he reviews
conditions In the Stites of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho for the calendar year
1S01. The report Is replete with statis
tics of the commerce of these states, and
of their leading cities, as well as state
ments of the products of each state for
the year referred to. These figures are
now well known, and need no repetition,
but some of the comments and sugges
tions of Consul LaldUw are worthy of
note. He particularly calls the attention
of the British Government and people to
the Lewis and Clark Centennial. After
explaining its purposes, ho adds:
"Subventions are expected from the
State of Oregon and neighboring states
and the Federal Government British
merchants and manufacturers might find
this a good- opportunity for Increasing
their .trade with the Pacific Coast States."
Commenting generally, upon North Pa
cific commercial conditions, Consul Lald
law says:
"The general trade of this district dur
ing the' year 1901 has been In an exceed
ingly healthy condition. Crops of all tho
great staples wcro large, and there was
continued Improvement In the mining and
timber Interests. The carrying trade of
the district has materially Improved and
dairying and agriculture show great de
velopment "Money has been plentiful during the
year, and good securities are sought after
at low rates of interest," he adds. "Tho
amount of money on deposit In banks
has largely Increased, particularly In
Washington."
The report contains an elaborate table
on the. -shipping of the district, following
which Consul LaldUw says:
"It wjll be observed that tho proportion
of foreign tonnage Is Increasing at the
expense of the British flag. The large
Increase is noted In the bounty-fed French
steamer. The foreign steam trade Is
rapidly Increasing In this district" Ref
erence Is then made to the "crimping
abuses." of which the following Is paid:
"Tho position as regards desertion and
crimping of. sillors In tho ports of Ore
gon and Washington is no better than It
was a year ago. The bonus paid is cer
tainly G. and even more. My experience
convinces me that nothing short of a gen
eral United States law, drastic in its pro
visions, and firmly enforced, rendering
such bonuses niecal. coupled with the
compulsory arrest of all deserters, will
have any effect in curbing the evil. The
percentage of desertions to numbers of
crews at this port (Portland) was 23.45
per cent in sailing vessels. As most of
the steamers carry Chinese or Lascar
crews, which are carefully watched by
the United States authorities to prevent
their landing, desertions were small, only
1.82 per cent, .and these generally Euro
peans." Somewhat extended reference Is made
to the improvement of the mouth of the
Columbia River, and of the channel to
Portland, it being- stited that outbound
vessels drawing up to 24 feet can now
reach the mouth without much of any
delay, the only difficulty being experi
enced in crossing the bar. Byquoting the
Knit Goods
We place on sale tomorrow morn
ing a very large line of high-class
Fascinators, Shawls, Capes, Boot
ees, Hoods, etc., made of wool,
ice wool and silk. Jhee being
samples, present the best thoughts
of the best makers in the country.
Prices asked barely cover
cost of material.
A Great Showing of the New Fall Styles in the
, Celebrated " Perfect-Fitting" Clothing .
It's the only ready-to-wear clothing that equals in every respect the very finest custom-made garments- the'only
ready-to-wear clothing in this country that is made as a first-class custom tailor wotild make a garment. The ma
terials are identical with those shown by merchant tailors at prices from one-third to one - half more. Proofs :
Men's $13 Suits $10
Made of all-wool brown-mixed fancy cheviot,
with dainty green stripe effect. Extra heavy
Italian, cloth linings,double-stitched welted seams
Vest is of the very latest high-cut front variety,
with notched collar. y
Men's $16 Suits $12.65
Made of all-wool gray cassimere, with very faint
green and red plaid effect. Best Italian lining.
Coat in latest half-round cut, slanting breast
pocket, fancy double-stitched-weh seamsA Very
dressy. '
Men's $19 Suits $15
Made of all-wool fancy unfinished worsted, best
serge lining. Three-button half-round sack coat,
well padded. The high front vest has full
notched collar.
Men's $24 Suits--$ 18.50
Made of all-wool fancy hard-twisted worsted.
Four-button round cut sack coat with military
back and shoulders. Fully padded and stiffened.
High cut vest with full-notched collar. Best of
linings. Workmanship and style fully up to
highest custom-made standard. '
reports of the engineers. Consul Laldlaw
shows what progress Is being made look
ing to- maintaining a deep channel across
tho bar, and Improving the river to Port
land. In touching upon the rapid Increase in
population of the Northwestern State?,
the following significant comment Is
made:
"Steady immigration Is coming into
this district. The State of Washington
is bojter advertised and Is receiving a
larger share than the other two states,
but all are increasing their population
more rapidly than for some time past."
The British Consul says that Oregon
and Washington arc the greatest timber
producers in the world, and quotes figures
to sustain this statement. Commenting
upon the remarkable development of tho
dairying industry he says: "Production
of butter and cheese has now reached a
point where the supply Is sufficient for
home consumption, and an export trade
must be established. Quantities of
course are sent to Alaska, but farmers
aro looking for trade, with Japan, China,
the Philippines and Hawaiian Islands."
Turning to etockralslng", ho says: "Year
by year the froa range Is being restricted
more rapidly, In the State of Washington
more than In the other two states. It
may, therefore, be expected that the
number of stock on range3 will be less
ened. The time has nearly gone past
when stock could be fed the year round
on the ranges without .provision being
made by raising hay for that purpose,
and in some districts the runs aro over
stocked. .There appears to be more
money In cattle than in horses, and the
tendency Is to give more attention to the
former nnd less to horse breeding.
"There continues to be a good and In
creasing market in Scandinavian coun
tries for pickled horseflesh. During 1901
500 range ponies were slaughtered here.
This meat is packed under Government
Inspection, and Is perfectly sound. The
skin and offal of the animal Is all utilized,
nothing is wasted. The packers have
orders ahead and expect to double tho
business for the year 1902.
"For two or three yeara past there has
been a scarcity of unskilled labor and
farm hands. Building and allied trades
have been very active, and the number of
dwellings and business premises built and
under construction In Portland is larger
than for many years past. There has
been a continued scarcity of domestic
servants. On tho other hand clerks and
salesman usually find it difficult to ob
tain employment."
The report says that slowly but surely
American earthenware Is superseding
that of British make on the Pacific Coast.
There was a heavy increase in the im-
portatlon of British jute bags by the '
'We Are Out of the
SEVENTH STREET, BETWEEN MORRISON AXD ALDER.
Two Great Sales of Silk
Waists at $3.48 and $4.98 ,
Begin Here Tomorrow!
The prices alone will attract wide attention, but the waists
themselves will fix it and make it impossible for you not to
buy one or more. The reason of the sharp under-pricing
lies all in the buying a big purchasing triumph of the syn
dicate's New York representative being responsible for these
really unusual values.
The materials used in these waists are the very choicest in qual
ity. The finish and style leave nothing to be desired. There's
a great variety to select frdm not a taste in existence but what
can be gratified.
Real $5 to $7.50 Waists, $3.48
Real $9 to $1 1 Waists . $4.98 .
The sale of women's sample Coats, iSuits and Skirts continues! Never in the
local annals of trade have such bargains been chronicled. Never before has
such a comprehensive collection of high-class outergarments for women been
offered at such startling reductions from established values. This sale offers
a dollar's worth for 62c surely a tidy interest on your money. If you've not
already bought, come here tomorrow. By the way, the new Monte Carlo Coats
are included in the sale.
grain and hopralsers. Other lines of
British goods are finding it harder and
harder to compete with those of Ameri
can make, although certain lines of Brit
ish linens gloves, etc., still hold their
own.
Vice-Consul Cherry at Astoria noted a
falling oft of 25 per cent In the British
shipping at Astoria, attributing the de
cline to the fact that larger ships are be
ing employed, which find difficulties in
entering that port.
Vice-Consul Klocker, of Port Townsand.
complains of the general deadness of that
port, attributing Its backwardness to its
lack of railroad connections. Ho refers
to the general activity along the Pacific
Coast In shipbuilding, particularly the
modern lumber vessels, which are driving
foreign lumber carriers out of the trade,
as those of American make havo greater
capacity, and are raodornly equipped for
handling lumber to better advantage than
the British ships.
Acting Vice-Consul Gocghegan. at
Seattle, reports general commercial and
business activity at that port, showing Its
Increasing commerce, and Its phenomenal
fishing Industry. He refers to the work
being done at the Puget Sound navy
yard, which, he says, is the only yard
In the United States docking ves3el3 of
the merchant marine.
Vice-Consul Alexander, at Tacoma, says
statistics of that port show , a marked
increase as compared with the last few
years. He also calls attention to the
new steamship lines now running from
Tacoma. because of the railroad connec
tions there afforded. This port, he says.
Is building up a large trade with Hawaii
and the Orient.
Durvrln and Spencer.
' American Medicine. -
Throughout his life Darwin was a great
sufferer from Ill-health, and spent a not
Inconsiderable part of his time In hydro
pathic institutions and- treatment. As a
vague cure-all for vague complaints these
Institutions at this time had a great
vogue, and at first Darwin had a more
profound faith In the efficacy of the
."treatment" than facts warranted. The
proprietor of his favorite establishment,
however, made his diagnoses by means of
"clairvoyants," or "mediums," and his
medical treatments of the patients, so far
as water, baths, "packs," etc., were not
all-efficacious, were by means of mes
merism nnd 'Infinitesimal doses." Dar
win's eminently Inductlvo and careful
mind was not swung from Its conserva
tive balance by this foldcrol. and despite
the failure of hydropathy, or any other
pathy to cure hlra, he never Indulged In
any antl-mcdlcal dogmatism? and preju
dices. In his last book, "Facts and Com
High-Rent District'
Men's $9 Overcoats, $6.95
Made of dark gray, extra heavy Kersey,
single-breasted, velvet collar, extra heavy
linings. A splendidly tailored garment.
Men's $11 Overcoats, $8,40
Made of high-grade, all-wool Kersey,
invisible check on dark gray ground,
Italian fining, side pockets.
Men's $13 Overcoats $10
Made of superb quality of all-wool beaver,
either blue or black, single-breasted, velvet
collar, fancy sleeve lining.
Men's $13 Ulsters, $9.45
Made of heavy all-wool black Irish frieze,
high storm collar, iron frame sleeve lining,
heavy serge lining.
ments," as great a thinker and scientist
as one may admit him to be, Herbert
Spencer exhibits the vice which some
claim dogs the footsteps of hta entire sys
tem of philosophy that of the essentially
deductive mind, the conviction as to a
theory before thorough consultation of
the facts, and consequently he does great
violence at least In his last book to the
facts about which he writes. In musical
and in a number of other matters he al30
"has his fling" at the world, but In a
way that the world smllta sadly at the
sutor ultra crepldam. The "sanitary
class," the military class, the state clergy,
are all a bad lot, their acts being mo
tived on self-intereit of the lowest possi
ble kind. He Is against many things
medical, but chiefly against vaccination,
apparently regardless of facts, and even
If It does produce immunity to smallpox,
on the ground that the vaccine "Interferes
with the order of nature and must pro
duce "other effects-," such as measles.
Influenza, etc. A dose of castor oil. as
suggests our contemporary, the British
Medical Journal, also causes "an Inter
ference with the order of nature."
Will the Czar Abdicate T
Rochester Democrat.
The story that tho Czar desires to abdi
cate and Is, Indeed, determined to do so in
a certain not unlikely contingency is de
cidedly Improbable. No monarch in Eu
rope, with the possible exception of the
Sultan of Turkey, has a more trying and
unpleasant Job than the Czar's, and, no
doubts the monarch of all the Russlas
sometimes wishes that. It were possible
for him to shirk his work and live tho
rest of his life In peace and comfort, free
from care, responsibility and tho dread
of assassination. But the European mon
arch who abdicates without some special
reason to justify him Is regarded nowa
days like an army officer who resigns un
der fire. He shows himself a coward and
a weakling. So a scnoe of his duty to bis
order and his personal manliness will pre
vent the Czar from abandoning his post
or even seriously contemplating such a
step except for special cause. The special
causea assigned by the dispatches are
obviously merely correspondents' guesses
and rather senseless guises at that. If
the Czar abdicates It will be understood
that he has been compelled to do so be
cause of mental and temperamental pe
culiarities that disqualify him for ruler
ship lrr Russia.
Swarms of cocftchafers have made things ex
ceedingly uncomfortable for the trooper of
the Second. Berks and Second County of Lon
don Yeorotr.ry at-their encampment on Churn
Downs, near Newbury.
Sweaters, 48c
To properly introduce our ex
cellent collection of high-class
Sweaters for men, we place on
sale tomorrow morning 15 dc
men's 75c, 85c and $1 Sweaters
at 50c. These are perfect in every
respect, designedtowithstandhard
wear. Choice of solid black, navy,
cardinal, maroon and fancy stripes.
FELLOWS
309 Washington Street
5 Cents
2-Pound Package H. O. Injun Bread Flour,
25 Cents
i. 4 Pounds Best GIos3 Starch,
5 Cents
; 3 Bar Fels-Naptha Soap.
35 Cents
2 Bottles Snlder's Catsup.
35 Cents
Two 3-Pound Packages Gold Dust.
25Cent;
2 Packages Grape Nuts.
20 Cents
Package Postum or Flgprune Cereal.
25 Cents
2 Packages Force or Malta Vita.
$420
100-Pound Sack Dry Granulated Sugar.
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F.i!?rav1i Department
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